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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

Guard and Tariff Commission-and
permitted the merger or reclassifl-
cation of the balance, with the
proyiso that none of the functions
of a merged bureau may be abol-
ished. A good deal OF room for
action remains, although 1t is worth
noting that some of the outfits the
President was most anxious to get
at are placed beyond his reach.
5. Power to abolish the office OF
comptroller general and to estab-
lish a system of post-audit of gov
eminent expenditures, with a re-
port to Congress.
Not granted.
6. Power to abolish the Civil
Service Commission and set up a
civil service administrator as su-
bcrdinate of the President.
Not granted.
7. Power to make the budget
director the office manager oil
government under the President.
Not granted.
That review makes it pretty clear
that the powers which the Presi-
dent may exercise under the bill he
lust signed are little more than
shadows of the powers he originally
asked for. What can be done, OF
course. may be rather important.
Agencies may be shifted from one
government department to another
Various agencies may be Jumped
together; right now for instance,
The expectation is that in one way
or another the numerous organl-
cations which have to do with hous-
ing will be co-ordinated under one
central head.
Even more important may be the
creation of the six administrative
assistants.
These jobs are designed to be
primarily of a confidential, intor-
nation gathering nature; and while
there is nothing in the law that
says so, the fact remains that they
are jobs which could easily become
in some ways quite as important
as cabinet posts themselves. For
the man who gives the President
his information about what is 60
ing on in the departments and bu-
reaus can be an exceedingly influ-
entail person in government.
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
DEPRIVING CHILDREN
OF HEALTHFUL PURSUITS

If those who sponsor legislation be-
fore the California state legislature rela-
tive to newsboys are not careful, they
will achieve the same thing achieved
under the national wages-hours act.
The Post-Press, in El Centre, is fair
example of many newspapers. These
newspapers recently installed costly
quarters for their carriers and newsboys.
A basketball court and other recreation
al facilities were provided for their
amusement while they wait for the pa
pers to leave the press. These things,
naturally, were installed at the Post
Press plant.
Then came ruling from wages-hours
administrators that the act applies to
boys under Ia employed by newspaper,
but that the boys are exempt AS LONG
AS THEY DO NOT COME TO THE
PLANT FOR THEIR PAPERS.
Now the lads under 14-mostly street
sales boys-must get their papers at the
alley entrance on Sixth street. Result:
they cannot use the basketball court,
the punching bag or any other facilities
at the plant
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
UNITED STATES LENDS
Santa Barbara NeWS-Press)

English criticism of American build
ing methods seems to be based on fact as
shown in comparative fire insurance
rates and the cost of fire protection be-
tween the two countries.
These figures as pointed out in the
Coronet magazine show that New York
maintains 1900 city paid firemen COM
pared to London's 210O that New York's
per capita fire loss is double that of
London's; that New York has more
false alarms than London has actual
fires
The American mistake, according to
the English is that we do not build to
last, we build to burn. We put our money
ON front where it will show, in tile
bathrooms, and latest gadgets. Under
meath this construction we use cheap,
combustible materials and trust to luck
the fire demon will pass us by
All of this emphasizes the need of
strict building codes and strict enforce
ment of those codes. In this manner
United States can cut down its tremen-
dous annual fire cost which amounts to
a half billion burned outright and an
additional billion for maintaining fire
departments, insurance and other pro-
lection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

describing her qualltlcatlonS, ana
received a request to call. When
she did, she was boWled over. The
man who had inserted the adver-
tisement was a secondhand cloth
ing dealer-With six children-and
would pay only $3.50 week.
She was dumbfounded. What
Take care of six energetic, untrain-
ed children for $3.50 week!
But this proved to be the only
income within sight for her. She
took the job!
And she took excellent care of
that household of children in a
job equal in strenuosity to that of
a movie actress.
She also possessed virtue Sec
ond to none among the qualifica-
tions necessary for success. She
could save money. She saved hers
and went to London.
Have you guessed who this girl
was? Well you have probably seen
her on the movie screen. Did you
see Cafe Society?" Her next pic
ture will be Air Raid" Madeleine
Carroll. She is credited with being
the most beautiful girl in motion
pictures.
When she got to London, how
ever. her troubles were only be-
ginning. She went from theatrical
managers office to theatrical mau-
ayers office looking for job as
an actress. When they asked for
her experiences, she could say that
she had only played amateur roles
in the school plays at Birmingham
university. The managers smiled.
Thousands of girls came to London
each week with such qualifications.
Her money ran out. She missed
meals. Hungry! But give up? never!
At last she secured a small role
in a company that was going out
to barnstorm England Salary SIS
a week. Richest More important
than that was the opportunity it
offered
The company failed She was
hungry again.
Then she got a job modelling"
hats.
Every spare hour she had she
called on managers. At last, an
other acting job. One day an agent
told her where a screen test was
being given and suggested that she
take it. Madeleine Carroll didn't
know anything about movie act
ing. But she decided TO 90, any,
way When she arrived she found
the test was being given to 144
applicants. She took it. She won.
She got the job
Now She is one Of the highest
priced stars on the screen! and
much of it has come about thru
perseverance. She would allow
nothing TO discourage her. She
knew what she wanted. She kept
after it till she got it. Something
anybody can do. ANY one can per-
severe. You can! Why don't yod
make up your mind to go ahead
with that idea of yours, and put it
over? Go ahead. Try.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

WASHINGTON.-.Some time dur
ing the next two years President
Roosevelt must submit to Congress
whatever ideas he has for reorean-
izing the federal government. Sign
ed. sealed and delivered, the re-
organization bill at last gives him
authority to put through such
changes.
But no fundamental change in
the government set-up is in pros
pect. The sort of thing which the
President had in mind when he
first proposed reorganization. in
January of 1897. is out of the pic
ture. The limits within which he
can act nov are sharply defined,
compared with what he originally
asked for they are extremely mar
row.
Here are the powers the President
asked for on Jan. L. 1887 and here
Is what he got:
/ Creation of six assistants to
keep him in touch with operations
of the departments.
Granted.
, The creation of two new cab
met posts-a Department of Social
Welfare and a Department of Pub
lie Works-plus changing the name
of the Interior Department to the
Department of Conservation.
Not granted.
g. Distribution of all existing bu-
reaus among the cabinet offices.
Not granted.
4. Power to abolish all inde-
pendent agencies as such and to
parcel them out among the regular
departments. with only their quasi
judicial functions remaining inde-
pendent.
To limited extent. some of this
power was granted. Congress listed
i agencies that cannot be touched
including such as the Communi-
cations, Power and Trade commits
sions the ICC, SEC. NLRB, Coast
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

wouldn't dream of tackling the job
himself.
The result was that the cat re-
manned unbelled, and the mice re-
manned in a state of terror until
we presume, but the fable doesn't
say so-the mice all got terribly
hungry Then one day when the
cat cornered a dozen of them ali at
once they turned on the cat and
drove her out of the house.
But at the bell stage, before the
situation became desperate, not one
of the mice had been made bold
enough by desperation or by his
own individual peril, to be willing
to bell the cat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Barbs

You'd think that a little medi-
tation on the length of this "re-
hearsar' in Spain would have con-
vinced the world by now that the
whole idea of the show was flop
in the first place. /
A psychologist declares that
most people are habitually poor
guessers. To which any race track
man might have added: most
habitual guessers are poor people.
This is a nice hemisphere to live
in. Some Scouts went out camp
ing along a river the other day
and there haven't been any domes-
tic war rumors yet.
Now what do you suppose the
nations of Europe have left in the
bag to scare each other with when
Halloween rolls around?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
El Centre, California
IMPERIAL VALLEY POWER
project
PWA Calf. 1088-P-D
Specifications No. 10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Specifications No. 10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of Imperial IT.
rigation District will receive bids
for the furnishing and delivering
of hydraulic gates, gate hoists, and
transfer cars for a hydro power
plant located at Drop No. a on the
All American Canal about fifteen
miles east of Calexico, California;
each bid to be in accordance with
plans, detail specifications and 9TH
er contract documents comprising
Specifications No. 49, now on file
at the office of the Board of Dlrec-
tors of Imperial Irrigation District
at Ell Centro, California, where they
may be examined and copies OBJ
tained upon deposit of $40 per set,
which deposit will be refunded
upon the return of such copies in
good condition within five days
after the bids are opened.
The principal items of equip
ment are
1IdOCo "ACAi A'3cNcA
driven Hosting Equipment,
Three Bulkhead Gates for Draft
Tube with one Bulkhead Gate
Crane and Crane Rails and
TWO Transfer Cars Zone for
Transformers at Drop No. Power
Plant and one for Transformers
at the BraWley Diesel PlanD.
Bidders attention is called to the
fact that the materials and-or
equipment TO be furnished are
part of power project To be fl
nanced by Loan and Grant TO
the District from the Federal En-
ergency Administration of Public
Works CPWA Calf. 1088-P-D), and
the award of the contract will be
contingent upon securing funds
from such source.
Notice is also hereby given that
all bidders may submit with their
bids a sworn statement of their
financial responsibility, technical
ability and experience. Such sworn
statement may be required to be
furnished before award is made to
any particular bidder.
Each bid shall be made out on a
form to be obtained at the office
of the Board of Directors of the
District at Ell Centro, California
shall be accompanied by certi-
fled or cashiers check or bid
bond for not less than five (5) per
cent of the amount of the bid,
made payable to the order of the
Treasurer of Imperial Irrigation
District, Ell Centro, California; shall
be sealed and filed with the Board
of Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District, Ell Centro, California, on
or before May 3, 1899, at 10 o'clock
am. and will be opened and pub
licly read aloud at or about 10
o'clock am. of that day in the
office of the board.
The aforementioned check or
bond shall be given as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the
contract if awarded to him and
will be declared forfeited if the
successful bidder refuses TO enter
into said contract after being re-
quested SO to do by the Board of
Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District.
The Board of Directors Of the
District reserves the right TO re-
ject any or all bids or waive any
informally in a bid.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
for a period of sixty (60) days af-
ter the date set for the opening
thereof
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT.
BY w. w. GOODSON,
Secretary.
Dated: April 4, 1899.
(ADril & 13 20)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

and Mouse Russia has kept care
fully in its hole. And Mouse Eng
land cares not straw how many
small mice are eaten or whether
the cat goes right down the hole
after Mouse Russia.
And while the European mice re-
main in this state of blissful indie
pendence, there are some who act1-
ally maintain that it is really up to
Mouse United States to leave his
own house, cross $500 miles of land,
sea. and air, and bell the terrible
cat of Europel
But Mouse United States is busy
t-proofing his own house.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20

a | I a n ticket.
But that g irl
h a d something
more valuable
pluck and deter
mination.
She be gan STU
dying the want
ads in the news
papers. T h er e
was one for a
nursery gov e T.
ness.
S h e replied,
i
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Photographs

The autograph of Theodosia AL
ston, Aaron Burrs daughter, is
more valuable than that of her
father II is more rare.
The Panama Canal Zone is one
Of the cleanest and most sanitary
places in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Dale
III ~
Carnegie

A few years ago a young girl in
Birmingham, England, wanted to
go to London to get a job. She
didn't even have enough to buy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Thoughts for the Day

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness
according to the eleanness of my hands hath he
reccmpensed neil Samuel 22:21
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-20
Famous Sayings
Willis Thornton's Editorial Or.
But Who'll Bell the Cat2

Some mice once lived in a great
house Il was a fine house, well
provided with the most exquisite
stores Of crumbs and cheese. The
mice would have been very happy.
except for one thing
In the house there also lived a
great. fierce cat. Even in the dark
the mice feared to stir from their
holes for fear of the great claws
that came pouncing so unexpected
~ The mice, even in the great
house. could scarcely get enough to
eat. They were desperate.
one day they all met to find a
way % escape from their relentless
foe
I'll tell You what TO do said a
young mouse. Il have a swell plan.
Just tie bell around the cats neck
Then as the cat walks. the bell will
ring. and we will all know where
she IS.
The mice squeaked for Joy. That
was the idea, all right Freedom
lay just ahead.
1t was an old mouse who asked:
But who is going to bell the cat?'
Immediately every mouse thought
Il l.,
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
Ell PROGRAMA DEL NUE.
V0 CANDIDATE A ALCAL-
DE TOM CASTIGLIA

Thomas B. Castiglia, que L.
yer anunci6 su candidatura a
alcalde, en- unas cuartillas deja-
las en- esta redaccion, dice;
Creyendo que ell pueblo de
Tampa desea arrojar ell yugo
del imperialismo politico domi-
nado por caracteres del baio
mundo, y con absolute confian-
u en- la honradez de los PIE e.
ties miembroS de la Junta Elec-
.oral, me ofrezco como un can
didato al puesto de alcalde de
"a ciudad de Tampa. Mi patrio-
ti,o intereS en- la vida indus
trial, economical y social de Ia
Ciudad, es per nae miento.
Mi padre y madre ayuda on
4 construir esta ciudad, y todo
10 que tengo o espero tener aqui
esta,
Sc compone ell programa de
Castiglia ae seis puntos: Hon
rada e ilimitada protection de
"a. los derechos de propiedad de
que los derecho de propiedad de
cada ciudadano ;fiel y capaz
cumplimiento de la ley por un
dspartamento de policia libre
de Influenza politica; la ciudad
ha de vivir dentro de sus ingre-
SOS Immediate rebaja de la ia
rita de aqua; un verdadero SER
vicio civil simpye y construct
va direction de los asuntos mu-
nicipales. FL Hospital Munich
pal debe ser sacado por compile
to de la politica; los hombres de
negocios igual o%portunidad de
hacer negocios con la ciudad; J.
liminaci6n de parasites de los
puestos p1blicos cobro de con-
tribuciones sin favor o discri.
minaci6n; que las propiedades
de la ciudad muestren una ga
nancia; la injusta practica de
requerir a los empleados NUM-
cipales para que contribuyan al
fondo de campaha politica.
Tambien promote ahora que
ell vicio organizado y ell juego
seran eliminados de la ciudad
de Tampa.
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
La obA de la Retaguardia de Tampa
Una carta apreciativa de los esfuerzos
del Comite Femenino
La necesaria ayuda a los ninos refugiados

graciaS muy sentida5 por coll
ducto de V. a los directories de
los periodicos La Gaceta" y
Gel International que nos pres
Tan su eticaz entusiasmo por
nuestra obra hacienda que sea
diyulgada Y estimada entire los
compatriotas, amigos y simpa-
tlzantes.
He venido por algunas sema-
mas a esta region situada en-
tire varioS departamentos donde
hay concentrates muchos re-
fugiados espanoles. Conmigo
esta ell companero directive Ri
cardo Mora, mientras los demas
miembros de "Ayuda InfantiI'
Sc encuentran en- Paris cada
cual en- Su mission eSpecifica.
lie escribo desde la Colonia
lnstalada por ell Comite SulzO
en- ell Domaine du Lac, pres
de SIGEAN (Aude). En- mi car
ia anterior lie hablaba de ella.
Este castillo moderno cons
truido en- un paraje muy tran
quilo, cerca del mar, acoge va
unos $50 ninos nuestros que re-
ciben instruction y gozan de un
ambiente adecuado, a su condi-
c.6n presente.
BESIDE aqui, al mismo tempo
que intervenimos en- la organi-
zaci6n de la colonia suiza, con-
tinuamos Ocupandonos de "a
Marcia de las demas agrupa~
mes ~huestras evitando gastos.
Tengo la satisfaction de con-
fl marles que la situaci6n de
nuestros pequenos refugiados
va mejorando en- parte; claro
que nos resulta impossible evitar
que las autoridajes repatrien a
veces algunos indebidamente
mientras sus padres Sc encuen-
tran en- campos de concantra-
ci0n en- Francia, o estan presses
en- ESpana cuando no les han flu
silado. Desgraciadamente como
cemos varios casos.
Por esa y otras razones he
mos de trabajar de prisa, con
emoc.6n y sin desmayos para E.
vitar en- 10 possible que tales ca
SOS es %repitan.
Confiamos que la eonfereneia
international de organismos lie
socorro pro refugiados espaho-
les, que manana ha de empezar
sus debates en- Paris, influira
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
tambikn ACCOMPLISHMENTS sobre

tambikn ACCOMPLISHMENTS sobfe
la soluci6n del angustioso pro-
blema de nuestros ninos. Las
-paIses d6moclAticos importan-
ties como Norteamerica debe-
ria ccnceder a los republicanos
espanoles q amparo v la simpa-
tia que merece nuestra tragedia
Iy la par,ialidad de que Sc nos
ha hecho victimas. Sc nos pro-
tegera?
L. relaci6n que nos envia V,
con nombres de ninos q. aeSean
ser palrinos y madrinas de los
los nuestros, nos LENA de orgu-
10. va estan repartidos los sc
nombres y otros tantos peque-
mes refugiados pasaran unos
momentos felices escribiendo a
suS padrinos 0 madrinitas. Luc-
go preguntaran con frecuencia
Senorita: ino ha llegado toda-
via ell correo de Norteamerica
hasta que reciban la contaSta-
cion deseada.
En- esta carta incluyo la que
lie dirige una ninita que ha SUI
frido como ningdn otro peque-
no de les horroreS de la guerra.
Su padre muri6 en- 81 frente de-
fendiendC la RepIblica; su ma
DIRE la traia a Francia con IN
hsrmanito en- los pr mercs 1i9S
de Febrero. AL pasar por Figua.
ras, pueblecito catalan cerca de
Corona, un bombardeo feroz, de
los muchoS cue arraSaron la pc
blacion, les cogio en- ell tren, La
muchsdumbre deSpavor.da in
tento refugiarSe Y entire ella, IA
madra y los dos hijos. Magda-
lena, la pobre nina, vic MORN
destrozado al hermanito, Su ma
dre qued6 tan NAL herida que
muri6 POGO despueS en- Perpi-
nan, en- ell hospital, donde a ella
Ifue precise amputarle una pier
ma que lie habia deshecho la me-
tralla.
Ahora en- esta colonia donde
NADIA lie falta, procuramos en-
dulzar con ternura ell pasado su
frimiento, y es TODD 10 feliz que
puede ser, pero quisiera que u
ma lie escriba. No recibe carta de
nadie. Cuando lie he anunciado
que una amiguita de Tampa de-
sea tener correspondence con
sus hermosos ojos han bril-
llado de felicidad.
Puede continuar dirigienda-
me la correspondence a Paris,
de donde me la reexpediran u
no me entcuentro alli.
lie enyio para esas compa-
heras y colaboradores n~uaStros
saludos muy cordiales y para
V. el mas elusive con muchos
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
LOS NAZI Sc ~APODERAR0N
DE UN MONASTERIO

Viena, agosto 4.-El monas-
tsrio de los Cistercianos, cerca
de la frontera de Italia, al sur
de Innsbruck, en- el Tyrol, fue ce-
rrado hace algunos dias y la pro
piedad confiscada por les ma
zis."
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
LA GAcETA
besos de nusstres pequshos,
Estrelio CorttekS,

Dthtro de pocos dias, por co.
'fr50 0~rdinario, lie enviare las
cartas. de los ninos dirigidas q
sus padrinos y madrinitas. CO.
mo vera prooeden de diverse s
grupos. Y lie agradecere las en-
tregue a su destino evitando
asi un franqueo bastante caro-
81 tuviera que hacerse carta por
.arta. lie parece bien asi?
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
Domaine du Lac.
Par SIGEAN. (Aude)
IA de Julio de 1899

Par SlGEAN. (Aude)
IA de Julio de 1889
A Carmen R. de Esperanto.
TAMPA, FLA.
1623-13 Av.
Guerilla amiga:
Su carta del "a de JUNO me
ACADIA de llegar hoy, que es dia
de fiesta nacionaI Ell Francia.
Este pals tiene la suerte de cell-
brar y f~eStejar su republica.
Tambien para nosotros nay
fiesta especial, porque vs.. nos
siguen dando pruebas de que no
nos olvidan Y de que apoyan
nueStra labor en- terminus que
sobrepasan suS primeroS ofre-
cimientOs. Los t~reScientos elm
cuenta d6lares que nos envian
en- cheque sobre The Chase Ma
tional Bank de New York, van
a remediar muchas penas.
IC6mo decirles TODD nuestro
agradecimiento? Els dificil,
muy dificil. Solo nos ANNA pen
sar que vs.. que tan amorosa-
mente trabajan por ~nuestr0s
pequehos, saben comprender e.
xactamente los sentimientcs
nueStros. Cuando intensificais
los eSfuerzos de collaboration
que llegan alui convertidos en-
d6lares, va imaginais con espe-
rama cierta que esos recursOs
van a convertirse en- alegres son
risas de bienestar y de illusion
en- las caras de los ninos, bienes
tar para sus cuerpos y algeria
para sus corazones inocentes.
Una vez mas queremos dar
La gaceta., 1939-08-04
6 BELLTSIMAS PIEZAS =
PLATA RIGA, LUSFROSA,
10 QUE UsTEp sIEMPRE HA OEsEADo

Plata para la mesa. So. Lc que las mu-
jeres quieren y desean. Plata para ID me-
sa, ell ideal cubiertop heehos por a famo-
- WIN. A. ROGERS SHVERWARE
Una gran notieia teremOs que dar a
nuestraO lectpras.
La Gaceta, Dor medic de Ia coOperaci6n
de Ia Oneida, Etd.. fabricante de ID Plato
de Mesa VIM. A. Rogers, hace possible Ia
pdquisiei6n de sytos rubiertOs q Sps hume
rosos l~ectores. listed pusde tenor 10 que
Otras SefOras y sehoritas tienen.
CALIDAp - DURAcIoN DE PoR VIDA
e. IuSO e~reeriO, psrO a realidad essa
aqui-plata de mesa tan bdjo preeio. La