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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
All Ewes Turn Inward, Please

them against proverty when they
reach the age of 60 or IS.
The chief bar to the payment OF
pensions higher than the $50 grant,
common in most states, is the
raising of sufficient funds. Colorado
is reporting some difficulties in
meeting the $45 payment Relief
allowances have been cut, taxes
have been increased, school ex-
penditureS have been reduced-and
the state is still incurring a deficit
in paying its 10000 pensionsers.
The citizens of this country might
also turn to the drouth-stricken
farmers. 1t is estimated that 1l5,-
600 families are in urgent need OF
immediate help in 30 different
states because of the severe autumn
drouth. To meet this situation, a
group of congressional leaders has
formed an unofficial committee
and is studying methods of bring
ing relief to these families.
Both these matters-penSions and
drouth-are more important to this
country than war at the moment.
Both must be taken up dispassion-
ately, without the influence of war
hySteria.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
ITEMS FROM A
CALIFORNIA RACKET
roviIIe Mercury-RegiSter)


Quite properly, the state is looking
closely into the expense account of the
central Ham and Egg organization, tho
no more closely than into any other poll
tical organization that has submitted
campaign expense accounts in the past
under the terms of a state law. The law
was enacted so that the voters might
know before election time how money
used to influence them had been spent.
Fragmentary data supplied thus far
from Ham and Eggs headquarters tell of
expenditures that are not fully explain
ed.
For example, SCI ,951 has been paid
from pennies of the poor to Roy u.
Owens, intended as the dictator under
the proposal This money was paid to
him ION Roy G. Owens contract, The
natural question is, what kind OF a con-
tract does Owens have with the organl-
zation? Is that salary? If it is, then
he is rather highly paid
The checks included some totallng
S63,250 for unspecified purposes. Then
there was one for S153.59 covering flu
neral service expenses of Willis owen.
The public would like to know of what
public political significance was that fu-
neral.
All know the manner in which the
campaign money for the movement was
collected-in nickels, dimes and quarters
from old people who had been told fan
tastic story of sudden wealth for them.
The report to the secretary of state
acknowledges receipt of S46O,OOO and eX-
penditures of S457, ,7S5-a lot of money.
With the check stubs sent the secre-
tary of state went letter signed by
Willis Allen as campaign director. In
the newspapers today is published
statement that Willis Allen was con-
victed in federal court in 1887 of misuse
of the mails for fraudulent misrepresen-
taton of a hair tonic IN promotion
scheme.
Certainly, every detail of the political
expenditures of the Ham and Egg scheme
will bear close inspection under the cir
cumStanceS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
MEhrBEn
DON'T LET IT BECOME
A CAMPAIGN OF HATE

Less than two weeks from now Cali
fornia will have seen the end of one of
the most unusual political campaigns
and California has had some very unu-
sual ones.
To supporters and opponents alike of
the most controversial proposal on the
Nov ballot, one plea should be voiced
by those who believe in the basic sanity
of the states political life:
Don't let this become campaign of
hate and vilification.
Keep it a campaign of common sense,
based on common sense arguments, de-
cided by common sense logic
This newspaper believes that logic
calls for defeat of the Ham-and-Eggs
amendment Nov. T. At the same time,
however, we realize that there are others
who believe just as firmly that the plan
is a sound one, and will work as they
have been told it will work. We see
plenty of reason for sound discussion of
the proposal. We see no reason for
hatred directed toward those who do not
believe as we do.
There is only one practical course for
those who want to reach fair decision
on the Ham-and-Eggs proposal. Study
the proposed act iself, listen to argu-
plan, and base a decision on your find
ings. Do not take anybody's word for
what the plan will do or will not do,
without balancing one argument against
the other and = above all = comparing
claims with the provisions of the act
itself.
You have heard, for instance, that the
30-Thursday warrants can be exchanged
for cash within 80 days after they are
issued. You have heard the assertion
disputed. If you are open minded, you
can find only one place to relieve your
confusion. The act itself.
This newspaper has not been able to
find one single phrase in the act even
limiting that warrants can be exchanged
for cash in 80 days. 1t has. on the other
hand, found a provision which seems to
say-and which attorneys rule does say
that warrants cannot be turned ia for
cash until the end of year, when S1.O4
worth of stamps has been affixed to each
81 warrant.
But do not take our word for it. Search
the act yourself. We do not want to tell
| YOU how to vote, we want merely TO en-
courage you to examine all sides of the
question and make up your mind accord
ingly. Naturally we believe that after
such examination your decision will be
the same as ours-that the act cannot
work, and that any attempt to make 1t
work will create the greatest OF hard
| ships for aged, needy, laborers and busl-
ness men alike in California
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE
lChriStian Science MOnltOr)


A new twist is given the dog-and-
master story by development at Sing
Sing prison. Stories of canine affection
for no matter how degraded master
are common enough, but here is tale
of how group Of convicts-against all
prison rules-adopted a miserable pup
which had lost its mother and success
fully hid it for whole year within the
grim gray walls. And Warden Lewis,
discovering the conspiracy and how the
men nourished and cherished their pet,
even teaching him to perform a series
of remarkable tricks, permitted "Stooge'
to stay. Truly zone touch of nature
makes the whole world kim"
After all there is nothing strange in
the love of these incarcerated lawbreak-
ers for a motherless puppy. Many of
these men in gray probably were them
selves STRAY dogs" the products of brok-
Ell families and vicious environments.
Some doubtless had known the cuffs and
kicks of the world aid had CLEANED
means of existence in devious byways or
snatched it from neighbor. There is
kinship between the unfortunate.
Sing Sings consprators proved the
underlying humanity in the children of
men when they saved a friendless dog.
But perhaps "Stooge" has done far more
for his befrienders than they have done
for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
GERMANY HELPS OUT

With a misunderstanding Of foreign
reactions typical of Nazi officials, Ger
many has done more than any other ma
tion to assure passage of the American
neutrality law-which Germany does not
want to see passed.
Seizure by German navy crew OF the
American freghter City of Flint probab-
ly was the deciding factor that speeded
action in the Z. S. senate on President
Roosevelt's cash-and-carry proposal. The
seizure proved the need for such legisla-
ton more than thousand words could
have done.
1t is the unhappy fate of the NaA
mind, unfortunately for the world, that
it mistakes democratic process for inde-
csion, and acts accordingly. 1t is the
same sort of mistake the Nazis made
when they believed the fact that British
anger is slow to arise was an indication
of the fact that the British never get
angry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON-There is dou-
ble-barreled legal authority for pre-
Sident Roosevelts action in barring
submarines of warning nations from
American waters. The President
holds almost unlimited authority
over warshipS and merchantmen in
U. S. waters.
The direct authority under which
he acted is contained in the exist
ing neutrality law. Section s pro-
yides that the President may pro-
hibit submarines or armed mer-
chantmen from entering Ameri-
can waters or ports, except under
such limitations as he himself pre-
scribes. whenever he shall find:
THAT special restrictions placed
on the use of the ports and terri
torial waters of the United Safes
by the submarines or armed mer-
chant vessels of a foreign state
will serve TO maintain peace be-
tween the United States and for
eign states. or to protect the com
mercial interests of the United
States and its citizens. or to pro-
mote the security of the United
States"
Even if the neutrality act did
not exist. however, there would
still be authority for the Presi-
dent to act: indeed, his authority
is considerably more sweeping thar
the neutrality act suggests, anc
empowers him to use the army and
navy to enforce compliance with his
orders.
This added authority derives
from the espionage act, passed
on June Is. 1917 Although that
law was passed for the specific
purpose of perfecting Americas
defenses against German agents
during the war then being waged
it contained a good deal Of other
matter which is perfectly appli-
cable today.
For instance, one section offers
broad authority for the kind OF
action just taken to keep out sub
marines.
This section clothes the Presi-
dent, through the secretary of the
treasury, with extraordinary pow
ers whenever he proclaims a ma
tional emergency to exist by rea-
son Of actual or threatened war.
invasion or insurrectlon. or dis
turbance or threatened relations
of the United States"
It goes on to provide that the
secretary Of the treasury may, sub
ject to the Presidents approval
make regulations governing the
anchorage and movement of any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the
territorial waters of the United
States" 1t adds that pursuant to
those rules and regulations. the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
You re Telling Me-

Yawning says a noted medico,
is good for the health-provided,
of course, you don't do it in the
face Of a belligerent traffic cop.
Add paradoxes A government
issues a white paper when 1t
wishes to paint another nation
black.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30

Government was supporting nullan
slavery; it was backing war WIN
Mexico. Should a person support
such a government? The more ne
thought about this, the more arous-
ed he became, and finally he wrote
an essay on Civil Disobedience.
Years passed; the essay was for
gotten. But it had fallen into the
hands of lawyer in Durham, Soutn
Africa. He read and reread it. HIS
reaction to what he found in that
book shook the British Empire, Tor
that man was Mahatma Ghanoi'
He took the idea back to India Win
him, and the principle OF passive
resistance was established. one
book had completely changed Cham
dhiS life.
A young man in England found
himself out of a job. He did not
waste time by sitting around moon
ing while he was looking for work.
Browsing around a second-hand
store. he found a book by Lyell
called The Principles of Geology.
The young man knew nothing about
geology. but he had an inquisitlve
mind and decided to study the
subject because he knew nothing
about 1t.
He came across a theory which
was new to the world-evolutlon.
He was fascinated by it; he read
on and on. and when he finally
He slept a few hours, then pounced
on the book again. He wanted to
know more about this remarkable
theory and be began the study
of nature and animal forms. That
man was Herbert Spencer and the
book he Wrote-"FirSt principles
rocked the world. That one book
on geology completely changed his
life. Yes, just one book.
One day a mover in a covered
wagon drew UP before a ram-shack-
lie grocery store in Illinois. Ihe
roads were muddy, the wagon was
heavy. and the man needed money,
SO he offered to sell a barrel OF
household plunder for anything ne
could get for 1t. the hail-oWnei
of the grocery store said he'd pay
half-a-dollar and the man took Il
and larruped his horses, and tner
moved on toward the west.
The man who bought the barre
was Abraham Lincoln. When NJ
dumped the barrel out to find Wha
he'd bought, he found a set o
Blackstones Commentaries Law
books. He was fascinated by them
He lay on his back in the SHADE
of an elm, his feet angling up th'
tree, and pored over the books
They SO stirred him that he decided
to become a lawyer. Then he enter
ed politics. His whole lie wa
changed by the books he found il
that barrel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

/. What motion picture actor IS
winning fame also as a composer?
,. Who is the worlds tallest liv-
ing king?
8. What New England writer
went to prison rather than to pay
a tax to support slavery in South
Carolina?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Hints on Etiquette

Dc not wipe your silver on your
napkin in a restaurant. If one OF
the implements is not clean, give
it quietly to the waiter and he
will give you a clean one. Acct
dents will happen in the best of
restaurants. If the silver is con-
sistently soiled in the place where
you eat, change your eating place.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Photographs

The average haul of freight in
the United states was 357 miles in
1888. compared with 33743 miles in
the preceding year.
Freight trains for each hour of
operation now perform twice as
much service as they did in the
same period in 1920.
The perfume of the flowers of
the vanilla vine, found in South
America. is so powerful it can be
noted half a mile away. The vanilla
vine belongs to the orchid family
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30

of death IN Eu-
rope than by los
ing yourself in a
helpful, stimulat-
ing, mind : quick
ening book.
Thoreau, philo-
sopher and ma
ture student, was
arrested and then
thrown into Jail
for refusing to
pay poll tax. The
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Famous Sayings
Dale
CARNEGIE

Have you read good book late
"? Are you letting day after day
go by, without getting some useful
knowledge from a book? There is
no better way to forget the harvest
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
Words of Wisdom

The lust of avarice has so totally
seized upon mankind that their
wealth seems rather to possess
them. than they to possess their
vealth.-Pliny.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
TOday'S Horoscope

Avoid litigation during the next
twelve months, if your birthday is
on this date. The outlook for love
affairs, courtship and marriage is
a happy one for you. The child
born today will be moderately Sue
cessful in business throughout life.
Such a persons principal suffer-
ing will come through love affairs
and the jealousy of members OF
his or her own sex. His nature
will be self possessed, ingenious,
shreWd and calculating.
One Minute Test Answers
l. Gene Raymond.
2. King Christian X of Den
mark. He is six feet six inches
tall.
8. Henry David Thoreau.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-30
THOUGHTS for the Day

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because
he eateth not of faith for whatsoever not Of faith
is sin.-Romans 1923.
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
Dies dice que no Sc discute la Ebertad de nadie
Condena a los Bunds y a los Comunistas

cion de grupos comunistas ell
este pals.
mo Sc discute la libertao
de nadie, sino ell derecho de
Estados Unidos, un pals libre,
a vivir fuera de los tentaculos
de los agitadoreS y propagan-
distas extranjeros o al servicic
del eXtranjerO.
Las enmiendas a la Cons
tituci6n NADIA significan para
los espias y agentes de otros
gobiernos.
La democracia esta seria-
mente amenazada por las fuer
zas del materialismo y ell ateis
mo. Mientras nos interesamos
por 10 que ocurre fuera, olvi-
damos que tenemos muchos e.
nemigos Ell este pals. La ma
yor contribution que podemos
hacer en- favor de la paz y la
felicidad del genera humane
es procurar que la democracia
funcione dentro de la estruc-
tura de la Constitution Ame-
ricana."
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
DEVUELTA WINNIE JUDD
AL MANICOMIO
Trutabo de Robor AlimeRtOS

Phoenix, Arizona, oct. 81
Cuando trataba aver de roba.
alimentos, por eStar hambrien-
ia, en- una de las caSas del ma
nicomio del Estado, Winnie
Ruth Judd, la aSeSina demente,
fue captrraGa de nusvo. Al ser
apreSada, en- eStado hiSterico, e
presto aSistencia ell DR.. Luis j.
SAKE, superintendent del hos.
rital, quien la di6 un sedativo y
dispuso Sc la vigilara.
la Judd hula de- la casa de
Mel Larson ,ingen!ero del asilo
crando fue recapturada. Lleva.
ba con ella, en- una funda, va.
liaS latas de sopa, macarrones.
pan, jalea, dos pares de zapatoS
y algunas medias. Manifesto ID
Judd que Sc habia escondido en-
una siembra de maiz cerca de IL
casa de sus padres, los eSpoSos
Rev. y sonora II. j. McKinnetI
Al ser interrogada cOntest6: ~.
tedes ma pregrntan mucho y ne
me dicen NADIA,
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
RUSSIA Sc PROPONE RECU-
PERAR LA

Sofia, Bulgaria, oct. 31.-Se
mantiene aqui la creencia de
que ell gobierno Soviet Sc propo-
en- iniciar una campana para re
cuperar a Besarabia, presionan
do Bulgaria para que recupere,
pOr su parte, la provincial de Do
bruja, y hacienda que Hungria
reclame la Pennsylvania. Dice
Sc tambien que ell Soviet sc pro-
pone pedir a Hungria lie ceda
los Carpatos de Ukrania y algu-
nos privilegios militares en- el
Mar Negro.
Tn tratado comercial Sc AGA
ba de concertar entire Alemania
y Hungria, pero Sc deseonOcen
los terminus.
Hungria Sc ha comprometido
a mandar productos agricultu-
rales al Reich, incluyendO so mi
Homes de litros de vino.
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
DESCARGO Ell 'SATURNlA'
Ell HERO Y Ell COBRE
QUE LLEVABA

Gibraltar, oct. 31.-La mot9-
nave italiana "Saturnia', bajo
preston de las autoridades ma
wales inglesas, descarg6 un car
gamento de hero y cobre que
llevaba para ell protectorado a.
leman de Bohemia Moravia. Al
vapor Sc lie habia dadO la order
de dirigirse a IN puerto de r.
glaterra pero Ell captain no la
cumpli6. estimando que este
puerto era 10 mismo.
En- esta ciudad esta deteni-
do un cargamento de 1888 pacas
de algod6n, del vapor americana
American Exporter, consignd-
do a Espaha.
La gaceta., 1939-10-31

New York, Octubre 81
Hablando aver en- esta ciudad
el representante Martin Dies
de Texas, declare que ell case
de las ideologias extranjeras
tiende a perturbar la felicidad
del pueblo americana.
LA consideration politica
no debe pesar ahora, sino eX-
poner la verdad sin tenor y
en- beneficio del pals,
"Yo die al comienzo de T.
Investigation que la presidiria
sin tenor o favor y que no va
cilaria en- denunciar a cual'
quier hombre que tratara de
poner los i~ntereses de partid }
sobre la conveniencia naci0-
nal.
Hasta cuando vamos a
ser enganados en- este pals que
tanto amamos?"
Dijo que ell Bund aleman es
una maquinaria de propagan-
da nazi y que Jose Stain ha
perfeccionado la organiza-
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
DOS NUEVAS OPERAClO
MES
AHrio para Ell Cancer en-
los SenOS

Filadelfia, oct. 31,-Dos nue.
vas operaciones quirurgicas, u
ma que permite ell crecimientc
de miembros rectos en- ninos a.
tacados con la PARALYSIS infan.
til y otra que saliva a persona.
padeciendo de cancer del ESQ
fago, fueron descritas aqui er
la Ultima convention del Cole.
gio Americana de Cirujanos.
Los c~irujanos fueron infor-
mados tambien de un npevo ira
tamiento para aliviar ell dolOr
en- ell cancer de los senos, la te-
rrible enfermedad de la mujer.
Este tratamiento Sc realiza por
medic de inyecciOnes de horm0-
mas sinteticas de hombre. Esas
inyecciOnes mejoran ell estado
de las enfermas y la spermite
levantarse y desempenar suS
OrIpaciones.
La operaci6n en- los nihos que
han sufrido de PARALYSIS fue des
crita por el DR.. j.. t.. Nichol,
son, de esta ciudad, y el proceed
miento consiste EN- dar nuevas
rutas a los musculos en- una
manera que permite a los sanos
tomar el lugar de los lisiadOs ;
los musculos sanos restablecen
q balance Y las piernas quedan
rectas.
Las operaciones en- casos de
cancer del es6fago fueron des-
critas por ell pr. John II. Gar
lock, instructor de cirugia en- el
Colegio Medico de la UNIVERSE
dad de Cornell.
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
Hoy sera lanzado al aqua el yapor Sea Witch
Varios peritos ~elogian la construction

pciia hacerse la construction.
Yo manifesto que ST..
A juicio de todos los funcio-
narios y peritos este primer bar
60 dara a Tampa un merecido
PRESTIGE como lugar apropia-
do para la construction.
Anoche arrib6 Ell Sr. Emf,
Schram, p~reSidente de la RFC
cuya esposa sera la madrina de-
vapor,
al mediodia, en- ell Tampa Te-
trace, Schram hablara a los
hombres de negocios de esta ciu
dad.
Tambien llegaron aver los es-
pesos Clauds E. Hamilton, letra
do el de la RFC.
Miles de personals preSencia-
ron la botadura al aqua.
La Camara de Concrete dc
Ybor City regalara hoy una ca
ia de puros al Sr. Schram, er
q almuerzo del Tampa Terrace.
y hara que cuatro bellaS sehori.
tas lie entreguen un ramo de.flo
res a la Sra. Schram, antes de
la ceremonial de la tarde de hoy.
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
Sc OYERON GRITOS Y II
RIOS LA NOCHE QUE HULL


Lakeland, Octubre 3l-Va-
rios testigos dijeron aver a las
autoridades que la noche de IA
desaparici6n de Henry Hull, De
81 amos, dueho de un garlic. e.
Hos escucharon gritos de 5000
rro Y despuGs tres disparos. Is.
to ocurri6 como a las II de "a
noche; pero la nOticia de la de
sa~parici6n no Sc do hasta el
yiernes y el cadayer fuG encon-
trado a sabado. Antes de los IL
ros otro testigo VIC a IN hom-
bre que luchaba pOr desasirse
de otros que le sujetaban.
Los detenidos con motive de
la investigation sc n0mbran
Rhodes Boynton, Nixon Jones,
Tony Martinez, Ed Milan, K
bert Pate Jr., Max Rosen, Dave
Pr. e y Wade Phillips. Varios
de ellos fueron puestos en- liber-
tad, quedando en- la carcel Mar.
t!nss, Milan y EOsea'
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
NO TOMARA PARTE EN- u
MA C~ONFERENIA LA LIGA
NO PARTIDARISTA
DE LEWIS

Washington, Octubre 81 :.
/. Lewis, p~residente del Go,
anunci6 aver en- una carta al 90
bernador Olson, de California,
que la Llga No Partldarista no
tomara parte en- la conference
progres.sta que Sc propone Ian
Ear Ia candidatura del presiden-
te Roosevelt por un tercer pc p
riodo.
Lewis Sc refiere tambien a la
exclusion d. esa conferencia de!
senador Wheeler, de Montana.
Y otros con0cidos liberales de-.
Oeste.
Ascpura que dos oficiales d..
gobierno, el ~asistsnte abogado
general Littell y Ell segundo ass
tente secretario de Labor, ID.
mock, interviewer en- la organ
zaci6n, a pesar de 10 que dispo-
NJ Ia ley Hatch,
La gaceta., 1939-10-31
MUSSOLINI NOMBRO U N
NUEVO SECRETARIO PARA
Ell PARTIDO FASCISTA
Starace sucede a Russo en- ell
mando de la Milicia.
Grazniani nombrado jefe de
Estado Mayor

Roma, Octubre 31.-El pri-
mer ministro Mussolini quito
hoy la secretaria del Partido
Fascista a AchilIe Starace, IN
par.idario de Alemania, y
nombr6 en- su lugar a EttDre
Mutt, consul general de la mi
licia.
Starace sucedera como jefe
de la milicia fascista al tenieH
tie general Luigi Russo, que de
sempehaba csc alto puesto
desde 1886. Russo desempena
ra ell cargo de subsecretario
de Estado en- ell despacho del
Duce.
Dino Alfleri, mInlstrO de
Propaganda, ha sido nombra-
do embajador,
Ell mariscal ROdolfO Ora
ziani pasa a la jefatura del
Estado Mayor del ejercito en-
lugar del general Alberto Pa
riani.
En- la jefatura de la avia-
ci6n italiana, ell general Gu
seppe Vale ha sido reempla-
zado por ell general francesca
Pricolo,
Ingresa en- ell gboierno CO.
mo ministro de Cultura Popu-
lar, ell Sig, Alexandra Pavoli-
nj, presidente de la Confede-
raci6n de Artistas y Profesio-
males,