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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
ONE FAMILY OUT OF II
(Chico Enterprise)


The charge that thrift is dead and
that nobody cares a rap for the future
any more, will scarcely stand up View
ers-with-alarm insist that modern Amer
leans take no thought for the future,
but simply wait for the government to
take care of them if they get in a jam.
Latest figures on the sale of United
States Savings bonds scarcely bear that
out. More than 100000 of the bonds
have been sold with a maturity value
of above $4,000 100000 And they have
been bought by more than 100000 peo-
pie.
That is one person in 80 of the whole
population, men, women and children
But such savings are almost always ac-
cumulated by and for families. And
100000 holders would mean that al
most one family in every q has tried to
provide for its future by means of the
most widely-held security in the United
States.
When you add the fact that there are
more than 35,000,000 individual life in
surance policies in force in the country,
nobody can seriously maintain that the
American people have given up their
traditional independence. The instinct to
stand on ones own legs is still strong in
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Willis Thornton's Editorial Or.
History May Not Repeat, But 1t Regurgitates

The glib saying that history
repeats itself" is a dangerous one,
taken too literally. Certain it is
that some things happen with a
familiar ring and a dream-like
feeling that this has all happened
before But to argue sit happen
ed thus once, therefore it must
happen so today" is dangerous.
Nevertheless, we are all prone,
preoccupied as we are with the
tumbling events of our day. to feel
that nothing like this ever did hap
pen before; the world was never so
topsy-turvey.
That simply is not true. Almost
all people seem to have felt that
their own times were out of joint.
Hence it is interesting to turn for a
moment from today's preoccupa-
tions to certain letters written in
Paris in May of 1905. The writer
was Henry Adams, who for 80 years
bent his glacial gaze down from an
ivory tower on what seemed to him
a mad and brutal world.
In this May of 1905, Adams look
ed about him from Paris into what
many people now look back to as a
sort of recent golden age" of peace
and plenty. And this is what he
reported to John Hay:
81 see precipices all round, and
dread every morning to open a
newspaper. The situation is fright
fully dangerous. Europe is an
awful nightmare. 1t scares me-"
Thus Henry Adams, "a years ago.
True enough, 10 years after he
wrote, Europe was reeliDg in q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

A cat was SleeplIlS OII IOP VI q
packing box. :
There on the wall was what he
was pleased to call telephone
1t was probably one of the first
telephones installed. and it must
have been manufactured about the
time Grover Cleveland was the
President of our country. 1t re-
sembled the crude machine that
Alexander Graham Bell exhibited
at the Centennial in Philadelphia
in 1876. My host turned a crank;
a bell tangled in the darkness; there
was a squeaking of machinery; a
light flashed somewhere. With
true Gaelic excitement, he reached
for a plug and jammed it into a
hole in the wall with so much force
that the partition trembled.
Finally he got my hotel on the
wire. We could hear the operator
but she couldn't hear us. The
Frenchman gesticulated and shout
ed; the operator shouted. Even
tually I got on the telephone and
added my own shouts. The tumult
was so great that the tomcat leap
ed from the packing case and went
scurrying away. In despair we
broke the connection and made the
call all over again a second time
Still we couldn't be heard. We
called a third time and again were
unable to make ourselves heard
h- Iit tha irna of
inserting the plug in the wall con-
nection, and showing with all my
might while I talked. So by using
both hands, an incredible amount
of time. and much in the way of
voice I was at last able to trans
nit my message.
The next day, I was purchasing
some neckWear in a large hab-
erdashery shop. 1t was six o'clock.
The clerks were pulling down the
Venetian blinds getting ready to
close for the night. I asked the
proprietor if I might use his tele-
phone: He shook his head, I'm
sorry, but the telephone has been
put in the safe for the night
Imagine an American concern put
ting the telephone in the safe every
night!
When I returned to America
there were at least two things for
which I was profoundly grateful:
ice water and American telephones.
j. P. TruaX of Rochester, N. Y,
writes me that he is in receipt of
a letter from a company whose
goods he has used exclusively for
years, placing several orders an
nually. The letter was written
shortly after the company had
made a shipment to Truax, Inc.
It urged Mr.. Truax to divide his
business and give the company's
products a trial.
Mr. Truax thinks it might be a
very good idea TO take the advice
contained in the letter and divide
his business, since the company
doesn't seem TO be alive to its
customers.
Mistakes can happen in any of
flee, but this sort of mistake is
more serious than it may appear
on first thought.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
You re Telling Me-

A Chicago woman won a divorce
from her husband because he used
her too frequently as a wrestling
partner, She probably expected
more out of wedlock than a head
lock.
Baseball writer's awarded Bill
KLEIN a plaque honoring his 81
years of service as an umpire. That
probably comes under the heading
of showing Klemency.
A member of the legislature in
British Columbia was elected while
on relief. From one form of relief
to another?
A Nebraska girl composes melo-
dies in her sleep. We've heard of
people rendering them in their
sleep, of course.
Max Schmeling says he still
thinks he can beat Joe Louis. That
is distinctly a minority opinion.
A Boston writer says men are
becoming more fashion conscious.
Dad says he becomes very fashion,
conscious the first of each month.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

and it was estimated at one time
that a crowd of 100000 was in the
neighborhood.
Police Commissioner Lewis j.
Valentine commanded LOO police
men at the scene, the largest force
ever detailed to one task in the
city's history.
The climax of the demonstra-
ton arrived when Bund members,
leaving the hall, were attacked on
the sidewalk in a score of individ-
ual encounters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

century. L asked
the proprietor if
I might use the
telephone. Little
did 1 dream of
what was in
store for me. He
led me out of the
office, through
a dark corridor,
into a Storeroom
filled with an
assortment o t
odds and ends.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

struggle as mad as any he
had foreSeen. But it survived, after
a fashion.
Is Hitlers drive for expansion
some new, unheard-of dream which
this man alone devised? Not at
all. Adams, sitting in his quiet
room in Paris, saw the same forces
moving in 1905 that are on the
move today.
Il hope" he wrote to John Hay,
France and England will try to
let Germany have her way AS yet
she has asked for nothing very
serious. The time must come when
she will ask for Holland or Austria
or the Baltic provinces, or a strip
OF Poland. Her manners are al
most as bad as those of England
or France were, 100 years ago. Z.
yet war would be fatal to every
one, except perhaps to us; and
victory would only raise greater
dangers and more enemies. :"
SO wise man reflected in 1905.
And the war came which he fore
saw, and was nearly fatal to every
one, even to us. And victory did
raise only greater dangers and more
enemies.
Now Germany again knocks at
the worlds door like a perennial
Oliver Twist, demanding more. We
are surprised and shocked. But we
need not be. The worlds troubles
of today are only the grandchildren
of the worlds troubles of yester-
day, and bear a striking resem-
blance to their parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
BY REP. LUTHER PATRICK
written For The United Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (UP)--
Prayer was most appropriately held;
the praying preacher raised his eyes,
looked over the assembly and i'm
mediately left-by the back door.
There are ABS members of the
House and by 1925 there were lis
members on the floor-I counted
outstanding, walking and sitting.
Sam Raybun, Ham Fish, Bob Ram
speck, Henry Stegall, Bruce Barton
and Major Bulwinkle. were among
the group.
A resolution was read 1t may
have been about the gulf stream,
the east wind or reciprocal trade
agreement for all most of the boys
knew. They were busy reading pa
pers from the OF home town. Speak,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
NAZIS ANGERED BY
ATTACK ON KUHN
BERLIN. Feb

Angriff, organ of the Nazi labor
front today ranked the attempt
ed Madison Square Garden New
York assault on Fritz Kuhn,
leader of the German American
Bund, with the assassinatiOns of
Wilhelm GustlOff, Swiss German
Nazi leader and Ernst VOm Rath,
secretary of the German en-
bassy i'm Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Words of Wisdom

Alexander the Great, seeing Di-
ogenes looking. attentively at par
Gel of human bones, asked the
philosopher what he was looking
for. That which / cannot find
was the reply; "the difference be-
tween your fathers bones and
those of his slaves"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Photographs

The game of chess is known to
have been played more than 5000
years ago.
Java belongs to Holland, and in
that land the men are content to
let the women do the work while
they laugh, sing and dance.
Norway has approximately 200
hospitals containing 12,700 beds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Famous Sayings

Editors Note: Rep. Luther Pat
rick, D., Ala, wandered into the
house press gallery Tuesday to
"see how we look from up here?"
and wrote for the United Press
his impressions of the session on
the floor below.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. Where did Patrick Henry make
his famous speech, Give me liber-
ty or give me death?"
2. Where is the city of Cape
Town?
3. What animal is sometimes
called a wood pussy?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
TOday's HOrOsc0pe

TOuayS Horoscope
The year now starting will be full
of success and good fortune for
those whose birthday is today.
They must guard against extrava-
gance, however, and be keen to
discern fraud and deception. A
family increase is probable. The
child born today will be sweet and
lovable. He or she also will be very
understanding and will possess a
pleasant dignity AS a grownup,
this child will be successful, but
must be on guard to keep from be-
ing betrayed by false friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Hints on Etiquette

IN a crowded elevator, when men
may be nearest to the door, it is
best for them TO step out first
rather than to delay the emptying
of the vehicle by stepping back
and allowing women to pass out
ahead of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Dale
Carnegie

I'm interested in French clocks,
so when I was in Paris last sum-
mer, I visited the factory of a
clock manufacturer who had been
in business for three uIlarterS of a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
One-Minute Test Answers

One-Minute Test Answers
l. In st. Johns Episcopal church
at Richmond, Va.
2. AT the southern tip of the
continent of Africa.
3. The skunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Thoughts for the Day

stand in awe and sin not commune with your
own heart upon your bed, and be still, Selah-
Psalms "A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
Evening star., 1939-11-27

WESTCHESTER APT. 1892 18th ST. NV
=, rooms, reception hall, kitchenette, bath,
elec refg.
AT THE CATHEDRAL ROOMS. d.
nette. kitchen, BATH tabletop stove, We
netian blinds. scraped floors Adults, S45.
3Oo4 Wisconsin ave NV
Evening star., 1939-11-27

621 A ST. N.E.-6-ROOM APARTMENT:
heat and hot water furnished; references.
BOND APIS. 1880 NEW HAMPSHIRE
ave. NV rooms, kitchen and bath, S55;
Frigidaire. elevator Dist. 4790.
TWO-ROOM APTS.; RENT CHEAP; HEAT
and ianitor service. 1H24 B st. q.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
MOVING. PACKING & STORAGE.

SAFE FURNITURE STORAGE costs no
more Why take a chance? Enjoy complete
protection. Low rates. Open storage Pri-
vate rooms. Call Merchants. Natl 5000
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Near Walter Reed

Near Walter Reed
1896 Georgia Ave. NV.
$50. .OO-Apt. No. 3O3-Living room.
bedroom. dinette, kitchen
and bath. Electrolux refrigerator.
1904 K CAFRlTZ Dist. 9080
Evening star., 1939-11-27

229 PA. AVE. SEA ROOMS. PRIVATE
bath. h.-w.h.: back porch front balcony;
c h W. gas electricity: reasonable
Evening star., 1939-11-27
EXCELLENT VALUES

Heot ana Hot Wdfer uTnIshed
Near Soldiers Home
Unusually LARGE Rooms
22O Allison St. NV.
Quiet NeiKhborhood
$47,5O-Apt. No. 11O-Living room.
bedroom dinette, kitchen
and bath: elec. refrigeration.
Evening star., 1939-11-27

ROOMS. KITCHEN AND BATH FOURTH
floor. 1921 M st. NV. Rent. $3.50
month Metropolitan 914T.
3o5 sEAToN PL. NE. APT "a RMS.
kitchen. bath; cas- heat. refrigeration;
S365O G w SIMPSON CO., 1924 VT.
ave Met 300
Evening star., 1939-11-27

80 HAMILTON ST N.W.-NEW HOME: !
rm.. kit, bath. gas. cleo heat. employed
gentle couple S37 50. Georgia 1886.
. ROOMS. KITCHEN AND BATH: FRIGID-
aire, built-in tub and shower: beautifully
arranged, charm and individuality. Finest
in the city. $3.50. Apply 1905 r. l.
We n VI
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Right Downtown

Oh N.Vs
S45. .OO-Apt. No. 23-Living room,
bedroom kitchen and bath.
Electric refrigeration.
1926 18th St. NV.
S37 .SO-Apt. 416-Rec. hall, living
room, kitchen and bath.
Electric refrigeration.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
APARTMENTS WANTED.

COUPLE WITH SMALL CHILD WANTS .
or 3 room unfurnished apartment, in or
near Arlington, Va. Will pay S35. Box
Evening star., 1939-11-27
ROOMS UNFURkIsHEp
ROOMS FUR. 6 UkFUR,
SUBURBAN ROOMS.

4l5 9th ST. NE unfurn. or l Il
room for light Housekeeping; heat. Ii,
near cars. buses; private family. I
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
SEN. BARkLEY,
 SAYS B0RAH
 "IMAGINING"
No Threat to U. 5 Arms
 Factories, Neutrality
 Debator Declares

WASHINGTON, Oct 19.-Senate Majority Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky today asserted Sena- tor Borah engaged in "a fantastic resort to imagination" when he. told the Senate recently that re- peal of the arms embargo might be followed by Nazi-inspired attacks on American arms factories.
 Arguing for adoption of the Ad- ministration neutrality legislation, Senator Barkley twitted Borah, an opponent of the measure. for his prophecy last summer that there would be no war in Europe.
 Final agreement to permit Amer sican vessels carry all goods and other armaments to some ports of lbeligerents was reached by 8 group of Democrats on the Foreign Re- Ilations Committee. In general, the amendments would permit shipping, to ports in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. s, hatf iaae p Senate, leaders agreed informally to wind up their wide open debate this week and begin consideration of amendments Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
DEATH FACED
 BY ALASKAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19-An aged Alaskan already under death sentence, Robert Perry, has been indicted on charges of staying a San Francisco bank janitor, Mar enco, in 1888. Perry who refuses to reveal his true name, was convicted of killing a San Diego janitor under similar circumstances during an at tempted robbery in 1888. The Su- preme Court recently upheld his conviction. as sasn te4s oftfn s Authorities said that the San Francisco indictment; was sobtained as a precaution in case Perry should be released from prison.
 Perry, who is past TO, said he came to California from Alaska to search for his second wife, who left with a fortune he had made from gold mining When his money was exhausted he turned to robbery. He denied killing Marenco and said the San Diego shooting was accidental.
 Perry said he would not reveal his true name because he wishes to conceal his plight from relatives III alasfd. FBEE wE4f
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
FALL PACK OF SALMON IN }. E.
 65,791 CASES
Eight Canneries Operating Season Closes Tomor-
 row in Last Districts

A fall pack of salmon amounting to 65. .79l cases has haen put up by the eight oanneries operating in Southeast Alaska this season, the Bureau of Fisheries reported to- day
 The Juneau and Wrangell dis tricts, where the season closed last weekend saw operations at the Se- bastian-Stuart Tyee cannery and the Burnett Inlet Packing Com pany. f
 Under an extension ordered last week by the Bureau the West Coast and Ketchikan districts will con- tinue operating through tomorrow. In the West Coast district the can neries operating this fall are the Lindenberger, Hydaburg and Perat- ovich companies. At Ketchikan fall season operators are the New Eng land Fish Company, Wards Cove Packing Company and Berg Pack ing Company
 Pack, By Species
 The pack by cases, as of October IA. was as follows:
 Juneau-(one cannery, finaD - four reds, 15,099 chums, 3,282 CO., hoes, 18,385 total.
 Wrangell-(one cannery, finaD- 9,965 chums, 1,401 echoes, Il, ,366 to- tai.
 West Ccast-( (three canneries)- 1854 pinks, 9,944 chums, 1913 CO., hoes, 12,811 total
 Ketchikan - (three canneries) - 786 pinks, 21,732 chums, I'll echoes, 23, ,229 total
 Totals-four reds, 2,640 pinks, 56,- TAO chums, 6,407 echoes; 65,791 to- tai.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19

1940 model; more accessories have been made standard i &
 The most drastic mechanical change in the coming models is Oldsmobile's automatic gear shift, eliminating both the standard type of clutch and the clutch pedal This feature. however, is to be optional equipment, at a small additional cost. ge&t
 All units are priced lower than comparable types of last year. Where prices have not actually been cut, additional equipment has been made standard. The price re- ductions have been made on the ex- pectation of increased sales. Lead ing observers of the industry are looking for the production and dis tribution of approximately 4,0O0,O0O units in the l94o model season. loo
 Approximately 85 percent of these will be accounted for by the low priced group, headed by Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth, in that order. Ford has added a front end stabil- izer to his models. Chevrolet has developed completely new car" which looks more than ever like some of its older brothers in the General Motors line. Plymouth not only has added an entirely new mod sl, as have several other makers, but also has provided wider bodies and greater luggage space.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
HOLT GETS
 W0RKEDUp
 IN DEBATE
Declares U. 5. to Aid Eng land and France 10
 Beat Germany

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia, charged in the Senate today that President Roosevelt has pledged this country to aid England and France in the present conflict to stop dic- tators by force.
 The West Virginian shouted furth- CT: "The only reason we are now in session is to legislate aid to England and France. There is no use in trying to fool the people. We are to aid England and France to beat Germany"
 Senator Holt agreed with Senator Rufus C. Holman, Republican of Oregon, that if German submarine attacks continued in successes, Con- gress might be called in special session again to again revise the neutrality laws and permit direct shipments to England and France
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
AP Feature Service

DETROIT. = If you really don't want to buy 1940 model automobile it would be well to keep away from the automobile shows or the retail salesrooms--because the motorcar industry this year has turned out some Of the finest looking cars in it's history.
 Sleek isn't the word for them. They all look bigger and more mas- sive than ever; even the lowest priced units look like the $2000 car of a few years back.
 Gone almost entirely is the shark nosed" appearance of last year. The chrome-plated grillss are retained; many of them have been lowered, but the hood has been strengthened up. Most of the new models have the alligator type of hood cover.
 Carrying batteries under the hood cover, most of the new units have a locked-down cover which can be released only by operating 8 lever at the side of the instru- ment panel. Finger-tip gear shift lng immediately under the steer ng wheel is virtually universal.
 There are few mechanical de- partures in the coming years mod els, most of the designers efforts having been to make the vehicles rccmier and more attractive to the eye. The new sealed beam" lights will be found on practically every
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
GENIUS OFFICIALS NAMED FOR EVERY
 AIASKA DIVISION

Appointment of Census assistants in the various Divisions of the Fer ritory to help Supervisor J. P. An derson count Alaskans was announc- ed today by Dwight R. Hammack, Area Supervisor, who returned this week from a trip to the Interior and Westward
 In the Second Division, Mrs. Jen- nie w. Martin, wife of Territorial Representative Garnet Martin, has been appointed assistant. Robert M Mills, City Clerk of Anchorage, is the Third Division assistant. Will liam F. Arend of Fairbanks will serve in the Fourth Division.
 All are keen for the work, Ham, mack said, and will see that Alaska gets a good count.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19

Enjoyment of Laughter and Ern- est Hemingway, who is famous for Death in the Afternoon" in the off, flee of their publisher couple of years back Rudy Vallee has, been in half dozen squabbles; Sinclair Lewis, the author, exchanged blows with fellow author at banquet in New York
 Sherman Billingsley, owner, of, the Stork, was so angered that both contestants, and indeed all people who ever have indulged in public .brawls, have been forbidden his door. Which, if you ask me, is rash ness of most amazing character considering how many custom CTS of the night spots are on that blacklist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-19
ToREllls BACK FROM GERMANY
 GLAD OF 1T"
Former German Medical Officer Has Different
 Salute for Hfief

On the fifth day of May, 1888, w. L. Torell left the staff of St. Ann's Hospital with his wife to visit his German homeland. Today he is back in Juneau convinced Alaska is the best place in the world
 Torell praised the German people, their marvellous growth in the 25 years since Torell visited there be- fore, and yet of Hitler he em- phatically declares, We don't say Heil, Hitler, we say to Hell with Hitler!p
 Tt is too bad" Torell sighed German people were happy when we were there. They didn't talk of war, fear wear or think of war. They did not want war. It was just the big shots
 The Torells spent several months in Germany, travelling up and down the Rhine and to many parts of the Reich. At Munich during the his toric signing of the Munich Pact, they were standing within a few feet of Hitler, Daladier, Chamber lain and Mussolini.
 Needed No War
 Hitler did not have to go to war" Torell said sadly. Germans are short of many things at times, butter eggs, coffee, and other items. They want only what they lost be- fore the first war. Hitler could have gotten those things without war
 "TIe has done much for Germany. There has been more building there in the past five years than in the last fifty years it seems. Yet now he has wrecked it all with this war. "
 Highlight of the German trip was Cologne where i've had good wines, and people knowing we were Am ericans, were especially good to us, v Torell said
 Back on U. $. Soil
 Leaving Germany last June, the Torells went to Paris for a few weeks before returning to New York -"doggone glad" to see American soil.
 Sitting in his room at the Hotel Juneau today, Torell, once Ger man medical officer, reflected that twice he has escaped Europes wars by a few months. In 1913, still a German citizen Teren left Germany for America and, was surprised to hear of wal in 1914. He left in June this year an American citizen, confident he was safe enough from German draft, but still fortunate not to be caught in the middle of it." "You. can say we are tickled to be back in Juneau" Torell said ano added, Put that in big fat letters This. town is peaceful and its peo- ole congenial. Here is where we stay" ta fsa
 T do not want to say anything about German people, 7 Torell said They are good people-but Hitler you can say anything you want tt about him.