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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
BRITISH FACE
PEACE OR WAR

LONDON. Mar. IL. CUP) - The
British government announced TO-.
day that it felt that the action OF
the German government in Austria
was bound to have most disturb
ing effect on Anglo-German rela-
tions and upon public confidence
throughout Europe.
This statement was issued after a
two hour emergency cabinet meet
ing at which members decided that
the nation was faced with the defl-
mite issue of peace or war.
The situation was so urgently
grave that it was reported that
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain might call a general election
to obtain the attitude of the country
toward Germany
An appeal to Premier Benito Mus
solini of Italy for support was con-
sidered also, it was said
ROME, Mar. IL. (UP)-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler sent special envoy
by air, with personal letter to
Premier Benito Mussolini on Friday
regarding the Austrian situation, it
was announced officially today.
PARIS, Mar. II. (UP) - Leon
Blum, socialist leader, appealed to
the nation today to support a gov
eminent of national union, embrac-
ing every element of French politi-
cal life in face of the gravest crisis
since 1914
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
TENSION EASED
IN CHINA AREA
Japanese General Goes
Cautiously, Dealing
With Foreigners

SHANGHAI, March II. CUP)-
Apprehension of foreigners fearful
that the japanese army might take
over control of the International
Settlement was eased today when
Gen. Shuroku Hata, commander
in Central China, announced that
he intended to exercise caution in
dealing with foreign sectors.
He said that friction with third
powers could arise only if they
attempt to interfere with Japanese
army operations and that caution
would be used in matters concern
ing the International Settlement
'in view of the complex inter-re-
lationships of foreign interests
there"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
NAz|S Reject
PROTESTS OF
LONDON PARIS
Warnings Unwarranted' ;
Force Denied in
Quick Coup

BERLIN, March II. (UP)
-Fuehrer Adolf Hitler en-
tered Austria in triumph to-
day while his government
coldly rejected the protests
of Britain ami France against Ger
many's invasion and Modification of
her neighbor as "unwarranted". .
Before Hitler left Munich for
Austria, he issued proclamation
which was read over the radio, an
nouncing the entry of the German
troops and declaring:
Behind the units of the armed
forces stands the will and deter
mination of the entire German
nation"
In the governments announce
ment of Germanys attitude towards
the British and French protests, ii
was denied that Germany useC
force towards Austria.
"On the basis of certain reports
they had received from Vienna, the
British and French governments
protested against alleged compulsior
by Germany as influencing Austrian
developments.
THE German government reject
ed this protest as unWarranted anc
simultaneously rectified the false
reports which the two governments
had received"
The troops went to Austria at the
request of the new Nazi Austrian
government But they were there
also in event that any nation dared
challenge Germany's course, or the
course OF the Austrian Nazis.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

A delegation of Ell Centre Chi
nese called on Police Chief J. Ster-
ling Oswalt of Ell Centre this week
and presented him check for
Silt.
The conversation Gf you believe
the mOvies) might have gone some
thing like this:
"MOst hOnOred sir forgive most
awkward intrusion. We are humble
folk come on mission of gratitude.
"Many times i'm past when dwell
ings washed away on Yangtse XII
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

WASHINGTON. Mar. u. up
Ambassadors of Germany, France
and Great Britain conferred at the
state department today concerning
the Austrian crisis.
Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff Of
Germany first called on Secretary
of State Cordell Hull and explained
to him the events leading up to
the German activities in Austria.
He blamed former Chancellor Kurt
SchuSchnigg for a breach of faith.
The newly appointed French am
bassador called at the department
soon after Dieckhoff had left.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
FL CENTRIC CHINESE
DONATE $117 FOR
SUFFERERS IN FLOOD

ang, your people send help across
Pacific to our people. Now when
water wash away homes i'm Califor-
mia, we wish to show our gratitude.
"As Great Philosopher Wang PO
say, Gratitude is expensive"
In reality, however, they said:
Chief Oswalt, if you will turn
this check over to the proper au-
thOrities as a slight token of our
sympathy for the California flood
sufferers, we will appreciate it,"
And that's not Wang Po, it's the
real Mccoy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
AMBASSADORS IN WASHINGTON
CONFER ON AUSTRIA INVASION

The British ambassador, Sir Ron
aid Lindsay arrived soon after
wards.
General reaction to Germany's
invasion of Austria coincided with
that expressed by Hull-that ma
turally' this country had not ex-
pressed its views on the situation
to the Berlin government, and had
no intention of doing so.
A wider view of American reaction
was expected next Monday, how
ever, when the house considers the
administrations billion dollar naval
authorization bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
DEADLINES IN
COUNCIL RACE
CLOSE in CITY

Deadline closed down in Ell Gen.
tros city council campaign Satur-
day noon with only two candidates
running for two positions on the
council, to be filled at the April
II election.
When the city clerks office closed
at noon Saturday with no addition
al filings, Councilman H. w. Faw-
cett was assured of reelection and
p. L. Moore, manager of the I'm
perial Valley Credit association, was
assured of election to the council
place Mayor Roy Womack will va
cate. Womack will not run.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
VALLEY MAN
CONVICTED IN
MORALS CASE
twenty Third Declared
Guilty or Similar
Charge Since '33

Clyde Rogers, 81, was con-
victed in the Imperial county
superior court Saturday of
two counts of lewd and las
civious conduct and will be
sentenced Tuesday unless an ap-
plication for probation delays legal
procedure.
Rogers was the 23rd person con-
victed of similar offenSes in this
county since 1888, and the oath
brought to trial. One case was dis
missed for lack Of sufficient evi-
dence.
Attorney c. B. Smith defended
Rogers against charges that he
molested small girls, all under ID,
while attending public performances
C. G.. Halliday and r. l. French
were prosecuting attorneys. Trial,
without jury, had been continued
from Thursday to Saturday for
arguments.
Of others convicted of leWd and
lascivious conduct since 1888, two
have been sentenced to Folsom
prison, II to San Quentin prison,
two to the county Jail and one was
committed to a state institution at
Patton.
Out of a total of 81 persons tried
in this county in the last five years
on various morals offenses, only 13
have been granted probation. The
total of 81 is divided up between
the "a charged with lewd and
lascivious conduct, six charged with
rape or attempted rape, Al charged
with contributing to the delinquen-
cy of minors, seven charged with
pandering and three charged with
other morals offenSeS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
CHANCE FOR EUROPE
WAR HELD REMOTE

sorbing Austria and that Premier
Benito Mussolini, although in a
most embarrassing position, has
declared his neutrality in the Au-
strian crisis.
But observers fear that unless
the situation is handled with the
utmost caution, Hitlers Nazifica-
tion of Austria may hasten the
eventual European upheaval.
Hitler's coup altered the diplo-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Thirteen Escape as
Vessel Blows Up

SAN DIEGO, Mar. II CUP) -
Escaping a moment before their
vessel exploded and sank, l3 men
of the tuna clipper Funchal were
safe aboard another fishing boat
today in Magdalena Bay, off Lower
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Tieup of San Pedro
Port Feared Certain

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Mar. u CUP)
Tieup of the port of San Pedro
at 7 o'clock Monday morning in a
dispute between employers and
longshoremen appeared certain with
refusal of the latter today to COM
ply with the operators ultimatum
expiring at that hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

matte equilibrium of Europe and
is likely to have a number of far
reaching results. Coming just at
the moment when Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain of Great Brit
ain has embarked upon a policy
of rapprochement with the dicta-
torial countries, Hitlers action deals
a body blow to chamberlain 4
scheme for continental appease-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Lindberghs Leave
Secretly for Britain

NEW YORK, Mar. IL up
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
sailed for England early today as
secretly as they arrived for a holi
day vacation last Dec. 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Resolution Pushed
Through Asking
MONEYS Pardon

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Mar u.
(UP)-Mooney forces in the lower
house of the California legislature
claimed moral victory today
after winning passage of concur
rent resolution to grant legisla-
tive pardon to Thomas j. Mooney
convicted of San FranciSco's 1916
Preparedness day bombing.
After a two-day campaign. which
included an unprecedented personal
appearance of the famous labor
martyr" before the legislature,
MooneyiteS won al votes and as
sembly approval of resolution
which would pardon Mooney for his
alleged part in the bombing outrage
which killed 10 persons and injured
a score of others.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar. r.
CUP)-The senate rules committee
today tabled a resolution calling
for the appointment of an interim
committee to investigate the reasons
for delay in payment of benefit
checks to the states eligible ioblesS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Sen. Norris Orders
IVA Chief to Quit
Threatens to Introduce Resolution for
Resignation; Bitter Quarrel
Of Leaders Intensified

WASHINGTON March II (UP)-Sen. George w. Nor
rs Ind, Neb father of the Tennessee Valley authority,
demanded the resignation of IVA Chairman Arthur E.
Morgan today If Morgan does resign Norris said he
may introduce resolution in the senate him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Troops Swarm
Over Country
Following Coup
Anti-Jewish Agitation Begins; Wild
Celebrations Among Nazis
Greeting Dictator

VIENNA, March r. (UP)-Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, pre-
ceded by thousands of German troops, to Austria
today and hailed by the dominant Nazis ber
The Modification of the country accomplished
and anJewsh agitation began The Ousted chancellor,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
LAST DAYS
PROGRAM
SUNDAY, MAR. 13
San Djegl, Day


1000 a.m.-E XII bit building
opens. So"
1000 a.m.-Cutting event.
1000 a.m.-POlO Finals. .,.. ..
1900 nOOn-Arrival of the San
Diego county cara
van.
100 p.m.-Starting of horse
show in front of
grandstand.
200 p.m.-I N I r o u C / on of
speakers from San
Diego county.
400 p.m.-Stage show i'm main
exhibit building.
500 p.m.-Imperial Valley Boys
Band concert. .....
1880 p.m.-Free display of fire
works i'm front Of
grandstand.
500 p.m.-Free stage show.
main exhibit build
ing.
$3.50 p.m.-Finals I'm amateur
contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Any Challengers?-

Ralph j. Carmichael, who spends
his time now interpreting Spanish
for Imperial county officials, was
believe 1t or not-a cycliSt of note
in his youthful days. just to keep
himself in condition, he used to
peddle from Pomona to EScondido
by way of weekend jaunt. Some
impressario of sport is going to
miss a bet unless he signs Car
michael up for a comeback against
some others of us who used to ped
die a mean bicycle. (Not RR, how
ever. LIES strenuous enough right
nowD
What A DAY.
A prospector, in town for the
first time in several weeks, evident
ly had been imbibing pretty freely
before he visited one Imperial
county office this week to file min
n ing rclaims. In fact, and bluntly,
2 he was blotto. Nobody could make
out just exactly how he wanted the
papers filed, and nobody was just
sure that he was in the office he
wanted to be in Finally he left.
Next day he returned, sober He
hunted up the deputy who had
tried to serve him.
You and l." he grinned sheep
ishly, was sure drunk yesterday,
wasn't We?"
It's The Truth
One day early in the week RR
greeted d. V. Stewart, the county
fair secretary-manager with the
usual Good morning" and Stew
art-the wind was blowing that day
was so terSe in wanting to know
what was good about it that RR
has heSitated lately. letting Stew
;. art open the days greetings.
Saturday morning Stewart BEAM
ed
Good morning." he said.
The wind was blowing Saturday
morning. too RR had him there.
whats good about it," grunted
RR.
"I4 not raining" beamed Stew
art.
Starting Early
Last year the San Diego Padres
of the Pacific Coast Baseball league
avon every game away from home
when they we're accompanied by IL
year-old Bobby Thompson, mascot,
and lost when he wasn't along. So,
when they came to Ell Centre to
play Seattle, the Padres brought
Bobby along.
You know how the game came
= out.
v Afterwards, however, the Seattle
BOYS decided there's really some
thing to this mascot business. Bob
nv with youthful enthusiasm, was
seen gathering. up all of Seattle's
baseballs and tossing them into
San Diegos bat bag.
Sore For Fair
Mickey - the Mickey at Sher-
woods, you knoW-voWs now that
horseback riding isn't in it with
a county fair. Mickey visited the
midway, took a whirl at all the
whirligigs, and ended up by tossing
baseballs at rag dolls. And now her
arms so sore she can hardly serve
Ser own meals, much less some
body else's. OF course, RR might
point out, horseback riding does
not interfere with the use OF the
arms.
An HONEST Woman
Mrs. Frank w. Miller, of Oak
PARK. ILL.,. who is visiting her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. John Balm,
AZ their place on the Eucalyptus
canal, is an honest woman, even
with herself Mrs. Miller refused
IN vote Saturday either for Dale
Carnegie or Charles B. Driscoll on
the editorial. page. She hasn't read
enough of them to form an opin-
ion, she said.
What makes it particularly unu-
saal is that, in reading the Driscoll
View York Day by Day column
saturday morning she found an
7 anecdote relating to Colin Miller
Des Moines newspaper man-and
her son.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles. 29c butterfat, Imperial
Valley, fob, ranch grade A. 36c; manufacturing
milk 32c; route gathered cream. 2slac.
L. A. Hay: No. 1. SIG; No. 2 leafy,
S15-15.5O; 5 No. ?, S14 Minneapolis flax May,
S2O214.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
WEATHER

Iaxtmum temperature 49, minimum Sc. 5 am
perature so, humidity 78; noon temperature 80
nidity 35; pm. temperature 68, humidity 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

To date this year
$64, 1877
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Dixie Dauis, Famous Policy King Under $500, 900 Bail

Davis capture would be split "among persons whose identifies I will make every effort to keep secret" The red-haired girl, Rose Rickert, 25, a former show girl known as Hope Dare, told police that she knew who rated on Dixie," and claimed that the dough has been split with the New York cops" Free under $2,- 500 bail for further hearing Feb. g, she said that she would remain in Philadelphia or Ego wherever Dixie goes, because I love him."
 Davis companion in jail was George Weinberg, also a fugitive from New York, a brother of Abe (Bo) Weinberg, one of Schultz, chief lieutenants, who supposedly was taken for a ride" and thrown in a barrel of concrete into the East River in New York. Magistrate Ma than Beifel set bail at $3000O0 for each of the men after New York authorize charged that they were the highest remaining members of the Schultz gang" Davis was des- cribed as "the brains of the entire combination" Still the smart law yer, Davis demonstrated that he had familiarized himself with Pennsyl- vania law when he declared that he would "rSther have no bail et al than such ridiculously high ball." It was pointed out that should he be held without bail, he might obtain a writ of habeaS corpus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
ONCE MODEL BOY
 BECOMES BANDIT

Providence, R. T., Feb. s-(UP)- Joseph N. Maloney, 34, one time Webster, Mass, model boy" and former Putnam, Conn, liquor store proprietor, was held without bail for the grand jury today after pleading not guilty in district court to an armed robbery charge.
 He also pleaded not guilty to a concealed weapon-carrying charge on which bail was set at $2O00. The entire arraignment took less than two minutes.
 Maloney was captured yesterday only five minutes after he allegedly held up Cashiers Evylyn Tiernan, 30, and Sadie McKenna of Shepard'S department store and fled with $1291.
 Police, who reported that Ma loney's gun was unloaded, said he was identified definitely by the vic- tins and later confessed he staged the holdup because he twas so broke he didn't know what he was doing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
BRITISH VESSEL
 REPORTED SEIZED
Nationalist Cruisers Said to Have Captured It;
 Mine RumOr Refuted

Barcelona, Feb. 3-CUP)-A re- liable source asserted today that two British steamships carrying coal had been captured by Spanish National ist cruisers and taken to Mediter- ranean Islands off Barcelona.
 (The only islands off Barcelona are the Balearics, lying to the south east. The United Press Barcelona bureau, in sending its dispatch, in- dicated that it was strictly limited for the present to the report cited. The admiralty at London, asked about the report, said that it had no knowledge of the capture of any British Ships.-ed)
 A rumor circulated in Barcelona last night that the British steam ship Endymion had been sunk by a mine and was not torpedoed.
 Mine RumOr Secuted
 Stanley Thomas, mate of the En- dymion and one of the four sur vivors, told the United Press by tel ephone from Cartagena that he noticed movement in the water 100 yards from the ship before it was
 Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
By THOMAS J. DONOHUE

'
 Philadelphia, Feb. g. (UP) -J. Richard (Dixie) Davis, one-time church violinist who inherited Dutch Schultz $100,000,00O policy racket, was ready today for the toughest fight of his career as a money hungry lawyer - fight to prevent extradition to New York city, where he might be jailed for 25 years. Extradition papers were prepared by District Attorney Thom- as E. Dewey of New York, whose staff had spent months tracing tips and searching for the fugitive law yer, and probably will be submitted to Governor Herbert H. Lehman at Albany, N. Y, today. Lehman will send them to Governor George H. Earle at Harrisburg, Pa, who will forward them to Philadelphia auth critics. Thus 1t was expected that an extradition hearing could not be held before tomorrow.
 Dewey's assistants, who arrested Davis. his beautiful hed-haired girl friend and Schultz henchman 1n an apartment house raid yesterday zealously guarded the name of the informant who put the finger" on the dapper disbarred "mouthpiece. who was the brain trust" of the Schultz racket. In New York Dewey said that the 5000 reward for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Siixty- FiDe Warships Cleared For Action
Sight = Jap Admiral Differs With American Admiral William D. Leahy
BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN United Press Staff Correspondent


 London, Feb. 3-Forty British and at least 25 French Warships cleared for action in the Mediter- ranean today as an intensified "anti- piracy patrol began. Together with participating Italian warships, the concentration was greater than at any time since the start of the Spanish Civil war.
 It was Great Britans hope that within 48 hours the fleet would have orders to sink on sight without question any submerged submarine, or any submarine on the surface which refgused to disclose its iden- tity.
 The mo quarter" proposal, made by Great Britain to France and Italy yesterday, was a new develop ment, the result of British anger over the sinking, presumably by a pirate submarine, of the British merchantmen Endymion.
 Sink Them At Once
 Under the Nyon agreement, by which 10 nations agreed on anti pirate" patrol submarines which re- fuse to disclose their identity were to be sunk only if there was valid evidence of piratical intentions. Unconditional French adherence to the British mo quarter" proposal was expected to reach London today. If the Italian adherence reached London also, it was expected that Foreign Secretary Anthon Eden
 Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
MAC DONALD HAS
 WON DECISION
Robert A. Hurley is Done With Any State High=
 way Dept. Control

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 3.-UP)-. State Public Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley prepared today tc withdraw from all supervisory rela- tions with the state highway depart ment following a state. supreme court decision which forbade any interference with activities of that department. E
 The high courts ruling, not un- expected, sustained finding by Superior Court Judge John A. Cor nell which held that highways and bridges were not included under the term real assets" in the wording of the act creating the public works division.
 Hurley has maintained major supervisory authority over con- struction and contract-letting of the highway department since July l, when he officially assumed of flee.
 In this capacity, he wrote the sensational Hurley report" which condemned activities of Highway
 (COntinued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
JUSTICE DEPT.
 IS ABOUT READY

Washington, Feb. 3-(UP)-The justice department is virtually ready, it was understood today, to bring antitrust suits against al- legged monopoly in the milk market ing industry as new phase of its trust busting drive.
 Attorney General Homer s. Cum mings revealed that department att torneys are examining information assembled in a nationwide eight months investigation of the indus try, and that action might come soon.
 It was learned that If an anti trust suit against milk companies is filed soon, probably within two months, it likely will be brought in Chicago, New York or some New England city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Scores of Warships Are Searching Waters For
 Three of Crews Missing
WORST DISASTER IN
 HISTORY OF NAVY
BOmbers w ere in War Maneuvers When They
 Met in Terrific Collision

San Diego, Cal, February 3. = (UP) = Scores of war ships naSsed in sham battle maneuvers turned today from a scouting patrol for a theo- retical enemy to a search for the bodies of three of II men killed in the midair collision of two bombers 70 miles off San Diego. The bombers, carrying capacity crews of seven men each, crashed last night during a squall while they
 were accommodating for potential invader. Spectators on the warShips saw both plunge down, one in flames. Both sank immediately.
 The Navy Department at Wash ington announced today that Il of the IA men aboard the bomberS were killed and three were rescued. It said eight of the bodies had been recovered. Ten died in the crash or drowned and the 11th Succumbed to injuries aboard the U. s. s. Relief, hospital ship.
 This was the Navy's worst disaster to heavier than air craft. It oc- cured at 11:37 p. m., EST, but was not disclosed until today.
 SearchlightS from several battle ships in the area and from more than a score of destroyers pierced the night sky, their beams convert ing on the spot where the bombers went down.
 Small boats were lowered quickly from the warships. The survivors were picked up and taken to the hospital ship. Throughout the rest