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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
IMPERIAL VALLEY RRESS
GLAD TO HELP THEM

An incident yesterday, connected with
the box story appearing on the front
page of last nights issue, relative to the
change in time of the high schol junior
class play, gives opportunity for COM
ment on phases of newspaper work not
commonly known to readers.
=. Like all institutions, newspapers are
surrounded by rules, regulations and
customs peculiar to them and not APP
plying in other activities
Among readers there has grown up a
fallacy that only front page news is
worthwhile, contention that is not ac-
cepted by the newspaper workers who
know only too we'll that front page news,
while important, is not the only news
that is read. Let mistake occur in an
obscure item on the back page, or even
on the classified ad page, or any other
page, and our readers let us know about
it Just as much as though it happened
on page one.
To enter a newspaper office and ask
for page one space is an indelicate pro-
ceeeding 1t Immediately puts the asker
in a hole for inferentially at least, he is
telling the newspaper workers how to do
their Job, part of which is to say where
various news items shall appear. To de-
mand front page space, as some do, is
sheer folly. 1t is the surest way of not
getting it. This is not essentially due to
the newspaper worker being thin-skin-
ned. Any merchant would resent an out
slider telling him how to display his
stock and professional man would not
stand for dictaton from layman, as to
professional procedure.
The youngsters who came to this office
yesterday, broke several of the "unwrit-
fen laws" They were extremely late,
for one thing. They didn't demand but
they did ask for front page space at
time when the front page was practically
made up.
Then how did they get it This paper
has always held that youngsters getting
into trouble should be given break. If
their offense is not serious it is an in
Justice to them to disgrace them by pub
fishing their names. Our chickens mere
ly came home to roost. These youngsters
had violated some of our rules and it was
up to US to practice what we preach
give them a break. We went them two
better than they asked-we black-faced
and boxed the item.
They didn't establish a precedent,
however. We waived the rules and reg
ulations in their favor because kids
should be helped when they get into a
lam, and it is a pleasure to do it. But
we insist any page of The Press is as
good as any other for getting message
to our readers.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
Strachey Departs
OF Own Accord

NEW YORK, March 80. (U.P)-Ev-
elyn John ST Loe Strachey, Brit
ish author and advocate of Com
munism, stood on the deck of the
S. S. Berengaria early today and
offered q parting bouquet, with
thorn, to America.
Through quick side-stepping of
the immigration department, he left
the country of his own free will, not
as a deportee. Daniel w. McCor-
mick, immigration commissioner,
who had wanted to deport him E-
cause he allegedly believes in me
overthrow of the government by
force, withdrew charges, permitting
Strachey to sail voluntarily.
81 certainly hope to come back, -
said Strachey. 81 enjoyed it fine.
My experiences here made me like
America and Americans better than
ever before. He added: "Of course,
no country is to be blamed for it's
government. >
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
WATENAGUMA GROUP

Watenaguma Camp Fire girls, as
the losers in the recent doughnut
sales contest. entertained the win
ners, Nankoaksga group. at an April
Fool IS party last Thursday evening
The groups met at tho home Of
Mrs. Max Edgar, guardian for Wat
enaguma group, and were led in a
round about way TO the high school
where the party was held. The
art room was headquarters and was
decorated with misleading signs in
keeping with the party theme
Games we're played, Mary Ann Rid
die winning the prize. Each girl
came IN costume, representing some
character in newspaper comic strips
and Alice Combs won the best cos
tu&lA. being dressed as SrWimpy. -
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

like Alice Longworth. Heavenly
memory: The shad roe mousse with
wild rice at La Perouse.
When Sinclair Lewis gets out his
monocle it's time for the party to
break up. My wife and 1 once
turned into 10 Downing street in a
taxi and three pobbieS waved us
tight out again. I had told her l
was going to pay my respects to
Lloyd George. She's still hysterical.
Guy Lombardo's dance tunes are
the toe -ticklngeSt. Cleanest of ar
omaS-pine. No wsxed mustache ev-
CT attained the needle-pointed per-
fection of James Murray Allison's.
Two unforgettable hotel lobbies-
Planters in st. Louis and Gibson's
in Cincinnati. And Denver's Brown
Palace was not bad.
In 1916 1 was writing this column
and holding down seven different
Jobs. And felt fine, thanks. The
best New York column ever written
vas by Herbert Corey. Sophie Tuck
er'S no. mama boom-boom is the
best study of finished trouping ex-
tant. The only Duke ever met was
Manchester and, shirt-sleeved, we
ate spare ribs and sauer graut i'll
Freddie Landeck's kitchen. When /
hear a fog horn l think of John L..
Sullivan. Shame on the lawyers
bucking the bill to end torturous
blackmail in New York.
Michael Arlen was the first per-
son / ever saw wear handkerchief
in his cuff At 60, I'd like to have
the easy grace and suave manners
Of George Arliss. H. G.. Wells talked
himself right out of my life this
visit. Harry Burton is turning in a
grand performance with the Cosmo-
politan magazine. l can listen for
hours to the tough argot Of equally
tough ladies. Funniest all-time stage
line Lucille Gleason's wheel her
in!" Fred Astaire-and who would
ever imagine it?-has become the
movies No. Boy. The only place
1 ever thought spooky was COW
cred bridge in the moonlight. Pre-
C,iction: February Hill" viii become
another literary runaway like Good
Bye, Mr.. Chips"
New era note: A i2-story- only
office building goes up on the old
Belmont hotel site. Marguerite
Mooers Marshall is another news
paper woman to step out and write
readable books. I miss those rag
gedy stage quartettes where the
tenor took q step forward to wiring
his cap on a high note. A writing
name I've coveted is Opie Reid. The
Breyoort, and Why III nsyer tel you,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
NANKOAKAGA GROUP

Nsnkoakaga Camp Fire girls gave
a program Monday evening for the
Junior chamber of commerce at
the meeting at the Hotel California.
Songs were presented by the entire
group, Miss Margaret Kendall play
ing the piano accompaniments. Bet
ty Reid played a piano solo and a
special number was given by the
Camp Fire qusrtette composed of
Jean Munson. Betty Lemons, Betty
Reid. Nancy Lee McCaSlin. Mary
Ann Riddle talked on camp and
Ruth McClimanS. on the seven
crafts. Dorothea Eiler Was in
charge Of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Uncle Wiggily was floating gently
along in the air, being held up by
his big kite, which the March wind
had blown SO strongly that it had
lifted the rabbit gentleman up off
the stump where he was sitting
and enjoying peace and quiet in a
field
''Well, this is rather fun" said
Uncle Wiggily to himself as he
drifted along. "But I must keep
tight hold of the kite cord for
if I let go I'll drop back to the
ground ker plunk and 1 might
bump my pink, twinkling nose. l
hope this kite string doesn It
break he went on, still talking to
himself, for there was no one else
to whom he could talk up in the
air as he was.
He looked at the cord which was
twisted around his left paw. The
cord was part of ball of string.
But after Uncle Wiggily had made
his big kite he had let out so much
cord. to allow it to sail high in the
air like a bird, that there was no
more of the ball left. He had fast
ened the end of the cord around
his left wrist.
Kite Far Away
Floating through the air with the
greatest of ease, like the jolly man
of the song on the flying trapeZe,
Uncle Wiggily looked down at the
ground below him. Then he looked
up at the clouds above him. Then
he looked at his big kite, far. far
away and next he looked at the
cord around his paw.
Everything seems to be all
right said the rabbit gentleman
to himself. 81 certainly am fly
ing high" AS before there was
no one in the air to whom the rab-
bit gentleman could talk except the
birds. And, to tell you the truth,
the birds were rather frightened by
the kite and they could not un-
derstand why Uncle Wiggily was
floating along with nothing to
stand on.
81 hope" said the rabbit gen.
tleman, "that 1 don't fly so far
that I cannot get back by night
My wife will worry if am not home
to supper. And my little bunny
children will perhaps cry for their
daddy. Oh, I must get back!' -
Uncle Wiggily was too high up
off the ground to let go the kite
cord and drop back. He would
have broken his legs.
can I can hope for" he said
E" is that the wind will change and
blow me the other way. back home
over my bungalow If it does I'll
try TO catch my feet on my CHM
ney. If 1 can do that I'll drop or
my roof and it won y be far from
/ there TO the ground. -
Lands Uninjured
SO Uncle Wiggily hopefully look
ed to see if the wind would turn
around and blow him and his kitf
back home. 1t didn It. But, instead
the wind slowly stopped blowing
The kite began going down. Uncle
Wiggily floated gently to earth anc
landed in another field.
"Well, that's over, but it wa
fun while it laSed,n said Mr.
Lengesrs. He loosed the kite core
from his paw and tied it TO 3
stump. l mean he tied the cord
not his paw. The wind now wa
blowing just enough to keep tht
Kite up in the air. but not stronl
enough to lift up the rabbit gen
tleman.
AS Uncle Wiggily was Sitting
there. wondering what would hap,
pen next, all Of a sudden out o.
the bushes came sneaking the Fuz
lzy Fox.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES

Yesterdays United Press dispatch des-
cribing official Washington's attitude on
affairs IN Europe, brings out very clear
~ that the source of real danger to the
peace OF the world is not necessarily
Hltlers notice of intention to create an
army nor even his announcement of the
versailles treaty, but that the actual
menace lies in the condition of Germany's
eastern boundary, and her desire to re-
claim territory which the treaty took
away from her but which is, geographic
ally and nationally, German territory.
The Versailles treaty created the So
called Polish corridor" Without di-
rect access to the sea, the Polish nation
would be greatly handicapped. To COM
ply with the demands of that nation the
diplomats framing the treaty allowed
the corridor to be created A look at the
map shows it established barrier be-
tween Germany proper and East Prussia.
IN between the corridor and East Prussia
is the free city of Danzig, formerly a
German city, but, by virtue of the Ver-
sailles treaty, made an independent
state.
Immediately north of East Prussia is
Lithuana, the southwestern section of
which includes the territory of Memel.
formerly German territory but ceded to
Lithuania by the Versailles treaty. It's
population is heavily German and natur-
ally adheres to the language, customs
and traditions of the Fatherland The
\ Inhabitants feel they should be under
.AGerman rule and plotting against the
lithuanian government to accomplish
his resulted in the arrest of number of
J Memel residents, four of whom have been
condemned to death and scores of others
imprisoned
The polish corridor bisecting Ger
many into two sections as it does, must
always be to the German government as
a red flag is to bull. Equally irritat-
ing, not only to the German government
but to the residents, is the plight of the
people of Memel. 1t was not by their
wish that they were made portion of
Lithuania. The treaty trainers attend
! ed to that. Danzig, while probably cher
/fshing its independence, naturally is SYM
~pathetic to Germany. The people of
| East Prussia, entirely SURROUNDED by Po-
land except where their territory touches
the sea, and cut off from Gerslany prop
er by the corridor, also add fuel to the
flames by their natural wish to be an in
Iegral part of their country.
nifr times past it probably was posi-
to cut up and allot territory follow
war but it cannot be done in mod
h times successfully. Extending Mex
b to include New Mexico and Arizona
puld be resented by the people of those
70 states and they would remain AM
cans and Americans resentful toward
xico, constantly striving to throw off
government they neither sought nor
pted.
fhe diplomats did bungling job with
Versailles treaty. That is no new
(overy but has been an acknowledged
for the past 16 years. If war does
e from present Developments the
use goes back to the greed and desire
revenge that steered the course of the
ersailles treaty trainers and trainers in
v somewhat common usage is an apt
Ncription of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

as on the San Diego highway. A
letter of thanks was received for
the five faggot fee sent to head
quarters, the letter being read by
Mrs. Thelma Upton Ray, guardian.
Last minute plans were discussed
for the bridge party to be given
April l at the Veterans Memorial
hall. The business meeting was
adjourned early so that the girls
might attend the Manuel Perez con-
cert
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Dorothy Boyer won the lucky num-
Der prize.
Refreshments were served and the
evening ended with an April Fool Is
joke, the group being led On mock
treasure hunt.
Chairmen Of the various commit
tees were: Evelyn Corqbs, decora-
tions; Mildred Morganl entertain
ment; Barbara Ruth Henson, re-
freShments.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
REPORT FISHING GOOD

MIAMI, Fla, March 80. UP
President Roosevelt today cruised
in the neighborhood of Great In
aqua Island of the British Bahamas
trying his luck angling for barra-
cuda and bonefish.
Aboard the AStor yacht Nour-
mahal, Mr.. Roosevelt was reported
enjoying perfect weather under a
blazing tropical sun. Fishing luck
was good.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

fly a kite and then I'll nibble your
ears" Most impolitely the Fox
broke the cord loose from the
stump. Then, as he held it in his
paw, all of a sudden the wind blew
very extra and specially hard. 1t
lifted the kite into the air and it
lifted the Fox into the air and sail
ed away with him, leaving Mr..
Longears safe. Now please don It
throw soap bubble at the post
man and I'll tell you about Uncle
Wiggily IS April fool.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
%OOMcInfYre

NEW YORK, March 30.-Purely
personal piffle: I'm tired reading
about topsy-turvey innards. Minor
enthusiasm: Marlene Dietrich. My
next book is dedicated: ITO Will
Hogg, Arthur Somers Roche and
Steve Tilton, who are away awhile. y
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

It's hard to stop
saying San Luis
Obispo. Or Kit
ty Kendall.
Gran t | a n d
Rice, blown up,
could pass f o +
Dudley Field
Malone. Every
time l decide on
an evening with
Dickens I find
myself nodding
N one of the
w a S h in G t o Il
crowd can give
LIZ nAlI c
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
wADITA GROUP

ETsdits Camp Fire group met
&ufsday afternoon At Wilson
zlool 10 have the regular weekly
Eeeting. The girls sang songs,
sISe Of the songs they had to learn
4 Ike their ranks. Those pres
J Aere Virginia Hutson, Vsrnell
I 49, PHYLLIS Purdy, Jean Dyer,
a sznold. Frances Christian,
JlIpson, Rosalind Thomp-
Chestnut, and the guard
IS ss \ X ShipwSy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
HEWOKE GROUP

Hewoke Camp Fire girls went on
BICYCLE ride last week. going to
1(cCabe and back in about two and
half hours and according to those
Sr6Sent, it was a fascinating trip.
<<o6e present we're Fern Dickson,
@mndine Muncill, Jean Brown,
1o,,ise Chormicle, Mary Carmasis.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

Hello, Uncle Wiggily!" growled
the Fox.
"Hello. Bad Chap said the
Eunny.
What are you doing here?'
asked the Fox.
"Flying my kite" answered the
rabbit.
"Silly!" snarled the Fox.
"That IS no way to fly a kite, sit
ting down with the cord tied to a
stump. Here, III show you how to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street.
El Centre. California. w C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26. business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

They have more fun over
department of agriculture. The
mister of the main staircase d
new building are broad and
perry. The temptation was too Il
for congressman over to see
retary Henry Wallace the other q
After his interview he slipped
leg over the railing and zoom|
down. He had swell ride until
came to the bottom. Then he collJ
ed with someone, almost bowl
him over. 1t was a serious-fac'
young man-Rexford G. Tugwe
undersecretary of agriculture,
fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
'woAPE GROUP

- = : Is 5--s- -ss@ = meeting of this group
~ ~ 49, Eoberta Bartholomew IS
, 10 - sSose present were Mary
.sssE Jean Maitland Olive
-, ham Evelyn MeGrew,
- 60 Mamie Maggie, Ro-
: e SssSs n ,lomew. Grace Thomp-
.r.sr - % = sA- ara Carr was in charge
.-.-ss s5g keeting Mrs Barthol-
sss,ss4 >sys: - Refreshments. Next
5 - ssszz .at Ahc home Of
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ting.
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Four Americans got prizes in the Irish
sweepstakes and congratulations are due
them. Regrets are also extended to the
four or more million "also rams"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Some
six months after Gen. Hugh 8.
johnson flew his blue eagle coop,
the troublous question of his fare
well" gift has been decided.
Readers of this column will re-
call that following Jehnson's resig-
nation a $1,000 fund was collected
from his former underlings TO buy
a farewell gift.
The money, 1t was suggested,
would be used to purchase an auto
mobile for the general.
Then another group of the gen.
erals friends entered the picture
has been the most romanticized of
New York hotels. Whenever plop
into horsey crowd, take the back
stairs in a jiffy. Once a year have
an affair with q Chinese dinner.
The Port Arthur in Chinatown is
my choice. Probably because I saw
Anna May Wong there.
Everything going black moment:
The time Dex Fellowes growled like
a lion behind and clawed at my
neck in the circus menagerie. An
evening barking back with Booth
Harrington and Leon Wilson should
be among lifes worth-whiles. No
body can have more fun reading
the classified ads. Or the personals
in a small daily. Claudette Colbert
stirred up as much New York inter-
est almost as Garbo on her recent
visit. And why shouldn't she? The
radio and movies better be looking
for new material. New faces. you
know, brought the stage back. Suf-
locating emotional experience:
Driving up to the Rouen cathedral
at midnight on a starry night. Zero
in entertainment-pocket pool. Ne
yer have been able to cross large,
we'll filled room alone without try
ing to do a split. Most personable of
the sob sisters of my day Zoe
Beckley. 1 can remember gloomy
editorials when the treasury deficit
was a billion. That would now bt
prosperity's height. With saltarello'
in the street.
Just a glance at Jimmy Savo ant
I'm giggling. Flossiest of the recen
first night audiences-that at "D
Luxe" to overdo a welcome to Els;
Maxwell. Merle Oberon leaves mi
cold. A good march tune will picl
me right up out of the dumps. M
actress has ever appeared SO ra
diant as FRITZ Scheff in her prime
Mickey Mouse's THE Band Con
cert" destroys me. Good to see Pete
Arno getting back in his stride. Lev
Lehr's newsreel patter itckles m
pink. And now will some good Ca
liph please announce the end of al
era.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Our opinion is that the California leg
islators are suffering from something
more than spring fever. The pip, per-
haps.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
l. o 0 kin g
B a c k w ar d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 30, 1915

Very slow but steady upward
trend of cotton is pleasing the
growers.
III Centre will be given its sec
ond opportunity TO hear a glee club
concert when the Pomona College
glee club sings here soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30

Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude Stein
Stein Stein arrived in arrived in Los An
geles Yesterday yesterday she arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
Don't Qud
(By United Press

johnson
Washingt0
furniture II
flee and pl
headquartei
johnson
pleased. The
regulations o1
Removal of
technically against
peare6, but The m
fixed up by purchasd
ton of other equipme
So today it was reveal
farewell gift of the NRA
their chief was a suite of
for the office he used to US
commerce building. THE SIN
was spent to replace the al
furniture, Johnson will ri
never see it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
TEN YEARS AGO
March 20. 1929

TEN YEARS AGO
March 30, 1926
Evidently the tail-end Of the cy-
clone which did much damage in
the middle west two weeks ago
sneaked into the valley yesterday.
John w Scott. receiver at the
FL Centre land office. is making
every preparation for closing the
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 20 1o2n

Mrs. A. w. Moseley of Holtville
vas in the city on business yes
terday.
Ruth Tate, o student a. Pomona
College, Is home for her Easter va
cation
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-30
What Chamber
Does For City

san Francisco, Calf.
March 25, 1885
, 1935-01-06
NOTICE

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social pages Of The Brownsville Her
aid are requested TO deliver or tele-
phone them 10 the society editor
As soon as possible after the events
have happened.
Items for same day publication,
announcements. etc, should be In
The Herald office not later than
e:3- O'Clock In the morning. except
rs TO items intended for publica-
ton In the Sunday edition. Items
for the Sunday edition should be
In The Herald office not later than
4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Patrons will confer a distinct IA
vor upon The Herald II they viii
see that reports OF events happen
ing early In the week r given TO
The Herald rs o as possible. The
items will be held for the Sunday
edition II request TO that effect Is
made. Items delivered later than
Z O'Clock Friday afternoon cannot
be assured OF insertion.
, 1935-01-06

niece. Miss Mildred Farris accom-
panied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Lamont
have returned to their home in Taft.
having spent the last week visiting
old friends in Donna.
Mrs. ]. w. Monk and Son. jim
ME. have returned home to Donna,
having spent Christmas with Mrs.
Monks parents in Bryan.
Mrs. r. G. Woods of New Or
leans, returned home this week,
after spending the holiday season
as the guest Of her cousin, Mrs. o.
r. Fleuriet.