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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER
IN NAzI GERMANY

Martha DOdd, daughter OF lUe IoIhlei
American ambassador to Berlin, declares
that the fear and tension of the German
population has reached high pitch, and
that the Nazi government has under
taken a definite campaign OF terrorlza-
tion to keep the people IN line.
In this newspaper the other day was
a report of the story an American-born
German told after he returned from
visit to the native country of his parents.
He told Post-Press reporter that he
was fined for tossing an empty cigarette
package on the street. and that Germans
live in fear of prison terms for minor
infractions of the law. What the Imperial
Valley visitor told a reporter here Is
born out in the observations of Miss
Dodd.
Every few weeks, says Miss DOdd the
German newspapers announce new lists
of men held for treason. communism,
or espionage" New concentration
camps in Germany have been opened up,
and practically all are full
OF what interest is all this to Ameri-
cans, you may ask.
Aside from purely humanitarian caus-
es. there are several good reasons Ger
many's example should be noted-and
a like course avoided in this country.
One of the best reasons is that Ger
many today demonstrates what happens
when power-mad public officials are able
to dictate the private lives of their fell
low citizens. 1t is interesting to remem-
Der that there are well-organized groups
in America today-the German-Ameri-
can Bund in New York for one-attempt-
ing to win recruits to Nazi principles
from among the American population.
The thing Americans should remember
is this: That Hitler rode into power in
Germany on a wave of popular support
that what he has done has been done,
according to him, by the mandate of the
people"
Dictators always plead that what they
do is done for the good of, and with the
support of the people.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
THE WAY OF GOVERNMENTS

alameda TimeS-Star)
Give the people light and they will find
their way! This should be the motto for
all democratic countries. 1t expresses
faith in the people and their right to the
truth. A mistake made by the majority
can be, and invariably is, corrected and
rectified by the maj iority. But a mistake
made by the minority when they are in
power is hard to eradicate.
Witness the tragedies of countries
where the people have no light, where
public opinion is reflection of fanati-
cal propaganda, and where truth and
honesty are in shackles and the masses
are ruled with rod of iron by one man
or few men.
Recently the sadly goaded peasantry
of Poland rose in desperation against a
militarist regime. They appealed for a
word of support to their great leader,
Ignace Paderewski, now living in Switzer-
land, who from 1914 to 1921 fought heart
and soul for a united, self-governed Po-
land, and was its premier and foreign
minister -
The venerable and shaggy-maned pia-
mist responded to their plea, urging the
government leaders to avoid the disaster
of dictatorship which smote Fascist Ger
many and Communist Russia. This would
seem to be sound advice. And national
hero like this grand old man would seem
to have right to comment upon his
country's affairs. But what happened?
The government suppressed the newspa-
pcrs which dared to print his endorse
ment of the aims Of the suppressed peas
ants. Thus public opinion which might
have been modified to do good for the
majority was deprived of the weapon of
truth.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

and could no longer Stanu Oh IlIo
feet all day.
There he was in a lumber camp
too heavy to get around, no JOB
in sight and no money. But Iron
Chink had ideas as well as avolr-
dupOis.
One day by chance he went into
a cannery where they were canning
fish. AS he watched the process an
idea hit him like a bumblebee land
ing on a farm boys neck.
L can invent machine to do
that work" he declared.
He had never invented thing
in his life, and he was not a me-
chanic. Maybe If he could get to
one Of them biz fishery men, may
be he could no something about
Il. The thought stuck.
He worked out his invention
crudely. and made plans for show
ing it to Edward S. Deming, pres
ident Of the Pacific American Fish
cries. In order to see him ne had
10 make an overnight trip by boat
from Portland to Bellingham. He
couldn't afford a lower berth, so
ne bought an upper But how was
he going to get his 800 pounds into
that upper? he did little thinking
which was a way Iron Chink had.
He waited until the other man went
TO bed, then came in, took hold Of
the upper berth and shook it until
it creaked and trembled. The man
in the lower asked what was the
matter
Il just want to make sure it's
all right" said Iron Chink. The
last one 7 was IN broke and let me
fall II don't pay 10 take chances
On shaky berths'
The man in the lower got cut
Immediately. Say. maybe we bet
ter exchange places
Iron Chink slept peacefully all
night.
I've invented machine thaa
viii open fish, cut Off their heads
and tails and fins and clean out
the fish. 1t will do the work Of
twenty Chinamen,' he told Mr.
Deming.
Mr.. Deming was incredulous.
There was no such machine. and
here was a big, fat. cumbersome
man trying to make him invest
money in a harebrained idea.
Are you d mechanic" he asked
Iron Chink wasn't.
Have you ever invented any
thing?"
Iron Chink hadn't
But he did get Mr. Deming to
agree to try out his machine. Iron
Chink went TO the cannery and
stayed there day and night until
it was perfected. It actually did
the work Of twenty Cinnamon, Just
IS he had predicted
The invention reVOlutionized the
salmon canning business. and today
every can of salmon pays a silent
tribute to the camp cook who de-
cided TO use his brains instead OF
his feet
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
BORROWING PAYS
NOBODY'S DEBTS
avail Street JournaN

IVA All SIfeeI JOuGnaI)
Parallel bills somewhat charging the
authority of the Reconstruction Finance
Committee To tide over the railroads
with additional loans are now before
both houses of Congress. They are like
ly to be speeded to passage. Their authors
have tried earnestly to write provisions
which would at once Staye off further
bankruptcies, safeguard the govern
ment'S interests as lender and create
employment.
They have no doubt done as good job
of bill-drafting as an extraordinary diff
cult set Of circumstances permitted. Yet
these bills, if passed, need not be ex-
pected to accomplish anything substan-
tial toward a solution of what we loose
ly term the railroad problem.
These bills are rightly drawn with the
express intent of excluding from their
authorization any further loans to enable
carriers to pay unearned interest. Too
many loans of that sort have already
been made. But money borrowed to pur-
chase new equipment or rails and track
material can be used in substitution for
normal maintenance charges to operat-
ing expenses; in other words. can be
detoured through the accounts until it
has, essentially been used to pay unearn-
ed interest
Railroads which are still able to charge
adequate maintenance against operation
and also have margin of earnings suffi-
cient to cover current interest charges
will have no urgent reason to borrow
under the provision of the proposed new
law. The urgency of such borrowing will
be elsewhere. 1t is difficult to under
stand, therefore, how loans to make en-
ployment on the railroads can be pre-
vented from temporarily supporting cap
ital structures in need of snoring up.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
QUASi-JUDICIAL
BOARD WORKINGS

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
in we'll considered words has advised the
people of the United States to be care
full in whom they rest the judicial and
quasi-iudicial duties of their country.
His advice should be taken to heart by
every person qualified to vote in this
country.
One of the most alarming tendencies
of recent years has been that of taking
judicial duties away from the courts
and placing them in the hands Of politi-
cal appointees The inevitable has hap
pened. Decisions have been dictated by
political eXpediency. In some branches
of the judiciary itself, this political game
has had its effect The judges have been
forced to forget their law books in some
instances for political handbOOks. That
most of them have refused to do so speaks
we'll Of the high ethics Of the judiciary
as a whole.
The people themselves are the last re-
sort, but second to them in controlling
political skullduggery are the courts.
When through propaganda and preju-
dice, the politicians remove from the
courts their right to decide right from
wrong, freedom will have suffered a
death blow in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
WeII> Ill.
Tell ou..
says
Bob Burns

A man who worries hlmS'h
lot TO make lot of money amt
gonna be any better off in the end
because after he gets it, he'll wor-
ry himself to death tryin' to keep
il.
The. other day / met my uncle,
Skinny Flint-thats my stinSy
Incle-and he told me that his
nerves were all shot. l says, "Weil.
maybe you're workin' too hard"
and he says, mo, I've got plenty
Of money and I don't have'ta work,
All do now is fish"
says, "WoJl, fishin' oughta be
the best thing in the word for
your nerves." and SCI says, yeah
well you just try fishin' without
a fshin' license
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
News Behind
the News
The Pepper Victory -
Politicians Puzzled :.

WASHINGTON.-Senator Claude
Peppers huge victory in the Flor
ida primaries has set politicians OF
all factions to wondering whether
the size Of the Pepper vote can be
considered an isolated phenomenon,
unrelated to the possible trends in
other areas, or whether it is d
harbinger of further victories for
administration favorites in year
when interest in Novembers result
is. at least for the time being, su-
bordinated to concern over the fate
of New Deal and anti-NeW Deal
Democrats at the hands of the
voters.
The Florida primary was the 1885
primary seasons first clean-cut con-
test between pro- and anti ad-
ministration forces, but there were
few if any politicians in Washing
ton who had any idea that Pepper
would run ahead of the combined
vote of his four opponents. Pepper
enthusiasts were resigned to the
belief that the senator would have
to engage in a runoff primary with
whichever of his opponents drew
the largest vote.
The size of his majority is con-
sidered by many in connection with
the fact that Congressman Lister
Hill, also running as New Dealer
and a friend of Wage-hOur legiSla-
ton, previously had mopped up in
Alabama's senatorial primary. Flor
ida and Alabama have had the only
senatorial primaries in the South
this year. Tho unmistakablC cVl-
dence that prO2ressiyes can be nom
mated and elected in the strong
hold of conservative Democracy pro
vide5 a large kettle of fOCd for
political thought and speculation.
Charges have been made that
great Wad of money was poured
into the campaign to beat Pepper
and that the WPA was fiagrantlY
prostituted in the New Deal effort
to renCminate him. If you assume
that either or both charges were
true. you must also assume that
the same factor or factors will carry
weight in other state primary cam
paigns this year Incidentally, New
Dealers who were working feverishly
behind the scenes for Pepper com
planned that they had little or no
help from National Chairman jim
Farley, who had been counted on t.
dissuadc former Governor Dave
Sholtz from entering the primary,
but had failed To do so
The Pepper victory was by no
means part Of far-flmg endorse
mcnt Of WagC-hour legislation, since
congressman i'm Alabama and In
diana won denomination generally,
regardless Of their positions on that
issue or any other.
This failure Of Democratic VOt-
ers to oust any Of the "ins", ir-
respective Of the degree Of support
they have given various admins
tration measures, is d curious phe-
nomena-preViously noted in the
illinois primary resultS-in the face
Of widespread belief that large
masses OF voters are discontented.
T. raises doubt whether any Of the
conservative Democratic members
whom New Dealers would like TO
defeat this year-such as George
Of Georgia, Smith o. South Caro-
lima and Tydings of Maryland
can be dislodged from their seats.
YOU haven't read ALL the New
until vnu haUe read fha AnGf
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Bruce Cation Says
A New Confession Of impotence

You can get an idea of the
queer kind of thinking that des-
perate people resort to by noticing
that League of Nations commits
sion is now formally considering
the creation of neutral zones in
wartime for the protection of chill
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

book deals with
the amazing men
who can food.
Iron G n in k
Smith was a cook
in a lumber camp
in the state CT
Washington, and
a good cook, too.
And ne liked to
eat. You can see
what happened.
He grew fatter
and fatter until
finally he weigh
ed 800 pounds,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Mnrhs of Wisflnnn

Chance is q word void of sense.
can exist without a cause.
.VOltaire
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

dren.
This proposition advanced 10y
Well-meaning delegation from Ru,
mania, would have such neutral
zones established whenever war
broke out. BY international agree
ment. the zones would not be
bombed. sprayed by poison gas, or
visited by any ether C the dis
tinguish features or civilized war
fare
To these zones would be moved,
en- masse. all the children from The
potential battle areas OF the war
ring countries.
Now the practical objections to
this are so many and so obvious
that it is hardly necessary to
mention them.
The really significant thing is
that the mere fact that the pro-
posal was made indicates how des-
perate the human race is growing
under the spur Of its own failure
to become civilized, and how iuz'
zy its thinking is under such cir
CumStanceS.
No man who pretends to be civ
ilized can look on the bombing CT
cities, the wholesale destruction of
non -combatants, the indiScrimn-
ate attacks on denSely- populated
districts. without feeling the most
profound horror.
But to suggest by the way of
cure. that we elaborately erect
neutral zones and transport chill
dren to them by the hundreds of
thousands is to confess cur utter
impotence to solve a problem
which we ourselves created
For the way to stop this horror,
after all is simple: stop bombing
cities.
No child was ever killed by
bomb that hit an infantry platoon,
an airport, a dOckyard, am arsenal,
a fort barracks or battleship.
Childen are killed only when the
generals send their bombers out to
attack the districts where the chill
dren live.
1t is not expecting too much of
the generals to ask that they fight
soldiers instead of children. After
all their descent into barbarism
has not even the saving excuse of
practicality; no war and no battle
has yet been won by the bombing
of children. BY continuing the
practice, all generals convict them
selves of unfitness to inhabit a
civilized world,
And unless we can think of
something better than neutral
zones, we convict ourselves along
with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Horoscope for Sunday

II your birthday occurs Sunday,
you may be known as a material
iatic indiVidu .laYou would do we'll
t. develop an appreciation of the
things which are precious, though
free.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
You're Telling Me ----
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Sec-But Never DO!


BARBER: you've a wonderful
head of hair there. Good color,
luXuriant and not speck of dan
druff. Don't put anything on it
unless you want to ruin it,
DENTIST: Gee, that's a swell
piece of bridge work your last
dentist did for you. That guy Ger
tainly knew his stuff"
GARAGE MAN: mo, sir, not a
thing wrong with your car-just
needed a bit of Tightening here
and there. No labor charge did
the work myself. And-say!-
here's a handful of match books
advertising us. You're WelcOme!'
ARCHITECT: After going over
the plans with the contractor, I've
some good news for you. We not
only will be able to put in the dou-
bic flooring you figured would be
too expensive, but the house will
cost you $1,000 less than my esti-
mattel"
RADIO ANNOUNCER: Frankly,
folk. this product is no better than
a half dozen others just like it,
but we. do believe it is Just as
good. Give us a break and try it.,
won't you?"
BALL PLAYER: The ball comes
up, see, as big as a balloon, and l
stands there, see, just like statue!
The jumps gives me the old right
arm, see, and the fans wanna kill
himl But, hes right-see? A strike!
Guess this is my last season.
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OF
ficial: Dear Sir-Enclosed IS
check for $13575, representing the
amount you overpaid in making
out your 1886 income tax return.
Your very truly
THE SECRETARY of the 1tal-
ian Fascist party is named Star
ace. Star! Ace with name like
that he ought to be giving orders
to MuSsolini
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Hints on Etiquette

A woman always enters an auto
mobile. street car or other convey
anCe before a man.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Grab Bag
One-Mjnute Test

1. Who is chairman of the U. S.
house labor committee?
2. Name the capital of Ecuador
3. What is the approximate pop
ulation of Great Britain proper?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Today'S Horoscope

Fortitude is a virtue of many
persons whose birthday occurs to-
day. OF unfailing courage, they
conquer life's barriers
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

Half the people don't know how the
other half live" said the philosopher,
but that was before the other half began
to live on the government. - Buffalo
News
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Barbs -....
ne1IrOlOpiSt

a PROMINENT neurologiSt
states that a loud noise cuts down
q motorists vision Judge. all of
a sudden it started laundering and
/ couldn't see a thing"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Ouc-Minute Test Answers

/ Representative Mary r. Nor
tcu. Of New jersey.
.. quito.
>. Approximately 45.OOO,0OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
PeOple'

This is a story about Iron
Chink" Smith
1 found it last night in the fas-
cinating book by Earl Chaplin May
entitled "The Canning Clan" The
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

India keeps up with the times.
Thirty-five mCn have been arrest
ed there for selling a native drink
as genuine Scotch.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

A man was held up with a beer
bottle the other day, and don't
think he isn't mad as hops.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

A man in California was kicked
by dying mule, and st. Louis
votes that the most annoying noise
is a ROSTERS crow, and there GER
tainly ought TO be material for a
Republican cartoonist in that pair
CT items
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15
Thoughts for the Day

Nay in all these things We are more than conquer
ors through Him that loved us Romans 8:37.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

THE SECRETARY of the Ital-
ian Fascist party is named Star
ace. Star! Acel with a name like
that he ought to be giving orders
TO MuSSOlini.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

Said Adolf, entrainin',
when it comes to entertainin'
There's no dilly- -dallyin'
about that Italian"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

YOu haven't read ALL the NEWS
until yOn READ the Acsi
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

YOU haven't read ALL the New
until you have read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

BARBER: you've a wonderful
head of hair there. Good color
luxuriant and not a speck Of dan
druff. Don't put anything on it
unless you want to ruin it,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-15

DENTIST: Gee, that's a swell
piece of bridge work your last
dentist did for you. That guy GER
tainly knew his stuff"
The Washington times., 1938-06-14

walls in dogs of all ages. Even
today, however, little is known
concerning the exact causes Of
this ailment which is widespread
in the United States. Among
the theories that have been ad-
vanced as to the causes of this
affliction are certain kinds OF
prepared dog food, deficiencies
in diet, distemper, worms and
glandular disorders. It is also
true that excessive excitement,
too strenuous exercise and un.
usual noises often serve to bring
about this extreme irritability Of
the nervous system.
Although it has been found in
some cases that the above men
toned pathology is brought
about by an excess of the lum-
bar fluid, it is more generally &C
cepted that a congestion Of the
brain is the usual cause.
Symptoms usually consist Of a
starry expression Of the eyes,
twitching Of the Jaws and gen.
eral signs Of restlessnesS. Your
animal may suddenly yelp, bark
or howl and begin to run from
place to place. Sometimes he
will seek a corner in which to
hide. Your neighbors, if they
happen to hear his walls Of dis
tress, will probably look at you
tomorrow, believing that yester-
day you had severely abused
your pet.
Aside from the piteousnnss of
the dogs pleading voice, one Is
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
N. Y.,D. c. BLACK
MINES TO CLASH

The Washington Black Senators.
satisfied with their even break
with the New York Shamrocks,
started preparing today for their
doubleheader Sunday at Griffith
Stadium against the Pittsburgh
Crawfords in the race for the Ma
tional Professional Negro Baseball
League title.
Bolstered by the addition Of Bill
SadIers, newly acquired shortstop
from the Newark Eagles, the Sen
ators have visions of cleaning out
the PittSburghers in both games
Sunday.
"Spec" Roberts, who hurled the
Senators to victory over the Sham
rock aggregation, will probably get
the call in Sundays first game.
Roberts completely throttled the
New York nine. Harry Kincannon
will tee off on the Crawfords in
the second game.
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
Once Greet "Diz" Dean
Still Rests-And Rests
Fans Beginning
ToForget He Is
On Roster

CHICAGO, June IA GN.S).
1t was rest, rest, rest again today
for Jerome Dizzy" Dean, once
great one Of the diamond, as his
Chicago Cub teammates prepared
to take the field in far-away Bos-
ton.
Dean hasn't pitched a game in
so long that many Northside fans
are beginning to forget he is on
the Cub roster, and from latest
doctors reports there is no telling
when the former ace of the st.
Louis Cardinals, who cost Owner
Phil Wrigley $185, 900 in cash and
three players this spring, will be
able to take his regular turn.
Physicians say there Is no trace
Of torn muscle in Deans pitch.
ing arm, which went lame shortly
after he reported to the Cubs, but
the big hurler was ordered to con-
tinue his long rest, and take fire.
quent massage and heat treat
mentS. Dean thought his arm
was better but it began to pain
him again when he warmed up
during a recent series with the
New York Giants.
Meanwhile Dean is taking treat
mentS for q sinus complaint,
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
Regatta Seeking
Fund of $4,000

Five Thousand Dollars or Bust"
is the slogan of the Presidents
Cup Regatta Association which
today started out to gather that
amount to defray the expenses Of
its September regatta to be staged
on the broad bosom Of the Poto-
mac River.
The fund-raising campaign was
decided upon at yesterdays lunch
con meeting of the Fo'csle Cluo.
the regatta working crew." held
at the Raleigh Hotel. James A.
Councillor is general chairman.
A SIS subscription embraces mem
bership to the Fo'csle Club, a
membership in the association and
an invitation to the Gold Cup
party rendered the winner.