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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

house military affairs committee,
said the house will take up tomor-
row the nationa! guard mobilization
bill which would call up some $780,
600 guardsmen and reservists for
training or for hemisphere defense.
The measure has senate approval
One change struck out a provis-
ion which would have made en-
ployers who refuse to rehire draftees
subject TO prosecution under the
Wagner act.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. William E.
Shedd, assistant chief of staff, told
the house military affairs commit
tee that congressional delays on
conscription and appropriations will
make it impossible for the army to
have 100000 men in uniform by Oct
as planned. General Shedd, in
charge of army personnel, said that
the army does not expect to reach
that goal before Jan. |, l94l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

certainty as to his authority and
his course of cation in regard to
possible deportation of Mateus.
So far as Ote and Yuge were
concerned, the court declared he
had imposed light sentences on them
because he believed they would be
deported to Japan.
The jurist prefaced his sentenc-
ing of the defendants by saying
that they had been found guilty Of q
very serious charge under which it
was brought out during the pro-
ceedings the defendants might have
received life sentences.
The former El Centro police chief
and Mateus were accused of con-
spring with the Japanese defend
ants, alleged to be members of a
gambling ring, to kidnap Yamatoda
in order to force the latter'S re-
turn to Japan and give the con-
spirators an opportunity to take
over Yamatoda's gambling inter
est.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

case of Oswalt until September %
when new trial date will be fixed,
expressed considerable concern over
the case of Mateus, whose sentence
he held temporarily in allegiance.
Il think you have had bad as
sociates, but they have been of your
own choosings," the judge said to
Mateus. II would be inclined to be
more lenient with you but I feel
you knowingly and Intentionally
have chosen your associates, and
insofar as this particular matter is
concerned you bear just as heavy
a responsibility of guilt as do the
others.
The court called attention to the
fact that Mateus is an alien and
that the court was considering the
possibility of having him deported
to his native Mexico.
Jenny, however. expressed un-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

'over Britain'S channel coast, the
British royal air force suddenly took
the offensive.
British bombers roared off in
series of daylight raids which the
air ministry reported carried them
from Germany's famed Jutland Sea
base to the Bay of Biscay. where
from French soil Germany has been
carrying forward the attack on Eng
land.
The counter-blows against Ger
many cost the RAF IL planes. the
air ministry reported, but at the
same time 81 German planes were
being brought down over Britain
up to late afternoon at a cost of
only four British fighters.
Britain's medium bombers attack
ed the Important Waalhaven air.
port in the Netherlands and
ring of four vital French airports
in Brittany-the land plane bases at
Caen, Cherbourg and Morlaix and
the saaplane base at Brest.
The RATS counter offensive
started last nlgnJ with smashing
raids deep into Germany, France
and the Netherlands.
Targets attacked by RAF bomb
ers last night" said the air minis
try included the Gotha factory and
other objectives in northwest Ger
many and enemy occupied territory
in France and Holland.
"The attacks were pressed home
in spite of clouds. Raids were also
made on II airdromes and the sea-
plane base at Borkum. From these
operations four of our aircraft
have not returned.
"The harbor of Helder on the
Dutch coast was bombed in CO.
operation with aircraft of the fleet
air arm.
Reports of today's activity show
56 enemy aircraft shot down by our
fighters and one by anti-aircraft
guns. Four of our fighters were
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

pany money. The bureau had uues-
toned the validity of Westrick S
application for a drivers license,
registration certificate and license
plates. They were revoked when
it became known that Westrick
had given false information in his
applications.
The bureau yesterday announced
that a transcript of the testimony
given at the hearing would be sent
to District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey for appropriate action"
saying this procedure was CUSTOM
ary.
Harold M. Olds. chief engineer of
the Texas company's export divi-
sion, had testified that Westrick
had transferred ownership of the
automobile to his wife. but it actu-
ally was the property of the COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Blaze
Set,
Belief
Anderson, Davis,
Osborne. Fox
Homes Destroyed

Fire, which ragged out of
control for "a hours from
La Posta to Eckener Pass,
spread to the north and east
Of Calexico Lodge Tuesday
after destroying seven Imperial VAL
ley owned mountain resort homes
and thousands of acres of timber
and brush.
Five mountain cabins we're razed
in Oakwild and two in Calexico
Lodge as the seasons worst forest
fire spread in all directions over
a 25-mile radius.
Damage from the fire, believed
by forest rangers to be of incendiary
origin, was limited to brush and
timber losses until the flames reach.
ed Oakwild where cabins owned by
Hugh Osborne, Earle G. Davis,
Frank Anderson. DR.. Warren Fox,
and L. S. Sweitzer we're destroyed.
Cabins owned by Fred Riddle, How
ard Meyer and George Cannon
were saved.
Mountain homes owned by Felix
Lehman, of Meloland and Tom
Yglesias of Mexico City, we're burn
ed to the ground in Calexico Lodge
but fire fighting crews started a
backfire to save other summer
homes in the resort.
The Masonic building in Eckener
Pass was reported destroyed by
flames, and cottages in Manzanita
and Oak Grove were threatened
for time but crews fought off
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Amsterdam Raids
Fatal 10 Three

THE HAGUE, Aug 13 CUP)-At
least three persons were killed last
night when British bombers at
tackled Amsterdam and northern
Holland provinces, it was said Of
ficially today. It was claimed that
the Wilhemina hospital in Amster-
dam was damaged seriously and
that an asylum for women in Cas-
tricum, northern Holland village,
was hit.
The British bombs caused several
fires in western Amsterdam and
damage was extensive. Many bombs
also were dropped on the northern
outskirts of the city. Small fires
we're caused generally throughout
the city by incendiary bombs. Con-
siderable damage was done in AM
sterdaln's so-called West Indian
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Moteus. a japanese Get
Five Year Terms for I.v.
kidnopin9 Of II. ydmatodd

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (Spec-
Federal prison terms of five
years each were imposed by Federal
Judge Ralph E. Jenney today on
five Imperial Valley residents found
guilty last week of attempts to
kidnap Hideichi Yamatoda, Japan
ese gaming kingpin.
The five were co-defendants with
J. Sterling Oswalt, former Ell Gen.
tro police chief, concerning whose
guilt of conspiracy and kidnapping
charges a federal court jury failed
to agree after a three month trial
Those sentenced were Raul Ma
teus, former El Centre special Of
ficer who was convicted on the
conspiracy count; Setsuzo Ota and
K. Sonoda, both OF whom were con-
victed on kidnapping and conspiracy
counts; and K. Yuge and Richard
Yoshida, convicted only on kid
naping charges.
Judge Jenny, who continued the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Man Asks $4,000
In Freak Accident

Damages totaling more than 500
900 wer asked by Leopollo Licudine
in a complaint filed Tuesday a
gainst Wilton Keeble and others,
Licudine alleged that he was badly
burned July 10 when Keeble threw
a can of blazing gasoline at him
He said Keeble attempted to fill
a blow torch with fuel without ex-
tinguishing the flame on the torch,
When the fuel i'll the container
caught afire, he alleged Keeble tos-
sed the can at him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
BRITAIN TURNS TABLES, RAIDS GERMANY
Worst Yet to Come, Germans Boast
Askew Attacks Launched on British

BERLIN. Aug. 13 (UP)-New
waves of German airplanes tonight
were sent across the English chan
mel to continue in darkness the
never-ceasing attacks waged on the
third day of aerial blitzkrieg which
semi-official sources said had taken
a toll of at least SO British planes
today.
The official German news agency
d. N. B. at $50 mp. said that
"The air battle over the English
coast continues and again new de-
tachments of German fighters and
destroyer planes are flying to the
English coast"
Earlier D. N. B. had asserted that
Germany controlled the air over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Hope Dinns forI I.v.
National Guard

Little hope of a national guard
unit for Imperial Valley was indi-
Gated this week in letters from
Secretary of State Henry L. Stim-
son and U. S. Senator Hiram w.
Johnson.
There are no additional regiments
available for allotment to the vari-
Gus state, Stimson said, and new
allotments of units must await
favorable legislative action.
The states themselves fix the
location of all national quad units
within their borders, leaving the
war department without authority
to allocate unit to Imperial VAL
ley. Stimson said. Senator john
son said he asked Stimson to ex-
plain the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

Dover and Uniformed German
quarters had said that current air
attacks will become more violent
every day"
1t was claimed that two British
raids on German positions at Aal-
borg had failed. In the first attack
D. N. B. said, II of IL British planes
had been shot down while in the
second attack, five of II British
planes were brought down by Ger
man anti-aircraft fire.
The third day of blitzkrieg air
raids against the British Isles found
Berlin tense with excitement and
reports claiming success were fed
in a steady stream by the Ger
man radio and press.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

fairs committee accepted an dileiiu-
ment proposed by Sen. Josh Lee,
D.. Okla, to raise the basic pay
of enlisted men from $2l to $50 a
month. Democratic Leader Alben w.
Barkley said he approved OF Shep-
pard's action.
The move, if carried out, would
go part way toward meeting the
demands of group which contends
that low army pay has been an OBJ
stacle to recruiting. At the same
time, it would eliminate discrepan-
cies between army and navy base
pay which have been a subject OF
bitter criticism in recent years.
The naneuver was disclosed as
the senate entered its third day of
debate on the draft bill Sen. Ed
ward r. Burke, d., Neb., its CO.
sponsor, Sen Burton K. Wheeler,
D., Mont, unofficial leader of the
opposition and Sen. Tom Connally,
D., Tex, planned to speak.
Chairman Andrew J. May of the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Officers Seekinq
Gas Station Thugs

Three bandits. who attempted to
hold-up filling station near San
Bernardino early Tuesday and fled
east on highway 80, we're sought by
Imperial county peace officers.
The bandits left the station in
a black sedan bearing 1887 license
plate. They were between the ages
of % and q years They used a
blue steel gun in the Stick-up.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

Ine elderly SclentlSC, harvard
professor emeritus of geology, was
found slumped over the hood of his
automobile on the Mojave desert
30 miles north of here. The machine
was stalled hub-deep in the burn
ing sand
Sheriffs deputies said several
empty water canteens and geologi-
cal equipment were strewn about
the car in a manner which indi-
Gated Wolff had seized upon a last
resort to unmire the Inflated ma
chine.
Condition of the sand beneath
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

the car and around it showed the
geologist had worked desperately in
the l20-degree heat 10 clear the
sand away. It was believed he had
overexerted himself. after exhaust
ing his one-day food and water
supply. ard died of heart failure
Wolff, an. eminent authority on
minerals and oil. left his Pasadena
home last Wednesday TO make
survey trip to Mint canyon and
return the following day. He took
with him a small camping outfit
and rations for only one day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
California Hits
Employment Peak

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 13 CUP)-
Employment in California's manu-
featuring industries is at a higher
level than during the peak year of
1887, a special report on employ
ment by the research department
of the California state chamber of
commerce showed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Amendment Hikes
Conscripts Pay

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is (UP)-Admnistratio leaders
today made the first toward compromise on the
peacetme conscrpon bill and hoped the step would thin
the ranks of the measures opponents.
Chairman Morris Sheppard of the senate military al
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Rain Postpones
Comp Pastor Go

NEW. YORK, Aug. 13. CUP)-
Rain today forced postponement Of
tonight's scheduled fight between
Bob Pastor and Billy Conn until
September 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York .... 600 100 O00-1 8 I
Boston ............. 600 004 O0x-4 9 |
Lohrman, Joiner & Danning; To-
bin. Brown e. Mast, Berres.
Philadelphia, Brooklyn. postpon-
ed, rain.
Cincinnati ................ 600 100 002-
Pittsburgh ................... POI 600 000-
Thompson, Shoffner, Beggs &
lombard; Bowman, Baker, Lam
ming & v. Davis.
st. Louis ....... O20 012 O00-5 IL 0
Chicago ....A..... 900 010 000-1 0
Shoun, Raffensberger g. Owen;
French, Root & Todd.
AMERICAN
Washington at Philadelphia, night.
Boston ............ 010 600 000-1 S |
New York ..g 421 001 01x-9 IL @
Bagby, Heving. Terry & Peacock;
Russo e. Dickey.
Detroit ............................ O1O OlO .
Cleveland ........-............... 100 600 3
Corsica. Benton & Sullivan; Har-
der, Humphries & Hemsley.
Chicago 600
st. Louis 900
Dietrich & fresh; Kennedy &
Swift.
Second game
New YORK .........."..........--....... IL
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Noted CeoIosist
Victim of Desert

PASADENA, Cal. Aug. 13 (UP)-A ettisoned cargo of
empty caneenS and geological instruments testified today
to the desperation of Dr. John E. Wolff 49, to tighten his
sandmred automobile before he died of thirst and exhaus
ton under a soaring desert
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Bombers Ranging
Over Europe in v
Furious Attacks
Hitler Sends Airmen in Increasing
Hordes Across British Isles: London
Claims 81 Invaders Shot Down in Dav

LONDON, Aug 13 (UP)-Brtain struck back through
the air at Germany today pounding at objecves from
Jutand to the Bay of Bscay fought off hundreds of
German raiders swarming Britain.
AS Germany poured unceasng stream of bombers
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
$4,000 Acres Of
Burn
Dozen Cabins Destroyed Near Santa
Barbara as Emergency Crews Battle to
Keep Flames from City; Others Suffer

LOS ANGELES, Aug I3 (UP)-Wth over $1,000 acres
of valuable tmberand and watershed already destroyed
four fires ragged of control in southern California
today defyng efforts of $500 forest rangers CCC
enrOllees and volunteers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

OOOps, Wrong Place
A magazine peddler, full of super
craftsmanship and vim, dashed into
El Centre police headquarters. He
attacked Patrolman Frank Record
Sss a likely prospect.
Record listened patiently and
carefully scanned the list offered
by the saleman. Then he asked
suddenly:
Have you license to sell these
magazines in Ell Centro?'
He hadn't-but a few minutes
later he had.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
A Smoke Screen

A Smoke Screen
Jack Hollands hat causes COM
ment every time he ventures out OF
his own bailiwick, inland, where
he deputy sheriffs.
Not because it is one of those
yellow straw summer cowboy models
but because the underside of its
front is black as tar.
"Hc smears it with black to pro-
tect his eyes from the glare of the
sun" Deputy Sheriff Bob Parrish
said.
mo, l think he gets it black off
his greasy hands after he has fix
ed his car" Sheriff Bob Ware
/ said.
you're wrong" said Holland. "1t
gets smoked from my pipe.
always had to cup my hands around
my pipe to light it when I was
riding herd out on the range. !
can't break myself of the habit.
Every hat I ever owned had smoke
screen in front"
So now you know.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

Surprise! Surprise!-
Earle Davis drove placidly through
the mountains from San Diego
Monday night.
I'll stop at the cabin and get
a good nights rest in cool place. v
che told himself yith a yawn," and
then drive on to Ell Centre in the
morning"
But the forest fire beat him to
it. The Davis cabin was only a
heap of ashes.
p st was insured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Brush Fire Razes Seven
Cabins Of Valley Folk
u AMBLINe
~ EPoRTER
Oscar ," Kittens

Oscar =" Kittens
It's a TACT. Oscar is a mother
' That ragtag bundle of grey fur,
miSnamed when a mere slip of a
youngsters, has had kittens before
but never would claim them, feed
them, or pay the slightest at
tention to them.
OF late, however. she has been
exceeding cross. She repeatedly
embarrassed her owners, the George
Kennerson family of Holt avenue,
by chasing every cat and dog off
the place and thoroughly whipping
neighborhood cats and dogs even
when they we're on their own pro-
perty.
Now they know why, Monday three
kittens, well out of babyhOod,
sneaked out from under the Ken
nerSon house and began to dine
off the food put out for Curley,
the family police dog of advanced
age. Oscar was their mother.
She was ashamed of being guilty
of such feminie trick as mother
hood. And why not? With
name like Oscar.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

Butter: Los Angeles 29,sc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A 3S1sc; manufacturing milk
3219c; route gathered cream 2s,ac.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. $3.50
U. S. No. leafy $11.50-$12; us. No.
i Q $9.50-10; Mpls. September flax.
SL52La.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two El Centre banks.)
Monday $1S6,O9O.11
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16

that he put loyalty to the nation a.
bove loyalty to the Democratic par
ty.
Reason for the split is supposed
to be Farley's opposition to the
President seeking a third term.
Further, it has never been thought
that Biz jim was real New Deal
er. He inclines to conservatism by
nature and by past association.
A Farley walk.out would he a
blow to the White House. Farley
has tremendous personal follow
ing.-a strong and genial personality,
he makes and keeps friends. AZ
head of one of the most effective
political machines ever developed
in this country. he knows how to
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16

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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
New Style Ballots

1t won't BIZ long now until the
papers will be full of explanations
of the new style ballots adopted by
the last legislature. The ballots in
the general election this year will
not Garry a "democral" and a re-
publican column, but all candidates
for one office will be grouped to-
gether with the name of tie candi-
date.
The law says that in case of a
short term and a long term election
for the same Office, the long term
shall precede the short term"
Instead of being q column fol-
each party, the first column will
include only candidates for national
and state Office, the second column,
county and township candidates,
and the third column the constitu.
ton amendments, referendum and
initiative measures.
The ballot square will be oppoeite
the presidential and vice presiden.
tial candidates hereafter instead o.
the presidential electors, but thu
names of the electors will be carried
under the names Of the candidates
names.
It will be a case of the old
timers learning to vote again.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

l do not know just how it is done.
but the oil companies, they seem
to have the mack Of picking out the
up-and-ooming young fellers to run
their service stations. You don't
anymore than get ysur foot off the
brake, at the gasoline pump. till
there is a cheerful kind of young
duck comm on the run. Boy. are
they statesmen. You like 'em.
If you are in a 1910 super II or
if you limp in with a Model T. it is
all the same. They act like they
had been waiting around there all
day, Just to wait on you, personal.
If you buy Is gallons or one gallon
or just want some ART don't
make an iota of difference-they
are tickled to see you. They don't
overdo it though, but they make
business fun-but it is still bust.
ness.
But there is no patent on wide.
awake, courteous service-any little
outfit can use it. Most big BUSH
ness today was a pee-wee one time.
People harping about big BUSH
ness being pompus and arrogant
they are talking through their hat.
Yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
The Bankers Worries

Banks. to the average citizens,
look like big money Most OF
them are housed in important
buildings. The tellers sit in their
cages surrounded by piles OF money.
The banks annual statements deal
with large figures.
The bankers, like the rest of us,
has his problems in making both
ends meet-and in recent years
those problems have grown more
acute.
Some figures recently issued by
the Federal Deposit Insurance cor
poration are highly illuminating
In the year 1888. Interest prlnci.
pal source of bank profit-received
by the nations 1855 insured
commercial banks, totaled 81. 235..
100000. This represented 1922
per 500 Of assets-in other words
a little more than = per cent. YOU
could hardly call that excessive, oil
even adequate.
SedSuLS lOr Illc DtnhS tlOueo
returns is the decline 10 Interest
rates. Between 1921 and 1887
the average yield on commercial
paper dropped from 4.G per cent tt
less than l per cent. Rates or
loans to Bank customers dropped
from almost 5 per cent to 81 pei
cent in New York City. and suffer
ed big drops in other sections.
Government bond interest shrank
from 3.S per cent to 81 per cent
Return on Treasury notes and Ger
tifcates went down from 3.5 pei
cent to practically nothing
of l per cent.
Banks have taken a beating from
trends and governmental policies
which have reduced earnings anc
interest rates to the vanishing
point. Yes, the banker has hi
worries.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
Good Service Pays

THE modern small town bust
ness man has many problems.
but if he keeps his feet on the
ground and uses his head there is
no reason why he should not hold
his own with any and all Compel
ition." says the Chieftain, of En-
terprise. Oregon. HE has the
means at hand to give PERSONAL
ized service. sell good merchan-
disc at fair prices and above all
be friend to his customers
The fact is that the small town
business man has demonstrated
beyond argument his ability to do
just that. Gone is the day when
the intelligent independent mer.
chant. for instance, spent most of
his time beating his breast and
demanding that his chain store
competitors be hamstrung with
every devise of legislation and
class taxation. The modern in.
dependent goes to work in the
face Of competition. cxerts him.
self still more to please his trade,
and the customers keep right on
coming in. The small merchant.
no less than the big one, has ideas
and vision-and the small mer-
chant has been responsible for
many Innovations which have
helped build and hold business.
It is to the credit of the Ameri.
can business man that he has al
ways adjusted himself to the
changing Of times. But it 10 not
surprising. The biggest business
this couatry knows. and espe-