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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
WON LAWSUIT BUT
 DON'T GET PAID OFF

Hamilton, Ont, Oct. 4.-(UP)- Five Americans who won Q e6.000 lawsuit here will have to walt until the next armistioe before they can take home the money.
 Dominion iegislatlon, enacted since hokilities began, prevent Pred and EFeda Robbins, Adellne Wagner, Leo and cecile Norman. plaintiffs. ell oi Stamford. Conn. from taking tho currency cut Of Canada.
 Tiiay were hurt 10 . highway eraah near cayuea on Sept. 1, ie5o when the car in which they wefl riding eollldod wish one driven bi Harold Young and owned hg Harry Cole, both of Jarvis. Ont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
TREASURY BALANCE.

Washington, Oct. 4--(UPl--csov- ernment expenses and reieepks for the current fiscal year through Oct. $2, ,Se2, 1905. .esi.60 $2,fso.szD. .7e0. .7s
 RecoiDts
 $1, ,521, ,477.1Ss.9l $1,ze1, zee, sE2.ko sss1. .4ss. .7oa.ss sSss. isf. .aes.1a sssi. .sse. .fss.s6 ssss. .ss7 .sss.i ( ss. 400. .s7s.as2.ss sS.iss. .sbs. .ssa .ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 OCT. 4, 1889
lRy United PFeSs)

Turkey and sweden Informed Poland Of lheiF Pefusnl ie Feeeas niEe lhs 0ermansilunslaD paFli' lien.
 RaoHaFd DalndleF, bpeakins Cor KRanee, declared aealnsi Truce. asaaaHalne laHiing peace,
 nRfah hleamleF nlanlnnilH annh olf ffnlamd Norwegian fFaiRhieF Ilnaaa Kfensnellef 1Hnk In nsnaa pore hsabaF HF'|||l| iI1's|'Ief tI'Ffsl'Hn 'eff111EN M 'fa A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
Planned Conference

The announcement here and at Berlin that the Axis leaders had met was the first official admission that they had planned conferences. a week after the signing of their alliance with Japan.
 It was made known also that in addition to Field Marshal KeitsA Hitler was accompanied hy bis pers sonal and military adjutautS, h0 Rudolf Hess, deputy leader of flle Na1 party, and by Nazi Deputy Martin Bormann, Hess's chief q
 (Continued on Page s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
Iconilnued on raee Q

See lhe mew Serenity alllofNaro. ln international est|IAlsN. nn 3|1N'Nt 1n eal windows. I'zHtsaIt. l1I N1Nt Hl.@A1h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
POPE EN CONFERENCE

VaIITaII CIly. UTT. 4~lUEl-~E'01E rilis Xii conferred lor lNo hours io. daY HIih hN secretary Of niato. Lalie| Cardinal Ne6llono.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
|Line-Up For
 3rd Series Edr1e

Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Oct. EThe line-ups for today's third game of the World Series wede:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
Tie Wsather

Fair, Cooler Tonight;
 Saturday Cloudy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04

Ful weasher Repor. Pags
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04

L1nIIIIlll l1 N1l 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04

tContinued on Page s)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-11
3.65 Quality BroadIo,

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Shown below is the new Broadloon
now on sale at such thrilling low
price. Available in room width. Every
installation is tailored to fit your
rooms
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
THE UNITED STATES
AS A PEACEMAkER
winnipeg, Manitoba, Free Press)


The proposed intervention of the Unit
ed States as peacemaker in Europe is
occaSioning Il good deal Of perturbation.
II not CONSERVATION. in the capitals Of the
allies this is made plain by the news
dispatches from London and Paris And
this concern is we'll founded If PreSi-
dent Roosevelt. Secretary of State Hull
and UnderSecretary Of State WelleS were
given by their own people an unlimited
power of inquiry. negotiation and deci-
sion, it would be 4 very different matter.
=. =. But il Is not enough that the PreS-
dent of the United States and his admin
istration should have clear ideas of Il def
mite program.
.. 1t is doubtful whether United States
mass opnion-in its present mood of
Skepticism, pacifiSm. suspicion and trad
itionaism-would be any more likely to
demand a peace that would permanently
protect the civilized world against the
destruction to which il is consigned 10y
the Berlin-Moscow conspiracy
1t is only year since the governments
81 Great Britain and France -. awaken
ed to an understanding of what Hitler
was up to . . There followed the pledge
to Poland hence the implementing of
that pledge to the surprise, disgust and
indignation of Hitler. the war for the
defense of civilization and HitleriSm: and
the determination that the war must and
will go on until this doctrine of primitive
savagery and the leaders by whom it is
perSonified are stopped. not for the uu-
cortain period of an armiStice but for all
time.
1t is to this cause that Great Britain,
France and the British Dominions are
committed; and they are not going to be
fobbed Off with amy "peHcr" built ON
Munich lines
They know that if they cannot defeat
him. the Dark Ages will return to Eu-
rope and the world =. Meanwhile, they
would welcome some sympathetic under
standing of the task 70 which they have
set their hands. and disposition not to
hinder them in the successful prosecution
of it by Well-meant, but ill-iudged inter-
vention.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
CONGRATULATIONS
ALL THE WAY ROUND

The hottest municipal election OF many
wears i'm FL Centro history is over, ana
with It's passing comes the reallzatlon
that we have Just witnessed a phenom-
enon of great rarity-a bitterly contested
election that was almost entirely Tree
of mudslinging.
Seldom do the two 90 together. That
a hard fought election was also cleaniy
fought is the highest tribute that could
be paid TO the candidates who sought
office in FL Centro. They and their sup
porters deserve Sincerest congratulations.
All the more hearty should be the con-
pratulationS because there were thou
sand opportunities for underhanded cam
paigning With issues as vital as those
upon which FL Centro'S campaign was
based, the chances for nasty whispering
campaigns. character assassination and
vile rumor were magnified a hundredfold.
Yet nobody took advantage of them.
1t speaks well for the character of all
candidates that the campaign for votes
was fought out as it should be. on a
basis of personal qualifications, clean
cut issues and voters preferences.
Out of such campaign should come
better government. 1t is true that can
didate can be no. better than the cam
paign methods he uses. Judging by that
standard the city had no undeslrable
candidates. 1t is safe to say those who
are elected will conduct themselves as
well in office as they did in the cam
paign-and the city could ask no more.
1t is unavoidable that a certain amount
of hard feeling will creep into any poll
teal campaign. Now that it is over and
the issues settled, it is to be hoped that
even this slight bad feeling will be wiped
out, giving way to communicative coop
Grafton for better government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Willis Thornton
Says:

When budget estimates were pre-
Senttd 10 Congress by the President,
only Ole billion dollars was set
aside for the WPA program for the
ensuing fiscal year. The President
admitted the figure was tentative
ana that lot depended on the
way things shaped up"
There IS little question now that
they haven't shaped up as we'll as it
vas hoped they would. And Roose-
Welt has indicated that from here
on ne Will let Congress handle the
affair with his best wishes If the
oi.@ dillon dollar appropriation is
a!lU@ed - stand. work relief rolls
W!Il either naVt to be clipped by IS
pr cent cutting WPA rolls from
2nOJ COG workers. to 500 600. in
JV." or Congress will have to pass
4 Ufi3cIrncy bill carly next session.
While Congress might decree that
WPA rolls be reduced by one e-quar-
ter and get away with it, the diff
Guilty is that someone else will have
10 kick III to take care of the peo-
pie thus displaced. 1t is a discom-
forting fact that business conditions
have not improved so considerably
that the WPA program can be
Clipped down with impunity.
Foremost in the hordes clamoring
for retention of current WPA levels
are the mayors. If pepole are
thrown off WPA. they will fall
hight in the laps of local taxpayers.
The principal source of revenue
for most municipalities has been
the property tax. In many instances,
local relief expenditures could be
provided for only by levyirg special
assessments against taxpayers who
were already carrying most of the
burden for their communities.
For that matter, neither do con-
cI'"ssmen relish the idea of fatten-
ing the federal budget by another
halt billion dollars. Already their
promises of economy have gone hay
wire. But the more they spend, the
more explaining they will have to
do from the stump when their con-
.t.turnts ask embarrassing queS-
tons
It. a choice Congress will have to
make. Will have to decide Whe-
thrr the costs Of sustaining 100000
persons arc to be borne by the ma
t!on rs a whole or by the separate
communities affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
FACT OR FICTION?
christian Science MonitOr)

The young Scottish soldier who recent
ly protested that too much fiction is be-
ing sent to the troops. and asked for
books of more solid nature expressed
a novel pref judice that is by no means new.
Carlyle said that fiction parttkes Of the
nature of lying, and Plato in his ideal
State, demanded an early censorship Of
nOvelists The great German historian.
Ranke, began by admiring SCOTS "Quen-
tin Durward," but later declared it in
ferior to good history of the same per-
iod.
Yet in the whole output Of the worlds
literature, several works of fiction hold
a place not inferior to the very highest
for example, "Hamlet" and War and
Peace" To say crudely that fact is truth
and fiction untruth, is distinction that
cannot be satisfactorily maintained. Scott
draws what is probably a more truthful
portrait of Cromwell in his novel, "Wood-
stock" than does Clarendon in his His
tory of the Great Rebellion though the
facts are to be found on Clarendon's side.
1t is, of course, the case that vast guam
titles of the most worthless drivel-some
of it highly popular-has been produced
under the heading of fiction. The essence
of the matter perhaps is that every kind
Of book-whether fiction or not-is a
reflection of its writer's intellect and out
look and it is the value Of these rather
than the precise literary category to-
which a book belongs, that determines
It's permanent usefulness
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
FASCINATING But
DANGEROUS TOO

The fived day WanderingS of an elderly
woman and her escort on the desert
southwest Of Mexicali last week should
serve as a timely warning to all persons
contemplating trips to arid, uncultivated,
uninhabited areas of the southwest.
The Baja California episode ended far
more happily than it would had this been
June instead of April Another month,
and death would be the cost Of five Wa
terlpsS foodleSS days on the desert. For
many, it would be the cost even now.
The desert l. a grand place to go now,
whether for an outing, short vacation
trip or a Weekend But going there is
not like taking trip to the mountains,
or to the coast. where water and food
is always not far away.
If you're planning trip to the desert,
off of we'll travelled routes, take along
plenty of water. 1t would do NO harm,
and it might do great deal of good, to
take along some food. too.
Later on as Spring turns to Summer,
the remote areas of the desert are good
places to stay away from.
Experienced desert travellers do not
take any chances that aren't forced upon
them The comparative greenhOrn can
at least learn from those who have learn
ed by experience and take every possible
precautiOn.
The desert is not fearsome place, nor
a deadly one But it is place where COM
mon sense is required. With the exer-
else of such common sense by those who
traverse it, the desert becomes a source
of unending pleasure and surprise.
lure that is hard to resist an embodi-
ment of relaxation and freedom
The greatest danger of the desert lies
not in its arid eXpanses. but in the care
lessness of those who travel over il.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Among
Our Yesterdays

Tension IN the Ruhr section in
creased 20 years ago today as an
aftermath OF the World War and
French Troops fired on German
citizens. killing six and woundlng
50. according to dispatch carried
in the April g. issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
In the United States the govern
ment prepared note to demand
that French troops be withdrawn
from the section. And thus did the
French scratch an old German
wound. that might otherwise have
healed and averted the present war
III Europe.
The Prince of Wales visited San
Diego on the same day. according
10 another Page one story in the
Press. He played round of golf
with naval officials in San Diego.
Senator Hiram johnson. who was
being doomed as presidential NOM
lNee. declared he would welcome an
expansion of the Hague tribunal
but declared he would not agree to
tA4A' Inns AiASlI Will IIlihC Ollt dlIllg
police INT four corners of the earth
Trial of Ell Centro's Police Chief
F. W Hill and his son. was set for
May l8 after an arraignment in
superior court. Hill was on trial for
accepting brides.
The chamber of commerce petit
toned the city council to improve
street conditions in the city and
passed a resolution demanding that
some OF the streets at least be made
rI>sable tRemlndS us of one cross
ing in FL Centro at the present
tlmeb
They laid the cornerstone for Ell
Centres old postoffice building twen-
u wears ago. C. w. Collins was the
postmaster. j. T'ravers. the cOntrac-
tor. Judge Phil D. Swing presided
over the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Imperial alley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon Issue now succeeded
Ly the Post-Press Sunday, (es
tablished 1886 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
State Street. FL Centro, Calf.
paul jenkins, publisher; A. c.
johnston, vice-pr esident and
general manager; T.. A. Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co.. Inc,
National Advertising Represent.
atiYes.
Entered at El Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
G0c; paid In advance. 3 months
81 90; months. So 2b: one year
$G.ug; outside California $lO0 per
month.
In conjunction with the Post
press (Sundays), per month.
Member California Newspaper
Publisher association
subscription rates: In California
S. per copy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

Brrlia announces that babies
diapers ale now being rationed.
Thus Nalis are eating three corners
tu achieve wartime economy.
Descending upon the world with
their White Book the Germans
Would nave us believe oar Bullitt
nad mIsilrpd
Clumhcrlain warns neutral coun-
tries to b" cautious about trading
with the Reich After all, it IS
very unmtWlrtI to br Giving aid to
the enemy.
Now titsl Gnrm2ny's blaming the
e. S Ior III" present war, the British
should be enjoying a period Of
pleasant respite.
mtrrr. TIM specimen, modern
man. He spends decades digging
millions in sold out OF the ground,
then tnnS around and digs a hole
at Fo't Knox to put five billion
back III.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Photographs

I'm Siam the first wifi" may De
divucrd but not sold aS others
may be. She may also clam ne
fnl, child: the rest b"l"n" ~ ''
husband.
The only known specimens oi
prtrlfi2d gineko trees are lo0'.r1
in the state of WaShlnHton, 23 miles
east OF Ellensbug.
A morse named Goldey +. was
once purchased Tor $50, and @oh
nine successive races.
Puerto Rico WAS discovered by
Columbus ON ms second voyage 10
the new world. and its first soN-
clnor was thai seeker after the
fountain of youth Juan Ponce Ii
Leon.
Flour milling has been called the
worlds Oldest manufactures indus
Try.
The United States coast guard
was created by act of CONGRESS m
1870
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
You re Telling Me-

a pack of hounds was shipped
by air2lane from Long Island to
North Carolina and not single
.1ester 50 far has referred to them
It bird DOS"
That former French general who
T. bonIIn2 ms military career all
over AGAIN by cnliSting as a private
m#l think this war is going to
last Il lon4 time.
The life OF a modern political
r:,ndIdate could be worse. At least
nowadays. an office seeker doesn't
.avc t. down hard cider and chew
tobacco to prove he's home spun
Here's a job for fellow who
i4kc3 to be on the jump: the gov
eminent is taking a census of wild
Dleborn sheep.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

In the province of Honan. China,
there is a city named u. AS any
headline writer will ferVently as
sure you. it would make an ideal
site for Z big battle or some other
major news event.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Grab Baq-
One-Minute Test

One Minute Test
!. Under the present laws of the
United States. could woman be-
come president?
, What must be the age of
horses running in the Kentucky
Derby?
3. What is the monetary unit
ol Switzerland?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Thoughts for the Day

Now therefore let it please tee to bless the house Of
thy servant that it may be before thee for ever fo,
hou blesses Lord and it shall be blessed for eycr
I Chronicles 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
So They Say

And he's wise politician. retorts
the man at the next desk, who
Doesn't make many.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
! UlOSCOpe

In UrOscOpe
If YOU Is today, look
for Implo . your fortunes
and Il Happy romance To brighten
your life Beware, however of Il
minor loss through attempted trick
cry. Born on this date Il child will
be- bright. cheerful. yivacious, enter
prising. industrious and Il brilliant
convCradlionalist. Such a child will
also haNc ability as AN artist or
musician.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

Mems straw mats. we read, this
summer will reflect the influence
of the film. Gone With The Wind
Thanks to these April bree2eS that's
also an apt title for spring felt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

Whales are disappearing, accord
ing to a news item. Maybe they
saw the Queen Elizabeth as she
crossed the Atlantic-and lost heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS IN PROCEEDINGS
UNDER SECTION IS

In The District Court of The Unit
ed States, in and for The Southern
District of California, Southern
Division.
No. 1867 - Bankruptcy
In the Matter of
ALFRED r. FRICK and EMILY M
FRICK, Husband and Wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
IN PROCEEDINGS FOR A
COMPOSITION OR EXTENSION.

TO THE CREDITORS OF AL
FRED r. FRICK and EMILY M.
FRICK. Husband and Wife. of Holt
vile, III the County of Imperial.
State OF California and district
aforesaid
Notice is hereby given that ON the
25th day of March, 1910, the petition
OF said Alfred r. Frick and Emily
M. Frick, praying that they be al
torded an opportunity to effect
composition or extension of time to
pay their debts under Section IS Of
the Bankruptcy Act, was approved
by this Court as properly filed under
said section; and that the first
meeting of their creditors will be-
held at the Law Office of w. l.
Wilson, in the BraWley News Build
ing, 572 Ct Street. in the City of
BraWlay, County Of Imperial, State
of California, on the 22nd day Of
April, AID, 1870 at Two O'Clock in
the afternoon, at which time said
creditors may attend. prove their
claims, examine the debtor and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
DATED: April 8, 1910
w. |. WILSON,
Cancellation Commissioner.
40
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Hints on Etiquette

You can irain yourself To be a
good mixer if YOU make a habit
Of always being interested in other
people and showing it by your
speech and actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Come In and See the New Luxury
Liner, Greatest Car Dodge Ever Built!

DoNT let anyone tell you that you
l. can't afford Dodge Luxury Liner!
lust read what Mr.. Ernest M.
Collett, of Chicago, says: Like lot
of people, always thought couldn't
afford big car.
"The price of the smaller, 4door
sedan nearly bought was only Sol.23
less than the big, 4-door Dodge sedan.
Here's only difference of S3.4l a
month"; in my payments. And look
how much more ! got in a Dodge!
1T gives me big car performance
and riding comfort! On top Of this, l
got Dodge Engineering that means
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

MEMBER:
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
LIS TEN!

M mr. {: M. conett tells how
ne ne bought a Big Dodoe
.oxory iner...the CO..
eens.neers & Proise...f for on1v
@:':.. |s:4, a month more thon
smaller iow-prieed eorIt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
WHY ALL TIE
PEACE SENIIiIINIo

Sudden emtTatncf OT peace StnTl-
ment IL England isn't surprising to
those in Washington who have kept
in close touch. They say that from
the moment the war started a con-
siderable part of British opinion fav-
ored a speedy peace; they doubt
sentiment is much stronger now
than in September. but say it is
simply coming out in the open.
Why it should be coming out is
the puzzler. After all, there's a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
SUDDEN DEATH FOR
tNC SALE HEARING

The "investi9ation winch H.
house military affairs committee
made of the airplanc sale sltua-
ION ended lot more abruptly Than
snmc of the COMMITTEES members
,r,. thought il WAS going to.
Committee convened little after
- in tive molnin2. Secretary Wood
rao read a statement, answered a
fcw questions. was followed briefly
bq Assistant Secretray johnson AND
Generals Marshall and AfhoIu.
When the bell rang for a house
quorum call. practically all the Re
opblicans on the committee. and
splnc Democrats. went over to an
svrr the roll-call. intending to come
back and 20 on with the sho".
,vhrn they came back short time
latnr they found the hearing was
ever and the committee was ad-
i.nrncd sine die. And thnt was lhe
ut of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Words of Wisdom

WOTUN OF WlNUOm
True merit, like a river the deep
cl it Is. the less noise it makes.
liNllNN.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

strict censorship ON, and lots oi
wartime controls. Is the British
government letting tn" popalaet
blow off a little steam, as the erin-
r,ss of the allied prospect becomes
more evident or is it letting the
peace sentiment become pubic
knowledge for reasons Stll undls-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09
Famous Sayings

True bl,ssedness ronsi,cth Il aood life and ii happy
death. Solon
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

WASHINGTON with Sumner
WelleS home. the sub-SuIIacc tug-
of-War in the State Department VIII
start all over again.
The department Is div'o"d ON
Americas war pohcN one group
wants America To say oul To Work
impartiallv for peace and i0 mann
tain genuine neutrality. the Other
is strongly pro-ally and holds Amerl-
ca would serge lis best interests By
using measures shur Of war In
help beat Germany.
Leading figure IN the fir; Group
is WelleS: in the second. GruH' :
MesSerSmith who W. assistant s'e-
retary of state mt.I In recent ap-
pointmcnt rs amba>~2du. So tfiiaa.
WATCH
MESSER SMITH
Climax in the conflict ul ideas
came around the beelmlHe of Tie
year. The WelcS group sold the idea
of a peace mission IN the President.
MeSserSmith went intC eclipse. jhe
Cuban appointment beng distinctly
on the order of IN aSsilNmen Ia
Siberia.
Two ambaSsalorships were vacant
at the time; Cuba. ard Belgium.
MesSersmith preferred B'!2Ium. and
didn't want Cuba ut all. wasn't IN
fact by past experience, particularly
fitted for any Latin american post
The Cuban nomination Wus an OBJ
vious triumph for the Wclles Group.
MesSersmith debated reluSln@ Ia ac-
cept. finally took II on 'hr theory
that there'd be another day. etc.
He may prove TO DE quite correct
F. d. r. leans strongly to McSScf-
smiths point of view. in some quar-
terS the whole Welles mission is
looked on as merely temporary
concession BY the Prt sidcnt design
ed to pacify the peace bloc and
to give the departments StriCt-neu-
trality crowd a chance to show
what it could do.
If that is a correct appraisal. the
pendulum may swing the other way
presently. Watch MeSstrSmIth. II ht
j. returned to Washington it ought
tG be Il tip-Oif.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-09

One Minute Test Answers
!. y.
.. Three years ~old
3. The frame.