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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to win
Friends and Influence
People

How would you like to hear
about a man who lost his job at 90
and what he did about it?
Well. meet Matthew Cummings,
Gf BOSTON Did he Dutter around
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

FOR quick action use
Post Press Want Ads!,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

Germany is importing waste
metal from England. And England
hopes she never gets it back.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

Breaking up of the atom is an in
teresting experiment. but when Uni
versity of Southern California is
wondering about is the Duke line.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
Auction Philosophy

Folks, the government guaran-
teeing building loans up to ninety
per cent is a good thing for the
building industry, makes it nice
for the fellow that wants to build
a home, and is the best method I
have seen so far to put the gov
ernment in the home owning busi-
ness. Milton says, Dad you are
old fashioned Wake up, get next
to yourself!"
went out the other day, bought
me two pounds Of fresh shrimp
to go catfishing, couldn't go, so
just rolled the shrimp in egg batter
and fried EN- in deep fat. Sure
good eating I liked 'em so well,
my wife thinks it would be a good
idea TO feed me fish bait once or
twice week.
see San Diego is passing an
ordinance, $25 fine for shooting
off a toy gun or cap gun in San
Diego. But it is alright to have a
six shooter, shot gun, rifle or 16
inch cannon. So / presume when
we go to san Diego this summer
we had better load up our shoot
ing irons, leave the kids and their
toy guns at home, and prepare
to do things in he man style.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
SELLING" UNION
LABOR THE WRONG WAY

This newspaper is in hearty agree
ment with the declaration of James W.
Buzzell, secretary Of the Los Angeles
Central Labor Council, that wage earn
ers must pool their strength and permit
a good salesman to sell their services
for the best price possible. We believe
there is no more sensible way for labor
to go about achieving its admirable goal.
We cannot continue our agreement
to Mr.. BuZzelPs next statement, that
"these union organizers, sometimes mali
ciously called racketeers, are only good
statesmen trying to sell a product
What the union organizers need Is
course in salesmanship.
The salesman who comes to your door,
pushes his toe across the sill 2nd says,
you'll buy this hair brush or I'll throw
a rock at your window" is far more
likely to get a fist tossed at his own mid
die than he is to sell the hair brush
There is far more chance of sale for
the chap who convinces you that you
need his hair brush to use on your hair.
Right now, labor union "Salesmam
ship" seems confined largely to the rock
throwing type.
Time and again, over period OF many
months. these columns have praised the
We believe that the entire economic
structure will be far better off when
laborers are organized to resist mistreat-
ment and to expose sweat-shOp condl-
tions, to better the average standard OF
living and to increase the prosperity OF
all working men.
We do not believe that the nation as
a whole, the economic structure or even
the laborers themselves will be any bet
ter off as long as they allow themselves
to be directed by tiny minority of lead
ers who shout to the employer, "4ou
must double our wages-and you must
not employ anybody who is not men,
Der in good standing of our union. If
you do, we'll ruin you,'
When the laborers themselves-and
not their money-grabbing, dues-grabbing,
non-laboring, dictatorial leaders - deal
with and decide their own problems and
meet their own employers, then there
will be a chance for real salesmanship
on behalf of labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
News Behind the News
Business Checks Up

Despite all the contuSlons
and contradictions which continue to aflet eY-
eryone concerned with the recent White House
conferences and utteranceS ii is possible to brush
enough debris out of the eyes to see certain
elements of change in the goverment-business
situation
In trying to peer into the future which has
become increasingly difficult, most observers fail
to assay developments of the immediate past.
The conflict between the administration and
Big Business" which will continue regardless
of conferences and cooperative gestures has
produced victories or gains on both sides. The
most unstable business gain has been in the field
of taxation The House bill modifying the corp
crate surplus and capital gains taxes IS painful
to Roosevelt's less conservative advisers and 1t
is likely that the senate will lean even further
toward demands for drastic modification re-
peal.
But some of the uppermoSt and innermoSt
New Dealers, although chagrined by the tie-up
of the Roosevelt program in Congress and rec
ognzing the seriousness OF the depression, insist
that on the whole they are well pleased by events
and trends of the first weeks of 1888.
The vocferouS demand of Balance tn
Budget!"-which potent slogan for Roose-
vet's opponents-has not been heard at all dur
ing the recent White House conferences with
business men. Secretly, the President feels he
has convinced certain captains of industry and
finance that he can beat them in any name
calling contest, and that his popular following
supports him in any attack on big business.
Notable progress is claimed for the New Deal
power policy Despite all the furore over the
Presidents subsequently modified suggestion
that all holding companies should be abolished
the net result is a rather striking change of at
titudeS
The celebrated death sentence" in the public
utilities holding company act now seems relative
ly mild to the business community. The IVA
issue has shifted to a question OF how the gov
ernment will buy private power facilities. The
drive to shoot down IVA has Sagged. in other
words. and now the question is simply one of
expounding IVA
Since most of the simon-pure New Dealers
believe that the power fight" is more impor
tant than ever. these developments and recent
Court decisions favoring administration power
policies elate them considerably
Two liberals have replaced two conservatives
on the Supreme Court and a definitely liberal
ma ajorty holds sway.
That it is easier to appease conservative anti
New Dealers than it late last year was in
dicated by this groups qualification over the ap-
pointment of Stanley Reed instead of some radi-
cal" Reed, for all practical purposes, was just
as New Dealish anyone the President could
have appointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
By O. o. Mcintyre

liam Eltinge, the female imperSona-
tor. And the thing that impressed
me most was that he chewed to-
bacco. Few conversations intrigue
me more than those among taxi
drivers around midnight in a Cof-
fee Pot. New high in dumb-bells:
Amos n Andy's secretary, Miss
Blue. The first year I wore a
wrist watch l took it off when COM
pany came and when I went out in
town.
It's show to watch Gene at the
Colony restaurant keep an eagle
eye on every customer Florence
Walton writes me that she places
flowers on the grave of her former
dancing partner, Maurice Mauvet,
in Pere Lachaise every Christmas
day. His body lies near the crypts
of Bernhardt. Oscar Wilde. Ros-
sini, Patti and Alfred de Musset.
Bloodiest and best remembered
prize fight: Ace Hudkins and Sam
my Baker in Los Angeles. Most in
formed fellow about Broadway life:
Abel Green of Variety A letter
from Homer Croy is invariably a
laugh. Autobiography enjoyed most
this winter: Frazier Hunts lone
American Not many Yankees have
lived such a cosmopolitan life as
this square-tced country boy from
Alexis, Ill. What a bet for the
radio. That goes too for Mr.. and
Mrs. Menjou and Bob Benchley.
After "a years of columning. l
can think of no other job I would
trade for mine. Outside of Garbo
it strikes me the most mediocre ac-
tresses wear dark glasses in pub
lie. Magnificent tribute to society S
boredom and swell fodder for the
communist boys: Elsa Maxwell's II
live by my Wits. in Harper's Ba-
zaar. The late Chic Sale had sign
ed up to do a syndicated column of
home-spun philosophy a few weeks
before his passing. Editors say it
had much of the Abe Martin tang.
can never stand in front of a
parrots cage without finch that
it will suddenly peck out an eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
Bruce Cation Says
- Streets Can Be Made Safer If We Will

ed at once, all co-ordinated under
direction of the Safety League. The
first was a giant publicity campaign
in which the newspapers played a
leading role. but in which nearly
100000 pieces of printed matter
were distributed, and radio, movies,
pictures, and posters used.
There were engineering studies
and Improvements in signals, signs.
limination of traffic hazards, and
the whole mechanical side of safe
ty.
The police eliminated ticket-fix-
ing, operated a sound truck, special
ly investigated causes of accidents.
None of these things is new. Most
cities have tried one or all of them.
But where Beaumont excelled was,
first. in rallying exceptional public
support, and, second, in pressing
the campaign without a let-up
through the entire year. The two
week campaign that has every mo-
torist on his toes and then Is for
gotten had no place in the Beau
mont picture.
1t can be done-this job of cut
ting down accidents. And it does
not take any fantastic or expert
measures. What it does take is
what Beaumont gave it and what
any city can give it. That is a
wide spread determination to cut
the toll, and the determination
never to let up a minute until re-
suits are obtained
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
Other Editors Saw
WHEN POLICE GO WRONG
alameda Times-Star

In Los Angeles 13 members of the police force
are held, charged with bombing a special inves-
tgator into underworld practices. In San Fran
cisco recently members of the police were charg
ed with unlawful practices and exposed as men
with riches in safety boxes in bank vaults. In
Chicago. Kansas City and in many other cities
memebrs of the law enforcing groups are charg
ed with violation of the laws they are engaged
by the public TO enforce.
If there is flagrant disregard of law and pub
lie morals in the ranks Of the large group of men
obligated TO the job of protecting the public
from the encroachment on their privileges and
rights by underworld characters-and the rec
ords disclose there is-what may be expected of
open corruption in law-enforcing circles? What
may be expected Of an adventurng growing gen.
Grafton with respect to law observance when ex
amples of its violation by those sworn to keep it
is spread over the front page from one end of
the country to another?
OF course. not all members of the police have
their hands out. In fact, it is doubtful if one in
twenty departs from the path of duty and recti-
tude. But those who conducting themselves
honorably are handicapped by the conduct of
the few who are bringing disrepute into the most
important department Of the public service And
too. many of those who deplore corrupt practices
have knowledge of it, accept it as inevitable and
remain silent through fear Of losing their Jobs
Perhaps the old prejudice against "tattle-tale'
enters into it.
An officer. sworn to uphold the law. paid by
the public for protection. who violates his oath
prostitutes his manhood and sells his honor by
accepting favors in return tor protecting out
laws is the countrys enemy No. l. There's no
punishment too severe for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

novel of philosophy. At 66 what
a pleasant down coast. 1885 No. l
picture stealer: Alice Brady.
The New York idea: know fell
low broke and jobless who got some
fancy engraved stationery on tick,
had his replies sent to wacky ho-
tel and with that start re-launch-
ed himself in a $4,000 a year job.
The best dinners in a Chinatown
are served at pm, as regulars
know. Last of the rugged and BIAS
phemous old timers: Jim Moore
the restaurant man. No man would
look askance at full evening dress
if he could look like Jack Buchan-
an does in one.
For the goodness sakes alive de-
partment: The Egyptian govern
ment asks me to see the coronation
of young King Farouk with all ex-
penseS paid, and the next day they
try to give the king the buns
rush. The first actor I ever inter-
viewed in a dressing room was Ju-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
CHRISTIANITY - AND
Sins AGAINST IT

It's source is undisclosed. 1t came to
the Post-Press office in an envelope con-
tanning the announcement that William
E. Riker will run for governor of Cali
fornia 1t is a printed sheet aimed, as
nearly as we can Judge, at arousing IN
tense hatred against the japanese. It
declares that the japanese intend even
tuallv to subiugate America and the
entire white race. One paragraph is
typical of the entire thing:
Don't you believe it says, that the
White Man so far has proven himself
to be a dumbell by being so easy with
Negroes, and especially with you Orien-
tails, by letting you have their White
Mans inventions for savage and selfish
purposes, as you demonstrate in your
war game of not only numbering off all
the prisoners, but also confiscating de-
fenseless peoples property"
And then the pamphlet predicts that
the white race will "sOOn take you in
hand and clean you up, so you will be
fit people to live in the presence of the
White Man" And all this, the pamphlet
finally reveals, will be done in the name
of Jesus Christ
Yet somehow. we cannot forget that
Divine admonitiOn: Good will to men,"
We wonder if the man who wrote that
pamphlet has heard Of it?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

oO|et' Inc EnOO. o. Mcintyre
OF the Hunt" by Dale Nichols ir
the Chicago Museum. When I pet
excited in argument I babble some
what like that cry of the tobacco
auctioneer on the radio.
1 have to hear a Cole Porter
tune several times before want
TO hum it. Gorgeous eyeful: Mrs.
William Rhinelander Stewart. Add
well kept SideburnS: Lee Shubert's
Tempus fugit note: Former zieg-
field girls now shrink from such
Identification. 1t dates them.
In my scrap-book is a Holly
wood letter from Marie Dressler
that is a sermon on holding on: 1t
reads: The outlook is bleak. | am
tempted to take what little is left
and go to Paris to open a family
pension for Americans. The dane
ing of Nijinski and Duncan did not
thrill me like Harriet Hoctor's.
Kisses to Oscar Wiled for: "A
party is something a hostess wishes
she had not given" Hendrix Will
lem Van Loon gets better every
time out on the radio Wilson Miz-
ner was once barred from the
Lambs for remarking that without
its full length mirror near the en-
trance it would have no members
Homespun note: A friend has a
letter from Calvin Coolidges faith
er written on the side of an iron
ed-out paper bag. Winston Churc-
hill is paneling his new home on
his Cornish, NJ H. estate in pine
grown theron. He is also landscape
painter and sits two hours a day
at his easel and two hours writing
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
DISTRICT
REPORT
CONTINUED

Editors Note: Herewith is
continuation of the engineers
survey recently submitted to I'm
perial Irrigation District Bond
holders on the physical and eco
nOmic condition of the district.
Imperial Valley readers should
realize that the report embodies
the opinions of firm of hired
consultants who, being human,
are subject to error. We do not
agree with all conclusions voiced
i'm the report, but we believe it
comprehensive enough to justify
its publication as a means of CIV
ing our readers comprehensive
view of the district and its prob
lens.
The Imperial division covers the
central-Western portion of the dis
trict, and extends north almost to
Brawley. The Brawley division COW
ers a strip north of the Imperial
and Holtville divisions about ten
miles in width from New river to
the mesa on the east. The West
morland division extends west from
the BraWley division to the dis
trict boundary and north TO New
river. The Calipatria division in
cludes all of the northern end of
the district.
Irrigation district assessments
1a,yinI tha 1onI i,, Il
trict but not on improvements, SO
that the variations in assessments
are indicative of the character OF
the land and its market value
The assessed valuation in 1887 Is
reported to range from a maximum
of $125 per acre to minimum oil
$100 per acre actually assessed
From a partial breakdown furnish
ed us by the assessor for the dis
trict, a series of diagrams we're pre-
pared showing the variation in as
sessed valuation for the district as
whole and separately for each o1
the operating divisions. The curves
on the diagrams "a to c. are some
what generalized, but are indica-
tive of conditions On diagram A
is shown the distribution of assess
ed valuation, aggregating S40,203,.
264, i'm terms of the number Oi
acres assessed at least certain
amounts. For example, substan-
TALLY 100000 acres we're assessed
at SIS per acre or more, but only
about 100000 acres had an assessed
value of at least 500 per acre
From this diagram IL is apparent
that 100000 acres are valued al
5000 of the total; in other words
TO be Continued
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

Tides in the Bay of Fundy, sit
uated between Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick, rise so to 10 feet.
This is the greatest rise anywhere
in the world.
The Anabas fish can travel long
distances overland when in quest
of new aquatic environment.
Soviet scientists have developed
breed of dogs that do not bark.
BY using a giant mechanical
ear, scientists are recording the
voices of native American birds.
White glazed curbstones are used
in construction of many London
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

Many and many city has con-
Quoted sporadic traffic drives to
try to cut down the terrible toll
in dead and wounded that auto
mobiles are taking every day.
And many of them wound up
at the end of 1897 to find that,
to their surprise and horror, the
toll was higher than it had been
the year before, despite all the
campaigns and viewings with
alarm.
But a few other cities got
different answer, and it is worth
while to inquire why. Beaumont,
Tex, furnishes one of the most
heartening examples of what can
be done by community that real
ly wants to do something about
the problem.
At the close of 1896 Beaumont
was fourth from the top of the list
of killer" cities.
Its people were ashamed and
alarmed. They decided to do some
thing about it.
AT the end OF 1897, Beaumont nad
cut off a larger percentage of its
traffic toll than any other city in
the country. Accidents had been cut
62.8 per cent, from 881 to 341. In
juries had been cut 20.9 per cent,
from 254 to 201. Deaths had been
cut 727 per cent, from % to six.
That is a record of which any
city might be proud, but the best
thing about it is that no trick
methods were employed, no Sepcial
machinery or facilities used that
are not equally available to any
other city
A Safety League was organized,
I and 1000 individuals signed up. A
monster parade opened the cam
paign. and support was enlisted
from practically every organization
in town.
Three lines of attack were launch
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

was in Sopchoppy.
Fla. When things
used to go wrong
during counting
days I played
Poor Butterfly
on the grama
phone.
Art hoot from
the bleachers: Nc
movie star has
yet topped Tom
Mix's $4,000 a
week. A picture !
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

Hints on Etiquette
A well-bred person never stoops
to quarrel in public.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06

WORDS OF WISHOm
He is poor whose expenses ex-
ceed his income.-Bruyere
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
New York Day by Day

NEW YORK, Feb. = Purely :
personal piffle: Emily Posts best
eloquence could not convince me
dunking doughnuts is not perfectly
dandy MY best dish of SoupY hash
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
thoughts for the Day -

Thus saith the Lord Cursed be the man that trust
eth in man. and maketh flesh his arm, and whose
heart departeth from the Lord.-Jeremiah l7;5
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-06
The Grab Bag
Onc-Ninnte lest

ono -minute lest
I. Who is u. S. ambassador TO
Japan?
2. What is Indicated by the de-
sign and color Of Sctoch plaid?
3. What material is the base of
most paper?
Hints on Etiquette
A well-bred person never Stoops
to quarrel in public.
Words of Wisdom
He is poor whose expenses ex-
ceed his income.-Bruyere
Today's Horoscope
The ability to save money is
possessed by most persons whose
birthday occurs today They seldom
are caught in speculative traps.
Horoscope for Sunday
Persons whose birthday occurs
tomorrow may make hasty judg-
ments. However, they are quick to
apologize when they have erred.
One Minute Test Answers
/. Joseph C. Grew, a career
diplomat.
2. The clan or .egiment to which
the wearer belongs.
3. Wood pulp
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21
One Hundred Lightning Flashes Sweep
Across Skies of Globe Every Second

This tension, together with cleo
trio power quantities from 10000
amperes, would suffice to supply a
big country with electric power for
whole year if it could be collected
and utilized.
Two other scientists of the Berlin
Institute of Physics, LANCE and Ur-
ban, have made efforts to collect
huge energies contained in thunder
clouds for industrial power pur-
poses.
A huge wire netting was hung up
between the slopes of rocky valley
in the north of Italy, which is noto-
rious for severe thunderstorms.
Electric energy accumulating in
the air was conducted to two poles.
A tension of 100000 volts was
gained which could be used to devel-
op sparks 54 feet long.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

Sixteen million thunderstorms
sweep the earth every year.
Taking into account an average OF
20 seconds between two lightning
bolts, mankind must get used to the
idea that 100 lightning flashes rip
across the skies around this globe
every second.
These figures have been gathered
by DR.. Popowsky, the German me
teorologist, reports London United
Press correspondent in the Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
According to DR.. Popowsky, a
thunderstorm is the result of a
s'thermic bubble" caused by SUM-
heated air quickly rising into the
cooler heights of the heavens.
Thunderclouds carry up to 100000
tons of rain, sufficient to fill 5000
big rail trucks.
Two German scientists, Renard,
and Hochschwender, have con-
structed a thunderstorm ma
chine"
They have estimated from it that
tension accumulated in a large thun-
dercloud could be anything up to
5000. ZOO, 900 volts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

Accero's taxi after making sure the
stout-hearted horse he had ridden
would be taken back to Snodd's.
Hodge, covered with dirt and gasp
ing from his run, staggered up just
as Frank was helping her into the
car.
Isis she all right" Bart pant
ed. I'll tried to"
"You did all you could to stop her
horse" Merry admitted. II saw
you try"
Inza was still too shocked and
dazed to say anything at all, but
before her home was reached she
had recovered enough to warn
Frank not to tell her father what
had happened.
Hes an invalid" was her ex-
PLANTATION. "He's had a nervous
breakdown and we don't let him
hear anything that'l upset him in
the least. We've never told him
what happened that day in MIR.
Snodd's grove. The doctor won't
allow him even to read the news
papers"
Bernard Burrage was taking his
daily afternoon rest in bed when
they reached the house, and that