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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
MENTBER
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED
TO DO THESE THINGS

Californians, going to the polls Nov.
T. will answer six questions. Five of
them are represented by propositions
on the ballot The sixth is an intangible
one, but if it were stamped on the ballot,
it would be this:
Are the people of California going to
abide by the representative form of gov
ernment upon which our democacy de-
pends?"
Would you vote yes" or mo-?
When you mark the five propositions
on the Nov. ballot, you will be voting
either ''yes" or mo. You will vote to
uphold the state legislature, and to as
sign to it the duties its members are paid
to carry out, or you will vote to repu-
diate the legislature and, through it, the
representative form of government
Every proposition on the ballot is a
thing that should be decided by the legis-
lature, made up of regularly elected rep
resentatives of the people. California's
state senators and assemblymen were
elected to their positions, supposedly,
because of expert knowledge and super
ior ability along governmental lines.
More than that, they are provided with
time during their terms of office to study,
analyze and survey possible results of
all proposals pldCSO DeIOTe lHSlll 1Nc
average voter cannot do that.
1t has become a matter of national
notoriety that, under California's laws,
every promoter, schemer, politician or
agent Of special interests who cannot
get his pet project past the legislature
turns to the initiative or referendum
ballot to achieve his goal. More than
that, the practice of cramning the bal
lot with proposals dealing with every
thing from dog pounds to money coming
schemes has cost the state treasury mil
lions of dollars and caused the weary
voter no end of brain fag trying to fig
ure out what the propositions mean.
Anyone with few dollars to hire peti-
tion circulators can get measure on the
California ballot, and sometimes it seems
that practically every crack-pot in the
state has the necessary few dollars.
What California needs most of all is
one measure on the ballot, a measure to
outlaw all measures and put lawmak-
ing where it belongs-in the hands of the
legislature.
Pending such a proposition, however,
voters can demonstrate their faith IN the
legislature by upholding what the legis-
lature does, and by turning down the
proposals which should have been made
to the legislature instead of the people.
demonstration of such faith Nov.
will mean mo" vote on Propositions
One (Ham-and-Eggs). and Two (Chiro-
practors) and "YES" vote on PROPOSE
tions Three Personal Property Brokers)
Four (Also Personal Property Brokers),
and Five Toll Control Act).
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
NULLIFYING The LEGISLATURE

Propositions One and Two are meas
ures which either have not been submit
ted to the legislature or failed to gain
favorable consideration there. In both
cases, proponents Of the measures took
advantage Of initiative rules to attempt
to put the proposals over in spite Of the
legislature.
Propositions Three, Four and Five are
acts which received approval in the legis-
lature and were signed by the governor,
but which now face notification through
the referendum unless the voters serve
notice that they intend to uphold their
elected representatives.
All five propositions are matters for
legislative consideration, not for public
balloting. Reputation of vicious misuse
of initiative and referendum calls for
mo" on One and Two, YES on Three,
Four and Five
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

Mrs. Anna Lehman Book. The name
of the white house with the wind
mill in the yard is Friendship
House" So far as I know there is
not another like it in the United
States.
Mrs Book was born in a little
town of Bohemia-born with a Grip
pied hip. As she grew up, she spent
most of her time in a hospital for
crippled children, walking with
crutches and a heavy brace.
She entertained the other child
ren By telling them stories. They
listened open-mouthed, spell-bound.
The stories were so successful, that
they were published in book form
under the title of "Old and New
Bohemian Tales"
Her hip condition improved and
she could walk without crutches,
using only q cane. She borrowed
money and came to America, where
she got a job as chambermaid and
paid back the money she had bor-
rowed Later she went to Chicago,
and one day as she was driving
through the country. she saw some
thing which changed the course of
her life-apples rotting under trees.
Thousands millions Of people
have seen apples rotting under
trees and done nothing about it,
But Anna Book did This was her
process of reasoning: There were
many people who neede this fruit;
there were many unemployed Why
not have the unemployed can the
fruit, and sell it at low price? ?
Driving through Michigan, she
saw a sign on farm fence which
read: For Sale or Rent" She went
in and looked around The house
had a windmill in the yard.
She rented it and proceeded with
her idea; she employed cripples,
and people otherwise handicapped,
to do the work. Remaining the
house Friendship House" she
started in, using only the best fruit,
tree-ripened. and selling it at a low
price.
But she had to let people know
about her enterprise, so she began
lecturing. She spoke before clubs
and organizations, telling them
what her handicapped people were
doing. Orders came in slowly at
first, then with more and more
frequency-some by mail from in
dividuals, some from restaurants
in Chicago. She is extremely proud
of the Soy Bean Vegetable Soup
that her crippled people put out
and her applesauce.
Mrs. Book has twenty people at
Friendship House, who instead OF
being burden on the community
are working self-Supporting.
What a fine achievement In
stead of worrying, Mrs. Book got out
and did for others There is no bet
ter way in all the world to forget
your troubles than that-do some
thing for others!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Famous Sayings

Everybody talks about taxes.
There are the people who think
taxes are just too high. There are
others who think taxes are too high,
bu don't see any way to do any
tung about it. There are those who
want taxes still higher SO long as
they don't have to pay any them
selves cor think they don'D.
But regardless of what view you
happen to hold, there is something
going on in the tax field that makes
the picture different year by year.
Not only the size of the canvas, but
the composition of the painting is
changing more rapidly than some
people realize.
For many years there was no es-
sential change in the way in which
taxes were raised. Property taxes,
that is. taxes on visible real estate,
carried the hod. There were always
a little dribble from the tariff, and
another little dribble from the "in-
ternal revenue" taxes, both small
Just before the World War; came
the income tax. 1t was small at
first and changed the whole pic
ture very little. With the World
War came an uprush of sales taX
ideas. And after that war and the
1929 crash, came the scramble fol
all sorts of taxes of any kind ano
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

Observation-Disclosures has no
ticed it. due to the way the war and
the neutrality debate are holding
the limelight but the National La
Dor Relations Board is about to be-
Gin iolting over the rockieSt road II
has yet had to travel.
The most obvious rock was placed
there at the recent CIO convention
in San Francisco, when John L.
Lewis sharply criticized the board
and suggested that it might be time
to consider whether the benefits OF
the Wagner act outweigh 1.-The dan
gers which its administration IN
flicts on organized labor"
CIO discomfort dates from the
appointment of the board of Will
liam NJ. Leiserson, who took the
place vacated by Donald Wakefield
Smith. Since then the board has
split on a number of cases and has
handed down several decisions anc
rulings which the CIO considers
highly unfavorable to itself.
These. however. have not lessen
ed the hostility of the A. F. OF l..
whose recent convention in Gin
cinnati agreed to keep on pressing
for amendments to the Wagner
act. The board now finds itself un'
der fire from both of labor's camps
with no new friends to show for 1t
The biggest rocks, however, are
about to come from the hands of
couple of congressman - Howard
Smith of Virginia and Martin Die
of Texas.
Congressman Smith heads tht
special house committee which wa
set up at the last session to investi
gate the board and all its works
He has a big staff and an ample
appropriation to work with and i
getting under way what looks like
an exceptionally thorough investi'
cation.
Elaborate queStiOnnaireS h ave
been sent to every employer anC
every union ever involved in cast
before the board. These question
naires cover every conceivable phas'
of Labor Board hearing; anC
when they have all been filled in
tabulated and studied, Mr. Smith
committee will be able to star
calling witnesses with a pretty def
mite idea of what it can expect Il
find out.
Furthermore, it has sent othe
questionnaires to police chief
throughout the country, inquirin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
The Tax Picture is a Moving Picture

of anv size the traffic would bear.
The result is that by 1898, the ola
standby, the property tax, was ac-
counting for only 80 per cent oil all
taxes. where it had once been the
backbone and mainstay of the tax
system. That is nine per less even
than in 1882.
Meanwhile, a new tax, the pay
roll tax. in only its second year,
Welded about 10 per cent OF all TAX
income. In its first year, 1887, the
payroll tax produced about $600,-
OOO 900. or roughly 5 per cent OF all
taxes. But in 1888, it yielded ST.
00,000,000, just better than 10 per
cent of all taxes paid, including
federal. state, and local. It's share
in purely federal taxation is, OF
course, far larger.
These estimates are made by the
Federation of Tax Administrators,
and they show how rapidly the tax
picture is changing. Last year. then,
taxes were provided in this way:
80 per cent from property taxes, 70
per cent from sales and occupation
al taxes, % per cent from income
taxes, and 10 per cent from pay
roll taxes. the remainder scattering.
Of the sales and occupational group,
including general sales, liquor, to-
bacco, gasoline, and various stamp
taxes, gasoline led with 1891, ,O0O,-
900, and liquor was next WIN
$838,000 900.
Jumping together the property
and income taxes, you have 81 per
cent levied against those presum-
ably best able to pay. The other "A
per cent is now coming from the
consumer as such, including the
payroll taxes, which are a direct
and immediate loss to purchasing
power, although restored to that use
when paid out in various benefits.
Taxation is a science. 1t is ne
cessary not only to raise the money,
but to raise it from sources which
interfere as little as possible with
the production-cOnsu ma
chine That is why the rapid shift
in the tax picture is SO important
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
GOVERNOR AIKEN
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
{ Alameda TimeS-Star)

At last an executive has had the nerve
and good sense to come out boldly against
the idea of issuing proclamationS on
every sort of an occasion and for every
imaginable purpose. Gov. George d.
Aiken of Vermont has proclaimed a NOR
atorlum on the issuance of proclamations.
1t seems that he has been called upon
steadily for requests to recognize special
days I'm such number that if only a
small percentage were granted the sub
lime would be completely buried by the
ridiculous.'-
Nowadays the mayor of every city is
sought out by the promoters of special
events and bulldozed or cajoled into
making a proclamation or signing one
that is handed to him ready made. So
many are issued that they no longer mean
anything but they are a source of no
end of bother if not downright vexation
in the office of many executives.
Here in California the governor is just
as much importuned as is the governor
of Vermont, in fact even more so, and the
proclamations that seem to emanate
from his office are wonders to behold
but the custom has been to acquiesce to
every demand, no matter how small, this
being an easy way to get the thing dis
posed of quickly.
However, it is nevertheless not only
unfair to the official but it deprives the
public of the services he might be per-
forming in its behalf in the few hours
he may be able to devote to public busi
ness.
BY all means let's declare a morator-
ium on proclamations. They are mean
ingless and have outlived their time.
Publicity for various causes may be Sc
cured in far more direct and interest
ing manner without burdening the execu-
tive or the newspapers which are asked
to print proclamations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
GOVERNMENTAL CALM

1t looks as if congress will finish its
present job about the middle of next
month and then go home to spend
Thanksgiving and Christmas with the
home folks, and until the time for the
next regular session early in January
rolls around.
1t is assumed by most observers that
the present neutrality law will be re-
pealed and the cash and carry law sub
stituted. Such action, while still meet
ing strong opposition seems to have a
considerable majority of supporters, not
only in congress, but around the country
There seems to be less inclination than
there was for while for congress to re-
main in session for the rest of the year.
Congress and the president lately have
been more cooperative than usual and
many law makers seem convinced that
the president committed to a peace poll
cy, is not likely to involve the country in
foreign troubles during the interim. In
other words, they are more inclined to
trust the president than they were be-
fore the calling of this special session
of congress.
In normal times business always well
comes the departure of congress from
Washington. 1t gives respite from trou-
blous oratory and legislation. These are
not normal times, but there seems to be
a growing feeling now that few weeks
of complete calm at Washington would
contribute to the current business recov-
cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

into the nature of Labor disturb
ances" in strike areas. On top of
that it has laid hands on stacks OF
Labor Board files and records, IN
cluding some which the board was
highly loathe to part with.
Mr.. Dies, meanwhile, is prepar-
ing to demonstrate that the board
has altogether too many ultra-ra-
ideals on its payroll. He declares
that there are upwards OF l5OO
members of the Communist party
in the governments employ and
charges that the staff of the Labor
Board harborS the biggest single
group. He promises to call witness
ses in the near future who will sub
stantiate these charges-all of
which will give the board another
stretch of pavement at time when
it has plenty of other troubles to
cope with.
If, amid all these gathering clouds
the board had at least won more
friendly attitude on the part of the
business community, its outlook
wouldn't be quite SO dark. But 1t
hasn't.
On the contrary, few of its de-
ciSions ever got a louder SquaWk
from that community than its re-
cent ruling in the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co. case, in which a branch
factory specifically exempted from
coverage in an existing union con-
tract is Jumped together with five
other plants to make one bargain
ing unit in a representation elec-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
HAPPY RELIEF
FROM PAINFUL
BACKACHE

Many of those gnawing, nagging, painful
backaches people blame on colds or strains are
often caused by tired kidneys-and may be
relieved when treated in the right way.
The kidneys are Natures chief way OF taking
excess acids and poisonous waste out OF the
blood. They help most people pass about pints
day.
II the Is miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work we'll, poisonous waste matter stays
in the blood. These poisons may start nagging
backaches, rheumatic pains, loss of pep and
energy, getting up nights, swelling, pufiiness
under the eyes, headaches and dizziness. Ere
quent or scanty passages with smarting and
burning sometimes shows there is something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give k.ppy relief and will help the
is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Barbs-

Turkey has finally indicated its
desire to swing over to Britain,
thereby leaving Russia with what
ever giblets she may find in the
Balkans.
The Dutch have flooded one area
as. an experiment to determine the
practicability of such measures on
a widespread defense scale. The le-
gend of the little boy who plugged
up the dixie with his thumb gives
way to a new one of little shaver
opening all the valves.
A new type of shot, which can
be swallowed by ducks without fatal
effect, has been perfected by two
professors. Now ducks haven't a
thing to fear-eXcept getting shot
in the usual way.
Alaskan Eskimos sometimes use
gumdropS as money.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
TOday'S Horoscope

Those celebrating their birthdays
today will, during the next year,
have much happiness through the
opposite sex. Those who are young
will court and marry. Gain will also
come to them through an elder. The
child born on this date will possess
much energy and enterprise, and
be generally successful Such one
will have a martial temperament,
and be distrustful and overcritical
of others.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Photographs

The average haul Of freight in
the United States was 357 miles in
1888 compared with 33743 miles
in the preceding year.
Freight trains for each hour of
operation now perform twice as
much service as they did in the
same period in 1920
The perfume of the flowers of the
vanilla vine, found in South AM
erica, is so powerful that it can be
noted half a mile away. The vanilla
vine belongs to the orchid family.
The Sognefjord in Norway Is
more than 100 miles long, and its
cliffs are 4,000 teet above the water
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Grab Baq-
One-Minute Test

l. What is proscenium arch?
,. What two English monarchs'
names are used in denoting the
eras in which they reigned?
3. Who we're the first to cross
the ocean without a stop in an air.
plane?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

erly woman walk
ing with a cane.
You will be sur
prised to note
how small she is.
That W o m a n
has led a very
unusual life. She
has spent most of
it helping other
people-and she
lis a cripple.
Her name is
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
One minute Test Answers

ChC'hihu'C 1So' hio"SAo
!. The arch that frames the
stage of a theater.
2. Queen Elizabeth and Queen
Victoria-the Elizabethan and Vic
torian eras.
3. Lieutenants Alcock and Brown
in 1919, flew nonstop from New
foundland to ireland.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Words of Wisdom

A woman has two smiles, that an
angel might envy-the smile that
accepts a lover before the words are
uttered, and the smile that lights
on the first born babe, and assures
it of a mothers love.-Haliburton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Dale
CARNEGIE

If YOU drive one mile east of
Bridgman. Michigan, on Route r.
you will find a large, white wooden
house with a windmill in the yard.
Stop there and YOU will see an eld-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
You re Telling Me-

The Chinese, according to an his
torian. once raised chow dogs for
food. In fact, they were considered
a delicacy. See, Japan? The Chi
nese can stand anything!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Hints on Etiquette

The habit of serving two cakes
a brides and a grooms-at we'd.
ding has become almost obsolete
but may be done if the bride pre-
ferS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
THOUGHTS for the Day

And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon
thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which
prosecuted thee.-Deuteronomy 307.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

A new motor bus looks the same
front view or rear. Now it would
Mt have been patterned after a wo-
mans hat, would it?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

Hitler is a man of variable moods,
constantly changing his minded
torial. Then why doesn't he shave
off that mustach?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

UOIIdl. lIltll WHY NAoCoii iiS oiio'N
off that mustach?
Canadian ice hockey players, we
read, may be conscripted into mill
tary service A good war might seem
to them, at that, a welcome, reStful
relief.
Another reason why there have
been no South American revolu-
tions lately is perhaps the fact they
couldn't make the front page if
they tried.
Why is it that when we go tC
football games it rains? And if We
stay home the game story next day
starts off with: Under the smiling
blue October skies?
Mussolini, apparently, has come
to the same conclusion as has many
a football fan. It's far more plea.
SAINT to watch the scrap from the
50-yard line than the scrimmagt
line
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Woman Dies Of Injuries
After beinq Hit by Auto

Mrs. Ida Poole, 40, of River
road. Alexandria, died this morn
ing at Alexandria Hospital from in
juries received Saturday night
when she was struck by an automo-
bile as she alighted from bus at
River road near Swami avenue.
Mrs. Poole received q brain con-
cussion and multiple fractures of
the leg. Also injured at that time
was j. M. Buchanan, IS, of Monterey,
Va, who received brain conclusion
and similar leg injuries. Hospital
attendants this morning said Mr..
Buchanan's condition was good.
Police said the driver of the auto
mobile was Winfred M. Walker, 10,
OF the first block of Spring street.
He had been released In the custody
Of his parents.
DR.. Llewellyn Powell, Alexandria
coroner, will hold an inquest this
afternoon.
Thomas F. Roche, 65, 1908 Ala
bama avenue Sc, was recovering
today from injuries received when
struck by an automobile yesterday
In an alley in the rear of his home
He was treated by a private physi-
clan.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
7. c. A. Sponsors
Concert Tonioht

The fifth of a series of evening
concerts, under auspices of the Cen
tral Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation. will be held at 8:45 o'clock
tonight In the Y. M. C. A. Building
1876 G street NV.
The occasion has been DESIGNATED
omcially as "Dormitory Mite" be-
cause two Of the artists are residents
OF the "Y" dormitory and the third
Is q former resident. They are
George Wargo, violinist of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, who
formerly lived at the Y. M. C.. A:
James OBrien, pianist, and Lloyd
Weidner, baritone.
Charles Yates will preside at the
affair, which is under the direction
OF . standing committee in charge
OF the series. The committee is
composed of Mr.. Weidner. chair
man; Mr.. O'Brien, Mr.. Yates and
Randolph Myers. consultant.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Tax Deduction Denied
Contractors for Materials

Prices paid by contractors for ma
terials may not be deducted from
their gross receipts. in calculating
the business privilege tax, unless the
materials are supplied by a subcon-
tractor, acting as such, the District
Board of Tax Appeals ruled yester-
day.
The ruling was given by 10 v.
Morgan, sole member of the ap-
pleas board. in denying a petition by
the Columbia Foundation Co. of
this city for a refund of s4O5 as the
1887 business privilege tax.
He found, also. that the firm
should pay the District an addi-
tional $s8 in tax representing a levy
on portion of the firms receipts
from project in 1896, upon which
payment was not received by the
company until the next fiscal year.
In another case Mr.. Morgan ruled
that the Smoot Sand g. Gravel
Corp. was not entitled to credit of
$380.45 against this years business
privilege tax on tangible personal
property taxes paid last July 26 too
late to be applied as credit against
the 1898 fiscal year privilege levy.