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Evening star., 1938-08-28

When I got to the clock I heard
a loud noise I ran downstairs, taking
three steps at time. I didn't know
where the noise came from and at
that time I wasn't caring.
Daddy and the rest ran to the
window to see what had happened.
A tree about 4 feet thick had fallen
across the back driveway.
The tree was rem owed all but the
stump and later mother planted fiow-
ers there and it was really pretty.
When We moved to the city again
and took my last look at the house
saw the stump and it brought back
creepy memories"
Evening star., 1938-08-28
'HOW MAKE SPENDING MONEY /"

TWO weeks ago the Junior Page pub
lished letter by Sidney Herman
on his printing press. Today We have
another letter on printing by Buddy
Reilly, 13, of 240l Calvert street NV.
Herman described the equipment in
his shop, but Buddy takes up another
angle-how he raised the money to
buy his press. We think it will be
Of interest to others interested in
printing.
Buddy writes:
"Dear Editor:
"As school closed this summer I
had completed a one-year course in
printing at the Alice Deal Junior High
School. Right then and there l de-
cided to get printing press and see
II what I learned in Print Shop could
be put to use during the vacation
months. I knew it would have to be
. hand press, because the others are
too expensive.
AT first tried to find used one,
but none that found was the right
size. Then in a magazine I saw an
advertisement telling where I could
get small hand press and the neces-
sary equipment at lower price than
had been asked for the used one I had
seen.
In my basement playroom I found
many things that had outgrown.
went to work to fix them up so that
could sell them. About week later
had every one running when they
saw me coming because they knew 1
was going to try to sell something.
Finally I succeeded in selling an old
radio. a desk and some other odds
and ends and got together the amount
needed to get the press and a small
outfit which Immediately sent for.
When the press arrived I started
right in to practice setting up type
for business and advertising cards
and handbills. After a short while
my practice showed good results and
had some samples to begin with.
Armed with these, I went to see
some Of the business people of my
neighborhood. I offered them print
ing at such low prices that some Of
them gave me trial orders. Setting
these up and printing them not only
kept me occupied and was lot of
fun, but also enabled me to make
some very handy vacation money"
Evening star., 1938-08-28
VACATION HINTS"
IRON her own experience, Madeli

FROM her own experience. Madeline
Hagstrom. l3, Of 25Ol Palmer place
Sc. has learned some of the prepara-
tions one should make before going off
on trip to the mountains. She writes:
Dear Editor:
MY vacation hint for vacationers is
to take some umbrellas and plenty of
mosquito netting with you If you 20 to
the mountains.
This past July went to the noun
tains and the weather was very nice
the f1rst few days. The next week and
q half it rained.
I'VE were staying in cabin, and
the roof leaked over the beds and the
table. We were very sorry we hadn't
brought some umbrellas.
with the rain came the mosquitoes.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
my HOBBY"

7 IKE group Of Chevy Chase girls
described in an article on this
page today. George Myers, IL, Of 23l
Rock Creek Church road, works with
puppets and marionettes as a hobby.
His letter telling about them follows:
Dear Editor:
my hobbies are puppets and mar
1onettes. I was first introduced to
these in the NTH grade. A smaller
boy entertained our class with q
clothespin puppet show on Winnie
the-Pooh.'
my mother and I then worked up
designs and dressed up clothespins in
them. We suspended them from
strings and I gave play of my own
which went of very we'll Since then
Evening star., 1938-08-28

this upright In 4 small wooden base.
wide enough and heavy enough to
prevent the frame from falling over
when the pins are hit.
Use large marbles or small rubber
balls for rolling. Stand of about 8
feet and roll the ball at the pins. A
hit will be registered when the ball
strikes the dangling feet Of pin and
makes 1t swing back and forth, or
makes it turn completely over the
wire rod. Number the pins and 10.
so a score may be totaled.
Novel effects for this game may be
obtained by painting each pin with
water color paints to resemble men,
or comic strip characters. :
Evening star., 1938-08-28

OF d e m o c racy;
that is the bat
tleheld Of views
Of life" in Hyde
Park. There q
mamie may be-
long to any race
or nationality
has free speech
about everything
between hea en-
and earth and
may try to con-
vince his fellow
men Of the right
ness Of his ideas.
All he has to do
Is put a small
Evening star., 1938-08-28
"VACATION HINTS" "

RACK from a vacation in New
Hampshire, Lois c. Lord wishes
to recommend as point of interest
to tourists a wild animal farm she
visited. Lois is l3 and lives at lO6 East
Underwood street, Chevy Chase, Md.
She writes:
Dear Editor:
Il am writing this about Benson's s
wild animal farm in Nashua. N H.,
because We had so much fun there
this summer. 1t is place where wild
animals are trained.
while We were there We saw a
haboon being trained to ride a two.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

wheel cycle and dance. We also saw
q pig being taught to stand on his
hind legs and push baby carriage
with baby pig in it. They train
ponies, elephants, tigers. lions. bears,
and many other animals. They also
fed the lions and tigers while We were
there, and 1t was very interesting to see
how differently the trained animals
ate their food
Take this hint and see Bensons
wild animal farm if you can"
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Youth Visits
Hyde Park
In London
Describes Scene
Where All Have
Free Speech.

Stefan ZtDeig, newcomer to
Washington from Germany. has
,oritten his impressions OF seperdl
European countries he has uisited.
This is the first OF series of arti-
cles to appear on the Junior Page.
Stefan Is is and Hpes at 1902 Ogden
street NV,
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Pointers on Pets
BY Horace Mitchell.
LETS TAKE THE DOG"

CONG in the car for the day?
Or the week end? Or . week?
Want to take your dog with you?
Afraid it will be too much bother?
Well, it really will be extra care.
But If you don't mind that, go ahead
and take him. 1t won't do him any
harm if he can be taken properly.
Some dogs like to ride in automobiles,
and some don't. A dog can become
dangerously sick after . long auto
mobile ride If he isn't handled right.
Riding on the running board. with
one of those folding luggage racks to
keep him in, is all right for q short
drive in warm weather N-and only
if-he is . long g-haired dog. II he
isn't the rushing wind Is going to chill
him and may weaken him 80 that he'll
be easy prey for distenper and other
illnesses.
If he's in an open rumble seat with
nobody beside him, he may jump out
and be killed or hang himself with his
leash.
And If every one of these dangers is
guarded against. you still must be
careful to stop every little while and
let him out for run.
When you stop, unless 1t is deep in
the country on . back road and your
dog is very we'll trained in obedience.
you'll need to keep him on q leash.
It's best to do that anyway. for it
insures his staying away from other
dogs. Strange dogs may mean lights
and fleas and disease germs.
Another choice bit Of trouble with
. dog on . trip Is the damage he
may do to peoples cats and chickens.
II your dog has ever killed 4 cat or
hen, you probably have found out
how, in many cases, the value Of the
deceased creature suddenly climbs to
= high figure. But, even 50, don't be
q coward and sneak away. You've got
to be = good sport and face the music
and pay the bill.
It's the decent thing to do. Futher-
more, perhaps the owner has seen your
car and taken your number, and that
means being stopped by . policeman
and probably being charged with leav-
ing the scene Of an accident.
However, keeping the dog under con-
troll all the time eliminates these dan
gers. Keep him out Of the direct force
Of the wind, stop for his benefit now
and then. and give him plenty Of
fresh, cool water to drink.
Not Especially.
nON: Was your grandfather in
comfortable circumstances when
he died?"
Evening star., 1938-08-28

A IL sorts Of valuable things are
kept in safe, and you never
know what you may fnd there until
you look. We hope you find the COM
bination easily.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Dummy Is So Lifelike He's
Banished From ParlOr
Oscar the Meek to Wear the
Clothes of an 8.Year.Old
When He's Finished.

SCAR the Meek who is not old already has
J Taylor
And while that's exactly a Oscar is a tribute
l7-year od William who he dummy
The whole
Evening star., 1938-08-28

ACROSS.
l. A large tub.
4. Barrels.
.. Dry.
II. Negative.
IL. Citrus fruit.
II. Toward the top.
Is. Proposition.
IL. Elevated line (abbr).
20. Prostrate.
~. Boast.
rs. South American Indian,
26. Behold!
q. Part of the mouth.
30. Within.
80. Printers measure.
81. Latin conjunction.
80. A drink.
80. Place for keeping valuab'
IS. Beast Of burden.
SO. Night (abbr.).
81. Stad OF a ship
DOWN.
/. Articles Of value.
2. Part of ito be-"
3. Boys nickname.
5. Indefinite article.
8. Small French coin.
9. Therefore.
10. Perform.
13. A short sleep.
IS. Writing implement.
H. Journey.
10. Thinner.
81. Upon.
20. Man of ancient Rome.
"a. Joy.
20. Neuter pronoun.
81. Chopping tool.
"a. Foot (abbr).
IS. Used with either.
Next comes q word diamond built
about jewelry. which is often kept in
a safe Just like this one. The second
line is place to rest. the third means
nodded. the fifth is to retard. and the
sixth is arid. Form the diamond!
w
JE w E L RY
l.
r
Y
8.
What have We here? These letters
will form the names Of precious stones
If you rearrange them properly. Each
line forms 4 different jewel.
l. Red meal.
2. Pip share.
3. Did moan.
4. Thy teams.
You will scratch your head over
this picture puzzle.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

In making Oscar, William used a
penknife and gouge as his principal
tools, he said.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
For the Puzzle Fans
LAST WEEKS ANSWERS.

LAST WEEKS ANSWERS,
!. Acrobat. monkey. trapeze. and
tight rope.
Q. Wild, mild. mile, tile, tale, tame.
Cage, wage, wane, wine, wing, ring.
3. Trapeze, elephant, acrobat, and
parade.
4. Crossword puzzle solution:
Evening star., 1938-08-28
BY STEFAN ZWEIG.
is . better educa-
ton than the best and most


ton than the best and most
interesting schoolbooks can
Il give you" These words my
geography teacher, Mr.. Plumstangl,
used to say when he saw that even the
most picturesque words could not give
us the real impression of the country
he told us about. And nv
brother, Gunter. and I remembered
his words. In our vacations we
Travelled to foreign countries and made
an acquaintance with people, customs
and towns.
LONDON-There We were in Lon
don. one Of the worlds largest cities
and could begin to conquer the city
for ourselves.
Besides the many hundreds Of Lon
don attractions there is one which is
Characteristic Of the Englishman's love
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Not Esbeciallv.

nON: WAS your grandfather in
comfortable circumstances when
he died?"
Mary: mo I guess not. He Wa un.
der q freight train"
Evening star., 1938-08-28

Keep Girls
Very Busy
Chevy Chase Group
Gives 50 Shows
In a Year.

A r LEAST so shows in the past
N year Is the record of perform
~ ances OF a marionette group
a at the Chevy Chase Play
~u@,,~L
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Hawaii, Gibraltar Of Pacific. Pivot
On Which History Will Hinge. Says
Former Governor Visiting Here

mats and militarists it is the Gibral-
tar of the Pacific, standing grim
guard between Oriental ambition
and Occidental democracy. It's poly
glot population traces root stock
to Japan and China and the Phil
lipines, but sWears its allegiance to
the United States of America.
These are the opinions of Law
renee M. Judd, former territorial
governor of Hawaii, whose square
firm jaw and level eyes set in darkly
tanned face make his listener think
the territory lost an able executive
when Judd left political life to be-
come leader in the islands great
est industry, sugar.
The former governors prediction
of the part Hawaii will play in
world affairs gains clarity when he
Regardless of who wins in China
the white man is out"
But there is comforting assurance
when he adds:
You people on the continent
should be proud of our defenses on
Hawaii. They can be improved GER
tainly, but I don't know of any
other place right now where they're
so efficient"
Gov. Judd was in Imperial Valley
to fulfill two speaking engagements
one at a joint meeting Tuesday
night at Calexico, arranged by the
Continued on Page 3; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Bourbon Senators
Set Off Fireworks
Against Spending
Leading Democrats Urge
Efforts to Balance
Federal Budget

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
(UP) - Two Democratic
senators indicated t o d lay
t h a tn e administration
would find opposition among
Democrats of the next congress to
continued federal spending.
The senators-Adams Colo, and
Harrison, Miss. = demanded that
recurring federal deficits be met
either by an increase in taxation
or a drastic cut in federal expen-
ditures.
Adams, who guided the $780,
100000 spending-lending bill thru
the senate last session, warned that,
although the nations credit has
not reached its limit, I'VE ought to
slow up before we get there" he
said. rz
Harrison, chairman of the sem
ate finance committee, declared
that while the figures of the ma
tional debt in themselves may not
be alarming, the continued and
recurring deficits give us great
concern"
Adams contended that if relief
expenditures have become per-
manent portion of the budget they
should be met as a fixed charge
and not treated as an emergency
Continued on Page 2; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Yu|etide Shopping
1hrong Captures
Toy Pisto! Bandit
RObber Finds Five-Dime
Crowd Too Dense For
Getaway Attempt

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20.
(UP)-Using a toy pistol
for a weapon, Monroe Faulk-
ner, 30, San Diego, attempt
ed to obtain his Christmas
spending money at local five and
dime store. Today he was lodged
in Jail charged with robbery
victim of Christmas shopping.
Out of the sea of packages and
perplexed faces that isolated the
cashiers window yesterday eve
ming, a man appeared and leveled
a murderous-look weapon at
Cashier Doris Sena and ordered
her to hand over the money.
Believing it is always better to
give than to receive, Miss Sena
obliged.
The bandit q. hurriedly stuffed
S301 into a bag and nonchalantly
tried to melt into the crowd. Miss
Sena suddenly changed her mino
about giving. She screamed. and
heaved a paperWeight at the dis
appearing form of the bandit. She
missed him.
The sight of flying paperweightS
and screaming women attracted the
footweary customers who hemmed
the now desperate bandit in an
ever narrowing ring about the
cashiers window. Escape through
that living Maginot line was i'm
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
LaGuardia Knocked
Down by AssaiIant
At N. Y.City Hall

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. (UP-Ma-
yor Fiorello H. LaGuardia was
struck and knocked down today as
he mounted the steps of city hall
by a tall, stocky man who plunged
out of a crowd.
The mayor grappled with his
assailant and policeman hit the
gray haired man on the mouth.
The policeman yanked the as
sailant to his feet with the mayor
hanging on to one leg. Four police
men carried the man into city
hall.
Whats your name?" the mayor
asked.
Jimmy Hagen
Why did you hit me?' the
mayor demanded.
you know why" the man said
You're putting the badge on me.
You know this stuff that goes on
On the radio all the time
Who are you?'
"Im an American" the man
said. I'm an American"
The mayor decided the man was
not rational and ordered a Bellevue
hospital ambulance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Christmas Mailing
Smdshes Record in
Postoffice Here
$4,000 Letters Dropped
Into Mail in One Day;
5000 Packages Sent

One record was broken and
another tied Monday at the
Ell Centre postoffice when
$4,000 letters were mailed
and more than 5000 pack
ages turned over to Uncle Sans
care. The $4,000 cancellations was
the largest single number ever re-
corded in a day in Ell Centre,
Frank Richmond, postmaster, de-
clared. The 176 sacks of parcels
tie the record, he said.
Richmond explained the rush
as due to Christmas mailing and
repeated an appeal for early post
ing.
At the same time, 130 sacks OF
packages arrived at Ell Centre from
other points, but no record was
kept of the number of incoming
letters.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Lobbyist Warns Of
Budget Dangers

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. CUP)-
M. w. Thatcher, national legisla-
tive representative of the farmer
union. said today after a confer
cnce with President Roosevelt that
any effort to balance the budget
by cutting $2500,0O0,000 to $3000,,
100000 from federal appropriations
would be certain to cause a rev,
olution."
Thatcher urged President Roose-
welt to provide a farm benefit pro-
gram of at least S800,000,000 dur
ing the next fiscal year. He pro-
posed that the program be fin
anced by increased income and
estate taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

ture SWelled lettuce heads. some
harvesting was reported done with
tractors in the muddy fields.
Figures of $3.50 a crate FOB.
cash track Phoenix were quoted
Tuesday morning and the price was
expected to rise substantially on
the strength of the rain.
B. A. Harrigan, Imperial county
agricultural commissioner, was un-
able to predict what the exact ef-
feet would be on Imperial Valley
lettuce shipments.
Arizona will keep on. shipping
as long as possible, because they
have a hot market" Harrigan de-
clared. LAS to whether we will
gain by their loss remains to be
seen. 1t appears certain that they
will stand to lose a certain amount
of lettuce
Imperial Valley lettuce escaped
unscathed during the rainstorm,
except for some slight possible
damage to the earlier fields which
are nearly ready for harvest. Art
Sinclair of the agricultural office,
said the damage, if any, would be
negligible. Hay might have suf-
fered slightly and early tomatoes
stood a small chance of injury, he
said.
Clearing skies were promised
Tuesday for Imperial Valley as
we'll as most of southern Califor-
nia Monday night more rain fell
in the valley, followed by heavy
fog that slowed traffic and de-
layed train travel. The regular 6:25
Southern Pacific train from Los
Angeles was delayed an hour and
a half by fog and transforms.
In Ell Centro the weather bureau
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

attorney general. IN puDllC near
ing, produced testimony that Philip
Musica, as F.. Donald Coster, pres
ident of the 105 year old drug firm,
was an autocratic executive whose
decisions were seldom questioned
by other directors and officers.
That China was the destination
Of a large supply of Lee-Enfield
army rifles which CoSter under
took to deliver was revealed by
Edward Pawley of Shanghai, one
Of several witnesses before the fed
eral grand jury.
Frederick Wingersky, vice presi-
dent and general counsel of Nc
Kesson & Robbins, another grand
jury witness, had testified at the
attorney generals hearing yeSter-
day that Coster drew up contracts
last May to supply. 100000 rifles
to a foreign buyer and 100000
more if ordered and paid for. He
said the deal never was completed
Coster, who committed suicide
last Friday after his exposure as
Philip MuSica, master sWindler
employed by fictitious crude drugs
department" to conceal illicit al
cohol and gun running activities
authorities said, building it on pa
per until it represented $4,000, 600
of the company's $87 100000 in
assets.
Pawley said he had learned the
Chinese army wanted 100000 rifles
and found that Ben Simon, a New
York broker, could get that many.
1t was then discovered, he said,
that individuals could not get IL
cenSeS to export rifles but that a
corporation could.
McKesson & Robbins was brought
into the picture, federal officers
said, but the details were not div
ulged.
Samples of the guns, of which
the U. S. government repeatedly
has 100000 on hand, were sent
to Chang Kai-Shek, Pawley said
who disapproved them. Thereupon
the deal, Pawley said, was dropped,
Gregory F. Noonan, acting U. S.
attorney. disclosed the methods by
which CoSter was able to foist rec
ords of reputed deals in the crude
drug department off on his asso-
ciates and others. Fictitious Dun
& Bradstreet reports were set up
in printing shop, the location OF
which is known to authorities,
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

their official posts are but nOmi.
nal; they were named really 10 be
among the half dozen leaders h.
rearmamenC work.
1t is reported that a number OF
the younger men. that is members
of parliament who, holding posts
such as parliamentary secretary IT,
the varius government departments
are being groomed for cabinet Jobs
say that they win get out unless
the four ministers do.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
'Gogg!ing' Speech
Wins 1st Prize

Malcolm Macurda won first prize
at Toastmasters club in Ell Centre
Monday night with his address,
"Goggling".
"Nazi Germany's Future was the
subject of an address given by Bill
Elliott, high school prize winner,
Macurda was placed in charge of a
valley-Wide speech contest planned
for high school students. Prizes will
be given winners.
Don Davis was POSTMASTER. Otner
speakers were Joe Bush, Harry
Burton, Robert Elliott, and Chester
Irving.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Migratory Campers Plan Big Holiday
Celebration for Christmas; Tree
Set Up for 200 Children There

The camp Christmas tree is UNI
yelled in the morning. A barbecue
ie planned for the afternoon
Games, field contests, foot races
and tugs-of-war are on the pro-
gram. Winners will receive prizes
At p. m. Sunday the Commun-
ity center will be the scene of a
Christmas program composed OF
songs and skits by the children,
stunts by adults. and group singing
of Christmas carols Music for
the dance will be provided by an
orchestra of camp dwellers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Unidentified Man
Commits Suicide

An unidentified man slashed his
wrists and hanged himself On the
Gray ranch. four miles east of Cal
exico, Tuesday morning.
The body of the aged man was
discovered hanging in COW barn.
He has been seen in the Calexico
vicinity for several days but Deputy
Corone" Frank Raney was unable
to find anyone who knew his name
or anything about him.
The body was taken to the Hens
undertaking establishment in Cal
exico.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
District Awards
Turbine Contract

Members of the board of the I'M
perial Irrigation District Tuesday
awarded S132.493 contract to the
Baldwin Southwark corporation for
a turbine and governor to be in
stalled at drop three of the Ali
American canal. At the same time
$116,l52 contract was awarded
General Electric corporation for the
generator.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

10 day sentence, for being drunk
and disorderly, Nels was given a
friendly slap on the back by his
iailers. He is acknowledged as one
Of the best trappers and Woodsmen
in the north.
And SO Nels, smiling at his old
'sourdough" friends, climbed into
Sheldon Simmons Seaplane. To-
gether they took off on mercy
flight that will go down in the
aorthland's history as one of the
most courageous in a land where
courage is commonplace.
A few hours later they circled
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Rabid Dog Dies
Near Ho!fyiIIe

A cog died of rabies northwest
of the Holtville city limits Monday
night. the sixth victim of the dis
ease in Imperial Valley since Oct.
DR.. Warren F.. Fox and his dep
uty health officers were checking
the list of human beings who haG
been in contact with the rabid ami
NAL and will recommend pasteur
treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Police Guard Man
Held for ki||inu

OAKLAND, Dec. 20. CUP)-Extrs
police were summoned today tt
handle a crowd of hundreds o.
persons who jammed the corridors
of Oakland city hall where Rod
ney Greig, 19-year-od railway
clerk who stabbed Leona Vlught
10, to death in a Lovers Lane
murder, appeared for preliminary
hearing.
Police Judge Chris Fox ordered
newspapermen and all spectators
barred from the hearing on the
demand of Greig's attorney, Carlisle
Crosby.