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Evening star., 1939-03-10
Running the Gahtlet.

Running the Gat,tlet.
People can't show too much care in
selecting candidates for Office" said the
patriot.
NO." answered Senator Sorghum, "the
difficulty is that before any man gets
past convention, so many harsh things
have been said about him by people of
his own party that you can't help losing
faith"
THE greatest good for the greatest
number does not always count" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, unless
the number has a dollar mark in front
of it."
Evening star., 1939-03-10
Brighter Side.

The things that might have been ART
naught
But shadows of the past so gray.
Let's talk about the fish we caught,
Instead Of those that got away.
Evening star., 1939-03-10
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Evening star., 1939-03-10
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@. How many Catholics are there in
Canada?-J. T. H.
A. The Catholic population Of can.a.
is estimated at 4300,0o
Evening star., 1939-03-10

@. How many calories are there in
grape juice?-E. F. A.
A. There are rs calories in 120 grams
or one-half cup of grape juice.
Evening star., 1939-03-10
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band by the use of cosmetics
@. Who was called the Stradiyari of
the bowl. H. r.
A. Francois Tourte Q737-1835) was So
called. He was at the height of his fame
at the beginning of the 18th century
and stands alone as the greatest bow
maker the world has known.
O. Please give the origin Of patents in
this country.-K. j. M.
A. Article I, section Of the Constitu- /,
ton of the United States provided that
Congress shall have power Ito promote Z
the progress of science and the useful
arts by securing for limited times to au-
thors and inventors the exclusive rights
to their respective writings and dis
coveries." The hrst act of Congress.
passed April 10, 1870, placed the granting
OF patents In the hands of the Secretary
OF State, the Secretary Of War and the {:
Attorney General. Thomas Jefferson, as
Secretary Of State, personally examined
many petitions for patent. BY act of
July 4, 1886, the Patent Office was estab- :
nshed under . commissioner of patents :
and the present general outline Of tho
patent law fixed. When the Depart.
ment Of the Interior was established by
act OF March 3. 1s49, the Patent Once
was transferred to its jurisdiction. On
April l, 1925, it was, by executive order
Of President Coolidge, transferred to the
Department Of Commerce.
Q. How many calories are there in
grape juice?-E. F. A.
A. There are rs calories in 12O grams
or one-haf cup of grape juice.
@. How many Catholics are there in
Canada?-. T. H.
A. The Catholic population Of can.a.
Is estimated at 100000,
Evening star., 1939-03-10

Everything she said checked with
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
THE lCKES IDEA
OF PRESS FREEDOM

If you believe Secretary of Interior
Harold l.. lckes, you will believe that
American newspapers operate under the
blacklist possible cloud of censorship.
That is the impression Secretary lckeS
has tried to leave with his listeners every
time he has spoken of newspapers for
the last six or seven years. and that was
the impression he tried TO give during
his latest speech i'm New York next week.
We admire Mr.. Ickes as secretary of
interior, as we have pointed out more
than once. We think he should confine
his activities to being secretary of in
terror. Every time he branches out on
a new tangent, he sticks his own or some
other New Deal neck under a guillOtine
of public Indignation.
That was exactly what he did in New
York last week He evidently expected
his listeners to believe his basic conten-
ton, which was that the press is not free
because it does not agree with the gov
ernment. He should have known better.
He tried to make his listeners believe
that the newspapers can print only what
anti-New Deal advertisers wish them to
print. He should have known that some
body would point out that New Deal
speeches-such as his own in New York
are recorded fully by the newspapers,
whether the anti-New Deal advertisers
wish it or not.
Worst of all, perhaps, he tried to put
over the point that the federal govern
ment subsidies the newspapers to the
extent of S90,000000 year by granting
less-than-cost postal rates He should
have known, again, that the federal
government would lose at least three
fourthS of that S90,000,000 year if the
postal rates were changed, and would
have to keep up the same service, en-
ploy the same clerks, and maintain the
same delivery in order to keep first class
mail on schedule. There would be no re-
duction in overhead-only a reduction in
poStoffice department income.
Perhaps, however, Mr.. Ickes really
believes what he says and is trying to
tell the newspapers that they owe the
New Deal S90,000,000 worth of favorable
mention.
The thing Mr.. Ickes and a few of his
compatriots cannot understand is that a
mai jority of the newspapers are not bow
ing to outside economic pressure when
they declare the opinion that business
should be left free from dictatorial gov
ernment control, constant government
harrassment and ever increasing taxes
1t is hard for Mr.. Ickes and his friends
to realize, perhaps, that most of the
editors really believe these things are
unwise, and are merely speaking their
own minds through the free columns OF
their newspapers.
1t will be harder for Mr.. Ickes to
make the people believe that the press
will be entirely free" only when it
approves 100 per cent Of all New Deal
obiectiVeS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
IT'S COMING
SOONER OR LATER

Germany IS training hundreds OF
young men and women to positions Of
leadership in colonies that do not exist,
news dispatches from Berlin revealed
Monday.
Better than anything else does this
news demonstrates that Germany will
not be content until she has regained
her colonies lost during the World war,
or sent her ship of state TO international
oblivion trying.
Germany is training those young men
and women for no other purpose than
to place them in the colonies which the
Nazis hope to regain. The fact should
serve as a warning to the world that the
problem of Germany will not be settled
without new diplomatic crises, new
threats, and possibly new war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
PUBLICITY SEEKER
TOM MOONEY
(UrOViIIe Mercury-Reglstcr)

NOtONllle heGcuIA-h
Tom Mooney seems to be casting about
for all the publicity he possibly can get.
That is bad manners on the part of Tom
1t will work for about days, like any
7-day wonder, but then it will begin to
pail not only upon the public, but upon
the reporters, which is even more lmpor-
tant.
Once a neWspaperman has got wise to
a confirmed publicity seeker he Is Off
of him like ton of bricks. He could
cut up all the antics of a monkey, and
of the scribe thought it was not natural,
but Just for the purpose of crashing page
l. the news hound could look right
through him and not see even a silhou-
cite. You don't see wrOng-Way COrrlgan
in the news much now days.
The reason for this is that such antics,
which would be neWSy under ordinary
circumstances, become synthetic, and the
reporters haven't liked anything syn
thetic since prohibition days when all
they could get was synthetic gin.
Then. there is something about a chase
that intrigues a reporter. A story that
is hard to get is worth going after. But
one that comes up and eats out of your
hand becomes to cheap to worry about.
Why run for a Streetcar after you've
caught it, as the old saying goes.
Tom was mighty big news last Satur-
day. and he will continue very fancy
news for little while. But there wasn't
a reporter in the land who didn't see
through his 5-minute picket stunt in S. F.
yesterday, and his presentation of So to
brother picket, and his statement that
the other So he got from the prison ward
Ell would go to union in Chicago.
Our advice to him, if he wants to keep
landing from time to time on Page |, is
to give the public a complete rest in be-
tween times.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
DON FRANCISCO ON
ADVERTISING
(Orange News J

Don Francisco, formerly of San Fran
cisco, new president of the great Lord
& Thomas advertising agency, discusses
mans standpoint:
MY work in advertising involves the
Interpretation of different businesses to
the public. 1t also involves the interpre-
tation of the public businesses. When
our clients have special problems, we sit
down with them informally, and talk
things over. We try to help them get a
clearer picture of what their problem
is and what created it. We tell them of
our experience in similar situations. We
make surveys and compile facts. Out of
this we evolve plan of action. In deal
ing with the problems of industry today
in relation to public opinion-I am
going to express myself informally, as
to a group Of clients with a common
problem.
'One of the first rules among people
is that to win trends you must be one.
People must trust you and feel that you
have their interests at heart. They must
get acquainted know what you are doing
and why. It is not enough to be friendly,
you must also seem friendly.
81 big business makes friends in the
same way as a small business, or as an
individual. The principles are exactly
the same. But the larger business is,
the more friends it needS-iust as it
needs more customers. SO a big business
should have program for making many
friends, Just as it has a program for sell
ing and advertising, to win many Gus
toners"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

snip line. SIIlCe TIC44C4I ~ '"A''iA''
used as a penal colony by the
French government, he had ap-
rroximately one hundred conVictS
working for him He knew that
many of these men had been sent
there for robbery-Some Tor mur-
der. He was afraid to trust them.
So whenever he left the house for
the evening. he locked all doors,
The prisoners were quick to sense
his distrust. So they stole his keys,
He had another set Of keys made.
They stole them, too,
One day Inc tried in VAIN TO
open q small office safe where he
kept his valuable papers. The
combination wouldn't work. He
called in one of the convicts who
had been a robbcr in France. THIS
thief opened the safe without any
trouble at all The Count then
realized that a bunch of keys
would probably do him more harm
than good in French Guian be-
cause the convicts regarded keys
as symbol Of distrust. They re-
scntcd his attitude. They became
sour. surly and refused to cooper
ate
Then. one day, the Count per
formed a miracle in human rela-
tions. He did something tha
changed the whole attitude Of tht
prisoners toward him. He was out
in the Jungle. and carried a gun II
protect himself from the tigers ant
other wild animals. After hours
of tramping he became exhausted
SO he handed his loaded gun to ont
of the criminals and said, "Pleast
carry this gun for me- Then, to-
tally unarmed. he marched aheac
of the two criminals. They coulC
easily have shot him in the bach
and thrown his body into the rive
where it would never have beer
found.
Why didn't they shoot him
Probably for two reasons: FRS
they knew it would have been diff
ficult to escape out Of the jungle
even if they had killed him. Sec
ond. they appreciated the fact thai
he had trusted them with his life
Not even a criminal likes to Shoot
man who treats him like that
The story spread quickly among
the prisoners. The Count hac
shown respect for these conyicts
He had given them a new dignity
new feeling Of Importance. 81
they responded by cooperatin:
with him in way that they hac
never done before Down there, ii
the tropical jungles of French
Guiana, the Count had learned thu
old. old lesson "As We SOW, so shal
We reap" If you condemn people
they will condemn you. If vol
criticize them they will criticize
you. But if you accord them kind
ness, they will usually pay you il
kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
Business Interest
Brings AIexanders
To Westmorland
WESTMORLAND NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fox have,
as GUESTS, Mrs. r. M. Alexander
and daughter Doris, OF Salinas. ~,
M. Alexander was killed recently
in an automobile accident anu
Mrs Alexander is here looking al
ter business interests.
Police Judge Sam Rowe Is home
after vacation spent in Sahta
Barbara with relatives.
B. II. Evans was here last week
to attend a city council mcetihg
Evans spends part of the time III
La Mesa where his family is To-
Gated.
Robert Rankin, young son of
George Rankin, underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis Tuesday
night at the Brawley hospital. He
is reported to be recovering.
r. T. Pinner has been awarded
the contract for the building OF
cement curb on Center street. En-
| gineerS are DuSy SeCIlllS SIdheo III
preparation for the work.
Mrs. Raleigh Lambe and Mrs.
ROLAND Ostrander went to BraW-
lev Thursday Thursday where they
attended a P. T. A. committee
meeting.
A good attendance was present
at the American Legion Inter
post council meeting, held at the
Westmorland Schoolhouse Monday
night. After the Legion and aux
iliary held their business meetings,
the hostess unit served refresh
ments and a social hour was en-
loved. The next meeting will be
February in Imperial, when the
8 ct 40 members will initiate new
members into the auxiliary.
Wednesday night the Twice Told
Tales Book Club met at the home
of Mrs. l. H. Gentry and heard
Mrs. Aubry Lee give an interest
ing review of Land of the Burnt
Thigh by Edith Kohl. Miss Jane
Wynn and Miss Villette Stehlin
were the hostesseS for the even
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
An Economist S
Viewpoint
By John T. Flynn

As this year gets under way
there is a feeling that it will, in
some way. mark the climactic year
in the fevered career Of that
monstrous growth known as Great
er Germany.
What the climax will be, how it
will come about, whether 1t VIII
be some new Notwithstanding war
adventure mi the spring, or perhaps
some internal ferment, either social
or economic. can be merely a mat
ter of speculation. But whatever
form it takes, certainly the econ
Cmic forces at work under the sur
face will play a most important
part.
Mussolini once said that statis-
tics are an instrument OF state
policy. Both the Fascist govern
mont of Italy and Germany have
manipulated statistics a. they have
manipulated news to- advance the
thjnkino OF the people along tho
cesircd lines. So, therefore, VIZ
may assume such statistics as arr
given out are as favorable as they
can be. yet them seem to iorbod'
trouble.
On the surface Germany seem
to be a hive Of completely en-
ploycd people. The goVcrnmcn
tells rs That the income of the Ger
nan people was Is billion mark
in 1892 and now il is rs billion.
That is why President Roosevelt
urging MS armament program ol
a committee or ministers recentl
who called at the White House
said 20 them Look at Germany
Nobody out OF work"
But, despite this, despite the lac
that throughout The year indus
tries have been working to capac
ity-night and day that the gov
eminent is talking about extend
ing the working day beyond elgh
hours in key industries; despite tn
fact that industrial corporation
have declared larger dividends thi
year, the stock market declined our
ing the year.
When 1888 daWned the marke
stood at III. When 1898 endet
after what is called the creates
year of territorial and industris
and spiritual expansion in Ger
many's history. the market stoo
at 102. The stock market is sti
a free market There is no gov
eminent fixing of prices or manir
ulation. That is its verdict on tn
year
More serious, of course, is tn
strange rise in currency. At tn
beginning of the year there wa
about 81 billion of currency
circulation. At the end of the yes
this was nearly 10 billion. Gei
many has been taxing to the lin
and borrowing from the centr'
, bank to the limit and using otht
F odd means of public finance. Hs
she now come TO the point Whel
all these are insufficient and ST
must resort to the direct issuanC
of money?
An increase of over two billio
marks in circulation exclusive
the introduction of Reichmarks int
Austria and SudetenlandD, whic
means an increase of about 33 p'
cent while industrial production We
increasing only 6 per cent needs
be explained in some way Mayt
this is the first little seam in tt
steel arm0r of the Reich's econom
system,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

A rule of politics is that changes
come faster than public realization
that the charges are here.
Depressions are in full swing be
fore any but the best-trained econ
omists know they are present. Re-
covery usually comes before any
but a few realize it. The revolt
against prohibition was full-bloWn
before the average political figure
knew it.
Thus changes in our economic
and social life come in such a way
that none but the closest students
know they have occurred. A good
example is public housing.
Ask the average person and he
will say that public housing is a
depression measure aimed at tenn
porarily healing scars left by the
bullets of economic disaster.
Is it that, or is it permanent
change in our manner Of thinking
about housing?
Let's see: There are now III
county. municipal, or metropolitan
housing authorities operating in the
United States and its possessions,
according to the National Associa-
ton of Housing Officials.
ThirtY-three states have passed
laws which permit local govern
inents to establish housing author
tiles. and % have set up agoncics
for development of loW-rent houS-
ing projects. In 81 Of tho states
local governments are permitted Z
grant subsidies in the form of tax
exemptions or direct grants tC
housing organizations. Indiana
alone has 20 local public housing
organizations.
That the conduct of public hOus-
ing projec's has become recog.
nizcd profession is attcStcd by tn
mere existence Of the association
which compiled the figures.
Note that all these arc state laws
They are not something passed b,
a single Congress which may chang
complexion in few years and res
Cnd them They are the acts 0
widely diverse states.
Thus. while earnest folk debat
the wisdom of the program, publ
housing itself is already an accom-
plished and growing fact Nobod
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

his cOlOrtul eX-
peri e II ces in
French Guiana.
Here is one of
the stories which
may help you
solve some of
your problems in
handling people.
The Count was
sent to French
Guiana in 1886
to represent the
French Steam
French Guiana is
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
TOday's Horoscope

A happy and successful year
awaits those who are fortunate
enough TO have a birthday on this
date. Older people and those OF
the opposite sex to your own will
help you. If you are young you
will court and marry A baby born
on this day will develop into a
thoughtful, prudent person. with
artistic or musical talents He or
she will be popular and successful.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
DALE
CARNEGIE

Last summer while crossing the
Atlantic, Count Jacques de Fro
mont de Bouaille. second captain
OF the S. S. De Grasse entertain
ed me for hours with stories OF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. Where does genuine ChamOib
skin come from?
2. Do you know how many MEM
bers there are il the United States
House of Representatives?
3. Who is Gertrude Lawrence?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

When soup is served at dinner in
a flat, shallow soup plate, the spoon
is placed in the soup plate after
the contents are eaten; if it is
served in bouillon cups, then it is
Put on the plate on which the cup
stands
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

Back in the mail came a wash
cloth taken from an Alton, Ill, no.
tel by a guest Is years ago. Okay,
fellow. now how about that cake
Of soap, shower curtain and bath
mat2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
One-Minute Test Answers

|. From small european ante
lopes that resemble goats.
2. Four hundred and thirty-five.
8. She is an English stage ana
screen actress who also has ap-
peared in the United States,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
Thoughts for the Day

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath
two coats. let him import to him that hath none;
and he that hath meat let him do nkewse.-Luke
3:ll.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
HIS Loss

washington PosD
A Milwaukee man laughed himself 10
death over oke he heard over the radio.
A sense of humor might have saved his
life.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
Words of Wisdom
Hints on Etiquette

If you would create something
you must be something
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE INVITING BIDS. FOR
PAVING AND RECONSTRUCT
ING OF WATER BASIN NO. 6
AT THE PUMPING PLANT IN
THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC.

Notice is hereby given that seal
eel bids will be received by the City
Clerk of the City of Fl Centre at
his office in the City Hall up to
and until 7:30 PM. on the 18th
day of January, 1899 for the paving
and reconstructing of water basin
No. 6 at the pumping plant in the
City of FL CcntrO
Such paving and rccon&tructing
shall be in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file i'll
the office of the City Engineer.
In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 307 Statutes of 1881,
the City Council has asccrtained the
general prevailing wages applicable
to the said work to be as follows;
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
Bruce Cation Says
Public Housing Program Gains Permanently

tries to forecast the future any
more. It is more than most of us
can Go to keep up with the present.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

mere not less tndn .---...-..- .oO
Time is based upon eight hours
for each calendar day except Sun
days and legal Holidays
Overtime shall be paid at one and
one half times the above rate.
Said bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the City Council OF the
City of Ell Centre at its regular
meeting to be held on said 18th
day of January, 1899, at 7:30 PM.
of said day at said City Hall or at
such subsequent time to which said
meeting may be regularly adjourn
ed and a contract will be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder,
| provided said City Council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
The bidder whose proposal is ac-
cepted shall be required to enter
into a contract with the City of Ell
Centro within thirty days from
and after the time of the accept
ance of his bid and to furnish the
City with bond or bonds as pro-
vided by law
Each bid shall be accompanied
by a certified check equal to ten
per cent Of the total amount of
such bid, payable to the City OF Ell
Centro, or by bond for like amount
with .sureties acceptable to said
City Council, as a guarantee that
if such bid be accepted the maker
thereof will enter into the proposed
contract with said City and give the
bond or bonds required py such
contract, provided that such check
or bond will be returned to each
unsuccessful bidder upon the re-
lection of his bid and to the sue
cessful bidder upon his execution
of said contract and delivery of
said bonds.
Dated this 9th day of January,
1899.
ROY J. TOMBSTONE,
City Clerk of the City of
FL Centro, California.
J, 10, 16
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16
CoacheIIa Family
Visits Youngs
In CaIipatria
CALIPATRIA NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogers of Goa
chella we're in Calipatria Sunday,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Young. Both families drove up to
Julian to enjoy a day in the snow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

BRINGING
ALL TIE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-16

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