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Evening star., 1938-02-03

reference to President Roosevelt's for
eign policy speech at Chicago.
The discussion brought sharp criti-
cism from Mr.. Mas that the President
had been "misquoted." He said he be-
lieved Mr.. Roosevelt had not suggested
that the United States join in quar-
antine" movement
Il think the record will speak for
ITSELF" Representative Brewster re-
torted
Representative Mas wanted to know
whether a successful blockade of
United States ports would permit a
foreign power to conquer this country
without military conquest.
A proposal to revive dirigible con-
struction as part Of the national
defense program developed today in
the committee.
Representative OConnell, Democrat,
of Rhode Island said he would offer
an amendment to the 100000, 900
naval expansion bill to set aside at
least $4,000 900 to build two lighter
than-air cruisers.
He said he would stipulate that the
ships be built in this country by Amer
ican engineers and would advocate
that they be of design different from
the skeleton hull used in the ill-fated
Akron and Macon. whose destruction
halted experiments with dirigibles in
this country.
While the Naval Committee went
ahead with hearings on the bill to
authorize construction of Al new war
ships and % auxiliaries. Chairman
May Of the House Military Affairs
Committee said he would proceed with
another legislative phase OF President
Roosevelts national defense program
measure to take the profits out Of
war
Representative May said he would
ask the House Rules Committee Mon
day to give the bill precedence so
that it could be voted on before Feb
Suary IS.
Brief additional hearings remained,
Mr.. May said, before the committee
could complete action on a bill to au-
thorize purchase of special tools and
dies to equip private industries for
munitions production.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

room at the conference-wast the scene
yesterday Of wild shouting, gavel-
smashing and cataclysm Of CONNER
cial cures.
Secretary Roper sounded the key.
note. and it echoed right back at him
from the end Of the hall in a salvo Of
shouts-"1ouder!"
Ever since, it has been largely a mat
ter of every little business man" for
himself-with the accent on luna
power.
Between meetings. the visitor.
Swarmed back to their hotels. de-
livered speeches in lobbies, haransued
in the halls and made orations from
beds and out Of open windows.
One wants billion dollar coastal
highways.
Some want the Government to de.
stroy old automobiles.
All want to make speeches.
Strange to say, the first person te
whom the business men gave undivided
attention was q little woman-Lillfar
r. Goodman Of Brooklyn.
They listened to her speech and ap-
plauded.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
little Men" Haze Sore T1,r0ats.
But Still Hunt for Listeners

The legion of little business men
-hoarse from many hours of peddline
panaceas for what ails America
turned up today with a lot of sore
throats.
Summoned here by President Roose-
welt and Secretary Roper, the 1000.
odd self-appointed delegates have ex-
pounded their answers to Just about
everything except how to get an audi
ence and keep it.
1--WE been in Washington since Sat-
urday," croaked Wilfred s. McKeon
of Greensburg, Pa, "and I haven't
got anybody to listen to me yet"
Either get the floor," groaned A.
s. Shafer Of Philadelphia, "or I'm tax
ing those chairs back to Philly."
= What chairs?" asked a Commerce
Department policeman.
These chairs" said. the Philadel-
phian, waving his arm in the depart
ment's auditorium. I'm a taxpayer
and I paid for some of them"
More serious business was taking
place in committee rooms, but the
audttortum-by far the most popular
Evening star., 1938-02-03
SPLIT FLEET HELD
BAR TO s. RATIO
Admiral Leahy Says U. S.
Navy Never Has Been
at Treaty Limit.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Warlike gestures by dictator
controlled nations hare set ,corld
OF on armament spree as democ-
rac,es begin to fear another con-
fict like World War. With Britain
noD engaged in record program OF
increasing all branches of defense,
United States seems about to fol-
lou suit, particularly as to naual
construction.
BY the Associated Press
Admiral William D. Leahy testified
today that the United States never
mad 5-3 naval ratio with Japan
because Of the necessity of keepins
part OF the fleet in the Atlantic Ocean
Although this ratio was fixed by the
now defunct London and Washington
naval treaties, the chief of naval op.
erations told the House Naval Com.
mittee that division of the fleet be.
tween the two oceans had prevented
Its establishment.
Admiral Leahy, questioned by Rep.
resentative Mas, Republican, of Min
nesota. asserted that in the event OF
hostilities in the Pacific, he would
want all the fleet available in that
ocean.
"Quarantine" Plans Denied.
Responding to questions by Repre-.
sentative Brewster, Republican, O.
Maine, the Nays top-ranking Officer
declared the Navy never had consid.
cred any plans for "quarantining" ag.
gressor nations.
Mr.. Brewster asked the questions II
Evening star., 1938-02-03
ADVERTISEMENT.
KEEPING DOWN THE
COST OF LIVING

Every year so million people lose
500 million dollars due to loss Of work
and other attending expenses as q re-
suit Of colds, but who can count the
even greater loss In health?
Start taking Father Johns Medi-
cine. For 83 years it has been recon-
mended and used successfully by one
generation after another as q treat
ment for colds and . proven body
builder. It must be good.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
NEW WWARBU|LD|NC
IS KILLED
Senate Committee Turns
Down 100000 Item
to Begin Structure.

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today turned down the budget
estimate of s3,0OOooO I'd start the new
War Department Building in WASH
ington but restored to the Treasury.
Post Office supply bill 50. 100000 which
the House haG eliminated for en-
largement Of the Government Frint-
ing Office.
The War Department structure
would have cost s26,00O,0OO when COM
pleted, and the subcommittee in
charge of the bill had approved it
last night. The full committee re-
jected it before reporting the bill to-
day. 1t is understood the committee
felt it was too large an expenditure
to make in view of economies being
sought in other directions.
Provisions Of Measure.
AS reported to the Senate this aft
ernoon by Chairman Glass the meas
ure calls for Sl,40l, ,847,863. A num-
Der Of items were increased, and 9TH
ers were cut, the net result being a
boost Of only $l.495.0 1000 in the House
total. This total, however, is sill
$174, 100000 under current appro-
priations for these two big depart
ments and s9,60O,000 under the buaget
recommendations.
The Printing Office allotment is to
begin an annex the ultimate cost of
which will be s7,oO0,000, to replace
the old original print shop.
In the post Office section of the bill
the Senate committee increased GER
tain items by the following amounts:
For personal services in bureaus and
offices, $50, 400: to bring salaries in the
chief inspectors Office closer to classi-
fication rates, $25,000; Railway Mail
Service, $5,000; Foreign Mail Service.
$980.177: In Offices under the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, $l75,-
900. mostly for the vehicle service.
On the other hand the committee
ordered decreases and limitations in
other postal items by the following
sums:
Clerks in the first and second class
offices, $l,000.00O: city delivery car
riers. $1,000,000; clerks in third-class
offices, s200,00o; travel allowances Of
railway postal clerks, 100000.
OF the total in the bill as reported,
approximately s614,OO0,000 is to run
the Treasury, including public build
ing items for other departments, $780,
900, 900 for the Post Ofce Department.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Novelist's Daughter Nominated.

CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 3 (R.-Lady
Juliet Evangeline Williams, daughter
OF Novelist Elinor Glyn, today was
nominated as the National Liberal
candidate for the House of Commons
to succeed the late Labor member,
D. L. Davies. She will have the sup
port Of the Conservative party in the
Pontypridd by-election.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
ELECTION PR0BERS
STRIKE NEW SNAG
Second Vital Witness Re.
ported III and a Third
Is Unavailable.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Probe OF Hudson County election,
instituted by New Jerseys Repub-
hcan-control1ed Assembly, aimed at
Democratic stronghold OF Mayor
Frank Hague OF jersey City, 1Das
precipitated By State Senator Les
ter H. Clee, Uho ,Uas defeated BY
Senator Harry A. Moore for the
gouernorship last Nouember. Clee
gained recount. but later court up
held Moore's election. A teU days
ago the Assembly ordered its SER
geant at arms to produce records,
but ,rds baked. State police aid
1ras sought. but Col. Kimberltng
pleaded lack OF jurisdiction and
papers remain in sealed and guard
ed DuultS.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Cast.Iron Corrosion Rate,

The corrosbn rate of clean cast iron
in 3.5 per cent solution of sodium
chloride may be increased by more
than one-third by placing it in con-
tact with an equal area Of graphite
coated cast iron.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 3.-An As
sembly investigating committee-run-
ming into a new obstacle when a Sec
ond vital witness was reported i'll of
heart disease and under a sedative
and third acknowledgements to
learn today the finger mover" behind
the committees failure to get Hudson
County's subpoenaed election records.
Sixteen subpoenas were issued and
contempt citations were threatened
against some of the witnesses by As
semblyman Henry Young, jr. Repub-
lican chairman of the committee, who
described them, however, as lust the
fingers" and declared I'VE want to
find out who is moving the fingers"
Called for Questioning.
Three Hudson County police officers
and half dozen election officials were
among IA persons served with sub
tee here today to explain why COM
mlttee investigators were barred from
seizing the November gubernatorial
election records from steel vault in
the Hudson County Board of Elections
office in Jersey City Tuesday.
Committee aides sought also to
summon John ]. Corcoran of Jersey
City, Democratic member of the BIZ
partisan county Board of Elections,
but his family, doctor and nurse said
he had collapsed" and was in bed at
home under sedative for bronchitis
and cardiac trouble. He would be in
bed at least week, they said.
Barred From Apartment.
When the Assembly Committee at
tempted on Saturday to make formal
demand on Registration Commissioner
Charles F. Stoebling of Jersey City,
custodian of the election records and
clerk to Corcoran's board, they were
barred from his apartment on the
ground he was under sedative and
too i'll of cardiac trouble to be inter-
viewed.
Corcoran was No. IS on the list of
16 subpoenas committee aides started
out to serve yesterday, and there re-
manned today a dispute over the
whereabouts of the sixteenth, his fell
-ow Democrat on the Elections Board,
Patrick H. Sullivan of Jersey City.
Assistant Committee Counsel David
H. Wiener said he could not find him
at his home or place of business.
Sullivan's family said early today
they had seen him "off and on re-
Gently" but did not know where he
vas right now" Or when he would be
home. Desk clerks at the Jersey City
and Bayonne Elks' Clubs said he was
at both places last night with a party
of friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

Dairying the industry which Is
expected to increase in Importance
in the valley as rapidly as the All
American canal nears completion,
advanced another step this week
when work was completed on the
Seymour dairy at Westmorland.
The Seymour dairy, owned by
J. H. Hall was enlarged in the
remodeling and now will aecomo-
date q cows in the barn. Walter
Macdonald, county milk inspector
announced Saturday.
The Len Bucket dairy moderni-
zatlon job is near completion with
only the work ON the corrals in
complete.
Work ON the II. &. Farnsworth
dairy was also near completion
Saturday with only the milk house
on the incomplete list.
The Hale dairy at Jasper is slow
" nearing completion and the Fl.
l.. Russell dairy is progressing rap
idly.
Walter Macdonald announced
that two more valley dairymen were
contemplating modernization work.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

I am paying no attention to pres
ent conditions, but investing heavi-
ly in new equipment. 1t is impor-
tant TO note that California already
has scheduled the biggest conven-
ton year since 1927, and that ma
tional parks advance registrations
have already broken all records
Senator Buchanan was especial
ly interested in the agricultural
features of Imperial Valley, and
the climatic conditions. 1T seems
incredible that an area of similar
nature to that in which I live, can
produce so much in varied crops. We
rely largely OH wheat, Alfalfa and
sugar beets, but you produce everyS
thing
Both the Senator and Mrs. Bu-
chanan inquired in detail about
the winter climatic conditions and
declared that there was posi-
bility they might elect to come here
during the winters.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
PRICES REMAIN
AT RECORD LOW
MARK, REPORT

Imperial Valley lettuse growers
and shippers wound up one Of the
poorest lettuce seasons in the his
tory of the valley in February as
ans cleared away the final fields
according to the monthly report re-
teased by B. A. harrigan. county
agricultural commissioner.
Prices remained low during the
entire season but shipments were
moderately heavy with a total OF
1855 cars by truck and 669l cars by
all.
Carrot shipment continued &c
move 10 far market and grape
5ruit shipments continued steady
to poor market. Quality OF the
grapefruit is good and there Is q
great deal of the crop yet 10 be
harvested.
Warm weather has ben helpful
10 tomatoes growers. Appcararez
and quality If the ersp IS soni anS
growers are rsce1bing good prices
Imperial Naheys warm weather
has also aided the pea crop, ac-
cording to the report. Quality ana
appearance of peas Is above aver
age due to the lack OF damage by
iroSt.
Early paintings OF .cantaloupes
are progressing rapidlyfWith few
crates of melons being shipped cut
of the valley as early as Feb. %
Indications are for an extremely
early season.
Flax paintings are in good con-
dition as arr sugar beet paintings
despite the damage done to the
crops by worms.
The l3lloWins goods Wera cheel
through Boulder Park Inspection
Station during February, 1888:
Alfalfa Hay III trucks; Bran
trucks. Butter Il trucks. Cabbage
3 trucks: Carrots % trucks. Cattle
% trucks. Cheese , trucks. Chick
ems truck. Conosnsed Milk {
trucks; Cream so trucks. Eggplant
truck. Grain Hay Il trucks.
Grapefruit 46 trucks: Hogs q
trucks: Horses 5 trucks. Lettuce
AZ trucks; Manure l truck: Meat
25 trucks; Milo Maize trucks:
FeaS II trucks. Screenings
truck, Sheep trucks. Straw :
trucks, tomatoes II trucks: Whea
II trucks. Sweet Potatoes / truck
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Rain Rings Down Curtain on Poor Lettuce Season in Valley
Annual Citrus
Meeting Slated
On March y

The annual winter California
Citrus Institute will be held at the
Elks club, San Bernardino on Tues
day. March % according to a pro-
gram received at the local farm
advisors office. The morning ses-
sion, dealing with field problems.
will open at $50 and the afternoon
session. dealing with marketing
problems. begins at 1:30.
According to farm advisor Frank
Beyschlag the following topics in
cluded in the program will inter
est Imperial County Citrus grow
ers: Cultural Practices by w. r.
Schoonover. extension specialist in
citriculture; Advantages and Dis
advantages of Preceding, Storage
and Air Conditioning Citrus by
Edward Hagen, manager Monte
Vista Citrus Association Riverside;
Marketing Problems as Affecting
the Citrus Outlook" C. c. league,
president California Fruit Growers
Exchange; Citrus Economics by
DR.. j. M. Thompson, Bureau Agri-
cultural Economics of Washington
D. c.; and Can or Not to Can
Citrus Juices" by E. 7. Cassel of
the Exchange Orange Products CO.,
Ontario
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

received today from w. B. Parker.
secretary of the California State
Agricultural Conservation Commit
tee. at Berkeley.
Until cotton farmers have filed
1888 cotton supplement data sheets.
it is impossible to determine the
total titled acres in a county Par
xer said. When cotton farmers
have supplied the information Gov
cred by these cotton work sheets.
we can 90 ahead with individual
acreage allotments.a
In apportioning acreage allot-
ments. the first step is 10 determine
the total amount Of titled acres on
the cotton farms in the county, he
explained. Titled acres for de-
termining cotton acreage allot-
nents under the 1893 Agricultural
Conservation Program are the acre
lge on the farm titled annually OF
n regular rotation. excluding from
'lch acreage the acres normally
leyoted TO the production Of wheat.
obacco. rice for market. and rice
Ior feeding 10 livestock for market.
According to Parker under this
definition titled acres in California
will include the cropland as defln-
ed under the 1897 Agricultural
Conservation Program, less the
acreage devoted TO orchards and
VINEYARDS and less the acreage nor
nally devoted to wheat rice and
tobacco and the acreage normally
idle. In orchards and vineyards
regularly interplanted to cotton
such net acreage as Was inter
planted in 1897 will be considered
as titled acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Valley Shipment {
Of Hay Falls to
500 Tons in Week

Valley hay shipments to Los An
geles fell to 500 tons as compared
to 2200 tons during the previous
week, according to the weekly al
falfa hay review of the Federal
State Market News Service.
Alfalfa markets were generally
steady to somewhat stronger at the
principal points during the week
ending March 7, according TO the
Weekly Alfalfa Hay Market Review
of the F'ederal-State Market News
Service, Advances of soc to 81 per
ton were recorded at the Los An
geles markets during the period,
largely influenced by a better de-
mand for the lighter receipts, with
an increased holding tendency de-
yeloping In nearby producing sec
tions.
San Francisco and other central
California markets were featured
by a somewhat improved demand
and a steadier tone during the
first week in March as flooded pas
turage conditions necessitated in
creased supplementary feeding in
important consuming sections. Quo
tations held largely unchanged in
central California but trading ap1
peared higher within price rangesN
Top quality alfalfa advanced SOC
per ton at Kansas City, influenced
more by continued light offerings
than by any material expansion
in demand.
Other grades held barely stead7
at Kansas City. Northwest markets
showed no change in prices while
trading and movement remained
light. In the Salt River Valley Of
Arizona a comparatively steady
marketing situation prevailed with
demand showing some improvement
from local buying interests as a
result of wet weather
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Cotton Growers OF
Valley Join in
Referendum

Cotton growers in three sections
If Imperial Valley will join in
nation wide cotton referendum to-
day. c. L. Mclaughlin, secretary OF
the county conservation committee,
announced Friday.
In Calipatria the cotton growers
we're to vote at the office Of R. M.
Chapman. in CaleXico the growers
were to vote at the CaleXico Cotton
gin. and voting was held in Bard
at the grammar school.
The propcse'1 act if accepted by
the nations cotton growers, would
regulate marketing quotas in the
event the supply of cotton exceeds
the average yield by more than
seven per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

business man.
Senator Buchanan. who repre-
sentS Alberta in the Canadian SEN
ate, also is publisher of the Leth-
bridge Herald, Well-knoWn militant
publication. While in Ell Centre he
visited Paul Jenkins at the office
of the Post Press and compared
newspaper notes. Both newspapers
are of similar size and circulation.
Canadian business condition have
not caught up" with American
economic affairs. Senator Bucha-
nan said
"On the other hand, we are Ieel-
ing no temporary recession, though
as a rule our conditions generally
are closely related TO yours"
Hays, prominent in Riverside fl
nancial affairs, and president of
the Glacier Park Transport COM
pany, declared that the recession
is purely temporary.
"It is my opinion that we will
be out of it within one or two
months, he said I'm my affairs,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany. 625 State street. El Centro,
California. as successor TO the
sunday issues of The Morning
post and Valley Farmer, and the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered at El Centre. California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
pa al Jenkfns, publisher; A. G.
Johnston. president and gem
eral manager; Z. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers' Association.
West-Holliday Co, Inc, National
Advertising representatives.
Subscription Rates: BE per copy
or, in conjunction with the I'm
perial Valley Press or The Morn
ing Post. Per Month, 60ci Paid in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
FARM COMMITTEE AIRS MANAGEMENT
Ne eting at
Calexieo TO
Bring Result

Crop diversification, use of Calap-
proved seed, farm cost records
dairy leases. weed control. flow of
produce to market and living con-
ditions for labor were carefully
studied and outlined by the farm
management and labor committee at
the county agricultural economic
planning conference last week in
the De ANA hotel at CaleXieo.
Committee Chairman c. O. Hoober's S
report rebealed today.
The conference. which was at
tended by so leading valley agri-
culture leaders. was divided into
four committees during the meet
ms and each made its report.
Hoober's committee opposed the
present trend TO sub-divide farms
into units less than that required
TO furnish an income.
Diversity Of income is necessary
for successful farming. the COM
mittee pointed out IN advising that
seasonal labor needs 10 be spread
over longer periods.
Continuance OF the development
of new crops at the Experiment
station was advised AMI the use
of Calapproyed seed was believed
necessary for completely successful
crops
The committee suggested that
farmers avail themselves of all
knowledge and experience in crop
aiaptation to types of land
Farm cost accounting is necessary
to farm successfully the committee
pointed out. and recommended that
all valley farmers keep records Tor
use in future years of farmers.
through accounting books.
A study Of dairy farming and
leasing successful elsewhere in the
state was suggested and an increase
in resident farmers In the valley
was urged.
Weed and pest control was point
ed out as an important factor in
the development Of the industry.
Need for uninterrupted flow Of
farm produce TO central market was
stressed
The committee also approved the
trend toward better housing and
living conditions in Imperial county
ami urged that the program be
pushed in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
FARM GENTERS
HOLD JOINT
MEETING

Benefits Of farm organization were
outlined by District Attorney Elmer
Heald at a Joint meeting of the
Spruce -Wcstmorland and Magnolia
Mulberry farm eenters Friday night.
The center meeting held at the
WeStmorland school was one of the
outstanding meetings of the year.
Movies, singing and dancing was
presented.
Charles H. Barry talked on Fed
eral Migratory camps, their purposes
and their advantages to the COM
munity.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
New Farm Act
Instructions
Received Here

The new farm act. the 1888 pro-
gram under which valley farmers
must operate this year to receive
benefit AAA payments. has been
received al the county farm ad-
yisors' office. c. l. Mclaughlin.
secretary of the county conserya-
ton committee, reported Satur-
Gay.
Several vital changes have been
effected. Mclaughlin said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
FORMER COACH
VISITS FRIENDS

z BRAWLEY. Mar. p = Former
coach of Brawley high school. Art
Leahy was in Brawley Friday visit
ing friends and attending TO busi-
ness. While in the valley. Leahy
and his family are staying at the
home of Gene Marsh.