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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-12
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
By Martin Brown

Johnny Baker Post No. POI at its
recent meeting endorsed the for
nation of Boy Scout troop. Err
rol M. Fassett was named chair
man of the Post scout committee
and Webster Stovall, committee
man.
The troop has already been or
ganized as stated in previous is
sues. Meetings are held at Gree
ley School, Clinton and 18th St.
John Seymour is scoutmaster.
Our last meeting was the first
regular Post meeting of the year
and many subjects of community
interest were discussed. A large
attendance was presided by COM
mander Tela Burt.
The Post has mapped out a
splendid community program for
this year and is making wonderful
progress. The Post boasts the
largest membership in it's history
The membership drive ends Feb
ruary Is. Comrades desiring to join
up should contact comrades w. E
Stovall, post adjutant Jack Posten
E. M. Fassett or Martin Brown
Main 9142.
Our next article in this news.
paper will apear February 26 and
will be titled "Why 1 Am A LIE.
gionnaire."
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mission to comment at will on any
thing, everybody and whatever the
three of us care to write about.
This includes mention of the head
mans whiskers, his failure to in
crease the old pay envelope, his
disregard of other peoples time,
failure to keep appointments, and
his failure to write editorials any
more Che lifts most of them now,
using somebody else's brain), his
refusal to hire that pretty little
gel as stenog and a gang of other
inconsistencies with which he is
plagued.
The sporting Teller" who
crashed the G. C. formal was CIV
en- the cold, fishy stare by many
folks. The old lines which were
not drawn so tightly before r. j.
(Rayfield Johnson) are now being
tightly drawn. The young debs
who used to slip around with the
''boys" who toll land neither do
they spin" are not so interested as
before. The glamour is gone and
it may not come back.
To j.: No, that guys never
coming back here. He's in Los
Angeles and engaged to be mar
ried!
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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modern at 2915 Garfield Avenue South.
Call Kenwood 06O3.
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The gentleman who handles the
church publicity, we heard, is sad.
1t seems that his years of writing
fancy blurbs for the churches has
always been a labor of love. He
enjoyed helping the churches in
crease their attendance. Until re-
Gently he thought his work was
appreciated, but he has heard diff
ferent.
Here is how we'd write the true
story of a church service we at
tended recently, leaving out the
names, if the boss would allow US.
Services at -.---.--.- church opened
as usual, 35 minutes behind sched-
ule. Attendance was very low.
There were plenty of empty pews.
Few young people remained for
the regular services after the Sum
day School, which was also poorly
attended.
Rev. ....--.....-..... sermon was re-
plete with grammatical errors and
because of it's length put several
members to sleep. Others were
FESTIVE and fretful because they
had been fed this diet of dogma
without polish for several seasons,
Only one sister shouted all morn
ing.
Despite the fervid plea of the
elder and his official body the col
lection was very small. The pas
tor reminded his hearers that his
salary was months in arrears, etc
Church let out so late that q
great number of people grumblec
about late dinners, etc.
Well, we suppose the local par.
sons will be on the old mans necl
now. Ho, hum, we don't care 81
much since we don't have to pay
the printers bills! Anyhow, W,
doubt whether the brethren of the
cloth read this column of nonsense
AS evidence of this columns
popularity we have been given per
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Dance at Happy
Hollow Monday

The True Sportsman's Club is
sponsoring a Valentine dance
Monday night, Feb. Is, at Happy
Hollow Night Club, Rice st. Road,
across Wheelock Parkway. An adj
mission of 35 cents will be charged.
A good time is assured all.
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Twin Town Talk
LIQUID LOVE

If should VOW on Bonded knee love you
And promise the scripture such would always be
And tell you that I'd climb to holy Heaven
Or sink to hells deep yonder
Would you be angry, dear, if on the morrow
l changed my mind and gave lame excuse?
Would you be kind and overlook my fbbng?
You know what fools when full of hooch.
Ralph Matthews.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
Editorials and Comment
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1897
a on Sol says
.A FRANK WATANABE
SN2 BY Ep HOLDEN
ROYAL GLEE
BY ED HOLDEN

Do you feeling that news gust from
Italy last week?
1t seem off sprung at the Royal
Family have occurred.
Maybe shall be King some day be-
cause it are boy.
For little while he shall be just like
every all baby.
Coos with blugs and dada. But all &C
sudden he going remember he are a
high horse.
Old wisdom say: 1--WE all born freely
and equal
But in my humble brain | not think
ing so.
Will he be permit for go skating with
soied nose kids in neighborhood?
Not on damp night!
Do he allowed to kick baseballs till
further notice?
Negative l resnort!
He will be brung up like a hot house
duck. .-%
Will he knowledge the translation of
newspaper sales on street corner with
joyful lungs for 25 cents each day? No
mann! -es,e
Only way to get out of he future King
ness are to marry woman from Baltl-
more. But what's difference? When he
arrive to manship we wont having any
more anyhow.
Mussolini got couple Sons also you
know.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
NATURE FAVORS HER
RICHEST TERRITORY

Rains up and down the California
coast last week cost the state thousands
of dollars in repairs to highways, bridg
es and other structures. In some places,
the water washed out agricultural land,
causing great temporary damage. On
the surface, the downpour that lasted
several days seems to have been quite
costly one If we look deeper into the
subject, we find that it was not. 1t was,
in fact, beneficial.
Imperial Valley, with an assured, year
round water supply through irrigation,
cannot realize how greatly many Cali
fornia areas depend upon natural stor
age of water in natures hilly reservoirs.
Without rain, their losses over period
of months greatly exceed the temporary
losses occasioned by such rain as that
of last week. The balance scales favor
the profit side, not the loss column.
In Imperial Valley, where the rains
were not felt and where they are not
necessary, the realization should be
deeper than ever that we are among the
favored few. We do not need the rain
in our own immediate vicinity, ana we
seldom get it, therefore we are not af-
flicted with the discomforts that come
with such a necessity. Our place is IN
the sun-literally and figuratively.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
LEAVING A HARD RECORD
FOR ANYONE TO BEAT

Fred A. Baughman, United States
fruit frost service agent, will leave be-
hind him an excellent record when he
leaves Imperial Valley March 1st-a
record that will be hard to beat. Woo
drow C.. Jacobs, his successor, will find
it both easier and harder than did
Baughman. He will find it easier be-
cause appreciation of the frost service
has been developed to a high degree;
harder because it will take very good
man, indeed, to equal Baughman'S rec
ord.
On national scale, the fruit frost
service predictions have proved S5 per
cent accurate, a recent survey showed.
The record in Imperial county, it is
safe to say, has exceeded that average
of accuracy Only a farmer can realize
what such accuracy means to agricul-
ture 1t sounds trite, although it is true,
to say that it may mean the difference
between success and failure for the
farmer. 1t is something that can be
measured in dollars and cents by every
farmer.
Baughman's success in Imperial Val
ley is even more outstanding because
this was new, untried field when he
came here. Comparatively little was
known of local conditions affecting the
weather. 1t was his task to study these
conditions and their effects, and he has
done the job admirably we'll.
To Baughman, going to bigger job,
Imperial Valley offers its sincerest best
wishes. and to his successor it gives a
warm welcome and a pledge of entire
cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
MORE PEOPLE HAVE
MORE MONEY TODAY

A large life insurance company mas
discovered one of the most cheering bits
of news since the turn OF the new year;
namely, that fewer Americans are seek
mo small loans from banks and other
agencies. and that of those who OBJ
tain such loans. more keep their pay
ment records up to date. Less than one
half of one per cent of the nations
small loan accounts have to be ultimate
lv charged off the books as uncollect-
ible. That fact alone is. tribute both
to the honesty of the average American,
and to his financial status.
1t is merely another of an ever grow
ing list proving that normalcy is here
once more.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

If we Americans could get over
our national habit of speaking only
in reverent whispers whenever the
Constitution is mentioned, we
might be able to approach our
political problems more realistically
and sensibly.
We have been discussing the Con-
stitution lately and we have been
calling on the shades of the great
presidents in our history to witness
that this document is a sacred thing
not to be spoken of lightly or ap-
preached without the most profound
awe.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
Bruce Cation Says:>>
The Constitution is Human Document

1t might therefore be good to
have a look at the way some of the
great presidents behaved when cir
cumstances compelled them to walk
up and lay hands on the Constitu-
tion.
Henry w. Lawrence, professor of
history and political science at Con-
necticut College, recently wrote a
summary of the way Abraham Lin
coin got the 18th amendment into
the Constitution.
This was the amendment thai
forever outlawed chattel slaverS
Lincoln started it through during
the Civil War There were at that
time 35 states in the American
Union. including those which were
then enrolled in the Southern Con-
federacy Approved of 27 states
was necessary if the amendment
were to be approved.
How did Lincoln accomplish his
end? By laying aside all his rev.
erence for the sacred document,
taking off his gloves, and play
ing the ancient game of politics for
all it was worth.
The simple fact was that there
were not at that moment, 27 states
which could be counted on to ap-
prove the amendment. So the mill
tary governors of those seeding
states which had been occupied by
federal armies were put to work
They applied pressure at the point
of their soldiers bayonets, and FROM
these still unreconstructed states
came the ratifications Lincoln
needed
Lincoln had another trick in his
wallet. He had the territory of
Nevada admitted as state so that
it could vote for ratification. Nevada
had an absurdly small population,
and getting Congress to approve its
admission was tough job-so tough
that Lincoln, needing every vote he
could get, finally authorized the
assistant secretary of war, Charles
A. Dana, to go to three Democratic
congressman and promise them any,
thing they wanted if they would
vote for the measure
AS Professor Lawrence points out
this stratagem worked. The three
congressman named the appoint
ments they wanted, Lincoln okay-
ed them-and Nevada was admitted
to the Union. Before Lincoln'S
death, the new state had ratified
the pending 18th amendment.
This sort of thing is worth BEAR
ing in mind. If we can just reali
that the Constitution as it stands
is only another law-and as such
is product of human errors, pol
itical deals, and plain, everyday
eXpediency-we may be able to dis
cuss it intelligently instead of emo
tionally.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
TEN YEARS AGO
February %. 1927

All residents of Imperial Valley
are urged to attend the mass meet
ing tonight in the city park, to
lend support to the battle being
waged in congress for passage of
the Swing johnson bill.
Funeral ceremonies for Imperial
Valley 1927 lettuce deal were held
last night in the lobby of the hotel
Barbara Worth. The lobby was
packed with "mourners".
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 23. 1917

At a meeting in Mexicali last
Saturday it was resolved that it
would prove best for the sport of
boxing and also for the community
and the public in general, that an
amalgamation of the Mexicali A. C.
and the international club should
be affected.
The announcement by the Ell Gen.
tro chamber of commerce of the in
auguration of series of First
Monday" trade days in this city
has met instant approval On the
part of all.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLI-

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLI-
CATION FOR LETTERS TESLA
MENTARY.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
In the Matter of the Estate of
EDWARD E. FOSTER,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
petition for the probate of the will
of Edward F. Foster, deceased, and
for the issuance to w. j. Meagha0
of letters testamentary, has bd
filed in this Court, and that Friday
the 26th day Of February, 1887, at
Two O'clock, PM, of said day, at
.he Courtroom of said court, at the
Court House, in the City of FL
Centro. County of Imperial. State
of California, has been set for the
hearing of said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest the same, and
show cause, If any they have, why
said petition should not be granted.
DATED: February 18th, 1887.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerls
BY M. A. CHRISTIAN.
Deputy Clerk.
FRANK BIRKHAUSER,
F.16-26 inc. Atty. for Petitioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
HAPPY RELIEF
FROM PAINFUL
BACkACHE
Caused by Tired Kidneys

Many of those gnswing, nagging, painful
backaches people blame on colds or strains
are often caused by tired kidneys-and may
be relieved when treated in the right way.
The kidneys are Natures chief way Of taking
excess acids and poisonous waste out of the
blood. Most people pass about 3 pints day or
about 3 pounds of waste.
II the Is miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter stays
in the blood. These poisons may start naggipxu
backaches, rheumatic pains, lumbago, loss
pep and energy, getting up nights, SWELL
puffinessunder the eyes, hesda chess and dizziness
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Dosns
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
l5 miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from the blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
DRUNK DRIVER
FINED BY PHONE

FREEPORT, III, Feb. %. UP
Flood conditions prevented Judge
Orin M. Groves appearance in Mt.
Carroll court today, but resource
full attendants arranged a long dis
tance telephone connection over
which he fined Stanley Stellman,
%, 500 on drunk driving charge.
Stellman hung up and paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
One Minute Test Answers

Ont- -NTIHuVtC Il tSC NIISWtTS
/. Because sound travels slower
than light.
2. Two years, the duration of the
congress which elected him.
3. Reich" is the German word
signifying kingdom, empire. state
or commonwealth. The empire was
the first Reich; the postwar repub-
lie the second, and Hitler's present
regime is the third.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
BAG
Onc-MinHtc Test

|. Why does thunder follow
lightning?
2. What is the term of office for
the speaker of the u. S. house of
representatives?
3. What is meant by the Ger
man Reich?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
February %, 1912

Mrs. E. F. Howe and daughter,
Miss Murial, arrived in Ell Centro
last night to join Mr.. Howe and
their sons. They will reside in the
Bliss residence on Olive near Sixth.
AL Casner has been up from Mex
icali recently repairing his houses
in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
WHERE BIOLOGY
SHOTJLD BE CONSIDERED

With all this talk going about IN III
ternational circles of resentment against
Japan's desire to take over CHINA, IL
seems that one thing has been forgotten
In population, Japan is tiny, compared
to China. If some great power were 10
set japan down tomorrow in the middle
of China, intermingling japanese and
Chinese, it would not be very many
centuries before there were no Japa-
nese. If Japan succeeds eventually In
moving a large portion of her people
into China. the result will be the same,
generations from now. China could,
and perhaps will assimilate Japan
through the slow but sure process OF
intermarriage and inter-breeding.
Tho Island of Guam recently experienced
81 oarth tremors In "a hours, and not one OF
t1,ern was caused BY police force shakeup.
x,~,fish medical circles are interested in a
=, o,,doner with heart of stone Could 1t be
cupid's foe, the prenier9
k,dnancr named Brunette was trapped
~, G-men in New York. It was one time the
a.,thorities weren't seeking mysterious blond
m. MARYLAND university youth who conducts
t.,s.,t swakening service must annoy pro-
tsssors when he snaps fingers during classes
po,,stcal color schemes will blossom when
the Black shirts start enroiiing "m'e colar
workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

Reports Theft-Tako Meyer. ask
ed deputy sheriffs to help him re-
cover moving machine attachments
stolen from his ranch in the Braw-
ley area.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

foot on the palm of his owner
Spotty is credited with being the
most intelligent of the canine per-
formers and earns a salary for his
owner of several hundreds week
He pays not the slightest attention
to other dogs and is happiest when
going through his routine. His
master gets around $1,000 a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
Hints on Etiquette

At very large bridge parties, the
hostess should provide for both con-
tract and auction tables. In this
case two circuits of tables should
be established.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
Other Editors Say
Waller DEXTER THREATENS TO INFLUENCE
STABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
(MarysyiIIe Appeal Dcmocr

Ifppc2f-1eyfTOCfdV
1--WE must be liberal enough to guarantee
progress and conservatives enough to assure
stability"
This plank from the platform of Walter F.
Dexter, lately private secretary to Governor
Merriam and successor to Vierling Kersey
as state superintendent of public instruction.
will draw hopeful Amen from good many
auditors and observers.
AS it may define the trend of Dexter's in
fluence upon school development it may prove
to be one of the happiest announcements in
ever SO long, for it may hefp~to curb wild CROP
ing of the moment toward experiment in public
education.
states new school superintendent ii may be
hoped that Dexter will prove to be stabilizing
influence who still is capable Of keeping the
way open TO genuine progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
TOday's Horoscope

Persons whose birthday is toda,
are inclined to be prevaricators
They often become victims of theii
own stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The post
of waitress in New York has taken
on polish. ."She is rarely the trig-
ger-talking, m-cheWing type SO
long featured in the tea rooms and
hash houses. More often she is soft
spoken, neatly attired and not in
frequently from a fashionable
boarding school.
One of the hilarities of a cur
rent farce is the Russian countess
who speaks of being a waitress at
, Child's in Columbus Circle With a
possibility of a transfer to Fifth
avenue branch where it is only a
step to Schrafft'S." 1t is no gag,
however, that several ex-nobles tote
trays.
Formerly the waitress usually re-
mained waitress unless she charm
ed and married customer. But
now they may be promoted to the
Job of hostess and from that post
a number have become owners of
restaurants and tea rooms. and quite
successful, too.
The Observation-Disclosures in a
first class place, if capable, often
makes as much with her tips as a
private secretary. There is di-
rectress who gives the novice ex-
pert training before she takes the
floor and the one-time asset of be-
ing flip is entirely taboo.
Most celebrated of the dog acts is
Paul Sydell and his dog Spotty-a
fox terrier who twitches his tail at
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23
Words of Wisdom

Thought means life. since those
who do not think do not live in any
high or real sense. Thinking makes
the MANA. B. Alcott.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

him hoops, ladders, balancing poles
and other trick paraphernalia. Prof
Spears was a familiar figure with
his high hat along our streets, but
somehow no one in town ever saw
his trained dogs. The ladies of our
town had little to do with Mrs.
Spears. She was "show folks"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

Most celebrated Of the dog acts is
Paul Sydell and his dog Spotty-a
fox terrier who twitches his tail at
command and balances on the fore
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23


Another generation will remem-
Der ALT Loyal and His Dogs. espe-
cially the clown, grotesquely
shaven and pink beribboned black
French poodle, called Zeppo. 1t
was one of the most continuously
employed acts in the amusement
world. appearing either at the Hip
podrome Or in vaudeville in winter
and with the circus in summer. IF
there were any weeks "At Liberty"
Loyal had to take his dogs daily
to the Bryant rehearsal hall on
sixth avenue to put them through
their routine or they would sicken
and sometimes die.
--OO--
Our town had a one wagon dog
and medicine show that toured
Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and
Kentucky summers and wintered
among US. Prof. Andy Spears was
the impreSSario, and his wife was
assistant. He appeared in silk hat
and satin knee breeches with
buckles and she rather, as Verne
Porter would say, ION the embon-
point side" waddled about in a
scantily spangled gown, handing
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

The Intelligentsia. illuminate. In
teliectuals and sundry Big I High
Brows passed up murder mysteries,
diagramless cross word puzzles and
even cryptograms to read "Astound-
ing Stories" In the throes of brain
fag, they are reputedly great chirk-
uppers. 1t is pseudo-science, all
about intcrplanetary communication
and giant germs and human insects,
etc. Much Of it is written by COL
lege professors under pen names
and genuine physicists, brokers and
such.
AS Literature of Escape it fits one
farther than the utmost galecteal
spaces and backward and forward
in Time The professors writing il
get pin money and fun. Not many
know that an astronomer in good
standing has virtually to appeal tc
his workers on a basis OF pow
erty to be allowed to write any
popular discussion or the least spc-
culative writings or he'll lose scien-
tific caste.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

" The Maryland university youth who conducts
t,,dent awakening service must annoy pro-
,sssors when he snaps fingers during classes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-23

Tho Island of Guam recently experienced
81 Garth tremors IN "a hours, and not one Of
t,.enn was caused BY police force shakeup