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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Soviet Rents Ships to
Brave Nozi Blockade in
Trade with Great Britain
Nazis Continue
Peace Offensive
Despite Rebuffs

BERLIN, Oct. 4. (UP)-
Germany will continue her
peace o f f e n i've despite
Prime Minister Nevill | e
Chamberlain's speech to the
house of commons yesterday, a well
informed foreign office source said
today.
Chamberlain speech was not
considered an answer to the Russo
German Peace Declaration of last
week and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
it was indicated by this source, has
decided to stake immediate chances
of ending the war on his speech to
the ReichStag at l pm. Friday.
If his offers then are rejected by the
Allies, Germany plans consultations
with Russia and Italy as to next
steps to be taken.
An official source also said that
reports that Germany is planning
two protectorates in Poland, one
for Jews and one for Poles, are
pure invention"
Well informed quarters forecast
that Hitler in his Reichstag speech
would say he is prepared to discuss
establishment of a small Polish
state on condition that the western
powers would halt the war. The
plan, it was said, would provide
that any government of a small
Polish state would have to be ap-
proved by Berlin and Moscow
Should Britain and France re-
ject Hitler's offer of a small Polish
state, It was said, such a state
might be created in any event but
would be placed under a German
Governor General.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
French I Tanks Take
More Territory in
Fierce Battle

WITH FRENCH ARMIES, In
Germany, Oct. 4-CUP) = French
troops bit off more chunks of Ger
man territory in a series of local
operations today, thrusting through
the Borg forest behind a battering
line of big tanks.
German tanks vainly battled the
French monsters in an attempt
to halt the advance in the Moselle
sector.
The big tanks hammered each
other with shells at close range,
French messages said as a party
of correspondents was conducted
along the Saarbruecken Moselle
front to watch the army operations.
The engagement lasted several
hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
vandenberg Points
To Embargo Repea!
As Road TO War
IF We Become Arsenal
We Are Subject for
Attack SOlOn Argues

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.
(UP)-Sen. Arthur H. Van
denberg, R., Mich, renewing
the attack on President
ROosevelts arms embargo
repeal program, declared today i!
the United States becomes ian
arsenal for one belligerent," it will
become "a target for the other" "
IN my opinion" he told the
senate, this is the road that may
lead us to war and 1 will not vol
unfairly take it."
Vandenberg, a candidate for the
1910 Republican presidential nomi-
nation, followed Sen. Tom Con-
nally, D., Tex, who spoke for the
administration bill.
They disagreed squarely on the
fundamental issue in this debate
how best to keep America out of
the war.
Connally said that the danger
lies not in embargo repeal but in
the present law; that unless the
law is changed the U. S. will be
Brought to the brink of war, per-
hapS plunged into it's dark and
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Dickey's Single
Drives Yankees TO
2.1 Win in Series
ScOrching Hit in Ninth
Sends Runner Home With
First Game of SettO
BY HARRY FERGUSON

Y A N X E E STADIUM,
New York, Oct. 4. (UP)-A
lashing single off the bat Of
Big Bill Dickey in the ninth
inning enabled the New York YAM
KEGS to defeat the Cincinnati Reds
2 to l, today in the opening con-
test of the 1899 World Series.
AS Dickey's hit went screaming
into center field scoring Charlie
Keller with the winning run, fate
matched a glorious game from
Paul Derringer, Cincinnati right
handler, who had pitched brilliant
courageous baseball.
Inning after inning, Derringers S
big right arm rose and fell, sweep
in a curve across the plate that
held in check all the power in the
Yankee lineup.
But matching him pitch for
pitch, was Rufus the Red Ruffing,
ace Of the Yankee staff, who step
ped out on the mound with a sore
arm and pitched four-hit game
1t might have been different
story on this gloomy, chilly after
noon if the Yankee infield had not
played brilliant baseball behind
Ruffing. Time after time the dou-
ele play twins, Joe Gordon and
frankie Crosetti, cut down rallies
oy the Reds with fast, sparkling
fielding.
The Reds were held in check by
Ruffing until the fourth inning.
Ival Goodman walked on four
straight pitches and a sigh rippled
through the stands. Everybody
thought Rulings sore arm had
Continued on Page 8. Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

: With the Nazi peace offensive
apparently doomed to failure, it
generally was believed that Adolf
Hitlers speech to the Reichstag
Friday would outline Germanys
final" bid for a settlement but
would be more important as an
indication of the extent to which
he was prepared to resort to total
war against Britain and France.
Expectations of long struggle
with special emphasis on the allied
attempt to strangle Hitler's war
machine by economic measures lent
particular Importance to the man.
euvers of Russia and Turkey.
In the north, the Soviets were
reported backing up their recent
offer to carry on war time trade
with Britain by negotiating for
use of Scandinavian ships which
would operate in sub-Arctic waters
and thus evade the German navy's
control of the Baltic sea.
The Russians completed a deal
with Norway for rental of Nor
wegian ships and made similar
proposals to Sweden and Denmark,
neither of which decided immedi-
ately whether to make the deal.
Such trade would be of great i'm
portance to the allies because it
might cut into resources available
TO Germany and because of short
age of such materials as lumber
in England. Many neutral ships
in the Baltic have been torpedoed
or searched for contraband in re-
cent weeks by the Nazis.
The Moscow government expects
soon to welcome a German econo-
mic mission which will work out
methods of increasing the Nazi
purchase of Russian materials.
The Soviets were interested Vi
tally, too, in developments in the
southeast, where Turkey has prov
ed TO be a good friend in the
past but a stubborn protector of
her own interests in regard to
neutralizing the Dardanelles-the
Continued on Page 8, Col 50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Valley Woman Gets
War Zone Letter

Mrs. Charles o. Luckinbill, whose
husband is with the USS Trenton
in the European squadron, this
week received her first letter from
him since the outbreak of the
war in Europe.
His letter was postmarked Sep
tember l and she received it at
her home in Holtville October 2.
1t was written at Vlllefranche Sur
Mer. Judging from his letter, Mrs
Luckinbil said, he expected the
French to censor all mail. Mrs.
Luckinbill is the former Vivian
Carpenter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Robert Copperman, Runaway Son Of
Labor Executive, Killed by Train

Robert Copperman, 16, runaway
school boy from Ell Centro, was
killed Monday in a fall from a
freight train in Fort Worth. Tex,
his family was informed by the
FBI Wednesday.
The YOUTH son of Charles Cop
perman, business agent for the
Teamsters union in Imperial coun-
ty, ran away from home two weeks
ago and had not been heard from
since.
Apparently, Copperman said, his
son had started to visit his grand
parents in Cleveland, o. He could
give no reason for his sons dis
appearance. He said this was the
second time this year that the boy
had left home without revealing
plans or destination. He was miss
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
British Doubtful
Safety Belt Will
Work as Planned

LONDON, Oct. 4. CUP) = Com
menting on the western hemisphere
safety belt agreed upon at Pam
anna City neutrality conference the
Times expressed doubt today that
even the U. S. navy would be able
to patrol 300 mile zone about the
Americas.
Amy action taken by an Amer
lean navy to enforce prohibitions
contained in the panama City,
declaration would have no sanction
in international law and such action
would amount to an act of war and
nothing else" the Times said.
If German submarine or war;
ship chased by British destroyers
should take refuge in the safety
belt and then emerge to continue
depredations on Allied trade, what
would the American nations do to
prevent such abuse, it was asked.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Reporter Reaches
Western Front

For the first time since the
European war started, reporters
are in the front lines of the
western front.
One of them, Ralph Heinzen
of the United Press. who march
ed through mud with an Amer
lean infantry regiment in 1918,
tells of Germany's bluff-a bluff
to cover up the absence of big
guns on the battlefront.
Turn to Page Three for Ralph
Heinzen's graphic. first person
account of western front opera
tiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

20 miles east of CaleXico.
Work is approximately 20 per cent
advanced on drop four, five miles
closer to CaleXico, M. j. Dowd,
chief engineer of the Imperial r.
rigation district, announced.
No provision has been made for
construction of proposed drops twos
enc and Pilot Knob, located far
ther east along the canal. Dowd
indicated this was a matter for
the future"
Either drop one or two, with the
aid of the BraWley standby plant,
will be sufficient to carry the I'M
perial Valley load" Dowd said. For
Coachella, or any other section
that will mean greatly increased
power demand, additional plants
on the canal will be required"
Work on drop four got under way
in the summer, but heat halted
activities of Vinson and Pringle
crews. Chas. M. Pettifer of Long
Beach was reported arranging
crews and laying ground work this
week at the drop three site. Actual
work started Sept. 28.
Dowd estimated that when COM
pleted drop four would represent
a cost of about three quarters of
l million and drop three about
S650,000.
Virtually all contracts have been
let on the two plants and any addi-
tional will be of minor nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

: tlOn OF work ana move toward
"streamlining" district organization.
IN. j. Dowd will continue as gen.
eral superintendent and chief en-
gineer," Hewes said, but the shift
relieves him of considerable detail
work and leaves him free to direct
power operations and attack only
major problems in other district
fields"
Under the new setup, w. E. Hart
Zog, formerly assistant Superinten-
dent, becomes Superintendent OF
Water Distribution and Drainage
Construction. directly responsible in
these divisions.
The office of assistant superin-
tendent will be officially abolished.
In the recent past, Hartzog has
performed general field work in the
water and drainage divisions, but
without authority to act unless ap-
proved by DoWd Under the new
oNOUp llN WILL lloNC lillO duuliOl lOy
relieving Dowd of the necessity OF
going over voluminous reports and
giving consent.
DoWd, meanwhile, will give his
full time to direction of the power
program and to major problems
over and beyond the routine oper-
alton of water distribution and
drainage.
The adjustment, in addition, in
wolves the office of R. H. MadduX
business manager. In the past. fin
ancial reports on PWA and REA
construction and other fields have
been referred to DoWd for approval
involving additional detail work
for the chief engineer. Under the
new setup, Maddux will have COM
plete authority and responsibility
for the financial and cost account
ing department, the stenographic
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
MussoIini Ready to Assume Role of
Peace Maker If Hitler Gives Basis

ROME, Oct. 4. CUP) - Premier
Benito Mussolini will be ready to
essay the role of European peace
leader if Adolf Hitler in his speech
to the German Reichstag this week
gives him basis for action, it was
reported today in we'll Informed
quarters.
Mussolini was represented as be-
lieving that the best hope for peace,
if Hitler gave him a lead, lay in a
conference including Great Britain,
France, the United States, Ger
many, Russia, Turkey and Italy
The United States was consider
ed, it was said, because in the
presence and influence of the AM
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Armistice Urged by
American Scion

WASHINGTON, Oct 4. (UP)-
Sen. Edward Johnson, D., Colo,
introduced a resolution today re-
questing President Roosevelt to join
with other neutrals in urging bel
ligerentS in Europe to enter into
IAN immediate armistice."
The resolution was read to senate
and to galleries crowded for the
neutrality debate. Then it was re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee for consideration
1t said that "the time is auspici-
ous' for the United States to use
her influence to promote an armis-
tice, and that other neutrals were
looking to us for leadership in a
movement to that end
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Deputy Assigned
To Canal Area

Deputy Sheriff Bill Lott was
ordered to duty in inland this
week with instructions to remain
there during construction work on
the Coachella branch of the All
American canal.
He was sent there by Sheriff
Robert w. Ware because work on
the canal attracted dozens of work.
men and their families to INLAND
and surrounding areas. The rise
in population necessitated the serv-
ices of additional law enforcement
officers to maintain order Ware
said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

The Redwing will stand by the
Tai Ping until it reaches harbor
or is abandoned
Aboard the Tai Ping were An
derson, a New Yorker and veteran
sailor; his wife, a Russian girl
whom he married in China; a
German seaman and three Nor
Wegian Seamen.
They were in a serious plight
rom lack of food and fresh Wc~,r
when the Discoverer came to their
assistance today Commander Jones
of the Discoverer radioed back to
cattle that one of the crew was
ick and that the junk was badly
damaged, and shipping water.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Valley Hay Growers
Ask High Returns

Hay shipments from Imperial
Valley to Los Angeles fell off Slight
ly during the past week as valley
farmers generally demanded re-
turns far above the current market
prices, according to the weekly re-
port of the Federal State Market
news service.
Only 1400 tons of hay were snip
ped during the seven day period
as compared to more than 1000 tons
during the previous week. Markets
continued comparatively firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

Russian campaign. They said that
Finnish Russian relations were
good.
However, after summonses to the
foreign ministers of Esthonia, Lat
via and Lithuania, it was forecast
in Diplomatic quarters that Fin
land would be next. Its inclusion
in the new Baltic set-up would
give Russia complete domination
of both sides of the Gulf of Fin
land and thus strengthen its new
position in the Baltic proper, ex-
tending down to Lithuania.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Maurice Howard Kicked Out by NLRB
In Shakeup Started by Labor Group

Maurice Howard, NLRB field man
convicted of disturbing the peace
during wage dispute in Holtville
last February, was removed from
the Los Angeles NLRB staff this
week, reliable sources revealed We'd
nesday
He was dropped in a cleanup
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Southland Gets
First Snowfall

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4. UP)-
Southern California, which swelter-
ed in record temperatures above
100 degrees a fortnight ago, re-
ported its first snowfall of the sea-
son today.
Nearly an inch of snow fell in
Big Bear Valley high in the San
Bernardino mountains, according to
the weather bureau
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

mile voyage across the Pacific
ocean.
The Tai Ping had been given up
as lost until the coast geodetic SUR
vey boat Discoverer found the junk
with her distress signal flying and
the crew famished and i'll off Cape
Cook, Vancouver island, about 300
miles from Seattle.
John Anderson, American skip
per of the Tai Ping, informed the
government boat that he would
try to put the Tai Ping into Seattle
or some other Puget Sound port
on her own power, but the U. >.
coast guard dispatched its cutter
Redwing from Seattle to escort
the junk to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

If Elias Erkko, Finnish foreign
minister, were summoned to Mos
cow he would be the sixth foreign
minister to visit Moscow since Rus
sia invaded Poland Sept IL.
The foreign ministers of Turkey.
Germany, Esthonia, Latyia and
Lithuania had preceded him.
Foreign Minister Wilhelms Mum
ters of Latvia and Foreign Minis
ter Juozas Urbsys Of Lithuanla had
separate audiences with Russian
leaders last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
u AMBLING
X EPORTER

False Alarm
When a loud detonation shook
Main streeters the other day:
DR.. Arnold Ariaudo jumped.
Mrs. Grace Preble jumped.
Nurse Alma Parks dashed into
the office ad gasped:
Someone's been shot! | just
know it!'
DR.. Ariaudo looked out the WIN
dow and said, in aWed voice
"You are right There is the
body!"
The body" was a burst tire that
had, a few moments before, been
on a truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

erican government lay the sole
hope of inducing Britain and
France to stop the war. How the
United States might be expected
to induce Britain and France to
stop fighting after refusing to rec
ognize the Hitler-S Stain annihila-
ton of Poland, and after recogniz-
ing the new Polish government, was
not explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

ing for more than a week early
last summer. He was found in San
Luis Obispo during a state wide
search for him.
The dead boy was identified
through fingerprints on file with
the federal bureau of Identification
in Washington.
Robert was a sophomore at Gen.
tral Union high school.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
FIRST LADY FORGETS COAT

SEATTLE, Oct. IA CUP)-Mrsl
Franklin d. Roosevelt left for San
Francisco today aboard a United
Airliner, and like many another
traveller, forgot her coat in the
rush to catch the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Turkey Refuses to Bow TO Communist
Pressure in Matter of DardaneIes as
War Marks Time Pending Hitler Talk
- BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

Soviet Russian trade in the north and Turkish control
of the Dardaneles Straits in the south appeared likely
Wednesday to bolster the allied against Germany
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Weather Speeds
Power Plant Jobs
Contracts Call for Completion Of Two
Power Drop Plants on All American
ByMarch 81 Dowd Announces

Cool weather stepped up work Wednesday on the tw
monster power plants the All American canal tha
eventually will serve Imperial Valley.
Contracts provide completion by March 81.
Construction has just got under wav on drop three
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Battered Chinese Junk, Given Up
For Lost on b000-Mi|e Journey to
Seattle, Located with Crew of Six

SEATTLE, Wash. Oct. a. (UP)-The battered Chi.
junk Tai Ping, 106 days out of Shanghai, sailed
slowly toward Puget Sound haven today with its ex-
hausted crew of five and a woman, once given up
dead. who narrowly survived the perils of 6,OO0
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
FinI and Next on
Russian Program

MOSCOW, Oct. A. (UP)-Diplomatic quarters awaited
To-Day Russian invitation to Finland send its foreign
minister here to sign pact of mutual assistance" and
complete Soviet domination of the inner Baltic.
Finnish quarters professed to be unperturbed by the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
District High Command
Duties Shifted as New
Titles Create d by Board
SDowd Remains General Superintendent
As Mass Of Routine Requirements
Shifted; Hartzo9 Gets New Duties

readjustment of duties in the "high command of
the Imperial Irrigation District involving the discontinue
of title and the adoption of two
announced Wednesday by Evan T. Hewes district board
chairman In effect the change will eliminate duplca
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Fate of NeWneSS-

Louis Bentley, recently the ia
ther of ducky little girl, probably
decided that he needed a new Sc
dan to do justice to such daughter.
He bought one, and for the first
day the car probably got as much
attention as the youngster.
With only ID miles on the speed
ometer, Louis parked it behind the
courthouse Tuesday and went in to
work. Every once in awhile he went
outside to see how the car was get
ting along and to dust off imagin-
airy dirt.
The last time he went out, to go
home, he found a truck had smack
ed in the cars rear.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Who Done it,

Speaking of explosions, Lott V'ck.
ers is working on one that is pro-
badly the most battling case in hi;
career as a private detective.
When Lott started his car the
other day two torpedoes exploded
and Lott was out of the car before
the echo had crossed the street. AT.
ter satisfying himself that the tor.
pedoes were planted" he started
a crusade to find the culprit
So don't be surprised if you see
Lott traipsing around with &
searching look and a magnifyinl
glass. He'll be on the trail.
"a tip: Cherchez la femmeD
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

Butter Los Angeles. sec: but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, dc; manufacturing milk,
33c; route gathered cream, 3OiSc.
L. A. hay: U. s. No. I 15-Sl6.50;
U. S. No. 2 eafy Sl4-15.5O: u $ No.
2 S13-SI3.50i Mpls. flax S1.SS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

Say That Again
What was that remark that Andy
Preble made to Earle Davis, ius'
before Andy left the barber shoI
with alacrity and a blush?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

Third GereratiOn-
Next time. just call George Buck
lin Cramps. We guarantee he'll
answer up with beaming grandpa
face.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two FL Centre banks,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-05
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The primary election will take
place ON October 10. and the gen
eral election Will be November Z.
This falls election will give the
citizens an opportunity 10 rc-clcct
their Mayor and also to yole on
the members OF the commone 'oun-
ell city treasury city clerk and
constablcs. We are mentioning
this fact so that all citizens not
properly registered will do so be-
fore II Is too late.
We commend tho Detroit Times
for its sponsorship OF citizenship
Day A proclamation designating
Saturday. September 16. as "Citi-
zenship Day" in Detroit. was made
public last week by Mayor Richard
W. Reading in support OF the huge
celebration planned for that day
under the sponsorship OF the Times
with the cooperation Of The Amcri-
can Legion. According TO the spon-
.S0rs. more than 10000 individuals
who have reached voting age dur
ing the last year, or who have be-
come naturalizcd citizens during
that time. will he honored al i'm
pressive ceremonies In addition TO
the American Legion. more than
30 other patriotic fraiernal. and
civic organizations have pledged
their support 10 this program We
are very anxious TO seo colored or
CARNATIONS assist IN this program.
Cpon completion Of tho initial
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weather 70 Keep them from the
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