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Evening star., 1938-09-04
Brief Reviews of Books
Novels.
OWN WILDERNESS. BY N. Warner
Hooke New York. T. 2 Duttnn

Novels.
OWN WILDERNESS BY N. Warner
Hooke New York: E. P. Dutton
Co.
A third novel in the series which
consists Of "Striplings" and Close
of Play" The first dealt with the
childhood. the second with the ado
lescence of a boy and girl-Biff and
Meta. This is the story of their love.
THIS WAS SANDRA. BY Beren Van
Slyke. New York: Funk & Wag-
nails Co.
The story OF an actress and her
younger sister. Sentimental-serio
THE HILL GROWS SLEEPER. BY
Fannie Cook. New York: G. p.
Putnam's Sons
Novel about gal who had career
and gave it up for love. Solemn tosh.
Place.
IOWA. A guide to the Hawkeye State.
Written and compiled by the Fed
eral Writer'S Project of the Works
Progress Administration Of the
State Of Iowa.
One more
Merchant Marine.
AMERICAN SHIPPING POLICY. BY
Paul Maxwell Zeis Princeton:
Princeton University Press.
How America has been able to pay
four billion dollars for a merchant
marine without getting one. Interest
ing; technical.
YOU CAN SLEEP WELL. BY Edmund
Jacobson. New York: Whittlesey
House.
How to get the proper sleep. Not .
facetious work, but serious and scien-
tific.
Capitalism and Communism.
SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION. BY John
Blair. New York: Covici Friede.
Analysis Of the state of capitalism,
with suggestions for its reform-wages
to be raised and prices to be lower.
Interesting.
WOULD COMMUNISM WORK OUT
IN AMERICA. BY Percy Crosby
Mclean: The Freedom Press.
The famous cartoonist compares
Russia's need for communism with
Americas and decides that we do not
have anything to gain by revolution
juveniles.
MR.. WHITTE INVENTS THE AIRY.
OPLANE. BY J. Andrew White
Pictures by K. Alexander. New
York: Lothrop, Lee &s Shepard.
A wonderful thinker-upper thinks
up plane unlike any yet seen on land
or sea. Amusing.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

HAPPILY EVER AFTER. BY Cath
crime Beebe. Pictures by Rob Beebe
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons
The story of three little children and
their father and mother through the
important happening of year. Very
nice.
THE GOLDEN BOOK OF DUTCH
NAVIGATORS. BY Hendrix Willen
Van Loon. New York: D. Appleton
Century Co.
The story of the great Dutch SAIL
ing men who helped to bring the East
and West together in the era of geo.
graphical expansion. Excellent.
ALExANDER'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
BY Marjorie Knight. Illustrated by
Howard Simon. New York. e. P.
Dutton Co.
The tale Of little toy horse, a lit
tie toy clown and little toy soldier,
who set out to see the world. De-
lightful.
PENNY MARSH. PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE. BY Dorothy Deming. New
York: Dodd Mead & Co.
Story of young nurse who goes into
public health work, written with pur-
pose Of explaining that profession to
high school girls. BY the general
director Of the National Organization
for Public Health Nursing.
MADELEINE'S COURT. BY Mildred
Criss. Illustrated by Pierre Bris-
saud. New York: Dodd Mead &
Co.
Story Of little French girl who
lived on an island in the River
Seine and went wandering about Paris
with her father. Pleasant,
CAPTAIN BINNACLE. By Howard
Pease. Illustrated by Charles z.
Pont. New York: Dodd Mead
& Co.
Story Of an old river boat captain
and his friendship with three young
sters who wanted to play on his
boat. Pleasant.
NADYA MAKES HER BOW. Bv
Helen Eggleston Haskell. Illus
trated by Boris Artzybasheff. New
York: E. P. Dutton Co.
Story Of child dancer in Russian
ballet. Companion book to "Katrinka"
of few years back.
JET: THE TRUE STORY OF A
TALKING CROW. BY Rhoda Bac-
meister. Illustrated by Marion
Downer. New York: E. P. Dutton Co.
How two little girls rescued q baby
crow and how 1t learned to talk and
became their pet. Pleasant
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

ABOUT DflnBlIlB IL W d oiio"N'"ii'
A petition bearing signatures OIL
2l8 representatives can force the
measure out OF the committee ana
this strategy, it was learned, IS
favored by Chairman Mary Norton
of the house labor committee. Mrs.
Norton said that unless some wage
hour bill is enacted wage cuts Will
follow the business decline ana
force a vicious cycle of deflation.
The wage hour bill thus appeared
to be the next point OF conflict IN
congress and while events shaped
up to this end President Roosevelt
completed the framework of his
forthcoming message on business
monopoly. There were indications
that he may ask congress to enact
antitrust legislation this session.
Previously. it was indicated that the
message expected next week would
recommend only study OF monopol-
istic tendencies and that legislation
on the subject would be set over
until next January. Recommenda-
tions for anti-monopoly action this
session probably would disrupt plans
for adjournment by early June.
A move to add an additional
$200O0O,0O0 for loW-rent housing
and slum clearance to the $4,512,-
100000 recovery program met op-
position. Chairman Clifton A..
Woodrum of the house appropria-
tions deficiency subcommittee said
that he would oppose an effort
underway in the house banking and
currency committee to increase the
housing provision to $500,000, 900
The banking and currency commit
tee is holding hearings on a bill by
its chairman, Rep. Henry B. Stea-
gall, D., Ala, to increase the u. S.
housing authoritys $500,000,000 bond
authorization to l,000,000,000.
Rep. John Taber. r., N. Y, a
bitter critic of New Deal policies
said that there would be wide dis
parity between states in per capita
federal spending under the recovery
program. He issued compilation
claiming that the disparity in public
works spending would range from
rs cents per person in Arkansas to
$32 in Louisiana. He said the COM
pilation was based on officials re-
leases of the PWA and the 1880
census. His table included the fol-
lowing per capita figures: Arizona,
$12; California, $40; Colorado, SIS;
Idaho, Sc; Kansas, $5; Missouri, $4;
Montana, $8.75; Nevada, $675; New
Mexico, SIG; Oklahoma, $3.50; Ore
gon, $3.75; Texas $10.45; Utah, $3.50;
Washington, $11.50; and Wyoming,
$208.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
JAPAN ARMY
PREPARED TO
START PUSH

SHANGHAI, April %. (UP)-A
Japanese spokesman said today their
troops were ready to storm the
strongly fortified Lunghai railroad
in a major drive to encircle Suchow,
the gateway" to HankoW.
Chinese reports admitted that the
Japanese were within several
miles of the railroad southwest of
Tancheng and about so miles east
of Suchow. The reports indicated
that the japanese drove Is miles
southwark from Tancheng and oc-
cupied Pihsien.
Chinese military spokesman said,
however. that a counterdrive had
broken up a Japanese offensive
against Iaokou, Is miles southwest
of Tancheng, while a thanking unit
attacked the japanese rear lines
at Kwantimiao, six miles to the
west.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

when a tornado struck a school
house yesterday near Oshkosh, Neb.
Three other persons died when a
twister struck at Tahoka, Tex, in
the northwestern part of the state.
The winds caused heavy damage
through eastern Colorado, and
started dust storms. A wet spring
snow settled dust in southern Colo
RADIO.
A small tornado leveled farm
buildings and injured a woman at
Edna, Mo Mrs. Edna Campbell
suffered severe cuts when the wind
tore through a barn. A power line
snapped shutting off electricity at
Novelty, Mo. plunging the town
into darkness.
Damage to the wheat from high
winds in Kansas was minimized
by heavy rainfall which followed
the blowing and restored growth
to plants suffering from lack of
moisture.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Directors Receive
Power Plant Bids

Seven companies submitted bids
Thursday morning to Imperial IT.
rigation District directors for cool
ing towers, heat eXchangers. CEN
trifuge, transfer and pumps. INSTALL
alton and piping at the diesel
standby power plant in Brawley.
All proposals were referred to
the engineering department for an
alysis and recommendations
Bidders were Bennett & Taylor,
the Morley company, Foster Wheel
er corporation. of Los Angeles:
Sharples Specially company and
Ross Heater Manufacturing COM
pany, of San Francisco; o. F.
Braun & Co., Alhambra, and E. c.
Nickel Arcadia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
ARMY TO BEGIN
VALLEY DRIVE
FOR FINANCES

Baron j. v. Auriemma, financial
representative for the Salvation
Army, Thursday laid plans for the
organizations annual drive in I'M
perial Valley to fill $4,000 quota.
The baron will tell the Salvation
Army executive board this week
what comprises q complete months
activities for the Army in the valley.
Thirty families were cared for last
month, including $50 persons. Tran
sients numbered 535 Meals were
served to 1900.
by Monday" said Baron Auriem-
ma, "the drive will be in full swing.
We appreciate moral support, but
to carry on this work we need
financial support, too Not a penny
of the money given to the Saliva
ton Army here is spent outside of
Imperial Valley"
The baron explained that he came
to the valley to help put over the
drive because Major Lee Montgom-
cry and Mrs. Montgomery are his
close friends. They deserve the
support of any community" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
.mACNATE
B LA NJ { s
| A D { R
Auto Chief Refuses
To Name Person
Mentioned

NEW YORK, April %.
(UP) = Henry Ford, who
lunched yesterday with Pres
ident Roosevelt, without spe-
cifying to whom he referred
said today that the people have a
leader who is putting something
over on them"
He was asked whether he refer
red to a labor leader or to some
one else. Ford declined to answer.
Ford made the statement in an
interview when he was asked about
general conditions.
There's lot of people who are
half asleep" he said. They are
looking for a leader and they have
one who is putting something over
on them-and they deserve it. Peo-
pie ought to be their own leaders"
Following his luncheon with
President Roosevelt yesterday, Ford
previously had expressed belief that
there is too much government in
reference with business and too
much financial interference with
government.
Ford will be guest tonight at
banquet of the bureau of adver-
tising held in connection with the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association convention. He said he
would not make a speech there.
however, contrary to the previous
understanding.
did you come away from the
conference with President Roose-
velt assured that conditions will be
better?" Ford was asked
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

dCu III oOl OOAii SiiobtAio
along the canal between and 80
miles east of CaleXico. The latter
contract inludes a miscellaneous va
riety of head gates and check struc-
lures, DoWd said
The Coachella turnout, a monster
structure of steel and concrete, will
serve to divert Colorado river water
northward through the Coachella
Valley spur. The canal, for which
bids have not yet been called, will
skirt the sand hills on the west
side, passing east of Salton Sea.
The turnout is located approxima-
tely u miles west of Andrade, just
after the main canal crosses the
sand hills.
The turnout will be built in con-
junction with drop No. l, where
concrete foundations will be laid
for a power plant, slated to be built
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

price comparable to the cost of
tax title clearance
The plan is similar to the one
launched in El Centre in 1885.
TWENTY new homes were built on
lots purchased under the plan ana
so lots sold. Homes are scheduled
to be constructed on the so lots
before the close of the year.
Construction must start in I'M
perial within 80 days of the sale
or the city cancels the deal, couh-
cilmen said. They plan to clear the
city books of tax delinquent proper
ty as rapidly as possible.
In carrying out a city-wide build
ing and improvement program, a
city planning commission is in pro-
cess of formation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
EDLAW CHOSEN
ON COMMISSION

Appointment of State Senator
Ed Law to serve on the newly
formed commission on intergov-
ernmental cooperation" was con-
tained in a letter to Senator Law
from Lieut.. Gov. George Hatfield,
received in Ell Centre Thursday.
The commission is designed to
encourage contact between the
state of California and other states
in the adoption of compacts and
uniform or reciprocal administra-
ives rules.
Also on the commission are Sen
ators John B. McColl, E. H. Tic
kle, r. r. Cunningham. The COM
mission is made up of Is, appoint
ed from both house and senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
BOMBS VICTIM
WILL TESTIFY
IN COP TRIAL
Private Detective Goes
On Stand Today to
Tell His Story

LOS ANGELES, April %
(UP)-Harry Raymond, pri-
vate detective wounded in
$50 places by a bomb, said
81 feel fine and I'm going to
testify" today at the trial of three
police officers accused of the bomb
ing.
Arrangements were made to take
Raymond from the California hos
pital on a stretcher this afternoon,
and bring him into the courtroom
in a wheelchair. The former San
Diego police chief is still suffering
pain from the last of Is operations
to remove bomb fragments.
His appearance was expected al
Continued on Page 2; Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

as union stewart at the Thompson
job or quit work. After Simpson
signed papers releasing Burch, the
truck driver said he joined the
Teamsters union about a year ago
because he had to or stop hauling
produce to Los Angeles.
IN the years I hauled produce
from Imperial Valley to Los An
geles and San Francisco" Burch
declared, Il made as high as 5000
a month. After l got into this
union set up 1 worked union hours
and averaged about $28 a week"
He said he would keep his mem
bership in the Transfers union so
he could haul produce from the
valley to Los Angeles.
Burch has a wife and 12-year-
old daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Truck Driver Freed After
Jail Term i'm Union Battle

o. E. Burch, pawn in a battle
between his employer and the
Teamsters union, was released from
the county Jail Thursday after be-
ing held there since March % in
lieu of 5000 peace bond.
The truck driver was arrested
and placed under peace bond at
the request of Lem Thompson, Ell
Centre truck operator. Thompson
declared Burch threatened to harm
him and ruin his business if he
did not abide by union rules. Burch
denied that he did so.
Judge. John e. Simpson reduced
the bond to $l00 cash at the re-
guest of friends and relatives of
Burch. He is under bond to keep
/ the peace for six months. Judge
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
AIR WA US.
7 D DRO P
Sc R Y lC {
i. S. Mail Contract
Needed to Keep
Line Open

Unless Valley Airways OBJ
talnS an airmail contract
from the federal government
for mail service to and from
Imperial Valley, the airline
must suspend its service perma-
nently, Ralph Rosenbaum, presi-
dent, said Thursday.
Temporary suspension of service
came Thursday morning. Unless the
mail contract is received, it will
be permanent.
Efforts to obtain the airmail SER
vice for the valley received impe-
tus from the announcement by Ell
Centro chamber of commerce Of
ficials that Evan T. HeWes and
Phil D. Swing, now in Washington
on business for the Imperial Irriga-
tion District, have pledged cooper
alton by discussing the matter with
officials there.
Fred Borchers, airways pilot, an
nounced the suspension late We'd
nesday afternoon when he arrived
here in a new, loW-winged Fair
child plane which the company has
purchased and which was expected
to go into immediate service.
Ralph Rosenbaum, president OF
the airlines company, confirmed the
announcement over long distance
telephone when Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce officials phoned him
at his offices at Grand Central Air
terminal in Glendale.
Need Mail Contract
Lack of passenger traffic was
given by Rosenbaum as the cause
of suspension. He stated that the
suspension would be permanent un-
(COntinued on Page 9. Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Prisoner Flees
Crusher Camp

John Carter escaped from the
county prison camp i'm Mt. Super
stition area Wednesday night and
headed south across the desert.
one day after the camp opened.
A search by lantern light failed
so William Mulholland, guard.
asked deputy sheriffs to help
him trail the prisoner Thursday.
Carter was committed to the
county Jail Dec. 30, 1887 for six
months for burgIarizing a Cali@
patria store.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

put in the Shelby county jail. Fed
eral agents will arraign him before
U. S. Commissioner l.. R. Feather
stone Saturday.
Rapp said he was interested in
psychology and he believed that
Mr.. Roosevelt had "fixation COM
pleX," but he denied sending the
president a letter.
In Los Angeles, the U. S. district
attorneys office issued a complaint
saying Rapp had written Mr.. Roose-
velt that he had IAN overwhelming
urge to kill you
The complaint said that on April
13, Rapp told Daniel Paullo of
Bakersfield that he was going to
Washington to kill the president.
Memphis police helped secret
service men take Rapp from the
bus. Federal officers planned to
take him to Los Angeles after the
arraignment. He was placed under
100000 bail Featherstone said
Rapp probably would be given a
mental test in Los Angeles. He was
once an inmate of an insane aSyl-
um.
1t was not disclosed whether
Rapp was armed, nor was the full
text of the Threatening letter made
public. 1t said in part: g. this
means Mcintyre I have an over
whelming urge to shoot the preSi-
dent"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
BLAZE DESTROYS
TRUCK ON HIWAY

Fire that destroyed a truck on
the highway northeast of Calipatria
near the sand hills, was reported
to FL Centre police Thursday. The
truck was owned by John Vaught
of FL Centro.
Flames from loose muffler
spread to the truck body, Vaught
declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

bOlldlC, Il ulNOrCee VINO Is year his
senior, flew here from Los Angeles
last night and were married in the
Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Chas
H. Sloan.
Young Warner said the marriage
had his fathers blessing. The ia
ther millionaire of Pasadena, once
complained to the district attorneys
office that his son was being held
a "love prisoner" in a house with
Mrs. Macdonald. A raiding squad
dragged Thomas from his sweet
heart, kicking and biting.
1--WE were at dads house this
afternoon" said young Warner.
"We told him we were going to
Las Vegas to be married and he
said That's just fine"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

Simpson told Burch he could show
his appreciation of the courts leni-
ency by staying out of trouble"
and accepting the employment Of
fered him by Ted Gargano of West
morland.
Union officials told Burch, he
said. that the organization could
not provide peace bond for mem
bers because of ruling preventing
it.
Neither the union nor anyone
else has the right to assume the
position of overload and tell a busi-
nessman or his employees what they
must do and not do" Simpson de-
clared. "Burch, your first allegience
Is to yourself and your family
Burch told the court he had been
forced by union officials to act
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Building Permits
Pass 100 Thousand

FL Centro's building permits
scared over the 100000 mark
Thursday when a permit was issued
for new $4,000 apartment build
ing, bringing the 1923 total 10
$lO2,3 1926. The permit. issued TO l.
A. Holmes for a building and en-
CINE room at 408 Olive street. calls
for a stucco and plaster structure.
A $50 permit was issued for re-
pair of the Masonic temple at
Sixth and State streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

Skin Em First
Red" Barnard the other day
looked forward to his breakfast
with particular anticipation. A
friend had advised him to try a
new kind of breakfast cake. He
ordered two of the cakes and set
about eating them.
With quiet satisfaction written
on his face he munched the first
mouthful The expression, however,
soon turned to one of mystification
He swallowed, bit painfully, look
ed at the cake and tried another
bite, this time with worried look
on his face. BY the time he had
swallowed the second bite Red was
looking over his shoulder, seeking
an exit.
Then the waitress leaned over
the counter and gently called his
attention to the fact that the trans
parent paper wrapper was still COW
ering the cake! -. '- -e.-
Starting Young
If Tom Reams is looking for good
material for future firefighters, he
should wander out to Sixth and
Olive streets one of these mornings.
Three youngsters, staircaSed in
height, were struggling with a gar
den hose when RR sauntered by.
and they showed all the makings
of love of the game One. young
ster held on grimly to the nozzle
while water squirted in strange arcs.
"Lookey," he painted, this is the
way Clyde Lott would do it,
o
Save That Garage!
On the subject OF fire-fighting,
they saw Scort Sproule covered him.
self with glory when flames de-
scerded urcn Fred Hudson's garage
in Imperial this week. Sport man.
ned garden hose like a veteran.
II owe my skill entirely to hard
work on my garden" he explained.
Fred Hudson was unimpressed.
however. The garage went up in
smoke despite Sport.
Incidentally, did you know Sports
first name was Newport?
Coincidence In Red
Athletic affairs just will creep
into this column, but perhaps this
one is excusable. The how or why
is still mystery, but you ought
to see ice Maggie dressed up In a
baseball costume. The SnaZzy red
cap would turn Col. Roscoe (blue
uniform Turner red with envy.
There is an odd coincidence in
volved. for Joe Schwartz pranced
about FL Centro with a similar red
cap on the same evening that Mag
gio donned his costume in Imperial.
Slight Mistake
After this one RR will be afraid
to go near the police station.
When Mrs. j. w. Rose of Ell Cen
tro called the police station she
meant to report burglary. When
the officer arrived he turned out
to be the dog catcher. Mrs. Rose
wasn't half as astonished as Dog
catcher Jim Scroggins. He expect
ed to find bad dog!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
TEN THOUSAND
DAMAGES SOUGHT

Damages totaling $4,000 are
sought by Mr., and Mrs. Charles A.
Harvey for injuries suffered In a
traffic accident east of Ell Centre
June %, 1887. N. c. Brodie and
others were named defendants In
the suit filed Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Farm Bureau Head
Will Visit Valley

Ray b Wiser, new president of
the California Farm Bureau, will
make a trip to the valley on May
IL, according to Scott Foulds, secre-
tary of the county organization.
A picnic supper at the county
fairgrounds is planned. Wiser will
be the principal speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Six Dead i'm Tornadoes
Sweeping Five Sfates

DENVER, April 28. CUP)-Wind-
storms which centered in Colorado
and swept through sections of four
other states, left a toll of six dead
and more than score injured to-
day.
Three children lost their lives
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
State Officials
Make Inspection

DR.. C. U. Duckworth and DR.. B.
B. White from the state division
of animal husbandry, visited the
valley Wednesday to make a rou-
tine inspection of the county swine
situation.
Several important valley hog
growers were visited.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
AGRICULTURE GROUP
TO MEET ON FRIDAY

Delegates of the Imperial county
agriculture conservation association
will meet Friday afternoon in the
court house to select officers and a
county committee for 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
WAGE E-HOUR
FIGHT BEGUN
III CONCRE ESS
New Dealers May Force Measure Out OF
Committee by Petition to Give
Chance for Open Debate

WASHINGTON, April %. (UP)The administration
was understood today is prepared to attempt to force
the new bill the floor of the house by petit
tion The bI is in the house rules committee whose men,
bers either are opposed the not enthusiastic
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
KILL ROOSEV WELT
THREAT RESULTS
IN MANS ARREST
Salesman Taken From Bus Going to Capital
After VOicing Overwhelming Urge
To Assassinate President

MEMPHIS, Tenn April 28 CUP) = Secret service
agents today held Keith NJ Rapp, 35 Bakersfield Calf
salesman whom they said wrote letter threatening
Ornia for Washington D c. He ntercepted and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
IMPERIAL PLANS
TAX DELINQUENT
PROPERTY SALES

IMPERIAL, April 28.-City coun-
cilmen are clearing tax titles to %
residential lots they plan to sell
to prospective home builders at