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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
News Behind the News
The Republicans Start Their Climb.
Hamilton and Casey at the Bat :.
They Seek Roosevelt Scalp

WASHINGTON.-The Republicans will have
their counterpart of the famous firm of Michel
son and Shouse, which went into action Tor the
Democrats after the COP. landslide and by
hammering necessarily at Herbert Hoover, greas-
ed the ways for the Roosevelt cleanup in 1882.
The Republican firm will be known as Ham
iton and Casey"
Rational Chairman John D. NJ Hamilton in
tends to apply himself to the job just as vigor-
ously as if Governor Landon hadn't been showed
under in the recent election. He has named
as the national committees director OF publici-
ty Mr.. Leo j. Casey. whose task will be similar
to the one which Charlie Nicholson performed
with such success that he became figure in
American political history
Hamilton loves politics and has by no means,
as some who don't know him might suppose, had
enough.
Early in 1897 he is going out as travelling
salesman with the mission of building up the
party toward what he hopes will be a greater
effectiveness in subsequent campaigns.
He figures the 100000 Landon votes offer
a fine nucleus to work with, as we'll as an ex
cellent source from which to raise enough rela-
lively small contributions to pay off the party
deficit of more than million dollars. However,
ne expects that a few wealthy Republicans will
underwrite current committee expenses for
awhile.
The Hamilton idea is that the party can
function in Congress intelligent. hard-hit-
ting minority He plans to work with congress
sional Republicans toward formulation of a
definite legislative policy with which to go be-
fore the country in the congressional elections
of 1888.
One of the Landon handcaps in the cam
paign was the fact that most Republican men,
bers had voted for New Deal legislation and
hence had no separate record which to stand.
Landon himself, for that matter had once
supported some Of the most important New Deal
programs
Hamilton and Casey are TOO sensible to plan
any immediate barrage of statements attacking
the administration. They will wait for the
breaks-and hope for such luck as came to
Nicholson with the depression
They will be aided by DR.. Olin Glenn Saxon
of Yale chief of the national committees brain
trust who will serve adviser, although
he is resuming his PROFESSIONAL duties at New
Haven.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
THE CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU
BOOSTS FARM INCOME

Alex Johnson, secretary-treasurer of
the California Farm Bureau Federation,
allowed figures to do their own talking
recently, and so demonstrated that CO.
operation benefits the farmer as well as
the city business man. Speaking of pro-
rate agreements in various agricultural
fields, johnson pointed out that:
Against cost of approximately $1,000
a month for the lettuce prorate pro-
gram, increased returns to grow
ers have averaged about $4,000 a month.
The apple prorate program in Napa
and Sonoma counties cost about $4,000,
but brought growers an additional
100000.
The sweet potato prorate program IN
Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin
counties cost approximately $3.50
month, but was responsible for increased
returns to growers of approximately
100000 month.
Operating since September l, the to-
mato prorate program in Zone No. /,
covering southern California, cost about
$4,000 a month, but increased returns
to growers by not less than 100000
a month.
Any business would be glad to in
crease its returns by such figures as
these.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08

A creditor is supposed to be happy
when a deadbeat debtor unexpect-
edly drops in, examines the writing
on his cuff, and reaches for his wal
let. But there are reasons why
Americans should be anything but
iovous over the news that France
and England are getting ready TO
settle up.
Between them, these two nations
owe us slightly more than nine bill
lion dollars. Both of them are sew
eral years overdue on payments. Un-
doubtedly some scaling-down ar
rangement will be made before
either resumes payments.
Now, this country could use an
extra nine billions very nicely in
deed. 1t could use the money even
though the payments were strung
out over so years or so and were so
adjusted as to total far less than
nine billions. But it would be just
as we'll to look at the background.
first, and see why our two former
allies at last are preparing to pay
II Il X
We don't need to look far-no
farther, probably, than the johnson
act. which provides that no nation
which is in default on its debt to
this country can float any new
loans here.
Keeping one eye on the Johnson
act, let us see what might happen in
the event of debt settlements being
reached.
France and England resume pay
ments. They pay for year, per-
haps for two. The total sums paid
compared with the totals owed, are
insignificant-a few millions all
told.
Then came this new European war
which everyone is forecasting. At
once France and England need all
manner of war supplies, just as they
did in 1914. The one great adequate,
convenient market is America They
turn to it at once.
They need supplies in such
abundance that they cannot posi-
bly, pay them in cash. To buy
what they need they must float
loans in this country-iust as
they did 20 years ago.
Having resumed payments on
their old debts, they no longer are
technically in default. ConSe-
quently they go ahead, float their
loans, place enormous orders for
guns, shells, submarines, and food
stuffS-and we are right back where
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF OFFER OF LANDS
IN IMPERIAL COUNTY. CALI
FORNIA, FOR GRAZING
LEASE.

Pursuant to the order of the Sec
retary of the Interior, dated August
20, 1896. and to the provisions of
section Is o. the act of June %,
1884 (48 Stat. 1269, commonly
known as the Taylor Grazing Act
as amended by the act approved
June rs, 1886 Public, No. 827, 74th
Congress), notice is hereby given
that all of the vacant, unreServed.
and unappropriated public lands 10
Gated within Imperial County, Cali
fornia, are hereby offered for lease
for grazing purposes on such terms
and conditions as may hereafter be
prescribed. Any and all persons
having adverse or conflicting claims
to such lands or desiring to lease
any part thereof for grazing pur-
poses under authority of said act.
must file notice of their claims, or
proper grazing lease applications In
the United States district land office
at Los Angeles, California. Any
one desiring to assert preference
right to lease isolated Or discon-
nected tracts of 760 acres or less in
accordance with said act as amend
cd will be allowed 80 days from
date of the first publication of this
notice within which to file a proper
application for lease.
FRED w. JOHNSON,
Commissioner. General Land Office.
40 Date of first publication: Dec. 2,
1896. ,9.. is.;e.e Y ;. Inn
D2-0-16-23
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Payment of War Debts May Mean More Woe

we were in 1916 ~
Il
That is to say that we would
once more be silent partners in a
European war. We would be the
workshop and the granary for one
side in a great conflict. That fact
would be a standing invitation to
the other side to disregard our
rights as neutral and provoke us
to open hostility
Even it, with gres, good luck. we
got by that hazard, what would
happen? The war would end.
sooner or later. Our creditors might
lose-in which case old debts and
new debts alike Immediately would
go into default. Or they might
win-in which case we would i'm
mediately become Uncle Shylock all
over again, with ultimate default
extremely probable.
It's dark prospect, any way you
look at it. Aren't we just as well
off with those World War debts un-
settled?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
Other Editors Say
ON PEACE AND DEMOCRACY
Chicago Tribunel

Democrats get into wars but they unlikely
TO use war as policy Of government and they
infrequently make trouble by unprovoked agrees
sions. When President Roosevelt made the
strengthening of Democratic processes of
his two principal points in his address to the
inter- American peace conference IN Buenos Aires
he recognized the fact that aggressive militarism
and governments of free people will not be
found in partnership.
The assembage in Buenos Aires is of twenty
American republics which theoretically are
of about the same design. The constitution
framed at Philadelphia was available for
in other American countries as they got their
freedom. and there is a common pattern of
free government in the western hemisphere
Democracy has not had a smooth road in a
number of these republics, and no reasonable per-
would have expected it to have. Free gov
ernment is not handed down from the top but
is inspired by the desires and abilities of the
great mass of people. number of the Ameri-
can republics are ruled by dictation and sus-
pension of political privileges Some of these
rulers have been good and some of them have
been bad For the purposes of public address
it must be courteouSy assumed that all the
countries are being guided by high ideals of
democracy and peace and there Is no reason
to include that in generay direction this is
not true.
1t is also to be noted that even when internal
disturbance, disorder and strife for ascendancy
produce a military dictator it is seldom that
he seeks to disturb the peace of his neighbors
by aggreSSions against them. The western hem
isphere has been really fortunate in confining
most of its disorders to one country That is in
contrast TO Europe and Asia and it is an en-
couragng sign
The American republics may not be able to
influence the course of world events beyond
their sphere TO any large extent, but may be
able to keep the peace themselves and to avoid
entangement and conflict elsewhere. Their con-
certed desire to do will promote the cause.
The more powerful of the American republics
are distinctly the side of peace and they
also are the countries in which democracy has
its strongest foothold
No time could have been better suited for the
visit Mr. Roosevelt made TO South America.
Against the background of European fear, threats
and intrigue he has dramatized the cause Of
peace.
mule was found lypc9sd44 - Louisiana. 1t
given too much rope.
- Creators Of Music Goes Around and Around"
are going to break up. There is no longer
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
FOR HEARING OF PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF WILL
No. 2716

No. 2716
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, In and For the
County of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
CHARLES II. WESTMORELAND,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that Clara Westmoreland and Roy
Westmoreland have filed with the
Clerk of this Court a petition for
the probate of the will of Charles
H. Westmoreland, deceased, and
that Friday, the 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1896, at the hour of 2 o'clock
P. M. of said day, in the court room
of said court in the court house in
the City of Ell Centro, County of
Imperial, State of California, has
been appointed as the time and
place for hearing said petition, when
and where any person interested
may appear and contest the same,
and show cause, if any he has, why
said petition should not be granted
Dated: November %, 1886.
EDWARD H. LAW,
Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy
(SeaD
HICKCOX g. PROVENCE,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
N30-D1O inc
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
Strolls Thru Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8. UP-
New York drama critics who have
spent years biting dripping chunks
out of sensibilities Of playwrights
and play producers are about to be
bitten back by movie producer Sam
Goldwyn, added and abetted by one
of their number.
footing a tinny blast on his bal
lyhoo trumpet, the producer an
nounced the crusade against critics
will be the basic idea of his
"Goldwyn Follies," to start shooting
next winter
Story is penned by Benedict
Arnold" of the drama blasting
ranks ambushed behind the pen
name of Harry Selby." His true
name Goldwyn says he has vowed
never to reveal.
Goldwyn guns are levelled partic-
ularly at one OF the top drama re-
viewers of the country. His name
also is withheld, but the producer
promises you'll need only one guess
when you see the picture.
"One of Americas most famous
and vitriolic play-reviewers has been
breaking the hearts of Broadway
producers for years by storming out
of theaters during the first acts
with scorn written on his face" ac-
cuses Goldwyn.
"Selby has taken this character
and fashioned him as the central
figure of 'Goldwyn Follies,' making
very amusing. situation. Natural
ly the writer does not care to dis
close bis identify. since he Is wei
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08

known in New York"
With that open season starts for
Broadwayites to guess who the
Goldwyn heart breaker" is If any
one has a more likely nomination
than George Jean Nathan, we'd like
to hear 1t.
David o. Selznick, most inveterate
and least secretive talent hunter, an
nounces the stooges will comb the
south for sweet unsophisticated
and unknown" actress to play
Scarlet O'Hara" in Gone With
The Wind"
Katharine Brown, eastern agent
for Selznick, will HE to Atlanta, Ga,
shortly to join Director George
Cukor in starting the hunt.
Last summer Selznick was preoc-
cupied, but by no means silent, in a
similar hunt for kid cast to do
Tom Sawyer" He says now he has
isolated a youngster for each part
save that of Tom" but there's no
hurry because production Is delayed
until next spring when leaves pop
out along the Sacramento river, the
moviemakers' Mississippi"
Johnny Weissmuller nominated
himself a "oneman gang" reiter-
ating denials he tangled with a
naval officer in a New York night
club on his return to Hollywood.
I'm a peaceable party he said,
land don't go around looking for
trouble"
Nobody asked How many of you
Weissmullers were preSent?"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
THE NEED FOR INVESTIGATION
BEFORE GRANTING PROBATION

Thaddeus A. Davis, chief probation
parole officer of the southern federal
district, in his sixth annual report on
the conduct of his office, urges upon
federal courts the need for investigation
before probation or parole is granted
to federal prisoners. His argument is
unanswerable. Out of 19 parole violat-
ors in his jurisdiction during the year,
the officer pointed out, only two had
been given pre-sentence Investigations.
Davis has established an enviable rec
ord as federal parole officer in this dis
trict. Should higher officials act upon
his recommendation, he will be allowed
TO establish an even more commendable
record.
Mickey Cochrane manager OF Detroits baSe-
bali team, has a prize at Toronto fair as
4 judge OF cattle. He's not bad, either, at
picking Tigers
Dogs thar bark are not allowed in Santa Cruz.
Il Is n0W imDosShle for citizens there to tell
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
New York Day by Day
By O. Q. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-More and
more are established magazine
writer's and novelists quitting the
New York scene. 1t once seemed
imperative they live in or around
the big town to be in touch with
literary markets. But the liter
airy agent has changed all that. :.
Most crack writers now deal
solely through agents. And save
for social calls do not see editors.
Greenwich Village, so long a rem
devious for the literati, was almost
emptied for awhile. Even writers
of pot boilers scattered. The Viii
lage was too exploited but there
are signs of its coming back.
And the literary colony on West
57th street, just off Central Park
West, has thinned. Many are liv-
ing in remote Connecticut reaches.
Sinclair Lewis lives in Vermont
! and, of course there is the enor-
nous trek of top scribblers to Hol-
lywood and nearby suburbs.
Indeed. California in the past
few years has become Americas
Literary Belt. More than so per-
cent of the best sellers reside
there. The most successful of A
merican women writers, Kathleen
Norris, has been turning out her
output on a ranch near San Fran
cisco for years.
1. fa n
take-off ground-the Ritz Carlton
CRYSTAL Room-has become a the
atre for an intimate continental
revue. It was first of series of ex-
perimentation by swank hotels to
get back lost dinner trade, largely
taken by cabaret floor shows The
Crystal Room was also for years the
scene of the Mayfair Saturday night
dances where, ha, ha, Broadway
thought it was meeting Park Ave
nue. and vice versa
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That familiar French axiom. "the
more it changes, the more it's the
same thing" was never so forcibly
Illustrated as in the return of red
fronted Maxim's in the Rue Royale
to the cock-a-hoop dining place OF
Paris. Until a few months ago
Maxim's. once the Partisan high
spot, lolled in doldrums It's few
sidewalk tables were never occu-
pied and inside patronage was
largely the wandering drunk. Even
the cocottes deserted No one
knows the why of the renaissance
but in a weeks time it became the
Ciro's and Ritz rolled into one, with
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT
PUBLIC AUCTION.

No. 1901 In Probate.
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, In and For the
County of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
GEORGE w. ALLEN,
Deceased
Notice is hereby given by Garfield
Allen, Administrator Of the Estate
of George w. Allen, deceased that
he will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in lawful
money of the United States, and
subject to the conformation of said
Court. on Thursday, the 28th day
of December, 1896 at the hour of
twelve o'clock noon, at the premises
known as S&
Lot Seventeen dD in Block
Thirty eight (38), Townsite of Ell
Centro,
located at 734 Brighton Street, Ell
Centro, Imperial County, California,
all the right, title, interest. and
estate of said George w. Allen at
the time of his death and all the
right. title, and interest the estate
has acquired by operation of law or
otherwise, other than or in addi-
ton to that of said deceased at the
time of his death, in and to that
certain lot, piece, or parcel of land,
situate in the City of Ell Centre,
County of Imperial, bounded and
described as follows, to-Wit:
Lot Seventeen 1D in Block
Thirty -eight (38D, TownSite of
Ell Centro Imperial County,
California. .I
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash in lawful money Of the United
States; 10 per cent of the purchase
price to be paid TO the administrators
on the day of sale and the balance
upon confirmation of sale by said
Superior Court and the delivery of
conveyance.
Dated this 31st day of October,
1896.
GARFIELD ALLEN,
Administrator of the estate of
George w. Allen, Deceased.
CLARENCE B. SMITH,
Attorney for the Administrator.
D7-20 Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
BRINGING ALL
THE NEWS TO
IMPERIAL
VALLEY
AGED INDIANS AND THE
OLD AGE PENSION SYSTEM

Imperial county has Just awakened to
the realization that its taxpayers must
contribute monthly to the support of
Indian tribesmen who have passed the
old age pension limit. Not only that,
but the Indians are entitled under the
Social Security act to full benefits,
which means that they must be paid S35
a month each. The only deductions al
lowabe are for income they may have.
This means that the county must con-
tribute at least half that sum toward
the support of between 10 and 90 IN
dians on the Ft. Yuma reservation.
If the county fails to discharge its
obligation. the state may withhold funds
paid to the county in furtherance of
the social security program. II the In
dans are not cared for, and the state
takes no action, the federal government
NAV, in turn, refuse to pay into the
treasury the federal percentage of PEN
sion funds. There seems to be no way
out.
There is one way in which the situa-
ton may be corrected. The Social Sc
curity act specifically provides that aged
Indians shall be included under the
state old age pension program, II the
state is to receive federal cooperation in
making pension payments. No one wants
of the security legislation, yet any state
has a very just complaint against their
inclusion in its budget. They do not
pay property tax, because they are wards
of the federal government. 1t is true
they pay sales taxes, gas taxes and
other similar taxes, but they do not con-
tribute directly through property to the
state treasury.
1t would seem just, in the light of
these facts, for the federal government
to assume the burden of pension pay
ments to the Indians. An amendment to
the Social Security act providing for
such direct payments, which would re-
move heavy burden from almost all of
the western states, would solve the prob
lem and still do justice to the Indians.
Senator Henry Ashurst of Arizona
plans at the coming session of congress
to propose an amendment which would
exempt western states from including
Indians in their security budgets. II he
will go a step further and provide that
the federal government shall make pen
sion payments to the tribesmen, his pro-
posal will have fair chance of success,
and should be satisfactory all the way
around.
The problem is peculiarly Arizona's
because that state has twice refused to
cooperate in the social security program
for one reason. Twenty per cent of the
states population is made up of Indians.
The percentage of INDECENT aged Indians
to other aged persons is still higher.
Thus major portion of the states old
age pension budget under the Social Sc
curity act would go to Indians.
Imperial county, with its own prob
lem on minor key will understand and
should cooperate in the move to obtain
federal rather than state pensions for
the aged Indians.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
Editorials and Comment
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1886
q on SOL says
1, FRANK WATANABE
IVY BYl:D HOLDEN
BY AED HOLDEN
u. S. MAIL

Assistant Postmaster of Washington,
D. c., have gave another job to all post
men. During coming winer postmen are
suppose to feeding birds because hard
to find nourishment on account of snow.
Gee Rooselums! l thinking them birds
adore food same as next fellow but
this are very difficult time for postman
to did it. To looking at all them Christ
mas package he must deliver. If snow
would collapse down in June then al
right because no presents. So | think
ing maybe shall be very nice to DID OUR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY Z.
then the postman will have one arm
loose to last minute to feeding the
birds with. And remember elephant
never forgets.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
tables at premium.

tables at premium.
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Maxim's achieved the headlines
during the high flying days when
Harry Thaw was sashaying Evelyn
Nesbit about the rake-hell spots of
Europe. Maxim's and the Rat Mort
in Montmartre, now shuttered,
were two of the guided cafes
where Thaw bought wine for all
comers and scattered golden pour
bois. For year after the Stanford
White murder, MaXim's did land
office business among tourists
whose curiosity itched to see the
scenes of egocentricitieS.
New York had a Maxim's in the
West 30'S with vogue some 20
years ago as a slice of the Tender
loin. 1t was the first continental
place to introduce the roaming,
beautiful cigaret girl. Her name
was Celeste and she gained so much
fame in the Sunday supplement
splashes that she married a rich
Wyoming ranchman in a marriage
by mail venture. And now writes oc-
casional Broadway "reminiscences
for the magazines under non de
plume.
The shrewd cigaret girl can make
her job one of the profitable of un-
skilled callings. I'm told of several
in the patronized places who make
$50 a week in tips alone. The Gig
aret girl. aside from beauty, must
be somewhat an actress. walking
shyly with eyes cast demurely down.
Her most profitable role is injured
| innocence. Paved by some drunk
| it's her job to make her naivete so
real he coughs up a fat bill as a
shame offering.
New York's Maxim's remains
vivid in my memory because it was
where my wife and I first saw city
wickedness in a goggle-eyed close
up as the guest of Harris Merton
Lyon. who knew the ropes. We sat
in a red plush curtained box and
afterward several of the girls swirl
ed in, scantily clad. They drank
champagne, smoked cigarets and
one plopped on my knee. Before
could brush her off she had picked
my side coat pocket, where I car
ried wy snap ,purse. 1t contained
Sc in bills, 35 cents in change ano
an Ohio buckeye to ward off rheu-
matism. And I made her give il
back, too, by almost crying out
loud before all those people.