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Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
Formal Drafts of Districts Refund
Plan Promised This Week; Deposit
Agreements Also Near Completion
Refinancing Program in Final Form viii Go
Before BOndhOlders Bankruptcy Petition
Should Be Ready by January, Hewes Says

Formal drafts of agreement for refunding the S15,
100000 Indebtedness of the Imperial Irrigation district
will be completed this week and will be sent to bondhoders
for their approval thereafter Evan Hewes district
chairman announced Wednesday. Drafting Of depository
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

Recognition
In list Ct quaint and pretty
names" included in the column OF
4 coast writer was The following:
Ms. Cheerful Hyacinth Apple
Gerecke, daughter OF DR.. and Mrs.
w. w. Apple OF FL Centro.'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

Plenty OF Takers
How are the turkeys doing this
yoav?' Harry Russell, BraWley
dai. ym&n was asked.
They aren't doing thing, said
Harry. In fact I haven't any and
I dent want any
II Developed that following
theft of some OF his fowls Harry
had bought police deg to guard
them.
"Not long after / got the watch
dog the dCg ran of with a thief
and then the turkeys disappear
Harry related. Il got the house
nailed down but I'm not very opti-
mistic.'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

Funny Wheeling
At The skating rink Tuesday
night:
Jasper Travers, an ice skating
champ in other days, tried his Skill
on rollers and emerged with the
fancy figure honors.
II. w. FaWcett put on the skates
but dignity or caution kept him off
the rink.
Ed Law opano more time stumb-
ling and then recovering than he
did gliding. Paul Jenkins tried to
help him once and came out of the
tangle Of arms and legs and skates
with a sinner thai is beautiful to
behold, but painful to carry.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23
.r. Godiva-

Mr.. G0diva-
Anything can happen to Raoul
Mateus and he won't De surprised.
Coming home to his hotel early
one morning ROaul barged down
the corridor ana started to enter his
room when he saw a figure. COM
pletely naked save for one riding
boot, stumping up the corridor
toward him. Raoul gulped, decid-
ed it was no affair CT his, and
withdrew into his room.
Hey, come on out! I need he'S
Someone hammered on Raoul'S
door. Raoul felt for his revolver
and then opened the door a crack.
The naked che was there and
Raoul cautiously emerged.
For Pete's sake help me get
this boot off, the naked one
pleaded. I've busted all the
chairs in my room and wrecked the
plumbing ana can't get it off
alone"
Cbligng Raoul leaned over in
the time honored posture of boot
pullcr-offerS and did the honors.
Gratefully the naked one padded
Off to bed and Raoul retired with
the comforting knowledge that he
had performed his good deed for
that day.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-23

Butter: Los Angeles, 29c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 3Scs manufacturing milk
soc: route gathered cream 27e.
L. A. Hay: q. 5. No. 1. c13.aoi
Z. S. No. leafy sl5.OO-I5.5O; No. 2
leafy S12.5O-13.O0: No. 2 Sll-11.5o;
Minneapolis flax. Dec. S1.76.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
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She heStitated. T know you did, Dick. But please excuse me. Ia much rather have 1t this way"
 He shrugged. "Well, then that's all there b to 1t, I suppose" They started over together on the tender, and Dick said no more about 1t. Presently the Porters join ed them, and Isobel immediately slipped her arm through his and carried him on to the other side of the little boat, to have him point out certain landmarks. Mrs. Porter hustled about, arranging last min- ute details, and Joyce stood at the rail alone, delighting in the beau- ties of this lovely little island.
 Drawing alongside the wharf, Mrs. Porter gave last minute instructions. Joyce took her stand eagerly, but soon she was beset with difnculties which Mrs. Porter had not ex- plained. Some passengers wanted to change their plans at this last minute. MT. Smith and met some friends coming over on the tender; can't we have a carriage for four instead of two?" Or my daughter has taken sick this morning; may I exchange her ticket, please" These, and innumerable others. In a few minutes, Joyce felt as if she were the center of a busy day in the Stock Exchange.
 During one of the most harassing arguments, a colored boy came up to her with 8 message;
 Miss Pohtuh says she got to go ahaid. she'll meet you after while"
 Forty minutes later, Joyce saw her last charge safely installed in the last carriage. And not until then, when she was standing alone at the carriage stand, did she real ize that the Porters, and the last carriage, had gone off without herl
 Morning, Miss Miner"
 One of the ships officers, a young man from the pursers office, stood beside her. and she realized that the second tender was docking.
 Did you miss your party?" he asked.
 50 1t seems"
 That's tough" He remembered suddenly that Miss Milner was the young lady who had lost her pocket book. So he suggested pleasantly: "Stick around a minute, until l get my people started. have an extra ticket, for an assistant" He winked.
 T heard that story before," she said dubiously. Mrs. Porter sug- gested it."
 50 that's it!" He was plainly sur- prised. Funny she didn't get the extra ticket from me. .. Well, wait for me, will you? I'm all alone too."
 So he waited. Because he was pleasant young man and he seemed sincere about the extra ticket, and because his passengers were fewer and less bothersome than her own and on their way in five minutes. But most of all, she waited because she wanted to see Bermuda. i
 They had a carriage all to them selves, with an amiable driver. And MT. Roberts, as he introduced him. ! self, proved 8 delightful companion because he knew Bermuda as well as she knew Fall River. In three hours she felt like native.
 Do you know" MT. Roberts ven- tured at last. T think Mrs. Porter put something over on you"
 But why2 Why in the world would she do a thing like that?"
 He smiled wisely. Cant you ima- i gine?"
 Certainly not"
 well, perhaps I'm speaking out of turn, but 1t looks to me as if 1 she's trying to keep young Hamilton for Isobel's exclusive use. And you're i competition"
 lt(Nl. l,,& SiJ J{ ,1,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

c on s u ming large acreage. Chief port of Ceylon a n d the capital is Colombo. Its h a r Dor is s h o W n on a current Brit i sh colonial stamp, pictur- ing K i n g NFH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

torted hastily.
 "1s it3 Ten million dollars is no joke"
 Joyce opened her eyes in amaze ment. "What?" she cried, incredu- lotis.
 Don't you know?" It was MT. Roberts turn to be surprised. Ham ilton's father b president of Ma tional Rubber they're one of the wealthiest families in New York"
 Joyce sank back against her seat, dumfounded. To think that she'd been worried about costing him an extra $6 for her shore ticketl
 So that was Mrs. Porter's little game. That was why she'd made this grand pretense of generosity. to be sure that she would not go ashore alone with Dick.
 We'll, what of 1t? If Isobel needed c rich husband so badly, what was 1t to her? Let her marry the Hamil- ton money and load herself with diamonds and live to be another Mrs. O'Hara. Certainly she didn't care.
 But later on, when MT. Roberts took her to the Bermudiana for lunch Git was included on the ticket, he explained carefully, her cheeks flushed guiltily when she saw 1sobel and Dick out in the garden at a private little table, having the time of their lives. ..
 She tossed her head defiantly, and laughed engagingly at MT. Roberts utterly unimportant re- mark about the price of Bermuda onions in London. You couldn't, she told herself sternly, you simply couldn't be jealous of man you hadn't known 48 hoursl
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
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IF from the SnOalS ana TOcky V shores of Britain's crown cole ony. Ceylon, rise precipitous mountains, ranging to 5000 feet at many points. And for a distance of 5000 feet up these heights the land is under cultivation, tea proc ducer of the world!
 AS a matter of fact the whole prosperity of Ceylon depends on its agriculture. Its principal in- dustry, aside from fruit. coconut and rice, was coffee. The Brit ish had introduced this plant in 1915. By 1880 vast tracts of cof- fee trees were under the manage ment of European capital. Then leaf disease struck the planta- tions, wiping out huge invest ments.
 In desperation, planters turned to cinchona and other crops for substitute, and eventually tea. Tea proved successful. In two decades 1t had outstripped the coffee industry and today ranks as a major product of the island which lies in the Indian ocean, off the southern tip of India. Ap- proximately ll2,000,O00 pounds of tea are now exported annually. Nearly half million acres of the island are now under tea. Rub- Der is equally a major export.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
ROSE" AND THORN" HUNTED

Abilene, Tex. (UP)--Burton Shell ton, editor of The Brand, newspaper of Hardin Simmons University, is looking for the rose" and thorn" of his campus. He has asked the seudents to name the most beautiful girl and the homelieSt boy so they may enjoy an evening out together at the expense of the paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

A communion service will be held as observance of Maundy Thursday at o'clock tonight at the West Side Methodist church. Rev. Samuel Johnson, of St. Pauls church, spoke last night on, '"The Concerns of Jesus"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
CR ANsslM CRACKERS

One word or name in each of the following sets of words is unrelated to the others. Which are out of place? 1. Schubert, Lizt, Brahms, Cro- setti.
 2. Carmen, Aida, Carom, Il Tro- vatore.
 3. Tibbett, Vodka, Martneilli. Melchior.
 4. RavioN, Andante, Allegretto, Pianissimo.
 5. Kreisler, Spalding, Menuhin, Kerensky.
 ~..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

(Copyright. l93s. NEA Service. Inc.) NEXT: Who was the great nav- igat0r who charted the Pacific?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

Answer on back page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
MAUNDY THURSDAY

"Oh, but that's ridiculous" she re-
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

(well nameO thinks Is proper
to print" Frankly, I prefer the
Voice of the People to most Of
your editorials. I can say the
same thing about other Wash
ington papers.
All modern papers have an
open column, Crusticus. Those
papers which don't have, prove
that they are trying to put some
thing over the people. I'm always
suspicious of a paper without
an open Voice"
Washington papers devote en-
tirely too much space to sports
which should be kept off the
news pages. We need more
economics and sociology. Our
people are terribly dumb. No
kidding. Sports ere ok. for
children. A. w. BURKE.
P.S.-No sensible person be-
lieves your crazy ribbon head
lines any more. Why not get
wise?
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

If we want to keep America
out of war, then let us not talk
about war. Remember, words
not cautiously used will not only
cause confusion, but eventually
will lead to war.
In the old days, when the
Roman Empire was in the max
ing, there was a country just
across the Mediterranean called
Carthage. The CarthaginianS
were a naughty race of people,
much inclined to Dragging. They
used to say: The Romans
can't even wash their hands in
the Mediterranean without our
permission. OF course. the
Romans didn't like to hear that.
The more the Carthaginians
said it, the less the Romans
liked it-and the windup was a
war which spelled good-by Car
thage. G. s.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
"Merely an Act"

Your editorial, "Our Neigh
Dor to the South" was good.
Here's a curious thing. You
state, which is true, that Car
denas has turned to the Fascist
nations, Germany and Italy, as
markets for oil stolen in the
name of Communism He
has sold some oil to Japan"
In recent issue of a liberal"
weekly, we read the allegation
that the German, Italian and
Japanese consulates in Mexico
have actively aided and financed
reaction there.
This reaction" was the re-
cent socalled Cedillo rebellion
in the Mexican state of San
Luis Potosi-which was no re-
bellion at all, but merely an act
put on by Cardenas to impress
the public, in and out of Mex
ico. r. H. M.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Democrats Welcome

I am a reader of the Wash
ington Times and I want to
sympathize with those people
who want to vote.
So may I suggest we would
like very much to have a lot of
good Democrats move into
Montgomery county, Md. There
are available many new homes
within the means of all, good
schools, good roads and plenty
Of open space for the children
to play without getting run over
plenty of fresh air.
I do not want to slight the
Republicans, however. They
can go to New England States
with the rest of the Hooverites.
A DEMOCRAT.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Defends Indy

Colonel Lindbergh's accept
ance of the Nazi honorary medal
for his service to aviation seems
to be in bad taste, according to
the views of some, as indicated
by "Ex-Soldier's" recent letter to
The Times.
The Germans are good tech
nicians and are intensely inter-
ested in aircraft development. as
is evidenced by their remarkable
development of motorless planes
when their powered plane con.
struction was subjected to Yer
sailles treaty limitation, by the
worthy performance of the mo-
tored craft they are now build
ing, and by the excellence Of
their pilots. I do not believe
that they would give credit to
an American aviator unless that
credit was we'll deserved.
DEVOTEE OF FLIGHT.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

Filipino people. Shall America
forsake and completely abandon
the destiny of her 13 millions Of
Filipnios to an undetermined
fate? There is more than this
at stake, for we came to her
possession and trust through no
fault of our own.
I therefore propose a political
set-up for the Philippines along
the lines of that of Canada with
respect to England. And I ap-
peal to the conscience of Ameri-
can public opinion in order to
force this issue in the forthcom-
ing Congress.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Fears For Future

The complete political indie
pendence of the Philippines is
barely eight years from now. and
unless some unforeseen events
develop in the interim a new ma
ton will take it's place under
the sun. But the course Of world
affairs today is such that the
stability of a nations independ-
ence is almost impossible to
guarantee, especially If it is q
small one.
The geographical situation Of
the Philippines is within the
Japanese expansion radius. so
God knows how soon we would
be under them.
America has always been the
guardian and defender Of the
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

by ShAhLE1 SFENCEh
Here are a few simple ques-
tions about your heart and brain
and G brainteaser to increase
the beat Of your heart and the
rush of blood to your brain!
Score 8 for the first 10 and 20
for teaSer.
l. The weight of the brain Of
the average man is about (a) 35
ounces, CD 40 ounces, Co 49
ounces.
2. The weight of the brain of
an average woman is (a) more,
CD less, Co same.
8. The heart rate varies ac-
cordlng to sex, age and size, but
the rate for the average man is
(a) 80, CD 10, Co so.
4. The heart rate for the aver
age woman is (a) TO, (b) 80,
Co 80.
5. Tall persons have a (a)
slower, (b) faster pulse than
short ones Of the same age and
sex.
6. In infancy the heart rate is
(a) highest, (b) lowest.
7. In extreme old age the rate
(a) increases, (b) decreases.
8. Does the heart beat (a)
faster or CD slower during
sleep?
9. Does your brain function
(a) better or (b) less efficiently
after hearty meal?
10. Heart action is Temporal
rily (a) increased, CD decreased
by use of tobacco.
BrainteaSer - Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown were contemplating buy
ing a country home. Each had
saved a certain sum of money.
If Mrs Brown gave Mr.. B. three
fourths of her savings he could
buy the $4,000 house, and Mrs.
B. would have enough left to
buy the lot. But if Mr.. B. gave
Mrs. B. two-thirdS of his say
ings Mrs. B. could buy the house
and Mr.. B. could buy the lot.
What was the value Of the lot?
ANSWERS on Page 81
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
ROllln' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

HUNTING through newspaper files the other day. the
IL purpose being stir my Indignation into powerful
editorial the planned crime of choppng down the cherry
trees in Potomac Park piece of writing
which shows that certain persons have not travelled
far along the road of tolerance and understanding others
of us believe.
This article written only eight years concerned plans
for the then novel Washington cherry blossom festival
member of the committee in charge liberal and oyousy
minded fellow, made the suggestion that geisha girls be
brought to the American Capital for the ceremonies This
gentleman while travelling in the Orient, had witnessed
what he described of the pretest ceremonies in
existence-the dancing of the girls around the cherry
blossom the dav Of their fullest and oveest bloom
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

He drew from memory such
a beautiful picture hat the COM
mittee decided a carload or two
of pretty little Japs should be
borrowed from the tea houses
of their native country, brought
over and allowed to cavort under
the blooms. So they got in touch
with a group of American
businessmen in japan who en-
dorsed the idea. These latter
were asked to make arrange
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

advantage of experiencing the
economic struggle of the greater
number of people, and is more
sincere in his desire to help
them. There are probably more
great statesmen who have come
from the wealthy families, be-
cause they have had the oppor-
tunity provided by wealth"
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
THE ANSWERS

A man who is
born poor makes
the better states
man because he
understands what
the life of an aver
age working per
son is actually like.
A rich man can
not understand the
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Look in the Paper

When one reflects that daily
newspapers go to the trouble Of
publishing daily radio programs,
the mass hysteria resulting from
a radio broadcast on a recent
Sunday evening seems to have
been entirely uncalled for. It
was just plain stupidity. BY
merely glancing at their news
papers, these people could have
Gained their fears. What fools
these mortals be-! PAT.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

statesman if it is his desire to
help the people. He has the
leisure to study governmental
problems. OF course, he must
use his position of wealth to the
advantage of his country rather
than to gain greater personal
power"
4 +
Mrs. Dorothy Perry, 1400 block
N St. N. W., file clerk:
"One has as much chance to
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

Mr.. Roosevelt was born wealthy
and I consider him a wonderful
statesmen. Yet, there is Lin
coin, who was born in extreme
poverty. It's a case of the indi-
vidual's character, intelligence
and his desire to benefit his
country"
y y
Maurice H. Roberts, 900 block
Fifth st. N. E., preSSman:
The man who comes from q
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Teach Tolerance Early

1t is my humble opinion that
one way. to steer the younger
generation clear OF foreign
"isms," including anti-Semit-
ism, would be to have tolerance
taught in the schools, beginning
with kindergarten. You'd be
surprised at what decided opin-
ions some children of 5 and 8
have. r. q.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Poor Crusty

So "Crusticus" doesn't like
"Voice of the People," I prefer
to read what "Vox Pop" has to
say or even "Old Subscriber"
than what a narrow-minded,
one.track mind like Crusty Cuss
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

But in some
manner word
of what was
going on got
to ears be-
! n in g to
members Of
the Fedora
ton Of Chris
tian Mission
aries. These
gentlemen be-
came fearful
ly indignant
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

and a bristling cable was for
warded forthwith to the then
Secretary of State, Henry L.
Stimson. Mr.. Stimson got a bit
dithery about the proprieties
and so forth. and assigned
Charles Lee Cooke, then cere-
monial officer for the State De
partment, to study up on geisha
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

1T depends on
the person, whether
he was born Of
wealthy parents or
of poor ones. If he
has the interest of
the p e o pl e at
heart, he will be a
good statesman. A
real statesman is
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

The statesman
born in wealth has
h e advantage of
education, fineSse,
a powerful family
background and in
fluential contacts.
All these things
can be of tremen-
dous benefit to a
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

girls and to report back as soon
as possible.
MR.. COOKIES report. doubt
AVA less, lies dust-covered in
the archives. What its actual
conclusions were nobody knows
except those officials who had
access at the time and who now
don't mind getting their hands
dirtied up in the process of
finding out. But this much was
learned-the American business
men who lived in Japan solidly
approved the idea and described
the sort of geisha girls they
intended to send over as sweet,
modest, cultured and gifted per-
sons.
And then, Of course, Mr..
Cooke, being a thorough person,
asked for and received a report
from the Federation of ~hriS-
tian Missionaries. Newspaper
men wrC remember the hula
baloo declare that this was
,zling affair, recounting al
legged conditions which, by sub
stitution of the cit, of Chicago
for that of Tokyo, read like a
firsthand redlight district in
vestigation of the former city
at the time of Upton Sinclair'S
The Jungle"
Japan was anxious to send
y over the geisha girls to Po-
tomac Park and in this desire
the country's government was
strongly seconded by the resi-
dent Americans, always looking
toward better relations. The
businessmen having learned of
certain portions of the mission
aries indictment Of all geisha
girls, declared that the preach
ers' report was that sort OF
mid-Victorian viewpoint which
delighted always in thinking
the worst and branding all
chorus girls" as painted Jeze-
bells of the paVementS. They
proved similarities between the
charges and portions of Ameri-
can vice investigation reports
and declared that every allega-
ton made was pure hearsay.
They challenged a single mis-
sionary to swear he had first
hand knowledge of the deprav-
ity of the dancers and boldly
announced that their own
knowledge of proper conduct
came from actual observation.
That should have disposed of
the matter-and there was
every reason to expect that the
little Japanese girls would per
form under the blossoms. But
you know how things generally
work out in delicate matters of
that kind-We, all of US, being
the SNUG hypocrites we are.
The geisha girls did not come
over.
The encyclopedia says of these
young women:
"Geisha Girl-One with pleas
ing accomplishments; applied to
japanese singing and dancing
girls who furnish entertainment
in tea houses and at social gath
erings."
Copyright. 1888, by Washington
Herald. Times
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

the man who wants to improve
the general welfare of his Coun-
try. President Roosevelt, in my
opinion, is generally interested
in the poor and the working per
son. He was born wealthy"
~
John Wilson, 1900 block N st.
N. W., preparatory school stu
dent:
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

lot of cold statistics. The rich
man is not as qualified to un-
derstand problems that beset
the largest number of people"
X X
Mrs. Ellen Fletcher, 900 block
TWenty-second st. N. w., Gov
ernment clerk:
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

economic struggle that the poor
man has week after week. I be-
lieve the best statesmen are
those who have had to struggle
for their educations.
Mrs. Mary Chincheck. 1900
block L St. N. w, Government
typist:
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

family Of moderate
means understands
the true conditions
of the man on the
street. The rich
man hobnobs with
a certain class of
people who are not
in the majority.
All he goes by is a
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

be a good statesman
as the other. The
better state S m a n
is the one who sees
things the peoples
way and therefore,
is the best capable
of representing the
largest majority of
people.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

Il think the man
born of a poor fam
lily can better un-
derstand the aver
age persons condi-
tions. The man
born in wealth has
the more polished
education, but the
poor man has the