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Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-They are
planning a rescue squad to bring the
humorist Frank Sullivan back to
town. He slipped off to his native
Saratoga Springs for a seasonal stay
and as this is written, won't bulge.
He promises editors he will return
when he gets his chow chow put up
and his dandelion wine Jared.
But stays on and on He wrote
one editor he was hacking to a New
York train when he read that Lucius
Beebe had decreed pink crepe de
chine tuXedoeS must be worn this
winter. So he hoped out and de-
cided to hell around in his green
plaid mackinaw with the galoshes
awhile longer.
Funnyman CTime from 1926 on)
Sullivan has become one of the most
exasperating problems in the maya
zine shops. Soft spoken, starry-eyed,
he expresses a bekuiling innocence,
promising editors a piece on any
subject any time. Then try to find
him! Often he has moved twice in
a week.
Not that he doesn't like to write
humor But he prefers to write it in
the form of private letters to Corey
Ford, Arthur Samuels and Joseph
Bryan, III. He may spend days in
this hilarious personal correspon-
dence while editors walk the floor,
wringing their hands.
The man really first with the
Amateur Hour radio idea has got
nothing out of it but a vince. He is
George JeSsel, and was growing a
beard in every executive waiting
room in town several years ago look
ing for a sponsor. He told me about
it in California in 1881, predicting
it would be the greatest draw in
radio. I, too, thought he was riding
a bad horse.
Chinese film players are reported
by a Harvard psychologist to have
remarkably high /. q. Anna May
Wong has been acting in Europe in
French, German, English and the
bury dialect OF Harry Lauder. Glas-
gov critics referred to her as a
"sonsie" or "honny lassie." Keye
Luke, who acts in Charley Chan mys-
teries, is a highbrow juvenile who
reads Chaucer and has drawings on
exhibit in the British Museum. 500
Young, acting with Mae West, is a
Columbia graduate, student of
philosophy, and was the rigisseuse
in Mel Ian FanpS performance
Herbert Marshall, as / recall, once
had a Chinese valet who is an au-
| thority on Sanskrit.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
Ell CENTR0 NEEDS
MORE HOMES

An eastern publisher, writing to a
friend in FL Centro, commented on his
first impression of the town when he
visited here on a trip to the coast. The
thing that impressed this business man
most was the framework appearance of
Ell Centre compared to the beauty of
most California towns. He was i'm
pressed too by the progressive spirit OF
the community here when compared to
the quiet of other places.
In other words, he found most Cali
fornia towns all dressed up and no place
to go, and Ell Centro not dressed up at
all, but going places in hurry
Imperial Valley has been doing
things so rapidly for years that it has
neglected the outward appearance of its
towns. Especially is this true in Ell
Centre. The time has passed, however.
when the valley, or any town in the val
ley, can afford to neglect its personal
appearance. The work must go on. but
it should be trimmed with a few fancy
touches. Like a child outgrowing its
swaddling clothes, the valley has reached
the point where it must pay some at
tention to DRESS or take the consequences.
Those consequences lie in the quickly
arrived-at conclusions of men who are
not trained to penetrate as far below
the surface as did the eastern publisher
Below the framework, many will not see
the bustling progress which has given
the valley its place as one of the most
prosperous regions in the country.
Anyone who has looked for a house to
rent in recent weeks knows that there is
more to the question: too, than one of
appearance. Expecting tn e greater
rt of from
tion within the next few weeks, Ell Cen
trO already is practically out of places
10 house families. Even apartments are
filling up rapidly. The best houses are
tenanted, and there are few left in other
classifications. More than in any other
year, Ell Centro is beginning to feel the
pressing need for more homes.
To the credit of property owners it
must be said that they face a problem
IN which all-year tenants are the need
ed link. Heretofore, many fine houses
have been filled in the winter, but left
vacant in the summer. The problem was
not an acute one last summer, however,
and it is safe prediction that it will
not be acute next summer. Ell Centro's
population, like the population of all
Imperial Valley, is taking on more of a
permanent character than ever before
Because the people of the valley are
staying home-or at least keeping their
homes here-when before thev moved
lock, stock and barrel in the summer
months, there is reason for great en-
couragement to those who have contem-
plated building. Ell Centro needs more
homes. It's property owners and pros
pective property owners cannot lose
through the progress of their communi-
ty. On the other hand, they may bene-
fit materially by aiding that progress
Whatever building is done should be
of permanent, attractive character fit
ting into theme based on a more beau
tifui town.
Let's dress Ell Centro up, and keep
going places, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
WAR MATERIALS AND
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
What are war materials?

What are war materials?
The United States governments an
nounced intention to prevent shipment
of war materials to belligerent ma
tions is like the old lady's knitting
nobody knows where it ends. Oil, cop
per, scrap iron, scrap steel and trucks
and tractors already have been listed
officially as war materials. Federal ex-
perts are studying cotton export figures
to determine if cotton shall be listed
along with the others as an essential to
war.
Cotton is used in the manufacture of
munitions. SO is silk. Trucks and tract
ors are vital factors in transportation of
men and munitions, but so are other
motors. Gasoline is necessary to the
motors. Rubber is necessary to the
wheels. Food is necessary to keep the
soldiers on the march. Clothing must be
had to protect their bodies.
Is there anything which is not war
material?
The unending chain takes on even more
serious import in view of recent sugges-
tions that the federal government take
over munitions factories to 'take the
profit out of war" Munitions are a
deadly part of war machinery. but
there are just as many profits in war
for many other forms of business. Be
cause of this, should the government
take over the other factories and offices,
too? Factories that turn out trucks,
tractors, tanks and other similar ve-
hicles might just as well be taken over
by the government, for their wheels hum
as much faster in war time as those of
the munitions factories. Ships carry the
war materials. Without them there would
be no way to get the sinews of war to
the belligerents. Why not then, take
over the ocean transportation lines?
Consistency demands thorough pro-
gram, if any program is to be under
taken. If the government is to own the
munitions factories, 1t should own the
other factories as we'll. If it has no con-
troll of ownership over those others, the
output of which is just as necessary to
war, why should it own the munitions
factories?
On the other hand, without ownership,
can the government be said to have full
power of regulation over the destinies
of any business be it munitions manu-
featuring or truck manufacturing?
War is the enemy of civilization AL
most any measures to prevent war are
desirable, but the present problem raises
a fine question in economics. Propon-
ents of government ownership would
welcome the proposition that every de-
tail of industry should be under govern
ment control in time of emergency. OPP
ponents fear the danger would far out
run the length of the emergency, giving
a foothold TO theory they contend is
There are others who favor
the middle ground as the safest, giving
the government control over what they
describe as a selected list of key indus
tries.
Always, however, the question arises:
how are we to determine what are the
key industries? Is it not true that one
branch of industry is just as necessary
to this complex, modern civilization as
another?
Wars problems are not confined to
the warning nations.
-O-
A current screen lover says, "Some-
times | wonder how 7 even stand NV
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
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CONTRACT
n BRIDGE 4
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
MASTERING BRIDGE (39)


A DESIRABLE bridge system is
efficient, simple and in accord with
the best practice. Local custom
should be disturbed only to render
it more efficient or simpler. Players
consider constant changes in bridge
books or bridge lessons as efforts to
stimulate business, sometimes verg-
ing on racketeering or charlatanry.
While various methods of redoubl-
ing have been suggested, and still are
used locally, on the whole consider
the one described here the most ef-
ficient and simplest.
A redouble follows the nature of
the preceding double. Both must be
informatory or both must mean busi-
ness. The following hands will illus
trate a case Of an opening bid of
Spade, made on the first holding
shown below, with sound informa-
tory double made on the second
holding.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
SHOWS SURPLUS

BOSTON. WP)-A candidate for
school committee failed TO win elec-
ton, but was able to show a finan-
cial profit in campaign in which
he didn't spend a cent. The candi-
dte, Henry j. Gagnon, reported
contribution Of $3.50 and no ex-
)enses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
street. El Centro, California. Telephone 800. Full
leased wire United Press Association. Entered at
El Centro, California, post office as second-class
matter. Member California Newspaper Publish
ers' Association. M c. Mogensen, national ad-
vertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
LO O kin g
B a c k w a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 26. 1915

Cotton is given credit by Argyle
McLachlan for big share in the
work of bringing business condi-
tions back to normal in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Travers and
daughter, Ruth, were the guests
Thanksgiving day at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Leonard.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

A current screen lover says, "Some-
times | wonder how l even stand my
self" That's easy; he probably doesn't
go to the movies.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

Statistics reveal that federal employees,
if laid end to end, would reach halfway
across the country. AS it is, however,
they reach only to Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

Selassie's troops march to the front
to the strains of "St. Louis Blues" The
German goose-step may have rival in
the Ethiopian shuttle.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

What businessmen are trying to figure
out is whether this is really breath
ing spell' or just second wind
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

'For two weeks, President Roosevelt
has been fussing with the budget" It's
only a question of time until G.. o. P.
adherents dub him fuss-budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
Answers TO Foregoing Questions

/. A coat Of many colors.
2 Twenty-four dollars.
3. Charles Curtis of Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

Persons born on this day have
natures that are marked by intui-
ton, conservatism, with strong psy-
chic traits, and some reserve.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

West plays 4-Hearts. The opening
lead is the @ of clubs. Before to-
morrow see if the contract can be
fulfilled against the best subsequent
defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November rs, 1920

Miss Julia Foncannon returned a
few days ago from weeks visit
in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
TEN YEARS AGO
NOvember 26, l925

Application for boxing permit
at Calexico is TO be made by the
American Legion Post of that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
GRAB BAG

What gift did Jacob make TO Jo-
seph, his son, which aroused the
envy OF Joseph's brothers?
What is the reputed value of the
trinkets, etc, which the Dutch set
tiers gave the Indians in exchange
for Manhattan island?
Who was vice president under
Herbert Hoover?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

The doubler shows strength in
three suits and asks partner to make
his best bid. A redouble by third
hand will be informatory, showing
too little spade strength to at once
support, no particularly strong suit
into which to shift, one weak side
suit makllg an immediate shift to
no trump undesirable, with ample
side support to raise were it not
for shortage in spades.
The next hand may be utilized
for ! Spade redouble. It's holder
does not want to needlessly show
either of his minor suits, If game
may be made in the major suit call
Nor does he wish either to raise
partner, with the possibility that
partner holds only spades The
weak hearts do not make | No
Trump a good shift.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
Words Of Wisdom
TOday'S Horoscope

A good memory is needed once we
have lied-Corneille.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

Our Puritan forefathers and our
Aunt's sisters had nothing on Ell
Centro when it comes to a real
THANKSGIVING feast.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
Correctly Speaking-

rig" is a provincialism for car
rage, buggy, or wagon"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26
A little more enthusiasm is re-

ported TO be necessary if the cam
paign TO obtain funds for the Sal
walton Army is TO meet with sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

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Instead of having a hand like the
one above, partner Of the doubled l.
Spade may hold something like one
of the three hands shown below. Bid
2-Spades on the first hand. Jump
to 4-Spades with the second hand.
Bid 2-No Trump with the third
hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-26

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shown Immediately above indicates
that game cannot be made unless
the opening bidder holds more than
single rebid strength, but the i'm
mediate raise may prevent fourth's
hands response, allowing part game
score to be played
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
CONNECTS TRIED
 TO TUNNEL OUT

McAIester, Okla, Oct. 29-(UP)- Penitentiary offlcials revealed today they had thwarted an elaborate at- tempt to tunnel out of thep rison and as a result had placed five des- perate convicts in solitary confine- ment for year.
 Authorities estimated the convicts had been tunneling for at least six months toward the west wall, with only a score of yards remaining be- tween them and freedom.
 The tunnel was equipped with electric lights, electric fans and a boar dtrack on which was operated wagon to remove the dirt taken out with shovel and picks filched from prison construction projects.
 The dirt, and an accumulation of rock and concrete which had to be removed from Q steam tunnel at the start of the attempt, had been hidden in Q long-sealed underground room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
Federal Men Assisted ByNce Squad h Raid
Knocked Off 800 Gallon Still-Joseph Ferretto of Waterbury Put Under Arrest

J Federal men assisted by members of the local vice squad, this after noon swocped down on a farm of Worcester avenue, Middlebury, con- fiscated 8 500-gallon stil land ar- rested one man, a Waterburian, on charges of operating an unregistered still. The man under arrest is Jo- seph Ferretto, 49, who said that he lived at 93 River street.
 Ferretto was brought to police headquarters here and will lbe held until he is arraigned before U. s. Commissioner Krasow. A prelim- mary arraignment, at which time bonds would be fixed, was expected late this afternoon or early tonight.
 The raiding party was in charge of Chief Inspector Joseph 0, OKane of the Hartford office, alcohol unit, internal revenue bureau of the fed- eral government.
 Tn confiscating the still, the raid- CTS found a quantity of alleged al- cohol, as well as several vats of mash. Work of dismantling the H. licit apparatus was begun at once.
 The arrest was the third made here on federal charges in the past few days. Last Friday two men were arrested while driving along East Main street and charged with illegal transportation of alcohol. One of the men, John Paolino, was later found to be wanted to face charges in con- nection with a still discovered in the Greystone section a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
LANDMARK IS TO
 BE ELIMINATED.
Building Owned By ThoO.
 Kelly Estate in Brook lyn Will Be Razed

One of the city's oldest landmarks, the building owned by the Thomas Kelly estate at 742-756 Bank street, will be torn down soon and plans for the removal of the building have already been started. Attorney Frskh- is Mcdonald, administrator for the Kelly estate, told the Democrat to- day that the land on which the building now stands will be develop ed. The property which has been idle for years has a total valuation of $21 100. Figures available at the tax assessors offlcve disclosed that the building has a valuation of $1l,400, while the land amounts to $9, 700. N
 The building was badly damaged by fire several years ago and has since been idle. greatly depreciating. It is the first building on the west side of Bank street after one has crossed the Brooklyn bridge and passed under the railroad trestle.
 Once Busy Section
 At one\ time this location was considered to be the busiest in the city It was the first home of the Kelly baking establishment which later became citywide enterprise and then extended its business
 (Continued on Page 4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
GERMAN YOUTHS
 LEAVE FOR CAMP

Berlin, Oct. 29.-UP)-Berlin's first contingent of recruits for the new conscript army, 235 youths Of 2l years wearing ribbons and fiow- CTS that relatives and admirers had given them, left by train today for northern garrisons to start military service.
 It was a scene not witnessed in the IT years the Armistice and the Versailles peace treaty.
 Parents and sweethearts were at tNe station to bid the youths fare- well and officers addressed them. lauding, amid cheers, Adolf Hitler's re- ablishment of compulsory service army.
 The youths who went today to join the new army of 100000 were of the class of 19l4--born in the year in which their fathers, whom many of the class never saw went to duty in the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
BRITISH CREATE
 DOUBT ON ITALY
Military Experts of That Nation Point Out Ob-
 stacles to Victory
By sANDoR S. KLEIN

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, Oct. 29-(UP)-With Italian forces poised today in both north and south Ethiopia for drives toward the country's center. British military experts expressed grave doubts of the invaders chances of ultimate victory.
 Three columns comprising 180,000 men under Gen. Emilio De Bono in the north face conditions of ter- rain, climate and possible battle that will test Italian strategy to the utmost.
 The experts agreed that no ser- ious difficulty lies in the way of capture of Makale, approximately 70 miles south of Adigrat. but be- yond that point. De Bono may find his path extremely thorny. And even to take Makale, tacticianS who have studied the country said, may require several weeks.
 Army of De Bono
 De Bono's northern Eritrean army is divided among three columns based roughly at Adigrat, at the left, and Aksum at the right.
 Each column faces terrain prob lems of its own. The left wing, con- sisting of irregulars, deserters) from Ethiopia, two brigades of native Eri- trearls and one battalion of black- shirts, Is closset to Makale but must travel country of craggy peaks and deep canyons.
 The columns of the center and right will be able to travel fast with tanks and artillery in the first stage of an advance but just before reach-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
DEGREE ON FOOD
 GIVEN BY ITALY
Country Placed on Virtual War Time Basis-Pre-
 pare to Fight Penalties
Continued on Page so
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY fCouyrieht 1885 by United Press)

Ta
 Rome, Oct. 2e--(UP)-The gov- ernment issued series Of decrees today placing the country on vir- tual war time basis in connection with certain foodstuffs.
 The oecrees are designed to en- able the nation to withstand the economic sanctions being applied by the League of Nations.
 Prices will be strictly regulated to prevent profiteering.
 The decrees involved a system somewhat similar to the rationing used during the World War.
 Beginning Nov. 5 and lasting for six months, butchers shops will be closed on Tuesdays. Hotels, cafes and railraw dining cars will be pro- hibited from serving more than one dish of meat or fish per meal per person.
 Orders to Butchers
 During the same six months butchers may not sell meat, lamh or pork on Wednesday. Butcher shops throughout Italy will be closed on Sundays after il a. m.
 It was announced measures will be adopted to increase the yield from fishing and hunting to aug ment the food supply. Fishing and hunting will be permitted on state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
CITIES DISCUSS
 SNOW REMOVAL
WPA May Finance Ex- pense Incurred; Will Be
 Savings to All Towns

Snow removal from the streets of Waterbury may be financed this winter by the WPA. Meeting in Middletown yesterday, members of the Connecticut league of Muni- cipal Executives adopted @ resolu- ton asking State WPA Administra- tor Matthew J. Daly of New Haven to approve plan to have WPA workers do the work. Waterbury, if the proposal is approved, will save not less than $50,000 and possibly $1o0, ,000 or more.
 Two years ago when the blizzard hit the state the local EZRA work CTS and Mutual Aid employees were put to the task of aiding the street department in clearing the main highways and side streets. ,,..,
 Payroll Turned Down a
 After the work had been under way for a few days the EZRA of ficials at Hartford refused to hon. or the payroll charged against them for the street work done. It was finally decided that EZRA workers were employed on an em- ergency and that the blizzard work constituted an emergency service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
CHRISTMAS CLUB
 CHECKS ARE BIG

Boston, Oct. 29-(UP)-Christ- mas club checks will fill 8 lot of stockings this year. Figures report ed today by the Savings Banks Association of Massachusetts show an increase of $1,600,0o0 in this years clubs over those of 1884. The total for metropolitan Boston will be $5,908.881 for the l42,647 depos- itors. Worcester is second with $529, 1880 in 14,885 accounts, Spring field third with $344.000 in 7309 ac- counts, and Lowell fourth with $3l0,500 in 9621 accounts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-29
GREAT BRITAIN
 FRANCE AGREED
Have Prepared Plan for Submission to League
 Early Next Month
BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN Copyright, 1885, by United Press)

BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN Copyright, 1885. by United Press)
 Paris, October 29-(UP)-British and French experts have drafted plan for solution of the Italian Ethiopian war, for submission to the League of Nations and Italy the foreign offices admitted today.
 Details were refused. But 1t was understood that the plan was in London already. Experts on Afri- can affairs from the British and French foreign offices drafted 1t, 1t was understood, and the British expsrts returned to London with the completed plan.
 The British government is report ed to be giving 1t final consideration and 1t is said here that if 1t is found satisfactory, Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign secretary may sub- init 1t at Geneva this weekend,
 On MussoIini's Demands
 It is understood that the plan as drafted is based on Premier Benito Mussolini's still mysterious "mini- mum demands" as he outlined them to Premier Pierre Laval, of France. Though the plan does not ap- proach that of Mussolini in its con- cession to Italy, 1t was reported to envisage considerable territorial sessions to Italy.
 The British, 1t IS said, insist that the plan must be submitted to the league framework. and more im-