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Evening star., 1937-10-05
JAPAN'S new BANS
ON IMPORTS STUDIED
Restrictions on 800 Commodities
Likely to Slash U. S. $780,.
050,0O0 Trade.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSx.
Japan's new import restrictions
caused lively speculation among ad-
ministration economic authorities to-
day as to how much they may curtail
purchases from the United States.
Japan, seeking TO become econom-
lcally self-sufficient and to concentrate
resources behind its army in China,
decreed that imports OF more than 800
commodities will be prohibited or held
to minimum.
The prohibitions are expected to 20
into effect by October 10. Importa-
tions of most articles will be permitted
only upon SPECIFIC authorization. Pur-
chases of cotton and lumber must be
authorized cargo by cargo, with sep
arate permits for each shipment.
State Department officials reserved
comment, pending study Of the text
OF the restrictions.
At the Commerce Department, ofti-
Gals said the effects could not be
estimated until the regulations 20 into
operation
Japan, which ranks next to Canada
and Great Britain as 4 market for
United States products, purchased
1892 050,O00 OF goods from this coun-
try during the first seven months OF
this year. Its sales to the United
States totaled $l27,51l 900.
Evening star., 1937-10-05
E.H.A A. HEADSP PLAN
TOUR FOR WINDSOR.
Duke, on Visit to U. S., Ex.
pected to Inspect Govern
ment Projects.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Government housing oficials, as
proud OF their low-rent dwellings as
any young bride, said today they would
welcome a chance to show the Duke Of
Windsor how the United States has
tackled the housing problem.
The duke, accompanied by his
American born duchess, is expected to
leave Paris soon for study Of housing
and labor conditions in Germany and
this country.
From Stewart Mcdonald, Federal
housing administrator, came . state
ment that I'VE will give all co-opera.
ton and will make available to the
duke and duchess al facilities Of the
F. H. A."
Proposed Plans.
Mcdonald expressed the view Wind
sor might be interested In seeing sew
eral large-scale housing projects in
the Washington area. These were
financed by private enterprise in con-
junction with the F. H. A..
Public Works Administration on
cials suggested the duke might wish
to make a ~'circle tour through the
East, South and Middle West to in-
spect large-scale housing projects built
with Government loans and grants.
OF the P. w. AS 81 housing projects
for which $l34 100000 has been al.
lotted. they said he might start in New
York with visit to P. w. A. develop
ment IN Brooklyn, the largest in the
country. and to another in Harlem.
From there, they said, he might
visit projects at Camden, N. j.; Phil
adelphia, Atlantic City and Wash
ington. Then, proceeding southwark
he could study projects In Atlanta
Ca; Birmingham and Montgomery
Ala; Louisville and Lexington, KY.
Thence they traced an itinerary tc
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago
with a return to New York Via De-
lIOlL, OleNeldIlu dllQ 6ulldlO.
Slum Clearance Projects.
In many of these cities, it was said
the duke would be able to see mod
ern slum-clearance structures side-by.
side with the slums they were replac-
ing.
Although the new Wagner HOUSING
program is not yet In operation, Of
flcials said the duke might be inter-
ested in studying the law providing
for government rental subsidies, which
Is similar in some respects to the
British housing law.
Resettlement authorities said Wind
sor might like to see the Greenbelt
low-cost housing project outside the
District of Columbia.
A spokesman for the Federal Home
Loan Bank system said I'VE would be
tickled to death" to show the duke
how advances from Home Loan Banks
have been used by building and loar
associations to make mortgage loan.
and stimulate new construction.
Evening star., 1937-10-05
BRIDGE TOURNEY
OPENS THURSDAY
District Championships to
Be Decided in Four-Day
Contest at Shoreham.

Serious men and women whose vo-
cabularies are top-heavy with ex-
pressions like Vulnerable" six
spades" double" made it," down
one" will gatner In the west ball
room Of the Shoreham Hotel Thursday
to open the annual championship tour
nament Of the District Bridge League.
The contest will continue through
Sunday, with four championships to
be decided-the women's pair, the
mixed pair. the open pair and the
team Of four. This tournament is 4
dress rehearsal for the national tour
nament which will open in the same
room October 20 and end December S.
The major question exciting bridge
fans on the eve Of the District cham
pionships IS whether z. B. Conolly
and Thomas Hamlin can retain the
Woodward Cup in the open pair
championships. which they won after
. remarkable finish last year.
Another leading point of debate
among those vicarious sportsmen who
find more joy in following bridge
tournament than the world series is
whether the Philadelphia team can
retain possession of the Eynon Bowl
for the team OF four championship
the only trophy which left the Dis
trict last year.
The Philadelphia shutters are head
ed by B. J. Becker, national master
bridge champion, one OF whose aides
is Charles H. Coren, a member Of the
famous Pour Aces" The -Four Aces"
won the national knockout team OF
4" championship at Asbury Park last
Summer.
While II national bridge masters
players who have been awarded 10
master points for tournament play by
Evening star., 1937-10-05
MRS. MARY NJ. POWER, 78,
DEAD AT COLLEGE PARK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, October 5.
Services for Mrs. Mary Minerva
Power. 10, widow Of John c. Power,
who died early yesterday at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs. Roberta Boeh-
mann, 52s Hunter avenue, will be
held there tomorrow at 2:3O pm.
Burial will be in Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Power had been i'll for several
months. She was native of Der
wood, Montgomery County, and
moved to College Park Is years ago.
She was before her marriage a Miss
Mulligsn.
Surviving are son. James Monroe
Power. College Park; four daughters,
Mrs. Boehmann. Mrs. Nora Briggs,
Germantown, and Mrs. Pearl Labor
and Mrs. Capitola Gillis. Washington;
a sister, Mrs. Charles Ricketts,, Der
wood, and four brothers. Arthur, Ir-
win and Thomas Mulligan, all Of Der
wood, and Vincent Mulligan, Gath
ersburg
Evening star., 1937-10-05
C. O.P. VOTE DROPS
IN CONNECTICUT
Republicans Hold Own in
Rural Areas, but Lose
Ground in Cities.
- the Associated Press.

81 tnv ASSOClutcu FIe&S
NEW HAVEN, Conn, October S.
Republicans remained intrenched to-
day In the rural areas of Connecticut
as a result OF the smalltown elections
yesterday, but yielded Torrington to
Democrats for the first time In city
election and lost ground IN other urban
centers.
OF the 140-odd communities which
balloted for municipal Offices more
than 100 followed tradition by voting
Republicans and about a dozen went
Democratic as they did in the last
small-town elections.
Democrats, who in the November
elections recorded 4 precedent-break-
ing victory in what was once regarded
a normally Republican State, picked
UP about 4 dozen towns which went
Republican In the last municipal cleo
ton against a loss OF about half that
number.
Only three cities balloted In the
hrst general election since President
Roosevelt and Gov Wilbur L. Cross
carried the State by pluralities Of
about 100000.
Torrington, in electing the first
Democratic Mayor in its history, gave
that post to William A. Patten. He de-
feated Mayor Ernest E. Novey, Re-
publican, 5,170 to 4.645. Two years
ago Novey won the election by about
500 votes.
Incumbents retained their mayoral
posts in the other two cities, Bristol
re-electing Mayor Joseph w. Harding,
Republican, and Norwolk standing pat
on its Democratic chief executive,
Mayor Frank Stack.
Harding defeated his Democratic
rival Of two years ago. former Mayor
Joseph F. Dutton. by less than 400
votes. Two years ago Harding's ma
jority exceeded 1000.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

the American Bridge ASsociation-
will be on hand from the District
alone. intermediate players, who have
no national recognition, will have an
opportunity to battle for one Of the
most attractive trophies in the tour
nament, The Sta Trophy.
Russell J. Baldwin Of the American
Bridge Association will direct both the
District and the national tourna-
merts.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

his administration, Farley said thers
was . net postal surplus Of mora
than $12.ooo,o 600. In 1885. he said.
this surplus was $5,000,o00.
I'm the fiscal year 1885, although
q SHORTER work. week law was granted
to the employees and the custody Of
post once buildings was taken over
from the Treasury Department, We
ended the fiscal year with a net
postal deficit Of less than $1,000 ,oo0."
Farley said. II am confident that
when the books are balanced for the
fiscal year 1897 another net postal
surplus will be shown"
Evening star., 1937-10-05
FARLEY SEES SURPLUS
FOR Department IN '37
Postmaster General Dsdicatss
New 81, 900, 900 Federal once
Building in New York.

81 the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 5.-The
Nations No. mailman. James A.
Farley, dedicated New York's new
$11 100000 Federal ONCE Building
yesterday and said he was confident
his department would show Q net
postal surplus for the 1887 fiscal
year.
Farley said the net deficit of the
Post Office Department was more
than $152000,O00 in 1882 and more
than S5O,000,000 in 1898. In 1884,
the first full year under operation OF
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
NOT ENOUGH
LEFT OVER TO
PAY FOR CANAL
DOWd Says District
System Cost S37O,0O0
Each Year to Operate

Three hundred and seven
ty thousand dollars is a lot
OF money. In fact it is one
third the District tax levy
last year. Yet $370,00O is
what District officials would add
TO the already staggering expenses
OF the Imperial Irrigation District.
M. j. DoWd, chief engineer and
general superintendent of the dis
trict, in his official report shows
that the power system which he
advocates building to duplicate
largely the lines of the Nev-Cal
would cost about $20O,OO0 year to
operate. In addition bond interest
and fixed charges amount to about
$4,000 a year.
The district claims that it can
make enough profit from the COM
petltlVe power system to repay these
expenses, But those who have stu
died them say the District figures
are ridiculous in that they claim
much too large a share of the to-
tai valley load when the local power
concern has already tied up. by
long-term contracts, more than
half of the business.
Even if the District is able to
meet its expenses, it is very doubt
full whether it can have enough
left over to meet the All American
Canal payments which will be $270,-
900 for the first five years, $540,-
600 for the next ten years, and
$4,000 for the last twenty-five
years.
Under the NeV-Cal proposal the
District would receive a greater
income from its power than it
could ever hope to receive from
competitive system, and at the
same time is minus the huge an
nual operating expenses of 100000.
In fact the only operating expense
to the District under the Nev-Cal
plan is the payment of hydro oper-
atorS. The power company eSti-
mates sufficient payments to take
care of this expense, interest, de
probation, repayment of the $27,-
100000 canal debt, and repayment
of the bonds issued for construct
ing the hydro plants.
These computations are based on
Reclamation Service estimates on
future canal flows
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
2-pOund, 12-inch,
4-day Old Baby, in
Courthouse Debut

Faustina Liberia, who weighs two
pounds and four ounces all dressed
mp and ready 20 go, attracted
Dionnesque attention at the county
court house Friday.
She slumbered unconcemedly atop
n desk even though she was the
center Of Il constantly enlarging
circle Of astonished county employees
Apparently "A little girl four days old
must get on with her sleeping even
If she is only l2 inches tall. She
makes her weight fully clad in
dress, beribboned hood and unmen-
tionables. A ladies pocket handger-
chief served as this young lady'S
unmentionables.
Faustina is a perfectly -normal
baby, according to the physician who
ofliciated at her birth. She arrived
two months before she might rea-
sonably have been expected. Did
She need an incubator and special
diet? Not Faustina.
Since Faustina's mother cannot
take care of her, Mrs. Manuela A.
Rivera wants to adopt her. Hence
the trip to the court house. In
spite of Fautinas attractive blue
silk dress, the adoption proceedings
must await approval of state
officials
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

Albert G. Cage. Vice President and
Assistant General Manager of the
Nev-CaI. Cage and his mother own
a large valley ranch which his
father t0Gk up under desert entry
in 1906.
of this power as it wanted to in
Imperial Valley, let the rest go to
waste, and then charge the I'M
perial Valley rates high enough
to pay for the entire $4,000 900
worth of power which it will pur-
chase.
That is ridiculous" said the
former state Commission engineer.
Imperial Valley could be charged
for only that portion of the canal
power it consumed itself. The rest
of the system would have to pay
for the surplus power Railroad
Commission practice so provides. "
1t was Cages contention that
the NeV-Cal can dispose elsewhere
Of the power which it does not
sell here in Imperial Valley. At the
present time the power company
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Nev-Cal is Large
Valley Taxpayer

In advocating defeat of additional
bonds on June 16, The Nev-Cal Is
acting not just as a power utility
but also as one of the valleys
largest taxpayers.
Last year the power company Sys-
tenn paid nearly 100000 in taxes
within Imperial County. with such
a large local tax bill as this, we
have every reason to object to more
bonds issued when bonds are al
ready the cause of our present high
taxes" said high Nev-Cal official
today.
THE power scheme which would
be constructed with these bonds
cannot possibly meet All American
canal payments. Thus, if the bonds
carry on June 16, it means that all
taxpayers can prepare to pay high
er taxes" The Imperial Irrigation
District pays no taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
NCE GUARANTEES LOW RATES
DOLSON CALLS
GLARING ERROR
IN PROPAGANDA
People Would Have to Use
Five Times As Much Power
As They DO II HeweS Right

That Evan T. HeWes, pres
ident of the Imperial lrriga-
tion District d rec tors, is
greatly distorting facts and
figures in a frantic attempt
to get support for his power scheme
to be voted on June 16 was charged
today by F.. o. Dolson, vice presi-
dent and general manager of The
Nevada California Electric corpor-
alton.
In his talk before the Associated
Chambers Of Commerce in Ell Cen
tro on May % Hewes stated that
the people of Imperial Valley would
pay Nev-Cal some $210,000,000 be-
fore they would receive the $685.
100000 from the power company.
Attacking this statement, which
has also been used freely by dis
trict politicians, DolSon said: The
$35,000000 which we are offering
the district for canal power is to
be paid to the district over a 40
year period. Evidently Mr. HeWeS
did not take the trouble to divide
the $2l0,000,000 by 40 or he could
not possibly have made this rash
statement"
"If Mr.. Hewes would divide the
$2l0,000,000 which he claims the
people of the valley must pay New
Cal before it gets its $35, 100000 he
would find that the people would
have to pay each year $5,250,000.'
Last year the people paid less
than $1,000,000 for power I think
this will show how ridiculous is
the figuring of Mr.. Hewes.'
I'm other words, said Dolson,
"to make HeWes statement correct
the people of the valley would have
to start Immediately using times
as much power as they now use
and keep this up for 40 years.
Dolson says: "HeWeS statements
are all heat and no light"
The Nev-Call manager warned
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

MAN LEAVES
THREAT NOTE

HEBER, June 5. - A mysterious,
threatening note deposited on a
lonely ranch house doorstep by
a tall, dark stranger just at dusk
Friday threw the household into
panic and resulted in frantic appeals
for official protection.
1T would be better for you to
leave this ranch because certain
persons know where you are. One
was here today A Friend" This
warning in Spanish on scrap of
pale blue paper.
Apparently. deputy sheriffs said,
the note intended for Enriqueta P.
de Arreguin, who lives at the house
where the note was left. The tall,
dark stranger with impressiVely
broad shoulders inquired about the
Arreguin home at neighbors some
distance away.
Officers are searching for the
note writer
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Council Meeting
Altered Because
OF Technically

WESTMORLAND, June 5-Mon-
day nights meeting of the city coun-
Gil will not take place in the new city
hall but in the old city hall in the
Oakley building on Main street.
This neglect of the new edifice
is necessary because the lease on
the old building was given up with
out the new one having been re-
Signated the official meeting place
of the city council.
An ordinance declaring the new
building the official meeting place
will be read Monday night and
passed to its second reading.
Five days later the council again
must assemble in the Oakley build
ing for final passage of tn odin-
ance. Thereafter the new city hall
Will be the scene of council meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
DEFEAT or BONDS
WILL ALLOW MORE
POWER REDUCTIONS
Cage Says Nev-Cal Cannot Charge
High Rates Locally to Meet Its
$35, 1000, 900 District Payments

Everyone in Imperial Valley be of low cleo
trio the PWA and REA bonds defeated June
16 and the NevCa plan is accepted This the
the valley by Albert G. Cage icepresdent and
assistant general of the Nevada California Elec
ric in talk last Thursday night before the Imperial
Lions Club
If the bonds wn people expect high rates for
to come
Addressing the Ell Centro Kwanis Thursday noon
Cage who for two rate engineer for the Cafor
MIA Railroad Commission revealed how electric rates can
be reduced.
"Rate reductions for the most part result
of business increasing faster than Thus by the
sale of appliances and other promotona means Nev-Ca
has than doubled the consumption of it's residential
consumers here in Imperial Valley and has increased con-
sumption other parts of its SYSTEM said the Nev-Ca
Vice President who continued
GAS result during the past ten years, Nev-Ca has
made in Imperial Valley thirteen reductions. The
average residential in the valley is ST. below
what it in 1926
BY voting power bonds June 16 according to Cage,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Duck The Taxes

The theory is that the new bonds
duck out from under taxes! All that
the politicians have to do is to levy
power rates! Taxes and power rates
offer the only means of income
and practically all the people use
electricity. A competitive power
business is convenient when a po-
litical subdivision is unable to meet
the old fashioned kind of defaulted
bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
In Homeopathic Doses

The new bonds, something like
the old ones, will be administered in
homeopathic doses. 1t was decided
that it would take more than $l5,-
100000 to enter the power business
ON the proper scale. But the old
fashioned debts amounted to more
than $42,000000 already. So the
first dose OF the new medicine will
be only little more than $2,000,000
with more to follow in q few years
if the patient survives and doesn't
SquaWk too much.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
WOMAN, BABY
KILLED in BUS

REDDING, Cal, June S. tU.P)-
An unidentified woman and her
baby were added today to the list
of those who were believed to have
lost their lives when a northbound
Pacific Greyhound bus careened off
the highway, overturned and burst
into flames near here yesterday.
1t, first was reported that only
the driver and six male passengers
were aboard but r. G. Bennett,
driver of the stage from which the
passengers were transferred to the
Inflated bus, said today a woman
and a child about one year old
were aboard when the Greyhound
bus left for the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
A Bond is Just as Sweet

The Irrigation Districts political Board is breaking
the backs of the taxpayers with bonds and tax burdens
On July last the District owed more than SAP 100000
ana couldn't pay interest 1t has refinanced" its $16,
100000 bonds until it has added SIG 230 in interest
to the original anticipated interest until the total prn
cpal and interest will amount to the staggering of
S54SSl55 1t has caused taxes to increase until the
irrigation District debt is 229% of the countys total
assessed valuation of the land in the District while the
California Taxpayers Association says that 15% is gen
orally considered the maximum which can be met with
out overburden This is the political" way and the poll
tlclans must think the people gullibe bunch TO
vote more bonds now at the request of gang that Off
ciay admits it has already bankrupt the District Bonds
have to be paid and like the Rose Just as CD
under any other name-even Revenue(?) bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

is buying a large part of its power
from other utilities.
IF our plan goes through, as we
are sure it will, our company can
stop buying power at these other
sources and purchase all OF its
power requirements from the canal
plants"
Defeat of the PWA' bonds and ac-
ceptance of the Nev-Cal plan means
that the Nev-Cal WIN file its writ
ten assent with the California
Railroad Commission that future
rates in Imperial Valley shall be
based on the cost of energy pur-
chased from the All American can
al plants.
The cost of power from these
canal plants is less than the pres
ent cost of power delivered here,
but this lower cost will be of no
advantage if the valley must sup
port an unnecessary duplicate pow
er system, sustained by bonds or
taxes, for disposing of the power"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
What's The Answer

Very simple. The bondS are un-
necessary. A. successful concern, al
ready engaged in the new kind of
business proposed, offers to come to
the financial rescue. 1t will under
write $50 of the Indebtedness of
the failing concern, open its own
market and consume the entire out
put of the product to be manufac-
tured from the start. In any other
field than political financing, this
would be hailed as a great achieve
ment by the stockholders. In this
instance, however, the stockholders
are the voters who are not suppos-
ed to think for themselves, but in
this campaign they ARE thinking
and the results will show in the
tremendous mo" vote which will
be recorded on June 10th.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

In 1926, the average residential
power rate in the Imperial Valley
was 88c per XIV. hr. In 1886, it was
38c, making a reduction Of 81 per
cent. What reductions did the Irri-
gaticn District make in water rates
during that time?
* X Il
If the Imperial Irrigation District
enters into a competitive power pro-
gram against the Nev-Cal company,
will it be able to capitalize on all
of the potential power possibilities
from the canal operations? The
answer is obviously that it will not.
On the other hand, the cooperative
offer of the power company, If &C
cepted, will make possible the sale
OF the entire output OF four hydro
plants, with greater profit to the
District than would possibly be Sc
cured under the competitive pro-
gram.
On July /, 1896, the Imperial Ir-
rigation District had debt of more
than S42,000000. What will it be
after the District gets through pill
ing up more bond issues?
The Irrigation District debt is
229 per cent of the county's assessed
valuation of the land. Is per cent
is generally considered the maxi
mum which can be met without
over burden.
Il
The combined total. tax rate in
the cities of Imperial Valley for
debt charges is from $585 to $763
What will it be if we keep voting
bOndS2
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Bonds Unnecessary

There was a time when it was
considered heresy to talk against
bonds in the Imperial Valley. They
were so popular that when they
were in default, all the politicians
had to do was to refund" them in
cidentally adding more than $16,-
100000 in NEW INTEREST TO THE
OLD PRINCIPAL OF $16,000,000!