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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-12
'1T MAY BE LEGITIMATE, BUT

Ifouseto-house peddling be legitimate business But
doubts Too strange situations have been
brought to attention to make feel friendly to this type
of selling.
strange calls your home with samples of aleg-
ed oriental rugs under his He speaks with peculiar
he implies that there these
remarkable values be offered He makes careful OBJ
se1vatons while he displays his He be merely
advance agent for band of thieves
young calls that he is working his
through college He only small deposit in advance
the merchandise he will be shipped direct the
tory Frequently that shipment
Another demonstrates the utility cooking
with offers find that
have paid we'll for everything
He followed by who informs his
sells cheap nothing advertising
This probably the absurd of all that
have survived the for the pedder commissions
with the advertising appropriations of
three the
is due only to the quality,
The houseohoue selling scheme persists people
do like admit when they have been They usually
their their leave the field
to racketee1s
refuse all dealings with these bell ringers, you
playing safe
PATRONIZE YOUR LOCAL MERCHANT!
han:J ust haues oh mM
In The mdT The PostJ
Courtesy Nenesca N,eaand 81 Centre ohmherofc Commerce.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-12
Golf Meet
End Round

Continued from Page u
First loser mentioned in each flight
plays second loser in Consolation
Flights.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

The hair tonic helps get rid Of dand-
ruff and stops annoying itching. The
Evening star., 1937-02-07

Good quality. fresh. live rubber . well-made
to give long and efficient service. You meet
one with so much sickness around.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

So convenient when you have your
hands full. Just touch the pedal with
your toe :. and the lid raises. TWO
gallon size in red, green, or ivory.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
ALL SEATS TAKEN
FOR FARLEY DINNER
Guest List Limited to Halls Ca.
pacity-Roosevelt to Make
an Address.

All available reservations ha been
taken for the testimonial dinner to
Postmaster General James A. Farley as
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. on the night of February
IS, at which President Roosevelt is
expected to make his next major pub
lie address, it was annorSlced today
by the committee in charge.
Although applications are still COM
Ing in, the committee said that such
efforts to get seats are futile because
the list OF guests is definitely closed.
The banquet hall of the Mayfiower
Hotel. where the dinner will be held,
has seating capacity of 1900.
The speeches of President Roose-
velt and Vice President Garner, who
will preside, will be broadcast over
national radio chains. In addition,
other events at the dinner will be
reported over the air by nationally
known radio Announces. The broad
cast will last an hour.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Y. M. c. A. GLEE CLUB
TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW
J. Nelson Anderson Will Direct
Performance Wednesday
Night at $50.

Members Of the Y. M. G. A. Glee
Club will give an old-fashioned min
strel show in the Central "Y" Build
ing, Eighteenth and G streets. We'd
nesday at $50 pm. There will be no
admission charge.
j. Nelson Anderson will direct the
performance with Mrs. Anderson ac-
companying.
Entertainers include J. Clayton Mar
phis. Edwin j. Yerak, Wilbur T. Town.
send and Jack Riley, end men; Homer
G. Maple, Howard Crawford, Randy
Myers. Lyle S. Olson and Anderson
songs: F. F. Matthews, whistler; Lock
Wallace. bird limitations; Miss Kitty
Hoge, Charleston dance. and Miss
Frances Bodenheimer, topSy dance.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

for every boy or girl under 81 years
and enforce the law.
Seek public support in f1ning the
motorist unless he is willing to assume
financial and moral responsibility for
the ride solicitor.
In extreme cases involving habitual
transientS. moral degenerates and
buns. give him free lodging and plenty
of work on a Government-c controlled
road gang.
Finally. awaken the American pub
lie to the physical, mental and moral
dangers that lurk on the road for
unWary boys and girls"
Governors in % States have listened
to his plan but as yet they have Of
fered no definite action" Disil-
lusioned no little by the temporary
failure of his cause, Swift says he
will continue the work. but if some
thing doesn't come of it soon will
make hitch-hiking my life career"
He plans to leave this Summer on
an extensive expedition up the Gold
Coast" into Alaska.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Hitch>Hiker Oqvn Enemy
Youth, 20, Journeys $4,000 Miles in 3
Years to Abolish Travel Spongers.

~HAMPION hitch-hiker and
crusader against hitch-hiking
are embodied In the person
of Arthur Dean Swift, 90
year-old erstwhile resident of Leeds,
England, and South Manchester, Conn.
"Eighty-two thousand miles on
the thumb in three years in the in
terest of abolishing hobo practices" "
was his story as he Sauntered into
The Star news room. He sought pub
licity for his campaign, because pub
licity is his meal ticket, theater pass,
hotel bill and other necessities in
championing the cause.
His expense account amounts to ex-
actly zero dollars; his possessions
consist of a half dozen shirts, 10
pairs of socks, S suits Of underwear,
a few ties, shaving and teethbrushing
paraphernalia and the clothes on his
back. Then, too, he has his scrap
book, letters of Endorsement by gov
ernmental officials over the country,
including a certified document from
Gov. Hoey of North Carolina. The
Tarheel State also has provided his
passport, which he carries on the
front of his suit case.
His Clothes Cost Nothing.
His clothing is donated by smaller
manufacturers who recognize The
Champion Hitch-Hiker of Connecti-
cut" He was accorded that title by
Harllee Branch, Second Assistant
Postmaster General. Gov. Cross of
Connecticut approved the title.
The champ experiences little trou-
BILE in getting food, especially in the
larger cities where Chicken dinners
with all the trimmings, even apple
pie with cheese" are not out of the
ordinary.
But chicken dinners or no chicken
dinners he doesn't like Washington.
because of the political stir" and be-
cause you have to walk too far to
get anywhere around here"
Virginia. North Carolina, New
Hampshire. Vermont and New York
City are the favorites of this would
be hobo abolisher who has Travelled
the 48 States, Canada, Mexico, Eng
land and France. Mexico is "all
right" because it has huge possibili-
ties for getting something for moth
ing"
In the field of amusements he
guesses he has crashed more theaters
than One-Eyed Connolly. the cham
pion gate-crasher of all time. He
specializes whereas Connolly goes in
for mass crashing.
Claiming descendancy Of Jonathan
Dean Swift, Of "Gulliver's Travels
fame, he likes to write and believes
that destiny holds for him great
literary achievement"
Why He Opposes Hikers.
But, getting back to his crusade" ="
Swift advocates four-point program
for ridding the country of hitch-hikers.
It reads in part as follows:
Make parents legally responsible
Evening star., 1937-02-07
TWO FREED AT SING SING
SEIZED ON OLD CHARGES
David Creely and Fentzy Van de
Valdor Both Wanted in
California.

By the Associated Press.
OSSINING, N. Y, February g.
David Creely, alias "Dapper Dave"
Courtney, was seized today by Cali
fornia officers at the gates Of Sing
Sing as he walked from the prison
after serving more than two years for
extortion in Nassau County. N. Y.
He was taken into custody by Of
ficers of the Los Angeles sheriff S
Office on a warrant charging escape
from custody.
Arrested also as he left the prison
was Fentzy Van de Valdor, who had
served four years for attempted grand
larceny in New York City. San Fran
cisco authorities arrested him on q
warrant charging grand larceny.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

A handy set for home and the car. Ham,
mer, tack puller, awl and two sizes OF
screw drivers with hollow handle
into which all of them fit.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

States P u b ! ! C
H e a | t h Audi
torium.
DR.. McFall IS a
former member
of the faculty
of the Atlanta
Southern Dental
S C h DOL and a
past president Of
the Am eric an
Society for the
Pro m o t / on of
De n t i S try for
Children.
DR.. McFall is
devoting much
Evening star., 1937-02-07

HAMPTON hitch-hiker and
crusader against hitch-hiking
\ are embodied In the person
. of Arthur Dean Swift, 90
Evening star., 1937-02-07
D. c. DENTISTS TO HEAR
NASHVILLE AUTHORITY
Dr.. W. T. McFall Believes Chill
dren's Aid Offers Outstand-
ing Field.

Dr.. Walter T. McFall of Nashville.
Tenn. an authority on dentistry for
children, will lecture on the subject
Tuesday night at meeting of the
District Dental Society in the United
Evening star., 1937-02-07

lecturing before dental societies in an
effort to encourage interest in post
graduate study and research in chill
dren's dentistry. He regards this
form of work as the most important
step in preventive dentistry.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

Toasts one slice of bread or a
triple e-decker sandwich. Has a grease
spout and removable grease con-
tainer Shining nickel finish with
always cool' black handle.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Is on trial on charges Of fatally poison
ing 7s-year-old Jacob Wagner, retired
gardener. for his tiny fortune.
Judge Charles S. Bell said he would
rule first on Hoodin's motion for .
directed acquittal. However, defense
counsel was advisee ITO have your
witnesses ready"
Mrs. Hahn's counsel said DR.. Will
liam Duncan McNally Of Rush Medical
College, Chicago, would be called to
testify Wednesday morning.
Hoodin said DR.. McNally would dis
pute testimony Of States chemists
concerning poison found in the
viscera of Wagner and three other
aged men whose deaths have entered
the trial, and in Mrs. Hahn's purse.
Judge Bell permitted Prosecutor
Dudley M. Outealt to introduce testi-
mony concerning the deaths of George
Obendoerfer, 81: Albert Palmer, u
and George Gsellman, 81, to be heard
Evening star., 1937-11-01
VIRGINIA EXPECTS
VOTE TO Be LIGHT
Alexandria to Choose Full
Slate of Officers in EIec-
ton Tomorrow.

VrEinians will vote for State and
local officers tomorrow, but almost all
Democratic nominees are conceded
victory and a light vote is forecast.
A full slate of local officials is to be
chosen in Alexandria, but none has
opposition and an extremely quiet
election is in prospect.
Democratic leaders have been work.
mg for q large turnout at the polls
because representation at the ma
tional political conventions is largely
determined by the number OF those
halloting.
Polls, according to State law, will
open at sunrise and close at sunset
which, from figures of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Will be from 6:36 am. to 6:07 pm.
These hours are strictly observed, an
Arlington County Electoral Commits
sion member said, although many
have made efforts to enact a law to
have the polls open and close at
sensible" hour. BY sensible" he ex-
pAained he meant or Z am. to about
6p.m.
State Candidates.
The slate of State candidates is:
For Governor: Donald Burke Com
munisD; James A. Edgerton (Prohibi-
tom; James H. Price (DemocraD and
DR.. j. Powell Royal (Republican).
For Lieutenant Governor: DR.. r. L.
Alter (Prohibition) Saxon W. Holt
Democrat}, and Samuel A. Reynolds
tRepublicanD.
For Attorney General: Gerould M.
Rumble (Republican) and Abram P.
Staples (DemocraD.
For the House of Delegates in Ar
lington County. William D. Medley,
Democratic incumbent is opposed by
Bryan Gordon, jr., Republican, whose
campaign has been fought on favoring
abolition of the Virginia Milk and
Cream Act and abolishing the Milk
Commission, the orders of which have
resulted in raising the price of milk in
nearby areas. In Alexandria, Maurice
D. Rosenberg, the Democratic incum-
bent, is unopposed for selection Is
state delegate.
Slate in Alexandria.
City officials of Alexandria running
unopposed are Charles H. Callahan
veteran commissioner of revenue for
many years; Robert Cox, for many
years city sergeant; Albert v. Bryan,
Commemorative attorney; Elliott F.
Hoffman, clerk of Corporation Court;
Roger c. Sullivan, city treasurer;
James Reece Duncan, civil and police
justice. The officials are all elected
for four-year term with the excep-
ton of the clerk of the Corporation
Court and member of the House of
Delegates, whose terms are eight and
two years, respectively.
Precincts in Alexandria are: First
ward Armory Hall, 200 block of
South Royal street; second ward, Joe
Heyman's store in the 100 block of
North Royal street; third ward, Odd
Fellows Hall, 218 North Columbus
street; fourth ward, Friendship Fire
Engine House, LOT South Alfred
street; fifth ward, RoSemont Station:
sixth ward, Community House on
Mount Vernon avenue.
Arlington precincts: Arlington Fire
Department; Ballston, Ballston Fire
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Of American Magici&ns; Theodore r,
Golden, president Of the National
Council; Charles w. Townsley, vice
president Of the Washington Assembly,
and Q. c. Slayton, also OF Washington.
Others who will appear during the
week are Henry Havland. Fostaire, Al
Baker. Lou Meyer, Arthur M. Cowan
and Harold Mainfort.
Special busses will be supplied to
Evening star., 1937-11-01
MAGIC SHOW OPENS
TO AID LUNCH FUND
Noted Performers to Appear This
Week at Benefits for Needy
School Children.

The curtain was to 60 up at 2:3o
pm. today on the first Of q week
Of magic shows at the Belasco Theater
to aid the lunch fund for needy school
children of Washington.
There will be matinees each day st
this time and evening performances
at $50. Among the magicians taking
part will be Harry Baker, president
Of the Washington Assembly, Society
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Department; Carne. John Marshall
School; Cherrydale, Cherrydale
School auditorium; Clarendon, No. /,
Mathew Fontaine Maury School;
Clarendon, No. 2. Clarendon Fire De-
partment; East Falls Church, Reeves
real estate office; Glen Carlyn, Bon
Air Community House; Lyon Park,
Lyon Park Community House; Ross
lyn, Windridge and Handy Motor Co. I;
Virginia Highlands, Jefferson Fire
House.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
MRS. HAHN'S SON
WILL TAKE STAND
Accused Woman Will Testi-
fy in Own Defense, Coun.
sci Announces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-The murder
trial Of Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn swung
into its fourth week today with the
accused's 12-year-old son scheduled
as the first witness.
Chief Defense Counsel Joseph H.
Hoodin said Mrs. Hahn would follow
her son, Oscar, on the witness stand
and indicated the jury of IL women
and one man would receive the case
late Thursday or Friday"
The 3l-year-old German-born blond
Evening star., 1937-11-01
take school children to and from the
theater.
Will Be Cleared Of Debts.

Britain's unemployment fund, which
rose from q large deficit in the depres-
sion years to . current surplus of
$3.50, 900 900, Is to be cleared OF all
depression debts and will have . large
sum entirely clear.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

There is actually such q thing as a
bookworm. 1t is a grub which feeds
on the paper In books.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
ALL EVIDENCE
COMPLETED IN
POWER FIGHT.

All evidence in the two cases in
volving the right of the Nevada
California Power company to string
power lines across Imperial Irri-
cation district and Imperial county
property, was completed Thursday
n Los Angeles and both cases SET
for argument.
Argument in the district case will
begin June 3 in Los Angeles before
Judge Isaac Pacht, special master
in chancery. The district sued to
have the company prevented IRON
crossing district property with pow
er lines.
On June 7, arguments in the pow
er company suit to prevent the
county from requiring permit be-
fore company lines may cross coun-
ty property will begin before Judge
Pacht. The company filed inJunc-
ion proceedings against the coun-
ty in March 1885, in an attempt to
restrain the supervisors, the dis
trict attorney and the sheriff from
enforcing The county ordinance de-
manding the permit.
At the conclusion of the argu-
ment in both cases, Judge Pacht Will
make his findings and submit them
to Judge Harry A. Holzer OF the
United States district court. Judge
Holzer will make his decision later.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
MOVIE STAR s.
DIARIES HELD.
IN new PROBE
Secret Notes Held
'DiabOlical' by
Sister

LOS ANGELES, May 6.
(UP)-Mrs. Margaret Shell
by Fillmore, sister of for
mer screen star Mary Miles
Minter, and her estranged
neither, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby. ap-
peared at the grand jury chambers
here today to testify at a new in
vestigation into the 15-year-old
mystery of William Desmond Tay-
lor's death
Shortly after the arrival of her
mother and sister, Miss Minter ap-
peared at the jury rooms to testi-
fly.
Miss Minter who had called the
movie director, 1.-The one love OF
my life shifted at the possibility
that the new investigation would
solve the case. labelling the latest
probe "all hooey.'
Mrs. Shelby and her daughter
Mrs. Fillmore, met in the grand
Jury anteroom for the first time
in nearly a year and for the first
time since Mrs. Shelby sought to
have her daughter declared men,
tally incompetent.
The two women sat in opposite
corners of the anteroom with their
attorneys. Neither made any sign
of recognition.
Mrs. Shelby declared she was
ready to answer any questions
the district attorney wanted an
SWered.
It am delighted" she said, that
District Attorney Fits responded
so quickly to my request to reopen
the investigation of the William
Desmond Taylor case.
For the past Is years there
have been many rumors, innumer..
able threats against me, and now
comes practically formal charge
by my own daughter. Mrs. Fill
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
GOV. TABOADA
SEES MAY 9Th
CELEBRATION

MEXICALI, May g. - Governor
Sanchez Taboada and Gabino Vas
quez, head of the Mexican Agrarian
department, attended function at
the Agrarian ejido at Pascualitos,
ID miles east of Mexicali Wednes-
day in celebration of Cinco de Mayo
Vasquez presided at ceremonies
attending the presentation of land
to a group of Agrarians, the gifts
being presented in the presence of
more than 5000. An all-day party
was held at the ejido.
At the request of Governor Ia
boada, three representatives of the
striking farmers attended the event
at Pascualitos. The representatives
Secretary Miguel Lucero, Ramon
Gomez and Marciano Rodriguez
returned to strikers headquarters
in the park near the palace to re-
port the Agrarians requested them
to leave the ejido.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

tract.
IN fact, l understand that their
proposal includes use of the 81
100000 the district will obtain from
PWA. In that case, it is obviously
fair to expect that the power COM
pany will not attempt to keep the
district from obtaining funds which
the company, in turn, wants the
district to use for construction of
power plants. 1t is also obvious,
therefore, that the company, as a
matter of good faith, will not fur
ther attempt to prevent the dis
trict from obtaining PWA funds"
Neither HeweS nor other mem
berS of the district board have
had time to study the Nev-Cal
proposal, received at district head
quarters Thursday morning, to al
low them to comment on its fea-
lures, the chairman said. A supper
ficial study, HeweS said, indicated
that the plan should be inveSti-
gated thoroughly before any state
ment is made.
Meanwhile" said Hewes, our
only alternative is to proceed with
plans to obtain approval by the
securities commission and the vot-
erS of the district for our REA
and PWA contracts, okayed at
Washington this week. We feel
that the new proposal of the pow
er company should result in with
drawal of the only opposition there
has been to these contracts"
1t would be impossible for the
district board to delay putting the
REA and PWA contracts to a vote.
HeWes explained, because Secre-
tary of Interior Harold L. IckeS has
set July l, this year, for begin
ming of construction on the first
unit of the All American canal
hydro-e electric system. Any lengthy
delay would almost certainly result
in loss of federal funds and with
drawal by REA and PWA of their
offers, the chairman declared.
The Nev-Cal offer, HeweS said,
will be taken up at the next regu-
lar meeting of the district directors,
when it may be referred to COM
petent engineers for further study.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

after doing an excellent job of ad-
vertising, fail in their saleSmanship
methods when the customer, in re-
sponse to the advertisement, enters
their place of business.
Proper sales methods, proper ap-
proach, methods of presenting mer-
chandise to the public were all in
clnded in Buischs talk which con-
tanned many suggestions of value.
Elrose Maquar entertained the
club with group of accordion
solos.
-Four birthdays We're celebrated
those of Bob Hatton, w. A. Scheni-
man. E. E. Clements, r.. P. Moore.
Louis B. McManus, new member
had his initiation as chairman of
the day.
In view of the general interest in
the program members were priv
iliged to bring guests and employees.
M j. Dowd president, presided,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Cash READY
F 0 r CANAL
POWER UNITS
Electric Sys TEN
Work to Begin
July |

Approval of a $2,760,OOO
loan and grant by the Pub
/ &c Works Administration
Tor construction of first
units of the All American
canal hydro-electric system was
announced Thursday by Evan T.
HeWes, president of the Imperial
Irrigation District
July l was set for beginning of
construction with July l. 1898 fixed
as completion date.
The announcement followed by
a few hours the offer of the Neva-
da-California Electric corporation
to pay the irrigation district ap-
proXimately $35 100000 for All AM
erican canal power over a 40-year
period.
Acceptance of the PWA loan,
as we'll as a 100000 Rural Electri-
fication Administration loan ap-
proved earlier this week, will be
placed in the hands of district
voters as soon as the California
District Securities Commission has
authorized an election for the pur-
pose. Immediate authorization will
be asked, HeWes said.
Necessary formal resolutions pro-
posing execution of the PWA and
REA contracts were being pre-
pared Thursday for the district
board of directors. They will be
passed as soon as they are ready
Plant Increase
Made possible by the weeks
developments in the districts pow
er campaign was almost immediate
construction of hydro electric
power system including a power
plant at Drop No. -Four on the All
American canal, main distribution
lines linking every section of I'M
perial Valley, an increase in the
Brawley standby plant to more
Continued on Page 2, Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
TWO PERSONS
INJURED IN
AUTO CRASH

Two persons were injured We'd
nesday night at Adams and I'M
perial avenues when Fred Strahm
81, Holtville dairyman. drove his
ear out of a filling station to col
lide with a machine driven by
VentreSs Hanson. Heber.
Strahm and Hanson were in
imod Hanson severely. according
to Highway Patrolmen Lewis Mitch
ell and Tillman Daley and City
Traffic Officer Floyd Ackley.
Strahm failed to pass a sobriety
test given by a physician. He was
charged with drunk driving and re-
leased on $100 bail with instructions
to report at Ell Centro police court
Thursday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Thousands Join
InCelebratiOn of
Mexican Holiday

MFXICALI, May 6.-Thousands
of Mexican residents attended the
various events in celebration of
Cinco de MAYO Wednesday,.
The day started with flag raising
ceremonies at the governors palacio
ut 6 am. Games and exhibitions
began at the municipal airport at 8
am. and continued throughout the
day Contests were arranged for
men, women and children. Boy
Scouts gave demonstrations, and
the fourteenth battalion gave a
scheduled drill. More than 5000 per-
sons witnessed the events at the
airport