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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28

President R~oosevelt's second term
began last Wednesday. January 20.
He has just come through the strain
OF his first term in better shape than
even his friends believed possible.
yet the heavy Quits have worn him
p~erceptibly and. as he stated himself
IN his appeal to Congress to author
ize the enlargement of the Execu-
tive staff, "the President cannot adj
equately handle his responsibilities;
he is oyerworked, ii is humanly inn
possible for him to carry out his
duty as Chief Executive because ne
is overwhelmed with minor details
and needless contacts arising direct
ly from the bad organization and
equipment of the Government"
The plan of reorganization which
the Presidents committee drew up
and which he has urged upon Con-
gress would give the Chief Execu-
tive a lot Of additional help. There
would De six assistants directly at
tached to the White House staff in
addition TO the secretaries now pro-
yided. As the committee suggested,
these should be men whose lob
would be TO keep in touch with
every administrative department
and make recommendations to the
President on administrative meth
DDS and personnel.
The Presidents Plan
The plan calls for the addition of
two Cabinet departments, Social
Welfare and Public Works. and
changing the name of the Depart
ment of the Interior 10 Department
of Conservation. The hundred or
more independent agencies. admin
istrations, authorities, boards and
commissions would be distributed
among the twelve major depart
ments.
An important part of the Presi-
dents plan is 10 abolish the present
Civil Service Commission and in
steda provide a single personnel Of
ficer or Civil Service Administrator
with an unpaid advisory board Of
six pub~lic-spirited citizens, to assist
in placing every Government posi-
ton not concerned with the shaping
of policies in the irremoveable class
flied service.
The Presidents reorganization
plan ran head-on into Congress-
own ideas about reorganization, as
cnnp nc n urac cnhn,itfad Snnotnr
Harry Byrd of Virginia is chairman
of a committee which has had its
W experts at work for nearly a
year, and which has different ideas
as to what needs TO be done.
Congress Doubtful
The boys on Capitol Hill, much
as they would like to go along with
the President, don't like a number
of things about this plan. In the first
place. they say, it would tend to
concentrate too much power in the
Executive, which is not the idea of
Congress at all.
would abolish the position of Comp
troller-General, which was created
by Congress as a check upon Execu-
tive spending. And one thing the
boys on the Hill decidedly disap-
prove is the idea of sewing up all
the government jobs so tight that a
Congressman or a Senator can't
even get a postmaster appointed.
The President was entirely frank
in pointing out that his plan of re-
organization considered efficiency
first and economy only secondarily.
Senator Byrd and a few others are
equally frank in saying that 1t is
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28

Senator b. X. Wheeler recently inaueurated a pov-
eminent study OF power possibilities at the vast Fort
Peck dam project. The senator submitted to the war
department a commerce committee endorsed resolu-
tion directing army engineers to determine the adyis-
ability of installing works for the development and
utilization of hydroelectric power at the proiect
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
DANIELS COUNTY FARMERS GET HICKS

Uncle Sam poured more than one hundred thousand
dollars in allotment checks into Daniels county last
week, fulfilling part of his deal with farmers who
have co-operated with him by conserving and build
Ing the soil. Many more checks will arrive there. The
largest check received was for 81, 724.34, issued to D..
c. Murphy.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
BRu (E
1 S@f& m.

Gentlemen. why don't you
laugh? With the fearful strain that
is upon me night and day, If did
not laugh | should die; and you
need this medicine as much as L."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
TOM MOONEY
PROSECUTOR
DIES IN FRISCO
q

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 81 UP
Charles M. Fickert, SO. the district
attorney who directed the prosecu-
ton of Thomas j. Mooney and
Warren K. Billings for the 1886
Preparedness day bombings, died
of pneumonia in Franklin hospital
late last night.
Fickert, whose memory was kept
alive by the constant fight Mooney
and Billings made to free them
selves from San Quentin and Folsom
prisons, had been i'll several weeks
and was placed under an oxygen
tent four days ago
The former district attorney
maintained until the end that
Mooney and Billings had fair
trial when they were convicted of
tossing the bomb that killed 10
and injured 20 other marchers July
%, 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Cocktail Party
Given at Border
CALEXICO NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Worthy en-
tertained a group of their friends
recently with a cocktail party at
their home on Sherman, the group
later going to the country club
where dancing was enjoyed. Their
guests included Mr.. and Mrs Aaron
Quick of Porto Rico Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Reed, Mrs Lee Echols, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Irving Borg, Bud Bump, and
Mr.. and Mrs Wells and Mr.. and
Mrs. Console of Ell Centre.
Billy Webster will be student body
president for the coming year at
Calexico high school. Other Off
GERS failed to receive majority,
necessitating another election, &C
cording to student body bylaws.
Isaac and Jacob Tomlin OF Pleas
ant Plains, ILL.,, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Correll at their home
north of Calexico. The Tomlins.
cousins of Correll, have extensive
property interests in the valley and
are here on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Former Resident
Of Elm Injured
ELM NOTES

ELM NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. G.. H. Cannon have
returned from San Diego.
Mrs. F. o. Rosenbaum received
word her mother, Mrs. w. J. Ger
man of Stockton, was hurt in an
auto wreck. The Germans were
former residents of Elm.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred La Rue were
dinner guests Saturday evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. ice Hopkins of El
Centro.
Myrl Wilson has returned from
Los Angeles where he has been
working the past three months. He
called on friends Sunday in Elm.
Bobbie Demonegoni was az Colt
on the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Higgins ell
tertained Mr. and Mrs. George
Cannon at dinner Sunday after
noon. The Cannons and Higgins
and daughters motored to Seeley
to visit the Claud Fergasons and
play croquet. Mr. and Mrs. j. F.
Gallaher and Mr.. and Mrs. Wine
fred Cobleigh and daughter Nancy
were also guests of the Fergasons
Mrs. Italie Kennedy and son Tom
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21

Kennedy were at San Francisco on
business the last week, Mrs. Clara
Harper attended the Kennedy store
while Mrs. Kennedy was away.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Boone and
sons, Russell and Donald, visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F.. Arm
strong of Ell Centre.
George H. Woods of San Diego
is staying at the home of his niece.
Olive Cannon while in the valley.
Woods has invented a soil renova-
tor to free land of poisons and
parasitic pests 1t is being tried out
on the Timken ranch.
Last weekend Mr.. and Mrs. P. C.
Sexton had as visitors their daugh-
ter and husband, Nj ana Mrs. l..
H. Boone of Ell Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred La Rue, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Forester and twins
Ollie Boone, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Stewart and children and Duard
Stewart of Ell Centro motored to
the c. w. Boone home of Heber
Sunday to surprise them with a
birthday dinner, Mrs. Boone's
daughter Ruth, and Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Hopkins of Ell Centro invited
the guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN BED
BY HUSBAND

BRAWLEY. Oct 21-Mrs. Alber-
ia Dawson, 35, Negro. was found
dead in bed in Brawley late Tues
day. A cup of water containing
undissolved crystals was on a table
nearby.
Her lifeless body was found by
her husband, Tom Cotton" Daw-
son when he returned from work
at the migratory labor camp. He
told Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
that she had been in i'll health for
some time and was unable TO cook
his breakfast for him.
She left "a note for her husband
one for her mother, and one for
a female relative. She asked them
not to blame Cotton" for what
she had to do Another scrap OF
paper contained the first line of a
poem written over and over again.
An autopsy was performed Tues
day night and an inquest scheduled
for Wednesday afternoon at the
Thornton undertaking establish
ment
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Principal Speaks
On Place of JIG.
In Valley Homes

BRAWLEY. oct. 21-Percy Z.
Palmer, Brawley high school and
junior college principal. addressed
Rotarians Wednesday on THE
Place of Junior College in Our
Community"
Palmer discussed such questions
as: Do the boys and girls of the
community find in the junior col
lege a real value? How many stu
dents are graduated from Junior
college and what becomes of the
graduates?
Palmer said that of the approx
mately 100 studenas enrolled in
Brawley junior college last year
only 10, besides the % graduating
students had not returned. He
further said that there were 80
separate courses offered in Brawley
Junior college, that is. one for every
three students. Also of the Is
teachers. eight hold master of arts
degrees
From statistics compiled concern
ing the 1896 and 1887 junior col
lege graduates, he showed that
almost three-fourths attended col
Ieges elsewhere for additional train
ing
Arranging the meeting were
Ralph Stilkenbaur, chairman. James
Noel. Karl Paul. Joe Bailey. Dr.
r. L. Secord. julius Schmidt, Paul
Johnston and Emil Steiner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
WESTMORLA
FOLK MOTOR
TO SAN DIEGO
WESTMORLAND NOTES

WESlMOhLfAlND NO4Lo
K. E. Mitchell, scoutmaster of
Troop 81 and Asst. Scoutmaster r.
c. Cartwright attended a district
scout meeting in Brawley Monday
evening.
Misses Anne McKinnon and Jane
Winn motored to the coast Friday
night to get Miss Esther Irwin.
Miss Irwin has been on the coast
for the past week after the death
of her niece.
Virginia Walker and Virginia
Bierke attended a girl Reserves
meeting in Brawley Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Cartwright
and daughter, Mrs. Sunny Cart
wright, were guests of the R. C.
Cartwrights this weekend. Mrs. Sun
ny Cartwright is remaining for
several weeks to care for Mrs. r.
G. Cartwright.
Mr.. ana MIS-. r. II. Lyall ana
family spent Sunday at Julian
on a picnic.
Mrs. Glenn KillingsEofth was
hostess at an American Legion
card party Tuesday afternoon. Sew
eral tables of contract were en-
joyed by gay group of Legion
wives and friends.
Mrs. Aubrey Lee bgave the book
review at a meeting of the Laur-
cites Book club Tuesday night.
She reviewed G. H. Tronin's "Cita-
del" .8ss
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Lee were re-
cent guests at dinner of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Ramsaur.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
DANCE CLUB
OPENS SEASON
AT BRAWLEY

BRAWLEY, Oct. 21.-Pasar ITEM
po Dance Club opened its third
season Wednesday evening with a
"Baile de Bienvenida" (welcome
dance).
Dancing started at 9 o'clock with
a grand march at the Del Rio
clubhouse.
Hosts for the occasion were men,
bers of executive committee, Messrs.
and Mesdames Darwin Wolford,
Harold Brandt, Ralph Stilgenbaur,
Roy D. Thompson, Carl A. Jacob
son, Leo Shredder, and DR.. and Mrs.
r. l.. Secord.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21

Mrs. Italie Kennedy and son Tom
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Neevs About Valleyites
FOLK
GO ON TRIPS
McCABE NOTES

Mr.. ana Mrs. w. E. Lewis spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lewis mother,
Mrs. j. p. Wagner, who has been
ill fer several days. Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis returned that evening to
their home in Barstow.
Mrs. George Austin was dinner
guest Tuesday of the Elmer For
resters. Venison steaks comprised
the main course in the menu.
Miss Masako Yukawa motorei
down from Los Angeles to spend
the day with her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w Harrington
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Austin
motored to Andrade Sunday where
they visited the Clarence Osbornes
and the Smith Wagoners.
Mrs. M. A. Mailman and son,
Gordon. spent Sunday in San Diego
as guests of Mrs. Bob Cooper. AS
it was Mrs. Mahlman's birthday
she was treated to a dinner and
lovely presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Won Flue
and children. Lena, Aldene and
Alfred of Silverton, Ore, were guests
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Burch and family
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
RAILWAY PUTS
NEW COACH
INTO SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81 CUP)--
One of railroading's latest innova-
tions, the roomette car, coach
containing 18 small private COM
partments, went into service today
on the Santa Fe's Chief.
The rooms are built within the
space of a standard pullman sec
ton. Each contains a single fold
ing bed, toilet facilities, and clothes
closet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
UNUSUAL SUICIDE FAILS

GALATZ. Rumania. WP)-While
serving a year at hard labor, jan
eu Manelescu stole 13 coins from a
fellow-convict and swallowed them
in an unsuccessful attmept at sui
eide
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
PINNED
For Industrial
Loop Squirt

The new lineup Of the Heurich
Brewers is causing CONSERVATION
in the Industrial League as the
five clubs mark time prior to next
weeks games. With Chris Heu-
rich. jr. on the sidelines, the Brew
erS snapped out Of an eightgame
losing streak this week to rout the
strong Coffey Screen Co. club, IL
to and now lead the second
half race.
ODonnell'S Seafood, Old Mil
waukee Beer and National Savings
Bank are viewing the new Heurich
personnel with respect. Huck
Stahl, for years a fixture at short
stop has been shifted to first base.
Russell at Second
Everett Russell has taken over
second and Ed Luckett, former
Mt. st. Mary's star, has been i'm
ported for shortStop duty. Only
Bill Shelton at third remains Of
the first half infield.
In an effort to speed up the
outfield, Archie Scrivener has
Joined Tommy Thompson and
Dick Knight in the outer garden
with Ralph Bonnie held in reserve
for left-handed pitchers.
Strengthened in every depart
ment, particularly pitching, other
clubs are also hot on the trail Of
the Seafood first-half champions.
With 81 pitchers, most Of them
the cream of sandlot baseball, the
Industrial League is pointing to
its ranks as the class of Wash.
ington.
TitcOmb Is Addition
Coffey Screen has added Jim
Titcomb, late Of the Eastern Shore
League, to its mound staff, al
ready impressive with Steve
Kafka, Bill Gordon and Bill
Cleveland. National Savings has
taken on the veteran Shout Tay-
lor as an addition to such stall
warts as Joe Carney, Jim Bell
man, Paul Shu and Jim Burrell.
For Old Milwaukee, Reggie
Brown started off this week like
the No. / pitcher Of the circuit
before rain halted his game with
O'Donnell's. Dick O'Connor and
Jim Murdoch are sharing the
mound duties with the southpaw.
For Heurich's, Rannie Helm, the
Fredericksburg High hoy wonder,
is a new addition to the staff, as
is Willie Silverman, Gordon's
Cafeteria mainstay. Jesse James,
Buck Lawson and Scrivener com
plete a formidable force OF
tWirlerS.
ODonnell's rounds out the
leagues blue-ribbon pitching ar.
ray with Lefty Stevens, Art How.
ard, Stump Talburt and Charlie
Booker.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
Simmons Stars
AsGriffsLose
CONTINUED from First Sport Page)

Continued from First Sport Page)
is not playing tricks, they left
nearly so men on the lines in five
games. At the rate they're going,
1t is easily conceivable that Wash
ington will create a new major
league record for men left on
bases.
That the Griffs did not come
closer to at least tying the score
was due to the peculiar penchant
Of Fred Sington for hitting into
double plays. Sington twice rifled
into tWo-way killings yesterday,
and one of these came in the sew
enth inning with the bases loaded
and Earl Whitehill quite obviously
feeling the strain Of hard work.
1t is entirely possible that Sington
is making some sort of a record
for hitting into double plays.
The Griffs have settled upon a
method Of losing games beyond the
peccadillo Of leaving men on bases.
They have found that by throwing
a ball into center field, particularly
when men are running toward the
plate, they insure exceptional re-
suits. Rick Terrell and Buddy
Lewis established the efficacy of
this method In the opening game.
Ken Chase followed the style yes
terday, and he made it very easy
for the Indians to win.
Throws Wild One
Chase, however, was simply
playing tricks upon himself. His
wild throw in the fifth inning
helped the Indians and did his
winning percentage no good what
ever.
MeIo Armada, the young Mex
lean boy, goes right along in free
stride. It is breaking no conf
dence to say that Boston thought
Almada never would hit major
league pitching, but he has tackled
so points or whereabouts to his
average and is going strong.
Travis moves along In his hit
ting rampages. He got two more
blows yesterday to hold his place
among the Big Five Of the Amer
lean League. But for some rea-
son or other, Travis does not
drive In any runs.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
DeIuged
ByWide Variety
|. 0fSportsCe|ebs
BY PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, July 16"-Along
Broadway today. we find Mike
(20th Century, Jacobs. .smilingly
limiting he'll announce his four
worlds championship fights all
signed before dinner. said four
are Escorbar-Jeffra, Montanez-
AmberS, Thil,Apostoli and Ross
Here's Pedro Montanez. and
Pilot Lew BurSton. ready to hop
a plane tonight for Los Angeles
E. where Pedro battles Yves
Ramey, July rs
And here's Lou (Banker) SoreSi
:. Primo Cameras old manager
>. all smiles. because he thinks
a u. S. Court today will give him
and Primo Camera $4,000. i.
that has been tied up for four
years.
Wrote Love Notes
Dough was attached after Lon.
don gal won $4,000 judgment.
for those too endearing love notes
Primo wrote her. weak kidneys
had Primo hospitalized for long
time. but Soresi says he's now
leading life Of a country squire in
Italy.
And here's a gal who is easy on
the eyes. Alice Marble. the
tennis queen. heading for prac-
tise at Forest Hills. She says
quite a bunch Of foreigners will
play in our national this year. =.
and If any of them look like the
beauteous Californian 1t will be
all right with us.
Here's Maxi "Boo-Boo" Hoff.
in town to sign fighters for his
new Philadelphia fight club.
where he's been packing them in.
And the bird in the nifty brown
ensemble Is Eddie Brannick.
chortling over the fact that the
Polo Grounds is already COM
pletely sold out. for Sundays
doubleheader between Giants and
Cards. which makes it appear
likely the Giants may declare
another mid-season dividend.
Pfeffer Succeeds CurIey
Here's Jack, 'Hassen" Pfeffer
who is trying to fill the late
Jack Curley's shoes as wrestling
impressario. speaking with a
sob about what one Of the grunt
and groanerS did to him.
Even when the Teller pays
something" mOaned Jack, ut
comes back the check already"
Here's California boxing com.
missioner. DIR. Harry w. Martin
who leaves for Europe tomor-
row. bemoaning the fact that
his State won't stand for IS
rounds.
"Otherwise," says Doc, I'VE
might show the East something
about putting on q heavyweight
championship battle"
The Washington times., 1937-07-16

The New York bludgeonS were
in beyond dispute last season on
September 8, without Slackening
their pace and, instead, battering
offensive records that had stood
for years, the Yankees held q
1917 game edge at the finish Of
the race, and they are headed
in that same general direction
again.
AS low as third at the finish
Of q race only once in the last
10 years and winners five times
in that stretch, murderer'S row
can't miss adding another pen
nant, but of more significance is
the ease with which they figure
to do it.
When they shelled Detroit
loose by 13 to 8 yesterday their
total Of runs for two days
against the Tigers reached 26
and their streak of straight wins
mounted to nine. During the
course Of yesterdays carnage
they piled up IA hits, including
nine for extra bases, and simply
battered out another game in the
standings for themselves to move
in front by 71a games.
Biggest blows of the day were
homers by Lazzeri and Heinrich.
the latter also bagging a pair Of
doubles. and two counter homers
by York and Greenberg were
wasted, with Lefty Gomez being
credited with his twelfth triumph
against six defeats.
For the Yankees to make prog
reSs in the standings, chief rivals
of the pace-setters had to lose
and they did so without excep-
ton, while the YankS were taking
care of the fourth-place Tigers.
Boston's Red Sox, second by q
scant few percentage points, but
tied with the Chicago White Sox
on a games won and lost basis,
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
Nobody Can Agree

No two persons can agree on
the actual ability of Mysterious
The Washington times., 1937-07-16

FREE-GRAND VACATION AND
PRIZES In the Saratoga contest of
The Times and LOew'S Capitol. See
Mondays drama page.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
CUP
Finals Set

WIMBLEDON, England July
16.-Byran "Bitsy" Grant Of the
United States will meet Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm and Donald
Bulge Of California will face
Heinrich Henkel, Saturday, in the
first two matches of the inter.
zone Davis Cup finals between
the United States and Germany.
On Monday, in the doubles,
Bulge and Gene Mako will battle
Won Cramm and Henkel. On
Tuesday, in the second pair of
singles, Grant will play Henkol
and Bulge will face Won Cramm.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
Juniors Swim
On SATURDAY.

Junior natatorS Of the District
and vicinity will compete for hon.
0rs Saturday at the Maryland
Club Gardens pool beginning at
2 p. m.
The meet, sanctioned by the
District A. A. u, Is under the
auspices Of the Garden Pool A. C.
Competition will be for boys II
years Of age and under and for
those between il and Is.
The freestyle, breaststroke and
backstroke will be the events for
the younger class, with the dis
stances 40 yards. The older boys
will contest for the 100-yard free
style, the 100-yard breaststroke. the
1O0-yard backStroke and the 20
yard freeStyle.