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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Bv RUBY BLACK

United Press Statf Correspondent
MIAMI. Fla. March g. - Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt left here b.
seaplane today on a flight to Puer-
to Rico. the first time any First
Lady of the United States ever
Ventured on such an overwater trip.
She is bound on a sociological study
of conditions in the island posses
sion.
The President S wife. accompan-
led by a group Of government Of
ficlals and advisers, arrived here
by train at 7 a. m. She was met
by a delegation of Democratic ma
tional committeewomen, Miamians
and winter vacationists. Police de-
tails were there as was the case on
February Is. 1888, when Giuseppe
Zangara shot at the then President
Eject, fatally wounding Mayor An
ton j. Cermak of Chicago.
Mrs. Gertrude Bowler, of Sheboy-
gan, Democratic national commit
teewoman from Wisconsin and
candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for the senate, and Miss
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Woman Complains
OF Night Visitors

The Mexican wife of a Hindu liy-
ing in the MeCabe district has re
ported to the sheriff's office thai
for the past four nights some Fill
pinos have come into her yard and
even into her house annoying her
and her young son who live there
alone She has shot at them several
times. the report states but they
continue to return to the premises.
The woman thinks that the men
are being sent there by her hus-
band who wishes to get a divorce
from her but she will not allow him
to have one.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
CHILD PROBLEMS
TO BE DISCUSSED

Miss Halle Flack, extension spe-
cialist in child development and
parent education, will conduct d
series Of three meetings, March Is,
Is, and II. for farm home depart
ment women.
A countrywide meeting will be
held on March II, when the meth
eds Of making youngsters best real
ize the wise use of money will be
the project, this subject having
been requested by the women.
Other problems Of child develop
ment and guidance will be discussed
by Miss Flack.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Revival Of Old
Comedy Success
To Be Given Here

Pasadena Community Players VIII
present that hilarious farce-comedy,
i" A Night Off, Thursday evening
If this week. March 8. in the local
high school auditorium under the
auspices of the El Centro Elks
lodge.
This comedy is an old success re-
yived and is packed with laughs
The word farce is subject TO much
popular misconception and the
Players point out that "A Night
OFF, has nothing whatever in it
OF the bedroom adventure school.
It concerns mainly the attempts
Of Spartan Spurgis SPOTS in ON
broiling one Martin GoldWhinny. an
antique professor, IN a theatrical
venture with the professor S own
play as a basis. The complications
result from the lies the professor Is
forced to tell to conceal from his
wife the fact that he has Sullied
himself by contact with the sinful
show business.
Laugh after laugh occurs as the
situation grows more and more
complex, while misunderstanding
piles on misunderstanding true TO
these play revival forms. For boist-
erous fun. a Night Of is an
epic.
Gilmor Brown. director. makes
one of his few appearances in this
play, taking the part OF the Spar
tan Spurgis Spots. A splendid cast
/ of Pasadena fayorites will appear.
! These Players are known from
coast to coast for their versatility
and skill and the Elks lodge is
bringing them to the valley to af-
ford genuine pleasure and enter
tainment for residents.
/ Reserved seat tickets are on sale
at Clements drug store
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
WOMEN'S TEAMS
WILL COMPETE

Annual tournament between the
women S teams of the three valley
GOLF clubs will open this Weekend,
beginning Sunday, March Il. il
BraWlcy.
The following Saturday. March
II the teams will play on the local
course and complete the tourna-
ment Sunday. March l8, at the
CaleXieo club.
Barbara Worth club will be rep
resented by Mrs ". Z. Beale Of
Holtyille, Mrs. Harry Hooper of FL
Centre and Mrs. Norman c. Dea-
ton of FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
LADIES DAY AT
CLUB TOMORROW

Ladies day will be held tomorrow
at the Barbara Worth country club
with Mrs Allen T. Nuffer and Mrs
Henry l. Loud as luncheon host
pSSas.
Luncheon will be served at neon.
bridge and golf games will be fea-
tured and prizes will be given the
winners in contract and auction
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
WOMEN
CANCEL MEETING

Due to their activities in connec-
ton with the county fair. women
of the McCabe- Eucalyptus home
have cancelled their
meeting called for this week.
The department will meet on
Thursday. March %, when the oven
meals project will be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Regular Session
Of Bridge Section

Sweetpeas IN profusion made
pretty springlike setting for the
meeting of the Junior Ten Thou
sand club s Bridge section held last
night in the club house tea room.
A game of contract was enjoyed.
Mrs. Marion BuckholtZ. winning
high score. Miss Lola Freeman.
second, and Miss Buick Underwood.
lew.
Refreshments appropriate to the
warm weather were served by the
committee in charge. Mrs. Alfred
Valenzuela. Mrs. Clarence Smith.
Miss Janice Harrington and Miss
Katherine Weiss.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
PRESIDENT WILL
ENTERTAIN GROUP

Members of the Imperial Valley
branch Of the California Music
Teachers association will meet to-
night at O'Clock with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Gladys Mcdonald FaW-
cett Of BraWley.
An interesting program will be
given and viii be followed by the
usual social hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06

NAMES MEETING

Oyen-cookery is the project for
tomorrow s meeting of Rose Me-
quite farm home department. We'd
nesday, March 7. which is to be held
at the home Of Mrs. Z. Chatham
al 10 q. m.
Mrs. J. Bowman and Mrs. a.
Brandenburg are the project lead.
ers and the food prepared during
the morning will be served foi
luncheon at noon, each member
paying n small fee for the material
Used.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
ENTIRE NOS SPORT
DANCE TONIGHT

Invitations To a sport dance have
been received b. the Entire Nos club
members, the committee IN charge
Of this interesting event being
headed by Nj and M. Ralph
Sulgenbaucr Of BraWley as chair
men.
The dance will take place tonight
1t 8:45 p. N. III ghe Ten Thousand
club house
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
FAREWELL PARTY
AT PARSONAGE

Foursquare Gospel parsonage, 572
Olive avenue, was the scene last
night Of surprise farewell party
given for Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bran
son and Mr. and Mrs. n. p. Park
man. all of Salinas. who are leaY-
ing shortly.
Today. Rev. Fred Day. pastor of
the church. left for Los Angeles
where he will make arrangements
TO secure an evangelist who will be-
Gin a campaign in this city in the
near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
PERJU1AL.
PnPaCRQPAC

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Currier are
entertaining as their house guests
this week Dr.. and Mrs. A Z.
Abrams Of La Jolla. Dr.. Abrams IS
Mrs. Currier S father.
Oasis Shrine. No. 20. W. S. Of J.,
will celebrate its eighth birthday
anniversary at the meeting to be
held at o clock tonight III the
Masonic temple.
Mrs. Ray Edgar has returned
from San Diego where she was
called by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. A. B. Mitchell, who IS now
greatly improved in health.
Mrs. Gordon Ssriyen has return
&c from Los Angeles.
Weddington Couch OF Tucson.
Arizona. visited his father. R. {
Couch, this weekend enroute to
the National Cash Register con-
ycntion in Los Angeles
Mrs. E Grassland Of the Polka
Dot shop has returned from a buy
ing trip TO Los Angeles.
Robert Fields, VINO spent the
weekend II Los Angeles. has re-
turned.
Nj and Mrs. Claiborne p John
son are making thelr home TOW at
i $50 Broadway avenue.
EpWorth League members and
young people Of the valley Metho-
DIST churches are meeting tonight
at $50 IN the BraWley church for a
pot luck supper and a rally TO be
conducted by Dr. ". {. J. Gratz
and jim McGiffeu.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
f. d. Il. oRAToRICAL MODEL

ATCHISON, Kan, U.P)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has become the or
atorical model of the st. Benedict's
College debate team here. Father
GerYase Burke, O. S. B., debate
coach, is using the recorded inaug-
ural address of the President as an
example of oratorical construction
and delivery for the study of his
forensic group.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
WOMEN'S GLEE
CLUB TO MEET

Tonights meeting of the womens
glee club is particularly important
since not only the rehearsal but
plans or the concert by the A.
Cape choir this Friday, and for
a fUI Sunday vesper musical will
be con Iered.
The meeting will take place at 7
o'clock in the Academy Of Music
studio
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Past Noble Grands
In Session Monday

Miss Jean Gale. 86l Brighton ave-
nue.. was hostess last night to the
past noble grands' association OF
the Barbara Worth Rebekahs' 3
lodge.
Routine business was transacted
and the evening closed with a So
cal hour curing which refresh
ments were served.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Junior chamber of commerce,
$50, California hotel.
Ladies day. barbara Worth golf
club.
Rose-Mesquite department, 10,
f. Chatham home.
Mt. Signal department, 1880,
{. W. Brockman home.
Jasper department, 1890, Hen
ry Hora home.
North End day. Imperial coun-
~ fair, fair grounds Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-06
Social Calendar
TONIGHT


Women : slee club, :, Academy
of Music.
Horse show, s, fair grounds, I'M
perial.
Central high school program,
1909. Imperial
Entire Me- club. S:i5, 10000
club.
I. o. o. F. No. S97. s. $50 Main.
l. V. C0mmandery No. 81,
80. Masonic temple.
EpWorth League, $50. Brawley
VI. f. church.
Oasis Shrine No. 20, ". ;. of
J., s. Masonic temple.
Music teachers. s. Brawley.
Band. 7:45. court hourse.
Troop 3. Is. 5. A.. 7:30, Scout
hut.
Troop :. b. 5. A., 7:3O. Scout
hut.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Indecent Movie Boycott
An Intellectual Revolt

To the Editor OF The Star
When the earneStneSS and consist
ency of the movie boycott" shall have
been fully demonstrated we wonder
whether authors and producers will
give us satire. fantasy. romance,
whether these will awaken to the
fact that sex and its attendant pas
sions and conflicts are not the sole
preoccupation OF our minds. The
Greek dramatiStS drew upon the life
of public men and the ambitions and
intrigueS of politicians and wrote
immortal plays. We have no modern
satires of political character. We
have ignored psychological conflict in
our stage presentations. We have
Obliterated the romance OF the spirit.
which offers as tine material for
drama as the romance OF the emo
tions. We practically snub whimSey
and fantasy. We have put glamour
where there can be nothing but
sordioneSS. Most authors of today
are unobservant, although fiattering
themselves about their realism. They
portray just a few human reactions
and rarely picture the multitudinous
conflicting mental and spiritual
struggles which war against each
other in every human heart. I would
say the boycott has been given its
impetus as much from ennui and
disgust as from moral Indignation. 1t
is just as much an intellectual revolt
as a spiritual one. We are just in
the mood for finer things on the
stage and optimistically foresee them
coming.
ADELAIDE MARGARET DELANY.
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Drought Has Its Lessons.

From the Pasadena Star-News
The widespread drought covering
the Middle West and the Southwest,
following closely upon another de-
Structive drought just few years ago,
brings to the realization of the Ameri-
can people that unless ways and means
are found to conserve water supply
over widespread areas. sooner or
later vast regions will return to desert.
from which it was captured by the
energy and ingenuity of man. Man
shows monumental inconsistencies in
the course of the generations. He
achieves the marvellous in reclaiming
lands and in conserving water for a
considerable period. Then he grows
careless. He hews down the great
forests which guard his water sheds.
He wastes his reserve supplies Of water.
When he has great storms of rain and
snow. the precipitation runs wantonly
and destructively to the sea. When
he should be storing up the water
against eras Of dry weather, he is
losing the precious surplus, and thus
the grim. gaunt. deSolate desert
wastes move in upon man and his
wonderful works, and great cities
perish and their ruins become buried
under the desert sands. Shall the
United States repeat the history Of
Western Asia and Northern Atrica7
Evening star., 1934-07-06
SaraievO's Cost Estimated:
World Future Held i'm Doubt

the Dayton Herald. while the Daven-
port Qowa) Times pictures the sequel:
The dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the
Hohenzollerns and the RomanoTs
have been supplanted by military die
tatorShipS. The WilSonian democracy
had but brief day. 1t struggles to-
day for survival while the Hapsburgs
and the Hohenzollerns dream of a re-
turn. The actors in the great Euro
pean drama are new, but the back
ground against which they move has
changed little. The air is Surcharged
with the same expectancy which pre-
ceded the pistol shot at Sarsjevo,
There is a feeling of the inevitability
of another more tragic maelstrom Of
blood, once the continent feels suf-
ficiently restored to renew the con-
fiict"
The Yakima Daily Republic esti-
mates that the shots at Sarajevo
were the most expensive ever fired"
while the Williamsport (Pa) Sun
concludes: To-day the counters are
being moved about the board with
diplomatic skill, only there are more
checkers to play with, their worth
slightly altered. but the game is the
same. Meanwhile, while statesmen
do this and other statesmen do that,
new alliances are forming. new treaties
being prepared and new plans Of bat
tie being concocted for a civilization
that is supposed to have had enough
of war"
Democracy, that succeeded mon
archy in so many instances" AYERS
the Appleton (Wis) oSt-Crescent,
proved itself unequal to the task. 1t
failed dismally. And the world is
taking back governments with iron
heels and mailed fists because it has
concluded, at least for the time, that
their virtues outweigh their vices and
that the sum total of their benefits
throughout the generations. in spite
of their curses, will present better
figures than democracy"
Evening star., 1934-07-06
American Statesmanship,

American craftsmanship reached
one of its highest points appro-
priately on Independence day at the
capital of Louisiana when the newest
member of the State Senate delivered
a patriotic GRAFTON with an accompani-
ment OF firecrackerS. The Associated
Press account of the proceedings at
Baton Rouge should 20 into the annals
for the benefit Of posterity. Preced-
ing the report of the feature of the
days session the dispatch relates that
the occasion was honored by the pres
ence of the senior United States Sen
ator from the State, who was himself
made the target of an explosive.
Then comes this narrative of the
happenings:
Senator Cove D. Davis. Country
boy" from La Sale Parish, opened
the session with a patriotic Fourth OF
July grafton. The young farmer-law-
maker was ushered into the chamber
by Senators Hugo Dore, Leo Terzia
and Fred Oser. He was appropriately
garbed in muddy gum boots, baggy
pants and shirt sleeves rolled up over
muscular arms. His escort provided
a salute as he walked into the cham
Der strewing his path with firecrack-
ers. Davis. as the crowded galleries
roared. launched into his address.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
More Street Car Riders.

Latest financial reports of the Capt.
tai Transit Co. indicate that under
merged operation the street cars con-
tinue to enjoy growing patronage
and are making money. That is good
news for the stockholders, of course,
who may expect dividends. But, more
important. it should be good news
to the street car patrons, who have
every claim to sharing in what bene-
fits result from the merger.
The pass system and universal
transfers have demonstrated their
popularity. New strength has been
given to the theory that by lowering
Evening star., 1934-07-06

The moo of a COW echoed dismally
from somewhere.
This is the greatest" A string
of firecrackers went of in front OF
the rostrum. Davis plunged on. Gen
tlemen. America today stands on the
Threshold" Again the moo. Gen
tlemen OF the Senate, l am gettin'
serious about this thing now
The COW would not remain quiet.
Another firecracker doomed. Il swear
l am gettin serious" Davis repeat
ed passiOnately. A firecracker went
of Immediately under his left gum
boot. He paused long enough TO
shake the boot.
Senators Dore and Terzia took seats
of honor in the press box. Just back
OF Davis. They listened intently, SOL
emnly and casually tossed firecrackers
into a waStepaper basket
Davis, sweat dropping from his brow.
labored on with grin. He wound
up in blaze of oratory, leaving the
audience breathless and worn out
from laughter. Stiffness settled over
the ornate chamber The mooing COW
broke the silence. The machine gun
like bombardment broke out afresh.
The galleries whooped and shouted.
The country boy had made good in the
big Senate.
When Congress adjourned the other
day, the House of Representatives
turned vaudeville, with the Marine
Band in attendance and with a vo-
calist member leading in the rendition
OF popular songs. Perhaps the ex-
ample thus set was responsible for the
show at Baton Rouge.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
CITY Work as Profession.

From Long Beach (Calif) Press TELEGRAM.
Municipal administration tends
more and more to become a profess
sion. This trend is due in part to the
growth Of civil service in cities of the
United States and partly to the fact
that establishment of the managerial
form of city government popularized
the idea that municipal Office was a
highly specialized vocation for which
aptitude and training are necessary.
Development of municipal adminis-
tration as something very different
from a sordid political game is re-
lated in The City Manager Profess
sion.' book by Clarence E. Ridley
and Orin F. Noting, published by the
University of Chicago. Rise of the
profession of city manager is an ex-
preston on the part of the people
that certain technical functions of
local government must be admins
tered by technicians, the book points
out.
Three -fourthS of the 629 city mana
gers who have been in office during a
part or all of the last three years had
previously held governmental positions
Over half Of these managers came
directly from public positions. Nearly
three-fourths of the sixty-nine cities
which made the managerial plan ef-
fective during the years 193O-l933
have appointed out-of town men as
their first manager.
This last fact is probably to be con-
strued as indicative of the general de-
sire to put city government in charge
of experienced men of demonstrated
capacity. They do not prefer to go
away from home to select admins
trative officials. but sacrifice the pref
erence for hometown talent to
matter of superior consideration. which
is that the Inauguration OF their ex-
pertinent in government should have
the benefit of the best available lead
ershlp, wherever it Is to be found.
Cities just establishing a form of gov
ernment are likely to have a scarcity
of citizens experienced in the opera
ton of it,
Evening star., 1934-07-06
The Nazis' Foreign Plot" "

1t was inevitable that sooner or
later the Nazi government from some
quarter would be called sharply TO
account for its charge that an I'M
named foreign power" had conspired
with German traitors" to bring about
the overthrow Of HitleriSm. The in
Spired German press having given
widespread circulation to report
from abroad that France is the for
eign power" in question, the French
Ambassador in Berlin on Thursday
entered a firm and formal protest
against the accusation. He is said
to have received assurances that Ger
man newspapers would no longer be
permitted to disseminate statement
which he brands as an absurd fable
With the iron control which Herr
Goebbels exercises over the Reich's
muzzled press 1t Is possible TO call a
prompt halt to further inSinuationS
against France. Otherwise the Nazi
blood purge" designed to strengthen
the dictatorship at home, may assume
an international aspect and provoke
consequences of much greater gravity
than anything contemplated when
Goerings firing squads began their
ruthless operations.
The specific innuendo leyeled at
France Is that she intrigued with the
late Gen. Won Schleicher while he
was chancellor in 1892. The German
press is permitted to allege that the
killing of Won Schleicher was justi-
fed on the basis Of the heinous
crime OF entering into negotiations
with France, thereby giving the idea
to Paris that the NaZi system was not
going TO last" One Berlin newspaper
amplifies the story by saying that
French Foreign Minister Barthou re
vealed the Won Schleicher plot to the
British at Geneva on May 3O." 1t
was on the strength of these 'revela
tions," the German press suggests,
that the French took an adamant
stand against armament concessions
to Germany, on the ground that Hit
lerism's days are numbered" Other
accusations are to the effect that "a
clique of international financiers" was
behind the plot to overthrow Hitler
and was literally financing Won
Schleicher and the other "conSpira-
tors"
If France insists upon the German
governments Withdrawal OF these as
PERSONS upon her honor or proof OF
their basis, the Hitler Goering Goeb-
bells triumvirate will be astride dilem-
ma. II the tale is finally diSavoWed,
the suspicion naturally will arise that
it was a fiction invented by the dicta-
torShip TO divert attention from the
real causes Of the late upheaval. 1t
will inevitably dawn upon the nation
that the situation springs purely from
demoralized conditions within Ger
many and that the NaZi grip upon the
Reich is far from being as ironclad
as it pretends to be.
In that event, the Hitlerite overlords
will rue the day they resorted to the
ancient device of creating a foreign
diversion as a smoke screen to hide
ugly facts at home. Not the least
ugly Of those facts is the economic
crisis which has now brought the
Reich to the verge of financial and
industrial collapse. Developments in
that direction can easily be the next
front-page news from Berlin.