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Evening star., 1940-04-18
Britain Reassures
Balkans Against
Allied Menace
Lond, Sea and Air Forces
Bottle to Break Nuzi
Hold on Norway
By the Associated Press.

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LONDON. April 1S.-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain today gave as
surances against any allied menace
to Southeastern European nations
while in the north Britain's forces
by land, sea and air fought to break
Germany's hold on Norway.
Following hint to non -belligerent
Italy by Minister of Economic War
fare Ronald H. Cross to watch her
step and to Sweden that she might
be the next target of Nazi lightning,
Mr.. Chamberlain sought to calm
some of the war worries of South
eastern Europe, where Britain is
launching an economic offensive.
He told the House of Commons
that British ENJOYS to Southeastern
European nations had left or were
leavi1g. for their posts after some
nine days Of London conferences on
outstanding problems there.
'The purpose of the discussions, :"
he said, has been in accordance
with the settled policy of his mai.
estys government-the preservation
of peace and promotion Of security
in the Balkans and the Danubian
countries.
mo one of these States - has
any cause to fear that the allies
or their forces will ever threaten
their independence or integrity"
Two Raids on Stavanger.
In the North, the Air Ministry an
nounced two air raids on Stavanger,
German-occupied Norwegian port,
yesterday, and during the night in
a day of extended aerial operations
in which Stavanger also was bonn
barded by British warships.
German airplanes were destroyed
on the ground and in the air and
runways were struck with bombs,
the British announced, while In
overwater operations q German sub
marine was hit and supply ship
attacked.
Ofncial silence continued on the
activities and locations of the British
forces in Norway, but it was pointed
out that the first moves likely would
sever German communication lines.
The press reiterated speed was of
the utmost importance in giving ef-
fective aid to Norway both to halt
the German conquest and to in
fuence Italy.
Import Limitation Asked.
AS one result of the German
thrust into Scandinavia. a spokes-
man for the Ministry of Economic
Warfare told the House of Commons
Britain is communicating with "sev-
eral neutral countries" regarding
limitation of their imports and
stocks Of certain commodities.
He said the need for such action
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Total Submarine War
Coming, British Told

8y the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 18.-The British
Press Association carried a report
today that Germany would launch
unrestricted submarine warfare
"after May"
A survivor of the torpedoed Brit
lsh steamer Stancliffe was quoted as
saying that the commander of the
attacking German submarine had
told those aboard that the Germans
would "sink every ship at sight
and spare nobody after May"
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Nv VICTOR BODKER.

AMSTERDAM, April 18-NA.N.A.
BY Radio) The reported arrest in
Holland of some Dutch Nazi leaders
has focused attention on how the
Netherlands is dealing with the
problem of German sympathizers
end the steps being taken to defend
Hollands integrity and neutrality.
II Adolf Hitler should ever order
his legions to invade Holland, his
troops would certainly get q most
unpleasant reception from the
Dutch Army and the vast majority
OF Dutch people, who have no liking
whatever for Hitlerism. But there
would be a welcome for German
troops nevertheless-from members
Of the Dutch Nazi party. under the
leadership Of DR.. Anton Mussert, the
would-be dictator Of the Neither
lands.
It is estimated there are about
$1,000 male and female members of
the Dutch National Socialist (Nazi)
party and it is against these people
that the Dutch government, the
other day, uttered its warning about
"the peril within" and its threat to
suppress ruthlessly any efforts to
sabotage or undermine the activities
Of the state. In 1892 the German
Government made precisely the same
threat toward the Hitler move
ment
Nazi Movement Unpopular.
All the information I have been
able to gather in Holland about
Mussert and his movement has con-
vinced me 1t is not to be taken too
seriously, at the present moment at
least. The Dutch Nazis are treated
contemptuously by the Dutch people
as whole and have little chance,
1t seems, Of doing anything active
as long as the army and police are
loyal to the existing democratic gov
ernment. The party has to work
IN secret and so great is its unpopu-
larity that the party's newspaper,
the National Dagbladt, only pub
fishes advertisements under q code
number so that indignant Dutch
men are unable to tell whether the
shop from which they buy goods
is owned by a Dutch Nazi or not.
What Mussert's followers would
do If Hitler's troops should march
into Holland one day is a matter
for conjecture, but it is safe to say
there would be a certain number
Of traitors who would do all they
could to aid the Nazi invaders and
put their party interests above those
OF their country, as was the case in
Oslo.
There is reason to believe a GER
tain number of Dutch Army officers
have Nazi sympathies and that the
recent purge" in the higher ranks
OF that army, beginning with the
commander in chief, Gen. Reynders.
was mainly due to Queen Wilhel.
mina's determination to rid the
army Of all those tainted with
Nazism, which she herself abhors,
The Dutch police force is also re.
(GAa YYN9 ? 4 IyT@
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Powell Junior High
On WMAL Today

Students from Powell Junior
High School will appear on the
radio today to explain the value
and availability Of library fscil.
tiles for students Of the Wash.
intton schools. They will be
assisted by the 1irls' tlee club
and student artists. The broad.
case will be heard over WMAL
At 4 pm.
This is another in q series Of
public service features spon.
sored by The Star with the Co.
operation Of the Board Of Edu.
eation and the National Broad.
casting Co.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Justice Gordon Better

District Court Justice Peyton Cor
don, who yesterday was critically Ill
Of heart ailment, was reported by
his family to b definitely improved
today after good night's rest"
Evening star., 1940-04-18
BY the Associated Press,

oy tue Associated freSS.
Convinced that Japan is building
at least 43,OOO-ton battleships,
Admiral Harold r. Stark said today
that the Navy contemplated future
construction of superdreadnaughts
OF $4,000 to $4,000 tons.
The chief Of naval operations told
the Senate. Naval Affairs Committee
he believed Japan was building 8 of
the large type vessels, but doubted
that IL were now under construction
Earlier, in statement, the Navy
renewed its advocacy of a major air
and submarine base at Guam, tiny
American Island outpost 1,5O0 miles
from Toxic.
A Guam base strong enough to
make enemy operations against it
a formidable undertaking, the Navy
Department said. would tend to
Stabilize the political situation in
the Far East"
At the same time, the department
rejected as fantastic" any sugges-
ton that the United States per-
manently station a fleet superior to
Japan's in Far Eastern waters. The
idea Of two ocean" battle force
was likewise dismissed.
The statements were incorporated
in a series Of answers to questions
propounded by Chairman Walsh of
the Senate Naval Committee, which
is holding hearings on legislation
authorizing an II per cent expan-
sion in fleet strength.
Meanwhile, the Senate took up
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Louisiono Tornado
Levels 30 RuruI Homes
By the Associated Press,

ALEXANDRIA, La, April 49,
About 80 rural houses were demol-
ished by tornado that struck sev.
eral small communities 10 miles
south OF here early today, but no
deaths or serious injuries were re-
ported.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Hot News!

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increasingly keen appetites for
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The Star.
Read The Star and get
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Evening star., 1940-04-18
Dutch Clamp Down
On Nazis 10 Throttle
1raitorous Moves
Suppress Activities
Of Party in Effort
To Keep Neutrality

The writer of the tollo,Din0 ar
ticle Is a British author and pub
ltcist ,Dho has spent many years
in Germany and ,Dho, since the
beginning of the European ,Ddr,
has been representing British
newspapers In Amsterdam.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See RELIEF, Page A-l3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See HULL, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1940-04-18
0,0OO-Ton Warship!
10 Match Japan
Studied by Navy
PIeos Renewed for
Air and Submarine
Bose at Guom
BACKGROUND-

DACAVHOUNO-
Napys request for Is per cent
increase In feet tonnage trimmed
to II per cent by House, which
approved bill authorizing annual
outlay OF 557,75O,000 for new
surface ressels and s99,152,27O for
ne,D planes for nert sir years.
Measure does not appropriate
funds for such expansion.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See LONDON, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See HOLLAND, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See STOCKHOLM, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-04-18
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Evening star., 1940-04-18

(See NAVAL, Page A-3)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
County Joins Nation in Campaigning
For Conservation of Natural
Beauties; Permanent Group Formed

Imperial County Conservation
committeeman Tuesday linked their
annual observance of California
Conservation week with a statewide
program for the event.
While other parts of the nation
concentrated on the problem of soil
erosion, Imperial county devoted its
time to campaign or conservation
of natural beauties as did other
counties IN California
More than 40 talks and addresses
featuring the natural beauties of the
county will be given this week be-
given this week before service
clubs, lodges, schools and other or
carnations in the county.
Various ToastmasterS and Toast
mistress clubs in the county car
ried the bulk OF the speaking pro-
gram.
AS result of the wide spread in
tereSt in the work of conservation
a permanent committee was organ
lied IN Imperial county and year
long program perfected John r.
Adams. committee chairman, said
Tuesday.
One of the main objectives of the
committee will be the marking of
all important scenic and historic
places and the installation of direc-
tional signs on the highways.
AT the inStigation Of the commit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
Hearings Put Off
In Case Against
John Little

The Richards Little case was
news again Tuesday.
Preliminary hearings on four COM
plants against John Little, one of
the principals in the case involving
disappearance of Ell Centro city
water funds, were continued in Ell
Centro justice court Tuesday until
March 81.
The continuance was granted
pending the county grand jury S
prolonged investigation of the
charge that Mrs. Lillian Richards,
Little's ex-wife, appropriated more
than $4,000 in city water funds.
Little and his former wife are
charged jointly in two complaints
one charging conspiracy to take
public money and the other charg-
ing conspiracy to commit grand
theft. The other two complaints
are against Little alone. In one
complaint Mrs. Richards accused
him of assault and in the other her
son by a former marriage accused
Little of bigamy
The court ruled that the hearings
must begin March 81 or be dis
missed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
Dispute Develops
Over Plane Sales

WASHINGTON, March IL. CUP)-
A major controversy over sale of the
new secret U. S. military planes to
Great Britain and France appeared
to be in prospect today with an
nouncement of a house military af-
fairs subcommittee inquiry into the
matter.
Rep. Dow Harter, R., O., said the
aviation subcommittee that he heads
will open the investigation next
week in an effort to learn why the
army approved release of the Cur
tis P-4O pursuit ship. credited with a
speed of over 400-miles per hour.
However, it was believed the COM
mittee may also inquire into stren-
uous efforts being made by the al
lied purchasing mission to obtain
release of six other types of war
planes all of them even newer and
more experimental than the P-4O
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
Film Comedian,
Bride Of Week
Visit Valley

Film Comedian Oliver Hardy an
Virginia Lucille Jones of Ell Centro
paused in Ell Centro Tuesday en-
route back to Hollywood after a
brief wedding tour
They had stopped Monday night
at the De ANA hotel in Calexico.
I'VE will be back for the festival
at CaleXico," Hardy said. Right
now it's income tax time-and I've
got to get bacl, home
The Calexico Desert Cavalcade,
commemorating pioneer days, will
be held March %, 30 and 80.
Beautiful Mrs. Hardy clung to her
husbands arm during a visit to the
city hall in Ell Centro to renew
old acquaintance while Hardy him
self chatted with Police Chief J..
Sterling Oswalt, long time friend.
The bride wore a gray travelling
suit, rust colored blouse and black
accessories, complemented by a
modish high crowned hat with veil.
Gold costume jewelry completed the
ensemble
Hardy wore plain brown bust
ness suit.
The couple was married in Las
Vegas, Na9 last we -.
Mrs. Hardy, when she lived in Ell
Centro, was 9 oeputy Z. TIE county
clerks Office.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

company OF Palm Springs on low
bid of S50,870.
Five bids were opened and read
at Monday nights meeting. The
Dorfman company bid was S55.592
the Mark McClelland bid S56,99O
and Fred Smith bid $62,241. H. R.
Johnston bid S3925 for Douglass
construction alone
AS a result of Junior college ad-
dltions the college will become a
separate institution housed in its
own building, Superintendent Guy
Weakley said Tuesday. Plans call
for five class rooms. combina-
ton auditorium and music room.
offices. wash rooms, and a heating
plant. The unit will accommodate
265 junior college students.
The new building will be erected
west of the present high school
buildings. front on Brighton street
and form the first link in a COM
prehenSlve program of enlargement
and increase of the educational ia
cilitieS of Ell Centre.
Construction at Douglass high
school in the eastern part of the
city will relieve an overcrowded
condition and permit a large num-
Der of high school pupils to move
continued on Page 2, Col p
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

probably 81 vessels - of fighting
ships to the navy, as we'll as %
arxiliaries and 1,0l1 additional air
planes to bring the naval air force
to a strength of 1900 planes.
Rep. Hamilton Fish. R. N. Y.
questioned the adviSability of au-
thorizing three new airplane car
liers as contemplated under the
bill.
Fish said he would have to be
convinced of the need before voting
for the carriers. He attacked "Wal
hysteria and propaganda"
only the other day" said Fish
"a British ship was reported a
having been torpedoed off Puerto
Rico. When il was finally discover
ed by an airplane it had not even
been. attacked.
The day before repeal of the
arms embargo the papers reported
the sinking of the British shin
Coulmore. Later it arrived safely
al a British port.
IF this propaganda and hysteria
continued Well be hearing of fly
ing submarines in our coastal
waters
Fish contended that the nation is
completely secure" with the pres
ent navy
He said he could not imagine
whom the l,0ll additional airplanes
would be used against unless it was
the Republican party.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
Peace Is
Blow to


LONDON, March II (UP)
The apparent impending end
of the Russo-Finnish unde-
clared war is an indirect de-
feat for Britain and France.
1t probably will bring into play
new factors which may have a most
impotant effect on the war between
the allies and Germany.
Berlin and Moscow will consider
it a major victory
Paris and London must find some
formula which will enable them to
assert that it is not a catastrophe.
To conservative students of the
European situation, scores of whom
have expressed their opinions to
this correspondent during the past
few days, these conclusions stand
out:
1.-The RuSSo-Finnish settlement,
il finally ratifled-and most observ-
RS here believe that it will be-is
definite blow to the prestige OF the
allies in the Scandinavian nations
and the Balkans 1t brings, TO some
extent at least, all the Scandanav-
Ian nations into the Russo German
orbit. II probably will weaken Tur-
keys allegince to Britain and
France. 1t complicates the situa-
ton IN Rumania. where King Carol
III has been resisting German ef-
forts to obtain virtual economic
domination of his country.
2-The settlement should improve
Germany'S economic outlook and
hence her chance of defeating the
British French blockade war.
Germany's strategy is dependent 70
an extent On her ability TO obtain
food raw materials. Oil and other
products from Russia. An end OF
the Russo Finnish conflict. which
has been absorbing most OF Russia's
production, will release these sup
plies to Germany Finland and the
Scandinavian nations, too. now will
be increasingly open 10 oerman
trade. Germanys continued sOeen
to the vital Swedish iron minos
would seem assured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

investigators had searched all over
Suffers Stockton ranch for the
body.
Sutter said he shot Mazenauer
by mistake 10 months ago when
Mazenauer and another man were
proWling in his front yard. The
other man--whom officers did not
believe existed fled, Sutter said
Terror stricken. Sutter added, he
examined papers in Mazenauer's
pockets and found that he owned
an automobile and $4,000 bank
account in FL Centro.
For four days. he said, the body
was wrapped in canvas and con-
2caled i'll the barn. He finally Shov-
@led out Il shallow hole and buried
it.
Sutter admitted he posed as MAJ
fContinued On Page 2; Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
To Whom is Nancy We'd? Court Will
Decide and Legality Of Nevada S Quick
Divorces viii Rest on the Ruling

SACRAMENTO, March IL. CUP)
Nancy Pierson Brooks Macy Brill,
Socialite of New York and Birming-
ham, Ala, was saved the trouble of
a personal appearance before the
third district court of appeals today
when her marital status case was
taken under submission without a
hearing.
Upon the final decision. expected
in the near future, will depend
the legality of all Nevada divorce
DEGREES won by residents of other
states. The appellate court has de-
layed two years in settling the
knotty problem of to whom, if any
one, the society leader is married
to.
In particular, the court must rule
whether the annulment of her mar
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

In 1910 railway is to be con-
structed from Kandalashka to Ken
lJarVl. -
cThe reference apparently was to
kemiJarvi. a town in north central
Finland lao miles west of the Rus
sian town of Kandalashka. which
connects by rail with Murmansk0
Ratification will occur within
three days. the agreement provided
and the ratification documents are
to be exchanged in Moscow.
News of the peace was announced
to the nation on countrywide
hook-up and was greeted with ioy
by thousands of Russians who stay
morning to listen for the anticipated
ed up until the early hours of the
announcement
End of the Russo Finnish con-
tlict marks another partial victory
for the agre5siv policy started by
Josef Stain following the Russo
German non-agreSsion treaty and
Germany's invasion of Poland which
started the European war.
Moving rapidly. the soviet die
tator sent troops into eastern Po-
land and occupied a large area,
thus paving the way for the Rus
So-German partition agreement
which ended. for the time at least
the Polish state created in the
settlements after the world war.
Stain then summoned represent
atives of Turkey, Estonia. Latvia
and Lithuania to Mo ;cow in rapid
succession and attempted OF induce
them to enter into agreements
which would restore a part of the
territories lost by Czarist Russia in
the post -Warld war reorganization
Europe and enhance Russia's mil
ltary, political and economic position
in Europe and the Near East.
The Baltic agreements were pre-
liminary to major move in Sta
Inns north European policy which
enviSaged control of the Gulf OF
Finland and a dominant position
III the Baltic. To round them out
Stain needed control of Finland's
Karelian I5thmus and an island
base off Leningrad which would
protect the approaches to Lenin-
grad and tie adjacent Soviet naval
base at Kronstadt.
That was why Stain asked Fin
riSh representatives to come to
Moscow for negotiations which fail
ed and caused the conflict.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
Award Of District
Audit Causes
Board Dissension
Directors Name Same
Firm Over Young's
Objections

With one dissenting vote,
directors of the Imperial lr-
rigation d is trio t Tuesday
awarded contract for the an
nual district audit to the
same firm that has made it for
the two previous years.
The dissenter was Director Will
liam Young of the northend, whose
criticism was based on the charge
that the firm had failed to uncover
Irregularities discovered last year
in the Calipatria water office. Tho
charge was answered by Director
Mark Rose, who snapped:
you get the kind of audit
you pay for . I'm willing to pay
$4,000 for an audit of the whole
district Setup
Seven Bidders
Winning concern among the seven
bidders was Hutchinson and Blood
good of Glendale, who bid $l750
per day for a certified public ac-
countant, SIS for senior assistant
and $40 for junior assistant. A rep
teSentative of the company was
slated to appear before the board
neXt Tuesday anu receive instruc-
tions on extent of the new audit.
Chairman Evan T. HeWes de-
clared:
The audit this year will be some
what more extensive than last year.
LAST years cost approximately
$1,000
Hewes defended the winning COM
pany against Young's charges,
maintaining that the firm had done
everything it had been hired to
do regarding the Calipatria irregu-
laritieS.
The motion was made by Direc-
tor Charles Morrow and seconded
by Rose. Director w. j. Gregg was
absent
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

riage to William Hunsaker Brill,
Los Angeles sportsman, shall be set
aside.
When the scheduled hearing was
called On the calendar, a formal
motion was made stipulating that
final briefs would be accepted with
out argument.
For two years Mis-. Brill has not
known her marital status. In Cali
fornia, because her marriage to Brill
was annulled in Ventura county
superior court, she was regarded
as the wife of George Macy, wealthy
New Yorker.
In Nevada. where she divorced
Macy, she was either the wife of
Brill or the wife of no one for
Nevada upheld the legality of her
decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12

tee Future Farmers of America in
Ell Centro, BraWley and Holtville
high schools will plant desert gar
den near the three towns and mark
the specimen of desert pants so
tourists and residents may become
familiar with plant life of the deS-
ert. Sites for the gardens were sell
ected on the main thoroughfares
through the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-12
500 Pilgrims Lost
On Mecca Jaunt

DAMASCUS, March IL. CUP)--
Five hundred Moslem pilgrims to
Mecca were reported lost in the
Arabian desert today and airplanes
and the Syrian desert camel corps
were ordered to search for them
The lost caravan left Hedjaz more
than a month ago. About 20 pill
grims who were found hungry and
exhausted near Palmyra said that
the caravan had lost its way and
that 300 camels had died. They
said they had become separated
from the caravan during a sand
storm.