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sors, who were writing articles and Civ
ing testimony in rate cases favorable TO
the power companies, who as the public
supposed were independent scholars.
were discovered to be receiving money
from the power companies in q secret
way. The companies financed propa-
ganda work among women's clubs of
all kinds. Their agents were found
working In luncheon clubs, chambers
of commerce and similar organizations.
The companies formed committees es-
pecially TO carry on this propaganda
among farmers and farm organizations.
The thing, however, which caused the
greatest shock to the American people
was the spread of propaganda among
the school children.
Why is it necessary or desirable for
an industry to spend so much money
on ropaganda-money taken out of
the peoples pockets for electric light
bills and charged up to the operating
expenses of the company? Is it be-
cause this industry, which has received
from the people, free of cost, wonder
fully valuable franchise rights, desires
to continue to uniustly enrich q few
from the pockets Of the many2 This
places an unfair burden upon other in
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whom these great natural assets belong.
1t is safe to say that the people viii
not permit continuation Of this un-
just policy. The American public will
not long permit such o wrong to public
interests. The people of this great Ma
ton are entitled to cheap power. They
will ultimately obtain it. Muscle Shoals
and Boulder Dam have been the storm
centers around which this great con-
troversy has ragged for years. Congress
passed the Boulder Dam act, with the
belief that it had preserved priority
rights on the parts Of municipalities
counties and States, for a preference
in the purchase Of power. A decision
has recently been rendered by q So
licitor in the Department of the In
terror, which 1t Is claimed would emaS-
culate this priority provision Of the bill
1t remains to be seen whether or not
this law viii be fairly administered.
Owned by People.
The people Of this Nation own the
power and nitrate plants at Muscle
Shoals, Ala. This great project waS
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/ dedicated to the use Of the American
farmer In time of peace. It was never
contemplated that the power generated
at the Muscle Shoals plant should be
used TO increase the proffts and divi-
bends OF any private power company.
For practically 10 years most OF the
power has gone to waste, while q small
portion OF 1t has been purchased by
the Alabama Power Co. The people
have received no benefit from this
power. The town OF Muscle Shoals.
Ala, Immediately adjacent to this great
power plant, has been denied the right
to purchase q single kilowatt of this
power from the United States Gov
eminent. Strange to say, it has been
revealed by the Senate lobby committee
In the past week that the washington
legislative representative Of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau has been active in
ms enorts to prevent the purchase of
this power from the Government by
the town of Muscle Shoals. Many peo-
pie doubt that this action on the part
OF the legislative representative Of the
Farm Bureau Of America Is in accord
with the views of the members Of that
organization.
The farmers of the South desire to
utilize this power in the manufacture
OF fertilizer. 1t Is believed that the
farmers Of America, in spite Of the ex-
pressed opposition of the Washington
legislative representative of the Farm
Bureau, would favor giving the munici-
palities preference in the purchase Of
the surplus power remaining after the
manufacture Of fertilizer.
Muscle Shoals legislation will be con-
sidered by the United States Senate
Immediately after it completes the
tarin act. It Is now believed that with
the help Of an aroused public senti-
ment this great project viii be saved
for the people, and that Law win be
passed carrying out the original plan,
| IN utilizing this power for the benefit
OF American agriculture and for the
heneft Of the American people.
Problem Called Great.
These and other facts that might be
mentioned show that the power problem
is today one of the greatest magnitude.
Testimony this week before the inter-
state commerce committee of the SEN
ate by Mr.. King and MIR. Russell Of
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the Federal Power Commission poinr
out the difIiculties Of governmental su-
pervision and regulation. They CHARGE
that 20 American power coInpanie9
have inflated their estimated accounts
$1,000 900 It Is obvious that such
imitation would add an additional bur-
den upon an already overburdened
flated values, subsidizing and actual
purchase Of newspapers, corruption of
the educational forces OF the Nation
have focused the eyes Of the people upon
this power problem. Our people do
not relish bureaucratic government
They have an inherited instinct against
monopoly in business or government.
Capitalization Of power in government
or business Is contrary to the liberal
thought Of a democratic people. Only
as a. last resort will they depart from
the cherished ideal of fostering individ-
ual initiative and enterprise.
Even the most conservative, however.
abhor price fixing by monopolies., While
recent conditions might lead a super
fetal observer to different conclusion,
trusts cannot long survive against
American public sentiment, when once
II becomes aroused by oppression or in
justice. The bold spirit of the pioneer
is not yet extinct.
Whatever Is necessary on the part of
the people, to protect the people,
they will do. The time has about ar
rived for new and vigorous assault
to be successfully made against IN
trenched privilege and monopoly.
Monopolles which control the neces-
stiles Of life are distinct menace. Only
recently pointed out a threatened
monopoly OF the country's food. This
industrial age has made electric power
q necessity Of life. 1t is essential to
the welfare Of the whole people. It
should be generated and distributed
not only for the benefit Of few, but
to enrich the whole people. It is time
to curb. monopoly, not only Of power
companies, but Of all kinds. The Sher-
man antitrust law should be called
back into life. The people Of this Ma
ton are entitled to determination Of
the cost Of generating and distributing
power They have failed to ascertain
these facts in satisfactory way by
ordinary powers of regulation. The
problem has not been solved by regu-
latton. 1t is still a pressing problem.
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BLACK RAPS POWER
TRUST over RADIO.
Alabama Senator ASSaiIs
"MonopoIiStic Control" in
Forum Address.

An attack on "monopolistic control"
by private concerns of hydro-electric
poReE gefieEatton and transmission, to-
gether with the most gigantic, "wen
organized and well financed effort of
the power companies TO control public
opinion known in our history" was
leveled at the power trust" by Senator
Hugo L. Black of Alabama last night
in an address for the National Radio
Forum broadcast through Staten
WMAL and a countrywide network OF
radio stations.
Referring to Muscle Shoals and
Boulder Dam as the storm centerS
around which this great controversy
has ragged for years." Senator Black
spoke over the national hook-up of the
National Radio Forum, arranged by
The Evening Star and sponsored by the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
The amazing testimony before the
Federal Trade Commission bearing upon
valuations and profits of different power
companies, Senator Black said, "haS
caused people TO wonder why this par
ticular line of business activity should
roll torrents of gold into the laps of the
promoters of hydro-electric power de-
velopmentS." He said power hereto
fore has been handled chiefly by "pri-
vate monopolistic control" with govern
ments attempting to regulate the price
at which it should be sold, and asked If
this were the proper policy and had
proven satisfactory
Changes Called Necessary.
"These questions state the water
power problem of today" the Alabama
Senator declared THAT the past poll
icies have proven satisfactory to the
people few will contend. That reRu-
lation has not been completely success
full none will deny. The present and
the fabulous profits accruing to the
business make changes of some kind
absolutely imperative"
Senator Blacks address follows:
In this day of unemployment, lam
gushing business and depressed agri-
culture, information revealed by the
Federal Trade Commission shows that
one industry in this Nation marches
steadily forward with ever-increasing
dividends and profits. This Is the pow
er business. generally designated as the
power trust"
For instance, the Federal Trade Com
mission discloses that for every dollar
taken from the consumer of electricity
by the Montana Power Co., So cents
was available for interest, profit and
surplus. Power stocks mount higher
and higher. Special groups, known as
power millionaireS," are created as IL
by magic. Cash amounting to i,5OO,-
900 invested in power stock In 1905 pays
dividends Of $12,5o0, 600 in 20 years
time, and that same stock now has
book value Of $45, 0O0, 900. Another
company, known as holding company,
in April, 1925, with $3s50o,000 common
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the utensils used in the home and on
the farm. Even the money we borrow.
Competition has all but passed away.
The bigger the merger, the more the
consolidation, the more power exer-
cised by monopoly; the greater the
danger to the people. In this era of
monopoly, consolidation, holding COM
panies and chain business, plumber of
the many seems to have become the
privilege Of the few.
Among the colossal trusts that tower
above the average man the power as
ISOLATION occupies an exalted position
Many assert that intoxicated with its
| own greatness, its overweening spirit
Of greed has overreached itself.
Electric power rates are too high In
this country. A recent study by the
Department of Commerce shows that
in october, 1929, the average house
holder in the United States used 492
kilowatt hours annually, at an average
cost of 5000. This gave to the cleo
trio power companies a revenue of 6.24
cents per kilowatt hour. At the same
| time, 1t is interesting to note that the
average householder in Ontario uses
$50 knowatt hours annually, at cost
OF LII cents per kilowatt hour, as con-
trasted with the SPA cents paid by citi-
zens of the United States. This is a
striking difference. When It is also
| considered that the number of electric
power customers in America was "a. 257, =
160 at the end of 1929, it is easily I'M
derstood that electric power rates con-
stitute one of the great economic prob
lens of the time.
Some Relief Sought.
Relief has been sought in some sec
ton of this country from the opera
ton of municipal plants. The City of
Jacksonville, Fla, has been selling do
nnestic energy for several years at an
average of cents per kilowatt hour. In
the last is years this city, besides pay
ing its sinking fund and interest
charges, operating expenses and setting
up depreciation, has turned over about
$5,OO0,O00 to the city treasury as a gift,
and put another 100000 in improve
mentS and extension out of its earnings.
The City of Cleveland, Ohio, has a
municipal plant, built IN 1914 The
Cleveland Illuminating Co. was then
charging 10 cents per kilowatt hour
domestic. The competition of the city
plant forced the private company to re-
ouce its rate to 5 cents, and similar
| reductions in other schedules. The
startling result is that with these re-
| auctions, municipal and private, the
people have saved, according to expert
figures, approximately $27, 100000 in
their electric bill because of the city
plant. Take another illustration.
A small manufacturer who lives in
the City OF Springfield, ILL.,, can buy
1000 XVIII. for $4,000 from the city
plant. If he patronized the private
plant in the same town, he would pay
the same, $500, but If he moved his
plant to some other comparable Illinois
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city served only by private companies,
he would have to pay the following:
In Bloomington, $4,000; Elgin,
$127.00; Urbana, $4,000.
Facts concerning these high rates
have been concealed from the public
and unfair profits from the people con-
tinued., A tragic tale of Nationwide
deception has been revealed in the in
pestigations by the Federal Trade
Commission. =
The evidence shows the most gigantic,
well organized and well financed effort
of the power companies to control pub
lie opinion known in our history. They
tried to dominate the press. They had
% publicity bureaus in 1928 covering
every State in the Union. Each week
they sent out clip sheets to all news
papers with a utility story told as they
wanted it to be told. Millions of ar
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tieles have been published in such a
way that the people were not informed
as to their true source. In 1928 power
company publicity agents admitted that
the electric, gas and street railway in
terestS were spending about $28, 000, 900
annually In advertising. In that year
the electric industry alone is shown to
have spent conservatively one-and-a-
half million dollars in publicity work.
Cites Many Examples.
Evidence before the Federal Trade
Commission shows that they tried to
capture our educational system all the
way from the universities down to the
grade schools. Thousands of copies OF
pamphlets containing power propaganda
were circulated among school children
of the grammar grades.
A large number of university profess
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25
By BERTHA ANNE HOUCK

or Indian ornanentation, very
pretty oriental piece may be de-
vised out OF the kitchen chopping
bowl. First a coating OF Chinese
red lacquer should cover the entire
bowl. Alter il has thoroughly dried,
one OF the many oriental stencil
designs available may be applied
in oriental colors. Or an oriental
decalcomania transfer may deco
rate the dry lacquer surface and a
coat Of shellac be put on over II
for preservation and easy cleaning
Are your sewing things hard 10
get at? Do you stick yourself on
stray needles and run scissors into
your hand when you FISH for the
darning cotton in your sewing bag Z
This may be avoided if you deco
rate regulation, two-compart-
ment wooden knife box with deep
blue green enamel on the inside,
a peach color on the outside and
dainty flower designs in sapphire
blue. rose and yellow. and place
YOUR sewing accoutrements in il.
And that old peach basket or
bushel basket that you were about
10 throw away--saye it, The form
er will make a pretty trash basket
for the bedroom when decorated
in dainty colors. The latter will
DO Tor the sewing r0om
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25
Bowles To Address
Ell CentrO Chamber

Several speakers, including Frank
Bowles, manager Of Radio kAO, Will
he heard at the FL Centric chamber
Of commerce dinner meeting to be
held next Wednesday evening at
6:3O clock. Bowles will talk on
the Romance of Radio, telling Of
The origin of the radio, its growth
and what il has accomplished for
small and large communities. NJ. NJ.
Munson, chairman Of the. chamber
program committee, has also planned
for two short talks from other speak
ers who expect to be in the city on
that date.
The summer dinners Of the cham
Der of commerce have met with
great success and a large attend
ance is expected at this week s meet
ing. Ladies are invited to attend
these dinner meetings and Vice
President W. a. Scheniman, who
will preside Wednesday evening, in
yites all those interested to attend
and to bring their ladies with them.
1t is planned to hold short di-
rector S meeting after the dinner TO
take up a few matters of routine
business which have come before the
chamber in the past few weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25
COAST LEAGUE
TEAMS RETAIN
SAME PLACES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. W.p)
Standings Of teams in the Pacific
coast league remained virtually un.
changed today despite the klany
doubleheaders played Sunday.
The Sheiks won the first game
with Oakland, 7-5, but lost the see.
ond contest, 2-1, when the Oaks
sent in Hurst who allowed only
three hits.
San Francisco and Seattle failed
to break a tie in the morning game
and honors were divided with the
score standing Gall. In the after
noon encounter the Seals victorious
after 10 strenuous innings, 10 too.
Portland won the first contest
with Los Angeles, 90. But the An
peles accounted for 10 runs in the
first three innings of the second
game when play was stopped By
agreement to allow teams to catch
trains, thus keeping it from being
a contest.
Sacramento and the Missions
split the program, tic Senators VIII 9
ming the forming game, 81 and the
Reds the second II.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25
Man, u MoME H aslt fAS. 1ns:. Vale,
CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIDENT OF
HOLDING LEAD
By DIXON STEWART

united HreSS SCdI1 correspondence
CHICAGO, Aug. 25. (U.p-A new
spirit of confideEcc-a confidence
that was in reality firm convic-
ton that they are already lin =
was apparent in the Chicago Cubs
camp today as the National League
leaders took holiday and girded
for the final month of the 1880 pen
nant race.
"We have accomplished the goal
we set for our home stand-the
building up of five game lead to
carry us through the final road trip
and in doing it we proved our SUI
perioritv over our chief rivals. They
can't stop us from winning sec
ond consecutive pennant,' Manager
Joe Mccarthy told his players.
Mccarthy was especially lubilant
regarding the Cubs 3 to . victory
over New York Yesterday and he
lieved the game would prove the
turning point of the race. The trl-
umph gave the Cubs their largest
lead of the season and climaxed a
fortnight of play in which the Cubs
have advanced from second place,
three and onc-half games behind
Brooklyn, and taken command of
the race.
Yesterdays victory over the
Giants was a personal triumph for
Manager Mccarthy and provided a
capacity crowd of $4,000 fans with
the most thrilling finish seen at
Cubs Park in years-a clean theft
of home by Danny Taylor in the
ninth inning with the score tied, the
bases filled. two cut and COUNT Of
two strikes and no balls on Pitcher
Guy Bush deciding the tilt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

HREsSING dp the kitchen
has come to be an accepted
IL expression OF the modern
appreciation OF Color, but dressing
up the kitchen woodenware 10 in
troduce il into dining and living
room society is transformation
that occurs less often. Vet the aver
age chopping bowl, can easily be
converted with a little quiek-dry-
ing enamel or lacquer into a suit
able fruit bowl for the dining room
table.
The simplest designs are best
suited for chopping bowl ornamen-
,ation. A background color may be
put on or the wood left in its natu-
raj state. The rough, honest texture
of wood makes it very appropri-
ate material for decoration. Indian
or Mexican designs, geometrical IN
form. are especially suitable deco
ra,ions for the chopping bowl that
is h, serve more aristocratic pur-
poses than those for which it was
originally intended, for the natural
color OF the wood resembles the
pottery color which is character
istic OF earthenware Strong. prini-
tive colors, reds, yellows, greens,
blues and oranges are appropriate
for this type Of design.
III YOU DC not care for MeMcan
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

from the dining room. A stairway
leads from the hall to the attic
space.
The construction of this house
is straightforward and, therefore,
economical. The rectangular quail
ty Of the plan is responsible for
this. AS for the exterior, there are
no extravagances to lead to un-
necessary costs. The porch, bay
window, and dormers give the nee
essary elements Of interest. Close
caves are planned, first Of all to
improve appearances because such
caves are always finer appearing on
small bungalows Of this type than
the wide overhanging form which
is commonly employed, but, OF
course, the close caves are also
much less expensive.
The exterior finish Of this house,
IS shown, is of large shingles. They
may be painted white or stained a
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

Questions addressed to this pa
per tUiH be dnstoered by the Archi-
teCts' Small House Service Bureau
of the United States, INC. Enclose
q stamped addressed envelope
Q-What kind Of paint would
whiten cellar walls and also
have some damp proofing quail
ties?
A-The waterproofing companies
make special paint for this pur-
pose. Trade names. which cannot
appear in this column, are being
supplied by letter.
Q-Our living room windows.
which are easements, frost
when the temperature gets we'll
below freezing. Afterwards,
when it warns up, water runs
down on the floor. What
would prevent this?
A-Install storm sash. These go
outside if the easements open In
and inside if they open out. #
you evaporate less water into the
house there will be less frosting,
the air will not be so healthful.
Q-Paint blisters on one side
Of our house. Sandpapering
and shellacking does not do any
good. There are no knots.
What would you advise US to
do?
A-Remove all paint, let the
boards dry out. Find out how they
are getting damp. stop off leaks.
When the boards are thoroughly
dry, paint them.
Owe wish to put a bedroom
in attic space over a kitchen,
but cannot find how to run the
plumbing pipes without having
them interfere with valuable
kitchen space. They tell us that
joists would have to be cut and
this would weaken them. What
would you do?
Acct in touch with some young
architect, who wilf look over the
premises and work out a scheme
for you. The small charge he will
make will be paid many times over
in the extra satisfaction you will
get
O-Why do floors squeak
when you cross them? There
are no subfloors.
A-You have given the reason.
The only thing you can do Is to
remove the floors, lay sub-floors
which should be put on diagonally,
then relay the finish floors,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25
Local Resident
Sustains Injury

Fishing in the mountain country
between Barrett and Morena dams
over the weekend ID. T. Cartcr,653
Olive street, proprietor of the d.
T. Carter company of this city,
fell early yesterday receiving a
broken leg, which forced him to lie
alone for several hours in the noun
tains, while his companion, James
Sutton, went for help. He was later
carried several miles to the auto
mobile road and rushed to FL Cen
tIo for medical care, arriving here
at . O'Clock this morning.
The leg was set this morning and
placed in a plaster cast, and carter
was later removed to his home by
ambulance.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

silver gray with white wood trim.
The house will also look very we'll
with wide siding. The brick base
course and stoop and the brick
steps are recommended as they Will
greatly improve appearances.
Construction: Wood frame, exteri-
or finish shingles or siding. Roof
Of wood or composition shingles.
Facing: South or west. Should be
reversed for other facings.
Lot size: House can easily be ac-
commodated on 40 foot lot. In
some cities 80 feet would suffice.
If necessary, the porch can be set
over so as to avoid the projection
into the side yard.
Complete working plans may be
obtained for this and other designs
shown in this series. For further
information see editors note.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

At several points in Fresno and
Tularc counties, Thompson Seedless
grapes were packed July 81 and 22,
the sugar content being high this
wear
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

Pruue roct n'Itrs ere beirg kind
in orchards in Polk County, Oregon,
by use Of paradichlorObenzine.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-25

Australian field peas sown with
oats were unharmed last spring
when late frosts in Oregon killed the
oats sown with them. .
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