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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

Construction of new drains and
deepening of existing drains was
actively carried on during 1910 eX-
cept for a 60-day period when all
equipment was employed on repair
of damage TO the canal system
caused by the May l9 earthquake.
Construction work was continued
on a cooperative basis as in past
years, the District bearing engin-
eerins costs on all construction,
and one-half the construction cost
on coopera tive drains. Cost of in
stalling tile lines and constructing
drains on private property was TAX
en- care of by owner Of the land
served.
Sixty-nine miles Of new drains
we're added to the Valleys system
during the year, all except is miles
being dug by the District Land
owners within the District laid 60
miles of new tile lines II miles be-
ing installed by the District, 43 miles
by private contractors
When the year ended total mile
age Of drain canals had reached
LOB; deep drains, $50 miles; sur
face drains, 953 miles. Total mile
age Of tile drains installed on val
ley farms was 397 at the years end
Effective october IS, O. L. Fudge
vas transferred from superihten-
dent Of HoltYille division TO be-
come superintendent Of drainage
construction. Mr.. Fudge Eas been
employed by the District in various
capacities for IT years and was
placed in his new position with
authority TO select and place the
pergonnel for the most efficient
operation Of the department. Addi-
ttonal supervision was provided aud
machines double-shifted materially
increasing progress on construc-
ton work. More miles of new con-
struction were completed in the
last 2iz months than during the
preceding 81 months of 1910.
Maintenance and Improvement
Included III maintenance work
was the cleaning of 578.5 miles OF
existing drain channels, one OF the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Cars Crash; Woman
Gets Shower from
Erupting Fireplug

The crash wasn't so bad, but the
aftermath l-brrrrr!
At about $50 am. Monday an
automobile driven by Hazel M.
Darrchuck of 3l3 North CT street,
Imperial, and a car driven by Rex
J. Holt of Brawley, collided on I'M
Derial avenue at the Euclid inter-
section.
The car driven by Mrs. Darr-
chuck careened toward a fire plug
and ended its travels by Straddling
the plug and becoming lodged
thereon. At the same time, how
ever, part OF the plug was sheared
away and a stream of water shot
upward. burst the floor boards
aside and gave the driver a dous-
ing.
On the police log the sergeant
commented:
What a time for a shower
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

all died within Il few h0urS.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, Jan. 20.
CUP)-Quadruplets were born to-
dav to a 9S-pound housewife but
two of the babies died shortly after
birth.
Three girls and one boy were born
to Mrs. Eva Swanson. One of the
girls-the third born-died one hour
and 40 minutes after delivery. An
other died a few hours later.
DR.. Russell A. Gilmore delivered
the babies by Caesarian section in a
five minute operation observed by
five doctors. Three doctors as
sisted.
Three of the babies were reported
"alive and we'll" as they were placed
in an incubator. One later died,
one girl the boy. and then two
girls were the order of delivery.
The first girl weighed . pounds
7 ounces; the boy 2 pounds 8
ounces: the third child , pounds
81 ounces, and the forth pounds
4 ounces.
Doctors said that the babies were
regarded as premature because
of their size although it was
nine-month pregnancy.
They were named, in order OF
delivery. Jennifer, Philip or Stephen,
Phoebe and Linda.
The 81 year old mother, who
weighs 9S pounds. was reported
calm and composed
She had received blood trans
fusion during the operation from
her brother-in-law, George Seq
nitz, because her blood count had
slumped during pregnancy
Melbert Swanson, the father, re-
ceived the news i'll an adjoining
Room. A 125 FOUNDER him;elf
Swanson had been prepared for the
shock of multiple fatherhood after
the doctor had studied X-ray pic
lures which revealed the probability
of "quadS.'
Swanson is a clerk in a boiler
factory.
The operation was over in five
minutes-just a minute and one
quarter for each baby.
Doctors Norman Carlsonn. ]. R,
Phillips and Thomas Armstrong as
sisted
The Swansons have been married
four years and these were their first
children.
Swanson, 80, is a twin. He has
twin uncles.
Since bankruptcies occur only once
in 100000 births, DR.. Gilmore be-
gan studying up on multiple de-
livery when X-rays revealed Mrs.
Swansons condition. He gave Mrs.
Swanson vitamins to build her
strength.
Three incubators were brought
from Indianapolis to supplement the
one owned by the hospital. The
entire resources of the small hos
pital were mobilized for the event.
Swanson revealed to friends that
this necessitated redrafting plans for
his small home, now under con-
struction. He and his wife had
planned to leave the upstairs un-
finished.
"Now," he said, we'll have to get
the upstairs finished off for our
babies
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
WiIIkiie
Bde,k KS
:. ID. Y.
BY JOHN II. BEAL

WASHINGTON. Jan 70. up
The Roosevelt administration sought
today TO encourage British resis-
tance and to speed the 'lend-lease'
,ill through congress by an un-
precedent Inauguration eve con-
ference between 1s4O's presidential
candidates-Fr Franklin .. Roosevelt
and wendell l. Winkie.
willkie left Washington early to-
day with a personal long-hand note
rom MIR. Roosevelt to British Prime
Minister winston Churchill after
declaring again that all-out aid to
Britain was the best insurance
against involvement of this country
n the war He flies to England
1ia Lisbon, Portugal, early Wed
lesday
The Roosevelt note, addressed
to "a certain naval person-kind-
ness of Hon w. Willkie" and begin
ming Dear Churchill probably
employed nautical terms in calling
on the British ship of state to sail
on against its totalitarian foes
Germany and Italy. Churchill for
merly was first lord of the ad-
.niralty)
1t was understood to praise Will
kie for his efforts to remove parti-
sanship from the controversy over
the administrators proposed legis-
iation which would authorize loans
of armament to Britain or other
nations whose defense is consid-
cred vital to this nation.
Inauguration day pomp and cere-
mony brought a lull in the con-
gressional battle over the measure
but the hearings Will resume to-
morrow morning before the house
foreign affairs committee with re-
tiring Ambassador to Britain Jo-
seph P Kennedy as the first witness
Kennedy favors aid TO England,
but declared Saturday night that
the Roosevelt administration had
NOT yet established case for the
proposed surrender of congressional
authority and responsibility.
Kennedy will be followed at the
committee hearing on Wednesday
by Norman Thomas, Socialist presi-
Dental candidte, and Hanford Mac
Nider, former minister to Canada.
Thursdays witnesses will be Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh and Gen
Hugh S. johnson, colUmnist
Another attempt to bring about
national unity for the defense eff
fort was made last night by Mr..
Roosevelt's newly created office of
production management, Director
William S. Knudsen and secretaries
of War and the navy Henry L. Stim-
son and Frank Knox, OPM men,
bers. entertained governors from 81
states who are here for the in
auguration. The governors. after
hearing warnings that the nation
faces the most urgent crisis" II
O4AC Pi Z . z II StlltIcllOIl. pleUReQ
their wholehearted cooperation to
the defense chiefs.
The presidential campaigns bit
terness was absent late yesterday
when MIR. Roosevelt and Willkie
conferred for 81 minutes at the
White House. But angry words
flew in radio debate few hours
later between friends and foes of
the British aid measure.
Freshmen Sen. c. Wayland
Brooks, R., Ill, asserted that the
administration bill was "a double
time march into fighting, shooting
participation in another European
war" Former Sen. Ernest w. Glib
son r., VT, replied that dictator
ship and war charges had been put
forth "as a cover for those VINO
really are opposed TO aiding Eng
land at all but haven't the cour-
age to say So"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Bill Would Outlaw
Pin Ball Games

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20. (UP)-
A bill to outlaw pin ball games
throughout California was prepared
for introduction in the legislature
today by Assemblyman Lee T. Ba-
shore of Los Angeles.
Bashore said the bill is pattern
ed after anti-slot machine ordi-
nances which have been adopted by
several cities IN Los Angeles county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Police Warn
Bicycle Owners

A warning to El Centre bicyclists
that their machines will be i'm
pounded. unless 194l tags are pur-
chased was issued Monday by the
police department.
Licenses have been on sale at
the police station and authorities
indicated that owners have al
ready haG sufficient time to obtain
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

CRICCIETH, Wales Jan. o.
CUP) Dame Margaret Lloyd George,
wife of Britain's world war prime
minister. died today before her
husband, rushing to her bedside
from the Midlands, could reach
here.
The white haired little Welchman,
who was on bis way here from
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

Editors Note: Here is the third
installment in serial publication
of President Evan T. Hewes' an
nual report on progress of the
Imperial Irrigation District dur
ing I940
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
How 10 Hold Loose
FALSE TEETH
More Firmly In Place

Does your dental plate annov ana
bother you by. rocking and wabhl'
ing when you eat, talk or Iauph9
Just sprinkle a little FASTEETu
the alkaline (non-acid) denture
powder, on your plate. This n1ea
SAINT powder holds false teeth NOR
firm1y in place. No gooey. oiiv
Pasty taste or feeling. Mildly al
kaline FASTEETH doesn't sour ar
cause nausea. Also checks 80,
soreness due To chatting OF a te1t'
plate or TO excessive acid moutb
let FASTEETH at any drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Two
'Quads'
Survive
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Jan.
20. UPl-Quadruplets were born
today to Mrs. Eva Swanson, but
all dic6 within a few hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION,
MAINTENANCE and
IMPROVEMENT

triCt'S regular budget,
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Only Congress Can Refund
0utIawed Tax, Court Rules

The United States Court of Ap-
peals today held that Congress, and
not the courts, alone has the power
to order return of more than Sl,000,-
600 in processing taxes paid to the
Federal Government by distillers,
under the invandated Agricultural
Adjustment Act.
The opinion, written by Chief
Justice D. Lawrence Groner, was
given in the case in which the
Stitzel-Weller Distillery Corp had
sued the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Stitzel firm acted on behalf of
itself and other interested distillers.
Stitzel-Weller had sought to have
receiver appointed by the court
to take possession of the fund and
distribute it to the distillers. The
District Court granted motion to
dismiss and the distilling firm ap-
pealed.
The opinion today points out that
the money paid into the fund was
to be turned over to farmers as
rental or benefit payments, but when
the A. A. A. was held unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court, the
Government continued to hold the
fund.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Mass Meeting Urges Aid
To Britain, Short Of War

recommendations that Great
Britain be given all possible aid
short of war and within existing
law brought cheers from an au-
dience of $500 persons who gath
cred in the National Theater yes
terday afternoon for the first
Washington mass meeting held by
the America First Committee.
They heard former Gov. Philip
La Toilette of Wisconsin say he
was mot one of those who feels that
the fate of the United States is
going to be determined by the rise
or fall Of Great Britain" and added
that I'VE don't have to hide behind
the British f1eet-America can stand
on her own feet"
From John T. Flynn, columnlst
and chairman of the New York
chapter of the America First Com
mittee, came the charge that the
lease-lend bill was part "of a con-
spiracy between the governments Of
the United States and Great Britain
to involve this country in the war"
Mrs. Robert Taft, wife Of the Re-
publican Senator from Ohio, repre-
senting the women's point of view,
labeled the lease-lend measure as a
bill that would give to one man
the right to abolish the American
pattern" She said the administra-
tion leaders no longer use the phrase
"ShOrt of war" in referring to aid to
Britain, because they are willing to
send American troops to Europe.
Sponsored by the Washington
chapter of the America First Com
mittee, the meeting was presided
over by Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark,
wife of the Democratic Senator from
Missouri.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Prosecutor Drops Plans
To Appeal Spell AequittaI
BY the Associated Press.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Feb. s.
States Attorney Lorin w. Willis
today announced abandonment of
plans to appeal the acquittal of
Joseph Spell, 3l-year-oId colored
butler, who had been charged with
raptng his socially prominent en-
ployer, Mrs. Eleanor Struoing of
Greenwich, although, he said, I
completely disagree with the ver-
dict"
Mr.. Willis so declared after con-
ferring with Judge Carl Foster, who
presided at Spells trial. The butler,
acquitted just before midnight Fri
day after the jury deliberated nearly
13 hours, has remained in custody
on motion Of the State. Mr.. Willis
said he would be released AT once"
Since the verdict both Mr.. Willis
and Gov. Robert A. Hurley have
received numerous messages OF pro-
test, one telegram to the Gov ernor
coming from a group Of Phila-
delphia. society women, who said,
1--WE resent bitterly this acquittal.
Mrs. Strubing is the former
Eleanor Paul of Philadelphia. She
and her husband, John K. Strubing,
jr., New York advertising man and
former Princeton athlete, went to
Philadelphia Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Need for Spotlight
On Fifth CoIumnists
Seen by Voorhis
ToyIor AssoiIs Ernst
Criticism of Dies
In Forum Of Air

The necessity for holding the spot
light on fifth column activities was
stressed last night by Representative
Voorhis, Democrat, Of California,
member of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. In dis
cussion arranged by the Forum Of
the Air at the Willard Hotel he said
the committee was operating the
spotlight now.
The committee has done a Won
derful job" John Thomas Taylor,
director of the American Legion's
National Legislative Committee, said.
THE whole country knows that.
They need no defense"
Replies to Ernst's Charges.
Mr.. Taylor was replying to the
charge made by Morris Ernst, New
York lawyer, who said of the COM
mittee's chairman:
Dies uses blunderbuss and cares
not where his shots may fall"
A'AA OAC' " 90 W AldNC poi IAOlP pa
in the forum discussion, but he was
confined to his home by illness.
The disagreement between Mr..
Ernst and Mr.. Taylor grew acri-
monious at one point. The Amer
lean Legion spokesman suggested
that the lawyer report some of his
clients to the committee as Com
muniSts. Representative Voorhis
defended Mr.. Ernst.
He is no friend of the Com
munists," Mr.. Voorhis said He
has been as bitterly attacked by
them as anybody know"
Starnes Substitutes for Dies.
Representative Starnes, Demo
crat, of Alabama, subchairman OF
the committee, offered as evidence
Of the committees power in expos
ing" subversive groups, its cam
paign against the American Youth
! Congress, ''un-American work.
! ing solely in the interests of the
Communist dictator"
Mr. Starnes was substituting fol
Mr.. Dies.
Evening star., 1941-02-03

language-force. If we are strong
enough. he is going to hesitate be-
fore taking us on. Aiding Britain
is giving us the time to get strong
enough"
Mr.. Bloom discussed in detail the
various sections of the bill, insisting
in every case that Congress was not
subverting the Constitution or giving
to the President power to make war
or to control the purse of the Nation.
He said that in every case, the Presi-
dent would have to come to Congress
for actual appropriations of money
for the extension Of aid to Britain.
He told the House that the Presi-
dent would consult, under the bill,
the military and naval authorities
of the Nation before transferring
any of the munitions and supplies
to Britain. He continued:
The only other power which is
granted by section that doesn't
relate to disposition is the one
enabling the President to authorize
the Secretary Of the Navy to repair
British men-of-war in our navy
yards. II we are to give material
aid to Britain in way that doesn't
increase our risks of physical M
bat with Germany this Is the clear
cut way Of doing 1t"
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Swope Is lnoueuroted
As Puerto Rico Governor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. s.
Guy J. Swope of Harrisburg. Pa,
was inaugurated today as the 14th
American Civil Governor of Puerto
Rico, in succession to Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy, now Ambassador to
France.
Mr.. Swope, who arrived with his
family aboard a steamer from New
York this morning, went directly to
the steps of the Capitol, where the
oath of Office was administered by
Chief Justice Emilio del Toro.
The new Governor, who formerly
was the islands auditor, promised
retirement of S5,000,000 of the
islands Indebtedness by the end
of the fiscal year if current revenue
collections continued.
Military and naval units Joined
in the inaugural parade after the
broadcast address.
Evening star., 1941-02-03

OF a negotiated peace" Mr.. Thomas
declared:
See Danger Of Total War.
ut is improbable that we will
avoid the necessity of sending men
Indeed, this bill which you now are
considering is backed almost equally
by those who believe that it is the
way to slide America gradually into
war and by those who still believe
somehow that it is the way to stop
short OF war
The greatest danger which this
bill increases, not diminishes. is that
We shall find ourselves in total war.
The victory we should then want
that is to say the elimination of the
power, not only Of the axis, but Of
Japan-logically requires troops;
troops in Asia, troops in Europe,
troops perhaps in Africa"
Continuing his argument against
the danger of invasion, Mr.. Thomas
said:
Even if we allow him many years,
I do not think it will be easy for Hit
Ter, in the unhappy event of victory
over Great Britain, to organize q
sullen, half-starved Europe, with a
jealous Stain at his rear, to con-
quer the Western Hemisphere
Something might be done by inter-
penetration in South America if our
own policy should be imperialist and
we should fail in effective friendship
with our neighbors."
Mr.. Thomas said he believes In
world trade, "but not at the price
Of war or for war"
We Can Be Sufficient.
More than any other Nation, we
can, if necessary, be sufficient,
he continued. BY means of friend
ly trade with our neighbors in this
hemisphere we certainly can be self
sufficient
Mr.. Thomas asserted 1T has been
little short of criminal to raise the
kind of fear which has been raised
in America"
In denying that the trade policies
IIldL WOulQ 1OIlOW dAlS N1CIOly justify
American participation, Mr.. Thomas
said he wanted to dwell on that be-
cause Wendell L. Willkie not long
ago made the economic issue the
sole issue"
Fighting war, the witness said
will not save the Old World trade
situation.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, asked Mr.. Thomas what he
regarded as the origin of the fear
that this country is in danger.
The witness said he presumed
events give rise to it, but added "the
administration and its supporters
have lost no chance to fan and
spread it,"
This fear has gone so far, he said
that people on the Eastern seaboard
feel I'VE are already in the war. y
He said when he was in Europe as
early as 1897 he found an expecta-
ton there that if another war start
ed, the United States would be in it
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Pennsylvania Robbery
And kidnapping Indicated
BY the Associated Press.

GREENVILLE, Pa, Feb. g.
County Detective A. c. Barnes re-
ported today that Victor Deissler,
4S-year-old Greenville manufac-
turer, apparently had been attacked,
robbed and spirited from his office
last night
Investigating Mr.. Deissler's failure
to return home from the Office in the
Deissler Machine Co, plant, police
found an iron bar and splotches of
blood in the office The safe was
open and empty and papers were
scattered on the floor.
About $500 which Mr.. Deissler had
taken to the Office to place in the
safe was missing and his automo-
bile was gone. Footprints showed
that some one apparently had
peered through rear window of
the plant.
Mr.. Deissler's plant. about mile
from his home in this Western
Pennsylvania city, produced re-
frigerating and air-conditioning
equipment.
The car was found today in
Youngstown, Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Senate Votes $50 Million
For Cargo Ship Program
BY the Associates Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today passed legisla-
ton providing for a S350,000,o00
emergency cargo ship construction
program.
The House had approved the
measure previously, but at the re-
quest of the Maritime Commission
the Senate wrote in S65, 900 900 Of
contract authorizations for the COM
missions regular construction pro-
gram. The House must now agree
to this.
The bill appropriates for the
emergency program 1913, 100000 to
be used with $36,500000 available
from other sources to build 200 steel
merchant ships and new shipyard
facilities.
The new facilities are to be in
stalled at Portland, Greg; Los An
geles, New Orleans. Houston, Tex:
Mobile, Ala; Wilmington, N. c.. and
Baltimore.
First of the ships is scheduled ii
months after contracts are let and
the entire number within "a months.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
District Contractor Wins
Job at Navy Yurd Here

George c. Martin, 6346 Thirty
first street NV, has been awarded
a contract for the extension of oil
storage building No. 1874 at the WASH
ington Navy Yard, it was announced
today by the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. Totaling 10000, the con-
tract calls for completion of the
work in 100 days.
The Navy Department also an
nounced the letting OF a s5,74o,0O
contract for the construction of pro-
pelling machinery for IA submarine
chasers. The Fairbanks Morse e.
Co. will build the machinery in its
plant at Beloit, Wis, at a contract
price of $4,000 for each set of
machinery. The contract was
cleared by the National Defense
Commission. -
Evening star., 1941-02-03
SEVENTH RACE-JACK STING,
MIGAL FAY, BOOTLESS.

JACK STING, in the hands Of
a clever conditioner, has been
primed for a winning perform
ance. He has speed and stamina
in these ranks and his best effort
is all that is needed TO score.
MIGAL FAY displayed improve
ment in her last and is danger
Gus. BOOTLESS may land the
show award.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
EIGHTH RACE-KEY MAN.
MARY SHULZ, COMMEND
AMOR ID

KEY MAN was beaten a mar
row margin in his last race and
on the strength Of that perform
ance the Kiev gelding is given
the call in the nightcap. MARY
SHULZ is a consistent performer
in these ranks and merits
secondary consideration. COM
MENDADOR, I'd. is improving
and may scrape into the money
picture.
Evening star., 1941-02-03
Lescof May Be Choice
For Haitian President

The possibility that Ellie Lescot,
Haitian Minister to the United
States, might be the choice of the
Haitian congress for president of
that Wes Indies Republic. was dis
cussed here today among diplomats
and internationalists
Evening star., 1941-02-03
FOURTH RACE-CAPE COD.
SEVENTH DAY, TRAGIC
ENDING


CAPE COD is meeting a field
he can beat in the fourth and the
Bostonian colt is accorded the
honors. Don Meade will do the
booting and a good ride is as
sured. SEVENTH DAY can bet
ter her recent indifferent efforts
and may improve enough to gar
ner the place award. TRAGIC
ENDING may threaten.
FIFTH RACE-SWEET VIII
LOW, BREATHLESS, RAISE
UP.
SWEET WILLOW, which has
been training briskly at Hlaleah
for a considerable time, is suita-
bly, placed and may mark her
return to competition with a vic
tory. BREATHLESS, a recent
winner, seems strictly the one
to beat. RAISE UP is reported
on edge for a hard race and
merits money consideration.
SIXTH RACE-SILENT WIT
NESS. TOPEE, HIGH FL
DEITY.
SILENT WITNESS has been