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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
mEx|CANS Threaten l. Y. WATER SUPPLY
Cash Deficiency
Hits New hiuh

SACRAMENTO, July 20. (UP)
California had a cash def
cheney of more than $51 1,OOO,0 900
as of June 30. the highest red
ink total in history, it was re-
ported today by the department
of finance.
The all-time high was an in
crease Of nearly six million dol
lars over the last day in April,
when the books showed a def
cheney Of more than S45, 1000, 900.
The figure fluctuated around
40,O0O,0O0 during the last days
Of May and climbed 70 the new
total at the end of the fiscal
year and 1937-l939 biennium.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
= AABLING
IMPORTER
He Eats Raw Meat

Things have come to pretty pass
when a little pink eyed white ra-
bit can whip cats and make dogs
stand around. Especially a rabbit
with such a name as "Doodles"
The rabbit was a Waif practically
left on the door step the Ray
Forshey home SO there is no hope
of searching the family tree to see
what makes him eat raw meat and
lord it over other animals many
times his size.
Doodles, two dogs, and four cats
dine out of the same dish. Forshey
sWears they do. The rabbit nips
the dogs on the toes to make them
give him the best place around the
dish. He kicks the cat in the face
to make them move over. In spite
of his bullying ways, one cat likes
Doodles, and frequently holds him
down and gives him a bath of the
type approved by all members of
the cat tribe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

machines and were fined $lOO each
in Ell Centro justice court. Judge
John E. Simpson suspended half
OF each fine Doig and Neidiffer
paid $50 each. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Workers Alliance Orders Protest
Against wPA Hour Provision, Seeks
Amendment Restoring Wage Scale

WASHINGTON July 90 (UP) Attorney General
Frank Murphy reiterated today that the could
not permit strikes against it, and said that such strikes
might lay foundation for ''Fascsm in this country"
Murphy made the statement while the Workers AL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Bridges Witness Charges Maritime
Labor Leader Conspired With U.S..
|mmiqration Officials to Beat Rap

ST. PAUL, Mimi. July 20. (UP)-Stanley Morton
Doyle attorney for whom the defense the deportation
hearing of Harry Bridges, labor leader at San Francisco
recently asked subpoena, today signed affidavit in
which he charged that Bridges conspired with certain
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Sin Fighting Governor Just Hasn't
Been Around veryMuch Say Folks
After Listening to Newest Attack

CHARLOTTE, Mich, July 20. (UP)-Gov Luren Dick
nsons neighbors thought today having listened with at
tenon to his attack sin that he was nca ola
man but Hadn't been around much" ~
The radio brought the voice the towns most prom-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
MexicaIi Expects Lifting Of Ban on
Hard Liquor Sales Within Two Days;
Four Hundred Still Out of Work

Cafe and cabaret owners in Mexican cities bordering
the United States gained hope Thursday President
denas promise to lift his ban against sale of hard liquor
Government officials assured MeXcai residents hard
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Son Dieson Will
Help Judge Rule
On Refund Plan
Federal Jurist Will Decide Fairness,
Pass on Question of Discrimination;
Asks Hell 10 to Determine Feasibility

Judge Ralph E. Jenney took the Imperial Irrigation
Districts refnancng plan under advsement late Wednes
day at the close of threeday hearing in federal court in
San Diego
He did not indicate the date he would announce de-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
District Crews
South of Bord er
Plan for Strike
Payment on U. S. Dollar Basis Demanded
By MexicaIiVa|Ie Labor Group; July
20Fixed as DeadIine Before WaIkout

MEXICALI, July 20-Mexican employees of the I'M
pera Irrigation Districts subsidiary corporation here to-
day threatened strike July 20 that will shut off
both the Imperial and Mexica Valleys unless the dis
trict agrees it's workers south the border on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
New Deal Loses
Fight to Prevent
Probe Into NLRB
Coalition Congressman Vote 253 to IS
For Inquiry Into Administration of
Waoner Act bv Federal Lab or Board

WASHINGTON, July 20. (UP)-A coalition of con-
servatve Democrats and Republicans today voted special
house investigation of the National Labor Relations board
The house ordered the inquiry into conduct of key New
Deal agency opposn of the administration and the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Caseys At The Bat

The thing they called baseball
game in Brawley Wednesday night
probably would have been going on
yet, but the Elks quit when they
forged ahead. The game died out
with the score 6 for the Legion and
IA for the Elks COR was that it?)
Play was complicated. So many
Elks were Legionnaires and SO many
Legionnaires were Elks that no one
even Umpire Weber Leedom, could
tell who was fer and who was agin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

A Fair Exchange
City council convened Wednes-
day night with exactly three coun-
cilmen swarming around the big
table, P. l.. Moore, Gordon Scriven
and Charles Blalack.
II nominate Scriven mayor pro
en-" snapped Moore before they
were well seated. Blalack interrupt
ed Moore in his haste to register a
second
1t developed that somebody want
ed something done to make fruit
peddlers pay a license.
Il appoint Moore and Blalack a
committee of two to investigate the
matter thoroughly and report back
Immediately. I'll teach you two to
frame me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
A Jack of All Trades

The telephone jingled in Ell Gen.
tro police headquarters. Jack Tack
EFT answered in his usual basso-pro
fundo. A woman squawked:
Say, the landlord is turning the
plumbing off in my house and ]
want you to come and turn it on"
Lady said the cop diplomati-
cally, Il have done lot of differ
ent things in my day but that is
little out of my line"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Baseball Results

NATIONAL
Pittsburgh .... OO5 600 30O-8 y O
New York 600 OO3 OO1-4 10 q
Klinger, Bowman and Berres.
Gumbert. Lynn, Coffman and O'Dea.
Chicago ........ 01O 600 OOO-l 6 0
Boston ..,,....... O01 900 Olx-2 8 !
Page and Hartnett; Posedel and
Lopez.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

Butter: Los Angeles. 2eci but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 35c; manufacturing milk, !
27c' route gathered cream, a41sc.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. 1, S14-14.50, /
u. s. No. 2 leafy s12-1250; u. s. No. !
2 S10.50-11. MINI. flax Sept. sl.52ts. |
Evening star., 1939-09-23
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.


When you visit the New York
Worlds Fair you want to be sure to
see an unusual Battle of the Gen.
tury" which is being staged by one
of the large electrical manufacturers
in a fine, ir-conditioned theater.
The female members of your house,
hold will enjoy it as much as the
male fight fans. however, because
it is pitched battle of dishwashing
champions, with one attractive girl
using the old-fashioned method of
hand washing competing against
another girl who uses a modern
electrical washing machine.
A capable fight announcer gives
you running account Of the
battle" and 1t is pretty amazing to
see the difference in work required
to wash a comparable stack of un-
pleasantly dirty dishes by the scrub
bing method as against the labor
saving ease Of the electric machine.
The dishwasher which is used is one
OF the standard machines now avail
able for home use and features q
number Of new gadgets which should
be OF interest to every home modern
izer.
Combining in one compact cabinet
sink, dishwasher and work surface.
1t will take its place in your kitchen
next to the handsomest refrigerator
or range. The cabinet is made of
rugged steel finished in durable
Evening star., 1939-09-23

timing controls which are located
on panel In the front Of the unit,
close the door, turn on the supply
Of water, which automatically cuts
itself OF, and sit back while the
dishes are washed by . strong spray
Of water.
When you have'finished reading .
paragraph or two Of war news you
turn on the draining pump which
empties the machine in short order,
after which you turn on the rinsing
spray q couple of times and the Job
Is done. During the entire opera
ton the dishes are handled only
twice, going in and going out, and
you will have had time to read an
editorial or two, partake of q quick
nap, or Just sit and wonder about
the marvelb Of modern science.
Before you turn on the home heat
ing plant for It's annual siege
against the elements It's q good idea
to check over q few important points
which will not only give you more
heat, but will help keep the cost Of
operation down. If you didn't have
1t done last spring 1t would be high
ly polite to have the entire inside
OF the furnace or boiler cleaned out,
particularly the firebox, to elimin-
ate the insulating layer Of SCOT
which no doubt covers those sur
faces. This layer of carbon will
prevent the heat of the fire from
reaching the water or air sur
rounding the chamber, and unless it
Evening star., 1939-09-23

is removed you will be losing large
quantities Of heat up the flue.
Many houses are equipped with
forced hot-air heaters, or air con-
ditioning plants these days, and
for some strange reason many own
ers seem to forget that the original
air filters will not last forever. Quite
the contrary, 1t doesn't take the
average filter any time at all to fill
up with the dirt 1t has extracted
from the circulated air. When this
occurs the air supply to the heater
Immediately suffers.
So why not take look at the Al
ters In the back of your unit next
time you are down In the base
nent, and we'll wager q small
amount that they are surprisingly
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Telephone Cabinets

Telephone cabinets which At into
niche in the wall are an interest,"
ing feature Of many homes and
effectively solve the problem Of
where to place the phone. These
cabinets, available in several styles,
may be installed with funds OBJ
talnable from qualified lending in
stiCutions under the modernization
credit plan Of the Federal Housing
Administration.
Evening star., 1939-09-23

filled up. You can get new filter
units for . nominal sum, and they
should pay their way during the
winter in reduced cleaning bills
around the house, as well as reliev-
ing any congestion in the circula-
ton Of aif which would obviously
add to the cost Of heating the
house.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Large Carpet Woven

Carpet weavers of Ashkhabad,
Iurmenia, exhibited a carpet of 10
different shades in Moscow recently.
1t covers nearly 265 square feet and
cost 100000 rubles.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Slipper Kills Child

A slipper thrown by Arips Kazus
at his employer, Alexander Spilva, q
farmer, during an argument, missed,
but struck and killed Spilva's little
daughter, near Riga, Latvia. The
wooden sole broke her skull.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
maintained. This part OF the uni

maintained. This part of the unit
Is mounted on the left side, and the
dishwashing mechanism is located
on the right, so that the swinging
waterspout supplies both compart-
mentS.
After the dishes have been stacked
in the sink covered with everything
from old egg to lamb grease, all you
have to do with this fine outfit is
pull down the front door of the
washer, slide out the dish racks and
fill them with plates, cups, glasses
and silverware. You then set the
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Homecoming Rutio

Just half the 48 States of the
United States have more home own
ers than tenants.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
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lacquer and the sink basin is FASH
ioned out Of Monel metal, which as
you know, Is stainless and easily
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Life Is Cheap But
Worth Saving
Is il worthwhile 10

Is it worthwhile to save 400 lives?
Life is cheap today, what with Spanards Sitting the
Threats of brother Spanards and Japanese bombing
machine cunning the Chinese And yet life is cheap
IN part of the world that is worth saving all
The United States may well be proud of those 7400 lives
saved II didn't just happen 1t the result OF careful
planning, unreenng effort willing cooperation the
part of millions of United States citizens.
II about this way. In 1887, traffic fatalities in
the United States otaed $4,000 That is tremendous,
horfng number of victims of the routine of traffic
No other country approaches it, That because the United
States has arthes along the road to mechanizaon
1t has autos the roads, roads, miles
Travelled than other country in the world Also it
led the world in the number of dead who paid with their
lives for the speed of todays daily existence.
II and it is STILL horrifying toll. considering that
most of these victims had done nothing to deserve DEATH
most of them indeed had observed every precauton posi-
be and still had been struck down by forces outside their
control
During the last year. under leadership of the National
Safety Council the campaign to down this death toll
moved steadily forward to triumph.
While final figures for 1888 have vet to be complied
there every indication that the 1888 toll will be the lowest
since 1888 Even the figures for December shall prove
to be the those for 1887 the saving life will have
been 7,400 during the year
But if the of reduction should prove to have
maintained during December the saving be high
5000 Last November marked the 18th consecutive month
of unbroken Improvement in traffic safety conditions
Have you motorst been Inconvenience slightly by
brake tests license tests apparently unnecessary traffic
regulations? Have you pedestrian been harassed by
crossing lights and corner traffic policemen?
Maybe you think you have But the next time you are
inclined to be annoyed by traffic regulations that
oppressive think of those 4Oo people who are alive today
and who might be dead. Human life, of still be-
eve is precious thing well worth going to considerable
pains to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
John T. Flynn

There Is violent argument
81, nrocress. Of which Mr.. Mar
-iner Eccles is the center on
The effect which the govern
menrs spending program has
had upon the course OF ouSi-
ness.
Mr.. Eccles saws such recovery
as we have had was the result
Of government spending ana
that without it The country
would have been ruined.
His critics say had it not been
for the governments spending
policy private investment would
have gotten into action and that
real recovery has been pre-
vented By government spending
Both sides ignore some m
portant factors There is no
doubt that Nj. Eceles is right
when he saws the recovery we
have had has been due TO gov
eminent spending. He is also
right when he says that With
out government spending the
country would have been ruined
His critics weaken themselves
when they attempt to deny
these facts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
HOROSCOPE
WEpNEspAY. JAN. ~. Isse

Good and evil aspects arr seen
IN the horoscope for today, &C
cording 10 sstrology Under this
planetary government there may
be much secrecy and deceit in
mems dealings.
Women are fortunate under
this sway which especially en-
courages feminine ambitions. in
Guiding the desire 10 shop. Jsnu-
airy bargain sales viii be lucky
today.
This is a happy wedding day,
although differences OF opinion
between bride and groom may
cause slight quarrels. Long mar
rage partnerships are indicated.
Inclination toward games Of
chance and betting on horse
races may be strong under this
eonfiguration which appears TO
presage a winter Of reckless gay
ETY. among persons OF wealth
and leisure.
Diplomats come under a rule
Of the stars which seems TO pre-
sage success in preventing world
war for many months. but there
will be recalls Of ENJOYS as
result of peace pacts containing
important compromises.
ong-predicted changes in the
presidents cabinet will promote
TO high places subordinates who
have attained efficiency. but GER
tain appointments are TO be I'M
popular.
Congress is subject TO plan
etary influences which stimu-
late legislative activity and in
spire speech-making OF extra
ordinary frankness. Criticism
and fault-finding may be expect
ed from many states
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of
good luck. The young will be
preoccupied with romance. but
they should not neglect their
work. College romances will be
epidemic.
Children born on this day may
be ambitious, enterprising and
DESTROYS of obtaining the best
things in life. Many subjects of
this sign reach success.
II. Gordon Selfridge, British
merchant, was born on this day
1864. Others who have celebrat-
ed 1t as birthday include Will
liam James, philosopher, 1912;
Alexander Hamilton, statesman,
1857.
Copyright, 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
PRAISE FOR DIR. BROWN
AND HIS STAFF

Editor, The Times During
the past few weeks there have
been many complaints in regard
to treatment of the patients at
the Pierce County hospital. |
would like to state that Dr.
Brown and his staff, including
the nurses, deserve much credit
in the disqualification of many of
the sick.
Ii has been my experience TO
be confined to more than six
hospitals. two of them Catholic,
in my life and | have never re-
ceived better medical services or
better care than that which |
received at this county hospital.
Although it is sometimes over
crowded, the doctors and nurses
are very conscientious in caring
for the sick. The resignation of
DR.. Brown is regretted by many
who have received help from him
and it will be difficult to find a
successor who will administer to
the sick as capably and sympa-
thetically as he.
TOMAS CHILCOTT,
Alder, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

Frederick II. king of Prussia,
had in his service several Wallets.
One day one of these servants
accidentally let fall letter which
he had written to his sweetheart
in Berlin The king picked II up
and found that it read My
dear Charlotte fear shall
not find it possible to call on
you today, nor yet for some days
to come. for ! must stay at
home in close attendance on the
growing old bear Frederick
sent for the man, and asked him
If he knew how 10 write. A
little" said the man. Then,
said Frederick. sit down at the
table and write what I shall die
tate" He then dictated. word for
word. the letter he had found.
The man fell on his knees and
implored forgiveness Sit down
again. and go on writing as I
bid YOU" said the king. He then
dictated as follows: NY dear
Charlotte-It is now most prob
able that several weeks will
elapse before | have the happi-
ness OF seeing you. since the
growing old bear has Just sign
ed a warrant sending me as a
prisoner TO Spandau.'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
QUESTIONS TO TeS
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the
woman's page for the answers;
/. In the French monetary
system, what is the name for the
hundredth part of franc >
.. In which mountain range is
Mt Everest"
3. Name the Japanese foreign
minister.
4 What is an iguana?
5. What is the name for the
envelope of incandescent gases
which surrounds the body of the
sun
6. What is the purpose of a
river levee?
I. Whom did Prince Alexander
Ferdinand of Prussia, grandson
of former Kaiser Wilhelm marry
recently?
S. Name the branch of science
which treats of time as meas
ured, computed. and recorded.
9. OF what country was the
present Republic of Panama
once 4 part?
10. On what thermometer
scale is zero fixed as the freez-
ing point of water ?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
4 POSSIBILITY
OE PRIV ATE INVESTMENT

With the system reformed and
the public apprised that reform
was at an end and that govern
ment would then devote its
energies to consolidating and
stabilizing the system. private
investment might have been re-
sumed.
Instead almost everything in
the world was done to introduce
uncertainty into affairs - the
half-baked, ill-digested money
policies. the uncertainties about
devaluation and, above all the
presidents appallingly unneces-
sary loose talk-big talk bout
doing things he never had any
intention of doing.
The spending program was
unavoidable. But it was never
intelligently planned. The same
stimulation could have been OBJ
tanned with half the money.
But worst of all was the at
tempt to use the spending pro-
gram to bolster prices. and to
create the impression that the
spending program would be
used to regulate and direct the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Keeping Up With The Law
BY BYRON BENTLEY, LIB.

bodily injury.
The character of the weapon
is ordinarily pronounced by the
law. There may. however, be
cases IN which its character,
that is TO say, whether deadly
or otherwise. depends upon the
manner in which It was used,
or the part OF the body upon
which il was used.
The evidence as TO the man
ner of use of the wooden club
and the injury inflicted thereby
was such that the only rational
conclusion which the jury could
have reached under the circum-
stances was that said club was
a deadly weapon, as above de-
fined"
Assault with a deadly weapon
is a more SERIOUS crime than
simple assault and carries
heavier penalty A gun is al
ways deadly weapon. Any
other object can be such. when
used In q manner dangerous to
life. People VS.. Peters. Cali
formal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
LESSONS IN ENGLISH
By W. l.. Gordon

Words often misused Do not
saw. THE child's conduct was
sggravating." Say. Tho child s
conduct was provoking" Agra
waite means 10 make worse. The
wound was aggravated by rub
bing'
Often mispronounced: Tune.
Pronounce the u as in unit, not
toon.
Often misspelled: knead to
press) distinguish from need.
SYNONYMS: Victor, winner,
conoueror. champion.
Word study: Use q word
three times and il is yours" Let
Us increase our vocabulary by
mastering one word each day
Todays word: Verbosity; an
abundance Of words. Pronounce
the as in OF. accent second
syllsble). He drsweth out the
thread Of mis- verbosity finer
than the staple Of his srEu-
ment. Shakespeare
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
DEADLY WEAPONS

Assault with deadly weapon
IL common crime. How dead
~ does weapon have 10 he IN
order to fall within that cate
CORY
Peters became involved In an
argument. Words led to blows
PETERS picked up wooden club
which was lying handy and
swung it so Justify as almost to
sever an ear from the head Of
his adversary. Sixteen stitches
were necessary to restore the
organ. and his victim swore out
a criminal complaint against
him.
Peters did not deny the
assault but he contended that
the use of 8 wooden club did
not constitute the crime Of
assault with a deadly weapon.
In a recent decision. however,
the California appellate court
ordered his conviction. Said the
Jurists:
"A deadly weapon is one like
ly to produce death or great
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
LEAGUE PLEADS FOR
LIQUOR SUPPORT

Editor, The Times: As young
people of our city and state we
arc extremely aroused by group
of bills to be presented at this
session of the state legislature.
Word comes that an attempt
will be made to end the Sunday
heer-ban law. furthermore that
the selling of liquor by the drink
Will become legal. likewise a bill
to allow the sale of beer and
wine in our metropolitan
parks.
Such bills will greatly affect
the youth of this state. AS IN
the past, young people often bear
the brunt, and pay the price of
laws passed by their seemingly
more intelligent elders. AS those
who will again suffer. we are
calling upon every like-minded
person to deluge our legislators
with opposition.
In the past two years our or
ganization has been stunned by
the violent deaths of two of its
leaders as a result of drunken
driving. Why, we ask. do those
elected to serve the interests of
all" so completely disregard
youth in their law-making
To our legislators we can only
say, Look at the record Is 1t
not time we began some of the
temperance" program promised
us six years ago?
Those who have the interest
of young people at heart will
take firm opposition to any fur
Their lessening of present re-
strictions in regard to the sale
of liquor, beer or wine In n
resolution. this organization con-
firmed its unanimous opposition
to these bills. We are calling on
everyone to remember youth
and write Olympia.
ASBURY EPWORTH LEAGUE,
DICK FUTILE. President,
South Tacoma.