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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
LET THEM KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL

California legislators, short-tempered
and weary from long weeks of squab-
bling imposed by state administration
which started out in all ways to ape the
national administration and was defeat
ed only because the state senators and
assemblymen refused to turn the public
purse upside down for the pleasure of
spending governor, deserve praise from
the folks at home
During those weeks of the longest leg
islative session in the history of Califor-
MIA, the legislators were subjected to
every imaginable kind of pressure. The
governor himself personally interviewed
many of them, pressing his wishes to
them. New Dealer lobbyists and relief
unionists have threatened them with all
manner of punishment unless they swung
into line behind the Spending in Cali
fornia" program. The governor warned
that those who opposed his program
would be "purged" from the Democratic
party.
Then-greatest insult of all-the state
administration tried to label the legis-
lature the "do-nothing session" Califor-
mans know better. They know that the
legislature using pure stubborness when
everything else failed, did the best thing
it could possibly have done. 1t defeated
proposed new taxes it stood fast against
wild spending, and it kept the state bud
get within fairly reasonable limits.
Now that the siege is a matter of his
tory, the legislators will be subjected to
even greater criticism by minority groups
highly organized for just such purposes.
These groups, with an eye on forthcom-
ing events, will attempt in every way
possible to weaken the legislature. There
is only one way to combat such cam.
paign:
Write, wire or talk to your senator
and assemblyman at once, voicing sup
port of the economy campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

excluding the cost of gas, hght,
water. etc, runs as follows:
In Jacksonville. $lo.50 per dwell
ing. in Austin $500 per dwelling; in
the two Buffalo projects, $13.25 per
dwelling: in the New York project
from $500 to S435 per room.
In the second place. there is an
iron clad rule that no one may
rent one of these homes If his
family income Is more than five
times as greal as the monthly
rental. Thus. in the Texas project,
for instance. the most affluent oil
the new tenants will De a man
earning S33 per month. THE Texas
homes, incidentally. are 10 be Inn
tied to Mexican tenants: TWO more
projects are under way there 10
provide homes for whites and Ne
groes)
Some 10000 dwelling units are
now under construction or con-
tracted for in the United States
under the US.H.A. program.
At first glance all of this looks
simple enough. Nice new homes
for slum folks, cheap rents, good
construction-how is it done, any
how? What's the answer?
The answer is a bit involved.
The cheapneSs with which these
homes can be rented depends on
several factors.
First of all. they are tax exempt.
Each project is built by local
housing authority; and one condi-
ton which the U.SHA. stipulates
in each case is that the home town
officials relieve the new dwellings
of real estate taxes, as part OF the
local contribution TO the project
Secondly, the bulk OF the money
with which these homes are built
is obtained on terms which must
seem fantastic To the ordinary
commercial builder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
AND BUSINESS
IS BLAMED
(Alameda Times Star)

NAlameua Times star
Ten men tie up shipping, suspend the
pay checks of 1900 others working in the
same business activity, disturb channels
of trade and the income of thousands.
If you want to know why business does
mt get down to business and return
recovery" here you have local example
of what's happening across the country,
Ten men-clerks checking cargo-With
pay at 81 per hour when they worked
switched by their employers to Sl6O per
month Because they figured the total
will not equal the hour rate they tied up
industry and stopped the flow of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Contrac
tual agreements permitted the employers
to make the change, employers report.
The clerks claim employers have violated
the Wagner law.
If the Wagner law, or any other law,
has been violated there is legal remedy.
It is not necessary to stop the works to
arrive at it and to adjust an act that
may be contrary to law. On the other
hand, if the employers are within their
legal rights there should be remedy at
hand to Immediately apply permitting
men to continue to work and commerce
to continue uninterrupted.
There can be no valid excuse for per-
mitting ten men or, for that matter, any
number of men to check the incomes ON
which thousands of families depend and
business must have to function No new
law is needed to handle these controver-
sizes to the satisfaction of the men and
the public. We are assuming, in order
to be ultra-fair, that the men involved
in this case initiated the strike. But that
point is immaterial.
What is material is that this destruc-
tion of business should be stopped be
fore it destroys the very source Of what's
left of sea commerce for American yes-
sells and their own incomes. If labor
leaders do not or will not recognize that
economical fact they should have some
one do the job for them.
The current waterfront strike is one
of uperfooishnes-if foolishness may
be so described
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

WASHINGTON. - More than a
thousand families which used to
live in slums will celebrate Inde-
pendence Day this year by moving
into brand-new homes which are
clean. airy. modern - and which
they can afford to live in.
Although the New Deal has been
tangling with the rehousing prob
lem ever since its early days. this
is the first time that any really
large-seale movement of actual
slum dwellers into new homes has
taken place.
Many slums have been cleared
before. to be sure, and many new
homes have been built with fed
eral money-but, in practically all
cases. the new homes have just
naturally been too expensive for
the slum dwellers.
Now it is going to be different.
Five housing projects, being built
under the program of the U. S.
Housing Authority. are now getting
their finishing touches and will
begin providing homes for their
new tenants on July /. These prof.
eetS are:
Brentwood Park at Jackson
vile, Fla, where 60 families will
move in and 240 will ultimately
be housed; Santa Rita at Austin,
Tex, which will open for its full
capacity of 40 families; Lakeview,
at Buffalo, N. Y, which will take
in 100 families of its ultimate
capacity of 668; Willert Park,
also in Buffalo. which will even
tually house 173 families and will
take in 80 on Independence Day;
and Red Hook, in New York City,
where 800 families will move in
and where 254l will finally be
housed.
Elaborate pains have been taken
to make certain that none but
bona-fide slum dWellerS occupy
these new homes.
In the first place. rents are kept
very low. The average per month,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT
STILL BREATHES
(San Francisco Chronicle)

The child labor amendment is still
alive, rules the supreme court and that's
because Congress set no term to its NOR
tai life
The decision is interesting apart from
its bearing on the life expectancy of this
particular amendment. 1t holds that the
power TO amend the constitution is not
a matter for the courts. Congress has a
sole unquestionable and unrevieWable
power to specify the conditions of SUBJ
mitting an amendment. The states ratify
or refuse The whole affair is no busi-
ness Of the courts.
Congress may, if it likes, set reason
able period within which the amendment
must be ratified or fail. Or it may not
What the states do about it is likewise
their exclusive affair-the case before
the court involved ratification by Kan
sas in 1897 after refusal in 1925.
All the court did in its decision was to
state the obvious, that Congress in the
case of the child labor amendment did
not put time limit on the amendment
Whether it should have done SO or should
not is not the courts business. Neither
is it the courts business what Kansas
does about il, or the other seven states
that ratified after once rel jecting.
This seems a reasonable logic. What
the people do about amending the con-
stitution is solely their affair and what
they do about it through their represen-
tatives in Congress or in the states is
supreme They can do what they like
and courts cannot meddle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

New Jersey voters 60 to the polls
June 20 to ballot on an amend
ment to the state constitution which
raises a moral issue of wide M
terest and which may influence
the future of horse racing through
out the Unitd States.
The question is whether the state
shall legalize pari-mutuel betting
on horse races. Some of the big
gest figures in the turf world are
taking part behind the scenes.
Leading the fight for pari-mutuel
betting is Mayor Frank Hague of
Jersey City. Head of the opposition
is former state Senator Lester H.
Clee, the Newark minister.
At present New Jersey has no
legalized betting. AS in almost ey-
cry state, unlicensed bookies oper-
ate from cigar stores and pool
rooms in the large cities. But the
wealthy race track followers of
New Jersey now must cross the
Hudson to New York, the capital
of American racing, to wager legal
ly at the tracks.
New York has legal bookmakers
at the race courses who pay the
track a daily license fee. The state
in turn taxes the track on its ad-
missions of $3.50 a head. II New
Jersey adopts pari-mutuels, New
York will be forced to follow suit
when the question comes up In
November.
Pari-mutuel forces contend that
their system will turn into the
state treasury as taxes money which
now goes into the pockets of un-
licensed bookmakers. They also ar
que that pari-mutuel wagering per-
mits the man with 81 to place q
bet legally at a race track, whereas
at tracks where legalized book
makers operate the price OF ad-
mission is prohibitive.
With a pari-mutuiel system would
come a state racing commission OF
probably three $5OO0-a-year jobs
and several hundred minor posi-
tions which politicians could dish
out as patronage. New York might
stand To gain $10000,00O in taxes,
New Jersey somewhat less.
But would either state gain?
Pari-mutuel opponents answer that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board OF Supervisors of the
County OF Imperial, State OF Cali
fornia, will sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder for
cash. on Monday, June 26, 1899, at
two o'clock PM of said day, at the
West entrance to the Imperial
County Court House in El Centro,
California, the following described
real property, situate in the City OF
E. Centro in said County and State:
Lots 9, 10, II, and II of the
Subdivision of Block 43. No.
one addition in said City,
County and State, accord.
ing to the Licensed Land
Survey, being Instrument
No. q filed in the Office
of the Imperial County Re-
corder April 6, 1888, at 10:45
O'Clock AM, by Philip w.
knights, Registered Civil
Engineer, which said Lii
censed Land Survey is en-
titled Map of portions of
BUCKS TO dllu IA anu 1Ol
"a of Addition No. | to
Ell Centre as shown by Map
No. "a, Imperial County
Records"
Said lots will be sold separately
and starting bids must be at least
100000 for each of said Lots 10, Il,
and II, and $750.000 for said lot 9.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any bid that
does not comply with the terms of
this Notice.
BY order of the Board of Super.
visorS.
DATED: June 10, 1899.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk OF said Board of Supervisors.
j. 20 81 % 23 "a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

Some articles forbidden to Amish
families are bicycles, musical in
struments, dashboards on buggies,
furnaces, rugs, window curtains and
store" suspenderS.
The curfeW bell may be heard in
London at the Tower of London,
the Charterhouse, Gray's inn and
Lincoln's inn-the latter not being
inns but courthouses.
Airplanes are being used by the
United States department of the
interior to count wild antelope and
horses in the national conservation
areas of Wyoming.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

Bull Moose party and started out
on a hot. fighting, spectacular
speaking tour The most sensational
figure in America then was Theo-
dore Roosevelt Wherever he went,
vast crowds thronged to hear him.
Mr.. MacKie travelled with Theo-
dore Roosevelt for thousands of
miles during that campaign; and
the thing that astonished him most
about Colonel Roosevelt was his
ability to find time to read under
such circumstances. And what do
you suppose he read? Newspaper
and magazine articles about him
self? No. He read a book on the
French Revolution. When the train
arrived at a town, Roosevelt would
drop his book, rush out to the back
platform, make a speech; return
TO his seat and go on reading about
events that had happened in France
more than a century ago.
How would the average person
have read such a book under those
circumstances? In the first place,
the average man doesn't possess
enough mental curiosity TO read a
book about the French Revolution
But even if he did want to read it,
he would say it was impossible to
read in the midst of such distrac-
ton. But Theodore Roosevelt pos
seSsed the all-important ability TO
concentrate on whatever he under
took. When he started to read a
book, he read it in spite of all the
din and uproar of a political cam
paign.
PadereWski had this ability. His
life also bristled with distractions.
The biggest distraction came on
New Years day, 1919. That day he
became Prime Minister OF Poland
A few days previously, he had
started a book by the American
writer Henry Thoreau, dealing with
the early days of our country Great
crowds gathered at Warsaw to greet
him, and suddenly he was plunged
into handling problems of state.
For more than one hundred years
his country had suffered under
alien yokes. Now freed, national
shaking problems had to be solved.
He worked Is hours a day to stab
ilize his country. He could speak
seven languages which made him
most important man at the peace
conference. No other diplomat
could do this. At the end of eleven
months the crisis was over and
ne resigned. Then he had little
time for himself. SO he hunted up
the book by Thoreau
Thomas A. Edison said: "The
world is filled with people who
start things; few who finish them. :"
Which category are you In? II
knew, I could tell a lot about your
chances for achievement.
A smile provides rest for the
weary, daylight to the discouraged,
sunshine TO the sad. and natures
best antidote for trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Famous Savings
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Man or Machine?

with resounding no" and tneh
tell you why: pari-mutuels would
increase the states burden by turn
ing plenty of dollar bills from the
cash registers of stores TO the bet
ting windows at race tracks; the
system would force evasion OF the
law because unlicensed bookmakers
would continue to operate; parl-
mutuels take 10 per cent from all
wagers placed whereas legal book
makers return 100 per cent; parl-
mutuels would open betting to a
large group which cannot afford
to gamble.
Whatever the decision of New
York and New Jersey voters, 1t
is highly important to racing thru
out the country. And the steward
ship of those into whose control
betting on races is entrusted may
we'll kill or preserve the sport of
kings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

dore Roosevelt.
1t happened
back in 1912. The
country was agog
over a political
cyclone. T h e o.
d Or e Roosevelt
after serving two
t e rm S in the
White House, de-
nounced the par
ty that had made
h j m President,
formed the new
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Dale
q
= ~
Carnegie

F. j. MacKie, assistant general
manager of the Santa Fe Railroad,
Los Angeles, Calf, recently told
me of a most valuable lesson he
learned from the late Colonel Theo-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Grab Baq-
One-Minule Test

One-Minute Test
|. What is the first name of the
famous Polish pianist, Paderewski?
.. What was the name of the
British general who defeated Gen.
eral Montcalm at Quebec?
3. Who was the Roman. goddess
OF chance?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Today's Horoscope

TOday's Horoscope
Those whose birthdays are today
may look forward to a prosperous
year. One word of warning should
be uttered, however. They must be
careful not to offend mmbers of
the opposite sex. The child born
on this date will have an excellent
brain, and be methodical, original
and painstaking. Success in the
study of hygiene or physics is in
dicated.
One-Minute Test Answers
Ignace.
2. General Wolfe.
3. Fortuna.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

Wiiicn Welung Is
incidental.
The foregoing schedule of per
diem wages is based on a working
day of eight CD hours. The hourly
wage rate prescribed hereinabove Is
the per diem rate divided by the
aforementioned number of hours
constituting a working day. Rates
for legal holiday and overtime shall
be one and one-half Qh) times
the above rates.
1t shall be mandatory upon the
contractor to whom the contract
is awarded, and upon any sub
contractor under him, to pay not
less than the said specified rates
to all laborers, workinen and mech
anics employed by them in the
execution of the contract.
Notice is also hereby given that
all bidders may submit with their
bids, a sworn statement of their
financial responsibility, technical
ability and experience. Such sworn
statement may be required to be
furnished before award is made to
any particular bidder.
Each bid shall be made out on
form to be obtained at the office
OF the Board of Directors of the
District at Ell Centre, California:
shall be accompanied by a certified
or cashiers check, or a bid bond.
for not less than five Cd per cent
of the amount of the bid made
payable to the order of the Treas
urer OF Imperial Irrigation Dis
trlct, El Centre, California: shall
be sealed and filed with the Board
OF Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District, Ell Centre, California ON
or before July 18, 1899, at 10 o'clock
am. and will be opened and pub
licly read aloud at or about 10
o'clock am. of that day in the
office of the Board.
| The above mentioned check or
bond shall be given as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the
contract If awarded to him and
VIII be declared forfeited If the
successful bidder refuses tn anter
INTO said contract after being re
quested SO to do by the Board of
District. e"oioii
Inc Board of Directors of the
Dlstrlct reserves the right to reject
any or all bids or waive any infor-
mality in a bid.
NO bidder may withdraw his bid
.or period of sixty 600 days after
Cne date set for the opening there
Dated: June 13, 1899.
Board of Directors
Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
By w. w. GOODSON
Secretary.
| (J15-22- -29)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Hints on Etiquette

Hints on Etiquette
If you order "filet mignon" when
on your visit to the big city, you
will be served with tenderloin of
beef fried or broiled.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Thoughts for the Day

And unto man he said Behold the fear Of the
Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil Is
understandinR-Job 28.28.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Words of Wisdom

Loneliness is only an opportunity
to cut adrift and find yourself
Anna Shannon Monroe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

The Senate has signed a bill
for interstate transportation OF
fight films. We now wish they'd
get one up for deportation of a
few promoters and fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22
Barbs-

Male fashion forecast mentions
..neckties that will stand out"
That's nothing new. Stiff shirt
fronts have been doing it for years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

Hot weather puts the forecaster
in the hole. If he predicts more
heat, everybody's sore at him. II
he predicts cooler-and it doesn't
COMETS worse.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

A college professor says there's
little future for women in busi-
ness. Oh, so skirts are going To
get longer again.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

College graduates may not be
handed jobs with their diplomas.
But, at least, they now belong to
the alumni that hires the football
coach.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-22

A smile provides rest for the
weary, daylight TO the discouraged,
sunshine to the sad. and natures
best antidote for trouble.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Da|adier' Prestige
Al Stake in Vote
For President
Size Of Majority Issue
With Reelection Of
lebrun Assured

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April Announcement
that President Albert Lebrun would
stand for reelection at tomorrow's
National Assembly has turned a
lukewarm presidential campaign
into a hot battle for a decisive ma
jority with Premier Daladier's pres
tige at stake.
Although the reelection Of M.
Lebrun seemed as assured as any
thing ever Is in French politics,
there was a question of how large
a majority he would command on
the first ballot of the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies in joint ses-
sion.
The government sought to make
his reelection a demonstration OF
French national unity in time OF
international crisis. M. Lebrun had
been persuaded to stand for re-
election because M. Daladier, Edou-
ard Herriot, President Of the Cham
ber of Deputies, and others con-
vinced him 1t was his patriotic duty.
Evening star., 1939-04-04

against Ira Scott, "a, who had been
held for questioning In Austin's
death, and said Scott had signed
the statement duplicating others"
in a plot to kill Austin.
Mrs. Alice Austin, the victims
widow, and Theodore Simmons, her
neighbor friend. are in jail at Har-
risburg facing charges Of numbering
Austin.
Austin, an N. Y. A. Official, was
killed and his young woman COM
panion manned in an explosion two
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Admits Tying Dynamite
To Car; Driver Killed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELIZABETHTOWN, ILL.,, April A.
States Attorney Clarence E. Seward
said last night a young farmland
had confessed tying three sticks Of
dynamite to the exhaust pipe OF
Earl Austin's truck the night before
Austin was killed in an explosion
that wrecked it.
Evening star., 1939-04-04

your Government and to the people
who have made SO much Of you"
Benny stood with downcast eyes,
q forelorn figure, and replied in a
voice that was scarcely audible:
II am ashamed"
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Elements AssoiI Town

Severe earth tremors, thunder,
lightning and a downpour OF rain
which flooded the city recently gave
Johannesburg, South Africa, one Of
the widest few hours ever expert.
enced in that rugged country.
Evening star., 1939-04-04

and be fair with their Government.
Judge Leibell then turned to
Benny and said:
You must feel very much ashamed
of yourself standing here today. It
Is very poor return from you to
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