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Evening star., 1938-04-10

BACKGROUND
After provoking an intense foht
in Congress, President Roosepelt's
reorganization bill, designed to
shake up Government agencies. be-
came sidetracked, at least tempo
rdrily. mhen the House poted to
recommit The same body earlier
had approved the measure in Sec
tions.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

(See PLEBISCITE. Page A-4)
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
OIL BLAZE COST
PUT AT S5OO,OOO

LINDEN, N. j.. Oct. 14.-After
burning for almost "a hours, the
oil tank blaze which destroyed
100000 gallons of oil and oil
products, was extinguished today,
leaving a field of twisted girders
and charred ruins.
More than 1.50O fire fighters
had waged a losing battle against
the tongues of flame, which shot
nearly 1000 feet into the sky,
but. with a blanket Of special
chemicals. they finally were able
to smother the blaze.
Officials of the Cities Service
Oil Company. owner of the tanks,
conservatively estimated the dam
age at S500,000. The loss was GOV.
cred by insurance.
Inquiries into the cause of the
fire which destroyed 81 tanks con-
tanning gasoline, crude oil, naph,
tha and kerosene, were launched
by the fire and police departments.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio,
Oct. IA O.N.S0 Citizens we're in
censed today over a brutal attack
on BETTY Gazarek, 18, by two
men who forced her into an auto
mobile, then left her in a ditch
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Puppies VS.. Shoes

NEW YORK, Oct. IA GN.S0.-
America spends more on its dogs
each year than it does for shoes,
according to a recent survey which
shows that $600,000,000 is spent
for dog food and $150,000, 900 for
the purchase of dogs.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Girl Beaten, Branded

after painting obscene words on
her body with red paint.
The girl, who is in a hospital
with internal injuries, said she
was repeatedly attacked. She was
found bound and blindfolded
early today,
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

First it was barking dogs that
proved the bane of existence in
some Washington neighborhoods.
Now, according to E. w. Thomas,
assistant corporation counsel, it's
cackling hens, Growing ROSTERS
and loudly cooling pigeons.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

Thomas has been asked to do
something about it.
A special committee appointed
by the Commissioners, headed by
Thomas, will meet at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday to iron out the law which
provides that fowls may be kept
in densely populated sections of
the District only when majority
of the occupants of the block ap-
nr0Ve
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Noisy Fowls Face Bon From Capital

The law further provides tn a t
fowls, except homing pigeons,
must be kept at least IS feet away
from human habitations. A dele
CATION of homing pigeon owners
called upon Thomas. he said, seek
ing to have them eliminated from
the provision requiring approval
by a majority of the residents in
the block.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Arizona Goes
To Polls For
State Primary

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept.
13. (UP)-More than 1OO,-
900 of Arizona's 177,00O Re-
publicans and Democrats,
qualified to exercise their
franchise, went to the polls in the
states primary election today to
choose party nominees for national,
state and county offices.
The polls opened at 6 am. and
were to close at 6 pm.
Interest centered largely in the
Democratic battle for the guber-
material nomination, with four as
pirants-Andrew Bettwy, R. T..
jones, James H. Kerby and Sidney
P. Osborn-in the contest. A fifth
candidate, c. M. zander, was killed
in an airplane crash a week ago
as he concluded his campaign.
A last minute furry of excitement
caused by a charge of illegal regis
trations was all that distinguished
the election attracting little nation
al attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Complete Text
Of fulfinlatunl
Sent Czechs

PRAGUE, Sepv. Is. CUP)-The
full text of the Sudeten German
ultimatum to Czechoslovakia fol-
lows:
(From Karl H. Frank, Sudeten
parliamentary leader and deputy
to Konrad Henlein, head of the
party, to President Edouard Benes)
The leaders of the Sudeten Ger
many party point out that since a
large member of Sudeten Germans
were killed or injured by the Czech
state organization and members of
the frontier Organizat tions, the
Sudeten party leadership is not in
position to freely conduct nego-
tiations with the government on
the rights and the fate of Sudeten
Germans without being subjected
to pressure if the government fails
to take the following measures.
First, to repeal martial law imme-
diately.
Secondly, to withdraw Czech pO-
lice from those districts with Ger
man majorities and place the police
powers in the hands of burga-
masters who will be responsible for
organizing substitute forces for the
maintenance of order.
Thirdly, to restrict the gendar-
merle and other organizations of
state security to their normal func-
tions and normal strength.
Fourthly, to keep military bar
racks separated from the civilian
population.
The demands of the Sudeten Ger
mans for restoration of normal con-
ditiOns must be accepted, decreed
and published within six hours
the Sudeter German party declines
responsibility for all further de-
velOpments.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
FIR. Proposes Speeding Up Payment
Of Old Age Insurance in Effort
To Spike $50 Pension Plan

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. UP)
Informed quarters said today
that President Roosevelt plans to
recommend broad changes in the
Social Security Act to congress in
an effort to prevent the spread of
Utopian pension plans.
Reliable sources said that the
prelidentis would incorporate his
proposed changes in a special mes
sage to the new congress soon
after it convenes in January.
Changes that will pe sought, it
was said, include:
l. Beginning payments of old age
insurance in 1910 instead of 1912
as now planned.
2. Increas of h minimum
monthly old age insurance pay
ments from $40 to $50 and de-
creasing maximum payments from
$85 to $50 a month.
3. Payment of benefits to widows
and orphans of workers equal to
those received by a man who re
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

at the general election in Novem-
ber. Candidates will have to run
for two terms-a short term from
the date of the election to Jan. l
and a long term beginning Jan. l
and continuing for four years. The
late D. L. zinn would have held
office until Jan. 1 to conclude the
present term and for the next four
years on the new term to which
he was elected at the August pri-
maries.
Candidates must file their petit
tions between Sept. 10 and Oct. A.
County Clerk w. j. McClelland said
The law requires, he said, that
each candidate must have as least
648 signatures or five per cent of
the total vote cast in Imperial coun-
ty in 1886 The signers must be
qualified. registered electors and no
one voter must sign more than one
petition. In the case where one
man signs more than one petition,
McClelland said, it will be credited
to the petition bearing the earliest
date upon which such signature
was made.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Wrong Way
Right Way.
Flyer Admits
COrrigan Breaks Down,
C0nfeSses He Knew
His Directions

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13.
(UP) - The secrets out.
Douglas Corrigan was plan
ming to fly to Ireland all the
time.
The wrong way flyer, winding up
his welcome-home triumphs here
today, admitted for the first-time
that it wasn't a compass mistake,
as he had said, that sent him to
Dublin instead of Los Angeles.
Il really did mean to start out
for Ireland" he grinned. There
are so many aeronautical experts
here that it would be impossible to
fool them"
Corrigan was resting today, while
crowds gathered around the 5000
flying crate that took him nonstop
from Long Beach to New York,
and thence across the ocean to
Dublin.
He was weary from an enthusias-
tic reception yesterday by the town
he supposedly was looking for when
his little plane droned out over the
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

pointing out the attractions of the
southern route. The men at the
station donated their services with.
out pay and the sponsoring groups
are paying actual expense of opera
tion.
The southern route is recon-
mended as cooler, faster, straighter,
having more modern pavement, and
within a few hours the travellers
reach the cool climate in the
mountains west of Imperial Valley
and thereafter travel along the
coast to Los Angeles. The station
was established to divert travel
to the south instead of permitting
it all to go through Phoenix and
Blythe.
The station is sponsored by Le-
gion posts, chambers of commerce.,
hotel and businessmen's organiza-
tions, and various hotels, cafes, and
auto courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Peace Moves in Frisco Tangled By
New Strike Threat From Union

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 49,
(UP)-Peace moves in the strike
of A. F. Of L. retail clerks against
35 of San Franciscos largest de-
partment stores were complicated
today by the threat of a strike by
the Shoe and Textile Workers
local of the same union.
The second local, claiming a
membership of 1913 in the stores
now struck and more than $50 in
SO additional stores, turned down
an offer of a renewed contract
presented with a stipulation that
their members must go to work in
stores now picketed.
After a membership meeting,
Jack Torrenca, president of the
local had voted that unless en-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

ployers are willing to negotiate a
new contract, Or arbitrate cur
rently disputed points, the local
will take a strike vote.
Milton Marks, employers spokes-
man in disputes with both locals,
said the shoe clerks had been off
cred virtually the same contract as
that which expired in August. ex-
pect for an added clause providing
for no discrimination because OF
union membership.
Marks said I'VE are not order
ing the shoe clerks to go through
the retail clerks picket lines, but
If they wish to accept our contract
offer they must agree to return to
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Brawley Demos
Call Off Ne ct

In the interest of party har-
mOny, the Democrats champion
ed by F. w. Greer of Brawley
called off their meeting at 10
am. Tuesday and will swarm
with other committeeman at the
county court house at 1880 pm.
Tuesday.
Az meeting in Brawley at 8
am. Tuesday, Greer said, IL
committeeman were present,
seven in person and five by
proxy. The group decided, he de-
cIared, to attend the 1880 pm.
session called by Ned Holmes,
secretary of the county COM
mittee. ff.:9 =
A president, vice president,
and secretary will be elected
from among the 22 committee
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Stocks Break
On Report Of
UItimafunl
Deluge of Selling in
New York Sends
Market Down

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.
(UP)-Action of the Sude-
ten Germans in issuing a six
hour ultimatum to the
Czechoslovak government to-
night to withdraw it's declaration
of martial law and remove Czech
police from the Sudeten area
brought the widest break in the
stock market since the German
Czech problem came to the fore
front of world developments.
A deluge of selling came into the
market in the last hour. Prices
crumbled in all divisions. Trading
was so active that tickers ran more
than five minutes behind the actual
market.
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

tires at age 65.
These changes would be added
to already reported plans to rec
ommend inclusion of 100000
workers now excluded from the
cid age insurance features of the
program. The broader plan would
give social security cards to farm
laborerS, domestic servants, sea-
men, federal reserve bank en-
ployes and, possibly, self-employ-
ed persons.
In informed government quar-
ters it was said that the presi-
cents proposed changes would be
made in an effort to spike politi-
cal booms based on short cuts to
Utopia" and fantastic financial
schemes" for large old age pen
sions.
Specifically, Mr.. Roosevelt has
denounced the $50 every Thursday
plan which will be the subject of
referendum in CALIFORNIA; Nov
ember election.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

If the Sudetens have their way,
it was believed, an early plebiscite
under German supervision, backed
by the Reich army, would result,
and the territory would be lost to
Czechoslovakia.
Sudeten headquarters announced
that the party had demanded that
police power in the Sudeten districts.
be turned over to local authorities.
1t was announced officially tlat
up to 7:30 pm. II had been kllled
and 10 wounded in the Sadeten
area. Unofficial estimates gave Is
killed and 40 wounded.
PRAGUE, Sept. 10. lUP)-The
Czech government Went into per-
manent session tonight as the dead
line on the Sudeten German ulti-
matum neared an6 was expected
to proclaim important measures.
1t was believed martial law might
possibly be extended to even more
districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

mace possible. Inc CuI IepieocilIo
a saving of one cent by reduction
of operation and maintenance costs
and eight cents by the reduction
in the assessed valuation.
Directors declared the cut was
possible only after they had slash
ed operation and maintenance
charges approximately $l25,W)O.
Savings were realized by reducing
allotments for all departments OF
district operation.
In order to produce the revenue
levied for in 1887, they sa.d it would
have been necessary to raise last
years rate of $3.78 by eight cents.
To avoid this rise, the reductions
were made.
1--WE made the drastic reduction
to meet the local situation created
by adverse business conditions and
lowered prices for farm crops"
Board President Evan T. Hewes
said.
Agricultural and business condi-
tions during the fall and winter will
determine whether directors will
find it necessary to take other steps
to operate within the reduced bud
get, board members explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Amusing Nuts
This one came in the mail: Dear
RR, I'm sending you this little ditty
because dixie yoD it's nuts but
amusing. Besides, it's my senti-
ments.
MY two pet denominations are
snoring and gum chewing. Have
you ever gone to movie to enjoy
a good film and had to dig your
nails into your palms because some
one next to you insisted ON popping
gum?
Have you ever been kept awake
far into the night by the untune-
full buzz saving of a sleeper's snores?
Nov l don't mind either gum
chewing or snoring-in fact, I en-
joy both myself-but, their place is
a hundred miles from other folk
Now I feel better"
RR will Immediately swallow his
gum and sleep with a gas mask,
just in case.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
New Farm Checks
Come to Valley

Another Shipment of conserva-
ton checks arrived at the FL Centro
office Monday, according to Roland
Ballou, county association secre-
tary, boosting the total money re-
ceived to $293,977.29 and leaving
only 35 checks still missing.
The remainder of the checks will
boost the total payments under the
1887 conservation program to more
than 100000, Ballou said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
TRAIN WRECK KILLS
ONE. INJURIES THREE

EUGENE, Ore, Sept. 13. (UP)-
Southern Pacific train crews work
ed today at clearing the Cascade
line tracks near Jasper, 13 miles
southeast of here, where Al cars
of a freight train were derailed
late yesterday, causing the death
of one transient and injuries to
three others.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Burglars Ransack
Hardware Desks

Pocketknives and flashlights were
were taken by two burglars who
had harder time breaking out of
the Imperial Valley Hardware store
Monday night than they did in
breaking in, store officials told Ell
Centre police.
Store officials believe the in
truders entered through the front
door left open during a meeting
in the building. They were locked
in when the group locked up after
the session and had to force their
way out rear door.
They ransacked desks and pried
open two empty cash registers but
took nothing of great value.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Miracle Escape
Ends in Jail

Eugene Gardner, youthful motor
ist who escaped unhurt after "wrap-
ping his car around a telephone
post Monday was sentenced to
Is days in the county Jail.
He was sentenced for drunk driv-
ing upon complaint of Highway
Patrolman Walter Walsh. The acci-
dent occurred near Brawley Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

With only two of the states 634
precincts missing, Gov. Lewis o.
Barrows had 156,549 votes against
142, 2,846 for his Democratic oppo-
nent, Louis J. Brann, a former
governor seeking an unprecedented
third term.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Benes by Konrad Henlein, leader of
the Sudeten German party, who was
at Eyer, center of some of the worst
disturbances.
1t was not Immediately ANNOUNCE
ed what Henlein threatened to do
If the ultimatum is not complied
with, but observers felt certain that
sanguinary fighting would break
out if Benes rejects it.
Czechs felt that withdrawing
their police from the Sudeten areas
would be tantamount to surrender
ing the territory to the Sudetens,
leaving it open to annexation by
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Poles Dissolve
Parliament

WARSAW, Poland. Sept. ID.
CUP) - President Ignacy Moscicki
dissolved both houses of parlia-
ment today to permit reform OF
the electoral law.
When the president signed the
decree of dissolution, he an
nounced that new elections would
be held but did not specify the
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Ultimatum Up by
4, FL Centro Time

BERLIN, Sept. 13. (UP)-Pres-
ident EdOuard Benes of CzechO-
slOvakia must answer the Sudeten
ultimatum with a flat Eyes," best
informed Nazi circles declared
tonight.
The ultimatum expires at 1
am. "a pm. Ell Centre time) and
Nazi quarters said they expect
Benes to accept.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

route to Los Angeles.
Operation OF the station at Lords
burg is in charge of w. H. Rhodes,
L. A. Conn and A. E. Sage. The
station will remain open 18 hours
day and is elaborately decorated
with signs and posters. All Legion
cars will be stopped by Legionnaires
In uniform, welcomed to Arizona
and California, urged to travel
through Yuma and Imperial VAL
leys, and given maps and folders
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Papers Cited in
Safety Drive

Los ANGELES, Sept. 13. (UP)
Seven California newspapers
today were cited for their ef-
forts on behalf of accident re-
ductiOn by the California Safe
ty Council, meeting i'm connec-
ton with the western safety
conference.
Papers winning citations were
the San Diego Sun, MADEIRA Tri-
bune, Pacnrc Rural Press, San
Francisco News, Los Angeles
Examiner, San Jose News and
Ell Centre Press and Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Downey Foresees
Demo Victory

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13. (UP)-
Victory for the entire California
state Democratic ticket in Novem-
ber was predicted today by Sheridan
Downey, party nominee for United
States senator.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Double Husband
In BigamyCase

James Marion Glaze, 25 is in
jail on a bigamy charge because
he failed to mention the existence
of a former wife when he married
a l6-year-old girl in Yuma this
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
MAINE REFLECTS
REPUBLICANS

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 13. (UP)
Maine reelected Republican
governor and three Republican
congressman, almost complete re-
turns from yesterdays election
showed today.
The voting ran true to most pre-
dictions. Its national significance
was lessened by the fact that since
Maine defied the 1886 Roosevelt
landslide and went for Alf M.
Landon for president in 1896, the
old adage g. SO goes the nation -
had been popularity rejected.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
STATE CONVENTION
OPENS WEDNESDAY

SANTA MONICA. Sept. IS. fUPj
The department of California. AM
erican Legion, will open It's goth
annual convention here tomorrow.
preliminary TO the national con
vention starting in Los Angeles
next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Returns from 789 of the states
1889 precincts gave:
Tydings 119,168~
Lewis 1899.
Tydings held leads in 10 of the
states 35 election districts carrying
e8 votes in the party nominating
convention, more than sufficient to
insure his nomination if he main
tainS his margin. Lewis was ahead
in four election districts with 25
convention votes. Returns from the
remaining districts were unreported
or inconclusive.
Under Marylani's primary sys-
tenn voters in yesterdays hard
fought election cast their ballots
for delegates to the party nomi-
mating convention which will for
mally name the Democratic nomi-
nee. The states 90 counties and
six election districts in Baltimore
have total of 149 votes in this
convention with rs required to nom
mate.
TydingS was confident of nominal
ton. Lewis forces, however, did not
concede defeat. They had hopes
that tagging rural returns might
change the trend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Legionnaires, En- Route to Convention,
Urged to Travel Via Valley

convention bound American Legionnares will get a
WIFI OF western aggressiveness when they encounter
southern California and Arizona Iegionnairec of orJs
ourg NM An information bureau was established there
Monday to urge Legionnares to travel via Tucson Yuma
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
German Order to
Be ignored. They
Soy Expires 4p.m.
Sudeten Demands Removal of All
Police from Territory After Declaration
Of Martial Law in Riotinos

PRAGUE, Sept. 49, (UP)-The Czech government
rejected tonight Sudeen German utin,atum erpirinq
at one and the On,inous threat of hostiLtes in
CzechOslouakia naOUed tOWard reaLity
A government spokesman, announcing that the ulti-
hdtm U0utd be ignored said is impossible for the
government to consider uItimatun from DOIitiIaI
party.
PRAGUE, Sept. 13. (UP)-The Sudeten Germans is.
sued six hour utmatum to the Czech government to-
hlght TO withdraw its declaration of martial law and
move all Czech police from the Sudeten area
The ultimatum telegraphed to President Edouard
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Public Administrator Candidates
Must Circulate Petitions

Candidates for the office of public administrator in
Imperial county must circulate and file petitions if they
wish to have their names appear the ballots at the
general election in November.
While the board of supervisors Monday appointed Mil
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
'Tydinss Increases
Iced Over Lewis
I'm Maryland Vote
'Reactionary' Denounced by Roosevelt
Has Comfortable Margin OverFoe;
Confid lent Of Nomination

BALTIMORE, Sept 13. (UP)-Sen. Millard Tydngs,
denounced by President Roosevelt reactonary and
marked by the New Deal for elimination from the senate
enjoyed increasing lead his New Deal opponent
today in returns from yesterdays Democratic primary.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
A Finch Hitter

= F9NCH -ffICICT-
Jackie LaVine was a bit upset
Monday. She was ordered to pinch
hit behind the counter in Clements
drug store and what she didn't
know about drink mixing would fill
an encyclopedia.
II was so fused l was serving
root beers for chocolate sundaes,"
she said. From what RR noticed,
however, she did an efficient job.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
District Fixes
New 7 ak Rute
c. S3.T
New Levy Amounts to Nine Cent
Reduction for Valley, Due to Changes
In Land Valuation

Imperial Irrigation District directors Tuesday set the
1898 1889 rate at $377 the equivalent of nine
cent cut under last years rate.
By reducing the assessed valuation nearly S1OOOOOO
and pairing costs drascaly directors said the cut
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

appointment runs only until the
voters elect a public administrator
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Quite Illegal

Quite Illegal
Official notation On a complaint
at police headquarters in Ell Centro.
He is charged with 'wilfully and
unlawfully punching his wife in
the nose"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Butter: Los Angeles, 26ssc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 35Ia; manufacturing uilk
271Rc; route gathered oreap- iiac.
l.. n. gay. q. 5. NJ. :, Sl3-135e;
No. 2 leafy S12-12.50, No. 2 S1O.5O-11
Minneapolis flax S1.73ta.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
War News

War News
Forgive the columns brevity, but
RR simply has to go out and prac-
tice up on his drilling.