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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
A SIDE TRIP TO
new HELVETIA

Anyone going north from Imperial
Valley this summer to attend the San
Francisco Golden Gate International
Exposition. will miss what in one way is
an even more important event unless
they attend also the Sacramento-Golden
Empire Centennial celebration conducted
by Sacramento and Is surrounding coun-
ties.
The jubilee commentaries the found
ing 100 years ago by Gen. John A. Sutter
of the city of Sacramento, in an inland
empire which he named New Helvetia.
In measure the history of Gen. Sutter
respectively citizen of Switzerland,
Mexico and the United States-is the
early history of California from the days
of the Dons through the frenzy of the
gold rush days.
There may not have been in Gen. SUIT
ter's mind when he established historic
Sutter Fort vision of the state of Cali
fornia that was to grow from the seeds
he planted-but there is nothing to pre-
vent those of us who came later from
honoring the daring, the hardihood and
the perseverance of this man who, in
measure, made California possible
Sacramento's jubilee is, in reality
California's jubilee, when lines Of north
and south should be forgotten in COM
mon rejoicing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
You re Telling Me-

We always knew that Hitler, at
heart, was a Sunday driver. Now
he wants to put a road across the
Polish Corridor fifteen miles wide
Like most CT us vacationers we'll
bet their majestieS at the very last
minute will forget to pack a tooth
brush.
One way we might scare those
dictators into behaving is to draft
Boris Karloff and Bella Lugosi into
the army.
Perhaps what's bothering Musso-
lini these days is that he hates to
see that nice, big Spanish army go
tC waste.
Those NaziS will know we're really
mad at them when we change the
name OF Sauerkraut to liberty cab
Dage".
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
LINDBERGH'S JOB
New York World d-Telegram)

wv" VI n W VI III lCS am
The American people have habit of
turning against their heroes, and one Of
its victims has been Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh.
Once we overwhelmed him with hys-
terical adulations, which he did not want.
Lately, some among us have made him
the target for bitter criticism, which he
did not deserve -.
He has come back from Europe for q
period of active duty in the War Depart
ment's Air Corps. He is to make a sur
vey of aviation facilities in the United
States, and undoubtedly his report will
include information he has gathered
about the air power of European ma
tiOns.
1t is a vastly important assignment,
at this time when America is undertake
ing an unprecedented expansion of mill
tary aviation =.
Perhaps it's too much to expect But
it would be kind, and it would be WISE
if for once we would treat Colonel Lind
bergh, not as an object of public curios-
ity, but as young man doing an impor-
tant job for us.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
ALIAS SUMMONS
illegal ADVERTISEMENT

ALIAS SUMMONS
No. l3457
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County CT Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
CORA B. METZ. ct al.
Defendants
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings TO:
CORA B. METZ, SYLVIA E.
RITZMAN also known as SYLVIA
E. CLEMENS. j. w. RIIZMAN, also
known as JOHN w. RTTZMAN. H.
OSBORN. H. f.. GLEASON, JOHN
F. POOLE. d. GROSS. JOHN DOE,
JANE DOE. and RICHARD DOE.
Defendants.
pear and answer the Complaint in
am 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 Alias 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
o. damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
ether 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 5th day of April. 1899.
w. j. McCLELLAND
CSEAL) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk
M. 2 9 16 % 20-J. 6 l3 20 27--J. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Barbs-

Burning OF tool shed on the
Michigan State College campus has
been laid TO u student prank Youth
is still flaming, apparently
Hollywood moguls have two pr"-
dominant formulas FOR making
news II they can't have two stars
in love, they have them fighting
mad at each other.
Hitler demands road l55 miles
wide across the Polish Corridor.
Maybe that extra fiVe-tenths is to
take care OF Goering.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

PtdfY was the
first man in his
tory to reach the
Pole and he did
it after 23 years
CT llearbreak and
cruel discourage
inent, and on his
final dash to the
Pole. he wore Il
good luck coin
pinned TO his
shirt!
Seventeen year )
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Dale
Carnegie

Are you superstitious? And have
you been taunted about it? Well.
il so. don't worry Tor you have eood
company
N the spring Of 1909. Admiral
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Hints ON Ftiuuette

The announcement to friends OF
an engagement to marry is usually
given at. dinner in honor of the
engaged couple, the young womans
father or older brother making the
announcement. Sometimes the girl
gives a party for her intimate
friends and then tells them about
the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

China has announced that it will per-
nit no more captures of the giant panda.
This was a blow to the newsreel com
panies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

New York camera amateurs just had
a show of their own. Probably half the
exhibited prints were shots of family
pyramids on the beach
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Field Marshal GOering is losing weight.
Maybe he's worried about having to de-
liver on some of those threats he's made
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Photographs

The stariish has an eye in each
OF its five arms. so can see in all
directions
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Famous Sayings
Grab Baq-
One-Minute Test

Unt-MInUIt ItsI
/. What is chlorine?
2. What three explorers have
visited the South Pole?
3. OF what nation do merchant
ships always use the word Maru as
part of their name?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Thoughts for the Day

The trespaSs money and sin money was not brought
into the house of the Lord; it was the priests'-TI
Kings 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Leather shoes are such a luxury
TO China's masses that they are
woln only once a year-on birthday
anniversaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
TodaV'S HorOScOpe

For those whose birthday is on
this date a favorable year is in
sight. There is, however, an eXcep-
ton to this prophesy Take care to
curb your temper and refrain from
quarreling. Otherwise a great deal
of trouble and some loss will come
to you The child born today also
will be fortunate throughout life.
He or she will be ambitious and
determined, with tendency to be
hyper-critical. quick tempered and
exacting in demands. A strong sense
of justice will, however. temper
these traits somewhat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Words of Wisdom
When passion is on the throne,
reason is out of doors-M Henry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Some European scientists have
developed apparatus which has
found electrical currents in the
heart as long as half an hour after
apparent death from lethal gases,
such as carbon monoxide and coal
gas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

One Minute Test Answers
/. Gas.
2. AmundSeu. Scott and Byrd
3. Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

There are folk who still believe
that they can remove warts by
rubbing them with cut onion and
then bucying the onion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

A Black cow Is a drink COM
posed VI cream and sarsaparilla.
Evening star., 1939-04-30

them up and they are thus pre-.
vented from hitting any of the
lighter uranium atoms. In ordinary
uranium there are not enough o1
the rare atoms to carry on the
explosive cycle and too many OF
the heavy atoms to absorb the neu-
irons"
But. If the target were made OF
light uranium atoms, he said, "the
process would be a continuous one
and there would be release of a
vast amount of energy. To get the
maximum effect 1t would be neces-
sary to slow down the neutrons that
come out of the explosion, but there
also would be a continuous release
of energy from the slow neutrons
that are used In the bombarding
process"
DR.. Dunning was particularly in.
sistent that his experiments at Co.
lumbia last January-and the same
goes for the experiments at the
Terrestrial Magnetism Laboratory OF
the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington and at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity-really did not endanger the
surrounding countryside. f.
If the experlmenters accidently
had gotten sample of uranium
extraordinarily rich in the rare iso-
tope there would have been trouble
all right. but it would have destroyed
the machine itself before the process
could have gone to its full culmina-
ton, it was pointed out.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
problems of controlling and utilizing

problems Of controlling and utilizing
the power.
The control problem might be
solved by the very nature of the
process that would be necessary. It
is possible only with slow neutrons.
Ordinary fast neutrons do not pro-
duce the reaction. In order to get
these the fast neutrons must be
fired through water or parraan in
which the uranium is immersed.
F! The energy released would almost
Immediately evaporate the water,
putting an end to the chain reac-
ton.
Want Reaction to Be Slow.
The dream OF the scientists, how
ever, is to have the reaction take
place slowly so that a pin-head of
uranium 235 will be equivalent to
millions of tons of coal. They see
the possibilities of a power genera
tor Of the type known to engineers
as flash boiler-only it would be
a super-f1ash boiler. The energy of
the exploding atoms would be trans
formed into heat, which would raise
the water in which they were i'm
mersed instantaneously to tenn
perature Of about 1000 C..
"The possibilities inherent in the
present situation are exceedingly in
teresting," said Prof. Dunning.
Perhaps we are very near to the
realization of free atomic energy
and we may achieve this goal at q
time not SO far distant as even we
recently expected"
Commercial uranium" said Prof.
Bohr, explaining the process. con-
tains both kinds of uranium and
what happens when it is bombarded
with neutrons is this-both kinds
OF atoms are struck by the pro-
jectiles. When the ordinary uranium
is hit it does not break up, but in
stead absorbs the neutrons When
the rare uranium is hit it breaks
up into fragments of various kinds,
mostly into two parts of about equal
mass, and in addition a number of
the neutrons which were part of
the nuclear structure are given off.
These leave the shattered atom with
high velocity to lombard the neigh
boring atoms. There is thus created
an additional supply of bombarding
neutrons greater in number than
those which started the process.
Come Out at High Speed.
There is difference between the
neutron which smashed the atom
and those which come out of the
explosion. The ones that went in
were travelling at very slow speed.
Those that come out are travelling
at very high speed The slow-mov-
ing neutron falls into the nucleus
with the greatest OF ease. The fast
one does not get in except with the
greatest of difficulty. The heavy
uranium very easily absorbs fast
neutrons and is able to hold them.
The lighter uranium smashes up
even when neutron drops into it.
when the shower of neutrons
comes out of the atomic explosion
the heavy uranium atoms gobble
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Vast Energy Source
May Be on Verge
OF Realization
Science Seeks to Isolate,
In Pure Form, Explosive
Bits of Uranium Substance
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Energy beyond mans widest
dreams may be on the verge OF
practical realization.
While great technical hurdles
still remain between the present
crude experiments and the con-
trolled release of atomic energy, the
theoretical implications are so plain
that the few scientists who have
been abreast of the revolutionary
developments of the past two
months have hesitated to talk about
them because of the worlds dis
turbed political situation, it was re-
vealed in interviews following pres
entation Of papers before the Amer
lean Physical Society here.
The solution of the problem, ac-
cording to DR.. Nils Bohr of the
University of Copenhagen and
father of the atomic theory which
held the field for two decades and
DR.. John j. Dunning of Columbia
University, depends on finding a
way to isolate in relatively pure
form minute amounts of substance
which constitutes about / per cent
of the element uranium.
Peak of Power on Earth.
This is uranium 235, a lighter
isotope of the parent substance of
radium. 1t is the stuff whose atoms
split in two when hit by slow neu-
irons fired against them with only
moderate voltages, releasing energy
of the order of 200.000,000 volts.
This Is power never before
achieved on earth and of the order
of the energies in the stars which
produce cosmis radiation.
Ordinary uranium does not have
this reaction. 1t just captures and
holds the neutrons. unchanged heavy
elementary particles of matter. and
discharges gamma rays. of the order
of X-rays. 1t acts as dampener on
its almost infinitely more explosive
lighter twin element. Had it not
been for this, unknown to the phy-
sicists at the time, the feverishly
hurried experiments performed last
January, one of them in Washing
ton, in which the uranium splitting
was accomplished might have pro-
duced uncomfortable explosions. 1t
was partly to Offset wild rumors cir
culating among the physicists here
that explanations were given yester-
day.
A bit of uranium 235. little bigger
than the head of pin could per-
haps have done it.
Seek Element in Gas.
There is no immediate likelihood
of obtaining this rare element in its
pure form. 1t could only be done
with uranium in a gas form, and ex-
periments to date with the known
methods of separating isotopes have
not proved successful. In this field,
however. enormous progress is being
made at present with the thermal
separation method devised in Ger
many few months ago and greatly
improved by scientists of the United
States Department of Agriculture
here.
If a tiny amount of the elusive
element could be isolated it ap-
parently would be easy enough to
set up chain reaction All that
tould be necessary would be to fire
neutrons at it until one atom split.
This would be a practically instan-
taneous process. 1t would set off
the other atoms with no more appli-
cation of outside power.
There would still remain difficult
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Shakespeare Society
Will Present PIuy

Presentation of the play, "Venice
Preserved" by Thomas Otway, will
feature the May meeting of the
Shakespeare Society at Perkins Hall,
Universalist Church, at 8:15 pm.
Monday. May 8.
This play was first produced in
London in 1852 and was the first play
known to have been presented in
Washington. That performance was
given in 1900 and received warm
press notices.
Evening star., 1939-04-30

the Dry Milk Committee Corp. for
distribution among relief of families
The corporation is a sales agent
for most of the dry milk powder and
producing concerns in the country
The purchase price varied on diff
ferent lots, but was around $475 per
100 pounds. The total cost was
1922 900.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Relief Families to Get
Skim Milk Powder

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corp. announced yesterday 1t had
purchased 100 cars, or 5000. 900
pounds, of skim milk powder from
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Lindbergh Grams Day with Trips to
|. A. Plane Factories on inspection

LOS ANGELES, May g. up
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in army
air corps uniform, and switching
between fast army plane and army
autos. crammed his hours today
with inspections Of big factories
that are humming with warplane
orders.
Lindbergn is in southern Cali
fornia on a survey tour of United
states aircraft facilities for which
he was recalled to active service by
the army air corps. He gave no
interviews, and refused to pose for
photographs.
Il am here on official business
which calls for no public discus
SION" LindbeRgh said Aircraft Of
ficials carefully guarded his visits
through the plants.
On the inspection schedule for
today was the LOckheed plant in
Burbank, Cal, which manufactures
tWin-motored pursuit bombers. and
turned out recently the worlds first
tWo-motored attack plane of a
revolutionary design He was sched-
uled also 10 visit the Guggenheim
Aeronautical laboratory of the Cali
f0rnia Institute OF Technology in
Pasadena. Next ne is expected TO
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Grogan
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Bramer in FL
Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

visit Hamilton field at San Fran
cisco.
Lindbergh left his fast army pur-
suit plane at March field and slip
ped into Los Angeles by automobile
yesterday He spent two hours at
The North American Aviation plant.
General Motors subsidiary which
is busy with heavy bomber orders.
He then toured the FL segundo and
Santa Monica factories of Douglas
Aircraft inspecting the latest types
Of bombers and attack planes. IN
one of the tiny Northrop attack
planes from the Ell Segundo plant.
ne hoped over to Downey. Cal.
where he went through the Vultee
plant and saw new attack bomb
ers.
Late this week he may make an
other flight to San Diego where
Consolidated Aircraft manufactures
the navys big flying boats.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Twelfth Birthday
Celebrated
With Party
HEBER NOTES

HEBER NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. Shoemaker and
family have moved from the Dyer
house to San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

witnessed the abdication of Edward
VIII, the marriage Of the Duke ano
| Duchess of Windsor and the coro-
nation of George VI, arrived in
the Queen Mary last night to ac-
company the British King and
Queen on their tour of Canada and
the United States.
Miller a correspondent in Eu-
rope since 1917, will join the royal
party in Quebec on May Is and
will write day by day account of
their trip for United Press news
papers.
Fresh from handling the recent
European war crisis, Miller said he
was convinced that sooner or later
there will be a major war in Eu
rope, barring a miracle" He said
he saw no indication that there
would be a miracle.
Miller covered the World war, the
Ethiopian war and the Spanish war
He covered the German Anschluss
with Austria, the historic Munich
meeting Of Chamberlain with Hitler
and MuSsolini and the Nazi seizure
of CZechosloVakia. Dean of active
American correspondents in Europe
and in constant communication
with colleagues in every European
capital, none is better qualified than
Miller to answer the question fore
most in America: What about war
in Europe?"
when or where it will come
or no one else knows" he said Per
hapS | can describe it this way:
The nations seem to be in the posi-
ton of a person on a high place,
afflicted with vertigo, vino throws
himself over in spite of his desire
to live. When the war comes they
will slip into it in spfte of them
selves.
"Britain's fear of war is demon
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

strated by the revolutionary change
in her cardinal foreign policy. Never
before in peace time has Britain
been willing to engage in military
commitments on the continent, and
look at them now.
ALSO new, and almost unherald-
ed, is the astounding turnabout of
British public opinion regarding
dealings with Russia. The day be-
fore I sailed there was published
an authoritative poll of British pub
lie opinion in which 81 per cent
of those answering favored a mill
tary alliance Of Britain, France and
Russia. This same poll showed a
70 per cent endorsement Of Britain's
new policy Of guaranteeing the in
dependence of smaller powers such
as Poland and Rumania.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Arizona Sheriff
Returns Suspect

PHOENIX, May 9. CUP)-Sherifi
Lon Jordan notified his office to-
day heWould start westward from
Knoxville, Tenn, sometime today
or tomorrow with Robert M. Bur
gunder, jr., %, charged with the
double murder OF two automobile
statesmen.
Burgunder, who telegraphed his
parents that he wanted to- face this
music alone" will be joined here
by his father, Robert M. Burgunder
sr., Seattle attorney, and his moth
er, Mrs. Ruth Burgunder of Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Sheriff Jordan reported the youth
remained in his cell at Knoxville
this morning sleeping soundly and
eating heartily"
He will have to answer charges
of numbering Jack Peterson, 80, and
Ellis Koury 81, Phoenix car sales
men, while they were demonstrat-
ing an automobile to him.
The sheriff said Burgunder had
admitted nearly everything but the
actual slayings." He said, Jordan
told his office, that he would not
talk until his trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

i've been in this gasoline business long time and
I've heard hundreds of advertising statements, but
never has any company been willing to back up
its claims with a double your money back offer.
Here's b0W We're able to do it:
I'VE spent millions on new features in our refn-
cries. We had qualified engineers test ten of our
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
BAD CHECK PRISONER
MUST SERVE FIVE YEARS

j. C. Baughman must serve five
years in San Quentin penitentiary
for passing a bad" check in I'M
perial county the state board of
prison terms and paroles ruled.
He pleaded guilty TO the charge
brought against him by the man
ager of a valley shoe store.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
FUNERAL RITES FOR
FILIPINO PLANNED

Funeral services for Gregorio Eda,
35, Filipino, who died Sunday, will
be held at the Lemons chapel at
3 pm. Wednesday.
He was born in the Philippine
Islands and had lived in the BraW-
ley district for five years. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Narcisa
Eda. He will be buried at Ever
green cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
INDIAN JAILED AS
"PEEPING TOM"

WINTERHAVEN, May 9.-Aloy-
sius Cleveland, Indian, was sent
to the county Jail at Ell Centro for
30 days for playing the role of
"Peeping Tom, here early this
month. The technical charge against
him was disturbing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dulaney
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex EubankS at Alamo.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Rerveen and daugh-
ter Mrs Florence Wright were over
night guests at the Lester Knapp
home Monday They were on their
way to their home in New York.
Mrs Wright will return to the
coast in a few months The Knapp
and Rerveen families are old
friends from New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Famous Reporter Declares
European War Probable

NEW YORK, May 8. CUP)-Webb
Miller, general European manager
of the United Press and the only
person in the world who personally
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

new formulas and six of our competitors gaso-
lines. We found among our formulas new miracle
fuel and willing guarantee that it is the best
all-purpose gasoline ever developed in the West;
best on the highway; best for city driving.
Come into my station when your tank is nearly
empty-fll up with Hi-octane and promise you
performance you have never experienced"