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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

The other story: This man today
is high in the scientific world OF
another South American republic.
Some years ago he was working in
large American city. He became
involved in a highly disagreeable
personal scandal, though again, he
was not personally at fault. 1t was
one of those tragedies that dragged
through print and tried the souls of
everybody concerned.
yet not one of my American
friends, business or personal de-
serted me-" he said. Every one
of them stood by me through eV-
erything. I shall always be CRATE
full to the United States, and I
shall always love Americans"
These stories bring a feeling OF
great pride and then of great hui
mility. Pride, because not every
country can say that friendless
strangers are given justice, because
not always do friends stand stead
fast in the face of trouble.
But humility, too, because The
thought comes: Is it always So?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

A correspondent. recently return
ed from the Pan American Confer
enee at Lima, tells two stories which
make a person feel a little proud
and a little humble about the Unit
ed States.
One was this: A certain South
American business man, now prom
inent but then temporarily down
on his luck, was in southern city
of the United States.
Through no fault of his own, he
got into a nasty alteration in the
boarding house where he was stay
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Illegal ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that a resolution of intention being
Resolution No. 7l9, was on the IL
day of January, 1899. adopted and
passed wherein it was proposed that
a certain street and certain alley
therein referred to and hereinafter
described be vacated and entirely
closed up. Said street and alley is
described as follows:
Vine Street, extending from Sew
enth Street to Eight Street and that
alley, 10 feet wide, in Block so,
Addition No. One to Ell Centro, ex-
tending from Seventh Street to
Eight Street.
Said resolution of intention is
hereby referred to for further par
ticulars.
FURTHER NOTICE is HEREBY
GIVEN that any person interested
objecting to the said closing of the
said street and alley may make
written objections to the same with
in ten days after the expiration of
the time of the publication of this
notice and such objection or objec-
tions will be given a hearing by
the City Council as provided by
law.
PHILIP w. KNIGHTS,
Street Superintendent of
the City of FL Centre.
j. 1929 incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Deputies Disrupt
Camp on Desert

A comfortable camp. in an aban-
doned garage at Ocotillo was dis
turbed Tuesday night when Lionel
A. Sampson, "a, and Paul Ledoux,
%, were routed out by deputy sher-
ifs who had warrants charging
them with burglarizing a house
at Plaster City.
Deputy Sheriffs Bill Lott and
Joe LizarraraS found the campers
ready for slumber beside fire
built on the cement floor of the
garage. Plaster City residents ac-
cused them of helping themselves
to food and disappearing with some
of their household belongings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Free Clinic Extended 10 Brawley as
More Patients Report to Branch Here

of the health department said.
The free clinics will accept pa
tients for original diagnosis, re-
gardless of their economic status;
anyone for emergency treatment;
all venereal disease sufferers re-
ferred by private physicians Tor
snecial tests or examinations; and
all other persons who are unable W
pay for treatment.
Copeland said this program III
sures regular and continuous care
for all infected persons. Contln"
uous care is important, he said, be
cause treatment of early syphlns
must be continued at least 10
months. Later cases require a
longer period of treatment the phy-
sician said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation Says
Two Good Examples, At Least

ing. Police were called, and he and
the clearinghouse owner were
dragged off to the station.
The police judge heard the eVi-
dence. The visitor, without friend
or connection in the city. had prac-
tically nothing but his naked word
to uphold his side of the story. But
the judge was wise enough to read
the truth between the lines of the
testimony. He dismissed the case
with a word of apology to the
visitor, and a seething rebuke to
the American.
The South American has never
forgotten it, though it happened
many years ago. Think of it" he
recalls wonderingly. Il was a
stranger. I had no credentials. Nc
friends. No money Yet I got justice
in a strange country! I have never
forgotten it, and I shall never for
get it."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
ENCOURAGING THE TREND

Governor Olson is adding another in
ducement to labor union leaders of the
left wing type to make California their
headquarters. All they have to do is
bang around long enough, and they'll
get appointed to state job.
We can't complain. If they're all work
ing for the state, they'll be assured of
incomes without encouraging strikes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
TOday's Horoscope

If your birthday is today you
doubtless are Of a thoughtful and
enquiring turn of mind. Your af-
fairs will prosper in the coming
year, and you will succeed in what
you have in mind. A child born
today will be thoughtful, with a
good head for business and organi-
zation. He or she will be rapidly
promoted in their chosen career.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Barbs-

Joe Sisto is kicked out of the
New York Stock Exchange on
stock juggling charge. 1t is re-
ported his formula was presto
Sisto Change"
Frances film company scandal
finds charges preferred against
Bernard Tanenzapf also known as
Bernard Natan. Police are working
on the theory he also used Musica
as an alias.
Neville Chamberlain shunS role
as mediator in Italo-French dis
pute. Yeah. verify, Neville, eX-
perience is a great teacher.
Five million herring were eaten
in Great Britain in 1898. not
counting the red variety.
A Nazi decree orders the Ger
man national anthem played more
sloWly-something like a dirge at
, the funeral of freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Swiss Club Plans
Program Saturday

HOLTVILLE, Jan. 18.-SWiss club
members will stage a public enter
tainment at their club house at .
p. m. Saturday night, Clem Null
ler, club president announced.
The swiss band will present
concert program and a one-acC
comedy will be played during the
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
One-Minute Test Answers

/. TWinkling Is caused by irregu-
larities in the density OF the air
through which the light passes.
2. They are practically synony-
NOUS.
3. Not in Panama. Most of them
are made in Ecuador and Peru.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

This department is a candidate
for the Hall of Fame. We success
fully squelched the desire to cut
loose with everything we had upon
the Supreme Court appointment of
Felix Frankfurter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

She bowed, slnil.
ed and OCCASION
ally exchanged a
pleasantly with
the other guests.
She was respect
ed, but she was
not loved. The
other women Wis
tied in each 9TH
ers rooms, but no
one ever visited
Mrs. Ronald.
One day there
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
GRAB BAG
ne-Minute Test

/. Why do stars twinkle?
l. Is there any difference be-
tween a purebred and thorough
bred animal?
3. Where are Panama hats made?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out Of Bed in
the Morning Rari3' 10 Go

The liver should pour out two pounds OF
liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this bile
is not flowing freely, your food doesn' digest.
II Just decays in the bowels. Gas bloats up
your stomach. You get constipated. Your
whole system is poisoned and you feel sour.
sunk and the world looks punk.
A mere bowel movement doesn't get at
the cause. 1t takes those good, old Carter's
Little Liver Pills to get these two pounds
of bile flowing freely and make you feel
"up and up" Harmless. gentle, yet amaz-
ing in making bile flow freely. Ask for
Carter's Little Liver Pills by name. 25 cents.
Stubbornly refuse anything else.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

The new invisible glass door Of
fers bigger and better stories for
the man who comes to the office
with a black eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Hints on Etiquette

When you pass your plate TO your
host for second helping at din
ner, put the knife and fork parallel
with each other on the right edge
of the plate.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Words of Wisdom

A polite man is one who listens
with interest TO things he knows
all about, when they are told him
by a person who knows nothing
about them Morny.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

A shark can travel 35 to 40 miles
an hour in water. Not quite up to
the record of its brother on land
the ambulance chasing lawyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
DALE
CARNEGIE

In Crawford, New Jersey, sever
al years ago. at small hotel call
ed Hampton Hall, lived elderly Mrs.
Ronald in a sumptious suite -
bedroom. sitting room and bath
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

An explorer tells of an Eskimo
woman eating her husband That's
really putting the old boy on the
pan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
You're Telling Ne -

More than 1900 bills have been
introduced in Congress in the first
few days of its session. The hopper
must look like our mail box.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

Now that the WPA is in charge
of Army men, We hope there isn't
any more soldering than there has
been.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

arrived at the hotel q tlred ntIle
woman named Mrs Eldron, ana
her daughter. The daughter COM
muted to an office in New YORK
CITY every day. They occupied
room together across the hall from
Mrs. Ronald. In the middle OF the
night. Mrs. Eldron heard hght
cries of distress from Mrs. .Ro-
maids quarters. She went across
the hall, raped on the door ano
asked if she could be OF any assls-
tance. Being answered in the mega
tive she returned to her room. But
the means continued. she mace
another overture; this time she
went to the bedside of her neigh
Dor. who was in pain. Her call re-
suited in relief for the sufferer, ana
gratitude which later developed
into friendship.
But kindly Mrs. Eldron didn I
stop there. There were frequent
occasions for her to exercise her
helpful spirit. BY and by Mrs
Romalds chauffeur was daily drlV-
ing the two women out instead OF
one. the while Mrs. Eldron's KIND
illness was diffused among the other
guests. 1t wasn't long before Mrs.
Eldron was easily classed as the
most popular woman in the house
Bv and by. Mrs. Ronald caught
this fever of kindness. she lost
her proud demeanor; she began
taking other guests out in her car;
she invited them to her room 1or
a game of bridge.
talked with Mrs. Ronald one
day toward the close OF the sea-
son It was difficult to realize that
she was the same cold, aloof per-
sonality. She made a remark thal
has stayed with me to this day. IL
has done me a lot of good. l pass
it on to you.
"One Just learns how to live
when the time comes to die.
Mrs. Ronald has passed on u
another world. I don't know Wha'
has become of the little woman
who unwittingly brought aoou
the reformation. But I have car
ried with me the lesson / learned
from this woman whose lie un
doubtedly would have been happier
had the realization come TO ne
earlier. But you and 1 can prom
nv what she learned. We can know
how to live before the time come
to die.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

Boys, do you realize that your
boss is as eager for you to MAKE
good as you are? Nine out of ten
bosses will lend a hand to an en-
nlovee when they see he is bent
on making a success. Your boss
had faith in you when he took
you on. J..
You're not fair to him nor to
Yourself if you let him down.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

Firemen in Orange, New Jersey,
now wear numbers so they can be
identified. The next thing is to
sell score cards to the fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
WAR ON SLOT MACHINES
(San BernardinO SUM


Governor Olson speaks very plainly to
the legislature on the subject of slot
machines. He announced.
"The only kind of a slot machine bill
that | would sign would be one to make
the possession of slot machines felony.
And | hope the legislature sends me such
a bill"
And how the vast majority of the peo-
pie of California would take off their
hats to Governor Olson if he succeeds in
securing what none of his predecessors
seemed to be particularly anxious to get
AN anti-gambling measure with teeth
in it!
The truth is that the slot machine in
terests have been so closely allied to
politics in California that they have been
able to defeat legislation that would
put the lone arm bandits out of busi-
ness At each session of the Legislature
a powerful slot machine lobby has been
present, seeking methods by which the
machines could be licensed as legal and
opposing all efforts to add force to exist
ing legislation
The Sacramento Bee forecasts that a
statewide drive will soon be under way,
designed to bring to light connections
between law enforcement officials and
the slot machine interests.
Aside from the highly controversial
Mooney pardon, California's new gov
ernor is performing in a manner to bring
enthusiastic comment in sources which
originally regarded his election with
apprehension.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Thoughts for the Day

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail and they shall
not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving
up of the ghost-Job 1920.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

Honolulu has put in request for
group of rootin tootin' American cow
punchers. Yippee-k-yi at Waikiki!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

The tanning of red fox by 7-year-
old Boston girl may be novelty, but
we've often heard of red fox neckpieces
tanning older girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

A bridesmaid at a London wedding
defied etiquet by singing "The Lambeth
Walk" Lots of bridegrooms have had
reason to shout "Oyw
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

Say "bagpipes" and you see Scot
land. However, bagpipers are as
numerous in Italy as in the land
of the kilt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18
Photographs

The flags of most OF the states
of the union are rectangular. ono
is the only one to be different. lt
flag is pennant-shaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

The well dressed man" should
own 12 hats, say stylists.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

A Pasadena theatre ticket office girl
dislocated her jaw answering the ques-
tlons of patrons. Bet the telling thrust
was "Have | seen this show before?'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-18

BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
To IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Marian Anderson

Sponsors of recital to be given by
Marian Anderson have been denied
the use of the facilities of Constitu-
ton Hall and Central High School,
The artistry of the famous singer is
conceded, her personal distinction ad-
mitted. Yet because she is member
of the Negro race neither the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution nor
the Board of Education is willing to
cooperate with her manager to pro-
vide her admirers, colored and white,
with a place in which she may ap-
pear.
The whole unhappy incident serves
to dramatize the need for a Federal
or municipal auditorium, not private
ly owned, not ungenerously con-
trolled. Miss Anderson is a citizen
and her friends certainly would have
the right to lease such a structure
provided by the taxpayers of every
racial, religious and cultural classi-
fication. Washington simply is not
complete, lacking as it does an as
sembly hall large enough, beautiful
and free enough to be democratically
advantageous to the patriotic, social
and humanitarian character of the
city in which every American is priv
ileged to consider himself as being
at home.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Frederick DOUGLASS

American Negroes this month are
paying tribute to the memory of one
who ranks with Lincoln and Wash
ington in their hearts. He is Freder-
lex Douglass, sturdy champion of the
colored race who rose from the bonds
of slavery to be the United States
Minister to Haiti.
His career is particularly an in
spiration to the colored population
Of the Nations Capital. For in 1877
he was made a marshal of the Dis
trict and died here in 1895. A
building on the Howard University
campus perpetuates his memory.
A lesser man than Douglass might
have surveyed the suffering of his
people in the days between his birth
in 1917 and the Civil War and cried
out with Hamlet, "The time is out
OF Joint; o cursed spite, that ever I
was born to set it right" Instead he
faced his problem with courage and
met the challenge of the situation.
He escaped from slavery, taught him
self to read and write, became an
orator for an abolitionist society. To
reveal the evils of human servitude he
wrote his autobiography which Wen
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Racial Intolerance in
Washington Deplored.
To the Editor of The Star.

AZ lhe CoitoT Oh Inc Star:
Marian Anderson, a singer of interna-
tional reputation, has been denied the
use OF the Central High School audi
forum Tor q recital. Supt. Frank w.
Ballou, whose action was upheld bv the
Board OF Education, according to a news
Item IN Thursdays Star, cited as his rea-
son Tor the ban "the law which provides
Tor dual school system here and which
d1d not, In his opinion, contemplate ex-
change Of facilities"
The people of Washington are to bs
denied the opportunity Of hearing ono
OF the worlds greatest singers, simply
because she is member of the Negro
race.
We have witnessed the destruction Of
culture In Germany because of 4 false
racial theory. We have cried out against
the exiling Of great artists and great
scientists because they are Jews. If we
allow the present decision In the case of
Miss Anderson to stand, we will be guilty
Of striking a blow at our own cultural
development.
This action is fragrant denial Of the
civil liberties guaranteed by our Consti-
tuition. 1t plays directly into the hands
Of those forces of race hatred and intol-
erance which would, If they could, de-
stroy our whole democratic system.
The Board of Education must recon-
slider. LUCY HANCOCK.
February II.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
THIS AND THAT
Fy Charles E. Trace1UelI.

A reader says he is getting tired Of
seeing the plural of titmouse written
titmice He wants it "titmouses."
: Well, there it Isl
The dictionaries, of course, are against
him. The largest and most respectable
one gives it titmouse, titmice, just so.
This is all the more interesting, since
the same tome declares flatfootedly that
"the English form has been influenced
by the unrelated word mouse"
The word 'tit" means small bird, and
the mouse" part of it is from the Anglo
Saxon mase, kind of small bird.
So there you are. The Danish form is
mees, the German meise. If that helps
any. We are not sure it does
The English have very small lark
called the titlark. The plural form, of
course, is simply titlarks If the form
used in making the plural of titmouse
were used, it would come out titlice,
which would not do at all.
Xxx ~
The titmouse family includes two Of
the finest little birds which come to feed
ing stations in local gardens.
They are the tufted titmouse, plural
titmice, and the chickadee.
The titmouse measures inches, has
beautiful crest, and is dark gray above,
with white and reddish underneath.
The chickadee is So. inches in length,
has no crest and is gray and black above,
uyitI, white apH hlork hoLou,
The cheerful chickadee, as the song in
Snow White" called him, is perhaps the
best loved of all birds which visit feeders
in Washington and vicinity.
1t is a cuddly little thing in appear
ance, almost perfectly round, and is
quite as friendly as it looks.
It's songs are short, but really cheerful.
There are three of them. one of which is
said to be perfect rendition of the last
three notes Of the line I'm Coming Back
to You," from the Hawaiian song "Yaka-
hula"
Both the chickadee and the tufted tit
mouse are great insect eaters, but the
latter takes the prize at it. Always on
the grounds-your garden-the year
around, it finds small insects and their
eggs which, it is said, the larger birds
totally overlook, or are unable to get to-.
Many of these inimical forms live during
the winter in the crevices of bark. They
lay their eggs there
Along comes the titmouse. which, by
the way, is allied to the nuthatch, a great
tree climber, as every one knows
The dainty titmouse is not just anus
ing himself there.
He is getting his dinner
Cuteness he combines with utility. If
he is cute, in appearance, as humans say,
Evening star., 1939-02-20

he achieves this end without thought on
his part.
No tinting his claws, or curling his
crest. None of that for the cheerful tit
mouse.
Now let us discuss the relation of the
English sparrow to these two charming
birds, the chickadee and the titmouse.
There can be little question that the
feeder which plays host to a score or
more OF common sparroWs every day
will have few, If any, titmice or chicka-
dees.
1t Is really too bad, of course.
But what can be done about it?
Johnny, get your gun"
Unthinkable.
1t would scare away the very birds one
wants to keep most.
Trapping?
Equally unthinkable. Such a going
on at feeding station would miss the
mark entirely.
There is nothing, then, to be done, ex
cept take what comes?
Yes, that is ALL
If the chickadee hasn't enough sense
to not mind sparrows, he will have to
stay away.
If the titmouse, plural titmice, hasn't
enough sense
He will have to 60 elsewhere, too.
AS grand as these little fellows are,
they will have to accept the conditions
at the feeding station, and that means
the sparrows, too.
In this way, bird feeding station be-
comes real station.
1t takes all the birds that come, and
feeds them indiscriminately.
In this way the observer in the long
run gets the most birds and the most
entertainment and education in his
hobby.
He is not dictated to by the chickadee.
nor told by the mockingbird which
species he can feed and which he must
not offer seed to.
He will have the satisfaction of feeling
that though he does not see such
charmers as chickadee and titmouse as
often as he used to, they are off some
where eating insects out of trees.
They are being true chickadees, true
titmice doing as nature intended. and
that must make them very happy, after
all
A small Windowsill feeder is the best
solution OF this particular problem. The
little birds like it, and come to it.
Let the sparrows have the yard feeder,
but put out one by a window for the
titmice.
Then you can watch them at close
range, and see why that word mouse
got into birds name
Evening star., 1939-02-20
AWomun's S Day
(Rondell.)

-
A woman's day is fllled with little things
Yet she may take a moment here or there,
To read psalm or breathe silent
prayer,
And let her spirit rise on eagle wings
Above the daily anxious questionings.
And wine will pour from pots Of earthen-
ware.
A woman's day is filled with little things.
Yet she may take moment here or there.
To sweetly sing and in the song she sings,
Bring Joy to tighten every hour of care,
And make her home sanctuary where
She pays rich homage to the King OF
Kings.
A womans day is filled with little things.
Yet she may take moment here or there.
MONICA WILLIAMS.