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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

w. Frank Persons, director of the
u S. Employment Service, born al
Brandon, Iowa, 81 years ago.
Frederick March of Berkeley Hills
CAL, screen star, born at Racine, Wis.
40 years ago.
DR.. George Sarton, Harvard's noted
historian of science, born in Belgium
50 years ago.
Herman Oliphant, general counsel
to the Treasury Dept, born at Forest
Ind, SO years ago.
Charlotte, H. Brown of Smithtown
n. Y, illustrator, born at Newark, N
j., "a years ago.
John c. Martin of Philadelphia
newspaper publisher, born at Hagers-
town, Md. SIS years wago.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. born
81 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
By FIXED H. MAY

1. Who was the founder of the Uni
versity of the South?
2. When did Raleigh buy her first
fire engine?
3. Why was Governor burlington
removed by the Lords Proprietors?
4. What requirement must an in
dependent candidate meet to get his
name on the ticket?
s. How long after the civil war be-
fore North Carolina Congressman and
Senators were seated?
g. What was the act of Liberty OF
Conscience?'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31
ONCE UPON AUGUST S1ST

ONCE UPON AUGUST S1ST
John Bunyan died 249 years ago to-
day, aged 60, leaving few books as
his sole worldly possessions. One OF
them was enough to make him an i'm
mortal, for it was Pilgrims Progress.
When he wrote this literary classic,
he knew nothing of literaure. He was
Baptist preacher, and reading for
pleasure was sinful in his day. Jail
ed when the Church of England fore
ed the government to place a ban
upon ;dissenters, Bunyan began to
write story to pass away the time.
The time he had to pass away was IL
years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31

In Italy a childless woman is re-
garded as a strange and rather super
fluous creature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

l. The Bible does not state her name
2. Thirteen.
3. Winnebago Lake
I. Excelsior"
). Charles Dickens.
). Helena.
T. No.
g. Greenfield, Mich.
g. The upper arm.
lO. Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31


How different the bequest of John
Camden Neild, who died S5 vars ago
today in England. For half a CEN
tury he boarded a million dollar in
heritance, existed miserly, sleeping on
the floor, wearing rags, subsisting on
scraps. His will left his fortune of
81. .25O,OO0 to Queen Victoria, who had
never heard of him.
Victoria used it to construct Bal
moral Castle, now the Scottish royal
residence of British kings.
Neild was dwelling in misery with
has wealth around him, when Herman
Won Helmholz was born in Germany
a lineal descendant of William Penn
116 years ago today. Pinned to his
bed in his youth by frail health, his
parents directed his interest into
mathematics to divert his mind. He
became one of the worlds greatest
mathematicians, physicists and physio-
logists.
One Helmholz invention was the
opthalmoscope, an instrucent of incal-
culable value to medical science. He
got the idea while demonstrating to a
class the nature of the glow of reflect
ed light seen in the eyes of cats.
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY
20 Years Ago Today-Army chief OF
engineers issued first call for a corps
of ingenious young men who are
looking for special entertainment in
the way of fooling the Germans" and
here was no catch to it. He wanted
artists who could be camoufleurs and
devise means of making ships, forts
guns, planes. trenches, etc., less con
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-31
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
News Behind the News
Behind panay Headlines

WESTINGHOUSE the administrations
decision to get tough with Japan over the
sinking of the U. s gunboat Panay, is triple
hope that Japan can be made to eat humble
pie that Great Britain and France can be in
spired or shamed into firmer attitude toward
warlke Fascist nations, and that rampant Ameri-
can pacifism can be set back on its heels.
Practically everyone in the White House and
the State Department believes that the Panay
attack was deliberately planned as part of an
effort to destroy American prestige in the Orient,
to prove that the United States wouldn' hit back,
and to drive Americans as well as other foreign
erS out of China.
Again in order to appreciate the atmosphere
here ii is necessary to recall RooseveltS Chicago
warning that if Germany Japan and Italy Che
did not name them continued their warlike
sweeps the western hemisphere could not es-
cape war.
The Presidents Chicago speech, threatening
quarantine" was in part an experimental bluff
designed to scare Japan. OF course it didn't
work. But it also a trial balloon which
would have been followed by some relatively
firm action aimed at discouraging japanese in
yasion had it not been for two factors
1-Anti-war psychology of the American peo-
pie, which caused the speech to be received with
apathy rather than enthusiasm.
2-Unwillingness of England and France to
rise to the occasion by joining this country
in as strong position as Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Hull were willing to take.
undecared war on China. and in publicly frown-
ing on the proposed Ludlow amendment which
would require that wars other than in defense
of American territory be declared only by popu-
lar referendum. the administration has demon
strated its sour attitude toward a rising tide OF
pacifism, accompanied by efforts to the execu-
tive hands in the game of international politics.
Although Roosevelt isn't in a belligerent mood
and it is confdentially believed that the Japa
nese have been frightened by an unexpected
American display of anger, the President is big
navy" man who favors preparedness.
Although present policy is to obtain every pos
Sible guarantee for American lives and property
in China, and to go far as possible toward
humiliating Japan without risking war, the
Panay incident is not expected to be the last
involving the two countries. japanese salmon
fishing activities off Alaska, for instance, may
soon bring a cause for firm protest.
Dispatch of the American fleet to the Phil
ippines has been seriously considered and may
yet come to pass.
Naval and military strategistS favor estab-
ishment of a big aviation base at Dutch Harbor
in the Aleutian Islands, whence bombing planes
could reach Japan in three hours. This measure
is in the secret conversational stage Although
referred to a measure of defense, its con-
summation probably would lead to war
You won't hear it mentioned aloud as long
public opinion remains as peaceful as it is now.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
By o. O. Mcintyre

"IrregardleSS." And even the nett
culous Lucius Beebe spoke of some
thing as "misfortunate." Brisbane
on several occasions used preposi-
tions instead of pronouns. One of
my friendly but severe critics is a
linotyper on-as one might expect
"a Boston paper. He takes me to
task when my English tatters
around the edge.
Recently he put me in the corner
with a Ounce cap for saying: He
came (at about 3 o'clock" Natur-
ally it is one or the other. And
he reddened my outstanding ears
with the truthful charge that
often preceded my past participles
with too" instead of too much.
Viz: HE was too (much exhausted
to speak" SO feeling guiltily no
account, I pirooted through high
brow magazine article and found
among other things: "The river on
whose banks''-instead of the cor
rect ION the banks of which" Also
this: "Harvard's history" Instead
of the history Of Harvard" In
fact there were SO many derelic-
tionS, even to the untutored eye,
that | felt better. After all, there
are four stark grammatical lapses
in Shakespeare's "As You Like It
and furthermore there is too much
grammar in the world anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Auction Philosophy
BY ID. l.. ZINN

Folks, no doubt what will go
down as the greatest bust of the
year 1887 in this country was the
special session of congress known
as the goose egg session" And it
looks like the greatest piece of
diplomacy for 1887 was the settling
of the sinking of the Panay by the
Japanese.
Imperial Valley has a lot of things
to be thankful for. We are thank
full the irrigation tax was no larger,
thankful for the work done on
the canal thankful that our elec-
trio problems were solved SO we
could get the two loans thankful
for the fact that we have plenty
OF water stored for years to come,
and especially thankful for this
wonderful fall and winter weather,
the best in the history of the val
ley. If the world knew about this
wonderful fall and winter climate
this would be land of dude
ranches. Maybe we should be
thankful they don't know about
our wonderful weather.
Folks, we wish you a happy and
prosperous New Year with fewer
accidents and fewer operations. I'll
be seem you.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Other Editors Say
DID THE SPONSORS THINK MAE WOULD
GIVE THEM A TALK FOR A CHURCH TEA?


1t took the closing days of 1887 to produce
what is undoubtedly the champion alib of the
year, the explanation by the sponsors of Mae
Vests radio program that it not what she
said but the way she said it. which gave public
offense.
Macs Adam and Eve broadcast has stirred
up quite a fuss. First, indignant fans wrote in
to protest that the performance violated good
taste and decency, demanding something be
done about it. II all the letters had gone to
the radio stations probably little would have
been heard of it, but many of them were direct
ed TO the federal communications commission
which has demanded that the National Broad
casting company produce the text of the broad
cast and a list of participating stations. On top
of that some congressman are taking hand
in the situation by demanding a general can
collation. of licenses.
But the point that suppressed US especially
was the super-naiYe explanation Of the defense
the text was all right but that the inflec-
ton of Macs voice made it all wrong. 1t is
to be wondered just what they expected when
they hired her to give a radio program. Mae
Vests reputation was achieved not alone by
her curves but by a knack of making every
word she utters seem sexy and suggestive. She
could read the dictionary and make it sound
Rabelaisan from beginning to end. 1t may
be her sponsors expected her to cast a Sunday
school atmosphere around the story of Adam
and Eve, but that theory strains the imagina-
ton They invited Mae TO take the air and they
got just what they asked for.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
The Rose Bowl
Changes Color

Ii is really commendable that the gen.
tlemen managing the Rose Bowl football
game should be so soicitous about the
alumni of California it is quite nice that
they should be able to sell all of ther
tickets right off the bat that way; and
it is worthy of praise that they are at
tempting to bring southern California
so much publicity through the game
but somehow we cannot get over the idea
that the public is being played for a
sucker again.
If you're Berkeley graduate, it's
cinch to get your tickets to the Rose
Bowl. 1t doesn't make any difference
who else you are, if you aren't a Berke-
ley graduate, you'll pay enough for the
tickets to finance Japan's invasion of
China. You'll pay it because lot of
people who didn't want tickets in the
first place bought them anyhow and
now they've added about 800 per cent
interest TO their investment and want to
unload.
The California graduates are nice peo-
pie, most of them. They should be able
to see the game if they want to. But so
should few others who didn't graduate
from California-and they shouldn't be
placed at the mercy of ticket scalpers.
1t is too late to do anything about <
this year-except stay home rather than
turn over the bank roll to ticket sharp.
1t isn't too late to determine that, next
year, the only alumni who buy tickets
shall be those who want to use them
to attend the game, not as venture in
high finance.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
The Very Real Danger
From Monopoly

There are lot Of offs" about the fed
eraI governments latest campaign, that
directed at breaking up monopolies.
Nobody can be blind to the dangers
that accompany monopoly. The prin-
cipal danger-in fact, the thing toward
which undesirable monopoly heads-is
price fixing that bleeds the public for
the sake of private profit. Therefore,
the sake of private profit. Therefore,
the anti-monopoly drive will be wei
come IF:
l. 1t does away with price fixing at
a high level.
g 1t does not give government dicta-
torial powers over all business.
8. 1t is not conducted in such way
it reacts against all business, good and
bad
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Famous Sayings -

The proofreaeder is noble per-
son with whom, unfortunately
people who have nothing 10 do
with writing and printing never
get acquainted.
In ordinary newspaper offices, a
proofreader is a preternaturally
wise, scholarly individual who oc-
cupies a little cubyhole and de-
votes himself to the melancholy
task of ferreting our errors OF
grammar, spelling, fact, punctua-
ton or typography in the works OF
the hired hands.
The brash young gentlemen of
the press have way of speaking
OF him as the comma hound. AS
creative souls, they get irritable
when their mistakes in the matter
of names, addresses and historical
facts are called to their attention.;
but at bottom hey know that the
proofreader saves them from look
ing ridiculous, full many a time
and oft.
All of which is by way OF lnCfo-
duction to the fact that Uncle Sam
has set of proofreaders on his
payroll. They go over the matter
which is printed in the Congress
sional Record-can one imagine a
more soul-killing task?-and the
most recent complaint about them
centers about the fact that they dc
their job too well.
Congressman Maury Maverick OF
Texas makes the complaint. In a
letter to the Government Printing
Office, he protests that the federal
comma hounds make congressman
look wiser and more learned than
they really are. He ought to know
for he admits that they recently
performed that favor for him.
Speaking from the floor of the
house, Mr.. Maverick referred the
other day to David and his coat
of many colorS-an error which
if spread on the records, would
have branded him forever either
as a man with a poor memory OF
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Something Else
To Worry About

A large number of American people
who are apparently sane are actually
insane, or at least show tendency to
insanity, two learned University of Gin
cinnati scientists told the American As
sociation for the Advancement of Science
the other day.
Science is a wonderful thing, but some
times it takes long time to learn what
most of US knew all along.
The scientists reached their startling
conclusion after examining the inmates
of an institution, and then applying the
same examination to an equal number
of college students. Almost anybody
could have told them what the result
would be- There's one difference. They
could turn the inmates of the institu
tion out, and after a while, they would
still be insane. The collegians will get
over it after a while.
Edgar Wallace, the novelist, expressed
it so much better than the scientists do
when he had the old Quaker in one of
his books, during a visit to Africa, re-
mark to his wife,
"Al the worlds bit queer but thee
and me-and sometimes | think that
even thee is bit queer"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

them was Wnen u. U. Mcintyre
the feui between Alexander Wooll-
colt and George Jean Nathan gey-.
sered into Nathan's philippe in the
old Smart Set. entitled THE Seid-
letz Powder of Times Square"
The critics have many unWritten
laws in their credo to which they
rigidly adhere. For instance they,
as a courtesy to the management,
take their seats at least five min
utes before curtain time. It's also
a custom not to applaud, no matter
their enthusiasm.
And never, never are they sup
posed to laugh. But Robert Bench
ley frequently cracks that one with
a guffaW that shakes the rafterS.
The critics do not always wear eve
ming clothe-save on auspicious oc-
caSions such as a Katharine Cornell
or a Lunt and Fontanne opening.
Critic John Anderson usually at
tends a premiere with his wife, an
accomplished art critic. Richard
w aus SqulreS MS uogILS lHotiieI {,
festooned with a spray of orchids.
Nathan varies his companions. but
mostly she is Lillian Gish, looking
extremely gishish and aloof. Brooks
Atkinson, of the Times and John
Mason Brown, of the Post, also
escort their wives. The morning
paper critics dart out about Is
minutes before the last curtain to
beat the deadline, but the after
noon critics stay until the end-if
they can bear it.
George Jean Nathan is the most
obviously contemplate of shoddy
showmanship of the guild. If the
first act doesn't show promise, his
two aisle seats are vacant the rest
of the play. Consequently he has
walked out on some turkeys this
season. The Rialto has hung up
the shortest runs on record. Tallu-
lah Bankhead's four-day headache,
for instance. Two closed after the
first night and any number did not
last out their week Nearly all
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
LABOR CAMP
FORMS OWN
JR. POLICE

BRAWLEY, Dec. 29.-The federal
labor camp here rapidly is becom-
ing a city within a city with its
own junior police corps, its boys
and girls clubs, and its own social
and religious organizations, Man
ager Charles Barry said Tuesday.
Ninety-eight families, totaling
404 persons, live at the 100000
camp for rental of 10 cents a day.
Some of the residents are picking
peas, some working in the lettuce
fields, while others are working
on the ranches, Barry explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Bruce Cation Says:
= Congressional Right to Look Ridiculous

as a distressingly inept stuueht oi
the Bible. But the proofreeaders
saved him; when the speech got
printed it spoke of Joseph, not oil
David.
A little before that, continues
Mr. Maverick. a congressman spoke
of Lieutenant Hobsons feat OF
sinking the Merrimac in Mania
Bay-an error of fact to the ex-
tent of some 10000 miles. But the
nroofreaders came to the rescue,
and in the Congressional Record
the Merrimac was sunk where IL
belonged. in Santiago Bay
This sort of thing, says Mr. Ma
yerick. is common. congressman
are saved daily from all manner
of ridiculous errors by these G-men
of the proof press. The Texan says
he once knew a congressman Wnose
grammar was exceptionally, ludi-
crously bad: but in the Record he
always sounded like a college pro-
fessor, so alert and canny were the
proofreaderS.
Which seems to us to be too bad.
Our vaunted freedom ought to in
clude the liberty of a congressman
to make a spectacle OF hlmsell
whenever nature so moves nm.
There never has been any tradition
that our congressman were mode
of erudition and classical English
the tradition, indeed, goes the
other way. Consult, for instance.
the legendary Change the Name
of Arkansas?" speech).
Proofreaders are all right in their
place but the Congressional Re
cord isn't it. can't we read our
congressional speeches in all their
glowing, pristine, unretouched in
accuracy?
VnJT haven't rpad ALL the NEWS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

legitimate offerings these Gays put
up the closing notice with the OPEN
ing, to take advantage of the Equity
ruling regarding salaries for week
after suspension.
A mammoth New York establish
ment contemplates the purchase of
an entire block adjoining, which
will be razed and used exclusively
for free parking for customers. 1t
is the idea of a Pittsburgh depart
ment store and was highly success
full.
Some of the editors are thinking
of resorting to blasting to get
Frank Sullivan, the humorist, out
of Saratoga Springs. He went to
his home town early this Spring
for a week or so rest and has re-
NAMED on and on, finally closing
his New York apartment. Incl
dentally. the records show that more
than go per cent of the established
writer's living in New York 10 years
ago have moved elsewhere.
I have been told that one of the
sport writers on a tabloid was yank-
ed before his chief the other day
for starting off an article with
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
faetoqraphs

On Jan. /, 1888, there was only
one non-profit, free-choice hospital
service in the United States. To-
LAY there are at least 81 such
plans with a toal enrolment of
more than 100000 persons. ac-
cording to an insurance company
survey.
Minerals valued at 1922 ,222, 900
have been produced in Alaska
since 1880, u S. department of in
terror statistics show The terri
tory was purchased from Russia in
1867 for the sum of $7,200,000
The worlds longest range photo
graph is a view of Mount Shasta,
taken at a distance of 331 miles
from high elevation. 1t was made
by the u S. army air corps.
Oliver Goldsmith is considered
the only English writer to excel in
three branches of literature-novel
writing. play writing and poetry.
U. s. labor unions sponsor adult
education classes in which more
than 100000 trades unionists are
enrolled.
Eighty bronze statues of distinct
racial types are contained in the
Hall of Man" at Field museum
Chicago.
julius Caesar claimed TO know
the first name OF every soldier In
his legion,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
You re Telling Me -
BY WILLIAM RITZ

SANTA CLAUS reported this
years gift delivery trip the most
tiring he had ever experienced. He
said he had an awful time trying
to catch up with all those trailers
speeding south.
Courage sometimes wins an i'll
reward. The reason some men
can't appreciate their wives good
cooking is because they ruined
their stomachs when the little
ladies were learning how,
The man at the next desk says
H. !ot of girls do not care what
a mans past is if his Christmas
present was nice enough.
A little late, Zadok Dumbkopf
comes with the suggestion stores
should sell customers duplicate toy
trains. One for Junior to play with
and one for papa to break.
One of the Yuletide mysteries of
radio broadcasting is why so many
hi-de-ho orchestras, after hot
chaing all year. think they are
also very good at Christmas songs
Because he received four boxes OF
perfectos pap's intended New
Years resolution, as usual, has
gone up in smoke.
Turkish women, we read, wear
stockings made of the rubber inner
tubes of auto tires. Don't envy
them, girls, because while they may
not fear runners they are probably
scared to death of a blow out.
CantaloupeS are named after ar
! italian town near Rome.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Barbs -

Dora understands about political
football now. For every buck on
the line the government wants a
quarter back.
About now any Dad is consider
ing hanging up that birthday neck
tie so he can wear his Christmas
present.
I'VE are only friends" says a
Swedish movie star of a reported
romance with a symphony conduc-
tor Yes, and Japan told China it
was a campaign for peace.
Those dieting actresses who look
50 IongingIy at the pastry store
displays have been weighed i'm the
balance and found wanting.
Maybe Europe's trouble is diet
Czechosoyakia sandWiched between
Austria and Germany is much too
big bite for any warmaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

Spire the aXioma
tic contempt. Dur.
ing the season
they are thrown
in close proximity
many nights. not
only in the thea
tire but for palav-
er between acts.
They disagree
often over ver-
diets in print, but
the only notable
explosion amonG
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
The Grab Bag
One Minute Test

I Who IS chairman Of the y. S
senate civil liberties committee?
2. Name the capital Of Poland.
g. Who wrote "Thanatopsis"?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Today's Horoscope

Most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today are exceptionally
candid. They are seldom suspected
because they are their own worst
critics.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Words of Wisdom

Mems evil manners live in brass
their virtues we write in water
Shakespeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
New York Day by Day

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Not many
writing groups get along so swim
mingly as the dramatic critics. In
timacv in their case does not in
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Hins on Etiquette

Gestures in speech are not OBJ
jectionable if they are simple and
ratural
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
One-Minute Test ANSWERS

!. Senator Robert w LaFolette,
jr., Wisconsin Progressive.
2. Warsaw.
g. William Cullen Bryant,