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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
ONLY A FEW DAYS
UNTIL FAIR OPENING

Every year the county fair seems to
sneak up with unbelievable rapidfty.
Right now, it is somewhat startling to
realize that the mid-winter exposition
is only few days away. The county's
fondest hope for the fair should be that
the various exhibitors are not among
those startled by the rapid approach Of
the opening day.
1t is to be hoped that all the exhibits
will be finished and in place when the
gates are thrown open to the customers.
Naturally there will be readjustment
of exhibits during the first few days
but the entire framework should be ready
for the first visitors. All exhibitors
should make sure they get the greatest
benefit out Of their exhibits by showing
them to the greatest number of people
and the only way to do that is to have
them ready at the beginning.
Those responsible for the county fair
are to be congratulated that all avail
able space for exhibitors has been dis
posed of at this early date-and the
business men and farmers of the county
deserve commendation for the support
shown by their readiness to exhibit at
the fair Only one thing remains-to
have the fair ready on the opening day.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
DISTRICT
REPORT
CONTINUED
(20th Installment)

During each major flood in Colo
RADIO river until the construction
of the Boulder Canyon project,
there was real danger and the lev
ees had to be strengthened repeat
edly. In fact, the threat to the
existence Of Imperial Valley was
the primary reason for the con-
struction of Boulder Dam, even
though its cost is largely financed
by hydroelectric power made avail
able
1t has generally been assumed
that regulation the floods of
Colorado river in Lake Mead would
forever remove the flood hazard
to the Imperial Valley. Acceptance
of this premise will render it diff
ficult to secure funds for the MAIN
tenance of the levee system in
Mexico, which has protected the
Imperial Valley and which is still
needed for It's protection. The
breach which partially inundated
the valley was caused by floods
in Gila river, and the largest flood
ever measured in the Colorado riv-
er at Yuma came out of the Gila
river in 1916.
Although it is true that there
are more storage reservoirs on
Gila river and its tributaries than
were in service in 1916, it is also
true that repetition of conditions
in that year would result in
flood at the mouth OF Gila river
in the order Of 10000 cubic feet
per second. Repetition of the floods
Of 1891 would cause every reser-
voir in the ella drainage basin to
fill and overflow to such an extent
that a flood greater than that OF
1916 would result.
40 BE Continued
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Other Editors Say
THREE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PARKS
BROUGHT S2,500,00O IN REVENUE
TO VALLEY
(Hanford Sentinel)

tHanfOrd SentlneI
The three national parks in central California
Yosemite General Grant and Sequoia-nrought
a revenue of more than s2,500000 to the San
Joaquin valley during 1887, according 10 esti-
mates compiled by the regional office OF the
National Park Service in San Francisco.
Although the national parks are maintained
primarily to conserve the nations finest scenic
areas and to provide recreation and inspiration
for the people it is a fact that they do have
marked effect on the economic welfare OF the
people of the regions in which they are situated.
More than 100000 persons visited the three
parks during 1897. About 95 per cent OF these
visitors entered the parks in private automobiles.
Although only portion Of the automobiles bore
out-of-state license plates there can be no
doubt that many Of those who entered in Call
fornia cars were out-of-state visitors and that
the total number Of visitors from other states
and foreign countries constituted substantial
portion of the total number.
The amounts spent in the San Joaquin valley
were computed on the basis OF the average re-
uurements of the travellers in driving through
the valley to the parks, the purchases made by
the park operators, in valley towns in keeping
the park hotels and concessions in operation,
the county taxes paid by the park operators
the purchases made by the National Park Ser
vice from it's funds for the operation of the
parks and the expenditures made by the CCC
camps in the parks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
New York Day by Day

The Rains Came" Now comes
word from the Far East that the
ageless Lady Mendl, formerly Elsie
De Wolfe, has departed with pile
of blond luggage for visit to g.
count 'em 3-Maharaja jahs. She has
as her companion the lorgnetted
wife OF Somerset Vaughan.
Earle McHugh, a magazine ad-
vertiSing poobah, has a rather dis
concerting contraption for visitors
to his office. Right in the middle
of his desk is an eight ball mount
Gl on a gold standard. When one
sits across the desk to talk to him
there is no certainty which one is
behind the ball. He believes it is
better for both to start from scratch
and then work out of the dilemma.
Adela Rogers st. Johns attractive
daughter Elaine has proved a pro-
verbal chip off the old block. The
other day she haWked her first story
to Liberty. Her mother sold her
first fiction twenty years ago to the
Green Book. Ray Long, as he did
so many, encouraged her to give
story telling a twirl. incidentally,
Adela, with all the fervor which
has characterized her career, re-
Gently became interested in farming
ana took on an acreage in Jersey,
where she now spends all time away
from the typewriter, developing.
Irwin S. Cobb has begun the auto
biography for which many have
been waiting 1t is called tenta-
lively Mostly About Myself" and
magazine editors angled for it for
ten years. Cobb's career is especi-
ally interesting to the newspaper
crowd because he insists he is now
and always has been a reporter.
His journalistic ventures encompass
every phase of neWSpaperiom-from
the" reporter on a Paducah daily
to an ace correspondent during the
World war. His most notable
achievement, perhaps, was covering
the ThaW trial entirely with pencil
the copy being rushed to the Eve
ming World by a fleet OF office boys
He has been an intimate of almost
every great figure of the past two
decades And as Bob Davis once
said of him: His hat fits him still." 4"
Musing: / do not think anything
makes a fellow feel such a useless
member of society as to try out
skating after a lapse of years. Ven
turing forth timidly in rabbity
strokes while virile young bloods
sWoop by in long graceful glides.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Bruce Cation Saws

1t is an odd sight. that of a for
mer- President of the United States
sailing away to a foreign country
where he will be received with a
great popularity than he can COM
mand in his own nation.
Not only odd. it is a little unfair
to Herbert Hoover, who inherited
nation in an unhealthy condition
and then found that he could
command-but could not per
suade those who would not accept
his commands.
There must be many persons in
the United States who are too
young or who have forgotten the
Hoover who was life-saying,
solid, safe figure before he went
TO the White House. In Belgium
during the war he was virtual die
tator OF the economy of ten mil
lion persons. He built and COM
manded a complicated system of
machinery of living for that coun-
trys people. bnd his conditions
were not ideal. for war was ever
in proximity.
There he will always be a ma
| tional hero and it is the Belgium
government which now invites him
| back for series of ceremonies in
his honor, a touching sentimental
ism which must be pleasant to an
eX-President who has been handed
few laurels in his own country
during the last few years.
It is difficult TO recall that
Hoover is the same man who was
made food administrator in this
country during the pinching days
of U. s. participation in the World
War That, like President Wilson,
he sprang from total obScurity into
world fame in a few short months
and that his name came pleasant
ly to the lips Of millions of per-
sons in those hysterical days.
Hoover has regained consider
able prestige in this country during
the past few months through a
combination of happy circum-
stances and happier publicity He
may regain even more, a lot more
What ever his stature become in
the Republican party. howeve, his
! position must always be overSha-
dowed by positions he has held be-
fore.
1t does seem unjust that man
who had a recognized genius for
organization and used it for inter-
national good should be known
now as the man who followed the
United States TO slip into its great
est depression, when little reflec-
ton will bring the realization that
that depression must have been in
| evitable.
And a little more reflection bas-
cd on events of the past few
months will bring further realiza-
Lion that a depression once started
S not the easist thing in the
world to stop.
| YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
| Int;I Vons.,. raad Tho Ada
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
WE'LL, / II
Tell
says
Bob Burns

No mat sr how hard person
gets, you'll find that they have n
s.ft side To their nature If you can
Just reach il. l know a woman out
here i'm Hollywood who has repu-
tation Of havin' the "stoniest' heart
in town.
The other day she went TO n
lawyer and told him she was gonna
sue her husband for a divorce and
for s25.000.0O a year, alimony. The
lawyer says "HOw much money does
your husband make a year,"
She says "He makes s25,000.00 a
year-yOu see I'm not as heartless
as people think I ami wouldn't
think of suin him for more than
he's maxim"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

down to their last pantryman, he
continues to go right on Whooplng
1t up as though nothing had hap
pened to the world.
This winter. for instance, he de-
cided to give a ball for the first
cabin crowd to honor his favorite
niece in native Providence. He in
vited the pick of his Gotham friends,
but the engraved invitations were
merely the signal gun for his bonn
bardment OF hospitality.
He had a special train of coaches
to transport them to and from the
Rhode Island capital. And further
more he put up his guests in in
dividual suites with a hand picked
corps of expertly trained servants
TO anticipate every want.
Eleanor Sears, famous woman
walker. is seen around the city now
and then, swinging along with the
same jaunty, graceful stride that
distinguished her when she was
budding into Womanhood and sur
prising the athletic world with her
accomplished adventures into the
art ambulandi. The years have
greyed the Boston headliner'S hair,
but otherwise she has changed
little.
Louis Bromfield, the young Mans
field, O., novelist, touched off the
Maharajah vogue that now seems
to afflict so many seeking celebrity.
Bromfield left his Paris home q
couple of years ago and spent a
hunting season with one of the
Indian potentates and later brought
His Nibs to Paree for swings around
the mulberry bush. From these
contacts Bromfield salvaged mater
ial for his recent widely sold book,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23


of Providence. r
l. But he circu-
lates chiefly in
Manhattan a n d
among what is
called the Inter
national Set.
Tall. strikingly
dour, he has de-
voted much of his
time to deluxe en-
tertaining. b o t h
here and abroad.
And in a day
when many econ
..a nrs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

NEW YORK, Feb. %. - Perhaps
the most illustrious proponent OF
the ideal bachelor life in New York
is Howard Sturges, who is, as a
matter of fact, an official resident
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Hints on EtinmeIte

Stationery used for business let
ters should have dignity and quail
ity. White paper is considered the
most desirable.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
One Minute Test

|. Who is chancellor of Austria
2. Name the known vitaminS.
3. Who was Joyce Kilmer?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
IOday's Horoscope

A deep love of nature is charac-
teristic of many persons whose
birthday occurs today. They are
considered extremely generous.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
The Grab BAG
0ne-Minute TEST Answer

l. DR.. Kurt Won Schuschnigg.
2. There are six known vita
minis A, B, c, d, E. and g.
3. An American poet who wrote
Trees.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
thoughts for the Day -

Every time a man smiles and much more when he
laughs, it adds something TO his fragment OF life
-Sterne.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Words of Wisdom

The English laws punish vice
the Chinese laws do more, they
reward virtue Goldsmith.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Photographs

Lipstick consumed by women in
the United States each year would
paint 10000 barns, according to
the department of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

Sweden'S 4,l44 cooperative
stores are supplied by consumer
owned cooperative factories which
do an annual business of $45 .000,-
600
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
ChineseCIain,
: Foes in ROut

HANKOW, March 80 GN.SO.
Japanese forces in the Lingyi Sec
tor Of the northern front today
began a general Withdraw after
several days of See-saw fighting,
according to Chinese dispatches.
Chinese troops are in close pur-
suit.
AS the Chinese advance they
are Systematically destroying rail
road and highway communications
on the Japanese rear, to keep re-
Inducements from reaching the
enemy.
One Chinese cavalry division re-
portedly reached Pingchuan, 40
miles north of TSinanfu, capital
of Shantung province.
Meanwhile. it was reported,
between 1000 and 5000 Japanese
troops on the central sector Of the
Tientsin-Pukow front have been
encircled by Chinese forces and
face humiliation.
japanese troops on other parts
Of the front were reported to have
given up their planned counter
offensive and to be converging on
the central sector to rescue their
1mperilled comrades.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
Hitler Will Seize Hungary
In 3 Weeks, Paris Hears

PARIS March 80 (EN.S)-Genevieve Tabouis, French
political commentator who accurately predicted Germanys
annexation of Austria today foresaw establishment of
HungroNaz government at Budapest within Is days
three weeks at most"
The writer said the French foreign office is receiving
terribly pessmstc reports regarding the torrent of Pan
German activities in central Europe and the Baltic states
and said these operations extending south far
Athens, and Ankarra, in Turkey.
"The month of June wrote Tabouis, "can be perous
August, 1914"
The Paris newspaper LOeuvre stated Italy preparing
to transfer troops from Lbya to Francoheld Spanish
Morocco shortly and that German troops dsembarked
Cadiz SPAIN Sunday presumably to fight with the
natonalists in the Spanish civil
The newspaper also said German engineers construct
ing poison gas factory at Ceuta, Spanish
Morocco.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
HITLER IN B | D
FOR SUPPORT OF
REICH WORKERS
Production, Not Cash.
Important, He Says

HAMBURG, Germany, March
80 0N.SO.-Bidding for the sup
port of workers in the April 10
plebiscite on his annexation of
Austria, Chancellor Hitler today
held up Germany's economic
power as a potent weapon for de-
tense of the Reich.
In a speech here, his fourth of
the plebiScite campaign. the
Fuehrer review the nations eco
nomic policy and said:
Not money, but production
Is the decisive factor. Money
can never replace production"
Telling German workers to be
content without wage increases,
Hitler declared:
"Other countries are still
dominated by ways Of thinking
which Germany has left behind.
It is believed in these countries
that an increase of wages. with
out an increase in production,
is the way out of their misery.
1.-THE National Socialist view
is that every mark additionally
paid out without additional pro-
duction is fraud.
Germany has not had gold
coverage of foreign exchange.
But our production backed the
mark, while other countries were
suffocating in gold"
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
FrGnceQuits
'BigNaUy'
Race
BY CHARLES A. SMITH

Copyright, 1898, by International
News Service)
LONDON, March 30 U.N.S) }.
In a sudden about face, France
decided today to refrain from join
ing the United States and Great
Britain in invoking the eScalator
clause of the 1885 London naval
treaty to permit construction Of
oversize capital ships by the sigma
tories.
International News Servic e
learned, however, that France is
agreeable to invocation of the
eScalator or escape clause ny
Britain and the United States.
The French decision was taken
after Washington, London ard
Paris had made preliminary ar.
rangementS to issue q statement
this week challenging Japan's bid
for naval supremacy by invoking
the escalator clause.
The French government at
Paris, it was revealed, will issue a
statement explaining the view of
France that it is not necessary
for her to build capital ships of
more than $4,000 tons, the pres.
ent naval treaty limit.
This statement will, point out,
however, that in the event of
other European powers building
up their navieS, France will then
have to reconsider, her position.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
GOEBBELS TELLS
FRENCH
ARE NOT FEARED
Reich Too Strong Now,
He Warns

VIENNA, March 30 Q.N.S)-A
warning that France can never
hurt Germany resounded through
the Reich today as the campaign
for the April 10 plebiscite on Ger
annexation of Austria
moved forward at high speed.
The warning was uttered BY
Propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels, the man whose "fog-
horn"-aS Berliners call it-has
solicited German opinion behind
the Nazi party.
Germany is now strong
enough to resist any attack
from France" Goebbels declared
in speech here.
TEARS HAVE PASSED
He mentioned two occasions
when Germany feared repercus-
sions from France, at the time
of occupation Of the Rhineland
and upon proclamation of Ger.
rearmament, but added:
To-day those fears have
passed. There no longer can be
any question of q promenade
from Paris to Berlin. That was
once-but will never be again.
Paris is no longer the heart
Of European politics. The heart
is now Berlin"
Goebbels declared there were
no more suicides in Austria now
than before its annexation by the
Reich. He said the only difference
was that before Germans were
shooting themselves, and now
Jews are shooting themselves.
"The Nazis did not ask them
to do So" he said. ut was i'm
possible to place a policeman
behind every Jew to prevent
him from committing suicide"
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
Helped Build Court
Pays Fine There

Judge Edward M. Curran re
ceived one of the master me
chanics who helped construct the
new Police Court Building in a
modernistic courtroom today.
IT helped build this court
ROOM" said Kenneth Norton,
CARPENTER.
Ten dollars for being intoxi-
Gated. Next case" said Judge
Curran.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
Czechs tOT,GIk
To NGzis

PRAGUE, March 80 U.N.S).
between the Czecho-
slovakian government and parli-
representatives of the
powerful German Sudeten Nazi
group will begin this week, it was
today.
The negotiations are aimed at
giving the Germans still further
concessions for self-government in
the regions where they FREEDOM
mate. The government hopes by
this means to prevent intervention
by Chancellor Hitler ON behalf Of
CzechoSolvakia'S German minority.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
U.S.AWaits
Mexican
Reply
BY ARTHUR CONSTANTINE

4
MEXICO CITY, March 80
G.N.SO The next move by the
Mexican government was eagerly
awaited today after Ambassador
Daniels lodged representations
with the foreign office requesting
equitable indem n ification OF
American oil companies for con-
fiscated Mexican properties.
Daniels made the representa-
tions to Mexican Foreign Minister
Eduardo Hay after talking by
telephone with Secretary Of State
Hull in Washington.
TALK IS FRIENDLY
The talk between Daniels and
Hay was entirely friendly, it was
learned. But the ambassador
made it plain the American Gov
eminent is gravely displeaSed by
the action of President CardenaS
in expropriating British and
American petroleum properties
valued at $500. 100000.
Diplomatic circles mere belleVeQ
the situation may result in an ex,
tended controversy between the
Mexican and American govern.
ments.
Nevertheless, Daniels said his
representations we're not con-
tanned in a formal note and could
not be described as a protest.
Meanwhile, the Mexican govern
ment prepared to meet in extra
session to consider President Car.
denas' proposal for a loan issue to
cover part of the decentralization
OF the oil concerns, and lowering
Of recently raised customs tariffs
FIRST RESULT OF PRESSURE
Summoning of the special con
gress session was the first result
of the pressure brought upon the
Mexican government by the
United States through Daniels
and by reducing the price Of silver
the base Of Mexico's monetary
system.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
FILM ON BUILDING

Plans to show sound motion pic.
lures of building construction
with new types of materials were
made last night at a meeting of
the District of Columbia Society
OF Professional Engineers at 24OO
Sixteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30
FAWCET TO JUDGE

James Waldo Fawcett, presi.
dent of the Washington Philatelic
Society, will be one Of the judges
at the National Philateic Exhibi-
ton which opens in Atlantic City
next week. A stamp auction is
planned with the convention.
The Washington times., 1938-03-30

ing SuperdreadnaughtS.
Announcement is expec tie d
within week that the IS, 600 ton
limitation established by the ia
nous Washington Arms Confer
ence here Is years ago, is officially
dead. Henceforth the sky may be
the limit in construction of the
big hattle-wagonS, and the guns
that go with them.
INVOKE CLAUSE
Technically, the announcement
will take the form of a joint decla-
ration in washington and London
that both nations are invoking the
escalator clause Of the 1895 Lon
don Treaty-to which Japan is
not party. This clause was
framed to meet just such q con-
tingency as has ARISEN. e.
Japan'S refusal to make known her
own building plans, and we'll
credited reports that she is now
engaged in construction of ton
mage far in excess of the $4,000
limitation. Japan has refused to
confirm or deny these reports.
France, while approving the
Anglo-American action, is not for
the time being prepared to go
along. Information in naval cir
Giles here is that France would
like to. but in view of the weak
ness of Frances internal economy
she is not prepared to do so. The
franc is at low ebb in the worlds
monetary field, and there are also
political considerations.
Were it not for the fact that
work is now too far advanced on
the two 35,000.ton American bat
tleshipS, the Washington and the
North Carolina, it is probable
these vessels would be converted
into fighting craft of more than
10000 tons. The Navy has de-
cided it would be impracticable to
make the change at this late date,
so they will be pushed to compile
ton at a cost of $64, 900 900 each.
American naval designers have
had plenty of experience in the
superdreadnaugh class of fighting
ships, over $4,000 tons. Six such
battleShips in excess Of AZ, 900 tons
were actually building in 1922,
when the Washington treaty eS-
tabliShed the IS, 0O0-ton limitation.