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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
EDITORIAL PAGE
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FEATURES
MERRIAM CAN WIN

Renewing its previous endorsement
of Frank F. Merriam for the Republi-
can nomination for governor, The Press
does so, firm in the conviction that he
will be nominated and that he is the only
one of the Republican candidates cap
able of bringing victory to the party in
the November election.
Merriam's political strength has in
creased greatly in recent weeks. His
method of handling the San Francisco
strike stamped him as real leader and
gives the lie to insinuations that he is
not "active" and that he is not pro
gressive."
The badly mixed up situation in the
Democratic ranks, with many sincere
Democrats, unwilling to accept Sinclair
as the party's candidate, which even
Democratic leaders admit is almost
certainty, will swing many votes to Mer-
riam in November 1t is we'll to remem-
ber that there are thousands of Repub-
1icans who have registered as Democrats
but who are still Republicans in thought
and desire.
1t has been pointed out that with
Merriam and Sinclair as the standard
bearers in November, the way will be
paved for Raymond L. Haight to cut in
as compromise candidate. There is ex-
lTellle uOuDl dDoul lilS anu IL SHOulu De
given serious consideration.
Mr.. Haight is all that is estimable in
a candidate, except that this year he has
not the political strength to win. Instead
of being able to cut in and be elected as
a compromise candidate, he will more
than likely dig into Merriam enough to
enable Sinclair to slide into office.
Mr.. Haight can make himself solid
for a future brilliant political career in
California by withdrawing in favor of
Merriam. He is still young man. He
has the goodwill and the respect of
many Republicans and Democrats who
cannot support him under present con-
ditions. 1t would take considerable cour-
age for Haight to take such step, but
his admirers feel that he has it. When
it is pointed out to him that his present
political ambition, though entirely laud-
able, is quite likely to result in the cleo
tion of Sinclair, we believe he will be
big enough to submerge that ambition
for the good of the entire state.
Merriam is the only Republican can
didate who can win in November. Mr..
Haight, actually Republican, cannot do
so. Every Republican in the state should
rally to the Merriam banner as the one
possible winner in November.
A woman married 90 years says her
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CANDY

Uncle Wiggily and his four rab-
bit scouts, Buster, Custer, Muster
and Duster, were having a good
time in their seashore camp, liv-
ing in a shelter made Of drift
wood sticks ard dried seaWeeo like
a tent.
They used ci9m shells for dishes
and for knives smaller pieces or
other shells broken so that the
sharp edges would cut. For forks
Mr.. Longears and the bunny boys
used sharp pointed sticks.
We'll, that was good break
fast" sai1 Buster as he and his
brothers hopped away from the
table in their camp one morning.
And we had a good supper.
too," said Muster
And a good nights sleepl" spoke
Duster, politely putting mis- paw
over his mouth for he was still
yawning.
Lets 90 down on the sand aud
see if the Ta.es have washed up
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

said Muster. Mr.. Longears smiled
happily as he hoped away. And
if the traffic grasshopper doesn't
catch the June Bug for buzzing
too fast, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggilys clam chowder.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc- 625 State street,
Fl Centre. California. W. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 20, business office; 700 edi-
toria department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

loses and Vandenburg is reelected
in November, more than a few Re-
publicans believe the latter has
an excellent chance of becoming
Republican nominee for president
in 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

Now it is Mr. Roosevelt, according to
Senator Schall, who is trying to run the
newspapers. Well, everyone else tries it,
why not the President?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

Iowa has ended taxation on property
Probably not worth taxing after so
many of them came to California.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

We are awaiting with interest the
announcement as to what color shirt the
Liberty League members will wear
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 25, 1919
TEN YEARS AGO
August rs, 1924

Clint Harris has returned from
vacation spent on the coast.
Mrs. Fern Templeton of Imperial
is the house guest of Misses Mil
dred and Esther Ehmke this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

A woman married go years says her
husband never kissed her. They can t be
blamed for they never saw movies when
they were young.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

SUBSCRIPTION RATES = Delivered by carrier
per month, SIS cents; by mail, SO cents per month
In advance Entered at El Centro, California, post
Office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. Nd. O. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 25, 1914

TWENTY YEARS Ago
August 25, 1914
The tax rate this year has been
set at $l36 per hundred.
George d. Armstead returned
home Saturday morning from Los
Angeles.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 25, 1919
The Ell Centro gin of the Globe
Milling company will start opera
tions soon.
Miss Laura Stewart has returned
home after a vacation spent on the
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

At the Agriculture Department
of Henry A. Wallace pencils are
used. No connection, though. The
department has been buying pen
cils from the Wallace company
these many years, through one
administration and another.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

Mississippi's primary election
will be Tuesday. Rep. Ross Collins,
D., Miss, watch dog of the war
department, critic Of high military
command, hopes to oust Sen. Hub
ert D. Stephens, candidate for
Democratic denomination. Battling
both is former Gov. Theodore
Blbo, late s6,o00-year newspaper
clipper for the AAA. His platform
send me TO Washington, III
bring back the pacon."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

government ana Of
grain dealers revealed
that the acreage re-
duction program on
which the Agriculture
department spent vast
sums was virtually a
failure, and though
there were other dis
couraging signs, on
the whole PresidenS
Roosevelt and his ad-
visers had reason TO
believe the new year
promised to see con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

with rifles and soldiers were stationed
on housetops to check sniping.
The Miami revolutionaries' plans
''are too far advanced Guiteras said,
because they accepted money from
American corporations in exchange
for certain concessions if they attain
power. They can't return the money.
Therefore, they must carry out their
plans"
President Grau signed decree set
ting April % as the date for the cleo
ton of a constitutional assembly
which will meet on May 20 to choose
a new provisional president and draft
a new constitution. C~.u said he
would not continue in the presidency
after May 20, regardless Of whether
the assembly confirms him as provi-
sional president.
THOUGH the year closed with
L prices for farm products and man
ufactqred foods showing a downward
trend; though the estimates of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

LIBERALIZATION OF the dollar ap-
~ pears to be certainty Of the rot
distant future, and the Treasury de-
partment is getting ready for that
step. TO start with, 1t Is about to
seize all remaining private holdings Of
gold. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., now
secretary, in an order issued under
the emergency banking law, demand
ed the surrender Of all gold holdings,
with five specific exceptions, regard
less of their size.
Failure to follow the treasury's or
der and conviction carries maximum
penalty Of ten years in prison, $4,000
in fines, or both. The order applies to
corporations, partnerships, and asso-
Citations as we'll as individuals.
One important exception which still
blocks the way to devaluation was
left In the new gold order. Federal
reserve banks, which own $3,700,OOO,-
600 In gold and gold certificates out Of
a total American gold stock of $4,3OO,-
100000, were still allowed to keep their
gold. How to deprive the reserve
banks of this gold legally, or at least
Of the profit which the banks would
otherwise reap from devaluation, has
long been puzzling treasury legal ex-
perts.
NOV it is up to the United States
~ Court Of Claims to decide wheth-
er or not President Rooseyelt's action
IN roynovin0 William n. Humphrey as
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

read before a joint
session of senate and
house at the opening
of the regular ses-
sion. However, it was
an excellent speech,
addressed to the ma
ton rather than to
the congress and
heard over the ra-
dio by millions Of his
fellow countrymen
who should be en-
couraged by his gen.
oro1 statement of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

Guiteras said had
gone too far to be
halted by any plan Of
political Cancellation,
or even recognition Of
the Grau regime by
the United States.
The revolutionists, he
said, were operating
from Miami, Fla. In
Havana the army's
home made tanFs
were placed in stra-
tegic positions, the
notice were armed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

a member of the fed
eral trade commission
last October was "ille-
gal and void" Mr..
Humphrey has filed
with the court a pc
tition demanding from
the Unite d States
$1,251.39 W h i c h he
says is due him as his
salary from october
8 to November 80. He
laid before the court
a transcript Of four
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
President Roosevelt Tells Congress and Nation the New
Deal Must Be Permanent Declares Recovery
Policies Are Succeeding.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

OF this immense sum the recovery
agencies will require almost ten bill
lions, the remainder being for the rou-
tine government establishment. For
these two years the treasury deficits
are estimated at nine billion three
hundred million dollars. To meet
these deficits the President proposes
to borrow on the credit of the govern
ment ten billion dollars or more in
addition to borrowing about twelve
billions to refnance maturing govern
ment bonds and other obligations in
the next year and half.
By July /, 1885, when the President
proposes to halt recovery operations
and begin paying the bills out of taxes,
the public debt, he estimates, will
stand at the all-time record peak of
thirty-one billions eight hundred and
thirty-four millions.
Republican senators and repre-
sentatives and some Democrats pro-
fessed to be appalled, by the Presi-
dents spending program. but 1t prob
aDly VIII De put through, just the same
president ROOSEVELT an
nounced that he had accepted the
long expected resignation of William
Fl. Woodin as secretary of the treas
ury, and appointed Henry Morgenthau.
Jr., to succeed him. Mr. Morgenthau
took the oath of Office on New Years
day in the presence of Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt and the members Of his
own family.
Mr.. Woodin's retirement had been
expected since last summer. He is
still in Arizona endeavoring to re-
cover his health.
RESIDENT GRAU and his sup
porters in Cuba were preparing to
combat an anti-government conspir-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

TUST what President Roosevelt In
- tends to do and what he wants
congress to do was not revealed In
any detail in the message which he
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

Hank Monk, W. 5fiver
OF ALL the men who guided the
~ numbering Concord stage coaches
ncross the plains and over the noun
tains of the West in the days before
the railroad came, none wasf more ia
nous than Hank Monk BE Is not SO
much remembered, however, as he
should be-for being the driver, who,
on July 30. 1853, brought the first
coach mall over the Central Overland
route to its western terminus at Pla-
cerville, Calif.--as he is for being the
man who once "squelched" the great
Horace Greeley, the New York editor
who felt qualified to give advice to
anyone and everyone, including Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The story of Hank and Horace is
one of the classics of the West. In
1859 Greeley made trip to the Pa
cific coast and 1t happened to be Hank
Monk who was on the bridge" Of the
coach which took the renowned East
erner out of Carson City. New. As
they started, Greeley leaned out Of
the window and informed Hank that
he expected to be in Placerville light
on time so he could catch the conEect16
ing coach for Sacramento.
Hank was not accustomed to ia
orders from anyone least of all
an eastern tenderfoot. But he
smiled blandly and said "All rig
The first few miles of the trip
upgrade and Hank had to take it
But when he reached the crest q
Sierras he began to throw the
er" into his six-horse team. Dow
rocky trail Numbered the heavy 4
bouncing and lurching over rock
chuckholes.
Three times the terrified east
tried to lean out the window and
some more advice. But every tim
was thrown back into the coach.
fourth time he succeeded and to y
shrieked commands to Hank to slpis
down, that Western Jehu shouted b%0w
gaily, keep your seat. Horace! fck
get you there on time!" And he diNlf
When the admiring populace Of PLACID!
Vile heard the story they presentFr-
Hank with gold watch engraved wied
these words: Keep your seat, Hdth
ace" and for the next half ceQtuPr-
that became by-word when ~ ~
erner wanted to rebuke impat e
There was another afterma
incident, however. When g e
a candidate for Presidena1 p
word to Horace that if
it might be pleasaJ M cted
their ride together if 20 or
give him some easy Vouid,
To this the testy editor re- 1oD
would rather see you ten
fathoms in hi than give you sand
crust Of bread. For you al even
only man who ever had it in hi the
er to put me in ridiculous liaRpoW-
fore the American people, and De-
lainously exercised that power. VII
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

siderable success achieved IVY their re-
covery plans. Many leaders in econ
omy and politics gave them this as
surance, and there was manifested a
general determination to go along fur
Their with the President and support
his efforts.
Speaker Rainey predicted that the
session Of congress would be har-
mOnious.
'We are going to have a short and
constructive session." said Mr.. Rainey.
1T will be very important session,
but a working one rather than a dra-
matte one. We will pass the supply
bills, the tax bills and the liquor meas
ures and adjourn early in May.
"There viii be no attempt to over
throw the recovery program or to op-
pose the President. 1t isn't possible.
If there is any sniping the snipers are
apt to be left at home.
1--WE had the extra session and en-
acted the recovery program and it is
just beginning to work. Recovery is
on the way"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12
Custer Disaster Messen

IN THE gray twilight OF the dN
L June %, 1876, the men on the Nn o.
er Far West, tied up on the BID cam
the Little Big Horn river in Md KS o.
were awakened by splutter tana
fire. AS they rushed on deckk rihe
saw horseman galloping furioU they
the valley, turning now and tlsly ur
his saddle to fire back at the ven In
ing Indians who were pursuin9hoop
When the redskins saw the stf him.
they gave up the pursuit. apdatBaRer,
horseman dashed up inghd me
his saddle. he staggerj soh to Il n
West and gasped out Custer
i his men e., have been ped out
He was "MuggMs" Taylor.
attached to General Gibbor lotA
mand, on his way to Fort ecm
dispatches from his commal WITH
covered by the Indians he DE
forced to run for his life beer
the lucky chance of his fin only
Far West where he did. saveq the
from death at the hands of thQ him
ages. To the men on board thf saw
he gave the first authentic accof boat
the disaster that had befalletnt OF
dashing leader of the Seventh cal the
Two days later Taylor left th{alry.
West when 1t steamed out of TIL Far
Horn into the Yellowstone and sd Big
on his long, lonely ride of IT'S mit out
Fort Ellis. A hundred miles frdes to
starting place he reached an oldn his
station on the Yellowstone where stage
Horace Countryman, an old scouiived
Indian fighter. Taylor was so ext and
ed that he was unable to go ouaust-
the next day, accompanied by Cot but
man, he set out on fresh hors1try-
reached Fort Ellis, where he and
told his tragic story to group oigain
rified listeners. hor-
In the meantime Countryman
continued on to Bozeman, whe had
expected to be able to spread tEe he
ings of Clusters fate over a ge It'd
ment telegraph wire. But on hFern-
rival there he found the Cd ar
ment wire down and useless, FERN
continued on to Helena whip he
reached about noon on July 4. he
he told the news to Andrew J.Ehere
an Associated Press correspo|F Fisk,
and that afternoon Fisk flashed ldent,
world the first news Of the DIP the
on the Little Big Horn-a feathster
possible by the daring ride Of Aade
gins" Taylor. ~
After the Indian wars were hdy
Taylor became peace officer in I'm.
tana and was killed in the tow
Coulson in October. 1882, by ID
en- ne'er-do-well named Lump or q
who shot Taylor down when the ~
ty sheriff attempted to arrest hi
@. 1888. Western Newspaper unicnl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

TNORRENTIAL rains lasting many
= hours wrought disaster In Los An
geles and It's suburbs for floods rushed
through the towns and countryside
and probably rs or more lives were
lost. Glendale. Montrose, La Cres-
centa, Echo Park, Long Beach, Ala
mitos Beach. Venice, Redondo Beach
and other towns were those In the
direct path Of the inundation. It was
in these places that the heaviest toll
0f life occurred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

TOR the current and the next fiscal
= years the President asks congress
to provide sixteen and half billion
dollars, IN the budget message which
was transmitted % the lawmakers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

RESIDENT GRAU and his sup
l porters in Cuba were preparing to
combat an anti-government conspir-
acy which Secretary of the Interior
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12
by William Bruckart

out to their constituents. But the
trading goes on just the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-19

(scouty is taken by surprise i'm the next story.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-19
By Blosser

spy. But, why wait until night 1 fall? We'll be wasting time, you see.
 Give me a cork gun. Then I'll bet that information will get. I'll crawl along the ground, just hoping that they won't see me-" 
 Well. here's the gun," a soldier cried. And. here's a knapsack for your side. Just put 1t on and then you're set to crawl right OCT the top. -u
 Before you start across the ground, play safe. by looking all around. Good luck! l hope you reach the other trench without a stop"
 Then Scouty did as he was told. as Dotty said, You're brave, and bold. Be careful, and don't let the enemy get hold of you" Out of the trench brave Scouty crawled. Then on the ground he quickly sprawled. Goodbye" he yelled back at the rest. ''1'Il soon be seeing you"
 Copyright 1884 NEA Service, Incl
 (Scouty is taken by surprise i'm the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-19

One of the little soldiers said, "I guess I didn't use my head when I suggested using big soap bubbles in this war.
 "Of course they are all right un- til the wind swings round. Then it's no thrill, cause then they're blown right back at us, to make our poor eyes sore.
 Poor Duncys been a victim. He was just as frightened as could be, but, thanks to Goldy. his sore eyes are now as good as new.
 "of course you all can realize that we must pull new surprise to scare our distant enemy, but just what can we do?"
 Then Coppy said, T 'spose they, too, are wondering just what to do. They may have something planned right now that's bound to win the light.
 T wish. somehow. that we could sneak up to their trench and have a peek. Who's game to try to do it. with the coming Of
 T win" cried scouty. "Yes. slE. will gladly be this armys
Evening star., 1934-11-11

SPEEDILY SPIKED
Reputation of Statement
Given by T. V. A. and
White House.
BY SOL TAISHOFF.

n yOT only the Tennessee Valley
Authority but the White
VI House itself was quick to re-
1 pudiate the statement by DR.
Floyd w. Reeves, T. v. A.
personnel director, before the Federal
Communications Commission last
week, in which he proposed a govern
mentally financed and operated
broadcssting network whose facilities
should be made available to nom profit
organizations. including the Govern
ment departments, for educational and
cultural programs.
Though DR.. Reeves definitely stated
that he spoke for the T. V. A. in ap-
pearing before the F. C. c. during its
hearings on educational and religious
demands for Is per cent of the radio
wave lengths, the T. v. A. issued a
formal statement this week in which
it was asserted that its stand had been
misinterpreted and that it preferred
to withdraw DR.. Reeves statement.
Instead, the T. v. A. stated its posi-
tion on radio as follows:
The Tennessee Valley Authority
has not urged or favored Government
administration of radio stations. 1t
is the opinion of the Board of Direc-
tors that the educational and cultural
agencies of the country should have a
reasonable use of the radio facilities
of the country, but that all such pro-
grams should be under ron-govern-
mental and non partisan control and
direction"
Evening star., 1934-11-11
WMT BOUGHT BY PAPER

Acquiring its third broadcastine
station in its plans to cover the State
oil Iowa by radio. the Des Moines
Register and Tribune has Just pur-
chased Station WHIT. Waterloo
Iowa, a l,0O0-watter. from Harry
ShaW, former publisher of the Water
100 Tribune and former president of
the National Association of Broad
casters.
The Des Moines newspaper oreani-
zatlon already owns and operates
kSO, a 250-watt station in Des
Molnes. and KWCR. which has the
same power, in Cedar Rapids. It is
understood the purchase price was
Sl5O,000. WHIT is a Columbia out
let. while the two other stations are
linked with N. B. C. Whether there
VIII be any network affiliation shifts
has not been divulged.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

bringing messages of peace from many
of the leading nations of the world.
The K-7 dramatization on WRC at IL
will be a play based on the close of
the World War. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars Armistice day program,
will be carried by WMAL at 11:02, fol-
lowing a two-m minute period of silence
to be observed on all networks.
Americas first sample of Soviet pro-
duced grand opera direct from Moscow
Evening star., 1934-11-11
MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES.

A number of network Armistice day
features will be carried by the Wash
lngton stations. WMAL and VOL will
broadcast, at /, the American Legion
ceremonies at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington Cemetery, where
Assistant Secretary of War Woodring
will speak and Jessica Dragonette will
sing. From 4 to S, WJSV will broad
cast The Family of Nations" an in
ternational Armistice day program,
Evening star., 1934-11-11
100 Sets of Twins
Use Amos and Andy
Silver Gift Spoons

More than 100 sets of twins
IN the United States, ranging in
age from a few months to six
years, are eating from silver spoons
engraved Amos" and Andy"
sent to them by the real Amos N
Andy because the names of the
twins. too are Amos and Andy.
Freeman F. Gosden (Amos) and
Charles j Correll (Andy) have no
idea how many twins actually
have been named for them, but
they do know that more than 100
pairs have, for Gosden and Correll
have received letters from the
parents of that many announcing
the fact. The invariable custom
OF Amos n Andy upon receipt of
such letter is to send. with their
compliments, a pair of silver
spoons engraved Amos" and
Andy"