davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-05-06

on what appeared to be bed of lava She re-
sembled a hot-cross bun, and during the two
years she had been with us had grown rather
fond of the old girl
I'm the center of the mantel" continued
Phoebe. well place ormolu clock under a
glass dome and at each end big blue Wedg-
wood case. The suede daybed must 60
OF course; horSehair sofa is the only thing
for that corner And then we must take up
this plain neutral-toned rug and put down one
with large cabbage leaf design, with plenty
OF red in 1t, to match the wallpaper"
Wallpaper" I echoed. glancing fondly at
the fiat gray-green TINT on our walls-a shade
which had been achieved only after weeks OF
wrangling with the painters
wallpaper" Phoebe repeated. preferably
a pastoral pattern, with classical figures dane
ing in dell and birds flying through the trees"
Somehow, it doesn't sound very restful" I
demurred.
Phoebe unused. Well" she said at length
how would you like a pink -and-white dado
running around the room?"
This was too much. 1t was clear that the Bic
dermeer obsession had unbalanced the poor
girls mind. I decided to be firm with her.
gentle but firm
My dear" l said quietly, I'll put up with
what-whats and knick- -knacks and hiehboys
and cowboys. But I won't have a dado run
nlng around And that's hnal!"
She saw that meant it. and she acquiesced
meekly-So meeky. indeed, that / hadn't the
heart to tell her that the dado has been COM
pletey extinct for many. many years.
. UT the blight of Biedermeier still threatens
- our home. Spring is in the air and like
all women Phoebe feels restless urge to re-
arrange her environment It's the old nest
building instinct I suppose. Throughout the
entire civilized world today wives are busily
shifting furniture, while their husbands stand
in the vestibule waiting patiently for the
frenzy to run its course
II these pre-fabricated houses become
popular, dread to think what domestic havoc
will break loose in the merry month of May
These houses seem designed especially for peo-
pie who cannot let well enough alone The
walls and partitions may be shuffled around at
will If you don't like the view in one direction,
you can switch the window about to a more
favorable outlook by shifting panels if the
front door offends you-pluck it out and move
it around to the back. The entire shape Of
the structure may change overnight accord
ing to the whims of the occupants.
You can imagine what confusion will ensue
when papa totters home at am with a pre-
fabricated story about extra work at the Office
and discovers that mamma has switched the pre-
fabricated house on him. Goodness knows it's
hard enough to find the keyhole under ordi-
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Brush Dams HcIb

ORDINARY brush, when properly placed,
serves to form dams in gullies which
serve to even better purpose in the long run
than more carefully made dams OF wire or
poles
The bush usually will last for three or more
years, during which time a sufficient quantity
OF silt has been collected. with vegetation hold
ing 1t tightly knit. to prevent the erosion for
which the dam was originally intended as<
a cure.
Erosion presents such a serious problem to
the farmer that the Importance of cams
raised in the gul4ies to hold back the water
with its burden Of rich top soil cannot be
overlooked
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Farmers Get More

CTAT1STICS gathered by the Department Of
- Agriculture and issued through the COM
sumers guide show that in March of this year
the professors and distributors of foOdstuHs
retained about So cents of every dollar paid
for the foods This was cents less than they
retained a year ago. and the new deal is given
credit for thus improving the farmers lot
In the pre-depression year of 1929 the farmer
obtained 4s cents of every dollar and the dis
tributors and professors So cents.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

III 60 at once and see Jack" Carol said
But Tony was holding her arm and he would
bot let her 60 Suddenly he was kissing her;
his lips were holding hers fast. You've got to
listen. Carol" And he plea ding. explaining.
letters addressed to Jack were Jacks property;
hey did not belong to Betty.
But all the time you were lying to me- pre-
ending-"
Il know" Tony dropped her arm He looked
(Shamed. But if he had told her sooner, he
aid before he'd got the letters"
You never would have got Them said Carol.
know you meant well. Tony, but you've put
ne in spot with Betty. Naturally she thought
her things would be safe with me- I'm going
traieht to Jack"
Oh" said Tony. He walked over to the
window And finally he said in strange small
oice that Carol hardly knew, perhaps you
want Betty to get her divorce after all. Jack
RSed to love you, didn't he?'
Before he knew Betty" said Carol.
Jack told me. Betty is still jealous of you
Every time they quarrel she insists he still loves
Fou. Very well!" he turned and glared at her.
Go and see your Jack
Carol picked up her purse Il WILL she said.
JACKS man Evans let her in. Mr. Cosden
would be home soon he said because Mrs
cosden was coming
Carol sat there dismally waiting picking up
magazines laying them down again. And
Tally, at O'Clock, Jack came in He saw Carol
lnd said. We'll, well, fancy seeing you here
Il came to get Betty's letters Carol ex-
blamed
They happen to be mne," Jack said. He
lame over and sat down on the couch beside
carol Betty may be here shortly
Carol looked at him, pleading Please. Jack,
hose letters were in my keeping. Let me re-
Iurn them to her and then if she decides not
10 divorce you--"
Il won't have her mentioning Lois, in any
fase!' said Jack, frowning. That's not fair.
We burned the letters
Carol looked at him dejectedly.
"ThoSe letters were important to Betty she
laid. "and after all her kindness to me"
Don't worry about it, Carol" Jack put his
band on hers in a comforting gesture. And
hen they heard the key in the lock and Jack
Jumped up almost guiltily and said. "Betty!'
Hello Jack" Betty said. But she was look
|hg at Carol. Mice of you to come here to
felcome me. Carol There irony in her
one, and Carol saw that her brown eyes were
|noldering.
I'm so glad to see you, darling Carol said,
|wkwardly. After that. there was a three
|ornered silence which all of them found sud-
|enly appalling, and then Jack said conven-
Eonaly, Have a nice trip darling?"
Yes said Betty and began taking off her
loves and her hat, still with that smoldering
Continued on Thirteenth Pace.
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demar, to Biefve, Edouardde Yet Biedermeier
is exercising a more disturbing influence upon
my destiny than Schopenhauer, NietZsche or
any of the sturmund- -drangsters He has
marked a turning point In my life and in my
home Both are turned topsy, not to say turvy.
and old man Biedermeier is to blame.
Apparently We have reached that phase OF
our esthetic development in which anything
modern is Just a wee bit old-faShioned. Being
a dyed in he-plush conservative. it took me
long time to get used to the modern scheme
of decor, with its slabs and slices and spaghetti
curves. was suspicious of what Uncle Naboth
calls "tubercular furniture"-the glittering gas
pipe chairs. the piston-like table legs and the
chastely clinical lighting fixtures They all
looked as if they had a double purpose in life;
as if the chairs might suddenly begin to eject
jets of steam, the table legs to pump up and
down in oily rhythm and the lamps to throw
off sputter of blue sparks. Everything seemed
a little too sterile and scientific for comfort
No matter how heavily you upholstered it, it
was still plumbing.
EVENTUALLY I got used to it, of course.
l. My spine adapted itself to the tombstone
angles of the chairs my nerves became accus-
toned to the clatter of teacups on glass-topped
tables. But nov that even the one-arm cafe
terias have captured the modern note, the
esthetic advance guard must strike out in an
ionabe again, and at the moment there is
nothing quainter than Biedermeier.
This type of furnishing as understand it.
is a sort of between Late Empire and
Early Roxy-a cross which must be borne un-
complainingly until the interior decorators can
find better one. 1t represents an attempt 20
get away from the sharp inflexble lines OF the
claSsicsts without going completely curlicue
When the question of doing over the apart
ment came up last month Phoebe consulted
several of her artist friends and they all agreed
that modernism had spent its force; it was
time to begin barking back
The first thing We ought to do" Phoebe
informed me, ''is to take down that sky-blue
skyscraper bookcase in the living room and put
up black walnut what what"
What" asked lis a what-what?"
"Oh. it's a sort of thing" she explained with
hooks for knick- -knacks. You put little statues
on it. and sea-shells. and cut-glass slippers full
of plush pansies. Then We ought to get a nice
old steel engraving to take the place of that
Picasso print the fireplace-say. Lincoln
and His Cabinet or Playing Grandma The
Chariot Race or" added Phoebe with journal
istic caution. THE Alleged Assault of the Sa-
bne Women"
I gazed wstfuy at the Picasso print. 1t
depicted steatopygous siren roasting placidly
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nary circumstances. But when the whole door
begins playing hide e-and-seek what chance has
a tired business man?
However. there will be time enough to worry
abou: that later. More immediate matters en-
gage our attention now. To Biedermeior or not
to Biedermeier?
That is the question.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

SHO Is this guy Biedermeier any
how? There's not a word about
Y n him in Who's Who" or in the
\N/ Dictionary of Biography" My
" " encyclopedia jumps abruptly
fro Riodar (.1iSfa MIcI-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
SINCLAIR IS
POOR LOSER
Declares Roosevelt Promised
To Help Him During Confer
ence AT Hyde Park.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Z. U.HZ
Upton Sinclair, Democratic nomi-
nee, retired to a secluded retreat
today, still refusing to concede the
gubernatorial election to Gov. Frank
F. Merriam. his Republican op-
ponent.
81 can't concede the election, -
he said after a series CT radio
speeches in which he charged vot-
ing frauds and threatened recall
action against Merriam. ~ haven t
seen the figures.
Sinclair created a sensation by
telling his listeners that President
Roosevelt assured him at their now
famous Hyde Park conference last
September that he (the President)
would broadcast presidential ap-
proval of the theory of production
for use,'' nucleus of Sinclair IS
EPIC plan.
1.-THE election is over,' Sinclair
said. 81 think I now violate no
confidence when I say that Pres
ioent Roosevelt told me in his
home that he was going to broad
cast in favor of production for
uSe.''
Sinclair followers waited all
through the campaign for the Pres
ident to speak but no word came
from the White House or in Mr.
Roosevelt's public announcements.
Sinclair indirectly conceded de-
feat by outlining plans to promote
his EPIC program in California
with Merriam as governor.
He smiled as he wondered how
the Republican party could i'makt
a progressive out of Frank Mer-
riam.
''We might get him to cooperate
with us by keeping him scared, y
he yentured. 1--WE can hang the
sword of recall over his head until
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
zMx& Ro7N~
0lssSMcNausht Syndicate. Inc.
VALLEY GE TS
PHOTOGRAPHS
IN GEOGRAPH PH|C

The National Geographic maya
zine for November, copy of which
has just reached Ell Centre Cham
ber of Commerce headquarters con-
tains two photographs of Imperial
Valley crops and considerable
amount of text material relative to
this area. The two photographs by
Hetzel, both supplied by the cham
ber of commerce, show scenes in the
cantalcupe and carrot fields. The
captions are not particularly accu-
rate bus very good publicity should
result frcin the publication of these
photographs. They arencluded in a
T0-page article entitled Southern
California at Work"
Much of the National Geographic
article is devoted to Boulder Dam
and the Colorado river, also Imper
ial county agriculture. 1t was writ
ten by Frederick ~Sin,pich, formerly
American consul at Ensenada, who
is very familiar with Southern Cali
fornia.
He contacted the El Centro
Chamber of Commerce at the time
he was preparing his article to Sc
cure data and photographs. Some Of
the colored photographs of the I'm
perial Valley desert are particularly
attractive and will do much to pub
licize the valley, state members of
the chamber of commerce staff.
rTbara ;c ,1co ;,,oI,,JoI q MAN of CO,,
thern California, showing in detail
FL Centre and other points in the
Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
FEDERAL AGENTS JAIL SUSPECT
in ROBLES KIDNAPPING AFFAIR
Oscar H. Robson, Known AS Playboy OF
Tucson, Under Heavy Bail Following Ar
raignment Today

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. Z. U.P) -
Oscar H. Robson, known as the
"playboy of the southwest" was ar
raigned today before Daniel Hurley,
! u. S. Commissioner, and ordered
held en- $4,000 bond, in connection
with the June Robles kidnapping case
at Tucson, AriZ.
Robson was arrested by depart
ment Of justice agents who have
! been assigned to the case since June
was spirited away in an automobile
while enroute home from her school
on April 25.
The bond was the highest ever set
here by the U. S. Commissioner.
; Robson was lodged in the city
Jail.
He was charged with an attempt
ed extortion of $15,O 900 from Bernar-
be Robles, wealthy cattle baron OF
Arizona and Mexico and grandfa-
ther of the child, and her father,
Fernando Robles, owner of a small
electrical shop in Tucson.
| June Robes was held prisoner
for 10 days and found in a desert
grave, where she told authorities
she had been entombed since being
| kidnapped.
The hunt for the girl was one of
the most intensive and widespread
searches ever held in the southwest.
More than a score of federal auth
critics from Los Angeles and Ell
Paso, Texas, along with Tucson po-
ice and sheriff's officers and hund-
reds of ex-service men joined in the
search.
For 10 days the search continued
During that time there were four
ransom notes delivered to the Rob.
!, les family.
! First intimation of the where
abouts of the child came in letter
from Chicago, delivered to Gov B.
3. Moeur's office in Phoenix. This,
in turn, was given to Carlos Robles,
assistant Pima county attorney and
Continued On Page 6,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
CONSTABLES
AND JUDGES
ARE CHOSEN

Considerable interest in the con
test for minor officials throughout
the county was shown in the respec-
tive communities affected.
Judge I. Mayfield was defeated
ir Ell Centre judicial township after
% years of service, by Attorney J. E.
Simpson, and Hugh Heating was
chosen constable over Alonzo Poole.
At Calexico the only contest for
supervisor resulted in the defeat OF
Bill Best. incumbent, by Ike Schlat-
ter. mayor OF Calexico. For con
stable, Crook defeated Pulliam, 942
to %.
Imperial reelected the veteran
Powell as constable over Jack Poor.
At Westmorland l.. Q. Cochran
was named constable over j. 3.
Miller in judicial township No. 6.
In Brawley, Judge H. B. Griffin.
veteran of many years service, was
retained as justice of peace over
Martin Nerbovig, 1240 to 935.
Holtville put the name Mayfield
back in the county's justice of
peace list by choosing t. T. May
field over Carl Streeter, 745 to GIG,
and named j. A. Peck constable
over Sam Cole, 736 to GIL.
Caliratria IS constable will be E.
H. Thetford, who defeated Charles
Holmquist.
Returns had not been obtained
fiom judicial district No. 8, which
is in the eastern part of the coun-
ty, where there was a contest for
justice OF the peace and constable
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
Warming Giuen To
Grapefruit Men

Grapefruit growers are warmed
by E. 3. Holt, in charge CT the val
ley pro-rationing against unscrup-
ulous buyers who are attempting
tc buy the crop, stating that they
can get around the pro-ration re-
quirements.
They are quite right in this cue
respect. says Holt, since it is the
grower and not the buyer who is
liable for violation OF the pro-ra-
ton rulings and who will have to
pay the penalty.
Holt came upon an instance yes
terday where buyer was attempt
ing to purchase the entire crop
when only five boxes was the pro-
ration. Had the deal been COM
p,eted the grower would have been
penalized for the violation, not the
purchaser.
Holt warns growers to refuse TO
sell more than their pro-ration.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
NEVADA GOES
To DEMOCRATS

RENO, New. Nov. Z. W.p)-A DEM
ocratic landslide that elected Rich
ard Kirman, ST., retired banker,
governor of Nevada, ousted Re-
publicans from a post they had
long regarded as theirs, according
to nearly complete returns today.
The landslide resulted in the re-
elections of Nevada S congressional
delegation. Both Senator Key Pitt
man (Dem.) president pro tenn of
the senate and Congressman j. G..
Scrugham won large majorities.
Returns from 209 of the state IS
245 precincts gave Pittman, 1910
and his opponents, George Malone
(Rep) 6,846, and J. P. Reynolds
Cd 466. Scrugham received 1882
compared to 1892 for George Rus
sell (Rep) Kirman defeated act
ing Governor Morley Griswold
tRep) lilo to 1892.
Democrats swept into eight Off
ices were Fred S. Award, lieuten-
ant governor Matt Murphy, mine
inspector; George Brodigan, SUI
preme county clerk; Ray Staley
surveyor general; Gray Mashburn,
attorney general; Henry c. Schmidt
state contrcC~, and Dan Franks,
state treasurer.
A constitutional amendment de-
signed to permit Nevada to contract
for Boulder Dam power apparent
ly passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
Girl Injured At
Election, Party

2 PHOENIX, .Ariz, Nov. 7. U.P)-An
election night celebration at a
downtown Phoenix hotel ended in
an apparent suicide leap this morn
ing. and critical injury of Lucille
Bell, stenographer in the city clerks
office.
Rumors of a scuffle before her
fall from the fourth story of the
Adams hotel could not be confirm.
ed. She suffered a skull fracture
and probable broken back, it was
said. Authorities declined to re-
veal names of those present at the
election celebration party, heralding
a sweeping Arizona Democratic vic
tory.
1t was said that a number of
persons prominent politically were
among the guests. The accident
occurred shortly after o'clock this
morning. A canvas awning helped to
break the force of the fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
COURT DENIES
CUTLER PLEA

Word was received at the district
attorneys office this morning that
the state supreme court has denied
the appeal of Miss Emma Cutler for
a rehealing OF former appeal de
MED by the district court of ap-
peals.
This is the third appeal Miss Cut
Ter has brought against her convic-
tion here on a charge growing out
CT her activities during the lettuce
strike i'll the valley last winter. She
was first sentenced to the county
Jail by the Calexico justice court.
She appealed this judgment to the
superior court and 1t was denied.
She then took an appeal to the ap-
pellate court from the superior court
decision and this, in turn, was de-
MED several weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
We Thank All
Who Aided Us

Election returns gwen cut last
right by The Press, through bull
letin board ervice maintained
at the office and radio broad
cart over station KXO, drew
many compliments from citizens
who followed thu trend of the
balloting until an early hour
this morning.
In addition to its regular staff,
The Press was ably assisted by
group of volunteers to whom IL
expresssS its sincere thanks fog
the aid rendered. In addition to
thanking the management and
personnel of KXO, we are In
debted to Norman C. Deaton,
who presided at the mike in
The Press office: to AL Kellogg,
who juggled every figure that
came into the office without
making a miss; to Gordon Scriv-
en- who was general handy man
for anything that turned up. to
DIR. G0ble Hurst for use of his
office and last but by no means
least. the giro on the switch
board over at the telephone COM
pany, without whose cooperation
and efficiency compiling the re-
turns would have been impossi-
BILE.
III we have missed any, they
may be assured the oversight Is
not Intentional and that all the
unknowns or un'dentifieds have
our sincere gratitude.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07

Complete returns from SO of the
county's GA precincts show that
Imperial Valley joined with the
remainder of the state in burying
the Sinclair -Downey ticket under a
landslide in favor of Governor
Merriam and George j. Hatfield.
despite preponderance of register
ed Democratic voters here.
The voters followed this by
choosing Clarence Walker as the
next assemblyman, John Scarbor-
ough trailing according to figures.
Judge Thompson was returned to
the county superior court bench
against Lee Nuffer. R. w. Ware
holds a very comfortable lead over
Sterling Oswalt for the sheriff $
post with little indications that he
will be dislodged by the count from
the precincts still to be heard from.
H. j. Burk, incumbent county
surveyor is leading his opponent
John T. Rice with every indica-
ton that he will be named winner
of the contest.
The race between Dan Weist and
F.. w. Weir for the assessor col
lector post has developed into one
of the closest ever held in the VAL
ley. The lead between these two
has se-sawed back and forth so
often since the returns firN started
to come in last night following the
close of the polls that it is highly
probable the issue will not be def
initely determined until all the
absentee votes, 1877 in number, are
counted by the supervisors next
week.
Figures show that Judge May
field, veteran E: Centro justice Of
the peace has lest cut to j. E.
Simpson while Hugh Keating has
amassed large lead over his on
ponent for the post of constable
for the FL Centre township
Congressman Burnham has q
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
Suicide Attempt
Due To Election

LOS ANGELES, Nov. T. W.P)-
Mrs. Loya Dominguez. 38. was re-
ported in a serious condition today
after drinking poison because Of
dependency over the defeat of
Upton Sinclair, Democratic nomi-
nee for governor, according to sher-
if IS deputies.
Her husband told officers she
had been drinking all day and that
when she learned OF her favorite
candidate defeat she walked into
another room and drank poison.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
WALKER, THOMPSON, WARE, bURK ELECTED
Flood OF Votes Sweeps Merriam-H Hatfield To Victory
DroW Plans For
Achievement Day

Achievement day plans are rapidly
nearing completion and an interest
ing program will be given on this
annual celebration Friday of this
week
At this time the ceremony of pre-
sentation of pins for completion of
the past years projects will be con-
Quoted by the key banker. A pro-
gram will be given, both over the
radio and at Wilson school.
Each center will then hold its in
dividual achievement program when
the pins will be presented individ-
ually to their owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
Cutting Reducing
Lead OF ChoUez

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Nov. Z.
W.H-The political dynasty Of Sem
ator Bronson Cutting swayed but
refused to topple today as Repub-
lican strongholds in New Mexico
reported votes which narrowed the
gap between Cutting, seeking re-
election, and his Democratic op-
ponent, Rep. Dennis Chavez.
An early tabulation by the Unit
ed Press showed Cutting was trail
ing Chavez by only 468 votes, al
though the Democrats IS majority in
previous returns had reached the
20OC mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-07
Ronchers Discuss
Water With Board

Dairymen. vegetable growers and
fruit growers appeared before the
irrigation district board OF directors
this afternoon to discuss with them
the question Of water division be-
tween the various industries OF the
county
BY two O'Clock all available space
in the board room had been taken
by the many interested ranchers
and growers who had come 10 pre-
sent their problems before the board
and argue the matter should such
be necessary.
There were 50 many present That
the meeting hac to adjourn 70 tue
building adjoining the district
office on South Sixth street whefe
more room was available.