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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Nazis Put Squeeze
On France TO Aid
Dictator Alliance
Hitler, MussOlini Move
To Threaten France
From Three Points

BERLIN, April 5. (UP)-
High Nazi sources indicated
today that Germany would
put strong pressure on Ma
tionalist Spain to join the
totalitarian anti Communist alli-
ance as a counter thrust against
Great Britain's program for EN-
circlement" of the Reich.
Coincident with new Nazi press
blast against Britain's "madhouse"
naval precautions, quarters close
to the government said that action
was planned to impress Europe
with the strength of the German
italian partnership and its strategic
advantages, including the friend
ship of Spain.
Nationalist Spain under Gen.
Francisco Franco already is con-
sidered by Nazis as a member OF
| the anti Communist alliance for
all practical purposes but official
adherence at the present time is
felt desirable in view of European
developments.
Italy also was expected by Nazis
to put pressure on Franco to join
the alliance formally to make clear
to France the delicacy of any mill
tary action with three of her from
tiers open to attack Such action
would be designed TO aid the Itai-
ian demands for greater power at
| the expenSa 0f France in the MeG-
iterranean as well as to offset the
British French moves against Ger
many.
In Rome. Italian troop move
ments were reported designed TO
reinforce all strategic Mediterra-
mean areas including Spain, Al
bania and the eastern Mediterra-
mean, although Italy was under
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
FIiers GaveLives
ToSaveC Crowd at
Launching Of Wasp
Investigator Says Men
Stayed with Planes
In Best Tradition

EAST BRAIN T R E E,
Mass, April 5. (UP)-Naval
investigators said today that
the four fliers killed when
their scout bombing planes
collided probably sacrificed their
lives to keep from endangering a
crowd below.
Both pilots and mechanics stood
by their ships in the finest naval
tradition" Lieut. -Comdr. Michael
Kernodle said.
There was a crowd of 10000 at
the Bethlehem Shipbuilding COM
pany's plant watching the launch
ing of a new aircraft carrier when
the two planes, members of a six
plane naval reserve formation,
locked wings and plummeted down.
The accident was at 5000 feet. Ker-
nodle said all four fliers could have
saved themselves in parachutes had
they not stayed to veer the planes
from the crowd. The two mech
anics jumped, but not until they
were about 200 feet from the
ground and their parachutes did
not open. The pilots died in flames
when both planes struck houses
and exploded.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Sleepy Man Takes
Accident Blame

BRAWLEY, April 5.-A sleepy
driver assumed the blame for an
automobile accident Tuesday night
which sent the members of a weo-
ding party to the hospital for
treatment of injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Pardee, 33, OF
Rrawley, we're the bride and bride
groom. They suffered minor in
juries. William H. Neighbours, Il
also of Brawley, and William Ed
ward Muir, 81, South Gate, driver
CT the Car. we're treated for cuts and
bruises.
The car left the highway eight
miles cast Of Brawley, crossed the
borrow pit, plowed through barb
ed wire fence, and overturned High
way Patrolman Lewis Mitchell said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Workers Alliance
Pickets Office

SACRAMENTO, April 5. CUP)-
The Workers Alliance, an organiza-
ton of relief clients, today picketec
Works Progress administration
headquarters here in protest to q
layoff last night of 227 WPA work.
erS.
Three pickets paraded by the
headquarters. They wore signs
reading:
"Starve today.-that's the Amer.
ican way and Back Roosevelt fol
$1500O0, 600"
The Workers Alliance 'layoff'
committee said the workers were
behind" william J. Plunkert, who
was discharged as chief of the divi-
sion Of social work by Gov. Culberl
L. Olson yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Cantor Battery
Complaint Refused

HOLLYWOOD, April 5. UP)-
Deputy City Attorney Donald Red
wine today refused to issue bat
terry complaint against Bert Cor
don, the Mad Russian" of Eddie
Cantor's radio programs, in con-
nection with a recent fight outside
radio studio in which Charles
Gollob and his wife were beaten
because of alleged pro Hitler re-
marks.
The Gollobs, at hearing today
before Redwine, charged that Cor
don was one of two men who at
tackled and beat them March 81
after they left the Radio theater
where Cantor was entertaining an
audience with a post broadcast pro-
gram in which he told jokes about
Adolf Hitler.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Argentine Presses
Inquiry Into Nazi
Aims in PATAGONIA

BUENOS AIRES April 5. CUP)-
The government today pressed q
widespread investigation involving
many police raids and arrests into
a purported Nazi plot to seize Pata-
gonia. Many documents were seiz-
ed
Severe strain on Argentine rela-
tions with Germany was forecast
in political sources if the plot
which pro-Nazi newspapers de-
nounced as cooked up by the Unit
ed States-is confirmed by the in
vestigation.
Alfredo Muller. reputed NaZl
leader in Argentina, was arrested
and questioned by DR.. Cache Piran
secretary to Federal Judge Miguel
Jantus, who is in charge of the in
quiry. Piran also questioned sew
eral other persons held by police
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Burglars Attack
Two School Safes

Burglars rifled the offices in two
Imperial county schools Tuesday
night but carried no loot away with
them.
They gained entrance to Brawley
Junior college and Calexico Union
high school by jimmying the doors,
leading officers to believe the same
persons responsible for both en-
tries.
In Calexico the school safe show
ed signs of having been battered
with two chisels and hammer Left
beside it. 1t had not been opened
and nothing was missing from the
building.
At Brawley the burglars found
the safe open. They ransacked it
and all the files in the business Of
flee. They left an empty whiskey
bottle, wiped free of fingerprints, i'll
the office. Nothing was missed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

governors resolution that relief
funds should be expended as need
ed, rather than following the usual
procedure of budgeting remainding
money over the rest of the bien-
mum.
The assembly passed such a reso-
luton yesterday unanimously. Both
houses passed identical resolutions
asking Col. F. G. Harrington, ad-
ministrator of the Works Progress
Administration, to increase relief
allotments to California to prevent
thousands of workers from being
thrown on state rolls.
Governor Olson pointed out that
the 9,75O000 emergency appropri-
alton granted by the legislature
in January would be consumed by
early May and that the unexpected
flood of applicants from former
WPA workers would create "a SER
ious situation of absolute distress
and starvation among unemployed
unless action we're taken soon.
Olson expressed confidence both
houses would pass the $4,050,0
appropriation sought by State Re-
lief Administrator H. Dewey An
derson as necessary to finish out
the biennium June 30
81 understand these dismissed
WPA clients are swarming around
our SRA Offices" Governor Olson
said. land they will be eligible for
state relief because the reemploy-
ment service has been unable To
find them jobs. The counties are
in no position to take care of these
people and this four million dollar
appropriation will be needed to get
by.
we arc doing everything pos
5ible in Washington to let the
national administration know We
need more relief funds in California
and l will wire President Roosevelt
again if it is shown that this state
is being Disseminated against.
THE legislature should not put
too many restrictions on spending
relief money because of peak loads.
such as this WPA matter. The dis
position of the money should be
left to administrative authority
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

ness to man the guns, the prime
minister said in explaining state
ment by Earl Stanhope, first lore
cf the admiralty, that the British
fleet was ready for anti-aircraft de-
fense.
The statement of Lord Stanhope
which gave the country a severe
case of war jitters before the gov
crnment sought to suppress it last
night, was described by Chamber
lain as normal practice in time OF
tension"
Chamberlain'S statement was
made as Great Britain and Poland
agreed upon a final defensive mill
tary alliance as part of the "stor
Hitler" front Britain is seeking to
create in Europe.
The incident will serve to dem
9nstrate the constant readiness oi
the navy for all eventualities,
Chamberlain said in explaining the
Gtanhope statement at a time CO.
incident with reported Italian mill.
tary. moves in the Mediterranean a!
a part of a joint German-Italiai
effort to offset the British-led non
aggression front.
The prime minister admitted tina
he authorized request that news
papers suppress the Stanhope state
ment because it appeared likely tt
be treated as a sensational mat
ter.
He said that his action was al
effort to spare the public unneces
sary agitation and, if it was un
successful, it at least showed tina
Britain is ready for any develop
ment in the European situation.
Great Britain and Poland intenC
to sign a defensive military allianc'
today or tomorrow, Polish spokes
man said today. shortly befor'
Chamberlain spoke.
1t was understood that the cab
met approved the alliance at it
regular meeting this morning.
The expectation was that Wis
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
EIks, TO Install
New Officers

Newly elected officers of the Ell
Centro Elks lodge will be installed
at the regular lodge meeting Thurs
day night. Norman Deaton, exalted
ruler announced Wednesday
Officers who will be installed are
Cal Rector, exalted ruler; Charles
Bratton, leading knight; H. C.
Beuhner, loyal knight; w. M. Hud-
gins, lecturing knight; Henry Swan
son, secretary; John Hansen, treas
urer; Forrest Kutz, trustee; E. A.
Diehl, tiler.
A dinner, served at 7 o'clock, will
precede the business meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Relief Union in
Seattle Strike

SEATTLE. April 5. UP)-The
problem of what to do with relief
demonstrators who have pitched q
tent on the lawn of the county-city
building was tossed into the lap OF
Gov. Clarence d. Martin and the
state department of social security
today.
Men spraWlcd in the grass beside
the tent, which leaders said was
to be used as a commissary, while
they awaited the outcome of a con-
ference scheduled by officials Of the
Workers Alliance with Charles F.
Ernst, state social security head.
The demonstrators were protest
ing recent cut in federal relief
funds that forced removal of $500
persons from WPA rolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Danish Royalty
Will Visit State

SACRAMENTO, April 5. OUP)-
An official welcome to California
was being planned today for Crown
Prince Frederick and Crown Prin-
cess Ingrid OF Denmark.
The royal couple will be greeted
by Richard Olson, son of Gov. Gull
bert l.. Olson, and his wife, on
their arrival tomorrow at San Pc
dro harbor aboard the motorship
Canada and will be officially well
coined at banquet at the Los An
geles Biltmore hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
AFL, CI0Peace Talks Postponed as
Wagner Act Revision Hearings Set

next Tuesday, and because of the
soft coal collective bargaining ne
5ctiations in which he is engaged
The CIO chieftain said the meet
ings would resume later on "mu-
tually satisfactory date
The peace talks we're scheduled to
resume at $50 p m. today. Lewis
said that he had talked with AFI
Vice President Matthew Woll b.
telephone and that they had "easil
agreed" to the postponement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

. 7 have no Thought OF nedpIIlg
criticism upon any particular city
or community" Thompson SAID,
hut I want parents to consider it
a countrywide problem. Any city
may suffer a similar epidemic of
immortality or crime at any time
unless citizens, parents, teachers
and public officials arc alert to
the menace.
Three children made wards Of
the juvenile court recently were
found to be practising perversioL
Their cases pointed the way for
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

are taller, and if Mr.. White comes
back to California next summer
he'll find nickel orange juice every
where.
Tourists, who in the past paid
a dime for hardly enough orange
Juice to wash the eastern frost out
of their tonsils, can now drink 1t
free at the chambers of commerce
of Riverside, Ontario, Covina and
other citrus towns. Covina throws
in bag of two dozen oranges, too
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Runaway Girls
Found in Swimming

Two runaway girls from San Ber-
nardino were found swimming IN
West lake northeast OF Brawley
late Tuesday when Deputy Sheriff
Frank Raney went in search OF
them.
The girls told the officer they
started to a picnic near their home
but decided to keep on travelling
for a little adventure. Their fathers
arrived in Brawley Wednesday to
take them home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Senate Committee Stands
Firm on WPA Relief Cut

WASHINGTON, April 5. (UP)-
A senate appropriations subcom-
mite unanimously approved today
the $1OOOOO,0O0 emergency relief
bill-S50, 100000 less than President
Roosevelt requested.
Administration leaders abandon
ed their efforts to obtain the fun
S1500OO,OO0 that the president had
asked.
Influential conservative members
of the house predicted meanwhile
that WPA as now operated would
lot exist after June 80. The pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

ton abandoned It's fight for high
er figure. II was learned thai
Sen. Alvin Barkley put the issue
up to a meeting of IS New Dealer
senators and that all EXCEPT Sen
Claude Pepper agreed to the Si0O,'
100000 figure.
Virtually the entire Republican
membership has agreed to vote fof
100000.
The house voted $4,000 today 70
finance the appropriations commit
tees inquiry into the WPA-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

NEW YORK, April 5. (UP) -
President John L. Lewis of the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions announced today that re-
sumption Of peace conferences be
tween the CIO and the AFL had
been postponed indefinitely.
Lewis said that the postponement
was made because of scheduled
hearings on proposed amendments
to the Wagner Labor Relations act,
which will begin before the senate
education and labor committee,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

BALTIMORE, Md, April ). CUP)
Research chemists announced tc-
day that synthetic production OF
glycerine from petroleum gases had
progressed so that costs of this
substance vital to national defense
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

dencc property.
FarkS was born in Virginia and
vent west before he was 20 years
f age. He WAS a Texas Ranger at
20 and became one of the famous
Indian fighters of Texas and later
If New Mexico. He lived in Arizona
for awhile before arriving in I'M
oerial Valley in 1907.
He has relatives living in the
cast. The body is at the Lemons
funeral establishment pending fu-
neral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Lettuce Demand
DWeak in Arizona

PHOENIX, April S. (UP)-Salt
River Valley lettuce growers re-
ported today that almost no de-
mand" has caused a weakening of
the market, which had been boil
stored somewhat by a crop plow-
up plan last week.
The report showed prices ranged
from $1.35 to $1.75 crate on let
tuce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

diction was based on belief that the
investigation of WPA by a house
appropriations subcommittee would
result in complete revamping of the
relief agency.
The full senate appropriations
committee will act on the bills this
afternoon, and an attempt will be
made to place it before the senate
tomorrow.
Economy bloc senators had
threatened to cut the bill below
$4,000 900 unless the administra-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
p AMBLING
IMPORTER

Cycling Nuffers-
If Lee and Dora Nuffer can't
sing "A Bicycle Built for Two
they should learn. That was all
that was lacking the other after
noon when they were out abb
\ cycling on Sandalwood drive, ac-
|companied by whole squadron OF
youngsters also on bikes.
Roller skating is fun, Lee.
TwO-Gun Harve-
Harvey Ladd still doesn't know
how he did it, And neither does
his brother, who saw him do it.
Harvey was riding on the front
fender of a coupe travelling across
the open desert somewhere in the
Holtville vicinity. He was rabbit
shooting.
"One second l was on the fender
and the next second I was on top
of the car. In between the two
seconds I had seen rattlesnake!'
Harvey declared. Also in between
the seconds he shot the snake five
times, so he says. But you don't
have TO believe that.
o.
Preparedness
tSLettle Mary Lou Maxwell is all
determination and forethought. She
reminds us (and we hope her fam
lily takes no offenSe) of beautiful
little bird dog we once had who
never liked to be left behind on
a trip.
The other day when Mary LOUIS
family was due to leave on a trip
to Los Angeles the child went our
to the automobile two hours ahead
of time and took a firm position in
the front seat. No cajolery would
make her bulge. She sat there the
full two hours, just to be sure the
family didn't leave without her.
In His Element
Ware the Ryan, when it comes
to duck pins.
\ Ben Ryan wandered into the
ybowling alleys the other day, said
he wanted to loosen up" a bit,
scored two strikes and in the third
frame slipped to spare.
Il guess I'm loosened up now"
he said, and promptly ran seven
strikes in row for a score of 276.
No wonder Ben gave up golf.
A Bare Majority
Twelve bachelors will be triflc
burned when they read this. At
Tuesday nights meeting of the
Bachelors club, IL members were
absent. AS punishment, the 13 who
did attend voted the drinks on
the club.
Back fired
Harold Gillett arrived in Eel Gen.
tro Tuesday night from Sacrament
to. Unheralded, he had planned a
surprise visit on his mother and
sisters, Mrs. Nellie Gillett, Mrs.
Oma johnson (of Santa Maria,
here on visit) and Mrs. w. j.
McClelland. The surprise" fizzled
somewhat, because all three were
gone to Arizona!
Surprise, heck" said Harold.
"They must have heard I was COM
ing"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

prices.
He opened a lot of eyes in Cali
fornia. Citrus and civic organiza-
tions got busy. "Free orange juice"
days were held throughout the cit
rus belt. Whites effigy was par
AIDED through the streets of River
| side and dunked in a tub of orange
juice.
Results are, according to an an
nouncement by the California Fruit
Growers exchange. that the glasses
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
JAPANESE KILLED
IN FRONTIER BATTLE

TOKYO, April 5. CUP)-The Do
mel Hsinking correspondent said
today that three japanese were kill
ed in clash with Soviet forces
Monday at the western Manchukuo
border.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
California Says Thanks TO Kansas
Editor Whose Criticism Brought
MckIe Orange Juice TO State

LOS ANGELES, April 5. (UP)-California said thanks
to William Allen White today and said it with oranges,
for telling the world whats the matter with California
The matter, said the sage of Emporia Kan a recent
visit is that California needed taller glasses for orange
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Maintain Closer Supervision Over
Children to Prevent Tragic Result,
Juvenile Court Judge Urges Parents
Anti=Social Practices Not Confined 10 Any
Particular Group, Judge Thompson Says LII
plea for Greater Attention to Youngsters

Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, head of juvenile court III
Imperial county Wednesday begged all parents to mann
tain closer supervision of their children the most efec
tive means If preventing an epidemic of immoral prac-
tces such as that discovered in Brawley last week
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Olson Battles for rec =
Hand in Spending Money
Without Relief Budqetinq
1Senate Ready for Bitter Conflict Over
Governors RequestReIief Funds May
Be Used Without Limiting Amounts

SACRAMENTO, April s. .(UP)-Gov Culbert Olsor
today called attention to the layoff of 1900 WPA clients
requirement for speedy legislative action giving the fl
nance director authority to spend relief money the
caseoad increases The senate prepared for battle on h
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Poland Formally
Agrees to Pact
AQuin Hitler
English Cabinet Discusses Wider Reach
Of Ant-Assression Ring Around Nazi
Aspirations; France Backs President

LONDON April 5. (UP) - Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain today told the House of Commons that pre-
cautions had been taken by the British navy during the
present European tension.
unners have retained aboard naval craft in readi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

Butter: Los Angeles. 25cs but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
garde A, &c; manufacturing milk.
2519c; route gathered cream. 23o.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. I. Sia.0Oi No.
2 Ieafy, $3.50; No. 2 SLIP. Min
neapoIis flax May S1.74.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

lTotal cash. checks and drafts sent
through the tive FL Centre banlks.)
Evening star., 1939-09-05

welcome this war. The destruction,
waste and chaos Of another world
war would enable the function of
its ideologies. That force is Com
munism. 1t is stealthily at work In
many places. Well they know that
when war comes, the death knell
will be sounded for free democratic
government in Europe; the tyranny
of the proletariat, the Goddess hosts
of irreligion and destruction would
replace all vestiges of free govern
ment and democracy would be lost
to Europe.
Should that result eventuate-and
we pray it will Motive must not be
found unprepared. America must
be ready for any eventuaNty, how
ever remote, which threatens the
security of our ideals and institu-
tions in the future; be prepared to
meet any enemy, or any combfna-
ton Of enemies which may seek to
undermine or overthrow our Amer
lean Government. When the time
comes to fight, and it we'll may, even
before we expect it, whether it be
Fascism, Nazi-ism, Communism, or
any other ism or power, in defense
OF American soil, American princi-
pies and aspirations Of freedom,
Evening star., 1939-09-05

the belligerents of one side. II it Is
real neutrality to bar our ships, for
bid loans and keep our citizens from
war zones. in simple logic and plain
common sense, what more effective
and practical neutrality could we
pursue than to refrain from trading
with any Of the belligerents? Fur
nishing one side with the deadly
weapons of war is the most definite
sort of favoritism, the rankest un-
neutrality.
To my mind, 1t is unthinkable
that we can escape involvement in
the European war, and at the same
time advocate intervention. It is
real intervention to threaten before
or during war to sell death-deal-
ing instruments to one of the bellig-
erents.
I repeat, nothing will keep us
out of war except an official policy
OF genuine neutrality. An embargo
on ammunitions of war is but one
element In the policy of neutrality.
To my mind it is the most i'm
portant.
U. S. Free From Invasion.
The United States, more than any
other country in the world, is free
from the possibilities of starvation,
invasion and economic domination.
There may be some justification
for countries taking sides in a war
between two rival groups of foreign
Evening star., 1939-09-05

war, we may be withholding the ad-
vantage which superior sea power
has given the Allies. But we are
remembering, what is to our advan-
tage-namely, keeping out of war.
Must Consider Own Advantages.
! repeat, we must think not in
terms of advantage to other nations,
but advantage to our own people,
and particularly to those who would
be the sacrificial victims of any war
which might follow by furnishing
arms and munitions to one set of
European belligerents and denying
them to another.
Until few days ago, other advo-
Gates OF our participation in Euro
pean affairs urged that we do
"everything short of going to war"
to dissuade the Central Powers from
aggressive action. With strange in
consistency, it seems to me, our State
Department recommends that our
ships be barred from war zones,
loans to both sides forbidden, our
citizens prohibited from travel in
war areas-indeed, every effort save
one would be strained to effectuate
an appearance of neutrality. Mill
family, however, they demand in the
name of neutrality one reservation;
that one which is the most danger
GUS and the most certain to result
in trouble, namely, furnishing arms,
munitions and materials of war to