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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
THE PEACE THAT
WASN'T WANTED

There is a new aspect on Europe'S war
fronts today. 1t is an aspect not favor
able TO the allies.
Peace between Finland and Russia was
better for Germany than decisive vic
tory on the Western Front or at sea- As
far as the allies are concerned, it is the
peace that wasn't wanted
Russia is free now to place her huge
store Of materials and natural resources
at the hands of Germany. She has not
the technlclanS TO arrange for full de
velOpment, nor the engineers to provide
proper transport. il is true But Ger
many haS-and Germany will send them
into Russia. Some of them are already
there
England and France could declare war
on Russia if they wanted to--but a dec
laration Of war would not do as much
good now as il would have done a week
ago,
Had the allies entered the Russo Fin
niSh war on Finland's side last week,
they would have kept Russia fighting on
another front. If they declared war now,
Russia would choose her own front, and
the allies would have to fight there.
Nobody knows what will be the event
ua effect on the Allied-German war of
the Russo-Finnish peace. Not even Lon
Ion, nor Berlin, knows. 1t is apparent
to any qualified observer, however, that
the chances of the allies for victory are
not as good now as they were a week
ago.
One probable effect of the peace dec
laration will be an intensified military
activity taking the place of diplomatic
maneuvering and supplementing the al
lied blockade.
When Finland agreed to peace with
Russia, she dealt a severe blow at the
allied blockade. Germany will not need
materials by sea so much now. with Rus
sian supplies able to come in by land,
over an unObstructed route.
Thus the allies may be forced to seek
a military decision, rather than victory
by blockade.
Peace in Finland most probably means
stronger, fiercer war on the Western
Front
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

WASHINGTON.-The ConStitu-
out how many congressional seats
each state ought to have. 1t orders
congress to reapportion seats after
each census.
But whatever interesting data the
coming census reveals. it probably
won't result in any reapportion-
ment.
Congress hates reappOrtionment
It means that some members are
likely to vote themselves out of
Jobs. Recognizing its own frailty, it
passed in 1929 a law making reap
portionment automatic.
According to the present law, the
president should have given con-
gress the census figures the first
week of last January. But the CEN
Sis isn't even started yet. That's be-
cause the Lame Duck amendment
shifted dates around since the law
was passed.
1t may make the law imperative
this year Congress had plenty OF
warning, of course. Last year Sena-
tor Vandenberg got through the
senate a bill to set the dates right.
But the house committee tabled 1t.
Early this winter President Roose-
welt got Representative Matthew
Dunn of Pennsylvania to bring the
bill out again, but it's still in com
mittee. and the committee is unfa-
vorable.
The bills chances are not rosy.
OF course the next congress can
take the 1910 census figures and re-
apportion on that basis. lheE
could-but would they?' asks Dunn
grimly. He favors it.
Up to 1920. congress always obey
ed the Constitution and reappor-
toned every 10 years. But 1t did
it simply by increasing the number
of congressman. To have done that
in 1920 would have created a house
Of 500 MISUNDERSTOOD big.
So. since 1920 congress has just
forgotten about the Constitution.
Even if the belated Vandenberg pro-
posal is acted on now, eapportlon-
ment would not be effective until
l944-the amendment gives the
states that long to do the necessary
re-distrticting.
The direct primary is rapidly be-
coming q dead letter.
Once praised as a great reform
that would let the rank and lie
have a say on presidential candl-
dates instead of the party bosses,
the direct primary is sidetracked
Not half dozen genuine preslden-
tial primary fights are in sight IN
both parties.
In Wisconsin. voters get a choice
between Dewey and Vandenberg; IN
Illinois, Dewey is all alone ano
there's Garner and vague Roose
welt entry; New York, Dewey ano
Gannett; and New Jersey ana OnllSS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14

may have a choice That's about all.
No state gives its voters pri-
mary ballot with the names of all
candidates. In Illinois, DemocraN
may pick Roosevelt or Garner, but
what if they like McNutt or Hull?
That's too bad. But even that choice
is more than most states get.
The direct presidential primary
started in 1910 in oregon. Twenty
two states adopted it within four
years. Many have since repealed
their laws, and today there are
presidential primaries in only IS
states.
Abuses of the old convention SyS-
tenn brought the direct primary as
a reform. 1t is now plainly evolving
into something else. But if there is
any move to reform the primary
system as it is at present, you won't
hear of it until this campaign is
over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
AGAINST SPENDING
Riverside Press

If current Gallup poll is accurate,
there is a change in the public attitude
toward federal spending for local pur-
poses. Other things equal voters say,
they prefer candidates who promise to
cut federal funds rather than promising
to obtain them for their districts.
The ratio of voters for candidates who
favor economy rather than spending is
almost two to one.
This is a reassuring attitude. Whether
it will actually be backed up in practice
is another question. Almost any citizen
of almost any community, when asked If
he favors economy. will say yes, OF
course. But in recent practice, citizens OF
most communities have eagerly grasped
at federal money for any kind OF local
improvements. They have mostly done
this on the ground that they were getting
something for nothing, or that some other
community would get the money if they
didn't take it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLICA-
TON FOR LETTERS TESLA
MENTARY
No. 3081


In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the COun-
ty of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
MARCUS l.. CURTIS, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a Pc
tition for probate of the will OF
MARCUS L. CURTIS, deceased,
and for the issuance to NELLIE
S. CURTIS of letters testamentary,
has been filed in this court, and
that Friday the 22nd day Of March,
l940 at O'clock P. NJ, of said
day, at the courtroom of said court,
at the County Court House in the
City of Ell Centre, County Of I'M
perial, State of California, has been
set for the hearing of said petition,
when and where any person inter-
ested may appear and contest the
same, and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not
be granted.
Dated March l1th, 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY CITHA HANSON.
Deputy Clerk.
(Ml2-22 inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
Democracies Of Early Days Built
On Basis RECOGNIZING Slavery

agricultural communities, composed
entirely of free and independent
farmers.
Since all of them were about
equally rich. none of them were able
To dominate the life of their neigh
borS. But the moment this happy
balance was upset by the introduce
ton of commerce, there was an
end to this beautiful dream of
equality.
Furthermore let there be rumor5
OF danger from abroad and imme-
diately some strong man would be
elected to act as leader Once he
had been victorious. he was apt to
have gained so much in power and
prestige that il was practically i'm
possible to diSlocate him.
Such indeed was the beginning of
every medieval monarchy as 1t is
Of ell our modern relationships.
But why" as we are SO apt to
ask over here where we have only
once been caught in a crisis which
threatened our national existence,
why didn't the masses of the
people object, drive away the uSur-
per and re-eStabliSh their old demo-
cratic form of governments"
Because there exists that terrible
thing in the world which is known
as human lethargy and this par
ticular form of lethargy deadens all
such courageous efforts with the
plausible excuse that one had better
leave we'll enough alone" and that
it is wiser not to upset the existing
state of affairs as long as it does
not interfere too directly with the
comforts of the Average Man.
A wise man once remarked that
all slavery is self-imposed.' In the
main, I fear that he was right.
One will come across arguments
like this in almost all the writings
upon the subject of democracy of
the last twenty-five hundred years.
And believe me, it was not only the
professional peSsimlStS who spoke
that way.
Even out -and-out lovers of de-
mocracy were upset by their fear
that most people are either too IN
different or too sadly lacking IN
a feeling of independence to take
care of their own interests, and that
therefore they would invariably take
the easier way out and leave the
conduct of their affairs to those
who promised to relieve them OF all
further feeling OF responsibility.
You will come across such doubts
in the writings OF almost all the
men who founded our own Republic
They believed passionately in the
ideal of democracy.
But they realized that it was by
far the most difficult and exacting
form of government. And therefore
they asked themselves, will the
great mass of the people ever make
the personal sacrifices necessary to
maintain a state of affairs which
demands that each and every one OF
them be forever on the job, de-
Tending the ramparts from enemies
both from outside the walls and
from the inside
NEXT-It's Always Battle Be
tween Democracy and 1.-THE Easier
Way"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
LUxURIES FOR STATE
RELIEF CLIENTS

A lot of Californians will string along
with State Senator J John Phillips of Ban
ming, chairman Of the joint legislative
committee investigating unemployment
and relief, in wanting to know how come
the State Relief Administration bought
$1,000 worth Of Jam in February, when
administration officials were crying that
SRA funds were exhausted.
Another thing a lot of people will
want to know was why one thousand new
names were added to the SRA admins
trative payroll in the six-month period
ending Dec. 81, 1899, and why the total
monthly payroll for SRA in February,
this year, was over three quarters of
million dollars-the highest total in
SRA history.
Businesses don't buy luXuries and add
to their administrative payrolls when
their funds are exhausted. Of course,
nobody has seriously charged that SRA
is run on business principles, but the
people will be interested in finding out
why not.
After the legislative committee finds
out who got the $4,000 worth of JAM and
why, perhaps it can begin delving into
the reason why SRA costs continue to
increase day after day, when times are
getting better all the while. Or perhaps
the jam incident itself will help to ex-
plain the increasing costs
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
CHAMBERLAIN THE
NEW STRONG MAN
(San BernardinO Sun)

1t is said that Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain is becoming the strong man
of Great Britain. emerging from the
depths Of unpopularity into which he was
plunged by failure of his appeasement
program with nazi Germany.
Chamberlain glory in connection with
the dispute between C2echO-Slovakia and
nazi Germany WAS short lived as Adolph
Hitler went back ON his promises not to
invade the little democracy. When Cham
berlain returned to London from his
eventful conference with Hitler he re-
ceived the cheers of multitudeS When his
appeasement collapsed the cheers chang
ed to leerS.
But from the time that Great Britain
declared war on Germany, Chamberlain
star began to grow brighter. The tall,
quiet old man with the umbrella adopted
a firmneSS that made BritOnS forget his
earlier vacilating. He unleaShed verbal
blasts at Hitler, taking him to task for
broken promises and declaring that Great
Britain would not lay down its arms until
lltleriSm had been crushed.
Supporters flocked to his side The
twists of his popularity curve are among
the most striking in the history of Brit
ish public men. During the Czech crisis
he was clay in 1ltler's hands. but since
the Polish invasion has become a thorn
in the side Of the nazi dictator.
He is what his country needs-a man
around whom they can build their conf
dence and look to for leadership. AS he
gains in strength 50 will Great Britain
gain in strength and more important,
unity throughout the empire
An indication Of his growing popular
ity is to be found in the lack of personal
criticism despite the fact that things have
not gone any too we'll for Great Britain.
Germany has taken heavy toll in allied
shipping, both by bombings from the air
and attacks from under the seas. What
successes the British navy scored have
been overshadowed by the monotonous
daily reports of losses in commercial
shipping and an occasional sinking of
destroyer.
1t is said of the British that they al
ways lose every battle except the last one
and if that is going to be true Of this war,
then the welfare of the empire rests on
Chamberlain not only retaining, but con-
tinuing to build up his popularity. 1t will
be strictly a Job for strong man.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
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fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
Famous Sayings

Troubles often the tools by which God fashions
us for better things-H w. Beecher.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14

Mr.. Arnold's campaign, thus far,
has been reasonably objective. He is
not a labor-baiter. He is not out
to smash unions. Previous blasts
have been leveled unfortunately
against milk distributors. business
men and doctors.
The present attack is not directed
solely against union men. Contrac-
tors and building supply men also
are being made targets. The an
nounced purpose of the entire
probe is to clean out the industry,
which means that the broom Will
be applied whenever there is dirt.
What Mr. Arnold hopes TO ac-
compliSh, and what has already been
done in some places, is to reduce
building costs. When the excess
prices are trimmed off, more people
will build homes and more union
men will get jobs,
1t is not an invasion of demo-
cratic rights to indict and punish
men guilty of fraudulent practices.
If building prices are too high be-
cause some contractors and some
union men are entering into collu-
sion, prospective home-builders and
union craftsmen. who are directly
affected have q right to know about
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
You re Telling Me-

Europe should obtain lasting peace
when all the big belligerentS have
whitfield each other down to where
there are smaller and weaker than
the neutrals.
If Germany wins the war, the
Nazis may not only force the British
TO give up colonies and reparationS,
but also to sweep up all those leaf
let's.
Indian population of the United
States shows marked increase.
White birth rate is falling. Who's
the Vanishing American now?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE Teeth

No longer does the wearer OF
loose dental plate have to endure
the discomfort and embarrassment
il causes. FASTEETH. an alkaline
(nOn acid dcnture powder, Sprinkl-
ed on upper or lower plates holdS
them firmtr and makes them feel
more comfortable. No gummy, gooey
pasty taste or feeling. Being aka
line, FASTEETH relieves gum sore
mes due to chatting of wabbiy
plate or to excessive acid mouth.
Get FASTEETH at your druggist.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14

OF six Yale university gradu-
ates who lived to be 100 years or
more. five came from Connecticut.
One is alive today, Henry Haven
Gorton of Waterford, Conn. Gradu-
ated in 1862, his Tooth anniversary
was recently recorded in news
papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
Willis Thornton
Says:

William Green. president OF the
A. F.. of L., and his associates are
passing up one of the best chances
they ever had to enlist sympathy
for their cause. Instead OF conced-
inc that abuses do exist in the
building trades unions and offering
to help the government anti
trust staff to clean up the racketS,
Green has decided to fight Thur
man Arnold. assistant U. 5. dis
trict attorney and instigator OF the
nationwide investigation into build
ing trade irregularities.
It's not altogether satisfactory to
have someone else point out the
rubbish in your own backyard; but,
if that's what has happened, the
most graceful thing to do is to
concede that it is there and to otter
to remove il. The racketeering and
dishonesty that has crept into the
A. F. of L. was inevitable and is not
the fault of the millions of honest
men and women and the dozens OF
honest labor leaders in the organl-
zation. The refusal of the leader
ship to assist in getting rid OF the
rubbish. however, necessary re-
fleets unfavorably upon the rank
and file.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-14
Thouohts for the Day

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the
Lord God of Israel. and sought him he was found of
them-II Chronicles l5:4.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Police Seize Suspect
In Two Cab HoIdups

A 22-year-old col0red man was
held by police today in connection
with two armed holdups Of taxicabs.
The suspect was captured last
night by Pvt. E. T. Elliot Of No. 9
precinct shortly after William r.
Countee, of the 200 block of p street
NV, had been held up in his taxi
and robbed Of go cents. Mr.. Countee
and Pvt. Elliot found the suspect,
who. police said, admitted the
holdup, near Fourth and K streets
NE, not far from the scene OF the
robbery.
A few hours later George Brown
of the first block of N street NV,
identified the suspect as the man
who had robbed him of $3.50 at
about the same location a few days
ago.
A sneak thief invaded the Police
Court Building yesterday afternoon
and stole $13 from the locker of
Miss Ruth A. White, a switchboard
operator there.
Lewis Havemer, Is, of Broad Greek
Nd, reported to police that three
colored men robbed him of $42 early
today at Fifth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Funeral Services TODAY
For J. H. Lawrence

Funeral services were to be held
at 3 pm. today for John Henry
Lawrence, 81, Washington business
man, who died Tuesday Of 4 heart
attack at Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. Lawrence was on . southern
business trip for the Du-Rite
Chemical Co.. of Washington, of
which he was president, when he
was stricken. He lived at 5000 Six
teenth street NV.
He was born in England, but had
lived here for more than 40 years.
He was a member Of the WASH
ington Board of Trade and was a
32d Degree Mason, a member OF
Alnas Temple of the Shrine, and
the Elks. Mr.. Lawrence was a men,
ber of the Columbia Club of In
dianapolis, Ind, and many other
fraternal organizations in various
parts of the United States. He was
vice president and director of the
Piggly- Wiggly Corp.
Mr.. Lawrence's wife, Mrs. Flor
ence M. Lawrence, died last Octo-
ber. He is survived by two sons,
Douglas r. Lawrence, vice president
of the chemical firm, and Cyril S.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Nozis Reported Flying
Italians to Albania

STRUGA, Yugoslavia Cat the Al
banian FrontieD, Dec 20 (R.-
Military sources reported last night
that fleets of German-piloted Jun
kers air transports were ferrying
Italian reinforcements across the
Adriatic to the Albanian battle
front as Germany's aid to her hard
pressed ally.
Concurrently, Greek forces, fight
ing in cold so fierce that hundreds
of their Fascist foemen were re-
ported found frozen to death, were
said by front dispatches to have
forced Italian withdrawal from the
strategic Albanian towns of Klisura,
Tepeleni and Palermo.
Heights Mopped Up.
The same advices said, however,
that the Greeks followed their Gus
tomary tactics of delaying occupa-
ton until dominating heights nearby
had been mopped up, lest the Italian
rearguard entrap them.
The assignment of German trans
ports to carry troops to Albania-if
true-would represent an applica-
tion of the now familiar blitzkrieg
technique of troop movement,
worked so successfully in Poland,
Denmark, Norway and the Low
Countries.
"a Swiss newspaper, LIE Demo-
crat of Delemont, reported from
a good source at Zurich" that
commercial freight and civilian
passenger traffic had been sus-
pended on the Brenner railway
line, which connects Germany
and Italy, to permit passage Of
Evening star., 1940-12-20
In Mrntnrtan1

CAMPER. CARRIE MASON tribute
cARRiE MASON. CAMPER, who departed
CAMPER LAWSON.
Curtis, LAWRENCE B. In sacred mem;
ory to the going home: Of my beloved
ber 20. 1895.
There is no time that We could set
Are never ready for such pain:
Eye Ever our prayer s would Sdd,an be; T.. MOT yeti
With US let our beloved stay"
We must believe when falls the blow
That wisely GSd %hfHENIA he's Tl,leS g. it cTRr1s S9
MARY E. GRAY, who departed this life
two years ago, December 20, 1888.
She always used to watch for us.
In winter by the window.
Her thoushts were. always 50 full Of US
She never could forget,
And so We think where she is waiting
She must be watching yet.
Waiting till We come home to her.
w.tohins AeaiSss ifom Ne hssvsns aafs; windows.
H1k s.1!as RHtSHIB 81 as'1s6s H1ssss6 s;sf AND cz
vooD. CORA J. In sad but loving
sa5isS coRx J. wooip. who departed this life
one year aso today. December 20. 1889.
She always used to watch for US.
Anxious II We were late.
In winter BY the window.
H.r thouehts were all % full Of u.
Iov1So Hs Rsssi z6ssAsb so tS1s'ixD xixD CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

German divisions en- route to
Italy.)
The report of Junkers transports
in Italy's service indicated that Ger
many was providing only the planes
and the pilots, but these were said
to have gone to Italy in response to
urgent pleas from Premier Mus
solini. italian Alpini made up the
bulk of the air-borne REINFORCE
ments, it was understood.
20 in Each Plane.
Military sources said that each
Junkers carried 20 fully-equipped
men on the short hop across the
Adriatic to near the battle lines and
that each could cross several times
a day.
In the Norwegian campaign, under
similar weather and terrain condi-
tions, the Nazi transports utilized
frozen lakes for landing fields.
The Greek drive has left only
Valona and Durazzo as ports capable
of handling large-scale, sea-borne
re-enforcements for the battered
Fascists. Valona and Durazzo fire.
quently are bombed by the British
Royal Air Force in cooperation with
the Greeks.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler. She re-
ceived her education at the East
man School here, the Baldwin Pre-
paratory School at Bryn Mawr, Pa,
and Bryn Mawr College. She was
married to Mr.. Exnicios in 1925.
An expert horsewoman, Mrs. Ex-
nicios was familiar figure at many
Of the shows and hunts here and
In nearby Virginia and Maryland.
She was q member of the Potomac
Hunt, of which her husband was
honorary whip. For many years she
was active in affairs of the Junior
League. Her clubs included 1925 F
Street and Chevy Chase.
Besides her husband, she leaves
two daughters, the Misses Joan
Wheeler and Carol Marshall Exni-
clos, and brother, John K. Wheeler,
Miami, Fla.
The funeral will take place Mon
day, with services at the Episcopal
Church of the Epiphany. Burial
will be In Rock Creek Cemetery.