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Evening star., 1939-07-05
Motorist in Hospital
After Right-of-Way Fight

Samuel c. Massey, 80, of 1411
Rhode Island avenue NV, was seri-
ously beaten on the head and face
today by a motorist alleged to have
followed him to his parking place in
the 610 block of Sligo Mill road
NE. after a dispute over the right
OF way.
Mr.. Massey. following the alterca-
ton, drove his car to George Wash
ington Hospital, where he is under
treatment for a fractured cheek
bone, lacerations to the eyes and
nose and possible fracture of the
skull.
The motorist lost consciousness,
physicians said, almost Immediately
after arriving at the hospital. De-
tective Sergt. Jerry F1aherty of the
homicide squad obtained a license
number jotted on slip of paper in
the victims pockets.
He traced the number and arrest
ed motorist who, he said admitted
being in An alteration with Mr..
Massey. The motorist, held for in
vestigation pending the outcome OF
Evening star., 1939-07-05
Hoover Charges
Roosevelt Brinqs
War Threat Closer
Administration Policies
Put Us in QuorreIs Thot
Lead to Bottle, He Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Herbert
Hoover asserts in a magazine article
to be published today that President
Roosevelt has brought the threat of
war closer to this country by taking
"a seat at the table where Gnter-
nationaD power politics is being
played"
Writing in the current issue of
the American Magazine, the former
President says: The dangers of
our being dragged into war lie in
these directions:
81. Foreign propaganda to inflame
our emotions and to mold our minds
to war.
80. Preachments of our own mis-
taken officials and citizens which, in
effect, support these propagandas.
"3. Steps taken by our own Gov
ernment which, while denying that
they are intended to take us into
war, yet entangle us with these very
controversies, the end of which may
be war"
To stay out of war, Mr.. Hoover
asserts, "the first thing required Is
vigorous, definite statement from all
who have responsibility, both pub
licly and privately, that we are not
going to war with anybody in Eu-
rope unless they attack the Western
Hemisphere.
THE second thing is not to sit in
this game of power politics.
Words Lead to War.
ut is said we will do something
more than words and less than war
When we open fire on the front we
are in the fight. The enemy will fire
back with more than words. If the
more than words fail to overcome
him we have to go further. For then
we have to win or be overcome on
our side. Let nobody say that you
can do such things without danger
of war itself"
Discussing the activities of propa-
gandists, Mr.. Hoover continues:
I'VE are told that we must Join
in war or democracy will disappear
from the earth. From the alliance
OF the democracies with several to-
talitarian states that theological
issue seems somewhat confused.
my sympathies are with the de-
mocracies. But the democracies of
Western Europe have the resources
to defend themselves. . We are
told that if they fall we shall be
the next victim. do not agree that
they will fall. But if they do fall
the exhaustion of the dictators will
be such that these countries will
leave us alone for a quarter of q
century at least.
Same as World War.
Europe" he continues, 'is again
engaged in a hideous conflict for
power. Stripped to its bones. today
the quarrel is much the same Gas
in the World War;. -
What is proposed? That we join
to stop inevitable movements and
readjustments of peoples; that we
engage in theological wars. Who
will pay for it in blood and treasure?
Our children"
The greatest immediate service
that we can render" the former
President says at another point, lis
to join in economic cooperation
with other nations to relieve the
economic pressures which are driv-
ing the world constantly to insta-
bility. -
But far beyond that, we can hold
the light of liberty alight on this
Continent. That is the greatest
service we can give to civilization ~
Evening star., 1939-07-05

the others injuries, declared he had
been angered by road hog" tactics.
The alteration occurred as Mr..
Massey parked his car in front of
the beer and distributing company
where he is employed.
Police reported 13 other persons
were treated in local hospitals yes
terday and last night as a result Of
alterations during the Fourth of
July holiday.
Evening star., 1939-07-05
Lightning Kills two
But Spares Baby
In Fathers Arms
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAY CITY, Mich, July S.
Lightning killed two bathers
yesterday, but spared the life OF
the couples infant son, carried
in his fathers arms.
Returning to their automobile
after bathing in Bay City State
Park, Bernard c. Mayville, 26,
Flint, Mich, and his wife, Alice,
26, were struck by the bolt.
Mr.. Mayville died instantly,
his wife within a few minutes.
Their 18-month-old son, Bern
ard. jr, whom Mayville had
held in his arms, was not be-
ieved seriously hurt.
Other bathers walking near
the Mayvilles were unhurt.
Evening star., 1939-07-05
Slovoks Order Purge
Of Unpotriotic Books

By the Associated Press.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, July S.
All Slovak public libraries were or
dered yesterday by the education
ministry to purge themselves of
"unpatriotic" books.
Thousands of books are to be
collected and burned to erase traces
OF Slovakia's part in the Czecho-
Slovak republic.
Evening star., 1939-07-05
Hot weather tip: PLAY Safe!

Nov, IF EvER-these torrid, sizzling days
~ be extra careful aboat "B.O."! Often
the worst B. O. offenders do not even know
they are guilty. That is why IT'S smart to play
safe! Why risk making a bad impression?
Millions depend upon Lifebuoy in the
daily bath to make them safe from "B.O."
Lifebuoy contains an exclusive ingre-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Dec. 9. (UP)-
Trading contin ued slow with sup
plies moderate TO liberal and prices
about steady. ao-
$500: Laguna Beach $1.75-s2.oo'
san JOAQUIN Valley S165-$l.75i l.
V. ordinary s1-25-S1.25.
Lettuce: Lom.poc and santa Maria
75c. Oceano as 75-990c; 5s 75c; san
Juan Capistrano As 75-90c; 5s 60
75c: SIS 75c; Sa Juan Capistrano
As 75-9Oc; SIS 65-75c; San Fernando
Yly As 1851. 90; San Diego co As
50-75e; Ivanhoe As $l.1o-$l.25; 5s
peas: ssan Pedro bush 5k &c;
san Diego pole 654 7c; Carpinterla
pole 7-Sc; local bush 4-5c; Goa
chella Wy bush 4-5c; Imperial Wy
poor 2lk &c; China peas Coachelld
Vally 31z- -4c. ..,,,
SQUASH: White summer Imperial
Valley lugs s5-$1.00; flats 65-foc
Coachella Valley Jugs Sl.00-$i:l2 :
local & san Diego co s5-$l.00; tai
ian local & san Diego co 40-5oci
Imperial Wy 25. 4oe; flats 35-5oc' :
Jugs 4O-50c; yellow cTookneck san
Diego co lugs $1.15-S1.25; local ba
mana 1-IAc; Hubbard 1A-lh.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Lands Causes
Uprour at PorIey
Of Boil Clubs

big and small. were fearful lest
Lands decide to make them jump
through hoops. The commissioner
method. called high-handed by
majority of club owners and league
officials, in defeating legislation at
the Joint major league meeting yes
terday, is without precedent during
his 20-year reign.
With the National and American
league at loggerheads over amend
ments designed to improve and
broaden chain store baseball, Lands
cast the deciding ballot each time.
Then when Ford Frick, National
league president, called on the COM
missioner to take roll call vote,
Lands overruled him even though
baseball law requires such a pro-
cedure.
Lands backed at holding RON
call vote because the Yankees would
have cast their vote along with the
National league. IN every deadlock
between the leagues in previous
Joint meetings. the commissioner
has always cast his vote with the
majority.
AS a result of Landis' action the
status of working agreements be-
tween major and minor league clubs
was strictly in the commissioners
lap. A storm may be brewing which
will involve all baseball in a legal
battle with the owners of farm
clubs and clubs which have working
agreements aligned against the
commissioner and independently
owned clubs.
George Weiss, Newark president
ard head of the Yankee chain, ad-
nitted he was astonished.
"If this was the year the major
minor agreement was up instead of
1912" said Weiss. the minors might
split and form their own organiza-
ton"
Larry McPhail, Brooklyn presi-
dent who was one of the leaders OF
the losing side, was SO upset over
the commissioners action that he
stormed out of the joint session in
a huff.
All major league clubs with work
ing agreements with minor league
teams have indicated that the COM
missioner's attitude will cause them
to curtail their activities consider
ably. The predicted result is that
several league of smaller classifica-
ton will fold up.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Miami Qualities
For Bowl Game

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 9. (UP)-Miami
high school strengthened its right
TO play host in the Christmas night
Health Bowl" game here by crush
ing Boys high school of Atlanta, Is
to 0, last night to climax perfect
gridiron season.
The game was billed as deciding
the mythical high school champion
ship of the south. Boys high had
been undefeated although once tied.
The victory gave Miami high school
a record of nine wins for the season
and no losses against hefty opposi-
ton.
Miami high will represent the
South in the Christmas infantile
paralysis benefit game and officials
were attempting to obtain Seward
Park high sch ool of New York as
the northern team.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Center Discusses
Home Improvement

Juvenile crime and farm home
improvement were the main topics
at the monthly meeting of the Mt
Signal farm center meeting at the
Mt Signal school house Friday
night.
District Attorney Elmer Head
urged parents to seek advice from
his office as means of curbing
the rise of juvenile court cases in
Imperial county.
Many times" Heald said, par
ents and members of the district
attorneys staff are able to solve
the problem of juvenile delinquency
before the young people actually be-
come charges Of the juvenile court"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Hosfak to Defend
Title Monday

CLEVELAND, Dec. 8. CUP)-Just
one thing bothered Al Hostak today
as the N. B A middleWeight cham
pion from Seattle tapered off train
ing for the defense of his title
against Eric Seelig of Cleveland
Monday nighi-the Cleveland drink
ing water.
The champs not used to drink
ing water yet. said Eddie Marino.
manager of Hostak.
1.-The weather's fine for him,
though. He likes to take long walks
along the lakefront. Guess it re-
minds him of the weather in Seat
tle-you know, all foggy and misty
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK Dec. 8. (UPl-
Stocks fluctuated narrowly today
with volume small.
Allied Stores preferred sold at 10
y up "a; wid est loser was j. l.
Case at y off 2. American Tobacco
3 and Minnea polls Moline power
gained more than a point. L. S.
Gypsum lost a point.
Minor gains were noted in U. 5.
steel, Bethlehem and Youngstown
Sh Get Chrysler gained fractionally,
while General Motors eased.
Coppers re narrowly mlxea
with Kennecot.t up 4 and Anaconda
down y; while international nickel
was unchanged. Airplane issues
were steady.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
averages: Industrial, 1873, up O.oI /;
rail, 1856, off 0.05; utility, 25.o2, off
0. Of; and So stocks, 1894, unchang'
ed oo,
stock sales approximated 100000
shares against 100000 in the short
session last w eek. Curb sales were
$4,000 against 1900 shares last
SATURDAY..
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Tennessee Bids
For Rose Bowl

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 9. CUP
With Rose Bowl invitation al
most within their grasp, the Ten
nessee Volunteers today met hot
and cold Auburn before upwards
of 10000 fans in Shields Watkins
stadium.
The game-if Tennessee wins it
was expected to be followed with
in a few hours by an invitation for
the Vols to play the Pacific coast
titlist in the Pasadena classic on
Jan. !.
The Rose Bowl bid would be Ten
nessee's first and would climax
a two-year string of nothing but
victories for the Vols under Coach
Bob Neyland. former army major.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Pan.Anlerica Plan
For Games 0kayed

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Dec. 9. CUP)
The u. S. Amateur Athletic union
today Overwhelmingly approved a
proposal calling for establishment
of pan American games among the
nations of the western hemisphere
if war forces Finland to abandon
the 1910 Olympics.
The report of special committee
which studied the possibility of sub
stituting inter-American competi-
ton for the olympic games next
year was read by jeremiah t. Ma
honey, of New York, committee
chairman, and was approved with
out dissenting vote by delegates
to the AAU's annual convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

driver left to Graves chin that put
the Bomber back on his heels and
brought a CLASSY CLINT to his eyes.
After that, it was all over but the
counting. Hogue waded in for the
kill, while Graves clutched des-
perately, and landed one telling
blow after another until the referee
stopped the massacre.
Big Boy prepared his meat with
mitigating that Graves was un-
able to match. The Jacumban came
in close and refused to allow the
Bomber to fight from long range.
After rocking Graves with several
short lefts, he backed him into a
corner and delivered the coup de
grace, also with his left hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
State Basketeers

From San Diego State college
comes the report that the Azteos
once more vii come up with one
Of the strongest basketball teams
on The coast because seven letter.
men are returning from last years
squad which won the southern Cali
fornia conference, the state college
Championship and was rumnerup in
the National intercollegiate tourna-
ment at Kansas City.
Seven returning lettermen are:
Milton Milky Phelps. all-confer-
ence forward and high scorer for
the Aztecs in 20 of their 26 regular
season games: Don DeLauer. all
conference guard and second to
Phelps in the seasons scoring totals
last year: Andy Echle. all-tourna-
ment center al Kansas City: Harry
Hodgetts, second team all-confer-
enee guard last season as a sopho-
more. Earl Allison, junior guard:
Mason Harris. senior forward. and
Eddie preisler. senior forward.
Gross loses George Thompson,
three-year letterman center and
honorary captain last season: Bill
Patterson. second team all-confer-
ence forward in 1878, and Jack
Stocking. letterman guard.
Coach Gross is inclined to shy
away from the season. but he does
not deny the fact that on paper
the Aztec squad this year is poten-
TALLY stronger than last years
squad
That's saying lot when the Red
Devil team last year was unanim
ously declared to be the greatest
team to come out Of the southern
California conference, and is to
date the greatest basketball team
in the history Of San Diego State
college.
Loss Of Thompson, Patterson and
Stocking is expected to be COM
pensated for by the addition of
several promising junior college
transfers and frosh numeral Win
ners.
Promising junior college squad
members include Jim Stacy, guard
from Fullerton JIG, John Sellwood,
speedy forward from Oregon Normal,
Chet DeVore. captain of the Chaffey
junior college team last season.
The Aztecs will compete against
San Jose State, Santa Barbara
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
SPORTS PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 8.
(UP)-Everybody laughed when
saw down at the typewriter a few
years ago and wrote that their
rivals would eventually impose some
sort of handicap on the New York
Yankees. 1t was only a matter OF
time and a few more runaway trl-
umphs, l argued, until the Yankees
would be allowed but two strikes,
forced to run out hits on their
hands and knees, and bat with
blindfolds on.
Well, the other club owners did
MT go quite this far at their meet
ing in Cincinnati (and what hap
py choice of cities that was in
which to moan over Yankees poWer)
but they took a step toward it. In
a session dominated by that sterling
old cry-baby Clark Griffith of the
Washington Senators, the American
league ruled that the Yanks, as
long as they are champions, must
not acquire player from within
the American league except by
the waiver route.
In other words, the Yankees can't
buy a player in the league they
want or even trade for him. All
they can get out of the league are
men who have come SO near the
end of their careers that they are
sent out on waivers From now until
the time they are deposed as cham
pionS the Yankees must depend
entirely on their farm system to
provide them with new players.
They can't reach out and buy a
Hank Greenberg for first base or
pitcher or a 800 hitting out
fielder.
The new ruling was proposed by
Griffith, and he must have felt a
trifle foolish when he took the
floor and outlined it to his fellow
club owners. Because it was Grif-
fish, you will remember, who, in
the middle of last summer, an
nounced that the Yankees were
sure to crack and fall apart before
September and that they never
would win the pennant. Just what
made him feel this way is probably
Mr.. Griffiths own little secret, but
whatever it was it certainly made
him the seersucker of the year.
I am not at all sure that the
baseball public is going to greet
the handicapping of the Yankees
with cheers. The sporting element
in the United States has always
had tremendous liking for stand
out champions. They went for Demp-
sey when he was knocking every
body stiff, and they go for Joe
Louis for the same reason today
They cheered on Bill Tilden when
no one could get a set from him, and
when Bobby Jones was all but un-
beatable his galleries were the larg-
est in the history of golf
The average American sports fan
is too fair-minded to enjoy seeing
a team beaten by any thing other
than that which goes on the play
ing field. He isn't likely to get much
of bang out of seeing the Yankees
beaten by any other means than
that of hitting, pitching, and field
ing. And he isn't likely to be too
that beats the Yankees only because
generous with his praise for a team
of help from group of rule-makers.
The adoption of the proposal by
Mr.. Griffith did one thing: 1t
stamped the hallmark of great
ness on the shirts of the Yankees
in indelible ink. There can be no
questioning that the Yanks of to-
day are the greatest ball club ever
fielded
Baseball is past 100 years in age
now, and not until the Bronx Bomb
ers came along did the laws of the
game have to be rewritten to give
their opposition a chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

state and Fresno State in the
newly-formed California Collegiate
Athletic association this season.
Non-conference opponents include
Chico State, Pomona, University OF
California, House of David, Colored
Clowns, Occidental, Loyola and
Whittier.
The squad this year should be
stronger in reserves than last sea-
son with the average height of the
squad lowering around six feet.
Eight of the seventeen squad MEM
bers are guards, which should in
dicate a pretty good defensive club
this season. Gross expects the ad-
ditional height in the front line also
TO help the offense considerably.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Pan.American
Games to Replace
0Iympics

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Dec. 9. (UP)
Delegates to the 51st annual con-
vention of the U. S. Amateur Ath-
letic union awaited today the re-
port of Past President jeremiah T.
Mahoney of New York, on a pro-
posal to establish Pan American
games in place Of the 1910 Olympics.
Cancellation of next years Olym-
piad, scheduled for Finland, was
regarded as almost certain because
Of the European war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Big Boy Hosue KOS
Bomber Graves i'm Third

Big Boy Hogue proved his supre-'
macy in middleWeight ranks Friday
night by pounding Bomber Graves
into insensibility after two minutes,
80 seconds of the third round of
their bout in San Diego
A helpless, staggering target for
Big Boys crushing blows, Graves
was out on his feet when Referee
Charles Randolph stepped in and
stopped the fight.
The end came suddenly, after
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 9. (UP)-Wheat
worked as much as cents higher
on the Chicago board of trade today
on short covering and renewed
speculative buying stimulated by an
official forecast on dry weather
in the winter wheat belt next week
Realizing sales near the close
reduced the gains, and wheat closed
u cent TO IL cents higher, with
Dec. at 97%. Corn was up Is TO "
cent with Dec. at 54h -54as, and
oats were 4 TO 5s cent higher, Dec.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

the Bomber had put up creditable
defense in the first two rounds.
Graves carried the fight to the
Jacumba twin in the first round and
won that canto on blows landed.
The second round also went to
Graves by shade.
But Big Boy was preparing for
the kill. He came out of his corner
for the third round determined to
end the fight. He did-with a pile
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Dec. 8. (UP)-
Hogs rs, steady, odd lots, medium
to choice light truckins 6-6.75; top
go; few light sows 800.
Cattle $50, cows closing the week
i5-4Oc higher; others steady, me-
dunn to good fed yearling steers
$50; common to medium steers
7.5O-S.50; common TO medium cows
5.75-6.5O; odd head to 700; Gamers
and cutters 425-5.60; bulls to 7.25;
calves 70, all classes quoted steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Packers, Giants 10
Play in Series

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 8. (UP)-The
odds were 6 to and take your
choice as the New York Giants,
champions of the National profess
sional league, held their final prac-
tice today in preparation to defend
their title against the Green Bay
Packers tomorrow in the world
series of football.
The champions will meet the
Packers, western division champions,
at the State fairgrounds before a
sellout crowd of 31,3l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10

CINCINNATI, Dec. 9. (UP)-The
men who run baseball were in q
quandary today, cropping for a So
luton to the major minor league
problem involving farm clubs and
working agreements.
Only one thing was a positive
fact-Commissioner K. M. Lands Is
indeed the czar of baseball.
The operators of farm clubs, both
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Baseball SOUGHT
On Pacific Coast

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 9. CUP)-
Major league baseball was sought
today for Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Carrying the tenor of that
There's gold to be had on the
Pacific coast, the plea was ad-
dressed by the Southern California
Sportsman's association to the base
ball magnates' meeting in Cincin-
natl.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
L. A. STOCKS

Prices remai ned mostly unehang-
ea in exceptionally light trading
today on the Los Ane eles stock eN-
change.
ON the whole board five issues
were up, four down and 15 un-
changed. Volume was 5000 shares,
81 which most were odd lot sales
ef penny shares.
sales included Pacific Indemnity
800 al a5 unchanged; Security co
aniis ta Al 2bA tip M; Thansamerl :
ca loe al GA up - Pacific Gas and
Southern Calf arnfn Edison com !
~ ~aes unchanged
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Central to Open
Cage Season
AGAINST Ramona

Ell Centro high schools basketball
team will open its practice season
Friday night in a game against
Ramona high school in the Spartan
gymnasium.
Coach Larry Hanson picked Ko-
bata and Sugihara to start at
forwards, Jack Oswalt at Center,
Jack Kirkpatrick and Jack Jones
will start at guards.
Ramona is defending champion
in its league and will be favored
over the Spartan bagers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Meters Play Sun.

El Centro and Yuma tennis clubs
will play their second match of the
season Sunday at Ell Centro courts.
Yuma defeated the El Centre net
ters in the first meeting between
the teams.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
Markers At
a Glance

Stocks irregular and quiet.
Bonds irregular; L. 5. govern
ments irregular.
Curb stocks steady.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton firm.
Wheat up about 8 to 11s cents /;
corn up around s 10 y cont.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
PheIan Offered Job Aqain

SEATTLE, (UPCoach Jimmy Phean, head mentor oil
the Washington football who subjected To some
criticism early the because varsity LOSSES today offer
ed a neyear of the salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-10
RainMoves ToWdrdL. 4.

Les ANGELES Dec g. tuP)A rainstom moving south from
central California reach Angeles today until
after the
championship. assaa