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The Washington times., 1935-01-11

Up spoke an able correSpon-
dent.
Said he:
Mr.. President, don't you
think that was a terrible error
when you consider how cheap
'whereaSeS' are in the Senator"
Mr.. Roosevelt replied:
That's a new view."
Despite the short time that
Congress has been in session,
many new members have had
their eyes opened.
Some of the "cubs" who
came here expecting to be-
come members of great august
bodies Of Congress are openly
disappointed.
Some express their disgust
at the pickering and quarrel
ing that goes on, particularly
in the House.
To them it is a revelation to
DttneSS the United States
House of Representatives en-
gagged IN petty palauer and hiss
ing and jeering each other in
stead OF conducting the nG-
t1on'S business in q digntied
manner.
One of the youngsters who
is disgusted with the situation
is Clare Gerald Fennerty,
young Philadelphia Republican.
A graduate of st. Joseph's
College. and the University Of
Pennsylvania Law School, Fen
nerty at 35 is one of the most
able orators in the House, al
though he has not exhibited
his ability up to the present
time.
He attends each session but
reclines in his seat, obviously
disguised with the great show
that is the House.
A new Interpretation Of the
Presidents message arises in the
House, dripping from a Sarcas.
tic Republican.
Representative Charles A.,
Eaton, of NetD jersey, discuss.
ing the Chief Executives speech,
called it "a rare mastery of
mob psychology"
He said "it contains mes
sage to the left. tOrapped in
the uncertainties and generdli-
ties that are so appealing to
that type of mind. 1t makes
an appeal to the right, Uery
sincere, Uery clear. and Uery
concise, and then it appeals to
those in betUeen.
Eaton said it reminded him
of the ingredients Of a New
York cocktail:
"a little whisky to make It
strong.
"A little water to make 1t
weak,
"A little lemon to make 1t sour,
"a little sugar to make it sweet" "
Copyright, 1885, The Washington TimesI
The Washington times., 1935-01-11
Hiram Percy Maxim

Should we say with Shake
spear, Much Ado About Moth
ing?" Or should we appreciate
that in finite things lie infinite
possibilities?
Our superstitious ancestors
knew no more about the night
sky than a well-trained dog
knows about chess, and we but
little more.
Human beings exist only in a
narrow range of temperatures.
Two hundred and twelve degrees
Fahrenheit kills every living
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are evolved, you will feel better.
You may even go out and buy
yourself a mink coat-or, even
better, a whole mink. The
people who make up the tests
are the ones who should be Wor-
rying about themselves, not you.
You're sitting pretty.
Just listen to what goes on
when they set out to test a
child's intelligence. First, they
have to decide which test to
give him Eve are assuming that
it is a little boy, although I'm
sure I have nothing against
little girls). There are six or
eight different tests; the Kauf.
bacher-Mitz opium test, the
underSlung achievement bat
terry, the honey and almond
cream elevation test, and six
or eight more. That makes four.
Let us say that they are Civ
ing the child the underslung
achievement battery. They ask
him the questions (Which are
the things you should not read
If you don't want to hate your
self to death)-one set of ques-
tionS for each year of his life.
Les us say that the child is
81. That will take quite a long
time.
Then, when the point is
reached where the child cannot
answer all the questions Cor
where he takes a sock at the
queStioner), that is called his
basal age" Questions for
higher years which he cal
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thing, as we know when we
sterilize medical instruments.
One hundred degrees below
zero seriously discourages life.
Thus the possible range is 312
degrees.
When Earth was formed, the
temperature must have been
many hundreds of thousands of
degrees.
The temperature of the Suns
interior is several millions of
degrees.
We know that the tempera-
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and make mock of something
I know nothing about. That
is just ordinary human ma
ture, or, as it is called, psyche
analysis.
But I still think that I
could work up a test for the
examiners to take which would
make them look like monkeys.
I'll take theirs. if they'll take
mine, and then we'll all go
out and get cockeyed.
Copyright. 1895, by King Features
Syndicate Inc.)
Articles by Robert Benchley
appear each Monday, WedneS.
day and Friday.
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w h ang!-
like the clang
of the start
er's bell, that
S t a t e N ent
catches you
up, h e a v e S
you into the
arena IF DR..
w. B e r a n
Wolfe's n e W
b o o k, "a
w ON A MS
B E S T
Y E A r s.
IL o n G &
Smith, PUB
liShnrSl For
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On Trial With Hauptmann
American Justice

AS the Hauptmann trial slowly but steadily toward
Ene verdict, one question is in every mind:
"WW the defendant be able to escaDe from the ueb
OF evidence uUhich is being uOoUen strand by strand
around hin1?"
Ihere is no disposition the part of the public or of
DONE WV ~ '
Nor within the province Of anyone preudge the
But the testimony thus far to enmesh Hauptmann in
net Of circumstance which only dramatic startling
yeopment can cut through.
"netner Mr. Reilly his astute counsel will be able pro-
duce it, whether failing that reluctance of Jurors to
wet except on direct evidence, will him. whether some
techncay may Intermediates riddles the answer to
which is awaited eagerly by entire nation
Perhaps before has murder case been followed with
more intense interest by in every walk of fe
And certainly before has sympathy been more wide
spread and genuine than is for and Mrs Lind
bergh
The American people feel that not only Hauptmann but JUS
hce itself trial the little courtroom at Flemngton
What will the outcome be?
We shall soon know.
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don't kid yourself, sister-this
volume IS an arena. And you. i
have to do some mighty fast n
fancy foot and first work If you
expect to emerge with the box
receipts.
You've hit the Frantic Forties
yes? Just yesterday you
heard some flip young thing
carelessly refer to you as that
funny old Amy Brown" Last
night you gazed for long, des-
perate moments at that face
you've been accepting so non
chalantly.
To you there has been no
change in that face in the last
IS years. Or hardly any. A little
plumper, perhaps. Need more
makeup, maybe. Skin not quite
so good, eyes not quite so
snappy. But aside from these
trifles, the Same Old Girl
looked back at you.
Then why, WHY, should they
call you "old". why, WHY
should the world suddenly shove
you aside?
THE ANSWER
You can't see the answer
but you cried yourself to sleep
thinking about it. And today
you're sick and terrified with
that All Through Feeling. Old
old! You can't stand it-you
won't! You'll die rather than
face it. Oh, if someone would
only tell you that it's all a bad
dream. cheer you up, comfort
you!
Very well-here's the answer
to your prayer. Wanting some
one to tell you that you
needn't be old?" DR.. Wolfe will
do it. give you every consola-
ton your sad heart may desire.
BUT - PREPARE YOUR
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Where do we belong in the
cosmic scheme? Science is in a
less advantageous position than
the detective who seeks the
answer to an unsolved mystery.
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Test No. z
Bv Robert BenchLey

answer give him additional
credit in months. If he can
crack his knuckles it gives him
a whole year extra.
This is added to his "basal
age" and makes what is known
as his mental age" The
mental age" is then multiplied
by 100 Q'm not kidding) and
from that is Subtracted the
number he first thought Of Il
am kidding) and this is divided
by the child's actual, or chrono-
logical, age, and the seven Of
spades is turned up. This gives
his "intelligence quotient" and
he is soundly spanked and put
to bed.
The examiners then retire
into a small room and push
each other around until they
are dizzy. They vote and they
vote and they vote, and when
they are through, they come
out with a card, suitable for
framing, which the child can
take and skim across the
room.
All of this bitter raillery on
my part is probably an indica-
ton of thwarted education. I
am secretly afraid of taking
an intelligence test, and SO I
make light of the idea. I try
to disparage the whole system
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There are but
few clues. Un-
til the detec-
tive has more
facts, he can
only guess.
S p e C ulation
on m a n S
place in the
CoSnic M a.
CAlne deVel-
ops strange
theories.
T h e ina
chine" CON
SiStS of an un.
known mum.
hn~ 80 ak4~
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I find that it is just as well
not to read too much about the
intelligence tests which they
give to children. It makes for
moodinesS and brooding. "How
would I stand in such a test?"
you find yourself asking your
self. Then you get depressed.
But if you will study the
methods by which these tests
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tune time for
r o b ert c.
Fechner, di-
rector.
w ith the
ink hardly
dry on the re.
port which
Fechner re-
C e n t ly sub
AlGGcu pTdS-
ing the work
of the CCC,
the New Jer-
Sey mutineers
may seriously
hinder efforts
to secure ad-
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ditional units of the corps.
The mutiny, in itself, is not
considered serious by Fechner
and his aides. 1t is not the first
time that camp rules have re.
suited in trouble between Of.
ficers and men.
Although reports Of inSubOrdi-
nation and trouble with workers
have been kept quiet, there has
been trouble and plenty of it in
the camps.
Instructions have been few
Of late, however.
In the early days of the
camps, raw, undisciplined men
tried to cause trouble with
young officers in charge.
Soon, hoIOeUer. older Army
men went into action and
quieted trouble makers By vari-
Gus methods, including threats
OF good old rouoh-Gnd-tumble
tactics. Such EARNINGS had er-
ceLLent effect.
When the camps were first
organized, it was said by oppo-
nents that discipline could not
be maintained.
Such has not been the case
when the general record is
taken into consideration.
Although the New Jersey mu-
tiny is disturbing, CCC officials
are convinced that it will be
quieted without additional diff
ficulty.
President Roosevelt at a re-
cent press conference discussed
the attitude of the Administra-
tion toward the Supreme Court
decision regarding control of
''hot OIL"
In effect, the Chief Executive
said that Congress had not
used correct language or Sutti-
cient words in writing the law
designed to control the bootleg
oil.
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The Greatest Show
On Earth
By John Snure, J.

Mutiny In the ranks Of the
Civilian Conservation Corps in
New Jersey, from which 40
workers have been discharged,
breaks out at a most inoppor-
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District Is Not a State
We Need No State Taxes

We Need No State Taxes
The proposal to impose local income tax on the citizens
Of Washington that the District be and should be
regarded State.
Those who are attempting fo this form of taxation
city rerate until it becomes boring that their States
have and therefore the District should have
too
It is true that about half the States the Union have
State income taxes in addition to the Federal income
tax But is equally true that MOST OF THOSE STATES
ARE SORRY THAT THEY HAVE SUCH TAXES.
Most of them followed the Federal Government into the
income field only last for raising the
necessary to meet the of the State governments
But the District of Columbia is not State government
and DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THE EXPENSES OF A
STATE GOVERNMENT.
We have few, if any of the prerogatves of State.
AS matter of fact WE ARE DENIED BY LAW, MOST
OF THE PRIVILEGES certainly all of the important priv
leges-of Statehood.
being State only to receive the disadvantages Of that posi-
tion?
Congress has regarded the District as State in
making appropriations for Federal aid to the States in the
matter Of roads and education.
Should it regard the District as State simply in
order to increase the tax burden of our people?
imposition post Of local income tax TO BE PILED ON TOP
the District the ground that this municipality State
That to mind knocks out the principal argument ad
vanced by proponents Of the tax
It might be- however, that even municipality might re-
qure the additional revenue which would flow from local
income tax.
Let examine the financial situation the District and
if this city should undertake the onerous burden which
many Of the States misgudedy visiting upon their c
Zens.
The city of Washington has indebtedness
States and cities doesn have to raise lot of
pay interest bonds It doesn't have raise another
to pay the principal of those bonds when they fall
due.
It doesn't have pay millions of dollars every year
IN THE FORM OF GRAFT as do many of States and
municipalities
The District Of Columbia taxpayer is paying for govern
ment service when he puts his money into the public treasury
And the taxpayer here is paying into that public treasury
right now enough to support the community needs
He is doing than that He putting into the public
treasury enough money meet the of National Capi
taoney which the citizens of the nation should be and
could be expected to pay.
cursory study of the local budget the coming fiscal
year confirms this statement.
The Bureau Of the Budget doesn't recommend an
IN the Federal appropriation for the District certain
members OF congress recommend increase in local
70 meet expenses which should by an INCREASE IN
The FEDERAL SHARE of the Capitals expenses
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OLD FAVORITES
The Last Leaf

The Last Leaf oliver Wendell HOZnes
saw him once BEFORE
AS he passed by the door,
And again
The pavement stones resound
AS he totters oer the ground
With his cane.
know it is sin
For me to sit and grin
At him here;
But the old three-cornered hat,
And the breeches and all that,
Are so queer
And if should live to be
~. The last leaf upon the tree .....
In the spring,
Let them smile, as do now,
At the old forsaken bough
Where cling.
(Readers nvted to send to the editor their suq-
geso"s OF old ta0or1tes among the poems for reprnting
in this space)
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Words of Wise Men

To fair request silent performance makes best returnDane
Our sympathy cold the relation Of distant mery-Gbbon
What can't be done with honor can't be done at a-Fox.
The Washington times., 1935-01-11
By Nelson Harding

There will be upon its collar
No leash to retard its efforts
And no muzzle to restrain it
In performance of it's duty.
The Washington times., 1935-01-11

"A WOman's Best Years"
If
mo WOMAN IS EVER TOO
OLD TO BE A COMPLETE
HITMAN RETNG"
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The proposal impose local income tax the citizens
of Washington that the District be and should be
regarded State.
Those who attempting to fost this form Of taxation
on city until becomes boring that their States
have income and therefore the District should have
ma N
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND
Mrs. Alex Meyer, Staff Correspondent

Stewart Gott has just returned
from a fishing trip in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Paris, and
son, Sterling of Holtville with Mr.
and Mrs. H. o. Galloway and sons,
Junior and Maurice. drove TO Man
zanita Saturday night. Rising
early Sunday morning they drove
TO Laguna mountains where they
spent the day.
Mrs. Harry C. James drove down
to the valley with D. c. Scott
Tuesday morning for the day
Harry James returning with them
to Mission Beach.
The work at the school house
has been completed and everything
is ready for the opening Of school
September l6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mcfarland
and daughters Nadine and MelOa
have moved 20 e Centro where
they viii make their home.
The Hines Of his little daughter
caused Lawrence Richards to re-
turn to Long Beach Sunday. His
son, Clifford, accompanied him.
Garland Galloway left Friday
for the coast, where he will spend
his vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
CAPITOL SITE
CONCEALS OLD
PRISON YARD

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 4.
UP)-Visitors looking eastward from
Gov. j. M. Futrells office windows
gaze over the graves of long for
gotten convicts whose lives could
have been spared by his predeces-
sors in office.
Statehou5e records disclose that
Arkansas capitol is located on the
site Of the states first penitentiary
constructed in 1887.
Four mounds On the northeast
lawn Of the capitol mark the spot
of the old prison graveyard
Stories Of aged state residents
are that the graves were those of
convicted murderers who were
hanged before the Civil war and
buried near the gallows.
In the years that followed other
convicts who died and whose rela-
tives failed to claim their bodies,
were buried near the same spot.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
Battle In Jail May
Bring Ring Career

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Sept. Z. UP
"A Negros fight against "a in the
Knoxville Jail may start him on
the road to fame in the prize ring
Roosevelt Sharp, 200-pound for
ner broncho buster nd rope
thrower with a wild west show, went
to iail on a charge of trespassing.
He wore a ten-gallon hat, wide
leather belt. and the trappings that
help make a Westerner look wild.
He was put in a cell with "a 9TH
er Negroes. They spotted the hat,
talked it over, and decided to have
some fun.
One man started towards him and
was knocked out with one punch.
Then every prisoner in the cell,
armed with mops or what they
could clutch in the rush, ganged
Sharp.
Deputies arrived soon, but not
soon enough. There we're "a Ne
groes scattered over the call, and
one. Sharp, was leaning against the
bars, grinning.
"Take him out Of here" yelled
the rest.
Frank Winick, Knoxville, heard
about the fight He signed the big
boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
L. A. Butter and Eggs
BUTTER
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4. WP)-
New 1885 highs we're made by Edi-
son issues again today as prices
rose near the close of the morning
session of the Los Angeles stock
exchange after slumping at the
opening.
The highs ere: Edison common,
up = to 221s on sales of 400
shares; 7c up Is to 285s on 100; 5las,
up a to 259s, on 400 The 6s also
rose Il, selling 300 at 2715. South
ern Pacific gained Y to 10 on sales
Of 800 shares.
Gains of X we're made by Stan
dard Oil, selling 100 at 33, and Un-
ion, selling 400 at IT'S. Hancock
were up Is to 15Ss on 100 shares.
Security First National Bank
slumped y to Al on 200-share
turnover.
Pacific Finance rose Is to 21ll
or 200 shares.
On sales of 1900 shares Lockheed
gained "A to AS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
CAMPBELL TO
RETURN HOME
Continued from Page One)

ties at the track figured the time
by accepted means of computation
and reached figure of 301l28.
Later contacted by the United
Press in Salt Lake City, Allen con-
firmed the latter figure.
Campbell was bitterly disap-
pointed earlier in the day because
he apparently had lost his priced
goal by a mere five-thousands of a
second. He ordered his mechani-
cal crew to make changes on the
Bluebird.
During the run yesterday on the
salt flats headWinds and motor
fumes entered the cockpit and
blinded him.
Fearful to disk his life again by
not being able to steer the six-ton
juggernaut down the 13 miles
straightaway at such terrific speed,
Campbell ordered a special cowling
of steel fitted around the cockpit
to prevent fumes from affecting
him.
Mechanics had not started re-
pairs when Campbell heard the
good news and cancelled his plans,
preparing to return home immed-
lately.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
AMERICA
To ASSIST IN
BUYING AUTOS

Announcement of a new credit
plan for financing the purchase OF
new and used automobiles on a low
cost basis was made today by L. M
Giannini, president Of Bank of AM
erica.
The most novel innovation Of the
plan is the provision for the issu-
ance of a letter of credit to the
prospective automobile purchaser,
emitting him to shop for his car as
a cash buyer.
The principles of automobile fl
ancing are now sufficiently well es-
tablished to permit conservative
banks to make this service a part
of their regular credit facilities, -
said Giannini.
The public is entitled to the
best possible service and most lib
eral terms Of credit in financing
automobile purchases. We are
therefore making our automobile
letter Of credit plan available TO
customers and non-customers at all
the AIS branches Of our bank.
The procedure Of this new type
Of financing is simple. A prospec-
tive purchaser of a new or used car
applies at any Of our branches for
the automobile letter of credit.
knowing the approximate value OF
the car ne plans to trade in, or
the amount of the down payment
he wishes TO make, it is merely a
matter Of arithmetic to determine
the balance necessary TO obtain the
car he desires.
An automobile letter Of credit is
issued for the amount necessary to
complete the purchase. This letter
Of credit is in the hands Of the
purchaser when he selects his car,
and permits him to deal as cash
buyer.
The bank pays the dealer for
the net balance due him, and the
buyer then repays the bank in
monthly installments, on a cost
basis computed on extremely IA
vorable terms. AS he makes thf
purchase with the status of q casf
buyer. he need make his credit in
formation available only TO tht
bank"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04
\ OI"I<eS
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Sept. 4. WP)-The
stock market came to life in the
last hour of trading today and un-
der impetus of short covering
climbed to gains of fractions to al
most three points.
War news still was a controlling
factor as market operators watched
the course of debate at the League
of Nations conference. Aircraft
shares were picked up in fairly
good size, steel issues ran into
greater demand and some of the
other metal shares improved.
Wheat, cotton and rubber mar
kets furnished bullish background.
Bonds rallied with U. S. govern
ment issues firm.
Bank stocks broke again in early
trading but recovered later in the
day.
Chrysler climbed more than 2
points. American Telephone was
more than points h!Sher at l39
and General Motors gained almost
a point to around 43.
Douglas Aircraft showed point
gain around 80, Boeing Aircraft
went above Is for a fractional ad-
vance. while United Air was strong.
Anaconda recovered all of an
early loss, and Kennecott was
fractionally higher, HomeStake
Mining advanced 13 points to 398
while silver shares firmed. Steel
issues were led by U. S. Steel COM
mon which was active and Il high
er at 43i4 and Bethlehem Steel
which gained * to 371a.
Utilities generally followed the
lead Of American Telephone late IN
the day and had fractional gains
Amusement shares continued firm
Rails we're dull but generally moved
higher as first car-loadings esti-
mates for the week showed contin-
uation of recent improvement.
Volume Appropriated 100000
shares. of which 100000 came in
the final hour. Sales yesterday ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial l28.4t
up 1I9, railroad 1858 up 0.56, util-
ity 1858 up 0,47.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jackfix
were dinner guests Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Claude Suttle.
Phil Bredlove left Sunday Tor
Los Angeles on a business trip.
Harold Forsberg returned Thurs
day night from Los Angeles where
he visited relatives Mrs. Florence
Petit. a sister of Charles Forsberg,
came back with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Peters came
home Friday, returning TO Live
Oaks Saturday.
Miss Vera Hayekorst left Sun
day morning for a vacation. She
viii visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Havekorst and family at Pine
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Kinnaird re-
turned home Monday from the
mountains where they spent their
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Forsberg,
with their daughter Betty and
sons, Harold adm George, left Sun
day evening for the coast. They
win return in time for school
Mr.. and Mrs. Suttle we're din
ner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Farrar at Imperial Tuesday night.