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Evening star., 1936-12-12

10 1ccL tuSu. II 1IdS DSSu QSSlButQ
for the display Of documents of espe-
cial public interest, and that portion
which Is, more or less unoficially,
called 1.-The Shrine" Is shut of from
the main hall by beautifully designed
bronze gates.
IN THE panels on either side of the
central exhibit case, back Of these
gates, which, it is said, will eventually
house the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Constitution of the
United States, two mural panels have
recently been installed. They are
the work of Barry Faulkner, New York
artist, and in vibrant colors and ex-
actitude of detail they represent "The
Declaration Of Independence" and
'The Constitution" jefferson and his
committee, Franklin, John Adams,
Sherman and Livingston are portrayed
in the first mural submitting the
Declaration to the presiding officer,
John Hancock. In the second mural
Madison Is shown submitting the Con-
stitution to Washington and the Con-
vention. The portraiture Of the
murals has been faithfully based on
authentic pictures and busts.
The building Is essentially dou-
bic one, consisting Of two huge cubes,
one inside and projecting above the
other. The inner cube Is q gigantic
concrete vault, containing q levels Of
stacks and subdivided by fire walls
and steel floors into numerous smaller
vaults or stack sections. The rest Of
the building Is devoted to admins
trative offices, search rooms, q refer
ence library and the exhibition hall.
The portion of the building facing
Pennsylvania avenue is occupied by
seven floors Of administrative Offices.
Included in the section are the public
information room, the search rooms,
the large cataloguing unit to take
care Of the segregation, recording and
indexing Of material, and the small,
beautifully designed theater or PRO
lection room" for showing films that
are part of the archives.
THE sculptural decorations Of the
building are the work of various
sculptors. Adolph Alexander Wein-
man executed that on the pediment
on the Pennsylvania avenue side, q
symbolic group depicting Destiny"
fianked on either side by THE Arts Of
Peace" and ''The Arts of War;" which
are. in turn. flanked by "The Romance
Of History" on the right, and 1.-THE
Song of Achievement" on the left.
The ends are terminated by the
Guardians Of the Archives"
Robert Aitken sculptured the two
figures on either side Of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue doorway In the granite
base Of the north portico. In Roman
armor, and representing ''The Guar.
dians Of the Portal" they are carved
in high relief on single slabs Of granite
to the full height Of the door itself.
Also the work of Robert Aitken are the
two massive figures on granite pedes-
tails that flank the portico at each end
Of the paved terrace.
The aged male figure to the right, as
one faces the building, represents ''The
Past" with the closed book Of history
on his knees and gazing RETROSPECT
lively down "The Corridors of Time"
Inscribed in the granite panel below
is the legend, STUDY the Past" Tho
young girl mentioned before and rep
(Contipued on Page B-3,l
Evening star., 1936-12-12

~ The National Archiues Building, Constitution
facade 2Erhibt hail. intended the future shrine for the
Declaration OF Independence and the Constitution OF the United
States 80 Students research "a Lobby entrance to the
Archiues Building from Constitution ( Cleaning books
compressed Daludble his
torcal documents
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
LewiS ChamberS
Nearly Half Thru
With Excavation
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type. with stilt-like feet on either
side so that it literally walks"
when moved. 1t takes a 5-foot
step. The other machines are
moved on rails.
Othsr equipment includes tWO
bulldozers and three trucks. The
trucks are Mack and Ford Allis-
Chambers tractors are used, equip
ped with Baker-H Hydraulic bull
dozer attachments
Forty men make up the general
staff of the Lewis-Chambers oLt-
fit. They work day and ni5ht.
on three eight-hour shifts. Oily
two men are needed on each OF
the two smaller machines. an op-
orator and an oiler. The larger
machine requires several oilers.
The balance of the crew includes
tractor man, mechanics and eX-
pert technicians.
The men are about equally div
ided between experts who have
been with Lewis Chambers for
years on construction jobs in many
Ear places. and experts hired in
Imperial Valley. The latter group
has proved highly valuable on this
particular project. due TO their
experience in sand excavation.
No Workers Camp
There is no camp at the field
headquarters for the men. They
commute daily to their homes in
Calexico, Holtville or Yuma
The field office at present is
located close TO Highway 30 just
east Of the intersection with the
new CaleXico highway at Midway.
Motorists driving along the nigh
way find themselves within a few
hundred yards Of the real scene
Of All American canal operations.
The mountains Of earth dug out
for the canal rise far above the
prairie floor.
Excavation varies from seven to
30 feet, depending upon the con-
tour Of the land. Some sections.
higher than others. require build
ing up Of vast hills of earth. TO
form the canal. In others. the
draglines have mad TO bite deep
into the mesa. For the most part,
the soil encountered has been
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
FIRM USED TO
RIVER FIGHTS
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tons Of equipment from southeast
ern Arkansas and installed it on
the job.
The short time limit required eX-
tensiVe equipment and employment
Of 600 men. Equipment included
a Chambers Bridge and dragline,
working as a unit, capable Of NOV
ing earth over a 530-foot range, a
steam dragline with IFS foot boom.
IA dump trucks, bulldozers, cat
wagons and various other equip
ment Two large camps had TO be
established to take care Of the
cre8. Excellent progress has been
reported and the work probably
will be accomplished weeks ahead
Of schedule.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
FIRMS BABY
is MAMMOTH
EARTH BRIDGE
CONTINUED from Page y

tower. similar to an oil derrick,
with two heavy steel frameWorks
extending like arms on either side.
The two arms are Of approximately
the same length. Inside Is a car,
capable Of carrying 10 yards OF
earth. The car runs on rails from
the end of one arm, through the
center section and out 10 the end Of
the other arm. where the contents
of the cart can be dumped.
The machine is 372la feet long
In the center is located the power
plant that moves the car back and
forth. Under this section are cater
pillar treads to facilitate IN moving.
The Bridge works on heavy wood
en mats nine inches thick. A trac-
Tor moves the mats into position
so that he Bridge can move under
its own power.
The Bridges car is always hun
cry. 1t viii make two draglines
"perspire" in keeping the hopper
filled. The machine will haul nine
cubic yards gross in cycles aver
aging so seconds. The peak pro-
duetion has been 1870 yards NOV
ed IN "a hours.
The operator. located in trim
control room IN the tower. IS at all
times in complete control of the car
and has a clear vieN Of all opera
tions. The car is dumped by means
OF electricity. A safety device is
a.. 4tAfrot0r that tells the 0DaratOr
the exact location of the car at all
times. This is Of value when fogs
obscure the ends OF the machine.
The Bridge was originated and
designed by J r Chambers, vice.
president Of the company, and bears
his name II was first installed on
the river ia the fan OF 1882 tc
hlalld the Kempo-Lake ST. John
leYee near Waterproof. La.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

who trade in Winterhaven regu-
larly.
Another item in the business
life of the community is the in
lux of amusement seekers from
Yuma and from towns of Imperial
Valley to the elaborate, modern
dancing and cabaret establish
mentS. cocktail lounges and other
places of similar nature.
Winterhaven. 10 Imperial county
residents. seems a comparatively
new community, but history does
not bear out the thought.
The present town of Winterhay-
en-. largest unincorporated commun-
ity in Imperial county. is situated
on land located by the first white
settler in the desert region. He was
Don Diego Jaeger. who homestead
ed the present Winterhaven town
site soon after the GadSen survey,
and received his patent in 1876.
For years the life of white settlers
revolyed about the Jaeger property,
lust as the life of a throbbingly
active community now revolveS
about the town of Winterhaven.
The years between have seen the
community a center Of gold mining
activities. battles against the Color
ado river. and all the dramatic his
tory of the country on the Califor-
MIA side of the Colorado river. The
All American canal. TO Winterhav-
en-. is just another phase Of its his
tory. albeit an intensely interesting
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
'DETOUR FOR
CANAL NEEDED
AT ONE POINT

AT one point below Laguna dam
a serious engineering problem IS
encountered mere the route Of the
All American canal is super-im-
posed over the route Of the present
Yuma project canal in a deep rock
cut through the hills. The diff
cult problem involved is in detour-
ing the present canal flow in this
restricted area
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

anu dNtloAl " t4lt lAStlCoS ~ al X
towns of Texas did the All Amer
lean canal imbue Winterhaven
with a vitality which makes it
the largest unincorporated town Of
Imperial county. The dynamic
energy which is driving the canai
through . mountains and desert
changed Winterhaven almost over
night from a place where motor
lists stepped at one Of a couple
Of service stations, if they hap
pened to be almost out Of gas.
10 the bustling center Of a great
scene of activity.
Rapid Growth
Before there was a garage. the
usual scattering of service sta
tions, a store Of sorts and a ecu
pie of residences a little way from
the road They are still there
but there are new enterprises. an
apartment house, tidy little res
idence section that would shame
most small valley communities. a
cotton gin, a lumber yard, a drug
store, entertainment resorts CT
every description. and an air of
hustling prosperity that Is I'M
escapable.
The service stations are pumping
more gas. the stores are selling
more goods, the restaurants are
finding more customers. and there
are no For Rent signs out in
Winterhaven-at least nCne that
stay out for long. There are up
wards of rs individual homes in
Wir.berhaven uow-al built for
permanence. So limited are the
housing facilities that several
state and county employees have
been forced to find residences in
Yuma, across the state line.
Business has increased almost
one thousand per cent, according
TO an estimate by Tom Worthing-
ton. II Winterhaven had a mayor,
it would be Worthington. One Of
the leading business men there. he
also is the most active civic leader
in the community.
Not Boom Town
Do not get the idea that VIM
terhaven is a boom town, built OF
boards and false fronts. 1t is not.
OF the as business establishments
in the town, every one is housed
in a building that would DC JUS
tice to a metropolitan center. Per-
manence has been the watch word
in growth Of the community,
backed by a strong community
spirit and civic pride. A good
roads campaign has reached from
Winterhaven 10 the county seat.
The forward progress Of the town
has carried much of the adjoining
territory with It.
winterhaven will not die when
the All American canal is COM
pleted. II was there a long time
before the canal was started, and
will be there a long time after it
is finished. 1t is true that canal
workers make up an important
part OF the trade carried on in
Winterhaven. but it is, also, the
center Of the richest gold mining
region in Southern California.
-Four miles west of Winterhaven,
on the highway, is the largest and
most successful gold mill in this
part of the state.
Winterhayen is the southern
gateway to California. Tourists en-
tering the state after passing over
the southern route must go
through Winterhaven. They con-
tribute a large part Of the towns
business. Not all, however, is
from canal workers, miners and
tourists. Indian reservation lands
entirely surround the toWnsite.
On the reservation are about $50
Indians and many white leeSees
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
WENTERHAVEN
EARNS TITLE.
CANAL TOWN
Vitality of Huge Reclamation Project
Translated in Rapid Growth
Of Gateway City

Yuma claims the distinction Calexico claims the dis
tncton and Ell Centre would like to claim it. but the real
All American Canal Town is Winterhaven L. S. High
way 80 a mile west of the Colorado river.
Just truly a newly discovered oil field brings life
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
THE SUPERIOR CD SEX
(The Minneapolis starr

AS Mexico approaches the day of
woman suffrage, its politicians stress
the old argument that women are not
prepared to vote. And proponents of
equal rights retort, neither are the
men,"
Therein is a significant point quite
applicable to our own use of the
franchise. Unfortunately, the average
American male is not so well pre-
pared to cast an intelligent ballot as
he might be. In fact, the average
woman, through her clubs and social
contacts, is quite likely to be better
informed.
Women have been quick to realize
the value of their vote and OppOr-
tunity to hold office. They recognize
their social responsibility, in other
words Men for the most part have
taken the ballot too casually.
Hence it has become characteristic
of us that we show common sense in
nearly everything but politics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
FIVE.YEAR TEST
(The st. Paul Daily NewS)

The British have contributed the
newest approach to the marriage and
divorce problem. 1t is a bill, already
passed by the house of commons. pro-
hibiting divorce until marriage has
been in existence at least five years.
The grounds for divorce may range
from desertion to insanity and ha-
bitual drunkenness; but, regardless of
the charge, it is the theory of this
bill that every avenue of Cancellation
shall be exhausted before separation
can finally be proposed In a word,
the law would force couples to make
an honest effort to live out" their
differences.
Were this law in effect in America,
the trade at Reno cOnceivably might
drop Moreover, the definite prospect
of five-year contract might tend to
slow up the marriage mill in the be-
ginning. So it is an interesting ex-
pertinent the British are proposing.
When they have tried it for time,
perhaps we might try it ourselves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
LEFT IN WASHINGTON
(The Minneapolis Tribune)

With appropriate ceremonies pic
ture called Left Ericsson Discovers
America" was hung in the capitol at
Washington on Monday. 1t now joins
the big Vanderbilt painting of Column
bus, which adorns the rotunda of the
capitol. to complete the pictorial rec
ord of the discovery" of America.
How long it will be before picture
of st. Brenden is placed in the cap
itol remains a subject for conjecture,
but it would hardly appear just to ig-
more completely man who is said to
have visited these shores $50 years
before Left did and nearly a thousand
years before Columbus got here.
In all our efforts to honor these ad
venturous men as the discoveries of
America, it would appear that we are
overlooking one important fact. These
men did not, in any real sense of the
word, discover America. 1t was
known to large and prosperous race
of people long before even st. Brenden
was supposed to have come here. If
anybody discovered America, it is the
Indian to whom that "honor" must
belong. In all probability the Indians
whom these visitors found when they
came to these shores represented a
civilization as old, if not older, than
the one of which these sO-called dis
cOverers were a part.
Our knowledge of the aboriginal
history of America is far from COM
plete, but we do know something about
the high quality of the civilization
lions which once peopled this con-
tinent. In government, in literature,
in art and industry many of them had
attained "a high state of development
and the continuous research which is
being made in the field of aboriginal
history is bringing that fact home to
us with greater clarity.
Whether one considers the more sa-
wage tribes who lived near the Gulf
of California or the highly developed
Mayas of Yucatan, it becomes obvious
that we are not dealing with group
of semi-civilized intruders from Asia
or Europe. The civilization which
existed on this continent long before
the time of Ericsson or Columbus
was the work of race that had lived
for ages in an American environment.
While it is important to recognize the
place of such men as Ericsson and
Columbus, and those who followed
them, in the development of America.
we show strange lack of historical
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26

comes in crying about how hard it
is to meet the bills, and that he has
been stung by some chain store or
junk shop.
Now, Mr.. Hampeys, what do you
know about the racketeers of the CO.
ops? l think it is something like
this: When you bring in can of
cream and they give you sour cream
when it is sour and sweet cream only
when it is sweet. There are good
many such knockers in our cC-Ops.
Now, you don't believe in cooperation.
Can you show me a man or woman in
this country of ours that can exist
without being a cooperator in some
form or other
Then you and that class of man
could sit under a shady tree when we
cooperators are trying to cooperate
for the best of our community, and
ourselves. We are at least trying to
cooperate with nature to give us
something to eat and wear in those
cold days we have had this winter.
Now Mr.. Hampeys says, years ago
the art of getting something for moth
ing was only known to dictatOrs and
a limited number of their half broth
ers. 1t seems to me that the half
brothers have increased and that it's
really too many of them. And if they
don't get what they want they holler
about Wallace and the co-ops, the
least responsible.
Instead of hollering about every
thing, l sometimes think it would be
better thing to practice little
more cooperation, and l think they
will get just as much that way.
In conclusion l would say in regard
to Mr.. Wallace and the cooperative
vacuum headed squad they do not
need to read the Good Book to see
that there is something fundamentally
wrong with man that is blaming
the cooperatives and other farm or
CARNATIONS for what they are doing in
Washington.
A COOPERATOR.
Brook Park, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
GRINDSTONE LAKE
(From Another Correspondent

The adult education class will meet
on Thursday nights, instead of Friday
nights, at the Cabin Inn.
Fritz Banhke and Allen, who have
been cutting wood for Hans Jepsen
and living in one of Jameson'S cabins,
moved to Sandstone one day last week.
Peter Olson and Andrew Erickson
were callers at the Gust WickTund
home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed DePover were cal
lers at the Roy Lawson home in Sand
stone Saturday night. They report
that Mrs. Lawson is much improved
in health, which is good news to her
GrindstOne Lake friends.
Ted Gustafson and Harley Sjodahl
came home from Minneapolis last
Thursday. They have been employed
there the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Eccles moved
onto the Hans Jepsen farm just west
of the Cabin Inn Saturday. The COM
munity welcomes them here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Britton moved
to Sandstone Saturday to make their
home in the house they own there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wahlberg are
moving to Moose Lake this week.
Mr.. Wahlberg purchased an oil truck
last week and intends to enter the oil
business at Moose Lake. Friends and
neighbors regret to see them go.
John Narcotic and two sons and
their aunt, who has spent the past
winter with them, came from Du-
luth week ago Sunday Mrs. Gus
tafson stayed here and Mrs Emma
Peterson returned with the Narcotics
as Mrs. Narcotic is not we'll and
needs constant care.
Hans Myrvold bought fine horse
at an auction Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed DePover' called at
the Zajicek home Sunday.
Mrs. Payne was a supper guest at
the l. Orstad home Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
Mrs. James Ness and daughter spent
Monday at the Watrin home.
VIM. Sjodahl and sons, LaVerne and
Harley, called at the James Ness
home last Thursday afternoon.
James Ness and daughter, Agnes,
and Emil Ness left Tuesday morning
for Minneapolis on business.
L. V. Ubl called on Peter Stulen in
Sandstone Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Sjodahl entertained the,
Dell Grove Lutheran Ladies Aid last
Thursday.
The Sewing club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Carrie Tucker Thurs
day, April 2.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
"MONOPOLIZED INDUSTRY"

Editor Askov American:
In the upper left hand corner of
the editorial page of the Minnesota
Leader we find, "A Monopolized In
dustry Is One Which Has No Com
petition"
Maybe the coming Gssuing) of
money and regulating the value there
of does not come under the classified
ton of Industry Still that very
small group who enjoy that powerful
special privilege certainly are en-
dustrious" and there can be no de-
nying the fact that it is "A Monopoly"
of the first magnitude, and has no
competition"
While the federal government has
gone Is billion dollars into the red,
and has issued interest bearing tax
exempt bonds therefor in exchange for
! the fountain pen credit of the private
coiners of money, let us see how
badly CD their baby octopus, the fed
eral reserve banks, have Jared during
the depression.
On October 1, 1929 (the peak of
Republican Prosperity???) the Federal
Reserve Banks owned less than 3 bill
lion dollars in gold. and only 1877 mil
lion dollars in government securities.
On February 1, 1894, they owned
S3,513, 1884, 900 in gold and S2,432 37O,-
600 in government securities. These
two items constituted nearly billions
of their total assets of billions, and
had nearly doubled during the early
years of the depression.
| Now we enter upon the period of
recovery" and we find that the Fed
eral Reserve Bank system has re
covered" remarkably we'll.
Their statement of March II, 1886,
shows that they own s7,667, $4,000 in
gold and $2,430,0 100000 in government
securities. (The Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, owns nearly one
half of this gold, or S3,172,126,0 O0.)
These two items increased from 300
million dollars in 1929 to more than
10000 million dollars in 1886.
The member banks of the Federal
dollars in government securities upon
which they collect more than mil
lion dollars a day in interest.
Like the vultures, who thrive or
the carcasses of the dead, these finan-
cial vultures who own and control the
Federal Reserve banks. and the money
and credit facilities of the nation
wax fat on the deluded fiscal policies
of a near-bankrupt nation as we'll as
on the financial wreckage of the toll
ing masses whom they have exploited
and destroyed.
Now if this is not monopoly
(Which Has No Competition" l SHOULD
like to have the Minnesota Leader
point one out to me.
S. o. SANDERSON.
Rochester, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-26
AGAINST CONCERNING CO-OPS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
| read in your paper some time ago
letter of the pen of Mr.. Joe Ham
pegs, and that gave me an ms ira
ton to answer it, some way or other
feel sorry for him for writing
such a sad story about our cooperative
institutions.
First of all, think the towel manu-
facturers will have as much chance
to sell towels to Mr.. Hampey's neigh
bors and friends, for wiping off their
amusement tears when they read his
letter, as has been sold to any CO.
operatives or other farm organizations
for the last couple of years. The on
ly time that the cOoperatives are in
need of such towels is when fellow