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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
A PROGRAM THAT MAY
GO TOO FAR

Disrespect for the law, bred by lenien-
cy toward striking law breakers, brings
to mind the editorial of David LaWr-
ence in The United States News, and
gives a point to the thought expressed
nv Mr.. Lawrence soothing at the idea
that President Roosevelt wants to be-
come a dictatorial leader, or wants to
break down the American system, Mr..
Lawrence at the same time points out
the danger of the methods used by the
New Deal in putting over its program.
The New Deal has heaped dlscredlt
IN the heads of the nations financial
leaders. clubbing them money chang
org. ;" if has tagged the nations business
men economic royalists," breaking
down public esteem for business; 1t has
whipped congress into the shape OF
rubber stamp with its well-turned
phrases; and now, sneering at the horse
and buggy era it attempts to dlscredlt
the United States Supreme Court. Every
branch of government and economic lie
except the executive in government anu
the laborer in industry has been dis-
credited, Mr.. Lawrence points out.
Unless a halt is called, Mr.. Lawrence
sees grave consequences. he says;
"Some day when the masses no longer
are given bread, when the purchasing
nower of their wages diminishes because
confidence in the dollar has been swept
aside by government extravaganza ana
unbalanced budgets, and when the pres
ident can no longer keep on handing out
doles and subsidies without bankrupt
mo the treasury, the masses VIII turn
on the presidency, and discredit it, too:
Perhaps his view is too dark, but IT
"a certain that the public mind, once 1t
has lost respect for one institution, takes
less time to lose respect for another.
The New Deal, to say the least ~
skirting dangerous ground.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
RRAKES- NEEDED FOX
THE LEGISLATURE

CALIFORNIA; state legislature Will con-
vene soon for the second half OF its SEES
sion. 1t will consider the bills introduc-
ed in the January session, or Will at
tempt to consider them. There are SO
MANY of them that it would take any one
legislator about year to read and un-
derstand the entire group.
MANY of the bills will be passed be-
cause a committee says they should be.
Others will be defeated because some
SCION has studied them and found their
defects-and says so. Most OF the state
senators and assemblymen will have
very vague idea of what they are voting
on. III,
il one that has not yet been framed.
II would make it illegal for the legisla-
tors to introduce too many bills.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
e. on Sol says
~ FRANK WATANABE
AVE- sY ED HOLDEN
DRIVE DRUNKERY
BY Ep HOLDEN

Legal courts having greatest difficulty
to doubt if driver are drunk or is it.
So scientific medicine men Jump in.
They say one drop blood will showing
how many gallons liquor you have drink
ing. Walking white chalk don't say any
thing, not even quart
Those new idea are viz: One pinch OF
blood are took from drunk suspector.
They looking at same with scientific
apparatix which telling that you are
drunk under a microscope Them doc
tors say it are nonfortunate to the phys
ical to driving by two drinks. Because
they will enlarge your blood $4,000
times ito finding what street corner you
devoured at 8:15 pm. without mistake.
That proving you got accidents IN
your blood
From little acorns grow.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
Other Editors Say
LET'S GET ACQUAINTED
concord Diahlo BeacOnl

One OF the most remarkable things about
California, from the point of view Of the for
eigner' from another state, is that many ma
tive sons and daughters know SO little about
it. Possibly that is because there Is such lot
10 know taking the state as whole. Never
theesS, visitors often are mystified at the blank
ness their questions draw. Many native sons,
casually accepting all the beauties of their
home state, have never bothered to learn the
names of its less common trees and flowers.
Quite likely they have idea OF how utterly
beautiful some of CALIFORNIA; Towering trees
seem TO Middle Westerners for instance, who
have never seen a huge magnolia tree laden
with waxy white petals, nor an ornamental
peach proudly displaying its voluptIous, double.
rose-red blooms, nor an acacia dripping with
delicate, chenille-ike yellow flowers that are
a perfect complement to its slver-green foliage,
The bougainyillea vine with its odd purple
blossom, the crimson trumpet vine spectacularly
decorating an archway, wisteria clambering in
a riot of delicate lavendar, wild azaleas-the
thousand and one interesting and unusual Ito
the outsider) plants and trees-are the things
he is most likely to ask questions about 1t
leaves him little dashed when native or
daughter turns upon him bored stare.
What many fail to realize Is that the very
novelty OF the flora and fauna OF the state
should be capitalized TO the full. The color OF
individual city backgrounds may prove irresis-
tible II properly portrayed for visitors and
what lot of fun we'd alp get in becoming
better acquainted with our own town and coun-
ty as well as with California a whole.
neghbor reports a disturbing buzz in his
radio. Perhaps it's that comedian playing The
Bee
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25

Bearing in mind that everybody
has his own personal set of fig
ures on unemployment, it is never
theless worth while to have q look
at the statistics just made public
by the Alexander Hamilton Insti-
tute.
According to these tables, in
December the number of unem-
ployed in the United States fell
below 100000 for the first time
since the recovery movement start
ed.
In March, 1893, there were in
the United States 16,649,000 people
who wanted work and couldn't get
1t. At the end of December, last
year, this number had shrunk to
9,412 ,000-a drop of more than
1000, 900 from the peak, and drop
, of nearly 100000 since Decem-
Der, 1885.
But these figures begin to get
really instructive when you turn
them around and study, not the
number of people who are with
out jobs, but the number of peo-
pie who are actually at work.
Thus We find that in March,
1893, there were 33,265,00 people
gainfully employed in this country.
BY December, 1886, that number
had risen to 41,8l7,000.
So, doing a little rapid arith-
metic, it develops that there were
9,552,0OO more people at work at
the end of 1896 than at the low
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
Bruce Cation Says:>>
America Must Surpass Prosperity of 1929

point of the depression In 1888:
and yet the number OF unem-
ployed declined by only 7,237,OO0
in that same time.
The answer, of course, Is that
the population has not been static.
The number of workers in this
country is not constant; 1t Is
steadily increasing. To "go back"
to 1929, as we all have been hop
ing we would do, would not solveI
our unemployment problem. To-
attain the 1929 level OF prosperity,
we have got to be more prosper
Gus than We were in 1929.
All of which Is something like
the Alice in Wonderland situation
in which 1t was necessary to run
at top speed to keep from going
backward.
Carry the figures little farther
and this paradox becomes clearer.
In September, 1879, America con-
tanned slightly fewer than 45,500.-
600 employed people. Today 1t has
slightly fewer than 100000 -
within 100000 of the all-time
high mark.
Improvement must be continue
Gus. We dare not be satisfied with
what satisfied us q few years ago.
The recovery movement must keep
on pushing down on the accelera-V
tor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
By Williams

princing it as Wales, as we'll as
any American is Cole Porter, the
song writer. They were on many
evenings quite pally. Edward liked
the Porter tunes and has a record
of every one mads
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Thoughts
while strolling: What a swell ad
Grover Whalen would be for a
mustache wax. Add society dead
pans: Jay OBrien. For free fun:
A jaunt through q five and ten.
George Rector in evening dress
suggests a red ribbon across the
shirt front. You know, the Aus
TRAN baron.
Rhyme: Nobody can lope like
Herbert Swope. Guernsey Curran
and his daily lapel carnation. Last
of the dudes. The more 1t changes
the more it is the same thing
note: 1877 tho prairie skipper,
1897 the auto trailer. Study in sar-
torial wham: Bertram Taylor.
Benay Venuta sounds like a
train crossing culvert. And
Adela Rogers st. Johns like turn
ing a cart-wheel. Choice OF spots
for a residence in the city limits:
The old Claremont Inn site on
Riverside Drive. Prize in British
bores for the season: young RAN
dolph Churchill.
Lunch stand sign: What Fools
these Morsels Be" Look alikes:
Mussolini and viii Hamilton, the
banker. Whatever became Of Whee-
Ter and Woolsey? Give Stanley
Walkers hat a sweeping side dip
and you have Jimmy Walker. Tops
in budget boosting: Governor Leh-
man.
Overhead: what ! need is q
Robert Taylor in my life" Palm
Beachers up for the weekend TO
show off their tan. Add blow torch
boards: Barney Gallant's. A. Sulka,
the avenues youngest looking old
ster. Lunch places come and go
but the old Algonquin still gets a
celebrity crowd.
Jack Curley is feStooning his
ringside at wrestling matches with
the opposite sex and they are ap-
parently learning to love the sport.
A recent evening a sumner IN
mink and lavlshly bejeweled stood
up during an exciting twist and
screeched Break his arm" Among
the most enthusiastic wrestling
fans are Bob Ripley and Bugs
Baer. They are often down front.
In younger days they were no
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Feb. rs. 1917

Mrs. r. B. Whitelaw OF Len Rey
street is visiting relatives III CAL
exico.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry are
new citizens of Ell Centric, having
lust moved here from Seeley. Mr..
Henry has been appointed mpe-
rial Valley representative for the
INTERSTATE Vaccine company Oh
Kansas City, Missouri.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
News Behind the News
Fascism or Democracy P. Which is
What in Court Fight s.. WOrry Orer
Too Much POUer :.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS there is no more
important issue raised in the tempest over Pres
ident Roosevelt's supreme court proposal thaii
the question whether the measure Is pest cal
culated to promote Fascism or preserve oemoc-
racy
The warning cry of dictatorship" is being
taken up again by those VINO USED II asali nss
the president in the campaign, and also by others
who begin to worry about expansion OF presi-
Dental power for the first time. ms inciuoes
some who favor a curb on the court. but VINO
fear establishment OF a precedent whch might
help some Would-be Hitler OF the future
The dictatorship" argument goes like this:
The president now controls Congress through
patronage propaganda and threat OF pon1icai
reprisals If he were to be given control OF the
supreme court he would become all-po"er1a
Abolition of the judiciary's independence would
mean autocracy, threat to civil and rehgious
liberty and possible suppression OF poiitlcai mill
critics.
The supreme court is the only agency which
can keep the president and Congress from eX-
ceeding the powers granted them by the Con-
stitution. If the president is allowed 10 ap-
point up to six members of it, he and the Con-
gress (Which his enemies insist Is MS mouth
piece will have free hand.
The six hand picked appontees, enemies OF
the plan insist, would be subservient TO the VIII
of the president who appointed them' anu
could not be expected to exercise their lnde-
pendent judgments in interpreting the consul
tuition.
The other side argues more or less as follows:
The supreme courts Conservative majority
which includes two former Republican national
committeeman, former Republican candldate
for president and former lame duck Repupli-
can senator appointed by Harding has made
political body or super-legislature OF the court
1t has knocked down New Deal laws because
it OPPOSES them, and not merely through op
iectiye legalstic interpretations OF the Constl-
tuition.
There are several precedents for monkey
ing" with the court to bring 1t into line with
prevailing political economic philosophy, ana
even if there were no such precedent any dc
tator could establish one just as easily II Roose-
yelt's scheme were not adopted now.
People will not tolerate a dictator unless they
become disillusioned with democracy and such
a establishment can only arise from serious
economic conditions.
II the court gets TO be popularity blamed Tor
preventing solution of the nations economic
problems it will not have enough prestige to
be able to stand up against the encroachments
of dictator and protect civil rights in any case.
Economic justice and stability are democracys
best guarantees.
Dictatorships destroy parliamentary govern
ment. Roosevelt's proposal would produce
court which would be more responsive to desires
of the people expressed through Congress.
This would strengthen, rather than weaken.
parliamentary government, thus buwarking de-
mocracy.
New arguments from both sides will be pre-
sented as fast the two sides think them up.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
TEN YEARS AGO
Feb. 25. 1927

More than 100 persons were pres
ent at banquet given last night
on the eastside by the Negro Citi-
zens' Business league.
The fighting battalion which kept
the Boulder Canyon dam bill before
the senate for seven days In the
most dramatic legislation conflict
of decade, was crushed today when
the senate refused to adopt a clo-
ture rule to limit debate on the
measure. I'll
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Feb. rs, 1912

FED. 70, I5IE
Ed Royce Is completing q six
room cottage at 626 Commercial
street. This is the second house
Royce has built since he came to
FL Centric q year ago.
Engineer Chester Allison and
men are today turning water into
the canals, but the stringency in
town will last a couple OF more
DAYS, during which time no IT.
rigation will be allowed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
Today's Horoscope

Persons whose birthday Is today
are usually cautious and careful.
They are known for their ability
to get along with others.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
Words of Wisdom

He that embarks on the voyage
Of life will always wish to advance
by the impulse of the wind rather
than by strokes Of the oar.--John-
son.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

/. What is "ghost writer"9
2. What is the capital OF Bulgarian
3. Who wrote "Candide"?
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
Hints on Etiquette

If person is to serve as god
parent to child, he should be asked
in person to accept the honor. Ac-
ceptance should be secured before
the christening.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
One-Minute Test Answers

/. A ghost writer is one engaged
to outline or write a speech or ar
ticle for another.
2. Sofia.
3. Voltaire.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25

Among many venerable elevator
operators in New York are hide
Always of the depression. Men OF
affluence and sizeable estates who
took it on the chin with most Of
the world in the market crash.
A reporter found three in an East
End avenue apartment who had
once owned their own homes in an
area almost as exclusive. The ele-
vator mans post is. like the CASH
ier's in a night restaurant, almost
certain of hiding his identity.
Also the work is OF the lighter
sort, suitable for those whose years
often bar them from heavier tasks
-OO-
Perhaps the man who knew the
Duke of Windsor, when he was
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25

slouches as amateur wrestlers
themselves.
Surrealism has slipped up SO
quietly in art circles that it took
root before the peasantry knew
what it was all about. Greenwich
Village now has a Surrealism cir
Gle far more enthusiastic than
the Cubistic and Dada devotees in
other years. Perhaps the most
suspicious of the surreahsts is
James Thurber, whose cockeyed
insanities have added greatly to
the goodness of mad era. The
new school, its sponsors say, is like
ly to be more a permanency than
vogue. Walt Disney is regarded
as one of the conservatives of the
new school. There are already q
Surrealist night club and Sur
realist tea room.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-02-25
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 6l8.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05
BY UNITED PRESS

Pacific Coast league baseball fans
witnessed their first no-hit, no-run
pitching performance yesterday as
the Sacramento Solons held fast to
their half game lead on circuit
standings.
Ernie Bonham turned in the
heaving performance by blanking
the Seattle Indians. 20, in the sew
en- inning nightcap of a double
header at Seattle.
The Indians took the opener, Us
registered their victory at the ex-
pense of Floyd Olds and Hal Haid
Of the Oaks. The Indians touched
the pair for IL safeties. PAU
Gregory, relieved by Barrett in the
sixth was winning pitcher. Catcher
Bill Baker and Ernie Koy hit hon.
ers in the night cap to back up
Bonham's sterling performance.
The Solons retained their lead on
league standings by splitting a twin
oill with the Beavers. The Sacs
won the opener 9-4, after an eight
run burst in the eighth inning, in
which they drove Moncrief to the
showers. Laflaemnie and Drefs
finised the game for the Beavers
Bill Posedel of the Beavers regist-
cred Az victory in the nightcap
limiting the Sacs to five hits. Bill
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05

ers stopped on Saturday. Yester-
day, the speed kings celebrated In
dependence day with motors roar
known as the "Madman of Modena",
improved his chances of retaining
the big silver cup he won last year
by turning in his best time thus
far He gunned his red Alta Romeo
down the straightaway at 138.100
M.P.M. yesterday and beat the
young Englishman Dick Seaman in
a speed duel. Seaman's Silver Mer-
cedes was faster down the straight
stretches, but Nuvolari kept ahead
by hard driving on the curves.
The delay also afforded much
needed practice for Wilbur Shaw,
winner of the 1887 500 mile India
napolis classic. Without a car un-
til Friday, Shaw had little time to
adjust himself to the Maserati racer
which EMO Fiermonte turned over
to him to drive. Shaw. seemed to
have no trouble in purring 128h
M.P.M. down the straightaway. yes
terday, and his work on the curves
won the admiration of the few
thousand spectators in the stands.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05

NEW YORK, July 5. UD - Odd
bits from the case histories of the
mad men who will drive in the
Vanderbilt cup race today: The
biggest man is Gugen Bjorstad of
Norway, who weighs in at 230, and
he says one of the reasons he
drives in races Is to reduce
swears he loses between fifteen and
twenty pounds in race :. Eugep
was greatly surprised when officials
called the race off Saturday be-
cause of rain 'In Norway VIC
stop for nothing" he says :. .
"One of our favorite tracks is a
road coated with ice =. The speed
bug gets the women as well as the
men. Mrs. Bill Winn formerly
was wed to Joe Russo who was kill
ed in a crackup, and Mrs. Bob
Swanson's first husband was Ernie
I.riplett, who died in triple crash
on the coast :. Tazio Nuvolari is
a Snowman right down to his
clothes. He races in a flaming
yellow pulloyer and robins egg
| blue jumpers and wears a lit
tie metal turtle around his neck.
So as to have company in case
he turns turtle. I guess -.
The report Is that the race will
be abandoned by its hackers next
year unless today's turnout is suf-
ficient to pay expenses The
owners already have poured a mil
lion and a quarter dollars into the
sprawling plant Billy Debore'l !
father went down on the Vestris
| while EN- route to a race in South
| America. Dick Seaman, the good
looking English driver. once pulled
an oar for the Cambridge eight
cared shell
in condition for racing -.
Bernd Rosemeyer. whose wife is
the noted German dviatrix, ELY
Beinhorn. would like to drive in a
Tyrolean outfit leather knickers
green feather in hat, and all He
does the next best thing and wears
such a custome until just before he
steps into his car. -.
in his car, sound asleep.
The most popular American driV-
er is the shy and quiet Californian,
Rex Mays Mays, who turned
in the second fastest qualifying
time despite a car which was miles
slower than the ones driven by his
foreign rivals. has been highly
praised for his skill by Nuvolari
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05
Seattle Banked
BY Sacramento

Newsome was the losing pitcher.
San Diegos Padres trimmed Los
Angeles twice, 2-1 and 12-1, to as
sumo 5 to 2 game lead in the
SERIES which will be completed with
holiday double bills today. Howard
Craghead pitched the Padres to
their opening victory, defeating Joe
Berry, On the mound for the Angels
Craghead allowed six hits, Berry
eight.
San Diego batters dominated the
nightcap, slamming four Angel
moundsmen for a total of II hits.
The Angels only run was tailed
when Don Hurst, one time Phila-
delphia Phillie, clouted a homer
Myatt evened up four-ply honors
for the day with q circuit blow.
The Mission Reds shade it two in
row over the Seals, by taking a
first game, IL to 4, but dropped the
nightcap, 1919, enabling the Seals
to take So game series lead The
Seals, with 16 blows, outhit the
Reds in the opener. but the latter
punched their singles in the mid
die of the game to tally some i'm
portant runs off Sheehy and Flow
ers. Seal left handlers. The Seals
came twice from behind to take the
nightcap. The scored their VIM
ming runs in the seventh.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05
TODAY'S
SPORTS PARADE.
I'NEtNo rsNss
.Bv HENRY McLEMORE

Rosemeyer. Seaman, and the 9TH
ers They think he has more
skill than any American pilot.
Races on the Avus course just out
side Berlin draw crowds of 100000
and better Wilbur Shaw, win
ner of the recent 500-mile grind at
Indianapolis, believes that the AM
erican cars haven't a hope Of beat
ing the foreign jobs 6. For us to
enter our American cars is just like
entering donkey in the Kentucky
Derby" Wilbur rates the Ger
man Auto Union as the most per-
feet racing car ever to roll on
wheels. Bob Swanson, however,
thinks Mays will win Hell
make up for his lack of speed by
his skill on the turns" Swanson
says. Those foreigners don't
like to whip around the turns, ano
they aren't any too fond of traffic
either. Rex doesn't mind any
thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-05

at l pm, EDT, but II the track is
wet or If 1t begins to rain before
the getaway, 1t will be UP to the
chief steward to decide upon an
other delay or postponement.
The forecast was for thunder
showers and continued warm"
Track officials have not decided
when the race, originally scheduled
for Saturday, will be run in case OF
another postponement, but 1t was
assumed next Saturday would be
the day.
Rudolf Caracciola, the Babe
Ruth of racing in Germany, was
the only driver who disproved Sat-
urday's postponement.
Il love to drive in the rain," he
said. "I like to feel the drops hit
ting me in the face"
Most OF the pilots seemed glad
ing.
Tazio Nuvolari, the little italian
of another opportunity to whirl
around the tortuous curves OF the
3 1-3 mile course, and had their
machines out soon after the show