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Evening star., 1937-10-13
EVIDENCE RULING
! BOLSTERS0 OIL SUIT
Wisconsin Judge Denies
Records in Price-Fixing
Case Taken Illegally.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, October 13.-Aided
by a ruling involving the use Of de-
PENDANTS records as evidence, Gov
ernment prosecutors pressed their case
today against % oil companies, 46 ex-
ecutives and trade publications on
trial in Federal Court on charges
of conspiracy to raise and fix gasoline
prices.
Defense counsel objected to the use
OF documents taken from the files of
the companies on grounds they were
obtained by illegal search and seiz-
ure," but a motion to exclude them
was denied later yesterday by Judge
Patrick T. Stone.
The Introduction OF any documents
may be challenged separately by the
defense later. but the court permitted
the Offering Of certain telegrams. the
contents OF which were not disclosed.
Chief Defense Counsel William Dom
ovan contended the original grand
jury which investigated oil-trade prac-
tlces and subpoenaed the records was
drawn illegally.
The indictment under which defend
ants now are being tried was brought
by subsequent grand jury. The de-
tense asserted the records should have
been returned to the defendant COM
panles after the original grand Jury
investigation, and that the Govern
ment should be barred from using
them as evidence.
Three Wisconsin jobbers described
contracts, under which they obtained
gasoline. Of the type the Government
charged was used as a basis of part of
the alleged conspiracy.
The jobbers-Walter Wingrove of
Sheboygan, Wis; Elmer Pedley of Ke-
nosha. Wis. and Samuel Trainor of
Wausau, Wis.-testifled various COM
panies operating in the Midwest used
"512-cent split contracts basing
prices on quotations in the Chicago
Journal of Commerce and the Tulsa
edition OF Platts Oil Gram. They
said the difference was split if quota
tions left less than a 5la-cent margin
for jobber and filling station operator.
Lancer, Wingrove and Pedley testi-
fled gasoline prices rose in March,
Evening star., 1937-10-13
FIDELITY ASSETS
SALE IS APPROVED
Home Loan Bank Board and Con.
troller of Currency Give o. K.
to Contract.

Inc contract for sale of the assets
OF the Fidelity Building g. Loan
Association to the new Federal Saw
ngs & Loan Association has been ap-
proved by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board, as well as the controller
OF the currency, it was announced
today.
The next step will be to submit the
contract to District Court, and, II it
is approved there, the sale can be
consummated. making IS cents on the
dollar available to the $4,000 share
holders.
Plans for reorganizing the old
Fidelity into the Federal Savings have
been under fire for some time by 4
group of shareholders.
Approval by the court of the con-
tract will be sought by James H.
Nolan, receiver for the old Fidelity.
If the court approves, the new Federal
Savings will take over the assets and
prepare as soon as possible to make
available either shares in the new
Institution or the IS per cent payment
on the original investment q share
holders who do not want to participate
In the new enterprise.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
POUNDMASTER NAMED
IN SUIT FOR $4,000

Forrest c. Plummer, messenger boy,
who repeatedly became involved in an
alteration at Connecticut avenue and
s street some months tgo when he
attempted to interfere with the seiz-
ure of dog by a pound employe, filed
suit in District Court today for S1O,-
600 damages against the District gov
ernment, the poundmaster and the
assistant poundmaster.
Young Plummer, who lives at 1900
Reed terrace southeast, said he was
beaten severely by Clyde Underwood,
assistant poundmaster, who lives at
9l8 Fourteenth street southeast. Frank
B. Marks, the poundmaster, also was
named defendant, although he was
not present when the incident oc-
Cured.
Plummer was represented by Attor-
neys Dorsey K. Offutt and William A.
Lowe.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
WOMAN INVENTOR |
BRINGS CARLTON
Miss Nora Johnston Over
came Difficulties to Perfect
Portable Model.

The worlds only portable carlton
is being brought to America by Nora
Johnston, English inventor, owner and
player of the keyboard-operated bell
instrument, for its foreign debut.
At present, the 500-pound instru-
ment is berthed In a three hundred
weight casing aboard the S. S. Bri-
tapnic.
Conceived to fill Miss Johnston's
desire to play when she wished, the
carlton was modelled on the same
mechanical principle Of the famous
carlton Of st. Rumbold's Tower in
the Cathedral at Malines, Belgium
The portable, however, is only feet
square.
Uses Metallic Bars.
In place of high-hung individual
bells used on larger carillons, Miss
Johnston's device has a system OF 81
metallic bars and resonators. which
are said closely to approach the real
tonalitieS.
The other main difficulty in de-
signing the instrument was in elm
mating a tumult Of keyboard noises.
Fixed carillons usually are operated
by manual similar to that Of an
organ, the one major exception being
the shape of the keys" which are
really handles struck by the side Of
the hand.
The Englishwoman's creation Is
noiseless at the keyboard and suit
able for playing in almost any in
terror.
Manufactured in Garage.
Although two English companies
have a virtual monopoly on the manu-
facture Of carillons, Miss Johnstons
invention was made in her garage.
In constructing it, the inventor ap-
piled what she learned while studying
at the carlton school in Malines.
Recalling her studies, Miss Johnston,
who is visiting here, remembered how
the eyes of the Malines professors
accustomed to dealing with men phys
ically suited to the task OF carlton
playing-popped when she appeared
for lessons
To prepare for the immense physi-
cal output required in playing, the
carlllonneur must take regular exer-
cises, Miss Johnston says, and even
after that most players flag" after
half an hours performance.
1T was principally because of the
display Of interest of this country to-
ward carillons," she explained. that
/ made the trip. 1t is remarkable
that the United States, next to Bel
gium and Holland, has the largest
number Of instruments OF this kind
in the world in such a relatively short
space Of time"
Evening star., 1937-10-13
CONCERTS TO BE GIVEN
BY CUBAN NAVY BAND
Will Arrive in Wash
ington October rs to Re-
main Four Days.

e. the Associated Press
The Cuban Navy Band will arrive
in Washington on October 25, to re-
main probably until October 20, &C.
cording to a Cuban Embassy attache.
The band is expected, he said, to
play one or two concerts at the Pan
American Union, under direction of
Capt. Armando Romeu.
Arriving in Miami on October Is
the band will travel to more than 25
cities in the East and South, in
Guiding Jacksonville. Augusta, Rich
mond, Washington, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston. Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Toledo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chatta-
nooga, Nashville and Atlanta.
The band will return to Miami
about December IA, leaving for
Havana on December IS.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
Passenger Balls Out
Of Plane, Mistaking
Signal for Trouble
Dy the Associated Press.


MONTGOMERY. Ala, October
13.-When an Army pilot in the
cockpit waves his hand 1t means
but one thing to Pvt. Frank Stro-
Ner-dangerous engine trouble.
So, when Mai. L. A. Dayton
waved yesterday, Stroller para
chuted to earth near here.
He was not missed until Dayton
landed 1T Valparaiso, Fla. He
telephoned to the Army field here
to find out what happened to his
passenger. When Stroller ex-
planned the major told him why
he waved:
Il was cold. I wanted you to
close the cockpit, not empty It,"
Evening star., 1937-10-13
ASKS MORE FOR ARMS

PARIS. October IS (P).-An increase
OF nearly 20 per cent in the French
Army budget for 1888 was asked today
by Minister of National Defense
Edouard Daladier.
The minister, in a tentative combi-
nation OF the ordinary and extraordi-
nary budget submitted to Parliament
for study, asked $4,000 600, 900 francs
tabout $425, zoo, ,000) for next year, a.
compared with 10000, ,000,0 900 francs
(about $3.50, 700, ,000) for 1887.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
Aviatrix Kills Wolf.

BOISE, Idaho. october 13 (P,.-
Aviatrix Bernadine Lewis King Of
Hollywood brought down four point
buck with single shot through the
heart. AS she ran toward her prize,
a wolf did, too. Four shots ended its
life.
Mrs. King proved her story with the
VOLTS skin and bucks antIers.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
Federal Group to Meet.

Veterans Administration Local IS.
United Federal Workers of America.
will meet at national headquarters.
532 Seventeenth street, at 8 pm.
tomorrow. Isaac Mcbride, national
organizer, will speak.
Evening star., 1937-10-13

1885 - the date the Government
charges conspiracy began-and re-
manned practically stationary during
the year. Trainor said, however, that
prices nuctuated quite a bit during
all Of 1885"
Evening star., 1937-10-13


been more pronounced.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. October ia Chi
nese spokesman declared today that
japanese forces had lost more than
5000 dead and wounded in a disas-
trous attempt to crash the Chinese
lines across Wentsaopang Greek into
Tazang, miles northwest of the
International Settlement.
The Japanese Army used IL, 900 men
nits desperate thrust. One japanese
flying column pushed ahead of the
main body miles to the outskirts of
Tazang, where murderous machine
gun and hand grenade fire forced 1t
toAretire to the original position.
sTazang is the most strongly de-
tended town on the Chinese battle
line. Its capture by the japanese
might force the Chinese troops to
Withdraw from the hotly. contested
Chapel sector in order to escape being
danked and surrounded from the west.
Despite whitening fire from land,
sea and air, the Chinese clung to their
lines on all other fronts in the
Shanghai district.
Plane Attack Reverberates.
While japanese planes resumed
dropping bombs on Chapel few yards
outside the International Settlement
boundary, the echo of their staccato
machine-gunning of two British mo-
tor cars late yesterday was creating
more international CONSERVATION.
Although no official statements had
been made, 1t was learned that the
attack might have British, Italian
and Russian repercussions, since citi-
zens OF those nations were passengers
In the automobiles.
The passengers were understood to
be: Flight Lieut.. S. S. MURRAY. as
slstant British air attache; Capt. w.
l.. Shlnn. British, of the China Navi-
cation Co.; M. Braham, British, for
merly Of the Chinese Railway Ad-
ministrations; C. Marshall British;
Lieut.. Francesca Rebezzi of the Ital-
Ian Navy; M. Shahov, secretary to the
Soviet military attache, and an un-
named Russian woman.
Pilot Car Not Attacked.
A Russian driver for the American
owned Bills Motor Co., D. E. Fitting
hof1, said he was driving flagless
pilot car containing Rebezzi. Braham
and a Chinese newspaper man a half
mile ahead of the other two cars
and was not attacked.
The British Embassy maintained
that the Japanese had been informed
of the trip. japanese asserted that.
while the Japanese Navy was informed
that party of Britons was coming to
Shanghai, the army was not advised
and for that reason the flyers were
uninformed.
HANGING, october Is (P.-High
Chinese authorities tonight charged
that the airplane machine cunning of
, British Embassy automobile yester-
day at Minghong was an attempt by
Japanese to kill Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek
Authorities tonight disclosed that
the generalissimo. in whom Chinese
civil and military authority centers.
now is somewhere in the vicinity of
Shanghai inspecting defense lines on
that front.
Evening star., 1937-10-13

Approximately 100000 State hunt
ing licenses are issued each year in
the United States.
Evening star., 1937-10-13

NEW YORK, october l3 CP).-
Gene Fowler. novelist and Aim see
mario writer. returned from Europe
yesterday with word that the Duke
of Windsor "has become too sober
it's rumored the duchess has put him
on the water wagon"
The Windsors were seen by Fowler
and his wife in Paris, Vienna and
Budapest.
Women all over Europe are say
ing The duchess is so plain; what's
she got that I haven't got?," said
Fowler. "All could tell them was,
Shes got the duke"
Evening star., 1937-10-13
Vulture "a Years in Zoo.

VUICUIe C4 cars IN zoo,
One Of the oldest birds in the Bronx
Zoo. New York City, Is q European
vulture, which has been in the ZOO
"a years.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
DUKE VISITS STETTIN;
WIFE STAYS IN BERLIN

WINDSOR Travels In Hitler's
"Glorified Trailer" on German
Inspection Trip.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. October 13-The Duke Of
Windsor set out for Stettin today in
Reichsfuehrer Hitler's limousine for
distinguished guests, but without his
duchess.
The limousine, a glorified version Of
the trailers used in the United States,
is equipped with bar. kitchen, tele-
phone and other conveniences.
The duchess, who has found the
pace set by their German hosts too
fatiguing, decided to remain In Ber.
lin and to visit Potsdam this after
noon.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
3,0)OCASUALT|ES
IN JAPANESE DRIVE.
Chinese Claim Disaster Is
Inflicted on Foe Near
..- Shanghai.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese invasion OF China
around Shanghai begged do,Dn for
seDer1l weeks BY rain and strength
OF the Chinese detenses. Assault
upon Chinese shifted to air ,Uith
Jdpdnse planes bombing numerous
central and southern cities. jap
drese ddDdnce in North China has
been more pronounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
FLAX RAISING RECORD
CREATED IN VALLEY

Flax raising, one of Imperial val
ley's newest enterprises, attained
additional recognition this week,
with the announcement that the
worlds production record for this
commodity had been broken on a
field of 13 acres which yielded an
average of 46 bushels per acre.
Keith Metz, Bonds Corner
rancher. who achieved the feat. also
harvested 400 bushels of flax with
an average of 39l9 bushes per acre
on 189 acres, and an average yield
of 80 bushels per acre for an entire
400 acre field The achievement
was verified by the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
l.. G. Goar, superintendent of
the California Experimental farm
at Meloland, declared, THAT is m-
doubtedly a worlds record for COM
mercial flax"
Goar submitted a report of the
Metz flax crop to A. G. Dillman,
flax specialist connected with the
United States department of agri-
culture at Washington. DC. and IN
reply received the following con-
firmation:
"I doubt if any field in Mime
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
Newspaper Week
Draws ment

Mr.. Paul jenkins, Publisher,
Imperial Valley Press, Ell Centro California.
MIR. JENKINS:
1t is with pleasure the of California
Week take this opprunity hearty
wishes editor publisher the Imperial Valley Post
is indeed only the duty of public spirited
citizen take the opportunity occasionally to extend to the local
press his well wishes and encouragement
This community especially fortunate its local
cities the Ell boast the kind of
that publish 1t is clean cooperative and informative
all that community ask of its newspaper
No daily newspaper luxury it is necessity.
To the business and professional man is Indispensable Par
tcularly, feei the worth of the press Your
beraly giving to the churches is most
mendabe 1 feel that almost inclined to
unfair advantage of generosity But nevertheless
assured that it gratefully
sincerely appreciated that this the sentiment
the great majority of ministers.
let appreciation to and splen-
did organization you my loyalty and
support.
Yours sincerely,
HAROLD E. DOTY
Pastor of First Baptist Church, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
RAINS SLOW UP
WAR ACTIVITY
NEAR SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI. Oct. T. WP)--Torren-
tial rains flooded trenches ami roads
and made moraSSes of fields in the
Shanghai area today. Many parts
Of the International Settlement were
flooded. Water and high winds
increased the suffering of thousands
of Chinese refugees, sleeping for
weeks in doorways and alleyWayS.
So severe we're the rains that they
slowed up the war on the Shanghai
front during most of the day but
tonight a furious Skirmish broke
out in the Chapel sector in the
northern part of Shanghai There
was continuous machine cunning
and fire of rifles and grenades
Shrapnel shells burst overhead and
Chinese batteries shellei the Japa-
nese Hongkow quarter.
japanese airplanes were ground
ed, and thus there ended for the
moment gigantic air raid program
On which the japanese had en-
barked coincidently with President
Roosevelt's peace speech and the
state departments approval of
League Of Nations action in the
Chinese-Japanese war
More than 100 airplanes, a Japa-
nese spokesman disclosed. bombed
all day yesterday over a wide area
of north, central : and southern
China-towns and railroads, includ-
ing the Peiping- Hankow and Tient-
sin-PukoW lines in the north and
the vital southern road between
Canton and Hankow, the national
supply line for munitions.
Cantons suburbs were bombed
again today. and it was established
that communication on the Canton
Hankow line had been interrupted
temporarily. One stalled train con-
tanned $50 officer and men of the
British cruiser CapetoWn, on their
way to Canton from HankoW.
Continued on Page @ Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
STORM CAUSES
WIDE DAMAGE
in NORTH ITALY

ROME, Oct. z CUPl--A storm of
terrific violence struck central and
northern Italy today and caused
wide damage. Telephone and tele-
graphic communication between
Rome and Europe generally was cut
off. Radio was the sole channel for
news.
Sweeping southwark, the storm
hit Rome this morning after caus-
ing floods and landslides which
destroyed bridges and stopped rail-
road trains.
Disruption of telephone and tele-
graph communication was blamed
on the collapse of a bridge over the
Arno river near Arezzo. The main
underground cable line was destroy
ed. Emergency crews were sent to
make repairs but Rome was cut off.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07

dents of the city cooperate by keep
ing their own homes and places of
business free of fire hazards"
Carelessnsys Blamed
A check of fire department rec
ords over a period of years showed
carelessness was to blame for the
greatet percentage of the fires to
which Ell Centre firemen were sum-
moned. Children playing with
matches. OILED mops confined in
airles5 containers or closets, trash
piles, defective electrical wiring.
leaky oil and gasoline stoves in
adequate flues, and defective cleo
trical appliances all received blame
for fires in the city, Sones pointed
out.
Free inspection of electric wir-
ing and of fire hazards are avail
able to the pubic at any time, -
Reams said. "a telephone call will
bring fireman to any address in
the city for inspection or for ad-
vice in the matter of eliminating
fire hazards"
Mayor Womack called attention
to the good business entailed in
giving the city the best fire pro-
lection possible in relation to its
ability to pay the cost. Even though
the city may enjoy the minimum
fire loss. he said, the loss may be
cut still further by obtaining lower
fire insurance rates for the city.
In order to follow this idea
through" the mayor continued. 'it
was necessary for the city council
to modernize the fire department
in every respect. This was espe-
cially necessary in relation to equip
ment and personnel
CITY. Cleaner
"Modernization of these two items
however, made it possible for the
| department to serve only in case
of fire.
The city is much cleaner than
it was last year" Womack con-
cluded. "A recent trip showed the
streets and alleys almost free OF
unsightly trash accumulations. Much
of the credit for this condition goes
to Lloyd Hopewell, who has the
city contract for hauling away trash
1t is up to the resident to put the
trash in the alley or street so Hope
wells trucks can pick it up"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
Teamsters Move
For EmbargOes on
Stockton Wharves

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 (UP)-
Joseph M. Casey, international au-
ditor for the teamster union. said
today the Stockton Teamster union
has authroized trucking embargo
on port of Stockton wharves in the
jurisdictional fight against the In
ternational Longshoremen's and
WarehouSemens union.
Casey received a report on actions
of a special closed meeting of
Stockton teamsters, affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
The longshoremen and warehouse
men are affiliated with the Com
mittee for Industria Organization.
Casey said invasion of the team
sters' jurisdiction by the IL.W.U.
precipitated the embargo threat. No
deadline 70 the embago has been
set, Casey said
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
A.F.OfL. Heads See
Heavy Vote for
Boycott of Japan

DENVER, Oct, 7. CUP)-American
Federation of Labor leaders oday
predicted that an overwhelming
vote will be cast at their 57th an
nual convention in favor of a boy
colt Of japanese manufactured
goods.
Sentiment in favor of a pending
resolution requesting the Boycott
mounted rapidly as a result of ac-
ton by the United States charg-
ing Japan with aggression and vi
olation of the nine power treaty.
The convention will act on the
resolution Friday.
William Green, president of the
A. F. of L agreed that a boycott
would be necessary if other mea-
sures of maintaining peace failed.
Other developments at the con-
Vention included fresh attacks on
the CIO by Daniel j. Tobin, pres
ident of the Truck Drivers union.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07

cut the modernization of the muni-
cipal fire department as one of the
major accomplishments of the last
year and invited residents to visit
headquarters to familiarize them
selves with the improvements.
Fire prevention is one of the
most important duties of the fire
department and its personnel, the
officials said.
Modern equipment large numbers
Of well trained iiremen, and rigid
inspection will not prevent fires"
Sones declared, unless the resi-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
ECONOMIST TO
PROBE CITRUS
TRADE CASE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. Z CUP)-
Or. David j Saposs, prominent eco
nomist, has been assigned by the
National Labor Relation board to
decide whether the board has juris-
diction over the approximately 50,-
600 workers in the citrus industry
Shippers and packers. in cases
before the labor beard have argued
their business is agricultural and
and does not ccme within the scope
of the Wagner act.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
Drawings of Air
Base Revealed

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7. (UP)
The navy department today res
leased detailed drawings for the
proposed naval air base at Ala
media, disclosing plans for a $14,500,-
600 project described as one of
the greatest naval aviation develop
mentS in the world.
The base will be quartered on
a 1000 acre site. Landing fields.
hangers, barracks, officers quar-
tiers, store dispensary, fire house
and magazine are includedt in
the plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
Veteran Mexicali
Policeman Dies
OF Heart Attack

MEXIALI, Oct. Julio Coma
lez. 35 year ola Mexican traffic
officer, died Wednesday night at
5 o'clock from a heart attack.
Gonzalez, who had been a mem
ber of the Mexicali police force
for several years and who was well
known throughout the valley, left
a wife and child.
Funeral services were held in
Mexicali Thursday All p. m. A
delegation of Ell Centro police Of
ficers. headed by Chief of Police
Sterling Oswalt, will attend the SER
vices
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-07
Japan General
Accuses Powers
For Aid to China

TOKYO. Oct. 7 CUP)-Gen. Ha-
lime Sugiyama in a statement to-
day accused the powers which are
denouncing japan for aerial bonn
bardments in China or supplying
the dunn dun bullets which are
found In the bodies of Japanese
soldiers.
He displayed a cheesecloth pack
age containing scores of dunn dunn
bullets which he said were taken
from Japanese wounded in Tokyo
hospitals. Each was carefully label
led, showing the iountry of origin.