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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10

OlaQQuH DOOk.
BLAST my blinkers,' said dirty,
ragged individual as he staggered
over to the young mans table. II
il amt my old shipmate Gene Say,
Matte, you remember me, Tom o.
Leary, wan 'tcha?"
Eugene ONeill smiled thinly, but
kindly. as he pushed his untasted
glass of beer toward the unsteady
bum.
Have a drink, Tommy he in
vited. If you need another, Jimmy
will charge it on a cake Of ice
with the rest Of my bill
The tramp gulped down the con-
tents of the glass
Thanks. Gene" he acknowledged.
"Whatchat doin writin in that
book. a letter to your gal in Car
diff"
Making notes for a play I'm
going to write some day
The man glared bleerily and
burst into a hoarse chuckle. "You,
he said. you write a play! You'll
never live so long. The bugs have
gotcha now
Maybe you're right, OLeary, y
admitted the gaunt young man
smothering a cough with his hand
but I'm going to try to beat the
bugs long enough to finish my play
and get it produced"
"Oh. yeah!" scoffed the tramp.
well, if the bugs don't getcha the
old devil sea sure Will. Somethin'
gets all Gus in time
And this, mind you, was the local
color for Eugene ONeill's Anna
Christie. This masterpiece was
written and carried through to com
pletion by this lad so wretched in
health that as he worked he wiped
flecks Of blood from his lips. There
was a time when Eugene O'Neill in
his discOura cement over the physi-
cal condition drank too freely
Through sheer will power, and a
little common sense, he licked this
weakness. Today Eugene is On
the crest Of the wave.
He is probably the most famous
playwright America ever produced
He has written one masterpiece
after another including Emperor
Jones, Desires Under the Elms and
Strange Interlude.
While visiting down in the beauti-
full bluegrass country of Kentucky
I discovered that horses get lonely
in their box stalls; sometimes sc
lonely that they won't eat. was
astonished TO learn that horse own
ers frequently have dogs or goats
living with horses for companions
ship.
There is an idea for city folk
who live alone in lonely apart
ment. Get billy goat for COM
pany If there is a billy goat in
your living you may be butt
ed, but you will never be bored.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Photographs

The study of German has be-
come highly unpopular in New
York high schools. 1t would seem
the students fear that teacher
may ask them to translate some of
Herr Hitlers speeches.
News that certain of the Soviet
Russian Arctic unit are accused of
subversive tactics must certainly
amaze the Eskimoes since they not
only have not become bourgeois
but they don't know how to spell
or pronounce it.
The poets line: "AprilS showers
bring May flowers" leaves the Of
flee pessimist cold. He remembers
that May lasts only one day longer
than April
The University of. Wisconsin is
going TO offer CCurscl OH how to
get along with relatives, and now
some adult education college ought
to offer one on how TO get along
with college students.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until Won READ the Mo-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
News Behind
the News
Wage-HGur Struggles
And The Reasons

"aohlNNJl NJlOIN.-OOlIlC FSiJ oP'S
ial reasons figure in the determina-
ton of wage-hour bill advocates to
struggle to the last for measure
from the House this session.
Among the reasons is a general
belief that the Senate-Which passed
a Wage-hour bill last year and would
have to be asked to do so again
next winter if there were no enact
ment by the present Congress
wouldn't pass such a good bill
next time.
The Senate has become more
independent since the depression
began. But the chief loss there
to the wage-hour forces came with
elevation Of Senator Hugo Black
former chairman of the Senate La
Dor Committee, to the Supreme
Court. Black was a fighter and
although the original administra-
ton bill was torn to pieces he
managed to pilot a larger part Of
it through than less vigorous
leader could have done.
The present committee chairman
is Senator Ebert D. Thomas, the
Utah scholar. who is sincere and
able, but lacks force. There are
no other strong wage-hour battlers
among the committees Democratic
members
the Senate bill set up standards
of 40 cents an hour and 40 hours
a week, to be administered by a
board which would be empowered
to make exceptions.
Further, it's orthodox Wage-hour
bill theory that such a law would
aid recovery by increasing purchas-
ing power and protecting many
Legitimate" business men from
sweatshop competition. twenty-five
Pennsylvania congressman have
signed a petition claiming that
thousands of workers in their state
have lost jobs lately when industries
moved to other states to pay lower
wages.
Some advocates believe passagc
OF a wage-hour bill would cause
a squirt of production in low-wagt
industries somewhat similar to thai
preceding NRA codes in 1888.
There isn't any Austria in Europe
any more, but the Department Of
Agriculture is making sure thai
there will be a little bit Of it il
America.
Rangers and guides of the Fores
Service will be equipped with greer
Tyrolean hats to replace the army
campaign type of top-piece thel
now wear
1t isn't planned to provide then
with yodels. Yodeling will be OPP
tional with the individual.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, the Zeppelin
man, who is about as popular Z
figure as Herr Hitler could have
chosen to come over and try tC
pry some helium loose from govern
ment officials. will soon be in Wash
ington Wheedling.
But Eckener is likely to run into
stone wall in the person CT Sec
retary Of the Interior Harold L
Ickes.
Helium for Germany happens tC
be an emotional issue with IckeS
and he would have let the stuff sc
long before this if Germany planes
hadn't bombed Barcelona babies
and German troops hadn't taken
over Austria with subsequent cruel
ties to Jews.
Roosevelt has given Ickes per-
mission TO handle the situation as
he thinks best. And if Eckenei
hopes TO cure the secretary's case
of writers cramp he will have tC
see the head man and get him tC
change his mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
S u VI NJ o n S
No. 1916

SUM Ms
No. 1916
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County Of Imperial.
EDWARD d. WHALEY,
Plaintiff
VS..
LILLIAN MAE WHhLEY,
Defendant.
Clarence B. Smith, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
The People of The State Of Cali
f0rnia Send Greetings to:
LILLIAN MAE WHALEY, De-
fendant.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant as arising upon contract, OF
Plaintiff will apply to the Court fol
any other relief demanded in the
Complaint
Given under my hand and tn,
seal of the Superior Court of tht
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 2nd day of April, 1898
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerl
BY CT. O. KENYON,
A. 5 IL 10 26-M. 10 II "a 81.
Deputy Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
LOOKS BACKWARD

"In nv opinion a man who sees moth
ing in his business or profession except
money and profits gets very little out
of life. He has not much to look back
upon"
This is no young theorist speaking out
of depth of inexperience. 1t is w. F.
Holt. who more than any other man Is
responsible for the present day busi-
ness structure of Imperial Valley. He is
the original of jefferson Worth, the
banker in Harold Bell Wright's novel,
"The Winning of Barbara Worth" How
big was the part he played in early de-
velopment of Imperial Valley is best
described in the recent POst-PresS issue
celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ell
Centro's incorporation.
The anniversary issue was the occa-
sion for a letter from Mr.. Holt to the
editor. Unfortunately too long to re-
produce here. the letter sets Alright sew
eral misconceptions of years standing,
reveals true facts concerning other early
dav happenings. and incidentally pays
the highest compliment yet received
considering the SOurce-tO the annlver-
sary issue.
at is very fine-well stated-in fact
the best have seen of the several things
that have been written concerning this
subject (the valleys early history),'
says Mr.. Holt.
Now "a years old, Mr. Holt lives in
Los Angeles. His memory of stirring
early days is unimpaired. and his inter
est in Imperial Valley sharper, if any
thing, than ever.
Perhaps most interesting of Mr.. Hollis
hot
story of long standing, deals with the
reason for Ell Centro's existence. When
Mr.. Holt routed his railroad from Holt
Vile to a point where Ell Centre now
stands. he declares, he had no intention
of starting a town. The route was chosen
because it brought his railroad to the
nearest point at which it could connect
with the Southern Pacific line he eX-
plains. It's primary purpose was to give
Holtville a rail outlet.
Not until later did the idea of start
ing a town at the station of CaBarker-
first name of the junction-take root,
Holt continues At the same time the
pioneer skaters another old story-that
Ell Centro's name was changed from Ca
Barker because of newspaper ridicule
in which an Imperial editor dubbed the
new town Carbuncle.
Anything as silly as that" says Mr..
Holt, would not cause me to change
my plans about anything
He explains that the name was chang
ed for the prosaic reason that he did
not believe CaBarker ood name for
town.
OF his final decision to make town
out of CaBarker = or Ell Centre - Mr..
Holt says:
mo good could come from me giving
these reasons publicity; therefore l have
never done So
Another misconception is corrected by
the statement that Mr.. Holt did not
confine early building activities to Holt
vile and Ell Centre, but "in order to get
things started, when no one else would
do it, | built over one hundred good
brick business buildings in the various
towns, dividing them between Holtville,
Ell Centro, CaleXico and Brawley."
Between the lines of this letter it is
easy to read the justifiabe pride of a
man who played the part of a leader in
creating new desert empire He built
without malice and without prejudice
for the future. Surely his pride is we'll
founded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Famous Sayings

One of the things that make ou
modern age SO hard to understand
and manage is the fact that most
of its greatest achievements can
produce evil as well as good. They
are tWo-edged tools, and someone
is apt to get cut whenever intelli-
gence or good will is lacking in
the handling of them.
The United Press wires carried
recently q little story that spoke
volumes on this point The story
was from Bakersfield, Calf, and
i. read like this:
The city schools are having
difficulties with l6 Chinese chill
dren who were sent here from the
battle areas of China. They do
not speak English, and when air
planes fly over the city they hide
to escape bombs. 1t is sometimes
difficult to locate them after
ward"
There is hardly city in Ameri-
ca where the sound of airplanes
flying overhead is not a familiar
every day thing. The ordinary
American youngster does not look
up when he hears the motors in
the sky; if he gives the matter a
second thought-late at night per-
haps, when he lies in bed and
hears a little mail plane going
through-he feels little glow OF
excitement at the romance and
wonder of human flight.
Now the romance and wonder OF
human flight are perfectly gen.
uine, and the airplane has abun-
dainty justified itself by the work
it has done in peaceful America
But in China it is another story
and the Chinese children react
very differently.
There is no casual acceptance of
the airplane in their makeup, and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
WE'LL Ill
says
Bob Burns


still hate to buy clothes in the
city where there's so many stores
and there's so much competition
you look pretty in pret near any
thing just to get you to buy it. In
that the salesman will tell you that
little town where they haven't
got bu. one store, the salesman can
afford TO give you an honest
opinion.
It's like the time down home
when a lady went in and picked
Out one Of them new style hats
that the ladies are wearin' now
and the proprietor said, "All right
lady. Do you want me to wrap the
hat up or do you want people to
start iau hin now"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
S u M M o N S
NJ. NOrnn

No. 1900
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial.
MARGARET LOUISE BALLOON,
Plaintiff
IRA A. BALLOON, also known as
JACK BALLOON,
Defendant.
Clarence B. Smith, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
The People of The State Of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to:
JACK BALLOON, Defendant.
, You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court OF
the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, OF
Plaintiff will apply to the Court fol
any other relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County Of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this oath day of March, 1898
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY G.. O. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk
A. S 12 10 26-M. 3 10 II "a 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10

A gaunt. un-
shaven, tubercu-
lar, a ppe in g
young man sat at
a table in Jimmy,
the Priest S. dive
on the New York
waterfront a n d
watched with sad
but ke e n eyes
the wretched ha b.
tues lining up at
the sloppy bar
Occasionally he
jotted a t e W
words in a men,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Barbs .-..-

A 101-year r-old man attributes
his longevity to plenty Of sleep
and three square meals a day; a
107 -year-old woman says she al
ways gets plenty OF exercise. Let's
be a 101 year-old man.
Private Frank Krebs rode astride
the fuselage. Of a plane piloted by
Lieut.. Lewis COnn0rs the other day
in Chicago, but don't think it was
the first time Lieutenant took
a Private for a ride.
A concert on 100 grand pianos
was played in Detroit recently. A
hundred grand seems like a lot of
money for a piano.
YOU havenT READ ALL the New
until You have read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
You re Telling Ne --
Ply WuIIAM RITT

tQ tllJOyulS d ItFiEdl Vi pODu-
Iarity among American men. May
be it's just a gesture of self de
fense, now that the women have
again taken to wearing hat pins.
Zadok Dumbkopf, who usually
never takes a chance, is all excited
about the new National Progress
sive party. He's even willing to
bet even money that the new
party in 1910 finishes no worse
than third.
A local blue blood who has al
ways bemoaned the fact that we
uncouth Americans failed to fol-
low. SO many fine old English GUS
tirls hasn't had much to say since
the British boosted their income
tax to 2712 per cent.
Quebec traffic cops are ordered
to smile when giving speeders a
ticket. The motorist, however,
is permitted to retain his frown.
Yawn Yawnson came into the
office today and asked the news
photo librarian if he mad a rear
view picture of the League of Ma
tions. He wanted to see what was
holding it up.
That New Yorker who tried tC
cash a check for five billion dol
lars probably Just wanted to heal
how a bank teller's NO. sounded
if amplified 5.0O0,000,000 times.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Grab BAG
One Minute Test

/. Who is premier Of C2echoslo-
Vakia?
2. What country lies at the foot
Of the Balkan peninsula?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Bruce Cation Says
Mans lnventiveness as Two-Edged Tool

no thrill at its romantic wonder.
They know it as an instrument OF
terror: a fearsoma thing which
drops death from the s'/as, de
stroys villages. kills helpless chill
dren. breaks up families and turns
the smiling surface Of earth into
a smoking hell. Small wonder that
they run for cover when a plane
goes by! i is not hard to see why
"it is sometimes difficult to locate
them aiterWard.
So we get here a prime example
of the double-edged nature of the
tools which modern inYentiveness
has placed in our hands.
The airplane in itself is a mar
velous achievement. It can be used
to open new frontiers and to
strengthen the bonds which bind
men together in harmonious i'll
dustry. But it can also be used to
inflict horrors unheard of upon
helpless people; and when it is so
used if becomes an agent in the
destruction of civilization itself.
And much the same thing seems
to be true Of nearly all OF ON pet
achievements. We have such Il
highly integrated and elaborately
organized civilization that when
our own stupidity or folly thrcws
it into reverse it can do great
damage to a great many people
War is more destructive than for
merly dictatorship is more eff
cient and violent. economic dis
tress more far-reaching.
Which simply means that our re-
sponSibility is greater new than
ever before We can hurt ourselves
more than We once coald. 1t IS up
to Us to learn how to live III the
miraculous new world We have
created.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

This is the story of a poverty
stricken, sick lad who made a
fortune. and also made himself one
Of the most famous writer's in the
world. The story goes like this.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Thoughts for the Day

For the thing which 7 greatly feared is come upon
me- and that which was afraid of is come unto me
job 3:25.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Words of Wisdom

Mans liberty ends, and it ought
to end. when that liberty becomes
the curse of his neighbors.-Far-
rar.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10

One-Minute Test Answers
/. DR.. Milan Hodza
2. Greece.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
TOday's Horoscope

Many persons whose birthday oc-
ours today have a judicial mind
They are known for their equitable
decisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-10
Hints on Etiquette

Bridge players should be careful
not to detach cards from their
hand. replace them, and play 9TH
prS
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
'ChelA' 7ruccO and FIAnce Feted

Several cliques chatted over
their supper plates Mrs.
Celeste Crosby Miller, from War
renton, with BENJAMIN Plunket,
of the British Embassy and
Nora de With and Virginia Ba-
con surrounded by Ricardo Siri
and Miguel Quirno Lavalle. of
the Argentine Embassy, Sam
Biddle and Richard Boiling
Junia and Jane Culbertson,
Dolly Corbin with three Seniors,
Decio de Moura, Of Brazil, Raul
Diez de Medina, of Bolivia, and
Cuban Roberto G. de Mendoza.
Ernesto Frua de Ingeli, the
fascinating Italian aviator, and
Oleg Loiewski CasSini, Italo-Rus-
sian New Yorker, were concen-
trating on Muffin" Bacon and
"Bootsie" Mcdonnell. The party
closed with a final burst Of Big
Appling, in which everyone had
a chance to Shine" Hector
Leguizamon, "Bula Bula" zuber-
buhler, Trucking" Trucco,
Ernest de Angel, Larry" Baker,
"Jock" Merriam rendered solos
to vociferous applauses Then,
Home, Sweet Home"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

George Duca, of the Rumanian
Legation; Lieut.. Richard D.
Hunt, Mr.. Rufus johnson
Several dinners took place be-
fore the dance. Among those
who entertained were Prince
Marcello de Drago. Miss Flor
ence Harris, and Miss Carolyn
Chantry, whom General Italo
Balbo proclaimed Washington's
most beautiful girl The Bo-
hvian Minister wined and dined
the Chilean Ambassador (.
Sidney rendered many waltzes
upon the special request Of
Stellita Stapleton and Hung
herian Baron Paul Schell
Champagne flowed and conver.
sation did too as, at IL o'clock,
the guests paused for the buffet
supper =. The invariable dainty
sandwiches, to tickle the pal
ateS Of sturdy Americans, maca-
roni to satisfy the Italians, lob
ster croquettes and fol gras to
delight the French, liverwurSt
to please the Germans, delicious
Mazurka cake for the Polish,
and all sorts Of spicy and rare
plates not to forget, at last, the
South Americans ...
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
By IGOR CASSINI

A small and very select dance
last night at the Embajada de
Chile. His Exc cheney the
Chilean Ambassador was enter
tanning for his daughter, Ora
ciela Trucco, and her fiance'
Diplomat Fernando Illanes -.
Around $50 guests, mostly Of
the younger diplomatic and so
cial set, attended the brilliant
party Much Of the Empire
furniture had to be rearranged
to allow more space for dancing.
The brocaded rooms were dec
Grated with enormous vases OF
pink gladiolaS Don Manuel
Trucco and his lovely daughters.
Marta, in floating turquoise
blue chiffon, and Rebeca's
black hair offset by a white
lace dress, received their guests
in the small salon. just at the
right Of the huge entrance
Blond Olga Patterson, Rebeca's
house guest. was a contrast to
her hostess, in a black lace
frock.
Among the first to arrive
we're: Herr and Frau Scholz, Of
the German Embassy; Mon
sieur and Nine. Lucet, Of the
French Embassy; Count and
Countess van Rechteren Linn
purg, of the Netherlands Lega-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Millard F,
West, Jr., the Misses Laura,
Ruth and Alice Tuckerman,
heavily escorted, Miss Sibilla
Skidelsky, Mrs. Isabelle Escobar
Gest, Count Fumasoni-Biondi
Mobile Benedetto Capomazza,
Of the italian Embassy: Mr..
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

Entertain

The Minister Of Latvia and
Nine. Bilmanis were "at home
yesterday afternoon from 5 un-
til Z o'clock at their new lega-
tion on Twenty-Second Street.
The rooms are large and COM
Portable and yesterday they were
filled with peach-colored gladi-
oil. Nine. BilrnaniS was wear
ing a tea-length frock Of black,
embroidered with gold squares.
The minister hovered close by
greeting the guests and insist
ing that they try some Of his
excellent champagne pune h.
When one of the guests COM
mented on it he said. "It'S very
simple, just chabliS and cham
pagne mixed with a dash Of
benedictine."
Pouring at the tea table,
decked with deep pink carna-
tions, was Mrs. Stanley Smith.
The Secretary and Nine. Smits
we're assisting. Nine. Smith was
wearing becoming cocoa-brown
frock. Mrs. Daniel C. Roper was
there as were the Ambassador
of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics and Nine. Troyanov-
sky; Nine. Rajamaitri, Mrs. Vic
tor Mallet, Miss Margaret Gage.
Miss Sibilla Skidelsky, Mrs. Sol
Bloom on her daughter, Vera.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Lindsey,
of Mansfield, Ohio, are stopping
at the Dodge while in the Capt.
tai.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Notable Entertainment

form.
A former First Lady, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, was in the COM
pany Of guests, as was Mrs. Will
liam B. Bankhead. wife Of the
Speaker Of the House. Mr..
Bankhead makes few appear.
anceS in the evenings.
Those from the Cabinet group
present included the Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Hull, the Sec
retary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Morgenthau, the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Cummings, the
Postmaster General, Mr.. James
A. Farley; Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy; the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior, Mr.. Harold L. Ickes; the
Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Wallace and the Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs. Roper.
GOVERNORS ATTEND
The Governor of Michigan,
Mr.. Frank Murphy, escorted his
sister, Mrs. William Teahan, to
the party, and another Cover
nor present was the Gamers
brother Texan" Governor
James v. Alfred and Mrs. Alfred.
Senator and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Nary and Senator and Mrs. Al
ben w. Barkley were sole repre-
sentatives of the Upper House
of Congress. Texas Represent
iative Sam Rayburn and Con.
gresham and Mrs. Bertrand H.
Smell were among the guests.
The James RooseveltS were
in the company as were the
Chairman of the RFC and
Mrs. Jesse Jones, the Naval
Aide to the President and Mrs.
Walter Woodson, the Military
Aide to the President and Mrs.
Edwin M. Watson, Col. Oliver
S. Wood, DR.. and Mrs. George
w. Calver, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Chandler Christy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Silliman Evans, Mr.. and
Mrs. Murrell L. Buckner, Mr..
and Mrs. Buck, Gene Buck, jr.,
George Buck, Mr.. and Mrs.
George R. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Brayman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Trojan.