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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-07

Fifty Future Farmers of Ventura
County recently made a complete
tour of the county under direction
of the farm advisor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-07
SAP BUCKET WASTE BASKETS

PORTLAND, Me. (U.Pl - Quite
quaint are the waste baskets" at
Hotel Eastland, here. The "bas-
kets.' 1870 in number. are old
fashioned wooden sap buckets.
San Benito County is the garlic
center of the state, having 1,15O
acres out of a state total of 1920.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-07

Riverside will celebrate a flower
show and garden tours April 14-16.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
HOOVER AND BEER

limitations by President Hoover's friends that
he will veto bill to legalize and tax beer make it
necessary for the President to say where he stands
The governments finances are in bad shape, and
getting worse. Every day adds millions to the
deficit. The result of the election clearly made
beer tax designed to raise the utmost possible rev.
enue, leading issue. The tax is a certainty after
March A.
The house Democratic leadership is seeking to
save time and raise more revenue by enacting such
bill at 1t tried to put through quick prohi-
bition repeal, which would have brought in even
more money, but lame duck congressman stopped
that.
beer tax veto by Hoover in February or March
would mean that congress had wasted two or three
months while the treasury slipped hundreds of mil
lions further into the red 1t may mean that Moth
ing will be done until after March to increase
revenues
Secretary Mills, himself wet was not allowed
to speak for Hoover before the ways and means
committee Wednesday. Instead, Mills made a low
estimate of beer tax SIPS 100000 to $780,
100000 next year-admitted that his past estimates
of revenue were erroneous, and quarreled with
Democrats.
But last spring David Burnett, internal revenue
commissioner, at least closely in contact with
federal revenue as Mills, estimated that tax of
approximately $3.50 barrel beer would bring
in nearly $40OOOO,OO0 on the low 1918 beer con-
sumption.
Hoover failed to mention beer in his message
10 congress this month His silence is even more
serious now that majorities are apparent in con-
gress for beer tax bill.
1t is his clear duty to tell the country and con-
gress whether he will permit the beer tax bill which
the country wants to become law
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
GIVING WORK TO WORKERS

A telephone call to Albert Stump, well-known
lawyer and civic-minded citizen, might encourage
the proposal to get money from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation for three projects in this city,
Citizen Stump heads committee which is con-
sidering proposals to complete the track elevation,
to finish the sanitary plant, and to abolish some Of
the slum districts
If citizens show an interest in putting men to
work, the committee unquestionably will feel more
enthusiastic about making the requests and obtain
ing the proper official support.
Finding work for the voorhees, is the most inn
portant task which faces community.
There are thousands of men now out of work
who object to living upon charity even if charity is
obtainabe, and time in the not distant future,
the resources of charity will be exhausted.
There are other thousands who will lose their
Jobs unless the great drain upon business caused by
lack Of wage envelopes is stopped.
AS The Times has pointed out frequently putting
back to work is imperative if there is to be any
prosperity of any kind for any man, no matter what
business he may conduct except perhaps the under
taker.
The suggestion that money be borrowed to COM
plete the three projects outlined is backed by the
argument that these projects not only will give i'm
mediate work to large group of men, but that when
completed, they will pay for themselves by the serv-
ices they render.
They will be worth all that is spent. They differ
from the borrowing for consumption which only
postpones the evil day and adds to the problems of
the future
If interested, call Albert Stump and urge him
to act quickly.
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yet in 1880 there we're 2145,s50 child workers be-
tween 10 and II years Of age or 113 OF every 1000
children OF this age. Most distressing Is the fact
that 23532S of these child workers are between
10 and 10.
In infant mortality the United States remains
seventh among nations with comparable figures.
The provisional rate is 81 to 1000 live births hg-
ure showing a slight decrease compared with the
rapid decreases between 1915 and 1880.
In maternity death rates, this country still trails
Denmark, England. Wales, Scotland, New Zealand.
Sweden end Switzerland
Miss Abbott dwells at length upon the grave new
problem of boy transients. She agreed with SEN
ator Cutting General Glassford and others that
"he size of the problem requires state national
cooperation"
Neglect Of health, education and general well
fare Of children will be permanently costly to the
children and to the future of the country" con-
cudes Miss Abbott's report.
Cities, counties, states and nation should heed
this warning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
THE SHORT RAILROAD DAY

The opinion of the interstate commerce commits
sion rendered in response to the congressional re
quest for light the sixhour day proposal for rail-
roads, should prove boon to the short work period
movement generally.
The rail employers argued that the six-hour day
is impractical from physical viewpoint The COM
mission declared that the principle of six-hour
day be applied, far physical conditions are
concerned, without material effect the operation
and service of the several carriers"
This leaves the issue of cost The roads held that
the reform would add at least third to operating
costs. The commission found that at the 1880 wage
rates the short day would add $73oOOOOOO year,
and at the wage temporarily reduced by 10 per cent
only $57OOOOOOO. This is about % per cent in
crease in cost.
When in 1916 the Adamson law established the
eight-hour day railroads, increased labor eff
cheney quickly absorbed the added wage cost. The
commission inclined to believe the thing will
occur under a six-hour day.
Recently report to the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers at New York stated that ex-
periments prove the highest labor efficiency is to be
found under a thirty hour week.
The commissions findings that the six-hour day
will absorb $4,000 jobless rairoaders are of high
social Importance. universal thirty five hour
week would according to estimates of President
Green of the American Federation of Labor, re-
employ 100000 of 100000 jobless.
Congress should give close attention to the G. G.
report
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1si
THE TEST COMES

Today the new state administration meets its
first test.
The people have given TO the Democratic party
blank check of power The minority, which rep
resented party that had been kidnapped and con-
trolled by special privilege is so small as to be neg
ligible.
The people turned to the Democratic party only
because they were convinced that the other party
betrayed their interests The long record Of servie
obedience to every thieving interest made the change
Imperative and inevitable.
Today the newly elected law makers convene
Around them hover the same suave agents of privi-
lege who seduced the Republicans in other years
The agents. and others, for the utilities, the
usurers, the tax dodgers, the whole plunderbund
are on the ground with the same sort of per-
suasion, the same backslapping, the same whispers
for those who may be tempted by the thought of
power.
The real test will be shown in the ability of the
administration to Withstand the temptations
that are offered in its courage to shun and scorn
these peaders for privilege, in the capacity to give
real relief from the burden of privilege which has
become part Of government itself.
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THE NEXT GENERATION

In contrast to the sanguine tone Of President
Hoovers recent message is note of apprehension
in the twentieth annual report of the United States
children's bureau.
Child welfare workers everywhere look to the
coming year with much anxiety" writes Miss Grace
Abbott the bureaus able chief. 1T viii take great
effort to maintain the standards of service for
children which we're developed slowly during the
years before the depression to make that their
interests safeguarded in the general economies
which the depression had made necessary"
Miss Abbott warns that the depression is laying
q heavy hand on the lives of Americas helpless
children. In New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia milk consumption has decreased.
Records OF theft show steady increase since the
depression began theft now constituting the great
est single juvenile offense.
child labor has fallen OF along with adult labor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15

might put us in excellent fettle for other and more
pressing ones which we soon shall have to solve
as balancing the budget and getting the surplus
food to the starving.
WET how kind it would have been of the masters
n at whose feet so many citizens sit agape if they
had permitted to retain the familiar formulas.
But in their great wisdom, they felt otherwise.
The old rules which we learned with so much
effort and found entirely adequate for every oc
cssion now no good, they say-and We srs-
pect it is because certain of the masters themselves
wanted to sell more books, more bridge pads and
more lessons for some extra Christmas money.
We were having very good time when. like blast
from some powerful trumpet, the quiet of bridge
playing universe was shattered and the announce
ment came that the old rules were of. Other and
better ones were in process Of preparation.
There was great jittering and twittering in the
land A stir as of mighty wind passed over the
face Of the continent and dreadful suspense ensued
Then on Monday morning. when news is scarce
and editors desperate broke the great story. The
bridge experts had spoken once again and the new
rules were With us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
Every Day Religion
BY DR.. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

NN all sides we hear today the
" creed of q new cult, put into
a sly slogan: Follow that impulse.
Which impulse? All sorts of inn
pulses pull and tug to and fro
in each of us, making a medley OF
whims. To follow every impulse,
no matter how wild, is idiotic, if
not chaotic; it would tear us to
pieces.
Why limit this new liberty to
our lower impulses, and inhibit
the finest that is in us? Why
distrust or ignore our noblest inn
pulses, as if they were dupes, for
getting that it is by obeying the
best that we can know the best
and be our best?
Russell, the Irish poet, said to
James Joyce, the Irish novelist:
It am afraid you have not enough
chaos in you to make a world."
Alas, Joyce had chaos a-plenty-
indeed, he had little else and
all of us are in like case.
Life is a bundle of instincts,
impulses, insights, all mixed to-
gether; an opportunity for the
making of personality, and in
most of us it is still in the max
ing-a patchwork, unfinished.
There are many selves in each
of US, all struggling for mastery.
and it is not easy to detect the
elusive, ultimate Self, which must
rule if there is not to be ruin.
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Peoples Voice
Editor Tim es-

| Editor Times
IN answer to letter signed Lodge
4 Member regarding street walk
ers, can't see how any man who
has Travelled SO extensively as this
man claims he has knows so little
about some things.
I'm young man of "a and don't
claim to be smart. War debt, mora
forum, EinStein theories ETC., go
way over my head, but some things
do know about.
wonder if this man ever has
come in contact with any of these
poor unfortunateS and had heart
to heart talk with them. Probably
not or he wouldn't be so loose with
harsh words. Also he would under
stand they are not doing as they
are because it's in their heart to do
SO.
In times like these, I wonder how
many men would be doing the same
thing, if only they could to support
their starving families instead of
robbing, stealing and bootlegging I
consider just as disgraceful. There
would be scores of them. These
people are trying to struggle along
without the aid of charity and God
knows it's a struggle.
understand both sides and when
hear some one kick people who
are down and out when they have
plenty of food and are able to be-
long to lodges, it makes my blood
boil.
If this poor defenseless IMAM"
doesn't want to associate with these
people, that's his business, but they
are all human. probably more so
than he, and are not to be looked
upon as dogs because we are not
put here to judge.
These people have to eat and I
still say it's better than stealing.
That old saying Those who want
to work can find work" is bunk. All
of us can't be Big Shot" statesmen.
BROAD MINDED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
SCIENCE
Triumph for Van Loon
BY DAVID DIETz

TTENDRIK WILLEM VAN
IL LOON, historian, philosopher.
and citizen of the world, has re-
peated the triumph of his STORY
of Mankind" with his newest
book, Van Looms Geography.
Among the important phe-
nomena of the days after the
World war was the publication of
1.-The Story Of Mankind The
whole world was amazed and de-
lighted by this mountain of a
man who had taken the history of
the whole world, reduced it to
language an ordinary layman
could understand, and ladled it
out in a delightful mixture of
sound fact, picturesque incident,
keen humor, and sane philosophy,
garnished with delightful sketches
from his own pen.
1.-THE Story of Mankind" was
followed by number of books
from Van Looms prolific type
writer.
All of them were excellent but
none measured up to The Story
of Mankind" But with his geo.
graphy he has turned the trick.
Van Looms Geography" is pub
lished by Simon & Schuster at
$3.75. 1t is book of more than
500 pages, crowded with unusual
sketches, maps and diagrams in
the well-known Van Loon style.
1 recommend it as a Christmas
present par excellence for boys
and girls from the age of II to 80.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
Anybody Can Join the Band

IT isn't question of allowing somebody to make suckers
Americans
on making sucker of the
little
alteration a
I'm slippery
the
There realization
the long crashing together.
Or at the most the suggestion that should cut the
anyhow, bother
VIII Rogers the
England has been buying British" time
The trouble
where it end
insisting that Empire
sufficiently patriotic
Nor is that fantastic heard official municipal lodging
house tell Mayor McKee, More than
all"
necessity, shelter
under the suspicion foreigners
n in o
Why Princeton abroad
Hnen teach relatively? Why can't they the job good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15

TAN any one of us say which
~ me" is the real 'me?" There
are a lot of them, the ragged hobo
out at the elbow, the dandy in
fine dress and gold cane, the toady,
the pretender, the penitent, the
poet, the sceptic, the donkey who
always wants his own way; and
at times, a glimpse of another
Fellow, who seeks to rule the
whole crew.
Who is the Big Fellow who is
trying to be the Boss? What au-
thority has he? Who gave him
the job? Will he get it done,
making the motley array of SLOW
ems, boosters, scullions, prophets,
and saints of divers orders, at
last obey?
To be masterfu1, man first
must be mastered by something,
or some one, in himself, else he
will have no unity, but only con-
fusion, in his life. The lower,
Shadowy, sham selves must give
way to the real, eternal self, which
is fraternal, inclusive, and wise.
1t is what Whitman called ''the
heavenly death"-the death, that
is, of all that is unheavenly with
in us. Who is your Big Boss?
Has he arrived and taken COM
mand of your days and years?
Copyright. 1892, United Feature Syndicate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
German Measles Rarely Is Fatal

THE doctor tells the difference
\ between German measles and
ordinary measles by the absence
of the spots in the mouth and by
the snghtness OF the condition,
by the nature of the eruption and
by the absence in measles, in most
cases, of the hard spots at the
back Of the neck.
Very few, if any, people die Of
German measles. The disease
usually proceeds toward prompt
recovery. The chief trouble with
it is that it causes loss Of time
from school.
Seldom is anything required in
its treatment except good care, a
mild diet, cleansing of the throat
by proper gargles, and the early
care of any secondary compli-
cations.
It is well 10 handle every case
of German measles as If 1t were
scarlet fever, because sometimes
a diagnosis may be wrong.
II the condition turns out to
be scarlet fever, much more seri-
Gus attention is required.
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recognition of Russia becomes an
almost foregone conclusion.
This is an enormous price for
France to pay, even if she gains
every point at issue. It is a price
that may affect her security for
generations to come, not alone as
security is affected by war, but
as it is determined by activities
of peace.
Whatever the consequences may
be, France will have no one to
blame but herself. She could have
met this small installment of
$4,000, 900 without even so much
as inconvenience, but preferred
to bubble.
Suppose we had quibbled, not
over that amount, but over one
hundred times as much, when the
Germans were throwing shells in
to Paris?
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A Typical Introduction

MAN LOON begins the book
v with one of his Characters
tic informal and thought-provok-
ing introductions.
Suppose, he says. that you OBJ
tanned a box which was a half
mile long, a half mile wide, and
half mile high. 1t would be a big
box, but not very large by COM
parison with a mountain.
You could place the whole hui
man race, the whole 1000 ,O0O, 900
people now on the face of the
earth, in that box.
At first glance you won't believe
1t. But moments calculation
will show that it can be done, even
if you arbitrarily assume that each
person IS 6 feet tall, IL feet wide
and l foot thick.
Balance the box on a pinnacle
at the edge of the Grand Canyon,
Then, let little Noodle, the dach-
shund," give it a shove with his
nose. That would be the end Of
the human race.
The canyon" says Van Loon,
would go on battling wind and
air and sun and rain as it has
done since it was created.
The astronomers on distant
and nearby planets would have
noticed nothing out Of the ordi-
nary"
But Van Loon sees another les
son in all this. 1t Is not that the
human race is so small compared
to the earth. He points out that
this weak little human race rules
the earth. And it is because of
it that there is any geography
at all.
And in addition. he points out
another lesson which the human
race yet has to learn. He states
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
Poise Is Needed

THE situation precipitated by
Il France calls for calmnesS
and poise at Washington. The
idea of retaliating in any way
should be dismissed as unworthy
and unnecessary.
Those debtor nations that have
shown good faith will, of course,
be treated with great respect,
while those who found themselves
unable to pay will receive just
consideration.
That in itself represents a new
alignment for which we are not
responsible.
France has left us no choice
but to make certain distinctions
in the future. Our policy toward
European affairs can not be the
same that it was.
Trade and exchange are bound
to develop new tendencies because
Of the French stand.
Huge Price to Pay
CLosER relations with Eng
~ land, Italy and Germany
are almost certain to result, while
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15
NJ E. Tracy Says FOX GER 1l E Fg oT 6 6

.NTEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Techni-
i y cally, France is not in de-
fault. She merely has deferred
payment" until such time as a
settlement can be made. Such
naive way or putting it! One
would gather that no settlement
ever had been made and that
France reluctantly was reminding
us of the fact.
Putting that aside, how and by
whom would the settlement be
made?
France seems to have the idea
of calling a conference in which
we would stand alone as cred
itor, while all the debtor nations
ganged up on us.
That is out, not only because of
our attitude, but because France
has isolated herself.
England and other nations that
are paying necessarily would ap-
proach debt revision from a diff
ferent standpoint.
Even if we so desired, we would
find it impossible to treat with
France on the same terms as with
them, while they would regard the
same treatment as unjust.
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stand ready to enforce the code,
and bring out the poison gas bril-
gade for determination of kibit-
zerS.
Another bridge table war also
is announced. One battle of the
century" is not enough for Mr..
Culbertson. He's a regular Ma
poleon, that fellow.
To be sure, this may have a
salutary effect. The profound
and Intricate ,,rohlerns of contract.
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Questions and
Answers

Q-Are acorns edible?
A-Some species are edible, and
in many European countries
acorns are an important food for
hogs.
Q-What does Epopt mean?
A-One of the initiated; one to
whom all secrets and mysteries
are revealed.
Q-Is the female population Of
Brazil, Chile, and Columbus great
err than the male population?
A-Brazil has 15,443 ,8I8 males
and 1871 1877 females: Chile has
1865, 827 males and 1897 .972 fe-
males; Columbia has $500, 923
males and 1891. 2l0 females.
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the place of the friendship and
good will she deliberately has
thrown away.
Herriot and many other leaders
saw this clearly, but were unable
to stem the tide Of infamed pre-
JUDGE.
1t was a case of shallow senti-
ment overriding sound judgment.
AS one deputy said to his col
leagues in the French chamber,
1--WE are not telling the world that
we can not pay, but that we
WON'T"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-15

This is the last OF SIX special ar tlCleS
BIZ DR.. Fishbein on the treatment OF
measles and German measles and pre-
cautions to curb their spread.
ERMAN measles brings on one
" of the reddest eruptions of
any disease that affects mankind.
It's scientific name is rubella, and
in German it is called rotheln.
Because of its very red eruption,
it frequently is confused with
scarlet fever or with measles. For
tunately, it is not nearly so severe
disease, although it is very high
ly contagious.
From fourteen to twenty-one
days a child comes in contact with
another who has had German
measles, it viii begin to feel i'll and
break out with eruption. which
occurs first on the chest and face
and then gradually spreads over
the body. There is not much fever
in most cases.
However, the lymph glands, par
ticularly those at the back of the
neck. swell up and get hard, a
condition that seldom occurs in
other infectious diseases.
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France to Pay Dearly

NOTHING is called for but to
In let France stew in her own
juice.
What she has saved, if anything,
will cost her dearly, not only here
but in Europe.
She has rendered England dis
tinct service by weakening the
. franc, and has left herself little
ground for quarreling with Ger
many over reparations.
No armament that France can
provide will be sufficient to take