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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
7ODie, ManyHurt
In GerInany's 9Th
Railroad Accident

BERLIN, Dec. %. Seventy
persons were believed killed and
100 injured today in a railroad
train collision at Genthin station.
near Brandenburg.
It was the seventh fatal railroad
wreck since the start of the war.
Total casualties. including the Of
ficial news agency estimate in to-
days wreck. have been l76 killed
and more than 200 injured.
The Berlin Cologne express crash
ed into a Berlin-Saar passenger
train which was standing at Gen.
thin station.
The locomotive and six coaches
Of the express were derailed.
Physicians and nurses with med
ical supplies were dispatched from
Erandenburg and Magdeburg.
Previous wrecks since the start of
the war were:
Berlin, Oct. 10, % killed and sew
eral injured.
Stuttgart, Nov. 5, one killed, 10
injured.
Oppeln, Nov. l3. 43 killed, 60 in
jured.
Berlin. Nov. 10, 10 killed, 20 SER
iously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Civil Liberties Probe Adjourns
For Holidays After Strike Inquiry

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. %. GUF
The Senate Civil Liberties COM
mittee was in adjournment today
until after the holidays and Sen.
Robert NJ. LaFollette was en- route
TO his Wisconsin home after hear
ing further details of the MADEIRA
cotton strike of last fall in which
representatives of Gov. Culbert I.
Olson were aSSailed.
witnesses blamed Col. Charles F.
Henderson, the governors military
aide, for a melee between strikers
and farmers in the MADEIRA Park
because he allegedly promised the
farmers there would be no more
picketing and no further caravans
OF strikers over county roads.
Henderson, however, said he had
the impression that the situation
was "hot potato that they ltae
farmers) didn't want to handle"
but wanted the state to take over
while still debating who should be
arrested.
o. L. Baker, Associated Farmer
member from MADEIRA. was on the
witness stand when LaFollette read
a newspaper account of a meeting
OF growers Oct. 90 to discuss the
strike. Baker was quoted therein as
serving an ultimatum on Col Hen
derson that the strikers must be
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22

MOSCOW, Dec. %. CUP)-A step
forward in the doctrinal evolution
of Russian Communism was read
today in the emergence of Josef
Stain. on the occasion of his Goth
birthday. as an infallable leader
whose person is irrevocably identi-
fled with the Communist party.
When an American newspaper
man several years ago called Stain
the successor of Lenin he modestly
demurred.
Il am only Lenin's disciple, car
rying out his teachings" he said.
Yesterday, on Stains birthday,
the official newspaper Izvestia, Or
gan of the government said editor
tally:
stain is Lenin today When we
ny Stain we mean the Communist
party and when we say the party
we mean Stain. Nothing in nature
is more indivisible than these two
concepts"
Stain never claims any extra
ordinary attributes for himself
However, as his leadership of the
Russians has become more and
more emphasized, such expressions
as these have become common
stain is the Communist party's
mountain eagle" "History'S greatest
locomotive driver" the greatest
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22

arrested or we will be the law
Baker said that because the ten
sion was high the farmers thought
it was Henderson's duty as the gov
ernor's representative to do some
thing about it" He meant. he said,
that we, the people, are the gov
ernment, and the people speak.
He admitted. however that farmers
had demanded the arrest of strike
leaders.
District Attorney George NIordecai
told of attending the farmer gath
ering following which he went to
his office and drew up warrants
l3 of which named individuals and
25 as John Does. He said he rec
the possibility that innocent
people might be arrested with the
John Doe warrants. but he
thought the officers would know
what they were doing" Bail in each
case was set at S250O.
The situation was very grave,
and I was looking every day for
someone to be killed" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Jimmy Roosevelt
Film Co. 0roarized

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. (UP)-
The motion picture production unit
headed by James Roosevelt, son of
the president, today filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary
of states office.
The company, to be known as
Globe Productions, Inc, proposes
to issue 10000 shares of preferred
stock having a total par value of
Si,OC0,00O and 10000 shares of COM
mon stock with no par value.
Purposes of the corporation in
clude production of motion pictures.
the management, operation and con-
trol of theatres, broadcasting sta
tlonS and other places of amuse-
nent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Revenue Bond Law
Agreement Near
canifal parlev

SACRAMENTO. Dec. %. (UP)-
A conference on Central Valley
nroiect legislation continued today
With prospects of agreement on a
bill to provide for issuance of state
revenue bonds to finance public
distribution of power from Shasta
Gam.
Clarence Breuner, president of the
Central Valley association, which
opposed the administration spon-
eored Pierovich bill at the last
session of the legislature, conceded
+rat We're not very far apart
The Pierovich bill would have
authorized up to S170,000000 in
bonds for state aid to local utility
districts in constructing power dis
tribution facilities.
Discussion at yesterdays confer
ence session centered around a pro-
posal for a maximum of $40 900
n revenue bonds. Remaining to
be ironed out is what will be in
oluded in the new draft to satisfy
tho aesoriation's demand for proper
afeguords' surrounding eXpendi-
80 of the funds by the admin
etration.
Director Of Public Works Frank
w. Clark sought agreement on a
DILL so that action may be obtained
at the coming special session of the
legislature. He quoted letters from
Secretary of the Interior Harold
Ickes and Commissioner Of Reclaim
alton John C. Page urging the state
to be prepared for distribution of
power when Shasta dam is COM
pleted in 1943.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
japanese Declare
Trade with u. S.to
Continue as Usual

TOKYO, Dec %. lUP) 49, The
Japanese foreign office spokesman
indicated tonight, following an hour
conference between Foreign Min
lister K. Nomura and United States
Ambassador Joseph c. Grew, that
Japanese-American trade relations
will continue after expiration of
their commercial treaty on Jan 26
"A non-treaty situation will not
arise the foreign office spokes-
man said.
An official cdnmunique said that
in the conference between Nomura
and Grew progress was made" and
that the foreign minister and the
ambassador indicated a mutually
helpful attitude towards solution of
the problems under discussion"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Food Stamp Plan
Proposed in |. A.

WASHINGTON. Dec. %. up
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
oaLace announced today that the
stamp plan for distributing sur
plus foods will be put INTO effect il
Los Angeles. Calf, and the re-
mainder of Los Angeles county in
January.
Wallace said that approximately
$4,000 out OF Los Angeles county's
population of 2.75000O will be eli
gible to participate in the plan. The
Los Angeles area has the largest
population of any of more than 80
cities named for operation Of the
stamp plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Seine Bridge in
Paris Co!!apses

PARIS, Dec. %. UPl-The
Seine bridge. connecting the
north bank of Paris with the
island of ST. Louis, near Notre
Dame cathedral, collapsed today
with at least 20 casualties.
The north bank end of the
bridge is near the Hotel De Vile,
the city hall of Paris. The bridge
is we'll known to tourists through
out the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Fugitive's Wife
Jailed in Arizona

PHOENIX, Dec. %. UP)-Mrs.
Mary Manti, q year old wife of a
Jockey arrested here as fugitive
from Florida, was held in Jail to-
day for Louisiana officials.
She is wanted in New Orleans
on a bogus check charge and for
leaving that state in a mortgaged
automobile.
Her husband, James Manti, Mer-
curio or Mario, still has % years
to serve in Florida for armed rob-
berry. He escaped nearly two years
ago from a prison camp there.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Ships Transferred
ToForeign Flags

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. CUP)-
THE U. 5. Maritime commission to-
day approved transfer of these YES
seis to foreign registry:
Whitney Olson ard George Olson,
lumber schooners, owned by Oliver
J Olson and CO., and c. j. Hendry
CO., San Francisco, to Canadian
registry;
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Employees
Get YuIe Bonus

A Christmas gift of sl.500000
descended upon employees of The
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea COM
loany Friday as the concern dis
tributed a holiday bonus. Part of
the bonus will be distributed to
employees in El Centre, John Hart
ford, president, announced through
r. A. Halderman, sales manager in
LIS Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Auto Thief Gels
b-MoniE, Jail Term

Ray Leomazzi. 81 transient. was
ordered to spend six months in the
Imperial County Jail for stealing
Glen Miners car in e. Centre last
week and driving It to Winterhayen
He pleaded guilty in superior
court Thursday and asked that
be imposed Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Moforisf Forces
Wrong Driver Off
Road, So He PAYS

TUIELAKE. Cal, DEC. %. tUP)
Frank Melrose. 81. of Tulelake
learned the hard way that its rude
to crowd automobiles off the high
way.
Melrose was arrested for driving
while intoxicated after forcing
ear driven By Justice of the Peace
George CourtWright into the ditch,
He was taken before Ccurtwright
for trial and drew a fine of $3.50 OF
l25 days in jail. one Of the heaviest
sentences on record for the offense
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
WELDEN GOES TO COAST
FOR CHRISTMAS

Wait1r I. Wsldon. secretary q
the Central Labor council, left El
Centre Friday for Long Beach to
spend Christmas with his family
He planned to return to Imperial
Valley the middle of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22
Stain is Communism Declares Red
Paper on Leaders Sixtieih Birthday

man of modern times" "reVolutlon $
profo dest theoretician," and
while Moscow sleeps Stain wakes"
works and watches over us ALL a
poet compared Stain to the sum-
moon. north star and the noun
tains, with Stain outstanding. IL
was announced yesterday that 178,--
100000 copies of Stalins books and
pamphlets had been published 10
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-22

Appearing as first witness before
special house committee in
Washington investigating tn
National Labor Relations Board
is DR.. William Leiserson, above.
DIR. Leiserson differs with his col
leagues, Chairman ]. Warren Mad
den and Edwin S. Smith, on sew
eral basic interpretations of the
Wagner labor relations act,
Moose Pass miner., 1939-07-11
ARCTIC TRANSPORT SERVICE WILL ESTABLISH BASE AT SEWARD

Not later than August Seward will be- come plane base. The Arctic Transport Service, operating three planes = two on wheels and one on pont oons, will be based at Seward according to the Gateway.
 A. Aiken is the owner manager of the company and has leased for three years, the hangar at Seward airfield. Mir. Aiken plans to establish schedule flights from Seward to Anchorage, 70 Fairbanks, to the Ku sko kokwim and to Nome.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-07-11
SECRETARY OF NAVY DIES

Claude A. Swanson, United States Secre- tary of the Navy since 1883, died on the morning of July 7 at Rapidan, Virginia. His death was caused by cerebral hemor- rhage end wholly unexpected. He was TT years old and is the third member of the Roosevelt cabinet to die while in office. Ruria services were held at Rapidan yes- terday,
Moose Pass miner., 1939-07-11
FOURTH OF JULY
By M. R. s.

Festivities started on Saturday night, The sizz of the cracker, the skyrocket's
 light, The honking of cars and the hint of
 fight, The milling of people, both sober and
 tight, All in the honor of Fourth of July. What are we here for, in gala array? Crowding and showing and pushing our way, Making a noisy, excited display In pseudo-respect of glorious day, Known by the nation as, Fourth of July. What if our digni fled forbears could see Such hysterica1, mad Jubilee; Anything noisy, and nothing that's s free, More than their foresight could ever
 decree: Comnercia1i zing our Fourth of July! Does anyone know the primordia1 cause? Is there anywhere, time, for reverent
 pause To ponder and study the generous laws Proclaimed in the message, with eloquent
 clause; The birth of our Independence Day!
Moose Pass miner., 1939-07-11
OVERLOADED BOAT TAKES
 NOSEDIVE IN TRAIL LAKE

Last Wednesday morning Lewis Tulare and Jay Hunt loaded Mir. Tu1are' boat with a mill for the mine at Grant Lake, sup plies and other equipment and started across Trail Lake,. The front end of the boat on which the mill was loaded turned out to be too heavily loaded, for they didn't get far away from the shore before the boat took nosedive and settled into the lake. Both men were thrown out of the boat and swan and waded to shore.
 Not until Sunday afternoon was the boat with everything in it, recovered. On Sunday there were enough men in the set clement from the vario camps, to help. The boat and it's cont ent were recovered with a B-B-hoi st.
 Mr. Tu1are has been having a lot of luck and all of it bad. His cabin ,black- smith shop and arastra were f1attened out by a snows1id and had to be rebuilt. The boat accident tops that = but from the appearance of some ore he took from the new workings, he is due to have lot of luck and all of it good.
 Richard Haliburt on who sailed from La guna Beach Gal ,larch 26 in a Chinese junk to cross the Pacific Ocean, is thought to have peri shed He has not been heard from.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-07-11
DEATH CALLS SoURDoUGH

Wi1bert D. Fuller of Cooper Landing, affecti ionate1y known "Dad" Fuller ,died in his sleep on the morning of July 4, at Seward General hospital. He was taken to the hospital from hi s cabin at Coop er' s Landing few days before his death occurred. He was 78 years old, native of Peoria, Ill. He has lived on Kenai Peninsula around 35 or 40 years, most of the time at Cooper's Landing. He is survived by two nephews who live in Idaho His funeral services were held Friday in Seward, the Rev. A.J .C1 ement conduct = ing the services.
 Lyman Graves has secured job with the Forest Service supervi sing crew of CCC workers at Rainy Pass on the South Fork of the Skwentna River. They are building an airplane landing field and a shelter cabin. Mrs. Graves companied Mi. Graves and they went to Anchorage by train and from Anchorage to Rainy Pass by plane. .@ .nfa sA
 The net receipts of the Loui s-Galento fight were $289 1000. Louis' share was $114, ,oo0 and Galento got $50, 1000.
 ta4 aa sasF a&
 While coming to Moose Pass from Anchor age via the Alaska Railroad, Mrs. Ralph Reid saw bear, a moose and some noun tain sheep thru the train window.
 There were somo clever f1oats and dec- orated bicycles and tricyc1es in the par ade at Seward on the Fourth of July.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Third Nassau Tennis
Victory Is Neared
By Gil Hunt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLEN COVE, N. Y, July 3.-Gi
Hunt. husky Washington, D. c..
player who restricts his tournament
tennis to a few grass-court events
that interest him, once more is or
the trail Of the Nassau CHALLENGE
Bowl, which has been in circulation
among the Nations best players fol-
good many years.
Winner for the past two years
Hunt again has reached the semi
final round of the 25th Nassau
Country Club invitation grass court
tournament.
In the past two days he's defeated
such players as Henry Prusoff OF
Seattle and Hal Surface Of Kansas
City, while more famous stars have
been having their troubles.
Bracketed with Hunt in the semi
finals are Ernie Sutter of New
Orleans, twice intercollegiate cham
pion; Frank Bowden, consistent New
York player, and Wayne Sabin, q
Davis Cup candidate from Los
Angeles. Sabin is given the best
chance to stop Hunt.
Lack of practice or inability te
tune their games to turf courts afte,
playing on clay caused the down.
fall of number of good players
including Frank Shields, Sidney
Wood, Martin Buxby, John Doeg ane
the former Czecho- -Slovakian Davi.
Cupper. Ladislaw Hecht.
Bowden whipped Doeg, former
national champion, 6-3, Ga, 81
yesterday, while the others went out
in Saturdays first two rounds.
Hunt had several bad moments ir
getting past his Guarter-1nal match
with Surface, 6-3, 63, 46, Is
e1, but was the stronger at the
finish. Sabin eliminated J. Norman
Anderson, conqueror of Shields, Ga
60, +6, 6-1, while Sutter whipped
j. Gilbert Hall of Orange, N. j.
Ga, 81, 6-3.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
20 Years Aqo
In The Sfor

Everett Burke and Frank Tay-
lor defeated Johnny johnson and
Edward Beale for the District
junior doubles title, and Don
Dudley and Larry Phillips won
over Wade Benton and William
Conway for the boys doubles
crown.
Walter johnson limited the
Yankees to seven hits as the Mats
took the last game of the series,
10. Judges double, followed by
two sacrifices, accounted for the
lone run.
Tom Rooney, national single
SOULS champion; r. G. Dibble of
Toronto, Jack Kelly. former ma
tional champion. and George Al
hson of Philadelphia are among
the rowing stars entered in the
Peoples Regatta at Philadelphia.
G. L. Patterson of Australia de-
feated 1t. A. R. F. Kingscote of
England in the final of the grass
courts championship at Wirnble-
don. In the fourth round mixed
doubles, R. l.. Ycett. Australia.
and Miss Ryan, United States.
defeated Laurrentz and Suzanne
Lenglen of France.
Statements from the rival
camps indicate both Willard and
Dempsey are confident of WIN
ming as they await the bell for
their championship bout. The
champion expressed sympathy
for the challenger, but said he
knew Dempsey would come to
him and that that style was right
down his alley.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Clubs, Tennis Clan Here Held
Too Selfish to Boom Events
BY Getting Outside Stars

But players aren't the only ones
to blame for Washington dearth
of major tournaments. Most coun-
try clubs, like the players, seem to
treat all tennis tournaments as
necessary evils and shy away from
any plan which would create what
they would term havoc and con-
fusion with their facilities. 1t may
be, 1t is pointed out, that no club
is ideally suited to stage a major
tournament-with grandstands for
spectators and quarters for players
but certainly, if one were wanted
badly enough, accommodations could
be made.
But country clubs around Wash
ingt0n," says our observer. "aren't t
tennis-minded. They're all golf
conscious. Do you know that until
last year one of the biggest clubs
which is considered a good site for
tennis didn't have a tennis member
on the Board of Governors?
Il tell you tennis has been the
step-child of all the clubs. AS for
Washington's only real tennis club
Edgemoor-With only five courts
and cramped quarters, that club is
only a little better than a play
ground for tournament purposes
and I doubt if any high-class player
would return once he'd played there
Kenwood Has Opportunity.
Another thing. Try and get any
one, or any club, to take care of
out-of- town players during a tour
nament. It's done everywhere ex-
cept in Washington. but when you
ask some one here to quarter a play
er for few days or even over
night, it's like asking him for loan
of thousand dollars.
Il don't want to sound like tell
ing any club or group how to rim
its business, but if there's to be a
remedy to the situation, I think
know the place where the improve
ment will start Kenwood Club
only recently has found quite a
number of tennis-playing members
on its roster and they're making
rapid strides about developing their
plans. Apparently they have plenty
OF ground around their courts and
could use it for additional courts
and grandstands.
Eyes, I think if major tourna-
ment tennis is born in Washington
1t may start out at the club on
River road.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Army, Navy Pick Netmen
For Leech Cup Play

Fourteen Army and 13 Navy play
ers today were named as the netmen
from whom the two service teams
will be picked to play for the Leech
Cup next Saturday at Army Navy
Country Club.
The Army eligibles are Capts.
Stanley K. Robinson, P. K. Morrill,,
Tom Sherburne, j. H. Drake, w. L.
Bayer, Its. Dolf Muelheisen, G. C.
Russell, G. F. Bell, H. B. Thatcher,
H. E. Brooks, Royal Reynolds, H
c. Newcomer and T. L. Rollins, and
Staff Sergt. S. N. Lapsley.
Navy submitted the names of
1t. Comdrs. L. T. Hangen, r. M.
Watt, Its. w. E. Howard, j. M.
Farrin, c. A. johnson, G. w. Smith,
w. S. Mccormick, G.. K. Huff, N. H.
Lindhjem and Ensigns E. A. Gran
than, P. B. Moore, r. V. Laney and
D. S. Bill.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Freer in Net Field
Seeking National
Scholastic Title
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
HAvERFORD, Pa, July a-pick-
ing up where their collegiate pred
ecessors left off, schoolboy tennis
players from every section of the
country began their quest today for
the national interscholastic bows
championship on the Merton Cricket
Club courts, scene of last weeks
national intercollegiate tournament
Defending Champion John A,
(Jack) Kramer of Montebello High
School. Los Angeles, and last years
runner-up, Charles E. Olewine of
Santa Monica, Calf, headed the
large entry list.
Other leading entries included
Emery Nealy, city and State inter-
scholastic champion from Portland
Greg; Earl P. Bartlett, jr., of Fortier
High, New Orleans, winner of the
Tulane interscholastic singles; Glenn
T. Hewitt, Texas champion. of
Houston; Calvin Friedman of James
Madison High, Brooklyn; Charles
Harry Freer, Roosevelt High, WASH
ington, and Victor Seixas, Philadel-
phia district Junior champion.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,

why doesn't Washington have
major tennis tournaments? Because
neither local country clubs nor
Washington's outstanding players
want them!"
1t wasn't just a crack-pot sound
ing off of the low estate of what is
considered a major sport in the
Nations Capital, but a man who
follows tennis as closely as any one
in the city and one who can call
every local tournament player by
name. And he has plenty to say on
the subject
You raised the question the other
night" he began, ''by asking why
Washington couldn't import nation
ally ranking players for the annual
District and Middle Atlantic tour
naments.
Primarily tennis in the District is
controlled by a handful of players,
who want to be the only big shots
in any tournament and who resent
the mention of enticing here any out
slider who has the ghost of chance
Of beating them. They not only
are Indifferent to the presence of
an outstanding netman who might
make local tournament, but they
actually don't want him.
Have Self Satisfied Attitude.
"If they do make a half hearted
attempt to persuade some section
ally ranked player to come and he
refuses they pass it off with: What
do we care? Well have our own
tournament, Johnny Doe and I'll
be in it and that'u lend enough
class"
Lest this last sound rather arro-
giant, it is our informant's opinion
that members of Washington's
higher tennis estate are rather a
SNUG lot, anyway, content to bask
in their own glory. That's why, he
says, no great persuasion ever is
used to get even players from the
rest Of the Middle Atlantic area to
come here for the annual sectional
tournament which has been held
here for the last two years.
1t is significant, in light of our
commentators comments, that not a
single outsider last year was reg
istered in the Middle Atlantic tour
nament here which was supposed
to be for the championship of the
territory embracing, in addition to
the District, Virginia, West Virginia
and Maryland.