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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-13
$500 PHONES I
OVER MONTANA
INCREASE OF NEARLY asse m
LAST YEAR PUTS FIGURE AT
NEW HIGH
Nearly 100 Million Calls Originated in
State During Last Year. According
to J. N. Whittinghill, Manager Of
Mountain States Company.

On Dec. !, 1888, the number Of
telephones in Montana reached a
new all-time high, according To
}. N. Whittinghill, Montana man
ager OF The Mountain States TeIe-
phone & Telegraph Co. On that
aate the Mountain States COM
Pany was serving $500 Telephones
This figure represents an increase
OF 1859 telephones since the same
date a year ago and is more than
4,o0O greater than the highest
point before the depression when
$3.50 telephones were in use in
Montana ON May 81, 1880.
During 1888, Montana, telephone
users originated in the neighborhood
Of 100 900 900 telephone calls This fig
ure includes local calls and outgoing
long distance calls. No record is kent
OF incoming calls from other states
put these messages added to the orig
mating calls would swell the figure
well beyond the hundred million calls
a year mark.
On the average per capita of calls
In the state Montana rates well above
the national average, each person in
the state using 1873 calls during the
year and each telephone on an average
being used total of 1,786 times for
originating calls to say nothing of the
calls received on each telephone in
the state during the year.
Inc four largest exchanges in the
state: Butte. Great Falls, Billings and
Helena, having a total Of 28,O74 tele-
phones. originated more than so 900 600
OF the approximately 100 600 600 tele-
phone calls in the state.
The number of telephones. and the
originating calls in the four largest
exchanges are: Butte, 9.159 telephones
originating 17,139,o30 telephone calls;
Great Falls, 1921 telephones and H.,
253,3i1 originating calls; Billings, 6,3i9
telephones originating 11,705,573 tele-
phone messages, and Helena, with
5,305 telephones originating 9,645 ,636
calls, making a total of 5O,743 600 or
iginating telephone messages in these
four exchanges.
During the year, improvements in
telephone lines and exchanges were
made in the telephone company's
physical plant equipment which have
improved the service to the users and
increased the efficiency Of telephone
service in Montana.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-13
WIFE IDENTIFIES BODY
AS THAT OF HUSRAND

The badly decomposed body of a
man found near Philipsburg was iden-
titled as that of william Harvey sui
Ivan Of Butte, missing since June Ii.
identlflcation was made by Mrs. Sui
Ivan. who said her husband had told
her shortly before he disappeared he
was going to warmer climate" A
shotgun had been fired through the
roof Of his mouth, apparently killing
him instantly. 1t still lay beside him.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-13

In the United States, it requires
about eight years and $1,000 to develop
one acre of date palms to the point
where the grower begins reaping re-
turns.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-13
SOIL PROGRAM
MAKES HEADWAY
FARMERS ADOPT PRACTICES OF
TYING DOWN LOOSE GROUND
WITH COVER CROPS

More Than Half Million Acres Seeded
to Perennial, Biennial and Annual
Legumes and Vast Areas Cultivated
With Strip and Fallow Methods.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
WHERE THERE'S A WILL
There's A WAY
Riverside Press)

The old saws and sayings we have
been familiar with since we were kids,
while they get moth-eaten around the
edges, and stale to the taste, still go on.
The probable reason is that they are
true in almost every particular.
One of the oldest ones, "where there's
a will there's a way might be good to
paste down on every congressional desk
at Washington during the neutrality de-
bate The President wants to keep us
out of war, practically all the congress
men on both sides of the debate want
the same. Organized business, even the
so-called merchants of DEATH want
to stay out. So do more than 80 per cent
of the people of the country.
Is it wish or will? Everything de
pends on that. If that will is strong
enough, it can be DONE somehow If that
will is not strong and inflexible, no con-
gressional neutrality plan can do it.
Under any plan incidents will occur
that will try American patience, threat
en- American interests, for war is not
conducted with the interests or even the
rights of neutrals in mind. On that will,
whether it stands firm as at present at
peace, or swings under changing circum-
stances toward war; hangs the future of
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
MR. WIRIN MAKES
The HEADLINES AGAIN

A. L. Wirin, American Civil Liberties
Union attorney who thinks as little Of
Imperial Valley as Imperial Valley
thinks Of him, has been escorted out of
another county for addressing meeting
of so-called strikers.
We in this county have no first-hand
information of the cotton strike in the
San Joaquin country. 1t may be thor
oughly justified. But the presence of
Attorney Wirin at MADEIRA, and the tao
tics used by him there cast grave doubt
in our minds. We cannot forget the
tempest in a teapot Wirin made out of
comparatively minor disturbance - in
which practically no legitimate workers
were on strike-when he came to this
county.
By the same token, we cannot help
wondering if he is not attempting to boil
ster up a faltering strike in MADEIRA coun-
ty by the use Of such propaganda tactics
as he used in this county. AS far as the
harvest fields went, there was no strike
in Imperial Valley when Wirin made his
flying trip here in 1884. The strike was
entirely in the minds of radical agitators
who used flying squads to beat up legiti-
mate harvest workers who wanted to
work.
Perhaps the same is true today in Ma
dera and neighboring counties. The pres
ence there of Attorney Wirin-short as
is usual with him-lends credence to the
thought.
Wirin's chief motive usually is to dis
credit existing law enforcement agencies.
Apparently he failed as badly in MADEIRA
as here
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
AT THE STARS.
NOT FEARING
(Christian Science Monitor)

NCnrlSllan Science MonllOf)
Yes, let us look at the stars. On hill
side where cedars stand, patches of
darkness within darkness, shadows with
out sun, shadows we feel rather than
see,-on hillside let us look out at the
stars
Under the apple trees, the picking
over, let us reach for the stars with our
eyes as We reached for the fruit with
our arms. From the river. indefinitely
deep with the reflection, let us look deep
er still into the night sky. Let us push
the gaze farther and farther, beyond
bright stars into dark shafts of space
where other stars glimmer like crumbs
of light in wells bottom.
Let us look at the stars, not fearing for
our grip on earth. Men lying tonight in
trenches will look at them Women wait
ing and working in blacked-out cities,
women guarding children, and children
in country refuges-they will look at the
stars the better, the more bravely. to
look at one another
The innumerable stars. Worlds big
ger than ours Thousands of worlds. Do
they see our world, with its big wars
looking very little in the infinite design
of ordered peace among the planets?
Do they see us with our little troubles
into which we withdraw from their
light?
Thank you, DR.. Annie j. Cannon of
Harvard. Your words at the centenary
of the University's purchase of Dana
House will remind thousands to look at
the stars; to focus the eyes for distance
to focus the thought for perspective
And to do it now when the world needs
to find itself in that broader scheme of
things in which war is only an anomaly.
Yes, let US look at the stars; our most
powerful bombers cannot reach them,
but our intelligence can.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Where Draw the Line in Defense of Canada?

more than human if they did not
strike at their source.
Technically, it could be done. Won
Gronau flew three times to North
America from the North Sea-in
1880 to New York, 467O miles, AZ
hours flying time; in 1881, to Chi
cago via northern Ontario; and in
1882 around the world, through De-
troit and Chicago and north to
winnipeg. The northern Great Cir
Gle route. over Iceland and Green
land, pioneered by Lindbergh him
self, is a shortcut" into Canada
from the northeast.
Such a bombing attack on Ca
NADIA, while long shot, is by no
means impossible. But there is no
present reason to think that it
could threaten the sovereignty of
our northern neighbor, or result in
any permanent occupation of the
kind with which the Monroe Doc
trine is concerned Canada under
stands this distinction. If this be
a true estimate of American policy,
there would be no harm in every
oody's understanding it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

fore the American committee.
Early in May a friends of Kri-
yitsky went to the immigration
service and complained that Kri-
vitsky hadn't yet had any word
about his application. He was told
that the application would be de-
MED and that Krivitsky would pres
emily be notified.
Dies heard of this, and promptly
served Krivitsky with subpoena,
to prevent his deportation until
after his appearance as a witness.
Krivitsky lived uneventfully
thereafter until June 20, when three
things happened.
Newspaper stories announced that
he was about to be deported; the
company which had put up the
$500 bond under which he had
been admitted to the country was
notified that if he did not Surren-
der within five days his bond would
be forfeited; and immigration Com
missioner James L. Houghtelling
telephoned the Dies committee and
asked if Krivitsky was under sub
pena.
Told that he was, Houghtelling
said no action would be taken to
interfere with his appearance be-
fore the committee.
There the matter rested until
Krivitsky was finally put on the
witness stand just the other day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

WASHINGTON - The Russian
gentleman who was born Samuel
Ginsburg and now calls himself
Walter j. Krikitsky has had an
uneasy time of it during the months
preceding his appearance here as
a witness before the Dies commit
tee on un-American activities.
On the one hand, he has been
afraid of violence at the hands of
Russian agents. For that reason
he has kept in strict seclusion, re-
manning under cover in cities in
New York and New England.
On the other hand, he has been
afraid of the United States gov
eminent, which has been trying
to deport him. Only the interven-
ton Of Congressman Dies kept the
government from shipping Krivitsky
back to France last spring.
The true story of Krivitsky's stay
in this codrtry is only now coming
out.
he entered the country on Nov.
&c 1898, carrying French certifi-
care Of identity. French travel pa
pers ard a permit allowing him
10 live III France until December,
1910. His papers permitted four
month stay in America.
At the same time the Labor De-
partment (Cf which the Immigra-
ton Service is a branch) received
a communication from William Bull
lit, u S. ambassador to France.
saying that Leon Blum, eX-premier
Of France. had asked that all legiti-
mate courteSies be extended to
KriYitsky and had stated that he,
Blum, was ready to vouch for him.
Bullitt, VINO was in Washington at
the time, passed this on without
recommendation.
Krivitsky had lost his Russian
citizenship-by his own account he
was a former chief of Soviet mill
tary intelligence for western Eu-
rope. now in very bad with Dictator
Stalin-and was what the State
Department calls stateless per-
oO4ls VI Il ilLel4l NlCIIOuI d SOUI4bIJ'
He joined forces with a liter
airy collaboration to prepare some
special articles and begin work
on q book, and vanished from sight.
Nothing more was heard of him
until March 81, when he applied
for a renewal of his permit, due
to expire March %. On March
"a he was formally notified that
his application had been received
and that he would be informed of
the decision in due course.
On April Is appeared the first
of his articles - an expose of
conditions in Soviet Russia, print
ed in the Saturday Evening Post.
Chairman Dies Immediately decided
that Kriyitsky ought to testify be-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
A SEPARATE DIVISION
FOR LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT

The Los Angeles liquor payoff scan
dial and its repercussions in Sacramento
may be the lever by which Ray Edgar
gains posthumous recognition for one of
his favorite proj jects-a separate divi-
sion of state government to handle all
matters pertaining to liquor law en-
forcement.
Governor Olson Saturday advocated
such a separate liquor division during
comment on the Los Angeles scandal.
He was at least four years behind the
Imperial Valley man who served with
such distinction on the state board of
equalization.
Liquor law enforcement is million
dollar business in California. The state
board Of equalization, facing the neces-
sity of discharging all other duties i'm
posed upon it by law, cannot properly
supervise such a widespread endeavor.
Entirely aside fom such a consideration,
however, is another fact. In such cases
as that now occupying the headlines, it
is impossible to place responsibility for
irregularities. An official who otherwise
might be morally responsible can say,
and with truth, that he was so busy he
had to entrust too many duties to sub
ordinate, and did not know what was 60
ing on. !
In separate bureau for liquor law
enforcement, infraction of the rules in
any minor division would reflect directly
upon the highest official in the bureau
That is as it should be- It it the duty
of the governing officials to see that
their subordinates are kept in line.
Properly administered, a separate bu-
reau for liquor law enforcement would
save the taxpayers money by doing away
with waste and petty graft If improper
ly administered, it would be easier to
find where the fault lay.
All these were Ray Edgar's arguments,
and they are as good today as before he
died If Governor Olson can bring his
dream to fruition, the people of Cali
fornia should see fewer such scandals
as that now brewing in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Famous Sayings

Colonel Lindbergh's most recent
radio speech, whether one agrees
with its wisdom or not, is service
able in drawing attention to the
promised American defense of Ca
NADIA.
Thoughtless concern has arisen
from the possibility that the United
States might be drawn into the war
because Canada is at war. Any
sort of attack on Canada by ma
tions against whom she has de-
clared war would be considered an
act of war against the United States,
it has been said. Colonel Lindberg
apparently felt this SO strongly
that he suggested that Canada
ought TO have asked our permiS-
SION before declaring war on Ger
many; that is, she should string
along either with the United States
or with Britain.
This seems entirely unreasonable.
The Canadians are a free people.
as proud as any people of their
independence Of action. They have
the same right as any sovereign
people to declare war on whom they
choose. They are much too proud
a people to expect to be shielded by
anyone from the consequences of
their own acts. This we can readily
understand.
The Monroe Doctrine, once the
policy OF the United States alone,
but now becoming the united policy
of all the countries south of the
Great Lakes, is in essence very SIM
Pile. 1t is that the Americas are
closed to colonization from Europe
or Asia and united in resistance to
conquest from abroad.
What President Roosevelt said on
August 10. 1898, at Kingston, On
tario. was entirely In line with this
traditional policy: Il give you as
surance that the people of the
United States will not stand idly by
IL Vic uOiilllldIiOll u CdllduldIl sui
is threatened by amp other empire"
Any threat to Canadian sover-
eighty, in short, any military in
vaSion of a sort which threatens
establishment of permanent basis
of European power, is a threat to
the United States, and will be so
treated.
But that does not apply to block
ade of the Canadian coast, or even
necessarily to bombardment by sea
or air of its cities. Canada is ra-
pidly becoming the center and
heart of British air defense, both
as to the building of planes and
the training of flyers. Should those
planes and flyers hold the balance
of power in widespread European
air war, the Germans would be
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis

Bronchitis, acute or chronic, Is an
inflamrnatory condition of the mu-
cous membranes lining the bronchial
tubes. Even II other medicines have
failed you may get relief now with
Creomulsion. Chronic bronchitis can
develop II your chest cold Is not
treated and you cannot afford to
take a chance with any medicine
less potent than Creomulsion which
goes right to the seat Of the trouble
to help loosen and expel germ laden
phlegm and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw, tender, infiamed
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechwood
creosote by special process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
1t contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding that you are to
Like the way it quickly allays the
cough, permitting rest and sleep, or
you are to have your money back.
See that the name Creomulsion Is
on the bottle and you will get the
genuine product and the relief you
want. (AdYo
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

nothing about politics, so he went
TO his friend, f. c. Allen. and had
Allen tell him all that he could.
At last the moment came-the
by-election. Newspaper correspond
ents flocked in from Boston, some
even came from New York; and
the telegraph instrument chartered
with excitement. Some of the mes
sages were for Blaine himself, and
some were important and of a secret
nature. Munsey bided his time.
Then a night came when there
was a message which called for Sc
crecy.
Munsey took the message himself
and went to Blaine, asking to speak
to Blaine personally. Blaine was
much impressed by the effort the
young man had gone to in his be-
half. In a few minutes Munsey was
inside and they were talking poll
tics Blaine was surprised at how
much the young man knew about
the subject SO dear to his heart.
and when Munsey finally left.
Blaine invited him to come another
day to have dinner with him.
Through Blaine's friendship,
Munsey met other important peo-
pie His rise in the world was
launched. But Munsey did not ac-
cept without giving. Later, estab-
lished as a New York publisher, he
threw himself into campaign to
elect his friend president of the
United States, and Blaine came
within an ace of getting it too, for
New York was the pivotal state and
Blaine lacked only 1,l49 votes Of
carrying it.
When Thomas Masaryk, called
1.-THE Father of Czechoslavakia,
was trying to bring order out Of
chaos, he decided that the person
who could do the most for him was
our own president, Woodrow Will
son. He came to America to get Will
son to announce his sympathy with
the Czechoslavakiap independence.
But he was too smart to go to
Wilson and say, please, Mr.. Will
son, we want a democratic country
like yours Won't you help us?"
Instead he, went to the library
and spent three weeks studying the
books Professor Woodrow Wilson
had written on the subject of de-
mocracy, freedom, and ideals in
government. He absorbed these and
put them into an appeal of sixty
pages, had it bound, and sent it to
Wilson to read before he called on
him.
Wilson was tremendously i'm
pressed. Why, this man thought as
he did! Smart man. Ought to lend
him hand. He became Masaryk's
champion. and through his influ-
ence the Allied governments fell
into line, and CzechoSlavakia de-
clared herself free from the Haps-
burg rule.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL

SUMMONS
No. 1922
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
VS.,
LEWIS D. LIGHTLY, ct. al, De-
PENDANTS.
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State OF Cali
fornia send greetings TO LEWIS D.
LIGHTLY, EDITH MAY LIGHTLY,
PIONEER ABSTRACT & TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY, a Corpor-
alton, as trustee, L. E. HARTNETT,
c. w. SANDERS, SECURITY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, a National Bank
ing Association, CITIZENS MA
TIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANK OF LOS ANGELES, a Ma
til on al Banking ASSo oci tion,
GEORGE NOWLIN, John Doe,
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, Corporation,
Richard Roe Company, a Co-part-
nership, and j. Doe as Admins
traitor or Administrative of the Es-
tate of r. Roe, deceased,
You are hereby directed to ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
OF the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of May, 1899.
(SeaD w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
(Sept. 1925: Oct. 2-9-16-23-30.
Nov. 6-13-20.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
L, A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Oct. 90. UP)-
Supplies were moderate to liberal
with demad and trading moderate
to slow.
Asparagus: Arizona punched sell
ect 12-13c; ex fey 11-12c; fey 7c;
Imperial Valley ex select lie; sell
ect 15c; ex fey 12c; fey SC; local tx
fey 15-17c.
Cantaloupes: local hb's std 16s-24s
50-60c; 27s 40-50c; 36s 30-45c; 45s
15-25c; honeydews saugus std So
16s 5075c.
Cucumbers: local and San Diego
co lugs 65-75c; Oceano. Berros Il
Lompoc 5O-65c; Imperial Valley 65c.
Lettuce: dry pack Lompoc dozen
$500; 5s $2.25$2.50; San Luis
Obispo As $2.00-$2.25; 5s $1.75-$1. .S5 !
Guadalupe and Santa Maria As $500
$225; 5s $1.50$2.00.
Peas: China peas Santa Barbara
county 20 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
L. A. BUTTER e EGGS
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. UP)-
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange drifted irregularly lower
today as eight isues showed slight
advances, seven were off and -four
unchanged on a turover of 1000
shares durig the early session.
Los Angeles investment 100 hares
81 unchanged; Richfield 100 share
8$ off "a; Republis petroleum 100
shares "a unchanged; Consolidated
STEEL pfd 100 shares, 11R off Is
Lac Wells, 100 shares. SA off a
new low; Lockheed 100 shares 81 "
off X; Ryan aero 100 shares u
Unchanged; so. Cal. Gas "A" 200
shares 30A up a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
l.. A. HAY
CASH FLAX
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. 23. (UP)-Wheat
slumped a cent below the previous
close oftetr an early opening rally
on the Chicago board of trade to-
day.
weakness at winnipeg and in the
stock market contributed to the
declie. The market opened M
cent higher in moderate speculative
buying but turnd downward.
Reports of continued dryness in
the Southwestern wheat belt and in
Europe war news were major fact
ors in the early strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Oct. 90. (UP)-
Selective buying featured an irreg-
ular stock market session today.
Aviation issues were active and
strong at the opening, Curtiss-
Wright featured with block of
10000 shares. Several, ihcluding g
North American aviation and Cur
tiss Wright issues, made new highs
for the year.
Trading was dull as the close
approached; U. S. steel Bethlehem,
and Chrysler registered smoll losses.
Dow Jones closing stock avera-
ges: Industrial, 1871, off 0.15; rail
34.55, off 0.23; utility 26.09, up O.04,
Stock sales were 100000 shares
compared with 100000 on Friday;
curb stock turnover fell to $4,000
shares from $4,000 in the previous
full session.