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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
London Letter
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD

United Press Stan COrrcspondent) Moscow {UP)--Nina Kamneva, the 17-year-old Soviet girl who recently set a worlds record for delayed parachute jumping for wo- men, would like to know why people think that leaping a few thousand feet from a plane is any thing to fear.
 There's nothing to it." said Nina, in effect when asked about her reactions.
 .'I was. warned when I made my first jump that would be terribly frightened" she said. While was still in the airplane felt no fear. Then I climbed out on the wing. Still no terror.
 Reactions Blurred.
 F"Maybe," thought, when l actually jump I'll be frightened. l jumped but still was not afraid. I didn't realize when or how the parachute opened. Everything was blurred"
 People told her that the second jump would be ''the worst" But she did not find 1t so.
 II was watching to see how the parachute opened over me and again I had no time to get fright ened, she said.
 "On my 24th jump, which planned as a delayed one, I was counting and could not hear my voice. After I had counted to 19. a corck-screw movement started tossing me about and could not see anything.
 Sfonned Cork Scre.y.
 Il threw out my arms and legs and the cork-screw movements stopped, was falling face down. ward. When I was able to see clearly q river and people on the
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gress during the coming session. LEFT DRIVE
 Left-wingers on Capitol Hill will be no less active. Backed by powerful and irate labor unions, they are mobilizing to make the next session one of the most bitterly contested iE legislative history.
 The bonus, imitation, labor legislation, increased goyern-' ment spending, higher taxes all will come up next session, and on the democratic party will be split.
 The fact that the party has a safe majority, the fact that the republican opposition is cut by factions, will tend to make Roosevelt's own cohorts more careless and themselves split by factionless fights.
 Probably there will, be repe- tition of the difficulties which beset the republican party in 1920 and 1924 when landslides in their favor shattered demo- cratic opposition. The result was a chaotic era of bloc politics and log-rolling legislation.
 But more than anything else, the next session is going to find the president standing between two bitter factions of his own party, resorting frequently to his power of veto, and having an almost impossible time pleasing either. a
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Ut is sad to relate, but true nevertheless, that William Gibbs McAdoo hasn't a friend left in California This lugubrious statement was made by Me- Adoo's former campaign man. ager, J. B. Elliott The winter costume of the Potomac Indians who lived where the capital now stands was robe of deers9lin or cototn tail, orna- mented with neatly interwoven turkey feathers Fresh from the youthful west comes word of the formation of the New Order of Cincinnatus. It's 2,000 members, mostly from Seattle, dedicate themselves to clean gov ernment, must take an oath of honesty and must open to pulp lie scrutiny all records and safe- ty deposit boxes The sculp- tor who designed the new half dollar coin celebrating the tooth anniversary of Texas indepen- dence is native of Italy, Pom peo Coppini. A naturalized citizen, [ Coppini has done busts or statues of Washington, Grant, General Sam Houston, Terry's Ranger. etc, knows the figures of American history better than most Americans.
 Copyright, 1884, by United Fca-
 ture Syndicate, Ine.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
Cheap British Motoring

American motorists kicking about gas taxes and prices, don't know how we'll off they are. Every citizen has an inalien- able right to kick; but here are some per tinent facts. An American automobile editor touring in England finds that car owners there are paying tax of one pound per rated horsepower, so that car taxed $1O year in a typical American state would pay $150 in England. Gaso- line there costs 34 cents gallon. That is an imperial gallon; but reduced to American size, the gallon would be cost ing 27 cents. And 13 cents of that would be government tax.
 Yet strangely enough, this traveller re- ports, motor transportation is as cheap ill England as in America, because so many of the British motorists drive small, light care incredibly economical of fuel. A typi- cal small car there does 40 miles on 27 cents worth of gas, and the ''baby" three wheelers do considerably better. Many an American will want to know why we don't have such small, efficient cars over here. But there isn't necessarily any con- spiracy on the part of manufacturers to keep cars big, heavy and hoggish for gas. There is no convincing evidence that the American public wants little, economical cars. If it demanded them, it would doubt less get them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

he would raise more hell than Huey Long,
 Burton w. Wheeler, of Mon- tana, returning for his third term, is just as rabid against the big interests as ever. /
 Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin, who will take his seat this time under a third par ty label, pledged to more sweep ing economic reforms than ever before.
 Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach, left-hititng democrat, who takes office on a platform pledge to end poverty in the state of Washington.
 Rush D. Holt, 29-year old West Virginian, who as cham pion high school and college orator openly campaigned as more left, than the New Deal. SHEETS CLOTHING
 What really worries Roosevelt, however, is the democratic line up in sheep's clothing.
 These, though reputedIy staunch followers of the party, can be controlled with less regu- Iarity than progressive republi- cans.
 Take for instance, Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, or his colleagues from the same state Senator Byrd. They have been RooseveIt's most ardent foes on monetary and agricultural meas ures. Senator Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina is in the same category. So are Senators Gore of Oklahoma Bailey of North Carolina, Me- Adoo. of California and Adams of Colorado.
 Frequently they lead the re- volt against the New Deal.
 Thus Roosevelt goes into the next congress more, than ever stamped as a middle-of-the- road" man. From one side he will be pulled by the progressive group. From the other will tug the conservative democrats.
 From another side also will be pulling big business.
 Recovered from it's depression jitters, business is now militant and aggressive. Its lobbyists will overflow the corridors of con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
Press Comment
SHOOTING THE LARK
(Hartford Courant)

Only the most tender hearted
 protest when the New England
 farmer shoots the raucous crow.
 But now that the English farmer has set his hand against the lark, the shock is sure to arouse bird-lovers, Anglophiles, musicians and poets-wherever the language of Milton is spoken. The farmers, to be sure, now set upon heaven, does a lot of harm to the making England as nearly inde- pendent of outside grain supplies as possible complaint that the lark, besides heralding the dawn. scorn- ing the ground and holding true to the kindred points of home and wheat and other crops. Conse- quently this erstwhile merry, gen. tie, sweet-warbling, sky-pointing pilgrim is to be denied further pro- lection by the wild birds protec- tion act.
 Shooting crows is quite another matter, or rocks that wrangle, jangle and plunder or the croak- ing raven, or even the starling that l posters America as well as Britain. Somehow in a world where fields are ploughed under, grain dumped at sea, and burned, it does not seem that for the grains he would plum | der in the snug little isle a proud
 empire should sacrifice the b1ithe spirit that scared for Shelley, that | woke the pretty love of Will
 Shakespeare, started the dull night for blind Milton, soothed the hap i ess Robbie Burns or taught Words
 worth to despise the earth. Unless the farmer spares the spirit that never was bird more chivalrously than the nobility the
 wild fowl, the time will come when tPope's couplet will be revived as a dire prophecy:
 No more the mounting lark when Daphne sings Shall list'ning in mid-air, sus-
 pend his wings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

Unemployment insurance is going to play an important part in the legislative discussions of the coming year. Various states will confront the problem with hopes of passing some sort of legislation governing it. Congress is prepared to receive bill with tax on industrial pay rolls as the paramount feature. We pre- sume that Connecticut may also be called upon to do something in the way of unem- ployment insurance. With the democrats controlling the state offices and probably the upper house through the seating of three Socialists it is not precipitous, to predict passage of laws providing for this feature. In way, though, such action is conclusive proof that we have not yet found the solution of our economic prob lems. If we had, we would not need any guarantee of future that might be marked by lack of jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

Washington, Nov 5.-With over two-thirds majority in the senate and with democratic ranks in the House swollen to stranglehold proportions by Tuesdays balloting, administra- tion master minds are in about the same position as the Tennes-. see mountaineer with the. bear by the tail. -
 They can't do anything with the danger critter and they can't let go.
 Although the new congress- converting in January will be plastered with democratic labels, the markers will mean absolute ly nothing. Above all they will not mean support for the White House.
 That is in the laps of the gods, with the chances strong that party allegiance will run fast, loose and haywire.
 This, of course, is what the master-minds are worried about. And it is no secret that the president would have been de- lighted had he lost part of his top-heaVyz Jority.
 NO BAIT
 There are three reasons why the new congress will not be par ticularly responsible to the guid- ing hand of the Democratic Ad- ministration whose label it bears.
 1. Seldom is Congress ever as responsive to the president f,; nY over. By that time patronage is passed out; there are no more jobs to be dished; the White House lacks the power Of political bribery or coercion. 2. One of the strongest fac tions in the new Congress is the Progressive group, coin- pletely independent, and voting with Roosevelt only when its members agree with him.
 5. Another faction in Con- gress though definitely demo- cratic, is more violently opposed to various New Deal reforms than the most reactionary re- publican in Congress.
 These factions stand out more distinctly in the Senate. In this body, also, Roosevelt will have his chief troubles next session.
 Leaders of the so-called Pro- gressive or Radical bloc include some of the most spectacular names on Capitol Hill. Some times ardently behind Roosevelt, {, they can cause him more trouble to the square inch than any other political problem.
 SENATORIAL
 TROUBLE-MAKERS
 Among them are
 ''Share-thc-W Senator Huey Long, who despite his clownishness commands an inn port following in the deep south,
 Theodore G. Bilbo, sent to Washington by the Mississippi electorate on the promise that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
So They Say

When national socialism came into power, the most immediate task was to make clear to other countries they could expect more money from  -Dr Hjalmar Schacht German minister of econ omics.
  Hoarding belongs to a period of civilization that is past -Edouard Dalladier, French radical socialist. To plan for Utopias is to stop thinking and efforts to attain Utopias efforts toward chaos Dean Wallace B. Donham of Harvard.
  World traffic by airships be accomplished only by Ainternational friendly cooperation, or not at all -
 -Dr Hugo Eckener. The first charge is to lay down new security of livelihood.
 Paul U Kellogg. magazine editor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

Ferdinand Pecora, the dynamic New York prosecutor of the stock exchanges and misleading dealing in securities, gave some good advice in non-partisan man. ner to a Hartford audience last week. He urged the continued efforts of every state to promote laws that would not end the investment market, but would make it worthy of the confidence of the investing public That is the purpose behind the federal Exchange and Securities Act. The sooner we make sound advice available to the public, the better off the nation will be was the sum and substance of MT Pecora's address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
A Book a Day
A Great Adventure Story In New Dress
BY BRUCE CAPTION

There never was an adventure story quite like that of Cortez, who overthrow the Aztec empire in Mexico. It had, as they say, every thing-battles against long odds, fantastic cities and bizarre peo- ples, the ooting of incredible riches, bloodshed, intrigue, cruelty, heroism, and all the bright colors iliZations ever seen.
 That is why "The Great White Gods" by Eduard Sucker, is an
 interesting book. It is 8 novel draped over the narratives of the
 old chroniclers., and while 1t is cumbersome, suited, and vaguely old fashioned, it does convey the unutterably romantic flavor of an almost unbelievable bit of history. Consider what the author had to work with in this story.
 He had a mysterious empire ot gold and flowers, where a king wore robes, made of humming birds feathers and was shod in golden sandals. Its capital city was weird Venice set among canals( with floating gardens in its lagoons, flower beds on the roof of every house, and great white temples to dominate the scene.
 He had contradictory people SO soft-hearted that they wept when pet birds diedLand so cruel that they sacrificed thousands fo hu- man ings annually, and ate their bodies! and he had, lastly, a tiny band of hard case adventurers who took advantage of thoroughly im- probable combination of circum- stances to overthrow, pillage, and destroy this civilization.
 An author can't go wrong with ! a set-up like that. 'gThe Great White Gods" for all it's faults, is exciting reading.
 It is published by Farrar and Rinehart and the price is $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

O. Who wrote the novel Pa per Moon?
 A. L. c. Hobart.
 o. Name the songs featured In Roman Scandals"
 A. "Out for No Good" "Build Little Home", "No More Love, Keep Young and BeautifuP', "Tax on Love" and Rome Wasn't Built in Day"
 o. Is opium produced in the United States?
 A. No opium is produced in this country legally. {.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

@. Does one have to obtain permission from the federal gov ernment to hunt and fish along the banks of non-navigable rivers and streams
 A. No. Hunting and fishing are regulated by state laws.
 Q. Give the approximate strength of the U. s. regular army.
 A. The present strength aver ages approximately 12,0OO officers and 118,75O enlisted men, exclu- sive of $500 Philippine scouts.
 0. What is Socratic dialectic?
 A. The art of disputation by questions and answers.
 o. What does the name Don- nelly mean?
 A. It is an Irish surname mean ing brown valor''.
 Q. Are there any produicng diamond mines in the United States?
 A. Arkansas is the only state that has a diamond mine. Dia- monds mined in Pike County, Ark, are said to be as fine as those mined from the African Kimberlys. The largest stone that has been found in Arkansas weighed AS carats. The mines have been suc- cessfully operated for many years, and one company has marketed over 5000 diamonds. The mine is small, compared with the large mines in South Africa.
 O. When were copper and bronze first used in implements A. Copper has been used by the human race from the most remote periods. Bronze, an alloy with tin, was the first metallic com pound in common use by mankind. Archeologists have named the pre- historic period when itw as exten- sively used, the bronze agc".
 o. Who holds the Olympic rec ord for throwing the 56-pound
 A. P. J. Mcdonald.
 o. Name the women who have been electrocuted in New York state.
 A. Mrs Martha Place, 1899; Mrs James D. Farmer, March 20, 1909; Mrs Ruth Brown Snyder, January 12, 1928; and Mrs Anna Antonio, August g, 1894.
 o. When a gentleman is walk ing with two ladies, what posi- tion should he take?
 A. The outside, just as he does when walking with one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

France still allows her monument to the American Expeditionary Force to stand unfinished at Pointe de ~Grave near Bor- deaux on the Gironde river. It was pro- posed in 1919 and started the same year. Dedication was due this year. It is still coming. Here's the good part of the story. The United States was to pay for part of the cost. She raised her part; France failed to get hers, then asked us to foot the whole bill. We'll, there's nothing like asking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
nv nREw PEARsoN and ROBERT $. ALLE

o Margins and House Do Not Cheer Administrations President Would Have Preferred Smaller and More Amenabe Majority Many Right Villagers and Poeses Endanger Cono Fear Party Will Quarrel Split Blocs Logrol for Legislation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
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Spreading Taxes

The flight from taxes continues, grow, esfsfe s.,f ,1 fo avoid the unduly heavy share of shs TI,s,ss general tax burden forced upon it ,sta11, s..s, n, many Communities and states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

NOVEMBER g
 Today is very emotional and favorably so. You should enjoy artistic purusits or things. It is favorable to buy perfumes or clothes, to give parties, or for love and courtship. The vibrations are not so good for business as for love. Avoid litigation, signing pap CTS or sending messages.
 Birthdatc. M
 Creeking things and reptiles should be of interest to you. You have the good fortune of three good Jupiter periods from Dec. 24- Jan 5, 1884 and May SPA. 1935 and Aug. 19-Sept 4, 1885. This is very favorable. Crowd as much business into these periods as you can manage.
 Danger Aug. 24-2S, 1885.
 Socially favorable Nov. 10-12 1884.
 Readers desiring additional in. formation regarding their horO. scopes are, invited to cOMmuni. cate with Octavine i'm care of this newspaper. Enclose a Scent stamp. eh. salf-addressed envelOne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

A literary style book for government stenographers urges use of the word letter instead of communication That's good start, but maybe it's too much to hope that the New Deal can simplify business English in general.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets, this daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrOlOger. In addition to Information of general interests. it outlines in formation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

College authorities are cracking down on football pools. Seems pity, too, with college students so good at that sort of thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
ChuckleCorner
COURT ROOM SCENE By Willard Bottome

lazy Goldstein, plaintiff, glared across the counsel table at Maurice Feinstein, defendant. Issy contend ed that Maurice had sold him his flower shop with an agreement that Maurice would not start a similar store within five blocks and hre was Matrices new store within two blocks already. The evidence was all in and both sides rested.
 The Court: q have heard the evidence in this case and am ready to render decision"
 Izzys lawyer: q wonder why the judge stares at you so hard, lazy"
 lazy (whispering): Maybe he don't feel so good today" Matrices Lawyer: My, the judge looks mad. He's got something on his mind"
 The Court (sternly): q find a verdict in favor of the defendant, Maurice Feinstein. And I fine you, lazy Goldstein, fifty dollars for contempt of court" :
 Izzy's Lawyer: May it please the Court, what did my client do?"
 The Court: q received a bunch of American Beauty roses with Feinstein's card attached. You can't bribe this Court, sir"
 lazy: But I didn't send you no roses"
 Maurice Lawyer: "What a fool to bribe the court"
 Maurice: Let's go. sent them roses with Izzy's card" field below, I pulled the ring.
 When I landed was told that I had broken the worlds record for women"
 The diminutive Nina jumped from 5000 meters and did not open her parachute until 300 meters from the groiind.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

o. When a gentleman is walk ing with two ladies, what posi- ton should he take?
 A. The outside, just as he does when walking with one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

o. Who holds the Olympic rec ord for throwing the 56-pound weight?
 A. P. J. Mcdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08

0. What is Socratic dialectic? A. The art of disputation by questions and answers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
Others Not Listed -
Imperial Valleys Largest
Used Car Market
Ssags&@&a,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Helen
Weeks, Administrative of the estate
of VIM. L. Gooch, deceased, to the
creditors or all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said administrative at 108
Rehkopf Building, Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, the place selected for the
transaction of all business of said
estate, or to file them within six
months after the first publication
of this notice in the office of the
Cerk of the Superior Court of the
State of California, County of Impe-
ria.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1884.
HELEN WEEKS,
Administrative.
GLASSFORD & SMITH,
Attorneys for the Administrative.
May 16-23-30, June 6-13
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
THREE MORE
ARRESTED IN
BOND THEFTS

LOS ANGELES, May 16. U.P)-
Trial of three men on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment through the sale of stolen
liberty bonds took a sensational
turn today with the arrest of Abe
Garlikoff, politician, and John
Austin, an oil man, on forgery
charges.
They were arrested after Galikoff
told a federal court jury he forged
several bonds, stolen from mid
western banks, under the threat OF
death.
He alleged he was framed in
to signing at first and later was
threatened unless he followed Cor
ders.' Austin's name previously
had been brought into the pro-
ceedings by the defense seeking to
establish that he and not E. E.
Wiley forged several bonds. Wiley
is a defendant with Elmer Wagon
er and Elgin S. Cole, accused fin
ancial agent for Charles pretty
Boy Floyd, fugitive outlaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
ROBBED CHURCH POOR BOX

DENVER, Colo. U.P) - Rupert
Donahue, 81, robbed the poor box
at the st. John the Evangelist
Church here while members of the
congregation prayed, according to
confession police said he made.
He was fined $50 and costs in
police court.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
PROFESSIONAL
J. ID. FOSS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
l85 Brighton Ave. Phone 1885
Auditing, Income Tax, Bookkeeping
Associated With
CRENSHAW, DIEHL g. WRIGHT
Certified Public Accountants
Santa Ana Riverside. Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
TEXAS SEEKS WISE CRACKS

AUSTIN, Tex. U.P)-Wise cracks
become literary if they are old
enough and wise enough, the
Texas Folklore Society has de-
cided. 1t has launched a contest
for the most striking expression,
or proverb of the Southwest. j..
Frank Dobie, author and research
professor of the University of
Texas, is receiving the entries.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16
FOR RENT HOUSES

FOR RENT-Small house near Ell
Centre; electricity and pressure
water. See Herbert Lowdermilk,
Real Estate ana Insurance, .116
North Sixth. 1913
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-16

FOR RENT-Three acres, 4-room
house, to man and wife, willing to
do occasional work in date plant.
Inquire Highway Date Ranch.
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