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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-02

the county of Imperial, state OF
California.
You should be very slow. Bill, ano
know you are right before you &C
into print. The people are not in
terested in our personal controv-
ersy, but want to keep the record
straight. This is my last.
Again, am not hiding behind
my age or gray hairs, so you car
lambaste me to your hearts con-
tent in your editorials,-I will moi
again reply.
(Signed) IRA ATEN.
Director Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
The Press Is pleased to print
Ira Aten's letter as above and
is particularly pleased with his
statement during visit to this
office this morning, that here
after he will "stay out of the
fight.
This publication never want
ed to "gO after MIR. Aten, but
when he injected himself in
to the Hewes recall affair it
1t felt justified in correcting
him on his charges relative to
the 1924 grand jury.
The Press has no quarrel
with Mr.. Aten over his views
relative to the actions of the
1925 grand jury. This grand
jury, as well as the 1924 one,
brought in accusations.
As to his advice in the Gec-
ond last paragraph, the pub
Usher contents himself with
the knowledge that The Press
first gave the injunction to Mr..
Aten.
And the last paragraph! We
have no intention of lambast-
ing any one unless we feel he
doCerves II, and least clf all
MIR. Aten, whose name, as we
stated yesterday, Is so highly
hOnOred in Imperial Valley.
We cannot refrain from pay
Ing tribute to the good sports
manship of Mr.. Aten as exhib-
tied at The Press office this
morning and we only hope that
he will "7tay out of the fight"
THE Editor.)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-02

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard EN-
mons, LEGAL observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday ..............-.."..l00
nx;,,;u.,,,, todoy 30
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-02
L. A. Butter & Egg
L. A. Hay

LOS ANGELES, June /. U.P) -
Hay receipts were reported equiva-
lent to 38 carloads today with mar
kets unchanged to slightly easier.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Exciting Tale of
War Espionage

Webb's, where was supper Of
oysters, partridges and cham"
payne; and where every gown
except her own had been turned
though many a necklace OF
pearls and diamonds glimmered
in the gas light.
Quick Conquest
Yelled slyly by the golden
lashes, the dark eyes and golden
hair had done their devastating
work among the youth of the
feverish southern city. To all
charities, all hospitals, nursing
circles, sewing circles Operator
13 was hidden. Everywhere the
sister of young Cleburne was
welcomed. And always, every
where around her young men IN
gray and gold-many Of them
lame or bandaged-gay, hand
some, jeSting lads who made the
most of arrowy hours and q
world aflame hurtling toward
destruction.
Courtships were swift, with
Death sitting in the prompter's
box and the vast curtain trem-
bling toward descent.
Mrs. Ould and the colonel,
commiSSary of prisoners, gave
a tea for the beautiful Miss
Cleburne.
The Webbs gave q ball. There
was a proposal in the filtration
room from a big blond boy ON
crutcheS. Another on the stairs
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

It was known Immediately that
another beautiful woman was in
that town of beautiful women
a Miss Cleburne. The Cleburne
name, and the first glimpse Of
her in church, that Sunday, set
the aristocracy a-Twitter.
It did not take long. Mrs.
Preston spoke to her; she visited
Mrs. Webb's hospital in the
afternoon and met there Pres
ton Hampton, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Breckenridge and Constance
Cary. Mrs. Howell and Burton
Harrison came in. Then Mrs.
Semmes and the Misses Preston.
1t was very easy, now.
At evening service there were.
in church, generals enough to
officer an army corps, and many
youngsters and their families,
wives and sweethearts.
Major Venable and lovely
Preston girl they called Buck"
and a lame general-golden hair
and beard and viking eyes in his
long, sad young face-these took
charge of her. And she drove
home in Mrs. Davis carriage
with the lame general, whom
they called Sam, and who
turned out to be the simple
minded, headlong John Hood.
Then a lovely Miss Haxal, Q
Mrs, Stanard and a Colonel and
Mrs. Ives took her to Mrs.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
OPERATOR 13

little household on Franklin
Street was launched without
delay, and there were no
counter-spies in it.
It was in a strange, bewild-
cred, nervous, crowded city that
Operator 13 had taken up her
residence city that had been
for years within hearing Of the
enemy's gun; a city constantly
beleagurered behind its vast
system of Notifications and the
armies guarding it.
But the girl discovered it to
be desperately gay town in its
tragic determination to keep
going. Half of the inhabitants
were in mourning; the place
was full of sick and wounded:
around the public bulletins a
frightened vortex Of people
gathered every day as details
Of the constant fighting were
posted. The Confederate White
House was a sad home for the
President and Mrs. Davis, deep
in mourning for the accidental
death of their little son, Joe.
Gallant City
But Richmond was a brave
city of gallant folk who reso-
lutely tried to ignore the gather
ing gloom and journey forth to
foregather with their friends.
For to brood at home was un-
endurable.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Pavement Patter

Helen Chambers, that expert
pianist, had been wishing for
many a day that she might
bring her piano here from Balti-
more; the other day she ar
ranged for its delivery and
then spent five hours watching
the storage men get into her
apartment-up at the Redland
Hunt the other day huntsnen
denned one fox and in IS min;
utes had another going before
that perfect pack Of hounds
society was somewhat interested
to watch Jean WoodSon at that
party the other night when she
sat down along the sidelines,
saw her former husband, Albert
Earle Conradis, a few feet away
and Immediately arose to dance
with someone else-Donald
Woodward, the well-knoWn de-
bator of Imitation" has the
most interesting father who
spends his time trying to per.
suade the fair sex that "infla,
ton" or recitation" has nothing
to do with the style of footwear
the miss will Wear-Violet Dar-
nell superintends and directs
the serving of the most delicious
"tea" at her apartment as we'll
as she directs the purchase and,
sale of other "daintjes" through
out the long days-wonder if
that well,known business man
explained to his wife the other
naorn how it was that he ar
rived home after a strenuous
night and extended the CHEEKY
greeting concerning her good
health with the announcement
"I've just come home from a.
tiresome day at the Office
glad to hear that R. Beecherl
Butts is over that siege at:
George Washington Hospital
Rose Brewer continues to lead
that quiet and wholesome life.
so they say-Clarence Bourg6
has returned from a Today trip
to Louisiana where he increased
his many interests with the
Louisiana sugar people whonS
he represents in washington.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

-middle-aged major this time,
and very fiery. They were all
quite mad about her, the Ken.
lucky contingent. Tennessee,
the Carolinas, Georgia, Vir-
ginia.
At the Ives theatricals,
where Mrs. Clay played Mrs.
Malaprop and Constance Cary
made a lovely Lydia Languish,
the Sad-faced, obvious Hood
whispered his discovery in her
ear: II believe that fellow
Acres is a coward" And Breck-
ridge nearly died Of suppressed
mirth.
Interrupted Gayety
In the mirth which followed
Operator 13 was cast for the
lead and her professional dane
ing and singing astounded
everybody. Amid a tempest Of
cheers and clapping she. re-
Sponded to the curtain call,
but they wanted her to sing or
do something; and a colonel Of
cavalry passed a banjo to her
across the footlightS, not know
in whether she could play it.
So, adjusting the ribbon sling
across her shoulders, the girl
sang the Negro Christmas
Day" spiritual for them:
big star shinin' In de sky,
Christmas. Dayl
Christmas Day! '-- go
Mary. she come runin' by,
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Bv Robert w. Chambers
BY TuthIll

"Whar de manger?" May say,
'Laws-a-mercy, los nah way!'
Mary wus in pain.
Baby born on Christmas Day,
angels sing an angels pray
In de manger Chris'mus Day!
A-a-u day
Christmas Day"
They didn't want to let her
go; but Hoods body servant,
Cy, came to whisper to the
lame general, who got up i'm
mediately; and in the sudden
silence, the sound of cannon
aiding shook the chandeliers till
the prisms tinkled.
Copyright, 1888, by International
Magazine Coz
Gaiety and music to crowd
the mind so that there shall
be no room for thoughts of
the doom impIacabIy approach
ing. Defiant laughter in the
face Of heart t-break. That is
Richmond as the war draws
near its end. And among those
gallant, Selffering men and
women moves. Operator 13 in
her most daring rOle-with the
hangman ever waiting to ring
the curtain down. Read to-
morrow Of a deadly danger
suddenly encountered.
Operator 13" Is the type q
story that appears regularly In
the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

(cOntinued from 'NeWs P0gs)
inhabitantS-that is, as much
as could be learned in kitchens
and stables, and from working
on Notifications.
Wasted Message
Through him to Jack Bah
cock at Willcox's Wharf by way
of Glendale went her first
cipher dispatch: "Hockes' divi-
sion ordered to Petersburg"
But Beast" Butler, in his "bot-
tle," merely Squirted hideously
across the two rivers, a lump OF
static incompetence; and the
troops he sent made no serious
attack.
Through Scobell Operator 13
soon gathered her modest staff
of Negro servants; Rosie, her
personal mulatto maid; Nikka,
waitress and general maid; and
Jilly Lou, lazy but competent
cook.
Scobell found for her a nice
little victoria and horse. Un-
derstanding horses as he did,
having served apprenticeship
as a slave under his Scotch Mis-
SisSippi master whose name he
now bore after being made free,
he drove, as coachman for the
beautiful Miss Cleburne or
when she rode, followed her
as groom.
Thus, thanks to him, the
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Around.
The
Capital
By JOHN SNURE, Jr.

Of the buildings in Wash
ington that contain the UNI
usual there are few that COM
pare with the Smithsonian In
stitution.
And of the men in the Smith.
sonian there are few that delVe
into the mysteries of bygone
ages as does DR.. Charles w.
Gilmore, curator of the divi-
sion of paleontology. =
OF the modern age, DR.. Gil
more tells this experience.
Wishing to take out insur-
ance he applied to a company
for his policy. And, not wish
ing to write "paleontologist" in
the space which asks a mans
employment he wrote:
II am a collector of fossil
animals"
The company, always anxious
to be certain of the welfare Of
its prospective policy holders,
wrote:
docs this work take you into
the native lairs of these dan
gerOuS animalS?" +
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Her Father, Perhaps?

A newspaper man was in
structed by Congressman re.
Lently to go to his office to
get the draft of a bill which
the legislator proposed to in
troduce.
Carrying out instructions, the
neWShaWk went to the office
and opened the door. Inside he
saw a feminine secretary seated
on the knee of a constituent.
He slammed the door, walked
around the corridors and came
back.
In the room again he saw
the secretary still seated on the
constituents knee.
He rushed in and asked for
the draft of the bill.
The secretary, confused, gave
him the drafts of five bills.
None of them was the one
he wanted.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

h0th bowlO ike 10 join
the Adventure Club. I 90 to
the Stuart Junior High School.
I am in the seventh grade.
NV girl friend, Mary Gilbert,
would like to join also. She
lives at my house."
Carolyn Rhodes, S06 Second
et. N. E.:
II thank you very much for
sending me that pretty birth
day card. My mother brought
q upstairs to me on my birth
day morning and when /
opened 1t and saw it / was so
glad. 1 hope you got a great,
big turkey for Christmas" Note.
Thanks, and we did.
Minnie Di Meglio, an old
member, has sent us the fol
lowing names:
Angelo, Marie and Anthony
Iacone, 6219 Dick st. N. E.
She says:
"tAngeI0 is seven years old,
and was born October 7.
Marie is II, born June ii, and
Anthony is nine and was born
February 81
Alice Tucker, Of Landover,
Nd, sends us this list of new
names:
Viola NickIOS, age IL.
Catherine Magruder, age IL.
Jack Deane, age 1.
Estelle MOdler, age 2.
Melvin Pickett, age 7.
Gertrude NicklOs, age 10.
Margaret Hill, age 6 months.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
And Other Plans

Lacy Shaw, recently appointed
by Governor Ritchie to the
Maryland Park and Planning
Commission after his resigna-
tion as Montgomery county
commissioner, is doing a bit Of
planning that will take him to
Florida on his honeymoon
shortly. ~..-
Few men in recent years have
taken as active an interest in
Montgomery county affairs as
Shaw, and it is to be hoped that
his marital responsibilities will
not interfere with his civic ac-
tivitieS.
They say that the future Mrs.
Shaw is a Rockville widow!
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Hubby Caught in Fib

It was at a country club the
other evening that a "flashy"
young woman appeared at a
table at which were seated a
youth, his new wife and some
friends.
There was considerable specu-
lation as to the identity Of the
young girl.
It developed she was the
youths secretary.
It also developed that he had
told his new wife that his sec
retary was middle-aged, buxom
and wore tortoise-shell glasses!
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

A new member in Pisgah,
Nd, is Ruth Bowie, whose pic
ture we are publishing today.
This is her letter:
'T am seven years old, and
my birthday anniversary is
February II. I am in the sec
Ond grade at Pisgah School.
Mrs. Bailey Is my teacher. I
have a sister, Lavinia, who is
nine years old, and a brother,
POSey, IL years old. I have
more sisters and brothers, but
they are too old to join the
Adventure Club. Please enroll
Lavinia, POSey and myself.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

Il have no
mother so I
live with my
u n Gle and
q u n t. They
tre at m e
swell and I
love tn e m
very much. I
a m gOin g
to look for
my pict u r e
every day."
V e r n a
Poole. 1915 I
st. N. E.:
~ WOul Id
. III L. It.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Times
Adventure
Club
Veteran Members

TWO ADVENTURE CLUB
members at the District Line
School are Catherine Benedetto
and Lillian Vanell, Of Seat
Pleasant, Md. We made these
pictures some time ago and we
BET they thought we had for
gotten them. We hadn't, how
ever, and here they are.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
CONGRATULATIONS

MEMBERS celebrating their
birthday anniversaries today in
elude Margaret Llpshultz, 708
Otis Pl. N. W.: Tommy Berry,
P08 Earle St., Silver Spring,
Md, and Beatrice Dalton, GIT
seventh st. N. w.
Many happy returns Of the
day, children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

NOW Herod the of that cruel King who murdered the
Innoeens, regnng over the people there and hearing
that Christ doing these wonders and giving
sight the blind and causing the deaf to hear and the
dumb speak, and the lame to walk, and that he fol-
lowed by multitudes and muttudes of peopie-Herod.
hearing this said: This is companion and friend
of John the Baptist John the good man, you recol
lect who a garment made of camels' hair. and ate
wild honey Herod had taken him prisoner, because he
taught and preached to the people; and had him then
locked up, in the prisons of his Palace
While Herod in this angry humour with John, his
birthday came and his daughter Herodas who was fine
dancer danced before him. to please him. She pleased him
much that he oath he would give her what
she would ask him for. Then" said she, father
give the head of John the Baptist in charger foi
she hated john and u wicked, cruel woman
The King sorry, for though he had John prisoner
did wish kill him; but having that he wouk
give her what she asked for he sent soldiers dowf
into the prison. with directions to cut off the head OF
John the Baptist and give it to Herodes. This they did
and took it to her. she had said, in charger, which
was a kind of dish. When Jesus Christ heard from the
apostles of this cruel deed he left that city and went with
them latter they had privately buried Johns body in the
night to another place.
CONTINUED tomorFow.)
sv.s'ssts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26
MIAMI COURTESY
(Havana Post)

Reporters to Miss Cuba, on her return
from the Pan-American beauty pageant in
Miami:
We'll, how did you like your trip?"
Miss Cuba: 1T was terrible. We
travelled too fast, and the yacht bumped so
much that we all were terribly sick"
Reporters: But you travelled on the
presidential yacht, didn't your"
Miss Cuba: Yes, but the whole trip
was a deception"
Reporters; Did you have a good
time in Miami?"
Miss Cuba: Terrible Everything
was disorder. And they were most dis
courteous"
Reporters: '"Hows that
Miss Cuba: AT the banquet where
was to be guest of honor. the other people
had finished eating when / arrived"
Reporters: What do you plan TO do
now"
Miss Cuba: I'm going TO try and
forget that was beauty queen"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

A printer can get more mileage out of
n roller towel than any man can get out of
an utomobile.-Times-U Union. That re-
calls TO mind an old doggerel which goes
something like this in part: q, And il
the mad subscriber comes rushing on the
floor. I'll stab him with the towel that
leans against the door" Mark Twain re-
eolmts that when he was a disciple of
Gutenberg. it was customary not to send n
towel to the wash until it was so hegrimed
with ink from usage that il could stand up
unassisted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

hotel report excellent progress.
There remains stock to the amount
of $4,000 and it is expected this
will be disposed Of within few
days. The slogan of Lets Go
is being sounded and Mr.. Aubu~
ehon is assured that by day after
tomorrow he will have secured the
rest of the money and will leave
for Atlanta ta make final arrange
ments for the construction Of the
hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26
ABILITY AND SENIORITY

1t is no credit to man to trust to time
alone to assure him the attainment of an
object.
If his advancement is with little or no
effort on his part, and is due solely to the
length of time he has held an office, he is
not worthy of commentator, and his
honor, measured in the terms of accom-
plishments, is an empty title.
Advancement by seniority alone in
congress, in the army and the navy, or in
any other department of government, is
not becoming to a democracy, which
should determine the qualifications of it's
public men by ability, the dominant factor
in private enterprise.
Honesty, of course, is the most es-
sential thing in private or public life but
honesty alone is not enough to warrant the
placing of man in an office that requires,
besides honesty, skill, efficiency and apti-
tude.
Yet congress, in this great democracy
of ours, does not recognize ability so far as
committee appointments and Announcements
are concerned.
If John Smith is livewire and level
headed thinker and is fresh in congress,
the turning of the hands of the clock de-
termines his advancement just as it does
Bill Black, who is dud and superficial
thinker Congress has several Of the for
mer type IN the ranks and good many Of
the latter on important committees.
Fortunately, not even congress, with
all it's hard and fast rules and regulations,
can hold down man who evolves feasible,
constructive ideas and has the aggressive
It has been many day, as has been
declared time and again in Washington,
since a first-termer in the House strobe so
determinedly to the forefront as has j.
Mark Wilcox of this congressional dis
trict
His Municipal Bankruptcy Bill, which
he succeeded in having passed by the
House, is, if it becomes law, as is likely,
the first piece of major legislation by
Floridian that has been adopted by con-
gress in many year.
Last week, twice within few days.
Mr.. Wilcox had conferences with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, one about the bankruptcy
BILL and the other about the proposed
Everglades National Park. and in each in
stance the presidential support was OBJ
tanned
And what is the reason for the almost
unprecedented success of first -termer
that has attended Mark Wilcox in con-
gress?
The answer is found in one word:
ability. Seniority will retard his advance
ment on committees but it will be swept
aside by that more important role of action
and capability.
Seniority is drifting along with the
current; ability is making Roadway against
the current.
He who depends on seniority alone
folds his arms and waits, and, after he has
waited long enough, points proudly to his
Accomplishment" ability adds success to
success and is not concerned with watching
thefeIock. +. e., - %$t@ i e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26
Today's Horoscope

Th5s day nlay produce cae who
will e. wonders IN IA intellectual
way e0sSeEsea with great rsue-
srassaa and a gessd understanding
he rs gAsn honor and essreHn- The
dam tSes in n breakdown. naen-
tall ~rhaps, including nselars-
eharw. or IRE unf0rsanafe ten
aerv RAY 30 tawaydx nwer-Ensgl-
vwnre hosh 81 wksrh HaY h@ g$eT-
eoss~ by careful self Development
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

Resides many achievements of an en-
ergetie and useful life. Former Governor
Osborn of Michigan, who was a dis
tingaiShed visitor in Key West yesterday.
discovered the source Of the firefly's glow.
An all too hurried visit in The Citizen
Sanctum precluded the explanation Of this
phenomenon. The governor. who was q
student at Heidelberg. delights in con-
perSing in the German language whenever
the opportunity presents itself, And his
accent is perfect Auf Wiederseha. Herr
GObernador.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

- On March 5, only few weeks ago,
four Arabs killed Charles Fisher, of Hia-
leah, Florida. On April %, less than two
months after the deed was committed,
the murderers were tried and condemned
tQdeath. The department of Justice may
take leaf from the land of Iraq with pro-
fif
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

Representative J, Mark Wilcox will
undoubtedly be returned to the House. He
is opposed by man by the name of Crank.
who took Crooks place in the dry warfare.
Wilcox came to Florida few days ago,
turned around and went right back again,
evidently convinced that all is we'll along
the Atlantic as well as along the Potomac.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26
KEY WEST IN
GONE BY


This evening Otto Encampment,
]. o. o. F.. will celebrate the an
adversary of the organization of
the order. Three subordinate
lodges will join in the celebration.
The affair will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall and will consist of
an entertainment and serving of
Refreshments. Following are the
committees in charge of the cele-
aration: Key West Lodge, James
Curry, DIR. Cornelius r. Kemp and
William Slaughter; Cuba Lodge,
Mario Perez. George Toledo and
Gabriel i'ATmis; Equity Lodge, F.
=. Hoffman, W. z. Archer and r.
J. HaPPeF.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

"The Life of Our Lord" by Charles
Dickens, now running in The Citizen,
should be read by all, even the irreligious.
1t is instructive to the. young, and both en-
teftainng and comforting to the old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

Editorial comment: The men
who think that newspapers are
not active enough in attacking the
evils of the community are often
unwilling TO write a letter IN the
paper over their own signature.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

ed in Baltimore. s.
1865 -Dccoration Day sald %
have originated in Jackson. Mas.
~ Sue l.. Vaughan.
IsG5--JobB Wilkes Booth. Lin
coins assassin. shot Ia death BY
a soldieF-EearcheF.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-26

Strange as it may sound but more die
bysfood than by famine. That's probably
why the government is blowing under
every third row and killing pigs for
fertilizer.