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Evening star., 1938-12-18

Ter of Manassas, Mr. o. L. Marstel-
Ter Of Prince William County, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Marsteller of Sill
yer Spring, Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Milburn and Miss Janet Milburn of
Washington.
Mr.. Robert Whittle left today to
spend several weeks with his aunt,
Miss Lucille James, in Petersburg,
Va.
Mrs. E. ID. Riley
Has House Guest.
Mrs. Hollis Shomo of Sandston,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. E. D. Riley.
Mrs. w. Clifton Cunningham is
the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Massey, in Salem, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard E. Kauf-
mann will entertain at tea tomor-
row afternoon, from S to o'clock,
in their home on North Pitt street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Amos will have
as their guests over the Christmas
week end their granddaughters,
Miss Martha Lee Amos of George
town Visitation Convent and the
latter's cousin, Miss Elizabeth Ann
Wade of Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. Royd r. Savers en-
tertained 40 guests at buffet break
fast Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Breisch of
Berwick, Pa, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis P. DeLane.
Mr.. Robert Littleton Cato has an
nounced the engagement of his
daughter Mary Ellen to Mr.. Clyde
William Plybon of Washington, son
Evening star., 1938-12-18

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Moore, for
the holidays.
Mrs. r. c. Staebner was hostess
at dessert bridge Thursday and
Monday Mrs. Charles Pendleton en-
tertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Thomp-
son and their daughter. Miss Jane
Thompson, Of Scarsdale, N. Y, will
arrive this week to be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Talbot and DR..
and Mrs. James w. Brown over the
holiday season.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Students Begin Arriving
In Alexandria for Yule
Miss Mary Leadbeater Wed to
DIR. Leon Bryan Yesterday
In Old Christ Church

ALEXANDRIA, 17-Old Christ Church
at today the daughter
John Leadbeater
Bryan
Doll the oaed The bride marriage
by mother and unattended
wedding color suit black hat trimmed
corsage Only
the
wedding breakfast the the brides mother
wedding
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Pay Visit

Col. j. A. McAlister of Takoma
Park will leave tomorrow for New
London, Conn.,, where he will be the
guest OF his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, 1t. and Mrs. j. T. Hardin, U. S.
~. at the submarine base.
Evening star., 1938-12-18

The port of New Orleans has a
water frontage of 1873 miles and
each year handles exports valued
at approximately $500 900 900 and
imports valued at $15O,OO0 900.
Evening star., 1938-12-18

Fit for a queen, brocaded
silk gown, hand-embroid-
cred. Inner seams ma
chine = stitched. Tearose
and white ----- S5.95
Grey Shops-Second Floor.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

select the best looking girl
from each branch Of the Gov.
eminent represented. An
nOuncement Of their decision
will be made on Tuesday, May
3. The decision will be final.
Then on May 4 and 5, these
department winners will ap-
pear at the evening perform
ance of the Capitol Theater
half each night, and from
this entire group 10 semifinal-
lists will be chosen.
4. Soon after the semifinaL
lists have been chosen, the
winner will be selected from
this group on the stage of the
Capitol Theater.
5. The winner will be
awarded a three-day trip to
New York, with all expenses
paid, under the personal es-
cOrt of Walter Winchell, IA
nous newspaper cOlumniSt.
She will be taken around New
York in Winchell's special
ShOrt-wave radio police car
and be entertained at leading
night clubs.
6. Photos will be returned
at the end of the contest If
the proper postage is included
with the entry blank; or they
may be called for during the
10 week days after May s.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Rules for WincheII "Sweeps"

1. All women over Is years
Of age, employed by the
United States Government
within the District of Column
bia, can enter this contest.
Only those who are related to
employees of the Washington
Herald, The Washington
Times or the Washington Her
ald-Times are ineligible.
2. The purpose of the con-
test is to find the most beau
tiful worker in the U. S.
Government in Washington,
ID. C. ALI members of U. S.
Government d epart ments,
bureaus, commissions, etc, can
enter themselves or anyone
else in their own particular
unit of service. This can be
done by sending or bringing
in a photograph together with
an official entry blank before
midnight April 30, 1888, to
the Walter Winchell Sweep
stakes Editor of the Washing
ton Times, 1917 H st. N. w.,
Washington, ID. c. Entry
blanks will be found in The
Washington Times each day.
Only one entry blank can be
used by each person.
3. A committee composed Of
a prominent artist, writer and
motion picture executive will
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
and Seven
(PigS) Evicted

AKRON, Ohio, April IS G.N.S0.
A mother and her seven children
were evicted from their home here
but nobody got excited. Those
evicted were merely pigs quartered
in the home of John Boyce. A
city ordinance prevents housing
of pigs within the city limits.
Boyce made arrangements to keep
the "undeSirables" on the farm
until they were ready for market.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
FIR. o'HARA TO SPEAK

Universal Notre Dame Night"
will be marked here tonight with
a radio address by the Rev. John
F. O'Hara, c. S. c., president of
Notre Dame University. Father
O'Hara will be honored at ban
quet at the Mayflower Hotel prior
to his address, which will be car
ried to Notre Dame clubs through
out the country and abroad.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
RAIL LOAN REFUSED

U.N.SO Interstate Commerce
Commission denied the applica-
ton of misunderstanding rail
way for a $25O,OOO loan from the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora.
ton. The commission stated the
loan would not be adequately Sc,
cured and earnings of the carrier
did not warrant the loan.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
VOliva 'Flattened'
ION Pupils Map

ZION, ILL.,, April 25.-Wilbur
Glenn VoliVa, overseer of this re.
ligious community, long has in,
sisted that the world is flat.
Today 12-year-old Ilene Smith
won a prize for drawing the best
design for lions new automobile
tax sticker. Her design portrays
the world as a huge globe with a
small dot marking the location OF
Zion.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
MILLIONS FOR RESEARCH

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April Is
G.N.S0.-In the last 10 years,
American tire manufacturers have
spent $55,OOO,OOO on research,
Walter J. Geldard, chief chemist
of Fisk Rubber Company, said
here today. This has brought
this country leadership in the
world tire market, he stated.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

ga MAN IS AS OLD AS HE FOOs?"
pressiOns will start daily in the WASH
ingtOn Times on Monday All the
old faVOrites plus six new ones
Don't miss these new comics Call
RE. 1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

Do you enjoy funny papers? -.
The Times will offer beginning Mon
day two full pages of comics 80.
all your old faVOrites and Six ma
tionally famous new ones Don't
miss Mondays Times Call RE.
1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Official Entry Blank
Walter Winchell Sweepstakes

Name ~. .. %. Telephone No.........
Government Agency. Room . ,
Bureau or Division)
Photograph must accompany each entry Photo will be
returned at the close of the when accompanied by
postage when called for by individual 10 days after
May Enrant agrees to abide by rules of Sweepstakes
>printed in The Washington Times Mail or bring your
entry blank with photograph, to the Walter Winche
Sweepstakes Editor, The Washington Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19

AS the motorcade swung into
line behind the patrol car leading
the procession. State Relief Ad-
ministrator Harold Pomeroy order
ed the tented city dismantled.
I'VE are all through playing war;
he said.
He rejected a request that the
camp be kept intact until it was
determined how the group would
be received.
Chief e Raymond Cato said he
had issued orders to the squad of
eight officers to take these people
wherever they want to 60
Herbert ReSner, attorney for the
CIO started the campaign for the
group Ito return to your homes
and jobs, reopen your local office
and reestablish the picket line at
the Murchie mine
Early today Resner telegraphed
the governor, saying in part:
"If any men in our group are
hurt by violence in the slightest
manner while in Nevada City, we
will hold you personally respon-
sible"
Resner told the crowd that At
torney George Anderson will file
a petition today in federal district
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
KILDOW DEATH
JURY REQUESTS
ADDED INQUIRY
Witness Says Organizer
Expressed Distrust
Of Truckman

Further investigation of
the George Kildow mystery
death was recommended by
a coroner's jury late Monday
after a relative of the dead
man cast suspicion upon Hue Fol-
lendore, Holtville truck operator.
Follendore was in the court room
at the time of the accusation. He
previously testified he and kildoW
were friends, had spent several
hours together. the night before
Kildow, Transfers union organizer.
disappeared, and claimed the pistol
lying under Kildow's hand when
the body was found near Plaster
City last Friday. Follendore was
not held.
The accusations were cast by
Albert Sousa, San Francisco, Kill
dows brother-in-law Sousa testi-
fled that his sister told him her
husband Ibid not trust Follen-
dore." A juror inquired if she meant
personally or in regard to union
affairs and Sousa said it was
about the union" He also referred
to a fight Kildow was said to have
had with an unidentified truck
driver in Imperial Valley He gave
no further details.
Photographs of the badly de-
composed body taken before Off
cials ordered its removal from the
car in which it was found, were
shown the jury
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
FLOODS DISRUPT
TRAVEL ROUTES
THRU NORTHWEST

rain ceased. however, and the crest
was believed reached. barring warm
er weather that could quickly melt
the thick blanket of snow in the
mountains.
Traffic on three transcontinental
railroads still was disrupted, as were
communications. Tracks of the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Paul
and Pacific were damaged. Tele-
graph facilities were broken.
Railroad officials estimated that
the closed routes could not be re-
opened for at least a week. The
highway department anticipated it
would be unable to put roads in the
area in shape for travel for three
or four days.
The forecast was for generally
fair weather tonight AMI Wednes-
day, lessening the threat of more
rain
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Door Will Be Locked
On Bridges Hearings

immigration chief, said today. The
hearings will begin here next Mon
day.
Keeping the hearings closed is
in line with the U. S. immigration
divisions long established precedent
of closed sessions" Cahill said. Il
don't see why any exception to
make it a Roman holiday should
be made in the case of Harry
Bridges"
Cahill said he had received nu-
merous protests against keeping the
session behind locked doors. Three
immigration commissioners from
Washington d. c., will hear evil
dence and report their findings for
a final decision by Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Suit Would Block .
Pool Hall Permit
In RehkOpf Bldg.

A. H. Rehkopf, Ell Centro property
owner. filed suit against the city
Tuesday to prevent H. Stoutsenber-
ger from obtaining a permit to
operate a pool hall in the Rehkopf
building at 532 Main street.
He named the city council and
license collector as defendants in
the suit and requested the court to
issue a restraining order to prevent
issuance of the permit. He alleged
the pool hall and billiard room
attracted loiterers and idlers to the
sidewalk in front of the place. Their
boisterous language, he declared,
impeded free use of the sidewalk
and created a situation damaging to
the value of the property.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
AN ENTIRELY new DEPARTURE
IN TOWN MAKING ---

Readers of the Imperial Press Feb TO- 1906 noticed this item
promotion of the town of Ell Centre entirely new
making has been followed Other towns have
getting the public the promises of what
would Ell different The capitalists who
buildings
appeared than two before the mcorpora
observed next Sunday by the Post
Pressi n unprecedented Anniversary Issue
Few pioneers coorfu
past The Anniversary Issue commemor
city, designed to bring out that
ends picture
in newspnt photographs of what Ell Ceno was then and
howl o what Is today
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
DISTRICT BOND
DEAL FORESEEN.
WITH RFC AID
Large Security Holder
Says Problem Near
Final Solution

Hope for an immediate
bond refunding deal through
the agency of the RFC were
expressed Monday by w. H.
Field of Modesto, one of the
largest individual owners of I'm
perial Irrigation District bonds.
Field came to Ell Centro Tuesday
morning and returned to Los An
geles Tuesday night, after visiting
district officers and various valley
business institutions.
Il come down occasionally to
keep acquainted with Imperial Val
ley, he said. That's the best way
to keep in touch with conditions
here, and keeps me closely in touch
with our mutual problems"
The efforts to work out a plan
with the RF.C.. he felt, have a
good chance of being successful
Evan T. Hewes. chairman of the
district board, and representatives
of the bondholders committees are
in Washington, DC, he said, and
latest information is that the out
look is bright for a successful nego-
tiation with the loaning agency.
Imperial Valley is carrying too
heavy a burden, he said. "The
bondholders realize this and are as
eager to work out mutually bene-
ficial solution as are the valley
taxpayers. If the government won't
help, through the RFC, then the
bondholderS must shoulder the bur-
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19

posal to spend more than one bill
lion dollars to increase the fleet
which Sen. Davis l. Walsh, D.,
Mass, said was dWindling.
Acting on appropriations OF less
significance than the gigantic pub
lie works fund which is expected
to become the major issue, house
and senate followed presidential
mandates for new funds In quick
order the house began approval
of amendments to the $500 100000
agriculture department supply bill
which would add $105, 100000 to the
$100,000,000 already provided by the
bill for highway construction.
In the senate Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
quest for an additional $50000,000
to maintain civilian conservation
camps at full force won quick ap-
proval. The senate passed and sent
to the White House a house-ap-
proved bill appropriating $5l $780,
Continued on Page 2; Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
CLINIC PLANS
PLACED BEFORE
COUNTY BOARD
Social Disease Control
For Needy Classes
Is Considered

State proposals for esta-
blishment of a clinic in I'M
perial county for treatment
of social diseases of transi-
ents and indigents were laid
before the county board of super
visors Monday by DR.. Warren F..
Fox, county health officer.
Fox said the state would establish
the clinic, maintain it, provide sup
plies, and furnish the staff needed
to keep it in operation. He suggest
ed the county provide the quarters
formerly used by the State Employ
ment office in the basement of
the court house. 1t was also Sug-
gested that a similar clinic be es
tablished by the state in the north
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
BOARD HEARS
HANGAR PLANS

Plans for erection of an air
plane hangar at the county air
port were outlined for county su-
pervisors Monday by Charles
Sproule, Imperial, after he leased
a suitable building site for 10
years.
The building is expected to be
erected on an acre site as soon as
preliminaries are complete. Final
details were not available. The
board instructed the district attor-
ney to prepare suitable lease and
appointed Supervisor A. Y. Preble
to work with Sproule in perfecting
arrangements.
Fred Hudson, also of Imperial
was appointed airport manager to
fill the vacancy left by the resigna-
tion of George Parr.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
ROADS BLOCKED
IN SEARCH FOR
! STICKUP MEN

Imperial Valley peace officers re-
sorted to their well-knoWn road
blockade Monday night in an effort
to capture two armed men believed
headed valleyward after stickup
at El Cajon,
The fugitives ran through a road
blockade at Jacumba and headed
down the grade toward Imperial
Valley, San Diego officers telephon-
ed Sheriff Robert w. Ware. He
ordered every road in the western
part of Imperial county bockaded
by peace officers from every de-
partment of law enforcement in
this area.
One of the stickup men was said
TO be six feet tall, weight $50 pounds
and be dressed in dark trousers
and light shirt. He was about 80
years old He was hatless and coat
less. Imperial county officers were
called into the chase shortly be-
fore 10 pm.
No trace of the fugitives had
been found Tuesday Ware called
off the road blockade early Tues
day morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Chinese Abandon
Offense in South

SHANGHAI, April 10. tUP) -
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek has
decided to abandon the Chinese
offensive in southern Shantung
province to meet an anticipated
japanese drive on Suchow, it was
reported today.
Suchow, strategic point on Chi
mas "Maginot line" along the Lung
hal railroad, is one of the key
cities in the defense of HanchoW,
the provisional Chinese capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Dancer Falls Five
Floors to Death

NEW YORK, April 10. up
Thelma Giroux, beautiful blonde
dancer. fell naked to her death on
the sidewalk today from the fifth
floor of the Hotel Lincoln, one block
off Broadway.
In her hotel room, from where
she plunged, police found John
Stoppelli, an ex-convict. He told
them that he had been her sweet
heart for TWO years. He is known
also as John the Bug" and has
been arrested for possessing mar
cotics and carrying a gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Fawcett, Moore
Sworn i'm Here

Ballots cast in last weeks NUM-
cipal election were canvasSed Mon
day night by the El Centro city
council and new members took
office. P. L. Moore and Herbert
FaWcett, newly elected council
men. took the oath of office.
Official results in the ballot
ing were 315 votes for Fawcett and
287 for Moore. Neither was opposed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Sterilized Gold
PrOgramDrOpped

WASHINGTON, april 10. CUP)-
The treasury opened the way to-
day for further enlargement of
the vast pool of lendable bank
funds in President Rooseyelt's re-
covery drive by abandonment of
the gold sterilization program,
Secretary of the Treasury Hen
ry Morgenthau jr., announced that
the program, which was instituted
in 1886 as a brake on credit infla
tiOn, was ended and that in the
future gold acquired by the gov
ernment will be permitted to enter
credit channels.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Federal Nab Two
In Kidnap Case

NEW YORK. April 10. UP)-
Federal bureau of investigation
agents announced today they had
added two more men to the grow
ing number Of those who tried to
hoax Murray Levine out of 100000
ransom with false promises that
they would return his kidnapped
son, Peter, II.
Frank Joseph Maltese, %, and
his wife's half brother. Pasquale
Parisis. 26. we're arrested and will
be turned over to District Attorney
Thomas f. Dewey for trial on
charges of attempted extortion. FBI
agents said both men confessed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Postcard TauntS
Lindy Probers

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. April
49, CUP)-Police received a post
card today bearing this message:
Il killed the Lindburg baby. Just
thought I'd tell you again. You
haven't caught me yet and you
never will (Signed) Red Murdew."
The card was mailed in Atlantic
City. 1t was a souvenir card show
ing an interior view of a local
saloon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
None Hurt in3
Imperial Valley
Auto Accidents

Miraculous escape from death or
serious injury was reported by vic
tins in three traffic accidents in
Imperial Valley Monday night and
Tuesday morning.
Bill Lott, deputy sheriff, piled up
in a county car near Mt. Signal at
am. Tuesday He was unhurt
but the car was badly damaged
A. j. Million, Trenton. turned his
car over when he missed a turn
north of Holtville. He was en- route
to Yuma from his home in response
to a message that a relative was
dying. No injuries resulted from
a collision four miles east of Ell
Centro at 5 am. Tuesday. Cars
driven by Walter O'Brien, San
Diego, and Refugio Guerrero, %, Ell
Centro, collided.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19

break yesterday.
The fighting, outgrowth of a
jIT'sdictional dispute between the
Independent sailors union of the
Pacific and the CLOS National
Maritime Union, started yesterday
when a flying wedge of longshore-
men broke through SUP. picket
lines to work the Shepard line
freighter Sea Thrush.
Police night sticks broke up the
melee which involved groups that
have fought together side by side
in every dispute with shipowners
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
By UNITED PRESS

Train service. highway traffic and
facilities were dis
rupted as a result of floods in a
large area of northwestern Mon
tana Tuesday but flood waters were
slowly receding, leaving heavy dam
age to crops and property.
Waters from mountain streams
filled to overflowing by heavy rains
and melting snow, continued to
flood lower sections of Wallace, Ida,
causing high property damage. The
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
LUTHER HUGHES
HEAT S FIRST
VICTIM IN 1898
HOltville Rancher Dies
Working in Field
With Crops

HOLTVILLE, April 49,
Luther Hughes, so, promi-
nent rancher of this area,
died of heat prostration
Monday afternoon a S h e
worked in a field on his ranch.
He was the first heat victim OF
1898.
He had been a resident of I'M
perial Valley for 81 years. He was
a Mason. a member of the Repub-
lican County Central committee, and
clerk of the Holtville Union high
CONTINUED on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
SiX-MOnth Term
Given Burglar

Fred Duckworth will serve six
months in the county jail for bur-
glarizing the Danenberg junk yard
in Ell Centre, Judge r. d. McPher-
rim ruled Tuesday.
One year in the county Jail was
the. sentence given Trinidad Per-
chez. He pleaded guilty to failure
to observe terms of a car purchase
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19

since 1884.
The fight was on Pier al where
an estimated 500 SUP. men. their
ranks SWelled BY members of the
Teamsters Union fAFL gathered.
Hundreds of longshoremen took
positions nearby and surrounded an
automobile equipped with a loud
speaker
Police, after a conference with
Harry Dundeberg, head of the S.
UP agreed to permit picketing
OF the pier entrance by 20 sailors
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
ROAD ALLEGATION
APPROVED IN BILL

WASHINGTON, April l9. (UP)-
The house today passed and sent
to the senate a $9O3,O84,524 appro-
priation bill for the agriculture de-
partment. after adding $10l 100000
to provide $201, 10000 for highway
construction in conformance with
President Roosevelt's recovery re-
concentrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
Bowman Shifted
To Scotland

MEXICALI, April l9.-Howard
Bowman, United States consul
here the last 6 years, announced
today that his successor will ar
rive some time late in May"
Bowman viii be succeeded by
HOrati0 MOOers, WHO has been
transferred from san Jose, Porn
Rico. Bowman will go To Gas
gov. Scotland, 10 the consulate
there, after "a brief leave 10 his
home In New York.
Before coming 10 Mexieali
Bowman served In Sault Sainte
Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19

field.
Relief was in sight for Los An
geles after a hot blast sent the mer-
curry to 80 Monday, the hottest
April 18 in weather bureau his
tory. San Diego back country also
suffered, with 80 at La Mesa. and
81 at Alpine. San Diego itself regis
tered a high of 10. 81.
At noon the official temperature
in Ell Centro was 104, the same as
Mondays maximum. Mondays min
imum was SO. At am Tuesday the
temperature was 50, humidity 35.
Humidity was % at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-19
FIRM CHALLENGES
RIGHTS OF NLRB

PHILADELPHIA, April 49, CUP
The H. j. Heinz corporation in
the u. S. circuit court of appeals
today challenged the right of the
national labor relations board to
order company to sign a written
contract with a labor union which
has been recognized as collective
bargaining agent