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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Finn Airplanes Damage Red Ships
IN Raid on Biz kronstadt Navy Base

ported that American volunteers al
ready had taken part in lively fight
ing at The front.
Authorities .lere began to con-
struct air raid shelters in parks and
open squares today. The shelters
were similar to those at Helsinki,
which were used as models because
they had proved effective.
It was arranged to hold a test
sir alarm period next Tuesday to
teach the people the alarm" and
all clear" signals.
Taxicab drivers at Oslo. Norway.
announced they would contribute
their earnings for today. tomorrow
and Thursday to Finland. 1t was
announced that since Jan. l. 1000
people had given blood to be sent
to Finland by airplane for hospital
use. Swedish donations of money
to Finland reached about $4,000 000
today. Workers in many factories
are now staying at their jobs on
the Saturday half holidays. They
are paid usually double rates by the
cooperating employers and the
money is sent to Finland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Neqroes Picket Abe Lincoln Picture
Demanding Civil RIGHTS in CAPITAL

were members of the Washington
civil rights committee Working IN
relays of eight, they carried BAN
ners reading:
Civil Rights in Washington"
German Theaters Bar Jews.
Washington Theaters Bar Negroes.
Negroes Are Barred From This
Theater."
Negro Citizens May Not See
This Picture of the Great Emanci-
pator."
Mrs. Roosevelt's arrival was the
climax of the evening. Alighting
from her White House limousine.
the first lady flashed smile OF
bewildernent at sight Of the picket
line. The official announcer quick
ly moved over with his microphone
for an interview.
1T is shame that a picture
like this should have a picket line"
Mrs. Rooseelt said.
After the performance, Mrs.
Rooseelt was asked about the pick
ct line.
II think it is particularly tragic"
she said, that the people whom
Lincoln freed should not be allowed
to see the show about him."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Jan. %.
fUP)-A Helsinki dispatch to the
Copenhagen newspaper Berlingske
Tsdende reported today that Finnish
airplanes in a raid Sunday on Rus
sta's great naval base at Kronstadt
severely damaged a battleship and
a cruiser.
Diplomatic quarters were given as
authority for the report.
The battleship damaged, accord
ing to the dispatch, was the % 606
ton Marat, built in 1911 and carry
Ing IL Pinch guns. The cruiser
was the new $500 ton Kirov, mount
ing six IL inch guns.
A dispatch to the newspaper It'd
ningen from Helsinki said that 80
foreign volunteer aviators conducted
the raid and that they reported
they found all ships at Kronstadt
immobil;zed in heavy pack ice. so
that they did severe damage.
Press reports. unconfirmed, were
that numerous trains laden with
food were going to Russia from
Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
A dispatch to the Copenhagen
National Tidende from Helsinki re-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
u.S Says Britain
Discriminating

Continued From Page Onel
British interference with cargoes
moving from one neutral country
70 another.
3. British interference with AM
e-ican ships going to and from the
Mediterranean area had reached
such point that it appears defin-
itely discriminatory.
4. Ample time has elapsed since
the British authorities set up their
control system to make it difficult
for the British government any
longer 10 blame delays Ito the con-
fusion attendent on early organiza-
tlonal difficulties.
S. The contraband control au-
thorities appear to have held Amer
lean ships on an average OF more
tnan three times as long as they
detained Italian ships passing
through the same areas.
6. Cargoes on Italian vessels re-
ceived more favorable consideration
than similar cargoes on American
vessels.
Z. American ships in some cases
are forced. contrary to American
law, to proceed to belhgerent ports
to unload cargoes ruled as con-
traband
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
COMMITTEE
Cuts Deeper Into
Budget Estimates
Continued from Page II

i1bllllilkfiu llOill dSC ~
which the coast guard proposed to
use its new planes.
The committee squeezed another
81 200 out of the treasury fund by
eliminating funds of this amount
which the treasury proposed TO
speno for medals which congress
ordered cast for presentation to
round the world flier Howard
Hughes. and to the Rev. Francis
x. Quinn, who ha6 been cited for
bravery.
The post office got sl9.330000
for domestic air mail. a decrease
of S5G,350. The committee disallow-
ed any money for an advertising
campaign for air mail service, and
no funds were provided for new
routes.
Foreign air mail received s15,674,-
l49, the budget estimate. This was
an increase of s3.l54629 over the
current year, due to extension Of
routes and establishment of full
year service to New Zealand. The
oiA carried sl,S62,462 for increas-
ing the flights between North and
South America.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Italian Sailors
Blame Machinery
For Fire Disaster

GENOA. Italy, Jan. %. (UP)-The
Colombo arrived today with 51l sur
vivors from the burned italian pas
senger ship OraZio and a report
of how a defective piston appar-
ently started the fire aboard the
liner off the French Mediterranean
coast.
The Conte Biancamano carried
3l8 survivors and the Colombo had
1913 aboard. Many were suffering
rom bruises, shock and burns and
al seemed SO stunned that they
remembered little of the disaster.
Crew members said that a de-
f"ctive piston in the engine room of
The Orazio was believed to have
caused spark that fell on greasy
"ags and started the fire. The heat
from the fire later exploded a tank
If napntha, which rapidly spread
the blaze In a strong wind.
The Orazio carried Ala passengers
nd 23l crew.
The italian consulate at Mar
"eilles, Franco, had expressed con-
''dence that all passengers had been
raved and that it might prove that
The only fatalities were among men,
bers of the engine room staff when
III oil burner exploded ana, sending
flaming oil through pipes, caused
The Orazio to burn. 1t was be-
'ieved that about five men were
'lilled
Authorities here said that they
could not account for the two life
hoats containing l06 persons and
that they feared both had founder
cd in the heavy seas.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
JUDGE Ayers He's
Not Prejudiced

LOS ANGEL ES. Jan. %. up
GuDerior Judge Arthur Crum mar
'oired TODAY he was competent
i've a fair and impartial trial t.
William G.. Bonelli, indicted mem
her of the State Board of Equaliza
ton.
Bonelli, indicted on % counts o.
conspiracy bribery and bribe soil
citation growing out of a liquor Ii,
cense scandal, had filed an affidavit
If rejudice asking that judge
Crllm be removed as trial magis-
trate.
Bonellls affidavit charged that
Judge Crum had accepted campaign
funds from Bob Cans, slot mac hine
operator, and had associated poll
tically with gambling interest
This Judge Crum denied.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
SRA Puts on 284
More Executives
During December

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. CUP>--
The number of administrative en-
ployeS in the State Relief Admins
tration increased from 6296 to $3.50
during December, a gain of 284 for
the month. the state personnel
board reported today.
The board emphasized the COM
parative figures do not purport to
show the number hired or fired by
the relief agency but merely show
the excess of those hired over those
severed during the period.
The SRA became the largest sim
gle state department during 1899
relegating the department of pub
lie works to second position, the
boards figures revealed.
AS of Dec. 81 there were a to-.
tai of 3l,192 state employees, not
including the University of Cali
fOrnia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
The world premiere of the movie
ABE Lincoln in Illinois" was held
here last night with as much fan
fare as Hollywood could Offer
plus picket line of civil rights
demonstrators.
A thousand movie struck men and
women, boys and girls lined the
sidewalk outside the threaten, cram
ing their necks for a glimpse of
society, threatrical diplomatic and
political figures. Those present in
cluded Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Raymond Massey. star of the pic
ture, cabinet members and other
high ranking government officials.
The SO pickets, mostly Negroes,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Balanced Budget
Would Be Healthy
Morqenthau Says

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. CUPl-
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthsu. jr.. believes that a
balanced budget would have very
healthy" effect on the country, II
was revealed today.
Morgenthau failed 10 indicate
how a balance between government
income and outgo might be achiev-
ed. but he suggested to a house
appropriations subcommittee that
public works expenditures might b.
slashed and taxes boosted.
He proposed that the public debt
limit be raised from the present
statutory ceiling of s45 900 900 coo
to 0O0,OOO,oO0. President Roose-
welt has forecast public debt to-
taling more than s44 900 100000 By
June 30 l94l.
Morgenthau gave his testimony
last December. tnree weeks before
President Roosevelt submitted &c
congress the l94l budget forecast
ing a deficit of s2,274.O 100000 and
asking for S460. .0000 900 in new taxes
to finance emergency national de-
fense spending.
Rep. Clarence j. Mcleod, R
Mich. inquired whether the coun-
try faced the danger of initiation
if the governments borrowing au-
thority were permitted to exceed
$50 1000. 900. 900.
II am willing to say now, ger
tlemen." Morgenthau answered
that there is no particular danger
involved if congress would raise
the debt limit to $4,000, 600. 900
Beyond that I could not venture
an opinion"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Former Valley
Residents Visit
WESTMORLAND NOTES

Mr.. and MCs. A. D. Globe of Los
Angeles we're weekend guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller. Globe
and Miller were former business
mariners in Westmorland.
Miss Jane Verbeck had as house
guests the past week, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mack of San Bernardino, Mrs
Allison. and Mr.. Macks mother
Mrs. C. F. Mack. She also enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Q. Ban
raster OF Hemet. The Bannisters
lived in Westmorland for several
years before moving to Hemet.
Mrs. c. j. Brooks has organized
an Art and Crafts group which Will
meet every Tuesday at her home
IN Westmorland. The present men,
bers include Mrs. Pierpont Walker,
Mrs. I. H. Gentry, Mrs. Frank Lyall,
Mrs. Joln Hanson and Mrs. w. D
Cranston. Anyone interested IN this
activity is welcome to join the
| 1rOuO. WORK Will DeSlH dl lo.oo dill
ard continue through the after
! Don.
A meeting of ali county firemen
was held last Thursday night at
Westmorland, to discuss the re-
organizing of the Imperial Valley
Firemen's association. Among those
offending the meeting and in favor
If the proposed move were: Corr
Reed, Ell Centre chief, Dick Nut
/ brown, assistant chief of Calipatria
Frank Donaldson of Imperial, Chief
H L. Stewart, Earl Bailey anc
/ o. E. Stewart Of Brawley.
Judge Vaughn Thompson, CUES
~peaker. declared such an organiza'
ton essential to the valley firemen
Joe Yackers OF the state fire mar
Shals office, offered the help of tht
office in the organization.
Pete Ostrander, Westmorlant
chief. presided at the affair.
Dinner was served previous t,
he meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Invasion Succeeds
War Game Umpires
Rule at Monterey

MONTEREY. Calf. Jan. %, oUP1
With the decision of umpireS that
an invading army OF 5000 troops
had annihllated defensive forces
north and east Of Monterey and
placed San Francisco, Central and
southern California cities in jeopar-
dy. the joint arnv-navy war eXer-
clses were at an eld today.
Immediately the thousands OF
troops of the third division from
Fort Lewis, Wash, and defending
forces based at the presidios OF San
Francisco and Monterey. embarked
upon four months Of additional
war games on the Camp Ord Will-
cary reservation.
There they viii undergo the most
:igid training schedule designed to
nouiG them into one OF the most
Skilful fiChtlrg bodlcs IN tho army.
IimplrCS. ,.ervCr- and officer;
If both arul", were agreed that
the eXorc}.o Ia, h"cA one of the
most successful the army has ever
held Complete cooperation with
the navy has taught invaluable les
sons, it was added.
The entire operation of landing
5000 men by small boat from six
transports. together with hundreds
of tons of field guns, tanks and
motorized equipment, provisions for
the landing forces for three days,
and the marching Of them through
practically unknown territory. was
accomplished without serious in
jury OF illness.
And although they flew thou
sands Of miles under dangerous
conditions, the army and navys 500
planes escaped without a single
crackup or injury to pilots or equip
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
<3,rowder Prepares
Conviction Appeal

NEW YORK, Jan. %. CUP)-
'arl Browder's appeal for his con-
action on passport fraud charges
@il' be perfected tomorrow morn
r5, the Communist leaders attor-
-'r said today.
8rowder, general secretary to tn.
7mmunict party Of the Unite.
It's r7uet "u~~ordnr before .Frd
eral Judge Alfred c. Cox tomorrow,
It which time. defense Attorney
George Gordon Battle said. he viii,
ask for a certificate of reasonabl
loubt and continuance of the s75n'
all in which he is now at liberty
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Patrol Takes in
$4,000 in Day

Motorists gave the new high
way patrol building in Ell Cen
tro a baptism of fire Monday
hy passing over the counter a
total of $500 for license plates
and fees.
At one window Highway Pa
trolman Bill Mitchell issued 765
sets of pleasure car plates and
collected S4,5OO. The remaindCS
of the $500 was paid for out
of-state licenses and truck
plates.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Chang Says Japan
Eyes PHILIPPINES

CHUNGkING. Jan. % up
Gcnerallssimo Chang Kai-Shek, i
81 open r7s~2co Z fricNdlv pow
rs. I",G"..c01 totGy Conferences
Il Tsi"1ta0 A-..gr~4 u establish
= Jap2rese-sponsored central China
government urdcr io!L.sr premie
Wang Chin Wei.
1t confirms by Japan's owr5
7lorth feet tat whatever the pro-
fessions and protestatiors of her
'2"irr policv, her policy of con-
quest is as unchar geable as a leo
nard's 5pcts' he scid.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Movies TO Raise
Money for Firms

NEW YORK. Jan. %. (UP)-Tho
Finnish relief fund announced to-
DAY that independent and ma jor
motion picture exhibitors. repre-
senting 10000 theaters, had pledged
themselves to try TO raise $500. 900
for the fund.
Exhibitors in every state have
agreed to set the week end of Feb.
l7-l8 as help Finland days" on
which to receive contributions for
the relief OF Finnish refugees, it
was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Boulder Dam Plot
Probe Dead Issue

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. (UP)
The house today tabled a res
olution by Rep. Charles Kram-
er, D.. Calf. calling on the
State Department for informa-
tion about an alleged plot to
blow up Boulder Dam. The ac-
ton was taken after the for
eign affairs committee recon-
mended that the resolution be
shelved.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
New Storm kears
Pacific Coast
,Co-tiroe,. from Page II

TIU"(T7THF'I FTIlTT F1gt II
expected, Harrigan said.
A com bination Of the valleys colo
spell last week and an ice pack
prorate program continued to boost
lettuce prices in the valley, ac-
cording to the federal-state market
news service. Heavy IS brought s16O
to s1.75 per crate Tuesday, mostly
SITS.
Additional showers in the valley
ard subsequent cold period would
further aid the lettuce deal. grow
ers believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Techilica! Reasons

LCNCCN, jan. %. up Kills
for Scottish regiments lave been
banned for technical reasons large
ly connected with the possible use
Of gas BY the cnemv" War Sacre-
..-rv Oliver stanley told the House
of Commons today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
MARRIED TO TWO WIVES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. %
lUP)-Retired Commander George
R. Blauvelt was married to two
wives, the supreme court ruled.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
WEATHER

data compiled by observers fo
the official United States Weather
Bureau Station IT 81 Ceatro.D
Maximum Monday .............-... -. 81
Minimum Tuesday ....................... 43
Reading at Noon Tuesday
mperature Observation-Disclosures. e.
~ s|'itN II
Reading at 5 a. m. Tuesday
T mperature .................................. 4
Humidity I.
Reading at p. m. Monday.
temperature so
-,lyDjditv .. ...--....
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

Southern Caiifornia-Cloudy with
occasional rain in west portion Tues
day night and Wednesday; little
change In temperature: moderate
souther!y wind off coast.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
Teams Welfare More
Than 200-Win Mark
To Eitzsimmons
Dodeer Mates Honor Vet
After He Shuts Out
Bucs in 4-Hitter
By the Associated Pr


PITTSBURGH, July 15.-Achiev-
ing his 2O0th National League VIC
tory meant more than just a record
to Brooklyn's amiable Freddy Fitz-
simmons.
He wasn't even thinking about
baseball's hall of fame yesterday
when he climaxed a brilliant ca
reer Of 16 years In the majors by
shutting out the Pirates with four
hits.
Eager to Help Club.
"After so long in the big leagues" :"
declared the 2O0-pound righthand-
er, you don't worry about the
number of the victory so much
as you do about winning to help
the club. And with the chance we
have for the pennant, naturally
was anxious, my record aside, to
help out"
He told his Dodger mates as
much after they presented him q
silver tie clasp with crossed bats
and a ball bearing the engraving
1000 wins"
Then between puffs on his pipe
Freddy recalled his first major
league effort as a relief pitcher
back in 1925-on the same diamond
where he scored his 200th.
II remember when I got my 150th
that I said to myself, I'll make 1t
200 before I'm through, although
it didn't look so good for me-" said
the fat twirler.
Won't Quit Voluntarily.
1T was in 1885 when the doctors
gave up on me because Of my
elbow. I went haywire and 1t
looked as If I was through. But
I went under an operation and 1t
worked out all right"
Now the knuckle baller, nearing
his 39th birthday, is well satisfied
with baseball as q way Of life and
VOWS never to quit voluntarily.
Catcher Gus Mancuso said Freddy
had as much on the ball yesterday
as he has had in flve or six years.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
Tabor Of bosox PLAYS
Ball on First Day Of
His Honeymoon 80,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, July 15.-Brideeroom
Jim Tabor, the New Hope tAla)
third baseman of the Boston Red
sox. celebrated the first day Of his
honeymoon" today by reporting
for duty against the st. Louis
Browns at Fenway Park.
Tabor and Irene Bryan, q native
Bostonian, were married last night
in the rectory of st. Augustine's
Church. Pitcher Joe Heving OF
the Sox was Tabor's best man and
the brides sister, Anne, was maid
Of honor.
Their romance, unknown to most
of Tabors teammates, started in
the fall of 1886, when he reported
to the Red Sox. Last year he
stepped into regular role after
the veteran "Pinky" Higgins had
been traded to Detroit.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 15.-Ninety-
six tennis players, including q good
ly proportion Of the Nations high
ranking man and woman stars,
squared of today in first-round
matches of the Maryland State and
Middle Atlantic section tournament
at Baltimore Country Club.
The star-studded field included
Bobby Riggs Of Chicago, top-ranked
nationally; Alice Marble of Cali
fornia, the Nations No. l woman
player, and Donald McNeill Of Okla
homa City, No. in national lists.
Riggs will compete only in the
doubles.
Riggs, Marble Arrive Early.
Riggs and Miss Marble, who won
the singles championships in the
Western tournament closing yester-
day at Indianapolis. planned to
arrive today, but were not slated to
play until later in the week.
McNeill, winner of the New York
State clay court title yesterday, and
first-seeded in the Maryland meet,
was paired against Henry Baetjer
Of Texas In a first-round match
today.
Other players converged on the
city after completing tournaments
in various Midwestern and Eastern
meets to make this Baltimore S
greatest tennis event.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
Hurting Of Brumbe|oe
And Lyons Helps 10
Keep Wings A|oft
Dy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
If you're looking for two new
reasons why the Rochester Red
Wings are atop the International
League baseball standings, you don t
need to look further than the pitch
ing records of Herschel Lyons and
Charlie Brumbeloe.
Both Of them yesterday climbed
into the select circle of Rochester
hurlers who have won IL victories
this season. With q pitching stad
like that, it's no wonder the other
teams are wondering how the Wings
ever can be clipped.
Lyons, working a ~ Inning re-
lief job, was credited with the first
win, by a 6-5 score. while Brum-
beloe scattered eight hits for q AZ
nightcap victory over Toronto.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
Sturs Yesterday
BY the Associated Press

Buddy Lewis. Senators-SinRle with
bases loaded and two out in 1lth
inning brought 6-5 victory over In
Bill Nicholson, Cubs. and Bill Lohr-
man. Giants-Former hit home run
in 9th innins to win nrst game and
later pitched six-hit shutout ball in
Truett sewell. Pirates. and Fred
Fitzsimmons, Dodgers-Sewell pitched
five-hit ball and hit homer with one
on in CAPTURING opener and Fitz hurled
four-hit shutout in second game for
200th victory of career.
Red Rumng, Yankees Shutout
White Sox on four hits.
Sam Chapman and Porter Vaughan.
Athletics-Former hit three home runs
to lead batting attack in both VIC
tories over Tigers and latter pitched
smart eight-hit ball in first game.
Lonnie Frey, Ernie lombard and
Whitley Moore, Reds-First inning
home runs BY Frey and Lombardi
started Cincinnati. to frst triumph
over Phils and four-hit pitching BY
Moore decided second game.
Johnny Mize and Bill MCGEE. Car
dinals-Yormer's 23d homer Of season
with one on helped beat Bees in first
Rame and effective eight-hit hurting
Of MCGEE won nightcap.
Doc Cramer and Dom Di Magic.
Red Sox-Di Masgio's single and
Cramer's double provided winning run
in 18th inning Of first game and Di
Magic hit home run and contributed
brilliant fielding toward victory in
second contest.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
Wander Nicer Shows
Promise Of Return
To Big Leagues
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
It doesn't take q major prophet to
see that young Johnny Wander Nicer
definitely is headed back to the big
leagues If he maintains the winning
form he has shown since joining In
dianapolis Of the American Associ-
alton.
Wander Nicer did his share toward
lifting the Indians out Of the league
cellar yesterday with shutout VIC
tory over Milwaukee, 8 to o. Indian
apolis went on to win the second
game. too, 5 to 2, as Bob Logan won
his 18th Of the season.
Wander Nicer gave up 10 hits and
walked batters, but was steady in
the pinches, striking out 8. He also
knocked in three runs. Since coming
to the Indians from Cincinnati the
young southpaw has completed three
games and has shown q marked
tendency to regain the control that
made him a star pitcher with the
Reds. The double victory boosted
the Indians from last place to sixth,
but only a few points ahead Of the
Brewers and Toledo.
Evening star., 1940-07-15
SO Begin Play in BoItimore's
Greatest Tennis Tourney:
Hunt, Adoir of D. &. Vie

First-round pairings today in
cluded:
Welby Van Horn, Los Angeles, Sec
ond-seeded, VS.. Billy Rawls. Balti-
more.
Elwood r. Cooke, Portland. Greg,
tfird-seeded, VS.. William Canning,
University of California.
Henry Prusoff, Seattle. sixth seed
ed, VS.. Victor Seixas, Philadelphia.
Ladislav Hecht of New York,
former Czechoslovakia Davis Cup
player and top-seeded among the
foreign entries. VS.. Buddy Adair Of
Chevy Chase, Md.
Harold Surface. jr.. Kansas
City. eighth-seeded, VS.. Dever
Hobbs, Baltimo1e., p '-~t
g. Gardnar Mulloyr Coral Gables
Fla, fourth seeded, VS.. Fred McNair,
Annapolis, Md.
& GIL SHant Meets Oriole. :,
Gilbert A. Hunt. jr., Washington,
fifth-seeded. vs.. Edward Jacobs, Bal
timore.
Helen Bernhard of New York, who
topped Helen Hull Jacobs of Berke-
ley, Calf, In the Middle States
womens final at Philadelphia yes.
terday, was paired with Mrs. S. r
Kahn Of Baltimore.
In addition, the entries included
British woman members of thu
Wightman Cup squad, Mary Hard.
wicke, Valerie Scott, Nina Brown
! and Rita Jarvis.