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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25
The
Washington
SCENE
BY HENRY ION
Federated Press

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Re
modelling Of government admins
tPation into a modern sky s"Raper
with the President at the pinnacle
to replace the broad, rambling
structure it now is has been re-
commended by President Roose-
welt to Congress.
The pertinent question is why ?
Why this sudden passion for eff
ficiency in governmental affairs,
admittedly desirable? Why this
sudden appreciation Of the man
agement methods Of business ?
Why this Capitalization and con-
centration Of responsibility and
power?
The answer of the President
and his committee Is that "noW
that we are out Of the trough OF
depression the time haa come to
set our house in order"
"In these troubled years OF
wcrld history" the Presidents
message Of transmitta9 to Con-
gress reads, "a self-Q overnment
cannot long survive unless gov
eminent Is an effective and offi-
cient agency to serve mankind
and carry out the will Of the Da'
ton. A government wlthO4't g"or.
| management il a house builder
on sand"
Throughout his message and
the report of his committee there
is constant reference TO the eff
cheney OF business. Presumably II
means the efficiency as displayed
by the Carnegie-Illinois Steel &c.
in distributing to correspondents
all over this city transcripts OF
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

Mother - You mustn't use that
wordI
Growing Son Shaw and Mase-
0eld used it.
Mother - Then you mustn't asso-
CiRte with such naughty boys.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

'Have you studied banking and
currency?"
''Oh. yes" answered Miss Cay
enne. when I am shopping l al
ways give a check on the bank in
stead Of bothering with lot of
loose change"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25
Head Of the Family

fredericksburg, you must bring
q written excuse for being absent
yesterday. from the head of your
family.
Johnnie-She's away on a fort
nights holiday, ma'am; shall I
bring one from me father?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

: I'm these troubled years OF
: wcrld history" the Presidents
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

A woman whilst walking in a
town with a friend, seeing a num-
Der Of people wearing artificial
roses, exclaimed: "Oh, it's rose
dayl"
Her friend, in reply. said: so it
l.: they're selling poppies!"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

I Best at ANY Price
! Assistant --- For value there is
nothing On the market to compare
with this at the price,
] CuStorner--And how much is It?
! Assistant-One moment, madam.
III ask the manager. ~ London
Opinion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-25

Discount for :,
eyes, Il was a case E.
iArSt sight"
''Why didn't you marry =.
az saw him several t-I,>S ~-.2t-
wards"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27
Sixty Seconds From Life
"CHARACTER"

butler; or, Graves might be a criminal gaining
his confidence day by day in the hope of getting
access to some huge amount of money! Perhaps
he was backmailer! PertWe squirmed. But, he
comforted himself with the thought that he had
made the discovery in time. He had found the
man out What luck that he had received the
mail directly from the postman this, morning!
Pertwe slipped the letter back into the envelope,
reseaed it and then deliberately opened it again
with the opener, Sitting the paper carelessy He
tossed it on the desk and pressed a button sum-
moning Graves. The perfect butler appeared
almost instantly
"You rang, ?" he asked solictously.
"Yes, Graves" Old Pertwe eyed the butler
shreWd smile playing about his lips. Tell me,
have the Partridges been in touch with you
lately? Do they still want you backg'
"Oh, yes, sir. Mrs. Partridge telephoned me
only this morning, They would like to have me
back at once, sir"
well, perhaps you had better return to them,
Graves. After ALL you were with them long
time. / know how they must feel about you"
Kyne watched the butler closely, but Graves
face was inscrutable. Old Pertwe was benevo-
lent now Graves had never seen him in such
exuberant spirits. Actually the old man was
very pleased with himself. He felt the same
glow of triumph that he used to feel when he
won a particularly difficult case in court He
had found Graves out! He could afford to be
big about it. 1t amused him now and after all,
he had no real evidence against the man. He
took his checkbook drew check and handed
it to Graves.
Here's check for a months salary in ad
vance. I'll phone the agency in Buffalo to send
up new man right away. You may go at once,
Graves"
YES, sir. Thank you very kindly sir. hope
everything has been all right - 1 mean satis-
factory, sir"
quite. Your services have been most satis-
factory. And Graves" he picked up the letter
from his desk. Here's a letter of yours opened
by mistake. Came in the morning mail read
a few lines before realized it wasn't for me.
Sorry. There's quite an interesting analysis of
your handwriting there"
u@H, IT wasn't my writing, sir, that sent
~ to be analyzed" He took the letter from
Pertwe and without looking at it, slipped 1t into
a pocket. "You see, that wouldn't be necessary,
sir. know all about myself. 1t was this stua
ton about the Partridges that prompted me to
seek a - a solution"
Old PertWe stared at the butler in amaze
ment. you mean you sent in a specimen of one
of the Partridges handwriting in order to find
out what kind Of people they were?" The old
man gasped
"Oh, no, sir know all about them, too, sir"
"Well, whose handwriting was it then.
"It was yours, SIR" Graves told him, and fold
ing the check Pertwe had given him. he placed
it carefully in the pocket of his vest, bowed
respectfully, and went out.
Copyright. 1886
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

him it was Fate that had sent him out on the
veranda this morning the precise morning
when this letter arrived, His thin, nervous fin
gers sought the letter opener. He looked guiltily
about the library, then quickly slipped the thin
silver blade under the edge of the flap and eased
it open without tearing the paper. His fingers
trembled as he drew out the single sheet of
paper. Pertwe Kyne had done many things in
his career that were not exactly ethical, but
when he opened this letter, in the dim back
ground of his mind subdued somewhat by anger
and excited expectancy, was the tiny voice of
his conscience whispering.
But the letter was not from the Partridges
1t was from handwriting expert, and con-
tanned an analysis of handwriting specimen.
Old Pertwe adjusted his glasses and read:
Dear Mr.. Graves: have analyzed the hand
writing specimen that you sent to me and find
that you are not altogether trustworthy per-
son. This is indicated by the peculiar slant of
your letters. The downward trend of the strokes
at the end of each word shows moroseness and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

pessimism In the small, cramped letters, can
see avarice, and in the sharp backward strokes,
a shrewd, calculating disposition. vindictive-
ness is shown in the pointed dots over your rs,
and a muddled, uncertain fare in the forming
of your letters might indicate untrustworthiness
or even dishonesty. Some of your sharp strokes
indicate violent temper. Your handwriting is
almost totally lacking in good features. Indeed,
very surprisingly so, and though hesitate to
say this, feel must express my honest opin-
ion that your handwriting indicates that you
belong to the criminal class"
Tie letter was signed with a rubber stamp
in green ink
A AMAZED light shone in old Pertwes
~ eyes as he finished reading. Graves, who
struck him as being the perfect butler and
this! Why, he was harborng a potential MUIR
dereri Kyne believed absolutely in character
reading through handwriting He had seen it
proven again and again in the law courts. He
read the the letterhead. 1t came from
a reputable analyst He, himself, was familiar
with the mans work.
Pertwe Kyne had been wrong, dead wrong,
about Graves! Maybe the Partridges were not
the Buffalo blue bloods of that name! Perhaps
they were Graves accomplices, working clever
ruse to gain large increase in salary for the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

nERTWE KYNE was very particular about
his mail. Each morning after breakfast, it
was his habit to wait in the library until
Graves, the butler, received the mail from the
postman and brought 1t in to him. On this par
tcular morning, however, he had been on the
veranda when the postman arrived, and had
received the letters himself. Graves, lowering
respectfully in the background watched him
turning them over, reading the postmarks as
he came into the house The butler watched old
Pertwe disappear into the sanctuary of the IL
brary. and, with a shrug, quietly withdrew
Kyne was best left alone in the mornings.
He was particularly irritable before luncheon.
Possessed of more money than he knew what to
do with he had retired from active practice
in law at fifty, and for the last twelve years had
lived almost recluse in a spacious country
house in upper New York State With no special
interests in life, he had developed into mild
paranoiac Eccentric is what people called him
that is polite people said he was eccentric.
Others called him just plain crazy. Graves, who
had been with him only few months, had not
yet made up his mind.
Graves was a good butler. He suited Pertwe
very well, and Pertwe Kyne easy man
to please Graves came to Meadowand Manor,
the Kyne estate, with formidable array of
letters of recommendation His last place he had
left after four years service, over a disagree
ment with the cook. The Partridges, his en-
ployers had offered to let the cook 60 but
Graves had refused to stay on Since they had
discharged the cook of their own accord and
had on several occasions. approached Graves in
an effort to re-engage him. He had Informed
Kyne of this and for week old PertWe had
cursed the Partrdges calling down the wrath
of Heaven upon them Even now, whenever he
thought of them approaching Graves at Mead
owand Manor, his blood boiled and his face
took on an apoplectic hue. Pertwe paid his help
well enough, but 1t was worth every cent they
received to put up with him. OF course, the
lord of the manor" never took this into
sderation
AIOW as he sat before the desk the letters
N piled in neat stack before him, a deep
frown spread his gray, deeply-lined face,
and his lips puckered in a pout Between the
thumb and index finger of his hand he held a
letter postmarked Buffalo The letter not
addressed to him, but to Eldred Graves. Ord
narily Kyne would have given the matter no
more than a passing thought, but he remem-
bered now that the Partridges lived in Buffalo.
Perhaps they were writing to Graves again,
offering him all sorts of ridiculous concessions
to get him back. PertWe fumed. He tapped the
desk nervousy with his ingertips. Should he
open the letter? He had no right TO. but then,
it wouldn't be any worse than the Partridges'
underhanded methods.
In the usual course of events, old Pertwe
would never have seen this letter. Graves would
have sorted out the mail belonging TO the serv-
ants before delivering Kynes letters in the
library The old man knew this Something told
PAGE TWO
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20 BOOTEEFUL"
By Captain {. E. Barry

the most doubtful person in the world that the
Son of General had become aware of the
fact that the world nice place. He was
naturally good-lookng and Gosh! he'd found
it out-maybe somebody had told him. Any
how while all of us were growing fdgety that
Bird, strutted around like a peacock--never
missing a chance to peep at himself in the
mirror He was getting strong on perfume!
Now, like my women sweet; but men-that's
OUT It was about midnight when flock of
Customs Officers swarmed aboard, rounded up
the whole crew, and advised them in no un-
certain words that nobody would be leaving the
ship; that the ship would stay as is, where is
We got the morning paper, and there it was
in big print, Munitions cargo seized by Gus
TOMS"
Even under detention, the Good-Looking Lad
seemed happy Why, that guy acted like he
expected company, or was going to get tee-
gram or somethng-you know how an expect
ant Nut can act. Surely you must have seen at
least one, sometime. Came the day in Federal
Court. A very sweet-lookng little lady strolled
in and took a seat.
Wish you could have seen Good-Looking try
ing to catch her eye. Finally, the Skipper
noticed the actions of squirming Handsome, and
with chagrn in his voice inquired
'What's ain ye Felix"
"Ah Captain she ees 20 booteeful!"
And with that he rolled his eyes in the d-
rection of the Dame The Skipper groaned as
he slumped deep into his seat
$50, ye went out, and fell for a Gal Opera
tive eh?" snapped the Skipper.
Felix looked kinda hurt
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

in which Abraham Lincoln studied, but it repre-
sents advanced thought, different genera
ton.
So also is the boys thought different He still
experiences love, but physical attraction no
longer deceives him, the young woman of his
choice must offer something finer, more intel
ligent than just the fact that she is girl.
A ND the girl is expecting something more
~ than just meal ticket" from the man.
She has her own winged victory ideas and is
apt to do little flying of her own.
There is hope for the world so long as our
creative souls reaching for an ideal and
whatever you think of the futurists you must
admit THEY'RE REACHING FOR GOD
They don't know it perhaps, but they DO know
that they trying to express THOUGHTS
instead of THINGS! Their pictures of faces and
arms and legs and buildings all thrown on one
canvas are not as idiotic as they seem. It's
picture of mans thoughts
Our artists, scientists boys and girls are all
expressing their souls and they are just as fine
as were the artists and men and women of the
log cabin days. They ALL even as you and l, are
reaching for that inner power trying to ex-
press the GOD WITHIN, POWER, SPIRIT!
They have not changed in their hearts and
they are just as wholesome and fine as our
great grandmothers, PERHAPS LITTLE
FINER
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

place the vessel on berth for loading. There was
chance for a leak anywhere, because the
money had been placed in the hands of only
those known to be Ok. One day the agent noti-
fed the Skipper to dock at certain berth, for
loading. Fuel, water, and supplies had been
taken aboard, while awaiting the tip-off to get
ready for the works so we were plenty ready.
THREE days passed with the vessel in berth,
| waiting-but no cargo came. Then came the
Bright Young Son of the Big Cheese. He was
stepping high Just one glance would convince
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

movements involved. A YES
sci had been bought by a
fake company, and it was
planned to load a fake cargo,
for a fake destination. In
reality, the vessel was to dis
charge her cargo (which
would not be farm imple-
ments' at all, but rifles and
bullets) at a certain pre-
viously agreed upon place,
after receiving a certain sig
nal from shore, that the coast
was clear for the job. The
son of one of the leaders was
in the States, and it was he
who was to pass the word
along that all WAS readv tO
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

CTRONG men may resent this Women will
> probably smile. But tell you frankly, you
may safely bet your last dollar that a normal
man will talk under one, or more, of the fol-
lowing situations: lonesome, drunk, or with
woman. The Skipper will vouch for this proof.
Back in the days of dollar diplomacy" in
countries south of us, there was a little deal
in the making. There were certain munition
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

and love Rather will it enhance your ability
to enjoy all emotion.
The boy of today is probably more interested
in streamline trains, planes that pierce the
stratosphere, dazzling skyscrapers made of solid
glass and automobiles that go $50 miles an hour
than he is in amorous Irritation of vain sort.
The glass skyscraper, cleaning and scinti-
lating in the morning sunshine is much diff
ferent spectacle than was the humble log cabin
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

PICTURED here YOU see the art of the Fol
B. C. at which time the ancient Greeks ga
to the world, and beside it comparative study
for this century.
like it, that you think it lacks the beauty and
older art, but then the electric light might lack
charm of a Pickering candle
If there is anything that this new conception o
us it is that THE WORLD Is MORE SCIENT
IT EVER HAS BEEN BEFORE. Here, this ST
of man walking represents Boccioni's concept
forms of continuity in space.
sculpture" says this modern artist, could
lation into material form of the spatial planes v
and intersect an object"
He goes ahead to tell us that There is more
intersection of the planes of book with the
table in the rays of lamp than in all the twstin
in all the breasts and thighs of the heroes and
Venuses which inspire the idiotic sculpture of
our time"
In the strding figure here, Boccioni tried to
show not the construction of the body" but
the construction of the actions of the body"
It must be admitted that the Winged Vic
tory of Samothrace' which Marinetti found less
beautiful than speeding automobile still holds
its own in the public mind but that may be
because the public has not bothered to under
stand futuristic art.
CLOWLY, those with discerning intelligence
= and courage are coming to the belief that
ship of the physical human form to marvellous
discoveries of science which carry us closer and
closer to the penetration of that veil of mys-
tery-poweri
The contemplation of symmetrical design
gives the unntiated in art disinterested
pleasure. Kant, one Of the worlds most i'm
portant philosophers taught US that IAN inter-
est in the beauty of nature for its own sake is
always a sign of goodness" IT was his belief
that such beauty of line and artistry create in
us the notion and feeling of a supernatural
design.
Great minds have always agreed this
theory. Carr in writing on THE Philosophy of
Benedetto Croce," said:
"Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination
Images are its only wealth. 1t does not classify
objects it does not pronounce them real or
imaginary, does not qualify them, does not de-
fine them: it feels and presents them-nothing
more"
Before thought comes imagination and before
there can be logical, activity, there must
be the image-forning activity of the mind
From within us comes the feeling of power.
Actually there limits to the imagina-
ton, for the reason that its power comes from
that great universal source which man has
never completely fathomed 1t is apparently all
around and about and have but to let
our minds wander to reach out and grasp it.
4 IAN looks upon these modern ideas of art
M and senses instinctivey the same power
which dominates him. The statue is but the out
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

ward expression. Any thing that brings forth
this feeling of superiority is art whether it be
automobile wheel or the Winged Victory
Man sits back of the wheel of his car which
speeds along the highway easily at the rate of
90 miles an hour and is thrilled by the fact that
HE CONTROLS THAT SPEED!
HE is THEREBY REFLECTING T H E
POWER OF UNIVERSAL FORCES which
seems to be one of the reasons that man was
created. When man fails to express power of
some sort he fails. Each individual was meant
to be dictator of sorts and given talents
and abilities which should be used. Unused they
will decay!
USE THE POWER YOU HAVE FOR CON-
STRUCTIVE LIVING-FOR ACHIEVEMENT.
Don't be deceived. This does not mean that
you cease to become human, to laugh and cry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-05
MIAMI WILL
 BE HOST AT
 SENIOR BALL
Replica of Famous Resort Hotel Offered to Those
 Attending Dance

With the mercury lowering about zero. it would no doubt be the great est pleasure imaginable for person to spend an evening in Florida. Think of standing beneath shelter ing palms-think of gazing at spark ling stars in a moonlit sky-dream of dancing to excellent music amid all the natural splendor of the trop- ics. All these features are real and will belong to dancers attending the annual Senior Ball at J-hi gym nasium Friday, February '.
 One may go to the Miami Bilt- more and enjoy the singing of the Black-Faced Tenor, and the liar mony Trio-see the clever dancing of the tapping bell-hops-and dance to the rhythmic strains of music by Miller's Melody Makers.
 The Senior Ball, m e possible through the efforts of members of the class and their adviser, Miss liar riet Cutler, should long be remem- bered by individuals who attend the affair-whether it be to dance-look on-or listen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-05
RETURN FROM
 TRIP TO CAL
Simpsons Arrive Home on Northwestern Wit
 ness Classic Football

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson re- turned on the Northwestern from a California vacation which began foi Mrs. Simpson five non hs ago when she accompanied her son and daughter, Annabel and Robert south for their entrance into Stanford Uni versity.
 After spending the fall in San Francisco, Mrs Simpson escorted Annabel and Robert on a visit to their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Simp- son, in Del Rio, Texas, returning to San Francisco in time to meet Dr Simpson there when he arrived on Christmas Eve from Juneau.
 The family spent the holidays in the Bay vicinity, later meeting Dr and Mrs. w. w. Council, Judge and Mrs. J. F. Mullen, and the latters two daughters, and journeying with them to attend the Rose Bowl foot ball game in Pasadena on New Years Day.
 Illness caused Mrs. Simpson to spend week in Portland clinic or the return trip They also visited 6 week in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-05
INCOME TAX
 FILING TIME
 IS NOW NEAR
Re a din g of Instructions Urged to Eliminate
 Making Errors

The period for the filing on ln- come tax returns covering the calen- Sar year 1895 begins January l and ends at midnight of March l6 March $, the usual close of the filing pe- riod. this year falls on Sunday al- lowing taxpayers an additional day of grace, which. however. it will be to their interest to disregard To file early is of mutual benefit to the Government and the taxpayer.
 Within this period are filed an- nually millions of individual income tax returns. large proportion of which report income subject to the ,aX. The latter contain consider able percentage of errors. which i lncorrected by the audit would re- suit 10 the disadvantage of the tax saver.
 Many are errors of computation easily discovered on the face of the return. which usually is accompan- led by a payment of more than the amount of tax due. In other returns it is readily discernible that the tax payer has failed to take advantage of the personal exemption, credit allowed for dependents, or deduc- tions from gross income to which he
 s entitled
 To avoid these and other errors,
 he Bureau of Internal Revenue urges careful reading of the instruc- lions on the forms for filing the re- 1 turns. Additional information, if needed, may be obtained at the of- flee of collector of internal revenue deputy collector, or an internal reve- nue agent in charge.
 Also, as a further aid in the prep aration of a correct income-tax re- turn for the year 1885, the Bureau has prepared series of short news paper articles, of which this is the first, advising the salaried man wage earner, professional and busi- ness man-in fact, every class of in- dividual taxpayer-of his require ments and privileges as interpreted under the latest regulations, rulings, and decisions relating to the in- come-tax law.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-05
STEEL SQUARE CLASS
 OPENS THIS EVENING

First meeting of the nlgnu scnool class in Steel Square will be held this evening in the High School under direction of MT. Henry liar mon, assisted by R. L. Rippe of the Carpenters Union.
 Although continued on the night school schedule at the special re- quest of the Carpenters Union, the class is open to anyone wishing to register It will meet every We'd nesday evening.
 The class in Blue Printing Read ing, under the same sponsors, will meet on Monday evening of each week.