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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31


the union would retaliate for the
wholesalers refusal earlier in the
day to adopt a closed shop agree
ment.
Union men were seen driving by
the plants several times during the
early evening, the farmers said, but
no move to enter the buildings was
made.
Out Of the maze of charges and
counter charges concerning union
representatives refusal to discuss
the closed snop agreement in the
presence of Associated Farmers
Wednesday. this picture emerged:
Teamsters and shed help at the
~elta Mercantile company and the
Haas Baruch company signed for
membership in the TeamSters but
later withdrew Charles Copperman,
business agent for the union, re-
fused to recognize the Withdrawals,
the men said, saying they could not
withdraw from membership.
Q. A. Reed of the Delta and E. E.
Clements of the Haas-Baruch COM
pany declared their employees told
them they did not want to be both
cred by the union and wanted to
be let alone.
The employers declared they did
not intend to sign the closed shop
agreement, that it would force their
employees to join the union whether
they wanted to or not. They de-
clared they never had refused to
negotiate and bargain with the
men and the union representatives
and were ready for conferences at
any time.
Copperman said all the truck
drivers and shed help in the two
wholesale establishments had join
ed his union and named him their
bargaining agent. He said he had
documents to prove it.
Copperman reached the schedul-
ed conference Wednesday with
Thomas L. Pitts and A. O. May,
Teamsters union representatives of
Los Angeles and San Bernardino
respectively. They refused to hold
the conference with the wholesalers
in the presence of a group of Asso-
ciated Farmers, who wanted to sit
in on the discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
Nationwide Strike
Feared in Movies

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. (UP)-Un-
ion actors and stagehands moved
toward nation wide strike today
which threatened to close IL Broad
way shows, halt the billion dollar
film industry and throw at least
$4,000 persons out of work.
Both factions in the juriSdictiona
dispute called emergency meetings
of leaders today while the Associ,
ated Actors and Artists of America
notified members that the deadlint
for the New York and Hollywood
Walkouts had been set for Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
FIR. Believed
Planning Appeal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 (UP)-
President Roosevelt was believed
ready today to make one more
appeal to Europes leaders to avert
war. Some of his chief foreign
policy advisers counselled him that
a final decision between war and
peace is likely to be made before
the end of the week.
Mr.. Roosevelt before going to
his office, conferred for nearly an
hour this morning with Under
secretary of State Sumner Welles
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
I.V. MexiCans Hurt
In |ndio Crash

INDIO, Aug. 31.-Ramon Robles
Burgoint, 28, Calexico, and Sanchez
Juventino, 80, Mexicali, were in
jured in a traffic accident near
here early today.
Juventinos coupe crashed into
the back of a loaded hay truck own
ed by Clark Beyers of Westmorland
and driven by Kenneth Merondof
The accident occurred 18 miles
west of Westmorland shortly after
1890 am. Burgoint was said to
have suffered possible skull frac-
.ture, internal injuries, a broken
pelvis, and severe cuts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
England Cuts
Telephone Lines
To Continent

BERLIN, aug 81. (UP)-The official agency
man border guards the frontier and attack BY
Poles radio station had been intended "euidently
as signal for general attack by Polish regulars
German territory"
LONDON, Aug. 81. (UP)-Great Britain tonight pre-
pared for by:
Ordering full mobilization her regular naval army
and air forces.
Clamping censorship all communications.
Suspending telephone and teleprnter communication
with the European continent
MOSCOW, Aug 81. (UP)-Sovet Russias parliament
tonight unanimously ratified the Sovet-German
aggression treaty.
= By UNITED PRESS
Great Britain struck old fashioned but tremendous
blow in Europes of today by ordering total
mobilization of land and air forces.
The decision handed out officially Londons
narrow, busng Downing street, where Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain lives. Perhaps todays order will
prove momentous in world history any that has
come down through the of British empire Perhaps
it is just another expensive maneuver which will prevent
Further Diplomatic MoUes TolCard Peace
Hindered by War Preparation
with such speed today that further diplomatic
toward peace-one came today from the Vatican-were
impossible
Coincdentally with Brtains mobilization order-it
included all but section of the royal air force
the French council of ministers summoned to meet,
thus indicating that France would formally order the
general mobilization which has. in effect, been prog
all week.
Three million children, women and nvalids were
ordered evacuated from British cities tomorrow and
France rushed ahead with evacuation of combatants
from Paris which like London and Warsaw had been
ordered to impose permanent blackout against the
threat of sudden air raid
Nazis Seize Danzig Rail Station
Raise SUastkd in Surprise Raid
From Warsaw, the Polish government reported that
Nazs had seized the Danzg railroad station and raised
the SWastika above it, thus increasing the tension be-
tween Poland and Germany, while 100000 Naz troops
reported moving through Slovakia toward the Pol
sh frontier.
In almost every made in Europe the trend
toward tightening the deadlock rather than toward
negotiations such Pope Plus urged Britain France
Germany Italy and Poland
That deadlock showed no definite sign of breaking,
although the British government stood firmly behind
its pledges to Poland that it seemed certain the campaign
to "stop Hitler" had much better prospect than
before of success Whether thatsHccess would by
peaceful means by rested developments be-
tween Poland and Germany
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31

30 years inclusive, would comprise
100000 persons. Exemptions would
be determined by about $500 local
boards throughout the nation.
Those registered would be CLASH
fled into four groups, which would
furnish the basis for deferments or
exemptions. First called would be
unmarried, physically fit men able
to "go to the front Immediately. :"
Secondary claSsificat1ons would be
those essential to industry and agri-
culture, those who have dependents,
those PHYSICALLY unfit, belligerent
aliens, and those essential to the
national life such as elective Off
GERS and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
BRITISH ACTRESS
RELEASED ON BOND

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 81. (UP)-
Joan Manners, British film actress,
today was at liberty under $500
bond following her arrest Tuesday
by immigration officers on a charge
of illegal entry into the United
States nine years ago. Miss Man
ners is native of Rustenberg
South Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
Echoes From Europe's War 'FRONT.'

Russia Calls up ReserUSts
MOSCOW 81. (UP)-Sovet
by 100000
Britain Calls Out Air Raid Chiefs
LONDON 81 (UP)Ar controllers through
out the country instructed to take their duties tonight
French Back up Poland
PARIS Aug 81 UP)The council of ministers tonight
its approval maintain
all of Frances
Pope Sends Nep Appeal
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 81 UP)-The issued appeal
for today the all countries attached the
Holy See.
Spain PREPARES For Wa,
BURGOS today
decree creating high the joint
action of the army, the OF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31

Twenty year old Dewitt Clinton
Cook confessed to Los Angeles
police he was HoIlywood's
moonlight sIueger" who fatally
bIudeeoned Russian Dancer
Anya Sosoyeva last February.
cIubbed and attacked Two other
girls in recent months. The
youth claimed robbery was the
motive in all crimes. He was
caught when police were called
TO investigate a prowler in a
HOLLYWOOD neiqhborhood.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
U.S.. War Department Lays Groundwork
For Mobilization Of Manpoweri in
Event Of a War Involving Nation

WASHINGTON Aug. 81. (UP)-The department
today sought the aid of the bureau in laying the
groundwork for mobilization of industry and manpower
in the event of war involving the United States.
The department it learned has requested that a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
NEGOTIATIONS at StondstiII
I'm Drive For Closed Shop
Among <. G. Wholesalers
Union Men Decline to Discuss Proposal
In Presence of Associated F Farmers;
Grocers Ready For { Conference

Negotiations in the closed shop controversy between
the Teamsers union and wholesale in Ell Centre
apparently reached stalemate Thursday with neither
side making
Associated Farmers waited in the wholesale establish
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31
GERMANS BATTLE POLES ON BORDER
p AMBlINe
X EPORTER
He Came Through

Sdbbt
Never mind about William Tell,
let's talk about Bobby Henderson.
While yacationing in the noun
tains, young Bobby practiced with
felt skillful enough to take turn
into the wilderness in search Of
game.
He returned with a rattlesnake,
shot through the head!
"The other boys were barefooted
and I knew I had to do it'll" was
Bobby's comment. His mother felt
like sWooning.
Case of Memory
This story is told about an Ell
Centro police officer during the
FBI investigation of the Yamatoda
case. please get the distinction ::
1t is told ABOUT him. He didn't
tell it,
What did you do on the night
of Dec 23?" the officer was asked.
He replied:
AT 6:15 ! went on duty and took
the patrol car and cruised up to
Eighth and Main, then I drove back
to Fourth and then I drove etc's.
etcs" and he related enough driv-
ing to keep him busy for six hours.
Said the FBI:
LET me refresh your memory
Dec. 90 was your night off,
well, said the officer, stutter-
ing, I'D forgotten, but that Is what
would have done. if I'd been on
duty"
Verbal support
There was probably considerable
truth in what Jack johnson Whls-
pered after a vociferous roofing for
the city employees softball team the
Othe night
Jack, who had yelled the loudest
heckled the umpire most, cast dis
graceful aspersions at the oppos-
ing players and generally made
himself heard for miles around
declared in voice SO hoarse he
could hardly be heard:
IF youse guys had only worked
as hard as l did, we'd have won.
Added Helper
Here's a sequel to the item Wed
nesday about Bill Jim Sharps
method of keeping cool while work
ing in the yard.
Bill Jim found it was too much
of a task to keep alternating the
position of the garden hose that
sprinkled him while at work, so ne
arranged with Lloyd Case to direct
the stream!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-31

Butter: Los Angeles, 27tsc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 36lac; manufacturing milk.
sS1sc; route gathered cream, 26c.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. 1, S13-13 50;
us. No. 2 leafy $12-12.50. u. s. No.
2 1850 ll.5O. Minn. flax Sept. 1.45ls
Evening star., 1939-10-17
Model House of Match Boxes

In Is months a perfect scale mod
Ell OF a house, fully equipped, has
been made out of 1852 match boxes
by j. Brown Of Durham, Natal.
Evening star., 1939-10-17
Navy Day Program
Will Take Place al
Marine Barracks
Features include Parade,
Concert, Sham Bottle
And Silent Drill

Instead of the usual celebration
at the Washington Navy Yard,
which is closed to the public as q
precaution against espionage and
sabotage, Navy Day on October ~
will be observed at the Marine Bar
racks, Eighth and I streets Sc, 1t
was announced today at the Navy
Department.
With the public excluded from
all naval bases and battle craft,
Navy Day programs necessarily will
be held elsewhere this year.
Marines and sailors will sponsor
. joint celebration in Washington
on a large scale. There will be q
parade of bluejackets and marines,
followed by concert by the Navy
School of Music Band. In the alb
sence of the Marine Band, which
Is on tour, the Marine Drum and
Bugle Corps will perform.
A sham battle between Marines
equipped with the latest fighting
gear will be staged. Another fea-
ture will be silent drill by sailors
from the Navy Yard, in which music
replaces verbal orders.
Navy and Marine Corps trophies
and other exhibits will be on dis
play at the Marine Barracks all day.
Naval officials expressed hope that
the visitors who usually flock to
the Navy Yard on Navy Day will
60 to the celebration at the bar
racks. A number of features still are
being planned and will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1939-10-17
This Changing World
Allies Believed Willing to Let
Hitler Point Way on West Front

minutes. In 1914 the Crecy, an old
and decrepit British battleship, was
sunk by German torpedoes. But
she maintained herself afloat for
nearly three hours. And the Crecy
could not be compared in any way
with the Royal Oak, which was
completely overhauled and modern
lied in 1887.
The United States is now building
five new battleships and q number
Of cruisers and destroyers. II the
Germans and their confederates
have really something new which
might revolutionize the naval con-
struction, it would be useless to put
millions into warship which could
not hold its own against the new
German devices.
For the time being 1t is difi-
cult for American naval observers
to find out anything about what the
German admiralty has. But it is
known that the German Navy has
more surprises than any other navy
in the world.
President Kalinin has not found
time to answer the message of Pres
ident Roosevelt yet. He is appar-
emily waiting for further develop
ments before he decides what to an
swer. 1t was unofncially explained
IN Moscow that the delay should not
surprise anybody here. The Presi-
dent Of the U. s. s. r. received Mr..
Roosevelt's message ofncially only on
Thursday, when Ambassador Stein
hardt presented 1t to him.
The Russians have only a five day
week. They don't work on Saturday
and Sunday. And sometimes they
take Friday afternoon off too. Ka-
hnin Is an elderly gentleman, it is
explained. He may have taken whole
Of Friday of. That would have given
him only a few hours on Thursday
to consider his American colleagues
message.
Monday, is a working day, OF
course. But sometime people in high
positions in, the Government are
tired and have also too much to
do with all the current affairs gath
cred during 48 hours. Molotod is
busy talking to the Turks and Stain
is busy watching Molotoff. Hence,
1t is unofncially explained, it is not
surprising If Tavarish Kalinin has
not had time to even acknowledge
President Roosevelt's communica-
tion.
Evening star., 1939-10-17

issued its communique announcing
the air raid, it denied German claims
the battle cruiser Repulse had been
damaged by the same, submarine
which sank the battleship Royal Oak
last Saturday.
Warship Reported Sunk.
A Reuters British news agency
dispatch from Oslo, meanwhile,
quoted fishermen as reporting that
three British warships and q British
plane had attacked and sunk q Ger
man warship of the west coast Of
Norway Saturday.
ASSOCIATED Press dispatches
said Norwegian fishermen had
told of seeing three ships In con-
flict with a lone war. vessel west
of Olderveggen Saturday. The
fishermen said that one, or pos
sibly two, warships might have
been sunk, but their identity was
uncertain9
A Belgian tanker yesterday landed
at an English port 50 survivors Of
the crew Of the 3,677-ton British
steamer Sneaton, reported sunk by
q German submarine Ia the Atlantic
Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-10-17

British Held Unlikely.
10 Send Mission
To Moscow on Trade
Russians Are Vague and
Loss of Catholic Nations
Symputhies Feared -
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,

Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. H.-Extension Of
last Tuesdays Anglo-Soviet trade
agreement to cover other commodi-
ties was the subject of yesterdays
conversation between Lord Halifax,
British foreign secretary, and Ivan
Maisky, Soviet Ambassador. AL
though some London quarters are
optimistic and predict a British
mission to Moscow headed by a
cabinet minister, in the near future,
there is definitely no basis for such
q visit Immediately.
While Britain is prepared to ex-
tend trade with Russia beyond the
timber-rubber-tin exchange agreed
on last week, 1t is obviously neces-
sary carefully to examine other
products which Moscow is interested
in securing. The fact that the list
of goods comedies with German raw
material requirements means that
even more careful examination is
required.
It is realized that Russian and
German requirements probably are
the same and that it is unlikely that
Russia will pass on to Germany
those things she herself needs, bu.
this Is war and such things cannot
be taken for granted.
Russia Insists on Being Vague.
If only Russia would be less
vague and would find it possible to
clarity the Russian position much
more could be accomplished from
the British viewpoint.
While official Russians spend
much time and more words explain
ing how British and Russian inter-
ests run in parallel and should never
conflict and how Russia is deter
mined to remain neutral, they will
never say definitely whether Russia
is allied with Germany or not. Until
there is more precision on this point
which the Russians so far have skill
fully sidestepped, there is no par
ticular point in a British mission.
For weeks now the Russians have
been angling for a Churchill or q
Evening star., 1939-10-17
Misquotations Of Talk
Protested by Thomas
6y the Associated Press.

Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah protested in the Senate yes
terday what he said were published
and publicly spoken misquotations
Of a radio address which he made
September II on the subject of
neutrality.
The misquotation, he said, was
compounded from parts of two
widely separated sentences in his
address, so that some newspapers
and public speakers had attributed
to him the statement: I'VE must
give up this dream Of impartiality,
therefore neutrality. It is better to
take sides and fight"
Senator Thomas read from a
printed copy of his speech excerpts
in which he urged neutrality for the
United States, but contended i'm
partiality ''in a practical sense was
utterly impossible" because what
ever course were followed, one bel
ligerent or another would be
benefited.
He quoted his speech as saying at
one point, IF neutrality means
crushing of world morality it is
better that we take sides and fight,
because fighting for a right is better
than passive submission to wrong" J"
Senator Thomas said Senator
Evening star., 1939-10-17
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The German attack against the
western front has started with mod
crate virulence. The French and
the British are yielding ground.
This is not surprising.
The advance of the French troops
in Germany at the outset Of the war
was intended to hearten the Poles.
From the military point of view it
had no significance whatsoever. The
allies were not foolish enough to
believe that they could break
through the Siegfried Lines, even
though the Germans were engaged
in Poland. The French September
offensive was called the headline
offensive" It gave newspapers good
headlines to cheer the people who
were somewhat downcast because Of
the German successes in Poland.
Now the situation has changed.
Herr Hitler has ordered the general
offensive on land, air and sea. For
the time being the Reich's troops
are feeling their way. They are en-
deavoring to find the weak spots in
the allied armor.
The strategy of the French and
British is no longer secret. They
are willing to let the Germans pene-
trate into France in front of the
Maginot lines, but want the Ger
mans to pay a heavy price. The
allies are not interested for the time
being in spectacular victories which
are not in their reach. They want
to inflict the heaviest possible casu-
alties on the Germans on the theory
that since they are fighting Hitler
and not Germany, the heavier the
casualties the greater the chance
of Hitler being unsaddled.
X X \
The next few weeks will bring
many paper victories to the troops
of the Reich. But it is unlikely that
they will actually make a dent in
the Maginot Line proper. And each
hundred yards they are going to
conquer will be dotted by many
thousand crosses. The allies feel
fairly comfortable behind their for
tif1cations. They want the Germans
to break their necks in front of the
heavily fortified French defenses,
which they are confident can hold
out indefinitely. ~
X X Il X
The sinking of the Royal Oak is
likely to affect American naval con-
struction.
Until the Royal Oak went down
it was generally believed that tor
pedoes could damage the heavy bat
tie wagons, but not sink them with
ease. The new bulges were expected
to minimize the effect Of an Or
dinary torpedo. 1t appears now
that the Germans have an entirely
new type of torpedo which smashes
through the thickest armor and the
most improved bulge. Although no
details of the sinking of the Royal
Oak have been made available to
the public, it appears that the Brit
ish battleship went down in few
Evening star., 1939-10-17

Jured, 81 naval ratings slightly in
jured and two civilians slightly in
jured.
Evening star., 1939-10-17

Chamberlain visit to Miscow, and,
though the invitation has been ex-
pressed diplomatically, 1t has been
very unomcial. What the object OF
such visit would be Is q mystery.
Russian circles explain that differ
ences OF opinion can best be ironed
out In personal talks, but British
quarters insist that II there Is an ALL
embracing Russo German agree
ment, differences could hardly be
eradicated, whereas If there Is no
agreement, differences can be dealt
with quickly and effectively.
Why British Are Reluctant.
It Is known that the Halifax
Maisky conversations have been Of
the friendliest though, it must be
assumed, inconclusive politically. II
there were q real basis for q Moscow
visit, Lord Halifax would probably
be the first to authorize 1t and will
undoubtedly do so when opportune
that means when the Russians
explain their position satisfactorily.
It's clear that the Kremlin thinks
that Moscow Is the center Of the
diplomatic world right now and
that visit by Winston Churchill,
first lord Of the admiralty, would be
the grandest feather in its cap.
The British are ready to swallow
their pride If anything valuable can
be accomplished, but the disad-
vantages Of a visit at the moment
loom over the advantages. For
example, one of the more important
allied gains from the Russo German
pact has been its effect on the
Catholic countries-especially Spain
and Italy. A British visit might
lose Great Britain the Italian and
Spanish sympathy she thinks she
has gained, and therefore she is
reluctant to send a mission to Mos
COW unless something pretty big is
to be had.
Copyright, 1899. CHICAGO Dali, News Incl
Evening star., 1939-10-17
P. Wirephoto.

Borah. Republican, of Idaho had
used the "misquotation" in radio
address without attributing it to
any one by name, and that sub
sequently two Chicago newspapers
had named Senator Thomas as the
man to whom Senator Borah
referred.
Evening star., 1939-10-17

Germany is trying to intensity
agriculture in former Austria along
the lines achieved in the Old Reich.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Military Rites
Planned for
w. E. Shea

Last rites for william E. Shea,
Washington newspaperman, who
died early yesterday at his home
in the 2300 block Cathedral Ave.
N. W., will be conducted in st.
Thomas Catholic Church at 9 a..
m. tomorrow. Interment will be
in Arlington National Cemetery
with military honors. Mr.. Shea
served in the Army Engineer
Corps during the World War. He
was 40.
For the last Is years Mr.. Shea
had been associated with Mark
Sullivan, column1st and author, in
the preparation of newspaper
stories and magazine articles. He
began this work when he came to
Washington in 1923. In. addition
he was a contributor to Wild Life
Magazine and other publications
without collaboration.
Mr.. Shea was born in Bellevue,
Ohio. He was at one time civil
engineer in Havana. He married
the former Tomasita Cancie, of
Havana, who, with their son, Will
liam L. Shea, Georgetown Uni
versity golfer, survives him.