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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

|. OF what South American
country is DR.. Federico Laredo Bru
president?
2. What country does Mr.. Rob-
ert Brennan represent in the Unit
ed States diplomatic corps at Wash
ington?
3. What country has the same
king as Denmark?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u M M o N S

No. 1924
In the Superior Court OF the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
VS.,
MARY RAYMOND, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO: Mary Raymond. 1sora
Jane Luck, Marie Hovsepian, E.
Portugal, Citizens National Trust
and Savings Bank of Los Angeles,
a National Banking Association, as
Trustee, George Anderson, r. A.
Ganahl, California Title Insurance
Company, a Corporation, as Trus-
tee, Rodolfo Monies, Consuelo H.
Ge Montes, his wife, Charles E.
Rohn. Sophie P. Brookes, Interstate
Cotton Oil Co, Corporation, John
Doe, Jane Doe, Richard Roe, John
Doe Company, a Corporation, Rich
ard Roe Company, a Co-Partner-
ship, and j. Doe as Administrator
OF the Estate of r. Roe, Deceased,
and j. Doe as Executor of the
Estate of R. Roe, Deceased, and
John Doe Two, John Doe Three
John Doe Four, John Doe Five and
Jane Doe Two, Jane Doe Three,
Jane Doe Four, Jane Doe Five. and
John Doe Company No. Two. Cor
poration. John Doe Company No
Three, Corporation, Richard Roe
Company No. Two, a Co-Partner-
ship Richard Roe Company No
Three, Co-Partnership. and j
Doe as Administrator of the Estate
OF R. Roe, Deceased, and j. Doe
No Two as Administrato of the
Estate of r. Roe, No. TWO Deceased
and j. Doe No. Three as Admin
istrator of the Estate of r. Roe
No. Three, Deceased, and j. Doe
as Executor of the Estate of r.
Roe, Deceased, and j. Doe No. Two
as Executor of the Estate of r
Roe No. Two, Deceased, and j. Doe
No. Three as Executor of the Estate
OF r. Roe No. Three, Deceased
Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
OF the County of Imperial, State
OF California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
monS-lf served within this county
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the com
plant. as arising upon contract, OF
it will apply to the Court for any
Cther relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
tornia, this 4th day of March, 1910
w. j. McCLELLAND,
tSEAD County Clerk
BY Dorothy S. Reynolds,
Deputy Clerk
A. % % M. G l3 20 27-J. 3 10 II "a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Photographs

The University of Pennsylvania
has in its possession a six-ton ma
chine for solving mathematical
problems. 1t reduces from months
to minutes time required for certain
work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
You re Telling Me-

African natives show keen inter-
est in European war, says a cabled
story. Maybe they are wondering
why European writer's refer to them
as SaVages.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
TOday's Horoscope

TOday'S Horoscope
If your birthday is today, your
prospects for the next year are
indifferent. The best advice which
can be offered you and which you
will be wise to follow, is to take
plenty of rest. consolidate your fin
ancial position. and refrain from
any extravagances. The child born
on this date will not be easy to
bring up, for he or she will be
rather self centered, difficult to
understand and hard to please.
Such a one will. however, be in
tuitive and could succeed as de-
tective.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

German propagandist says Aus
trians are happy under the Hitler
regime. In other words. everything
is Just hotSy totsy Nazi.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

The full horror of the European
war has burst upon us. London
propaganda broadcasts are now
made IN Is different languages.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Real
story back of the extension OF the
stamp plan to cotton goods is that
the Agriculture Department Is plen-
" worried about what the war may
do TO our export trade.
Plan starts in Memphis May g.
and will be started in two or three
other cities within the following
fortnight. There are no plans for
expansion beyond that. It's strictly
an experiment. and the war is the
chief reason for it.
Secretary Wallace figures it like
this:
War has already hit our agricul-
turdl exports; it'll probably hit them
worse as time goes on. and may
stop some OF them-like cotton-en-
t!rely. If that happens, we have to
live at home" and consume things
that we used to sell abroad. Hence,
its smart to find out whether the
stamp plan would be a workable
means of solving that problem The
department already knows what the
plans possibilities are in the case OF
foods. now it wants to know about
cotton.
GROWER WILL GET
SMALL SHARE
Cotton is a different sort of prob
lem. Most of the money spent on
the food stamp scheme found Its
way to the farmer. With cotton. not
oh
every dollar will 90 to the grower;
the rest will 60 to labor, to distribu-
ton and to the retailer. It's the first
time the stamp plan has offered a
cut to non-agricultural labor, which
will get the biggest Slice of all.
Plan will be the same as for food
stamps. in that the same people
reliefers-Will participate and will
get free stamps, good in any store,
along with the stamps they pay cash
for. Stamps will be good for pur-
chases of cotton goods. The plan will
be different in that stamps will be
distributed quarterly instead of
twice a month; also the outlets will
be mostly department stores instead
Oh grocery stores.
Nobody knows yet. OF course,
whether it will be as popular. No.
body knows what sort of cotton
goods the stamp recipients will want
m I tresSe S. shirts. underwear,
aheetS. or What-nOt. Nobody is
even sure that the plan is admin
istratively feasible That's why it'll
start slowly
STAMP PLAN
EXPANDS
Meanwhile. the food Stamp plan
gives every sign of being destined
TO 20 on getting bigger instead OF
smaller It's expanding fast now; is
operating in 30 cities, will start pre-
ecntly in 20 more will probably be
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Mussolini had his picture taken
the other day wearing civilian
clothes. 1t seems he is determined
to stay neutral.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Thoughts for the Day

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel
of the ungodly rer standeth in the way of sinners
nor sitteth the seat of the scornful-Psalm Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Europe is washed up, says an
editorial. That can't be true
with France forbidding daily use
of hot water and Germany rationlng
soap.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Barbs-

If all the dollars in the public
debt were laid flat side by side.
they'd cover nearly a third of the
L. S Sounds like perfect WPA
project.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

In the Netherlands no one is free
to open a new store unless he can
pass an examination in retail store
management and demonstrate that
he has enough capital.
A professor in Munich invented
a clock for invalidS. When a but
ton is pressed, magnified shadow
of the hands is thrown on the
ceiling, so the sick person may see
it without changing his position.
Artificial teeth are worn by GO
per cent of the people in the United
States. sooner or later.
Children digest milk very easily,
and it leaves their stomach quickly:
by adults it is digested more slowly.
Ancient Romans used to drive
nails into the walls of their homes
us an antidote against plague.
This nation must neal tne WouIlua
of mad world to keep us out OF
War,-Norman H. Davis, American
Red Cross chairman.
Without the friendship of Ger
many there is no peace for any
body-Nazi leaflet distributed in
Bucharest
Instead of beating thdr breasts
about their Americanism . cam
didates would do we'll to devote
their energies to seeking to provide
steady employment, economic secur-
ity. and liberty plus groceries.
Stephen Young, Ohio congression-
al candidate
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
So They Say

The Bill of Rights was made not
only for the wise and the just. 1t
was invented to allow man to
make q damn fool of himself in
his own Way.-William Allen White.
Kansas editor and author
Glass is a concept too small to
unite men for social emancipation.
Nationality is too small. Race is
too small. The ideal must be large
enough to include all men.-Bishop
G. Bromley OMAN.
Americans want something better
than that.-Edsel Ford on the de-
sign for the German peoples car, =
promised but not produced.
don't see much congressional
interest in it. 1t doesn't seem to
he the kind of thing that has pol
itical sex appeal. - Phil Murray.
labor leader, on job displacement
by machinery.
The SEC cannot make a giltedged
security out of wallpaper, but If
the gold is there it will not destroy
a particle of it.-SEC Chairman
Jerome Frank.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Hints on Etiquette

Ushers at a church Weddlng
should be at the church about an
hour before the time set for the
ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Members of the Byrd expedition
are said to get along without baths.
which explains the small boys
dream Of becoming an explorer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

The fearful thing about a skid.
says an auto journal, lis its brief
duration" How about the one that
Europe has been doing for the
last several years?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

HEaIBxR:
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
nj Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Wor,lc nf WiSdon,

Words of Wisdom
Every gift, though it be small,
is in reality great if given with
ffection.-Pindar.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Famous Sayings

1t is only great souls that know how much glory
there is in being good.-Sophocles
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

The individual who says 1t cant
happen here is too SNUG; and the
individual who says it will happen
here is too hysterical.-Mrs. Robert
A. Taft.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

At various times rhe government
of Mexico has indicated its ability
and readiness to pay. But the TACT
remains that no payments nave
been made.-Secretary Hull in ask
ing arbitration of the Mexican Oil
controversy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

One Minute Test Answers
|. Cuba.
}. Ireland.
!. Iceland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Leon Trotsky is often termed "
man without a country" Con-
sidering the present state of most
countries, he is extremely we'll off.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
STAMP PLAN
EXPANDS

Meanwhile. the food stamp plan
gives every sign of being destined
TO 20 on getting bigger instead of
smaller. It's expanding fast now: is
operating in 80 cities, will start pre-
ecntlv in 20 more will probably be
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Spring over here means violets
and roses. Over there, it's violence
ara lilies.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

A woman in Hollywood reports
earnings of S125 by loaning out a
stuffed fish to the movies. That's
nothing compared with what they're
paying for hams out there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Artificial teeth are worn by &C
per cent of the people in the United
States. sooner or later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

That Hawaiian volcano. Mauna
Loa, is shooting off again. How
ever, nature is behind the times
the news stories didn't mention
any ncutrals being damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
EMMA A. STEVENSON,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

The trouble with many an OPEN
ing day is that the local weather.
man seldom gives the teams as
warm u reception as do the fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

Children digest milk very easily,
and it leaves their stomach quickly:
by adults it is digested more slowly.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

II Washington opera lovers are
out to demonstrate, through The
Stars opera appreciation campaign,
that they outnumber those who
prefer symphonic music. they MADE
a good start yesterday as The Star
launched the distribution of the
first of u great operas included in
its new program.
To the lobby Of The Star Building
trekked hundreds upon hundreds of
opera enthusiasts to obtain record
ings of Bizets Carmen initial
offering Of the program. Those in
charge of the distribution said the
response was even greater than that
which greeted the first symphonic
release in the music appreciation
campaign conducted by The Star
last year. A corps Of 10 clerks was
assigned to two special booths in
the lobby to handle the requests
for the albums of Carmen.
The stirring music of Carmen.
considered one of the greatest works
in opera repertoire. was heard
throughout the day as the clerks
gave demonstrations of the three
12-inch double-faced records which
make up the Carmen album. The
demonstrations we're given on two
types of electric record players,
available in addition to the records
Those who have not heard the
opera will have an opportunity this
afternoon when excerpts will be
played over Station WMAL from
235 to o'clock. Listeners also will
hear a brief talk by Samuel H.
Kaufman, assistant business man
Evening star., 1940-10-06

trasting emotions, the duet between
Jose and Micaela in the first act,
her aria in the smugglers den bring
ing just enough of tender beauty TO
Offset the dashing Habanera and
Seguidilla of Carmen. the passionate
Flower Song" of Don Jose. the ON
inous card scene and the unre-
strained abandon of the various
ensembles.
Influenced Other Composers.
Not only has Carmen" fine music
and a fascinating plot but it is good
theater. The story develops rapidly
with increasing tension to the highly
dramatic death scene. What gift
that was to Bizet and how he took
advantage of it. The gay excitemen,
of the bull fight, indicated but not
seen, and, against the tumult of the
crowd, the final tragic elimination
of the love drama.
The riotous color in scenery and
costumes, the, at times, wild and
lawless music, the shift of emotion
from the gentle strains wherein Jose
remembers his mother and his
home, or the really deep and sincere
pledge of love given by Escamillo
to Carmen just before her death, to
the impudent music of the quintet
of smugglers and the wild celebra-
ton in Lilas Pastia's tavern are
marvellous theater material and BIZ
zet's genius found its long sought
for release in manipulating it into
the great work that 1t is.
The influence of Carmen" Is to
be found in the operatic writings
of other composers who were to
come after. Bizet brought realism
to the music drama and while few
have equalled him in forcefulness
and brilliancy, Puccini, Leoncavallo,
Mascagni and others have written
imperishable works based on strong
and touching human drama.
But apart from its value as an in
novator of q new style, Carmen"
has brought great and continuing
Joy to many. And few there are who
will not agree with Nietzsche when
he says of Carmen" How work
Of this kind makes better men of
us. One becomes a masterpiece one
ssn I repeat. this music has
maoe etter man Of me-"
Evening star., 1940-10-06

, safely to some place where q par
ticular specialist can be called in.
This particular hospital is intend
ed especially for service in the Carib-
bean area. With slight changes,
however, it might be adapted to any
region where a naval engagement
might be expected. The experience
at Guantanamo is expected to be Of
great value both to the officers and
enlisted personnel in showing up
any defects in the plan. Highly
trained men necessarily are required
to know where the equipment in
every crate fits into the plant as
whole SO they can set up the mobile
hospital on the shortest possible
notice.
The Army has developed its hos
pitals on wheels" to be transported
in trucks and set up as close as
feasible to areas Of combat. The
Navy, with ship transportation, had
obvious advantages in developing its
own mobile hospital which, in case
of battle, might be expected to save
many lives.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Music Lovers Flock to The Star
7oGet First Records in Series
Corps Of Special Clerks Kept Busy All Day
Distributing Recordings Of Carmen

ager of The Star. who will discuss
the purpose of the campaign
Coincident with the opening dis
trlbution at the booths yesterday
campaign officials dispatched sets
of Carmen recordings to many
who requested delivery by truck or
mail. Those in Washington and
its immediate environs make take
advantage of the truck delivery
service, while a parcel post insured
delivery is available to those outside
the Metropolitan Area.
The drive already has reached
far outside the city OF more than
1900 reservations. many were from
other communities as far away as
Florida, Connecticut and Tennessee.
The Star has received many let
tiers praising the program.
A few writer's wanted to know
If all Of the opera recordings could
be obtained at one time. Under
The Stars plan, the operas will be
released at intervals Of one week.
Others have wanted to know If they
can hear the recordings first. These
demonstrations are given at the
music appreciation booths
The booths will be open each
weekday from 8 am. to g pm. They
will be closed on Sundays.
Here is a list Of the operas from
which recordings are to be offered ::
lFaust." which will be made
available next Saturday" "Madama
Butterfly" "Rigoletto," La Bo-
heme" "Tannhauser." "Traviata.
"Pagliacci," 'Johengrin." Tristan
and Isolde" and Marriage Of
Figaro"
Evening star., 1940-10-06

, nary. This view was not shared by
other great composers who were
enthusiastic about it when it finally
became a part of the opera repor-
toire Brahms. who heard Car
men" 20 times. told Debussy on the
one memorable occasion when they
met that he would have gone to
the ends Of the earth to embrace
Bizet.' Tschaikowsky's brother.
Modesto, was greatly embarrassed
by the composers demonstration
when they saw the opera for the
first time together in Paris. Later
Tschaikowsky prophecied to his
friend, Nine. Won Meek, Il am con-
vinced in about 10 years Carmen
will have become the most popular
opera in the world" That was in
1889. Stravinsky. in his autobiog-
raphy places Bizet among the
French composers to the study of
whose music he owed his emanci-
patton from the academicians.
Carmen has been sung in many
languages, sometimes with the dia-
logue, as in the original verson, and
sometimes with the musical form
that later was given these spoken
lines. Three years after its unsuc-
cessful premiere it was heard in the
United States. and since then has
been given 178 times at the Metro
politan Opera At that institution,
Lilli Lehman made her American
debut in Carmen" singing it in
German and with the dialogue.
About two years later, Adelina Patti
appeared in it in the same theater,
her Interpretation being later sum-
med up by w. j. Henderson in the
following comment: Every one had
known Carmen as a cat but Patti
made her a kitten"
Rewrote Aria 13 Times.
1t is to the first artist of the
title role, Gall-Marie, that the
world owes the famous Habanera.
Dissatisfied with the fact that no
aria was written into the first act
for her, she insisted until. after re-
writing it Is times to please the
prima donna. Bizet made of the
provincial melody the great song
we know today.
The first performance of the
opera in its original language
served as the debut in this country
OF Calve at the Metropolitan, per-
haps the greatest Carmen of them
all. Others have followed and been
remembered for the individuality of
their performances; Fremstad, Ma
ria Gay, Marguerite Sylvia, Mary
Garden, Geraldine Farrar, Rosa
Ponselle
The tense drama of Carmen" has
never been equalled on the operatic
stage. The characters themselves
are wonderful foils to each other;
the passionate, unscrupulous, charm
ing Carmen herself, the gentle,
blond Micaela, the dashing Torea-
dor. Escamilla, the pitiful, weak but
well-meaning Don Jose.
The music altsrnates between con-
Evening star., 1940-10-06
William N. |. Fiske,
Of Dillon, Read Dies
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-William M.
L. Fiske, 81, a senior partner of Dill
lon, Read & Co., investment bank
ers, died today after suffering a
heart attack last Monday.
His death came only seven weeks
after that of his son. William M. L.
Fiske, Sd, American bobsled ace and
volunteer in England's Royal Air
Force, who died August II of wounds
suffered in an air battle against
German bombers over London.
A native of Brooklyn, the elder
Fiske was the son of a prominent
New York physician. He went to
Chicago at 18 and later joined the
firm of William A. Read g. Co.. pred
ecessor of the present banking con-
cern of Dillon, Read & Co.
In 1924 he was made Paris repre-
sentative of Dillon, Read and had
divided his time between Paris and
New York until the invasion of
France by Germany.
His widow and a daughter, Mrs.
Jennison Heaton of San Mateo,
Calf, survive.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Jackson Says Ruling
Has No Bearing on
Defense Contracts
Calls Opinion on Labor
Boord Powers Simple
Statement on Law

Bv the Associated Press.
Attorney General Jackson. reply
ing to critics of his ruling that Gov
eminent departments were bound by
findings of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, said last night that
he had made a simple statement
"on an elementary proposition OF
law"
Representative Taber. Republican,
of New York, had protested in the
House yesterday that the effect, OF
the ruling was sabotage Of the de-
fense program" He said it might
mean that a company could be
denied contract because the labor
board held it to be violating the
law. Representative Routzohn, Re-
publican. of Ohio. asserted that
there was no basis in law for the
ruling.
Il have not given and have not
been asked for any opinion as 70
whether violators should or should
not be awarded contracts" Mr.. Jack
son said in statement.
Text of Statement.
The text of Mr.. Jackson's state
ment follows:
An effort has been made to take
a simple statement of mine on an
elementary proposition of law and to
read into it decision as TO the
Governments contract policy to-
ward firms who are violators OF the
National Labor Relations Act. The
opinion has no such significance.
The fact is that have not given
and have not been asked for any
opinion as TO whether violators
should or should not be awarded
contracts. 1t appears that the Ma
tional Defense Commission has itself
determined that as matter Of pol
icy the work carried on as part
OF the defense program should COM
ply with Federal statutory provi-
sionS affecting labor, including the
National Labor Relations Act. and
that Congress was so advised on
September 13. 1910. See House doc
ument. No. $50, 18th Congress, third
session.
Answer Clarified.
The question which l was asked
and which l answered was solely
whether in administrative matters
coming before the Defense Commits
sion the decision of the National
Labor Relations Board was binding
or whether an appeal from the
boards decision operated as a stay
OF the decision. I answered that for
the purposes of the Defense Com
mission and other Government
agencies. the finding of the board
was conclusive unless and until re-
versed by the courts.
Il am frankly surprised at the
alarm of those who misunderstand-
ingly protested. I have been re-
peatedly assured that the larger
employers have accepted and are
in good faith complying with the
National Labor Relations Act. I
am amazed that any one should
believe that violations are so gen.
eral that unless violators are given
defense contracts the defense pro-
gram will bog down"