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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Quake Frightens
Seattle Residents,
Cracks Payements
Hundreds Rush Outside
As Ground Trembles,
Buildings Sway
BULLETIN

boLLE In
SEATTLE, Nov. 13. (UP)-King
County Assessor Roy b. Misener
said today that damage from mid
night earthquake may reach S1,OOO,-
600 in Seattle alone.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov.
(UP) = The most severe
earthquake in the memory of
inhabitants shook a 200 mile
radius around Seattle short
ly before midnight last night, crack
ing pavements, brick walls and
plaster.
Prof. Howard Coombs of the
University of Washington's Seismo-
logical laboratory said the tremor
was between third and fourth in
tensity, sufficiently strong to cause
damage. The needle on the univer-
sity's seismograph was dislodged by
the shock, which came at 11:47 pm.
Residents rushed into the streets
in night attire as buildings swayed
and china broke. The main quake
was felt for 80 seconds and was
followed by after-shockS which
barely were discernible.
Older buildings were cracked
Partitions in the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph buildings were broken.
There were few reports of broken
plate glass windows.
Tel elephone switchboardS were
sWamped with calls from frantic
householders which made commu-
nications with nearby towns almost
impossible for nearly an hour.
Theaters in Seattle, Aberdeen and
-Chehalis, operating midnight per-
formances, were emptied with a
rush, but because of the small aud
fences there was no panic and no
injuries.
Cornice stones fell from the fed
eral building in Tacoma, 80 miles
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

thoughts of you. Love and kisses.
Fritz"
The third was addressed TO Mrs.
Camp on Nov. Is, 1898. at lls5
Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, and
read:
Train mistake. Called you twice,
Arrived by plane municipal airport
8 pm. Love and kisses. Fritz
Mccarthy established through em-
ployes of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany and the bund's newspaper,
Deutscler Weckruf and Beobachter.
that the messages were paid for
by the bund.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

ernment That IS "bulIt upon purely
human Standards the pontiff said
in a broadcast to, America that "our
chief hope after God rests in schools
of christian culture, old and new,
among which stands your Catholic
university as typical example"
The pope broadcast his message
in connection with the semi-cen-
tennial celebration of Catholic
university at Washington.
Christian education of youth was
never of more decisive and vital
importance than today, when we
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

District Attorney Herman Mccarthy
read the kilograms which the state
contends Kuhn wrote in longhand.
The first message dated Sept. II
1898, was sent to Mrs. Camp at
Redondo Beach. Calf. 1t read:
Hope to have everything under
control tonight. Leaving tomorrow
Great love and kisses. Fritz"
The second, dated Oct. 26, 1888,
was addressed to Mrs. Camp at
the Aberdeen Hotel, Oklahoma City.
1t read:
Arrived safely. Lots of love.
Write you tomorrow. All my
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Hit.Run Victim BabbIes Of Fightin
MexicaIi: Mystery Surrounds Hurts

Officers investigated possible in
ternational complications Monday
after a victim of a hit and run
driver babbleo of a knife fight in
Mexicali saloon and his subse-
quent flight across the border early
Sunday.
Francisco Mesa, %, suffered a
broken leg and other injuries when
struck down by hit-and-run driv-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Marksman Shoots
Farmers TURKEYS

BRAWLEY, Nov. 13.-An uniden-
titled marksman shot and killed
four turkeys this weekend at the
B. G. Vicks home three miles west
of town, Vicks informed Sheriff
Robert w. Ware.
The marksman remained in his
car while shooting and then drove
RAPIDLY away, leaving the slaugh-
tered birds lying in their pen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

are faced with the bewildering er-
rors of materialism, which is plung-
ing the world into war-eyidence OF
the hollowness of a philosophy built
upon purely human Standards he
said.
He praised the university for It's
zeal for truth and for its correct
programs regarding natural science
and metaphysics, "the mind and
the heart, the past and the present.
reason and revelation
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Ex-Inmote Tells
Asylum Cruelty

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 13. (UP)-
The governors office today referred
to Director of Institutions Aaron j.
Rosanoff a letter from former
inmate of Stockton State hospital
charging that inmates of the in
stitution were mistreated and in
some cases killed.
The inmate, Eugene Higginboth-
am, said he saw II men murdered y
M. Stanley Mosk, executive Sec
retary to Gov. Culbert Olson termed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
SRA HERE DROPS
IS FAMILIES

Seventy-five families were drop
ped from the SRA relief rolls Mon
day because the breadwinners OF
each obtained work in the cotton,
lettuce, or carrot fields of Imperial
county.
Ned Holmes. SRA director, said
he anticipated a still greater drop
in the relief load when the weekly
rolls are checked at the end of the
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
DETECTIVE ON WITNESS
STAND AT DIVORCE TRIAL

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13. IUP)-
A private detective occupied the
witness stand at the bitterly-fought
divorce contest being waged by
Rodney Pantages, son of the late
theater magnate, Alexander Pan
tages and his wife, Mrs, Beatrice
Veryl PantageS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Convict Request
For Death Denied

SACRAMENTO Nov. 49, (UP)-Sorry, AL. but you
can't be put to DEATH You'll have to your life
sentence.
Thus in effect the governors office replied today to
Albert Ruske who said he spent "a planning mur
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Pope Pleads for
Greater Schools

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 13. (UP)-Pope Plus today en-
phasized the decisive Importance of Christian education
in the face of "bewlderng of materalism and
"holow philosophy" such plunged Europe into war
Renewing his criticism of the otataran type of gov
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Copone Fears for Life
On I've Of New Freedom
Crippled. Gibberish- TaIkins Prisoner
Mere Carica+ure Of Public Enemy No. |
Sentences for Income ak Evasion

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13. (UP)-Alphonse (Scarface)
Capone of of tie vest connections that
scared the innards of prohibition drinkers was in
jow-quaking fear for his life today the of his
release federal custody The federal government al
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Big Guns Split
Nozi Squodrons
Over French CITY
Anti-Aircraft Fire Breaks u p Flights.
Sends Planes Fleeing Home Alone;
Bombers Unsucce essfuI at Shetland Isles

PARIS, Nov 13. (UP)-German reconnaissance planes
reached Paris twice today but beaten off by French
anti-arcraft batteries which broke up their formations
and sent them flying back their bases Belgium and
the North Sea- The first Naz aircraft reached Paris sub
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
Unified Tax Collections
For City. Cou nty by Next
Year visioned by Clerk
'Merqer Would Save Ell Cen+ro Thousand.
Of Dollars. Roy tombstone Declares;
Will SeekWay Around Difficulties

Consolidation of tax collections between Imperial coun
ty and the city of Ell Centroperhaps by next
predicted Monday.
The proposed merger would the city several thou
sand dollars year and add nothing to the countys
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

fCOC HunteT-
When Bert Fawcett went duck
hunting the other day he didn't
fire a shot. But he still came back
with duck
He ran down bird that some
one else had crippled!
Too Much Liquid
Every once in while Frank
CSWalt gets off a smooth one and
he outdid himself the other eve
ming. When a friend ordered and
received a lemonade that was no.
ticeable for it's great size Frank
remarked:
"You didn't order a drink, you
ordered BATH"
In Posing
Miscellaneous information (Glean-
ed from competitive events at pic
mic Sunday:
Mrs. E. B. Mason is a Whiz at dri-
wing nails =.
Charles Smith has peculiar talent
for running rapidly despite a sack
around his legs -.
Mrs. Sherman Eldridge is the
rolling-pin- n-hurling champion. She
threw one 10 feet! (Tough break,
Sherman.)
Now What
Maybe it was a practical joker
and maybe it was just Halloween
but it has Mrs. A. j. Burke COM
pletely baffled
Someone left on her porch com
plete set of baby clothes.
Exciting Weekend
Next time Lord" Walter Elliott
George Patrick Harrington leaves
his San Diego home to pay Ell Cen
tro visit, he probably will resemble
safari.
Last weekend he came over and
had to change three flat tires in
isolated parts of the valley and
while SO doing had to slay two
scorpions.
"NeXt time I aim to have a tow
truck follow me-" he announced
"And I'm going to carry an elephant
gum
Aspirations
The lifelong ambition, we under
stand, of Mrs. Merta Thompson OF
Imperial, is to pick up a gold mug
get while strolling over the desert
and to have a Chinese cook
She also wanted to buy two pairs
of shoes at one time, but she's done
that.
Cooks, please disregard She was
only fooling)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13
d AMBLING
X EPORTER

Foot Hunter
When Bert Fawcett went duck
hunting the other day he didn't
fire a shot. But he still came back
with a duck!
He ran down a bird that some-
one else had crippled!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-13

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, &c, manufacturing milk
s4c; route gathered cream sossc'
L. A. hays U. s. No. l s16.-si7;
U. S. No. 2 Ieafy S14-1450; U. $. No
Q Sl2-S13; Mpls. cash flax s1.sS.
Evening star., 1939-03-18

inquiries as to the number OF children
already here who are in need of homes
and help. Father Flanagan must turn
away many boys all the time for lack of
room at Boys Town.
To our good missionaries who travel
the face of the earth in search of those
who need spiritual help and education
let me ask what is being done in the
sharecropper, child marriage and other
so-called poor white-trash communities?
Not much can be done for the older peo-
pie OF such communities, but their chill
dren can be saved from the misery, poy-
erty and ignorance of their parents.
If for each refugee child helped one of
our own was equally helped that would
change the situation considerably, but it
would not alter the fact that until after
we have helped our own, then and then
only is it time to help others.
Alexandria, Va. MRS. M. S. SNOW,
March Is.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TraceweU.

If one comes skimming across the
street. the other is sure to follow right
behind him.
In the morning before light they send
forth their clanking song time after time.
This is the most easily learned song in
all birdland.
There is no other bird song remotely
like It.
The robin, now, has rather bubbling.
dif1cult song. Many persons hear robins
who by no means realize they hear them.
II they were asked, they would say, "Oh,
that Is just some bird or other" The
robin seldom gets the credit he deserves
In the music line. Here is one of the
greatest singers Of them all, yet the aver
age bird lover, II asked to whistle its
song, could no more do 1t than he could
go through the first movement of Bee
thoven's Fifth Symphony"
X y X
From now on the morning chorus OF
birds will grow louder and louder, until
along in May it will be so loud as to
wake newcomers from the city.
Let us urge them not to worry about
the noise" as they may call 1t at first.
In time they will grow to love the
sound, and to wake to hear it, not being
willing to miss it for anything.
This is one of the great rewards of the
country or suburbs.
In the city the bird chorus is missing,
or, at best, only pale shadow of what
1t is in the suburbs
AS the first faint streaks of light touch
the sky in May morning, the wood
thrush, sweetest Of singers, who by that
time will be well with us, will send out
faint echo of its song.
One bird here, another bird here, now
a song sparrow, now cardinal, will
timidly join in.
stronger and stronger grow the
sounds, as deep purple in the east and
north gives place to lavender.
Now the bird chorus, swelling, tunes up
like immortal symphony, reminding the
listener somehow of that beautiful Sec
ond movement from Schubert's "Unfn-
lshed," which as Hans Kinder said, one
never hears without shivers going up and
down the spine.
This early morning hymn of praise by
the birds is symphonic, because its dy-
namics are the same, and.its intent.
Listened to rightly, this is one OF the
greatest pieces of music in the world,
never quite the same, but yet always the
same.
Listen to its gradual unfoldment from
now on. Tomorrow morning, and the
next morning, and many mornings after
that, will 60 by, before the real flood of
sound breaks forth, but every morning
now some new musician In feathers is
added to the choir.
Evening star., 1939-03-18

those who feel inclined to appraise
Americas defenses. Japan, too, has
her eyes on the lifeline" as recent
espionage trials have disclosed. Our
own experts obviously are not the
only authorities who are aware of
the weakness Of a single system of
locks across the Isthmus. Since the
plans for a highly expensive second
canal in Mexico or Nicaragua appear
to have been shelved for the time
being, the present Congress should
give the most careful consideration
to the alternate-lock proposal in for
mulating program of adequate ma
tional defense.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Wrong House

A while ago New York bank, in
a periodic wealth report, received a
bit of alarming news. One of its
assets, a house, was in a state of
deadly decay. The roots were shaky.
and about all that was holding it in
place was Newton's popular law of
gravity, with amendments by Elm
stein. It was a mere hollow shell.
ravaged by defaults of taxes, inter-
est, and amortization, complicated
by an eventual foreclosure, and
nothing could live in it but rent-free
bacteria. And as it was located far
out OF sight in the lower right corner
of Brooklyn, it's extraction was Or
dered. To deaden the financial agony
somewhat, the board of vice presi-
dents took vigorous shot of novo-
caine and then called up the w. p.
Awe Pull Anything"
With the ease of long practice.
they assembled their wrecking crew
and went to work. In short order
these dukes of debris completed their
job, leaving gaping void in the row.
Hardly had they left when a bank
official appeared to conduct a post
mortem. He rubbed his eyes, and
stared. After having been informed
that the building was demolished, he
was astounded to see it intact, first
lien and all. The building next door,
however, was gone without a trace.
The w. P. A. had pulled the wrong
structure, but will make good, they
swear, even if they have to get down
to the last taxpayer.
Mr.. Harry Hopkins, when inter-
viewed, smiled slightly. Lovely
weather we're having isn't it?" he
remarked. TOO bad you didn't call
last month. Do you want any nice
fresh commerce today?"
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Wages and Hours

Legislative review of the wage and
hour law, under consideration by the
House Labor Committee, could be
service not only to the employers and
employees now subject to the statute
but of considerable aid to those vest
ed with responsibility of it's admin
istration.
Subject of much bitter controversy
during the two years of it's consider
alton by the Seventy-fifth Congress,
the law as finally enacted falls short
OF exactness in several important
particulars. One of these, and prob
ably the one subsequently debated
the most and resolved the least, is
that dealing with the exemption of
executive, administrative and pro-
feSsional men.
With many classes of white collar
workers, some in relatively high SAL
ary brackets, falling within the bor-
der-line group which might we'll be
considered either professional or
n-professional, it was quickly and
easily apparent that Congress had,
Intentionally or otherwise, merely
passed the buck" to the admins
traitor.
And in his initial efforts to settle
the question, the administrator in
turn is referring the ultimate solu-
ton to the courts. For all concerned,
however, such a means Of determin-
Ing the scope of a law is generally
unsatisfactory, sure to involve a long
period OF uncertainty and consider
able monetary cost.
Most often mentioned, perhaps, as
standard for determining which of
these border-line workers should be
covered, and which should not, is
the measuring rod of income. It is
true, OF course, that the setting of an
arbitrary wage level at which work.
ers should be excluded from what
ever benefits are accorded =. by the
law is a solution sure to occasion
sharp differences of opinion.
To support such a manner Of clari-
Tying the situation, however, it might
be recalled that the act itself states
as its objective the correction of con-
dltlons detrimental to the mainte-
nance OF the minimum standard of
living necessary for health, efficiency,
and general well-being of workers."
1t seems not unreasonable to believe
therefore, and Chairman Norton of
the House Labor Committee is re-
ported to hold such belief, that Con-
gress did not intend application of
the law to be mandatory upon those
OF income levels sufficient to assure
them Of better than the minimum
Standard"
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Fears Our Democracy
Is Being Undermined.
10 the Editor Of The Star.

Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling made quite q
stir recently on Capitol Hill when one
Of our Supreme Court judges was ap-
proved.
have just read Mrs. billings most
startling book, entitled Red Network"
If Mrs Dilling is correct how can our
form Of government last? Are we being
led astray by our officials? In this book
Mrs Dilling has made broad accusations
against some of our most prominent and
highest officials If she is not right, why
do the accused let her continue these
accusations?
would like to be one who would think
she was wrong, but have feeling a lot
OF her book is true. Her book is worth
reading for any one.
think it Is about time for the Ameri-
can people to take an interest in what is
going on. also think there is terrible
underground current in progress trying
to undermine our democracy. It seems
that some of our authorities can do al.
most anything and get by with it.
March 10. B.Iw
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Plants are as determined as any other

Plants are as determined as any other
form of life.
Tulips have pushed their leaves through
the soil at the bird feeding place, despite
the scores OF claws which all winter have
trampled the ground bare.
Amid the husks Of grain and seed,
walked over by the scores of birds, in
cluding such large ones as starlings and
pigeons, and by such animals as squirrels
and dogs, the tulips have gone about their
normal development.
Surprisingly enough, they are but
trifle shorter, to date, than tulips down
the row where birds seldom come.
\ ~
The ceaseless tracking Of feet, and the
brushing Of many wings, have not de-
TERED them.
But 1t is an unfair struggle, so we have
placed the feeders on the other side Of
the yard, to give the tulips chance.
The birds have taken to the new loca-
ton without any qualms.
They have continued to feed heartily
all day long, from before light until
almost too dark to see in the evening.
At both ends of their feeding day, OF
course, the same thing happens:
The early bird, and the last bird, gets
the seed.
Just as there are only few before
light, so there are only two or three
sparroWs, usually, left after the crowd
has winged away to sleeping quarters.
IF tuO fhroo hirdc rom in, 1opo ftor
the others are gone, how does that hap
pen? Why do they stay, and the rest
leave? We have an idea that the early
birds, as the late ones, are the same crea-
lures, day after day. They like to stay
up. Staying up late, for bird, means
just few minutes. at the best probably
not more than half an hour Darkness
means shut-eye for all Of them, but
until it comes the bolder birds stick
around and eat.
The observer would think they had
enough food long ago. but not these late
stayers
Usually three or four sparrows and a
paif of cardinals comprise the crowd.
They have the feeders and feeding
ground all to themselves, whereas an
hour before they were but members of a
crowd.
4
There are two male cardinals and a
female in the yard most of the time.
The two males seem to be the best of
buddies, flying around together all day
long.
At the late feeding hour, the brighter
OF the two males delights in chasing the
duller away. Whether they are rivals in
love, or father and son, is difficult to tell
During the day the sight of one bright
fellow is always followed by sight of the
other.
Evening star., 1939-03-18

lay Of less than $50,000 Arlington will
receive $50,000 from the State and
100000 from the Federal Govern
ment for the purchase of ground for
a beautiful scenic drive along the
Potomac River from a point north of
Key Bridge to Spout Run. The cost
of developing the parkway will be
borne entirely by the Federal Gov
ernment.
Unit one of the parkway, from the
Lincoln Memorial Bridge to a point
just north of Key Bridge, already is
one OF the outstanding assets of the
county, acquired at the same bargain
terms as applies to unit two. Not only
Is it constant source OF pleasure
and convenience to Arlington resi-
dents and their Washington neigh
bors, but it also gives visitors a last
ing favorable impression of the COM
munity. These advantages will be
doubled with the completion of
unit two.
The county manager is to be COM
mended for his foresight in includ-
ing the item in the budget and there
should be no hesitancy on the part
of the county board in approving it.
For contributions to each unit in the
parkway confer a permanent benefit
on the entire Washington area, and
bring closer to realization the
dream" of scenic drive from
Mount Vernon to Great Falls.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Stresses Need for
More Sidewalks.

To the Editor Of The Star:
have recently written to the Commits
Sioners Of the District of Columbia rela-
tive to the necessity for sidewalks in Ger
tain areas of the District to safeguard
the lives and property of citizens.
AS pointed out in my letter to the
Commissioners, many newly developed
residential sections Of the city are with
out sidewalks, making it necessary for
school children and other pedestrians to
walk in the streets, which all too fire.
quently results in traffic fatalities or
other serious accidents In some regions,
streets leading to the schools have many
blocks without sidewalks of any kind
In such places, even under the most
favorable conditions of streets and
weather. motorists are obliged to exercise
extreme caution to avoid hitting children
who must walk in the street on their way
to and from school. It is obvious that
the only way to reduce the traffic toll
from this cause is to remove the necessity
for walking in the streets by requiring
property owners to lay sidewalks.
In as much as it appears that no action
is being taken along this line, it is felt
that the matter should be brought to
the attention Of citizens associations and
other civic bodies and public spirited
citizens in general, in order that concert
ed action may be taken without delay to
remove this hazard to the safety OF chill
dren and other innocent pedestrians,
which, as the matter now stands, places
an undue responsibility upon the mo-
torist.
In this connection, attention is in
vited to the paradoxical situation result
ing from the new regulations for pedes-
trian control, which are designed to pre-
vent accidents due to "jaywalking,"
whereas in many thickly settled sections
pedestrians are obliged to walk in the
streets. because no sidewalks are pro-
vided. Under existing regulations, prop
erty owners are under no compulsion to
lay sidewalks, and it, therefore, seems
that the only remedy for this unfortunate
state of affairs lies in modification of
the basic law to make it mandatory on
property owners to install sidewalks on
all streets that are cut through and sur
faced.
1t is urged that this matter be given
careful consideration by all interested
parties, and that every effort be exerted
to obtain without delay the necessary
legislation to carry out such program.
Surely the small cost involved is more
than outweighed by the needless destruc-
tion of human lives and the manned and
disfigured bodies of innocent victims, re-
sulting from the failure to provide
proper sidewalks for the use of pedes-
trianS. r, B. I.ANK. Jr.
March H.