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By CHARLES STEWART

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Whatever
else one may think of the American
Liberty league, in all fairness 1t must
be admitted that it is well managed.
It's jabs at the New Deal are far
more effective than the Republican
national committees. In fact, the
administration can and does afford
virtually to ignore the G. o. F.
official organization. Its thrusUs
don't hurt any. But every time the
league makes a pass at it, it hollers.
For one thing, the Republican
committee is partisan. Its every an
ti-NeW Deal utterance is discount
ed, because it outspokenly is on the
ti-administration side of the Re
publican-Democratic fence. 1t gen.
orally is recognized that its job IS
to find fault, not necessarily justi-
fiably. Besides, its fault finding is
not overly pungent.
The Liberty league calls itself
partisan. And why shouldn't
it? It has some Republican back
ing, certainly. Also enlisted under
its banner, however, are John w.
Davis, who ran for president on the
Democratic ticket in 1924; Al Smith,
who ran for president on the same
ticket in 1923; John j. RaScob,
who was Democratic national chair
man for four years; Jouett Shouse,
who did more than any other sin
gle individual to smear" Hoover
during the depression years preced-
ing the 1882 election. Moreover the
league publicity is dandy.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
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1&NN FRANK WAIAbtADe
" by
W. % HOLDea
INDIANS


A Reverent Missionary of New
Mexico say we having more In
dians in America nowadays than
did having in the byby since. Es-
pecially NavajOS And he say no
matter how much religion you
are pumping in those fellows
they sticking by old gods. This
true alright. l thinking them
Indians sticking by ALL of old
fashions. Last year 1 are travel
ing among the Painted Desert of
Arizona where Navajos living. 1t
were on a pretty scarce road
very rOcks-with dirt of narrow.
All of sudden puncture happen. 1
getting out for patching. gaz-
ing up and what do 1 look? A
Indian on a horse. He are dress
same way Indians do in the early
school book without a saddle. His
pants was home made with leath-
er. Red handkerchief around
head. Shoes are mOccasin home
made with ten cent money pieces
for buttons. He say Hello can
helping?" say "Oh that alright
thank you--but what about pune.
lures do you knowing?" He smile
"Oh work my way through Col
lege by working in Auto factory"
"COllege!" / respOrt. "Oh yes"
he rebOunce with perfection of
English, II are graduate from
University of Southern California
and i gotta B.A. degree" "Oh
maybe you just on vacation and
wearing them Indian clothings
for fun?" mo-" he say, 81 are
back to the desert where was
b0rn-my belly got full of civili-
zatiOn."
i like telling more
no room.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
Is YEARS AGO
January I6 1921

Two more petitions fer directors
of the Imperial Irrigation District
were filed with Secretary H. Nc
Iver yesterday. They were Roy d.
McPherrin, present incumbent, for
director of Imperial district and
f. o. Thomas for director from Cal
eXico district.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

Published weekday evenings Except Saturday. and
on Sunday mornings as The Post-PreSs by the
Imperial Valley Publishing Company 625 State Street.
FL Centre California. Telephone 300 Full leased wire
United Press Association Entered at El Centre, CAL
ifornia post office as second-class matter Member
California Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ. C.
Morgensen national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
STORE DISPLAYS FIRST NICKEL

UNION CORNERS, Wis, W.R)--
Imbedded in the wood over the
front door of Otto Naffz' drugstore
here is the first nickel he took in
when he opened for business IL
years age. The first customer bought
a nickeps worth of yaseline.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
APPEAL WINS UNIFORMS

EAST LIVERPOOL, O., WP)-Un-
paid for four months, police turned
to public support at a dance TO raise
money to buy new uniforms and
equipment. Their outfits were in
tatters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
L o O kin g
b a c k w ar d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
20 YEARS AGO
January f6. 1916

Imperial Valleys communication
was cut eff today by the loss of
the Southern Pacific bridge over
the Santa Ana river just east of
Cotton, while a serious washout
at Whitewater between Palm
Springs and Banning, has caused
a washout that is not yet repair
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
THROW AWAY THE
HALF-BAKED IDEAS.

II Il HLF -bA hED IDEAS.
The notification of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act by the supreme court
left many illogical reactions in its wake.
Viewed calmly, too many unnecessary,
impractical suggestions are being offer
ed by leaders in their excitement. This
is evidence that cool heads are needed,
that the tendency is to 90 off half
cooked, that mountains are being made
of mole hills.
One unpleasant reaction has been the
almost personal anger at the supreme
court for having declared the AAA I'M
constitutional There is nothing diabol-
ical in this verdict. 1t is the duty of
this highest court in the land to protect
the sanctity of the constitution. Condem-
ming the court is acting like children
kicking at a fence which is too high to
climb.
In the far-fetched opinion that the
supreme court should be stripped of
some of its power, we again perceive
tendency to angrily take revenge on a
hurdle which we did not successfully
surmount. To weaken the supreme court
is to weaken the nation Without it, we
have no last word in a world of human
difference of opinion.
Nor does there appear any sound
reason JChy the constitution should be
amended. The trouble lies, not in the
fundamental charter of our nation, but
in the fact that the AAA ldU Wds i'm
properly dratUn. The fault UdS human
fault of legislators, not an error in the
design of legal structure. Handled prop
erly, the provisions of the ialC could hare
been kept perfectly legal, according to
best legal opinions. This contention is
supported by the seUeral plans nOU pro-
posed Uhereby UirtudiIy the same pur
pose may be achieUed in a proper man
Her.
A representative from Texas has of
fered a bill in the house whereby the
constitutionality of laws may not be
judged by federal district courts or cir
cult courts of appeal. 1t would seem that
the inevitable aftermath of the law
would be rushing all legislation direct
to the over-burdened supreme court be-
fore full case material has been pre-
pared. Such a suggestion would appear
unsound and should not be enacted until
given close scrutiny by the most able
jurists.
Profoundly cheap has been the claim
from some sources, that the NRA and
AAA were purposely unconstitutional,
ueSlgHeu as SIep toward ulcCdtofsHip.
Obviously the New Deal blundered seri-
ously, especially on these major propos-
ais This resulted from haste dictated by
the emergency conditions when harried
legislators and executives were working
day and night Drowning men grasp at
StraWs and do not refuse life preservers
the pattern of which is not to their taste.
The surprise is that so many of the
emergency plans have proved satisfac-
tory.
When the legislation lUas enacted,
the fault UaS lack of cool judgment
ander fire NOW that the AAA has er-
pIOded, that fault should not be repeated
through immature thought and hap-haz-
ard Judgment Half baked ideas should
be HrOUn alUay, or else cooked to turn.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
HE CAN SPREAD 1T,

JOuett SnOuSe!
One must hand it to that chap as
a wonder at political propaganda.
He took over the direction of
Democratic destinies Cnominally as
an underling of Chairman Raskob,
but really as boss of the whole out
fit at junctue when many politi-
clans believed the party was on the
verge of disintegration, and simply
wrecked the opposition with his press
agentry by the 1882 campaign.
True. he did it for Al Smith, and
Frank d. Roosevelt reaped the BEN
eft, but the press agentry was
Shouse'S.
Charley Nicholson got the credit
for this publicity, but Charley's
propaganda hasn't been so hot, on
the defensive, as propaganda man
for the Democratic committee, since
he hasn't had Shouse as what per-
haps he was before-his inspiration.
On the opposite hand Bill Murphy,
operating for the league under
Jouetts direction, has had it all over
Charley.
The conclusion is hard to escape
that Shouse, rather than either
Nicholson or Murphy, is the Won
oer-working propagandist.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16
10 YEARS AGO

Farm Bureau Representatives of
CALIFORNIA; seven southern coun-
ties gathered in the city this morn
mig for an all day regional con-
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

With telegraph company contribut-
ing only $4,000 to their fund, Democrats
hereafter may want to sway Congress
by first-class mail
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

"The thoughtful motorist will con-
slider the rights of Others" Especially
those Of truck drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

arets. Then, as now, much OF MS
charm was his graciouSness respond
ing to encores. He seems tlreless.
And success has not calloused nm
to such response. Today there's
nothing he likes better a1ter ms
days chore than to run through MS
songs for intimates. This Wiling
ness is almost an invariable trait OF
those who have reached the top
rung. A reason they reach 1t, no
doubt.
Nora BayeS was never so happy
as when expressing herself IN song,
on stage and off. One evening at
the old Sixty Club when the crowd
dwindled to a handful that was al
ready retrieving wraps, some one
suggested Miss Bayes sing just one
song. This was about a. m. and at
7 a. m. she was still singing, as fresh
as the proverbial daisy. Not soul
had thought of leaving.
90
Ralph Barton once staged party
for Chaplin in his rue Nicolet house
in Paris. Yvonne Printemps was a
guest. She spoke no English nor
Chaplin French. Most of the guests
were Americans SO as gag the
French actress and Chaplin engaged
in mild dispute at the table that
scared into a pyrotechnic outburst
of shrieking imprecations, shoulder
shrugs and deluge of mutual tears.
All done in French-that is her pure
Gallo and Chaplin's linguistic fake
ry. Not q soul, save Barton, knew
until next day it was delicious fool
cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

Lost and found ad in Syracuse paper
asks for return of purse Containing Psi
U, Phi Psi, and Beta pins" The loser
must have been one Elizabeth Coed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-16

When the legislation lCas enacted,
the fault UaS lack of cool judgment
ander fire. NOW that the AAA has er-
pIOded, that fault should not be repeated
through immature thought and hap-haz-
ard Judgment. Hdf-bdked ideas should
be throWn aWay, or else cooked to turn.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
BRIDGE APPROACH
PROPERTY SOUGHT
West Virginia Seeks to Buy Right
Of Way at Shepherds.
town.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 T1e Stzr.
SHEPHERDSTOWN. w. Va, No
vember 27.-H. w. Shawen. district
right-of-way agent for the West Vir-
ginia Road Commission, has been in
Shepherdstown this week contracting
persons owning property along the
survey proposed as the approach on
the West Virginia side to the pro-
posed new bridge across the Potomac
to Maryland.
The contemplated right of way is 10
and then tapers to the standard so.
It passes, as surveyed, across the r.
L. Reinhart and j. L. Cookus heirs
properties to the river edge. Other
properties traversed include those of
Miss Louise Guiraud, Karl c. Hill, p.
r. Davis, H. w. Potts estate and al
most across the middle of the present
athletic field Of Shepherd State
Teachers College, which will necessi-
tate an entirely new field for the
school.
Information here is that bids for
the work will be asked December Is
provided agreement has been reached
as to prices for rights Of way.
The bridge Is to be financed by
Federal p. w. A. funds from both
Maryland and West Virginia.
There has been no vehicular cross
ing of the Potomac since the old
bridge was washed out. A ferry has
given emergency and limited passen-
ger service. The old bridge, privately
owned. was q toll affair. The new
one Is to be toll-free.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
JUDGES PAY VISIT
TO CROWDED JAIL
Conditions Viewed With idea
Of Instituting Relief Meas
ures in Courts,

Police Court Judges Edward M. Cur
ran and Walter j. Casey today viewed
overcrowded conditions in the District
Jail first hand, with the idea of insti-
tuting relief measures in their courts.
Their tour of inspection, under the
auspices of the Corrections Committee
Of the Washington Council of Social
Agencies, followed recent reports of
congestion In the jail and at Occoquan
Workhouse. The prison population
was greatly increased during October
because defendants in drunkenness
cases were sentenced to long terms.
The two judges, who are opposed to
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rice
Hooe's order to charge second and
third offense drunkenness with longer
sentences than heretofore imposed.
were accompanied by j. N. Nolan Of
the Washington Council Of Social
Agencies. Both judges favor institu-
tional treatment for habitual drunken
ness as an alternative to long jail SEN
tences.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
LABOR BOARD ACTS
IN MARITIME STRIKE
Orders Count of Ballots in Elec-
tions on Collective Bar.
gaining.
M the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The National Labor Relations
Board has ordered a count Of ballots
in a collective bargaining representa-
ton election involving three marine
unions despite delay in completing
the vote because of the maritime
strike.
The board said ballots already cast
by employees en- 81 of the So vessels
involved might be conclusive and in
such case the companies and labor Or
ganizations concerned might wish to
carry on negotiations during the
current strike"
The board ordered elections July 8
among the licensed engineers and
deck officers on vessels operated by
Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., the
Tampa Interocean Steamship Co. and
Lykes Brothers Ripley Steamship Co.,
Inc.
Labor organizations petitioning for
the election were the National Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association, the
National Organization of Masters,
Mates and Pilots of America and the
American Radio Telegraphists' Asso-
citation.
The vote has been taken thus far on
81 of the So vessels operated by the
companies. The four remaining YES
sels have been tied up as a result of
the current maritime strike.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Policemen Supply
Dinner on Holiday
To HerO's Widow
COIOred Man Lost Life
Trying to Save T,pO
White Children.

The widow and three children Of
Sterling Calhoun. colored. who was
drowned with two white children
whom he was trying to rescue in the
Summer Of 1885, had turkey and all
the trimmings for dinner yesterday
because Of the thoughtfulness Of Capt.
jeremiah Sullivan and the officers at
the fourth precinct station.
The white children were wadiug on
Buzzards Point on the Eastern Branch
when they got out over their depth. In
trying to save them, Calhoun was
drowned, too. A collection was taken
up ct the time and serves TO buy
clothes and shoes occasionally.
But there was not enough to buy
turkey and trimmings, and last pay
day q collection was taken up at the
fourth precinct station. Yesterday
morning the men took the material
for . real Thanksgiving dinner to the
widow, Edna, at her home, 1247
Union atrest SOUTHEAST.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
LEGION TO SPONSOR
FIDAC EXERCISES
Wreaths Will Be Placed on Tomb
of Unknown Soldier in Airing
ton Cemetery.

The Washington Department Of the
American Legion will sponsor the an
nual Fidac exercises ct which wreaths
will be placed on the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery tomorrow at pm.
in the names Of Carlo del Croix Of
Paris, president Of the International
Fidac Congress, the American Legion
and the International Fidac Congress
Auxiliary.
Del Croix will place q wreath on
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier at
Paris while similar services will be
held in the other allied countries.
Horace w. Lineburg, department
commander, will deliver the principal
address and place the Legion wreath.
while Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson will
do honors for the auxiliary as its pres
ident. The Sons Of the American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary Juniors
will place the wreath in the name Of
Del Croix.
Also expected to appear on the
program is Rev. Father Robert j.
White Of Catholic University. who Is
the United States representative serv-
ing Is vice president Of the Interna-
tional Fidac Congress, and also Is on
the Fidac Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Childhood Here Recalled
By Surviuing Siamese Twin
Simplicio Godino Faces Strange Life a.
Normal individual After 28 Years
Joined to Brother.

ferred to go through life bound to-
gether. Although at that time they
believed the death Of one would result
in the death of the other at once,
they preferred to take this risk. De-
voutly religious. they felt it was the
will Of the Creator, Who allowed them
to come into the world bound together,
that they should continue so.
United, we stand; divided, we fall, "
said Lucio, smiling.
Thus we are and thus we shall re-
main," echoed Simplicio. I'VE know
we have two souls and two consciences
and there is no doubt about us being
two people," Lucio nodded in agree
ment.
I'VE do not think the same thoughts
at the same time" Simplicio con-
tinued, land neither are we always
entirely in accord on various things.
But We feel that we do not want to
be separated. We have no fear OF
death. We are happy as we are; We
are content; why should We do such
q thing?"
After leaving Washington the
Godinos went into vaudeville as one
Of the most famous sets Of Siamese
twins. They earned q comfortable
living for themselves and their wives,
Natividad and Victorina Motos, sis
ters, to whom they we're married in
Manila in 1929. They occupied q
common household in New York.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
By the Associated Press.


When the pilgrims offered their first
Thanksgiving, the Indians were their
guests, and as courteous folk the red
men still observe the day at the same
time as their white brothers-but
their own Thanksgiving extends
throughout the year.
Indian Bureau officials say that,
although reservation schools close,
missions hold services and families
feast on the white mans Thursday,
the tribes still give thanks to the
great spirit" in their own ancient
ways at their own traditional times.
The Iriquois, for example, in New
York State, in Ontario and along the
St. Lawrence River, have seven sepa-
rate periods Of Thanksgiving. The
first is at the beginning Of the year
and lasts for seven days. Elaborate
dramatizations Of gratitude for past
favors are presented, newborn babies
are named, dreams are interpreted,
Evening star., 1936-11-27

sign placed somewhat above the nor
NAL pedestrian eye level, on which was
printed the name, Metropolitan Radio
Co., Inc"
December Set.
Justice Jennings Bailey ordered the
defendant to show cause December 4
why the injunction should not be
issued.
The Sun wants the Metropolitan re-
strained from its alleged practice Of
imitation, ordered to change its win
dow design and to put its own name on
its store front "in prominent, clear and
legible type"
Through the law firm of Hogan,
Donovan, Jones, Harrison & Guyder
the Sun said it had spent more than
$50. 900 since it began business March
/. 1882, in advertising its distinctive
designs, color schemes and slogans.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
WORK TO RESUME
ON HOUSING UNITS
ATLANcSTON SITE
lckes Orders Construction
Be Started on P. W. A.
,LoW-Rent Project.
COMPLETION is SEEN
FOR YEAR FROM TODAY
Chicago Firm Is Ready to Begin
Duties on $1,3ss,000 Super.
structure Contract.

Administrator Ickes issued orders
today for Chicago firm to proceed
at once with construction Of 274 living
units on the site of Langston, P. w.
AS low-rent housing development on
Benning road at Twenty-fourth street
northeast.
Completion of the development,
which has taken nearly three years to
start, was practically assured by No
vember 81, 1887, year from today. it
was said at the Public Works Admin
1stration.
The Chicago contractors, Coath &
Goss. lowest of eight bidders, are ready
to start work in few days on their
$l,388,000 superstructure contract with
p. w. A.
Work Halted This Summer.
Due to the difficulty of obtaining
earlier satisfactory bids, work halted
at Langston late this Summer.
1t took about two months to
straighten out the tangles that in
volved bidding on the superstructure
work.
Langston is the first p. w. A. hous-
Ing development in Washington to
progress further than paper-made
plans. While Ickes has title to a 54-
acre tract in the vicinity of Anacostia
road near the Benning viaduct, the
P. w. A. has no funds to build on this
site.
OF the so projects initiated by p.
W. A. in various sections of the coun-
try, one is now occupied, two are vir-
tually completed and 47 others are in
varying stages Of construction.
Will Cost $1,600,000.
The Langston project will cost ST.
100000. the amount originally set
aside for this purpose A considerable
sum already has been expended on
grading and foundation work.
When completed the project will
provide modern homes for the families
OF 274 workers Of limited income at
rentals easily within their means.
These will be in the form of fireproof
two-story flats, group houses and
three-story apartments.
An estimated 851 workmen will be
employed on the site during the period
Of construction. Officials estimated a
total Of l $50 900 man hours of direct
and indirect labor were involved.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Indians Emulate Pilgrims
In AU-Year Thanksgiving 2

and solemn prayers for good fortune
In the year ahead are offered.
The first running of the maple sap,
Spring planting, ripening Of straw
berries, beginning Of crop cultivation.
appearance Of the green corn and
harvesting time all are occasions for
thankful ceremonies among the
Hiquois.
Cello tribes Of Oregon observe the
opening Of the salmon season on the
Columbia River with age-old rites Of
Thanksgiving. Feasts and dances
from which white men are excluded
follow the appearance Of the first
Spring chinook.
In the Southwest, at Gallup, N.
Mex, during the last three days Of
August there Is one Of the greatest
gatherings Of Indian tribes in Amer
lea. Pueblos, Navajos, Hopis, Pimas,
Apaches, Paiutes and Papagos, num-
bering more than q thousand, meet to
"let of steam," as one Indian oficial
describes 1t, but at the same time to
give thanks to the great spirit" in
ceremony and dance.