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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
House Reapportionment.

The Fem bill reapportioning the rep
resentatives Of the States in the House
of Representatives in accordance with
the decennial census of 1920 passed the
House yesterday. 1t now becomes the
duty of the Senate to put the bill
through and send it to the President
prior TO March 4, unless the measure
is to die.
The passage of a reapportionment
bill is long overdue. Certain States have
been wrongfully deprived Of increased
representation under the terms of the
Constitution for eight or nine years be-
cause of the failure of Congress to put
through this or similar bill. The
! membership Of the House, and, Incl
dentally, the number of votes allotted
to each State in the electoral college,
are both based on the enumeration of
the people, directed to be taken every
ten years by the Constitution.
Eight years ago the House put
through reapportionment bill, but it
was allowed to die in the Senate COM
mittee. For some of the States under
the reapportionment plan are slated to
lose seats. and their representatives
were loath to give up these seats in the
House. There is the same chance this
year for fllibustering tactics to defeat
the Fem bill in the present short ses-
sion of Congress. However, there is q
determined spirit among some of the
Senators to put the bill through, and
if the reapportionment bill is delayed
too long before being brought to the
Senate floor for consideration, an effort
will be made to attach the bill as an
amendment to some other bill which
must go through the Senate.
Wisely the House has decided in the
passage of the Fem bill not to increase
the membership of the House, but to
make the unit Of representation larger.
The House at present has 435 members.
While it is not as large in membership
as some of the parliamentary bodies in
Europe, it still is large enough; too
large, it is held in some quarters. The
membership of the House has been in
| creased from time to time until its
present figure. The last change prac-
tically forced the abandonment of the
| individual desks for each member on
the floor of the House, such as the Sem
ators have today. 1t became necessary
to enlarge the House chamber or to re-
place the old desks with benches.
Under the reapportionment act,
eleven States will gain in their repre-
sentation in the House and seventeen
will lose. Those States which gain in
clude California, with additional
seats, Michigan with 4 and New Jersey
and Texas with 2 each. North Caro-
lima and Florida each gain one addi-
| tional seat. The greatest loss is that OF
Missouri, which loses seats. In
diana, Iowa. Kentucky and Mississippi
each lose seats. Even New York and
Pennsylvania, populous as they are, lose
one seat each in the readjustment to
meet the growth in other parts Of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Templeton Jones had about decided
to close his convenient free circulating
library.
He maintained it for the benefit of
his friends, various individuals of both
sexes who profited from the generosity
of their bookloving acquaintance.
Jones had diversified library. Its
foundation had been handed down to
him by his father and on its broad
base of the classic authors he had build
ed fairly WELL
The result was that he had a better
than average home collection In
stead of the ordinary line of fiction,
ranging from the cheap through the
mediocre, with sprinkling of the great.
Templeton Jones collections comprised
mostly the great books. around which
he had grouped some not so great
but quite as diverting.
" X X
He had a section devoted to books
which he had not read He bought
them for a rainy day, when he might
be looking around for something and
could not find it.
He made sure he would find 1t. If
ore happened to want something to
read, on the spur of the moment, and
there was nothing at hand, what good
did it do that the stores were over
flowing with books?
A book on the home shelf is worth
10 in the book store, Jones told him.
self. A ton of coal in the basement
is worth in the alley. A loaf OF bread
in the breadboX at 7 am. Is petter
than a dozen loaves at the corner gro
Gerry
In his old age Jones had developed
decided liking for the works of the
great French masters of narration.
So his shelves contained better than
ordinary collection of them. He had
the works Of Balzac, Maupassant, Hugo,
lola. Dumas and others.
The romances Of the elder Dumas
made an especial appeal to the curious
contradiction of character who assailed
the world under the name OF temple
ton Jones, esq. Jones was at once con-
servative and radical. He rejoiced with
NAPOLEON over the march on Moscow.
vet realized it was foolish bit OF
bravado. after all. His radicalism was
tempered with prudence, his prudence
by desire to "cut loose as the YER
nacular has it.
It was only in books that he could
reconcile these two trends in his char
acter and only in the works of Alex
andre Dumas that he could do 1t best
even there. Dumas was not so much a
! writer as a natural force. He possessed
the vitality of the North wind, the rush
of the mountain torrent, inexhaustible
! fecundity of Nature herself.
In the swiftly moving pages OF
Dumas, Jones found everything to APP
peal to his bilateral temperament.
Hence he made it his innocent business
to collect all the tales of the master
which he could find in English tranSla-
| ton.
n X X
Jones Dumasiana. or whatever you
would call it. always attracted the at
| tention of his friends. They might find
copy of The Three Musketeers" in
almost any home, but where else except
at Templeton Jones' would they dis
cover THE She-Wolves of Machacoul'?
You might run onto THE Queens
Necklace" at Smiths house, but where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Witchcraft exists only In imagination
Imagination however. has been an I'M
portant factor IN social economies. One
who believes in witches displays pride
of authorship and respects them the
more because they are creatures of his
own invention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

The statement-probably not authen-
tic-is attributed to Henry Ford that no
successful small boy saved up his money.
The small boy. as soon as he gets a
few dollars together, is likely to make
first payment on a fiivver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

A merger reduces expense of opera
ton. The expense of effecting the
merger is liable to cause some delay in
delivering the benefit to the ultimate
consumer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Senatorial fortune tellers agree that
the letters IF. r." have mystic signifi-
canoe for the year, whether they stand
for Farm Relief" or Foreign Rela-
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Little apprehension is felt as to what
Gov. AL Smith will do just now. There
is some political concern as TO what he
may do about three and half years
from now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Eventually, as mortal affairs go,
Mussolini must have a successor Perhaps
1t would be a suitable thing for the
Duce to coach the King as an under
study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

The late Tex Richard, though never
claiming any great erudition was pro-
found student of human nature, never
hesitating to back his theories with his
fortune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

After a few ancient tombs, all very
much alike, have been opened 1t ap-
pears that efficiency" was an early dis
covery, and that even regal magnifi-
cences were standardized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Threats of senatorial peace pact
filibuster arise early, when time is yalu-
able. However, while a filibuster is on
hand there is little likelihood Of actual
warfare being precipitated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
Why Women Go to Church.

From the Fort Worth Record Telegram.
One reason more women than men
90 to church is. maybe, because dressed
up women can uncomfortably SIT still
longer than similarly arrayed men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
No Milky Way Recount.

From the Charleston wv. Vao Daily Mail.
Science has counted 10000, 100000
stars In the milky way. So FAR we
have not heard any one clamoring for
a recount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

An inaugural parade is likely to be
more acceptable when 1t does not con-
sumo an unlimited number of hours in
passing given point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
Invitation to Trouble.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
An apple q day keeps the doctor away,
but Adam and Eve found that an apple
was just an invitation to Old Man
Trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

1t is admitted that prohibition is
expensive. It is also regarded as we'll
worth the money if it can be practically
enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Merry March Four.
All in the joyous time of Spring,
Again we will prepare to sing,
AS sunshine gilds the Heavenly arch
Above the Merry Fourth of March.
We shall not wish for smiling May,
With poisoning in bright array.
Well hail the year with Weakening cheer,
When Merry Fourth of March draws
near.
Bright skies will bring new hopes at last
AS shadows sink into the past;
And we shall hail, In true content,
March Four, the Day of Merriment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

When the "f1u" germ is abroad, an
honest lover of his fellow man does not
uaeeZe in public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
Studying the Chances.

Studying the Chances.
would you marry for money!"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. 1.-THE
risk is too great If feel irresistibly
inclined to wild speculation I'll save
up my money and 60 into the stock
market"
"Only one who has had scant ex-
perience with life" said Hi Ho. the
sage of Chinatown" is ready to offer
advice on every subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
,IulenleSS Mint.

"Circumstantial evidence may be mis-
leading"
"Of course" answered Uncle Bill
Bottletop. THE more you let a mint
patch alone the bigger 1t grows"
IF you takes yohself too serious,
said Uncle Eben, you is g'ineter be as
lonesome as de man dat turned his back
on de percession an marched de other
way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
LaWbreaker.

Lawbreaker.
The citizen may do his best
And strive for freedom from arrest.
Yet, he will be accused of crime.
Some day he will park overtime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

New and Old.
Have you any new ideas for
speeches."
NO" answered Senator Sorghum
But I have some first-rate new
speeches for the same old ideas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

Jud Tunkins says If all the New Year
resolutions were kept there would be
no need Of so many prohibition off,
cials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
0hliginr Friend.

EECuWt
My Radio! My Radio!
At you I never scott.
When dull you grow. I always know
That can turn you of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12

A boock club devoted entirely to de-
tective stories furnishes to its clients
one thriller a month"; supposedly the
best new one on the market. 1t is called
the Detective Story Club, and the COM
mittee of selection is composed Of Caro-
Ign Wells, William j. Flynn, former
chief of the United States Secret Serv-
ice: Edmund L. Pearson, Francis Lewis
Wellman, former assistant district at
torney of New York City and Robert H.
Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
Further Query
In Moore Death

Further investigation was recon-
mcndcd by the coroner's verdict
rendered today on Tuesdays shoot
ing of James +. Moore of Brawley
by his brother in law Jesse Dickcy,
on the latter 5 ranch near tn" High
line store, northeast of lloltNillc.
Eight witnesses were examined.
Testimony reviewed the incidents in
connection with the quarrel leading
to Moore 5 alleged threat that one
or the other of the two would die,
and the final late afternoon visit to
the farm by Moore, which ended
with blast from Dickcy 5 shotgun
while Moore, it was claimed, was
getting a rifle in readiness to shoot.
G. 3. Smith, deputy district attor-
ney, represented the state at the IN
quest
In accordance with the inquest
jury 5 recommendation, Dickev was
arraigncd before Justice /. Nayfield
this forenoon ON charge of murder.
His preliminary hearing was sehed
uled by Justice Mayfield for Mon
day morning. Feb. II. Kendall b
Perkins. WHO represented nickcy At
the inquest. will be his chief counsel
in the court effort to free him.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
Officials Attend
Meeting of Farm
Home Bod y

An organization training meeting
was held today by the County Wo,
man 5 Department of the farm bur
eau at the court house under the di,
rection of Miss Mary L. Little,
home demonstration agent. The spe-
cial speaker of the day was Miss
Fleda Smith, assistant state home
demonstration agent leader. Mise
Smith is in FL Centre to confer with
Miss Little on the work which is be-
ing done by the home demonstra.
tion department.
Mrs. j. L. Taecker, county chair
man, opened the session with q dis
cussion of its purpose, and Mrs. NJ.
r. Downing, county secretary of the
woman's department, explained the
bylaws of the farm bureau home
department.
The real purpose of Miss Smith Is
address was to discuss the elements
which make up 4 successful meet.
ing. Report on duties and a dis
cussion of the reports was an i'm
portant feature, with the state lead
or giving suggestions to the loca'
group members.
s. L. Robinson, president of the
farm bureau, was also a speaker OF
the day, having as his subject cor
ganization of the Farm Bureau and
It's Relation to Agricultural Exten
sion Service. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
Daily Report
On Markets By
Radio Service

Origin of Imperial valley lettuce
shipments for February s: Calipat.
ria 2; Brawley 90; Calexico 2l; I'm.
perial 0; Estelle / El Centre 80;
Heber IA; Holtville %; Sandia ),
Total 196. Total to date AIS.
Fl Centre: Friday, cloudy, maxi
mum IS degrees, minimum 43 de-
grees. Demand slower, market
weaker. Carloads fob cash track
crates As 5s $1.50-65, few $1.75, ac.
cording to quality and percentage
Is; practically straight 5s low as
$l.35 Minimum Friday night 25 de,
grees.
Chicago: 5 degrees, clear. l Ariz.
3s Calf. arrived. IS on track. Sup.
plies moderate, demand moderate,
market slightly weaker. Imperial As
s3.o0-25; IS $2.75-3.
San Francisco: Il degrees, clear.
Il Calf. arrived. unbroken. 5
broken on track. Supplies moderate,
demand slower, market barely
steady. Imperial As $2.25-50; 5s
s2.00-25; 6s $l.60-75, few low as
$50.
Boston: So degrees, cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
DISTRICT BOARD OF
WOWAN'.S CLUBS TO
MEET IN SAN DIEGO

Regular monthly board meeting Of
the southern district. California
Federation of Woman 5 clubs. will
be held in San Diego en- Friday.
February i. The meeting place Will
be the Fl Cortez hotel at Seventh
and Ash streets, and the session Will
take up the greater part oI the day,
with the meeting called TO order 1t
9:45 4. N.
The morning session VIII feature
an open forum discussion on parlia-
mentary procedure, led by Mrs.
George L. Wing and Lillian Cray.
Plummer. Another interesting item
on the program is the discussion Of
the 2+ hour school, which viii in
clude the presidents Of the five
counties enrolled in the southern dis
trict.
Also during the morning there VIII
be continuation Of the legislation
program which was featured AZ the
January meeting in Riverside Miss
Mary Stiles Of san Diego viii talk
on "Our Business at WasAington:
edeTal capportIonmCnt and tn"
coming census. Mrs. Agnes L..
McFucn ct Riverside VIII discuss,
Oar business ut Sacram Pro
posed legislation now pcnd;ng."
Response to the roll call will be
on The subject of Cur Federation
Obiectivcs."
Luncheon VIII lie served at l2:30
81 the FL Cortez, and luncheon reser,
vations must be guaranteed. Lunch
con reservations should be made at
once with Mrs 7. D. Lindcrfelt at
1862 Vista street, San Diego.
The afternoon address is to D.,
made ly Mrs. Alfred Mclaughlin,
whose tonic VIII be Pacific R-la-
tions. " Arts end Crafts will b..
the subject upon which Mrs. Robert
y. Masters viii speak, and the Me-
Dowell Colony" will be explained by
Mrs. H. NJ. summis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
Mrs. Clifford To
Visit Here Again

Mrs. Evelyn Brooks Clifford Of
Pa 5adcna, chairman of administra-
ton Of the Brooks humane cduca-
tion fund left by her mother, was
hostess at dinner last night in the
Hotel Barbara Worth to Imperial
Valley teachers and educational
executives Herbert II. Hallct of
Pasadena. secretary for administra-
tion Of the fund, accompanied her
on the FL Centre visit. Mrs. Clifford
will return in two weeks and Will
spend week showing motion pie
lures in schools of the valley, Illus
trating humane work.
Mrs. Clifford. Mr.. Hallct, Mrs. F.
r. Cameron of London, England,
Scout Executive and Mrs. s. l.. Me
Crory and Scout Master W. K.
Grant were present at breakfast
party this morning IN the Barbara
Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
GIRL REVUE TO
HEAD Bill, At
LOCAL THEATRE

The "Smart Set Revue" with
eight artistic girl singers and dane
crs, heads the vaudeville bill at the
West Coast Imperial Theatre tomor-
row night. This revue is asserted
to be ono Of the best on the West
Coast circuit and was booked by
Manager Norris after noon time to,
day. He had been angling for the
act for several weeks, but was un-
able to land it due to its popularity
in the northern part Of the circuit.
Another act was billed for here
Another act which was billed for
here was switched over to later
date in order TO obtain the revue.
Other acts include Walter Beaken
in songs and stories and Bert La
Mar in " Komedy Kapers. "
"Thc FLYING Feet starring Ra-
mon Navarro, is the picture feature
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09

fo, Soa5av A. might he assumed
from is title, the films portrays
Tuele sans flying sailors, the men
OF The NAVY ar squadrons.
Shining battles above the ocean,
intricate mirIary maneuverS, sen
Satioual parachute jump from Il
blazing plane ~ these form a few
OF the thrills offered by "The Fly
iug FIoct.' 1t is all splcndidly
done and the picture affords op-
rortumty for some of the best "air
shots that have yet been seen ON
the screen.
Four buddies, graduates of Anna.
polls, form the background for a
story that is brimful with interest,
comedy and pathoS. Others seen in
the picture include Ralph Graves,
Anita Page, Edward Nugent. Carol
Nye Sumner Getehell, Gardner
James and Alfred Allen.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09
Girl. RESERVES
PLAY HOSTS TO
THEIR FATHERS

Mars. signifying the ideal rela-
tionship between fathers and daugh-
tiers, was given merry chase and
came close to being captured at the
Girl Reserve fathor-daughtcr ban
quct which was held in the cafeteria
Of the high school last night
After the ice was broken ly the
girls singing Its IA Good Time to
Get Acquainted - and the " How Do
You Do song. rollicking songs
were sung by girls and fathers dur
ing the entire dinner, accompanied
by Miss Edith Hedrick on the piano.
The daddies particularly enjoyed
giving 4 Chinese toast and some
Girl Reserve songs that require
illustrative action. Opal Hunt, song
leader, took charge Of the enter
tainment til after dinner when
Marjorie Moore, toastmistress, vel
coined the daddies and called ON
Jimmy Greene Is q substitute fath-
er, and Mr.. r. Ii. Cary fqr 4 res
ponSe.
Betty Dusold. Isabelle Freddy,
Ruth Grafton, Ruth WhiteIaw, and
Betty Southworth, telling about dit
fieultics encountered ON Il trip t.
Mars, pointed out that everything
on a girl 5 journey through Hfe i
supplied by her father.
Editors 5 note: Mary Louise
Hockett has made the account Of
the fathcrdaughter banquet as
snappy Is the program put on by
the girls. The dads, including the
limitation brand, had 4 great time
and then somr).
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09

Calf. arrived. 10 on track, supplies
liberal, demand slow, market dull.
Imperial few sales holdovers, As
best $350-75, few low as 1928; SIS
$3.00-25; Is $2.50-75.
Kansas City: 4 degrees below,
clear. Calf. arrived, diverted, S
unbroken on track, supplies moder-
ate, demand moderate, market
steady. Imperial As $3.5O-75; 5s
$3.O0-25; 6s $2.25-50.
St. Louis: degrees, clear. !
Ariz. Calf. arrived, "a on track,
Supplies liberal, demand slow, mar
ket dull. Imperial As S3.25-75.
mostly around $3.50; 5s $2.75.25
mostly around $500.
New York: 81 degrees. Is Calf. s
Fla. arrived. Western supplies mod
rate, demand moderate, market
steady. Imperial As $3.50-4, few
$4.25, poorer low as $500; 5s
$3.00-50, few fancy higher, poorer
low as $3.50. Ariz. Is IS fair to or
dinary $3.50.
Los Angeles: 43 degrees, clear. J
Calf. arrived. diverted, 5 un-
broken, 26 broken on track, truck
receipts 100 crates. Supplies iber'
al, demand slow, market slightly
weaker. Imperial As $240-50, few
higher; IS mostly $2.oQ, few 1926 ;
dry pack Is mostly $1.75; IS
sl25-5o. Auction yesterday l car
Imperial As $l.70-2.2o; IS $1.5595.
Trading was slow today and the
market slightly weaker in spots.
Peas wcre plentiful and prices de.
cIned. Coachella, Imperial valley
and San Diego stock sold mostly &c
to Sc. Santa Barbara and Ventura
county stock brought lie to 13c and
Mexican crates $3.50 Imperial val.
ley grapefruit was in light demand
and prices were unchanged, ASS $5.Cf
to $3.50. Gas $4.75, SOS 1915 and
zoos $3.50. Tulare market pack
$4.00. Cauliflower market weak,
carlot sales fob cash 45c to soc
crate. Mexico tomatoes slightly
weaker at $500 to $3.50 lug.
T he settlement of Sierra Vista is
considering annexation to Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-09

T he settlement of Sierra Vista is
considering annexation TO Fresno.