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CI0 PROTESTS
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tural union, it said:
Informed circumstances sur
rounding death of Chuck Meyers
indicates murder. Complete inVes-
tigation by your office requested"
Then came a telegram from Har-
ry Bridges, west coast CIO leader.
He said:
Circumstances surrounding death
of Charles Meyers, active CIO un-
ionist, indicate suspicious murder
We make demand on you for thor
ough investigation of this case to
determine true cause of death"
There followed in short order
letter from the Los Angeles Indus
trial Union Council and another
from the United States District
Attorneys office at Los Angeles
The industrial council letter said,
in part:
I'VE strongly urge you, as sher-
iff of Imperial county, to conduct
a thorough investigation of the
death of Charles Meyers, member,
Local rs, United Cannery, Agricul-
tural, Packers e. Allied Workers OF
America"
Ben Harrison, U. S. district at
torney at Los Angeles, evidently
acting on information furnished by
union leaders, wrote to Sheriff
Ware that, Our attention has been
called to the murder 1t has
been suggested to this office that
there are circumstances surround
ing this murder which might in
volve a federal offense." The letter
asked for information about Mey-
ers' death.
Sheriff Ware wrote to Harrison
that, I'VE have received the usual
communications from radical
sources demanding that we do our
duty. 1t is believed that Meyers
belonged to one or more of the
radical unions, but there is moth
ing to show that radicalism or
unionism had anything to do with
his death"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
Rambling Reporter
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admitted he did-you can't very
well forget a note about 98 pound
catfish caught in the Rio Grande
by Kirbey's brother -in-law, or by
anybody else.
We'll" Mrs. Patton said, when
Kirby read that he came home to
get the picture of the catfish
and I had to unpack everything
in the house. just got home, and
everything we have is packed. That
is-it was packed until you printed
that note. Now the house looks
like a hurricane hit it,"
did you find the picture?" RR
asked cautiously.
Mrs. Patton looked scornful. "Of
course" she said.
And a few minutes later RR S
doubts were laid to rest. There
was the picture.
Ladies and gentlemen. RR is
willing to take back any doubts he
may have had-but he insists that
the doggoned thing may look like
a catfish, it may have acted like
a catfish, and it might have tasted
like a catfish-but the photograph
convinces us more than ever that
it was a whale dressed up for a
masquerade ball.
(For Doc Zinn's benefit, RR
borrowed the picture for a bit
just to show him next time he
drops in to talk about catfish.)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
ONE "APARTMEN1 FOR RENT"
Want-Ad is Worth 100 Window
S u M nj o N S

SUM MONS
In the Superior Court of the state
of California i'm and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
PEARL r. MILAN, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry W. Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State Of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
PEARL f. MILAN, JOHN DOE.
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, A Corporation.
RICHARD ROE COMPANY, A Co.
Partnership, and JOHN DOE as
Administrator of the Estate of
Richard Roe, Deceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court of
the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after the
service on you of this Summons-if
served within this county; or with
in thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial. State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of May, 1888
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL County Clerk
BY C1THA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
]. al. l Is % ga. S IL 10 26
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
saturday and sunday Saturday
afternoon Issue now succeeded by
The POst-Press Sunday esta bIish-
cd 1886 by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 state
street, Eel CentrO. Calf.
Entered at El CensrO, California
post office ms second class matter.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. G.
Johnston, vice-president and gen.
crcla managers; T.. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
WestHOlliday Co., Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Members California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: Sc per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press tSundaysD, per month, 6Oc;
Paid In advance; 3 months $1.6J.
months x3.25, one year e8.OD.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

Mrs. Theodore Rice, 500 Orange,
returned this week from a vaca-
ton in Los Angeles and Long
Beach.
Mrs. Anna Jones left Thursday
for a two weeks stay in National
city where she will visit her mother.
Jack Jones is spending his vaca-
ton in Pomona with his sister,
Mrs. Baynum.
Mrs. r. j. Mcnamara and daugh-
ter, Patricia, are staying in a cot
tage at Mission Beach for the re-
mainder of the summer. Mcnamara
plans to join his family over week.
ends.
A months vacation in northern
California with some time in San
Francisco and Oakland is the
pleasant prospect for Mr.. and Mrs
King Johnson of Imperial. They
plan to take their two grandsons,
Kenneth and Gordon johnson, with
them.
Mrs. Leta Mae Bryan is enjoy
ing a week at Catalina. From
there she plans to drive to Mari
posa where she will remain until
some time in September.
Miss Elaine Graham, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Graham,
returned Wednesday from a three
weeks vacation. She visited Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. Pollard in Los An
geles, enjoyed pleasant outings at
jackson lake, the Los Angeles play
ground and at Big Bear, returning
home via Barstow where she yis-
tied the C. H. Chamberlains.
Mrs. Tom Coulter, Dorothy and
Betty Lou and little Betty Ruth
Huey returned this week from Los
Angeles and San Luis Obispo where
they visited relatives. A visit to
the U. S. S. Brandywine, in port
at San Pedro, was a special adven-
ture for the girls. F.. S. Coulter
their uncle, is attached to the ship
DR.. H. V. Gray and family of
Imperial are enjoying a vacation
at Long Beach.
The j. V. Taggart family of Holt
vile is enjoying a vacation at Hot
Springs, NJ M.
Paul Hollie left last week for
an extended stay in San Jose.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
'CowordIy Lies Asserts
James Roosevelt to
Insurance G Ch or9es

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. (UP) = James Roosevelt,
eldest and secretary of President Roosevelt replied
today with charges of "liar-rather cowardly liar" to
recent inmaons that he had obtained large insurance
premiums result of his connection with the Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
Goinss. Cominss
Of ElCentrans

Among the many valley people
vacationing at Leevining Creek in
the High Sierras are Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wakefield. They will re-
turn about the first of September.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

This, Roosevelt said, was not all
derived from the insurance busi-
ness. Part of it represented returns
from sale of writings, and income
from a trust fund.
Perhaps it's SO that my name
the prestige of my father-helped
me. Certainly father gave me no
direct aid. l had never asked him
to speak for me. And anybody who
says or suggests that he would
have aided me in any questionable
way, had I asked him to, is. of
course, lara rather cowardly
liar whom I'd like personally but
briefly to meet :"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
PROSECUTION READY FOR TRIAL OF
TAMMANY LEADER IN PROBE
OF NY. LOTTERY RACKET

NEW YORK, Aug r. (UP)-Prosecution and defense
set today for the opening Monday of Tammany Lead
James j. Hines trial charges that he the power
behind New York's $10O,0O00O0 year lottery racket
The trial promises to be the sensational criminal
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

TIE COMMnSIfI CLEARING
HOUSE-POst-Prcss Want-Adsi
PAYS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

Hall figure since Boss William Mar
cy Tweed was sent to Jail in 1871
for stealing $45,OOO,O0O from the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12
WEATHER

data compiled by observers for
the official United States weather
bureau station Mt Eel CentrO.)
Maximum Thursday .................... 100
Minimum Friday .......................... 78
Reading at Noon Friday
Temperature ..-.....-.....-............... ITO
Humidity .............................. 33
Reading at am. Friday
Temperature ...................... 80
Humidity ...........-................ A
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature .............................. LOG
Humidity ............................. 33
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

administration.
In an interview granted a COLI
lier'S magazine writer and publish
ed in the current issue, young
Roosevelt declared that he had
stood on his own feet as an insur-
ance broken and solicitor. Since
becoming a secretary to the presi-
dent, he said, Il have not solicited
nor attempted to solicit-no, and
l haven't accepted-a single dol
lar of insurance from anyone, any
time, anywhere"
Anything to the contrary" he
added, "is a miserable lie"
The interview was a reply to a
recent Saturday Evening Post ar
ticle, "Jimmy's got it,, written by
Alva Johnston, who estimated
"Jimmy's" earnings from the in
surance business at somewhere be-
tween $25O,O00 and $4,000 year
That article had intimated that
RooSevelt'S insurance firm had OBJ
tanned fat premiums from his re-
lationship to the president anc
his official position at the White
House.
The replying Golfers article re-
produced photostatic copies O
James Roosevelt's income tax re
turns, showing that from 1888 t.
1887, inclusive, his income was:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

Mrs. Theodore Rice, 500 Orange,
returned this week from vaca-
ton in Los Angeles and Long
Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

Mrs. Anna Jones left Thursday
for two weeks stay in National
city where she will visit her mother
Jack Jones is spending his vaca-
ton in Pomona with his sister
Mrs. Baynum.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-12

Mrs. r. j. Mcnamara and daugh-
ter, Patricia, are staying in a cot
tage at Mission Beach for the re-
mainder of the summer. Mcnamara
plans to join his family over week.
ends.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. April 4 .P.-The foreign
exchange market reacted calmly to the
ionG, 10, awaited financial reforms proposed
by Premier Blum in Paris today
The franc. bolStered by short covering
pendine reception by Parliament Of the
Blum measures. advanced 06 OF cent.
The forward rate on the a0day franc i'm
Elsewhere European currencies moved
SGarrowly Gy higher in terms of the dollar
sterling gained Is of cent The euilder
added 0f Of cent, the sw:ss franc Ola
OF a ent and me belga 0Oi2 OF a cent.
Noon rates follow
Great Britain in dollars others in
cents Great Britain. demand. a6sa:
cables 49hss 6o-day bills. ,57,: Frame,
demand. 3; l3: cables. BIB; Italy, demand,
5..6i ,: cables 5.16ia
Denands-Belpium. 1885,: Germany.
iree 30. IL; registered 10 so: travel "a Is;
Holland. 50 ~, Norway. 34a5: Sweden,
Sutherland, ,%".a5 =; SPAN unouoted::
Portugal 4.51 y. Czechoslovakia 34a3.
Yugoslaria. ".35: Austria unouoted: Hun
gar gary l4an: Rumanla; 70. Argentina.
ShanRhai. 3S.l2ia: Hong Kong. 40 e6;
Mexico City. - so, Montreal III New
YORK "",132s; New York in Montreal,
r. Nominal
Evening star., 1938-04-04
CAUTION RULES
BUSINESS WORLD
Tapering Off of Decline
Cited by National CITY
Review.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 4-Business has
made poor spring start. but comfort
may be found in distinct taperiny
on in the industrial slump. the Ma
tional City Bank observed In its
monthly survey.
Hopes Of improvement about this
time were based partly on belief that
inventories would be worked down ard
buyers would have to come back in
the markets." the bank pointed out.
However. the absorption of excess
stocks is requiring longer in some
quarters than the optimists calcu-
lated. Always the vicious circle
operates for time to slow up inven-
tory reduction, since the drop in one
mans purchases curtails another's
sales, and all have 10 adjust to a
declining consumption.
In retailing and distribution the
evidence is that stocks are no longer
an impeachment to recovery. Depart
ment store inventories on March l
were 8 per cent below a year earlier
and after Easter the reduction will
be much greater, since the peak last
year was not reached until August"
Cautioning against placing too much
emphasis on inventories, the bank
said, Business men are taking a con-
servative view Of at least the nearby
prospect"
Buying policies" it went on, CON
tnue hand to mouth, both in raw
materials and manufactured goods.
The automobile industry is usua!lv
leader in spring business, but thus
far has not supplied its normal support.
Assembly rates during March were
little better than in February.
This is a reflection of large deal
ers' stocks and disappointing sale.
which have been running behind last
year by more than 40 per cent. Tho
best selling season is still ahead and
the second quarter will doubtless gain
over the first. but expectations are
modest. The industry has been buyirg
little steel or other materials"
Evening star., 1938-04-04
LUMBER INDUSTRY
TAKES MIXED PATH
Shipments Above Previous Week,
but New Business and
Production Decline.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The lumber industry continues to
exhibit diverse trends, the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
reported today.
A survey of operations during the
week ended March 26 showed Ship
ments somewhat above those of the
previous week. New business and pro-
duction, however, dropped slightly.
The association found $50 miles pro-
duced l7l.774000 feet of lumber.
shipped 2o7,324.O00 feet and booked
new orders for 1876, ,662 900 feet during
the week ended March 26.
The previous week $40 mills reported
production of 182,55l.O0O feet. ship
ments of 2o6,441 600 feet and orders
of 1881 900 feet.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4 ,R.-Cheese.
Lonehorns. l534-IGl.; Single Dsisjes
l534-l6i4
Live poultry. fowl P. R. fancy 23-24
mIHea e1 colors. c2-2;': White Leghorns fancy,
is; Leghorns. IA pullets. fancy. o1-2S
crosS-bredS, "6-o7: young chickens. 24-25
Reds. fancy. 22-23: ordinary. "0-2I: Leg
horns, "lH1 q, ducks. White Pekin. fancy,
young, young, 1917: Muscovy, whites, 26
Dressed poultry. fowl. sh-kilIed, in
boxes, :Hlg-25; old ROSTERS, 1917.
Wheat No. > red winter, Rarlicky, April
delivery. Sc.
Butter. top grades. 31-34a.: ~. eas.-
3o14; 81; 2si2, 80. 2Sa4; -. 2S: SIS. q.
Eass. 3;l21 cases; easy. U. S. extras
whites. 22-"4: browns, 21-23; standards
Nos. and .. 1920: No. 3 and 4, re
1872: trades. l6l2-l1l2 mediums, extras
or peter; whites, 19l222; mediums, stand
ards, l6i2-I1i2.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
DOLLAR GOES LOWER
IN LONDON DEALINGS

D. the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 4-The United
States dollar closed 3-l6 of a cent
weaker in terms of sterling today. The
unit was quoted 1858 to the pound,
compared with s496l2 for sterling in
New York over the week end.
French francs ended l6O.75 to the
pound. against 1616 Saturday.
PARIS, April 4 (PJ.-United States
dollars were quoted at 1924 francs
t3l02 cents to the france in final
foreign exchange transa ctions today
This compares with 3070 cents to the
franc in New York over the week end.
Exchange on London, l6O625.
Three per cent rentes in the bourse
were 69.45; 4l2S a." 7010; 4l2s 1887,
l0980.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK. April 4 Cq, Estate Depart
ment Of Agriculture Cattle, 2.l4O, in
ket opened fairly active. Steers steady
10 % hieher: one load well finished, ! 1926
pounds. 1000; several loads medium and
GOOD. $50 22l pounds. $500 90. bulls
steady: cutter to medium 5 25-7 90: odd
head. '.25. Cows steady to % higher; low
cutter and cutter, InO-5.25; common and
medium fat COWS 5.15-e.15: few at :. 90.
Vealers and calves 5.120 Including
4 40 direct. Vealers fairly active. steady
to strong with Friday: bulk good to choice.
II n0-12 90; extreme top. so higher at
1900: medium, 9.251 80: Gull and COM
mon lishtveiRhts. mostly 4,50-S00, a few
below. Calves nominal.
Sheep and lambs. 17,3oo including
1890 direct. Sheep nominal Lambs
week; GOOD wool lambs a25; medium.
s..5: good to choice clipped lambs. SIS;
medium. 1.u0-1.5u :throWouts. 90
HOGS, $500. including $3.50 direct
Market Is lower than last Thursday:
lS9 POUNDS. Gl0
Evening star., 1938-04-04
CRUDE OIL PRICES.

TULSA. Okla. April (P-Base crude
eil prices: Midcontinent area. Oklahoma
Kansas. gravity scale. % to 30: North.
North Central and West Central Texas,
sravity scale. 96 to 1.20.
East Texas. 1.35; West Texas tPermian
BasinD, gravity scale, rs to los; North
Louisiana na-Arkansas gravity scale. 90 to
20: Rocky Mountain area, Salt Creek,
Wyo.. gravity scale. .06 to 40.
Eastern area-Pennsylvan grade tBrad-
rd-Alleehany) 2.05; same grade in
Southwest Pennsylvania lines. III; same
grade in Eureka lines. Los: same grade
IN Buckeye lines. 1.55; Corning. 1.21.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK, April 4 tP-Prices quoted
n dollars and thirty seconds.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. April 4 .tP.--Cunited States
Department Of Agriculture).-The hrm
combing style Western grown woods sold
last week to few worsted mills has had
beneficial effect upon the tone Of the
Boston market. This business. while con-
hned largely to fine and half-blood grades.
represented a broadening of the outlets
for wool compared with the restricted de-
mand which prevailed during most Of Feb
ruary and early March. Quotations on
hne and half-blood domestic woods were
steady to f1rmer than at the close OF last
woolS.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury on April l:
Receipts. $37. IO4. .0f7.23: expenditures,
S60; ;596.111.72: balance. So Is. S51 .454 IL:
customs receipts for the month, S1.236.-
225.35.
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
I'll ,OS3. 5S4 30. Including $1.545, 267.-
329.10 of emergency expenditures; excess
OF expenditures. $3.50. 1s6.570. 70; gross
debt. S37. .566, 269.514 81. an increase OF
S9,967 .42O.O7 above the previous day: gold
assets, S12,194 4492,246.26.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
SPEC|ALT|ESR|SE
ON CURB MARKET
Gains of Fractions to More
Than a Points Fairly
Numerous.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, April "A better de-
mand for group of industrial special
ties appeared in the curb market in
late trading today. Gains Of major
fractions to more than points were
fairly numerous among active issues.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass was especially
favored, and gains were turned in by
Niles aforementioned. United Shoe Ma
chinery, Aluminium Co. and Lion Oil.
Fairly heavy demand for Cities Serv-
ice and Electric Bond e. Share lifted
these issues frsctionally.
Pan-American Airways failed to
share in the upturn and lost more than
. point.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. April Pl.-Raw. sugar
ported.
Futures. after holding steady, reacted
under LIQUIDATION. owing to the poor de-
mand for raws. May No. 3 sold OH from
gig to all and January from 2.17 to
2.15, or l to 2 points net lower. and were
at these levels around midday.
Refined was UNCHANGED at 4:50 for fne
granulated. fair inquiry was reported.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. April tP,.-Call money.
l per cent; prime commercial paper, | per
cent: time loans. 5000 days Ia As
months, u per cent; bankers acceptances
unchanged; 5000 days. l2-ls per cent: 4
months. Is-l2 per cent; SIS months ss-,.
per cent: rediscount rate, New York Re
serve bank, l per cent
Evening star., 1938-04-04

In BANKRUPTCY or receivership or seins
reorganiZeo under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoins table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly o. sem!-annual declaration
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras eDeclareo or
paid so far this year. no regular rate
PAYABLE in stock sPald last year
h Cash or stock Accumulated dividend
patd or declared this year Wv With war
rants, XIV Without warrants. var War.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
so TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

NEW YORK, April 4 (P.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports so tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold Sat-
urday at S4.55. New York. No sales
East st. Louis delivery.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
STEEL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April 4 R,.-Steel prices.
per 100 pounds. fob. Pittsburgh: Blue
aed sheets s:st hSt 5ot aed
3.16; steel bars, as.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK, April 4 P.-Crude rubber
futures opened 8 to 10 lower; May, 1l.5Oa;
July. II 1852; September. i1.60-66.
ASKED.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

Cauca Val IS IS g. Ga. ga.
Fin r Nj SIS q! 81 1nHI 1n"i mo-
WV With warrants Xw Without war
an,S New. st fstpl S amped
fCompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK April i ,P..-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
lNCOl QtlOtaf ions y
Evening star., 1938-04-04
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK, April RJ-Inyestment
Bankers Conference, Inc.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Plus extras. e2"c extra. f"iz't extra
h &c extra. eSl4 90 extra paid November
80. 1887. k30c extra. mS3 extra.
Nogales international., 1938-07-23
LEGAL NOTICE
TENTATIVE BUDGET
City OF Nogales For
Fiscal Year 1938-l939

that at meeting OF the Board OF
County Arizona held on
made of the amount required
for the
of expenditures Tor
the preceding receipts than from taxation
a
Nogales international., 1938-07-23
EDITORIALS .! 1rials'
Our Liberal Pensions I

THE last Congress enacted pension laws for the
Abenefit of families of disabled veterans and in
creasing pension rates for veterans Themselves which
are estimated to add around 13 million dollars year
to the Nations payments account OF services IN
past wars.
The annual cost of pensions is now above 400 mil
lion dollars year, and time goes it is inevitable
that the total will increase if this country never
gets into another war; There are now about $4,000
ex-servce men and about 250,OO0 widows drawing
pensions The pressure for 'liberaizing the pension
laws and increasing the pension payments is constant
and increasing.
In the last week of June this year there died in
Buffalo the last surviving widow of veteran Of the
war of 1872 That war ended 1913 years ago, in 1875
Darius King, who fought in it. married at the age of
II girl of 49, He lived to be &c., but his widow drew
pension for 81 years after his DEATH until she, too
died at the age of 80.
If future congressman are liberal In the matter
of widows pensions those in the past have been,
we may have widows of World War veterans draw
ing pensions well into the 21st century.
A Cleveland lady cook quit because the Of
the house spoke to her rudely the phone, think
ing he was talking to his wife,
A reader asks where the country's population is
most dense. In most cases. suspect it is from the
neck up.
The head Of the Republican National Committee
fumbles the ball badly His speeches in the South
definitely damage the Republican party, besides max
ing it's national chairman the laughing stock of the
political world