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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
NOTHING PROVED YET
ON HARRY BRIDGES

unless the government proves more
than 1t has to date on CIOer Harry
Bridges, that Australian born alien will
not be deported.
ne most rabid Bridges antagonist
could never find proof in the hearings
mus Tar that Bridges is anything more
tnan Communist 1t is open to debate
whether even that has been proved but
the point is that the prosecution has not
even attempted to prove anything else.
AS this Is written, the department of
labor-under which the immigration bur-
eau operates--has not made the slightest
effort, TO prove, that Bridges has ever
advocated overthrow of the United States
government, nor that he is in anv other
way an undesirable alien.
Unless such an effort is made. and
unless proof is given to that effect,
Bridges will not be deported
Madame Frances Perkins of the de-
partment of labor knows that She knows
lnat the United States cannot deport a
man only because he is Communist.
The people conducting the hearing at
Angels Island in San Francisco bav
should know it. If they don't, it is be-
cause they haven't read the newspapers,
haven't followed legal procedure. and do
not know the law
The inference is plain. 1t sets up two
points, one of which must be true:
l. The department headed by Madame
Perkins does not want to deport Bridges.
or.
2. Proof that he is deportable alien
is not obtainable
Of course, the hearing is not yet over
and proof may yet be introduced that
Bridges has placed himself in the cate
CORY of undesirables If the remainder
OF government witnesses continue To
prove only that Bridges is member of
the Communist party, their evidence will
be valueless as far as deportation is con-
cerned.
The Communist party is registered
political party in many states of the
union. Membership in a political party
IS not crime-and God forbid that it
ever becomes one-in the United States.
Bidges could take the witness stand at
Angel Island tomorrow admit that he is
a Communist, and still he could not be
deported.
Unless the prosecution proves some
thing more than Communism on Bridges
AS it has not yet attempted to do
the hearing might as well never have
been held.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

WASHINGTON.-One reason why
leaders of organized labor are max
ing such a vigorous fight against
removal of the prevailing wage
rule from the new WPA law may
be the fact that they were asleep
at the switch when the law was
passed
The appropriation bill carrying
funds for WPA for the fiscal year
which began July l contained va
rious provisions Objectionable to
organized labor, including that
striking out the prevailing wage
section and prescribing l3O-hour
month for relief workers.
This bill went into the hopper
during the spring, and came up
for hearings before both House and
Senate committees in June. The
first witness at the first hearing
was Colonel Harrington, WPA adj
ministrator. who appeared before
the House committee; and in the
first hour OF his testiminy he re-
commended that the prevailing
wage rule be abolished.
Then there were hearings be-
fore the Senate committee.
Yet no representative of either
the C. I. o. or the A. F. L appeared
before the House committee to
protest. One representative of the
C. I. o. appeared before the Sem
ate committee to read prepared
statement on the new WPA law,
which contained an objection to
the prevailing wage change. But
no organized campaign to save the
prevailing wage section was made.
and-as far as the records of the
House and Senate show-any men,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
SAFE AT WORK
(RiUerside PreSS)

The average person stands far more
chances of being killed in an accid-
dent while he is at home or on his way
to and from work than he does while
working, according to the National Safe
ty Council.
OF the $4,000 persons who died in ac-
cidents during 1888, only l6,500 were due
to accidents while working and the bal
ance of II 500 were unemployed women
and children who were fatally injured
while not at work
Over $4,000 resulted from motor vehi-
Gle accidents, but only $4,000 of these
were working when the accident occurred.
There were 1000 fatalities in trade and
service industries, 2.700 in construction
work, 1000 in transportation and public
utilities 1000 in manufacturing and 800
in mining, quarrying, oil and gas well op-
erations.
In most industries and on most jobs
care is taken to prevent accidents, and
in some of the larger industrial plants,
safety work has almost eliminated acc-
dental deaths while the men or women
are at work.
1t is after working hours, however,
that let down in watchfulness occurs,
and the majority of accidents happen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

The City Council of the City OF
Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: WHEREAS the own
er of the property hereinafter de-
scribed has regularly filed with the
City Clerk his petition for con-
ditional exception to the application
of said Zoning Ordinance, and upon
the presentation of said petition to
the City Council, time and place
of hearing said petition was by
order duly fixed and notice of such
hearing was ordered, and there
after, and at the time and place so
fixed and noticed, a hearing was
regularly had upon said petition,
and thereupon, the City Council
granted said petition and ordered
an amendment of said Zoning
Ordinance, all in accordance with
the provisions of said Zoning
Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, Ordinance
NO. 327. entitled, "Zoning Ordinance"
is hereby amended as follows:
There shall be and is hereby
added thereto and in Article VI a
new section numbered Six-1, Con-
ditional Exception Number IL, which
shall read as follows:
The application of the provisions
OF Article vi, Section Six, hereof
shall be subject to a conditional
exception as follows, to-wit Build
ing structures and Improvements
may be erected, constructed. estab-
lished, altered or enlarged in that
part of Zone Six hereinafter de-
scribed and such premises SO de-
scribed may be used in said Zone
Six for the purpose of manufactur-
ing and mixing commercial fer
tilizers.
Said part of said Zone Six is
hereby described as follows: Blks
36 and 81, Second Addition, between
2nd st. and the railroad tracks
known as the Hunt Brothers Pack
ing Shed.
SECTION ii: This ordinance shall
be published once In the Imperial
Valley Press, and will become ef-
fective thirty 800 days from and
after its passage.
@. r. Scriven,
Acting Mayor of the City of
Ell Centre.
ATTEST: r. j. Johnstone, City
Clerk. J24
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News -saa IS .. -

Der of Congress might have been
justified in supposing that the mat
ter was one. of comparative indif-
ference to the great labor organ
izations. go
AS matter of fact, that Is pre-
cisely what some of them did sup
pose. arszt.
A senator who served on the
committee which held hearings. on
the WPA law says: ss'ss5 -. =
"The general talk and under
standing around the table in the
committee was that the labor lead
ers didn't care much about tt
that they felt they had to go through
the motions of making a protest
in order to keep their rank and
file satisfied, but that they really
didn't worry much about whether
the prevailing wage section stayed
IN or not" 81 - 7F -
Now. of course, a big campaign
is on, there have been strikes all
across the country. and bitter pro-
tests are being made. But the fight
comes too late. The law has been
passed and is in effect-and even
if the WPA administration wanted
to change back to the old rule
on prevailing wages, it is power
less, to do anything of the kind
Nor will 1t have any discretion
on Sept. l, when two far more
drastic provisions go into effect
the 30-day payless holiday for
all reliefers who have been on the
WPA rolls for l8 months or more,
and the proviso that wage differ
entails between northen and south
en sections be abolished, which
will mean wage cuts for somewhat
more than million WPA workers.
And the thing to remember In
all of this is that both of the great
labor organizations watch pend
ing legislation here like pair OF
super-critical hawks. When they
really want to put on a fight on
bill which is up for consideration,
the committees which are holding
hearings on the bill get plenty of
testimony from them.
In this case they got practically
none. The protests came a good
fortnight too late.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLIcA-
TION FOR LETTERS OF AD-
MINISTRATION WITH THE
WILL ANNEXED.
No. 3O12
In The Superior Court Of The State
Of California, in and for The
County. of Imperial
In the Matter of the Estate or
EDWARD S. ROGERS,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton for probate of the will of Ed
ward s. Rogers. deceased, and for
the issuance. to Ruel H, Liggett.l
Letters of Administrs ton with She
Will Annexed, has been filed in
this court, and that Friday, the 28th
day of JULY 1899, at two o'clock
PM, Of said day, at the courtroom
Department Two of said court, at
the Court House in the City of Ell
Centro, County of Imperial, State
OF California, has been set for the
hearing of said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest the same. and
show cause, If any they have, wht
said petition should not be grant
ed
Dated July II. 1899.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY @. o. KENYON,
j. 1924 incl. Denutv clerL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

came from a farm near that tiny
town He had no more brains than
the other farm boys around VOL
sey-he was no more prepossessing
in appearance than score of
others, but he had one invaluable
characteristic that the others
lacked ambition. First, he got a
job as assistant to the railroad
agent at Wolsey and learned tele.
graphy during his spare hours.
Next he moved on to Redwood
Falls, Mimi. as agent in charge.
One day package arrived con-
tanning 500 watches The local
jeweler refused to accept them
The wholesale company refused to
take them back.
Days went by. The office was
small, and the package was shift
ed from place to place, proving
a constant source of annoyance.
Then the railroad agent got an
ioea; an idea that lifted him from
the insecurity of small town
railroad agent to position of
wealth and leadership. An idea
that charged his status from
man no one had ever heard of out
side of his home town, to that of a
prominent citizen whose name
was on everybody's tongue. You
have heard his name many times.
That idea was to turn this an
noyance into an asset. to grasp 1t
as a long awaited opportunity.
Ridiculous? Yes. maybe, But
t uld there be any harm in max
irg stab at it? Writing to the
shipper of the watches. he re-
quested that he be permitted to
sell the watches on commission
The shipper jumped at the chance
TO avoid the return of five hum
dred watches which he had con-
sidered sold.
After working hours, the sta
ton agent peddled those watches
from door TO door. And he sold
every one of them. Encouraged by
this, he sent for more watches.
He sold them. Then he sent for
other merchandise. He sold it. II
wasn't long before he had to have
6 store To carry ON his enterpris.
Whom am talking about? Rich-
ard w. Sears. founder of the mall
order house of Sears, Roebuck and
Company. That firm now takes
In four thousand dollars for every
ranute of the working day, clotked
eff by anybody's clock1 And 1t
all started because in the year 1886
N railroad station agent decided TO
turn an 3nncyarce into an adyan-
tage.
A tremendously big house, CIV
ing jobs to forty-five thousand
people, came into being because
one man reached out and grabbed
an opportunity that had caused
him to stumble and fall to the
floor.
The trouble with most of us Is
that we keep our eyes closed TO
opportunities that thrust them
selYes at US; and rare is the man
who searches for his opportunity
c" gees one even when he stumbles
aVer N
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

So much thought-and so many
words-are being given in WASH
ington to what the United States
should do about selling munitions
during war, that almost nobody
pays any attention to the fact
that right now, not waiting for any
war but the one in Asia, We have
cutie munitions trade on our
hands.
This isn't hypothetical, something
that is going to happen, or might
happen some time in an indefinite
future. This is happening right
now.
In the first five months of 1889
the United States sold $4,000 600
worth of ornaments abroad That
includes only actual munitions, war
planes, machine guns, shells. ex-
plosives and bullets. The trade is
moving briskly along at a rate
above $1O,000,000 a month. Sales
for 1899 are now expected to be
$3.50 900 900. We have never before
or since the World War sold any
such armory of the weapons OF
death in a single year.
Such figures, of course, do not
include scrap-iron and other equip
ment and materials destined for
war no less definitely, though less
directly. This is only the finished
product, ready for the pull of the
trigger.
France ordered 20 millions worth
Britain ID. Canada has ordered
a million and a quarter, and far
Australia just placed an order for
four million and over in new planes
The Netherlands took two and a
half millions, and ordered five mil
lions for their East Indian posses
sions. Rumania sent for million
and a quarter.
But China, which took seven
millions last year, has fallen tC
only about a half million thus far
this year. But of course what is
going on in China is not a war.
In any event, some thought
ought to be given, not only to q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

NOTICE is hereby given that the
Assessor-C Collector of Imperial Coun-
ty, California, has delivered to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
of said County, the Assessment
Books, together with the map books,
and statements for the fiscal year
1939-40, and
The said Board of Supervisors sit
ting as Board of Equalization viii
meet for the purpose of equalizing
said assessments on Monday, July
II, 1889, at two o'clock PM, and
said Board will continue in session
from time to time until the bus
ness of equalizing is disposed of, but
not later than Monday, July "a,
1899, at 500 o'clock PM. -
The Clerk of said Board will be
in his office in the Court House
at Ell Centro, California, each busi-
ness day between Monday, July II,
1899, continuously until and includ-
ing Monday, July "a, 1899, at 500
o'clock PM, except on Saturdays
after 1900 o'clock noon and on
other legal holidays, for the pur-
pose of receiving requests for equal
ization of assessments by tax payers
and all persons are requested to
appear before and file with said
Clerk any petitions for equalization
which they desire. On such re-
ceipt the same will be referred to
and considered by said Board.
Dated: Ell Centro, California, July
II, 1889.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
r 17.0d fuc1
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Yes Business is Good-In Munitions

war trade that may some time
develop, but to the war trade tna'
is now going on. While senators
debate and quibble about hypotneS
tical future things, the oni1eo
States is rapidly getting into the
position of armorer to the world.
Such trade, while welcome IN
sense. is not the most solid founda-
ton on which to build prosperity.
We found that out in 1920. Must
we find 1t out all over again?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

spend the night
at a little prairie
town in South Da :
kota. This little
town couldn't t
boast of being
much more than
a few acres Of
parched soil, yet
one of the most
famous men in
the annals OF
American business
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

The guy who beat 400 fellow grocers
in QUESTIONABLE knew that a a prawn
is small saltwater crustacean. Would
not have been surprised if they'd asked
him what a saltwater crustacean is!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Photographs

Killer whales hunt in hertis,
from six to 300 in herd.
The United States rehabilita-
ton program in the Virgin islandsJ
aid Puerto Rico was recently made
the object of study by members
of a Royal commission.
A species Of native Georgian
ants carry the spores of fungi
underground and permit them to
grow before making use of them
for food
The term cowboy was first
applied In the United States to
cattle thieves who operated III
New York.
Salmon and reindeer are alike
in one particular-they return to
the place of their birth to. bear
their young. 5#.#.
Sequoia National park in Cali
fornia contains many big tree5'
and the toughest and highest peaks
of the Sierra Nevada range of
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Today's Horoscope

Aouay HVioseOpc
If your birthday is on this day,
look for a prosperous business
year, except for some small piece
OF deception, for. which you must
be on the alert. You should safe
guard your health In summer wea-
ther. A child born on this date
will have firm character and
will. but will also be of kindly,
devoted and hearted ma
ture, especially toward those who
are the object of its strong af-
fections.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

AND MANY BORROW HERE!
Dent skimp on your family's
vacation! Well loan you what
you need to pay bills and have a
wonderful vacation! Come in and
talk it over. You'll find our per-
sonal loan service a real con-
venience that you'll be glad to
take advantage of for needed
vacation funds. We're at your
service any time!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Hitler maintains an advisory staff of
astrologers. Which makes as good an
excuse as any for recalling the Shakes
peare quotation: "The fault, dear Bru-
tus, is not in our stars, but in our
Selves
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 437

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Or
DINANCE NO. 327 ENTITLED,
"ZONING ORDINANCE, BY
PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION
TO THE APPLICATION THERE
OF TO THE USE OF PROPERTY
FOR MANUFACTURING AND
MIXING COMMERCIAL FER
TILIZERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Words of Wisdom

Beauty, unaccompanied by vir-
tue, is as a flower without per-
fume.-From the French.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Dale
y


One of my first jobs after grad
uating from college was travelling as
a salesman for Armour & Co. Once
a week I found it expedient to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Planes bombed France in mock air
raid. Question: Were the pilots getting
themselves used to the act or getting
France used to the future?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Blends are more likely to be-
come bald than dark-haired per-
sons, according to a member of
the Association for the Advance
Inent of Science.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Thoughts for the Day

Owe anything. but TO love one another: for
he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law
Romans 1873
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Hints on Etiauette

/ When man takes his girl out
to dine, the girl sits at the young
mans right at table.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

No American likes to be
called a small toWner' until he
runs for national office. Then he
insists on it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
One-Minute Test Answers

|. French foreign. minister
2. AS used in architecture, it is
a draped female figure used in
place of a pillar.
3. Nanking.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Barbs

Those people who were caught
in the chute ride at the New
York Fair went back and tried it
again. Which illustrates why ANU
sement parks don't go out of bus
mess.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

The highlight WPA strike picket
hasn't been found yet. He'd be the
guy who'd lean on his sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Pianos, 5000 of them, have been
ordered by the German army. The
Instruments, however, will not play
international harmony.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Grab Baq-
One-Minute Test

/ |. Who is George Bonnet?
+ 2. What is a caryatid?
3. What city was the capital of
China when the japanese invasion
began?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
You re Telling Ne.

A dinner guest, says an article
on etiquette, who is more than
20 minutes late. is ill-mannered
And then, again, maybe he just
doesn't care for soup.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Killer whales hunt in hertis,
from six to 300 in a herd.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

The Federal Communications
Commisjion has been asked to
stop censoring short-wave broad
casts. Those are the things that
We buy a set for, and then never
listen to-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

Anothe; of the worlds illu-
sions are those suits In the cloth
ing store windows. They never look
that way on you.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

That new picture. "Tarzan Finds
Son." is not at all encouraging
It means We'll have to listen to
that whooping for another genera
tiop
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

One thing men will never be
able to figure out is why they can
listen to summer symphonies in
their shirt sleeves. yet have to
dress formal for the same music
in the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

MEMBER
American Newspaper
Publishers
Association
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

In any event, some thought
ought to be given, not only to a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

1t is after working hours, however,
that a let down in watchfulness occurs,
and the majority of accidents happen.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-04
Referendum Vote Is Tomorrow
On Control of 1910 Tobacco
Next Week Observed AS
Fire Prevention Week

With the issuance from Washing
ton of President ROoseVelts pro-
clamation calling for national obser-
vance OF Fire Prevention Week Oc-
tober to II, the Henderson Cham
Der of Commerce and city fire de-
partment today urged the fullest local
cooperation.
There is ample evidence" said a
Chamber statement, that the fire
prevention movement gets results.
when the first presidential fire
prevention proclamation was issued
in 1916, fire losses were approximate
ly $50 for each $4,000 of assessed
valuation of property. In 1887, the
latest year for which such figures
are available, the losses have been
reduced TO approximately $18 for
each $4,000 of assessed values. Put
another way, this comparison shows
reduction Of 40 per cent, spen-
did showing that may be attributable
in part TO the fire prevention and
protection activities that have
brought about improved building
construction, more efficient fire de-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-04
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1899
remaining sober and of good be-

remaining sober and of good be-
haViOr
Albert Cheatham pleaded guilty
to larceny, and was given not less
than eight nor more than 18 months
on the roads.
Johnnie Peel, alias Johnnie Pou,
Negro, charged with assault with
deadly weapon, pistol, entered a
plea of guilty to assault with a dead
ly weapon inflicting serious injury
not resulting in death at the close Of
the evidence. He was given not less
than IL nor more than Is months on
the roads.
r. nj. Bowden, charged with false
pretense, pleaded guilty to forcl-
bly, trespassing and was given II
months in jail, suspended for two
years upon the condition that he pays
Clements Motor ~. 1922 and the
costs Of court.
Lonnie Crosson. Negro. pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering and
larceny and receiving, and was
given II to Is months on the roads
A case against H. M. Caps,
charged with arson. was continued
for the term.
Cohen Abbott pleaded guilty to
assault with a deadly weapon, and
drew a six months term on the
roads.
Lawrence Abbott, Negro, went to
the roads for six months for assault
with deadly weapon.
Willie Johnson, Negro, entered
plea of mol contendre to a charge
Of breaking and entering, and was
given 80 days on the roads.
A directed verdict Of not guilty
freed Willie Jackson, charged with
possession of illegal liquor for the
purpose Of ;ale.
Willard Davis drew 80 days on
the roads when he pleaded guilty to
trespassing. The State took mol
pros in another charge against Mil
lard Davis Of breaking and enter
Ing.
Columbus Henderson, Negro,
faced the court on two charges of
breaking and entering, and was re-
handed to juvenile court, he being
under Is years of age.