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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

Rhubarb was first used in Europe
for medical purposes and was one
of the most costly of medicines. The
cost was caused by the expense of
importing it from China, across
Asia, ana the difficulty of preServ-
ing it from attacks of insects.
The first "tea party" in America
was not held at Boston, but at Eden
ton, N. c., where patriotic matrons
met and resolved to give up their
tea until the British tax was re-
moved.
In 1893 pechelbronn petroleum
was SKINNED from water and mar
keted rs a lubricant and illuminant.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25
THOUGHTS for the Day

And if a man be found stealing any Of his brcthrcn
of the children of Israel. and maketh merchandise
of him or selleth him. then that thief shall die; ana
thou shalt put evil away from among you.- Deutcr-
onomy 24:7.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25
Rise and Fall of the Guilds
As a Step Toward Democracy

handwriting on the wall and cor
1ectly interpreting its meaningD
forced The king to grant them 4
Charter-the Magma Charta This
guaranteed them certain liberties
such as mo freeman should be
taken, imprisoned or damaged in
person or estate, but by the judg-
ment OF his peers"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25
CHAPTER 10

A Mediaeval guild was a voluntary
association OF men engaged in the
same craft. formed for the purpose
OF mutual aid and protection of its
member. They were a new de-
yelopment, for in each one of them
there vas a nucleus OF that Chris
t!an spirit of the brotherhood of
men which had been unknown to
the people of the ancient world.
Oldest documents about these
Guilds 90 back to the first half Of
the llth century and We find them
in the archives of Cambridge and
Exeter N ENGLAND. Two centuries
later thry had become 50 important
that Parliament instructed every
sheriff in England to inquire from
the masters and Wardcns of all
2uIldS now much property they had
This, by the way, Is more than
our own government has ever done
IL connection with our labor unions
The EUROPEAN guilds. as we'll a. the
European labor unions. have always
been held sponqlble t0r whatever
damage they might cause, being
III TIL, respect treated exactly like
the ORGANIZATIONS Of employees
In America, until now II has never
Dceh ~ i'll" TO exercise such
control oyer any organizations Of
iaDOGh. men But then, our Amer
.can IafOr unions are Of cOmpara-
'.Yr.y Irccnt Ori2in; in Europe, the
4l.lds have played a very decisive
role in III" history Of tn" last six
rrnlurre.
Tho guilds became the basis for
the dcY, IOpmcnt of Il REGULAR "pro-
Glr.s party" OppOa"d 70 the c.u.elr
knlt cl2sa Of the noble and the
highly influential a&socIatlun, Of
&cll-to-do merchants.
Tine former very aprcmly DH
All control upon the actual 2"v-
cflneut OF citIea With the dcVcl-
Opmcnt Of number ri highly CEN
naLZed mOnarchicS talsO ii pnen-
omrH0n Of the latter half Of the
Middle Ages, the icudal mobiles were
gradually being reduced TO that
economic obScurity which today has
l"tt them high and dry as a mere
historical curiosity.
The great conflict was TO become
one between the working classes and
thcr employers. the mcn of money.
Occasionally the laEIcd gentry
and thor royal Overlords would also
get IN open conflict They did in
England in the year l2l5 when the
noble and the clergy laccIn2 the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

The world has many boards OF
undiscovered buried treasure. But
don't get too excited about that.
Like tn" money you earn, you must
DIG to Get it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

Thirteen persons in New York
are jailed for picketing against
the federal government. DO your
marching over at Kenry Fords,
Uncle Sam splutters angrlly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25
Barbs-

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, after be-
ing tolG of something her son,
Elliott, said in a recent speech,
commented that Elliott was even
Younger than l thought The need
for a convention of the Presidents S
family to clarity issues seems inn
perative.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25
You re Telling Me-

German North Sea war planes.
we read, are equipped with rubber
self-inflating boats. To even mat
ters up, the U-boats should carry
airplaneS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

In Russia too often the prefix
EEK" in the word "cX-official' means
executed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

While dancing with joy over the
rapid approach of spring be care
full you don't slip and fall on the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

TarpOl have been seen passing
through the Panama canal. Maybe
the big fish just want to get where
submarines aren't.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

MEMBER:
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al ditOrial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-25

NEXT: Men open up new trade
routes. and find new ideas on how
they should live.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
CoIIegians Crack Track Records as
Trojdns Roll Up Lead in Games

the 900 yard low hurdles. it was a
sad day for individual titleholders,
but Southern California's team
champions clicked again for the
sixth consecutive year.
Coasting along on a first in the
pole vault by Ken Dills, a first
place high jump tie by John Wilson
and assorted place points in six
other events, the TrojanS rolled
up Al points, their lowest total in
years. Stanford, however, scored
only % 2-3, California and Penn
State were tied at "a each and 81
other schools stretched out behind.
EWell, who took both print titles
away from Jeffrey, now is the
dash favorite in the AAU meet.
Jeffrey pulled up lame in the 100,
and withdrew from the 22O. He
will not compete at Fresno.
Wolcott, despite his defeat in 100
yard high hurdles by Digger still
ranks as the nations top hurdler.
The blond from Rice Institute, who
never before had lost a collegiate
hurdle race, tipped both the ninth
and 10th hurdles in the finals and
Digger beat him to the tape They
hope to meet again this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June "a. CUPUD -
strength in utilities featured firm
quiet stock market today Cain
generally were small, ranging 10
a point in active issues and to seN-
eral points in a few inaCtiveS.
Growing strength of Wendell l..
Willkie at the Republican conven-
ton inspired some buying of util-
ity issues Commonwealth and Sou
thern. OF which Willkic il prcsI-
dent. was one Of the most active
issues on the board. IT gained fro
tlonallY.
Consolidated Edison was up >
point and fractional advances wer"
noted in most other utility common
stocks.
steel shares were firm and relative
ly active despite decline in steel
operations, the first in nine weeks.
Cessation Of work on French stee!
orders, according to the trade. &C
counted for the setback, which WaH
expected to be temporary.
Air stocks were strong. America n
gained % points at 81 and then
cased slightly. United Air Lines
was up IL at its high of 49, and
Eastern Air touched 30%, for a
small advance. Doulas wgas ny
~ at 1917 at its high.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages industrial 1876
up 093; rail 25.71. up o.15; utilitl
ESQ. up Ito; and 65 stocks 49,
up 0.5l. 49,,
stock sales approXimated 470.-oo'
shares compared with 100000 il
the previous five hour session RI.
day. Curb stock sales were 13o.oo'
shares compared with $4,000 RI
dnN.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

of a coach of a Pennsy race train.
We Gained him.
Back in New York. in his trophy
room and surrounded by the heads
of wild animals he had Shot, Buck
pointed to vacant spot on the
wall.
See that spot?" he asked point
ing to a space between the heads
of a jaguar and panther, We'll,
was saving that for the time
I bagged a king cobra, preferably
one suffering from toothache
You see, I wanted what I believed
to be the meanest thing alive to
hang up there. Now I've changed
my mind about the cobra. What
I really want to hang there is the
head of the most dangerous of all
animals-a race horse who doesn't
get a call
Buck now believed that bring
ing EN- back alive from the jungle
is Just child's play. He now is look
ing for adventures who will &C
company him into the wilds of Bel
mont, Saratoga, Santa Anita and
Hialeah.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June "a
tUP)-The magic spell of an olym-
pic year still holds American track
athletes and amazing performances
in Saturdays national collegiate
championships indicated today an
other spree of record breaking is
coming up in the National A. A. U.
games this week end at Fresno,
Calf.
What the rainsoaked collegianS
did here, however, is fair warning of
fireworks to come Two days of
driving rain wrecked Minnesota S
normally fast track, but that didn't
stop them. They bettered three
listed American records and &C
counted for a new American and
meet record in the shot put.
Four defending champions =
Fred Wolcott of Rice in the low
hurdles, Lou Zamperini of Southern
California in the mile and STAN
fordS Clyde Jeffrey in the sprints
lost their crowns and the meet
marked the rise to Stardom of two
great Negro athletes, Norwood EWell
of Penn State anrd Ed Digger of
TurfS.
Except for Wolcott's comeback in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Reds Slap Giants Down
Twice i'm Double Bill

NEW YORK. June "a (UP)-
Bill Terry, in an early season COM
ment on the National league pen
nant race. remarked, when the
doubleheaderS roll around that1l be
our gravy because we have the
best balanced pitching in the
league"
Terry also is the fellow who
asked: rs Brooklyn still in the
lea ue?"
The glum leader of the Giants
has often wished in the past six
weeks, he could have withdrawn
his Brooklyn crack, and before the
1910 season ends he may rue the
day he voiced the opinion that the
Giants pitching staff was geared
just right for the heavy double
header schedule.
Yesterday Terry sat in the dark
corner of the Giants dugout and
saw his prediction play him false.
The Reds slapped the Giants down
twice before 52,657 fans, IA and
20. and climbed back into the
National league lead over the beat
en- Dodgers.
1t was Cincinnati's superior pitch
ing which gave them the twin
triumph.
The Pirates knocked the Dodgers
off the top by beating them, 8-5,
and then holding them to A tie
in a l3-inning nightcap called by
darkness
The Cubs beat the Phillies, twice.
80 and 70. with Jake Mooty
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

the Tribe in the first game while
pair of our-baggers by Jim
Tabor accounted for both Sox runs
in the nightcap victory which snap
ped seven-game Sox losing streak.
Detroit'S Tigers defeated the New
York Yankees, 90 as Buck New
som held the McCarthymen to four
hits and won his sixth straight vic
tory.
Aided by 10 hit barrage, Ducth
Leonard won his eighth game as
the Washington Senators scored a
12-5 win over the st. Louis Browns
in the first game of a double bill.
The Browns won the nightcap
called by darkness at the end of
the seventh, 2-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW IOTk. June "a. (OH) -
We took Frank Buck to Aque-
duct and were scarcely able to
bring him back alive.
The man who has faced jungle
dangers in Belgian Congno. Suma-
TIA, Borneo and the Malay PENN
sla trembled like a child when
connfronted with the hazards and
pitfalls of AquCduct.
II was his first visit to a race
track and he vcnturCd there with
complete confidence. Had he not
looked the black panther in tie
eNc from 10 PAGES? Had he not
stood by IL tho compound while a
python fought 1t out with a leo
pard? Had he not spared, almost
hand to hand with the vicious chi-
nOp
He scOrncd orr warnings of the
pcrll~ thai awaited him.
BrlrL on those parimutuelS,'
Buck boosted. Are they more vi
ciouS than the maddened seladang?
Do you mean to tell me that the
common. domeSticated horse. which
may beV approached without the
aid of native beaterS and gun
bearers. is capable of harming a
man?"
Valnly VIC tried TO advise him.
We told him of the touts. whose
STING is worse than that of the
hooded cobra We pleaded with him
not to take lightly the dangers of
the photo-finish ard told him
that the head waters of the Amazon
were not as inpenentrable as the
paths 10 the pay-off windows.
But he laughed. He still was
laughing as he tossed off a Singa-
pore nm sling at the clubhouse
bar and PLAYED Fishwife across the
board in the first race. He 1idn't
oven watch the race that brought
him in S1O.50 for his Sc investment.
Too tame" Buck said. Like
shooting monkeys. Give me some
thing a little tougher in the second
race"
50 he took Dicty Step in the
next one. d % to ! shot
Stanley found Livingstone. but
he never could have found Dicty
Step at the finish of the race.
Somewhere in the brush Of tine
backstrctch hc stopped as if pierced
BIZ = POISONED dart, and Buck gave
the low wall of the bongo-pango
when that animal is caught in a
trap
The Aqueduct safari from here
on out became nightmare and
the dauntless Buck must have
wished he were comfortably beating
his way between upper Zambezi
and lower Zambczi
Tho dOmesticatcd horse turned
on him ike a maddened lion.
Fighting Fox gave him a terrific
beating in the fifth race. One Of
the faVoriteS, Fighting Fox wound
up ninth and Buck, armed only
with "A pockctbook was helpless to
protect himself.
In the SiXth/raCc Buck, who was
now coming TO Us for protection,
and asking our advice on how to
beat off the attacks OF that most
dangerous Of animals the also
ran--pot his first glimpse Of a colt
who ran wide.
When the three -Ycar-Old who was
leading lost three lengths and the
race by running wide on the turn
into the stretch, Buck blanched,
shook like a leaf, and, as if a tiger
were chasing him, fled from the
grounds.
We followed his trail and finally
found him crouched in corner
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

rookie highlander, shading Hugh
Mulcahy in the opener and Ken
Raffeasberger. rookie southpaw,
doing the honors in the nightcap.
The Bees vacated the cellar by
handing the Cardinals a double de
feat, Us and 1915
Al Smith pitched a six-hitter as
the Cleveland Indians stretched
their winning streak to eight with a
Al win over the Boston Red SoX
in the first game of double
header. But Rookie Herb Hash
brought the Sox an even break
with a 90. eight-hit shutout in the
nightcap.
Home runs by Ken Keltner and
Ray Mack were the big punch for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
BY UNITED PRESS

The Seattle RainierS had length
ened their Pacific coast league
leadership TO five and half games
today by taking seven out of eight
games from the Sacramento SOlons.
who are out to prove they can skid
faster than San Fganclsco's slippery
Seals. Yesterdays doHble victory
gave the Injuns II victories in their
past 70 games.
The Suds took the first game
to . and helped Hal Turpln WIN
his 18th Of the season while bunch
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Salesman Victor
In So.CaL. Golf

LOS ANGELES, June "a (UP)-
Smiley Quick. Santa Monica sales
man who had the stamina and
courage to keep fighting from be-
hind until his opponent all but
collapsed was the southern Cali
fornia amateur golf champion to-
day.
Quick beat Ralph Evans of Brent
wood on the 38th hole of the Lake
side country club yesterday, after
slowly erasing the five hole lead
that Evans held at the Dist green.
1t was the first southern Califor-
MIA golf championship in five years
to go extra holes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Seattle Stretches Lead
BY Crushing Sacramento

of the season in the nightcap and
helped win his own game with a
brace of doubles.
Los Angeles took its series from
Oakland four games to three by
splitting Sundays doubleheader
The Angels won the opener 1 to o.
Portland dropped both Sunday
Games to San Diego and the series,
four games to three. The Padres
took the first game > to 0 and
the second game 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
M. A. No. 053083
District Land Office
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, CdIIOTHld
June 7, 1910
Notice is hereby given that The
Tycrete Chemical Corporation, by
Louis A. Tyce, president of Chula
Vista, California, has made appli-
cation for patent to the White
Crystal No. placer mining claim.
embracing Ei2 SEA NEH Sec. l6
and White Crystal No. 2 placer
mining claim, embracing SWh NWh
NWh Sec. Is; SEINE NEh Sec.
16 all in T. II S., r. 9 E. SBM
containing 40 acres, in the Ell Gen.
tro Mining District, Imperial Coun-
ty. California There are no ad-
Joining or conflicting claims. The
location notices are recorded in
Book 359, page l48 and Book 1853,
page 1876, and amended notices are
recorded in Book 460 page 488,
Book 460, page 489. and Book 48l,
page 563, official records of Imper-
ial County, California.
PAUL B. WILMER,
Register.
(J11-A20 incl0
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
PLAY This Week

Junior leaeucrs droW t0N1rd a
close Of their practice softba'l
schedule this week Regular league
play will start July /,
The Post-Press will play the
newly organized Japanese team
early this week and later the jun
Tor police will meet the Imperial
team in the stadium.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

ing their hits off Norbert Kleinke.
Kleinke lasted less tnan five in
nings. during which he gave ul
seven hits and three walks. The
nightcap went to Seattle by a 10
to 3 count
San Francisco split a pair with
Hollywood bat gained confidence
from the work of Troiland Fer
nandaz. the row Seal shortsfoH
purchased from Yakima of tho
Willy league Hollywood took tho
first game to l behind Rueger
Ardizoia's five hit pitching coupled
with sloppy fielding and pitching
of tho Seals, but came back to
win the nlehtcap. 10 TO l. Tho
'TWinks took tho series. four games
to three.
Ed Stutz pitched his ninth Wiz
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Champion Slated
For Match Here
Friday Night

a WOrId wrestling champion. jim
Londos. will fight in F. Centre Fri
day night. Promoter Pete Buzukus
promised Monday.
Londos was slated to meet Dean
Detton Friday at the city limits
arena.
Also on thu card were:
Jimmie Fl Pulpo vs. BoXcar ia
cobs. George Rodriguez Is Youn-
SteckeI: Cliff Clayton V Joe Toni
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS
l.. 4. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Juno - G'PD
Trading VA moderate IN most
hnc-.
&c. fey 5-ec. * fcv 7-7taC. JUN
hos sc. mali 2-3'-C.
C..uta Ioupc- jumbo rs $t"d-l -
2Gs- i5S $l-oo-1.25. Local tip top
It'd il. S1.75-2. %. std 27s-3Gs $l-5"-
ID: pony 16s S1.5o-l.73. Hon"tdr"~
Jumbo 27s-36s $751; OF. std H.
$1.5o.
squash wlrS" summer lo,al a.d
san Diego G0-7QC Italian 7p.75,.
yellow cro1kncck 4n-5"c.
Tomatoes-Sau Diego 60. aid
Orange %. 3&5s 81 - 80 ~
and 5x6s $I.25-1.5o. GE6= Sloo.1.25.
GM7s STOOL -
Watermclons ropc lot- ImncrIaI
Valley K1prdik'. u 10 .&orago ST.
So. 40. ~ 10 ax'tIEo 5, ."u. 30
-. SDT 10
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
YOUTH SCORES ACE

MONTEREY, June "a tUP)-Bob
Hyler, 18-year-old Pacific Grove
high school youth scored a hole in
one yesterday against odds of IT,
900 to l. The youth, competing in
the Pacific Grove-Monterey Herald
hole-in one tournament at the mu-
nicipal course. scored the first ace
in seven years of the contest on
a 120-yard hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
LEGION BASEBALL
TEAM CHAMPIONS

MERGED. June "a (UP)-Ceres
American Legion junior baseball
team held the 18th district champ
ionship today after defeating Mer-
ced. lG to II. Ceres will meet Lodi
for the 18th district title later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
L. A. SYOEHS

Los ANGELES. juno = u'rl
Led by oils and aircraft issues
stocks advanced fractions on the
Los Angeles exchange today in light
trading of 1000 shares.
Bandini Petroleum 2s up Il; Han
cock rs up a Richfield 7as up Il:
Vega 9A up e Transamerica ~
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
l.. A. POULTRY

Los ANGELES. juno II U'P1
Hens leEhorns - - lbs. .... IL
Hens, lcEhorn., over 4 lbs. .... Il,
%. over lbs. ................ IL
Hens, coIored, g.. TO 4 lbs. e.. 15c
Hens, colored, over 4 lbs. 49,. 1sc
Broilers, over IA up to - lbs. 14c
Broilers, over Ia up to q. lbs. 15c
Fryers. leghorns, over Pa up TO =
Fryers, colored, 2lz -3H lbs. o.. lie
Fryers, colored, over 3h IDS. up u
Koasters, colored ............. -
Old ROSTERS, co1ored ........ 3
Old ROSTERS, leghorn ............ sc
Stays Observation-Disclosures. lac
Ducklings, over pounds ...... 16c
Ducklings, under 8 pounds .... 14C
Old ducks ................... So
Young geese ................... 15c
Old tom turkeys ............. 1lC
Old hen turkeys 49,. .......... lie
Capons s lbs. and up ........ 24C
IA bbitS. No. J VIII. y 4 y lb@. e. l6C
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
LEAGUE
Sundays Results

Sundays Results
Cincinnati TO, New York 40.
ST. Louis SIS. Boston ITO
Chicago 81. Philadelphia %.
Pittsburgh "a Brooklyn 5-4 sec
ond game called at end of 18th
inning. darkness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Markets at a Glance
Nv United PRESS

Stocks higher in quiet trade
Bonds irregularly higher; l.
governments mixed.
Curb stocks irregularly higher.
Foreign exchange lower.
Cotton steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Standings
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Sundays Results
San Diego 2-3, Portland %.
Sacramento %. Seattle $40.
Oakland GA, Los angeles 1-2.
Hollywood 81, San Francisco lilo
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Sunday Results
New York 2. Detroit Q.
Boston 1-2. Cleveland 40.
Washington 1872. St. Louis 5-3.
Philadelphia at Chicago. rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
l.. 4. BANKS
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. juno =. G'Fl
Tfan arrsff,a .#.-..-...-. ! -
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Lewis, in Answering
Wagner, Says He'd
Reject Cabinet Post
Secretoryship Of Labor
Offered and Refused
Once Before, He Says

John L. Lewis. the c. I. o. leader
who last week gave his support to
Wendell L. Willkie for President,
said today that he would not accept
the Secretaryship of Labor IF. in
the future. it should again be ten
dered to me-
He made the statement in formal
comment on radio speech by
Senator Wagner, Democrat. of New
York last night. which was an
nounced as reply to the speech in
which Mr.. Lewis announced for Mr.
Willkie and gave his views on the
Roosevelt administration.
Mr.. Lewis described the Wagner
speech as . futile attempt" at
answering him.
Senator Wagner is an honorable
man and l esteem him highly" Mr.
Lewis said in his statement. 1T is
unfortunate that he stopped TO
charge by inference and innuendo
that an offer of the portfolio of
Labor would influence me.
In the past have been offered
the portfolio of Labor and l have
declined it. If, in the future, it
should again be rendered to me I
would decline it."
Mr.. Lewis said that 'in addition
to all this Senator Wagner was
"misinformed on many of his facts
Senator Wagner. broadcasting
from New York, declared that Mr..