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The Washington times., 1937-02-13

district includes Louisville, re
counts in the appendix of the Con
gressional Record a saga that
should be woven into the legend
and song of Americas indomitable
spirit in the face of disaster. AS
he tells it:
'Tt is needless to rehearSe the
dangers and the hardShipS, but
it is interesting to realize that it
was possible to remove from the
flood area, in the shortest period
of time, literally tens Of thou
and of people with little loss Of
life.
"YOu cannot imagine what q
StupendOus accomplishment 1t
was, without prior organization
or prior planning, to perform
this task. 1t was a demOnStra-
ton of the abilities and the fine
spirit of a typical American COM
munity.
"Many examples Of herOiSm
could be given and many stories
of unSelfish and intelligent CO
operation. When it seemed i'm
possible to secure enough boats
to remove the people over the
faSt-rushing water which Sepa-
rated them from the high lands
of Louisville ingenuity came for
ward and bridge was built over
a quarter of a mile in length
from empty whiskey barrels.
This bridge of sighs made it pos
sible to remove the children,
the sick, the weak and afflicted
to refuge camps where feed,
clothing and shelter could be
provided; thus were thousands
saved"
And so the old slogan "aged ir
the wood" was changed to saved
by the wood"
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen ROWLand

Not until he begins to tell the
story Of one Of his old romances
to his bride, does a man realize
how little Of it was romance and
how much Of it was bunk.
One way Of making a man love
you is to let him do you q lot Of
favors; and one way of making
him forget you is to do HIM a
lot of favorS.
What man should remember
when he writes a letter is that
girl is not interested in the
condition Of the roads or the
beauty of the weather, but in
the state of his emotions and the
temperature of his affections.
Congeniality is the sine qua
non Of a happy marriage. And
many a contented married couple
are serving a life sentence at
solitary confinement-and don't
know it.
senility has not set in until Q
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
The Human Side of the News
By EdUin C.. Hill

= weapons in making wars short, II
not sweet. But if they have re-
ceived any knowledge at all from
happenings in Spain, it is that the
airplane may not be as devastating
an instrument as they had as
Sumed it would be.
Lady Rhondda's vision Of Lon
don blown to bits from the skies
seems a good bit far-fetched when
judged by the results Of the re-
peated bombardments of Madrid.
There is no question but that
the airplane will be a terrible in
strument of destruction, particu-
larly to industrial cities and to the
civilian populations. But it is un-
likely that the airplane will be the
deciding factor unless one side
finds a way to keep it's skies clear
Of enemy flierS while its own air
fleets are able to attack at will.
While all this preparation for
getting into war goes on in Europe
and Asia, the main concern Of our
Government seems to be prepara-
tion for keeping out of the war.
Anyone that thinks this last is not
difficult does not know his history
for the years 1914-1917. 1t IS not
altogether cynical to remark that
we might not have been in the
last war If we had not been so
StrenuouSly concerned in staying
out of it.
The lessons of our vacillating
diplomacy and our unprepared-
ness are worth learning. 1t is well
to remember, too, that an admin
iStration which was returned to
office in November, 1916, on the
cry that it ''kept us out of war"
had to lead us into the war five
months later. The impression ap-
pears to be that in 1917 we were
forced to fight in behalf of the
freedom of the seas" Perhaps
that is so.
Therefore, in 1887, we are to
give up this freedom Of the seas
and thus stay out of war. This
may be comparatively easy, as it
is in the case Of the present trouble
in Spain. It was not so easy in
the Italo-Ethiopian affair.
Some of our statesmen and most
Of our extreme objectors to pre-
parednesS forget that the United
States once before completely iSo-
lated itself in a time of general
European war. That time was
1907, when Thomas jefferson re-
moved the American Flag from
the Atlantic Ocean because Eng
land and France were interfering
with our ships.
PAST LESSONS
The consequence Of his action
were terrible to the seaboard cities.
Business utterly ceased" to quote
from the records of the time, and
a great depression ensued.
Jefferson'S embargo didn't keep
us out of war. In 1912, we had
to fight England for the freedom
Of the seas. In the last few months,
our Starry-eyed legislators have
swung away from complete en-
barge. They seem to have awak-
ened to what its consequences
would be.
They talk now Of limited en-
bargoes. Isn't it time we looked
at this matter with common sense?
If we would bar munitions, well
and good! If we would forbid
Americans from sailing on bell1ge-
rent ships, we'll and good! But
when we gc beyond that we invite
economic ruin and, as in the past,
in taking extreme measures to
avoid war, we only will be waltz
ing right into 1t.
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but the story
of how this pro-
duct helped out
t he residents
during the re-
cent flood has
nothing to do
with the old
remedy of saw
ing the wretch
ed and half
dro W n e d VIC
tins with q
"tech" now and
then.
r e p resenta-
tive E m m e t
O'Neql W h0Se
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
ANTLLYNCHING BILLS
NOT AT FAULT
Attention visitors!

Attention visitors!
The House of Representatives
and the Senate of these United
States meet regularly at IL o'clock
noon. The Senate, however, has
only been meeting about three
times a week.
And so it isn't any use giving
the door men and the elevator
operators and the Capitol police
the blame if you get up there at
9 o'clock in the morning or on a
day the Senate isn't in session.
And if you live in Washington and
knew it all along don't say so
what" because after you have
heard as many cracks as those
boys have you'd be getting a little
tired Of 1t yourself.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

time wasters. "
And W h at a
hand that girls
g ng to get
from several
million fellow
sufferers!
"These super
egotists," snorts
she, who have
nothing to do
and all the time
in the world to
do it in" So
they drop in
nd demand
t at YO u
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Wise Words

Tis death to me to be at eumity;
I hate it. and desire all good mems
ve.-Shakespeare.
It is not allowable for anyone
to be Judge in his own cause
Coke.
A mere COPPER Of nature can
never produce anything great
Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

a n d t h e
hour. L e o n
Trotsky, arriV-
ing in Mexico,
says:
81 think
there is a IS
p er c e n t
chance that
there will be
q war in Eu-
rope in the
not d is t a n t
future. "
The / m p o r
tant N | c h i
Mich i, Tokyo
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THE CODE

Representative Noah Morgan
Mason of Illinois, was a school
teacher before he became a mem
Der of Congress. During those
years he learned how to cleverly
hide the mailed fist in the soft
glove. For instance, here is an eX-
cerpt from his first speech. show
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
IN TIME OF NEED

Kentucky has long been noted
for its excellent bourbon. The
State has been right proud Of it,
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Listen
WOrld!
By Elsie Robinson

This time it's Irene Lefkow, OF
Chicago, asking won't I please
take whack in the column at
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

(ThiS column tDeIconreS and
requests comments. Letters
presenting personal problems
may also be sent. All letters
tpiu be handled contidentially
and anSWered promptly II
stamped, addressed envelopes
are incIuded.)
Copyright. 1897, by King Features
Syndicate, In0.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
The Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

ing definitely that first Of all he
knows something about parliament
procedure and second he knows q
little of Kipling. So:
"Mr. Speaker, perhaps in the
beginning of my maiden speech
in this House we should come to
a distinct understanding that
limited time is precious time, and
/ do not care to be interrupted
during my remarks and will not
yield"
cat least he wasted no time get
ting that over.)
Kipling, in his Law Of the
Jungles," gave this excellent ad
vice to the wolf cub:
when Pack meets with Pack in
the Jungle
"And neither will 60 from the
trail,
'Lie down till the leaders have
spoken
'Tt may be fair words shall
prevail"
GAS new member Of Congress
I have tried to keep that advice
in mind because I felt it was
applicable to me, a cub lost amid
the trails, the bypathS, and rules
Of this congressional jungle.
"Our leaders on both sides Of
the aisle have spoken. The gauge
of battle has been thrown down.
Fair words are not going to pre-
vail, and therefore each cub in
this jungle should be prepared
to support his leaders with every
ounce of power and skill he may
possess"
And off he went right to the enc
OF his discourse while a couple oi
'"TarZanS" attempted to halt him
but to no avail. He followed the
"code of the pack" to the end.
STILL A SECRET
Aroused by my timid jibe, thu
Democratic gentleman who curec
his cold with a couple "Presidenr
Cocktails" at the $25 gold-platt
breakfast on President Roosevelt,
birthday accosted me the othel
day and gave up the recipe fol
this new concoction. 1t follows:
3 parts Barbados COckade rum
part Falernum
Juice of One-haH lime
And neither he nor I yet know
what Falernum is.
ANTILYNCHTNG BILLS
At the last session three anti
lynching bills were introduced il
Congress, one in the Senate anC
two in the House. The Senate bill
was debated back and forth vic
lently and bitterly and failed o
passing.
This session, 10 and behold
there have been 38 bills intro
duced up to date. Most of them
Of course, have come from Penn
sylvania and New York.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

It seems to be taken for granted
that war is coming. The only thing
undecided appears to be the day
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

Two women are closer than anybody
else to a great man-his WIFE and his
SECRETARY. But most men, alb
sorbed in their work, shut out their
wives after marriage. Whose fault?
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

ing definitely that first Of all he
knows something about parliament.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

WTHEN a visiting English lecturer tells the United
w States to ''STAY OUT OF EUROPE" that's
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
PUBLICATION
SUSPENDED

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Nov. 8
capitalization of the Wilkes
Barre Record, only morning news
paper here, was suspended in
definitely" today as result OF a
strike of 40 editorial employees,
members of the American News
paper Guild.
Printers, pressmen and stereo-
typers, members of the Typograph-
'ical, Stereotypers' and Pressmen's
unions, American Federation of La
Dor affiliates, refused to cross picket
lines when they reported for work
at 9 o'clock last night.
Stanley A. Kupstas, president OF
the Wilkes-Barre chapter of the
guild, a Committee for Industrial
Organization, said the strike was
called to force publishers of the
four newspapers in the city to meet
guild demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

apartment to ask her to get my
mother, while I went for Dorothy.
When Dorothy and I got back,
mother and Mrs. Seymour were in
bed. They got up and we had a
few more drinks. I got the last
1 lay down on divan. Dorothy
and mother started to fight me.
1 don't know whether it was be-
cause I got the last drink or be-
cause I sent Mrs. Seymour for
mother, or for some other reason.
81 got up, ran into the kitchen
and grabbed a knife. I remember
stabbing some people but I don't
know who or why. When I knew
anything, I found Dorothy in the
hallway I lay down beside her"
TAFT is expected to recover and
District Attorney Lee McCandless
said murder charges would be filed
against the youth, who was well
known as an amateur baseball
PLAYER.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Mail Overloaded
With Payments on
81 Property Tax

Absentee owners flooded the
mails this week with letters con-
tanning payments of first INSTALL
ments OF the 1887 taxes on property
in Imperial county. Assessor Col
lector Dan West said Wednesday.
: The taxes became due Monday
and Monday morning the mail was
loaded with payments. West said
the property owners living in the
county had not started to pay up
in any great numbers as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Former Calipat
Pool Hall Owner
Given Probation

L. T. Morehead former Calipatria
pool hall owner, was granted pro-
baton in Ell Centro justice court
Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to
a charge of violating the state pay
check law.
The complaint against Morehead
was signed by Deputy Labor Com
missioner Stanley M. Cue and
charged him with issuance of a
n-negotiable check in payment
of wages due H. H. Reeves, former
employe of Morehead.
He was sentenced to 30 days in
the county Jail. but upon showing
that the check and wages due
Reeves were paid in full, probation
was granted by the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
CHIEF CATO
TO ADDRESS
ELKS CLUB

Chief E. Raymond Cato. head of
the California Highway patrol,
will deliver an address at the El
Centre Elks club Thursday night
when this cub participates in the
organizations national safety week.
Police. traffic officers, highway
partrolmen, representatives of the
sheriff's department, judges. JUS
tices of the peace and all officials
connected with law enforcement
will join Elks from El Centre, I'M
perial and Holtville at the free
dinner scheduled for o'clock.
Arrangements for the event are
in charge of Norman Deaton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
SCENE
BURNS DOWN

KILGORE, Tex, Nov. 3. iUP)-
The Sabine high school, less than
20 miles from New London where
294 children and teachers died in
an explosion last March, burned to
the ground last night.
There was no one in the school
when it caught fire and there was
not enough of it left to explain
how the fire started. Apparently it
originated in the manual train
ing shop, the same department
where the New London school ex-
plosiop occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
YOUTH BEFUDDLED, UNABLE TO
RECALL STABBING SWEETHEART
AND MOTHER DURING PARTY

BUTLER, Pa. Nov g. U.H =
Twenty-year-old Floyd TAFT. his
mind befuddlei by questions. today
could only remember "stabbing some
people, but don't know who or
why" as officers sought to learn
why he killed his mother and his
fiancee.
Mrs. Hilda Seymour, 35. the third
woman TAFT stabbed before he
plunged the 12-inch butcher knife
into his own body after an all
night Halloween celebration, was
in a critical condition.
Victims of the stabbing in Mrs
Seymour's apartment, were Mrs.
Florence TAFT, AZ, the youths Wild
owed mother, and Miss Dorothy
Bach. 49, his sweetheart who he
planned to marry about Christmas.
Police said Tait's answers to ques-
tions indicated he might have went
on his stabbing rampage when his
mother and fiancee quarreled with
him because he sent Mrs. Seymour
to a tavern to bring his mother
home.
Police who were summoned by
Mrs. Seymour early Tuesday, found
TAFT, the knife sticking in his chest,
with his arm around the shoulders
of Dorothy, who was dead. On a
bed lay Mrs TAFT. dead.
TAFT told police about night
of revelry with his mother and
Mrs. Seymour. they visited Dorothy
at a hotel where she worked, had
some drinks. and then took Mrs.
Seymour to her apartment.
Mother and I went on and had
some more drinks police quoted
the youth as saying. Mother was
Hallowe'ening-she was dressed like
a man. I left my mother in beer
place and went to Mrs. Seymour's
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Brother, Sister
Who Wed May Go
On Radio Program

WINDSOR, Mo-, Nov. 3. CUP)-
Ben and Mary Ipock. who learned
a month after their marriage that
they were brother. and sister and
so had the wedding annulled. were
debating today whether to accept
a free trip to New York to appear
on a radio program.
Ben wanted to see what the
world was like outside southern
Missouri, and was inclined to ac-
cept. but Mary didn't like the idea
of the crowds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

departments.
Several prominent washington
and New York society figures also
may be included, diplomats said.
Other British diplomats were
understood to have invited the
duke. and duchess to social affairs,
but it was uncertain whether their
itinerary win permit them to ac-
cept.
Washington's + AIMED Gridiron
Club invited the duke to attend its
annual dinner Dec. IL, and the
duchess was extended a similar
invitation by the Women's Nation
al Press club, but both declined on
the ground that the industrial ma
ture of the trip. strictly limited
social engagements.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

f%Aat[t Aftat 1tCctdCA4b ltOOcCNCil
plans TO invite the former king
and his bride to a White House
luncheon, was the first definite
word Of their plans after arriving
80 New York aboard the Bremen
Nov. IL. Presumably they will come
here almost Immediately.
The embassy gave out no details
Of the plans for the dinner, but
IN view of the dukes royal blood
and his position as elder brother
Of the king of England. it is under
stood the affair will be of an
official nature.
Diplomatic and social experts
said an affair of this kind prob
ably would mean attendance of
representatives of other British
diplomats, presumably those of
Canada and South Africa, and
possibly--since Edwards tour is
TO study labor and housing condi-
tions in the United States-repre-
sentatives Of the interior and labor
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Castro Taken to San Diego
To Face Smuggling Charge

Tranquilino Castro. 38. arrested
near Calexico Friday night, was
taken. to San Diego Tuesday to
face innumerable indictments for
smuggling aliens into the United
States from Mexico.
The Mexican made the trip from
the Imperial county Jail to the
coast in custody of federal officers
He was turned over to- them after
he was arrested by two immigra-
ton border patrolmen. They lift
ed him from an irrigation canal
in a battered condition.
The patrolmen were attracted to
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Deputy Attorney
General to Speak
For Peace Officers

Paul Mccormick, deputy attorney
general, will be the speaker at the
Imperial Yuma Peace Officers as
sociation meeting in Imperial Fri
day night.
Dinner will be served to peace
officers and their wives at Z o'clock
in the church west of the city
hall, j. Sterling Oswalt. association
president, announced Wednesday
Arrangements for the event are in
charge TO Chief of Police William
Burton of Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

LONDON. WP)-Great Britains
babies and bank balances are both
on the increase. In the second
quarter this year 6,215 more ba-
bies were born in England and
Wales than in the second three
months of 1886, and depositors in
the Post Office Savings Bank, on
March 81, had $245 100000 more
to their credit than they had IL
months previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
Border Officers to
Sponsor Shoot at
Ell Centre Nov. IA

immigration border patrolmen
will sponsor a peace officers shoot
at the patrol range at Fl Centro
Nov. IA.
Teams from all federal, state,
county, and municipal law en-
forcement departments affiliated
with the Imperial Yuma Peace Of
ficers association will participate
in the matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
u. S. PILES UP
$5G, N3, 200
ON RED SIDE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3 up
The government ended the first
four months Of its 1856 fiscal year
with a deficit of $562. .403. 3.2l6, ap-
proximately sl32. 500, 900 below the
deficit anticipated for the entire
year. the treasury reported today.
At the same date last year the
deficit was $937, ,4e6,2l4
Receipts in the four months this
year totaled 1898. $50, $50, an in
crease of more than $4,000, ,000
Spending totaled s2.545.853. BOG, up
5000 600, 900 from last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

the scene by gunshots and sounds
of a struggle. Two men fled over
the border to Mexico as the officers
approached. They left Castro lying
in the mud and water bleeding
from several head wounds. He
refused to reveal the identity OF
his aSsailants.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S U M M Ms

SUNNI Ms
No. 1878
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
E. M. PEASE, ct al.
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk. Attorney for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SEND GREETINGS
TO:
E. M. PEASE. THE FIRST Ma
TIONAL BANK OF POMONA. a
Corporation, a National Banking
Association, ELMER l.. HENDER-
SON, CLARK HORSFORD. JEAN
SMITH FJERESTAD, CHA6. R.
STEAD. HUBERT LEBUS. H. C..
CLARK. JOHN DOE, JANE DOE.
RICHARD ROE. JOHN DOE COM
PANY. a Corporation, and RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY. a Co-part-
nership, Defendants
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint IN
an action entitled as above, BROUGHT
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of. Imperial. State of
California. within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
If served within this county: or
within thirty days if served else
where
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required. the said plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant. as arising upon contract, or
1t will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal OF the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial. State of Cali
fornia, this Both day of June. 1897
w. ]. McCLELLAND.
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY G. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
o g 10 20 81. N 3 10 II "a. d 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03

u NJ M - ~
No. 1892
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT. Plaintiff
VS.. -
JAMES l.. LOMBARD, TRUSTEE,
ct al, Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and. Geo. r.
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SEND GREETINGS
TO:
JAMES L. LOMBARD. Trustee.
HENRY c. KENNAH. WILLIAM
S. wORDEN. BERTHA z. WOR-
DEN. ARTHUR BRYANT. MARY
l.. vICKREY. bella TAYLOR. T. s.
TAYLOR. c. PINADO. MARY M.
KUNZ, MAUD KUNZ. SANTA FE
LAND COMPANY, a Corporation,
w H SPAKE. RUTH PECK. A. c.
sABIN. LOMBARD and SON. In
corporated, JOHN DOE. JANE DOE,
RICHARD ROE. JOHN DOE COM
PANY, a Corporation, and RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, Co
partnership, Defendants.
You Are Directed TO Appear and
answer the Complaint in an action
entitled as above, brought against
you in the Superior Court Of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia. within ten days after the
service on you of this Summons-if
served within this county: or within
thirty days If served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required. the said plaintiff
viii take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, OF
il will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under nay hand and the
seal OF the Superior Court OF the
County OF Imperial. State of Cali
far7ia, this 3lst day OF August, 1887
w. j. McCLELLAND.
fsFAI,) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON.
Deputy Clerk
ngia 90 ~. ma 10 ~ "a. ID 8
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEGAL NOTICE

Please take notice that a meet
ing of the members CT the Imperial
Valley Milk Producers Association
will be held on Wednesday. Novem-
ber 10. 1897, at l PM. o'clock, at
the Imperial County Fair Grounds.
All members are requested to be
present.
F. S. WILBY. Secretary
Imperial Valley Milk Producers
Association, Holtville, Calf.
Nj 10 incl