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Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14
ALAMO-VERDE
BY AMY TUTTLE

A group of friends gathered at
the home of Mr. ans Mrs. A. L..
BernshouSe Tuesday evening at a
farewell party for Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Smithson who are moving
to San Bernardino early this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Smithson have been
residents in Alamo for the past
twenty six years and have been
active in community affairs.
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Jim Ryerson of Holtville called
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Tuttle.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Williams and
granddaughter Margaret Maring,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Cary mo-
tored to Descanso Sunday to visit
with the Albert Greenlief family.
Ruth Melbourne motored to Los
Angeles to visit her sister Miss Helen
Melbourne, Wednesday. Before re-
turning home Ruth expects to
spend week in Catalina.
Mrs. Fred Maurer and Mrs. I. H.
Scott called at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Mckenzie Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Naples had
as their guests for the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Emmett Russell of Ell Cen
tro. After leaving the Naples home
the Russels motored to Bakersfield
where they will take up residence.
Kenneth Block of San Diego visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. E. Tuttle Thursday afternoon.
Friends gathered on the lawn of
the r. H.. Williams home Saturday
evening to honor Mr.. and Mrs
Hayden Law at wedding shower
The Laws received many useful and
lovely gifts. During the evening
games were played and refresh
ments of punch and cookies were
served.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14
81 MINISTER'S ON
JORLESS ROLLS

COLUMBUS, O.. July IA CUP)-
Perhaps Ohioans are neglecting
the collection plate. At any rate
the Ohio state employment SER
vice has 54 ministers and Ia den
fists.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14
NOTED PORTLAND
MERCHANT DIES

PORTLAND, Ore. July IA. (UP)
Julius L. Meier, lifelong prominent
Portland merchant, and governor of
Oregon from 1880 to 1884, died to-
day. Death was due to heart disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14
TO ANSWER CHARGE
TO GRAND JURY

ANGELES, July ID WPHaken Wright Centinela Park
sought abi for Aoe Dyer
girls the
Olive Everett H. sister of two of Dyers
year Wright denied the chlds
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14

Leo Avila, Thermal, received 60
cents a pound for the first okra
shipped from the Coachella Valley
this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14
that effect.

that effect.
Then Olive Everett made her ac-
cusation yesterday and Wright was
taken into technical custody as he
left the grand jury room.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14

Mrs. +. w. Leng called at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Johnson of
Jasper Thursday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14

Kenneth Block of San Diego visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Tuttle Thursday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Williams and
granddaughter Margaret Maring,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Cary mo-
tored to Descanso Sunday to visit
with the Albert Greenlief family.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-14

Jim Ryerson of Holtville called
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. T'uttle.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Five Hundred Dollars.

In the basement OF the Y. w. C. A.
Building at GA street there is SWIM
ming pool which ought to be i'll opera
ton this Summer. The children of the
neighborhood need such q place OF rec
reation when the sun is hot and no
breeze stirs the heavy atmosphere of
downtown Washington. Health as well
as fun is represented in the scene when
it is populated with youngsters who
otherwise would be playing in the fever
ish streets in peril of death or injury
in passing traffic.
But, as The Star reported yesterday,
five hundred dollars is wanted to pay
the costs Of operating the pool during
the season. The money If it is to be
had at ALL must come from grown ups
who are willing to contribute voluntarily.
OF course, the children have nothing to
give. Most Of them belong to the
under privileged" class, and their
parents generally are still more drasti-
cally handicapped. Hence, the appeal
Evening star., 1937-06-04

be 'out in 'front.' in the public eye, or
he pines, or he RACES, according as the
mood of the moment prevails. Just now
he is in one OF his frequent difficulties
because Of this trait
The other day an umpire called
"balk" on him which proved to be
detrimental to his performance. He
stormed at the decision and threw a
fit Of temper in the course of which he
said uncomplimentary things about the
administration Of the league within
which he does his pitching He applied
the ugly word crook" to the higher-ups
of the organization the head of which
thereupon called him to account. Now
he is under suspension and his club
suffers.
Hot tempers often flare on the dia-
mond field, sometimes blows are struck,
and the penalties of suspension and fine
are meted out to offenders. The public
takes sides. Bitter feelings are aroused.
Then eventually adjustments are ef-
fected and peace is restored. The game
must go on, whatever the fate OF the in
dividuals. To many of the fans" these
exhibitions are highly satisfactory, for
they seem to indicate that the players
are fighting for all they are worth for
victory. To others they are provoking,
for they result in the weakening of the
ranks of promising pennant contenders.
Base ball has been called an epitome
OF American life, in its competition its
exhibit of skill, its ingenuity and its
Offering of a chance to every competitor
10 make winning. Perhaps these oc-
caslonal ebullitionS of temper are part
OF the picture of this somewhat dis
ordered state that We are pleased to
term western civilization.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

That woodeny bop -bop-bop one hears
on pleasant Summer evenings Is pro-
duced by a mallet tapping ball some-
where in an old-fashioned game of cro-
quet.
Along with badminton, croquet has
come back In rather astonishing way
in the last few years.
No longer regarded solely As a chill.
dren's game, croQuet is being played to-
day on lawns everywhere, by all sorts and
conditions of people, and by all ages.
Very nicely made sets are to be pur-
chased at reasonable prices Most of
these sets have long headed mallets, good
solid balls and wickets and posts with the
intangible thing known as style" to them.
There is just little bit OF "swank"
nowadays In having = croquet set.
Neither OF the games mentioned is
very DID, though we are Inclined to
regard them as old fashioned.
Authorities give 1856 as the year when
croquet WAS introduced into England, and
1873 for badmintOn. Both of these came
to the United States from that country.
1t Is probable, OF course, that they have
much longer history, in some form or
modification.
Perusal Of New York newspapers this
Spring shows that badminton sets are
being sold in numbers
This Is sort OF tennis plAyed with
rackets and shuttlecock.
1t is really too fast game however,
for most persons, certainly the middle
aged and the old: the fact that 1t Is
entirely volleying game makes the
player perpetually on the 60.
Croquet, on the other hand is a game
for everybody.
In the gay 90s when this game WAS in
its hey-day, the msllets used by lust
folks" commonly had long handles.
1t was considered undignif1ed in those
days for an elder to stoop over
Professional croQuet sets, or their equiv
alent in the professional game, had the
short handles, even then.
In recent years most OF the croouet
sets have fairly short handles.
This make necessary a certain amount
OF STOPPING, and this in turn seems to be
good for most persons, who usually stoop
no more than they have to, owing to Ger
tain layers OF fatty tissue which pile up
with the passage OF time
CroQuet Is gentle, leisurelv game,
which, at least as played by adults, ought
to take the mind of the cares OF the day,
afford certain amount of fresh air and
exercise, and especially cause a bending
over 70 some purpose.
Bending over and touching the ground
with the fngers-hoW many millions of
times has that been advised and how
many persons have followed the advice?
But the game Of croquet insures some
bending almost as complete, and far
more beneficial, since it has \ certain
purpose to 1t.
Croquet was probably invented in the
thirteenth century. Badminton seems to
have come later. The name, at least, is
comparatively new. having been given
the game because it was in high favor
at Badminton, the estate Of the Duke
of Beaufort In Glouchestershire.
Our name croquet plainly comes from
the French word "croc,' or crooked
Evening star., 1937-06-04

stick, referring to tf" mallet, with Its
handle crossed by the driver at the
bottom
in the days before and after the
Spanish American War this game was
looked upon as primarily a girls and
ladies' game, but nowadays 1t is played
with equal gusto by small boys and
grown men.
Most of the sets sold today are pro-
fessional looking and hence flattering to
the players, who fnd this a most ex-
cellent recreation, indeed.
1t is particularly so because it does not
demand the incessant speed of tennis
and especially requires no such elaborate
place on which to play it.
Croquet may be played in modified
form on even the smallest lawn and
properly on an average one Condition
Of turf makes no difference The yard
may be level or rolling. The worse the
terrain, In A sense, the merrier the game.
One good thing about croquet as a
lawn game is that it may be played
properly.
After all, there are few games which
may be so played on an average lawn.
There Is not enough space, in the first
place, and in the second there is little
opportunity for the speed and zip neces-
sary, owing to houses, people; the result
is that one merely plays" at playing most
games on lawn.
Croquet may be played properly
Any one who plays it plays it as it
is intended to be played 1t is a SEN
sible recreation. One may hit the ball
with the proper stroke and strength,
which is something that cannot be done
with games which were never designed
for limited areas.
To play bsdminton correctly requires
a great deal Of pep" Ike all such
games, it may be played hisurely. of
course, but then 1t does not live up to
its best.
Unless one is OF the bounding variety
one had better stick to croquet. Bad
minton demands that the shut ecock
which. despite it's feathers is no. very
buoyant, be kept In the air.
1t Is said that this requires more speed
and stamina than tennis, one Of the asst
est OF games. To drop" the shuttle
cock over the fairly high net is to ,ase
it over. To smash" it over is selfex-
pihHdtoIF.
BY mixing up these strokes, a god
player can keep his opponent always on
the run, since there is no such thing as
! catching the ball on the bounce in bal
! minton.
| All in ali the great average perso,
had better stick to croquet
| 1t is a real lawn game, designed for a
! lawn. Fortunately, it does not demand
as so played, any particular skill, since
! 1t is not one Of the games at which one
| feels terribly ashamed at being beaten
| 1t Is almost as much fun TO be beaten
at croQuet as to win.
| This is vastly in its favor. Games for
| pleasure ought to be entirely pleasant
! ought they not, both physically and men
! tally?
| 1t is real humiliation to be licked
at a game OF chess. Sometimes golfers
and tennis players take their defeats
| rather seriously. But the croquet player
can lose with good grace. After all, he
tells himself 1t is only croouet.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Base Ball Temperaments.

Public performers, whether they act
on the stage or on the diamond field,
are often subject to the vagaries of their
eccentric dispositions. They become in
tensely self-conscious. They are apt to
lose contact with their associates and
"get out in 'front.'" as the result of an
overwhelming sense of their own i'm
portance, to the detriment of the organ
tzation Of which they are part.
Take the case Of the celebrated Dizzy"
Dean, star pitcher of the ST. Louis Ma
tional League base ball club, one of the
most "colorful' of all diamond players
A superiority complex has been at once
his chief asset and liability. He must
Evening star., 1937-06-04

to those residents of the city who are
possessed Of means enough to spare a
greenback for 50 good cause without
too great personal sacrifice.
The Star has agreed to act as receiv-
Ing agent for the fund. and the Council
OF Social Agencies will serve as man
ager Of the expenditures when the
money has been raised. No argument
is required in behalf Of the effort. It
constitutes its own apology. The young
sters who will use the pool are It's ex-
cuse. II there be any better invest
ment for philanthropy at present avail
able, it may be wondered what and
where 1t Is.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDBR JOHNSON
The Intruder

The Intruder
slight note of protest NAV surely
f1Ed ear
In the midst Of an effort at plee.
The music, though sometimes a little
bit queer
Is merry as merry can be.
But sooner or later the program so sweet
A discord is sure to disclose
With confidence strange and supremelv
complete
From the feller that sings through
his nose.
And this is whats making us yearn
for a rest
When various tunes we've rehearsed.
The folks who are honestly doing their
Meet some one who's doing his worst
The chorus is filled with a sentiment
strong
And rhythm all charminglv flows
And then the disturbance comes rudelv
along
From the feller that sings through his
nose.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
DAYS Aftermath.

Days Aftermath.
The sunset hues have drifted into gray.
Soft shadows come and 60 in quiet play,
Slowly the day with all its clamorous
glare
Is dimmed; the hush of dusk Is every
where.
Night comes apace; the sky with stars Is
strewn;
The earth Is silvered by the wandering
moon,
Silence falls on the valleys and the hills,
Scarce broken by the murmur Of the rills.
Al midnight darkness grows profoundly
deep
A tired world renews its strength in dssp,
Evening star., 1937-06-04
NaZi-N atican Feud.

Hitlerzed Germany seems to be
glutton for international turmoil, as well
as domestic strife. Not satisfied with
having plunged Europe into the gravest
foreign crisis since 1914, by action Dor.
dering on outright war against Spain,
the Reich has magnifed its resentment
of American Cardinal Mundelein's re.
cent aSpersions on Der Fuehrer into an
acrimonious incident with the Vatican.
In formal note submitted to the Eolv
See, the Berlin government charges that
Pope Plus. by having excused and defend
ed the Cardinals remarks has DESTROYED
the preliminary conditions for normal
functloning' of Vatican German rela-
tions. Hitler'S Ambassador. Count DIEGO
Won Bergen, has quit Vatican City, os-
tensibly on holiday, but amid acknowl-
edged uncertainty as to when he will
return, if ever. 1t is understood that
the Papal Nuncio to Berlin is also pre-
pairing to relinquish his post on pretext
OF taking vacation. There is no ad-
mission as yet on either side of an actual
rupture Of diplomatic relations, although
they are now virtually suspended.
Undoubtedly the situation has taken
turn that threatens the ultimate ere
alton OF conditions comparable to the
historic Kulturkampf of Bismarck time.
Should Hitler resort to the extreme of
denouncing the Concordat, which has
regulated German Catholic affairs since
1888, it would amount to definite decla-
ration of war on the church and prob
ably pave the way to far more rigorous
oppression Of the Popes adherents in
the Reich than anything they have thus
far suffered. Nazi motives are fairly
undlsguised. Unless they can regiment
the Roman hierarchy and it's millions
OF communicates under the yoke of the
Nazi state, with complete submission to
It's authority, the Hitlerites are expected
to bend every energy toward establish
ment of an independent German Cath
olic Church, wholly liberated from allie
glance to the Pope That is a long
cherished project. Current legal prose-
cutionS of German priests and monks
on charges of immortality in schools and
monasterieS are obviously part and par
eel of the Goebbels propaganda crusade
designed to popularize progressively
harSher repressive measures against
Catholics, and promote the away from
Rome" idea. 1t is the insistence of the
church upon its traditional right to
supervise the education OF Catholic
youth that the Nazis primarily combat
Bismarck fought the Vatican for years
only eventually to succumb in the effort
to bring the Roman church under Prus-
sian domination. The result of that ILL
starred campaign WAS the rise OF the
Catholic Center party, which for the
succeeding generation was an almost
all-powerful influence in German poll
tics, 1t decidedly remains to be seen
whether Bismarcks successor, even
though In dictatorial control at Berlin,
can accomplish what the great Iron
Chancellor failed to achieve.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Americanism: Joining the local fish
and game club, attending the conserva-
ton banquet, keeping and cooking the
short nsh and Juggling home all the
legal ones, along with the imperishable
bacon that might have been used and
was not.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Retired Justice Van Devanter now has
an opportunity to conduct his agricul-
tural enterprise without having to reckon
on the matter OF majorities. He NAV
confidently rely upon an undivided herd
to respond to call when feeding time
comes.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Once or twice in decade an artist
draws an imaginative figure of Scots
Highlander with the proper expanse of
bare knee and upper calf showing, from
two to four inches. Usually, however.
ne accomplishes startling and er-
roneous combination approaching trunks
and short socks.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

The transit company asks permission
to charge higher fares, which may be
move toward relieving the passenger
congestion.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

The English parson who volunteered
TO conduct the wedding ceremony for
the Duke OF Windsor at least found a
way, perhaps unwittingly, to steal the
show in international attention.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

1t is authoritatively stated that Sena-
tor Carter Glass was not in the Virginia
reel recently danced in the White House
east room.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

The British Minister of Health de-
rlares that the tramp is disappearing
from the road. If the situation over
there is anything like that in the States,
In a car so fast that no one notices him.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

;, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
me use Tor republication Of all news dispatches
created 10 it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
81 rlshiS OF publication OF special dispa tches
herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Guide to foreign situation: Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, war; Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, no war:
Sundays, crises.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Jumping Genius.

Jumping Genius.
How is your boy Josh getting along?"
First rate" answered Farmer Corn
tossel
Il heard he didn't pass his examina-
tions."
Il dunno about that. But he can play
pie call him Professor while the regu-
lar teachers get no notice whatever
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Among ingredients in lipstick are
beesWax, dyes, ceresine, petrolatum, per-
fume, Spermaceti, parafin and lanolin.
Mothers who have to wash, or have
washed, the white vests and dress shirts
of their sons in these days of terp-
sichorean nuzzling, are fully cognizant
of all these items
Evening star., 1937-06-04

A rich reward is due to some ingenious
person who will devise a means to pre-
vent needless horn blowing by motorists,
Evening star., 1937-06-04
III Duce Hufed.

Prom the Grand Rapids Press.
As we understand it, Mussolini is
furious because Spaniards attacked
Italians who were over there doing some
shootinSA
Evening star., 1937-06-04
leadership.

LHa0erSnlp.
That old drum major had an air
Exceeding grand.
He strutted down the thoroughfare
And led the band
BY personality he earned a loyal vote
OF music he had never learned
A single note.
"A friend said Uncle Eben, tells you
bout yoh faults till you welcomes de
enemy dat tiatters yoh vanity"
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Deserving of Reward.

From the Wauchuia Advocate.
A man in Tampa was Jailed for trying
to cheat 4 slot machine. II any fellow
is capable of doing that they should give
him medal and a steady income.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
No Effort at Allurement

Are women's bathing suits designed
to attract men?"
Certainly not" answered Miss
Cayenne. Our bathing costumes are
now such that it would be positively
impolte for man to give them a Sec
ond glance"
Evening star., 1937-06-04
Getting Information

Getting Information.
A trip to Europe 1 will make,
BY rumors I'm annoyed.
A study there I'll undertake
OF things we should avoid.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
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Discreet Restraint.

DO you believe in evolution?"
L avoid the subject answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. However convincing the
arguments Of Science may be, I never
yet faced political audience that I
thought could be persuaded to stand up
and give three cheers for a chimpanzee. ,"
Jud Tunkins says, Honesty is the
Best Policy was fine old copy book
motto which improved lot of chirogra-
ply even if 1t failed to do much for
morals.
Evening star., 1937-06-04
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cents in 1882
The reports submitted by Robinson
by no means were confined to agricul-
ture. They showed many industries
booming, and the banks in good shape
with very heavy deposits. The coun-
try, as Senator Robinson said, is be-
coming more and more prosperous. 1t
is something OF An anomaly, therefore,
that the administration is seeking ST.
500, 900 900 from Congress right now for
work relief duEng the next fiscal year,
which begins July l. 1t is because of
these improved conditions, with many
industries on the up and up, that an
economy bloc has been formed in the
Senate and an effort will be made to cut
the relief bill to one billion dollars.
The President, however, had his way
in the House with his relief bill 1t
passed with the full 81 500, 900, 900 intact
and none of the millions "earmarked"
as revolters in the House demanded If
there was ever needed q demonstration
OF the power of the White House, when
it comes to dealing with Congress, this
recent fight over the relief bill supplies
it. Several blocs of disgruntled mem
bers of the House organized to earmark
$502, 900 900 of the appropriation, to be
used for flood relief, roads, dust relief,
p, w. A., etc. The administration lead
ers put the matter of over the last
week end and changed 4 recalcitrant
House majority into 4 mild and CO.
operative body One almost wonders
whether the President could not twist
the Senate round his finger, If 1t actually
came to 4 showdown on his couyt bill.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

Q. Why was he Lake of the Woods
area included within the northern boun-
Diary of the Unitel States?-E. M. F,
A. The inclusion of the Lake Of the
Woods projection, an area of nearly l24
square miles north of the 49th parallel.
inside the boundary 7f the United States.
resulted from the use of inaccurate maps
by the makers Of the treaties of 1888 and
1918.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

@. How lorS has the billiard table been
made in its pesent form9-W. r.
A. Robert GLOW. an English furniture
manufacturer and designer, produced the
present type billiard table in the eight
eenth century.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

@. Does Canada pay taxes and duty
to Great Britain?-J. B.
A. Canada pays no taxes to Great
Britain as a nation. When certain Ca
madam goods are shipped to England
they must pay a duty, although the duty
Is lower than that charged other coun-
tries.
Evening star., 1937-06-04

@. What kind of an animal does the
fur called nutria come from?-E. G.
A. The nutria or coypu is a large
aquatic rodent of South America 1t
has large, reddish incisor teeth. partially
webbed feet and long bare tail The
fur resembles beaver, but is not as thick
or durable.
Evening star., 1937-10-21

L113 11th ST. NW-Front k. room.
.unning water, S7s Also double room.