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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
WHEREVER THE AXIS
REACHES ITS GRASP

Aging Marshal Henri Philippe Petain,
struggling to direct the destinies of
defeated, broken France told his people
Thursday:
1T is no longer a question today for
public opinion, which is often anxious
because it is badly informed, to weigh
our chances, measure our risks and Judge
our gestures. 1t is a question for you
Frenchmen following me without ques-
tioning on the roads of honor and ma
tional interest"
Where now is the glory that was
France? Where the people who stormed
the bastille amid bloodshed and slaugh-
ter, with clubs and stones against guns
and swords, because they thought their
government was "a question for public
opinion?
Where are the dreams of republic?
Gone? No. They are not gone. they
are as alive today as ever they were.
There is the seed of freedom still in the
hearts of the French people. It is seed
that will yet bear fruit, for 1t is seed
that neither poison nor drought nor starv-
alton can kill.
We, on this side of the Atlantic, must
not condemn the French people for the
things they do. We must remember,
rather, two things: that the SITUATIONS
of today are not permanent, and that the
Frencn people nave Deen VlcI!1ilS Oi Ille
greatest tragedy of all-poor leader
ship.
But from the fate of France today,
however impermanent that fate may be,
we can learn much From the words Of
Marshall Petain on Thursday we can
take warning, for they demonstrate that
wherever the hand of Nazi Germany
reaches, there the people are told that
they cannot guide their own govern
ment, that they are too ignorant, that
they must follow blindly.
By indirecton We can learn another
thing. We can see the immediate future
of France as even the French people are
not allowed to see it. We can vision the
French people, kept in blind ignorance
of the policies of their government told
to follow without thinking, used as tools
against the very freedom that is so dear
to them. And learning the result of such
blindness, we can demand that our own
leaders fall into no such error. We can,
and we should for the sake of our own
precious liberty, tell those who lead us
that we will not be led as blind men are,
but that we must go as free men, seeing
the risks and the stakes.
These two things, then, We can learn
from the tragic words Of Frances old
marshal.
l. That freedom dies where Nazi pol
icies dominate.
g That if we are to escape the fate
of France I'VE must demand that our own
leaders hold us in confidence, as equals
not as dumb serfs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

papers proposal is trial balloon.
But suppose the Japanese peace
plan is a success. Suppose China
agrees to stop fignting, yielding
vast territories and concessions.
What, even then, would Japan
have gained by 10 years of war
on China? Simply the creation of
a new, progressive, militarized
westernized China as neighbor
instead of the old sleepy, disc
organized, bandit-and-t d i ton
ridden pushover which was her
neighbor in the past. Time and
China can both wait to see just
how great a gain this will have
been for Japan in the long run.
Japan has awakened the Sleep
ing dragon. 1t will not be easy, by
stroking it. to lull 1t back to sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
NO
CAKE EATER

With 2 shy, drawing manner and
the physique of a truck driver,
Johnny declared right along that he
wasn't an actor and certainly not
the type of smoothie for white.
tie-and- tails. His fan mail grew so
amazingly, however, that he played
leading roles opposite stars such as
Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Nor
ma Shearer, Mary Pickford apd
Marion Davies.
After a while, though, his bosses
began to wonder if maybe Johnny
had been right after all. In 1880
he starred in his first western and
obviously it was closer to his type.
The next four years marked the
only real slump in Browns career;
but of dozen pictures made at
various studios three were westerns
and he liked 'em. His audienc1,
changed but they grew, and as
UniverSal's star in the popularity
derby, Brown is riding hard on the
heels of Gene Autry and Bill Boyd.
An important thing about him
is that he really can ride and rope
and shoot. He bought ranch and
horses and deliberately learned
those things.
Oh, yes as part of the hero
pattern after college, Johnny
Mack Brown married campus
belle named Cornelia Foster, whose
father was president of the uni
versity's board of trustees. They
antiques. They take no part I'm
have got three children now, live
quietly in a house full of elegant
typical Hollywood night life and
haven't even been to Ciros.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
by Paul Harrison
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

sports spotlight. Back home, it was
regarded as the biggest thing since
Bull Run.
Young Mr.. Brown coached at the
university next year, and returned
to California with the team that
tied Stanford. More fuss was made
over him than the actual teaah,
Before he knew what was going on
Metro had snagged him for a test,
signed him to a contract and be-
gun casting him as a drawing-room
hero.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

IMPERIAL.
No. 19628
SUM ION
Harry w. Horton q Geo. K. klrK,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
VS..
A. C. BURCH, F.. c. MARTIN
AND ABBIE MARTIN, HUSBAND
AND WIFE, SECURITY TITLE
INSURANCE AND GUARANTEE
COMPANY, A CORPORATION, EFT
AL. Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO A. c. BURCH, =. c. MAR
TIN AND ABBIE MARTIN, Hus@
band and Wife, SECURITY TITLE
INSURANCE AND UARANTEE
COMPANY, a Corporation, as Trus-
tee, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, RICH
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY,
q Corporation, RICHARD ROE
COMPANY, a Co Partnership, j.
DOE, as Administrator of the Es-
tate of R. ROE, Deceased, andsJ.
DOE, as Executor of the Estate OF
r. ROE, Deceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after
the service ON you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days If served else
where. -
And you are hereby notified That
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the COM
plaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this Goth day of December,
1910
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY G.. o. KENYON,
(SEAL Deputy Clerk.
. (Al8-25; M2-9-l6-23-30; J6-13-20)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Births in the United States are
dropping about $4,000 year;
deaths are increasing about 10000
annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
So They Say

There never has been a more
thorough approach to determining
the nations available labor sup
ply. and its relationship to the
requirements of employers.
-Thelma McKelvey, Labor Sup
ply Section. OPM.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Instead of isolationism I think
the term should be nationalism,
Americanisn, patriotism.
Senator Bennett Clark, Missouri
isOlationist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
Did You Know?

A mans legs would be 80 feet
long if they were proportionately
as long as those of daddy-long-
legs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Physical strength can never
permanently withstand the impact
of spiritual force.
President Roosevelt at dedica-
ton of Woodrow Wilson'S birth
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Who say our spirits are down?
Americans have spent almost S24,-
100000 for liquor since prohi-
bition was repealed. a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Labor day was set aside as a
day of rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
Editorials and Comment
FRIDAY, MAY 16 1941

EDITORS NOTE: The folloIring
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Good luck has a habit of al
ways butting in while a man is
hard at work.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
barbs

With short skirts, Woman's over
head expense is wasted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

No. 1868
S U M NJ o. S
Harry w. Horton q Geo. r. Kirk
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
Thought for the Day

Love worketh no i'll to his neghbor- Romans 1910
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Lucie Neville is pinch hitting for
Paul Harrison. now touring army
camp and defense industries.
BY LUCIE NEVILLE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08


garden and acts our butler indoors She
is clean and neat and hasn't broken a thing
In our house. She sleeps outside our door
sc night. She ffltis her psvn food by fishing
in the streams. We are quite near the sea
so that she gets all the sea food she wants
She also fishes for us and is so enthusiastic
that she brings in more fish than we can eat
Durov had trained many of the animals to
do acrobatic tricks Juggling, and to play
musical Instruments. still keep them trained
in the hope that when they get too old for
hard work around the farm, 1 may, be per-
mitted to organize an animal circus. Durov
used to have one. as you know but when the
Communists came into power they decided
the masses didn't need amusement
In this world, they want TO mechanic
everything, but my farm 1 have kept the
individuality of the animals as nature planned
Some Of the beasts are built for towing and
dragging Others are natural diggers and
ploughers. Some are hunters and fishers I
let them do the work they were born TO do
There about thirty acres of land under
cultivation which provide us and our animal
family with vegetables and fruit / have
taught the animals not TO plumber the fields
and they resist the temptation very well.
1 have been guided in planning the farm
by the idea that no animal should do work
it is emotionally unsuited for. No one is
just cog In machine. The animals are in
dividuals and kept that way. 1 give
them rewards for work we'll done and this
inspires" them. They seem to have as much
faith in me as 1 have in them / wish this
same principle applied in handling the
masses"
1 believe my Five Year Plan has been
great SUCCESS. II shows that animals, human
or not, can work together
In few months will give my first re-
port to the Commissar of Agriculture and
Animal Husbandry Further experiments
await his decision.
(Signed) SERCEI SEDOV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

Revolution wasA coming from. Many times
Durov and l went without food to feed our
animals
We spent hours on the breadline, but the
thought of Katushka, the porcupine or Vanka
the goat queuing up behind us was too
ridiculous. The scarcity Of meat imperiled
the lives of Saika the rabbit and Hr1ishka the
pig. Everytme the pig squealed or a chicken
clucked crowd of excited, emaciated men
and women would try TO mob our building.
l dreaded the day when our beautiful dogs
and horses would grace the dinner tables
of the proletariat.
Many times l was tempted to destroy our
hungry animals but that would have meant
destroying bur life work.
made up my mind to go as far away as
could Siberia seemed the place TO set up
Burrows conception OF a model cooperative
farm, with the animals trained as farmers
When / told the government l wanted 10
set up communistic farm for animals, they
thought / was trying TO sabotage them with
ridicue. / explained that scientists use guinea
pigs and other animals for experiments Why
shouldn't l test out the Five Year Plan on
the same basis?
Well, my explanation was accepted and
it was thought my discoveries on animal
psychology might add to the prestige of the
Soviet state.
They gave me an endowment, the neces-
sary permits, and l gathered up my "bez-
prisony"-my starving animal waits and we
set out for Siberia.
planned to use as farmers those animals
which Durov had trained himself
There were the two foxes Vihr and Belok,
who were TO work in the garden wedding
the vegetable beds Mishka, the bear whom
l hadn't the heart to destroy even though
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

trained to work IN the garden or woods at
some task with no hostility or fear of each
other, as result of systematic hypnotic
tranins 's, - .-
The most remarkable workers are the
Siberian bears. They seem almost human.
and they learn quickly They are hard work.
ers and they require little supervision
The other day there was a large load of
cut timber that had to be moved from field
switch had been cleared l took Mishka and
Petrov, two of the bears, TO the spot I
showed them what wanted done and guided
them to the spot where the timber to be
piled. On the first trip each of the bears
carried a log
They caught on at once l watched them
set out on the second trip and then left
From time to time, there was someone to
watch them and in a short while, the load
had been moved, just l wanted it. II was
piled neatly and IN shorter time than most
humans would have taken.
The forest around my home is fun of
honey bees and they use hollow trees for
their hives. We have found as much as 200
pounds of honey in one tree. Bears love
honey and they have an unerring instinct in
tracking down the hives. l let them have a
certain part of their find.
Oddly enough, the most peculiar traits of
the Siberian bears are fear Of fire fear of a
nude dancer and a love for alcoholic drinks.
a bear smell vodka farther than Mos
COW can smell a plot. l caught my bears by
Turing them with the stuff. l let them drink
until they get tipsy Then l show them a
brightly burning match or fire, which l inn
mediately put out, thus winning their con-
fidence At first they are afraid, but they
come back for more vodka and when they
sober up become quite tame.
Sometimes they are dangerous when at
tackled or aroused and the best way TO handle
them is to take off your clothes and dance
around in a crazy fashion. The bear is alarmed
by the sudden DISAPPEARANCE of the dark
clothes and subdued by the wild gesturing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

he was responsible for the death of Durov
was 20 do the heavy work Of pulling bar
rows and cleaning the fields and hauling
timber Tetka and Mars my wolfhounds were
TO act as. regular janitors, carry food and
packages and keep guard and protect us
against maraudng peasants.
The smaller animals like Saka the rab-
bit, were TO work in the kitchen. cleaning the
pots and pans. FAM the raccoon, had already
been trained TO wash clothes and the two
monkeys, Magda and Sasha had been taught
TO dust the furniture and keep the carpets
clean.
My method of training animal is
simple and closely follows Burrows methods.
To hypnotic an animal the trainer must
make it feel that his will is an Interchangeable
law that must be obeyed. THIS is much the
same method tried by Stain and the other
dictators If the animal does not surrender
its own will at the start the whole thing will
be failure =
Many of the lower animals have excep-
tional intelligence and can be hypnotzed.
The basis of my method is kindness and
firmness. l impose my authority by the
strength Of my will and l can control their
emotional reflexes by inspiring them to do
whatever l want them to-
One has TO read the moods of an animal
as well as one reads the MOODS OF q man. they
become aware of emotional tendencies in
few seconds When the trainers mood
changes even If he does not give the slightest
outward signs they know 1t at once and react
TO It. The process of training is kind of
intutional play in which the animals are just
sensitive the human beings.
I was to be dictator of the model animal
farm, ruling with absolute authority yet with
kindness and firmness.
There would be no "purges."
If an animal disobeyed, il would be taught
until it knew its lesson. Each would have it's
assigned task and its individual problems
would be tackled with insight and mercy.
Fortunately, my Siberian home is an ideal
place to train wild animals.
/ am in the heart of the Siberian "taiga,"
the Great Forest with the sea as the only
road and contact with the USSR. 1t is a
region where wild honey abounds for my
bears and the climate is always clear and
cold
My wife, myself and two Siberian hunters,
soon established our farm We acquired five
Siberian bears fifteen wolfhounds ten rein
deer. three badgers four foxes ten sables and
ten ermines as we'll as those animals we
brought with us.
Within year I had about fifty of them
-. T,r tgt, Poe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

ECENTLI, ! received an uncensored
letter from Soviet Russia.
~ This is remarkable, since anything
that is not compulsory in the Red Paradise
Lost is forbidden including writing letters TO
the "deuded democracies."
The letter was Struggled out of Siberia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

His temper cools off and he becomes friendly
The animals l have trained to act as
domestic servants are supervised by my wife.
FAM, the raccoon, has complete charge of
the clothes washing. My wife leaves the
soiled linen and towels in a corner of the
kitchen. She places the washtub near a
water-tap and leaves the rest to FAM.
FAM turns the water on by grasping the
faucets between her teeth and waits until the
water is the right temperature. When it's
too hot she chatters and scolds herself She
leaps to the kitchen sink and gets the soap
and then stirs up fine lather with her deli
cate paws. Then she carries the things to the
tub and starts scrubbing. She is very care
full with her sharp claws and has not torn
any of the linen.
After the first washing she rinses the
clothes twice, then treads out the surplus
water. She puts the clothes in a wicker
basket and drags it TO the yard.
Ignaz, the monkey, one of the brightest
little fellows I've ever seen, hangs the clothes
up to dry on the line and knows just where
to put the clothespins. BY having FAM
do the laundry my wife saves herself some
back-breaking work and FAM and Ignaz enjoy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

In many ways, Durov was a remarkable
man. not only for his ability 10 train wild
animals, but for his conceptions in making
them work on a practical basis. Shortly be-
fore he died he confided his plans to his
assistant Sedov.
Il have always wanted to experiment"
he said, ION how the communistic principle
works with animals, and what kind of
doctrine should be used with them ! have
often wondered whether the MARKHAM prin-
cipe works with the t-proetariat
Il had in mind a 'Piatiletka'-a Five Year
Plan, in which | would set up a model CO.
operative farm, with the animals TO do as
much work as practical"
Durov outlined in detail his conception of
an animal soviet union and for the past
five years Sedov has worked TO bring the
state into being. He gives what are. accord
ing TO him his results in the letter which,
while reading somewhat like fiction, in the
mad world of Russia most probably is not.
1t reads as follows:
Kamchatka Siberia.
March 2 1941.
My dear Narodny:
Does it surprise you to hear from me after
these long years Of silence?
After my beloved teacher Durov died.
decided to leave the confused and meaningless
life of Moscow and retire into the Siberian
wilderness, somewhere north of Vladivistok.
l was intrigued by Burrows plans 10 set
up an animal soviet and / wanted to establish
an experimental station in absolute seclusion.
For some time before Burrows death, work
was impossible in Moscow
II was a constant struggle to provide food
for the animals. Like the rest Of Russia
were poor we didn't know where our next
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

their responsibility.
You may think that
Belok and Vihr, the foxes,
were hard to train. But
even though they were
tricky to handle at first,
they show unusual intelli-
gence.
They are the clowns of
my farm and they amuse
the other animals. They
can play musical instru-
ments, though / won't
vouch for the melodies.
They fool the dogs with
their whistles.
Vanka, the sea-lion, is
one of my great favorites
and goes everywhere with
me. She was trained by
Durov and looks so much
like him, that she is a
constant reminder of my
old friend.
Vanka is my personal
aide and bellboy. When
the horses are working in
the fields. 1 hitch Vanka
to a wagon and she pulls
me around the farm. She
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

Sedov. Once Assist
ant to the Russion
Mystic Durov. Who
Trained His Pets by
HyPno+ism. Rescues
7 h e m Fro m til G
Soviet Butchers and
Starts a M O del q
Legged Communist
Farm in the Siberian
Forest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

hA4A lFt0ARh IA hAANhhs 4 Nv
writer is Sergei Sedov, the
animal trainer and former
assistant 20 the great 20
ologist, vladimir Durov, who
died in Moscow five years
ago.
Readers of The American
Weekly will recall Burrows
widely published experiments
in animal hypnotism. and
how, ironically enough, his
determination 10 learn more
about the subject was what
brought about his death. II
came from an injury he suf-
fered while trying 10 hypno-
tie Mishka, a great Siberian
bear.
II would have been the
GROWING achievement 10
Burrows life work 10 hypno-
tie Mishka more completely
than any wild animal had
ever been hypnotized before
But in the fceblcness of his
eighty years. the old mans
mind wandered for a fraction
of a minute from the task
and in that. second the bear
sensed a change of mood,
MishSa ,aknceked .nNv9v.
down, causing a conclusion
of the brain. DIrov died of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-14

lates any of the terms of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeauor and upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Mag istrate or upon pleading guilty there to. shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2 or more than $25, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period Of not more than 10 days or by such fine and imprison- ment, in the disereaHon Of the said Municipal Magistrate.
 SECTION 14. Ordinance numbers B. 7s. ST, and all Ordinances and Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
 SECTION I5. This ordinance shall be published for two successive pub lications in the Wrangell Sentinel and by posting copies thereof in three public places within the Town of Wrangell, one Of which shall be in the entrance Of the City Hall Building, one in the lobby of the United States Post Office. and one at