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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

Some of the embassy women bee came excellent stomach -foppers. Anthony J. Riddle, D. 8. ambassas dor to Poland, telling of air raid escapes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

It may turn out that Hitler and Mussolini will be the great builders of American universities. Robert M. Hutchins, University of Chicago president, speaking of totalitarian suppression of aca. demic freedom,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

Wholesale use of infantry against fortified positions is merely 6 waste of men. -Dr. Robert c. Albion, Princeton
 university history professor.
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Current Comment

This war is such Q sordid thing. The last one, at least, had little strain of heroisna and gallanrSy.
 Ruth Chatterton. acxssS.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
IN TODAY'S MAIL
Republican Campaign Jamboree Evidently Gives Writer Best
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Waterbury, Conn,
 Nov. 10, 1899.

Mr. Editor-Dear Sir:
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A Thought for Today

And Jesus said unto them, am the bread or life: he that cometh to me shall never munger; and he that believeth on me shall never tnAEs' John 6:35.
 Remember that what you believe Will depeno very much upon what you are-Noah Porter.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR DO mot say, ''The house affords
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Can you answer seven Of these test questions7 Turn to last page for the answers.
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e. What is the "beam" of Q ship7 A. Its extreme breadth at the widest part.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
State Democratic
Ranks Split Wide
Over Oil Proposal
Relief Bill Goes Thru
Assembly in Defiance
OF OlsOn's Wishes

SACRAMENTO, June II.
(UP)-A major split in
Democratic administration
forces widened today over
the controversial Atkinson
oil bill with Senator R. w. Kenny,
Gov. Culbert Olson's floorleader,
fatty opposing the governors de-
mand for enactment of the oil con-
troll measure.
The Los Angeles senator enliven-
ed an otherwise dull weekend ses-
sion in both houses by expressing
dissatisfaction with the governors
insiStence that laSt-minute drive
be given the Atkinson bill, which
passed the assembly during the
hectic hours of the now-famous
Tuesday -Stopped-C Clock" session.
With adjournment set Tuesday
but more likely to be Thursday,
the senate and assembly worked
late today and agreed to come back
for Sunday afternoon session.
Outstanding issues remaining on
the calendars are the unemploy-
ment relief appropriation, the oil
bill and the Pierovich $4,000 900
Central VALLEY power bill.
The compromise relief appropria-
ton of about $35,000,000 was ex-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Valley Negroes Commemorate Day of
Freedom with Programs June 1919

by congress in all territories; June
10, 1865, when Gen. Robt. S.
Granger notified the slaves of Texas
that they were free; or the dates
on which various states ratified the
18th amendment. The amendment
became law Dec. l8, 1865.
A parade with the imperial VAL
ley Boys Band, junior police and
Colored Elks participating will take
place at pm. Sunday. The march
will be from the courthouse to East
e. Centre park where addresses
will be heard from Frederick M.
Roberts of Los Angeles, assembly
man, Judge r. D. McPherrin and
a representative of the city. The
program will be followed by a
watermelon picnic. Monday there
will be an all day picnic at the
park with games and races in the
afternoon and a Brawley Ell Centre
baseball game in the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

Although it has been nearly four
score years since a tall, gaunt man
scratched with a pen on parchment
and broke the shackles that held a
people slaves, the black men have
not forgotten.
The colored folk of Ell Centro will
celebrate Sunday and Monday the
act that made them free.
by virtue OF the power in me
invested I do order that all per
sons held as slaves shall be free. :
So reads the Emancipation Pro-
clamation. 1t was signed Jan. 3,
1868, by Abraham Lincoln, president
of the United States. Other phrases
read:
"As commander and chief of the
army and the navy in time of rebel
lion as a fit and necessary war
measure for suppressing. -
The FL Centro celebration, one OF
thousands held in various parts OF
the nation, will be on June IS and
June 10. Other sections of the ma
ton celebrate other dates. Among
them are Sept. %, 1862, when the
president signed a preliminary pro.
clamation warning rebillious states
that the slaves would be freed; June
18, 1852, when slavery was abolished
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
War Department
Buys New Planes

WASHINGTON, June II. CUP)-
The war department today an
nounced the award of tentative
contracts of $2,59O,OO0 for purchas.
ing basic combat airplanes.
The contracts are conditional
upon passage of the appropriation
bill pending in congress for $222,-
100000 for expanding the army air
corps.
Upon passage of this bill and its
signature by the president a con-
tract for $2,5OOO0O with the North
American Aviation Corp. Ingle-
wood. Calf, and one for 100000
with the Vultee aircraft division Of
the Aviation Manufacturing Corp,
Downey, Calf. will become effec.
tive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
EI Cenfrans Honor
National Emblem
AtLodge Services
End Largest Flag in U. s.
Carried TO ROstrum in
Climax of Ceremony

More than 500 Ell Centrans
burst into spontaneous ap-
plause Friday night when
so men carried the billow-
ing folds of the nations sec
ond largest flag into the glare OF
the floodlightS to climax the Elks
Flag exercises at the municipal
stadium.
The flag, 60 feet long and 40
feet wide, symbolized the final step
In the history of the flag of the
United States as it was told dur
ing the exercises. Its predecessors
snapped in the breeze as Boy Scouts
carried each in turn and placed it
near the roStrum.
A poignant patriotic note was
injected into the annual exercises
by the appearance of 10 men and
women admitted to United States
citizenship just three hours before
the exercises began. The nations
newest citizens received little silk
flags of their adopted country and
led the audience in the salute to
the Flag.
Dozens of flags and banners were
carried to the rostrum by uniform
ed American Legionnaires and Re-
serve Officers while the Imperial
Valley Boys band played patriotic
marches.
Flag Day exercises are held every
Continued on Page q, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Republicans 0kay Tax Revisions in
House. Complain Against 0kays

WASHINGTON, June II. CUP)-
The Republican members of the
house ways and means committee
today virtually assured prompt pas.
sage of the tax revision bill on
Monday by endorsing the bill gen.
orally, claiming credit for its con-
structive features, and complaining
only that it docs not go far
enough"
The bill, already reported favor
ably by the Democratic committee
majority, will be debated three
hours on Monday. 1t will abandon
the undistributed profits tax in ia.
vor of a uniform corporation in
come tax.
In approving the bill, the Repub-
licans said I'VE are in favor of the
tax relief provisions of the bill so
far as they go-which is not far
enough in our opinion-but we be-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Bund Would Elect
MoseIey in 1910

SAN FRANCISCO. June IT. CUP)
San Francisco and Oakland units
OF the German American bund last
night announced a campaign To
elect General William Van Horn
Moseley president of the United
States in 1910.
Moseley's name was cheered Wild
ly at a joint bund meeting when
George Helm, chairman, described
him as true patriot and com.
mended him for his courageous
stand" before the Dies congressional
committee investigating un-Amer
icaniSm.
Helm also praised Father Cough
lin lin spite of a Slight Irish tine
ture" and the Ku Klux Klan for
its attempts to chriStianize the
United States. He also lauded
William Dudley Pelley, leader OF
the Silver Shirts. for his excellent
writings and leadership.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

the western border of the interna-
tional settlement. British troops
intervened and the police retired.
Then the British withdrew and the
police reformed.
An urgent message to British
authorities said that the police had
taken a threatening attitude, and
heavy forces of British troops and
international settlement police were
sent to the scene.
They quickly brought up machine
guns and mounted them facing the
police, who withdrew again.
A Domei (Japanese) news agency
dispatch said that Admiral Harry
E. Yarnell, American navy COM
mander-in-chief in the Far East
was expected to arrive at Tientsin
Tuesday.
Anxiety was acute lest the Japa-
neSe might plan a move against the
international settlement-the rich
est and biggest foreign area in all
China-as they had done in block
aiding the British and French con-
cSSions at Tientsin.
Police, moving under cover of
darkness, went to the western edge
of the settlement and removed
barbed wire barricades and seals
which British military authorities
had placed at the Tatao police
station in March after jurisdictional
disputes.
British troops last March evicted
the Chinese police, operating under
the japanese regime in Shanghai
proper-the portion outside the in
ternational settlement and French
concession-after a series of dis
putes. They officially sealed the
station and the japanese and made
no move since, until today.
In London. Prime Minister Nev-
Continued on Page 6; Col. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
10000 Czechs Put
To Torture, States
Refugee Senator
Life Unbearable Under
German 'PrOtectOrate'
Declares EX-Leader

KATTOWICE, P o a n d
June II. (UP)--Senator Vol
ia Benes, political leader
who recently escaped from
Czechoslovakia, asserted in
an interview today that from 10000
to $4,000 Czechs, including some
of the most distinguished men in
public life, were being tortured and
in some cases beaten to death by
Nazi secret police agents in con-
centration camps.
Life under the German protec-
torate is terrible and unbearable."
he said. II tried to hold out In
Czechoslovakia. 1 was prepared to
stick to my place and be with my
people in hope that at least our
national life would be allowed to
go on and our cultural treasures
would be spared by the German in
vaders.
But the invaders spared nothing.
They robbed us of our freedom, our
theatres, our books, our food-ev-
erything.
German soldiers are even trying
to rob us of our women"
BeneS is a brother of former
President Edouard Benes, now
refugee in the United States. With
two Czech army generals, he es-
capped to Poland in a sealed freight
car
Benes said that at one Czech
village, Domasin, German soldiers
fired when young Czechs stood UP
to defend their sweethearts at q
party in house which Nazis en-
tered. He said that many were
wounded and that 40 Czechs were
arrested later and beaten.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18


relief.
The final vote was 373 to 81. Only
nine Democrats and IL Republicans
voted against it after provisions
specifically opposed by the president
and relief administrators had been
approved.
Early senate action was promised
by Chairman Alya B. Adams, D.,
Colo, of the senate appropriations
committee, who announced that
hearings will begin Tuesday. New
Deal senators will fight to elimi-
nate some of the house provisions.
AS approved by the house the ap-
preparation is S36890,000 less than
budget estimates and $804, ,205 900
below the amount voted for relief
Turing the current fiscal year
Major provisions of the bill would:
Appropriate $1,477 100000 for
the Works Progress Administration,
of which $125 100000 is earmarked
for Public Works Administration
projects. This was the amount re-
quested by the president, but he
objects to the earmarking of funds
for PWA.
Inappropriate $1OOOOO.0OO for
the National Youth Administration
The budget estimated $l23,000, 900;
the house appropriations commit
tee cut it to $83000,000, and the
final figure was offered by house
majority leader Sam Rayburn, D.,
Tex, as a harmony" proposal.
3.-Create a three man bipartisan
board to administer WPA, eleminat-
ing the present one-man admins
traitor.
4.-Impose stiff penalties for po-
litical activities by relief workers
and administrative personnel.
5.-Ban theatre projects.
Substitute the theory of Sc
curity wage for the prevailing wage
to WPA workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

lieve that the proposed relief should
be given now, and not held off until
next year.
I'VE challenge the Democratic
majority to offer any valid and
compelling reason for the postpone.
ment of the effective date of several
Of the major relief proposals.
Just as it is no solace to
drowning man to assure him that
he will be thrown a life preServer
tomorrow, so the prospect of future
tax changes is no relief from pres
ent day burdens and restrictions"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

rue hllOWii. lliciC was liO Sluc W
the sinking and because OF the
depth Of the water and the turbu-
lence of the sea, salvage work was
regarded as almost impossible.
All that was known was that the
submarine started down for a half
hour practice dive Thursday MORN
ing and never came up.
Officials suggested that, as there
was no alarm of any sort from
obstruction and that its crew might
have died at once. The ship had
no escape apparatus.
The alarm for the Phenix was
received here late Thursday. 1t was
too late for effective rescue work
but warships already in the vicinity
started a search, and Seaplanes and
additional ships from the Cam
ranh base-the French Singapore
Joined it yesterday. They started
out again at dawn today but with
no real hope that they would find
trace of the third first class
submarine to be sunk in four
weeks, all in practice dives.
The American Squalus had sunk
off the New Hampshire coast May
% with the loss of 26 men. The
British Thetis had sunk off Liver
pool June l with SO of the 1O3
men aboard it dying.
In Paris, an official navy minis
try communique said that an oil
spot had appeared on the surface
where the submarine disappeared,
but that no trace of the submarine
had been found and that the five
officers and sc men aboard must
be regarded as lost. The search for
the ship continued.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Grapefruit Men
Put on Committee

A committee of nine to make
recommendations for organizing
Imperial Valley grapefruit growers
was named Saturday by B. A. Har-
rigan county agricultural commits
sioner.
The committee will be Marcus
Bates of Calexico, Otto Bradshaw
of Ell Centro, John Waterman of Ell
Centre, Stan Baker of Holtville,
Emil Steiner of Brawley, Dan Scott
of Holtville, Harry Stewart Of
Brawley, John Fiala of Calexico
and Ken Sharp of Dorman Farms,
Grapefruit men will meet some
time next week, Harrigan said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
HoItviIIe, CaIexico Groups Named
To Raise Funds for Two Iron Lunqs

Holtville and CaleXico commit
tees were named Saturday to unite
with an FL Centro committee rails
ing funds to purchase two "iron
lungs" for infantile paralysis Suf-
ferers of the future.
Appointments were made by E. E
Cavanah, Associated Chambers OF
Commerce president, after a con-
ference with j. Sterling Oswalt, Ell
Centre co-chairman.
DR.. F. G. REBEL and w. H. Never
will lead the drive IN Holtville and
in Calexico the campaign will be
in charge of Mrs. Ross Brown, @.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

very pretty march was formed at
7:3O o'clock and the graduates pre-
sented themselves to the audience
The major portion of the young
ladies were attired in white-em-
blemS of purity-and the male
members looked gallant in Prince
AlbertS and cutaways.
Our limited space prevents our
giving a synopsis of each gradu-
ates essay or Grafton but with
out an exception the program would
do credit to many older persons of
culture"
Expected to meet with the class
are two teachers, Mrs. Catherine
Ruddick of San Francisco. who
drilled the members in Latin and
English, and Mrs. William Moore
OF Clarksburg, instructor in music,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Fire Damages
Refrigerator Cars

Fire that broke out in two rail.
way refrigerator cars Friday night
in Ell Centre smouldered until 8
am. Saturday.
The blaze was quickly brought
under control but Fire Chief Corn
Reed was forced to leave two men
on duty through the night to see
that Smouldering embers would not
revive. Chief Reed blamed hoboes,
who had apparently been sleeping
in the cars, for starting the fire.
Isolated position of the blaze made
it necessary to lay 1000 feet of
hose.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

R. Echos and DR.. Henry Forsher
Cavanah announced. An Imperial
committee will be named later, he
said
Mayor H. w Fawcett added his
appeal to those of other leading
citizens. He said:
Il am fundamentally in favor
of the purchase of the iron lungs
and as mayor of Ell Centro urge
support of the funds campaign. It
will be asplendid thing to have the
appliances available and be pre-
pared to save lives of paralysis suf-
fererS."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Volcano ExpIodes.
Blows Off Its Top

SEATTLE, June II. CUP) - Mt.
Veniaminof, giant volcano on the
Alaska peninsula. has exploded and
blown off part of its top, the cut
ter Morris radioed Seattle coast
guard headquarters today.
Lieut. H. F. Garcia, commanding
officer of the Morris, reported he
put in to Perryville, Alaska, 10 miles
southwest of the volcano. to evacu-
ate the IA residents left from a
normal population of SO.
However, the residents, including
the only two white people-an AM
erican school teacher A. D. John
son, and his wife-were unwilling
to leave.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

McDermott, his wife and their
four year old daughter, Iris Ann,
were found last night sitting dis
consolately i'll a park, preparing to
make a pillow of a sack of quartz.
They were hungry and penniless.
The quartz, they explained, con-
tain between $500 and $500 in
gold.
McDermott said that three
months ago he and his father found
half inch vein of gold bearing
quartz in ar abandoned mine near
Las Vegas. They leased the mine
and in 10 weeks had pushed the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

their golden anniversary celebra-'
ton
Coming from towns and cities
scattered throughout the Califor-
MIA and neighboring states, the 25
will hold a banquet in historic
Bret Harte inn, then make a senti-
mental pilgrimage to the opera
house in which they were graduated
a half century ago.
The original ceremony was fes-
tive event, according to the Grass
Valley Telegraph of that date, with
flowery readings, speeches and
musical "renditions." Said the
Telegraph
vans opera house could not
seat the immense throng that
sought admittance within its por-
tals last night. The popularity OF
the class of '89 is unbounded. A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Our Compliments
Bucharest Hears
Rumors Of Plot

BUCHAREST, June II. CUP) -
Reports were circulated in Buchar-
est today of a plot to assassinate
King Carol, Crown Prince Michael
and Premier Armand Calinescu.
A government spokesman denied
the reports and said the rumor OF
a plot against King Carol probably
was based on the fact that a drunk
en- customer at a suburban inn had
been arrested for threats against
the royal family and government
authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
New Citizen Earns
Right TO Status

The United States has at least
one newly adopted citizen who earn
ed the privileges of the citizenship
granted her Friday.
Mrs. Blanche Elizabeth Williams
of the Ell Centro area walked alone
along 81 miles of dark country
roads once each week since jan
uary to attend citizenship classes
at the high school. After the classes
she walked back to her home again,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18

shaft 80 feet while the vein ex-
panded to four inches.
The family set out a week ago
with samples to have them tested
by a Chicago firm. Their car went
to pieces at Galva, ILL.,. and they
hitchhiked the rest OF the way.
I'VE got here broke" McDermott
said. Il tried 10 swap piece
worth $50 for a meal and bed but
1t was no use
Police took up a collection tO
shelter the family until the test Is
completed next week
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
JIMMY DUNCAN QUITS
BRAWlEY POLICE DEPT.

BRAWLEY, June III. I. jim
my" DUNCAN, patrolman on the
Brawley police department for six
years, resigned this week to accept
a position with the Edgar Brothers
Hardware company in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
14.Hour House Session Brings 0kay
To Relief Bill Putting Bars Up
Against Unrestricted Spending
Funds Earmarked for PWA; NYA Appropriation
Sashed; Theatre Projects Banned; One-Man
Administration Eliminated in New Measure

WASHINGTON, June II. (UP)-The house passed anc
to the senate early today after turbulent 14houl
session. ST. 73 600 900 relief bill for the next fiscal year
1t carries the full requested by President Roose
ve for the WPA but includes restrictions that he opposed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
French Launch Hopeless
Search for Sub Missing
With 5 Officers, bb Men
Details Of Disaster May Be Hidden
Beneath Turbulent Waves Off Coast
Of Indo- China, Official IS Believe

SAIGON, French Indo-China, June II. (UP) - (By
Radio Telephone to Mana)-Seaplanes and submarines
searched the off Camranh bay today for the submar
inc Phenx lost with its of five officers and &C
It feared that details of the disaster would never
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
1fIf's Not Gold, We've Gone TO a
Lot Of Trouble for a Bag of Rock
Declare Family Awaiting Test

CHICAGO, June II. (UP)-The McDermott family
of Las Vegas New today settled down to four day wait
to learn whether they had gold mine
If we haven't" young Tom McDermott said, "we've
certainly to awful lot of trouble 80 pounds
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
25Surviving Members Of Class That
Graduated so Years Ago ReIive Days
0fHigh School at Unique Meeting

GRASS VALLEY Cal, June II. (UP)-A graduation
night SO when the girls paraded down the aisle
in white dresses and the boys in Prince Albert will live
tonight in retrospect when the 25 living members of the
Grass Valley high school class of 1889 gather here for
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-18
Shanghai Dispute
ADDS to Tension
ripping Orient
Chinese Police. Controlled by Japan.
Adopt Threatening Attitude, Retreat
When Faced by English Machine Guns

SHANGHAI, June IT, (UP)-An armed clash was
threatened between British troops and
Chinese police today the suburbs of the nerna-
tional settlement.
The police had attempted to seize police station on