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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
GRAB BAG
One Minute Test

/ Has the American flag always
had 13 stripes?
2. Why is Friday generally con
sidered an unlucky day?
3. How many columns are there
TO a page Of the ordinary lied Am
crican newspaper?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
TEN YEARS AGO
June 2, 1926

NJ. O. King. chairman of the com
mittee appointed Dy the chamber OF
commerce to investigate the gas sit
uation in FL Centro, was instructed
to continue the activities of his
committee for another week at n
meeting of the chamber directors
last night
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
One Minute Test Answers

/. It had IS stripes ii l705 but
the number was reduced to - by a
resolution Of congress in 1913.
2. Because it was the day of the
crucifiXiOn Of Jesus Christ.
3. Eight occasionally seYen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

John Mason is as original as he
is frank in his announcement OF
candidacy for sheriff of Imperial
county. He says he is a little bit
Dutch. a little bit Irish, a Democrat
and a farmer. and also hazards the
ticlilish opinion that he's a little bit
wei
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
10 NOT SPLIT LEADERS
IN TIE PUBLIC ELECTION

trustees ICHI be elected June to fiji
ttCO positions. We beiieUe il advisable
10 continue the present trustees in
office, indSH,uch as they hare under
taken an entirely netC method of
school administration, and it is only
fair to them and to ourselves to aIIOu
them to continue through Uith their
ICOrk.
.
No fanfare has marked the campaign,
if campaign it can be called, preceding
the high school district election in Ell
CentrO. The gentlemen who seek cleo
tion to the high school board have con-
Quoted themselves as gentlemen. Each
is worthy of the community trust. This
newspapr believes. however that it is
the wisest thing at a time like this to
continue o. G. Horne and J. W Dono-
hue in office so that they may have a
hand in completion of the task the pres
ent board has undertaken.
For the first time in the history of
FL Centre the high school, junior col
lege and elementary school systems will
be under one leader, Guy Weakley. Mr..
Weakley will be responsible jointly to
the high school and elementary school
boards. His magnificent record in the
elementary school system and his high
personal standing are a sufficient guar
antee that the high school board con-
Scientiously is trying to establish the
best possible system.
No change in administration should
be made just as the new setup is to be
tested. The present high school board
of trustees is responsible for the change
If there is to be any credit for the re-
suits, the present membership should
receive it. Likewise, if there is to be
criticism they are the ones who n1uS+
bear it. The district should give them
an opportunity to carry through their
program as planned, without injecting
other influences into the picture in the
form of changed board of trustees.
Mr.. Horne and Mr.. Donohue have
established splendid records on the high
school board With other members, they
are engaged at present in a vital test
for the welfare of the community. They
should, we believe, be allowed to. carry
through their work.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Other Editors Say
CHILDREN'S GAMES
Riverside Daily Press

You can tell childrens interests from the
games they play. The games preferred by
children in a social settlement Of a city not far
from Riverside during the last two years, are
reassuring The kids have not been initiating
gunner, nor have they been playing war. In
1915 cases Of Initiative play there were only
30 times when they preferred such games as
war kidnapping" pirates or crooks
What then were the most popular games?
First of all the innocent game of our grand
parents, playing school Second came house
long way after came movie stars liked by
a few of the girls and ignored by the boys. The
boys preferred fire engines explorers and
navy"
An obvious conclusion seems to be that
even in slum section Of a good-sized city, the
heart of childhood is still reasonably sound.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
HOLDING BACK
AVIATION

1t is regrettabe but true that news
paper editors, because of public inter-
est in stories dealing with aviation ac-
cidents, are helping to retard aviation
progress.
Recently, Monday issues of news
papers printed big headline stories
about the only death over the weekend
from an airplane accident whereas they
either failed TO mention. or mentioned
only briefly, that II people were killed
in motor car accidents that same week
end.
The newspaper editors varied the
prominence of the stories in accord
with public interest What people are
most interested in, are the stories that
receive the most prominence according
to journalism rules.
Because automobile accidents are
constant and in large numbers, stories
on the subject have failed to be Big
News" Because aviation accidents are
comparatively rare, each incidnt is Of
greater news value.
That the reading public should draw
the conclusion that airplanes are much
more dangerous than motor cars because
of this prominence is, obviously, unfair
ly handicapping the advancement of
aviation by withholding from participa
ton, many who might contribute much
to the further development of flying.
POLITICAL PONDERING
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Hints on Etiquette

Conversation between persons not
well acquainted with each other
should be kept on an impersonal
basis, especially at formal affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Iy whom they prefer sending to the state
Senate, and to the national Congress.
1t is not sufficient to say lets wait
until all the entrants have tossed their
hats into the ring" Public opinion de-
cides who will run for nominations as
well as who gets the nomination, and
who wins the eventual election.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Editorials and Comment
TUESDAY, JUNE ,, 1896.
News Behind the News

Members Elected TO Washington LOb-
by . Defeated COngreSSnen Turn
Taints to u inning Legislature FdUOrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Mrs. Hemingway, who was Paul
inc Pfeiffer, was one of the editors
CT Vogue several years ago, has
furnished the house fittingly with
Spanish antiques. At strategic
points on the walls various heads of
the animals shot by the Heming-
ways on their African safari have
been strikingly mounted.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

So many authors arrive to see
Hemingway he has evolved a regu
lar routine for the social graces.
These start off with a fishing trip
on board the Pillar, his 40-foot fish
ing launch. They get started be-
fcre 10 in the morning. Hemingway
meeting his guests at the wharf. If
the guests are good sailors they are
taken out into the gulf stream to
angle for large fish but if they pre-
fer he will meander among the coral
keys where the waters are placid.
However, he and his two men crew
always manage to land fish for
guests, because he knows every inch
of the waters for miles around. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 2, 1916

Mrs. Bird Hobby was a visitor in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

POLITICAL PONDERING
Rather than wait until the last min
ute. voters should be pondering careful
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

BRINGING ALL
THE NEWS TO
IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Rumor Italy Is
Receiving French Guns
tr-ortin,,ed from Pare One)

second Swedish Red Cross worker as
the result of the Dolo bombing a
week ago reached the British foreign
office from it's legation at Adds
Ababa.
Belated reports of hard fighting al
so came out of southern Ethiopia, as
Great Britain began reinforcing it's
African military position.
Air bombings, in which several hos
pitfalls and Red Cross units have been
struck or destroyed is being reported
on both the northern and southern
fronts of the Italo-Ethiopian war in
an attempt to halt advances by the
defenders, Ethiopian authorities said.
In the Mediterranean, where inter-
national tension was relaxed for
weeks incident to the advancement of
peace proposals, Britain used COM
mercial liners to carry troops to Bri-
fish ports near the areas of greatest
unea"iness.
At the front Fascist aerial SQUAD
rons were reported officially at AdGi3
Ababa to have destroyed Daga Bur
and an Egyptian Red Cross unit on
the southern front.
A%sharp skirmish on the southern
trout, DIN which the Philippians suffer-
ed more than $50 casualties, and lost
an encampment on the Ganale Dorya
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

the part of the House leadership to
get together with the committee in the
interest of expediting the measure.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Young Democrats
Stronger For FDR
Continued from rage One)

out the United States by Young Dem
He pointed out that ! 600 of these dim
ners are to be held throughout the
United States by the Young Demo-
Gratis and praised the state officers OF
the North Carolina Young Democrats
for having arranged for some 60 din
ners here in the State.
1.-THE Young Democrats have al
ways been in sympathy with the
Roosevelt type of democracy and his
liberalism and his determination to
help the common people," Taylor said.
I'm addition, they are in complete
sympathy and accord with all of his
efforts to insure the strict neutrality
of the United States ana keep it out
of war if and when war breaks out
in Europe. I know that those pOr-
tons of the Presidents message to
Congress Friday night in which he
urged the enactment of strict neu-
trality laws and said that the United
States would continue to use it's in
fluence against war of of any sort.
has endeared him more than ever to
the Young Democrats of the nation.
For in travelling over the country
and coming in contact with the
Young Democrats in all sections,
have found that next to their devO-
ton TO President Roosevelt and the
Democratic party they hate war and
everything that tends to bring about
war, including the big interests which
for years have fed and become fat
on manufacturing the munitions of
war. In fact, the Young Democrats
would now support the President on
the basis of his advocacy of strict
neutrality in the even of war in Eu-
rope even if it were not for his lib
eralism and humanitarianism. But
with the appeal of both of these fac
tors, I am confident he is going to
get even greater support from the
Young Democrats than ever before"
Because many of them are just get
ting a start in life themselves which
means that very few have amassed
any great wealth, a majority of the
younger Democrats are in thorough
accord with the Roosevelt principles
of equality of opportunity and Of
helping the weak and the unfortunate
Taylor pointed out. they also like
courage and fearlessness Roosevelt
has shown in bucking Wall Street, big
business, big corporations and the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
HOWE ON JOE AGAIN

This line of reasoning is said to be,
not so much Democratic National
Chairman land Postmaster GeneraD
James A. Farleys, as Colonel Louis
McHenry Howe's.
The colonel, chief White House sec
rotary and most trusted presidential
adviser, has sufficiently recovered
from his illness of the last few
months to be devoting an hour or
two a day to 1886 campaign strategy.
The story is that he thinks Farley
has bungled.
1t is a fact that Farley made some
bad predictions concerning local cleo
tons of 1885, notably in New York
and Pennsylvania. The Democrats
lost where he said they would win.
Recent straw polls have taken an
anti-New Deal direction. They may
have no real significance, but they
are poor Democratic propaganda.
Howe also is understood to- regret
that the brain trust" ever was al
lowed to be tagged onto the admin
istration. Not much of it is left now,
but it continues to be advertised.
The colonel is doing his best to
counterfeit the effects Of what he con-
SiderS such errors.
Perhaps it is Colonel Howes sug-
gestion or perhaps it comes from
some other source, but it is whis-
pered that the administration would
be glad to hit on some other candi-
date than Vice President John N
Garner as the tail to the 1886 Roose-
welt ticket
Garner is regarded as having little
national appeal
AS a substitute for the Texans the
name of President John L. Lewis Of
the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea is mentioned
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

amassed wealth of the country and
the manner in which he has refused
to be bluffed or inundated even
though the big interests have tried
to gang up" on him, Taylor main
tanned.
1.-THE more organizations like the
Liberty League and the Republican
National Committee, financed by the
du Points and other wealthy Repub-
licans fight Roosevelt the closer the
Young Democrats are going to work
and fight for him." Taylor said. For
Roosevelt is a young mans man, who
appeals to their ideas of right and
wrong and their sense of fair play.
They believe that the masses should
have a say-so in the government and
that it should be by, of and for the
people instead of a government by a
favored few big interests for their
enrichment and with a public be
damned attitude"
The Young Democrats are not the
only ones who have this same feeling
about Roosevelt and the coming cam
paign, since just about as many of
the older Democrats hold the same
views, Taylor believes. Accordingly he
is confident that Roosevelt will be
re-nOminated and reelected, although
he agrees that it is going to be a
difficult and hard-fought campaign
since the Republicans and Liberty
Leaguers are going to do everything
possible to defeat him. But he is con-
fident that principles will count for
mere than money and that the rank
and file of the people are going to
stand by and vote for the President,
no matter how much money is spent
by the opposition
"The millions of people who have
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Conferences Are
Started by President
(Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
President, issued the following state
n.ent:
The President at 2:30 will go into
conference with Attorney General
Cummings and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace to begin a preliminary
study of the Supreme Courts decision
and the dissenting opinion handed
down in the AAA case.
Il desire to emphasize that it will
be a preliminary study because OF
the general belief that before final
analysis is possible-there being two
opinions, majority and minority, and
many other aspects to be considered
there will be three or four subse-
quent conferences, possibly in the
next three or four days.
There will be no public announce
ment after today's conferences, and
none can be expected until final
analysis of the opinion has been
made"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
House Body May
Approve Bonus Today

tContirued from Page one.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Roosevelt Chiefs
Abandon Hope For
Winning Business
(Centinued from rage One.)

que the United States Chamber of
Commerce and the National AssOcia7
ton of Manufacturers are irreconcil-
ALE in their attitude toward New
Deal policies.
But, after all, agriculture and the
industrial masses are in vast ma
iority over the select element of the
voters. If President Roosevelt can
consolidate such a bulk of the cleo
torate under his banner, he can do
without the comparative few in
transigentS
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

A M U s f. M f N r S
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Stanback
Scores Again!

First STANBACK gave you quicker
relief from headache. Next, it gave
you a BALANCED Prescription" STAN
BACK leads again, by being the first
prescription of it's type to come to
you sealed in moisture-proof, dust
proof cellophane jacket, always fresh
and pure One more reason why you
will always want to USE STANBACK
for headache, neuralgia and other
nagging inorganic pains. 10c and Csc
ADV
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Believe Nine Persisted
In Hotel Blaze
CONTINUED from Page One)

(Conrinued from Page One.)
40 guests, many of whom chung
- third-stOry windOwsilis or hud-
died on narrow unbUrned parts OF
a flat roof at the rear.
The flames became too sweep
ing, however, and nine persons
were believed left in the building.
The bodies of Henry Van Dusen
II, son of the proprietor; George
Alexander, HeDry's grandfather,
and Miss Natalie e. Jones, hotel
matron, and Mrs. Minnie c.
James, a widow, were taken from
the blazing hotel about midnight,
an hour after the fire was discOv-
cred.
Seven persons were taken to
Noble hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

q don't see any reason for delay"
Doughton said: There seems to be
no good reason why we can't report
out the bill this afternoon.'
Earlier 218 members who backed
the Patman inflationary cash pay
ment plan were urged today to throw
their whOlehearted and enthusiastic
support to bill sponsored by leading
veterans organizations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

Dr.. Fritz Gcbhardt, 43-year-
old Gelman-American tinan-
cier, slain in New York, al
legedly by Vera Stretz.
Spufncd lover
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
Bloody Battle Is
Fought In Jungles
(C0nfinnQd from Eoauo nno\

an Italian tank which had been I'M
able to move in the desert sand, but
the Fascist reinforcements, in wild
counter-attack, rescued the stalled
tank
The battle, observers said, was inn
portant because the Italians on the
Somaliland front had been on the de-
fenSive
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06
He said he did not know just when

T1G SdIU Tie UIU IIOI NIIOW just WIFI
it might come to the floor.
The Ways and Means committee list
ened to an explanation of the bonus
measure by Representative Vinson,
Democrat, one of its sponsors, then
questioned Brigadier General Frank
T. Hines, veterans administrator, on
costs
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

been helped by the present admins
tration and it's agencies are not going
to desert him now" Taylor declared.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-06

river, some rs miles north of Dolo,
was reported in an Italian war cOM-
munique.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
DEMOS GATHER
TO ARRANGE FOR
VOTE RALLIES

Imperial county Democrats met
at the court house Tuesday night to
arrange rallies TO take place prior
to the election next month and to
arrange for speakers.
El Centro's rally will take place
at the city park October Is, Braw-
ley's on October 81, and Calexico's
October 27.
A meeting for all Democratic
women in the county was set for
3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
county court house. The part the
Democratic women are to play in
the campaign will be discussed.
Directors appointed Tuesday night
to have charge OF campaign plans
include: Earl Roberts, Calexico; j.
B. McNeece, El Centre; John Kav
anaugh. Holtville; T. D. Mccall,
Imperial; Dr. H. A. Blume, BraWley;
w. E. Young, Calipatria j. D..
Thompson, inland; and Archie
DreaSher of Westmorland.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
STEADY CLIMB
IN CUSTOMERS
OF PLANT NOTED
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Continued from Page d
signed and constructed by the dis
trict, and the distribution lines
now are more than y miles in
length.
while the power plant building
is plain in appearance, it is we'll
constructed to resist earthquakes
and support a ten-ton travelling
crane for use in connection with
the installation and repairing Of
equipment. The building, as we'll
as the foundations and oGher tea
lures, were designed to facilitate
enlargement. which, it is expected,
will be carried forward soon.
The average daily generation by
the plant is 10000 kiloWatt hours
Of power. A crew Of Workmen re-
Gently completed extension Of dis
tribution lines on north Seventh
street, from A street to the city
limits. This extension includes
four blocks and brought district
power to % customers.
such progress is encouraging
as it SHOWS people realize it is to
their advantage to use their own
power. In this the people OF
Brawley reflect the attitude OF
other residents who have sponsor
ed the general All American canal
power program according 10
HeWes.
The recent decision Of the cir
cult court of appeal in favor Of
the district is one more step for
ward in the power program. 1t
settles the validity OF the Diesel
engine contract and declares con-
stiutional the 1919 act of the Cali
fornia legislature giving irrigation
districts authority to develop and
distribute electric power, the
chairman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
HUNDRED FETE
ALL STAR TEAM

Imperial Valley All Stars were
guests of honor at a dinner Tues
day night given by the Ell Gen.
tro Sports club. More than 100
persons attended the dinner cele-
brating the return of the valley
team after tour across the United
States to Chicago where it repre-
sented California in the National
softball tourney.
Officers of the Imperial Valley
softball league, Sid Swanbergor,
Gordon Schneider, Duke Hum
phrey and j. K. Fahring, were in
troduced. Humphrey, Birchfield
Schneider and John Carol, of
Calexico gave brief talks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
Speaker Describes
Soviet System

Comparison between conditions in
Russia and those in the United
States under the New Deal, parti-
cularly as affect farmers, was made
by Jack Morrof. speaker from the
Republican headquarters at Chicago,
before a large audience Tuesday
night in Wilson school.
Harvey HaStain, Or. of Brawley,
chairman of the Republican as
sembly. introduced the speaker who
is an service man and a former
neWspaperman. Morrow described
conditions in various countries in
the world during the depression,
comparing RECOMMENDATION under the
New Deal with that in Russia to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
u. S. SET FOR
MUNITION RACE
SAYS SWANSON

OASHINGTON, Oct. 7. U.P-Sec-
retary of the Navy Claude A. Swan
son today indicated the United
States is prepared to enter into any
forced international armament race
occurring at the expiration of the
Washington naval treaty Dec. 81
"Fortifications must be met with
Notifications, Swanson said. "One
menace must be met with another
menace"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
FOrtification Ban
Studied by Britain

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. up
Great Britain has communicated
with this government relative to
possible continuation of a ban on
new Notifications in the Pacific
ocean, state department officials re-
vealed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
Furniture STYLES
Will Be Displayed

Modern furpiture styles will be
displayed at the Imperial Valley
Hardware store in Ell Centro be-
ginning October 9. in an elaborate
style show scheduled to run
throughout the following week.
Examples of subdued or classic
modern modes as interpreted by
American stylists will be displayed
on all four floors of the store and
salesmen will officiate as hosts.
There will be no selling.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
FISHERMEN ON
. LOOKOUT FOR
OCEAN FLYER

DUBLIN, Oct. 7. U,P)-Fishermen
on the Irish coast watched today
for Kurt Bjorkvan, Swedish aviator
who left New York yesterday on a
projected nonstop flight to Stock
holm.
No word has been received of the
31-year- old flyer since he left the
disappointed and angry Baroness
Eva Won -Finecke, who want
ed to fly with him, at the Floyd
Bennett airport, and started out
alone on his 4,O0O-mile journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
ROOSEVELT TO
INVADE KANSAS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Up
President Roosevelt will invade
Kansas, home state of his oppo-
nent for the presidency, on a 10
day campaign swing through the
west beginning tomorrow noon,
the White House announced to-
day.
The tour will begin a day earlier
than originally planned and will
take the president into nearly
dozen states.
Mr.. Roosevelt planned to go first
to Dubuque. Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
Hard of Hearing
To Attend Class

All hard of hearing adults may
attend the lip reading class meet
ing Wednesday night in Central
high school at 7 pm. in room 49,
There is no charge for instruction
as it is part of the adult education
work for the handicapped and is
sponsored by the city school board.
The class will meet Monday and
Wednesday nights. Mrs. Margaret
Radcliffe being the teadher.