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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Sheriff's Son To
Study AtCapital

Following in his fathers foot
steps, but specializing instead Of
generalizing, Don Campbell is in
Sacramento to study fingerprint
work with experts in the Califor-
MIA Bureau of Criminal Identifica-
tiOn<
Remaining in Sacramento after
accompanying his father, Sheriff
George L. Campbell, to lone to de-
liver Earl Bonner and Guy Adams,
boy bandits, to the Preston School
of Industry, Don will remain in the
capital city for several weeks.
The sheriff's son has been study
ing fingerprint work here, under
the supervision of Harold Gillett,
fingerprint expert in the Imperial
county sheriff's office, and is in
Sacramento to round out his stu
dies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
RICH JAPANESE
DISAPPEARS ON
OCEAN VOYAGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 18. (U.P)-While
coast guard boats we're searching
the seas off New York today for the
body of Histashi Fujimura, wealthy
japanese silk importer, the mystery
of his disappearance from the liner
Belgenland last Friday morning be-
came more intriguing as Miss Mary
Reisner. the beautiful governess of
Fujimura's seven-year-ol daugh-
ter, went into hiding.
Miss Reisner, said to be former
showgirl, accompanied the impor-
ter's daughter, Kashara, on the
Belgenland's cruise to Halifax. She
locked herself in her Maurice hotel
apartment, and refused to see any
one except Fujimura's lawyer, Har-
ry c. w. Melick.
After interviewing her, Melick
said she appeared IAN unwilling
witness and "of little value in
clearing up the mystery"
Questioned concerning reported
fight among three men aboard the
Belgenland after midnight on the
night of the disappearance Melick
said he would not discuss that at
this time
How long had Mr.. Fujimura and
Miss Resner been acquainted?' the
lawyer was asked.
You wouldn't have me talk about
the personal affairs of friend of
mine, would you?" he countered.
us Miss Reisner a friend Of
yours?"
NO, but Mr. Fujimura was my
client and my friend" he answered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
NOTICE OF ESTRAY

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN, that
on the 26th day of July the under
signed took up on his premises,
known as the Ralph's Ranch, 11s
miles north of Imperial, on the Dog
wood Road, the following described
animal, to-Wit:
One Mexican steer, red with white
spot on forehead, end of horns clip
ped. Three different brands on left
side and hip
The said animal is now confined
at said premises and within so days
after the date of this notice, if said
animal is not claimed by owner
thereof, it will be sold for damages
and all expenses. under Act 1860,
General Laws OF California.
Dated August nth, 1891.
(Signed) BEN WYNNS.
Aug, II. 10, 25
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
NOTICE OF ESTRAY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 18th day of August
1881, the undersigned took up on
his premises, 51a miles west of FL
Centro on the San Diego highway
the following described animal, to-
wit
One yearling Guernsey heifer
branded 1T" on the right side The
said animal is now confined at said
premises, and within 80 days after
the date of this notice, if said ami
NAL is not claimed by the owner
thereof, it will be delivered to the
constable Of e. Centro, Imperial
county, California, for sale under
Act 1860 General Laws of Califor-
mia.
Dated August 18th, 1881.
(SigneO 0. A. KIRK,
Route /, Seeley. California.
Aug, l8, 25, Sept. l.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Dry Law Violator
Gets Jail Term

Another echo of federal dry raids
in Imperial county was heard at
the county Jail last night when Will
liam Clements, leader of the squad
of prohibition agents who swept the
valley clean of bootleggers several
weeks ago, delivered Alexander
Thompson, 81, to jailers so that he
might begin serving term of l80
days.
The sentence was imposed on
Thompson by Judge Jones of Heber
on a charge of possession of home
brew. Thompson was arrested III
Heber on the same night that saw
numerous other valley bootleggerS
fall into the federal net.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l8. U,D -
Livestock.
Hogs-Receipts so; market steady;
light locals, S8.00-825.
Cattle Receipts 200; nolooyers,
253; market steady; medium to good
steers and yearlings, $6.50-8.25; good
COWS, $4.50-4.75; bulk cows, $3.50
425.
Calves - Receipts $50: market
steady; choice vealers, $500 $50;
heavy calves $500 down.
Sheep-Receipts 2300; holdovers,
1912; market steady; medium to
good lambs, S6.00-6.75; common,
$400-5.10.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
PANAMA HOLDS COMMUNISTS
ByCowan

PANAMA, U.P) - Ten alleged
Communist agitators are held for
trial in the model Jail here on a
charge OF melting laborers to un-
lawful activity in the Maranon Dis
trict. Among the men held is Els
go Echnevez, who represented the
Panama Communists at the Com.
munist convention in Moscow sew
eral months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
OFFERS LAND FOR TAX RENT

WILMINGTON, O, (U.RJ = MIS-.
Nellie Bartlett, of Decatur, Ill, has
offered to rent 40 acres of farm
land in this county for only S35 a
year. The offer was made in a let
ter written by Mrs. Bartlett to Wal
ter L. Bluck, local agricultural
agent. She asked that the rental
sum be "at least the amount of the
taxes" which totaled $35 last year
Heavy fogs at night have delayed
of citrus orchards in
Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
CALL FOR BIDS

The Board of Trustees of Mes
quite Lake School District invite
bids for one IL ton school bus COM
plete and. as an alternative, bid
for one IL ton chassis. Bids will
be opened August 81, 1881, at 7;30
o'clock P M. at the public school
house in said district.
Bids should be sent to Minnie
Robson, Rt. !, Box SO. Imperial.
MINNIE Robson,
Clerk Mesquite Lake School District,
Aug. 49, %
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Special Notices
The Newfangles
Joe Palookq

l, w. A. PINKARD, will not be re-
sponsible for any oebts incurred
by my wife, Celeste Pinkard, after
this date. Dated August II, 1881.
fSigned) w. A. Pinkard. l7t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
@NarleD

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. (U.R) -
Following arc rouay~s market quo
tatjOnS:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
HA! HA! HA!

you must have had some good
news, John. You seem to be happy
this morning"
You bet I am. My wife is not
going to leave me now for the sum-
mer. I had the Ell Centro Lumber
& Trading Co. build us a screen
sleeping room and l bought some
canvas cots to put in it for the wife,
baby and myself. Do we sleep now?
I'll say we do
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

TWO HALF-BREED Persian kit
tens to be given away. Call be-
fore Wednesday evening. TIA
Brighton. 17t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Exchange
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-Good residence lot
Phone 1901. l7tl2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Rooms and Apartment

FOR RENT-Bedroom in private
home; close to bath; outside en-
trance; reasonable rent to two
men. 742 He'll 1872
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

modern; sleeping porches. Adair,
753 Olive. l7t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
For Rent Houses

FOR RENT 49, Furnished bungalow
apartment; modern, sleeping
porch. Adair, 1853 Olive. l7t2
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-19
SCHOOL CACERS BUMPED INTO WRONG TEAM LAST
 NIGHT: LOST PANTS

1t Is a short story as to what happened to the Seward high cage team last night when they bumped up against the Alumni quintet; 28 to 14 was the final score. the Alum nj hanging it on their younger compatriotS two to one despite the deadly field shots of Ben Ben- son.
 Capt. Don Shellhorn contributed two points, Ray Manthey, the piv- otal point man, whose accurate shots are sunk so fast that some times it appears to be uncanny, rung up l6 points and his big, el- der brother, Guy, came thru with 10 for the Alumni squadron.
 Capt. Benny Benson, for the High school, made five marvelously long field goals for 10 points; Andy Peterson donated two, Ed Man they and Ed Sandbeck, one each.
 Merritt Shellhorn handled the game very creditably Spectators were as scarce as hens teeth aside from the dozen or So regulars who always are among those present.
 Tn the preliminary game, be- tween the Whites and Blacks, con- prised of ze Ia feminine, toot sweet, the Whites won by two points; the final score read 7-5. Sylvia Sand beck was credited with four points and Clara Skinner three. For the Blacks, Addie Reno, di1nunitive An- chorage star, made all the tallies, five of them.
 Monsieur Shellhorn also umped this fracaS.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-19
HONOR RACING DRIVER

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. P)-Ad- nlirers of the daring Francis Quinn, Pacific Coast race track driver, who was killed in an automobile collision on the highway near Fres- no last Sunday, yesterday paid homage to the racing driver at his funeral services.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-19

Try our Seattie Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLvTA'S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-12
RETAIL TRADE PUT
AT S5O,O)D,ODO,O]]
Bureau of Census Report for
13 States Indicates Huge
Business.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.


Retail trade of the United States
amounts to approximately $50, 900, 000, 900
year, on the basis of fragmentary
report by the Census Bureau covering
Is States.
Sales in these States, which include
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Ken
lucky Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island
204, 362.->.If the percentage of sales
for these States is applied to the coun-
try, the bureau pointed out, the total
would be S50,033, $50, 092.
OF the nine commodity groups In
the survey, automobiles accounted for
Plat cents of the public retail dollar,
followed closely by the food group,
which took 21.8 cents. General mer-
chandise accounted for 1903 per cent
Of total sales, and wearing apparel,
SOL per cent. Other groups follow:
Furniture and household, 4.4S per cent;
restaurants and eating establishments
434 per cent; lumber and building,
6.72 per cent; other retail stores, 1896
per cent. and secondhand stores Al
per cent.
Applying the percentage of the 10
States TO the country as a whole, the
bureau found distribution among the
various commodity groups as follows
Automobile, $I0,741. Ia, 1858; food, $l0,-
598 I58 1872; general merchandise, ST.
02O, Sal 1885, apparel $4,007 ,682, 924; fur
niture and household, $2,240, 704, 146;
restaurants, etc, $2,169, 922 1928; lum-
Der and building, $3,363,210,371; other
retail stores, SO, 6S8, 063 $50, and second
hand stores, $204,3lS,613.
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.
Money to Loan

NEW YORK, August IL (P).-Bar
silver steady and Is higher at 2744.
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NEW YORK, August IL R).-oVer'

Housewives OF Belgium are Just be-
coming interested in electric refrigera-
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Washington Produce
Butter-one-pound prints, 81; tub. so.

Butter-one-pound prints, 81; tub, So
Eggs-Hennery, 24a25; current re-
ceipts, 16al7.
Poultry, alive-Spring broilers, 8
pounds and over. s0a32: 2 to 2l2
pounds, 27a2s; III to 2 pounds, IS;
Leghorn broilers. large, 24a25; medium,
22a23; hens, large, 21a22; small, 17a18;
Leghorn hens large, 15aI6; small, 13a
IA; ROSTERS, l2al3.
Dressed-Spring broilers, pounds
and over, 33a34; 2 to 21s pounds. S0a
80; ia to 2 pounds, 27a2S; Leghorns,
broilers, large, 28a30; medium, %; hens,
hens. 17a1S; small, 14a15; ROSTERS, 13a
IA; Long Island ducks, 21a22.
Meats-Beef, prime, IS; choice, 14i2;
good. 13a13l2; Texas steer. 11a12; lamb,
20; veal, 12al4; fresh hams, 10: smoked
hams, 81; strip bacon, "a; lard, I015
all
Live stock-Hogs, heavy, 6.25a775;
light and medium, 8.00a8.25: pigs, lisa
500; roughs, 3.00a5.O0; lambs, 4.00a
800; calves, 4.00a8.50,
Fruits-Water 25a60; few, ex-
ira fancy. rs; cantaloupes, homegrown,
2-peck baskets. 50a60; crates, 100;
Persian melons, ESQ; honeydews, 1.5Oa
400; oranges, 450a5.75; lemons,
TOO; lines, per 100, IT'S; apples, bushel
baskets, 60a75; box stock, 2.50a2 IS;
peaches, 75aI.25 few extra fancy, 2.50i
blackberries, 4.00a480; huckleberries,
450a5.00; pears. 2.50a3.00; plums, 200;
grapes, ZOO; bananas, 25a1 so; figs,
50al 90; currants, $780, pineapples, S.50a
SITS; grapefruit, Porto Rico, 4.00a4.50.
getables-Potatoes 2,25; sweet, per
bushel, AIS; tomatoes, 2-peck baskets,
50a1 90; squash, so; spinach, New zea-
land, 100; kale, IS; peppers, 2-peck
per 100 punches, 800; beets, per 100
punches, 500; corn, 5-dozen sacks, T5a
100; string beans, 100; linas, LISA
$50; cucumbers. 2-peck baskets, IS;
celery, per bunch. 75a1 90; peas, 4.00a
4.50; eggplant, 1907 lettuce, Iceberg,
TOO; okra, 2-peck baskets, SO.
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STOCKS OF REFINED
COPPER SHOW GAIN
Report of Bureau for July Says
So, 1856, 900 Pounds More
Are on Hand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 12.--An increase
of So, $4,000 pounds in refined copper
stocks in North and South America
during July was shown in the report of
the American Bureau of Metal Statistics
released today.
AS of August /, refined stocks in
North and South America amounted TO
$40, AIT short tons, compared with 413,-
474 tons at the end of June. Stocks at
the end of July last year amounted to
1922 039 tons.
July production declined to 96,408
tons, compared with 98,275 tons in
June. and l23,179 tons in July of 1880.
Shipments also showed decline to So
465 tons last month from 83,468 tons
in June and 117,9 1902 tons in July of last
year.
Total stocks of refined and blister
copper as of August were &c. tons,
compared with 600,827 tons July and
589, PAS tons on June I.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
BY Przahw phes .

Note-An stocks are sold In one hundred share lets
excepting those designated By letter s0s 250s).
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coTToNsEED OUTPUT DOWN

Cottonseed crushed in the year end
ing July 81 was reported by the census
Bureau today to have totaleo 4,oS4'3o .
tons. compared with 5,Ol5,1l4 IONS Ihs
y,revious wear. and cottonseed on hand
Al mills July 81 was 26,003 tons. COM
pared with AZ, 434 tons a year ago.
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New Velvet offered.

A new development In transparent
reiyetS which Is SAL to eliminate the
tendency Of these cloths 20 show water
er,ots has been placed on the market In
New York. The new velvet designated
~ its producers Is shower proof, repek
water.
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Persnnal Mention.

Robert " Fleming, president Of
Riggs National Bank, has left for his
vacation at Spring Lake. N. j.
Karl S. Hoffman, general agent OF
the National Life Insurance Co. OF YER
mont, with offlces in the wilkins Bald
ing, has returned from Babson Insti-
tate, at Babson Park. Mass, where he
took some special work In agency build
ifg.
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Secured by first deed of trust on real estate,
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller s ssS wash s1b /; T N,W
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lContinued on Ninth Page.l
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SOCIETY
1continued FROM Third page.l

play during the tea this afternoon from
3 to S o'clock at the Home for IN
curables. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
president of the home; the board of
managers and patients have invited the
public TO be guests at the tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Wilson an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Marjorie to Mr. Alfred e. Clarke, son
of Capt Clarke of Clarendon, Va. The
wedding took place May % at Rock
Vile, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke are
living at 48 Westover street, Clarendon,
Va.
The Rev. H. A. Woolfall is entertain
ing at dinner this evening at the Dodge
Hotel in honor of the graduating class
of Virginia Theological Seminary,
Alexandria. Mr.. Woolfall is a graduate
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OF the seminary. The guest OF honor
will be the Rev. Bergman Green. LII.
D., the retiring dean Of the school.
Miss Sally Phillips. daughter of the
Rev. Re 3. Phillips, chaplain of the
United States Senate and rector of
the Church of the Epiphany, will act
as hostess. Covers will be laid for so
guests.
Mrs. Maxwell Zarin entertained at q
miscellaneous shower at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Louis Roman, on Perry
place, in honor of Miss Mary Cecilia
Horn. Other guests were Miss Ann Hol-
lis, Miss Marian Tighe. Miss Ruth Ro-
man, Miss Gladys Roman, Miss Mary
Evans Mrs. Louis Roman, Miss Ida Mil
Ter, Mrs. Anthony Miller Mrs. George
M. Quirk, Mrs. Robert Machat. Miss
Rose Goldin, Mrs. Joseph O'Connor
Mrs. Oscar F. Horn, Miss Bernadine
Horn and Miss Miriam Rubin.
Mrs. Walter A. Gawler of Hawthorne
street is leaving this week for Fairfax
Hall, Waynesboro. w. Va, where her
daughter, Miss Dcrothy Gawler. Is a
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student. She viii attend the closing exc
ercises, later going to Fishburn Military
School, wlsgee she and Miss Gawler viii
attend the graduating exercises. Miss
Dorothy Gawler will bring back as her
guest one of her classmates. Miss Doro-
thy Garrett of New York, who will visit
in Washington few days before going
TO her home.
Mrs Simon D. Bronson was hostess
to party at luncheon and bridge at the
Shoreham Hotel yesterday. Her guests
included Mrs. Philip Brown, Mrs. Ray
nond J. Pope, Mrs. Ray Carlo, Mrs.
Huber Rice, Mrs. John F. Cook, Mrs.
Continued On Ninth PaRa1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28
Mooney's Hearing

The hearing of Tom Mooneys applica- ton for pardon. before Governor Rolph of California. opening on December l. will at- tract wide attention. Elaborate preparations are being made. Many men in public life. including Mayor Walker of New York. will intercede for the prisoner. This may be the most notable of all the hearings in this cele- brated case since the original trial in which Mooney and Billings were found guilty of murder. as bombers in an Armistiee Day parade at San Francisco.
 May it be the last hearingi That is, if it ends wisely and justly. There should never be an end of this case until it is decided in way that satisfies the conscience of nation eager to do justice and jealous of the honor of its courts. Mooney has an unusually convincing alibi. There is widespread feeling. which gains strength year by year, that these men did not commit the crime they are charged with. but that they were convicted on perjured evidence and have been kept in prison merely "on general prin- ciples," because they held radical views. The nation and the world will be interested in seeing what the present governor of Cali fornia thinks about that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

It is the belief of congressional leaders that before the next session of Congress has ended appropriations amounting to $300.- 100000 will have been sanctioned for road building. Unemployment is expected to be given a hard blow by such actions. Of course there would be some relief. but pub- lie building enterprises mean more taxes. As an emergency measure, though. there isn't much that can beat such work. But Uncle Sam will have to act more quickly than he has in other instances. He has been going to build post offices in various Connecticut cities for some years now. Such delays won't help rid the nation of unemployment. By all means build roads, but do it immediate ly not five years from now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28
The Situation In Taxes

Discussing taxation in Connecticut re- gently Dr. George B. Clarke. assistant econ- omist of the Connecticut Agricultural Col leae. remarked that No tax system will operate well unless the entire financial plan of the state is on sound basis. Some ot the requirements are careful budgeting, uni form accounting, control of expenditures, and governments are careful budgeting, uni form accounting. control of expenditures, and governmental subdivisions of the most efficient size for the appropriation and ad- ministration of public funds and for the assessment and collection of taxes, ~ Get ting down to fundamentals every one of the above requirements depends absolutely upon the officials chosen to administer them. All of which leads to the conclusion that in the long run we are dependent to large extent for successful tax system upon our tax off, ficials.
 Realizing this we wonder that the Amer ican people have not long risen up in their wrath and demanded the removal of all tax positions. whether collecting or assessing. from the field of politics Today we ap- point or elect them. In few instances are men trained for this particular work placed in them. This is no criticism of any tax off ciai in this state or in any other state. It is simply an indictment of an American system that the times are proving inefficient. The funetioning of our national. state, and local governments is entirely dependent upon taxes. Certainly the men who levy them. who collect them. should be experts in their field. They should spend lifetime at it. not two years or four years, as the case may be.
 Regardless of what Dr. Clarke says about liberal tax exemptions on the property of charitable. religious. and educational insti' tutions. not to mention tax exempt securi. ties. we maintain that in the end the case sinners down to a simple proposition - laying and collecting taxes. Both must be administered we'll for the benefit of all agen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

Senator Hiram Johnson. republican, of California, certainly doesn't claim any of that great spirit of fraternalism which binds Californians together when he calls upon President Hoover not to run for office again in 1852. In this way the senator opens the door to Hoover evacuation: - The decis- ion of Mir Coolidge not to become a candi- date next year entities him to the highest praise of the American people. If Mir Hoover were to make like decision he would have the undying gratitude of the rank and file of the republican party. :" As to bis own presidential ambitions the senator advised the newspaper boys to Quit kidding me about the presidential nomina- ton. When I'm candidate, you'll know about it. . - To which we retort, "Aw. quit your kidding. Senator" as if that pres idential bee wasn't still as active in your bon net as it was years ago when you were &C., quiring various titles. As for the republican party needing your request. it simply can't be done. It would be an admission of fail ure one of the few that the republican party has ever made for national blunders. It would be almost as bad as the threat of Vice President Curtis that he was going to desert his office and seek senatorship. Now he is backing down. Probably some pressure from without, so that he won't desert the sinking ship. Doubtless Senator Johnson envisions a republican defeat in 1892 with Hoover
 But what republican could stem the tide?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28
Troubadouring

Lovers of poetry and song regard with mixed emotions the performance of an Amer ican poet and reciter now advertised as the American Troubadour." It is probably no secret that this bard is Vichel Lindsay. There isn't much danger of the poets audiences go- ing to sleep. From a review of one of his performances we extract these luminous details:
 Singing of the Santa Fe Trail and naming the home cities of the automobiles along the road. his voice boomed through the hall like the voice of train announcer Chant ing of bee and some crows. he raced up and down with his right hand before him to represent the bee. He strutted like roos- ter. He flung bis arms, above his head and gazed upward. He shouted and marched about the stage. He sang in a nasal, pene- trating voice that was commanding when its notes were not true. He recited half-sing- ing, half-shouting, until the listeners set- tied back exhausted with the effort of try ing to discern words in the storm of sound
 So this is American troubadouring. By way of contrast. attended performance of Wagner's 'Minnesingers. Lindsay sings of noise and action. and he is noise and ac- ton. Many say that is what America is. If so. he is our most representative poet. But a troubadour? The troubadours sang sweet ly of love. Lindsay's muse is Calliope. Opinions differ as to whether poetry is a steam calliope at the head of circus parade. or still small voice