davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07

DullllS bile pdol Mtek lIie CitS
library has had a number of bou-
quets on display representative of
things seen on the Ten Thousand
clubs garden tour, with interesting
items of information about the
merits of the various plants COM
piled by Mrs. o. G.. Horne, garden
chairman.
Among those displayed were: two
varieties of roses, both climbers,
Pauls Scarlet. and the Dorothy
Perkins; duranta, plumbago, Span
iSh broom, all arranged in interest
ing color combinations
Friday particularly interesting
Brazilian plant, beloperone, was
placed on exhibit.
First inStallment regarding things
seen on the tour appeared last week
and the second and concluding in
stallment is as follows:
Continuing the tour; from the
L. A. Conn home the trip took
members past the high school
where were noted the large leaf
priYet hedge. two fine specimens
of silk oak and the bottle brushes.
Special paintings of interest at
the j. d. McCary home 623 Brigh-
ton avenue, included the bignonia
tWeediana with its single yellow
trumpetS. also observable at Wilson
school, the asparagus fern, the ma
genta bougainvillea.
Palm Paintings
Palms, 90 years in age, were seen
at the Rev. r. P. Moore home, 543
Brighton avenue, as an example
of street tree planting. A beautiful
Belle of Portugal rose and an unu-
sual white jasmine, the star jas
mine, were also noteworthy
OF special interest was the rare
tangerine bougainvillea. AN orange
copper in color, at the home of
Mrs. Leta Mae Bryan, 473 Brighton
avenue
The Presbyterian church was the
next place visited where many
vines. shrubs and climbing roses
were in the height of their beauty
as: honeysuckle both the ordinary
variety and a lovely pink type;
cotoneaster, Spanish broom, duran
ia and such roses as the Cecil Bru-
ner, the SNOWY Paul's Scarlet climb
er and the Thousand Beauty climb
er Methods of irrigation were ex-
planned at this point. Attention was
called to a very fine Cocos plumosa,
also to the street planting of eu-
calyptuS. The shrubs, vines and
trees at the church all survived
the drought of 1884 and the freeze
of 1897, proving that they are well
adapted to this section.
En- route to the next stop, the
Guy L. Hatch home, members noted
the following beautiful climbing
rose at the J. d. Townsend home,
| 573 Orange; the orchid tree at the
A. B. Anderson residence, $50 Fifth ,
the Wisteria vine, 25 years old, Dun
bar Carey home, $40 Fifth; the
ANIMALS at the Smith residence, 652
Fifth the wisteria and bignonia
chercre at the r. l.. Riddle home,
Fifth and Hamilton.
Rose Garden
The beautiful rose bushes at the
Guy L. Hatch home, which is the
perfect example of the way in which
small garden may be transformed
into an outdoor living room, were
the chief objects of interest. In
addition a bed of Gala lilies, a mag
nificent speciman of pyracantha
one of pink evening primroses, were
noted. None Of the party had seen
the latter growing in the valley
which means discovery of new
perennial.
Across the street from the Hatch
home, the Norman c. Deaton house
573 Len Rey, was pointed out as
having a sturdy speciman of creep
ing fig, ficus repens, q vine which
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
WOMAN ASKS DIVORCE
FROM PRISON INMATE

Ruby Leach Friday asked the
court to grant her a divorce from
Ray r. Leach because he was con-
victed of felony and sentenced tc
San Quentin prison from l to 10
years.
He was convicted in Imperial
county after his arrest in Brawley
on a charge of issuing bad checks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
Townsend Clubs
Sponsor Meeting

El Centro'S three Townsend club
will sponsor a public meeting al
the municipal stadium at 7:30 pm.
Monday at which Dr.. r. M CARR
gan, world traveller, will discuss the
Townsend plan.
The speaker is recommended by
the Public Relations Department
of the Townsend National Recovery
Plan
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07

SdStUI dIIIIUUIICtu OdUIII Vdy III IV-
leasing the annual dairy report to
farmers.
An average of 888 COWS were
tested each month during 1898 and
produced an average of 644830
pounds of milk and an average but
terfat pomdage of 25,530 pounds
WinWright said.
H. G.. Farnsworth dairy possessed
a majority of the leading produc-
ers, placing the top four butter fat
producers and landing II of 25 high
producing cows.
Farnsworth dairy also dominated
in the first calf heiffer producers
by taking nine of ten places.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
MAN ASKS DIVORCE
BECAUSE OF DESERTION

In a divorce complaint filed Fri
day, S. Elvis Chaudoin accused Ell
leanor M. Chaudoin of deSerting
him. Chaudoin alleged that she
refused to live with him and that
he had not heard from her since
she deserted him. They were mar
ried at Sioux City, Ia, in 1911.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
DRIVERS LICENSE
REVOKED

Judge R D McPherrin Friday
ordered Luis Napolez' automobile
operators license permanently re-
Voked, and sent him to jail for 90
days for drunk driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-07
'I.v. Produce
100000 Pounds
Of Milk in 1888

Imperial Valley dairy tested each year by the
Imperial county farm bureau cowtesng association pro-
duced 1877 pounds of milk during 1888 and produced
306368 pounds of buterat George WnWrlght assistant
Evening star., 1939-10-30

the country should be told when a
project like this fails to meet expec-
tatlons. Congress in 1888 appro-
priated $25,0OO,0OO for the establish
ment of series of subsistence home
steads. DR.. Rex Tugwell's Resettle-
ment Administration inherited the
projects, and in 1885 they were passed
on to the Farm Security Administra-
ton. Now 174 of them besides jersey
Homesteads exist.
The Jersey Homesteads project in
particular has long been subjected to
criticism because Of the obvious un-
likelihood that needle workers who
lacked jobs in New York because of
slack business could produce material
at Hightstown that would sell despite
the slack business in that particular
industry. Most of the other projects
now in operation are fairly successful
because they emphasize the wholly
agricultural economy for farm fami-
lies. The hope for a decentralized
industry under Government SUPER
vision has been vain.
Evening star., 1939-10-30

illusions as to the fitness of the Army
to deliberately launch a war of Of
tense. Lieutenant General Hugh A.
Drum, commander of the First Army.
told the National Guard Association.
Tor example, that recent field maneu-
vers have revealed that our military
forces are lacking in almost every
essential except energy, aggressive
ness and intelligence" America is
not only not prepared to wage an Of
fensive war, he said, but is mot even
ready for defense" In short, there is
yet much to be done in the way of
equipping and training our defense
forces before the country can be Ger
tain OF its ability to repel an invader.
This minimum of protective power is
absolutely indispensable in such criti-
cal times as these. Indeed, to have
anything less than a maximum of
protective power is dangerous. There
is no doubt as to the determination
OF American citizens to support the
Government in its plans for providing
the United States with defense sys-
tenn adequate to its needs. In fact,
the people demand this sort of Sc
curlty-and this demand properly will
be placed before Congress when it
resumes consideration of defense
problems next January.
Evening star., 1939-10-30
What Is q Doy?

WV AASoAuC11I 1dl1l Has IN
formed the Senate that, in his opin-
ion, twenty-four hours is a day"
Outside of the Senate that has been
the general belief. The Senate, how
ever, has ideas and customs of it's
own, one of which has been that
day-a Legislative day" can be ex-
tended for weeks and months, if
need be-
A Legislative day." in Senate par
lance, is something different from
calendar day" A legislative day be-
gins at noon when the Senate meets
after an adjournment and extends
until the Senate takes another ad-
Journment. BY the simple process of
"receSslng" at the close of business
on a calendar the legislative day is
continued day after day, until an
adjournment is voted.
No mention of a Legislative day"
is made in the rules of the Senate.
The legislative day has grown out of
series of rulings by presiding off,
GERS OF the Senate. Its purpose has
been to expedite business in body
where debate is unlimited unless the
So-called cloture rule is invoked-a
difficult proceeding at all times and
requiring a tWo-thirds vote. BY TAX
Ink recess" instead of an adjourn
ment the Senate keeps before it con-
tlnuously the unfinished business
whatever 1t may be. It avoids the
so-called morning hour"-which is
two hours-during which the unfin-
lshed business is laid aside and bills
and resolutions are introduced and
the calendar is taken up. Also by
continuing the same legislative day
it is possible to enforce the rule which
states that no Senator shall speak
more than twice in the same day on
any one subject.
The practice of recessing from day
to day and continuing the legislative
day has been an effective weapon
against filibusters in the Senate
oAoAiOuSA1 ~ 1ldo Ny 1lO 1lledllS IlldQe
fllibuster ineffective. Also it has
made it possible to push the business
in hand forward as rapidly as
possible.
Mr.. Garner, however, has put the
Senate on record that he intends to
rule, when and if the question comes
up, that there is no Legislative day.;
that each new calendar day is a new
day under the rules of the Senate.
The Senate may, if it desires, over
rule the Vice President and stick to
its Legislative day."
Mr.. Garner gave the Senate no ex-
planation of his antagonism to the
polite fiction that day does not end
with twenty-four hours. It is fic-
tion that the Senate has been getting
away with for years. His threat of a
ruling, or ruling by him later, might
have the effect of writing the fiction
into the rules of the Senate.
In biblical times Joshua ordered
the sun and the moon to stand still,
and got away with it. The nearest
approach to this feat, in modern
times, has been the Senate with its
legislative day.
Evening star., 1939-10-30
Publication of names
BY Dies Approved.
To the Editor of The Star:


Mr.. Roosevelt is reported in the press
as referring to the publication by the
Dies committee of the names of Gov
ernment officials and employees who are
connected directly and indirectly with
an alleged Communist organization as
"a rather sordid procedure" 1t is quite
natural for him to resent the expose of
his appointees and associates.
During the sit-down strikes and the
acts of violence and laWlessness inspired
and directed by Communists, did Mr..
Roosevelt ever raise his voice in direct
condemnation thereof, or in support of
law and order, and of the authority of
government? No, not once. He dared
not offend his friend and political and
financial supporter, John l.. Lewis.
His criticism of the Dies committee
will have little effect because the true
and loyal citizens of the United States
believe the committee is doing a fine
and much needed job, and one that has
been already too long delayed. A. S. L.
October 27.
Evening star., 1939-10-30

District of Columbia. After all, the only
excuse for the existence of Washington,
D. c., is the broad land in whose service
it was created. And let us recall that
when the Constitution was first launched
and commissioned, Uncle Sam had not
yet moved in here. Nor had he moved in
when the grand old ship was laundering
its defiant fury at the Tripolitan pirates
in far-of Africa. Let us remember that
Massachusetts, as SUCH is far older than
Washington, Or even than the United
States, which she helped create, and
which she has ever since gallantly de-
Tended on land and sea- How many
realize that she furnished something like
35 per cent of our fighting men in the
Revolution? Why not recall that Frank
lin and Adams, two of her sons, were
responsible for calling Washington to
service? And that Franklin, Otis and
Sam Adams, with John Adams, were the
first to speak for independence? 1t
isn't Yankee habit to bluster and brag
Of the great deeds of the past. Perhaps
a bit more advertising would help others
to realize these matters and to come to
Willingness to permit the keeping Of
some of the grand old relics of past days
in places where they have long been, and
should continue to be.
AN EMPHATIC YANKEE.
October IL
Evening star., 1939-10-30
A Sociological Problem

Our school system, supposedly the
best in the world, is none the less
often too rigid in its application and
tends to throttle the development of
ambitious youngsters. The lad with
push, ready to progress, is frequently
held back in lower class through
some picayune technicality concern
ing his age. Such is the case of Jack
Keller, age six, attending school at
Ell Reno, out WeSt,- where men are
men and children soon will be.
Beaming proudly, Jack asked his
teacher for promotion from first to
third grade. II can lick all the kids
up through the second grade" he an
nounced.
1t is not likely that Jacks applica-
tion will be favorably received. Out
standing as is his ability, his talent
will almost certainly be listed as
extra-curricular. Such things should
not be. Let the authorities wake up,
include sociology in the curriculum,
promote Jack, and give him chance
to make the fullest use of his scho-
lastic opportunities until he finally
takes in too much territory. The
boys in the first and second grades
are practically unanimous in the
opinion that brief course in canvas
kissing would round out Jacks edu-
cation and make him a better and
finer scholar.
Evening star., 1939-10-30
Care Of Parks

In one Of the most comprehensive
planting programs in recent years,
the parks of Washington are being
gwen a thorough seeding which
promises a greener future. Sixty
thousand pounds of seed will be
planted and hundred thousand
pounds of commercial fertilizer will
provide food for it.
The program calls to mind an old
adage among gardeners, that any
one can grow grass" if little care
is exercised. This is what was heard
frequently a few years ago when
hundreds of trees were removed from
the Mall to provide an open vista of
lawns from the Capitol to the WASH
lngton Monument. But it has not
been borne out, either in the Mall
or in the other parks Of the city. For
never, in many years, have these
places had a more neglected ap-
pearance than during the last few
months. Perhaps the little care which
was needed has not been given.
Perhaps more than a little care is
necessary. At any rate such as has
been given has not been enough.
one reason, of course, might be
traced to a common misconception
OF the primary purposes of the parks.
A great amount of money has been
spent in remodelling and moderniz-
Ing their arrangement in recent
years. Wider sidewalks designed. ap-
parently, to make more efficient
short cuts have been provided. Better,
WIDER, and straighter roadways have
been built turning sections of the
park system into arterial highways.
All OF which, while important to the
lie OF the city, misses the first reason
for the existence of parks. 1t must
be remembered that parks were
originally laid out to provide spots
OF public beauty in the midst of the
functional activities of the COM
munity, and to provide space for a
momentary escape of the individual
from the necessary congestion of
gregarious living.
In this respect, many of the parks
with unusual possibilities have failed
recently. They present a denuded,
unkempt appearance. They lack the
beauty and comfort which should
be expected of city with the pos
sibilities of Washington. They more
closely approach the well-trodden
squares to be found in many prairie
villages.
1t is hoped the sixty thousand
pounds of blue grass and red top. fed
with the hundred thousand pounds
OF fertilizer will flourish. It is also
to be hoped that the parks au-
thorities will adhere to farsighted
and systematic program of park de-
velopment until these public centers
are restored to their proper condition.
Evening star., 1939-10-30
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trace1ueH.

English sparrows, mysteriously dis
appeared from our feeding station for
several weeks, as quietly returned one
bright day.
There they were, feeding away as if
nothing had happened. Maybe nothing
had happened, although We felt sure
that grackles had frightened them.
Perhaps it had not been grackles, but
fresh grass seed put out around the
block
The man there had put up a neat
scarecrow, perhaps the only one in the
suburban area, in an effort to keep
sparroWs away while the seed germi-
mated.
This ScarecroW was dressed in a very
nice suit. Evidently the sparrows were
not impressed. They spent some time
looking the strawman over, then fell to
work on the seed.
There is not much use trying to keep
the birds out of freshly painted grass
seed The truth Is that they won't eat
it all. anyway; what is left will come up
in time.
= y
They get just the seeds which are on
the surface of the earth.
This is one reason all soWn seed should
be put in about quarter of an inch
deep, and then pressed down carefully
with the foot.
If the planter has the time for it,
digging series of small holes, with a
lead pencil, and putting seed down in
them, then covering over, and trampling
down, is one of the best ways to handle
grass seed.
This will insure most of the seed be-
ing beyond the reach of the sparrows, in
Guiding that best of birds, the song
sparrow.
1t is inevitable, however, no matter
how careful one is, that certain number
of things as small as seeds of the va
rious grasses will get sprinkeld around.
These are for the birds.
There is no helping it. So let them eat
in peace.
1t is a pleasure to welcome your SPAR
rows back to the feeder which they have
left.
Provided, it is true that you liked them
in the first place.
Not every one who likes birds will ad-
nit that he or she likes the English
sparroWs.
There may be some pretense in this.
After all, an English sparrow is quite a
bird. 1t is not as black, by any means,
as it has been painted by long sue
ceSslon of writer's, who seemed to find it
necessary to have scapegoat This is
curious trait in many humans, that
they cannot approach even nature with
an open mind, but must close part of it
to a part of nature
Hence the need for scapegoats. 1t is
easily understood how such a mind i'm
mediately selects some victim-to wit,
the English sparrow Thereafter, Moth
ing good can be said about it. In time
many wholly innocent bird lovers get to
echoing the sentiments of sparrow
Evening star., 1939-10-30
Says MacDowell Resolution
Should Be Passed.

Representative Mcdowell has intro
duced a resolution into the House of
Representatives for a special committee
to ascertain, tabulate and report the
Presidents statutory emergency powers,
which has caused some little discussion
as to whether such powers should be
curbed by Congress.
The Mcdowell resolution should be
passed. The laws should be classified,
codified in permanent form and repealed
to be re-enacted when Congress, not the
President, is of opinion an emergency
exists And in any emergency Congress
should be and remain in session.
The Presidents constitutional author
ity is enough for one man to exercise.
In these days of radio and of air trans
port, Congress if not in session could be
summoned and brought together within
"a hours and Congressman's travelling
allowance would not only pay for his air.
line ticket, but for a special plane from
his residence in bonneville to the near
est mainline landing field.
VIM. BROSS LLOYD.
Boston, Mass.
october Is.
Evening star., 1939-10-30
Utopiu on Auction

Today marks the end of a chapter
IN the search for Utopia. Six years
ago the New Deals most admired
thinkers advocated the decentraliza-
ton of industry as a means of ending
the unemployment problem. Acting
on this theory, the Subsistence Home
steads Division of the Interior De-
partment planned the Jersey Home
steads, near Hightstown, N. ]. This
project was to be an industrial-agri-
cultural community, populated by
jobleSs needle trade workers from the
slums of New York and Philadelphia
In their interests, the Government
established clothing factory. Here
was decentralized industry, 200
family community, in the open coun-
try, where the Workers could spend
part of their time in the factory, part
of their time in the fields. There
were great expectations in Washing
ton. The plan collapsed because
there was no market for the decen-
tralized factory's output.
The machinery in the factory,
owned by the Jersey Homesteads In
dustrial Co. operative Association
composed of the settlers in the COM
munity), is mortgaged to the Federal
Government; and this afternoon the
machinery goes on the auction block
Commercially, DR.. w. w. Alexander,
the Farm Security administrator, in
whose domain the Jersey Homesteads
now fall, remarks that in his view
Evening star., 1939-10-30

hatred. Some Of them go so far that
they do not discriminate between SPAR
rows and sparrows-a young song SPAR
row looks like young English sparrow
to them.
The antidote to this relentless way Of
Jumping natures pure creatures into
good and bad, and never having a good
word to say for those labeled bad" is
to look with honest eyes, and refuse to
have your likes and dislikes made for
you by other people.
X Ky *
Honestly viewed, English sparrows can
take care of themselves in any bird
company.
1t is impossible, we believe for any
person to watch band of these birds at
feeding station on snowy day with
out realizing how much pleasure and
help they get, and finding them as in
teresting to watch as the other birds.
This will not mean that the observer
Will claim that English sparroWs are as
interesting as chickadees or titmice, or
as gorgeous in coloring as cardinals and
blue jays.
He will, however, if he is fair, be
willing to say they present a lively
scene, and that their choral singing in
midafternoon is really interesting music
This afternoon community sing" is a
musical experience utterly unknown to
those hard-hearted persons who delib-
efately drive away from their yard.
mostly by cruel methods i'll BETTING their
claim to be mature lovers" the English
sparroWs, and often with them other
species which leave out of fright.
X X X x
A much better way to have the more
desirable birds, and to keep the SPAR
rows too, is to set up several feeding
boxes, or stations, at different points in
the yard.
This Will give the rarer songsters a
chance to eat without being surrounded
by the members of the sparrow clans
Most OF the sparrows, and especially
the English variety, like the mixture sold
IN iced stores as chicken and baby chick
iced. 1t contains cracked corn and oats.
The box holding this will attract both
English sparroWs and pigeons.
At another point, preferably close to
the house, small feeder may be set up
stocked with choicer grade of mixed
seeds, usually sold as wild bird food, So
called.
lnere is no guarantee, of course, that
one type of birds will go to one place
and stay away from the other, but often
1t more or less works out this way If it
fortunately should, still further gain NAV
be made by establishing a place at some
! distance stocked with peanuts. This will
serve to keep the squirrels busy, and
tend to prevent their raids on the other
feeders
A yard with all this busy eating going
on is really quite sight, if the OBJ
server is interested in the wild creatures.
In time he will come to feel, we are sure,
that the English sparrows. despite GER
tain drawbacks, are providing their full
share of the show, and earning their
board and keep"