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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31

The conquest Of lawessness and violence among the
nations challenge modern legal and political organz
ing geniusJustice Robert H. Jackson to the American
Bar association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31

We shall not come financial disaster by maintaining
adequate of public work long is needed
Owen d. Young, chairman, American Youth Movement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
by John Hix

oxygen below combustion point.
Flame detectors tell the pilot of
trouble, and he pulls a special
dash control which releases the
gas through discharge outlets
into the blazing motor.
TOMORROW. Houdini Hal
loweeni
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
RELIGION
IN RUSSIA

I44s East goth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31

Mr.. F1xit: Win you please tell
me- where I can sell some lovely
human hair Y. 6. T.
costumers say there Isn't any
place. even though the regular
European supplies have been cut
off BY the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
HUMpTY-DUMPTY
DUCE

christian Science Monitor)
Was it only two months ago that the
defeatists were expecting the new CaeS-
ar's Libyan legions to crash through
Egypt and capture SueZ? Marshal Graz
iani was reported to have 2500O0 we'll
equipped troops Following their sue
cess in taking British Somaliland the ltal-
ians had pushed we'll into Egypt without
meeting much resistance Then came the
British counterstroke at Sid Barranl. In
quick succession they bagged Solum
Bardia, Tobruk, Derna. Now Benghasl.
Like an egg shell Mussolini's power
is crushed. General Wavelps Austral-
ians have covered 400 miles, taken l2O,-
900 prisoners. The British have shown
the world lightning war which brilliant,
ly combines three arms-air, land and
sea. In Eritrea, in Ethiopia, at the desert
oases-everywhere Italy's African En-.
pire is crumpling under swift blows OF
British and French forces, and with no
hope of rescue. In Norway the British
sent too little too late; this time the Ger
man attempt to stop the Italian rout
with air attacks has been plainly late and
Intellectual. All Herr Hitler's planes and
all his propaganda won't be able to put
his Humpty-Dumpty Duce together again.
The British success is another lesson
in the value of sea power. 1t has cut of
the Italians. 1t has moved and supplied
the British-in some places at distance
equal to that from Europe to America.
More important even than sea power has
been moral power The freedom and JUS
tice which bring the Australians and
South Africans to fight in Africa for
Britain, the sense of opposing an evil and
oppressive system which has girded the
Greeks, has been manifestly lacking in
the Italian defenders. They have often
shown an eagerness to abandon wretch
ed cause. The effects of this difference
in morale will become palmer as this war
goes on.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
NOW TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF IT

For the first time, power generated on
the All American canal is reaching the
homes and businesses Of Imperial Val
ley 1t is an complishment for which
{ we have waited a long, long time. 1t IS
the thing upon which we depend to ease
what would otherwise be an extremely
heavy burden of municipal debt-the debt
for repaying the canals construction
cost.
Complete generation of power ON the
All American canal, of course, will not
be in effect for several months yet. But,
with the first plant in operation, it is
time for the people to give serious con-
sideration to program for taking full
advantage of the potential benefits.
The Imperial Irrigation District, agen-
cy through which the people distribute
their own power, undoubtedly has plan
for concerted campaign to make use OF
every kilowatt of energy put forth by
the canal Such plan should be ready
to go into high gear the moment 1t is
possible to operate at full speed ahead.
The moment is at hand when the peo-
pie, upon whom the success of any such
plan depends, must be fully advised of
the part they are to play in it; just as
the time is at hand when all of us must
extend our greatest efforts to seeing that
the pot OF gold represented Dy All
American canal power does not turn into
a gold brick.
The first canal power is available.
Now the job is up to all of US, under
the leadership of irrigation district Of
ficials who are charged with responsible
ty for success of the power program.
This is one task that must be crowned
with success, five are to remain pro-
gressive, prosperous community.
The sooner we can get started, the bet
ter our chances are.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
SAN DIEGO WORLDS
GREATEST NAVAL BASE

Representative Ed V. lac, Goth con-
gressional district delegate to congress,
declared Thursday that in his opinion
San Diego will become the worlds great
est naval base when the United States
completes its defense re-armament pro-
gram. IZac's statement was made after
talking to President Roosevelt, so that
his opinion carries more weight than
the normal pronouncement of a congress
man to his constituents.
Discounting Izac's, declaration to al
low for over-enthusiasm, even in view of
his talk with the President, it still seems
apparent that San Diego is destined for
major prominence in the role of naval
base The fact is of great importance to
Imperial Valley.
The bigger San Diego becomes the
greater market it will offer for this val
ley's agricultural products. 1t is even
possible that San Diego geographically
limited by sea and mountains, may not
have room for some of the normal en-
deavors which cluster about a major
businesses and these will have to expand
eastward into Imperial county.
Certain it is that greater population
for San Diego will mean a greater quota
of winter visitors for Imperial Valley.
And the more persons who come here on
a visit, the more stay to live.
Imperial Valley cannot depend upon
San Diego for its progress, it is true. We
must exert our own efforts to assure our
future. But it is not too far-fetched to
look upon San Diego's development as
one more factor in promoting our own
welfare. 1t is one of the things of which
we should take advantage if we are to
derive the full benefit from our own
potential development.
In this case, as in the valleys inter
nal affairs, one region cannot develop
fully without helping other regions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 21-A little
reluctantly, apparently Miss Mar
lene Dietrich is giving the perfor-
nance of her life in a picture
called The Flame of New Orleans" !"
La Flamme, you might say, is
burning brightly. It's no secret that
she was unhappy about the choice
of a director, Rene Clair, and a
leading man, Bruce Cabot. She
had other preferences in both cases,
and Miss dietrich is very choosey
indeed about everything that goes
on in connection with her pictures
Unless restrained, she will boss the
direction, the cinematography, the
still pictures and the publicity.
Rudy" she will say to Rudolph
late, celebrated cameraman,
that dinky" pointing to a small
spotlight) should be tilted here.
to strike me so. And with a filter
Rudy" Ever since her apprentice
ship under Josef Won Sternberg she
has been convinced that she knows
more about lighting technique than
anybody else in town. She poses
her own still pictures by arranging
herself before a large mirror.
So far as I know, she is just
about the only actress who would
MT be happy to relax in the cine
matte embrace of the romantic
reformed heavy, Cabot And Rene
Clair, so far as Hollywood is con-
cerned, is the most important by
product of Hitler's romp into France.
It's a pleasure to watch Clair's
handling of dramatic and other
situations. He brought no soft soap
with. him on his flight from Paris.
HANDLING DIETRICH
A FINE ART
Most of Miss Dietrich's directors
have spoiled her with praise. THAT
was wonderful" they'd
say after q scene. But, darling, it
was TOO good-a little too fine
shading for movie audiences. Now
let's try it again with more en-
phaSis."
During filming of "Destry Rides
Again" George Marshall got results
by handling her with unnecessary
toughness. Come on!" he'd bark.
Don't give me any of that old
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
by Paul Harrison :.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

Dietrich art. You're Just leading
lady in a western now" This treat
ment was SO novel that the actress
was amused.
The French director offers little
praise or criticism. He says what he
has to say in front of the entire
company, without leading the star
aside for quiet instruction. THAT
was not for us a lucky scene" he
may observe after a bad take
Again, please" Often he gets what
he wants on the first or second try.
He mentally assemblies the complet-
ed picture as he goes along, and
there is scarcely foot of waste in
the cutting room.
APPLE A DAY KEEPS
BOREDOM AWAY
He is not much given to joking,
but one day he arranged rib
that left Miss Dietrich gasping.
There was an especially difficult
scene in which the star opened a
door to face Roland Young and
an armload of roses. and every
thing depended on her manner and
expression. Clair gave her a long
explanation of the complicated mood
he wanted 1t was a scene. he said,
that called for every nuance; she
must appear highborn, yet yielding:
reticent and shy, and yet a little
eager.
Pretty soon. in an atmosphere
taut with the Importance of her
effort, they were ready to try it..
Miss Dietrich opened to door.
Standing outside, totally unimpress-
ed by her histronics, was a dispirited
horse.
When she had recovered from
that one, the actress got measure
of revenge by ribbing Clair's apple
eating routine. At exactly II o'clock
each morning, the director must
have an apple, which he munches
with the speed and sound effect OF
a chef chopping celery. She ar
ranged to have everyone on the
stage, and even the electricians
in the catwalks overhead. secretly
supplied with apples. The whole
company took a bite when Clair
did and the noise was something
like rock crusher at work.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
by Willis Thornton :.
The War as a Conspiracy

If it be true, and there is certain
ly great deal of truth in it, that
the nations of the world stumbled
blindly into war in 1914, that is
surely not the case this time,
The World War need never have
happened. Certainly it need not
have happened when it did . One
word of restraint from Berlin to
the stupid and rash militarists in
charge of the Vienna war office
would have halted the whole ghast-
ly business. There is some reason
to believe that Berlin wanted to
speak that word, but dared not. And
then. one after another, the ma
tions followed one another into the
war like sheep following their lead
er into the slaughter pen.
In short. there always was a pos
sibility in the Kaiser's Germany
that thGt great country might have
gone on to greater scientific, eco
nomic, and even social triumphs,
and thus found its true place in
the sun" without war. True, it did
not work out that way, but the
possibility existed
In the Third Reich, which took
charge of Germany in 1888 there
never was any such possibility.
Seven million unemployed brought
Hitler to power, and the Nazi party
never did have any plan for them
except to build an immense mill
tary machine.
Had the billions spent by the
Nazis on that military machine been
spent in legitimate trade expan-
sion. in social improvement, in the
peaceful development OF Germany
into an expanded place in the
world. today might have been far
different. Perhaps, Germany being
what it was, this was impossible.
At any rate, it was never tried.
The Third Reich started out with
no other premise that the building
o! a huge military machine, no
other philosophy but that of Il
mission to expand.
1t is now clear unfortunately it
was not SO clear to most people
eight years ago. that war was the
logical and only possible outcome of
all this. The agreement with Rus
sia TO partition Poland, which gave
Germany the green light for the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Did You Know?

The Norwegian fjords never are
icebound. due to the Influence OF
the Gulf Stream.
Forty-iiVe years would be re-
quired to fly from the earth 10
the planet Mars, if a speed of l2O
miles I'm hour were maintained.
China has an annual soybean
production of 2l7.192000 bushels,
leading the world in this COM
modify.
According to records, worms are
known to live as long as five
years.
Absolute zero is 1895 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit or 273.l5
below zero Centigrade.
AT the Bear river migratory
fowl refuge duck hospital in nor
thern Utah. "quack" doctors are
held in high respect
Usually, dog days are considered
as beginning July 3, and continu-
ing until Aug. II, Il period of 40
days.
A Dlood-likc juice which flows
when the root-stalk is broken gives
the bLcodroot plant its name.
Europe has only l5,305, ,459 tele-
phones and 59,033 900 miles of tele-
phone wires.
The greatest area of quicksand
in the world is said to be Dia-
mond Shoals, off Cape Hatteras
N. c.
First clock to divide the dav
was 4 stone shaft It's shadow
moved slowly along opposite the
sun.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
A new SUIT
EVERY YEAR
cleveland PreSS)

Two chickens in every pot, two cars in
every garage, have vanished into his
tory. Perhaps We can now set ourselves
a new goal and measure of our national
welfare:
A new suit for every man every year.
1t doesn't sound excessive Yet the
average man bought only third of a suit
in 1910, New England clothier recently
told a convention of his associates. In
reverse English, Mr. Average Man buys
suit Of clothes only once in three years.
This doesn't mean that the American
standard of living is not still the highest
in the world. 1t simply means that there
is still plenty of room for improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES, SOUTH
ERN DISTRICT OF CALIFOR.
MA, SOUTHERN DIVISION
No. 1876 In Bankruptcy

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS
In the Matter of TIOLA HONDA,
Bankrupt.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED BANKRUPT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL AND
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN tina.
on the 5th day of December, l940,
VIOLA HONDA was duly adjudicat-
ed bankrupt; and mat the first
meeting of creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned,
207-210 Rehkopf Building III the
City of Ell Centre, State of Califor-
MIA, on the 9Th day of March, 1941,
at nine O'Clock am, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, consider au-
thorizing the trustee to sell the
property of said bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Claims must be filled within six
months from the 9th day of March
l94l, the first date set for the
meeting of creditors IN this pro-
ceeding.
r.. b. WHTIELAW,
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
(F2l
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Positions not listed above Will
be allocated in accordance with the
definitions which appear in the
special provisions, as interpreted in
the light of this classification.
The minimum wage paid to all
skilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than $l.00 per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
intermediate labor, for which rates
are not shown above, shall be not
less than 10 cents per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
unskilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than SIS cents per hour.
Overtime-one and one-half QR)
times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays Except
watchmen, guards and flagmen)-
one and one-half Qh) times the
above rates.
In accordance with the provisions
of Section 17775 of the Labor Code,
as amended by Chapter 97l, Statutes
of 1899, and in accordance with the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

attack on that country, was con-
spiratorial in a sense beyound the
alliances that preceded the World
War Those at least, were compara-
lively open. Mussolinis entrance
into this war was no less conspira-
torial and opportunistic. for no one
could claim that Italy had any
more provocation with France on
June II, 1910. when she declared
war, than she had in September.
1899, when the war began.
So, too, the japanese advance i'll
TO French Indo-China and SOUTH
ward is made without even any
claim that there is a provoeation.
II is simply part of the conspiracy.
timed for a moment when Britain
is Ill able to protect the status
quo in that area.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

EDITORS NOTE: The folioping
editorials are presented as Interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reffect tHe
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Uncle Sam is going to see to it that
there aren't any misfits in the army.
How about those sweaters from home?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Another chorus girl has married a rich
mans son. We wonder if she took him
at his pa value.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
thoughts for the Day

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but who
soever shall lose ais life for my sake and the gos-
peTs, the same shall save it-Mark ss5.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

One thing wrong with lot Of homes
is too many couples think a pair beats a
full house.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Inside information is vaIuable-yet lots
of people kick about their doctor bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Advance thought for spring It's bet
ter to drive slowly than be driven that
way
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

in another six weeks. The problem
then becomes one of getting peo-
pie who don't ordinarily rent rooms
ia turn over the spare bedroom TO
visitors
There's q 2400-unit government
housing project under way, but 1t
can't be completed much within
TWO years. And SO, while the good
people in Washington will be hav-
ing fun this summer, dancing in
the streets and such. they may
not have any place to go after
ward. In that respect, the soldiers
will have it on the civilians.
WASHINGTON POTPOURRI
Red Cross has had to admit that
every route for getting relief TO Po-
land has now been closed. Trans
fer of j. j. O'Brien from the land
division OF Department of Justice
to army Quartermaster corps is de-
signed to stop practice of acquiring
farm lands for army camp sites, Us.
Bar Association is drafting a bill
on government reorganization
When it's done and the federal
grand jury investigating reform
agencies has made its report, all
this material plus the l000-page
Dean Acheson report on two years
study OF government reorganization
will be sifted by Senate Judiciary
Committee and an effort made to
frame bill that will entirely re-
vamp the government admin
strative setup. Falla, the White
House Scotch terrier, is now the
President alarm clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Don't let anyone tell YOU that
New York today isn't q better place
for boys than it was in the old
days.
Al Smith time Democratic
presidential candidate.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
,,, WORKS
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the State Highway
Engineer, Room 808, State Building
Los Angeles, California, u"t.l :
o'clock pm. ON March c. lJll, at
which time they will be publicly
opened and read in the same build
ing in a room 10 be designated on
the day proposals are opened, for
construction in accordance with the
specifications therefor to which
special reference is made of por-
tions of State Highway as follows
Imperial County, between Noun
tain Springs and Millers (XI-Imp-
l2-A), about one and three-tenths
Q.3 miles in length to be graded
and bituminous surface treatment
applied, and a reinforced concrete
bridge to be constructed
In accordance with the provisions
of Section ITO of the Labor Code,
the Department of Public Works
has aScertained the general prevail
ing rate of wages applicable to the
work to be done to be as follows:
Classification Rate per Hour
Skilled Labor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Famous Sayings

Who falls for love of God shall rise a star.-Ben
Jonson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Call
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

The Norwegian fjords never are
icebound. due to the influence Of
the Gulf Stream.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

goes on.
La gaceta., 1941-03-11
LOS SoCIALISTAS SEOUL
RAN COoPERANDo CON
PEDRO AGUIRRE CERDA

Santiago, Chile, MARIO IL.
La tendencia politica es ha-
cia la izquierda. FL presiden-
te Auirre mantiene su de-
termination de no aceptar las
renuncias de los minister's so
cialistas y 6stos seguiran for
mando parte del gObierno.
Todos los lideres socialista'
le han ofrecido So opoyo al
v~residente, estimando q. act1a
movido por atlas razones de
patriotismo.
Comunistas y radicales acep
taran la cooperation, que tlen
de a reforzar las filas de la
izquierda.
Los s~ocialistas, sin embar-
90, mantienen la determine
ci6n de no cooperar con lo'
eomupistas,
La gaceta., 1941-03-11

Ell almirante Darlan, que odia
a los ingleSes, amenaZa con ar
mar y proteger la marina mer-
cante de su pals.
Ahora bien, Darlan segura-
mente olvida que la escuadra in
gleSa es ia reina de los mares
Sc apoderaria Alemania, CO.
mo In~glaterra teme, de una gran
parte de los where's que Ameri-
ca decidiese mandar a Europa!
Petain menciona la generosi-
dad de los nazis. LIE quitaron a
los franceses 100000 quinta-
les de trigo y les devOlvieron
dos millones.
En- Francia los nazis y los
reaccionarios franceses convi-
ven; en- Inglaterra la aviaci6n a
lemana arroja miles y miles dc
toneladas de explosives y bonn
bias incendiarias,
La gaceta., 1941-03-11
BOLETTNES de- ULTIMA HORA
Tn avi6n arroj6 bombas en- Gibraltar.
Convocado ell Consejo de la Corona

jeres y nihos, parti6 hoy el va
por americana p~residente "Pie-
RE-. Hara escala en- Yokohama.
Barcelona, mario l1.-Ha ST.
do desterrado de Espana, por 10
da la vida, el Sr. Camilo Compa-
nys hermano de Luis Compa-
nys, expresidente de la Generali
dad Catalina. Luis fue ejecuta-
do por los falangistas en- ell mes
de Octcbre.
Madrid, mario l1.-Afirmase
que e4 gobierno Sc incautara de
vapores, con un total de $4,000
toneladas, que todavia enarbo-
Ian las banderas de Belgica, Ho-
landa y Noruega. Sc hara la in
cautaci6n bajo el pretexto de
que esos PASSES va perdieron su
Independence. Seran utilizados
en- transporter trigo y maiz des-
de la America del Sur.
La gaceta., 1941-03-11
Ell TORNEO
NAL DE Trio
Representatives. de s pdises

Comenz6 en- la mahana de hoy,
a las $50, ell torneo internacio-
nal de trio en- ell Club de la poll
cia de Tampa, con representa-
Clones de Cuba, Mexico, Peru
Canada y Salvador. Cinco en-
.cuentros con calibre % Sc efec-
tuaran hoy.
Valiosos trofeos Sc entrega-
rama los vencedores.
Sc anurcia para el sabado u
ma competition Yankee-Reb
des, con un grupo de notable ti-
radores. Sera el jefe de los Yam
KEGS ell Sr. Charles N. Hubbard,
de Washington, y 81 de los rebel
del William NJ. Perry, de Column
.bia. Carolina del Sur.
c. A. "Smitty' Brown es ell
administrator del torneo.
La entrada es gratis y ell publ
co sera tratado con la mayor cor
dialidad.