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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
EDITORIAL PAGE
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FEATURES
G.. o. p. NEEDS ACTION

Report today from Sacramento shows
that for the first time in its history,
California has a preponderance of DEM
ocratic registration, the Bourbons hav-
ing total registration of 1,494,111 to
1,41S,S26 for the Republicans, Demo
cratic lead of 1925.
This is a startling reversal of form
from the figures in the 1923 election
when Hoover polled 1,162,323 votes in
this state to 614,365 for Al Smith, the
Democratic candidate.
The swing to the Democratic column
received great impetus in 1882 and ap-
parently has been growing. There have
been heavy losses in the Republican
ranks due to many members of the party
wishing to ride on the band wagon"
and feeling it was the thing to do.
The detection of Sinclair from the
Socialist to the Democratic party has al
so undoubtedly drawn some into the
Democratic party.
What are the Republicans going to do
about it? If they get stampeded it will
be just too bad for them. There is no
reason to believe that the switch from
Republican to Democratic is going to be
permanent. 1t will be though, unless
the Republican leaders cast off the old
reactionary cloak and adopt modern
ways.
1t has been stated in this column be-
fore that the day of the Republicanism
of 1896 to 1882 is dead. The world has
grown too modern for that sort of poll
tics. All other human activities have
been modernized and the politicians who
believe they can ignore the change and
go on in the old paths are due for big
disappointment.
Republicanism can come back to the
lead in California. How soon it does
depends upon how soon Republican lead
ers become progressive.
What applies to the state applies
equally we'll to Imperial county. Some
years ago, it was almost impossible to
find member of the county Democratic
central committee, while the Republi-
cans had full organization. Recently
the positions have been reversed
The Republican party is faced with
the necessity of reorganizing in every
county in the state, of putting men and
women to work who are progressives
and of standing fast to the fundamental
principles of Republicanism, instead of
the undesirable "isms" which have been
tackled on it since the days of Abraham
Lincoln.
There is fight worth making if the
party wants to make it.
Indications are good for General John
son joining the army of unemployed or
at least changing jobs
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
BED-TIME E STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
ICopyrighL 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

was Baby Bunty Hop along, my
jolly little orpnan RABBIT, - he
said as he saw the small bunny
coming toward him. "But do you
know where I am going with this
basket"
/ "You are going on a picnic, -
Bunty answered.
Hal Hal laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "That s a pretty good guess.
But I have no picnic lunch in this
basket. I am going to pick beach
plums and you may come with me
and help pick them
THAT will be fun,' said Bunty,
| So she hoped along beside Uncle
Wiggily and pretty soon they
reached the place where the beach
plums grew close to the shore of
the ocean bay. Uncle Wiggily
looked at the plum bush. He saw
that some plums were ripe and
sweet but that others were not ripe
and were very sour.
"Pick only the ripe plums, Bun
ty,' Mr.. Longears told the little
orphan rabbit.
"Why. Unkie Wig?' she asked.
because the others will pucker
your mouth so tightly shut that
you can't open it to ask any more
questions. said the rabbit gentle
man.
Bunty was a funny little rabbit.
She didn't quite believe what Mr..
Longears said. She picked a green
beach plum and cheWed it and
right away her mouth puckered up
so small that all she could say was:
Bunty Can't Talk
100! 90! OOl" She couldn It
even ask questions. Uncle Wiggily
felt sorry for the little orphan rab-
bit. He got her a drink of cool
water from a spring and that un-
puckered her lips a little. Then
both bunnies gathered ripe beach
plums in the basket.
All of sudden, along came skid
dering a Sea Snake who was hun
CRY for rabbits The Sea Snake
coiled up beneath the beach plum
bush, opened his mouth wide and
hissed:
"I'm going to bite somebody; -
Uncle Wiggily quickly picked
some green, sour beach plums, threw
them into the open mouth of the
snake and said:
"Bite them" And, before he
knew it, the snake had done this.
And suddenly his mouth puckered
up as Bunty's had and he could
only open it wide enough to say:
"OOl OOl OO" So he couldn't
bite the two rabbits and they hop
ped safely home with basket of
ripe plums. Nurse Jane made some
fine jelly. And if the telephone
will sing a song to put the pussy
cat to sleep, 1 II tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's sand pump.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
M|NNEAP0 OILS
MARTIAL LAW
HELD LEGAL

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. IL. up
Martial law in Minneapolis was up
held by three federal court judges
in a decision filed in United States
district court here today.
The decision, victory for strik-
ing truck drivers denied a petit
ton of two groups of employers for
a temporary injunction to restrain
Gov Floyd B. Olson from enforcing
martial law. The petitions protest
ed that military rule was unWar-
ranted and was paralyzing busl-
ness.
Union leaders hailed the verdict
as a decisive victory. Employers
would not comment. Their attor-
ney had not decided what further
action would be taken.
Federal mediators hoped the ver-
dict. which will permit national
guardsmen to continue patrolling
Minneapolis streets, would again
open the way for negotiations lead
ing toward strike settlement.
The decision held in effect, that
martial law was necessary for the
safeguarding of Minneapolis resi-
dents-and to preserve order in the
strike area.
Arguments over the requested in
junction were featured by appear
ance of Governor Olson himself.
After counsel for employers and
members of his military staff had
argued for denial of the injunc-
ton. Olson warned the court he
would "brook no interference from
this court" or any other body in
the martial law regime.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
SINGER
SUES ACTRESS

LOS ANGELES, Aug y. U.P)-
Lila Lee, film actress. today was
made defendant in a $4,000 dam
age suit filed by Emilio Staine,
operate tenor and voice teacher
as the aftermath Of traffic ac-
cident in which he assertedly was
permanently injured.
Staine charged he was struck
by a car driven by George L.
Morrison, chauffeur, and carrying
Miss Lee and Jack r. Peine, all
three of whom were named in the
suit.
The accident caused him injuries
which have permanently impaired
his career. Staine claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Don't Qpl0te'Me'
BY United Press

ministration haranguers during the
last session. Some mystery at
taches to the present non-schedul-
ing, but committeeman cautiously
deny that Robinson will be left out
when October, at least, comes
Somewhat of a mixture of tenn
peratureS is in store for comely
Ruth Bryan Owen, minister to
Denmark as she returns vacation
ward to the United States. She is
stopping off in Iceland and Green
land and plans a short stay at her
Florida home before returning to
Europe.
The favorite sport at the agri-
culture department the last few
days has been betting on crop pro-
duction estimates. The standard
bet is one dime. An AAA press
agent won the cotton crop fore
cast, netting $1.50. Officials and
newSpapermen contributed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1l.-West-
ern congressman of progressive
tinge already are laying their lines
to prevent House Minority Leader
Bertrand Smell from having that
post in the 74th congress. Reports
reach here that they are after a
young progressive who possibly
might be groomed for the Republi-
can presidential nomination in
1886.
Smell, who has a sputtering but
effective way of keeping his little
party following in line, still has
been subjected to muttering from
younger Republicans, both from
the east and west Several predict
ed at the close of the session that
there would be real fight to re-
place him.
Smell, Incidentally is among those
mentioned this early for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in
1886. Another rumored about is
Senator William E. Borah. Few
such early season undercover
boomS' ever materialize. If Smell
did reach the White House he would
be the second graduate of little
Amherst college to do so. Calvin
Coolidge, of course, was the other.
The aeronautical chamber OF
commerce Is moving its headquar-
tiers here from New York. Officials
were said to feel that it would be
cheaper, in these days of govern
ment Watchdog antics regarding
air transportation to save few ex-
pense accounts, hence the move.
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the
President, is a vice president of the
chamber. He is expected to live
across in Virginia. His office will
have a fair birdseye view of the
Presidents front lawn.
Sen. Arthur Robinson (Repo
Indiana, as yet hasn't been invited
to speak on any of the Republican
national committee big nation
wide broadcast features. Robinson
was one of the most frequent ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
ANSWER MADE
BY BANCROFT 7

LOS ANGELES. Aug. II. U.P)-
Mrs. Edna @. Bancroft, first wife
of George Bancroft, film actor,
had no right to allow nearly 20
years to lapse before bringing ac-
ton against him on the ground
he never divorced her, the screen
star declared today in a reply to
suit for $1,000 a month separate
maintenance.
Bancroft asserted that although
his name had been before the
public almost continuously either
as a stage or film actor, his first
wife had failed to communicate
with him for II years.
The actor attacked the legality
of a decree Mrs. Bancroft obtained
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

from her first husband. Clarance
G. Holt, in st. Clair county, Mich
igan. before she married Bancroft
in 1913.
Bancroft charged that the Holt
decree was not valid because no
provision was made for a daught-
er, Gladys Holt, despite legal re-
quirements that provision must be
made for custody Of children less
than IA years of age.
If Mrs. Bancroft's divorce from
Holt, whom she married in New
Orleans in 1898. was not legal,
then her marriage to Bancroft was
null and void, the actor con-
tended
The film actors reply was made
TO a suit by his first wife, charg-
ing he had never divorced her
despite a later marriage to Octa-
via Broske, former musical comedy
prima donna, with whom he has
been living for II years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
What Are Beach Plums?

What Are Beach Plums?
That I will do right gladly, -
answered the muskrat lady house
keeper, speaking like an old fash
ioned cabbage. "But tell me about
these beach plrms, please"
'Well, they are a sort of fruit
that grows on bushes and small
trees which are to be found along
the beach, said Mr.. Longears.
"And l hope I can find some ripe
plumS.'
"What happens if they aren It
ripe?" asked Nurse Jane.
"They are SO sour that if YOU
eat an unripe beach plum your
mouth will all pucker up, worse
than if you chewed a lemon" said
the bunny uncle. And when your
mouth is puckered up by a green
beach plum you can't talk. 4"
THAT would be funny!o laugh
ed Nurse Jane "Well, hop along
and get your beach plumS-ripe
ones, I hope"
4 hope so, too" said Uncle
Wlgglly. But there will, very
likely be some sour, half-ripe plums
on the bushes besides the ripe ones.
And let me tell you beach plum Jelly
is very good.o
As Uncle Wiggily, with his bas-
ket, hoped TO where the beach
plums grew, all of a sudden he
heard behind him the patter of
running feet and little voice said:
MAY 1 come with you, Unkie
Wig?D
Bunty Goes Too
"Oh, yes. answered the rabbit
gentleman, for at once he knew il
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Seeking Pardon
For Ruth Judd

PHOENIX. Ariz., Aug. Il U.p)-
Seeking an outright pardon for his
daughter, Winnie Ruth Judd, trunk
murderess, Rev. H. j. McKinnell
filed an appeal with the state
board of pardons and paroles to-
day.
The plea was accompanied by
a petition sent to the board more
than a year ago by 80 members
of the 18th legislature, asking
that clemency be granted the con-
demned woman. A short time lat
er a jury saved her from the gal
lows and found her insane.
Mrs. Judd was convicted of the
double trunk murder of Hedvig
Samuelson and Agnes Anne LIE Roi.
Canning tomatoes in Merced
county bring nearly double the
price of last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Dollar Breaks On
French Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. IL. W.P)-The
American dollar broke today in
French franc terms to a level re-
garded as the point at which it
would be profitable for foreigners
to import United States gold.
The franc was quoted at 669A
cents, up 2 cents from yesterdays
close. At that figure, new high
for the present franc, the dollar
would be worth 9912 cents.
The pound sterling rose to $51Oh
up 11a cents. At that level, the
dollar would be worth 1926 cents
in gold with the London gold equiv
lent at $35.26 per fine ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

Published every evening texcept Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc. 625 State street.
Il Centre. California. W. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 26. business office; 700 edi-
tortal department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
JUST BUNGLERS

Details OF the execution of a woman
In New 1ork's death chair do not make
nice reading, for notwithstanding all we
can write or say to the contrary, there
is difference between executing a
woman and executing man, and the
great majority of us feel that way about
it.
Mrs Anna Antonio deserved the fate
meted out to her as much as did her two
men associates who followed her in death.
There is no dispute about that Also, it
would have been unfair to let her live
and to take the lives of her accomplices.
Worrying or arguing about the three
is waste of time, now that their lives
are ended.
Any sympathy we have in connection
with the case goes out to Governor Leh-
man of New York and makes US feel
more emphatically than ever that it is
tragl0ally unfair to place upon any man
the burden he was called to bear and
which other governors are called upon
to face
He denied a plea for executive elem
ency which would commute Mrs Anton
los sentence to imprisonment for life.
He did it because he had convinced him.
self that it was his duty to do SO. 1t
was terrible decision to make and if
Governor Lehman is the high type of
man we believe him to be, he is never
going to be able to forget the decision he
had to make. He, in reality, pays the
most severe penalty. No matter what
that decision might be, he was sure to
face criticism and censure.
The whole thing is a CHASTITY and sor-
did reflection upon our civilization We
don know how to keep persons from
committing murder and we don't know
how to punish them sanely after we have
convicted them.
Our universal disregard for law, and
authority and a mistaken recognition of
liberty for license, lies at the bottom of
the mess. We claim to be the most high
ly civilized nation on the globe but our
violent crime statistics, compared with
those of any other nation refute our
right to that claim.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

The Greenfield district, Monte
rey county, produced one of the
best crops of apricots in the State.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

Dave Hutton is trying awfully hard to
break into print again but he has been a
dead number for months
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

Hi probably believes today that
there really is Santa Claus and that he
doesn't always come around at Christ
mas
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Mr.. Reed of San Diego is new
arrival in Ell Centre and may 10
cate here permanently.
G.. d. Armstead is in Los An
geles on a business trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

1t pays to advertise. A squib in this
column Thursday night brought us a
cigar yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August IL, 1919
The milo maize crops of Imper-
ial Valley will be good this season,
though probably not so large as
last.
District Attorney Simon returned
from San Diego last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

gather some and I hope you will
stew them into sauce for me or
perhaps make some jelly.D
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

The sugar content of beets in
the Salinas valley is higher than
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
TEN YEARS AGO
August IL, 1924

In San Diego, century plant in
bloom is an unusual specimen of
vegetation brought to the attention
of visiting Ell Centrans.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

Chester Hardigan returned Mon
day from two weeks vacation in
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

Indications are good for General john
son joining the army of unemployed or
at least changing jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Bunty Goes Too

"Oh, yes answered the rabbit
gentleman, for at once he knew it
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10

tional League season It should revive memories of the days when the immortal Christy Mathewson and Mordecai (Threefinge) Brown were arch rivals on the same teams. Remember how Warneke went into a clubhouse tantrum last year after losing four of five low score games in a row?
 Lefty Grove looked all right against Holy Cross, but what has that got to do with the way he performs against pennant rivals? Even with a sore arm Lefty has enough stuff to scare most col legians, although a lad named Moriarty belted him for a home run at Worcester . Incidentally the Yankees may wish they had Bill Werber, the Duke alumnus, back at shortstop. He is one of the big reasons why Bucky Harris has the Red Sox going at top speed
 zeke Bonura, the White Sox slug ging sensation, was a champion javelin thrower in high school and college. Frankie Hayes, the new backstop of the Athletics, who looks like great prospect, was graduated only last year from prep school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10
DIERINGER HIT IN SIXTH WINS
 FOR VETERANS
New Third Sacker for Vets Homers Tn Sixth to
 Win from Moose

With the count six-all, Jack Diringer, Vet third sacker, homer ed over the fence back of left cen ter last night to win for the Le- zion over the Moose by a score of 2 to 6. Junge, who had hurled winning ball all the way, kept the bases cleared in the seventh, fore ing Jensen to foul out to Stollard and famed Bill and Fred Schmitz to end the game.
 The Vets drove Jensen from the mound in the fourth and Water, who relieved him, held them to one hit in the last two frames, but it was Diringer's homer so he was charced with losing the game.
 Moose Get Jump
 The Paps started off like certain winners by scoring four runs in the first inning. Bill Schmitz opened inauspiciously by flaming. Brother Fred singled to left and went on to third when Lowe booted the ball. Diringer let Grumm Us grounder get away from him and Fred scored. M. MacSpadden sin gled, sending Stan on to third and both scored on Jack Schmitz's homer into deep left.
 The Legion came back in their half for three good earned runs. Dieringer cracked a good single to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10

 SLANTS @A ALAN eovlD

Making the rounds of the press coops:
 This years American League pen- nant race, say the boys behind the chicken wire, will be one of the hottest scrambles since Con- nie Mack sold his first playing star. Instead of emerging from the cover of spring training as standouts, both the Washington Senators and New York Yankees have exhibited serious flaws and reasons for believing they will by no means dominate the proceed ings.
 So far, however, pitching is much more of a problem to the Senators than it is to Marse Joe Mccarthy The Washington staff has been coming apart like John Dough, the Gingerbread Man.
 The grapevine buzzer reports that Lyn Lary, extra Yankee infield wheel, probably will wind up with Cleveland in trade by which the Yankees will get another pitcher, who will not, however, be Oral Hildebrand, Monte Pearson, Mel Harder or Willis Hudlin Nor Wes Terrell, either No one in the league seems willing to take a chance on comeback by the Carolina finger who chalked up 20 or more victories in his first four major league seasons Ferrells case is one of baseball s biggest mysteries Red Rolfe the pride of Dartmouth who came up to the barrier with such sen sational promise as a shortstop, hasn't been doing so well since the season started and the boys pre- dict he will share the chores with Frankie Crosetti until further mo- tice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10

the press box, on top of the upper deck Qike Shibe Park involves a terrific daily strain on the legs and heart =. The fish net screen in front of the Yankee Stadium press-box has the correspondents bleary-eyed and they have de- manded its removal, even at the risk of being an unprotected tar get for foul balls.
 One more reason for the latest outburst of home-run hitting with the livelier ball is the removal of the upper panel of the right-field wall at Cincinnati Chuck Klein cleared the lower barrier twice With half dozen cir cult smaSheS within the first week, Jarring Joe Hauser of Minneapo- lis is off to another big start. Joe knocked 69 over the fences last year for a new all-time record in organized ball. But no major league club wanted him, even in the draft.
 Connoisseurs or the pitching arts are waiting anxiously for the day when Lonnie Warneke, the one hit kid Of the Cubs, and Carl Hub bell, screwball ace of the Giants, hook up in their duels of the Ma
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10

Mining Location Notices at Em- pire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10

short; Junge waited out four balls, and both runners came in ahead of Ward McAllister's drive into deep center for a homer.
 With the bases full and two men out in the second frame, Jack Schmitz pulled the fielding ex- hibit of the game as he shared a hot grounder from McAllister, and threw Junge out at second.
 Vets Take Lead
 Tie Legion forged into the lead in the fourth and sent Jensen off the mound. Mathison struck out. Snow dumped one down to Fred Schmitz, who in addition to jug gling it for a while heaved it into the dugout. Snow went to second and came home as Lowe cracked beautiful double into rightfield Diringer went out at first on an- other fine play by Jack Schmitz. Then Junge stepped up and sent a SSA ANoAiSA tAA Ou5li oliOl V, oSOAAAio Lowe and going to second on the throw-in. McAllister made his sec ond hit of the game, double to left, scoring Ken.
 The Moose tied the count in the sixth on some poor ball playing by the Legionnaires. Molly MacSpad- den singled through the box and advanced to second on one of Junge's wild pitches. Jack Schmitz struck out, but gained life on the bases as Stollard let the last strike get away from him and also threw over Shows head at first Molly came home on the play. Fraser was out at first, Diringer to Snow, but Shows attempt to catch Jack Schmitz at third for a double play was wide and Schmitz came home with the tying run.
 The tie didn't last very long, however, as Diringer, with three balls and no strikes, smacked the next pitch for a homer into left center.
 Legion Dumps I.7oose
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-10
ATTENTION TENNIS PLAYER.


 Painting of the courts has just been completed and new net furnished one court and bills cov- ering such improvements are pay able.
 Tennis Club members will con- fer favor if they will now remit the 1884 dues of $500 to Chas E.. Harland, P. 0. Box No. 1193, who is in charge of the finances. Checks should be made payable to Juneau Tennis Club.
 New memberships are subject to an entrance fee of $500 in addi- ton to the annual dues.
 It is desired that those persons who plan joining the Club this year will make the necessary ar engagements without further delay. See MT. Harland or MT. A. w. Henning at the City Clerks office. By: JUNEAU TENNIS CLUB.
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