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Evening star., 1934-05-19
.GREENW00DBACKS
DISTRICT PROGRAM
Democratic Whip to Wage
Fight for Full $4,000, 900
p. w. A. Plan.

When the House Rules Committee
meets Monday to decide whether to
grant a rule for the s20,000,000 Dis
trict public works program, Repre-
sentative Greenwood of Indiana, DEM
ocratic whip, will strongly support the
Districts proposal.
Representative Greenwood will as
sist Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia in making the fight for
the fun 5000, 900 program. He will
emphasize especially that Congress
should not discriminate against the
District by refusing it permission to
share in allocations from the Public
Works Administration with 80 per
cent grant from the Federal Govern
ment.
Supports Center.
Representative Greenwood also will
insist that the District government
be allowed an opportunity to con-
struct at this time the municipal
center for which $5,000,000 is pro-
posed in the pending bill. He will
point out to the committee that Con-
gress itself made the appropriations,
causing the District to buy the site
for the municipal center at an in
vestment of nearly 100000. He
will argue that to begin work on this
construction now would furnish en-
ployment for large number OF labor
ers and artisans and would cooperate
with the Presidents recovery pro-
gram.
Will Cite Activity.
He will call attention also that with
the Federal Government itself erect
ing Government buildings on the
area south of Pennsylvania avenue,
that it is quite fitting that the Dis
trict should be allowed to improve
the four-square area on the north
side Of the Avenue, which was made
supplemental to the Federal project.
Representative Greenwood was busy
on his campaign in Indiana when
the hearings were held before the
Rules Committee, but he is making
an intensive study of the Justification
for all projects included In the bill
and believes that Congress would be
only doing justice to the District in
passing the bill which has already
passed the Senate unanimously.
Evening star., 1934-05-19
Fl GET SHORT WEEK
McCarl Puts Mail Equipment
Shop on 40 Hours.

Twenty-one employees of the Mail
Equipment Shop were brought under
the. 40-hour law In q decision today
by Controller General McCarl.
The 81 are skilled workmen, whose
wage is fixed by the Postmaster
General instead of under the classi-
fication act, and McCarl held they,
therefore, were entitled to the short
work week.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - After
1873 years of wandering Betty Wash
ington IS tea urn returned today to
the old colonial home it left in
1885.
Betty Washington was the only
sister of the Revolutionary war
leader and the wife of Col. Field
ing Lewis. In 1896 she was forced
to sell many precious possessions to
liquidate debts her husband had
contracted while fighting in the
cause of the colonies.
Among the articles sold was the
urn, a rare triple silver Samovar
with one pot for tea, one for coffee
and third for hot water.
In some uncertain manner the
urn found its way to New Orleans
and eventually was purchased by
Mrs. Kate Hofstra of Long Island.
Betty Washington IS home, "Ken-
moreo at Fredericksburg, Va, is
now being restored and the urn was
decided to it by Mrs. Hofstra.
Today public reception was
scheduled at Kenmore. Tea was
to be served by four of Betty
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BUNTY S
ADVENTURE

The day after Raggie, the tramp
rabbit had shaken the Bob Cat as
Nurse Jane would shake a rug, and
when Uncle Wiggily had sneezed
snow in the Bad Chaps face, some
thing else happened. I'm going to
tell you all about it.
Uncle Wiggily was sitting in his
hollow stump bungalow that morn
ing after breakfast. Sitting near him
was Raggie, the tramp rabbit,
though he no longer looked like a
tramp. for he was wearing one of
Uncle Wiggily' S good suits of
clothes. The rabbit children were
getting ready to hop along and re-
cite their lessons TO the Lady Mouse
Teacher in the Hollow Stump
School
And think l had also better be
hopping along said Raggie.
why SOP" asked Uncle Wiggily
twinkling his pink nose in surprise
You don't have to go to school, do
you?"
"Oh, no." answered Raggie, but
have been staying in your bunga-
low rather a long time and YOU
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
sDor1't Quote Me'
By United Press

Washington S descendants, all res
idents of Fredericksburg. The tea
will be poured from the long-lost
urn.
When Gerald Swope, president of
the General Electric Co, testified
before a house committee, Repre-
sentative John Lesinski Dem)
Mich. grew very wroth. His face
turned red and when his turn came
to question Swope he shot angry
questions to the executive concern
ing Michigan plant which he
said was working employees IL to
IA hours a day at wages of 20 cents
an hour
Swope replied in some confusion,
came into his eyes.
~ beg your pardon, sir,' he told
Lesinski, "but l presume you know
represent the General Electric
Coz
Lesinski's IS head dropped and he
mumbled apologies.
"I'm sorry" he said. 81 thought
you we're with another company"
Will Rogers, comedian, was among
the spectators attracted to the sem
ate airmail committee hearing of
former Postmaster General Walter
F.. Brown
Rogers took a seat behind the two
Republican members of the COM
mittee, watched proceedings for a
while and then shook hands with
Brown and Chairman Hugo l..
Black.
"Where have you been, WHIPS
Black asked.
'Hiding behind the Republican
party" replied Rogers.
Chairman Black inadvertently
gave Brown two hour and 20
minute lunch period He stared a
moment at the committee room
clock. The hands pointed to 11:50
a. m.
Its now $780, announced
Black to the startled resemblance.
1--WE will adjourn until 2:15."
Too late, Black discovered his
error and attempted to continue the
hearing. But Brown was already
speeding out the door.
1.-The joke S on you. Mr.. Chair
man, said Brown and hurried
down the hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
D-TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD z. CARR
Copyright 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatc)

but please wait and see what hap
pened.
Uncle Wiggily and Raggie, the
tramp rabbit, hoped over the fields
and through the woods, hoping they
might meet the Wolf. 1t was the
first time Uncle Wiggily had ever
really wanted to meet the Wolf.
But with Raggie, the brave, bold
bunny, with him, Mr.. Longears was
not afraid
But, for some reason, they didn't
meet the Wolf, nor the Bob Cat,
nor the Fox, either. Afternoon
came and still no adventure for the
gentleman rabbits. Baby Bunty
came home from school.
Come on!" she called to Jingle
and Janglc the twin bunny girls.
"Unkie Wig said I might have an
adventure and I'll share it with
YOU
"Oh, how lovely!" said Jingle.
What kind of an adventure is it
going 10 be?" asked Jangle.
Il don't know" Bunty answered
But let's hop over the fields
So they hoped over the fields
looking for an adventure, but none
could they find. Then Bunty either
forgot what Uncle Wiggily had told
her or she didn't care or something,
because, all of a sudden, she said to
Jingle and Jangle:
Lets go to the woods. I'm sure
we'll find an adventure there
And they did. For in the woods,
though as yet unseen by Uncle Wig
gily and Raggie, was lurking the
Woozie Wolf He was very hungry
and when he saw three tender,
juicy little rabbit girls hopping to-
ward the bush where he was hiding,
the Wolf stuck out his long tongue
and said: "Ah!"
Adventure! Adventurel Where
are you?" called Baby Bunty.
Here l ami hoWled the Wolf
and he jumped out from behind the
bush. But before he could Jump on
Or nibble even the tips of Bunty's
ears, along came rushing Raggie
who, with Uncle Wiggily, reached
/ the place just in time.
"Hal So you're an adventure, are
you?" shouted Raggie at the Wolf
Then Raggie pushed the Bad Chap
odwn in the snow and rolled him
in it and washed his face with snow
and stuffed it into his ears and eyes
and nose and mouth until that Vol
was glad enough to run away.
"Bmty, you did very wrong tt
go in the woods when I told vol
not to-" said Uncle Wiggily. Ther
Bunty said she was sorry and woulc
never do it again. But it was {
great adventure, wasn't it, Unkit
Wig!" she said.
So now, if the nice, new, shin!
automobile isn't too proud to speal
to the poor old motorcycle with ont
tire, I'll tell you next about Unclt
Wiggily going tramping.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
COAST TAILOR
FIRM OPENING
LOCAL STORE

Ed Jaloff, Inc, gentlemens tailor,
will open their new store here to-
morrow at 545 Main street, under
the management of George Crocker
who expresses great confidence in
the future of Ell Centro and plans
to make his home here permanent
ly.
Ed Jaloff has been established in
Los Angeles for 81 years, where he
has built up, through painStaking
skill and service, a splendid Glen
tele, according to Crocker.
Jaloff, Crocker states, after con-
templating opening a new store for
several years and making a thor
ough investigation of the entire
state, became convinced that Ell
Centro was by far the best spot for
his new establishment.
This firm is bringing a stock of
the very finest domestic and i'm
ported woolens in latest colorS and
weaves for spring and summef
wear. Crocker also states that there
will be no guesswork in the fitting
of garments, as every suit is cut to
the customers individual measure
and tried on before completion, as
surfing perfect fitting garments.
A special Introductory offer is
now available to the men of Ell
Centre and vicinity in order that
they may acquaint themselves with
Jaloff Clothes. An advertisement
setting forth this offer in detail will
be found on page three of this
newspaper
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
THE REAL WASHINGTON

Coupled with our admiration and love
for George Washington, which his birth
day emphasizes, go our thanks to an
other outstanding American - Rupert
Hughes = for giving us a better under
standing of Washington.
Instead of the cold and austcre Wash
lngton whom we met in our history
books, or the namby-pamby character
which Reverend Weents created in his
cherry tree story, Hughes, through years
devoted to careful research of authentic
documents. has given us true value Of
Washington as one of the greatest lead
ers of all time, whose outstanding attri-
hutes Of patience unsclfiShneSs, toler-
ance and courage were WelI-mgh super
human.
Bv birth and training Washington was
an arstocrat and as such might have,
as did many others. remained 10y
al t. the English crown Instead his love
tor his native land prompted him TO
scorn the easier road and cast his lot
with his cOuntrymen.
Hughes shows us that the Revolution
airy army was not always the loyal and
patriotic host of the history books. At
times Washington found il necessary to
lash it into obedience and again threaten
to shoot when desertiOns became so nu-
merous that the cause of the country was
in grave danger from the defections of
those pledged to defend it. Yet his pa
tience with those who weakened under
the terrible ordeal Of war was extreme.
Nor was the continental congress SOL
idly aligned with the commandments
chief, in the great struggle for independ-
ence Frequent and contemplate attacks
upon Washington were numerous IN con-
gress, and efforts to remove him from
command found many supporters among
the legislators. These attacks he met
with tolerance that is rare among men.
His lofty courage was in reality thing
sublime The weaknesses Of his troops,
the assaults by congress, the bitter jeal-
cusy among the colonies which sadly un-
dermined his campaigns, the treachery
Of Arnold the stupidity Tor Worse) OF
Lee, the constant pickering from Gates,
even the onslaught of the elements, all
failed to shake his determination to hold
fast to his cause. At times sick and dis
heartened. as when he knelt in the snow
at Valley Forge, he refused to waiver
and struck back boldly at his foes from
within and without the colonies.
His long sacrifice in the Revolution en-
titled him to what years and peace and
don,esticity remained to him, yet he an
swered the call OF his countrymen 10
head the new government and for eight
long years renewed his struggle to weld
a united nation out of 13 squabbilng
states. So terrific were the odds against
which he struggled that they wrung from
his anguished soul the statement that he
would rather be in his grave than in the
presidency.
No American should be content TO
have a knowledge of Washington limited
TO the meagre accounts in the school
histories, or to the highly colored and
SNUG biographies which hide the true
greatness of Washington under sac
charine cloak of romanticism.
We recommend most highly Hughes
work which can be found in any library.
Reading it cannot help but give one
better understanding Of and greater
love for Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

must be getting tired of keeping an
old tramp rabbit around"
mo, indeed" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily.
Certainly not" said Mrs. Long
ears. I'VE like to have you for COM
pany."
And Nurse Jane said: Il don't
know of anybody for whom l like
better to bake pancakes"
We'll, this is very kind of you,
said Raggie with smile. But you
see am a tramp rabbit and never
stay very long in one place. have
enjoyed my visit here, you have
been very kind to me, but 1 think
l shall travel on"
"Oh, but not before we have one
more adventure to1ether,' said I'm
Gle Wiggily. You threw snowballs
in the face of the Fox for me, you
shook the Bob Cat like a rug, but
still 1 think the Woozie Wolf needs
to be taught a lesson. Suppose we
go look for an adventure with the
big bad Wolf"
"Of course! 1 was forgetting the
Wolf" laughed Raggie. "All right
I'll go on one more adventure with
you
AS the two gentleman rabbits
we're getting ready to hop out, Baby
Bunty, the orphan rabbit, who was
hurrying to school, asked:
"Unkie Wig, may l have an ad-
venture when l come homer"
"Oh, yes, suppose So" said Mr.
Longears. But don't go into the
woods, for the Bad Chaps may gel
you Stay out in the fields"
'All right, 1 will promised Baby
Bunty. She meant to keep her word
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
Lost 20 Lbs. of Fat
In Just 4 Weeks

Mrs. Mae West of st. Louis. Mo,
writes: I'm only % yrs. old and
weighed ITO lbs. until taking one
box of your Kruschen Salts just 4
weeks ago, I now weigh $50 lbs. I
also have more energy and further
more I've never had a hungry mo-
ment."
Fat folks should take one-half
teaspoonful of Kruschen Salts in
a glass of hot water every morn
ing before breakfaSt-an IS cent
bottle lasts 4 weeks-you can get
Kruschen at Clements Drug Store,
Valley Drug Co., or any drug store
in America, If not joyfully satis-
fled after the first bottle-money
back. (adv0
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
Drainage Meeting
At Sinclair Ranch

Drainage problems will be dis
cussed tomorrow at another meet
ing to be held at the L. E. Sinclair
ranch near Calipatria under the
auspices of the agricultural extern
sion service and the Imperial Irri-
cation district.
The meeting will be held at o.
clock and all those interested are
invited to attend, and it is hoped
that many will be present, since the
drainage and alkali problems and
their solutions are vital to Imper-
ial Valley.
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

geIstic rcyiva' at that location by
the city council last night. Sylyes-
ter stated that he hoped to be able
TO hold these services for a month
and that he would comply with all
city regulations in the matter.
The board accepted an invitation
10 take part in the Sciots parade TO
be staged here on the night Of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

March 8, in connection with the
opening of the county fair. The
councilmon will ride together in the
parade.
Several other business matters Of
a routine nature were disposed Of
by the council at this meeting last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

will discuss the salt porblem and a
representative of the district will
talk on drainage.
Sinclair will explain the tile
drainage system used on his ranch
which he has found highly success
full and those present will be CIV
en- an opportunity to investigate the
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
Services Depend
Upon NeighborS

Providing he obtains the consent
of property owners III the neighbor-
hood of Fifth and Olive. 7. P. Syl-
vester was granted permission to
hold an LndcnOT1natiOnal evan
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, SOS State street.
FL Centro California w. C. Costello. business
manager Telephone 26, business office 700, edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
ALBERT AND BRISBANE

one dlScordant note creepS into the al
most universal expression of sorrow over
the tragic death of King Albert of Bel
gium, and. il is with extreme regret that
the newspaper industry must admit that
II comes from one of its foremost writer's
Arthur Brisbane Of the Hearst publ
cations.
1t would be hard to exceed the cold
blooded hcartlesSneSS with which Bris-
banc in his column which is read daily
by millions treats of the death of truly
great and noble ruler, who won the uni
versal esteem of all for his splendid
character
The king of Belgium, who climbed
mountains because kings in these days
have little of the old kingly executive ex-
titement left. took hold of a rock loosen
ed by the frost and rain, far up. fell and
was killed. His sons sorrowfully walk
behind their fathers coffin, his widow
murmurS over and over, tout est fini' call
is finished). The older son takes his
fathers place and all is Finished" BriS-
oane wrote.
France, needing Belgium as buffer
state in delaying the Germans in the big
war, worries little about Belgian Com
muniSts. Otherwise the death of the
good-natured, friendly Belgian king
means nothing.
Not word of praise for the man whose
conscience and love for the right in
Spired him to take stand which saved
the world in 1914 from German domina-
tion. and whose entire life was such that
It might well be a pattern for all rulers.
Even the eX-kaiser, who above all 9TH
ers has plenty of reason at least to keep
quiet about Albert, comes forth from his
exile with the tribute-''He was the mob
e oil
find nothing good to say about him
cannot even accord him the proper att-
tude of respect which is universally eX-
tended to the dead.
Evidently the finer ideals of Brisbane
have been dulled by too long association
with HearStiSm. Perhaps we should not
expect kindness and generosity from
man who openly boasts of law violation
by Dragging about speeds of 20, 80 and
20 miles an hour on the highways Of the
nation who urges others to travel by
plane but himself seeks the greater safe
" of trains; who is so short-sighted,
despite all his learning, that within the
past three years he frequently wrote re-
neal of prohibition would not come in
his generation.
Brisbanes callousness cannot in the
least diminish the respect and admira-
ton which the people of the United
States instinctively had for Albert. They
can only feel regret that one SO prom
nent among them and having the power
to endorse their sentiments, did not see
fit to DO so.
Argentine is the latest to report
revolutionary outbreak How isolated
Lapland seems. e.
Did you 60 to the old post office this
morning?
General Dawes predicts business will
continue to improve. Does he mean
without the aid of another big RFC loan?
We wish young Leopold a much less
troublesome reign than his predecessor
Of the same name had
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February %. 1914

The rapid sale of Sandalwood, the
exclusive residential subdivision re-
Gently placed on the market by
the Villa Farms Investment COM
pany, has established new rec
ord.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Many members arc already being
signed up for the new poultry as
ISOLATION.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

William Wilson of San Diego has
been made local manager of the
Gray, Nav, Thompson Music COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Miss Lillian d. Clark. assistant
state leader and home demonstra-
ton agent, arrived here yesterday,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

TEN YEARS AGO
February %, 1924
B. A. Harrigan has completed the
preliminary work on the booklet
describing Imperial county which
was authorized some time ago by
the county supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

General Dawes predicts business will
continue to improve, Does he mean
without the aid of another big RFC loan?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February g2, 1919
Imperial Valley now has six in
corporated cities, for the baby
municipality, Calipatria, at a spe-
cial election held yesterday, voted,
88 to 7, to incorporate.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

We wish young Leopold a much less
troublesome reign than his predecessor
Of the Same name had.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Argentine is the latest to report a
revolutionary outbreak. How isolated
Lapland seems.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Did YOU 60 to the old post office this
morning?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-22

Washington S descendants. all res
idents of Fredericksburg. The tea
will be poured from the long-loSt
urn.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28

High tribute was paid today to
the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration for its loyal and
understanding cooperation with
the Red Cross" at the disaster
institute of the Red Cross.
Representatives of chapters in
the District, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, gathered at the District
Chapter House, 1880 E st. N. W.,
to discuss plans for speeding op-
crations in event of disaster
emergencies.
Brig. Gen. Frank r. Keefer.
U. S. A., retired, chairman of the
District chapter, presided at the
meeting, which was attended by
Government officials and civic
leaders as we'll as chapter Of
ficers and committee chairmen.
Henry M. Baker, assistant d.
rector of disaster relief, was the
principal speaker at the opening
session, and discussed the rela-
tionship between the Red Cross
and public and private agencies
in time of disaster.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
OPEN HEARINGS
ON NAZ|S NEAR
IN HOUSE
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Public hearings on Nazi and
other foreign propaganda activ-
tiles in the United States within
the near future appeared likely
today as a special House investi-
eating committee neared conclu-
sion of its preliminary inquiries.
The committee has gathered
evidence in New York and Ashe-
vile, N. c., pertaining to the
Nazi movement in this country.
Representative Kramer Cd OF
California, member Of the COM
mittee, has unearthed much data
in Asheville on the Silver Shirt
movement and several officials Of
that organization are under sub
poena to appear before the House
body. Representative Kramer is
making another trip this week to
that city where aides of William
Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt chief
tain, are being held in connec.
tion with the bankruptcy proceed
ings against an anti-Jewish pc
riodical published by Pelley.
The committee expects to open
its hearings before adjournment
Of Congress and then extend its
Investigations into the Middle
West and Pasific Coast states.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
BIDS So j Gil 7
ON SCHOOLS

New bids on a five-unit school
construction program for Fair.
fax county, Va. were asked to-
day by w. T. Woodson, superin-
tendent of schools for Fairfax
county.
Recently the school board re-
iected four bids for the projects
on grounds they felt they were
too high. Since that time Speci-
fications have been revised and
curtailed. Included in the prof.
ects is the proposed $65,000 Fair
fax (Va0 high school building.
The bids will be opened by
the school board on June and
it is hoped that work can be
started Immediately. Improved
units will also be constructed at
Lorton, F'ranconia, Clifton and
Centerville.