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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Courtesy Always
Works Two Ways

For five~minute study in human ma
ture, any resident of Imperial county
has now to visit the office of the Califor-
MIA Highway Patrol office in the base
ment of the county court house, where
1888 automobile licenses are being dis
pensed to motor car owners. Jammed in
the small room are humor, pathos, ig-
norance, temper and comedy in all de-
grees And there, too, is one lesson we
all might learn to our own benefit.
1t is that We should practice courtesy
to others if we expect others to be cour
teous to US.
Let us examine one scene: A man en-
ters the office. He grumbles because he
must stand in line, he complains bitterly
that his license plates cost too much,
he criticizes the slowness of the clerks
who will eventually wait upon him. He
reaches the counter. He wants to write
a check for the amount due, and raises
terrible row because the state won't
accept checks. He hasn't brought the
proper documents, and blames his own
oversight on the clerks. He declares
there's too much red tape to this busi-
ness. He launches into a criticism of the
California Highway Patrol, the laws,
the clerks, the officers and everyone else
he can criticize. He's a taxpayer, and he
makes sure everyone knows it.
Can you wonder the clerks get fraz-
zled ners es now and then?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Bruce Cation Says:
= Is Youth Receiving Its Proper Chance?

Nobody wants to see the United
States descend to the sort of regi-
mentation of youth that puts dunn
my rifles in boys hands at 3, starts
them drilling at 5, teaches them
nothing but blind, pre-digested
philosophy, and turns them even
tually into robots with bulging
muscles and no more brains than a
Hottentot.
But that does not mean that
we can afford to let young men and
women grow up on the sidewalks
without a decent chance to get in
terested in something that will help
them to make something of them
selves.
In the county Jail at Cleveland
sit five young men. They are not
unusual. Every city has scores just
like them.
These five youths. ranging from
16 to 20 years old, are charged with
cold -bloodedly shooting down two
policemen who stopped them at q
gas station on suspicion of severa,
holdups. What brings a young life
to this at Is?
Let us go back to babyhood with
Anthony Liberatore, born 16 years
ago to parents married in Naples
Italy, 80 years ago.
Anthony was little more than IL
when he first got into trouble fol
stealing some golf clubs and a fish
ing reel. Tony was paroled to 8
probation officer. Three months
later, he was accused of helping
two other boys steal 81 cents from
a newsboy.
Five months later he admitted
stealing some padlocks from a dime
store. Then came failure in school
He was sent to a special summer
school under close supervision
Eighteen months of that showed
such improvement that he was re-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
The Presidents
Message to Congress

President Roosevelt is a smart politi-
elan, but we firmly believe that he is,
also, a man whose sincerest desire is for
the good of the nation Both qualities
were ably demonstrated in his message
TO congress Monday.
He is smart politician because he
gave his foes no ammunition to use
against him, unless it was his admission
that he will not be able to fulfill the
pledge to balance the federal budget.
Since most observers predicted all along
that it would be impossible for the chief
executive to balance the budget this
year, the statement was neither sur
prise nor a news item of more than pass
ing interest.
He is sincere, we believe in his attacks
on monopoly. Most of the people of the
United States will agree with him, if
they read his message, that "misuse of
the powers of capital or selfish suspen-
sion of the employment of capital must
be ended" The presidents explanation
of his anti-monopoly program gives it a
clarity that was entirely lacking in the
attacks launched by two of his aides,
Robert Jackson and II arol d lckes,
against business.
After studying the message to con-
gress, we believe that Ickes and Jackson
anu olHtIS VI lHclT nave,
tionally or not, misrepresented the aims
of their chief. They have left the i'm
preston that the New Deal wishes to
terrorize all business. They have not
mentioned, as their chief did, that it is
"a small minority in business which
has displayed poor citizenship or en-
gagged in practices which are dishonest
or definitely harmful to society"
If it is that "snfall minority" of dis
honest or harmful businesses which have
incurred the wrath of the New Deal
and we believe our President when he
assures us that it is-then it seems the
plain duty of President Roosevelt's trust
ed friends and advisors to follow his
wishes in the matter by aiming their
jibes at the same small minority" not
at the entire business structure.
They might follow the same procedure,
too, in drafting laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

period is considered something Of
a bore. Raw-therl
While Music Hall is about the
biggest money maker of its type in
town. the Century. its near neigh
Dor. seems jinxed in the manner of
the old Century of memory. Open
ed as the Roxy, a straight movie, it
was launched in a legal squabble
with the old established Roxy over
using the name, and eventually it
was forced to change it. Its fare
did not attract. so it turned to
spectacular productions. the most
successful of which was The Last
Waltz, but did not pay out. There
were several other costly expert
ments. including the recent "Vir-
ginia," which closed with a S175,000
loss. The structure is still a prob
lem and may be torn down to make
way for another office spire. A
theatre rarely outlives its jinx.
The craze to make restaurant pri-
ces more misunderstandable grows.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

leased from Juvenile court super
vision. Almost four years passed
before he got into trouble again.
Two years ago he was caught
trying to break into fruit store.
AT that time others of his gang
were sent to various institutions
for more serious offenses.
While they were absent, Tony
improved greatly. He was resl
at school, earned as much as $lGh
week in free hours. had savings
account and Y.M.C.A. member
ship.
Then his old gang began to
drift back into town. He found
the neighborhood gang more at
tractive and satisfying than his
own home. And when this l6-
year-old was arrested after the po-
lice murders, there were powder
marks on his hands.
Who put them there? First, OF
course, Tony himself. But there Is
4 limit to the responsibility that
you can put on q boy of l6, with
an intelligence quotient of 70, on
the borderline Of mental deficiency.
The family, of course, shares II
sponsibility for after all tiEy
brought the boy into the world,
and gave him little attention at
home until he began to be u prob
lem"
But on all of us there is some
responsibility for those tell-tale
powder-marks. For it is all of US
collectively who have failed to
provide interests and opportunities
| that would have been more at
tractive to this boy than gangs
and guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Relieve Their Misery
This Proved Way

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w especially if lisa chest cold
that's no time to experiment. Re-
lieve the misery with the treatment
that has been doubly proved fory you.
Here's What To Do: It's best to stay
in bed and get lots of rest. Eat
lightly, drink plenty of water, and
keep elimination regular. And use
your dependable Vicks VapoRub
without delay.
VapoRub has been proved by
everyday use in more homes than
any other medication of its kind
further proved by the largest clin-
ical tests ever made on colds. Gull
details in every VapoRub package)
Only Vicks give you proof like this.
VapoRub is direct erternaltreat-
ment. No "dosing"-no stomach
upsets. Just massage it on throat,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Ore-Minute Test Answers

l. DR. Josef GOebbels.
2. Shintoism with 13 different
sects and Buddhism with II sects,
are the principal religions in
Japan. Christian churches have a
relatively small following there.
3. Sodium nitrate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
TEN YEARS AGO
January 4, 1928

Employees of the Imperial Valley
Hardware company have recently
received cash bonuses from their
company, generous sums. based up
on the length of employment.
Roy Martin, 80, rancher in the
Imperial district was painfully in
iured in an automobile accident
ilst night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

Ter and Charles
Macarthur. Both
were newspaper
hellions w h o S c
unpredictable ca
pers have grayed
many long Suf-
fel'ing city editors
Especially Fow-
Ter. who is by fan
the most versatile
and varied in his
antics and talents
He denies it, but
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Looking Backward
m Our Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO
January q. 1908

AT a special session of the city
trustees, it was voted to place
eight street lights on the streets
of Imperial, hereby making it the
best lighted city in the valley.
1t was understood that the con-
tract for light and power would &c
to the Holton Power company. Be-
fore the matter could be taken up
ii was necessary to appoint q new
city engineer to replace Joel An
derSon who resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. Who is propaganda minister
of Nazi Germany?
?. What are the principal relig-
ions in Japan?
3. For what chemical product is
Chile noted?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 4, 1918

DR.. A. f Elliott left for Illinois
where he will visit relatives.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cannon gave them a sur
prise house warming party at their
rev ranch home.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
TOdaY's Horoscope

Many persons whose birthday
occurs today fight stubbornly for
their beliefs. This may cost them
The friendship of those who hold
different views.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

Bet there's lot of landlords who
hope their tenants won't read
about that New Jersey apartment
house proprietor who was put in
Jail fer failing to provide heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Words of Wisdom

A government for the people
must depend for its success upon
The intelligence, morality, justice
and interest of the people them
selVes.-GroVer Cleveland
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Barbs -

A TOOTHACHE has forced the
Duke of Windsor to give up golf
First he had to give up his throne
then his American trip, now his
recreation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

After looking at pictures of
beauteOus June O'Dea, many will
think Vernon (GOOfy) Gomez
lived up to his nickname when he
sought to divorce her.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
New York Day by Day BY o. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The two
ex-newspapermen who have had
most fun in Hollywood and garner
si the most shekelS are Gene FoW-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

Army Officers say it's still the
infantry that wins wars. Neverthe-
less. it must be comforting to be
backed up by few tanks, big guns
and bombing planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Hints on Etiuuette

At large bridge parties it IS Gus
tomary for he hostess to make
provision for tables of auction and
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

Think what a lot of fun Joe
Kennedy's nine children will have
next Christmas hanging up those
knee stockings he will wear as
Ambassador to Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
thoughts for the Day -

These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs:
but the time conleth, when I shall more speak
unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly
of the Father.-John 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Famous Sayings --

l notice one adVertiSes: Luncheon
entrees from go cents with mini
mum cover charge. Another: Din
ner priX fixe from $1.50. 1t has
been my conviction a good res
taurant should be first honestly one
priced and then not print the
charges ON the menu. The famous
Horchers in Berlin followed that
custom. Many dinner guests do not
order the dishes they really deserve
because the prices are staring at
them. Poppa Moneta has menus
without price listings for regulars
but he has those with prices, too,
for strangers who might not like
the idea.
Many Old time night clubs---I dc
not visit them enough to know if
there has been change - profited
largely through what crooked CASH
iers called split lead pencil additions
They operated on the theory that
customers in the early morning
hours were too befuddled to total
checks, and rarely did. The fact is
waiter captains have concealed con-
tempt for those who do not scan
their checks carefully. Men such
as Charles M. SchWab, Owen d
Young. Alfred p Sloane and other
whopping successes are careful
totalers. The trait indicates an
orderly mind.
Some day I suppose I'll meet the
fate of the usual innocent bystander
Nothing can keep me from edging
the ringsfde at street brawls. Two
husky truck drivers hoped from
their seats this afternoon near
Brentanos and went at it, ham,
mer and tongs. AS suddenly they
quit and as one, jutting out chin
passed me. he growled: Maybe you
want to make something of it,"
took on one of Ed Wynn'S startled
looks, grinned like sick cat, ans
walked away stiff legged, busting
imaginary fluff off my coat sleeve
and whistling off key.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

more than anyO. o. Mcintyre
other worker has upset the decorum
of the studios. There is. for in
stance, that famous conference gag
which is so typically Fowlerish.
While the great thinkers were in
Rodin poStures around the long
table, Fowler dashed in. fully at
tired save for trousers He carried
them in his hand and flinging them
on the table shouted: Have those
cleaned and pressed by tomorrow" :"
And romped out.
Fowler has foreSworn Hollywood
several times after pilloring it with
RabelaiSian SonnetS. Then he comes
over to his lonely retreat, a sea-
side cottage on Fire Island and
writes a best seller or takes a tramp
steamer for the HebrideS. But al
ways he goes back to Hollywood.
1t fascinates him.
Earl Benham has married friends
who on a visit to Japan recently
purchased two small birds of extra
ordinary. brilliant plumage. BY time
they arrived home the plumage had
faded and they found they had
purchased two ordinary English
sparrows. artistically painted. Clev-
er. the japanese!
The sprucest clerks in town are
those in the tony haberdasheries
niched in Radio City-mostly BRAN
ches of Wacky English shops. The
"Clarks" not only know the latest
English styles. but how to wear
them. And in true British fashion
the shops serve tea around o'clock
when a customer for the 15-minutes
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04

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Evening star., 1938-02-05
S0UTHERNERS HIT
CROP CURB PLAN
Says They Should Be Allowed to
Use Diverted Acres for
Dairy Products.
By tic Associated Press.

ATLANTA. Feb. 5.-A group of
Southern agricultural leaders con.
tended here yesterday Southern farm
ers should be allowed to use diverted
farm acres to raise dairy or live stock
products to increase their incomes.
Several assailed as ridiculous" an
amendment to the national farm bill
under which a farmer would have
lost benefit payments if he used di-
verted land to raise dairy or live stock
or poultry products for market.
Conferees have modified provisions
OF the amendment. but Representative
Boileau. Progressive, of Wisconsin,
author in the House, said in Wash
ington he believed there was enough
support in the House to send the
entire farm bill back to conference.
"As long as the South has only
cotton to sell it will be poor" M. j.
Punches. director of the Alabama
Experiment Station, Auburn, Ala,
said IN an interview.
H. c. Bates. Southern representative
OF the American Guernsey Cattle Club,
asserted IF all land taken out of cot
ton were placed in feed crops, it still
would not affect the dairy interests of
the Middle West"
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Warships
CONTINUED From First Page !

Japan were now prepared to agree to
some limitation"
Such consultation. however. the note
said. should be completed by May1.
The time limit of February 20 was
set to Japan's reply so that, according
to State Department statement
issued together with the note, this
Government would have time to pre-
pare its own naval estimates and pre-
sent them to the other powers to the
LONDON naval treaty of 1936-Britain
and France-by May !. as the treaty
requires.
Information is also demanded with
regard to cruisers Of not more than
10000 tons.
Inc note commented: The Jan.
anese government has unfortunately
not seen its way to subscribing to the
London Naval Treaty nor has it hith-
erto felt able to give any assurances
that treaty limits would in practice be
adhered to by it
1t then added: There have heen
Tor some time persistent and cumu-
latlve reports, which in the absence of
explicit assurances from the Japanese
government that they are ill-founded
must be deemed to be authentic. that
Japan has undertaken or intends to
undertake construction of capital
ships and cruisers not in conformity
with the aforementioned limits,
The note has the effect of refusing to
Evening star., 1938-02-05
.U.A. v. ADVOCATE
| MORE RELIEF CASH
SO Per Cent Rent Cut and
lobless Debt Moratorium
Urged.
b the Associated Press,

-
DETROIT, Feb. 5.-More than
$4,000 persons jammed into Cadillac
Square late yesterday and heard lead
ers OF the United Auto Workers
Union advocate huge State and Fed
eral relief allotments, . so per cent
Detroit rent reduction and q Michigan
moratorium on debts of the able
bodied jobless.
These proposals and others were
supported by acclamation of the roar
ing assemblage
Police Insp. John A. Hoffman esti-
mated the crowd numbered from
$4,000 to $4,000. President Homer
Martin Of the union said $50 900 were
present.
Martin, one Of seven speakers. de-
manded immediate relief of 81 1.0OO.-
900 a week in cash for the unemployed
of Detroit and Michigan" and a w.
P. A. allotment Of l50,000,000 to the
State.
Martin recalled that nearly q year
ago the union assembled in the same
square while numerous sit-down
strikes were in progress. but that
strikes were not necessary now be-
cause "all plants are either organized
or closed
He mentioned the one exception, the
Ford Motor Co.. and said
AS for Mr.. Ford. we have just be-
gun to fight"
A message from Gov. Frank Murphy
was cheered loudly It said:
IT had to choose between made
auate relief and deficit, I would
choose the deficit. If it appears from
surveys now being made that avail
able means are inadequate shall not
hesitate to call the Legislature into
session to provide additional funds"
Evening star., 1938-02-05
PHILADELPHIA PARLEY
STRESSES SALES TAX

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 5.-A sales
tax came strongly into discussions by
city officials again today as a means
of balancing Philadelphia 1898
budget
A conference of councilmen, business
leaders and city officials to consider
raising new revenue from another
source collapsed last night after hours
Of wrangling.
Mayor S. Davis Wilson. one of the
opponents of the sales tax when it
was suggested several weeks ago,
walked out of the session.
They're not going to get anywhere, y
he said.
Councilman James G. Clark. an op-
ponent of the proposed 2 per cent
levy. indicated that the same IS who
voted for passage of the measure prob
ably would vote to override the Mayor
veto.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
ROOSEVELT SUPPORT
FOR POWER PLAN TOLD

B, tie Associated Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. 5.-Gov
Gordon Browning said last night that
President Roosevelt had pledged full
cooperation by every Federal Agency
in carrying out the Browning plan
for T. v. A.-State purchase Of private
power facilities.
The Governor made the assertion
in an address outlining his proposal
and stating his intention to pursue it
until every home in Tennessee has
electricity at T. v. A. rates" The
speech was broadcast on a State
hook-up.
The Presidents pledge, Gov. Brown
ing said, was given at the White
House last week when the two execu-
tives discussed the plan. The Gov
ernor said interests hostile to him
had misrepresented the conversation
to make it appear the plan received a
"cool reception" at the Presidents Z
hands.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
RECALL OF TROOPS
STUNS AMERICANS !;
Regiment Was in Delicate
Situation in Area of
Puppet Regime.
BY A. T. STEELE.

Chlcae0 Daily News Correspondent
T1ENTSIN, Feb. 5.-North China
Americans today received with stunned
surprise word that the 18th Regiment
of the United States Marines would be
withdrawn from Tientsin, where they
have been stationed since 1912.
While admitting that the move was
long under consideration, American
officials here said that definite orders
for the departure of the 800 officers
and men and their families had not
been received until yesterday.
Troops Situation Delicate.
The presence of American barracks
in a special area under the control of
a puppet government had placed the
regiment in a rather delicate situa-
ton. Furthermore. the American
force has long since outlived the pur-
pose for which it was sent here and
the seizure of North China by the
Japanese made its presence completely
unnecessary except for moral effect
Americans in T1entsin emphatically
HSAe OAASAaoCiNVo VII lCGoIu ItCCullV
when they petitioned the United
States Government to permit the regi-
ment to remain. pointing out that its
removal would be a sign of surrender
in the face of new conditions.
Blow to City's Prosperity.
Withdrawal of the regiment strikes
serious blow to the prosperity of
this international city, which already
has been hard hit by the transfer OF
the japanese army headquarters to
Peiping.
Japanese officials indorse the Amer
ican move as "a sensible gesture in
accordance with the consistent Amer
ican policy of neutrality in the Far
Eastern conflict"
Copyright. 1898 by the CHICAGO Dauv
News In1.)