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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
L4BORER NOT so POOR
m IMPERIAL VALLEY

What is the status of the laborer in
Imperial county? We have heard a lot
of discussion about that question in re-
cent years, most of it from outsiders
after superficial examination. We
would be the last to claim that every
, working man in the valley is getting
what he should get-but we do believe
that the valley has just right to be
proud of itself in this matter.
] The average wage for laborers here is
far above the national average. There
are some below the best standards, and
there are some here, as anywhere else,
whose position calls forth nothing but
sympathy. On the other hand, there
are. others-and they are not small
minority, by any means-whose earn
-Aings would make the average office
worker gasp with envy.
when you gasp at the labor bill your
plumber or carpenter sends in, just re-
member the bill the shipper of vegetables
has to pay. When you hear that wages
are low in Imperial Valley, go out and
Investigate If you hear that packing
shed employees are dissatisfied with their
wages, you can usually trace the rumor
back to an outsider who has never work
ed in packing shed in his life.
Let us take one classification in the
packing shed list. The packers, it is
common knowledge, receive nine cents
a, crate A bit of mathematics shows us
that the average packer has to pack only
80 crates an hour to make S2.70 an hour,
and in an eight-hour day can make S21.6O,
or $10s week if he only works five
days week That is s108 week-not
a. month. His monthly wage would be
s436
: The truth is that many packers draw
$50 or more day and work seven days
a. week, which makes their weekly wage
$2l0 In four weeks they have earned
S848-not very far short of $1,000.
:. No, the laborer in Imperial county is
not so terribly unfortunate as some
would lead us to believe.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Strolls Thru Hollywood

In solemn dignity he walked up
/ Broadway - q One-man parade
which cost the city thousands of
dollars.
In connection with the picture
Robin Hood" this same Fairbanks
gave demonstration of archery
atop respected New York City
hotel. The arrow missed it's mark.
curved down the space between two
tall buildings and struck a tailor
most embarrasSingly. Fairbanks had
the incident kept out of the courts,
but it cost him a considerable sum
of money.
One stunt that garnered conSid-
cradle space concerned a pretty
! youngSter who wasn't getting any
where. In desperation she hired a
publicist and this gentleman con-
ceived the idea of burning her with
acid. One evening a girl was heard
screaming in a hotel room, police
were called and this was her story:
They said I was too beautiful to
| be a good actress (thiS was when
all beautiful actresses were con-
| sidered Dumb Doras) and SO ]
poured acid over my face and legs "
What happened was that the press
agent had poured mild acid over
her body, resulting in a rash that
appeared serious for a time. The
girl obtained work for few
months but in the end even her
beauty was no excuse for her sour
gifts as an actress.
! One of the most effective space
grabbing stunts of the past was to
report an actor drowned. Usually
/ the press agent waited for a stromy
| day at sea, and then, breathless by
| the exercise of his own imagina-
ton. he'd telephone the newspapers
that his client was at sea in a
small boat and unheard of for
hours 1t worked very well, until
four of the boys missed out on
their agreement to alternate the
droWnings and when four of them
tipped off the newspapers within
a period of hours this particular
stunt was at an end.
Conditions have changed. The
boys are no longer graduates of the
Barnum school of ballyhoo. They
grab more space, these days, than
formerly, but they do it ethically
and more subtly and in the better
taste than ever before.
Now the publicity gentry fashion
romances and it is safe bet that
eighty per cent of the so-called
screen romances are the products
of a few minutes concentration be-
! fore typewriter.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
News Behind the News
Thank you please.
Tentatire Wages and Hours ;. The
Next Message to Congress Another
Federal Board in Mind

WASHINGTON-A tentative version of the
administrators long-awaited wage and hour
bill has been drafted, but the measure Is not
yet in final form.
This far-reaching legislative proposal will
be the subject of the Presidents next message
to Congress- in all probability
The BILL as previously forecast in these dis
patches will provide for general administration
by board for the establishment of wage and
hour standards in individual industries con-
sidered to be operating in interstate commerce
Probably it will contain provisions for regulating
child labor.
Various vexng problems remain to be set
tied One is the question whether new agency
or an existing agency should administer the
law. which means an underestimate struggle
between Secretary of Labor Perkins and the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. Another problem
is presented by proposals for North-South wage
differentials and this problem may or may not
be sidestepped by formers of the bill There is
also some dispute within the administration as
to constitutional and other legal angles.
George l.. Berry, the millionaire labor leader
Just appointed senator from Tennessee to I'LL a
vacancy has had unusual record for get
ting his name into the puolic prints
Most TenneSseans claim to be sure that Berry
had an agreement with Governor Gordon Brown
ing who appointed him. whereby Browning could
run for the seat in 1888 while Berry retired
They also believe Browning figured tnat In case
Berry's memory lapsed, the portly labor leader-
banker-farmer- manufacturer public official would
be easy to defeat for nomination. But Berry
denies such tales and it's known that Roosevelt
favored his appointment. presumably being sure
that he could depend on Berry for a Supreme
Court vote and other support.
A certain amount of relief is noticeable both
in the administration which Berry had been
serving as Federal Co-ordinator for Industrial
Cooperation, and among labor leaders, with
whom Berry has served head OF LaborS Non
Partisan League
The Co-ordinator's office with a staff of as
persons and cost of nearly sl5O,0O0 year
which has come out of work relief funds = will
nov be abolished.
Labor's Non-Partisan League is expected to
be headed by E. L. Oliver, an able energetic
executive who came up from the brotherhood
of Railway Clerks. Berry was placed IN COM
uand there oy John Lewis and Sidney Hman,
who believed that since he was president OF the
A. F. of l. Pressmen's Union, his selection would
save the league from being pictured as CLIO
subsidiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Bruce Cation Says:>~
Why Political Reform Often Fails to Last

Iammany Hall, which has fallen
on lean years of late. vigorously on
posed this feature of the new chart
er. II went to court to get il thrown
out; and the other day it met final
defeat when the state court of an
peals upheld proportional represen-
tation and okayed The disputed
charter.
Now the surface conclusion In he
drawn from all of that is. that
machine politics. as exemplified by
Tammany, has met crushing de-
feat AMI that political life in the
metropolis will be cleaner, clearer
and most wholesome hereafter.
But people who take this hope
fnl view of things might well re-
member what happened in Cleve-
land some Is years ago.
Cleveland then adopted a new
charter with proortional represen-
tation. Citizens breathed deeply IL
relief, this new electrical setup
would be too much for the ola-
time political gangs, the bossen
would be checkmated, good men
would be elected in place of SUBJ
servient ward-heelers, and every
thing would be very rosy.
But something happened. The
good men, figured that the city's
ppntical lit,e had been reformed
forever and day, and began think
ing about other things. The politi-
clans. who work at politics day IN
and lay out, knuckled down ana
mastered the intricacies of pro-
portional representation And the
first thing anybody knew the same
old gang vVs back in the saddle, tie
great reform had misfired-ana,
eventually, the citizens in disgust
threw out the new charter ana
went back to the old way of doing
things.
The point is that political reforms
usually fail because the reformers,
and the people who support them,
are so Short Wfnded. Some one big
reform is put through, and everyone
assumes that the battle has been
won permanently. The bosses rally
their forces. try new method or
attack-and presently are sitting III
the drivers seat as they always dio,
That happened in Cleveland: II
will happen in New York, unless
the people who are interested in de-
cent government stay just as wide
awake and determined as the politl-
clans
There is only one cure for mis-
government in America: unflag-
gin2 day in and day out vigilance
ON the part of all the people. Our
tendency to put on one big push
and then relax is the greatest safei
guard the machine politician could
ask for.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

HOLLYWOOD. June 19. UR1-
When motion pictures acquired the
dignity of backing by the nations
richest and most cautious banks
something happened to change the
technique of ballyhoo. As matter
of fact, a good many things chang
ed with them.
Directors like Van Sternberg.
Won Stroheim. De Mile and Niblo
dropped the silly megaphones which
were their badges of authority; Su-
pervisors changed their titles to
associate producers and Will Hays
office came into being and with it
an era of Misunderstanding and
early bed schedules.
The press agent was affected
more than most. In the olden, more
glamorous days, he was grad
uate from the Barnum school of
hokum The newspapers were air.
tight then, insofar as film news
was concerned and he had to dy-
Mantle his way through.
In doing this he achieved a color
which not even the glamorous
creatures who were his subjects
could match. Given a few minutes
time he would forge college diplo-
mas to give some dumb-b belle r1der
his wing the added dignity of edu-
cation. He changed names of play
erS and in this respect the best ex-
ample is that of Ricardo Cortez.
The man who was to be Ricardo
Cortez came to Hollywood as Jacob
Krantz. The production and pub
licity heads were aghast that such
a name should ever have been con-
sidered for picture work. Jesse
Lasky, to whom this problem was
brought by his publicity head.
scratched his head for suitable
name
Suddenly he spied two cigar boxes
in front of his desk. One bore the
brand Ricardo. and the other, Cor
tez. Wen call him Ricardo Cor
;ez." said Lasky-and that was
that.
But this was a mild demonstra-
ton of the ingenuity OF the old Or
der of the genius press agent. One
inspired gentleman, now a produc-
er of short subjects. kidded the
mayors office Of the city of New
York into giving him a permit for
a parade in honor Of Douglas Fair
banks. When the day came a cor
don of police lined the streets and
the mayors committee was on
hand to welcome the actor.
But at the appointed time only
Douglas Fairbanks was the parade.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

Last fall tho city of New YORK
adopted a new city charter. In the
charter was provision that city
elections hereafter be held under
lac proportional representation
system.
This system is about as compll-
Gated method of electing public
officials as could well be imagined,
but its chief purpose is TO ham
string machine politicians by giIine
every citztn the chance 10 vote for
candates in the order of preference.
If the man the voter likes best loses,
or IL he wins by such wide margin
that many of his votes are not need
ed, ballots cast for him are counted
for the citizens second choice, anu
so on down the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Amelia Earhart
Reaches RangOOn

RANGOON Burma. June 10. tUP
Amelia Earhart. flying around the
world, reached Rangoon at TAO a.
m Greenwich mean time GAO a.
m. CST) today from Akyab, up the
Burmese coast.
Miss Earhart started three times
from Akyab, to be turned back
twice by bad weather From Ran
COON her course lay southeastWard
to Bankok, Siam.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
No Sharp Line
Between Spring,
Winter Wheat

Contrary to popular impression
there is no sharp line which dis
tinguishes winter Wheats' and
spring wheats" In some parts OF
California and in the south farm
ers plant well-known varieties OF
spring wheat in the fall and they
grow through the winter The
growth habit is regarded by wheat
specialists as only one of the fac
tors which enable them to dis
tinguish one variety of wheat from
another.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
The Grab Bag
One-Minutc Test

|. Which U. S. congressional
body has the power of trying i'm
peachments?
2. What state in the Union is
nicknamed Green Mountain?
8. What animal washes its food
before eating?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

1t may be-and likely is-press
agent drawing a long bow, but
have several times read of a no.
torious playboy calling up dizzy
nightclub from a French seaside
resort to hear the orchestra play
his favorite tune. Such idiocies
bring out vandalism and mayhem.
With the want there is in the worIo
for a Wastrel to display that sort
of $500 extravaganza makes me
want to burn down the night clup
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

I know of no one so. nimble on
his banquet feet as George JesseI,
unless it is Bugs Baer. 1t all de-
penis upon which one I hearu
last. If it is Jessel, think he has
the top honors and if it is Baer,
ditto. They are certainly the best
since Francis Patrick Murphy. And
there is no one who, when calleu
upon to do a bit of ad libbering AT
a banquet can perform more ex-
pertly than AL Jolson. More than
anyone of his time, he can catla
the mood of the crowd and MAKE
it lie down, sit up and play dead.
He is far better in such emer-
gencies, in my opinion, than ever
he is over the radio or on the
screen and stage. There Is fusion
of great artistries in Jolson when
he lets himself go before a small
and appreciative audience. And at
other times he will appear hopeless
ly maWkish.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

stretch forth a wan hand and mur-
mur- so good ON you really"
I'd like also to have long wavy
locks to trickle my fingers through.
But that's out. There's scarely a
thin skein left. 1 have a morblu
admiration for sickly languor I've
often longed to be a sort of he
Camille, but the nearest I ever got
to it was to recuperate from the
mumps on grandmaS horse hair
sofa.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

I was thinking today that, come
the revolution, I'd like to ride 10
the guillotine in the same tumbril
with somebody VINO expressed the
placidity and magnificent auster1Gy
of Chief Justice Hughes. Somehow
l don't imagine I'd go to the guillo-
tine well but one simply couldn't
moan and wiring his hands in the
presence Of such dignity.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

Until comparative recent years I
never heard of arthritis. But today
many interesting correspondents
are arthritis victims. Bored by idle
ness, they write to lessen the ted
ium. Much in the manner of the
retired British Army officer writ
ing to The London Times. There
must be compensation, too, in arth-
ritis. One arthritic in letter to-
day wrote: 81 no longer rebel
against a universe in perpetuaI
change. I simply tread water ana
let the mad waves roll on. reao
my books as those fortunates diu
when there was leisure in the world
when one could pay visit to a
poem or stay a weekend in tale.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Horoscope for Sunday

Horoscope for Sunday
If your birthday is Sunday, you
are of sensitive nature. feeling
keenly any apparent insult. This
fact has a tendency to make you
unhappy at times.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Tnflay's HornScOne

Today's Horoscope
Executive ability characterizes
persons whose birthday occurs to-
day. Many of them become tai
ented musicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Hints on Etiuuette

Cutting dinner salads with ta-
BILE knife is permissible under die
tates of the new etiquette.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
Words of Wisdom

Music washes away from the
soul the dust of everyday life
Auerbach.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

One-Minute Test Answers
l. Senate.
2. Vermont.
3. Raccoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

NeWSpapermen are generally
pleased that M. H. Ayleswortn,
the radio chieftain, has become a
member of the clan. Most reporters
spell his widely known nickname
Deke. which is error. It is Deac-
short for Deacon a frequent sob
riquet for a clergyman's son. Ayles-
worth has always since his rise in
radio been partial to newspaper
men. His closet friend is Kent
Cooper, the A. P. chieftai., ana
he was long been d crony of Roy
Howard and Bill Hawkins, with
whom he is now associated. An un-
smiling, glum looking fellow, he
has dry sense of humor that
crackles unexpectedly. He began his
career as lawyer in small Colg-
RADIO town.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
and serve as the No. whipping boy.

and serve as the NO. lWhlpping BOY.
90 T.
I've wondered at times when the
head waiter of high class cate,
one who gives intimate service,
dimes. The other night 1 questioned
Bernard, celebrated among gour-
NETS learn it is a custom for sucn
experts to eat after patrons have
been served for the night. The psy-
chology is simple but obvious. The
head-waiter, to be enthusiastic,
must have a razor edge to his ap-
petite so he can appropriately ana
realistically oo-la-la as he lifts the
lids from this dish and that. INC
great Vatel once said: mo cook OF
waiter can expertly serve the hum
cry with a we'll fed stomach"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-25
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

The dining room of the Casa
Marina hotel was a scene of
beauty and splendor today when
140 members of the Woman's
Club OF Key West and number
of invited guests assembled for a
luncheon given in honor of the
visiting delegates of the Eleventh
Section of the Florida Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. The dele
gates arrived on the morning
train and were escorted to the
Casa Marina where breakfast was
served, after which the members
Of the delegation repaired to the
Strand Theater where a short
business session was held. The
outstanding feature of the MORN
ing was the opening address of
Mrs. William r. Warren, presi-
dent of the local club. An excel
lent musical program was render
ed by the Casa Marina orchestra
in connection with the luncheon
this afternoon.
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scepter attached to each basket.
Those attending the banquet
were:
Ethel G. Turner, w. G. NJ;
George E. Turner, w G. p. Mary
E. Turner, Jennie v. Gore, G.
Instructor; Katherine E. Mckay,
P. G. M; Elizabeth Cooper, Julia
Brown BERTHE Higgs, Emma
Thompson, Sidney Thompson, F.
E. CaMusy Alice Ksister. Chas. B.
Keister, Lorena Saunders, Anne
Sharpley, Lillian M. Mayflower,
Thomasine Miller, Adelaide
Blenus, Ruby Hyman, Isabelle
Knapp, Fred Knapp, DIR. S. w.
Douglas, Anne G. Einero, Earle
Johnson, May L. Douglas, Annie
Graham, Carl Bervaldi. Lena Ber-
valdi, Ethel Watkins, G.. N. Cos
horn, Lucy Goshorn, Amelia
Camus, Irene Adams, w. ]. Ing
ling, Katherine Ingling, Florene
Mesa, Paul Mesa, Verna Strait.
Lillian Williams. Edward e. Will
liams, Mary Lowe, Charles Lowe.
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Arrange For
Bridge Party

Parent Teacher Association of
Division Street School will spon-
sor a Benefit Bridge Party on
Wednesday, Jan. 81, from till
6 p. m. in the teachers room of
Division Street School.
Proceeds derived from this
party viii be used to aid needy
children of this school. 1t is
hoped that there will be a large
crowd in attendance as consider
able funds are needed by this or
ganization to carry on the work
which includes feeding, clothing
and providing other necessities
for many children whose parents
are unable to provide them with
these needs.
Those in charge of the Benefit
Bridge state that everything is
being done to make this a most
enjoyable afternoon for all who
attend.
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NOTICE or Application N9m
TAN DEED
M fsemmtr NH ~. aaa9
Notice - HEREBY GIVEN
Thai Gamble y. alaiiarsls hois1eN ~
Tax cerflficatea Nos. as. &c. 49,
isanAd the sth dny ~ Ao9aa1s -
ID. 1856. has filed same IN ny offlna
and has made application foe . taS
deed 10 be issued thaYenm. slid
certificates embraces the foiiomt 80
described property In the toauts
Of Monroe. state 81 Florida. TO- Nif !
Lots / and z. 50. :. TT. e.
"a recorded In Book ~. Pages
s-7 and AIS. Monroe county
Records.
Lot :. big pine Key. See. 81.
Twp. &c, Re. -. g acres. as
recorded IN Monroe cnunty
The assessment % the said Prep
erty under the said certificate So
sued was In the name 81 Albert y
Shultz.
Unless said certificate shall -
redeemed according 10 LAW tie
property deScrihed theFelm Alfa Be
sold 90 the highest bidder a tie
court-hOuSe door on the first Mon.
day Ia the month % February
1881. which IL the ist day ~ Feh-
Datsd this ath day % Jaauary.
tsEAL) Ross g sawyer
Clerk of Circuit Court 81 Monroe
jan4-ltsas-as. faas
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:: SOCIETY ::
Entertain At Banquet
For Visiting Officers

Fern Chapter No. 81, Order of
Eastern Star. was honored Friday
night by an official visit from
Worthy Grand Matron Ethel G.
Turner and Worthy Grand Patron
George Turner. ri
The meeting was largely at.
tended and all present greatly
benefited by the messages from
the two visiting lodge dignitaries.
Scottish Rite Hall where the
meeting was held was beautifully
arranged and decorations were
used to carry out a typical Cuban
scheme.
On Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock. Fern Chapter honored its
guests with a banquet at local
restaurant.
sForty-two persons gathered at
this banquet and delicious
Spanish dinner was served. Tables
were gayly decorated with roses
and ferns. Favors were green
baskets containing dainty and
eolorful candy with a crown and
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THE ANSWERS

/. In the order of deposits,
the Chase National Bank. of New
York City, with deposits of ST.
$4,000, 900, as Of December 81,
1886.
2. A recent survey made by
The American Magazine estimates
that two million Americans spend
100000 in dues each year to
some 400 clubs.
8. Some months ago, Japanese
sources estimated Marshal Chi
ang's active air fleet at 1000
planes.
A. No. They go to the Wash
ington Community Chest, which re-
ceived nearly 100000 in 1888.
5. In 1886, for the first time
since 1881, the company earned
its SO dividend. although much
of the income came from subsidi-
aries.
6. In 1885, 1850 persons were
killed and 4,65S injured in 1888
highway cross accidents.
7. Thomas jefferson.
8. Edmund Burke, an English
statesman, in his Reflections on
the French Revolution.
9. No present plans exist. Fred
Perry, British star, who recently
started a professional career, does
not expect an open tournament
for fifteen years.
10. Nothing Without God"
Questions on Page Two)
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HEPPE RITES
HERE TUESDAY
BODY ARRIVED THIS MORN.
ING ON BOARD STEAM
SHIP CUBA

Funeral services for Mrs. Clar-
ence G. Hoppe, who was before
marriage Miss Celeste Thompson
of Key West, will be held tomor-
row afternoon 4:30 o'clock from
the residence of her parents at
1116 Stump Lane, to the Flem-
ing Street Methodist church. Rev,
Shuler Peele will officiate.
Arrangements are in charge OF
the Lopez Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be: John
Knowles, Earl Munroe, Claude
Sails, Robert Knowles, Henry Pin.
der and Albert Carey.
Mrs. Hoppe, who was 81 at the
time of death, which occurred last
Monday morning, had been max.
ing her home with her husband
and the family at Sioux City
Iowa, since her marriage severa
years ago.
The body arrived this morning
on the Steamship Cuba from Tam.
pa, accompanied by Mr.. Hoppe, his
mother, sister and the two chill.
dren, Janice Ruby and Barbars
Ann.
Mrs. Hoppe is survived by the
husband, their two children, hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Thompson, foster mother, Mrs
Annie Watkins. one sister, Murrel
Watkins and one brother, Gerald
Watkins.