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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
VAY OPEN FOR NATIONS TO COMBINE IN DANUBE POLICY
Elks Lodge Has
Dinner For Guests

Legionnaires of Ell Centre, I'M
perial and Holtville were guests
of the Elks lodge at a dinner and
entertainment Thursday night in
the hall. Some 159 Elks and guests
were present.
Next Thursday Charles E. Pitzer,
past exalted ruler, will present 20
year records to members who have
qualified during the year. The
meeting will be preceded by din
ner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23

LOWEST BUICK PRICES
EVER! At fodoy's prices, q big
Buick voive-in-heud straight
eight costs little more than the
average six outside the lowest
price fieldi compare delivered
prices and learn how little more
buys a bellwesher Buick. GENERAL
MOTORS TERMS 10 SUIT YOUR LIKING
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
SURF DRAGGED
FOR BODIES OF
CAR VICTIMS

OXNARD, Cal, April %. UP
County officers today were drag
ging the surf off Point Mugu, south
of here, for the bodies of three
persons believed to have drowned
when an automobile went off the
60-foot bluff.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
Cultist Gives Up,
Free on High Bond

LOS ANGELES, April %. OPP
John West Hunt, west coast lieu
tenant for Father Devine, was at
liberty on $4,000 bond today under
an indictment charging he trans
ported a 17-year-old girl across
state lines for immoral purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
Imperial Valley Press

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urday afternoon issue now sue
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Evening star., 1937-11-15

subjects
Hitler Mussoln
censorship with what
printing"
While regional planning still mentioned either threat
christening Of the little T. " A. sisters Immediately
Latest its National
publicly scheduled
the Monday i resolution. o
considerable backing mhich
Opposition within
still authority
don't like their functions
regional probable
Evening star., 1937-11-15
T. v. A. a Yardstick? .
Figures Show Small Consumer Not Beneficiary ii
Power Policy Of Sub Cost Production.

electricity that It generates at its
hydro electric plants In competition
with private utilities regardless Of the
cost Of producing the Government
power. and regardless Of whether the
sales price takes into account the
elements Of cost to . private utility
to produce comparable energy.
On this question Government
spokesman themselves have often besn
candid, ana II the recent expose OF the
St. Louis Post Dispatch tells the truth
and presumably its figures are from
the T. v. A. itself-then the T. v. A.
as = yardstick IL absurd.
Investment Factsr Enormous.
In the private watsr-power COM
panies S21a per cent Of the total cost
represents interest and depreciation
on investment. Only ~ per cent rep
resents operation and maintenance.
Whittle it down ~ one might by re-
vised bases Of capital valuation. the
investment factor will remain enor-
nous. The capital required for hydro
electric development Is 10 or IA times
As great for the same annual gross
earnings ~ for the average industry.
But the r. v. A. ignores these larg-
est factors. In it, own financial state
ments not one cent is charged out for
interest and depreciation. and the
rate allowed for taxes Is only . third
Of the average paid by private indus
tries. Even II these factors were to
be taken into account, the yardStick
would still be unrevealing, because
only a small part of the total T. v. A.
costs are allocated to electric power.
and the rest to navigation and flood
control. while private hydro-electric
companies. like the keokuk and
Conowingo Dams must pay the entire
cost Of hydro electric development.
no matter how much 1t may benefit
navigation or flood control
I have seen convincing figures from
Government sources to prove that
whereas the T. v. A. in the fiscal year
1887 sold power for 2.23 mills per
kiNwatt hour. it actually cost the tax
payer 40 mills to produce. and the
utility SIS mills-this, when the
plants are fully loaded. The true cost
for 1887 is estimated at Tia mills.
And this Is when the rate Of interest
and depreciation recently approved by
the President for Federal projects is
applied only to the obviously made
Quate amounts allocated for power.
II the figures are correct. then
T. v. A. power, with inadequate al
lowance for power cost, and with
taxes only one third OF what private
utilities have to pay, u costing from
two to three times depending on
the plant load) what It is selling for
Whs Gets Advantage?
And who Is getting this cheap
power paid for by the taxpayer? The
people? The small consumers? Hardly
The Post-Dispatch data shows that
% per cent OF the beneficiaries OF
the taxpeyers' generosity are large
industries. or, rs they have been
called. economic royalists. chiefly the
Evening star., 1937-11-15

fair system OF cooperate can be de-
vised.
The atmosphere In which negotia-
tiones have been taking place has un-
til now been wretched. The utility
interests have become suspicious. per-
haps oversuspicios. concerning the
just functioning Of the Government
agencies and commissions. The ut
terances and press releases put out
almost daily by these agencies have
not helped the atmosphere, nor have
the replies OF the utility companies ad.
dressed to the public against the Gov.
ernment. 1t is extremely difncult to
come to any reasonable settlement un-
der such barrage Of propaganda and
counter propaganda.
Publie's Attitude Clear.
Yet there isn't much question what
the public-in whose interest all this
is supposed to be going on--wants.
The recent elections cast some light
on this. The people have not forgot
ten the history Of some utility com.
panies. They konw plenty about past
deals between certain industries and
holding companies, about stock rigging
and stock watering. about the bribing
Of Legislatures. and their browbeat ting
by powerful lobbies On the other hand,
there is little indication that they
want to nationali1e power, nor do they
wish legitimate investments destroyed.
They want just regulation, decent
financing, fair play and cheap power.
They want private industry and Gov.
ernment to reach 4 settlement, and
they know that the prolonged night u
expensive for sthem-as investors, ~
consumers and as taxpayers.
The T. v. A. Ia one source of Sc
rious contention between the Gov
ernment and private industries. And
utility investors have 4 growing con.
| viction that the r. v. A. in the way
it Is operated demonstrates that the
Federal Government intends 10 sell
Evening star., 1937-11-15
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Willkie Is GuidinR
Genius in Utilities' New
Deal Offensive.
By LkMUEL =. PATTON.

w YNDEIL L. WuLKn
M president Of the Common
w wealth d Southern, ssts no
public mention In connec.
tion with the new offensive BY the
utilities against New Deal "strang,ala-
tion," but certain informed persons
tell this writer he is planning ths At
tack and calling the signals The
long, lean Hoosier, landing in New
York via Akron, u . career standout
Of the depression years and in recent
months has Appeared TO b the white
hope Of the utilities.
They Jingle $500, 900 900 and say
they are ready to toss it all into the
recovery hopper, provided the Govern
ment will just get of their collective
necks. It Is . beautifully timed ses-
ture. the stock market being what 1t is,
. chill Of depression in the Air, and
the g. Z. O. showing that new issues
have been just hollow shell-refund-
ing, in other words. Whoever planned
1t is getting . hand in the Street As .
clever strategist and all hands agree
that Mr.. Willkie had . lot to do
with it.
Has Been New Dealer Himself.
It Is not only the timing which
seems to put the utilities one-up in
this encounter. Mr.. Willkie has been
quite . New Dealer himself and is in
the advantageous position Of being
able to talk to the Government regu-
lators in their own language. He voted
for Roosevelt in 1882 and he has been
. liberal in politics. He Is the least
intransigent of the utility masnates,
and, of and on. he has stepped out Of
line to put up fight for the under
dog, on his way up. A friend Of his
described him today:
The man has charm. He also has
humor. He isn't fussy about his
clothes. He is big and genial and his
wavy hair Is apt to be q bit tousled He
can understand another mans point
Of view. They used to call him the
Bill Borah of Akron He cares noth-
| ing for making a splash. So far as
know, he never even owned an auto
mobile"
| His First Workout.
Commonwealth G Southern, owning
lines in the South, caught the frst
sharp smack Of the T. " A. yardstick.
That gave Mr.. Willkie fast defensive
workout. dueling with David LilienthAl
Of the T. v. A., in which his human
and conciliatory qualities were spot
lighted along with his roundhouse
swing
In his native Elwood, Ind, his IA
ther was q circuit riding Judge Among
other things he was barker for 4
tent show when he was working his
way through. the University Of In
diana. Practicing law in Akron. he
was attorney for a small Central West
power company. When 1t was marged
with Commonwealth d. Southern he
rode along with 1t and succeeded B. C..
Cobb as president in 1893.
tcopyriRht. 1877
Evening star., 1937-11-15


This least
and threatening speeches made the leaders,
OF nobody will mention the fact that such sbcommtSees
organization
the Disarmament Conference alive formed
1894 subcommttseno
dea).
history the short-lvsd Conference
written impartial
that the the powerhe
United Great Britain Geneva determined
of established by the have
Of these all fire Even Msson
Hitler should
injected in the blue blood Of the liberal governments
the
tive of Italy wnd others ntmidated
drastay
insisted having Although Russia
invited attend Brussels
because Of her interests In the Far East
Mussolinis representative horotsuey red
made He that he
terrible Bohep Lhuino6
q
appealed
the distinguished British secretary Anthony Eden He
with him. And Lvnon told politely that could
subcommittee. angry n
We shall within the few remarkably howery
Evening star., 1937-11-15

The modemzaton dropped considered
Now according
moving
his mouth through stimulating modernns rsnovans and
build" explains housing expert
hesang
is
under the long time loan Of the
The Federal Housing Administration particularly
detailed
only
guaranteed
construction,
a o
this they this
Administration
biggest heating equipment
front Of housing onncias
publican but in the fellows This
month (he following December)
Martini president United
Workers
cohorts the c. l.
This time it censorship. Martin,
in the freedom OF the reliably that
he has abolished by the
eoupA y proud their
Evening star., 1937-11-15

1898, Just after the bank holiday. The
emergency then caused partisanship
to be submerged and the leadership
Of the President was accepted Is a
matter of course.
Today the President has turned to
the business world for cooperation.
In effect he has asked that new capi-
talism be developed through n system
Of intelligent partnership between
government and business. The out
lines of his new creed were expressed
publicly in the address by Secretary
Morgenthau, but the fundamentals
are apparent, too, in the private
memoranda and recommendations be-
Ing prepared with White House en-
couragement by virtually all the eco
nomic advisers and heads of agencies.
Stage Of Practical Stimulus.
The period or stage OF practical
stimulus of business with Government
encouragement has come at last. The
citizen on the outside will do we'll to
watch the actDns-the deedS-rather
than the words Of the Congress. DEM
ocratic Representatives and Senator's,
for instance, still being politically sem
sitive about their promises Of 1885, are
minimizing the business depression
while Republicans for the same po-
litical purposes are exaggerating its
trend.
The downward curve is too we'll
established to be ignored, but the
Government policies can keep the
curve Of deflation from going further
toward the bottom lines of 1882. No
general rule can be drawn. but it is
doubtless true that some Of the defia-
tion already experienced has been
absolutely unjustified. The employer
whose business Is good and whose
profits are probably above last year is
not warranted in cutting a pay roll
and thus hurting the purchasing power
Of = community Just because he fears
. recession. In the absence Of can
celled or diminished orders, many
(see LAWRENCE, Page A-l3)
Evening star., 1937-11-15

were eueVl2too, II
the holding COM
pany law v Or .
amended to A.
sist utility hnanc-
ing--it must con.
tinue. Of course,
to protect the
pu b lie against
past abINes-and,
above all, II pub
lie and private
in d ustry can
agree on what
constitutes fair
competition be-
tween them, or.
Evening star., 1937-11-15

porations. with no control whatsoever
over resale rates II these facts are
true, there are abuses here to excite
the envy Of Mr. insult.
tCopyrisht, 1931)
Evening star., 1937-11-15
What's Back of It All.
Revival of Housing Repair Loans Is Weighed as
''Short Cut" to End Business Slump.
by II. r. BAUKHAGE.

II. BAUKHAGE
8 CONGRESS gathers potion ths
abrcatng something
~ the business
hasn't been decided yet-hasnt been onnchly
mentioned the
hypodermc
laid q
Housing Act under which loans for
Evening star., 1937-11-15

Monsanto Chemical Co. The POST
Dispatch says that the great bulk of
the power produced Il sold to public
utility companies and industrial cor
Evening star., 1937-11-15

whether Bath the ancient En5sh good health
nothing gsneraissmo complain
helping him. The
Italan
their indignation
Evening star., 1937-11-15

ships will be denounced and de-
mocrAcy will be praised. Japan
might receive another verbal
spanking and the delegates will 30
home perfectly satisfied at having
once more saved the world for
democracy.
The Chinese will have TO look
after themselves. Chang Kai-shek
u already inquiring from Selassie,
the former Emperor OF Ethiopia,
Evening star., 1937-11-15

neces.arly TIE STAR, Such opinions presented n
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-11-15

were COld tnAt, II tney WanCed news
of their own organizations. they
could have a page in the United
Automobile Worker. the publication
which is supposed to cover the
whole industry.
Articles appearing on these
pages. however. Mr.. Martin rules.
are TO be edited by the interna-
tional ONCE tMr. Martinez and, If
necessary, rewritten or withheld
Evening star., 1937-11-15
This Changing World
Brussels Conference Practically Dead, Delegate.
Expected to Adjourn Soon..
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

CONbTANTINE BKOWN.
YoRMAN DAVIS Anthony Eden and Yvon Delbs singing
John Browns body hanging tree" That where the
Brussels Conference present From practical point
dead. But the wise diplomats Washington
marching
Evening star., 1937-11-15

iolt. IrSe Jepen06o NAYS dScidec
not to associate with tie other sig
natofiss Of the nins-power pact.
They are quite comfortable by
themselves. 30. the others might
tust as we'll 20 home and look after
some other more pressing business.
But in order to give the i'm
preston that they have not bsen
licked subcommittee will b
formed to carry on the "principles"
Of the discussion. It appears that
Evening star., 1937-11-15
Trade Upturn
Declared
Possible
Viewed at Hand if u. S.
and Business Can
Get Together.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
T,HIs should be an eventful week
in Warrington. Congress will
ret its first oficial intimation
a OF the changed attitude OF the
admipistration toward business. Presi-
dent Roosevelt will begin his series
Of conferences looking toward the re-
sumption by the utilities Of their vast
Evening star., 1937-11-15

and help arrest the present
downward trend, has been prevented
by the deadlock between the industry
and the Government. From the View
point Of the industry this deadlock
could be broken II the atmosphere
Evening star., 1937-11-15

A lot Of pressure fs said
to have been ererted on Con-
0ress 10 Keep this title alipe
When it expired last March.
When Houstn1 Administrator
Mcdonald said mo, let it
de-" he Uas looked upon as q
museum piece, q Government
agency head Who actually
,Das WillinD to giue up some
functions Congress had al
Evening star., 1937-11-15

construction pro-
era m . an d q
form ulA for
handing " atS
and hour and
crop control leg
islatton, doubt
kess, will be de-
vAoped among
the leaders on
Capitol Hill.
Most important
Of all Is the mood
at Congress
will adopt. In
many respects it
will resemble the
special session OF
Evening star., 1937-11-15

ME renAscence Of utility in
vestments, which would do
much to stimulate employment
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Social Calendar Marked With Many Interesting and Varied
The Presidents Wife
To Entertain Sunday
At the White House
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Accompanying
Mrs. Roosevelt and Party on Tour
of Homestead Colonies.

RS FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT with party of grad
W yates and friends of the Todhunte School,
co-principa arrived early today at Greenburg, and
motoring to the Wmoreand Homestead Colony Morgan
town. W. Va The party left New York last night for short trip
to illustrate how Mrs Roosevelt believes touring should
their country Rooeves that sightseers
should be interested in contemporary sociological
As In natural scenic wonders and landmarks Of antiquity
The party the site colony
at Arhurdae w. where there cottages cooperative
dairy school lunch store After tonight
In MorgantoWn the will motor to Tgerts Valley w.
inspect another homestead colony much like that Athurdae
except the inhabitants unbermen rather than miners
Mrs. Roosevelt her party
model housing development for
reenbe Md just outside of Washington then will
ceed to Washington Sunday Mrs Roosevelt will entertain the
group at the White
Mrs Rooseves party Henry Morgenhau wife
Of the Secretary of the Mrs Backe
and Miss Dickerman principal
School.
Farley wife of the Postmaster General
the guests at the dinner New York last evening
Decio -Machado of Rio
Otto state banker of
The Minister Nine Peter entertained
last evening at the Legation for the members of Swiss Bnevo
lent Society Following the Swiss films
The Minister of Venezuela Dogenes Esaane
has
In New York.
B. Schwelenbach have with them at
Woody Park Towers the formers mother Mrs F. Schwee
bach of Seattle who will be with them for several months
Chandler wife of Representative Chandler of
Tennessee who with him. has been at the Mayower the
Of the month, will return to Memphis Sunday.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Horse Show
At Carroll Estate

The annual Doughoregan Manor
Horse Show will be held at the famous
Carroll estate tomorrow, judging to
start at $50 o'clock and continue
throughout the day. Though not
one of the largest shows, each year
the event draws a large group Of
Washingtonians to Howard County,
the Maryland stronghold of fine horses
and fine riders.
Twenty-three classes and two fiat
races for ponies are scheduled, with
Kenneth N. Gilpin OF Boyce. Va,
Judging. The committee in charge
of the show, the fifteenthsin the his
tory of the organization, includes Mrs.
Howard Bruce, Mrs. Charles Carroll,
Mrs. c. Willing Browne, jr., Mrs. Ed
win Warfleld, jr., Augustus Riggs, 3rd,
and Dorsey M. Williams.
Luncheon will be served on the
grounds, the usual Maryland lunch
con for which the show is famous.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
MIR. and Mrs. Zafra
Hosts at Tea After
Christening of Son

Mr.. AND MRS. URBANo A
ZAFRA entertained at tea yes
terday afternoon at the Mayflower
following the christening of their
infant son, Victor Manuel Rafael.
The christening took place in St.
Matthews Church at o'clock and
was sponsored by the president OF
the Philippine Sugar Association, Mr..
Rafael r. Alunan. Miss Eliza Paredes,
laughter of the Philippine resident
commissioner was godmother.
Among the guests at the tea follow
ing the ceremony were Mr.. Quintin
Paredes. resident commissioner Of
the Philippines; Mr.. Jose Yulo, secre-
tary of justice Of the Philippine
government; Mr.. Jose E. Romero,
majority floor leader of the Philippine
Assembly, and Mrs. Romero; Mr..
Manuel Roxas, minority floor leader
OF the Philippine Assembly, and Mrs.
Roxas; former Senator and Mrs. Harry
B. Hawes, Brig. Gen. Greed F. Cox,
Col. and Mrs. Donald c. Mcdonald,
Mr.. j. M. Elizalde, Mr. and Mrs. j. B.
Hutson, Mr.. and 'Irs. Frederick Live
sey, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Veatch, Mr..
Benito Razon, Dean Conrado Benitez.
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Bernhardt, DR..
and Mrs. Frank Waring, DR.. Ben
Dorfman, Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Funk,
Mr.. Ellsworth Bunker, Mr.. Charles
Kearney. Mr.. and Mrs. James Dickey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ferris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Bourg,
Mr.. Dudley Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond A. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs.
Bon Geaslin, Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Gordon, Mr. Vicente Villamin, Mr..
and Mrs. Quintin Paredes, jr.; the
Misses Lourdes and Elsa Alunan, Mr..
and Mrs. James G. Wingo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mariana A. Erana, Mr. and Mrs.
c. T. Elbo, Miss Amada de Leon,
Miss Josefina Madrigal, Mr.. Victorino
Paredes, Miss Blanche Ebert, Miss
Helena Benitez, Miss Ena Gonzales,
Miss Minerva Bernardino, DR.. Con-
suelo Bernardino, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Hopkins, Mr.. T. w. Brahany, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Frantz, Mr.. and Mrs
E. E. Bomar. Mr.. P McGroarty, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy G. Blanck, DR.. and
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Miss Kirkham
To Wed Mr.. Willett

Mr. Robert Kirkham announces
the engagement of his daughter
Myrabelle, to Mr.. H. F. Hathaway
Willett, younger son of Mr.. and Mrs
z. Jean Willett, formerly Of Los
Angeles, Calf. and Kansas City,
Mo, and now Of Washington Mr.
Willet is the brother of Miss Lillian
Willett and Mr.. w. S. Willett.
Miss Kirkham, daughter of the
late Mrs. Robert F.. Kirkham, is a
niece of Mr.. George D. Kirkham of
New York City and Chicago. Mr..
Willett left Los Angeles three years
ago to become associated with the
Chicago branch Of the Crocker-Union
Lithograph Co., OF San Francisco.
He attended Harvard Military School
and U. c. L. A. in Los Angeles.
The wedding will take place May
26 in Evanston, H., in st. Luke S
Episcopal Church. Dean Moore will
of1ciate. Mr.. Willett and his bride
will come to Washington on their
wedding trip and will visit in New
York, having many friends in both
cities.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Cuban Ambassador Host
Large Ball Given at Embassy in Cele-
bration of Independence Day.

A long flight OF steps leads of the
ball room down into the lovely garden,
which was thing Of great beauty last
night. All the formal flower beds were
ablaze with color, filled with gladiou
OF every hue. At the far end OF the
garden dance floor was erected which
was also popular and crowded with
rumba enthusiasts for the orchestra
outside played nothing but rumbas and
tangoes. The trees are magnificent
and, best Of all, real moon, not card
board one, shed its intriguing and be-
coming light upon the dancers.
A buffet where refreshments and
beverages were found in abundance,
was also set up in a room of the main
hall, which is on level with the gar
den. This ball was in every way a
magnificent affair and in every way
worthy Of the great day which the
Cuban Ambassador and his country
men and women were celebrating.