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SCOGCOs SN'
Hydrogen was obviously Ma
lures Element No. /, being the
simplest, lightest and smallest.
Finally an idea occurred to
Mendeleeff. It was temporarily
to eliminate the troublesome
hydrogen, and start with Ele-
ment No. 2 insteadoof No. /.
And so. ignoring hydrogen,
Mendeleeff wrote down the
names of the various elements
in the order of their atomic
weights, and on a horizontal
line.
His plan was to continue this
horizontal line until he came
upon an element which bore
some relationship to one al
ready written down. He would
then write this one down I'M
derneath the one it resembled.
CHEMICAL ALPHABET
In this way he would estab-
1ish families of elements.
Element No. 2 is Helium. He
started his horizontal line with
it. The next in order is Lith-
ium. He wrote it down and
followed with Beryllium. Boron,
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen and
Fluorine.
The next element in order is
Neon. Here was an element
that resembled one he had al
ready written down-Helium.
And so he wrote down Neon
under Helium, thereby starting
a second horizontal line.
Sodium belongs in the same
chemical family as Lithium.
and he wrote Sodium under
Lithium. Magnesium came
next and he put it under Beryl-
lium. Aluminium belonged
under Boron. Silicon fell into
place under it's relative Carbon.
Phosphorus took its place duti-
fully under it's relative. Nitro.
gen. Sulphur belonged next
under Oxygen, while Chlorine
fitted under F1uorine. This
ended the second horizontal
line of eight.
Then this man, sitting there
In his laboratory unravelling
Natures chemical alphabet,
selected the element having the
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Three-Minute Journeys

The redwood empire is not
just a fancy. It is truly mighty
scenic empire and we are really
sorry for those Americans who
go abroad year after year, never
giving. thought to the scenic
marvels of their own native
land. In doing so, they deprive
themselves of some of the most
exquisite scenic splendors to be
found in the world.
North of San Francisco, via
Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sonoma
and Napa Valley, we come to
Jack London's valley Of the
Moon" and the geysers at Cali
stoga, which shoot jets of steam
and water a couple of hundred
feet into the air. Then comes
Clear Lake at the southern end
of which are mineral springs of
great curative power. many of
them surprising anything to be
found in Europe. All around the
lake are vacation Fairgrounds.
Along the foothills between
Ukiah and Willis winds the
Eel River, famous for its trout
and salmon fishing. Now we
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Listen, World
Blu Elsie Robinson

PRAY THAT YOU MAY AL
WAYS KNOW ENOUGH DIS.
CONTENT TO KEEP YOU
STRIVING FOR NEW FORMS
OF EXPRESSION
The great people in history
have always been restless peo-
pie, disconnected people, often
very unhappy people.
Sometimes their bodies seem
placid enough, but always they
were mentally on the fidget.
Always they we're reaching out
for something more-throwing
themselves against the bars
that bound them.
ON THE MOVE
Every great contribution to
human treasure came through
someone's reStleSSneSS-came be-
cause someone wasn't satisfied
with the world as it is.
BE RESTLESS!
BE INTELLIGENTLY REST
LESS!
Don't pass up the good which
you may get from your present
situation. Squeeze all you can
out of each experience before
you cast it aside.
BUT KEEP ON THE MOVE
AND WELCOME THAT ITCH
WITHIN YOU WHICH KEEPS
YOU ON THE MOVE.
Ask not for an easy life-a
placid life, a contented life.
ASK FOR MORE LIFE,
AND, WHATEVER THE PRICE,
PAY 1T LIKE A GOOD
SPORT!
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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college and the most restless
creature that ever rode the earth.
Will you please tell me what to
do about it? Burn me up! I
need it! THANK YOU.
Restless?
What'll you do?
THANK GOD YOU ARE!
Discomfort
I mean that seriously. Thank
God that He has put so much
energy and curiosity into your
frame, and that you're not con-
tent to snuggle down like a bug
in a rug" but must always be
rarin' to go.
PRAY THAT HE WILL KEEP
YOU THAT WAY!
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in previous years to give
examinations for pilots licenses.
1t was patiently and earnestly
explained to Mr.. Vidal and
young Mr.. Roper that these
Medical Examiners had been
designated in utter disregard of
their political affiliations.
1t was pointed out:
That these medical auth0ri-
ties, eminent in the practice Of
their profession throughout the
country, were selected after an
advertisement had been placed
in one of the best.known medi.
cal journals Of the country.
That this advertisement re-
quested physicians and surgeons
who had made a study Of avia.
ton medicine and were willing
to accept designations as medi.
cal examiners in the AerOnauticS
Branch to write in to the De.
partment Of Commerce and send
recommendations from their
local medical societies.
That this was done and that
they were designated on the
basis of their qualifications as
attested by those competent in
their profession to bear witness.
But the appeal of the Their
medical director of the depart.
ment apparently fell upon dea1
ears.
EXPOSURE
Young Mr.. Roper insisted
upon having the list and with
the approval of Mr.. Vidal, he
got it.
Soon thereafter the medical
examiner of the department,
one of the earliest graduates of
the Army Medical Schools De.
partment of Aviation Medicine.
resigned, preferring ito put
the cause above renown," and
refusing to sell his brthright
for the mess of pottage Offered
him in the form of a govern
ment job.
This scandalous episode wa
soon thereafter exposed anC
denounced on this and othe,
editorial pages of the Hears
newspapers. The Aero-Medica
Association took up the fight
In a set of resolutions broad
cast to the country this associs
ton vigorously protested thi
attempt by Mr.. Mitchell am
Mr.. Vidal to debauch the lis
Of medical examiners through
out the country to satisfy tn
greed for jobs of pork-barre
politicians.
The exposure of this attemr
gave pause for a time at leaI
to the political wrecking Gre
in the Aeronautics branch. TIL
dismissals which Mr.. Mitche
and Mr.. Vidal apparently haE
in mind we're halted.
Doubtless the Senate invest,
eating committee will be able t.
find out how many politician
have subsequently been solicited
for names of doctors and SUI
geons who would like to get Or
this list, and how many witt
the aid of politicians have fina
ly been designated.
Copyright. 1885, Washington Time,
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Her right hand man is Paul
Best. Best had worked on
Florida paper in vacation time
but his experience was limited.
He went to FLA as a mes
Senger boy but tUGS made a Spe.
cial assistant at a rather gen.
erouS salary. His approval goes
on material after Mary Young
giUeS her sanction.
In the same organization Is
Vincent Tutching, employed at
a salary of $4,000 a year. Tutch-
ing had some newspaper expert
ence before he went with FILA.
The unusual thing about
Tutching is that he was Brit
ish subject. Before he went
with the FILA he hadn't even
taken the trouble to get his first
citizenship papers.
Yet he was employed at a
good salary. while statistics
show that millions of citizens
of the United States are unem-
ployed,
So it is that while many er-
perienced men 1Oho are EN-.
ployed at FILA get small SAL
aries and relatively unimpor.
tGnt jobs, others Without erpe-
rience and Without citizenship
get the choice spots.
For more than seven years
"Tokie" Slocum. of japanese de-
scent, has fought to have Con-
gress adopt his proposal to re.
store the citizenship of those
Orientals who fought for the
United States in the World War.
That group was given citizen.
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Politics and Aviation
Blu James T. Williams, T.

LIZ OWHS~O
Politicians think that BY stop
ping up the chimney they can
stop it smoking. They try these
experiments, they driue the
smoke back, and there is more
smoke than eUer;: but they do
not see that their tOdnt of COM
mon sense has increased the
eul they Mould haze prevented.
Borne.
There is more smoke than
ever" in the aeronautics branch
of the Department of Commerce
in spite of the efforts of the
POLITICAL racketeers responsible
for its disruption Ito stop up the
chimney" for the last two years.
In the summer OF 1888, the
disruption of this one-time high
ly respected and highly efficient
Federal agency got under way.
The newly appointed Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, Mr..
Ewing Y. Mitchell, of Missouri,
began to function as supervisor
of the aeronautics branch. 1t
was still without a director, the
four candidates for that newly
created office being assistant di.
rectors. Each one of them was
still hoping to land the director.
ship.
One day Mr.. Mitchell, recent
ly removed from office, diScov-
cred that there was list in the
aeronautics branch of physicians
and surgeons throughout the
United States who had been
designated to make the exami-
nations for applicants for pilots
license. He sent for the then
most efficient medical director
in charge of the medical division
of the aeronautics branch and
asked for the list.
PARTY JOBS?
Mr.. Mitchell wanted to know
how many doctors on this list
we're Republicans and how
many we're Democrats. He was
told that the political affilia-
lions of these distinguished
physicians and surgeons had
never been asked.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Mitchell let
it be known that he proposed
to find out who were Repub-
licanS and who were Democrats
in order that the Republicans
might be removed and Demo
Gratis appointed to their places.
Then Mr.. Mitchell. aided by
Mr.. Eugene L. Vidal, then an
assistant director, now direc-
tor, arranged for conference
at the national headquarters
of the Democratic National
Committee in Washington with
the then executive secretary on
duty at the headquarters
Richard F. Roper, son Of the
Secretary Of Commerce.
The medical director of the
department was ordered to
Democratic headquarters and
was accompanied by Mr.. Vidal.
Under instructions, the medical
director took the list of dis
tinguished physicians and sur
geons who had been designated
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years preparing what Con-
greSs apparently considers an
important tome. It is Can
mons Precedents," and super
sedes Kinds Precedents."
The appropriations subcom-
mittee said that Cannon should
be paid $4,000 by the taxpayers
for his work.
The House raised it to $40, 900.
That is one appropriation Mr..
Cannon did not vote down.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington
Times)
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Wise Words

The evil that men do lives
after them; the good is oft in
tered with their bones.-Shake-
speare.
Liberty of speech inviteth and
provoketh liberty to be used
again, and so bringeth much to
mans knowledge.-Bacon.
Not all the lip can speak is
worth the silence of the heart.
Adams.
He most lives who thinks
most, feels the noblest, acts the
best.-Bailey.
In all pointed sentences some
degree of accuracy must be sac
rificed to conciSeneSS.-JohnSon
Liberty, when it takes root,
is a plant of rapid growth.
Washington.
We are all quick to initiate
what is base and depraved-
Juvenal.
Imagination wanders far
afield.-Young.
That treacherous phantom
which men call liberty-Ruskin.
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Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

Testimony recently given be-
fore the House o m m t t e e
h a d e d by Representative
william I. Sirovich, of New
York, was that in one division
of James A. MOffett'S Federal
Housing Administration 80 per
cent of 1900 employees we're
prOpagandists.
Interesting to note is the fact
that Mary Young, special assist.
ant to Moffett, and known as
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fidgets, a n d
she wonders
what she can
do about it.
Dear Elsie:
w i'll you
please 6 iv e
me a GOOD
sermon?
I'm so dis.
gusted today
W i t h myself
that I can't
see straight.
E v erything'S
t he matter
W 1 t h me.
Here I am at
The Washington times., 1935-06-21

of chemistry
at st. Peters
burg Institute
of Technol.
ogy, and also
at the Uni
versity of St.
P e t e r sburg,
was unable to
make the ele-
ment hydro
gen fit into
the orderly
system which
t he 9th e r
chemical ele-
m e n is Sug-
nocfoN
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Little Bob
bic" n ev e r
worked on a
newspaper in
her life. Yet
at a h g h
salary she is
employed to
pass on all
press releases,
specifics dAAN
propaganda.
Before TAX
ing this job
she had had
no re al eX.
perience with
the work she
~4111 ~A~fnrNA &
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ship during the conflict, but it
was taken away when the war
was ended.
Slocum'S fight has been a Bit
ter one. He has waged it al.
most alone.
The other day the House
passed his bill.
1t was a great victory for
Slocum.
But "Tokie" waS not there.
Off on a fishing trip, his car
had broken down and he didn't
know about passage of the bill
until hours and hours later.
When he learned that it had
been adopted, he rushed into
the office of Representative
Caroline O'Day of New York,
who helped him get the measure
passed.
He jumped up in the air, on
chairs, and desks. Employees
feared that he would leap out of
the window in his joy. But he
refrained. He was just cele-
brating the passage of a bill he
had fought for and failed to
see pass because the fish were
biting.
Representative Clarence Can
non of Missouri does not like to
see appropriations for the Dis
trict increased when he acts as
chairman of the District Appro-
priations subcommittee.
Regardless of how persons
may testify to the necessity of
certain proposed appropriations,
they won't get them if Cannon
doesn't approve.
Yet the taxpayers will pay
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Mendeleeff's Dramatic
Discovery

Alone in his laboratory one
night, puzzling over the curious
family resemblanceS of the
c h e m ical elements, Dimitri
Ivanovitch Mendeleeff, professor
The Washington times., 1935-06-21

next higher atomic weight
wondering if it would be a
relative of Helium and Neon.
That next was Argon-it was
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Mr.. Cannon
the nice sum
of $4,000 if
a particular
item CO n
tanned in the
d e fici ency
supply bill re-
Gently passed
by the House
p a S S e S the
Senate.
Cannon has
spent tim e
and money in
the last three
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In the World of Science

) a close relative of both Helium
and Neon. He went on, and
finished the third line, each
element falling properly into
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OLD FAVORITES
Song: To Cynthia

Song: To Cynthia BY Ben JOnSOn
Queen and huntress chaste and fair,
Now the is laid to sleep,
Seated in thy silver chair,
State in wonted manner keep:
Hesperus enreas thy light
Goddess excellently bright
Earth let not thy envious shade
Dare itself to interpose
Cynthias shining orb made
Heaven to clear, when day did close:
Bless then with wished sight,
Goddess excellently bright
Lay thy bow of pearl apart,
And thy crystalshining CULVER;
Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe, how short soever:
Thou that max st day of night
Goddess excellently bright
IReuder invited to send to the editor their sugges-
tons of old favortes among the for reprntng in
, this space,)
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Restless Folks

ReStIeSS 1OIK-
The world is full of them.
Here's a little coed with the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-05
SCOUT DRIVE
PLANS DRAWN

Final plans for the countrywide
Scout financial campaign were dis
cussed at last nights meeting of
the executive board, Imperial Yuma
council. George B. Raines of West
morland, president, was in charge
Warren Currier of this city is
general chairman of the campaign
which is to be conducted in Imperial
and Yuma counties October 81 to
November 2.
A goal of $4,000 has been set for
the fiscal year. October l, 1885, to
September 30, 1886 This will cover
field service to Troops, training
courses for leaders, summer camp
for Scouts, special activities, main
tenance of a Scout headquarters,
record keeping, office secretarial
help and Scout executive to give
supervision and leadership to the
Scouting program in the council.
Ell Centrans present at the meet
ing were: DR.. r. c. ClemonS, War
rem Currier, S. l.. McCrory, o. G..
Horne, Ralph Reynolds.
Other routine matters were dis
cuSsed, several beaver awards were
authorized and discussion was held
as to the annual meeting but no
decision made.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-05
Continue Hearing
On Revocation Of
Mans Probation

With arguments by Edgar Hervey
concluded at noon today when court
was adjourned, the case of the revo-
cation of probation of A. P. Taran-
tlno was continued until next Fri
Gay, October IL. Tarantino was re-
manded to the county Jail by order
OF the court to await the continual
ton of the hearing.
Ralph 1. French, deputy district
attorney, had asked the cGlrt to
revoke the probation order granted
Tarantino and send him to San
Quentin on a charge of conspiring
to defraud valley rancher in let
tuce deal.
Hervey attacked the information
on the grounds that Tarantino had
pleaded guilty to something that
did not constitute a public offence
and the court stated that it had
doubts as to whether or not the
information as offered did con-
stitute such an offence.
The hearing this morning had
opened shortly after 10 o'clock and
then had been recessed until l1.30.
French had no opportunity to
present his arguments during the
last session of the hearing before
adjournment came.
Al the couty Jail Sheriff Ware
received a telegram from Stockton
officers stating that Tarantino was
to be held for that city for violating
the agricultural code. The COM
plant against him had been
brought by Levi NJ Toal.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-05
PROCESS TAX
SUPPORTED BY
FARM LEADER

Strong appeal for maintenance OF
the processing tax was made at the
recent regional meeting of farm
bureau members held october in
Santa Ana, Chester Gray, repre-
sentative of the national farm
bureau, being the chief speaker.
Gray is considered one of the best
informed men in the county on
agricultural legislation in the United
States.
He declared that the decision in
favor of the processing tax must be
protected because 10 billion dollars
were appropriated at the last ses-
sion of congress, money which will
be repaid at least in part by means
Of this tax.
He pointed out that the benefit
prices for farmers that are estab-
lished by the AAA will be lessened
as parity prices are reached.
Gray explained that the agricul-
tural law has been rewritten for the
future, based on a philosophy of
adjustment rather than one OF
necessity as in 1888.
Secretary Wallace scrapped the
non-basic crop marketing agree
ments as they were non-enforce-
able by law and today has arTang-
ed a different set up. The govern
ment will not enforce any agree
ment until two-thirds of the pro-
ducers apply for marketing agree
ment.
Agriculture scored a great vic
tory in the last session of congress.
Out of 46 legislative agricultural
projects, 80 favored by agriculture
were passed, and of IL opposed by
united agriculture, only one was
enacted over its opposition.
Earl v. C. Northrop, state dele
gate; C. o. Hoober, president of the
local farm bureau, and Mrs. Hoober;
Mrs. o. G. Carleton, agricultural
club chairmen, attended the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-05
ITALIAN ARMY
ADVANCING ON
THREE FRONTS
Heavy Fighting Reported
In Vicinity Of City
With Many Casualties
LEAGUE STATEMENT
Committee OF Six Implies
Italian Aggression Is
Quite Obvious
BY United Press

WITH ITALIAN ARMY IN
ETHIOPIA. via Asmara: Italian
general staff expects that Aduwa
will be occupied today-with all
three columns of the northern Ital-
ian army on the advance.
Adds ABABA: Ethiopia COM
mander at Aduwa reports on fight
ing to date saying that many" had
been killed. John Robinson, Ameri-
can Negro who became naturalized
Ethiopian for service in air CORPS,
describes bombing of Aduwa.
DIREDAWA: Orders were receiv-
ed from Emperor Halle Selassie
that all foreigners in Diredawa
must be evacuated Immediately as
the town, which is on the Djibouti-
Adds Ababa railway, is in direct
path of the drive of Italian eastern
armies for Harar.
ROME: Official military reports
from 1SoI.o tell of big scale drive
from Italian Somaliland for Harar
which already has resulted in oc-
cupation of Dolo and bombardment
of Gorrahei. Reports also indicate
that Italian army operating from
Mt. Mussa Ali at the southern end
OF Eritrea had begun it's drive
southwark.
PARIS: France will participate
IN sanctions against Italy If the
league of nations outlaws that coun-
try, but only in the milder ones in
capable of leading to war in Europe.
LONDON: Personal suggestion
from Premier Benito Mussolini that
England and Italy withdraw their
fleets from Mediterranean as one
means of preventing Italo-E Ethiopian
dispute from spreading to Europe
waS ld-shouldered by Foreign
Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare.
GENEVA: Italy is not branded as
outlaw nation in committee of thir-
teens report on talo-Ethiopian dis
pute. Document, however, is re-
ported to condemn Italian attitude
strongly.
GENEVA, Oct. 5 U.P)-The league
committee of six, meeting today
after the council session, immediate
iy agreed that the facts speak for
hemselves"-implying that italian
aggression in the ethiopian
CONTINUED On Page a
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-05
STATE SCHOOL
LEADER TALKS
At MEETINGS
Teachers And Trustees
Hear Morgan Explain
New Legislation

Walter E. Morgan. assistant state
superintendent of public instruction,
addressed two meetings in Ell Gen.
tro yesterday, the annual trustees
meeting held in the afternoon and
the local teachers institute last
night.
Both gatherings were in Wilson
school and presided over by C. B.
Collins, county superintendent.
New legislation now in effect
was discussed at the trustees meet
ing: requirements of the retirement
salary law, and the new annuity
feature in particular were outlined.
Explanation of the details was CIV
en- so that trustees may make prop
er deductions.
Changes in teacher tenure, emer-
gency aid to district schools, state
support of junior colleges, state
regulation of school bus transport
alton, statutory limitation of school
district expenditures and changes
of dates in school elections we're
all outlined.
Some of these points, those af-
fecting the teachers, were outlined
at the institute, Morgan also en-
phasizing changes in school cur
riculae and in social trends.
Liberalism is one of these trends
he declared, offering as instances
of liberal tendencies the movement
toward public ownership of utilities,
much of the social security legis-
lation, etc.
These trends in thought are re-
Elected in school curriculae De-
Sireable changes are the elimination
of obsolete studies, as Latin, alge-
bra, etc. for the average student;
unification of materials so that the
number of subjects taught may be
reduced to smaller group.
Music was furnished for the trus-
tees meeting by Wilson school, and
by the high school trio for the in
stitute.