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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
Is Coffee Munition Of War? Perhaps

is going to Leningrad, and from
there straight to Germany, a great
coffee-drinking country which has
been FESTIVE under a shortage of 1t
even before war was declared.
One hears other stories, unveri-
fled but interesting tales of great
shipments of automobile parts, SO
ingeniously designed that when they
are received single, simple ma
chine operation converts them into
airplane parts. There are always
small neutral countries In a posi-
ton to trans-ship to billegerents
without any way to check up on or
prove their activities.
Suppose Germany does get coffee
through Russia. Is coffee NUM-
ton of war? Not directly. But
certain veterans in muddy khaki,
coming back from a tour In the
lines around Thiaucourt on a Sep
TENDER morning in 1918 could have
told you that ii helps. Are automo-
bile parts, convertible or non-con-'
vertible, munitions? The Poles, with
their transports all snarled up, and
truck after truck out of action.
could tell you.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

Observation-Disclosures President
Roosevelt-who has proclaimed a
state of limited national emergency
remarked that he had no inten-
ton of trying to censor the Amer
can press or radio "at the present
time" he set this reporter wonder
ing.
Suppose the president did have
such an intention-under existing
laws, just what could he accom-
plish along the line of censorship?
There are two answers. as follows
as far as the press is concerned, he
could do practically nothing. AS far
as radio is concerned, he could dc
practically everything.
First, the radio.
Under the Federal Communica-
tons act of 1884, the president
may at his discretion use almost
any means of regulating or con-
trolling broadcasting. He may even
take over stations or networks to
be run by the government. He may
order equipment removed from any
station.
The legislation under which
broadcasters are now licensed Spe-
cities that the president is empow-
cred to take such rigorous action in
time of war, in time of threat or
peril to this country-or "to pre-
serve the neutrality of the United
States"
The likelihood that any such pow.
ers would be invoked is very slight
however, according to the Federal
Communications Commission.
"Broadcasters are doing a re-
markable job of censoring their own
stuff" says a spokesman for the
commission. I'VE have been told
that a comparatively liberal censor
ship exists in European countries,
including Germany. Commentators
are not required to submit word
for word copies of their talks in
advance, but are simply asked to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
AMENDED ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of September, 1889, a
report and amended assessment of
that certain land within the City
of Ell Centre hereinafter described
has been duly filed with the City
Clerk of said City by the Superin-
tendent of Streets thereof, that
said land was and is contained
within the assessment district Gre
ated under and by virtue of Resolu-
ton of Intention Number 356, aud
that said land has, subsequent to
said original assessment, been duly
and regularly subdivided; and that
in and by said report and amended
assessment said subdivisions of said
land have been respectively assessed.
All persons interested are hereby
referred to said original assessment
proceedings and to said report and
amended assessment, including map
or plat thereof, for further parti
culars as to said land and sal
amended assessment thereof.
Further notice is hereby give
that said City Clerk has and doe
hereby fix the 9TH day of October,
1889, at seven-thirty o'clock PM.
of said day at the Council Chamber
in the City Hall in the said CITY
of Ell Centre as the time and place
for the hearing of any objections
or protests against amended assess
ments; and that all persons inter-
ested IN said original assessments
or in lands affected thereby or in
the Bonds secured by issuance
thereof may at the time of said
nearing or at the time to which
said hearing may be continued.
appear before the City Council and
protest against the same.
Said land is further described as
follows: West $50 feet of the East
300 feet of Block 81 Addition Num-
Der One to FL Centre.
r. j. TOMBSTONE,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centric.
8. ~. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

son why Japan is waging war Is
because of the humiliatirlg way she
has been treated by the white races.
Japan bitterly resents being treat
ed as an inferior. Her subjects
have been barred from several coun-
tries by immigration laws. They
rebel against all this. They con-
slider their emperor divine, and be-
lieve that the japanese race is lit
orally descended from the gods.
Smarting under insults, they are
now trying to demonstrate their own
superiority by force. Such is the
opinion of a famous journalist who
has spent almost a third of CEN
fury living in, and studying, the
Orient. Here are Mr.. Cox's exact
words:
"One of the important reasons
for the present hostilities in China
is the desire of the japanese peo-
pie to show to the Western races
that they can wage war as effici-
emily as the whites This complex
is due to the fact that the Western
Powers for many years have treat
ed ASiatics as interiors; this treat
ment having been perceptible even
in the case of Asiatic delegations
to the Versailles Conference, the
Washington Conference and the
League of Nations meetings in Gen.
eva.
ut must be obvious that per-
manent international peace can
never be accomplished unless the
white races, which at present dom
mate world politics and commerce,
are prepared to treat the leaders OF
Asia, notably the Chinese, japanese
and Indian races, on a basis of
equality in social and political mat
tiers. How can peace all over the
world be insured unless the 100000
900 people of China, the 100000
of India and the l00,000,000 in
habitants of the japanese Empire
are active parties to the terms OF
the Covenant insuring it?"
I am not posing as an authority
on the cause of war in China, but
I do know that a lot of private
wars, in business and social life,
are caused by fools who assume
a superior manner and take con-
descending attitude toward others.
For example, in the summer OF
1923, I made a trip through the
fjords Of Norway. One of the pas
sengers, chap with a monocle and
an exaggerated opinion of his own
Importance in the Cosmic scheme,
never spoke 10 me once during our
three weeks cruise. He chatted
with people standing one foot away
from me, but he never condescended
even TO look at me. That occurred
eleven years ago. DO you think !
have forgotten it? Do you think it
made me admire him?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

Whatever arrangements are made
on neutrality policy might as well
be made on the basis that practi-
cally anything helps country at
war, that practically anything may
be at any moment declared con-
traband, and that no conceivable
law can entirely prevent any kind
of neutral goods getting to fighting
nations.
Hence it might be best not TO
concentrate too fully on means Of
securing some sort of hypothetical
balance called neutrality, with the
needs of the fighting powers in
mind, but no means Of keeping the
United States away from the sort
of incident that inflames opinion
here.
In the long run, it is public
opinion that decides whether a
democratic country goes to war.
Unless and until events persuade
most of the American people that
it is in their interest to fight, ma
one would dare try to lead them
to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

the answer. But
when l was in
the Orient last
summer, James
Cox, an English
man, who has
represented the
gre a t Reuter-
News Agency in
China, Japan,
and India for
thirty years, told
me that one rea-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19
CARNEGIE

Why is Japan waging war against
China and threatening to kick AM
erican and European powers out OF
Asia? Naturally, that is compli-
Gated question, and | don't know
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19
You re Telling Me-

Przemysl, the unpronouncable city
so prominent during the World war,
Is in Poland. Much to the horror
of all radio news announcers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

A cabled dispatch from Aus
tralia says that continent is suffer-
ing from a shortage of honey.
There's also a notable lack of sweet
ness in Europe, at the moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

A new type shotgun pellet kills
a quail outright and doesn't poison
it. The quail. naturally is very
grateful for such solicitude over its
health.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

Maybe what the world needs to
do in attaining a state of per-
manent peace is to cross the dove
of peace with the homing pigeon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

That war of nerves" wound up
as might have been expected-in a
general worldwide nervous break
down.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

There are more. than 10000 dem
lists In the United States, says a
statistical item. A painful fact
painstakingly obtained, no doubt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

The odd part of this is that Rus
STA has never been a large coffee
buyer in New York or even in South
America. Russia is in general a
tea-drinking country. Why this
sudden rush for coffee? The sim
plest explanation is that the coffee
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-19

Man is an ingenious sort of cuss
especially when he is fighting for
his life.
Now 1t wants to be remembered
that men in war are not fighting
for marbles or cigaret pictures. They
are fighting for their lives. A ma
ton at war is basically just a large
number of people fighting for their
lives. Under those circumstances
they become very ingenious indeed
1t may be fairly assumed that
whatever restrictions ingenuity may
contrive to prevent American goods
reaching the fighting nations, equal
ingenuity will step in to Illustrate
the plan No positive, alright, fool
proof, 100 per cent safe and Just
neutrality plan can be made. The
best that can be hoped for is an
approximation.
For instance: The New York Cof-
fee and Sugar Exchange was start
led the other Gay when a bid came
in from the Russian government
in Moscow for huge but undis-
closed amount of coffee. Trans
portation was to be in Russian ships,
to Leningrad. All perfectly legal.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Flyer

Continued From First Page.)
with enough gas remaining for seven
hours additional flying, he esti-
mated.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Early Bird Club Marks
lis Sixth Birthday

Washington's Early Bird Club
celebrating its sixth anniversary
went Hawaiian this morning at q
breakfast in the Willard Hotel.
Leis for members and guests and
four-piece Hawaiian orchestra
supplied the necessary color as
early risers paid tribute to the club S
first president and secretary, j.
Harry Cunningham and Charles P
Light, who were honor guests.
With frying pan and gavel to
bring the noisy company to atten-
ton in between group singing
Brother" Light reviewed briefly the
founding of the club which saw the
light of day along with the New
Deal"
The Early Birds Breakfast Club
was formed in 1888 with IS men
who liked to sing before breakfast.
Successive chairmen who sue
cumbed to a barrage of wisecracks
included Brothers" Cunningham
and Light, Leo c. May and Frank
Romer. 1t was announced that Mr.
May. having voted more than once
for himself, was elected chairman
of the Nominating Committee te
prepare slate of officers.
Large birthday cakes were pre-
sented to Pal" Browning, who ii
Is claimed, has never missed a
weekly meeting of the club. and te
former President Cunningham.
The meeting concluded with the
singing of the Closing Ode"
Evening star., 1939-05-16
STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. TUESDAY, MAY 1e 1889

rage organization for training be-
ginning June IL.
All key anti-aircraft stations in
the United Kingdom will be manned
"a hours day throughout the sum-
mer.
Sir John Simon, chancellor of the
exchequer, cautioned British inves-
tors against the export Of capital to
the United States and other foreign
countries at this time.
Replying to a question in Com
mons, Sir John said he had asked
one insurance company to cease is
suing a circular advocating the
sending OF funds to the United
States.
Il have taken definite steps about
1t and think they will be effective /"
he said.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
AungarySti|| Friendly,
Poles Insist, Despite
Nazi Interference
Warsaw Popers Report
More ExpuIsions
From Germany
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, May 16.-The pro-
government newspaper, Kurjer Po-
ranny, In an apparently inspired
article, said today that Hungarian-
Polish relations still were friendly
despite German efforts to interfere
with such relations"
The article obviously was timed
to coincide with a visit to Poland
by IA officers Of the Hungarian
War Academy. They arrived at
Warsaw yesterday and will 20 to
Gdynia, Lodz, Krakow and Zako-
pane to visit battleflelds on which
Hungarians fought in the World
War.
New symptoms Of Polish
friction appeared in the press.
Newspapers complained of addi-
tional expulsions of Poles from the
German frontier zone. Eleven
Poles were ordered to leave Oppelin,
Silesia, and to settle further within
Germany, 1t was reported.
A Polish communique dealing
with disturbance Sunday at To-
maszow, a city of $4,000 in the Lodz
industrial area, acknowledged that
two Germans were beaten but de-
MED German press reports that it
was a serious outbreak, including
gunplay.
The communique said the Ger
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Bockmon Learned to FLY
In st. Louis 10 Years Aoo

ST. LOUIS, May 16 P).-Carl
Backman, aviator who took off this
morning on an announced fight
from America to Sweden, learned to
fly in st. Louis 10 years ago.
After the training he returned to
Sweden and became a professional
pilot. He came back to the United
States last fall. For time he lived
in Chicago. He arrived in st. Louis
last week and left for Bangor, Me-,
last Sunday morning.
The plane Backman is flying is
the same one in which Clare Bunch,
head on the Monocoupe Corp, st.
Louis, flew nonstop from California
to New York in % hours, 26 min
utes last month.
Bunch explained the flight is to
demonstrate that a small ship prop
erly equipped can make trans
Atlantic crossing.
"Backman has been wanting to
ny to Sweden for 10 years." Bunch
explained.
Bunch described his own April 3
cross-country flight as shake
down for today's adventure. One
24-gallon tank was added to the
plane to give it an 184-gallon total
or 3,800-mile range.
Bunch said the young Swede
talked so much about the flight
that I really don't know much
about the boy himself" He had
flown the plane only once before
leaving here.
Backman plans to utilize the long
Northern hours of daylight for his
landing expected by Bunch to be
about 6 am. &C. S. To- tomorrow
morning. The plane is not equipped
with landing lights.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Lawson Is Designated
Acting Y. M. G.. A. Head

Alfred H. Lawson, first vice pres
ldent OF the Central Y. M. G. A.
and long a member of its Board of
Managers, last night was designated
ny the board to act as president of
the Y. M. c. A. for the remainder
OF this year. The action of the
board, which met in the building at
1885 G street NV, was necessi-
tated by the recent death of James
r. Schick, president of the Y. M.
G. A.
Leonard w. De Cast at last
nights meeting praised the late Mr..
Schlck as a man and for his long
service to the Y. M. G. A.
Mr.. Lawson is vice president of
the Washington Loan g. Trust Co..
president of the National Union Fire
insurance Co., a past president of
both the Washionton Lions Club
and the Washington Real Estate
Board and also prominently identi-
ned with other organizations.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Great Britain 10 Call
10000 Conscripts
For Service July
Other Groups to Stort
Military Training at
2-Month Intervals
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 16-Britain will
call up between 10000 and $4,000
conscripts July for training, Labor
Minister Ernest Brown announced
today in the House of Commons.
This will be the first group of
youths aged 20 to receive training
under the conscription bill now be-
fore the House.
Subsequent groups will be called
up for training at intervals of two
months" Mr.. Brown said. The first
annual contingent called for six
months compulsory military train
Ing under the bill is expected to total
about 100000.
To Send Soviet New Note.
Earlier, the foreign office had re-
Vealed that Britain probably" would
SEND a new note to Moscow this week
IN renewed effort to bring Soviet
Russia into the British French front
There was no official indication
OF the nature Of the British reply
to Russia's latest statement of
views, which was said to have re-
FUSED to join the front on British
terms.
The labor minister also disclosed
that a number of naval reservists
would be called for three months
training beginning June Is, to be
followed by second class Septem-
Der Is to serve for like period.
Key Stations to Be Manned.
All anti-aircraft units OF the Ter
rltorial Army corresponding to the
National Guard will be summoned
IN rotation during the summer. The
Royal Air Force also will summon
all London groups of it's balloon bar
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Mrs. Garnet P. Writ
Dies After Illness

Mrs. Garnet Pendleton Writ, "a,
former school principal, of West
moreland County, Va, died here last
night after a long Illness.
Mrs. Writ, a resident of this city
more than four years, came here
from Westmoreland County, where
she formerly served for many years
as principal of the Wirtland Semi
nary and later as principal of the
Oak Grove High School She was
the widow of William Dabney Writ,
prominent lawyer of Westmoreland
County, who was a grandson of Will
liam Writ, United States Attorney
General, 1817-25. Mr.. Writ died in
1890.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Henrietta Writ and Miss Betty Writ,
both of 2111 Massachusetts avenue
NV, and brother, the Rev. Will
liam H. K. Pendleton, Episcopal
minister, of Spartanburg, S. c.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Thursday in st. Peters Epis-
copal Church, Oak Grove, Va. Burial
will be at Oak Grove.
Evening star., 1939-05-16

ing. You simply set the thermostat
at the temperature desired, and
the furnace maintains that tenn
perature-automatically-without
attention on your part.
Come in today and see this re.
markable unit in operation. Only
then can you appreciate the com
fort it offers and the money it saves.
Evening star., 1939-05-16

mans were beaten In q brief scufIie
after Germans jeered the meeting
Of . trade union at which 1t was
agreed to donate l per cent Of wages
for two months to buy . machine
gun for the Polish army.
The press attacked methods 1t
said had been adopted by Germany
for toynorrow's census Of Poles In
Germany. Gazeta Polska said Ger
many sought to split her Polish
speaking population by dialects so
as to identify Poles as Germans.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Former Lorton Inmate
Loses Suit for $40

Justice Joseph w. Cox in District
Court yesterday sustained a motion
to dismiss an action brought against
the District Commissioners by man
who described himself as former
prisoner at Lorton (VaD Reforma-
tory and wanted $40 gratuity to
which he said he was entitled.
Justice Cox, however, sided with
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal,
his principal assistant, Vernon E.
West. and Assistant Corporation
Counsel James w. Lauderdale, and
held that later law had altered
the previous statutes. The COM
plainant had filed his action as a
pauper, but had he been a regular
lltigant it would have cost him $40
to file his suit.
Pedestrians have the right of way
at uncontrolled interSectionS
Evening star., 1939-05-16

DON'T fail to investigate the
IL G-E Oil Furnace. There's no
other heating plant like it'll
It burns oil in q new and better
way that brings substantial saw
ings in fuel bills.
And-that's not all! It's auto.
mattel No more running up and
down stairs. No more furnace tend.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Child a, Burned by Food

Alonzo Ford, 4, of 218 I street
Sc. was in a serious condition at
Galllnger Hospital today with burns
ne received yesterday when he
pulled boiling pot of breakfast
food from the kitchen stove. The
contents spilled over him.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Gonzuqu Dance Tomorrow

The Gonzaga Student Mother As
ISOLATION will sponsor a card party
and dance to be held tomorrow
night at the Willard Hotel. Card
playing will start At 8, dancing at 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-09
SQUAD
WINNER, l4-l3

A meeting of the Presidents
Inter-league council will be held
Tuesday night at o'clock in the
Park Recreation offices to decide
protest game and arrange a
final setup of the 1889 Pierce
county playoffs for the district
championship and Seattle tour
ney berth.
White Eagle Tavern had hard
time in defeating Purse Seiners,
IA to Is, Wednesday night after
downing them, "a to 4, C Tues
day. The victory ran the Eagles
to four straight.
Postoffice could not even
come close to form and went
down to IS to 16 defeat at
the hands Of Weyerhaeusers
while Wheeler-Osgood dropped
Steers Scotties. Is to 2, to
take over first place In the
Commercial league. Weyer-
haeusers and Postoffice are
tied for second place.
Buffelen Lumber dropped Office
Outfitters while Tacoma Drug
came out Of the dark recesses of
the loop cellar to edge out Retail
Clerks TO move up notch.
Naval Reserves rang up a 10
to 4 decision over Central Luth-
eran as Zion Lutheran dropped a
we'll played II to 10, verdict TO
Danish Lutheran. The two clubs
had won the first half crown and
will play off for the half title soon.
Asbury NJ. e. issued Sons of
Pericles, IA to S, to complete the
scoring in the Church-F raternal
play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-09
Tonight's Softball

Park softball games tonight, 6is
O'Clock:
city 4 League-Teamsters VS.. Ait
Heidelberg Mckinley.
City u League-French Bakery VS..
White Eagle Tavern. Mckinley: Purse
Seiners VS.. Wartenbe Service. Har-
mon
Labor Union League-Garage En-
ployees VS.. Flour a. Cereal, Stadium;
Bakers VS.. Chemical Workers. Port
land Ave.
Games for Friday, $50 p. m.
City \ League-Johnson Paint Co.
VS.. Cammarano Bros. Mckinley.
CIT, Il League-Active Club VS..
Jensen Fuel Co. Mckinley.
Commercial League-Post Office VS..
Retail Clerks. Portland Avn; Wheeler
Osgood Sales vs. Buffelen Lumber
Stewart; Sizer & Co. vs.. Tacoma Drug
Co. Edison. Weyerhaeusers vs.. Office
Outfitters. Stadium.
Church-Fraternal League-Asbury
NJ. E. VS.. Central Lutheran. Harmon;
Tacoma Naval Reserve VS. Zion
Lutheran. jefferson. Danish Lutheran
VS.. Sons of Pericles. jefferson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-09
MAJOR BASEBALL

NEW YORK - Whitley Moore
won his seventh game for Cincin-
natl yesterday. although hit bard
by the Phillies. The score was sd.
The Reds infield came up with
three double plays.
The st. Louis Cardinals beat
Brooklyn, 10, before 1929 last
night. The Dodgers, in third place
for a day. dropped to fifth when
the Cubs walloped the Giants, I'll,
and Pittsburgh topped the Bees,
20 Fiddler" Bill MeGee distrib-
uted seven hits to score his fifth
straight victory for st. Louis, while
the Cards raped Mungo, Evans
and Hutchinson for II safeties.
Claude Passeau won his
first game in Cub uniform