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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
SOMETHING is WRONG
WITH THIS PICTURE

State Senator Ed Fletcher, our esteem
ed neighbor from San Diego, has attain
ed to the highest note in the scale of the
ridiculous in proposing a bill in the
state legislature to tax income from IL
legal gambling.
The bills crescendo is reached in the
sentence providing that Nothing in this
act shall sanction or permit any form
of gambling which is prohibited by law"
Sen. Fletcher's bill, in short, would
amend the state income tax law to pro-
vide that "gross receipts from illegal
gambling and the losses" must be re-
ported in income tax returns, and the
profits taxed so per cent.
There seems to be just a touch of
humor hidden somewhere in the pro-
posal. which almost arouses pity for the
poor gambler. Imagine him, if you can,
sweating at night over his income tax
return, and then place yourself in his
predicament.
If he reports his gambling profits,
he is admitting that he violated the law,
and inviting arrest.
If he doesn't, he is likely to be arrest
ed, anyway, for falsifying his income
4 tax return.
The only thing to do, it seems, is for
some gambler to take the issue to the
supreme court The question would be:
"Can the state of California tax prof
its on a thing it doesn't recognize as le-
gal, without arresting the fellow who
is honest enough to pay the tax?'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

If the old time clipper ship cap
tains would break off that pinochle
game down in Davey Jones locker
and come up to the surface of their
favorite ocean. they would see some
thing after their own hearts these
days.
For although the clippers have
long since vanished from the seas,
the daring and romance for which
they stood are living anew in the
airplanes that are blazing trails
across the Pacific. And just as the
clippers led America to one era of
greatness on the ocean, these air.
planes bid fair to lead her to an
other one.
This tousle- e-haired Amelia Ear
hart has little in common with the
old sailing ship shippers, who could
spit to windward in full gale,
break a mans jaw with blow of
the fist, and apostrophize both the
ships company and the elements
| in a flow of invectives never rivaled
on land or sea. But she seems to
be a chip from much the same sort
of block. none the less.
Miss Earhart, to be sure, came
to grief after finishing the first
leg of her trans-Pacific flight and
had to postpone its completion pend
ing repairs to her plane. But the
clipper captains frequently cracked
up, too, and put into far-away
ports for overhauling; and, besides,
Miss .Earhart isn't doing it all these
days, anyway-for the quiet, self
possessed chaps who take the big
Pan-American flying boats to the
islands down under are playing the
same game.
For the point of it all is that
this era of Pacific flights is once
more showing us daring Americans
taking. out ships which are marvels
of beauty and speed to establish
new trade routes, bring America
closer to Asia, and dazzle the world
with their mastery of difficult
and dangerous calling.
There is one striking contrast
between the old and the new, of
course.
The men who ran the clippers
were out to take chances night and
day. They. kept sail on the masts
in bowling gales; they cracked
on" and ran for it when other skip
pers were cautiously creeping along
under double-reefed topsails; they
worked ship and sailors to the very
limit of endurance, and every now
and then they paid for it by sail
ing a ship straight to the bottom
of the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
New York Day by Day

parlor l found another local Romeo
who had arrived ahead of me with
a book of c. D. Gibson drawings,
then the patsy. tried to be casual
and offhand, but after few sput-
ters lapsed into stony silence. To
make it more anguishing, the inter-
loper could play the piano recite
q Robert Service poem with gestures
and initiate Vesta Victoria's Walt
ing at the Church." How I hated
him. In fact | still hate him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
News Behind the News
Another Sit-D0wn Strike :. This
Time 1t May Be Congress =. Log
Jam of Legislation

WASHINGTON = Predictions that Congress
will sit right through the summer and perhaps
on into December are based on the knowledge
that there is huge log jam of important legiS-
latve proposals piling up behind the battle
front on which the Supreme Court issue takes
precedence over everything else.
Most bets are that the Roosevelt court plan
won't come to vote in the Senate before early
May. 1t may come to a vote later than that II
major filibuster develops. Meanwhile, the
hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee on
the bill are dragging more slowly than anyone
expected.
Roosevelt is convinced by history that every
President has to face bitter struggle with the
Senate in his second term. He wants his SHOW
down now, ahead of everything else. His fol-
lowers believe that if he can win the Supreme
Court fight he will have nearly everything his
own way after that whereas if he loses he will
no longer be able to dominate legislation.
So for the moment Congress is dawdling along
with measures which are mere chicken feed.
Statutes and powers which would otherwise
expire this year are being renewed, as In the
case of the new neutrality law and the exten-
sion of the Presidents authority to renew rec-
proca trade treaties Special excise and "nuis-
ance" taxes must be re-enacted before July.
Authority as to RFC loans, dollar devaluation
and the s2,OOO0OO,OOO stabilization fund already
have been extended
RooSevelt's plan for drastic government reor-
ganization was huge sensation when 1t was
d.
heard of it for at least month. joint con-
gressional committee On reorganization met once
or twice and did nothing except sneer at the
proposal that cabinet salaries be raised from
$4,000 to $4,000, and other salaries for top
Jobs proportionately. If Roosevelt wins his Su-
preme Court battle, reorganization will again
be one of the big 1887 issues And it will take
up a great deal of time. 6N
An administration bill is being prepared to
provide for regulation of wages and hours. II
probably will be tossed into the hopper at hot
point in the court fight, with warning to labor
and any other interested parties that it's just
the kind of measure which the Supreme Court
as now constituted can be expected to kill.
A general major farm program is being
rounded out. Congress is unlikely to adjourn
without passing new laws for crop control, crop
insurance, and the ever-normal granary scheme,
which Secretary Wallace says are impossible
so long as recent Supreme Court opinions stand.
The present Soil Conservation Act is threaten
ed especially in the South, where predictions
of 20 per cent cotton this fal-made by brokers
who profit through handling volume-has caus-
ed growers to revert to old-time habits Of plant
ing all their land to cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
= Strolls Thru Hollywood


HOLLYWOOD, March 31.-W.I)-
Emanuel Cohen's trumpeteers are
twittering with hope Beatrice Lii
lie will bring showmanship back
to Hollywood.
1t isn't a gag. Hollywood does
turn out shows after a fashion,
but Hollywood players are such poor
showmen the town hasn't pulled
a press stunt worthy of the name
in half dozen years.
Lilies stopping the New York
Easter parade with a coach and
four sally up Fifth avenue was what
set the Cohen ctharts afire. Come
dienne is due on the major lot on
August /, and the boys are burst
ing with terrific ideas" for her.
The Grand Dame" complex,
epidemic among movie actresses,
and the highly successful buildup OF
Greta Garbo killed off personal
showmanship here years ago.
Not even gaudy Mae West would
go for gag as broad as the Lille
coach-and-four
Almost every little actress who
wangles a line or two of screen
credit sees herself as in a super
exclusive Garbo setting and believes
implicitly lin the glamour myth
given off by former police reporters
who man publicity mills.
Curren idea. of swell way to
get your pictdre in the papers is to
have haid kissed publicly by
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81 1897
a on Sol SAYS
~ CRANK WATANABE
QUIT BUT STILL WORKING
BY Ep HOLDEN

Honorable Windsor & Belle of Balti-
more shall collide with matrimony IN
Nav. | hearing it mention. The Duke
wish coming America for shun-moon'
Oh. we'll. it were hint which Wallis
perhapsly might of Just, we'll sortly
casual of dropped. ButEwhats differ
ence? u. S. have got good hunning
grounds.
Though hark down please! Not so
done easy. Duke family say he mustn
90 America. If do maybe surgery OF
allowance shall operate on him. Inal 5
mother hint. For goodness my sake! he
got more straps now as when was King
which he abducted from in order 10
feeling freely.
If it going be one of them ln-LaW al
fair. counting me out please. Inem
spats never no good. UnhapplneSs lies
the head which wore a crown, alrlgnt
lis fellow which don't possessing titles
better be thinking how lucky
Thank you, please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

pecialiy rich in character actors,
Rogers said, many oldtimers who
dropped from sight with the fold
ing of stock and repertory compan-
les have bobbed up again in federal
ranks.
Sam Goldwyn announces florid
plans to ace into the beauty buSi-
ness on the picture side, and wiN'
cast Merle Oberon in film Gallo
Beauty Parlor,' which will exploit
the business from the finger wave
up. He's dickering with Elizabeth
Arden for the use of her Maine
Beauty Camp" where New York
matrons go to be re-streamlined
in six easy weeks.
Johnny Weissmuller, fished out of
his native Chicago river to play
"Tarzan" for the MOVIES denied
easy living had cramped his style
and did some fancy splashing in the
Hollywood A. C. pool to prove it.
Weissmuller and his timer say he
equalled his world record of 81
seconds flat for the 100-yard free
style. You can take 1t or leave
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

Sorghum sally: The molasSes firm
that gave an executive post to Rex
ford Guy Tugwell recently received
a telegram: Have you a place Tor
another ex-politician-The Duke OF
Windsor" The firm was told the
telegraph company could not give
the name of the sender but would
deliver any message. So the reply
was: Sorry but we haven't room
for another Rex That sounded
funny when told to me over the
phone-but seems an awful dud in
print Why is that?
At a Hollywood small dinner
party recently there sat at the
festive board Director William
Howard, Jim Tully, the author, and
Dudley Nichols, a scenarist. Con-
yersation developed that these three
figures in literati were born and
reared ten miles from one another
in Ohio and never knew of the
geographical nearness until that
evening. Howard and Tully came
from. st. Mary's. o., and Nichols
from .'Wapokeneta.
90
Funeral Fun: Frank Tinney, re-
ported dead in the public prints,
sends in a mourning edged greet
ing card from Bill Browns health
farm.
4 Much of the fun in. dining out is
eavesdrepping. Lastsevening at the
next table they came in riding high,
like two jaunty slodps on favour
ing breeze, and after a couple Of
whiskey sours began to grow soggy.
He suddenly thought up griev-
ance Where was she when he call
ed the first time today? Green
eyed monster stuff. Her eyes brim-
med and she tried purringly to ex-
plain it as a simple errand.a Then
a freshet of tears. Food was un-7
touched while she wept and he
sulked. Finally she walked out a
bit unsteadily- alone. There was
an impish CLEAN and he SKINNED
through a memo book and went to
the phone. Before we left a new
charmer had arrived and they were
cooling like doves. Philandering as
an art!
90 se
In the moon calf days which
grandma called "girlingy I knockad
at the only girls door all duded iir
with lard. on my hair, enough se11
sen on my breath to make me the
towns No. Aroma, q squirt Of
vanilla ON my kerchief and 30@
cent box Of Lowney:s with the tin
tweezers under my arm. In the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
One-Minute TEST Answer,

/. Victor Emanuel III.
2. Hypocritical tears or pretend-
ed grief ~
= g. Unnatural division OF state
into election or civil districts TO
give, stiae party IN power special adj
Wants t<gtrf hi~e.s| 49, htt-.~s<
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
TEN YEARS AGO
March 81. 1927

Teachers from all parts of TIL
valley will gather in this city to-
morrow for the annual spring ses-
sion of Teachers Institute.
Several prominent members of
the California judiciary will be
guests tomorrow at the Joint gath
ering of the Imperial County Bar
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
Words o fWisdam

There are two times in mans
life when he should not specu-
late; when he can't afford it. and
when ne can.-Mark Twain
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

Speaking of charm, the Charm
School business continues to garner
several millions year despite the
jeers. Two schools flourish on 5th
avenue. Oddly the student enroll
ment has no immigrants or types
unused to American manners. But
rather is composed often of social
big-wigs and ambitious women in
the business world. There are ru-
mors that two matinee idols are
studying charm to whet their ap-
peal. Nothing is so revolving to
sod-busters as a charming man.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
TOday,s Horoscope

Person whose birthday is today
usually can grasp general details.
but they lack the ability of pre-
cision.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
March 81, 1912
The trustees of Central Union
high school received word that all
of the $4,000 bond issue for build
ing purpose had been Sold
The benefit performance at the
l. & S theatre last night was de-
cided success.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, March 81. - New
York seems to express sentiment
tality for a number of its old-time
restaurants. despite the rush of Big
Clicks in the. modern decor with
the circular bar and other cuteries.
There is, for instance, Morris, in
The Village, a; taxi trek from almost
anywhere. e1gt; .'f
1t is landmark cafe. And usual
ly crowded especially on Sunday
evenings. All types-from the op-
era singer to the family party.
Then. too, there is Papa Moneta' S
on a tumble of Mulberry street.
Proving that geographical out-of-
wayness is no hindrance if the food
eXcels.
Also Luchow's on 14th street. Big,
barny. shadowy. And streSsing
Strauss waltzes, German cooking
and imported breWs. 1t is the last
stand of the leisurely beer Slippers
who sit all evening over a pitcher
of beer and plate of pretzels. Now
and then also the goose necked,
long stem pipe is seen.
There are doubtless other old tim
ers that have endured but these
are conspicuous: Each is more
than 25 years old when the life of
the average restaurant is 10 years.
All off the we'll worn paths of
gourmets and entirely Indifferent
to new styles, new foods, new at
titudes.
90
Jack Dempsey's lightning success
as restaurant front man. was
no chance achievement. He dupli-
Gated his experiment on 9th avenue
at Miami Beach this winter with
the same sort of success. For the
money invested in both places,
dividends ares reputed highest on
record. His greeting has way of
bringing folk'hack. A method that
may only be- described = and it
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

sounds sissyfied for the mauler-as
charming.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
GRAB BAG

OnesMinute Test
/. Name the king of Italy
2. What are crocodile tears?
3. What is a "gerrymander"?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
Hints on Etiquette

At large bridge parties the hos
tess should provide both auction
and contract tables, establishing a
definite circuit for each. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31

Prince Ptomaine, or the Duke of
Baloniana. Failing that, the phoney
"extortion note is regarded as a
dignified means.
To recall really good stunt it is
necessary to go back as far as
Bebe Daniels arrest for speeding,
On advice of Paramount publicists,
Daniels refused to pay fine and
served a Jail term equipped with
personal maid and champagne
for dinner.
Douglas Fairbanks one-man par
ade up Broadway was good, but
that was IA years ago, and New
York stunt at that.
Katharine Hepburn, since badly
bitten by the grandeur bug attract
ed much of her early notice by
riding an expensive open car with
a uniformed chauffeur, while clad
in ragged, patched overalls.
90
Charles r. Rogers, Universal pro-
duction mogul, returned from the
east impressed with federal thea
ter projects as source of screen
ivory, and instructed talent scouts
to catch as many of Uncle Sans
shows as possible. The FTP is es-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 81, 1917

March 81, 1917
A farewell reception was given
last night for Neil Locke, field sec
retary for the county Y. M. c. A.
at Imperial. Locke is going to
Fresno.
Robert Goree of Calexico was a
visitor in Ell Centre yesterday
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

COLORED FRAME BARGAIN
Kastle St. N. E.-Three bedrooms. living
room, dining room, kitchen, bath gas
electricity: stone coping: hot-water heat :;
excel. condition. Rm. 2O7. 500 F St. n W
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
Business Opportunities

BEAUTY sHoP-Downtown.- office bldg
Rent S55 Doing $3.50 mo. 81 500 terms
Miss McCown. 10S H st. MET. 4S13.
BEAUTY sHoP-Rent $50 Nice bust
ness. Bonat & Crog. machine. Price
81 900. Grace Merry, 1908 st. Met. 4Sl3
BEAUTY SHOP. to quick buyer if sold
Immediately; owner in IL health; rea-
sonable. 1925 G St. n W.. Room 307
LUNCH RooM-Downtown (beer). Rent
Joseph Hollander. zoos b ST. N. ".
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

MASS. AVE. N W. 9O9-Large room.
beds. for refined gentlemen.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
NOTICE

distinctive new home in Massachusetts
Avenue section is nearing completion 1t is
quality built center hall brick Colonial
with bedrooms, maids room and bath in
basement, large dressing room and closets
Many unusual features including breakfast
nook and living porch. On corner lot with
so feet frontage, with beautiful shade trees.
Purchaser may select his own wallpaper
lighting fixtures, kitchen equipment etc
Priced at S13.950. Comparable to homes
priced much higher. Call j. WESLEY
BUCHANAN, INC. day or evening, at CL
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
Suburban Houses for Sale

BELLE HAVEN. vA.-Model homo open.
Sl0.250-S25,000. Jos. Seidel Alex. 1900.
S5,450, new country home, ) large rms &
b.; gar; Il acre: $3.50 down. S55 mo.
Ralph Grain 1899 Lee H'way. WA. $3.50.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
Real Estate
Houses for Sale
NORTHEAST BARGAIN,

Well located near new market center ;
row brick home. rooms bath, hot water
heat. built-in garage. Rented S47.50 per
month. Excellent investment. CALL Mr.
FISCHER. BOSS & PHELPS. NATIONAL
9300. EVENING PHONE. COLUMBIA
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

mortgage Loans
Real Estate MOrtg. and Guaranty Corp.
1910 K St N W. NAtl. 1403
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

L ST N W, 1322-Bright, cheerful front
rooms, with running water, $7-SS; roomO
with kitchenettes, 81; maid service
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
TODAY AND EVERY DAY-DAY OR NIGHT
Auto ESQ Stations

BLONDELL'S ESQ Sta. Mich
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The Washington times., 1937-02-09
Announcements
Personals

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no need for them TO feel that they must
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YOUNG MEN

16 years old or over with bicycles. for
messenger work. Apply Mr.. Schryver
1917 New York Ave. N. w
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
Table Board
Suburban Rooms

GRANT CIRCLE N. W. 9-wanted. four
table boarders for dinners of evenings:
so cents. Adams 5S7S.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

N ST N. W, 1S12-Cheerful second floor
front twin bedroom, modern furniture
SS; c.h.w
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Special Notices

BRICKLAYERs UNION. No. l, n c., atten-
ton Special meeting Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10Th Al : 80 p. m. Important. Typo.
graphical Temple -
tSlEned TRT STEES.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

Mr.. CAPITOL, 122 4th St. S. E.; small,
comfortable rm. employed gent: $3.50.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09

Luggage
Ma. 4242-Fitted Cases, Trunks, Dog H1r.
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Evening star., 1937-04-28
Not Euen Broken Bones Can
Keep Ce1'rig Out of Lineup;
Playing NoW Despite Injury

regular first baseman from now on"
Not even the farsighted Higgins
knew how literally his statement was
to be taken by Gehrig.
He was a big. awkward kid when
Hug shelved Wally Pipp as his first
baseman and put Gehrig on the bag.
But from the first time that Gehrig
stepped to the plate in Yankee
uniform there was star next to his
name. On June l the star was an
asterisk in the box score. calling at
tention to the tiny agate line of type
that said: "Gehrig batted for Wan
ninger." The following day the tiny
star in the box score was gone. For
that day, June 2, he started at first
base and has never been replaced.
Asterisks weren't needed thereafter.
He has broken records and he has
dashed hopes to little pieces in those
IL years. The hopes were those of
young first basemen bought by the
Yanks as insurance. Some day, it was
said as far back as five or six years
ago, Gehrig will wear out. Col. Jacob
Rupert, to play safe, bought under
studies. There were George McQuinn,
John Mccarthy and half dozen
others.
Evening star., 1937-04-28
NOTED MEN HONOR
HILLTOP ATHLETES
Outstanding Leaders From
Many Fields to Attend
Banquet Tonight.

u UTSTAND1NG leaders culled
1 from virtually every field will
\ be guests tonight at George
town University's tenth an
nual Varsity G banquet when the
Hoyas desert the training table for
choice tidbits at the Willard Hotel
at $50 o'clock
Staged primarily to honor George
town athletes, the banquet also is q
goodwill gesture. with Harvey Har-
man, Pennsylvania foot ball coach,
delivering one Of three principal ad-
dresses. The Hoyas meet the Quakers
next Fall at Philadelphia.
Other speeches will be delivered by
Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, S. j., presi-
dent Of the university, and J. F. T..
O'Connor controller of currency. Be-
cause of the illness of the father of
Elwood Seal, which necessitates the
corporation counsels absence from the
city, Joseph A. Carey, prominent local
lawyer, will serve as POSTMASTER.
Rev. John j. Kehoe, S. j., faculty
director of athletes and one of the
men credited with the comeback Of
Georgetown in foot ball circles, will
present letter awards to various var
sity team members.
Evening star., 1937-04-28
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,


II Henry Louis Gehrig were an
ordinary ball player, and not a ma
chine superior to such human frail-
ties, he might not be playing first base
for the Yankees today. One of the
fingers on his right hand which wears
the glove, has been the color of a
warmed-over green sausage ever since
the American League season opened.
But if the sun is shining and the
Yanks and Nationals can play ball
these three days and you have an idea
you'd like to see Lou Gehrig again,
he'll be on first base. He always has
been.
His sore finger2 Maybe it's chip
ped. So what? Once he had a
Clipped left elbow. 1t was operated
on. But he played ball the next day.
The little finger on his right hand has
been broken four times. Half dozen
other fingers have been broken one or
more times. He has been hit on the
head with a pitched ball three times.
The toe OF his right foot has been
broken. Leg muscles have been torn.
A shoulder has been wrenched. And
lumbago? He's chrome sufferer.
That is, if mechanical man suf-
fers. Some are inclined to doubt it.
Gehrig, you see, has never missed
playing ball game since that day in
June of 1925. That was nearly IL
years ago. The Yanks have played
1,8l4 games since then. And Gehrig
has been in every one. Nobody in all
base ball history has ever approached
the record of the iron horse. Prob
ably nobody ever will.