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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
IZAC SPEAKS
AT DEMO RALLY

Ed v. Izac, Democratic candidate
for congress, and Elmer Nelson,
representing the state central COM
mittee, were the principal speakers
at the Democratic rally in the El
Centro city park Thursday night
The candidate discussed his plat
form and outlined his policies In
the event of his election. Nelson
spoke for the administration and
lauded the accomplishments of
President Franklin ID Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
Girl Kills Herself
After Questioning

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16. up
A girl identified as Marie Arnold,
10, of 301 5th St., San Diego, died
in the General hospital here to-
day of injuries suffered in
plunge from the fourth story of
the Long Beach city hall where
she was being questioned by juve-
nile authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
: o.
% ~
~ AMBLING
REPORTER EI't1I3:71f1
Says
No Misrepresentation Here

Hundreds of thousands OF dollars
in stamps are wasted annually IN
mailing letters to newspaper offices
from various publicity headquar-
ters. During campaign time the
mail grows progressively heavier
what with letters from the Demo-
Gratis, the Republicans, all the -isms,
the proponents and opponents OF
various measures and ct cetera, ct
cetera, far, far into the waste bas-
ket. Some of it contains truth,
some lies, and some a mixture OF
both. But not until Friday had RR
seen an enclosure which was moth
ing but what it pretended to be,
which did not attempt to press
anyones cause, which, in short, was
worth about as much as nine-tenths
of the other letters that arrive in
the course of the day. Strangely
enough it was from a partisan
source, too, the Republican Nation
al committee. RR, rather bored
with it all, tore open the envelope,
then stared in amazement. There
was nothing there but a blank
sheet of paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
In This Corner

Sitting at ringside, his arms
crossed, was a we'll dressed gentle
man, closely following the progress
of Thursday nights amateur fights
When a blow was landed by one
contestant or the other, he would
finch, swinging his body slightly
from side to side. The force of his
flinching depended on the force of
the blow in the ring. The early
fights were boxing exhibitions.
\'orceful blows were only occasion
"a Then came the Flowers More
lock battle, billed as a real slug
fest-and it was. Blow after blow
landed and returned, and the gen.
tleman at ringside kept up with
them all, until his flinching be-
came swayng motion, and his
sWaying turned into a rapid series
of jerks, and he was occupying his
own seat and the two seats on
either side. It is a safe bet that
most of the spectators saw very
little of the fight as it progressed
in the ring - they could tell all
about it from the gentleman at
ringSide.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
Norma Shearer, i'll,
Reported Improved

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Is. WP)-
Norma Shearer, movie star, was
described as much improved" today
at her home where she is suffering
from bronchial pneumonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
GAINS
MADE BY F.D.R.
IN STRAW VOTE

NEW YORK, Oct. 16. U.P)-
Small gains were again registered
for President Roosevelt in the
Literary Digest poll released today
although Governor ALFRED M. Lam
don still leads at about 3 to 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
Embarrassing Moment

RR has had embarrassing mo-
ments but none like that expert
enced the other day by Lewis
Grove. Dashing around the corner
at Eighth and Main streets in his
well worn roadster, Grove was
startled to have the hood fly off
and trail along, dangling beside the
fender.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
Growing institution

1t begins to look like a good sea-
APn for the Women's Ten Thousand
Mb. 1t has II paid members, RR
discovered Friday. The really po-
tent indication of growth is that
as of them are new members.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
POWER COMPANIES
WIN SKIRMISH ON
LEGALITY OF IVA

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 16. (UP)-Nneteen private
power companies their first major skirmsh in bat
tie to have the Tennessee Valley authority declared
constitutional today when federal Judge John j. Gore
denied IVA motion asking dismissal of the power
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
JAILS JAMMED IN
SALINAS FOLLOWING
STRIKE OUTBREAKS
200 Additional Deputies Organized to Keep
Peace After Officers Disperse Band
Of Rioing Lettuce Pickets

SALINAS, Cal, Oct 16 (UP)-Salinas jails were
crowded with prisoners today following wild outbreak
of hostties in the lettuce workers strike
Sheriff Carl Abbott organized 200 additional deputies
to maintain order after officers dispersed riong band
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
LoyaIists Turn Guns
On Own Men to Stop
Retreat on Madrid
Men and Boys Holding Line Is Miles From Capital
Send Desperate Pleas for RenfOrcements;
Masses ExhOrted to Join ARRAY
Copyright 1886 by United Press

MADRID Oct. 16 UP)-Loyaist machine gunners
turned their machine fire their today to stop
the retreat Madrid before the seasoned soldiers of the
nationalist army. From the front a line 18 miles west
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
BIazes Driven
BY High Winds
Crops Damaged
Small RiUer Craft in State Sunk as Gales
Whip Across Central, North Sections;
Mountain Communities Wenaced
BY UNITED PRESS

Gales, scattered brush and timber fires and dust
storms swept central and northern California to-
day. damaging crops, sinking small river craft and en-
dangerng five mountain communities
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
1t Must Be Grand

It WUSI Dc OTdHu-
Fall or Spring, it makes no diff
ference. A pretty young thing,
filling sugar bowls in an Ell Centro
restaurant, proved the point by her
rapt expression while she hummed
in tune to the radio, playing "Lov.
Is A Dream"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16

For the third consecutive time the PoPress straw ballot abua
ed
and Democratic
on shows the the
ballots do not resemble closely the Republican
registration Imperial county
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16

of Madrid, came despairing appeals
for reinforcements.
More power was concentrated in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-16
MARKETS AN BRIEE

butter: Los Angeles 10; butter
fat. Imperial valley Fob, ranch,
Grade 4, f4%c; manufacturing milk,
3oc; route gathered cream, 35c.
l.. A. Hay-U. =. No. I extra leafy,
S2O-2O.50; L. =. No I. S17.50-IS; q. =.
NO. leafy x10.J0; u. =. No. = $16-
1850; Minneapolis flax 2O2-21J.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

For the first nine months Of this year, the nations estimated
fire loss amounted to about $220,000,000. This marked a 100000
600 advance over the loss sustained in the same period last year
We hay become accustomed to thinking in vast figures these
days, and we say a billion more easily than we used to say a mil
lion. But the fact remains that 1920 100000 is a lot of money-as
a little analysis will prove.
Suppose that instead of burning up tina $220000,000, we
had put it to productive work. What could it have done9
We hear much about the housing shortage in this country
The money we gave to the god of fire in nine months could have
built $4,000 homes at a cost of $4,000 each, homes which would
have comfortably housed 100000 to 100000 people.
There are millions of men in our country who lack steady
jobs Had we put that $22O0OO,OOO in productive enterprise, it
you'd have given more than 100000 men work for a solid year
at the rate of $50 per month.
Many parts of the country are still in need of good roads.
IL we had put that $220O 00,0 900 into road construction, it would
have built $4,000 miles of highway costing $4,000 per miie-a
road long enough to reach back and forth across the continent
almost fifteen times.
Finally to give an idea of the magnitude of the sum destroyed
by fire in less than a year, 1920 100000 represents interest at
s per cent for twelve months ON the vast sum of $4,4OOO0O,oUOO!
Is fire prevention worthwhile2 Is it worth the little time
and effort that is required of every individual to make it an
aetuaityY Read the above again, and make your own answer
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
WE CONGRATULATE THE PRESIDENT

"Thc ration has spoken. Every American will accept the
verdict. and work for the common cause for the good of the coun-
try. That is the pirit of democracy
SO ran the telegram dispatched by Governor Landon to Pres
idelt Roosevelt when it became apparent that the voters had
rallied in Unprecedented numbers in support of the Administers
ton. And that telegram represents something more than good
sportsmanship-it marks All attitude that should be held by all
of the people in every walk Of life.
The Democratic victory was not a party victory. No mere
party victory could be SO overwhelming or 50 completely break
down sectional lines of partisan sympathy.
The victory was a very different thing-it was a personal
victory for Mr.. Roosevelt. No man in a century has so captiyat.
ed the Imagination and emotions of the people, and none has
received so great an expression of public confidence.
A Republican newspaper said the morning following the
election that the President today is the most popular figure in
our national life known since Washington 1t is impossible to
gainsay that The most popular of presidents, and those whose
administrations stand out mountainously in our history-Jef-
ferson, Lincoln, Cleveland-were never so popular as Mr.. Roose-
welt. The past records have all been shattered.
The time for partisanship has passed. And the time for CO.
operation has come. This does not mean the President should
be followed blindly in every course-that would be unjust to
that all should work together in the common cause, as Governor
Landon said, celebrating differences and adjusting varying
points of view to the end that the great ideal of democratic gov.
eminent be served to the ultimate of all our capabilities.
Congratulations to the President Few men in the worlds
history have been so signally honored by a great people-an
honor which carries with it the gravest responsibilities. Every
good citizen will hope sincerely that Mr.. Roosevet's second
term as chief executive Of the foremost nation on earth will be
successful, and that his will be a high place in the history of our
time.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
PAPER SAYS WE HURT OURSELVES"

W Hurt Ourselves is the caption of the leading editori-
al in the Kansas City Call recently, in which Editor c. A Frank
lin SAYS: Zone reason why Negroes do not make the progress
they should is their insistence ON an equality within the race
The Negro domestic easily takes orders from whites, but she fair
lily shouts 4 won't work for my own color because to do 50, she
thinks is an admission that the employer is her superior.
Considering the large number of Negroes who work ingroups
the foremen among them are few. Promotion is blocked at the
very outset of their rise from common labor by their peoples
unwillingness to take orders from them. Not all are SO foolish,
but enough are TO have created that general impression. Conse-
quently, employers are unwilling to invite discord by advanc-
ing one Negro over another. Failing in the first step, the Negro,
if he enters business at all, leaps into it unprepared. He buys
experience at his own expense, with no period Of training such
as he would have had if he could have moved gradually from
worker to foreman to partner.
"There are many cities in this country with a Negro popu-
Ilation of q. 600 or more. Any city of that population has a var
Iiety Of businesses, yet Negroes Of equal number, who buy every
thing like their white %neighbors, do not supply themselves even
the necessities. As a result many places Of employment are lost
competition resulting.
"In recent years movements to force white business men in
Negro neighborhoods to employ Negroes have broken out in sew
eral cities, notably Chicago and New York. Of course it is fair
that some part of the money that comes from Negroes Shall go
back to them. But it is obviously better to seek that money with
out coercion and strife than with it. If there was no silly refus-
al to let one member Of the race rise above the others, a move
ment toward business would be natural, and in time would reach
its full development in the form of all kinds of business.
''The place to begin is at the beginning. First of all, if work
is honorable, there IS no social difference between employer and
anybody else. With that handicap out of the way, a cheerful
willingness to work under a Negro foreman would follow. After
that nature would take its course. Infinitely all Negroes with
business inclinations would succeed. There can be no solution of
Negroes problem in America so long as they themselves insist
upon blocking their own progress
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
THE MANY PAY FOR THE FEW

In a recent address, L. l. Campbell, formerly executive as
sstant to the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, said
that the development is a failure so far as providing a yard
Of the so-called yardstck principle means anything, it
means that IVA, as a public agencyy would generate and sell
electricity at a rate that would return, not only the actual cost
of IVA, but that would also cover those cost factors that are
unacceptable by private industries, such as interest on invest
ment, depreciation, taxes and the like he said. Amy other
method of measurement would neither be fair nor honest. IVA
rates do not cover the interest on its investment, depreciation
and other like charges. Under the thin guise of navigation and
national defense, it is Haunting the spirit if not the letter of the
Constitution, b ybuilding a super-electric empire. Dominant and
dominating, unaceounting and unaciountable, it means that mil
lions of tax money is being used to place in jeopardy the honest
investment of thousands of our citizens
Mr.. Campbell cited figures to the effect that the public
treasury has put up So cents for every AZ cents paid by a resi-
dent of Tupelo, Miss for IVA power, and said this town is typ
zeal. In other words, the rate charged for IVA power amounts
to only AZ per cent of the tree cost, according to Mr.. CampbQs
analysis, with public subsidies accounting for the balance.
All of this square with what others have said about the IVA
Unpreiudieed newspapers and economists have time and time
again described the so-called IVA ~yardstick as being complete
" inaccurate and misleading. The chief virtue of such yard
stick seems to be that it is a devise by which the many can be
made to pay for the few.
If the proposed Tennessee Valley power pool, suggested by
the President-n which the IVA and private utility resources
are to be combined and the business equtably divided-is to be
a success, the crooked yardstick must be changed to an honest
measuring rod and the whole structure of the IVA must be re
formed and put on a business instead Of a political basis.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
FROM CITY HALL TO WASHINGTON

Most of us think of the menacing problem of taxation pi-
marily in relation to the federal government. And it is true that
the cost of the central government could be materially cut with
out reducing its efficiency or eliminating any necessary func-
ton.
But there are othr frtie fields for drastic tax reduction.
State governments, by and large, are no models of effieien-
cy and economy. In many states great bureaucracles have been
built up and turned into political machines-with the taxpayer
footing the bill. In almost every state government there is waste,
duplication of effort and overlapping departments.
The same thing is true of county governments-which some
experts believe are the most wasteful of all-and it is likewise
true of many municipal governments.
Any complete program for tax relief must include all units
of government. 1t will avail US little if the federal government
saves a dollar and the state government wastes two, or vice YER
Isa. When we demand a cleanup Of one governmental unit, we
should give the same dose of medicine to the other governmental
units, or bureaucraeies viii swamp us.
Tax reduction is as vital an issue as we face today. We must
fight for a reduction Of waste from the city hall to the national
lcapitol.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
ALTA VESTA
A GIRLS PROBLEMS
By Videtta Ish
BY Videtta Ish

Dear Alta Vesta: Yur last letter
was made up of questions, but they
are the most important ones that
come to the attention of men. They
deal with all people, and with both
time and eternity.
To begin with religion S the be-
lief in a supernatural being who
made all things and controls every
thing There are many religions.
The chief ones are Judaism, Mo
hammedism, Buddhism, Brahmin-
Ism, Confuciusism and our religion
called Christianity. We believe our
religion to be SUPERIOR to all. 1t is
called Christianity because it was
established and taught by Christ,
also called Jesus The religion of
Jesus IS different from all others
and we consider It superior to all
others; its chief tenets are love
to God and love to ones fellofman.
In regard to the other terms,
people are often confused and large
ly IN rror. They say "be converted"
but conversion Is subjective, and,
contrary to general Interpretation,
every man converts himself To con-
vert means to turn away from
wrong to right and that the indivi-
dual must do for himself. By get
ting religion" they mean the same
things as being converted. But the
right term is regeneration or being
born again This IS a mysterious
spiritual change that comes to us
when we decide to give up all things
that are wrong and do only what
IS right. And this every person
must decide for himself.
Well, my child, | believe in pray
err, though some people do not, and
I shall be constantly praying that
you may enter into this new ex-
perience which is necessary for all
mankind AS usual | send love,
lots of love to you and Aunt Cor
nelia.
AS ever, your father.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
MRS. SCHUYLER SAYS
By Mrs. Josephine Schuyler
MAGIC
FOR THE CALVIN SERVICE

The most fascinating word in
English IS magic, All of US at
some time or other have believed
in it, hoped for It or delighted in
what we thought was it Just the
ether night, on Oct 31st, Hallow-
cen, n were held throughout
the country in the name of magic.
From Los Angeles to Boston those
Interested in psychic d~evelopmnt,
gathered to try to communicate
with the spirit of Houdini. 1t was
the tenth anniversary of the death
of this greatest modern magician
He had, on his deathbed a decade
ago, promised his wife that if there
was a spiritual life after death and
it was at all possible to communi-
cate with the living, he would by
certain signs let her know that he
was iourishing in the other. Ella
borate preparations were made by
Mrs. Houdini and a host of others
to make it easy for the spirit of
her husband to talk or make some
sign to her. No word or sign came.
Houdini, himself, doubted the SUI
pernatural- He knew and had prac-
ticed all of the clever tricks which
apiritualists perform for the
ment of the ignorant. There was
no supposedly psychic feat, he
could not himself accomplish. He
had learned to stay under water
and in the ground for far longer
than is considered possible in a
natural way. He could undo any
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
SERMONETTE
By Arthur B. RhinOw
BIBLE TRANSACTIONS

| visited the new sales rooms of
the American Bible Society the 9TH
err day, Fifty-seventh street and
Park avenue in New York City, and
was impressed not only with the
bright atmosphere of the place it
self, but also, and mainly, with
the pictures and other displays de
monstrating the world wide reach
of the Holy Book. Surely the Bible
is more Cosmopolitan than the Lea
que of Nations. A wall like structure
bore the names of all the languages
into which the precious volume had
been translated, and even a pheno-
menal linguist would have a hard
time pronouncing all of them. 1t
does not seem very ong ago when
ny heart has stirred on reading that
the Bible, in whole or in part, had
been translated into six hundred
languages, and now a panel IN that
wall told me that the number had
been increased to 972. When we
consider that some of these trans
atoms could not be made until the
missionary had given the natives
a written language, laboring at
this task alone for years, the work
seems truly stupendous; yes, sub
lime. What other book has received
so much attention? What other
book deserves so much attention?
There is, however, one other trans
fation which IS as important as any.
the translation of the spirit of the
Bible into the lives of those who
profess to believe in it. When Queen
Victoria was asked for the secret of
England's greatness she answered,
"The Bible" She believed this, and
the blessed Book lived in her heart,
but l am afraid that many who
speak of the Bible with admiration
and even alteration, who swear by
the Bible and on the Bible, do not
prove their love with their lives.
That is a pity and a shame. Does
not your Bible, lying snugly in the
corner, often seem very lonesome?
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

MILLER
| WRITES

Make Miller: | am very much
in need of advice so I'm writing to
you as you give such good advice to
US all l am a girl Is, and | am aw-
fully in love with a nice boy, 18.
My folks don't find any fault with
him, but they say we are too young.
| think l am old enough to know
what true love is, and | know ours
IS that kind. We can run away to
another state where we will both
be old enough to get married, but l
hate to hurt my folks, especially my
mother. But love is love and Pm
almost ready to run off, but l do
want to know what you think about
Elsie May
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

Elsie May: You are wrong, my
dear. Your folks are right. You
are too young to know your own
minds, and you need to go to school
and complete yur education. Re-
garding the other state, you would
be ungrateful as well as foolish to
deal that way with your parents.
Go to school: take your time about
marrying; and this course will i'm
prove your chance FIR a happy mar
ried life. Then, Elsie May, you'd
better leave home in a way that
you may return if necessity should
require.-Maxie Miller.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
WOMEN AND LIFE INSURANCE

In 1915, women life insurance owners totaled but 3 per cent
of all policy holders.
Today new life insurance written on women represents 10 per
cent of the total. And the proportion is constantly increasing.
This is due to the fact that many more women are self-sup-
porting than in the pre-war days. But that doesn't tell the en-
tire story. Women have developed a much broader understand
ing of economic problems Of the individual-and, as a result, are
taking steps 10 protect themselves against the exigeneies of
the mpredictable future.
The figures speak well for the foresight Of modern Amer
lean women.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-15
AIR MYSTERY SOLVED NOW
Wreckage of Plane, Missing Five Months, Found
 Also Mechanic S Body

MOSCOW, May 15-Th wreck age of a plane missing for five months, and the body of mechanic Bogdacheffsly, who died of cold and starvation, were found at Chukhot- sak Peninsula, near the scene of the Mattern crash.
 A diary showed that Bogdacheff- sky lived 45 days. Two companz ions, c. Volobuyeff, Chief of the Aerial group, Northern Sea Route Department, and Pilot Butorin, who set out 27 days after the crash, were never heard from The plane started from Cape VanKaren on December 19 to cross the bay.
 Geologist Kremchukoff found the plane on May g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-15

Mechanic Arne Wells. are being borne on stretchers improvised, by the rescue party, from the scene )f their wrecked plano e whicf ,rashed near the Cascade mine al Bear Lake Basin. The plane whicf was packed with canned goods anc other supplies, was found wing lown on the tortuous mountair rail.
 Rescue parties were exhausted rom the guelling trip to the scenC fl the crash.
 Paul O'Neill who went ahead o1 he other members of the return ing party reported that Pilot Gray pill said a downcurrent caused the crash Wells was in front of tho plane which was heavily laden ano was crushed to death.