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Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
News Behind the News
Importance of the Barkiey Election
Deep SOuth's Last Battle Ihe
Harrison Lobby

WASHINGTON.-The closeshave election OF
Senator Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky as Sen
ate majority leader is likely to prove more I'M
portant than defeat of the Roosevelt court
plan It depends on the degree to which Barkley,
who will go straight down the line for Roose-
velt can exert Senate control.
The chief significance OF Barkleys SO to 81
victory over Senator Pat Harrison OF MlSsls-
sippi, is its accentuation of the fact that the
southern Old Guard in the Democratic party
is making what may or may not be It's last
stand for power
has had a leader who wasn't from the deep
south and representative of its conservatism.
It is highly significant that the assistant
leader will be Senator Sherman Minton OF IN
diana, who isn't a southern conservative put
forceful, militant able New Dealer.
Power Trust" agents, manufacturers asso-
citation lobbyists and Harrisons close friend, b.
B. Baruch, lobbied fever1shly for Harrison ana
so did nearly all the bitter court plan foes.
Harrison had the battle won until some time
around the middle of the night before the caucus
vote
At that point Senator Wianl>H. Dietrich of
illinois, who had pledged his vote TO Harrison
on the Joe Robinson funeral train, was caused
by certain New Dealers-apparently aided by
some hard-boiled Chicago politielans-to change
his mind
Anyway Dietrich teephonedss sssFiarrison early
in the morning to say he was Withdrawing MS
pledge
cast in that caucus, representing broken pledges.
With SO votes necessary for choice, Harrison
was dead certain" of Al votes and the Barkey-
Roosevelt forces had 43 pledges. 8,
1t was apparent after the secTet ballot that
some senators had pledged themselves to both
sides. Harrison obviously had been definitely
knitted by four of his pledges and Barkey by
five of his
The 38 to 81 vote wasn't a. real showdown
between Roosevelt Democratic senatorial friends
and foes At least few voted for, the popular
Harrison from pure friendship and memories OF
favors or associations.
Some things to know about Barkley: He is
genuinely liberal but not radical tremendously
energetic, bull-voced and forceful, ardently par
tisan, companonable, an excellent rough-and-
tumble broadsWordsman on the floor friend
of organized labor and broad-shouldered.
In his youthful farm days he is said to have
had a l2-mile hog-calling radius. He IS %
years old and exercises enough to keep in good
physical trim.
He was elected eight times to the House
and twice to the Senate.
Some of the preWar and most of the post
war railroad legislation bears his imprint or
name He has conspcuously opposed high tar
ifs and champoned the Lame Duck amend
ment He had hand in the SEC act, the
1888 banking act NRA, AAA and other New
Deal laws-especially the Holding Company act
Today Barkley has at least as good chance
to be nominated for President in 1910 as any
other Democrat. knowledge Of this fact was
responsible for of the opposition to his
candidacy for the leadership
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
ONE BUREAU THAT STILL
RECOGNIZES ABILITY

Whatever else may be said of other
governmental bureaus, there has never
been whisper of political by-play in
the United States Bureau of Reclama-
ton, department charged with respon-
sibllity for some of the greatest build
ing projects this country has ever seen.
The fact only adds to the pleasure
Imperial Valley and Yuma residents
feel at the appointment of r. B. Will
llams as assistant commissioner of re-
clamation. The pleasure is tinged with
regret only because the appointment of
Williams will take him from this ter
ritory to Washington, ID. C.
The experience we have had with re-
clamation bureau men makes us extend
warm welcome to l.. j. Foster, success
sor to Williams as construction engin-
eer in charge of the All American canal
and Gila projects.
The same qualities which made Will
liams an outstanding success in the All
American canal and Gila projects may
we'll be expected to give him further sue
cess in his bigger job at Washington.
Quiet, unaSsuming, yet efficient. Will
liams is always courteous to those who
have dealings with him. Yet, through
it all, he knows what he wants-and is
usually right.
Deserving congratulations fully as
much as does Williams is the bureau
which recognized his ability, and acted
to make greater use of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
q ON Sol
* CRANK WATANABE
{N2 sYE Nd HOLDEN
JUST LOOKING
ny eo HOLDEN

One thousand year ago China were
fighting Japan or versus vika. And they
doing same thing today. Palestine was
beating each other to pulp in many
forms, two thousand years ago. And
they doing similar today.
If civilization are marching it must
be backward Also from first chapter
of all history book, it are telling me that
all fuss and sorts of revolution was cause
by TAXES. And we still kicking at
taxes-but they still going up and get
ting stronger with every battle.
So we electing a new set of politics
which say they going subside the taxes
But what heppen? | going closing my
eye and pretend not TO looking.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
LABOR FINDS ANOTHER
VEYATIOUS PROBLEM

In San Francisco the culinary work,
ers who started strike which closed
down 10 large hotels voted Tuesday to
go back to work, ending the strike they
had called many days before.
Much to their embarrassment, they
found they couldn't end their own strike
until numerous other unions which had
walked out in sympathy with them
agreed to the procedure.
Labor's latest question, therefore,
seems to be: Who can stop a strike?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

They were reminiscing in Gene
Bucks's office about the best re-
membered comic picture. Mine was
one by Rea Irwin showing man at
the opera puzzled by a bow from
a man in full evening dress few
seats away. All night long he
sought to place that face he knew
so we'll but couldn't. Upon stretch
ing out in the barber chair the
next morning he opened his eyes
and looked up into the face of the
stranger at the opera. It was his
barber.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
YOUTHS PLAY TOO REALISTIC

BUTTE, Mont, (UP)-A group of
children here were playing a new
punchboard game called Truth"
when one of them punched out the
instructions Call the Fire Depart
ment." He did, and the younster's
parents had to apologize to the
department for the weird effects
produced by Truth"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
DEPARTMENT OF
-aI-.L
AGRICULIUFIF
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL AREA

-OO--
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Under and by virtue of the au-
thority and power conferred upon
me as Director of Agriculture of the
State of California, as provided In
and by Article 3 of Chapter OF
Division II of the Agricultural Code,
do hereby establish, maintain. and
proclaim that certain area included
within the exterior boundaries OF
the County of Imperial, in the State
of California, and the whole OF
said area, to be tuberculosis con-
troll area" as defined in and by said
Agricultural Code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ] have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the Department OF the
State Of California to be hereunto
affixed at my office in Sacramento,
California, this third day OF July.
1887.
A. A. BROCK
Director of Agriculture of the
state Of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
Thousands Enjoy
Oceanside Picinc

Catholics from Imperial county
ioined others of their faith at
Cceanside Sunday for sports pro-
gram and all-day picnic, sponsored
by the knights of Columbus.
A swim, a brief speaking program,
sports contests, and basket din
ner kept the thousands of visitors
busy for the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
New York Day by Day

shoulder. 1t was a friendly squirrel.
I shrieked something that sounded
like Scat Mighty squottam" and
walked off stiff legged all the way
home. homehow the knee joints sim
ply wouldn't work.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

throated SOL Mia" with all stops
out.
One reason for New York's ap-
parent coldness toward the stranger
is its suspicion-bred by many years
of having been Victimized by petty
shakedoWns In almost any medium
sized city or Galipolis, for instance,
a pull at the bell and a request
from a stranger to use the phone
would not cause alarm. But in New
York such a request might be ans
Wered with a door slam in the face
Too many who have acquiesced
have found themselves suddenly
looking into the business end of a
blued steel revolver or comingto
later all trussed up in dark closet
with valuables missing. Along the
street, too, they have found that
what might be a simple query else
where is here a prelude to some
come-on racket. The seasoned New
Yorker asks questions only of pol
icemen or uniformed attendants.
He has found this the safe method
and invariably the most accurate.
I am push over for ice cream
blobs on a stick and sundry indiges-
tibles hawked by white uniformed
lads on Riverside Drive and along
the countryside. For a time I
would glance about before purchas-
| ing-a trifle ashamed of sudden
juVenility But not anymore. I find
it an adult weakness quite general.
The sellers say most of the patrons
are men past 40 and biggest sales
are after dark when, one presumes,
nobody is looking. And one sum-
mer evening I saw figure resemb-
| ling Charles M SchWab emerge
from the great mansion across the
street to q white wagon with a ban
10 torch and return nibbling at an
iced lollipop. Al Smith is also a
lollipopper.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

A Stanford professor intimates
pupils should not have to ask per-
mission to sharpen pencils. This
assumes, of course, that the pu-
pills will find some other way OF
passing notes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

With radios Shakespeare re-
vival and plan to draw on the
Greek dramas of 5000 years ago,
some grumblers can't wait till the
p'mikes" start on sign language
productions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

The army had to rent battle
field" land for maneuvers near San
Francisco. Thought the next war
was going to be fought in the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

Because foreign troops were call
ed into their quarrel, Spanish Rebel
soldiers mutinied,' a measure that
very bridge player will unerdstand
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

The Lahontan reservoir, Nevada,
is storing a little less water than
year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

Resting on a park bench after a
walk with the dog the other after
noon felt something land on my
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

Complaint is made that there
are no liberties left but that may
be just because everyone is TAX
ing them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

Today's golfers who think they're
so good should have seen Grandpa
make a chip shot with the two
bladed ak and a section of oak.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, July %. - Artists
take residential root more than al
most any other class. Seldom do
they move. Joseph Cummings Chase
has had his studio on East 23rd
street more than 20 years. Dean
Cornwell clings to the Gainsborough
overlooking the vast breathing
space of Central Park.
Rube Goldberg is a confirmed
West Slider. Since he came to New
York 20 odd years ago he has made
several changes but never moved
eight blocks away. Finally be
bought a private residence on West
18th street, a stones toss from the
! Schwab mansion where he is park
ed for life.
Gordon Grant, the marine paint
er, has been 20 years on East Goth
street with a pent studio. Charlie
Falls, the artist with bangs, is
faithful to 23rd street near 5th ave-
nue.. Lejaren Hitler, photographer,
is nearby on West 28th street. Denys
Workman, cartoonist is loyal to 18th
and finds many types in Washing
ton square.
But the real artist loyalists live in
| the block on West 9th street run
ming off Central Park West. Among
the old settlers are Howard Chand-
| Ter Christy, F.. Graham Cootes,
Arthur William Brown, Bob Brin-
kerhoff, w. T. Benda, Wallace Nor
gan, Tony Sarg, Walter Enright, C.
d. Williams and others.
Lowell Thomas has become the
Wonder Man. physically, of the
writing trade aside from the ad-
miration he elicts for enoromous
and varied output. He broadcasts,
fills scores of lecture engagements,
presides over banquets, and once
a week stays up all night register
ing his descriptions for the news
] lttlos IDColNtO lbiAA5 lIltAllJ iIdDo
zine articles he always has a half
dozen books on the fire. Yet some
how he looks fresh, rested and un-
hurried He has all of his thick,
brown hair and could pose for an
ad for hair tonic, a dentrifice or
complexion cream. In fact he's had
/ offers.
] Co.
Among the many inconspicuous
eating places-With a select Glen
tele-is Chris Cella'5 in the east
4O's. Without pretense, decoration
CT menus. The waters merely bub-
bic with enthusiasm for dishes of
the day The patrons are regulars
who do not mind leisurely service.
The trouble with such restaurants
IS that eventually they are dis
covered" crowds rush in and charm
flies out the window These spots
are frequent on the lower East Side
where Mamma or Papa does the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. What is meant by Legislative
cloture"?
2. Who is emperor of Japan?
g. What is the capital of Mime
sofa?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

One Minute Test Answers
/. The ending of debate by ma
jority vote.
2. Hirohito.
3. st. Paul.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
Words of Wisdom

We must truly serve whom we
appear to ommand.-Fenelon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
TOdaY'S Horoscope

Independent thinking is strong
virtue in persons whose birthday
occurs today. They are seldom be-
guiled by subtle fallacies.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
BARBS

A river bottom walker planned
to search the White river in
Tennessee for a water monster.
While he's down in the mud he
might also bring up the next CAM
paign issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
Hints on Etiquette

Hints on Etiquette
The custom of shouting Hello"
into a telephone is making way
gradually to a new form like this:
Mr.. Jones speaking"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

cooking, serves, acts as cashier and
for good measure tosses in a fun
throated SOL Mia" with all stops
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28
Thoughts for the Day

So 1t came to pass when all the men OF war were
consumed, and dead from among the people that
the Lord spake unto me.-Deuteronomy 2:l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-28

BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
FO IMPERIAL
VALLEY Ii
The times-news., 1937-09-07
Gov. Hugh White
Wins Yacht Race

SOUTHERN YACHT . CLUB,
New Orleans, Sept. Z. (UP9.--
Dry as a chip and grinning broad:
ly, Gov. Hugh White of Missis-
sippi defeated six other land-lub-
Der southern governors on squall-
ridden lake Pontchartrain yester-
day to take a l0-cent tin coffee
pot Yacht trophy.
White edged the sail-flapping
sloop tradewnid across the finish
line Is yards ahead of Louisiana's
Governor Richard Leche, whom
White beat last year at Biloxi.
Third across was Texas Gov
ernor James V. Alfred who traded
Tiller for Cowpony to battle
Leche twice around the three
mile, rain-obscured triangular
course.
Trailing in, most of them be-
draggled by rain, were Governors
Gordon Browning, Tennessee: f.
D. Rivers, Georgia; Bibb Graves,
Alabama, and A. B. Chandler,
Kentucky. ...
The first three winners were
awarded silver PLAQUES for per-
manent possession. The dime cof-
fee pot, symbolic of New Orleans
favorite beverage, was offered
this year to the governor who
can win it twice in succession.
The times-news., 1937-09-07

The Chicago Cubs fell back an
other game when they split 4 pair
with Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs
were held to six hits by Paul Der
ringer who won the opener 7-3,
but came back 70 win the second,
2-l. on one fluke hit off Lefty
Grissom. With q one-run lead GO
ing into the eighth, GrisSom fed
Phil Cavaretta a fast ball, and
Phil drove a high fly to the out
field. II should have been caught,
but fell for double. Jurges was
safe on Riggs error. and Davis
reached first to load the bags
when he laid down sacrifice
but and was safe on u fielderS'
choice. A wild-pitch by Grissom
let Cavaretta in with the tying
run, and sent urges to third,
from there he scored the winner
on Galan's long fly. Curt Davis
went the route for Chicago, dol
ing out four hits.
Brooklyn beat Boston, 2-l. then
the Bees came back TO win the
windup Ga and gave Lou Fette
his 18th victory of the year.
Johnny CoOney's single with the
bases loaded in the 10th gave the
Dodgers their margin in the first
game. and broke up a tight pitch
erS' duel between Dnany MacFay-
den and Luke Hamlin. Hamlin
was touched for six hits in win
The times-news., 1937-09-07
YANKEES HOLD
ll-CAME LEAD
Rookie Phebus Of Sena-
tors Shuts Out Red Sox;
:. Cubs Fall Back Game

NEW .i.0RK, Sept. q. :(BB)-.
The New York; Yankees .celebrat-
ed tkeSfabors holiday by taking
both ends of double header
from the Philadelphia Athletics
10 keep their ll-game American
league lead intact. ..
They won the opener, .6-i put
ting, on ive-run burst IN the
fourth inning. Joe DiMaggia eh-
NAKED the rally by hitting ms
4Oth home, run with two mates
aboard. Bump Hadley scored nus
10th victory, limiting the As TO
six hits. A double by Bill Dickey
and Q single by Jake Powell gave
the Yanks their margin in the
2-ltn aftermath Paul Andrews
went the route for New York,
pitching three-hitter.
Chicago and Cleveland split .
pair, the opener going to the
White Sox,. the nighteap to the
Indians, by identical scores 81.
Walkers double drove home the
winning marker for the Sox as
the. veteran Ted Lyons held the
Tribe to FIVE hits in the FIRST
game. Bob Feller doled out four
safeties and famed nine in Seor-
ing his sixth win in the second.
Feller tripled and scored the
run that won his own game.
Washington and Boston also dl-
yided but the feature of their
double program was the one-hit
masterpiece turned in by Senator
rookie Ray Phebus, from Chatta-
nooga, in the windup. After the
Red Sox had put on a four-run
rally i'm the eighth To win the
first game, 6-2. Phebus scored q
20 shutout for Washington in
the second. A single by DeSauteiS
robbed the rookie righthander
from u place in basebalps hall OF
fame. Lefty Grove scored his
18th victory in the opener.
Detroit conquered twice. de
feating the St. Louis Browns lO-9
and 5-2. Pete Fox's double driv-
ing in two runs in the ninth gave
the Tigers the opener, and Pof-
fenberger allowed but six hits to
score his 10th win in the second
game. Fox and Greenberg homer
ed for Detroit in the nightcap.
In the National. the New York
Giants increased their lead to
three games with a twin triumph,
6-2 and 9-3. Cliff Melton allowed
only eight hits to win his 18th
game in the opener, and Hal
Schumacher limited the PhilS for
his llth. victory in the second
game.
Johnny Mccarthy hit a home
run in each game and Danning
got one in the nightcap for New
York. Whitney and John Moore
hit four-baggers for Philadelphia.
The times-news., 1937-09-07

Vng; MacFayden for four in los
ing. Fette held the Dodgers to
eight hits in the second game, but
it took a fom-run rally in the
eighth to beat Waite Hoyt who
was solved for nine safeties.
St. Louis licked Pittsburgh, Al
in the first game of their twin.
bill. The Cardinals scored all of
their runs in the third inning
when Terry Moore walked, Stu
Martin was safe on an error,
Medwick doubled, Gutteride was
hit by a pitched ball and Duroch-
er doubled. Weiland distributed
seven hits for his 18th victory.
In the nightcap Vaughan clout-
ed home run in the ninth in
ming to give the Pirates a ga
triumph and break up. a duel be-
tween Russ Bauers and 81 John
son. BauerS distributed 10 hits to
win, two less than Johnson allow
ed
The times-news., 1937-09-07
Carry
War Into British
Controlled Seas
Seize Shoals TO- the South |
Of Hongkong,S and Inter- .
cept British b Ships 49,.
BY ALFRED HICKS a;a}.
(Copyright, 1897, United Press)

\SoPy's1 ,F~rpt, EN.
HONGKONG, Sept. 7, (UP)-
Japan today carried her undeclar-
ed war with China into British
controlled waters off this wealthy
crown colony. ,. .....
Sleek grey japanese cruisers,
destroyers, and aircraft carriers
penetrated areas which for CEN
tury have been a closed preserve
for the British navy.
The colony's $250,000,000 a
year trade already was suffering
and British commercial interests
faced stupendouS losses.
Pilots on Pan-American Air
ways Clipper planes arriving from
Manila confirmed reports that the
Japanese navy was using Pratas
Shoals, l80 miles south of Hong
kong, as base for operations in
South China waters. H.. e.,
Communication with the Shoals,
on which there is Chinese
weather observatory, a radio sta
ton and lighthouse, has been
cut of fsince Saturday. =. Sp...s
The Shoals are directly on Pan
American Always route between
Manila and Hongkong and the
stations on them are part OF the
airwayS navigation system. They
are Chinese-owned, as are the
stations on them.
A number of British ships have
been intercepted by the Japanese
during the past "a hours, in en-
forcement of their blockade of
the China coast against Chinese
shipping, and some Chinese YES
sells have been sunk.
Japanese destroyer No. 20 Seiz-
ed the Chinese customs cruisers
Kwanwei and Hsunkuan, off
Chekwan, near Deep Bay, 20
miles from Hongkong on the
Pearl river, which connects this
colony with the great Chinese
CO1llllltICldl CiIy VI SdiiNOti'
European officers on the ships,
which are in the Chinese mari
time customs service largely un-
der British control, were sent
ashore in SampanS. ...
The attack occurred either in
or very near British territorial
waters and British naval authori-
ties were investigating. They said
the Japanese destroyer had been
clearly within the British waters
before the attack.
The British steamer Taishan
returned to Hong Kong after
twice being halted by a Japanese
destroyer while trying to reach
Canton. ..
1t was indicated that all water
communications between Hong
Kong and aCnton were to be cur
tailed drastically by the Japanese
blockade - which would mean
commercial stagnation for this
colony worse than that which all
but bankrupted it a decade ago
during thee priod of the anti
British boycott by the Chinese
nationalistS.
The times-news., 1937-09-07
Katherine Rawls
4th-Time Winner

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. T.
(UP)-Katherine Rawls, 20-year-
old aquatic veteran of Miami
Beach, Fla, won her fourth 1887
National Women's A.A.U. SWIM
ming championship yesterday in
the concluding days program of
the nationals at Fleishhacker pool
here.
Climaxing one of her greatest
performances, the little Florida
girl who has been competing in
big-time swimming since she was
IL captured the 880-yard free
style championship in the last
event Of the championships.
The times-news., 1937-09-07
dies
IN EXPLOSION
ID Injured, Four Seriously,
IN New York Lighting
Plant Blast .....h

NEW YORK Sept. Z. QUPl-.
One man was killed and several
were injured in an explosion at
the Casino Beach plant of the As
toria Light, Heat and Power Co.,
police reported last night, ...sa
The plant. a subsidiary of Con-
solidated Edison, is in Astoria,
Queens. ,, =, ,,,.
The area was shaken for blocks
by the blast. Dozens of windows
were shattered. :,
The plant covers several blocks
The times-news., 1937-09-07

one was hit. The 2,256.,on Vac,
is registered out Of Hong use ySssI
Two Americans refused ''s
leave the Central China Cbr;s,;U y
Missions hospital at Nan,upgcsSS'aann
80 miles up the Yangtsc r;So' "O"
Kiangsu province: They are G y
Hagman, Louisville. Ky. and :, Mit. :,
Vincoe Mushrush, Lawrcncey;iIs s'
H., the only Americans rema;r;"l' ;.y'
there since Miss Nancy Fry, R"J
ford, Ind, left for KUling.
American consular au,bori,,,.
have advised all Americans in Es ,Es
interior to leave for coastal cj,i"' '
or remain on their own rc,po"S;'
bility.
The times-news., 1937-09-07

Two large gas storage sanks a VI"
the property were not affected M;nss
The dead man was Oscar H,nnes'
80, New York. - ;riured,
Fourteen men WERE taLen
four SO seriously they were 'a"e"
to hospitals. ,,aro COM
Melting construction of a tar sepa,
rating tank and were putting % q
steel top plate on tne s;an
at the time of the explosion. ootv
The workmen were using 1;ausd nee
,ene torches which were beleyeGi u
70 have ignited gas that seepeu
IN INTO the tank, according to police'