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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
Other Editors Say
SOAP WRAPPER MONEY
Santa Paula ChrOnicle)

Having failed in his grand scheme of giving
everyone in Alberta S25 a month, Premier Abe
hart of that Canadian province now is toying
with another fantastic monetary scheme.
He plans for his government to issue pros
perity scrip" in sums Of 81 and S. to pay for
work on government projects"
Prosperity scrip is a pretty name for the
paper he plans to ISSUE in Vancouver, in the
neighboring province OF British Columbia, mer-
chants call it soap wrapper Money" and blunt
ly announce they will refuse to accept it as
money
Even before the scrip is issued Abehart is
running into difficulties with his plan. Cana
da's three largest banks, in Toronto, declare
that his scrip will not be put through the clear
ing houses.
So as it stands, Abeharts scrip will be good
only in Alberta, and only the patriotism and
trust of the merchants will make it acceptable
there
The great trouble with all such theories as
social credit and this scrip plan is that money,
to be acceptable by the public must have some
value behind it. American money is good only
because it is backed by the resources, wealth
and energy of our American people.
The simplest and most fundamental of eco
nomic laWs-that something cannot be created
out Of nothing-dooms such products Of poor
reasoning as this prosperity scrip plan before
they are started
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
1T WILL NOT BE HARD
TO FORGET ZIONCHECK

Rep. Marion Zionchecks request that
he be allowed to forget politics and that
politics forget him is one that official
Washington will not find hard to COM
ply with. Official Washington, in fact,
never had a lot of trouble with the mad
cap congressman, unless you call the
capitals police department "official
Washington" He had so little time to
devote to lawmaking that he will not
be missed from his seat in the house of
representatives. He will be missed sore
ly, on the other hand from the night
clubs.
1t is safe to hazard a guess however,
that Zioncheck's absence from the halls
of the nations capital will be applauded
by those who hold the old fashioned view
that government is d serious business.
The wide publicity given Zioncheck's
crazy antics was a poo reflection OF
the nations law making machinery. 1t
served in some quarters to leave the
impression that America is governed
from wash rooms, night clubs and psy-
chOpathic ward cots.
In spite Of Zioncheck and some lesser
madcaps, there are men in Washington
whose minds are occupied seriously with
the problems of social and economic life
If there were not, then America might
we'll offer up prayer for its future.
That there are such men is a tribute to
the Democratic form Of government
it cannot always be wrong. Zioncheck
and his kind are ample proof that it
cannot always be right, either
Unless there are a majority of voters
in the state of Washington just as fool
ish as their present representative, Zion
check would have had no opportunity
to return to the house of representatives,
but it is just as well that he has with
drawn voluntarily from the campaign.
A campaign involving Zioncheck, it be-
gins to seem, could be little more than
deadly farce.
So. for once, the country owes word
of thanks to the madcap congressman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
Ell CENTRO WILL NEED
MORE HOMES SOON

1T IS midsummer, and anyone driving
about the residence districts of Ell Cen
tro, with an eye open for rental signs.
finds them comparatively scarce. There
are not half as many homes for rent
this summer as there We're last. Vaca-
TONERS, leaving the valley for month
or two months or longer. have retained
their homes against their return. They
remember last winters house hunting
experiences.
For several years, FL Centro has felt
the need of more and better homes. Last
winter the need approached the appear
ance of a shortage The coming winter
unless some method is found to allie
viate the condition rapidly, actually will
see an acute shortage of housing facili-
ties here.
Ell Centre is growing more rapidly
than many of her residents realize
There can be no better indication of this
than the shortage of houses. Regretabe
as it may be, there also is no greater
check on the city's growth If people
cannot find homes here, they may go
elsewhere.
This years building boom, helped
along by an active city campaign carried
on by the city council, the chamber of
commerce and other civic organizations,
has added considerably to the total of
houses available here-but it has not
added enough. Luckily the campaign
continues, and many plans for new
homes are in the formative stage but
assured of rapid approval.
There is no better investment in busi-
ness and in the future of Ell Centro than
an investment in building, whether it be
business or residential.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DE-
PARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS, DIVISION OF HIGH
WAYS.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received by the Department of Pub
lie Works. Division of Highways, at
the office of the District Engineer,
1865 Harbor Street, San Diego, Cali
fornia. until Two CD o'clock PM.
on August 11th, 1886, at which time
they will be publicly opened and
read, for performing work as fol-
lows:
Imperial County, between Meyers
Creek and Dixieland (XI-Imp-l2-
ABB, about seventeen and five
tenths G7.5O miles in length, liquid
asphalt to be furnished and applied:
Plans may be seen, and forms OF
proposal, bonds, contract and specl-
fications may be obtained at the
above address.
No bid will be received unless it
is made on proposal form furnished
by the District Engineer. Each BID
must be accompanied by cash or
certified or cashiers check made
payable to the Director of Public
Works for an amount equal to- at
least ten per cent Q096) OF the
amount bid, such guaranty to be
forfeited should the bidder to whom
the contract is awarded fail to enter
into the contract.
The Department of Public Works
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 397, Statutes OF 1881, the
Department of Public Works has
ascertained the general prevailing
rate of wages applicable to the
work to be done to be as follows:
Classification Rate Per HOu'
T,aborer go
Truck driver 0eSs thafl4 cubic
yards water level capacity y. 0.68
Truck driver "a cubic yards
water level capacity or more) O.75
Asphalt plant fireman ................ O.9O
Mechanic (trouble shooter) .... O.88
Oil distributor bootman ............ O.75
Handyman (roustabouD O.6O
Any classification omitted
herein not less than ................ O60
Overtime One and one-half
Qk) times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays Except
watchman, guards and flag
mem, double the above
rates. "II'
Department Of Public Works,
Division of Highways
C. II. PURCELL,
State Highway Engineer
BY f.. f.. WALLACE,
District Engineer, Dist. XI.
Dated: July 27, 1896.
J30-A7 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
No. 27293


On Thursday, August 18th, 1886,
at 1000 O'Clock a. M, PIONEER
TITLE INSURANCE and TRUST
COMPANY. as the duly appointed
Successor Trustee in place of and
instead of j. G. Driscoll, Trustee
under Deed of Or Transfer in
Trust dated February 4th, 1929,
recorded March 6, 1929 in Book
225, page IS of Official Records,
in the office of the Recorder of
Imperial County, California, and
securing, among other obligations,
one note for $5,00000, dated Feb
ruary 4, 1929, in favor of Missouri,
State Life Insurance Company,
and duly assigned to General
American Life Insurance Compa-
ny, by reason of now continuing
default in the payment or per-
formance of obligations secured by
said deed or transfer, including
the breach or default notice Of
which was recorded in the office
of the County Recorder Of Impe-
rial County, California, by the
Beneficiary and the undersigned
more than three months prior to
the date hereof, will sell at public
auction to highest bidder for gold
coin or lawful money of the United
States of America at the northern
entrance of the County Court
House in the City of Ell Centro,
California, all right, title, and in
tereSt now held by 1t under said
Deed or Transfer in the property
situate in the County of Imperial,
California, described as:
part of Lot TWenty-six (26) in
Section Thirty-three (33) lying
East of the East line of Craw-
ford's Subdivision No. /, produced
Northerly and lying South of the
South line of the Holton Inter
Urban right of way and that part
of Lot Twenty-Five t22) in Section
Thirty-four (34) all in Township
Fifteen Q5) South, Range Four
teen 04 East, San Bernardino
Meridian and that part of Lot
Three CD in Section Three CD
Township Sixteen (16) South,
Range Fourteen Q4 East San Ber-
nardino Meridian, lying West OF
the East line of Tract ll4h in
Township Sixteen -Q6) South,
Range Fourteen Q4 East San
Bernardino Meridian, produced
Northerly and lying South of the
South line> Of the Holton Inter
Urban Right of way;
that part of Lot Three Cd in Sec
ton -Four "a Township Sixteen
10 South, Range Fourteen Q4)
East, San Bernardino Meridian
lying East of the East line oi
CraWford'S Subdivision No. l;
and that portion Tract 1l4R, Town
ship Sixteen Q6) South, Range
Fourteen Q4) East, S. B. M. de-
scribed as follows: Beginning al
the Northeast corner of said Tract
thence West along the North line
thereof 2638.4 feet to point IL
the East line of Crawford'S Sub.
division No. /; thence South alone
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
WOMAN DIES
FROM BITE OF
RATTLESNAKE

BUCKEYE, Ariz., Aug. 5. UP
Mrs. Mamie Mary Simmons, 30, was
dead today, victim of a vicious rat
tlesnake that struck without warn
ing as she gathered firewood.
Mrs. Simmons, mother of five
children, was bitten on both hands
as she knelt beside the woodpile at
her ranch home near Tonopah, %
miles northwest of here She pulled
the reptiles fangs from her hand,
beat it to death with a piece Of
wood, then sent her daughter, Lois,
II, to the home of neighbors two
miles away. She was unconscious
when they arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
TEN YEARS AGO
Aupuct K 1q26

A campaign started this week by
Chief of Police Oswalt against
motorists who violate the traffic
ordinance by parking on the wrong
side Of the street has been expand
ed to include those who stop their
cars behind other already parked
thus blocking the traffic in the
middle of the street,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August &. 1916

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Strickler have
leased a cottage at 1911 Appleton
avenue, Long Beach, for the sum-
mer months.
H. c. Diller of the Delta Imple-
ment company, and George Down
ing are spending the week end in
the mountains.
Rev. w. G. Conley has returned
from the coast where he spent his
vacation. He will hold regular
services Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell Of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
THIRTY YEARS AGO
August s. 1906

S. R. Harold has been spending
several days in Holtville looking
up the prospects of cantaloupe
growing there next season. If he
can secure the proper ground he
expects to put in a large acreage
next year.
j. M. Whitman was doing busi-
ness in Holtville yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05

The Cynical Papa was at bat last
night. His 11-year-old yawned and
smooched off, declaring, I'm going
up stairs to go over my lessons"
To which, as the door closed, the
father looked up from his back
CANNON board, mumbling: "Yeah,
90 clear over theml"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

fishermen, pleasure parties, excur-
sion boats ana a further tip for deep
sea operators off shore. Also fore
casts for the big buildings so that
they may know about fuel and air
conditioning and for the produce
men, to aid them In saving perish
able stuff.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
Famous Sayings

There is no action in the behavior of one man to-
ward another of which human nature is more i'm
patient than of contempt if being the undertaking.
OF a man upon belief OF his utter uselessness and
inability-South
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
GENIUS

GENIUS
Once pom time a farmer having cows One COW
giving more of milk each day other g. In fact she
are milk and cream genius. But the farmer say
that COW must be sold because he fighting the other
ones with horn and making too much trouble Next
cow he was going be got rid also because lazy and
eating more food as giving of milk Third cow she
giving plenty milk and cream but each time she con-
tribute the milk she having bad habit of kicking
bucket over and spillng most Of SO that cow are
sold But fourth she trouble and also Civ
ing very reasonal total of milk and cream and never
spill some. So farmer keeping that COW. "More bet
ter to having COW which are very medium all over"
say the farmer.
Thank you, please
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05

stranger to New YORK is usually
caught by two odd flicks in the
shifting kaleidoscope-Women who
smoke along the streets and the
feminine bar fly. Their increase
in even the last six months is some
thing to slagger the blaseosity OF
seasoned New Workers.
For the old timers, of course, who
remember when women passed bar
rooms looking straight ahead anc
in a half fearful attitude, the new
order is something of wrench. Ev.
cry bar now unlaces a bevy of CO.
cottish hangerS-on, waiting for
free handed buyer and perhaps
night of carouse.
The new freedom of the boites
has almost evanished that shady
lady the social workers classify as
street walker. She does not have
to walk, smirk and look back? She
has only to sit in an upholstered
bar chair, plying her trade un-
molested among her ultra sisters.
The barriers are down.
The cigaret smoking damozel used
to confine sidewalk smoking to puffs
under the marquee at theatre inter-
missions. Now she smokes going to
work, on leisurely strolls, ball games
motoring-no place is she restricted
And there are many white heads
among them.
I'll never forget the first woman
I saw smoking a cigaret in public.
A buxom, gold-toothed huSsy with
lemon -verbena hair, she was a per
centage girl" in the hop-smelly At
lantic beer garden in Cincinnati
She sat next to table to where ALI
Resener and 1 floriated in raglan
rain coats, hotsy- totsy red Ascot ties
and google eyed yokelry. When she
asked for a light as a prelude to
nipping me for a drink, calamity
scratched one of those bull head
matches on a pants leg to extend
it-but my hand pitched and heaved
like a jo-boat in a monsoon. 1t was
my first closeup with city wicked
ness. But 1 was wary. Two sod
busters in our town had just been
taken to camp by the old gypsy
trick. You know hold your money
tied in this handkerchief until we
return at sun-down!
Naturally there were whispers
among the boys in our town that
| those denizens of the Shuttered
| houses across the railroad tracks
who came to town only in closed
cabs, smoked cigarets But they
were mostly rumors of Miss Lizzie
Scanlon, who called them "soiled
doves" All of which reminds me
and I've mentioned it before
that the best poem Damron Runyon
ever turned out concerned the fun
eral Of the leading fancy lady in a
western town. The biggest banker
braving the inevitable scorn, follow
ed alone in the only carriage.
| 90
Young Walter Chrysler-recently
off on the Hindenburg under an as.
sumed name SO as not TO worry his
parents-is among the increasing
number of rich mems sons to dabble
in the production end of the theatre
Vide Jock Whitney, Dwight Deere
Wiman, Courtney Burr, etc. In
other days such bloods "angeled'
shows and were generally gaga
about the. star But the modern
dilettante is not SO amorous. He
sees the theatre as an opening
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
Ell MORADO DRAPERY STUDIO

Window Shades -
Upholstering Repairing - Refnishing ExperD
Cleaning Storing
Rates Reasonable.
127 so. 9Th ST.-EL CENTRIC PHONE CENTRO 1888
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05

wedge to fame, a chance to show
folk he is more than a petted darling
and, of course, there's the long shot
he may spawn hit, clean up and
be profiled in The New Yorker.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
HOTEL CALIFORNIA and COFFEE SHOP

Refrigerated = With No Advance
% weekly
nl Night
PHONE BROADWAY
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05
Business & Professional
DIRECTORY
Or. SENN acknowledgements

Complete Optical Service. Supplies
Scientific Eye Examination Lenses Duplicated.
The care of your eyes is q serious matter.
HONE 228
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05

Meredith Nicholson once observed
that no city in the world became
SO desolated by rain as New York.
Similarly, no other city is so inter-
ested in the vagaries of weather,
The weather bureau breasting the
harbor, has to face a barrage OF
unusual requests daily. They have
an early morning forecast about the
upper air. That's for skywriters,
aerial photographers and fliers
Then the afternoon bulletin for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-05

Ham Fisher, the "Palooka" car
toonist, continues one of The Young
Men About Town. Also incessant
copy for the Broadway columnists,
a peg upon which they may hang
quips, cynicisms and an occasional
mocking ha-ha. Fisher is bright
eyed fellow with an over-pluS OF
brash, flair for sartorial surprises
and is labeled with the tag success.
Furthermore he has been knocking
around long enough to become well
calloused and knows how to take
it," He's showed off for Europe to
join James M. Flagg for his first
trip abroad.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30

will be glad to put it in record, and make
it as concise as you can.
Mr.. Golden: Yes. Sir:
Senator Gibson: Mr.. Golden, have you
the Islands draft before you.
Mr. Golden: Yes, sir, have it
Senator Gibson: Will you look at Sec
ton 20 on page IL?
Nj. Golden Section 20,
Senator Gibson. On page 13, You have
not copy of the printed bill there have
you?
Mr.. COLLEEN: Oh, this one (indieatIng),
yes.
Senator Robinson: Now, does that sec
ton retain substantially your pre-
sent light to exercise supervision over
abe economical affairs of the Islands?
Mr. Golden: Yes. THAT each of the
legislative assemblies shall elect from
among its members a standing commit
tee OF five members, which under the
name of the municipal committee snail
exercise supervision over the economical
affairs of the Municipality and take part
10 the management CT same according to
the bylaws TO be adopted by legislative
assemblies.
Yes. sir
Senator Gibson: That is the present
power.
Mr.. Golden yes sir:
Senator Gibson: That you exercise.
To be Continued
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30
Open Challenge

We have been asked to mention that Kid
Gibbons is asking for a final bout with
Harlem Joe which he thinks is necessary
to settle the conceit.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30

The followed raid last by civic officials New Yoks
penai
clothing
did
theresa
al
Admsa
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30
Statement Of Arnold N. GOld2n

Continued from Tribune April Both
Senator King: Are both municipalities
represented here!
Mr.. Golden: Yes, sir. Mr.. Armstrong
has just come along from st. Croix. He
happens to be police director there. ouf
he is member of our legislature at pre-
sent. And if new bill goes through he
won't be able to take a sent there any
more. He is from st. Croix Apo Mr..
Boreham. who is Public Works Comm+
sioner in s.. Thomas. is also with the
how liberal we are down there in taking
people who represent the Government to
speak for the Virgin Islands.
Senator King: MIR. Golden. would you
be good enough. if not for my benefit,
the Denefir of the rest Of the Committee
during the afternoonto go over both bills
or at leas. your bill. and point out the ad
vautages of it over the o. her bill?
Mr. Golden: Yes, sir;
Senator King: And Indicate in the Int
rior bill the objections which you have
TO it,, and wherein there is a limitation
upon what yo1 conceive should be rights
and privileges and immunIlies of iuhabi.
IaOts of the Island?
Mr.. Golden: Yes Sir:
Senator King: And hand it to the secra
tary so that if necessary we can put it in
record.
Mr.. Golden: Yes Sir. am pleased
about that. 1t is one of rhe Things | wan
ted to ask to do, and did not know
whether the committee would grant that
permission. AL the last hearing | appear
ed before in 1888 we had an opportunity
TO make comparisons think. Senator
King, you were on the committee at that
time. We made comparison rs at that time
and they were very helpful.
The Chair man: You prepare it and we
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30
Panama Hats

We have received very complete as.
sortmeut of { enuins Panama Hats for
sBOYS, GIRLS MEN and, WOMEN
in lace. plain. and colored.
EVERYBODY'S STOKE
So b Company Street
Annie de Chabert
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-04-30
Random Notes

Mr.. Samuel Hennemann is doing a
good job at the Theatre. where the
old wooden sides are being replaced with
concrete and with doors large enough to
admit an abundance of fresh air. This is
an improvement that will be very much
appreciated.
We dropped in TO see the Peter Pan
Riddles rehearsal yesterday at the Thea
tire. Leona Barnes was giving the finish
ing touch TO the Riddles. She did
some real professional dapcing.
The smoke from the power house was
a nuisance. Movie Latrons are always
complaining about TIA pipe line has been
laid which will conduct the smoke into
the ssa and thereby abate the nuisance
but the line is not yet in use.
A suggestion has been made to or
gaDize civic society. the oSJscts of the
society being to study the needs of the
community. offer plans for improvement
and further civic pride. The person who
offered the suggestion said that 10 order
to accomplish snygood the society should
not be used 70 serve the political pur
pose of any one but should rather be
made up of persons who are seriously 10
terested in developing local initiative.
pnblic responsibility and building up an
independence in civic affairs rather than
expecting Congress to do everything for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
Spreading Employment Has
Been Tried and Failed,
Says Ex-President.
HAS PLAN OF HIS OWN
Restoration of Long-T ERIN
Confidence Great Need,
He Insists.

By United Press
PALO ALTO, CAL, April
15.-Lashing back at Presi-
dent Roosevelt's first cam
paign speech, former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover adj
vanced a fve-point govern
mental program today as a
medium of obtaining "a res
toration Of long-term conf
dence."
He directed a four square attack
specifically at the Presidents Mon
day night address in Baltimore and
aSsailed New Deal activities as de-
stroying confidence in the future.
Mr.. Hoover charged that the Pres
ident once again is urging an unem-
'ployment relief program that al
ready has proved a failure as an
emergency measure. In advocating
shorter hours without pay reduc-
lions as measure for reducing un-
employment, Mr.. Roosevelt finds
himself on the horns of dilemma,
he said.
Wants Confidence Restored
AS an alternative to the Demo
cratic plan, Mr.. Hoover suggested
"(a) Reduce government expenses;
(b) Balance the budget; Co EStab-
lish a real currency; cd Stop these
movements and threats of imitation
(e) Stop these other activities which
destroy confidence in the future"
Then we would get a restoration
of long term confidence" he said
I'VE would secure long time capital
We would create new enterprise
new employment, new jobs. Il
would start replacement of worn.
out plants. 1t would give the
sinews and start the building o.
much needed and better homes.
He said the Administration
shorter hours plan as a long view
developed in American life, is the
most desirable end"
But as all emergency measure
it was tried and failed two years
ago." he said.