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Evening star., 1939-02-08
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Early in the history of China the
country was ruled by men who
passed their power from father to
son to grandson. This gave Zines
Of emperors,' to the Chinese. One
Nne lasted as long as a family kept
It's power. Then there was another
line.
The Shang or Yin family stayed
In ONCE about 80 years. 1t was fol-
lowed by the Chou family, which
held power for more than 300 years.
Confucius lived while Chou en-
peror was on the throne.
In the later centuries Of their rule
the power Of the Chou emperors was
not so great as in the early centuries.
warfare took place between one
part Of the land and another and
tho emperors did not seem able to
do much about 1t.
Slowly but surely, western state
added to its power. This state was
known as Chin, and at last its ruler
made himself emperor. 1t is be-
lieved that the reason we now call
the entire country China" is be-
cause of the victories of the ruler OF
Chin.
Shih Huang I'll Of the House of
Chin wanted to make his name as
Egreat as could be. So he called him.
self "the First Emperor" even
though there had been many en-
perors before his time.
Shih Huang Ii lived almost 1900
Evening star., 1939-02-08

winning NOntTuCt
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Protection
East, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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I The bidding:
East. South. West. North.
~ % ~ 80
~ ~ Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Today's hand prompted Question
No. so, which is answered below. 1t
involves a common but very i'm
portant situation. The word pro
lection is one that is used frequently
In bridge discussions. Its meaning
Is simply this: When your bidding
has indicated that you hold Ger
tain minimum amount Of high-card
strength and that strength is lack
Ing, you should attempt to protect
your partner by rescuing him from a
business double. Glance at the bid
ding shown above and you will note
that after South's two-diamond
overcall West Immediately gave his
partner a free" raise in hearts.
True, West did have good trump sup
port and his two doubletons pro-
missed considerable help to his part
lher's heart bid. However, West did
not hold any card higher than the
queen and thus his hand would
prove of little defensive help against
an opposing declaration.
Now let's look at East's hand. His
opponents have bid up to four dia-
monds and he has what appears to
be four reasonably sure defensive
tricks. In addition, his partners
raise has promised one defensive
trick so that the four diamond con-
tract should be set even If the op-
ponents have decidedly unbalanced
distribution. We know that in East's
position we, too, would have doubled,
feeling certain that the opponents
would be set at least one trick and
possibly two or three. But in Vests
position we would have protected our
partner by taking out the business
double to four hearts. This contract
would have been set the negligible
amount of one trick, but the loss
!. against four diamonds, which could
not be defeated, was considerable.
Yesterday you were Howard
6chenken's partner and held:
AQJxXx
vJ10xx
Xxx
&Qx
Neither side was vulnerable. The
bidding:
6chenken. Jacoby. You. Burnstone.
~ 70 ~ 80
r3v - Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass {?
Answer-Bid four hearts. Your
previous free raise in hearts was
based solely on distribution. mas
Evening star., 1939-02-08

much as your partner expects you to
furnish one defensive trick, you
should protect" his double and res
cue to four hearts.
Score 100 per cent for four hearts,
80 per cent for pass.
Question No. 81.
You are declarer at four spades.
Dummy holds:
AJ.10xxx
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
By WEBB MILLER

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Oct. 14-PasSed by Field
Censor. (UP)-Thousands of British
troops and thousand of tons of
war machinery and munitions are
pouring into France to add to the
$4,000 men which the British gov
ernment announced had safely
reached French soil last Wednes-
day.
With the first party of American
and British overseas accredited war
correspondents, I drove by auto
mobile for two days through the
areas where the British army has
taken up its positions and to which
other thousands streamed daily
from the ports of debarkation.
I passed mile after mile of grim
looking olive -drab motorized units,
which roared along at 80 miles an
hour toward positions under lower
inc autumn skies. Often they were
drenched by a clammy rain.
Large numbers of guns rumbled
over excellent roads at speeds sur
prising to World war veterans.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Germans Hint at
3-PoWer PorIey

BERLIN. Get. IA. CUP)-German,
Russian and italian leaders may
meet somewhere in Italy to discuss
the allied refual to end the war on
Adolf Hitlers terms. usually well
informed Nazi quarters reported to-
day.
1t was indicated that no meeting
had yet been decided upon. but
that the question was being discus
sed in negotiations through diplo-
matte channels on what the Nazis
called the insulting British rejec-
ton of Hitler's peace bid.
Nazis attached increased impor-
tance to the visit to Italy of En-
rich Himmler, chief of the Gustapo,
the Nazi secret police Himmler
went to Italy ostensibly to discuss
evacuation of German -blooded peo-
pie from the Italian Tyrol. but
Nazis pointed out that such visit
would be made if Hitler proposed to
go to Italy Himmler's visit to Lake
Como, often the scene of interna-
tional conferences. increased Nazi
interest in the possibility of a three
power meeting in Italy.
In any event, Nazis said. three
power consultation would be held
soon, in addition TO the present ne
gotiations through diplomatic chan
nels. They said common defense
measures" would be discussed.
There has been no indication
from Italy either that three-pow-
er meeting would be held there or,
if a meeting were held in Italy or
elsewhere, that Benito Mussolini in
tended to discuss a:% common de-
fense measures.
Nazis seemed to believe that Pre-
mier-Foreign Commissar V. NJ. Mo
lotov or vladimir Potemkin, vice
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Lindbergh Speech
Starts Fireworks
Over Neutrality
Continued from Page II


totalitarian governments and Is
subject to the construction that
he approves of their brutal conquest
of democratic countries through war
or threat of destruction through
war"
Pittman said the country "ad-
mired" Lindbergh for his accom-
plishments in the air, but that "his-
tory does not disclose that Col
Lindbergh has had the same ex-
perience in craftsmanship and mill
tary affairs as he has had in fly
ing"
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. R.,
Mich, an isolationist leader. said
that Lindbergh's plan was not i'm
possible but other senator's eX-
pressed the opinion that congress
would find it impossible to distin-
guish between defensive and Of
fensive weapons.
Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, D..
Mo, obtained permission to print
Lindbergh's speech in the congress
sional record Before the request
was granted, however. Chairman
Key Pittman. D., New. of the for
eign relations committee, asked
curtly:
who are the colonels advisers"
THE colonel has always seemed
entirely capable of expressing his
own opinion" Clark replied.
Vandenberg obtained permission
to print an editorial from the
Windsor, Ont, Daily Star of Sept.
81, which said that with repeal of
the arms embargo. the United
States probably would be involved
in the European conflict about the
middle of next January"
Frazier argued that IF the arms
embargo is lifted, it must be con-
ceded that it will favor one side
in the conflict against the other
and favoring one side means a step
toward war"
Perhaps we could take sides in
this European mix-up without actu-
ally sending troops across the At
lantic," Frazier said, but once we
yield to pro-British and pro- French
pressure, are we going to have any
moral reason for stopping short OF
war;"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
MexicaIi Crisis
Follows Death Of
Gun Feud Victim
Continued From Page y

plea of self defense.
Vasquez was shot Monday after
noon at a deserted spot east of
Mexicali. An authoritative source
said the two men went there to
duel. because of a dispute over a
story that appeared in Castillo's
newspaper The story criticized
Vasquez' handling of the estate OF
Alberto Garcia. notorious and col
orful chief of rurales who was slain
in 1881 on the desert east of CAL
eXico.
Castillo suffered head injuries
when struck with the butt of gun
Vasquez was fatally wounded in
The side.
Fears of reprisals materializec
several days after the shooting
when a mob stormed the offices
of El Regional and police inter-
ference averted a clash with a
group of Castillo sympathizers The
mob tried to burn the newspaper
offices. a reliable source said.
Castillo was transferred recently
from the Jail to the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
S.P. Asks Trial in
Federal Court

The Southern Pacific company
petitioned Friday for transfer of a
$4,000 damage suit based on the
train wreck at Tortuga in Septem-
ber, 1888.
Railway officials asked that the
suit be transferred from Imperial
county superior court to the United
States district court.
Mrs. Cecilia F.. Peterson of Ari-
zona filed the suit against the COM
pany and Leonard Jacobson, the
man credited with throwing the
switch which threw two main line
limited trains into a headon colli-
sion near the isolated desert siding
in north eastern Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Webb Miller Describes
British Machine Of War

Motor trucks carried guns already
camouflaged under a netting into
which branches of trees were woven.
The bulk of the British forces
in France as mentioned by War
Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha IN the
House of Commons on Wednesday
already are in position and engaged
in strengthening their lines. Miles
of motorized units which l passed
in various areas were moving for
ward to reinforce them.
What we witnessed on the roads
gave vivid idea of the compleXlty
of transport Of modern motorized
war machines, at which Hore-
Belisha limited when he mentioned
that 25,0O0 vehicles already were IN
France. These include large num-
berS of tanks.
From my experience in the World
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Building Permit
Total Still Off
1898 Pace

El Centro's 1899 building permit
total was up a couple more notches
Saturday with an increase of Sl4,-
$50, during the week, but was still
off the pace established in last
years record housing boom.
The increase of more than Sl4 ZOO
during the week brought the sea-
sonal total to S298,909 as compared
to S315,7O3 on the same date last
year.
Permits issued during the week
were:
Charles Bratton, $50 Sandalwood,
$40, alterations; Capitol Co., 443
Main, $3.50, hotel office; Mark Nc
Clelland, 1400 Euclid, s2400 office
and equipment building; Shell Oil
Co., loading platform, $3.50; w. A.
Scheniman, grain barn. $780, Union
Oil, 4th and Main streets, $40, alter
ations; Harry Androus, 459 Main,
s45, alterations; Barbara Worth
hotel. 1925, reroof garage; Jake
Verberg, Balboa hotel, $685., re-
roofing; W. c. Mcbride, $50 FL
Centre, SIS, alterations; Bert Woolf,
84112 Park, S1O0. alterations; Elite
Printing, sl0,5o0, new printing
plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
ACTIVITY ALONG
BUILDING ROW
SPEEDS UP

FL Centro's long predicted fall
building boom. showed first signs
of arrival during the past week as
activity along the city's building
row began TO speed up
While the activity noted during
the week left much to be desired in
the way of boom, it was never
theless considerably ahead of the
comparative inactivity during the
latter part On September and the
first week of October, builders
agreed.
Sones Lumber company reported
construction of a new home for
John and Beulah Baskins at 8th
and Holt streets. The residence
will be five room structure, valued
at approximately $500.
Sones also reported construction
of a new printing plant for Randall
Henderson. The plant, contracted
by Fred Smith, will be an all
concrete building and will be valued
at approximately S10,500.
A remodel job for Jerry Robert
son at his Sandalwood home was
under construction by Ed Gran
dali, contractor, according to Sones
and a new parsonage for the A.
Square Gospel church was started
The parsonage will be finished In
stucco exterior walls, plaster in
terror.
Builders Supply reported progress
on the c. j. Russell remodeling
job. j. P Harrison and Son are
the contractors. Builders Supply
also announced the Art Sinclair
job near completion
Mark McClelland, contractor,
started construction of new office
and warehouse on Euclid street be-
tween Imperial and l4th.
The building will be an all con-
crete structure, McClelland said
Builders Supply will furnish materi-
ais.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Flax Experiment
Results Studied

H. B. Walker, head of the divi-
SIGN of agricultural engineering at
the University of California, Fri
day night commended valley flax
harveSterS for efficiency obtained
in harvesting operations.
Walker met with j. p. Fairbanks,
extension specialist, L. G.. Goar,
Frank Besycblag and machine op-
orators, who cooperated in last sea-
sons harvesting tests to study re-
ult5 from the experiments.
Experiment results were to be in
cluded in report from the extern
sion service. Walker said. and will be
distributed to valley growers for
discussion in a series of meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Consul Arraigned
In Gambling Case

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IA. UP)-
Prosper Reiter, consul general of
the Duchy of Luxembourg, his
chancellor, John F. Garrison, and
four consular employees were ar
raigned today on misdemeanor
gambling charges growing out of a
recent sheriff's raid on the con-
sulate in Culver City.
The four employees and Garrison
were arrested when deputies raided
the consulate and stopped a Tango
game in operation there.
Reiter was not in the consulate
at the time of the raid but an
swered on a district attorneys
complaint by appearing in the Ven-
ice justice court today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Berlin Newspapers Renew Claims Of
Aircraft Carrier Sinking by Sub

lines on the British announcement
that the Royal Oak had been sunk.
The German high command was
slow to get out its official state
ment regarding the victory.
This great new success repre-
sents a further bitter lesson for
those English circles which believ-
ed they were able to wage a war
of starvation against Germany
without any great risk said the
Boersen zeitung.
THE crews of German U-boats
already have shown themselves
worthy successors of their World
war comrades"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15

BERLIN, Oct. "A. CUP)-German
newspapers today renewed claims
that the British airplane carrier
Ark Royal-as we'll as the air
plane carrier Courageous and the
battleship Royal Oak-had been
sunk by Nazi U-boats.
will Winston Churchill now adj
NIT the loss of a second aircraft
carrier, the Ark Royal?" the Off
cial German news bureau asked in
reporting the sinking OF the Royal
Oak.
The German radio broadcast a
British announcement of the loss
of the Royal Oak.
All newspapers carried banner
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15

war. 1 would hazard a guess that
at least ten times - perhaps 10
times-as many motorized vehicles
are required under modern condl-'
tions for the same number of men
as compared to 1918. But the evi-
dent speed with which a division
can be shifted over long distances
is equally surprising.
Huge numbers OF heavy motor
trucks and motorized machines
which must be transported from
England to France for the present
day army have rendered the task
of shifting an army to the con-
tinent far more complicated than
during the World war. "a
From what I have seen In two
days, I believe the British army
accomplished efficiently and with
out a single casualty task far
out of proportion in magnitude to
what the mere numbers of men
transported would indicate.
Our party crossed from England
with a regular troop convoy. Our
ship I had known in peace time
but she was almost unrecognizable
in her iron grey guise with her
name painted out. We with other
ships in the convoy carried several
thousands of troops-men who once
were bus conductors, clerks, factory
workers. There was little in the
way of cheering, excitement or
heroics. The men realized this is
grim, unpleasant job.
They seemed to have set out for
France in somewhat the frame OF
mind that you would go to the
dentist-as duty that will prob
ably hurt but which must be done.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
900 Lives Lost
As U-Boaf Sinks
British Warship

Continued From Page ID
protection against torpedoes, and
was regarded by naval authorities
as strongly protected against sub
marine attack.
Royal Oak took part in the bat
lie Of Jutland in 1916, and was
once under fire in course of patrol
duty in the Spanish civil war.
Originally built at cost of a
little more than COCOON
pared to the $50,00O,000 to $4,000
600 Of the battleships of today, the
Royal Oak was refitted in 1884 sc,
It was put into the reserve in
recent years and was recommis-
stoned June 7, 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
dIeMoney Hits
) Billion Mark

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. (UP)E
There is enough idle money on
hand in fderal reserve members
banks to provide base for theo-
retical credit expansion of $43,200,a
100000.
The federal reserve board an
nounced today that excess reserves,
or idle funds, of member banks on
Oct. II reached a record total OF
SIS, 400, 100000. This was an increase
of $4O,OOO,0O0 from the previous
week.
The increase was largely due to
government spending which found
it's way into banks. ..-
theoretically banks at present
could lend So for every dollar held
in reserve.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Buckle! Dairy
Tops Producers

Len Buckel dairy cattle replaced
those of H. c. FarnsWorth as high
est producers during September,
monthly report of the Imperial
county COW testing association dis
closed Saturday.
Ruckel placed the top three cows
among the highest producers with
records Of 39.1, 635, and 622 pounds
Of butterfat. j. S. Bridenstine and
II. L. Russell also placed high pro-
ducing animals among the first ten
FarnsWorth, Russell, Bucket, FL
del Gomez and V. K. Rood divided
honors in the high producing first
calf heiffer class.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Finland Believes
Peaceful Solution
Near with Russia
Continued from Page ID

sideration.
Artillery ana infantry units Of
the regular army of 100000 con-
tinued to move into frontier areas.
At the same time, units of the
volunteer corps, which totals 150,-
600. threw out additional defenses
in the form of trenches stretching
through the thick forests behind
the regular army positions.
The trenches were heavily beamed
for strength, and constructed so
as to utilize to the fullest the cover
provided by forests and the many
lakes and streams in the area.
Motorized and cross country units
were stationed in open spaces be-
tween forests. Tank traps and
rows Of spiked-log fences were
Luilt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15

foreign comalisar might come to
Berlin to represent Russia in nego-
tiationS and that, if no meeting
were arranged in Italy, Count Ga
leazzo Ciano. italian Foreign Min
lister. might come to Berlin.
The Nazis seemed confident that
if Hitler asked. Italy would give
military aid to Germany. But at
the same time there was a belief in
we'll informed quarters that Ger
many attached more Importance to
seeking the utmost aid from Russia.
Russia was not believed to have pro-
missed Germany any military aid so
far
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Patterson Wants
SaIaried Helper

SACRAMENTO, Oct. II. (UP)-
The State Personnel Board reveal
ed today that Lieut.-Gov. Ellis E.
Patterson has asked for creation
of the position of assistant to the
Lieutenant at salary range from
5000 to $3.50 a month.
Patterson, who already has a
non-civil service secretary, told the
board he needed the assistant to
handle routine affairs in connection
with his membership on state
boards and commissions. The re-
quest will be considered at board
session in San Francisco starting
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Paralysis Strikes
Tur|ock Diver

VALLEJO, Oct. IA. UP)-Chris
Hansen, so, who gave his occupation
as a submarine diver, was brought
here from Turlock today, suffering
from a form of paralysis which
doctors believed might be the bends
Vallejo general hospital author
tiles said Hansen was working on a
dam project near Turlock when
stricken. They did not know fur
ther details.
They said he was brought here
in the belief his suffering coulo
be relieved in a naval decompres-
sion chamber. He was taken to a
hospital for observation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
SRA Chiefs Confer
On Strike Relief

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. IA. UP)-
Relief and employment officials
conferred in Fresno today in an
emergency session to determine
what state assistance will be re-
quired by cotton pickers of the San
Joaquin Valley. who are striking
for higher wages.
Meanwhile, as picking ceased for
the weekend, MADEIRA county au-
thorities released rs of the 153 ar
rested for alleged violation of an
anti-picketing ordinance and made
three new arrests in connection
with the strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Straw in the Wind
viii Show How |. Y.
Feels About Plan
(COntinued from PAGE u

continued from rage u
only registered voters cast straw
ballots.
Straw ballots is so named be-
cause of the old means of testing
the Wind-th throwing a straw into
the air This ballet will show how
the 30-Thursday wind blows in I'M
perial Valley, whether the warrant
supporters represent a breeze or a
sale.
How deeply has the propaganda
loosed by Roy c. Owens and Willis
and Lawrence Allen sunk into the
senior citizens? How effective
has the opposition propaganda
been?
No one knows the answers, for
sure But after Thursday we will
begin to get a pretty accurate idea.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Gunfire Heard
Near Nazi CAPITAL

BERLIN, Oct. "A. CUP)-HeaVy
gunfre was heard outside Berlin
tonight and searchlights of the
capital air raid defenses began
sweeping the sky but there was no
air raid alarm.
The firing appeared to be west
Of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
Campus Notes
From Central
Hiqh Schoc!
BY JACK KINisE

Bert Hamburger, Ell Centre store
manager. spoke at meeting OF
El Centro Junior colleges sales
manship class Friday afternoon.
Hamburger covered the important
facts in making successful apph-
cation to a business firm. He also
stressed the importance businesses
place on higher education.
Glenn Kieffer, newly appointed
dean of the Ell Centro junior col
lege, Friday expressed his appre-
citation to the school board and
requested students of the institu-
ton to cooperate with him in his
new position in an address at the
j. c. assembly.
Kieffer was chosen as successor
to Frank I. Shepherd, resigned, on
wednesday at a meeting of the
school board.
iii W live llCSllillCil GILL OllCQ III
vocational agriculture classes at Ell
Centro high school, this week Or
ganized a Junior chapter of the
FLA.
Officers elected were Robert Wo-
gatzke, president; Bobbie Graham,
secretary; Bobbie Stapleton, vice
president; Sho Hirobe, treasurer;
George Komatsu reporter; S. va
mashita, sergeant at arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
DIVORCES GRANTED
IN TWO CASES

Two divorce DEGREES were grant
ed in superior court Saturday, one
interlocutory ana the other final.
The interlocutory decree was grant
ed Kathryn C. Porter in her suit
against Judson H. Porter. Ethel May
Fits obtained a final decree from
William Howell Pitts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-15
LICENSE ISSUED

George c. Majors 35, farmer of
the Heber district, and Amelia
Kneitz, 81, FL Centro, obtained a
marriage license from County Clerk
w. j. McClelland Saturday.