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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

Funny paper exaggerations never
over-stress the boredom OF the ich-
theological idiot who, let's go about
his most recent catch. Fish must
eventually be caught, we suppose.
or we wouldn't see SO many laid out
in the windows of those restaurants
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

The Algonquin recently revived
the pleasant and coach-and-fo
custom Of having bells on the table
to summon the waiter in the cock
tail lounge. It's SO much easier
than sibilating a pss't or waving an
Intellectual hand 1t was decided to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

At Milwaukee a dead man was
elected district attorney. The in
oumbent, William A. label, 60,
died Of a heart attack during the
voting in which he led his oppo-
nentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Some Of
the Wisest folk ale unconscious
blurters OF inanities Meaningless
humble boys. The tragic and bril-
liant Charles Chaplin. city editor
of the Evening World, in the throes
of shepherding big story. would
finger tap a devil tattoo on his
desk and mutter: Columbia, the
gem of the ocean,
Charles B. Driscoll recalls a Will
Rogers Quirk. While a group of
us were at a Kansas City conven-
ton some years ago a friend of
Driscoll's wanted TO talk to Rogers
about a business deal. He finally
waylaid him in front of his hotel,
and rode in a taxi with the humor
ist to a country club.
He kept asking Rogers all sorts
of questions and Wills only answer
was Simeon d. FeSs." And dur
ing the entire convention he an
seemed utterly to fascinate him.
He had things on his mind and was
puzzled by the political outlook.
His escape valve was chirping
Simeon d. Fess!"
Then there was Ed Conkle, an
old U. P. boss, who used to mur-
muir All but siX!" He never en-
larged the theme. Nettled, worried
or happy, he always closed his desk
to exclaim happily: "'All but ski"
Ziegfeld in harried moments used
to whine something that sounded
like: "Moderix de blk"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
GRAB BAG
One Minute Test

One Minute Test
l. What state in the United States
will not grant divorces on any
grounds?
g What is a tarantula?
3. Who wrote Rhapsody in
Blue"2
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

The most populous election dis
trict in New York City, a Harlan
block populated alma5t entirely
by Negroes, gave Roosevelt 937
votes to 1913 for Landon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

Hints on Etiquette n
A salad may be cut with a sik \
Ver-bladed knife.
Words of Wisdom
There are no points of the com
pass on the chart of true patriot
ism-Robert c. Winthrop.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

One-Minlite Test Answers
/. South Carolina.
2. A large, poisonous spider.
3. George Gershwin.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

The history of the dinner jacket
in New York, incidentally, is inter
esting. John Drew was among first
exponents When dressing for for
NAL occasion but dining informally
beforehand, he would slip on the
dinner jacket with white tie and
all. Later he would don tails. No
one wore the dinner jacket Or Tux
edo except at a smoker The Lon
don tailor still calls it a smoking
jacket. The Tuxedo came into
general use when dancing became
so lively and acrobatic that spin
ming tails looked rather silly Now
that dancing has become almost
static, tails are coming out again
tyrannous and triumphant. More
SO this winter than in 10 years.
Fred Astaire is regarded by some
stylists as the neatest Wearer of
white tie regalia.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

From a cynic: My grandfather
used to put on his swallowtail and,
of course, white tie when company
came to dinner and was never
mentioned in the newspapers Lu-
cius Beebe wasn't born yet"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

Today's Horoscope
If your birthday is today, you
may have a somewhat gloomy ma
ture. You should strive to be more
hopeful
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

Gov. Landon's nStive county
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

In New York James A. Farley
left fellow members Of the Demo-
cratic headquarters staff a little
awe struck. Participating in Il
man electoral vote pool, Farley
picked 523, the exact number gain
ed by President Roosevelt.
OF the u participating 10 guesses
ranged from 400 to 470 electoral
votes. The other close guess was
by Carl Byoir who picked 519.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
so FAR o. X. DALLAS, TEXAS
Thank you please.

In Harrisburg, Ia, excitement
was high in the county commits
sioner's office when it was dis
covered that President Roosevelt
was listed under the Communist
party label and Earl Browder,
Communist candidate, under the
Democratic. symbol, on the county
wide tabulation sheets A printer
confessed that his shop had made
an error.
Evening star., 1936-04-14

ask you, what do panacea planks like
these offer to you as way out of the
problems that you had today and will
get up to face tomorrow"
The President said that the young
people of the country had right"
to expect something better than
that" And he added that they had
right to expect something better than
the conditions which existed in 1928.
Return to the 1923 kind of prosperity
Is no sufficient answer. The best the
captains Of industry and OF the coun-
try could do for you before the de-
preston was not good enough then,
he said. land it is not good enough
today"
President and Mrs. Roosevelt drove
to Baltimore from Washington by
automobile after dinner last night.
They arrived at the armory a little
before 1920 pm, the hour set for the
Presidents address. AS they entered
the hall, they were given an ovation.
The President was dressed in a blue
sack suit, and Mrs. Roosevelt ap-
peared IN coat ana nat.
The presidents of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs of all 48 States and che
members Of the National Committee OF
these clubs and other representatives,
attending the rally here, were seated
on the stage with the other dis
tinguShed guests. Before the meeting
In the arnory last night, the repre-.
sentatives of the Young Democratic
| Clubs held several sessions In the Lord
| Baltimore Hotel. They were addressed
by Chairman James A. Farley Of tn!
Democratic National Committee and
by w. Forbes Morgan. secretary.
Soon after dark an old-fashioned
torchlight procession got under way
with thousands of marchers and auto
mobiles in line, and plenty of bands
The parade was headed by regular
troops from Fort Meade. Hundreds
Of members of the Young Democratic
Club of the District Of Columbia came
in a special train to take part in the
march.
After the President had left the
armory to return to Washington. ball
was given and thousands joined in the
dancing.
Among the members of the cabinet
attending the rally, in addition To
Postmaster General Farley, were Sec
retary Ickes. Secretary Roper, Attorney
General Cummings and Secretary
Wallace. Assistant Secretary of State
Sumner Welles, Mayor jackson of
Baltimore, Howard Bruce, Democratic
national committeeman for Maryland
were also on the stage.
Senator Radcliffe of Maryland. enter
tained at dinner for the members OF
| the cabinet and Senators who had
Evening star., 1936-04-14
CAPITOL TRACKAGE
CHANGES FOUGHT
Northeast Citizens Protest
Curtailment of Car
Lines in Area.

The House bill requiring the Cap
ital Transit Co. to remove and extend
certain street car tracks in the vicinity
Of the Capitol was opposed last night
by the Northeast Citizens Association
at its final meeting of the season.
1t was pointed out that should the
bill, now pending, be passed there would
be no street car service within the
following area: Third street, east;
D street, north: First street, west:
c street, south.
The association approved a bill to
transfer powers of control of places fol
the sale of liquor from the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to the Com
missioners. An amendment to the
bill was suggested to provide that
the regulations now in effect gov
erning the granting of licenses be
adhered to by the Commissioners.
Pass on Compensation Act.
Members approved the bill to amend
the District Unemployment Compen-
sation Act to exempt from tax the
otA1I ICo Va ChAPoJOo "a OAAOoS ~AASSASN
tions of educational, religious or other
such non-prof1t purpose.
The Senate bill defining bribery
and providing a punishment was
approved.
Reporting for the Legislative Com
mittee, Evan H. Tucker, president,
declared he appeared before the Senate
Subcommittee on District Appropria-
tions requesting the increase in the
Federal Governments contribution to
the District in the 1887 budget Il
So, 100000 and that the original etsi-
mates of the Commissioners be re-
tanned.
Back Cleanup Drive.
Members also indorsed the city-wide
cleanup campaign. A request wa'
made for a post office substatior
near Fifteenth and H streets north
east.
H. E. Simmons was admitted Il
membership.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
made by DR.. e. M Ellison president

made by DR.. e. M. Ellison president
Of the United Dry Forces, which are
pushing forward their campaign to
build up sentiment here for return
OF prohibition. A campaign for an
Increase Of $4,000 In the membership
now Is actively under way.
The United Dry Forces are pIanning
mass meeting Sunday night May
10, probably at Calvary Baptist
Church. to be addressed by Gen.
Smedley Butler Of Marine Corps fame,
and by Representative Guyer of
Kansas, author of the Guyer bill to
restore prohibition to the District.
j. Raymond Schmidt is program
chairman for the meeting.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
FRANK CLARK DIES
IN HOSPITAL HERE
Body of Internal Revenue Bureau
Counsel to Be Taken
to Florida.

Frank Clark, rs, counsel in the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue, who served
in Congress from 1905 to 1925 and
later was a member of the Tariff
Commission, died at 8 o'clock this
morning in Casualty Hospital. The
body will be taken to his Florida home
tomorrow for burial at Barlow.
During his latter years in the
House Mr.. Clark was chairman of the
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee which brought out some Of the
largest Federal building bills. He was
for many years particularly interested
in the acquisition of parks and the
public building program in Washing
ton. He served in the House from
Gainesville, Fla, and after his un-
successful campaign for reelection in
1924, resumed the practice of law in
Miami. At the time Of his death he
resided in the Annapolis Hotel.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow at Chambers funeral par
lors.
Mr.. Clark was born in Eufaula, Ala.
He moved to Florida in 1884 and for 40
years was a leader in State and Ma
tional politics.
Evening star., 1936-04-14

was invalidated by the Supreme Court
Of the United States. A certain man
ufacturing industry, the President
said, had brought its work week
down to an average of 36.4 hours per
week at the time the N. r. A. came to
an end.
II will not describe its demise"
the President said, referring to the
end of the N. r. A. His remark, in
terpreted as a jibe at the Supreme
Court, brought litter of laughter
from part of his audience. Continuing.
he said that today the average hours
per week in this industry had risen
to 39.9 and that If there were 166, 500
men and women employed this meant
10 per cent, or 1850. people have
either lost their jobs, or by working
longer hours, are preventing 1850
from getting employment.
To the youth Of the country Presi-
dent Roosevelt held out the hope Of
pioneering" as important and re-
quiring as great heroism as the pio-
neering of the early Americans. The
era of pioneering, he said, has not
come to an end, it has only changed.
THE period Of geographical pio-
neering," the President continued,
"is largely finished. But, my friends,
the period of social pioneering is only
at its beginning"
Youth, in this country, the Presi-
dent reminded his audience, has al
ways blaZed the trail. He described
the War for independence as young
mans crusade" Age. he said, was
on the side of the Tories land the
Tories were on the side Of the old
order" His only mention Of Thomas
Jefferson, whose birthday yesterday
was, came in this connection. JEFF
ferson, he said, was only 80 years old
when the Revolutionary War began,
Washington. 43; Patrick Henry, 38,
and Alexander Hamilton, 18. The
President warned the young people
of the country that during the coming
political campaign they would be
thoroughly bored" by so-cafied an
swers to the problem which confronts
them. g. 1
He said the newspapers were today
full Of panaceas, and in sarcastic vein
he mentioned few he had picked out
at random, including the establish
ment of monetary unit with a def
mite gold content, subject to change
only by Congress, the restoration of
the gold standard, and the acceptance
of responsibility as the worlds greatest
creditor nation.
Isn't that thrilling" said the
President.
"Put the Federal finances In order"
the President also presented as one of
the panaceas he had culled from the
newspapers, and he added, Now, I
Evening star., 1936-04-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Today.
Meeting. Society for Philosophical
Inquiry, Room 43, National Museum
Building, Tenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue, 4:45 pm.
Meeting, Washington Humane So
ciety. Carlton Hotel, 5 pm.
Dance. Employees Mutual Benefit
Association of Kings Palace, 9ls H
street, o pm.
Dinner, Clemson College, University
Club, pm.
Dinner. American Institute of Elee-
trical Engineers. Raleigh Hotel. $50
pm.
Meeting, Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, Tompkins Building,
1890 Fourteenth street, $50 pm.
Card party :. and dance. Catholic
Daughters of America, willard Hotel,
$3.50 pm.
Bingo party. pythian Temple. 1912
Ninth street, $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow.
Luncheon. Georgetown Alumni Club,
Raleigh Hotel, 12:45 pm.
Luncheon, Electric Institute, Carl
ton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dance, Grand Council. Beta Mu So
rority. Beaver Dam Country Club,
10 pm.
Meeting, Washington Society of En-
gineers. Cosmos Club, S;l5 pm.
Dance, Employees Welfare Associa-
ton, Veterans Administration, May
flower Hotel, 10 pm.
Meeting, Washington Chapter,
American Society of Engineers.
Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. Washington Philatelic So
ciety, Carlton Hotel, 8 pm.
Supper meeting, Washington Real
Estate Board, Carlton Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Card party and dance. Hope and
Unity Chapters. o. z. S., Wardman
Park Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner. Retail Druggists Associa-
| ton. Raleigh Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
HUSBAND, 21, SHOT,
FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Condition of Man Who Wounded
Self Held Serious by
Doctors.

Joseph Higgs. 81, of 912 M street
southeast chung to life in Gallinger
Hospital today after shooting himself
in the abdomen yesterday during a
fit Of dependence over refusal Of his
18-year-old wife to return to him
with their two infant children.
Doctors held his condition was still
serious after removal Of the bullet,
fired from a .22-caliber rife belong
ing to his father, and a blood trans
fusion.
Mrs. Leona Higgs, the estranged
wife, meanwhile held 10 her decision
to seek a divorce from the wounded
man, a timer, who had been unem-
ployed for many months. She is liv-
ing with her mother. Mrs. o. W.
Smith, at 1928 Fourteenth street
southeast.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

President, in honor of the Young
Democratic Clubs of America, was
made a gala affair for the great and
the near-great in the Democratic
party. The distinguished Democrats
on the stage and scattered through the
hall were a large slice of the Roose-
welt administration. Vice President
Garner, Speaker Byrns, half dozen
members of the cabinet, Democratic
Senators and Representatives, and
many other officers of the Govern
ment came over from Washington for
the event.
The Presidents promises to the
youth of the country included pro-
posal to limit the active working
ages of the people "at both ends 4"
We in your Government" he said.
"are seeking to extend the school age
in every State in the Union and to
make it easier for boys and girls to
stay in school. Work out for your
selves what would happen If all the
boys and all the girls of IA and Is
and Is and II who are now working
in industry found it possible to stay
in school until they are at least ID
years old.
In the same way, ask yourselves
how many jobs would be created If
the great majority of people who are
now over 65-to take figure at ran
dom-were in a position to retire in
security for the balance of their days
on earth"
His promises to youth included also
a pledge to seek greater purchasing
power, which will mean more pro-
duction and more jobs.
Most business men," he said, "be-
lieve with us in a greater purchasing
power on the part Of more people-in
fact, the great majority Of them
they know that their businesses will
be helped thereby"
Warning to Industry.
The President prefaced his warn
ing to industry, that the Government
would consider" such questions as
the length of the working week, the
stability of employment and the pay
ment of adequate" minimum wages,
with discussion of what has hap
pened in industry since the N. r. A.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
FLOOD BILL NEARS
SENATE ACTION
Copeland Group Studies
Omnibus Control Measure.
Changes Urged.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Amid forecasts of bitter struggle
over the amount to be spent, the vast
omnibus flood-control bill moved
closer today to legislative action.
The Senate Commerce Committee
gathered to 60 over the measure with
Chairman Copeland, Democrat, OF
New York, who estimated $500, ,000, 600
worth of projects would be listed, in
Guiding q new batch totaling $780,
100000 prepared by Army Engineers
for the Senators consideration.
The Army food-control projects are
coupled with power development.
Copeland sought early passage Of
an approved list, giving emphasis to
projects which would benefit sections
suffering most from the recent floods.
The bill merely authorizes the projects
without providing for actual appro-
priation of money.
Sees Vigorous Opposition.
Copeland said he looked for vigor-
Gus opposition in the committee to his
efforts to keep the bill from getting
out of control" If it does, he said,
it might run up to ST 200, 100000 or
even more.
Senator Clark. Democrat, of Mis-
souri, has opposed the method adopted
by Copeland of having the Army en-
gineers select the projects to be au-
thorized by the bill on the basis
largely of this years floods.
Sees Eastern Advantage.
The Missourian contended it was
an effort by Copeland and other East
ern Senators to take advantage of this
years flood for the greater benefit
of Eastern States and to the diSad-
vantage of States in the heart of the
Mississippi drainage where we have
been having disastrous floods almost
every year for many years"
Before the committee completes &C.
ton on the omnibus bill Copeland
predicted the Senate would dispose OF
the S275, ,0O00 900 Overton bill for con.
trolling floods on the lower Mississippi
This measure is awaiting only ter
mination of the impeachment trial oi
Judge Halsted L. Ritter to be brought
up for debate. Opposition to it already
has arisen from Senators protesting
action on a single phase of the flood
control problem. They said 1t should
be considered on national basis, with
all projects up for review.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT
REACHES NAVY YARD

President Roosevelt's yacht, the
Potomac, aboard which he enjoyed
fishing trip recently in tropical waters,
arrived at the Navy Yard for the first
time today.
The craft will remain here at the
pleasure Of the Chief Executive. who
will doubtless use her for week end
trips down the Potomac River during
the hot weather. The Potomac Is
commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. Walter
r. Jones, u. s. N.
After the President disembarked at
Miami, Fla, the Potomac went to the
Norfolk, Va, Navy Yard for final
adjustments. From there. she came
directly to Washington.
Evening star., 1936-04-14
UNITED DRY FORCES
TO PRESENT SPEAKER
DR.. T. N. Carver, Former Harvard

DR.. T. N. Carver, Former Harvard
Professor, to Address Meeting
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Dr.. Thomas Nixon Carver, formerly
professor at Harvard, win address
the regular Sunady evening service
at Calvary Baptist Church on the
temperance subject Of ats the Bus
iness We're Fighting"
Arrangements for the address were
Evening star., 1936-04-14

come to Baltimore for the party In
the senatorial list were Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, Democratic leader;
Senators Pittman Of Nevada, King Of
Utah, Bailey Of North Carolina
Wheeler of Montana, Bone of Wash
ington and Tydtngs Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1936-04-14

Princess street, Edinburgh, Scot
land, is called the most beautiful
thoroughfare in the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-16
ITALY TO START MISS SHEARER
DRIVE ON GORE RECOVERING

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Oct. 16
G.N.SD.-Norma Shearer, CLAM
orous film star, has practically
won a fight for life with bron-
chial pneumonia, the same malady
that swept her husband, Irving
Thalberg, into his grave just one
month ago.
That was the announcement to-
day of Miss Shearer's physician,
DR.. V. R. Mason, who revealed that
the famous actress, stricken two
weeks ago, has gone so far on the
road to recovery that she again
has a normal temperature. He
said:
miss Hhearer is coming along
very well. Her temperature is
down and we think she may be
up in perhaps a week or 10
days"
A day and a night nurse have
been with Miss Shearer for the
last two weeks.
Thalberg'S will, bequeathing the
bulk of an estimated $1O,O0O,0O0
estate to Miss Shearer, was to be
presented in court today for pro-
bate.
Thalberg, vice president and
production manager of Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, person
ally supervised Romeo and
Juliet" regarded as Miss Shear
er's outstanding picture, which
was completed shortly before he
was stricken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-16
Operation Prevents
Chicago Girl From
Changing TO a Man

CHICAGO, Oct. Is GN.S0.
An operation which checked
change of sex in a Chicago girl
is described by Drs. William
Saphir and Morris L. Parker in
the current issue of the journal
of the American Medical Associa-
ton.
The girl, whose name is not
given, still is being treated for the
eradication of minor masculine
characteristics. She now can be
married and have children, DR..
Parker said.
The patient was Is years old
when her parents brought her to
DR.. Parker in June, 1885. They
had become alarmed at her sud-
den acquisition of male character
istics. Her voice was changing,
hair was growing on her face and
she was becoming muscular.
DR.. Saphir diagnosed the case
as superadrenal virilism, indicat-
ing the present of male sex hor-
mones. An operation corrected
the condition, and since the girls
masculine characteristics have
ceased developing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-16
BRITISH STAR
DIVORCED

CARLISLE, England, Oct. 16
G.N.SO.-Sir Neville Pearson,
British publisher, today was
granted a preliminary decree Of
divorce against Gladys Cooper, a
leading British actress, on grounds
of misconduct with Philip Meri-
vale, prominent British actor.
The couple were married in
1928. it being the second marriage
for each. They have one daughter.
Sir Neville is 38, Miss Cooper, 46.
Both Miss Cooper and Merlvale
are well known on the American
stage, each having made many
appearances in leading produc-
lions in various American cities.
In one of their most recent ap-
pearances in the United States
Miss Cooper and Merivale played
together in the leading roles of
Othello and Macbeth at the Ethel
Barrymore Theater in New York
in September and october, 1885.
-VOTE AMERICAN