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Evening star., 1939-07-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Many persons have a great fear
Of snakes. A large one strikes them
with terror, and probably will make
them run. They are likely to stamp
on the head of a little one.
AS to the large ones, it is wise to
keep your distance from them.
Rattlers, for example, are extreme
ly dangerous. On the other hand,
some large ones, like the bull snake
or the king snake, never hurt
people.
Most of the little snakes do no
harm to people. Indeed they may
be classed as friends of man. They
destroy thousands OF mice and other
pests.
Among the harmless snakes are
garter snakes, also known as grass
snakes or garden snakes. They grow
to be two or three feet long, but
are thin and have no poison glands.
Garter snakes are likely to spend
most Of their time about the grassy
banks Of rivers, ponds and lakes, or
in q woodland, They feed mainly
on insects, angleworms, frogs,
toads and mice.
In most parts of the country
garter snakes spend the winter
sleeping. They find a hollow be-
tween rocks, or burrow into the
ground, and rest until the weather
Evening star., 1939-07-04
BY John Hix

swer letters from readers II a stamped
t3-cent. self-addressed envelope is
inclosed with each communication ad-
dressed to The Four Aces. care The
Evening Star
II you desire the pocket outline OF
The Four Aces system OF contract
bridge. send with your request to The
Four Aces care The Evening Star, q
stamped t3-cent. self-addressed. large
size envelope and you will receive an
outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1939-07-04

You. Burnstone. Maier. Schenken.
IA Pass "a Pass
CD
What do you bid? (Answer tomor-
row.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
Evening star., 1939-07-04
IDeceptive Defense

|Deeeptive Defense
South. Dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
AK72
vKQJ
>l05
+Q9863
Abb Aos4
vl0967 v653
<9764 <AKJ2
&52 AAJ6
AA1o65
vA42
<Q83
&Kl07
The bidding:
South. West. North. East,
- Pass 81 Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
South's opening club bid illus
trates the use Of the three-card mi
nor suit. An opening no trump bid
would be unsound. and an opening
spade bid would make it difficult for
South to find sound rebid.
West opened a heart, which was
won in dummy and small club
led, South finessing the ten. East
won the second club lead with the
ace, and upon looking over dummy
saw that the only hope of defeating
the contract lay in the diamond suit
Even this didn't seem very hopeful
because it looked as though South
he 70 ri al
diamond queen. However, desperate
situations call for desperate meas
ures, and East decided that while
ordinary defense would be fruitless
declarer might be fooled by a decep-
tive play.
East now led the diamond jack
and South decided that he had bet
ter not cover, since West was sure
che thought to hold either the ace
or king. At the same time, if by
some chance the ace-king small of
diamonds lay over the queen, the
suit would be blocked
While we cannot blame South too
much for being deceived by the
tricky play it proved his undoing
East now laid down the ace-king of
diamonds. dropping the queen, and
the fourth diamond then won the
setting trick
You we're the dealer yesterday and
held
AKJx
vAJ
<K10xx
@AJXX
What was your bid?
Answer-Your correct bid is one
no trump. With a high card value
Of liz (3l2 plus tricks, eight honor
cards, balanced distribution and ev-
cry suit stopped, you should oper
with no trump rather than a suit
Score 100 per cent for one nc
trump. 40 per cent for one diamond
or one club.
Question No. 176.
Merwin Maier Is your partner
You are the dealer and hold
AAKxxx
wax
<X,
+AQxxx
The bidding:
Evening star., 1939-07-04
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACE!

David Bruce Burnstone, Mervin D Maier
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken.
worlds Leading -of-four, inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in eXlstence.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
A GOLDEN JUBILEE FOR A
BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY

Fifty years ago on Oct the world
was startled by shoulder-high, boxlike
contraption with a peep hole in one end
and an indirect lighting arrangement in
side, under which passed a 50-foot end
less strip of celluloid.
1t was Thomas A. Edison's Kineto-
scope.
Today, resting in the cushion chairs
of finely-appointed theaters, you are see
ing the grandchild of Edison's simple
machine when you watch motion pic
lures on house-sized screen. You are
seeing, after so years, the result of one
mans ingenuity and the improvements
other men have added to it.
But with all its improvements, with
its sound tracks and its complicated
photography, the motion picture of to-
day is still descended in a direct line
from that little box invented by Edison.
1t was simple appearing thing, an
ablong box enclosing spools and a so
foot strip of finn Indirect lighting and
a circular shutter gave the effect of
motion as the film revolved on its spools.
The film was viewed through peep
hole at the top.
Seven years after the KinetoScope ap-
peared moving pictures were first pro-
jected on a screen. In 1923 sound was
added. Today the motion picture in
dustry is the nations fourth largest.
From an apparatus that required only
a box-maker, photographer and an
inventor, the motion picture industry
has grown to colossus employing hun
dreds of thousands of persons daily,
paying millions of dollars in salary each
week, furnishing entertainment to half
the civilized world.
What could be more confounding to
those who claim that invention is the
enemy of employment, that each new
mechanical gadget takes away the jobs
of hundreds of persons? The motion pic
ture machine may have thrown few
vaudeville and legitimate stage employees
out of work, but it has created an in
dustry so large that those who lost their
jobs because of it would be swallowed
up in one minor studios casting office
1t is fitting for the studios to pay
homage on their 50th anniversary to the
man who made motion pictures possible,
and it is equally fitting for the public
at large not only to honor his memory,
but to consider the example of his brain,
his industry and his achievements in the
light of what still remains to be accom-
plished by exercise of the same qualities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
NOTICE OF TAXES

NOTICE is hereby given that all
taxes for the fiscal year of July l,
1899, to June 80, 1910, in the City
of Ell Centro are now due and pay
able.
That all taxes upon personal
property and one-half of all taxes
upon real estate, mortgages, deeds
of trust, contracts or other obliga-
tions by which debt is secured upon
real estate will become delinquent
upon the last Monday in November
next thereafter at five o'clock PM.
and that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half of the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages,
deeds Of trust, contracts or other
obligations by which debt is secur-
ed upon real estate; will become
delinquent upon the last Monday
in April next thereafter, at five
o'clock PM, and that unless such
taxes are paid prior thereto, five
per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid at
the time of the payment of the
first installment as herein provided.
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Col
lector, between hours of eight
o'clock AM, and five o'clock PM,
with the exception of Saturday and
on which day the hours shall be
from eight o'clock AM, to twelve
o'clock noon.
Dated this 30th day of Septem-
ber, 1889.
j. STERLING OSWALT,
City Tax and License Collector.
BY FAYE BURKE,
). S0-Oct, 10 Incl, Deputy,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
Famous Sayings
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
Britain Looks at the War Anew

Oddly silent throughout the first
month of the European war, David
Lloyd George has at last spoken
and when he spoke he said a
mouthful.
The little Welshman who was
Britain's World War premier, and
one of the Big Four who made
the peace of Versailles, has suggest
ed that Britain make clear that
it is not fighting to force back
under Polish rule the unwilling
people of another race, nor for
restoration of a regime which had
failed to prepare its people for
defense, and then deserted them
when their "feudal' government
tumbled about their ears in mill
tary disaster.
These are bitter words. Lloyd
George goes further to suggest that
the Russian invasion is not as bad
as the German because Russia took
over territory largely occupied by
non-Polish peoples. His implica-
ton is that even if Germany should
be forced to disgorge the part of
Poland it has swallowed, Britain
should not ask the same of Russia,
and that even if a Polish state
should be re-established, it would
look much different from the one
set up IN 1920.
According to his book, THE Truth
About the Peace Treaties" pub
lished last year, Lloyd George is
not inconsistent in this stand. No
one gave more trouble than the
Poles in the Versailles deliberations,
he indicated, and cites repeated in
stances in which the Poles demand
ed that more territory be included
in the new Poland than was juSti-
fled by populations. France, he
said, wanted Poland to be as large
as possible for military reasons
and French pressure led to includ-
ing Polandt populations which would
be an alien and hostile element
"a soure of permanent weakness
and danger
The weakness has been shown,
the danger realized. Now what?
Even more interesting than what
Lloyd George said was the time
he said it, just when Poland as
a functioning nation had ceased
to exist. Just what is Lloyd George
trying to tell the British people
and the world? He denied that
he wanted to relieve Britain OF
her guarantee to Poland though
he had been against making it
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06

without Russian support.
What will Britain do now? The
Polish war is over Restoration of
a Polish state is one of the British
war aims.
But what kind of Polish state?
Lloyd Georges letter strongly sug-
gests that the part of Poland taken
by Russia may never be restored.
This would seem an effort to as
sure Russia that Britain does not
want to fight her, but only Ger
many.
Any restoration of Poland can
be accomplished only by full
dress war on Germany. Such a
war has really not started yet.
Will it start soon, and will it
start at all? And it it does, what
will be the stated war aims of the
British and French?
At the end of month of the
European war, these are the ques-
tions Britain and France may be
expected to answer. Until such ques-
tions are definitely answered, it
is difficult to pierce the fog that
now lies heavy over the European
war scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
There's NO ALIBI

Baseball followers this week enshrin-
I'D Monte Pearson, pitcher for the New
York Yankees, in basebalPs own parti-
cular hall of fame for his two-hit vic
tory over the Cincinnati Reds Thursday,
but sportsmen everywhere, whether they
follow baseball or not, will pay tribute
to the losing pitcher Bucky Walters,
who said:
81 just wasn't good enough. There's
no alibi. When you get beat that way,
you just get beat"
1t takes a good man to accept defeat
that way. 1t takes man who gives his
best when he's in the fight, doing all
he can to win, shirking no opportunity.
But it takes more than that. 1t takes
man who honors his opponent, and who
is not afraid to lose if his foe is more
expert.
Had Bucky Walters said:
"He just got the breaks. He's not so
good-just lucky" then Bucky Walters
would have been twice defeated-once by
his opponent and once by himself. He
would have been little, in the worst sense
of the word
AS it is, you can't help hoping Bucky
Walters wins next time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
LOANS ARE
NOT INVOLVED
lW an Street JournaIl

Senator Johnsons alarm lest the pro-
visions of the Pittman neutrality" bill
legalizing 90-day credits to belligerentS
which purchase supplies here under the
cash-and-carry plan would lead to the
Scrapping of the Johnson act barring
defaulting nations from further loans
In this country seems to lack substantial
foundation. There is all the difference
in the world between commercial cred
it and a loan" in the meaning of the
johnson act, especially when the credit"
is limited to 80 days The only element
really common to both is the borrower
lender relation; everything else is diff
ferent
But apart from this the matter is not
of really vital consequence in the gen.
eral plan proposed by the Pittman bill
1t is we'll known that both Britain and
France possess very substantial liquid
assets in this country. besides other as
sets which can be liquefied without much
difficulty. The exact amount Of these
is not of record, but the best opinion
obtainable is that they would enable the
two countries to purchase all the sup
plies they could physically obtain here
fcr at least two years before they would
need to borrow.
For several years foreign capital has
been pouring into this country as evd-
enced by the Niagara of gold flooding
our entry ports. The war has now stop
ped that flow. But the reservoir of capi-
tai assets owned by foreign nations and
foreign nationals is very large and there
are many ways by which it can be tap
ped as need requires.
Giving full force to the terms and the
intent of the Johnson act, it cannot SER
iously be held that the Pittman propos-
ais for 90-day credits violate either.
These proposals are in entire accord with
the spirit and the purpose of the cash
and-carry plan, and do no more than
implement it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
THE LIGHTNING WAR
(Oroville Mercury-Register)

The BlitZkrieg that was SO successful
against Poland is now 10 be tried against
France and Britain. The lightning war
will first strike against the British fleet,
it is believed. 1t will be blow in reality
at the British empire, which would be
destroyed if the fleet were destroyed.
Many think this blow will fall on Brit
ain during the next two weeks, and there
is some fear that it may be successful.
Imagine group after group of bomb
ers flying over a fleet of battleshipS
dropping bombs. 1t will be battle that
has been in the thoughts of navy men
for generation, with steadily growing
importance. If the airplane can subdue
the fleet then the history of score of
peoples will be changed and great pow
ers will slip from predominance to fu-
tility Democracy will lose face. Dictator
ship will be "the only way" The individ-
ual will be but a pawn for the state-a
cog in a machine who cannot speak his
mind.
If Germany is unable to conquer the
British fleet, then her efforts probably
will be turned against British industrial
centers, where she may be more success
full for they lack armament to protect
them from the air. If that fails to re-
duce the enemy, then watch for bombs
over London and Paris with all the ter
ror they would inspire.
If the Germans do this before our
congress decides what action to take on
the embargo it may cause congress to
vote to sell munitions and war planes
to the allies. Maybe Germany believes
our supplies cannot arrive in London and
Paris soon enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06

out this partner, so was uncertain
what to do about it.
told him of another pair OF
partners who were in exactly the
same fiX-the World-famous, i'm
mortal Gilbert and Sullivan, the
greatest musical team that ever
lived. They bickered and quarreled
so much they wouldn't even meet
in the same room. They collaborat-
ed by mail. Gilbert would write a
libretto and then actually mail it
to Sullivan, who composed the mu-
sic. Back ahd forth by mail they
worked, until the piece was COM
pleted. Once they had to take a
curtain call together but they took
it as far apart on the stage as pos
sible, bowed in opposite directions
not even glancing at each other
and left the theatre without speak
ing. When they were old men there
was a movement started looking
toward burying them together, with
a splendid monument. When they
heard of it, both were furious, and
said, mo, never!'
And now what do you suppose
was the climax that originally dis
rupted them? A carpet! The busi-
ness manager ordered carpet for
the theatre 1t cost about $1,000
a big price. but the theatre was do
ing a booming business. The bill
was to be paid by the two partners.
Sullivan said the carpet was good
idea and would spruce up the thea
ire. Gilbert saw the bill, flew into a
rage. and said there were always
so many people in the theatre the
carpet couldn't be seen anyway
They actually went to court over
it. What was the result? The men
became so embittered that their
lives were never the same after
ward.
In 1916 Charles Evans Hughes
was a candidate for the Presidency
Of the United States. He had to
work with Governor Hiram Johnson
of California. Hughes went TO San
Francisco on his campaign trip,
but sighted Johnson. This wound
ed johnson and he threw is influ-
ence against Hughes-causing his
defeat. Startling, but true!
Olsen, of the comedy team. Oh
sen and johnson, stars in the
Broadway play, "Hellzapoppin"
tells me they rarely see each other
outside the theatre. He said this
was the reason they had been part
ners for "a years; each lived his
separate life.
I could not tell the man who
came to me that he could get along
with his partner, but I told him
that they probably quarreled more
often over little things than over
important matters. He said they
did. 1t is the little things which
wreck friendships and split part
nerships. Each person must give in
a little; make allowances, forgive,
be tolerant, try to understaid the
others point Of view; otherwise
a carpet may cause defeat,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06

South America can take only such
United States goods as it is able
to pay for; if the United States
buys more from South America it
can sell more to South America,
but if it refuses to buy more it
won't sell so very much more un-
less it puts up its own money.
Right now, Commerce Depart
ment people point out, the United
States has 36 per cent of South
Americas trade, which is just about
its fair percentage. Germany's
much talked-of trade drive made
its gains mostly at the expense of
the British, not the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS
No. 1593-In Bankruptcy
In The District Court of The United
States, Southern District of
California, Southern
Division
In the Matter of
WILLIAM R. ALEXANDER,
Bankrupt.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED BANKRUPT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL AND
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 18th day of September,
1899, William r. Alexander was
duly adjudicated bankrupt; and
that the first meeting of creditors
will be held at the office of the
undersigned, 2O7-210 Rehkopf Build
ing in the City of Ell Centro, State
of California, on the 10th day of
October, 1899, at nine o'clock AM,
at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt, consider authorizing the
trustee to sell the property of said
bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
Claims must be filed within six
months from the 10Th day of Octo-
ber, 1899, the first date set for the
meeting of creditors in this pro-
ceeding.
Dated:
r. B. WHITELAW,
o. Referee in Bankruptcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN PROCEEDINGS FOR A COM
POSITION OR EXTENSION
No. 1900 Bkcy.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS IN PROCEEDINGS
UNDER SECTION IS
I'm The District Court of The United
States, For The Southern District
of California, Southern
Division
In The Matter of
RALPH HOWARD METCALF, and
EMILY METCALF, husband
and wife,
Debtors.
To the Creditors of Ralph Howard
Metcalf and Emily Metcalf, husband
and wife, of Holtville, County of
Imperial, and district aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 23rd day of September, AID,
1889, the petition of the said Ralph
Howard Metcalf and Emily Metcalf,
praying that they be afforded an
opportunity to effect composition
or an extension of time to pay their
debts under Section rs of the
Bankruptcy Act, was approved by
this Court as properly filed under
said section; and that the first
meeting of their creditors will be
held at the law office of w. I.
Wilson, in the Brawley News Build
ing, 572 &c" Street, City of Braw-
ley, County of Imperial, State OF
California, on the 21st day of Octo-
ber, AID, 1899, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, examine the debtors, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
DATED: October 5th, 1899.
w. /. WILSON,
Q, 6 Cancellation Commissioner,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

WASHINGTON. - At its regular
session in January, Congress prob
ably will be called on to help the
United States take advantage of
its new export trade opportunity in
South America.
The opportunity is simple
enough. Last year Germany sold
S283 100000 worth of goods in South
America. Uncle Sam can have most
of that trade-and probably a share
of British and French trade too
if he can find a way to finance it.
Financing it is apt to be tough.
The administration has been study
ing the problem and has exam
ined several suggestions. A high
government official suggests that
Congress probably will be asked to
do one of two things:
Either make more money avail
able for financing the trade
through existing machinery, or set
up new machinery, with new fin
ancing, for handling it in a new
way.
The handiest bit of existing ma
chinery is the Export Import Bank.
1t has loanable resources of $780,
100000, but most of this is already
committed. In the spending-lend-
ing bill which was introduced last
spring, an added $100000,000 was
asked for the bank. The bank did
MT get it, and if it is now to fin
ance greatly increased trade with
South America it will have to have
more money.
If new machinery is to be Great
ed, an entirely new method of
handling the trade may be indi-
Gated. One plan which has been
considered is to set up govern
ment corporation to buy surplus
South American commodities-cof-
fee, wheat and so on-in much the
manner that surplus United States
commodities are now handled.
This scheme admittedly would
be expensive, and has aroused
strong opposition from the ace busi-
ness advisors in the Department
of Commerce.
A variant of this plan which
has been suggested is to make di-
rect loans to the leading South
American countries, taking stocks
of their raw materials as security.
1t should be explained that there
is a good deal of feeling in some
groups here that none of these
proposals would be wise; that the
only sound way to handle the prob
lem would be to let the South
American nations make the ap-
proaches and to let all trade be
handled in the normal way.
1t is pointed out that the regular
buying power of South America
probably will be somewhat increas-
ed, since England and France may
be expected to buy more heavily of
South American raw materials, thus
making more dollar exchange avail
able; and that, in addition, world
commodity prices are up SO that
the dollar volume of the South
American trade will increase.
But in the main, according to
this viewpoint-Which is strongly
held in the business advisory sec
tion of the Commerce Department
any artificial stimulus to trade,
such as heavy extension of credits,
would be likely to bring about an
boom which would be
followed by an abrupt collapse, with
Uncle Sam holding a lot of worth
!eas notes.
In the long run, II Is argued
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
TOday's Horoscope

If your birthday is on this date
you may be threatened with some
legal trouble in the near future.
1t may sever an old association.
You may also experience some bus
mess difficulties, but do not worry
too much, as you will overcome the
latter. The child born on this date
will be sensitive, but fond of SEN
sation. He or she will also be am
bilious, but must cultivate energy
and initiative in order to succeed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06

along with his
business partner.
He said they made
money, but that
they wrangled so
much he had be-
come nervous and
was thinking of
selling his inter-
est in the bus
i n e S S. He w a S
afraid he would
not do we'll with
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-06
CARNEGIE

A man called on me the other
evening after one of my lectures
and told me that the thing that
worried him most in all the world
was the fact that he could not get