davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

The dairymen who have won
points in the |monthly classes for
the period December, 1888, to
June, 1899, inclusive, are as fol-
lows: =. ,
H. G. Farnsworth, Fl Centre,
"a; Henry Early, Imperial; 2e; Len
Bucket. Ell Centfo. 20: H. L. Rus
sell, Brawley. .ls; Tony" Landolt,
Ell Centre, IA; Albert Studer. p
Centre, 13; M. Weiss, Calexico, IL;
J. Brooks, El Centre, {, lo;' vital
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

animals. Fidel Gomez, Henry Ear
ly and Mr.. Weiss took the re-
mainder of the first six places.
Farnsworth, however, took three
of the four top positions in the
highest producing first calf heifer
division to protect his yearly point
standings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
Fornsworth Dairy
Takes Back Scot.
Report Shows

New names replaced that of H. G. Farnsworth on the
list of dares with highest producing cows during june
the monthly report of the Imperial county cowtesng
association disclosed Saturday.
Ahert Stnders dairy placed the two highest producing
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

Best Five Cows in One Herd:
Owner Lbs. b. +.
Albert Studer, FL Centre. .273.9
Henry Early. Imperial .......267.0
H. Farnsworth, FL. Centre 247.O
M. Weiss. Calenco 2s7.2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

Sell Farm Produce-Use
9ir ~
st-Press Want Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23

The ten highest producing FIRST
CALF HEFERS tested during
June are as follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-23
POST-PRESS BUILDING SECTION
Peepin'
into new homes in
Ell Centre this week,

Brooks Of the Post Press staff saw:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

SATURDAY. FEB. Is. 1899

Benefic aspects control the
planetary influences for today.
according to astrology. The
weekend begins with fair prom
Use for men and women.
In the morning. financial mat
ters are under the best possible
direction of the stars. It is
lucky day for business with
banks or financial organizations.
Men who head corporations or
who direct business policies
should benefit while this rule
prevails. Enterprises of great
promise are forecast for the
spring.
Although there is sign not
suspicious for the domination of
minds over hearts. this is read
as a lucky date for love affairs
which will herald marriage.
Romances will flourish and
will result in speedy engage
ments while this planetary gov
eminent continues. Hasty wed.
dings will be numerous.
Theaters and places of amuse-
ment should be popular this eve-
ming when there will be an urge
toward recreation among per-
sons of all ages.
Changes in motion picture
policies presage many rising
young stars and falling salaries.
The screen will present new
artists of great talent who will
appear in plays of exceptional
merit.
The seers prognosticate dis
content among workers in for
eign countries which may rise
to threatening heights and even
to cause revolutions of far
reaching effect.
Ang o. American relations,
which are to be ever closer than
they were in the autumn, may
be responsible for an embar-
rassment to the government in
Washington. '-''''''J
Persons whose birthdate 1t is
have the augury of a year Of
happy experiences, m any of
which are produced by improved
financial conditions. They should
make much of all opportunities
to progress.
Children born on this day
probably will be of strong char
acter and independent spirit.
Many of the subjects of Pisces
have artistic gifts and through
them reach fame.
Copyright, 1880
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
Modernism Not All Gs-Gs

The girls of Hunter College recently reported voting
two in favor of the waltz in crnone against the
shag in sharpe clothes.
It's not surprising The generations to osclate
back and forth between conservatism and modernism
CARDS matters of dress and customs.
Many set of parents who to maturity in the
dizzy days of the early 20s when all Flaming youth
revolt and buzzng with lost generation" stuff gaze
with establishment their children growing up SOBER
serious and full of purpose Reared themselves
the gin and jters period portrayed by F. Scott Fitz
gerald they amazed to find their children eveheaded
moderate drinking, serious-mnded young folks.
Partly his is because whole generation of children
growing up whose first impressions of life gained
during the depression years They knew the Tord
Twenties when ony worked and everything whirled
round carmagnole of bahtub gin and newly sloughed
inhibtons And many of Them as a result are far
conservative than their parents 1t is just of es
little jokes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
More To Eat

Offhand ii might be hard to find any consolation from
statistics indicating that farmers total cash income fell off
81 632 900 in 1888 from SS574 900 900 in 1874
drop of ii per cent.
That's the estimate of Alexander Hamilton Institute
But other figures of their estimate show that there be
some consolation at that.
First. the decrease in purchasing not II per
cent but only SO per cent because the decline in income
partly offset BY lower prices Of the things the farmer
had to buy
But further The quantity of farm products marketed
last estimated to be the largest record 1t exceeded
the 1887 total by 109 per cent the institute figures show
That that farmers sold 1913 per cent more food
products and yet their purchasing fell only SO
per cent. -
That suggest that maybe somebody got to
eat in 1888 than in 1887.
To have produced and sold the largest quantity of farm
products record mark to be proud Of That could
be done without breaking prices enough to reduce farm
purchasing power than So per is indication
that the road ahead lies in the direction of higher produ
ton not artificial restriction many have already guessed
Perhaps it is another straw in wind that is blowing
stronger each month toward still another approach to the
farm problem
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
18TH ST. COULD BE
NARROWS BRIDGE WAY

Editor. The Times: No one
with civic pride will deny the
claims of the 9th ave. business
men, credit for their work in
behalf of the Narrows bridge
and the projected airport. II is
perhaps natural for them TO de-
sire their avenue to be the "one
main highway in the picture.
However. let us not forget
that citizens of the 18th ST.
area. to whose spirit Franklin
park will stand as permanent
memorial, have already present
ed valid claims for recognition
which cannot be lightly brushed
aside.
Persons who have trsversed
the 18th st grade TO point
south of the towers as has
the writer. are uniformly i'm
pressed. both by the Topographic
cal features of the thorough
fare and by its direct connec-
ton with the heart of the down.
town and X ST. business Sec
tons. as well as with South Ia
coma.
Unfortunately. there is always
limited amount OF cash avail
able for street improvements,
taking full cognizanee of fed
eral aid possibilities. That this
should be used in the most con-
structive way for west end de-
velopment goes without saying.
Sixth ave. fine street though
Il is. is nothing 10 get hot and
bothered about. It's there; it's
paved. and the usual mistakes
made in laying it out can be
corrected when funds can def
nitelv be spared. II takes
plenty of money to widen a
street faced with a bank and
other buildings.
Now that the Narrows project
is under way. why not open the
streets of natural Importance 10
bridge traffic. acquire title TO
the airport plot and make such
general preparations as funds
will permit for handling the
boom which is scheduled 10
strike western Tacoma by the
time the bridge Is completed
The grading Of 18th ST. has
been projected for some time.
Is there any cogent reason why
its opening should not be made
a primary endeavor7 Il can be
said without officiousness that
my fellow Tacomans Of the west
end are going to be heard from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
VETS ON WPA MUST
SUPPORT CHILDREN

Editor, The Times; / am writ
ing in regard to veterans hold
ing WPA jobs and not support
ing their children. When you
take it up with the relief Off
Gals about a man not taking
care Of the children, they tell
you that if they lay off a, vet
eran. they have all of them
after them.
They must say, or this one
am writing about said, that If
he was put on WPA he would
take care of his children. When
you take it TO the courthouse
they say there is nothing that
can be done. but one of our
judges said that if veteran
will not support his children, he
has no more right to hold
WPA job than any other man.
That is the way l feel
MRS Y X
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Ecuador Still Argues
Over Its Boundaries

Old country is picturesque Ec-
" uador. II was old even when
the Spaniards took possession and
warred on the Incas in 1884. Ecua-
dor became . republic in 1922
after the battle OF Pichincha and
its history has been stormy even
for a Latin-American country; SO
stormy. in fact, that the nation is
still without definitely determined
boundaries.
Ecuador. lying on the Pacific
coast Of South America. extends
from about 100 miles north OF the
equator to 400 miles south Of it.
II is bounded by Colombia on the
north and Peru on the south. The
boundary on the east is something
else again for Brazil. Colombia
and Peru all claim certain lines
which Ecuador does not scknowl-
edge.
So the maps show areas in dis
pute" and the controversy RACES
over the years. But boundary
iitNs vi UONs A'tosNS sSitN
Of the most beautiful scenery in
the world, and all within definite
ly settled limits.
There is. for instance. the ran
line from GuaysQuil. the Pearl
of the Pacific" to Quito. capital,
and once the center of the great
Inca civilization before the raid
ing Spanisrds came. This road is
one Of the most spectacular en-
gineering fests in the world. AT
Nariz del Disblo Devils nosel
mountain blocks the railway and
the train is forced TO climb 1900
feet in FIVE minutes along a dar-
ing zig-zag course cut from sheer
granite.
Ecuador estimates its definite
area at 276. 900 square miles. Its
population is roughly 2.756, 900.
II is a nation OF vast potential
wealth which may some day place
IL among the leading countries OF
the western hemisphere. A map
OF Ecuador is shown above on q
current stamp of the country.
Copyright lsas. MA Service. Incl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

pie have contributed thousands
of dollars for food, medicine and
relief work in China, but at the
same time private industry ships
to Japan millions of dollars
worth of scrap iron. airplanes,
gasoline. trucks and high ex-
plosives to bomb, MAIN and MUIR
der the peaceful Chinese people.
Dare we call this a Christian
nation, a democracy pledged to
the Good Neighbor Policy and
continue such guilty. inhuman
traffic? In a pamphlet pub
lished by the American Commit
tee for Non-Participation in Jap
anese Aggression is a quotation
from an American doctor, re-
Gently returned from China:
The Chinese could save their
country and their freedom if
only against Japan. but it is
very doubtful if they can against
Japan and America. On the
night the japanese occupied the
city where | lived, l was more
ashamed of my country than
ever before in my life. During
the next few days l removed a
sugar sack full of American
scrap iron and shell fragments
from the flesh of the Chinese
wounded. q. The japanese were
using 1000 to 5000 American
motor trucks in Chansi province,
enabling them to outmaneuver
the Chinese troops entirely
Tacoma citizens who are op-
posed to this kind of foreign
policy may aid this committee
by writing to the state depart
ment, the President and our rep
resentatives, demanding legisla-
ton which will make such trade
impossible.
MRS. MAUDE n. RICHARD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
The New Federal BuiIdine

Assuming that all technical obstacles removed
the federal appears about to do Tacoma another
very considerable favor construct slightly office building
block of unsghty business property whose principal
improvements date back to territorial days.
The block announced chosen by the that
lying between 18th and 14h the east side of Pa
cc Its past value has expended its present value
for business purposes is but small fraction of what
should be- and its future value is assuredy speculative
The business district spare for federal and inn
provement No business city function will be inconven-
fenced seriously by the change.
On the other hand this blocks sadly rundown condition
and ronertown appearance has had the effect of holding
back any business improvement of Pacific 'front.'
age beyond to the south.
Improvement with slightly office building such the
government build with funds aocaed for this purpose
will make of this block stimulating incentive other
improvements-in the block the north, in the blocks
south, and the street Generally the choice will be
appauded the important downtown cleanup motive
in many years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
BFAUTHUL-AND GOOD

Age apparently cannot w1ther
the charm of the Ziegfeld girls
who are hard at work now pre-
pairing for their fourth annual
ball next month.
Some years ago. many of the
beauties entitled to the distinc-
ton of "Ziegfeld Girl" formed
The Ziegfeld Club" devoted to
reunions and to assistance for
the less fortunate sisters of the
golden era of the girl shows.
The club is now a thriving insti-
tuition and has supplied clothes
and room rent to number of
former Ziegfeld stars such as
Mary Nolan who used to be
Igomene lBubbles) Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25


Mr.. Fisit: VIII YOU please tell
me who Is secretary of labor of
Canada: Also what his salary ia
and the Importance OF his job
Does II compare to our secre-
tars Of labor here CT.
The minister Of labor is Nor
man Mcleod Rogers. Importance
OF his job. in proportion TO that
OF our Madame Perkins, pre-
sumably Is in ratio to popula-
ton, 30,000.o00 to 10000. 900.
His salary is $4,000 a year,
$4,000 less than the prime min
ister's.
Mr.. Fixit: Could You please
tell mr. where I could find out
about work at Coulee dam:
\. v.
The State Employment Serv-
ice. which has its county office
al liz So. 18th st, in Tacoma,
always keeps up TO date on the
situation at Grand Coulee When
there are calls for men at the
dam. they are dispatched from
that office.
Mr.. Fi,it: Would you please
name for me In order the six
largest universities In enroll
ment In the United States: Also
the six largest, In order, on the
Pacific Coast: q. SATHER.
In the United States they
rank: New York university. in
New York City; u. of California,
Berkeley; College OF the City of
New York; Ohio State u, at
Columbus; Columbia T.. in New
York City, and u. of Minnesota,
at Minneapolis.
On the Coast the rank is: L.
of Calf, Berkeley, u. of WASH
ington, Seattle; u. of Calf, Los
Angeles branch; u. of Southern
Calf; Stanford u, at Palo Alto,
Calf. and Oregon State college,
Sofsdllls.
Mr.. Fixit: To settle a friendly
dispute, please state how many
members has New York City
police force. Il. kOMAR.
Our latest figure on that po-
lice force shows 1886 members.
Mr.. Fixit: viii you please tell
me where l can sell a second
edition book, Elements Of His
tory. Ancient and Modern, with
Historical Charts" published in
1926. MRS. G. AT.
We have no reason to believe
such book would be in enough
demand to be worth selling, but
you can get a price quotation
from one of the secondhand
book dealers like "Sharman
Bookstores" at 1908 Pacific
ave. If you wish to inquire into
prices of any book which you
believe may be valuable, the
Book Auction records are avail
able at the public library.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

(Continued from Page One)

district attorneys, customs col
lectors, marshals, etc.-have ex-
pired or will soon-and Jim
would like TO see them retained.
If only for the presidents and
party's sake, he would like to
stave off a patronage massacre
that would insure open war be-
tween the White House and al
most every old-line Democrat.
II would also, he figures, mean
COP comeback in 1910.
The American hierarchy,
ironically, agree with Benito
Mussolini's unofficial contention
that the College of Cardinals
should elevate to the papacy a
simply churchman rather than
diplomat too closely associated
with recent world struggles.
They resent popular sug-
gestions that the cardinals
choice will reveal how the
ft
the controversy between the
"democracies" and the die
tators.
They realize that the outside
world will insist upon making
its own Interpretation. but they
believe the electors will vote with
regard only for the new pope's
spiritual mission. Otherwise,
the practical result would be to
endanger the status of the
church 49, and its members - in
those countries supposedly dis
eliminated against.
Such spokesman, however. will
probably be disappointed. Rare
ly. not even in presidential cleo
ton. has the American capital
been so interested and concern
ed as il is over the identity Of
the new pope. From the White
House down, IL is one of the
chief topics of conversation,
bets have been made on the out
come and rival schools debate
furiously. II represents, Of
course. the belief that not even
the Vatican can stand aloof
when and if Great Britain and
France, Germany and Italy
clash on world scale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

INV YoRK-Twice told tales
are apt to be pretty dull and the
Hines trial now dragging its
weary way through the courts Is
in this category.
When James J. Hines, the
hull-necked former blacksmith
who became the strongest IN
dividual figure in Tammsny
Han. went on trils the first time.
every word OF testimony was
awaited with bated breath.
There vas A mistrail. Now he
is IN the midst of his second
prosecution on the same charge
- that he sold TO the Dutch
Schultz numbers lottery protec-
ton from police and the courts.
There is apathy In Harlem
where the numbers game gets
most of its S20, 100000 year
take. At the first trail. every
time number was mentioned
all Harlem plunged its pennies,
niekels and dimes on it. A policy
banker informed us that there
was hardly any increase at all IN
play on the numbers brought out
in the second trail.
He tells US. incidentally. that
he got hit hard not long ago on
a certain number. When he
checked to discover why the
number was so heavily played,
he found out that woman in
Times Square hotel had leaped
to her death from room with
that number.
All of the several hundred en-
ployes in the hotel pooled their
money to play the three digits.
They got back 500 to /.
BLACK LUCK
Superstition Note: Connie Bos-
well entertained a group of 500
crippled children on a recent
Friday the 18th. Afte' her per-
Torrance the kids gathered
around Connie for autographs.
One little lad presented her
with playing card to sign-the
one bearing the proverbially I'M
lucky ace of spades. Connie
autographed the card, but being
superstitious. began to brood
about it that evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
Keeping Up With
The Law
SWAYING THE JURY

The function of the jury is to
arrive at true and just deci-
sion based upon the facts of the
case at hand. Is it proper, then,
for the prosecuting attorney to
appeal to the Jury's emotions as
well as its reason in his efforts
to send the accused to the peni-
Tertiary?
Dustin was charged with MUIR
der. Crigler was found on a
houseboat stabbed through the
heart. There were twenty-five
cuts on his body, but the evil
dence showed that Crigler had
an axe in his hands and Dustin
claimed self defense. The D. A.
shouted in his plea to the jury:
Gentlemen, l don't know why
the defendant committed this
murder. | don't know why he
sits there uncon cerne.d and
smiles-look at him, gentlemen,
see how he smiles"
Dustin was convicted of man.
slaughter and he asked for a
new trial because of the D. A. s
conduct. The supreme court of
Mississippi upheld the convic-
ton, stating:
The district attorney has
great deal of liberty in his argu-
ment. and is understood to be
an advocate or partisan in the
case; and the jury understands
this, and we cannot assume that
there was any prejudicial effect
from the words used. We are of
the opinion that the evidence
here is sufficient TO sustain a
conviction"
The district attorney is a pub
lie servant whose duty it is to
see punishment melted out where
deserved. He may present his
case as forcefully as possible.
so long as he stays within due
bounds state We Rustin Miss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE Ross

The following day she became
i'll. and found that everything
generally went wrong. She could
not rest until her husband got n
touch with the sponsor Of the sf-
fair, who located the autographed
ace Of spades and wheedled Il
away from its proud possessor.
The card was Immediately
burned and everythings all right
with Connie again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
WANTS NO RUSSIA
IN THIS COUNTRY

Editor. The Times: Roosevelt
promised that he would put the
people back TO work and run
the government 25 per cent
cheaper, balance the budget and
recognize the constitution. Now
he says you cannot fool the peo-
pie all the time. and he also
says that we haven't 100 acres
of land to give away to each
man like they used to do.
But the people that went out
on the wild prairies 20 and 80
miles from the nearest town and
railroad, among wolves and In
dams, built themselves sod
houses to live in. which l have
seen. and sometimes were snow
ed in, hungry and cold. without
grub or fuel. they certainly
earned what they got.
Now that the land is built up
with nice homes and cities, the
communists come around and
say that it doesn't belong to the
people That the people should
be given back the property, and
then they should tax it away
from them. If the president
doesn't think that il is enough
to manage money. and that he
needs land. too, he may get it
because the counties are now
taking thousands and thousands
of homes and pieces of property
away from the people who can't
pay their taxes. But taking it
away from one man to give TO
the other is not prosperity.
Our country does not seem to
care about collecting the Il bill
lion dollars it loaned to Europe
because they say Europe is such
a good customer. But the peo-
pie in this country that cannot
pay their debts have their homes
and business taken away from
them, and they are called bad
customers.
Is il because the government
loves Europe so much that it
takes off the protective tariff
so that Europe with her cheap
labor can be kept busy ship
ping into the United States all
sorts of cheaply made merchan-
disc. leaving the people AMI
workers Of our country with no
means of earning their own live
lihood. and thus lowering the
standards of living in the United
States?
The socialists have a grudge
against the capitalists. and
they want the government TO
take over and run everything.
Now they can compare the
wages that they are getting
from the government with what
they are getting from the capt.
talists and the industry. The
communists think they are the
forgotten men" that was prom
ised to be taken care Of. They
now say they can get the
unions and soldiers on their side.
and II they don't get what they
want, they viii take il
For Abe Lincolns sake and
the high ideals in government
that he stood for. let no other
Russia be recognized here.
s. JACOBSON,
Box l44A, Route 6. Tacoma.
Editor. The Times: Tacoma is
so slow when il comes TO giving
itself a little praise and public
iiy. Now they are having a fuss
about the naming Of The Mar
rows
Why not call il the Tacoma
Bridge before Seattle starts
grabbing il for publicity like it
received most OF the building
contracts for il Perhaps The
Nsrrows" will have the title
The Seattle Bridge Of the Great
Northwest" located IN the heart
OF Tacoma. a Seattle suburb.
CLARA NOVELLI.
404e So. Puget Sound Ave.