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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
News Behind the News
- Jersey Corruption

WASHINGTON. : Charges against Senator
John Milton of New Jersey. confidential hench-
man OF Boss Frank Hague, are backed by evi-
dence indicating that Milton is perhaps the only
man who understands how Hague has been
able to buy hundreds of thousands OF dollars
of real estate an $4,000 salary
Milton has been counsel, brains and finan
cial agent for Mayor Hague who operates from
Jersey City what is sometimes called the most
corrupt big political machine in the country.
Appointed to the Senate by Hague's Governor
Harry Moore after Hague himself had refused
the Job. Milton took his seat in the face OF
charges of fraud in the election of Moore and
of all the known devices OF violating election
laws"
Although the Senate is likely to be compla-
cent about Milton'S background and refuse to
oust him the air is becoming surcharged with
epigrams. Not the least startling statement is
that made by Senator William H. King of Utah.
Democratic chairman of the subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the charges. before he had
familiarized himself with the evidence.
Il am the law! said Hague recently
L amt never been arrested said Milton
after his appointment.
AS chairman of this subcommittee I cannot
prejudice the case" said Senator King to a cor
respondent. But Mr. Milton is here and he is
gong to stay!
The Republican senator. all of whom with
the exception of Arthur Capper of Kansas voted
against the cloture which would have forced
vote on the anti lynching bill did so largely
because they didn't want Democrats to get
credit for an anti-lynChing vote among Negro
voters.
Even more conspicuous. if anyone looked
twice at the roll call, was the tact that none
of the G. o. P. senators had any substantial
Colored constituency to worry about. States
with large Negro populations haven't been elect
ing Republican senators in recent years and
there just aren't any Republican senators from
those states today except Jim Davis Of Penn
sylvania. This is just one more evidence that
the mass OF the Negro vote has swung from the
Republicans to the Democrats
Any Republican who had to think of the
colored vote presumably would have voted for
cloture. Davis paired in favor Other Re-
publican senators come from New England. Idaho.
California Oregon Delaware. NCsth Dakota
and Michigan.
The only senator among the 81 ant-cloture
Democrats who comes from state where the
Negro vote is important Senator J. Ham
Lewis of Illinois. The others went down the
line for Walter White and his anti-lynching
bill lobby
Taking cue from the japanese, Italian
Ambassador Fulvio Suvch tells people that
has army in Spain only because she
seeks tranquility
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
DISTRICT
REPORT
CONTINUED

Editors Note: Herewith is a
continuation of the engineers
survey recently submitted to Inn
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
in the report, but we believe II
comprehensive enough to justify
its publication as a means Of Civ
ing our readers comprehensive
view of the district and its prob
lens.
The district has statistics Of to-
tai crops adjusted for double CROP
ping, but this has not been Segre-
gated by operating divisions. Fur
thermore, the correction for dou-
BILE cropping has been applied to
the total area and not to any crop
segregation. The data shown on
Diagram D is therefore subject to
some variation, but is indicative OF
the total area cropped in each year
from 1924 to 1880, inclusive. For
comparison there is also shown the
cropped area which was devoted to
field crops, such as alfalfa, grain,
and forage.
From this diagram it will be
noted that the cropped area reach
ed a ma ximum of practically $780,
900 acres in $780, having gradually
increased from about 100000 acres
i'm 1924. During the depression the
cropped area dropped off to about
100000 acres, and has since in
creased to roughly 100000 acres.
The variation in the area devoted
to field crops has been somewhat
different. From 1924 to 1926, inclu-
sive, there was some decrease =
then a rapid increase to roughly
1000 acres in 1880. By 1894 the
area in field crops had gone back
to about 100000 acres, but then
returned abruptly to the former
maximum.
The breakdown of field crops is
shown graphically on Diagram E.,
The steady reduction i'm the alfalfa
acreage from the level of substan-
TALLY 100000 acres i'm 1929 to 1882,
inclusive. is significant of a trend
toward low value crops. The like
lihOOd of this is also indicated by
the records of crop yields furnished
by the county agricultural commits
siOner, from which we estimate
that not more than two tons Of
alfalfa per acre were produced on
the average in 1886.
Permanent crops, including citrus
groves and vineyards constitute but
a small part of the tota-. according
to the last reports there were
roughly 5000 acres of trees, 1900
acres of vineyards, and 1900 acres
of other permanent crops, with
which asparagus is clasSed.
The most important group, from
the standpoint of income, is the
melons, winter vegetables, and 9TH
er garden crops. Melons were grown
on approximately $4,000 acres in
1924. and this area was expanded
during the next four years to more
than 10000 acres. For some rea-
son there was a sharp reduction
i'm the following year with subse,
guent expansion to maximum
Of almost 10000 acres i'm 1890. Since
then there has been a steady de-
crease to substantially $4,000 acres
of melons i'm 1885.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

Without touching the summit
eynicism, it is possible to believe
that the parade of emotions in the
Paul Wright murder trial at Los
Angeles is not entirely as sincere as
it might be.
Attorneys recline full-length on
the floor and fire questions at wit
nesses. forgiven by their zeal to see
Justice done. A crowded court room
cranes necks and bates each breath
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
History of Labor =
Strikes in Valley
Told by Sheriff

A history of labor strikes IN I'M
perial Valley was given Lions CLUB
members at their Tuesday meeting
by Sheriff Robert w. Ware.
He outlined the loss OF time ana
crops when strikes are in progress
and declared it cost Imperial coun-
ty $4,000 for police work in the
strike of 1884. There are orderly
strikes" the speaker said. Deputy
sheriffs and / have made study
of strike and labor problems and
make every effort to be fair TO
both sides in the controversies
which arise
j. Curtis Nance was chairman
of the day and the entertainment
was provided by tap dance pupils
of Miss Geneva Abel
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

Discovered by the
late and talented
Fra n k Norris
when he was a
reader in a Unioi7
Square publishing
house, it came in
as an unsolicited
manuscript
He recommend
ed its publication
but after it was il
galley proofs some
of the editoria
bO ard 6ppi6pf
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
You re Telling Me -
BY WILLIAM RIFT

A PAIR of monkeys in a Seattle
Wash, 200, which have been bat
Ting continuously for days, have
quit fighting and now live together
peacefully according to news dis
patch. 1t seems they're discovered
before the human race has, that no
one wins war.
Two Ohio hunters claim to have
bagged six rabbits without firing a
shot. We believe it despite the fact
that they are by trade commercial
fishermen.
And Walter S. postcards this !.
The trouble with the average poll
tician is that he doesn't practice
what he speeches. Not good, Walt,
but at least you're in there trying
We don't know what the poet
meant when he referred to "the
music of the spheres, but we'll bet
that if there is such a thing it is
preceded and followed by a COM
mercial announcement.
Now we know what has become
of those frightful and mid-Victor-
ian wallpaper designs of our youth
Today they print them on cloth and
call it batik.
zadok Dumbkopf thinks Japan
will get it in the neck. The Japs are
in this Chinese mess so deep says
Dummy, they must swallow either
China or their pride, j,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
N n T. I C. II

MOTTO
The Imperial Irrigation District
will sell to the best bidder on Feb
ruary %, 1898, the following de-
scribed properties:
w 82.ll acres, Tract 49, and All
of Tract SO, r Is, S, r Is E,
S.BM Tract 202, except South
2 rods West of East line of Lot
4, Section "a, and West 2 rods
South of North line of Lot d.
and Tract 2O4 T Is S, r IL E,
S.BB. & M. (No guarantee OF
title)
El2 of NEh, Tract 102, T'l6 S,
RIA E, SB.B. 81 M guaranteed
title).
The sale of this property is being
held by the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, under Section 3897d of the
Political Code of the State of Cali
fornia, which permits one taxing
agency to purchase from another
when said properties have gone to
deed for nonpayment of taxation
due
Sealed bids should be presented
to this Board on or before Febru-
airy %, 1898, at ten o'clock AM.
This sale will be made to clear
delinquent State, County and I'm
perial Irrigation District taxation
and assessments. Title to said lands
will be such as the District now
holds or may acquire.
There shall accompany all bids
the minimum sum of $4,000 to cover
expense of advertising, etc, which
shall be in addition to the amount
of the offer. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
w. w. GOODSON, Secretary
Imperial Irrigation District,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

u u d ! u utClutuo' W AN,'hsJit
that the tale was strong meat and
a letter was sent to Dresser sug-
costing the publication be postpon-
ed a while until business picked
up"
Dresser, howeve., insisted that the
terms of the contract be carried
out. He was informed that in that
case the book would be brought
out but not pushed The first edi-
ton was only a slim 500 copies,
after which the plates were broken
up.
IT might have died for all time
had it not been brought out by
firm in England. where it was inn
mediately acclaimed. 1t sells stead
lily today. The book has carried
more publishers imprintS That any
novel by a living contcmporaneou5
writer, And deserVedly.
At a dinner some years ago at
the Bohemian club in San Fran
cisco there were present Charles
- hnfY.fe NHn,,a,p,,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

Many business men interested in
balanced budget fear that Mrs.
Rocsevelt's bobbed hair will be the
only trimming dCne in the White
House.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
New York Day by Day -

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-No other
novel has been kicked
around so vigorously as Theodore
Dreiser'S famous Sister Carrie"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

Mayor Hague's vacation in Mi
ami won't be much Of a change.
He's made things pretty warm in
jersey City lately.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
TOday's Iioroscope

Most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today are very affectionate
Extremely conscientious, they make
excellent workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

The eX-prisoner who asked to be
returned to Sing Sing because he
could get no work must have found
relief barred.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
Barbs -

Just what part do runners play
in that Washington silk and cotton
battle of legs?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
DANGEROUS

1t is dangerous to sell SUBSTl-
TUTE for 666 just to make three
or four cents more. Customers are
your best assets; lose them and you
lose your business. 666 is worth
three or four times as much as a
URSTITUTE.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
Words of Wisdom

Think twice before you speak or
act Cnce, and you will speak or act
the more wisely for it.-Franklin.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

Niagara engineers are having
their troubles with fallen arches.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
The Grab Bag

Une- Minute Test
|. Can a member Of the U. S.
congress be expelled?
2. What city has been called
Athens of America?
3 What is a "palindrome7?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

The city of Budapest, Hungary.
has a monopoly of the undertaking
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

approximately 100000 pairs of
dice are sold in the United States
each year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
One Minute Test Answers

l. Yes. with the concurrence of
two-thirds Of the members in the
] house to which the individual was
lected. tkuanKuz
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
Hints on Etiquette

When leaving a street car, a man
steps downs first and offers his
hand to a woman companion
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
WILFUL DESERTION

WILFUL DESERTION
CHARGED IN SUIT
Charging wilful assertion, J. How
ard Willis, filed a divorce suit
against Donia Fay Willis They
were married Oct. 10, 1928 and
separated Feb. 2, 1887. Willis de-
clared his wife told him she was
leaving him and would not return.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09
thoughts for the Day -

For though I be free from all men yet have I made
myself servant unto all that I might gain the more
I Corinthians 9.l9.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

The u. S. department of agricul-
ture estimates the soil from the top
foot OF a one acre field weighs ap-
proximately 100000 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

American toy exports for 1897 cx-
seeded the 1886 total by more than
10 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-09

A West Virginia man who was
treated recently Tor burned feet told
hospital attaches he was trying to
overcome the effects of severe forst-
bite by baking his toes in an oven.
Receipts from the Panama canal
for the fiscal year 1867 totaled
S13, 6,585. The canals record year
was in 1929, when 6,289 ships paid
S27,111,1 ,125 to pass through it.
Rodin, the sculptor. had ghost"
helpers who chiseled out the de-
signs he conceived.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05
Hon. Dyes Of Clothing
Nav Cause Deynlntitis
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
ALLERGY. or representative
ness, which we have been discuss
ing this week in connection with
nay fever, may have many pecu-
har manifestations. Often puzzling
are the skin eruptions that can
come from articles of clothing.
Dress dermatitis" is an entity
.nat should be easily recognized
because it consists in an eruption,
usually from a dye in the dress,
slat occurs in sharply localized
parts Of the skin-places where
Ile dress most often touches and
where Precipitation may dissolve
sae aye. These places are around
ale armpits, the fold of the arms,
ana the neck. The eruption may
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05
LEAD WITH A RIGHT

MOST BOXING coaches tell a
pupil it is sound tactics to lead
with the left hand, but almost
never to lead with the right. And
most bridge teachers will tell you
never to lead an ace against no
trump, unless your partner had bid
the suit or you have an almost
solid suit yourself and want him
to unlock for you. There are
times, however, when the oppo-
nent's bidding has made it clear
that the ace is the best lead in
your hand. If so, go to it!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05

sStend over the chest, but only to
sne line where the underclothes
some to protect the skin. The
etuptlon has all the fee lures of
s;czema-an itching. weeping crust
ing Inflammation.
!, me eruption around the armpits
- most characteristic-it affects
niue riIe Sloes and periphery Of the arm
pl i, not the pit. This is marked
~ Inherent from other skin dis
ny nases which affect the top Of the
PIT especially.
m rye Usually Responsible
wniie the material-silk or wool
sib, ~ tne dress Is sometimes respon-
j. '' e It Is usually the dye. This
tbs proved by patch tests-when
'' uye Is laid directly on the skin
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05

and covered with adhesive plaster,
and left there an hour, the char
acteristic eruption appears on that
spot. Blue dresses are most often
incriminated, although this is not
absolute, and in one patient blue,
a black and green dress all pro-
duced the eruption.
Shoe dermatitis Is another form
Of clothing sensitiveness. People
with this have an eruption that re-
sembles athletes foot. And as a
matter Of fact, many Of them are
treated for long time for ath-
lete's foot, until the true cause IS
discovered. The eruption Is likely
to be on the side and sole. Of the
foot. The leather, the Innings and
brown and black shoe polish have
all been found responsible as the
cause. One man was found who
was sensitive, as shown by the
patch test, to leather from II DIFF
ferent shoes. He has to wear can
vas foot covering.
Sock dermatitis also occurs, and
should be easy to spot because the
distribution Of the rash is exactly
that Of contact with the sock.
Dyes, rather than the material Of
which the sock is made, are the
cause, and the cure, logically
enough, is to wear white socks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL. PRESS
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority on Authorities"

at the outset. West led a fourths
best spade, though. explaining later
that he couldn't lead into either Of
the two suits bid by South. Per.
fectly true, but what was the mat
ter with the fourth suit, diamonds?
The safest lead would have been
the diamond ace, to make sure Of
two whacks at that possible side
entry, but even a small one would
have set the contract.
The spade lead followed by
spade leads from the dummy, en-.
abled the declarer to make his con.
tract with two tricks in that suit,
four in hearts and three in the
minors. A diamond lead would
have limited the declarer to one
spade trick.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05
Tomorrow's Problem

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05
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dealer: South. Both sides vul-
nerable.)
If South bid diamond, North
1-Heart, South 1-Spade and North
diamonds here. what Is South's
next bid?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05

Dealer: South. Both sides vul-
nerable.) .
West acted exactly as If he had
not heard the bidding on this deal.
South inaugurated it with 1-Heart.
North bid 1-Spade. South 2-Clubs,
North 2-Spades, South Pho
Trumps and North 3-No Trumps.
The worst possible lead against
mat bidding would seem to be a
spade, giving the declarer a chance
TO try to set ur the. dummy's suit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05

Or. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
oaly' and then only through
MS column,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-05

EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets
by DR.. Clendening can now be oh.
tanned by sending 10 cents In coin.
for each, and a self-addressedl en-.
velope stamped with a three-cent
stamp. to DR.. Logan Clendenfng. ip
care OF this paper: The pamphlets
indigestion and Constipation RE
ducing and Gaining, Infant Feed
ing, Instructions for the Treatment
of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene
and 1.-The Care Of the Hair and Skin
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-18
Speaking of Sports
Dead Ball May
Help Restore
Base Stealing
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY,

BY GEORGE A. BARCLAYS
u ASE stealing may be res
- cued from the limbo of lost
arts as a result of the decision
of the National league to rein
troduce a deader ball into the
1888 pennant race. Such res
cue would revive the days of
tight ball games, of pitchers
battles, frequent sacrifices and
squeeze plays"
Rogers Hornsby, alumnus of five
major league teams and a keen
Judge of the play in both the Ma
tional and American circuits, be-
lieves that a return of base stealing
would pay dividends in increased
interest among the fans.
"In the old days when Ty Cobb,
Max Carey, Eddie Collins, Clyde
Milan, Jack Miller, George Burns
and that generation of players in the
big leagues, the man who could
steal base was a big asset to his
club" the Rajah pointed out. "The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-18


senate commerce committee and
took a stand beside Ralph Emerson
of the c. I. o. affiliated maritime
union in condemnation of the mar
thine commissions proposal to
settle labor disputes in the mer-
chant marine by the mediation
methods successfully employed on
the railroads.
Kennedy, who was in Palm Beach,
sent angry kilograms to the White
House and it was said he was on
his way to Washington to demand
a showdown between himself and
the labor secretary. If the Presi-
dent should side with her, Kennedy
might be expected to quit the adj
ministration and give up his APP
pointment to the court of st. James.
Should Mr.. Roosevelt uphold Ken
nedy, Secretary Perkins might re-
sign from the cabinet.
Emerson defied congress to pass
the bill and apply the principles of
railway mediation to the merchant
marine. He said the union would
not obey the law if it was enacted,
adding that "there are not enough
Kennedys to man the ships"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-18
Pitcher Has Edge

The figures support Hornsby's
contention that it's easier to steal
today. In the American league last
year $50 bases were stolen, against
1877 attempts that failed. Thus
would-be stealers had an average of
1924. In the earlier days the figure
was about 500.
With the dead ball in use in the
National league, the pitcher will once
more have the edge over the bat
ter. Teams are likely to fight for
one run at time and the strategy
will be concentrated in getting the
runner on first base down to second
by stealing or sacrificing. Converse
ly, it will probably be harder to
steal bases successfully because the
opposing pitchers will be more vigil
liant.
A glance at the records shows
how base stealing has declined to a
place of comparative unimportance
in recent years. In 1912 the two
major leagues showed 1886 stolen
bases in their records. Last year
the two leagues combined barely
passed the 1000 mark in stolen
bases.
In the last five years only three
major league clubs have stolen as
many as 100 bases in a season.
But back in 1912 the New York Gil
ants stole 319 bases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-18
- TIPS to
The First Step
THE first step toward success
Il full garden is an early start.

THE first step toward success
n full garden is an early start.
Spade or pillow as soon as pos
sible. If handful of soil gripped
firmly can be crumbled readily
upon release, the soil is in condi-
ton to be worked.
1t is important that fertilizer be
used cautiously, advises Harold
Coulter, vegetable expert of the
Ferry Seed Institute. An excess
is often harmful, particularly in
growing fruits, such as tomatoes,
cucumbers and peppers.
Garden preparation effort is
wasted if you do not plant seeds
from dependable sources. Select
your favorite varieties from the
nearby store before the supply is
depleted, even though it is not yet
time to plant. Make sure the seeds
you buy are freshly packed.
Weather conditions permitting,
1t is advisable to spade into the
soil some rotted manure, rotted
leaves or lawn clippings, or rotted
garden refuse. Clay soils are inn
proved, in texture by this treat
ment, and sandy soils are inn
proved in water holding capacity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-18
Northwestern Happy

XXIHEN Bill De Correvont, the
w nations most highly publicized
high school football player, an
nounced recently that he would en-
roll at Northwestern university next
fall. he saved himself and scores Of
universities all over the country a
lot of worry in the next six months.
Now that it's settled everybody can
heave a sigh of relief.
Bill, who graduated from Austin
high school, Chicago, recently, had
more bids from colleges than any
prep star in history. Incidentally,
four of De Correvont's teammates
will Join him at Northwestern. They
are: Allie Bauman, giant tackle;
Donald Johnson, 200-pound center;
Chick Feingarten, guard. and Son.
nv Skor, quarterback.
Among De Correvont's feats as a
prep star, was IS touchdowns in 10
games during the 1887 season. He
scored 210 points for Austin and
was the key factor in enabling his
team to pile up 1854 points during the
season.
Q Western Newspaper Union.