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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
petunia Receives
High Award in
AII-America Trial

The highest award in the ALL
America trials for new flowers was
awarded this year to a salmon pink
petunia.
Pink petuniaS are numerous and
beautiful. But until now all have
been rose pinks, which means to a
painter that they have little
touch Of blue mixed in Many gar
denerS prefer pinks of the warmer
tones. which are achieved by a
mixture of yellow.
Salmon Supreme, which is the
name of the All America leader,
has this touch of warmth. It's
flowers as they open are a coral
salmon in hue; and as they mature
they change TO a soft salmon pink.
The plant is of the dwarf, compact
bedding type, with medium sized
single flowers, which are borne so
abundantly that a plant in full
bloom presents a rounded mound
Of color.
The breeding of this new variety
IS not disclosed; but gardeners will
recall the only yellow petunia
Dainty Lady, which was an All
America winner a few years ago.
The yellow was So delicate. and
faded SO quickly, that many were
disappointed in it, But to the plant
breeders, the appearance of a new
color in the petunia family was re-
garded as epOchal, and rich with
promise CT new developments from
its use as a parent. So the ques-
tions now being asked are: Is Dain-
ty Lady the parent of Salmon Su-
preme? And is the petunia now
rich in red and blue tones. destin-
ed to develop all the colOrs of the
| rainbow.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
Plans Reveal
Outstanding


Bids for the remodeling
and addition to the Ell Cen
tro public library building
will be opened ON Feb. 10Th,
according to A. Y. Preble,
president of the Ribcrete company.
who received plans for the build
ing Friday
The building. which will be con-
structed of ribcrete will be COM
pletely modern and will be the
largest library in the county.
The old library building, which
was condemned two years ago,
will be reinforced and entirely
modernized.
An addition will also be con-
struction ribcrete, according to Pre-
BILE The addition will be 80 feet
by SO. The old building is 70 feet
by A, Preble said
Albert E. Hansen, Los Angeles
architect and construction engin-
eer, drew plans for the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
BY FRED ANIES

Conunmng the list Of ornamental
plants believed to be suitable for
the Imperial Valley as given in the
Agriculture Experiment Station
circular. Soils and Crops OF the
Imperial Valley:
Climbing Plants and Vines
AmpelCps.s Quinquelolia Virgin
Ia Creep2r
Antigonan leptopuS Coral vine.
0r Rosa Montana
BignCnil grdndIlord Chinese
trumpet ereeper)
Bignonia unguis-cai trumpet
ylne)
CalonyctiOn mOonflOWerl
Card.ospedmum h alicac a bum
balloon Vlnel
FicuS pumila Climbing tle)
IpomOea purpurea Japanese NOR
ning glory annuah
Jasminum primulinum ,primros2
iasmine)
Lantana selloWiana ltrallms
lnatana)
Lathyrus latifolius perennial
sweet p2aD
Iathyrus odoratus osWeet pea.
annuaD
I5niccra japonica halliana Halls
honeySuckle)
ParthenCciSSuS tricuSpidata Jap
ancse or Boston ivy)
PhaseCluS cCccincus tscarlet run
her. annuaD
Rosa climbing rose, Cecil BrW-
nep
Thunbergia thunbergia
Tropaeolum peregrinum canary
bird vine)
Wits grape, Thompson Seedless
or Sultanina)
Wits arizonica { canyon grape)
Wjsteria sinenSis CChineSe Wister-
ia
Flowers for Beds or Masses
Aeeratum floss floWer)
Alyssum maritimum sweet alys-
SUM
Antirrhinum CsnapdragonD
Arctotis grandis AFRICAN blue
daisy
Aster Caster
Calendula officinalis (pot mari
gold)
Gamma Ccanna
Celosia argentia Feather cocks
comb
Chr,santhemum m X;imt m
Shasta daisy
Chr.San tn emum morifolium
Cchrysanthemum)
Telphinium aiaCis larkspur1
Dianthus barbatus tsweet VIII
liam
Dianthus caryophyllus (carna-
tom
Dimorphotheca alrantaca 0Win-
ter cape marigOld)
Eschscholtzia California; Cali
fornia poppy
Gailardia Cgaillardia)
Godetia CgOdetia)
/ Iberis Amara CCandytutt
/ Iris lrlsl
Iatavrus odoratus CsWeet peaD
Linum flax
MvcsCtis fOrget-me-not
Petunia Cpetunia)
/ PhloX CphlOX)
Portulaca CpOrtulaCa)
Reeeda OdOrata ml9noneIteD
Saliva floWering sage)
Tropacolum majus nasturtlum)
Verbena Cverbena)
Viola odorata (sWeet VloleO
Viola tricOlOr (pansyD
Zinnia CZinnia)
/ Other Flowers fer Open Planting
AIthaea rosea ChollyhOck)
tNf1 lou
Cheiranthus cheiri CWall floWer)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by Tho
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
panv. 625 state street, El ccntro,
california. as successor to the
sunday issues Of The Morning
POST aud Valley Farmer, aud the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered at El Centre. California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul JcnKin7, publisher; A. c.
Johnston. president and gen
eral manager; i. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
West-HollidaY Co., Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Subscription Rates: sc per copy
or. in conjunction with the I'm
perial Valley Press or The Morn
Ing Post. Per Month. 6uc; Paid in
Advance: . months, $1.65; mo.
S3.25. one yePT $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

1t won't always be easy to finance home construction
it is now! And the sooner you build your home the
longer you and your family enjoy it's comforts! Our
planning department will gladly work with you in plan
ming any type home wish Just ring 1876 for the latest
from the building front!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

GulallN well Win IlIuDooIA ana
trees already planted in El Centre.
according to Identification COM
mittee members.
Only a limited number of plants
are available. according to the COM
mittee report, and residents are
urged to obtain their plants i'm
mediatelV.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
LIBRARY BIDS TO OPEN FEB. 10
Over the Back Fence
FRED AMES

Cosmos tCoSmOS)
Dahlia ldahlia)
Datura tdatura)
HelianthuS annuus tSunfloWer
Impatiens tbalSam)
Kochia scoparia summer cypress
Lupinus lupine)
Mathiola (StOCkS)
Annual and Parental flowers
fer Shade and Partial Shade
Antirrhinum CSnapdragom
daisy
Arctotis grandiS (african blue
Begonia tbegonia)
Bells perennis english daisy
Clarkia (clarkia)
Delphinium ajacis QarkSpurD
Godetia (godetia)
Iberis amara (candytufD
Linum CflaX)
Nemisia nemeSia)
Nemphila insignis Cbaby blue
eyes,
Nigella damascana dove -in-a-
misD
Rudbeckia (confloWerD
Viola odorata (SWeet violeb
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
OLEANDERS ARRIVE FOR
USE IN Ell CENTRO

Olcanders for use in the Cham
Der OF Commerce Post Press beau
tification drive in El Centro are
available at the Whitman seed
store, which is distributing the
plants for the Identification COM
mittee. according to committee re-
ports Saturday.
The red oleanders blend parti-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
FNER.AI. HELD
FOR 7-MONTH BOY

Funeral services for Donald Brit
ton, 7-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Briton of the Ell Centre
area. were held at the Lemons cha
pei at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
ALMANAC WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED

The Kellogg company, distribu-
tors of Kellogg's All-Bran and 9TH
er favorite breakfast cereals, will
distribute The Housewives Almanac
to Imperial Valley residents dur
ing next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

with the Rev. Mr. Fred Day, pas
tor of the Four Square Gospel
church, officiating. The baby died
Friday.
You Haven't Read All the News
Until You've read the Ads
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
TO WE'D
+. D. C, MATRoN

Commander William K. Harrill,
widely known Navy flier and
World War, hero, now assistant
naval attache at the United States
Embassy in London, is to be mar
ried next Saturday to Mrs. Eliza
beth Swigart- Hohenstein, of this
city, according to word received
here today.
Commander Harrill is widely
known in the Capital, where he
has served several tours Of duty,
his last being 1892 to 1884, when
he was executive officer and later
commander of the AnacoStia Air
Station. In 1927 and 1928 he was
aide to the assistant Secretary Of
the Navy.
A graduate of Annapolis in 1914.
he served as aide to the COM
mander of the mine forces In Euro
pean waters, and was decorated
with the Navy Cross.
In 1921 he was sent to Pensa-
cola for flying instruction. and has
been in the naval air service since
that time. He was named air at
tache to London last year.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
President, Wed 33 Years,
Phones Wife in California

Day in 1905 at a brilliant church
wedding at which the bride was
given away by her uncle, former
President Theodore Roosevelt.
Mrs. Roosevelt intends to fly
back East within few days and
a delayed wedding anniversary
celebration will take place in
Warm Springs, Ga. The President
plans to leave here for his Georgia
home on March az.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
HULL WARNS NATION IT MUST ARM
Protected Peace Outlined;
Austrian Leaders Jailed
Events in Crisis
Told in Brief

Developments in the Eu-
rOpean situation:
WASHINGTON - Secre-
tary of State Hull, address
ing National Press Club, tells
world United States will fol
low middle of road policy
in dealing with foreign ma
tiOnS and appeals for inter-
national law and order.
LONDON - Russia mObi-
Lies 100000 para chutist
troops ready to fly to CzechO-
slOvakia if Germany invadeS
that country. Prime Min
lister Chamberlain, facing
cabinet crisis. may be forced
to resign unless his govern
ment adopts stronger" stand
against Nazi-Fascist aggres-
sion.
PARIS - Meeting in vir-
tual "war session." French
cabinet Okays sweeping de-
fense measures and appeals
for British aid in effecting
Spanish armistice as Premier
Blum asks national unity in
preparation for formidable"
future developments.
WARSAW - Poland takes
Suitable" steps believed
military, in POlish-Lithua-
nian frontier controversy.
MOSCOW-United States
and all world powers, exclud-
ing the Fascist states, are in
vited to round table confer
ence as consequence Of Ger
many's annexation of Aus.
tria. Obiect-mutual assist
ance pacts to fOrtify demOc-
EacieS against aggression.
VIENNA - Former Chan
cellOr SchuSchnigg jailed, for
mler President Miklas under
protective arrest" as Nazis
embark on widespr cad anti
Jewish drive.
BERLIN - Hitler to ad-
dress nation tomorrow on his
annexation of Austria.
BARCELONA-In greatest
aerial raid any European city
has ever suffered, Nationalist
warpIanes bomb this key city.
leaving $50 dead. hundreds
wounded and untold prop
erty damage.
PRAGUE - More than
5000 Austrian state officials
dismissed as suicide wave
continues.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
W. J.. Bryan's Son
In Customs Post

LOS ELES, March II
U.N.SO. - William j ennin g s
Bryan, jr., son of the late Great
Commoner," today took over his
new duties as collector of customs
for the Los Angeles district.
He took the oath in Federal
court in the presence of members
Of his family, members of the 10.
cal bar, and personal friends.
Bryan succeeds Alfred A. Cohni
whose term recently expired.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
SICK MOTHER
Stays SIX. OF
HER CHILDREN
Killed Husband.
3 Years Ago

CENTER. Tex, March II
UN.S0.--A 38-year-old mother
who shot and killed her husband
as he slept three years ago, told
police how she murdered six OF
her children in their sleep early
today after tenderly kissing each
one Of them good-by.
The mother, Mrs. Lille Mae
Curtis, claimed as she was formally
charged with the multiple murder,
that "the children are better off
dead"
She shot and killed them, she
told officers, because I was sick
and unable to care for them"
II loved them dearly" added
Mrs. Curtis, who was not yet out
of the shadow of a five-year sus-
pended sentence for killing her
husband when she slew the chill
dren in their poor, country home
20 miles south of here.
KISSED THEM
She nonchaIantly told county
officials how she ordered the chill
dren to get ready for bed, got her
gun out of a dresser drawer and
waited until she was sure all were
asleep.
She moved the baby from one
bed into the room where the other
children were sleeping.
IT kissed them all good night"
she said.
IT went to the bed of T. o.
and shot him first. Then I killed
the others according to their
ages. I left the baby until the
last.
None Of them woke up but
q few of them kicked little.
I decided not to kill Travis be-
cause he can get out and work.
SPARED OLDER BOY
II had to wake Travis up and
tell him what I had done"
She revealed the gun used in
the slayings was bought in Hous-
ton several weeks ago. II bought
it for my own protection" she
said. denying it was purchased
with the intention of killing her
family.
Travis, unable to Immediately
comprehend his mothers sudden
action, was terrified when he ar
rived at a neighbor's home, Stam-
mered news of the tragedy and
asked that Sheriff Sample be
called.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Chrysler, Union
Heads in Parley

DETROIT, March II G.N.SO.
CShysler Corporation and United
Automobile Workers Union repre-
sentativeS were in their fourth day
Of negotiations for a new contract
today with the confereeS believed
ready to discuss specific contract
changes. Although spokesmen of
both sides remained silent on the
changes contemplated, it was re-
vealed that the union yesterday
presented an itmized list of pro
posed changes.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

Today marks the thirty-third
wedding anniversary of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
only celebration planned is a long
distance telephone conversation
between the President in the
White and Mrs. Roosevelt in Los
Angeles.
The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt were married on st. Patriek'S
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
JUSTICE BUTLER
IG rj
IS z YEARS old

U.N.So.-Justice Pierce. Butler
Of the Supreme Court. who is
of Irish ancestry, observed his
72d birthday on st. Patrick's Day
today, but he and his family,
grieving over the recent death of
a son, avoided anything akin to
q birthday celebration. The JUS
tice planned to devote his day
to court work.
Son of a Minnesota farmer, JUS
tice Butler achieved wide repu-
tation as a lawyer in st. Paul be-
fore he was appointed a Justice
Of the high court Is years ago.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
LAWYER IS HELD
IN KIDNAP CASE

NASSAU, Bahamas, March II
0.N.SO.-Forrester Scott, promi-
nent philadelphia attorney, and
Stanley Boynton, aviator of Spring
field, Mass, were remanded until
Monday when they appeared in
court today on charges of attempt
ing to kidnap Scott's two young
daughters.
Facing the first kidnapping
charges ever filed in the Bahamas,
the defendants allegedly tried to
fly off with the girls who are here
with their mother. The former
Mrs. Scott is now Mrs. Henry
Clark Boden.
They are also accused of as
saulting the children's nurse, and
of illegal possession of revolvre.
Their nurse said the two chill
dren were in a park when two
men drove up in cab and at
tempted to seize them.
Spectators came to her aid and
the men fled to a pier where the
plane was anchored with a third
man at the controls, she said. But
the plane was unable to rise when
a harbor pilot snagged it with a
rope.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
.LaGuardia Irked
By Lighting Graft

NEW YORK, March II U.N.S0.
Mayor LaGuardia threatens to cur
tail street lighting as an economy
move, because I'VE skimp and save
and then somebody comes along
and slaps an Injunction on us, to
pay some lazy loafer $4,000 or
SIS, 900 who doesn't do a blessed
thing for the city of New York"
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Gets $50 Days
To Jog Memory

Lawrence T. Sims, 20, colored,
will have 180 days in jail to help
him remember events Of last
Monday night.
Judge Edward M. Curran, in
Police Court today also fined
Sims $50 on charges Of aSsaulting
two policemen and two women
and generally reducing the furni-
ture in a house in the 400 block
of o st. N. w., to kindling wood.
He remembered nothing Of it, he
told the. Judge.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Lloyd George BemOanS
Worst Political Mess

LONDON, March II GN.S0.
David Lloyd George, sharp critic
of Prime Minister Chamberlain's
foreign policies, left for France to-
day with a sour comment on the
present international situation.
The wartime prime minister of
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
West Robbery
Case Proves Dud

HOLLYWOOD, March II
QN.S0-The sensational Mae
West jewel robbery case was Off
cially closed today. The district
attorneys office admitted it could
not convict Harry voiler. former
Detroit sportsman, of charges he
planned the robbery, because of
insufficient evidence.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Youth, 16, POisOns
Self by Mistake

Taking poison by mistake for
medicine, Douglas Printz, 16, 91S
Maryland Ave. N. E., was con
fined to Casualty Hospital today
Doctors said he will recover. Printz
took the dose of poison last night
and Immediately was stricken.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

declared:
The British Empire and
France have been maneuvered
into the worst strategic position
they have ever been in. I have
never seen such a mess since I
entered political ife."
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Strict Neutrality
Wilde FOllOued,
World Is Told
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

SNeS44S NN4AAA
war-threatened world there was
addressed today a clearcut state.
ment of American. foreign policy.
rooted in the principles Of inter
national justice, and backed up by
the Endorsement of an American
Navy capable of maintaining
American rights wherever they
may be jeopardized.
1t came from Secretary Of
State Hull at a significant time
when treaty-breaking and armed
conquest are rampant, in Europe
and in Asia.
MAY FIGHT FOR PEACE
The Secretary warned the ma.
ton that it must arm and be
ready to fight for peace. He said.
mo policy would prove more
disastrous than for an i'm
portant nation to fail to arm
adequately when international
lawlesSneSs is on the rampage.
TT is my considered judg-
ment. that. in, the present state
Of world affairs. to do less than
is now proposed Tin the Navy
bilD would lay our country open
to unpredictable hazards.
ut would, moreover, seriously
restrict our nations ability to
command. proper respect for
its legitimate rights and in
terests, the surrender of which
would constitute abandonment
of the fundamental principles
of justice, morality and peace
among nations"
SIX POINTS STRESSED
Taking full cognizance Of the
conditions that have produced an
international crisis, Secretary Hull
broadcast to the world q restate-
ment of this Governments posi-
ton, in which he said:
/. The United States does not
propose to engage in entangling
political or military alliance
with any foreign power.
2. The United States does pro-
pose to cooperate with any like
peace-minded nation to preserve
or further world peace.
8. The Surest road to war
(for the United States) lies in
being unprepared for war.
4. Tie United States has no
intention of policing" the
world.
BAN ON ISOLATION
S. The United States does not
propose to follow a course Of in
ternationalism, in the sense
that it leads to interference
with other peoples affairs-nor
at the same time does this Gov
ernment propose to be content
with a policy Of strict isolation
from the worlds affairs.
8. The United States proposes
to protect American interests
throughout the world, accord
ing to the well understood prin-
ciples Of international law Gas
hitherto conceived, and to
that end proposes to maintain q
defense system capable Of carry
ing out this policy.
MIDDLE OF ROAD
Thus he said, in effect, that the
American course in q troubled
world is to be a middle-of.the-road
course away from the 'isms that
have fastened themselves upon
large parts of the world-with
this Government always in q posi-
ton to be the Judge Of its own
course in a given set of circum-
stances.
Secretary Hull spoke to q rela.
lively small audience at the Ma.
tional Press Club, but his
audience was worldwide. His re-
marks were broadcast on short
Continued on Page :, Col. q
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
RADIO GETS EXTENSION

G.N.S.) The Federal Communi-
cations Commission today granted
an extension of the present
license of Station WNAC operated
by the Yankee Network, Incor-
porated, Boston, for two months.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
BISHOP NAMED

VATICAN CITY, March II
QN.S0-Msgr. Joseph Murphy
today was named to be Bishop Of
Saginaw, Mich.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Anti-Sen1itic War
Gains Force as
OldLdWS Die
By PIERRE J. HUSS

Altering earlier plans to place for
mer Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
on trial as a traitor, AuStro-Ger-
man authorities today decided to
intern him in a concentration
camp as a widespread anti-Jewish
drive was launched throughout
this newest province of the Reich.
Decision to place the deposited
chancellor in concentration camp
was reached at a lengthy confer
ence of Nazi leaders.
MARTYRDOM FEARED
Plans actually had gotten under
way to put him and numerous
other anti-Nazis on trial. but It
was decided this might have the
effect of picturing him in the light
of a martyr.
Also, it was found the Nazi legal
machinery has no provision for
mass trials such as are staged in
Soviet Russia.
A reliable informant said Schu-
schnigg probably will be taken to
Dachau, one of the largest con-
centrations camps in Germany,
located near Munich. ,..g "
Nazi circles believe that iSola-
ton for an indefinite period will
soon cause him to be forgotten by
the majority Of the public.
MIKLAS VIRTUAL PRISONER
Meanwhile. it was learned that
former President Wilhelm Miklas
is under supervision in his home
but will eventually regain his free
dom and be permitted to retire
to private life. Former Mayor Otto
SchmitZ of Vienna either will be
imprisoned or lodged in a concen-
tration camp.
As the anti-JewiSh campaign got
into full swing, it was announced
that for the present only AryanS
will be permitted to leave Austria
or Germany. SIS,
Julius Streicher, chief of the
Reich anti,Semitic forces, returned
to Nuremberg last night, confident
measures he has decreed will soon
wipe out the last vestiges of Jew
iSh influence in this country.
INTER MARRIAGE BANNED
It also was announced that Ger
man racial and marriage laws are
applied Immediately throughout
Austria.
In many smaller communities
and towns, the drive against Jews
was even more drastic than in
Vienna.
At Linz large numhre of for
mer Jewish municipal employees
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
FRENCH UNITY
PLEA OF BLUM
By KENNETH T. DOWNS

PARIS, March II Q.N.SD.-AS
France moved her war machinery
into high gear, Premier Leon
Blum went before the Chamber
of Deputies today with an appeal
for national unity in preparation
for formidable" future develop
mentS.
ReichSfuehrer Adolf Hitler's
forcible annexation of Austria, he
said, was an international event
which convulsed all Europe and
might cause future formidable
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
READY TO FIGHT

France passionately desires
peace" he said, "but will take
all necessary steps to safeguard
our independence, protect our
frontiers and our lines of COM
munication.
1--WE will also fully honor our
engagements. We will go to the
extreme limit of human effort.
In view Of the circum-
stances. the country sees itself
CONTINUED on Page 2. Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
TECHNICAL POINT

II do feel, however. that their
action was unwarranted, and of
course I am slightly disturbed
by their move against me-,
Their action was taken on q
purely technical point. There
is nothing involving the ethics
Of the medical profession in the
case.
II regret that the situation
has attained the magnitude It
has reached, and / feel that it.
could very easily have been
! avoided. Certainly, the action
Of the medical society was very
unusual. {
However, I do not feel that
my expulsion will have any ef-
feet on my practice
CALLED STUPIDITY
The action of the medical So
ciety was branded as great stu
pidity" by Howard Acton, official
of the group health association
He said:
Their action has focused
the attention Of the country on
group health, which the medical
profession has been attempting
to keep hidden.
"Our legal department is
now studying this case, and We
believe there is ample ground
for court procedure.
I'VE intend to find out if the
rights of the common people
are being violated, and if the
medical profession has a right
to form a closed shop"
CHA officials pointed out ex.
pulsion Of DR.. Scandiffio might
be construed as depriving
some 5000 CHA members Of
services with an at
tendant physician, and so open
the way for recourse in the courts.