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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

Perishable Shipments According
to B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, perishables shipped yes
terday consisted of 140 cars lettuce,
30 cars carrots, eight cars mixed
vegetables, and three cars peas.
Smart Wash FrOcks for afternoon
$1.98. j. c. Penney Co. 16tl
Poultrymen To Meet Valley
poultrymen are reminded of the
meeting Saturday morning at 10 a.
m. in the farm advisor IS office at
the court house when they will
elect two delegates to the poultry
industry control board.
California Hotel Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled Steaks and Chops
from 5 TO p. m. Open all night.
2tf
Stray Colt Reported = Sterling
Pippin reported to the sheriff's Of
flee that a bay colt with a white
spot on the forehead has strayed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

from his ranch. The animal weigh
ed about $50 pounds the report sta
ted.
DIR. A. b. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. Off
Two Cars Stolen-ReportS to the
sheriff's office state that two cars
were stolen here last night. One was
registered to Jack Riodon, the other
to T. w. Duer. Both owners reside
in Ell Centro.
Or. j. p. Zoiot, Dentist. ITO N
Sixth Street. t,th,s-tf
Fire Destroys Truck - A truck
whose owner could not be deter
mined was almost totally destroyed
by fire this morning on the highway
between here and Imperial. Traffic
officers who Investigated could
find no registration papers and are
trying to trace the machine through
its license plates.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
FILM MAN INJURED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IT. U.p) -
E. j. Mannix, general manager OF
M. G.. M. film studios, was recover
ing today from slight injuries suf-
fered when his car collided with
another machine late last night.
Mrs. Hilda BerkoWitz, passenger in
the other machine, was critically
hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.R =
Stocks moved briskly upward today
in the short session of the Los An
geles stock exchange. Volume con-
tinued fairly large.
Claude Neon and Pacific Finance
struck new highs for the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
AUTO ACCIDENTS COSTLY

Los Angeles traffic killed 463 vic
tins last year and levied an econo-
mic loss of approximately $14,000,-
900, the safety department of the
Automobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia reported today. A total of
818 persons were killed ir the coun-
ty, representing a loss of nearly
$24 500, 600, the report said
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

The Imperial Valley Press is
glad to publish each day one
full text letter received by or
sent from Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce, to acquaint the
citizens of Ell Centre with the
work, objectives and accom-
plishments of that organization
in behalf of Ell Centre and I'm
perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Prorate Committee
To Meet Tonight

Members of the valley prorating
committee are to meet at head
quarters N the Barbara Worth
hotel tonight to discuss next weeks
prorating of the local group
Fred r. Bright is chairman of
the committee which is composed
of representative growers from the
different valley sections.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
FILES FOR DIVORCE

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. II. U.P) -
Charles j. Foy, son of the late COM
edian, Eddie Foy, initiated steps to
end his marriage to Grace Hayes
Foy today by filing suit for divorce
Young Foy charged his wife cared
more for her stage and radio ca
reer than their home. He sued un-
der his legal name of Charles j
Fitzgerald. They were married in
New York, June 10, 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
RIVER READINGS
NAMED TO AAi

NAMED TO AAA
WASHINGTON, F'eb. II. U.P) -
DR.. H. r. Wellman of the University
of California today was appointed
chief of the AAA general crops Sec
ton, succeeding j. w. Tapp, now
assistant director of the commodi-
ties division.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
L. A. Banks
y Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Cloudy tonight and Sunday, with
rain Sunday; little change in tenn
perature, rather high humidity;
gentle, variable wind.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureaW.
Maximum yesterday .........................78 78
Minimum today .............................47 AT
Reading At Noon Today
Temperature u
Humidity
Reading at 6 a. m. Today
Temperature ................5O
HumlQlCy
Reading at 6 p. IN. Yesterday
Temperature .bo
Humidity 35
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

The Farmers National recently
shipped 10000 pounds of Cranberry
beans by boat from San Francisco to
Baltimore.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
L. A. Butter & Eggs
BUTTER
L. A, Hay

! LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16. {U.H -
Hay remained steady and ur-
changed. Receipts were equivalent
to 16 carloads.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Here And There
In Sport World

Ell MONTE, Calf, Feb IT, =
Carmen Barth, former Golden
Gloves middleweight champion, in
creased his string of professional
victories last night by scoring a 6
round decision over King Darcy
Los Angeles 166 FOUNDER, in a fea-
ture bout here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
\ N(u'k<efS
L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.P) =
Following are today's market quo
fofi0nc.
Evening star., 1934-01-25
The Cow Problem.

Senator Keane advises Government
employees to walk to work instead of
riding in their automobiles and parking
them all day on the street. A COW, he
says, has as much right to a parking
place on the street as an automobile
But, as the Senator we'll knows, it Is al
most impossible for Government en-
ployes to bring their cows to work with
them these days because Of the high
death rate among cows when subjected
to unrestricted competition with
tWenty-cent taxicabs. Conditions have
reached pass when a man is taking
his cows life in his hands when he
tries to bring the COW to work. And
there are other difficulties. The SEN
ator says that cows are better than
automobiles anyway, because "the COW
will feed you, and the car won't" But
who-the embattled employees of the
Government demands going to feed
the COWS? If the Government will un-
dertake to feed the cows, instead Of
providing parking places for automo-
biles, this problem might be solved
Government employees right now are
having SO much trouble feeding them
selves that few feel able to take on a
COW. Government employees in Wash
ington must not only feed their own
families, but relatives from out OF town
who are here looking for jobs. And If
Senator Keane cares to look into the
matter, he will probably find that the
cars parked outside Government build
ings these days are owned by patronage
seekers. Government employees hooked
their own cars some time ago. As for
walking to work, a great many Of them
would like to know how, otherwise, they
could ever get there
Evening star., 1934-01-25
Hope for Better Business
Linked With Cuban CHANCES

viewed by the Providence Journal, mo
one knows what may come forth The
trouble with Cuba is basically economic.
The old-time prosperity of the domi-
nant sugar industry has vanished.
There is also temperamental tend
ency toward political turmoil in the
Cuban people Maybe there will be q
few more Presidents at Havana before
the island really settles down. The
selection of Col. Mendieta, head of the
National party, has the appearance of
genuine step toward q better order
nevertheless. He is a man in whom
the qualities of liberalism and con-
servatism are hopefully united. and 1t
Is quite possible that his elevation to
the presidency will be followed in brief
process Of time by American recogni-
ton of the Cuban government"
"Hevia's tenure Of Office" declares
the Roanoke Times. was scant and
uneventful Denied the support Of the
powerful Nationalist party. the 33-year-
old graduate of the United States Naval
Academy promptly resigned, after less
than 40 hours occupancy. and an
nounced that he was going back to his
cane fields to cut cane A decidedly
less hazardous if more monotonous,
life for Cuban gentleman under ex-
isting conditions than being President
of the republic, We should think. In
Hevia's stead rules Carlos Mendieta.
the veteran leader of the Nationalist.
who has come to be recognized by al
elements as a powerful and influenti~
factor in the situation"
Evening star., 1934-01-25

Poverty which sank the whole family"
was but one Of his foes A farm laborer
at thirteen, he had none of the ad-
vantages Of proper schooling, and he
felt the handicap like q physical bur-
den. The "cheerless gloom" OF his
youth left its mark upon his spirit, and
his naturally robust frame was over
tasked" to . degree Of weariness which
made him an easy prey to q thirst for
stimulants" whose evil effects hampered
him to the end. Unfortunate ventures
in love brought him additional troubles.
The publication of his first volume
of success, but involved him in a fur
ther tangle Of temptat tions. Marriage
and the responsibilities Of parenthood
pressed him deeper into the mire. He
failed as a farmer and as a minor Of
ficial Of the excise service. But he did
not cease to strive against the tide of
adversity until death intervened His
valedictory was: II have counted time
by the repercussions of pain"
Every word that he wrote was a pro-
test or vain endeavor to escape, and
his work cannot be comprehended ex-
cept in the light, of that illuminating
truth. Sensitive and suffering. pitiful
and pitying. he was a bard for the
forgotten man." the submerged, the
disfranchised, the dispossessed; a poet
for the people in the truest meaning
of the word. His songs reflect the
rhythm of the labors of the children
of earth, the struggle of the race to-
ward the ultimate goal where victory
must surely be-"
Evening star., 1934-01-25

other that is sacrificed to his reckless
ness. There are enough Of the latter,
1t would seem. to lower the percentage
of the remainder Of rash drivers II
those who transgress the rules were
adequately punished and forbidden
further driving through the cancella-
ton Of their licenses. But the police
and hospital records continue to mount
and the number Of speeders and cor
ner cutters and light jumpers and other
erratic and dangerous drivers shows no
abatement, indeed seems to increase.
More severe penalties, more swiftly
and surely applied, with a more rigid
system Of examination before licensing
drivers may effect some cure of this
evil. Meanwhile there Is constant sor-
row and suffering, wanton wasting
OF life and all to no purpose, no GOOD
end. The responsibility of the driver
is still too lightly assumed and too
1agrantly disregarded, and the eco
nomic and personal loss mounts to fig-
ures that constitute a severe indictment
of present-day society.
Evening star., 1934-01-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,
don't see exactly how I could have done
it, but here, look at the clock!"
Yes, look at the clock.

don't see exactly how I could have done
it, but here, look at the clock!"
Yes. look at the clock.
y
Out in the fog Of q cold rainy morn
ing, many minutes before real daylight,
the city takes on an entirely different
complexion from any other time of day.
Superflcially it is a great deal like
the corresponding amount OF light In
the evening, but still there is q vast
difference, a feeling, If one chooses to
put 1t that way, of the morning.
The morning is like nothing else ex-
actly.
The morning has its own "feel," its
own air, its own peculiar ways Of i'm
pressing the inner and outer man.
According to ones digestive tract. one
might or might not make this trip with
out food.
Some people no more mind going
without breakfast than a good dog.
He who possesses a more sensitive
stomach will do we'll to eat normal
breakfast before such an early morn
ing trip. Great musicians have said
it Is easier to play their best when
their Stomachs are full: surely 1t Is
easier for the morning goer to note the
precise differences between this time of
day, although perhaps but few min
utes, after all, and any other part Of
the "a hours
Washington, not being a manufac-
turing city, but rather what might be
called professional and clerical city,
the streets are comparatively deserted
at this time.
Still there are thousands of persons
abroad. The roamer will not easily
get the idea that he is in any sense
unique.
The cars are running, although not
so many of them, and they are not
so full
Taxis whizz along in the wet.
What interesting fellows their drivers
are!
Perhaps no other occupation today
has more varied personnel. owing to
the changes wrought in the past three
or four years.
Any one who uses the cabs at all,
and most persons do. will get a great
deal of genuine entertainment and in
formation from talking to the drivers
as he goes about town.
This young fellow is studying law at
night at local university.
This older man was steamfltter
ber of prominent builders, whom he
names
Il helped build lot of these homes"
he says, simply, waving out the cab
as one goes through a prominent
suburb.
And the passenger believes him there
being no reason why he shouldn't.
Here is another driver who informs
his fare that he knows and speaks eight
languages. A look at him, one can
believe that, too.
Yes, one Is in the right mood this
morning, in the fog, in the rain see
ing the city at a slightly different
angle
Let no one sneer that 1t is slight
angle.
OF course it is! All variety is slight
And one is in no mood for a return
sneer. Even the best-bred sneers are
not helpful. either to the one who in
dulges in them or he or she who must
put up with them.
This is the normal hour" after all,
for thousands. so there is no need for
congratulating ones self upon doing
voluntarily what others have to do
perforce.
What counts Is the outlook. the in
terest one finds in life as one goes
along, the different angle which one
can put on something old and known.
Evening star., 1934-01-25
Robert Burns.

Today the Scots at home and abroad
keep festival for Robert Burns, remem-
bering his birth at Ayr, January Is,
sl759. There will be foHnal celebrations
In the places most intimately associated
with his name, and the occasion also
Hill have observance in far-nung lands
where his countrymen have found new
homes. Thousands will pay him tribute,
his story will be retold and the debt
which the whole world owes to him will
be acknowledged.
But the circumstance which, 1t may
be presumed, would be most gratifying
to the poet himself is that of the in
creasing understanding which is be-
eoming manifest There was q period,
ls he would know, when he was ad-
mired and lauded unintelligently, when
people repeated his verses without ade-
uuate appreciation Of their inmost
meaning, when it was fashionable to
apologize for the negative aspects OF
his character in a manner which he
would have deplored, when he was q
legend rather than human being, a
fable rather than an authentic. genius.
Recent researches, however, have
brought about a new and a more SYM
pathetic evaluation, and no finer homage
could be paid to him.
It is patent now that the central
fact Of his career was that Of the
struggle which he maintained with fate
from his early childhood until the last
hour before his premature demise
Evening star., 1934-01-25

aimed to take up the Winter slack
while the slower-moving larger scale
projects under the national public
works program were getting under way.
1t was also hoped that private industry
would take on many C. w. A. men
after q few months.
But public works still lag and private
industry, while it Is making surprising
gains, has not wholly resisted the sea-
sonal decline which is normal at this
time of the year. Thus Secretary
Perkins reports decline of 18 in in.
dustrial employment for December.
Howard Whipple Green. whose esti-
mates of Cleveland employment are al
ways accurate, sees a considerable ad-
vance since January /, but very far
from enough to make a large dent In
the c. w. A. ranks.
Clearly c. w. A. is needed now just
as much as it was in November.
Available resources and administrative
skill should be stretched to the utmost
to keep the effort on an adequate basis.
If funds cannot be found to keep G.
w. A. going on the present scale, it
should be possible to mitigate some Of
the hardship by staggering hours.
Throwing men back into the bread
line by thousands is a social tragedy to
be avoided at all cost.
Evening star., 1934-01-25
Save the C.. W. A.!

Prom the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Striking $500 men of the G. w. A.
rolls In this county deals a double and
grievous blow to the community. On
the one hand 1t creates $500 human
tragedies On the other it adds heavily
to the already serious burden OF direct
public relief. .
Without minimizing the difficulty OF
the administrative problem which faces
Director Hopkins, 1t is imperative to
consider means whereby the blow may
be softened.
Congress can help by wasting no time
IN granting the request for $35O,OOo,Ooo
more for the G. w. A, which the PreSl-
dent will soon present. But the speediest
action possible in Congress won't help
the c. w. A. men now being laid of.
Relief forrthem rests with the c. w. A.
administration
1t seems to us unfair that Washing
ton headquarters should use an inf1eX-
ible yard stick in measuring the cuts
necessary to keep G. w. A. within its
present resources.
Cleveland, in common with other
cities in the iron and steel belt. suffered
more heavily from the depression than
did many other parts of the Nation. The
so-called durable goods industries went
uScpcSU ulCO tIS liATQ.tlIll60 llOlt, dllQ
are coming out of it very slowly. A
large part of our own industry is in
durable goods.
It would seem fair to give Cleveland
and many other of the cities of the
American Ruhr more help under the
c. w. A. than would be accorded, for
instance, to textile city of the East or
Southeast. We recognize that such a
policy presents nice problems Of dis
elimination by Director Hopkins.
Cleveland, it seems to us, is now
being penalized because she did an out
standing good job in getting men to
work on c. w. A. jobs. Thanks to the
energy Of Chairman A. v. Cannon and
his associates We have been constantly
ahead of our quota. Now we have to
cut back further because we have been
50 efiicient.
At the same time 1t must be recog-
ni1ed that C. w. A. never promised
more than temporary help. 1t was
Evening star., 1934-01-25
s'DeadwOOd Dick.o
From the Long Beach Press Telegram.


Signal honors have come to Dead
wook Dick" of dime-novel fame. and,
if trifie belated. they are twofold
Charles j. Finger. the writer, has Just
written whole book about the dime
novels of the wild and woolly West"
period. and almost simultaneously a
space has been cleared on the shelves
of the rare book room In Library Of
Congress for q fitting collection Of Dia-
mond Dicks hair-raising exploits among
the redskins.
In retrospect, and particularly In the
light of much Of the so-called litera-
ture Of the present, 1t is rather difficult
to understand why Deadwood Dick and
his companions found such an un-
healthy welcome in the homes Of the
SOS and 70's. when they first made
their appearance. Certainly, the heroes
were real he-men with vigor and high
chivalry. and certainly the villains met
should meet. There were no thread
like lines separating good from evil
The dime-novel girls had Limbs" not
legs. and always they were properly
clothed. Furthermore, they remained
true to their own true loves.
But, of course. those were the days
when children were to be seen and not
heard. The approved books written
for them were chiefly sugar-coated.
actionless volumes Of etiquette and
morals. So 1t is not surprising that
the more daring and red-blooded youth
who would follow Diamond Dicks roll
licksome, though oftimes bloody, trails
over the Wild West, found it necessary
to read very much in private, possibly
in the attic or the barn, and then, II
captured by an irate father, pay for his
momentary delight by making q trip
to the woodshed.
Mr.. Finger stresses the part which
the dime novel played In creating
taste for better literature. The adven-
lures and thrills of Diamond Dick often
created q sincere taste in the youth
for such tales as Treasure Island"
and other adventure stories Of ac-
knowledged literary excellence. The
Library Of Congress finds the novels of
importance because they actually do
contain much that is authentic about
the Wild West days.
Thus does another redskin leap into
the air and bite the dust, and Diamond
Dick, after all these years, adds an.
other notch on his gun.
Evening star., 1934-01-25

washington Is the worlds greatest
storehouse Of all kinds of knowledge
You can draw on 1t free of charge
through our bureau here. Any ques-
ton Of fact you may ask will be an
swered promptly in a personal letter to
you. Be careful to write clearly, give
your full name and address and inclose
two cents for reply postage. Do not use
post cards. Send your inquiry to The
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. G.
@. How many copies Of newspapers
and magazines are published in the
United States in a year?-T. r.
A. A report of the Federal Trade
Commission shows that 1868, 900 900
individual copies Of publications are
distributed.
Q. How many Americans are living
in Europe?-H. T. E.
A. On January /, 1888, the total of
those reported as residing permanently
or semi-permanently in Europe was
93.789.
O. How long has the Actors Fund
OF America been established?-W. B.
and the first regular meeting was held
week later Daniel Frohman has
been the president for nearly thirty
years.
O. Do any cities in South America
have subways?-W. r.
A. Buenos Aires Is the only city in
Latin America which has subways.
@. Is Hawaii included in the c. c. c.
work?-D. H.
A. 1t was not during the first en-
rollment period, but arrangements
have now been made for a six-month
period. 1t is planned to give employ
ment to TIT men
q. Did Joseph Conrad make money
on his books?-G. T. S.
A. For 10 years he worked without
profit. At one period, when he had
published l3 volumes, his entire roy
alties on all for one year were less
than $25. Only during the last years
OF his life, when he was almost chron-
ically i'll, did he earn enough to sup
port him.
Q. What colleges are meant by Cam
and Isis?-D. D.
and Oxford, so called for the rivers on
which they are situated.
@. Under the corn hog reduction
contract of the A. A. A. can a contract
be signed covering farm which will be
Idle Or abandoned In l934?-P. D.
A. 1t cannot.
@. How can nicotine stains on the
fingers be avoided?-W. K. w.
A. Do not permit the smoke from
the cigarette to rise through the fingers
1t Is the smoke and not the cigarette
which causes stains. Soaping in soapy
water, then q scrubbing with a nail
brush. usually removes these stains.
Lemon Juice will help with stubborn
stains, or light rubbing with pumice.
q. Are mamma dolls" of recent
origin?-D B.
A. The Doll Book, by Laura Starr.
says that dolls that could say papa"
and mamma" were invented in 1924:
those that opened and shut their eyes
were invented few years later.
@. Please tell how the Japanese
cherry trees happened to be planted In
Westinghouse. T. G.
A. Mrs. Taft shortly after going into
the White House ordered 80 japanese
cherry trees to be sent to Washington
and planted. She had seen and ad-
mired these trees while travelling in the
East. A Japanese resident of New
York made her a gift of 1000 of these
! trees. When they reached America
they contained an insect that was in