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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

justment Of the controversy which
has now arisen in Europe might
reach a successful conclusion.
SO long as these negotiations con-
tinue SO long will there remain
the hope that reason and the spirit
Of equity may prevail and that the
world may thereby escape the mad
ness of a new resort to war.
On behalf of the 1870 millions of
people of the United States of Am
erica and or the sake of humanity
everywhere I most earnestly appeal
to you not to break off negotiations
looking to a peaceful, fair and con-
structive settlement of the ques-
tionS at issue.
I earnestly repeat that so long
as negotiations continue, differences
may be reconciled. Once they are
broken IF reasn is banished and
force asserts itself.
And force produces no solution
for the future good Of humanity.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

I an uphill battle fought equally in
WASHINGTON and in Imperial Valley
| On that date the first election was
called to approve the All American
canal contract, which presuppoSed
power develoment on the big ditch,
The people voted 6456 against 1874
for that first contract-and most
of the opposition grew out of the
fact that the contract as then
written called for inclusion of
Coachella valley in the district. 1t
was this clause, which ran up
against trouble in Washington as
well as in Coachella and Imperial
Valleys. which brought on the
necessity of another election to ap-
prove the contract-thiS time with
out including Coachella.
This second election came Jan,
l3. 1888. and again the contract was
approved. Now. however, the vote
was 4946 in favor and only 729
against.
Then came a long interval dur
ing which money was allocated and
actual work begun on the canal.
It was only after this was accom-
plished that the people had
chance to vote directly on the power
question, a matter included only
inferentially in balloting on the
canal contracts.
On June 16, 1887, the voters of
the district were asked to accept
a loan and grant of s2,760,000 from
the Public Works Administration
to build the public power system.
Their answer was 'yes," 1858 TO
GA.
At the same time the voters ap-
proved a loan of 100000 obtained
by the district from the Rural Elec-
trification Administration, and here
their vote was 1858 to 920.
The voters were 1891 per cent in
favor of building their own power
system through the agency of the
irrigation district.
Friday, Sept. 80, residents of the
district will have their next chance
to vote on the power program.
Again the question is one of a
PWA loan and grant to augment
the original allocations.
Precedent says approval will be
voiced again.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Fuehrer Refuses
To Yield Claims
To SudetenIand
Continued from Page y

this view
Hitler said that "the lie that there
was such a thing as a Czechoslovak
nation" was an invention made
at Versailles when the World war
treaties were drafted.
Nobody" he added, "took the
trouble to check up on this claim.
There are Czechs and there are
Sloyaks and they can't stand each
other"
In reference to his determination
to end what he called the "Benes
problem" Hitler recalled that prior
to the annexation of Austria zone
statesman did not understand me.
He was removed"
His reference was to Chancellor
Kurt Schuschnigg of Austria, who
is now in a Nazi prison awaiting
trial.
The Fuehrer said that "the IA
ther' of the lie which originated
Czechoslovakia was Benes.
There is a limit to everything"
he added in reference to the agita-
ton of Sudetens for release from
the Czech nation.
Il could not give up my right and
duty to help these Germans. In
democracieS a plebiscite becomes
superfluous or noxious in the very
moment that it threatens not to
have the desired effect this is
a reality which no lying mouthpiece
of the democracies can falsify."
Hitler referred to the 100000
Germans outside the Reich from
tiers who, he said want to return
TO the fatherland He pointed out
that they were as large as a quarter
OF Frances population.
'If France could go to war over
the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine
(returned to France after the World
war; then we have a right to claim
these fellow Germans" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

BOSTON. Sept. 26. (UP)-WPA
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
conferred today with New England
governors on the task of rehabili-
tating 100000 made homeless by last
weeks hurricane, tidal waves and
floods, and repairing nearly a half
billion dollars in property damage.
The death toll of New England's
worst disaster neared ESQ.,
Hopkins arrived last night after
an airplane and automobile survey
of the devastated area.
1T is incredible" he said. What
I have seen convinces me that the
heartbreaking stories of death and
destruction that brought me hurry
ing from the coast told but frac-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
He Borrowed Auto
Without Asking;
Now He's Jailed

John Williams is in jail because
he borrowed" an automobile IL
Imperial county and drove it to
Texas to get married.
The honeymoon was interrupted
at Texarkana, Tex, last week when
Deputy Sheriff Robert Parrish ar
rested williams on a charge Of
grand theft of the automobile. The
officer brought Williams back to
FL Centro but left the car and the
bride in Texas.
]. NJ. Bridenbaugh signed the
grand theft complaint against Will
liams Aug. after the car was
taken from his ranch seven miles
south of El Centro. Williams is in
the county jail in lieu of $500 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Text of Roosevelt Message Urging
Peace on Nations of Europe

Continued from Page ID
in the event of general war they
face that fact that no nation can
escape some measure of the con-
sequences Of such a world catas-
trophe.
The traditional policy of the
United States has been the further
ance of the settlement of inter
national disputes by Pacific means.
1t is my conviction that all people
under the threat Of war today pray
that peace may be made before,
rather than after, war.
1t is imperative that peoples eV-
eryWhere recall that every civilized
nation of the world voluntarily as
sumed the solemn obligations of the
Kellogg BRAND pact of 1923 to
solve controversies only by pacific
methods.
In addition, most nations arc
parties Of other binding treaties
obligating them to preserve peace.
Furthermore, all countries have to-
day available for such peaceful SOL
ution of difficulties which may
arise, treaties arbitration and
conciliation TO which they are par
ties.
Whatever may be the differences
in the controversies at issue and
however difficult Of pacific settle
ment they may be, 1 am persuaded
that there is no problem 50 difficult
or so pressing for solution that it
cannot be justly solved by the re-
sort Of reason rather than by the
resort to force.
During the present crisis the peo-
pie Of the United States and their
government have earnestly hoped
that the negotiations for the ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

before they come across one crossed
in the "no" square. As a result
district directors regarded it a vir-
tual certainty that the Sl,045,o0C
revenue bond issue will be given
the "go' signal.
One result will be a gift Of $685.
600 from the Public Works Admin
istration, the same agency that
will advance the money secured by
the revenue bonds.
The entire Sl.9O0OOO will be used
to complete the program first ap-
proved by district voters in 1882
when they voted 6456 to 1874 in
favor of the original All American
canal contract, district directors
claim.
The history of the All American
canal and the power program in
alienably related to it has been a
history of public approval. Since
the beginning more than 20 years
ago, opposition from disinterested
sources has gradually dwindled un-
til today no man in public life IN
Imperial county voice a thought
against either the canal or the pow
er program.
Until February IL, 1892, it was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
200 Seek Jobs at
Employment Office

More than 200 applicants Tor
work crowded the State Employ
ment office in Ell Centre Monday.
A majority of the applicants were
recent arrivals in Imperial county,
Director Russell Bailey said. The
staff at the office weeded the resi-
dents out of the crowd and put
them to work if work was avail
able. The recent arrivals were put
on the waiting list.
Twenty-one Imperial Valley
housewives want cooks, maids,
housekeepers, or nursemaids train
ed for domestic service, Bailey said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Imperial Valley Press

Esfabusn.n 1prfl 10, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded by
The Post-Press Sunday establish
ed 1880 by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 State
street, El Centre, Calf.
Entered at EI Cebtro, California
post office ns second class matter.
Paul Jenkins. publishers A. e..
Johnston, Sfce-president and gen.
ereIa managers E. A. Fitzbugb,
secretary and managing editor.
Wsss-HoIIfday CO., Inc, National
Advertising Representative.
Members California Newspaper
PubIishers' Association.
subserIpfIon Rates. Sc per copy.
In con junction with the POST
Press (sundays), per month, GOct
Paid in advance; months I.05.
months 1926 one year 1000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Hit-Run Driver
TraiIed by Police

Police Monday trailed hit and
run" driver on the strength of a
schoolboy's tip. The driver last
week smashed a schoolgirl" traffic
sign and fled.
James Schofield Monday reported
to Officer Floyd Ackley that he saw
the auto strike the sign near Will
son school in El Centre and took
the cars license number. The auto
Monday was traced to an automo-
bile agency in BraWIPy
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
.MacDonalds Back
From Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Macdonald
returned this weekend after their
annual vacation spent at various
coast resorts in the vicinity of Los
Angeles. While out of the valley,
Macdonald attended the conventisl,
of the Milk Inspectors association in
Santa Barbara.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Precedent Points to Passage of
District Revenue Power Bonds at
SpeciaI Election Here Sept. Goth :

NOTEThs is the first of brief series OF articles
and related
in approaching bond election
BY E A. FITZHUGH
Precedent saws the Imperial Irrigation Districts
nue. bond issue will be approved by an overwhelming ma
joriy next Friday
If ballots of Sept 80 flow in the groove first moulded
in 1882 election boards will from six to nine votes
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Stamp Club Meets
We esday Night

A meeting of the Imperial Valley
Stamp club will be held Wednesday
evening at the ice plant in El Gen.
tro, Frank Birkhauser announced
Monday. Lewis Cole and Royal
Machin will discuss commemorative
coins and Dean Frank Shepherd
viii give a report
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Mere Irritant-

Were lrrltant-
Oliver Coker is considering hang
ing up his boxing gloves and aban-
doning all thoughts of a ring career
according to Holtville reports. The
other day Gordon Brown, a foot
baller, stuck out his jaw on a bet
and dared Coker to whale away.
Coker whaled. In fact he whaled
four times, with his fist connecting
with Gordon's jaw. Nothing much
happened, except Gordon complain
ed about a slight irritation.
Nobody will ever knock him
kicking" said Coker. mot even
with hammer"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Hopkins Confers with Governors on
Relief: $50 Dead in Storm Area

ton of the truth.
Here is an emergency of major
Importance one that calls for the
united efforts of local, state and
national governments. These roads
and towns must be cleared repaired,
living conditions again brought back
to normal"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Rambling Reporter

Continued 2rom Page y
safe distance away and returned
with a club intending to do a st.
George and the dragon stunt. He
found the "tarantula" was only the
end Of an iron chain dangling from
a rafter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
What Next

What Next?-
If this is a publicity stunt, it's
got RR fooled.
Three false alarms in Brawley
have sent the fire station lads rae
ing to George Cutshaw's filling sta
ton with expectations of smoke
that didn't materialize. Now Braw-
ley is beginning to eye George sus-
piciously. Could it be publicity? &?
they wonder. After all, he has the
Fire Chief service station!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
DRUNKENNESS

A $40 fine or five days in jail
was the sentence passed upon Jim
Leonard, booked at the Ell Centre
police department for drunkenness
and vagrancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
BOXER FACING
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Herman Graves, Ell Centre boxer,
faced ten day suspended Jail SEN
tence Monday, imposed by Judge
Lee Nuffer on a reckless driving
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
WEATHER

Monday night and Tuesday; local
morning fogs on coast; little change
in temperature; gentle northwest
wind off coast.
Los Angeles and Vicinity - Fair
Monday night and Tuesday; local
morning fog on coast; little change
III temperature; gentle southeast to
southwest wind, northwest on coast
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
SHOWS INCREASE

A $40 permit issued IN Ell Centre
for erection of sign at So Main
street. Saturday raised the building
permit total to $248 352 for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05

chine run according to the wishes of a
selfish minority.
Earl Browder, the national leader of
the Communist party has openly en-
dorsed Elmer A. Benson for reelection
as Governor of Minnesota. Com
munist publications are heartily en-
dorSing Mr. Benson. Red agitatorS are
on the stump in the Governors behalf
and the Mexican Generals are at
tempting to discourage all honest criti-
cism from the rank and file by toting
the WORKOUT bogeyman of fascism and
branding all dissenterS as tools of the
vested interests" If this is allowed to
go on the Farmer-Labor party built
by Lindbergh, Johnson and Olson will
be wrecked. But regardless of at
tenpts to prevent independent Farmer
Laborites from filing, Elmer Benson
will have an opponent in the Primary
election in June, and when the farmers,
workers and businessmen of this North
Star State go to the polls, we will
have an opportunity to talk back" at
the machine. The primary election re-
turns will surprise everyone, including
Earl Browder and Elmer Benson.
CARL E. ANDERSON,
Kettle River, Mimi.
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COMMUNICATED

To the Editor of The Miner:
AS a Farmer-Laborite must say that
if such early Farmer-Labor pioneers as
Charles Lindbergh, Magnus Johnson,
Floyd Olson and others could see the
Farmer-Labor party of 1888 they would
not know it. Communists were adj
mitted into the organization in 1867
and since that time have secured pre-
dominating influences in the party and
have placed their red warriors in the
most important positions in the present
Capitol Hill machine. The voices of
old-time liberals are drowned out in
the tumult of shouting raised by the
Mexican Generals" and their able
henchmen, the fasciSt-baiting Com
munist agitators. No longer is our
party controlled by the rank and file.
No longer. have the founders and Or
ganizers any right to say what should
be done. They are being replaced on
every hand by newcomers, by men and
women formerly affiliated with the ex-
IRENE radical groups of the land. Far
mers and laborers who would demand
a red purge are denied recognition
The party has ceased to be peoples
party and has become political ma
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Luther League to Present
Passion Play "Christus."

The Passion Play "Christus" in seven
reels of the finest acting and motion
pictures will be shown at the Wash
ington auditorium on Saturday even
ing, May IA.
The showing is being sponsored by
the Luther League of the First Evan
gelical Lutheran church at an adj
mission rate of Is cents for adults and
Is cents for children.
The play was filmed in the Holy
Land and is heralded as the motion
picture that will live forever in the
hearts of mankind"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05

The Michigan farm boy and
former $3.50 a week ma
chinist's helper who rose to the
pinnacles of wealth and world
fame, celebrated his golden
wedding anniversary last week
in a sumptuous Detroit drawing
room banked with roses and
orchids. A far cry that was
from the kerosene-lighted
farmhouse parlor in which
Henry Ford, severely jacketed
in a Prince Albert coat, was
married to Clara Bryant in
1888. But the Millionaire auto
mobile builder has lost little of
his homespun wisdom or down
to-earth humor while travers-
ing the long highroad to sue
cess. To young men, DESTROYS
of a happy marriage, he urged,
"Stick to one model"
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"NOONANISMS"
from the Baudette RegiOn)

Local burglars are again doing their
after-midnight shopping with crowbars,
and one of these days they will find
themselves taking their air filtered
through iron bars.
1t would require only couple of
coaxes to get many citizens to file
for county office, but why?
Anything can happen. A number of
North Dakota pupils formed a bucket
brigade the other day and saved their
school from burning.
The mean thing about auto deaths
is that most of them are unnecessary.
The primary election is two months
away, but already many of the candi-
dates have sore Threats telling how good
they are.
A man was shot at the opening of
night club last week. 1t certainly
opened with a bang.
Autos killed more than 1000 in Min
nesota in 1887. An awful record caused
by awful driving.
In the old days political clubs were
composed only of hard boiled male poll
ticians, but these days there are as
many members of the soprano sex. At
that maybe they will add an air of
refinement to politics.
About the only things the various
; candidates for governor haven't put into
their platforms are few new rules fol
contract bridge.
What next? Out in Hollywood q
movie star has announced his engage
; ment to lady who is not yet divorced
A good way to reduce taxes would be
to fire every useless office holder.
A writer says that eighty cents viii
buy what dollar would year ago, but
the fly in the mayonnaise is that lot
of lads haven't the eighty cents.
|
Don't let the depression prevent yoU
from collecting a good nights sleep
Things have been pretty sick before but
they always got better.
1t will be time soon to sprain youl
suspender buttons spading up a back
yard farmlet.
If more bad eggs would get zebra
suits instead of getting acquitals, this
would be a safer world in which tt
live.
Don't worry about the youngsters
They are about the same as you were
at their age.
+. They are claiming about everything
for the 1888 model cars except that the!
won't stop, look and listen at railway
crossings.
The world owes us all living, bu
collections aren't very good under the
recession"
Over in the sixth district they viii
reflect Congressman KnutSon because
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Mothers Day Program
At Church Sundag.

A Mothers Day program will be pre-
sented at the First EV Lutheran
church on Sunday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Members of the program committee
for the presentation are Miss Saima
Laitala and Miss Irene Nirva.
The lunch committee is composed Of
Mrs. G. Hellback, Mrs. A Nynan and
Miss Helen Anderson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
WENzEL TO
SPEAK HERE
State Conservation Head to
Be Guest of Ely Rod &
Gun Club, May IA.

President Louis Champa and Sec
rotary Joseph Klobuchar of the Ely
Rod and Gun Club say that prepara-
tons for the annual outing of the
club are being perfected for the
meeting on Saturday, May IA.
Word has been received that Her
man Wenzel, state conservation COM
missioner will be here to address the
meeting.
President Champa also states that
only paid-up members will be adj
mitted and that refreshments will be
served.
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President of S. ". p. ].
To GiUe Radio Talks.

Supreme President Vincenc Cankar
of S. N. P. j, from Chicago, will be in
Duluth, Saturday, May 7. He will
speak over radio stations WEBC, Du-
luth; WING, Hibbing; and WHILE,
Virginia at O'Clock in the afternoon.
In the evening, he will speak at a
banquet in New Duluth Sunday, May
8, will find him in Chisholm where he
will deliver speech to the public.
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"bite the hand that feeds
them" inasmuch as the Pick
ands, Mather company are fur
nishing a considerable percent
age of the salaries to keep the
city on an even keel.
Some of the people of the
port city, not necessary to men
ton who, evidently take the
saying don't bite the hand
that feeds you," literally. They
are not biting the hand that
feeds them-steaks, refresh
ments and per cent. Since this
matter has come up in the city
council of the port city, it is
understood a secret investiga-
ton is being made in all the
towns of transactions bearing
all the earmarks of collision.
Now that summer is just
around the corner, a swell pre-
scription posted in a Mime
apolis doctors office entitled
'Recipe to Preserve Children
is easy to take. 1t says: "Take
one large grassy field, one-halt
dozen children, two or three
small dogs, a pinch of brook
and some pebbles. Mix the
children and dogs we'll to,
gether, pour the brook over
the pebbles, sprinkle the field
with flowers, spread over all a
deep, blue sky and bake in the
hot sun. When brown, remove
and set away to cool in a bath
tub"
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Federal Jobs Held by Monroe

Aside from military offices, Pres
ident James Monroe was a member
of the Continental Congress, United
States senator, minister to France
IN 1894, minister extraordinary to
France in 1903, minister to Eng
land the same year, minister to
Spain in 1904, secretary of state and
of war 1.-TWO cabinet posts) in 1911,
at which time he also served as
secretary of the treasury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05

In the past four weeks the
country newspapers of the
state have suffered the loss by
death of three outstanding
writer's and publishers. These
men will be missed from the
public life of the state as hav-
ing devoted practically all their
lives in the upbuilding of the
communities in which they had
a large part. Virginia will
miss William E. Hannaford;
New Ulm, Phil Liesch, and
Mapleton, H. C. Hotaling.
"Bill" Hannaford was II
years of age at the time of his
death. He came to Virginia
from Bessemer, Michigan, in
1898 and in company with F.
B. Hand, founded the Virginia
Enterprise as a weekly which
he published up to the time it
became a daily. After that he
sold printers supplies for the
C. I. Johnson Mfg. Co., st.
Paul, for a few years and later
opened a job shop in Virginia,
selling the same year ago and
retiring from business.
Phil Liesch was veteran
founder and publisher of the
Brown County Journal at New
Ulm, up to a year ago when
he sold out his interests and re-
tired. Mr.. Liesch entered the
newspaper business in New
Ulm. He purchased a German
paper and ran it until the
World War when it was
merged with the Journal. He
was 70 years of age.
Herb Hotaling was engaged
in the printing and publishing
profession for the past 81
years, for the past so years
being editor and publisher of
the Enterprise at Mapleton.
He was a few months short of
being IS years of age. At one
time Mr.. Hotaling was execu-
tive secretary of the Ten
Thousand Lakes association
and after the creation of the
state tourist commission in
1925, was appointed its head
by Governor Christensen and
later reappointed by Governor
Olson, holding the position for
a number of years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05

In Cleveland, Ohio, they now
have what is known as a
"whoopee squad" This squad
operates mainly on week-ends
and gets the drunk before he
gets into his car and more seri-
Gus trouble. On a recent week
end the squad picked up LOT
potential traffic law violators.
No fatalities were reported
while usually on week-ends
there were many such and the
officers feel that the whoopee
squad is saving many lives in
taking out of circulation the be-
fuddled before they have an
opportunity to kill themselves
or others.