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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11

Manning. however. kcpl MS Dllllk
CT signal going advising the sub
marine that the Washington Was
an american ship Finally after
several minutes of silence, the sub
marine ordered Manning To proceed
on his course.
Thought you were another ship,
the Submarine commander at last
Signailed. please 90 on. Go on.
The episode took place off the
northwest coast of Portugal, The
Washington sailed yesterday from
Lisbon. Portugal. enroute to Galway
Ireland. to pick up more Americans
before turning toward New York.
The dramatic story of how nearly
1900 American lives hung in the
balance for 10 minutes on the
sporadic dots and dashes Of the
two ships blnlkcr systems was telc-
phOned by Manning to the u. S
Line offices in New York which
advised tho state department.
Manning SAID tho WASHINGTON
shortly after the first encounter
last midnight est had sighted
another submarine Of unknown ma
tionality but that tho second under
sea boat had not stopped him.
The text of the departments an
nouncement:
The S. S. Washington sailed
from Lisbon at 5 p. M, June 10
with 1920 passengers and $40 men,
bers of the crew bound for Galway
ireland, on repatriation services. II
carries no mail or cargo and travel
led without convoy.
"Accordingly notices were given
by the United States government &c
each of tho hellieercntS.
The course she sailed had bocn
previously notified tn tho h7lllecr-
CntS
Al y ~ In mornlng- Grc@n
Wlch mean tmc. Sh" VA Stopped h.
an unidentified submarine at l.
degrees 50 minutes west ~ degrees
- minutes hortn and ordered fG
abandon ship and later ordered t
proceed on her course.
The following messages were cX-
changed by flicker signal.
"Submarine-Stop ship. East to
ship. Torpedo ship
"Washin gton-'American ship.
"Submarine-'Leave ship
"Washington-'Am ship.
"Submarine-'Ien minutes.
washington = American ship
American ship.
The submarine WAS silent ant
did not answer.
WASHINGTON - American Shl p
American ship.
Submarine Thought YOU were
another ship. Please 90 on.
"On the order to leave Shlp' tho
passengers and crow Werc ordered
to lifeboatS and some OF TN" boat;
were actually bong lowered When
tho order came TO 'PleaGe 20 on
THE vessel proceeded on her pro
viouSlv announced course and soon
sighted another submarine of IN
known identity, but was not stop
ped
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Precaution Urqed
In Summer Cabins

Warnings to watch out for cleo
trical hazards when opening up
summer cabins were issued Tuesday
by C. c. Ferguson, Ell Centre cleo
trical inspector.
Ferguson offered these tips as
means of safeguarding against fires:
See if wires outside the camp
have been damaged by falling
branches and if insulators are Sc
curely fastened; see if metal en-
closure over wires have rusted
through; remove fuses and see that
they are in good order and if
switches have been broken, have
them repaired; look at all pendant
cords and examine portable lamps
for breaks in insulation; have all
but the simplest repairs done by
q competent electrician
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11

WASHINGTON, June II. tUP)-
Congressional reaction to President
Roosevelts Charlottesville address
included approval, demands that
Congress stay in session and con-
Germ lest this nation be drawn into
the war
Outstanding comment included:
Chairman Key Pittman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tec-'1t carried no intimation that
we are to intervene in the war by
furnishing military forces. 1 am
sure the American people will suS-
tain the president in the forceful
policy he has announced.
Chairman Sol Bloom of the
House Foreign Affairs committee
Il doubt if any American can dis
approve Or disagree with any word
that he uttered"
Sen. William H. King, D., Utah
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Defendant Pleads
To MoraIs CHARGE

H o. Adkins pleaded not guilty
TO charge of lewd and lascivious
conduct in superior court Tuesday
and trial was set for July Is.
Other items on the law and mo-
ton calendar included:
NJ. Hoory pleaded guilty to for
gerry and will hear sentence June
a. Walter Elan was sentenced to
San quentin for forgery but COM
mitment was withheld and two
years probation granted; Pablo Es-
queda applied for probation on a
charge of carrying deadly weapon
and will be heard June 81.
Moral charges against Travis Ray
of Yuma were dropped after his
marriage to the girl involved.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
We Are No Longer Neutral. Our
Status Probably Non-Be|Iigerenf
Declares Scion After FDRs Speech

q would have gone farther. !
think MusSolini stabbed a friend IN
the back. When the history OF
these times is finally written, MUS
soliniS action will go down IN us
pages as the most perfidious be-
trayal of our generation.
Sen. Edwin C. johnson, D., Colo
After listening to the speech,
I'm convinced that Congress ought
to remain in session. The prcSl-
dents assurances that the demo-
cratic processes are going to be
adhered to arc very heartenlng
Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D., N. M
Il think definitely that it clearly
shows that the United States is
not any longer to be considered as
neutral. Our status is probably
that of a non-belligerent.'
Sen. Alva g. Adams, D., Colo.-
He should not pledge the Ameri-
can people to give aid of a mill
tary nature to a warning power.
That action could be prelude to
war If we ask the nations OF
Europe to stay out of the Americas,
we should be willing to stand aloof
from the quarrels of Europe
Rep. Edith N. Rogers, R.,Mass,
THE speech sounded to me like
prelude to declaration of war"
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont.
Il agree with what he said about
MusSolini. l would have liked it
better if he had added that he was
going to keep us out of war
| Chairman Andrew j. May of the
House Military Affairs committee
1t was particularly suitable to
me where he said that Mussolini
had stabbed his neighbor in the
! back"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Results in School
Election Doubtful

Outcome of the contest for scat
on the FL Centre grammar school
board rested Tuesday in - absentee
ballots that will be counted when
the ballots arc canvaSSed
The count after the election last
week gave Dr. Goble Hurst one
vote lead over Z f. Clements.
The absentee ballots may possibly
be counted at a meeting Of the
school board Wednesday night. The
deadIlne for canvasslng IS Friday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
HoItyiKe Boosts
Red Cross Funds
For Quake Relief
lContirupd from Page i

Brothers SIS; NJ. Marcot s.; H. L
Soper 50; Mrs J. H. Edgar $40;
Elmer Leonard 4: Mrs. NJ. Gibbs
81: Mr.. and Mrs. Leur'S Emde 81;
Bruce Duncan 81,
Dr.. Sem Bacon so; John F
Waterman ); Harry Horton SO, Mar
earct B. Hcdrick 50; jim Mar s.;
Lawrence Office $40; Al Snyder 50.
Ralph Reynolds 50; P. E. LeVf rmorc
81. Harry c. james -; Ora Kcnah
s.. J E Carroll 81, MrS. G. B
Ralphs 81. FrankLathrop $40, A. A
Moline 50
r A. Chc,nut 81, Howard G
Farnsworth $40; Mr.. y Z Fuller
81; c. C. Smith 81; Joseph H Snid-
CT $50; Martha J Steele S.; B
T. Lemons s.; Glenn Kicffcr 81,
Jasper Trayers s..
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
u. Planes Sent
On Way to Allies

BUnFALO N. Y juno II. 'UPp
ApproXumutcN 30 United States
navy bombrrs romairder of a fleet
IF more thar 80 planes released by
the eoYcrnmt nj for resale to the
Allies. were scheduled to leave Buf
falo airport to-day for Canada and
service in the European conflict.
Curtlss- Wri1ht corporation me-
charles rushed rccorditionng of the
planes as reports were heard that
an additional l50 ships would be
flown here within the next week or
TWO. The planes. ii was said will
ircl9dc beth army ard navy trade
ms" to ,hc CurtlsS Wright corpora
ton. They VIII bc stripped of their
United States emblcms and camou-
nagcd before being delivered tC
Canada.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Hull DenounCes
War TO Rome Envoy

WASHINGTON, June II. up
Secretary of State Cordell Hull to-
day officially and personally in
formed the italian ambassador that
in his deliberate judgment Italy's
entrance INTO the war would be
considered one of the greatest OF
human tragedies.
Hull delivered himself of that
eninlOn whom the ambassador
Prince Colonra called 10 deliver OF
f1clal notification Of ItalH's action.
Hull said later that no mention
was made Of the sC9thlng dCn,n-
cation of Premier MI rSOln and the
Italian government by President
Roosevelt IN a speech at Charlottca-
VILE. Va. last night
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
School Trustees
Confer on Quake

More than so trustees Of school
districts in Imperial county met
Tuesday forenoon al Central high
school to discuss ways and means
of making earthquake damaged
school buildings safe for occupancy
next fall
E. H. Hiteman, superintendent OF
county schools. opened the meet
ing with brief talk. pointing out
the responsibilities resting on trus-
tees where schoolbuildings are un-
safe. He recommended surveys from
state engineers with definite recon-
mendationS for repair.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
German Armies Closing in on Paris
With Infantry Only 81 Miles Away;
French Battle 10 Stem ONSLAUGHT
(Continued From PAGE one

Continued From Page One
end and in the center of the front
The French reported their lines
from the English Channel to the
Disc were counter attacking against
terrific German onSlaughtS, but
the Germans still inched forward.
Preparations for the defense OF
Paris were in full swing Barbados
were being erected and military
authorities were preparing TO bat
tie the Germans street by street
for possession of the French capital.
Paris may be destroyed entirely
because OF French determination
never to yield the city intact to
Adolf Hitler. an official French
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Yort Considers
Senate Race

SACRAMENTO, June II. up
Assemblyman Sam Yorty. Los An
geles Democrat today indicated he
might enter the race for United
States senator unless the present
candidates show some inclination to
endorse uneQuivocally President
Roosevelt's foreign policy.
Yorty said he was disappointed at
reluctance of present Democratic
candidates Ito vigorously challenge
the so-called isolationist policies
Of Hiram Johnson" He advocated
two-ocean navy. improved air
force, trained army of not less than
one million men, universal military
training. and no liberation for
Unreasonable subversive activities.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Jess B. Dickey
Claimed by Death

A long illness terminated in deatf
Tuesday morning for Jess B. Dickey
Imperial Valley rancher since 1916
He died at his home five miles north
of Holtville.
Dickey leaves his wife. Effie Mac
and several children The body is
at Lemons mortuary Funeral ar
rangementS have not yet been made
For many years Dickey, who was
SIS. had engaged in ranchlng in the
valley and was widely known in
the Holtville district.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
tESIONNAlRES MEET
AT DONOHUE RANCH

Amor.CIm Ioel0nn0lfoS NI Thc
Bolce- At9u post Will meet Tues
day nieht tonighb at O'Clock at
III" John Donohuc ranch, south
of HE t,ural}ptlls school, for a
spaghetti and watermelon dinner
prepared by MI. and MIS-. sam
Maggie.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Veterans Discard
Italian Plaque

PASADENA Cal. Jure IL UP
Members Of the Lieut.. Kenneth
Bell post Veterans of Foreign Wars
today ripped from the walls OF
their clubhouse the Italian govern
ment's coat-of arms.
1T fell with crash" spokes-
man said
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Fails TO Graduate

PRINCETON, N. J., June II, (UP)
Philip Willkie, 81. son of Wendell
Willkie. Republican presidential as
pirant, failed to graduate with other
seniors at Princeton University to-
day. II WAS understood he failed
in history
Willkic recently was voted by his
classmates as "thc most likely to
succeed in life"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-11
Baseball
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
New York ....... 300 001 900 10
Chicago .....=.... 600 900 000-0 D /
Lohrman g. banning; Lee, Root
& Collins.
Philadelphia .... 900 l03 600 9 0
Cincinnati -.-- 00l 600 0OO-l 7 0
Beck & Warren; Walters & Lom-
bardi.
New York ITO 900 OF
Chicago 100 600 90
p Dean &, ODea; PaSSeau, Raj
fcnsbergcr 81 Todd.
Brooklyn at PittSburg. night game.
Boston at st. Louis, night game,
postponed, rain.
AMERICAN
Detroit .... 00l 00l 2ll-6 II 2
New York - 900 00l 0O0-l ]
Bridges & Tebbetts; Donald, Hill
debrand 81 Dickey.
Cleveland 49,. 100 100 600 7 /
Boston ................ 0l3 0l0 40x-9 ii 0
Feller, DobSon Naymick 81 Hem
sley: Wilson g. DeSautelS.
st. Louis ......... 900 100 400-5 8
Washington .... 600 010 0l0-2 8 /
Kennedy g. Swift; Leonard and
Terrell.
Chocago at Philadelphia, night
game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY HELPS
 SELL SALMON
Advertising, Educational Campaign Conducted
 to Promote Product

One of the firms affiliated with AIaska's salmon canning industry which has carried on for several years an extensive advertising and educational campaign to help the industry sell more canned salmon is the American Can Company.
 Through home economies work with schools and consumers and through advertising to grocers, this organization has helped to spread dietetic and health information to women and selling suggestions to grocers that augment in valuable way the salmon industry's own ad- vertising program,
 One method by which the con- pany publicizes canned salmon in schools, colleges and community or ganizations is "Alaska's Silver Mill lions," a sound film on Alaska and the salmon industry. An average of over 2h million people year have seen this film.
 Besides the film, the company has also published booklet. The Story of Salmon, which gives the history and life story of salmon It includes health and nutritional information on salmon and num- Der of recipes for home use. This booklet which was first published in 1936 has now reached total dis tribution of over 100000 copies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
THREAT OF JAPANESE
 FISHERIES INCUR5I0N
 REMAINS, SAYS ALLEN

lantic. But great ignorance still prevails as to the problems of the Pacific Every American on the Pa cific Coast should acquaint himself with the details of the situation and then impress upon public of ficialS and Eastern friends the nec- essity for a strong and intelligent stand by our Government.
 Japanese ambitions threaten the pocketbook and the safety of every one. At the same time that few people in this country are private ly profiting by selling war mater ials to Japan with which Japan is enabled to continue her policy of military aggression, the taxpayers of this country are being called upon for hundreds of millions of dollars to build up our army and naval de- lenses against Japan.
 AIaskans Concerned To Alaskans there is an additional cause for concern. Fisheries mean more to Alaska from the standpints of employment, tax revenue, and general business than all its other industries. Moreover, fisheries have certain advantages over most in- duStries. About all that is neces- sary in order to have a satisfactory recurrent crop year after year is to show a reasonable amount of self restraint.
 It can be proved easily to any fisherman or o other person wh o wishes to be informed that by al- lowing necessary escapement of spawning fish, more fish can be caught and with less effort than when the fishing is excessive. Fish require no cultivation as do agri- cultural products. A fishery reas- onably conducted is not exhaustible as is mine. And the Japanese are threatening the permanency of this great Alaska industry.
 Millions For Conservation
 In the United States and Canada millions of dollars have been spent to restore fisheries which have be- come depleted. Splendid results have been obtained and these two coun- tries separately and jointly are com mitted to sound doctrines of fishery regulation. If not mterfered with by alien invasion it is confidently believed that those Pacific Coast fisheries lie h are depleted will gradually be restored and all fish, cries be maintained in healthy con- dition.
 Some of the most important of these Pacific Coast fisheries, such as the salmon, halibut cod, pilchard and tuna, extend more than three miles off shore Even those parts of these fisheries which are con- ducted close to shore may be di- rectly affected by operations far ther out.
 Although this has been shown to be particularly true as to the red salmon of Bristol Bay, it is not at all confined to that fishery as some people have mistakenly be- lieved. The entire coast is involved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
QUALITY OF
 pA(kB BETTER
 EvERYYEAR
Inspection Service Main. tained 10 Examine
 Canned Salmon

Efforts of fishermen, cannery su- perintendents and employees, and packers to improve the quality of Alaska's canned salmon pack are readily apparent in the finished pro- duct, which averages much better today than it did 10 or Is years ago Dr. R. w. Clough of the National Gamers Association, Northwest Branch, declares.
 Dr. Clough's organization con- ducts the inspection service which examines the major portion of All aska's salmon pack each year. The National Gamers Association in- spection of the 1889 pask covered more than four million cases. More than 21,0O0 code lots of canned sal mon were examined.
 "The results of this inspection show that as far as those conditions which are within the power of the human element in salmon canning to control, the 1889 pack was su- perior to that of any previous year." pr. Clough said
 "A steady year by year improve ment in the workmanship, filling, and other quality factors which can be controlled has been noticeable during the seven years in which we have carried on the pack inspec- tion."
 Natural Conditions Important
 Discussing the quality of canned salmon, Dr. Clough pointed out that some of the factors are beyond the ability of man to control He stated that various natural conditions af- feet the color oil content, and tex ture of the salmon.
 Every year it grows more hn- portant that all precautions possible be taken to safeguard the high quail ity of Alaska canned salmon" he said. With the volume of canned fish produced at low cost in other localities competing With salmon TOT a market, it is especially important that our quality be of the best.
 There was a time when canned salmon of the cheaper varieties found a ready market in the south as it was one of the cheapest pro- tein foods. This situation no longer holds true. Canned mackerel and sardines are selling at prices below Alaska chum salmon, and they have taken over the cheap price market.
 "Our canned salmon must be sold as a quality product. That fact makes quality, and carefulness in packing, our most important asset"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

Two surveys conducted during the past year show wide popularity of canned salmon throughout the United States. One of the surveys was made in Is metropolitan cen- ters of the nation, while the other presented cross section picture of middle western farm family fish eating habits.
 While these two surveys varied in type and in the nature of the study, they proved canned salmon to be the most widely used canned fish in most American homes.
 The survey of metropolitan fam lilies counted only those homes in which canned salmon was actually found on the pantry shelf. The survey covered 53,130 homes, and canned salmon was found in ap- proximately two out of every seven pantries.
 In the farm family survey, house. wives were asked whether or not they served fish regularly. and if so what kinds of fish they used.
 Salmon Most Popuiar
 This study showed that canned salmon is the most popular fish item among farm families, with 94 per cent of the farm house. wives reporting that they served this fish.
 The metropolitan home panty in- ventory is broken down by individ- ual cities. Of the 26 cities in which the inventory was taken, Birming- ham, Alabama, showed the highest use of canned salmon of any of the cities investigated. Of the 2,835 Birmingham homes examined, 1,050 or 36.8 per cent had canned salmon on hand. Pittsburgh and Wash
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
VITAMIN STUDY UNDER WAY IN
 CHEMICAL LAB
Keeping Quality of Can. ned Salmon Among
 FaCtors Probed

Scientific studies into the vitamin content and the vitamin stability or keeping quality" of vitamins con- tained in canned salmon are being carried on in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington.
 These studies are being carried on by Dr. Louis Fischer, Assistant Pro- lessor of Pharmacy and Arthur w. Steers, a graduate student who is also holder of the Fairchild Scholar ship in Pharmacy
 Using an experimental pack put up for the purpose by the North west Branch of the National Can- ners Association, these two scien- tists are now in the second year of planned three year study of the vitamin characteristics of canned salmon.
 Vitamin D Discovery
 Their leading discovery to date, which was published last summer in report to the American Pharma- ceutical Association, relates to the high vitamin D content of salmon oil This vitamin is rarely found in food- stuffs. The human system depends largely upon sunshine and on vita min tablets, cod liver oil, and such speciality preparations for its supply of this needed vitamin.
 Dr. Fischer and Steers discov- cred that the free oil from canned salmon contains 80 units of vitamin ID. This compares very favorably with cod liver oil. In. fact the diff ference between the two oils in the vitamin D content is held to be not significant.
 The study has also demonstrated that while canned salmon does not compare with cod liver oil as a source of vitamin A, it is worth while source of this vitamin as we'll.
 Since salmon frequently has been in cans for from one to two years by the time it reaches the consum- CTS table, the two scientists are conducting their studies of the vita min keeping qualities over a three year period.
 They expect to determine whether canned salmon loses any of it's vita min potency while it is in storage and to measure any loss that may take place.
 Interesting Methods
 Methods used in making the tests for the study are extremely inter- esting. The salmon for the experi- mental pack were taken from a commercial catch of salmon in ocean waters near the salmon banks To- cated off San Juan Islands in Put get Sound. Great care was taken in marking the sample cans so that it is possible to identify each individual fish packed from the cans.
 In making up the samples Of oil from the canned salmon, the re- search men take oil representative of the entire fish in each test.
 For each sample of salmon oil used in the feeding tests, oil from fifty cans representing the entire edible portion of ten salmon are used.