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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

NEW YORK, Dec. 30--Diary:
Bruce BARNS father came with an
autographed copy of "Old Bill Looks
at Europe" newly printed. Then
breakfasting with Verne Porter,
nightly dispirited over the pass
ing of Ivan st. John. And ran upon
Bide Dudley and his daughter Doris.
now a current stage beauty.
So puttering until Frank Hardy
from California hove in with news
of Jay Price. Later with my wife to
a gallery to see a 18th century desk
but too costly for our purse and
stopped to see Aubrey and Peggy
Hoyt Eads. And down the avenue
in a furry of snow to Kathleen and
Charles Norris tea.
Betty and Mary Rogers and'Theda
Blake to dinner, leaving early to Wis
it Jane CoWl. And we driving to
Greenwich to remain over night with
Lucy Virginia Long and become SO
absorbed in General de Caulain-
courts memoirs of Napoleon in Rus
STA I was still reading at daybreak.
New York has taken to Shin I.
Hsiung, the Chinese playwright, and
his doll-like wife. HSiung is here to
direct his own play for Morris Gest,
a play running 18 months in Lon
don. The playwright's wife Dymia,
or BLACK Plum Blossom" is poet
of some distinction. The husband
speaks English fluently but his wife
understands only a few phrases. But
she trips after him demurely Chi
nese fashion, to dinners, luncheonS
and teas, stirring New York out of
customary yaWn to murmur: How
cute!"
Jack Dempsey, in a becoming
fatherly role, has become a familiar
MONDAY sight along the Central
Park Mall. He lives on the west side
of the park and on account of his
late restaurant hours the baby is out
with nurse for a summing when he
arises. So after his shower he hikes
over to join his offspring and in
dulgeS that domestic gesture Louis
Sobol calls pushing the pram."
Helen Green USED to turn out
bang-up series of articles for the
Sunday edition of the old Morn
ing Telegraph called THE All Night
Drug Store" and interpolated with
antics of the fascinating array of
types at Madam De Shines theatre
cal boarding house. The essays re-
vealed the racy sWiftness of the
Broadway life of that day, the latest
in bright banter and the lowest in
double dealing. came upon sheaf
of them in an old chest the other
day. Manners, talk, and characters
have changed little. With slight
editing, the articles might run to-
day and synchronize perfectly with
the current tempo
The cafeteriaS have become crepes
Suzette conscious. Heretofore this
famous dessert has been reserved fl
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
AN EXPENSIVE HOAX
CHE4 PENS ITS PERPETRATOR

Caleb J. Milne 4th, scion of Philadel-
phia wealth, brought no honor to his aris-
tocratic family when he planned and
carried through the kidnapping hoax to
which he finally confessed. Seeking
quick way to fame as an actor and writ
er, he won only notoriety, and even that
was accomplished at what must have
been the sacrifice of great deal of self
esteem.
The 23-year-old heirs prank, if prank
it can be called, was one which cost the
United States thousands of dollars.
What it cost his parents and relatives
in suffering cannot be estimated in
money. What it brought to young Caleb
in the way of publicity certainly could
not reward him for the self respect he
must have lost. AT the best, all he can
hope for is a brief series of vaudeville
appearances when and if he escapes jail
on charge lodged against him by fed
eral agents. No worth while career has
ever been founded on such beginning.
There is a more serious side to such
pranks as that of the youth who caused
a widespread search for himself by MAX
ing the world believe he had been kid
mapped As certainly as though he had
aided notorious criminal to escape from
prison, young Milne was obstructing
Justice When government agents were
assigned to investigate his case, they
were taken off of Investigations which
might have led to the apprehension of
some criminal who is very real men,
ace to society. Even the chief of the fed
eral agents, j. Edgar Hoover, devoted
great deal of his valuable time to the
Milne case
There is an objectionable lack of con-
sideration for others in the actions of
such men as young Milne, a lack of con-
sideration which amounts almost to law
Iessness in itself There can be no eX-
cuse for such actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

CONTRACT
A RIDGE a
WRITTEN FOR oEflTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
Is THERE A GRAND SLAM?


IHAVE NO record of when, where
or by whom the following deal was
played. North's bidding was selfish,
or at least far from being modern.
When South made an opening bid
of 1-Spade, instead of showing both
his biddable suits, to assist partner,
North jumped into No Trumps, as
if he had no biddable suit. AS fast
as South rebid spades, North bid
more no trumps, finally bidding in
that call. AS good suit usually will
win at least one trick more than may
be made at no trumps, very wisely
South bid 7-Spades. Fortunately, his
partner passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
90 I'd AQ7
i X 10 ~
& Al
80

Declarer led his last heart. Dunn
my's Ace took the trick OF course
East played his last heart. 1t made
no difference whether the return
lead from dummy was the last heart
or the top diamond. East had to
ruff. If he ruffed low declarer's J
would win, then the Ace would take
the last trick. If East ruffed with
his O, declarer's Ace would win, then
the must win his thirteenth trick.
The hand was beautifully played.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
RIVER LANDMARK RAZED

CLINTON, Ia, (U.P) "A land
mark rich in the lore Of early Mis-
sissippi river steamboat history
today had been reduced to pile
of stone and debris. 1t was three
story brick hotel, known as the
"Old st. Louis House." and when
it was built 80 years ago was one
OF the finest show places on the
river
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, D. c. = Chair
man Gerald P. Nye's senate COM
mittee on investigation of the war
munitions industry, now getting in
to action again, is a considerable
administration. il
1t is beginning to be recognized
by Democratic politicians that they
made serious mistake in permit
ting Republican tNye of North
Dakota) to be placed at the head
of this inquisitorial body. By good
rights, partisanly speaking, the
craftsmanship should have gone to
Democrat. Initially, however, Nye
suggested the quiz. The Democrats
failed to realize how effectively it
might be developed, and allowed
him to be put in charge of it.
They confess today that this was
misjudgment. The North Da-
kotan has made a first-class piece
of spectacularity out of the inquiry,
and, owing nothing to the major
ity, he is unmanag eable.
DISPUTE ON NEUTRALITY
The administration would not
object to- neutrality legislation
within what it considers modera-
ton.
But it holds that Nye is immod-
crate.
Its notion is that the White
House should be congressionally
authorized to define neutrality,
very much like President Wilson
in world war days.
Nyes argument is that wilson
ian neutrality didn't work very
well.
He insists that congress ought
to do the defining in advance, with
no option left to the president but
to stick to congressional orders
AT ONES OWN RISK
The present neutrality law
which expires March l, isn't very
binding.
1t requires a ban upon American
shipments of actual implements Of
war to foreign belligerents. Blu
cotton, copper, steel, oil and var
ious other commodities are as es.
sential to military operations a.
guns and prefabricated ammuni'
tion.
Nye seeks an air-tight embargt
and is trying to have the neutral
ity law amended accordingly.
The Dakotan is willing thai
other, military stuff and pas
sengers should go to belligereni
countries at the shippers and pas
sengers' own risk, but he asks thai
their acceptance of their own risk
be more strongly emphasized thar
hitherto.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
SAFETY APPARATUS FAILS

PRATT, Kan. U.R)-For is years
there were nc accidents on the Rock
Island crossing here. Then the rail-
road installed elaborate crossing sig
nails and lights and the following
day a switch engine struck an auto
mobile injuring three persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
OLYMPIC COMPETITION
AND RACIAL HATREDS

Anti-Nazi agitation in the United
States has brought about a regrettable
situation in consideration of this coun-
try's participation in the 1886 Olympic
games at Berlin. Such agitation is as
far afield from the spirit motivating
Olympic competition as the north pole is
from the south pole. If Nazi Germany,
during the Olympics shows any indica-
ton of discriminating against Jewish
athletes, it will be time to withdraw from
participation.
For the future good will of the world
there is no better thing than such COM
petition as that of the Olympics. Mott
waited by friendly competition, erasing
class and race hatreds, the Olympic
games are likely to do as much as any
other institution to bring about interna-
tional amity If racial hatred or class
prejudice is to keep one nation, or sew
eral nations, out of the competition, its
purpose has been defeated before the
beginning.
Americans, believers in equality and
freedom, should be the last to take
action against another nation, even in
directly, because of its beliefs or policies.
7 i've and learn StratOSnhpre DhOtOS
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell of Imperial Valley This
Date in Past Years

A neat bit of work of Officers
Deaton and Elliott of the local pol
ice force recovered an expensive
watch yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
WITS At WHAT ATAQNpCE
w a n | NJ 9 T Q N w Q R / D
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

CLEVELAND-In Cleveland one
newspaper is playing up the &C
complishments of the WPA. The
list is a formidable one.
But, when all is said and done,
gram under both the Hoover and
tn e Roosevelt administrations?
(Other presidents did not face it
although it was coming on them
all the time)
Of course, Washington has not
desired to consider relief as a per-
manent problem. That would be
considered pessimiStic. Such an
admission would lose votes"
Yet, the question has arisen here
in Cleveland whether it would net
have been wise for President Roose-
welt to have obtained a permanent
relief commission from congress.
The commission could have been
composed Of members of both
major parties, as well as leading
authorities on social welfare.
That would have removed the is
sue from politics. And it would
have permitted accomplishments
! toward a stated goal.
Even with the most careful Of
planning, such a problem is diff
cult to solve. Even with the great
est possible efficiency, there is suf-
! fering.
Thus what can one expect when
the ablest of social workers under
takes to relieve distress within a
/ few weeks, on the largest scale
ever evidenced?
HOOVER'S PLAN?
Former President Herbert Hoov-
er's plan to lccalize relief once
more meets opposition in each To-
cal unit.
The problem has become too
great. The nation is forced to
think up an all-embracing plan,
to cover the smallest unit as well
as the largest.
HOW RELIEF WORKS
Under cur present helter-skelter
plan, many persons actually need
ing relief ESPECIALLY the timid)
obtain no relief. The requirements
for relief are so inhumane, in many
instances, that some persons prefer
to starve.
Marc j. Grossman, chairman of
relief in Cleveland, pictures the
situation in these words:
1.-The overwhelming majority OF
relief clients hate relief-and why
net?
Fifty per cent of the applica-
tions for relief are turned down,
not because the applicants are i'm
posters, but because they are not
yet quite paupers.
"And so they come to us, men
like ourselves, who after steeling
themselves for days against the or
deal of asking fer help, turn back
at the door of the relief office, ov-
ercome with shame. Or, having
entered, cannot bring themselves
to ask for bread, but beg for work
| instead,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
TEN YEARS AGO
December 80, 1925

Money for Imperial Valley farm
ers will soon be available at six and
one-half and seven per cent.
The telephone company has start
ed widespread reconstruction
program in Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 80, 1915

The completion of the railway
from San Diego to Yuma viii give
the wonderful Imperial Valley an
outlet to the markets of the East.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

The 1885 hay crop of Utah was
twice that of 1894. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

Live and learn SHAKESPEARE photos
recently revealed world was round, and
now movie exec says most popular
actors have large heads.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

The boundaries of Farrell. Beach
and Calexico school districts may
undergo a change if request made
today is granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 80, 1920

The day of reckoning for speed
ers within the city limits of FL Cen
frn has come
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-30

The cafeterias have become crepes
Suzette conscious. Heretofore this
famous dessert has been reserved TO
Evening star., 1935-04-12

Coat Sets and Suits
With Grown-up Chic! Novelty tweeds and
vindow-pan woolens fashioned in smart new Spring
styles. Becoming little hats to match. Sizes q. 8S
JAd6 '''''''
Girls Silk Dresses
Perky new silk prints also solid coors faggoted col
lars, tiny puffed sleeves-and pleated or 3 Ok
circular skirts. Sizes to 10 years.
Tots Spring Coat Sets, Sizes 5 to 3
Trim little Navy Regulation types and Snarty-
styled tweeds and wool crepes. Lined with 05
art silk. Rose. navy, maize. ...........
Palais Royal-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1935-04-12

Girls Summery Sheers
Cool crisp organdies dimities and flock dot cottons
in prints, and plaids, and solid shades with
smart bits Of contrasting pipings, collars. 20
Sizes to
Tots Silk Dresses
Demure little flower prints with spanking white
collars and cuffs-and sashes that tie in I 20
. bow! Sizes rs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dresses for Sizes 3 to 6
Lovely pastel shades with contrasting collars. bits
of faggotng, shocking. and embroidery in I TX
fine quality silks. In pink, blue, maize, nile.
Palais Royal-Thrd Floor.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
ANACOST|A PARK
GETSHOLLY TREES
Southeast Citizens Vote
Disposal After Rock Creek
Move Is Halted.

A group of full-grown holly trees
in Fort Dupont Park. which caused
protest in Southeast Washington re-
Gently when the Office of National
Capital Parks ordered their removal
to Rock Greek Park, will be trans
planted in Anacostia Park as a re-
suit of action taken last night by the
Southeast Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
The council went on record as IA
voring the Anacostia site after Chair
man william A. Maio had informed
the members that G. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of the park Office, had
signified he would be guided in his
decision solely by the action Of the
council.
The resolution adopted, however,
requests that when the trees are re-
moved 1t is with the understanding
that Fort Dupont Park will be de-
veloped to Offset the loss incurred by
the removal of the trees. Frank Cart
side, assistant superintendent of the
park Office, who was present at the
meeting, assured the delegates plans
are under way for the development
Of the park.
The park Office had ordered the
holly trees removed to Rock Greek
Park where it was said, they would
receive better police protection and be
viewed by many thousands of people"
The order was protested. and the park
officials announced the citizens should
decide the matter.
The council went on record request
ing an elementary school be erected
''as soon as possible" in some section
of the East Washington Heights area.
The resolution, which will be forward
ed to the Board of Education, further
requests that portable schools be con-
structed for use until new school is
built. 1t was pointed out children in
this area must walk great distance
to schools at present, some of them
even going into Maryland.
The council favored a resolution
adopted recently by the Hillcrest Citi-
zens' Association requesting the Dis
trict Commissioners to obtain funds
to provide prompt installation OF
water meters whenever they are re-
Quested.
The group voted to request Miss
Sibyl Baker, director of District play.
grounds, to urge construction of 9
playground in Anacostia Park neal
Fourteenth street and Railroad avenue
southeast.
Capt. Ellis r. King of the Kenneth
H. Nash Post, American Legion, anc
president of the Conduit Road Citi.
Zens' Association, was a guest at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
OFFICERS OF MACON
GET new ORDERS
Sent to Naval Air Station at
Sunnyvale, Calf, by
Assignment.

An echo of the disaster that sent
the naval airship Macon to destruc-
ton off the California coast the
middle of last month came Monday
when the Navy Department issued
orders officially detaching the officers
attached to the Inflated craft and
sending them to the Naval Air Sta
tion at Sunnyvale, Calf
Comdr. Alfred T. Clay, the senior
officer aboard at the time of the crash,
who was an observer during the aerial
maneuvers. heads the list in the
transfer.
Lieut.. Comdr Herbert v. Wiley, who
commanded the Macon when she
crashed also received his orders for
assignment at Sunnyvale. Other
officers in the same category include:
Lieut.. Comdr. Edwin F. Cochrare;
Lieut.. Comdr. Jesse L. KenWorthy,
jr., executive officer of the craft;
Lieut.. Comdr. Donald M. Mackey;
Lieut.. Comdr. George H. Mills; Lieut..
Comdr. Scott E. Peck; Lieut.. Howard
N. Coulter, Lieut.. Anthony L. DAMS,
a Washington boy; Lieut.. Harold B.
Miller, Lieut.. Walter E. Zimmerman,
Lieut.. George w. Campbell, Lieut..
Gerald L. Huff, Lieut.. Frederick N.
Kivette, Lieut.. John Reppy, Lieut..
Harry w. Richardson, Lieut.. Leroy C..
Simpler and Lieut.. Earl K. Van
SWearingen.
Evening star., 1935-03-20

Refrigerators Required.
Brazil has new law requiring all
food stores to have mechanical re-
frigerators.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
Babette Shoes
in NAVY Kid $3.50

Here's the important four-eyelet tie with
cut-out vamp. It's perforated and has ef-
fective inlays of gray kid. Cuban heels.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FLooR-sHoEs.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
New HANDBAGS
in NAVY Blue So

Pin grain and calfskin pouches with
silver-fnished chain handle and frame.
They're very roomy, with swinging purse.
1ANsBuRGRs-sTREET FIooa-BAos.
, 1935-11-28

At Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Pres Staff Writer

NEW YORK Nov. 2s.-Rspsated
rumors that MusSoIni is determined
70 run his own war" in SPITE Of
his general staff seem borne out by
recent army shifts. General staff
men who oppose the Ethiop.an
venture Cat least In the present
manner) are put aside.
But II isn't Ethiopia that 8 dis
turoing Musso--ni these days. If one
oS--IvSS the a,tions Of tie money
Wcrld, II Is possible to discern how
the financial tide Is running against
MusSollni.
Italy has an absolute dictatorship.
Mrsso-lni is the entire government.
What II his nationalist venture
should bring failure? VIII the dc
tato-ShiD come to en- end in italy?
Dictatcrs inevitably fall when
ehey faI IN military ventures. Mus
soLni has a double hazard-not
only has Re the military venture.
but his nation cannot I've without
imports. and sanctions have begun.
Natlolalism
The naval disarmament confer
enc in London beginning Dee. z.
(Which win turn INTO an armament
conf rene. ea-h nation 10 see how
far 1t can go) may have as its main
theme, rampant natlonalism.
N-vs- IN modern times have ma
tons exhibited such naticnalism as
a. present. People are bring in
famed against one another. and
truth selcom Is abe 10 surmount
the hatred and the bitterness.
Even rel.g-on Is Playing a part,
rs IN the middle ages.
The reason nationai-sm will come
UP for discussion IS because II IS
rsisin- new trade boundaries every
day-w.th merely a few isolated e.
certions. srch as the United States
and Canada.
Relief In Cities
How will cities take care OF the
thousands on relief whom the gov
er-ment Il dis-arding? What vii;
the states dor
TIE r-o3lem IS ore that battles
realistS In spite Of assurances ii
washington.
The majority OF muni.lpalit IS
are up 70 their cen. I'm Inev
cannot borrow. T.,us taxation. Of
eli sorts, must Be imDos-d. Raaltg
assessments are not lil.elv 10 drop;
instead. t.ey probably viii rise.
Mayor Daniel ". Eo1n, o. Nil
wau-se. president Of the United
States Conference Of MAYORS. see
the situation in this light:
There are only two alternatives
IN this relief prcb'sm. These people
must be fed. or they cen te n7--
mitted TO s.arve. Eut DO no. forget
than when animals locked in z han
beein sta-vinz, they are lilsey to
kick TIE barn down. Is there anv
reason 10 ex-ect different behavior
from peo-?'
Fascist Menace?
School tea-he-s associations may
, 1935-11-28

tries the thrust.ng OF rifles into the
hands Of children, "self-re5Pect TAX
Ell away AM brutality committed
upon r~,inor.t.es, yet TIE di3tators
pose before Us as new Msssiahs."
Or. Cadman continued. "Academ-
ic freedom has been tacooed In
thee, c1~-t~.es. This Is the capital
offsn5e. Tire sin egs -. the m nj
CT lie race Is in teach NJ 1t thu It
r1ust g--z2s.so IN scco-Sance with
the dictates and the eXig5no.es OF
he p3'it'cal state.
"r7 this ccUat-v rh3re are at
temps to im1ose fescism on team
ing. Proclaim your academic fire.
t-uh -~71cs-nsnT
what is actually HAPPENING. Yon
- li--ca r7sis ance from
tho-e wlo love darka-ss rather than
light. But liba-'T Of s~e7-h Is guar
2nteed n the Bill Of Rights.
, 1935-11-28

use words Of DR.. {. Pa-kss Cadman
~ tor o. the Central C~olg-ega-
t,o,al church. Brooklyn. as a rally
ing fo-cs TO p-o.ect frsod7n."
In speaking before the Protestant
T-ec1ers association q NV York,
Dr.. C1dmzn said this planet nov is
The lunat.c asylum Of the solar
evs.sn. IN tie United safes. tie
6octinss fo- which, our forsfethers
coucht are tro>t-d with the utmost
sco-n ami c3ltunacy. a1i democ-
-erv Is z b--g9r and is thrown GU"
He added: 1T Is the interference
with academic freedom when I ven
r- . n-ct1s- apain-t. Caths Of
,oya-tT. wtcn attached to tea-hs-s
are imDe-tinent Interference witt
acsSemic freedom and a reflsc''9-
ron re most sa-viceeb'a ana sacri-
fetal body Of public servants in the
Uri'ed States"
he SECS in certain European coun-