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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
Ell CENTRO'S RANK as 18th
IN BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
INDICATES 4 HEALTHY
COMMUNITY

The California Taxpayers association
statement that Ell Centro ranks 45th in
the state-based on debt per capitals
a pretty favorable barometer In fact
it is mighty high bit of testimony that
FL Centre is being properly operated,
not overly expensive or spendthrift, but
is progressive as well as economical.
Off hand, 45th may not sound very
low. Actually, it's just about the foot of
the list, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS
ONLY az CITIES OF MORE THAN
10000 POPULATION!
Usually, the city with low bonded debt
is unprogressive And usually the city
with high bonded debt is er-promoted,
extravagant, and too progressive. The
middle ground is the desirable position.
Take for instance those cities which,
according to he survey, stand lowest in
the list. They are: Alviso Amador.
Bayshore, Bell, Belmont, Blue Lake,
Crescent City, Emeryville, Fairfax, Gar
dena, Hercules, Indio. Jackson, Lawndale
Point Arena, Riverbank, Rocklin, San
Leandro, Sutter Greek, Tehachapi, Teha-
ma, West Covina, Westmorland. In most
instances, the community is small. In
others, few people hear of them. There
are only few exceptions where the COM
munity is well known and prosperous
and in each case there has been special
qualifying causes for absence of debt.
Highest in bt-per-capita rank ''in-
cluded Newport Beach, San Clemente,
Pasadena, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills,
Long Beach, Stockton. Everybody knows
of these places. And most of them are
outstanding as good places in which to
live"
Which goes to show that Ell Centro is
not an extremist and has accomplished
much at minimum of cost.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
PRICE CUTTING
BILL SIGNED

President Roosevelt recently signed a
bill designed to eliminate pricecutting of
nationally advertised manufactured pro-
ducts.
The measure, which slipped through
Congress as an amendment, or rider. to
the District of Columbia tax bill, effectu-
ates fair trade" acts now in force in
forty-two States. 1t eXempts them from
federal antitrust laws.
The extent of the effect of the mea-
sure depends on the state laws. General
ly, however, it will permit manufactures
of everything from face powder to cigar
cites to contract with retailers to main
tain their prices.
The bill has been sought for years by
retail druggists organizations, sponsors
said. and probably will find its greatest
application in that field. Sponsors said
it was aimed especially at the practice
some stores follow of slashing the price
on a few welknown articles as means
of attracting buyers.
There is some belief on the part of Of
ficials that the effect of the price main
tenance plan may be to raise the costs
of some articles. Whether this move is
for better or worse remains to be seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
WE CAN
TAKE EN-!

A momentous day for every Califor-
nian was August 27i That it came and
went without causing more than a few
murmurs, shrug of the shoulders. or
perhaps a sigh, shows again that the Cali
fornia citizen is made of sturdy stuff.
He can take lot in his stride. For on
that day more than 900 new laws-which
had been poised somewhere up in the
blue for weeks-suddenly swooped down
upon US. In one way or another, those
900-odd statutes will affect housewives,
businessmen. manual laborers, the old
and the needy, in fact, practically every
one from the butcher to the candlestick
maker. Motorists seemed to be most in
the eye of lawmakers, for they've got to
toe the line to 17S new laws in the inter-
ests of safety. However, we have cause
for thanks. The legislature enacted
1349 bills, but only 933 passed muster
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
FIRST CLASS
FOR EVERYONE

No longer will the man of average
purse, which means nine-tenths of us,
have to content himself looking, from
the outside, at the inside of luxuriously
appointed and serviced crack flyers.
Now he can climb right aboard and help
himself to first class service without
stripping his pocketbook of a penny
more! On September Is, the "San Fran
cisco Challenger" inaugurates this new
service on its San Francisco to Chicago
run, exclusively for passengers travelling
on low coach and tourist fares. Purchas-
ers of low-priced tickets will find such
innovations as stewardess-nurse service
chair car reserved exclusively for wom-
en-. Besides, these air-conditioned, radio
equipped trains have full length lounge
cars for tourist car passengers individual
reading lights, and low cost meals served
coffee shop style Looks like first class
for everybody nowi
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

Very few persons in the United
States-very few in Alabama even
thought Gov. Bibb Graves would
have the colossal effrontery to name
his wife to the post in the Senate
left vacant by Senator Hugo
Blacks ascendancy to the Supreme
Court.
But he did, and the upper house
can look forward to the pleasant,
drawing opinions of Senator Dix
lie" when Congress meets again in
special or regular session, for Mrs.
Graves was an early suffragette
leader and knows her own mind.
90
Governor Graves is politician
and, from all appearances, a most
practical politician. High state poll
tics are too incontrovertibly bound
up with national politics these days
to allow golden opportunities to
slip away.
There are number of gentle
men in Alabama who would have
given little less than their eye teeth
for the appointment which went to
the governors wife. Those gentle
men will all be at the polls next
election seeking the Senate seat
and the prediction appointment
would have been a vast advantage
to any of them.
BY naming his own wife the gov
ernor deftly avoided pleasing one
of the potential candidates and
making enemies of he others.
More than that, he assured HIM
self of a senator from Alabama
whose stand on national questions
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
News Behind the News
"Gag Rule" Boomerang E. NoU You
Want 1t NOU YOu Don't Defeated
Vuqe Hours Bill Plan Blocked :.

WASHINGTON-Less than three years ago
the administration fashioned a moose for its
opponents and rebels. Now the same admins
tration has found its own neck in that moose.
Away back in Republican days the air rang
intermittently with Democratic howls in the
House about the gag rules" which were ettec-
lively administered by the triumvirate of Speaker
Longworth, Majority Leader Tilson and Rules
Committee Chairman Smell.
The old Republican rules used to say that
the House couldn't even instruct committee to
let loose of bill except by majority vote, and
in practice this meant that the committee chair
man usually could pocket veto" legislation II
he liked and that practically no unsatisfactory"
measure ever got by Smell.
Then the Democrats, who had been scream
ing loudly found themselves with majority in
1881 and promptly liberalized the discharge rule
requiring only las signatures to petition to
force vote,
In the next Congress Democrats were COM
pletely in control and under the 145-names rule
insurgents began to get petitions on cash
bonus" and other bills embarrassing to the ad-
ministration So what did the Democratic leader
ship do but jam through new rule requiring
a majority-2l8 signatures-to discharge bill
from committee and onto the floorl
This bird came home to roost just the other
day when southern members of the Rules Com
mittee joined with Republicans in refusing to
bring to the House floor the wage-hour bill
approved by the Labor Committee almost unani-
rnously and urged by the administration 1t
would have been easy enough to get las signatures
for a discharge petition, and probably with
enough time, to obtain 2l8.
But the House and its leaders were in the
main yearning for adjournment and it would
have taken at least month to get the wage
hour bill to a vote, thanks TO other provisions of
the gag rule"
One does not pretend to believe that the
official House leadership was all hot and bother
ed about getting the wage-hour bill out of the
Rules Committee or broke their necks in trying.
Speaker Will Bankhead and Majority Leader Sam
Rayburn a couple OF southern gentlemen
and only handful of members from south of
the Mason Dixon line favored the measure.
Bankhead was considered definitely hostile
to the bill by most of those who talked with him
and observed him Rayburn was bitter at the
unprecedented action of Democratic Rules Com
mittee members joining with Republican men,
bers to block the bill.
But Rayburn also deeply impressed by
the barrage of argument against the bill from
southern members who cornered him every time
they caught him anywhere near a corner.
The four congressman credited with blocking
the measure after it mad passed the Senate and
been reported favorably by the House Labor Com
mittee Rules Committee Members Edward
Cox of Georgia. Martin Dies of Texas, William
Driver of Arkansas, and Howard Smith of Vir-
ginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
PLANES TUNE
UP FOR RACE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 CUP)-
Planes believed capable of $50 miles
an hour speed, and equipped to
cross the country without a stop.
were being tuned up today for the
Bendix trophy race which starts
from the Union Air terminal here
The tSanscontinenttt, West to
East, record is hours and 80 min
utes, set by Howard Hughes, who
did not enter the conest this year.
The east to west record, set by
Roscoe Turner, is II hours and 80
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

Hugo Black may be the Presi-
dents white hope on the Supreme
Court, but he made several fellow
senators see red.
90
Foreign tennis players running
up aspinst Americas Davis team
find thai ii fails TO Bulge
Seven thousand persons witness
ed a wedding in Michigan. Did
anyone notice what the groom was
wearing?
90
Jimmie Walkers new job assured
him of a $4,000 pension yearly.
That may help, but 1t will never
keep him i'm suits.
Wonder how the Chinese feel
now about having invented gun
powder2
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
Bruce Cation SdyS:>>
Governor Names His Wife to Senate

and whose ayes and nays he was
pretty sure Of, and amiable south
ern senators are none too plentiful
these days.
Senator Dixie has already an
nounced she is New Dealer and
will support the Presidents policies.
That will hardly annoy Mr. Roose-
velt and it certainly won't hurt the
standing of Governor Graves with
the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

REEDLEY, Cal, Aug. 81. CUP)-
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for Omer Dee Bondurant,
80, lineman for the San Joaquin
Light and Power corporation. who
was shot accidentally while hunting
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
New York Day by Day

writing combination, Rodgers ana
Hart, have not let Hollywood gold
beglitter their vision. For some
years they had long time contracts
and enjoyed the leisure of such en-
gagements. But their tunes were
far apart, and, being creative artists
they chafed. Finally they gave
HOLLYWOOD a merry ia ia and after
year of planning and hard work
cot back into stride and during the
past year have turned in more hits
than ever. Now they are signing
HOLLYWOOD contracts for three
months only" And then they HE
TO New York and do a musical show.
Disillusionment: Twenty years ago
I knew him and his bride in the
first flush of their honeymoon. They
were the sort who grew Starry-eyed
with mutual affection and in the
lounge of the family hotel where
all of us lived he was constantly
gripping her hand in ecstatic quick
soueezes. Our paths diverged and
only occasionally did I see him
about town. Last night he came
TO the next table in restaurant
4 bit bald and in1ulging the dart
ing glances of the philanderer. With
him was a practised charmer, with
bright red nails, long green jade
cigaret holder and chandelier ear
rings to here. They talked in low
voices but once 1 could not he'll
but overhear: "I have never beer
understood at home :"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

fight for the custody of 5-year-
Tyler Abe right vowed by two Washington columns In
the child had been seized by his mother and her sec
Abe right father of the boy who had
taken him England followed there by Drew Pearson top left
Pearson, bottom who seized Tyler the grounds
that United States order had been violated Abel pev
custody of the youngser for six months
year did take him out of the
country pictures left copyrighted by Harris
and EWing)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Writing
is the only calling know that has
fnnumerable successful practitioners
who honestly loath it. Arthur
Somers Roche, who turned out such
exciting mystery stories, would seize
upon any excuse to delay the actual
telling Of his yarn.
Every magazine editor has sew
eral top flight stars who have to
be constantly cuddled and coaxed
to do their stuff. 1t is not lazi-
ness, for they will chop wood, cut
grass or anything to avoid it. Some
times they will delay until actually
hungry.
irwin Cobb detests the business
but used to don the figurative hair
shirt every day from 8 am. to
pm. Edna Ferber shies from the
typewriter until the very last mo-
ment and then grudgingly turns ir
what is usually a swell performance
Ditto, Gelett Burgess.
Sinclair Lewis is all enthusiasm
discussing a story but the actua
getting on the job is self torture
Theodore Dresler regards writing
as the hardest drudgery. Somerse
Vaughan is always telling hi
friends that his most recent Stor!
will be his last. And so it goes.
| %
Janette Hackett, the dancer ant
wife of John Steel, the singer, afte
sabbatical season in Long Beach
came to town the other day ant
in prowling around Times Squar
came upon these two window signs
No. /: A strawberry soda-buil
around the biggest blushing berrie
ever picked. Good thick slices al
through lots of ice cream and brim
ming with fresh effervescence.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

Burt MacBriie tells of the W.P.A.
chief who sent word to headquarters
his workers were out of shovels.
They reply came back: Tell the
men to lean on each other; we are
out of shovels."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
One-Minute Test Answers
charles West of Ohio.

/. Charles West Of Ohio
2. Five hundred and fifty-five
feet.
3. It. is republic with an elect
ed president and assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
The Grab Bag
One Minute Test

/. Who is under secretary of the
U. s. department of the interior?
O. How high is Washington
monument, in Washington, DC.
3. What form of government
does Czechosovakia have?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

In his recent fast selling auto
biography, Before I Forget, Bur-
ton Rascoe autographs one as fol-
lows: ITO my friend Odd Mcintyre,
to remind him that we have both
forgotten that we once shied muo
pies at each other Affectionately,
Burton Rascoe." RaScoe and I were
newcomers to New York at the
same time and for some unaccount-
able reason formed a Mutual Dis
like Society. AS such tiffS usually
are, it was silly. We met after
many years at a Corey Ford party
in Hal Phyfe's studio and in five
minutes had swung out in figura-
tive waltz. Instead of swinging
from the ankles. That usually hap
pens to people who form pouts al
long reach. They meet and that
ends it.
That well nigh unbeatable SONG
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
By O. O. Mcintyre

No. 2: Banana splits-peakS OF
frothy ice cream, hemmed in by
mellow ripe banana halves. Flood
ed with rivers Of smooth, syrupy
chocolate capped with snowy whip
ped cream.
Miss Hackett had expected to
spend the entire day in town but
fled to her roadster and cracked a
few speed laws getting back to Long
Beach-only stopping en- route to
snaffle a plain hamburger with
onions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
Today's Horoscope

The faculty of invention is strong
in persons whose birthday occurs
today. All their actions are distin-
guished by originality.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
Hints ON Etiquette

1t is poor table manners to divide
a forkful of food into two mouth
fuls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31
Words of Wisdom

ignorance, poverty and vanity
make many soldiers-zimmerman'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-31

That well nigh unbeatable song
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
BLOOM
FUND ASKED

An appeal to the public, particu-
larly to merchants who will bene
fit financially, for funds to stage
the coming Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival has been made by the COM
mittee in charge.
Thus far, James E. Colliflower,
chairman of the finance commit
tee, announced $3.50 of the fund
raised. The committee has fixed
the minimum goal at $4,000.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
and C. Melvin Sharpe, general
chairman, have instructed c. Mar
shall Finnan, chairman of the ar
rangements committee, to nego-
tiate a contract for a fireworks
display.
The festival will be held April 2
or 9. dependent upon the weather
and the blossoming OF the Japa-
nese cherry trees. The committee
expects 100,0 900 persons will attend
the festivities.
Contributors to date and the
amounts subscribed are: Greater
National Capital Committee, $500;
Washington Hotel Mems Associa.
ton, $400; Laundry owners and
Dry Cleaning Association, $50;
Washington Beverage Association,
500: Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, 500; Wash
ington Gas Light Company, $50;
S, KannS Sons Co., $25; Julius Gar
finckle g. Co., $25; woodward &
Lothrop, $25; Raleigh Haber-
dasher, $25; Frank r. Jelleff, Inc,
S25: the Hecht Company, $25;
Lansburgh & Bro, $25; the Palais
Royal, $25; Goldenberg's, $25, and
James E. Colliflower g. Co.,
Inc, $25.
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
RELIEF PLANS
ALTERED FOR
PERMANENCY
international News Service


A definite shift in the Admins
tration's relief program from an
emergency basis to q long-range,
more permanent basis is under
way.
Limitation Of expenditures OF
Federal funds to wages for relief
labor has been ordered all down
the line in the work relief pro-
gram.
This limitation, imposed first by
President Roosevelt on PWA al
lotments sought by Pennsylvania,
Kentucky and Florida, means the
end of PWA's program of fl
nancing big non-Federal projects
of States. cities and other govern
ment bodies.
"It is a polite way of killing the
present PWA program" said a
statement issued by the U. S. con-
ference of mayors.
The President approved a pro-
posed $20,000.000 allotment to
Pennsylvania for a State institu-
tional building program only on
the stipulation that at least three
fourths of the Federal fund, or
$15,000,000, should be used only
to pay wages of workers taken
from the relief rolls. A similar
ruling was made on an applica-
ton by Kentucky for construct
ion of a new State prison and
hospital, and on a Jacksonville,
Fla, application for construction
Of a bridge.
Heretofore PWA grants have
been made on a basis Of As per
cent Of the total construction
costs, without any requirements
as to relief labor.
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
Oil Companies Suits
Nearing Settlement

RENO, New, March "a Q.N.SO.
Possible settlement of the injunc-
tfon suit filed March IS by the
Pacific Western Oil Corporation,
against Mission Oil Corporation,
was seen here today after an open
court stipulation by rival at
torneyS.
The attorneys stipulated that
an order preventing the Mission
Corporation directors from hold
ing a meeting should be modified
ito permit the Mission directors
to pass certain resolutions" Fol.
lowing the stipulation the court
ruled the order so modified.
The Washington times., 1937-03-24
; Weather Bureau
Officials 10 Speak

Three Weather Bureau officials
will read papers at the next meet
ing of the Philosophical Society
of washington at 8:15 p. m. Sat
urday. Edgar w. Woolard will
speak on the Physical Basis OF
Air Mass Analysis; H. B. ByerS
on THE Practical Analysis OF
Synoptic Data" and H. Wexler
on Some Dynamic Problems OF
Air Mass Analysis"
The Washington times., 1937-03-24

Marsho your fashion facts add your will TO be smaY dresse
without being extrovdgdnt and join the hundreds of so
women who shop in Goldenb ergs Fashion department
where you couldn't be exruvdgunt you tried Do you
nize the Princess lines the ripping full backs! Did
spot the Hollywood Wrdp ground with its smuY exuggerue
and tie be And notice the dresses attractive print
sheer luces for Misses r Misses, and Women We've
different styles and such practical range of prices, you
of finding Spring outfit at price you want to pdY
GoLDENBERGs-FAsHoNs- SECOND FLOOR
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-28
NORTHLAND TIES
 UP WITH z FOR CAPITAL GIT '
Motorship Leaves Last Night for Sitka- Will Re-
 turn Tomorrow Night

Having brought g persons to Juneau from the south Tuesday at 4 D. m, the motorship Northland, Capt. L. Williams, left six hours la ter for Sitka. She will return here Thursday night.
 Coming here were: John Dunn, Merle Gossage, Mrs. w. Pickett, George Antic, L. c. Hooper, Mrs. Ingrid Lyman, Pete Chester, J. w. LeiverS, Mrs. J. w. Leivers, Mrs. D. Stickney, B D. Stewart, Mrs. J. Dunn, Wayne Pickett, Mrs. Charles Graham and two children, Ms. B. D. Stewart E. Gravier, O. H. Junee, Mrs. c. H. Junge, Bev- erly Leivers and J. Anthony.
 In addition to the Juneau pas sengers there were nine persons bound for Sitka and 25 making the round trip from Seattle.
 Bound for Sitka on the North land are: Mrs. E. Vienola, D. T.. Falt, Dan Noonan, J. Boyle, K. B. Stevens, N. w. Jacobs. B. S. Troop, J. s. Gilbertson, MT. and Mrs. J. Chamberlin, K. B. Edwards, and M. Chenoweth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-28
HOLDEN ON SCHEDULED CIRCUIT OF CANNERIES;
 CHARTER HOP TONIGHT

Taking off from the Marine Air ways hangar at 9:15 o'clock this morning, Pilot Alex Holden, flying the M. A. Fairchild Il seaplane, left on his regular "Wednesday scheduled circuit flight to Chichagof and Sitka and way points.
 Outbound from here Pilot Hol- den carried Mrs. E. J. Irvine, Mrs. John Tenneson and son Jim, all for Tenakee, and 100 pounds of air express and mail for cannery points along his route.
 On his way back to Juneau this afternoon, Pilot Holden was to land at Port Althorp to take aboard for Juneau, MT and Mrs. August Busch mann, of the Nakat Packing Com pany, and their daughter Lorraine, whom he flew from here to Port Althorp on a charter trip last eve ming at o'clock.
 Late this afternoon, Pilot Holden is scheduled to go out again, on a charter flight to Hood Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-28
VICTORIA DOCKS
 HERE AFTER TRIP TO SIBERIA POINT
Makes Longest Cruise of Year Stops at Many
 Alaskan Points

Southbound on the longest cruise of the year, the steamship Victoria Capt. A. W. Westerhold and Purser L. M Runge, berthed here this morning at 3::30 o'clock.
 The Victoria, which left Seattle on July 2, made the only run tc East Cape, Siberia, on this voyage Enroute she stopped at Nome, St Michael, Golofnin and Teller. Re- turning, stops were made in Bristol Bay, Dutch Harbor, the Aleutians False Pass, Sand Point, Cordova Freight to all these points was carried. The Victoria set out with 1900 tons of cargo.
 It was the second trip of the Vic toria had made this year to Nome Another voyage to Nome is sched- uled to start from Seattle on August r..
 Passengers who left the Victoria here were: Marguerite E. Gaver Mrs. Cress P. Hale, Miss Seneker Nye and William McLaury, and Lee D. Sturgeon.
 In addition the Victoria had 10( first-class and 35 steerage passeng- CTS, most of them roundtrippers.
 Outbound passengers on the Vic toria today were: For Seattle-Mrs P. J. Shapks, Anneta and P. J Shanks, Jr., J. E. Norton, J. w Wagner, R. G. Root, s. N. King Mrs. O.. Larson, Mrs. c. Peterson s. O. Jules, James Bullard, Mary Jukich, Helen Jukich, Mrs. N. R Jukich, Robert Riley, Alice Edens- word, Clifford Smith, Chester Shanks, Gar Saxe, H. T. Manor Charles Arntz, Sam Solman, Wilbur Larson; for Ketchikan MT. and Mrs. R. Harrington, Nep Hogue Pat Wilcox