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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chase Hutchinson

LAKELAND, Fla, March 25. CUP)
Freddy Hutchinson, one of the
most publicized rockies of the pre-
training season, was the most for
lorn youngster in the Detroit Tigers
camp today.
Freddy. who came from Seattle
to the Tigers at a cost of $4,000
and four players, made his second
start as major Lacquer against
the Dodgers yesterday and was
hammered from the box in the
second inning. In his first start
against Washington last Saturday,
he was reached for seven hits and
two runs in five innings. The Tigers
finally won yesterday GA.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, March 25. UP)-
Stocks drifted lower in a dull ses-
sion today as the street adjusted
positions in advance of Premier
Mussolinfs speech tomorrow.
No particular pressure was eX-
erted anywhere. The recession ap-
peared to be induced mainly by lack
of demand.
There was nothing in domestic
news to offset caution regarding
possible happenings over the week
end Business items were featured
by the usual weekly steel reports
which showed a gain in Pittsburgh
and declines In Chicago and
Youngstown. Department store sales
showed gains over a year ago. but
The anticipated pre- Easter retail
rush was not materializing, accord :
ing to trade experts.
Bonds moved irregularly. Some
commodities were firmed, including
grains, cottonS and sugar.
Copper stocks softened and had
losses ranging to more than a point.
Steels opened irregular and then
declined. u. s. steel registered a
decline of more than point.
Chrys1er was down fractionally.
Railroad and utility issues receded.
Aviations, firm at the start. lost
the gains. Amusements. building
issues. rubbers and mercantile is.
sues were lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26

an IL to 6 victory over the rockies
at Ell Centro and who was reported
ready to sign his 1899 contract to-
day, was returning to San Diego
from Tijuana early this morning
when the car in which he was rid
ing rammed into the read of an
other parked on the highway,
throwing him through the wind
shield. He died an hour later at a
National City hospital from loss
of blood.
The big Padre righthander was
accompanied by Miss Alma Hamil-
ton, "a, San Diego, friend of the
Chaplin family, who received head
decorations in the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Injury Benches
Buster Adams

ST. PETERSBURG, Fa., March
Is. CUP)-Buster Adams. the st.
Louis Cardinals rookie who starred
in Joe Medwick's place while Ducky
was a holdout. was On the bench
today with a fractured jaw. He
was injured by a pitched ball in
practice Thursday. Manager Ray
Blades shifted Terry Moore to left
field and put Lynn King at center
in Adams spot during yesterdays
game in which the Cards beat the
Red SoX 2 to 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
81 Net Matches
Scheduled SUNDAY

Match play in the Imperial VAL
ley-Balboa Park tennis extrava-
ganza will start at 9 o'clock Sun
day, Bill Maxwell, secretary of the
Ell Centro tennis club, announced
Saturday.
Thirty-two matches in all will
be played, Maxwell said, including
singles and doubles play in men,
women, junior men, junior women,
boys under Is, girls under Is and
veterans divisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Mar. 25. (UP)-Wheat
prices developed a firm undertone
on the Chicago board of trade to-
day, after a slow start Weekend
covering and purchases against
sales of wheat to the government
were sufficient to absorb light Of
ferings.
At close wheat was up 4 to "a
cent, corn was up II cent. and oats
were 4 to 3s cent higher.
There was some nervousness over
developments in Europe, and fair
short covering pushed prices al
m ost Y cent higher. after a steady
20 weak opening. The upturn fail
ed to carry more than " cent and
offerings increased.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
L. A. STOCKS
Los ANGELES, March "a. CUP,

Los ANGELES, March "a. CUP)-
LOS ANGELES, March %. UP)-
The bulk of the list hung around
the previous close on the Los An
geles stock exchange today as ap-
proximately $4,000 shares were sold
half way through the short session
Transactions included: Il. A. In
dustries 100 shares 2h down h
Transamerica 100 shares 6A up x ,
Consolidated Oil 100 shares Sh un-
changed; Richfield Oh 2OO shares
18k unchanged; Globe Grain &
Milling 100 shares up n; GEN
eral Motors SO shares 46% unchang-
ed; Menasco 100 shares 39s un-
changed; Edison common 25 shares
300 shares 29K up N, new high
the 5h per cent pfd 400 shares
28A unchanged; Southern Pacific
60 shares JIG unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Rseue Twins Score Double Knockout
Victories in San Diego; Shorty
Avenges Amateur Defeat

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 25. CUP)-The
Jacumba twins, Shorty and Big
boy Hogue, added two more knock
outs to their professional fight re-
cords here tonight when Bigboy
kaye I'd George Romero, San Diego
WelterWeight, in the first, and
Shorty was awarded a technical
knockout over Middleweight Miller
Fonseca, Los Angeles, IN the third.
Bigboy found the range early in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Vic Frasier Suffers
Skull Fracture

PASADENA, Cal, March 25
(UP)-Vic Frasier, Chicago White
Sox pitcher, today faced a five
weeks stay in the hospital with
skull fracture inflicted by a
thrown ball. The injury, a lineal
fracture, occurred two days ago
during a practice game but was
not disclosed by X-rays until yes
terday. Frasier had complained of
a headache. Physicians said his
condition is not critical. ,e-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Fe!Ier, KubbeII
To Duel Sunday

NEW ORLEANS, March 25. CUP)
Manager Oscar Witt of the Cleve-
land Indians decided today to use
Bob Feller in Sundays game with
the New York Giants. He said he
did so at the request of Bill Terry
who planned to use Carl Hubbell
Sunday and hoped a renewal OF
the Feller-H -Hubbell duel would draw
a large crowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26

the first and dropped Romero with
a right to the cnm after two and
a half minutes of milling.
Shorty avenged a defeat handed
him last year as an amateur when
Referee Gilmore awarded him a
technical knockout half way in the
third round after Fonsecas legs
began to buckle under a barrage
of lefts and rights. -
Al Fields dropped a four round
decision to Spec Andrews.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Women Cagers
Reach Finals

, WICHITA Kan. March 25. (UP)
The Little Rock, Ark, flyers and
the Galveston, Tex, Anicos, both
former champions, clash tonight
for the women's national A A. U.
basketball title
The teams swept past their semi
finals obstacles last night, Gal
weston defeating the Des Moines
ALB. 28-10, and the Little Rock
entry ousting the home town Wi
chita Thurstons 22-l6A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Central Reserve
Meters Lose

Yuma's grammar school tennis
team Friday afternoon defeated Ell
Centre high school reserve meters
13 macthes to six on Central courts.
The Yumans dominated in both
boys and girls matches, according
to Bill Maxwell instructor
Ell Centro girls were scheduled to
play Grossmont girls Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
yeFreeman,
Kramer Clash

NEW YORK, March 25. up
Dave Freeman of Pasadena, Cal,
and Walter Kramer of Detroit meet
today in the final of the National
Badminton championship.
Freeman scored 1873, 1875 over
Ken Quigley of Cleveland and Kra-
mer eliminated w. c. Skies, New
York, 15-7, 1910 in the semi final.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
e. Tracksfers
Vie in Meet

Ell Centro high school track and
field team met Holtville and Yuma
high cinder teams in triangular
meet at Central high school Sat
urday afternoon.
Yuma was regarded as a heavy
favorite to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
BrawIey RambIers
Defeat inland

The Brawley Ramblers softball
team Friday night scored an easy
1873 victory over the inland ALI
Stars in inland.
Lee Lewis and Elmer Foe led the
Ramblers at the plate. Lewis col
lected four hits in five trips and
Foe hit a two run homer in the
fourth inning.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, March %. CUP)-
Hogs saleable supply 100, steady
6.25.
Cattle, saleable 200, quoteably
steady, few common to medium
cows 80; cutter grades 4.25.
3 so; good fed steers quoted to 10
Calves saleable so, quoteably steady
choice vealers quoted 11.50-11.75.
sheep. none, good to choice fec
wOoled lambs quoted to $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Dorothy Kirby
Wins Golf Meet

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 25. (UP)
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta won
the ninth annual Augusta women's
invitation golf championship by
beating Mrs. Opal Hill of Kansas
City and 2 in the final yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Markets At
A Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks irregularly lower and
quiet.
Bonds firm and quiet; u. S. Gov
ernmentS higher.
Curb stocks irreEularlY lower.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton firm.
Wheat and corn firm. up about
II to Is cent each.
Rubber easy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
MANFREDO
DECISION

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar
25. CUP) - AL Manfredo, Fresno
welterweight, decisioned Johnny
Dean, of Philadelphia, in 10
round bout here last night. Man
fredo, at 152, took eight rounds by
wide margins from his 148-pound
opponent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Peters Wins byK. 0.

HOLLYWOOD, tUP)-Nick Of
down little before the
a technical knockout.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Tiny Jim Chaplin Dies i'm Auto Crasl
Son Diego Padres
Ace HurIerFIi
Thru Wind Shield

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 25. (UP)-Tny Chaplin, 34
unsigned Diego baseball club pitcher died early today
of severed uguar vein suffered in auto accident
National City, miles south of here.
CHAPLIN who Yesterday pitched the Padre regulars to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
Jacobs TO Announce Fight Date

NEW YORK March (UP)-Promotcr Mike Jacobs said to-
that he week for the Joe Louis
Tony Calento heavyweight title fight in New York
The tentative June 2S in Yankee STADIUM
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
l.. A. BUTTER De EGGS

Los ANGELES. March %. UP)-
Butter: extras 26c, prime firsts Csc,
standard 241ac, undergrade 23hc.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26

For quick action use
Post-PreSs Want Ads,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
COTTON

spots closed higher, middline
3.92, sales 200.
NEW ORLEANS. March %. fUP)
Cotton futures closed steady
nh
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-26
l.. A. GRAINS
LOS ANGELES uo,h A.

L.. A. BANKS
Los ANGELES, March %. UP)-
irahsaherica ....,..... 6h Ga
Evening star., 1939-08-31
French Ministers
Meet in Urgent
Session With Lebrun
Puris BIuckout Ordered
As Further Measure of
War Preparation
BY the Associated Press,

PARIS, Aug. 31.-The French cab
met met in urgent session at 6 to-
night az noon E. S. T) with Presi-
dent Lebrun, only three hours after
Premier Daladier had conferred with
British Ambassador Sir Eric Phipps.
AS the Premier entered the meet
ing at the presidential palace he an
nOunced that the session "is not
called to consider general mobiliza-
ton"
He gave no indication, however,
of the reason he did call it.
Members of Parliament expressed
belief that the call might be to con-
slider the German reply to the Brit
ish note delivered to Adolf Hitler
early today by Ambassador Sir
Neville Henderson with French ap-
proval.
Even in times of crisis, call on so
short notice for the cabinet to meet
with the President is unusual.
Communists Raided.
Early this afternoon it was learned
that force of more than so detec-
tives swooped down on the central
offices of the Communist party in
France.
They hustled a number of men
ICCo nApTC 49,
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Police Push Sniper Hunt
As 7 More Cars Are Hit

Prince Georges County police to-
day intensified their search for .
mysterious sniper who, during the
past "a hours, has shot into four
automobiles on River road near
Bladensburg, Md
Two men. one of Washington. and
another living in Hyattsville, last
night reported glass in their cars
had been broken by the gunman. be-
lieved by police to be armed with a
38-caliber revolver.
William Baxter of 214 First street
S.W. said the right rear window in
his machine was shattered by
bullet as he passed an abandoned
sand and gravel pit owned by the
county near the Capital Airport. A
short time before l.. W. Tatspaugh
of 46 Owens avenue, Hyattsville, had
reported bullet shattered the wind
shield of his car as he drove by
the same spot.
The sniper was believed to be the
same man who Tuesday night shat
tered glass in automobiles driven by
E. G. Duncan, District engineer for
the State Roads Commission. and
Raleigh Diamond, of 1926 Forty
fifth place. Kenilworth, D. c. None
OF the drivers was injured.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
PopePiusMakes
Sudden New
Peace Move
ENJOYS Of 5 Powers
Handed Identical
Notes at Vuticun
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 31.-A sud-
den new peace move by Pope Plus
XII appeared to have been launched
today with the handing of notes to
representatives of the five principal
powers involved in Europe's crisis.
Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Papal
secretary of state, hurried back to
the Vatican from Papal audience
at Castel Gandolfo to consign notes
to the ENJOYS of Italy, France, Ger.
many, Poland and Great Britain.
An informed prelate said they
contained a peace appeal.
Cardinal Maglions also talked
with representatives of Yugoslavia,
Hungary and Rumania.
The prelate indicated the notes
to the five powers were identical
He said they contained new and
more pressing insistence and the
Pope's prayers that the present
tense situation be solved through
pacific means and not by recourse
to arms, which in any event would
be extremely disastrous"
Vatican sources said they thought
the present state of crisis could not
endure beyond Sunday.
Adrian Nieuvenhuys. new Belgian
Ambassador to the holy see, whose
King has joined with the Queen Of
the Netherlands in a mediation Of
fer. arrived in advance of his sched-
uled time to present his credentials
to the Pontiff. Prelates said the
gave international situation had
hurried his arrival.
A scheduled pilgrimage to Rome
of 10000 members of the Young
Catholic Workers organization rep
resenting 20 nations was suspended.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Navy Plane Crashes
In Virginia; One Dead
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STONY CREEK, Va, Aug. 81
A Navy airplane crashed in a swamp
about 8 miles northeast of here
today, killing at least one person.
The plane burned shortly after it
fell in the swampy area, but persons
who rushed to the scene pulled out
one burned body. On the jacket Of
the man was the name e. ]. Bald
win" and "A. M. N. I. Gu. s. N"
Lacy jolly, who lives near Stony
Greek, said he saw the plane cir
cling over the farm of Mrs. j. H.
Mason about 10:30 o'clock and
watched it because man went out
on wing. He said he let his eyes
leave it for a while, then saw it fall.
He said he could not be sure wheth-
er any one had jumped
Floating on water near where the
plane was found was an automobile
drivers permit issued to James
Horton Eoff-VB-4-USS Ranger
(Mas) Norfolk, white, ~, formerly
at Oklahoma"
Mr.. jolly said he found a pilots
license near the plane which he
turned over to q State trooper.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Italian Army Divided
Into 7 Paris Under
Separate Commands
No Explanation Made;
Axis Share in Worlds
Wealth Now Held Issue
BY the Associated Press.

BY lne Associated PreSS.
ROME, Aug. 31.-Division of the
Italian Army into two parts, COM
manded, respectively, by Grown
Prince Umberto and Marshal Ro-
dolfo Graziani, was announced to-
day.
No explanation was given for the
brief order made known over the air
to Italians.
Umberto has been inspector of in
fantry and member of the army
general staff. GRAHAM, next to
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, was Italy's
principal Ethiopian war commander
and succeeded Badoglio as viceroy of
Ethiopia.
Foreign observers saw no reason
for the unusual division of forces
unless it were in obedience to some
war plan known only to the high
command.
One Interpretation offered, how
ever, was that assigning half the
army command to Prince Umberto
was to enlist definitely the royal
family in whatever military action
ICoo p0NTE 6or.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
The European Situation

opening indefinite. page AID
The French cabinet met in
urgent session tonight with Presi-
dent Lebrun only three hours
after Premier Daladier had con-
ferred with British Ambassador
Sir Eric Phipps. Paris was Or
dered blacked out as a further
measure of war preparation.
page AID
The Italian Army was divided
into two parts, commanded by
Prince Umberto and Marshal Ro-
dolfo GrabiAni, as Italian Fascists
insisted that the crisis problem in
Europe had spread far beyond
the matter of Danzig and Poland
and now embraced the question
Of share for the axis powers in
the wealth of the world. page
AID
Soviet Russia's Parliament de-
cided today to consider ratifica-
ton of the German Soviet non-
aggression pact. Premier Molotoff
is expected to report to the joint
session of Russia's two legislative
houses. Defense Commissar
Voroshilof announced that the
term of service for aviators, bor-
der guards and non-commis-
stoned infantry officers was being
extended from two to three years.
page A-2D
Evening star., 1939-08-31

Anglo German crisis negotia-
tions have reach a pause" but
have not yet been broken off, au-
thorized Germans said today in
Berlin. The pause" was at
tributed partly to the extension
of Polish mobilization yesterday
and the completion of the British
naval mobilization today. Doubt
was raised as to whether Hitler
would answer the British in
quiry last night as the result of
the notifications. page AID
Polish sources in Warsaw de-
clared tonight that German
patrols had crossed the border
into Polish territory at several
points, and that a German
bomber had, flown over Polish
Silesia and Been pursued by
Polish planes. page A-3)
Great Britain ordered COM
plete mobilization of her navy
today and called the remainder
of the army reserve and of the
supplementary reserve, following
a meeting of defense ministers
and the key cabinet ministers.
Evacuation of 100000 persons
from danger areas, starting to-
morrow, was ordered. The Lon
don Stock Exchange was ordered
closed, with the time of its re-
Evening star., 1939-08-31
War Risk Insurance
Marine Rates Increased
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Marine
insurance underwriters increased
today, for the first time since 1918,
the war risk insurance rates on
the. shipment of cargoes to or from
the West Indies, Central America
and South America, thus indicating
their belief such shipping would not
be free from possible interception
in the event of war.
At the outbreak of the World
War one of the first insurance
claims was on the cargo Of a vessel
attacked and sunk not far from
New York Harbor.
The rate on goods moving to or
from South America, West Indies
and Central America on vessels fly
ing other than the American flag
land excluding German and Italian
fiagship) was increased today to
1917 cents on each 800 of the ship
ment's value, IS against the pre-
vious charge Of cents on each 800.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Britain Completes Navy Mobilization Rest Of Army Reserves Called
New English and Polish Moves
Toward War Are Blamed in Berlin
London Cuts Off Continent,
Censors Dispatches to u. S.

to be written in English or
French; code and cipher were
prohibited; no code addresses or
code signatures were permitted.)
The London office of the Asso-
ciated Press was informed At
7:09 pm. u:09 p.m., E. S. IT,
that the British censorship
would begin within a few min
utes, cutting in on the wires car
rying its dispatches.
(Shortly after the British ban
was imposed. dispatches were re-
ceived in New York directly from
Paris, Rome, Berlin and Mos
COW showing that up to Z p.m.,
E. S. T., nothing sensational had
occurred in those capitals.)
Evening star., 1939-08-31
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.
Star Stan Correspondent.

DUNDEE, Scotland. Aug 81
A vanished Northern continent
Of 100000 years ago. stretch
ing more than 1000 miles from
North to South and whose lux
uriantly forested Arctic shore was
washed by the polar seas, was de-
scribed by Sir Albert C.'Seward. dis
tinguished paleobotanist and presi-
dent Of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, at the
opening meeting Of the association
here last night.
Most Of this ancient land, he said,
long since has sunk beneath the
waters of the Atlantic and the
Arctic. Parts Of Scotland, England,
Ireland and Scandinavia, Spits-
bergen, Iceland, Greenland and the
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Man Shoots Wife
And Wounds Self
After Quarrel
Husband, 36, and Woman,
rs, Both Seriously Hurt;
Others Were Endangered

A 36-year-old unemployed man
and his young wife lay seriously
wounded in Emergency Hospital to-
day after what police described as
an attempted murder and suicide
In rooming house in the 1000
block of P street NV.
Edwin R. McEntee was in a
critical condition with two bullets
in his body, one just above his
heart, His wife, Elsie, 26, suffered a
wound in her left shoulder.
Witnesses said Mr.. McEntee fol-
lowed his wife from their first floor
quarters to the basement rooms of
another family and opened fire with
a revolver.
After aiming a single shot at his
wife, police were informed, Mr.. Nc
Entee turned the pistol on himself
and fired twice Mrs. McEntee
slumped to the floor and her hus-
band fell over her.
Others Endangered.
Mrs. McEntee then rose from the
floor, according to Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Finley, in whose apartment
the shooting occurred, and made
her way upstairs to the street. She
was picked up by a taxicab driver
and rushed to the hospital.
Staggering after her. Mr.. McEntee
collapsed on the front steps, where
he was met by police answering a
radio call.
Investigators said the lives of the
Finleys, their 3-year-old daughter
and guest were endangered by the
gunfire.
In the McEntees' rooms police
found lengthy note addressed to
the Police Department and labeled
Last statement of Edwin r. Nc
Entee."
Were Heard Quarreling.
Mr.. Finley, who was showered by
glass when the shot was fired at Mrs.
McEntee through paneled door,
said his family and a friend, Miss
Jean Ledman, 81, of 1743 @ street
NV, were sitting in the room when
the young wife rushed in and sought
protection behind the door.
"She fell to the floor just as the
glass was shattered by the shot" "
Mr.. Finley said. 1--WE ran from the
room when McEntee turned the gun
on himself"
Neighbors said the McEntees had
been heard quarreling some time be-
fore the shooting occurred.