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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

three or four times nightly, and
the detail irked him. So, aSSembl-
ing his 500 stipend on pay day,
ne strayed off the reservation and
got drunk.
The fires ali went out, the Off
GERS and their people shiyered,
and the sergeant landed in the
brig. But he's happy-another man
has the furnace job now.
the Federal Agency is likely to
grow some more. when-as-and-1
another presidential reorganization
order comes through. Likeliest add
ition is the Children's Bureau,
now in the Department OF Labor
President Roosevelt is also giving
some thought to giving it the
consumer agencies from the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
One man who was sincerely sorry
to see Frank Murphy leave the
Department Of Justice is Senator
Carl A. Eatcn of New Mexico,
author of the famous clean-poli-
ties bill That Dill expressed Muir
phys ideas perfectly. and while he
was in the cabinet Hatch had a
potent friend in court, so TO speak.
Right now Hatch is preparing
TO push his companion piece-a
bill which would prohibit political
activity by state employees in all
agencies TO which the federal gov
ernment contributes money either
by loans or grants.
This is a cruel blow at political
machines, since every state high
way department gets money from
Uncle Sam, and the state high
way department is usually the
backbone OF the dominant state
political machine. For that very
reason, the bill has good chance
of passage; Senator Hatch chuck
les as he reflects that senators and
congressman whose own political
preserves were reduced by the frs
to it that the same grief is handed
along to the boys back home.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Ry LYLE C. WILSON


WASHINGTON, Jan. l3. tUP)-
John L. Lewis of the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations today Is
being counted out of the Roosevelt
New Deal army which he helped
drill and feed IN past compalgnS.
And it appears now that Lewis
has found a place TO hang his po-
litical hat in the pre-conVention
campaign quarters OF Sen. Burton
K. Wheeler, d. Mont who is con-
Quoting an un-a1nounced campaign
for the Democratic presidential no.
mlnation.
Last October Lewis found occasion
for abrupt and eager acceptance OF
White House intimations that Pres
ident Roosevelt would not be third
term candidate. That was when
Residential Secretary stephen T.
Early rebuked Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace for third
term talk on the west coast.
We'll. that's that Lewis said, in
effect, in q snappy statement de-
nouncing q poposed ll-state western
progressive conference on the
grounds that it was an under-coVer
third term movement in winch
Wheeler and other liberals had been
ignored. Lewis did not name any
of his other liberals in that state
ment and Washington suspected
that the bushy- -broWed boss OF the
CTC. thc United Mine workers and
labor's bipartisan league had de-
cided Wheeler could become the
man of the year.
That suspicion increased consld-
eably yesterday when Wheeler's OIL
flee announced that Lewis had IN
vited the senator to address the 5Oth
anniversary convention of the United
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

The man al the next desk says
one should avoid speaking lightly
The same words. if you have TO
take them back, often are pretty
heavy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

The University of Chicago has
abandoned intercollegiate football.
NO longer will the Western confer
ence be known, among the sport
wise. as the Big Nine and Half.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
You re Telling Me-

The former Kaiser, says news
item, is suffering from common
cold. And then, again, maybe ne
is lust snuffing at Herr Hitler's
latest remarks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

It would seem, wires CD.V, that
a good many captains OF the Ger
nan merchant marine are under
the impression they are operating
underSea ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

Properly moistened air in a house
viii save fuel engineers declare
Too dry air will make folk feel
cooler and demand more heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

The composer Gluck loved cats
AMI liked to sit in his garden with
the animals III his lap or on his
shoulders.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Thouqhts for the Day

Give instruction to wise man, and he will be yet
wiser: teach Just man. and he will increase in
learning.-ProTerbs go
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

Mussolini will shortly distrib-
ute ration cards among Italians,
probably just TO show the people
how well the axis Is stu working.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

Senator Vandenburg says he
would attend Jackson Day dinner
to celebrate extinguishment of the
public debt. You'd better grab a
hot dog while you're waiting, sena-
tor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

London is losing its title as the
worlds largest city through evacu-
alton, all of which is probably just
as well. Seemed the island was be-
ginning TO bog a little on one end.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Barbs-

George LoWther finally got his
gal This was particularly gratis
flying to reporters following the
case, who never were sure whether
they'd wind up in surrogate's
court or Darkest Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

A germs life - a hand-to to-mouth
existence
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

The Alpine antelope from which
chamois skins originally came, has
been practically extinct for many
wears. Modern "chamois' usually
is a soft. obtained leather made
from the undersplit flesher) OF
sheen skin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Photographs

AS late as 1911 the Tuscarora IN
dams of New York state laid claim
to a vast expanse Of farm land IN
North Carolina which they had oc-
cupied before going north in l766
tn ioin the Five Nations.
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strange swooning Mrs Smith of her affair If she
had any she would stop the taxi here and and
obeyng the telephone operator advice contact the proper
authority There percentage racing like half
wtted knight erantess to aid dase in distress If she
possessed grain of intelligence Marise smiled ruefuly
and told the taxi driver to hurry
Five blocks in New York City make lot of difference
especially when the blocks and Marse had left
smart hotel - she climbed of the taxi in front of house
with fire escapes that crawed down the brick surface of
like lazy spiders She paid the driver and hurried through
door, past dirty faced children who clustered in dirty lobby
does Mrs Smith lve?" she asked and the child jerked
thumb in the direction of narrow flight of stairs:
Top floor. Sos the number of her fiat
N1arise nodded and started to climb
One flight, two flights, with creaking floor boards and
rckety bausade and smells of greasy cooking Once
doors opened and faces peered out at Marise
II may be getting into something she thought with a
grimaCe and then plOdded The fourth flight
found her short of breath and she painting when she
stood in front of apartment SC The door of &C. she realized
different from the other doors that she had passed 1t
boasted highly polished brass knocker
Narise standing in front of that gallant sc door,
swiftly back in review the time short that it must
be measured minutes she had entered the phone
booth to call old school friend The Scandinavian maid who
said, iess until it Greek chorus and then
sharp contrast the choking weary at the other
end of the line 1t the memory of that utter WEAKNESS
which caused her. without ado to Law hand on the
knocker and beat out sharp There was no reply
and after moment she raped again Still there was reply
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said Don't bother and replaced the the hook
"I show by myself she thought she turned away.
Il make the best of it. should have learned to make the
best of doing things alone by this time But, OH she bit
her underlip hard keep from trembling - its beasy
realize that nobody gives darn whether I'm here
there Her hand goped for the door of the BOOTH Its
beasty to be - She broke off short for the telephone bell
ringing with shl inssence Automatically without
pausng to think that the couldn't possibly
herself Mase turned back and erked up the receiver
Hello, she said - then caught her breath sharply. For
the voice that to her the extraod
nary angushed 1t might have belonged very old person
who afraid of death very young person who
afraid of life.
Hello gasped the voice weakly lis this the garage? Tell
Jim that want him. please - that he must start at -"
Marse interrupted 1t seemed cruel to interrupt but it
necessary
I'm sorry, she said but this isn't garage. This is
public booth in hotel lobby You have daled the wrong
number
There moment of silence When the voice again
it infinitely weaker than it had been.
But, said the voice. Everything going dark - can't
to dial - the garage number - Not all over
again -
rs anything wrong? asked Marise and realized she
uttered the question that it ridiculous Are you
ill.,"
The voice replied after another aching interval Very
ill - Everything's going - dark!
Marise said quickly
Give name and address. and the number of the
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rive years ago, ana now she was DdCk
again but stay She passing through the city
her way the Caribbean with empty evening her
hands before sailing None of her erswe friends knew that
she for this vacation trip had been arranged
the spur of the moment.
And BESIDES the friends that she had shared with Roph
we're WELL she didn't wish communicate with any of
them Ann Carroll who legacy from her lost school
the sole exception Ann had always been her
dante always eager to help out in pinch. Ann would
have welcome for the wayfarer and comfort and -
The phone started to buzz rhythmcally it broke into
her revere The buzz wasn't Marise realized busy signal
mo answer She sighed and knew how desperately
she had been hoping that Ann would invite her to dinner
suggest musical comedy.
This single evening in New York. after gap of five years.
would be far too nostalgia spent in solitary fashion, Marse
had hoped that Ann would insist her staying the night
But hopes often fragile bits of fluff No doubt Ann at
bridge party she went in for afternoon bridge Per-
heart eaped suddenly and with intense relief for
the other end of the line receiver being lifted and
speaking. 1t wasn't AIMS, however. 1t stod
and Scandinavian and slurred the SIS.
''Iess?' queried the voice. "Yess?"
Marise heard her calmly nquiring Mrs Carroll
home and unengaged Then the emotioness Scand
navian back and her spirits such they
sank Mrs Carroll in Charleston She would not be
home until Friday and this Monday MIR. Carroll
wass not with her - he staying by the cob
What club? questioned Marise and thought swiftly,
Surely Ann would be glad to lend me an escort -
The maid didn't know what club. She heavily
regretfu, but she just didn't know.
The name Kennedy she unable to master so Marise
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lldu ICpidSCu IiN iSNCiNCi I'll liiC iNOoh dIiu
was already leaving the booth. Police be
darned If she got them, what on earth
could she tell them? She didn't know what
had happened - she only knew name and
address. She only knew - instinctively -
that there was not second to waste.
All at once her mind was made up She
had no commitments until sailing time to-
morrow. She was free lance if ever there
was one. The address that the tragic, weak
little voice had given her was less than five
blocks away. and the unknown Mrs. Smith
obviously needed help.
As she went rapidly across the hotel
lobby. Marise didn't pause to question why
or when or what. Five years before she
hadn't paused to question, either - perhaps
that was why the trip to Reno had been such
a whirlwind affair She was out through the
heavy plate glass door and was on the street
and hailng taxi before you could say Jack
Robinson. She was climbing into it, giving
a direction and then - as the taxi jerked
into movement and turned sharp corner -
she was leaning back, trying to collect what
was left of her scattered thoughts.
Street signs flashed by - one, two, three
"a and then there was a traffic light. By
the time the taxi started up again, after its
brief pause, Marise was telling herself that
she was all kinds of a fool and that the
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garage and I'll call it for and then leave message
The voice on the end of the wire was shaking 1t
like a small soft feather in gale
I'm Mrs Smith managed the voice, "of 400 East -"
the rest of the address dwnded off rapidly that arise
just barely caught it.
That's fine Mrs Smith, she said, trying to speak cheer
fully Now if you'll give the garage number and the
message -"
The voice at the other end of the wire mere thread
Tell Jim" said the voice, and then there was sharp
sherng sound followed by subdued little crash and the
line went dead.
Mrs. SMITH, called Marise Mrs. Smith,! But there
She started anticly to gge the hook but
even as she ggled it. told her that it
useless gesture After moment she gave the juggling
bad Job replaced the receiver and searched through her
purse for another nickel, then dialed the operator.
She waited impaently until third voice - not weak this
time voice with unmistakabe Tilt - the wire.
Number pull ease, said the voice.
Marise tried be clear and concise "A lady the other
end of the line has tainted she said Operator will you"
I'll give you the managers Office interposed the lifting
voice.
81 haven't time talk to the manager" said Marise,
this is emergency.
III you with police. said the operators voice,
IF you have an accident to report
Marse half sobbed 1T isn't accident At least don't
know whether it is or not.
The operator told her. I'm afraid III have ring police,
anyway"
But Mase with angry little sound deep in her throat
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AShort Story Complete tn This Issue


q AARISE KENNEDY took the receiver
" from the hook and put nickel in
~ i the slot and dialed Ann CAROLS
number. In the short interval before an an
swering sound came over the wire, she ex-
perienced strange sense of unreality "a
dreamlike sense of being somebody else. 1t
was five years since she had talked over a
New York telephone - five long, dark years
since she had stood in station booth and
called Rolph's Office to tell him that she was
boarding the train for Reno, and that the
apartment was in perfect order. If she had
caught him then, perhaps - but she hadn't.
The crisp, cool tone of the office nurse had
answered her, saying. The doctors on an
emergency. I'll give him your message as
soon as he returns" Marise, taking the path
of least resistance, had murmured, There's
m y,ooccoUe -
Evening star., 1940-09-20
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.

Mavbe what the Redskins need
most in their preparation for sun
dav's big game at Griffith Stadium
is development Of the killer m
stinct of the more ardent local fans
as aroused by the New York Giants.
For more than nine months now
or ever since we Wuz robbed hrst
was sounded by Redskins and WASH
ington fans following last Decem-
hers loss to the Giants. we have
been hearing tales Of what "Wed q 40
IN them New York guys when We
oct EN- down in Washington
The onlv trouble has been that
this has been the attitude OF 1ans
and not the Redskins themselves.
Now. don't get us wrong. The Reo-
skins want to beat the Giants as
much as the fans want EN-, TOO, but
apparently the final margin IS not
material to them.
Public sentiment seems TO demand
o wholesale rout of the Giants a
roval scalping from start 10 nhlSh'
a shellacking so severe that the
Giants will be demoralized, II pos
sible. for the rest of the season.
Redskins Asked to Bear Down.
The Redskins, though, have been
strangely indifferent to the dlf1er-
ence in the final score. "One point
will be good enough for me- one
said the other day. Just so we oeat
,em, don't care how small the
margin is" said another.
Now Coach Flaherty would not
have the Redskins saturated with
sadism. But he has warned them
Evening star., 1940-09-20
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Chuck
Dresser is managing the Brooks
while Leo Durocher coolS off in
the doghouse. Knute Rockne,
jr., had to quit the Notre Dame
squad-one leg still weak from
that fracture last year, Johnny
Petrovich, storm center OF the
coast football row, may give all
the collitcheS out there the 60
by and tote the mail for Texas U.
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody Roark
has been very i'll for three weeks
with the same back injury that
caused her to default to Helen
Jacobs a few years back. Tab
Herman Rohrig, Nebraska back,
is red-hot all-America canadi-
date.
Even -Stephen.-Boston College
Eagles, who play Tulane in New
Orleans next week, are worry
ing about the heat down there.
Well, it shouldn't be any tougher
on them than on the Tulane fell
lers.. 20 of whom are from Gary,
Ind, and points West.
Odditorium.-Springfeld, Mo.
home Of two TOP pros-Horton
Evening star., 1940-09-20
LuI!obye Greets
Tribe in Detroit
n the Assoclated PCS.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT. Sept. 20.-Hoots and
jeers-and at least one over-ripe
tomato-greeted the Cleveland
Indians on their arrival here for
the crucial series with the Detroit
Tigers.
A sef-appointed welcoming
committee of approximately 200
youths sWarmed around the
players as they left their train and
followed them to their hotel, A
tomato struck Lefty" Wiseman,
Cleveland trainer.
Singing 'Rock-a-By Bye-Baby-in-
the-Tree-Top the boys threat
ened to stand beneath the win
dows all night and keep the In
dians awake, but a few well placed
water bombs s'-paper bags filled
with water-dropped from the
upper stories and police moved in
to disperSe the crowd.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
Battle Giant Gridders All Way,
Coach Demands of Redskins,
prone to Coast on Lead :;

that an easy task is made hard II
thev don't keep pouring it into the
opposition from beginning to end.
He attributes the closeness OF last
SUNDAYS victory over the renovated
Brooklyn Dodgers to the Skins will
ingness to coast after they'd scored
a couple of touchdoWns.
He has told his players that there
are just two things he doesn't want
them to do next Sunday ana IN
every succeeding game.
Don't tumble and don't let
down" Flaherty has stressed at
every opportunity the past four
davs, "There's no excuse for either,
and if you don't, things will be a lot
easier
Find Giants Defense Tight
With the exception of the 49-l4
rout at the Polo Grounds IN 81,
the Redskins have yet to score more
than one touchdown in any game
against the Giants since they moved
to Washington.
The first 1887 game, which was
pro footballs debut in the Capital,
found the Redskins triumphlng,
1873. but of those points were
scored on field goals by Riley Smith.
In '38 the Giants prevailed, 1917,
here before the 800 walloping they
dealt the Skins in New York, Last
years game here-played in mud
was a 90 tie. Inc New York 1t
was 81. -,
Personally, we-like you-would
like to see the Skins "moider dem
guys" two days hence. We think
they can-if they don't let down.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
MATS Still Are Eyeing
Sixth Spot on Eve
Of Set with As
Musterson Due to HurI
Tomorrow; Errors Hand
TussIe to indians
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Specia Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.-With
more nope than ambition, the be-
draggled Mats hmped into town to-
day ready to begin a last-ditch fight
for sixth place in the American
League lace that rapidly is nearing
its end.
Two and a half games behind
the Browns and not at all happy
about dropping three straight to the
Tribe, Bucky Harris crew hopes to
end the season On winning note.
but with Boston and the Yanks COM
ing up behind the AS they aren't
very optimistic about it. Eight
games are left, the last two with
New York at Washington.
Walter Masterson, bespectacled
and loose jointed native of Quaker
| town, probably will 90 to the firing
lire in the series opener tomor-
row. The youngSter was knocked out
in Detroit in his last appearance,
giving up six runs in three innings
before being yanked in favor OF
Rene Monteagudo.
The veteran Dutch" Leonard was
charged with his 18th defeat yes
terday as Cleveland took advantage
of the Mats poor fielding to chalk
up a 81 victory. Leonard was guilty
of the first miscue, two-base wild
throw in the first inning in an at
tempt to pick Ben Chapman of
first. Johnny Welaj saved the club
from shutout with an eighth-in-
ming homer.
Evening star., 1940-09-20

Smith and Leonard Dodson-has
only one public golf course.
Western State of Kalamazoo,
Mich, wound up its baseball sea-
son by winning double-header,
both games no-hitters. While all
this was going on, Bert Sheppard
was walking 13 guys in three and
two-thirdS innings for the Wis
consin Rapids team in the Wis
consin State League.
Big little towns.-Elko, New.
pop. $1,000, piled in 1900 to see
the National League baseball
film. Play Ball, America"
Marysburg), MINI. (pop. 10). drew
from 200 to 300 to their softball
games. And Minter City, Miss.
pop. 72), sent a team to the ma
tional semi-pro baseball tourna-
ment.
Me and you bofe. boy.-The in
Evening star., 1940-09-20
New Mexico u. Using Spanish
To Give Defensive Signals

BEG pardon?' inquired the re-
porter, politely.
That's a sample-which would
mean our tackles pull out on defense
to cover the ends while the guards
rush the play in the opposition
backfeld," Shipkey explained.
We'll have 10 different Spanish
phrases to match our defense on
punts, over shifted line, rushing the
punter and defenses calling for five
to seven men in our line. Prot. F.
M. Kercheville (head of the unlver-
sity's language Department. has
agreed to conduct Spanish classes
for the BOYS"