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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Street Closed in
City Park Plan

Plans for the new southside park
near Harding school moved for
ward after the Ell Centre city
council Wednesday night author
lied closing Vine street between
Seventh and Eighth and opening
Hamilton street in that block.
Curbings for Hamilton were au-
thorized as well as a sidewalk for
the north side. An alley north of
Vine street was also closed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Family Quarre!
Ends in Murder

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. II. CUP)-
Joseph Poltrone, SO, whose ideas on
how young people should behave
conflicted with those of his mo-
dern children, was held in the city
prison today charged with the mur-
der of his son-inlaW, Anthony de
Phillipo.
Police charged Poltrone killed
Phillipo with a shotgun as the cll-
max to a family quarrel in whicn
Poltrone objected to his 16-year-
old daughter, Josephine, going out
unchaperoned with a boy friend to
whom she was not engaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Stewart nonored
BY Western Fairs

IMPERIAL, Jan. l2.-D. V. Stew
art, secretary manager of the I'M
perial County Fair association, re-
Gently was made a director of the
Western Fair association.
This organization works with the
states in handling fairs throughout
western United States. Five direc-
tors are in charge of the activities
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Frost Predicted
For Valley Areas

A general, but light frost occurred
over most sections of Imperial Val
ley Wednesday night and addition
al frost was predicted for Thurs
day and Friday night, w c. Ja-
cobs, meteorologist reported Thurs
day morning.
Minimum temperature Wednes-
day was 81 degrees but no damage
TO vegetables was expected to re-
suit. Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Court Reverses
Hypnotist Verdict

LOS ANGELES. Jan. u. tUP)-
The appeals court today reversed
the unusual manslaughter conVlc-
ton of Robert A. Gilbert, hynotist
billed as Gilbert the Great
Gilbert was convicted of causing
the death of a young expectant
mother, Mrs. Marie ColomboS The
Womans husband, George, testified
the hypnotist had been treating
his wife
The high court rules this was in
sufficient evidence, and commented
that husband, who was not tried,
was an accomplice if any crime
of abortion was committed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

Pumphrey, who said he was from
Ventura He also had something
to say about El Centros hospi-
tality.
ITS mortifying, the kind o.
treatment a stranger gets here" he
complained. Look how someone
squirted a garden hose at mel He
displayed a dripping pair of pants
and coat Is that hospitality"
Police housed him in the city
jail and he will receive a hearing
in police court Thursday after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
El Centre Adopts
New Building Code

Ell Centro's city council Wednes-
day night voted to adopt new
building code to replace the 1890
code under which the city is now
operating.
The new code, City Engineer Phil
knights pointed out, contains vir-
tually all the restrictions in the
old, but is superior in wording and
phraseology. The old code is liber-
allied in a few respects, chiefly
regarding roofing loads
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Chamber Endorses
Vaughn Candidacy

Director of the Ell Centre Cham
Der of Commerce endorsed Bert
l.. Vaughn of Jacumba and Winter
haven for appointment to the Cali
fornia State Highway commission.
The endorsement resolution pass
ed by a unanimous vote at a direc-
tors meeting at headquarters We'd
neSdaY nioht.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

of here. 1t might as well have been
in Alaska 1t could not be reached
overland.
Lloyd Bible. pilot employed by a
Las Vegas newspaper packed his
plane with food and dropped u
over Rociada late yesterday. lie
said he swooped low over the town
and dropped the provisions in a biz
snow drift He eireled until he
saw men running to gather It.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 13. tUP) =
The hard bitten skipper of a trea-
sure hunting expedition aboard his
old Windjammer, which the crew
called a "hell ship" told the grand
jury today that he had to take a
chain to raw and mutinouS sailors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

impossible. The snow even covered
trees on the slopes of the noun
tains, New MeXicos highest.
Residents of the little Spanish
American village gathered yester
cay. All of them had the same
story. Their food was gone.
Officials of Rociada telephoned
Las Vegas authorities that the VIII
lage faced starvation. Although the
Rociada is only 30 miles northwest
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Phone Line, Plane Sove
Snow Bound Villagers

LAS VEGAS. N NJ. Jan. y (UP).
The skill of an airplane pilot and
single telephone wire STAYED off
starvation today among 100 per-
sons-30 of them children-in their
small farming community high l.
the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
The telephone line was the only
connection Rociada, N M, had
with the outside world, after a
snowfall last weekend made trails
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

in case the animals are being
shipped out for sale elsewhere.
The ordinance was drafted and
approve following complaints
chiefly from the eastside that some
animals improperly kept had be-
come n nuisance
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Reporter Hugh

Reporter Hugh
And now we will have a briet
report from Hugh Osborne
said President G.. G. Bennett o.
the Associated Farmers. With the
emphasized brief in mind Hugh
sketched the associations recent
activities and sat down. Then the
firing started.
What about this - askee
George CutshaW, and Hugh obll2-
ingly elaborated on one point. He
sat down again.
Tell them about ordered
Dan Scott, and Hugh obliged. OFT
PradsilaW then requested a diSSer-
tation and he was followed by
another request from Charlie Nicc
By the time Hugh triumphantly
ended, his report touched on every
thing from start to finish.
Wonder what would happen If
I asked for a full report!' Bennett
asked himself.
Oh You Charlie
RR merely gives you this item
for what it is worth, and hopes you
get the same shock RR did when
the notation loomed up from the
Continued on Page 2, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

Dogs and cats are not included,
but virtually all livestock and fowls
are banned. No one may keep
horses, mules, hogs, sheep, goats
or COWS in9the city except by spe-
cial permission. nor may they keep
chickens. geese, ducks, turkeys or
PIGEONS A 24-hour Grace is allowed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
District Asks City Power
Business at Expiration
Of Contract With Nev-CdI
Competition For Munici pal Load Starte d
WhenPub|ic System Offers to Serve at
Same Rate Private Firm Receives

Competition between the Imperial Irrigation district
and the NevCa Electric for power business in E Centro
closer to home Wednesday night when Steve Harris
of the district power division appeared at council meeting
solicited the citys business Harris said the district
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
F.R. Asks Defense
Funds For Nation
O. SIS Millions
Particular Attention Paid Air Nee in
Special Message; Congressional Action
Urged AS S peediy AS Possible

WASHINGTON, Jan. r. (UP)-President Roosevelt,
citing the threats of and aggression rumbng through
the world called congress today to authorize special
S5 900 900 emergency defense program of which $20,
would actually be expended during the fiscal year
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Full Committee
Boeks Up SIosh
I'm Relief Funds
Democratic Majority in Singing Rebuke
To Administration; Re pubIicans Cite
Scandal After Scandal, Demand Probe

WASHINGTON, jan y. (UP)-The full house appro
priatons committee demanded today that relief rolls be
purged Of maingerers and recommended formally that
the house grant President Roosevelt only S725 100000
instead of the 900 that he requested for the Works
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Want to Keep Chickens at Home? Then
You Must Get Special Permit, City
Council Rules in New Ordinance

Animals and poultry will exist only by special permit
within the confines of Ell Cenro according to ordi-
passed to the second reading Wednesday night by
the city council The ordinance if approved the next
meeting we'll, becomes law 80 days thereafter
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12
Equal TO an Occasion

Equal to an Occasion
When Fed Smith is moved home
from the hospital Saturday he will
be astonished. That is. he would
have been astcnished if it hadn't
been for this item.
When Fred was carted Off to the
surgery cn a pneumonia charge his
new home was only partly COM
Elete. and so far as lie knew Would
remain in thc arrested state until
he recovered He forgot, however,
10 reckon with the little woman =
As hefitS the wife of CON
tractor, Mrs. Smith has done some
contracting on her own hook white
her spouse is pining away at the
hospital, and because of it the new
home will be Spick and span and
ready when Fred gets home
RR idly wonders if Fred could
take over the running of home,
in case he would have to change
jobs
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-12

Butter: Los Angeles. 2se; but
ierfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade 4, Csc: manufacturing milk,
28lsc; route gathered cream, 26ihc.
IA. Hay: L. 5. No. | extra leafy
S16-I7, Il. S. No. l. S13.50-14, No.
2 Ieafy S12.OO-125O. No. 2. s1I.00i
Minneapolis flax. May, S1ssls.
Evening star., 1939-08-26
$50 Americans Sent
To Paris From Italian Boot

ROME, Aug. 26 (P.-A special
train was due in Paris today with
$50 Americans from the Italian
liner Conte Di Savoia for whom
transportation had been arranged
: by the United States Consulate
at Genoa.
The Conte Di Savoia, Rex and
Augustus, all Italian liners, whose
sailings have been Cancelled, were
scheduled to leave Genoa today for
Naples, which is farther from the
French frontier.
The French Consulate at Genoa
granted blanket visa for the
refugees on instructions from Paris.
The Cont Di Savoia had about
800 American passengers, but 22O
Americans Of Italian birth waited
to watch developments in the situ-
alton.
Efforts were being made to procure
passage for some American tourists
on the American ship President
Monroe, due at Naples tomorrow
night. About 100 Americans have
appeared at the consulate at Naples,
seeking advice or help.
Steamship officials said at least
80 Americans would leave on the
President Monroe, scheduled now
to sail from Genoa next Wednesday
or Thursday.
There was noticeable reduction
in the number of tourists in Rome,
but one tourist agency said 26 Amer
leans had made tour of Romes
ancient ruins in their sightseeing
buses regardless of the tension.
There are 100 Americans now
registered with the American Ex-
port Line in Genoa awaiting an op-
portunity to leave Italy, and 40 in
Rome.
About $50 Americans called at the
American consulate-general in Rome
yesterday, and dozens more were ex-
petced today. Consulate-General
Graham Kemper advised them to 60
to small towns around Bordeaux,
France.
Evening star., 1939-08-26
Baltimore Boy, 7,
Siqns Film Contract
Entha Associatad pras.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug, 26.-Kenneth
Brown, 7-year old accordionist, has
something to write his friends back
home in Baltimore
Kenneth signed a movie contract
with Universal studio today as the
result Of his initial performance in
a motion picture c"The Underpup')
just previewed. Kenneth is the son
of William P. Brown, former Balti-
more machinist.
Evening star., 1939-08-26
Americans Urged
In Official Letter
To Leave Germany
Acting Consul General
Addresses 1000 Citizens
Of United States
oy the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 26-ApproXimately
1000 Americans here received letters
from the United States consulate
general today asking them to leave
the country.
Until now, advice to leave was
given only on inquiry.
The letter, signed by Acting Consul
General Raymond H. Geist, read:
The Embassy desires to inform
you that it considers it advisable for
American citizens in Germany to de-
part from this country with a view of
proceeding to the United States.
Please notify the Embassy of your
action"
Women employees in the Embassy
and consulate were told they might
leave now while the men on duty
remained.
Few women, however, accepted.
Arthur E. Dunning, secretary of
Che American Chamber of Commerce
In Germany. said after inquiry
among American businessmen rep
resenting United States firms that
practically everybody is determined
to stay as long as possible"
Most businessmen, however, have
sent their families away.
All American newspaper corre-
spondents are staying for the pres
ent. Some have sent their families
away, but most wives said they would
stay.
Men Called to Colors.
Many Offices, foreign as we'll as
German, received no mail this
morning. Upon inquiry, they were
told postoffices did not have suffi-
clent personnel to expedite the mail.
The fact was that overnight,
everywhere. men of service age were
called to the colors.
In the immediate vicinity of the
Associated Press bureau a baker, an
iron worker and janitor had been
called away in the early morning
hours.
A laboratory worker in the As
sociated Press News Photo Office was
packing up his belongings to leave
for military duty.
Beginning today the sale of gaso-
line was restricted to military and to
foreign diplomats.
A well-knoWn music hall has been
converted into an emergency con-
script enlisting office
Women we're standing outside to-
day waiting for husbands and sweet
hearts to reappear
When doors swung open, two
police officers headed a procession
Of men carrying every conceivable
sort of bag. The police marched
the men off, while the women tried
to wave with handkerchiefs, or
even aprons.
No Air Travel.
Inquiry at Lufthansa, the Ger
man airways company, brought the
laconic reply: "All lines are COM
pletely sold out
The counter-question, But are
they f1ying?" evoked the rejoinder:
"We told you, all lines are sold out
The Associated Press bureau here
lis located so that most commercial
airplanes cruise over it before land
ing at Tempelhof Airport. This
whole forenoon one solitary plane
was observed overhead
The famous avenue Unter den
Linden presented a curious aspect:
Military officers were dashing up
and down in cars or carrying one
bag or suitcase each.
In strange contrast, big sightseeing
Evening star., 1939-08-26
cars were jammed with people.

cars were jammed with people.
Railroad tickets now are sold only
to the border, the big tourist bureaus
advised prospective travellers.
The only exception Is for travel
ers who can produce dollars, pounds
or other good" foreign currencies
for purchasing their tickets from the
border to their final destination In
other countries.
One clerk advised the Associated
Press that at one of the railway sta
tions advice was given to Germans
that for the present private persons
could not get train accommodations
1t could not Immediately be estab-
lished If this rule were general.
Evening star., 1939-08-26
Hundreds Are Turned Down
On Steamer Reservations

PARIS, Aug. 26 (P.-Officials of
transatlantic steamship lines said
today they were turning down hun
dreds of applications" for sailings to
America.
At the United States lines, more
than 200 persons were informed the
100 emergency cots taken aboard
the liner President Roosevelt were
"all occupied
The ship, headed originally to-
ward Hamburg, Germany, was
scheduled now to sail for New York
at midnight.
Evening star., 1939-08-26

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Evening star., 1939-03-31
Neutrality Amendments
Would Curb President
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Advocates of mandatory neutrality
introduced series of proposed
amendments yesterday which would
strip the President of some of the
discretionary powers given him
. under the present neutrality law.
Senator Nye. Republican, of In
diana, co-outhor with Senators
Bone, Democrat, of Washington, and
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, said
, the amendments would give Con-
. gress, as we'll as the President, the
right to determine when a state Of
war exists.
This authority heretofore has been
the Presidents alone.
. Another amendment would add
the word forthwith" to the section
specifying that the act shall become
operative whenever the President or
Congress shall find that a state of
war exists.
: In addition, the three Senators
proposed substitute for the cash
. and carry" provisions, which expire
May /, in which not only war ma
terials but all other supplies would
: be placed on cash and carry"
basis whenever the act is invoked.
Evening star., 1939-03-31
Creek Death Toll Rises
To Il in Mississippi
By the Associated Press.


V1CKSBURG, Miss, March 81
The death toll of a highway bridge
washout near here had mounted to
II today and two persons were still
missing as search continued in rain
swollen Clear Greek, into which at
least seven motor cars plunged
"Wednesday night.
Nine of the persons who were
rescued suffered injuries. The cars
toppled off the broken span IL miles
east of here on the Vicksburg-
jackson highway.
A brown coupe was located far
downstream late yesterday. The
bodies of five persons were found in
1t. They we're identified as Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Schilling, Mrs. Sam
H. Campbell, her 3-year-old daugh-
ter Annette, and Mrs. Tom Bradley,
all of Oak Grove, La.
Missing and believed dead were Miss
Ann Turner. Memphis, Tenn, nurse,
and Clyde Cox of Jackson, Miss.
Evening star., 1939-03-31
{ Montgomery Bills
Enacted as Others
Go 10 Senate
One Requires Report
Of Injuries by
Medical Profession

~ = Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 31.-Six
more bills from Montgomery County
were ready for the statute books to-
day after being enacted by the
State Assembly, while five measures
from Montgomery and Prince
Georges County reached the Senate
following their adoption in the
House.
One of the enactments calls for
impost of a special Accent tax in the
third precinct of Wheaton election
district, with the proceeds to be
spent for road maintenance in that
section Of the precinct located out
side the town Of Kensington. The
tax would be levied for one year
only.
A second would permit the State
to convey to Kensington a small
strip of land located at Connecticut
avenue, Baltimore street and the
approach to the new grade crossing
elimination. The land. if given to
the municipality, would be used for
FN~~H HS~A F0oSo'
Injury Reports Required.
Another Montgomery enactment
would require hospitals, doctors,
nurses, dentists and pharmacists to
report to police any cases where per-
sons are treated for injuries caused
or believed to have been caused by
a lethal weapon or automobile ac-
cident.
The remaining measures adopted
would permit the county commits
sioners to issue $1,000 in bonds to
pay of debts Of the Gaithersburg-
Washington Grove Fire Department
and retire them from proceeds Of
that organizations fire tax, remove
a small tract located at Western
avenue, Grafton street and Cedar
parkway, in Chevy Chase, from the
suburban district and put it in Sec
ton 2 of Chevy Chase.
Bills adopted in the House and
sent to the Senate would:
Authorize the commissioners to
appropriate funds to finance the re-
assessment of real and personal
property in Montgomery this year.
Pay Bill Included.
Permit the county commissioners
from the two suburban districts of
Montgomery to receive $500 COM
pensation annually by spending "38
hours week in their Offices" Pres
ent statutes permit themto be paid
that sum only for spending their
full time" in their Offices. Other
wise they are paid $4,000 year.
Increase the annual compensation
Of the town treasurer of Capitol
Heights, in Prince Georges, to 5000.
It is now $100.
Allow the Cheverly Town Council
to levy front-foot benefit assess
ments for public improvements.
Take that section of the town of
Hyattsville now located in River
dale election district and place it in
the Hyattsville election district.
Evening star., 1939-03-31
Cubons Pay Tribute
At Bier Of Gen. Muchudo
Dy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 81
About 200 Cubans gathered here to-
day to attend funeral services for
Gen. Gerardo Machado, deposed die
tator of the island republic who died
Wednesday of heart attack.
His f1ag-draped bronze casket will
be placed in crypt in the Woodlawn
Cemetery mausoleum after services
at his home. The body may be moved
at some future time to his birth
place, Santa Clara, Cuba.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
76>OOO-MiIe Trip of Scouts
Ends at Appointed Hour

land, with excursions at times into
parts of Canada. The boys carried
all their equipment, camped out
each night and did their own cook
ing.
It was an educational tour, con-
Quoted experimentally this year.
Mr.. Chandler said the national Boy
Scouts headquarters, New York, is
interested in the undertaking. He
will make a full report on the tour
to DR.. James E. West, head of the
Scouts, and thinks the tour may be-
come a regular part of the Boy
Scout program.
Boys taking the trip this year
were Joseph Ralph. Is, of 1914
Morningside drive NV; Paul Ad-
kins, IA, 1348 Kalmia road. NV;
Frank Last, IS, 704 Montgomery
avenue, Silver Spring, Md; Robert
Bains, Is, 704 Montgomery avenue,
Silver Spring, Md; Robert Solomon,
13, 5000 Colesville road; Don Addor,
IA, 1456 Geranium street NV, and
Albert Hanson, 16, co-driver, Of 1865
Geranium street NV.
Did any of the boys get homesick?
Mr.. Chandler laughed at the ques-
ton. Not a one was homesick. We
moved too fast for that. We were
seeing something new every day."
Evening star., 1939-09-08

them to garage at Fourteenth and
Irving streets NV.
The alteration followed, Holloran
said, when "a lady in the front seat
raised up" and insisted they "go out
and have some fun" Hollohan re-
ceived black eye and a cut finger
he said, and his companion bruised
eye and gashed finger. Hollohan
said two other men joined in the
fight and 1t became a matter of self
defense"
In dismissing the case, Judge
Casey said: This is a strange and
perhaps should say unusual expla-
nation. There is some difference be-
tween the two cases. The Govern
ment's case makes no mention that
the cab was occupied by another
party. The suggestion in regard to
the good time I must accept. It
seems that the cab driver deviated
from his route and the defendants
explanation of why there was an
alteration seems reasonable.
I'm the absence of the cab driver
there is some doubt raised In my
mind"
Evening star., 1939-09-08

Doctors sought today to deter
mine the full extent of the injuries
received by Policeman Henry Prince,
81, of 255 Twelfth street Sc. in a
fall from his motorcycle last night.
Mr.. Prince was taken to Emerg-
ency Hospital, seriously hurt, after
the accident. His machine collided
with an automobile driven by AL
fred A. Doolittle, SO, of 1901 K street
NV, at Wisconsin avenue and AL
bemarle street NV.
Edward Kimberly. 18, 440 Fourth
street Ne was in Emergency Hos
pital after being hurt last night
when struck by car as he walked
across Maine avenue at Fourth street
SW. He suffered cuts and abra-
SionS.
Bobbie Wilkes, %, colored, 1910
Fifth street NV, was in undeter-
mined condition at Freedman's Hos
pital after being thrown from the
running board of a car operated by
her husband. Luke Wilkes, %.