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The Ely miner., 1939-03-02
Utilities

Until early February only one
half of Tennessee's power came
from the Tennessee Valley author
ity. Then Wendell L. Wilkie, stormy
petrol of Commonwealth and South
ern, agreed to sell his firms Tennes-
see electric properties. For the first
time in its campaign to acquire
choice Tennessee power fields, IVA
recognized common stock value in
utility financial structures. Ten
days later IVA rode again, this
time into Memphis, where Memphis
Power and Light company sold most
of its facilities to IVA and the city
for $17,360,000. M. P. & LIS COM
petitor, a city-owned corporation,
gets it's electric and natural gas
distribution business. Taking stock,
IVA now finds it has all Tennessee
as non-competitive power market
except for upper eastern areas
served mainly by small private util-
tiles. All the states principal cit
les - Memphis, NASHVILLE, Chatta-
nooga and Knoxville-are included
in the fold.
The Ely miner., 1939-03-02
International

In January Adolf Hitler told the
Reichstag that Germany must ex-
port or die" Britain's retaliation
was creation of an export credit
pool of $425, 100000: Price cutting
and other forms of cut-throat COM
petition often result in trade wars
which end on the battlefield, a
threat Britain recognized even while
organizing her credit pool. A devo-
tee of peace via negotiation, Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain con-
sequently arranged a German-Brit-
ish trade conference which meets
at Dusseldorf March Is and may
end in U. S.-British-G
agreement to regulate competition.
American industries are permit
ted to participate in cartels by the
Webb-Pomerene act. On the eve of
Dusseldorf's conference the state
department intimated some Is u. S.
industries were readying them
selves to discuss such plans. Once
this three-corner agreement is COM
pleted, French, Scandinavian and
Swiss industries will be drawn into
the cartel Immediately.
Though American participation in
the plan apparently comes close 70
"appeasement" of Germany as ad-
vocated by Mr.. Chamberlain, the
state department would rather
make sensible recognition of the
Reich's place under the sun than
fight upset of its reciprocal trade
program by Germany's much-de-
spised barter system.
The Ely miner., 1939-03-02

plant: Brazil needs, in order to
bring about a rapid development of
its wealth, the collaboration of an in
dustrial country possessing an ad-
vanced technologic position, and I
am sorry to say that this collabora-
tion has not been offered heretofore
by the United States"
If U. S. Pan-American advocates
liked this, they liked DR.. Aranha's
next statement even better: "Bol-
shevism, Fascism and Naziism are
only different names for the same
material conception of life which
tries to replace God by the state,
erected as the supreme aspiration
of the individual. 1t is important
that we in America should organize
against the invasion of idealogies
which are contrary to (our) basic
ideals" -
Since the U. S. and Brazil repre-
sent top-fight North and South
American nations, it was immedi-
ately apparent that active trade CO.
operation between Washington and
Rio would do more for hemisphere
cal solidarity than a military alli-
ance. Expected was a Brazilian
loan from the Export-Import bank
approximating $50,000,O00, also i'm
portant revisions in the existing
trade agreement and settlement of
the long-standing currency ex-
change problem.
The Ely miner., 1939-03-02
CHlLDREN'S
COUGHS
E~l..~ A. ~>ul~A

Don't let distress of chest colds or spas
modic croupy coughs due to colds go
untreatedl Rub Children's Musterole on
child's throat, chest and back at once.
This milder form of regular MusteroIe
penetrates the surface skin, warns and
stimulates local circulation. Floods the
bronchial tubes with its soothing, reliev-
ing vapors. Musterole brings such speedy
relief because it's MORE than ''just
salve." Recommended by many doctors
and nurses. Three strengths: Regular,
Children's (mild) and Extra Strong, 40<.
Approved by Good Housekeeping Bu-
reau. All druggists.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
IS THE SOUTH A
COLONIAL POSSESSION?
lChriStian Science MOnltor)

pCieICt Nhplh1oij
The council of Southern Region De
velopment. organized this week at Allan
ia, is on safe ground when it says that
1.-The nations treatment of the south has
been that generally accorded colonial
possessions" Such facts as these snow
what the south means when 1t says it is
treated as colony rather than part
of the union:
The southern shipper is required on
most rail freight to pay u to rs per cent
more per ton mile for the same distance
hauled than the northern or eastern ship
per. This is something the south is deter
mined to equalize, and the council Will
have support in its efforts on this line.
Japanese oil is carried daily from port
entry at New Orleans, say to Clnclnnau
Ohio for % cents hundred pounds. A
car of southern cottonSeed oil, competi-
tor. may be carried in the same train to
the same point at 56 cents hundred
pounds A northern sugar reflner can
ship, say to the Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
area at 80 cents per ton mile. The Loui-
siana refiner must ship to the area at 60
cents for the same distance.
But the new council should hesitate to
speak for the entire south, as for instance
when it endorses federal labor legisla
ton. Very few southern industrialists
endorse this program, and most are IN
clined to regard the Wage-Hour act as
a betrayal of the south.
The south is suspicious of remedial
groups these days, especially when more
educators and newspapermen are repre-
sented than others. To gain the support
of the southerner such agencies must
prove that they are genuinely southern
in origin and not of mushroom develop
ment When the council says, Remedial
action will require relatively long per-
iod of time it indicates that it is deter
mined to prove its stability.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
OUR OUTLYING FORTS
FOR DEFENSE
(Oroville Mercury-Register)

(Oroville Mercury-Register)
The news item from Tokyo saying that
the japanese navy is ''gravely concern
ed by reports that the United States is
planning strong Notifications on the is
land of Guam is extremely amusing.
The island is used by this government
as a naval station and is of great strate-
gic Importance, being 1900 miles east of
the Philippines and that many miles
south of Japan.
Japan wasn't so concerned over U. S.
rights when it stepped into China and
took command of the situation, militar
lily as we'll as economically. 1t has not
been very much concerned about the
rights of anyone but itself in many things
it has done in the past few years.
1t is about time that the u. S. looks
to its own rights on its own property
and that is what Guam is, property of
the u S. And with relationships threat
ening to right and left it is pretty good
idea to see to it that our naval bases in
the Pacific ocean and those likewise in
the Caribbeans are about as impregnable
and useful in time of war as it is pos
sible to be.
We need not set about looking for
causes for war but if it comes let's be
ready and not caught mapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
There's The RUB
IN RELIEF EXPENSES

adequately as the senator who said, in
answer to charges that many lawmakers
were overlooking or forgetting the well
fare of persons on relief when they voted
to reduce the current WPA appropria-
tion by S150,000,000, that they were not
in fact overlooking the welfare of the
three million reliefers, but that they
were thinking of the welfare of the 13
millions who aren't on relief.
Judging from tax bills in recent years,
the welfare of the 13 millions has been
generally forgotten by those who are
most interested in providing for the
three million
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
REFUNDlNG NO. | ON
VALLEYS MUST LIST

Imperial Valley is settling into Its
commercial and agricultural stride, now
that January is almost gone and the
excitement of years beginning is over
Already the events of portentous year
are casting their shadows over the valley.
Five things should happen in the val
ley in 1889, and they will happen if the
people support and encourage their lead
ers toward that end. The five are: l.
Completion of an adequate refunding
program for Imperial Irrigation District
Indebtedness; 2. Inauguration of COM
plete drainage system; 3. Operation of
the public power system on a business
like basis; A. Preparation to derive full
benefit from opening of the All Ameri-
can canal; and, 5. Development OF
crop control and marketing system for
Imperial Valley agriculture.
Number One in position and lmpor-
tance is refunding. Refunding provides
the hub about which the rest of the pro-
gram must revolve If the other points
are to be realized, the refunding issue
must be settled early in the year. For
tunately, developments point to this very
settlement before the year is much older.
Imperial Valleys credit has barely
held its head above the rip-tide of bond
ed Indebtedness for many months. Be-
terms we have found it impossible to
meet, our credit as community has
suffered at the hands of federal land
banks and outside financiers as well.
Investors from other parts of the country
have hesitated to put money into lmpe-
rial Valley until this matter shall have
been cleared up.
Because of the credit cloud under
which we operate. the valleys most re-
sponsible business leaders have hesitated
to invite outside investments and have
made scant effort to place before the
outside world the very attractive picture
offered by this valley to farmers and
business men alike. We have not spent
the effort needed TO fully describe tn
wonders of the All American canal, nor
have We put forth especial energy to-
wards telling others of our marvellous
winter climate, our great per-acre pro-
duction of farm crops, or our fortunate
situation with reference to large mar
kets.
Once that credit picture is cleared up
-as it will be by bond refunding pro-
gram-we can go ahead at full speed to
utilize the advantage nature has given
us over other regions. Once our credit is
restored by an adequate refunding pro-
gram, we can proceed speedily to develop
those other four points SO necessary to
our economic future.
We have lived for many years under
a cloud of obscured credit Now, at last,
we are almost within sight of the end,
and it is within our hands to hasten or
retard that end, according to our actions.
1t should be our resolution to hasten the
end by diligent attention to the efforts
of those in whose hands the refunding
L
port of their endeavors when the moment
comes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26

SIGN up. There was something
about the boy that made the man
feel there was no further need TO
advertise.
That boy is now L. w. Land
man. general passenger traffic
AGENT for the New York Central
Railroad. He superintends every
thing that has TO do with the pub
lic-the tickets. the passenger
cars. dining cars, advertising, por-
ters. conductors.
As a boy he loved railroads and
his ambition was TO get a job with
one
Here is where he differed from
the average boy. The average boy
believes he could do his best work
if he could go where there were
greater opportunities. Young Land
man believed there were opportlni-
ties right at hand. So instead oil
going off to the city to get job.
he started in at home-n the small
town railroad station. He swept
floors. cleaned spittoons and check
ed the freight, tackled the hum
blest Jobs. But that was all right
it was railroading. And anyway,
he wasn't going to spend lifetime
there, he was headed up.
He worked at night from six In
the evening until seven the next
morning, seven days a week ana
no holidays. Instead OF going home
earlier in the morning, he usually
stayed until noon and studied other
jobs.
one day the chief clerk was pro-
NOTED. The office was agog. Who
do YOU think got the chief clerks
Job? You're making the correct
guess.
Others complained, "I've been
here longer than Landman. Why
didn't 1 get it?'
AT nineteen he was chief clerk
at Danville, Ind, with nine men
under him. Some old enough TO
be his father.
Mr.. Landman is no longer a
young man. yet he told me he hau
never missed days pay since he
got his first job. And since thal
time several depressions have hao
this country by the throat.
I asked him how he could stano
up under such an avalanche OF
work. Habit" he said. That was
the answer: habit"
Here is one of the most helpful
things he told me: Between five
and seven in the afternoon, 1 60
home, have a shower and take q
nap. let nothing in the world keep
me from doing that" he said.
Here are two important bits OF
advice he passes ON to you:
|. Learn more about a business
than your job calls for This put
YOU in line for promotion.
2. Manage to get an afternoon
rest every day. I know from my
own experience that if man does
that he can keep going full tilt
until midnight. A late afternoon
nap has often worked veritable
miracles in energy for me.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
An Economists
Viewpoint
By John L. Flynn

If YOU look at the cnaft Oh puS-
mess activity-not just production
activity-you will see that the gen.
era1 tendency was down from the
beginning of January, 1887, until
around April. 1888
This in spite of that Dun and
Bradstreet report that building
costs rose all through 1887 right
up to September, the end of the
building season. They nave de-
clined since.
One of the very serious things
the matter with us is the rigidity
of building costs Doth material
and labor. Labor costs. OF course,
are controlled by union wage
scales. Building material costs are
controlled by agreements among
manufacturers and collusion OF all
sorts among contractors and sub
contractors.
The fact that the country could
move down i'll serious depression
for nine months chiefly because
the building industry refuses TO
get going and yet all that time
building costs should rise, Is COM
plete evidence that these costs are
controlled.
Nothing much can be done about
this until and unless the Depart
ment OF Justice moves with ruth
less activity against price and pro-
duction agreements, express and
implied. among material groups
and among collusive activities oil
contractor groups.
This is one spot where a swift
and relentless warfare against Vlo-
lations of various antitrust laws
will perform a potent service for
recovery.
But this will not be enough.
There will remain the labor costs.
These are dominated by the
American Federation of Labor
The building trades unions have
slowly, by drastic cutting off OF
apprenticeships, cut down the
amount of available union labor.
They have raised wage scales and
work terms in such a way as al
most to make profitable building
impossible.
No man can make a single ar
gument against organization OF
building workers into unions or
against union efforts to protect
working conditions or rights
against employer exploitation
There is no doubt that the char
acter of the building industry has
made it difficult for building
workers to make a decent living
without comparatively high daily
wages. They do not work enough
days in the year. But as they have
raised the daily wage and imposed
other restrictions they have still
further cut down the number OF
days because they have helped To
reduce building.
They are not alone to blame Tor
this. The building industry has
not been very intelligent in its ef-
fort to spread work throughout the
year. 1t has been given to spas
modic, sudden and swift seasonal
speculative adventures rather than
to carefully sustained and planned
programs. To meet this situation
the building unions should take
the initiative in making wage ar
rangements with builders who can
offer continuous or at least semi
continuous employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
Bruce Cation Says
= COLLEGE Fishino Should Start with Walton

ways busy or disconlehteu' ~
these poor-rich men, We hhsieiS
pity them perfectly ..,u
Now if the Columbia anglers wiz
only use old Izaak for their text
hook and teach a coming genera
tion of fishermen to be the pnll-
osophers that all good tlsheriileli
ought to be, possibly even fisillhs
NAV be made fit supJec1 loi
higher education. .,,.
The gentle Walton learned thlhgS
preyailingly forgotten today, and II
these may be drawn in at the eho
of a rod with a fine plckerei, 50
much the better. Said walton,
counting his many blessings Vi
clean conscience, contentment, ana
a quiet heart:
And for most of them, because
they are so common, most men tor-
get to pay their praises; but let hoC
us: because it is sacrifice SO pleas
ing to Him that made that sun ana
us. and still protects us, and gives
us flowers, and showers, and stom-
achs. and meat, and content, ana
leisure to go a-fishing.'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
N O Il 1 G Z

NOT ICE
No. 1904
In The Superior Court Of The State
Of California, in and for
The County Of Imperial
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of the Estates of
IWATOSHI OKUTSU. HIDEKO
OKUTSU ana KATSUJI OKUTSU,
Minors.
Notice is hereby given that
Isaburo Okutsu, Guardian of the
persons and estates of IWatoshi
Okutsu. Hideko Okutsu, and Kat
suii Okutsu, Minors, has filed in
this court a petition for order to
borrow money and to secure the
same by trust deed or mortgage
on the real property belonging to
said minors, and reference is here
by made to said petition for further,
particulars, the hearing of which
has been fixed by said court for
Friday, the 9th day of January,
1885, at o'clock PM, at the court
loom thereof at the court house in
said County of Imperial, and all
persons interested in said petition
are notified then and there to ap-
pear and show cause. if any there
be why the said petition should not
be granted.
Dated: January 10th, 1899.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
(SEAD Deputy.
Hickcox & Provence, Attorneys
for Guardian. j. II, 26
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
You re Telling Ne -

The New York worlds fair Will
exhibit machine that can talk
like a man. We already have seen
the opposite-a man that can talk
like a machine
Research at University of Gin
cinnati diScloSeS that women have
more Nightmares than men. We are
not informed whether or not the
study was extended to breakfast
table.
Something will have to be done
about Secretary of Commerce Har-
ry Hopkins if he says any more
mean things about the former WPA
administrator, Harry Hopkins.
At Minnesota festival a con-
crete mixer was used to mix bat
ter for cakes to feed the crowd.
Recent bridegroom may sec some
thing particularly appropriate In
the utensi.
Now that a course in fishing has
been established at Columbia Uni
versity, one of the requirements for
graduation should be a few credits
for storytelling.
When Warden Lawes took over
at Sing Sing 10 years ago there
were l,1O5 prisoners. Now there are
2,762. The school certainly has de-
veloped.
A Philadelphia physician says
that persons who keep their
mouths shut live longer than those
who don't. That rule was discover
ed several years ago in Germany.
The Krupp works at Essen, Ger
many, is producing cannon at the
rate of 80 per day. Two cannonS for
every garage?
A new explosive more powerful
than nitroglycerin is called two
Observation-Disclosures II ought TO
be great-a man can almost explode
pronouncing 1t.
That must be wrong about the
leopard not changing MS SpotS.
Have you seen the photographs
from southern beach resorts show
ing the staid business man from the
north wearing trousers made out OF
old Christmas neckties?
Cortez and his conquistadores in
vaded Mexico 400 years too soon.
Nowadays it could be called an
appeasement tour.
Prosecutor Dewey of New York
is investigating alleged subway
thefts. Underhand work under
ground?
The woman who used TO complain
she didn't have thing to wear
doesn't have TO say that any more
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26

And now, in the midst of that
strange mixture of the learned and
the practical which constitutes
higher education today, comes
course in fishing.
Columbia Universitys Teachers
College, which has in the past
taught baseball, poultry raising and
piano tuning, is going to tackle
fishing. Beginning Feb. 13, DR..
Francois DEliscu will survey III
eight weekly lectures the whole
field of fishing from bats and
lures down to cooking or mounting
the catch. And John Alden Knight
will teach an advanced course in
THE Theory and Technique of
Fresh Water Angling"
Just when one is about to wax
indignant at this perversion of the
highger education, there comes a
quiet voice of remonstrance echo
ing down through the corridors OF
nearly 300 years. 1t is the voice
of gentle Izaak Walton, who once
fished the untroubled streams OF
England.
"You know, gentlemen, It's an
easy thing to scott at any art or
recreation: little wit, mixed with
ill-nature, confidence, and. malice,
will do it
And for you that have heard
many grave serious men pity Ang-
lers. let me tell you, Sir, there may
be men that are by others taken
to be serious and grave men, which
we contemn and pity. Men that
are taken to be grave, because ma
ture hath made them for a sour
complexion, money-getting men,
men who spend all their time, first
i'll getting, and next in anxious
care to keep it, men that are con-
demned to be rich. and then al
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
TEN CENTS A RIDE
alameda Times-Star)

Boat service to Treasure Islands great
exposition will tax the patron one dime,
a reasonable charge which has been an
nounced by the ferry companies. The
same rate will apply from either shore
Those without private transportation
with their car will find this service both
convenient and pleasant. Inland visitors
especially will enjoy the novelty of a
boat ride
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26
KIDNEYS j..
MUST REMOVE
EXCESS ACIDS
Help Is Miles of Kidney Tubes
ELush Out Poisonous Waste

II you have an excess Of acid waste in your
blood, your Is miles of kidney tubes may be
over-worked. These tiny filters and tubes are
working day and night TO help Nature rid your
system Of poisonous waste.
When functional kidney disorder permits
poisonous matter to remain in the blood,
You won't feel well. This may cause naggng
backache, rheumatic pains leg pains, loss Of pep
and energy. getting up nights, swelling, puthness
under the eyes. headaches and dizziness. II YOU
have trouble with frequent or scanty passages
with smarting and burning, there may be some
thing wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Kidneys may need help the same as bowels,
80 ask your druggist for Doans Pills. used
successfully by millions for over 40 years.
They give happy relief and will help the ID
miles OF kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26

While it is difficult TO find any
good in thief, it must be admit
ted that the subway guards who
stole $1,300,0OO in nickels were per-
sistent and patient.
Hawaiian police investigated a
nude tatooed on a mans arm as
an indecent exposure case. Better
roll down your sleeves, sailors!
The castor oil bean plant whic,
has grown TO nine feet is not as
high as little Willie can clint
when trying TO escape dose on
the fruit Of the same plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-26

usually are mace ol ciie Ii"o"V''i0'
of lambs.
Farmers this year are receiving
sl39, 100000 less for marketed i've
stock than they did during the
nrevious year This, despite the
fact that more live stock was sent
TO market i'm 1893 than in 1887.
Hot glycerine is used to treat
fibers of the new artificial WOOL
ems which are made from cellulose.
This substance makes the crimped,
wool-like effect obtained by these
materials.
Don't keep fish in copper
tank. A slight acid condition OF
the water would dissolve copper
salts and be likely to kill the fish.
The United States department of
the interior through its safety en-
gineers, has trained over one mil
lion miners in first aid and mine
rescue technique.
The title of Princess is unknown
in Indian tribes.
Canoes, now so fashionable for
feminine decoration, are Of very
ancient origin. The best are tiny
sculptures made on precious stones,
the stones having two layers of diff
ferent colors, the one used as back
ground, the bas relief being done
on the upper one.
In England special gas masks
have been designed for telephone
switchboard operators so that in
case of war service can be main
tanned.