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The Washington times., 1937-11-18
Dear Washington
By Helen ESsury

will be like the Lodges who were so exclusive you
remember, they spoke only to God. Or perhaps
diplomacy will eventually do its talking with poi.
son gas and bombs
Apropos of this tragic civilization, cannot see
that the gentlemen of the NinePower Pact at
Brussels have proved anything except their own
ineffectuality. The nineteen nations participating
in the conference have shown themselves to the
world as unable to cope with Japan. Japan now
in the Orient" meaning I'VE pay attention to
nothing but force"
The Washington times., 1937-11-18
THURSDAY, NOV. 18 |
By E0alyu Walsh Mclean

that would have broken the spirit of an ordinary
woman but with gallantry which is truly inspir-
ing she kept her head high and scared above
her troubles
Her love and devotion to her children is beau.
tful thing. She has always dedicated her life to-
them and placed their needs above her own per.
sonal problems every time
Success, have always felt is much harder to
stand than failure, but Ethel has shown how a
beautiful woman can accept fame with an under
standing and simplicity of spirit which is rare in
this world. Naturally she is justly proud of her
achievements, but they have never turned her
head.
The Washington times., 1937-11-18

A new society, being formed in Washington
and other parts of the Rooseveltian world, is
called: care You A Third Termite?"
The Washington times., 1937-11-18
More Seats Added
For Cooking School

Preparations being made today to provide seating
for the thousands of who ammng the Rao
Theater daily Herald Times 1887 Makers Cooking
The Washington times., 1937-11-18
Still Devoted to Her

Still Devoted to Her
Father told me she was the great actress Ethel
Barrymore, and from that minute on bounded
her footsteps and thought she was the most beau
tful thing alive. Of course Ethel at the time did
not know existed That was many years ago,
but have never gotten over my childhood ad-
miration and devotion to her.
Ethel Barrymore has known terrific sorrows
The Washington times., 1937-11-18

MS. EValyn Mclean o@O7T4'
can remember so we'll the first time ever saw
Ethel. was fat, hideous little girl with long
pigtails who was being taken to Europe by her
family. I was on deck one morning when a beauti-
ful, slender young girl, dressed very simply and
without a hat, came walking toward us with five
or six men trotting behind her.
The Washington times., 1937-11-18
'2.CENT BOOST
I'm D. C. GAS TAX
lis new THREAT
Sacks Sees Income
of S2,5OO,OOO

Threat of an increase of two
cents in the gasoline tax was
thrown today into District finar.
cial legislation possibilities by Rep.
resentative Leon Sacks CD, Of
Philadelphia, a member of the
District Committee. He announced
that he is already preparing a pro.
gram of District fiscal legislation
to be introduced when the Presi.
dents national program is cleared.
FAvoRs BUSINESS
The two points upon which
Sacks has already decided are:
!. Doubling the gasoline tax to
make it four cents a gallon.
2. Reenactment, with modifica4
tions, of the business privilege tax,
which is due to expire with the
current fiscal year.
The gasoline tax increase,
Sacks estimated, would bring
about $2,50O,O0O into District
Golfers. Although there is no de-
ficit in the gasoline tax fund, the
use of which is restricted to street
Improvement, Sacks insists this Is
the most equitable form of taxa
ton. He says that automobiles
are Semi-luxuries and that those
who can afford them can afford
additional taxes.
"EMERGENCY" LEVY
Mr.. Sacks proposes to label the
increase in the gas tax an emer.
gency tax in an effort to avoid
penalizing the District through
loss Of Federal road aid funds.
He says that the money could be
used in the general fund without
penalty if it were so labeled.
In reenacting the business privi.
lege tax he would take cognizance
Of the troubles which the tax is
causing small business by increas-
ing the exemption from $4,000 to
$4,000. He says that with this
and few other minor changes,
the tax, which has aroused wide.
spread opposition, can be made to
work equitably.
The Washington times., 1937-11-18
Kind to the LOwly

Kind to the LOuUly
She has known the great people of the world
and they have loved and admired her. She is more
kind and considerate to the poorest stage hand
than she would be to royalty.
The only other truly great member of the Drew
family now living is Ethels brother, Lionel, and
their devotion to each other is touching Lionel
is not only great actor but he is great artist
in another field. His etchings are things of rare
beauty and have won wide recognition in the
world of art. His understanding and simplicity
show what really great man he is.
And, as for Ethel-there is no woman on the
STAGE or elsewhere in this country or any other
who can be compared with her as a mother, an
actress, beauty and truly great woman
The Washington times., 1937-03-27
COTTON HIGHER
IN DULL TRADE

NEW YORK, March 27 G.N.S).
Cotton futures we're firm and
higher in a quiet market this
morning, as trade brokers took
up the limited offerings available.
Indifferent weather in some
Southwestern States and the pos
sible spread Of dust storm S
brought support to new crops,
while there was little but the ap-
parently improving auto strike
situation TO influence near
months. Foreign markets were
closed for the holidays, and many
traders in the local exchange were
absent from the floor. Strength
in grains aided the market.
Trade price fixing in old crop
contracts provided enough de-
mand to absorb small sales and
there was additional speculative
support.
Commission houses furnished
contracts, the South sold, and Of
ferings were made by local traders
Since the greater part of the
cotton still held in loan stocks by
the Commodity Credit Corporation
is of the lower grades, traders eX-
pected that, if the Government de-
cides to continue releases after
April l, it will alter differentials
now in effect so as to make re-
demption by farmers of lower
grade cotton profitable. The cor
poration announced that 973,411
baleshad been released through
March 25. With four days remain
ing, the chances we're small that
previous estimates of 1,250,000
bales for the two-month release
period would actually be reached.
The fall in spot prices in the past
week cut down the applications by
farmers for releases.
The Washington times., 1937-03-27
STEEL, LIQUOR
SHARES LEAD
ADVANCE
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK. March 81 G.N.S0.
The stock market worked pro-
gressively higher today under
leadership Of steels, alcohols and
liquors. oils and rails.
HomeStake Mining was the in
dividual feature of the days trad
ing. skyrocketing 81 points at
one time to a new high for the
year at 429. Buying reflected
news the company was planning
to split its stock on the basis OF
5.for-l.
U. S. Steel, Bethlehem and
YOUNGSTOWN Sheet g. Tube each
spurted more than point.
Rails came forward after an
irregularly lower start. Baltimore
e. Ohio setting the pace on a
runup of better than a point.
N. Y. Central, and Atchison were
close behind, but Southern Paci-
fic continued fractionally lower.
In the oils, Mission Corp,
gained close to point into new
high ground above 33. Standard
Of Jersey and Texas Corp, did
nearly as we'll. U. S. Industrial
Alcohol and American CONNER
cial Alcohol gained about a point
each to lead in their section.
Motors were quiet and steady.
Bonds were well mixed and
comparatively dull, with govern
ments staging a modest recov-
cry,
The Washington times., 1937-03-27
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, March 27 Q.Ns).-Butter
Receipts, 1O,975 tubs; market steady:
old cars, 2: new, S. Extras, S615c stand
ards, CSC; extra firsts 35% 636A c;
first, 34K 135Ac: specials s7G37hc.
EgEs-Receipts 25,931 cases. market
steady: old cars, 81; new. 81 Current
receipts. 22&c: fresh extra firsts, less
than cars. 23isc! cars. FAC: fresh firsts,
less than cars, CSC: cars, 23l4c; dirties
21i2c. checks. 2Oisc.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Turkeys
25a25c, hens l4ls n 191sc; leghorn
hens 1OI16i.c: broilers. esq &c:
roosters, 12QlSc: duckA l4q22nsi
geese, 1911.
The Washington times., 1937-03-27
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES
Volume Thursday
1,250,O0O Shares

--I9S7- and Net
High Low Rat Low Close Ch' sc
The Washington times., 1937-03-27

Canada
Montreal funds in New York 5-32 pc
cent premium ct 81 900.
The Washington times., 1937-03-27

DnIE8 TO OsUV n M
L. @. l., Express Arrivals
South CarOIina-16 crates asparagus
CRlifOrnia-42 lugs avocados.
FIOrida-1S 6-peck baskets lettuce, IL
bushel baskets lima beans, IL lugs limeA
1S bushel baskets squash, 3 SO-quart re-
frigerator strawberries, 16 bushel baa-
kets snap beans
North CarOlina-27 5-peck baskets let
tuce, II bushel baskets radishes.
Michigan bushel boxes mint.
Massachusetts-16 bushel boxes MINI
Unknown Origin-26 crates mixed
vegetab bles.
Pennsylvania-71 S-lb. basket mush4
rooms.
Wst Virginia-5 bushel boxes watsrS
cress.
NirEinia-2 harrala watArcrasn
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21
News Behind the News
The Censor Slips Up You Can't
Print the Mail No Control IN
Supreme Court Issue -.

wASHINGTON-An unusually high propor-
ton of the mail reaching Capitol Hill these
days couldn't decorousy be printed ,.-.-...
Partisans for or against Roosevelts judiciary
reform plan are rabid in many cases oeyoha
their capacity to control their emotions. Some
times they become abusive, Fprofane, or even
threatening in communications to members OF
Congress who do not agree with them
Senator James P Pope of Idaho received
particularly nasty one the other day from
New Jersey man, who excoriated him at length
because the writer didn't like Pope's radio speech
on the court plan After several pages of vi
triolic comment, the writer concluded
please Senator, excuse the pencil
Privately. leaders of the CLIO, recently gath,
cred here were willing to concede that olVioeo
counsels within the steel industry had oeen COLI
siderable factor in the success OF their nego-
tiations with the U. S. Steel Co. ana SUBSIDIARIES.
Once they explained, the late E. H. Gary OF
the steel corporation, was the induStrys one Dig
voice When he spoke, all controversy ceasea
But new men have begun to speak up They
include Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel, Tom
Girdler of Republic Steel, and Ernest wen VI
National Steel These men assumed leadership
in the industry and at times gave the appear
ance of tails wagging dog. Some bitterness
over this situation developed in the upper reacn-
es of the u S. Steel Corp. known TO the houS-
try as big steel" The men who control big steel
target for all forms of attack in case OF ma
jor steel strike.
Furthermore big steel is understood TO pc
lieve that real wage schedules enforced by union
pressure might help stabilize the industry.
independent steel companies, one is too, knew
nothing about the progress OF negotatlohs pc
tween John L. Lewis and Chairman Myron ray
lor of u s. Steel, except what they could get
through undercover work. They wouldn't belleve
what they heard until President Benjamin Fair
less of u. s. Steels Carnegie Illinois Corp. and
Chairman Philip Murray ofssthe steel workers
organizing committee, actually went into confer.
ence together Then the independents released
their announcements for 40-hour week ana
Next time your spouse groans and asks Wnere
on earth all the money goes, you can reply tna'
Won know where at least some OF 1t goes
The federal trade committion mas founo ana
reported by direction of Congress, that:
When you buy loaf of bread, the retailer
ON an average gets about 10 per cent OF Wnat
YOU nav the bakeries Sc per cent. flour millers
per cent farmers 13 per cent, and other MID
dlemen and transportation agencies per cent
AS to beef. the finding is that wholesale
and retail distributors receive gross margin
equal to AZ per cent. the meat packing compa-
MES get l3 per cent, the farmers 40 per cent,
and transportation agencies and other nam
dlers ) per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21
BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
COOPERATION WOULD BE
TO BENEFIT OF BOTH

Agitation for airmail service between
San Diego and Imperial Valley, and the
even stronger possibility that something
will come of a proposal to establish a
supplemental naval air base in Imperial
Valley. has almost obscured the object
of a visit during the past week of
group of officials and civic leaders
from the coast city. 1t was a goodwill
visit in the best sense of the word.
The visit was, perhaps, inspired by
San Diego's desire for greater growth
in a business way-but the same mo-
tive might inspire hearty welcome
from Imperial Valley. 1t is to the busi-
ness interest of both communities to CO.
operate one with the other. San Diego
can reach new proportions as a shipping
and industrial center if Imperial Valley
sends its produce through the city. The
valley. on the other hand, can benefit
materially from closer connections and
tighter bonds with San Diego.
Imperial Valley at present knows San
Diego more as playground than as
business center Most of the valleys bus
mess is transacted. if outside the val
ley. in Los Angeles. The fault lies with
both San Diego and the valley, largely
because San Diego has been content to
take the valleys summer vacation pat
ronage without offering much in re-
turn.
All other things being equal, San Die
90 is the logical metropolitan center
through which the valleys business
would be conducted At last San Diego
has awakened to the realization that
there is business to be transacted in and
with Imperial Valley The realization
should be incentive to the valley to give
more of its business to San Diego.
In communities as closely linked as
are San Diego and Imperial Valley, 1t
is deplorable when there is a lack OF
complete cooperation for the best inter
ests of both. Now that such cooperation
has begun. it should be participated IN
by every resident of both communities
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 399

AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC ON TUES
DAY THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL,
1897, AND SUBMITTING TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID
CITY THE FOLLOWING PRO-
POSITION, TO-WIT: THE PRO-
POSITION OF INCURRING a
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY
SAID CITY OF Ell CENTRIC IN
THE SUM OF S35,000.00 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THE AC-
QUESTION, CONSTRUCTION,
AND COMPLETION OF A GER
. TAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVE
MENT, NAMELY, A BUILDING
FOR MUNICIPAL USES, TO-
WIT. THE HOUSING, MAINTE-
NANCE AND OPERATION OF
A MUNICIPAL FREE PUBLIC
LIBRARY; AND THE ACQUISI-
TION OF ALL RIGHTS OF WAY
AND PROPERTY NECESSARY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPLETION OF SAID BUILD
ING.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Intrigue Undermines Peace Hopes Abroad

Uneasy rumblings from below the
surface of Europe indicate that this
is going to be a tense and nervous
spring.
The German army, it is said, has
been warned to be ready for any
emergency, and the warming is be-
ing taken to heart by the people
of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and
Austria who figure, naturally
enough. that any activity of the
German army is more than likely
to be directed at them.
But despite these rumors, there
is little belief that any actual in
vasion is contemplated. The new
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21

The City Council of the City OF
Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
SECTION I: WHEREAS the City
Council of the City of Ell Centre,
at an adjourned regular meeting
of said City Council held on the
9th day of March, 1887, by vote OF
two-thirds of all its members, duly
passed and adopted a resolution
determining and finding that the
public interest and public neces-
sity of said City of FL Centro, and
the inhabitants thereof, demand the
acquisition, construction and COM
pletion by said City of certain
municipal improvement, to-wit, q
building for municipal uses, to-wit,
the housing, maintenance and op-
Grafton of a municipal free public
rights of way and property neces-
sary for the construction and com
pletion of said building, and further
determining that said municipal i'm
provement. and the acquisition OF
said rights of way and property
therefor. are, and each of them is
necessary and convenient to carry
out the objects, purposes and pow
ers of sai1 municipality; and the
cost thereof is, and will be too great
to be paid out of the ordinary an
nual income and revenue of sale
City: and that said construction
work and acquisition of rights OF
way and property necessary there
for, will require an expenditure
greater than the amount alloWe1
for such improvement by the an
nual tax levy; and that the estimat,
ed cost of said public improvement
and acquisition of said rights OF
way and property, and each and al
of them is the sum and amount OF
Thirty-Five Thousand f$35,0O0.OOl
Dollars.
AND WHEREAS, 1T is propose
by said City Council to incur ar
indebtedness for the purposes set
forth In said resolution, and Tor
the following objects and purposes
| to- wit: The acquisition, construction
| and completion of certain munic'
ipal improvement. namely, build
ing for municipal uses, to-wit, the
housing, maintenance and opera
ton of a municipal free public IL
brary: and the acquisition OF al
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21

SECTION III: Any qualified vot-
er may vote at said election in favor
of said proposition by stamping a
cross (x) on his ballot in the vot-
ing square after the printed word
YES following the proposition to
be voted upon; and any qualified
voter may vote at said elections
against said proposition by stamp
ing a cross (x) after the printed
word mo" following the PROPOSE
ton to be voted upon.
SECTION w: The City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to
prepare and cause to be printed
upon the proper kind of paper used
at general municipal elections in
said city a sufficient number OF
ballots for the use Of the voters at
said election. The number of bal
lots so prepared shall be not less
than ten QO for every eight (8)
or fraction of eight 90 electors
registered in said city.
SECTION v: For the purpose of
holding said election the following
voting precincts are hereby created
and provided for; voting precints
numbers l, 2, g. and q, established
for State and County elections, as
regular election precincts, shall be,
and the same are hereby consolidat-
ed into one precinct to be denom-
mated Voting Precinct A. The poll
ing place for said Precinct A shall
be. and is hereby established at the
Veterans Memorial Hall at l1th ano
State Streets in the saf1 City OF
Ell Centro. The following named
persons. residents and registered
electors of said City of Ell Centre,
and of said consolidated voting
precinct A are hereby appointed
election officers, to-wit: inspector
Judge and two clerks, to have charge
of said election, and to conduct the
same in their respective precincts.
namely,
AS Inspector, j. B. Hockett
AS Judge, Mrs. Alice Farmer
AS Clerks. Ruth E. Conn and
Mrs. Leona A. Beynon.
Voting precincts 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10,
IL and IL established for State and
County elections as regular election
precincts. shall be, and the same
are hereby consolidated into one
precinct to be denominated Voting
Precinct B. The polling place for
said Precinct B shall be, and is
hereby established at the City Hall
located on the West side of Sixth
Street between Main Street and
State Street in said City, the en-
trance thereto being No. 142. in the
said City of Ell Centre. The fol-
lowing named persons, residents and
registered electors of said City Of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21

technic of conquest doesn't work
that way A modern dictator is
just shade more subtle.
In each of the small nations Just
mentioned there is an active Nazi
party. And if Hitler in his wisdom
should aspire to gobble up one of
these countries. it would be this
local branch of Naziiom that would
do the dirty work.
Instead of invasion, there would
be rebellion-a swift, carefully
planned coup detat, financed anI
directed from abroad. The Germa l.
army might indeed mobilize. but
it would mobilize simply as
warning, and not in the expectation
of doing any actual fighting Help
would be given to the rebels. but
it would be sub rosa, unofficial
help. of the kind that is being
given the Rebels in Spain
i; Il
AS a picture of the danger that
Europe faces, this sort of thing is
far more discouraging than pre-
parations for outright declarations
of war would be- For this is CON
quest by intrigue, by double-dealing
by bribery, and by chicanery, and
the mere suspicion of it is fatal to
any hope for international har-
mony or domestic peace.
How can you trust your neighbor
if you suspect that he is subsidizinM
traitors in your own household
And how can you have even pre-
tense of democratic government if
you suspect that one of your leading
parties is serving the ends of
foreign enemy? What earthly chance
does Europe have for peaceful life
if the moles are forever burroWing
under the borders like that?
A new internationalism is at work
in the world today, poisoning the
very air that the people of Europe
must breathe. There is the Fascist
international and there is the Com
munist international, each commit
ted to interference with the affairs
of its neighbors. War is taking on
new guise, with all the horrors
of civil conflict added to the horrors
that are inherent in wal itself.
i; Il X
What hope is there for the peace
of Europe, or even for the salvage
of European civilization. as long as
this state of things endures?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21

Cutting room scraps: June Travis
is recovering from a throat ailment
resulting from an infected wisdom
tooth David 0. SelZnick term
contracted HollyWood's only Chinese
cameraman, James Wong Howe.
He's Anna May Wong's brother
and is Just back from England
Jean Arthur is steaming home by
way of Panama after a New York
vacation Ralph Morgan will
go eastward to do a Broadway play,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-21
EDITOR. THE POST-PRESS,

EDITOR, THE POST-PRESS,
DEAR SIR:
How many of our readers know what KIND
of places these so-called Card Rooms are? Ll-
censed places which daily take in hard earned
dollars over Poker and Panguinni tables, caus-
ing misery and want in many families where
the husband, crazed with the gambling tever
refuses to leave the game even when his wife
comes for hml Especially if he is loser I've
seen this many times and manly single men
with good jobs, playing in poor luck, losing more
than they can afford, desperately try to re-
trieve their losses by betting money borrowed
from friends When they lose this they be-
some discouraged and soon make regular buns
of themselves!
You're wrong" you say, because these card
rooms are licensed just as place OF recreation
for those who enjoy d-playng."
Why, then, in these places OF recreation Is
there more foul and profane language used,
and more arguments than you would ever find
in a saloon? Because most of the players are
working g-men who need extra money and fool
ishly try to get it by gambling their wages
! saw a worker cash his weekly pay cneck
at OF the poker tables; half hour later he
was broke, admitting he was AFRAID TO 90 home
and confess to his wife his fooishness! If he'd
had to go to Mexicali to find gambling den,
would this have happened? No!
/ know you'll agree that older persons suffer
less from these card rooms than the young
fellows who learn to gamble away their money
in them and risk running their whole future
Why can't we rid ourselves OF such public men
-aceso .sa--s-ar.-s
READER