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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22
MEMBER
WHY NOT INQUIRE INTO
THE FARMERS INCOME?

While Governor Olson is appointing
state board to investigate the wage
situation in agricultural centers of Cali
fornia, it might not be bad idea for
him to instruct the same board to inves-
tlgate, also, the farmers side of the
story.
1t is side to which none of our re-
cent governmental boards, commissions
nor units have given any consideration
at all where wages for laborerS are in
volved. Yet it is as important to the true
picture as motor is to an automobile.
Members of his new board, the gov
ernor said, would be empowered to hold
hearings i'm various parts of the state
to determine the wage situation as to
minimum cost of subsistence. Since the
board has not yet been named, it is i'm
possible to estimate what its members
will consider subsistence. Unfortu-
nate experiences in the past with some
New Deal social workers have led many
people to believe that they consider two
cars to every family, fresh linen every
day, a five-room dwelling and chick
en- dinner every other day as necessary
to subsistence.
However, nobody will argue with the
opinion that agricultural workers should
earn wage more than sufficient for
subsistence. The point is that nobody
should expect the farmers to attempt
to pay wages which would bankrupt the
farms That has happened more often
than any investigating agency seems to
have realized during recent years.
Right now California's farm wages
are the highest in the nation. If farm
laborers cannot subsist on the wages
they are paid in this state, how do they
live elsewhere?
The real trouble, of course, is that
there are too many migratory laborers.
Those who work almost steadily through
out the year earn good wages. 1t is
those who find very little work who man
age a bare existence on funds which the
average family would consider no more
than spending money for a high school
student. The trouble then, lies not in
the wages but in the fact that there is
not enough work compared to the num-
Der of people looking for work.
Possibly Governor Olson's board will
overlook this. 1t is highly probable that
the board will find, in its opinion, that
farm wages are not high enough. On
the face of the wages themselves, and
leaving other matters out OF consldera-
ton, many people will agree. In doing
So however, they will be subscribing to
an opinion founded on half the facts.
What of the farmer who hires the
harvest hands?
1t would be ridiculous to expect him
to pay cut an average of five dollars
day to laborer and to accept total
income for himself that averaged one
dollar a day. He would be far worse off
than the man he hires.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

gress; newspapers
S ere a m e d the
headlines from
Jersey City to
Singapore. Con-
ditions in Hawaii
were SO bad that
t h e legislature
passed a police
act appointing
five police COM
nlissioners W h o
cannot play any
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

Welders: Work to be done at rate
prescribed for craft performing
operation to which welding is in
cidental.
The foregoing schedule of per
diem wages is based on a working
day of eight 80 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 holidays 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 subcon-
tractor under him to pay not less
than the said specified rates to all
iaborers, Workmen and mechanics
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 bi dshall be made out on
form to be obtained at the office
of the Board of Directors of the
District at Ei Centro, California;
shall be accompanied by a certified
or cashiers check, or a bid bond,
for not less than five 60 per cent
of the amount of the bid made
payable to the order of the Treas
urer of Imperial Irrigation District,
Ell Centre, California; shall be seal
ed and filed with the Board of Di-
rectorS of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, Ell Centro, California, on or
before october 10, 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 Of
flee of the Board.
The above-mentioned check or
bond shall be given as a guaranteed
that the bidder will enter into the
contract If awarded to him and
will be declared forfeited if the
successful bidder refuses to enter
into said contract after being re-
quested so to do by the Board OF
Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District
The Board of Directors of the
District reserves the right to reject
any or all bids or waive any in
formalty in a bid.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
for a period of sixty (60) days after
the date set for the opening thereof.
Dated: September 10, 1899.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, =.
Imperial Irrigation District \
BY W. w. GOODSON,
Secretary.
S. 10, &c, - o. 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
Ell Centre, California
IMPERIAL VALLEY POWER
PROJECT
Specifications No. "a
ADVERTISEMENT FOR. BIDS

Specifications No. "a
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of Imperial r.
rigation District will receive bids
for the construction of a 33,000-volt
transmission line to Plaster City,
located about twenty 600 miles west
of Ell Centro, and two substationS,
which will include furnishing labor
and certain materials necessary for
the construction of the transmits
sion line and substations; each bid
to be in accordance with Plans, De-
tail Specifications and other con-
tract documents comprising Specifl-
cations No. "a, now on file at the
office of the Board of Directors
of Imperial Irrigation District at
Ell Centre, California, where they
may be examined and copies obtain
ed upon deposit of $500 per set,
which deposit will be refunded upon
the return of such copies in good
condition within five days after the
bids are opened.
1Ue pTlllClJtl lOSLlo VI WI n NAA
volved are as follows:
Constructing twenty GOD miles
of No. 40 A.CS.R. conductor
transmission line;
Installing three 90 air-break
ne-sectionalizing switches; and
Constructing one Cd switching,
and one Cd step-doWn sub
station.
Bidders attention is called to the
fact that the work to be done is a
part of a power project to be fin
anced by Loan and Grant to the
District from the Public Works Ad-
ministration CPWA Docket NO.
Calf. 1O88-P-D), and the award of
the contract will be contingent upon
securing funds from such source.
Bidders are hereby notified that
pursuant to the statutes of the
State of California, or local law
thereto applicable, the Board of
Directors of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict has ascertained the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages
and rates for legal holiday and
overtime work in the locality in
which the work is to be performed.
The prevailing rates so deter
mined are as follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

Germans now eat "cOnsOli-
dated sausage" made by cOmbin-
ing features of many varieties.
We had feared the wurst, but
never thought it would come to
this.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

A California mission reports its
swallows have departed two months
ahead of schedule. They have pro-
badly gone south for the Austria
liam mobilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

A few years ago, Honolulu was
lawless town. Gangs; robberies;
rape; murder. Then came the
"Massie" case. A national sensa-
ton. It was discussed in Con-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22
barbs-

Bing Crosby's twin sons have had
their tonsils removed AS if the world
hadn't enough troubles without sur
geons clearing the throats of two
more potential crooners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

Our nomination for 1895 for
gotten men: the japanese and
Chinese warriors still battling in the
Far East.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

Nazi youth. We are told, suffer
from flat feet. This goose step must
be more realistic than we thought.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

and Maj Perry G.. Black, while
Col. Bernard A. Peyton is on his
way there. Our military attache in
Poland is Maj. William H. Colburn.
Not that the authorities at WPA
headquarters are cold and unfeel-
ing-but they do admit that the
outbreak of the war did them a
good turn. They had expected a
wagon-load of grief to descend on
them around Sept. 1, when the
wage-equalizing pay cuts for WPA
workers went into effect. But every
body seems to be thinking about
the war, because SO far they've had
hardly so much as murmur out
of anyone.
When the President summons
Congress in a special session to
pass on neutrality legislation, the
mechanics of the job of rounding
up the congressman will be simple.
No individual notifications are
sent out The President simply is
sues proclamation usually
through the State Department =
and it is taken for granted that
the members will read the news
papers and see it. The proclama-
tion usually sets the date far
enough away to give all hands
time to get there.
There have been seven special
sessions of Congress within the last
two-dozen years. These include:
Special session called April 2,
1917, by Wilson to declare war;
session called by Wilson May 10,
1919, to consider the high cost of
living; session called by Harding
April II, 1921, to consider an
emergency agricultural tariff; ses-
sion called by Harding Nov. 20,
1922. to consider merchant marine
problems; session called by Hoover
April Is, 1929, to consider the
tariff; session called by Roosevelt
March 9, 1888, to consider the gen.
eral depression problem; session
called by Roosevelt Nov. IS, 1897,
to consider agricultural problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22
thoughts for the Day

And We shall observe to do all the statutes and judg
NESTS which I set before you today.-Deuteronomy
1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

Before diamonds were cut. the
shape of a stone meant a lot to its
owner. Triangular stones were
thought to cause quarrels; square
stone filled its owner with vague
fears, and five-cornered one caus-
ed violent death. Only the SiX-cor-
nered stone was productive of good.
A camel, when burdened, can
travl 25 miles a day; when it has
no weight it can go as many as 60
to 70 miles.
All the famous race horses in the
world are believed to stem from
just three great equine forbears.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22
You re Telling Me-

The worlds prize lack of good
judgement was shown by that Can
adian motorist who, when told by
traffic cop to halt, ran over the
officers toe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

A statistician has figured that
approximately $4,000 American
youths will play football this fall.
Hmmm, that means approximately
1000 All-American teams will be
picked.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-22

and Maj. Perry G. Black, while
Col. Bernard A. Peyton is on his
way there. Our military attache in
Poland is Maj. William H. Colburn.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

special permit from the regional
control officer, countersigned by
Chancellor Hitler, for passage Of
the lines into Poland.
In Prague the Czechs were sullen,
but not in open hostility, he said.
They did small things to irritate the
Germans, Mr.. Collins reported. One
of the favorite tricks, he asserted,
was to make traffic jam in front
of parades and marching troops.
"The Czechs would create Jam
just long enough to irritate the
Germans and then disband before
drastic action could be taken," he
said.
Had Reserved Passage.
From Prague he headed for
France and crossed the Rhine to
Strassbourg. He crossed the bridge
two hours before it was closed to all
traffic for the duration of the ex-
pected war between France and
Germany.
Mr.. Collins said he had no trou-
BILE getting a ship back to the
United States, because he had re-
served passage before leaving this
country.
In his stateroom, however, he
found three German refugees, who
claimed the space was theirs. Mr..
Collins said he had paid $500 for
the accommodation. He later agreed
to take smaller space and let the
three remain. One of the three
later told him the room cost them
$500.
Mr.. Collins, who for a time was
with the War Risk Bureau of the
Justice Department before going
into private practice here and in
New York, was accompanied by his
wife on the European trip.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Foundation Formed
To War on Narcotics

Formation of the World Narcotics
Research Foundation, organized to
wage war on the drug evil, was an
nounced today by Elton R. Shaw,
Washington author and lecturer,
who is executive secretary. Head
quarters will be maintained at 1405
I street N w.
The foundation, headed by DR..
Henry Smith Williams of Los
Angeles. physician and author, plans
international activities and indorses
a congressional resolution of Repre-
senstative John NJ Coffee, Democrat,
of Washington, calling for an inves-
tigation of the narcotic situation in
the United States for the past Is
years, 1t was said.
1t approves Mr.. Coffee's conten-
tion that the present policy of the
Federal Narcotics Bureau has failed
to reduce the use of and traffic in
drugs and that drugs should be
ration to addicts by State and
Federal clinics in minimum and
gradually decreasing amounts and
with due precautions, such as reg
istration and fingerprinting, against
abuses.
The organization is the result of
. split in the ranks Of the American
White Cross Association on Drug
Addictions. Most of the founda-
tion's officials are former White
Cross members who resigned be-
cause of White Cross opposition to
Mr.. Coffee's stand.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Germans Charge D. c. Lawyer
40 Gents for 2 Pats of Butter
Collins Observes Reich
Military Might and
Polish Weakness

A Washington lawyer who was in
Germany and Poland during the
crisis which led to open hostilities
yesterday told of the sharp contrast
he saw between the Nazi military
machine and the poorly equipped
units of the Poles.
For more than IS miles he travelled
along the border between the two
countries, he declared, and saw in
Germany the precise and meticulous
handiwork of industrious endeavor
while just across the line in Poland
he was near poverty and particularly
bad roads in contrast.
Edward A. Collins, who came here
in 1888 to join the legal staff of the
old N. r. A., said he was permitted
to climb lookout tower on the
Polish side and through a spyglass
view the borderlands. On the Ger
man side, he said, were long lines
of trenches and a scene which re-
vealed the extreme utilization Of
everything available. On the Polish
side there were no trenches and the
land looked depleted and worn out,
he declared.
Mr.. Collins went to Europe the
middle of July to represent an in
ventor client In negotiations for
certain salt by-products, but the
advent Of war halted the deal, he
said.
Found Sentiment for Peace.
He spent three weeks in Germany
driving his own car through the in
dustrial areas. He said he met
number of industrialists and busi-
ness men and from them got the
impression Chancellor Hitler was
unpopular with that class because
of his high taxation program and
militaristic attitude.
People of affairs and those over
IS years old didn't want war;" he
said, particularly those who had
taste of the last war"
Ersatz, or artificial substitutes,
was in evidence everywhere, he said.
One commercial man told him of
a contract with the government to
provide artificial raincoats made of
spun glass instead of rubber, he
said
Mr.. Collins said If there was
revolt in Germany 1t most probably
would come in the vicinity of HAM
burg. where commerce has been cut
off, thus forcing reduced stand
ard of living.
Food Shortage Apparent.
Mr.. Collins said he had trouble
getting good food in Berlin and
there appeared to be an acute Short
age. After much argument, he said,
in one hotel he got two pats of real
butter after being given substitutes.
When I got my check" he said,
they had added 40 cents for those
little slices of butter"
In general, he said, the Germans
were courteous to Americans. II
never asked German if he spoke
English. 1 always asked if he spoke
American. I got better treatment
that way, because of the obvious
German dislike of the English"
One of Mr.. Collins priced possess
sions and souvenirs of the trip is a
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Proxy Bride Widowed

The 23-year-old proxy bride of
Wong Chin, aged 50. travelled 5000
miles from Hong Kong, China, to
Liverpool, England. to learn she was
a widow before she had seen or
spoken to her husband. Lonely,
Wong had asked friends back home
to find him bride, marry them by
proxy and send her to him. This
they did. but until she walked down
the gangplank the girl did not learn
of his illness and death.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Civic National Forum
To Hear Col. HumiIton

COL West A. Hamilton, District
Board of Education member, will
discuss problems of national de-
fense at the Civic National Forum
at pm. today in the Whitelaw
Hotel. The forum will conduct a
championship spelling contest Fri
day at BIS pm. in the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church. Partici-
pants must be under 18 years old, it
was announced.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

England will open many addition
o. sports grounds for emilitiamen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
cory TO SPEAK
 AT FORUM HERE
Illustrated Lecture on Deep Sea Fighting to Be
 Given Sunday

Victor Coty of Watertown, N. Y. comes to the Second Church Forum this Sunday night, March 26, at 7:30 D. m. with his sea program Deep Sea Fighting Of the Coasts of Ber- muda, Nantucket and Nova Scotia" illustrated with 2,000 feet of natur- al color film. This program which was given in the World Adventure Series by the Detroit Museum of Art on February 12, 1889, gives resume of the life of the ocean, following several families through all species, such as the molluse, shark and mackeral groups; gives basic life principles and discoveries of ocean life, such as camouflage, poison, smokescreen, hydraulic power, arm our, electricity, rocket flight and cold light. He then shows off the coasts of Bermuda, Nantucket and Nova Scotia, seeing and catching many barracuda, wahoo, sharks, giant tuna up to 720 pounds, seeing many whales, etc. There are lovely scenic and sunset shots, bird se- quences, sailing regattas, riding to hounds, etc. The program is excit- ing, thrilling, instructive and full of beauty in natural color.
 Victor Coty is graduate of Princeton University in the Class of 1926. He spends half the year taking hunting and fishing motion pictures and has a good time doing it. He gets his wildlife, whether it's with rod, gun or camera. His skill in talk ing closeups of man-shy birds and animals is almost uncanny. How he does 1t is his secret. But he spends the second half of the year showing these exciting and interesting pie lures at clubs, sportsmen's associa- ton meetings and forums.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
JOSEPH FARRELL,
 SPORTSMAN DIES
Popular Seth Thomas Clock EmpIoye, Victim
 of Pneumonia

Special to The Democrat)
 Thomaston, March 24-Joseph V. Farrell, 43, secretary-treasurer of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
WHEELER YOUNG
 POST TO MEET
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hold Important Meet To-
 night; Unit Buys Books

An important meeting of Wheel e1-Young Post, V. F. w., will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at the Field street armory. This ses- sion was postponed from last week due to the Grotto Circus holding sway at the huge drillshed. Com mander Theodore Schroaider will handle the gavel at tonight's par- ley.
 A silver jubilee book of the or ganization will be purchased by Lieut.. Shea Auxiliary, V. F. w., and turned over to the Silas Bronson Library, it was an- rounced this morning by Mrs. Jane Meyer, president.
 Six new members were initiated into the order at a regular meet ing in the Copper Room of the Hotel Eth Monday night. The next meeting will be held the first Monday of April, featuring elec- ton of officers.
 A food sale will be conducted by the members at Miller & Peck's store next Thursday. Mrs. Jo- sephine Donahue will be chair lady of the event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
Five OfSix Condemned Men Ask Forgiveness
William H. Gentry, Who Claimed He Alone Was Guilty Expressed No Interest in His Soul-COm-
 rades Prayed for Him

Columbia, s. C., March 24.-(UP) Six men were executed in the electric chair today. They murdered J. .Olin Sanders, guard captain, during an attempted break from the state prison in December, 1897. It took but 45 minutes to kill them all.
 The state had refused to "show mercy because they showed no mercy"
 They were: J. V. Bair, 28, Sumter, S. C.; Clayton Grams, 29, Rochester, N. Y.; William H. Gentry, 25, Sum- merville, Ga; Herbert Norman, A, Detroit, Mich; Roy Suttles, %, of Simpsonville, s. C., George Wingard, g, Lexington County, s. c.
 The men went to the chair in the order they entered Captain Sanders office when they attempted to force their way out of the peni- tentiary 16 months ago. The elec- tric chair faced Sanders old office.
 Wingard was first. He was smok- ing cigarette and looked around the room.
 i've made my peace with God" he told the 40 witnesses, who in- cludued two of Sanders sons.
 Gentry Bade Goodbye
 When the door opened for Gen. try, the four remaining called Goodbye Bill". From the death houeS
 house came the strains of the hymn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
SECOND CHURCH
 MEETS APRIL 3
Congregational Society Is Plans Annual Farley in
 Parish Chapel

The annual meeting of the Sec ond Congregational church society will be held Monday evening, April 3, at 8 o'clock in the chapel. All members and those who would like to become members are urged to be present.
 The Maundy Thursday com- munion services will be held this year at the First Methodist church as union service.
 The regular meeting of the Sec ond Congregational evening depart ment will be held next Tuesday eve- ming at o'clock. This will be 8 hobby show barley and all members having some hobby are asked to bring their display.
 The Order of Rainbow will att tend the services a week from Sum day. Miss Christine Hunter of the Second Congregational church is worthy advisor.
 The Waterbury Federation of Mems Bible classes will sponsor 8 communion service and breakfast for men Sunday morning, April 2, at 8 o'clock at the First Methodist church. Dr. Lloyd F. Morley of New Haven will be the guest speaker and MT. Bobilin will be in charge O. the devotional hour. Tickets may be se- cured this morning at the close of the morning service from members of the Sunday Noon club. Reserva- tions must be made not later than Thursday, March 30.
 The last Lenten lecture will be held on Thursday evening next week at 8 o'clock at First church. Dean Brown will be the speaker on the subject: Doors Into Life"
 A full rehearsal of the Passion Play is called for Tuesday evening, March 28 at 7:30 p. m., beginning with the first scene. Membebrr of the cast are asked to come in ample time for their part and may leave after their part has been rehearsed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-24
D0WLINC'S NAME
 ON ROLL AGAIN
Reassigned to Isolation Hospital; Miss McGivney
 Given New Position

Controller Sherwood L. Rowland reported yesterday that Luke Dow ling, watchman at the isolation hos pital will be paid henceforth from health department funds. Similarly he announced that Miss Elizabeth McGivney has been transferredfrom the tax collectors office to the wa ter department.
 MT. Dowling's pay voucher was refused at the controllers office after the closing of the isolation hospital and the finance board re- ferred the matter to the mayor who, according to the controller, notified Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, city health officer, that he believes the build- ing should be guarded from possible vandalism.
 Miss McGivney is one of the former employees of the controllers office who was busted by Rowland when he made his merit system" appointments about a year ago at this time. The controller was elected as Republican and Miss McG Givney is Democrat.