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Evening star., 1939-11-26

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Evening star., 1939-11-26

FTs they you
FIFTH FLOOR GIFT SHOP that giving ample
to around and check Of haH Christmas
you could And you'd the
hundreds find you
hafadosen folks and than 49, right Benkoaft
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

dent Roosevelt's implied threat OF
economic pressure directed at dlc-
tator nations, Riedlin said:
1--WE could make it very nara
on other nations. However, 1t Is
difficult to enforce sanctions. Sup
pose Peru buys our oil, there Is
no law to prevent Peru from SELL
ing to the nation against whom
sanctions are directed
Riedlin found bright spots IN
the picture of present-day Ger
many. despite dictatorship publicity.
THE average German, 1 believe
is happier now than post war
davs. He is happier because he
has a Job and can work and has
faith in his country He is heavily
taxed. of course, but there is no
despondency over unemployment
There is no doubt but what he has
tremendous faith in Hitler. AS Tor
Germany's economic position, any
move to make the country indepen-
dent within itself cannot succeed.
They must have raw materials from
outside Financially, l have my
fingers crossed for Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
COLLECTIVE SECURITY is
FINAL ANSWER
(Hanford Daily SentineD

(Hanford Daily SentineD
Many students of world affairs, some
leading statesmen and a few govern
ments officially are turning to collective
security as the sole hope of permanent
peace Except for the doubtful security
of isolationism-made more untenable
by constructing me-distances-there ap-
pear to be few alternatives, and collec-
tive bargaining seems to be the only
means to a desired end that has the
PhoeniX-like power of raising again from
the ashes Of its own defeat.
Other alternatives or shifts have fail
ed or are now in the process of failure.
Take preparedness, or armament, for
instance. 1t failed dismally as the war
to end wars so tragically proved. But
once again the world is preparing fren-
Ziedly and collectively to enlarge and
perfect armamentS in the vain hope
that the horrors of war implied in mod
ern devices Of destruction will turn men, S
minds to peace.
Power balancing is another shift that
has failed. Ententes and alliances bal
anced against each other on paper are
one thing and peace between them IS
quite another. 1t is d game OF choosing
sides wherein the chOOSers whenever
they feel the vantage has swung to their
side are apt to step on the other fellows
toes.
The combination of armamcnts and
balancing of power did not prevent the
World War They are perhaps just as
Intellectual now Obviously it takes
something more than preparedness,
something more than choosing sides to
insure peaceful relations between pow
ers. Since there is nothing left except
complete and unanimous surrender to
totalitarianism that something must be
collective bargaining.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
An Economist S
Viewpoint
BY john 7. Flynn

A business house which year att
er year cannot earn profit and
cannot earn enough TO pay its
taxes and the interest on its loans
is by all the standards OF business
assessment looked upon as bankrupt.
If that business concern happens
to be a railroad ii is obvious that
there is no future for 1t in that
state but mreplaced obsolesCence
and unrepaired depreciation; that
wear after year it will sink into
decay. that it cannot pay decent
wages aud cannot keep abreast o.
the competition which confronts it.
Such a railroad is the MiSSo lri-
Kansas Texas. known as the Katy
For five years from 1888 through
1887 it had fixed charges of
S4.3O00OO.
Not only did it fail to earn
enough to pay these charges, but
/, failed to earn any part OF them
and it failed to earn certain other
charges
Of course there is only one thing
to do with business like this and
that is to put it into bankruptcy
When a concern like this goes into
bs nkruptcy, wipes out its indebted
ness and makes a fresh start, it is
relieved of all the excess bagga age.
Now the Katy faces a new batch
of bills-S2 ,824,000 worth. 1t wants
this money to pay interest on its
notes. rent. taxes, etc. And 1t wants
some of it for the cash drawer.
NO banker and no investor in hi;
sound senses would lend money tC
such a borrower
So the Katy asks the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation to make
the loan.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission must concur in sucn loan.
and by a vote of seven 10 three
authorizes this one. Why?
Is it any part of the government
business to pay the interest on
railroad bonds? And by so doing
this and keeping this road out o.
reorganization for a longer time, il
il not actually postponing the da!
of redemption for the road?
The loan was made against tht
vehement protest of Commissioners
Eastman. Mahaffie and Meyer.
It is but one more sample o
eve-closirg and side-stepping wher'
a great national problem is in
yolved.
The plight of the railroads is OBJ
lious. They will never do any
thing until they get a complct
and thorough reorganization.
They have been kept from thd
III the last six years by two meas
ures - by the administration
frightful reorganization law paSSc
in 1888 and by the policy of the F
F. c. in keeping these bankrur
railroads alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
PiNPRICK DIPLOMACY
BREEDS TROUBLE
(Christian Science Monitor)

Al time when most of the Christian
world is honoring him who said BLESS
them that curse you" the new outbreak
of official backbiting between the United
States and Germany must appear par
ticularly unfortunate.
No one in either country who wishes
to Justify it will lack reasons. Techni-
cally. Germany is entirely proper in
protesting Mr.. Ickes' remarks. Equally
defenSible is Acting Secretary of State
Welles refusal to entertain the protest
on the ground that equally undiplomatic
things have been said about American
leaders by German officials and in the
officially controlled German press.
Some may even feel that it will be use
ful for the German people to know how
deeply American feeling has been stirred.
One of diplomacy's most important
tasks is to present accurately to other
nations the opinion of its own. And there
have been recent indications that the
moral revulsion in other countries over
Jewish persecution has had an effect
in Germany.
Yet two wrongs never make right.
Name-calling only StirS up more hate
Diplomatic rapier thrustS bring counter
thrusts. And the most effective protests
are those which genuinely seek TO help
and heal. There can be firm stand for
ideals without wordy wars.
At time when so many are irrespon-
sibly ready to eXaggerate other peoples
faults and build up hate there is a par
ticular obligation on officials to utter no
word and take no action which will in
crease ill-will without remedying the
condition at which it is directly aimed.
And there is upon every Christian an
obligation to follow the example of him
who said, Pray for them which despite
fully use you, and persecute you"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
DISCOURAGING PROWLERS
BY COOPERATION

When police and residents cooperate
in FL CentrO'S residential districts in a
two-edged campaign against prowlerS
and beggars, there will he less burglary,
property loss and unpleaSantness aris-
ing from the increasing number of timer
ant transientS whose fOndest belief is
that every housewife owes them living
Not only is the increasing number of
front and bacb-door beggars increasing
as the "hobo tourist" season reaches its
peak in Imperial Valley; in direct pro-
portion the number of theft and bur-
glary reports is increasing also.
A housewife never knows when a rag
ged odorous individual begS for a meal
at her door whether he actually wants
a meal, or is looking over her house
with the idea of coming back after dark
as prowling thief.
Several women. in telling of beggars
who came to their front door, have re-
marked that Others evidently friends
of the men at the door, have watched
the procedure from across the street.
Only by cooperation will the influx
of beggars and thieves be curbed. Cooper
alton works two ways.
If every house who received a call
from a tramp wishing a meal were to
call ponce dS SOOl dS JIG man leil iCl
door, there would be no beggars left
within a short time. Such news gets
about rapidly among gentry of their
kind. Needless to say, nobody should
feed these men. There are agencies pro
vided to take care of them. They should
be referred to such agencies.
And, above all, the police should be
referred to the beggarS.
On the other hand, it would consider
ably discourage begging, and possibly
burglary, if the police established a day
time patrol in residential districts, ques-
toned every suspicious acting person,
and placed under arrest those who pat
emily are engaged in no other business
than that of begging.
Nor would the police have to continue
such a program for long. News of it
would filter through the hobo 'jungles'
and Ell Centro would be listed among
the professional down-and-outers as a
town to miss.
In such quarters. that would be an
enviable reputation to have.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

1t would be easy to eXaggerate
the Importance of the recent eN-
change of pleasantries between the
German and United States govern
ments. Such things as Secretary
Ickes' speech, the German protest
and the American rebuff of the
protest make interesting headlines,
arouse a certain amount of nation
al ill-Will and give the diplomats
something to worry about; but they
don't lead great nations close to
war. especially when the nations
are as far apart as Germany and
America are.
SO no one needs to fear that this
dust-up is going to bring swastika-
marked bombing planes or warships
TO American shores. After the first
soreness wears off. business Will go
on Just about as usual-except, OF
course. that the incident will be re-
nembered for a long time by both
sides.
But the event has significance
that should not be undereStimated'
lust the same, For in a modest
way it represents an about-tace
from a policy which practically all
of the democratic nations nave
been following toward Hitler and
his Nazi government.
Go back a few years in your
memory and you can understand
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
S u NJ M o n y
No. 1898

No. 1898
I'm the Superior Court of the State
of California, i'm and for the
County of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
JAMES H. CARR, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
JAMES H. CARR, A. N. EUL-
BERG, ELENORA EULBERG
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL
TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIA-
TION, A National Banking Asso-
ciation, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
RICHARD ROE, JOHN DOE COM
PANY, a Corporation, RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, a Co-partnership
and JOHN DOE as Administrator
Of the Estate Of Richard Roe, De-
ceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in Superior Court OF
the County of Imperial, State OF
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; OF
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified thai
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiffs
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, OF
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 |jth day of August
1893.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk
N. 10 25-D. Q Q l6 % 30-J. G l3 20
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

II was Gustav Riedlin, German
and an American speaking. About
him were the busy clacking noises
a bank makes after closing hours,
familiar noises that Reidlin mas
listened to in many counting houses
from Hamburg to Los Angeles. he
heard them as a youth IN northern
Germany. Just after the war, and
later in Amsterdam, before he came
to the United States to become
an American citizen and eventually
head the international banking de-
partment for Bank of America at
Los Angeles.
Riedlin was in Ell Centro Thurs
day on a brief visit.
Those two things are doing
more to restrain world trade than
anything else now," the banker
continued. "What is the answer"
He shrugged. "A bit of the Christ
mas Spirit, maybe?"
Riedlin pointed to the Orient as
Offering the best potential market
for the United States in world
trade.
Must Settle War
That is a long term affair, how
ever he said. The present con-
flict must be settled first, of course,
but after that China'S millions
will need goods and regardless OF
the position Japan takes there
will be a good chance for the Unit
ed States to sell the things that
Japan cannot supply"
Currently, however, Rledlln re-
sarded South America as presenting
most possibilities for extending
trade.
I'VE have done about everything
we could wrong down there, he
said. Germany and England have
made great strides, and they have
done it by means of careful, FAR
sighted program of salesmanship
We need to do the same"
Generally Spea king, Riedln
showed little sympathy for stric
isolation" policies.
From the standpoint of trade
we probably could live indepen-
IDENTITY in the United States ant
do no business abroad, but it woulC
take many years to bring tina
about
About Sanctions
Commenting briefly on PreSl
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation Says
A SIGNIFICANT Bark at Washington

that policy very easily. After the
passions of the World War had
cooled. people in such countries as
America and England had consld-
cradle of a change OF heart about
Germany. They began to feel that
Germany hadn't caused the war all
by herself, after all. that her m
habitants were basically a pretty
fine set of people who had been
unjustly treated at Versailles, and
that it would be a good thing for
the world in general if they could
get out from under some OF their
troubles.
So the demOcracies adopted a
lenient attitude. When Hitler re-
armed his nation, scrapped the
Versailles treaty, reoccupied the
Rhineland and annexed Austria,
there was pretty general feeling
that while these acts were some
what disturbing they were, after
all. more or less justified. The re-
pressive acts ofthe Nazi party in
side of Germany were condemned
but along with the condemnation
there went the assumption that
those things, after all. were Ger
nany's own business.
The theory back of all this was
never clearly stated. but it RAJ
along the line that the nations ot
the world do have to live together
and that Germany would be muci
easier to live with if she were al
lowed to remove some OF the gricv
anccs which were bothering her s'
much.
Recently. however. the piCtur'
has changed. First came th'
Munich settlement in which thi
policy of appeasement was carried
to great lengths; on the heels o
that came the incredible SaVager
of the anti-JeWish pogroms, alon
with new evidences that Hitle
was planning still further adven
lures.
So it became clear that neN
attitude was needed. Instead O
going along and trying to be &C
commodatinq. it was up to tn
democracies to bark back a little
And the recent clash at Washington
does represent a bark-a quiet littl
bark. maybe, but Enthusiastically
bark.
Viewed from that angle, as tn
symbol of a new international atti
tude toward Hitler and his method!
the affair has a good deal Of sig
nificance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

heard a workman say that a hotej
would be built on the site.
Oscar looked again-it was the
biggest hole in the ground that he
had ever seen. Well, it must have
a dining-room. He decided then
and there that he would be work
ing in that hotel the day it open
ed!
High ambition. How was he to
satisfy it? He lost all interest in
music for that day If he was to
get that job, he must start now.
He saw a sign with the name oil
the company financing the build
ing. and he marched straight to
the office.
He was referred to a Mr.. Pea
body who told him that a man
named William Waldorf Astor OF
England was building the hotel and
that, when completed, it was to be
called the Waldorf astoria
who is the manager?" he asked.
He was told that a George BOldt
was to have charge, and that at
present he was managing a hotel
in Philadelphia. That was all Os-
car needed to know He went into
action. That night he wrote ask
ing for a job managing the dining
room of the new hotel.
Mr.. Boldt wrote back and said
that he was interested. but since
this was a very important job,
Oscar would have TO submit ref
erences.
Well, if that was what was need
ed he would give him references
to make his head swim! He would
give him the best. references any
waiter ever had. He went to the
patrons that he had been serving
in the restaurant where he worked
told them his story-and got 1876
people to sign his letter! He had
been excellent in the work he hld
been doing, and his patrons were
glad TO sign for him. I
Mr. Boldt was overwhelmed. M
one could get that many recon.
mendations without having givcr
unusually satisfactory service.
Then he noted a postscript,
read, "P. S. 7 can get more if yol
think it necessary"
Mr.. Boldts smiled. No it wouldn'
be necessary.
Oscar was in the dining room
the day 1t opened He has beer
there ever since-45 years
He learned that the one thinl
necessary to get 3 job was refer
ences, and he concentrated or
them. If he had sent only two ol
three references, he would probably
have received no attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
WHEN We REACH THE
LIMIT - THEN WHAT?

Our federal government at the end OF
the 1939-40 fiscal year will be within
500 million dollars Of the federal debt
limit set by law. A few years ago we
would not have believed the people of
this country would ever owe that much.
Now we're wondering what the govern
ment will do when it does reach the
limit.
The most enthusiastic spenders, 1t IS
true, have advanced a solution. They ad-
wise changing the law; setting higher
limit. Yet the present limit was set by
economists who believed it to be the
uppermost point that could be reached
by the public debt without grave danger
to our entire economic system. These
economists haven't changed their mind.
There are others of course, whose econo-
mics partake peculiarly of politics, who
believe the limit could be set much
higher.
We hope congress turns deaf ear to
their theories.
1t may be all right for business man
to 90 so deeply into debt that he CANDLES
with the future Of his concern. He IS,
after all, risking his own property. 1t
is another thing for the government to
gamble on the future, as ours has done
-unsuccessfully to date. The lives OF
too roanv neonlp are at stake there.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Hints on Elihucttc

A question that still troubles
some young men about to be mar
ried is who foots the bills. The
groom pays the minister, buys the
brides ring and flowers, and, if he
wishes, the flowers for the attend
antS-but this is not necessary
and usually some little gift for
ushers and other attendants. The
rest of the outlay is paid by the
brides family.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Club Announces
Camera Contest

Kactus Kamcra Klub members
announced their next competition
at their regular meeting in Ell
Centre Thursday night and in
Structed competitors to submit their
entries by Jan. Is.
The subject of the competition is
Machinery" and each competitor
must provide a 25 cent entry fec.
The pictures will be judged Jan.
10. The winners will receive the
entry fees as prizes.
A lecture, slides, and moving pic
lures dealing with color film COM
prised Thursday nights program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

Comes news OF a shortage of hens
in Germany. That means a short
age of eggs, of course. But there
are still plenty of aams around.
The trouble in Germany seems
to be that all the eggs are wear
mg uniforms
Herr Hitler should appoint a
minister to egg on the hens. But
maybe some of them are little red
hens and won't lay for the Reich.
When a country deFotes itself to
preparation for war, it is placing all
its eggs in one basket.
How about sending Germany that
egg laid by the envoy who tried
to present the state department
with a protest against Secretary
Icke's criticism.
Der Fuehrcr might bring the
supply of eggs up to meet the dc
mand by importing some Of thg
late, lamentcd Broadway shows.
The Reich Association Of Breed
ers has announced that every her
must lay l40 eggs a year, instead o
the 90 which has been thcu custom
Maybe the hens have been ON {
Stand-up strike.
Actress Cornelia Otls Skinne
says she doesn't think woman i
mans equal That's right, Cornell;
stick up for the ladies.
Now that the Rin9lings and tn
circus unions have reached peac
agreement, we're hoping the dan
ger Of a WalkCut by the lions
aVerted
New York police received re
quests to curb activities of auto
graph hunters who flock to tn
theatre district And spoil all tha
fun-for the actors2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Coffee Rationed
ToNazi ziCitizens

BERLIN, Jan. 6. (UP)-Cotfee
has been added to the foodstuff5
being rationed to the German pub
lie. Under a decree, a coffee board
will fix every three months a limit
on the quantity of coffee which
each firm may roast.
Many big coffee shops in Berlin
sell only one eighth of a pound TO
a customer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

He had a job,
but wanted a bet
ter one. One day
ne had the after
noon off a n d
started to the ca :
thedral to hear
the great organ.
Walking a lon g
T h irty y third
Street, he came
to a large eXcava-
ton. He W a s
about to p a S s
when he over
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
TOflay'S TIOruScODe

Persons whose birthday is today
have much courage and force OF
character. They would succeed III
an artistic or nautical career. The
coming year will be busy and active
for them. They will win most sue
cess through deals with strangers
and modern inventions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
One-Minute Test Answers

/. 1t is d contraction OF fourteen
nights.
2. It is generally caused by the
rubbing together Of the different
layers of leather which compose
the soleS.
3. No one knows, as her name is
never mentioned in the Bible.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
S u NJ M o n 5
No. 1884

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
in and for the County OF Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, PlalnClll
Us.
JOHN A. COOK, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. h,
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO:
JOHN A. COOK. JANE DOE
COOK, his wife, JOHN DOE, JANE
DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN DOE
COMPANY, a Corporation, RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, a Co
partnership, and j. DOE as Admin
istrator or Administrative of the
Estate of r. ROE, Deceased, De-
PENDANTS.
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 Summons
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 9th day of December,
1888.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
eSEAL) County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON.
Deputy Clerk.
! d. 30; j. 6 l3 20 27; P. 3 10 II "a; M 3
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Words of Wisdom

A countenance habitually under
the influence OF amiable feelings
acquires a beauty of the highest
order from the frequency with
which such feelings stamp their
character upon it.-Mrs. S. c. Hale.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
DALE
CARNEGIE

Would you like to know how
Oscar of the Waldorf" got a job?
He had come to this country from
Switzerland, and was having a
struggle 10 gain a foothOld.