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Evening star., 1940-04-18
Telephone Stations
And Calls Mount
In First Quarter
Survey Indicates
Notable Business
Coins in District
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Average daily telephone calls
handled by the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. in the first
quarter of the present year scored
sharp gains over the like months in
1889 and the number of telephones
In service also revealed sizable in
creaseS over the corresponding
months last year. Using the figures
as business activity barometers,
they indicate steadily improving
conditions in Washington in the
first quarter.
Average daily calls in February
reached the highest point of any
month in the company's history.
The March figures were nearly as
high. Crossing the million mark
in average calls has come to be the
rule rather than the exception. In
1888, it happened only twice in the
whole year. in 1889 in ten months
and so far this year in every month.
Comparisons with last year follow:
Evening star., 1940-04-18
London Bur Silver

LONDON April 1s LR-nsr .,,u
207ad: OF 1. Equivalent 81 .ss e.nf. f'sr y:
the dollar basis. "a .03.) Bar soid IeSs On
unchansed Equivalent. s33. 3.s5.5 ioos'
Evening star., 1940-04-18

Cottonseed oil opened steady: Nav,
tober. Glib. Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
New OrIeanS pr;cns

NEW ORLEANS, APRIL Is IP-cotton
futures traded quietly within a narrow
rance here today At noon prices were ir.
1Ieeular z points net higher to l point
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Chicago Cash Market

low, 651a-67i2; No >, 65I4-67ia; No. 3.
63,2-664; No. l white, 1871: No 2,
aa33,,2-'4 Oats; sample grade mixed red,
3a14 No 2 white, 4534-46: No 3, 44I4.
-: NO. A. 4312: sample grade white, 43I4,
ssaSriey mailing, 1854 nominal: feed, 40
~, nominal No. barley 81: sample
graoe' oe; NO. mailing, 63.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

BALDWIN Heads Underwriters.
j. Hicks Baldwin of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Co.
was elected president of District of
Columbia Chapter, Chartered Life
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
A GOOD DEAL ALL
The WAY AROUND
(Oroville Mercury Register)

(Oroville Mercury Register)
The people will approve the President S
deal with Great Britain whereby we trade
so average destroyers for islands in the
Atlantic invaluable to us as naval bases.
1t was fine deal from many view
points. We had to have the bases to back
up our Monroe Policy. Without them,
our navy men say, we could not defend
this hemisphere The bases are of i'm
mensely more value to us than the de-
stroyers. We can build more destroyers
rapidly if we need them, but even now
have almost as many as Britain had at
the start of the war.
We had legal right to make the trade,
according to our highest legal authority
1t seems to us that these facts are all
that need be taken into consideration.
However, the Italian spokesman de-
clares that this makes the T. S. practical
~ belligerent. Maybe he had better not
be so quick to make such a statement. 1t
might be the worse for Italy if it became
true.
The deal, of course, does not make
belhgerent out of the United States. We
got value received for the destroyers and
no sentiment follows them-no more than
the sentiment we already had in favor
of Great Britain in this war
The deal differs in only one respect
from the continuous sale of war planes
to Britain.
This deal was consummated by the gov
eminent direct. The airplane deals were
by private manufacturers. If the gov
eminent had not approved of the sale of
the airplanes by U. s. manufacturers it
would have stopped those sales. There is
little difference between sales approved
by our government--even speeded up at
government request-and sales or a trade
made directly by the government.
The axis spokesman try to draw from
this deal the conclusion that it proves
Great Britain is rapidly losing out. To
our mind it indicates that Great Britain
believes it can withstand the present air
attack and is preparing to prove the fulfil
ity of the German blockade The destroy
ers will be most valuable in protecting
conveys from German submarines than
from bombers, and that phase of the war
will come when the bombers are ground
ed due to bad weather.
Those so destroyerS will make Hitler
take another look at his hole card
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

The New World has not for
many years seen any such immigra-
ton as the mass transfer of exiled
Spaniards to Mexico which is now
being negotiated between that coun-
try and France.
Roughly a quarter of million
people are involved. When Franco
won in Spain, these people. support
ers of the Spanish Republic, fled
for their lives. France did what it
could for them, but never was able
to find a place for them in its
economy. They huddled in camps,
often in wretched state, aided by
relief from the French government
and organizations abroad. When the
present war broke out, most of
them volunteered to fight for
France But Frances quick collapse
left them again stranded. The Vichy
government, desperately trying to
keep its own people afloat, offered
them little hope.
Then Mexico stepped in. If trans
port can be arranged, Mexico will
receive all of them. without regard
to creed or political belief.
1t is sweeping gesture, and one
that is apt to have important re-
suits. 1t means one immigrant for
each 30 people now in Mexico. A
proportional influx into the United
States would mean 1.625,OOO immi-
grants. That is greater number
than the United States ever received.
even in the days when immigra-
ton was practically wide open
our biggest year was 1914, when L.
218,480 aliens were received.
Mexico is undertaking fearfully
big task, especially when one con-
siders that the 1000 immigrants
already received from Spain have
not yet been notably successful in
esestablishing themselves in Mexican
life.
These Spanish waits are human
beings. They have to go some
where. Their Spanish homeland
menaces them. France could offer
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
A LOT STILL REMAINS
10 BE DONE

Unless something terribly unexpected
happens, the Imperial Irrigation DIS
tricts bond refunding program will be
in operation within few weeks, at most.
The u. S. Circuit court of appeals has
cleared the way, the U. S. district court
is expected to give full approval to the
program next week or the week after
This is a moment the people of lmper-
ial Valley have waited for long time.
Sometimes it has seemed the bond prob
lem never would be solved; sometimes
it has seemed that every possible delay
had come along to stymle the attempts
of this valley to reach financial stability.
1t has, indeed, been long trail-but the
results should be worth the travelling OF
it.
Today, with our fingers all but closing
one economic security, we must not forget
that there remains a lot of hopping up
to be done. We cannot afford to let the
loose ends go united, lest in their whip
ping around they Snarl themselves into
bigger problem than ever. There is still
work to be done-importan work. There
are still obstacles to be overcome. The
fact that the biggest of them all has been
overcome should lend us courage to tackle
the others.
Easier credit for Imperial Valley far
0efS Is not the least Oh lIe Te1ldlHlliS
problems blood brothers of which are
the need for immediate, economical ope-
ration of the All American canal, thor
ough, businesslike operation of the public
power program, and concerted COM
munity effort to bring new capital and
new residents to this valley. Add to these
the gigantic task that will confront au-
thorities here and elsewhere when East
Mesa lands are opened up under the All
American canal, and you have some reali-
zation of the progress that is ahead for
the valley-and the job we've got to do
to speed that progress as much as is hu-
manly possible
Most immediate concern of all, how
ever, must be the problem of assuring the
farmers of Imperial Valley ready
source of credit. 1t has hurt the economic
life of our community immensely that
farmers have not been able to borrow
money from any accepted agency, even
with good security, fine records of ope-
ration and cheerful future prospects.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
WOMEN OLD AT THIRTY?
Riverside Press)

1t is strange time we are living in,
with strong tendency to sacrifice hui
man values for deficiency" values, and
often failing in that because values are
not properly understood.
Surely a truly rational society would
be astonished to read that forty wom-
en- all past forty are canvassing Massa-
chusetts to find jobs for experienced bus
mess women past thirty" A social philos-
opher might ask why it should be neces-
sary to do that
The secretary of this group of women
says she wants to change the system in
which business men prefer girls under
% to older women because they can pay
them less. 1t is obvious, she argues that
the younger and less experienced employ
es give less for their lower pay.
She is indignant at insurance compan-
les which ''give reduced rates to employ
ers who employ women below thirty be-
cause they say women past thirty are
liabilities and risk"
Perhaps one of the biggest risks in
volved is the risk Of the capitalistc sys-
tenn in this kind of age discrimination.
Rebellious men and women of early mid
die age might decide that if this is CAPT
tallsm they want none Of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
Mexico Bites Off a Large MouthfuI

them little. and now falls under
regime hostile to the republican
cause they served in Spain. They
have to go somewhere The Mexi-
can governments gesture is, there
fore, highly praiseworthy from the
human standpoint.
From the practical standpoint it
offers problems. Politically. these
new immigrants will range from
ocratic-republican all the way
down through Communist to Synd-
icalist and anarchist. 1t is presumed
that most of them would support
the CardenaS-Cam regime, and
bolster it against any possible re-
volt by discounted Almazanists who
claim to have been jockeyed out Of
the recent election.
Economically, it will not be very
easy to assimilate a quarter of a
million people. Culturally, their i'm
pact will be great.
If this immigration is carried out
on the mass basis planned, it might
well have drastic effects on Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK
MUST RECONSIDER NOW

Greatest offender in the matter of with
holding credit from Imperial Valley far
mers has been the federal land bank If
the bank ever had any basis for its re-
fusal to extend credit here, however, the
refunding decision expected from Judge
Jenney will knock it into thousand little
pieces. Consider this:
Through the years the land bank has
said it could not loan money on Imperial
Valley farms because of the unsettled
state of irrigation district bonded ndebt-
edness and the fact that the district was
in default. Now, with the district no long
er IN default, with the bonded debt on a
solid basis, with complete provision made
for drainage work the federal land bank
will have to find another objection-or
make the loans.
Under the old land bank setup, it would
have been safe to predict that the land
bank management would have founder
manufactured - another objection. The
situation has changed inside the land
bank itself. however. The old manage
ment, which was definitely unfriendly
toward the valley, has been ousted. A new
man Is directing the banks policies. In
his management rests the hope of this
valley for farm credit.
But farm credit will not come, even
from land bank under new management,
unless Imperial Valley presents its case
strongly and well.
That is one Of the jobs left for us to do.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
So They Say

Is that another way of sayina
that there is no difference between
Leonardo ola Vinci and a house
painter?
Justice Pecora, N. Y. Supreme
Court, hearing case in which the
Musicians Union claims jurisdic-
ton over concert fiddlers.
At 78 one is not unhappier than
at 10.
Maurice Maeterlinck, refugee Bel
gian playwright
It is unthinkable that any woman
of real elegance should wear the
same couture to tea that she wears
at lunch
Wayne Forrest who flew from
New York TO Nassau to fix the
Duchess Of Windsor's hair.
We in this country inherit as
our treasure not merely physical
things; the geatest treasure we in
heit is the right TO think, to speak,
to print, to be free.
Senator schwellenbach, Washing
ton,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

for the administration to protect
the biggest monopoly in America,
at time when it is about to draft
men into the army at $50 a month, "
says Coffee. IT'S time this thing was
fought through. How can we pre-
tend to be enforcing free competi-
ton and protecting the little fellow
if when we move against huge
monopoly this cry of national de-
Tense is used as a screen?"
Coffee's resolution, now awaiting
action in the rules committee, would
provide for a committee of five
to discover whether the antitrust
laws have been fully enforced in
connection with the oil industry.
and also whether there has been
any interference with such en-
forcement, and if so. who has been
responsible.
HENDERSON
HELD UP SUIT
Arnold's lawsuit was to have been
directed against the % major oil
companies of the United States.
Its aims as Arnold outlined them,
were to prevent price fixing, to
restore unrestricted competition
among retail oil dealers, and to
provide a free market for the in
dependent refiners and for new en-
terpriseS in the industry.
Plan was to accomplish this by
forcing the big companies to di-
vest themselves of pipe lines, tankerS
and marketing facilities.
Defense commission argument is
that this attack on pipe lines would
be a tough thing to launch at a
time when the country needs even
more pipe lines than it has as a
defense measure Arnold'S is that
the present situation keeps the in
dependent from operating except in
the immediate vicinity of his pro-
ductIon field.
A full-dress row over this oil
litigation would be bad political
medicine, in the middle of a pres
ibeHbiai Idhlpd4SH' CopcCldlIy olHCe
the accusation would be made that
the defense commissions oil adj
visers had thrown a wrench into
the proceedings. That really doesn't
seem to be the case. The defense
commissioner who held the suit up
was Leon Henderson, of the original
brain trust. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
BY BRUCE CATION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7-Becaust
it hasn't been able to decide wheth-
er the antitrust laws help or him
der its defense program, the adj
miniStration has finally managed to
get right on top of box of politica,
dynamite.
1t got there by letting the wires
between the defense commission
and the antitrust division get
snarled up over the huge oil mo-
nopoly lawsuit which the head OF
the antitrust division, Thurman
Arnold, drew up.
Arnold was prepared to file the
suit on July 25. AS a matter of rou-
tine, he sent it over to the defense
commission for clearance before
filing; back came a memorandum
saying the commission feared ma
tional defense might be jeopardized
if the suit were filed, and asking
that it be held up 1t has been held
up ever since.
Various things make the situa-
ton politically dangerous.
For one thing, Independent oil
men are showering in their pro-
tests. So, for that matter, are mem
bers of Congress-50 congressman and
% senators, to date. nave complained
over the delay.
For another thing. the fact that
the defense commission has a num-
Der of big oil men serving as adj
viSers might provide someone with
a convenient handle for a political
attack on the administration.
INVESTIGATION
URGED
In addition to all this, one of our
best New Dealers in either House
Congressman John Coffee of
Washington-has formally moved
for a congressional investigation in
TO the whole business.
1T comes with mighty poor grace
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Uranium Crackers
In the Caribbean

In the Caribbean
European conflict has brought in
creasing discussion of plans for
pan-American trusteeship over
European possessions in the Carib-
bean Sea. Here are the names of
five islands in that area: Can you
tell what country each belonged
to at the outbreak of the war?
l. Curacao.
2. Jamaica.
3. Martinique.
4. Aruba.
5. Lesser Antilles.
ANSWERS ,
l. Curacao-T'he Netherlands.
2. Jamaica-Great Britain.
3. Martinique-Fran
4. Aruba-The Netherlands.
5. Lesser Antilles-France.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

During 1897 the 48 states. of the
Union expended $6,9l5,0OO for rec
reation.
The nine shifting sand noun
tains of Dare county, N. c., are
the largest sand dunes in eastern
America.
There are about Is pounds of
steel springs in the average dav-
export
Nine inches of rain fell in 35
minutes at Assam, India, probably
a worlds record in transforms.
NapoleOns defeat in Russia
largely was caused by typhus, which
killed thousands of his men.
Small bread loaves, in ring shapes
are sun-baked by the women of
Bali. who wear the finished prod
uct in their ears.
Trotting races had their origin
in America, since the Puritans
banned horse races.
If each community used its own
local sun time, a traveller going
cast or west would need to change
his watch one minute every 10
miles
The milkwort plant has two
kinds of flowers: one set grows
above ground and the other below
ground on underground stems.
The entire commercial artichoke
crop Of the United States is grown
in five counties in California.
A bud has the remarkable power
to reproduce every part of a tree:
stem, foliage, branches and fruit.
Utah's Great Salt Lake contains
enough salt TO furnish so tons to
tftiJ Ptippil III bllt OIllbtd oJdJtS.
The walking stick" is the largest
insect in the world Some tropical
species grow TO length of Is inches.
No part of the United States.
except certain of the Florida Keys,
is free fom frost.
Until the recent discovery of Jup-
tiers 10th and 18th satellites. it
held the satellite record Jointly
with Saturn.
Van Maanen's star, the smallest
"runt' OF all the measured stars,
is about the same size as our earth.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, head
OF the French refugee govern
ment in England on the present
French leaders.
They still possessed enough rem
nants Of prestige and vestige of
10 impose their ignominy
upon other people.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

More than 100000 persons were
employed in the steel industry in
the United States during 1887, the
highest number on record.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
BY PAUL HARRISON

NEN SeTVICe SUIT correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. behind
the screen: A glamor moll rang for
her maid. Annette she said, Il
haven't done anything tempera-
mental today. Bring me my con-
tract so I can tear it up"
Paul MUM has been out of
"Hudson's Bay Company for a
few days. H fell into the bay and
caught cold . Shy Gary Cooper
has to sing a song for the first
time in Meet John Doe And Don
Ameche must ncoi with 8etty Ora
BILE for Argentine Way" Both gents
have stage fright and the sets are
closed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Did You Know?

In North Carolina there are 125
mountain peaks more than 5000
feet in height. OF this number
43 are more than 5000 feet high
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
INVESTIGATION
URGED
Barbs

A half million dollars worth of
buggy whips are still sold annually
IN the United States. At first
thought this sounds like 10 whips
to each horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Blends with healthy scalps have
approximately 100000 hairs on their
heads.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Thoughts for the Day

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear
God, and keep his commandments: for this is' the
whole duty of man.-Ecclesiastes 1918.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
5000 EXTRAS
TO BE DROPPED

The extra solution is nearing an
other attempt at solution, and from
where you live you'll be able to
hear the walls when the producers
and Actors Guild begin slashing
about 5000 names from the regis
tered list. Something of the sort
seems inevitable. though, because
honest administration of Central
Casting has resulted in such wide
distribution of available jobs that
more of the 1000 atmosphere play
ers have been making a living.
It'll be easy to drop a thousand
or more from the rolls because the
Guild has been examining and re-
classifying the extras. For example
about so per cent of those who
claimed to be dancers were found
to be incompetent. At the same
time. dozens who never had mao
a chance in musicals showed they
were we'll worth hiring.
Jlona Massey ard Alan GURUS
are waiting Only for his divorce 10
become final Look Tor a spit
between a glamorist and her doc
tor-husba d +. Shirley Temple
(remember?) has six specific offers
for picture work, four with major
outfits which promise costly pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Paul Harrison's Notes
On hoHywoods Foib|es and Fads

auctions. What her parents most
want, though, is the right story.
The Hollywood Reporters Lon
don correspondent fears that
German bombings may slow up
box office receipts in England"
Up to few days ago, though, ct.
tendance in London was higheSs
than ever in movie history
Ho- Hum department: George
Raft is under suspension again.
this time for his refusal to play IN
South of Suez." George Brent gets
the role and Raft may be released
by Warmers TO go to Metro to CO.
star with Norma Shearer.
BUT WHAT
ABOUT JACK?
Mary Livingstone Mrs. Jack Ben
n.y. has the only sure system of
beating the races. When she loses,
Benny pays the deficit; when she
wins, she keeps the money; when
he wins, she gets half Clark
Gable has turned down an invi-
tation from some of the studio
bigwigs to go on a deer hunt. He
says their IDEA of roughing it in
the mountains is to drink cham
payne from tin cups and gobble
caviar right out of the jars.
Out at Walt Disney's factory
they're putting the last of the sight
and sound together for Fantasia"
and the illustrated symphony con-
cert will be ready for release early
in November. There are few mi
nor innovations in animation, but
the newest thing will be in repro
duction of the music-theaters
showing the picture will have to
have extra equipment.
What's 1r-AName Department:
The new Preston Sturgis picture,
first called "A Cup of Coffee" then
"The New Workers" and later
Something To Shout About now
has been retitled christmas in
July" and will be released in Octo-
Der.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Canada has 10 sugar refineries
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Science says the average man OF
10 has spent five years Of his life
eating. -Four of which probably were
spent trying TO attract the waters
attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fOrnia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

During 1887 the AZ states. of the
Union expended $6,915,000 for rec
reation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Lemons are selling for 20 cents
each in London, and only one to a
customer. If nothing else, this helps
take the sour taste out Of war
weary mouths.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

The entire commercial artichoke
crop Of the United States is grown
in five counties in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

The milkwort plant has two
kinds of flowers: one set grows
above ground and the other below
ground on underground stems.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Research reveals road maps are
not new at all, the Old Romans
having used them, too. And in 1000
years we still haven't learned how
TO refold 'em.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Trotting races had their origin
in America, since the Puritans
banned horse races.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

If each community used its own
local sun time, a traveller going
east or west would need to change
his watch one minute every 10
miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

The nine shifting sand noun
tains of Dare county, N. c., are
the largest sand dunes in eastern
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

We see where a reporter describes
Golfer Sam Snead as pulling a
match out of the fire. With blaz-
ing finish, no doubt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

A bud has the remarkable power
to reproduce every part of a tree:
stem, foliage, branches and fruit.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

Nazi bombs are killing box Of
flee receipts in London, reports
movie correspondent Not to men
ton the folks who buy the tickets