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Evening star., 1939-12-29

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will again the capacity 1910 Being
representation South
servative Democrats
Beneath the the
there no reason to suppose yet that Raybn wants to be Vice
that Garner would abandon his antd stand in
Rayburns third, distinctly
whether the delegate
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Evening star., 1939-12-29

forbidden letters alphabet
stories throughout the Nation the Of has invited
Constitution
Civil Liberties Union Dies Committee Activities and
the artists Of
blood boil The
the checkbook
the right surely the who supply the labor have
similar 1887
advertiser issued
instructions after mo Roosevelt jokes radio
From knock is boost!"
That the discreet silent apply political censorship to
that the public what To public
of the thing
John L. Lewis publicity promptly Petrio
lifelong membership Os publicity William
politics promptly
rescnd the union which the public
against the principles of the Bill of Rights.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WI

By FnEDEhIC WILLIAM WILL.
Keep an eye peeled on this Japa-
nese- e-American commercial treaty
and trade embargo fracas. 1t is
loaded with dynamite. A month
Evening star., 1939-12-29
The Woods Are CruwIinq

The Garner forces, meanwhile,
presidential possibility of their own.
and not loved by labor, they want
Evening star., 1939-12-29
ScrobbIinq for Pennies

Ever since Republicans and anNew Deal Capitol Hill
attacking and of
minisaton agencies
Evening star., 1939-12-29
.HuH-ForIey Ticket

Meanwhile, there
Postmaster General James A. Farley will the presidential
nomination throwing his Secretary
dell Hull for President Jim Farley has hard head
politics. He fully obstacles the
presidential candidacy which the
his strictly practical politician and the probable attitude
the White House At the
following something presidency
Altogether Hu-Farey ticket is obvious bet Hull will have
strength in delegates but he the attack
policy the convention will him the biggest
Roosevelt cabinet the Dealers pushing
acknowledge that Hull
laid being
help but approve.
He close will
them get behind Hull would indeed
While he would himself would
satisfaction the ticket headed likes
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Navy Not All Gold Braid

The United States Navy gold braid and batthp single
batch of contracts Supplies
contained the following items Sour cucumber pickles ooo hack
$1,000 string $1220 motion picture equipment
$54547;
buckets catsup, $64953:
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Lightest on Her Feet.

LIKHCeSC Un MT cct.
There's popular Midwestern
United States Senator who is almost
as devoted to dancing as he is to
the farmers, though his style on the
waxed floor leaves something to be
desired. The other night. after she
had survived a round with the gen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Roy StaIey
Cracks Hurdle
Record in Meet

NEW YORK. Feb. 6. CUP)-The
name of Roy Staley. 1886 Olympic
team member from the Southern
California Athletic association, was
inscribed on the Rodman Wana-
maker trophy today as the out
standing athlete in the 32nd annual
MillrCse games.
Staley was voted the No l per-
former in the meet held Saturday
night fer his unprecedented feat OF
cracking world record three times
in the same evening.
Some Of the 5000 spectators
might have thought there was
something flukey about the West
Coast hudler's 0:073 in the pre-
liminary heat. but there was no
doubt when he registered the iden-
tical figure in the semi-final and
the third time in winning the final.
Biggest upset of the meet came
when Den Lash, Indiana State po-
liceman. was beaten cut in the
two mile event by Gregory Rice. OF
Notre Dame
Glenn Perpetual Motion" Gun
ningham Won his sixth Wanameker
mile in seven starts, but his time
Of 4.144 was no great shakes.
equaling MS slowest effort, which
was recorded last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Today's Sports Parade

He d let me get so close with ES-
posa and then-almost with
laugh-hed run away from US.
Hank Lcibers ono regret at
leaving the Giants for the Cubs
is that he WILL lose the companion
ship Of Carl Hubbell The great
est guy in baseball" Hank will tell
you He could lose three hit
game on errors by his fielders. but
in the clubhouse he never mention
ed it, but acted as if he were the
one at fault Hank isn't too
pleased a the idea of trying TO hlI
against long -legge Carl. either
being as ne rates AIN as the finest
pitcher he ever saw Hank says
Dizzy is a poor second to the quiet
man from Oklahoma
Note to Joe Louis: Boy. hang on
tc what you're making Some 35
years ago a fellow named Jeffries
dominated the heavyweight field
Just as thoroughly as you do to-
Gay and today. Jeffries is pad
ding out his income by running
amateur fights in a barn near Bur
bank. Cal. Reports from Aus
tralia have it that John BrOmWich
is working on. and mastering
rev service If he brings a fast
sure service TO this country Brom-
wich will lift the Davis Cup for
Australia and become the No.
amateur III the world before you
can say Bobby Riggs, much less
Jack Robinson A girlish, aWk-
ward service was his only weak
ness last year A master penman
is costing Santa Anita hundreds OF
dollars by altering losing parl-
mutuel tickets into winning ones
He picks uD discarded losing
tickets. makes few strokes with
his pen. and presto the cashiers
honor them 1t is dishonest,
know. but do declare it is the
only sure means Of beating the
races that ! know The profess
5iOnal golfers now class Bud Ward
Is the country's finest amateur d.
Until the San Francisco match play
tournament when Ward knocked
half dozen of them out of the
running, the pros rated Johnny
Goodman as the No. Simon Pure
Not once, but a nalf a dozen
times, I have written that Byron
Nelson was capable of the mos
spectacular golf ever played He
proved it yesterday at Phoenix
when he won the tournament with
a 54-hole total of 1913 That
just IS under par, Ior the most
amazing score since the Scots
thought up the game
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. g. (UP) -
Utility shares advanced to new
highs since 1897 in the average to-
day in response to arrangements for
sale of Tennessee Electric Power
company to the iva at price
which would leave some equity for
the common stock.
The utilities monopolized the tape
on the big board and the curb. Ten
nesSce Electric preferred scared
nearly II points on the curb and
monWcalth & Southern made wide
gains, notably Alabama power is
sues.
Common utility stocks had gains
ranging to more than point while
preferreds were up ! TO more than
7. Opening blocks ranged to $4,000
shares in Common wealth & South
ern common, which opened at up
Ii and equal to the 1889 high. The
preferred touched 63h up rs.
Utility bonds were strong. u. S.
governments held firm. while for
eign loans were steady
SILK futures made new highs for
the season to feature an otherwise
easier comm odity group.
Business news generally was ia -
vorable. Steel operations were
scheduled this week at 53.f per cent
of capacity, rise of 0.6 point over
last week.
The general stock list mounted
with utility shares but trading in
industrials and rails was light
Steels. motors and aviations were
strong. Profit-taking reduced gains
and utility issues lost part of the
early advances.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Canzoneri Sure
Comeback Will
Be Success

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. (UP)-
Tony CanZoneri has been warned
of winding up walking on his heels
and mumbling to himself, but he
was determined today to fight his
way back to a title match with
Henry Armstrong and regain the
light weight crown.
A little older and a little heavier
than when he was called the fight
INCEST little man in the ring. They
doesn't figure he'll end up IN slap
happy land.
I've told Tony about the disas-
trous endingS of other comebacks, "
his manager, Sammy Goldman,
said but he is determined. He
wants a shot at Armstrong. He has
studied Armstrong; style. We've
gone over motion pictures time and
again. Now we're going after Arm
strong.
Canzoneri, seeking his ninth VIC
tory in 10 comeback starts against
Bobby Pacho here Tuesday, echoed
his managers words.
Il don't look like a has been do
I?' he asked. I've fought long
parade of awfully tough boys since
started fighting, and lot of them
were just as tough as Armstrong
Why shouldn't 1 want to fight him
and why shouldn't 1 think 1 can
lick him? 1 want to win that title
back again. That's the only ambi-
ton l have now"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Feb. 6. UP)-
Trading was moderate. Tomatoes
held steady Lettuce weakened.
other commodities were generally
q bout steady.
Lettuce: dry pack Imperial Val
ley 4 doz. $50; doz. $1.35-1.5 so:
San Diego co. Is $1.35-14 40; 5S S1.25:
local loose 4O-50c crate.
Peas: steady; Imperial Valley
bush S-SAc. 15-lb crates $4-4.25;
San Diego co. pole 9-10c. Bush SIC.
Carpinteria S-9c. San Pedro 7-7ikc.
Local frosted 3-5c lb.
Squash; White summer Imperial
Valley crates S2.75-3; Italian I'm
perial Valley crates $2-2.25: San
Diego CO. lugs $2-2,25; local So;
yellow crookncck Imperial Valley
crates So. so; banana S2O-25:
hubbard 5000.
Tomatoes steady; INLAND crates
9-tops $1.50-1.75; 12s $1.35-1 so: les
9Oc-$1 10; 20s 75-S5c. Local hothousc
few 15-25c lb.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
By HENRY McLEMORE

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 6. up
Putting the sports shot here and
there: If you are an admirer Of
full blown. hand-turned hypocrisy
YOU should be here next Sunday
when. with the permission Of the
city fathers. Ellsworth Vines and
Don Bulge will play before 25-O0O
persons in the coliseum Tht
coliseum. you know. mas always
been shut to professional football
ers on the grounds that. having
been built for the Olympic games.
il is too sacred for athletes who
play for money and as every
body knows. ELY and Don aTen {
playing for the Jun Of II, or the
exercise. or just to show of !
wonder if the coliseum's gates have
always been locked to pro football
because of the quite staggering
amount that Southern California s
Trcjans have paid in rent? Babe
Didriksen which I will continue
to call her despite the fact th1.
she is really Mrs. George Zaharlasj
is one Of the ten longest hitter5
of a golf ball in the world today
During the Bins Crosby tourna-
ment at Rancho Santa Fe she hit
drives that were outdistanced only
BY the tremendous blasts OF Jimmy
Thomson During her spare time
Babe seconds husband George in
his wrestling matches.
Tony Canzoneri mere for fight
swearS he is net making his ccmc-
back for money, but simply BE-
cause he loves to fight II is Jusi
such statement as thls-oatently
q absurd-that strengthens ones be-
lief that Tony would have been
wise had he quit for keeps a ye7I
or so ago His punch is all he
has left That and a heart as Dis
as from here to yonGer If you
are interested in what a decade ol
fighting the top-notchers will 90
To a fellow. you should have seen
Jackie Kid Berg OF England Ii
a recent fight here He was beat
en- by a kid who couldn't have car
ried his gloves that night nearly
a decade ago when he made his
American debut in Madison Square
Nick Wall one OF the best
Jockeys. says all great horses have
plenty off 1scing sense, and rates
War Admiral as one of the smart
est The Admiral, Nick says, viii
let a rival pull up just so close to
him. and then he will go away
Il rode Esposa in four races
against him" Nich told me, land
he Admiral Just kidded with us :. p.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Feb. 8. (UP) Wheat
prices stayed close to previous clos
ing levels on the Chicago board Of
trade today.
Opening quotations in wheat were
unchanged to = cent lower. reflect
ing to some extent weakness at
Liverpool. Large world shipments
during the past week and an in
crease of more than three million
bushels in stocks on ocea passage
was responsible for the easy tone
abroad.
Scattered selling in the final hour
turned wheat prices fractionally
loWer, and at the close wheat was
off "a to a cent, corn off n TO y
lower.
The weather map showed lituo
precipitation in the southwest ana
indicated m ostly fair weather for
the hard winter wheat belt.
Corn prices were inclined to sag
under selling by locals and cash
interests, but a steadier tone deyel-
oped in late trading. Buenos Aires
corn was lower
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Patty Berg Wins
Golf Title Again

CORAL GABLES. Feb. 6. UP
They scratched Patty Berg's name
on the big Miami -Biltmore cham
pionship golf trophy for tho fourth
consecutive time today.
Miss Berg was nine under par
for the final 35 holes it took her
to beat Miss Kirby and l. She
had II brides and two eagles. The
Dixie driver also played excellent
golf. carding nine brides and one
eagle for a five under par total.
but she was not match for the Min
nesotan's steadiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Arabs Open Annual
Cage Series With
BrawIeyJ.C.

Defeated 56-l8 by San Diego state
freshmen on Saturday night, the
FL Centro junior college Monday
locked forward to the annual valley
championship cage series with
Brawley j. c. which will begin Fri
day night in Brawley.
Coach Robert Armstrong; cagers,
who played San Diego State frosh
on fairly even terms in the first
half of tho game, then wilted in the
second half. will be underdogs in
the betting Friday night.
Brawley junior college record is
far better than that of the FL Gen.
trans despite improvement of the
Central team in late games.
Coach Robert Armstrong an
nounced he would start his regular
lineup of Ryerson. Edwards, Ingle,
Galloway and Chickahisa against
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Commerce Loop
Teams Battle for
PIayoff Positions

Three commercial league teams.
Sherwoods, Deloziers and Imperial
Valley Hardware. will battle for
third and fourth positions in the
Ell Centre commercial league play
Wednesday night in the Ell Centre
gymnasium,
Top four teams in the commercial
league team will engage in a play
off for the league championship at
the end OF the season, according
to Coach Larry Hanson, league di-
rector.
Holtville and Seven Up cagcrs.
resting in first and second places,
have already clinched positions in
the playoff
Wednesday nights schedule pits
the Bachelors club against Delo-
ziers at 7, Sherwoods against the
20-30 at 8, and Holtville against
the Hardware at 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06

eXico
When the coaches had finished
phone calls El Centro still was
scheduled to play Calipatria, the
Hotville- -Calexico game was post
poned until Feb "a. and the Braw-
ley Imperial game was delayed in
definitely.
Possibilities offered were, Impe-
rial might play El Centre Monday
night in a postponed game and
Imperial might also play Brawley
Wednesday afternoon.
The Holtville- CaleXico game was
delayed indefinitely.
Possibilities offered were, Impe-
rial might play FL Centro Monday
night in postponed game and
Imperial might also play Brawley
Wednesday afternoon.
The Holtville Calexico game was
postponed because the CaleXico
gymnasium was still under the
process of completion and it now
appears that FL Centro and CAL
exico will open the new gymnasium
one week from Tuesday.
The BraWley- Imperial game was
delayed because officials are still
worried about the infantile paralysis
reported in Imperial.
Despite all of the schedule jug
Cling Ell Centre high remained the
favorite to win the valley league
title. Calexico was favored to fin
iSh second.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Coaches Consider Plans
For National Cage Tourney
Divisional Ne cts
Slated in Four
Sections ofU. S.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 6. -
CUP)-Four teams claiming the
national championship loomed in
the basketball horizon today as
rival groups and sections put for
ward plans for a quartet of title
tournaments.
The National Collegiate Athletic
association. the National Intercol-
legiate faction, the Amateur Ath-
letic Union and the Basketball
Writers association of New York
are in the swing to attract teams
outstanding enough to lend CHAM
pionship" prestige to their particu-
lar Journeys. 1t is not only pos
sible, but highly proba BILE that some
of the teams will compete in two
or three of the eliminations
The N. c. A. A.. under the direc-
ton of Harold G.. Olsen, basketball
coach at Ohio state, has elaborate
plans for what it chooses to call
THE first nationwide basketball
tournament" Olsen has arranged
to divide the nation into eight sec
tions with coaches and sportswrit-
ers in each being named to select
teams in sectional eliminations.
The four western winners will
meet in one semi-final tournament
at the San Francisco Golden Gate
Exposition March 20 and 81.
Eastern victors will clash in the
other semi-final at Philadelphia
March II and 18. One finalist
from each section then will meet
for the N. C. A. A. national cham
pionship" at Northwestern Uni
versity March 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Byron Nelson
BusfsPar 10
Win Tourney

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Feb. g. (UP)-
Byron Nelson. of Readng, Pa,
qualified for the keys to the city,
a chamber of commerce vice presi-
dency and an Arizona colonels
commission today. He gave all
credit for his record Shattering
performance in winning the Phoe-
nix open golf championship to the
weather.
The stocky Nelson, who Topped Is
strokes off par in posting a 1913
aggregate for Sd holes to win top
money in the $4,000 tournament
blamed it all on the perfect eli
matte conditions.
The air was so fine and the
ball carried so we'll. I just couldn't
60 wrong" he said Anyone should
play good game on a day like
this
The statement wasn't much of
tribute to the ability of his fell
low professionals, closest of whom
finished u strokes away. He was
Ben Hogan, of White Plains, N. Y,
with 210 The 21l total of E. J.
(Dutch) Harrison, of Chicago, was
good for third money of $780,
which sent his 1889 earnings to
S240l and put him into the lead
among the money winners.
Nelson's 68-65-65 for the three
rounds established two new P.G.A.
records, according to Tournament
Manager Freddie Corcoran. The 1913
total not only broke the Sd hole
record, but his pair of Cos on the
last two rounds for 1870 bettered by
one stroke the mark shared by
Jimmy Thomson, of Shawnee on
Delaware, Pa, and Horton Smith,
Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Hindu GrappIer
Meet Gorilla

Hartmann Singh, Hindu wrestling
champion, will attempt to pin back
the ears OF Gorilla Macias in the
main event at the Calexico athletic
club Tuesday night, but the wise
men of graphing offered 10-1 he
wouldn't
They offered odds because Gorilla
MaciaS has not been defeated since
he entered the mat ring and he has
met some of the best grapplers in
the game.
The Gorilla, who walks and talkY
like a man, will get a shot at
Champion Jimmy Londos in the
Calexico ring one week from Tues
day if he can defeat Singh.
Two other bouts are scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06

coast intercollegiate basketball
leagues.
California tops the southern divi-
sion Of the Pacific coast confer
ence: Oreson leads in the north
ern division. and Santa Clara IS
out in front in the northern Cali
fornia intercollegiate conference
California is. eXpec to
strengthen its lead Friday when
the Golden Bears meet Stanford
presently tied with use. for sec
ond place with three wins and two
defeats each. The game will be
played at Berkeley. The Bears have
won four out of five conference
stars and they play all but one of
their remaining seven games at
home.
Stanford moved up into a second
place tie by beating UCLA in
doubleheader last weekend. In the
Saturday night game. Won by Stan
ford. 47-21, UCLA failed to score
a field goal for % minutes and
lost its 18th straight conference
game, its fifth this year. The Bruins
play use this weekend
Oregon moved into first place in
the northern division by walloping
Washington twice during the week.
Oregon State helped the Webfeet
by beating Washington 4S-4l, Sat
urday night for the Staters first
Win in the conference.
Oregon plays twice this week.
meeting fourth place Idaho at Eu-
gene Friday and Saturday. Wash
ington State and Washington play
the same nights at Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
K. a. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Feb. 6. UP)-
Offering of the higher priced issues
were restricted to small group
on the Los Angeles stock exchange
today. Only six of these crossed
the board. but two of them went to
new highs. These were: Roberts
Pub. Mkts. 100 shares 39s up u ;
and Edison common 100 shares 25
up IL.
other sales included: Transamer-
lea 100 shares SIS. unchanged ::
Safeway 100 shares SO unchanged; !;
Byron Jackson 100 shares 16; Men
asco 100 shares Az down h Ryan
Aero 100 shares 5A unchanged /;
Edison 51a per cent pfd. 100 shares
27% unchanged; Southern Pacific
100 shares 17h up "a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
FerreI! Annexes
Golf Title

LAKELAND. Fla. Feb. S. up
Wesley Ferrell, eccentric pitcher of
the New York Yankees. was golf
champion of baseball today.
Ferrell who underwent an opera
ton for removal of a bone chip in
his elbow after the last diamond
season. dethroned Paul Waner by
defeating the Pittsburgh Pirate out
fielder one up in 38 holes yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Tyler Takes Bob
Sled Championship

LAKE PLACID, N Y, Feb. 6.
CUP) - Francis Tyler, Lake Placid
policeman who piloted a United
States bobsled in the 1886 Olympics,
added the Lithgow Osborne four
man bob trophy to his collection
today.
Tyler set a pair Of records on the
Mount Van HovenDerg run to nose
out National Champion Aubrey
lBucky) Wells for the second time
in two weeks yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
1000 Attend
Baseball Dinner

NEW YORK. Feb. 6. (UP)-Tho
New York baseball writer's annual
banquet has grown up but the
scrlbes themselves are the same to-
day as the youthful fun-loyers VINO
got together IS years ago for a
modest beefsteak party and began
lampooning owners, managers, play
erS and umpires alike.
IL took a huge ballroom in the
Commodore hotel TO accommodate
a blue ribbon crowd Of more than
1000 for the writer's 10th annual
affair last night expressly TO honor
Manager Joe Mccarthy OF the New
York Yankees Jimmy FoXX Of the
Boston Red Sox and Umpire Bill
kleln- ..- - 49,. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06

Los ANGELES, Feb. 6. (UP) -
Hogs saleable supply 500. Ten to
Is cents higher; bulk S.35-S.oO; top
S65; sows 6.50-7.
Cattle saleable 1000. Strong to 20
cents higher. Medium to good steers
8 815-9.50; choice steers 9.75; fed
heifers $40; cows $751;; cutter
grade 4.50-5.50; bulls $3.50; calves
saleable 500. Fully steady; yea lers
11.50 down; few IL. Stock calves
$3.50.
Sheep saleable 800. Barely steady;
few medium Wooled lambs 8; I'm
perial lambs unsold; medium to
good ewes 4 10
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Rain Postpones
Tennis Activity

Rain again postponed tennis &C
tivity in Imperial Valley over the
weekend as play in the Ell Centre
round robin tennis tournament was
delayed at least one week.
Play in the Imperial county ten
mis- championships was expected to
be completed next Sunday, accord
ing to Bill Maxwell, tournament
director.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Andersen Tops
American Skiers

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. s. up
Reider Andersen, Of Norway, show
ed Al CT Americas ablest skiers
something about form and grace
when he took off from the new
Battle Greek slide for leaps of 1913
and 1877 feet to win the national
class a ski jumping title yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-06
Rain Postpones
Game in Yuma

The e Centro-Yuma baseball,
game in Yuma was postponed Sun
day because of wet grounds. accord
ing to Jack Stark. manager Of tin
El Centro team. The clubs will PLAY
next Sunday.