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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

GOUllllllttE llllS Ntth-
The committee ureed that the
state bring state highways in In
pcrial county TO a par with those
in other counties Scenic attrac-
tions of the North Shore road were
stressed in the request for i'm
provement of that hishWay.
Continuation OF the farm-to-mar-
ket road now leading from Calipa-
tria and Westmorland to Thomp-
sons crossing was favored by the
committee because it would provide
farm territory with a good road
and give the county another north
and south route. Supervisors Of the
El Centre. Brawley, Imperial and
Calexico districts will be asked to
obtain rights of way in prepara-
ton for the road being included in
the state-federal farm road pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Special Session
MayConsider
RailFinancinq

WASHINGTON. June Is. CUP)-
Chairman John J. OConnor, D.. N
Y, of the house rules committee
today predicted the possibility of a
special session of congress to ex-
tricate railroads from their finan-
cial crisis.
House leaders yesterday rejected
urgent pleas from railroad repre-
sentatives and senators for action
on a bill to liberalize reconstruction
finance corporation lending to tine
railroads, and a bill to expedite re-
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

CTS III 1900, lllt Guilty lao SoiiSN'Sb
$500 photographs. They are con-
tanned in fireproof files in alpha
betical order and cross indeXed
elaborately. Twenty thousand fin
gerprint cards were taken in the
fingerprint identification bureau
AMI filed after the system establish
ed by the government. Criminal
records and life histories of 5.406
prisoners are filed and used for
reference in handling the growing
criminal work of county law en-
forcement
The number of prisoners booked
at the county jail now averages be-
tween $500 and 5000 a year. The
bureau of criminal Identification is
in charge of Deputy Sheriffs Joe
Lizarraras and Park Burritt. They
photograph and fingerprint prison.
erS and have charge of the files.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Otero Nominated
Sonora Governor

HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Mex
June Is OUP)-A mass public dem
ontration today greeted Gen. Ign
acio Otero, nominated for the
governorship of Sonora by a three
day convention of Agrarian and
labor groups. Police guards were
ordered on duty to prevent dis
order.
General Otero was nominated
last night after supporters of two
rival candidates deserted a final
stormy session of the confedera-
ton of Mexican workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Panamint Burros
Face Extinction

WASHINGTON, June Is CUP) =
The interior department today was
asked to save from extinction
thousands of California wild bur-
ros.
The burros, which roam the tor
rid Panamint Valley in southern
California, are not protected by
state game laws. George Francis
district attorney of Inyo county
Calf, said the burros were being
captured and slaughtered for pro-
cessing as chicken feed by men
who fence off waterholes and cap
ture the beasts when they come
to drink.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
.Nudist Movie
Arouses Censors

SACRAMENTO. June IS up -
Two men charged with violation o.
the city censorship ordinance in
connection with the showing of
the nudist picture "Unashamed'
were scheduled to so ON trial in
police court today.
The defendants are Louis Fed
erici. former manager OF a local
theatre al which the picture was
shown. and Ben Westlund. Los
Angles exhibitor
Allen Stewart. producer-director
said he VII show the picture to the
Jury and produce several nudists
Ct his cast to show there was
nothing "lewd" in the picture and
that il was artistic"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Mountain lie sion
Post to Entertain

Mountain Empire post of the
American Legion will entertain
with birthday party at Campo
July g.
A jamboree, barbecue and dance
are scheduled for the Warren hotel.
Games, concerts and prizes will
enliven the program. The barbecue
will be served at | pm. The dance
is scheduled for 6 pm, o. M. Kis-
singer. chairman of the arrange
ments committee, announced We'd
neSday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Big Navy Program
Echoes Here

The new Big Navy program had
its first direct effect on Imperial
Valley Wednesday with a call for
new members of the U. S. Marine
corps.
1t. Commander H. c. Bishop jr.
of the marine recruiting station
at Los Angeles announced that the
corps will be increased by 1000 men
between the ages of 18 and 30.
They must be single and without
dependents and all under 81 must
have the consent of their parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Mrs. King Honors
Two on Birthday

Mrs. w. j. King entertained at
dinner recently jointly honoring
Mrs. Toby Gonzales. her daughter
and Cesar Santaella whose birth
days occur on the same day.
Peruvian lilies and nasturtiums
were used in table decorations and
the highlight of the meal was the
cutting of the two birthday cakes
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
G. l.. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. G. R
Squires. Mrs. Louise Walstrom
Miss Mary Coyle. Miss Susie
Childs, Eloise Hanley, Frances
Williams, Ethel Sabo, Gene Wag-
ner, AL Gonzales. Toby Gonzales
and the honored guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Inquiry Board
Prob es Air Crash

FRESNO, June Is. (UP) - The
bodies of nine persons killed March
l in the crash of an airliner on
Buena Vista Crest were held here
awaiting burial today and a special
department of commerce board as
Sembled to conduct an investigation
The board was appointed by Sec
retary of Commerce Daniel c. Roper
after the wreckage of the Trans
continental & Western Airways
plane was found 16 miles from
Wawona, in the High Sierra noun
tainS. NE
The plane, which disappeared in
a severe storm, was not discovered
until last Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Cruelty Charged
In Divorce Suit

Extreme cruelty is the charge
brought by Petra Hurtado de Ser
Win in a divorce complaint filed
tuesday against Refugio Servin
She accused him of striking her
speaking to her in an abusive
manner and telling her he cared
nothing for her. Community prop-
erty Is in custody of her husband
she alleged, and he refused to tell
her where it is kept.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

1ooilNN lOiiON ~ iNs - CN'h
Ballard at Brawley: Reed Wilker-
son at Calipatria; Ernest V. Ed
wards at Holtville; j. Kenneth
Hickox at Imperial; and L. H. Dove
at Calexico.
Recent additions to the elemen-
tary school list follow: William
LeFevre, Acacia; w. T. Melbourne,
Alamo; Elmo c. Long, Bard; Virgil
J. Sims Brawley; Mrs. Anna A.
Shank and Max Phegley. Mag
nolia; Edward Latham, Mesquite
Lake; James p. Hobbs, INLAND
Evan Derrick and Roy Miller. West
side union; William Stuthman,
Winterhaven; Roy Womack, FL
Centre; Ray jefferson, Fort Yuma
George Hickox, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Five Val|eyites
era aduate at use.

Imperial Valley graduates from
the University of Southern Cali
fornia were announced Wednesday
In the teachers division were Bar
bara Leona Taylor and Mabel Ellen
WooliScroft. In the arts and science
school were Lillian Marie Hall,
Margaret Pauline Hill and Louis
Kaplan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
New Books
Released by the Ell Centre Publ,
Library


Library
FICTION
Young Man With a Horn, Dorothy
Baker
They Talked of Poison, Mathilde
Eiker.
To See Ourselves. Rachel Field.
Courage, Mary Lindsey,
With Sword And Song, Melrich
v. Rosenberg.
Border Feud Charles H. Snow.
Tony, Elizabeth Vernon.
NON-FICTION
The Common Stock Theory of In
vestment, Chelcie Bosland.
Faith or Fear in Child Training
Margaret w. Eggleston.
Then Came Oil. c. B. Glasscock
My Brother A. E. Housman, Lau-
renee Housman.
The Betrayal of Intelligence, JOS
eph Jastrow.
The Rocky Road to Dublin, Seu-
mas MacManus.
Mussolini in The Making Gau-
denS Megaro.
Amelia, Jacobine MenzieS- Wilson.
so Famous Trials, r. Cornelius
Raby.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
JUNE 20 CHOSEN DAY
FOR CITRUS INSTITUTE

Date for the annual summer Cit
rus Institute and Pest Control school
to be held at Ontario was an
nounced Wednesday by Frank Bey-
schlag, county farm advisor. The
meeting will be June % and will
stress lemon problems. Beyschlag
expects to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
PWAFunds Asked
For State Proqram

SACRAMENTO June Is (UP) :
State Director of Institutions Har-
ry Lutgens said today he is apply
ing to Public Works Administra-
ton officials for approximately S.
100000 to augment an institutional
expansion program. The state has
$4,000 900 available.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
COMMUNISTS EXECUTE
POLITICAL FOES

MOSCOW, June Is CUP) -Four
"Troytsky- -Bukharinites" were ex-
ecuted near NoVosibirsk, Siberia
for arranging a ferry accident on
May in which "a were drowned,
was revealed today. :,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Highway Committee Urges Improvement
On All State Roads in Imperial
County; Farm Route Backed

Resolutions urging Improvement of all state highways
in Imperial county additional work the North Shore
road continuation the armt market road from
Thompsons crossing of Imperial to the CaleXico
highway at Seeey, passed by the county highway
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS Ell CENTRIC. CALI
$500 Prisoners a Year Make Filing
Job nPhoto Department at Jail
Big Job for Two Experts

Imperial county has an imposing and rapidly growing
library of photographs fngerprnt cards, and criminal
records accumulated during the years the more than
$4,000 prisoners have made the county jail port of call
Since county began taking photographs of prison
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
81 Districts Send in School Election
Certifications in County; Eight
Still to Contribute Reports

Official notification of school trustees elected June 8
file in the county school superintendent office
from districts. Reports from eight still are to
Those elected to the six high schools in Imperial
follow i E. Brock Central al Ell Centre; L. w
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

gram. A new bridge for the Thomp-
SONS croSsins was advocated at a
point west of the present strue-
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Birthday Dinner
Held at CaIexico

CALEXICO, June 15.-Mrs. ]. A.
Littrell entertained at a birthday
dinner Tuesday for her son, William
Buchett, who, with his family, is
here from KANSAS visiting his moth
er at her home on Paulin avenue.
Guests joining in the birthday
celebration we're: Messrs. and Mes
danes l.. G. Littrell, Christie Kelso,
Rock Conklin, Claude Caffee, Emery
Russell, Ray Davis, Oral Littrell and
children, Clarence Sprague, Mrs.
Dora Kelso, Mrs. Cherrill and Lee
and Nettie Buchett. and Mr.. and
Mrs William Burchett and children.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

A, VACANT HOUSE Won't Pay
Taxes--Advertise II in The.
Want- Al. Secfionl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
Fire For Ireland

Quietly so far as this country, in which dwell so many of it's racial descendants, was concerned, was the change from Ire land to Fire completed last week. The Irish Free State is no more and in it's stead there is the nation-Eire. Eamonn DeValera and his followers are it's crc- ators; it must be historically recorded, though, that there was not complete agreement on the change Northern Ireland, to all practical purposes, remains separate state recognizing Great Bri- tain and not Fire.
 This new adventure in Irish independ- ence is real political evolution, though. It is the fartheSt away from British rule that the Irish people have moved in cen- turies It is what De Valera honestly be- lieveS is the step towards complete inde- pendence and establishment of a nation that is autonomous as any new one could be. Political enemies of the De Valera, regime do not hold the same idea, but from the outside world it would seem that De Valera has, in fact, established something that was long sought, but long withheld.
 In establishing Fire De Valera and the party that supports him entertained much consideration for tradition and ulSIOIy. 4He CIlOlCe Ol II1e udIIle, E1Ie, is significant of their high regard for the past of Ireland. True, their new form of government hints of modern methods with it's great amount of power bestowed on president and premier. That may be the spirit of the times or perhaps thought on President De Valera's part that there was need for exercise of strong power at this time to unite completely the island and make it's peoples com pletely-independent race.
 At any rate the change was accom- plished and in such fashion that inter national attention must be drawn to the little green island. It may still require some delft patching in the days to come, but an objective has been attained in some part. If more is to come, then it should be the easier of attainment by what is now realized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
"His Masters Voice.?

On the theme that uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" the Water bury Republican today added its mite to what probably constitutes considerable waving of Republican organization big stick over the somewhat shiny pate of Patrick M. Perriello, who rebelled from political dictate and became the new Republican president of the Board Of Aldermen
 The Republican offers to publicize every vote cast by Alderman Perriello through out two years, to be sure that he helps his Republican confreres in "a Republican program" :. and .. "we shall know him and mark him as primarily respons- ible for the next two years for the sort Of government Waterbury has, whether a perpetuation of old evils or the correction of them for which Waterbury voted"
 Oh, yeah? would be fitting response for this threat by the Republican organ once committed to the merit system, now shouting hungrily for part Of the "spoils' of the controllers office. The fine verbiage must, from knowledge of it's palpable insincerity, take on the taint of a very real appetite for some ot the long-wanted taxpayers money for itself and it's stockholders.
 It IS QOuDCIul GIldG lleIG WOluS VIII oCl VC to immunize the Waterbury Republican from it's turncoat stifma in the matter of the merit system, once the "torch'' of it's several editorial aces. It is more than doubtful whether Alderman Perriello will give damn what the Republican and the mighty shadow of J. Warren Upson can contrive in the way of bogey-man.
 If the Waterbury Republican means that the "upper crust'' votes which serve the immediate constituency of MT. Upson, Mir. Rowland and company, elected MT. Perriello, then the Waterbury Republican is even less aware of the political scheme than most members of the Republican command. If the Waterbury Republican means that Mr. Perriello should be bound by the whims of those who play at politics only for prestige, without thought of those whom they should serve if elected, then, again, the Waterbury Republican is all wet.
 It is a dubious 1888 which confronts for what are known as the "blue stock ings" And the fall of this year will see many Republican candidate Wooing the laboring folk he has scorned and be- trayed to seek the requisite votes neces- sary to his political gesture.
 If this, then, be democracy, let the Waterbury Republican make the most Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
More Cooperation Sought

In his message to Congress yesterday President Franklin D. Roosevelt once more called upon the peoples making up the several forms of endeavor in this na- tion to cooperate in his New Deal pro- gram It is evident by this that the President has no intentions of turning back from his chosen course, which, by the way, certainly has not opened up to the mass of Americans in the last few months new avenues to the pursuits of life, liberty, and happiness. It goes with out saying that millions of Americans are willing to cooperate with the President, but they have right to be assured now that such cooperation is to be produc- tive of results.
 Whatever results have been obtained since 1883 have not proved lasting. This is now blamed by the administration and it's several spokesmen on selfish private interests. There is a growing doubt in many peoples minds, though, that these interests are as selfish or Self-contained as they are painted in government propa- ganda It may be after all that they are simply exercising some of the rights with which they feel themselves gifted under our present form of democratic govern ment.
 6IGS1QcIlG 1COOOCNC1G W1O III saving near the end of his message that at any rate, we hold our objectives and our principles to be sound, We will never go back on them. ." That more than anything indicates no signs of relenting on the part of the government in driving many forms of business to the wall. We say that, because the New Deal is slowly but surely pinching business and, if it plans no change despite present-day con- ditions, then those who are suffering from New Dealitis may pay the piper.
 We don't look for any uprising against Rooseveltian policies in the days of 1888, but we do expect to see an insistent de- mand the general swing be not too far in one direction. Everyone wants to see completely normal conditions restored in this nation, but not at the price of our century-old ideals. If by next fall this nation has not resumed an even keel, we look for strange, but certainly not unex- Dected. happenings at the polls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
A Book a Day
By BRUCE CATION

Time was when the man who sought to cure human ills was a Sorcerer who praciced black magic and brewed horrendous potionS con- taining such things as the blood of bat, the bones of snake, the comb of a black rooster, and so on.
 Today's medical scientist is equal ly a sorcerer. He, too, uses odd ingredients: the ground-up spinal cords of dogs that have died of rabies, fluids from the veins of hors- es, extracts from the pancreas of sheep, and the like. But he prac- tices white magic, not black; a magic infinitely more effective than the mumbo- jumbo business of his predecessor.
 This sriking picture of modern medicine is presented by David Dietz in his excellent new book, Medical Magic" Dodd, Mead: $3.50).
 Here is book which, in the most simple and lucid language, ex- plains for the layman just what our medical scientists are up to these days, what miracles they have per- formed and how they have perfor- med them, what problems remain and how they are being attacked.
 Ao presents a broad, comprehen- sive and authoritative picture of medical science whic his extremely informative. But there are other books which do that; the especial virtue of this one is that MT. Dietz has the knack of making abstruse things simple without getting them out of focus. He is one popular izer" who never gets careless, leaves hings out or commits the sin of over-simplifying.
 Whether you want to get a sound handbook on medcial science or simply want to read an obsorbingly interesting book, you will find Medical Magic well worth your while.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
Horses And Hypocrisy Real Reason Behind Breeding Horses Is Not to Improve Them, but to Permit Indulgence
 in Mania for Betting
in Mania for Betting.
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE

it undoubtedly will be tested in the courts. Governor Harry Horner of Illinois is angry; he calls the action of the Council anarchy
 Two things appear to be true about Americans: They love to gamble and they have feeling that it should be done surreptitiously. The instinct to gamble, whether in the stock market or on a poker hand or terrapin race, is deeply ingrained. But the whole matter, as has often been pointed out, is overlaid with cloak of hypocrisy. Laws are passed to curb gambling, and no one pays any attention. For example, in New York State there is law which says clearly that any one who bets on an election there by loses his right to vote. Does any one ever hear of this law actually being invoked? Indeed, before every election the odds are disseminated far and wide.
 The horse, noble and patient beast, is raced in this country for 'the avowed reason that the breed of horse will thereby be improved. And yet the veriest dullard knows that this is not the real reason. Americans do not bet on races as generally as the English, who love to put down little money now and then, whether they can afford to or not. Nevertheless, some estimates have it that Americans bet as much as $2,000, 100000 a year on the horses much of it, of course, under con- ditions which, according to a strict interpretation, are illegal.
 We have been told that gambling weakens the will power, wastes money that should be diverted into more useful channels, impairs effi- ciency and kills time, the stuff that life is made of. And, as part of the American credo. we profess to be- lieve all these things. That is, we believe them until the urge comes to risk a few dollars. Most people would admit that such an occasion al urge does not spell ruin, and yet the official conscience finds it hard to give it legal sanction. It is ap- parently impossible for us to call things by their right names, to make laws except to evade them Or to formulate codes without seeking instantly to circumvent them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04

It looked almost like Draft Day" in Waterbury yesterday with the State Armory besieged with an army of unem- ployed anxious to find out their status under our Social Security laws. Yesterday was registration day for those eligible to be included in the unemployment insur- ance. Once the government starts to dis pense checks to this army of jobleSs, the rest of us who have been contributing steadily towards this fund will find some satisfaction in job done we'll. The situa- tion might well be reversed, but for some fortunate circumstances and those of US who watch the jobless file their claims could be filing them, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04

The Meriden Journal finds some solace for local Democrats in the present political set-up by editorializing: Mayor and Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes now has Republican comptroller and a Republican Board of Aldermen on his hands and neck and if that isn't enough to gum the works in what used to be the most Democratic city in the state, we'd like to know what would. The comptroller is the money boss and the Board of Alder men is the governing. body in city, be- lieve it or not. But, as noted by the Democrat, the Hayes party had been in office continuously for 16 years and should know the answers bit better than the Republican novices. . :" Yes, things are different in both Waterbury and Meriden from the times when we were won't to dispute for the title of the "most Democratic" city in the state. Even in the Silver City upsets are occurring which still have Democrats over there trying to find the right answer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-04
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Jan. EThere have been many legends about doormen and some of them true.
 Over the years the tale persisted that the doorman' at Jack & Char lies famous "21" club dealt in costly realty by day. And though he seemed to subsist on quarter tips, the word went that he was in a position to buy or sell Fifty-Second street.
 And there is the doorman at a downtown Russian cafe, in the dashing Cossack multi, whose cre- dentials show that once he served ill the Czar's personal guard; and woe unto him, should he decide to venture back into Leningrad or Moscow.
 It leaps up to this: the other night your correspondent was listen- ing to the lament of swarthy and amiable Greek who pushes the re- volving door at club. He was moaning about the depression in mercantile shipping, a topic which at the door of night club. But seemed far removed from the man he had a personal stake in it, he said, for he happened to be part proprietor of freighters belonging to great Greek f1eet-and business was not so good!