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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Arizonans Prepare for Dog Fight'in
Primary BaIIoting Sept. Is F"

Lee, his party's only candidate for
the office. The Democratic desig-
nation, tantamount to election, was
sought by five candidates in what
was almost scrub race.
Candidate James Kerby,. who
quit the almost certain security of
reelection as secretary of state to
take chance on getting in the
governors office, closed his long
vote gathering campaign with
speeches reemphasizing his posi-
ton on pensions and school taxa
ton.
Candidate C. M. Zander contin-
ued his statewide flying tour to
bring his platform before Arizona
voters. Zander also has chosen to
relinquish a career" Gas secretary
of the board of directors of state
institutions) to take fling at the
chair now occupied by Gov. R. C..
Stanford.
Meanwhile, State Sen. Bob Jones
and former Sen. Andy Bettwy as
sured still other Arizona citizens
of their attitudes toward individual
problems. Bettwy has stressed the
need for more liberal gaming laws
here
Sidney P. Osborn planned to cli-
max his bid for the governorship
at rally at the Phoenix high
school stadium Saturday night
(Sept. 10 while other candidates
are to appear Monday night at the
Maricopa county central Democra-
tic committee rally.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Officials Slated
To Attend Meet

A group of Ell Centrans plan to
attend the our-day session of the
California League of Municipalities
in Santa Barbara this week.
The group includes Mayor H. w
FaWcett, City Attorney Dorsey
Whitelaw, H. E. Anderson, president
of the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce, and City Clerk Roy john
stone. City Engineer Philip w
knights will stop for the convention
en- route home from a conference
in Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Construction Will
Begin at Once
On Shasta Dam

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6. CUP)-
Actual construction work on Shasta
dam, second largest dam in the
world, will start almost immedi-
ately following the "go ahead" sig
nal given at noon today by the
federal bureau of reclamation.
Walker r. Young, supervising en-
gineer of the Central Valley project,
gave the starting signal to Pacific
Constructors, Inc, syndicate of IL
contracting firms which was award
ed the s35, ,939, ,45O contract by Sec
retary of the Interior Harold L.
IckeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 6. (UP)-
Inc Arizona political merry-go-
round made its final turn today as
candidates for big and little offices
rushed about making last cam
paign appearances and tried to
garner any remaining parts of a
voter crop expected TO exceed 160,-
O0O persons Tuesday (Sept. 13).
The only sure bet in the primary
arena was Republican Jerrie w.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Fund Shortage
HaIts Railway
Building in Mexico

MEXICALI, Sept. 6.-Construction
of the new railway between Mexico
City and Mexicali was halted re-
Gently because of a lack of funds,
it was announced.
The road was built for a distance
of SO kilometers, it is understood,
with rs kilometers of the proposed
line unfinished. Construction, which
was suspended indefinitely, reached
a point in the state of Sonora.
Rumors of labor trouble involving
employees and officials were declared
to be unfounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Goinss. Cominss
Of Centrans

Emmett L. Hart, son Of j. P.
Hart of Imperial, returned Monday
from a two weeks cruise on the
USS Lane. Hart, a member of the
Imperial county unit of the Naval
reserve radio corps, served as radio
operator on the cruise in Pacific
waters.
H. E. Kendall, representative OF
the Business Mems Assurance COM
pany, will attend the regional con-
vention at Grand Canyon, Ariz., on
Sept. IL.
Paul jenkins, Post-PreSS publish
er, returned Tuesday from a five
week vacation in La Jolla. His
family will remain at the beach
city until Sept Is.
Hazel Livingston, court reporter,
left Ell Centro Monday for a week
vacation in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Moratorium in
Milk WarCa|Ied

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6. UP)-
Effective today the southern Cali
fornia dairy industry called a NOR
atorium in price war that drove
milk down to as low as cents a
quart.
BY mutual agreement the price
will remain at 10 cents a quart at
stores and IL cents home delivered.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
LAST U. S. RELIEF GROUP
IN MEXICO DISBANDS

MOSCOW, Sept. 6. CUP)-Dis-
bandment of the American society
for Jewish farm settlement in Rus
sia, the last American relief or
ganization operating in Russia, was
announced today. Since 1922 the
agency has spent $25 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
LILY PONS SORRY BUT
BABY REPORT UNTRUE

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 6. (UP)-Lily
Pons, star of the opera and the
movies, and her husband, Orches-
ira Leader Andre Gostelanetz, said
today they were sorry but they
could not confirm a report that
she was an expectant mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
THOMAS FAMILY
RETURNS TO VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Thomas
returned to Ell Centre Tuesday after
spending the Labor Day weekend
visiting Mrs. Thomas mother, Mrs.
Albertina Pautz, at Banning; Jesse
Oliver at Hemet, and Earl Spainoid
at Mecca.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
WHITACRES RETURN
FROM VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Whitacre and
Miss Rheta Percival returned to Ell
Centre this week after a three
week vacation. They visited Carls-
bad Caverns, Oklahoma City and
Grand Canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
JUDGE SIMPSON
VACATIONING IN SD.

Judge John E. Simpson of El
Centre Justice court is spending his
vacation in San Diego. Judge John
Baker of Imperial is presiding in
court during Simpsons absence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Home For Rest

Home For Rest
Cliff Myers walked into the gas
company office Tuesday morning
and blinked sleepily at his office
mates. He resembled something a
vacation had worn to a nub.
Hello" he groaned. HOWE you
been?"
Swell" grinned the staff in
chorus. "How've you been, Cliff"
We'll" sighed the man just back
from his vacation as he sank into a
chair, Il had to get back on the
job anc got a little rest
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
WeakIey Obtains
Building Permit

G. A. Weakley, superintendent OF
the Ell Centre public school system,
obtained a building permit Tuesday
to make $10O alterations to house
at 1116 South Sixth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06

Southern California-Fair Tues
day night and Wednesday but over
cast in morning on coast; no change
in temperature; gentle northwest
wind off coast
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Slightly Qualified

Slightly Qualified
Motorists in the vicinity OF New
river west of Imperial reported to
officers this weekend that someone
had gone nudist.
There is woman going around
without stitch of clothes on" said
a masculine voice over the telephone
to Ell Centre police headquarters.
That's not So" came an indig-
nant feminine interruption, "she
had on an old felt hat"
1t must have been the telephoner's
wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
WEATHER

Los Angeles e. Vicinity-Fair to-
night and Wednesday with over
cast night and morning; little
change in temperature; gentle
southeast to southwest wind, north
west on coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-06
Rambling Reporter

CONTINUED from Page d
have been expecting an emergency
cali. The cars nose was about six
feet from the curb, headed out
ward.
Trouble is" said Andy, "some-
one is always parking close behind
and close in front of me. This way
I can always get out!"
Evening star., 1938-02-21

Burnett, ranking Iowa service omcers
stationed here. as honor guests.
Fencing bouts will be staged by Maj.
E. J. Dyer, Col. Edwin Emerson. 1t.
Belos Wait of the Navy and Mai.
Walter G. Farrell, Marine Corps.
Children in Colonial costumes will
sing and dance the minuet.
Virginia Costume Ball.
The Virginia Society will hold a
costume ball and pageant tonight at
the Willard Hotel.
Government offices and schools will
be closed for the holiday tomorrow.
while downtown department and spe-
cialty stores, as well as coal yards and
offices, will be open only in the FORE
noon in order to give their employees a
half holiday
A list of tomorrow's ceremonies at
Washington shrines, announced by
National Capital Parks, follows:
Washington Monument.
am.-Raising of the 48 flags.
8 a.m.-Placing of the Presidents
wreath by his aide. Capt. w. Ritchie.
9:05 a.m.-Placing of the National
Park Service wreath by A. Clyde Bur-
ton, assistant superintendent National
Capital Parks.
$40 a.m-Placing of the District
Of Columbia Commissioners wreath
by Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Capt. P. H. TanSey.
els a.m.-Placing of floral tribute
by the Advisory Board and Masonic
Clubs of the District, followed by a To-
minute service.
$50 am. to noon-Placing OF
wreaths and floral tributes by Wash
ington Monument Society, George
Washington University and approx
mately 40 military and fraternal Or
CARNATIONS.
4:30 p.m-Placing of wreath and
l5-minute exercise by the Washing
ton Centennial Lodge OF Masons.
Sundown-Retreat, lowering of flags.
Washington Statue in Washington
Circle.
8 m.-Placing of National CAPITAL
Parks wreath by Mr.. Clyde Burton.
3 to $50 a.m.-Placing of wreaths
from other organiza tions.
Mount Vernon Exercises.
a.m.-Gates to Mount Vernon
Estate open.
l0:15 am.-Boy Scouts leave Zero
Milestone
1880 p.m.-Washington Centennial
Lodge OF Masons leave Masonic Tenn
pie.
2:3o pm.-Placing of the Presi-
dents wreath by Maj. H. Smith.
Evening star., 1938-02-21
AVIATION ADVISER QUITS
MARITIME BODY POST

Relterating his opinion that Amer
lean steamship companies should be
allowed to extend their services with
ocean-golng aircraft. Grover Looming
mas submitted his resignation as
aeronautical adviser to the Maritime
commission, it was announced last
night. He plans TO return TO pirate
practice as an aeronautical consultant
MIR. Loening's recommendation tnat
the steamship lines b. allowed to de-
velop this phase of ocean travel was
contained in commission report
submitted to Congress. At the pres
ent time Pan-Americer Airways has
virtual monopoly of this type CT
travel
Evening star., 1938-02-21

Atlantic Association Of Chiropodists
at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
Those with diabetes should take
particular care Of their feet, it was
pointed out.
Other speakers were DR.. e. c.
Rice. sr.; DR.. o. E. Roggenkamp,
Dr. A. M. Mattson, DR.. X. c. Weakley,
DR.. E. G. Schultz and Dr. W. H. Jones.
Evening star., 1938-02-21
TALKS TO CHIR0P0DISTS
DR.. Rice Advises Special Care of
Diabetes Feet.

Approximately 100000 persons in
America have diabetes and it is prob
able that 100000 more will develop
it before they die, DR.. E. Clarence
Rice, chief pathologist at Garfield
Memorial Hospital, told the Mid
Evening star., 1938-02-21

Double deck buses have just ap-
peared in Dublin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
By Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

TOW easily can you cry? Oh,
- well, suppose that. when a
wife wants new hat, It's not
Il AWfullv difi1cult IN work the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
old Talent School Rackets
Flourish Anew on a Fresh
Generation of Suckers
Hollywood Also Has Its Usual Quota
OF Star.Studio Contract Battles
To Brighten the Week.
By Douglas ". Churchill.
HOLLYWOOD.

o6Y as evidence OF returning prosperity because
new generation Of suckers
observed revvns the talent rackes tina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Out There, Too, Weeping Is for Women
And Some Actresses Find it No Task at All to Set
The Tear Ducts to Work at WILL

the best results by telling her TO
imagine she Is about to lose the
man she loves-that he may even die.
The only time this failed to work
was when q tactless. megaphonist
said, Nov, just imagine you're losing
Wayne Morris" I've lost him." re-
piled Priscilla CURLY. We'll, lust
think of him as your fiance then,"
said the director. with quick presence
Of mind. His reward was q lovely
shower.
Tender-hearted Marie Wilson does
her own tear-conjuring by thinking
| Of the poor little puppy she had as 4
child. The canine was out In the
rain one entire night; no one heard
its whimpering, and it caught cold and
died.
Katharine Hepburn says she can
cry as easily IS the next woman,
but prefers to use glycerin, maintain
ing that the developing OF . mental
attitude that would make her cry
normally would also affect her ability
to apply intelligence to her scene.
Norma Talmadge holds the film
record for being the most difficult
crier. She was as dry as the Middle
West during drought. 1t used to
take at least half an hours senti-
mental fiddling just TO make her look
sad. And, in the end. glycerin die
the job.
Clara Bow could always cry any
time and any place q was in st.
Moritz, Switzerland, when Clara
sobbed and sobbed because the ball
room judges overlooked her claim to
being the best-dressed woman pres
entJ 1t is q matter OF history that
when Clara first came to Hollywood,
Producer Ben Schulberg invited the
press to the then F. B. o. Studios
(now R-K-O), placed Clara in the
center of the room and commanded,
Cry, Clara" And Clara cried This
was big achievement in the glycerin
era.
,Copyrirht. 1888, by the North American
Eewspa per Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
TODAY'S
FILM SCHEDULE

Capitol-"Woman Against Wom-
an" honest treatment Of
second-wife problem: 2, 4:45.
1870 and 1915 pm. Stage
shows, Going Native" revue:
3:35. $40 and 9:05 pm.
Earle Give Me a Sailor"
Martha Raye says it. Bob Hopes
the answer: ass. Sis. TAO and
1905 pm. Stage shows. with
Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hill
lard: 2, 4:20, $50 and 9:l0
pm.
Metropolitan "A Farewell to
Arms" the screen treatment of
the Hemingway novel still packs
punch: 2. 3:55, SIS. 7:55 and
9:55 pm.
Palace-"The Crowd Roars," Bob
Taylor also packs a punch: ;,
$40. 7:2o and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Letter of Introduction"
the great lover and the grown
daughter conflict, entertainingly
done: 2:l0, 435, EOS and 9:35
pm. March of Time: 4:l0,
6:35 and e:o5 pm.
Columbia Love Finds Andy
Hardy" latest and best Of the
series: 2, 355, 6, 1858 and 9:55
pm.
Little-"The White Sister" re-
vival Of the Helen Hayes hit:
?, 4. $50, $50 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
continuous from pm.
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oss1BLY evidence prosperity likely because
observed vins the talent that
noushed decade reported
number OF
promised the sube Most children parents are
VIGOROUSLY susceptible when told that the screen
few casting agencies dramatic
schoo and scenario nouishing Rarely did
operated businesses for wears The
rackets have been revived
advertising - -
Next to parents writer's are the gulble
performing Bad as are some of the se IMAM Is now
most eputed to have earned
of 500 as HOLLYWOOD
picture One organization prond for vsars Nv
Every and then thew would publish
catalogue containing the Of 200 yarns
authors were charged according selling
point that the
h was done by mailing the publication
who careful
SUCH department and acmony
Under such heading would be several items
There would developments the wind
evenua and Frank capra leaves the
there partner Rik to Samuel
Goldwyns If he Montana"
with Gary Cooper his final Aim Dietrich
standing that capra would direct her pictures d d W .ne nae
she will refuse ahead
At prominence in gangster
roles and then reshed
in
and although
he had cnnhed his right to herman parts in Of III.
in
suspended
pay roll for the apparent reason that
disappeared frora
the studios
for Oliver
Goldvyn
former child
of friction
tract has been Cancelled
PARAMOUNT sociological problems
byproduct
ton his contribution thus far being to showing hobo jungle
Weary Wles
who not permitted in the
of
While the generally accepted hobo
colonial
and
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y
two plays are lettering on the edge
of rehearsal and a third is waiting
for floor space. while a fourth and
fifth are steaming in typewriters in
Hollywood.
Those producer acknowledgements
ing Robert E. Sherwood Maxwell
Anderson, Elmer Rice, S. N. Behrman
and Sidney Howard-are busy boys all
right. They have been busy ever
since-to take the words right out
of Mr. Sherwood's mouth-they tired
of walking into a producers ONCE
laying script on his desk and then
sitting down somewhere to wait for
the opening night, the next days
notices and the royalties, If any
The routine got little depressing and
besides, as Mr.. Sherwood put it, lit
always wound up with us in Holly
wood" There are no doubt worse
places. but Mr.. Sherwood gave the
impression that he couldn't think Of
them offhand.
Anyway. they all wanted little
more Of the theater-Elmer Rice is
doing the talking now-than they
could get by gluing themselves to a
typewriter. so they scratched some
money together and got their friends
to scratch up some and became pro-
ducers. The results? Thus far-and
Mr.. Rice and Mr. Sherwood are talk
ing simultaneously-they have been
surprisingly pleasant and helpful"
Besides, adds Mr.. Rice. thoughtfully,
what does producer do that we
can't do?"
That question was put up to Jed
Harris, producer of the current town
WOW and Pulitzer Prize winner, "Our
Town." but of that more later. In the
meantime, hearken to the jubilant
words Of Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Sherwood,
both In shirtsleeves, both right of the
boat. Mr.. Rice having taken one from
France, Mr.. Sherwood having taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

out the aid Of tricks. Olivia gets into
the mood by reading sad passages in
books, then opens her eyes as wide as
possible, blinks 20 to 80 times and q
veritable Niagara results.
INDUCING q child to cry its COM
paratively simple. When Shirley
Temple has to weep, her mother
leaves the set while the heartless
directors reports her illness to the
child.
The method employed by Director
Edward Cline to make Bobby Breen
weep is to scold the boys sister, Sally,
quite severely and then order her of
the set. 1T makes me feel rather
ashamed" Mr.. Cline has the grace
to admit.
incidentally. Cline employed a pc
culiar trick to make Joan Crawford
sob in some Of her early pictures. Il
could always get Joan to cry by tear
ing up picture OF George O'Brier
and showing her the pieces. Sounds
silly-but it's the gospel truth"
Most male actors shy away from
films in which they have to weep.
Its-hard for man to cry any time
let alone in public and for an arti-
fetal reason. After a long crying
jag on the Angels With Dirty Faces
set I asked Jimmy Cagney how he
did it. He was still quite upset
and no wonder. The only way Cagney
can make himself cry is by thinking
OF a favorite brother, who died IS
years ago.
Norma Shearer, who usually has
quite a bit Of weeping to do in her
films, is proud OF the fact that there
was not one synthetic tear in all the
numerous weepings OF Marie An
toinette." Music-symphonic and
swing--was used by this excellent
actress for her paroxysms of starry
eyed grief.
NEWCOMER Priscilla Lane is q
very emotional, romantic type Of
girl in real life, and, when it comes to
crying for her pictures, directors get
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another from England Mr. Rice is
and bristling voice. MIR. Sherwood,
all s feet 6 of him, looks like an
ambulant spare rib, the leathery kind
that's all bone and hardly enough
brown meat to keep the franchise.
Mr.. Rice. having had long experience
as a manager and director, sits with
his feet on the desk. Mr.. Sherwood,
new.to the task of folding his length
into an office, sits with his feet quite
far away from him. but on the floor
DLAYS in the works? Mr. Rice:
"Bob's Abe Lincoln in Illinois,
That goes into rehearsal as soon as
Raymond Massey comes in from Lon
don, very soon now. Max's (the rest OF
the name Is Anderson) 'Knickerbocker
Village musical with a score by Kurt
WE'LL. That goes into action next
week and will be the first on our
schedule to open. Tryout in Boston
October l. My own American Land
scape,' all finished and ready to 60,
but will have to wait until the other
two are cleared. In the meantime,
Sam (Behrman) and Sid Howard)
are smuggling away at plays which are
very nearly finished and will be In
from Hollywood soon to take their
place in line for production"
ABE Lincoln in Illinois," TITS .
play" says Mr.. Sherwood, that takes
Abe from his New Salem days, when
he got his first ofiicial job-post-
master-to the time he took the train
from Springfield to 60 to Washington
for his last official job, President Of
the United States.
Now, the way that play was writ
ten is a good example of why this
new wrinkle Of ours Is bound to be
. good one. We're al In this to.
(see WOLFERT, Page F-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Films
.BOde Well
For Fans
Hit Attractions
Are Booked
This Week.
By Harry Macarthur.

~ REAK into merry clog. Happy
- days are he~e again. 1t looks
as though that 'passable light
- summer entertainment" line
can be put in the mothballS, or
wherever you keep your cliches from
season to season almost any day now,
for the week is bringing much that
should turn out to be very fine indeed.
The next opening on the books is that
of "Carefree." slated for Wednesday
night at R-K-O Keith's, and then
Friday will bring Girl Meets Boy to
the Earle, "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
to the Palace and The Texans" to the
Capitol.
"Carefree." Of course, is the new
Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire musical
1t has plot which has something to
do with a psychiatrist who tries to
marry his best friend off to an actress,
but the most important thing about 1t
probably is that it reunites Hollywood
No. dance duo, even if Mr. Astaire
does want to stop dancing. Most dis
cussed sequence in the films, accord
ing to the many gossip items the wires
bring from Bagdad-on-t he-Pacific, is
the golf dance Mr.. Astaire does Lots
OF hummable rhythms in the Irving
Berlin score, too, including Il Used to
Be Color Blind" and Change Part
ners," pair Of neat ditties.
Boy Meets Girl" you do not have
to be told, is the screen version Of
the daft comedy which did so we'll for
George Abbott. Marie Wilson plays the
bemused studio waitress and Pat
O'Brien and Jimmy Cagney are teamed
once more to play the two mad scenario
writer's, which puts the three leading
roles in the hands of three people ex-
tremely capable at the brand Of COM
edy that is Boy Meets Girl"
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is the
picture that already has bene described
as the most musical ever turned out.
It's the Irving Berlin saga-not the
story of his life, but q sort of nos
talgic look back into the past with
Berlin hits as milestones on the way.
There are as of them, all practically
guaranteed to make you remember
some half-forgotten moment. There
also is plot, involving Alice Faye. Don
Ameche. Tyrone Power and as many
other people as it takes for a film Of
such magnitude.
1.-THE Texans" according to the
New Workers. Russell Maloney. Is the
first major production in which love
Is q motivating force is subordinated
to tax evasion. which should make it
timely, arriving on the scene a mere
three weeks before that payment is
due. The particular taxes involved
in THE Texans" however, are those
that were levied by the carpet-baggers
who infested the Southern States
after the Civil War, and Miss Joan
Bennett Is the evader, the action hav-
ing much to do with getting herd Of
(see MACARTHUR. Page F-7.)