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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
by Paul Harrison :.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and Foib|es

got off to a bad start when Sam
uel GoldWyn brought her here in
1884. He spent 100000 on her pub
licity, and the public and press
assumed a defiant and hypercriti-
cal attitude No actress could have
justified the things the press agents
said about her.
The beWildered Miss ..Sten grew
temperamental. Her directors could
Mt even direct her because she'd
play scenes only according to the
coaching of her husband. Goldwyn
let her go, but he still smarts under
illusions to his blunder and her
failure. Because his three Sten pic
lures. Mana" I'VE Live Today" and
THE Wedding Night" all made mo-
ney. And he has contended ever
since she is good actress.
AT Is, SHE
WON SCHOLARSHIP
She certainly has been a good
trouper. Never complained. The
break with Goldwyn came early in
1885. In 1886 she went back to Lon
don for a picture. Back hIre. she
made Exile Express" in 1888 for
W-defunct Grand National.
Her blue eyes and light brown
hair came from Swedish mother.
Her father, who died in 1922, when
Anna was IL, was a Russian, and
she always lived in that country
until she began starring in pictures
in Germany and France.
The family had a hard time of
it for awhile. Anna was slavey
in a restaurant until, at Is. she
won a scholarship to the Russian
Film Academy and from there join
ed state-endowed theater. Ir
1880, 81 and '32 she was being
acclaimed for screen hits such as
The Brothers Karamazov," "TEs'
Tempest" with Emil Jannings)
and "Trapeze.
She has some relatives in France
to whom she sends money and ali
88-year old grandmother in Rus
sia for whom she has just done a
lot of Christmas shopping.
Hollywood and her home with
Miss Sten likes America and
swimming pool and tennis court.
She still likes making movies, too,
in spite of the bad breaks the
screen has given her She excitedly
sees all the daily rushes on 'Flot-
SAM" and never is satisfied with
herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
PAID PATRIOTISM

The average man can have scant pa
tience with the Los Angeles election
board worker who complained because
the federal government will not pay
wages to board members who, on Oct
16, will register eligible men for the draft.
X. j. Gray complained that he worked
about 25 hours on a normal election for
So, an hourly wage of go cents, and that
free service on Oct. 16 would reduce his
hourly rate to 20 1/2 cents. That, he
said, is below the standard fixed by the
wages and hours act-so he complained.
One rather suspects that Gray is the
type who would tell Germany or Japan
You can't invade us. We've got law
against it."
If this country had always had to de-
pend on patriots of that kind, the Indians
would still have Manhattan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
JAPAN DECOYING US
FROM EUROPE'S WAR
)rOville Mercury-Reg


Japan, egged on by its German friends
apparently is proceeding to ride roughly
over all American protests in the Far
East, meanwhile calling attention to a
chip on its shoulder.
The most kelly Interpretation of the
procedure is that Japan is being encour-
aged to embroil the United States so that
our public will be less willing to send
war supplies to Britain-having war or
near war on our own hands Japan is
willing because it sees a chance to grab
what is wanted down Australia way, in
cluding the valuable East Indies.
The chip-on-shoulder consists of the
virtual taunt from Japan that the u. S.
is expected to do this and that, "but it
won't make any difference The effect
of the taunt is virtually to force the U.
S. to do those things, which is just what
Germany wants from us. If we do less
we appear weak, which we are, and if we
do what is indicated by Japan we are
drawn away from helping Britain as COM
pletely as we otherwise might
This places Washington in a most diff
ficult position; even a rather ridiculous
position. We have spoken in large and
dlgnlfied manner but have little to back
it up.
The situation is the more dangerous
because of the character of our President
who chafes and is unhappy when crossed.
His bluff is being called, right in the
midst of presidential campaign, and
it is up to him to do something.
The silence in Washington for the past
two days has an ominous sound, if you'll
pardon us. Something is being brewed
that will appear like strong medicine, but
not too strong. Yet it will be strong
enough to commit us still further.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
NOTICE OF TAXES

NOTICE is hereby given that all
taxes for the fiscal year of July l.
1910 to June 80, 194l in the city of
Ell Centre are now due and payable.
That all taxes upon personal prop
erty and one-half of all taxes upon
real estate, mortgages, deeds of
trust, contracts or other obligations
by which debt is secured upon real
estate will become delinquent upon
the last Monday in November next
thereafter at five O'Clock p.m., and
that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half of the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages.
deeds of trust. contracts or other
obligations by which debt is secured
upon real estate. will become de-
linquent upon the last Monday in
April next thereafter at five O'Clock
p.m and that unless such taxes
are paid prior thereto, five per cent
will be added to the amount there
of.
That all taxes may be paid at the
Time OF the payment OF the first
installment as herein provided
That taxes may be paid at the
CITY Hall to the Deputy Tax Collec-
tor, between hours of eight oclocL
am, and five o'clock pm with
the exception of Saturday and on
wnlch DAY the hours shall be from
eiRhtso O'clock am. to twelve o,clock
noon.hs e'oeA
Dated this 10Th day of September.
1910.
H. e. Cox. City Tax and License I
Collector. ~'
BY NEAL H. GAVIN,
Deputy.
(S19-O2, incl.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
FEAR DRIVES DICTATORS
INTO A WAR TREATY
Victory or error2

Victory or error?
Only history will tell the true nature
of Adolf Hitler's success in signing Jap
an and Italy to a three-power treaty
which is directed bluntly against the
United States.
One thing the people of this country
can learn from the treaty, however. Jap
an, Germany and Italy already consider
the United States an enemy. For the
time being they are glad Uncle Sam is a
peaceful enemy.
They want to keep him peaceful. That
is the underlying reason for the three
power treaty. 1t is the psychology of
dictator that he believes threats can
achieve his ambitions. So far, it has
been the mistake of the dictatQrs too.
Threats stopped working after Munich.
The treaty was designed primarily to
keep the United States from giving ma
terial aid to Great Britain. We know it
will not accomplish that. We know, in
fact, that it will really speed up our eff
forts to help the British. And we are
all in favor of it. The dictators have
shown as plainly as though they had
broadcast their intentions to the world
that, if Britain is disposed of, the United
States is next.
We cannot afford to let Great Britain
lose this war.
We say that not from any broad hu-
manitarian viewpoint We say it selfish
ly. as Americans who want first of all
to keep the American way of life intact.
In the Japanese German italian treaty
itself, we see no change whatsoever. The
treaty has merely put into words policy
that has been in practice for more than
two years. 1t merely assures that Japan
will continue to do all in her power to
keep the United States interested in the
Orient-so interested that Uncle Sam
will have no time to give any help to
Great Britain. 1t provides, of course,
that if any nation not now engaged In
war declares war against any of the
three powers, the other two will give the
one involved all possible military, econo-
mic and material support.
Just now that last clause means moth
ing Germany and Italy are too busy to
give Japan any real help if somebody
went to war against Japan. And Japan
is too busy to help the others. The treaty,
therefore, is diplomatic gesture valu-
able to the three powers chiefly as propa-
ganda.
To us in this country, it has another
value. 1t is a warning that We may eX-
pect sabotage at home and heckling
abroad. 1t is warning that will make
all real Americans tighten their belts,
set their jaws and build their arms and
resources to strength never before par
alleled in the world
Ours is the stronger way of life. The
proof will not be lacking.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Did You Know?

Actors must speak louder in cold
weather in order to be heard, their
audiences wear more clothes and
clothes absorb sound.
During the early 1800s in Eng
land, sugar cutters were used by
table guests to cut their own Jumps
from large piece.
Because its streets are lined with
beautiful trees, Morganton, N. c.,
Is known as "The Mimosa City"
British prisons slowly are in
stalling radios in all cells
More fine combed yarn is pro-
duced in CASTOR county N. c..
than in any other county in the
United States.
A peg-legged coyote kills about
twice as much domestic stock as
u normal animal, because he can
not run down. wild game.
AS used today by realtors, our
word lot" comes from the Pilv
grims drawing lots for a division of
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
by Willis Thornton =.
Respecting Americas Big Stick

ing tension in the Pacific.
1--WE must he concerned because
the words and actions of the AM
erican government and the Ameri-
can intelligentsia are growing more
and more anti Japanese and they
are made against the background
Of huge armaments,' the journal
comments.
"'1t would be premature to con-
clude that American intervention
in Pacific questions will be nm
mediate. The proviso that Americas
conscript army is not to be sent
outside the American continent is
not merely meant for home con-
sumption. But the distance between
the possession of such edormous
strength and its actual use is only
a hairs breadth"
Japan knows. as every other ma
tion and every American citizen
knows, that Americas military ma
chine will not be brought into use
against any foreign power unless
there is adequate reason for doing
SO. Preparedness in the United
States means, exactly that. The AM
erican people have a genuine horror
for aggression. They will never per-
nit their armed forces to engage IN
that kind of war.
1t is enough that Americans de-
sire to live an honest, free and
peaceful life should be sufficiently
supported by arms and power 10
guarantee that kind of existence.
In world where guns and can
non have suddenly become the su-
preme test. the United States mas
shown it is ready to compete.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
So They Say

We invoke the 1910 Community
Mobilization to bring home to every
American his share in the great
common cause of relieving human
needs here in America.
Charles Frarcis Adams, national
chairman of the Mobilization.
When the people have a real
opportunity to see Mr.. Willkie and
learn his views, there will be no
question about the outcome. From
row on. the trend will run even
more our way.
Floor Leader Joseph w. Martin
Jr., G.. o. p national chairman.
We must be so strong that no
aggressor or group of aggressorS
could attack us with any hope of
success. That is the best insurance
toward lasting peace.
Gov. Herbert Lehman OF New
York.
We live in grim times and it
may be that the future will be
grimmer yet.
King George VI.
The best way that Christians can
serve religion is not to eEtrust its
fate to political and semi-political
means
Jacques Maritain, philosopher of
the Catholic Institute Of Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
By JAMES BOYD

Author of Drums" "Marching
On" "LOng Hunt" "ROll River"
etc.
This country is the child OF
have won continent from the
courage.
In 10 generations our people
braved aborigines and made it
into a unique power in the world
They have fought one war for
freedom and another desperate one
for union. Our history in war and
in peace is the history of brave
men and women and often of brave
children. too. Ir. addition to this
Incredible effort we have designed
and developed a form of govern
ment that has been model and
inspiration. to other nations.
1t is not strange that the speed
and size of this achievement has
left many gaps and brought prob
lens faster than we can solve
them.
1t is rot strange that second
world war coming on top of all our
own difficulties should leave us
feeling that We are suddenly faced
with more dangers than we should
be called On to handle.
But it would be strange if ma
ton, always at the forefront in
any enterprise of daring and noted
for its resourcefulness. should not
meet these dangers and conquer
them.
The first step. as We form for our
tremendous task, is to remember
our past; not only our great names
but also the uncounted numbers
of plain people, native and foreign
born, who created this new world
who cleared the woods and won
the West ard manned our armies
and our ships and made our in
dustries supreme. Then we can
go ahead, looking on our country
with love, on our forebears with
reverence and on ourselves with
confidence and honest pride.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO FILE REPORT


ALL HANDLERS MARkEIlN3
AND SELLING WIT H N IHh
STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAPE
FRUIT GROWN IN IMPERIAL
COUNTY AND THAT PART OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SOU tn
AND EAST OF SAN GORGON1O
PASS IN THE STATE OF CAL1FOR-
MA. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
Pursuant to the provisions OF sec
tion 13OO.l3 I'd of The California
Marketing Act of 1887, being Chap
ter 10, Division vi OF the Agrlcul-
tural Code of the State of California,
as amended by Chapter 665, Statutes
of 1899, notice is hereby given to all
handlers marketing and selling with
in the State of California, during
the 1899 40 marketing season, grape
fruit grown in Imperial County and
that part of Riverside County south
and east of San GorgOnio Pass In
the State of California to report
to the Director of Agriculture, State
Office Building, Sacramento, Cali
fornia, not later than Friday, Oct.
II. l94O the following information:
(a) Your correct name and ad-
dress.
(b) The. number of standard
packed boxes or the equival-
ent of grapefruit sold by you
in markets within the State
of California during the 1899
40 marketing season from
standard pack sixty-five (65)
pounds net is equivalent to
one standard packed boxo
(c) The correct name and mail
address of grapefruit growers
for whom you sold grapefruit
in markets within the State
of California during the 1939-
1910 marketing season from
the 1899 bloom.
I'D The quantity of grapefruit
sold by you in markets within
the State of California for
each of the different grape
fruit growers during the 1889
-l940, marketing season from
the 1889 bloom. If you are
a grower-handler, please list
your own fruit and that of
other growers separately
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
order is hereby executed and is
sued in the City of Sacramento,
California. this 25th day of Sep
tember, 1910
(Signed)
W. B. PARKER
Director of Agri-
culture.
(Sealed with the
Seal of the State
Department of
Agriculture)
(S27-O2 incl.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

A sword and a visiOn-Tay-
lOr Caldwell sees these as es-
sential to the survival of demOc-
racy, i'm the next article of
this series on "Our Country"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
- OUR
COUNT RY

Eighteenth of "a articles on
"Our Country, written exclu-
sively for NEA Service and the
Post Press by the nations most
famous authors.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

California prison will inaugurate
a cafeteria sy st m for feeding
eonvicts, probably the only time
the boys won't mind marching i'm
line
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Barbs

Brazil is table set for Nazi BAN
quet, says headline. But many
a table has collapsed under too
much food.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 28.-Miss
Anna Sten, the actress who was
ballyhooed into obscurity after hav-
ing been a great star in Europe,
now seems to be safely launched
on a third career
Chances are you'll be seeing her
pretty often after this, though not
as the most alluring beauty and
captivating personality ever to daz-
zle and enrapture the screen world. :"
From now on. she'll just act--ro-
mantic-c character stuff, usually as
1.-The other woman Call it glamor-
drammer.
She began it a few months ago
in THE Man I Married" Now
she's in "Flotsam', one of the odd
ly assorted refugees whom Erich
Maria Remarque's story assemblies
in Vienna in 1897. She runs a
shooting gallery at the big amuse-
ment park and is in love with
Frederic March, political fugitive
escaped from Nazi concentration
camp. When Eric Won Stroheim
discovers and chases March. Miss
Sten halts the heavy with one of
her little rifles. She also has the
only song in the picture. She likes
the role.
DOESN'T HAVE
TO WATCH DIET
Miss Sten talked about these
things over luncheon plate that
would have brought envious whim-
perings from the average actress.
Avocado. shrimps, mounds of dress
ing, black bread and lots of but
ter. She never diets, and she looks
fine.
She said if I wanted to reduce I
should take up tap dancing. Miss
Sten does lot of that. mostly for
fun. Her father was ballet master
in Kiev and she always mas known
folk dances and tn: more classical
forms. But she never had chance
to dance in a picture, even while
she was big name in Europe.
It's plain she still is a little bit
jumpy about interviews. Anna Stem
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Thoughts for the Day

And he saw also certain poor widow casting in
hither two mites. And he said OF truth say unto
you, that this poor widow hath cast in than
they all.-Luke 212, 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

The Lambeth Walk market place
has been bombed three times. A
new edition of the dance would
feature a jump and short spirit.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

The map Of Europe is likely to
continue changing until somebody
gets around to changing Hitler's.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

For reaching most people at
smallest cost use Post Press want
adsi
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

An Aid-the-Allies committee will
phone every New York home to
line up sentiment for Britain. How
well they will succeed will depend
on how many women are in the
bathtub when they call.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

MEMBER
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fishers Association. National
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fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

(S27-O2 incl.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Arizona Locale
For King" Feature

Intimate shots one Of the west 9
most exclusive resort hotels. the
Arizona Biltmore. are featured m
Monograms The Gentleman
From Arizona. now a. the Riyi-
era theStsr.
This feature was filmed entirely
in Arizona. near Phoenix. and the
Arizona Biltmore was used for the
resort sequences. THIS beautiful
hotel IL a famed winter resort. and
attracts the celebrities from stage
screen, and industry who want u
avoid the stormy days back home
J. Farrell Macdonald IL seen a.
Wild Bill. and others outstanding
! IN the east are John King. JoGz
Reece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Kyser' S Band
At Beverly

Kay Kayser, who has won a top
notch spot among the nations
dance bands through prom" and
theater engagements and CONNER
cial radio programs. makes his
film debut in a tuneful comedy.
That's Right You're Wrong, -
beginning a return engagement
at the Beverly theater today.
Kyser and his famous band. who
broadcast a weekly rhythmical SEES
sion in musical brain-teasers
known as The College Of Musical
Knowledge"-considered the fore
most audience participation pro-
gram on the air-have a following
numbering millions, and their sp-
pearance in a picture Is certain
TO be welcomed by their many
fans.
Adolphe Menjou Is co-starred
with the noted band leader and his
musical troupe, while other promi-
nent roles are filled by May Rob-
son, Lucille Ball, Dennis o'Keefe.
Edward Everett Horton, Roscoe
Harms and Moroni Olsen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

His enterprises, unlike subsidiz.
ed or endowed operate organiza.
tons. were free from dictatorial re.
strictions; hence his policies have
been unhampered in the develop
ment Of his eredo Of grand opera
at scale Of prices within the en-
tertainment budget Of the average
person. II is largely through Mr..
Gallo's tours of 10000 miles each
year that North Americas inter-
est in opera is so widespread.
For the San Carlo Opera engage
ment in Tacoma on Monday and
Tuesday, April LIST and End. the
same singers. chorus. musicians
and orchestra that have appeared
recently In New York during the
engagement in Rockefeller Center)
Boston. Chicago. and other music
centers, will be heard here. The
San Carlo Ballet will furnish the
terpsichorean diversions in the In
cidental dances Of the operas.
The repertoire has been designed
to accommodate public preference
for the standard operate classics.
without adventuring into novelties
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Jimmy Lunceford
Plays Here Friday

When Friday Of this week comes
around. Tacoma dance fans will
have the opportunity 10 hear one
OF Americas most celebrated
bands. Jimmy Luneeford and his
is celebrated Kings of synopocs-
ton"
The famous colored orchestra
leader and his band will play bu,
one night in this city and has
selected the Crescent ballroom for
the occasion.
Tonight. at the same popular
dance headquarters, the first o.
ths tri-state jittsrbug champion
ship contests Will be held.
The champions Of southwes,
Washington viii meet all corners
tonight in the first Of the highly
competitive events.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

Frantx. who mads his debut
with stokewskl In New York, and
has been with symphony orehes-
tras In Phlladelphis, Chicago. De-
troit. Portland. Cleveland. Mime
apoils, ST. Louis, Toronto. Mon
treal and Cincinnati. has Also
toured tho country several times
ss 4 concert pianist.
lie made his screen debut ~
Jeanette MseDonaid's accompanied
In scenes for "sweethearts. Hls
second role was a. the piano play
Ing brother Of Iona Massey In
"Balalaika." with Nelson Eddy.
He then made q miniature. "A
Door WIN Open" In which he
played the piano. But In Il Take
This Woman" he IL = young doc
tor assistant Of rrscy's and plays
his role without the aid Of any
musical instrument.