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The times-news., 1938-12-31

: sfThe@ Church Of The Warm
Heart and Glad Hand"
Rev A. E. Edney, pastor.
Sunday school 10 a. m, T. E.
Duncan, superintendent.
Preaching services, second Sun
day, 8 p. M, and fourth Sunday
at IL a. m. ,...,....
B.Y.P.U., 7:30, p. m, every
Sunday; Mrs. Annie Mae Parker,
director. ....,..,.. =.
Visitors are cordially invited to
worship with US. ...., ST.,
The times-news., 1938-12-31

y 30. IN the church house. @ j.
The Deacons-Friday, ;3V, at
DIR, R, c. Samples Office
Music for Sundays services VIII
be as follows,
Morning service ~
Antbem-Jubilata Deo-----Nevln
Anthem-Just. for Today ~
Evening service ~.
Anthem = God That Made US
Heaven and Earth-----Huerter
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

we had stopped talking about the matter for
q while out of sheer lonesomeness. feeling that
no one was listening and if there is anything we
detest it is being compelled to talk to ourseh.
Almost everybody, including President Roose-
velt has now declared in favor of big pro-
gram of preparedness, and we hope that the
feeling of unrest and fear that has been IN the
air in this country lately continues long enough
for the program to get well under way. that
feeling abates, the customers soon win be lulled
into a sense of security again, and some Of them
will be saying:
"Come, come! We do not need all that costly
war truck now so let us put those plans away
and forget them. Nobody is going to bother U.s."
AlUays Safest to Be Prepared
WELL, we do not think anybody is going to
w bother U.S. at that, but we have always con-
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

"What in Heavens name has gotten into you?"
and suddenly she stops short and begins giggling
He's Melancholy Baby ,,..
''whiskey," she shouted to me. Nov know.
He hasn't been the same since he saw Hamlet
last night. The poor itty man thinks he's another
Hamlet. He's melancholy baby
IT." snaps Sunk-Cheek, will leave this house
and never return"
ERIDAY: He is reading aloud. "He knows that
= his emotional life belongs to the public he
reads 80 that he may be seen In various envi-
rons, his adjectives poised, dreaming wistfully
along ManhattanS midnight waterside, musing
upon the Bowerys sorry humanity, On sitting in
the cigarette twilight of the towns dizziest
wineries"
"O," sighs the Queen, IT should like very much
to meet q marvellous man like that" and Droop-
Chin says smugly: "You are living with him.
John Anderson wrote that and it's about me
and very apt description should say Where
upon the Queen slaps hand over her mouth
and leaves the room in hurry and can hear
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

First Passenger-"Dewey's being pushed too
fast"
Second PasSenger-"I think so, too. But I'm
Republican and my votes going for Dewey"
Driver-'That'S interesting I'm Republican,
too, but I think shall vote for Lehman. think
he's good man"
"Both Good Men"-But
ITO MANY people in the important key political
Il State Of New York, with its colossal bloc Of
electoral votes in every national election, the
November governorship race seems to be narrow
ing down to more or less this
Dewey, potentially good man without expert
ence.
Governor Lehman, proven good man with
much experience.
Many New York State citizen seems satisfied
that Herbert Lehman has little or no love for
Franklin D. Roosevelt or the PHILOSOPHERS Of
government he represents, but that as Governor
Of the Empire State he has done a good job.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

her laffing in the next room and Midge, the
canary, seems to be laffing with her.
oATURDAY: There Is some argument about
~ dressing to go to the opening Of Abraham
Lincoln in Illinois. but Mustache says no he will
not under any circumstances be stuffedshirt
first nighter and the Queen gives in very meekly
which is something cannot understand.
He seems very disguised with me because
refuse to walk on my hind legs. I cannot see the
sense of this because it Is very uncomfortable
for me and as long as have these four legs
God has given me why should stand on two
of them and make q fool Of myself-for what
ask? A lot Of my friends can do all sorts Of
tricks but none very happy about it and indeed,
dear diary. while do not like to boast, must
admit am something Of leader in my set be-
cause I refuse to knuckle to these household
Mussolinis and turn somersaults and so forth.
Not me!
~ mood and he is praising everything. Never"
he says, "in my born days have seen such
performance like last nights. That Raymond
Massey was as If he had stepped right out Of the
picture frame-I never saw more perfect Abra-
ham Lincoln. I will go to see that play again
and again."
The0ter's Finest Week
"This." says sourpuss heavily, "has been the
theater's finest week with Robert Morley giving
us his Oscar Wilde and Maurice Evans as Hamlet
and now Massey as Abraham Lincoln. am be-
ginning to love the theater again"
Dear Diary: have never been to q theater. I
wonder what it's like? It can't be very honest
because gather people are always being what
they really aren't and pretending to be someone
else.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

o peep out of them about old
Uncle Sam heeling himself.
The only fellow who is kick
ing is Hitler, and it was his
beef that switched the last
few hesitant votes over to the
side of the customers in favor
Of loading up.
OF course, we have long
been a sort Of a nut on pre-
psredness and naturally we
are glad at last to find our"
self in so much good COM
oany As a matter of fact,
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Saws BOake Carter

Even Iehmans political enemies admit that
he has made as good a Governor as the State has
had in many q long day.
New York State-erS ask themselves why tS:y
should exchange Governor whose enemies
admit reluctantly is pretty fair, for man whose
reputation is at present ION the make"
CTEwARDEss on a northbound American air
~ Iner-"Dyou mind If the cool air is turned
on q little bit full. It may cool your ankles a
bit, but it's little too warm"
Passenger in seat directly ahead Of air intake
Not the least I've come to the conclusion that
there isn't much sense to complain about any
Lning when travelling"
StewardeSs-"Dyou mean that you feel that
you won't get any service even if you do COM
plain?"
Passenger-"Dear me, no! meant that too
often people who travel turn themselves into
perpetual nuiSances with their complaints-
mostly over nothing at all"
Education and TrGUel
MANY people believe that education begins
AVA and ends at school, Children may have to
go to school to learn two and two make four
But no school can provide the fundamental train.
ing for development Of savoir fsire, initiative
and self.handling that can only come from trav-
cling places and seeing things.
But 1t seems sophistry to insist that young
people must go to Europe to "see how things
began" when the much more important issue Is
to develop In them an appreciation for the cul-
ture Of this New World. so that they may better
understand their own problems and own nation
when they come to take a hand in New World
government
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Bonke CGrter'S opinions are his otDn and not
necessarily those OF the Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

say it is love, but I think it's
those cigarettes you smoke"
and he says: "It is only be-
cause I have a great restless
ness. I think I will get into
the car and just 60 cross
country for a change Of seen
cry and the lady says: with
out me?" and he says moodily:
"I may even 60 without me-"
The Queen says THAT makes
no sense" and he says darkly:
"There is no sense in anything
these days." and she says:
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Public Aid Case Workers 'OverIOadeGl'

worker in September was 1T
cases.
1t is generally agreed, however,
the report stated, that "even min
imum standards cannot be main
tanned where a worker must carry
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

The inadequacy Of the present
staff Of case workers, who are
burdened with an overload" of
cases, was stressed today in the
monthly report Of the Public AS
sistance Division,
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

'"The election? Oh, it's in the
bag for Dewey. The reports
coming in from all sections.
even down among the railroad
yards, all promise even bigger
returns than last time"
The perennial wishful think
ing of the usual political
leader!
In an automobile returning
from q lecture:
Driver-"Well, apart from
the foreign situation, what
d'you think Of the political
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

Pointing out that investigators
should not be overloaded with
cases as "a long-standing axiom
of social work." the report pointed
out that the average case.load per
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
DeVaIera Studies
Bid 10 White House

DUBLIN, Oct. 20.-Eamon De-
valera, prime minister Of Fire, is
favorably considering an invita-
tion from President Roosevelt to
visit the United States next year.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

more than 100 cases."
In this connection, Burdette G.
Lewis, relief investigator, recently
alleged that "phoney statistics"
were being issued on relief cases
by the public assistance division.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

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0NE thing that Czechoslovakia business did, it
W threw terrific scare into nearly all the
pacifsts in this country and now you never hear
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

n1ARY of a cOlyumists pup; sieve-srain has no
~ appetite and the Queen says, "wen. good
ness If you were younger and not bald, would
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
The BRIGHTER Side ByDam0nRuny0n

tended there is less chance Of anybody bothering
a chap when he is known to be carrying pair
of brass knucks in each side pocket Of his coat
and pistol on his hip.
Nobody wanted any truck with old Uncle Sam
after the Mexican war, when he had those hard
bitten veterans from the triumphant armies OF
Scott and Zach Taylor just aching for fight,
and they all backed off from Sam after the
civil war when again he stood mighty well pre-
pared with the States swarming with battle
blooded veterans.
Then there were the early twentieS, when old
Sam had about the greatest fleet on the face Of
the waters, and 100000 men trained to fight,
and that was when Europe started eagerly talk
ing about disarming. Well old Sam is always
the first to be willing to unbuckle his guns and
toss 'em on the table and generally the boys
steal his weepins the minute he turns his head.
Should ForeUer Remain Armed
DIGIT now is about the first time in the his
tory of the country that sam has made up
his mind to arm, not for any immediate con-
tingency, but Just for his own personal welfare
Incidentally, it must be the first time he has
heard no vast protesting chorus against his de-
cision. When a wolf is loose in the woods, the
customers like to have fellow with gun around
Once fully armed again, Sam should forever
remain armed. It is our contention that the
United States should be the only nation In the
world permitted arms, by agreement Of the Others
to act as q sort Of world policeman, with the
other nations contributing to the support OF the
COP, because this is the only nation that wants
nothing from the rest of the world except peace
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
"But''- Z"

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
CONVERSATIONAL tidbits picked up here and
~ there
rr.s4n+0 Man, Work Renuhlican district leader
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

IWW AA1CHlCS WIUNC 10 CHlG pd9AN
We've taken one of our best selling drdperies and
offer to you at this special Hecht Month price, Bedu-
tifullY tailored Of firmly woven rdYon-dnd-cotton
ddmdsk in rich decorators shades of green, gold,
brown, red rosewood eggshell turquoise, toast ond
blue. Pinch pleoed top complete with tie backs and
hanging pins. Fully lined with tan sdteen. They're
2h yards long.
FlOOr-The Hecht
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Voice of New York By LOuIJ SObOl Dev

her laffing in the next room and Midge, the
canary, seems to be laffing with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28

CISCO FRANCO ClOoStu UllC SilSo i4'St
and battered into retreat the gov
ernment troops in the Fraga sector
on the Catalonian border. Italian
and Moorish forces were prominent
III the attack.
The government at Barcelona,
united now with Communist, So
eialist and Anarchist -syndicalist Ia
Dor forces, called upon Loyalist
men, women and children for a
supreme effort which appeared
likely to develop into a defense to
the death.
When and if Barcelona'S rich
industrial center falls, the collapse
of Madrid and the rest of Loyallst
territory would be only a matter
of time.
Other developments along the IN
ternational front included
ROME-Italian newspapers speak
for Premier Benito MusSolini warn
ed France not to seek to aid the
Spanish Loyalist government lest
such action cause war.
PARIS The cabinet of Premier
Leon Blum, facing probable defeat
Continued on Page 2; Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
Hunt for MISSING
AirIiner Shifts to
Mountain Camp

FRESNO, Cal, Mar % CUP) -
The search for the missing TWA
airliner centered on Balch Camp
25 miles from Big Greek in the
Sierra Nevadas northeast of here
today after airline officials re-
ceived belated reports the ship was
heard over the region the night it
vanished with nine persons aboard.
Mrs. H. S. Minor, wife of a San
Joaquin Light and Power company
engineer, said she and six others
heard an airliner overhead at 1920
pm. on March /. Residents of the
tiny, isolated mountain camp have
been cut off from Fresno by i'm
passable roads. Mrs Minors was
the first report from the camp to
reach here.
o. w. Coyle chief pilot of the
TWA western division, said a
flight would be made over the area
late today if weather permitted
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
Donald.
REORGANIzING q
BILL PRESSED
THRU SENATE
ROOsevelt's Prestige at
Stake; Proposal Now
To Conference

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2S.
(UP) - r h e senate today
passed the New Deal reOr-
ganization bill over protests
of an opposing Republican,
Democratic coalition that it would
concentrate excessive power IN
President Roosevelt's hands and
jeopardize the Democratic system
of government.
The measure was approved in 4
snap vote taken shortly after the
senate had refused by 48 votes to
43 to recommit the bill to committee
and thereby kill it for this session.
President Roosevelt's personal
and political prestige was at stake
as his senate leaders maneuvere0
the small New Deal Majority to
victory.
The bill now goes to conference
with the house, which passed 4
more restricted legislation last year,
exempting the comptroller generals
office and other important agencies
from reorganization. The senate bill
would abolish the pre-audit power
Of the accounting office.
The vote on final passage was 40
to 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28

eign policies Of the Wilson adr2ln-
istration. died four months before
his Goth birthday. His wife, daugh-
ter and a few close associates OF
his latter years were at his bedside
He went to bed at the usual time
last night, about 9 o'clock. He
seemed to be in fair health, and it
was believed he was gaining
strength after the long illness dating
from an attack of pleuriSy last
June.
Before dawn. however, his nurse
summoned Mrs. House, his sonin-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon AuchincloSs, and his Secre-
tary. Miss Frances Denton, to his
room. He ha,i taken a turn for the
worse. He died at am.
Auchincloss, New York City at
torney, attributed Houses death to
"old age.
Born in Texas where he acquired
the title of colonel House became
one OF the nations foremost states
men. Yet he never held a public
office and performed his greatest
services to the country in an un-
official capacity.
In 1914. before the World war
broke out, Wilson sent House to
Europe as his unofficial ambas-
sador The Texan bore a personal
letter from the president to the
Kaiser.
House had conceived a plan to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
RAVISHED. NEAR DEATH
TREASURY ENDS
PURCHASES OF
MEXICAN SILVER
Suspension Followed by
Cut in Price Paid
For Foreign Ore

WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
(UP) - The treasury today
followed its suspension Of
Mexican silver purchases by
reducino the price it pays
for foreign silver in New York from
as TO id cents an ounce. This was
the first change in this quotation
in almost two years.
Under the treasury's policy. 90
signed to carry out the provisions
of the silver purchase act. me
treasury has purchased all foreign
silver offered at New York. The
price has been 45 cents an ource
compared to the existing price of
Ga cents paid by the treasury for
newly mined domestic silver.
Prior to Dec. 81, 1897 the treas
ury paid 7757 cents an ounce for
newly mined domestic silver. But
the New York price has remained
unchanged until today.
The treasury has no fixed price
for foreign silver but it announces
its quotation every day on a day TO
day basis
Announcement of deferment of
U. S. purchases of Mexican silver.
followed appropriation by the Mex
ican government of oil properties
in Mexico.
While the treasury made its Sll-
yer announcement, six leading AM
erican oil executives called upon
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
to confer on the appropriation
situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
fri: OF
T 4 M IL Y
GRILL. { D
Lab0rer, 81, Held
In Attack on
Small Girl
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.
March %. (UP)-Police and
the sheriff today grilled a
62 year old family friend
who took Betty Craven to
supper and a movie last night a
short time before she was ravished
and beaten nearly to death.
H. H Austin, 62, a day laborer,
admitted having been with the lit
tie girl earlier in the evening but
denied the attack.
Betty. who is IL or II years old,
was found groaning behind lum-
ber pile in a vacant lot last night.
A blow with a blunt instrument
in the middle of the forehead had
fractured her skull. She had been
criminally attacked, doctors said
Eight hours later she was still un-
conscious and had less than an even
chance to live.
Sheriff Emmett l.. Shay and po-
lice questioned Austin for more than
an hour this morning. The man
told of taking Betty and five other
girls ranging in age from 10 to II
years. to supper and a theater last
night. Afterwards, Austin said he
left them at a bus depot where he
took a taxi cab for his home at
Harlem Springs, four miles from
San Bernar1ino.
Sheriff Shay said Austin told him
he told Betty's mother yesterday
that he would like to kidnap Bet
ty.' But he was only kidding"
Austin told Shay.
You took that girl out and
brutally attacked her" Shay said
to Austin during questioning.
Maybe" Austin replied.
You did, didn't you?" said the
sheriff.
You can't prove it, and you know
you can't" Austin replied.
The girls father is Andre Francis
Cravens of National City. He is an
instructor at the naval training sta
ton at San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
VALLEY WOMEN
TOLD TO FIGHT
UNION TYRANNY
Organization of 10000
Aims at Radicals,
Says Leader
BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

BRAWLEY, March %. -
Women, who spend sc cents
out of every 81 spent in the
United States, can break
boycotts and rescue the nation
from the tyranny of radical unlon-
ism, Imperial Valley women were
told at a meeting in Brawley Mon
day.
Mrs. Bessie Ochs, head of 1he
Neutral Thousands, organization Of
more than 10000 women, spoke at
a luncheon at the Planters hotel.
The organization was started Oct
|, 1887, she said at the request of
200 wives of striking workmen in
Los Angeles. They begged he: as
prominent industrialist, to help
them and their husbands out oil
the strike. They could not iced
their children and maintain their
homes during the Walkout, they
said.
Her first deed was to take the
Wagner act to several different
attorneys and ask them to outline
the rights of the individuals COM
ing under the act. She was advised
that collective bargaining is the
right of every American but it is
not necessary to belong to a union
to enjoy its privileges.
Those who appeal to TINT 70,
Continued on Page 2; Col p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
SNOW, SLEET
STORM HITS
MOUNTAINS

A rain storm. the edge of a snow,
rain and sleet storm in the noun
tains, visited Imperial Valley Sat
urday night.
Precipitation in Ell Centre totaled
IT of an inch. The sky was over
cast large part of the time Sun
day. A high wind blew in the
northern part of the valley Monday
morning, but died down later in the
day.
Snow. sleet, hail and an electric
storm were encountered by valley
residents travelling to and from San
Diego over the weekend
Maximum temperature in The val
ley Sunday was 70 degrees and the
minimum AZ degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28

wiser aud-in some instances
unable to eat sitting down. Parents
are stern people.
The eight were members of a
Pipe Club that met. until Sunday,
ut irregular intervals on the rO0f
of the closed Fox theatCr on South
State street. Equipment consisted
of II pipes borrowed without
leave from tt LaniCF News
Agency, and sundry cigarettes, ci-
gars and candy borrowed the same
way frOm other establishments at
various times. Ten of the pipcn
were returned to the news stand
after the police raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
Wife, Wounded
In Shooting Walks
TO Doctor S Office

HOLTVILLE, March %. = Mrs.
Maria Mata, 81. Mexican housewife
and victim of an accidental shoot
ing, appeared at a physicians Of
flee here Sunday and calmly asked
him to pick birdshot from her
head.
She said she stepped to the door
of their house miles east of
town just in time to get part of
a charge of shot from a gun her
husband, Rosendo Mata, was clean
ing. Her husband was in the yard
cleaning the gun after a rabbit
hunt, she explained. The IL gauge
single barrel shot gun discharged
accidentally, she insisted. Part of
the birdshot struck the house door
and part lodged in the top of her
head.
Her injuries were slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
Boys Smoke Club BIacl<nnaiI
Ring Shattered by Police

"Okay, TOOts! S good ting
you came t'ru wit dis protection
dough. An tell you're pals they
better remember tn bulls 'ud like
t'gct an earful o what they're doin'
My gang might Just ferget an
mention it, les you're buddies
come t'ru.'
Chicago? New York? On even
Los Angeles?
No.
FL Centre.
In one fell sweep FL Centre
police Sunday ni'ht smashed a
smoke club and shattered n black
mail ring. AS the result, eight boys,
IL to IA years old, were sadder,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28
Roos evelt Urges
Consideration For
War Debt Plans

WASHINGTON, Mar %. up
President Roosevelt today trans
mitte1 to congress Hungary's pro-
posal for settlement of its post war
debt to the United States with a
request for careful consideration.
Mr. Roosevelt termed the proposal
a noteworthy wish and effort" of
the Hungarian government to meet
its obligation to this country.
The original debt, advanced i'll
credits TO enable Hungary to pur-
chase flour Immediately after the
World war totaled $l,685 1886.
The president said the Hungarian
government seeks a definitiye re-
adjustment of the indebtedness on
terms Of full payment over period
of years of the original obligation,
without interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28

There was n fly i'm the salving
nicotine ointment of the Pipe Club.
The fly was blaekmail Another
group OF boys the same age.
charged club members IS cents a
head fer silence. II was pay up or
be told on. they warned the club
members.
II was no blacl1mailer's tip that
led to the police raid, however. II
was an irate mother. Her young
son had been away from home all
day. A young friend OF her young
son mentioned that her young son
might be IN trouble with the black.
mailers. Aud then IL all came out.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-28

READING, Pa, Mar. 23. CUP)-
The Berks county public assistance
beard suspended all activities at the
old Reading city hall today and
surrendered the three story build
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mac
Hemer, their 10 children and about
25 members of the Reading tax
payers protective league.
Acting Director Edwin Moore Of
the board sent home 40 to SO clerks
and other relief workers, and an
nounced the offices would remain
closed until the MacHemer family
left. The MacHemers moved into
the relief directors office Saturday