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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
BEER AND WINE
ASSESSMENTS
SHOW ADVANCE

SACRAMENTO, October "a
California excise tax assessments in
beer and wine for September showed
a substantial increase over those
for the corresponding month in
1885, according to Ray Edgar, mem
Der of the state board of equaliza-
ton, who today announced assess
ments for the month of $206, ,O21 .04
"The assessments exceeded those
of September, 1885, by $46, ,157 15,"
declared Edgar in commenting up
on the increase, that amount con-
stituting a gain of 26.8 per cent"
Although beer consumption gen.
orally drops considerably with the
coming of fall, sales, decreasing ap-
proximately 100000 gallons from
August to September, 1885, this
year, due perhaps to the continu-
ance of hot weather during Sep
tember beer sales increased from
8,458,296.5 gallons to 8,459,245 gal
Ions, a gain of almost 1000 gallons.
Wine sales, however, ran true to
form, showing a seasonal increase
from 1,439,092 gallons for August to
1,725,716 gallons for September.
Beer and wine produced in this
state continue to be heavy favorites
with Californians approximately 80
per cent of the beer and 96 per
cent of the wine sold during the
month of September being the pro-
ducts of local breweries and win
cries, respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
r Auction Philosophy 20
BY d. L. ZINN

Folks, had good football game last night Old
Central had lots of and fight and in my mind out
played Brawley; but they victim of circum-
stances Accidents like that is what makes football and
baseball and should teach us to always be guard.
The big political battle red hot Everytime Hoo
yer and AL Smith talk believe they make votes for
Roosevelt.
Don look like this is going to be healthy spot for
Communists to make speeches in. 1t seems to me if
was one of em | wouldn't want to talk where | was
liable to get egged any minute, but maybe that is the
way they like it. Gets EN- lots of advertising:
Today is the Fall Opening Day Let's forget all these
old political scenes out tonight and enjoy the
OCCASION the stores will be loaded every anxious
to show the best on his market If you miss this fall
opening you will miss of the biggest shows of the
year in Imperial Valley. will be seein you
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

ago by Charles Vance Millar, &C.
centric lawyer, who left his for
tune to the mother having the
most babies before midnight, Oct.
31St, 1886, Premier Hepburn said
something had to be done to keep
"a host of lawyers" from getting
the money.
"If the government does not
take action soon, litigation will
drag the case through the courts
and even to the privy council.
When the court fights end there
will be no money left for these
poor mothers and their babies.
Undoubtedly the government will
take some action to stop such
litigation he said.
Lawyers for the various mothers,
with the exception of Mrs Mat
thew Kenny who claims leader
ship in the race, sought to draw
up agreements whereby all con-
testants would split the fortune,
source close to the Millar exc
cutors reported such a split might
be illegal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
ARIZONA DROPS
COUNSEL USED
IN WATER FIGHT

PHOENIX, Oct. "a WP)-The Ari-
zona Colorado river commission late
yesterday terminated James r.
Moore's services as special counsel.
The action was upon recommen-
dation of Atty. Gen. John L. Sui
Hvan, who told the board there was
no pending litigation in this states
long fight to obtain an equitable"
share of the Colorado's flow. The
commission voted to pay Moore in
full, $4,000 retainer fee and sal
ary at the rate Of $l2,5O0 yearly.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

A wedding of valley interest took
place at Yuma recently when Helen
M. jenkins of Ell Centre and Joe
Skies of Calipatria were united in
marriage with Judge E. A. Free
man performing the ceremony. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover C. Tucker and is we'll
known in Ell Centro. The groom
has lived in Calipatria several years
and operates a service station there.
They are at present living at the
Del Lingo hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
MOST REVOLVING
DECLARES HEPBURN
()()-

TORONTO, Oct "a. (UP)-Prime Minister Mitchell
F. Hepburn threatened today to intervene in Torontos
$750000 baby derby which he called "the most revolving
disgusting exhibition put in civilized country"
Aside from that aspect of the race started 10 years
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

marriage to Mary Opal Stieben in
complaint filed in superior court
Friday. The couple was married
in Inglewood Aug. 5, 1886, and sep
arated Aug. 81, 1886, according TO
the complaint. Stieben is repre-
sented by r. B. Whitelaw.
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Sherwood's Care--Air cooled FOR
Your Comfort. (Ml7-TFa
Obtains Decree - Luriyne Sleem
was granted an interlocutory decree
OF divorce Friday in her suit against
Joseph Sleem on the grounds of eX-
treme cruelty. The decree was
granted by Judge r. D. McPherrin.
If You Have the Grain we can
furnish the other ingredients and
save your money on your poultry or
stock feed. See us on your feeding
problems Nice's Mill, IL miles east
on Main street. You can't miss it.
tO21-O3D
To Confer Degree - Ell Centro
lodge No. 384, F. and AM will con-
fer degree at the meeting Monday
night in the Masonic temple, 7:30
o'clock.
Calling All Hens. Calling all hens!
It's time to feed Nices Guaranteed
laying feed. 1t still sets the stand
ard of quality as for six years. Give
your hens a better chance to pay
you dividends. You can't go wrong
on Nice'S feeds Made right, priced
right and are right. Buy at Nice's
Mill, IL miles east on Main street.
(O21-O3D
Decree Granted-Babina Chacon
de Garcia was granted an interlo-
cutory decree of divorce Friday from
Jesus Garcia on the grounds of will
full neglect and Wilful desertion. The
custody of their minor child was
awarded Mrs. Garcia. Judge R. D.
McPherrin granted the decree.
Coming Events? Roosevelt, in
flation, chaos, Communism, Rebel
lion. God Fordbid! A. H. Rehkopf.
(O24-N3)
-OO-
It's Your MOve-Dependabl men
and equipment. Pianos and house
hold goods. Phone /. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer. (O24
It's Time To Change the color of
that summer dress. Let us dye 1t
one of the new fall colors. Amer
lean Cleaners, 536 Main. Phone
81. (O24
-OO--
Saturday and SUNDAY are fun
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
CALIPATRIA
Mrs. C. A. Sperry

Jack Young, son of Mrs. j. j.
Farmer, returned to San Diego Sun
day night after spending 10 days
here visiting. On Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Farmer, Grace Writ, Geraldine
Young, Forrest Noffsinger and Jack
Young went to the Chocolate noun
tains where they spent the day and
enjoyed a picnic lunch.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

The Boy Scouts of Calipatria held
their first meeting Friday night
and made plans for the year. Frank
lin Garrett, Scoutmaster was in
charge of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
for the sympathy extended to us in
our bereavement and especially the
lovely floral offerings.
Anna Glass
John Glass
Roy Glass -
Mrs. E. Perrin.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Miss Marie Yukawa returned
home Wednesday after spending two
days in San Diego. Miss Eiko Yu-
kawa accompanied her home.
j. Okamoto of Los Angeles and
F. Kawabe of Japan were guests
of the George Yukawas over Mon
day and Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Rademacher
had as their dinner guests recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rose and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse.
DR.. w. D. CHATTER attended the
football game in Los Angeles last
Saturday. Other Calipatrians who
attended the game were Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Kuns and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wilkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Grosvenor and
Mrs. H. H. Myers visited on the
coast last weekend. On their re-
turn they were accompanied by Mrs.
Paul Sloggett of Santa Monica, who
is spending the week here.
Vic Carrick who lives on Califor-
MIA street is having a new room
built on his house. Fred Alberts is
doing the carpenter work.
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The Busy Bees met at the home
of Margaret Miller last Saturday,
where they had a wiener bake. The
afternoon was spent in making
scrapbooks for the children's hos
pital in Los Angeles. Joan Huey
was guest of the club. Members
present were Ethel Williams, Jean
Thompson, Barbara Plemons, Cen
eva Watkinds and the hostess Mar
garet Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smoot have
moved to the old Gay Owens ranch
west of Calipatria. Smoot is farm
ing on large scale this year and
this location is nearer his work
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25


nights at the Silver Slipper Night
club in Imperial. A prize dance ev-
cry half hour. A new floor show ev-
cry Friday night. (O25)
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Best Floor Show in Imperial VAL
ley, best music, best dance floor.
Prize dances every half hour-Sat-
urday and Sunday nights at the
Silver Slipper in Imperial. (O25)
Win One of Those Cash or mer-
chandise prize dances at the Silver
Slipper, Imperial Valleys most pop
ular night club, located in Impe-
rial. A prize dance every half hour,
every Saturday and Sunday night.
New floor show every Friday night.
(O25)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Mrs. George Austin was the
luncheon guest Tuesday of Mrs. E.
w. Harrington.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

ME HUM accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Cloyd to San Diego Sunday
where the latter were guests of
Mrs. Nellie Cloyd the first of the
week. They are now in San Ysidro
visiting Mrs. Luella Huffman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Mrs. John Frohly and Mrs. Min
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rose were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Gullett in Brawley Thursday eve
ming.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Mrs. Kermit Thompson and Mrs.
Hazel Dayton. High prizes at bunco
were won by Mr. Beebee and Mary
Lee Beebee. Doc Minton won low.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Sherwood's Care-Air cooled FOR
Your Comfort. (Ml7-TF,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Complete in beautiful tar
nish prevent chest approved
by the Good housekeeping
institute.
u S E J E S S O p S
L A Y A WAY PLAN
EQR CHRJSTW AS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cox and small
daughter are new residents of Nj
land coming from Los Angeles. Cox
is signal maintainer for the South
ern Pacific in the INLAND area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Saturday and Sunday are fun
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

Obtains Decree - Luriyne Sleem
was granted an interlocutory decree
OF divorce Friday in her suit against
Joseph Sleem on the grounds of ex-
treme cruelty. The decree was
granted by Judge r. D. McPherrin
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

To Confer Degree - Ell Centro
lodge No 384, F.. and AM. will con-
fer a degree at the meeting Monday
night in the Masonic temple, 7:30
o'clock,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

It's Time To Change the color of
that summer dress. Let us dye it
one of the new fall colors. Amer
lean Cleaners, 536 Main. Phone
81. (O24
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-25

It's Your MOve-Dependable mer
and equipment. Pianos and house
hold goods, Phone /. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer. (O24)
The Washington times., 1936-12-12

events, but in millions of "highly civilized"
homes thirteen at table would be unthinkable,
fourteenth must be found one must sit at an
other table.
Fortune tellers with their crystal lgazing or
palm-readng pretended reading of the stars
make an excellent living.
The great astronomer Kepler, who discovered
the law regulating the movements of the planets
around the sun, was encouraged in his work and
supplied with means to carry it on by the EN-
peror> only because the Emperor thought Keper
was studying the stars to find what was going
to happen to the imperial armies in battle and to
the Emperors interests generally.
In the words of the greatest writer that ever
lived, we are, indeed, 'Such stuff as dreams are
made Of and our little life is rounded with a
sleep"
What time we have between the cradle and
the sleep that comes at the end should be de-
voted to recognizing and roofing out our own de-
fects the "beam" in our own eye, rather than
meddling with the defects of our neighbors or
the superstitions of so-called "nferiOr races"
The Washington times., 1936-12-12
A National Project

m HE movement for construction of a National Guard
il armory linked with huge stadium and a large
auditorium should be given impetus by the declaration
made the other night before the Touchdown Club by
Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada.
Although the Senator not speaking directly of
the project long advocated in these columns, he said
"Whenever a nation gives time and attention to
good clean athletics that nation is safe from all the
ravages of malcontents Too much play may be wrong
but too little is worse.''
The pay-consciousness of the nation would be stirred
by the establishment in the National Capital of great
sports center fit to be the of national and inter-
national athletic competitions.
A STADIUM LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD SUCH
EVENTS AS THE ANNUAL ARMY-NAVY GAME
AND SUCH INTERNATIONAL MEETS AS THE
OLYMPICS, LINKED WITH GREAT PUBLIC
AUDITORIUM WHERE NATIONAL AND INTER
NATIONAL GATHERINGS OF GREAT SIZE
COULD ASSEMBLE, is A LOGICAL AND EVEN
A NECESSARY PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
This is truly national venture which should receive
the support and encouragement Of Congress.
1t is not a matter which Washington a community
could be expected to handle.
BOTH THE PROPOSED STADIUM AND THE
AUDITORIUM WOULD BE USED PREPONDER-
ANTLY FOR NATIONAL PURPOSES.
The concern of Washington, city, would be prin-
cipay with the National Guard armory which should
be joined with the other two units possibly be
part of the auditorium building.
Such an armory might we'll become the model for
National Guard armories throughout the country.
The National Capital at present sets poor example
in the treatment of its citizen guard, forcing it to
a condemned and ancient hotel building head
quarters.
. THESE THREE UNITS, COMBINED IN ONE
PROJECT, SHOULD RECEIVE NATIONAL AT
TENTION.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12
End This Discrimina-
ton
(Daily Messenger, MddiSonvilLe,
Ky., Nov. 20, 1886

(Daily Messenger, MddiSonvilLe,
Ky., NoU. 20, 1886
Now that the election is his
tory. and the country is settling
down to normalcy in matters
political, attention should be
given to the District of Colum-
bias plea that it's residentS-who
have all the obligations Of citi-
zens of the United States, yet
are denied the right to vote-be
given this privilege, which Ameri-
cans hold most dear.
More than 100000 loyal, highly
literate and largely native.born
American live in Washington,
comprising more than the ma
tional average of brains, charac-
ter and knowledge of the actual
working of Government, yet these
citizens do not have the privilege
of participating in the machinery
by which the administrators Of
this great Government IRE chosen.
Naturally, the residents of the
District chafe under this discrim-
ination.
Designed, of course, in a much
simpler age. when influence over
the District population in the
matater of voting was sought to
be guarded against, the reStric-
ton now does not hold good.
Far and wide, the employees of
the Federal Government live, and
during the depression years their
ranks were extended into every
town and hamlet the country
over. There is, logically, no more
reason to impose a restriction on
such an employe in one locality
than in another, and for that
matter, the principle of taxation
without repreSentatic enters, for
the District of Columbia during
the last fiscal year paid in ma
tional taxes $17322, ,929-more
than paid by 25 of the States
individually, and more than paid
by nine of the States combined.
In January. proponents of the
move to grant the vote to the
District of Columbia will reintro-
duce constitutional amendment
in Congress. We fail to see how
the nation can, consistently,
deny residents Of the District the
| ballot.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12

HNHE savage IN his jungle makes hideOus
l. idol for himself bows down and worships
it, implores it to send rain in time of drought.
If the idol fails to send rain, the savage some
times beats it, believing that if men behave bet
ter when beaten, probably gods and idols also
will behave better. The idol is real to the saw
age just the little girls doll is real to her,
she nurses it, dresses and undresses it. The
doll becomes real person, and sometimes is
spanked, sometimes praised
The "civilized" American is much amused by
the poor, superstitious savage" Mortified at
the thought of ancient Carthaginians that
sacrificed their children to the hideous god
Moloch; he wonders at the gullibility of the hun
dreds of millions of Buddhists who believe that
the god Buddha, reborn time after time, is able
as a newborn infant to sit suspended in the air
and deliver an address. Modern white men mock
the Mohammedans' belief that the Prophet Mo-
hammed, only representative of the great god
Allah on earth, when pressed in battle, threw
handful of dust into the air and had it immedi-
ately changed into legions of fighting angels
horseback.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12
The savage amuses us. We shall
amuse our descendants.

We need to remember the third verse of the
seventh Chapter of St. Matthew: "And why be-
holdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine
own eye?"
With condescending pity we contemplate the
superstition of the savage that, in his blind
ness, bows down to wood and stone, and we con-
veniently forget own superstitions of which
a few are illustrated in this interesting picture.
How many fail to pick up "lucky" horse
shoe, in the road, or to look with respect upon
"lucky" four-leaf clover, found by neighbor?
How many, going to the racetrack to gamble,
would gladly carry rabbits foot, especially
one guaranteed to be that of graveyard rabbit,
"kied in the dark of the moOn."
How many believe that is a lucky number
and that there is special meaning in black
cat crossing the road?
We longer slaughter animals with pagan
priests to study their interiors and foretell
The Washington times., 1936-12-12
A NeededAmendmen
(RegiSter, Torrington, Conn.,,
NoU. 20, 1885,

(RegtSter, TorrtngtOn, Conn.,,
NoU. 20, 1886
/ In the last Congress there was
introduced an amendment to the
Constitution which would give to
the residents of the District of
Columbia all the rights of citi-
zenship enjoyed by the qualified
residents of the States. This
amendment will be re-introduced
in the Congress which will con-
vene in January. 1t should be
approved by the Congress and
ratified by the States.
The population of the District
consists of about $4,000 persons
who are above the average of
literacy in the States and are
largely native-born Americans.
The residents of voting age total
about $4,000. More than $17,000,-
900 was paid in national taxes
last year by the residents of the
District. In the levying and ex-
penditure of these taxes the peo-
pie had no voice. There are
eight States each with less popu-
lation of voting age, and twenty.
tive States which individually pay
less national taxes than are paid
by the residents of the District
of Columbia.
The residents of the District
have all the obligations of citi-
zenS of the United States residing
in the States but are denied the
right to vote or have representa-
ton in the Government.
This condition came about
through the fact that the Dis
trict of Columbia was formed as
a special territory eleven years
after the adoption of the Consti-
tuition, and the present situation
could not be foreseen by the franz
ers of the Government. In the
years between 1900 and 1874
changes were made in methods
of administering the affairs of the
District, and now these affairs
are administered by commission
STS WHO carry OuG GIle laws 6LldCC-
ed by Congress relative to the
District, but the Congress has
never been given the power,
analogous to that which it pos
seSSes with respect to the admis-
sion of territories to statehood, to
grant to the population Of the
District the rights of the vote, of
representation in Congress and in
the Electoral College.
So it has happened that in
these 1856 years there have been
many millions of Americans who
have been denied citizenship and
its dearest rights for no just rea'
son, because they have lived in
an area for whose people citizen
The Washington times., 1936-12-12
Wise Words

The only way to compel men to
speak good Of us is to do it.-Vol-
taire.
There is nothing so powerful as
truth; and often nothing so
strange.-Daniel Webster.
Be thou of resolute mind, that
your moderation and dignity may
contute their attack.-Cicero.
1t is kingly action, believe me,
to come to the help of those who
are fallen.-Ovid.
He who profits by crime is
guilty of it.-Seneca.
Each day is the scholar of yes.
terday.-Syrius.
I have somewhere heard it Is q
maxim that those to whom every
body allows the second place, have
an undoubted title to the first
Swift.
CowardS die many times before
their deaths; the valiant never
taste of death but once.-Shakes.
peare.
One today is worth two tomor.
rows.-Benjamin Franklin.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12

ington Monu u Senator Thomas
ment and the Capitol.
He is Senator Elbert D. Thomas
DO, Utah, who received his A. B.
in 1906 from Utah University; his
Ph.D., from California in 1924 and
his LID. from the University OF
Southern California in 1885. He
was an instructor at the Univer-
sity Of Utah from 1913 to 1888.
Approaching the problem Of
setting up a memorial which he
says in effect won't be a monu-
ment to Thomas Jefferson but a
monument to the American peo'
pie, in true academic style, the
quiet-spoken legislator sets as
his goal an orderly development
of this city as befitS the Capital
of our great nation. He says:
Gust to select q site is not
the important thing. We must
look ahead. Washington is
spreading out in one direction.
If it isn't stopped soon we are
going to make a HOgan'S Alley
out of Connecticut Avenue where
everyone is moving and crowd
ing the space with apartment
houses and cOngested centers.
eve must pull the city out
along the lines Of its grand
axis.
"There is only one other city
in the world that can touch the
greatness planned for Wash
ingtOn. That is Peking as it
was originally planned, not as
it now stands.
cat the end Of East Capitol
Street on the banks Of the
AnacOstia River is the most
logical place for this memorial.
Because the land is undevelOped
is no reason why 1t shouldn't
be put there, in fact, it is a
very good argument that 1t
should be placed there.
MUST HAVE VISION
eve must have vision. When
it was proposed to put the Lin
coin Memorial where 1t now
stands Gar Cannon remarked
that to put Lincoln there would
be to abandon him to the mos
quitOeS and the ague,' because
that's all there was there. Plac-
ing the memorial there has
changed that whole section Of
the city. Placing the Jefferson
Memorial on the banks of the
AnacOstia River would do the
same for that section of the city.
eve must stretch the city out.
Of course the best possible way
to plan a city would be to build
it along a straight line. A city
could be built along one thor