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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
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A series of six articles on Congress its ilne
ups. and the vital issues which confront :ao II naS
ord THE Post-Press Washington correspondent
This is the fifth of the series
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
ONE -Minute Test Answers

!. Victoria falls is twice (34s
feet) as high as Niagara (i67 feet).
2 Smithson, an Englishman new
er visited the United States.
3. congfpssiohaf prayers are ex-
telpponape<5as. differing from day
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Words Of Wisdom

There is a solution for every prob
lem, and the souls highest duty
is to be Of good cheer.-Emerson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert S. Helms
and children returned to the city
from Los Angeles after spending the
holidays there.
Mrs. NJ. A. Edge, who resides on
a ranch in No. was preparing to
leave for home. Before getting in
to the buggy she stepped to the
side of one Of the horses to fix the
harness and the animal kicked her
in the face with sufficient force to
smash her teeth. Her nose was
broken and her face badly cut.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 2, 1917
Former County Purchasing Agent
c. L. Carr and Mrs. Carr leave to-
night for their future home in
Georgia Among the last farewell
events given for them was that at
which Supervisor and Mrs. Arthur
Shepherd were hosts at the Barbara
Worth hotel
TEN YEARS AGO
January 2, 1917
Celebrations to welcome the adj
vent of the New Year, were abruptly
terrnined in Imperial Valley last
night when the first of a series of
severe earthquake struck the city at
1918 yesterday morning.
Like storm coming from a clear
sky. the first shake struck the city
without warning. A dull rumbling
accompanied the earthquake which
was unusually violent. While opin-
ions on the length of the first shock
differ, it is certain that it lasted a
half minute.
The shake seemed to move IN an
easterly direction and was followed
by several smaller shakes and then
by another severe one at 2:10.
This latter shake, the heaviest of
the night, was in turn followed
by an almost continuous series of
disturbances, many of which were
hardly noticeable, but several of
which were equally as severe as the
first shock.
The last shake of any consider
able proportion came at 5:15 but 1t
was not as severe as the 2:10 dis
turbances.
Smaller cafes of the city which
remain open all night did rushing
business selling hot coffee and hot
dogs. "a .s n e. y e 81 y.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Going to the drug store after
supper with Uncle George to loaf
with Mr.. Shallcross, surging with
the exquisite hope he would. as he
often did, go behind the soda foun-
tain counter and inquire: well.
Young squirrel, what flavor? This
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

ferry ride across the Ohio to pic
mic in the cowling West Virginia
hills. And that niche in the glow
ering cliff that would. have delight
ed Tom Sawyer and called Alum
Rock Cave, cool, dank. Girls would
not go in. Legend had it an early
settler entered the cave, bat flew
in her raid and she went stark mad,
roaming at night and screaming
like a coyote. The lunch and the
descent of ants. High spots: Devil
ed eggs skewered on toothpicks, wat
ermelon rind pickles, cold fried
chicken with flaky crusts, cake with
fingered chocolate icing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

The ride home, dog tired, as the
sun flaming red chiffoned a sweep
of tinted grandeur to the bend. And
Captain Rafe Hamilton, like a be-
whiskered character out of a Jacobs
sea yarn, letting you hold the pilot
wheel in mid-stream and yank the
chord that echoed the valley with
the shrill toot. Boyvillel If heaven
is as pleasant I shall be content.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Fred Astaire is building a film Ii
brary containing every dance rou-
tine he ever did on the screen, and
spends his spare time editing, dub
bing in comment, and supplying
subtitles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Fred Walton, 70-year-old charac-
ter actor was listed on the Souls
at Sea" company call sheet but
failed to appear for the first time
in years of troupeing. He had died
OF pneumonia the previous night,
and his grief-stricken family forgot
to notify the casting director. Wal
ton was the inventor Of the wood
en- Soldier act, and was a famous
stage comedian in his day.
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DizzieSt New Years eve party was
planned by Jeanette Macdonald
usually a thoroughly sane person.
Styled progressive party" guests
gathered at the home of Mervyn
Leroy. and poked a punchboard for
directions as to where they should
go and what do next. A bus cir
culated the crowd, which included
Gene Raymond. Mr.. and Mrs. Alan
Jones, Grene Hervey) Ginger Rog-
ers, James Stewart and Anita
Louise.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Shortly after the first of the year
Metro will remake Madame X"
with Gladys George playing the
role in which Ruth Chatterton star
red in one OF the early talkies.
Lionel Barrymore, who directed
Chatterton, may have part in the
new version.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Michael Fitzmaurice, radio an
nouncer turned actor, celebrated
New Years eve" the nigh6of Dec
80, taking his family sedate
round of hotspots.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Rowing thoughts poise, too, on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Bravo, Bruce!

Bruce Barton is too widely known to be overlooked in the coming congression- al fight in which he is participating as < the republican candidate for the vacancy tin the 17th district of New York. Every zone knows him by reputation as smart aadvertising executive and writer of con- siderable merit. But it remained for his wcampaign for Congress to bring from him such pearls of wisdom as we will place before our readers
 His entire campaign Is to be based on "a promise to repeal one law week" if selected. He isn't just going to work to 2 get rid of any law, but will start at the ~botton of the list and ehdeavor to weed aout the impractical, the obsolete, the spartisan, and class-hatred producing. In sshort he finds great need for admin sistration and less legislation. There's a lot to be said about this.
 We can hear practical politicians claiming that this is trick campaign and will amount to nothing if Bruce Bar ton is elected. Maybe 1t won't, but never theleSs it's refreshing to hear of can didate who thinks that our lawmakers have been too zealous in putting more laws in the statute books and forgetting to remove others. He points out that I ScVelLy-llVS NOLlSleSSeS nave PdSoSu G9,282 statutes with the last one contrib Uting 1000 as its share.
 His words read, T would like to be known as the great repealer. expect to vote no more often than vote yes. plan to rise up at very opportunity and say: For heavens sake, let's give admin istration chance to catch up with legis- lation'." o. K, MT. Barton, but get some others to join with you in the event of your election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Small Colleges

There has been regular rash of anni- versaries in the collegiate world lately. From the Harvard tercentenary on down, campus after campus has celebrated its birthday in some good round number, and capped-and-goWned speakers have urged the world to witness the strides America has made in the field of highec education. We had another of these an- niverSarieS this June; one which did not cause as much of a stir as some of them have, but which was well worth noting, even so. It was the centennial of Black burn College, at Carlinville, Ill.
 Blackburn College Is a small institu- tion, and 1t is not especially famous. It is noteworthy for being one of the most advanced of the progressive" colleges which make education available to youngsters who are hard up for money. Students at Blackburn can work their way through by working with their hands for two and one-half hours daily. Jobs are sandwiched in between studies. All of the physical facilities of the place laundry, bakery, kitchen, power plant and so on--are operated by students. When fire swept the campus some years ago 1t was the students who did the re- building.
 This kind of program has made col- lege education available to great many ambitious young middle westerners who would not, otherwise, have been able to get one. And 1t is pretty safe bet that since they had to work for 1t they have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

made good use of 1t. This leads us to consideration of the place that the small college occupies in the American scheme of things.
 There are a good many places like Blackburn College in America. They are practically unheard of in the world which judges colleges by athletic records, size of student bodies, extent of endowment funds and social prestige; yet they do a tremendous amount of good work, year after year, and their alumni make rec ords which indicate that these little places are, in their way, quite as useful and valuable as the big ones. On the face of things, all of these little colleges should be third-raters. They lack the library, laboratory and research facilities of the big institutions. They cannot hope to compete for distinguished faculty mem- bers. If other things were equal, they should be educating their young people only about half as well as the big places.
 But other things aren't equal. These little colleges do not get those swarms of aimless youths who are in college for no earthly reason but that their parents thought they ought to go there. They do not get the ambitious lads who are out to make contacts" that will be useful in a career of bond selling later on. They do not get the idlerS and the drifters, the people who want little social polish.
 No. They get young people who want to be educated, and who want 1t badly enough to work for it. And the fact that they get these young people and, on the whole, do so well by them, is significant. They are filling place that the richer and more famous Institutions have left vacant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Soviet Election

At last Russia, which has been gov erned merely by the Communist Party, is going to have a national election under the new Federal Constitution announced last December. The Republic, or rather the Federation of Republics, is to begin. It has been held up for year, appar- ently, for the leaders to put down disloy- alty, weed out the rebels and suspects and get everything well in hand.
 That will be quite an election. Every citizen over 18 years has vote, and 1t Is expected that nearly 100,000,000 ballots will be cast. They will elect tWo-chan- Der Congress called the Supreme Soviet. Apparently the executive, legislative and judicial functions will all be In its hands It will consist of two chambers, like our own Congress, one chosen on the basis of population and the other representing states or provinces.
 These bodies are supposed to be equal in authority. Just how they will adjust differences of opinion and how the exec utive authority will be exercised, is not clear. But Joseph Stalin, who has ruled the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as general secretary of the Communist Party is going to run for election to the Soviet of the Union, one of the two chambers, and the other present com rnissars with him. Doubtless Comrade Stalin will be elected; and where he sits will continue to be the head of the gov ernmental table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Food Prices

Food is high or low according to your point of view. The Department of Agri- culture experts say basket of food that costs $8.60 today would have cost only $667 at the bottom of the depresison, but $1090 in 1929. So we're about half way between those extremes. On the whole, that looks like rather reasonable place to be.
 For families on whom these present prices impose real hardship, there is some cheerful news. The direction of prices is important The bumper crops, experts say, will bring prices down somewhat during the fall and winter. The retail price of meat, which is the biggest hard- ship lately, may be expected to go lower as cattle and hogs get the benefit of the big corn crop.
 Against this prospect is the war peril. A spread of warfare, or new war scare, would start foreign buying of grain and meat and canned goods and send prices up. The home market basket is one of the reasons for boosting peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
A Book a Day
Mosters Chronicle q SaRa of America

Around tho beauty and the heart- beats, the fears, the hopes and hyp- oerisies of tho small town, Edgar Lee Masters wove his Spoon River Anthology" c few years back. Now he returns to tho further chronicle of this region in "trhe Tide of Time (Farrar and Rinehart: eS) and scores af1 equal triumph. ..
 Here Is on immensely greater ean- vas; for "The Tide of Time" iG spread across some 0B0 pages tc portray c f1iddleWeBtern American community from the days of the Civii War through the l0S0'B. Writ- ten over ( period of years, here la novel of many people, many times many places.
 The panorama turns on the life of Leonard Westerfield, granson of Virginian who turned his facl westward with the early efiiigrAflB Born during the Mexican war, Leor- ard grew Up aB America grew Atld al his home town, Ferrisburg, changed with 1t.
 When the war or the states nFgt fiared ifi 1860 Leonard was in Col- lege. Tn the years that followed he became lawyer, congressman, judge father, ifnpiacable foe of internched interests. 1Ie battlod as did America afid he emerged into old age finally deeply scared. People hoiloree Leonard WeBterfield but he felt hifii' self that his life had been defeat He felt he had been choked i1 the relentless process of change.
 And after everything has beeii said," writes Poet Masters ifi con. Clusion, "after every complaint hab been made, America is c better country, and fife il it is better than when Leonard Westerheid was born ."
 Saga of the battles, the funerals, the loves, scandals, tragedies, mar fiages and deaths Of c whole people, "1'he Tide Of Time" h as vital ab tho years then1Soivest--ps c. '.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Chief Of AU Antiques
Never Appear at Any Auctions, But It's Very Important Old Central Brick
 Chimney, 12 Feet Square.
e NEW YORK HERALD. TRIBUNE

gets. New England might have survived without c single trundle bed, cobbler'S bench, hlghboy, low. boy or Windsor or banister.back chair, but without this fortreSSlike masonry that split tho rooftree squarely in It's center 1t certainly would have periShed, hardy aS it was, some January night ct 2b below.
 Neo-ruralISS who have such Q chimney, well supplemented by base burners, vaeuuln-vapor heating gyS- ter1s or cir conditioning, feVerthe- less feel tho strength and prestige of the retired patriarch that Shel. tered carly proprietorB. They often turn off the radiators in the keep. ing room on . December night and throw c cord of wood, more or less, into the old eight-foot hearth. Smoke escaping turns Into ghosts Of those who knew no other warmth nor means of cooking . square meal than this chimney provided for Q hundred years, and romantic imAgs ination in It's freight begin to ens certain the old failaey--that life was somehow nearer content in other times.
 Herman Melville, perhaps the most abundant and talented romantic Imagination of his time in America, wrote an essay on his chimney at Arrowhead, near PittSfiold, Mass.
 This is the farm where he wrote "Moby Diek," and it has just chang cd hands again3 Noo.ruralists who have fallen in love with an old chimney and country life, knowing how Melville ended his days, may read him and weep in their october ale or December toddies. Tt Is now seven years since I have stirred from my home," he says. My city friends oil wonder why I don't come to them. They think 1 am get- ting sour and unsoeial. Some say 1 have become c itliSanthrope while oil the time tho fact Is I am simply standing guard over my my old chimney, for it is resolved between me and my chimney that I and my chimney will never sur. render"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

John MarShalls famed Marbury
 VI. Madison decree.
 This case also involved . judicial Appointee; Q Justice of the Peace in the District of Co- luEnbia whose commission of ofilce was pigeonholed by JeRer- son. Marshall upheld Jefferson, his bitter political foe, but in doing 50 seized the opportunity to denunciato the doctrine that the Supreme Court had the right to pass on acts Of Congress.
 The decision created such . furore that Q half century passed before the power claimed by Marshall waS used by the Court. When it was, in the famous Drod Scott case, the decision played on important role in precipitating tho Civil War. Republicans do- nouneed tho Court ct that tim0 as bitterly as they denounced RooseVelt'S critioisn of the Court last year,
 New Dealers assert that, since
 Che Constitution gives the Su.
 promo Court no authority over
 the qualifications of its mems
 bers, the Chief Justice should
 have thrown out the two petls
 tlOns challenging Black on the
 ground that the Court had no
 3urlsdictlOn.
 But although Hughes axed the petitions, he didn't do 60 for want of power. Ho dismissed them on tho contention that their authors were not tho legally prop- or persons to challenge Black.
 Thus the Chief Justice, h his adfoit decision, laid down the dietum that given tho right eir- euInstAneos tho Supreme Court can rule on tho eligibility of its members, This iB e precedent that may have far-reaehing con. sequences in the future.
 Mall Bag
 Y. A. F., San Francisco - The Dollar Line vessels do not como under the ban against carrying arms and ammunition to China or Japan for the reason that they are net deVornment-eWned. Tho Government holds mortgages on the vessels, but the Dollar Line holds title and thus ownership, .,. N. !. M., Indianapolis -- Possibility of c trade agreement between Great Britain and tho United States is almost as remote aB it was two years ago, w. !. D., Richmond, Va. =. Chief finan- Cial packers of tho IVA alrlines are John Hertz, once eSar of Yellow Taxls, and the Lehman Brothers, United AIrlines is owned by tho National City Bank the Chance Weight engine company, the Deoing airplane construction company, and tho Pratt Whitney Motor company. -. E. c. z" Camden, z. G.-T'he expense of 6 presidential railFead train Is met partly by the president, who has 6 e2b,000 c year travel allowance and partly by others who uso the train, Newspapers with eerrespon- dents aboard must meet the ex- penBs for travel and maintenance. .,. c. N. D, Brownsville, Tex.- The Pan.Ameriean flight to pro. mote construction of . Columbus m c enleFiai lighthouse In tho Dominican Republic was post- poned for c month because ono of tho planes crashed in Havana before the scheduled take.oR october i2,
 tC9pyright, i97, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

Primary highway upkeep in our forty. eight states Is costing in the neighbor- hood of 70000, ,000 year. The National Highway Users Conference was just pre- sented with these figures following a lengthy study of highway maintenance costs. That's quite sum to be spent on roads. Just imagine, twenty-five years ago probably there wasn't one-tenth of this sum being spent. Certainly the high way system of 1912 as compared to that of 1887 did not include our modern ways. Had we been able to look ahead 25 years how many of us would have planned for an automotive age that has reached present proportions. There may have been a few foresighted individuals who could vision a nation criss-crossed by splendid roads, but the number was small.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

Massachusetts is having a bit of dis cussion over the powers of its Public Works Department. A court decision re- gently stripped the agency of control over such things as motor vehicles. Noth- ing was said about "real assets" which seem to be bone of contention right now in Connecticut. Ultimately the courts will decide here whether it's the Highway or Public Works Department that will boss road construction and per- tinent duties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. 18-HurlysB sBurly: There's nothing to the rumor but perhaps you would like to know that there had been talk of the New York Worlds Fair sinking in Q marsh. It was one of those wild- fire alarms, like the monthly dis- coVeries of Judge Crater in a near by hamlet or the sporadic asSassifl- ation stories.
 No one knew exactly where talk of the submerging of Flushing Mea- dows began. But it began to spread to the offices of c national press as- sociation all the way from San Francisco.
 The newshawks got tho tip at midnight and set right to work They reused various fair officials out of bed, who in turn rudely reused the custodians of the fair grounds.
 Are you under water9" they asked. The drowsy watchmen said no, they weren't, and that sea level was well below them. The rumor has since died.
 You Know Now
 Maybe You Didn't Know--That: Zane Grey once ran Q dentists of- flee in inid-Manhattan. Professor Einstein slaves while bathing Up- ton Sinclair, who turned ardent pro- hibitioniSt, Is the son of c Whiskey salesman.
 Before Edgar Allen Poe died, he was 50 poor that his wife and he boiled wild dandeiions to make soup. The Wright Brothers of avi- ation immortality never got through high school.
 II. c. Wells was fired from clerk ship at Q drug store after c month 0reta Qarbo was i1lanicuriSt at barber shop ct the age of 14. Victor Moore once lost an entire years sale ary financing c clubhouse for hia friends out on Long Island
 What Cops Worry About
 For several years Police Commis- sioner Lewis ]. Valentine has been known to be c strict disclplinarian, c tough cop" on criminals and c thorough executive. But just how thoroughgoing he Is did not strike home until the other day.
 Then the efficient czar of l0,00c police disclosed that he has been spending some of his nights worry- ing about what might happen fl c band of super- -criminalB-thC movie type--decided to take over police headquarters.
 Just what c gang would want with police headquarters is c little ha1y since the old pile has no Valuablea to speak Of, though 1t might bring c pretty sum on the real estate market. The commissioner, never thelesB, was concerned by the thought of ruthless bandits ieapinR from artnored cars, isolating hoad- quarters and taking over the radio communication system.
 So Commissioner Valentine has arranged an elaborate defense plan under which police headquarterS now Is as impregnabie as Frances Maginot Line. It's afl ingenious piece of defense strategy. 1t'S c pity that 1t probably never will Do used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

Any discussion of roads always brings the subject around to Waterbury, which right now is enjoying ad-construction boom. By the time winter embraces this part of the Naugatuck Valley there will be some magnificent streets for motorists to to- speed along And Sdtr that's 18th the qndsy fat asl drng or Even Gqef rsh TSs oW police 70 Vs concentrating their efforts in curbing tho speed of cars driving up and down Willow Street. They ought to do that, for no street should become danger zone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18
Current Comment

They think he Is the greatest liV. ing DeinoeFat,=doVefnof Earle Of Pennsylvania, after trip abroad summarizes President RooseVelt'A popularity In Europe,
 It's obvious she's training them for 0peFatie eaFeeFs-DWight Llghty, singing Ileuse's keeper, VisioniiIR fus tur0 Of tho nlouses seven babies,
 The rapidly mounting number Of accidents due te drunken drivers iB driving us back t0 prehibltien,- Jack Hay Of Youngstown, O., gas dealers organization,
 I think it ,impertinent that American BheWiien come over here thinking they can buy peers like they buy eigarets,-Lefd kinnoull, London, after publication Of cd for six tlobies for Broadway show, As to the feelings of the (I1uro- peafl) peoples, I was not able to find out, f was c tourist and tourists get every eensideration.-DF, Q, D. BIns eFsoh, Cleveland, after touFning Germany and Italy.