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1 THE WEATHER FORECAST FOH 103 ANGELES AN3 SOUTHERN CAIifORNIA: Gnraiiy tar today and lomarrowi rudy wt portion) In II change in tanprarur. Hanmum and minimum tomporaturoa Tufttdar: iZ-ii, Compioto woathot roport ea fag I. Fart it IN ELEVEN PARTS 148 PACES Part a IOCAI. NEWS IS Pagi TIMES OFFICES 232 W.rt rirt Strt And Throughout Southern California tow VOL. LVIII ccc SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1939.

CITY NEWS EDITORIAL Am PRECIOUS METAL AGAIN CALLS TO PROSPECTORS Ramona Play ON THE SIDE WITH E. V. DUELING City's Railway History Aired Bottles of Earl Years to Get Roads Told by Workman i 1 v. I I 5 i 4t v. -A z' fro Once city of 25,000, Rhyolite, today is olmost deserted.

Some gold seekers are returning. Town's ornate depot is shown at left-center. are hills and Calico is name of life. Silver in the range again this "ghost town" that today lures prospectors. 1 1 -I A Nr7 .1 'n.

'0s I l- 'A 7 4 is- ills Again Romantic Drama of Hills Has Largest Opening in History BY ED AIXSWORTH HEMET-SAN JACINTO, April 22. Indian love came back to the hills, where the Verba Santa was in bloom here this afternoon. The lavender blossoms of the sage-like healing herb were crushed into aromatic fragrance under the hoofs of running horses and were brushed by the trailing f-kirts of Indian women and dancing Spanish beauties as drama of the olden days revived to the lilt of guitars. Ramona was living her romance again. LARGEST OPENING In the great gray outdoor bowl, where the ancient rocks tower up a steep slope and the white crest of Mt.

San Jacinto peers in curiously over lesser peaks, the 10th season of California's most romantic outdoor play, "Ramona," rose to its climax before the largest opening day audience in its history. aster than ever before moved the story. In greater volume than ever swelled the gay and sad songs of the Spaniards and the Indians. Even the quail on the hillside, answering the high notes of the singers, seemed to join more than ever in the spirit of the chapter out of the long ago. RETURN'S TO ROLE And to life in the Helen Hunt Jackson story as dramatized by Garnet Holme came Ramona as played by Jean Inness, returning to her favorite role thi3 year, and Alessandro, the victim of an unkind fate as portrayed by pererrenial Victor Jory.

Miss Inness and Jory served likewise as co-directors of the spectacle they have speeded up so much for this season's performances which will be given Saturdays and Sundays on three succeeding week-ends. MARCH OF ROMANCE From that very second when (he clanging ranch bell on Camulos Rancho brought the red, green, blue and purple clad troupe of 350 players trudging up the canyon path into the view of the spectators in the sun-drenched bowl, there was no let-up in the march of romance and history to their sad and bitter finale, tempered as that finale might be in the epilogue with a subdued touch of gladness. New players In important roles there were in numbers, but each one fitted into the action of the story so smoothly that there was no detecting the veteran from the latest recruit. Only two players of the entire 3o0 had taken part in all performances of "Ramona'' since its start. TWO VETERANS Frank Felt as Father Salvedi- erra, the gray-robed priest who helps open the narrative at Camulos Rancho was one of these.

The other was Mrs. Isa- dore Costo, Indian matron who Turn to Page 7, Column 2 TODAY'S FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS BY DURWARD HOWES SUNDAY, APRIL '23 JAMES BUCHANAN', 1791-1808. The 15th President of the United States; the only President who never married; his handling of the slavery situation alienated his Cabinet and four of its members resigned shortly before the expiration of his term. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.

1813-61. American lawyer, statesman and politician; his debates with Lincoln, when they were both running for the same Senate seat, brought Lincoln into national prominence for the first time; Douglas won that race, but two years later he ran against Lin hr Most forlorn of ghost towns visited, Ballarat lies on east slopes of Pona-mint Range. Shootings, feuds and romance mark this gold city. every prospector is such a castle. Hidden deep in the Funeral Death Valley Scotty's palace.

Today it is for sole. All Wide World Photo by Don Brinn joa ore right. Your all-wise glances-Brim with a truth that makes me sad, How could we two have met life's chances You are so good, and I so bad. I am so bitter and malicious Even my gifts bear wry respect To you, who are so sweet and gracious And, oh, so righteously correct. HEINE Investigation reveals what Canadians near Newfoundland thought was a submarine flotilla was a fishing smack.

That Canadian liquor is strong stuff. However, they must be cutting it a little because in the past the usual Canadian- spring report is that somebody saw a school of sea dragons swimming off the coast of Newfoundland Gentleman writing in encloses his card which reads: "Frank M. Yoskizaki Expert Chick Sexer Member Southern California Chick Sexing Association. Office 431 Turner Los Angeles. Telephone 154, Alva.

Okla." When 1 learn why Frank has his office in California and his telephone in Oklahoma I'll let you know. Of course you know what a Chick Sexer is Holder of the Los Angeles repeating matrimonial record seems to be that feminine preacher who at 77 married for the ninth time. She married the first time when she was 12 Rush of aliens who have been here many years to take out U.S. citizenship papers is reported as nothing short of terrific. Said rush started soon after it was learned, only U.S.

citizens could continue on the relief rolls. RESTAURANTS Those restaurants which decide to have their kitchens open for inspection of any patron who wishes to look them over always find It brings an increase in busi ness At the Soviet exhibit at New York World's Fair it is announced there will be "Thirty Soviet Beauties." Sounds interesting. I have never seen a Soviet beauty Healthiest of European rulers is Mussolini. Whenever he feels least bit sick he fasts for 21 hours. There may be something to that.

Next time your husband says he doesn't feel so well make htm ftop eating for a day. I'm a fool to put this in here as my girl friend will read it Sure 6he reads this column every day. It's compulsory at Hacienda Durlingo. However, I give her a column off every now and then "Does red hair indicate a strong temper? Turn to page 33 for answer," says magazine item. I didn't have to turn to page 38 for the answer to that one.

All I can say if and when you get a red-haired woman or brick-topped man mad don't forget to duck. PASSING BY Artie Shaw. They say swing is dead but Artie's band, which plays in jitterbug time, drew 8600 people to one of this town's dance halls the other night and broke all box-office records Wallie Beery. Amateur flyer. Pushing off for a place in Wyoming called Thermopolae.

They should change the name of that town to Pocahontas. Or Hiawatha. Or something Russell Birdwell. Writer. Has just written a book titled "Sex In Business." Haven't read the book yet so can't say whether Mr.

Birdwell approves, disapproves or just reveals Frank Bireley. Orange Juice King. Started in business when working his way through Stanford where he sold orangeade to the students. His business got so big he had to quit college to attend to it. Now he heads a company selling $2,000,000 worth of orange juice products annually.

Maybe the idea in the orange business is to let somebody else grow, the oranges Hugo Krohn. Banker. His favorite Shakespearean quotation is: The man that hath no music in himself, not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils, The motions of his spirit are dull as night. And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.

So remember when asking Hugo to cash a' check or okay a loan to tell him how much you love Chopin, Schubert and Thirty, years of colorful drama of business and political intrigue, disputes over railroads display ing horses, thereby losing ranch ers a lot of feed business, and even the disappearance of a cou pie of bronze sphinxes in the entertainment palace of one of the town's ladies of the evening lie back of Los Angeles' accumu lation of railroads as early years rolled by. The city's elaborate prepara- tions to celebrate "Railroads Built the Nation" In a three-day fiesta dedicating the new Union Station, May 3, 4, 5, stirred Boyle Workman, city historian, to a lot of reflections yesterday as to how Los Angeles ever came to get one railroad much less eight, now merged into three great transcontinental lines. CREDIT TO BAXXIXG "When it comes to the romance of cliques building the great em pire that has come to be Los Angeles," said Workman, "the years between 1801 and 1892 un fold a history that is packed with interest of big men who did big things in a big way." Workman credits Gen. Phineas Banning, operator of an early day stage coach between Los Angeles and San Pedro, and as sociates with starting agitation that got Los Angeles its first railroad. "In 1SG1," Workman said, "the State Legislature was agitated to enact a law permitting a county to buy $150,000 of stock in a railroad.

Such a law actually was passed in 1SG3 and in another year there was hot dispute over the proposal to build a 23-mile line "between the city and the port. EL MONTE FIGHTS PLAX "El Monte provided a hotbed of opposition. Ranchers around there raised great herds of horses and had vast fields of hay and grain. They swore that such a railroad would put them out of business. The horse business, the hay and grain business would be lost and they took to the saddle to ride down the proposal.

"By 18G8, the Legislature ex tended the bill to permit a city to buy 75,000 such stock. So in 1SG8 they held a county-wide election on investing the A total of 1372 persons voted and the project won. In 18G9 the first train steamed between Los Angeles and San Fedro on the new Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad! Los Angeles had its first railroad!" ANOTHER BATTLE Workman said that by 1870, another legislative fight was on to enable the county to subsidize entry of the Southern Pa cific Railroad Company into Los Angeles. By 1872, the S.P. was down to San Fernando Val ley, blocked there by Newhall's insurmountable hills.

San Diego interests, wishing the S.P. to build down to it via Cajon Pass and so to by-pass Los Angeles, fought the proposal to extend the S.P. into Los An geles. Another terrific conflict raged. An election in this county fol lowed which made the subsidy issue completely overshadow the national Presidential election contest between one Abe Lincoln and Horace Greeley.

A total of 2620 citizens voted the subsidy and by 1877, the S.P. rolled through a 7000-foot, 000. Newhall tunnel into Los Turn to Page 6, Column 5 CHILDREN HEAR MUSIC PROGRAM Fifteen Thousand Attend Festival Fifteen thousand Southland school children gathered yesterday in Hollywood Bowl for the second annual Hollywood Misic Festival, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, under direction of Dr. Otto Klemperer and Felix Mills. Climax to the festival' came with Dr.

Klemperer leading the 15.000 guests in the singing of "America the Beautiful." The festival was presented under joint sponsorship of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles County Board of Education, the Southern California Symphony Association and the Columbia Broadcasting Co. Strike on Paying Dues Called Calico-hued feels stir of 3 I i Pension Papers Sent Jordan Ham and Eggers' -Petition Contains 156,038 Signatures Petitions bearing 150,038 certified signatures urging that the $30-Every-Thursday pension plan be placed on the ballot at a special general election were forwarded to Secretary of Slate Frank C. Jordan yesterday by William Kerr, Registrar of Voters for Los Angeles County. SIGXATL'KES STUICKEX According to Kerr, the petition originally contained 197,000 names when it was filed last April 8 by Willis and Lawrence Allen, leaders of the pension-plan movement. A check of the long list of names, however, resulted in many illegal signatures being stricken from the document.

The petition, to become effective, will require 212,117 signatures from throughout the State of California, leaving a balance of 56,079 signatures required from other sections of the State to place the proposition on the ballot. WARNING IGNORED The petition sets forth that should a special election not be ordered by Governor Olson the measure be placed on the ballot at the next general election in November, 19 10. Filing of the. petitions with the of State was; permitted to go forward by sponsors of the pension movement despite the warning issued publicly Friday by Carl S. Kegley, former attorney for the group, who branded the proposal as unconstitutional, Sales Head to Speak Ray Tibbets, sales manager of Western Advertising Artists, will address the Junior Advertising Club of Los Angeles on "Color in Advertising" tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.

at W. Washington Blvd. vHy Dream of Range, it's V. IB'' i 1 J' Factional Row "First we were threatened with a strike of said John F. Gatelee, Alliance official, "and now with postcards.

All threats have been on paper from the start, with no manpower behind them." Haze Obscures Hassel Comet Southlanders Await Chance Tonight to See 'Sneak Visitor' Clear skies anxiously are awaited tonight by Southlanders in the hope that they may view the comet Hassel, now streaking low across the northwestern heavens at uncalculated speed. It is the brightest seen since 1910. The comet, called Hassel after its Norwegian discoverer, was first observed Tuesday, but haze has obscured the chances for An-gelenos to see it. Its appearance is, described by scientists as a "sneak visit," because it is almost in line with the sun and might have escaped observation except for Hassel's vigilance. Because it sets later than the sun, the if skies are clear, will be visible to the naked eye.

Dr. Dinsmore Alter, director of Griffith Observatory, said the telescope will be turned on the comet just as soon as skies clear solhe public may view the celestial visitor. Wife's Divorce Suit Blamed for Suicide Despondent because his bride of six months filed suit for divorce Tuesday, Frank L. Young, 30-year-old artist, yesterday took his life by drinking poison'in the bathroom of his home at 1311 W. 30th- according to police.

He left a note to his wife, Virginia; Famous Ghost to Life as Gold BY JAMES Ghosts stalk the desert these days banshees of a rugged past throng the sunbaked red mountain passageways that lead down from the Bullfrog Range of Nevada through Death Valley, the Panamints and into Calico. And because the specters walk, dozens of "ghost towns" that haven't seen a living soul for decades are coming back to life. Gold is doing it. SCATTERED PICKINGS Not the fabulous kind of wealth that Death. Valley Scotty hints he grabs by the handful from a ''big hole in the ground," but scattered pickings left from the hellroarin' days of the last century.

Because the price of the yellow metal has skyrocketed from $21 to $35 an ounce, it's worth digging again. Worked-over claims if a man's energetic and willing to get up with the red-rimmed sun and pick-pick in a dusty hole in the side of a hill until purple twilight yield a living. Say $5 to $10 a day. To verify this renascence of the ghost towns of California and Nevada, a Times reporter made an aerial survey of more than (jOO miles of wasteland embracing Calico and Ballarat in the former, and Rhydlite-Bullfrog. in the latter.

He flew iii a United Air Lines Mainliner a far cry from the prospectors' burros or the 20-mule teams that toiled across, the borax beds of Death Valley. At 180 miles an hxmr the 13-ton transport, roared above the tumbled relies of yesteryear. NO DOUBT ABOUT By the time tl'e voyage end ed and United's ship cased back into Burbank, there was no doubt about it: The ghost towns are emerging from their rums. Cali co. Ballarat and Rhyolite typify the scores of towns' in the Southwest.

Others lie Towns Coming Price Mounts E. BASSETT ful souls who'd rather pick a living off the face of the earth than a relief check off a dole office counter. 1ST AS NAME IMPLIES About 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles lie the Calico Mountains. From the air they are just that: Calico red, green and gray, like the rough cloth of pioneer women's dresses. The Turn to Page 2, Column 1 Showers Fall Over Southland Weather Bureau Sees End of Storm With Cloudy Skies Today Light showers sprinkled Los Angeles and surrounding communities from the foothills to the ocean last night, with the heaviest precipitation recorded at Long Beach, but the Weather Bureau forecast for today and tomorrow was fair with considerable fog and low clouds.

Pasadena, Alhambra, Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Rdondo Beach and other communities received rainfalf. The showers also extended to Riverside' and other Southland cities. Only a trace of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles' up to midnight. Over emphasis on normal ocean cloudiness was the expla nation given for the gray over least which shut out the sun ves- and held temperatures' to a ftf-degree maximum at 2 p.m. Minimum was 55 degrees at 1:30 a.m.

in Film Union A "dues strike" was called yesterday in the autonomy bat tle of Local 37, film technicians, against its parent organization, the International Alliance The atrical Stage Employees. The strike order was issued at noon, the deadline set by the local in its ultimatum to the parent body to restore self-government to the technicians' group, headed by Joseph W. Carpenter, chairman of the board of governors. PAID-UP CARDS Under an existing agreement the international has had a closed shop in the film studios, and members are required to carry paid-up union cards before being permitted to work. Dues strikers barred from work because of a delinquent card will seek immediate relief in the courts and individual actions will be filed by evry unionist so barred, Carpenter announced.

SIGX PLEDGE CARDS More than 10,000 pledge cards reading "I won't pay dues to the racket crews." were printed and distributed yesterday by rank and file leaders among the 12,000 members of the four largest international locals in Hollywood, the laboratory workers, cameramen, sound technicians and Local 37. International representatives last night made light of the dues strike order. Gardener Seized on Morals Charge Roy S. Carlander, 42-year-old gardener of 634 E. Lomita was arrested by deputy Sheriffs yesterday on suspicion of a morals charge after he asserted-ly enticed a 4-year-old girl into his automobile on the promise of sharing his lunch with her.

Searching for her daughter, the child's mother saw her in the car and notified officers, who arrested Carlander at Ssinview Ave. near Sierra Vista Glen-dale. coln again that time for the Presidency and -was defeated. EDWIN MARK HAM, 1852. Vener-able dean of American poets; once a teacher and' school administrator in California; a single poem, "The Man With the Hoe," published in 1S99, brought him international fame.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 1564-1616. Generally acknowledged to be the greatest poet and dramatist the world has ever known; equally skilled at handling comedy or tragedy, historical plays or lyrical verse; had the added advantage of being an excellent businessman. SHIRLEY TEMPLE, An ac tress for more than six of hpr tpn years; lias already-garnered decorations from eight different. States and has received three honorary colonelships. OoDjrlirht.

the Mother Lode country; somej Little change in temperature crowd the Colorado onHs expected today. Moderate I the California-Arizona border, southwest to northwest winds! All today house a few hope-joff the coast will prevail..

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