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CURTAIL AUTO BROADCAST
Only Last Hour Of Classic at In.
dianapolis to Be Aired.

There viii be no radio broadcast of
the first four hours Of the 500-mile race
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 30, it has been announced by the
speedway management.
Only the last hour of the historic run,
when Graham McNamee win detail the
event over National Broadcasting Co.
Nationwide network under the auspices
Of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.,
will the race be on the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
MACKs OPTION SNYDER.

PHILADELPHIA. April Il R.--
George Snider, pitcher, Of Los Angeles
has been faxrned by the PhiladeInlia
Athletics TO the Harrisburg club of the
New York-Pennsylvania League.
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YE0MANs SHINES AT NET
District Youth Extends Shields In
Match at Pinehurst.

PINEHURsT, N. c., April fiddle
Yeomans, Washington, D. c., boy, a
student at the University Of North
Carolina, gave Frank K. Shields, New
York, a Tousing fight before bowling in
second-round match in the annual
United North and South tennis tourna-
ment here yesterday. The scores were
ST, Ga, CT. Shields Is seeded No.
In the tourney.
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motifs, conraso. Douns. sackier.. Erro sTSn
Shippen t2l. Freeman, Chesley. Dilley
Pc;Ens. RVsslS ca SLY. Tgo ci. hits
Shirpen (2), Chesley. First base on balls
on Patton. 3; OF Buckla, a. Struck OUT
Ahern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14

Rams Shipper, sterrett, Freeman, Ches-
ley, Lorton, Anderson, Carey, Alger, Belson.
Err6rs-Dilley, Lorton, Anderson "a, Davis,
Mcearvan. Two-hase htt-Alger. Three
base h1t--AIeer. Home run--Alger. Stolen
bases-Shippen ca, FLETCHER, Watson, Lor-
ton; First base on balls-On Watson, q on
McAvoy, !. Umpire-Mr. Ahern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
Pin Loop Figures

Season Records.
High team set-Co-operation. 1896.
High team game-Co-operaticu, sos.
High individual eet-Clark. 357
High individual game-McOuinn. l29.
High nat ganes-Kirby, %; Romero, %;
Ford. %.
High number 81 strikes-Ford. 49,
High number OF sparee-Mann. -.
High individual average-McQuinn, 9S-15.
gANIC0 LEAGUE.
MIL. w + go Y L
1agan ......... 50 10 wills ......... 90 "A
Bradford ...... Sc ~ Lef8er ......... 81 -
Roberts ....... 50 20 Bremerman -. Is IS
season Records,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14

Wv YITH base ball teams repre-
M senting Kann's. T5echt Co..
" v Lansburgh q Bros, Golden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
He ALONE IS LEFT
OF BANS OLD CREW
Tommy Is Entering Upon His
38th Season--Never
Was Player.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

@HICAGO, April 14.-Not
many OF the old crowd
~ that saw base ball in its
1,o,,n0ar ood y,aora robust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

Ofncers' Club at q bridge tea given In
honor of her house guests, Miss Mar
garet Ferguson and Miss Sally Ferguson
Of Washington. She had six tables Of
bridge. Other guests from Washington
were Mrs. T. Foster Slaughter and Mrs.
Garland S. Ferguson. Mrs. Boaz also
entertained for her guests with an eve
ming of bridge at her quarters Tuesday
evening
wednesday at the oficers' Club. Mrs.
Coffman. wife Of Lieut.. Clovis c. Coff-
man. gave tea to which she invited
As guests.
Miss Rose Snyder of washington,
sister of Col. Harold C. Snyder. was the
house guest last week end of Mai. and
Mrs. j. F. Swift Norris.
Last Sunday afternoon, Mrs Utley.
wife of Maj. Harold D. Utley, gave a
tea at the Of1lcers' Club to the mem
bers of her dancing classes. She had
40 guests.
Mrs. Charles d. Iiebermann returned
to washington last Monday after a 10
day visit at the home of her son-in-
law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs.
Robert s. Pepper.
Little Miss Frances Lewis has issued
Invitations to party to take place at
the Oficers' Club next Monday. She
has invited so guests.
Lieut.. and Mrs. James M. Smith and
their two children left the post last
week. Lieut. Smith is going for duty
with the National Guard in Nicaragua.
Mrs. Smith will visit with her mother
in Pennsylvania for a time.
Mrs. Brice, wife of Lieut.. william o.
Brice, entertained the Tuesday Bridge
Club this week She had three tables.
Mrs. Shearer, wife of Lieut.. Col.
Maurice Shearer, was a visitor in the
post last Friday They have recently
returned from the Asiatics and have
taken an apartment in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
University Faculty and
Wives Lunch at Hotel

The faculty women of George Wash
ington University, including both fac
ulty members and the wives of deans
and professors, held a luncheon meet
ing followed by an election of officers
at the Shoreham Hotel Thursday.
Mrs. H. F. Collier, wife of Dean Col
lier, and chairman of the group, pre-
sided at the meeting. At the election
Of officers Mrs. John Donaldson was
named as the new chairman, while
Mrs. Charles S. Smith, secretary-treas-
urer, and Mrs. w. Hayes Yeager, vice
chairman, were reelected to the same
posts.
Those present at the luncheon and
meeting included Mrs. Joseph H. Roe,
Miss Ruth Atwell, Mrs. E. o. Barr, Mrs
Samuel Bemis, Mrs. Robert w. Barwell
Miss Anna Pearl Cooper, Mrs. Dewitt
CroiSSant, Mrs. James H. Defandorf,
Mrs. owen M. French, Mrs. William c.
French, Mrs. Robert F. Griggs, Miss
Alice Henning, Mrs. Howard Lincoln
Hodgkins, Mrs. oscar B. Hunter, Mrs
Charles w. Hyde, Mrs Arthur F. John
son, Mrs. frankie Johnson, Mrs. John
r. Latham, Mrs. H. A. H. McNitt, Mrs.
Walter L. Moll, Mrs. j. Grin Powers,
Mrs E. E. E. Richardson, Mrs. Harold
@. Sutton, Mrs. Lloyd H. Sutton, Mrs
William @. Johnston, Mrs. Ruth Au-
beck, Mrs. w. L. Cheney, Mrs. C. M
Chapman, Miss Natalie Lake, Mrs H. G.
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Mrs. Utley Presents
Pupils of Her Dancing
Classes In Recital
Program Given by Glass of
40 Is Outstanding Event
of Week at Quantico.

QUANTICO. Va, MAY 23.-The ont.
standing event of this week was the
dance recital last night at which Mrs.
OtIey, wife OF Maj. Harold H. Utley,
presented the pupils of her dancing
classes. The program which was given
py ner 40 pupils was clever combina-
ton OF ballet, character and tap dane
ing. Among the most effective of the
group dances was the lovely ballet.
Other group dances were the High
land Fling" the Sailors Hornpipe"
ana waltz dance, the "Glow Worm"
lead by May Egan and France Lewis.
AoDie-Dora Ansel and Ann Strong led
the Dutch dance, in which the tiny
tots took part. The group tap dances
proved popular Little Jean Boschen
did solo tap dance called Turkey in
the Straw" Barbara and Mary Hall
gave clever waltz clog. The military
tap, executed by Annette Griffin, was
q favorite number, as was the acrobatic
dance done by Celeste Shannon. The
tango, which was danced by Celeste
and Virginia Shannon, was well re-
ceived. The recital was given in the
post gymnasium, under the auspices
OF the Troop 30 of the Girl Scouts.
The dance this evening at the on
GERS Club drew particularly large
and gay crowd. Among the dinner
parties before the dance was the one
given at the club by Capt. Victor r.
Bleasdale, who had II guests.
Another interesting party OF the
week was the luncheon given by Mrs.
Roy S. Geiger, wife of Maj. Geiger, at
the Officers' Club Thursday in honor
Of Mrs. Sturdevant, wife of Lieut. Col
Edward W. Sturdevant Mrs. Sturde-
want organized Troop 80 of the Girl
Scouts shortly before her departure
to the Virgin Islands. Mrs. Geiger in
vited members of the old and the new
committees to welcome Mrs. Sturde-
want back to the post. There were IA
guests.
Mrs. Hayden, wife Of Capt. Reynolds
Hayden Of the Navy, was hostess FRI
day at a bridge party given at her
quarters. She had 16 guests, among
whom was Mrs. r. A. Shortwell, jr., of
Washington.
Last Monday Mrs. Reginald G. Vardy
entertained with bridge party at the
Oncers Club. at which there were six
tables with others coming in to tea.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Roy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Clubs Breakfast Is
Attended by Notables
Representative Ruth Bryan Owens Address Is
Outstanding Number on Program
at MayAower Hotel

Thompson, Mrs. I. B. Dodson, Mrs. M.
Jordan Markley. Mrs. George E. Elem
ing, Miss Ann Craft, Mrs Fred Rasch,
Mrs. Lewis Radcliffe, Mrs. Jessie Lee
Webb. Mrs. Horace Fulton, Mrs. W. L.
Loetsch. Mrs. NEWMAN Turnage, Mrs.
L. j. Pettijohn, Mrs. John j. Cochran,
Mrs. Charles E. Bright, Mrs. A: H.
Denton, Mrs. r. B. Robinson, Mrs.
Eleanor c. Matz Mrs. A. S. Mather,
Mrs. Alice W. Minch, Mrs. Henry Cor
dan Clay, Mrs. William M. Wales, jr.;
Mrs. Frank Overman, Mrs. S. Fay
Harper, Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. LaGage
Pratt, Mrs. Frank S. Long. Mrs. John
A. Massey, Mrs. William T. Nishwitz
Mrs Marie Beattie Merrill, Mrs. Ed
ward C. Shields, Mrs. Hetty Pope
Adams. Mrs. Warner OLeary, Miss
Helen Hyatt, Miss Paule Yates Long
Miss Marguerite Aitchison, Mrs. r. w.
Duval, Mrs. A. G. Mccall Mrs. George
E. Anderson, Mrs. w. A. Durham, Mrs.
Lee Tobin, Mrs Ruby Smith Stahl.
Mrs. Josephus Trimble, Mrs. Samuel
Shoemaker Miss Ruby NevinS. Mrs
Sarah Nevins, Mrs Theodore Moran,
Mrs. Orlando Smith, Mrs. Eliza john
son, Mrs. Pierre M. Beaier, Mrs. A. L.
Borroughs, Mrs William H. Hessick,
Mrs. c. Louis Weller. Mrs. F. Frank
Kimmell, Mrs Augustus Weber, Mrs.
Gusts r. Perry. Mrs. w. G. McSparren,
Mrs. Henry Merle Spillan, Mrs. Don c.
Johnson, Mrs. Katherine Dunkhorst,
Mrs. Harry r. Perry Mrs. Harry Pack
ard, Mrs. E. W. Wallace. Mrs. Anne
LanSborne. Mrs. Sallie Harper. Mrs.
Corrine w. Turner, Mrs. c. H. Claudy,
Mrs. Ada C. Payne, Mrs Ida Chriss-
well, Mrs. j. S. Boyd. Mrs. A. A. Ber-
gren, Mrs. Harvey P. Baxter. Miss
Edith A. King, Mrs L. M. Willige, Mrs.
Jefferson Myer, Mrs. Mary E. Dan
forth, Mrs. J. S. Flynn. Mrs. Sara Fritz
zell, Mrs Elizabeth E. Brown. Mrs.
w. p. Junkins, Mrs. Paula Chase, Mrs.
John Craven, Mrs. Sidney Ulfelder,
Mrs Hileary L. Offutt, Mrs. w. G.
Waldo and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Garden Fete In June
For Memorial Church

The Ladies' Association Of the Met
ropolitan National Memorial Church
win give a lawn fete in the garden Of
the residence of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
G. Christie on Cathedral avenue, Friday,
June S, from to 9 o'clock. Mrs. Delos
o. Kinsman is general chairman for the
fete and her committee consists of
Mrs. w. S. Dewhirst, chairman for
tickets, with a subcommittee including
Mrs. Byers M. Bachman and Mrs. Edith
Pardoe The Committee on Candy in
cludes Miss Grace Edwards, chairman,
with Miss Nellie Ford, vice chairman;
Miss Elizabeth Saunders and Mrs. John
H. Yates. Mrs. John E. Bentley Is
chairman for the Cake Committee, with
Mrs. Charles B. Heinemann, Mrs. Will
liam Burris, Mrs. I. E. Shoemaker and
Miss Lillian Carr helping her. Grab
bags will be in charge of Mrs. Hubert
N. Roberts, with a committee Of four.
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train this evening for the West, where
they win attend The fiisy a 49,.
Congress OF the National LEAGUE ot
American Pen Women from June l
to s in San Francisco From this city
have gone Mrs. Charles W. Allen, ma
tional recording secretary; Mrs. Iily
Hunt, national registrar, and Miss
Myrta Ethel Cawood, q former oficer
of the District of Columbia branch of
the Pen Women. Mrs. Grace Thomp-
son Seton, national president, reaches
Chicago today.
The Pen Women viii detrain at
Seattle, where extensive arrangements
have been made for their comfort and
pleasure.
Arriving IN San Francisco, June l,
where members of the several Califor-
mia branches will be waiting to receive
them the Pen Women will enjoy week
of interesting programs put on by Pen
Women authors, artists and composers
and will be extensively entertained so
cially as we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
June Bride Guest at
Home of Mrs. Bruder

Mrs. william e. Bruder, jr., was
hostess at shower given in honor of
Miss Elizabeth Seton Ogden, whose
wedding will take place in June. The
guests were Mrs. Harry J. CrisS, Mrs.
r. Bruce Ogden, Mrs. w. e. Bruder,
Mrs. James Haley, Mrs. Elizabeth E.
White, Mrs. Stacy Harkey, Mrs. Edward
Payton, Mrs. Alfred Haley, Mrs. Rod
ney Young, Mrs. Frederick Moulden,
Miss Francis Pickett, Miss Evelyn Lam
bert, Miss Fenella Lambert, Miss Han
nah Coiner, Miss Lucille Carr, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Carr, Miss Emily Led
erer, Miss Charlotte Warren, Miss
Isabella Collins and Miss Maxine
Hutchinson.
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Mrs. Seaton Joins League
Members IN CHICAGO

A number Of Pen Women from the
East are gathering in Chicago today
where they are being entertained by
the Chicago branch at a reception and
tea preliminary to their boarding the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

Mcneil, Mrs Russell McNitt. Mrs Peik
Mrs A. G. Wilgus and Mrs. E. H. Fehrt
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Conkey and Mrs. Robert s. Pendleton
of Washington.
Capt. Francis F. Mulcahy gave an
aviation dinner party last week end in
honor of Capt. James T. Moore at the
Raleigh Hotel He had 40 guests.
Mrs. Boaz, wife of Lieut.. Thenton D.
BoaZ, was hostess Thursday at the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30
new PRIVILEGE
GRANTED LOCAL
FEED GROWERS

Information has been received at
the El Centro Chamber of Com
merce from the Trans-Continental
freight bureau in Chicago that hay
shipments moving from Imperial
Valley will be entitled TO the pri-
yilege of grinding-in-transit on and
after October IS.
This item is an amendment TO the
hay tariff ruling and has been 4
matter of interest TO FL Centre Tor
several months. Many communities
have enjoyed the .grinding-in-tran-
sit privilege fer hay for years. there
by enabling hay growers to load
their hay and ship it to the nearest
alfalfa mill, grind it into meal. and
reconsign it as meal to its final des-
tination with no additional cost -.
This privilege has never been ac-
corded to Imperial Valley hay ship
pers and for that reason Ell Centre
chamber officials have Interested
themselves in this matter with the
result that such privilege Is TO DE
granted on October Is.
Under the new ruling hay deS-
tined for eastern or western markets
may be loaded, ground into alfalfa
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30
Published BY
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
OUR SMALL COLLEGES
w. G. COSTELLO
Manager

TWO French cruisers will drop anchor
1 off Yorktown Va, this fall when the
150th anniversary of CORVALLIS sur
render is being celebrated. Their pres
ence ought to remind US Just how much
we owe to the presence in the same place
of other French warships a century and
half ago.
The ordinary American emergeS from
his school history courses with rather
vague notions about the struggle for in
dependence. A few names stand out and
a few battles but the long conflict is
chiefly a monotonous round of cam
paigns in which the ragged continentals
persuaded the hireling redcoats and
Hessians that the colonies could never be
forced to submit.
AS a matter of fact, the whole affair
was more exciting than we usually real
lie. The Yorktown campaign was as
thrilling as any movie; a race against
time with American independence as the
stakes, and with a French fleet mater
ializing off the coast at precisely the
right moment to ensure decision.
Indeed, American independence is due
largely to the opportune arrival of that
French fleet. For scant two months,
out of all the revolution, this fleet was
supreme on the American coast. That
was enough; but if it had happened at
any other time it would not have helped.
CORVALLIS lay at Yorktown, waiting to
plan his next campaign. A strong Brit
ish army under Clinton was in New ork
Washington and his ragged continentals
held West Point; French army under
Rochambeau was at Newport, R. l., and
LAFAYETTE was camped in Virginia with
handful of Americans to keep an eye on
CORVALLIS, whom he dared not fight. 10
all appearances the war had been lost.
Then, unexpectedly, the French admir-
al De Grasse sailed north from the West
Indies with powerful fleet and al
most overnight the aspect of things
changed. Washington and Rochambeau,
Joining forces, slipped south, met Lafay-
ette and henmed CORVALLIS in. The
French fleet cut that general off from
the outside world.
The suspense of the Yorktown cam
paign must have been agonizing to the
participants. At any time-literally, any
day-a stronger British fleet might ar
rive to chase De GrasSe away and save
CORVALLIS. CORVALLIS must be captured
before that could happen.
Fortune was kind. Cornwallls sur
rendered. independence became fact;
and De Grasse, sailing south, was crushed
a few months later by Rodney.
The whole makes an immensely thrill
ing story. You might dig out history
book and re-read it, as your part in the
coming victory celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30

playing?" he asked the muskrat lady
as he watched the animal boys and
girls scattering through the woods.
They are playing a new game
called hunky bunk, said Nurse
Jane.
"Hunky bunk murmured Mr.
Iongears. THAT is a queer namc
for a game, think
1T is a queer game" said Nurse
Jane. ut is something like hide
and 20 seek. One Of the boys or
girls has to look for all the others
who hide away in secret places they
call hunky hunks"
Il remember now said Uncle
Wiggily, "a bunk is a hiding place y
And a hunky bunk is one of the
best and most secret hiding places,
agreed Nurse Jane.
So Uncle Wiggily watched while
the animal children hid themselves
in many hunky hunks through the
woods.
THAT game will be a good thing
to remember when the Bad Chaps
chase me" said Uncle Wiggily with
a laugh as he hoped away 10 look
for an adventure, leaving the chill
dren to play their game. Il must
look for a hunky bunk in which to
hide"
On and on through the woods
hoped the rabbit gentleman. His
bright eyes looked this way, that
way and the other way, for he very
much wanted an adventure SO he
would have something jolly to tell
to his bunny children around the
fire when they popped corn in the
evening.
But for some reason or other, just
why I cannot tell you, there seemed
to be no adventures in the Woods
just then. Or, if there were any
the adventures were hiding away
Il think, said Uncle Wiggily
with a laugh that made his pink
nose twinkle-"I think the adven-
lures must be hiding in hunky
| bunks."
! Speaking Of hunky bunks made
Mr.. Longears think CT the game he
had seen the children playing aftei
school, and the rabbit gentleman
! said:
This would be good time fol
me to look for a hunky bunk. n
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30

do it." So instead of looking for
an adventure, Mr.. Longears began
to look for a .hunky bunk. And, as
often happens, when you don't look
for a thing you find it, so with Un-
Gle Wiggily. he found an adventure
and a hunky bunk at the same time.
All of a sudden there was a rustl-
ing in the bushes, and before the
rabbit gentleman could hop away
out popped a big bear. But Uncle
Wiggily wasn't in the least afraid,
for he at once saw that the bear
was kind Mr. Stubtall. the father
Of Neddie and Beckie, the bear chill
dren.
What are you doing out here in
the woods. Uncle Wiggily?' asked
Mr.. Stubtail, the bear gentleman.
II am looking for a hunky bunk
that is a hiding place, sal dthe
rabbit.
"Ha! I know where there is a
dandy one Tor you" said the bear.
"See here!r With his long claws he
raised up a flat stone. Beneath the
stone was a hole. lined with soft
leaves, and Just the right size for
AIr. Longears. There's your hunky
bunk said the bear
"a fine one it is, and you found
it for me just in time said the
rabbit gentleman.
What do you mean just in timer
asked the bear.
Il see the Bob Cat coming" whis-
pered the rabbit. quick. Lift up
the stone and let me get into the
hunky bunk. Then he can't nibble
me"
No sooner said than done. Again
Mr.. Stubtail raised the stone. INTO
the hunky bunk hole popped the
rabbit. The bear put the stone over
the hole and sat down on it. Along
came the Bob Cat.
Dear mel" mewed the Bob Cat,
looking at his silly little tail with
one eye. I'm SO disappointed. l
thought I'd catch Uncle Wiggily, but
he doesn't seem to be here
mo, he doesn't seem to be here?
chuckled Mr.. Stubtail.
Then the disappointed Bob Cat
ran away with his silly tail. The
Bear raised the stone and Uncle
Wiggily came out Of his hunky bunk
safe and sound and he wasn't nib
bled at all. He thanked Mr.. Stub
tail kindly.
Then Mr.. Longears ran to his hol-
low stump bungalow; and If the
stick of chalk will stop making
marks on the blackboard, I'll tel
YOU next about Uncle Wiggily ano
Big Eyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD {. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGHT'S EUNKY
BUNK

Uncle Wiggily was sitting on a
flat stump at the edge of the shady
woods, watching the rabbits and
other animal children playing. They
had all recited their lessons to the
Lady Mouse Teacher in the Hollow
Stump School and. when classes
were over, out came the animal boys
and girls. some hopping, like the
rabbits, some flying, like Charlie
and Arabella, the rooster boy and
his hen sister. Some Of the animal
children ran fast, like Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow, the dogs.
My, they certainly are glad to
get cut Of SCHOOL, SAID Uncle Wig
gily with a laugh.
I guess you used to be when YOU
were that age said Nurse Jane,
who was hanging some clothes out
on the line weren't you?"
7 suppose so, Uncle Wiggily said.
But I wonder what game they are
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30
Issued ID a lily, Except
Sundays. Entered q.
the Post Office, Ell Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
PRICE OF CIVILIZATION

IT sometimes almost seems as if the
j present depression is simply part of
the price we have to pay for the privilege
of our civilization.
This thought is called to mind by
passage in Stuart Chase's recent book,
Mexico"
Mr.. Chase tells of visiting a seaport
in Iucatan. Business men there told
him that conditions were terrible. Goods
weren't moving, merchants were going
broke, trade was at StandStill-the de-
preston, in short, was at its zenith.
Then Mr.. Chase asked them if there
was not great deal of distress in the
villages and towns back of the seaport
To his amaZement, he learned that the
great mass of the inhabitants did not
know there was depression. No one
was hungry; no one lacked shelter; no one
needed charity; no one had lost his job.
Only the small commercial class in the
seaport suffered. The great maj jority
was doing very well indeed
This, of course, was because the vii
ages and towns were self-suppOrting
People raised their own food built their
own houses and spun the cloth for their
own clothes. In good times and in bad
they lived their lives and ignored the
rest of the world. Stock market crash
es and industrial depressions meant
less to them than the weather on the far
side of Mars.
North of the Rio Grande we are at the
other extreme. Not a city or town is
self-supporting. We are all specialists,
and each depends on the work of his fell
lows When the automobile maker in
Detroit fails to prosper his bad luck Is
shared presently by the Dakota farmer
and the Alabama mill hand. We stand
or fall together because of the complex
ity of our society.
Yet it is this very complexity which has
given our civilization its brightest d.s-
tinction. Our vision of manklnd's re-
lease from drudgery, our advances in sci
ence, our new speed of movement and
communication, the thousand and one
little conveniences that make life easier
all come from it. Mr.. Chase's Mexi-
cans, who are unaffected by depressions,
have to do without these things.
Probably few of US would trade our
civilization for that of the Mexican viii
lagos But the present depression is the
price we pay for what we have.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-30
VEGETABLES SENT TO
DESTITUTE

BILLINGS, Mont. U.P)-Farm
wives whose gardens flourished this
season sent two tons of perishable
vegetables to less fortunate families
in the Canyon creek region, where
the gardens did not grow. Two truck
loads Of vegetables, including car
rots, Swiss chard. string beans, beets
and other garden products, were
distributed to % homes. The vege-
tables were canned for use TINS
winter.