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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
SEEKS NEW RECORDS

CHICAGO, Feb. q. UP)-Eleanor
Holm Jarrett Olympic back-stroke
champion. will attempt to break
the worlds record for the 300-met-
er backstroke as the feature of
dual meet between the University
of Michigan and the Lake Shore
Athletic club tomorrow night. She
holds the record of 4.37.2 made at
Rye, N. Y, July 6, 1892.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
sARAzFN-MesPADEN TEAM

NEW YORK. Feb. q. O.R)-Gene
Sarazen. veteran OF top flight golf
competition, and Young Jarold
tJug) McSpaden. Kansas City pro-
fessional. will team up in the an
nual national four-ball golf cham
pionships at Miami in March, Sara
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21

vader can't accomplish what he
seeks to do and they have made
Corbett a 2 to l faYorite.
The advance sale indicates the
fight will draw more than S20000.
Special trains will bring Corbett
fans from Fresno Sacramento ana
other points. The fighters will weigh
in Friday morning and they will en-
ter the ring at approximately 3;3O
=. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
Rifle Club Viii
Shoot March 3rd

Members of the Imperial Valley
Rifle club are doing plenty OF pric-
tIce in preparation for the coming
shoot with the San Diego club and
members of the Arizona National
Guard on Sunday, March 3.
The shoot will be held on The
smith ranch, northwest of Calexieo.
Members who are expected TO COIN
rete include Joe Golden, jim Allen,
Herb Holt, Jack Barge, Milo Fos-
ter. L. Y. Hess, jim Townsend, Hans
Larsen. Earl Templeton, Charles
Waid, Bob Womack, Les Luallln,
Charles Smith and Claude Penning-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Every dictator favors peace, If he can
have it in some degree on his own terms.
Bus Service Complaints.

Complaints Of overcrowding of the
busSes which have recently replaced the
street cars in the District and of other
deficiencies in the service have reached
the Public Utilities Commission in such
volume that a hearing is to be held on
Monday on the subject of the service in
various aspects. The chairmen Of the
public utilities committees Of the citizens
associations are to confer with the peo-
Piles counsel Saturday evening to plan .
course of action at the hearing. 1t is
contemplated that the commission will
order a series Of improvements In the
service after it has analyzed the develop
ments at the hearing.
These complaints are in two categories,
one relating to the routings Of the busses
and the other to the sufhciency of the
service on the established routes. There
seems to be no doubt that there is room
for improvement in both respects. AS
regards the routings, the substitution of
buses for street cars permits nexibility,
which, however, can become . liability
in the lack Of certainty as to where the
buses will operate. In this aspect Of
the ease the eoRlnissian must Gndeavce
Evening star., 1935-12-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

hidden in a baby's blanket. The liquor
was removed, the red ribbons around
the blanket daintily replaced, and the
purified parcel sent on its way rejoicing.
The sender received an ofiicial notih.
cation that he had violated the law.
William r. Pattangall, 7o-year-old
retired chief justice of the Maine Su-
preme Court, has just officially evidenced
his dissatisfaction with the New Deal
by enrolling himself as a Republican
after many years as an outstanding
leader of the Democratic party in the
Pine Tree State. Early in 1885 Judge
Pattangall figured prominently in
reported movement to organize third
party consisting Of Republicans and
Democrats opposed to Roosevelt policies.
In younger days he ran twice for the
governorship of Maine and twice for
seat in the House Of Representatives
on the Democratic ticket. Latterly Mr..
Pattangan has rated as an Independent,
and now indicates his desire to vote
in the coming June primaries, pre-
sumably as q Republican. He was
conspicuous figure In the Democratic
National Convention at Madison Square
Garden in 1924 as q member of the
Platform Committee. In 1928 Judge
Pattangall publicly announced support
of AL Smith on the repeal issue. He
was first appointed to the Maine bench
by Gov. (now Representative Ralph o.
Brewster, Republican, in 1926, and be-
came chief justice four years later.
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Foreign governments, political Subdi-
visions and corporations which have ac-
cess to the American money market be-
cause their respective countries are not
in arrears on indebtedness to the United
States are steadily registering new Sc
curity issues with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, as the law requires.
The City of Copenhagen, Denmark; q
SwiSS-American electric company OF
Zurich, and q water power company OF
Oslo, Norway, have just filed notice OF
American flotations. In the case OF
its $4,000 900 bond issue Copenhagen
records proudly that "the city has never
made any default on any Of its loans,
never scaled down interest payments or
suspended sinking fund installmentS."
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Secretary Of Labor Perkins strikes back
vigorously at Abraham Epstein, executive
secretary Of the American Association
for Social Security and recognized au-
thority on old-age pensions and unem-
ployment insurance. In current maga-
zine article Mr.. Epstein bitterly assails
the new Federal law about to come into
operation. Despite the fact that 1t is
"the largest tax bill to come out OF any
Congress" he describes 1t as "a perfect
labvrinth of constitutional and admin
istrative puzzles" and claims it was
adopted without serious debate" or study
of social security abroad" In q New
York speech this week Secretary Perkins
charged Mr.. Epstein with making "an
inexcusable and uniustinable attack"
She is quoted as retofting that Mr.. Ep-
stein was consulted by her while the bill
was being formulated and agreed to
every point but one. Miss Perkins holds
that II experience shows mistakes were
made they can and will be corrected.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Proposals for Abatement
OF Needless Street Noises

To the Editor Of The Star.
AS the abatement of noise Is question
always open to suggestion, have the
following to offer:
Two of the greatest sources Of un-
necessary noise are the automobile horn
and the street car bell.
The City of Toronto has abated the
noise from auto horns to very nearly
negligible amount and the greater degree
of quiet on its streets is very noticeable.
While the bell used by motormen on
street cars is, of course, necessary no one
can deny its use is very greatly abused
by many of the motormen. They could
and should be trained to let it alone
when its frightful changing cannot pos
sibly aid in clearing the track. The
bell used by the conductors should be
used when necessary, but there certainly
is no use or sense in keeping it inces-
sanity ringing when between stops, when
no one wants to get on, when car is at
rest and no one can get OF, and espe-
cially every time the motorman shuts
of the current or applies the brakes.
The new cars recently put on have no
bell for the conductor to eternally play
with and how much quieter they operate!
Eliminate all conductors bells and
control the babel of useless horn footing
and it will eliminate at least so per cent
of the street racket. c. Z. CURRIER.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

to determine routes which will give the
greatest service without resorting to FREE
quent changes rs pressure is brought to
bear by groups who feel that they are
not adequately served in point of con-
Venience and nearness to destination.
One Of the persistent complaints in
respect to the bus service is that the
vehicles do not satisfactorily run to
schedule, with the result of long waits,
with occasionally the punching" due to
traffic blockades, when there is an un-
equal distribution Of loads and uncer-
tainty Of connections at transfer points
The buses are part of the trafic scheme
and are subject to all the delays which
other vehicles suffer. They have no
superior right Of way and they must be
operated with strict observance of the
light signals. This constitutes difficult
problem of operation in a public service.
The same is true of the street cars. The
trafic signals must, Of course, be re-
Spected by all drivers, whether Of private
or of public vehicles.
Complaints of poor ventilation, of the
pollution Of the atmosphere by motor
exhaust emissions, of overcrowding, with
incidental lack of seats for q large per-
centage of riders in the rush hours, will
probably continue to be expressed as
long as any system of public transporta-
ton is maintained. 1t is proposed by the
transit company to provide temporary
waiting room for passengers at Chevy
Chase Circle, where q large number OF
passengers daily transfer to buSSeS pass
ing into Maryland, by setting up pro-
visional shelter in the form Of bus not
suitable for regular operation pending
some better arrangement. But more
satisfactory accommodation at that point
and other transfer stations would be an
increase in the service of through or
connecting busSes to lessen the period Of
waiting, If not to eliminate it altogether.
The complication at this particular point
caused by the demand of the Maryland
authorities for the State licensing Of all
busses which pass into that territory adds
q financial consideration to the matter
which the District Public Utilities Com
mission is not competent to determine
for lack of jurisdiction. However, 1t may
be assumed that the transit company is
desirous of giving the best possible serv-
ice, to the end of attracting the greatest
patronage with the result of increased
income.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Use of American Voters
By a Foreign Government
To the Editor Of The star.

To the Editor Of The star.
In last Sundays Star, Mr.. Frank n.
SimondS, referring to the neutrality po-
sition taken by the Roosevelt admins
tration, stated that Italian-Americans
were organizing sanctions Of their own
against the Roosevelt administration and
attempting to bring political pressure in
the form Of threats at the next election.
The evident approval Of these tactics
by Mr.. SimondS is regrettable from the
point Of view Of o patriotic American
citizen, in view Of the fact that such
tactics amount to the use Of American
voters by q foreign government in car
rying out Its foreign policy.
The Italian Americans who are Sup-
porting Mussolini in the war of aggres-
sion in Ethiopia by carrying on his
propaganda in this country, by raising
money to help finance the campaign and
by using their franchise as American
citizens to oppose American peace poll
cieS include leaders who hold Govern
ment offices in this country, Federal en-
ployes, recipients of Federal relief and
relief work.
Fascist meetings are being held in New
York in Madison Square Garden, De-
cember IA, and in Washington in Pythian
Temple, December 10. Judge Cotillo
Of New York is taking part in the New
York meeting, whose purpose is an
nounced as a protest against American
policy. 1t is also planned to raise money
for the Fascist government at this meet
ing. The Washington gathering, it was
announced on Sunday over radio sta
ton VOL, will be held for the purpose
of pledging devotion to Italy and taking
up q gold offering to support the Fascist
war campaign.
1t is unfortunate, If true, that Italian
Americans are planning to punish Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the administration
for its neutrality policy, in cooperation
with the efforts of the rest of the world
to discourage war and carry out the spirit
Of the Kellogg pact
The administration and the State De-
partment are to be blamed for permit
ting the extensive campaign Of Fascist
propaganda in this country and the open
intimidation Of our political represent
atives by organizations directly under
the control of and answerable to the
Propaganda Bureau of Rome.
IGANATIUS GERACI.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

chickadee, not o chickadee. Robin Is
almost always robin, not robin. Thus
the birds bring to US, whether we con-
sciously think Of 1t or not, quite fresh
intimatfonS Of immortality. We know
they must grow old and die, too, but
because we seldom see them accomplish
that transformation, we come in time
to accept the cheer they bring as actors
in an endless drama, In which We, too,
have a part.
The nuthatch is rapidly becoming one
Of our favorite birds.
This canny fellow must be Scotch.
The way he comes down tree, head
down, peers over the edge Of the feeder,
dips in for q seed and flies away with
1t to another tree Is o sight never for
gotten.
There Is q certain frugality in this
action which most persons have come
to associate with the character Of those
who wear the plaid.
It has, too, O touch Of the clown, al
though just why we say this we do not
know, because the bird itself Is like all
wild things, perfectly solemn.
Even the domeSticated animals, in
cluding dogs and cats, have this ultra
solemnity, this perfectly grave look,
which adds so much to their appearance.
The nuthatch is said to be the only
bird which walks down tree head down.
Other birds, including the fiickerS,
which do not Winter here, and the va
rious woodpeckers which do, 60 up and
down trees, Of course, but always head
up, no matter in which direction they
are going.
This seems to be instructive. Why the
nuthatch ever got 1t into its head to go
head down, Is something even an orni-
thologist could not explain, just as they
cannot explain the why" Of migration.
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Three types Of woodpeckers have come
to the feeding station since installation
three weeks ago.
None of these birds had been seen
in the yard for long time.
So the only fair inference is that the
suet and seed brought them.
They are the red-bellied woodpecker,
the downy and the hairy woodpeckerS.
These are interesting and beautiful
creatures. The latter, with his barred
wings, loves the suet particularly well.
He hangs onto the bottom rim Of the
1CCuCA pOhCo blAA INV OAAC
meshes of the wire basket and raps out
particles Of suet as If he were some sort
Of mechanical contraption.
Late the other afternoon he ate for
more than half an hour, almost without
interruption.
The mechanical action Of the strong
bill was striking, much along the order
of some child's toy wound up to run
for q long time.
Our guests to date have included song
and other sparrows, cardinals, bluejays,
q Tennessee warbler, juncos, chickadeeS,
nuthatches, the three woodpeckerS,
starlings, tufted titmice, pigeons,
squirrels.
Surely the birds tell each other! Or
are they merely attracted by concourse
Of birds, to their trained eyes quite evi-
IDENTIFY feaSting?
We leave the solution to those wiser
in bird lore. 1t is enough for us that
the birds come to the feeder in increas-
ing numbers every day.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
NV Dear,


1t blew to his feet like q homing dove,
Or message penned by the hand Of love;
A card with q girls name written clear
And under the name the words MY
Dear
A fragment Of paper blowing along
In the Winter dusk like O note Of song,
Somehow in the moment 1t made him
smile
And he pocketed it for the homeward
mile.
He had no "dear," but was fancy free,
His hearth q conservative hostelry;
And at ease in his lonely lounging den
He looked at the wistful card again.
Were her eyes Of blue or gray or brownf
Did she dwell afar or In the town.
The gale had tossed her to his feet
Coupled with two words shy and sweet
That made the windy dusk less drear
In their simple rhythm, my Dear, Ny
Dear"
With Q match that lit his eigaretts ~
Ne burned tns card tn 0o0aS IogTe&
Evening star., 1935-12-13
ALWAYS Some Meaning.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Historians will note that the China
Clipper arrived in the Philippines just as
we have taken the first step toward clear
ing out of the Philippines. AS soon as
the ASiatic terminus for the airmail is
completed the China Clipper will arrive
in China, at a moment when it looks
highly doubtful If there will be a China.
And in general we have succeeded in
throwing an air bridge across the PACING
between America and Asia just as the
American people is in the mood to wash
its hands of Asia; at least so it is said.
But we need not feel too sorry for the
historians when they come to write about
the China Clipper and the Far East. II
1t should prove that after all America
has not turned her back on Asia, the his
torians will point out that the China
Clipper came just in time to keep the
two continents from drifting apart. But
II the divorce between America and Asia
should come to pass, then the historians
will say that the voyage Of the China
Clipper was the last glow before sunset,
the wild dance on the edge Of the abyss.
That is the way they now write about
Europe in 1913.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Safety for Records.

First reports on last nights fire in
the new Post once Department Build
ing raise an old problem. The blaze,
It Is said, began in files of papers be-
longing to the Reclamation Service of
the Department of the Interior. 1t
consumed records of value which should
never have been subjected to the hazard
Of confagration.
Hence it is indicated that the Gov
eminent again should give considera-
ton to the ancient riddle of what to
do with its archives. Obviously, papers
Of historical significance should be de-
posted in the Archives Building, erected
for the preservation of such material
Again, papers representing finished
business" should be sent to nreproof
storage in the Federal warehouse or,
II no longer important enough to be
worth that trouble, should be destroyed.
AS to current files, it would seem that
they ought to be accommodated in steel
cases, not merely in wooden boxes or
trays, and that they also ought to be
located in rooms relatively small in size
and of fireproof construction, never in
open corridors, where they would OBJ
etruct trafnc and constitute an invita-
ton for tamperers.
Perhaps another warehouse is re-
ouired. If 50, by all means let it be
provided. But meanwhile there well
might be q general check-up Of the
several departments looking toward the
Evening star., 1935-12-13
The League Balks.

Emperor Halle SelaSsieS views that
the Anglo-French peace" deal is too
raw" for consideration seems to be widely
shared at Geneva. The smaller powers
have taken the lead in resisting the
project for handing over half Of Ethiopia
to Mussolini as reward for aggres-
sion" Conscious that approval Of such
settlement" would stultify the League,
reduce to absurdity it's claims to be an
effective agency against international
lawlesSness, and directly imperil the
security of any nation whose territory
Is coveted by a stronger country, the
lesser member states are in open revolt
against the Laval-Hoare plan.
AS first move to prevent its adop-
ton, protesting governments, led by
Poland and Turkey, have succeeded in
transferring the scheme to the League
Council. To that body, in which the
smaller states are adequately repre-
sented, full statement of the terms will
be presented next Wednesday, and ample
opportunity granted for determining
what is to be done about them. A formal
proposal to that end emanated from
Capt. Anthony Eden, British minister
for League affairs, who has no enthusi-
asm for the enterprise that staggers the
world and threatens to destroy all
vestige of Geneva's prestige Decision
to permit the Council to deal with the
proposition, which Capt. Eden describes
as neither definite nor Sacrosanct," CO.
incided with shelving of the oil sanctions.
This crowning pressure on Italy was due
to be imposed on Thursday. With peace
In the balance, it was determined to
withhold it. There are indications it
may never be revived.
Many signs foreshadow that the
Laval-Hoare arrangement for acquieS-
cence in Italys conquest is doomed. 1t
is under fire not only in Geneva, but
In London and Paris. The Baldwin
government, despite It's immense ma
jority in Parliament, is rocking under
the impact of criticism on ali sides, in
cluding some of its own supporters.
The prime minister promises full de-
bate on. the subject next week. He is
being raked fore and aft for having
lent Britain's name to program pill
loried as callouS, cynical and dishonor-
able. Baldwin is called upon to recon-
cile his governments action with earlier
protestations Of unfiagging loyalty to
the Leagues principle of non-recogni-
ton of aggression. He finds himself
especially under attack for betrayal of
the British electorate, which accorded
him overwhelming support last month
on a program of vigorous opposition to
Mussolini'S adventure. Premier Laval
faces no less serious hostility from
French critics Of his partnership in the
plot to sell Ethiopia down the river.
Both London and Paris have been
Vociferous in asserting that the League
must be saved. Under Anglo-French
leadership 1t started out two months
ago to demonstrate that it really
possesses the will and the power to
checkmate violators of the covenant.
II Geneva's efforts are now to be
thwarted by an Ttalo-E Ethiopian peace
tantamount to complete victory for
Mussolini, the death knen of the
League will have been rung. Response
bility for its ignominious collapse will
rest squarely on the shoulders of Great
Britain and France.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Hard Job.

Hard Job.
Complaining is general trait
OF human understanding.
Some time we do not even wait
Till reason Is commanding.
A simple mood Of honest mirth
Grim thought regards Is "sappy.'
One Of the hardest jobs on earth
Is trying to be happy.
We long for food and raiment fine
While envying one another.
Toward disrespect we will incline
For humble man and brother.
And so we steam up with the jazz
And holler, Make it snappy!"
The toughest duty life now has
Is trying to be happy.