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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
in T0DAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-One shud-
ders to think of what's going to
happen when America, England,
Germany or some other nation up
and takes the Davis cup away from
France. The French revolution, a
sweet little shindig, will seem like
a Sunday school picnic compared
to the storm those Partisan tennis
fans will bust loose with.
Other nations cherished and re-
spected the trophy, but France
downright worshipped the chunk
of silver which Dwight Davis put
in circulation. To them the cup
is a sacred thing, ranking right
along with Marie Antoinettes eel
out at Versailles, and the players
who take it away will have very
tough time getting out of town with
their hides.
France retained the cup this year
but even so, feeling was so high,
the galleries aroused to such
pitch, that riots and fighting in
the street were always just around
the corner 1t is probably just as
we'll that the now famous line de-
cision in the Borotra- Allison match
was rendered in the Basque's ia
vor For had it gone to Allison,
there might have been fighting.
And the cup, magnificent as it is,
cannot compare in value with a
safe and sound, all-in-one-piece
noggin, or conk.
It's difficult to picture France
holding the cup next year. The
miraculous play of Borotra saved
it this time, and miracles, as
Borotra said after his match with
Allison, happen but once in a
lifetime.
With Borotra and LaCoste out.
and with Brugnon fading each day,
Cochet will be the only capable
man France will have next year.
Their second line of defense isn't
worth the money it takes to keep
'em in racketS. Marcel Bernard.
Christian Boussus and those other
boys never were and never will be
of international calibre.
Borotra Tricky
Monsieur Borotra's calling of
time at several crucial moments
during his match with Allison In
order that he might switch shoes,
brought forth no little criticism of
the Bounding Basque's" sports
manship. This criticism recalled
earlier. and other criticisms leveled
at the Frenchman's conduct on the
court. Frankly, this writer never
has been able to see Borotra as
the gallant and gracious opponent
ne is supposed to be.
One of his cute little tricks is
to feign complete exhaustion and
when his opponent lets up, to burst
loose with a fresh supply of vim,
vigor and vitality. Such thing
smacks of trickery. We never have
liked those "oohs" and "ahs" he
gives off when an opponent leaves
him flat-footed with a sizzling
placement or volley. 1t always
seemed to us as those "oohs" and
"ahs" came from his heart only
when he was ahead and could
afford to be passed. But maybe
we're prejudiced, so let it pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
FL CENTRIC BOYS
RETURNING FROM
MILITARY CAMP

Among the 1900 citizens military
training camp cadets returning
home from the Presidio of Monte
rey are IL from Ell Centro They
have been members of Uncle Sans
summer corps of citizen soldiers
for the past 80 days, having re-
ceived the benefit OF a camp life
without cost to themselves. The
course of instruction included fun
damental training in infantry,
cavalry and field artillery tactics,
as well as most forms of athletics.
A complete citizens military train
ing camp course covers four sum-
mer camps.
Those attending from Ell Centro
were B. r. Cosby, Max Afflerbauth,
B. Willoughby. j. G. Cass, w. Car
penter, all members of company D
of machine guns. Each qualified
as a first-class gunner with this
weapon. Parkman Moore and VIII
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
Foreign Fencing
Stars Sensations

LOS ANGELES, Aug. g. UP
Fencing stars of Italy, Germany,
France and the United States
brought their nations into the lead
today as they qualified for Olympic
games semi finals to be held Thurs
day.
Three men were qualified for the
italian team, including Gioachino
Guaragna, sensational duelist who
made a clean sweep of all his
matches. Only F'raulein Helene
Mayer of Germany, duplicated that
feat yesterday.
Fraulein Mayer allowed few
touches against her by the finest
competition the stars of assembled
nations could offer. She was the
1923 champion.
Abiding by Olympic rules, the in
dividual fencers were divided into
groups of 10 each, and these dueled
each other. The first six in each
pool qualify for mi-finals, in
which they are divided into pools
of nine. The first five in each
semi-final pool qualify for finals.
Semi-finals will take place Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03

Since July, 1881. the calavo asso-
ciation has gained 500 members
and now has 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
UNITED STATES
HAS BIG LEAD
OVER NATIONS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. U.H -
Track and field teams of the
United States held a commanding
lead over their rivals today, a
United Press unofficial point COM
pilation showed.
The mems team claimed 81
points after the broad jump and
500 meters placements. The 500
meter finals gave Great Britain
many points, but Ireland still vas
second with 20 points.
In the women's point finals, the
United States was first with 3Si3
points, Germany second with 49,
Mems team standings, unofficial
points computed to date for track
and field finals only:
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
Local Pool Hall
Visited By Burglar

Dropping to a pool table from
the skylight, a burglar early this
morning entered the Central Pool
hall here, taking $3.50 and about
five cartons Of cigarettes, and es-
Gaping through the office window
An investigation by FL Centro po-
lice disclosed that the burglar took
not only the money ana cigarettes,
but also ate several pieces of candy.
The money taken represented the
profits from a "Twenty-siX" game.
No clues had been found today as
TO the identity of the burglar.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
Valley GOphers
Growing Less

Gophers, which frequently play
havoc with ditch banks in Imperial
Valley, are not as numerous as
they once were and are continually
growing less, according to Grey
Casey of Holtyille, who is working
for the Imperial Irrigation district
IN exterminating gophers in the
eastern end Of the valley.
Casey uses gas derived from
gasoline to exterminate the 60
pliers, the gas being forced into
the holes and smothering the ro-
dents.
On occasions the gophers have
caused bad breaks in canal and
ditch banks. costing the district
considerable money.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03

Womens team standings, unoffi-
cial points computed to date Ioi
track and field finals only:
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
BY NORMAN B. DEUEL.
United Press Staff Correspondent


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3.-Sports
history which will send shivers
chasing up and down the spines
Of thousands as they remember the
Olympic games of 1882 was writ
ten today.
There was recorded probably the
greatest 800-meter race of all time.
There was inscribed a word pic
ture of a stocky tousled-haired girl
who hurled the discus 1873 feet,
inches.
There was written the story Of
a clean -hmhed Polish lass who ran
the 10O-meters in 11.9 seconds.
A bespectacled school teacher
from Hertfordshire, Eng, en-
blazoned in the archives of these
modern Olympics an almost unbe-
lievable world record of l minute,
49 $40 seconds for the 800 meters.
1t was Thomas Hampson, whose
long stride and stout heart brought
him from behind to pass the finest
half-milers that ever spiked a
track. Fifty-thousand people rose
to their feet and sent the roar OF
their acclaim echoing across Olym-
pic stadium.
His feat sent the Union Jack
fluttering to the top of the victory
pole for the sixth time in Olympic
history for this event. The record
cut two full seconds from the pre-
vious Olympic mark and lowered
the official world record OF 1:50.6
seconds set in 1923 by Sera Martin
of France.
1t was one-fifth Of a second
better than the famous Blazing
Ben" Eastman of Stanford uniyer-
sity has ever done.
HampSon barely nosed out Alex
ander Wilson Of Notre Dame, com
peting for Canada. Phil Edwards
Of New York university. also run
ming under the Canadian Maple
Leaf, was third. Eddie Genung,
United States, came in for a strong
fourth.
Perfect Start
There were nine runners. They
came to their marks. o. Peltzer Of
Germany beat the gun and was
recalled. They they were off TO d
perfect start.
Edwards in lane No. took the
pole and gathered a nice lead.
Genung pulled into second place
some 10 yards back and was closely
followed b. Peltzer. Hampson re-
manned back with the field and
bided his time.
AS the runners swept by the half
way mark. Edwards still maintained
his lead, but Hampson was drawing
up. Wilson made bid and passed
Edwards as they came out Of the
curve into the track stretch. &C.
nung was sprinting in a mighty
effort, but Hampson eased by him.
He passed Edwards and drew even
with Wilson at the curve.
Stride matched stride. The
stands went wild
Those long, powerful British legs,
forced onward by bulldog British
detcrr.ratica d.7w aheGI C. VIII
son. They crossed the line only a
foo. o. so apart.
Head thrown back, spectacles on
the high bridge Of his nose, 4
glimpse Of white teeth showing, tire
star of Great Britain broke the
tape. loped over 10 the grass and
flopped on his face. Two attend
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03

which prevailed when 1 passed
through three months ago. A de-
cided upward movement in secur-
ity prices and especially in bank
stocks is indicative of improvement
both in general business and pub
lie morale. The firming up of COM
modify prices and particularly
those of agricultural products is a
characteristic prelude to recovery.
Everywhere the view prevails that
the worst is over and that we shall
soon be on the upgrade once
more
As to conditions in Europe, the
veteran Los Angeles banker reports
there has been a great improve
ment in cooperative spirit and a
disposition to get together in So
luton of common problems. There
are indications Of material progress
in many quarters and the evidence
of better feeling is particularly
pronounced in England where the
belief is strongly held that that
country will be The first to recover
from the depression.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
COLLECTS VENOM

COLUSA, Calf. W.P)-Ralph Will
liams Of Arbuckle has gone into
the venom business to end the de-
preston. He has started collecting
rattlesnakes from which he will re-
move venom at regular intervals
and sell it for use in manufacturing
anti-rattlesnake serum.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
IRISH DOCTORS
WORK INSPIRES
WOMAN ATHLETE
BY MARY ALICE PARENT
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Cores pondent
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. - The
heart-warming image of Irish Pat
rick O'callagkan rose before Lii
liam Copeland TO help her send the
discus to q new worlds record in
the discus throw. 1873 feet, two
inches, on her last heave.
Il didn't know had any Irish
IN me-, said Lillian, but the only
thing 1 could think of as I stood
there waiting for my last throw of
the day was Dr. O'Callaghan, who
won the hammer throw in the
Olympics on his last throw of the
day. Both of us would have been
beaten without our last throw
For nearly an hour Lillian bowed
to her teammate Ruth Osburn. who
had broken the former Olympic
record of l29 feet. II 9-1O inches
with a throw of 131 feet, eight
inches.
Il was terribly nervous. After
wards when 7 hac won ! started to
cry" said the new champion Olym-
pique. you see it was my last
chance. III never throw the discus
in competition. I'm going to give
all my time to studying law at the
University of Southern California.
III have all I can do TO graduate
from the law school.
Il expect III settle down here in
Los Angeles. Sometime I want to
go to Washington"
CyNa14 q ff,s.c zrsor.Gc~ad ~ tho f,15f-
vidual form Miss Copeland used in
throwing the discus.
Almost everyone else uses the
pivot in throwing. I've never been
confident of it. ! started out just
throwing straight and I am more
used to that way"
Champion for almost an hour,
Ruth Osborne was not down heart
ed over losing.
Gets Her Thrill
IT'S the thrill of a lifetime to I;
find yourself on the championship |
stand with the American flag be- !
ing raised because of your own ac-
complishment.
I'm awfully glad to have Lillian !
win. 1t was her last chance and |
I'll have plenty of time"
Ruth is something of a Babe Did /
rikson. She threw the discus for |
the first time April IA of this year. !
Twenty wears old, she is tall as a !
man and wears her hair in Sc
we're boyish bob
The cnly thing can think about !,
now is having good time. I've
been in training for SO long I want |
TO start doing things"
The southern athlete throws like /
a man. She never waits to see /
where the discus goes, but continues
her swing on through
Il was champion for an hour
anyway. That's something. No. it
doesn't feel any different to be a
champion and then an ex-cham- !
pion. I guess I'm still the same
person.
Helene Mayer, wonen's fencing
champion, came through her first |
day of competition with wins over |
Marion Lloyd, of U. S. A.. Jeanne |
Vidal Of France, and Johanna de !
Boer of Holland.
1T was ? good day for me-" she
said. Margaret Dany of Hungary |
was eliminated. I don't know why
she fenced so badly. She must
have had a bad day"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-03
ALBINo wooDCHUcKs CAUGHT

WEST DEERFIELD, Mass. (U.P)-
Harris Newcomb recently captured
a family of albino woodchucks-
pure white fur and pink eyes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
COST OF LIVING FACTS

That the cost of living has not fal-
len as far or as fast as in the 1921
depression is shown by the National
Industrial Conference Board, which
reports findings to the effect that
while living costs dropped 18 per cent
in II months in the '21 slump, this
time the first 20 months of depression
brought drop of Is per cent in the
cost of living index and 1T in &c
months.
Some employers have tried to use
cost of living as a lever to bring
about wage reductions. Almost uni.
formly they have exaggerated the ex.
tent of the reductions.
The cost Of living is in no case a
reason for wage reductions or a ba-
sis for wage-fxing, but when the
argument is used it is well to have
the facts. Many of the commodities
most necessary have dropped but
little and some not at all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
Made Religious Rite of
the Brushing of Teeth

The ancient Indo-Europeans Of 100
B. G. made religious rite Of the
brushing of teeth, according to DR..
George V. Bobrinskoy. assistant pro-
fessor OF Sanskrit at the University
Of Chicago.
These early Indians had no tooth
pastes, but they brushed the teeth
thoroughly, he said.
For a tooth brush, they used a
twig taken from living tree, a spe-
cies OF fig tree being recommended for
the purpose, he continued. 1t was I'M
peratiye that the bark remain on the
twig. The tooth brush" could be
used but once.
There was a long list Of days when
the rite must either be omitted or
performed In different manner, he
said, and on such days the cleansing
Of the mouth by rinsing with twelve
mouthfuls of water was substituted.
A prayer to be delivered before and
after the brushing Of the teeth was
translated as 20 Lord Of the Forest,
grant US long life, strength, glory,
progeny, cattle, riches and knowl-
edge"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08

They gaze at Europe, where the
intelligentsia has had free reign and
they yearn for the labor platform
from which to speak and upon which
to display their genius.
Meanwhile labor has consistently
said to them: Help US if you will.
Give US of your knowledge and serve
our movement But it is OUR move
ment, and when it comes to running
it, the wage earners will do that.
Whatever may be the shortcomings
here and there, by and large the wage
earners of America have done bet
ter job of running their labor move
ment than has been done by the in
telligentsia in running the labor
movements of other countries.
Knowing that there have been
American labor can still
hold to its old and sound rule.
Cooperation and service are invit-
ed and welcomed Domination, never.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
THE MISERABLE FAILURE
OF IEADERS"

The most and worst that can be
said of the situation as summer sets
in is that business and security mar
kets are marking time till something
happens at Lausanne, Geneva, Wash
ington, Chicago, London, Berlin, OF
tawa, or what have you. This policy
of wishful waiting for someone to
say when and what, while timid
statesmen and panicky politicians try
to produce the rabbit of business re-
covery from the silk hats of incessant
conferences and convention platforms
is conducive to fallen arches and
weak knees in our economic system.
Some of the smaller concerns are get
ting some exercise saving wood and
walking away with what business
there is, but they do not stir up much
movement in the sodden Statistics
From front page editorial in Bust
ness Week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
CAN'T INSURE
Babies and Draw Relief,
Too, Say Aldermen

Boston (ILNS)-Needy Chelsea
mothers found paying five cents a
week for industrial" insurance poll
cies on the lives of their babies were
ordered this week to stop making
such payments or suffer removal
from the welfare relief list. Alder
men opposed the order to no avail
Insurance companies also protested
without effect. Chelsea employees II
inspectors" and it was these snoop-
ers who discovered the leakage of a
nickle week Thirty names were
dropped from the list of welfare
benefciaries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
NO ROOM FOR DOMINATORs

Some 29 professors, so-called econo-
mists and reformers of one kind and
another, have sent letter to Presi-
dent Green beseeching him to see to
it that the election in certain union
is fair. And the Scripps Howard
New York Telegram thinks this is
fine.
So far as this writer is aware Presi-
dent Green has not made answer.
Silence is as good an answer as any,
but this newspaper is moved to COM
ment.
Ever since the American labor
movement laid down the dictum that
it was going to be run from the IN
SIDE there has been great discomfort
on the OUTSIDE.
Never for month has there been
an absence of the PROFESSIONAL itch to
get in and help run things.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
THE DWINDLLNG FORCES
OF LABOR

language be
Congressman York graphically
United States itself industrial
Record he writes of the dwndng forces of
labor n modern industry Read yourself He
1--WE have from the report of the of that
the value of
wealth fell
the the 1929 1914
purchasing
field statistics that
fields from experience that the building trades
through handling mechanical
FORTH with the production
fields equally than the
The o public utilities
loads and the
involves
than the labor today than 10
In department industry
time about the only fields
which the number of employees work with the normal
departments
group of emedyng the condition will
should be
the initiative protection the The selfshn
follow of supply and demand
below the minimum requirements The federal
should possible
will readily followed The
purpose OF government S the protection of the weak
The lies within the the
which merely include
living The the today the concentration of wealth
Money vault adds
living than though the bottom of is
mankind the blessings which
citizenship The only
bung money When circulating through
will the which they
gain which they and the
benefited by the comforts of life which will provide
for him passes through his hands"
The madness of unplanned industry drives to ruthless end
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
When Bread L. "Stale"

Definition and explanation Of stall
ing: 1T is rather difficult to define
statement fully In few words. From
the standpoint Of the consumer, bread
is considered stale when, measured by
the sense of feeling and taste by con-
tact with the skin and palate. 1t ap-
pears dry and harsh. and not accept
able as fresh. There are, Of course.
various degrees Of staleness, and there
exists no absolutely definite dividing
line between the so-called freshness
and staleness of the loaf. In general,
however, bread which Is termed fresh
possesses crumb which Is somewhat
translucent elastic and springy. while
the crumb Of stale bread Is more
opaque and at first tough, then later
crumbly or hard, with a noticeable
lack OF flavor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS

labor's shorter hours policy declare
that the five-day week would not pro-
vide work for all the jobless.
This criticism indicates either a
misunderstanding or a willful mis-
statement of labor's policy.
Labor proclaims the right of every
able-bodied person in the United
States to a job.
Labor demands that to secure this
right the length of the workweek
and work day must be decreased to
whatever extent may be necessary to
accomplish this purpose.
Labor desires to see the five-day
week universally applied with the
hours per day lowered to whatever
extent may be required to absorb all
the unemployed.
1t may be necessary to reduce the
length of the work-day to six hours,
five hours, or even four hours.
Work for all is labor's principle.
The days of labor per week and the
hours of labor per day must be ad-
justed to make this principle living
reality.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
THE WORD "REPEAL"

How quickly and spontaneously the
nation reacts to the possibility of re-
peal. Nobody has to say repeal of the
eighteenth amendement. When the
word repeal" is used it tells the
story.
In New York pioneer brewery is
being reorganized, with Speculative
shares" on the market al a dollar
each.
Everywhere there is speculation as
to how long it will take to bring about
repeal.
Nobody says "if" we get repeal.
Everyone says when" we get repeal.
The country is determined and, be-
ing determined at last, it WILL get
what it wants Try and stop it!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
LEST WE FORGET 1T

To keep the matter in hand, let us
back and talk about it once more.
If congress can cure this depres-
sion, why do we bother about max
ing demands upon industrial leaders :?
If industrial measures can cure the
depression, why do we hop on con-
gress?
If congress can and should provide
temporary help, while industry fur
nishes the final and permanent cure,
let us keep that idea clear.
If industry is to blame for the de-
preston, or for most of it, why do
we hammer political leaders, blaming
them?
If political leaders are to blame,
why not sing hymn of praise for
big business for doing no wrong?
If industrial and financial leaders
are to blame, why not nail the blame
where it belongs and hop less vigor-
ously on our political leaders?
In the midst of acute distress it is
not too easy to think logically, but at
least we would do well to try.
Is big business getting off too cas-
lily, when it comes to assessing re-
sponsibility and blame?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-08
Compulsory Planning Urged
To Reconstruct Industry

Forest Park, Pa.-Dr. Paul Blan-
chard, executive director of the city
affairs committee of New York, told
the annual summer convention of the
League for Industrial Democracy that
planning dominated by those who own
and control the present business sys-
tenn has come too late to save it. He
said the plan of Gerard Swopa, presi-
dent of the General Electric Company,
would lead straight to American
Fascism unless a strong labor move
ment existed to curb the power Of
the gigantic trusts"
Compulsory government plan
ning," he added, "is essential to
effect any reconstruction of our indus
try. We cannot trust the private
capitalists to do their own planning
because their interest is class inter-
est. We need a national planning
agency with the interests of the
workers and consumers represented"