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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
LAWRENCE TELLS WHY HE NOW
is PRIVATE IN ENGLISH ARMY

of mine-the c. o. made it clear
that there was absolutely no reflec-
ton on my work in camp-I was
given the choice Of three stations
in India . or returning by the
next boat TO England l chose Eng
land. have been here ever since"
But it has not been easy for him
TO remain here either, he explained.
On one occasion he was threatened
with quiet dismissal from the air
force owing to an incident in which
nc became involved through no fault
of his own. An important visitor
spoke to him because nobody else
spoke his language. The matter
was reported as breach of disci-
pline. The conversation should
have taken place through cham
nels.'
Refuses Promotion
Fortunately the matter was ar
ranged" he added pointing out that.
after all. 1t was not in the interests
OF the foreign office: THAT I should
be made to leave the air force'
Despite numerous offers to pro-
mote him, despite the fact that at
one time he was offered every con-
ceivable post Of Importance in every
eastern territory controlled by Bri-
tain, Aircraftsman Shaw remains in
his subordinate position,
II like the men," he said. "They
like me. I know that some officers
and commissioned officers
would not tolerate me for one mo-
ment If they did not have to. That
is why l joined the air force.
There, discipline interposes between
the men and their superiors. Even
if I should happen to know more
about a given matter than those
who hold superior rank. they are
obliged TO tell me what to do. And
do it. This is something I could
not get in civilian life. If l took a
JOB in some place where there is not
a barrier between the man who does
the work and the man who directs
it. l would not last three months.
No foreman in factory would al
low anyone to work for him who
knew more about the job than he
did. In the r. A. F. they can't
force a man to take rank If he
does not want it. And l can live my
life in peace. l can tinker with
motors to my hearts content: That's
part of my job. some of the time
Even though l was once COLONEL"
Tomorrow: Lawrence tells why
he refused honors from the king,
personality
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Variety Shown
In Court Cases

Charges of various sorts were
listed on the police court docket
this morning when Judge Kendall
B. Perkins opened court, but not one
defendant appeared on charge OF
drunkenness.
Paul Gustlum, 36, appeared on
two charges, one of possession of IL
uuor and the other of reckless driv-
ing. He was sentenced to pay a
$100 fine or serve so days for pos
session, and fined $50 or rs days for
reckless driving.
Salvatore Torres, 90, was SEN
fenced to serve rs days in the county
Jail for peddling without license.
Two appeared on vagrancy
charges. A suspended fine of $40
was levied on Roy Burns 10, and
Alfonso Garcia, 81, sentenced to five
days in the county Jail. Garcia was
arrested with Gustlum
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Forty And Eight
Plans Auxiliary

Organization of valley chapter
of the 8 and 40, women's auxiliary
OF the 40 ct 8, will take place dur
ing the fifth area convention here
next Weekend.
Election of officers and organiza-
ton will be held on Saturday night,
the place to be announced later.
Imperial voiture, 40 ct 8, fun Sec
ton of the Legion. will have a
wreck" in the old Legion clubhouse
in Imperial at 9:30 o'clock Satur-
day night. This meeting is bound
to attract all members as these
sessions arc hilarious from start to
finish.
Social events scheduled for the
convention are on a par with the
interesting and instructive business
sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22

This S The third of series of
articles on the story of "Law-
renee of Arabia" now Aircrafts-
man T. +. Shaw of the Royal
Air Forces
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

atmosphere though not the pattern
of the other furnishings, the small
ornament, whether useful or not,
which completes the homelike at
mosphere of a room; and this very
fact, making available many ar
ticles of attractive design and rea-
sonable price, has made this type
of thing one of the most popular
of Christmas gifts.
The styles in furniture which are
most priced today and which
manufacturers are reproducing
with marvellous accuracy and beau
ty for modern homes when origin
ais are not available, range from
the heavy oak pieces of the Six
tenth century Elyizabethan mode,
through the ornate fashions of the
Eighteenth century, known as the
French Louis XIV, XIV, or XVI
styles; the Queen Anne and
Georgian periods of Eighteenth
century England; Early American
in this country; and include the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

miliar means of entry, will I'M
doubtedly leave for it one or more
of the fashioned brasses to COM
plete it. Andirons, tongs, poker
and shovel in their fireplace rack,
a brass coal bucket, the interest
ing little kerosene pot known as
the Cape Cod lighter, a fire screen,
hinged and oblong, or round and
mounted on a pedestal, all are
happy suggestions for gifts for the
proud owner of the open hearth.
Brass or pewter, in themselves,
impart a bit of the old England or
early America to the home Con-
slider candlesticks, ashtrays, old
ink "standishes," homely little-salt
and pepper sets, serving trays,
either oblong with rounded corners
and pierced hand-holds at the sides,
or with edges in a series of curves
like ocean creamers: many of these
will find a place in your Christmas
list.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

accessories in keeping with it are
consequently among the years
most acceptable Christmas gifts.
Modern Period" Furniture
Unlike that of five years ago,
which boosted always its matched
suite of furniture, the modern in
terror is made up of carefully as
sembled pieces of different styles,
even of different periods. In this
way it reproduces the spirit itself
of the elegant Eighteenth or Nine
tenth century home, whose fur
nishings were assembled, piece by
piece, over a long period of years,
each piece carefully selected and
lovingly cared for, worn by genera
tons to honey, well-used look,
rubbed by a succession of vigorous
housewives to the glowing patina
we always associate with old fur
niture. In building up a home
such an interior, one cannot place
too much Importance on the occa-
sional piece, the tiny odd table or
cabinet that harmonizes with the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

secret of an effective modern
room, and a lamp is thus an al
ways welcome gift. There are tiny
little lamps with Dresden figures
for bases and frilly shades in pas
tel colors to impart a period glow
in the bedroom. Provincial pot
terry lamps with their bold designs
and bright colors have the decora-
tive simplicity required by Early
American rooms. Or there are
those of definite period influence;
the reconstructed glass kerosene
lamp that now bears electric light
bulbs and a glazed shade printed
in quaint flowers like an old calico
dress. More elaborate period lamps
boast a marble base supporting
brass upright cylinder and, on
top of that, a colored glass bowl.
All marble bases, like the classic
fluted column or the Greek urn in
Adam style, or modernized candel-
abra dripping drops and spirals
and chains of sparkling crystal,
are both definite period types.
Then there are old "tole" lamps,
with decorated japanned iron
bases, which are today being re-
produced in a very praiseworthy
manner to match the period motif.
Brasses and Pewter Ware
Any home that seriously sets out
to reconstruct the romantic at
mosphere OF a bygone day must
have an open fireplace. And Santa
Claus, in his gratitude for this ia
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

merable fascinating versions of the
gateleg, with drop leaves that can
be raised and placed against the
wall if the table is to be used as
console, and slender legs carved
in spirals or spools.
The what-not on which grand
mother placed her cherished brio
a-brac is also adaptable to most
modern homes. Larger what-nots
rest on the floor and boast carved
sides graduated from the wide bot
tom shelf to the narrow top, and
afford convenient shelf space for
those books, flower bowls or fan
tastic figures for which space is so
often hard to find. Smaller ones
hang on the wall to fill most eff
fectively the bare panel between
two windows, and very tiny ones,
often in pairs, support twin figur-
ines or candlesticks. Mirrors also
are gifts in which the period in
fluence may be expressed. There
is the very old skeleton" mirror
with a large frame carved in
scrolls and punches of flowers in
3penwork so that the wall shows
through. There are also Colonial
mirrors, with wide beveled frames
of polished mahogany, sometimes
swung in one of those little stands
to be set atop the chest of draw
ers, or made to hang on the wall.
Or look at footstools, squat little
things mounted in carved wooden
frames and padded with tapestry
or striped satin in bright colorS.
Pictures and Ornaments
Since, with the return of period
influence, wall decorations of all
sorts are again with US, examine
any of the new pictures selected
and framed to fit in with antique
furnishings. With the quaint
prints taken from Godey's Ladies
Bee we are already familiar; fash
ion illustrations of the 1905, dig
nified ladies in bustles and bon
nets who may look stiffly but
should look kindly out upon room
like that in which they once wore
such costumes. Then there are
French prints, facsimiles Of steel
engravingsc, most OF them dating
from the time of that grand
monarch" Louis XIV, and showing
gracious ladies with high piled
and powdered hair and frilled cor
sages, or pleasant scenes in which
sportive girls with tight waists and
voluminous skirts finger dainty
/ violas and daily with enamored
music masters. An intricate Dor
der of birds and flowers and an
inscription in French complete the
charm of such pictures. For the
simpler Early American setting
there are colored prints Of birds
and flowers, reproductions of wa
ter-color drawings by celebrated
naturalists, who present in life size
gay-hued birds and field flowers.
These are most effective when
framed in simple bands of gold or
colored lacquer frames.
! Artistic lighting is often the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20
Modern "Period" Furniture Now Reflects the Past

French Empire, the English Victor
ian and the German Beidermeier
types of the Nineteenth century.
The famous cabinetmakers whose
influence is felt in most of the re-
productions of period types today,
Chippendale, Adam, Hepplewhite
and Sheraton, belong to the Eight
zenith century.
Early American Furniture
Many of the most luxurious
homes of the Early American
period were furnished in exquisite
examples of European styles, i'm
ported from England. The type
that we know as true Early Ameri-
can is very different from those
elegant and sophisticated pieces.
The majority of the first settlers
in this country were simple farm
people, who brought with them
their own furnishings, splendid ex-
amples of household" art, heavy,
rude dover" chests, stout benches
and tables. These forms were
gradually altered by local cabinet
makers with knowledge of fine
workmanship and the more intri-
cate period designs into the pieces
whose simple beauty we claim as
our first truly American art form.
Scroll and pedimented tops, cab
riole legs, fiddle backs, and Tyre
splats were not originated in this
country, but the art Of combin-
ing them with the ruder house
hold" form to produce the quiet
beauty of old secretary desks and
brass knobbed bureaus is an Amer
lean art. Its leading exponent
was the famous New York cabinet
maker Duncan Phyfe, whose name
is also used to distinguish period
pieces in demand today.
Occasional Pieces as Gifts
A gift that will delight any
housekeeper, be her home a one
room apartment or a large country
house, is an occasional table OF
period inspiration. There are small!
oak side tables that by dlnt OF
thick little legs and heavy carving
manage somehow to retain the
massiveness suitable to their Eliza
bethan origin. There are English
muffin stands, four wooden trays
with slight rims, one above the
other like shelves in a frame
with a handle so that it can be
carried around. There are lnnu-
muerable coffee tables, the oblone
''trestle" type so handy next the
davenport, round French Empire
drum" tables on three legs, or or
the single pedestal popularizee
by Sheraton; Early American pie
crust" tables with their thin tops
edged in a curiously scalloped rim
and made to tilt up and decorate
an empty corner. There is the
tall Colonial candle stand on 1t:
high pedestal which so many peo-
pie are using in pairs to hold twir
night table after Duncan Phyfe
lamps or twin vases. There Is 6
kidney shaped, with its bookshelf
underneath. And there are innu'
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20
TAPPED SHIN LUCK TOKEN

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. Speedy
Mason, star quarterback of the
Southern Methodist eleven, has
worn a piece of tape on his right
shin in every game since he started
playing football in high school. He
also insists in sitting in the same
chair and eating at the same place
at training table throughout the
season.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-20

JOLLY Old Saint Nicholas has doubtless spent most of the
past year ransackng the antique shops of his aroff fairy
realm bargaining for bits of pineapple glass; searching out
true samples Paul Revere silver trumphany carrying
fa old Colonial candle stands back to the workshop for his
busy elves panstakngy reproduce For the venerable
saint being wise he is jolly knows that the trend in
household furnishings Clothes is at present toward
period Styles that antique furniture and all the romantic
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
Start at the Top

If there is to be wage cutting in public service,
THE start should be made at the top and not at the
bottom.
One Of the real reasons why there are frequent
occurrences Of panics and depressions why there are
demands for wage cuts the part of taxpayers, why
there are bread lines and charity lists is that during
periods Of so-called prosperity there is too wide
divergence between the wage at the top and the
wage at the bottom.
just why one human being is paid hundred
thousand or in one case million six hundred thou
sand dollars year and another six hundred is hard
to explain. The does not need much. The
other needs more Both presumably do the best they
can at their particular jobs
Unquestonably there will be an increased demand
Tor wage reductions 1t will from the taxpayers
organizations, representing always large property
owners The small taxpayer will not kick. His own
wage will be cut.
UnquestonabIy there can be reductions in wages
paid to public servants There is no reason or
sense in paying county treasurer seventy-fve or
one hundred thousand dollars year. There is no
sense in paying fancy prices for high officials There
is no sense in paying the Ohio firm which scrubs the
Btatehouse $64 900 for job that Indiana firms offered
to do for many thousands less.
It is probable that during these dull times the
state could worry along with less fantastic furniture
in state Offices
If there is to be reduction of governmental
costs, the knife should strike at the high branches
Already the state is doing its bit to increase de-
preston by permitting contractors on road work to
pay slave wages to those who build, Alert officials
in other states have prevented this.
= The first wage cut of a minor empoye should be
the signal for a special session of the legislature
to cut the wage of those at the top.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
Crooked Clients

Some lawyers today are no more than high-grade
racketeers, Norman Thomas charges in the preface
to new book, "a Lawyer Tells the Truth" by Morris
-Gisnet.
=. DR.. John Barker Waite of the University Of
Michigan law school, discussing the criminal law
Gently pointed out that the most serious evils in
the present system are not the fault Of the law but
the fault of lawyers"
But as Thomas pointed out, lawyers do not de-
serve all the blame for this condition.
"For every crooked lawyer, or sharp and cynical
lawyer there are clients who want that kind Of law
yer" says Thomas. The legal racket is only one
of many rackets which flourish in a society which
has made profit god"
AS long any of us is willing to employ legal
advice to tell how may evade income tax
law antitrust law or a divorce or marriage
law we will have lawyers willing to sell the advice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
BridgeIike Structures

Use of the X-ray to examine
~ crystal structure rapidly is be-
coming one Of the most important
fields Of research. Work of this sort
is being carried on in universities
and research institutions in all
parts Of America and Europe.
The newness of the field is at
tested to by the fact that the pio-
neers in it are still among its lead
ers. DR.. Max Won Laue Of Berlin
and the Braggs of london, Sir Viii
liam Bragg and his son, Professor
w. l.. Bragg, we're the founders Of
this branch Of science.
The work to date has yielded in
teYesting results. 1t has shown that
the molecules Of matter have def
mite shapes. AS Sir William Bragg
has said. molecules possess shapes
or structures as definite as those of
the girders which compose a bridge.
The study also has revealed that
the molecules join together to form
the crystals in just as definite a
way as do the Orders which form
a bridge.
Recent work has shown that the
properties of solids, such as density.
hardness, elasticity, ability to con-
duct heat and electricity and other
characteristics, are all to be ex-
planned on the basis of the shape of
the molecules, the way in which
they are bound together into crys-
tails and the strength Of the ties
between molecules.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
Questions and Answers

How many postOffices are there in
the United States?
Approximately $4,000.
Does Babe Ruth still draw a SAL
airy of $4,000 a year?
His last contract was signed
March 10, 1880, and called for a
salary Of $4,000 year for two
years.
What is the weight Of thousand
silver dollars?
One thousand dollars in silver dol
lars weigh SO pounds and $1,000 in
half dollars, quarters or dimes weigh
SIS pounds.
Is nautical mile longer than 2
statuate mile?
A standard, or statute mile con-
tains $3.50 feet; a nautical mile
contains 5000 feet.
What is the seating capacity of
Griffith stadium, the baseball park,
In Washington?
Thirty-two thousand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
Those MerriWeIIS

MY parents tried to stop me
4VA from reading dime novels.
They said trash like that would
spoil my taste for good literature.
I don't know whether it did or not.
OF course, I kept on reading dime
novels even when I was told that
I shouldn't.
Probably I'm talking about stuff
that's long before the time Of any
of you. My favorite series was about
Frank Merriwell and after him his
brother Dick.
Frank, according to the stories
went to Yale, and he was a mar
velous athlete on all the teams. The
series ran a long time. In fact,
after the first eight or ten years
some of the readers began to COM
plain.
They said that, even though he
was a f1ctional character, Frank
shouldn't be allowed to stay in col
lege so long. Eight years is long
time for a man to play on a varsity
football team-even at Yale.
That's why the author Il never
did know his name) had to invent
Dick. And Dick hit just as many
home runs and made just as many
long dashes for touchdowns in the
last minute Of the game as Frank
did.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-03
War and Prosperity

This is the seventeenth anniversary of the "War
to end war" to make the world safe for democracy
small nations and peace, to end the enormous wastes
of ornaments and to produce social and economic
Utopia
Today much of the civilized world is in a state
of such abject misery that many leaders, secretly or
openly, are considering the possibility of another
war as temporary relief from the economic de-
preston That is probably the chief danger in the
European depression
Things may get bad enough so that in sheer
desperation peoples will turn to war as the only prac-
tcal and rapid way out Of their economic suffering.
Though those who lived through the World war
member the horrors they also remember that they
ate and had life full of vast excitement. To many
the battle line seems less horrible than the bread
line.
Yet little reflection on the costs and results Of
the World war should shatter this menacing mirage
effectively. War may afford a moments respite, but
on 1.-THE morning after" things than ever.
war as method Of escape from economic misery is
9ike debauch to make one forget chronic dis
ease. In the end the same old malady persists and
our resistance is lowered.
Look at the economic exhibit presented by the
World war. The personal loss ran about as follows:
Known dead .......s....s..s....s 100000
Presumably dead .sse....os....s. 100000
wounded soldiers ssss.sss.soss.ss 200OOOO0
War orphans neutrality-suspicious. 100000
War widows NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5,OOOOOO
Capitalzing the economic life of able-bodied
man at low estimate, the deaths enumerated above
cost the nations involved some 100000 ,000-not
counting the physical and mental suffering.
- The total immediate economic cost of the has
been estimated at 1891, 800 100000, including:
% Munitions and armament, $1sOOoO,ooO,ooO;
20 property losses on land 500 100000; 80 losses
10 shipping, $680OOo0O00 az production losses
through diverted and nonecononic production, $45,
0OOOO0O0o. These figures take account of subse-
uent costs like interest on loans retirement of loans
pensions and the like.
President Coolidge once officially stated that the
ultimate total cost of the participation of the United
States alone the World would be 100000 100000
= No form of production labor be ultimately
proftabe-truly econonlcal-unless it contributes in
being Destructive forms Of production para
sitical and anti-economc.
- We can not blow to pieces dwellings and factories
flood and ruin mines, devastate the countryside, di
vert millions the manufacture of the necessities
of life into the making of engines OF destruction
without ultimately being called to account.
: Europe today Is paying the price-and it may be
only the beginning of the total costfor the abysnsl
carnage and destruction of 1914-1918.
If the world should now seek refuge from its pres
ent dizzy hangover by getting drunk in another sea-
son of carnage there is little hope for the continual
ton of western civilization.