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Evening star., 1939-04-08
runsients

That the United States ever-in-
creasing migratory population is be-
coming problem of national scope
is now being recognized by the Fed
eral Government. This is evidenced
by President Roosevelt's action in
forwarding to Congress Federal
committee report recommending an
emergency and long-term program
for dealing with interstate migration
into California with the notation
that the problem is not Californian
alone.
The report proposes specific legis-
lation for resettlement of migrants
in areas to which they have gone;
return of migrants willing to resume
residence back home and resettle-
ment of other migrants in areas
where employment suited to them
most likely would be found.
Washington itself, as is we'll known,
has migrant problem of no small
proportions. While not as great as
In some localities, the local problem
puts heavy drain on local charity,
public assistance and law enforce
Hent agencies which already are
Sorely pressed to care for local resi-
dents.
INDECENT migrants looking for work
or trying to steer clear of it, provid-
ing they have families or are women
or children, are cared for in meas
ure at the expense of the Travellers
Aid, the Department of Public
Welfare and other charities or relief
agencies. The unattached male of
eighteen or over, however, has to
resort to panhandling or petty crime,
living meantime in flop houses"
A few years ago the Travellers Aid
made a survey of local penal institu-
tions and found a large majority of
inmates had been transients. It Is
Evening star., 1939-04-08
from comparison with the current
years subsidy, 100,00o,0o0 marks
(S4O 900 ,OOO).

from comparison with the current
years subsidy, 100,000,000 marks
($40, 0,000,OoO).
The tip-ofr for this 1900 per cent
increase is the reversal OF Germany's
trade balance from ali export surplus
of 100000 marks ($176,O0O, ,OO0) In
1887 to an import surplus of 1872
100000 marks ($172,O0O,OO0) in 1898.
Germany thus has dissipated her
substance in building a vast war
machine. The ornaments race, with
its heavy requirements of foreign
exchange, was aggravated by mod
crate world depression and the for
eign boycott, the worlds reaction to
the ruthless seizure of Austria, dis
memberment of Czecho- -Slovakia and
mistreatment of the Jews.
The dissipation is likely to con-
tinue, If not increase, during 1899,
for, although the Reich has gained
trade concessions in Rumania and
Lithuania and may get more in
Southeastern Europe as the year
progresses, Great Britain and France
are taking steps to stop Hitler there
economically as well as politically.
Furthermore, Germany has lost
at least for time-the United States
as a supply source by barter of such
important raw materials as cotton
and copper. That means an addi-
tional outlay of foreign exchange for
these essential supplies.
Besides, the intensity of the Amer
ican trade drive in Latin America,
which is stiffening resistance there
to German barter, does not augur we'll
for the Reich.
Germany thus has a gloomy year
ahead. Repetition of the huge 1888
unfavorable balance will force either
a sharp curtailment of the arma-
ment drive or further lowering of
German standards of living through
reduction of food imports. Perhaps
both.
The one will reduce Germany's
menace to her neighbors; the other
will raise the specter OF revolt in
popular dissatisfaction with the
NaZi regime.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

plight Of the citizens in their Nations
Capital. But when heartless reaction
aries doom to death and wretched exist
ence thousands of our unemployed citi-
zens, then the matter Is being handled
by our legislators and city fathers as q
mere item Of organizational routine.
I think 1t high time that stop be
put to this exploitation of our voteless.
inarticulate citizenry I think 1t high
time that the powers that be in the Dis
trict cease treating the victims of q
broken down capitalist system as base
criminals and fall in step with the Fed
eral administration and with enlightened
communities all over the country who
consider their responsibilities to the un-
employed as paramount to any other
social problem, yes, even more important
than constantly increasing the police
force or care for the cherry blossoms.
MARTIN CHANCEY,
City Secretary, District Communist
Party.
April 5.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

A couple of "Michiganders" in Con-
gress are having an argument as to
the respective gastronomic merits of
smelts from two different sections of
the Wolverine State. Devotees of
saltwater smelts may get in on the
controversy later. The badge Of
the genuine smelt lover is the fact
that he won't allow bread crumbs or
cornmeal to come within a hundred
feet of this succulent silver fish.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Opposes Foreign Policy
OF President Roosevelt.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Every peace-loving American can have
only grave misgivings as to the interna-
tional policy now being pursued by the
administration. Every effort is being
made by the President to fan our emo
tions to bring about Intervention in the
affairs of Europe. Rearmament on an
unprecedented scale, supplying England
and France with war equipment, erec-
ton of trade barriers against Germany
and other measures are examples OF the
extent to which the policy is being pur-
sued.
Hardly any intelligent American will
assert that we have any vital national
interests involved in the European con-
troversies. Hardly any one will assert
that Germany or Italy has violated our
rights as f1agrantly as Japan or Mexico.
Certainly neither Germany nor Italy has
sunk any of our ships, bombed any of
our missions or appropriated any prop
erty of our citizens.
If the matter becomes an issue in the
next presidential campaign, it is not diff
cult to see how the issue will be decided.
The people will not be led to vote for
party because of cry, "He kept us out of
war; while the party is doing everything
to provoke war Nor will they again
fight "to make the world safe for de-
mocracy,' that is to say, safe for Eng
land or France or safe for any racial or
religious minorities in Central Europe.
People are becoming somewhat irked at
the tactics of the few who would silence
those opposed to interneddling and op-
posed to war The argument that men
like Senator Borah or Senator johnson
should not speak publicly because of en-
couragement which their speeches might
give to Hitler or Mussolini is understood
by nearly every one as being an argu-
ment of those who would embroil us in
war and would silence the opposition.
Most Americans would be opposed to
constitutional amendment requiring a
referendum on a question of going to
war if their elected officials would truly
reflect their views. A referendum might
give an aggressor an initial or perhaps
decisive advantage because of the delay
involved. But certainly constitutional
amendment will be approved if the Presi-
dent continues to pursue foreign policy
opposed by most American citizens.
April s. r. D. WILSON.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Shooting Stors
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Discriminating,

Discriminating.
I'm some inclined to envy;
Yet, after all, I guess
I'd rather have my troubles
Than some folks happiness
No matter what the pleasure,
1t must depend a lot
Upon your own opinion
Concernin' how twas got.
When days is raw an humid
An we are all in pain,
It's then the microbe prospers
An sings a glad refrain.
An yet despite my sorrow
When all is said an done,
I wouldn't be a microbe-
No, not for all his fun!
Evening star., 1939-04-08

1890 together with numerous quotations
from the writings of Henry George and
these were courteously acknowledged in
every case. Had this philosophy pre-
vailed in the statecraft of the last six
years in place of the experiments pro-
vided by callow collegiates of the brain
trusts We would by this time have had
complete recovery from the depression,
permanent prosperity and elimination
of the national debt
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita, Kans.
April 4.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited TO it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
A' rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Exaggerated.

They say that politicians steal,
And wealth Is always tainted
This world could never be, we feel,
AS bad as it is painted.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Grateful.

"You have fine piano." said the mu-
sician.
''Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox cts a
good instrument. When I hear what 1t
can stand without bein' warped or frac-
tured, I feel that got my moneys
worth"
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Sweet Spring,

Ere long we'll greet the month of May
When with enjoyment concealed,
The coal man takes holiday
And lets the ice man have the field.
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"What want to give the people," ex-
claimed the orator, "is speech that con-
tains facts and figures"
"You are wrong" answered Senator
Sorghum. Human nature is the same
in politics as anywhere else If you want
to get 'em really interested give 'em
gossip"
Evening star., 1939-04-08

"Some men," said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, pride themselves on being
well meaning, but clumsy. They seem
to think 1t doesn't matter how much
damage they do If they only say Sorry"
Evening star., 1939-04-08

"Some wimin'," said Uncle Eben, 'is
allus arguin' bout who's got de lazies'
husban'. It's bad enough wifout stahtin'
no competitiou."
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
CITIZENS
COME OF AGE
(Tulare AdVance-Register)

Too often the blessings of citizenship
are taken for granted.
What for example does the right 10
have voice in guiding the destiny of
this nation mean to the thousands of
young men and women who come of age
every year? Probably not a great deal.
All that's expected of them when they
assume the privileges of citizenship is
the perfunctory little act of scribbling
their names on a piece of paper-and
hey are voters
But in Manitowoc, Wis, fishing, ship
building, manufacturing town of 23,000,
some 80 miles north of Milwaukee, peo-
pie decided to enrich the occasion with
appropriate ceremonies. After all, they
asked, was the fact of young Americans
becoming full-fledged citizens of a de-
mocracy so trivial an event that 1t Ge-
served nothing better than writing ones
name on the voters register? Five
months ago, with the cooperation of the
University of Wisconsin, ManitoWoc be-
gan holding citizenship classes for all
young Americans coming of age this
year. The response was enthusiastic.
Climaxing those five months of study,
the city and county of Manitowoc last
week showed America something new,
with day of serious celebration at
which $50 native-born young Americans
were publicly inducted into citizenship.
From the governor of Wisconsin each
received a certificate of citizenship.
From an audience of many thousands,
gathered from all over the state, came
cheers and applause. There was music
from the bands, and the stirring SYM
phony of thousands of voices raised in
song.
Citizenship means dedication to SER
vice. The ceremony at which these sew
eral hundred young Americans dedicated
themselves publicly to that service pos
sessed solemnity far more gripping
than signing a register book.
Doubtless other cities and counties
will feel like following suit and Welcom-
ing their young people into citizenship
each year with ceremonies just as wor-
thy of the high occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
THE LEGISLATORS, TOO,
WERE ELECTED

Governor Olson is very angry. He is
angry because his budget has been pared
several millions of dollars. He is angry
because the state legislature does not
want to give him an absolutely free hand
TO spend another 73 million dollars just
exactly as he wishes in an untried relief
experiment. He is angry because the
legislature will not vote as he says It
should vote.
Because Governor Olson is angry. he
plans TO purge" the legislature of those
state senator's and assemblymen who
have had the temerity to vote against
some of his pet projects. If the COVER
nor were not so angry, sound common
sense might tell him that, instead of
running the political careers of his enc
mics. his effort to bring about a Demo
cratic purge may react very unfaVorably
against himself.
The thing the governor and his chief
lieutenants seem to forget in all this
turmoil and talk of mandates is that
the senator's and assemblymen were
elected by the people, too. They are, III
fact, more nearly cross-sectlon OF pub
lie opinions and desires than is the gov
ernor.
A man votes for a governor because
he likes his name, or the way he speaks
over the radio, or the promises he makes
in the newspapers, or because he dis
likes the fellows opponent, or for hun
dred and one other reasons. A man
votes for his senator or representative,
on the other hand, because he knows the
man he is voting for-knows what can
be expected of him, what his policies
will be, and how far he can be trusted.
The state senator or assembyman Is
more representative of the voters in his
district than the governor is. Before he
begins his purge in deadly earnest, Gov
ernor Olson should remember that.
He should remember, too, that the
purge directed by another New Dealer
President RooseVelt-had disastrous re-
sults-for the President.
The American people do not like egis-
lators who supinely take dictation from
any one person. They want to feel that
the legislators do as they, the people,
direct-not as some executive says.
If there is to be purge of the state
legislature, the people should do the
purging, and if they think it necessary
they will not need the leadership of any
person, be he governor or president,
Republican or Democrat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON--Fiyc years and
four months after the prohibition
amendment was discarded the
United States has finally returned
to its prohibition status. as far
rs bootlegging is concerned.
Which is TO say that the chief
problem of the Treasury Depart
ment's "enforcers" today is that
perennial old faithful. the noun
tain moonShiner.
Organized big-city gangs are no
longer much of a problem. as far
rs the liquor laws are concerned.
Rum Row has ceased to exist and
there is practically no smuggling
of liquor amy more. Enforcing the
liquor laws is a revenue problem
once again. attended by Just the
same amount of difficulty as was
encounteed back before the war.
The job is primarily in the hands
of the Alcohol Tax Unit of the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Imme-
diately after repeal, the Treasury
rsoyed TO coordinate the activities
of this unit with those Of the Gus
toms service and the coast guard.
and began an intensive drive on
1t took about two years to get
the smugglerS checkmated. In a
great many cases. they had laid
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
DO YOUR PRE-VACATION
BUYING IN THE VALLEY

Hundreds of people will be leaving
Imperial Valley soon for vacations rang
ing from one week to three months.
Remembering that they will return at
the end of the vacation period to live
here, to do business here, and to depend
upon the prosperity of the community
as a whole, each Of those vacation-bound
persons should consider now the advis-
ability of shopping at home for the
things they will need while away.
Food, amusements and such things
cannot be purchased except at the place
chosen for the vacation, but clothing,
travelling equipment and score of other
things can and should be bought at home
before the vacation starts. The price is
just as reasonable as elsewhere, the con-
venience is greater, and the good to this
community is immeasurably more i'm
portant.
We who live and work here should
remember that it is the prosperity of
the valley which allows US to take vaca-
tion-and remembering, we should do
what we can to increase that prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
TOYS FOR THE WORLD
[ Vallejo Times-Herald)

The American toy industry has for the
first time achieved a position of leader
ship in providing the worlds playthings.
Buyers recently assembled in New
York for the annual Toy Fair confirmed
this position; 36 came from Canada,
six from South Africa, six from Hol-
land, four from England two from
France, two from South America, and
others from Denmark, Sweden and the
Canal Zone
Last year the dollar value of toys eX-
ported actually exceeded for the first
time the value of toys imported, where
as in the past the United States usually
imported far more. Germany is too
busy making guns to bother to make
toys, and boycotts by individuals against
German and japanese products have
cut down their imports here.
Meanwhile, by ingenuity and quality,
American makers have been surmount-
ing their handicaps in the higher Ameri
can cost of production. And it is hard
to think of anything better to make and
sell to the world than toys to bring JOY
to its children.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06

minute job hunting, 50 IN gong
to do something I've been wanting
to do." In other words. he capi-
talized on What seemed to be bad
luck.
The thing he had wanted TO do
was 10 work Out an idea that had
been floating around in his mind.
One of his Jobs had been over
seeing the addressing and send
ing out of price lists for his com
pany. The letters were addressed
by hand by a clerk who was not
interested in his job, so many OF
the letters returned. Young Dun-
can saw this waste of time and
postage. ana decided to think up
some way to stop it, There should
be a machine which would do this.
The mere he thought about his
idea. the better it seemed. So while
he was job hunting he started IL
to invent the machine himself. He
was not an inventor and knew
nothing about mechanics. But he
had what was more valuable-an
idea and determination Having no
shop. he started to work in a kitch-
en-
He had his own name and ad-
dress made into Il rubber stamp,
such as was used at the office, and
glued this rubber part to a big
wooden drum. The drum was re-
1olved ana when the rubber part
touched the paper it left the print
of the name.
When he showed this homemade
contriyanec to friends they laughed
Tney said it OUGHT to be put in an
exhibition of freak inventions. Then
they would turn the bulky affair
and poke fun a. 1t.
He boxed up q machine and took
l. to Chicago and showed it to a
business man This man didn't
laugh He saw there was something
tc the idea. and offered TO bach
the young bookkeeper inventor
Young Duncan rented a small room
on Dearborn Street. equipped him
self with tools. and started TO work
IN earnes,
He didn't have a name for his
machine. SC nc called il the adj
dressograph. Well, he kept on,
built one model after another. The
aadressoaraph became world fa-
NOUS He established company
not only to make them but to sell
them. This corporation now has
. oboit 7 mn oDoroloypnc And il all
started because a young man .osC
his job. and did some thinking.
If you lose your job, why not
make it an opportunity to branch
out and do what you have wished
TO do? You must try TO find an
other job, but that won't take all
your time. Make the new free
time pay you dividends. The Iowa
bCokkeeper did.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ALIAS SUMMONS
NJ. 1D4-~


In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
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 f.
RITzMAN, also known as SYLVIA
E. CLEMENS. j. w. RITZMAN, also
known as JOHN w. RITZMAN, H
OSBORN, H E. GLEASON, JOHN
F POOLE, D. GROSS. JOHN DOE.
JANE DOE, and RICHARD DOE
Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
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 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.
| (SEAL) County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON.
Deputy Clerk
| M, % 10 % go, 9 10 20 27-J. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-06

i'm huge stocks OF liquor at Sueil
hases as Havana. the Bahamas, ana
st Pierre Miquclon. They persist
cd in trying to unload this liquor
despite the fact that The big profit
margin of prohibition days had
ceased to exist
But the picture had changed. The
morale of the "revenooers, to say
nothing of the morale of customs
and coast guard men, had gone up
With the advent OF repeal.
Furthermore, the attitude of for
eign authorities subtly changed. II
st. Pierre, for instance, better CO.
operation came from the local au-
thorities to prevent booze being
shipped illegally to the United
States.
So the smuggling problem was
finally solved Today neither The
customs men nor the coast guards
men are bothered with it, for the
simple reason that no one seems
to be trying to bring booze in il
legally.
During prohibition the city boot
logger was a sinister chap who
belonged to a big and powerful out
fit, who dealt in carload lots and
who staggered his way about from
speakeasy to speakeasy. Today he
is a furtiVe fellow who hangs out
behind the bar in some third-rate
gnmill and has a container full OF
colored grain alcohol down on a
shelf in 'front.' Of him.
When customer gets too ti} ht
To notice the difference, this man
will serve him with the colored al
cohol rather than with regular
whisky. And that. say the Treas
ury people, is about the size of the
operations OF the average city boot
logger TO-DAY.
On July l. 1898, the federal tax
on distilled liquor went up from
50 to 1925 a gallon. 1t was ex-
pected that this would bring a sub
stantial rise in bootlegging, but the
Use which did take place was fal
smaller than had been expected.
The Tax Unit experts say that
the big fellows had mostly gone
out of business, and that the 25-
cent tax increase didn't promise
enough of a profit tC induce then
to open up again
incidentally, there is no boot.
Logging of beer at all now, as fan
as the Treasury people know. De
spite the federal tax of SIS a barrel
it simply isn't economic TO make
and sell beer Illegally.
1t happens, too, that the Amer
ican people are not drinking as
much now as they did before pro-
hibition. The annual per capite
consumption of hard liquor now il
Just under one gallon-99 l00ths o.
gallon, to be exact. BetWeef
1910 and 1915 it stood IL gallons
Less beer is being drunk, too
In 1917, the nations beer produc.
ton totaled 1885 100000 gallons
Last year it stood at 1,798 100000
gallons. And the population ha'
gone up by approximately 20,00000(
il that time, too