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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

WASHINGTON. - Maybe they're
wrong, but number of con-
gressmen are predicting that the
fight over the Bloom-Pittman neu-
trality law revisions is likely to
outdo even the court packing and
reorganization bill scraps for bit
terness and general all-round ex-
element.
Originally, it was expected that
the administration program would
&C through the House without too
much trouble. and that 1t would
fail in the Senate only If its
opponents-the Nye-Clark.Borah
group-managed to talk it to death
Now the isolationist senators are
suggesting. that a filibuster may
not be necessary. They are begin
ming to believe that maybe they
can actually muster enough votes
to beat the measure on a roll
call-something that hadn't orig
inally oeen counted on at all.
In addition, there is developing
considerable doubt about what the
House may do. A hot fight there
is certain. And. while administra-
ton forces are still confident that
the House vote will be favorable,
some of the isolationists are pre-
dieting that the bill may be voted
down.
A lot of mail is coming in from
the voters on the neutrality law
especially from middIwesterr
states. Admittedly. much of it is
due to the activity of various pres
sure groups; but there is enough
of it to cause the solons to pause
and reflect. incidentally southern
voters are beginning to write in,
demanding that the neutrality law
remain as is. Heretofore, most of
the isolationist feeling seemed to
be confined to the middlewest.
WPA officials here are frankly
worrieo about what they're going
to do if the relief bill is approved
by the Senate in the form that 1t
passed the House. The chief thing
that worries them is the provision
limiting administrative expense to
100000.
Last year 1t ran to 100000;
and, while there will only be
about 100000 on WPA rolls this
year, compared with 10000 dur
ing the past year. WPA expects
administrative expenses to go ur
rather than down.
One reason is that the bill orders
a review of the Individual neec
of each person on WPA every 81,
months. This is costly process
such survey was made las
March. at the cost of around $4,000,
600.
If the bill goes through as is
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
DaIadier Declares
Situation Very
Serious in Europe

PARIS Julv CUP)--Premier
Edouard Daladier informed the
cabinet today of a very serious
situation in Europe.
The cabinet met as formai
council of ministers, with President
Albert Lebrun presiding. A COM
munique was issued which SAID:
IN. Daladier informed the council
of the general situation which Is
very serious. He explained that
certain number of measures Will be
taken aimed at Strengthening
Frances action and dispelling any
doubt entertained concerning
Frances resolution.
1.-The cabinet unanimously ap-
proved the measures"
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
reported on the international sltua-
ton and saio there was favorabfe
progress in negotiations to bring
Russia into defensive alliance
with Britain and France. He gave
the council the texts of agreements
being negotiated.
The Danzig situation figured
largely in the cabinets discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
BLAME The
PAROLE RACKET
alameda Times-Star)

Increase in paroles is flooding the
country with corresponding increase
in crime, and habitual criminals are re-
ceiving preferred treatment while first
offenders are serving out their time, ac-
cordng to the results of survey of
the parole racket presented by The
American Magazine, which reveals that
with one exception every federal agent
killed by gangsters has been shot down
by paroled convict.
''The fact is incOntrovertable,' the ar
ticle states, ''that the increase in the
number of paroles has brought CORE
spending increase in crime. 1t is becom-
ing more and more apparent that first
offenders are, as a rule, serving out
their sentences with the usual time off
for good behavior while the habtual
criminals, who know the ropes, are the
ones who are getting the paroles.
"The result is that from our paroled
convicts we get our gangsters and muir
derers, who get in and out of prison with
startling rapidity. In the jails of one of
our great industrial cities recently were
500 prisoners who had repeated so
times or more.
Parole is shot through with corrup-
ton. Politicians trade paroles for votes,
pay off their obligations to those who put
them in office by using their influence
on parole boards. In many cases parole
boards themselves are composed of poll
ticians who must pass out favors. In
some states paroles are fixed with as
little concern as one might go about
fixing a parking ticket.
''In many instances the wrong men
are set free by parole boards through
the efforts of well-meaning clergymen
and welfare organizations that permit
sentimentality to run away with their
better judgment"
To support the conclusion that the
wrong men get paroles, the article cites
such notorious cases as those of John
Dillinger, Clyde Barrows, Clyde Stevens
and other paroled convicts who have
killed federal agents during the past
decade and who have moved down police
men in every large community in the
United States.
"A compilation of the records of 14OOO
habitual and vicious criminals" the arti-
Gle states, Showed that 5000 of them
had been paroled one to 10 times. Among
these were men who had murdered. The
public believes that murderers at least
are kept behind bars for life, yet official
figures show that the average term for
murder, because of the existent parole
system, is three and half years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
FOR EVERY POWER.
THERE'S ONE GREATER

There was a curious little story in the
news the other day about park custo-
dian at the Grand Canyon who tossed a
mouse into cage to feed a big king
snake, and another mouse into another
cage to feed rattlesnake. The rattle
snake was kept in separate cage be-
cause the kingsnake would have killed
it had they been in the same enclosure.
Next morning the park custodian look
ed into the cages. The rattlesnake-
natural victim of the kingsnake-had
killed and devoured his mouse. The
other mouse had killed the kingsnake.
Nature is like that. No animal, no
person ever gets SO powerful that there
is not, somewhere, the force that can
conquer him. And so often it is little
thing that lays low a gigantic fortress
of power.
In day when nations play game of
power politics, it might be wise for many
rulers to remember the ways of nature
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissetts the News

therell be something like an earth
Quake in the WPA staff
which, perhaps, is exactly what
the House had in mind.
The u. S. Housing Administra-
ton has developed some smart
corner. cutting devices to build
dwellings cheaply.
1t reduces exterior wall space
and cuts down on outside steps
and ratings by keeping the first
floor close to the ground, reduces
the amount of basement space,
puts in as few interior partitions
as possible, keeps radiators against
interior walls to save piping, puts
in fewer electrical outlets, and
cuts down on fancy trim and gew-
gaws wherever possible.
All of which keeps costs down,
and offers handy set of tips to
the private builder.
But what the private builder
can't do is get taX-exemption and
6O-year w.interest loans for his
building which are the chief
items in the USHA low cost bull
ing program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

Georgia, and was uolng very We'll.
Then came the itch to travel. New
York was calling. But there was
his salary. He had a good job; he
could play safe. Finally the itch
grew so bad that he decided to
throw up his job and take the
chance. He came and he tramped
tile streets trying TO get a job, but
he discovered that New York could
get along quite well without him.
At last. he found a job with a
sign company in Brooklyn. Then
came a salary cut; later another
The future locked black. Ho
thought. He worried. He decided
to act He had taken chance be-
fore and had won. So he handed
in his resignation.
without job and without money
he decided to go into business Tor
himselfl The only business he
knew was the sign business; so he
determined 20 so into that.
But mere was the rub. The COM
pany he had worked for had eight
cen million dollars. He had only
seventy-siX dollars and = secont'
hand car. How could he, without
capital. compete with an establish
ed eighteen million dollar concern?
Only by getting a new idea. Finally
lie developed an idea that started
him on the road to fortune.
He took a camera and started
out to find a location for a sign.
He found ore in the Bronx, photo
graphed it, got an option on IT.;
then went to hotel and convinced
the manager he ought to put up a
sign on that spot. Next he Offered
to exchange the space for hotel
room, adding little extra cash.
The deal made. he had some sta
tionery engraved He went into
business in 1933-the very day the
banks closed. Instead Of being dis
couraged, he took it as a good
omen.
Then he hit on the idea of some
thing new-the weather -telling sign
His office now telephones the
weather station four times day
On his desk is a small dial. He
twists this and IN about 20 seconds
the sign swings over to the infor
nation on the disc.
He is now the sign king of Broad
way" His signs along Broadway
and in the Columbus Circle neigh
borhood are seen each night by a
million people. He did an annual
gross business last year of a mil
lion dollars. And he is not yet
thirty years old.
He rang the bell because he was
not afraid to take chance. That
is what holds so many people back
frequently people who take chances
make outstanding successes. But
not always. The chance taken must
have a sound idea, coupled with
ability and determination to put
It across.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
HGNBOARD RUINS
HOME SAYS READER
EDITOR. The Post-Press:

| wish to protest the placing of un-
slightly signs along Imperial Valleys
highways.
My protest is based upon a case in
which am personally very much affect
ed. | live a few miles from Ell Centre on
a small ranch My home is not far from
the highway However, within 40 feet
of my home, obscuring the view and
cheapening my home, is a sign "a feet
high and 50 feet across! 1t is an auto
mobile advertisement.
Unfortunately we do not own the land
upon which the sign is placed and there
fore cannot force its removal. However,
it is nevertheless a cheapening factor.
If merchants wish the trade of their
own residents they should be more care
full where they place their signs.
A FARMERS WIFE.
Editors Note: The foregoing was
written from a verbal account on re-
quest of the injured party and her name
was withheld, also on request)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Japanese Threaten
New Action: Say
British Arrogant .

TIENTSIN, China, July l. CUP)
"A Domei (Japanese) news agency
dispatch from Annoy said today.
that Japanese authorities planned
independent action because Bril-
tish authorities had failed to accept
an, invitation to resume negotiationS'
regarding the status OF KulangSus
the foreign area of Annoy. =
Britons at Kulangsu had adopt
ed an arrogant" attitude, the dis
patch said, and were accused q
Vaccinations in stubbornly re-
sisting Japanes demands" in con-
trast to other foreigners who werQ
conciliatory. a
A Shanghai dispatch said thai
the Norwegian steamship Dab PuS
under charter to private British In
terests, sailed for Tientsin, where
Japanese are blockading the Britt
ish concession, with cattle and veg y
etables which the British consulato
general here had asked.
British authorities at Shanghai
announced that the Japanesesnavy
had agreed TO keep channel opeE
in the mine field off Sharp Pc 1
island, Foochow, until July g
permit evacuation of addxN
Britons. The British cons
Foochow had urged that all -
mothers an6 children leave
area. Japan, in blockading
chow, said it could not be respon
BILE for safety of foreigners or I'd
eign vessels. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

army training July 15-the first
peace time conscripts in modern
British history. They are among
200 900 2O-year- who have pass
ed their physical examinations.
They will receive six months train
ing as militiamen. Others Will be
called later.
Calling of the militiamen came
as one evidence of the racing pace
of British rearmament, the result
of the European SITUATION.
Another was the assumption today
by two of the country's foremost
military leaders of new, war time"
army posts-Gen. Sir Walter Kirke
as inspector general of the home
forces and Gen. Sir Edmund IRON
side as inspector general of over
seas forces.
1t was made known officially to-
day that on his way to assume his
new post Gen. big Bill' Ironside,
who had been serving as governor
and commander-in-ch at Gibral-
tar. conferred with Gen. Francisco
Franco, Spanish Nationalist leader,
at BurgoS.
Kirke had just returned home for
visit to the general staff of Fin
land.
Tomorrow King George, in his
first big public engagement since
his welcome home reception, will
review a parade of more than 5000
men and women in demonstra-
ton of war preparedness. Units OF
the territorial army, ambulance
corps, air raid precautions organi-
cations and auxiliary bombing raid
fire squads will take part.
Tomorrow night Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain will broad
cast by radio an appeal to every
citizen to join civil defense prep
arationS.
Next week the government will
begin distribution of 45,000,0OO civil
defense pamphlets, entitled "if war
should come" instructing the popu-
lation how to face air raids and
other dangers.
Newspapers revived speculation
that Winston Churchill and An
thony Eden, dissident conservative
leaders, might be taken into the
cabinet. The Star suggested that
Churchill might be made first lord
of the admiralty.
Political quarters doubted the
likelihood of such move on the
ground that it would end any
chance of negotiating with Ger
many as both Churchill and Eden
are outspoken enemies of "appease-
ment" Further, Churchill's rela-
tions with Chamberlain and some
others of the cabinet "appeasement'
group are not cordial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
WAITE COLLAR PROJECTS
I'M THE RELIEF SETUP

Greatest sufferer under the new fed
era relief bill will be the communist
led Workers Alliance, a union of So
called relief laborers.
The new relief bill effectively restricts
the reief projects in which radicals have
found their best opportunity to send out
subversive propaganda under the pro-
lection and even with the help of the
government they despise.
The federal theater project is a case
in point. 1t is true that the federal
theater has done some good by offering
employment to many theatrical people
who would otherwise have to turn to
other pursuits. 1t is true, also, that
some of the presentations of the federal
theater, such as "Swing Mikado,' have
been of a very high calibre.
It is just as true. however, that the
government should not set a precedent
which would allow it to subsidize such
powerful propaganda machines as the
theater. 1t is equally true, too, that most
OF the federal theater's offerings have
been just plain tripe, mixed up literally
with radical propaganda.
The congressional WPA investigating
committee recently found that most of
ttlC AdOiCd1 dStlsIIy
centers in the federal theater project
Some of the revelations brought out by
that committee and some presented
earlier by the Dies committee-offered
liberal education in the methods used by
radicals to make the government finance
their left-wing propaganda
If you subscribe to the theory that
relief is intended only to tide unfortunate
persons over until they find jobs, then
it is hard to find logical reason for
most of the white collar projects nur-
tured by the relief administration. 1t
is hard to understand why a so-called
white collar worker should be given any
preference over day laborer, when each
must ask the federal government to sup
port him. There is certainly no element
there of the competition which should
govern the advancement of one person
over another.
The only reason for a white collar
project in the relief administration, out
side of one which performs necessary
administrative functions, seems to be
to perpetuate the relief administration
itself And, to most Americans, that is
the most undesirable thing of all.
It may sound cold blooded to say, "Let
those who take relief take it without
frills,' but it is cold blooded matter
when those who are working at the busi-
ness of earning their own livings have
to foot the bill in taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Poland viii Send
Note to Danzig

WARSAW, Poland, July /. WP)
Poland was reported in formed
quarters today to be preparing to
send note to Danzig tomorrow or
Monday asking an explanation of
recent developments in the free city
especially the formation of a free
corps, the placing of anti-aircraft
guns and the storage of foodstuffs.
The possibility of the note be-
came known after the arrival In
Warsaw of the Polish cofnmissar
general to Danzig, Stefan Chod-
acki, who held long conferences
with Foreign Minister Josef Beck.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
California Gets
Old Age Checks

SACRAMENTO, July 1. UP-
Federal allotments to counties for
payment of old age pensions have
been received in California, making
certain that checks will go to the
aged Immediately, Nellie 9. Ford,
acting head of the state social wel-<
fare department, said today.
Individual payments, made by
the various counties, may be a day
or two late in some cases basS -
of a slight delay in forwarding ~
federal funds from Washington,
but most recipients of aid VIII re-
ceive their checks on time, Miss
Ford said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Willis Thornton
Says:

The world can never attaln pros
perity as long as it's kept hanging
in state of suspense, lurching from
crisis to crisis like drunken idiot
Here is little story that may
show to Americans, who, after all,
feel somewhat remote from Europes
troubles, just what this state of
suspense means. in concrete terms.
An Englishman was telling the
story, an intelligent and we'll in
formed Englishman who was quite
calm about it ALL and related it
without sign of panic.
He ana his wife had been
thinking of installing new hot
water heater in their little cottage
on the outskirts of London, he said.
The amount involved was about
$25, but that was an important item
in the family budget. The heater
was not absolutely necessary, but
an improvement they both wanted
very much to install.
They considered the situation.
What they quite calmly con-
sidered, "if the bombers come over
some night? We are warned. We
save our lives by the dugout. But
cur little house is blown to smith
Greens, or burned. This might very
possibly happen any night practici-
11t, !, mi IN
our house goes our new heater and
our $25.
would it not perhaps be better
to lay by the $25 If we were thus
deprived of our home and became
just two more of wild mob of des.
perate refugees trekking wearily
toward the country districts and
comparative safety, wouldn't the
S25 be doing us more good if we
had it in our pockets and might
buy with it some desperately need
ed food or clothing?"
They decided on putting by the
$25. Quite soberly they weighed the
chances. quite soberly they decided
that their $25 was worth more to
them as defense against such a
desperate emergency than it was
in the form of a comfort which
needed some assurance of perman-
ence to be realized.
Does it sound fantistic? Not at
all. This was the deliberate decision
of two excellent intelligent, SEN
sible, unpanicky people of London.
Multiply their decision by 81.
milar decision of millions of fami-
lies throughout Europe, and no
doubt of some even in the United
States. Watch the ripples of these
decisions enveloping the entire
economic world
Now imagine what it would mean
to world trade if all these millions
of little decisions were made the
other Way-if these people, feeling
secure and safe, would decide nor
mally. and buy what they need and
want. And then you get some idea
of what the militarists and glory
hunters are doing to the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Saturdays Horoscope

The chief problem of those who
are today celebrating their birth
DAYS, is to check extravaganza and
to balance expenditures with in
come during the next year. A GER
tain amount of good fortune will
be theirs during this time how.
ever A somewhat MOODY and im-
pressionable nature will be possess
ed by the child born today. He
or she Will be inclined to be eco
nomical in small things, but ex
trayagant in large ones Foolish
ness in money matters and love
affairs is indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Hull Criticizes
Embargo Law

WASHINGTON, July 1. UP)-
Secretary Cordell Hull declared to-
clay he would continue to work for
congressional approval of the ad-
ministration's neutrality law despite
house passage of measure pro-
viding a modified embargo on ship
ments of arms and ammunition to
belligerents.
In a statement bristling with hos
tility toward the embargo provisions
Hull declared the house action was
"a matter of regret and disappoint-
ment" from the standpoint of the
assurance of this country's con-
tinued isolation from foreign wars.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

1t was put
there by a young
man who al.riv-
ed in New York
with less than S8
in his pocket.
His name is
Douglas Leigh,
and he was born
in Anniston, Ala
hama, 90 years
ago. He worked
for a sign COM
pany in Atlanta
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Turkey Ratifies
Security Treaty

ANKARA, Turkey, July 1. (UP)
Parliament amid cheers ratified
last night the Turkish French mill
tary alliance which fixes the Turk
ish-Syrian frontier and cedes to
Turkey the Alexendretta area. The
vote was unanimous.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
GerInan-Brifish
Games Scheduled

F LONDON, July 1. CUP) = The
southern committee. of the amateur
athletic association defeated by 20
votes to IL last night proposal to
cancel a British German athletic
meet, to be held at Cologne August
20, because of existing circum-
stances"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Horoscope for Sunday

Unusual and novel methods Will
hring benefits during the coming
year to those whose birthday Is ON
this date. Strangers will bring
them gain, but older people will
cause them losses. Care should be
exercised in signing documents. The
child born today will be original,
inventive, inprcssionable mad ,erv
intuitional, possessing rather
sharp intellect. Success will be
achieved in dealings with modern
circumstances and necessities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Hints on Etiquette

Don't try to give your friends a
grand formal dinner when your
establishment is not equipped so
to do. You will only make your5elf
and guests uncomfortable. True
hospitality shares what it has and
can afford with friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

Sam Houston's son sues the NOV
les, charging a recent picture dis
torted his fathers life II he'd Just
wait couple Of years, some other
company would make the same
thing over again and correct the
situation by reversing events of tl,e
first,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

A Montana jailbird pulled out
cell radiator with his bar hands.
Bring that guy around some night
next winter when the bedroom
radiator Is knocking.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. What place in the Neither.
lands is noted for its cheese?
2. What baseball team is called
ihe Pirates? In which league is 1t?
3. What are the California big
trees callnd2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

The man at the next desk says
it's been his observation that, para.
doxically enough, nothing melts a
warm friendship as fast as the cold
shoulder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Dale
Carnegie

Ii you come to New York this
summer and walk along Broadway
at night, you Will see huge electric
Sign--the first one in the world to
predict the weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Words of Wisdom

Everything great is not always
good, but all good things are great.
-Demosthenes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
thoughts for the Day

For reckon that the sufferings of this present
time not worthy to be compared with the glory
which shall be revealed in us.-Romans 8.18.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
One Minute Test Answers

l. Edam.
2. The Pittsburgh team in the
National league.
g. Sequoias.