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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
OLSON AWAkENS
A SLEEPING DOG

When Harper Knowles, chairman of
the American Legion's committee on rad
zeal research, appeared before the Dies
committee in Washington last winter.
ne SAID lot of things which stung radi-
cal labor leaders and their sympathizers
10 the quick. He stirred up a misunder-
standing, too, within the Legion itself.
AS anyone knows who followed the news
closely at, that time, the misunderstand-
ing was quickly ironed out
1t was after Knowles had taken ver-
bal poke at west coast radicals that State
commander Henry G. Waters remarked
casually that Knowles spoke without
authority of the Legion" The newspa-
pers naturally took this to be repudia-
ton by Commander Waters They re-
ported it as such. The commander then
lost no time in explaining that he had
not repudiated Knowles testimony. and
had no intention of doing So The news
papers reported that statement, too.
Governor Culbert L. Olson evidently
read only the first part of the incident.
Speaking of Knowles before the Legion's
state convention at Oakland this week.
he charged Knowles with "a not : too
smart attempt to use the Dies committee
Tor partisan political purposes"
am glad to acknowledge here and
proclaim the good sense with which your
state commander, DR.. Waters, handled
the resulting situation by publicly repu-
dating the gentleman from California
and declaring he did not speak for the
Legion
1t was unfair for an invited speaker
to place the commander of the organiza-
tion which has asked him to speak in
that sort of a position. DR.. Waters can
not be blamed for what he did. 1t was
the only thing, under the circumstances,
he could have done. He claimed the floor.
Il admit he (knowles) spoke without
authority of the Legion, but l have no
doubt of his loyalty and sincerity. l
trust the American Legion will continue
to battle Communism and unamericanism
as long as they exist"
Governor Olson, who as a man seems
to have the respect of all who talk with
him or know him, seems to have been as
ill-advised in this instance as he was in
connection with the Associated Farmers.
For his own good, the good of the Demo-
cratic party and the good of the state, it
is to be hoped he realizes soon the need
for a sudden change of advisors. Olson
is potentially perhaps the greatest gov
ernor in California's history-if his ad-
visors would let him be.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1889
THE ADVANTAGE OF
A FREE PRESS
bakersfield CalifOrnian)

American newspaper readers know
more about the European crisis than the
nationals of the various countries in
volved in it. Each of the powers provides
its readers with its own side of the issues
involved, but American correspondents
are able to give the situation from all
sides.
This is substantiated by an interview
with Thomas W. Lamont senior partner
of J. P. Morgan & Co., on his return
from Europe yesterday. Mr.. Lamont
was on a five-week trip to the continent.
He said the heads of the nations do not
know whether there will be war. Prime
ministers and presidents do not know a
thing more about war than you do the
financier told a group of reporters, He
said that as far as he observed the ten
sion had eased.
This is decidedly complimentary to
the foreign correspondents of the Ameri-
can newspapers, and bears out the re-
mark of member of the British parlia-
ment the other day when he remarked
that American newspapers carried more
information of English affairs than
English newspapers carried about Amer
lea
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
MeGUFFEY IN The
MINORITY

Pennsylvania Senator McGuffey, who
recently entertained members of congress
with a scathing denunciation of the way
things are done in his state since the
little New Deal" there was wiped out,
paid particular and highly uncomplimen-
tary attention to a law passed under the
new regime requiring relief clients to do
any task assigned to them or be summar-
lily dropped from the relief rolls.
Slavery" the senator called it. He
said it was very unpopular.
He must have been surprised at the
Gallup poll made few days later in
Pennsylvania. The poll showed!
"a per cent of the people of Pennsyl
vania favor the law
16 per cent oppose it.
Ga per cent of those on relief favored
it.
SO per cent of those on relief opposed
it.
Incidentally, the same poll showed
that 81 per cent of the people all over
the country would like such law.
Can it be the senator was listening to
the wrong people when he got the i'm
preston the law was unpopular?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Famous Sayings

The grant to the Standard Oil
Co. of California of an oil con-
cession covering the whole king
dom of Saudi Arabia is very signi-
ficant event.
Twenty years ago great cry of
imperialism would probably have
gone up at any much announce
ment. But the very fact that this
concession was obtained by Amer.
leans at all shows that today there
is imperialism-and Imperialism.
There is the technican imperia-
lism which is a matter of capital
in Country A obtaining economic
control of certain resources In
Country B. But there is another
imperialism afoot today, in which
such a concession would be MOTH
ing but a stepping-stone toward q
greater Imperialism, one which
would mean actual, tangible, ply
sical and political control.
1t is said to be because he mis-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

WASHINGTON. - Before next
years presidential campaign gets
much closer, some very definite
and earnest efforts to WOO the sup
port of the Negro voter will get
under way. Some of the preliminary
steps are already being taken, and
more will follow.
In the last two presidential elec-
tions. Roosevelt got the bulk of the
northern Negro vote. He was the
first Democratic candidate ever to
do this, and it was no small factor
in his victory. Any Democrat who
proposes to succeed him has got to
figure some way of repeating that
performance; any Republican as
pirant must figure some way of
restoring the northern Negro to his
normal Republicanism.
Best judgement among Negro
leaders here is that, in most parts
of the north and the middle west,
the colored vote was not taken
away from the Republicans for
keeps-that Roosevelt got it as an
individual and not as a Democrat
and that if he doesn't run again
it will probably go Republican
next year unless the Democratic
candidate offers an exceptionally
convincing argument to the con-
trary.
All of which means that the
scramble will be on very shortly
AS matter of fact, the merits
of Vice President John N. Garner
are already being presented to the
Negro. This came to the capitals
attention when the Washington
Afro-Americpn, Negro newspaper,
published an article captioned
Cactus Jack Is LIBERAL in Views"
The article was written by re-
porter for the AsnerjCan Negro
Press. news organization serving
colored newspapers. The reporter
talked with Mr.. Garner in his
office some weeks ago.
In his article, the AMP reporter
remarks that Garner knows COL
ored folk intimately and has a lot
of ideas about their progress and
surprisingly broad"
The article goes on to say that
Garner has definitely expressed
himself as opposed to the Texas
White primary" but adds that the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
STEALING Trees

(VlSaIla TlmeS-DeIta)
We certainly seem to have a hard time
holding onto credit for the blessings ma
ture has given us. The latest incident is
a colored postal from Santa Cruz with
a picture of General Sherman Tree"
duly placarded and carrying the follow
ing inscription: 900 Years Old, Big
Trees, Santa Cruz, California" We sup
pose it is up to us now to claim the coast
resorts Casino, boardwalk and ocean
beach. Only it would be little harder
to get away with Santa Cruz has
grove of sempervirens but no giganteas
and certainly not General Sherman"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Words of Wisdom

We believe in excitement when
the theme is great; in agitation
when huge evils are to be re-
formed. 1t is thus that a state
or nation clears itself of great
moral wrongs, and effects i'm
portant changes. Still waters ga
ther to themselves poisonous in
gradients, and scatter epidemics
and death. The noisy, tumbling
brook, and the rolling and roar
ing ocean are pure and healthful
The moral and political elements
need the rockings and heavings OF
free discussion, for their own puri-
fication. The nation feels health
ier pulsation and breathes a more
invigorating atmosphere, than II
pulpit, platform and press were al
silent as the tomb, leaving misrule
and oppression unmatched and un-
scathed.- P. Cooke.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

vice president feels nothing can be
done about it until the Supreme
Court changes the opinion which
is handed down the last time an
attack on the law came before it,
One colored publicist who has
paid high tribute to Garner is DR.
Kelly Miller retired Howard Uni
verSity educator, who wrote an elo-
quent tribute to Garner as a high
minded statesman and a true friend
of the colored race.
This article was printed in the
Letters to the Editor" column OF
Springfield (Mass) Republican last
April, and some reprints of it were
in evidence when the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People held it's annual con-
ference in Richmond, Va, a little
more than month ago.
At this conference, a troop of
Boy Scouts was delegated to serve
as guides, pages, and so on. At the
final session of the conference
these lads were found passing out
handbills containing reprints of
the Miller article.
Since the association makes a
point of maintaining a non-parti-
san attitude in regard to political
candidates., convention leaders
stopped the distribution and asked
the boys where they got the hand
bills. The boys could explain only
that "a man. had given them out,
paying each boy a quarter for dis
tributing them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
STEEL AND PRICES
avail Street Journall

1t is safe to say that the ma jority of
all automobile buying of sheet and strips
in the last two years has been at figures
lower than the published prices during
the period. The reason is not far to seek.
When automobile companies come into
the market, their orders are of such size
as to command the interest, often to the
point of making heavy price concessions,
of the steel industry.
Now of two things, one is true. Either
the prices at which many steel companies
sell to automotive buyers are unprofit-
able, or they are not. If they are unprof-
table, the steel companies should be
realistic enough to face the situation.
If they are, however, profitable, this
fact too should be considered in publish
ing the original price. But the anonymous
situation obtaining today is the one con-
dition which lacks both realism and logic.
Admittedly the solution is not easy to
arrive at. Automobile buying is, in fact,
of such size that it assumes a value to
steel companies far greater than that
of the largest miscellaneous consumer.
But this fact simply indicates how i'm
portant it is that the steel industry find
a mehod of dealing with the problem on
a realistic basis Indeed, many of those
in touch with the automobile industry
believe that the motor men would them
selves prefer to be assured of dealing on
a basis which is chronically unsettled
at least as far as they are concerned.
In steel, no less than in smaller and
less important industries, it is fact
that one-price basis is in the end ulti-
mately preferable to the shopping around
method of doing business. It is better
for buyer and seller alike. This is
mere truism, yet its applicability to steel
today is evident
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

company is the biggest advertiser
of single product in the United
States. His name? William Wrig-
ley. Jr. Yes, the founder of the
chewing gum interests.
There was a whole houseful oi
Wrigleys, and he was the oldest
of nine children. He didn't receive
much in the way of education
only as far as senior class in high
school-for he had to earn money
for the younger Wrigleys to wriggle
along. First, he got a job in a fac
tory at Sl.50 week. But he believ-
ed he had selling ability, and he
set about to find out.
He selected for his first GUS
toner man he knew nothing
about. He didn't know it then
but that man was famous as be-
ing the toughest nut in the town
to crack. He had dyspepsia and
a perpetual crouch; he was so
short-tempered that some of the
soap salesman would not even call
on him.
AS Wrigley arrived. another
SALESMAN was leaving hurriedly,
the short-tempered man "bawl-
ing" him out as he scurried away.
He laid his cold and CLASSY eye
on young Wrigley. What do you
want, young man?" He eyed the
sample case.
Il want to see you"
What about?"
Securing soap. I have a brand
Of soap I think will increase your
business"
The sourpuss turned loose. He
said he had no use for a sales
man who started a salestalk in
such an aSinine way. He berated
young Wrigley up and down. 81
wouldn't put a cake of your soap
on my shelf if it was the only
soap in the world" he finished.
Wrigley did some quick think
ing. This is the first sale I ever
tried 10 make. I wonder if you
would be good enough to give me
some pointers on selling. You have
heard lots of salesman and you
lnow the kind Of talk that has
he most appeal"
Young Wrigley repeated his re-
quest.
The man softened. well,
night give you a point or two!
lie gave him a dozen. He talked
or fifteen minutes. He neglected
customers to talk to the young
nan who was drinking in his every
vord with rapt and respectful at
ention.
Wrigley guided him into ex-
olling the virtues of his ownscour-
ng soap. When he left he had
iv months order
He had made sale to his first
.ustomerl He had accomplished
by admitting his inexperience
nd appealing TO the other mans
esire for feeling of Importance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
There is Imperialism and Imperialism

trusted their motives that King
Ibn Saud rejected frantic offers for
his oil concession on the part of
Germany, italy, and Japan. as well
as Britain and France. He telt
that none of them would be con-
tent merely to exploit the oil and
have done with it, for each has
political ambitions and plans which
might affect Saudi Arabia. The
United States has none, as King
Ibn Saud well knows.
So, although the American offer
was not up to the glittering marks
set by special ENJOYS from the Ger
man, italian and Japanese govern
ments, the king accepted it, know
ing 1t to be a plain, simple business
proposition without political strings,
from a people who could have no
conceivable designs on his country.
So if this American imperialism
and a few years ago it would Ger
tainly have been SO called-make
the most of it. For 1t is plain that
this Arabian king found 1t infini>t
tely preferable to the other kinds
of imperialism with which he was
confronted.
There might be the germ of a
thought here for some of the South
American countries who have been
afraid of American imperialism"
at various times in the past perhaps
not as ungrounded fear. But for
10 years the United States has made
1t quite clear that such business as
it does with foreign countries is
without political strings. And some
of these countries may well start
asking themselves, is this true of
all other countries with whom we
may be dealing?
1t is to be hoped that this new
concession will be operated In &C
cordance with the. best modNn
principles of such arrangements,
namely, that both parties shall
benefit in proportion to what each
contributes to the enterprise. For
when such an arrangement Is
worked out, much of the curse Is
off what we have learned to hate
as imperialism"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Barbs

A coast-to-coast hiker is counting
his steps on the way. 1t would mean
more if he'd count the thumb
waggles.
Glad to hear that the u. S. Sc
cret service is going after guides
who have been extorting money
from tourists. Wonder if they'll
get those fellows who have been
selling the Brooklyn Bridge since
1890.
A Hollywood wife says her hus-
band has been squandering money
on Ann Sheridan, movie "oomph"
girl. Humph!
The Maharajah of Indore an
nounces a drastic cut in his per-
sonal spending. That1l teach him
to marry an American girl.
Admiral Byrd will head an ex-
pedition to establish U. S. claims
in Antarctica. He may succeed
but it's a cinch he'll start off with
a frigid reception,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

tention. He was
so confident of
himself that he
assured them that
he was going to
make a sale to the
first customer he
tried!
You've heard of
that sales m a n.
His name has
gone around the
world. Today his
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

|. Under what president did
Henry Clay serve as secretary of
state?
2. On which continent are the
Andes mountains?
3. Which state at the continen-
tai congress did Thoman Jefferson
repesent when he signed the Dec
laration of Independence?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Carnegie

A young salesman of securing
soap was given a new territory.
He was delighted; he was on his
toes; he was determined to make
the home office sit up and pay at
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
Hints on Etiquette

Good manners are as necessary
in dealing with children as with
adults. Teasing youngsters, carry
ing them out of their depth in
the water when on the beach and
frightening them, are evidences of
lack of consideration and poor taste,
and therefore of very bad man.
ners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
You re Telling Ne.

Scientist has suggested that dis
tillers put vitamins in liquor. We
have a vision of Sylvester Sousepot
weaving homeWard muttering:
"Doggone! Guess I-hic!-ate too
much!"
When the day of vitamized cock
tails comes plump matron may
be able to reduce by simply climb
ing aboard the water wagon.
Noted playwright says the average
telephone girl has better enun-
citation than the average actress.
Sure, all she need memorize is the
one line-"Excuse it, please!"
Professor I. I. Rabi of Columbia
university announces he has, at
last, succeeded in making atoms
dance. Sounds to us like the worlds
most exclusive peep show.
A LOS Angeles, Cal, man, we
read, is making a trip around the
world on motor scooter. What
makes this story remarkable is
that it doesn't mention any pom
toons.
Rinsing the mouth with vinegar
says household hint item, will
restore the sensibility of the sense
of smell. Yeah, but how do you
get rid of the vinegar taste?
Foreigners visiting America at
this time of year are astonished.
Led to believe this is a democracy
they naturally are surprised to
find each town boasting of festi-
val queen.
Urla TI,oifaI Cfotag hoe diNln-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

No common fruit has food
value at all comparable to the
banana, with the exception of the
grape
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

Records show that relative
rarely puts in a claim for sui
cide's gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

The United States has diplo-
matte representatives in over so
foreign countries. Pay for serv-
ice ranges from $4,000 to $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16
TOday's Horoscope

IOudyS f1OTUSCOpC
This will be a successful year
for those who are celebrating
birthdays today. Gain will come
though a military man. Domi-
nant influences, however. point to
some grief within the family circle
A strong will and very positive
and determined nature will be
traits possessed by a child born
today, if born in the morning
hours. He will be obstinate and
difficult to reason with.
One-Minute Test Answers
/. John Quincy Adams.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

value at all COnpdTdDle 10 Iilc
banana, with the exception of the
grape.
Records show that a relative
rarely puts in claim for sui
cide's gun.
The most expensive proposal on
record is that of an American who
called his beloved in England and
popped the question" by trans
atlantic telephone. 1t cost him over
$1,000
The national flower of Egypt Is
the lily or lotus.
A quarter-acre of wheat, three
quarters acre of corn and one
eight acre of cotton is raised by
farmers for every city dweller in
the United States. ~
WI Hou, "the warrior empress
of China, commanded the peonies
in the capital to bloom; and had
them uprooted because they failed
to obey her command.
A battleship generally carries
around 1400 sailors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

A battleship generally carries
around 1,400 sailors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-16

The national flower of Egypt Is
the lily or lotus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
MRS. KACEY in
FATAL ACCIDENT
DIED IN FALL AT SINGERS
FALLS. VA: DAUGHTER
PLANNED VISIT HERE

Advices have been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Boza concern
ing the tragic death of Mrs.
Kagey, mother of Miss Lula Mae
Kagey, who was employed at the
Wesley House as a social worker
for four years.
Mrs. Kagey went upstairs in a
residence at Singers Falls, Va, to
help in bringing down baggage.
She entered a door, which open
ed on a roof and fell fifteen feet
to the ground. Her death was
instantaneous.
Miss Kagey left Key West
about three years ago. She had
planned a visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Boza this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kagey were cele-
brating their Golden Wedding
anniversary at Singers Falls. The
Kageys are from Norfolk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. q (AP).-
Many men talk about putting
penny away for a rainy day, but
Johnny Green follows the inter-
esting variation of banking"
tunes against the time of need,
when his Imagination fails him
or when the time seems right
for a particular type of song.
He kept Body and Soul in
trunk for four years, and ever
since that experience he has toy
ed with the idea of building up
a fund" of melodies instead of
releasing them willy-nilly upon
composition.
The daily recurrence of long
ago favorites has convinced
Green that melody is timeless,
and that only the superficiality
of words change. Wishing, for
instance, is 10 years old. 81
Cried For You" was knocked out
by Gus Arnheim in 1924. Both
these songs are making a lot of
money today. And The Angels
Sing is a variation of an old
Hebrew folk song, dating back
TO the time-dimmed dawn of
feudalism. Our Love" and
Moon Love" stem from Tschai-
kowsky.
With this in mind, the estim-
able Mr.. Green has made his first
two deposits-"S Stranger Things
Have Happened" and Little Big
Shot They are carefully filed
away in his strong box, held
against a rainy day.
Very often 1 see a kid of about
IS in one of the subway stations,
Utica avenue, to be exact, who
makes his living selling some
form of merchandise. And when
saw him today it occurred to
me that / have never seen him
hawking the same thing twice.
Today, for instance, he was sell
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
Mrs. Harry Lowe
Returns To City

Mrs. Harry l.. Lowe has re-
turned to the city after spending
a delightful vacation with rela-
tives and friends in Tampa, Fort
Lauderdale and Miami, with
whom she spent a very enjoyable
six weeks.
In Miami she attended the
wedding of her niece, Miss Velma
Saunders, who is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Susan CaSsiday
of Key West.