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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
A TRIO OF VERY
.SHORTSIGHTED ASSA SSINS

The three would-be assassins who al
tempted to kill District Attorney Buron
Fits in Los Angeles were, in addition
to being rather poor marksmen, very
shortsighted. In the language of the day,
they were just plain dumb.
Whether their tempers were riled in
labor troubles, or whether they were
gangland representatives no one knows,
but the fact remains-their act was the
heighth of ignorance.
Aside from the consequences which
might come to the ambitious killers,
their lack of common sense was mani
tested when they mistook symbol for
a fact. Fits is the symbol. The law is
the fact.
Death of the Los Angeles district at
torney would have netted the gunmen
nothing. There would have been one life
snuffed out. there would have been news
paper headlines, there would have been
deep mourning in several homes-but
there would not have been safety for the
killers. They are fighting law, not Bur-
on Fits. This is the thing they do not
realize.
The law transcends one man, or one
group of men. 1t is as deeply rooted, as
far reaching, as society itself, and socie-
tv Is made up of you and ! and every
one else who inhabits this globe Society
is mankind. No earthly force has yet
succeeded in conquering the race of man
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
Other Editors Say
DIPLOMATS ON NERyY MISSION
Coronado Journal

TT vou hear an unusual noise emanatng from
the direction of Washington, D. c.. 1t VIII prop
abv be your Uncle Samuel siamming the door IN
tho faces of couple of emissarieS recently sent
over here by France and Great Britain on q
mission requiring colossal nerve
We may be wrong in suspecting our uncle VIII
e riled lid over their proposal After all, they are
not asking much-just a trifng favor involving
nothing more than a loan by this country 10
Herr Hitler to keep the Germans oil Oh frehch
and British necks.
Let's see if we can get this international re-
Iations business straight.
AS We understand it, the American people
once lpon time loaned a lot of money to sever
al European powers, and sacrificed thousands
of our youth on their battlefields, so that war
could be won TO save the world for democracy
Then for while things were peaceful, and
it appeared that they wouldn't need American
f1elp any more, SO they decided not TO bother
about paying back their debts
About that time the greed they wrote into the
Versailles treaty began to bear fruit, dictators
began TO sprout proniscuously, democracy was
all but pushed off their continent, nations be-
gan arming furiously, and 1t began TO look as
though they would have to have another war
So just recently Great Britain sent over one
of her big shots named Runciman to talk 1t all
over calmly and explain how there had been some
mistake and why there was really no need for
the Johnson Act banning American loans to for
eign debtors in default. And France also sent a
new ambassador George Bonnet, across the water
to second the motion-in nice way, OF course.
oh yes. and anothef eFng Uncle Samuel, "
they inquired, smilingly do you suppose 1t would
be possible to float loan in your country for
poor starving Germany? They have spent all their
money for tanks and machine guns. They CAM
eat these war materials and they Will surely
stir up trouble if we don't do something about it.
VIII Uncle Sam slam the door on them?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

The safety experts look up from
their desks to announce that our
automobiles killed more people in
January of this year than in any
other January on record - thus
compelling us to reflect that our
greatest perils these days seem to
be the ones we create for ourselves.
Tre traffic menace is strictly a
man-made affair. There is no i'm
mutable natural law which makes
it a menace-except, possibly, the
law that two bodies cannot occupy
the same space at the same mo-
ment. Since we created this men
ace, we could end it overnight if
We chose to do So
But we don't choose. We refuse
to give up the driving habits which
tragic experience has proved to be
dangerous; we refuse, for the most
part, to permit our police to build
an effective system of traffic con-
troll. And so we go on, killing peo-
pie at a rate that would raise a
heaven shaking cry to protest if the
deaths were caused by some plague
or pestilence.
It seems to be mankindS fate in
this modern world to create new
dangers for himsef as fast as he
destroys old ones. The automobile,
which kills the people whom med
ical science saves from death by
smallpox, yellow fever, and cholera
is one example; on vastly greater
scale, war is another.
Here, again, we face a menace
that we ourselves created. 1t Is
exactly like the traffic menace ex-
cept that it is infinitely larger.
Traffic threatens to kill us indi-
vidually; war threatens to wipe out
our whole civilization.
Suppose some natural force - a
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
"ALL.bRAN Saved
ME FROM A LIFETIME
OF SUFFERING y

"I had suffered from constipa-
ton for three years. My condition
was becoming really serious, when
read of Kellogg's ALL-BRAN.
81 bought package. Within two
weeks, my bowels were regular, and
began to enjoy living again. 1t
has saved me from lifetime of
suffering. y Mrs. Lloyd Baird, 384
S. Bannock ST., Denver, Colo.
Try ALL-BRAN yourself. 1t cor
rects the common type of constipa-
ton. Within the body, it absorbs
twice it's weight in water, forms a
soft mass, gently cleanses the sys-
tenn. Just eat two tablespoon n
daily. Three times daily in SCI
cases. AS a cereal with milk Or
cream, OF in recipes.
Isn't it betterto eat this wholesome
food than to take pills and drugs
that may be harmful and often lose
their effect? ALL-BRAN is sold by
all grocers. Made and guaranteed
by Kellogg in Battle Greek.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
Editorials and Comment
TUESDAY, MARCH g. 1887
ia on So! says
tx FRANK WATANABE
n"J BY Ep HOLDEN
ON TO THE SHOW
BY Ep HOLDEN

Great Britain have send invitation at
33 nation of the World They wish having
the King coronated in all parts
1t are request for each nation to COM
ing over on his naval. One battleshlp
allow to each customer. Misfocus of gun
must be accurately friendship. This are
Just happy fun game. Salute are eX-
pect for gleeful powder with Joyful
boom. No matter what you thinking
don't did it.
Halle Selassie are invite. This making
Mussolini feeling very disgusted eye
brows. So maybe England shall casting
hint at Selassie to forget now 10 geltihe
there England not affort to pooling at
Mussolini's chin. And beside SelasSle
don't got any country-so what can they
lost?
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

Among the staunch friendships in
the radio and cinema worlds is
that of George Burns and Gracie
Allen for Jack Benny and Mary
Livingston and vice versa. They
usually team up on evenings out.
Also they are now in the top half
dozen of the wealthiest in the show
business. Both couples have stand
ard vaudeville acts that have made
clean-ups during the last six years.
Strangely enough, too, both Miss
Livingston and Miss Allen essay the
roles of hopelessly dumb Doras and
are hopeless chatter-boxes profess
sionally. But in public are as shy
and demure as Mary with her lit
tie lamb.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
March 8. 1912

NhRhSh AvA~
w. A. Thayre has just finished
fine Six-room cottage on his
ranch near the five hcadgates. 1t
is the finest farm house in the
valley.
The Southtrn Pacific has a force
of men erecting fence around the
railroad park at the Imperial sta
ton.
Twenty Years Ago
March 8, 1917
The manager of the Barbara
Worth hotel has made reservations
for $50 members of tht San Diego
chamber. of commerce for tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Leroy Holt of the Barbara
Worth hotel gave a delightful fare
we'll party yesterday in honor of
Mrs. j. B. Dale who will leave to-
night for her home in Dallas, Tex.
Ten Years Ago
March o, 1927
Dairymen of Imperial Valley will
declare holiday Saturday to hop
into Ell Centre to celebrate Dairy
day.
F. B. Dorsey traffic manager of
the San Diego and Arizona rail-
road will arrive in El Centre to-
night to assist D. C. Ramsey, local
official in making final arrange
ments for the special train which
will carry race followers to Tia
Juana Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

NEW YORK, March 9.-There is
invariably enthusiastic reaction to
anything that swings from the
stage over a theatre audience. Zieg-
field discovered it when he sent
Lillian Lorraine floating out in a
swing of roses on the New York
Roof. It is a fixed bravura at the
Folies Bergere in Paris.
There was Dainty Marie, that
ever popular wisp of the flying
rings who swung so dizzily over
vaudeville audiences, singing her
song and hanging alternately by
chin and toes One never tired of
Dainty Marie and she was head
liner for many years.
Then, too that exciting slide
for life on a tight rope from gal
lery rail to proscenium by Eric
DresSer's double in a mediocre and
mawkish melodrama called Excess
Baggage" 1t had run but with
out that slide for life would have
gone to Gains in week
The Winter Garden caught the
New York fancy with its lighted
overhead runway of glass for ca
vorting chorines, when it opened.
And Beatrice Lille has hung up
her biggest hit in riding comically
out over the crowd in prop moon
at the same playhouse in a cur
rent hoop-la.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
New York Day by Day
By, O. O. Mcintyre

notice of coming. And he studies
the wine list carefully. asks many
questions, regards the chill of the
bottle when it arrives, and when
he departs tips the precise ten per
cent. He adds that the gourmet is
rarely a patron of the place where
there is music or dancing. He goes
instead to places like the Colony
and Mascotte. His dinner devoirs are
consecrated solely to food. He men,
toned the names of Whitney War
rem, Frank Crowninshield, Jules
Bache and J. P. Morgan as trench
ermen of distinction.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

all time best dressed pugilist. He
has a genteel sense of color blend
that marks him in any gathering.
He selects dark patterns of cloth
and his haberdaShery is modestly
toned He goes in for wine red and
deep blue ties. And expresses a
decided flair for evening clothes
with correct tie ends, the latest cut
vest and such. His pocket kerchief
is always just SO and slightly per-
fumed He visits the manicure par
lors every other day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
GRAB BAG
One Minute Test

One Minute Test
|. What city is the capital o1
West Virginia?
2. Which extends farther 4
Virginia or West Virginia? ~
3. Who is German ambassador tC
Great Britain?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
Hints on Etiquette

TTHT'o VT' L''V"N''t
The woman who is accustomed
to travel does not oyerburden her
self with clother. On the train she
wears a tailored suit. and on ship
board she wears sport clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

Fencing as night club attrac-
tion got a try out in one of the
Waldorf's rooms and proved quite
as aluring as the swirl of such
ballroom SWirlistS as Maria and
F'loria or Volez and Yolanda. The
gallant spark of sabres brought
suggestion of the romantic duello
and after a couple of glowy cock
tails seemed to catch the crowds.
Many dancers take up fencing as
an aid to grace. Such as Clifton
Webb and Paul Draper.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

One Minute Test Answers
l. Charleston. a
2. Virginia, by a hairs break
3. Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
Words of Wisdom

1t is much easier to think right
without doing right than it is to do
right without thinking right.-E. p.
Hare.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09

A head waiter tells me he can
always spot the accomplished gour-
met with the sword edge appetite
in contrast to the hurrying and
galloping gourmand, before watch
ing them eat. The gourmet likes to
give the chef an hours advance
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
TOday's Horoscope

Most persons whose birthday is
today are born skeptics. They de-
mand a reason for every action
and follow logic in making theil
decisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-09
OUT OUR WAY

Max Schmelling is considered the
Evening star., 1937-04-03

Across
l. Excessive loquacity.
8. RekindleS.
IS Compendium.
16 Disease OF the grapevine
H. East Indian musical instrument.
18. Twin crystals.
20 Symbolic eye: Egypt. myth.
81 Frost
%. Groom, as horse.
%. Perpendiculars.
IS. Furze
26. Multitude.
27. Thinly diffused.
30. Shutters.
"a. European rabbit.
IS. A scene OF action.
36. Bengal ounce.
81. Wings.
49, Long upholstered seats.
80. Melted rock.
40. Moccasin.
a. Ethical.
AZ. Civetlike animal.
<3. Pertaining to love.
Is. Slight metallic sound.
Is. Singing bird.
~. Vassal.
~. Order OF amphibians.
81. Flowerless plants.
81. Wire measure.
b5. Perch.
56. Deep ravines or back-bones.
30. One of the Hebrides.
80. Absence of lips: var.
81. Strips Of dough.
So. Closest.
81. Worker ants.
Down.
l. Son of Jacob.
2. Saga.
J. Russian hemp.
Evening star., 1937-04-03

4. Greek letter.
5. Therefore.
s. Shut up.
7. Withers.
8. Depend.
9. Before.
10. Supple.
II. French article.
IL. Charlatan.
IS. Princely Italian house.
IA. Oceans.
10. Dispir1ted.
%. Snug.
"a. Doctrine.
rs. Agree: Scotch.
2e. Old crones.
~. Shaft Of a column.
20. Proceeding from 4 point Of radia-
ton.
20. Violations Of sentence sequence.
81. Boer Language.
81. Carouse
SO. Censure harshly.
IS. Wading bird.
SO. Short hose.
SO. Smooth, In phonettcs.
Al. A wonder
~. Pronged hsh spears.
a. Viscous oily liquid.
IS. Muscles which stretches Z part.
4S. Feminine name.
-. Hindu prayer rug.
so. Tasteful.
81. Authoritative command.
So. Shed.
So. Arrow poison.
81. Damsel.
| 81. Pronoun.
So. Mountain In Crets.
CO. Son Of Miled.
81. King Of Bashan.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Quicker Than Thought.

The understanding muscles in the
body are those controlling the eye
lids. That Is why the eye itself In
variably escapes injury. The sudden,
sharpest blow rarely lands before the
lid has closed. -
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Twizzler Answer.

One Arrangement for the bottle Is:
Two full, three half full and two
empty bottles on one table; same on
second table, three full, one halt full
and three empty bottles on third
table. The second arrangemsnt:
Three full, one half full, three empty;
three full, one half full, thrse empty;
one full, hve half full and one e,npty
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Bench Warming g
BY Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

fornia championship hands down.
Oh yes, this weeks football prog
nostications!
Ell Centre high school will win the
valley league championship with
hard fought TO victory. Calexico
will score first In the first half
and the Spartans win be forced to
come from behind in the third
quarter.
Brawley will clinch the title for
Ell Centre Wednesday night by wal
loping Holtville high schoolers 14-6.
Catholic University will rout
South Carolina, 800, Creighton will
defeat Texas Tech. Detroit will up
set Duquesne's Crusaders. and Mis-
sissippi will knock over the staters
who won last seasons classic, 26-6.
San Diego State college will win
its second upset victory in two
! weeks to clinch the state college
title of the state and Texas A & NJ
will beat Dana x. Bibles Texas
University Longhorns.
Vanderbilt, the south's giant killer
will spoil 'Bama's bowl hopes by
defeating the Crimson Tide in a
14-0 game.
Colorado, with Whizzer White on
the loose. will win the Rocky Noun
tain conference by defeating Denver
Missouri will defeat Kansas ano
Montana will pulverize NORTH
| Dakota.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
PITT SOUNDED
OUT FOR SUGAR
BOWL CONTEST

PITTSBURGH, Nov. "a UP) -
The University of Pittsburgh was
sounded out" yesterday ON its at
titude toward accepting a Sugar
Bowl bid by Herbert o. Benson of
New Orleans in conference with
Athletic Director James Hagan.
Neither Benson nor Hagan would
comment upon the discussion. al
though it was certain that no
agreement was reached because of
Pitts policy of leaving post season
football games up to the choice of
members of the Panthers team.
At virtually the same time Ben
son conferred with Hagan, the ath-
letic director received a telegraph
ed "feeler" from Curtis Sanford,
president of the Cotton Bowl A. A..
at Dallas, which said that $4,000
seats would be available for the
Cotton Bowl game there The
'feeler'' said the Dallas classic
would offer greater financial COM
pensation than any game other
that the Rose Bowl, in which Pitt
has indicated little interest.
It was expected that no answer
to various bids would be made un-
til after the Pitt-Duke game Sat-
urday at Durham. N. C.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24

"'The class of the tournament :"
That's what the fight experts at
the ringside said about Manuel
Ortiz. state flyweight champion and
now the southern California Golden
Gloves champion as he kayoed
Bobby Bowen and George Trott in
the finals of the tourney competi-
ton in the Olympic auditorium
Monday night.
Manuel entered the ring against
the pick of southern California fly
weights and promptly set to work.
He knocked out a favored Barney
Reece in his first bout and received
bye in the second round.
Then in the finals he unlimberei
that famous left hand and crossed
a terrific right with telling effect
on his two opponents.
Ortiz was Immediately tabled the
outstanding favorite to win the tri-
state tournament finals in Los An
geles next Monday night and one of
the favorites to win the national
title.
Three knockouts in the l.. A
tournament ran the Ell Centre bat
tiers k.o. record to five for five in
tournament fights. He kayoed two
opponents in last years state meet
Herman Graves. Ell Centro Negro
middleweight pride. also wadeo
through coast opposition with little
trouble to win the southern Cali.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Max 'Sones Well
Ahead in Play For
Golf Club Trophy

Max SoneS held commanding
lead this week in the Secretary's
Cup play at the Barbara Worth
country club. After SO holes of the
54-hole medal play, his total was
a net 1871. He added an 88 "a net
66, deducting % stroke handicap)
first round 81 met 65).
Five strokes behind was Otis
Hinson with a net 1856. He shot
SO for his second round.
Logan jenkins was third with a
net 1877. His second round was a 10.
Bunched at 1873 were Minor
Simms, who shot SO. Wayne Ell
wander, IS, and W. E. Beale, 81.
Dick Lott shot 78 for a net l39.
Also at 1879 was Pat Glasgow, who
scored an 80, for his second round.
w. w. McEuen and v. A. Car
roll won turkeys in the Sweep
stakes Sunday. LaVon Houck tied
for second but lost on the draw.
Curley Vesey. club professional,
reported increasing response among
women golfers to the Friday morn
ing class lessons. Last week doz-
en- attended and close to score
are expected this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
JIMMIE ALLEN
WINS DECISION
OVER BUR MS

BRAWLEY, November "a jim
mie Allen, FL Centro Negro welter-
weight and conqueror of the state
and navy title holders, Tuesday
night won MS second decision in two
weeks over Ramon Burns in the
main event at the Brawley arena.
Burns, discarding his clowning
tactics, had Allen on the defensive
in the first two rounds but the
Negro rallied to win the final STAN
zas and the verdict. Aliens heavier
blows accounted for his triumph.
Tex Smith decisioned Ted Moore
in an action packed semi-windup
and Bull Mateo, Filipino middle
weight was awarded a decision
over Gene Navarro when Navarro
was disqualified for slugging the
referee.
Mateo had the fight IN the bag
before the Navarro referee row.
Luther Jackson decisioned Sam
my Sayles, Cleo Shans kayoed two
men, Bob Hellyo and Ted McKin-
ley. FRANKIE Jackson defeated Sail
OF Collins in the opener.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Sports Review Reveals Great Year
Vic Hill to
Meet Former
Mat Champ

Vic Hill, who has been knocking
over favorites with monotonous reg
ularity at the Brawley arena, will
have his hands full Friday night
when he meets Dean Detton, for
mer wrestling champion of the
world.
Brother Jonathan, rough and
tough grappler who only recently
bounced into the top ranks, will
meet Dick Lever in the second
main event of the night and The
Wild Mexican, Ell Pulpo will tangle
with the Golden Terror in the
third bout of the night.
Every bout is main event scrap
and these Behemoths from the coast
are slated to put on the widest,
fastest wrestling show of the sea-
son. And if they beat last weeks
show there won't be seats to hold
the crowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Hess, Barker
Pace Rifle
MarkSInen

The Tmeprial Valley Rifle club
held one of their semi-monthly
shoots Sunday, firing the Army C
Course. The scores fired were L,
" Hess, 233, Jack Barker. 233 Milo
Foster. 230, Chas. P. Delp. 229,
Buck Moore, 229, Jim Townsend,
228, Bob Daugherty, 224. Herb Holt,
217. Guy Collins 217. Floyd Rodri-
quez, 203, Lloyd Haskell, 1874. and
Jack Allen 1873.
The first Sunday in December a
match will be held for the National
Rifle Associations Club Medal
There will also be medals award
ed to the high individual in classes
B and G. This shoot will also be
for annual qualification for the
War Department medals.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Wrestling in
Decline in
PopuIarit

NEW YORK. Nov. "a CUP)-
Sports fan might well pause today
on this day before Thanksgiving
and reflect upon the many sports
blessings OF 1887.
1t has been one of the best years
in history for sports in both the
matter of business and achieve
ment. In virtually every branch of
athletics there is something to be
thankful for. and here are few:
College football has reached that
"leveling off stage where Fridays
set-up has become Saturdays VIM
ner in a grand season that has
filled the huge stadia with capa-
city crowds more consistently than
anv time since the depression. The
DAYS when a team with a major
schedule could go through the sea-
son unbeaten and united are vir-
tually at an end.
Baseball had its best year since
1880. Major league attendance es-
Inmates are up a million to $780,
600 over last year and within a
half million of the all time high
of 100000 seven years ago.
American tennis got a shot in
the arm by winning the Davis cup
after lapse of 10 years. and that
Donald Bulge, who personally
supervised the return of the hard
ware. did not turn professional.
Boxing has snapped out of the
doldrums thanks to Mike Jacobs
if YOU follow the pugilists. because
Uncle" Mike. risking his own
cash has put OH the finest shows
since Tex Rickard. Hundreds OF
the small fight clubs, closed thru
depression years. have reopened.
The yacht Ranger. owned ano
sailed by Mike Vanderbilt. re-
tanned the Americas cup with
four straight victories over the
British Endeavour II, so discour-
aging T. o. M Sopwith that he
may never challenge again-ano
we can forget the blooming "ouic
mug for a while.
Wrestling has strangle hold or
itself. and the death rattle WITH
be forthcoming soon. Man Noun
tain" Dean saw the handwriting or
the wall and retired.
John (Mysterious) Montague is
still mystery.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
Henry Armstrong
Scores Another
KayO Victory

BUFFALO N. Y, Nov. "a. (UP)-
Henry Armstrong, worlds feather
weight boxing champion, eyed the
worlds lightweight title today af-
ter scoring his oath knockout VIC
tory in his last 25 fights.
The Los Angeles Negro continued
his sensational winning streak by
knocking out joey Brown of Syra-
cuse in the second round of their
scheduled 10 round non-title fight.
Armstrong swarmed all over his
opponent, and midway through the
first round dropped him for a
count of nine with a right to the
chin.
The second round lasted only 80
seconds. A furry of rights and lefts
had Brown groggy, and he went
down and out under a vicious one
two. 1t took Is minutes to revive
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-24
LCANCELS
GAME WITH
GEORGIA TECH
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. "a

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a CUP)
AS a preliminary to participa-
ton in the annual Tournament of
Roses football game at Pasadena
New Years day, the University of
California today formally postpon-
ed a Christmas day game schedul-
ed here with Georgia Tech.
The postponement was merely a
technicality because in arranging
the contest with the southerners
it was agreed that it should be put
off a. year in event either team
was invied to Rose Bowl. California
officials said they would not pick
the eastern New Years day game
representative until after this
weekend