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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

steamboats, still operate, between
Stockton and Clarksburg. The
Delta Queen, representing the city
of Sacramento, carried 1000 pas
sengers, many of whom were dress
ed in costumes of frontier days.
The Port of Stockton, a freight
boat, carried on a small number
of officials and photographers.
Thousands of persons lined the
river banks and the cry OF STEAM
boat Round The Bend" rang out
along the course as the two steam
ers churned downstream virtually
Side-by-
Mayor Tom Monk of Sacramento
issued a challenge for a second race,
claiming the 1000 passengers aboard
his craft created a handicap.
In the 16-mile race, Capt. w. L..
Cooley of the Delta Queen got his
vessel off TO fast start and main
tanned lead until the boats reach
ed a sharp bend near Freeport,
about halfway to the finish line.
There Capt c. A. Malone of the
Port of Stockton took advantage
of a break to edge in ahead and
hold his position to the finish line.
The Sacramento river carried
thousands of boats during the Cali
fornia gold rush days and later
when millions of dollars were being
taken from the Mother Lode coun-
try of the Sierra. Then steamboat
races were frequent and the out
come usually resulted in profitable
freight contracts going to the win
ner.
In yesterdays race, historical per-
sonageS were represented by pas
senges aboard the Delta Queen.
Abraham Lincoln" strobe the
deck in top hat and cane. "Danie
Boone appeared in squirrel cap
Women wore hoops and bustles and
long dresses. A Heidelburg banc
played and a "Huckleberry Finn
trolled a fish line behind the boat
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Singer Shot by
Wife in Accident

HOLLYWOOD, June 27 CUP) -
Russell H. Brown, 25year-old sing
er with Jan CARRIERS orchestra. re-
ported to police today that he was
shot in the left shoulder when his
pistol, in the hands of his wife,
Mrs. Ruth Brown, dicharged &C
cidentally.
Brown said he, Mrs. Brown, and
Marjorie Medford, film actress,
were target shooting with an air
gun in his apartment and he had
aimed his .38 calibre pistol at the
target "just to get the feel on my
new gun"
He said he thought the gun was
unloaded and left it on a table
when he went into another room.
He returned just as Mrs. Brown
pulled /he trigger of the new gun
and suffered a superficial shoul- =
der wound.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

velt's address at Gainesville, Ga,
this year when he told southern
workers that generally their wages
were too low and that prosperity
would be delayed as long as south
ern industrialists paid a bare living
wage. AT that time the wages and
hours bill was pending in congress
and few administration leaders be-
lieved it could be passed.
States affected by the increases
are North Carolina, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, louisiana, Mississippi
South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas. In four states - Virginia,
Oklahoma, Kentucky and North
Carolina-adjustments were made
in the monthly wages for all WPA
workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

I Mrs. Mertle Martin, the brides at
tendant, wore dubonnet chiffon and
with a gardenia cTrsage. j. Sterling
Oswalt served Scriven as best man.
A wedding breakfast at the Bar
bara Worth hotel followed with
DR., Sem Bacon acting as toast
master. Those present were DR..
Sem Bacon and Mrs. Bacon, DR..
r. C. Clemons and Mrs. Cemons.
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Oswalt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hearne, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p.
Eyer, Fl. w. Fawcett, Cal Nous
scau, Jack Stark, George Leder-
man, Miss Winifred Trudell, Miss
BERTHE Belle Brown and Miss Seville
Berchtold.
The Scrivens plan to build in the
early fall, and until then will be
at home, after a short wedding trip
TO the coast, at 756 Brighton
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
British Jews Get .
Concession from
Nazi Officials

LONDON. June 81. CUP)-Ger-
many has informed the British en-
bassy in Berlin that British Jews
not living in German Will be exempt
from the decree requiring the regis
tration of Jewish propety, it was
officially announced today.
The Anglo-German commercial
treaty of 1924 will be regarded
whenever the question of utilizing
registered Jewish property, within
the scope of German economy,
arises the announcement said.
Great Britain during current neg
citations with German regarding
trade and finance demanded that,
in the event of further changes
in Europe which would be bene-
ficial to Germany, she assume liza
bilities as well as assets,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Cinderella Yarn
Spun in SfatIer
A|imony Hearing

LOS ANGELES, June 81 OUP)-
Attorneys for Ellsworth Statler. 26-
year-old heir to the Statler hotel
millions relating a Cinderella story
OF riches poured into the lap of a
young and pretty dental nurse. to-
day filed an affidavit in support
OF plea for vacation of a recent
temporary alimony order which
Judge Leslie Still granted Barbara
Statler, 81.
When the young couple married
last October l, the bride was q
dental nurse earning $85 a month.
She never had been outside of Cal
ifornia, and never had ridden on
railroad train, the affidavit said.
Young Statler then lavished
more than $4,000 worth of costly
clothes and other luxuries on his
wife in addition to gifts he gave
her brother and mother, Attorney
Ben B. Mathews said.
Seeking to show that Statler can
not afford to pay the $1,000 a
month alimony. TO which the court
added $500 as attorney fees and
500 for court costs, his attorney
explained that the young mans in
come is far below the 100000
year estimate made by Mrs. Stat
Ter in her separate maintenance
action.
She accused her husband of be-
ing more interested in golf than
in her, and charged that he as
sociated with other women.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

WHO mas DGcll Oll ltllCl lOul yCotio
and expects to be on four more,
may if qualified, have my job one
year"
Bridgewater was ready to give up
his barber shop one year to a quail
fled man-but there were no takers.
Today Bridgewater said he was
ready to try again, because, he says
I'D like to do something about this
unemployment situation
Any first class violinist, with good
references, who is out of work and
has been on relief for several years,
can have the loan of my $3.50 violin
for a year and I'll help him build up
class of students" Bridgewater
offered.
Bridgewater has a wife and three
children to support, but is fully con-
fident he could leave his present job
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Two Drowned in
Tiaiuana Surf

TIJUANA, Mex. June n tur1
Two men died in the roaring
surf at Rosarita Beach near here.
one in a futile effort to save tho
life CT the other.
Search or the bodies of jose
Mendoza, IS. who was swept from
rock while fishing. and Anthony
Muro, 20, a former lifeguard who
attempted a rescue was resumed
today.
Wives of the men watched hor-
ror-struck as the two we're pound
ed to death against jagged rocks
and their bodies swept out to sea
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Garbo, Friend 60
Unhurt in Crash

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 81
UP)-Greta Garbo and Leopold
Stokowski escaped serious injury
yesterday when their automobile
skidded and Iurned over near Soc
dertaelje, 30 miles south of here.
Stokowski was driving.
After climbing from the over
turned car and putting it back on
it's wheels, they continued theii
journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Connecticut Man
Is Valley Visitor

DR.. Merlin j. Stotne of Stamford,
Conn, visited his sister, Mrs.
George Woolliscroft, and family of
the Seeley district this past week.
He is enroute to his home after
attending the American Medical
association convention in San
Francisco this month
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Carol lyn HaIderman, Gordon Scriven
United in Parsonage Marriage Ceremony

Miss Carolyn Halderman and
Gordon SCrlven were married Sun
day morning at the parsonage of
the First Baptist church, with the
Rev. Harold l.. DoJy officiating.
The bride wore a powder blue
chiffon afternoon frock with an
orchid corsage and large white pic
ture hat and other white accessories.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
HubbeII Gets
2OOth Victory
BY UNITED PRESS

Sunday saw King Carl Hubbell
hurl his 200th victory as the
Giants trounced the Chicago Cubs
5 TO l. Although beaten in his last
three starts, he romped in with
little difficulty after pitching shut
out ball up to the sixth.
A double header was divided by
the Phillies and the Reds The
Dodgers and Cardinals called it
off after rain interrupted their
sixth inning deadlock at / all.
Meanwhile, New Yorks Yankees
slugged a 10 to victory over the
Detroit Tigers and the Washing
ton Senators swept a double head
er with the Browns
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Wages Boosted for 100000 in South
AsFirst Move in New Deal Push
For Lower Bracket Boosts

WASHINGTON June 27. (UP)-The Works Progress
Administration raised the of 100000 unskled WPA
workers in 13 southern states today in attempt to fulfill
President Rooseves expressed desire for higher
the south The increases announced by WPA Amnistra-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Qualified Relief Client Can Have
His Job for One Year. Phoenix
Man SAYS; Takers Scarce

PHOENIX, June 21 (UP)-The man who offered his
Job for year to relief and had takers, an
nounced today he will try again.
year ago, E. B. Bridgewater, A. inserted the follow
ing in the newspaper Any white American male citizen
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
Port of Stockton Whistles First on
Finish Line in Thrilling Revival
OF Old Time Steamboat Racing

SACRAMENTO, June 27. (UP)-The steamboat Port
of Stockton raced the finish line here yesterday nine
seconds ahead of the Delta Queen to win the first contest
revival of the pioneer days sport of steamboat racing
The was held the Sacramento river which
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27
MRS. MURRAY BETTER

Mrs. p. A. Murray, Eel Centran
injured in an automobile accident
last Tuesday, was able to return
to her home this weekend
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-27

any time and get another, because
I'm qualified"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17

The coffee came, and they drank it, and young Mrs. Alfred Smith told Jerry about her plans for her husbands birthday which would fall tomorrow. She had friendly, informal way of speaking and of looking up at a person for agree ment. She was little common, Jerry decided, but as harmless as a kitten. Her husband ought to be stricter with her. He'd not want Polly to go around getting into diff faculties thls way and asking help of any one that happened along.
 The coffee sobered the cabby re- markedly. He seemed to remember his responsibilities as soon as he had doWned it.
 Do you think he's all right now?" the girl asked Jerry.
 Yes. I'll put you in the hack, :" Jerry said, offering her his arm. He was still thinking of Polly, and how a thing like this must never happen to her.
 And so it was that the young woman in the sky-blue bonnet and the sky-blue dress that was cut square at the neck walked out of the Unicorn and Crown Tavern on the arm of the American seaman, Jeremiah Whitfield, whom she had been paid to dupe.
 Her name was Mazie Miller Cor so she had called herself on the stage) and her love of money fre- quently got the better of natively soft heart. She had been fairly good singer in the music halls be- fore she married the owner of the Sheaf of Wheat Tavern that stood on the edge of town on the road to Plymouth, and she'd not lost her looks or her fetching ways. She [ was devoted to her husband, a gross handsome fellow with grasp ing nature; she not only aided him by servnig as barmaid of his tavern but by hiring out as Jude for the press-gangs as well.
 But only in the more genteel cases" she would tell you.
 Well, Mazie admitted, this was i a genteel case and no mistake. Jeremiah Whitfield was a gentle man and there was no need at all | to put him in his place. She smiled up at him impersonally, and said
 This is mighty good of you, sir. I inst wish my husband could thank you personally. .. Where's the hack, Cabby? I'm so turned around I cant remember where it was I got cut of it.''
 Down this way" the man said.
 What? Down that side street?"
 Jerry said, You wait here, Mrs. Smith. I'll fetch the rig to you"
 "Oh, mo-" she answered hastily. Just take me to it. That will save | time
 The street was dark, SO surpris- ingly dark that Jerry Whitfield commented on it. "London's a poorly lighted city, it seems to me-
 Sometimes the sperm oil gives out in a lamp" the girl said, and then the lighters have to go fetch more. You're not a Londoner I take it, Mr.-Mr.-"
 Whitfield. No, Ma'am. I'm used to smaller places"
 The driver walked to the rear of the hackney coach. To the crouching figure he encountered there he spoke few hissing words out of the side of his mouth.
 Mazie Miller knew what went
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
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on there, and her heart revolted. There was yet time to save this kind, blundering young man who had risen to her distress as a fish rises to bait. She thought of the girl who had been with him today in the park and on the bridge the tall pretty creature who evil dently loved him with all her heart. No! she would not think of that grill She would think only of the five pounds that this buSi- ness would yield her and that she could proudly take home to her husband.
 It was thought of this unworthy mate of hers that brought Mazie to earth and turned her again into a woman of business. She pretended to grope for the hack step. While Jerry was pointing it out to her, the crouching figure back of the hack moved in a cautious orbit through the darkness and closed in on him.
 A cudgel wrapped sparSely in rags came down on Jerry Whit fields head from the rear and he crumpled without knowledge of what had happened. ever did man lose consciousness with so little con- cern for himself. But through the confusion of his mind, before utter darkness engulfed him, there passed the terrible meteoric thought of Polly Chelsey waiting for him waiting ..
 "A fine job, Miss!" the torneared man said to Mazie.
 "Hush!" she sobbed furiously land give me my money! This is my last job, do you understand" (TO Be COntinuedD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17

NO name better symbolizes the glory that was ancient Rome's than that of it's first emperor, Augustus Caesar. And today, 2000 years later, on the bimille- nary of Augustus birth, history's verdict has not changed. But the first emperor has an ardent pro- totype.
 At least the new issue of Italian stamps, honoring Augustus, would seem to reflect equally well the ambitions of Benito Mussolini who has spoken often of the Second Roman Empire" The parallel is to be found in the Latin inscrip- tions on each stamp, either from Virgil, Horace or from Augustus.
 The 50 cent value reads "Iura- wit mea verba tota Italia ct me ducem depoposcit." This trans- lated is " All Italy has needed my words and has demanded that be it's leader" Or consider the more striking reference on the 75 cent stamp. "Meo iussi ct auspicio ducti sunt exercitus in Aethio- piam," meaning "At my order and under my authority armies are sent into Ethiopia" Still others hint of Mussolini's concordat with the Vatican and of vast military power everywhere.
 Shown here is the most timely quotation of all, refecting the cur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
Cn ANaasJM CRACKERS

nn this series of Cranium Crackers with courtroom query, unusual local statutes may alter slightly the legal decisions given.)
 During a cross-country air race, Gerald wilson, pilot of the Golden Arrow. was forced to the ground be- cause of motor trouble. Wilson selected the most favorable appear ing plot of ground below him and landed there.
 wilson's plane came down on pasture land owned by Harry Jones, but before it stopped it ran a short distance through the wheat field owned by George Brown. Both Jones and Brown sued Wilson for trespass.
 IS WILSON LIABLE TO EI- THEIR OF THEM?
 Solution on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17

Copyright. 1898. NEA Service. Inc.)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17

Solution on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17

rent CrlSlS or the Mediter- ranean. This is the 10 cent S t a m p sym- bolizing tn e old R 0 m a n g a Hey and modern naval strength. It reads simply Mare pacavi ."-"I have pacifed the cea v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
CAST OF CHARACTERS

POLLY CHELSEY, heroine; stranded in London when war breaks out.
 JERRY WHITFIELD, hero; the Yankee who sees her through.
 CABELL BANKS, privateer captain.
 Yesterday, The pretty woman and the man with the scared ear enter the picture, but neither Polly nor Jerry are aware of the danger ahead. Polly thinks of Jerry.
The Republican., 1938-04-21
What You Could Say,
President Roosevelt
DEAR MR.. PRESIDENT:

They that several occasions, when
been nagging about what should to
put business this country reorted
"A right. You ahead. Write out exactly what think
l could say that would Danish fear I'll dare you"
Mr.. Presdent-if had dared me- this would be my
You said once with eternal truth that the only thing to
fear is fear itself Fear depressing industry With due respect
you should concede the obvious This fear you
It is fear of shifting poicies of hostile attitude toward
legitimate business of nsistence dscredd methods
and other laws the earning and retaining of fair
and honest profits
won't stay put is fear that plan of yours proved bad
will stick it subborny because unwilling to admit
that, like all the rest of you make mistakes
Mr. President eliminate this basic of the
depression simply You command instant audience of
the whole Nation Through message to Congress
other vehicle should address yourself and
vncngly to the fear that keeps applicants for loans
from banks full of and from turning
into profits the greatest store OF natural and industrial
ingenuity in the world
You should inform the American people that, proud-as
you should be the great moral and social advances
which have been made under leadership willing
consolidate these and attempt until your Cabinet
foot the bill
You should your only effort will be to raise
the national income without devauaon of other artces to
that 80 100 billions annually which the You
should explain that in order this admnistra
1--WE circle Will refrain from tavortsm toward economic
disturbing speeches. sudden proposals to
Congress- and attacks and individuals who happen
disagree with criticize you You should high example
by clearing your mind of private hates
You should make it clear that shan fight any
VINO is to share the annual income of 80 100 billions and to
what degree until have given all of chance
to that figure. This do
You should let administrative silence "ke poultice
to heal the blows of sound permit industry 90 to work
in an atmosphere of peace and security.
Ii you will do this Mr.. President, explicitly generousv
candd make effort to keep Congress longer than
absolutely necessary and reduce blacklist
tentona enemies Of the welfare you will be astonded
to witness the curative effect of this single thing
Other details important YOUR
plan loans to all kinds of business The details
of aid the railroads. the enduring armistce
you should sign with the utilities they can refnane
and stimulate the heavy industries
is to imin
confidence You alone do that thorouqhv
1orsang hate and vanity and resumng that with
which nob courageousy conquered an illness that
would have broken the spirit of most us.
You have been great leader and great man. You can
be again ~
ELEANOR PATTERSON
Editor Washington
The Republican., 1938-04-21

institution by which civilization was
made possible This institution is the
institution of private property.
Governments have grown up for the
purpose of protecting this institution
the protection of the individual IN
his private rights of ownership from
the ruthlessness of gangdom. inns is
both the reason and the excuse Tor the
existence of governments.
If you own anything or ever expect
to own anything, if your immediate
ancestors owned anything, cherished
the right and wished to extend their
privilege, for their sake and for your
own now is the time to take your
stand and stop the prostitution OF
your heritage.
A radical democracy is more vicious
than even a dictator or king, except
the late rulers of Russia, have dared
to be in the abuse of private property.
King Henry VIII may have beheaded
his queens, but never was he foolhardy
enough to behead a creditor.
Not only is our Government confis-
eating, but more, it is destroying. The
minute it gets a dollar, that dollar
is only WOrCn 70 Genus. ne HllHuCe II
gets a piece of property the value of
that property diminishes 75f6. Fur
thermore, in this recent process of the
Government taking over wealth, not
only is there evidenced a reduction in
the value of one particular dollar or
of one particular piece of property,
but, through a lesser degree, there is
seen reduction in the value of all
other dollars and of all other pieces
of property. This destruction of values
by our Government is especially felt in
England and France. Likewise, the de-
structive action of those two other
strong socialist governments is keenly
felt in the United States. The buzzards
of socialism are eating up the hearts
of these countries.
1t is necessary for US of the Grand
Old Party to stick firmer together,
because our votes have been watered.
Millions of people who should not have
voted and who would not have voted
have been brought to the polls. These
The Republican., 1938-04-21
SENATOR FRIEND, AS "
USUAL, WAS ALL WET!

In another column of The Republi-
can today we print in full letter re-
ceived in the County Commissioners
office this week from Comptroller
Gordy concerning funds available for
distribution to the counties of the
State for General Public Assistance.
The Commissioners received a check
for this purpose for S1928.00 last
week. ''''
1t seems from Mr.. Gordy's letter
that this is all the county will receive
this year for this purpose, and, as ex-
planned in the letter, even this sum
would not have been available to the
county had it not been for a surplus
in the other accounts, and the relief
law as passed at the special session
last May would have yielded nothing
for distribution for General Public
Assistance had it not been for the
surplus in the old age pensions and
aid to dependent children accounts.
1t will be remembered that several
weeks ago Senator Friend made a
statement in an article published in
The Republican that the county would
receive this year S25,000,00 from the
State for General Relief.
The Commissioners, answering
Senator Friends article, stated that
at the time their levy was laid they
had no information as to the amount
that they would receive from the
State for this purpose.
Senator Friends article intimated
that the Commissioners should have
taken this sum into account in max
ing their levy.
What a fine predicament our county
affairs would be in if the Commits
sioners had done what Senator Friend
apparently seems to think they should
have done.
Just another case of the Senator
being wrong again and we think he
should get out another circular letter
to the people of the county correcting
the wrong impression that he created
in his former statement.