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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Liverwurst Law Suit May Be Only Baloney

husband ever took intoxicating liquors; in effect, whether Stiff ever got stiff. She said he never did but that, nevertheless, when the afore" said things began to happen she discovered that her love for him gradually was getting cooler"
 stiff's lawyer made much of the fact that someone gave Mrs. Stiff several pairs of pink pajanias and suggested that perhaps the donor was Douglas. Mrs. stiff tried to dis- pose of that line of testimony by saying, chin in air:
 rive worn silk nighties ever since I cafi retnemher.a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Patrick /. Corcordn ls
 Found Shot Dead Near His Minneapolis Home
Angel Face GearyOf Kidnap Trio Uncaught
Leader of OConnel Abductors May Be Holed-Up in Syracuse-Made Clever Getaway Where His
 Comrades Were Nailed Yesterday
Syracuse N Y, November IS. -

Syracuse, N. Y, November IS. - (UP) - Percy (Angel Face Geary last of the escaped OConne kid net of police stretched tightly around this city, Gearys pals, John oey and Harold (Redl Crowley who found nearby Jaesvile as simple getting out of paper bag" were under heavy guard in separate cells in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Brooklyn TaDer1,
 Keeper Victim Of Gang Last Night
400 Pound Safe of Anthony Venskunas of 6811 Alder Street Carried Off-Thieves Used Truck to
 Tear Away Front Entrance

Safe thieves who have been extremely active in this vicinity during the past few months struck again last night
 pound safe containing exactly $Ss1 including two large checks was taken from the tavern operated at 6S 2 Alder street by Anthony Venskunas of 65 Alder street The safe also cotaine dnsurance policies notes and other valuable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Expedition Searches
 For Lost World

Vast, mysterious desolate PieblOs--cliRf dwellings of a people long since disap- peared. But where? scien. list Bob Barry pondered this question, decided to find out. He headed Am ex- petition into the wilds Of the American southwest there to explore these aban- dOned ruins.
 But were they abaii. Aonedg YOu'll lind the aii- gwer in one of the straIigest Adventure stOries ever written, q new serial LOST KINGDOM. beginning on page II os tciayh DEMOC CRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov 1s--(UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the, current fiscal gear through Nov This Year Expenses Last YenP S2,ss1,S10,7372G .$2.e7s,436,i67os S2,i74 4,66i ,003S3 .e1,S47,e e4e,6640b s7O7,1V5.7ss.4s si,isS.7sS.Sosss
 Cash Balance S2,642,ol3.474.Os Si,6se, 1868, ,7BaSo
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26

ed. The ground floor space was
occupied by a crockery store and
one could not help but think what
a grand smash-up it would be if
the proprietors were not permitted
to go back for their dishes.
The Bowery pawnshops' bright
windows glitter with prisms of un-
redeemed pledges. Uncle Solomons
still wear skull caps and the three
gilt balls dangle bravely. Uptown
the paWnshops are in almost COM
plete disguise, niched in beetling
Gibraltars of concrete and steel and
labeled Investment" in small let
ters. On stormy nights bells tinkle
over Bowery doorWays to guide un-
steady feet to these temporary
havens for perhaps enough for "just
one more round" at least.
Every article in the pawn shop
window strikes a downward pang
The saddest 1 think I ever saw
was a child's white crutch. Once
in awhile a pad of cotton reveals
a glass eye or a gold crown that
has been torn from its mooring to
assuage great despair. All windows
are heavily barred and the outside
cases chained. Inside a stranger
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Other Editors Saw
XMAS FOR CHRISTMAS
(Hanford SentineD

Lemoore reader deplores the contraction Of
the good old word Christmas 10 the shorter but
generally accepted Xmas or Xmas. The use of
the contraction in the decorative holiday greet
ings which brighten this city meets with the
readers disapproval.
Perhaps others agree with that critic, who
concludes that the use of Xmas should be con-
fined to those who do not believe in the birth
of Christ or in His divinity.
Ecclesiastical and laymens circles several
years ago divided rather sharply into two camps
on the use or misuse of the short but expressive
term Apparently all said that could be
said on the subject and after both sides had
exhausted their oratory tempers got back to
normal and the small group that had accused
another small group Of being nom Christian or
anti-Christan withdrew the charge.
1t was generally agreed that the * in the
contraction stood for cross-the very symbol
of Christianity Therefore, the term Xmas can
be employed just reverently as if Christ's
name were linked to the compound word
Newspapers, as a rule stuck to the word
Christmas and insisted upon its use in every
story or headline dealing with the greatest hol
iday of Christendom. They receded gradually,
somewhat reluctantly. from the stand until TODAY
even the stcklers for form permit the of
the contraction What a boon TO the desk
men whose duty it is to fit Xmas heads to
Christmas stOrieSi
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Newspapers, New Deal
Andy Propaganda

In the newspapers recently there
have been numerous attacks on the news-
papers. 1t sounds queer, but it isn't.
The newspapers are merely doing their
job. If someone high in the official life
of the nation chooses to call the news
papers all sorts of names, that is news.
Ii iswhe job of the newspapers to print
news.
Somehow or other, however, it seems
to us that the best answer to the numer-
Gus attacks on the newspapers is the fact
that the papers have printed the attacks.
Listen to what Senator George W.
Norris said the other day:
'All this talk about the president
debating to congress is propaganda. The
great majority of the newspapers of the
country are not giving a fair or impair
ial view of the present situation because
they are opposed to the New Deal and
to New Deal legislation"
Most of the newspapers of the Unit
ed States printed stories about what
Sen. Norris said. Most of them quoted
those actual words. And they didn't
add their own thoughts to the news
story.
If the newspapers were actually at
tempting to be unfair, Sen. Norris words
would never have seen print in any news
paper. If the newspapers were guilty, If
they were ruthless and unfair in seek
ing selfish ends, they would most certain
ly not give their own columns to the dis
tribution of the hot-headed words of
disgruntled senator,
You will find many editorial pages
opposed to the New Deal, but you will
find few news pages = the most widely
read pages-that are not as fair as their
editors can make them. Truth, accuracy
and fairness are the Gods of any ethical
newspaper editor.
These newspapers cannot in report
ing facts, always give a rosy picture of
the New Deal. Nor can they always give
a dark picture. They do their best to
give the facts, and if the facts are
gloomy, or if they are bright, that is no
fault of the newspapers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
No Excuse Now
For PenniIess Mexicans

The Mexican government is offering TO
repatriate its own citizens and their
children, with especial attention to pen
niless and unemployed, at the expense of
the Mexican government. The offer leaves
no further excuse for those of Mexican
birth who seek places on relief rolls in
the United States, pleading that they are
unemployed and cannot return to the
land of their birth.
Mexico will furnish transportation
and food to Mexicans desiring to return
to Mexico Once there, it will furnish
them work of one kind or another.
If unemployed Mexicans now refuse
to return to Mexico, it is only because
they prefer unemployment and its bene-
fits in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Garry the Christmas
Idea Through the Year

The most universal holiday season
in the world is just about over. The
ideals of Christmas have given most OF
a weary world another rest from greed
and jealousy and bustling self-interest.
How grand it would be if, all year
round, we could carry with US the same
spirit that has made these last few days
so happy! How much better life would
be for all of u.s.
Our own lives would be richer and
happier if we practiced during every day
of the year the same consideration for
others that has marked our lives in re-
cent weeks.
Christmas, 1897, is becoming history
but let's keep its ideal alive until ma
other Christmas. #-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY DECEMBER g. 1887.
News Behind the News
= The Unemployed Army

WASHINGTON-Mor than 100000 persons
have lost their jobs since Labor Day and about
100000 have had their working hours-and
hence their purchasing poWer-curtailed
AT least 2,475000 persons who were at work
in August will be out of work by the third week
in January.
These secret estimates as to the effect of the
current business recession on unemployment
have been carefully worked out by some of the
governments foremost economists ana statls-
ticians.
Officially of course, it is stated that there's
no way of telling the amount OF new unemploy-
ment. Actually, there has been some real effort
to find out where the country stands and what
relief needs may amount to next winter and
spring.
Indications are that $4,000 persons have been
laid off by factories since the beginning OF Sep
tember about 275 600 in the construction indus
try and around 100000 in the transportation and
mining industries That adds up to l435,OOO and
if the figures approximately correct there
are other jobess in addition.
The estimated 100000 whose employment
has been cut down to two three or four days
week an important factor in the business
situation because the resultant decline in pur-
chasing power accentuates the present down
ward spiral
More layoffs are anticipated after Christmas
Many working IN the retail wholesale and
mail order trade will be released. Others now
working part-time in industry are expected TO
90 off payrols entirely. Some employers who
ayoffs will finally break the news And by the
middle of January its computed agricultural
Observation-Disclosures seasonal-will have reach
ed 100000
The previously cited estimate Of 2,4750Oo may
be conservative. Some government economists
believe that the number Of new unemployed will
reach 100000 by the mldole OF January.
The federal unemployment census directed
by John D Biggers was taken right in the middle
of the September-January period and consequent
" will reflect only partially the effect OF the
business slump
Accuracy OF this count will depend largely
on the care with which QUESTIONABLE replies
are checked as to whether they report actual
unemployment.
BY the first of the year. WPA rolls will be
carrying nearly 100000 persons and will reach
the peak limit which Administrator Harry Hop
kns saws is possible under the 1878 appropria-
ton of $500 100000, it row appears WPA
employment is now about 10 $4,000 and is in
creasing rapidly as $4,000 more persons begin
to be added to the rolls
Congressman returning from the holidays are
expected to increase the pressure already begun
by some of them for additional WPA appro-
priation. The oegree OF this pressure is likely
to be conditioned by the speed or lag with which
the increase in unemployment is reflected on
local relief rolls, and the extent to which unem-
ployment insurance systems in nearly half the
states serve to keep the new unemployed OF the
those rolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Famous Sayings -

A last, far-away echo of the
madness of World War days came
across the sea the other day in
the shape of a cablegram announc-
ing that Ernest LiSsauer had died
in Vienna.
Ernest Lissauer, in case you have
forgotten, is the man who wrote
the famous Hymn of Hate which
Germans used between 1914 and
1918 as a vehicle for their dislike
of England and the English.
His life is over now, and he
surely leaves as odd claim to the
remembrances of history as any
man could ask for.
For Lissauer was sorry he ever
wrote the Hymn. Even before the
war had ended, he had switched
away from a feeling of desperate
hatred to a hope that the enemies
might become reconciled. After the
war he devoted himself to the
cause of pacifism. When Hitler
came to power Lissauer moved to
Vienna so that he could go on
writing his anti-war plays without
interference.
In 1914, Iissauer was plump,
good-natured man with rising
reputation as a poet. He had never
been in England, had never seen
an Englishman, knew nothing
about the country; but one day, a
month or so after the war broke
out, he was sitting with group of
journalists in a Hamburg cafe
when news came that England had
held up an American ship which
was bringing hospital supplies to
| Germany.
This touched some spring in the
| poets breast. His indignation over
flowed he grabbed pencil and
paper and III short time the
Hymn of Hate" was written. One
! of the journalists took it with him
presently it got published, and be-
fore long it had swept all OF Ger
many.
The kaiser decorated Lissauel
with the Order OF the Red Eagle
fourth class. Newspapers in all the
Central Powers reprinted the poem
1t appeared in America. The Eng
lish themselves reprinted it, made
fun of it, and used it to bolster
their own warborn hatred Of thu
Germans. All in all, it was a per
feet symbol of the madness of th'
universal war spirit.
Lissauer, meanwhile, was havln'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Bruce Carton Says:
- Blind War Hatreds Shame All Peoples

his second thought. In less than
year he was joinging in a cam
paign against including the poem
in books for children. BY 1913 he
was actively working for recon-
ciliation with England. After the
war ended he worked heart and
soul for pacifsm. But he never
could catch up with himself; as
long as his name is remembered, it
will be remembered as the name
of a man who burst out with ter
rible cry of hatred.
Is it stretching things too much
to suggest that what happened TO
Lissauer was only what happened
to all of us, in lesser degree, during
the wars madness? Like him, we
gave way to hatred; hating the
frightful things that happen in
wartime, we hated certain peoples
and not war itself. =.
Afterward, like Lissauer, We
realized that our hatred had been
mad. fantastic-and we got over it
and felt ashamed OF it. The trag-
edy was that we came to our senses
too late.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
FOUR SENT TO
HOSPITALS BY
AUTO INJURIES

Two traffic accidents marred the
day before Christmas in Imperial
Valley by sending four persons to
hospitals for treatment of injuries.
Herbert Snyder, 80, address un-
determined, was taken to the coun-
ty hospital for treatment OF a
compound fracture of the leg suf-
fered when he was struck by an
automobile on highway SO two
miles north of the Kane Springs
cutoff early Thursday night.
He stopped to help two women
repair a flat tire on their automo-
bile, highway patrolmen said. A
car driven by George D. Burkhard,
So, Los Angeles, struck the car De
longing to Mrs. Myrta Lucchose,
55, of San Antonio, Tex, and
crashed into Snyder. Bob Good
win, %, Yuma, in Burkhard's car,
suffered slight injuries. Burkhard
said the light of the parked cars
confused him.
Three men were injured when
the brakes locked and car skidded
on tn wet pavement near Imperial
Thursday night. Boske Radich, 81,
Los Angeles, was most seriously in
jured in a head-on collision be-
tween a car in which he was rid
ing and a grain loaded truck. Louie
Crede, 45, and Bob Kristi, 40, both
of Los Angeles, also were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION To
ENGAGE IN THE SALE
OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES

December 20, 1897
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the above date, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, de-
scribed as follows:
South Side Highway 80,
Imperial County
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license Cor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
On Sale Beer
Anyone desiring to protest the is
suance of such license (s) may file
verified protest with the State
Board Of Equalization at Sacrament
to, California, stating grounds for
denial as provided by law.
OTIS TIPPS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
You re Telling Ne ~
BY WILLIAM RIFT
The All-American Shopper

MRS. JOE DOAKS of Sauer-a
kraut Center is the unanimousa
choice Of this column for the 1887
All-American Christmas shopper.
In the parlance of sport writers
she has everything.
Nine. Doaks flashed brilliance
in the very first struggle OF the
seeason when she plunged through
strong siX-Woman line as the
closing bell rang and nailed her
clerk as she was putting on her
hat to 90 home.
Seasoned floor walkers began to
realize they were witnessing the
dawn of a new department store
star when on the following Sat
urday. Mamma Doaks zig-zagged
all the way from Dress Goods to
Jewelry through cluttered aisles at
top speed, without dropping q
bundle.
However, Doaksie's kicking abili-
ty was in doubt until last week,
when she barked 30 shins (none
her OWN in a sustained drive for
the free cosmetics samples counter.
That La Doaks is one of the
sreatest triple-threat Christmas
shoppers of all time is proven by
her ability to shove, elbow and
reach at the same time. She has
speed and stamina and loves the
game.
Thanks, said Mrs. D. when
notified by this column she had
made Shoppers A-A team, But,
boy you haven't seen anything
vet! Wait" you watch me in action
in the Rose Bowl event OF Xmas
shopping-the Christi a Eve
crlshi'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26

is Immediately suspected. From be-
hind a rear partition in some places
he is under surveillance-and a
gun is handy. Several BoWery
pawn brokers have been forced to
quit because of continued hold-ups.
At the windows of the one-flight
up lodging houSes-20 and 80 cents
a night and sometimes bearing such
names as The Ritz, The Savoy and
The Majestic-there are rows of
expressionless faces. Mostly men
past middle years, but now and
then is the accent of youth, be-
wildered but not entirely beaten.
No conversation seems to be ex-
changed The clerks are silver
haired, too, men who understand
and pity but have lost capacity to
smile. They stay up late in the
lodging houses, fearful Of being
alone with thoughts, despite they
must be up and out at 6 am. to
make way for day SleeperS.
Out of the muck, like lilies IN
the bog, the BoWery has many sur
prising upshoots. The finest, old
fashioned drug store in town Is
there. A palatial, dark-oaked apo
thecary with white e-haired clerks
of the old school. No patented
remedies are on the shelves. In
stead, uniform rows of bottles with
queer Latin inscriptions. Then the
opulent windows of the electrical
fixture stores. All dazzling with
lit lamps. Also a book shop speci-
alizing in rare editions to delight
the biblioghile.
The fly-blown sand-carpeted eat
ing places with pine-topped tables
satisfy the Bowery hunger. Fresco-
ed menus on the window herald:
boiled porkchops with soup anc
coffee 20 cents: Beans and Yankee
pot roast IS cents; Fried meat balls
10 cents and Oxtail soup 1.-TWO help
ings) 5 cents. The walters have
stubbly pompadours and take nc
back talk. The ventilation is poor
and the air is fetid with fumes oi
alcohol, pipe smoke and cooking
UnappetiZing, but the BoWery must
eat.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26


mer. Always they are harsh, strid-
ent. But the BoWery ear is cal
lousei and it sleeps profoundly.
Sometimes from benumbing booze
but more often the dead slumber
of exhaustion.
Now and then someone is lost in
a fog of "Bowery smoke weaving
like punch drunk fighter, sprawl
ed senseless in a doorway or sitting
on a curb in a seizure of violent
retching. The BoWery does not
turn its head. It's as much Of the
street scene as a secondhand store
or crossing cop.
Barber shops are the BoWery's
chief touch of gaudiness. Many are
barber colleges, shave 5 and hair
cut 10 cents. but the majority are
the 10 and 20 cent places featuring
leecheS and the vacuum cup for the
moused eye. The after midnight
black eye trade is considerable and,
of course, colorful.
Near a Bleecker street corner a
building had been roped off. A
handsome young policeman-they
are all young and handsome on the
BoWery-explained that the old two
storied building had suddenly sag
ged and was immediately condemn
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26

ness. Frozen in
Tor the winter, it
has little side
walk life. Shop
keepers do not tilt
in doorway chairs
or wives lean out
upstairs windows,
Overhead t h e
high spun elevat-
ed thunderS an
inceSsant click
ETY. clack a n d
whine. Never dc
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
One Minute rest Answers
The bIrth Of Jesus Chrlst.

J. The bIrth OF jesus ChrIsJ.
g. The Conservatives have the
largest number Of seats, by a great
majority Their chief opposition
are the Laborites
3. The memorial is at Kitty
Hawk, N. c.. and ii commentaries
the PIONEER airplane flight of the
Wright brothers at that place in
1903.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Barbs -

The fond mother who wouldn't
let Johnny go out for football is
now showing him how to break
through tackle in the Christmas
basement bargaining.
Soviet explorers have drifted $50
miles, from their original post at
the North Pole. Evidently they had
orders not to let any grass grow
under their feet.
Streamline trains are SO nearly
perfect the pulp reader can almost
hear the clear, ringing shot in the
midnight express murder.
ii Duce having deserted the
Family of Nations will have more
time now to devote to his nation Of
families
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Horoscope for Sunday

Persons whose birthday occurs
tomorrow may be known as kind
ly critics. Their faith in human
nature gives them strength to
stand temporary disappointing de-
valOpments.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Thouohts for the Day -

Now Elisha fallen sick Of his sickness whereof
he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down
unto him, and wept his face and said, O. my
father my father. my father. the chariot Of Israel
and the horsemen thereof-I Kings 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Today's Horoscope

Many persons whose birthday
occurs today are deeply spiritual
Those who enter the profession Of
ministry usually win marked sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
New York Day by Day by O. O. Mcintyre
|, Dec 25.-I wandered 4

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-I wandered
northward from Brooklyn Bridge
a few days before Christmas through
lie Rnuerv's ding dong and dingi-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Words of Wisdom

The moral and religious system
which Jesus Christ has transmit
ted to US is the best the world has
ever seen.-Franklin
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
Hints on Etiquette

II a person has been Invited to
holiday party, it is quite correct
for him to request invitations for
any house guests he may have.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

/. What event does Christmas
commemorate?
2. What two parties have the
preponderant number of seats in
the British parliament?
3. Where is the Wright memo
rial and what does it commemo-
rate?