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Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Miss HALEY Brown is recovering
from an appendicitis operation per-
formed Thursday morning at the
Ell Centre hospital. 1t is thought
that she will be able to return home
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
TEN YEARS AGO
Septemher 2I. 1927

At Central high the enrolment
of the first day was 379, showing
an increase of 20 over last seasons
total The total enrolment of the
junior college is So, an increase of
three per cent being shown over
first day attendance last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 2l, 1917

Nearly 800 students attended the
first day of Central Union high
school, according to a count taken
soon after school took up
Several thousand valley folks are
expected to be at the train today
when the train pulls out bearing
Imperial Valleys 26l soldiers off to
war
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Yankee Movie Rescue Ruled Out in China

warned all such refugees to stay in
China at their own risk, and has
intimated that the most the navy
can do is take them away if they
want to leave.
This reverses all of our most ro-
mantle traditions, and also leaves
the luckless Americans in China
with the feeling that their govern
of peril. Blu before We get too in
dignant about it, it might pay us
to examine the situation a little
more closely.
1t is no mere riot or sporadic up
rising that menaces the lives and
property of foreigners in China to-
day. 1t is a first-class, full-dress
war, carried on with the utmost de-
termination by well-armed. we'll
trained troops. 1t is not in the
least like the sort of thing that
used to draw American cruisers to
lonely Central American ports IN
days gone by.
In those cases, a handful of rag
ged insurrectioinists would be fight
ing handful of equally ragged
federalists on some sunburnt sand
hill spraying the port with ma
chine gun bullets while they strug-
gled to see whether Generalissimo
This or Field Marshal That would
be next president. 1t was a simple
matter for an American warship to
steam into harbor, train her guns
on the contending parties and
warn all hands to stop fighting be-
fore someone got hurt.
What is going on in China has
not the fainteSt resemblance to
that. If this government set out to
protect American lives and pro-
perty there in the old-style way, it
would need the entire United States
fleet and several divisions of sold
| iers. The result almost certainly
would be war with a first-class
poWer-bloody and ruinously expen-
sive.
1t simply can't be done. And since
halfway measures are SO danger
Gus, it is hard to see how our gov
ernment can do anything except
just what it is doing. The plight of
American citizens in China is ira
gic-but the tragedy would be in
finitely greater if We went to war
| to defend them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
TOday's Horoscope

Constant searching for knowl-
edge motivates most persons whose
birthday occurs today. Others come
10 them for advice.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

barber shop with all feminine
workers-five beautiful blondes on
one side and five equally beautiful
brunettes on the other. But it
failed. Crowds would stand out
front to watch, but not a single
customer came in. Finally in des-
peration "shills" were employed, to
act as bell Wethers, but nothing
could be done, and it closed in
several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
BARBS

Photos showed a light $4,000, ,000,-
100000, 100000 miles away to be an
exploding star. A film executive,
good at cooling tempers, is enroute
with a contract. -.
A California Judge rules he has
me- jurisdiction over Mexican mar
riages. This follows the old u. s.
principle of nOn-interference IN
guerilla warfare.
90
Then there was the bridge play
er who stopped in to listen to an
old-barn sale and didn't realize
he was vulnerable until he opened
the bidding. ..... ....-.---
90
There may be some sympathy for
Japan's desire to erect a memorial
to humanity i'm Cnina, but this
sround breaking ceremony Is be-
coming rather tedious.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. Who is chairman of the U. S
senate foreign relations committee?
2. What was the Lafayette Esca-
drille? =
3. What is am acute angle?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
Hints ON Etiquette

The informal Invitation can be
acknowledged in only one manner
"a cordial, friendly letter of ac-
ceptance or regret.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
One -Minute Test Answers

l. Senator Key Pittman, of Ne
yada.
2. A unit of United States avi-
ators in French service during the
World War.
8. One which is less than 80 de-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

There is always a big thrill In
a movie which shows the United
States navy arriving in the nick
of time to rescue hard-pressed
American citizens in some war
torn port on the other side of the
world.
You know the kind-the refugees
huddled in some compound or con-
cession, with villainous foreigners
laying it on them with machine
guns. bombs and the threat of a
fate worse than death for the
heroine.
Then, just as human flesh can
stand no more, lean gray shape
appears on the horizon, trailing a
plume of smoke. 1t draws nearer,
q bit of bunting flutters brightly
at the main truck-and behold! 1t
is the United States cruiser Never
sink, her decks stripped for action,
healthy tars standing at the guns
bronzed officers scanning the scene
through field glasses. And all is
well.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

This sort of thing puts a thrill
down the spine of the most pacific
of citizens. And because we are all
familiar with such drama, it came
as an unpleasant shock to learn
that the United States navy was
not going to do much defending,
as far as American refugees in
China are concerned. On the con-
trary, the State Department has
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
Words of Wisdom

The essence of knowledge is,
having it, to apply it; not having
it, to confess your ignorance
Confucius.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

ley's funny bone is tickled he un-
corks a guffaw that seems to start
at about Seattle and heads East
with roar.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

Mrs. j. P. Wagner returned to
the valley Wednesday from Puento
where she has been for the passed
month. Her sisters Mrs. George Gar
in ani: Mrs. Othel Wells and her
daughter Mrs. Bert Lewis accom-
panied her home.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
Editorials and Comment
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER q, 1887
News Behind the News
First of Six Columns =. About Brain
Trust History Beginning the Story
of Raymond MOIey -.
BY RODNEY DUTCHER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON-The early New Dealers were
q diverse lot of liberals, conservatives ana raoi-
Gals
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

NEW YORK, Sept. 21-One OF
the better known BARRIERS in MID
town is Charles De Zemler, whose
shop is in Radio City. De Zemler
has tonsored the illuStrious, not
only in New York, but London,
Paris and Shepherds at Cairo. He
also owns a famous collection. OF
tonsoriana.
AS have so many others, De Zem-
ler got a puff when he was inter-
viewed on the Rudy Vallee pro-
gram. His patrons also include
Vallee, Fred Allen, Ed C. Hill, Low
ell Thomas, Floyd Gibbons and
many other stars of the wireless.
His shop is also a story swapping
spot for them.
On Broadway for many years the
best known tonsor was known as
John the Barber" and he was
figure at all the prize fights and
sporting events. There Is one mil
lionaire barber-the proprietor of
the chain of Terminal Shops, prob
ably the biggest chain in the world.
But only on the lower East Side
has the barber shop retained the
flavor of the old days. They are
still the loafing places of the various
neighborhoods for both young and
old and a quartette to render "By
the Old Mill Stream" may be or
ganized on a moments notice.
In our town we had mostly COL
ored barbers-Jim and Dude Rob-
inson and Tom Hill. All highly
respected, owned their shops and
pleasant homes out by the depot
Our only white barber was Mr.. Fee,
whose daughters became BARRIERS
in a day when lady barbering was
novelty. Several nearby city
papers sent reporters to write them
up. New York once tried out a
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

several weeks.
A fortune in ash trays is sWiped
from New York restaurants, tea
rooms and night clubs daily. Sou
venir hunters regard ash trays as
legitimate loot AMI suffer no tWinge
in such larcenies. Proprietors tried
to embarrass them by embossing
the trays with "Stolen from Blanks
Cafe" but that only made the pill
fering seem more of prank.
o
Some large hotels have appraisers
who can take quick glance at
room and tell what is missing before
the departing patron reaches the
cashiers cage. If anything of value,
it is hurriedly slapped on the bill
without explanation. And those
thus trapped usually give birth to
a blush suggesting the Neapolitan
sunset and pay without a cheep.
o.
When wolf hungry my choice for
a midnight snack is one of those
lunch wagons set middle wise on
West street and close to the vege-
table and meat markets. Here the
real life versions of Wallace Beery
and Jimmy Cagney eat in shirt
sleeves with hats on. Coffee is-as
it should be-in thick cups. The
neck of the catSup bottle is often
gummy and a despairing cockroach
may have decided to end all in
the mustard, but the food has a
tang. AT least around midnight if
you're hungry.
Robert C. Benchley does not seem
able to make up his mind about
careering-whether to remain with
in call of the studios in Hollywood
or occupy his usual seat on the
aisle as a critic. When the thea
trical season opens he always rounds
in to join the Death Watch, al
though those who know say he can
at any time he desires attach him
self to a movie contract as either
an actor or a writer His desertion
Of the critical circle would remove
the theatres most accomplished
laugher. Laughing out loud is taboo
with most critics, but when Bench
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21
Thoughts for the Dag

For saved by hope; but hope that is seen
is not hope; for what seeth, why doth he
yet hope for?-Romans 6;A
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
- VALLEY M
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

Jack Carr arrived Monday from
Texas where he spent a part of
his summer vacation with friends
and relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

Mrs. Fred w. Paine is home after
spending a week in Riverside with
her sister, -in-law Mrs. j. L. Lydick
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John Waterman
and John jr. enjoyed a months va
cation motoring in Minnesota and
Illinois where they visited friends
and relatives. They returned home
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1937-01-09

on the building horizon Of a phenome-
non new to the industry-the under
$4,000 house that was At to live in"
Government funds were responsible
In large measure for the great ad.
vance shown In the public works.
utilities classification" and "also con-
tributed the major financing share to
projects in the categories Of educa-
tional buildings, hospitals and insti-
tutions. social and recreation build.
ings and apartments"
Greater Gains TO Come.
Pointing out that the gratifying
advances" in factory and commercial
construction were entirely. sound,
and occurred as q direct result of
business recovery" the Forum says:
Noteworthy Is the fact that totals in
this group have shown a steady rise
since the middle of the year. presage
Of greater increase to come"
Because rents have risen steadily
during 1885 and "only about 225 900"
Of the 100000 new homes needed last
year to meet the annual demand
arising from obsolescence, fire, mar
riages, and the natural increase in
population" have been built, the
Forum believes 'the supply-demand
position is strongly favorable for an
increase in residential building" But
even though more people have more
money to spend, whether or not
they spend it on houses will depend
to an extent on how well that COM
modify is merchandised."
Pointing out that prolonged unem-
ployment during the depression has
rendered many in the building trades
unemployable. that practically no ap-
premiership has been fostered, that
labor and materials are becoming in
creasingly expensive, the Forum bays:
Labor plus materials should show
an increase Of from Is to Is per cent
during 1887. A rise of this propor-
ton in the construction price of the
small house will serve materially to
reduce the number of houses which
can sell for less than S5,C0O," and
since the building industry's greatest
market lies below this price, such a
price increase will strike the house
market at its most vital part.
Although the commercial-f tory
category showed an increase during
1886 Of As per cent over 1885. the
Forum observes, this type of con-
struction was virtually at a standstill
during the depression" and therefore
has "a great deal Of room for expan-
sion" But because of a decline in
appropriations, the volume of such
Federally-aided projects as educa-
tional, hospital, social, recreational
Evening star., 1937-01-09

Total --s2,675, ,O0O, 900 STATS, ,ooo, 900
"The outstanding event in the build
ing industry in 1885," the Forum says,
was the increase in residential build.
ing" of 68 per cent over 1885, a renais.
sance "dramatized by the emergence
Evening star., 1937-01-09
RESERVE REPORTS
GAIN IN BUILDING
Number of Permits Issued
In Fifth District Cities
Exceeds 1885 Period.

According to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond's December re-
view. building inspectors in 81 fifth
district cities issued 1858 permits in
November, compared with 2,142 per-
mits issued in November, 1885. gain
of 80 per cent. Estimated valuation
figures last month totaled s6,9l3,S44,
an increase of 81 per cent above the
total Of s5,267 .569 reported for Novem-
ber, 1885, and 129 per cent above s3,-
014,4ll reported for November, 1884.
Twenty-three Of the 81 cities reported
higher valuation figures for the 1886
month, and the II largest cities in the
NTH district were included in the %.
Contracts actually awarded in No
vember for construction work in the
NTH district, including both rural and
urban projects, totaled $20,8s0, 500,
compared with $1e,417,226 awarded In
November. 1885. and $500, ,43l award
ed in 1884.
OF the awards in November this year
$s,441 800, or 40.4 per cent, was for
residential work, compared with S4.-
427,501, or 27 per cent. for this type Of
work in November, 1885.
Total valuation of the permits issued
compares as follows the report for
November, 1885:
Cities Total valuation.
Evening star., 1937-01-09
effective CITY PLAN
URGED FOR NEW YORK
Now Hopeless Jungle of Every
Which-Way Traffic" Head of
Architects Unit Says.

Recreating New York. now "a hope
less jungle of -which-way traf-
flc," Is the major problem OF 1887. de-
clares Hobart B. Upjohn. president OF
the New York Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects. in a survey
of city planning needs. Urging action
which will make Manhattan a wisely
planned metropolis Upjohn asserts
that both private owners and the
municipal government "are losing un-
told wealth through neglect Of proper
servicing Of the land within the city
limits"
Upjohn answers what he terms
Stupid objections" to the adoption
Of an effective city plan. These OBJ
jections he lists as-First, property
is too valuable to attempt the widen
ing of streets; second. land in the
city is too limited to sacrifice 1t to
broader highways; third, condemna-
ton proceedings are costly, and,
fourth, taxes would have to be enor.
mously increased to carry out such q
plan for civic arterial development.
Evening star., 1937-01-09
Forecast
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
further raises. The enactment of So
cial security legislation will add to the
cost Of doing business Increased tax
alton seems to be fairly certain. The
rising cost Of materials and labor, to-
gether with the increased restiveness
of labor, will raise the costs Of produc-
ton"
Classifications Forecast.
The Architectural Forum forecast
for United States building for 1887
follows:
Residential ----$1, $50 ,oOo. 900
Commercial ----- zoe, 1000, 900
educational -------- 1926 10000
Public buildings ------- 120,o00,000
All other ---------- 220 ,000, 900
Public works - 1,100, 0,000, 900
Total It's 600, 900
Under the categories of residential.
non-residential and public works and
utilities, the Forums forecast for 1886
ESTIMATED from 10-month figures)
proved conservative, running about 7
per cent below the actual totals:
Forum
Actual. Forecast.
Residen-
tial - ss4o,ooo.ooo 5000, 1000, 900
Non-resi-
Dental 100000 925 900
Public works
and utili-
ties - 895,ooO,OOo $4,000, 900
Total --s2,675, ,o0O, 900 STATS ,00o, 900
THE outstanding event in the build
Evening star., 1937-01-09

District totals ss,s13,s44 s5,267,5ss
Evening star., 1937-01-09
BOYS ROOM DECORATED

Early American is always very
good style to use when decorating a
boys room. This period lends itself
well to the sturdiness needed in such
q room. The floor can be covered
with a linoleum of a red tile design
or the wide colonial-plank pattern.
One end of the room can be panelled
with wide boards put up lengthwise,
the cracks covered with narrow
strips, and the panelling stained a
pine color well rubbed down. The
other three sides can be of plaster
painted a grayish-tan color. The
wood trim should be stained to match
the panelling.
Hang a good sized map on one
wall, and some animal or boat pic
lures on another and leave the third
for the boy to hang whatever he
likes. The draperies may be of an
attractive shade of red.
Evening star., 1937-01-09

and public construction will suffer.
With the election over, private can-
tai, withheld during 1885 in the face
Of the uncertainties surrounding pos
sibilities Of Government competition
and regulation, may now be spent in
the public works-utilities category In
which last year more than two-thirds
of the money spent represented Gov
ernment funds. Although "this un-
certainty has only partially abated," !"
the Forum observes, "it is a fact that
most utilities are now running at a
rate comfortably close to capacity, and
an increase in the total output of
power of all sorts seems imminent.
Whether it will be afforded by pri-
Evening star., 1937-01-09
REALTY BONDS GAIN
Prices in East Average Increase
of 8 Per Cent.

With issues in four out Of the five
major cities contributing gains, East
ern real estate bond average prices,
based on market action Of 200 typical
issues, increased per cent in Decem-
ber. the largest increase recorded for
any month of the year.
This increase, which compares with
an increase of IA per cent in Novem-
Der, brings the total appreciation for
the IL months of the year to 1873 per
cent. The average price per $1,000
principal amount of bonds advanced
from s430 on November 80 to S443 as
of the close of 1885.
Evening star., 1937-01-09
BIG YEAR FORECAST
Delaware Foresees Unprecedented
Building Activity.

Delaware. which in 1886 led the
East in building recovery, looks for
ward to an advance in 1887 sur
passing that of any year since the
boom period of the twenties, c. A.
Smith, I'd. Of Wilmington, chairman
of the Publicity Committee Of the
Delaware Chapter Of the American
Institute Of Architects, predicts in a
year-end review Of architectural and
construction activity in that State
Smith stresses the need for city plan
ming in Wilmington, the business dis.
trict Of which he describes as one OF
the shoddiest in the Middle Atlantic
States.
Evening star., 1937-01-09
Classifications Forecast.

The Architectural Forum forecast
for United States building for 1887
Evening star., 1937-01-09
Painting Of Stucco.

Stucco surfaces may be painted a
pleasing shade without hiding their
beautiful texture. Stucco houses in
the North and East are counterparts
OF the stucco residences In California
and the Mediterranean countries.
where such homes are painted in
beautiful hues-for stucco permits Of
colorful treatment,
Evening star., 1937-01-09

vate industry or by the Government
In competition with private industry
Is point which Is immaterial to the
construction industry which builds
the new plants"
Evening star., 1937-05-28
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.
CoOtinuedN

FORD 1888 sedan. wonderful condition
throughout; $500 90; $500 down, SIG 90
month.
OUR CARS ARE D. c. GOVT. INSPECTED.
EVANS-PALMER. INC.
New York and Florida AYES. NE
FORD 1891 de luxe coach. well fender,
trunk rack, many extras. finest condition.
only Sl69: $500 down. SD 90 month.
OUR CARS ARE D. C. GOVT. INSPECTED
EVANS-PALMER INC
New York and Florida AYES. NE.
PLYMOUTH 1886 de luxe coupe black and
chrome finish rumble seat, Goodyear tires
everything hnest condition; sacrifice only
OUR CARS ARE d. C. GOVT. INSPECTED
EVANS-PALMER. INC.
New York ard Florida AYES. NE
Evening star., 1937-05-28

MUST SELL.
Packard 1886; S5o5. Mr.. Stuart. West
Evening star., 1937-05-28
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

AUBURN 1882 de luxe aero-type sedan,
built-in compartments, airplane dash many
extras; very economical to operate: S159.OO.
OUR CARS ARE Red b. c. GOVT. INSPECTED.
EVANS-PALMER. INC.
New York and Florida Ayes, NE
The Washington times., 1937-01-29
MISS HANNA,
TECHS BOAST

Coincident with the announce
ment by Central and Western that
they were graduating two very
pretty girls this week, today comes
word from Mckinley Tech High
School that it, too, has a gradual
ing student whose salient char
acteriStic is pulchritude.
She is Barbara Allyne HANNA,
18, who lives with her parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Maynard F. HANNA,
at 1927 Talbert st. S. E.
Barbara, secretary Of McKin-
ley's class which graduates to-
night, was named the most attrac-
tive senior girl at the school in a
contest conducted by the schools
year book, the "Techite."
When Barbara began her high
school course, she selected dress
design as a major subject and
continued its study the four years
while at Tech. That may be at
tributed the cause for her also
being selected the schools best
dressed girl.
The Washington times., 1937-01-29
CALL ART PLAN
TRAFFIC BLOW

Objection to current plans for
construction OF the new Mellon Art
Gallery, on the grounds that it
will seriously interfere with traf-
fic, was voiced at a meeting of
the Board of Trades traffic COM
mittee yesterday in the Harring-
ton Hotel.
George v. Graham, chairman
of the streets and avenues subcom-
mittee, told the gathering that
plans for the gallery entail the
spanning of Sixth Street, one Of
the few traffic arteries connecting
with the Southwest sections of the
city. Introducing a resolution pro
posing the present gallery plans,
which was adopted unanimously,
Graham pointed out that the Fed
eral building program in the Mall
triangle caused the closing of a
number of other arteries to the
Southwest.
Suggestion was made that a sub
way could be constructed under
the $1Q,OO0,OOO gallery to carry
traffic and it also was suggested
that an archway could be run
through the gallery wide enough
for a street.
Other discussions at the meeting
dealt with the suggestion that the
District auditing department take
charge of collecting collateral for
traffic tickets.
The Washington times., 1937-01-29
TRADE FIGURE
LOWEST SUM
SINCE 1893
International News Service


The Commerce Department to-
day reported the United States last
year recorded its lowest favorable
balance in trade since 1893.
For 1886, exports exceeded i'm
ports by only s34,25s, 900. In 1898,
this country registered an unfavor-
able balance of trade of $18,OOO,-
900. Since that time the export
surplus had never fallen below $751;
100000.
Total exports last year were
valued at $2,453, ,487 900 and i'm
ports $2,419, ,229, 900. For 1885 ex,
ports were $2,282,874,00O and i'm
ports $2,047 ,485, 900, resulting IN
q favorable balance Of $235 ,3S9, ,OOO'
During 1896 imports were $371,-
744,OOO larger than those for the
previous year. This increase was
attributed to the drought. the
more pronounced rise in prices OF
imports than of exports, the great
er Improvement in United States
purchasing power than in that
for the world as q whole, and the
maritime strike during the closing
months.
Despite the depressing influence
of the shipping strike, exports IN
December showed a small gain
over the corresponding month OF
1895. In November, however, they
we're off the November, 1885 level
by more than $25, 100000.