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Evening star., 1938-07-31
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

the same effect as wallop below the
midriff. Eds gaspy, What job?" was
a whisper.
Your old job: run the morgue for
the Sun-Desbatch. We need you there,
Ed. What say? Just minute,
young fella; if you can't find your own
handkerchief, use this one. Why, if
YOU went down to your Office with
eyes like that all the boys would swear
I'd been yanking your tonsils."
The End
Evening star., 1938-07-31

ready mentioned, suffering and motor
aphasia. which is an inability to speak
by people who may be able to read and
write with ease In this latter group
DR.. Orton discovered youngster with
an abnormally high 10. rating. He
could read and write beautifully and
had fine vocabulary. Yet, until his
normal handedness was restored, he
could only make croaking grunts.
A youngster with auditory aphasia
word deafness. - was examined.
This child could initiate spoken sounds
but couldn't understand them and
couldn't express himself in words.
Since he had just returned from camp
the doctor asked: did you enjoy the
summer enough to want to 60 to camp
again." The child couldn't answer un-
til the question was simplifed and he
was given time to labor over its mean
ing. When asked. You like camp"
he nodded enthusiastically; and nodded
again when asked. do you want to 60
again?" This case does not represent
true word-deafness - only modified
form where the subjects understand
ing of words is seriously limited.
People who use right and left hands
with equal ease ambidextrous peo-
pie - are more subject to these all
ments than Others George vi of
England might be considered case in
point. In tennis and golf his left hand
is his master hand, but he writes with
Evening star., 1938-07-31
ONE E-STAR FINAL
Continued from pogs twelve

sale. Maybe appreciate it because l
know something about it," He turned
and leaned across the desk you've
got bad case of it, Lambert; ingrow-
ing. That's why want to know how
you'd like to work for me. Interested
in job?"
The unexpectedness of the offer had
Evening star., 1938-07-31

TrWenty-eight! He breathed heavily.
And advertising coming in hand
ovc:c fist Look at this spread of want
ads" Ed tipped the paper open as
book agent manipulates prospectus.
IT'S been hard pull lately, MIR Holt,
but we've turned the corner"
The lips moved to say something.
The doctor motioned Ed to bend
closer.
What was - days run?"
The old question to be answered for
hetlast time. Ed did not hesitate.
with the state edition, better'n a
hundred and seventy thousand today"
Good paper" the voice was no
more than breath articulate; "leav-
ing it - in good hands"
Ed Lambert opened his mouth to
utter thing of which he would have
thought hfi 1self incapable, panegyric
of the virtues of Pingree Holt. But,
before he managed the first word,
DR.. Jepson fingered the pulse and
then let fall the bony old wrist.
Hes gone"
Ed closed the street door behind
him. Almost Immediately the door
opened. 1t was Holt, hand in pocket.
Lambert. l want you to know l
what you did. 1t was a
thoughtful and kindly act. And wish
to reimburse you for the money you
spent"
Ed Lambert stiffened. "It's all been
taken care of, MIR. Holt. Everything
fixed"
But you must have had to a
find the money for this. and want to
reimburse you Here =" he pulled
out billfold, this business must have
cost YOU two or three hundred dollars.
I'm giving you four hundred. That
covers everything and pays you for
yoH trouble"
Reimbursed and with tip besides.
Ed Lambert squared his shoulders
and buttoned his coat against the chill
of early morning Il prefer he said,
Ito have the memory of this alone
He turned deliberately and walked
down the street -.
At little after nine. tired to the
bone by a long tramp to nowhere and
back again, he crossed from the bank
to the Sun Despatch Building He felt
ola .., $50 ...,;., .h,,.
you'll have to take your money up to
the Old Mans office Those are the
orders"
In his office, on the fourth floor, the
proprietor of the Sun-Desbatch was
, seated exactly as Ed had left him four
days earlier Out of his active eye he
stared at the bills suddenly dumped
on his desk
Back again. huh? What's all this?
Have you put me on relief or are you
playing Santa CLAUSE
You kept your part of the bar
gain" Ed said stoutly. Now I'm
keeping mine"
Doc Wlgney pointed hairy fore
finger. Put that stuff back in your
pocket and. when you 60 out, take 1t
with YOU. | don't want it. Is that
clear? It's yours. Keep it. Just one
more point" He shifted his head to
stare out of the window. "Loyalty's
pretty fine thing. Lambert. It's like
brains - damn scarce; but it's diff
ferent from brains, because it S not for
Evening star., 1938-07-31
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Time to Plan Our
All American Celebration

Born IN human nature Is a tendency to
celebrate any big achievement. The
harder we have worked, the longer we
have planned and the bigger the thing
we achieve, the more we celebrate. 1t is
human, it is natural, and it is right We
IN Imperial Valley are no exception to
the rule that governs all minkind.
We shall have cause for celebration
late this year or early next year The
All American canal will be completed
then. Twenty years of dreaming. work.
ing, wire-pulling and just plain sweat
ing will be crowned by achievement then.
Men whose steps now falter with age
were in the prime of life when the canal
took its first vague form in Imperial
Valleys mind. Men who were youths
then are advancing now toward the other
side of fifty. Some who were babies then
are men now.
If ever there is one thing to which we
can point and say, 'It represents the
fighting, pioneering spirit of our valley"
1T is the All American canal. Its history
is in the past, its benefits in the future
This is the transition stage.
Surely this is a thing Imperial Valley
should celebrate, as it has never cele-
DRAFTED before. Let us, then, plan our
celebration properly.
peh DICSO pldlllleu SIN years dnSdu OF
the opening date for her big exposition.
San Francisco already has put in years
of work on q celebration that will not
open until next year
Big celebrations are not made in an
hour or day. They must be mapped
carefully, planned in detail. Unless they
are, there is always disappointment.
The time is even now too short to plan
such a celebration as Imperial Valley
should hold to commemorate completion
of its biggest achievement. There should
be no more delay. Where the celebration
will be held, what form it will take, what
distinguished guests will be invited what
entertainment will be provided all
should be decided. Then-get to work,
1t is a Job for the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce of Imperial Valley
and for the chambers of commerce of
every city in the valley, individually 1t
is a task for the county board of trade
and the county supervisors and the irri-
cation district directors. 1t is a Job for
everyone in Imperial Valley.
If we're going to celebrate-and we
will let's celebrate properly.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY s. 1888.
News Behind the News
- Counting the Chairmen

WASHINGTON. 49, One of the items which
contributed especial merriment or happiness
in New Year outlook to the Roosevelt holidays
was his realization that 16 Democratic commit
tee chairmen in the House voted for the burial
Of the wage-hour bill.
The President expressed himself forcefully and
bitterly on that point. The committee chairmen
are traditionaIy part OF the administration
leadership and F. D. R. felt he had been let
down in a big way.
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt would have felt even
if he had counted them up correctly. Ac-
tually there there were q House committee
chairmen who voted for the motion to reeommit
the wage-hour-child labor bill, which admins
tration forces tried TO put through. Only % OF
. the House committee Chairmen stood by the
President on this occasion. when he received
his worst congressional licking to date.
1t had been long time since any majority
party in the House had given such a performance
and RooSevet'S embittered distress has been
commensurate with the significance of the facts.
Eighteen of the baking chairmen were from
southern states and three from border states.
Only three southern committee chairmen voted
against recommital Jones of Texas, Agricul-
ture; Ramspeck of Georgia, Civil Service and
Hill of Alabama, Military Affairs.
Among the more important chairmen who
deserted the administration were Summers OF
Texas. Judiciary; Warren of North Carolina Ac-
counts; Doughton of North Carolina. Ways and
Means; Steagall of Alabama Banking and Cur
rency; McReynolds of Tennessee Foreign At
fairs; Bland of Virginia Merchant Marine; Vim
son of Georgia, Naval Affairs; DeRouen of Lou
isana, Public Lands; Mansfield of Texas, Rivers
and Harbors and Cartright of Oklahoma, Roads.
Friends Of Senator Joseph c. OMahoney OF
Wyoming now know the inside story of the
popular senator's cross country automobile dash
from Chicago to Cheyenne last summer to meet
Roosevelt when the presidential train went into
western territory of senators who had led the
successful attack on the court plan. At the time
Joe was widely pictured having attempted
frantic leap back onto the Presidents coat-tails
OMahoney had received a tip from Wash
ington that the President intended to make a
personal attack upon him at Cheyenne and
that the speech already written. The in
formation may or may not have been correct,
but OMahoney guessed it was and anyway he
thought, if he failed to put in appearance he
would be accused both of trying to affront the
President and Of being afraid to come.
Il made up my mind I would be there so he
would have to look right at when he said it,
a friend quotes OMahoney saying.
Whereupon the Senator burned up the roads
to Cheyenne and, instead Of an anti-OMahoney
speech the event was sort of an OMahoney-
Roosevelt triumph
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05

brities Reuben named a number
of tOp-heaVy sandwiches for col
umnistS and actors, but they had
few takers. Among enduring dishes
SO named are Peach Melba and
Toast Melba and Canteloupe Lillian
Russell which was Miss Russell's
favorite way of serving it-Well
chilled with a scoop of ice cream
Peach Melba was concocted when
the doctor ordered more sweets for
the singer to plump her up and
the thin toast antithe5is resulted
when she was trying desperately
to reduce. In England two menu
names have survived for many years
Both cheese makers-Stilton and
Cheddar.
The Go West" dictum has left
woe in the ranks of theatrical
agents on the Rialto. Many used
to make from $4,000 and Max
Hart made 100000 a year Today
the agency business is almost en-
tirely in Hollywood. The amateur
business has also put a crimp in
agency incomes. Most amateurs
are hired direct.
Also the master Of ceremony
seems to be taking a final bow
Many eXtemporary eXploiters of the
apt and shining mot have had no
trouble migrating from cafe to cafe
around the country until heckling
also became something of an art.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Famous Sayings 49,

There are a few people VINO be
lieve that democracy is waning to-
cay, sick of a was. ing disease that
will cause its death.
But there is better reason TO be-
lieve that the death rate among
democratic-republican governments
since the World War is due not so
much to disease as to outright
murder.
Beginning with the Russian re-
volutioin in 1917, everything has
conspired to make things as tough
for democracy as possible. The
overthrow of cZarism was brought
about by a democratic-republican
revolution. The plan of the new
government set up by Prince Lvoy
and headed later by Kerensky was
to build a democracy.
But the mad policy of insisting
that Russia continue in the war
after her people were sick of it.
destroyed any chance of building a
Russian republic. So Russian dem
cracy was murdered by its friends
Then Germany made the effort
Smothered under an oppressive
peace treaty, burdened by unpay-
able reparations. stripped of COL
onies, the German republic was
short lived. The friends who might
have helped create a democracy
there les German democracy die in
confusion and turmoil-and the re-
suit is Hitler.
Now the Republic of China is
stricken, ground to pieces between
the advancing Japanese on one
hand and the ever-aggreSive Com
munists on the other In 1912, when
Sun Yat-sen founded the Chinese
republic, America was friendly,
helpful, sensing that a brother
democracy was to arise in China.
The dream never came true. Dis
united, China's democratic leaders
veered to extreme radicaliSm. then
back to military dictatorship. But
the seeds of republicanism were
still there, and under Chang Kali
shek there was reason to hope that
DESPITE his military dictatorship
progress was being made toward a
united republican China.
Now the japanese hosts advance
driving and discrediting Chang
Kai-Shek. The captured territory
no doubt will become a puppet en-
pire like Manchukuo, directly un-
der the domination of Toxic
And what of the rest of China?
1t is being driven straight back in
to the arms of the Chinese Com
munists. who offer military
strength, trained leadership, anc
close alliance with Moscow. Be
tween these two, the thin ghost Of
a Chinese republic hovers uncer,
tainly. On Japan's shoulders may
fall responsibility for the murder
of a third republic.
What might the world be like to,
day if Russia's democracy had beer
allowed to deveiop, if Germany hat
been given a decent chance to de-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
a Critic Dents
His Boxwood Lance

In Nation" a magazine we like TO read
sometimes because it is SO refreshingly
wrong most of the time, chap named
John Chamberlain, of whom we've never
heard before, this month reviews a book
we've never read. The book is Brisbane:
A Candid Biography" We don't know
any more about it now than before we
read the review.
The point is that Mr. Chamberlain
gives us picture of himself in this most
entertaining magazine when he starts
out to review a book we'd really like to
know something about and ends by ridi-
culing the man about whom the book
was written. Mr. Chamberlain, we rath-
er imagine, is an advanced thinker.
Doesn't he demonstrate as much when
he asks, docs one need 373 pages to
show that Calvin Coolidge had third
rate mind, or that George Horace Lori
mer liked his short stories to have happy
endings?"
Well bet Mr. Chamberlain is a firm
champion of ''the masses" (whOever
they are) and that's why we'd like to ar
que with him that Brisbane was great
man because he entertained millions of
people What more could anyone ask
of greatness
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Other Editors Saw
PEACETIME SHIPS IN WAR
tThe California LegiOnnaire)

At its San Francisco meeting, in December
the Department Executive Committee wisely rec
ogniZed the Importance of our oft-forgotten mer-
chant ships to the winning of any possible war
involving the Pacific ocean.
The first resolution authorized support of
efforts to retain in intercoastal service number
of fast liners, which scheduled to be shifted
to exclusively Atlantic ocean trips. To prevent
this would require subsidy from Congress.
We believe such subsidy justified because
it is cheaper to subsidize privately owned ships
which could be Immediately taken over for
transport of troops and munitions, than it
would be to build and maintain troop ships in
Improbable idleness for indefinite periods.
In the last war we played in luck by having
20 German ships in Atlantic ports, which we
promptly interned and Communicated for troop
transport, to supplement % American and
hired Dutch ships, and a number of British YES
sells Today the Pacific ocean particularly
dependent a canal which could in 10 seq
onds be blocked by a "regrettabe explosion
we have dangerously close to no merchant ships
at all. Let's keep the few we have!
The second Executive Committee resolution
asks that in view Of the importance of Pacific
appoint Pacific Coast man to the impending
vacancy on the U. S Maritime Commission AS
the Chairman of our State Legion National De-
fense Commission remarked in introducing this
resolution, we on this coast have almost one
half the American coastline; why shouldn't we
have at least one Pacific Coast man, vitally in
terested in our Pacific ocean shipping and de-
fense problems, among the five members of that
cOmmiSSiOn?"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Auction Philosophy
BY ID. l.. ZlNN

Folks, my wife Of cheating. says to her,
them serious words in California Well she says you
wrote New Years resolution not TO smoke four
pipes full of tobacco day and here you go buy
pipe third larger than the old one | says to her. in
my best voice, 81 living up to my resolution and buy
ing pipes like that is Just good business. Look at the
saving in matches besides the and tear your
clothes akn your tobacco out of your pocket often
Besides my dear, maybe you haven't any cheatn
yet wait til really get down to business vin up to
this New Years resolution"
What liked about the Presidents message to Con-
gress when he looked them straight in the eyes and
said something like this, 81 not going to let the peo-
pie down. What you guys going to do about it,"
That's what call Putin the Shoe their foot. Let's
see how they wear the shoe. I'll be seein you
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
BY o. O. Mcintyre

These, such as Joe Lewis, Jack
White and Henny Youngman, who
could handle ripostes from the side
lines, could find a job, but those
who were Worsted soon found them
selves at liberty AS a rule the
unfortunates lost their tempers and
INDUCED personalities. That's no
go with paying customers.
A new mushroom upslloot in night
life is a dim lit and barny boite
called La Conga - somewhat re-
mindful of ReisenWeber'S when it
collected the Stayouts at Columbia
Circle. La Conga believes the dance
is everything and puts all its eggs
in the orchestra pits, having two
crack outfits, one for the rhumba
and the other for more civilized
swayings.
When Frank Craven hit town re-
Gently after long isolation in Cali
fornia he zOomed a beeline for
Billy the Oysterman, tucked in his
napkin and had oysters On the half
she'll, then oysters fried and wound
up with a 3teaming bowl of oyster
stew John Golden who watched
the deyouring from another table
finally sent over a half dozen sue
culent LynnAavens with this note:
Perhaps you would care to rub
these in what you have left of
hair?" ET
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Bruce Cation Says:
- Democracy Receives Another Bitter Blow

velop a real republic, and if China
had been given a few more years
to get "over the hump" and start
marching toward democracy?
Almost certainly, it would not be
the mass of opposing hatreds that
il is today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05

they are fellows
of rare charm and
anecdotage a n d
m a k e a good
fourth at bridge
or acceptable din
ner partners for
the fe m in i n e
bCres.
They WinnoW
their way through
flattering t h e ir
patron saints. 1t
is undeniable that
genius. of all the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
The Grab Baq
One-Minute Test

/. Who is chairman Of the ap-
preparations committee of the U.
S. house of representatives?
2. With what does the science
of phonetics deal?
3. OF what island is Reykjavik
the capital?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05

THE ANNUAL BATTLE Dc
tween Joe Doaks and the furnace
clinker took place today in Joe'S
basement before a meager crowd
consisting of family of 1leld
mice. two cockroaches and be-
lated spider which slept throueh
the entire stirring struggle.
Round One-Joe came out of his
corner full of fight. He yanked
opened the furnace door and lung
ed with a poker at his opponent.
He missed He missed two more
labs His timing was bad He sat
down to catch his breath. Clink-
er's round.
Round TWo-Joe aimed hay
maker which went vide and the
poker lodged tight III the IRE
CRATE. In attempting to yank out
the poker Joe bent it badly In
rage he kicked the furnace shield,
badly denting it. This one WAS
even.
Round Muttering like
maniac Joe Snatched up a ShoVel
and banged Savagely at the clink-
er. 1t was a beautiful bit OF toe
to-toe slugging. When the shovel
blade began to curl back from the
hammering Joe called time out
This che wen. to the ciinker by a
mile.
n
arena with a pair of ice tongs, bor-
rowed from a neighbor. He clinch-
ed with the clinker. He yanked
backward, dislodging a cloud OF
furnace Soot-the clinker hadn't
given an inch. Mama Field Mouse
Immediately left the arena with
her brood because the air was blue
with Joe'S remarks. Clinker's round,
easily.
Round Five-As Joe came grog-
gily up off the floor he was booed
by the cockroaches YEARLY Joe
grasped the garden rake and ram
a. splinter into his right thumb. His
roar of pain sent the cockroacneS
scampering for the fruit closet.
Clinker'S round.
Round Six-Badly winded and
half blinded by SCOT Joe made one
last, supreme effort. He lunged at
the furnace door with the rake
and missed. The handle snapped
off near his hands and he fell flat
on his face He was out cold. The
spider opened one eye and awarded
4 technical knockout to the clinker.
Time. 2312 seconds of the sixth
round
Texas State Teachers college
has a basketball center who stands
six feet nine inches in his sock
feet. Football critics would call
that 'overemphasis'
Maybe we aren't as war-like as
most European countries but be-
fore we start Dragging about it let's
remember that during the last IL
months, statistics show, the United
States had 20 times as many mur-
GERS as England
Science has added much to the
comfort and well-being of man but
wha we most need is this: Some
sort of gadget which will put us
completely at Ease when we meet
important peoeple and-should
have shaved beforehand but had
not.
Anthropologists have now de-
termined that the skeleton of the
Minnesota Man, a 20000-year-
old missing link, is reaelly that
of 16-year-old gil. The joke
which is on he scientists is un-
e, queStionably the worlds oldest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
Photographs

1t is estimated that the popula-
tion of Rome during the early
Christian era was approximately
100000 persons. Rome's popula-
ton now is approximately 1885,
900.
Addition Of five new cardinals to
the Sacred College Ci Rome raises
its Italian membership to 80. Rep
resentatiVes Of all ether Christian
nation total 30
The Sepoy mutiny in India, in
which 100000 lives we're lost, be-
gan when the British introduced
fat from sacred COWS as cartridge
grease.
M.nv towns throughout the
United States are developing com
munlty forests as work reservoirs
Tor unskilled, unemployed laborcrs.
The most successful swindlers
ere women. according to John j.
Bennet ir. New York attorney
general
Only 1650O U. S. two-dollar bills
are now N circullGoin. In 1929
there were 81 100000
Nerve impulses travel through
he human body 400 feet per sec
ond. scientists estim ,te.
Polar bear cubs are born during
The female bears Information,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-05
New York Day by Day

NEW YORK, Jan. George du I
Maurier called them parasites of
men of genius" And New York
has a flock Of such fungi USUALLY