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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Race Group Plans
New S. c. Track.

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. % UP)-The
Hollywood Racing association an
nounced plans today to erect a sec
ond Southern California ace
track, costing S1.500,0OO, and cut
into Santa Anita's rich profits.
Tt will be built on a 700-acre site
near Encino IA miles from the Los
Angeles metropolitan center if the
California racing board permits.
The track would be operated on az
non-profit basis, the proceeds go
ing to the state aged pension fund.
Robert Muckler, Hollywood for
mer banker, announced the plans.
Others in the group were UNDER
stood to include Norman Church.
head of the NorthWay stables; Joe
Schenck, film man who ran Calien-
tie for a time; zack Farmer, man
ager of the last OlympicS; A. I.
Jergins, Long Beach oil man; Clark
Bonner head of the Montana Land
Co; former Senator Ralph Clock, :
and Charley Copper, head of the
Rancho San Luis Rey breeding
farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
SAC. to Probe
BrubQker'S Win
Over LeUinsky

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. UP)-
Phil Brubaker's recent victory over
King LevinsHy OF Chicago in San
Francisco was under investigation
today by the state athletic COM
mission
Until an abrupt switch in bet
ting odds on the battle is inyesti-
gated neither the former Dinuba
divinity student nor Leyinsky will
be allowed TO sign for future
matches. Chairman George Payne
said last night.
The decision to hold up further
activities of both fighters was rend-
erd informally Oy Payne and Ed
Geary of Oakland because OF the
absence of DR.. Harry Martin, third
member of the commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

race to be declared official. The
time for the mile and a quarter
was 2:04 is as compared to the
handicap record of POP is set by
Azucar in ! asst years inaugural.
The oval; drying after recent heavy
rains was estimated as two seconds
SLOW"
A capacity crowd of $4,000 watch
ed the race.
Top Row paid S 1870, $5.4O, to
win, S5.40 to place and $4.80 to
show on So pari-mutuel tickets,
Time Supply's figures were $4.20 to
place and $500 to show. Rosemont
paid $940 to show.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
ARENA AOWNERSMOVE
TO OBTAIN PERMIT
FOR BOXING MATCHES

Bill Clements and Charley Fer
guson, owner of the City Limits
arena, sent an application to the
State Athletic Commission Friday
to obtain a permit to hold boxing
and wrestling in El Centro.
Clements expects to get the new
program underway within a few
weeks. The permit will net be
sanctioned until the next meeting
of the commission.
In the meantime the arena is
being reconditioned and several
improvements are being made in
the structure.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Bench
WARMING
BY b. KINNE

Rapidly rounding into shape, the
players Of Taylor's All Stars are
practicing daily in different gyms
together, in preparation for the
game against the Junior College
basketball team Tuesday.
This game is an annual affair
and last year proved to be the
best game on the Arab schedule.
The jayceos nosed oat the All
Stars last season 1922 but the
Taylormen have a stronger team
this year ana are out to avenge
the defeat.
In view of the great record made
by the Arabs thus far this year
we pick the Nomad five to emerge
victorious in spite of the advice
given us by r. r. Taylor to place
our money on his ball club.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

lasted a round against Joe Louis if
Dempsey hadn't been in his corn
er. He was more afraid of Jack
than he was Louis. He finally quit
in the middle Of the ring, you
know just as far from both of
them as he could get.
That Jai-Alai, especially the
speed and danger of it, has been
ballyhooed all out of proportion.
That all of Lawson Littles vic
tories in the amateur champion
ships do not compose as sound a
proof Of golfing greatness as would
one victory in the national open.
And that it's much easier to win
35 straight matches from amateurs
than eight in a row in a tourna-
ment like the PG.A., say.
That the price of golf balls is
outrageously high. They must cost
every bit of 10 cents to make.
That Australia will win the Da-
Wis cup this year, and win it cas-
lily.
That Joe Louis, SO far, has been
the most perfectly managed fight
er in the history Of boxing.
That Walter Hagen is the most
amazing sports champion this coun-
try ever saw. Yes, more than
Dempsey, Ruth, or any other you
can name.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Pete Buzukos. former wrestling
promoter. is out Of the program
as he did not hold a contract on
the arena and the loss Of his bond
automatically eliminated him from
the picture. Clements said.
Clements and Ferguson plan to
have some OF the outstanding
fighters in the country perform
here when the permit is obtained
and the program started.
Wrestling matches will be re-
sumed if Imperial Valley fans
express a desire for them, Glenn
entS declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
American Doubles
Team Wins Match

MANILA, P. l., Feb 90 WR)-
Wayne Sabin of Portland, Ore, and
Gene Smith, Berkeley, Cal won
the Philippines International ten
mis- tournament m ems doubles
championship today after a cruel
ling five set battle with the Aus
tralian team of A. H Hasset and
Dave Thompson.
The score was Ga, Ga, 4-6, 1915,
8-6.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

% = 1OI Il OtlllIO.
Coachella high. winner of last
years meet. was third with S5
points. Brawley was fourth with
81, Holtville fifth with 20, Calexico
scored 7 and Imperial 3.
Juan kirkpatrick turned in the
best time for the B'S. running the
100 yard dash in 10.8 sec. Cecil
Gipson OF Fl Centre ran the Glass
"a" 100 in 104 sec.
Brock was outstanding on the
Central &C" team, running in four
c events. He proved himself the
fastest G man TO run for Central
in many seasons.
TIL meet was run off in fine stvle
with all events on time. Coach N.
Walker and officials displayed rare
skill in handling the relays.
Results of the meet:
Cross country run: l. Holtville. ..
CaleNico, 3. El Centre. Time 5:c3IA.
Glass A 440-relay: l. Ell Centre.
?. CaleXico, 3. Coachella. Time AIS.
Class shot put: l. CoacheIla.
z Yuma, 3. El Centro tAaron).
Glass A shuttle relay hurdle: I.
Time 59.3s.
Glass A 100 yd. dash: l. FL Centre.
lGipson. ?. Coachella, s. Yuma
Time 1O.4s
Class A pole vault: l. Ell Centre
lFox), ?. Coachella. 5. Holtvile
HIT. 10 Fl. in.
Class A distance relay: I. Yuma.
s:4s.7.
Glass A medley relay: l. Yuma.
?. Imperial. 8. Ell Centre. Time 3:494
Football relay: !. Yuma, ?. Ell
Centre, s. Brawley
Glass 440 relay: L Yuma. .
Coaehella, 3. El Centre. Time 4S3s
Class shot put: l. Yuma, >
Glass B. shuttle relay hurdle: /.
T.! Centre. ,. Brawley, s. Coachella.
Time 614s
Glass b 100 yd. dash: l. Ell Centre,
q. Kirkpatrick, . CoacheIla. 8.
Yuma. Time loss
Class B pole vault: Tie for 1st,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

thoroughbredS.
Piloted by Jockey Wayne Wright,
Top Row won by half a length
from Time Supply owned by Mrs.
F.. A. Carreaud.
Rosemont of the Foxcatcher farm
was third a length and a half be-
hind Time Supply
Azucar, the F.. M Alger, jr., "su-
gar horse" last years handicap
winner, placed fourth, four lengths
to the rear Of Rosemont.
Tommy Luther, rider of Time
Supply and Maurice Peters up on
Rosemont, both claimed a foul on
Top Row
They alleged that on the thrilling
stretch finish, Jockey Wright cut
the winner across the track to
slow the progress of Time Supply
and Rosemont, and at the same
time, gained a distinct advantage
Tor the diminutive Baroni entry
The track judges refused to rec
ognize the claim and ordered the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
TOP ROW WINS BIC
SANTA ANITA RACE

SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK, ARCADIA, Feb. %.
UP)-Top Row. five year old campagner from the stable
of A. A. Baroni came through with stretch finish today
to take second annual 100000 added Santa Anita
handicap in starting field of Is of the nations leading
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Central Tracksters
Take Second Place
I'm Annual Meet

brilliant finish in the final race of the day, the
football relay Yuma close win Ell Centro high
school in the second anua Holtve relays Saturday a
ternoon. The final count gave Yuma so points against
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

"a pounG of pluck is worth a
ton of luck" is attributed to James
A. Garfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Members of the press, w. C. Tut
tie and Bill Lane selected Padres"
as the name for the new San Diego
baseball team which is to repre-
sent San Diego in the Pacific
Coast league.
We hope that the people of San
Diego support the ball team bet
ter than they do most activities
that are staged there. If the
townspeople do not back the team
any better than they have inde-
pendent teams in the past we are
afraid that Mr.. Lane will be forced
to move again next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Many people have asked how
the top ranking women players
compare with the pick of men
racketeers. The answer to this
question is that men players are
far superior. Helen Wills Moody
was defeated 60, 60 by Fred Per-
ry after Perry had played less
than year.
T'ilden once said that he could
spot any woman player 80 points
a game and beat her 6-0,6-0.
A few days after Tilden made
this boast he played Suzanne Leng-
len, rated as the best woman sin
giles player in history, spotted her
the 80 points to a game and easily
won in straight love sets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

SEE THE NEW MALLORY
''KnOckabOut" Model i'm light
Spring mixtures. The best look
ing hats i'm town at this popular
price. Let us show you the new
shapes.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Portugal to Use Force
To Hold Her Colonies

LISBON Py.-Portugal has Joined
Belgium and Holland in making it
plain that as one of the smaller col.
only-owning countries of Europe she
has not the slightest intention Of
sharing, dividing or selling her pos.
sessions.
In fact the government leaders have
evidenced a acknowledgement attitude
in discussing the suggested redistribu.
ton of colonies.
IF necessary" Prime Minister Oil.
veira Salazar said recently in Parlia.
ment, we shall prove our rights and
strength by defending our colonies in
case they are threatened"
Widespread rumorS that GERMANY
desires to purchase some of the Portu.
guese colonies prompted these vigor.
Gus afflrmations of policy.
Portuguese colonies include the
Cape Verde Islands, of the west coast
OF Africa: the Sac Thome and Prin-
cipe Islands, in the Gulf of Guinea:
Portuguese West Africa; Portuguese
East Africa, or Mozambique; Macao
in China, and Timor in the MALAY
Archipelago.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
LABOR'S STEEL DRIVE
HAS PARALLELS In PAST
John L. Lewis Efforts to Organize In
t1ustry Recalls Bloody Home
stead Riots of 1892.
nv John C. HENRY.

r ISTORY does not repeat itself,
we are told, but there fire.
quently runs through its
Il Il naoes a series of condolences
Evening star., 1936-07-26

great powers and small powers alike,
on both sides of the Atlantic.
But the real truth is that the Con-
servative party in Britain, which
speaks for the dominant governing
class. has always been an unwilling
supporter Of the League. Heretofore
that party has had to truckle to the
electorate. There have been Con-
servative idealists like Lords Cecil and
Lytton. and among these have been
numbered Mr.. Baldwin himself and
Mr.. Anthony Eden. A younger progress
sive element in the party really be-
lieved that new system of intena-
tional relationship could be developed,
even though gradually.
League ScOrned.
But the real Conservatives-the
country squires. the big financiers. the
wealthy business men. the professional
politicians who serve their interests
have HAD neither belief in nor af1ec-
tion for the League of Nations. The
same applies to the professional diplo-
mats, with certain notable exceptions,
and the great mass of the officers of
the fighting services and their friends
and relations.
For years a contest was in progress
between the "idealists" and "realists."
And now the rising power of Germany
and the possibility of having to fight
her in defense of Russia under the
covenant has tipped the balance to the
advantage of the realists.
Hence the so-called reform of the
League that is now in preparation.
Under this collective security would
be limited to certain geographical
regions. 1t is proposed that there
should be a Mediterranean pact in
which Britain will have a part. and
France also; Northeast European
pact for the defense of the low coun-
tries. Belgium and Holland, leading
members of which will be Britain and
France But there also will be Dan
ubian, Balkan. Polish h-German-Latvian
pacts, in which Britain will have no
part.
And what Of the effect on the
other members of the League? Take
even the lesser nations The South
American states can rely on the Mon
roe doctrine to protect them from
actual aggression from Europe, and
Senor de Madariaga. the SpaESh
savant and League of Nations expert,
who is now working hand-in-glove
with the British foreign office, will
propose an American regional pact
for mutual assistance.
But what of European states of the
lesser degree that are nearer to pos
sible areas of explosion? Nothing
succeeds like success, and Mussolini
and his Fascist government have won.
Mussolini will have many suitors in
Evening star., 1936-07-26
BUSINESS GAINS BRING
BAN ON EXCESSIVE CREDIT
Federal Reserve Board Acts to Protect
Increase in National Income
Since Spring of 1888.

ate an injurious credit expansion"
said the boards statement.
In increasing reserve requirements
the board invoked for the first time a
new and potent mechanism set up by
the banking act of 1885. This legis-
lation gave the board power arbitrarily
to increase reserve requirements when
ever it deemed such step wise. At
the same time the board was given
greater. authority in open-market op-
erations, that is, in the sale and pur-
chase of securities to raise or lower
reserves. 1t also was given more con-
troll over fixing rediscount rates, which
govern the terms on which member
banks may obtain funds for relending
from the central reserve banks.
The general purpose of the 1885 act
was to reorganize the reserve system
and put it in better position to con-
troll conditions as they now exist.
These conditions are vastly different
than in 1918, when the reserve sys-
tenn was put into operation. The
abandonment of the gold standard,
the disruption of trade, and confusing
and chaotic monetary conditions at
home and throughout the world, made
1t necessary to centralize and broaden
authority, in the opinion of Congress
and the administration.
The huge increases in excess bank
reserves, the board holds, resulted al
most entirely from the inflow of gold
from abroad" which has continued at
an unabated and disturbing volume,
until stocks now approach an un-
dreamed total of 10.5 billions. The
Governments heavy borrowings from
banks to support its program also
have been an important factor in
swelling the reserve total The
accumulation of reserves began in
the Hoover administration, when
open-market purchase of securities
was begun. Also there has been little
commercial demand for loans and
deposits have continued to pile up.
The breakdown of the international
gold standard, which came with the
suspension of gold payments by Great
Britain in September, 1891, had mo-
mentous consequences throughout the
world and on the Federal Reserve
System, Adolph c. Miller, q member
Of the board, recently pointed out.
"The abandonment of the gold
standard by Great Britain and the
large section Of the world financially
tied to London had definite and
CONTINUED On Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Only One Child in Ten
Rated Healthy i'm China

NANKING P).-That more than
80 per cent of Chinas school-aga
children have physical defects, more
than 80 per cent are undernourished
and many are diseased. is the star.
tling finding of the Nationalist Gov.
ernment..
Such elementary practices as bath
ing and brushing teeth scarcely are
known in millions of Chinese homes.
In view of this serious situation,
the government has ordered health
education and physical training in
tensified with special training courses
here for doctors, nurses and health
tecl1niciar-.
Evening star., 1936-07-26

with external affairs. and notably the
British admiralty. have, in alliance
with the dominant Conservative party
in British politics, had their way with
Parliament; and so long as the politi-
cal complexion of the House of Com
mons remains as it Is, we British will
now rely upon power politics.
In other words, We are back to 1914.
Liberal opinion in Britain is out
ragged. The numerous supporters of
the League of Nations storm and pro-
test, but the thing has been done.
There is fear of a rearmed Ger
many under its present system OF
government. The anti-League Sec
tions in British public life are de-
termined to run no risks of being
dragged into any quarrel on behalf
Of the Covenant of the League of Ma
tions which might embroil them with
Germany.
Many of the leading men in Britain
believe that it will be extremely diff
cult for Europe to survive the next
four or five years without an ex-
plosion. They believe themselves TO
be realists. They want Italy back in
the concert of Europe as a make
weight against Nazi Germany-the
old balance of power. And as ex-
plantations and excuses are needed for
such a change of policy. the United
States Of America forms a handy
scapegoat.
America Afforded Excuse.
Prime Minister Baldwin has more
than once repeated that he would
never favor the imposition of naval
sanctions under the covenant unless
he were assured of benevolent neu-
trality from the United States. The
oil sanction-which might have STOP
ped, or even prevented, the Italo-
Abyssinian war-was not applied. The
excuse was made that America being
outside the League, American oil
would have found its way in increas-
ing quantities to Italy. However,
prominent Americans have made no
secret Of the fact that 1t would have
been possible to discourage all but a
mere trickle Of oil to Italy under the
existing neutrality acts, but for the
fact that the American oil companies
would have pointed to the roaring
trade being done by the oil merchants
of Britain, Rumania, Russia and other
countries.
Until May or June of the present
year every British government pur-
ported to believe that there was value
in the League of Nations as a means
of keeping the peace. despite the fact
that the United States had never
been a member. This view was
shared by the great majority of the
other 81 members of the League.
Evening star., 1936-07-26

whelmingly strong fleet. The fleet is
still strong-on paper. Its actual
numerical strength in efficient war
ships is second to no navy in the
world. not even excepting the Amer
ican Navy. But the air weapon and its
extraordinary growth in numbers and
power has introduced new factor.
Germany is working up to a f1rst-line
air strength of 5000 machines by the
Summer of 1887. BY the same date the
British first-line air strength for home
defense will only be 1,750.
Britain has other commitments
Egypt, Palestine, the Northwest
frontier of India. Singapore. The
German air strength is concentrated.
London Is only 800 miles from the
German frontier; Berlin is 600 miles
from the English coast. London is the
most vulnerable air target in the
world. If Britain can build up great
air force, then there may be chance
for collective security.
So the argument runs. and it ap-
peals to thousands of well-disposed,
peaceably inclined Britons. But this
air expansion will take time.
Yes, there are excuses for caution.
A few voices in authority warn that
perhaps the best way to avoid war
is not to run away from it. Common
sense might have pointed to the
greater need than ever for strengthen
ing the collective system. But the
dread Of "entanglements" has won.
The choice is admittedly difflcult. And
the machinery Of the League Of Ma
tions appears not to have worked.
even though the failure Is because it
was not properly used.
We are, I repeat, back to the con-
ditions Of 1914. The hopeful. factor
in the situation Is that there is real
and genuine terror and hatred of war
in all countries. 1t Is true that the
dictators themselves know that real
war-not a colonial expedition, as the
Italians regard the Abyssinian cam
paign-would be the greatest gamble
in which they could engage The
relationships may be better at pre-
pairing for war, but the democracies
are more stable once a war breaks
out. However, Europe will be very
fortunate II, during the next hve years,
real trouble is avoided.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
BY JOHN M. GLEISSNER.

~ US1NESS Is good. It is better
- now than it has been at any
- National income has grown
from q depression low of 40 billions in
1882 to an estimated 60 billions at the
present time Industrial production is
fractionally higher than the average
for the years 1923-25.
The improvement has beer steady
during the past three years, except for
occasional slight recessions, and has
gained momentum in the past six
months.
Meantime, excess bank reserves have
grown to nearly three billion dollars,
an amount far in excess of anything
that was contemplated or desired.
These reserves provide basis for pos
sible excessive and injurious credit ex-
pansion. 1t is estimated that they
could be utilized to build up credit Of
80 billion dollars, or more.
This, in brief, is the situation be-
hind the recent action of the board OF
governors of the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn in increasing reserve requirements
of member banks by so per cent, effec-
tive August Is. Excess reserves will be
reduced by the order to 1.9 billions, a
sum which the board regards as more
than sufficient to meet all prospective
needs of commerce, agriculture and
industry.
The two facts Of steadily improving
business and huge bank reserves must
be considered together in connection
with the boards action. There has
been no undue expansion up to now,
but the board does not want the situa-
ton to get out Of hand. Reducing the
amounts available for loans Is pre-
cautionary. Contraction now, the
board believes, will obviate the possi-
bility of drastic action later. which
might bring on another defiationary
cycle with disastrous consequences to
the national economy and to indivi-
duals
1t should be noted that the board
emphasized that it has not departed
from its policy Of encouraging full
recovery" through creating and main
tanning easy money conditions. This
policy remains in full force and will
continue.
1.-THE portion of existing excess re-
serves, which will be absorbed by the
boards action, II permitted to become
the basis Of q tenfold or even larger
expansion Of bank credit, would Gre
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
u. 5. TO BUILD
2BIG LINERS

NEW YORK, April 20 O.N.SD
Within three years twin 10000
passenger SupershipS that will
outdiStance in length, breadth,
speed and luxury anything aflOat
win be built as Americas answer
to the challenge flung by the
British and French in building
the Queen Mary and the Nor
mandie.
This was revealed here by
p. w. Chapman, veteran ship,
builder and former president Of
United States Lines, who said
plans for the two American yes
sells have already been drawn up.
The total cost of the Super-linerS
is estimated at 500, 900 900.
Chapman said names also have
been chosen for the two ships
They are Clara Barton and Flor
ence nightingale.
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
1000 FINS SH.
AID COURSE

Miss Mabel T. Boardman, chair
man of the. Volunteer Services Of
the District Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. is in charge of ar
rangements for the graduation
Thursday Of all students who,
since April /, 1895, have completed
Red Cross courses.
The graduation exercises will
be held in tho Hall of Service, in
the district chapters building at
Eighteenth and e SITS. N. w., at 4
o'clock Thursday. More than 1000
students in the District have
qualified to receive certificates,
having been trained in the various
departments Of first aid, life saw
ing, home hygiene and care Of the
sick, Braille, staff assistance and
hospital and recr cation service.
The Army Band will play at the
exercises.