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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

dapper young clerks from dinner
engagements.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says
it was the Texas heat and swarm
of photographers that caused the
plane flight incident at Dallas in
which spa" and ma Ferguson
failed to have their picture taken
with the First Lady.
In the first place the plane was
an hour and a half late, and when
it arrived plenty of pictures were
taken. but the Fergusons weren t
there. Then she was trying to fin
ish her breakfast before plane time,
when Governor Ferguson (who had
arrived late) suggested they go out
side for more pictures.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she would be
glad to be photographed with Mrs.
Ferguson when the plane left, but
she didn't want to go out in the
broiling sun Immediately. But the
FergusonS did not wait.
"There was absolutely no dis
courtesy intended f" Mrs. Roose-
welt said,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
Strong Theme In
Film At Norris

The first extended run road show
TO be shown at the Norris airdome,
Ell Centric, "The Seventh Com
mandment is said to have one OF
the most startling themes ever
brought to the talking screen. 1t
deals with the terrible consequences
that follow in the wake of reck-
less modern youth and shows, with
out mincing things, the price sin
ners pay to sin.
1t tells an unforgettable story
dealing with conditions that have
been passed up by the producers
since the advent of the talking
picture and drives home a stark
message to the younger generation
Admission is restricted to adults
only, due to the frankness of the
production.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
ASSERT RILEY STEWART PLAN
WILL CUT COUNTY SCHOOL TAX

affected by the proposed amend
ment.
Indirectly the proposal would
affect school district taxes through
the effect of the provision limiting
increases in expenditure of the
school district to five per cent in
addition to the expenditures of the
previous year. Otherwise the amend
ment. if enacted, would not affect
the rates of levy of school dis
tricts.'
| The proposed amendment, other
wise providing for the return of
utility properties to local tax rolls,
is one of the propositions which
will appear on the ballot at the
special election June 27.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

1t that the cork bullet would go
right through one of them and then
you couldn't shoot it.
That's So" spoke Uncle Wig
gily, Il didn't think of that. 1
guess we had better not go hunt
ing Swiss cheese. Well say Jolly
pops. Now if we started to hunt
lollypops and saw some Ice cream
cones why we couldn't shoot them
because we started after lollypops
and we would have to keep on hunt
ing for them until we found them"
That's So" agreed Billie. 81 didn'
think of that.
80" said Uncle Wiggily, you
see it is better not to make up
your mind to go hunting for any
one thing, like ice cream cones or
lollypops. You just take your gun
and you go hunting. You shoot
whatever you see that you want,
whether it's candy or rice pud-
ding and then you have something.
You aren't disappointed because
you start after chocolate cake and
only see custard pie and you can't
shoot the pie because you started
after chocolate cake"
Il see," said Billie. Then the
best way is just to go. hunting and
to wait until you see what you
want and then shoot it,"
That's Hl'' exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily with jolly laugh.
do you think?' asked Billie as
he ambled along beside the rab-
bit gentleman, that We'll see some
ice cream or lollypops or chocolate
cake or custard pie?"
you never can tell,' answered
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
Editorial Page
and
Features
WAGES GOING UP?

one OF the best proofs that business
" must be getting better, is not neces-
sarily to be found in the advance in
prices being made on the stock ticker.
We know, or we should know, that the
condition of business as indicated on the
stock ticker cannot always be taken as
being a correct indication Any who
doubt the statement need only be re-
minded of October 1929, when business
was "super-good" and we suddenly woke
up to find out there was no such thing
as business, except bad business.
The best indication of better times is
found in the announcement of wage in
creases Two of the larger rubber COM
panies in the country have announced 10
per cent increases in wages for all their
employees.
It is logical to assume that where two
such large concerns lead others will
gradually follow.
Increased wages mean greater buy
ing power for the average family and it
has not yet been denied that more buy
ing is needed to help pull the country out
of its slump.
It is unfortunate, but will probably be
as true as it ever was, that increased
wages mean increased prices. That Is
an undesirable feature of our economic
circle, that our economists have not yet
been able to solve.
Of course it is not to be assumed that
two wage increases means that every
thing in the depression line is over.
There are still 100000 persons report
ed to be on charity rolls throughout the
country Not until these idle or dis
4,.occoI oarcopc howe returned TO indus
trv can our circumstances be really con-
sidered good-but the wage increases are
straws which indicate the way the wind
is blowing and as such are items over
which we all may be pleased.
England joins the rest OF us-paylng
what we can as we'll as we can.
The best way to get congress out OF
Washington in June is to have conven-
tions of the political parties.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
ROBIN ATTACKED REFLECTION

GREAT FALLS, Mont, up
Great Falls has its battling robin,
too. For several days the w. M.
Fergus family heard a strange and
insistent tapping on an unscreen-
ed window. Investigation revealed
a belligerent robin was charging
full-tilt at his reflection in the
window, taking time out now and
then to eat. The attacks contin-
ued until the window was covered.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 State street,
Fl Centre, California. w. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 26, business office: 700, edi-
torial department. Fun leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

Unanimous endorsement of Boyce
Aten posts plan for hammering
publicity campaign in behalf of
the Swing-Johnson bill was given
by the interpost council of the
American Legion last night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
MANY SEE WELDING CLINIC

BIRMINGHAM, Ma. tU.P = A
welding clinic" new departure
in the mechanical field, recently
attracted 1000 machinists here from
five southern states. The visitors
were shown various exhibitions in
newest types and methods Of weld
ing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
lime TX 1919

Incidents dating back year
form a strong chain of evidence
which tend to confirm recent re-
ports that the Santa Fe is plan
ming an invasion of Imperial Valley
with a line connecting with tha
main coast tracks in San Diego
county at Riverside.
Imperial Valley has been great
ly neglected in the matter of publ
city and it will be fortunate
thing if a big booster campaign is
carried out as planned.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
TEN YEARS AGO
vIInp TX 1902

Freak weather is what the cold
weather experienced here is called
by experts. Old timers declare
they never experienced such cold
raging winds in June.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.June * 1918

At council CT ministers and
laymen in Seeley school house, the
Union Congregational church of
Seeley was organized June IL. This
is an outgrowth of the Seeley I'm
ion church.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

Maximum temperatures have av-
eraged 100 since June l, and the
first weather of the summer is be-
ing sustained in the valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

Seventeen thousand sacks of
wheat sold recently at Chico for
$102 cwt.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Relivered by carrier,
per month, SIS cents; by mail, so cents per month
in advance. Entered at Ell Centre California, post
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Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ C. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15
Coachella Grape
Shipment Monday

First car of grapes is to leave
Coachella Valley on Monday, June
10, according to information re-
ceived today at the agricultural
commissioner IS office.
The grapes will be of the Persian
variety, an early type, which, how
ever, is unusually late this year due
to the long cool spring.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

England joins the rest of us-payln'
what we can as we'll as we can.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

The forest service reports killing
l04 porcupines during March.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

The best way to get congress out OF
Washington in June Is to have conven-
lions of the political parties.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

Mussolini must be losing his grip. His
fleet of planes destined to visit the Chi
cago fair, has been delayed on their
take-off by winds and storms.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

President Roosevelt used eight pens to
sign recent bill. If it keeps on Pres
ident will have to use fingers and toes
when signing, in order to provide suffi-
Gent souvenirs.
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
The Ferry Hearing
Important To Washington

The Public Works Administration by means of public
hearing about to thrash the dispute which hangs
the application for loan with which establish ferry
service the Chesapeake Bay from Chesapeake Beach
to Hudson.
This project is of tremendous Importance the people
Of Washington and of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who
would be closely united through the operation of
the ferry.
BY cutting many miles off the present route between the
two communities trade both the Eastern Shore in
Washington would be greatly stimulated.
By the process the many of the shore country
would be readily accessible Washingtonan pres
ent circutous journey being eliminated.
In addition to this general stimulus business and pleasure
and the consequent circulation money the ferry project
would accomplish the purpose of the Public Works Admin
istration by putting hundreds of to work
sructng the necessary piers boats in the
service
There strong opposition to the granting Of the loan
Heretofore it has been successful opposition having delayed
action by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation upon
similar application until the Public Works Administration
organized.
The opposition consists of the supporters existing
ferry service the Bay at another point.
probably only natural that the existing ferry
should seek to perpetuate the hold which it has bay travel
regardless of the sitting effect which such action would
upon the trade relations of the hundreds Of thousands per-
affected.
The point which the Public Works Administration will
have to decide whether the proposed ferry would inter-
fere with the business of the existing ferry virtually
destroy the latter
This does not possible for the contemplated lines
would be far apart and the line could probably in
the general business between Washington and the
shore points that increased traffic for all would be created
The people of Washington and of Maryland will watch
with interest the outcome of the hearing.
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
Gangland in Washington
1t Must Be Stamped Out

The people of Washington look to the Metropolitan Police
Department for speedy apprehension and punishment of all
those involved the murderous shooting afray Monday
night.
According to the stories Of the shooting took place in
approved gangland fashion, local character being put
the spot and rubbed ou.."
This is something in Washington and cannot be
tolerated.
Apparently of local "bad boys have been
reading modern fiction too extensively and have decided
to initiate the thugs who thrill them in Stories
Swift action by the authorities will convince them that
they had better confne their activities to reading
that trouble had been brewing in the struggle to determine
who was to control the alcohol racket here.
The victim of the shooting said have been threat
ened short time before he murdered.
All this talk of gangs and rackets has place in the
National Capital.
The city has heretofore been largely free of incidents Of
this kind despite their prevalence in other cities dur
ing the prohibition
On the the end of that this dsgraceful murder
Is committed within block two of the Capitol
And it is attributed directly to the pedding of liquor
Superintendent Of Police Ernest Brown will undoubtedly
order roundup of all Of the citys bad men, and there
will be considerable talk of imported rod men,
With much known, according to the reports of the
inrcace of the battle for control of the alcohol business
Major Brown and his should be able quickly pin the
crime upon the perpetrators.
We shall look to them to do this
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
LISTEN, WORLD!
-By Elsie Robinson =

to endure terrific pain and loss
for the sake of their dreams.
There is an adage in the
criminal world which every
sinner, sooner or later, dis
covers to be true. It is: you
CAN'T W-N!"
There is another fact in the
world Of healthy and growing
spirits which is equally true,
infinitely more glorious: YOU
CAN'T LOSE!"
You can't lose in life, if
you take the really big chances.
Reckless faith in your fell
low man-great-hearted gener-
osity-gallant risks-noble re-
bellions and gallant sacrifices
these are always a winning
combination"
They will cost you bitter
tears, endless worry, honest
anger, cruel disillusionment,
plenty of hard cash. They may
land you in poor houses or
on crosses. BUT YOU'LL AL
WAYS BE THE WINNER IN
THE LONG RUN.
The more you give to life
and your fellow man, the
more you'll get out of them
both.
Completely safe lives are COM
pletely dead ones.
You are as vital as your curl
osity,
AS young as your own rest
lessness,
AS tall as your own tolerance,
AS wide as your own faith,
AS strong as your own cour-
age,
AS deep as your own under
standing,
AS warm as your own love.
If you want to really grow,
really live
CUT OUT THE CAUTION
AND THE .CODQLING.
TAKE HANCES- WITH
YOURSELF, WITH YOUR FELL
LOW MAN, WITH LIFE!
Copyright 1898. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-09-20

Great Britain's effort to slow
down President Roosevelt's de-
termination to build up the
United States Navy to treaty
strength is in line with British
policy since the Great War.
The United States came out
of the Great War with a navy
under construction that would
soon have put this country first
upon the seas in naval strength.
Then the British induced
President Harding to convene
the washington Conference for
limitation and reduction of nav
al ornaments.
At that conference the United
States proposed to limit by
treaty the navies of the first
class powers. This limitation
was to apply to every class Of
combat ship.
Great Britain and Japan were
willing to limit capital ships in
which category the Unite d
States was strongest, but Great
Britain and Japan were unwil-
ling to apply the same Imita-
ton to other classes of combat
ant ships in which they were
stronger than the United States.
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
U. s. Surrender

In order to get a treaty
which the Republican Admins
tration then in power could
use as a reelection argument,
the Harding Administration SUI
pinely surrendered to the de-
mands of Great Britain and
Japan with this result:
BY the terms of the Wash
ingtOn Treaty, the United States
scrapped $4,000 tons; Britain
scrapped 448,OOO; Japan 1913, 900,
and France and Italy scrapped
nothing.
Since that time Great Britain
and Japan have been building
up to treaty strength but the
United States has done almost
no building.
During the ten years that
have elapsed since the Wash
ington Treaty, Japan has laid
down or appropriated for 164
new naval vessels totaling 410,-
900 tons; Great Britain has
laid down or appropriated for
148 ships, including two capital
ships, totaling 470,000 tons.
But the United States, under
the three Republican Admins
trations that have held power
since the Great War. has appro-
priated for what the late Ad-
miral Moffett rightly described
as "the niggardly total" Of 40
ships of $4,000 tons.
In other words, the amount
of new naval construction by
the United States since the
washington Treaty totals less
than one-fourth of the building
done by Japan and only little
more than one-fourth Of the
building done by England.
At the London Conference OF
1880, Great Britain and Japan
pretended to an eagerness to ex-
tend the limitation of capital
ships and aircraft carriers
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
Wooden Cars Abolished
On One Railroad Why Not On All?

Wooden the Erie Railroad will be replaced by steel
coaches by September 25 is announced by the New Jersey
State Board Of Public Utility Commissioners
This decided upon result of the Erie col
on at Bnghamton N " in which fourteen passengers
killed in wooden which was smashed to bits between
two steel
The New Jersey boards action is welcome
It would have been still welcome, certainly to the
fourteen dead and their families and friends if it had
been made before the wreck instead of after
The of wooden coaches the lives and safety Of
passengers has been known there railroads
The Binghamton wreck taught nothing
Yet there still hundreds of wooden coaches in daily
throughout the country mperling all who ride in them.
Though few railways in position to replace this out
equipment with steel the Federal Government
is position to replace them by the loan Of public works
funds
This assistance would of course aid the industrial recovery
movement by furnishing considerable market for steel
But vastly important than that it would avert the
heavy loss of life which inevitable wooden kept
In
Not only good business policy but the elementary
humanitarian considerations should prompt the Governments
make such loans available
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
Mysterious Link

Grasping the rattler by the
middle every dancer performs
the traditional steps four times
around the plaza while the null
titude looks on. With him is a
companion who carries snake
whip" a short staff to which
eagle feathers are attached.
And while this is going on,
with dozens of snake dancers
playing this amazing game with
dozens of rattlesnakes, young
women of the tribe stand around
the plaza sprinkling the dancers
and their snakes with sacred
meal. Finally the ceremony
ends, with abrupt suddenness.
No one has ever solved the
mystery Of why these Hopis are
never bitten by the most hostile
and dangerous of serpents. The
secret is known only to the
medicine men who pass the
strange knowledge long to
their successors, as they them.
selves rec 2ived it through the
centuries from their predeces-
sors. And invariably, after the
ceremony ends, the snakes are
carried back to their own hunt
ing grounds and turned loose
with the thanks of the Hopis
and the Hopi gods.
The snake dance is celebrated
principally for rain, and the
Hopi legend recounts that the
children of the union of the
Snake Hero and the Snake Maid
were transformed into snakes.
The Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, which has col.
lected the most valuable data in
existence on the Red Man, has
no better suggestion to offer to
account for the curious i'm.
munity of the Hopis than what
might be termed a fundamental
law: the rattlesnakes like the
Hopis because the Hopis like
the rattlesnakes.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
New Demands

And after the London Confer
ence, the Hoover administration
made another Supine surrender.
This second surrender was to
Japan. Japan demanded an In
crease in her naval ratio in
spite of the fact that the Wash
ington Treaty gave her naval
equality with the United States
in the area in which those two
countries respectively would
have to operate to defend their
respective interests in the event
of war.
Encouraged by their past sue.
cesses, Great Britain and Japan
are now getting ready to make
new demands upon the United
States in the hope that the
Roosevelt Administration will
prove as easy a mark in naval
negotiations as were the Hard
ing and Hoover AdminiStra-
tions.
Great Britain seeks to reopen
the London negotiations in the
hope of further limiting the
United States IN cruiser con-
struction in disregard of the
basis of limitation agreed upon
at the Washington Conference
Limitation by classes Of COM
batant ships. And Japan has
served notice Of her intention
to demand a further increase
in the naval ratio accepted at
Washington as the basis for all
naval limitation.
Pending the re-opening Of
these negotiations, the British
Government sought to bring
about a suspension of new
naval construction by the
United States. But the British
reckoned without the veto on
their cunning scheme of for
gotten man.
THE Forgotten Man" in this
instance was THE Man In the
White House" who is prepared
to give an emphatic negative to
any proposals from London that
the United States suspend any
part Of it's program for new
naval construction now under
way.
The building up Of the Amer
ican Navy to treaty strength
will continue while Franklin D.
Roosevelt is President, the Brit
ish and Japanese Suggestions"
to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Copyright. 1898. The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1933-09-20

tage Of you. And everyone
says you are fool to do such
impulsive things"
But that doesn't prove that
you ARE a fool.
Those impulsive acts may
have cost you plenty
But they also BOUGHT you
plenty!
That very daring which re-
suited in so many bad breaks
also won for you your biggest
opportunities.
That generosity which ended
in so much h ear t a h e also
opened your heart to priceless
understanding and sympathy
gave you some of the loveliest
hours of your life.
You can't win unless you risk.
If you risk, you land in many
a mud hole.
But you also achieve a noun
tain top now and then.
And for the sake of one
mountain top, you should be
willing to endure a million mud
holes.
The "safe and sane" policy Of
life sounds very civilized and in
telligent. Actually, it is neither.
Human existence was never in
tended to be safe and sane.
Power and wisdom are the
fruits of danger rather than of
safety; of adventure, rather
than of inertia; of restlesSness,
rebellion, hardship and discom-
fort, rather than resignation
and comfort.
The great lives have always
been discontented lives-dan-
gerous liveS-gambling lives.
The holy and heroic records
have always been made by the
daring spirits who were willing
The Washington times., 1933-09-20
Full -Fanged Snakes

Two thousand of the tribe
have survived that fatal con-
tact with the white man which
has done so much to wreck or
demoralize the finer qualities
of the first Americans, and
once a year all or nearly all
of the tribe gather for the
great snake dance, the dance
which calls to the Plumed Ser
pent, the Rain God, and to
other forces of nature.
To look on while the Hopis
dance with full-fanged rattlers
Snatched from the desert only
an hour or so before the drums
begin their monotonous rythm
is an unforgettable experience.
The snake dancers wear ira
ditjonal costume. They march
in stately procession to the vii
lage plaza and then the dancers
circle the plaza four times, each
man stamping hard upon
small board set in the ground.