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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
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EASE PRESIDENTS BURDEN

PRESIDENTIAL campaigns come and
go, each one seeming a little more
weighty and important than the last
meanwhile, the presidency itself remains
the most man-killing Job America has
yet devised, and there is little sign that
the nation has reached the point where
1t IS willing to remedy matters.
The sheer responsibility of the Job is,
in itself, enough of a burden for any
man to bear The President is the lead
er of the worlds most powerful and in
fluential nation. Under the constitu-
tion, he shares responsibility with con-
gress; in actual fact he is expected to
lead congress- to shape policies for con-
gress to approve and as the guiding gen.
ius of mighty forces under his control.
But that is only part of his job.
Rodney butcher pointed out in a re-
cent dispatch from Washington that we
have given our President mass of de-
tail work such as no corporation would
dream of giving its chief executive. The
President has to sign whole host of
petty papers-50,0 900 commissions for
postmasters in one year. for instance,
acquisitions for new pencils, wills eXecut-
ed by Indian wards, and so on.
He has to shake hands with every cit
lLtil VIII CARES 70 JId1ip lIlU the w iille
House. He has to direct the innumer-
able commissions created by congress.
He has to do host of good will'' stunts
like those which the ornamental Prince
of Wales handles in England.
Last but not least, he can never for
get that he is head of a political party;
and he has to devote a good part of the
final year of his first term to cam
naipn for reel lection
1t would be fairly simple to tighten
these burdens.
The great bulk of official papers could
be signed by someone else-by the Vice
President, for instance, who is never ov-
er-burdened with duties. The goodwill
stunts could also be performed by the
Vice President. The daily stream of
hand-shakers at the White House could
be stopped by public opinion.
And, lastly, we could adopt the sug-
gestion, frequently offered, that the
President be elected to one six or seven
year term and be limited to that one
term.
AS things stand the presidency is too
great a strain. 1t is high time that we
made it a little lighter.
Last weeks criminal record would in
dicate that Imperial Valley has some
thing in common with Chicago.
-O
One week from today is the date to
decide whether congress is going to "set
'em up, or decline to treat.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A VANISHING ARMY

| THE most obvious things are very Of
1 ten the things that we can never quite
accept; and one of them is the very self
evident fact that time passes and makes
all of US grow old.
We know this, of course, just as we
know that the sun will rise tomorrow;
but we don't accept it emotionally, and
when something happens to make us
realize that it is really so We get an odd,
reasonless little shock.
Not long ago the newspapers an
nounced that Ellsworth Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Union
City n. j., has been disbanded because
it has only two surviving members, one
of whom is too feeble from old age to
attend any more meetings. Once this
post was the largest G. A R. post in
New Jersey; as recently as 20 years
ago it had IT'S members. But it is done
for now, and only two very old men re-
main.
Now news of this kind is extremely
common these days North and
south of the Mason-Dixon line, the men
who fought in the Civil war are get
ting pathetically few in number. A few
years ago they were numerous, and in
few more years the last of them will be
gone; but that, after all, is natural and
as inevitable as the change of the sea-
sons Why should it startle us so?
Perhaps it is because we can never get
used to the fact that change is the first
law of life. We look back on those
tragic, heroic days of the war between
the states and see a sort of pageant,
fixed in history. The survivors we know
as gray-bearded and stopped ancients
they link us with the past, but we can
rot realize that they were once as lusty
and straight as our American Legion
naires are today. They are men out of
history books, they are part of our
background; we can no more realize that
they are all to vanish than we can real
ize that once they were young and fiery
and ardent
But they grow old and we shall do
the same; and in few years it will be
the American Legion posts that are
gradually dropping out of existence be-
cause no more members survive; and
our grandchildren will blink wistfully,
making the discovery that time is mex
orable.
The post office contract having been
signed, perhaps construction with start
before another presidential election.
-O
Fleridans will probably have to read
our California papers to find out about
hot nnlp
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
TEN YEARS AGO
Nnveunher %. 1922

Plans for making Imperial the
operating headquarters of the dis
trict are being discussed by direc-
tors An expenditure of approx
mately $4,000 will be made in en-
larging machine shops and other
BUILDINGS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
AHa
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nnyember 28 1912

The fact has just been discover
ed that in strength of fibre, cotton
of this valley preaxs the record OF
the world. The valley cotton tests
double the strength of the cotton
grown in other parts of the coun-
try. Tests were made recently on
government machines.
Turkey raisers in the valley did
not fare SO we'll this year. Dressed
turkeys sold in Los Angeles for from
20 to 80 cents a pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
MANS HEART STOPPED,
STOMACH GAS CAUSE

w. L. Adams was bloated so with
gas that his heart often missec
beats after eating Adlerika rid
him of all gas, and now he eats
anything and feels fine. Clements
Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street, El
Centre. California. w. C. Costello business man
ager. Telephone 26, business office 700 editorial
department Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Numerous carloads of cattle have
been brought to the valley recently
for winter feeding. Shortage OF
fodder in Arizona and New Mex
leo caused an unusually large num-
Der of stockmen to ship their steers
to the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November %. 1917

Increase in the deposits of the
Ell Centro First National bank
show that business is good in this
city. Total deposits are S1,224,7l4.
Last year on the same date depos-
its were 1929 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

The post office contract having been
signed, perhaps construction with start
before another presidential election.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Floridans will probably have to read
our California papers to find out about
that gale.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Last weeks criminal record would in
dicate that Imperial Valley has some
thing in common with Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

One week from today is the date to
decide whether congress is going to set
'em up, or decline to treat.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02

Idaho is practically free from bo-
vine tuberculosis and has been ac-
credited the seventh state SO
honored.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Marriage Bureau
Shows Activity

That July may replace June in
Imperial Valley as a month of mar
riages was indicated this morning
when records at the county clerks
office showed five marriage IL
censes issued already this month,
and one notice of intention to
marry filed, in comparison to only
20 marriage licenses issued during
June.
Seven notices of intention were.
given during June which had not
been followed by licenses before
the end of the month of brides.
Marriage licenses were issued this
morning to Ralph o. Matthew, %.
of Ell Centre, and Minnie Q. Metz,
81, of Riverside; Alberto Cuen, "a,
and Modesto Nunez, %, of Braw-
ley, and Jesus Dorado, %, and
Francisco Ramos, 26, of Calipatria.
Notice of intention to marry was
filed by Arthur Murguia, 81, and
Angelita Romero, 20 of Brawley.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Charles F. Clark, 18, and
Bernice Easley, IS, of San Diego,
and to Juan Adame, 81, and
Jususita Velasquez, 35, of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02

Zawadke grass yields two tons
of hay to the acre on black alkali
lands in klamath county, oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
MADOO PAYS OLD SCORES IN
PUTTING ROOSEVELT ACROSS

himself stronger than the Tiger,
though to the end the Tiger growled
in those 81 votes that went for
Smith.
The dapper jimmy Walker.
mayor of New York, shouted his
defiance by standing up and vot-
ing. in voice that all could hear;
alfred E. Smith"
Walker has proved a prophet.
He nominated Roosevelt for gov
ernor of New York in 1928. Smith
needed Roosevelt to help him in
his race for the presidency. When
Walker stepped off the train at
Rochester for the 1928 convention.
he was told that he was to nomi-
nate Roosevelt, the first intimation
he had. 81 Z
Walker In Jackpot
What" he exclaimed. He Will
destroy Tammany."
Roosevelt now has in his hands
the elimination of Walker, who is
facing charges brought by the Sea-
bury investigators.
AS a result of the Roosevelt VIC
tory, there is a new alignment in
New York, standing at the top in
New York state will be the athletic
young Jim" Farley, Roosevelt's
manager who rolled up delegation
after delegation for him.
Edward j. Flynn, secretary Of
state in New York. rises into the
picture as the new Democratic
leader in the state. He rode with
Roosevelt. If Walker is removed,
Joseph Mckee, now president of
the board of aldermen, will become
mayor.
William Randolph Hearst, the
publisher who supported Speaker
Garner, the man whose votes turned
the trick for Roosevelt, also paid
back an old grudge with Smith and
Tammany in New York state.
There has been a feud between
Hearst and Smith since the latter
absolutely refused to run on the
ticket with Hearst back in 1922
.when Hearst aspired to the United
States senate. That was the end
Of the publisher as an active figure
in politics.
Tammany showed its disapprov-
al Of Roosevelt today by slipping
away from the city before the gov
ernor arrived to address the con-
vention. They did not witness the
governors triumph.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
GARNER'S NAME PRESENTED TO
CONVENTION BY ALABAMA MAN

CONVENTION STADIUM, CHI
CAGO, July 2. U.P)-Speaker John
N. Garner of Texas was offered to
the Democratic national convention
as a yice-presidential candidate to-
day.
He was placed in nomination by
Representative John McDuffie of
Alabama.
1.-The almost unanimous vote that
nominated Governor Roosevelt here
last night shows the Republican err
ror in predicting dissension among
the Democrats" McDuffie said.
Whenever the people have been
III distress they have always turned
to the Observation-Disclosures, Jack
son. Cleveland and Wilson-for re-
lief" McDuffie continued.
"In every crisis the Democratic
party is called upon.
THAT call will not be in vain"
When McDuffie mentioned Gar
ner's name for the first time, rebel
yells echoed through the stadium.
McDuffie described his old friend
as "a red-blooded he-man and the
outstanding Democrat in the house
of representatives"
Cheers and applause interrupted
every sentence.
Remembering the record he has
made as a leader and recognizing
that John Garner is a real, red
blooded he-man, we are proud to
put him in nomination as running
mate for the governor from New
York" McDuffie declared.
Predicts Victory
Standing side by side Roosevelt
and Garner will lead the Demo-
cratic party to the greatest victory
it has ever achieved"
Illinois seconded Gamers nomi-
nation through Delegate Bruce
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Tragedies Take
Lives OF Two

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, July 2.
W.P)-Two persons lost their lives In
Kern county last night, one being
struck by Southern Pacific train
and the other by an automobile.
Charles Young, so, Salt Lake
City, was killed instantly when an
automobile driven by C. L. Hughes,
struck him while he was walking
along the state highway eight miles
north of here.
F'elicio Rodriguez. 26, of Mojave,
a section hand, was killed when q
passing Southern Pacific train
struck him near Rosamond.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02

field to pay fines of $50 or serve
terms of Is days in the county jail
for assault and battery. Unable TO
pay the fines, the prisoners were
committed to jail.
For Sale-Sa1vation Army wood.
21tf
A. 3. Hanson. Dentist Over
Security First National, Bank.
Phone SO. 13tf
In Police Court-Judge Lee Nuffer
Of the FL Centre police court this
morning found NJ. A. Khan, 81, not
guilty of reckless driving. No other
cases were scheduled.
Drink pure lemonade by glass or
gallon at Paul's. Corner Ninth and
Main. 1tf
Sentenced at Bard-Judge f. A.
Breach of Bard township yesterday
afternoon sentenced Placedius
Castro. Indian. TO 90 days in the
county Jail for assault, after a
felony charge had been dismissed
and the lesser charge filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Urge Tinley For
Vice President

CHICAGO, July 2. U.P)-General
Matthew A. Tinley of Iowa was
placed in nomination for vice
president before the Democratic
national convention today by
Richard F. Mitchell, member Of
the Iowa delegation, with the rally
ing cry that with Governor RooSe-
yelt in charge. of the eastern front,
and General Tinley holding the
line in the west, we have met the
enemy and they are ours"
Few men in the Democratic
party would appeal to the agri-
cultural sections and to the eX-
service men as the candidate whose
name I have the honor to pro-
pose" Mitchell said. Love OF
country and willingness to sacri-
flee for that country have long
been a part of his life. His life
is the realization of the highest
Jeffersonial principles"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Love Gets EN-
At Every Age

Los ANGELES, July 2. W.D
-Ninety-0ne-year-Old Charles
Woolpert and 76-year-Old Eliz-
abeth Hoaglin today filed no
tice of intention to wed here.
WoOlpert, q widower for IL
years, said he was the only
surviving member of company
81" 18th Indiana cavalry, of
Civil war fame. Mrs. Hoag-
lin became a widow two years
ago.
They said their romance be-
gan when they found a mutual
interest in church work here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
BY THOMAS 4. STOKES
fnited Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1892, by United Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Ghosts of old
political feuds screeched in the
wings of the great prize fight sta
dunn here as fate moved its eter-
nal finger, unknown to the uncer-
tain delegates. to write another
chapter in Democratic party his
tory.
1t was the very cream of political
irony when William Gibbs McAdoo,
one time glittering star Of the
Woodrow Wilson administration,
stepped back under the great spot
light last night to start the swing
that nominated Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York as DEM
ocratic candidate for president OF
the United States.
History turned its pages back
eight years ago, to a similar mob
scene, when McAdoo was kept from
the nomination, himself, at Madi-
son Square garden by the indom-
liable Alfred E. Smith who held
tight in his grip bunch OF "die
hard" delegates who prevented Nc
Adoo's nomination.
At this point there winds into
the picture the present differences
between Roosevelt and Smith.
When McAdoo first came here a
few days ago there was talk Of a
possible combination between Smith
and McAdoo, old political foes, to
defeat Roosevelt.
Seasoned political observers Won
dered how it could stick, even
though McAdoo is none too kindly
disposed toward Roosevelt.
Dramatically, McAdoo told them
last night.
To a few on the platform the
answer came, even before the tall
Georgian. still spry and erect,
stepped before the microphone.
Sounds His Defy
Grimly he said
Now I'll square myself"
He did. To those who watched
the Madison Square Garden fight
drag itself out, bitterly, for days
and nights. il was McAdoo paying
back" Al Smith. Smiths attempt
to stop the nomination of Roose-
velt, crumpled and folded up.
McAdoo was triumphant. He
grinned, masterfully, as the gall
leries booed.
The son-in-law of woodrow Will
son now comes back into the po-
litical drama as an imposing figure,
after eight years in the background.
It was politically expedient-and he
still is a master Of political strategy
to hop, agilely, on the Roosevelt
band wagon at the proper time to
help him toward election to the
senate in California. If Roosevelt
wins-and he also wins-McAdoo
will become once again real lead
er in a Washington administration,
as he was in war days.
There is another debt that
McAdoo paid back, which winds
away back to an ambitious young
Georgian who storrned the eitadels
of the great Manhattan TO make
a name for himself. He was po-
litically ambitious. also, then. But
Tammany would have nothing OF
him.
He delivered q strong kick to
Tammany last night. The Wig
wan was supporting Smith.
AS in 1892. q Democratic candi-
date from New York is nominated
without Tammany's support. Grow.
er Cleveland, from New York, was
elected that year. The situation
today is parallel Depression and
panic were rampant.
The Roosevelt forces delivered a
stinging blow to Tammany here.
Smith had forced Tammany to take
Roosevelt AID Roosevelt had proved
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Filipino Victim
Of Countrymen

Forces of the law move swiftly
this afternoon in an effort to ap-
prehend four unnamed Filipinos
who held up another, P. Cadaoas,
five miles west of Imperial and
took $4,000 from him.
George Wright, Imperial police
chief, and county officers at the
sheriff's office were taking steps
TO apprehend the robbers, who
threatened Cadaoas with two guns
before taking his money and fore
ing him from the automobile in
which they were riding. An inter
prefer was necessary TO tell the
Filipino's story.
He said he had just drawn money
from the bank, and went to a Fill
ipino camp with the other four.
They then left the camp, and when
five miles west Of Imperial took his
money and forced him from the
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02

viii not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife. Willie
White, after June 3Oth, 1882.
oSigned) Robert White. 30tS
Perishahle Shipments - Yester-
days total of perishable shipments
was composed of IS4 carloads C
watermelons, 60 of cantaloupes, 5s
of honeydews. 81 of honeyballs, IS
of mixed melons and z Of grapes.
according to a report submitted BY
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner
Automobile Stolen-A Studebaker
Eight, license 8W3l48, owned by E.
Hill, was stolen at CaleXico last
night, according to a report at the
sheriff's office.
Casa Rey Hotel dining room
serves good home-cooked food. We
are open to the public. lStt
Three Serve Terms - Jose An
tonic Robcro, Manuel Rivera and
Librado Rivera yesterday afternoon
were sentenced by Judge 1. May
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Trio Arrested
On Gun Charge

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.H y
Said to be wanted in. Fresno on
charges of grand theft, burglary
and violation of the state gun act,
Fred Lawler, SO; Clarence Ogel,
%. and william Tanner, 81, were
arrested here today.
Local authorities said the accu-
sations involved the theft of S400
and reported that Lawler formerly
was a Coast league baseball player.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02

Campbell, who had earlier been his
states candidate for the post.
Lamar Williamson, Arkansas del
egate, seconded the Garner nomi-
nation.
Delegate John B. Elliott OF Cali
fornia seconded the Garner nomi-
nation also. Elliott managed the
Garner campaign in the California
primary which resulted in the
speakers victory over Roosevelt and
Alfred E. Smith.
A lone boo rang out from the
gallery at the reco1<7ction of Cali
fornia's action last night in swing
ing the convention to Roosevelt.
Colorado yielded to Utah and
the party could best be served by
the nomination of Garner for vice.
president.
Connecticut, Delaware, North
Carolina, Georgia, Indiana and
Idaho seconded Garner.
Richard Mitchell of Iowa then
placed Gen. Matt A. Tinley of Iowa
in nomination for vice-president.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
JUSTICE. II. NATURALIZED

REMSEN, N. Y. U.R = For 16
years, Richard B. Francis, II, served
as Justice of the peace, but he did
not know until the other day that
he was not a citizen of this coun-
try. He had assumed he was be-
cause he believed his father was
naturalized. Supreme Court JUS
tice Edward N. Smith corrected the
situation by giving him his papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Baseball Scores
American League

(First Came
New York.......022 DOB O1O-8 0 2
Boston ..............101 120 000- 5 10 3
Pennock and Jorgens; Weiland,
Kline and Connolly.
(First Game)
Washington 0O1 900 900 90 8 0
Philadelphia O1O 600 600 OIL Q II l
Thomas and Spencer; Earnshaw
and Cochrane.
Growers of The Dalles, Ore,
have orders for 1000 tons Of
sulphur -mined white cherries of
this years crop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-02
Use Of Gas In \
 State Shows Gain
Meanwhile Country at Large Showed Decline for l95l
 Economic Conditions Served to Emphasize Value of Improved Appliances, Executives State

the many Improvements in gas ranges and water heaters and the radical reduction in the price of these has stimulated the sale of gas for domestic use. While the lessened activities of industrial plants have resulted in a tempor- ary reduction in the amount of gas used for manufacturing purr poses, the increased domestic use in many cases has offset this to q large extent.
 "Gas refrigeration and central house heating have met with in- creasing favor during tho past year and continue to offer a field of development for the gas business which has been little more scratch cd as yet. The experience of the past year has demonstrated the fact that tho gas business can go much more for tho people of this state than 1t Is now doing. It's potential possibilities are great."s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-02
FIGHTS DEPT
 OF EDUCATION
National Grange Opposed to Creation of New
 Bureau at Capital
FOR LOCAL SELF-GONT

Apparently a vigorous effort is. to be made the coming year for the creation of a national Depart ment of Education with It's head a member Of the presidents cabi-s net and already the signs of. wiaer spread opposition are manifesttng themselves with the certainty that the project will have no easy go- ing, The national grange Is ono of the groups which will exert every effort to prevent the estab- lishment of the new department, and It's opposition was voiced Hin no uncertain language by the rc- cent national convention ofa4that orga nizatlon at Madison, Wiscon- gin. The Grange declaration as- serts that national oversight of the educational affairs of the country to the extent that Is proposed VIII not be for the welfare of growing youth, and that the administra- tion of educational affairs should be retained by the states ana largely by local communities.
 This stand by the Grange Is ex- actly In line with it's fixed policy of q half century In sturdy de. Tense or IOcul SCH -SoNeTiiHhShb u.N It's unceasing resistance to the growing cncroachment upon home affairs by state and federal boards and commissions. In the same 'di- rcction the Grange Is opposing fed- eral regulation of motor transpor- tation upon the highways. insist Ing that such regulation Is distinct ly Il state function, to be deter- mined by local conditions. which are so varied as to make q sweep ing national regulation policy al- together undesirable.
 The Grange is in peculiarly strong position to fight the pro- posed department of education, be- cause of it's widely understood sup hort of such educational projects in the past as have been for the public good, and it's own reputation as the great school out of schooi' for training young men and young women to do for themselves. Tnis is certain to be lively subject
 for discussion by local groups throughout the country. the
 Oranges especially, as the pro- ponents of the plan further urge | it at Washington.