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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-08

know from his expression and his eyes that ne
is nobody's fool He doesn't come cringing to
you or whining about circumstances HE HAS
AN IDEA! ALWAYS! This bearing of his in
spires confidence in others!
No man can succeed in this world without the
cooperation of his fellow men, HE MUST
BE ABLE TO SELL THEM HIS IDEA!
You inspire others with whatever Importance
you, yourself, believe you have!
All people are unconscious mind readers and
they're apt to catalogue you at your own inner
appraisal That is why successful scientist in
spires the world-because the world feels, be-
lieves and reacts to the Mans faith in himself!
He may spend twenty years an invention
or a discovery, just as the Egyptians spent
twenty years on the Pyramids, but in the
twenty years he has the confidence of his fellow
men,
Somehow, someway, he intends to do the
thing he wants to do and his quiet determna-
tion wins the worlds respect.
You must walk as having a splendid
mission-and an ideal worthy of the name
You must remember, too, that doubling your
self POISONS YOUR OWN ESTIMATE OF
YOURSELF until it will be practically impos-
sible for you to achieve anything!
This does not mean that you to go about
shouting to the world how good you are Re-
member Disraeli said, What you are speaks
so loud I can't hear what you SAY"
You must be able to be inwardly PROUD OF
YOURSELF before you can hope to make
others proud to know you!
IF THIS catches you on the edge of despair,
| then the first thing for you to do is to get on
your best suit and groom yourself until you feel
that you are giving the world the best front"
you have Be sure NOT to have that down-at-
the-heel attitude or look!
It's astonishing what good nights sleep,
good bath and clean clothes will do to restore
your self respect and confidence!
What if you do walk down the street without
funds-others have done it before you and won
out! So you! 1t isn't money you need any
way, it's ideals Opportunity! Do something
worthwhile and the money will follow.
Remember that no captain of industry ever
started out just to amass fortune, You'll find
that they all have and had, ideals
Stanley Dollars great steamship lines circle
the globe, but he and his father had an ideal of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-08


If life really is eternal, I can just imagine
those old Egyptians chuckling to themselves at
modern mans efforts to figure out how it was
done without machinery, or anv kind of power
except mind and brawni It's really fact that
most of the granite of which the Pyramids were
built came from this favored spot about six
hundred miles from where the great monuments
stand nowi
THE way it might have been done is some
thing like this. They had, of course. to break
the blocks from the solid rock, so they cut
groove and bored holes along the groove Then
they put wooden wedges in these holes and filed
an extra space left with water. This water
caused the wood to swell and crack the stone.
So far so good Now, to start the rock
ing! It's probable that they made rollers from
the branches of trees and this way pushed the
rock toward the Nile.
Hal Can't you hear those skeptics back in the
year $50 B. c. say-"Now Mr. Ruler what will
you do? Rocks don't float you know!"
So, he answered by telling them to make RATS
buoyed by the inflated skins of animals and use
them to float the rocksi
Then came the question of lifting these rocks
into position. Well, it's probable that a set of
levers were placed under one side of the rock
and hundreds of workmen put on the other end
of the lever-thus the power of hundreds of
men was used to raise the rock little bit.
Whlle IL was thuS suspended, IL is believed
that another group of workmen filed the space
underneath with dirt.
Then they began all over again!-over and
over aganl 1t is said that 1t took one hundred
thousand men twenty years to build the Great
Pyramid!
Perhaps it wasn't done this way at all, but
he important thing for us to know is that 1T
WAS DONE!
PUT YOURSELF IN THE PLACEeoF THIS
RULER AND THINK WHAT YOU WANT
LIFE TO GIVE YOUi Then set to work find
ing out HOW IT CAN BE DONE!
Remember, though, you've got to have A
BACKBONE instead of a wishbonel WILL
instead of a DREAM!
Almost anything can be done if you will de-
vote time and effort to finding out HOW
By watching the worlds great men you dis
cover that CONQUEROR ALWAYS LOOKS
THE PART He may be only five feet two and
skinny as a rail as well homely-but you
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-08

TONY and Bill stumbled down the rough path,
and ended painting against the door to the
hernaits cabin. Tony knocked He waited, and
Knocked again
who's there?" creaked thin voice.
TITS Tony-Tony Brown, Mr.. Jesson"
"Is it now?" the voice grumbled.
A fiimsy door sHayed open threw draft Of
fetid odorous air in their faces. Old Mr.. lesson
stopped forward, peered at them with eyes
blinking in the late sun. A cadaverous gray
face shone with cunning; it Wavered slowly
from side TO side like dim lantern hung above
a suit of old clothes His hands were trembling
talcns to which clung the remains Of crackers.
cheese, and spots Of wine
what is 1t ?" he croalIed.
1--WE been telling my friend about you This
is Bill James. We wanted to what your side
of the hill was like"
How are you, sir?" asked Bill.
James. eh? James" The old man gestured
vaguely with pale hand. Knew a man by that
name-yes, sir. Book seller on the Strand.
James Bookshop the Cecil"
"I haven't been to London" the boy said. His
voice was respectful, as if recognizing an eld-
erly gentleman within the scare-crow garb
mot been to London? Well, we'll Fancy
that! Though-to be honest, haven't been my
self in 40 years. he chuckled thinly, like reed
whistling in the wind.
~ON1 Sdid, mat s q long llHle iou hnoWi
there's a story that you've got gold buried
around here. A pot of gold crowns and old Span
ish money"
Mr. lesson caclxed. 80. heavens give me
patience you see here you gods, poor old
man, as full Of grief as age wretched in BOTH
Yet do bear thy aspersions tamely, Tony my
lad. Would there gold hid here. Say! Help
me TO find IT, boys-you'n have half" He came
into the sunlight, shverng NAY, the tale is
H,1r.
as bitter sunshine, witches brew" He
looked like a decrepit King Lear, declaiming
gently from a rustic stage He coughed politely,
indicating the Interview was ended. The frail
door swung shut after him.
"Weu watch for him" Tony said, pushing
back straw-cole-ed hair. He'll visit his treasure
one Of these nights"
For three nights nothing happened. Nothing
that is save that the old man poked his head
out about 10 o'clock. He looked down upon his
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-08

How Were the Pyramids Built? The Answer
To This Question Has Baffled Scientists
Down Through the Centuries. Above Is An
Artists Conception of How the Pyramids
Appeared During the Course of Construc-
tion, About 600 B. C..
a world united! His father, Robert Dollar was
too old to execute the ideal, but Stanley carried
it out and today their name is known in every
port of the world
If you are a very wealthy man and still find
no pleasure in life and have let the commercial
arena ruin your nerves and your disposition
then YOU too need an IDEAL!
Suppose you pick out some modern Pyramid
to build and start to work! You'll be amazed to
find that old enthusiasm you had as boy re-
turningl You'll suddenly find zest for living
that your gold and silver can't give
There is just chance that life may be eternal
and you'll have the opportunity for looking
back with satisfaction-just as those old Egyp-
tians are probably looking back now.
Start out right now to locate the first stone
and you'll be on your way!
Jean Rendlen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-08
Almost Anything Can
Be Done If You Make
Up Your Mind To Do 1t

OU think that you cherished goal be-
haven't the tools the opportunity the education
the chance meet 1.-THE right people, the influence etc. but
wrong, There has been the history of the
world when the will determination with ideal
has found a way
Look at the Pyramids Just look at themhere they
tured this This artists conception of how they
built This artist not the only who curious about
the building of those have been
Just imagine hundreds of people saying to the ruler Why
can't build Pyramids. where would get the stone ?"
Then the ruler points away
the right kind of granite!
six hundred miles ?" shout the amazed How
massive stones six hundred ?"
II don't know, replies His Majesty but where there
there is way. To-day we'd That's cche" forget
But wasn't forgotten They're probably the worlds
question markthose
ample of HOW ALMOST ANYTHING CAN BE DONE IF YOU
Evening star., 1936-10-25
SOCIETY OF NATIVES
TO MEET TOMORROW
Judge Mattingly to Speak on
"reminiscences Future Talks
! Already Arranged.

Judge Robert E. Mattingly Of Mu-
nicipal Court will speak tomorrow
night at O'Clock at the first Fall
meeting of the Society of Natives of
the District of Columbia, in the Wash
ington Club, Seventeenth and K
streets His subject will be "Reminis-
cences."
The society's historian, James F.
Duhamel, will give talk on Historic
Rock Creek" A program of music will
be presented, featuring Miss Elizabeth
Gates. pianist. and Miss Carolyn
Schultz, soprano. William E. Rich
ardson, president of the society. will
preside. The regular meeting will be
followed by a social hour. Refresh
nents will be served.
At the November meeting Paul E.
iesh is scheduled to speak on "Na-
tional Representation for the District" !"
Speakers listed for subsequent meet
tnes and their subjects are:
December, Police Capt. Richard E.
Mansfield, cartoon chalk talk on who
Remembers?": January, Supt. of Po-
lice Ernest w. Brown, "The Boys Club
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Police
Department as Crime Preventive;
February, Joseph v. Morgan, Some
Lessons From Maryland History;
March. Mrs. Jessie FAINT Evans. "Old
First Ward Homes" In April the So
ciety will hold its annual banquet,
with a special program to be an
nounced later. At the May meeting
Fred A. Emery. past president of the
society, is to speak on "The Bridges of
Washington"
Evening star., 1936-10-25
NEARBY UNIT ELATED
OVER GETTING PAVING
Roosevelt Avenue Project OBJ
tanned by Seat Pleasant Body
in One Year.

The year-old Seat Pleasant and
Adjoining Communities Citizens Asso-
ciation is much elated over its first
successful year, with its main project
under construction.
When the association was formed
last year by group of business men
and leading citizens they had the
paving Of Roosevelt avenue as its
paramount issue. This Is now under
way. Although the actual paving has
not begun. the State Roads Commis-
Sion has spent the past several weeks
In grading and graveling the road
and placing some preparation on the
gravel to harden it.
According to Harmon o. Acuff. for
her Mayor of the town, the State
Roads Commission will start resur-
facing the road as soon as the present
surface becomes in shape. When the
road men were scraping the avenue.
they used some Of the abandoned
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
eoadbed to straighten the road.
The Parent Teacher Association Of
both Of District Line School and the
Maryland Park High School feel elated
over additions they secured to both
the schools.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
TRUCK PARKING REPORT
DUE NOVEMBER 6

A report is expected November 6
from the Trafic Advisory Council
relative to the compliant recently sent
the Police Department by the South
east Business Mems Association re-
garding the parking Of garbage trucks
along the parks at North Carolina
and Pennsylvania avenues southeast.
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards informed
the association by letter last week
that it was a violation Of the traffic
regulations to park any vehicle on
the public highways for more than
l8 hours. He added, however, that
it was not violation to park COM
mercial vehicle, such as a garbage
truck, sightseeing bus or moving
van alongside or adjacent to a park
or reservation in the District.
He concluded by saying that the re-
quest for the removal was being con-
sidered by q subcommittee Of the.
Traffic Advisory Council. A meeting
of the council will be held the first
Friday of next month. at which time
the business men will learn of the
committees decision.
Evening star., 1936-10-25

rails. Cars could be driven OF the
tracks to turn around and the horses
had bells on their harness to warn
pedestrians.
Walt Whitman, then q Government
ofncial, used to delight in taking .
jaunt in one Of these cars after work.
He would get on at the Treasury
Department and ride on the front
platform to the Navy Yard.
The original cars were drawn by
two horses, but in 1865 the "one-
horse box car" was used. They were
lighter than the two-horse car and
were used to meet the competition of
the "herdic phaetons" of that day.
Popular feeling was against the use
Of the one-horse affairs, even as it
Is today against one-man cars, and
pressure by citizens prodded the
washington and Georgetown Co. to
run two-horse cars. In 1893 Congress
prohibited the use Of one-horse cars
within the city limits.
And now, regarding these one-msn
aafa n
Evening star., 1936-10-25
UNIT HEADS ARE NAMED
BY ANACOSTIA GROUP

Committee chairmen and delegates
to the Southeast Council and Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations were an
nounced at a recent meeting of the
Anacostia Citizens Association by
the newly elected president, Edwin
Simensen.
Those appointed and the committees
they head are: Lorenzo Thompson,
streets and highways; William Martin,
police and fire; James Thompson,
water, lights and sewers: Mrs. Carrie
Smith, schools; J. Paul Green. trans
portation; Mrs. William Plemmons,
parks and Fairgrounds; Capt. Frank
M. Dent, gardens; George F. lizard.
membership. and William Scantle-
berry, finance.
Delegates to the Southeast Council
are William Benhoff. jr.. and Capt.
Dent. Simensen and Dent represent
the organization at the federation.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
REORGANIZED GROUP
DRAWS UP PROGRAM
Fairgrounds, Street Lighting and
Better Traffic, Connecticut
Avenue Aims.

The Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association, which was reorganized
this Spring, has outlined program
of civic activity for the year. which
includes campaign for more play
grounds, better lighting facilities and
improved traffic conditions, according
to an announcement made by Allan
Fisher, association secretary.
The association was instrumental
this Summer in having permit re-
fused for the erection of q gas station
at Connecticut avenue and Calvert
street. which was considered by menu
bers to be undesirable at that loca-
ton. Not always will the association
function in a defensive manner, Fisher
said, but it will take the initiative in
matters pertaining to civic improve
ment and welfare.
Harry G. Grove, association presi-
dent. has called q meeting to be held
Tuesday at 8 pm. in All Souls Memo
rial Church, Cathedral avenue and
Woodley road, at which time trans
portation facilities, taxes, schools and
Fairgrounds, fire and police protec-
tion and the zoning regulations will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
PLAN IS OPPOSED
Hillcrest Citizens Want Resi-.
Dental Character of Branch
Avenue Southeast Preserved.


Feeling against the proposed open
ing of Branch avenue southeast. from
Pennsylvania avenue to the District
line, as an arterial highway to South
ern Maryland. was clearly shown last
week when IS out Of the AZ residents
Of Branch avenue approach affixed
their names to . petition to block this
proposal, r. G. Darnell, president Of
the Hillcrest Citizens Association,
stated yesterday.
That introduction Of commercial
trafhc into q residential zone would
create source Of danger to children.
destroy the desirability Of the locality
as a residential district and in time
decrease property values were the argu-
ments advanced by the opposition.
Although q letter from Nathan l..
Smith, chief engineer Of the Mary
land State Roads Commission, which
was read last month to q meeting CT
the Southeast Business Mems Associa-
ton stated that options have been
taken in Maryland on land needed for
q right of way and that contracts for
drainage and grading sWere to have
been let last month, Darnell said he
had heard no further reports Of prog
ress on the Maryland side. Grading
Of the thoroughfare in the District is
dependent on action yet to be taken
by Capt. Herbert g. Whitehurst. di-
rector Of highways.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
is PRIZES AWARDED
IN HOMES CONTEST
Capital View Association Also
Appoints Group to Plan
Yule Celebration,

Sixteen prizes have been awarded
by the Capital View Citizens Associa-
ton in its annual Better Homes Con-
test.
At a meeting Monday evening at
the Capital View Baptist Church the
association awarded first prize of $40
to Mrs. Esther L. Mcdonald; first prize
of $40 for greatest improvement to
Capt. c. E. Gibson. Second prizes OF
$3.50 were awarded to four other
homeowners and third prizes Of S.
each were awarded to five other home
owners. Likewise five more owners re-
ceived fourth prizes of $3.50 each.
Judging was on the following points:
Condition Of home and surroundings
at the beginning of contest; improve
ment noted at end of contest and
greatest improvement noted regardless
of condition noted at beginning and
end of contest.
United States Public Health medals
were presented in addition to the cash
prizes. They were gold. silver and
bronze medals to the three leading
contestants.
A committee was appointed to ar
range community Christmas cele-
bration.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
CITIZENS CHANGE
BRIDGE REQUESTS
viii Seek Low Three.L ane
Span Instead of High.
Level One.

The Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation. beginning its third decade Of
civic activity, temporarily has given
up its fight for high-level bridge to
replace the old Chain Bridge and in
stead will endeavor to have the size
Of the planned low-level structure in
creased and . better approach built
along Canal road.
Eventually the association hopes a
high-level bridge will be constructed
as part of the Potomac Valley i'm
provements. according to Charles z.
s. Rich, president, but they see no
possibility of it being done soon. as
money already has been appropriated
for o low-level bridge and work Is
expected to begin in few months.
Seek 100000 in Funds.
This Winter the association viii
seek an appropriation Of 100000. in
addition to the money already appro-
priated. so that the bridge may have
three traffic lanes instead Of two and
q sidewalk on each side.
At the same time Canal road should
be repaired and widened, Rich claims,
to take care of the increased trafhc
expected over the new bridge.
Want Flowers Along Road.
Conduit road is another street
along which the association Is seek
ing improvements. For the past sew
eral years members have been trying
to get shrubs or low flowers planted
in the center parkway so that it would
not be so bare looking. Their efforts
along this line have been unsuccess-
full because the road is under the
Engineers Once, which has no funds
for such purposes.
The association plans to ask that
the Jurisdiction of the parkway be
given to the National Capital Parks,
but that certain underground and
surface rights be left with the Engi-
neer's Once 50 that repairs may be
made in the conduit when necessary.
There is possibility that this trans
fer may bs made this year, Rich said.
Evening star., 1936-10-25

ToDAY the cry is. mo one-man
street cars!" In the sos it
was, mo one horse street
L cars!"
The West End Citizens Association,
meeting last Tuesday night, had taken
up the current one-man-car ques-
ton. Vehement opposition was ex-
pressed. To one man in particular the
subject brought reminiscent memo
ries. Said he:
do any Of you remember the one
horse cars they used to have here in
washington when we were boys? Do
YOU remember how q gang Of us used
to get on and on car seven or
eight times between Georgetown and
the Capitol? There was something
really slow for you'll"
The first street cars operated in
washington we're horse cars. The
first line to be laid down was that
from the Navy Yard which was opened
on October 2, 1862. Some Of the lines.
such q the ninth street. used wooden
Evening star., 1936-10-25

100 additional policemen until Con-
gress convenes; opposed one-man
street cars; opposed the use Of loud
auto horns; opposed lack Of censor.
ship of communistic literature in pub
lie schools; Endorsed formation OF
small claims court.
Chevy Chase-Acted on naming
committee to study withdrawal from
the federation and the benefits re-
ceived from the federation; expressed
regret at retirement of Peoples Coun-
sci Roberts.
Dahlgren Terrace-Favored change
in firemens hours; expressed regret
at retirement of Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts; opposed one-man street cars.
Sixteenth Street Highlands-Ex-
pressed opposition to use of street
cars on Third and Kennedy streets
and favored shuttle buses from Four
tenth street; expressed appreciation
for services of Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts.
Southwest-Studied proposed 1888
budget estimates Of Playground De-
partment; expressed appreciation of
services Of Peoples Counsel Roberts.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
With the Associations
- EvIEW of the civic week from
lursday, october %:

- Thursday, October Is. to
n Thursday, October %:
4 Glover Park-Indorsed res
olution of Keystone Automobile Club
opposing diversion of gasoline tax
funds; expressed regret at retirement
of Peoples Counsel William A. Rob-
erts.
Takoma Park-Expressed regret at
retirement of Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts; opposed abandonment of Third
and Kennedy street rail service in
favor of busses.
Interfederation Conference-Heard
Jesse C. Suter, chairman, Citizens
Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations
and discussed fiscal relations between
District and Federal Government.
Lincoln Park-Acted to write Pres
ident Roosevelt to ask Peoples Coun-
sci William A. Roberts to reconsider
his resignation; named Miss Wilma
E. Campbell as candidate for Hallow.
cen queen.
Benning-Held special meeting to
approve construction OF abbatoir on
Benning road northeast.
Sixteenth Street Heights-Expressed
appreciation to Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts.
Columbia Heights Forum APP
proved health center for the District
proposed by DR.. Ruhland; approved
three eight-hour shifts for firemen,
providing no increased taxes result.
Petworth-Declared sit is not OPP
posed to the use of modern and eff
cient one-man street cars; that it
supports actions of the Public Utili-
ties Commission to improve transit
service; that it supports its delegates
in opposing the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations request for 800 new
street cars: that it indorses plan to
replace Third and Kennedy street
cars with busses; that it approves To-
cal suffrage; nominated Miss Ester
Norton for Halloween queen.
Southeast Council - Heard Mrs.
Marion Wade Doyle, president, Board
of Education, explain the five-year
school building program, but took no
action.
West End-Decided not to press for
Evening star., 1936-10-25
GEORGETOWN TO HAVE
BUS IN CITYS PARADE
Gordon Junior High Band to Play
in Decorated Vehicle for
Halloween Festival.

The boys and girls of Georgetown
can participate in the Halloween
parade on Constitution avenue on
Halloween night, Mrs. Henry D. Dra-
per, president of the Georgetown
Progressive Citizens Association an
nounced yesteray. A bus will be OBJ
tanned by the association and deco
rated for the occasion. The student
band of Gordon Junior High School,
where Mrs Draper is a teacher. will
accompany the group.
Leaving the Curtis School on o
street just off Wisconsin avenue at
$50 pm, the paraders will proceed
to the place OF assembly.
Mrs. Draper added she was particu-
larly interested in this activity be-
cause it will keep children from play
ing harmful pranks.