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The Washington times., 1937-12-27
BIDS AND PROPOSALS

COMMISSIONERS, D. c.. washington. De-
cember 90. 1937.-sealed proposals will
be received at Room 500 District Building
until 3 200 o'clock .. M, q. s. T., January
Z, 1888 and then publicly opened for con.
struction of 1000 and 965 linear feet. more
or less, of 10 and IL inch diameter terra
Gotta pipe sewers respectively. Apply Room
AIT District Building for proposals and
specifications.
coMMIssIONERs. D C., WASHINGTON.
December Goth. 1887. Sealed pro-
posals will be received at Room 500 Dis.
trict Building until o'clock p. m. and
then publicly opened as follows: tal On
January 3rd. 1898 for grading, paving
cIrbinE and otherwise improving various
streets. roads and avenues with about
81 900 square yards Of reinforced cement
concrete roadway pavement, or alternate.
and about $500 linear feet of cement
coDcrete curbing and (bl On January 4th.
1888 for constructing about $4,000 square
Yards of cement concrete alley pavement
and about 5000 square yards Of cement
concrete sidewalk Apply Room 427 Dis
trict Building for proposals and speeifi'
eatonas
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

ACCORDIONS
MRNnngS Plano AecOFdIOns, &20 up.
VnVUT y Everything Musical, 1900 q
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
By HatIo

; claiming: 1 mile.
COMMENT
Should beat these
Runner-up in here
Won last very easily
Always right there
Fair Western form
Coming off good race
Can't be eliminated
May need more racing
Better than rated
Has whipped good ones
In tough spot
Up against 1t here
The Washington times., 1937-12-27
SANTA ANITA ENTRIES

FOK TOMORROW
FIRST RACE-Filies and mares; all
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furlongs
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Dipper Conard. .116 IBoniluna 113|
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The Washington times., 1937-12-27

PA, ANTHRACITE-From mines to bin:
stove nut S1O.5 so ton: buckwheat, 81 %;
correct weight, prompt delivery. AD. O359:
PA. HARD CoAL-Stove. nut, egg. $l2 .Se:
Rsirnont egg. S8.T5: nut, $3.50. Est. 86
yrA T. T. Glotzbach. 023 18th n IL L1.VO33:
The Washington times., 1937-12-27

Let an experienced Want Ad writer assist
on in preparing result-producing Classified
copy. Phone REpublio 1924 and ASk Tor
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
Other Editors Saw
(Hanford Sentinel)

The Blue and Gray are to meet again on the
battle field of Gettysburg next year. The gather
ing of the few remaining old veterans of the
Civil War will be peaceful where seventy odd
years ago. they marched against each other for
destruction in the bttereSt war the nation has
known After the span of seVefty-five years.
a happy reconciliation of the old North and
South troopers will be pledged in brotherly
spirit. Once divided the country long since united
in fact, will be one again in veteran sentiment
What more satisfying than to see the once
Yank and the Red fraternizng upon the field
that marked by of the boodiest and
most disastrous engagements of the conflict-the
field which Lincoln once dedicated as the most
consecrated spot in the country because there
were wrought feats of arms and display of
courage unsurpassed by any that history records.
1t was the martyred president that made the
site sacred by the supreme sacrifice of brother
and for causes that each held to with equal
held TO with equal fealty.
There is only one condition that the boys
who wore the blue" now exact. There shall
be no display of confederate flags Only the
Stars and Stripes shall wave over the halloWed
spot on the occasion. And since the boys who
followed Lee" have long ago sworn their loyalty
to the Union and Old Glory, that condition was
already met and with the same spirit of pa
triotism that the soldiers of the North have
always manifested. There is longer any
difference. All bitterness have been buried with
the past and forgotten.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU-
LATION, ETC, REQUIRED BY
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912, AND MARCH
3, 1893.
OF IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS,
published Evenings except Satur-
day and Sunday, at FL Centro,
Calf, for October I, 1887.
State of California
County of Imperial SIS.
Before me, rotary Public, in and
for the State and county aforesaid.
personally appeared PAUL A. JEN-
KINS, who, having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is the Publisher and Editor
of the IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS,
and that the following is, to the
best Of his knowledge and belief,
a true statement of the owner
Ship management (and if a daily
paper the circulation), ETC., of the
aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the ABOVE caption, re-
quired by the Act of August "a,
1912, as amended by the Act of
March 3, 1888, embodied in section
537, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse of this form,
to wit:
l. That the names and addresses
Of the publisher, editor, managing
editor and business managers are:
Publisher PAUL A. JENKINS,
589 Wensley, Ell Centre, California.
Editor, PAUL A. JENKINS, 589
Wensley, Ell Centro, Calf.
Managing Editor, E. A. FTTZ-
HUGH, 1049 Euclid, Ell Centre, Calf.
Business Manager, s. E. SHAW,
625 State street, Ell Centro, Calf.
2. That the. owner is: IMPERIAL
VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPA-
NY, FL Centro, Calf;
PAUL A. JENKINS, Ell Centro,
Calf;
E A. FITZHUGH, Ell Centro, Calf.
A. G. JOHNSTON, Ell Centro,
Calf;
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30

The partial embargo laid ON ship
ments of arms and munitions to the
Far Eastern war zone offers us
fine chance TO examine the ins and
outs of our neutrality policy-or,
for that matter, of any neutrality
policy. -. .. -..t
1t isn't much of an embargo so
far. All it does is prohibit the ship
ment of munitions to either China
or Japan on government-owened
merchant vessels. But the reactions
that have already taken place are
significant.
Already cables from Shanghai are
reporting the Chinese much depres-
sed by the moye-as depressed, said
one dispatch. as if great japanese
military victory had been announc-
ed. And since the ordinary Ameri-
can probably sympathizers with
China rather than with Japan in
the present crisis, it won't take
long for a bumper crop OF Ameri-
can protests to make its appearance.
For the catch in. the whole thing
llcS III Cilc IdSC Oiio1 ohPe'AA ii'o %
strong navy and one of the worlds
largest merchant fleets, while Chi
ma has no navy worth mentioning
and no merchant fleet of any con-
sequence. This embargo, in other
words, hurts China and helps Jap
an. For the japanese cruisers can
intercept the few Chinese ships that
come over to America to get NUM-
tions while japanese freighters can
keep a steady stream of such sup
plies pouring into Japan.
This neutrality policy. then,
throws our weight on the side OF
Japan, Anr an American who feels
that it is China rather than Jap
an which deserves our help can
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30

opens at 10 am. .. o. Mcintyre
and runs until long after midnight
depending upon the pressure at the
box office. Oddly, the most salts
factory days for attendance are
when it rains. The group of pro-
meters on a small investment have
all become well to do.
Most of the freak exhibits are
changed every few months but a
few have been there since opening
The same sort of ballyhoo used on
the carnival lots is employed. The
barkers talking just as they do TO
the puddle jumpers.
The fleaS are not, of course, ac-
tually trained. They are controlled
by invisible wires around the neck
and their movements are purely
mechanical They come from a
stretch Of the Mediterranean IN
bottles and actually feed off the
arms of the impresario.
Not since Helen Wills sWamped
the headlines has a new tennis
player winnowed so much news
paper space as Dorothy Bundy,
whose flash and form proved such
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
Editorials and Comment
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3O 1887
Famous Sayings -
By O. o. Mcintyre

dish restaurants. The other even
ing at one counted 29 varieties of
dishes from which one could fill q
plate and return for more as often
as desired. Afterward of course,
there was a regular dinner, but al
most everybody seemed stuffed be-
fore they got to it.
Also those on-the-fly 10 cent
eakfaStS-orange juice, tw o
doughnut and coffee with cream
On almost every corner these days.
No tipping either. And there are
filling lunches in the garment CEN
ter for Is and 20 cents-soup, an
entree, bread, butter, coffee, pud-
ding or pie. And up in Harlem are
number of 35-cent chicken din
ner places.
Thingumbobs: Don Bulge, tennis,
star is among the chronic blush
ers. Roland Young never moves
his lips while talking. Emo Ra-
pee. orchestra leader, has 40 full
dress suits. And Major Bowes
has the largest private wardrobe in
town.
Ballade of content:
Jay Flippen has too much hair
Coarse and heavy and thick as
a rope.
The top of my cranium's almost
bare.
But do l envy Flippen's? Nope!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF FILING PETITION
FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF
A PUBLIC CEMETERY
nUCTRTCuT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that on Monday, September goth,
1887, petition was filed with the
Board of Supervisors Of the County
of Imperial under that certain act
entitled "An act to provide for the
organization and government OF
public cemetery districts" approved
June |, 1921, Statutes of 1921, page
i1O3, as amended, asking that the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Imperial set a time and place
for hearing on said petition, a copy
of the original of said petition with
out the names attached to said
original petition, is attached to this
notice and made a part hereof.
Reference to the original petition
is hereby made for further parti-
culars.
NOW, THEREFORE, this is to
notify each and every person in
terested and residing in and own
ing property within said proposed
district or residing in any part OF
the territory which is described in
said petition, that a hearing will
be held on said petition on Monday
the 18th day of october, 1887, at
the hour of two o'clock P. M. at
the meeting place of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of I'M
perial in the Court House in the
City of Ell Centre at which time
and place any Of said persons may
appear before the Board of Super
visors and show cause, if any they
have. why the said petition should
not be granted or may request
changes to be made in the proposed
boundaries of said district; said
Board of Supervisors will also hear
any and all persons who may APP
pear on behalf Of said petition for
the purpose of requesting the for
nation and organization of said
proposed cemetery district.
DATED September 81, 1887.
ISAAC SCHLATTER,
Chairman of the Board of
(SEAI) Supervisors
ATTEST:
w. j. McCLELLAND, County
Clerk of the County of Imperial
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
A Plea for
Greater Moderation

It is one of the fauts of hunters, whe-
ther they be after doves, ducks or deer,
that they will no be satisfied with
enough. This attitude among a certain
set of hunters here is likely to lead to
a completely closed season on doves, and
possibly on other fowl. This is so be-
cause the farmers are beginning to re-
sent the wholesale slaughter of birds
they rightly consider their friends
Doves feed on insect pests which, in
turn feed on the farmers crop. Left to
themselves, the doves are great factor
in preserving growing crops because they
destroy the insects. The birds are of
actual cash value to the farmers when
they are alive. That is why so many
farms in Imperial Valley are plastered
all over with mo Hunting" signs.
There is no room for complaint against
the hunter who goes out once or twice
during the season, rigidly observes all
of the mo Trespassing" admonitions,
kills just enough birds to supply his own
table, and is satisfied. There is plenty
of room for complaint against the hun
ter who engages in willful slaughter of
more birds than he and his friends to-
gether can eat.
Hunters in Imperial Valley will be
doing themselves and the farmers a
great service by observing the rule of
moderation in their hunting. If they do
not, then they might not be able to
hunt doves another year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL. !


George F. Whitcher, being first
duly sworn deposes and says that
he is a citizen of the United States
and over the age of 81 years; that
affiant is resident and voter and
landowner of the County of I'm
perial, State of California, and re-
sides within the boundaries of the
proposed cemetery district as set
forth and described In the attach
ed and foregoing petition; that he
circulated said petition and pro-
cured the signatures affixed and
signed thereto; that each of thM
petitioners whose names appet
upon the within and foregoing petis
ton affixed and signed their names
to said petition in the presence Of
the affiant and stated to the affiant
at the time they thus each signed
said petition that 1t was their true
and genuine signature; that affiant
personally circulated said petition
and procured the signature of each
petitioner to be signed and affixed
thereto and that each of said petit
TONERS signed said petition in the
presence of the affiant.
GEORGE F. WHITCHER.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this goth day of September, 1897.
(SEAL)
HAZEL E. LIVINGSTON,
Notary Public in and for saiC|
County and State.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the formation and organization of
a public cemetery within the said
County of Imperial and in support
of said petition allege and set forth
the following facts, to-wit: a4st
I. This petition is made under
and pursuant to the provisions of
that certain act entitled "An Act
to provide for the organization and
government of public cemeteries"
Approved June l, 1921, Statutes of
1921, page 1103, in effect July 81,
1921, as amended. -4aa
II. That this petition is signed
by not less than so citizens, to-wit
by 60 residents and landowners,
whose names are hereinafter SUBJ
scribed and signed to this petition,
all of which said landowners live
within the boundaries of the pro-
posed cemetery district to be or
ganized pursuant to the provisions
of the above mentioned statute Of
the State of California; that the
names of your petitioners here
matter subscribed and signed to
this petition appeared as landown-
ers and owners of land upon the
last completed assessment roll Of
the County of Imperial; that said
land owned by said petitioners is
located and situated within the
boundaries of the proposed cemetery
district; that each and every one
of petitioners whose names are
affixed hereto reside within the
boundaries of said proposed ceme-
terry district. ......-
III. That the exterior boundaries
of said proposed cemetery district
are delineated and described as
follows:
East along the north boundary
of Mt. Signal precinct and Perry
Precinct, to the East line of Heber
Precinct; thence north to the South
boundary of Meloland Precinct,
thence East along the north line
Of Verde precinct to the West line
of Ogilby precinct; thence north
along the West line of Ogilby pre-
cinct, to the north line of Sunset
precinct; thence west along the
north line of Sunset precinct, to
the East line of keystone precinct;
thence South along the East boun-
Diary of keystone Precinct, to the
north line of Mesquite precinct;
thence west along the North line Of
Mesquite and New River precincts
to the County line; thence South
to the North line of Mt. Signal
Precinct, the point of beginning.
w. That attached hereto and
made part of this petition is a
map and plat showing the terri
torial extent of said proposed ceme-
terry district and delineating and
describing the exterior boundaries
thereof
v. That the legal description Of
the land owned by each of the
petitioners whose signatures are
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
BARBS


In the spirit of the times, this
years college football is expected
to bring a furry of the open shop
game among the lower salaried
players.
Success of ROOseveIIs western
trip to feel the nations pulse
seemed to depend ON finding pub
lie thought in the right vein.
AS a friend of the working man,
the best a retiring congressional
lobbyist can claim is that he spent
a lifetime railroading.
"As quiet as a cemetery" goes
the way of other Outworn phrases
new that Philadelphia claims to
have unearthed an undertakers'
racket.
Twenty four died in a Rumanian
train wreck. but the French Surete
won't be called in for the dramatic
touch because it wasn't the mid
night express.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
JObless Blanks
Drawn in Census

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80, (UP)-
John D. Biggers, unemployment
census director, said than unemploy-
ment registration blanks probably
will go to the public printers Thurs
day night.
Biggers estimated that between
60 and rs million blanks will be
needed. He explained that mail car
riers would deliver blanks to every
one of the 31,0O0,000 homes in the
country, and carry an additional,
supply of the registration forms if
more copies are needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
Faetoqraphs

The first American built locomo-
tive, Best Friend, blew up when the
engineer became annoyed by soap
ing steam and plugged the boiler.
Tital production of minerals in
the United States in 1886 was $4,-
582,000,000 as compared to $780,
100000 in 1885.
Many persons are allergic (sensi-
tiye) to silk, and will break out in
a rash upon coming into contact
with it.
The wheels of a passenger loco
motive are synchronized so that
the engine puffs four times for
every wheel revolution.
Payments to U. S. farmers un-
der the 1886 conservation pro-
gram totaled more than $400,000-
600.
1t is estimated that 25,000,000
persons attend motion pictures in
the United States each day.
Peanuts are not subject to COM
mon plant diseases.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LOGAN H. JENKINS, Ell Centro,

LOGAN II. JENKINS, FL CenDro,
Calf.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent
or more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities are:
BANK OF AMERICA, Ell Centro,
Calf; ED. HAAS, 1006 Broadway
Arcade Bldg, Los Angeles. Calf.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the
owners, stockholders, and security
holders if any, contain not only
the list of stockholders and security
holders as they appear upon the
books of the company but also, in
cases where the stocEholder or
security holder appears upon the
books of the company as trustee
or in any other fiduciary relation,
the name of the person or corpora
ton for whom such trustee is act
ing, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing atlantis full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances
and conditions under which stock
holders and security holders who
do not appear upon the books of
the company as trustees, hold stock
and securities in capacity other
than that of a bona fide owner;
and this affiant has no reason to
believe that any other person, as
ISOLATION, or corporation has any
interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securi-
ties than as SO stated by him.
S. That the average number OF
copies of each issue of this publica-
ton sold or distributed, through
the mails or otherwise, TO paid sub
scribers during the twelve months
preceding the date shown above is
3246.
PAUL A. JENKINS,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 20 day of Sept, 1887.
(SEAL) S. E. SHAW
(My commission expires
June IA, 194l)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
Bruce Cation Says:
Can't Take Sides and Remain Neutral

hardly be blamed for protesting
about it.
But the point of the whole mat
ter is that by adopting a neutrality
policy-we are definitely undertake
ing to refrain from taking sides in
overseas quarrels. We are taking
the position that our one concern
is to keep out of war, and that all
other things must be subordinated
to that end.
If we wish, We can scrap that po-
Icy and go. back to the old way.
When a war like this one between
can look things over, make up our
can loo Killings over, make up our
minds which side we sympathize
with. and then give that side SUCH
indirect support as we can.
But if we do that We run the risk
of getting into the war ourselves
as we did in 1917.
We can't eat our cake and have 1t
too. We can't have a neutrality po-
licy designed to keep us out of war,
and still guide our policy by our
SympatnleS WIN one or dnoCIier Ol
the contestants in a foreign war. It
has to be one or the other
We ought to digest that fact
right now. If major war breaks
out in Europe, our sympathies will
be far more deeply involved than
they are now in China. Only by re-
alizing in advance that we must
forget all about those sympathies
to maintain our neutrality will we
be able to adopt a keep-ouf-of-
war policy and make it tsick.
Keep munitions off of govern
ment ships and we may help jap
an. Okay; we shall also help to
keep our army on this side of the
Pacific-which is exactly where it
belongs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
New York Day by Day

a surprising upset at Forest Hills
the other week. Miss Bundy was in
deed something different from the
usual run of poker-faced tennis
stars. She was a plump duckling
whose face beamed with ready
smiles. A young lady so flustersd
at the first burst of fame that
when the camera men and report
ers besieged her she actually had
TO turn her head to hide her
bushes.
The professional ballroom team.
known as The De Marcos, have
swept far out front in their parti-
cular amusement field. They are
Castles of the Hour. The command
performance before the King and
Queen, following the coronation,
lifted them above the usual niche.
For years, Tony and Rene. man and
wife. have danced in the various
supper clubs in New York, Chicago
and Palm Beach and are regarded
as the happiest married couple in
the business. On off nights, they
watch other professionals dance.
The efforts of cafes to duck the
stigma of a convert is often anus
ing. On one midtown menu not
iced this: mo cover charge except
after pm. Then so cents. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday night and all
holidays 81. Closed Monday
And then there are those cafe
subtleties which herald Luncheon
from 60 cents. Dinner from $1.50."
But for those prices one usually
gets only smidgin of food and cer-
tainly not a satisfactory meal.
If one like hors d'oeuvres there
is more for the money at the Swe-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30
You re Telling Ne!
BY WILLIAM RIFT

No, Lulu Belle, it isn't the UNI
pires who cause all the squabbl-
ing in the League of NationS-it's
the empires.
We don't know much about the
moral climate" of which Mr.
Roosevelt speaks, but for the last
couple of weeks the old-fashioned
climate in these parts has been
perfectly swell.
They call it Indian summer pro-
badly because at this time of year
Mas on the Warpath for a new fur
coat and Dad is preparing to be
Scalped by Santa Claus.
To the baseball fan reading the
war news from Spain and China
on the same front page it seems
that Mars has now gone in for
double headers.
All school children know that
tWo-and-two make four but it's the
modern child who knows that T.
Mt. makes an international crisis.
The japanese may be making
great military gains in China, but
they can hold the 'front.' page for
just a week Or So And then the
world series starts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-30

WHEREFORE, your petitioners
pray that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Imperial, State of
California, pass and adopt a resolul
ton fixing the time for a hearir
on this petition, said hearing to be-
not less than two nor more than
five weeks from the date of pre-
sentation of this petition to the
Board of Supervisors. That said
Board of Supervisors cause notice
to be given of the time and place
of said hearing by publication In
some newspaper of general circula-
tion, published and printed in the
County of Imperial; that said no
tice of time and place of hearing
on this petition be published for
not less than two weeks prior to
the date of the hearing before the
Board of Supervisors, all as pro-
vided in Section I of that certain
act entitled "An Act to provide for
the organization and government of
public cemeteries" approved June
l, 1921, Statutes of 1921, page 1l03,
in effect July 81, 1921, as amended.