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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
PEACE MAY DEPEND
ON ALLIES STAND

Meanwhile. in the opinion of q
number of insiders here. the cruz
OF the situation Is principally the
question whether the British and
French governments are actually IL
earnest when they say they won't
quit fighting until Hitter and the
other Nazi extremists are removed
from power.
If that stand could be modified
ii is believed. peace might be made
There are grounds for believing that
Hitler would agree to reconStltutt
Poland and Czcchoslayakia to al
extent sufficient To satisfy Chamber
lam and Daladier.
But if the allies really meant their
Hitler must go slogan. the war
is likely to 90 on. and since Hitler
can better afford to have ii go on
in its present condition of costly
stalemate than the allies can. the
next move is up to London and
Paris.
This next more" II IS expected,
would take one OF two forms: cX-
tension of the war to the Near East,
OF full-dreSS air raids AGAINST Ger
many. Either would take the war
out of its present inactive status
with bang.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
HITLER FEELS SAFE
FEHIND WESTWALL

Here. for instance is an analy-
81 of the German situation as made
~ an American military authority
Y no returned to this country re-
centlH after spending several years
= GERMANY THIS man is convinced
that GcrmanyS war plans today
,Eape up roughly as follows:
! No extension of the war in
rbr west if il can be avoided-hence
To spring offensive" of the kind SO
often predicted. Hitler feels secure
behind the WeStWall: the only from
ter open 10 attack Is the short
coastal stretch between Denmark
and Holland Continued threats to
Invade FRANCE via Holland and
Switzerland may be made in order
70 induce those neutral countries to
work for peace.
=. No war IN the Balkans. Hitler
.ockS II this direction for import
ant ,uppheS. and thinks he can best
get them il peace prevails. Also. his
"lebcnSraum" plan envlSageS econo-
mic dominance rather than actual
conquest and political possession.
3 No trouble with Russia. Hitler
is convinced he can bargain for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON. - The next 90
DAYS will be the critical period il
the European war, in the opinion
- qualified observers here.
Within that time. it is believed,
here Is hkely Ia BE- 4 final decision
whether the war is to end III a ne
aouated peace CT Is 10 flare up in
unv form OF another of the total
MI" tnat has so long been expected.
Surprisingly enough, there is rea-
on 10 believe that this decision vii.
hy madr II London and Paris rather
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
THE STORY OF DEMOCRA ACY
By Hendrix WiIIem van Loon
Illustrated by the outhor
New Trade Routes TO East and West
Brinu Men New Ideas Of How to Live

of view within the realm of APP
piled politics. For the first time
there was hint of that ideal which
insists that a regular contract exists
between the subjects and their ruler.
Two centuries later that curious
hereSy was TO give us the Declara-
ton of independence of the people
of the United States of America
and the Declaration of the Rights
Of Man of the French Revolution
NEXT: Power and money Join
forces to re-establish the mon
archial system.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

needed supplies: also, the German
general staff Is SAID to have told him
that he need not fear RusSias mill
tary strcnsth, estimating that the
German army could if necessary
smash all the way across the Uk-
laine in three months.
4. No "bht2krieg' by air against
England. Hitler wants to conserve
his airplane superiority and hls oil
70 SnrNnS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

A three-ton statue of Adam has
been sent from England to the
United States. This is final, con-
vincing proof that Europe, if it ever
was. has ceased to be a Garden of
Eden.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

HavjAs Just returned from a con-
vention there. the man at the next
desk SAYS New York is the biggest
"hic" town he ever saw.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

New York traffic police now are
forbidden to make WiSecracks while
handing ont tickets. It's Just as
well: oltenumg motorists never could
SEE the humor of them anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

Whales cannot change their facial
cXpreSSionS-Scienti item. Well,
there really isn't much a whale has
to laugh or cry over.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Among Our Yesterdays

intention to resign as members of
the district
The Bull fight, mentioned
in tnis column a few days ago,
proved to be a farce, according to
a page one story i'll the Imperial
Valley Press of March %, 1920. The
lion refused to fight and members
Of the MeXicali Police court fined
promoters $500 each for attempting
to put ON the farce. Many FL Cen
tr6 Elks were reported to have
attended the affair and left in dis
gust while promoters were Still try
lng to anger the lion sufficiently
to make him fight the bull.
The L. S. Navy offered the old
slogan OF Join the Navy and see
the world. III an article to lure
young men INTO the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

MEMBER:
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Thoughts for the Day

Ye fools and blind for whether Is greater the eifi
or the altar that sanctifcth the g2 Matthew % 10
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Famous Sayings

Presents which our love for the donor has rendered
precious are ever the most acceptable OVID.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
CHAPTER 20

Real struggle lOT llldI loiH oi
Democracy which is now being chal-
lenged by the totalitarian state did
not be1in until some four centuries
ago.
Discovery Of direct overseas
route % America in 1892, OF one
to the Indies in 1893, completely
changed the economic structure OF
Europe. These findings destroyed
the feudal system which had been
based upon agriculture and intro
duced the use of capitalism.
Il is true that ney-economy
had already been known in the
Italian city republics OF the 18th
century. especially in Florence where
the Medcis had established the
first biz international banking
house. But in the Low Countries,
where the small independent
peasant Landowner had never been
as completely absorbed by the
feudal lords as in the rest of Eu-
rope. there was an ideal breeding
around for a small-scale sort OF
capitalism.
These countries. while essentially
Christian. had become more and
more rtsentful of being ruled by
hierarchy which to them was OF
foreign origin and which. being for
eIgn. failed to understand the tenn
rerament and the prejudiceS of
race alien to themselves,
There followed that widespread
attempt at reform of the Church
from within. Rather to the sur
urise OF those who had started it.
this ended in a definite separation
from Rome and the establishment
Of a church which to this day be-
rays its origin by its name-that
Of the communities who protest
ed.
AS lone as the SpaniardS and the
Portuguese, with the approval OF
the Papacy. were the only leglt-
innate owners of all the newly dis
covered territories in Africa. Asa
and America. the people Of the
Low Countries and of England had
been Obliged TO respect the wishes
Of their spiritual master.
The moment they ceased to rec
Ognize his authority, the whole OF
the planet was theirs, provided they
had the strength to help them
selves 20 whatever they wished. Un-
I'll then. they had never played any
particular role in international
affairs.
They were young and eager. Be
lng without amy experience IN such
matters. they most cheerfully failed
10 rraUZr the dangers they would
inaur Wnen they boldly sailed past
= The Cdpe of Good Hope and Cape
Horn 10 attack both the Spaniards
nd the Portuguese in their rich
colonial domains in India and
America.
Their tOOlhardy courage was rich
i rewarded for within an i'll
cicdlbly short space OF time they
had turned the Mediterranean into
= sOmnOlcnt inland sea, had re-
ducrd Venice and Genoa to cities
Of the third rank and had re-
moved The center OF the Splce trade
. lIOm Portugal to the Netherlands.
Iiayl, . in this way become con-
,clOus Of their own strength. people
Of the Low Countries and England
ccascd tC be good mediaevalists in
their feeling towards their legitimate
lord ana master,
This newly found confidence
lroduced one of the most important
documents in the history OF self
government. 1t was written in the
year 1881 and it was & formal act
of abjuration, which Informed King
Philip of Spain that the people OF
the Netherlands no longer consi-
dercd hlm as their oVerlord.
This aCt Of abjuration Of the
year l56l jntrOduccd IL new point
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

JoUTHERN PACIFIC is happy to announce
10 all its patrons throughout Southern Cali
:ornia the Inauguration of an afternoon
-treamliner to San Francisco = the NOON
DAYLIGHT starting this Saturday, March
y The new train will leave Los Angeles
noon sharp every day Please make reser-
us in advance
The Valley settler., 1940-10-04

National Lottor Writing "eek First celebrated in l953 will be observed again this year--0c6. to l2.
 BUILD A BRIDGE At first there was no bridge. On either side of the wide river people lived.
 But those on the farside and those on the near didn l-noW each other They had no way to trade happiness or helr ' or help or Friendship. Each was the poorer because no highway lay be tWeen them. Put g bridge builder came. Across the river, reaching to the far shore, he made his brid-o-- thing Of substance, solid and last inc. And at once the people on the far side and those or the near became one people. Across the bridge flowed an eIcAanee Of all the good things that each pos .. sessed. Over the bridge moved Friendship, un1era tonding, affec- tIon and mutual regard. Yov can build . br1a2e, too. Some where is . friend Of yours wh0 wonders about you. Across the river of distance is 6 femily- member once close to you. Some- where s one who remembers you. Somewhere s Ome0ne is lonely and wants your understanding or sone- one is hcocy and wants to share happiness with you.
 Build e brla~o to them. T+fo co ooo-~ 7.+Lo.o s. +,.a
The Valley settler., 1940-10-04

hoppiness; it is the pathway along which your personality races to
 enrich the lives Of those -ou love. Build, then, letter brldro to r thor or mother aw2itin~ peti3rt- lT sore news Of tto1r grown boys and girls. Build q 1ottor bridge to one who is lonely in atran@e city; to that young ter in camp or cOlloge; to that one on v'z0m ill., ness or bereavement hes fall3n; to thoso whose eyes coo lit vi tk now happiness and who wan5 to pass
 sonlo Of 1t bGcie to yoQ--or avon to someone who doesn't expect to hoar from you but who will rocoiv9 such worl, with 6 warm and grateful
 thought Of tho writ ter.
 8ond across your br1d9o c a1i1o of hsppinoss, a work of c1-or, g bit bridge runs two ways. 2ccl. across it w1l1 cor1o eQ7 tinliod ell tAat ~ou 5o@6.
 i l. tor t2 ouc1 . h2ortfo1d thing. J : is part of ~ou, speaking Tor you, actin fer -ou--tao nest por- sonal cn& :"9st c1arain~ wav tc say t2Gn,- T0u, to wish cod-spood, t3 -cAVo Wolco@o, to C0n~rc tu1c,5o, or (&nd noro is tho Vcr~. os5onc3 oH 1ot5or) to cr1cto tic tha5 IS lovely and on1urinc.
 Don't put off wri tine noce.s3 -ou "can' think of what to scr.n Those to w2omo you wrlt to will soo for moro beauty in your words than oVon you thought thov had. Donft put off writing boccnso you dc-.tt think it's impor tGnt. Evory letter that was over written Wcs imoortcnt to tho person who received it. SoEEo.7'8 NATTTlsc FOR YOUR L-2o-.7s. L-2T-l-7 r1NNAV
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16

'fs age - sesenfy-fhres wears.
SIZE fst rsen ~ I'VE weeks.
IRE Wfns'er Funeral Home had
ftsf4e ~ tne funeral MANY lovely
,.9-s De- grs banked ne caskei
~ Ia 34- ~as 4 charter msin-
.sr ~ ne paylr Wnea'iy Home
board sre Ruin Mite Missionary
srtie'y, ~ Dnlth she was the vice
= es.Get' she vas also member
~ no serlcr choir and other
r1.frh orzaL "a ons "a vel as
me z. dian association.
s.ts'tlrg me decreased are Two
sisp-Crs p rlfte and foster
dasgh'sr Mrs Iona i.asnea sim
rnas ~ idisnad Nirs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16
Hamtramck Masons Celebrate

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tie hlght po.-is q 'se l1cFs .
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16
| AM GRATEFUL -.

to all those people who work
ed. supported and voted for
me- in the Primary Election.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16

The yssosic ball. located a.
30ss Tsoxor.tge avenue. vas ne
scsre ~ Tsia SOFA. affair sat
.rcay nlRnt. March 3, whsr con-
pos.ts Lodge No IT. = a A. NJ
xs.e a hz-cget 10 csieorai.cr o.
fAe.r tzenfy-two years Of pro
r-~s lanes Raspberry. Eoriaf
rcsv-e- q P-in.e Hal A'nleron'
s-ea a. master c. rersuor.es
Tta rev ~ Make offered ias
rvotauor after watch ne Pro
cram 1ss rfssel'e-
Marg o9fsiancirE perso-Az-s
-4rs r-sser' lrcl1ding Re Aca-
z4 yts Weosis ,Asi a.
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16
Conpany Has
Made Big Stride
Since Starting
Excellent
Rating In
Dunno Report
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16

"Kanar for Mayor" meet
ings will be held at regular
Headquarters: M o n d y
nights, 35ll Denton street;
Wednesday nights, 1888
Deauindre; T hurs a y
nights, sl47 Canif; Friday
nights, Masonic hall, $685.
Trowbridse. The public is
cordially invited.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16

"A million thanks says Mayor kanar, to the
citizens to my Friends, and to my workers! Thanks
a million for your loyal support, and sincere coop
Grafton given be during the Primary Election. Your
continued support in the General Election will be
greatly appreciated.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16
Kanar Gets Large Majority

The following candidate,
were nominated on the May.
or's slate, wish to exprem
their sincere thanks to the
countless friends who 50
loyalty supported them
They sincerely solicit your
continued support in the
General Election.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-16

RllAr n. Porter. pregrsssl'e
IRE sr,sftr 81 The P0rfers
P1iki trl Wallpaper supply
stare a; slls BtaUhkn. j.
fss'.riEg a efasiie prize -.
etrflen .zie. yr. PorfSr k1s
~ ils's Ire ~ painter and
apr BAhgt' infls and sur.
lss IN addition n hi.
rftisssis lor ~ Paints. Wall
fsisr az Intieun ior loh-
ts-.. ~ nss a uics range ~
srf- lssgs ~ planning Ions.
arr rr,ehasirg rainfs and
al psI.srs itrpsgh his many
'ssrs a. an interior cseora.
mr. Nv nat 10 Ia. given
~ 'f. line 81 fhs Nork 10
ctsr fl. salssraems hs offers
f'st,'trsrs his per. nsi .sr.
re- n helping them Plan
20 Nr. Torsr vii al.o.
2.r 2tf inol,icusl retail eus-
rm'r N planning their lnd'-
refsf hone feffrailen
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Charge Filed Against Man
Reporting Theft Of Safe

An information charging at
tempted false pretense was filed in
Police Court yesterday against Will
liam Cohen, 25, of 1880 Fort Stevens
drive NV, following police investi-
cation of the reported theft of a
safe containing 1888 in cash from
gasoline station at 1888 Bladensburg
road NE, operated by Mr.. Cohen.
The information was sworn TO by
John F. Donohue, representative of
local insurance firm, and the de-
fendant arrested by Detective Sergt.
E. E. Scott of administrative head
quarters.
Mr.. Cohen was arraigned before
Judge Walter j. Casey, demanded a
jury jury trial and was released
under $500 bond.
Detective Scott said that Mr..
Cohen reported to police that his
establishment was entered last
Monday night, thieves making off
with the safe and its cash con-
tents, plus an additional $40 from
a cash register. Police checking the
conflicting stories told by Mr.. Cohen
and two employees of his station,
arrested the defendant.
Mr.. Cohen's contract with the in
surance company covered only
money locked in safe, police said.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

A nervous collapse, brought on by
the strain of prior illness and 40
hours work without sleep during
the past two days examining police
records of some 80-odd park loafers
and vagrants he rounded up early
Wednesday morning, forced Park
Policeman Bernard j. Beckman to
halt his testimony at Police Court
yesterday afternoon and forced con-
tinuance of 81 vagrancy cases until
next Wednesday.
His eyes red from loss of sleep,
Pvt. Beckman testified in only one
case before he retired from the stand
for brief conference with Assistant
Corporation Counsel Ralph ]. Quin-
ter, jr., Government prosecutor, in
the hallway. He was stricken while
outside the courtroom and was taken
to the matron's quarters, where he
was treated and later sent home.
Advised of his condition, Judge
John P. Mcmahon continued the re-
manning cases until next Wednesday
to permit the officer to recover. Pvt
Beckman was given 10 days sick
leave about two weeks ago when he
was first stricken with a nervous
disorder and was taken off his mo-
torcycle for that reason, friends said.
Returning to his beat on foot, the
officer, accompanied by Pvt. A. j,
Bickford, set out Wednesday at $3.50
am. on his park roundup" of the
summer, collaring loafers and va
grants in Franklin Park, Logan Cir
Gle, Mount Vernon Park, Potomac
Park and the Smithsonian Institu.
ton grounds. More than 80 persons
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Parade
To Give Way 10
Community Fetes
Groups to Cooperate
With Miss SibyI Bakers
Plun This Yeur

For the first time in a decade
Washington will celebrate Halloween
this year without the usual big pa
rade on Constitution avenue.
The Greater National Capital
Committee, which, with other local
groups, has sponsored the downtown
celebration for the last nine years,
decided yesterday to call it off ''for
this year only to give Miss Sibyl
Baker of the Community Center
and Fairgrounds Department a
chance to try out a new idea.
Miss Baker said she wanted to try
out plan of having large num-
ber of community celebrations in
place of the single fete. 1t was
admitted that the downtown cele-
bration has aided in keeping Hal
loween pranks at minimum. But
Miss Baker said she believed the
same result could be accomplished
by community celebrations, and she
received promises of full co-opera-
ton in the venture.
The decision was reached at a
meeting at the Willard Hotel of
representatives of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, National
Capital Parks, the Hotel Association
OF Washington, the Community Gen.
ter and Fairgrounds Department
and the Commissioners. Edgar Nor
riS, chairman of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, presided.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
As Sanitary Engineers
Receive Certificates

Forty-five sanitary engineers from
six States received graduation cer-
tificates at final exercises last night
of the fourth annual University of
Maryland short course for operators
of sewage and water treatment
plants.
The list includes Perry Browning
Howard CLANCY. Lewis Hobbs, j.
H. Jester, Harry Kaske, Thomas
Morris, Daniel Sloan, all of Hyatts-
vile; Eugene Anderson, War De-
partment;; Edgar Donaldson, Rachel
Donaldson, Henry Smith and C. G..
Waber, Annapolis; Paul Gurganus
and Raymond Osborne, Glenn Dale,
Md; Frank Haskell and Joseph
Meyers, Washington; George He'll
man, Silver Spring; Harry Rhodes,
Greenbelt, Md; E. L. Starr, Edge
wood, Md; Albert Tawney, Fort
George A. Meade, and George zeig-
Ter, Frederick.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

later if this meant his club would
not be reopened, he said he couldn't
say definitely yet.
AS a demonstration of his atti-
tude toward society, Mr.. Lake told
the board he had handled many
Embarrassing appeals for the benefit
of the needy and declared II have
turned over $4,000 to charity by
handling these affairs" He men
toned his activities in staging
benefit for the bonus marcherS at
Griffith Stadium, which he said
raised $4,000, and similar benefits
for the Volunteers of America, the
boys club, for the Welfare Board
and others and said II have never
refused an appeal for help"
Explains Rehiring of Waiter.
When asked why ne had re-
employed the waiter who had been
accused in pandering case, Mr.
Lake declared he had repeatedly re-
fused to rehire the man. However,
he said he later re-employed the
man after he received a telephone
call he said was from I. z. NitSchke,
Justice Department special agent,
who had investigated the case, sug-
gesting that he rehire the man. He
said he was told the grand jury
probably would ignore the case"
He said he had had one of his
walters call Mr.. Nitschke back on
the phone to check the call.
Over the protests of Mr.. Lakes
counsel, James A. O'Shea, the board
admitted as a part of the record of
the hearing statements taken by
Mr.. NltSChke and Charles Lanman,
another Oman, from two of Mr..
Lakes walters who were questioned
in the pandering case. When that
case came to trial before Justice
Proctor in District Court the
charge was dismissed on a finding
that the alleged offense was not
covered by District statute. Justice
Proctor suggested that an investi-
cation be made of conditions along
Ninth street. Thereafter, the A. B.
c. Board filed charges of liquor law
violations against Mr.. Lake and four
other Ninth street licensees, on all
OF which decisions are pending.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Overwork FeIIs Pvt. Beckmun,
Nemesis of Park Migrants

we're arrested, "a being charged with
vagrancy and 26 with sleeping on
park benches. The others were re-
leased after questioning.
Pvt. Beckman took charge of the
vagrancy cases and Pvt. Bickford
handled the sleeping" defendants,
all 26 of whom were found guilty
by Judge Walter j. Casey when ar
raigned before him>in the United
States branch of Police Court late
in the afternoon. Eighteen men
were given suspended sentences of
$40 or 10 days, seven were fined
$40 and one fined S.
In the one vagrancy case tried
before Pvt. Beckman's collapse,
George Copeland, alias Fred White,
about IS, no fixed address, was
ordered by Judge Mcmahon to fur
nish 5000 bond or serve As days
in Jail. Two other cases were nolle
pressed.
Forty-two men were arrested by
Pvt. Beckman in his first cleanup"
campaign of the summer the night
of July SIS and of that number
81 were found to have police records
ranging from two to "a arrests.
His crusade against vagrants began
when he was assigned to inveSti-
gate a series of petty crimes taking
place in parks in his patrol area.
He spent more than 20 hours of
his own time checking the police
records of his prisoners in the first
roundup and then spent an addi-
tional five hours on the witness
stand when they were arraigned In
court.