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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Mr. NERCHANT-MARITIME
STRIKE BUFFER

The merchant holds it in his power to
end the current Pacific Coast maritime
difficulties, but by so doing he would
in all probability build himself some dlt-
ficulties. Instead, he is the buffer which
protects the strikers, perhaps unwilling
iv on his part, from the full wrath OF
public opinion.
The merchant, in common language,
takes a terrible beating during any such
strike as that OF the maritime workers.
Shipping costs go up, and with them
rise the cost to him of the product ne
retails. Perhaps some of the increase is
reflected in the prices he charges the
consumer, but not all.
What would happen if the merchant,
instead of taking the loss himself, pass
ed on the upward price fluctuations to
the citizens who buy his goods? The an
swer is simple.
The public would realize very quickly
the terrific cost of such strike as that
now in progress. Realization would
bring down storm of public opinion
which would make the position OF the
strikers untenable.
Instead, the merchant protects the
consumer-and for that, at least, he
deserves. vote of thanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Bruce Cation Says:>>
skepteism Among Our Most Valuable Traits

This man. too, got a weary "Ol1I
yeah?" for his pains.
There were others, whom you no
doubt can remember for yourself.
They used fine phrases and double
jointed adjectives TO prove that the
republic was about to collapse, that
our financial institutions were on
the brink of ruin, and that Mr..
Stain was just over the next hill
and the people somehow just didn't
believe them.
Skepticism is a fine thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany, 625 State street, Ell Centre,
California. as successor to the
Sunday issue of The Morning
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editor.
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER o. 1886.
. on Sol says
G FRANK WATANABE
BY ED HOLDEN
A ANSWER

Now that ballots have stop rafting
| looking round little bit. Most of per-
sons who slung votes at Mister Landon
was folks containing money some of
them got rich mama or papa or was
in the family festoon of same. 1t seem
they are mad at Mister Roosevelt be-
cause he feeding the poor very officially.
They wish to doing it the Society way
give big dance or heavy weighted prize
fight and other forms of charity milk.
Many of them ctizns are pouting be-
Cause five excuses for wearing their dia-
mond out loud have expired.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

NEW YORK, Nov. 81. - I've been
wondering if the Celebrity Craze
that's making New York Sc
intolerable is not headed for the
permanent exile of many other
passing fancies. On the Manhat-
tan Isle the Master of Ceremonies
is King. And everybody is twitching
to take bow.
The honest facts are that the
craze is so much staged fol de rol
that hey nonny nonnied for awhile.
They began to rankle. For not two
percent Of the so-called five star
celebrities" have actually attained
celebrity. They are mostly nonen-
titles who made striking attitudes a
career.
The men and women whose ac-
complishments entitle them to take
bows are not around taking them.
Customary exceptions, of course. No
one yet has seen Lindbergh at
night club, No 81" or at the ring
side of a prize fight. Celebrities do
not ride around in block-long zebra
striped cars.
Not nine persons out of ten know
Sinclair Lewis by sight. Or Edna
Millay, DR.. Alexis Carrell or dozens
notched so inconspiculously in stel-
lar roles Eventually there is going
TO be a shaking out-and when it
comes. Oh! boy!, what a shower Of
clinkers.
No one has anticlimaXed Don
Marquis audacious add-up of one
of the more audacious of the Man
haitian showoffs. Said he: He
struts sitting down. An auspicious
theater opening is the vantage point
to see such phenomena in full sail.
No wonder there isn't a smiling
critic in the entire Death Watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

The salty American trait of skep-
ticiSm is one of the most valuable
things we possess. We have become
an "Oh, yeah?" nation, and it is
good for us.
The person who found this out
most recently seems to be the
Louisiana lady who presented her
husband with a bouncing baby boy
and announced that a stray dog
had carried it in from a swamp.
For a little while there seemed to
be the makings of first-rate sem
sation in this yarn. Official per-
sons started hunting (a) the dog,
and (b) the child's parents; credu-
lous folk up by the forks of the
creek began reading signs and
portents into the occurrence, and
the miracle were all set
to take deep breaths and shout hal
lelujahS.
But the saving habit of skepticism
came to the rescue. Cynical folk
began to ply the good woman with
questions, and in the end it came
out that the baby had been brought
by the stork instead of by a dog.
The bottom fell out of the sensa-
tion and the Louisiana back coun-
try returned to normal again.
Now the nice thing about this
habit of ours is that we seem to be
getting the capacity to say "Oh,
yeah?" to tall tales from big people
as well as to tall tales from little
people. The lady from Louisiana is
not the only one to discover that it
is getting very hard to sell fan
tastic yarn to the American public.
The Spanish civil war brought out
fine crop of atrocity stories. The
World War itself produced none bet
ter. There were enough tales of tor
ture, mass executions, and general,
sadistic cussedness to make ones
blood boil-if he happened to believe
them. But most of them failed To
get very far.
The American public went for a
big batch of those things a couple
of decades ago: now it is trifle
wiser.
We have had tall-tale bearers in
politics, too. One gentleman came
forward with a sure-cure scheme by
which everyone in the land who
had passed his or her 65th birthday
would be paid 5000 month by the
government-a scheme SO marvellous
that these vast sums could be paid
without bankrupting the treasury or
imposing Gripping taxes.
The voters looked at it, shifted
at the edges cautiously, and decided
that they had smelled that smell
before.
%
Another. wonder worker demon
strated that our every i'll came from
a bum money system. If the people
would but follow his advice on
money matters and vote as he said,
all their troubles would be over.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Nnvrpen har o1 1911

j. D. Meadows was notified from
Washington of his appointment as
assistant postmaster for Ell Centre.
He will take the office this week.
A raid was made on the blind
pig" at Imperial and three arrests
were made
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Carl recently
returned from an overland trip to
San Diego. The trip was made by
automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

Only 100000 Communists lead, guide
and dominate more than 155,OOO,0O cltl-
zens of Russia But how many OF that
vast population own comfortable homes,
automobiles, radios and other luxurles
which our American plan of living de-
mands as necessities? The only class
which will ever dominate this country
Is made up of the American citizen him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
HERE AND THERE
WITH EDITORIAL COMMENT

The first names on the New Deal cas-
ualty list have been posted and Lo, Rex
ford G. Tugwell leads all the rest. Only
history can tell whether Rexford was an
asset or liability. Did the voters en-
dorse or ignore his program when they
voted for the present administration, is
= question the administration would no
doubt like to have answered.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
New York Day by Day
"a By O. O. Mcintyre

the Soviet they are putting in cop
per teeth and covering them with
chromium.
Finland, I'm told, is the cleanest
country in the world-Surpassing
even the Well-scrubbed Holland
Everything glistens and shines. But
what a strange language she speaks!
The elevators are Hiss. The Finnish
baths for women are called Dambad.
At the end of a Swedish film is
flashed. from an American view
point, the inelegant word Slut! y
meaning The End But telephoning
is quite a lark. One takes down the
receiver and says Umph. And the
operator answers Umph with lusty
groan. Then one proceeds to dial
the number.
l breakfasted at a sedate club on
the lower avenue where group OF
savants were lunching. Studying
them across the wheat cakes, /
found my admiration for their
learning swamped by a tingle OF
sympathy fer the apparent bleak
ness of their lives. So long had
they laboured at scholarships, pur-
sued truths academic trails and
otherwise indulged the severest
riddle-me, riddle-me rec they seem
ed squeezed dry of animation and
spontaneity. Constantly bucking hu-
manity's limitations to spread the
light had worn them down. Some
how they unconsciously set them
selves apart. Strangers, indeed, in
a strange world. One feeling that
to them nothing mattered much
They knew it all and were weary
of their knowledge as confection.
er of sweets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
LOOKING BACKWARD
What The Press Files Tell of Imperial Valley
for This Date in Past Years

quarters from Ell Centro to Calexico,
General Manager c. E. Paris and
his staff are to move to the border
also.
E. L. McCune was operated on at
the st. Thomas hospital yesterday
for appendicitis. He is said to be
getting along nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
TEN YEARS AGO
November 2l, 1926

George Burnhan Of San Diego
has been elected to the presidency
of the Oceanside Commercial bank.
Frank Mckee, connected with "
California development board W
address the local chamber of conf
merce at their regular meeting to-
morrow noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Hints on Etiquette

After dipping the fingers of one
hand at a time into a finger bowl,
the hands should be dried on the
napkin used throughout the meal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Horoscope for Sunday

A person whose birthday is Sun
day may be prompt and reliable
and he knows how to keep his own
counsel. He is apt TO have many
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. Who is the newest member of
the U. S. supreme court?
2. What great American city has
section known as Back Bay?
3. Name the commoner who rul-
ed England between 1649 and 1858.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

If your birthday is today, you
may be an independent thinker. but
people usual trust you
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Words of Wisdom
TOday's HorOscOpe

Oblivion is not to be hired.-SI
Thomas Browne.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
TWENTY YEARS AGO

NUVCIffDCT II, IJfO
In accordance with the plan out
lined at the time when Chief En-
gineer lockwood moved his head
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22
Thought for the Day

Wisdoms ways are ways of pleasantness and all her
paths are peace She is tree of hfeAto them that
lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that re-
taineth her.-Proverbs 3:7, 1S.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

IOI at JIe stage OF players, DltI 1T
the astounding ermined exhibition
lists around them.
90
| know any number, three live in
my apartment spire, who have
achieved and refuse longer to pa
tronize the "smot spots" because of
this annoying parade. 1t may be
argued one does not have to look.
But that is difficult. 1t is their job
to make you see and hear them
and they'll do it if they have to
get in your soup. 1t was as much
in irony as comedy that Jim Flagg
cantered into mo. 2l."
90
| did not see it, but reliable wit
ness tells about a typical touch of
the amazing effrontery of the for
ward boys who prey on notables in
public. One walked up to the digni-
fled Herbert Marshall, clapped him
familiarly with: Hello. Herb. Nice
seeing you again" Then walked over
to the waiting and enormously i'm
pressed lady friend for whom he
had put on his show Marshall, OF
course, did not know him from
Adams off OK.
90
I've been learning a bit about thai
dandy little debt-paying nation o1
Finland from friend giving it the
once over. My friend flew from
Riga to HelsingforS over the Baltic
"A storm-tossed Baltic that sug.
gested a churning of. black ink
now and then a clap of thunder
and a quick vein of orange dartine
the sky while rain caromed off the
shiny wings" Two fellow paSsen.
gers were Japs with chromium
teeth, the new Russian fancy. II
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

One-Minute Test Answers
|. Benjamin Nathan Cardozo.
:. Boston.
;. Oliver Cromwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

They come. they sit, they scowl-
not at the stage or players, but at
the astounding ermined exhibition
lists around them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

Another wonder worker demon
strated that our every i'll came from
a bum money system. If the people
would but follow his advice on
money matters and vote as he said,
all their troubles would be over
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-22

the Soviet they are putting in cop
per teeth and covering them with
chromium.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
DR. CARLSON IS
 LOCATING HERE
Wellknown Op to om e trist Opens Permanent Of-
 flee in Juneau

Dr. Rae L. Carlson, wen known optometrist, who has practiced in Alaska since 1915, and who has been making her headquarters in Ket- chikan, has established permanent residence in Juneau, and is opening offices in the Ludwig Nelson Jew elry Store. Arriving on the steamer North Sea with her daughter, she has taken suite in the Splckett Apartments. The office in the jew elry store will be an exclusive, mod ern optical office, Dr. Carlson said and will be permanent one for the convenience of local patrons.
 pr. Carlson, while well known to residents of the Capital City, has maintained an office in the First City for the past twelve years. She is graduate of the Rochester (New York School of Optometry, and post graduate of the Northern Illi- nois College of Opthalmology and Otology in Chicago She has en- joyed wide patronage in all South east Alaska communities, as well as in Carcross and Whitehorse, in Yu- kon Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
DRUG COMP ANY HAS COMPLETE
 LIST ON POOL
7l, ,000 Guesses on Nenana Ice Pooel Received at
 Butler Mauro's

If you care to console yourself by seeing how many other people guessed wrong in the ,$T1 900 Ne mana ice pool 90 to the Butler Mauro Drug Company, and glance at the large volume which has been received there, officially listing the names of everyone buying ticket on the pool, and the guesses they made.
 The earliest date posted is April 13 at 1:23 am. The latest, one is June 3, at 5:0l pm, and between those numbers there are thousands of others who picked various hours and days.
 It has been reported by members of the drug store that many people come in each day since they have received the book, to glance over the lengthy volume. Nearly 5000 tickets were sold on the pool from the Butler Mauro Drug Store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
 SUMMER CAMPING TRIP


 The chief issue at the regular meeting of the Douglas Scouts last night consisted of plans for their camping trip this summer. The an nual outings for Scouts is one of the high points of pleasure and ex- perience for them. Naturally the local boys have been looking for ward since their organization to the summer months when trip would be possible.
 Curtis Shattuck, member of the Board of Scouting Council was present at last nights meeting and explained the features of the Scout camp at Eagle River trip to Young's Bay on Admiralty Island was most favored by the boys and patrol of the members was form ed to make trip there about the 23d or 24th of this month to lock over the grounds for advantages and suitability Chosen for the pa trol to be guided by Asst. Scout Master Robert DePree are Bob Feero, Albert Brown, Hyjalmar Sa- vikko, George Stragier. Glen Ed wards, Peter Guerrero, Frank Cashel. Olavi Wahto About June first is the scheduled time for the annual trip to start.
 Another planned activity for the Scouts to raise funds for uniforms and other paraphernalia for the camping trip is a smoker to be given the latter part of May. A card of events to include boxing,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
COME TO JUNEAU ' FROM CHICHAGOF
 ON BOARD PATCO

J. Nelson and Dr. H. G. Hodgins were passengers from Chichagof to Juneau Sunday, arriving here at s D. m., aboard the Alaska Air Transport seaplane Patco piloted by Sheldon Simmons.
 At 6:30 p. m. the plane took off on scenic flight over Mendenhall Glacier and the Juneau district with Capt. Gus Gustafson of the Estebeth, Mrs. Gustafson, and two other passengers.
 Saturday afternoon the plan e made a trip to Petersburg and Wrangell with E. E. Ninnis as a roundtrip passenger, Otto Welde to Petersburg, Mrs. Walter Simpson to Wrangell, and Martha B. Refsland, Associate Superintendent of Educa- ton, Bureau of Indian Affairs. from Wrangell to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
TENNES0N IN
 FOR SUPPLIES

John Tenneson, President of the Superior Packing Company, opera tors of salmon cannery at Ten akee, arrived in Juneau this morn ing on his motorship Capt Bing' for two day stay buying supplies for the cannery, preparatory to the opening of the regular season.
 MT. Tenneson is headquartering at the Gastineau Hotel during his stay in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
LADIES AID SOCIETY
 WILL MEET THURSDAY

Members of the Ladies Aid So- ciety of the Resurrection Lutheran Church will hold a meeting in the home of Mrs. T. Holm on Sixth Street at 2 o'clock Thursday after noon.
 A business meeting will be held, and the ladies will discuss plans for dinner to be given on May l3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM

Arrangements were completed for the Mothers Day program to be given under the auspices of the Eag- les next Sunday evening. The pro gram will be given in the Eagles Hall starting at 730 p. m. Rev. Erling K. Olafson will deliver the Mothers Day address.
 By courtesy of Manager Whyte of the Douglas Coliseum, the reg ular Sunday night show will not start until 8:30, an hour later than usual to allow the patrons to take in the exercises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
ELASH=SEXTUPLETS

Sextuplets were born on Doug las Island, according to 9 flash from the Treadwel Foundry! Buckeye, the famous foundry cat, is the proud mother of the six bouncing kittens and I'd Roller reports that mother and little ones are doing nicely
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
CANNERY EXECUTIVES
 BOUND WEST ON YUKON

Several cannery executives arc passengers aboard the Yukon en- route to the Westward, including: w. H. Harris. President of the P. E. Harris Company, and Mrs. Harris, bound for Stevens Creek; E. c. Hanley, President of the Copper River Packing Company, enroute to Nellie Juan; and c. c. Henderson, Superintendent of the San Juan Fishing and Packing Company, bound for Uganik.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
AYERS GO SOUTH

MT and Mrs. Ted Aker, who re sided here for a short time in cne of the Granberg houses, took pas sage for the south on the Alaska. This leave was more or less sudden due to illness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
VISITS HERE WHILE

YUhON IS IN PORI
 Leonard Johnson, grandson of MT and Mrs. J. o. Kirkham, is a passenger on the Yukon enroute to his home at Anchorage, and yls- tied here with his relatives while the steamship was in port. The young man attended the National Electrical Engineering school in Los Angeles during the winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
PATCo TO CHrCHAGOy

H. E. Roslund was a passenger to Chatham, and R. E. Murphy and Karl Kyle went to Chichagof today aboard the Alaska Air Trans port seaplane Patco flovn by Pilot Sheldon Simmons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
DOUGLAS NEVIS
LEONARD JOHNSON ELECTED
HEAD OF EAGLES LODGE

IENJN fl f1D ONtfINOolN E ED
 HEAD OF EAGLES LODGE
 The annual election of officers featured the regular bi-monthly session of Douglas Aerie IF, Fra ternal Order of Eagles last night Succeeding John Marin as head of the Aerie, Leonard Johnson was chosen as president to be installed next month, along with other offi- cerS as follows:
 Claud Erskine, Vlce-President; Ed Roller, Chaplain; Tom Cashen, Sec retary; Robert Fraser, Secretary; Robert Fraser, Treasurer; Conduc- tor Tauno Niemi; Henry Niemi, In- side Guard; Carl Lindstrom, Outside Guard; Sam Devon, San5e Degan and Lew Nunamaker, for the three, two and one year terms respectively, a. trustees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05

Farm prices Tor popcorn in De- cember 1884, were close to S5 per 100 pounds; the price to farmers for the 1885 crop was S2.15 per 100 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

continued  the southern Boring
  This
 
  cloudy weather vaion Eyak Lake for of planes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
MRS. REINIKKA TO
 VISIT DAUGHTER

VISIT DAUUHI ER Mrs. Henry Reinikka engaged passage on the Yukon due to leave for the Westward today enroute to visit with her daughter Hilja, who is attending the University of Alaska. The latter will graduate there this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS ArsA M

Ketchkan, raining 46 Stka cloudy 50 Juneau A. Radiov Skagway cloudy
  43; Fairbanks 35; Springs cloudy 40 partly  ed cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
FULL HOUSE

You can get a FULL HOUSE for dollar or less = and It's 2 Winner! Ask your liquor deaier.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
FULL HOUSE

You ca-- get FULL HOUSE for dollar ol less and It's a Winner Ask your liquor dealer"
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05

wrestling and other things are planned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05
IT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau)

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning D. May Rain tonight Wednesday moderate southeast winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05

SHOP fN JUNEAU. FIrS ST!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-05

SHOP IN sUNEAD, FIRST,