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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
REBEL TROOPS
SMASH Way
NEAR MADRID
Quick Defeats Peril
LoyaEst Cause;
Rout Feared
Copyright 1886 by United Press)

Copyright 1886 by United Press)
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 15.
(UP)-Spanish nationalists
(rebels) smashing with ter
rifle force. inflicted on the
troops of the left wing govern
ment today series of defeats that
threatened to become rout.N
A leftist Qoyalist) counter Of
fensive on the front west of Ma
drid was turned into a retreat
which dispatches from Madrid in
dicated was disorderly.
Fearing the nationalists might
soon be at the city's gates, the
leftist government intensified the
building of Notifications in sub
urbS.
Insurgent dispatches asserted
that by the capture of two small
towns in the Cordoba region, they
had cut off completely the capi-
ta's supply of coal, needed not only
10 neat homes during the present
cold weather but to operate de-
Tense works.
1t was indicated that the insur-
gent shad resumed aerial bonn.
bardment of the Madrid-east coast
railroad and that at any moment
the government might find itself
cut off except for automobile and
air transport to the coast.
1t was psrsiStently reported that
gents had resumed aerial bonn
the besleged garrison at Oviedo
had effected contact with the de-
tenders and must soon penetrate
the city streets and be fighting
hand to hand the miners trying
to overwhelm the garrison.
Hints that the loyalist towns
on the east coast were going to
be bombarded by the rebel fleet
continued.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
AGAINST
MIGRATORY LABOR
CAMP DELIVERED
TEACHER FOR
LAGUNA NAMED

G. E. Cramer of Santa Monica has
been appointed as fourth teacher
for the Laguna school, by C. b.
Collins, county superintendent.
The school opened with two
teachers but due to the unexpect-
edly heavy enerollment additional
teachers were needed. The school
is running in split sessions, two
sessions for the lower grades and
two divisions of the upper grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15

migratory labor camp is justified
In Imperial Valley. The report in
question raised a storm of indig-
nation in the valley, where 1t was
FELT TO be highly exaggerated.
The fear OF difficulties here
similar 10 those current in Sail
mas gave point 10 the already ex-
pressed apprehension that mi
gratory labor camp in the valley.
under supervision of the ReSettls-
ment administration. would prove
breeding place for agitation ard
discomfort among field and shed
workers.
The chamocr o. commerce re-
quest probably will BE- considered
by the board Of supervisors at its
next meeting,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Elks Will Initiate
Candidates Tonight

FL Centre Elks will initiate 81
candidates Thursday night at what
they believe will be one of the
largest gatherings in the history of
the lodge.
Brawley and Calexico Elks will
join in the ceremony which will
begin with a fried chicken dinner,
free to all members, at 7 o'clock in
the lodge headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Youthful Victim
Of Auto Improves

William Mordhorst, 18-year- old
victim of an automobile accident,
is said to be in better condition to-
day. Serious head injuries suffered
in the head-on automobile collision
near Seeley Saturday, however, will
keep him under the care of physi-
clans for some time, according to
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Missing President
OF Firm Surrenders

LOS ANGELES. Oct. Is. UP
William Franklin, for more than a
week missing president of the First
epublic company, local brokerage
house, surrendered TO the district
attorneys office today on a COM
plant, charging him with grand
theft of $2,818 He posted $1,000
bail and was released.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
DesertiOn Charged
In Divorce Complaint

A divorce complaint was filed in
superior court Thursday bv Frank
C. Winslow against Laura Winslow.
He alleged she was cruel to him
throughout their married life and
after less than a year left him for
her mothers home in Flagstaff,
Ariz. They were married at Yuma
March 3, 1885, and separated Feb
ruary %, 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Al Smith Declines.
California Address

NEW YORK, Oct. Is. .UP)-Al-
fred E. Smith sent word today to
his California followers he could
not accept their invitation to make
an i-Roosevelt speech there.
He dislikes making the trip by
airplane, he said, and if he made
the journey any other way he would
not get back to New York in time
to vote against the New Deal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
L. A. COUPLE
WE'D IN YUMA

YUMA. Ariz.. Oct. IS. Ue)-Fred-
erick Mckay Goodwin. Sc Carmel,
Calf, hotel owner. and Miriam f.
CoWen. 81. OF San Francisco, were
married by Superior Judge Henry
Kelly last night after their airplane
elopemcnt from Los Angeles. They
returned 10 California immediate
ly after the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Representative at
Tester Meet Named

Gilbert Cobleigh will represent
Imperial Valley at the meeting of
cowtesters Friday in Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce Requests
Supervisors Oppose Proposal;
Strike Threat Cited

Renewed opposition TO the establishment of a migra-
tory labor camp in Imperial Valley by the Resettlement
ment Administration voiced Thursday by the Ell Cen
tro chamber of commerce in letter urging the Imperial
county board of supervisors protest i'm the of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
SOUGHT ON
PLAN FOR CALLING
STRIKE ON COAST

SAN FRANCISCO 15 QP)-Pacic Coast maritime unions
today proposal to authorize coast
wide beginning Thursday midnight Oct 20
Renewed peace Seattle to San Diego once more
negotiating committee for the unions c
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
WILD RECEPTION
CHICAGO ADDRESS
200, 900 Try to Crowd Into Stadium Built for
$4,000; Declares Rugged indiuidualists
Throwing Clutches at Doctor

ABOARD ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN TRAIN in Mich
igan, Oct. 15 UP)-On the home stretch of his 5000
mile campaign swing President Roosevelt invaded pivotal
Michigan today eated by the most tumultous reception
of his CAMPAIGN Political observers the presidents
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
Armed Guards
Halt Violence
With Barraqe
Fourteen Arrested After Mob Attempts to
Storm Barbed-Wire Barncades at
Salinas; Parade Broken Up

SALINAS, Cal, Oct. Is. (UP)-Poice and armed
guards laid down tear barrage today and dispersed
400 striking lettuce workers who stormed the barbed-
wire barrcade in front of the Salinas Valley company
packing plant. Fourteen pckets arrested for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15

Vital Statistics
Maybe it's prosperity, maybe II
is brooding induced by too-great
thought on the state OF single
blesssdness, and maybe it is Just
an epidemic, or that the girls
hereabouts are particularly ire
sistible. At any rate membership
in the Ell Csntro Bachelors club
has decreased from 80 a year ago
to 10 as O. current date. Ihe
last frontiersmen are giving a
dinner next Tuesday night, IN
memoriam.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
A Profitable Trip

A Profitable Trip
Dan West, Imperial countys as
SCISSOR collector VINO returned from
a four-week trip outside the val
ley was so busy he didn't have
time to visit his ranch until just
lately when he got to worrying
about the corn crop which seemld
lust about dead when he left. So
he went out to the -arm. Tha
corn crop he discovered to lis
surprise was 100 per cent healthy
and growing. Dan has decided he
will stay away from the ranch
more after this.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
the whistle

Answering the whistle
Why is it, when the fire whistle
is supposed to summon volunteer
firamen, that it always calls out
almost as many insurance men
as it does fire fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15

The Profession Bushes
That man you saw coming out
of the United Artists theatar be-
hind dark glasses, with head hang
ing Wednesday night, was RR. He
was afraid someone would recog-
nize him as a newspaper reporter
although they wouldn't If they
judged by the reporter shown i'll
one of the feature pictures. Fur
ther, RI spsnU restless nl9nt
wondering what would happen II
he called up his managing editor.
dictated a headline, and warned
said me. that he couldn't have
the story unless that exact head
line were used. RR imagines ne
would spend even more restless
nights if ne tried it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
80,
@ <~2 -
REpoRTER AMs5FMs
Says

In ait ito Injury
Charles Nice, who feels rather
strongly on the subject of Com
munism, is looking somewhat
grimly for the Wag-or maybe it
was someone not SO Waggish-
who decorated his former office in
the county court house win an
election poster bearing a likeness
of Emma Cutler, and setting forth
] her qualifications, so-called, for
congress. She is a candidate, the
poster says, in the Both district.
Dirty Work AiO0t-
What prominent FL Centro auto
mobile dealer tried to steal Harry
Firestones entrant in Herb Nor
ris' Fall Festival queen contest?
Looks like some rules are needed
in this thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-15
MARKETS An BRIEF

butter: Los Angeles 30; butter
tat. Imperial valley Fob, ranch,
Arade \, ffRc: manufacturing milk,
3oc; route gathered cream, 35c.
l.. A. Hny-U. =. No. I extra ieafy,
S20-20.5O; 1. =. No I, SI7.50-1S; u. :.
No. leafy x10.5b; 4. =. No. = xI6-
it.O; Minneapolis flax 202-215.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

for an ONCE staged walking race
which started perhaps unconsciously.
The Office worker went into the
lead, maintaining his advantage until
New York avenue was reached, where,
fascinated by the scuffling rythm Of
the overalled individual, he dropped
back to watch the others footwork.
About seven out of every eight steps
his opponent dragged his heels, pro-
ducing an odd noise but seemingly
quite effective. Perhaps the distance
he saved by not lifting his feet may
Evening star., 1936-03-16
PROFESSOR.

PROFESSOR.
OR reasons which are exceilent'
II not obvious, the hero OF TINS
item shall remain nameiess. ne
4 Is a big newspaper man, any
way you care to take bigness.
The main item on his calendar
the other day was a luncheon engage
ment, He was due to leave the orlce
at 1915 in order to reach the NEARBY
hotel in time for the repast.
Come 1910 and his force began 10
look for him. He wasn't In his once,
nor was in any of the other of11ces
nearby. It was pretty important and
the posse seeking him grew larger and
larger.
It's members finally located him
In the lunch room-stowing away the
last few bites of his usually compre-
hensive luncheon.
He got through the second meal
later in fairly good style.
MORE TWINS.
Wilson High Schools seDen and
one-hdlt sets OF TURNS Which tCeTe
mentioned the other day hare
brought t,Din item from Hyatts-
pile.
Three sets OF t,UinS are acquiring
trisdom in the high school OF the
Maryland suburb. Only ttDo OF
them, hoWeuer, are likely to be
confusing to their teachers, the
Anderson and Angel boys. The
CroSSiuhites, Milton and Mary, are
divided up in such nay that one
could not dns1Uer the questions
which might stump the other and
thus assure a top grade.
X X X
WANDERERS.
EIREMEN some times get lost, too
u The other morning reporter
was driving lackadaisically "tht
longest way around" on Wisconsin
avenue, taking his best girl home from
q dance.
Suddenly the banshee wall OF
siren broke the silent night and g
red car came roaring up the avenue
The reporter hauled up to the curr
and stopped. So did the little rec
wagon.
Hey" shouted fire laddie, lieu
tenant, from its side, do you know
where 27O3 w street s?"
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Lightning Kills Four in Bed.

Lightning took four lives after a
freak performance near Biarritz,
France, recently. It struck the trans
former of a high-tension cable,
travelled down the tower leg, then in
an unexplained way jumped to an
iron bedstead in cottage. The father
of Spanish family living in the
house was burned to death with his
three sons. The mother escaped, but
received severe burns.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

have been the margin by which he
finally won.
The race ended at e street when
the leader turned OF and half block
further on the office man found him
self driving along under full steam.
scufiing seven out OF every eight
steps.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

The gavel, a bright-red affair, never
Is used rapping for order. 1t is
for show and fond memories. An old
gavel with many signs of wear keeps
order in his court. The gavel was
made by Policeman E. A. Horsely and
given to the judge.
BUSY.
Executives are pretty busy chaps,
their secretaries some times report
to the WaySide.
! The latest story OF the kind con-
cerns man iUho sent a messenger
to buy theater tickets. The lad
started, tuH speed ahead, for the
boT Office only to realize as he
fTeacheS there that he had neglected
to find out iUhdt night the boss
Ddnted to see the StoU.
ts He called the secretary Uho, in
turn, approached the erecutiue
uhile the youngster matted on the
phone.
{ "TeH him I'm too busy to ansDer
Shin noU, but want them for
Monday night" the busy man er-
tplGined.
- X X \
Is RACE.
The man in the overalls won!
J. Coming down Eleventh street from
Massachusetts avenue early in the
morning, he and another man bound
Evening star., 1936-03-16

The reporter admitted he didn't,
and the red car roared on, the siren
screaming mournfully. The reporter
hurried to the first filling station he
could find and called the press room
at police headquarters and found out
where 2703 w street could be located
And when he came out, there was
the lieutenant and his little red car
asking the filling station man for d.
Tections.
The reporter supplied the informa-
ton and they both roared away to the
fire. When they arrived all was quiet
in the neighborhood. All the appa-
ratus had been there and gone.
X
... EXPERIENCE.
A prominent Judge tCdS confer
ring Uith an interested attorney
this Ueek on the matter OF SEN
fencing conUicted man.
81 don't knot0 Ulat to do" the
1Irist said.
"Wel," the attorney counseled,
"don't you think year Dould be
fair Sentence?"
"No, ! don't" his honor replied
emphatically. "A year is long,
long time"
why, the mans guilty. That's
light sentence"
mo it isn't. T'ue learned to Udlue
time. A year is too long. I knoW.
Why, lust 30 daus is a lonq time.
Tue giUen up smoking for Lent"
X
GAVEL.
One Of the proudest possessions of
Judge Isaac r. Hit in Police Court
Is small gavel made from a piece
of the bannister from the old Metro
politan Hotel, for many years the
hangout of the Democratic party, at
Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington times., 1936-11-11
TelevisiOn Is Nearer

Teevsons latest prevew marks advances in the infant
science observers regetfu report that is not ready yet
for the public
It that the images flashed the glass through
teevised methods still marred by considerable fckerng
too little distinction of line These mperfecons not yet
ironed out although in the future they probably will be-
The important thing about teleUsOn is the uUth
uUlich its sponsors are proceedings
The public must applaud their desire to out moth
ing but a finished product, Whch uOH enlighten,
and instruct the people and giUe satisfaction to
all uOhO inUest in it.
Television is so-caed boon to mankind which will not
be sold until it is worth sengand for that its vast potential
public gives heartfelt thanks.
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

Pardon the pun carries point With safely
dead practical joker boosting Canadas birth rate with cash
prize and trying to persuade mothers to raise more
children, we can't call ourselves human.
Fftyour kids brought into the world not for love but
for money Six Canadian mothers tied with nine children
each the $70OO prize offered by the late and little Ia
ented Charles Vance ar mother who could produce
the most babies within ten years after his death
For his joke expense of women intelligent mothers will
hope Charles Vance Mar groaning in some special
he'll where men, and not women, bear the babies
Mar mockery of motherhood meets match in the efforts
European ctaors boost their birth atesto raise more
little soldiers Her penal code makes prison offense
to publicly incte the limitation of offspring.
Mothers will hope that these military bosses shall share with
Charles Mar that special hell where bear the babies
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

and repairer clyde L. Herring
put the watch back in running
shape. A friendship was formed
between the matchmaker and the
automobile magnate that still
exists.
The matchmaker is one of the
new faces you will see in the
Senate when it convenes Jan
uary S. He is Clyde L. Herring,
former Governor of Iowa. BY
way of formal introduction we
print the official biography OF
this new Senator which will ap
pear in the Congressional Direc'
tory now being compiled:
CLYDE L. HERRING, of
Des MOines, was born near
Jackson, Mich, May 3, 1879;
attended public schools of that
town; among his first positions,
after leaving school, was a COM
bination janitOr- -clerk-repairer
in a jeweIry store in Detroit,
where he repaired the timepiece
of Henry Ford, thus starting
friendship which has endured
ever since; went West for his
health, ranching and punching
cattle in Colorado aid New
Mexico, until he conceived the
idea of bringing feeders to the
rich prairie lands of Iowa and
finishing them off for the mar.
ket there; located in Atlantic;
later, his former acquaintance
ship with Henry Ford resulted
in his securing one of the
earliest agencies for the Ford
car at Atlantic; in 1910 moved
to DeS MOineS and quickly be-
came one of the largest auto
mobile dealers in the Middle
West; in 1920 he made his first
campaign for public Office
Governor of Iowa on the Demo
cratic ticket: was defeated but
ran almost quarter Cf a mil
lion votes ahead of the national
ticket; two years later was
Democratic nominee for United
States Senator; served his party
as member of the National
Committee; has been leading
worker for social betterment in
DeS MOineS and Iowa for many
years; during a fuel famine a
decade ago, he was placed in
charge of all the fuel supplies,
doIing them out to rich and
poor alike, in such manner
that suffering was averted; con-
tributed a motor. ambulance
unit to the Iowa soldiers who
saw service in the brief military
encounter with Mexico and dur
ing the World War gave freely
of his time, service and money
to the relief and welfare of
The Washington times., 1936-11-11
Protect Our Peace

Armistice Day-a day of memories day of joyful
recollection of wars end-a day of renewed determine
ton to avoid the squabbes of others in order that
again shall be sacrificed foreign fields.
Alongside the stories of the celebrations of Armis
tice Day in their newspapers today Americans can
read dispatches of Uar'S holocaust nOLU sJUeeping
other nations.
They can read of the horrors of war just as severe
just terrible those they reading of during the
World War period.
But there is one important difference
THEIR COUNTRY rs NOT INVOLVED.
Americans read in their newspapers today of the
new aignments of European countries of treaties and
alliances made in preparation for
AND AMERICA Is NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF
THEM.
Here in Washington where we center observance
of the anniversary of the signing which took out of
European conflict at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
look thousands OF graves OF those who gave
their lives in that struggle.
AND AS WE GAZE AT THOSE GRAVES IN sOR-
ROW WE CAN AND WILL SAY NEVER AGAIN.
While many nations laying their plans for conflict
with other nations preparing great armies OF aggres
sion, there is civil strife in other countries.
Brother fights brother and women and children carry
rifles as they mount the barricades
THANK GOD THAT FORM OF STRIFE IS FAR
FROM AMERICA.
We have our differences with each other in this
try and have just given to the world great demon
stration of how those differences and should be
settled
We shall continue in the future to settle our dtf-
ferences at home in our democratic and peace
full lUdy.
And Ue shall continue to preserUe our peace Uith
nations abroad by building up and maintaining an
Army and Navy adequate to defend our country
against any nation Which might attack it.
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

the trial of the assassin Fentes
in the reign of Charles I. That
worthy, when threatened with the
rack as a means of getting him to
divulge his acomplices, turned to
the judges and said:
"My lords, under such pain /
might even accuse the Arch
bishop himself of being my ac-
cOmplice."
Whereupon the judges went
into huddle and, to their amaze
ment, learned that torture was
illegal, and it was never practiced
openly in England after that.
But it had served its purpose in
the gunpowder days.
Fawkes and a dozen others went
to the gallows, and a holiday for
centuries to come was handed
down to the gamins of London.
Copyright, 1885. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

This year
they put aside the post-mortems
on the Cambridgeshire Sweep
stakes, they stopped whispering
about the divorce at Ipswich, they
forgot about the war in Spain
for their annual night of skylark-
ing.
Bands of youngsters travel up
and down the streets of old Lon
don town, dragging carts contain
ing straw men dressed fantaSti-
cally and wearing false faces. On
all sides the chant is lifted:
Remember, remember, the
fifth of November, GunpOwder
treason and plot! We see no
reason why gunpOwder treason
should ever be forgot"
Urchin after urchin comes up
to one begging:
"a penny for the Guy, sir.
Pennies for poor old GUY"
The Guy is the effigy and the
The Washington times., 1936-11-11


cause you don't like mel" You
don't like my slang my criti-
ciSms. my SnickerS at sentimental
ity and jeers at conventionality. E.
don't believe anyone Should talk
so free and reckless" Moreover,
you don't agree with my conclu-
sions. think they're dangerous .
All right, suppose you don't
what of it? 1 don't matter. My
advice doesn't matter. It's entirely
unimportant whether you like me
or not. S'matter of fact. I detest
myself at times! And find my own
advice completely cockayed!
But the thing that does matter
is that this column makes you
think. 1t doesn't flatter you or
coddle you or help you be sorry
for yourself. But it does make
you think. And the madder you
get, the more it makes you think.
You can't get burnt up at me
without wondering whether I'm
right.
Do such conditions really exist?
Are you possibly to blame for
your own bad luck, as I say you
are? All of which, I repeat, is
exactly what you need for what
ails you.
IN A RUT
Why's your life colorleSs and
unsatisfactory? Because you don't
run enough risks, ask enough
questions, start enough rebellionS.
In Short-you don't think enough.
You're in a rut, and it's smother
ing you.
This column is just one of the
things you need to jolt you out
of that rut. Doesn't matter a
hoot whether you like the jolter
or not. Or whether her dope is
correct or not.
The important thing is that
YOU. GET. .JOLTED. And
I'll guarantee to do it.
But will you let me? wonder!
Probably not. For jolting is a
hazardous proceeding. It's apt
to raise Cain with your comfort,
cowardice and conceit. And So
you duck it. And pretend it's be-
cause you don't approve OF me.
Gwan, be yourself! The plain
truth is-you like to talk about
being a Gypsy, but when someone
hands you the makings-you just
can't take it!
The Washington times., 1936-11-11
Words of Wise Men

Whenever opposite views are
held with warmth by religious
minded men, we may take it for
granted there is some higher
truth with embraces both. All
high truth is the union Of two
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

them all Win
one wallop.
Why don't I
a ! W Us talk
pretty? Because
I don't always
t h in k pretty.
Neither d o e S
life. A n d in
my feeble way,
I'm trying to in
terpret life N
this corner.
But you don't
like it? I offend
and shock you?
Well, what Of
ITO What, d0eS