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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Hitler Wants More
Room, for Germany,
He Tells Subjects
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Regarding GermanyS European
aims, Hitler said central Europe
was built by us, not by the BTU
ish."
God did not create the world
for England alone he thundered.
my first goal is the security OF
our own living space Hitler SAID
There are still some regions IN
middle Europe which have oeen
built by Germany and there we
shall live and in this living space
we shall not tolerate any threat
or political combination against u.s.
Reiterating Germany's confidence
of winning the war, ne said that II
he had been chancellor in a Nazl
regime during the World war, Ger
would have been the victor.
He was cheered when he empha-
sized how he had re-armed Ger
many as it had never been armed
before.
Germany, he declared, was de-
ceived and betrayed by the YER
sailles treaty. 1t had no rights and
no arms, he said, and was a hell
for decent men, dominated by the
international clique of plutocrats.' y
The Germans, Hitler said, were
promised q new world of justice
and were idiotic enough to be-
lieVe it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Witnesses Named
In Garland Probe
By Assembly y Group
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sion, with AsSemblyman Ray Ben
nett. Los Angeles. and Hugh Burns,
Fresno, administration men, voting
for the restriction.
Those summoned to the initial
session are Mr.. and Mrs. Garland,
who incidentally reported to police
yesterday that Mrs. Garland's val
liable pearl necklace was missing
from the suite; Police Chief Alex
McAllister. Detective Sergeant Ray
Pearce, Detective Ray KunZ, State
Controller Harry B. Riley and Jack
Matthews, manager of the Senator
hotel.
Neither Walter Chambers, state
relief director, nor Howard Phil
brick, head of the department of
motor vehicles, who had retained
Voshell to make an inquiry into
the SRA last fall, were called for
the opening session.
Ray Williamson, San Francisco
Republican, was named secretary
of the committee, and on his mo-
ton, Call was authorized to consult
with the attorney general and leg
islative counsel to request assign
ment of legal advisor Call also
was authorized to retain a private
investigator.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Legislators Pass
Relief Bill Over
Governor S Veto
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through the week -end to catch up
with the pay schedule. Check writ
ing, Chambers said, now is six
normal working days behind.
An extraordinary large amount OF
work is necessary to revise pay
rolls already made out, Chambers
declared, in view of action of the
legislature in cutting the SRA
budget of $19,000,0O0 for the period
until June |, to $12,200000.
Although most restrictions con-
tanned in the temporary bill are
not effective until April l, gen.
eral budget reduction of close to
40 per cent is necessary to con-
form to the $5,50O,O0O limit fixed
for February and March, for which
Olson had asked $8,50O0OO.
The appropriation also fixes the
April budget at $3,500,00O and the
May figure at $3,000,O00.
Olson addressed more than 5000
angry relief clients who thronged
the capitol grounds before he re-
turned to his desk in mid-after-
noon to sign a veto message.
The senate, which has been
meeting about a half an hour a
day for thumb -twiddling while the
assembly waded through relief
hearings, galloped through an over
riding vote of 80 to 5. Nine Demo-
Gratis joined the Republicans in
voting repassage of the appropria-
ton. The five negative votes were
cast by Democrats-SenatorS John
D. Foley, San Jose; j. C. Garrison,
Modesto; j. James Hollister, Gavio-
ia; Robert w. Kenny, Los Angeles
and John F.. Shelley, San Francis
co.
When the measure reached the
assembly last evening, an initial
vote mustered only so votes to
override the veto, four short of
the required tWo-third majority.
A call of the house was ordered
while missing members were round
ed up and shortly before midnight
it was passed by vote of Sc to %.
Twenty-Five Democrats, including
several administration men, Joined
the "a Republicans in repassing the
measure. The negative votes all
came from Democratic ranks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Communist Waves
Broken by Films
On Defense Line
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charged also that the Russian air
force had bombed a Finnish hos
pital train.
The Russian attack had its spear
heads at Yla-Somme, six miles south
of Viipuri, and in the Kamara,
Leipasulo sector to the east of Yla-
Somme. on the Viipuri-Leningrad
railroad.
Tens of thousands of Russian
shock troops, rreSn as Russian
troops have been daily for three
weeks, came like gray ghosts through
the snow or fog, their faces muffled
in hooded helmets, behind their
massed tanks.
Every attack was repulsed, ac-
cording to Finnish reports, and there
was a growing sense of hope in
responsible circles here as new re-
ports came that attack after attack
had been repelled.
Shells from Russian big guns, far
from the front, crashed down
futilely into the empty streets and
squares of Viipuri. All civilians
had left and what had once been
Tiniand's second city, prosperous
peaceful port, was a military area
and the test whether the Russian
attack was success, for Viipuri
was the objective.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Poultry Workers
Ordered TO Stop
Pickefinq Plant

PETALUMA, Cal, Feb. "a. CUP)
"A court order today removed
plckets from the Poultry Producers
OF Central California plant where
zoo members of the AFL Poultry
workers union are on strike.
The management obtained the
order in the Sonoma county court
at santa Rosa last night to ban
picketing.
The union obeyed the decree but
there were unofficial mutterings of
retaliation, taken to mean possibili-
ty OF extending the strike to other
plants of the Poultry Producers
association.
The issues which caused the
Walkout of the egg workers yes
teroay remained clouded 1t was
understood they concerned rivalry
between the AFL and an indepen-
dent union and developed from a
similar strike in effect more than
a week at the associations Santa
Rosa plant. A union spokesman
mere accused the operators of vio-
latlng a master agreement"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Bridegroom Dead, Bride Wounded, First
Husband Jailed in Marital TanqIe

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. "a. CUP)-
A bitter marital tangle left one man
dead today, his wife of day near
death and the Woman's first hus-
band in Jail.
Dale Nosler, about 30 was shot
and then turned into human torch
with gasoline His bride was in SER
ious condition at hospital with a
bullet wound in her chest, while
her former husband, John Ord, was
held without charge, after denying
any connection with the tragedy.
Another man, Henry Pomeroy,
about so, was in st. Joseph'S hos
pital with a possible fractured skull,
a broken right arm and severe face
decorations. He tried to save Nosler
from the fire, but was reportedly
attacked by Ord and had to be say
ed by neighborS.
Ord AZ, said he was home in bed
when Mrs Nosler came to his
house, said she was wounded and
Aked him to take her to hospi-
Sheriff'S officers doubted Ord's
Story, however, and said they didn't
think Mrs. Nosler could have walk
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Arizona Displays
Citrus Exhibits

MESA, Feb. "a. CUP)-The finest
products from the states orange,
lemon and grapefruit groves were
placed on display today in prepara-
ton for tomorroW's opening Of the
eighth annual Arizona citrus show
Choice entries from the Yuma re-
gion and the Salt River Valley were
being judged this afternoon on
firmness, size, freedom from blem-.
isheS, inside characteristics, juicc
and sugar content.
Although Judging began today
the show will not open to the pub
lie until tomorrow afternoon in a
program featuring an address by
Gov. r. T. Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
kev.CaI Silent on
Plan S Rejection

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which the Nev-Cal said would OBJ
viate necessity for a new unit at
the diesel plant in Brawley, on
grounds reported by Lester Ready,
consulting engineer. Ready's re-
port said the district could not al
ford to depend upon competitor
for power supply and charged that
there was no assurance rate sched-
ules would be approved over a long
period by the state railroad COM
mission. He also pointed out that
the districts need for power might
be met by line from Parker dam
to Blaisdell, Ariz.. that, he said, will
be completed within two or three
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

ed the four miles from her home to
OrdS in her condition.
The sheriff's office took drama
tic statement from Mrs. Nosler in
the hospital when she was told she
probably would die.
John Ord came to our house
this evening FRIDAY night. I do
not know the time the statement
read. MY husband, Mr. Nosler
went to the door. Ord told him he
was coming in and Nosler said, I
do not think you have any busi-
ness here Ord broke the screen
door down and came in. 1 was
standing by my husband when Ord
struck me, knocking me to the
floor.
while on the floor, I heard a
gunShot and my husband fell. Ord
got a stove poker and struck my
husband several times on the floor
Then a man who has been stay
ing with my husband-Whose name
l cannot recall at this time-came
in and Ord attacked him with the
poker. He then got stick of wood
and hit me several times more and
lost consciousness.
Il came to later on the porch of
the house and saw Ord pouring
gasoline on my husband lying on the
floor. He then touched a match to
the body and I came in and tried
to put the fire out with a rug.
Then l was shot by Ord. He
dragged me or I crawled back to the
porch and I begged him to get the
men out of the fire, but he said no.
begged him to take me then to
the hospital as I was suffering ter
rible pains"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
CANADIAN FIRM GETS
NINE WEBER CONTRACT

VANCOUVER. B. c. FEB. "a
CUP)- Contracts for construction of
IA steel mincsweepers at cost of
So. 100000 have been awarded to
British Columbia shipyardS, it was
learned today he order brought
to nearly Sl5,O00.OOO thc total ship
building contracts given tn provn-
cial firms since outbreak OF war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
DANISH STEAMER
SINKS IN ATLANTIC

COPENHAGEN, Feb "a up
The Danish steamer Aase, 1,200
tons, has been sunk in the Atlantic,
the Torn Shipping company an
nounccd today. 1t was feared that
IA of the Is members of the crew
were drowned. One member of the
crew. who was rescued. was landed
at Plymouth, Eng. The vessel was
en- route from Spain to England.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Negro Dies at
|I.V. Ranch Home

Ned Newsom, 81, Negro, died Fri
day night at his home on a ranch
three miles north of Imperial.
The body was taken to the Hens
mortuary in Ell Centre pending fun
eral arrangements which could not
be completed until relatives arrived
from Blythe.
Survivors included his wife. Mrs.
Lille NeWsom; three daughters.
Mrs. Rebecca Brooks, Minnie and
Ionic NeWSom,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
Rambling Reporter
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wanted to be tho Russians.
Sometime Saturday morning a
produce truck dcfied the laws OF
gravity to the extent that it lost
about half its cargo of lettuce
great juicy heads of it-at the cor
nor of Adams avenue and Eighth
street A few minutes later one boy
in the neighborhood discovered it.
A very few minutes after that, the
news was on boyhood's grapevine,
and about half of masculine young
Ell Centro was there. Talk about
SNOWFALL fights! They are nothing
compared to the fun you can have
with lettuce heads.
The lettuce was by way of becom-
ing mud salad when Spoilfun Frank
Smyer came along in the city patrol
car. But it was fun while it lasted.
Unseen, but there
ITS unSightly, put it in the rear!"
This was the complaint and SO the
load of fertilizer was not dumped
in the front yard of the Ell Centre
library but placed in the rear.
That evening the crowd in the
library didn't tarry long. With quiz
zical expressions on their faces they
disbursed rapidly, long before their
time. Customers stayed only long
enough to pick up book and scram
Some didn't even wait to pick up a
book.
The load of fertilizer was placed
close to the blower, that sucks in
air for the library building!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
INTEND TO WE'D

notice OF intention was filed
IN the county clerks office Friday
by Alpheus w. Newkirk. Sc. Ell
Cehtro barber, and Ada M. Davis.
45, also of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

An attendance contest with
Claudine Terrence and Beverly 10
Robertson as heads of opposing
sides was inaugurated. The prize
to be given the winning side will
be an Easter breakfast. All are
urged to attend,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Raymond Barnes was one of the
Elegates from the Ell Centro West
ley club to the annual Methodist
Youth Convention held in Coro-
nado last weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25

Last Sunday Reverend Roy Tuck
er of the Calexico Methodist church
>un,as the visiting minister at the
fber Sunday school
Evening star., 1940-06-18
To Ny Father

As travellers who journey in a far
And unknown country have for their
frm guide
Some range Of deathless mountains.
strong and wide,
Or set their compasses by some clear
star
Whose high unwavering beauty leads
past scar
And boulder to their destiny, whose
pride
Lends them q strength so they turn
not aside,
But reach their goal in spite of dangers
bar;
So have you ever been my high ideal,
My help in trouble; your strength up
holding me
True to the way on which I set my
soul.
Your pride has lent my will a rod Of
steel
To hold 1t firmly, your integrity
And love are stars whereby fnd
my goal.
BEATRICE RAW.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

account for Adolf Hitler probably
could not be decided at the present
moment. But a glance at The Star
for June 70, 1919, is recommended
to all who are interested to know
the background against which he
appeared. The date mentioned is
that of the day following the signing
of the treaty of Versailles. Quoted
In the report Of reactions in Berlin
are excerpts from the press. DE
spite the fact that it (the treaty} is
written on parchment, it remains a
scrap of paper" says the Tageblatt.
In restless labor the German people
again will strive to attain that place
among the nations of the world to
which they are entitled; then
vengeance" promises the Deutsche
Zeitung. But franker than either of
these journals is the Taeglische
Rundschau, which declares: What
we need Is a despot to compel the
nation to work. II we are unable to
install him, our enemies will send
him."
The prophecy was justified. Ger
many, demanding Der Fuehrer, pro-
duced him. The treaty was, indeed
an empty gesture. And the revenge
for which the conquered yearned
may be obtained. Yet the iipsaw
puzzle Is not complete. Certain pieces
are left over. For instance: What was
the of1ense of Denmark, OF Norway.
OF the Netherlands? Was their
martyrdom also planned twenty-one
years ago?
Evening star., 1940-06-18

to be deferred by shallow and soft
thinking. Isolation is delightful theory,
but its success has yet to be demon
strated
How much thought have we given to
national defense as we have planned
and built our highways, our railroads
and our bridges? What would happen
to New York should enemy bombers
attack Great long span bridges are
intriguing and interesting but woefully
vulnerable. Generally speaking, they
are also far more expensive than bridges
that are made up of number of shorter
spans
Some years ago plans were made for
a great bridge to connect two important
cities. AS planned it would have con-
sisted OF long fills, open span trestles
and one 50O-foot span over the main
navigation channel. These plans were
rejected by the public officials in favor
OF more spectacular structure which
cost flve times as much and which can
be totally destroyed with one we'll
placed bomb.
Certain types of construction for
bridges as well as for buildings are far
less vulnerable than others and are often
less expensive. Hospital buildings. par
ticularly. should be designed to with
stand attack. These are Jobs which call
for independent thinking by skilled and
experienced engineering specialists.
America has great store of technical
and engineering ability which is not
being used. 1t could be made available
to the Federal and State governments
by change of policy. It has been and
still is the policy of public bureaus to
do all of the work with their own forces
without the aid of independent and
qualified experts.
H. R. 1882, introduced in the House of
Representatives by Representative Alex
ander of Minnesota, would, If enacted
into law, permit the Federal Govern
ment to make use of the services of
these independent experts. It does not
accomplish the purpose to induct these
men into the employ of the Government
and place them where they cannot give
free expression to their ideas. Most of
them would not accept such employment.
This bill has lain dormant in the House
OF Representatives Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds for more than
year. 1t should be enacted forthwith
as a part OF our plan for strengthening
our national defense system.
WALTER H. WHEELER.
Minneapolis, MINI.
June Is.
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Hitler No Accident?

For many years it has been q sub
ject OF debate as to whether social
pressure produces great leaders or
not. Some writer's have held that
the influence Of individuals upon the
course of history is relatively incon-
sequential. Others have argued that
events are shaped by the force of
compelling personalities. The
masses, 1t Is insisted by the latter
group of theorists, are controlled by
self-made masters who rise to power
in spite OF rather than because OF
public approval.
Which Of these explanations may
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Social Security Tox

Declaring that an unnecessary and
uneconomic reserve Is being built up
under the present rate, the American
Association for Social Security, which
pioneered in the social welfare field
IN this country, is proposing that Con-
gress reduce the unemployment in
surance pay roll tax from three to
two per cent, thereby turning back
to productive enterprise about three
hundred million dollars annually.
In the current issue of its official
organ, Social Security, the associa-
ton points out that the Federal trust
fund from which the benefits are
paid amounted to more than a billion
and a half dollars at the end of 1899.
despite disbursements of more than
eight hundred million dollars, and
that this reserve is growing at the
rate OF half billion dollars yearly.
A typical example of this condition
Is furnished in the District of Colum-
bla. where legislation is pending to
bring about fractional reduction of
the tax that has created a surplus
OF nearly seventeen million dollars.
Since these accumulated funds
are derived entirely from the regres-
sive taxes on pay rolls, and in some
States also on wages, which would
otherwise be spent mainly upon con-
sumers' goods, they are definitely
dehationary and initiate against the
very objective Of unemployment in
surance-to provide for unemployed
individuals and to help reduce un-
employment by increasing the pur-
chasing power of the lower-income
groups" the association says.
Anticipating that any move to re-
duce the tax. which is paid by en-
ployers (six States levy also on en-
ployes), would be countered by a
demand, instead, for increased pay
ments, the association asserts that
the type of liberalization generally
sought could be achieved in prac-
tically all States under the lower
rate, and comments that "a tax
reduction should make such i'm
provements even easier since the
employers opposition to new extern
sions because of the fear of added
taxes would be eliminated"
The association proposal is worthy
of careful consideration by Congress,
particularly in the light of the
heavier taxes industry will be called
upon to bear for financing the de-
Tense program. Slight lowering OF
the pay roll tax was made possible
at the last session Of Congress when
the taxable basis was changed to
apply the levy on the first three
thousand dollars paid to an indi-
vidual instead of on the total wage,
but only half of the States have
changed their laws to permit en-
ployers to take advantage of this
move. II further tax reduction is
possible, 1t should be effected.
Evening star., 1940-06-18
time over which the German nag

time over which the German nag
floated.
The hour is past for remorse on
that score, certainly for the United
States. We have other anxieties.
Besides aiding Britain by every ma
terial resource at our command to
withstand the new strain that may
be put upon her, we are challenged
by grim necessity of our own. That
Is to lose no second OF time in
strengthening the country's naval
security, afloat and aloft, in order
that enhanced axis power at sea may
not ever imperil the Americas.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

It is the noise, We are convinced, which
adds the finishing touch.
II there Is plenty of thread on it, old
Tom is in cat heaven.
The more waggish . disposition q cat
has, the more pleasure he gets out Of
several assorted yards Of thread.
Whether 1t is silk or cotton does not
make any difference, but whether 1t is
so feet, rather than 20, makes = great
deal.
The longer the thread, the more fun.
Ask any cat
Cardboard boxes furnish continuous
pleasure to cats of all ages and sizes.
They are things to be hoped into, to
be investigated at all times, seldom to
be let alone
II nothing more is feasible, it is al
ways possible to force ones head in.
Mostly, the head comes out easy
enough.
Once in, it is fun trying to turn around.
II this is not possible, 1t is always open
at the same end at which one came in.
Success comes If one, after prelim-
mary exploration, is able to turn around
and sink down to slumber.
Few things in this world are smugger
than the look in . cats eyes when 1t
curls up In q new cardboard box
Paper bags, too, II large enough, func-
ton as boxes, in this respect, If not in
all.
Catnip and grass, perhaps, need little
explanation.
All persons, friends or not, realize that
these are two materials from the plant
kingdom which all cats relish. One is
salad, the other either salad or medi-
cine
Cats which are kept indoors, either
in homes or stores, should be brought
grass. at intervals or it should be grown
for them in wide fiat wooden boxes.
AS for bookcases with low bookshelf,
here is a situation which has immense
cat appeal
Ordinary bookcases are seldom large
enough for this cat delight, but if you
have had occasion to purchase a record
album cabinet, and for the present have
few albums to put in, you will find out
If you place books in the bottom shelf.
The space above the books will be
large, unless the books are tremendous,
and once pussy spots this possibility
nothing will satisfy her except personal
try at getting back there.
Usually her first attempts will be
heralded all over the house by the falling
Of several of the books.
Shortly she masters this diflculty, and
by the time you are downstairs, there she
is behind the books, either snugly asleep,
or looking out waggishly to see If any
one knows where she is.