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IV5 by ED HOLDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 49,
by ED HOLDEN
BATON ROUGE

BA ON ROtGE
! have just return back from
trip in Louisiana. l stood on
the exact spot in State Capitol
where Huey Lorg were shot. A
slight last blood stain remain
ing on the marble floor it
seem cannCt rubbing it out.
These assassination taking place
Cn main flO0r in a corridor s
feet wide just outside Govern
cr's office. When Huey Long
walked out his assaSsinatOr were
waiting fer him with a 25 cali
Der Belgian automatic pistol.
Short verbs were spoke. You
knowing the rest. felt with
Cwn fingers the bullet holes in
the marble walls. counting
eleven Of them holes which was
nloked half way through the
Impcrted marble and many 9TH
er bullet holes are cemented in.
Nest of them was 2 or 3 feet
over any mans head. I think
irg plenty wild shooting trans
pired. Sc bullet holes was found
in the assassinatOr' body. in
Hen. Huey'S but not sure if all
came from same gun they say.
Senator LOng are buried in front
Of entrance to Louisiana State
Capitol just a simply small
stone are there "Huey p.
Long 1893 1885"
TCmCrra some more.
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Other Editors Saw
CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIALISM
Mountain Nieu lCaIif Sims Of thn Ti,,,o


1t is said that Lady Astor is never at loss
her political meetings We are also told that
her answers are not just evasions, but often con-
tain brilliant epigrammatic truths. We are
inclined to believe that this estimate of her is
correct. Recently she was addressing hostile
crowd Of socialists. One of her hearers shouted
Christ would have been a socialist if He had
lived in our day.
Quick as a flash Lady Astor replied "Oh
no Christianity is discomfort with yourself: So
calism is discomfort with your neighbor"
How could the matter be summoned up more
truthfully? Christianity is discomfort with one
self. 1t is longing for a better life within the
heart and SOUL 1t is a yearning for a clearer
purer intellect. Forgetting the things behind
It is a continual march toward the uplands of
character development and spiritual iilumina-
ton
Socialism. on the other hand is based on
the class war doctrine OF Karl Marx It be-
heyes that those who have not should appro-
priate the things of those who have so that
the "haves' will become the have note" It is
merely the game Of dog pile" that boys have
played from time immemorial-the ones on
the bottom should get on top, and those on
top should be on the bottom.
Christianity believes that the only way to
get a good world IS by getting good men: that
goodness is essentially a development within
rather than the environment without To be
sure. this does not mean that the environment
must go unheeded and unaltered bur that the
first and greatest work should be on the hearts
q the individuals who make up the whole of
society. Anything else is merely to gid the out
side of the cup
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
Editorials and Comment
MONDAY APRIL g. 1886.
News Behind the News
Flood of Investigation Commit
tee Jangles Telephone Bells -.
Bare Skin Laid Bare

WASHINGTON-Whil the great floods
were attracting nearly everybodyS attention. a
federal agency began TO take the worlds largest
corporation apart TO show what makes Il tick
At the very outset. little Sammy Becker.
chief investigator. started tugs!ng at that toea
cf Sanctimony with which for decades the five
billion-d dollar American Telephone & Telegraph
company has draped itself every time anyone
suggested It ought to be investigated Already
little Sammy has exposed several patches OF
bare skin. to A.T&T.S acute embarrassment.
and the inside dope Is that you amt seen moth
in yet
More VIII cone out of this investigation
than mere disclosures Communications Com
mission Pau Atlee Walker, the gimlet-eyed for
mer regulator of Oklahoma utilities in charge OF
the inquiry under mandate OF Congress aims
to:
/. Establish a basis for regulation of inter-
state phases Of the telephone business.
,. Collect essential information for state
commissions now working on rate problems
practically everywhere
5 Develop the need for legislation to correct
any possible nal-praetices in the industry
The second ana third points are most i'm
portant from the standpoint OF your telephone
bill-and the first Il you make many Ions dis
tance calls.
Faced with the vast complicated maze OF the
Bell System, with its more than 200 affiliated
corporations and its expensive legal machine
state rate-making agencies have been practically
helpless in attempting to help subscribers.
the telephone monopoly has been innocent or
guilty Of the innumerable mal-practices laid
10 other public utilities; whether state commits
soners have been improperly influenced how
the Bell propaganda machine has operated: and
how it is possible to establish-and get away
With-separate valuations for rates and taxes
Although the system boasts of enlightened
employment policies, Becker showed that A T.
& T. while maintaining dividends at 50 a share
through the last six years. had reduced employ
nent 80 per cent and payrolls &c per cent while
operating revenues dropped only 13 per cent and
the average number Of daily calls only 8 per
cent.
Answering contentious by A. T. & T. that
the Graybar Electric Company was an indepen-
dent concern-and that prices charged for tele-
phone equipment BY its subsidiary Western
Electric, were fair because they in line with
competitive Graybar prices-Becker showed
that Graybar was at least sufficiently under
Western Electric control to need Western Elec-
tries approval when it wanted to increase a
minor officials pay or to lease a parking lot
for $3.50 a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. Q. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, April 6.-Diary: Sat
until my lady came by and mocked:
Staring again!' So talking to Bur
ton Roscoe who told me Max Mill
er, as good a writer as know about
was in town, and he had arranged
a meeting for us. And I chuckled
at Michael Arlen's description of a
less, "gilpy but without perfume"
Out and sat awhile with my for
mer landlord, Albert Keller, bought
the game Monopoly which l shall
probably never play, and looked in
on Irene Hayes who gave me a lap
pet posey. Then home where came
Zoe Beckley, whom I greatly love,
and we talked of days on the Eve
ming Mail.
To dinner at Lucy Virginia Longs
at Greenwich and Natalie Gordon
there. Back to the city late for a
snack with George Palmer and
Amelia Earhart Putnam at the Cof-
fee House Club and home, reading
Wilkie Collins's THE Moonstone. -
by which mystery lovers set such
store.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
CALIPATRIA
Mrs. c. A. Sperry

Calipatria, in addition to having
the president in its city, Mrs. H.
j. Ingram, mad a large delegation
of club Nomen at the annual con-
vention of the Imperial County
Federation OF Womens clubs, Fri
day. in Holtyille. In this group
were Mrs. E. L. Hitaman, county
chairman of literature; Mrs. J. CT.
Writ, Mrs. J. f. Russell, Mrs. c..
A. Sperry, Mrs. Russell Reedy,
Mrs. Belle Moore, Mrs. w. McMath,
Mrs. Charles Green.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell Of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April 6. 1916

A cooked food and candy sale,
in the aid o. the Red Cross, VIII
be held at the Meyer Furniture
company store Saturday. Those as
sisting in the sale are, Mrs. c. N.
Perry. Mrs. Charles Hersee, Mrs.
Ray Edgar, and Mrs. Leroy Holt.
The election at Imperial will be
the center Of all eyes Monday
Ahen that town is deciding on the
continuance of the regency of
booze.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Bagatelles: Eva La Gallienne is
a Mickey Mouse fan, tooi -, And
who isn't? Julian Street, Jr. is
in the editorial department of a
brOadcasting studio European
editors consider Bainbridge Colby
the most informed man on the U.
S. Constitution .. Sam Goldwyn is
the Santa Fe's most untiring depot
Santa Fe's most untiring depot
platform walker, crossing the con-
tinent.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
Answers to Foregoing Questions

l. A tool with a broad chisel
point for digging post holes.
2. Radium was discovered by
ierreP Curie, Nine. Curie and G..
Belmont in 1898.
3. The Panama canal was first
opened for navigation il 1914, %
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ApriI 6, 1921

C. F. Ferguson Of the FL Cehtro
fire department received a letter
from the Edgar Brothers company
this morning. thanking the fire
department fer its expert work in
saving the company heavy . fire
loss.
Seventy Of the service men Who
recently settled IN Imperial Valley
on various ranches under the Nc
Dewitt plan, were guests Of honor
at the entertainment Of the Amer
ican Legion staged at BraWley
Monday night.
Tailors all over the valley re-
port that there is a constantly in
creasing demand for nip pockets.
And the standard sizes Of Ye olden
time are being discarded for more
roomy ones. The Tailors blame it
all on prohibition.
90
TEN YEARS AGO
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

When Dean Cornwell, the illus
traitor Aas journeying to Florida
recently with some fellow artists
dashing young blonde approach
cd 10 explain she was interested in
art She asked if he did anything
aside from illustrations. He replied
he had done murals. 20, how won
derful," she cooed. Tell me are
those yours in the Sert Room at
The Waldorf"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Four MeXicans were arrested Sun
day night because they were speed
ing along the highways in an auto
mobile with no lights. Estaban Ley
ba, 81; Pedro Lopez, 20; Candido
Tapia, 10; and Ramon Fernandez,
10, are held in the county jail pend
ing Investigations The arrests were
made by Deputy Sheriffs Park Bur
ritt and Peter Kulenovich.
Wine, handkerchiefs and soX COM
prised the loot taken from the home
of Anton Delys between 3 p. m. and
p. m Sunday. Entrance to the
home was gained through a WIN
dow, according to report at the
county sheriff office. The wine,
one half dozen mems handkerchiefs
marked with the initial "A and
half a dozen mems soX were taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Move TO Country-Mr and>Mrs.
Homer Miller and family moved
Sunday to an apartment in the
Harold Bell Wright ranch house
on the San Diego highway. They
formerly lived on Wensley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
TOdaV'S TIOrOScOpc

Persons born on this day are
usually self-reliant, witty and lov-
able in nature. They are general
ly fond Of music and dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Not even their intlmates were ever
able to explain the feminine appeal
of the fabulous Mdivani trio, two
of whom were SO tragically oblit-
Grated Not one could be called an
Apollo, each being inclined to avoir-
dupois, nor were they brilliant con-
versationalists or even adept at
small talk. Stylists say they lacked
clothes sense and while going in for
sports, none eXceIled. The genuine
ness of their titles has always been
a target for eye lists, yet no three
men in America have had such a
devastating way with the ladies
The It Boys with a bang!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
Correctly Speaking

Female should be used as the
correlative CT male, not as sub
stitute for "Noman".
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Fleetness of fame probably never
better illustrated than in the case
Of Babe Ruth. No one in his field
had such acclaim and his celebrity
was shared by millions who knew
little and cared less about baseball.
Ruth could tie up traffic in a knot
with a short walk on any busy street
anywhere. He caused cheers and
hat throwing at prize fights and
other public functions. Today's
presence does not increase traffic q
corporals guard. Even in the res
taurants the autograph pests have
called it a day so far as he is con-
cerned. Ruth knew this fickless and
commented on it when he stood in
the corona of his eclipse. So he
suffers no tWinge Although its
only human nature for even Ruth
to wonder.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
HEBER
Mrs. Laura Barnes

Mrs. Lottie Islip of Modesto was
a guest at the home Of Mrs. M. p.
Champion last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben AVcritt left
Friday to spend the week end in
NorWalk. They were accompanied
by Averitt's mother, Mrs. Vina Will
lett who was returning TO her
homo there.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

C. S. Palmeter of Escondido and
a former McCabe resident was in
the valley this week on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

EFOJS.
It took four years to consummate the
action Of justice in the Hauptmann case.
And today, while everyone believed
Hauptmann guilty, the public is asham-
ed of the inaccuracy Of the case and the
long delay between the crime and the
penalty.
Of recent years, the populace of this
country has evinced its dissatisfaction
with the operation Of legal methods for
delivering Justice They have shown
their loss Of confidence by increased
crime records, and many instances of
mobs taking the law into their own
hands California has contributed an
ample share in the form of lynchings.
mob-violence, uprisings and vigilante
activity
The Hauptmann case is a perfect. or
almost perfect, example Of what the
public does not want. Il desires justice,
yes, but prompt justice, unmitigated by
uncertainty, and without suspicion of
policies 1t wants a system which will
protect home and family, yet provide
intelligence. and humane consideration.
Delays in our court systems, the great
expense to which state and defendant
is put in fighting cases, the sometimes
silly and absurd and clumsy rules of
evidence make matters all the worse.
How to improve the system is a ques-
ton which the experts must solve. Lay
people are not barristers. We cannot say
how to do it, any more than we can
dictate the proper technique for an APP
pendectomy in the field Of surgery. We
can and DO 60 so far as to say that much
Of the stability Of this country rests on
what the lawyers are going to do about
this most serious question
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

Stanley Lyd.ck, who has been
spending the Ninter here, returned
to his home in Buena Park We'd
nesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
Words of Wisdom.

A decent boldnesS ever meets with
riendS-HOmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Mr and Mrs. Fred w. Paine
and their daughter, Miss Natalia
Paine. motored to San Diego for
the Weekend
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

4 14-year-old boy was found dead
Saturday morning near Seal Heights,
d 22-calibre rifle bullet lodged in his
body Every mother and father of boys
sympathizeS with the parents of that
Mexican youth. When things like this
happen to Youngsters. sympathy knows
no bounds and leaps all barriers of race
creed and station.
The boy was hunting with an old
1904 rifle 1t was evident that the
death was accidental II Is all right for
boys to go hunting BUT They deserve
training 1t is an old rule that A gun
can go off without lock stock, or barrel
And this gun happened to have no stock.
Because accidents such as this. hor-
rible accidents, happen to young and
old in all kinds of pursuits, does not
mean that those pursuits should not be
followed because of the danger 1t does
mean that intelligence, education. and
training in the pursuit, just the same
rs in crossing a street or flying an air
plane, determines the factor of safety
We do not want to instill FEAR into
young Americans We do want to instill
care, training and judgment in the next
generation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
GRAB BAG

What is a 10y?
-OO--
What is the date of the d.scov-
cry of radium?
-OO=--
How long has the Panama canal
been open for navigation?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
LAWYERS SHOULD HEED
THE LINDBERGH CASE.

Crime and mObs taking iaIc into their
otCH hands, results from lack of con-
fideRce in, and respect for, our legal
system. The HGuptRldRR case erem-
pIified in seUerGi trays the iCeakneSs
in our system uhich lawyers must i'm
pr0Ue.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

One of the city's best known
steady climbs-and attained almost
solely by out of towners-is the cir
cular stairs leading up through the
Statue Of Liberty on Bedloes Island.
One night in the Lambs 1t develop
ed that the only person in the
crowded grill who had made the
trip was Laurence D'Orsay. the Eng
lish star Unlike Eiffel Tower. it can
only be scaled afoot. I never met a
born New Yorker who made the
Journey, yet it is said to offer the
most enhancing view of all of the
harbor. Jim Corbett used to walk
up and down the steps to keep his
legs supple.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

for Ell Centre township, has form
ally announced his candidacy for
reelection to office.
Fire Of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the Poppy dance nall and
theatre at Calipatria Saturday
night, just prior TO the start OF
the moving picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
YOUNGSTERS SHOULD BE TAUGHT
HOW TO HANDLE GUNS.

The death last week of I4-year old
Manuel SGUGid from a .22-caIibre but
let, UhHe hunting, r0uSeS universal
sympathy for the parents and eNeBl-
pfffies that training and judgment,
rather than the pursuit, determines
the safety of any undertaking.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

country. And he can conduct a
symphony orchestra eXpertly enough
to win praise from Toscannini.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06
TEN YEARS AGO
aaaa

I. Mayfield, justice Of the peace
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-06

FCfSOldl nOmlnaJlOn Tor the pest
example of Broadway's dandyism of
20 years ago-Frederic Mckay.
90
Most listeners are continually sur
prised at Major BoWess instant
knowledge OF music, both classical
and modern, in his broadcasts. His
easy informative grasp of the sub
ject is never rehearsed, always i'm
promptu. He has been broadcast
ing and arranging musical concerts
from the Capitol theater a dozen
years. His early background was
musical and he plays several instru-
mGnts, aside from being a mean
baritone in suddenly recruited quar-
tettes He has one of the most
complete musical Libraries in the
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MSTRANGE CAsE4 JULIA CRAIG

dress. "Hullo, Peter. / warn you
about Miss Craig tonight. This is
one of her moody days"
Peter and Julia exchanged glances
which told Amy that Peter Kemp
was all too familiar with Julias
moody days"
rs that right?" he said lightly.
I'm afraid I'm in for it, then"
I'm afraid you are," said Amy
and disappeared into the dressing
room again. However" she called
out, Il hope you have good time"
When Peter and Julia were out
side in the hall, he said, Amy
didn't really seem very hopeful that
we would have good time. What's
wrong, Julia? Got the blues again?"
Julia nodded. I'm afraid so,
Peter. But they're not SO bad this
time. At last I've decided to do
something about them"
He pressed the button for the
automatic elevator, and said quiet
ly: Il don't suppose that means
you'll marry me?"
Mono, Peter L" Julia hesi-
tated. I'll tell you all about it at
dinner"
THEY ate in little restaurant
i near the apartment, for it de-
veloped that Peter had to COM
plete his work at the Office. 1t was
on the big public utilities, case that
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perfectly well that I haven't the
best voice in the world, and that
maybe III have to use my face and
figure, too" She laughed. "Assum-
ing l have them. You're always
telling me I have"
You know perfectly we'll you
have. Did you ever look at mans
face when you were singing one of
these modern torch songs?"
JULIA took a cigaret of he~ own,
y tapped its end against the table,
then put 1t down without touching
it to her lips.
I'm going to try to get a job
singing, Amy. It's my only chance
to be something and to meet the
right men. I won't work at Wood
ford and Brooks until I'm Old
until 1 get panicky and marry the
first man who comes along!"
Amy started toward the kitchen.
We'll, let's forget it now and see
what we can make of the groceries
you Drought nome.
Julia started to put on kitchen
apron over her black dress, but she
had hardly tied the Knot at her
waist when the telephone rang. 1t
was Peter Kemp. I'm sorry. but
I haven't had the chance to call you
before this. I worked late at the
office. Hope you haven't started
dinner yet, because I'd like to take
you out"
JULIA was hesitating at the tele-
y phone when Amy Sanders came
in from the kitchenet. Tell him
you'll go to dinner with him." she
advised quickly. Royal Nesbit is
coming to take me out after dinner,
and I'd have to hurry through it.
anyhow"
"All right" said Julia into the
mouthpiece. I'D like to come,
Peter"
When she replaced the instrument
in its CT adle she was facing Amy's
amused smile. I'm not weakening"
she told Amy. 81 happen to know
that Peter has a friend who leads
an orchestra. Maybe he can get me
a chance to sing"
"Okay, darling. Go change your
clothes while I have cup of cof-
fee to strengthen myself against
Royal Nesbit"
Julia Craig left the telephone and
walked toward Amy. you've been
giving me some advice, Amy. What
about this Royal Nesbit?"
What do you mean?"
Il mean . he has money, and
everybody in town knows he's not
very serious minded. Why is he CIV
ing you a rum"
why not?" asked Amy, "He likes
me, and think he's lot of fun"
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coprisht NEA 1885

Julia had mentioned to Amy, and
Peter had to prepare brief for a
phase OF 1t. When the coffee came,
Peter offered his cigarets and said,
All right, Julia. Let's have it.
IT want to quit woodford and
Brooks, Peter.
Eyes? What them"
Julia looked at him. 1--we de-
cided to try to sing, Peter.
You've decided to try?" ex-
claimed Kemp. Say, right now
you're better than nine-tenths of
these danes who get paid for it in
the night clubsl"
You really think SOP"
II know it, Julia
Then will you give me note of
introduction to your friend, Henri
Lamb, who leads the band at the
Green Club?"
The directness of her question
surprised Peter. "Why-I-"
will you, Peter?"
why, of course, if you're really
serious. But I don't see"
My minds made up, Peter. And
you can nelp me, if you will. You've
known Lamb long time"
I'D do anything in the world for
you, Julia. You know that. I'll
I'll write the note tonight and give
it to you tomorrow morning at the
Office"
ITO Be Continued)
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TULIA'S glance met that of Amy
u Sanders. met it squarely You'll
watch your step, won't you?"
Amy grinned. II always do, Julia.
There's something funny about a
dizzy blond giving advice to a
brunei. But I get your point, all
right"
Il may be blond" said Julia. But
I'm not dizzy +. yet"
You're telling me?" asked Amy,
and went to see to the percolator
while Julia went into the dressing
room which was also the hiding
place for the Touchdown bed. In
that confined space, under a rather
feeble ELECTRIC light, she changed
her clothes and prepared herself
for Peter Kemp's call.
He rang the bell promptly a half
hour later. He was a well set-up
young man, neatly dressed and alert
and his eyes showed plainly that
he worshiped Julia Craig.
Sorry to creep up on you like
this" he said when she let him in.
But I was working late at the Of
fee, and it suddenly occurred to
me that I ought to stay downtown
and have dinner with you-if you'd
let me-"
I'm glad you thought of it to-
night" Julia said, laughing. "Amy's
all in stir to get out for date
so don't think she'd be much COM
pany at dinner"
y
A MY emerged from the dressing
4 y rnoiaa hooking q HArzirarr rarint