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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

The staff at the Imperial county
clerks office checked the records
Friday and announced that 800 vot-
ers had applied for absentee ballots
before the period for application
closed Thursday night.
Voters who still have their absen-
tee ballots may vote them at the
county clerks office up until cleo
ton day, County Clerk w. j. Nc
Clelland said. Those who have abb
Sentee ballots from counties other
than Imperial, he said, may vote
them up to and including election
day.
McClelland prepared FRIDAY to
close the preparation for the cleo
ton Nov. 7. He said the polls will
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

the justice department in connec-
ton with an investigation request
ed by the committee into alleged
efforts by NMU officials to de-
prive Phillips of his civil liberties.
Dies charges that the letters
written by Thomas MCGOWAN, Bos-
ton agent of the NMU in 1897, con-
stituted conclusive evidence" that
NMU leaders conspired to violate
constitutional civil liberties.
The letters referred to whispering
campaigns and to one instance in
which group was "lined up with
baseball bats waiting for our
friends"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

that 30 per cent of NMU officers
were Communists, declared that
several officials of the NMU have
indicated a great deal of interest
in the Panama Canal Zone"
Phillips said he did not know
Stoudt's first name, but that he
was appointed by CIO Chairman
John l.. Lewis at the recommended
ton of NMU President Joseph Cur
ran, identified by Phillips and other
witnesses as member of the Com
munist party.
Committee Chairman Martin
Dies, D., Tex, directed that certain
correspondence be turned over to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

in the direction of pile of tele-
grams from persons asking to adopt
the week old baby girl, but II
won't take much to feed the baby
Only an ounce a day maybe for a
long time. 1t won't cost much"
Mrs. Mathews, wife of an Okla
homa Dust Bowl refugee. has been
in the Stafford hospital since the
child was born. Though IL is the
first time she has ever enjoyed the
luxury OF hospital care, she is an
xious TO go home to take care OF
her other seven children.
Hospital attendants urged her TO
accept one OF the adoption offers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Valley VIII Have Second Largest
Diesel Power Plant in California

Imperial Valley will have the Sec
ond largest diesel power plant in
California soon when the second of
two new generating units is install
led at the Brawley plant of the I'M
perial Irrigation district.
This report was made Thursday
night before members of the Nil
and farm center meeting at the
inland school by M. j. Dowd, chief
engineer, of the Imperial Irrigation
district.
First of the new units will go in
to service in the next ten days and
the second within 30 days, Dowd
declared. The additions will vir-
tually double the plants capacity
The engineer told farm center
members that:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Hoover Outlines
Gangster Motives

NEW YORK, Nov. 3. (UP)-For-
mer President Herbert Hoover, ad-
dressing the YMCA of New York
last night, said that the gangster
spirit was the result of joblessness
and loneliness Of youths cooped up
in big cities.
He said that this same gangster
spirit expresses itself in the politi-
cal machines which control some of
the municipal governments, plum
dering the taxpayers and controll-
ing elections by corruption and in
timidation by gun-men."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

country with cargos prior to pas
sage of the bill. A third exempts
radio, telephone, telegraphic and
cable communications from pro-
visions banning credit to belliger-
entS.
Barkley expressed strong hope
that congress could complete action
on the neutrality bill and adjourn
by tonight.
He said chances for sine die
adjournment before the days end
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Al Capone Prepares to Resume Life
Outside Prison; Must PayS10,000

TERMINAL ISLAND, Cal, Nov.
3 UP-Al Capone, the pudgy Sic
ilian who ruled the Chicago under
world in the heyday of prohibit
ion, prepared today to leave fed
eral prison and take up life again
as the squire of Florida estate.
All that stands in the way of
his release after serving an IL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Indictments Voted
In Building Probe

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3. CUP)-
ClimaXing a month-long investiga-
ton, the federal grand jury today
indicted As individuals. including
three union officials, and ~ cleo
trical contractors firms on charges
of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with bids
for electrical work on public pro-
iecLS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Officials Move Against
Election Day Hecl<Iers
d AMBLING
X EPORTER
They Wouldn't Talk

They Wouldn't Talk
When two sheep arrived at the
Harry Erskine ranch they arrived
over Harrys own protest.
"Those darn things will keep me
awake going BAAAA!" he COM
planned.
When the first night passed with
out any sound from the sheep pen
Harry was noticeably disappointed.
The second night passed quietly,
too, but soon after dawn the clamor
started and more Baa's came from
the pen than ever Scrooge uttered,
Mrs. Erskine raced outside. There
was Harry staring pugnaciously into
the pen while two sheep looked up
at him, inquiringly. Harry was
going:
"Baaaal Gosh darn you Baaaar'
The next logical step is to put
Harry in the pen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
3NAppIy For Absentee Ba||otsin
Preparation For Ham.Eggs Election

be open in every precinct from 6
a. m. until p. m.
He and his staff assembled cleo
ton supplies and dispatched them
to the inspectors at the various pre-
cinctS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
1tWon't Take
Much to Feed Her

Stafford Ariz., Nov 3. (UP)-Mrs Ruby Mathews
who was born 81 without arms, refused to
slider offers for adoption of her eighth child which she
gave birth, without medical aid, lonely country
week ago Its awfully nice of these people," the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Disaster

Asked what he thought about 30
Thursday, Proposition One, Earl
Northrop gave the latest answer:
MY wife said she'd move me
and the COWS to Yuma if it passed,
SO I'm agin it,"
Who'd want to ride all the way
to Yuma with a bunch of coWsD
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Unions Send Red
To Panama Canal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (UP)-Frederick c. Phillips,
former national maritime union official told the Dies
mttee today that Communist party member named
Stoudt is acting agent for the NMU and the Congress
of Industrial Organizations in the Panama Canal Zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Ernb ergo Repeal
Starts Big Boom
WarpIane Production Set orFuI| S peed
Ahead on RosyEs+ima+es Of Billion
Dollar Orders From Warins Nations
= By UNITED PRESS

All evidence Friday indicated that repeal of the u S.
arms embargo will touch off history making boom in
American warpane production-a boom tinctured with
ROSY estimates of huge orders and imaginative forecasts
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

Bare Handed
Bob Ware, en- route home from
the east where he purchased new
automobile, was barreling along
somewhere N the western plains
states when his car gave unmis-
takably signs of flat tire. He
stopped and resignedly started in
to change wheels. There wasn't a
tool in the car!
Next day he wired Jerry Robert
son:
"The car performs beautifully, but
when it comes to my own per-
formance of changing tires without
tools it is Mill"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
= By LOGAN JENKINS =

Relief executives in Imperial Valley-whether they
admitted it not-looked forward to Nov. this week
with much fear and trembling any other of the many
many public agencies that would be sorely hit if 30hurs
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
We'll Break All
Opposition Says
Red Newspaper
Moscow Blasts Regarded as Last Step
To Bring Tiny Nation to Knees; Sweden
Fearful Of Communist Thre at TO Policy
- BY UNITED PRESS =

Soviet Russia threatened Finland today with cam
pagn to Ensure the security of the U.SS.R. without
gard to anything breaking all and every obstacle the
way goal Opening the final" phase of negotia-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Five-Man Call

Five-Man Call
1t took five lads to make one
phone call the other evening.
When one of the lads had to an
sWer call to young lady, he
turned to his friends for help. One
by one, these five forked out a
penny apiece: Hal White, Pete Del
Iinto, Louis Trimble, Sylvester
Nanomantube and Don Templeton
The five-cent phone call was
made, but we doubt if the young
lady knew how it was made.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Hom-ES Means
Misery for 1000
Passage Of 30 Thursday Proposal Would
Deprive Blind, Aged. Crippled and
Children of Relief in This Countv

Editors Note Probably
affected by than the
receiving aid from county, governments
how Proposition them:)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

Butter: Los Angeles 5sc; but-
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 42ci manufacturing mllk
34c; route gathered cream so,sc.
L. A. hays U. 5. No. s1s.-s17:
U. S. No. 2. Ieafy 13.50-1l: L. :. No.
2 S12-S13; Mpls. cash flax S1.7s.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two FL Centre banks.)
Thursday $256,175.64
Last Year S272,241.10
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Philadelphia Program
Will Honor Ericsson

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-Rep-
resentatives of two nations will pay
tribute Saturday to John Ericsson,
son of a Swedish mine engineer
and inventor, whose ironclad Moni-
tor defeated the Confederate men,
ace of the sea, Merrimac, in the
war between the United States.
He was born 100 years ago in
Sweden and died a half century
later in New York, where he lived
as a naturalized citizen of the
United States.
Both anniversaries will be cele-
brated in Philadelphia American
Swedish Museum, when representa-
tives of the Swedish and American
governments dedicate room to the
inventor.
Principals in the dedication will
be Gustav Moller, minister of COM
merce in Sweden; Folke Wenner-
berg, Counselor of the Swedish
Legation; Assistant Secretary of
State George S. Messersmith and
Capt w. l.. Beck, chief of staff of
the United States 4th Naval Dis
trict.
Already housed in the newly COM
pleted Ericsson room are exhibits
and models of his work, valued by
the museum at $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
D. T.. Scouts Will
Go 10 New York Fair

The National Capital Area Coun-
Gil of Boy Scouts will be represented
at the New York Worlds Fair early
in September by group of Scouts
from Troop 13. under direction of
William Armstrong, it was learned
today.
Mr.. Armstrong, who is field COM
missioner for health and safety for
the council here and scoutmaster
Of Troop 13, has just returned from
New York City, where he conferred
with officials at the Worlds Fair
and at national headquarters of the
Boy Scouts in regard to plans for
the Scouts fair participation.
The boys, equipped with new uni
forms, bearing the insignia of the
Worlds Fair, already are planning
their exhibits, which probably will
include some of the spectacular
exhibits of the Boy Scout Jamboree
held in Washington in 1887. They
will have duties at the fair in Scout
craft, as guides and as honor guards.
Every third day, however, will be
free for them to visit the fair
exhibits. Their expenses are being
paid for by the fair, by the Boy
Scouts Foundation and by Troop
13, which recently held a benefit
bazaar for the purpose.
The Washington exhibition troop
will be at the fair during the Dis
trict of Columbia day, September
Il. Mr.. Armstrong has been in
conference with Thomas P. Morgan,
general chairman for District day at
the fair, in regard to plans for
participation of the Scouts in the
program.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Faulkner Resigns
Postmostership
Dispa tch to The Sta

special DlSpalCn 10 l1e Star.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. June 81.
Whiting C. Faulkner. postmaster
here, who was questioned some
weeks ago by subcommittee of the
House District Committee on lobby
ing in connection with the District
milk inquiry, today announced mis-
resignation, effective at the close
of business today.
The resignation was forwarded
to w. w. Howe, First Assistant
Postmaster General, in Washington
The letter of transmittal express
ed the hope that the resignation be
accepted "at once as I do not wish
to cause the Post Office Depart
ment any embarrassment as a re-
suit OF any statements recently
made concerning me-"
In statement issued by Mr..
Faulkner here simultaneously with
the resignation he said, Il regret
that circumstances are such that
feel my resignation should be made
at once. My future plans require
such action"
Since Mr.. Faulkner's appearance
before the House Committee it is
known Post Office Department in
spectors have been in this city
checking on certain angles of his
record here.
He did not disclose any future
plans.
Representative Jennings Randolph
from Washington said by phone this
morning he had recommended ap-
pointment of Marlin S. Eckerd,
salesman, of this city for successor,
that he was confident the depart
ment would approve and that Mr.
Eckerd would accept.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Senate Expected
To Pass Tax Bill Soon
With Little Debate
Undistributed Profits
Levy Is Out; Minor
Changes Made

Expected to require only q few
hours debate before passage. the
corporate tax revision bill headed
for the Senate calendar today with
the administration leadership plan
ming to seize the first possible op-
portunity to call it to the floor.
Approved by the House Monday,
reviewed and recommended by the
Senate Finance Committee yester-
day afternoon, the legislation termi-
mates the controverted undistributed
corporate profits tax, substitutes a
fat corporate income tax and ex-
to expire June 30
Intended as an administration
concession to business sentiment.
the legislation in its present form
received the Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at his press con-
ference yesterday, the Chief Execu-
tive disclosing at the same time that
he hopes to stimulate business fur
ther through a Federal lending pro-
gram. Planning to leave Friday for
Hyde Park, Mr.. Roosevelt indicated
he will have something more specific
to announce before his departure.
Taxing Securities.
The President also declared yes
terday he was hopeful of substantial
progress this session on legislation
to make taxable the income from
future issues of Federal, State and
local securities. Hearings on a bill
to accomplish this purpose are
scheduled to begin before the House
Ways and Means Committee next
Wednesday.
Before rushing the tax bill to the
Senate yesterday, the Finance Com
mittee voted several relatively
minor amendments, including the
following:
A provision PERMITTING the filing
of suits for tax refunds under the
old Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration program during the period
from July /, 1899, to January /,
1910.
Income Can Be Spread.
An amendment permitting persons
receiving single payment for per-
sonal services extending over pc
riod of years to spread the payment
over those years for tax purposes.
This would permit an inventor who
received $4,000 for an invention
after five years work to divide the
payment into five parts of $4,000
each and pay income taxes on the
latter. 1t would operate to relieve
the inventor of surtaxes imposed
on middle and upper bracket in
comes.
A one-year extension from next
January l of a provision freeing
utilities companies from the capital
gains tax on gains realized in con-
nection with mergers ordered by the
Securities Commission
A provision authorizing the de-
duction of estate taxes paid in the
Philippine Islands from the Federal
estate levy.
Elimination of an existing tax
provision requiring Americans in
terested in foreign holding COM
panies to disclose confidential busi-
ness Information.
| An amendment permitting Ameri.
can companies with subsidiaries
abroad to file consolidated tax re-
| turns.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
D. G. Taxes
Continued From First PageD

raise approximately the same
amount as would have been OBJ
tanned from the individual and
corporate income taxes, namely $5,-
100000.
If the Overton plan stays in the
bill as finally enacted, with either
the House or Senate tax program,
it probably would enable the Com
missioners to reduce the present
$l.75 real estate rate to about $l60.
The rate has been raised temporari-
ly from $3.50 to SITS for the last two
years.
The Overton plan takes the place
of House provision in the tax
bill which sought to limit the Fed
eral payment permanently to the
$4,000 900 annual lump sum of the
past few years. On the basis of
the governments present land hold
ings, it would increase that lump
sum by about s3OO0,0OO
In view of the House tendency to
hold down the Federal share dur
ing the last six years, a fight over
the Overton amendment at that
end of the Capitol is expected in
conference.
Eight for OvertOn Plan.
The eight voting for the Overton
plan yesterday were Senators Nc
Carron. Democrat of Nevada; Over
ton, Clark, Democrats of Idaho:
Capper. Republican of Kansas; Aus
tin, Republican of Vermont; Bridges,
Republican of New Hampshire. and
Holman. Republican of Oregon. The
four others who had given proxies
for the plan, had their votes been
needed. were Senators Glass, Demo-
crat of Virginia; Tydings, Democrat
of Maryland; Reynolds. Democrat of
North Carolina, and Bilbo, Democrat
of Mississippi.
In discussion of alternative tax
sources. Senators King and Capper
favored keeping the income tax, with
changes, but the other committee
members present concurred in the
recommendation of the Commission
ers and their Tax Advisory Com
mittee that it would be better for
the economic welfare of the COM
munity to retain the business priv
ilege and other existing taxes for
one more year than to undertake
hasty revision of the House income
schedule at this late stage of the
session.
The Senate Committees action is
based on the assumption that efforts
again will be made before next jan
uary to work out an acceptable per-
manent tax structure.
Developments came rapidly in the
tax situation yesterday. When all
witnesses had been heard by
o'clock at the public hearing, the
committee reconvned in executive
session at pm
The Commissioners Advisory
Committee reported that, after fur
ther deliberation, it adhered to last
weeks conclusions that the fairest
course would be to revive the Pond
program for combination income
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Faulkner
Continued From First Page)

TO whether postmaster had men,
toned her name at that time. and
Mr. Faulkner replied, NO, sir
The indictment points out that
this question was pertinent and ma
trial to the investigation, and that
Mr.. Faulkner 'unlawfully, corrupt
edly, feloniously, wilfully, knowing
ly, falsely, and contrary to said
oath, did testify and state as fol-
lows:
mo, sir"
According to the indictment. Mr..
Faulkner knew that this testimony
and answer were false" and then
and there did commit the crime of
perjury; against the form of the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided and against the peace and
government of the said United
States
Evening star., 1939-06-21
= japanese Forces
Pushing Inland
From Swallow
Three British Vessels
Are Stopped After
Landing Is Made
BY the Associated Press.

HONG KONG, June 21.-Jap-
anese forces occupied the Kwang-
tung Province port of Swatow to-
day in quick landing after months
of comparative quiet in the South
China war area.
Dispatches from SWatoW said
japanese units reached the city
proper in midmorning and, en-
countering little resistance, con-
tinued inland. After the arrival
of the troops, which had been
landed nearby, japanese transports
and warships entered the inner har-
Dor and began unloading reinforce
ments and supplies.
SWatow, a city of $4,000, is 220
miles east of Canton, which was
captured by japanese last october
81 after an overland drive which
started on the coast midway be-
tween the two cities.
British Ships Stopped.
British advices said japanese YES
sells had stopped three British ships
attempting to enter Swatow-the
Suiyang, the Yisang and the Marie
Moller. The vessels were forced to
anchor off the coast. where British
naval authorities advised them to
remain temporarily.
The American destroyer Pillsbury
and the British destroyer Thanet are
in Swallows inner harbor, safe
guarding interests of the 40 Amer
leans and 80 Britons there
British naval reports said the
Japanese landing was accomplished
with 800 men divided into two groups
advancing inland from points north
and south of the city. A japanese
announcement had said the landing
force encountered unexpectedly
stiff resistance.
Despite long preparations, Chinese
detachments at Swatow failed to
carry out customary 'scorched
earth" destruction in the city to
leave the invaders nothing but ruins
to conquer. Anticipating the land
ing, some so per cent of the Chinese
civilian population had been evac-
uated.
Missionary establishments at
Svatow include American Baptist
and English Presbyterian missions.
Swatow Americans Safe.
Whitney Young of New York,
United States consul at Swatow, re-
ported that all American there were
= safe.
Other foreign sources at Swatow
reported that at dawn air raids
heralded the japanese attack and
that by mid-morning japanese war
ships had silenced batteries on is
lands commanding the entrance to
the port.
At noon, it was said, three japanese
destroyers with armed traWlers
steamed into the inner harbor and
began shelling the shore. while Japa-
nese planes continuously bombed ap-
proaches to the city.
A Japanese communique said that
the main japanese land force was
pressing inland north and south of
Swatow The Japanese consulate
here issued statements that since the
capture of Canton the Chinese had
been using SWatow increasingly for
the importation of war materials.
All British shippers, acting on ad-
vice from British officials, Cancelled
all calls at Swatow.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

sales levy, which the House dis
carded for heavy income tax, or if
that could not be done to continue
existing taxes for another year.
The Pond program called for a 2
per cent sales tax, exemping food,
medicine and rent. coupled with an
income tax above $4,000, under
which those in the high-income
brackets would have paid both taxes.
If this had been adopted along with
the Overton plan. it is understood.
the sales tax could have been cut to
per cent.
Senator Overton's victory yes
terday was the result of six months
Of intensive study of the problem,
which convinced the Louisianan
that the arbitrary lump sum meth
cd of Federal payment is unscien-
tific and inequitable. Shortly af-
ter being made chairman of the
District Subcommittee of the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee in
January, he worked out his land
area formula. 1t is based on the
TACT that large part of the total
area of the city is tax-exempt Gov
ernment property, and that the To-
cal tax burden falls on a constantly
diminishing number of District resi-
dents as the government expands.
He adopted acreage rather than
value as the yardstick to be ap-
piled to Federal holdings to avoid
conflicting individual opinions as
to appraisal figures, and contro-
versy over the value of buildings.
His plan does not charge the Gov
ernment with all the land to which
it holds title, but only that re-
quired for national purposes. Ac-
cordingly. he counted not quite
half of the park area, including in
the national yardstick only the ex-
cess of park area here over COM
parable cities.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Nearly 80 Million Autos
Used in U. S. in 1898
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More than enough automobiles
were operated in the United States
last year to carry the entire popu-
lation.
The Bureau of Public Roads to-
day tailed 29,485 $50 automobiles in
operation during 1888, with 1,O85 .422
trailers and 108, Sal motor cycles
thrown in for good measure. The
population of the country is about
10000, 900.
Automobiles used 81 ,406 .636 900
gallons of gasoline, and operators
paid an average of 4 cents a gall
Ion tax on it, netting the States
$771 ,764 900 in revenue. They paid
1888 1875 900 in registration and in
spection fees, and $2,724, 900 was re-
ported in fines and penalties.