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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
A CONSERVATIVE
IN A RADICAL STATE

Most of us have long regarded Min.
nesota, home of the Farmer-Labor party
as one of the most radically inclined
states in the union. The idea was borne
out of the fact that the Farmer-Labor
party controls politics in the state, and
the Farmer-Labor party is definitely a
left-wing group.
But now, in this weeks primary cleo
tion in Minnesota, a heavy vote was
polled for a Farmer-Labor candidate
who criticized his opponent as a "spoils-
man" and berated him for his "commu-
nistic tendencies"
Of all the words and phrases one
might expect to hear in a Farmer-Labor
party election, banded between Farmer
Labor candidates each seeking nomina-
tion, those are the last. We would not
bat an eyelash if a candidate from an
other party applied such criticism to
Farmer Laborite, but to hear one of the
party call another those things is aston
ishing.
And it is cheering, too.
1t means that the American public,
as represented in Minnesota by the voters
of that state, like progressive ideas-but
they do not like radical ideas. They are
willing to try new forms of government
built on sound foundations, but they
quickly repudiate crack-pot schemes that
have no solid foundation-no foundation,
in fact, but the recesses of a dreamy
mind.
The big vote given a conservative can
didate in the Minnesota election is a
cheerful one because it indicates that
the balance wheel of rational thought
is still operating even in a state usually
regarded as definitely more left-wing
than any other.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

in store where the pay was small
indeed. When his job threatened
to turn him into a drudge, he gave
it up. To the dismay of his mother,
back home he came again, once
more great liability.
Read his Experiment in Auto
biography" if you would under
stand how desperate the situation
was. It will also tell you how he,
in the fact of rejection after re-
lection, kept plugging away at his
writing. How he wrote little pieces
for any old publication which would
use them and pay any kind of a
price.
1t will also tell you how he con-
structed a novel, Tonay Bungay
that brought him both fortune and
fame.
Look, you young men who think
the world is cold and hard and that
you'll never find place in it, look
to the record of H. G.. Wells and
keep on going.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
NOBLE SENTIMENTS
IN DIPLOMACY
(Oroville Mercury

NOIoNllle Mercury
Secretary of State Hull, noble gentle
man that he Is, announces a APPOINT pro-
gram for the United States whereby this
country shall use moral force against
the spirit of international anarchy
that exists abroad. He expresses conf
dence that in the end the time will come
when there shall be no war. There never
was time in American history. he saws.
when the influence of the United States
III support of international law was more
urgently needed
We have noticed that when a gentle
man goes up against rough necks and
bullets, he labors under serious disad-
vantages. He lives up to the rules of the
game and they don't. His tactics probably
will win in the long run, but there is no
immediate satisfactory result, just as
there has been nothing tangible in favor
OF China, whose planes dropped leaflets
While Japans dropped bombs.
Mr.. HulPs policies are the policies of
gentleman, and they go up against the
policies of international thugs, who be-
lieve in bombs rather than noble senti-
ment. They probably listened intently
when our President spoke of quarantine
ing nations who violated international
law and laughed up their sleeves when
he forgot it Immediately. They will ig-
more Hull's words, for they know that
nothing will come of them within the
next decade.
Unless the United States is ready to
back up words with firm policy and ac-
ton, no results can be expected. Even
our big navy talk is just talk thus far,
for although building to the extent of
more than a billion dollars has been
authorized, only an insignificant frac-
tion of that sum actually has been appro-
priated, so it doesn't mean anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Mae Thomas Is
Guest at Partv

Mae Thomas, who IS leaving
shortly for San Diego where she
will continue her education, was
the honored guest at dinner party
given by group of her friends at
the International Club, Thursday
evening.
A bright hued bouquet of hand
kerchiefs was presented to Miss
Thomas as parting remembrance
from Mrs. Tom Duer, Mrs. Alta Per-
cival, Mrs. Colin Barrett, Mrs. Aaron
Afford, Mrs. Carl Rogers, Mrs. Cal
Rector, Mrs. Bob Brown and Misses
Winnie Trudell, Inez Smith, Vivian
Moffatt, Imogene Blackard, Lucille
Goss, Kathleen Stephens, Maria
BirkhauSer, Mildred Brock, Rheta
Percival, Mary Brown and Lillian
ShaWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
News Behind
the News
Slap on the Wrist
Hague Punished

WASHINGTON. - Boss Frank
Hague has received at least a mild
slap on the wrist from President
Roosevelt with the promotion of
District Judge William Clark Of
New Jersey 10 the Third Circuit
Court OF Appeals.
Clark has been hearing the suit
Tor an injunction which would for
bid Hague TO suppress civil rights
IN Jersey City. His nomination
was sent TO the Senate at a tine
when it was generally believed in
Washington that he would grant
an injunction against Hague. Clark
is a Republican and Hague wasn't
consulted as to his nomination at
any stage. Subsequently it ap-
peared the Hague machine wanted
Senate confirmation held up until
Clark had ruled in the injunction
suit. Senator Ed Burke of Nebras-
ka was the only one who seriously
sought to aid that effort.
Governor Silzer, who came
down here TO protest Clark's nom
nation, is a Hague Democrat who
owed his nomination and election
20 Hague, although dissatisfaction
nj certain Clark comments when
he defended Ellis Parker and Dutch
Schultz, the racketeer, may have
been enough TO inspire Silzer.
Clark is a 47-year-old liberal
whose decision have seldom been
reversed by higher courts during
his Is years on the bench. The
most notable exception was his de-
cision in 1890 that the prohibition
amendment was invalid because It
had been ratified by legislatures
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Camp San Felipe, summer camp
for Imperial and Yuma Boy Scouts,
has the largest enrolment since
the camp started three years ago.
The third of the seven week
camping periods began June 10 with
81 Scouts and leaders enrolled
Hugh NJ. Wilcox, scout director
announced. He is assisted in camp
management by Warren Rhodes,
water front activities, Paul Cook,
athletic director, Richard Jackson,
handicraft director; and William
Frere, jr., camp chef.
Programs include swimming,
stunts, archery, handicraft, base
ball games, horseshoe tournaments,
volley ball, water polo, model sail
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Bruce Cation Says
= Democracy is More Than Majority Rule

stheir rights even though they
be in a minority. Mayor i
is a Catholic-a religion who's,
lowers are a minority in the
ed States. Would Hague agref
in a community where there
few Catholics, it would be all
for a local majority to stone
shippers from the church door,
police displaying no interest
than to get them out OF
alive? Probably he wouldn't
would say that's different
But that is just what has
pened repeatedly in Mexico
small towns where anti-cl
feeling was strong, such n
would gather and assault CHI
goers. Public authority, noting
the anti-church faction app|
to be in a majority, would
aside.
You might argue that th'
majority rule, but it is not dd
racy. For democracy assumes
men have certain rights as
and as citizens which even al
jority can not and must notI
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Goinss. Comings
OF FL Centrans

Mrs Earle G. Davis left Saturday
LOT her summer home at Oakwilde.
Mrs. Willard Tison and two chill
oren' Marilyn and Jimmie, left early
IN June for Pine Valley where the
llsons have a summer home.
Mrs. George Damron is in Ocean
Beach where she has taken a cot
tage for the summer months.
Mrs. Eva Walker left last week
Tor her cabin at Boulevard where
She plans to spend part of her
vacation.
MRS. Jack Harner Is among the
many Ell Centrans who are spend
ing their summer at Live oaks
Springs.
The David E. Green family of
imperial are staying in their noun
tain cabin at Mt. Laguna.
Rev. Thomas L. Massie and Mrs.
Massle are established in Jacumba
lor the summer. Rev. Massie will
return TO the valley each Sunday
Tor church services.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

and fractured his hip. and was
rendered a cripple for the rest OF
his life.
The double handicap would have
dlScouraged an ordinary boy, but
young Wells was not an ordinary
boy He was destined to lift him
self. almost literally by his boot
straps, to heights he had hardly
dared hope to reach, all because OF
a handicap to which he would not
Succumb.
He had received his early edu-
cation through one of those private
schools which Charles Dickens de
scribed in his novels, and which
I can assure you had none of the
advantages of the American pub
lie schools of today.
Why did Wells consider his ac-
cident an advantage? Because it
gave him an opportunity to read.
His fanciful mind led him into the
works OF such authors as Sir Walter
Scott and j. Fenimore Cooper. Those
yarns not only diverted him; they
opened a new and wonderful world
before his eyes, They planted in
his heart the seed that afterwards
became a green bay tree of author
ship.
When he was able to resume his
studies he was sent to another
school only slightly superior to the
one he had earlier attended. In
this school, however, he found in
structors who gave his scientifically
inclined mind the food that colored
practically all his earlier fiction.
He still had to contend stren-
uously against great odds. Poverty
made it imperative he should earn
money. So he found a menial job
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
CAPT. 0SWALT
SEES TOURIST
INCREASE

Imperial Valley can expect its
auto tourist trade to reach a new
high next year"
This was the prediction Thursday
OF Captain Frank Oswalt, head of
the state motor patrol. The officer
SAID he based his forecast on the
TACT that thousands of motorists will
drive through Ell Centre on their
way to the big Golden Gate fair.
The national American Legion
convention to be held in Los An
geles this September, will also mean
increased tourist trade in Ell Cen
tro and other valley cities along
the state highway" Captain Oswalt
said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Two Hostess at
Buffet Dinner

Miss Eloise Hanley and Miss Susie
Childs were joint hostesses at a
buffet dinner Wednesday night at
their apartment on South Sixth
street.
The buffet table was attractive
with its centerpiece of red roses and
greenery. Cards completed the eve
ning's entertainment.
Present were: Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
Squires, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ingram,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilman Daley, Mr..
and Mrs. Toby Gonzales, Miss Fran
ces Williams, Miss Margaret Moore,
Miss Verda Gullett, Don Schuller
and Cesar Santaella.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Bourbons ead
In Reqistrations

Democrats maintained their lead
in registrations in Imperial county
this year by rolling up a total of
1868, County Clerk w. j. McClel-
land announced Thursday. Total
registration is 16,819.
One Communist is registered as
was the case before the 1896 cleo
ton.
The great register contains 6654
Republican registrations. Next in
line come the Townsends with 685.
Next come the Prohibitionists with
II, the Progressives with 7, the So
cialists with "a and 468 who de-
clined to state a party affiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
PILGRIMS FLOCK TO
MASONIC FESTIVAL

FLORALA, Ala, June 25-Sun-
rise today found the highways lead
ing to this little town of 240O alive
with tens of thousands of pilgrims
-afoot, on horseback, by oxcart
and auto-on their way to attend
the annual Masonic celebration
here.
From small meeting of twenty
Masons held on this day 63 years
ago, for the purpose of electing
lodge officers, has grown this i'm
mense fiesta attracting more than
10000 visitors from all states of
the south.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

rather than constitutional assem-
blieS.
He is part of an infusion of new
blood into the Third Circuit Ap-
peals Court sitting at Philadelphia
whose elderly conservative justices
three of whom recently resigned
consistently turned out anti-NeW
Deal decisions, and all IA of whose
rulings TO reach the Supreme Court
at its recent term were promptly
reversed
Both Senator William H. Smath-
ers and Hague's personal senator,
John Milton, are backing candi-
dates to succeed Clark-the latters
man being his own n-law and
one of Hagues lawyers. Chances
now are about so TO that Smathers'
choice will get that district judge
ship.
Congress voted for investigations
OF phosphates, monopoly, TVA
taxation, forest resources, automo-
bile distribution, n-American ac-
tivities and campaign expenditures.
But Senator Robert F. Wagner's
bill for an inquiry into the problem
Of bringing health services to people
in cheaper form didn't even get
out of the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
Whether the Senate might have
done better with a little more pray
er must forever remain an open
question. Anyway, it didn't get
much prayer. Chaplain ZeBarney r.
Phillips, who gets Sl680 a year for
his Senate work, opened sessions
only three times, Jan. 5. April 20,
and June Tat a compensation rate
of $500 a prayer. That's because
the chaplain prays only at the open
ing of each legislative day--and
Senate legislative days, through a
parliamentary device, often last for
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

If there is one thing that mari
democracy off from other systems
of government, it is this In de-
mocracy, minorities are assured
that certain rights common to all
may not be taken away from
them, even by majority.
Thus democracy is greater than
mere majority rule. 1t means
that all individual men have GER
tain rights which can not be tax
en- from them whether they hap
pen to agree or not with the
majority at any given time and
place. 1t means that all the force
of the public power shall be used
to see that they get those rights,
even a times and under ,circum-
stances when at a given time and
place local majority may oppose
it.
1t is because this principle lies
close to the core and heart of de-
mocracy People who didn't care
on in Newark and Jersey City over
Mayor Frank Hague is more i'm
pOTUdllU llldll u lllcTe lOCdl dlldlI.
1t is important that people un-
derstand the principles involved
Hague's defense in the failure to
protect Norman Thomas from a
mob which egged him was simply
that people were against Thomas
and the police could not prevent
his being attacked-that they did
well to get him out with his life.
That is scarcely enough to salts
fly anyone with any faith in de-
mocracy People who didn't care
for Thomas principles, and didn't
wish to hear him speak could very
well stay away. To allow them to
assemble and violently assault a
man exercising a commonly recogn-
lied right to make a speech, is
else again.
Note how closely other rights
are tied in with this simple princi-
pie of guaranteeing to individuals
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
COUPLE WEDS
AT YUMA

Miss Hazel Strange and Van How
ell Of Ell Centro were married We'd
nesday at Yuma. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
b. Harrigan, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Strange, Harry Mack and Miss
Dolly Upton accompanied them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

At the age of
eleven something
happened to H. c..
Wells which might
have b e e II a
handicap but he
calls it a stroke
of cardinal good
fortune. He broke
his legl To in
crease what ap-
peared to be a
great misfortune,
his father fell out
of a tree at about
the same time
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE &C. 1888
Barbs -

AS July approaches, the question
comes to mind if anybody ever ate
any those thousands of eggs that
have been poached on sidewalks
down through the years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

An Ethiopian who ran amok
with a Scimitar in Rome the other
day was shot and placed under
arrest 1t appears that he should
have run amok with a plane and
a load of bombs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Court of
Last Resort!
MILLIONS
RELY UPON
NEWSPAPER

The incoming raaiIbags of newspapers
are always very heavy.
Much Of # is because many have taken
pens in hand"
They recognize that the way TO get
something done is to enlist the weiqht
and forces Of newspapers.
To them # is true form.
Hundreds of others seek advice in the
matter OF investments, careers, MARRIAGE.
home life; many seek more trivial aid. such
as settlement of controversy over sports.
historical events or who said what and
when.
TO hundreds of thousands the newspaper
is the court of last resort.
Summed up. this means the newspaper
is all things to all people.
1t is their informant, their instructor
their guide. their COUNSELOR their authoritv
and generally their benefacior
Sponsoring. exploiting and promotina
OF events solely for entertainment of the
mass public and the benefit of some
worthwhile cause or institution is another
service long identified only with daily
newspapers.
Readers depend heavily upon their news
papers.
The extent TO which they voluntarily
turn to them is truI amazing.
And for this reason the daily newspaper
enjoys more direct, more regular and
more penetrating contact with the mass
mind than any other medium.
Only periodical with news columns
can. OF course. extend this service
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

The average man succumbs to
handicaps. If you do not, then you
are not the average man. Remem-
ber, it is entirely up to you whether
you are average or not.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Girls with movie aspirations are
opening bootblack stands i'm Holly
wood. They heard somewhere that
Che thing to do was to shine up to
the big-wigs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Grab Baq
One-Minute Test

l. Who is u S. secretary of
commerce?
2 OF what country is the zloty
the monetary unit?
3 Who wrote the Complete
Angler?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

A dispatch arrives relating how
a four-pound bass jumped into a
fisherman's boat. The dispatch is
from Missouri, and so are we.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Imitation ivory is now being
made out of nuts. Somebody who
was talking with fanatic con-
ceived the idea of reversing the old
process.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
RELIEVE YOUR MIND

Why worry along - alone-s
money needs? When We can
you solve tlie,iN. .nerei We prob
can help YOU avoid the condiI
that brought about your nj
shortage. And we will loan ne
Cash, quickly, to any worthy I'd
or individual, without unnece3
red-tape or embarrassment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Hints OH Etiquette

The first law of good speech is to
say the natural, spontaneous thing
in the natural, spontaneous way.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

HAUL OUT Your Odds and Ends,
They'll Bring You a Profit
Thru Want-Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
TOday'S Horoscope

An interest in good literature is
characteristic of many persons
whose birthday occurs today They
learn by the experiences of 9TH
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Words of Wisdom

Strength, wanting judgment and
policy to rule, overturneth itself
Horace.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Some election officials recently
found that dead man was run
ming for a public office. Now why
doesn't somebody check over a few
of the ones that are already in?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Workmen in Paris, France, tear
md down an old house found a
fortune in gold pieces in wall
Bet there are a lot of Parisian
burglars who wish they hadn't
been SO lazy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

An old-timer is a fellow who can
remember when there were almost
as many accidents on the Fourth
of July as there are now on any
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Rest taken before physical ex-
ertion is more beneficial than rest
afterward, according to noted
physician. Better clip this out to
show to the boss the next time
you're late
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

One -Minue Test Answers
l. Daniel c. Roper, of South
Carolina.
2 Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
Horoscope for Sunday

horoscope Tor sunday
Persons whose birthday occurs
tomorrow may meet many disap-
pointments in life. Their continual
optimism however forstalls de-
feat.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Bakers in Seattle have struck
for a raise. They probably got
jealous watching the bread.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Junior says the reason he flop
ped in geography was he figured,
what with all the goings on in Eu-
rope and Asia this summer, when
school resumed next fall he'd have
TO study it all over again
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

It's to be hoped that the Illinois
man who finally married the girl
the other day after thinking it
over for 40 years won't repent in
haste
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Nobody prOvOkes war these days.
1t seems to get mad all by itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Izaak Walon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

Note how closely other rights
are tied in with this simple princi-
pie of guaranteeing to individuals
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26
You re Telling Ne -
BY WILLIAM RIFT

SLOWLY BUT surely soil ero-
sion is causing the good black
earth if these United States to dis
appear. Soon we may not have
enough mud left for an old-time
rabble rousing political campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-26

MRS. Earle G. Davis left Saturday
LOT her summer home at Oakwilde.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
Special to The Democrat


 Thomaston, Conn, Jan. 4.-The year 1887 has now passed into his tory and with it has been rendered some very interesting news SO far as the town of Thomaston is con- cerned. Activities during the year 1897 were plentiful in the Clock Town as any of its residents know.
 However, easily the number one story of the year, which in way was not Thomaston news was the death of Henry Roraback, chairman of the state Republican party. While MT. Roraback was not resident of Thomaston still here in town he was known personally to hundreds of people. It was in this town that he did a great deal of his shopping. MT. Roraback's home was located only a very few miles from the cen- ter of town.
 New School
 Another of the big happenings of 1887 of course was the purchase of the new high school. The final pas sage of the motion to have the town build a new high school, with the aid of the federal government was a personal victory for R. N. Brown, superintendent of schools. At one time it seemed that the new high school might be doomed, however, through the efficient work of First Selectman E. R. Kaiser and the building committee the town ap- proved plan to have the plans for the school revised so that the cost of the actual building would come within the original appropriation.
 Third on the list comes the build ing of the new post office in the center of the town. Thomaston has long needed new post office, a building devoted solely to post office work.
 Then when the town Republican caucus refused to name certain members of the school board George A. Dewell was dropped by the Re- publican party and was later en- dorSed by the Democratic party with the final result that he was re- elected to the board where he now serves as 8 member, failing to win the chairmanship-a post he held while member of the Republican party.
 After years of loyal service to the local Democratic party John w. Davis. resigned as chairman. MT. Rabbit was elected to i'll the va cancy.
 Teachers Re-engaged
 A great deal of local agitation was aroused over the dismissal of two school teachers. The school board reconsidered its original de. cision and re-hired the teachers.
 The town election which gave the town to the Republican party was great success for James P. (Taft) Ryan who was reelected by large majority over his own ticket. The vote clearly showed that Ryan is the most popular man in Thomas ton.
 The enactment of the proposal is to have mail carriers in town. While