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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-04
Contract for Construction of Diver.
sion Dam, Main Canal and Ap-
purtenant Structures and fol
Delivery of Water
I'd THIS CONTRACT, made

Delivery of Water
I'd THIS CONTRACT, made
this -- day of -, nine
teen hundred thirty-one, pursuant
to the Act of Congress approved
June II, 1902 $50 Stat, 383), and
acts amendatory thereof or supple
mentary thereto, all of which acts
are commonly known and referred
to as the Reclamation Law, and
particularly pursuant to the Act of
Congress approved December 81,
1926 t45 Stat, 1057, designated the
Boulder Canyon Project Act, be-
tween THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. hereinafter referred tc
as the United States. acting for this
purpose by Ray Lyman Wilbur,
Secretary of the Interior, herein
after styled the Secretary, and the
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, an irrigation district Gre
ated organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the
State of California, with its princi-
pal place of business at Ell Centre,
Imperial County, California, here
matter referred to as the District;
WITNESSETH:
Explanatory Recitals
90 WHEREAS, for the purpose
of controlling the floods, improving
the navigation and regulating the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-04
CONTRACT FOR The ALL L-AMERICAN
CANAL PRESENTED FOR STUDY BY
CITIZENS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY
Complete Text OF Document Offered To Readers So
They May Understand Provisions Of Compact With
The Federal Government.

Herewith the Press presents
the first installment of the All
American canal contract, for the
information of its readers.
The next installment will be
carried i'm tomorrow's issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-04

Continued on page 81
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
By ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
Your AeaIth
and Proper
Diet
By DR.. Logan CIendening.

IBy DIR. Logan Clendenlng-
The idea has been drummed
into our heads so long that good
teeth are due to one thing only
keeping the teeth clean-that
the recent researches on the sub
ject are completely upsetting.
Yet the fact seems to be that
filth and germs, as causes Of de-
cay. are secondary. The actual
undermining Of the teeth Is
caused by faulty nutrition, due
to a bad diet.
If a dentist takes a tooth and
polishes the surface as thor
oughly as he can, poliShes 1t
until it shines, until it seems
to you the smoothest thing in
the world, and then If you put
that enamel surface under a low
power microscope, it looks like
a torn UP street.
Rough Asphalt
It Is more like a rough, worn
piece of asphalt or cement than
the smooth surface you expected
to see. Now the microscope you
use need not be very powerful
not sufficient to see any germs
at all. The germs are far too
small to be seen in the magnifi-
cation Of which I speak.
The question, then, of keep
ing the teeth clean and free
from germs in order to prevent
decay is hopeless. It is neces-
sary to keep the teeth as clean
as possible; this is not a
preachment against brushing
the teeth with a good denti-
frice.
A Fine Diet
The diet usually advocated
for this is as follows:
/. One or two eggs a day.
For the expectant mother who
is notably liable to tooth decay
during that period, and for the
growing child, two eggs day.
2. The juice of one-half a
lemon and one-half pint Of
orange juice once a day. 1t
seems to me this amount of
orange. Juice is excessive, but
I am giving the recommenda.
ton of investigators. 1t seems.
however, to be the vitamin c
which is needed by teeth, ana
these fruits are abundant in it.
3. From one-fourth to one
half head of lettuce. Lettuce is
especially rich in mineral salts
needed by the teeth.
4. Two different vegetables
once a day.
S. From eight to 80 ounces
of milk a day. That is from
one to four glasses.
6. Fruits other than lemons
and oranges.
7. Meat once or twice a day.
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The Beauty
Box

Combs and brushes must be
kept clean II the hair is to
carry a gloss and the scalp is
to be clean and healthy. Wash
them with q hand brush and
some ordinary Scrubbing sub
stance, rinse with warm water,
dip in a weak solution Of lySol,
place in the sunlight to dry.
No use keeping the hair sham
pooed, If combs and brushes
are in an untidy condition.
Cosmetic counters are offer.
ing a new form Of cleansing
cream. It fathers in water like
soap. You place the cream in
the palm Of your hand, add q
small puddle of water and start
the facial overhauling.
If you love a talcum rub after
the daily bath, there's q new
way of getting the powder dis
tributed. It is a powder atom
izer and grand affair it is,
too. No waste then, getting
powder over the bathroom rug.
spilling it on the wash bowl.
Perfume makers are producing
talcums that are scented With
the same essences as their toilet
waters.
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q For Rough Silk With ALLIE
CnOOOIn9 Dresses AND EVELYN

Rough Silk! That's the very
newest, smarteSt fabric for a
street dress. Rougher than
canton crepe, rougher than any
silks in years. And at first we
wondered how 1t happened to
come leaping into fashion. But
soon we realized that there's a,
reason! Several reasons, as q
matter Of fact.
with the big "go" that rough
woods are making in this sea-
sons coats-women have nat
urally become "rough-surface
conscious" And when good
fashion starts there's often no
stopping It'll And this rough
business has gone beyond the
coat-or underneath the coat,
to 4e correct.
WoOlen warmth
Many women, we've learned,
prefer wearing q silk dress un.
der a winter coat. And this
season, they've come to love
wool dresses so that they're
torn between the two. And
right at the psychological mo-
ment. come rough silk dresses
to solve the problem! They
have very nearly the warmth
Of wool and yet that under
the-coat ease and comfort or
smoother silks.
This color-contrast fashion Is
still with us in a big way. And
it's used most effectively IN
many Of these rough silk
dresses. On the left above
You'll see one Of the most at
fractive ones we've found. It
comes in brown with Spanish
tile or bright green for the
bodice-or in black with either
of these colorS-or else blue.
Rolled Like . Collar
Notice how wide the sleeves
are at the arHnholes and then
how they taper into a close fit
from the elbow down. The sur
plice suggestion in the bodice
goes pointed at the waistline.
And Ilp around the neck the
edge is softly rolled back in a
collar effect There's a most
unusual belt around the waist
all full Of holes and made Of
suede to match the skirt and
sleeves.
Distinctly chic. Distinguished
by simplicity in line. And so
easy for any age or any size
to wear. It's priced at $40
think Of that!
Wraps Around the Waist
Now wouldn't you think that
was a simulated bolero on the
dress sketched in the center?
It's motifs a real jacket! And
the collar that runs down the
front continues on and makes
a sash. But before it starts to
wrap softly around the waist,
it does a knotted loop. AS you
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Correct Manners

that the child call a much
older cousin Cousin Ann"-is,
to my way of thinking, too, the
more appropriate title. It al
ways seems to me, as it ap-
pa. y does to him, thorough
ly unsuitable to hear a very
young child use the first name
when addressing a cousin VINO
is much older. Cousin" is a
charming word and makes a
charming title, and, in this
case, takes the curtness from
the US of only the first name.
And it really isn't old-fash-
ioned, except that it has the
fragrance Of grace Of trad1-
tional things.
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Advice to the Love|orn

boarding house, where guests
were asked for references and
which had nice home touch,
was a great aid to matrimony.
People living under the same
roof got to know each otEar:
Horace Greeley met h.
in a boarding house, SO his
granddaughter told me. These
days, nice people, who wouldn't
think Of picking up acquaint-
anceS, have to 60 a long way
round to meet the right people.
All churches take this into &C
count these days. So do social
organizations. In the meantime,
don't retire into your shell.
You must meet men in your
business. Just tell some Of them
you'd like to meet people.
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UP. And the price is very rea-
sonable-only $29.50, or perhaps
a bit less.
An Odd Collar and New Skirt
Fu1lneSs
You can change the looks Of
the dress Sketched on the right,
too-even though there isn't a
jacket to do the trick. The
neckline is the thing. Wear 1t
buttoned over high, as sketched.
or else unbutton it and the
deeply pointed revers fall back,
like a collar. Isn't that q
smart idea?
For names of shops where
You can find these dresses,
write The Times Fashion De-
partment or telephone between
8 and IL. .. m. and Z and 5
p. m.
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He Is Lonesome

4AO 10 AUA1CCOAAAO
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a man IS years Of age.
American, good address, intelli-
gent, well educated, have my
own business. My great trouble
Is loneSomeneSS. I am of a re.
firing disposition and don't
seem to be able to make &C.
quaintances. have no friends
to introduce me to people. No
one knows what one suffers
when one is so lonesome. After
business, l walk up the lighted
thoroughfares but I do not see
one friendly face. This coadi.
tion has taken all the joy out
of my life. II you could advise
me how I could form the &C.
quaintance Of some young lady.
I should appreciate 1t. I know
If I met the right girl I could
make her very. happy, as I am
in a position to do so.
When I get a letter like
yours, my dear J. c. c.. wish
that the day Of the nice old
fashioned boarding house hadn't
passed. There are g. few OF
them left and I think it might
be worth while for you to try
and find one. An exclusive"
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journeys In
Brief
BY TEMPLE MANNING
.OntevideO-Happy Capital OF
Uruguay

ny 1EMHLAI NAfATNNAANU
MOntevideO-Happy Capital OF
Uruguay
Here Is a city Of pleasure,
where manana tomorrow Is
perennial, it seems, and there Is
a calm air which pervadeS
everything. Cafe life is a "a
vorite function in the city, and
much Of its business is trans
acted at the little outdoor
tables.
There is nothing Of grandeur
about Montevideo, but it boasts
handsome boulevards and lovely
plaZa3. It's waterfront Is like
that Of other South American
Seaports in appearance, but 1t Is
unusual in that the waterfront
is close to the heart Of the city
Founded In 1925
The city was founded in 1925
by Don Mauricio Zabola, cover.
nor Of Buenos Aires, and be-
came the capital Of the Uru-
guayan Republic in 1928. Now
it is one Of the wealthiest cities
Of the southern continent.
For a glimpse Of the real
Montevidean life, one must go
to the cafe. Here every one
drinks black coffee and cock
tails. The cocktail Is a favorite
drink, and it is served with a
veritable garden Of olives,
anchovies, almonds and other
delicateSsen surrounding 1t.
Sellers Of lottery tickets wan
der in and out Of the tables.
newSboys cry their headlines
and flower vendors offer their
blooms.
Center Of Gay Life
And at night it Is that you
may see the youth Of Uruguay
courting in traditional fashion.
The young man stands beneath
the balcony window of his
Senorita and perhaps they will
talk through the lattice. He will
lounge there, serenely oblivious
of paSSersby, and under other
latticed windows, in the same
street, other young men are
standing, equally Indifferent, 1t
Is the custom in courtship.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
Interesting and
Timely Facts

It is estimated that there are
approximately 300 motion pic
ture houses in China, Of which
nur Der IS are equipped for
sound reproduction.
SapphireS Of the finest color,
the tint Of the blue coTnflower,
come from Ceylon. source OF
many of the worlds other pre-
cious stones. They are found m
the gravel beds of the streams.
Great Britain now has a nop'I-
lation Of 44.79O.0OO. which Is an
increase Of 2.021. 900 In the last
decade. Greater London. with a
population Of 500, 900 still leads
as the largest city In the world.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
How to Play
Contract
Bridge
BY E. v. Shepard
Biddable Suits

The requirements for making
an opening suit bid of one,
that prefer to any other list
of requirements, are as follows
Cd At least two sure tricks;
ca a biddable suit of not less
than four cards; 90 Five prob
able tricks dncluding the sure
tricks: a. Four assisting
tricks for partner. or ability to
rebid.
My fourth requirement Of
four assisting tricks for part
ner includes enough honor
values to obviate mentioning
more than two sure tricks, or
quick tricks, in my first re-
quirement. Many fine players
open upon ability to win only
four tricks; I never found 1t
to my advantage to bid so
weak a hand: just remember
that the purely average hand
can win five tricks at its best
make, and that an opening bid
announces something better
than average, either in quick
tricks or total probable tricks.
Some tables Of biddable suits
require from / to 11a quick
tricks at the head Of 4-card or
5-card suits; again my expert
ence with these opening bids
informs me that no such re-
strictive rules are desirable.
MY own rule is as follows: A
biddable suit must contain at
least four cards worth at least
two. probable trump tricks.
These biddable suits, provided
the remainder of the hand
justifies, are: A-10-X-X; kQ-
Xxx; K-J-1O-x; Q-X-X-X-X;
J.1O-x-x.X; any suit of six or
more cards. Not one Of these
listed holdings counts less than
4 points or 2 probable tricks.
Occasionally I have bid a
weaker suit than the above
when overwhelming side e
strength urged such action. The
other evening I bid Heart on
rs hand. When my partner
bid 1-Spade, then 2-Spades
over my shift to no-trumps, I
bid 3-No Trumps, and I made
4-odd; nothing could have pre-
vented my scoring game.
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see, it's of a contrasting color,
and so is the double, pointed
yoke top Of the dress under
meath. The little cap sleeves
that match the yoke are drawn
in at the edge by a narrow
band that fastens with q metal
button. The same metal but
tons are used again at each end
Of the belt-it only extends
across the back, you see, ending
at each side!
You'll really have to take a
look at this dress yourself to
see how completely different it
looks without the jacket. Here's
a dress to start a long day off
in, when you're not going home
to change before luncheon or
bridge or tea. The jacket can
be slipped off SO easily. If you'd
like to lookA little more dressed
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
An Authority on Problems OF
Love and Marriage
T. B. in the Family
laar ,EiSS Fairfax:

T. b. in the Family
Dear AAiSs Fairfax:
I have been going with q
young man four years, My
mother now wants me. to break
I'D with him. She hates to see
me go out alone with him. She
has nothing against him, only
that r. b. runs in his family;
but he doesn't seem to have 1t.
She says she win have nothing
to do with me II marry him,
and that I can never enter the
house again. I care more for
this man than anything in the
world, and I would hate to give
him up. I have tried going
with other boys, but they don't
interest me. MARION.
I wish you had told me how
old you are, my dear Marion.
If you're a school girl and hv-
ing under your mothers roof,
I'm afraid you ill have to pay
attention to her advice. II
you're a self-supporting girl Of
"A or IS, you may depend more
= on your own judgment. In
any event, b.4ore going against
your mothers wishes, talk to
your family doctor. AS you
say she has no other objection
to this young men except that
his family has suffered from
T. B., and he hasn't got it, the
doctor may be able to reassure
her.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
By Mrs. Cornelius Beekmas'

By Mrs. Cornelius Beekman
Traditional Grace
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I would appreciate your kind
ness very much in aiding my
B~..lnd me in a problem.
He says that when a small
child addresses his or her cou-
sin, the child should say,
Cousin Ann" instead Of "Ann,"
the latter being my suggestion.
He claims this form to be cor
rect providing the cousin Of
the child Is a good deal older.
I have never heard anyone,
old or young, use this term,
and SO declare 1t to be old
fashioned"
who is right? /. w.
Your friends suggestion
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My hand was too strong to
pass. I could not bid a suit Of
less than four cards. I had
no desire to bid an immediate
no-trump without a probable
trick in either major suit. My
21a probable club tricks plus
my three diamonds tricks was
too great strength to ignore. I
made what seemed the sound
est declaration when I bid l:
Heart: something which prob
ably would be least harmful in
case I found dummy trickless.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
Fashion, Flashes

Don't be misIed by mention Of
other fabrics. lace is still Inn
portant for evening. One Of the
newest models is in white
thread lace with a medium
sized pattern. To give width to
the shoulders and SlimneSs to
the waist and hips. there are
wide lace epaulettes over the
shoulder. Marrow black velvet
marks TIE natural waiStline.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09
Any Washable
Fabric Con Be
Changed From
Dark TO LIGHT!
TinS0X Color Remover
D Helps Make This Mod
d0Fn Ch0na0 Easy

To turn a dark blUe dress
into a light pink one TO change
dark drapes to a lighter color :.
Impossible? No indeed! As
a matter of fact, it's easy with
the help of Tintex Color RemoverL
First use Tintex Color Re-
mover to take out the dark color.
After that you can re-tint
or re-dye the fabric with Tin4ex
to suit yourself-either light or
dark! There are IS Tmtex Colors
from which to chooee-fOm pale
pastels to dark gem cOlOrs.
Just ask for Tintex COlnr
Remover and your choice of Tn
tex Colors at any Drug Store or
Notion Counter . and the rest
Is easy!
THE TINTEX GROUP
TEAer Gray Boz x-Tints and dyes al
materials.
TEwe< Blue BO3 For laes.eximuned
siIks-tints the silk, I0ee remains
original color.
YSusRE Color RgDOUw-nBmnUwss old
color from any ma6eHial % 10 can
be dyed a new color.
Whisex-A bluing for restoring waasU-
ness to all yellowed white. materialA.
The Washington times., 1931-11-09

CHAPTER IS
In the distance ] see soil
tary figure approaching. 1t Is
George Rahe.
what are you doing here2"
he asks in surprise.
what are you?"
! Nothing" he says.
! "Same here" I reply.
"And the pickle jar?" he asks
and looks at me a trifle mock
1ngly.
I turn red.
Nothing to be ashamed Of"
he says. Been trying to catch
fish again?"
I nod. And then what?" he
asks.
] shake my head.
ayes, hardly goes with a uni.
form, eh?" he says meditatively.
We sit down on a log and
begin to smoke. Rahe takes off
his cap. Remember how we
used to exchange postage
stamps here?"
Eyes, remember-and how
the timber yard Smelt in the
sun of resin and tar; how the
poplar trees shimmered and the
wind blew up cool from the
water. l still remember 1t all
how we hunted for green frogs:
how we used to read books here
together; how we would talk
of the future and of life, where
i lay waiting for us there be-
yond the blue horizon, allur.
ing as soft music.
1T all turned out rather diff
ferently. eh, Ernest?" says
Rahe and SmileS-this smile
that we all have, something bit
ter and something weary. why.
we even caught fish differently
out there! One bomb into the
water and then up they would
come floating to the surface,
with burst swimming bladders
and white bellies. It was more
practical, there's no denying"
Something Missing
How do you suppose, George"
I ask, that we just sit around
here like this and don't even
know what we should begin to
do?"
You find there's something
missing, Ernst, eh?"
I nod. He taps me on the
chest. II think can tell you
too. You see this nere," ne
I've been thinking about it.
points to the meadows before
us, "that was life; it flowered
and grew, and we grew along
with it. And that behind
us" he motions with his head
backwards into the distance
"that was death: it killed and
destroyed, aid destroyed some
thing of us along with the rest"
He smiles again. Were in
need of repairs a little. my boy"
Perhaps things would be
better if only it were summer"
I say. Everything is easier
in summer"
"No, it's not there the
trouble lies" he answers, blow
ing the smoke before him. Its
something very different from
that, I think"
What them" ask.
He shrugs his shoulders and
stands up. Let's be going,
Ernst-Would you care to know
stoops down to me. II think
what I've decided to do?" He
I'm going to become a soldier
again"
You're crazy. George!" I say
in CONSERVATION.
Not at ALL" he retorts, and
for an instant is deadly earnest;
perhaps merely logical"
I stop. But George"
He walks on. well you see.
I've been here now a couple of
weeks longer than you," he says
and starts talking of other
things.
Prisoners at Liberty
When the first houses appear
I take my jar with the title.
backs and empty it back into the
brook, with flicks of their tails
they are gone. The jar 1 leave
standing on the bank.
I take leave of George and he
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that it is not narcotic and so is
quite safe to take at this critical
time. -.
Midol is not merely a measure,
of relief-it let's women work or
play in absolute comfort. regard.
less of the time of month. All
pain subsidies in seven minutes!
AL dread Of your periodic discom.
fort ends with this happy discov.
cry. Any drug store. Ask simply
for Midol.
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walks off slowly down the street
In front Of our house ] stand
still and look after him. His
words have strangely troubled
me. A vague, threatening some
thing seems to be sneaking upon
me; it retreats when ] try to
grapple with 1t, it disperSes
when I advance upon it, and
then 1t gathers again behind ne
and watches.
The sky hangs like lead over
the low shrubbery Of the Luisen-
platZ, the trees are bare, q loose
window is clashing In the wind
and amid the frOwsy alder
bushes in the garden Of the
square squatS the November twi.
light, dank and cherries.
I peer over into it; and sud.
denly 1t is as If saw it all today
for the first time, so unfamiliar
that I hardly know 1t again.
This dirty, damp patch Of grass
was this really the setting Of
those years Of my childhood. so
radiant and winged in my men,
ory? This waste, dreary square
with the factory yonder-can
this be that quiet corner Of earth
we called home" and, which
alone amid the waters Of destruc-
tion out there meant hope to us
and salvation from perishing in
the flood? Or was it not rather
a vision Of some far other place
than this grey street with its
hideous houses that rose up
there, over the shell holes, like
some wild, sad dream in the
grudging intervals between
death and death? In my memory
was it not far more shining and
lovely more spacious, and
abounding with 10000 things?
Is that no longer true, then? Did
my blood lie and my memory
deceive me?
Familiar Sights
I shiver. It is different, yet
without having changed. The
clock in he tower Of Neubauur's
factory is still going; - strikes
the hours still as in the days
when we used to stare Up at its
face to Gee the finger move. The
black boy with the clay pipe is
still sitting over the tobaccon-
lists shop where George Rahe
bought us our first cigarettes;
and in the grocer's opposite are
the same pictures advertising
the same soap powder.
I do not understand how 1t
can be that I should stand here
and yet no longer feel about it
as did in the barracks and out
there in the shell holes. What
has become Of all its riches.
the thrill, the brightness, the
glamour, and that other thing
that Is unnameable? Had my
memory Of it more Of Life than
the reality itself or his that be-
come reality, while this has
Shrunk and ShrtVelled up, TILL
now 'othing is left Of it but
bare scaffolding where gay ben
ners once waved? Did the splen-
dor detach itself from these
things and places. now only
to float over them like :. for
lorn cloud? Did the years out
there burn tire bridges that
lead back into the past?
Questions, questions-hut- no
answer. .-..
Ito Be Continued
Copyright, Erich Maria Re.
marque, 1891; distributed by
United Feature Syndicate,
1nc.)
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snow. They carry their burning hearts
with them, like live Goals. And the shiny
nosed, red-nosed Cupids come sailing from
hither and yon to warm themselves q the
blaze Of two ardent hearts. My, My,
Butter in a hot pan isn't in Il to the
sofs ecstasy of warmth they feel!
NELL BRINKLEY.