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Alcohol
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of the alcohol problem as one of the
major perplexities of our civilization
"On top Of all the intrinsic difficulties
of the situation there have been
superimposed emotional and political
elements that have produced still
further complications. 1t has become
evident that nothing can be accom-
plished by the application of main
force. If We are to find way out, ii
can be only through the development
of a complete factual basis on which
can be built some effective plan of
action
The main and primary objective
of the Research Council on Problems
of Alcohol is the development of such
facts; the secondary objective is to
make these facts available to the
public in such a way that they will
do the most good"
Briefly summed up, the council de-
fines its field OF action in the follow
ing platform: The council will con-
duct research. arrive at conclusions
based on research, present the facts
in suitable form to interested groups,
and encourage intelligent discussion OF
the facts. The council will not ar
rive at conclusions based on assump-
tions or prejudiced opinion. engage in
propaganda, lobby for liquor control
laws, or participate in political cam
paigns."
Education as to the effects of alco-
holic beverages on the individual and
on society is approved by both vets
and drys." the councils program con-
tinued. 1T must be carried on among
both young people and adults. With
the enactment of prohibition, in most
communities education about alcohol
practically stopped. Propaganda-both
wet and dry-took the place of edu-
cation. Now education must be strictly
scientific; instruction must be given
without prejudice, emotion or moral
izing. Law enactment and law en-
forcement agencies need scientific
knowledge regarding all aspects of the
problem. Such knowledge obviously is
essential to the development of effec-
tive governmental controls.
"As to measures Of control, when the
biological facts about alcoholic bever-
ages are ascertained and disseminated
among the people, they will then be in
better position, as individuals, to ex-
ercise self-control. When all the facts,
biological and sociological, are placed
before the various agencies responsible
for the social control of the liquor
business, society may then be more
justified than it has been in the past
in expecting them to develop effective
industrial and legal controls"
Evening star., 1938-10-03
RAID PRECAUTIONS
SPED IN ENGLAND
Work Already Started Will Be
Completed Although War
Scare Is Over.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Great Britain's
air raid precautions machinery op.
Grated at full speed today even though
last weeks war scare was over.
Workmen were busy completing
shelter trenches dug in parks last
week; several subway stations were
closed for completion of emergency
alterations Transforming them into
refugees. and plans were made for dis
tribution of containers for home stor-
age Of gas masks given out last week.
No new trenches will be dug, but
those already under construction will
be finished and protected from the
weather.
Evening star., 1938-10-03
HOTEL MEMS DINNER

Russell Snyder, manager of the con-
vention department of the Greater
National Capital Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade, and his
assistant, Clarence A. Arata, will be
guests of honor at a dinner given at
$50 tonight at the Carlton Hotel by
the Washington Hotel Promotion Mems
Association.
Harry Dean, secretary-tr treasurer of
the group, is in charge of arrange
ments. The dinner will be followed
by the hotel mems first business ses-
sion of the 1938-39 season.
Evening star., 1938-10-03
Justice Laws to Speak.

Justice Bolitha j. Laws, newly ap-
pointed United States District Court
Judge, will deliver the opening address
to students Of the Terrell Law School
1922 Thirteenth street NV, at 8
o'clock tonight. He will speak in the
new assembly room at the school, the
seventh annual session of which will
start this evening.
Evening star., 1938-10-03
Elbe River Cities Occupied.

BODENBACH, Sudeten Germany.
Oct. 8 P).-One hundred thousand
madly-cheering Sudeten Germans gave
tremendous welcome today to first
German troops occupying the Elbe
River twin cities of Bodenbach and
Tetschen (Decin).
Nazi soldiers arrived at 10:43 am
Evening star., 1938-10-03
Czech War Heroes
Give Back Medals
Of Britain, France
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRAGUE. Oct. 3.-R dolf
Medek, president of Czechoslo-
vakia's Legionnaires, of whom
thousands fought in the French
Army during the World War.
mailed British distinguished
service cross today to King George
vi of Britain.
I'VE won't wear it any longer"
he observed.
The Legion also returned French
decorations. Police dissuaded its
members from plans to march
past the French Legation and
throw their medals in the door,
way.
Evening star., 1938-10-03
Do Not Neglect
ArthritiS

have found help in Mountain Valley Min
eral Water direct from famous Hot Springs,
Arkansas. Mildly alkaline. Deeply sat.
IS years. Phone Met. 1862 for booklet
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
Met. 1869 l4O5 A. w
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Green's S Support
OF Merriam Raises
Storm in Labor

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. (UP)
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
alternately praised and condemned
by state labor spokesmen today for
his Endorsement of the candidacy
of Frank F. Merriam, Republican
incumbent seeking reelection as
governor.
Republican campaign headquar-
ters issued a statement signed by
six officers of AFL unions praising
Green for his action and condemn
ing Merriam's Democratic opponent,
Culbert Olson, who has received
support from the Committee for
Industrial Organization.
Olson's charge that Green's in
dorsement branded him as "the ma
tons chief labor faker" was an
swered by the six union officials
who said Merriam stands for the
principles of the AFL against the
American principles of confis-
cation and destruction preached
and practiced by the misleaders OF
the CIO.'
Other state labor leaders, includ-
ing C. j. Haggerty. president of the
State Federation of Labor, said they
had written Green telling him he
had been misinformed about Cali
Iornia labor problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

fare workers, Parent-Ieacher as
sociations. women's clubs. and 9TH
ers will refer the children to the
clinic, said DR. Warren F. Fox,
county health officer. Appoint
ments will be made later.
At a similar clinic held in El
Centro December Is. 1887. Fox said,
1913 children were examined with
81 per cent of the number white
Americans.
The clinic is a part of a state
wide program for care of Grip
pied children through the use of
federal and state funds. After
examination. recommendations are
made for future treatment and
care. If the parents are unable to
provide this, other arrangements
are made.
AS a result of the first clinic,
numerous corrections were made
of Gripping conditions. The health
of many children has improved
and their whole outlook on life has
been made brighter. Fox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
81 Centre Board
Considers Many
Problems of CITY
JOE PALOOkA

Minor matters considered We'd
nesday night by the El Centre city
council included
Approval OF installation o. a gas
heating system in the fire hall TO
protect equipment. The heaters will
be installed on 90 day approval.
During that time the city will be
able TO estimate what the average
cost for fuel would be ana deter
mine whether the system should be
kept permanently or'turned back 70
the gas company
Amendment of an ordinance to
provide surety. instead Of personal
bonds for Inherent venders. This
was approved.
Application for a shooting gallery
permit Oh Main street between
Fourth and Fifth streets. The
board advised the applicant that
the gallery would have TO be en-
closed before a permit could be con-
sidered
Approval of a card game license
for 447 Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Exhibitors FIay
Film Distributors

ATLANTIC CITY, N j., Oct. 20.
CUP) - Motion picture exhibitors
in convention here denounced film
distributors today for allegedly
forcing independent theater owners
tC take pictures they do not want.
Max Cohen, president of the AL
lied Theaters Owners of New York,
charged that independent exhibitors
were habitually forced to accept
short subjects" and news reels
they had no use for in order to get
desirable feature pictures.
When Cohen told of a promise of
one distributor 70 cease the prac-
tice, several delegates shouted that
the distributor had lied They
said they had been forced to buy
short films by the distributor
named after the date of his promise
to Cohen.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

tee investigating m-American acti-
vities today that he was asked to
join the Communist party by two
federal officials.
Knox said man named Eldridge,
one-time official of the NRA in
Washington and a labor board at
torney named Ben Wood or Wolf
were the officials.
He said he also was urged to join
by Frederick Williams and Dom
aid Henderson of Detroit.
Knox said he met the two federal
officials in Washington in 1885
when he came here for 80 days to
represent a Tennessee textile union
IN labor board case. He was vague
as to the position held by Eldridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

OPPORTUNITIES appear daily in
Post-Press Want Ads,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Outside Statesmen
Draw Merchants
Fire at Council

Complaint against free lance
salesmen in Ell Centro was heard
Wednesday night by The city coun-
Gil and City Attorney Dorsey White
law directed to study possible ordi-
nance revisions.
NJ. o. King. who appeared before
the board. complained against
statesmen representing distant trims
who operate in El Centre for few
lays a. q time. He declared that
often goods ordered through them
is not what was represented and
that residents have been yictimized.
A suggestion was made that in
addition to the $40 a day peddlers
license fee. provision be made for
putting statesmen under bond for a
period of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
4-Stafes Highway
Attracts Visitors

The international Four States
highway already is attracting winter
visitors to Imperial Valley in spite
# the gap still existing between
inland and Blythe, Manager Robert
Hays of the Ell Centro chamber of
commerce said Thursday.
Letters from various sections of
he United States arrive at chamber
headquarters requesting booklets
and literature describing attractions
D. this desert area. This week
such letter arrived from Grant
Thompson of Missoula, Mont, on
the route of the Four States high
way from Canada to Mexico via
Imperial Valley.
Il am looking for a place in the
desert of southern California in
winter Thompson wrote.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

Croker and Murphy of Tammany
and Pendergast of Kansas City and
is making pikers of all of them
In an address prepared for de-
livery before a southern Illinois
Republican rally. Landon expressed
confidence that many more Re-
publicanS will be elected to con-
gressional and gubernatorial seats
next month.
Landon charged that the de
preston Of 1878" had been caus
ed solely by the policies and prac-
tices of government followed by
the national administration during
the last five years
The depression of 1882" he as
serted. ''was an economic depres-
sion. The depression of 1878 is
a political depression, pure and
simple
Always. the attempts to help
business seem to lead to one end;
always toward the Capitalization Of
more authority in Washington, and
an IRON handed control of every
thing by the federal government. A
president who thinks there is no
constitutional limit to his power
is thinking in terms of the alb
solute ruler
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Escaped Convict
Caught in South

FLORENCE, Ariz., Oct 20 )UP)
"A youthful convict who joined
four others in an escape from the
Arizona state prison here has been
captured at Ashville, N. c., Warden
John G. Eager reported today.
The conviat. Tony Meyers, %,
Yuma county robber, last OF the
five still at liberty. was retaken by
police in the southern ,,ity, Warden
Eager said
Meyers and the others broke from
the prison farm more than four
months ago, stabbing a guard and
later Archie Short, alias James
Bailey, 25. killed a deputy sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Arizona Primary
Votes Recounfed

PHOENIX, Oct. 20. Three
inspectors appointed by the superior
court here today began a recount
Of all votes cast in the Arizona
primary election.
Secretary of States James H.
kerby. defeated IN a four-man con-
test for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination. demanded the
recount in a court action charging
fraud in conduct of the polls.
R. T. Jones. state senator. won
TIE nomination on the basis of a
first count by 2,676 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Traffic De aths
Show Decline

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20. CUP)-A
decline in traffic deaths thus far
this year compared with 1887 was
reported today by the state depart
ment of motor vehicles.
The departments figures showed
1857 deaths during the first eight
months of 1888, compared with 1858
for the corresponding period last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
YUMA MAN SUICIDE

PRESCOTT. Ariz.. Oct. 20. CUP)
An inquest was conducted here
today into the death of Ray F.
Blaisdell, As. Yuma war veteran
and a patient at the Fort Whipple
hospital here, who hanged himself
from a ceiling beam with a light
cord.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

Following recommendations by
City Engineer Phil Knights and
Councilman Charles Blalack, the
Ell Centro city council Wednesday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Council Okays TRUCK Purchase

night authorized the clerk to call
for bids on a new truck for the
water department. Knights pointed
out that a machine was needed for
sewer work.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Roosevelt 0utdoing Tammany, Ayers
Landon in Attack on Relief Fund
Uses For Political Machine

VIENNA, Ill, Oct 20 (UP)-Former Gov. Alfred NJ
andon Kansas today asserted that relief funds were
being used by the New Deal create "a political machine
on a huge scale never before Witnessed
He said President Roosevelt is using the tactics of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Auto Worker Says U.S.. Officials
l)roed Him TO Join Communist Party

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. up
Ralph Knox, Detroit automobile
doorfitter. told the house commit
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

Crippled Children Clinic Scheduled
For County Health Departmental
EI Centre Next November 9th

consultative clinic for crippled children is scheduled
for the Imperial county health department Nov under
the auspices of the Crippled Chdens service of the state
department of health
Physicians public health nurses school nurses well
Evening star., 1938-03-06

loose here. He may get into too many things.
"Wait. Stand back, please. This is per-
sonal matter now between George and me-"
He marched down the stairs. The girl
sighed and followed. They found George out
side hiding behind blade of grass, ready to
play Jungle. He pretended that no one could
see him. But when he realized the man wasn't
observing the rules. he rose and stalked up
the path.
Blake ducked behind shrubbery and took
short cut to ambush. George stopped, inter-
ested. He retraoed his steps to see what the
man was doing. They prowled softly across
the lawn with Blake in the lead. Both
crouched by the path and waited for the prey.
Sue Elaine came along. George has the drop
on you again" she called.
Blake wheeled and charged. George fled up
the path After winning good lead he slowed
to walk. He went past the Bactrian camel,
the bison enclosure and the zebra pens. One
more building loomed ahead. He shifted rich
odors. Hair lifted along his back. The tail
swelled to dust-mop size. He advanced with
mincing steps.
Blake made final sprint He thundered
close on Georges heels into the building.
George scuttled along the corridor, lodged
under guard railing and leaped to ledge
beyond. He paused momentarily. Then, as the
mans hand reached across the rail, he stepped
between the bars.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
f you don't like cots you'll chuck|e
If you do like cots you'll love
this gay story
BY RICHARD Powell

- EORGE, the Persian cat, was stu
dent of human nature. He knew
how to wind around peoples legs
~ until they gave him Grade A milk
instead of B. If no one gave him what he
wanted he stole it. When his thefts were dis
covered he usually had an alibi He would be
at the back door, loyalty guarding the house
from distant dog.
During his life he had allowed half-a-dozen
families to support him. Some of these people
swore that George could think, and that he
sometimes put his mind to work on human
problems They complained, bitterly, that it
made you feel pretty small when cat settled
your affairs
At the moment, George was prying into the
affairs of Sue Elaine Godfrey. One of her
duties, as secretary to the director of the Zoo-
logical Gardens, was to clip the newspapers.
So far, with Georges help she had managed
to clip one ragged bit of paper and two f1uffs
of gray fur.
These items aren't about you" she pro-
tested These are about big important ami
mails Lions and wombats and gnus and SUCH"
George strolled across the desk and faunted
his giant gray tail There was almost more tail
than George He used it now to create the
atmosphere of an oriental court. His amber
eyes gazed at her with kindly, imperial dig
nifty. The tail, waving softly, was his punkah
coolie.
Sue Elaine watched respectfully as he
mangled sheet of typewriter paper. She
didn't quite know how to treat cats. People
seemed to think she knew all about animals,
working in a 700. That was why her sister-in-
law, called out of town suddenly, had de-
posted George at her office that morning
He won't be any trouble" her sister-in-law
had said. "Just give him his own way"
Sue Elaine offered him another sheet of
paper and returned to her clipping duties. A
picture on Page Three caught her attention.
She frowned The curled-back tip of her nose
made shifting noises. The picture showed
lean young man dancing with a sleek woman.
Its caption stated: Blake Leighton, Zoo
director and Bring -back-alive ace, es-
oorted Countess Inza Ferrara to the T. Cauley
1CIUlulkIjl OkAOS AoSI AAA6AS. A<~A6AASOAA AA>AS
Just returned from Sumatra with several rare
animals for the ZOO.
George watched her scissors chop the Co'm-
tess into bits. He seemed to leer slightly. Sue
Elaine blushed.
Il don't care" she snapped. She's not the
kind of woman for him. He wants nice girl
or anyway he ought to-"
The fact was. as she knew very well, that
Blake showed no signs of wanting nice girl.
He liked man-eating women. The Countess,
for example, had been captured by four hus-
bands but had escaped each time.
Sometimes" Sue Elaine sighed, Il wish
weren't 50 tame" She nudged George. "You
be on your best behavior when he comes in.
He has no patience with little animals. In the
jungle they say he throws back animals under
four hundred pounds"
Just then she heard Blake coming up the
stairs She tore out themutilated pageof news
paper and tossed it in the wastebasket.
George also heard the approaching steps.
To him they meant ankles - masculine. His
Evening star., 1938-03-06

leave suddenly. .Illtakehimhome II after work"
do you mind if shut him in that empty
office? have work to do and these are my
only ankles" He stepped toward the cat.
George moved aside politely.
Want to play, huh?" Blake growled.
He crouched behind his desk and waited
until the cats attention was distracted. Then
he crept forward, making use of every bit OF
cover afforded by the chairs.
'Are you sure you're down wind?" Sue
Elaine asked He glared at her and continued
the stalk. When he arrived within three feet
of George, he tensed and sprang. Georges
paws rasped on the smooth floor. For split
second he raced without moving. Then his
paws gained traction and flung him through
the door. Blake ooasted forward on his chin.
He watched the gray plume of Georges tail
float down the stairs.
Sue Elaine commented, "You look like one
of your own trophies spread on the floor. One
medium specimen of genus homo Bagged in
its native habitat by George"
He rubbed his chin. Il can see haven't
been paying enough attention to you You've
been letting your claws grow while was on
this last trip" He smiled and she felt like
curling up and purring for him. But that
would be mistake He needed debating, not
encouragement.
She murmured, IL think Ill call my cat,
if the games over. don't want him running
Evening star., 1938-03-06

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body flattened and flowed As
across the room. Sss
The ankles came through
the door. George leaped to
the kill. Georges claws dug X
through the linen trousers
and set of sharp teeth
nibbled at the flesh. The R
ankles executed jump
Their owner yelped. His
hands flashed to the revolver - ".
he always carried in jungles
1t wasn't there. sssSss A
Il guess you're done for
Sue Elaine observed Helooked ssFf,
down. The menace had dis
appeared. What was it?'
"A house cat" !
"Where?" His glance probed syAlH
suspicious chairs and filing cabi- w
nets Finally he spotted George
hiding under newspaper.
Hanged if it isn't, :" he mumbled
Probably you think I'm crazy, jump
ing like that"
Her eyes widened innocently mot at
all. 1t was just your - what do the magazine
articles call it? - your jungle alertness.'
"All right, rub it in But tell you, once on
the upper Congo :"
Il know. You had life-and- death struggle
with an Angora kitten"
He stared at her with unusual respect.
What's come over you today? You've got
sharp edges
I'm sorry"
The next instant she regretted her apology.
Interest faded from his eyes, She felt herself
slipped back into the pigeonhole in his mind
labeled: one secretary, female tame. She
wished George would take another bite from
his ankles.
But George had lost interest He stretched
to the top of the wastebasket and probed
within His paw fished up a crumpled bit of
newspaper Sue Elaine grabbed at him and
cried, Put that back!'
George leaped aside and dropped his loot.
Blake scooped it up. He started to replace it
in the basket. Then he paused, unrolled it and
stared at his picture and the mutilated photo
graph of the Countess.
Sue Elaine babbled, George clawed it
when was clipping the papers"
She hoped he would be gentleman and
let the lie pass. But he wasn't a gentleman.
He chuckled, Il didn't know my dizzy tastes
in women bothered you"
"They don't. Nothing you do outside busi-
ness hours bothers me"
How about during business hours?"
He stepped behind her chair. His fingers
began to ruff1e the cropped hair at the nape
of her neck. She gasped, IF you don't take
your hand away I'll bite it!''
This he complained, 'is fine state of
affairs. First get bitten by a cat. Not real
cat, either Just furry thing that looks like
retired penwiper. Then my secretary offers to
bite me- Do look particularly edible this
morning?"
mo, it's just that -"
'An right, you bit me and didn't like the
taste. Let it go at that. How did this cat get
here?'
my sister-in-law left him. She had to
Evening star., 1938-03-06

h EORGE, the Persian cat, was stu
dent of human nature. He knew
how to wind around peoples legs
until thew oave him Grade A milk