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Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05

enter the game on the short end
of 3D. betting odds.
Brawley high has not forgotten
that 1877 drubbing in the final
game Of the season last year in
Holtville and the Wildcats are out
for blood tonight.
Holtville, on the other hand, has
lost no love for the Wildcats who
claimed Holtville's last season vic
tory was a fluke and are out to
prove that the Vikings can and
will beat Brawley again.
Probable starting lineuDS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
Heelfly Shows
Rapid Recovery

ARCADIA, Calf, Nov. 5. UD-
Heelfly, three year old which ran
a dead heat with Seabiscuit in the
Laurel stakes, was reported out of
ranger today from an attack of
acute indigestion suffered en- route
from Maryland
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05

The Notre Dame players, most
of whom took a terrific physical
beating when Pitt walloped them
last year, 300, for one of the worst
defeats ever suffered by the Irish,
are anxious to wipe out the mem
ory of that drubbing. Many of the
Irish have vowed to get their re-
venge tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05

and may be able to halt the run
ming attack of the Bulldogs.
Taylor plans to alternate a five,
six and seven man line on defense
in order to keep the Calexico Of
fense muddled.
Probable starting lineups:
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
Calexico> Central
Clash on Border
City Field Tonife

A confident Calexico high school football team will
line the Border City grdron tonight to meet Coach
W. S. Taylors Ell Centre Spartans in game that may
decide the valley championship.
The game, which will start at pm, will bring to-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
BrawIey Wildcats
Invade HoItviIIe
Viking Cridiron

Their first title in sight in than decade deter
mined Holtve high school grid team will meet Coach
Erskines Brawley Wildcats in Holtville tonight at s
O'clock The Vikings who defeated Calexco 60 and then
dropped 1877 decision to the El Centre Spartans will
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
PalO Stars to
Invade Mexico

ALHAMBRA, Calf, Nov. 5. CUP)
"A twenty two goal combination
today was ready to carry the all
California banner in an attempt
to wrest the Eric Pedley trophy
from the defending Mexico City
team, Olympic runner up. 1t con-
sisted of Jimmy Rogers, four goals,
Eric Pedley, nine, and Willis Tevis
and Howland Paddock also four.
Mexico City is rated at 19.
to ask. WHY did they PENALIzE
them" showing an INTEREST in
the old GAME, they LOOK at
YOU as if YOU were a HALF wit
I BET half the TIME they DON'T
know themselves. BUT they ACT
as if they WROTE the rulebooks
THEMSELVES
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, April l6.-Handi-
capped by sharp decline in world
commodity prices, stock market leaders
today retreated fractions to or more
points.
Although a little support arrived
for the list in the final hour, many
issues finished not far from their low
levels of the day.
Chilling speculative sentiment, espe-
cially for staples, we're rumors of
European peace move, with the pos
sibility the powers might decide on
an arms conference in the near future
Coppers were among the principal
losers and Steels lacked vigor. Several
electrical equipments, rails and spe-
clalties improved on actual and pros
pectlve earnings.
Volume was small throughout, all
though there was a pickup on fourth
hour selling Offerings dried up be-
fore the finish. Transfers were
around 100000 shares.
General Motors took turn for the
better on signs this conpany's Cana
dian labor difficulties may be nearing
settlement Chrysler maintained its
balance fairly well.
Many traders, brokers said. were
chary of extending commitments pend
ing further Washington developments,
especially transmission of the Presi-
dents's budget message to Congress.
On the doWnSide most of the ses-
sion were United States Steel. Bethle-
hem, Republic, Anaconda, Kennecott,
American Smelling, International
Nickel, United States Rubber, Inter-
national Harvester, McKeesport Tin
plate, Boeing, Texas Corp, Seaboan
Oil, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Du
Pont, Phillips Petroleum, Pennsyl-
vania, Great Northern, Pullman,
Loew's and Container Corp.
Revere Copper dropped about 4
points at the worst on announcement
public offering would be made of un-
issued shares. Homestake Mining
yielded 9 or SO.
Utilities did fairly we'll, holding
| fluctuations to minor fractions. Ahead
were New York Central, Westinghouse,
General Electric, Baldwin Locomotive
| and National Steel American Chain
pushed up more than at one time.
In restricted zone were Goodyear,
Goodrich, Continental Oil, Standard
Oil of California, American Telephone.
North American and Electric Power g.
Light.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS April Is lP.-Poor
foreign markets unsettled cotton prices
today and active options slipped of another
90 cents a bale.
The drop carried October in the new
crop division under l3 cents pound
for the first time in weeks. May opened
at i333; July at 1925. December at
Better weather in nearly all sections of
the belt was a contributing factor on the
decline. Reports that mill activity was at
a low ebb. as well as sales of cotton cloths,
also had bearish influence.
Cottonseed oil futures opened steady:
May, 9,SIb; July. 10.0lb; September.
0.O2b; October. 9SOb.
Bid.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

week at the
Wardman Park
Hotel, the pro-
gram announced
today by Millard
S. Yeatman dis
closes. Sessions
are to be held on
Friday and Sat-
urday and more
than $50 dele
gates are eX-
pected.
H. H. Mckee,
chairman of the
w a S h i n G t o n
Clearing House
Arcaoiotior arI
Evening star., 1937-04-16
STEEL SCRAP LOWER,

PITTSBURGH, April 16 (P).-Steel
scrap prices dropped from s23.50 and
$500 to s225O and $1,000 in this dis
trict in the last month, brokers said.
Quoted prices yesterday were $1,000
to S22, so.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
FISHMAN PLAN APPROVED.

NEW YORK, April 16 CP).-StoCk-
holders of M. H. Fishman, Inc. have
approved the issuance of S1.5000OO III
preferred stock in series and an in
crease in the common stock to zoe 900
shares from 10000.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
new YORK COTTON
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April l6.-Cotton was
weak today under general foreign and
domestic liquidation. which was in
fuenced by declines in foreign cotton
and most other commodities.
Prices sold off to losses of more than
81 to sl.50 a bale. July eased from
1888 to 1913. 1t sold at the low IN
midafternoon, when the market was
% to 33 net lower.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Revere Copper
Plans to OOffer
Class A Stock

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April &c. D. Dali
las, president Of Revere Copper d
Brass. Inc, announced today the COM
pany has nled with the Securities and
Evening star., 1937-04-16
BANKERS To SPEAK
At SESSION HERE
D. c. FinanCiers and U. S.
Officials Will Be Heard
by Auditors.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington bankers and Govern
ment officials will appear among the
able speakers secured for the fifth
Eastern regional convention of the
National Association of Bank Auditors
and Controllers who meet here next
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Dallas stated the arrangements do
not affect American Smelling e. Re-
flning Co.'S holdings of preferred and
common stock of the Revere Co.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Futures closed steady. 90 to 80
Evening star., 1937-04-16
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. April Is LP,.-Silver fu-
lures opened easier. 20 to 25 lower. May.
As. .06:, July. 44.95b; September, 44s5b.
Bid.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Approximate Sales of Stocks the N Stock Exchange
HOO P.M-----. 2s0.nO0 1900 Noon-----, 47O.OOO
100 P.M------ $1,000 900 P.M-------. 79O 900
rates the ABOVE table the
based the latest quarterly haf,eary dec
lara.ons
including extras. Paid last Paid this
Companies reported recevershp BEING reorganized
Z Ex
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Exchange Commission q registration
statement covering a proposed public
offering Of class "A" stock
The sale is dependent upon salts
factory underwriting agreement which
will Ak the price of the stock to the
sellers and to the public.
The offering will include $4,000
shares Of unissued class "A" stock,
54,653 shares now owned by General
Gable Corp. and 1914 shares owned
BY American Smelling q Refining Co.
The Washington times., 1937-01-28
Nutria Cuffs

Milder days bring out warm, FUR.
trimmed suits in smart numbers.
A nice model, of hairy cloth in
deep eggplant shade, has a big
collar and tuxedo front Of nutria
and big nutria cuffs.
The Washington times., 1937-01-28

For that Iuxury-loving friend to
whom you owe a gift, here's a
rosy" afghan that will warm both
her heart and her! Or, keep it
yourself, for we promise it's most
appealing. The 8x 1412-inch dia-
mond-shaped medallions of this
easily crocheted design, work up
quickly, in three colors, the per
fectly plain border pieces setting
off the design. Then make pill
low to match. Pattern 1877 con-
The Washington times., 1937-01-28

tains directions for making this
afghan and pillow; illustrations Of
them and of all stitches used; ma
terial requirements; color sugges.
tionS.
Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
(coin preferred) for this pattern
to The Washington Times, Needle
craft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-, New
York, N. Y. Write plainly PAT
TERN NUMBER, your NAME and
ADDRESS.
The Washington times., 1937-01-28
TYroIean Jacket

A useful affair for yourself. or
for use as a gift to a friend, for
at home, for the South or for a
snow resort, is a LAM Tyrolean
jacket of bright red with heart
shaped buttons of silver.
Evening star., 1937-01-10

number OF juvenile escapades that
literally punctuates his many operas.
could thus 60 on ad inflnitum. If
it were not for the space limitation
that curtails q veritable encyclopedia
of memories attached to this unique
twain Of master minds.
GILBERT and Sullivan have done
more to unity the operate world
than any other men in the history
of music; their catholicity of purpose,
their diversity of theme and melody,
their audacity Of treatment and execu-
ton have placed their names upon
the banner Of merit, never to be eradi.
Gated by time or locality.
For IS years their comic operas have
dominated the musical armament as
consultations of lyric and melodic
beauty; they are to opera what Shake
speare is to literature. and their names
will be with us as long as fiddles are
played and flutes are piped.
Thanks to the D'Oyly Carte Opera
Co.. these exquisite gems Of yester-
day are perpetuated with fidelity TO
detail, execution and rhythmic concord
by men and women who have conse-
Grated their lives in sdhering to all
the fine traditions that have made
this organization the unique and IA
nous institution it Ii.
The standard of excellence disclosed
Evening star., 1937-01-10

naD, well known on both sides of
the Atlantic; then We had Jefferson
DeAngelis, Fred Wright, Digby Bell.
DeWolf Hopper, Frank Daniels. Henry
A. Lytton, Raymond Hitchcock,
Frank Moulan, Joseph Herbert. John
Cherry. Frank Deshon. Charles H.
Drew, Lupino Lane. Edwin Stevens,
George Boniface. jr.: Milton Aborn,
Robinson Newbold and the now de-
lishtful Martyr Green.
Do you know that the boys and
girls of the chorus owe q debt OF
gratitude to Gilbert and Sullivan
who were the first-in Trial by
Jury"-to utilize the chorus as an
integral element in projecting across
the footlights the story of the operas
presented? Prior to 1875 the chorus
was merely decorative and ornamental
In 1881 Gilbert and Sullivan, In
association with D'Oyly Carte. were
the first to utilize electric light on the
London stage in Patience" And
while sitting by the death bed of his
beloved brother Fred. Arthur Sulli-
van composed his famous THE Lost
Chord"
w. s. Gilbert, at the age OF
years, was kidnapped by Italians, while
his parents we're on a visit at Naples
and he was released only after q
ransom Of about $3.50 was paid. This
adventure, no doubt, accounts for the
Evening star., 1937-01-10
A trip across the desert
- A-yJso ALrLr s., fOn9 anb -

A trip across the desert
to Adds Abdb1 in 1908, 1Dhen
q diplomatic expedition wds
sent to Abyssintd. is de-
scribed in q series of three
articles By the late Col.
George C. Thorpe, U. S. Mo
rine Corps, retired. The
story Dds Uritten in 1925,
long before the attention OF
the uorld Uas centered on
Ethiopia during its recent
conflict Nth italy and is
printed tDith Mrs. Thorpe's
permission.
Col. Thorpe participated
in the Greek-TurkiSh War
of 1897, the Spanish-Amert-
can and World Wars and the
Philippine InSurrection. He
prdcticed latD in the District
from the time of his retire
ment, in 1923, until his death
last July, at the age OF 81
years. and became Uidely
known as an author of books
on ldiD and government.
The second story in the
series aDiH appear in q Subse-
quent issue OF The Star.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Lasting Power in Mirth
From Famous Partners
Great Figures of Stage Found on List of Those
Who Have Had Roles in Succession of Light
Operas, Still Popular Productions.
cles. It was a glorious night and the
opera was an instantaneous hit.

cles. It was a glorious night and the
opera was an instantaneous hit.
incidentally, Sullivan scored the en-
tire opera in a modest little wooden
hotel on Twentieth street. New York
City, and Gilbert wrote the first act
nearby: in other words, he wrote the
opera ba Notwithstanding the sec
ond act in England, and upon joining
Sullivan in New York City he wrote
the first act-last.
For copyright protection in Eng
land, a performance was given the
night before at Paignton, . small
town in South Devon, with Richard
Mansfield as Maj. Gen. Stanley.
Mansfield was at that time playing
Sir Joseph Porter in H. M. S. Pima
fore" with the D'Oyly Carte Opera
Co. at Torquay. an adjoining town,
and was drafted with others into .
coterie of artists assembled for this
special performance. 1t seems super
fluous to add that this Richard Mans
field afterward became one of Ameri-
cas- greatest actors.
THEN came the sensational occasion
of all times, when, on July 20,
1885, THE Mikado.' the reigning musi-
cal success of London, was ushered
onto Broadway at the Union Square
Theater with all the prestige of its
significance and popularity: John D.
Gilbert was the Ko-Ko and Fanny
Kemble the Yum Within two
weeks, three other companies took
possession of Broadway; one with Rol-
and Reed as Ko-Ko and Alice Har-
rison as Yum Yum, at the Peoples
Theater; George Thorne as Ko-Ko
and Geraldine Ulmer as Yum-Yum
were at the Fifth avenue theater with
the Doyle Carte Opera Co. from Lon
don: and J. H. Riley as Ko-Ko and
Verona Jarbeou as Yum-Yum were
at the Standard Theater.
So great became the American
vogue Of this opera that by October
there were lit concurrent perform
ances being given from coast to coast,
a record that has never been equaled
by any play or opera In the United
States or anywhere else.
In skipping along Memory Lane it
is positively astonishing to observe the
number of prominent actors and ac-
tresses who began their careers with
q Gilbert and Sullivan association;
for instance:
In 1879 Mrs. Fiske, then known as
Minnie Maddern, sang Ralph Rack
straw in juvenile company Of H. M.
S. Pinafore" under the management
of r. NJ Hooley of Chicago. William
Collier made his debut as Sir Joseph
Porter in the same operetta, and
Lillian Russell abandoned q lucrative
choir position to become chorus
girl in Edward E. Rice's "Pinafore"
Evening star., 1937-01-10
By George Cyrus Thorpe,

A S A United States Marine I
~ blush, beneath my tropic tan.
~ at the thought of royal tees
n have trod upon in nearly every
capital Of the world. but the episode
that remains freshest in my mind is
that an Emperor, Menelik II, the
former Conquering Lion Of Judah,
finally got even.
With q regal flourish he presented
my party with two roaring lions and
two elephant tusks weighing IFS
pounds apiece, gifts for President
Theodore Roosevelt, and sent hand
full of Americans, conveyed by ILL
natured camels and mules, to escort
these formidable pounds Of animal
and ivory over hundreds OF miles Of
wasteland.
My American companions in this
adventure made up the diplomatic
expedition sent to Abyssinia in 1903
1904, after it had been decided that
the United States would present Of
fetal cognizance to q reisning dynasty,
founded by the Queen Of Sheba some
centuries before the North American
content was discovered.
happened to become q part Of this
expedition-the most memorable in
"a years Of service with the United
States Marine Corps-because I
crossed q superior oficer while on duty
in Mediterranean waters. We were
in Beyrout, near Damascus. naval
demonstration and the appearance OF
our marines in town having ended a
Turkish war far too uneventfully, and
I had settled down to the monotony
of playing tennis in a courtyard
fianking q harem. There some slight
diversion might be had in smashing
q wild ball over the shutters, as II
BY accident, in order to hear the
scampering chorus of soprano litter
ings that followed.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Bv Wallace Munro.

w YHAT fund of memories Is
M awakened by the centenary
Wv Of Sir William S. Gilberts
birth. observed on the
eighteenth Of November. What q
glorious record of achievement to be-
oueath to mankind; century OF
snirth, wholesome humor, clean enter
tainment and wealth of dramatic
gems that are unsurpassed in the
archives Of histrionic lore.
A few evenings ago, as I sat in the
last row Of packed theater-the
Martin Beck-witnessing that delight
ful dual bill of Gilbert and Sullivan
operettas, Trial by Jury" and THE
Pirates of Penzance;" so superbly done
By the D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. from
the Savoy Theater, London; fell into
q reverie of bygone days, and touch
ing the dial of time, moved the hands
backward, revealing. as 1t were. foot
prints on the sands of time"
1t was away back to November rs,
1878, at the Boston Museum in Bos-
ton. when III. M. S. Pinafore," the
IllSt OI IIiC SuDtlb dllu oull1Fdh opCk
given In this country. was presented
with the glorious Marie Wainwright
singing Josephine, a performer vino
afterward became one of our best le-
eitimate stars; the lovely Sadie Marti-
not as Hebe-she afterward became
Mrs. Louis Nethersole and achieved
fame as a delightful comedienne; Joe
Haworth as Bobstay; Bob Graham,
Deadeye; George Wilson. the Sir
Joseph Pond; the shapely Rose
Temple, Rackstraw; what a cast and
what q performance!
THEN came. on February 4, 1879,
at the Fifth Avenue Theater,
Broadway at Twenty-ninth street, the
first performance of Trial by Jury"
which preceded presentation Of
Of "Pinafore," with, think, Jennie
Yeamans as Buttercup. At that time
the population of New York City was
less than one and a quarter million,
and the entire mounted police force
consisted of seven men.
The big event of the year was on
New Year eve, when the worlds pre-
miere performance was given of THE
Pirates of Penzance." with Arthur
Sullivan conducting the orchestra and
William S. Gilbert with Richard
D'Oyly Carte in the audience that in
cluded Thomas Platt. Joseph Choate,
Chauncey Depew, Samuel Tilden,
Carl Schurz. Pat Gilmore. Jake
Sharp, Billy Muldoon. Napoleon
Sarony, Fanny Fern. Marion Harland,
Robert Bonner, c. A. Dana, Harry
Lehr, Ward McAllister, the Astors.
Vanderbilts. Goulds and the cream of
New York's musical and literary cir
Evening star., 1937-01-10

DRAMATIC SCHOOLS.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Ketti in Musical.

KETTI GALL1AN, young French
~ actress, has been borrowed from
Paramount by R-K-O Radio for the
important role of Lady Darlington in
the new Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers
filmusical, Stepping Toes" Miss
Gallian has previously appeared in
Espionage" Under the Pampas
Moon" and Marie Galante."
Stepping Toes" Pandro S. Ber-
man production, went before cameras
several days ago with Mark Sandrich
directing a cast headed by Astaire
and Miss Rogers, supported by Edward
Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome
Cowan and Abe Reynolds.
Evening star., 1937-01-10

by the unity Of effort made manifest
by this coterie Of Savoyards is today
one Of the events in the theatrical
world. 1t is as nearly perfect as the
art Of histrionism and harmonics can
achieve.
These ambassadors Of mirth and
melody from across the Atlantic do
more to cement the English-speaking
nations in the bond Of good fellowship
than all the peace conferences ever as
sembled.
Long may the Savoyards survive!
Evening star., 1937-01-10

company. Grace Filkins first ap-
peared upon the stage as Josephine in
"Pinafore" and Charlotte Tttell sang
Hebe. Pauline Hall was the first Of
the many Ralph Rackstraws and Vir-
ginia Earle was a stunning Nsnki-
Poo. In 1882 Julia Marlowe made her
first stage appearance as a sailor in
the "Pinafore" chorus. and later
played Sir Joseph Porter. Jessie
Bartlett Davis made her professional
debut as Buttercup. and Della Fox
made her debut when years Of age
as the midshipmite. Billie Barlow
made her debut in this opera and
Henry e. Dixey played Sir Joseph Por-
ter. Annie Russell was one of the
many Josephines and Alice Nelson
made her debut as Yum.Yum In The
Mikado."
MARIE DREssLER adopted the
" stage as Katisha in THE
Mikado," while Chauncey Olcott sang
Nanki-Poo. Nine. Schumann- -Heink,
Emma Abbott, FRITZ Scheif, Christie
Macdonald. Alice Brady, Fay Temple
ton, Grace Won Studdiford and a host
Of others have appeared from time to
time in "Pinafore," and as for Ko-Ko
in THE Mikado"-to chronicle all
their names Is like a roll call of the
Lambs Club. Among the most promi-
nent as George Grossmith (the origi-
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Diary of Marine Tells
Of Ethiopian Journey
Trip Made Across Desert in 1903 Was En-
livened by Native Characters and Ill
Natured Camels and Mules.

CMALL incidents loomed large in
- such thin atmosphere, and that
Is why ! went to Abyssinia. 1t was
like this: On our ship the executive
officer requires staff officers to report
to him every evening at eight bells
that their respective store rooms were
secure" With what silent rage We
thumped up the ladder to the quarter.
deck to make the perfunctory report.
One evening, after We had withstood
the languor Of Beyrout three months
too long, was going through this
painful performance of clapping my
heels together and saluting when the
executive" q little giddy from tbs
bottle Of wine he had had at dinner,
turned away without receiving my
report. I followed him to another
part Of the deck and made a second
attempt. Again was ignored. That
was too much! I flung myself below
and petulantly resumed my hand at
bridge. Presently . messenger ar
rived to summon me to the "execu-
tive"
why didn't you report your store
ROOM" he asked.
II attempted to, sir, but when you
ignored me I went below"
Well, I consider you disrespectful,
and shall report you to the captain"
was given the choice of apologizing
or taking punishment. There was an
hours grace in which to decide.
Declining TO apologize, since /
claimed the grievance was my own, I
was suspended for 10 days. appealed
the case to the admiral, who directed
my release from suspension.
1t thus happened that I was in no
great favor day or two later when
the captain sent for me and said:
IT have orders for you to organize an
escort to 60 to Addis-Ababa at once"
AYE, aye, sir" ! acknowledged, and
faced about to leave, when he called,
Hold on there!" faced about.
do you know where Addis-Ababa
is?" he demanded
mo. SIR" I admitted.
Neither do I. That will do, sir"
A FTER a search of the wardroom
atlas. found that my new OBJ
jective was the capital Of Ethiopia
nine degrees north of the African
equator. OF further information there
was none.
Next day learned in Beyrout that
the town harbored an old missionary
who was supposed to have been in that
country. but when I ferreted him out
he confessed that he remembered
nothing Of his sojourn there, for he
had been brought to the coast by q
native woman while still an infant.
after his missionary parents had been
murdered.
1t appeared that Consul General
Skinner, from his post at MarSeille.
had been warned by such incidents of
empire as the passing to and fro of
the dashing chausseurs d'Afrique, and
the French President himself, between
that great Mediterranean base and
Algiers, that perhaps his own country
was not doing its duty by Africa. His
experienced eye Travelled over the map
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1937-01-10

w YHAT q fund of memories Is
M awakened by the centenary
w of Sir William S. Gilbert's
birth ohSerycd m the