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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
News Behind the News
- The Yen for Peace

WASHINGTON-The yen OF the American
people for peace dies hard and probably will
continue to plague Roosevelt and Secretary Hull
That is the most significant aspect OF the
House vote against consideration of the Ludlow
amendment for popular referendum on war
in which l88 ongresSmen-pushed on by popu-
lar pressure - voted for consideration OF the
measure as against 2O9 members who voted 10
kill it. The 209 were backed by an extraordinary
degree of official and other pressure.
In future dealing with Japan, Germany and
Italy-especially 1apan- Roosevelt and Hull want
to be in position to be just as hard-boled as
they think the situation requires.
Hull is fond of saying that down in his Ten
nesSee country If couple of men meet in the
woods and have an argument and one man has
left his gun 90 PAGES back and the other Is
PAGES, there's no question OF who wins the argu-
ment.
There is also strong group, represented in
the administration as well as in Congress, which
seeks a check on executive discretion in foreign
affairs, dstrusts RooSeveltS fondness for taking
chances and making spectacular gestures and
depores official reYersion to the national hon
or" school of thought
Strong peace sentiment everywhere has cauS-
ed Roosevelt and Hull to pull their international
punches ever since the Chicago quarantine
speech. And although defeat of the Ludlow
amendment removes a threat to put them in a
itjacket crystal gazerS are analyZing the pro-
Ludlow vote in the light of the fact that it was
cast under as intense heat as the administra-
ton has applied.
Roosevelt, Hull, Speaker Bankhead, Majority
Leader Sam Rayburn and lesser leaders went
their full limits to kill the amendment.
Lobbyists for the American Legion and Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars, although without man
date from their memberships and perhaps pri-
mariy concerned with keeping their stand-ins
with the War Department, threw all their IA
nous strength against it.
The idea was widespread that the Ludlow
amendment was cockeyed proposal perhaps
likely to get the country into war as to keep
it out.
And finally the administration had been i'm
mensely trengthened by the bombing of the
Panay. which it had carefully used to bat down
peace -at-any- price sentiment
If there had been Panay incident the
Ludlow amendment would have been voted out
to the House floor.
Yet there were those 1873 votes and they
stand as portent 1t is never easy to Segregate
such a vote as between members who vote from
conviction, those influenced by organized lobbies
and those responding to vociferous expressions
from constituents.
But tens OF thousands OF persons merely read
about the war referendum proposal in the news
papers and impelled to write their congress-
men. Even some anti-amendment members ad-
nit there was more pressure by the people
on this than on any bill ever heard of, includ-
ing the Townsend Plan
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Parental Love
And SeIfishness

In the columns of this newspaper
Tuesday were two stories. Each dealt
with the same basic subject. They were
as unlike as two stories could well be.
Between those stories was the whole
breadth and depth of the difference be-
tween sublime affection and abysmal
selfishness. Yet each dealt with the So
called love of father for his son.
In the state prison at Boston, Mass,
Frank Di Stasio, who was 55, went to
the death chamber refusing to save his
son from a similar execution because,
he said, Il love my son so much that
| don't want TO leave him behind me"
Still, he declared at the last minute that
his son was innocent of the crime for
which both were eNecuted-and then re-
fused to shoulder the entire blame him.
self.
In a court room at Los Angeles, Wal
ter CAristy Walsh, sports writer, signed
his name to document giving complete
custody of his 12-year-old son to his
divorced wife Since 1885 Walsh had
attempted to gain legal custody of the
boy. New Years Day he took his son to
a football game, and the boy sulked
because he was not with his mother.
IF my removal from his life will give
him the normal life of manly American
boy" Walsh said, Il am content to make
the sacrifice"
Young Anthony Di Stasio was joined
in death to father no son should ever
have been afflicted with. Young Walsh
was parted in a court room from IA
ther of whom any youth should be proud.
Both fathers called it ''love.' Only one
was right.
There are many parents who embitter
their own lives and the lives of their chill
dren by their selfishness, cloaked under
the guise of love. They will not be part
ed from the children, even though part
ing brings freedom, happiness and op-
portunity to the children. A feeling of
love there may be in such cases-but it
is so wrapped around with selfishness
that it does not deserve the same.
The purest affection is manifested in
utter lack of selfishness, in giving un-
stintingly so that the recipient may be
happier and better for the giving.
The human race will be ever so much
nearer universal nobility of spirit when
those two words, love and selfishness,
are so clearly defined that there is no
misuse of either.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Other Editors Saw
WATCH FOR SLICKERS WITH
CASH AND ENVELOPES
(Hanford Sentinel

Merchants and others who cater to the public
needs are warned with good reason to guard
themselves and their cash tills against the raids
of swndlers. Operators of that ilk are said to
be rampant in the valley and at least two local
persons have been flimflammed recently by
tricksters.
The short change artist" whose devices for
grabbing the cash of unsuspecting victims
many and devious is abroad in the land. Clever
manipulation of change is his forte and he
ages to make an unholy profit out of his enter
prise and daring.
The switched envelope racket has been work
ed here at least twice recently, first in the feec
ing Of a local merchant of $50 and later in de-
priying another of s6600 in cold cash. In each
instance the operator" merely switched an en-
velope containing the cash for another that
held only blank and worthless paper and palmed
the valueess envelope off on the unsuspectng
person who wanted to do him a favor.
That the sWindler is cunning goes without
saying. So cunning, in fact that those who are
taken in have the satisfaction of knowing that
any other person under similar circumstances
would have fallen That sort of feeling how
ever, is devoid Of JOY after ones cash till has
been raided.
Be prepared for visit of the slicker. And
when he calls see to it that the chief of police
the district attorney the sheriff has a greet
ing for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS!
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
CR-9162
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment Of the in
debtedness secured by, and in the
performance of the covenants con-
tanned in that certain trust deed
dated January %, 1896, made, exc
cuted and delivered by MAMIE
GRESHAM, an unmarried woman,
as trustor. to CORPORATION OF
AMERICA, a California corporation,
as trustee for BANK OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, beneficiary, which trust
deed was recorded on February l,
1896, in book 418, page 232, Official
Records of Imperial County. Cal
fornia: and,
WHEREAS, on March o, 10
Bank of Amerit 7 IIationa TIT
and Savings Association, the owner
and holder of said deed and the
debt secured thereby, applied to and
directed said trustee in writing to
execute the trust by said trust deed
created, and to make sale pursuant
thereto; and
WHEREAS, notice of such breach
of the obligations of the trustor
and of the beneficiary's election to
cause to be sold the property below
described to satisfy said obligations
has been recorded as is provided
for by law, and more than three
months have elapsed since such re-
cordation and the trustee deems it
best to sell the real property now
remaining subject to the trust deed
as a whole, in order to fulfill the
| purposes thereof.
NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE is
HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 10Th
day of February, 1898, at the hour
of II o'clock in the forenoon, at
the North or Main door of the
County Court House situated in the
City of Ell Centro, Imperial County,
California, CORPORATION OF
AMERICA as trustee, under and
pursuant to the terms of said trust
deed will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash (PAY-
ABLE AT TIME OF SALE IN GOLD
COIN OR LAWFUL MONEY OF
THE UNITED STATES) all the
interest conveyed by said trust deed
in and to the following described
real property situated in the County
of Imperial, State of California, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows, to-Wit:
Lot Seven Cd in Section Twelve
Q2), Township Sixteen Q6) South
Range IA East, S.BM., in the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California
as per map of the re-survey ap-
proved February 6, 1909, and filed
| in the United States Land Office at
Los Angeles, California.
DATED at Los Angeles, California
January 6, 1938
CORPORATION OF AMER A
as Trustee.
| Corporate Seal
BY A. G. MAURER,
Vice-President
BY A. G. PATTERSON,
Assistant Secretary.
] t2 10 26, F2
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
One Way to Settle
Gas Tax Troubles

Again meeting of the Imperial coun-
ty board of supervisors has been emblt-
tered by the perennial controversy over
division of this countys share of state
gasoline tax funds between the five
road districts. This time the northend
road district mustered sufficient votes
to give it the largest percentage of the
funds, on the plea that road mileage is
greater in the northend than in any other
district Of course, the counter-argu-
ment was advanced that there is far
greater travel over the southland roads.
There is one fair way to settle this
ever-present road problem, it seems to
us, and to save the county considerable
money, too.
1t is to scrap the outworn system of
road districts, organize the entire cOun-
ty road system under one engineering
office plan the county's roads as a uni
fled system and not as five separate
systems, and do away with duplication
of equipment and executive officers. We
would have better roads-and less fight
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

COURTNEY and ANNE l.. COURT
NEY, husband and wife, as trustors.
to CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
a California corporation, as trustee
for BANK OF AMERICA NATION
AL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSO-
CITATION. a national banking aSSo-
citation, beneficiary, which trust
deed was recorded on December II.
1886, in book 446, page 262, Official
Records of Imperial County, Cali
fornia; and
WHEREAS, on September 30,
1897, Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, the
owner and holder of said deed and
the debt secured thereby, applied
to and directed said trustee in writ
ing to execute the trust by said
trust deed created, and to make
sale pursuant thereto; and II;
WHEREAS, notice of such breach
of the obligations of the trustors
and of the bencficiary'5 election to
cause to be sold the property below
described to satisfy said obligations
has been recorded as is provided for
by law, and more than three months
have elapsed since such recordation
and the trustee deems it best to
sell the real property now remain
ing subject to the trust deed as
whole, in order to fulfill the pur-
poses thereof.
NOW THEREFORE,, NOTICE is
HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 10Th
day of February 1893, at the hour
of | o'clock in the forenoon, at the
North or Main door Of the County
Court House situated in the City
of FL Centre, Imperial County, Cali
fornia, CORPORATION OF AMER
ICA as trustee, under and pursuant
to the terms of said trust deed wift
sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash PAYABLE AT
TIME OF SALE IN GOLD COIN
OR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE
UNITED STATES all the interest
conveyed by said trust deed in and
| to the following described real prop
erty situated in the County of I'M
perial, State of California, and more
particularly described as follows,
! towit:
All that portion of Tract Fifty
three (53), Township 16 South,
Range IA East, SBM., in the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California.
as per Map of the re-survey, ap-
proved February 6, 1909, and filed
in the United States Land Office
at Los Angeles, California, describ-
ed as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southwest
corner, being Corner No. 2 of said
Tract 3d. thence North along the
West line thereof, 778 feet to a
point; thence Easterly parallel with
the South line of Tract SO, 2640 feet
to a point; thence Southerly SOB
feet to a point; thence Westerly
parallel with the South line of said
Tract SO, 1888 feet to a point; thence
Southerly 270 feet to point in
the South line of said Tract So;
thence Westerly along said South
line, 1902 feet to the point of be-
ginning, as shown by License Sur
vey Map recorded in Book 4, page
IL of License Survey Maps.
DATED at Los Angeles, California
January 6, 1888.
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
as Trustee 81
corporate SeaD
BY A. C. MAURER,
Vice-President
BY A. G. PATERSON,
Assistant Secretary
j u 10 26, F2
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Famous Sayings -

Higher and higher mounts the
evidence that American jails are
filthy, vermin-packed, ill-regulated
fountainheads of crime and corrup-
tion.
AttNrrey GeneraI Homer S.
Cummings calls the nations jails
the worst blot on the American
penal system"
Some years ago the Wickersham
Commission Inscribed county lock-
ups as medieval" and said most
of them were indecently croWed,
i'll ventilated, unspeakably dirty,
and morally degrading.
Every impartial investigator who
has taken the trouble to tour the
country's jails has to come to The
conclusion that tney either should
be cleaned up or abolished.
Joseph Fulling Fishman, former
inspector of jails for the Depart
ment of Justice, is one of the group
who feels that the nation would
be better off without its county
jails. He calls them ubiquitous
pesthouses ruled by apathetic sher-
IFS in 95 out of 100 cases.
Fisherman advocates abolition OF
county jails, as sucn, and substit-
ution of centralized prisons, main-
tanned by groups of counties, and
administered by trained officers SO
as to provide proper treatment OF
prisoners adequate ventilation
exercise, food sanitation and bath
ing facilities, segregation of youths
and women and proper regard for
the rights of persons awaiting
trial.
Proposals to abolish county Jails
as presently constituted would OF
course require some realignment OF
our county government. The exist
ing fee system, under which most
jails are operated by Sheriffs
would have to go.
Well. why not? Penologists
blame many of the ills of the
present county Jail system on the
fact that sheriffs are allowed tc
keep all of the Jail fees over ano
above the amount they spend tc
feed prisoners.
Possibly there would have to be
a reshuffling of authority II
several counties used central jail
Again, why not? That is conser-
vative proposal compared with the
government be abolished entirely
as unnecessary and cumbersome
The plain truth of the jail
problem is that nothing construc-
tive can be done until the people
themselves wake up to the fact
that conditions are deplorable.
Too many citizens, if they think
about jails at all, consider them
nothing more than wastebasketS
where refuse humanity can bt
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
You re Telling Ne --
BY WILLIAM RIFT

Joes birthday happened again
the other day and on the morn
ing of that historical anniversary
Joe pointed a piece of breakfast
toast at Mrs. Joe and in a very
stern voice spoke what was on his
mind.
This year." said Joe, 81 don't
want you to be pulling any sur
prise birthday parties on me. |
think the whole thing is silly.
Besides. it embarrasses me. UnleA1
you promise I won't come honiN
from the office tonight, but eat
dinner downtown
Joe kept thinking about 1t dur
ing the day, however. BY late
afternoon he was sure Mrs Joe
wouln't keep her promise so not
to be caught unprepared he de-
cided he'd better slick up.
He left the office early. Bought
and put on a new shirt and then
had his favorite barber set his
ears out. After a shoe shine and
shave had been added he was
still no Gable. but smelled nice.
When he came home there
wasn't anybody there but Mrs.
Joe. They had dinner alone. Jol
was sure the gang would pop iH
some time during the evening
BY 10 o'clock his worst fears were
realized Mrs. Joe had struck to
her promise, there was to be no
party
He stormed up stairs and went
straight to bed, sore as boil.
To this day Mrs. Joe doesn't know
what allied him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
By o. O. Mcintyre

loss of job or failing dividends are
responsible, the victims are permit
ted enjoyment Of privileges just the
same. That is all save, of course,
charge account. There are ru-
mors several such organizations are
planning to close until skies clear.
The beautiful mother of Helen
Menken and Grace Menkcn Lytell
is deaf and dumb as was their
father This parentage is reputedly
responsible for the expressive geS-
turing of both actresses on stage
and off. They learned the sign
language before they learned to talk.
It's most interesting to watch the
two daughters carry on an animated
conversation with their mother in
this mode of expression. Most of
the signs, incidentally, are from the
Indians and when understood are
rare symbols of simplicity.
Editors and writer's who know of
the handicapS are aStounded at the
nigh quality of fiction the deserved
dean of American literature, Booth
Harrington is turning out. Several
recent stories are considered equal
to anything he has done, a record
which includes Monsieur Beaucaire,
The Gentlemen from Indiana and
PonrOd to name q few He is in
his 70's and recuperating from an
illness that permits him to sit UP
only a few hours day on his
Maine porch, coupled with the fact
that one eye has collapsed and
there's only partial vision in the
other.
Philosophy among the walters.
They had occupied a table cooling
and billing all evening in a night
club and left without tip. youth, y
grinned the waiter, must be serv-
ed!"
Thingumbobs: The Philippines
Manuel Quezon has a germ phobia
DR.. Wellington Koo, Chinese
diplomat, tunes in on Amos n
Andy Abel Green, Variety
editor, writes notes in French to
his friends just to keep in practice
. A high school play that Mere
dith Nicholson wrote still brings
him royalties.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Looking Backward
-- I'm Our Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO
January 10. 1903

Mrs. F. G. Grimes arrived in Inn
perial today, and in a few days
Mr. Grimes will also be joined by
his parents.
On account of the electric power
being off, Mark Hanna will have to
postpone his entertainment here
tonight but will be here each week
as soon as power is available.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Classy Stomachs
Relieved

Every person who is troubled with ex-
cessive gas in the stomach and bowels
should get a package of Baalmann's
Gas Tablets and see how quickly they
will relieve the distress.
Sharr pains in the abdomen are often
due entirely to gas pressure. Many suf-
ferers occasionally have n gnawing
pain at the pit of the stomach, heart
burn, palpitation, sour risings, nausea,
bloating, drowsiness after meals, head.
ache, dizziness, labored breathing or
other symptoms due to accumulation
of gas in stomach or bowels.
Baalmann's Gas Tablets are made
especally for the relief Of excess gas
and discomfort resulting from gas pres
sure. They contain no physic. Pleasant
to take. The first dose should convince
Kou Of their merit. Sold by leading
druggists throughnut America.
On Hand at Clements Drug StOr
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Bruce Cation Says
- Public Apathy Won't Solve Jail Problem

thrown and forgotten. They are
little impressed by the fact that the
Department of Justice has branded
1900 jails out of 5000 in the country
as unsuitable for federal prisoners.
They would be reused out of their
apathy if they took the time TO
see actual Jail conditions at firlS
hand. Some sort of a mass inspect
ion tour of Americas jails might
do the trick.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19

cheaper plac e S
they W ait on
BILE and go into
their S o n G or
dance upon re-
quest. Mostly they
play to a neigh
borhood clientele.
Nightly in white
coats, they are
a = teeter W i t h
prop smiles to
toss aside their
trays a n d 90
t'1rO1Ioh q OpVpr-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 10. 1918

The Ell Centre Firemen's ball was
a great success. Attendance at the
brilliant affair numbered 260 cou-
pies. The dance lasted until am.
Enough money was cleared to buy
an ambulance for use on the
French front.
One guest found by the janitor
after everyone had gone home, was
a Duroc-Jersey pig, donated by
Frank Vanderpool, which was auc-
toned off for S71 The new owner
forgot to take his property home.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
TEN YEARS AGO
IaI,narY 10. 112R

Warning was issued by Captain
Frank OsWalt Of the traffic squad
this morning to The effect that ord
ers have been received from Sac
ramento to check up on all 1927
license plates
Power development affecting
Imperial Valley was the subject of
an interesting talk given Tuesday
before the Lions club by c. F..
Ernst, Southern Sierras.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

/. What is the minimum age re-
quired for membership in the u S.
senate and in the house of repre-
sentatives?
2. Between what two Great
Lakes does Lake Huron lie?
3. What is a "metronome"?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
TOdaY's HOrOscOpe

Most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today are slow TO reach con-
clusiions. Their record for accu-
racy, however, is almost perfect.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
DANGEROUS

1t is dangerous to sell SUBSTI-
TUTE for 666 just TO make three
or four cents more. Customers are
your best assets; lose them and you
lose your business. 666 is worth
three or four times as much as a
SUBSTITUTE.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
One-Minute Test Answers

/. Thirty years in the senate, 25
in the house of representatives
2. Lake Superior and Lake Erie.
3. An instrument for denoting
the speed at which musical COM
position should be played.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
CR-9161

WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by, and in the
performance of the covenants con-
tanned in that certain trust deed
dated August Ia, 1896, made, exc
cuted and delivered by CECH, f,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Hints on Etiquette

Simplicity is the keynote of So
cial correspondence. Flo very
phrases and flourishes in handWrit-
ing should be avoided.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
New York Day by Day -

NEW YORK, Jan. l9.-The me- :
tropolis has a thousand or SO cafe
entertainers who have never risen
above their mediocre inches. In the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
HOW'S YOUR STOMACH?

Tucson, Ariz.-Mrs. F.
r. Hopkins, sos S. Free.
mont Ave, says: "Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery gives relief
from gas on the stomach
and acid indigestion. |
felt better i'll every respect
after using it l was
stronger, my appetite was
better and | slept well" "
Ask your druggist today
for Golden Medical Dis
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Words of Wisdom

In these times we fight for ideas,
and newspapers are our fortresses.
-Heine
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
THOUGHTS for the Day -

And I charged your judges at that time saying Hear
the causes between your brethren, ana Juoge right
eously between every man and his brother and the
stranger that is with him.-Deuteronomy l:l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19

Trailcrs are increasing and mo-
tcrcycles decreasing i'm New York
City, according to a report. And
here everyone thought New York
had parking problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19

The Nazis decree that all Ger
man girls must work six months
before they can go to college. That
would be a sure-fire remedy if
U. S. universities ever got over.
crowded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19
Barbs -

ABOLISHING low postal rates
for newspapers might not help
much. If papers quit printing con-
gressmen's speeches to save weight,
the resulting increase in congress
sional franked mail would wipe out
all the saving.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-19

Noted woman explorer is writing
a book on the care and feeding
of baby giant pandas. Something
every home should have, no doubt.