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The Washington times., 1937-11-26
IVA On The Spot

UFWA: Wage increases ranging
from As to SIS cents an hour for un-
skilled laborers, and better for
semiskilled folk, were requested of
iva recently in a conference, ar
gument being that cost of living
has risen % per cent in America
in past four years and that Ten
nessee industry pays better than
IVA anyhow.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

Z n e American
Indian Lodge of
AFGE, and will
a CT as master
Of ceremonies at
their first an
nual ball at the
Raleigh, Decem-
ber 3 Many
G v er nment
big-wigs will at
tend, h ea d e d
by s e n a t Or
Thomas, chair
man, I n d l a n
Affairs Commit
tee of the Sen
~-
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Census Observation

Russell L. Greenman, writing in
recent issue Of Nations Business,
says what the business man wants
to know about unemployment is
who the unemployed are, what
jobs they have held, what they
earned in boom times, how many
really want work and how many,
If given jobs, could keep them or
show will power necessary to be-
come good employees All but
the first two points are impossible
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

sentative Rogers, chairman Of the
House Indian Affairs Committee
All pale face Government EN-
ployes are invited by their red
skin brothers to attend Mr..
Byrd says the big Apple" is just
q poor imitation of a real war
dance.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Another Wonder

Flash: Some of Government
Printing's girl clerks are being re-
quired to pass a test to qualify
for positions at which they have
been working for some time {.
If they fail, it is wondered if the
vacancies will be filled by men.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Three Named

Mrs. Mary Mason Jones, Don B.
Goodloe and Walter L. Craig are
new delegates to Central Labor
Union from Ages Post Office
Lodge :. CLU will hold special
meeting December 13.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

permanently ousting B ernard
Greenberg :. "Anti-Semitism" is
charged Len DeCaux, CIO
publicity director, addressed Fed
eral workers School class on
Trade Unions and the Press" re-
Gently.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Today With UFWA

UFWA calendar today: Recrea-
ton Committee and Treasury
membership committee, p. m,
Industrial Union Council and DOC
executive committee, 8 p. m, dis
cussSion of international At
fairs" led by Harold November
and DR.. N. William -Hazen, from
8 to 9 p. m. Site, 532 Seven
teenth St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Consumers Guide

Consumers Guide, edited by
Mary Turner under direction of D.
E. Montgomery, is Snappy this is
sue David K. Caldwell, of Wash.
ington, has been shifted by State
from Tokyo to Kobe, Japan, as
vice consul.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
'Twas Okay

Conrad l.. Wirth, assistant direc-
tor, National Park Service, recent
ly lectured on Park and Recrea-
tional Problems Of the United
States"
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

S0eaki0S OF
GOVERNMENT
WORKERS

By J. EARLE MosER

Advance flash: Those close to the Administration say
Executive Order will be issued shortly making December "a
holiday As that day is Friday, it will threeday
Christmas holiday span for Federal folk On the other hand
said this action will ban halfhoday Friday, De-
cemher
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Carved IUOry

Alaska Section, Office of Indian
Affairs, has for sale limited
quantity of carved ivory, sent
to washington from King Island,
Alaska, which is situated near
Bering Strait not far from the
Siberian coast Articles include
cigarette holders, letter openers,
paper weights, and are on view in
Room 4123, Interior Building.
Super news tip prize: "WiIliam
Teller" (ChOice).
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
win Top Dance

Leon Lieberman, II, handsome
young son Of Mrs. Eva M. Lieber-
man Of Labor
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
"IrOn MOccasin"

Palmer w. Byrd (COD, whose
name is Iron Moccasin, full blood
ChicaSaw Indian, is president of
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
LION AND LAMB.
UNITE IN POWER.
ROOSEVELT TIE.
Utilities and President
Foes For Years
By EARL GOODWIN

When the Lion and the Lamb of
Scripture lie down together there
will be no greater indication of sin
cere peace on earth than there is
in the apparent complete harmony
and understanding and good fel-
lowShip between the Power Trust
magnates and President Roose-
velt.
Yesterday the President was
pointing at the Power Trust as
the Big Bad Wolf-and made
them like it. Today he calls them
in and anoints them as the
saviors of the nation-economic.
ally. And they like it.
ALL PEACEFUL
They go away from the White
House arm in arm with Frank Nc
Ninch, Power Trust nemesis; poses
for photographs and talk as freely
to reporters as a new Representa-
tive. The reason they are at the
White House is to discuss with the
President the possibilities of ex-
panding power and electric light
facilities to the limit of possible
consumption and thus stimulate
the heavy industries with about a
billion and a quarter Of private
money.
Yesterday the Power Trust said
mo! We're scared of Roosevelt"
Today, having sent two of its Big
Boys to the White House, the
Power Trust says, "Sure, we'll
spend the money. That guy RooSe-
velt's all right; we agree with
him"
To observers who have watched
the running fight between F. D. R.
and the New York section of the
Power Trust, this sudden love
feast is one of the most amazing
things of a colorful career. The
young Roosevelt in his cub days
as New York State senator with
no one to guide him but Louis
Howe, felt the whitening political
blasts from the organizations spon-
sored by the big holding COM
panieS.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
LONG-AGO START

AOCNU-AUO S1AnI
His whole idea of cheaper rates,
public ownership, grants of public
money to cities wanting munic-
ipally owned electric plants, iva
and the generation of power by
such huge dams as Bonneville,
comes from ideas starting way
back in his public life.
Power trusters, holding company
financierS and operating power
men hated him and feared him.
Their feelings swelled into the
hymn Of hate which nearly de-
feated the bill creating the Secu-
rites and Exchange Commission
with it's death sentence to watered
holding companies :. Washington
has been filled with power and
holding company lobbyists, and
political opposition to Roosevelt
has been foStered and financed
by money from power sources.
In the face of this the New
Deals campaign to bring down
rates and to make holding COM
panies walk the chalk line has
progressed. Half the industry
emulates David Crockett's racoon
and says, Don't shoot; I'll come
down." They walk into the Of
flee of the SEC and declare they
will register and abide by the
rules. A few others suddenly go
to court and protest that SEC
are illegal, and in the
meantime cannot sell a single
dollars worth of new stock. Four
large and important suits against
the Roosevelt ideas on power are
pending in high Federal courts.
SLUMP PREDICTIONS
Then comes the necessity for
a stimulation Of business. There
is news and headlines of a slump.
The President looks around and
sees need for more electric light
in homes and on the farms and
calls in the leaders of the utilities.
A week or two before he invited
them to Washington he had pill
Ioried the utility methods of valua-
ton and the bases of rate making.
The same day that Wendell Will
kie, Southerl holding company
chief, hob-nobbed with F. D. R. in
the intimacy of the White House
study for two hours. Frank Walsh,
New York Power Authority head,
and bitter foe of all privately
owned interests, used the White
House itself as a sounding board
for New York State attack on
what he called false Power Trust |
propaganda.
While Mr.. Roosevelt was feed
ing Willkie sugar upStairS
Frank Walsh was putting poison in |
his tea downstairs, and Mr.. Will |
kie failed to detect the poison.
Instead he spent several minutes
explaining to amazed White House
reporters that the President had
the right slant on power after all
and there would be a tremend-
GUS pending program on the part |
Of the Utilities Mr.. Willkie holds in
the hollow of his hand.
So also Floyd Carlisle, of the
New York end of the wicked
Power Trust He will spend a
hundred and twelve million in two
years, and he agrees with the
that there has been
something a bit unfair about the
rates and the values =.
OF courSe-the reason for all
this is probably that the President
assures the Power Trust that there
will be no more attempts to ex-
pand the iva idea. That's the
the New Deal made
but in the delicate handling of
the situation by Mr.. Roosevelt |
fixes it so the public sees only the |
Power Trust surrender.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
RIB Tension Rising

NoteS-Sixty day appointments
at Railroad Retirement to relieve
the hump" are nearing expira.
ton What will govern when
the ak swings? Why do en-
ployes of Coal Commission jump
up when Gear" Smith enters an
office Thought that only hap.
pened in the Army when the Gen
eral walked in the Orderly Room
But will Congress stand at
attention" when appropriation
hearings begin? Quite a few
big-wigS would feel a lot better Cor
worse) if they only knew who had
the dictograph records from Mr.:
1ckeS' telephone.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

News Tips Prize: H. H. (COL)
The Washington times., 1937-11-26
Can't Blame Him

Some say Republican Chairman
Hamilton would like to hear a con-
cert played with those Interior
phone recordings Then again,
they might be as enthusing and
entertaining as a Herbert Hoover
speech on anthropology ). Credit
where credit is due: Mrs. Frances
Kelley of WPA tries to take care
of her own employees about to be
let out Tries to place them
elsewhere but meets little cooper
alton from outside personnel Off
GERS who choose to ignore the Re
placement Register They're
too busy trying to take care of
Hungry Hank who just drifted in
from Podunk Corners with letter
from Representative zilch.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
DECLARED IN HAND
WITH CITY GROWTH

public library
community? asked by Roberts,
Friday that
the past years
volumes or an average among
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16

T,vERY flock has to have its leader
T. and you'll find plenty of proof
on the road this summer that Bucks
the pace-maker of this years crop of
cars.
SO if you'd rather feed dust than eat it,
you'll take the wise step now, and
make sure that when summer comes
you're up front in the drivers seat of
a Buick.
There's no getting around the power
a Buick can pour into the job of get
ting you there quick and quiet and
easy-its valve.in-head straight-eieht
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Officials Arrive
To Start Land
Tenancy Study

To map details of a land ten-
ancy study in Imperial Valley, two
officials of the Re5ettlement Ad-
ministration arrived in El Centre
Friday.
James G.. Maddox, who is in
charge at Washington of farm
tenancy studies for the land use
planning section of the ReSettle-
ment Administration, accompanied
DR.. Clarence c.. Osborne. associate
agricultural economist of the land
utilization division. to the valley.
DR.. Osborne is in direct charge
of the survey of valley conditions.
The Resettlement Administra-
ton survey, now under way, will
attempt to correlate data upon
which to determine the best fu-
ture policy for use OF Imperial
Valley lands, in making the valley
a more prosperous, stable agricul-
tural community.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Federal Contracts
For Valley Power
Lines Scrutinized

Federal contracts for financing
rural electrification by the Impe-
rial Irrigation District and for
building the first units of the All
American canal power system are
undergoing final scrutiny by at
torneys for the Department Of the
Interior at Washington, it was an
nounced at district headquarters in
El Centre.
In report to Evan T. Hewes.
chairman, Phil D. Swing advised
that he is working with lawyers of
the department solicitors office,
studying related sections of these
agreements: % All American canal
contract: ~ Rural Electrification
proposed loan for building more
than 500 miles Of transmission lines
to carry electricity to country homes
and ranches in the valley, and 80
the proposed PWA grant and loan
for first units OF the canal power
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Problems of Blind
Told 2O-3O Club

Problems confronting bliL1 citi-
zens were outlined for the 20-30
club by Mrs. Dave Chandler OF FL
Centro. Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
were special guests Of the club at
the meeting Thursday night in the
California hotel.
Mrs. Chandler is herself blind
and explained to the group the re-
actions of the blind. the method of
educating them, the use of the
Braille system, and the seeing
eye" movement.
The latter movement is a project
of the national association of 20
80 clubs and the seeing eye" is a
specially trained dog taught to as
sist the blind. Before buying one
of the dogs, the prospective owner
must attend a school and be train
ed for a two months period.
George Stevens was appointed
second president of the club,
succeeding Roy Misenheimer who
has moved to Riverside
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16

Furthermore. nearly every bust
ness. professional or hotel building
standing over a period of 20 years,
said Roberts, has had to undergo
an expensive remodelling or COM
plete rebuilding to meet tn" ma
tural demand arising from the
growth of FL Centre from a town
of a few hundred to a population
of 10000.
Our community has naturally
outgrown our old library building
and if it were possible to repair
the present building two leading
coast architects sav it is impossible
and impractical. we would be COM
PEELED to enlarge our building to
twice its size to cover present and
nearby future growth.
Consult those who have had eX-
periance in trying to remodel
building condemned as unsafe and
unit for the services for which it
was originally intended. and they
will. with one accord, tell you to
build a new building, especially
where plUI4C safety - NoiiSSi llSb'
The question of the bond issue
is up to TIC voters Tuesday. Thu
future of the library and its con-
tinued service must be decided in
this election If you want a botter
library a better library building
and with it better service, all at
a very little increase, if any, in
cost over a period of years, be at
the polls Tuesday. and see that your
neighbor is there TO vote Yes"
The polls are open from 6 am.
to 7 pm. Voting places are the
Veterans Memorial hall, the city
hall. the Goodrich store on Fourth
street. All registered voters are
qualified to vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16

lIlt-u 1tdtt5 weather bui Eetu otd-
ton al III CentrO.J
Maximum Thursday ...#..........--..- l0l
Minimum Friday ......-...-.-..-.-.-... 73
Reading at Noon Friday
Temperature ..--..................-..---- 70
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. n
Reading at am. Friday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures 73
Humidity ...........-.----.-..-.------ 81
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature ...-..-.........-.-....-.----. 81
Humidity Observation-Disclosures ....--...--. %
Los Angeles and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight; Saturday fair with
rising temperature; Sunday fair;
moderate TO fresh southwest TO
northwest wind. strong locally over
mountains and coast.
Southern California - p artly
cloudy tonight: cooler IN east por-
ton; Saturday fair; cooler in e"e-
and rising temperatures hc-. 4~--
ton: Sunday fair; fresh northwest
wind off coast; locally strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Truce Declared
In Spanish Battle

Continued from Page One)
The Loyalists reIrained from fir
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
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ter.
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Johnston, vice-president n d
general manager; Il. A. Fitz-
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Junior 10000 Club
Endorses Issue

Endorsement of the $4,000 Ii
brary bond issue has been voted
by the chamber of commerce d.
rectors and by the Junior Ten
Thousand club.
Both organizations went on rec
ord this week favoring the bond
issue for the new building, the
chamber of commerce directors
meeting Wednesday afternoon and
the Junior Ten Thousand club
Thursday night.
The election is set for Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
GOV. MERRIAM
YETOES BILLS

SACRAMENTO, April 16. UP
Gov. Frank F.. Merriam today We
toed four bills designed to raise
the salaries of municipal and SUI
perior court judges, court clerks
and marshalls and superior court
commissioners.
Explaining his. action, the gov
ernor said he could see no con-
sideration to justify suspension
of a policy of constant economy
in the administration of all gov
ernmental agencies subject to my
control"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16

back his white skin, the medical
expert predicted
The specialist who requested
that he not be identified, is one of
50 Southern California medical
men called into a clinic over the
strange case Of Morrison. who says
his skin has blackcned since Janu-
ary. The dar; color started with
his hands and face ana crept over
his body.
II began soon after he spent
weeks working ii the binding
black "smudge' of smoky citrus Or
chard heaters during a cold snap,
but doctors said the smoke was not
to blame They diagnozed his dis
ease as the rare "mellanosis." a skin
ailment usually fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Mans Skin Turns
Black as Disease
Affects His Body
(Post-Press PhCto)

Copyright 1897 by United Press
SANTA ANA, Calf, April l6. UH
A white American citrus worker
whose skin was turned black by a
rare disease was given "One chance
in a million" to survive by one Of
the specialists studying his case
today.
If he lives. however. duskY-hued
William l. Morrison. 49, VIII get
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16

engine gives you the soaring flight of
an eagle when you want to cover
ground.
It's got steady, fretless, road-level.
ing gait that makes travel effortless
as light chasing shadow, whether
you're just loafng along or shooting
for a record distance for the day.
In this marvel car you ride in seats
like easy chairs. You finger controls
that seem to sense your next wish
in advance. You've got brakes to halt
its thunderbolt action and bring it
gently down to rest with the smooth
IishtnesS of mistins rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
CENTROS NEED FOR NEW LIBRARY BUILDING DEFENDED
TN-LAW" ILLNESS CALLED
POSSIBLE BY PROFESSOR

BOSTON (u.P) - Mental illness
may develop from number Oh
seemingly normal circumstance,
such as the problem of 'in-laWS'
according to DR.. C. Macfie Camp
bell, Harvard psychiatry professor
and medical director of Boston
Psychopathic hospital.
Marriage involves not only the
adaptation to the individual part
ner but also to the social group
from which the partner comes, :
he says adaptation to the prob
lem of the in-laws is not always
successful"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16
Y 'ta.:|!!tt!:M!!::'!: t!:!!::'!:
Local Temperatures

Data complied by Howard Em-
mems, observer for the official
United States weather bureau sta
ton al III Centro.j
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-16


LONDON, April l6. (U.P)-The
great powers have under consider
alton a plan for mediation to end
the Spanish civil war, it was un-
derstood today.
Great Britain, eager to seize any
chance to end the war but be-
lieving that premature action
might be harmful, has understood
to have recommended that the
plan be held in allegiance until its
success seemed almost certain.
Events within the last "a hours
are regarded in diplomatic quar-
ters as measurably advancing
hopes for eventual mediation b.
tween the combatant factions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
COUGHLIN'S EXPERIENCE

The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin is off
the air, having been "rebuked" by Pope
Plus for his broadcasts, but some of his
friends and followers" are working to
have him restored to the air.
The Detroit Priest has appealed to
them to cease agitation and the sending
of kilograms to his church superiors de-
signed to secure the resumption of his
broadcasts.
We presume that many of Coughlins
admirers will accept his advice but Walter
Baertschi, national coordinator of the
Social Justice Councils, declares he will
pay no attention to "any statement by
Pope Plus or to pleas of the radio priest
that mass protect meetings be stopped
This illustrates one of the dangers be-
setting leaders of protest movements. It
is a lot easier to organize and operate
them than it is to stop them. When the
leader happens TO- be an, official of a reli-
gious order The difficG tiles and dangers
arek increased sds ID bIa y 80 a,ib b9t@
soPreaeheeirss and pastors ltrs. OF other faiths
can get some,saIue out offhse Coughlin ex-
.perience If they. will take the time to think
it out. When they do they will be more
than ever inclined to attend othe affairs
of their religious organizations and leave
the political field to other leaders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Well, what is this, that we hear COM
ing from Juan T. Trippe, president of a
large airways system?
He says that further advancement of
American commercial aviation depends
upon adequate governmental regulation
of air lines. He points out that economic
regulation for rail transportation, for high
way transportation and for communica-
ton have been achieved and adds that
to-day there are no Federal laws that
guard against destructive competition by
parallel air services that 'the public is
not protected from destructive ratecutting
on the one hand nor the charging of ex-
orbitant tariffs on the other" and that
'the air lines have no assurance of con-
immunity of service as would be provided
through issuance of certificates of public
convenience and necessity"
What does it mean? Simply broth
ers and sisters, another example of big
business interests calling for governmental
aid to assist them in setting up a paying
business. He would avoid destructive
competition" by having the government in
terfere with business but, be it noted, this
time the interference would help profits,
and therefore is REQUESTED He would
avoid euf1rates and orr the public, ex-
iorBitaRt tariffs but with the competition
now going BiBP9ijtE locks like .9xorbitant rates
are Tar off. ri would haye99 certificates
of public coffvehieln4ce and necessity, which
amount to exclusive franchises and thor
oughly protect the investors.
We have no criticism to make of Mr.
Trippe ard believe that what he requests
is reasonable and probably necessary if
air lines are to grow and prosper. We call
attention to his remarks, however, in or
der to illustrate pet theory of ours, that
big business, which yelIs out in pain when
the government helps the farmer or la
borer, is just as ready to cry out loud for
the nursing bottle that is labelled "gov-
ernmental assistance pap"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
TWELVE AMERICAN HEROES

Sinclair Lewis rises to defend demo-
crazy against the slurs OF communism and
fascism but he admits that there are
plausible indictments against the Amer
lean system, listing among them: millions
OF unemployed, low grade education. NOV
ing pictures catering to the lowest common
denominator, the universal tolerance of
graft and the kind of heroes the nation
worships.
This brings us to the further state
ment that the heroes of nation are the
test of its culture and the list Of our
heroes, As compiled by Mr.. Lewis. lie in
cludes Charles Mccarthy. Mickey Mouse.
Clark Gable. Tom Girdler John L. Lewis.
Dale Carnegie, Bruce Barton. James A.
Farley. Joe Di Maggie. Rudy vallee. Ber-
nard MeFadden and Father Divine
If you think this IS an exaggeration.
make W list Of twelve individuals that
vau admire and to whom you. as an Amer
ie7 citizen. render the homage due some
thing distinguished.