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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
All India Leader AssaiIs Britain,
Refuses Any Part in European War

NOR and sickle was embroidered.
They also carried banners saying
we are ready to fight for lndC-
pendcnce" and immediate lndC-
pendence'. Government police pre-
vented clashes.
Behind Bose in the procession
there were so carts also drawn by
white bullockS, filled with flowers
and girls. There were trumpctcrs,
tom tom players and even a band
playing Scotch tunes.
In his nine thousand word speech
to the thousands of delegates from
all parts of India, Azad also as
sailed Fascism and NazIsm.
They are the greatest danger
to world peace and progress" he
said, and "Indias sympathy is with
those resisting this wave.
AT the same time" he contin-
ued, 1t is impossible for India to
forget the old danger of British
lmpenalism. India cannot endure
the prospect Of Nazism, but is even
more tired Of British imperialism.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19

RAMGARH. India, March 10.
CUP --Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,
president of the All India Congress,
bitterly aSsailed British imperial
ism today in speech opening the
congress plenary meeting, and re-
fused fatty to help Britain fight
the war.
Azad apparently spoke for the
congress. the most powerful politi-
cal body in India, as he is a mem
Der Of Mohandas K. Gandhi's right
wing, the dominant wing. whose
views toward Britain dre less force
full than those of the congress
minority groups
The day was marked by demon
STATIONS and counter-demonstra-
tions on the issue of immediate
freedom. SubhaS Bose, leader of
the anti-Gandhi. antl-compromise
group. riding in a farmers cart
drawn by two white bullocks, head
ed the anti-Gandhi procession Of
5000 men and women. They march
ed through camps Of Gandhi fol-
lowers shouting:
Down with compromise
Some $4,000 Gandhi followers
lined the route of the procession
and. in counter demonstrations.
shouted long live Gandhi."
Many of the Bose followers car
ried red flags on which the nam
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
Near Riot Breaks
Up Japan Session

TOKYO, March 10. (UP) "A
near riot broke out in the lower
House of Parliament today when
Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita re-
fused to answer an interpolation,
DR.. Ichiro Kiyosc, who charged
him with incompetence and sub
terfuge in dealing with the Sciz-
ure by a British Warship of 90
Germans riding on the Japanese
liner ASama Maru.
Members rushed the roStrum.
shook their fists at Arita, pounded
their desks, stomped and shouted.
The speaker ordered the guards
to eject one member but that mans
Sympathizers surrounded and Scuf-
fled with the guards. The speaker
then ordered a recess and the house
was cleared.
Members shouted at Arita:
Fool"
Coward"
Foreign minister of Japan or
Britain?"
Some Wept.
Spectators said it was the row.
diest session in years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
German Demands
fPeoce Comes
old by Vatican

ROME. March 70. tUPl-Premicr
Benito MuSSollnl met Fuehrcr Adolf
Hitler al Brenncro Yesterday to dis
cuss construction of a more iuSt &c
Europe and to protect Italian in
terestS, Virgino Gayda. Who is close
to the foreign office, wrote in the
Giornale d'Italia today.
MeanV hlle at the Vatican. papal
secretarcs gave the best indication
yet released Of what transprcd at
the historic meeting.
Hitler asked MUssolini O JON IN a
demonstration OF axis solidarity. il
was said IN the b,icl tha; il would
cause Frame tu rrintoree the Pc
valley ald other points on the
Franco italian frontier and relieve
the pressure on the western front.
The vatican cat ~ impression
that Hltlor W. ready 10 wee a
great offensive - ms peace o.s"rs
failed.
Then Sumner WellCs .e.srued n
Rome. en- route home to Il United
States, with word that the Allies
would reject the i point plan as
he heard II. and were determined
TO fight until HlfleriSm WAS G.
Stroycd and C7eChoslovak.a aNd Pc-
land we're restored Wet, first
saw Italian Foreign Mn tcr Ga
leazzo Ciano and King Vic " En-
manuel He told them his impress
sions anC repeated them to Mus
solini Either Welles or tho i:jns
and Ciano then urged NuSSoli.ll
to see Hitler quickly and ask bin
to modify the II point pan before
Welles left.
The Brennero conference followed.
1t was said that MuSsolini retained
from it last night with word thai
Hitler would delay his "grea. Of
fensive" and would make some con-
cessions for peace.
This was all strictly according TO
the vatican version. The nature
Of the Brennero meeting was strl
an official secret.
The II point plan. as described
by the vatican informant was as
follows:
General and simultaneous dis
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
French Steamer, Italian Collier
Sunk; Allies Lose Is, 992in Tonnage

LONDON March 10 UP, Tive
French steamer CapltalnC AuguStin.
3137 tons. and the italian collier
Tina Primo, 1853 tons. have been
sunk after striking mines in Bri-
tlSh waters. il was announced today
The Capit9ino AueuSln went
down Sunday afternoon. Two mem
bcrS of the crew were killed and
the captain and 81 members of
the crew were landed i'll England.
Several survivors were injured.
Thirty six of the 81 members of
the crew of the Tina Primo were
rescued by a passing ship and were
landed in England last night. Seven
members of the crew were injur-
ed
The admiralty announced that
merchant shipping losses for tht
week ending at midnight. March II
were three British. two allied anC
four neutral vessels totallinG 1888
tons Most of the ships sank aft"'
striking mines.
The announcement emphasized
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19

armament on land, sea and air.
2-FOrmati0n Of a small, indie
pendent Poland il the center part
OF the former state. around War
saw with about 100000 popula-
ton: G@ynia TO be a Polish port
on the Baltic: the Poles to have a
free port at Danzig and Polish COM
merce TO the Baltic to be facilitated;
boundaries of the small Polish state
to be determined by pleblsciteS an
der international commissions. MIN
critics problems to be solved in the
Danublan Polish zones by mass
enigrationS
3.-Czechs, Sloyaks and Hungari-
ans to form a trlpartlte state allied
10 Germany with Germany to hold
certain industrial and communlca-
lions rights for IS years.
4.-AuStrla forever 10 remain III
the Reich.
5.-Germany to get back her col
OnleS within 25 years or at least
certain colonial concessions or the
protection of German emigration
TO certain zones in Africa.
Ga Danubian confederation to
be formed with the participation of
Germany and Italy as the great
guardian powers. also including
JugoslaTia. Rumania. Bohemia. Slo-
vakia and Hungary.
"A Balkan status quo there
after protecting the frontiers such
as Rumania's Pennsylvania and Bes-
Sarabia districts
8.-Absolute liberty of religion:
Germanys remaining Jews to emf
crate under the direction of Britain
TO Palestine. TO Italian East Africa
and to French Madagascar.
9.-Absolute liberty of trade after
the war: no tariff barriers for
raw materials and direct contacts
Tor economic collaboration with the
United States; also facihtation for
German and italian emigration such
as Italians Ia Tunisla and Germans
to Africa
l0.-Special treatment of Italian
commerce at Djlbouti, also free pas
sage at Suez beginning in 1915.
IA new statute for italians in
Tunisia
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
French Deputies in Secret Debate
On Critical Questions of Policy

PARIS. March 10. (UP) = The
chamber of deputies began secret
debate on the French governments
foreign policy today after Ii dep
utieS asked Premier Edouard Dala-
der how he intended to take the
war initiative away from Germany
and Russia.
Daladier was asked what France
Intended to do to prevent rope
tition of the collapse of Finland
in other parts of Europe and the
deputies demanded that France
prosecute the war more vigorously.
A precise definition of French
policy regarding Russia was de-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
Powderkeg Of Europe Seeihes Again
As War Enemies Jockey for Control

country was strictly neutra! bat
cid not intend to let its natural
wealth serve anybody's War aims
At Sofia. Bulgarian Premier Dr.
Bogdan Filotl said his country was
neutral ard would not take ad
VANTAGE of any neighbours difficult
ties to press Bulgarian claim" 4
reference presumably TO Rumaria,
whose Dobrudja district Bulgaria
claims.
The Danube, lifeline of the Bal
kanS and source of vital shipments
tC. Germany, was thaWing and three
steamers were seen on it yesterday
for the first time this year lnclud-
Ing a German and a Dutch tanker
proceeding to Rumanla 10 load OIL
for Germany. The river was flood
ing Hungary and 10 persons already
had drowned.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
Roosevelt SCOTS
Al 11.Point Peace
Proposal Reports
WASHINGTON. Mar

WASHINGTON. March is. up
The White House said today that
official communications from Eur
ope make peace headlines seem very
empty and indicated u S. official
information showed little basis for
reports Germany has composed an
II point peace program.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early said that the reports which
President Roosevelt has received
and analyzed fail TO indicate ground
either for hoping or deSpairing that
peace will be achieved
On the basis of all authorita-
tive reports received by this govern
ment and carefully read and analy2-
ed by President Roosevelt" Early
said. there seems to be no basis
in fact for reports published i'll Lon
don Rome, Berlin. Paris and other
basis for peace or that the publica-
ton of these reports should change
the opinion of newspaper readers Of
this country or other countries by
giving them either hope for peace
or causing them to despair for
peace"
In other words. on the basis of
authoritative reports received by
this government especially from Eu-
rope. peace headlines would seem
10 be very empty.
Early indicated that on the basis
of reports forwarded TO the White
House the government saw nothing
which would close the door TO pro-
gresS toward peace but on the other
hand saw no positive. specific pro-
poSals which might improve pros
poets OF a settlement of the war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce decree was grant
ed Tuesday to Mary j. Bake:
from James j. Baxter on grounds
! of wilful desertion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19

more; maybe sometime
thcrc'll be another eight as
big and roomy and powerful
that's priced like a six.
But why take a chance on
those maybcs when this
honey's here, ready for you
to take over right now?
Fact is, when you step into
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
Ey LIMITED PRESS

The Balkans, starting point Of
the World war and for centuries
one of the most explosive corners
of Europe. were stirred Tuesday by
rumors OF a German peace often
sive and of German Italian-Rus
sian bloc designed to dominate
them.
Hungarys premier, Count Paul
Teleki, left Budapest Tuesday NOR
ming for Italy. repeatedly TO see
that Hungarys territorial claims
against Rumania are included in
any peace talks.
DR.. Karl Clodius. German econ
omic expert. and l3 assistants were
back in Bucharest to negotiate for
more OF RumanlaS raw materials
Rumania's foreign minister, Girl
gore Gafencu, announced that his
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19
Enrolment Mounts
In New Business
Training Course

Enrolment continued to mount
Tuesday III the business training
course offered by Central junior COL
lege and the e Centre Chamber Of
Commerce.
Anyone may enroll at this tune
directors of the course said and
take part IN the classes to be taught
BY Dr.. Frank Warren and Mrs. Mar
garet Tiffany of the state depart
ment of education. Glasses are sche-
duled at Wilson school every Tues
day and Thursday night until af-
ter April 4
Warren will teach classes in food
drugs, hardware. and household
appliance selling Mrs. Tiffany will
handle classes in dry goods, men anc
womens wearing apparel, shoes anc
millinery. She is former high
school and college instructor with
wide experience in the personne
and merchandising fields. The train.
ing course Is part of the George.
Deem program.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-19

manded of Daladier. who also is war
minister and foreign minister. The
deputies representing all shades of
French political opinion-said that
such definition was in order in
view of active cooperation between
Germany and the Soviet Union.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
~EXCHANCITES HOLD
OUTING AT BEACH
Louis Weinberg And Clayton
Holmes Win Contests;
Lowrimore Presides

Members Of the Wilmington Elk
change club held their summer out
ing at the Paris cottage, Wrlghts'
vile Beach, last night, with a var
led program, arranged by j. Arthur
Brown, being presented.
Judge John J.. Burney related the
troubles of running a ladies ready
to.wear establishment, while Louis
Weinberg, assisted by Sam Berger
told of the troubles of the legal pro
fession. Weinberg was awarded a
prize for his discussion.
Clayton Holmes and Frank Harriss
debated on the question of whether
or not life begins at 40, Holmes
CARRYING the affirmative side, being
adjudged the winner.
Vocal selections were rendered by
the O'Brien sisters. Guests of the
club were Edwin Troy, H. b. Fftz,
Stanley Cross and Linwood Yopp'
Charles S. Lowrimore, president OF
the club, presided over the meeting
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Powell Is Electrocuted
While Trimming Tree

HALLSBORO, July 10 - Curtis
Powell. 20, son Of Mrs. Maria
Powell and the late ]. o. Powell,
Of Hallsboro, and an employe OF
the Davey Tree Expert company,
was electrocuted early this morn
ing in Goldsboro when he came in
contact with a wire while trim
ming a tree.
Survivors include his mother;
three sisters, Virginia. Mary Ruth
and Helen Powell; three brothers,
Wishard, Dan Troy and Maurice
Powell.
Funeral services will be held
from the late residence Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The services
will be conducted by the Revs. v.
A. Jones, c. M. Phillips and r. j..
Raspberry.
Interment will follow in a Halls
boro cernetsrr
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
BRITAIN SEEKING
ACCORD WITH u. S.
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they affect their respective nationals
over assets of invaded countries
held in Great Britain and the United
States were given attention"
Sir Frederick, emphasizing that he
could not talk to reporters about
United States policy, declined to
say whether he had received any
commitments.
Money and negotiable securities
are recognized by international law
az subject to blockade. A joint
agreement assuring American aid
would greatly simplify, however,
Britain's problem of preventing Ger
many from securing any of the bill
lions Of dollars Of assets in this
country of invaded nations.
These assets-whose exact value
never has been disclosed--have piled
up in American vaults since April
10 under a series Of executive orders
by President Roosevelt, prohibiting
their removal except upon a license
from Secretary Morgenthau.
Although Sir Frederick mentioned
only Germany, the frozen assets"
in this country include those not
only of German dominated France,
Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Nor
way and Luxembourg, but also Rus
sian.dominated Latvia, Estonia, and
Lithuania.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Dr.. Abernethy Injured
In Automobile Accident

GOLDsBORO, July 19.-R-Dr
c. O. Abernethy, so, of Raleigh
was seriously injured today when
his automobile left highway No. ~
six miles east Of Goldsboro and
was wrecked.
Attendants at the Goldsboro hos
pital said DR.. Abernethy suffered
a fractured skull and right Shout
der. He was unconscious two hours
after the accident.
State Highway Patrolman W. H,
Simpson said the car travelled 400
feet on the shoulder of the road,
then somersaulted twice and landed
in the front yard of a home. He
said DR.. Abernethy may have fallen
asleep. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
SOUTH TO BALLOT

CHARLOTTE, July 10. - up -
Growers of bright leaf tobacco, al
ready curing a restricted crop for an
uncertain market, vote tomorrow
on the question of extending feder-
al restrictions on tobacco acreage
for three more years.
Their ballots will decide the test
of a ~long-range control program
aimed at preventing surplus tobacco
from Cutting markets, with conse-
quent price losses.
Upwards Of 100000 farmers in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
GINA, Florida and Georgia, along
with 100 in Alabama, a%reeligible to
vote in the referendum arranged
by the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration.
AS one inducement to approve the
three-year plan, Secretary Of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace announc-
ed that the 1871 quota would be
fixed at 556, 900, 900 pounds if the
marketing restrictions are continued
for only one year.
With control assured for three
years, he announced, the quota
could be fixed at SIS, 900, 900 and still
take care of the surplus leaf now
crowding the manufacturers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Maybe Kelly's Wild Foxes Not
Mad But Just Want Chickens

KELLY, July 19.-The belief is
growing around here now that may
be the foxes of this section are
not mad after all, but lust hum
cry for a good full mess of chick
en-"
That's what the residents Of the
Schoolhouse Bay section, a lett
prong Of Colly swamp, are think
ing after several day and night
raids on their chicken yards by
rowing bands of the Reynard clan.
And like any real honest-to-god
chicken-lover, the foxes are leav-
ing no stones unturned to get their
feet under the table.
Last year the Schoolhouse Bay
community became alive with ra-
bid foxes and no man or beast
was ever actually safe from them.
The foxes have been SO bold in
the past few days that they come
out in broad daylight, grab off a
nice fat hen from under the very
feet OF the owner and take to the
swamps with their tails a flying.
w. 7. Rawls, one of the leading
chicken raisers Of the section, has
lost several this week and Mag
Keith, negro resident, has had to
stand over her flock with a heavy
club for the past several weeks in
order to keep the hungry varmints
at bay.
Paul and Helen Carr we're held
up by a pair of foxes the other
cay while walking down a path to
their house. The younger of the
Reynard family scampered off af-
ter a scolding, but the pappy of
the bunch stood his ground until
beaten away with a stick.
The residents of this section don,+
believe the foxes are really mad
now, but they remember too we'll
the experiences of last summer and
want something done to make 1;v-
ing conditions safer.
Some think a fox-killing WpA
project would help. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
VANDENBERG RAPS
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
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New Dealers club, resigned his
job and said he would CAM
paign for Willkie.
Despite these evidences of
democratic disaffection, Sena-
tor Hatch D-NM), one Of the
first delegates to return here
from the Chicago convention,
said that the third term issue
will not play a very important
part in this election"
The New Mexico democrat
lauded the nomination Of Hen.
ry Wallace, secretary of agri-
culture, as President .Roose-
veit's running mate.
II worked with Secretary
Wallace for five days on the
platform committee at Chicago
and his nomination for the vice
presidency is an excellent
CHOICE" Hatch said.
Senator Norris (Ind-Neb) al
so praised the nomination of
Wallace. 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
CiQno Statutes Hitler
When HI Thanks Italy

BERLIN, July 19.-RNCount
Galeazzo Ciano, the Italian foreign
minister, sprang to his feet like a
jumping jack tonight and gave the
fascist salute when Adolf Hitler
declared to the reichstag his graft
tude for Italy's entry inc the war.
tude for Italy's entry the salute.
Ciano, wearing a light blush
grey uniform, rose again and
pounded his hands together enthus-
iastically when Hitler said the war
would be crowned by a common
victory for the axis allies.
The Italian sat with other diplo-
mats in the diplomatic gallery op-
posite Hitler. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
ARCHITECTS OPEN
ASHEVlLLE MEET
Annual Get Together Session
Is Followed With Ban
quet At Inn

ASHEvILLE July 19.|REWith
about so of the states leading ar
chitects in attendance the North
Carolina chapter of the American
institute of Architects opened its
annual summer session here his
afternoon with an informal get
together" session devoted to dis.
cussions of ARCHITECTURAL matters,
The opening session at the
George Vanderbilt hotel was fol.
lowed by the annual dinner of the
chapter at Mountain Meadows Inn.
The chapter will continue its ses.
sions tomorrow and also will meet
Jointly with the North Carolina as.
ISOLATION of architects. An attend.
ance Of probably 100 persons is
expected for the joint session.
Anthony Lord of Asheville is pres
ident of the state chapter of the in.
stitute and Roy Marvin of Dur.
ham is vice-president. Charles c.
Hartmann of Greensboro is secre.
tary.
Officers of the state association
are Eric Flanagan of Henderson
president; S. Grant Alexander OF
Asheville vice-president and Yer.
non Harrison of Durham secretary.
AS the architects gathered in ses.
sion the state board of examina.
ton and registration of architects
continued its sessions here with
more than a dozen candidates for
architectural licenses undergoing
a stiff examination for the third
consecutive day. The examination
today was devoted principally to
the history of architecture and las
ted for eight hours.
Previously the applicants h a d
been examined for IL hours ON
designing on Wednesday opening
day of the boards session and
eight hours on Thursday on engin-
eering principles. The examination
will come to a close tomorrow
with another e%ight-hour session de.
voted to the legal aspects of the
profession.
Members Of the board headed
by W. c. Northup of Winston.
Salem said the results of the ex-
animation would not be made
known for several weeks. Other
members Of the board are Ross
ohumaker of Raleigh formerly OF
Ashevllle secretary; Erie Stillwell
o! Hendersonville James B. Lynch
Oh wilmington and ]. Burton Will
der OF Greensboro. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
SCORNS
PEACE PROPOSAL
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Havre, the airdrome at St, Omor
near Boulogne, the Nazi naval has.
at Emden and supply depots, air.
craft factories, oil storage tank,
munitions factories and trains
railroad yards and airdromes At
scattered places in Germany.
Arms Works Hit
The air ministry said part Of tn.
krupp armament works at Essen
was hit by bombs and that a big
explosion made evident the sue.
cess of the attack"
The Focke-Wulf aircraft factorv
at Bremen also was bombed, tho
ministry reported.
A British pilot descended to 3.5OO
feet to drop incendiary bombs on
two supply trains south of Soltau.
and the resulting explosions con.
tinued for a quarter-hour.
Bombs straddled the quays at
the Emden fuel depot, starting A
fire which could be seer 40 miles
out to sea, and Bremen and Ham.
burg oil refineries also We're hit.
the announcement said.
The two merchant ships sunk
about 400 miles east of the French
island of Martinique, were the St.
John, 5,288 tons, and the Davisian,
6,433 tons.
The raider is believed by II,
British admiralty to be a converted
merchantmen.
Bombers Scattered
Over the straits of Dover and
along the French coast between
Boulogne and Calais a swarm of
dive bombers attacking a British
destroyer was scattered by flying
wedges of hornet-like British fight
ers.
The destroyer brought down one
of the planes and apparently es-
capped unscathed.
Observers from the English shore
said they saw at least four more of
the Germans plummet to the sea
in flames as the British fiers
picked them off one at a time.
A district on the southeast coast
bore the brunt of the raids, which
also hit the northeast, northwest,
southwest, Scotland and Wales, and
reached almost to Ireland.
Meanwhile, feverish prepare
lions were made for the main al.
tack which Britain felt cannot now
long be delayed. /