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The Washington times., 1938-02-12
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Luther Place Memorial

The Rev. DR.. Carl c. Rasmus-
sen, pastor will preach tomorrow
at II a. m. on What Do You Ex-
pect of The Bible?" Miss Vivian
Wickey will speak on "How to
Play the Game" at the 6 O'Clock
meeting Of the intermediate
Luther League. The Senior Lu-
ther League will leave the church
at 2 O'Clock to attend the Dis
trict and Maryland Luther Rally
at Battery Club House Bethesda,
Md.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Other Services
Federation of Churches

The Rev. j. Arthur Winn will
preach at the community service
in the school auditorium at Green
belt tomorrow. The pastors Of the
District area are requested by the
Federal Council of Churches to
have special prayer for DR.. Me
moller, now undergoing secret
trial in Germany.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Church of the Brethren

At II a. m. tomorrow DR.. War
rem D. Bowman will speak on "The
Growth of the Kingdom" At 8 p.
m. he will discuss 'The Last Sup.
per-"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Baptist
Fifth

DR.. John E. Briggs, pastor, will
preach at II a. m. tomorrow on,
The Inscription on the Cross,
and at 7:45 p. m. on THE Tears
of Jesus" Next Sunday, Febru-
ary 20, will be known as North
Carolina Day" when Representa-
tive John H. Kerr, will teach the
Berea and the Baraca Glasses,
and DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, execu-
tive secretary of the District Of
Columbia Baptist Convention, will
preach at II a. m,
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
First, HydttsUille

The pastor will preach tomor.
row at II a. m. on "Our Bible. "
The cabinet of the Sunday school
will have charge of the evening
service. During the coming week
fireside player meeting will be
held in the several sections of our
church territory. Special revival
services will be held March % to
April 8. DR.. Arthur Fox, of Morris.
town, Tenn. will assist the pastor
in the meetings,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
THE WRONG WAY TO
INFLUENCE VOTERS

Criticism on the floor of congress.
against the political meddling of Harry
l.. Hopkins and Harold Ickes, WPA and
PWA chiefs, respectively, we believe to
be founded on sound logic
1t is not that we dispute the right of
any individual to express his opinions
on political matters, regardless of what
they may be; it is that we question the
ethical right of a man who hands out re-
lief checks to thousands of voters to tell
those voters, in effect, that he will be
pleased if certain man is elected in
their territory.
1t may be that the defeat of the favor
ed candidate will make no difference in
the size of the total relief check to that
territory, and it may be that there is no
idea of swinging the huge relief vote one
way or the other, but the fact remains
that the result is the same.
Suppose, for instance, that you were
a minor official in a relief office in
Iowa. Before your Big Chief, Harry
Hopkins, had aired his beliefs in the
public prints about the Iowa primaries,
you might have made up your mind to
vote for one man. Then Mr.. Hopkins
says he thinks the other one should be
elected. 1t would be only natural for
in Iowa would be cut down if Mr. Hop
kins' wishes are not carried out. From
there, in easy stages, it is only human
nature to swing around to Mr. Hopkins
side of the fence. After all, there is your
job to consider.
And what of the thousands of relief
clients who regard Mr. Hopkins as the
source of supply for their meals? Isn't
what he thinks going to have an effect
on them?
1t seems to us Mr. Hopkins should
either keep quiet about the Iowa pri-
maries-or any other primaries-or quit
the business of dispensing relief and go
into the business of making stump speech
es. And the same holds true of any other
man in such an official position as he
holds.
If there is to be a relief administra-
ton, it should never be allowed to be a
political club.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
ONE UNPLUGGED
LEGAL LOOPHOLE

To the average layman it appears a
bit ridiculous that the Third. District
Court of Appeal should reverse a MUIR
der conviction because, in obtaining the
conviction, the state did not definitely
prove what county the victim was mur-
dered in.
Yet that is just what happened in the
case of Charles Pollock, for whom a new
trial was ordered. The original verdict
was reversed because the state did not
establish that Alexander Frazer was
killed in Humboldt county.
To us it appears that a murder is
murder, whether it occurred this side or
that side of a county line. If qualified
jury found the defendant guilty of muir
der after an impartial trial, it seems to
us there should be better reason than
the difference of few yards in the place
of the crime for reversal.
The appellate court cannot be criti-
cized for its ruling, because it undoubted-
ly followed the letter Of the law in reach
ing its decision. 1t is the law itself that
is at fault. 1t is throwback to the days
when counties were days apart, and
states were weeks apart. 1t seems a mat
ter of common sense in this day of speed
to remove some of these barriers that do
nothing to aid Justice, but serve only
to provide the criminal with lOOphole
for escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
YOU haven't read Alt the NEWS
until you have read the ADS!
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

S u M NJ % " )
No. 1888
In the Superior Court of The State
of California, i'm and for the
County of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
MYRNA M. GREEN, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Call
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
MYRNA M. GREEN, F.. T.. EADY,
CLARA EADY, His Wife, GEORGE
r. MELLOR and CLARA MELLOR,
His Wife, HELEN G.. GREEN,
JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE, JANE
DOE, JOHN DOE COMPANY, a
Corporation, RICHARD ROE CON-
PANY, partnership, AND
JOHN DOE, Administrator of the
Estate of Richard ROE, Deceased
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 Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this gath day of November,
1887.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY c.. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
A. % 29-M, 6 10 20 27-J, 3 10 II "a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
TAX REDUCTION TO
OFFSET STATE SURPLUS
(NiSalia TimeS-Delta)

(NiSaia TimeS-Delta)
The prediction of Governor Merriam
that the state treasury will contain
surplus of approximately $2,000000 at
the end of the present biennium will be
welcome news to state taxpayers. When
it is considered that Merriam faced a
state deficit of around S30,000,000 when
he entered office, the change in the
states financial picture is indeed re-
markabe
Now comes Fred E. Stewart, state
board of equalization member from this
district, and suggests that the promise
of state treasury surplus should be
the signal for a reduction in the peoples
tax burden. Stewart noted that tax
revenues are dependent to large extent
on business conditions, and for that rea-
son it is impossible to predict with any
accuracy what will occur in the COM
mercial world during the coming year,
but assuming that the governors esti-
mate is correct Stewart says:
.. 1T would be my recommendation
to the next Legislature that revenues
should be reduced to avoid building up
an unnecessary surplus of state funds.
The most logical starting point for such
a reduction would be the removal of the
sales tax from meals, thereby putting
foodstuffs sold in grocery stores and in
restaurants on the same basis. If it is
possible to make still further reductions,
it would seem desirable to pass the saw
ings along to the taxpayers through elm
ination of the tax from such necessities
as medicine and coal and wood"
Stewart says that recommendation for
elimination of any sales tax whatever,
either on foods sold in grocery stores or
restaurants. is based upon conviction
that: 1T is far better policy to reduce
the tax load as much as possible where
the relief will do the most good rather
than to build up an unnecessary surplus
which is merely a temptation to unwise
expenditure of public funds"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
SELF-HELP FOR RETAILERS

IVY all olTeeJ JOufUdl)
The position of the small Independent
retailer is admittedly not an entirely
enviable one Because it isn't, the wave
of fair trade" laws and other price tx
ing devices, as we'll as legislative attacks
on ''bignesS' as such, has shown no sug-
gestiOn of receding.
But there is another way in which the
small dealer can offsett the competition
offered by large aggregations of capital,
men and facilities. That is the voluntary
cooperative way, and it is path which
intelligent distributors are increasingly
following.
The mems clothing field offers two
outstanding examples of recent action
toward that end. Voluntary chains will
be formed, each to handle one manufac-
turere'S products exclusively. In one of
these, according to the marketing publ
cation Tide, standardized practices in
the members stores will extend even to
uniform store fronts and standard in
terror arrangements. But store owner
ship remains local and individual.
The advantage to be derived by collec-
tive effort along this line from stand
points of advertising, stabilized market
ing, financing and other economies, per-
hitting sharper competition with the big
factory -to-user chains, is evident. Much
more realistic, more businesslike in the
full sense of that term, is such course
than use of those same oint efforts for
merely restrictive ends-the attempt to
put political shackles on larger and sue
cessful enterprises.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27

Whenever there is nothing else
to worry about, good people can
always get themselves into a state
of alarm by meditating on the
kind of movies little Jimmy goes
to see on Saturday afternoons.
Jimmy knows little about the
finer points of the cinematic
arts. but he indisputably knows
what he wants. So do the movie
makers, who see that he gets it.
The result is a wealth OF blood
and thunder stuff, G-men epics,
cowboy escapades, mining town
shooting scrapes and highly i'm
probable bits of adventure and ac-
ton in the South Seas
But when the topic of Jimmy
and his movie fare came up for
discussion at a conference OF ele-
mentary school teachers at Teach
ers College, Columbia University,
the other day, very little alarm
was manifest. On the contrary
the teachers were urged 10 go OUT
and attend a few OF these Satur-
day afternoon thriller-S specials
themselves once in while and
find out how and why those things
hit Jimmy where he lives.
For little Jimmy is perfectly oil
rect and simple about it all. He
likes rapid-fire action, bold ad-
venture and the certainty OF
rights ultimate triumph over
wrong; and these likes are not at
all bad or unnatural traits for
him to have. On the contrary
they are universal, rooted in the
deepest stratum of human nature
And it is up to us adults to un-
derstand that-and to understand
at the same time, that these
Youngsters of ours are no simple
tons and are not in the least
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27

ed and perfectly equipped British
soldiers in Boston. just across the
River Charles.
WHY were these men so dis
couraged: why did they lack heart?
WHY were most OF them ready ana
willing to surrender to the BRUSH
at the raising of a flag?
Investigation proved that there
was nothing to fight with. The
army had less than half a pound
of powder to a man. OF course
they were hopeless. They saw
themselves as cannon fodder, moth
inc more; without chance OF
winning; with no hope Whatever
of even staving off the enemy until
reinforcements could get there.
IF the British knew began the
officer who reported the inVestiga-
tiOn.
Defeat would be just half an
hour away finished Washington.
We've got to do something about
it. Those men have got to be con-
vinced we can won, or they'll never
be able to fight
That night a large number OF
barrels were brought into Cam
bridge and placed in the army
magazine. Open at the top, all the
men could see that the barrels con-
tanned powder.
Now" said the troops, we're
ready for 'em-the blankety-b blank
red-coats. Let 'em come
Congress delayed authority to
make the assault until the Army
had been we'll supplied with powder
and Washington had his men well
trained. a determined army OBJ
viously information was carried to
the British for they hastily took
ship and sailed for Halifax.
Had those troops known the truth
that those first barrels contained
a thin layer of powder on the top
of a barrel of sand, their morale
would have deserted them entirely
What chance would there have been
for our Army? BY a clever artifice
washington lifted the morale of his
troops and prevented this catas-
trophe.
Washington realized that with an
army as with a man, success comes
only to those who believe it will.
I once complimented woman
who was worth a million dollars,
on her beautiful dog. Tears gath
cred in her eyes; and her voice
quavered as she said Yes, this dog
means a great deal to me in my
loneliness. / don't mean my lone
illness, 1 mean my all aloneneSs."
What is the use of having
hundred million, if you have to
weep with loneliness. I would rather
be a bare-foOted boy hunting pos
sums with hound dog than to be
like that. With all of her wealth,
that woman can't buy the only
thing that anybody wants: happi-
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27

fooled by the kind OF life they
see in the Saturday afternoon
movie houses.
They know, after all, that life
seldom has a moving picture I'M
ish. The hero doesn't always come
galloping out of the sunset just in
time. the dauntlesS young man
doesn't always foil the evil designs
of the villain; virtue does not al
ways reap its rich reward in the
final reel. The everyday life OF
schoolyard and playground teaches
that Enthusiastically.
Yet it is human nature to wish
that things were different; and
in their own way the youngsters
who cheer and stamp their feet
at the holiday thrillers an simply
testifying to the fact that they
wish life were 2 little bit nearer
to the ideal. That is a wish which,
however it may find expression,
is worth understanding am foster
ing.
Which doesn't at all mean that
we should never exercise the right
of censorship over little Jimmy's
entertainment program. 1t does
mean that if we just take the
trouble to see things the way he
sees them, and share in his vib-
rant young emotional life, we can
do an infinitely better job of
bringing him up to adulthood
prepared to do his part toward
making this a better world.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
News Behind
the News
Crossed Fingers :.
Utility Cooperation =.

WASHINGTON. - Although ottl-
cials of ii of the largest corpora
tions affected by the public utility
holding company act nave loihtly
offered cooperation to SEC In
enforcing 1.-The act, both sides seem
to have their fingers crossed.
The point on which the holding
companies managed to be specific
was that the fundamental prin-
ciple of diversity of investment
represented here by both
geographical location of operating
properties and character of the
business served by them should
be preserved in the public interest.
The act says holding companies
must be geographically ntegratea'
SEC officials, believing the words
diversified" and "integrated' are
antonyms, suspect the big power
companies may be trying to WIN
with SEC the fight against the
death sentence" they lost III Con-
eress and before the Supreme Court.
Holding companies point to the
advantage OF diversified risk ana
claim geographical diversticatlon
is needed if they are to raise new
capital. SEC Chairman William Q.
Douglas assures them SEC intends
to carry out the acts aim of pro-
noting efficiency of operation, low
er electricity rates and Stabillzatlon
of investment.
There will be no death SEN
tence' where a holding company
can justify its terms of service to
operating companies Douglas says.
"On the contrary, it holds the
promise of a long life and happy
one"
President Roosevelt, Secretary
Ickes and other officials have been
reading a new novel called What
People Said" by w. L. White
Roosevelt recently begged a copy
from the authors father, William
Allen White of the Emporia Gazette
president of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors.
Recently listed as a best seller
in New York, Whites novel was
quickly grabbed up by KansanS
and other politicians in Washing
ton because it SO obviously was a
closeup narrative of personal and
political events in Kansas in the
years just before Gov. Alf Landon
was nominated for President.
w. L. White was a member OF
the state legislature and his story
goes heavily into the exciting days
of the Finney bond scandal which
had Kansas on its ear a few years
ago.
Several nationally famous Kan
sans arc to be recognized among
the characters. Literary critics have
been comparing Whites book with
the work of Dresser, Sinclair Lewis
and other portrayers of the Amer
ican scene.
A group of New York and Wash
ington lawyers has been concOcting
a solemn letter addressed to Chief
Justice Hughes. The message sug-
gests that dignity and prestige of
the Supreme Court have suffered
from reports that justices have been
criticizing another member Cmean-
ing Black, and that certain JUS
tees are being widely quoted as
having made such comments. Citing
their belief that such stories are
"unseemly and unbelievable" the
lawyers ask a Statement of clarifi-
cation"
1t remains to be seen whether
they get up enough nerve to send
the letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
DAYS after the above date, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, describ-
ed as follows:
NO. 442 BROADWAY STREET,
Ell CENTRIC,
IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALF.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license Cor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER AND WINE
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license may file
a verified protest with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacra-
mento, California, stating grounds
for denial as provided by law.
KISHAM SINGH.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Well Ill
Tell You..
says
Bob Burns

One Ct the worst things an ac-
I'm, con do is to make u date way
ahead 10 appear at some peheii'
because when the date comes, ne
pret near always finds that he 5
contracted &c be some place else. L
wish 1 could be as methodical about
such things as my Uncle Skinny
Flint. :,
He was engaged to be married
and the date was set for Tuesday.
On his wedding day, he went run
ming around tC his girls house anu
he says I'VE can't be married TO-
day because l jest figgered 1t out
and that would put cur silver we'd
ding anniversary on Thursday ana
that's my lodge night"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Barbs -.-..

It looks as II the government
won't broadcast to South America
after all. Our Latin neighbors Will
lust have to content themselves
with the same old breakfast prop
aganda from the u. S.
Giida Grav. the shimmy expert
now seeking divorce, is slipping
Almost any woman can WIggie out
of marriage these days.
One more good kick in the Brit
ish pants and John Bull will prob
ably seek a friendship pact with
the MeXicanS.
Tribal custom among natives Of
Papua, British New Guinea, bars
mOthers-in-law from speaking TO
suns-in-law. Radio gag men must
have a tough time of it in Papua.
RUSSIAN CHEMIST, says news
item. has discovered a serum which
will cure a cold in "a hours
Shucks- Stain long ago discover
ed a one shot cure for everything,
And a cabled dispatch says
Anglo-Indian scientists have dis
covered a means of paving road
ways with sugar. That romantic
poet was right-the longest way
home is the sweetest
Pigs, according to a horticul-
tUrist, are the only animal that
are fond of primroses as food,
Now We know why breakfast bacon
is so fragrant!
YaWn Yawnson. our towns lead
ing friedman. thinks he has just
thought up the ideal job. He'd liz"
to be tree surgeon assigned to
the Petrified Forest.
The palatial yacht of former
King Alfonso of Spain has been
converted into a seal fishing boat.
The office radical thinks Alf ought
to take the hint and go to work,
too
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
SUM M ONS
No. 17750
=. rnrurf nf The StHtp

SUNNI MONS
No. 17750
In the Superior Court Of The State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
J. M. STEMMLER, ct al.
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r..
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to:
j. M. STEMMLER, ROSARIO
RUSSEK, A. H. PARKER, TITLE
GUARANTEE AND TRUST COM
PANY, a Corporation, Trustee, CE-
GIL j. GARDNER, p. II. MARLAY,
JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN ROE COMPANY, a
Corporation, AND RICHARD ROE
COMPANY, a Co-partnership, De-
PENDANTS.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
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 Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 9th day of July, 1887.
w. j. McCLELLAND
(SEf } County Clerk
BY G. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
A. 90 29-M, 6 13 20 27-J. 3 10 II "a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Not a Complaint
Tn San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, May %. lUPJ
Testimony tnal mot one COM
rlaint" has been made by California
farmers since the TeamSters union
drew up new contract governing
Jurisdiction Of farm produce trucks
was placed before a special inyesti-
eating committee of the San Fran
cisco employers committee of 43
today.
Joseph F.. Hunt, president of the
San Francisco fruit and produce
dealers, said the new agreement
permitted farmers and, their fam
lies TO unload their own trucks and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27

couraged men, old
and young. In all
kinds of uniforms
some with no uni
forms at all, their
forms clad in
rags. Their mo-
rale lowered to
the point that
made them utter
ly hopeless.
Lacking organ :
ization and disci-
pline. they were
no match for the
5000 highly train