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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
News Behind the News
- The Future of Ickes

WASHINGTON IN the Department
Of Interior are even more preposterous than usual
and il looks as i Secretary Honest Harold
Iekes. in lquidating the office staff Of Under
secretary Charles West. has manased to hquidate
his pet project-the proposed Department OF
Conservation.
This is a rather complicated and involved
story but it loses none of its interest for that.
Also. il involves the future of Iekes. with which
an increasing number of New Dealers are con-
eerned
The clean-out of Vests office staff was about
as conspicuous slap in the face as a ertaln
member could give subordinate. It was one Of
the most astonishing lnidentS in the history of
the New Deal and IS commonly referred to with
adjectires more singing
Charlie West was RooseyeltS chief lalson man
with Congress. He was underSecretary OF the
Interior. with nominal duties. in order TO give
him an office and salary with which to oper-
ate.
The arrangement appeared to be satisfactory
to Ickes who with the help of his assistant and
administrative officer Ebert K Burlew seemed
to have no trouble running the department
But West began to think that he was the
victim OF Ickes- -Burlew espionage and Wiretap-
ping and he became very vocal about it. He was
no more bitter in his criticisms of Ickes and
Burlew than many other of Ickes under-officals
have been. but West didn't care who knew it.
II appears he even started a little investigation
of alleged Wiretappng on his own.
IckeS has his story about that and West has
his. but in the upShot IckeS summoned West,
bawled him out numerically and ordered him
from his presence. This was shortly after HouS-
ing Administrator Nathan Straus had portest-
ed at staff meeting Ickes assertion that he
had right to tap departmental telephone wires.
From then on 1t was understood that West
eventually would be stepping out probably to
take one OF the six presidential assistant jobs
Congress was expected to create.
First Assistant Secretary Theodore Walters
died and Ickes got Roosevelt to nominate Bur-
lew to succeed him. Certain senatorial opposi-
ton to Burlew'S confirmation became apparent.
Some was inspired. as the Ickes group charges,
from the strong lobby fighting to keep the De-
partment OF Agrculture's Forest Service out of
the Department of Conservation recommended
in the Presidents organization plan and pro-
vided in the Byrnes bill. The lobby includes
lumber interests.
But it also was obvious that certain Interior
officials and eX-officias were secretly in the
anti-BurleW fight although others stayed clear,
admittedly in fear OF their jobs.
Ickes got the idea. rightly or wrongly that
West was behind the BurleW attack. With spleen
and relish, in Vests absence, he fired or trans
ferred four of the five persons on Vests staff.
Some of his closest associates threw up their
hands in dismay at his poor judgment
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
THE SIXTY FAMILIES
AND THE PRESS

Because Secretary of Interior Harold
Ickes recently quoted it as eminent au-
thority in speech attacking the Money
Barons, Ferdinand Lundberg's book,
"America's Sixty Families has come to
be widely read The calibre of the entire
book, if it is to be judged by the chap
ters dealing with newspapers and jour
nalism, is not of a high standard.
''The journalism of the United States,
from top to bottom, is the personal af-
fair-bought and paid for : of the
wealthy families says Lundberg, and
then attempts to prove it. He fails sadly
flat in the attempt.
A compilation taken from Lundberg's
own book shows that AZ of his 60 families
have no connection, direct or indirect,
with the press that the fortunes of the
conspicuously wealthy Families engag-
ed in journalism were made in that 0ccu-
patton, and that less than 30 out Of
1889 daily newspapers in the United
States are owned or even remotely di-
rected from the ranks of the Sixty
Families Less than half dozen of
the scores of published magazines and
periodicals come under the influence of
the Sixty.
If the rest of Mr. Lundberg's charges
are based OH similar information, his
book would seem to be very far from
authoritative He has condemned him
self by the vague charge that journal
ism from top to bottom " is the
personal affair Of the wealthy families"
because he has shown by his own figures
that his statement is not true. Thirty
newspapers out Of 1,989-and he calls
ii from top to bottom' His span is
not very inclusive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
CRUCIFIED
PAUL WRIGHT
OR CRUCIFIER

The end of the trial at Los Angeles
of Paul A Wright. who shot and killed
his wife and his best friend when he
found them in a passionate embrace
demonstrates again one of the faults
of our system of criminal trials.
The prosecutor summed up his case
before the jury by describing Wright as
a cod-blooded killer who planned and
carried out his crime without turning
hair. The defense attorney painted
word picture before the jury of a man
who had lived in complete happiness
with his wife until the sudden shock of
seeing her in another mans arms drove
him mad and made him the Woeful vic
tib of tragic circumstances.
Anybody with grain of common sense
knows that neither attorney painted the
true picture of Paul Wright. One at
tempted to win a victory for the prosecu-
ton that would mean Wright's eXecu-
ton, the other tried to win victory for
the defense that would mean Wright's
freedom. Each attorney aimed at an
extreme.
The result was that, in all probability
nobody connected with the trial except
possibly Wright himself knows just
what happened. or how it happened.
oSSlDly nopouA eNel Will hiio".
To layman, it seems that justice
might better be served in such cases
if Judge, jury and attorneys were con-
fined to consideration of the facts of
the case-all pertinent facts-without
legal wrangles over minor details or
pertinent testimony. and, above all, with
out the dramatic emotional TRADES that
have come to be pleas to the jury.
If there were any way in our Ameri-
can courts to gather Judge, jury and at
torneys around table for a cool, impair
tial investigation of facts, there might
be fewer chances for error in the course
of justice.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Famous Sayings ---
By O. O. Mcintyre

man, king of them all profaned the
sanctity of Carnegie Hall-aS one
critic moaned-with his sWingfest
concert on a recent Sunday eve
ming, there was not much for the
ieerers to say. Especially when
hundreds were turned away. In the
poll of Paramount theatre patrons,
Benny Goodman and Shep Fields
not among the first ten a year ago
are running straight and to show
in the band field. Guy Uombario.
enc Of the first three leaders year
ago. is currently running second.
Among the first flight to retain
their popularity of year ago are
Eddy Duchin, Hal Kemp, Glen
Gray Fred Warine and Phil Spit
alny. Those far back among the
also rams and now up in the new
voting include Horace Heidi. Tom
my Dorsey and Bunny Bergman.
The Disney Influence: He was a
drip-nosed nipper shivering in the
doorway of a deserted block and
holding forth a soiled extra. l hal
Deen 10 see olloW w NIT bi4e StC-
ond time, and was all softened up.
SO I gave him practically all my
loose change That was few
nights ago. Last night I passed
and he was there again. up to
your old tricks?" I called so
WHAT" he replied.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

I'D Balieff's ChauVe Souris from a
Moscow cellar. Few know the thea-
tire SO we'll
When the Hotel Gotham was
opened many years ago, the ONO
political boss, Mark Hanna. was one
of the hackers and made it his New
York home. A special kitchen was
built into his apartment SO that his
cook from Cleveland could come on
and prepare Hanna's faVorite Sun
day morning breakfast, eorned-beef
hash. The kitchen is still there.
Someone tells me that in the days
of better digestion, a favorite dish
of the elder Rockefeller was hash.
incidentally, the town house of
tie junior John D. Rockefeller is
soon to come down in West 54th
street. 1t will become a sort of a
terraced garden approach for the
entrance to the Museum of Mod
ern Art to be built on West 53rd
street. Thus will end the services
of the most publidized private de-
tectiVeS in the city. Day and night
a guard of two. derbied and plain
clothes, idle up and down in front
Of the mansion on the lookout for
anyone who might be acting sus-
piciouS. The older home of the
elder Rockefeller next door and
its quaint red-bricked servant quar-
ters will not be touched.
A year has passed. and despite
the boots swing music remains on
the upbeat. When Benny Good
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Letters To The Editor

EDITOR, THE POST-PRESS,
DEAR SIR:
In the interest of truth. I wish to call your
attention to your editorial Of Feb 7th inst. to
the effect that Japan is breaking Naval Ratio
Treaty. or, for that matter, any other naval
treaty.
Japan is not breaking the treaty of which
you refer because she is not party to the
treaty. Japan has been party to the Washing
ton Naval Limitation Treaty which was signed
in 1922 for ten year period At the London
naval conference Of 1885 Japan declined to be
further tied to treaty wherein she was given
an inferior position as naval power. So the
tons, was signed by U. s., Great Britain, and
France in 1886.
So, Japan cannot be breaking treaty when
she is not party to the treaty. Yours for truth
T l. MOMITA
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Other Editors Saw
TIE TOURIST BUSINESS
LINDSAY Gazeifcl

A party Of people from the East stopped for
few minutes at Hotel Tuare When asked
where they We're goina. one Of the party said
they were on Lieir way 10 ser the big redWoods
and were going 10 the Redwood highway They
did not know that only an hour and half
from where they were, the Giant SequoiaS. the
largest Of the redwoods we're rearing their
heads and appealinglY soliciting that the Visi-
tors look them over. The movement to turn the
tourists through the San Joaquin valley is be-
coming live ISSUE A business, bigger lhan the
citrus is susceptible OF development When or
ange prices fail rs We might dispose Of the or
ange blossoms to eastern brides and If that
fails perhaps we can show tourists our back
country The mountains can be a playground
that will attract millions who are seeking thrills
and new things
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
BY WILLIAM RIFT

ZADOK DUMBKOPF has new
problem bothering him. He wants
to know if Henry Ford goes ahead
with his plan to make autos out
of farm products whether the mo-
tor car of the future will be known
rs the oatmobile.
No. Zadok, since milk and not
cats is suggested as one Of the ma
terials out of which the proposed
homegrown car would be made,
its a better chance the name will
be automobile.
Science now can tell the exact
age of a fish. While we are ap-
plauding this great achievement
we can't help but wonder just a
little bit what good this will do
anyone.
Radio receiving sets are becom-
ing popular in Africa, we read. At
last the natives will share the
white mans burden-static, garn-
ished with crooners and CONNER
cial announcements.
The manner in which Fascist
nations are organizing their youth
into semi-military organizations
indicates that soon the Schoolboy
over there will need to know his
four instead of three Rs-reading,
'riting. rithmetic and revolver
practice
Treason at the north pole? 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

ged sumner, II
cheese Ina Claire 5
mother. Elias P
Sugarnau. chief
of tie Billboard
ana his song bird
bride Belle Baker
Francine Lar1i-
more and her two
kiYoodles.
They are calling
tt h e m { L
H { m n gWays.
Ethel Mernan's !
l,Yi1lo+ li.,e a,,r
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Barbs 49,

With the paving Of The last dirt
roads in Manhattan, New Workers.
will have no excuse for finding
themselves in a rut.
In Tientin, candy is being used
as change because of the scarcity
of small coins. Probably few little
Chinese boys are being sent to the
store these days.
The hair on a pigs tail is now
used in air conditioning equip
ment. That's putting their tail in
the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Bruce Cation Saws

There has been much talk about
the United States Nays Line of
Defense, for it is good, re-
sounding phrase that fits in hand
ily when politicians or statesmen,
either, have occasion to talk for
public consumption.
But until just recently the Line
of Defense" was a vague. indis-
tinct WaVering mark which not
one out of a hundred rune of-the
mine citizens could have placed
even remotely. Some congressman
even accused the State Dpartment
Of placing the line on the Yangtze
in China.
The n the hypothetical line was
drawn. and by no less authority
than Admiral William D. Leahy,
chief of naval operations. 1t runs,
he explained according to navy
technique. from the Aleutian Is
lands (off the coast of AlaSka) ;,
southwark through Hawaii to Sa-
moa, eastward to the Panama Ca
nal and thence to the Virgin Is
lands and the Maine coast-an ir-
regular circle bounding a lot of
water in two oceans, a considerable
number Of islands and the United
States
The admlralS statement immed-
l5tely brought up the question::
What about the rest of the Amer
lcas2' Shouldn't the defense line
he extended and instead of cutting
through the Panama Canal be en-
iarged to cncircle the continent of
South America?
Perhaps it should be, perhaps it
shouldn't. It isnt one question, its
several.
# the Monroe Doctrine should
break down and one or several for
eign powers should attempt TO
seize one or several South Ameri-
can countries. Just what can we do
about it. Would our navy, under its
proposed enlargementS. be husky
enough to steam southwark and
justify the excursion? How much
help could it expect from South
America itself?
Laying out a line defense is one
thing and actually defending that
line is another. Great Britain
found that a bluff was just that in
showdown.
The line of defense for the
United States is important and
laying it out is undoubtedly neces-
sary. But wouldn't it be wise
IDEA to get down to actualities and
figure out just how all-incluSiVe
that line should be. and how prac-
tically defensible the line can be
in case of test?
In other words, draw a defense
line the navy can defend and stick
TO it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
You re Telling Ne --

seems the ice floe on which those
Soviet Arctic airmen are encamp-
ed is steadily drifting toward the
right.
Connecticut farm youth, age %
is to wed spinister neighbor. age
10. Perhaps he just wanted to
make certain he wasn't violating
any child bride laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
New York Day by Day

NEW YORK. Feb. 1l.-Thoughts-
while strolling: Bobby Parks, the
boy orchestra leader with the hair
WAVE and nhhnh. For middle
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
The Grab BAG
One Minute Test

/ Who is U. S. ambassador to
France?
3 What is the common MANS
tor myopia?
3. How is the word "draught'
pronounced?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

twinklng eyes. Aside 10 Esquire:
Is there any way to talk you out
OF those horrible all-alike covers?
No stars wife has done a greater
job OF self effacement than Mrs.
George NJ. Cohan. A beautiful lady.
too
Add guys who never grow Old:
James Montgomery Flagg. Eddy
Duchin'S arms reach nearly to his
knees. for goodness sake. No Won
der he can whang the go-gollies
out of piano. Alfred Cheyney
Johnson who became famous photo
graphing the ziegfeld beauts.
For chronielers of gid1ap: Steven
flanagan spent Is minutes between
planes in Porto Rico the other day.
Sherman Billingsley, the night club
fellow suggests the spruce floor
walker in the old musical comedy.
The don't-care- -a-hang life of the
party: Countesodi Frasso.
Chicago's No. l man about town:
Dick Griner. Not since Vernon
Castle was around, has there been
a longer-legged fellow than N. T. G..
Celebrities who cock their heads
on one side: Verne Porter, Brock
Pemberton, George NJ. Cohan, Major
BoWes and Walter Damroch.
Morris Gest still endures as a
Rialto character And is the same
as l saw him first with the floppy.
fuzzy hat, flowing black tie and
the sad-eyed expression of des-
pair. He is, in the old time sense.
a superb Snowman, one of the types
to dramatize himself. Just as did
his father-inlaW. David BelaSco,
ziegfeld. Charles Frohman and Os-
car Hammerstein. Morris could
indeed he did at the Old Century
cry in the lobby for critics just
before curtain time, and ne could
60 pirooting around Europe and dig
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

Many persons whose birthday
occurs today minimize the victor
les of others. This tendency cost9
them the joys of good-fellowship.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Hints on Etiquette

When leaving a woman or a
group Of people which includes a
woman a man raises his hat.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
Words il Wisdom
Today's Horoscope

Nothing dies 50 hard or rallies SC
often as intolerance. ~ H w.
Raacher
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11
One Minute Test Answers

l. William C. Bullitt.
2 Nearsightedness.
3. As though il were spellet
draft,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

M " NtAstetitf nc
y y sc "a al OF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-11

up Balieff's Chauve Souris from a
Moscow cellar. Few know the thea
tire so we'll
Evening star., 1938-10-12
u. S. Employees
Pay Unit Will
Set Up Claims

Backed by decision by Acting
Controller General Richard N Elliott
which reverses principle laid down
by former Controller General John
r. McCarl the United States Employees
Compensation Commission is prepai-
ing to reinstate claims for compensa-
ton which previously had been res
jected.
Under the McCarl ruling beneficial
ries of veterans pension legislation
were barred from payments under the
Employees Compensation Act, which
covers injuries or death in line of duty
in Government civilian service, when
both classes of payment were claimed
for Che same death or disability. The
former controller general held that
these payments were gratuities, and
that Congress consistently had pro-
hibited dual payments of gratuities
under such circumstances
Mr.. Elliott, however, has ruled that
employe compensation payments are
not gratuities, whether to the en-
ploye himself or his survivors, and
that there is. consequently. no reason
why they should not be made to a
pensioner.
1t was said at the Compensation
Commission that it is not believed a
large number of persons will be af-
fected. Under the Compensation Act.
an employe totally disabled gets two
thirds OF pay up to maximum Of
sll666 monthly, while a widow is
entitled to three-fifths of pay up to a
miximum of S61.25.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
A. B. c. BODY TOACT
ON LIQUOR PLAN
D. C. Heads May Get Report
Tomorrow on Banning
Prices in Ads.

Members of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board will submit their rec
concentrations to the Commissioners,
probably tomorrow or the next day,
on the proposal Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Retail Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton for ban on use of prices in any
form of local liqeor advertisement.
Bitter debate over the proposal was
heard yesterday by the board at a
public hearing, attended by approxi-
mately 200 persons. most Of them
liquor dealers or lawyers. The plan
was opposed by leo A. Rover and
Leslie c. Garnett, both former United
States attorneys, who represented
liquor dealers, and support for the
change came from Manuel j. Davis,
counsel to the retail association, and
F. Joseph Donohue, representing =
liquor wholesaler
According to evidence taken by the
boaro yesterday, l73 of the 400 liquor
store proprietors voted in favor Of the
proposal, but the opposition developed
when one or more members Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the Retailers As
sociation disapproved Of the plan, pri-
marily on the argument that 1t would
likely have the effect Of causing an in
crease in retail prices. This argument
was discounted by some spokesmen
for the proposal
Pending receipt of recommendations
on the question from the A. B. C..
Board, Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
withheld comment on the proposal, but
indicated the Commissioners would
act promptly when they had received
the A B. c. report.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
C0n,n,0ner Who Married q King
Named IN ". Y. Court Drama

petition in bankruptcy. Mr.. Harris ac-
knowledged, he gave the princess
s25,0G0 Previously, he said, he had
transferred to her 1851 shares of stock
in Hegeman-Harris Co., of which he
was vice president.
Under their marriage contract, he
added, he had assumed obligation to
redecorate Princess Aspasia's London
town house for the society debut of
her daughter.
Il paid for it." Mr. Harris said, land
that's the truth. 1 swear it, He
addeo that he was still supposed to
be making payments to the princess
who was voted $4,000 pension by
Greece in 1929 and was believed to
have taken possession of the Kings
fortune.
An Athenian woman, Aspasia Manos
the princess married the 26-year-old
King of Greece. second son of the
dethroned Constantine, in 1919 After
his death. her daughter was born in
Paris and in 1922 the marriage was
validated, so that Alexander's daugh-
ter became the Kings legal heir
though she obtained no right to the
|. throne.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
daughter Of Queen Victoria of England.
died March 2, 1886.

daughter Of Queen Victoria of England,
died March 2, 1886.
Three Children Survive.
Three children survive the Grand
Duke. His son, Grand Duke Vladimir,
was born at Haiko. Finland, August II,
the revolution in Russia.
The older of his two daughters,
Grand Duchess Marie, is the wife Of
Prince Charles of Leinengen. The
younger. Grand Duchess Kira, became
the wife Of Prince Louis Ferdinand,
grandson of the former Kaiser Of Ger
many, May 2, and recently visited the
United States on her honeymoon.
Cyril was born at Czarskoie-Selo,
seat of the Romanon family, on Sep
tember. 80, 1876.
When the Grand Duke proclaimed
himself Gar. he appointed his son,
Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovitch,
now 81, heir to the non-existent
throne.
The throne to which the Grand
Duke was the pretender was abdicated
by Car Nicholas at the outbreak OF
the Russian revolution in March, 1917.
The Gear and his family were impris-
oned until July Is, 1918, when they
were executed at Ekaterinburg, In the
Ural district.
Gear Nicholas father, Alexander III,
and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandra
witch, father of Grand Duke Cyril,
were brothers.
A Car without a throne, Grand
Duke Cyril was said to have been
supported in a one-servant Paris
apartment for several years on an al
lowance from the late Queen Marie
of Rumania, sister of his wife.
Educated for the navy, Grand Duke
Cyril played prominent part in the
Russo japanese War An admiral, he
was aboard the battleship Petropa-
vlovsk when it was blown up at the
entrance of Port Arthur on April l3.
1904, but suffered only slight injuries.
He visited the United States in
1899.
For a period Cyril was considered
in disgrace by Gear Nicholas because
he married. in direct disobedience to
the rulers command. Grand Duchess
Victoria Feodorovna, then the divorced
Grand Duchess Of Hesse. His ban
ishment from the imperial court lasted
from the time of the marriage. October
8. 1905, to November, 1908, when
the Gar hardened him.
At the time of the 1917 revolution
Grand Duke Cyril was in command
Of the naval guards. Fleeing to Co
burg, Germany, he first announced his
claim to the throne on August II,
1922
Evening star., 1938-10-12
FINNAN TO SPEAK

C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital parks, will give
the first lecture of the 1889 park
series tonight at o'clock in the In
terror Department auditorium, Consti-
tuition avenue between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets NV. His subject
will be You and I in the National
Capital Parks"
A nature walk will be held through
Fort Stanton Park on Saturday after
noon from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, starting
from w street Sc. On Sunday walk
will be conducted through Rock Creek
Park under the auspices of the Ma
tional Capital parks during the same
hours. The party will leave from
Military road and Beach drive. The
trip to Shenandoah National Park has
been postponed until October 23.