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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Michigan Negro Congress To
Present Able Speakers
SPECIAL NOTICE

We do not incorporate in club
news and other social items, cards
of thanks, as cards of thanks are
forms of advertisement which
must be paid for.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
robson
PLAYS PART
OF OLD MAN

Hollywood, Calif-(ANP)-How
Paul Robson, the great baritone,
was turned into "the tottering old
darby" desired by director James
Whale for his role in Showboat,
the film now nearing completion
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

in the electric chair to a so
year term in a Louisiana prison,
Henry Carr, went to his death in
the electric chair here Wednesday
morning at the State Prison for
the murder of his wife.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Sessions Convene Saturday and Sundat, At
Lucy Thurman "Y. W."

Elaborate preparations being made for the Mch
gan Negro Congress- which in Detroit at the
Lucy Thurman Y w. C. A. Saturday and Sunday JAN 25
&c. S. F. Grgsby and other officials of the organization
sparng pains to make the meeting signal success,
and large attendance is anticipated.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

Don't miss reading the Detroit
Tribune each week 1t is always
full of interesting news.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Preferred Death
To Pris O n

Huntsville, Tenn (ANP)-Ex-
pressing his preference for death
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
News Behind the News
Food Prices on Skids PayroHs
90 Higher :. Normal Cause
Effect ReUerSed

WASHNGTON-The price of food has be
gun to go down after an almost continuous ascent
since the summer OF 1888.
Payrolls on the other hand have been going
This makes it nice for practically everybody
since even the unemployed can buy tritle more
with their WPA or dole checks shown of de
cline of per cent shown in the last retail food
price figures reported.
That decline is for early April this year
as against early April year ago. The compar-
ative figures first showed slight decline in
March. the month which revealed that factory
and other payrolS We're nearly rs per cent
higher than year previously
The current price drop has been caused
chiefly by expansion of food supplies following
reduction resulting from drouth. Normay an
increase in consumer buying power, as indicated
by the payroll figures would be followed by an
increase in prices.
Food supplies probably Will continue to show
an increase this summer, barring drouth or
other bad weather factors. But if payrollS con-
tinue to 90 up, they may offset the downward
retail price trend because of increased consump-
ton and purchasing power
Chief effect of elimination of processing
taxes Is visible in lower flour prices. National
bread price averages remain the same as last
year, though lower than in December.
Part OF the decrease in pork prices is due
to removal of the processing tax. but most of it
is due to larger hog supplies following drouth
conditions.
There may be some reduction in many tele-
phone bills soon. Officials in charge of the in
vestigation of the American Telephone S5 Tele-
graph system assert they are laying the basis
for rate cuts in every state which would have
money each month for more than 100000 sub
Scribers.
Investigators for the Federal Communiea-
tions Commission think they are proving that
profits have been far in excess of reasonable
return on investment and their facts will be at
the service Of all state regulatory authorities.
Such facts have not been available heretofore.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Other Editors Say
\ WEST POINT FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Riverside Daily Press

The suggestion of Congressman Wesley Dis
ney of Oklahoma tnat the rederal government
establish a government school for civil service
training, Goes not seem SO strange and fantastic
after one turns it over in his mind FOR little
while When do that We discover it is just
ordinary common sense.
We maintain elaborate training schools for
the officers OF our army and navy and our coast
guard We send promising young men to these
schools pay all their expenses and give them
the very finest training our experts can devise,
SO that they may serve us we'll
We have had such success with these schools
that very rarely does man who has not been
graduated from one of them attain command in
our military forces.
Outside of the army and navy Uncle Sam
hires many people on a catch-as-catch-Ca can basis,
and oftentmeS he draws lemon.
Good Old John Doaks, for instance who
Carried the banner through rain and for
Congressman Hoozls IN the bloody twelfth ward,
is a deserving party man. Therefore we'll just
find place for him on the government payroll.
If he is too dumb to come in out of the rain
nobody much will know the difference.
So Doaks gets hired, by hundreds and by the
thousands, and once in a while We wonder, visit
fully why it is that some of our government
services cost so much and are inefficient.
Now it is very hard to think Of one solitary
argument why the special training school idea
should not apply to civil service in the federal
government well as to military service There
is no doubt the expense OF conducting such
school would be more than offset by increased
efficiency.
After all the government employs more civil
ians than sailors and soldiers. The need for
expert work in the civil branch is as great
as in the military Ordinary common sense
should have told us, long ago that the way to
get it would be to establish great civil serv-
ice training academy on par with the naval
and military academies
Congressman Disney has introduced bill
for establishment of such school This bill
Or some other designed to accomplish the same
thing. may be passed at this session Of congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05

Ray Edgar, FL Centro, who is south
ern California member of the state
board of equalization, is having drawn a
petition aimed at placing on the Novem-
ber ballot a proposition for creation of
a state liquor control board, entirely div
orced in its duties from the state board
Of equalization Members of the pro-
posed board would be appointive-not
subject to the campaigning of liquor in
terests during election time-and would
devote their entire time to enforcement
of state laws regarding sale and dlStrlbu-
tion of liquor.
The state board of equalization would
return to a concentrated study of the
states problems, where its services are
most sorely needed.
The only reason for giving the equal
izatiOn board jurisdiction over the liquor
industry was the necessity for collection
of taxes and licenses. Enforcement au-
tomatically became a part of this, under
the present set-up 1t has grown to such
a size that the equalization board has
little time for consideration Of any but
liquor problems California taxpayers
have been the sufferers, through no fault
of their own nor the existing board. The
fault lies in the multiplicity Of duties
placed upon one agency.
Where does CALIFORNIA; s tax money
go? How can the tax burden be re-
duced? How can it be more nearly
equalized among its various sources?
These are questions the equalization
board should be free to study and
should be able to answer. The answers
now are too vague to be reassuring. Only
by devoting all its time to the tax prob
lem will the equalization board be able
to give the answers-it is impossible to
human nature at present.
There is only one sOlution-a separ-
ate liquor control board
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05

Figures quoted by W. S. Fitzer,
county administrator for SRA, lead def
initely to the conclusion that employ
ment is back to normal in Imperial cOun-
ty. There is now, always has been and
always will be a certain percentage
encouragingly small-which. is not and
cannot be employed 1t is made up Of
persons unable to work, who must de-
pend on some sort Of help in order to
live.
With the advent of the latest harvest
season. many of the remaining 263 cases
on SRA rolls will be cleared up. Those
remaining. or at least most of them, will
be the unemployableS. Some Of them
can do light work, and for them such
work will be found eventually. Others
cannot work at all They will always be
a burden on the community.
About half of those remaining on re-
lief rolls in this county are MeXicans.
Helpless, childlike, many of them are
not equipped with sufficient enterprise
to force their way back into private en-
ployment. They take what comes, and
wait patiently for it to come. Perhaps
Mexico's repatriation program will re-
move some of them from this county tC
farms below the border.
Meanwhile, the entire picture is an
encouraging one. 1t reflects as truly as
do larger sales in the stores, or increased
circulation Of money, the return Of I'M
perial county TO days of prosperity sur
passing even the days Of 10 or II years
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
on Sr./
Gays
FRANZ WATANABE
by Ed r OLD6N
THURSTON

THURSTON
Mr.. Howard Thurston have
die. He were the famOusiy
magician you know. 1t seem he
making an agreement with HOu-
DIM that when they both dying
they shall talking at each other
and both shall commute their
voice to the Earth. But so far
nobody have heard from them
two grand fellows. Why? /
thinking il are more better we
rot knowing just what the here
alters are because if ii are
a bad place then we going feel
ing unpleasant dcwn here
and if it are very nice then we
shall all committing suicide to
get there. Let us try to un-
puzzle the tangle of the World
we are standing on first D.. that
are a problem not answered yet
also.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
WITH WILL ANNEXED

No 2648
In the Superior Court of the State
of California i'm and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
JAMES w. KEMP, also known as
j. w. KEMP, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
g. Healy has filed with the Clerk
of this court, a petition, praying for
Letters or Administration of the
Estate or James w. Kemp also
known a. j. w Kemp, deceased, and
Friday, tie 9th day of May, A. d,
1896 at = o'clock p. m. of said day,
at the Courtroom of the Court at
Ell Centro, n the County of Imperial,
has been scJ Tor hearing said petit
tiOn, When and where any person
interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should
not be granted.
Dated April o. 1896.
EDWARD II. LAW,
Clerk
CScaD
by CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy.
(A27-M7Inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell of Imperial Valley This
Date in Past Years

charged in a special report to be
made to the federal grand jury by
Frank C. Johnson, special investi-
gator for the treasury department
it was said today.
Approximately 5000 employees of
the Southern Pacific working on
the Los Angeles division, which in
cludes the valley lines, will have
their wages reduced 20 per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Everyday Philosophy
HAROLD L. DOTY
Pastor, First Baptist Church
COlumnist for This Week
ANY GOOD LETT?

We read of and hear of many things that
thoroughly bad these days that we are tempted to won
der if there really any good left in the world not
And then friend comes and does such fine and gen
thing that simply amazed at such sacrifice
and goodness and we ashamed that ever doubted
that such thing could be-
OF course there is plenty that is wrong in this old
world. But we often blind and cannot that
there is also much that is good. We have the positive
and the negative, We have light and shadow We have
the darkness of midnight and the brliance of MONDAY
But the good is all the better for the bad The light is
all the lighter for the darkness.
When confidence is shaken in humanity and we
the verge of cynicsm, need to ermember the
multitude of things in the world that right There
is much that is good left in the world. And ourselves
generating goodness simply wasting
time in vain regrets that there is little of it in the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Guaranteed Treatment
For Tender Stomach

DR.. Emils Ada Tablets bring
quick relief from sore stomach,
pains between meals due to acidity,
indigestion and heartburn. If not
your money is refunded. Clements
Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05

Bill Hamilton has become one Of
New York's perennial birds of pas
sage and always on the wing. A
retired banker in his 40'S, his con
verted stable home in East 18th
street has long been a rendezvous
for people of the stage and screen
and The literati. He has acquired
that so-seldom knack of entertain
ing by inviting people worth while
and then letting them severely
alone. This formula always clicks.
While his base is New York, he cir
culates as familiarly in Paris and
London and holds a state position
in Luxembourg, where he is con-
sidered The most popular of all Am
ericanS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
TEN YEARS AGO
MAY 5. 1926

Manson Angle, Is years old, was
arrested by CaleXico police yestcr-
day as runaway from his home
in Taft. He was turned over to
Probation Officer Swanson.
Sheriff Gillett was advised by the
sheriff of Tyler. Tex. that an officer
is on his way here to take into GUS
tody Frank Mussett, held in the
county Jail on charges of stealing
an auto.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05

A Ring Lardner enthusiast in
Enid, Oklahoma sends me a copy
of lyrical autograph the late late
author wrote in one of his early
books 1t read:
All my life I want to roam-a
Around Gods country Oklahoma
Settling down at last in Enid
Am l Spoofing mo! I mean it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday (Sat-
urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, sun
days. by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 state
street, El Centre, California.
Entered at El Centro, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher; George
Bennitt, General Manager; Rus
sell Bennitt, etary-treasurer
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Edi-
tor.
N. c. Mogensen & Co, National
Advertising Representatives.
Member, California Newspaper
Publishers Asso ociatiOn.
Subscription Rates: &c per copy.
In conjunction with The POST
Press; per month Soc; Paid in
Advance: 3 months. $1.65; s
MONTH. s3.25; ons Year, 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
One-Minute Test Answers

]. The vertical or opposite angles.
2. A shallow carving or sculp-
ture on a background.
3. The United State, Lawn Ten
mis- association.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
GRAB BAG
One-Minutc Test

/. When two straight lines in
terscct, what two resultant angles
arc equal?
2. What is a bas-relief?
g. Name the organization fire.
quently referred 10 by sports writ
ers as the U. S. l.. T. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

she expired he went there and sat
by the bedside for brief spell. just
as he did when he lost her Keep
ing rendezvous with a sacred mem
oryl
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
IMPERIAL COUNTY BACK
ON OPERATING BASIS

The State Relief Administration case
load in Imperial county is nearing the
irreducibIe minimum, fact Uhich
prOUes the county to be again on
foundation of prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
TOday's Horoscope

Persons born on this day need
much attention and flattcry. They
are poetic. musical in a somber
sort of way, and love harmony.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Words of Wisdom

Morality knows nothing Of geo.
graphical boundaries or distinctions
of race.-Spencer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
Hints on Etiquette

Never resort to Objectionable
stories in an effort to be humorous.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05


erican colony, representing the
richest phase of Partisan life, con-
tinues to be depleted. Not a hand
full remains. Scarcely any of the So
cial and luncheon clubs of Yankee
membership carry on. The Paris
Heralds society chatter deals most
ly with South Americans.
What has happened to Paris so
far as Americans are concerned
has happened to Monte Carlo, LIE
Tcqcet and the entire sweep OF the
French Riviera. And the shops
restaurants and hotels depended so
largely upon patronage from the
states have had to close or Winnow
a different clientele.
In the same fashion the American
art colony in the MontparnaSse
area has also evaporated The only
fixtures are the American news
paper correspondents and, of course,
that lively old time sports chronic
Ter, the incredible Sparrow Robert
son.
Paris. with its usual optimistic
cffervescence, shrugs lightly and
declares it's only the depression.
Boom times and Paris will be over
run again. But those who know
say Americans are hep to other de-
lightful places and it will take Paris,
the hussy, years to re-capture the
old fervor.
90
However, Anna Gould and her
Withered Prince still cling to the
marbly pink palace on the edge of
the Bois He totters about the
garden in a shoulder cape and she
knits. They have never been part
of the American colony, but rather
truckled to the RoyaliSt crowd.
Prince de Sagan was once one of
the flaming young bloods of the
| boulexardS. He liked to wine and
dine the stage beauties and was the
| first Partisan dandy to encircle a
huge diamond finger around around
! a four -in-hanG.
! Diamonds for men, I am told
we're in their highest upsWing dur
ing the Ed Stokes and Jubilee Jim
F'iSke era Then a gentleman could
sport fair sized Sparkler without
being classed a Vulgarian. There
was a period, too. when it seemed
Wister and Bob Davis to wear dia-
mcnds. Then the corner saloon
keeper made it his badge of opu-
lence and gamblers and crooks
copied them.
One of the finest homes in the
Paris Bois is owned by Pierre Car
tier, the New York jeWeler But
there's legend he stays at hotel
on his visits to Paris now. AS the
story goes, he returned there after
several years absence, looking for
ward to being home again. His but
Ter. after greeting him, inquired
how long he was to remain. His
valet, while dressing, asked him the
same thing, and so did several 9TH
er servants. 1t was not the sort
of welcome he expected and some
how he completely lost taste fol
what had long been pleasant
| home.
90
Then there was the morning
suite" at the old Waldorf, consist.
ing of six rooms with three baths
In it passed away the beloved wift
OF retierd manufacturer. The
couple had lived there since the
hotel opened, but when she was
gone he could no longer linger ir
the environment. But until the
hotel was torn down he maintained
the apartment and nothing was
changed. Each year at the ami
,torcn r,t of hnr dnnth and nj tho hnll
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav 1915

Directors of the county farm
bureau yesterday held a conference
with Colonel Harris Weinstock
state market director, at Brawley
The subject was marketing of val
ley products and Colonel Vein
stocks advice, reduced to a single
word was organize
Mrs. Eckley, mother of Mrs. Phil
d. Swing, left this morning for
Oakland, to stay with d son.
Lewis De Rocher, coast grower of
early cucumbers, will meet with the
directors Of the Ell Centre chamber
Cf commerce to outline his plans
for starting the industry in this
vicinity.
60
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May 5, 1921
Border graft on the part OF somt
of the u. S. customs men may be
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
A SEPARATE BOARD NEEDED
FOR LIQUOR CONTROL

Liquor control and tax regulation in
California are separate problems.
Separate boards are needed if either
is TO be adequately handled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05

Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO


Border graft on the part OF somt
of the U. S. customs men may be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
Free Movie Tickets
 At Park Department

All coaches of the Parochial and Public School league teams are re- quested to call at the park depart ment office in the City Hall any, time after Thursday noon of this week to receive their allotment of free tickets for the big baseball film Take Me Out to the Ball Game" which will be shown at the Poli theater Saturday morning at 10 a. m. The pictures are being pre- sented under the direction of the park department, through the CO., operation of Manager Ed Fitzpatrick of the Poli theater.
 The picture is being shown as a preseason feature to the opening of the Parochial and Public School Baseball league openings which are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons of next week. Gala openings are being planned for both leagues by William J. Derwin of the park department, director of schoolboy baseball.
 The high school baseball squads are also invited to attend the show ing of this great baseball film which Is the property of the major leagues of professional baseball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
Today's Sport Parade
 By Henry McLemore
United Press Staff Correspondent

Somewhere, Somewhere, April 29 -OUP)-Putting the sport shot while moving toward the Bluegrass coun- try and the race which has made a lot of hoss owners rich and the Louisville innkeepers richer:
 It is William the Tilden's opinion that all the United States will get out of the Davis cup play this year is exercise He sees Australia licking us, Germany dusting off Aus tralia, and Great Britain polishing off the NaZis. |. -. Thoughtful Mike Jacobs has arranged for the ring at ring at Max Schmeling's training camp to be picthed in such posi- tion that the boxing writers may cover the Germans training from their bedroom windows. :. Players who have taken cut at his offer ings say that George Jeffcoat, Brook lyn freshman, has the swellest curve ball in the ma jors. Wallace (Rose BoWD Wade, Duke coach, could have had the Wisconsin football job, but chose to remain in Durham, where he has what is probably the most contract of any coach in the country. =. To give you an idea of how it is, it contains a clause which gives Wade the right to move into the athletic dictatorship at any time, and then name his own suc- ceSsor as coach.
 The Washington G-men have one of the best amateur baseball teams in the capital and their opponents say the best thing they do is steal signals. But the G-men lost a game the other day when an op- posing first baseman successfully worked the hidden ball' trick on them. :. Our guess is that either Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware or Patty Berg will rout the jinx that has al- ways hoyered over Amreicans seek ing the English wymen's golf cham pionship, and bring it over here for the first time this year. The womens swimming team the U. s. WRiu Eand to thA OympicS will aver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
Run1ors And Reality Gathered From ThiS Sporting World
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY The Grist Of Athletic Contest
Connor for President-and Congress

Harry Cashi who president of remember he will testimonial dinner eriou but benevolent outfit crystal After ung themselves to point that will make Mr. Fish" a show and possibly hand Casn presidency the Ashley club itself However while Connor present president breath blow in the Bermuda band Cahn will Ashleysnot all the Cherry Genlot the best offer he will while Juniper told that the that let's him the soldier Ashley which including of Waburys Ashley Friday
 
 president will probably