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The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Freaks of Nature

A man is struck by light
ming, his und d erwe is
score h e d, but his outer
clothes are untouched. Men
and women have been struck
by lightning and have es-
capped with their lives, al
though the hair of their
heads was rolled into hard
twists and buried in the
flesh of their scalps.
lightning may kill with
out leaving the slightest
mark. 1t may cause total or
partial paralysis, or the loss
Of speech or sight. It seems
to have a curious antagon-
ism to human hair. A young
girl of twenty had her hair
shaved off as clean as If
done by a razor, yet she felt
not the slightest shock and
for some minutes was un-
aware of her loss.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13

come out of your hole. And,
once, thought that living
was all going to be a fairy tale.
For many years I believed that
Everybody Was Wonderful. All
they needed was a chance.
Then I began to change my
mind. I saw people lying,
cheating, boaSting, scheming-
doing incredibly cruel things
to satisfy their own conceit and
greed. I saw them passing up
all the shining adventures, be-
cause, they were too lazy and
cowardly to take a chance. I
saw them making a mess of life.
And I almost hated people.
I almost grew bitter.
Only one thing kept me
from it.
And what was that?
Myself!
I was naturally rather fond
Of myself. I felt, with some
reason, that had a fairly
civilized mind, a decent heart.
I was reasonably brave and
kind. I had very good inten-
tions. I wanted to make a
fine record and had, on occa-
SionS, performed some rather
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Ten Million Volts

Huge wooden frames sup
port great shining m e t al
spheres fifteen feet in diam
eter. An electrician, seated
in a legless chair, high up be-
tween the glistening cylin-
ders, makes the final connec-
tions. The lights are dimmed.
Even though it is a man
made storm which is about
to break, one stands tense
and a little terrified. Then
the warning shout. A blind
ing flash followed by a ter
rifle crash Of thunder. The
pungent smell of ozone. Ten
million volts havo b e en-
hurled through that room by
puny little man stealing the
arrows Of the Almighty.
Enormous and thrilling as
the demonstration is, Science
must return thanks to him
who stands today as one Of
the ten greatest of Ameri-
cans, BENJAMIN Franklin.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Human Side of the News
Man Reproduces Thunder Bolts-It All Goes
Back to Franklin-Freaks of Natural
Lightning Safest Place In Storm.
BIZ EduUin C.. Hill.

Man has learned to forge
the thunder bolts Of the gods
and to hurl them against the
secrets of unlimited power
locked up since the begin
ming of time in the invisible
atom. That news may prove
to be the most tremendous
advance that Mankind has
made toward mastering the
hidden forces of Nature.
From man-made lightning
and the smashing of the atom
may spring within the next
quarter of a century such
comforts and luxuries as
even the scientists h av e
scarcely dreamed of. Locked
up in the atom is almost un-
limited power-the power to
run our trains, light our
cities, fly our aeroplanes
with engines no bigger than
a child's toy, and produce a
thousand marvels more in
credible than the m a g i C
wrought by Aladdin with his
wonderful lamp.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13

What? Your morning papers?
Wait!
Here they are. Good-by-it's
late! ,
Out of cigarettes9 All right
Try my brand-and here's a
light.
say-I need another dollar.
What's that spot on your clean
collar?
Shut the screen door-hurry
fast!
Thank the Lord! He's GONE,
at last!
The Cynical Bachelor says
that he has ceased worrying
about which girl he wants to
propose to. He's now worry
ing about which girls proposal
he'll ACCEPT.
If price-tags came on COM
plexions, as they do on hats,
a young man would hesitate
a long time before marrying
the Glass Beauty.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Alternate Cows

Lighting struck a stable
and killed ten out of twenty
COWS. Beginning with the
cow nearest the door it
spared the second, killed the
third, and so on. All the
uneven numbers were killed.
The even numbers were not
even scorched.
The safest pule in thunder
storm times, and if one is
out in the opening, is tn
keep away from large trees
or from metal. The golfer
who clings to his steel
shafted clubs is flirting with
death or injury. Out in
the open is the safest, when
one is outdoors at all.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Storm Reproduced

The Massachusetts, Tnsti-
tute Of Technology has pro-
duced lightning bolts Of more
terrific power than ever
flashed across the darkening
sky-lightening strokes Of
ten million voltage, electric
battering rams constructed
by Science to break down the
walls imprisoning the almost
unlimited energy contained
within the tiny atom.
W h en- tn at man-made
lightning flashes forth with
a binding glare and man
made thunder crashes with
the ear-splitting report the
scene within the Institutes
laboratory is as dramatic and
thrilling as the view of an
outdoor electrical storm.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Ben's Contribution

For it was wise, inquisitive
Ben Franklin who went out
into an open field away back
in the year 1852 and drew
down the lightning to a met
al key which he had hung
from a kite. Until that time
lightning and its power and
possibilities for humanity
was among the unsolvable
mysteries Of Nature. And
now in this remarkable CEN
tury we have the thrill Of
living in science that goes
forward from Benjamin
Franklin's bold experiment
to capture power which may
change the whole complexion
of civilization.
Lightning and its phenom-
ena concern a great many
people in these summer days.
Nothing is more fascinating
than the eccentricities and
whimsicalities of the flaming
spears W h i h pierce the
blackness of a summer storm.
There is no predicting what
they will do.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
ONCE OVERS

Why do you get so much sat
isfaction in circulating un-
pleasantness?
There must be much impure
in your makeup, isn't that
true?
Straight and honorable folk
give the other fellow the bene-
fit of the doubt before repeat
ing unkind things and even
when they know they are true,
try to forget the unfavorable
gossip and remember the good
If they can.
It is much more charitable
and adds greatly to your credit
if it can be seid of you that
you don't repeat gossip and
never tell stories that are det-
rimental to those Of whom you
speak.
Do you know what folk are
saying Of you at this moment?
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Drilling Without Pay
The National Guards Fine Offer

We have frequently had occasion to say good word for
She National Guardthat organization citizen soldiers
which you don't hear much about until the shooting begins
and which you then hear a good deal about.
We put in another good for guard now
based on the following Washington story
- "A resolution accepting the proposal of the Director
of the Budget that the National Guard hold IL armOry
drills wthOut pay during the current fiscal year in the
I interests of economy adopted by the National
Guard Association meeting here.
f. "This uUiu about $S,OOOOOO.
+ "The National Guard uOiH haUe IS days training
and 36 arn1Ory drills Without pay" .,.'
We could point out that membership in the guard is vol
nntary that there obligation the part of its members
m work training gratuitousy and that with pay the
nuardsman sacrifices lot Of his time in order to aid the
defense Of his country.
But it is not necessary to enlarge that.
Let's merely say that this example Of practical patriot
ISM which, in peace time anyway it would be hard to beat
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

swell acts. Yes, as humans
went, I wasn't a bad sort.
YET, IN SPITE OF ALL
THAT. I, TOO, MADE A MESS
OF LIFE. I, too, passed up the
shining adventures, because I
was too lazy and cowardly to
take a chance!
I, too, boasted, fibbed, did
cruel things to satisfy my van
ity and greed!
In spite of being a fairly
decent person, I did all those
things. And yet I could believe
in myself. I could bank on
myself. I could even, at times,
be proud of myself.
And, even in my lowest depths
Of remorse, nothing could make
me bitter at myself, or make
me believe that 7 wasn't worth
living!
SO, IF IN THE FACE OF
THOSE FACTS, I COULDN'T
BE BITTER AT MYSELF,
HOW COULD I BE BITTER
AT THE OTHER FELLOW?
I couldn't.
No matter how mad he made
me, no matter how disgusted T
felt, 7 was forced to remember
that I probably made him just
as mad and dfsgusted at me.
So if I wanted forbearance
from others, I'd have to give it
myself. I'd have to be as will
ing to understand the other fel-
low as I was to understand
myself.
Hadn't some one said, "For-
give us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass
against uS?"
Well. I began to look into this
treSpasSing business; and it
wasn't so complicated, once I
opened my mind to it. Indeed,
it was quite simple-and simple
as understanding the flowers I
loved; the trees that were my
friends.
Why were some of those trees
Spindly, twisted, SicklySeem-
ing? Sometimes, because they
hadn't had a decent start.
Oftener, because they weren't
yet grown. BUT THEY WE'RE
ON THEIR WAY! AND SOME
DAY, If 7 GAVE THEM TIME
AND LOVING CARE, THEY'D
BLOSSOM INTO BEAUTY.
How? When? I don't know.
But I was willing to bet that
a God who'd see trees through
wasn't going to fail men. And
that wasn't just sentimental
faith. I had proof. He hadn't
failed me, had he? Then why
should I think that my neigh
Dor didn't have a chance?
So that's why I'm not bitter
at people. I know too much
about myself!
People act pretty ornery-
and it's your own bad luck If
you let them get the bulge on
you. But they have grand max
ings. And they're on their
way. GIVE THEM TIME!
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Safest Place

The safest place of all is
in a modern, steel-framed
building, or a steel railway
car. So said the late DR..
Steinmetzz, that marvellous
little wizard of electricity,
who used to preside over
the laboratories of the great
General Electric Company
at Schenectady, N. Y.
And it was DR.. Stein
metz who said also that if
one enjoys the tremendous
majesty of a great electrical
storm there is no more
danger in standing at a
window or a doorway than
if one sat back in the in
terror Of the house.
Man makes his thunder
bolts, stealing the secrets Of
nature and borrowing the
weapons Of the gods. But
there is something so awe
some and terrifying about
the celestial flames which
illuminate the storms Of
summer that the terror Of
lightning will dwell in the
human mind for thousands
of years to come.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
WISE WORDS

Boil an article that has be-
come stained with rust in a
couple gallons of water to
which add three tablespoons of
cream Of tartar. The stain will
vanish no matter how old it
may be.
Rugs can be kept bright If
you will wash them once every
few weeks with a cloth damp
ened in ammonia water. Two
tablespoon of ammonia to bucket
Of water.
Nails will drive into plaster
easier If you put them into
hot water or hot paraffin for a
few minutes. This will keep the
plaster from crumbling.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13

thenticated stories Of the
freaks of lightning. In his
records is the case of a
drinking mug being torn by
a flash of lightning out of
the hands of a man who was
drinking from the mug and
without the slightest injury
to the man himself. A whip
is snatched out of riders
hand. Two ladies, calmly
knitting, have their knitting
needles stolen by a lightning
bolt.
A girl is sitting at her sew
ing machine, a pair Of scis-
sors in her hand. A flash of
lightning, her scissors are
gone and she finds herself
sitting on the sewing ma
chine. A farmland is carry
ing a pitch fork on his shoul-
ders. The lightning seizes it,
carries it off fifty yards and
twists its prongs into cork
screws. The clothes are
stripped from the farmer in
the fields, he is left naked
and every nail in his boots is
plucked out. Hands are
burned to the bone with no
mark left on the gloves in
which the hands were en-
cased.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Circulating Unpleasantness

Circulating UnpleaSantneSs
AS a purveyor Of unfavorable
stories about acquaintances and
those you call friends, are you
not rather careless about learn
ing whether or not they are
true stories?
The more surprisingly de-
rogatory. the quicker you seize
it to tell.
You don't seem to wish to
circulate the good stories.
You grasp avidly everything
that besmirches reputation,
don't you?
You eagerly start scandal on
its way but it angerS you when
asked for proof Of your state
ments.
You refuse to retract or ad-
nit that you might be mis-
taken.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13


Yes, lady,
I face plenty.
e v cry COL
umniSt does.
But I don't
g e t bitter.
A n d that's
not nobility:
it's just horse
sense. I know
better.
I'm so years
old. You see
plenty Of liv.
ing in SO
years.. If you
h a We tn e
Sn1ink tn
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

If you want all of your hus-
bands heart, don't marry the
"Great Lover" type, who has
a habit of passing his atten-
tions and kisses around impair
TALLY, like the sandwiches and
cigarettes at an afternoon tea.
A movie star has a hard
life. First, she is assured by
everybody that she is ravish-
ingly beautiful and brilliantly
gifted-and then she is hated
by everybody, because she be-
1ieves it.
Lifetime marriages, like long
engagements, seem to have
gone out of vogue, when the
biscuit-tin gave place to the
electric toaster and the Sunday
buggy-ride resigned in favor
of Sunday golf.
A loyal wife is one who will
tell the world that her hus-
band is the best man on
earth-even though she can't
help reminding him, in private.
that she might have done
better"
The genius who will invent
an ash-tray that will follow a
go AeA~
E ~"'<I xts5s s:SS
<e1N< / y =
{>&h
y y ~
man around the house, will be
hailed by millions Of women as
q universal benefactor.
Copyright. 1888, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
Lightning Records

Camille .Flammarlon, the
great French astronomer,
spent years in collecting au-
The Washington times., 1933-07-13
People Have Great Makings-
Just Give Them Time

Don't you," says she, "get
bitter at people? You must see
SO much crookedness and weak
ness, and probably face vicious
offooLS
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
n 'Mlleat!l@E
.OS ANGELES AND VICINITY

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Friday; normal
temperature and humidity; gentle
wind, mostly southwest day and
northwest night.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard
EmmonS, local observer for the
United States weather bureau0
Minimum this morning.
Maximum yesterday ..................ll0
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature ..................................lO9
Humidity
Reading at 6. a. m. Today
Temperature
humidity SO
Reading at 6 p. m. Yesterday
Temperature
Humidity
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
MANY ORDERS
FOR LUMBER

SEATTLE, Aug. 10. W.p)-Ship-
ping lines have announced they
were "filled up' with lumber Or
ders, and space aboard their boats
has been signed for some time in
advance, due to the upturn in the
lumber market.
Lumber tariffs are up from $9.75
to $10.25. Higher rates, because of
increased bookings, are expected.
The Arrow line is booked to the
end Of July and is putting on an
extra ship, the Helen Whittier,
which has been tied up in San
Francisco since 1881
The Williams Steamship corpor-
alton, a subsidiary of the American
Hawaiian Steamship company, was
prepared to take the idle freighter,
Willpolo, out of Lake Union and
put her back into service. She will
load at Seattle, Tacoma, Belling-
ham and on the Columbia river,
for Puerto Rico, Charleston, Nor
folk, Baltimore, and Albany, N. Y.
She will carry about 100000 feet
of lumber.
The Quaker line and the Hawai-
ian Steamship companies also re-
ported capacity lumber orders.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
OLIVE MEN To
DRAW Up CODE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.p-
California and Arizona olive grow
ers and packers today were draft
ing a code of fair competition and
marketing plan which the Cali
fornia Olive Association will sub
NIT to the National Recovery ADJ
ministration.
The code, being prepared by sub
committees under the cl1airmansllip
of Frank Simonds, Los Angeles, viii
be voted on by the association In
its annual meeting tomorrow when
election of officers also will be held.
Representative Of the industry
attending today session Included
z. P. Hilborn and r. G. Potter, Or
oville; j. v. E. Titus. Riverside, and
president of the association, w. p.
Arnold, Phoenix, representing the
Arizona olive industry; j. j. Hoey,
San Francisco, secretary-managar
of the association, and delegates
from Corning, Orlanu, Lindsey, San
Francisco and San Diego.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
JUSTICE GIVES
GOOD ADVICE

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 10. up
Andrew o. Hoefner, who, as JUS
tice of the peace, has become
known here as the marrying JUS
tice'', believes marital happiness
can be maintained from the hon.
eymoon to the evening Of life.
Hoefner has drawn the following
10 commandments for preservation
CT welded bliss:
l. Don't forget little attentions.
2. Quickly and amicably settle
minor differences, before they grow.
3. Share work and interests of
your mate.
4. Don't be an isolationist Par
ticipate in social activities.
5. Make your home a comfortable
haven for entertainment of con-
genial friends.
6. Fulfill your obligations as a
parent.
7. Give your mate frequent evil
dence of esteem and affection.
8. Seek spiritual guidance q {
church and Sunday school.
8. Arrange regular vacations fol
yourself and family.
10. Don't have all of your fam
/ lily meals at home.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
MEYER TELLS
INCIDENTS OF
EASTERN TRIP

AT well attended dinner meet
ing of the chamber of commerce
last evening Howard z. Meyer was
the chief speaker, and entertained
his listeners with a recital of the
two months trip made by himself
and family to various points in the
east. The Meyer party stopped at
Chicago to visit the exposition, and
the speaker gave in an interesting
manner his impressions of the fair.
Meyer found the Hall of Science
and the German Exhibit building
the most interesting to him. He
expressed surprise at the dearth of
mercantile exhibits, but commented
fayorably upon the beautiful color
full modernistic buildings which
comprised the exposition group.
The speaker told Of improving
business conditions throughout the
east, but commended that no place
was like Imperial Valley. Butter
fat in some southern places was
now IA cents per pound, but had
been as low as nine cents. He was
oul " loco W llllo III SOIllc lOCdltlGS
few automobiles and the families
using wagons drawn by mules as
means of transportation. This was,
he declared, in the states given over
to cotton and corn. Cotton mills
however, were running on "a hour
schedules, to keep up with the i'm
proved demand for cotton goods.
Meyer returned via Mesa Verde
National Park, after traversing
some of Colorado's most pictur-
esque places. The party also went
through the very attractive Oak
Greek Canyon in Arizona, where
was found some of the most fas-
cinating scenery on the entire trip.
At dinner was Albert G.. Cage,
assistant general manager of the
Southern Sierras Power company,
with headquarters in Riverside, who
was introduced by President Tyler,
of the chamber of commerce. Ty-
Ter paid tribute to Mark M. Mum
son, for several years a director of
the chamber and chairman of the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

delivered on which it is alleged that
payment has not been made.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

program committee. Tyler stated
that MunSon is soon to leave Ell
Centre, and he expressed the regret
Of chamber directors and the COM
munity generally, and thanked him
for faithful and tireless service to
the chamber and to Ell Centre.
Tyler was followed by Manager
Joe E. King, of the Southern ST.
erras Power Company, who also
commended Munson for his faith
fulness and zeal toward the COM
pany's interests during his long
term of service. 81 do this with
Sadness King stated. 81 find
myself deeply affected because of
Mr.. Munson's intended departure.
The loss to our company, this COM
munity and to myself cannot be
filled. - Cage paid a similar trib-
ute to Munson and expressed deep
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
Friends Honor
Local Students

Honoring Ebert Berry and
Pritchard Couch, who will leave to-
morrow for Berkeley preparatory
to entering the University of Cali
fornia this fall, Mr.. and Mrs. James
w. Berry entertained a group OF
their sons friends at dinner last
night.
Those who attended the dinner
at the Berry home were close
friends during their years in El
Centre schools and have many in
terests in common.
Following the dinner, they at
tended the evening performance at
q local theatre.
Those present were: Ebert Berry
and Pritchard Couch, the honor
guests, John Couch, Lee linn, Roy
Kirkpatrick, Myrel Gillett, L. B.
West, Richard Larry and Jack Duff.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

including tax. This ticket carries an
option for a second ticket for the
"big game" A second season ticket
Is offered for 81. But it does not in
clude admission to the Stanford
game.
Charges for individual games in
clude: st. Mary's, SITS instead of
1920; Southern California $3.50 in
tead of $3.50; Washington $l.65 in
stead of 81; and Stanford 81. All
other varsity games played here
will carry $1.10 admission
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

Sues On Note-A complaint was
filed in superior court this morn
ing by First Securities company
against Roy D., and Helen NJ Kuns
asking $l116.86, with interest, on an
unpaid promissory note. s.
Auto Loans -Jno. II. Robertson.
TIT Main. Lowest rates. l6tf
Asks Goods Payment-N. G. Dea-
ton has filed his complaint against
K. Taxi asking damages of $379.2
for goods, wares and merchandise
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

and we can put them OH
for you as easily as changing
an ordinary tire. Once we do
equip your car with these big,
cushiony, super-soft tires, We
warn you now you'll never
ride on any Others. Drive In
today!
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

rect most types OF
constipation. If not
relieved this way,
see your doctor.
Get the red-and-
green package at
your grocer's. Made
by Kellogg in Bat
tie Creek. +
a
:EP YOU FIT
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
PORTABLE BEER BAR sEIzHs

FORT WORTH, Texas tuD "A
perambulating bar, wei supplied
with 80 beer, has been taken olt
of service here. a 10 police. The
bar consisted of a coupe with re-
frigerator installed in the turtle
back. The supply of sacks in the
car indicated the driver was doing
a prosperous curbstone business.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
California Cuts
Gridiron CHARGES

BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 10. U.P)
University of California officials
today announced cut rate" ticket
prices for home football games this
season.
A season ticket for all games, in
Guiding the Stanford California
contest, may be purchased for Sill,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

payment has not been made.
DR.. A. B. Hanson. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 90 OFT
Judge Conkling Here--M. w.
Conkling, former judge of the sup
erior court in Imperial county is in
Ell Centre on business for a few
days. The Judge is now practicing
law in San Diego.
Perishable Shipments-Shipments
of perishables rolling from the val
ley yesterday were composed of %
carloads of honeydews, IA of hon.
eyballs and one of mixed melons,
according to report submitted by
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
OFFERS LAND FOR BILL

OGDEN, Utah U.P)-Mrs. A. L.
Nelson has offered to deed two
acres of her city property to the
city Of Ogden if the water de-
partment will cancel her $26 water
bill.