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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

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'As you see. the hand is a lay
down for game at hearts, but you Il
also note that we didn't get there.
North claimed she took her life in
her hands by raising with only three
trumpS. South claimed he did his
al by making a vulnerable overcall
at the level of two with so little IN
top-card strength.
Each of us is firmly convinced
Nthat the other is, if not all wet at
least three-quarters saturated. May
be we're both correct in that opin-
ion! Anyway, what's the verdict?"
We decline to pass on the moist
ness of any of the players, combining
ourselves to the observation that
South is closest to correct. South
should not be expected to make
second bid. but North should have
made it unnecessary by bidding four
hearts. No courage was needed to
raise a vulnerable overcall at the
level of two with only three small
trumps; such an overcall guaran-
tees a strong trump suit of at least
five cards Moreover. it shows more
playing strength than most opening
bids. so North with her fine hand,
should have bid game without hest
tatlon.
Yesterday you we're David Bruce
Burnstone's partner and, with Meth
er side vulnerable. you held:
VK1O4
0AJ76
You Maier Burnstone Jacoby
- Pass "a Pass
,-2o Pass 3" Pass
60
Answer-Pass. Your full story
was told in your first two bids, and
# your partner cannot bid game,
the game is probably not in the
cards. If your partner had reason
able spade strength, he would bid
no-trump so it would be most I'M
wise for you to bid no-trump simply
IN the hope that he has spade stop
pers.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 40
per cent for three notrump, moth
ing for any other bid.
Question No. $50.
Today you are Howard SChcn-
ken's partner and. with both sides
vulnerable, you hold:
A @ IS
U95
H86
&753
The bidding:
Maier You Jacoby Schenken
~ 90
What do you bid? ANSWER to-
morrow
Released BY the Bell Syndicate, IncD
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Activity Mark
Hits S274,oo0
AT End Of July

The man with the saw and ham,
mer continued to set singing pace
during July, according to statistics
released Saturday by Ell Centres
public works department, holding
the building permits $4,000 above
the total on the same date one
year ago.
Building activity during the month
totaled $36,275 as compared to
$41,286 during July, 1899, but the
seasonal total hit the $274,828 mark
as compared to $259,695 on August
3, 1899
Earthquake repair work contin-
ued to hold this years pace ahead of
that last season as only two resi-
dences were started in Ell Centre
during the past month as COM
pared to seven one year ago.
Largest permit of the month was
a $4,000 job for construction of
a new hotel court by Jake Verberg,
local hotel owner.
Largest residence permit was is
sued late in the month to H. E.
Blackman. 458 He'll, a $4,000 job.
A. A. Moody is the builder The
residence will be constructed of
wood siding exterior walls, plaster
and sheet rock interior walls.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Experiment Shows Profitin
Livestock Feeding Program Here

Completion of an experiment con-
Quoted by Harold Hunt of Ell Centre
in the growing of permanent pas
ture in Imperial Valley and the
feeding of livestock on the pasture,
Saturday revealed that through
careful farming practices satisfac-
tory profit can be gained through
livestock feeding in the county, ac-
cording to Frank Beyschlag, farm
advisor.
Hunt set out with this test to
get the answer to two very impor-
tant questions in this county,-one
being the possibility of successfully
growing permanent pasture grass
mixtures here and the other to see
how cattle would do on such pas
ture under I. V. conditions. He
seeded "a acres to permanent pas
ture grass mixture December 8, 1899,
which was ready for pasturing by
the last of March and at that
time IL head of Hereford steers
averaging 452 pounds were secured
HUH TiCQ SulltClllldll dllu pldCCQ
on this pasture.
At the end of lib days the cattle
were divided and half of them
a sort summary of costs during the
placed in a dry lot for finishing and
month period brings out inter-
esting information on gains and cost
of gains on the cattle up to this
time and also the returns from the
land during this four month period.
Shows Gains
The calves weighed 582 pounds at
the end of 118 days, making a gain
of 1872 pounds during the period
The pasture was figured at 4 per
head per day or $4.72 per head for
pasture for the 118 days They
also received an average of y ton
each of stock bottom barley and
Huban clover hay during this period
which was charged to the calves at
Sc per ton or So per head for the
hay consumed. This makes a total
feed cost of S772 for the 1872 pounds
gain made by each steer or a feed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
BY JOHN HUGGETT

According to many qualified OBJ
servers in the construction field.
the newspapers of this country
have not yet received full credit for
the major part they have played
in the intensive work which has
helped to bring about the current
home building boom.
There is no question about the
space, time and energy that papers
all over the nation have devoted to
the cause of better housing. Edi-
torials. plans. pictures of new homes,
Federal Housing Administration ma
terial, special building pages, and
many other types of promotion have
all been gladly contributed by patri-
otto mined newspaper m EN- WI o
realize that America build its way
to prosperity and social stability.
The success of such efforts is
showing more clearly every day. Ten
months of war in Europe have not
slowed down building activity in
this country.
Total residential contracts during
the first half of 1910 were seven
per cent larges than in the same
period last year. This classified
ton, however, included all types of
multiple dwellings such as apart
ments, hotels, dormitories, etc, as
we'll as one and two family homes.
The first-half gain in home con-
struction was actually about seven
teen per cent. 1t is significant that
the number of single houses being
built is gaining more rapidly than
total dollar valuation, indicating
the trend toward lower cost hous-
ing under the impetus of FILA mort
gage financing.
The gain in number of homes
built is especially important to
manufacturers and seller of build
ing equipment from the standpoint
of increased sales.
For the remained of the year,
most business forecasts have ex-
pressed optimism over the resi-
Dental construction outlook. The
chief restriction seems to be the
uncertainty of affairs abroad. This
is more than offset, however, by
the following factors:
General feeling that building
costs right now represent a real
bargain.
prospect of price rises from
war causes.
3-Remarkably low FILA mort
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

entirely from French tables.
Restaurants may not serve fish
or cheese with any meal which
includes meat dish.
Dinners served after 3 p. m.
may not include butchers meat,
sausageS, chicken or other fowl,
game or rabbit except on Sundays
or holidays.
Normally France consumes 2OO,-
90 tons of gasoline monthly but
since present total stocks are only
100000 tons, barely five weeks
supply, drastic restrictions on mo-
torcar travel we're essential.
Henceforth fuel will be rationed
only to cars and trucks performing
some public function and to ply
sicians, hospitals and diaries.
Motorcycle police will patrol
roads and halt all cars to ascer-
tain the reasons for which they
are being driven. Cars operated
without valid reason will be con-
fiscated.
To encourage the gazogene (sub-
stitute gasoline) industry all cars
run by natural gas or charcoal
will be allowed to operate. From
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Tokyo Bitter Over
Arrest of Trade
Expert! in London

TOKYO, Aug. 8. (UP)-Newspa-
pers published extra editions to-
day charging that the arrest of a
prominent Japanese business man
in London meant that Britain had
started retaliation campaign be-
cause of the arrests of Britons in
Japan and Korea on suspicion of
espionage.
Foreign office, army and navy
Spokesman refused to comment un-
til full official report had been
received from London. The Nit
subishi company, for which K.
Makihara, first Japanese arrested
in London, is manager, said that
it knew only the bare facts of
the arrest as reported in news
dispatches.
A spokesman for the company
intimated that an appeal would be
made at once to foreign minister
YoSuke Matsuoka to effect Maxi
hara's release.
Newspapers asserted that foreign
office. army and navy leaders would
meet as soon as they received an
official report from London, to
take firm action. They forecast
an immediate protest to the Brit
ish ambassador here, Sir Robert
Craigie, and a protest to the Brit
ish foreign office by Ambassador
Mamoru Shigemitsu at London.
Yomiuri called Makihara's arrest
"a disgraceful retaliatory scheme
and an attempt to obstruct Japan's
European trade.
In editorials written before news
of Britain's action was known
here, the newspapers had haid that
any arrests of Japanese would plain
ly retaliatory and would be resented
strongly.
The independent newspaper Nichi
Nichi, usually we'll informed, pub
lished an important forecast of
gram under its Great East Asia
Japan's immediate diplomatic pro-
plan.
1t said that Prince Fumimaro
Konoye, premier, and other leaders
were thinking of sending Foreign
Minister Matsuoka to Berlin and
Rome to discuss conclusion of a
strong political understanding for
construction of new world order.
According to Nichi Nichi, Germany
and Italy would be informed that
Japan was now pointed toward the
supreme goal of Great East
Asia mutual prosperity bloc"
The newspaper forecast that the
new policies would be enforced
firmly despite the fact that some
friction with the United States
might prove inevitable, but pre-
dicted that the government would
seek better relations with Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

cost of ST cents per pound of gain.
The advantage of marketing rough
feed at the prices mentioned and
at the same time making gains at
this cost is exceptionally noticeable
in year like the present.
In arriving at the gross returns
per acre for the land devoted to
this pasture grass mixture Hunt
placed value of SIC per pound on
the calves at the end of the 118
day pasture period at which time
they weighed 582 pounds average
and would be worth $4947 per head
at that price. He deducted the ORR
ginal average cost of $4994 and the
SO worth of hay each calf consumed
from this figure leaving 1888 per
head to be credited to pasture.
There were IL head making total
of $42,36 credit to pasture taken
from the "a acres in 118 days or
$17.65 per acre in pasture in ap-
proximately four month. In addi-
ton to the pasture consumed one
portion was cut for hay during this
period and ton values at Sc per
ton or $18 worth of hay was har-
vested from the "a acres or an
addition $3.50 making a total gross
return frtm both pasture and hay
of $25.15 per acre taken from this
permanent pasture land during
period of four months at the prices
which have been assumed.
Cultural Methods
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Defense Corps For
British Isles Now
ReadyFor Enemy

With The British Forces of The
Northern Command, Aug. 3. CUP)-
A Million and half Britons, men,
beers of the new local defense vol
unteers are now ready to fill up
the gaps in the army's country
wide defense against a German in
vasion attempt, and four day tour
of defense areas leads one to be-
lieve that the men and women of
the entire country are ready to
back up the volunteers.
Bakers and blacksmiths. lawyers
and local tradesmen, have COM
bined with the British army to
honeycomb the vital industrial area
through which correspondents have
gone with system of strong
points that would be nasty OBJ
stacles to any enemy which sue
ceeded in scaling the seacoast cliffs
or wading up to the beaches.
, The job of defending the coast
line as we'll as harbors and airports
against direct attack by infantry
, or air-borne troops falls to the
army. But the chinks in betwetD,
the purple moorlands, where the
little black-faced sheep Craze; the
rich low farmlands and many an
isolated acknowledging to the local
defense volunteers, who work all
day and turn out every so often
throughout the night to patrol or
keep silent lonely watch in some
newly made pillbox
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Britain Arrests
japanese Chi efs

LONDON, Aug. 3. UP)-Great
Britain is holding two prominent
Japanese businessmen un er the
drastic alien regulations for security
of state, it was disclosed officially
today following arrests of Britons
in Japan and Korea.
While Japanese Ambassador Ma
moru Shigemitsu conferred at the
foreign office regarding the arrests,
it was unoficially reported that a
third prominent Japanese was in
custody and that selected japanese
were being seized at Singapore, the
big British naval, base in the Far
East.
The defense regulations und e r
which the men were held were
designed to permit action against
alien suspects in war time.
X. Makihara, manager for Britain
of the Great MitSubiShi Shoji Kaisa
Industrial group of Japan was ar
rested by Scotland yard men last
night and Shunsuke Tanabe, vice
manager of the Mitsui Trading COM
pany, who arrived from India two
months ago, was arrested at his
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
British Bomb Big
Italian Air Base,
Cause Some Losses

! ROME, Aug. 3. UPO-British air.
planes raided the airport on Italy's
island of Sardinia, causing one
death, wounds to three persons and
slight material damage" and have
caused "some losses among troops"
in raid on the Italian base at
Bardia, North Africa, high COM
mand communique said today.
The British planes raided the air.
port at Cagliari, chief town of Sar-
DINA, the communique said.
1t was asserted that two British
planes were shot down and that
the crew of one of them were
made prisoners.
There as no material loss in the
Bardia raid, it was said
The communique said that a fire
started at Haifa, Palestine, in a
recent italian bombing was still
burning three days later.
Sarinia is strategically impor-
tant italian island between Italy
and Spain and Immediately south
of French Corsica. Planes in force
are understood to have been based
there, and it was regarded as logical
that planes from the Sardinia base
had been raiding Gibraltar.
In the Sudan, the communique
said, italian planes bombed the
station and other buildings of Port
Sudan, causing a fire in supply
depot, and did sever damage to the
air field at Gebeit, their bombs hit
ting about 10 British planes on the
ground.
I British troop concentrations and
automobile units were bombed and
machine gunned near Buna, in Ken
va, East Africa, the communicate
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

home about midnight.
Morning newspapers possibly at
the request of the government ig-
nored the arrests and early after
noon newspapers, though they used
big headlines, gave no details and
said merely that Makihara had
been arrested
Tanabe was understood to be mar
ried to an EnglishWoman.
japanese Ambassador M m o u
Shigemitsu prepared a protest a
gainst the arrests and expected to
see Viscount Halifax, foreign sec
rotary, today.
Editors: The Japanese embassy
commenting on reports tha a
"strong protest had been made
already, said that Shigemitsu as
late as 4:30 a. m. est had no ap-
pointment at the foreign office)
Shigemitsu arrived at the foreign
office at 1910 p. m. 7:40 a. m.
EDIT to inquire regarding the ar
rests. 1t was reported. as he ar
rived, that third japanese had been
arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Berlin Reports One u-Boat Sinks
$1,000 Tons Of British Shipping as
Planes Raid Thames, Bomb Vessels

During the month of July. ac-
cording to the informants, German
planes shot down $50 British planes
and sank 100000 tons of merchant
men and $4,000 tons of warships,
1000 ton auxiliary cruiser, two de-
including one 10000 ton cruiser, one
stroyers totalling 1900 tons, three
submarines totalling 1000 tons and
three outpost ships totaling 1900
tons.
In the same period the air force
severely damaged 100000 tons Of
merchant ships and $4,000 tons of
Warships, including four cruisers
totaling $4,000 tons, eight destroy
ers aggregating $500 tons and four
patrol boats totalling 1000 tons
Other warships damaged, it was
said, totalled 300 tons.
1t was claimed that during July
German submarines sank 100000
tons of enemy shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

BERLIN, Aug. 3. UP)-Authori-
tative sources said today that dur
ing the last "a hours one submarine
had reported sinking seven mer-
chantmen totaling $4,000 tons, IN
Guiding three tankers.
The same informants said that
German planes yesterday raided the
Thames Estuary and the East coast
of England sinking three merchant
men totalling 10000 tons in the
Thames.
1t was asserted that four British
Blenheim bomber planes were shot
down yesterday, including three
which tried" to fly over the Meth
erlands.
The small village of Ehra, %
miles norteast of Braunschweig in
Germany, was bombed last night,
the informants said, and a peas
ant, his wife and two children were
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Farm Youths
Attend Second in
Series of Meetinus

Fifteen Imperial Valley farm
youths, selected by Ford Motor co.
to take part in six months agri-
cultural education course sponsored
by the Edgar Implement company,
will attend the second in series
of demonstration meetings Tues
day morning, valley officials de-
clared Saturday.
The program calls for meetings
every two weeks and Tuesdays
meeting will center on use of trac-
tor ard auxiliary equipment. The
meeting will be held at the high
school where w. r. league, valley
service man, will demonstrate COR
rect use of tractor equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Censors Cautious:
Information Mi

LONDON, Aug. 8. (UP)-The
campaign to keep air raid informa-
ton from enemy ears today pro-
duced the following news agency
dispatch:
The southeastern town believed
to have been visited by enemy
planes this morning was. believed
to have been visited again this
afternoon"
Another air raid report of sew
eral weeks ago read:
AT one point in Scotland no
bombs were dropped and no planes
were seen."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Drastic Food RotioninQ
Ordered ByFrench Govt

VICHY, Aug. 3. UP)-Drastic
food and travel restrictions were
imposed by the French govern
ment today, including establish
ment of rationing system by
means of food cards.
The government planned to re-
duce motor car travel by 90 per
cent and it was said that ration
ing was designed to ENSURE an
ample supply of food on a severely
restricted quota for the entire popu-
lation throughout the winter"
Henceforth, it was ordered. the
Frenchmen will be entitled each
month to only one pound of sugar,
IL pounds of noodles or macaroni.
3.5 ounces of rice, one cake of
soap and seven ounces of marger-
inc or other animal or vegetable
fats.
Cakes and pies will disappear
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Quake Repair WorkKeeps
Building Total Above 1899
THE BUILDING SPOTLIGHT

gage rates at the present time.
A ratio between building costs
and rents that is encouraging to
home ownership.
5-Increase in general buyin g
power.
6-Possibility of an actual short
age in desirable housing.
Efforts on the part of indi-
vidual companies to promote home
ownership. such as Certain teed
Pro ducts Corporation's Look
HomeWard, America" campaign, and
the American Radiator company S
patriotism theme.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

her great forests France expects
to be able to furnish enough char
coal to operate 100000 trucks.
The national aeronautical fac
tories at Limoges, which built
planes in wartime, henceforth will
manufacture charcoal burning equip
ment.
1t was announced that the Peu-
geot, Renault and Citreon factories
in Paris. which made munitions.
tanks and aviation motors in war
time, will reopen soon, providing
work for 100000 men in the peace
time manufacture of automobiles
which will be fitted with gazoeene
charcoal burning motors.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
BUILDING SECTION
CANNOT
HONOR EXILED KING

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 3. (UP)-
The administrative council of this
German occupied Norwegian CAPT.
tai today banned celebrations of
the 68th birthday of King Haakop,
an exile in England. It was forbid
den even to fly the Norwegian flag
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
1890 Planes Shot
Down. Say Nazis

BERLIN, Aug. 3. (UP) Air
force sources asserted today that
German anti-aircraft gunners had
brought down 1890 Allied planes
since the start of the war, includ-
ing LOTT between May 10 and
June "a.
Also. it was said. the gunners had
destroyed 400 tanks and sunk 10
ships in addition TO damaging 10
ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
new
VIEWS
by PHIL JONES

This has been good ar
guing year-with wars and
various hatreds on the loose.
With political campaigns and
baseball wrangles, we have
had the third term. Gone
With the Wind, billions for
defense, short skirts. tele.
vision. ladies' hats and the
fifth column. Now its the
draft. People usually COM
plain about drafts making
them cold-but this one is
making everyone hot. II
looks like married men are
going to miss the first draft
and wives are wondering
whether the govt. thinks the
married boys are getting
their quota of battle train
ing right at home. Now for
discussion.
An Ohio fishing captain
lost his false teeth overheard
In Lake Erie. A week later
his nets Melted the teeth
That was one bite he didn't
expect.
Your wife needs a westco
system. Give her a chance
TO really enjoy life free
from the back breaking
drudgery of hand pumping
A Westeo Water System will
pump water to any part of
your house for less than you
ever thought possible. See
PM Jones-let him explain
this easy payment plan to
YOU. Imperial Highway near
Ell Centre. Phone 271.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
JAPAN TO PROTEST
GASOLINE EMBARGO

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. (UP)-
Japanese Ambassador Kensuke Ho-
rinouchi arranged an appointment
with Under Secretary of State
Sumner Welles today to make rep
r1sentations against the United
States embargo ON exports of avi-
alton gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
AUSTRALIA SENDS
MORE TROOPS TO ENGLAND

LONDON, Aug. Aug. 3. CUP
Two drafts of reinforcements for
an Australian force already in Bri-
tain have arrived this week after
voyage which started during the
latter part of June, the Dominions
office announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
DENMARK RAIDED

HELSINGBORG, Sweden, Aug. 3.
(UP)-An air raid alarm, followed
by sounds of explosions. was heard
ON the Danish side of the frontier
today. Swedish anti-aircraft guns
were. fired before the all clear sig
nal was given.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
JEWS LOSE TELEPHONES

BERLIN. Aug. 3. tUP)-All Jews
throughout Germany we're deprived
of their telephones today on Off
cial order from the German post
office authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04
Keep Them Producing with a
MCCORMICK
Fertilizer Distributor

All working parts are easily
cleaned. Distributing parts
can be taken completely apart.
cleaned. and reassembled in
from five to ten minutes.
Force-feed assures positive dis
tribution even when the ferti-
lizer is damp. The bottoms
are especially treated to resist
corrosion.
Let us show you why this
machine would be a valuable
addition on your farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-04

. Whether you apply small
or large amounts of fertilizer.
you get accurate performance
with the MISUNDERSTANDING
Fertilizer Distributor. 1t has a
range of approximately 20 to
1850 pounds an acre. Because
it is such an accurate machine.
you can use it also to SOW grain
and clover seed. Its low
height makes it possible to get
close to the trees when used in
the orchard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-23
or Six Reel Mothers. Spring
Byinston Is Only Real One

OF all the actresses who play The rule. Of pstients u the
maternity ward in the Warner Rrps picture "A Child u
Born which playing n the Hue Mouse theateF Ger
sldnc Fitzgerald Gladys George Nanee FAharek. Gnfin
Holden Jean Sharon and Spring Ryinsonsprnx Bsinxtan
Is the only who Is actually real life mother She has