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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

dancer himself, he had won the
New York state championship for
waltzing. There was no trick, or
step. that he did not know But
most important of all he had the
ability to impart his knowledge TO
others.
He had so completely mastered
the art of dancing, and so eXem-
plified it that he decided to teach
by mail. He drew up charts which
told exactly how to accomplish the
most difficult steps.
He tried it out. His pupils stu
died the starts and diagrams and
10 and behold! they could dance!
He was ready to go ahead. He
plunked his last dollar in an ad-
vertising campaign. He wrote the
copy himself, and tiptop layout
man. His ads talked; they sang;
they were persuasive. They told
what a remarkable dancer Arthur
Murray was. They carried pictures
of his dancing with beautiful anu
accomplished women. They SAID,
Come and dance with Arthur Mur-
ray who has won prizes
But nobody came.
He even wrote more copy ike
that. He had even more allurlng
pictures taken of himself.
But nobody came.
One evening an idea hit him. He
would try out an ad which talked
about you" instead OF himself
So he wrote one with the catch-llne
"Don't be a Flower But ne
would make a test before invest
ing any more money. He had the
new ads set up, the same size as
his first ones, and passed ootl
around to people he knew.
Everybody complimented nm on
the nice pictures of himself
But he noticed that they reao
the Wall Flower ad.
He was puzzled. Was ne rlghC
or not? He must find out. BY no"
his money was gone. So he Wen'
tn the bank and borrowed every
cent he could ana spent IL oil ~ az
one idea-talk about the other lei
low instead of yourself.
hid it work? He was over
vhelmed with responses. Inc
nolred in from everywhere.
The idea combined with his aoh
ity to teach made him a mllliloh
; aire. o,,o, ~
Later he turned to personal IN
strrction. and to conducting
dance studio of private lessons bno n
he still employs the same loe'
:, Here are some of the catchlineS I
his ads: How to Become ot Pot
rlar overnight" why Good Daf
GERS Are Popular =,
q Won can learn lesson from n "A
X tbur Murrays experience Dol Dol
6 think about what you want oVo'
what the other person Waii'''
NAV change your entire me-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Bruce Cation Says
One Man S Work

The headlines these days go to
the men who are out to make trou-
BILE. And there are so many trouble
makers. making so many differ
ent kinds of trouble, that it some
times seems as if nobody was left
to carry on the old job of making
the world a better place.
But you can get a distorted view
of things by using the headlines as
your sole gauge. OF necessity, the
black type is reserved for things
that are exciting; and there is not,
unfortunately, anything very excit-
ing about a man who is patiently
wearing out his life trying to take
a load off of mankind'S back
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Famous Sayings

All of which was somehow
brought to mind recently when the
papers announced the death of t.
Wingate Todd, the physician who
guided Cleveland's famous Brush
Foundation.
DR.. Todd had made extensive
studies of the growth and develop
ment of children. He had trained
many doctors, and had charted a
far-reaching attack on some OF
the infirmitieS and disabilities OF
old age. All in all, the work he did
meant more health and happiness
for - literally - thousands upon
thousands of people; and the work
remains. and will continue to bene-
fit people for many years to come.
Now DR.. Todd was in the prime
of life when he died. We may not
know as much as we should know
about what fatigue does to the
body. but it seems safe to say that
he simply worked himself to death.
He had been spending from II TO
30 hours in his laboratory each
day, ignoring warnings that he
ought to take an extended rest In
the end it was too much for him.
Unless you are more widely in
formed than the average person,
it is probable that his name was
quite unfamiliar to you. He had
had his share of scientific acclaim,
of course, but the general public
had hardly so much as heard OF
him. The work he did was not
neutrality-suspicious. work. 1t was
uneXciting, unsenSational.
Butt is quite possible that the
child next door to you Cor, for that
matter, your own child is alive to-
day because of this mans work
Somewhere in the United States,
and in other countries as we'll,
children are happily playing who
would be less active, less robust,
if he had never lived. And perhaps
you yourself, when you reach old
age, will be spared some of old
ages infirmities because of his
work,
Nor is that all. The research he
did and the knowledge he gained
are at the disposal of medical SCI
ence everywhere. A century from
now. the art of healing will be just
a little broader and surer than 1t
would be if DR.. Todd had not done
his work.
All of which simply means that
there is no need for anyone to be
too discouraged because the trouble
makers are grabbing all the head
lines. Quietly and without benefit
of publicity, the Dr. Todds of this
world are still at work. Half the
time we don't even know they exist
yet in the long run what they
are doing is infinitely more I'M
portant.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
J4PAN'S USE OF
OPIUM IN CHINA
lPOrterYille RecOrderl

(POrterVille RecOrder)
Decades of effort on the part of China
and the western powers to stamp out
the drug habit are being nullified by
japanese policies for the cultivation of
the opium poppy in Manchuria and for
the distribution of its vicious product
among the Chinese. Morphine, heroin
and other opium derivatives are being
sold openly in China under Japanese Ii
censed monopolies. Japan's war is being
financed in part by these sales of drugs
which are illicit in virtually all other
parts of the world; and the morale of
the Chinese who use these Informing
commodities is broken down by this de-
spicable means.
Numerous japanese of high rank have
Joined with officials of other nations in
protesting this practice. The United
States has a particular concern mas
much as the smuggling of such drugs
through west coast ports, from China,
now is a simple matter, and is causing
the customs service no little worry.
Especially pernicious, however, is the
systematic doping of population mark
ed for subjugation, Japanese policy
regarded as we'll established Conditions
in Marking, as one example, are describ-
ed as atrocious, with the narcotic trade
in the hands of wholly unscrupulous
dealers under the sponsorship of Japan s
military government.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your common
cough, chest cold, or bronchial irri-
Creomulsion, Serious trouble may
be brewing and you cannot afford
to take a chance with any remedy
less potent than Creomulsion, which
goes right to the seat of the trouble
and aids nature to soothe and heal
the inflamed mucous membranes
and to loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm.
Even if other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money if you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained. Creomulsion is one
word, ask for it plainly, see that the
name on the bottle is Creomulsion.
and you'll get the genuine product
and the relief you want. (hdv)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
BOYS MUST NOT WORK

(Red Bluff News
A Boy Scout leader in Red Bluff has
appealed to the Rotary club to provide
work for the Cub patrol so the boys will
be able to finance their own uniforms.
Which raises a point of law. Innocent
as he is, the Cub comes under the provi-
sions of the new wage and hour law and
is not supposed to work. When you en-
ploy boy in these days of regulation
and fixed ceilings and floors, you better
have talk first with Elmer Andrews.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
illegal ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by John
B McNeece, executor of the estate
of James r. McNeece, deceased, to
the creditors or all persons having
claims against the said deceased, TO
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said executor at 2l2 Rehkopf
Building, FL Centro, California, the
place selected for the transaction
of all business of said estate, or to
file them within six months after
the first publication of this notice
in the office of the Clerk Of the
Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia, County of Imperial
Dated this 26th day of Novem-
ber, 1888.
JOHN B. McNEECE,
Executor.
Clarence B. Smith, Attorney for
Executor.
j. 9 16 % &c
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
ONE MAN AGAINST
THE COURTS

Tom Mooney is free man today,
citizen Of California, voter of the
state. 1t is as if he had never been con-
victed Of murder in San FranGisco's
1916 Preparedness Dav bombing.
The freedom or Imprisonment of the
man named Tom Mooney makes very
little difference. Many men have COM
mitted far more horrible murders than
that of 1916, and won freedom one way
or another without serving a fraction
of the % years Mooney has spent be-
hind bars. Society has already eXacted
a high price for Tom Mooney. Perhaps
it should not begrudge him his freedom
now.
The principle represented by Tom
Mooney is another thing. In the matter
of his freedom or Imprisonment, as we
see it. is represented the democracy of
American judicial procedure as against
the high pressure theories of radical
groups which are anything but demo-
cratic
Governor Olson, when he pardoned
Mooney, set the opinion of one man
himself = against the opinion of five
other governors of California, and
against the rulings of a superior court,
a court of appeals, the state supreme
court and the United States supreme
court. Because Olson is now governor,
his opinion prevailed.
If the same theory were to hold good
throughout our American system, we
might as we'll abandon the courts as
they are now constituted, and try every
criminal before a political court, the
first duty of which would be to find
out how many votes he controls.
Governor Olson says he has studied
the Mooney case in detail, yet indicates
that his study has not touched more
than the propagandiZed surface. "As a
LAWYER" he said. II can we'll understand
the reasoning of the courts in refusing
new trials They are limited by statu-
tory restrictions upon their power to
review newly discovered evidence. They
are unable to consider such new evidence,
merely because it did not develop within
the short period prescribed by law"
AS laymen, we cannot argue with Gov
ernor Olson about what the courts cam
not do. From a careful reading of the
state supreme court decision in the Moo
nev case, however, we do know that the
appellate courts DID review all new evil
dence presented. We know that they
DID review the so-called reputation of
testimony made by several witnesses.
And we know that they found the new
evidence to be purely imaginary, the
regulations to be made up of lies which
were proved to be lies.
The appellate courts went even far
ther. They discovered the reasons for
these regulations. They found that in
one instance a radical Chicago labor
union sent an agent to live with one of
those Mooney trial witnesses for a year
before the witness repudiated his testi-
mony. Pressure? 1t looks like nothing
else.
We are not especially sorry that Moo
ney has been pardoned but we are sorry
that Governor Olson has repudiated the
courts. We should like to see our gov.
ernor with more consideration for actua
justice and less for political pressure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
An Economist S
Viewpoint
Bv John T. Flynn

In the range of economics no set
of circumstances looms larger for
the New Year than events in Eu-
rope.
What happened in those swift
few days of Berchtesgaden, Codes
berg and Munich now becomes clear
though why it should not have been
clear all along is worthy of wonder,
since its meaning was described
for us several years ago by men
who know Europe better than we
do.
The great mystery of the present
European crisis TO American OBJ
servers is the behavior of England.
Englands primary interest for
century has been her immense and
widely scattered colonial empire.
Because her interests in the matter
of land were everywhere but III
Europe she made it perfectly clear
TO European governments that she
had no ambition on the continent.
But while she had no territorial
ambitions there. she had very great
interest in preventing any control
ling power from gaining complete
dominance. This was essential to
the protection of her empire and
her trade.
Therefore she skillfully played off
one European nation against an
other and succeeded pretty well.
But now Americans ask why En-
Gland has apparently abandoned
this policy-why she permits Ger
many to expand in military and
territorial resources undeterred.
Why does she permit France to
throw away her southwestern
strength while Spain is abandoned
to Fascist forces upon France
other boundary and at the very
entrance to the Mediterranean?
The answer to this must be that
England has not abandoned her
old plan of playing off the nations
against each other. The confusion
is in the failure to realize what
nation England is driving at.
Whether we like it or not the
realistic student of European al
fairs must see that Europe's prob
lem will slowly divide upon a great
economic iSsue-the control OF the
economic system.
Will it be controlled by the Com
munists or by the FascistS or oy
the highly privileged aristocratic
ruling classes in the various coun-
tries? .,,
For England the question is: vii
England's life be subjected to al
attack upon her ruling classes IRON
any source? -,
To those groups there is ou'
one real enemy in Europe-at leaS
so the Chamberlains think. ina
enemy is Russia.
Bad as Mussolini is, vile as Hltle
seems 10 them, at least they flgn
the same enemy.
The one great problem in Europ
TODAY is for England to isolat
Russia and if we understand that
It is quite simple to see how sue
cessful British diplomacy has beer
Il is to be a battle between Rus
sia and Communism on one SID
and Germany and Fascism on tn
other. Undoubtedly Italy will D
in that. .
It will be time enough, think
Mr.. Chamberlain, to deal VII
Germany and Italy when both hav
exhausted themselves in that titan
ic struggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09


with Colorado river water.
The powerful pump is set in an
intake plant two miles above Par
ker Dam on the Colorado river.
1t is 300 miles from Los Angeles
hub of the water distribution sys-
tenn. and boosts river water 29l feet
over a cliff only to spill it into
mile-long tunnel leading to Gene
basin reservoir, first of a series OF
aqueduct storage basins.
The pump on the river bank
however is but one of five which
will push part of the Colorado
to an elevation of 1,617 feet at
Shavers' Summit, whence the wa
ter will flow down mountain slopes
and foothills to southern Califor-
MAS coastal plain cities.
1t is expected the Colorado'S
tributary" will carry water to the
district near the end of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
TEMPESTS IN TEAPOTS

We thought the height of silly preju-
dices had been reached when San Diego
woman wanted to change the name of
Lindbergh flying field because Charles
Lindbergh shook hands with Adolf Hit
ler-but the library board in the east
which barred Anne Lindbergh's book
because her husband accepted a Nazi
medal easily wins first place for utter
fooliShneSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
REAL PURPOSE RECOGNIZED

IBurIlngame AdNanceJ
The supervisors of San Luis Obispo
county have prohibited erection of bill
boards within 1000 feet on either side of
the Custa grade on the coast highway,
as a protection to the scenic view. The
supervisors action is in recognition of
the real purpose of a scenic highway,
which is to give motorists a chance to see
the landscape, not to read signs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
SOME KEEP UP
THE STRUGGLE
(LiVermore Herald)

Material was uncovered in Livermore
this week for book which will tell of
the battles Waged by depression victims
who chose to make their own way against
adversely rather than go on relief. And
what book that will make! A story of
struggle, ingenuity, faith and heroism
unsurpassed in the worlds history. And,
unfortunately, the best of it will not be
told, for even the most painstaking in
quiry can bring to light only a small
portion of the countless experiences in
which thousands of persons have kept
themselves above-board or fought their
way back-most of these experiences
are too personal, too fraught with poig-
nant memories of that type that none
wish to retain. too burdened with hard
ship and grief to relate for publication.
But it will be an epic, nevertheless, the
writer when in Livermore having secured
a vast amount of material in several
months study throughout California.
Each and every story will be an epic
in itself and the whole will represent a
crOss-Section of American life which
will be credit to our people and firmly
establish faith in the principles which
have made and will maintain America
a great nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
caIeXico Chamber,
Kiwanis Club
Elect Officers
CALEXICO NOTES

At the annual meeting of the
CaleXico chamber of commerce, j..
H. Mccoy was elected president for
the ensuing year. He succeeds
Clarke bennington retiring presi-
dent.
Don Alves was elected first vice.
president, F.. L. Young, second vice
president and F. L. Gilmore, treas
urer.
Three designations of directors
elected in December were accept
ed. They were d. r. Kincaid, Tom
Allen, and Ray Edwards. Three
new directors were appointed to fill
out the mexpired term of the men
who had resigned. They are w. H.
Lorenz. f. f. Cavanah and George
Polos.
The KiWanis club met at the De
ANA hotel Wednesday, Rev. Edgar
Zimmerman presided.
During the business session Rich
ard EmmerSon was elected preSl-
dent; Milton Wadhams, vice-presi-
dent; E. r. Gilmore, treasurer; Jess
Bledsoe. secretary; directors, j, w.
Lawson, Les Dove. Jess Bledsoe,
o. A. Sherman. Harold Mason, j. j.
Wilkerson, and Earl Cavanah.
The Officers were installed by
Gordon Howell, lieutenant governor
of eleventh district KiWanians.
Mr.. Howell bestowed on Earl
Cavanah, retiring lieutenant COVER
nor. the title of privileged member.
Rev. Edgar Zimmerman, retiring
president of the local club, was
presented with a combination pen
and pencil set.
Out of town KiWanianS present
were Edgar Mason and Paul Eyer
of Ell Centro.
Aviation enthusiasts met WedneS
day evening and formed an organ
ization called The TWin-City Flying
association. They have purchased
a plane which will be used for fly
ing instructions and sight seeing
trips.
Elmer Little was elected preSi-
dent of the association, Pete Virgo.
yen, secretary and treasurer. Other
charter members include N. Phil
! lipps, John Cook, Ernest Ellis, Ton
Haines, Pancho Gutierrez.
The ship is a three-place Eagle
rock model with dual controls.
Laurence Little, licensed pilot av'
iat.on engine mechanic, will have
charge of the plane which is housed
at the municipal airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Psychiatry Course
Scheduled Here

A course in psychiatry will open
at Central Union high school next
Monday night under the supervi-
sion of the University of California
Extension division.
DR.. Christopher w. HartSough,
jr.. will be the instructor. Regular
college credit will be given those
who successfully complete the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
AIamo-Verde Folk
Visit in Ontario,
San Bernardino
ALAMO-VERDE NOTES

Mrs. A. L. Bernshouse and daugh-
ter Lorraine motored to Ontario Sat
urday. accompanied by Mr.. and |
Mrs. Harry Williams of Holtville.
On the way they stopped in San
Bernardino where they visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Smithson, former residents of
Alamo.
Arriving in Ontario Saturday eve
ming they were weekend guests at
the home of MI and Mrs. w. r.
Warne.
Monday Mrs. Bernshouse, Lo-
raine, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and
Mrs Stella Meriner and son Yer
non. attended the Tournament OF
Roses parade at Pasadena
They returned to the valley Mon
day evening, accompanied by Mrs.
Warne. who visited friends and
relatives here until Friday.
Mrs. F.. w. Leng was a luncheon
guest Thursday at the home OF Mrs.
r. E. Gonders Of Magnolia. In the
afternoon Mrs. Leng and Mrs. Con
ders drove to BraWley where they
visited Mrs. Lee Carlysle.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. CroWell and
small daughter of Los Angeles call
! ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Cary recently.
Miss Helen Hawk accompanied
Misses Carolyn Paine and Lois Nc
Connell of Ell Centro 70 UCLA
Monday, where they resumed then
studies. They have been spending
| the Christmas holidays visiting
friends and relatives in the valley
, Mrs. II. X Law entertained at a
charming luncheon Friday at hel
home in the Alamo district. At
tending the luncheon were Mrs
Duncan Mckenzie. Mrs. c.. f. Tut
tie, Mrs r. H. Williams and the
: hostess Mrs. Law.
Mrs. F. w. Leng spent Wednes-
day in FL Centre visiting at the
home of her niece Mrs. JACK
Smidely and baby daughter Sandra
Mrs. V. L. Townsend returned tc
= her home in Mesa, Ariz., Friday
: after spending the Christmas holi-
days visiting at the home of hel
sister, Mrs. Curtis Mayfield.
e j. f. Husky and son and daugh'
= ter, Ernest and Ruth, of Roseville
= spent the Christmas holidays at tht
p home of Husky's sister Mrs. Katie
y Kaksh.
> Mrs. Charles Siegrist is spending
, several weeks in Los Angeles visit
, ing relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ketfel
motored to the valley from Los An
, geles to spend Christmas at the
home of Keffer's parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. L. V. Keffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Mayfield ano
family spent New Years day al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernes
Alien and family of Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

in A la II t a
Georgia, and his
name is Arthur
Murray.
He was an eX-
cellent teacher.
In fact, he had
the largest dane
ing class in the
whole world, a
class of a thou
sand consisting
principally OF
children. A fine
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Tofiay's Horoscope

Persons born on this DAY are
intellectual and especially interest
ed in science They are also pos
sessed of natural good taste, are
philosophical. They are especially
fitted for unusual research work
along scientific lines. The year
will be a good one for them. They
sholld cultivate strangers VINO
would help them; should use their
own original methods OF work,
which will bring them success, Ma
nv pleasant surprises are in store
for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
BAG
One-Minute Test

How many islands are there III
the Philippines? .. Do,oo
2. Remember the IeapoV DV'e me
oil scandal. In what state Is 'i''
teapot Dome oil field locaVeat Tho
What is the number OF the
pevt congress?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
DALE
CARNEGIE

This story is about a man who
got an idea that changed his life
and made him a rich man. Just
one idea.
This man was a dancing teacher
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

Perhaps the emigres think that
what Russia needs is a good Car.
Electing a Car in Paris comes
under the heading Of fooling some
of the people some of the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
Words of Wisdom

A wise physician is John bap-
tist who recognizes that his only
mission is to prepare the way ioi
a greater than himself-Nature'
a G Hardy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
1000 Horsepower Motor Boosts Water
10000 Gallons Per Minute Into
Bio Auueducf for So. California

PARKER DAM, Ariz., Jan. J. IUPJ-C1IeI n! 49,
Engineer j. NJ Gaylord of the Metropolitan water
saturday threw the switch which turned an eectfc cur
rent into 5000 horsepower motor to pump 9oooV gloS
of wafer minute into the 392mile aqueduct Whch VIII
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
You're Telling Me -

Russian emigres in Paris have
designated Grand Duke vladimir
as Car of all the Russians. That
does relieve one unemployment
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

IF WE HAPPENED TO BE
THE GRAND DUKE WOULD PRE-
FER A CUP OF COFFEE.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

Anyway, it can't be denied the
emigres are hitching their wagon
to a Car.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09

One-Minute Test Answers
1. 7,083.
Wyoming.
SeVenty-siXth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-09
uintS nn Etiquette

Remember that unsolicited ao-
vice thrust on people is bad man
ners as we'll as bad taste.