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. disparity in family incomes. Peo-
pie live in the slums because they
cannot afford to live elsewhere. To-
day about 40 per cent Of the families
in America have incomes Of less than
81 900 = year. Perhaps 5000, 900 fami-
lies have incomes of less than $500
year, and Of these maybe 1000 900
have incomes Of less than 3400 year
Private enterprise alone cannot afford
and does not claim the ability to
provide safe and sanitary homes for
people in these very low income
groups.
The housing bill meets this issue
sQuarely. 1t provides Government
loans At low rates Of interest to
States and localities to clear slums
and to construct decent homes for
families Of very low income. 1t pro-
vides annual Federal subsidies in the
amounts necessary to make these
new quarters available for the under
privileged poor.
1t will be worth while to examine
very simply how this financial plan
works. Let US suppose that 4 locality
makes application to the United
States Housing Authority for 4 $780,
900 low-rent housing project. The
authority advances the loan, cover
ing the whole, or more likely only
part, OF the cost of building the
project.
This loan is repaysble in full. 1t
bears interest at q rate not less than
the cost OF money to the Govern
ment. For these reasons the loan in
the long run will cost the Federal
Government and the taxpayer moth
ing.
When the loan is made and the
project built, the locality makes a
simple computation OF all annual
charges against the housing project.
So much must be set aside each year
for repaying the principal and inter-
est on the Federal loan and on other
loans. So much must be set aside
each year for local taxes. So much
must be set aside each year for op-
Grating expenses, vacancies, main
tenance and repairs All these
charges represent the sum to be COW
cred by the rentals, and on the basis
OF these charges the rentals are fixed.
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Then the United States Housing
Authority looks at these rentals and
makes an annual contribution In an
amount necessary to get these rentals
down to the level OF the very low in
come groups. These annual contri-
buttons represent the total cost of the
program to the Federal Government.
The unique feature OF the bill is
that 1t contains adequate safeguards
to assure that only slum dwellers ard
people OF very low income groups
Will be able to benefit by this public
aid. The annual contribution is SUI
flcient to get the rentals low enough
1t can be stopped In any year when
the proper groups are not served. A
provision Is included for co-ordinat-
Ing the building of new homes for
slum dwellers, with the destruction of
the old and unhealthful quarters in
which they now live. For these rea-
sons, and because 1t protects private
enterprise from competition, the bill
has received widespread support from
business men. They realize that the
general social benefits far outweigh the
COST
In fact the entire cost OF this pro-
gram is slight compared with other
expenditures OF the Government and
trivial compared with the obvious
gains to be achieved During the
next three years the total cost Of the
program to the Federal Government
will average less than 100000 a
year. After that this annual cost will
not exceed s20,O00,000 4 year. For
every 850,00O human beings moved
out Of the slums into decent quar-
ters, the annual cost will be only one
third OF the cost OF building 4 single
large battleship.
Why has our Government this prime
responsibility? Since 1893 we have
been able to save home owners from
eviction. Since 1888 we have rescued
the investor in real estate from
state OF complete ruin. II the Gov
ernment has been able to help the
person OF moderate means overcome
temporarily by the depression, it is
certainly obligated to the underprivi-
legged who live in darkness even in
relatively good times. II it could
AFFORD to extend its help even when
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ground for every species Of crime and
juvenile delinquency. Little II any
supervised recreation Is provided for
the children who reside there. The
street is their only playground and
sometimes their only school. This
unhealthful environment provides the
background for many Of the so-called
big-shot racketeers the criminals
who have obtained the designation
OF public enemies.
We find frequently that the OPEN
ing chapter In the career of one Of
these notorious gangsters is the COM
mission OF a minor ofIense, such As
breaking into an empty building.
Thus his anti-social education begins,
and thereafter his success in the un-
derworld depends upon his wits. II,
according to the distorted standards
of his associates, he succeeds, he be-
comes the leader OF his gang If he
fails, he rapidly becomes a strong-arm
thug. In either case, however, he levies
toll upon society SO long as he Is At
large, and his maintenance Is at the
expense OF law-abiding citizens when
he is in custody.
Each of us pays the cost Of ad-
ministering justice to the victims Of
slum areas when they come into con-
tact with the law. Each OF us pays
the cost Of police protection against
the rising flood Of crime. Each Of
us pays the cost Of disqualification or
correction and of the other evil re-
suits OF our own social neglect.
The overwhelming ma jority Of slum
children have the same fine poten-
tialities as other people. Statistically
the overwhelming Majority of them
grow, despite their hardships, to 4
rich and fruitful citizenship 1t is
the special pride Of America that
many OF them rise to positions OF
spiritual and material leadership. But
these are all the more reasons why
the children Of the slums are entitled
to be liberated from the horribly re-
preSsive conditions under which they
live.
Reflects Income Disparity.
Fundamentally the slum is a prod
uct of economic maladjustment. It
does not reflect a difference in in
trinsic human capacities, but rather
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ments, and perhaps not as impressive
in their magnitude or appearance as
the slums OF the larger Eastern cities,
some Of the social and physical con-
dtions resulting from the overcroWd-
ing and doubling up which occur in
the miserable shacks Of our slums
are beyond description"
The hardships of the slum dwellers
are indeed beyond description. 1t
has been shown that in the city Of
Cleveland, for example, the tubercu-
losis death rate is Ave times as high
in the slum areas as in the rest OF
the city, while the danger OF con-
tracing the great white plague is
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80 times as great During the last
two years in the city OF New York
six times as many people were burned
In the better regions Of the city. A
Chicago investigation found that juve-
nile delinquency was over 800 times
as great In the Loop area as upon the
prosperous North Shore. Major crimes
committed by children under 81 years
OF age were 20 times as high in the
slum regions as in other sections.
Street Only Playground.
1t is not hard to understand Why
these blighted areas Of ramshackle
tenements are the favorite sporting
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than maintaining the slums. No pro.
posal for moderate public aid carries
with it the assurance of so large a
yield for every dollar spent.
There can no longer be any doubt
that the housing bill will become law
at this session of Congress Its pas
sage will mark transfer from emer-
gency legislation to permanent social
reform. 1t will be another milestone
in humanitarian endeavor. 1t will
brighten the lives Of millions who
dwell in the dreariness Of the slums,
and 1t will hold forth to all the fair
prospect Of homes consistent with the
American ideal of life.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30

THE purpose of this meeting is
to formulate plans for the COM
plete organization of the workers
in the entire maritime industry
and work out policies for the CO.
operation of all interested groups
with the Committee for Industrial
o, ganization."
Bridges Invited
Chief among those invited was
Harry Bridges, leader of the 1884
and 1886 Pacific coast marine
strikes He is president of the
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
Coast of the international long
shoremen's association.
Also invited was Harry Lunde-
berg, secretary OF the Sailors
Union of the Pacific.
The telegram was sent follow
ing conference between Lewis
and John Brophy, CLIO. director.
Brophy returned to Washington
yesterday after a lengthy "trip thru
the far west in which he discussed
CLIO, oraanizational plans with
labor leaders in the maritime and
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Alfred Sloan Tax Dodge
Laid Before Committee

in 1885 and $614,331 in 1886 while
in the same year Mrs. Sloan re-
duced her taxes $21l,707. $175,928
and $4l3,4l2. Sloan's income was
given as $59O,96O in 1884, $1,237 ,OO5
in 1895, and $2,O48,5 527 in 1886 and
in the same years Mrs. Sloan had
an income of $53l,27 $783,1l5 and
81 ,445, 1863.
Fortas did not give the amount
Mrs. Raskob had saved in taxes.
Mrs. Wilhelmina DUPONT Ross
was disclosed as the incorporation
of a racing stable through the
Renappi corporation, which she
formed in 1928. The corporation
derives most of its income from
securities and gas leases. In 1896
its income was $500,000. The racing
stable in that year earned only
$6,l00 in purses and cost the cor
poration in expenses more than
$4,000. The corporation deducted
$33,302 from its gross income as
net losses on the racing stable and
a large farm also in the corpora
ton. The saving to Mrs. Ross was
SAC, ,405 in 1896, Fortas said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
SUPPORT of Market
Plan for Pears
Voiced at Meeting

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 80.
U.P)-Unanimou support of pro-
posed marketing plan for fresh
Bartlett pears was voiced at a
meeting here of more than 100
growers and shippers, officials of
the state department of agricul-
ture reported today.
Under the proposal, the depart
ment would set the size and grades
of fresh Bartlett pears to be ship
ped in intrastate commerce. Collec-
tion of approximately $4,000 from
the growers to be used for adver-
tising purposes in promoting sale
of the pears also was favored at
the meeting.
Application for the marketing
order, made by the Bartlett pear
commodity committee and the Cal
ifornia division of the Pacific
Coast Bartlett Pear Sterilization
committee, was taken under ad-
visement by the agriculture depart
ment, which indicated action would
be taken as soon as possible after
requirement of the 1887 California
marketing act were met.
The agreement would be effective
until January l, 1912, unless ter
minated earlier by the director o.
agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30

WASHINGTON, June 80. U.P)--
Alfred P. Sloan, jr., General. Motors
corporation executive and his wife,
reduced federal taxes on their 1884
1886 income of $6,636,24l by ST.
922,587 through the use of per-
sonal holding companies, treasury
officials disclosed today before the
joint congressional investigating
committee.
Abe Fortas, treasury lawyer, who
barred the Sloan tax record when
the committee resumed its inquiry
into revenue act loopholes, said
that the motor magnate and his
wife had operated entirely within
the law. He said that individuals
aided by resourceful lawyers, ARE
still escaping paying their share
OF taxes" by use of the "incorpor-
ated pocketbook" and urged con-
gress to act Immediately.
Others Named
Other individuals utilizing per-
sonal holding companies and there
by slicing their tax payments, nam
ed by Fortas today included:
Henry L. Doherty, utilities oper-
ator, reported to have saved $780,
900 in 1884 in taxes on a net in
come of $620000.
Mrs. Helena Raskob, wife of John
j. Raskob, financier and former
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
Charles F.. Merrill and Edmund
C. Lynch, partners in a New York
securities and investment busi-
ness, reported to have saved $780,
900 each is taxes during l934-35-36.
Mrs. Wilhelmina DUPONT Ross,
of Montchanin, Del.
Under-secretary of the Treasury
Roswell Magill said at the conclu-
sion of the days hearing that his
experts probably would complete
their testimony this week. Arthur
Kent, assistant general counsel of
the treasury, will disclose this week
the name of the man who incor-
porated his yacht to reduce his
taxes.
Sloan Corporations
Sloan and his wife, Fortas said,
own the JaXon, Snug Harbor de-
New Castle Rene, and
the Marquette corporations. Thru
their use, Fortas said, Sloan saved
$257,774 in taxes in 1884, $248,435
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
WIFE RECEIVERS
FROM WOUNDS
IN FAMILY ROW

FRESNO, June 80. -GU.P)-Mrs.
Bertha Mae Marymont, Al, was de-
clared out of danger today by phy-
sicians who treated her for three
bullet wounds inflicted by her hus-
band, Jacob Marymont, 55, Fresno
clothing merchant, before he shot
and killed himself.
Mrs. Marymont told authorities
she and her husband previously
had agreed to separate. He made
her sit in chair for an hour to-
day before getting revolver and
shooting her as she ran screaming
from the house, she said.
The merchant then lay on the
floor and shot himself through the
heart, the bullet penetrating his
body and the floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Further Federal
Peace Moves in
Strike Studied

WASHINGTON, June 80. W.P)-
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins said today she was studying
further possibilities of federal me-
diation in the seven-state steel
strike. She said negotiations of
the federal steel mediation board
have been suspended"
Miss Perkins, who talked with
reporters during AN interim in
her conference with two members
of the board, refused to divulge
what the federal step might be.
II am continuing to do every
thing I think can be useful" she
said. "I am not ready to say just
what steps may be taken. -"
What we are doing is to study
the whole situation to see if fur
ther mediatory steps are possible
and if SO what they are"
Charles P. Taft, chairman OF
the steel board, drafted a skeleton
report in the secretary's office
with Assistant Secretary of Labor
Edward F.. McGrady, second steel
board member.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30

has begun its ever-increasing
movement to market from Kansas.
Oklahoma and Nebraska. With
black rust becoming more prevail
ent in sections of the winter belt
bordering the spring wheat states,
harvesting has been pushed to the
limit to oeat the pest and pour
into terminal markets the record
breaking Gas, 100000 bushels of win
ter grain forecast for the United
States in 1897
But even a record breaking Am
erican winter wheat crop would
not solve the bread problems of Eu-
rope, in the opinion of traders,
and any serious setback to North
American spring wheat would mean
trouble in feeding Europe's mil
lions until the Argentine crop be-
came available.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
FIRE DESTROYS
IMPLEMENT co.
PLANT IN ILL.

CANTON, Ill.,, June 30. -SU.P)-
Fire destroyed a three-story build
ing of the International Harvester
company plant Yesterday with
damage estimated at about 100000
and threatened for a time to spread
over the ten-block area covered by
tn $3,OO0,000 factory.
1t was controlled shortly before
pm, est, after the roof OF
the paint building, where it start
ed, collapsed.
-Four persons were injured or
overcome by smoke. Willard Gist,
9, was run over by a fire engine,
George Sewell, company fireman,
was overcome by smoke, James
Daily, warehouse department fore
man, was burned and cut, and
Richard Mcintyre, paint building
worker, was burned about the arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Gotham Man About Town Turns Into
Man About Floor in Sock Series

away, without explanation.
After brief rest, Sperber got
up and gentleman, not very well
known since no one knew his
name, stepped UP and let him have
it again.
Sperber went down with one
punch, the unidentified gentleman
busted off his hands and walked
away, also without explanation.
Sperber by this time needed
some spiritual reinforcement, so he
walked up to table where Mrs.
Byrne Pinder and the Countess
Gavorline, both very high-poWered
socially, were slipping and watch
ing.
The countess excused herself and
left. After bit, Sperber went aft
er her.
He found her in the backgam-
mon room, with Eddie Reeves, OF
the grocery store Reeveses, and
John P. Mclean, of the Hope dia-
mond McLeans, both notable mem
about town. -
"I don't think" Sperber report
edly said to the countess, that
you should have left us to come
here"
Mclean sighed and rose. He let
Sperber have it in the same place,
and Sperber went down for a third
time.
Somebody reported that Jack
Dempsey also was a guest at the
Morocco at the time, but Sperber
did not wait to inquire. He went
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Roosevelt Signs
New Relief Bill

WASHINGTON, June 80. UP)-
President Roosevelt has signed the
$500, 100000 relief appropriation
bill, the White House announced
today.
Before retiring last night, Mr..
Roosevelt also affixed his signature
to the following measures:
The $630,0O0,000 agriculture de-
partment appropriation bill, larg-
est in history.
The railroad retirement tax bill,
establishing a tax on rail compa-
nies and their employees to finance
pensions for retired rail workers.
The nuisance tax extension bill,
continuing for two years $650,000,-
900 in miscellaneous levies includ-
ing a 3-cent postage rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Meeting Delegates
Return to Homes

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 80.
U.P)-Delegates to the 74th annual
district convention of B'nai Birth
were enroute home today after in
stalling officers for the ensuing
year and selecting Portland, Ore,
as the 1888 convention city.
Officers elected were: j. j. Lieb-
erman, Los Angeles, president; Da-
vid Robinson, Portland, first vice
president; David Goldman, Oak
land, second vice president; Harry
K. Wolff, San Francisco, treasurer,
and Edward A. Zeisler, San Fran
cisco, executive secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Isolated Vessel
Sends Out SOS.


BOSTON, June 80. U.P)-An S.
Q. S. from the 144-foot Norwegian
freighter s. S. Amanda, aground
on Rocky Shoals off Cape Breton
was intercepted today oy Boston
coast guard headquarters.
The Amanda reported its position
as near st. Paul's Island off Cape
NORTH, northernmost point of Cape
Breton
Coast guard headquarters re-
eported no ships near the stricken
vessel. Nearest protective service
station of the Royal Canadian
mounted police is at Halifax, N. S.,
300 miles away.
Dense fog was believed to have
caused the grounding.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
World Wheat Traders in
Mad Rush for Supplies

CHICAGO, June 30 U.P)-Grain
traders throughout the world Tues
dty suddenly became aware of
what American and Canadian oper-
ators have known for weeks, that
there Is danger of a sharp curtail-
ment in the spring wheat produc-
ton of these countries through
invasion of black rust, an infes-
tation of the stem and leaves.
This sudden realization touched
off a wild scramble to secure sup
plies in Liverpool, Rotterdam, Win
nipeg and the United States and
prices scared two to more than
eight cents bushel. Buenos Aires
had a holiday.
Liverpool climbed sensationally
and closed with a gain of 81a cents
a bushel, a 15-year record for one
days trading on the British mar
ket. In Chicago the net gain was
not so great and at the close here
the price of bushel of wheat was
up only 2 2h cents.
Winnipeg climbed to cents a
bushel, as added to the black rust
threat was the danger of another
siege of drought in Saskatchewan
and Albeta. Kansas City, with a
gain of 21a to 31a cents, and Min
neapolis, with a rise of IL to
31s cents, shared the world ad
vance.
Chicago July wheat, represent
ing the first of the 1887 crop to
come to market, was $120% bu-
shell at the close today, and Sep
tember futures $l.22ls. The De-
cember futures closed at $l.24A
a buShel.
The domestic winter wheat crop
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
DELIN GU { N 7
7 A K Ii I
City Of 81 Centro> California
Fiscal Year 1036-37

Notice is hereby given that default has been made
in payment of taxes due the City of Ell Centro for the
year ending June 80 1887 upon property hereinafter
described.
And unless the taxes so delinquent on said prop
erty together with all penalties and costs due thereon
paid at the office of the Tax Collector in the City
Hall on or before Monday, July 18th, 1887, at 1000
o'clock AM all of said property described in the fol
lowing list which said taxes penalties and cost are
unpaid will that date and at the hour above spec
fled by operation of law be sold to the City of Ell Cen
tro and that such sale will be made in the office OF
the Tax Collector
Dated this 18th day of June, 1887.
j. STERLING OSWALT
Tax Collector of the City Of Ell Centro.
State of California
Name Dissertation Ot Amount
Aaron Reuben First Addition ~ 1855
Personal 352
Abdenour, Gabe Townsie 1l20
Abdenour, Gabe Townse 2112
Abdelnour Gabe Victoria Second Addition N So
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Auction Philosophy
BY ID. L. ZINN
BY ID. l.. ZINN

Folks am firm believer in law and order and be-
eve the people should let the law take its course but
this degenerate business is getting tough especially
when of em gets arrested they keep throwing em
back society. About time us dads and grandads
started to sharpen up jack knives.
The Roosevelt and Dupont families celebrating
the wedding of their two young offspring today Maybe
they big enuff to lay their political feud to side
Looks like the trouble with labor and capital is they
both always want much Give of em inch and
they always take mile The laborer never gets
enough wages and the employer never makes enough
profit 1t looks like we will always have strikes but
it is tough on the small business and the farmer
Maybe as soon the big boss gets this wedding off his
hands will step in and try to settle this steel strike
The first and best looks to like it would be
to denote of his cabinet members.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30

NEW YORK, June 80. -UP)-
Elliott Sperber, member of the
swanky men about town set, played
the leading role in a mysterious
and apparently impromptu per
formance of "he who gets socked"
at the ritzy Ell Morocco club yes
terday.
Sperber had hardly got into the
place when Sidney Solomon, also
reputedly man-about- t-town, walk
ed up and socked him. Sperber
went down and Solomon went
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
CANADIAN TRADE RISES

OTTAWA, Ont. W.D = Canada
climbed back to fifth position
among world trading nations in
1886. The Dominion's total world
trade amounted to 81 ,638, ,000,0 900 and
was exceeded only by Great Britain,
the United States, Germany and
France.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
FEAR OF DEATH FATAL

HOYLAKE, Cheshire, Eng. U.n>-
Fear of death killed woman on
her way to church here. Mrs. Agnes
Walsh, 55-year-old domestic servant,
was walking over level crossing
when train approached. 1t stop
ned but Mrs. Walsh fell dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
timber industries.
Charter Proposed

Charter Proposed
Tt was understood that an ar
rangement would be sought at the
July z conference whereby an in
elusive industrial union charter
could be granted by the CLIO. TO
the bodies represented.
Brophy estimated that an i'm
mediate 10000 new members would
be taken into the CLIO. under
such an arrangement. These would
be concentrated entirely on the
Pacific coast. He added that mill
tant organizing campaigns would
be launched soon on the guN and
Atlantic coasts.
An arrangement probably has
been effected whereby Bridges will
be appointed CLIO. director in the
Pacific region in exchange for
allegiance of his maritime fedora
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
LONDONERS LIKE MEAT

LONDON. W.H - Londoners in
one year eat 6,8OO,OO0 sheep, l,100,-
900 pigs and 100000 bullocks and
calves, H. w. CT. Millman, clerk and
superintendent of Smithfield Mar
ket. reveals in his annual report.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30
Leaders Called
To Conference July 9TH
To Formulate Policies

WASHINGTON June 30 NUPJohn L. Lewis tonight began his
long heralded
Industrial Organization inviting
with him headquarters July T..
telegram dispatched representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-30

peculiarly the of telescope goldfish does not ap-
pear fish, ard not be noticed for several years.
usually develops at about six months OF The mon
sosy characterized by elongaon OF the eyebal In the
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