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Evening star., 1938-01-30
Defends Mr.. Street
From c. l.. U. Attack.

Defends Mr.. Street
From c. L. U. Attack.
THE Central Labor Union Is leading with
its chin when 1t attacks Ewood Street,
capable Director Of Public Welfare, as "ia-
efncient" and an enemy Of organized
labor" And many Of US who are interested
in the cause Of labor regret that the G..
L. U. has endangered its prestige with the
public by this rash and ill-considered de-
nunciation.
As a member of the American Federation
of Government Employees, I have frequently
applauded when labor lampooned some
malefactor Of great wealth. They are justi-
ned in attacking their real enemies. But
why Mwood Street?
Some Of them were 80 amazed that we
set out to uncover the facts. Here are .
few of them:
Cd Elwood Street has actively encour-
aged the formation Of organized labor
groups in the institutions under the De-
partment Of Public Welfare.
ca He has dealt With these groups and
their representatives whenever they have
asked fo- conferences and apparently to
their complete satisfaction
90 This Is an ironic note have learned
on excellent authority that few years
ago when Elwood Street, this anti-labor
ogre. needed his house painted, he OBJ
tanned from John Locher, president Of the
Central Labor Union, the name of q
painter. whom he hired to paint his house.
even though 1t would have cost considerably
less to have It done by non-union labor
which was available ana which made .
bid on the Job.
Il u this same Nh. loehee and this sexne
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Disputes Accuracy
Of Article on Oilseed Tax.

To the Editor Of The Star:
K MOVING the fairness Of The Star and
its reporters, and its policy for ac-
curacy In its news columns, feel free to
call your attention to news item In your
issue Of January %, under the headline
"Manchu Products Tax Cut Proposed"
Obviously the writer Of the story was mis-
informed with reference to the matters he
discussed. No one can dispute that the
House Ways and Means Committee or the
Vinson Subcommittee are motivated by
other than a sincere desire to perform eff
ciently q difficult task in the formulation
Of q new revenue bill which will promote
our national welfare.
It is quite certain that there can be
no difference of opinion or conflict in the
policies between the committee and Secre-
tary Hull, as Chairman Vinson on last Fri
day read into the record extracts from q
letter from Secretary Hull to the COM
mittee which called attention to the mall
adjustments in the vegetable oilseed tax
structure and suggested the ratification Of
rates. Every one on Capitol Hill and in
the executive departments knows that these
rates are haphazard, unscientific and ac-
tually discriminatory against our domestic
mills. am sure the committee has no
thought Of improperly favoring one foreign
nation at the expense Of another. 1t 50
appears that Japanese interests are vigor-
ously opposing the subcommittee pro-
possls.
Your article stated that the duty on
faxseed from Argentina was ~ cents
per pound. This statement Is incorrect.
The Tariff Act Of 1880 fixed the duty on
faxseed at IS cents per bushel of Sc
pounds, or l.ls cents per pound, regardless
Of the country Of origin. The committee
that duty. What the committee Is striving
to accomplish Is q ratification Of bad mess
Of maladjusted excise taxes engrafted on
the 1896 revenue bill by the Senate. No
public hearings were held on these tax
schedules before their enactment, and the
House conferees were forced to accept the
schedule in order to secure the enactment
o. Congress.
Inc ways ana means committee Is now
trying to correct the nat rate Of cents
per pound applying on all Of these seeds
regardless Of their variable oil content.
You can see at glance that this rate is
manifestly unfair when some Of these
seeds produce as little as $50 pounds of oil
per ton Of seed, whereas others produce as
much Is 1000 pounds Of oil per ton Of
seed.
From two Of these seeds are obtained
drying oils most essential to American
building and manufacturing industries,
and none Of the seeds taxed are grown in
the United States. A shortage of these
oils would paraly1e the building and allied
industries. In short. the enactment Of the
existing maladjusted rates forced the dis
continuance Of the crushing Of these seeds
in American mills and shifted the opera
ton to foreign mills, to the great injury
Of American industry and labor The pend
ing proposal is designed to transfer the
crushing operation back to the United
States and to correct this naaladjustment 90
that each individual seed rate will bear
The proper compensatory reladonship 70
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Revision Of Tariff
Provisions = Good Move.
TO the Editor OF The Star.

1EOSASsOHS 10OQ N1OVes
TO the Editor OF The Star.
The disclosure that the present admins
tration Is considering q revision Of the
tariff provisions Of the Tydings- McDun,e
act. giving preferential tariff treatment to
Philippine products until 1860, Is very
heartening. The present economic provi-
sions in the act, which were motivated by
selfish interests intend to choke rather
than to help the F1lipinos. Fsiness re-
quires the revision Of these harsh provi-
sions and the Filipinos most heartily in
dorse and welcome such action.
1t had always been the intention of the
advocates Of Philippine Independence to
sever all ties between this Nation and ths
islands, If no reciprocal arrangement bene-
flcial to both could be worked out. The
cultural as well as the economic life Of the
Filipinos Is 50 interrelated with American
cultural and economic life that severance
Of that relationship would work q great
hardship upon the former. There u .
growing sentiment In the Islands that
where no other axfangement fair and jlst
Evening star., 1938-01-30
From The Stars Letter Mail
An Argument Against the Gross axM Central
Labor Unon-The Oiseed

Central Labor Union VINO are now throwing
harsh names around.
The inference is alarming. The moral
would seem TO be: Don't dare to hire union
labor particularly when recommended by
the Central Labor Union) because II you
do, this organization will brand you as
anti-labor. 1t Is to wonder! It is indeed.
One thing Is clear: Elwood Street Is not
on trial. His many years Of service here
have proved him to be 4 capable admin
istrator, whose efficiency, whose liberal
policy toward labor groups and whose un-
selfish communal loyalties have made him
definite asset to the people Of Wash
ington.
But the Central Labor Union Is on trial!
In all fairness, let them justify their mud
singing. Give US the facts Where is
the inefdciency? What are the anti-labor
policies?
We want to know. L. S. ELSBERG.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

the linseed oil-haxseed tariff schedule.
The proposed schedule Of rates was deter.
mined in q scientific manner by the United
States Tariff Commission
RALPH F. LOZIER,
General Counsel, National Institute Of
Oilseed Products
The article to which Mr.. Lozier refers
was prompted by the fact that the news
Of the proposed downward revision Of the
tarin rates on Oriental seed appeared
to favor the products from Manchukuo and
Japan against those from Argentina.
I did not know at the time that the
weight for max seed had been established at
56 pounds per bushel hence the error in
approximating the duty per pound. The
fact remains. however. that, regardless a.
to the merits Of the case as presented by
the general counsel Of the National 1nstt-
tute Of OH Seed Products, the new tariff
will inevitably favor the importation Of raw
materials from the Far East against the
few products this country is capable of ab-
sorbing from Argentina, a country with
which the State Department Is endeavoring
to conclude reciprocal trade agreement.
CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Here Is a Witness
For the Senate Committee.

mere ID witness
For the Senate Committee.
To the Editor OF The Star:
YOUR editorial, The Civil Service In
quiry," has been read With deep
amazement largely because 1t comedies that
the civil service law is now administered
fairly by the bureaucratic cars; In fact
that no investigation of the system Is nee
essary.
can name a department Of the execu-
tive makeup where three men-members
Of the bureaucratic clique-have profited
to the extent to which the Senate Com
mittee on Civil Service refers in its report.
can also cite q case where an employe
OF AZ years service was separated from his
post Of duty, without hearing as to cause,
which action definitely violates the civil
service law and department regulations.
He also was railroaded to half-pay retire.
ment.
The matter has been brought to the at
tention of the United States Civil Service
Commission and it has remained adamant.
In addition, the author Of the joint resolu-
ton of investigation has been acquainted
with all the circumstances.
LOUIS v. WOULFE.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Pleasant Comment
On DR.. Lasker Interview.
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I EFT me congratulate you upon the recent
interview with Dr.. Emmanuel Iasker
by Mr.. Thomas r. Henry published In The
Evening Star.
Yesterday had lunch with DR.. Iasker
and he told me that seldom has he had 10
accurate IN interview published, or one
IN which the interviewer 80 adequately
gathered the pith Of his remarks and pre-
sented them in such entertaining style.
On behalf Of the chess players of WASH
ington, let me thank you for your article.
w. K. WIMSATT.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Psychologists Not
Assailfng Mathematics.
- 49, RkXk

Assailfng Mathematics.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I wish to make q few comments on your
correspondents article Of January 2 con.
cern1ng Rhine's experiments.
Why any mathematician should have
supposed that We psychologists are assa,l.
ing mathematics, Is hard to see. The
logical imperfection in Rhine's method Of
calculating the chances In his clairvoyance
tests was first noted by myself, in an article
written in October, 1885. published septem-
Der, 1886 Much Of my time during the
season 1936-37 was given to the solution
Of the problem, and, with the aid of one OF
my students, calculations giving an ap-
proxlmatlon to the actual chances in
Rhine's work were completed during the
spring. and included in an article sent to
press in May. 1t appears from DR.. Hunt
inston's statements as summarized that
this was before the mathematicians had
begun work on the problem. Their CAL
cuiations. since made. are more precise in
detail than ours. but. as far as general
trend goes. simply confirm our results.
The estimates worked out 50 far apply
only to the clairvoyance tests, and among
the latter. only to those in which the SUBJ
1ects keep equal frequencies among the Ave
symbols IN their guesses. and In which there
Is no check-up on accuracy before the end
Of the run. hope that before long the
mathematicians will tackle some Of the
other problems raised In the published
critics OF Rhine and his school. They have
50 far not touched any Of the statistical
criticisms which the opposition believe to
be Of any great weight.
We psychologists do not feel that we are
opposing mathematics when We insist upon
rigorous control Of the test methods, to
rule out sensory cues, errors in scoring, ETC.,
and upon impartial treatment Of the COM
plete results from such tests as appear
trustworthy in their methods. There have
been many such tests and their results have
agreed with mere chance We shall not
accept as evidential tests in which there
are obvious sources of error, or from which
merely small proportion Of favorable data
have been revealed, on the plea that the
statistical evaluations run into astronom-
ical figures. In such cases the figures
mean nothing
CHESTER Z. KELLOGG,
McGill University. Montreal. Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

The Calipatria Woman's club Will
meet Friday. Dec. 16 at the home
of Mrs. Cecil Clouse. This is the
date for the Christmas party. The
Best Pals will exchange gifts and
reveal their identity. Those who
have no Best Pal will bring an in
expensive gift.
Mrs. C. A. SperTy is program
chairman. The program will consist
Of Christmas music and other ap-
propriate numbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

radlO uJCeranCeS.
Frank J. Hogan, president of the
American Bar Association, denied
Coughlin's assertion that he had
been the engaged spokesman" of
the national Jewish council when
he spoke for religious and racial
tolerance on the radio yesterday
afternoon.
The Brooklyn diocesan union of
the Holy Name Society, claiming
to represent the sentiments of 300
900 members, threatened to boy
colt the advertisers of a New York
radio station which had barred
Coughlin from the air. The Jersey
City council of the Knights of Col
umbuS also took Coughlin's side.
The controversy centered on
whether or not Coughlin traduced
the Jewish race when, three weeks
ago, he asserted that Jews had led
and financed the Russian reVolu-
ton and had been in control of
Communism. Coughlin maintains
that he hadn't condemned Jews as
a whole, but merely Communistic
Jews, and that Jews should join
in a fight on Communism. His op-
ponents have charged that he was
seeking to arouse anti-Semitism.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Japan Strengthens
Aerial Forces in
Defiance of Russ

TOKYO. Dec. Il. UP) - Japan
acted to strengthen the aerial arm
of its military forces today in a
move interpreted as being aimed at
Soviet Russia as well as China.
With military hostlllties in China
spreading over a larger area, Japa-
nese relations with Russia appeared
to be approaching a new crisis in
connection with the oil and fishing
industries.
Developments included:
l. Army and navy leaders are
planning supplementary budget es-
inmates that may amount to ST.
81, 400 GOO, the Domei news agency
reported. because of the necessity
of preparing against simultaneous
hostilities with China and the So
Wet Onion" Lieut.. Gen. Hidekl
Toio. vice war minister, was named
inspector general of military avia-
ton.
2. The foreign office disclosed
chat a clash was threatened with
Russia in the Russian end of SAX
halin island, where japanese charg-
ed that Russians were seeking to
eXpel Japanese Oil workers.
3. Japanese officials said that
Japanese intended 10 continue fish
inc off the Siberian coast even II
Russian leases there are not re-
neWed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Major Lucky Dog;
He Needn't Go In
Steps OF Father

Major Mystery is a lucky dog be
cause he failed TO measure up to
his pedigreed racing ancestry.
Now all he has to do is follow at
the heels of Laurabelle and John
Law children Of Senator Edward H.
Law. and hunt rabbits on the Law
ranch at Holtville. No rigorous
training exercises, no skimpy train
ing rations for Major Mystery. He
is promised dog heaven on earth
for the rest of his life.
The beautiful red-faWn colored
greyhound had a $500 father, Just
Judgment, imp, and a costly moth
er. Rosary Meadows. But Major
Mystery did not quite meet the
requirements of his owner. The
owner gave him to Senator Law
along with papers proving his Illus
trious family tree.
Laurabelle and John Immediately
adopted Major Mystery and the dog
adopted them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Roosevelt Backs
Press Freedom

ST. LOUIS, Dec. u. UP)-PreS-
ident Roosevelt in a letter to the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch published
today said that freedom Of the press
is essential to democracy and that
government-tederal, state and To-
cal-as "rightfully and necessarily
an interest in freedom of the news
as we'll as in the preservation OF a
free press"
Insure freedom of news" he
said, and freedom of the press
will take care of itself. He added
that newspapers could not be edited
lin the interests of the general
public from the counting room and
: said he wished I'VE could have a
Dlational symposium on that ques-
Ition, particularly in its relation to
the freedom of the press
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Hitler Hands1ake
Stirs Up Storm

SAN DIEGO, Dec. II. CUP)-A
suggestion that the name of Lind
bergh field be changed because OF
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's report
ed handshake with Adolf Hitler,
was received by the San Diego city
council today from an irate citizen.
The letter signed by Mrs. Stanley
M. Cue. read:
"Since Lindbergh has seen fit to
shake the hand-the bloody hand
of the murderer Hitler, as well as
accepting official decorations for
distinguished services to Germany
request the name of this exam
erican be stricken from the airport
of his home town.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
jitterbugs Asked
To INAUGURAL Ball

SACRAMENTO. Dee. II. oOP)-
all over California
pricked up their ears today when
it was announced that Gov ELECT
Culbert Olson's free inaugural bar
Eecue and carnival at the state
fair grounds Jan. 7 will feature four
dance bands and a jitterbug con-
test.
The barbecue is being held after
the inauguration and formal inaug-
ural ball ON behalf of the COM
mon people" of the state. More
than 100000 persons are expected
and the program will include
Find Ferdinand the Bull contest,
dancing contest for walters above
SIS years Of age, entertainment by
movie stars, and free dancing for
all.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Cocktail Waiter
Jailed as Killer

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. u. tUP)-
Kenneth Brown, 53-year-old cock
tail bar handy-man, was arrested
tcday and booked on suspicion
of murder for. his asserted fatal
knife attack upon Oscar Cecil Nc
MINI, 40, film studio worker and
former pugiliSt, during a friendly
Acuffle between the two men last
light in a bar.
Witnesses said NcMinn and Stat
ford Wallace were drinking and
laughing at the bar and engaged in
a friendly scuffle Brown, appar-
entity thinking McMinn was at
tempting to harm Wallace, inter-
vened, stapbing McMinn in the side
with a long knife, and then fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Christmas
Party Set For
Thursday
SEELEY NOTES


The Seeley Woman's club met
Thursday and after the business
meeting, plans were made for
Christmas banquet to be held for
members and families on Thursday
evening, Dec. Is.
Hostesses for the day Thursday
were Mrs. j. P. Williams and Mrs.
S. T. Robinson and members pres
ent were Mesdames Mary Smith,
Juanita Binns, Olivia Ferguson, Ro-
sa Oftelie, Rene Parrish, Alice
Pippenger, Frances Plecher, Eliza
beth Pearse.
Refreshments of coffee and cake
was served during the afternoon.
The Sunday school children will
give their Christmas program at
the church Dec. IS under the
direction of Mrs. Inez Smith.
The church bazaar put on by
members of the Seeley Ladies Aid
was very successful. About eighty
dollars was cleared
Mr.. J. C. Davis was brought
home from the hospital after an
appendicitis operation.
. Jack Beats, enroute to Les An
geles from Omaha Neb., visited
Monday with Mr.. S. T. Robinson
and family.
The Seeley Ladies Aid met Tues
day with ten members present.
The day was spent tacking a quilt.
The Aid will meet again in two
weeks to work on another quilt.
The Seeley public library will be
open on Wednesday afternoons be-
ginning next week instead of Tues
day and also Saturday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Annual Caiipatria
School Exhibit
Set Friday

CALIPATRIA. Dec. 12.-The an
nual exhibit of the Fremont school
will be Friday, December 16 accord
ing to Miss Ruth ASbury, vice
principal.
An operetta will be given by the
third grade class under the direc-
ton of Mrs Gay Holmes.
All rooms will have exhibits OF
the students work on display. The
subject of Health has been
stressed in all the displays.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

The Calipatria Ebell club met at
the home of Mrs. Herbert Reedy
Wednesday. In the absence OF the
president, Mrs. Helen Williams, the
meeting was conducted by the wee
president. Miss Loie Montgomery.
Names were drawn for the eX-
change of Christmas gifts and
plans were made for the annual
Christmas party which will be
held at the home OF Mrs. Frances
Rademacner.
Mrs. Irma McCullough received
the guest prize.
Mrs. Ola Sperry had charge OF
the program aud read a paper en-
titled The Golden Gate EXposl-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Jobs Daughters
Attend Services

CALIPATRIA, Dec. 12-Rev. Ray
'Auger preached to a large audience
at the new Congregational church
Sunday morning, his sermon being
"The Meaning of Worship
A group OF Jobs Daughters from
the Brawley Bethel lodge No. 1T
attended church in a body and gave
the professional.
Services for the week will include
a meeting of the young people of
the community Sunday evening to
consider a plan for forming "A
Church of Youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Philip Myers
Visits Parents
In CaIipafria
CALIPATRIA NOTES

Philip Myers Of McClud, Calf"
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
P. N. Myers last Sunday,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

Philip Myers Of McClud. Calf"
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. N. Myers last Sunday.
Mrs. r. L. Sperry and son, Rob
crt. went to Monrovia Thursday to
visit her grandmother and other
relatives.
w. C. Wilkinson is making rapid
recovery from major operation
which he underwent about ten days
ago He is expected to return home
in another week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard p. Riley
of Joliet. Ill. are here on their
honeymoon and expect to stay for
month or two to enjoy the
California climate. MI and Mrs.
Riley were married Thanksgiving
day and left Immediately for Call-
fornia arriving i'm Calpatria the
following Tuesday They viii also
visit friends in Los Angeles and Ri
alto while here.
Chapter CIV. PE.O.. will meet at
the home of MIS-. c. O. Hoober on
Tuesday. Dec. 9. Mrs Elsie Mead
will have charge Of the program
which will be followed by a Christ
mas party.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Calexico { ofC
Elects New
Directors
CALICO NOTES

A tabulation Of ballots sent out
by the chamber of commerce re-
suited in election of the following:
Don Alves Of Penny's company;
Clarke bennington OF the Chron-
icle; Ray Edwards of the II. H
GrisWold agency; Lloyd Loudon
Nevada California; ID. r. Kincaid
Calexico Lumber company; o. A.
Sherman, Western Auto Supply
company, j. ID. Womack, Chevrolet
agency.
The hold-oVer directors are Tom
Allen, M w. Bates, Sam Ellis,
Richard Emmerson, Ed Gilmore, w.
l.. Jacobs, j. H. Mccoy and Fern
Young.
From the board of fifteen mem
bers a president, Vice-president,
secretary and treasurer will be
elected
At a recent meeting of the
BraWley and CaleXico posts of Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Harvey
Shepherd, inspector in charge OF
customs at CaleXico, was made de-
partment deputy chief Of the
staff in this area.
Fred p. Roberts of the CaleXico
police force was sworn III as first
district junior vice commander,
George Marston of BraWley became
district deputy inspector and Her
bert Allen of BraWley became dep
uty department inspector.
First aid classes are being spon-
sored by the CaleXico chapter OF
the Red Cross.
Fred j. Tucker, a member of the
local board is conducting the class
es, every Tuesday night at 7:30 at
the Padre Pro club.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
ALIAS SUMMONS
No ITR22


No. 1853
In the Superior Court of the STATE
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plalntllt
VS..
CHARLES E. EDGE, ct al,
Defendants.
The People of The State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to:
CHARLES f. EDGE, SUSIE
LEONA EDGE, THE PEOPLES
ABSTRACT AND TITLE COM
PANY, Corporation, JOHN
ERNST, JANE DOE ERNST, MAR
GARET ARMANN, and K. P. AR
MANN. JOHN DOE, JANE DOE,
RICHARD ROE. JOHN DOE COM
PANY. a Corporation, and RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, a Co-part-
nership, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California. within ten days after
the service on you of this Alias
Summons - if served within this
county; or within thirty days if serV-
ed elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified thai
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded III the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given unGer my hand and the
seal. Of the Superior Court Of the
County of Imperial State of Cali
fornia, this 2otn day of October,
1898.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
(SEAI) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk,
O.3l-N.7 IA 81 28-D.5 II 10 26-J.2