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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Dies Committee WiihhoIds Evidence
In Notorious FORGED Letter Case

Department all evidence in its pos
session. including transcript OF
the committees secret hearing" at
which the Maync plot was disclosed.
1t was learned on reliable aI-
thOrity. however that federal agents
have been unsuccessful in attempts
to obtain q copy of the transcript
of specimens from typeWritterS
Mayne alleGedly used in manufac-
turing the forgeries. In addition, the
agents were understood to have re-
ported that Mayne had declined to
furnish any information concerning
the alleged plot. asserting that he
had testified under subpoena and had
been advised to maintain secrecy.
The disclosure came as:
l. The committee. after two days
it had decided to conduct public
hearings "aS soon as possible" on
operations of the Christian Front
the Christian Mobiizers, consum
crS organizations. and into alleged
SubvcrSiVc activities in the Holly
wood motion picture colony.
.. The committee announced that
it had voted to start an immediate,
thorough investigation" of charges
that Communist and Nazi agents
from Mexico are carrying on sub
vC!sivc activities IL the United
States. Rep. John j. Dempsey, D.,
~ NJ. who was named by Dies as
a subcommittee of one to direct
the inquiry. said committee in
vcStigator had gathered "a mass Of
information" concerning the charges
and revealed that he might hold
executive hearings in the southwest
after he had studied the documents.
8 The committee squclChcd two
mcipIent rebcllionS against its pro-
codurc defeating two proposals by
Rep. Jerry Voorhis d. Calf, each
10y four to three vote-for rigid
code of conduct to govern the COM
mlttee and its members and for a
restriction on activities of J. B.
Matthews. chief committee investi-
gator
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Plans Call For
Doubling Of Dry
Ice Plant

Plans for doubling the size OF tho
National Dry Ice corporation plant
near inland were under conSidera
ton Wednesday after William c
Morse, president, appeared before
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
district Tue day afternoon and ask
ed Tor lease on 300 acres adjoin-
ing the comp9ny's present l,Oof
acres HOLDINGS.
Morse said his company already
had spent slO0oGO on wells alone
has three rNuduc"rs and thirt
row hcmg drilled and that an ah-
dlt'onaI $G5000 has been paid ont
in wages.
On a motion from Director Mark
Rose, the board a2rGcd to work out
program with the company. takins
IntO con n5idorntion interests of thf
other two dry ice firms operating
III the inland area
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

ii2 4 survey Ot canal delCnSCS. de-
fined the canal rs Il critical de-
tense area with its outer defense
crossing Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gln Islands. He said that plans for
defense of the canal must CnviSaee
cooperation of Central America an6
those South American countries
rear the Caribbean.
. Administration interest in Car
ibbean Islands was indicated last
month with dispatch of the Atlantic
fleet Tor manCuvCrS 10 four Dutci.
islands. The fleet called ut the isl
andS of CuaCao and Aruba, off the
coast of Venezuela where important
oil refiuc,ieS are located, and at the
smaller islands of st. EustatiuS ant
Saba. The move came shortly after
Holland feared that concentration.
of German troops on its border pre-
saged an attack. The administration.
is particularly concerned that none
of the European-Owned islands IL
the Caribbean falls into the hands
OF an unfriCndlv, nom -AmCrlcan
power is a result of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Towns, Farms Under Water
I'm Northern Calf. Floods

Continued from Page One)
underpaSS leading to Its storage
yards.
Santa Cruz and Napa. Int hard
by high waters yesterday. reported
greatly improved conditions. San
Jose and other points also reported
receding waters.
Rain of cloudburst proportions
fell for a few minutes IN the Sar
Francisco Bay area and East Bay
this morning bat skies cleared
thereafter and there was little CAM
age from the new precipitation.
The first distress call from 4 shIu
at sea during the storm came from
the lumber schooner Claremont Oft
crescent Bay. The coast guard
cutter Shawnee went to the rescue
and reaching the side of the vesse!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Einns Reinforce
Threatened Line,
EnfIict Losses
Continued from Page -

Sommc line OF boulder barriers,
traps and dugoutS was still holding,
according TO Finnish reports put
was threatened by the three way
Russian attack which was:
Along the coastal branch ol
railways between Lenlngrad ant,
Viipuri in the vicinity OF Somme,
West of there. over the ice,
where chain OF islands almost
bridges Viipuri bay. Fighting there
has been furious. If the Russians
pushed a large force across the ice
To tine far shore the Firms could
not defend Vlipurl even Though
they kept their land lines below the
city intact. Finnish dispatches SalC
that wave after wave of Russian
infantry poured from their newly
occupied island fortress OF KolvlSt0
and above Johannes, racing across
the ice into we'll directed Finnish
machine gun fire; that Russian
bodies piled on the ice and some
broke through Ito Watery grave
/ I llb FIllIllSll dll lO4t1. ~
by new planes from abroad. was
said TO be aiding by raiding the
Russian supply lines.
3.-Across the main line Viipurl-
Leningrad railroad to the Peron-
joki river which rises in Lake Perk-
laervi and runs nOrthWard to a
chain of lakes above Viipuri before
emptying into the head OF the
bay. The purpose OF this drive
apparently was to protect Russian
columns aimed directly at Viipurl
The new Finnish line, from Aeyr-
aepaenjaeryi. along the Salmgnkal-
Ia to Lake VuoknSi and then south
caStWardS toward Taipale on Lake
Ladoga. has cut up Russian attacks
SO successfully that there was a
real danger to the columns moving
on Viipuri. From the southeast
bank of Lake Vuoknsi. the Firms
are protected by a wide expanSe
of lake and can enfilade any Rus
sian columns attacking at oalmgn-
kalta or AeyraepaenjaerN..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
and Still They
Conle..fo the Fair
For Grand Opening

Continued rOm Page One)
i'll the main building Wednesday,
with crews hard at work on the
elaborate display of the state OF
California. which will hold the CEN
trail position. Crews worked until
nearly midnight Tuesday night or
this ami other exhibits.
George Hunt. representing tbs
Hollywood Varieties of l940', has
been hard at work on tho fair
grounds for several days preparing
FOR the Shows that will be put OF
throughout the duration of the
fair The carnival men. who vii.
bring thrills on the Midway, will
start arriving Thursday and Friday
Stewart was confident that at
tendance this year Will smash n!
previous records to bits.
Last years total of 10000 won't
be in it," he said, With lowered
night rates l expect an increase OF
10000 and maybe $4,000 customersn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Little Freed on
Bail While Jurors
Renew Theft Probe
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jury auditors could complete al
exhaustive check of accounts anG
records kept by Mrs. Richards.
No word of the progress of the
auditors was forthcoming We'd
nesday but observers declared they
must be nearing the close OF the
investigation as they had beer
working for several weeks.
District Attorney Elmer Heald
said the grand jury docket called
for consideration of several other
matters in addition 10 the Richards
Little case. Several residents of the
county, he said, wished to tell the
grand jury of grievances and would
be given an opportunity TO do Sc
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

WASHINGTON. Feb. %. up
The Dies committee, II was learned
today. has failed to send the Justice
Department evidence III the William
Dudley PellCv forged letter" Incl
dent despite the committees an
nouncement to the contrary and its
demand for thorough federal in
vCStigatiOn.
David MaynC, Pclley's Washing
tom representative, admitted forging
letters IN an attempt to link Policy
leader of the anti-semitic Silver
Shirt legion with Chairman MartT
DiCS d. Tex.
The committee demanded that At
tOrnCV General Robert H. Jackson
institute a grand Jury investigation
of the incident and announced that
il was turning over to the Justice
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
State Consumes
More Beer il, '3q

CaliiornianS consumed G9.8l4 $50
gallons of beer during 1899. an liz
crease of 1887i92 gallons over 1898.
according to Board OF Equalization
figures released Wednesday,
j. S. Foto. president of the Bo-
hemia Distributing company. dis
tributors of Acme beer. announced
at the same time that Acme sales
had jumped l35 per cent, 1917 per
cent more than the entire state
industry Acme 9allonage increased
1,500G00 gallons.
Foto gave newspaper advcrtiSln&
credit for the boost, pointing ont
that Acme has yearly devoted ma
jor proportion of its advertising al
lottmCnt to newspapers because oil
the consistent results obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
County Death
Rate Below
National AVERAGE

Imperial Valley people are luckier
or healthier County Health Officer
Doctor Fox prefers to believe the
latter than persons in other sec
tions Of the United States according
to statistics included in a death
rate table released by the state de
partmcnt of health.
Imperial countyS death rate, from
all causes in 1884 was 104 as COM
rared to a national average of II
and state average OF Ill. accord
ing to the state records.
In 1885 the county average was
So as compared to national aver
age of 100 and a state average of
ll.5; and in 1898 the county aver
age was 81 as compared to national
average OF l0.7 and a state average
of 1l4
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Ministers Plan
Holy Week Rites

Special union services for Holy
Week and Easter were arranged
Wednesday - 4 special meeting
OF the Fl Centro Ministerial assoc
iation.
MONDAY services from 1915 p. N.
10 p. m. VII be held each day
from Monday through Thursday
On Friday 4 three hour Servict
will commemorate the Crucifixior
Easter vii! be marked by union
sunrise services at tho F. Centro
stadium with the combined choir,
OF eastis!de churches 10 provide
the music, Distance to Mt sigma
was too Great to permit ioinine
CaleXic0 churche, 10y sunrise SER
vice there the ministers decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Blood Stains Only
Clue in Murder

REDWOOD CITY. Cal Feb 28.
up An inquest into the Staying
- Mrs Doris Clayton. Oakland. was
postponed indefinitely today when
Sheriff Jane McGrath said ne
wanted TO investigate the case fur
ihCr.
McGrath said he wanted to COM
pare her blood with that found on
4 car owned by Charles Sou2a. San
Lcandro bill collector. who commit
ted suicide III a Gilroy auto camp.
The sheriff said a strand of hair
found in Souzas car would b.
checked with that of MIS-. Clayton
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
zeCk 10 Show
Europe Movies

Al Ic"n, history instructor at tht
FL Centre high school, Will show
movies apd give a talk on his tril
10 Europe al a meeting of tho
East5ldc- -Suns"t farm center Thurs
day night at EaStsidc school.
GcOrge L. WinWright, assistant
county ngcnt, Will speak on Live
stock ,OnomicS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

there.
In tie Russian river rcrrcationa.
area Gucrnc1lllc reported The river
MAS II inches higher than duuna
tie 1857 flood Water covered tas
Guernevlilc streets ana one toJr-
room cottage WAS swept from IL
foundations. Monte B.o turthet
West. was Isolated completely ~,
ettn the telephone exchange Wa
out Of service. Reports rom Holly
Gale SAID tie water there WAS tIt,
feet higher than two Years &gJ
end between 25 and 50 Summ,.
residences were inundated High
Ways INTO tie resort area were
blocked.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
DOLE PAYMENTS TO
SRA RENEWED

SACRAMENTO. Feb %. up
All dole payments to SRA clients
Low are baak or schedule afteI
slight delays caused By legislative
debate on an appropriation bill
the state controllers office an
nOunced TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Pollock Dinner to
Feature Meetinu

A pot luck dinner and COM
murity sing will feature a meeting
OF the Magnolia Mulberry farm
center at Mulberry school Friday
NIGHT, according to q. J. Shank,
director.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
IS VALLEY MEN
ENLIST IN ARMY

AT the FL Centre rccrIlrno uitlce
OF the u, S. Army total of - mcn
enlisted for various branches of the
service since last Get Is, Army oft-
GERS SAID Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
WEATHER

tDnta complied by observers E"
the official United Stntes Wcnthe,
Burenu station nt Ei CentrO.)
Maximum Tuesday ....--. %
Minimum Wednesday, A.
Reading at Noon Wednesday
Temperature -. ..... ........-.......-- 30
Humidity .... ........ 39
Reading at 5 a. m. Wednesday
Temperature ... ...... .....-........... 40
Humidity 86
Reading at 5 p. m. Tuesday
Temperature ....- -..-.. .... 30
Humidity -. ...... ......................- 81
Southern CalifOrnia-Cloudy with
rain in west and north portion
"Wednesday night and Thursday;
warmer in south portion Wednes-
day night; increasing southerly
wind off coast becoming strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
LESS TO BUY!

Considering its size. power and quality, OldS costs
you less because j, gives you more and at that,
Oldsmobile prices start right down ii the lowprice
field. Buy a big. Olds aud you save money!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

When you finance your car through
a local concern you needn't put up
with so much red tape and you
receive maximum service for YOUR
money. We'd like TO explain the
advantages we can offer You when
we finance your new 1910 car,
Come in today . No obligation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

Six or Eight OldSnIobile's precision built. pro-
sure-lubucsted engines are fnaIYels III eep"pu.Y
Records show that all Olds models for 1910 sa9r
more OF gas than ever-cOSt less TO run per mic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
MORE PERFORMANCE!

With bigger, more powerful Econo- Master engine
IN the Olds Sixty. you get inner perfornanco-fron
getaway to cruising speed. There's smoother 20
ton too, in the Ods Seventy and Custom Cruiser,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
MORE COMFORT!

Oldsrohile s all coll spring" chassis. continued
with wid" roomy Body by Fisher, brings you to-
day s last word in riding esse-either in the drivers
seat compartment. Olds is tops il comfort
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

Everyone recuCru2a, ~ Oldsmobile the Stylesder
Of the yest. Gfacef;ty stresrn!v1ed from front
end 10 rear. Ods re't - srnsru.ess from any
angle stands out ttu't, I'll tho beauty
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Johnson Takes 473-Vote Lead
In G. O. P. Race for Conqress
Big Train Virtually
Assured Of Victory
Over Frostburg Man

Walter p Johnson, former idol of
millions of baseball fans. this after
noon appeared certain of success in
his quest for the Republican NOM
ination for the House of Represen-
tatives from the 9Th Maryland dis
trict.
Although the one-time Washing
ton pitching ace was leading his
chief rival, A. Charles Stewart,
Frostburg merchant, by a margin
of Alb votes, with So precincts still
unaccounted for, the major portion
of those unreported were expected
to boost his margin.
Only five precincts are out in the
territory where Mr.. Stewart has
displayed his main strength, two in
Allegany County and the remaining
three in Garrett County.
In the johnson strongholds of
Washington. Frederick and Mont
gomery there are Al precincts where
complete returns have not been
tabulated and their reports are ex-
pected to more than offset any
gains Mr.. Stewart may make in Al
legany and Garrett.
johnson Ahead in Frederick.
Sixteen Of the precincts are in
Frederick and 28 in Washington,
in which communities the Big
Train" has been running ahead by
approximately 2 to l, while there
are three precincts out in Mont
gomery, where he has polled
popular vote averaging more than
10 to l.
Mr.. Johnson, informed that he
was forging into what appeared to
be commanding lead over his chief
contender, said with characteristic
modesty he was greatly cheered"
but that he didn't feel the race
was over, not until the final bal
lots are counted"
However" he added, Il do want
to thank my friends all over the
tSee JOHNSON, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Man S Body Found
In Tidal Basin

The body Of . man, which had
apparently been in the water for
some time, was taken from the Tidal
Basin about 8:15 am. today by park
police.
From papers found in the pockets.
the body was tentatively identified
as that OF Nicholas Lazar, "a, Of the
800 block of H street NV, a traffic
checker for the Capital Transit Co.
Detectives said that Mr.. Lazar had
been missing for about three weeks.
Friends said he had been worrying
about his family, whose Pennsyl-
vania home was In the path Of q
recent flood.
The body was discovered floating
between the inlet gates and the
Jefferson Memorial by Park Police
man r. I. Bartmess. He removed
the body from the water and 1t
was taken to the District Morgue.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
|owan Hanged for Staying
Wife With Dynamite
BY the Associated Press.

oy tI1G AShOClNleu ETeSS.
FORT MADISON, Iowa, May T.
A frown creasing his brow as he
held himself tensely to keep from
breaking, Walter H. Rhodes, 81, of
Iowa City was hanged in the Iowa
State Penitentiary stockade here at
tbs am. for the 1897 dynamite
shotgun Staying of his wife Mabel.
The former quarry worker, whose
unsuccessful legal fight for life was
carried to the United States Su-
preme Court, was pronounced dead
IA minutes later. A crowd of $50
witnessed the execution.
Rhodes last night issued a 500
word statement pleading for the
elimination of capital punishment
in Iowa.
The condemned man, who was
the father Of two daughters, was
found guilty Of loading a shotgun
with dynamite before tricking his
wife into pulling the trigger. Tes-
timony in the trial brought out his
friendship for another woman"
from whom he had borrowed 5000
and whom he had promised to
marry.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
5traus Says President
Wants Housing Plank ,
Favors Pending Bill
Relief Appropriations
Declared to Be Key
To ToAdjournment
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

The 1910 Democratic platform
definitely will contain a plank for
extension of the New Deal housing
program, it was predicted by Nathan
Straus, head of the United States
Housing Authority, after a confer
ence with President Roosevelt at
the White House today.
Mr.. Straus told reporters that the
President had authorized him to
make this statement after they had
discussed various phases of the pro-
gram now under direction Of the
U. S. H. A.
The administrator also said that
Mr.. Roosevelt had classified the
pending Wagner-Steagal bill for
extension Of the present housing
program as must" legislation at the
present session. Although the meas
ure as it is now before the House
would involve an added $500 900, 900,
Mr.. Straus said the President indi-
Gated his willingness for Congress
to reduce this figure. The bill al
ready has passed the Senate.
Relief Is Adjournment Key.
Earlier, it was indicated after the
weekly conference of the President
with the big -Four" congressional
leaders that relief appropriation leg
islation holds the real key to ad-
journment Of the Congress.
With this important supply bill
still before the House Appropriations
Committee, Senate Majority Leader
Barley told reporters that in his
Judgment when the relief measure
is passed 1t will be hard to keep the
Congress in session."
Although holding to his guess that
adjournment will come by the end
Of the first week in June, Senator
Barkley said he had no first-hand
information on how much longer
the relief bill will be held in COM
mittee. Hearings on the measure
ended more than week ago.
OF the Walter-Logan bill for
broadened judicial review Of admin
istrative actions, Senator Barkley
said 1t was discussed only as one
Of the things In the ofing. hasten
ing to add that 1t was not In any
(ses LEGISLATION, Page A-21
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Edison Scouts Theory
Nazi Planes Peril
British Fleet
Tells Senute Committee
English FoiIed to Use
Aircraft to Advantage
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
United States naval experts were
said by Secretary Edison today to
believe that Germany will not be
able to destroy or even seriously
damage" the British fleet by aerial
bon1bardment despite her superb
ority in the air.
The chief of the Navy Depart
ment also told the Senate Naval
Committee that cooperation be-
tween aircraft and surface vessels
of the American Fleet was much
closer than had been displayed by
British aircraft and ships in the
Scandinavian campaign.
If the British fleet had received
more support from aircraft, he as
serted, it would have been able to
cover allied landing operations in
Norway much more effectively. But
1t appeared, he continued, that the
British had lacked either sufyicient
planes or planes of the right type.
Advances in Tactics Expected.
Despite the advancement made in
aircraft, Secretary Edison declared,
the Navy expects the battleships to
remain "the backbone of our first
line Of defense" for many years to
come, and he predicted that i'm
(See. nEFENSE page A.21
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Nurvik Is Cleared
Of Germon Ships,
London Claims
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May Heavy losses by
Germany's merchant marine in the
Norwegian campaign were reported
today by the British Admiralty while
naval sources indicated the British
Navy had driven all German war
ships from the waters around the
besieged Norwegian port of Narvik.
The Admiralty declared that Nazi
merchant shipping had lost 800 600
tons since April l. most of it in the
operations around Norway. This
figure includes transport and supply
ships used by Germany to reinforce
shock troops rushed to Norway by
huge planes. Another source esti-
mated Germany has lost over 500, =
600 gross tons of merchant shipping
since the wars start.
In the first announcement under
its new policy of disclosing only the
total ships lost each week and Civ
ing no names or details, the Ad-
miralty said seven British, allied and
neutral merchant ships, totaling
8.445 tons. were sunk by enemy ac-
ton in the week ending April %.
While there was no authoritative
announcement of naval operations
around Narvik. one British source
said there were no German warships
remaining in Narvik Fjord or in the
waters to the north.
Battle Taking Shape.
Between 5000 and 1000 Germans
are reported besieged by allied
troops at the Norwegian ore port.
With the Germans rushing help
overland and concentrating their air
operations in that area, a battle for
possession Of the Norwegian outlet
for Swedish iron ore is rapidly TAX
ing shape.
A British naval source quoted
Rotterdam reports that the 27,288-
ton German strength through joy"
cruise ship Robert Ley had been
sunk in the Skagerrak on the night
Of April IL.
authorized sources in Berlin
said the Rotterdam report was
"an old story cropping up again"
They said the Robert Ley was
operating between German and
Norwegian ports as q transport
4 week after she was first re-
ported sunk, April IL. and still
was intact. Her present where
abouts were kept q military
secret)
In the air, the failure of one Brit
ish plane to return from 4 recon-
naissance flight over the North Sea
was reported by the Air Ministry.
On the diplomatic front, sources
close to the Foreign Once said Sir
Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
to Italy, probably would see the Ital-
ian Foreign Minister In Rome within
the next 48 hours.
Sir Percy's return last night to his
post after visit in England COIN
cided with revived British Italian
tension, with Britain watching
(See LONDON, Page A-5)