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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

that state Glass already was on the
platform, and he came to the ros-
trum, bent. shuffling figure.
He grasped the rostrum with both
hands and he looked all OF his 81
years. He spoke but his voice was
feeble, despite the microphone. Con-
vention officials conferred hastily
with the technicians while he strug-
gled to speak loudly enough for
the amplifiers, and, finally another
microphone and augmented power
sent his thin, quavering voice rasp-
ing across the vast stadium.
1t was not that OF the great
orator Of former years, but II wAs
still that Of a fighter. He stayta4
out by recalling That his state w.
the home state of the founder u
the party. Thomas jefferson. ~
said that Jefferson had spoken eut
against any man ever ssektng 3
Continued on Page 8, Col, u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Weary Council
Sets Tax Rate,
Lowest Since SO
New Levy S1.8O, Nickle
Under Last Year;
'CrucifiXiOn' Hit

Ell Centro's tax rate was
set at $1.8O cents Wednesday
night, five cents under last
years and the lowest since
1886.
Councilmen closed their work as
a board of equalization, declared
they had slashed something from
every budget in the city government,
and said they hoped to raise $226, ,254
by the $l80 rate.
Before the board finally set the
rate City Clerk Neal Gavin filed
an affidavit setting forth that the
citys assessed valuation, based on
100 per cent valuation, was $l2,620,-
435.
The board, weary after a To-day
siege as a board OF equalization
with meetings every night. adjourn
ed until July "a.
Records showed that the city
tax rate had skipped up and down
between S1.98 in 1911 and Sl.32 in
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
0sWaIt Denies
Threats Against
|. '. Reporter
Advised Whalin To Just
Tell the TRUTH Says
Former Chief

LOS ANGELES, July 1S.
Arguments on a point of
law deadened the trial of
former Ell Centro Police
Chief J. Sterling Oswalt and
seven others on kidnap-conspiracy
charges today as jurors considered
defense testimony offered Wednes-
day afternoon in which OsWalt tes-
titled he did not threaten Roy
Whalin, Imperial Valley reporter.
Taking the stand on cross-exami-
nation OsWalt declared he told
Whalin to Just tell the truth" to
the G-men, denying he had made
threats of any kird.
Whalin had testified that OS-
walt said to him. -Old man, I'd hate
to throw you in the New River"
It was the matter of crosS-exam-
ination that brought up Thursday
argument over legal technicality
Defense Attorney Edgar B. Hervey
objected TO the prosecutions cross
examination. stating that the gov
ornment had closed its case and had
| bad an ample opportunity to ques-
ton the former chief at length on
direct examination.
Judge JcnnCy promised ruling
Thursday afternoon whether the
line of questioning could be con-
tlnucd
Previous to cross examination OF
OsWalt by the prosecution Wednes-
day afternoon three Los Angeles
police officers, appearing as de-
fense witnesses. testified that the
reputation for veracity of H. Yama-
toda, japanese gambling czar anc
complaining witness was very bad
The police officers who testified
were, Captain D. R. Patton, j. S
Cunningham, and D. j. Bechtol
They were called by defense attor-
neys who have attempted to show
that charges against Oswalt ano
the others were inspired by mem
hcrs of coastWide gambling clique
! headed by Yamatoda.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Carter Glass Makes a Last Stand
For a Lost Cause as He Places
Farley in Nomination for President

CHICAGO, July IS. (UP)-Carter
Glass made what may be his last
stand at the Democratic national
convention of 1910 - characteriS-
tically, he was the "unreconstructed
rebel" battling with all his might
for a cause he knew was lost
He had left his sickroom III
Washington to travel hundreds of
miles to this convention to put the
name of his good friend, James A.
Farley, into nomination for preSi-
dent and to strike his blow, no mat
ter how feeble, at third term pres
idential candidacy.
He knew full we'll that hostile
audience was held in check only
by respect for his years-but 1t
made no difference.
Delaware's turn came on the NOM
mating roll call. Delaware yielded
to Virginia and the chair announced
that it recognized the senior OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

rueQ JllelT Identify ana ndnQeQ over
two guns they had taken from the
officers.
Their arrest by Brawley Patrol
men Joe Gabard and Ed Walsh
ended the most thorough manhunt
ever staged in Imperial Valley
Every law enforcement agency in
the county was called out to block
ade roads and highways, search
trains and watch for appearance of
the bandits in every town and set
tlement. An airplane was pressed
into service to watch the desert
in northern Imperial Valley.
Quick Capture
Gabard and Walsh saw two boys
walking along the street near the
Dunlack hotel. They answered de-
scriptions of the bandits they we're
hunting. The officers drove in front
of the couple and had them under
arrest before the youths had time
to get guns from bundles each car
ried.
Simmons and Colvin overpowered
San Bernardino deputy sheriffs on
the desert while the officers were
taking them from Phoenix to that
city to stand trial for car theft
They shot one of the deputies in
the hand and ran away with an
official San Bernardino county car,
an automatic rifle, two pistols, am
munition, and tear gas. The car
was equipped with two-way radio
so they we're able, at least for a
time, to listen in on the directions
of the manhunt.
First Information given Imperial
county officers said three bandits
were proceeding on foot after es-
Gaping from San Bernardino Off
GERS. immigration officers blocking
the North Shore road let the San
Bernardino county car through the
barrier because they thought it was
the deputies in pursuit of the fugi-
tives. They did not receive correct
information until long after the Car
had turned off on a side road.
Car Left at inland
The stolen car and all of the
arms but two pistols were abandon
cd at the railway station in inland
Six freight and passenger trains had
passed the station between the
time the boys stole the car and
it was found in INLAND by officers.
Railway inspectors joined the search
all along the line and railroad yards
and hobo jungles were ransacked
Early Thursday Yuma officers found
the San Bernardino officers black
jack in the railroad yards in the
Arizona city.
San Bernardino officers took Sim
mons and Colvin north Thursday
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

! WdlldCe dS Ills IulllllIlS llldIS o"CP'
all serious presidential contend
ers out of the race within two hours
and plans we're quickly whipped up
to conclude the convention tonight
with a big Democratic show.
The feature attraction will be a
radio address by President Roose-
velt from Washington in which he
speaks publicly for the first time
on the unprecedented third term
and the conventions vote early
today to draft him for another cam
paign.
Before Mr.. Roosevelt speaks the
convention will conclude all other
business.
McNutt to Nominate
1t will meet at 6 pm. (CST) and
hear Wallaces name placed in NOM
ination, possibly by Paul V. NC
Mutt of Indiana who was reported
out of the presidential race.
The likelihood was that no other
name will be presented to the con-
vention. Jesse Jones of Texas, back
ed by National Chairman James A.
Farley took his name out of con-
sideraton as did virtually all other
contenders as rapidly as they learn
ed that Wallace was the presidents
choice
After a quick ballot or a motion
of unanimity the plan was for Sen.
James F. Byrnes of South Carolina
to o.
gram from the president acknoWl-
edging notification that he had
been nominated and thanking the
convention.
The telegram, it was learned,
would not say yes-orno. That yes
or-no-and no one here doubted
it would be anything but yes-will
come in the presidents address.
The presidents address will fol-
low Immediately after the reading
of his telegram. 1t was expected
to be piped to the convention hal
by radio or telephone line although
there we're rumorS around the con-
vention city of the possibility of q
dramatic last-minute airplane flight
from Washington and a personal
Roosevelt appearance at the hall
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt left
by airplane from New York to be
present at the session tonight ano
hear her husbands address.
A report was circulated that
Byrnes had been picked by Mr.
Roosevelt to manage the third term
campaign and that he would be
named to succeed Farley at the
Democratic national committee
meeting tomorrow.
Bankhead Lags
House Speaker William B. Bank
head of Alabama was the only lag
gard in the race of presidential
prospects to pull out of the race
He made no immediate decision on
whether his name would be allowed
to go before the convention.
RepcrcuSSionS of the convention S
unprecedented action early today
in voting a third presidential can
didacy to Mr.. Roosevelt already were
being felt. Sen. Edward R. Burke of
NCDi dohd, dI dilli-Nc" btdleI W|lO
was defeated for re nomination
this year, announced he would bolt
the party and support Wendell l.
Willkie, Republican nominee.
Here and there among the deleg
ateS were indications of bitterness
over the iron-fisted control of the
convention by the Roosevelt men
But there were no indications that
any substantial trend of bolts from
the ticket would develop.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Churchill Explains Burma Road Cut
In Hope Of an Equitable Peace

LONDON, July 18. tUP)-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill told a
critical House Of Commons today
that Great Britain agreed to cut
off war materials to China for three
months in the hope that an equit-
able peace could be achieved in
the Far East ard that Britain was
prepared to offer collabo, alton.
The British contribution" Chur-
chill said, was a renewal of the
governments 1899 declaration of
willingness to negotiate, after con-
clusion of peace, with flee and
independent China for ABOLITION : of
foreign extraterritorial rights, re-
turn to China of concessions grant
ed foreign powers and revision Of
treaties on a basis of reciprocity.
Great Britain, he said, has given
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Demo Platform
FIatIy Against
Fighting Abroad
Anti-War Platform More
Specific Than That
Of Republicans

CHICAGO, July 18. (UP)
Democrats presented for
American voters today a
more specific anti-war plat
form plank than Republi-
cans as the 1910 campaign for the
presidency began.
Democrats said that 1.-THE Ameri-
can people are determined that
war. raging in Europe, Asia and
Africa, shall not come to America
and pledged that I'VE will not
send our army. naval or air forces
to fight in foreign lands outside
the Americas. except in case OF
attack"
The Republican. party described
itself as the party of "Americanism,
preparedness and peace" and said
that they were firmly opposed to
involving this nation in foreign
war" but their platform committee
did not include a specific pledge
that United States aid to aggres-
sion-resisting nations should pro-
hibit sending soldiers to foreign
soil.
Both platforms bid for the peace
vote and both also ask the support
of those Americans who believe this
nation should help Great Britain
stop Hitler and Mussolini.
On the controversial subject OF
aiding Great Britain and other ma
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Adkins Freed
IN! Morals Case

A superior court jury at 1890 p.
m. Thursday found H. O. Adkins,
Ell Centre oil man, rot guilty Of
committing a morals offense against
a Calexico girl.
Jurymen deliberated the evidence
for % hours after the case was
placed in their hands at 2:33 p. m.
"Wednesday. They asked to have
evidence read to them once We'd
nesday after taking the case and
Thursday morning informed Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson they stood II
to l for acquittal. They returned to
the jury room and stayed until
they reached a verdict.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

full consideration in this connection
to the attitude of Soviet Russia
and the United States, which view
ed the closing of the Burma road
to supplies for China as an obstacle
to foreign trade.
Facing House of Commons that
Yesterday heard the agreement to
Japanese demands denounced as
shameful appeasement, the prime
minister said that Britain desired
to see the Chinese status and in
tegrity preserved" He added that
Britain was prepared to aid in
achieving that goal and in seeing
Japan attain that state of pros
perity which will ensure her popula-
tion of the welfare and economic
security that every Japanese ma
turally desires"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Fire Destroys IT'S
Tons Flax Straw
ALEC Plant

Fire Monday morning destroyed
a 175-ton stack of flax straw at
the California Central Fibre corpor-
alton, and for a short time threat
ened additional stacks at the Ell
Centre min where one years sup
ply of the straw is stored.
Ground crews and members of
the Ell Centre fire department, COM
bined to isolate the blaze In q sim
gle stack, however. and save addi-
tional loss Of straw.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
5OL.V Youngsters
In Hipass Camp

More Than SO Imperial Valley
youngsters, between the ages OF
and II, are presently enrolled in
the American Legion Hipass Health
Camp, according to Director Ed
CovingtOn.
The present enrolment is eX-
pectcd to show an increase during
the next two weeks. Covington said.
as the camp completed its second
week of activity
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
TWO NEW PATROlMEN
JOIN BORDER STAFF

Ernest A. McFadden of San Diego
and Eugene C. Linton of San
Francisco reported at immigration
border patrol headquarters in Ell
Centro Thursday. Their arrival
brought to II the number of new
men assigned to this area since
Tle department of justice took
charge of the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

still delayed = blitZkrieg offensive
against the British Isles.
Airpianes believed to be Italian
again bombed Gibraltar, causing
some damage to the great British
base and killing three civilians. Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Wal lace PICKED TO RUN WITH Roosevelt I
p AMBLINe
X EpORTER
Questions and Answers

0ueSt1OnS and Answers
Somehow this struck as amusing
1t was after IL o'clock wednesday
night and for the past six hours
we had handled gosh knows how
many thousands of words on tha
Democratic national convention ano
air.
Everything else had paled into
,inSignificance-thc war and the
NArmstrong-Jenki fight were sub
merged, too. Then there came 4
telephone call and a voice raSped:
Il wonder if you can give me
some information?'
We were ready to confirm Roose-
velt'S denomination, give all the fig
ures on the balloting. or explain
that Armstrong won in the sixth
round. There was a mass of yellow
telegraph rolls on the city desk with
enough information to satisfy the
Encyclopedia Brittanica.
The voice continued
What year was the great Chi
cago fire?"
Even if we had known, the shock
would have made us forget. So W.
explained the information bureau
was closed and did it as coldly as
4 possible.
But surely you must know Whe-
ther it was 1898 or 1884, the voice
continued as though ignorance was
crime.
We didn't know then. we donf
know now and as far as were con-
cerned we don't give a hang if We
never know! So there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Young Fusitives Captured
On Brow|ey Street.
Give Up Their Weapons
Boys Who Overpowered Guards and
Fled to Imperial Valley Enjoy Short
Term of Freedom Before Cauqht

Two youthful bandits, objects of an intensive manhun
since they ovepowered San Bernardno officers at Deser
Center late Wednesday and fled with their guns and
captured in Brawley at II Thursday.
Bill Simmons, 18, and Walter Colvn, II, freely admit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Farm Secretary
Slated to Get
Second Position
Expectedto Be Only Candidate
Nominated as Demos Stampede for
Pre- siden+ to Seek His Third Term

STADIUM, CHICAGO, July 18. (UP)-Admlnistraton
managers today picked the slate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Henry A. Wallace to carry Democratic third term
coors in the 1910 presidential race
that President Roosevelt had approved choice OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
British Defiance Increases While
Germany Continues to Delay
Attack and Push War of Nerves
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

The Axis powers pressed of aerial bombs and
threats today against British empire that expressed in
creasng defiance Adolf iters long tened-but
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN


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Milnar, Andrews, EiSenStat &
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Boston ....... 305 900 900 00-8 IA 2
Corsica, McKair, Trout, Seats &
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washington 49,. 020 0l0 02x-5 IL l
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Chicago ............. 013 600 000-4 3
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Root & Todd.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
yOliticaI Plum

SoliticaI Plum
If it were only possible To capture
in type that lazy. laughing draWl
of Paul Brown!
This morning we were discussing
Roosevelt and Willkic with Paul
and he remarked SOlemnly:
That Willlii2, he's going to win
-. and I'm gonEa be postmaster!
I'll run Penny Richmond footrace
for i'll"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

Wrong Man
mo politics E. we don't want
any political arguments Bert
Vaughn informed the aSSemblage
at a meeting between San Diego
and Imperial county representa-
tives at Jacumba this week. At that
moment a burly gentleman handed
Bert card and Bert stuck IL in
his pocket after brief glance.
Say, we're doing lot of political
advertising for you up here" Bert
continued and led the burly gentle
man ard a group of others about
Jacumba, pointing out posters ad-
vocating George LuckcY for the
state senate from Imperial county
The burly gentleman Just smiled
and the others had hard time
hiding their chuckles. AT last some
one asked Bert if he knew the
burly gentleman.
That's Charles Wieman. He's
running against Luckey," the some
one explained.
For once Bert didn't have thing
to say.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Proper Protection

When Orval Coates, playing in
the outficd at Wednesday nights
ball game in FL Centro, missed one
fly. the spectators didn't say much
but when he missed a second Paul
Brown sounded off:
"Orval. you better put some grass
in your hat or you'll get hurt wher
one of those balls hits your head!'
That didn't stop Orval, however
for he went back into the game
with what looked like q flake ol
hay stuffed into his bonnet.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

Butter: Los Angeles 29c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A 3Sc; manufacturing milk
&c; route gathered cream 28c.
L. A. hay: U. S. No. $500
u. S. No 2 leafy S12-12.5O; U. s. No.
2 S10-1O.50; Mpls. September flax.
S1.5312.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Fear cnhy Club IS Indicative INDICATIVE Of aT the %%%e It" %m %" which a WAS %pdP % % industry %Sw he % in i'm fs S %

New Hanover county showed a
healthy increase in 1899 over 1898
and postal receipts showed a rise
of from $19S,827 to 1904, 1854.
. Greater commerce on the upper
Cape Fear river is in prospect for
1910 as a new package goods ser
vice is begun and another tug is adj
ded to those now Flying the waters
between here and Fayetteville.
These are but a few of the indi-
cations of the return of prosperity
to Wilmington which can be found
in a review Of 1889.
And the gains made in 1899 are
but a few of those made during
the decade which has just closed.
In 1910, at the beginning Of a
new decade, Wilmington's business
finds itself with the advances OF
the past several years forming an
excellent backlog and with the
prospect for the future unusually
bright.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Bessie Comes
Into Her Oyn
AP Feature v

AP Feature Service
SPENCER, lad. A. Thomsen's
COWS are MIXED in a parlor.
They have a maternity ward''
all their own.
Each has a drinking cup with
running water in individual man
gers of smooth, rounded concrete.
Their quarters r equipped with q
sewage system, washing facilities
and a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
v~entilating mechanism.
Thomson and his two sons milk
46 COWS In a new dairy barn, one
Of the most modern in northwest.
ern Iowa.
Milking machinery is operated by
electricity SO that humand hands
never touch the milk. A glass-en-
closed Conservation room" connects
the milking parlor with cooling and
bottling rooms.
Stainless metal pipes carry and
cool the milk. A complete UNDER
ground water system is supplied by
deep wells.
The barn, in addition to bull pens
and a calf nursery" has storage
space for 100 IONS Of feed, with ad.
joining silos Of $50 tons capacity.
And the bovine paradise" is
fire-proof.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
ess Prospers During 1885, Sees Good Days For 1910

utilized. Rates are, Of course, high.
er, and many foreign shipping inter.
ests will insure with American com.
panies. AS to profits, the record in
the World war was decidedly pro-
fitable. Ocean marine insurance and
war risk insurance are separate and
distinct, and should not be confus.
ed.
Most insurance companies, both
in the fire and the casualty fields,
r now invested in an unusually
conservative list Of securities. The
investment record of the business is
such that careful attention should
probably be paid to this fact by the
ordinary investor. The prevailing at.
titude seems to be that better buy.
ing opportunities are ahead both for
high-grade bonds and for common
stocks, although in the case of the
latter, caution in the face Of over.
whelming uncertainty may be the
predominant reason.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
BANK, INSURANCE
STOCKS GO HIGHER
Consistent Dividend Payers
Surprise By Better-Than-
Average Gains

Not the least of 1899 surprises was
that two Of the most conservative,
income-producing groups Of COM
mon stocks turned in a record of
performance far ahead of the aver
age industrial ISSUE. And this in
the face of a boom in heavy indus
try matching the levels Of 1929.
Bank stocks ended the year % per
cent higher than at the beginning,
and insurance stocks 6 per cent
higher, while industrials declined
nearly 5 per cent.
Bank earnings in most cases act
ually declined, continuing the trend
of recent years. The declines con
tinued moderate, however, and were
directly traceable to further lowel-
ing of interest rates. In September,
it appeared that the year would
end with banks showing substant-
ial losses in market value of U. s.
government bonds, but a sharp re-
covery took place in November and
December. Not that such paper los.
! ses would have been embarrassing,
for conservative institutions have
been setting up reserves against the
huge security profits of recent
years to meet just such a con
%tingency.
! The nations banks have work to
do Coruaroia loape ORC pou, an
preaching the highs of 1887; mig
gardly by comparison with the huge
total of excess reserves, these loans
are nonetheless comforting, a n
give the banks a reason for exist
ence. which has been singularly
lacking since the great depression
A new type of loan has gained pro.
minence this year; the so-callee
term loan. This usually natures ir
serial installments and may run fol
as long as ten years. The Interest
rate is more attractive than fol
the ordinary extension of credit.
Sometimes a corporation will ne
gotiate with a bank and an insur
ance company for a term loan run
ming for an even longer period, tn
insurance company taking the long
er maturities to meet it's higher
income requirements. Insurance
companies are not so much interest
ed in l~iquidity as the demand TO,
ready cash is hardly ever excessive
Banks, on the other hand, must al
ways be prepared to satisfy the de
mands of an unpredictable numbe,
Of depositors at ons and the same
time.
Government portfolios are still
prominent in banks balance sheets