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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

ing prospective jurors is main- tained.
 2. Court was adjourned shortly before 4:30 yesterday. This is half an hour earlier than the usual, 5 o'clock adjournment time,
 Leaving the courtroom yeSter- day afternoon, Special Prosecutor AlcOrn remarked to two reporters: I'm sorry we're not having Ses- sion. Monday, or even Sunday. That would give you newspaper men something to dO."
 3 There were numerous women spectators yesterday, marking the first time that more than one or two of the fair sex have been in the courtroom. e 2
 The conclusion of the first week of the trial found all but Special Prosecutor AIcorn glad of the Op- portunity to rest and forget the case until Tuesday. The proceed 9ings have been very trying on the defendants, who must sit in court from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day, with only one hour recess for lunch. @s
 Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn expressed his eagernesS for a five-day trial week at the con- cluSion of yesterdays session. eI hoped you might say Monday" 1" he was heard to whisper inadvert- ently when Judge Inghs ordered that court be adjourned until Tuesday morning at 10.
 Throughout the developments. to date he has displayed 3 demean0r of confidence. He seems to have the manner of man who is well pleased with what Is transpiring.
 When court adjourned yesterday Defense Attorney Eaeaes D. c. Murray made a bee line. for the railroad station to catch a train for New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

Several of the veniremen ex- cused thus far have stated that they did not know Mayor Frank Hayes was lieutenant governor of the state. One of them, a w0- man, said she thought he held some kind of an important state 0ffice.n'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

If the present rate of selecting jurors continues, there will be a total of Ill veniremen examined before the necessary l2 are se- , cured, Thus far, four veniremen of ST questioned haze been Se- lected. In addition a number have been excused by the court without having to take the witt ness stand for examination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

There were numerous women spectators yesterday, marking the first time that more than one or two of the fair sex have been in the courtroom. @ f,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

An interested courtroom spec tator yesterday was Attorney Jo- seph Talbot of Naugatuck, state treasurer-elect. He waS accom- panied by Attorney Thomas Nea- ", also of Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

To examine l14 talesmen. k that should De necessary for the completion of the jury. would take approximately two court weeks. That estimate is based on the present rate of speed In examin-
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Throughout the developments to date he has displayed demeanor of confidence. He seems to have the manner of a man who is well pleased with what is transpiring.
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One of the talesmen excused Thursday was seen in the back of the courtroom yesterday. He appeared to take keen interest in the questioning to which other prospective jurors were subjected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03
Sidelights Of Famous Trial

ing prospective jurors is main- tained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

An out of town paper reports today that hundreds" of specta- tors have been on the streets near the courthouse during the week to catch a glimpse of the pro ceedings. As a matter of fact there have been virtually no watchers on the street. since the opening of the trial Tuesday. And at that time there was only a handful.
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When court adjourned yesterday Defense Attorney Eaeaes D. c. Murray made a bee-line for the railroad station to catch a train for New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03

,- Court was adjourned shortly
 before 4:30 yesterday. This is half an. hour earlier than the usual; 5 o'clock adjournment time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03
The Weather

Possibly Snow Tonight; Sunday Rain
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
THE AMERICAN BAR
AND CITIZENSHIP

One of the most encouraging things
that has happened for several months Is
the nationwide program sponsored by
the American Bar Association to bring
good citizenship to the attention of the
public.
ANY group or organization which takes
advantage of the Imperial County Bar
Associations offer to provide speakers
on citizenship and constitution subjects
will not regret it. The bar in lmperia
county is to be congratulated on the
whole-hearted way it has plunged into
the program
Citizenship and constitutional rights
are subjects of primary interest through
out the nation today-and both are grieV-
iously abused subjects. Too often the
only ones who champion constitutional
rights are the very ones who wish to de-
stroy them. Such as these attempt to
give the nation the idea that 1t is the
constitutional right of any man to at
tempt to destroy his government.
Citizenship in day when many aliens
seek its benefits merely because they
want to be eligible for old age pensions.
is another thing the average citizen Is
too apt to take for granted,
If the lawyers of the United States
can do more to bring before the public
the sacred rights the people possess
and the sacred duties obligatory upon
them as chizens-the attorneys shall
have lived up to the highest ethics of
their profession.
When the people take their freedom
for granted, when they neglect citizen
ship because they regard it as a common
place. then and only then will the nation
be in danger. Let us hope that day does
not come soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
NEW DEAL BOOST FOR FREEDOM

tHaverhlll tMaSS.) GaZelte)
There was cause for surprise in the
unanimous Supreme court decision that
placed the humblest pamphlet in the
class with the mightiest journal as i'm
mune to license and censorship. This was
a sweeping decision in support of the
freedom of the press.
A free press is the peoples chief de
fense against governmental tyranny.
While the press is free to report facts
as it finds them and to express opinions
that it holds, governmental domination
of the people cannot be accomplished.
The trend Of the New Deal is toward
governmental tyranny by the route of
Capitalization, regimentation, and collec-
tivism. Logical. therefore, is New Deal
hostility toward freedom of the press.
But a New Deal-domnated court re-
corded itself emphatically in support Of
freedom of the press. How can this in
consistency be explained?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
FRIGHT UP OUR ALLEY"

(San Rafael independently
The other day at the luncheon of the
real estate brokers of Marin county,
president of the state association, Grover
7. Russell, enunciated some principles
for which the association stands. Russell
was talking right up our alley when
he said that:
The association is in favor of tax re-
ductiOnS on real estate and opposed to
tax exemptions;
Opposed to all initiatives which would
freeze our tax structure into the COnSti-
tuition;
Opposed to the unicameral legislature;
Opposed to the single tax plan;
Strongly in favor of the sales tax;
Opposed to the elimination of the re-
quirement of two-thirds maj ority vote
for bond issues;
Favors the federal housing act in so
far as it does not depend upon a bonus
or unsound financial basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
FHA DRAINAGE
FOR IMPERIAL VALLEY

If Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and his fell
low workers are able to obtain approval
of individual loans by the Federal HOus-
ing Administration to Imperial Valley
farmers for drainage installations, the
valley will have taken another long step
toward a solid foundation for future
prosperity.
The valley is faced with two major
problems today. One, now being worked
out, deals with bond refunding. The
other is drainage.
Bond refunding would be worthless
unless drainage facilities were provided
to keep the land from going sour. There
fore ii is encouraging that progress has
been reported in attempts to obtain FHA
drainage loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

In The Superior Court OF The State
of California, i'm and for The
County of Imperial
In Ihc Matter of The Estate OF
MARY f.. w. WILSON,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned administra-
trix with the -will-annexed of the
Estate of Mary f. w. Wilson. De
ceased. will sell at private sale 10
the highest bidder for cash, and
subject to confirmation by the said
Superior Court. on Friday. April %,
1893, at the hour of 1000 o'clock
AM, or after said day, at the law
office of Fleming and Robbins,
Room 1l21 Los Angeles Stock EX-
change Office Building, 639 South
Spring Street, Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, all of the right, title, interest
and estate of the said Mary f.. w.
Wilson at the time of her death, and
all the right, title and interest that
said estate has by operation of law
or otherwise acquired, other than,
or in addition TO that of the said
Mary F.. w. Wilson at the time of
her death, i'm and TO that certain
parcel Of land particularly described
as follows, tO-Wit:
The North ID acres of the
NJ of the NWi4 of the
SWA of Tract l40. Town
ship is South. Range IA
East. $ BM., Imperial Coun-
ty, California,
subject to covenants. conditions, 70
strictions, reservations, easements
and rights of say of record. Taxes
to be pro rated TO date of delivery
of deed.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SALE:
Ten per cent QOqo) of the pur-
chase price to accompany the bid,
the balance to be paid in cash upon
delivery of deed; bids or offers 20
be in writing and will be received
at the aforesaid office OF Fleming
and Robbins at any time after the
first publication of this notice and
before said sale.
DATED: April 5th, 1893.
ANITA VEAL ROBBINS,
Administrative
the-Will
FLEMING 81 ROBBINS
BY HAROLD j. HURLEY,
Attorneys for Administrators
with the Will-anneXed. 639 SO.
Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
a. 6-2l incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
WeII> Ill
TeIlYou..
says
Bob Burns

It's a wonderful thing to have
Il goal to hit for, hut il would be
a lot nicer if everybody could be
happy after they reached their
goal.
knew fella whose family had
always been poor and il was his
ambition to become millionaire.
lie says I'm gettin' sick and tired
of beino, looked down on by the
miliOnaireS.' He went to work
earnestly and sehemcd and saved
until finally l heard he had ac-
auired million dollars.
Not long after that I met him
and says We'll, now are YOU
happy since you became million
aire?" and he says No, the multi
milli0naircS snuh me"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
Famous Sayings

It's remarkable how frequently
what appears at first glance to be
an unfamiliar, quaint. or even re-
volutionary notion turns out on
closer inspection to be merely the
same old idea everybody had been
accepting all along.
Probably no one rule for attain
ing happiness has bobbed up under
a greater variety of fancy labels
than: Don't break your neck for
nothing"
This will doubtless be considered
Il pretty ruthless condensation, by
adherents to the more complicated
philosophers built on that basic
idea. Don't break your neck" but
any condensation is ruthless. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
HARVARD HITS HEADLINES
WITH RED HICKS
(Haverhill, Mass, Gazette)

(ddNplillll, MISS, NdHeltC)
Harvard has hit the headlines in a big
way by appointing to its tutorial staff
and as a counsellor for students, a schol-
ar and educator who is prominent as a
Communist. Granville Hicks.
Harvard gets headlines by this APP
pointment because it is big and rich and
famous and because millions of Ameri-
cans are convinced that American edu-
cational institutions should not admit
Communists to their Staffs and thereby
give them an opportunity to fill the
minds of youth with their nonsense.
This public hostility to Communists
in places where they can influence youth
is well founded Communism is hostile to
American freedom and to Christian cul-
ture. Both are worth defending with all
the energy the people can muster. Part
of the defense may be elimination of
known Communists from places in which
they have opportunity to inculcate their
false and dangerous doctrine in youth.
There is another reason for thinking
that Harvard's appointment of Hicks is
bad and foolish. Adherence TO Commu-
niSm by man of Hicks age is a sign of
mental immaturity. Communism. like
spring poetry, is the sort of foolishness
that attracts sophomore minds. These
minds need the influence of maturity
A Communist is the last person to select
as a counsellor for youth.
Communism should be taught, as any
other political and economic ism should
be taught, but not by its ardent disciples
1t should be taught in a detached and
dispassionate manner by persons who
present it as something that is and not
as something that should be damned or
embraced. Harvard, by adding a Com
munist educator to its staff is repudl-
ating this principle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
DISEASE CLINICS
FOR TRANSMITS

If carried through to successful con
clusion, state proposals for a clinic in
Imperial Valley to treat indigents and
transents afflicted with social diseases
will provide something the county and
state have long needed. Social diseases
among wandering, penniless persons are
a menace to every community in the
state. In Imperial county the menace is
particularly severe, because so many
transients come here.
The clinic proposal should be given
every consideration by Imperial county
authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagging bsckach,
quickly, once they discover that the real cause
Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Nature chief way of taking
the excess acids and waste out Of the blood.
Most people pass about 3 pints n day or about
3 pounds of waste.
Frequent or scanty passages with smarting
and burning shows there may be something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
An excess of acids or poisons in your blood,
when due to functional kidney disorders, may
be the cause of naggng backacbe, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, get
ing up nights, swelling, puffiness under the
eyes, headaches and dizziness.
Don't wat Ask your druggist for Doans
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
Is miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
Bruce Cation Says
- How to be Happy; An Old Rule

does not follow that it is neces-
sarily in error
Moderation in all things" bob
bed up several centuries after
Confucius said it another way. The
Stoics emphasized the wisdom oil
remaining free from passion. Prac-
titionerS of Yogi might be SAID to
have put similar notions to work
in the gymnasium.
The only trouble with reCommen-
ding the easy life to the average
man these days is that it's a little
like recommending rest and sum
shine to miner with Is children.
RAMON NOVARRO, retired
moving picture actor, has taken up
Yogi. and says he believes he is
now on the way to a state OF men
tai and physical tranquility.
The ideas of Yogi, according TO
Novarro, seem to boil down to the
idea that we must take life as we
find it; that we mustn't get angry
or excited
Novarro 33, has a full-sized
swimming pool for a bath tub. II
stands just outside his all-blue bed
room in his four-story home, just
around the corner from the ultra
modern music room, done in cherry
red and deep cream.
NOW, remember. We must not
get angry or excited.
PerhapS/a more generally accept
able rule for happiness these days
would be: we must take life as
We find it. after having made 1t
what we would like to find"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
News Behind
the News
The Big NeUS
.JHO0IiH0 the Balls


is that the Roosevelt admlnlStra-
ton has decided to try to spend
the country out of the depression.
The decision finally was reached
by the President and WPA Ad-
ministrator Harry Hopkins at
Warm Springs. Further develop
mcnts are rapidly unfolding.
Half a dozen plans for pump
ing money into the economic sys-
tenn. backed and press-agented by
as many groups, are being pushed
around in the air. There are plans
for pure spending and plans for
pure lending. schemes for lending
in such a way that only part OF
the money will come back and
schemes for lending so that none
of it will come back
Although mechanics of the
pump-priming scheme to be rec
commended to Congress are not
worked out. it is certain that MI.
Roosevelt will call for at least So
000.000,000 of funds for WPA and
public works.
1t is not unlikely that the old
PWA, whose machinery has been
kept oiled for a program such as
is now imminent. will be merged
with WPA and that the whole
works recovery program will be CO
ordinated under Hopkins. In order
to get a fast start the merged or
ganization would begin at once on
projects of both agencies which
have been proposed and studied but
have not been acted on because OF
lack of funds.
Prominence of Harry Hopkins
in the Roosevelt councils and In
administration of the spending
program makes it certain that
comprehensive if not favorable
consideration will be given to a
large scale housing program, under
government direction and financed
by government funds. Hopkins al
ways has wanted to build houses
with WPA labor.
Various ideas as to housing as
a part of the new spending pro-
gram are as far up in the air as
anything else, but a significant
amount of attention is being de
voted to possibilities of large
scale erection of pre-fabricated
homes.
Some government experts insist
that mass production of cheap
pre-fabrcated homes represents
the only way to build cheap in
dividual houses. They say sev
eral production units are ready to
start off in a big way and that
WPA labor could be used to Law
out sites, streets, cellars and water
mains as we'll as to put the houses
together.
According to the e-fabrication
exports, it's largely a question of
getting the public used to this type
of house and if someone will just
get lot of them up there will be
stimulus for a huge new industry
But this is only one idea among
many and opposition from build
ing trades unions. building mate
,talS interests and -other groups
IS likely to kill it. Early indica-
tions are that pump printing pro-
posals of whatever type will b.
closely scrutinized in Congress and
perhaps subjected to considerable
alteration.
The proposal to turn the public
works program over to Hopkins,
assuming that Roosevelt decides
he wants to do that, is one which
conceivably may cause an uproar
on Capitol Hill.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
The ObIatiion

Ask nothing more OF nc, sweet,
All I can give you ! give.
Heart of my heart, were 1t
more.
More would be laid at your feet,
Love that should help you to live.
Song that should spur you to
soar
All things were nothing to give
once to have sense of you more,
Touch you and taste of you,
sweet,
Think you and breathe you and
live,
Swept of your wings as they soar,
Trodden by chance of your feet.
/ that have love and no more
Give you but love of you, sweet:
He that hath more, let him
give;
He that hath wings, let him soar;
Mine is the heart atl your feet
Here, that must love you to
live
-AIgernon Charles SWinburnc.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
You re Telling Ne ---
BY WILLIAM RIFT


Cellcnt cure for indigestion, say
a dictitian. That's too bad because
how can one have Il happy dispoSl-
ton without good digestion?
After watching the Easter pa
rade we happened to run across
a picture of Queen Mother Mary
OF England taken in 1923. We
think jokesters should apologize to
her-she was just 10 years ahead of
her time.
Clarence Chamberlin, famed
transatlantic flyer, is planning a
round trip to Europe and back
flight in one day. We didn't
think conditions over there were
as bad as that!
Noted scientist now announces
there are 4O00,OO0 particles of dust
in a cubic foot of fresh air. Sounds
like night club propaganda to us.
DR.. Edward Kasncr, Columbia
university, estimates the human
race has spoken 10 million billion
10000 OOO, 600, ,G000OOo words since
creation. This must certainly mean
exclusive Of congress
YaWn YaWnSOn says the wolf
the family has converted him in
has been at his door so long that
to a lirSt-class watch dog.
Somebody stole a traffic light in
Syracuse. and now the motorists
can't steal base at that spot any
more.
Some people like May Day,
But give us pay day.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21

mortgage COM
pany in 1881. l
want to work
but how can I
when no one will
give me anything
to do?"
| hin answer
ing that letter
in this column,
for ! want to
tell every dis
couraged reader
about a man |
know personally
l regret that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21

cannot use his name for he pre-
fers that l do not.
When the depression of 1929
struck this country. this man had
Just bought a home. He had bor
roWed, to 60 into business for
himself. the sum of $3,500. Crash!
The S350O was gone and he was
responsible for paying it back. In
addition. he had four persons look e
ing to him for their very existence.
and two of them were children
What was he to do? He tried to
get a job but failed
Then this man said to himself,
There are things that people
must have. That's the outlet for me
I know l can sell if anyone else
can"
He at once got concession
from a manufacturer who was
making something that people had
to have. And he found people
would pay for what they actually
needed.
I now attach the end: This
man has paid off the mortgage on
his home, during the past eight
years of the depression; he has
paid his $3,500 debt; he has not
shirked a single one of the respon-
sibilities that were thrust upon
him, and he is now making a most
comfortable living in his work of
selling people something they
need.
What nine word sentence in
this column was the determining
factor in this mans success?
The close of speech is really
its most strategic clement. What
is said last is likely TO be remem-
bered longest.
Never end speech with the
words, This is about all 1 have
to say: SO l guess I'll stop.
Well, if you are ready to stop.
then stop. But don't talk about
stopping. Your audience will de-
tect it without being advised.
Plan your ending carefully re
hearse it. Know exactly how you
want 10 END III before you Degln,
but don't memorize it word for
word. If you do, you will make
ia ddactiC.
Here arc some suggestions for
a closing:
|. Outline briefly the main
points you have covered.
2. Tell a joke which you have
worked toward gradually
3. Pay the audience a compli-
ment which you sincerely mean.
But the really most important
point to make with regard to your
speech is summed up in the fol-
lowing:
Make suse that the beginning
and the end are not spaced too
far apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
SHRElyD, SAFE WAY!

No need to exhaust your Nest
Egg. in the purchase of a bet
ter Car. Rightly, you hesitate TO
use all your savings in a Car
purchase. 1t is not good buSi-
ness to do so. Businesses do not
buv new needed equipment that
way. They finance" major pur-
chases. You may do the same
with the aid of our BuSinesslike
Auto Finance Plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21

As a safety measure, row Of four
foot pickets has been fixed to the pave
ment of New York's Times Square. 1t
won't look natural, though, unless it's
CARRYING nlacards and looking mad
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-21
Hints on Etiquette

Three things that distinguish an
experienced traveller are courtesy,
poisc and regard for the rights OF
others.