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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Other Editors Say
WE CAN TAKE 1T
Santa Ana Regisferl

Perhaps there were no remarks at all of dero-
gatory character concerning the pail of smoke
that descended upon Santa Ana after orange
growers were forced to operate smudge pots
through recent nights.
Then on the other hand there may have
been. So, for the benefit of those who are
bit critical of the little bit of inconvenience
caused by smudge- smoke, let us emphasize the
reason Tne Register thinks we can take it-or'
at least, that We should be able to take it
Columns of this newspaper carried story
the other day to the effect that Orange county
produces one-sixth of all oranges produced in
the United States.
We believe this is something everyone should
stop and think about, before becoming too rabid
about incidentals such as muggy atmosphere.
The story went on TO record that Orange county's
orange production equals half the total orange
production of the entire state Of Florida!
And adds: That's why growers watch the
thermometers and the. market quotations so
sharply these days-and nights And why not?
We think these are just a few Of the many good
reasons why we can take it-or should be able!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Bruce Cation Says:>>
World Cannot Endure Modern Wars Horror

When the Postoffice Department
in its wisdom issued stamps COM
memorating the trans Georgia
march of Gen. william T. Sherman
and his merry men, it seems to have
started something.
The campaign of 1864 Is being
fought all over again. Divers south
ern legislatures have protested in
terms that would make the doughty
old general revolve vigorously in
his grave, if he could only hear
them. Now it is reported that in
Georgia, at least, sale of the stamps
will be boycotted by an indignant
citizenry.
Remembering some of the things
that happened on that wild march
to the sea, it is hard for an out
lander to blame the Georgians very
much. General Sherman's way of
making war was terrible, but it was
because war itself had grown ter
rible.
1t is rather important for us to
realize this. Not because it makes
much difference what we think OF
General Sherman, but because it
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
IMPERIAL COUNTY
NOW T. Be FREE

Officially, Imperial county will be-
come tuberculosis free dairying area
March /. The bare statement is moth
ing to inspire emotion. The subject is
hardly one to arouse mass rejoicing.
The city dweller, especially, is likely
almost to stifle a yawn and pass over
the news lightly
Yet behind that official recognition is
a story filled with drama, packed with
potential results and vital to every resi-
dent of the county whose welfare de-
pends on the welfare of his community.
On March l will be climaxed cam
paign that has waged SO tirelessly for
SO many years that it has become al
most commonplace Its leaders are al
most unknown as such, yet they may
never head another movement OF such
Importance.
Dairying, of all industries here, IS
perhaps the most important. Certainly
It is the most dependable. On the pros
perity of dairying depends the prosper
itv of large section of Imperial coun-
tvs population, and the prosperity OF
dairving will be boosted considerably by
the county's new status.
New markets may now be opened up
old ones broadened, and new PERSONAL
ties attracted to he dairying business
in this county No health department
can now bar milk from this county on
the grounds that it may be from dlseas-
ed herds. A.,
The county should pay honor to the
men responsible for its tuberculosis Tree
status.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
SOME MORE
CRACKPOT LEGISLATION

There is pending before the Cailfor-
MIA state legislature a bill to pfohlolt
the fingerprinting by law enforcement
officers of any persons accused or con-
yicted of misdemeanors or any crimes
other than felonies. 1t is Dill that, II
il becomes a law, will hinder the law.
It is a piece of crackpot legislation, pos
sibly inspired by Humanitarian motive
but which most certainly would have the
result of deterring protection OF society.
Fingerprinting is one OF the most
widely used methods of identifying crim-
inals Such identification would be MADE
almost impossible by enactment OF the
proposed legislation One example VIII
suffice to show the folly Of such pro-
posed prohibition.
Suppose a criminal OF the most Dan
gerous type had committed a murder III
San Francisco, leaving at the scene OF
his crime just one fingerprint. That
fingerprint would identify him through
the criminal bureau of Sacramento, pro-
v;ded he had ever served time IN any
neritentiary. or had ever been finger
printed by any police or sheriff's bu,
reau Then. suppose he were arrested
!, ri Centro for vagrancy, mlsdemea-
40, If he could be fingerprinted, ne
would be identified as the murderer.
rf the law prohibited fingerprinting
h,,,, ha might go free after five-day
iail term. Such law is that proposeo
before the state legislature.
If the Legislators have the public wei
fare Il hart, they will defeat the pro
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
A QUESTION SOMEONE
SHOULD ANSWER

Here is job for the chamber of COM
merce, the city council, or any other
agency which is vitality interested in the
welfare and future of El Centre.
There is a sad shortage of rental
homes in the city. Anyone who has tried
to rent house knows this. One builder
putting up a new house, received call
after call from prospective renters be-
fore the house was half built. He had
to turn them down because the house
had been rented BEFORE IT WAS
STARTED.
Someone would be doing the commu-
nifty vital service by finding out why
there are not more homes for rent here
There may be any number of reasons
but they must be known before they can
be overcome. Is it taxes? Is it the high
cost of construction? Is it the difficulty
of obtaining materials or financing?
1t cannot be lack of confidence. for
Ell Centros future, along with the fu-
ture of all Imperial Valley, is hardly
open to question.
Anyone finding the answer to the
housing shortage question will pave the
way for correction of any existing evils,
and correction must come.
1t is hard to imagine that builders
are so lacking in foresight that they do
not want to put up new houses, yet
that is a possibility. 1t is possible that
fear of vacancies in summer months
deters many who otherwise would build
rental houses, yet such fear can be
overcome by lease provisions.
There are many factors which might
enter into the question. All should be
sifted to the bottom, and true reason
arrived at. When that is done, Ell Gen.
tro will be on the way to overcoming
one of its most serious drawbacks
1t is not as if new construction were
not needed Ell Centre has outgrown
its present quarters, is still growing,
and will continue to grow. We need
more homes. We should find out why the
need is not being filled more rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

makes great deal of difference
what we think of war.
For a good many generations war
was conducted under what Won
might call tournament rules. Armies
met and battled under an elaborate
and formal code, as carefully docu-
mented as the rules for football
game. Except that they frequent
ly had to tramp across somebQse
carrot patch, they scrupulously @Me
civilians out of it.
The novelist Ford MADDOX Ford
recently cited quaint illustration.
Some three or four centuries ago,
when England and France were at
war, the French sent a protest to
the English about the way certain
British artillerist was performing.
Instead of firing ordinary cannon
balls, he was loading his guns with
broken bottles, hunks of chain. and
spare parts from the armorers
shops. These inflicted grotesque
and painful wounds, and it was all
pretty unfair.
So the English high command
promptly court -martialed the ar
dent artillerist on charges of play
ing the noble game of war in an
unSpOrtSmanlike manner.
That was what war used to be;
4 formalized conflict between -
fessional fighters that left ordiks y
folk pretty much undisturbed.
Within the last century OF so, all
that changed. Wars became con-
tests between nations rather than
between armies. 1t was discovered
that you could win war by tor
menting the enemy's civilians until
they would do anything to have
the war ended. Sherman tried it.
and it worked.
Out of this grew the unspeakable
horrors that are commonplace in
modern warfare: the torpedoing of
merchant ships, the bombing OF
defenseless cities, the starving of
the civil populace by means of
blockade, and so on.
The world could put up with the
old kind of warfare. 1t can't put
up with the new kind. The cost is
too terrible. Which is why thought
full men tell us that if civilization
is to endure we must not have any
more wars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
q on Sol says
" FRANK WATANABE
N BY Ep HOLDEN
BY ED HOLDEN
SMELL FOR SOUND

Here are something for good ink in
page one.
Bureau of Mines-Washingt d. c.
have just invent a horn which will abol-
ish all smoke from cities which got it.
This must be special attraction in Chi
cago because when snow are not drip
ping-soot are dribbling. So them horn
is very utility. Just eemagine sound
to killing smokel
But we needing a smoke to kill sound
also. For them drivers which blow you
out of our skin. Produce a toot annuler
please Mr.. Bureau!
One driver with multiplied fines got
his car examined at same time his head.
1t were discover that horn button was
worn to bone-but brake pedal was
good as new What making out OF 1t
Watkins?
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
MAN FOUND WITH
WATCHES CLEARED

LOS ANGELES, Fep. q. U'P)--
James Battelle today was able to
explain TO the satisfaction of police
how he came to have four gold
watches III his pockets, and as
consequence he was exonerated of
any suspicion of burglary. He is
combination old gold collector
and attorney and said that he was
looking for the home of a friend
when arrested in the exclusive Bel
Air district.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
CALIFORNIA
SHOWS THE WAY

Douglas Aircraft corporation sit
down strikers found@this week that
violation of the law is Just that in south
ern California. They found it out when
they surrendered to police on a grand
jury indictment for forcibIe entry and
trespassing, after their threats to do bat
tie did not discourage the police. (They
did not do battle, either.)
If the rest of the nation would handle
sit-down strikes in that Manners there
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

Here hope has hit bottom and
bounded up in the role of optimism
Patrons are last of the troupers-
from the Bounding Flynns to zozo,
the ventriloquist. Not to each other
will they admit the professional
road is dark. Every morning they
go to the agencies buoyant with a
fixation To-day is the dayw Per-
haps an engagement at Music Hall
or a London hall. They dine in
dingy one-armed eateries and a few
minutes later may-mirable dictul
swing out Of classy cafe with
toothpick adangle. Anything for a
front.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 20, 1917

Mrs. A. l.. Richmond was hostess
at midnight luncheon served on
the mezzanine floor of-the Barbara
Worth hotel last night in honor OF
her guest, Mrs. Neville Bailey Of
New York.
Mrs. Fred Mastik was an FL
Centro visitor yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Teachers Institute
To BE Held April II

April II is the date for the mex
county teachers general institute
which is to be held in Brawley
c. B. Collins, county superinten
dent, has been working on progra1
arrangements, details of which are
not complete as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

But the stage has no copyright
on the front" Only this morning
I talked by phone to high born
gentleman-whose ancestors Incl
dentally peddled polecat skins and
half soled their breeches with leath-
er, about a matter for publication.
The connection was faulty and he
finally said: Il will have the in
formation typed and have my
equerry bring it to you" FaWncyl
Insiders in London are laying odds
on three Sure Fire Bets: No. Mrs.
Simpson will never get her divorce.
No. 2-She will never marry the
Duke of Windsor. No. 3-The Duke
will return to the throne. One bet
is certain: The publicity has blotch-
ed up the king business as never
before. It's mess.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Another
flipperty flopperty column. The
easiest of all to turn out. Just an
easy chair at the typewriter and
let yourself gol For instance this:
Is it a violation of cinematic cabals
to have an unreeling of college life
without Airline Judge?
So many dressy boys in the news
paper world today. The Lucius
Beebe Era. They go out on their
assignments as highly enameled as
the Wall Street brokers in their
pre-crash gloss. A top hat cutaway
crowd. And about the dressiest Of
the lot is, Phil Simms.
In the, elder days of journalism,
journalists like Richard Watson
Glider, Lincoln Steffens and Gem
eral Taylor, of the Boston Globe,
wore, almost as a badge OF their
profession, banged hair and glasses
from which appended a broad rib
bon. Save for Carl Van Doren, the
type is extinct.
A diamonc bright lady whose
conversation had both the chill and
sparkle of frost rime ran away
with talk at the next table at
Armando's last night. Sallies that
hinged with machine gun rata
tat-tat. Grandma would call it
Shooting off her mouth" But to-
day it's airy persiflage.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial VAL
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
February %. 1912

Beginning March l, daily motor
car service will be instituted be-
tween Ell Centro and Dixieland by
the Holton Interurban Railway
company.
The Episcopalians will soon begin
the erection Of temporary chapel
on their property at the southwest
corner of fifth and Orange streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
TEN YEARS AGO
February %. 1927

Eleven witnesses have taken the
stand in the defense of Mark l..
Hardin since noon yesterday in
superior court.
Before a large audience which
filled the State Street Christian
church, the Women's glee club OF
Los Angeles Christian churches
presented a fine program.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Hints on Etiquette

Unpleasant subjects have no place
in drawing room conversations
Avoid discussions of illness, death,
disaster. and do not dilate upon
your religious and political preju-
dices.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
GRAB Bag
One-Minute Test

l. In what states does the Mis-
souri, river begin?
2. Who discovered the Philip
pines?
3. Who wrote THE Hoosier
Schoolmaster"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Tnflay's Harascope

Persons whose birthday is today
often have scientific and philos9 r
cal interests. Many are noted -
their speculative minds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

The movement burgeons to COM
fort the aged, the lonely and afflict-
ed with literary soporifics. More
books in the manner of Life Begins
at 40" Wake up Alone and Like it"
and that recent salvo for neurosis,
are on the fire. Whether it will
cause the past-the-meridian bunch
TO begin patronizing bounding sprigs
of the college campus I don't know.
And whether those of us who can't
peep over a ten-story roof edge,
sit in the middle of a theatre row
or address a gathering of six people
will be running around boasting Of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

Few spots are so enchantingly
keyed to the study of that vague
classification human nature" as
the second-rate theatrical hotel, the
sort where women with shaggy
white dogs sit on the stoop at night
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Horoscope for Sunday

If your birthday is tomorrow, you
may be disturbed easily by small
trifles. Nervousness seems to be
your greatest handicap.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Words of Wisdom

The real and lasting victories are
those of peace, not war.-Emerson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

Swimming along, I have tried to
recall what book the past five years
absorbed me most. I think of none
topping Everything is Thunder y
that exciting war spy's romance
with a nymph du pave and their
constant peril in Berlin. I turned
to it during wakeful stretch one
summer morning at to glance at
the opening chapter and at 9 am,
had reached the finale. In the
street below had been frightful
joy riding accident bringing clang-
ing ambulances and sirening fire
wagons. The windows were open
but heard not sound. That's
holding a reader. Definitely!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

our good fortune 1 don't know eth
er And what with one thing and
another I don't much care.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

Speaking of books: Dr. A. S. w.
Rosenbach. who knows much about
their origin and gallantary, observes
that lawyers are rarely, if ever,
heroes of novels. That's true also
of ministers. He. also lists as the
five slickest fiction detectives, in
order: G. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock
Holmes, Monsieur LeCog, Father
Brown and Sergeant Cuff. Another
observation of DR.. Rosenbach's is
interesting He regards many stories
running in detective story magazines
and which so many jeer as trash
as fine as those of some of the
classical fiction writer's. The ac-
cepted peer OF all detective writers
is Wilkie Collins, yet to my notion
he was incredibly tedious. Open
helm or Arthur Somers Roche could
write rings around him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28

One Minute Test Answers
1. Montana.
2. Ferdinand Magellan, in 1921
3. Edward EggleSton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-28
Thought for the Day

And the whole multitude sought to touch Him: for
there went virtue out of Him, and healed them ALL
st Luke 6:18.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
passenger it was all right, but because
he knew it was all right"
Dirksen Not Convinced.

passenger it was all right, but because
he knew it was all right"
Dirksen Not Convinced.
Despite Heberle's explanation, Dirk
sen stopped the discussion abruptly
with the declaration that he was con-
vinced the motorman's view was not
adequate in the cases with which he
was familiar.
Dirksen said he next will attempt
to find out if possible, why the COM
pany has been able to pay only a
single 81 dividend on its 100000
shares of common stock since De-
cember /, 1888, the date Of the merger,
and is now appealing to the Public
Utilities Commission for an increase
in token fares
THE people of Washington were
promised lower fares and better serv-
ice with merger" Dirksen declared
1T is questionable whether they have
been given either. Now, would like
to know why"
The subcommittee, however, has
decied to go far beyond the scope
of the two bills in its inquiry. Dirk
sen has served notice he proposes to
delve deeply into the financial struc-
ture of the transit company and
learn in detail its relationship with
the North American Co. of New York
"A giant holding company-which'
controls the transit properties as we'll
as the Potomac Electric power IN
Dirksen pointed out there are a
number of factors which might ex-
plain the reason the transit company
is unable to operate profltably without
a higher fare, and he proposes to
ferret them out during the inquiry.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 25-The New
York Sun today published the fol-
lowing statement:
The Treasury Department yester-
day publicly listed the New York Sun,
Inc, as a personal holding company
used for the avoidance OF taxation
by Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Dewart.
Mr.. Dewart Is the president and pub
Usher of the Sun.
II there are any readers who, like
the Treasury Department, do not
know what the New York Sun, Inc,
is, the Sun is glad to inform them.
There are no secrets to give away.
The New York Sun, Inc, was in
corporated at Albany on October Is,
1926, with 10000 shares Of preferred
(or Al stock, 10000 shares of second
preferred Cor b stock, all Of the par
value Of 500 a share, and 100000
shares Of common stock Of no par
value Mr.. Dewart had bought the
Sun from the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, which inherited it from Frank
A. Munsey, and he transferred the
Sun to the New York Sun, Inc.
Employees Amused
The employees Of the Sun were per-
mitted to buy the preferred Cor A.
stock. This preferred stock then bore,
and still bears, per cent interest
This per cent interest has been paid
annually ever since to the holders OF
the preferred.
This 8 per cent preferred Cor Al
stock is held by approximately $50 en-
Evening star., 1937-06-25

She went on to answer her own
question by saying she was strongly
opposed to such a proposal She
added she thought 1t ridiculous even
to think Of bringing the children to
the United States.
Favors Woman for Court.
The day when the United States will
have a woman President is long
way off, she said but appointment of
woman to the Supreme Court would
be matter of Justice"
In those countries where women are
free. like in England and America, the
countries are sound and stable" she
where women are not free, like Italy
and Russia. the countries are not
stable. and appalling things are going
on. We should be thankful that we
have democracies"
Lady Astor came to this country
to visit her old home in Virginia and
to see her brother, William Lang
horne who has been ill., She will sail
for home next Wednesday.
she closed her interview with the
press by saying:
Il want to ask you to be merciful
You know am a politician. 1 can
almost see your headlines now. l
suppose they will read something like
Peeress slams America; American
born member Of Parliament does not
understand American condition."
With smile and friendly wave Of
the hand she added:
But don't say British peeress came
back and criticized'-because t'aint
true"
Except for use Of "t'aint" the peer
ess tone and words were very British
Evening star., 1937-06-25

Tennessee, Donahey Of Ohio. George
of Georgia. Maloney of Connecticut,
Sheppard Of Texas, Glass of Virginia,
Burke Of Nebraska, Holt OF West Vir-
ginia, Moore Of New Jersey and King
of Utah.
Representative Fish, Republican. of
New York referred to the conferences
in statement as Boy Scout jam
boree"
Naval Academy training ships were
obtained to take the guests on the
l5-mile trip to the island, which was
purchased in 1888 by group of
prominent Democrats as secluded
rendezvous.
A club house was built and fishing
equipment installed. Senator Robin
son, Democrat. of Arkansas is presi-
dent of the club. and will remain with
Mr.. Roosevelt throughout the week
end.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Europe
Continued From First Paae)

sending arms and men to Spain, with
the attendant risks of such compe-
tition.''
Neither the United States nor Great
Britain, the foreign secretary de-
clared, ever would agree to supply
arms to either belligerent.
Chamberlain, in urging Britain to
keep COOL" promised renewed efforts
to keep SPANS war from exploding
over Europe.
Lloyd George, picking up the keep
COOL phrase, said what was needed
was stout hearts," nayed the gov
eminent for not barring Italo- German
intentions, and added:
Any fish can keep a cool head"
At one point in the debate Con-
servatives and Liberals all but came
to blows.
Many Of those who now desire in
tervention in Spain were not disposed
to take any active part in behalf OF
democracy in 1914" the Conservative
Sir Archibald Southby declared in
the midst Of debate over the tense
international situation.
Capt. Wedgwood Benn, . Liberal
leaped to his feet.
That's a scandalous thing to sayv'
he shouted.
The House was in an uproar. Over
the noise Sir Archibald, commander
in the royal navy, shouted back that
he intended no offense against the
past Of any member Of the House
George Lansbury, Labor member
stepped in as peacemaker.
How many times will you crush
the German people?" he asked. He
asked the House to quit this fooling
and let's come together"
Sir Archibald asked the legislator
to Remember the Maine" He warned
that q similar fate for . Brttish shit