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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20
RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. lS.-R
-(USDA)-Livestock: Hogs
steady, good and choice 100 to 225
lbs. SIS to 6.75 the top. 100 to 100
lbs. Ats to 5.25; 100 to 40 lbs. SIS
to SITS; 140 to 100 lbs. SIS to $40;
100 to 100 lbs. $40 to 6.55; 225 to
$50 lbs. Cos to SIS; $50 to 300 lbs.
5.75 to 6.25; over 300 lbs. sos to
6.15. Sows under $50 lbs. 500 to
$50; over $50 lbs. $50 to 500.
Battle-Ground S a d y; cows
slow. Fat dairy type cows 500 to
$50; good beef cows higher; can
ners and cutters mainly $50 to
$50. Heavy sausage bulls 600 to
6 so with light weights around 500
to $50. Vealers moderate, fairly
active, steady. Good and choice
offerings CTS to 1000. Spring
lambs very light, good and choice
kinds 900 to $50, common and
medium 800 to 800, culls down to
500. z
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 19-(R- Hogs
closed weak to 10 cents lower to-
day, but a liberal proportion sold
on a steady basis. Cattle e
steady to higher and all classes OF
sheep sold steady.
Hogs opened steady but closed
with a few sales weak to 10 cents
lower. Lower prices, however, did
not affect the top which remained
at $500. Sows were steady all day
and most weighty hogs sold on the
early steady basis.
Cattle generally sold slowly.
Strictly choice fed steers and year.
lings moved steady, although the
top dropped to $3.50. Heifers were
steady to Is cents higher.
GU. S. Dept. Adjustable Hogs
10, 900; total Is, 500; closed weak to
100 lower; but liberal proportion
run sold on steady basis; sows
steady all day; early top $50 good
and choice 200 to 270 lbs. late $50
to 80; most weighty hogs sold on
early steady basis; best light sorts
800 to Is; few 6.35; $50 to $50.
lbs. SOS to 6.15; shippers took L.
600; holdovers 1000.
Salable cattle 5000; calves 500;
strictly good and choice fed steers
and yearlings slow steady; med
ium to average good grades weak;
instances Is lower; dependable
market on all steers and yearlings
selling at 100 upward; but very
draggy on 7.5O to 1880 kind; ex-
IRENE top 1890 paid for weighty
steers; next highest price 1875;
several loads 13,050; strictly
choice 1925 lb. yearlings 1880;
feeders trade very dull; heifer
market steady to Is higher; med
ium to kind selling at advance;
beef cows steady but Gamers and
cutters strong to Is higher; fully
so higher for week to date; strong
weights cutters to 500; bulls
steady at 7.25 down; vealers so
lower at 100 to 1900; practical
top 1880.
Salable sheep 1000; total 5000;
all classes steady; best native
spring lambs go; bulk 8.85 to
900; medium to good kind 8.65;
throwouts mostly 600 to 700; bulk
mixed lots fat ewes 800 to 7;
some lightweights to 400; culls
and common grades 200 down. 4
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Market Hit BY Profit Taking Handicaps After Four-Day Advance
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-RHWheat
prices rose feebly today to n e
highs for the past fortnight but
after gains of about IL cent were
chalked up the market backed on
down and deferred contracts closed
slightly lower.
Most strength was in September,
in which trading will lease after
Saturday, with buying attributed
to consuming interests who regard
ed the contract as the cheapest
source Of cash grain and to previ.
Gus short sellers not wishing to
make delivery. Transferring of
hedges into deferred contracts ac-
counted for some of the weakness
late in the session while profit
taking also was in evidence.
Closing prices were at or near
the days lows with wheat un-
changed to SO lower compared TO
yesterdays finish, September rs
7-8, December II 3-8 to 1-2, May
n "a to 7-8. Corn was 3-8 off to
1-S up, September 81 3-8, Deem
Der S So to "a; oats 1-8 to 3-8
down; soybeans 81 to l IA off;
rye 1-8 up and lard 2 to 10 low
err, .
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N. Y. OIL

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-R-Eag-
ly strength gave way to reaction
in cottonseed oil futures today.
Closing prices were Z to II points
lower on sales of u contracts.
A broker with southeastern con-
nections bid the market up as
much as 6 points in early deal
ings but other buyers kept aloof,
leaving the market vulnerable to
professional selling in late trade
which uncovered stop loss orders.
Most of the business was in the
March contract. December closed
at 5 Ssh, Mich. 5.67b, May 5.72b.
Cb-bid)
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E EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-R-The
open market quotation Of the Ca.
madam dollar rose .37 IL Of a cent
today in terms of the United States
dollar as small orders found Of
ferings scarce.
The British pound free" rate
was unchanged and only nominal
quotations were available for 9TH
er outstanding European curren-
cies. the Kong Kong dollar-also
in a thin market--jumped % of a
cent.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents.)
Canada: Official Canadian con-
troll board rates for U. S. dollars:
Buying 10 per cent premium, sell
ing II per cent premium, equiva-
lent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.9l
per cent, selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market IS 7-8 per cent dis
count, or 84.12 10 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, oIIlclal,
Bankers foreign exchange COM
mittee rates., buying 400, selling
4.04; open market, cables 4.04;
Germany 40.00n; benevolent at
1.50; Ginland 2.O5n; Greece SO;
Hungary 19. Son; Italy SOC; Portu-
gal 4.01 IL; Rumania .48n; Swe-
den 1885; Switzerland 22.79; Yu-
goslavia 2.35nA
Latin America: Argentine Off
cial 29.77; free 1855; Brazil off
cial sos; free sos; Mexico 2O.25n.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong
kong o.. 70; Shanghai $40.
Crates in spot cables unless 9TH
erwise indicated.)
N-nominal. z
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DRY GOODS
19.-R

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-R
Advanced prices for cotton goods
tempered buying enthusiasm to-
day. Worth Street selling agents
reported the markets position con-
tinued strong but it wa believed
volume would fall below Wednes-
days heavy yardage.
Demand broadened for wooden
piece goods.
Moderate sales of rayon goods
were divided equally between spot
and distant deliveries at un-
changed price levels. Silk dealings
remained quiet. 4
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-RH(U.
S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 800. Buchers
22o lbs. and UP mostly S higher
than Wednesday. Practical top
7.20; good and choice $50 to 220
lbs. sos to 7.20; 100 to 1870 lbs.
6.75 to 100; 200 to 240 lbs. CTS
to 700; $50 to 800 lbs. $50 to 80;
$50 to 100 lbs 6.55 to 70; 40 to
$50 lbs. $40 to As; 100 to 40 lbs.
600 to 20; 120 to 100 lbs. SIS. to
500. Packing sows 4.80 to $50. 4
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NEW YORK G

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-REThe
domestic sugar futures trade today
waited for action at Washington on
legislation affecting the commod-
ity. Sales totaled 5000 tons and
the final range was unchanged to
3 points higher.
There was a fair demand from
trade and commission houses
which was supplied rea lily by bro
kers with producer connections.
The world contract was likewise
narrow, ending IL to l IL points
higher on sales Of $40 tons. Dec.
II bid and Mich. Z 51-2 bid.
No sales were reported in the
raw market but there were fairly
large offerings, including $4,000
tons of Philippines at ~ to IT'S
cents a pound, depending upon po-
sitions.
Refined was unchanged locally.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-R-Cash
wheat No. l hard 81 IL.
Corn No. l yellow 6" 81 to 81;
No. 2, 81 81; sample grade 81.
Oats No. i white 80; No. 2, 81
81; No. 3, 30; No. 4, 20 IL; sam.
pie grade, % IL.
+, Barley mailing so to So nominal;
feed "a to 46 nominal; No. l malt
ing So.
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal; timothy clean 3.65; alsike
cloverseed 900 to 100; fancy red
op 7.50 to 500; red clover 800 to
l 900. 4
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iO-St0ck Range Since 1927
WHAT STOCKS DID
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.+R-Cot-
tn futures touched new highs for
le movement today in an active
session, Final prices were 2 points
lsher on October and 6 to II on
'ner positions.
Fart Of the bullishness apparent
on the trading floor came from
sonllnuing optimistic reports from
us ory goods trade. This element
Sulled without difficulty light Sou
ulefn selling and joined with an
acuVe speculative and mill inter-
sst on the buying side to push
nlces steadily ahead. One of the
ssdlures Of late dealings was ac-
I'VE buying in deferred positions
W brokers' identified with both
ooinoay and with Southeastern in
%terests.
Exports Wednesday 5 bales to
sanada season so far lis, 800. Port
sseeeelpts 1910. Port stocks 2,725,-
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VIEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. +R-Live
poultry, by freight, weaker. Broil-
ers, rocks II; colored and leghorn
16. Fowls, colored 16 to II. Pullets,
rocks IS. Old ROSTERS 13. BY ex-
press, steay. Crosses % to 10 IL,
some 20; reds II; leghorn 10 to 10.
Fowls, colored, Kentucky II to 10;
leghorn 10 to IA southern II to II.
Pullets, rocks, small 10 to 20;
crosses q to %, small to medium
20 to 81. Old ROSTERS -. Turkeys,
hens Is; young toms Is to 20. 4
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NEW YORK EGGS

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. -R-Eggs
6,728; weak. Mixed colors: Fan.
cy to extra fancy "a IA to %; ex-
tras % "a; graded firsts 81 IL
to "a; seconds 10 IL to 20: me-
diums 10 IA to 10; dirties No.
10 IA; average checks 16 to 16 Ia.
Refrigerator, fancy to extra fam
cy % to Is 1-2; extras q to % IL;
standards 81 IL to q; firsts 20
to 20 IL; seconds 10 IL to 10;
medium II IL to 10; dirties II
to II IL. 2
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-R--Livc
poultry, by freight weaker. Broil-
ers, rocks II; colored and leghorn
16. Fowls, colored 16 II. Pullets.
rocks 10. Old ROSTERS 10. BY ex-
press, steady, chickens, rocks TO-;
crosses 1870. Broilers, rocks 10
81. Old ROSTERS 10. Old ROSTERS
10. Turkeys, hens Is; young tonls
18 to 20.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-[P-Sales,
closing prices and net change Of the
fifteen most active stocks today:
US Steel, IS, 300--56% an.
Repub Steel, 12,3 0O--17%; ah.
Packard, 2,000-8%; no.
NY Central. II, 700-14A; dh.
Beth Steel, 10, 200-79k Az.
Loft, 7,S00-21h; ais.
Para Pict, 7,0OO-6M; an.
Gen Motors, 6,600-4SA DIS.
Pathe Film. 6.600-10A; Az.
Gen Elec, 6,400-S4h; ah.
Ct North Ry Pr, 5,700-26h; d%.
Anaconda, 5.400-21h; dM.
Chrysler, 5,200-77M: aA.
Elec Pow and 1t Z Pf, 5,000-37A ;
az.
United Corp, 4,soo-1A; no.
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RESERVES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. H.
excess reserves of banks
the Federal Reserve board said to-
day, declined $40, ooo, 900 to Sc, $780,
900, 900 in the week ended Sep
TENDER 10. The decrease was caus-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20
GENERAL KILLED

LONDON, Sept. 19.-R-The re-
cent bombing of a west end hotel
killed Major-G General c. ]. Bruce
Hay and his wife. Hay was in
spector-general of the Iraq Meso.
potamia) army and head Of a Brit
ish military mission to Iraq 1894.
81. 4
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Ndzis Show Pictures OF
Burning London Dock

BERLIN, Sept. 19.-R-Motion
pictures of the bombardment of
London we're exhibited here to-
night and showed a dock area de-
clared to be three miles long blaz-
ing furiously, apparently on both
sides of the Thames.
The film also showed a rain of
anti-aircraft shells heading up
wards towards the photographers
plane as he took the pictures of the
burning docks.
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REST PRICES CUT
IN LATE TRADING
r.octional Minus Signs Plenti'
ful And Volume Dwindles
With Quotations
~ GARDNER

,rw YORK, Sept. 19.-R-The
~ market encountered profit
foeA bandicaps today after four
i,eIes rising sessions:
Mo list got off to a fairly good
l under leadership of steels.
s,as. ran to a point or SO for
u D.arjtes. with a few preferred
ia.'es enjoying wider advances.
49, q while the pace of deal
~" was ahead of yesterday. The
n Qses began to slip after midday
pll.' 81 the close, top marks were
a la1 trimmed in most instances
Ssa fractional minus signs were
a alant;f,1l. Volume dwindled along
with quotations.
The Associated Press average OF
N Dtocks was unchanged at AL.
S..nsfers totalled 469, $40 against
40 800 the day before.
The market still had an assort-
..an. of good business items to
i sentiment, but the war, taxes
l prSp nolitics remained as specula-
a INN question marks, brokers said.
ntu traders, in view of the ex.
taeded advance, apparently decid-
~ IN garner a little cash and
su,ait a possible technical reac-
ton.
Wall Street continued mildly op-
.;mistic for British chances to ward
If the Nazis, at least over the
uintpr. but the majority of share
"mstomers we're disposed to keep
counts reasonably liquid pend
mo further developments abroad.
Industrial stocks were more re-
,istsnt than others as growing de-
tpse spending frightened the out
ook for corporation profits.
financial quarters had h o p e S
,ngress would soon pass an &C.
reotable tax bill although a few
.tenpts were made to estimate
earnings and potential dividends
because of the lack of knowledge
as to lust what government TAX
ngs will be.
Steels we're given a hand on the
belief these companies may be the
thief beneiciaries of the rearma-
nent program. Rails slipped not
outstanding a more than seasonal
1pturn in last weeks freight load
ings. to a new top since last Octo-
Der. Coppers kept their balance
when the scrap metal was boosted
IS Of a cent a pound. A jump in
this weeks motor output aided au-
wnotive stocks and more big or
ders for military planes helped air.
crafts.
Curb gamers included American
;s, Bath Iron Works, Jones
-aughlin Common, Phoenix Secur-
tiles and Pantepec Oil. Declines
we're posted for Aluminium of the
america, American Cyanamid "B'
and Bell Aircraft. Around 81, 900
shares changed hands here against
$4,000 Wednesday. 2
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BALTIMORE POTATOES

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-H-Po-
tatoes: truck-N. j., 100 Id. sacks
cobblers u. S. Is 80 to 95; chippe-
was U. S. Is 95 to 100; Md, Pa,
100 lb. sacks round whites U. s..
Is IS to 100. Rest unchanged.
Sweet potatoes: nearby ! to 2 blu.
hamper goldens 80 to 40. Rest I'm
changed.
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TRIAL

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 10. -R-
j. Cannon, candidate for the dem.
ocratic nomination for governor in
Tuesdays primary, today was or
dered to trial Oct. 3 on "a charge
of being a common drunkard. 2
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Sept. 19.-tR-Tur-
pentine firm "a IL; offerings $50;
sales $500 gallons; receipts $50;
shipments none; stock 1881. Ro-
sin firm; offerings 352, all sold;
receipts SOL; shipments none;
stock 1873, 100.
Quote: B, 1870; D, 1888; E, F,
G, H, I, K, M, $50 to 81; N, 1855
to "a; VIC, PIP; WV 2.47; X, 2.45.
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NEW YORK METALS

oe NEW y. YORK, se-.. 1o.-R-cop-
W urn; electrolytic spot Conn.
~ 'selll.5O; expert fas NY $50.
steady; spot and nearby so. 10,
Nsp mara 5o.o5. Lead steady; spot,
Iou;. York 4.90 to 95; East st.
Iou NUS 4'75. Zinc steady; East st.
iroa S spot and forward 6.85. Pig
silua aluminium, anthony, quick.
nite platinum, Chinese wolfra.
changed. 0''''eS"c vi. >
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9.-R-
The average price Of middling 10
l8ths-inch cotton today at ten des-
ignated Southern spot markets was
3 points higher at GA cents a
pound; average for the past thir-
t.. market days 9.61 cents; mid
ding 7-8ths-inch average 9.23
cents a pound
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CHICAGO

vas lIAGO, Sept. 19.-E-Butter
IA steady today: SO score % 10
80 ~, ", 70; 81, q 81; 80, n IA;
lotS ~ o. rs IL; centralized car
u ~ score q IL; SO, II; So,
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 19.-GR-
Favorable reports from Worth street
strengthened cotton futures here to,
day. Closing prices were steady 4 to
9 points net higher.
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ed by increases in treasury
cash, treasury bank deposits, and
a slight boost in money in circu-
lation. 2
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CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 10. IN
Spot cotton 0.65 2
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COTTON

Bid.
N-Nornina1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
SRA Officials Say
Reds in Setup But
Proof Unavailable
Chambers Convinced of
Communists Working in
State Organization

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8.
(UP)-State relief officials
and other members of the
Olson administration agreed
today in statements that
they believed there are Commu-
nists in the SRA. but declared
positive proof of employees Com
munist connections is difficult to
obtain.
Testifying before an assembly
committee investigating the SRA
were Relief Administrator Walter
Chambers: Walter T. Ballou. assis-
tant secretary to the governor,
Kenneth I. Fulton. deputy director
of the department of natural re-
sources: Mitchell Saadi, former ad-
ministrative assistant to DR.. H.
Dewey Anderson. ex-relief admin
istrator. and Darwin Tate. state
park commissioner.
Chairman Sam Yorty. Los An
celcS Democrat. said after ad-
iournmcnt last night the COMMITTEES
planned to hold further hearings,
Chambers said he would fire any
SRA employe proved to be Com
munist, but differed with the COM
mittec over what would be Suffi-
cicnt evidence of membership. He
Continued on Page 2; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
City Clerk Salary
Cut in Effort at
Coordinated Setup
Action Gives Council
Greater Control Over
Actions of Officer

A change in relationship,
between the city clerks de-
partment and the city coun-
Gil of Ell Centro was indicat-
ed Thursday following ac-
ton at a council meeting Wednes-
day night cutting the clerks SAL
airy from $3.50 a month to $125.
The change was interpreted as
giving future councils more control
over the clerks department. al
though casting no reflections upon
the present clerk.
Under the present regulations
governing cities of Ell Centro's
class. the clerk is required to act
as accounting officer for the city.
care for the records. clerk the city
council meetings and serve as as
SCISSOR. The council has no direct
control over him.
The assumption was that cutting
the clerks salary in half would
prevent candidates seeking the Of
flee as political plum from rum
ming. while permitting a WORTH
while candidate to seek the office
with assurance that as long as he
worked with the council his salary
would be raised by other means.
In effect, the move gives the
council an extra $l25 month with
Continued on Page 2; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

conservative Democrat. said hel
relief committee had so many re-
quests from witnesses that another
hearing was necessary. She saio
it was hoped action on some OF the
controversial bills could be taken
after hearing to expedite the busi-
ness of the special session.
Chief relief issue is whether to
return control to the counties, Bit
terly opposed by the Olson admin
istration. The governor demands
relief appropriation of $95 500. 600
while other requests range down
to the s45,O0O,OOO program Of sem
ate Republicans for the remaining
II months of the biennium and
the $28.OOO.O0O bill of Assemblyman
Frederick Houser, Alhambra Repub-
lican. for the next year.
The senate passed a joint reSolu-
ton by Senator Ed Fletcher. San
Diego Republican, petitioning con-
greSS to take a hand in CALIFORNIA;
migrant problem. Fletcher argued
that between 1893 and 1923, inclu-
Tivc, California paid to the federal
government S1,l3l 100000 in taxes
but received in return only 1852
100000. which meant that "Califor-
MIA paid nearly two hundred mil
lion dollars more in taxes than 1t
received in return
Senator Peter Myhand, Merced
Democrat observed there is no way
to keep these migrants out of Cali
forna and added people Of means
are leaving California and I think
Washington should know the con-
ditionS out here.
Both houses adopted a policy OF
watchfll waiting and daWdled over
minor legislation while awaiting
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

white folks" who coddlc Negroes
came in for a gentle and diplomatic
but firm rcproof Wednesday, night
from Robert Holmes of FL CentrO.
Fastsitle citizen. who told city coun-
cilmen he was a graduate of tho
University of Illinois way back be
fore a lot of YOU were born"
Holmes spoke in behalf of pro-
posed new church on the Eastsidde
that had previously been turned
down by the planning and zonine
commission.
"I know VIC have seven churches
oyer there now. and they aren't pait
for. but here is a church that has
the money all ready and won't bo
burden on the community,
Holmes declared.
Hc referred to the Church OF Goo
in Christ of San Diego. The pastor
had a few minutes before presented
papers showing that $500 was avail
able for church construction ano
been referred back to tho planning
commission for rehcaring.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Soviet Violates
Treaty With U.S..

WASHINGTON. Feb. up
Secretary of state Cordell Hull
said today that this government
on several occasions believed that
the Sorict Union was mot fully
living up to the obligations un-
dertakcl when the u. S. estab-
liShcd diplomatic relations with it.
Hulls views were conveyed to
Chairman Key Pittman OF the
senate foreign relations committee
in a letter reviewing relations be-
tween the United States and the
u. S. S. r.
TIr said that diplomatic relations
between the United States and the
U. S. S. r. arc not wholly con-
tlngcnt' upon the agreements en-
tered into by Maxim Litvinov, tho
then Soviet foreign commisSar, at
tho time of recognition in 1893.
Ono of these agreements was that
Russia would abstain from propa
Ganda in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Quakes Strike Two
California Areas:

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8 up
Earthquake shocks rocked two
widely separated areas in California
today.
The first disturbance occurred
carly in the morning in triane-
ular area bounded by Sacramento.
Chico and Grass Valley. 1t was
strong enough to disrupt commun-
cations and shake down chimneyS.
Two ceparatc shocks were felt
several hours later in the Los An
gelcs area 500 miles farther south,
They were very mild.
So far as was known there was
no relation between the two Garth
quakcs.
Prof. Perry Bycrly. University OF
California seisnologist. said the cpl
center of the Northern California
temblor was in Plumas county and
his instruments showed it was the
most severe felt in that county in
Is years. He said the instruments
Vibrated for ii minutes, starting
shortly after midnight
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Woman SIashes
Dresses With Razor

PHOENIX. Ariz., Feb. 8 tUP)-
Police stood watch in local depart
mcnt stores for a middle aged
woman With mama for entering
downtown shops and slashing cx-
pcnsivc dresses with straight edge
razor.
Shopi;ccpcrs said the woman en-
tered their stores and dismissed
the clcvkS, saying she was Just
looking around" When the sales
people returned. tho found the
woman gone-and dozens Of dresses
slaShed to pieces.
Police said she ruined more than
$500 worth of clothing in a single
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
u. 5. ArlnyUnit
Get New Rifles

CAMP ORD. Cal. Feb. 8. lUp,-
New automatice-0arand rifles
'odaE were ordered distributed
among U. S. army troops in winter
training at this Monterey county
camp.
1t was understood about 5000 of
the new rifles, replacing the old
Sprinsfields. would be furnished In
fantrymcn. engineers and military
police units for practice.
The rifles. costing about 800
apiece, fire eight shots in ono load.
ing, using gases in the combustion
chamber for injecting fresh shells
into the fire chamber.