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La gaceta., 1938-10-21

En- lugar de replicarnos CON
arreglo al tono cordial y paci-
fico de nuestro escrito, Vicen-
ton dice: Sc puede ser un ma
raquero" con verguenza, y Sc
puede ser "periodista" despota
Y desvergonzado, de usted.....
A la paz, a la decencia, Sc re-
plica con la agresi6n..,...
Nosotros, Sr. Vicente Fraga,
amamos la libertad, como listed,
y 10 hemos probable.
Van Horn, para n%osotros, no
es un tirano...... aunqre pudiera
haEer sido mai aconsejado.
Van Horn Sc ha defendido de
los ataqres de aquellos que pen
saban dar 81 "salto" en- direction
del Clio; Van Horn es I'm hon.
bre modesto, honrado e INTEL
gente.."..
Ell doble error de Van Horn
no consisti6 en- d~efenderse, sine
en- haberlo hecho por medic de
los tribunales, 10 que desagrada
a los obreros latinos, y EN- haber
permitido que los suspendidos
quedaran fUera del trabajo, dan
doles armas para combatir.
81 Van Horn, por ejemplo, hu
biese consultado a tempo con
nosotros, lie hubieramos dicho: a
dar Ia batalla dentro de la orga-
nizaci6n, no fuera, y no permita
listed que los suspendidos pier
dan eli trabajo, aunque sea tenn
p~oralmente.
Pero Van Horn Sc consult6
con otras personals y estas, sin
Que nosotros pensemos mai de
elias, no lie dieron ell consejo
propio.
Defendemos al p~residente
Roosevelt desde Chicago Y al
Nuevo Trato desde que tom6 pc
session de la presidential pero la
lealtad a los trabajadores, cuya
dieha deseamos, sin partidaris-
mos polfticos, nos ha obligado a
senalar estas Verdades:
Sc hacia propaganda dentro
de las Uniones a favor del Clio,
quizas pensando que esta colecti
vidad es mejor, pero sin que Sc
pueda negar por ning1n hombre
honrado que la tai propaganda
Sc realizaba por miembros de las
Uniones, dentro de las Uniones.
Esta propaganda lego a CO.
nocimiento de Van Horn, por
medic de sus representatives en-
esta ciudad, y 81 la tolero duran
he cUatro meses.
AL fin, rompi6 por las rutas
equivocadas; pero esta culpa, en-
profundo analisis, tampoco Sc lie
puede achacar al viejo lider.
Crey6 que la ley era Ell mejor
camino y 10 sigui6 con firmeza.
Contestada por Van Horn la
aggression de que Sc lie hacia OBJ
jeto, los trabajadores Sc indig-
naron no por la suspension 81
no porque Sc dejaba en- la calle,
sin trabajo, a yarioe padres de
familia.
Ell error de los que hacfan pro-
paganda por ell CLIO, mas o me-
nos encU1bierta, fue seguido pOr
el error de Van Horn en- GUAM
to al trabajo de esos compane-
ros.
GEs que despues de cometidos
errores por las dos parties, no es
possible buscar una avenencia,
I'm arreglo, dentro de la Interna
cional Y la Federation, que pom
ga fin al presente estado de CO.
sas?
Nosotros creemos que Ei Sc
actua con buena fe, la soluci6n
pudiera encontrarse en- pocas no
ras.
Prdiera sugerirse a Van Horn
por ejemplo, lamar en- conferen
cis . IN grupo de trabajadores
~7aOei''ss uaiOU'aoa, ' di'su
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
Thoughts for the Day

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words
shall not pass away.-St. Mark 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
MORE MONEY FROM
LESS TAXES

Recently the city of FL Centro COM
pleted a long-term program TO return
tax delinquent property to the actlVe
tax lists and at the same time encourage
home building. Results of the program
proved its soundness as nothing else
could This so-called bargain sale" OF
CITY lots for $40 and $50 has placed the
city far ahead of where it might have
had the city remained idle in the matter
of tax delinquent lands.
Greatest benefit to the city, perhaps,
comes from the new homes built here,
but second Importance should be given
to the fact that property which had not
paid taxes for years is now on the active
list again. In other words, FL Centre is
getting more money for its tax rate
because It has cleaned up the delln-
quency problem.
Governing bodies of other mumclpai
agencies in the county have watcheo
with interest the progress of I'll Centros
program In one or two instances other
cities have followed the lead OF the
county seat. 1t would be interesting to
see an outline of what might be accom-
plished if the county government ana
the Imperial Irrigation District should
set their minds to similar solution.
Both the county and the district have
big tax delinquencles. Especially IN the
case of the district, much land has pass
ed into public ownership because the
original private owners for one reason
or another could not or did not pay
taxes. Because of its present municipal
ownership, such land is not paying
taxes. Sometimes, but not always, it
pays its way by rent or through crop
sharing.
Neither the district nor the county
could follow the details of Ell Centro's
bargain sale plan. One reason is that
the citys plan called for construction
of home within 80 days, and applied
only to vacant lots. Another is found in
the interlocking claims that exist against
tax delinquent property taken, for in
stance, by the district. 1t is probable,
however, that some campaign could be
worked out to put these tax deed farm
lands back on the active list.
Difficulties are complex, but no more
complex than the difficulties that face
a taxpayer who attempts to meet his
semi-annual installments. If such pro-
gram can be worked out, some of the
paid-up taxpayers problems would auto
matically be solved, for there would be
more land to help bear his burden.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
A NEW EDITION ARISES OF
THE OLD SETTLER

christian Science Monitor)
From Washington comes word that the
sun is setting on covered wagon days.
The public domain which once comprised
a TeXas-hke 1,S40, ,59S, 400 acres has now
shrunk to a Rhode Islandish 160,000,000
while the General Land Office, tradition
al dispenser of government acres, grant
ed only COZ homesteads last year.
That this scarcity of so-called free
land" has not served to quench the plo-
neering spirit which was responsible for
the transformation of the one-time
great American desert into a contin-
uous oasis of fertile farmsteads is indi-
Gated in a flow of inquiries from those
who are desirouS of pulling up stake"
and blazing trails to the few unsettled
areas which the government still claims
as its own. Although the Matanuska
Valley project in Alaska is now closed
incident and the mo admittance sign
has been up for some time, $50 letters
a week are received from those who be-
latedly desire to join the venture, while
the federal reclamation service, which
can provide only about 400 new farm
units a year, receives 10000 inquiries
annually regarding its newly irrigated
desert land.
But while there may be scarcity of
homestead land, there is, fortunately,
no limitation to apply new ideas or agrl-
culture to the working of old land to the
benefit of the countryman and his coun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
FOR UNION RESPONSIBILITY
(Nogales Herald)

Among the restrictive features of the
British Trade Disputes Act are several
that should be seriously considered by
Congress with view to equitable reform
of the American system of handling IN
dustrial relations. Here are some OF the
provisos that tended to keep British la
Dor and capital on an even keel through
out the depression period:
/. Government employees may not be-
long to unions other than those made
up of their fellow workers.
2. Union funds used for political pur-
poses must be kept separate from other
funds.
3. Trade union officers may be held
responsible for illegal acts committed by
union members, even though such acts
are committed without their knowledge
and consent.
a. Union members who refuse to par
ticipate in illegal strikes and are for
that reason expelled from their unions
can sue for damages.
g. The Attorney General can apply to
court for an order preventing a trade
union from spending money in order to
support strike that may be considered
illegal
6. The membership of a trade union
cannot be "blanketed" into a political
party on majority vote Of the union
members for the purpose of facilitating
the collection of party dues and accumu-
lating "war chest" of sizable proper
tions.
1t is apparent that the British have
raised definite barriers against labor
domination of the industrial and politi-
cal mechanisms. Legal responsibility is
the rule, and that is something which is
woefully lacking in the scheme of labor
relations set up under the terms of the
Wagner Act.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
MEXICO CONSISTENT
IN SETTING EXAMPLE

Mexico's recent reply to Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull's protest against eX-
preparation of farming property owned
by citizens of the United States in the
southern republic is logical consistent
and in accord with Mexican policies.
Whether we agree with them or not, we
must admit that the Mexicans are not
acting like weather vanes, turned by the
winds of international diplomacy. They
are consistent, even though communistic.
We on this side of the border might
as well get used to the idea that only
Mexicans are going to own property in
Mexico. Complaining doesn't do any
good. We cannot force collection of our
claims without going to war, and nobody
wants to go to war.
Mexico's policy may be shortsighted.
She may harm herself beyond measure
in international trade and she may
awaken sooner or later to find herself
financially bankrupt. She may learn that
extreme nationalism is a policy that be-
came unwise when men climbed out of
caves-but at least she will furnish an
example of what to avoid on our own
side of the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10

And here are some ehaiiie-
which may also be help1ul:
attention Listen carefully When
man is introduced. If you don
hear the name distinctly, say l
beg your pardon, 1 didn't get YOU
name" When the man repeats H.
If will. if an unusual name give
Won a chance to discuss it. Ii thele
is anv doubt as to how he speiis
bic name. ask him how it is spelled
This will impress it on your mem
ory.
Repetition: After hearing a name
reneat it over and over again.
blocking out other thoughts while
en- doing and connecting his name
with his features. There propaply
aren't a dozen men in the worlo
who look enough alike to mistake
one for another. Imagine you're
lending that man ten dollars; Won
der if he'll ever return it to you
I'd be willing to bet you'd remem-
ber both his name and his lace
then.
After he has left, recall his fea-
lures and repeat the name to your
self. At home that evening, thlnK
of the men you have met during
the day and repeat their names
aloud, while recalling their fea-
lures.
Associations: Build up an asso-
citation between the name and the
face.
In one of my public speaking
classes, we had a Mr.. Albright
Mr.. Albright is in the sand busl-
ness. So we made up a slogan
Sand makes all bright" Another
student was named Doolittle. He
sells automobiles. Our slogan ran
do little and you won't sell cars.
Mr.. Goldey was a lumber dealer
What is easier TO remember thar
There is gold in the lumber busl'
ness" There was a Mr.. Baker. HI
had white hair. EVerytlme l looKee
at Mr.. Baker I yisualized him. a.
having had his head dipped II
flour. And so we went on down
through the list of forty men con
stituting the class.
Does this sound silly? Well VIII
knows about it except yourself
You very likely appear silly T.
yourself at times, anyway, whel
it may not serve a good purpose
Most Of us do. But don't fail t
remember that your success ma
hinge on your ability to complimen
another man by remembering hi
name.
TIME AND TIDE WaH For No .dal
And Neither DO POst-Press
Want-Ad Section!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
News Behind
the News
Oil trial echoes :.
Hilarious times
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON OF the
celebrated Madison oil trial, what
with various oil companies and eX-
ecutives just fined after antitrust
conviction months ago, others being
granted a new trial and still others
facing a grand jury on separate
charges, recall to defense and gov
ernment yawyers the headaches OF
that first trial
In May, IA defendant companies
and eleven oil executives of an
other group waiting trial pleaded
nolo, electing to pay $4,000 in fines
and costs. Profiting from the first
trials lessons, they didn't want
to spend a few months in Madison
at great expense. They didn't like
Wisconsin juries and an adverse de-
cision was likely. Cost OF lawyers
alone would have been more than
fines. Other defendants elected to
fight.
At least 80 lawyers served the
defense in the first trial. The jurors,
kept four months from their 1aml-
lies except at Christmas, were more
irate than the defendants, thanks
to constant pickering as to whether
they should go to the movies or
play pinochle.
The oil men had a press agent
who handed them a manual on
how to act. They were asked to 60
to church and avoid drinking III
public. The manual wss suppressed.
DR.. Frank Glenn invited the defen-
dants to cocktail party. The party
was suppressed, too. Numerous vet
erans of the first trial threaten
to write hilarious book.
The New Deal has an Edmund
Burke. You may hear more OF MN
He is no descendant of the great
British orator, but he has been SEM
to New York by SEC to handle the
new Chandler act covering cerpor-
ate reorganizations.
Only White House visitor to cause
a furry since the president left was
Miss Peggy Walsh, the Tomato
Queen" from Indiana. She II TO-
and her name isn't Peggy WALSH
but the big tomato canner who, mao
her in charge wouldn't let hei tei!
her real name. The queen had a
bushel of tomatoes for Mr. Roose
velt but these were turned ovef 10
Bill Massett, assistant to Secretary
Steve Early and highest ranllne
White House occupant at the time
Interviewers learned from Peggy
it's pronounced "tomayto' and tne
reason it's a fruit instead OF
vegetable is because its a loV'
apple" Peggy is a handsome gil
Even most congressman don
know why the senator's have
double tracked monorail car serve
to take them underground fro2
their offices to the senate chamber
whereas members of the house haV
to walk.
A guard says there used to be
tramway on the house side, to'
, But the boyish enthusiasm OF rep
, resentatives who crowded 1t beysn
: its gunwales resulted In so man
, cars breaking down service had
be abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
Bruce Cation Says
international Boundary North American Style

Hut perhaps it isn't entirely luck,
after all.
When you stop to think about
it. there is nothing to prevent the
United states and Canada from
d,strusting each other and glaring
eu,,enlv across the border in the
Euronean manner-nothing except
the fact that each nation uses
good sense and neighborly forbear-
ance.
The United States, for instance,
easily claims that it needs" the
raw materials which Canada has
the metals. the wood pulp, the
other things that keep the Great
Lakes steamships busy all summer
long, 1t could argue that unless 1t
controlled" the supply of these
things its whole economy would
be endangered. And it could go
ahead and lay plans for the con-
quest of the Dominion.
Canada. on the other hand, could
point out that its liberty was en-
dangered by the colossus to the
south. 1t could complain about the
disruptive influence of American
visitors: those CIO organizers who
have disturebed Ontario's premier
border with patrols, forts, and sc
on.
The situation that would rnsul'
would be every bit as logic al
the situation which is commonplace
on almost every European border
That peaceful boundary between
the United States and Canada is
as the young traveller remarked
an immensely thrilling thing. Bu
it doesn't exist by accident.
1t is what it is because the peo
pie of the two countries have chos
en- to act sensibly.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
WE'LL Ill
TeIIYou.,
says
Bob Burns

There's one thing that employees
expect from people that work for
'em and that's cleanliness and neat
ness. 1 remember when my Aunt
Pudy was wOrkin' for the rich
Jones family, doing the cOOkin'.
Mrs. Jones walked into the kitchen
one day and got boiling mad and
YOU couldn't blame her.
She says 'My goodness, Judy,
all the pots and pans are dirty
and this kitchen is a mess! It'll
take you all night to clean this up.
What have you been dOing?" And
Aunt Pudy says "Nothin'. Mrs.
Jones, your daughter has been
shown me how they boil potato
at her cooking school"
DON'T WAIT FOR A TENANT
Find Him Thru a Want-Ad!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10

TIME AND TIDE Wan For No Nan
And Neither DO Post-Press
Want-Ad Section!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10

important for
you to be able
to re all the
names of the
people you meet.
Not to do so,
may mean a loss
of income.
Here are three
laws of memory
to help you:
|. Attention
2. Repetition
8. Association
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
INVESTIGATIONS

It's enemies have called the LaFollette
civil liberties committee communistic
and others have called the senate SUBJ
versive activities committee fascistic
Why not have each investigate the other?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
Famous Sayings

A big commercial transport plane
was flying from Celeveland to De-
troit the other day. Taking the
shortest route, it swung northwest
flew over a sizeable corner OF On
tario, and then crossed the Detroit
river and glided down to a landing
at the Detroit airport.
One of the passengers was a
young man who recently spent up
wards of a year in Germany with
the branch office of an American
firm. When he got out of the
plane he remarked:
THAT was the most thrilling
thing that has happened since I
got back to America"
"What-this flight" asked an
acquaintance. The flight had been
extremely unexciting-a short, un-
eventful hop made in perfect
weather
NO" said the young man. "The
way we flew over the international
boundary without anyone noticing
it. We crossed from the United
States, flew over Canada, and then
flew back-and nobody said word.
That's the sort of thing that could
MT happen in Europe. Planes don't
cross international boundaries there,
not without a lot of negotiations
and formality. The go SO far out OF
their way to avoid flying over a
little strip of foreign territory. II
they didn't, the pursuit planes
would go after them"
Which is just another way OF
saving that we who live in North
America never realize how lucky
we are-until we see what we would
be up against if the European sys-
tenn prevailed over here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10
DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

Do you have trouble remember
ing names? I am sure many of
you do, for it is a very common
failing. If you are a salesman or
a professional man, it is most
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-10

They'll Bring Y0u a Profit
Thru Want-Ads! I
Evening star., 1938-03-18

made a move as If to draw a revolver
from his pocket.
Corning. it was testified, fired two
shots from a 38-caliber revolver, one
striking Jumper in the neck and the
other in the side. He died few
hours later.
: Jumper, known both as Jimmy the
Jumper" and 1.-The match burglar"
was long sought by police in connec-
ton with a series of night house.
breakings in northwest homes. He
later confessed to large number of
the thefts, saying he used matches to
light his way. It was by the trail
Of burnt matches he left that police
linked him with number of the
crimes,
Evening star., 1938-03-18

record as indorsing a specific route
was passed on recommendation OF
w. O. Wood of Fails Church.
w. w. Strait, secretary of the club,
said it would hold mass meeting in
Washington-Lee High School, Claren-
don. Wednesday night to plan an ap-
peal to the Arlington County Board
at its budget hearing. Representatives
from all communities along the pro-
posed route will be invited to the
he said.
Meanwhile the club reported it had
obtained 5000 of the 5000 signatures
sought to the petition urging con-
Structlon of the drive.
At the meeting here William p.
Ames. member of the Arlington Coun-
ty Board, and Mayor L. P. Daniel of
Falls Church, urged the club to seek
the united support of both Arlington
and Fairfax Counties for the project.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

c. B. Lister, secretary treasurer Of
the National Rifle Association.
The team from Headquarters COM
pany Of the local group also was vic
torious in the inter-c company national
match, finishing so points ahead Of
the company from Spokane, Wash.
The battalion team, with 1t. John
E. Fondahl as range officer. turned in
a score of 1885. The 18th Battalion.
San Francisco, was second, with 1882
and the l4th Battalion, Spokane,
third, with 1927.
Members of the battalion team and
their scores were: Corpl Lewis l..
Harris, 374; Capt. Charles B. Ner-
Evening star., 1938-03-18
FREED IN Staying
OF MATCH BURGLAR
Accused Was Threatened by
Shooting Victim, Witnesses
Tell Coroner's Jury.

A coroner's jury yesterday gave a
verdict of justifiable homicide in the
fatal shooting Sunday of James
Jumper, "a, colored, known to Wash
ington police as the match burglar" +"
The verdict exonerated Charles Corn
ing, "a, colored, accused of the
shooting.
According to testimony of witnesses,
Jumper, who had been released from
the penitentiary at Occoquan only a
few hours before the shooting, came
to Corning's home at 1928 Sixth-and-
one-half street NV, and after max
Evening star., 1938-03-18

ren. 372; Pvt. Ben F. Bean, 367; Pvt.
Arthur G. Hamilton. 361, and Pvt.
Walter G. Piggot, 361.
Members Of the Headquarters Com
pany team, coached by Corpl. George
A. Benson, and their scores were: 1t.
Fondahl, 1868; Pvt. A. G. Hamilton,
376: Pvt. S. M. Sowder, $40; Pvt. B.
F. Bean, 367, and Pvt. A. D. Lachman,
BAT.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
D|SCUSS3 ROUTES
FORFA|RFAX DRIVE
Vienna Boosters in Favor
of Site Along Rail
Right of Way.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


VIENNA. Va, March 18.-FefoWing
a heated discussion of three possible
routes, the Fairfax Drive Boosters
Club decided at a meeting here to
favor construction of the road along
the right of way of the Arlington
Fairfax Railway, "or such other route
as may be designated by the State
Highway Department after investi-
cation"
The resolution putting tho group on
Evening star., 1938-03-18

ADVISED regarding the new styles, i'm
mediately proclaimed against them.
some OF the hats resemble plates or
trays. Some are covered with tempt
ing fruits and flowers. Most Of them
are tied under the chin with a ribbon.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Flat Hats Opposed.

Paris new women's hats that are as
fat as pancakes may get cold recep-
ton in London. Many women, when
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Nazi Memorial Planned.

Berlin's monument to the dead Of
the Nazi movement will be taller than
the Eiffel Tower.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
RIFLE MATCH WON
BY FIFTH BATTALION
Team From Headquarters Co.
Also Places First in National

contest.
The 5th Battalion, local organiza-
ton OF the Fleet Marine Corps Re-
serve, won the inter- battalion small
bore rifle match between teams from
each Of the II Marine Reserve Battal-
ions, it was announced yesterday by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-10
Seventh Election District,
Huntington Terrace

Arson, William o. and Harriet L.
Lot %, Block IL, Huntington Ter
race, as described in deed recorded
in liber 675, folio 324. Taxes, interest
and costs 1882.
Conner, Lendell A. and Catherine v.
- Lot 9, Block 16, and improvements,
Huntington Terrace, as described in
deeds recorded in hber 458, folio 233.
and liber AGA, folio 469. Taxes, inter-
est and costs $136.78.
Carr, Oliver T. and w. Arthur -
Lots II and 10, Block 10, Huntington
Terrace, as described in a deed re-
corded in hber 618, folio 420. Taxes
interest and costs $38.72.
City Building Company = Lot g.
Block Fl, Huntington Terrace, as
described in a deed recorded in liber
$40, folio 1. Taxes, interest and costs
1881.
City Building Company - Lot 9
Block 81, Huntington Terrace" as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber 67O
folio l. Taxes, interest and costs
$3719.
City Building Company - Lot 10
Block Fl, Huntington Terrace" as de.
scribed in a deed recorded in liber 670
folio l. Taxes, interest and costs
$37.66.
Durham, John G. = Part of Lot 8
Block II, Huntington Terrace, al
described in deed recorded in libel
$50, folio so. Taxes, interest and cost
$18.7S.