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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
EARTHQUAKE STRIKES
EUREKA; NO HARM DONE

EUREKA, Cal, Sept. 81. CUPp--
A sharp earthquake shock rocked
the Eureka area at 9:04 a. m. to-
day No damage was reported. j.
j. Bognuda, in charge of the Uni
versity of California seismograph
at Ferndale, said the shock ap-
parently centered about so miles
off the Humboldt county coast in
the Cape Mendocino area,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

Markey did not contest or even
answer his wife's charge of cruelty
The film beauty, who first rose
to fame for her unclothed role in
the Vienese picture, "Ecstacy," COM
planned that Markey appeared bored
and indifferent to her.
One of the few evenings they
were alone together was the last
one-just before they finally sep
arated in July.
I'VE we're sitting in the living
room she testified, "and he said
What If we would play a gameP'
i knew he loathed games-which
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

planned by other organizations in
the county.
Perhaps there should be dupli-
cation of some of the efforts"
Hiteman said, but certainly not
all of them. Perhaps the defense
committee headed by Judge r. D
MePherrin of the superior curt
could be the nucleus of the coor-
dinating organization.
He planned to confer with heads
of organizations il hope that his
plan may be worked out.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

organized there will be too much
wasted effort and a great deal of
useless loss of time.
THE time to prevent such a situa-
ton is before we all get started on
the various programs. Not after they
are started
He said he received letters and
pamphlets Friday outlining the part
teachers and school children were
erpected to play in the defence and
preparedness activities and knew
that they duplicated work already
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

Cooperation
-Four birds were slain with one
stone Thursday night - and each
bird thought it was going to be
a single execution.
Genevieve Kenyon first conceived
the idea of giving Roy Whalin a
farewell party before Roy leaves
for the big city to make fame and
fortune. One of the courthouse
gang then approached Roy and ex-
planned that this was Marguerite
Brooks birthday and they planned
a party
Meanwhile, some more of the
courthouse gang decided it was high
time to celebrate Margaret Anne
Christians birthday, because that
comes on Christmas and is there
fore celebrated at any time that
anyone feels like celebrating. Wal
lace McClelland made the fourth
bird because his birthday on the
goth was not properly observed. The
gang decided to lump all four into
one.
Marguerite worked like a demon
"a natural State) for Whayn's
party; Whalin worked like busy
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
80 Return from Dead to
Tell Of Days Starving
In Boot After Torpedoinq

A BRITISH PORT, Sept. 27. CUP)
Thirty-nine men, one woman and
six children, mourned as dead all
week. returned alive today from the
refugee ship City of Benares, which
was torpedoed without warning in
mid-Atlantic during storm on
the night of Sept. II.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

HE told me" MrS. HeaIey said
when she testified in Los Angeles
in applying for a divorce, that our
child and l were unimportant in
dividuals who had to be sacrificed
tor the cause. He said he didn't want
" TO spend his life working for in
dividuals.' He told her, she test-
fled further, that he had dedicated
his life to Communism and was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
BANDIT GETS 5000
FROM HOTEL CLERK

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 81. up
A young bandit carry today held up
the night clerk of the exclusive
Shangri-La hotel and apartments
in Santa Monica and walked out
with 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Too
Few Nights Home

HOLLYWOOD Sept. 81. (UP)-Hedy LAMAR brr-
nette movie star obtained divorce from Gene Markey
writer and producer today after tesfyng briefly
during Ia months of marriage Markey spent only four
evenings alone with her at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Were Not Lost
Aver Army FIiers
Storm Forces Bi-Motored d Bomber Down
In Pacific Northwest, But His Ranking
Men Didn'+ t Know They Were MISSING

YAKIMA Wash, Sept. 27. (UP)-A U. S. Army all
corps bmoored bomber reported missing flight from
Seattle to Sacramento, with four aboard, landed
safely here last night after riding out storm.
The Douglass B-1-A ship into a cold front so miles
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Wife Says Ex-I.v.
SpeI|binder Red

Large numbers of Imperial Valley residents Friday
commented the fact that Don R. Healey who spoke
for Labors NonPartisan league at the Ellis Patterson
meeting at the fair grounds than year ago. had
been branded a Communist by his young wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
122 Ndzi Planes
Shot Down Dov
81 British Craft Lost, London Says as
Day Of German Raidins Ends; Guns Duel
Across Channel; Invasion Ports Hit

LONDON, Sept. 27. (UP)-Offical reports up to 7:3(
pm. Il 80 pm: EST showed 122 German planes downec
in todays air battles over Great Britain
The official tabuation showed 81 British fighters miss
ing but pilots of ID of these were safe
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
AXIS, japan IN ANT|-U. S. war PAC1
p AMBlINe
EpoR1ER
The Pumpkin King

The Pumpkin King
This may be a bit disconcertirg
to the witches that ride the broom
sticks on Halloween. They might
strike il protest to double duty.
But Bill Gullett doesn't care a
whoop. He's a non-conformist. The
witches can either conform to Bills
routine or go haurt some other
place.
Bill is going to have his own Hal
loWeCn. And if there aren't any
witches about there will certainly
be cnough pumpkins to make up.
Somehow or other Bill got Sept.
80 and Oct. 80 mixed up ard ar
ranged for his Halloween grocery
supply to arrive in September in
stead of October. 1t only daWned
upon him the other day, after the
pumpkins had arrived.
"Oh shucks," he said philosophi-
cally, maybe Roosevelt will change
the date for me-"
Chasing The Law
II Was 3 a. m. in CalcXicO anC
for come time n group Of CUSTOM
officers had beer, t)l'fNy, al
automobile through weird variety
OF maneuverS. At first the officers
followed out of curiosity, but as
the car made apparently aimless
journeys up alleys, then turned
rour'I and dashed back again, the
officers began to wonder
At last they stopped the car
and found one man inside.
How lorg have you been in this
country?' one of the officers asked
sternly
We'll. let me see about 30
years and six months" the man
replied
What have you been doing the
last hour?' the officer continued,
somewhat taken aback.
Driving up and down these
streets. Is there law against
that?" the man answered.
The driver stalled the officers
for time longer until he tired
of the sport. Then explained:
I'm federal officer, too. I'm
DR.. John Pace, veterinarian, and
I'm looking for milk man to
make an inspection"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Detroit Wins
A. .Pennant

CLEVELAND. Sept. 81. CUP)-De-
troit Tigers today rallied behind
the pitching of Rookie Floyd Giebul
to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 20
and clinch the American league
pennant.
Rudy York, Detroit first baseman.
provided the winning margin with
two run homer off Bob Feller in
the fourth inning.
The New York Yankees were also
eliminated from the American league
pennant race when Philadelphia de-
feated the former champions. 6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

Butter: Los Angeles 30tsc; but |
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 39lac; manufacturing milk
3316c; route gathered cream 291ac.
l.. A. hay: u. S. No. 1 S13-13.50;
u. S. No. 2 leafy S11.5O-12.50: I. v.
and Antelope S13-13.50; u. s. No. 2
S10-10.50; Mpls. Dec. flax $1.431s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Hitler
Views
Rites
Japanese Tied to
Ire a+y to Defend
Germany. Italy

BERLIN, Sept. 27. (UP)
Germany, Italy and Japan
today pledged themselves in
a 1O-year pact to fight as
n oopopooy, foo opv nation in
Evening star., 1940-06-04
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

1t took a lot of heart to get up off
the floor six times and walk back
into the paralyzing torrent of leather
unloosed by Phil Furr last night at
the ball park. A faint-hearted
warrior would have quit in the
second or at least third round after
four trips to the canvas, but not
Adelbert Fiddlesticks TWomey, the
klassy-kut-kid who pilots Steve
MamakoS
Furr smacked Stephano with
everything allowed under the rules
and still couldn't make Twomev quit
He exploded perfectly timed, ac-
curately aimed rights on the Greek S
chin, made hamburger of his face
with chopping left and punched
his nose into bloody. shapeless
lump of putty, but failed to feaze
Twomey. He fought on as doggedly
as ever
The citizens bawled at Referee
Eddie La Fond to halt the CORY
slaughter-Furr even asked him to
stop it. but Adelbert is made of stern
stuff. He knows a fight isn't over
his fights, at least-until the
mortician calls for the body. So he
took a deep gulp of fresh air, a
hitch in his immaculate gray slacks
and waved Mamakos back into ac-
ton. Even when Stephano bounced
like a rubber ball the sixth time,
Twomey was unimpressed - Furr
wasn't laying a glove on him.
Former Fights Tell on Steve.
Finally, after Mamakos had been
reduced to a scarlet-stained puppet
staggering on rubber legs and peer
ing at his foeman through CLASSY
eyes, the commission doctor ordered
the butchery halted after six rounds
and Adelbert Fiddlesticks hung his
head in mortal shame. He hadn't
even begun to get warmed up and
they were making him stop. 1t was
a crushing. CALLING blow to the soul
OF a great warrior who never had let
it be said he permitted one of his
athletes to quit while still conscious
Oddly enough. Mamakos, beaten
to a pulp, might have gone the
full distance but for a leaky nose
that gushed blood like an uncapped
oil well. Furr had him down half
dozen times but couldn't keep him
on the canvas. although Phil
seemed to be tanning Stephano-
not really giving everything he
had.
And it wasn't wholly Furr's
fault that Mamakos was bowled
over like a duckpin. The punish
ment Steve has soaked up during
his professional career reacted with
violent clap, and a glaring fissure
appeared in his granite chin.
Punches he would have laughed at
before, blows that would have
bounced off, staggered him, knocked
him down or left him wob-
bly, and helpless. Stephano should
quit while still in his right mind.
Every fourth-rater will be knocking
him down-and out-from now on.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Donald 'sHur|inq
Marks Surge
Of Champs
Youngster Starring
After Poor Sturt:
Reds Win Quickly
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

The way the New York Yankees
are rolling now makes it difficult
to imagine how a few weeks ago
they could lose eight straight and
slither around in the cellar of the
American League day after day.
There were good reasons, Of
course-injuries, illness and indis-
position. But they are all gone now
and it appears that nothing short
of catastrophe can keep the club
from its fifth consecutive pennant.
The IL shellacking the Yanks
gave the st. Louis Browns yester-
day was the fourth in a row over
the tail-enders and 10th victory in
II games. No other outfit in either
league is soaring along at such a
pace. Already New York is within
four -and-one-ha games Of first
place and only a game and q half
out of third.
One of the brightest factors in the
new Yankee outlook is Alley Dom
aid the right-hander. who was a
rookie sensation for two-thirds of
last season. He won 13 games be-
fore being defeated. to set major
league record for freshmen. Then
he developed arm trouble and was
of little use at the close of the
campaign.
Second Win for Donald.
This spring Donald bumped into
siege of sciatica and didn't start
game until last week. He won
that, allowing Washington only
four hits. Yesterday. in his second
appearance, he held the Browns
to five. The only run against him
was homer by Harlond Gift.
The Yanks gained full game on
both the Boston Red Sox and De-
troit Tigers. The league-leading
Red SoX outfit the Chicago White
Sox 14-1O but were beaten, IA.
Boston made four infield errors and
Jimmy Foxx was held to lone
single.
Lefty Al Milnar chalked up his
seventh triumph against one defeat
for Cleveland by shutting out the
Philadelphia Athletics 40 1t was
a pitching duel with Chubby Dean,
but the Indians eight hits num-
bered two-run homer by Ray Mack.
The Cincinnati Reds topped the
Boston Bees 80. with all the scoring
being done in the first frame. Paul
Derringer settled down to hurl
-, f@, l,;r 81. y
victory and Bostons Lou Fette al
lowed only three hits in eight
frames.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Paychek Would Rise
From Floor in Go
With Allen
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 4-Johnny Pay
chek, Des Moines heavyweight, will
try to get up off the floor, pugiisti-
cally speaking, tomorrow night in
a 10-round battle with young Chi
cago Negro.
Paychek, former Golden Gloves
champion, has been on the floor
ever since Champion Joe Louis put
him there with four punches in their
New York engagement earlier this
year.
Tomorrow nights bout is his
chance to get on the road back.
His opponent is 19-year- Altus
Allen, sharp-hitting youngster, who
won the international Golden Gloves
light-heavy title two years ago.
Both fighters finished their drills
yesterday for the bout, which prob
ably will be the final indoor show
of the season.
Advance ticket sales indicate the
show will draw around $1,000.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
After the Bottle

his fighter into the dressing
You
He off the bandages showed Mamakos
turned to the reporters
asked Why should he quit? All right ne had
bad night recovered So
everybody have night? Doesn't
pitcher his pinned back and then?
explained "Steves only lost four fights in
time hurt Braddock blew lot be-
Ovn and Garcia and those
fellows? licked plenty"
There another sound SINH
Mamakos weeping. bitterly
held bottle OF
calling taking typographical shots
at him. spots? he laughed Well
training and look what did I'm better
was
Phil sat did fellows think of Overn?
he asked if hadn't broken arm in
1888 first matched with him
concluded "A fellow plugs along
and doesn't break I'm
after Henry Armstrong time will yet only
thing tonight
Phi?" somebody asked.
round" he said that had Armstrong
against mt of the Greek"
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Dir 10 ATTEMPT
New Delivery
With Tulsa
Requests Minor Job
For Chance to Get
Back to Slab Peak
BY TOM SILER.
ny 1ONA DHLLIVs
Associated Press Sports Writer.


CHICAGO, June 4.-The oblivion
accorded worn-out ball players
beckons to Dizzy Dean, but the one
time great pitcher isn't bowling out
without one last desperate gamble
to regain his old niche in baseball.
Always a fighter with a great
heart, Dizzy refuses to give up hopes
Of again becoming a star big league
hurler.
A few days ago Dean asked Owner
Phil Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs
to send him back to the minors,
where he plans to experiment with
a new delivery. Wrigley agreed and
the club announced yesterday all
big league teams had waived on
Dean, thereby setting the stage for
his return to the minors.
The plan, as outlined now is to
option Dean to Tulsa, Cub affiliate,
In the Texas League, in which cir
cult he began his amazing flight to
major league stardom
Big Gamble, Says Mrs. Dean.
Recently Deans arm was examined
by DR.. George Bennett of Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The
physician told Dean he was through
as an overland pitcher. He suggested
Dizzy try sidearm delivery.
"We can't try out DR.. Benefits
suggestion in the big leagues" ex-
planned Dizzy's wife. Patricia. 1.-THE
majors aren't for experiments. so
we want to 60 back to the minors
and see what happens.
I'VE know it is a big gamble. If
Dizzy fails to click down there with
his new delivery, and he satisfies
himself that he's really through, at
least we'll know where we stand. It
hasn't been easy, you know, his try
ing to win for the Cubs after all his
big years in st. Louis.
But if it develops that his arm
really is finished. then we can take
it. After all, baseball isn't all
there is"
Most Valuable in 1894.
The Cubs obtained Dean in April,
1888, from the st. Louis Cards for
Sl85 900 and Pitchers Curt Davis
and Clyde Shoun and Outfelder
George Stainback. The pitchers still
are with the Cards, but Stainback
now is in the International League.
Dean hung up sparkling record
with st. Louis, but never remotely
approached it with the Cubs. He
won 13 and lost for Chicago in
1888 and 1939 This season he has
been knocked out four times and has
finished one game, a five-hit victory
against the Cincinnati Reds.
After brief but brilliant career
with Houston in the Texas League
Diz went to the Cards in 1892. In
six years he won 1873 games, an aver
age better than % a season, win
ming 30 games in 1884 with a pen
nant winner. He was voted the Ma
tional Leagues most valuable player
that year.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Lesnevich 10 Cross
Experts in Conn
Go, Pilot Says
Both Men in Fine Trim
For Lieht-Heovyweieht
Title Bout Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. June 4.-Their heavy
training grind finished, Champion
Billy Conn and Challenger Gus
Lesnevich tapered off with light
workouts today in preparation for
their light-heavyweight title scrap
tomorrow night.
Managers of both fighters an
nounced their charges were in great
shape for the 15-round bout, and
Lew Diamond, manager of the New
Jersey challenger. predicted Lesne-
vich would make a lot of suckers
out of the experts this time"
Lesnevich dropped 15-round de-
cision to Conn in their first meeting
An attack of boils suffered by Conn
twice postponed the rematch.
Worries over the champions
ability to make the l75-pound
weight limit lessened when Manager
Johnny Ray announced Conn scaled
17414 after a Ground workout yes
terday. Lesnevich weighed 174 after
his workout.
The bout will be held indoors in
Olympia Arena.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Another Season With 20 Wins
Due Mats Leonard, His Keen
HurIinq to Date Indicates

none of whom has finished more
than half of what was started.
Dutchs value to the Mats can't
be measured in cold statistics, how
ever, for he has instilled some of
his quiet confidence in his mates
They know once every four days
they'll receive a well-pitched game.
They realize it's a rare occasion
when Leonard will allow a lead to
evaporate.
This fellow, who personally has
propelled the Mats to more than
third of their victories to date,
represents one of Clark Griffith's
bargain counter purchases. In
seeming gratitude for being rescued
from the minors he has developed
into one of baseball's most cher
ished chattels.
Ferrell Important to Dutch.
In any discussion of Leonard the
name of Ferrell enters almost auto
matically. Semi-bald Rick isn't COL
orful, but his steadiness has with
stood the challenge of several young
sters who have sought his job in the
past several seasons and he holds a
monopoly on handling Leonard.
Angelo Giuliani, vino also was
capable of catching Leonard, has
been shipped to the minors and Jake
Early and Al Evans can't be trusted
with Leonard tossing That seems
to leave a total of Ferrell, who has
been adequate.
"If you've ever trieo to catch a
butterfly you know what it's like at
tempting to catch Dutch's knuckler," :"
says Rick. Most of the time Dutch
keeps it low. but the doggoned thing
is likely to break down sharply, veer
off to the right or left or even
shoot up.
II caught Grove at his best and
I've worked with plenty of other out
standing pitchers in my time. but
Dutch's knuckler is the toughest and
perhaps the best pitch I've ever
called for. There's just no COMPARE
son. If there's wind at Dutch S
back that ball will do more tricks
than magician and catching that
thing 80 or 40 times game provides
plenty of exercise"
Meanwhile the second place Cleve-
land team, pressing the league
leading Red Sox, occupied the at
tention of the Mats, who were to send
Ken Chase and Walter Masterson
against Mel Harder and Al Smith
in today's twin bill in an attempt
(see HAWKINS, Page A.l6.)
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Race in A.A. Like 1899
Unless East Clubs
GET Busy Now
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
If home grounds mean anything
to a ball club, now is the logical
time for the American Associa-
tons Eastern teams to move into
a contending position.
So far the association race has
been a carbon copy of the 1899
chase, when Kansas City and Min
neapolis were in a class by them
selves, the Blues winning out by
healthy margin in a late squirt.
The four Western clubs begin to-
night their second invasion of the
East. The home stand should pro-
duce the answer to whether Indian
apolis, Louisville and Columbus
have what it takes to get into the
race or whether they again are also
rams.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Needless Pounding Momokos
Takes in Fur Bout Washes
Him Up as Feature Fighter

Oddly enough, the $3.50 guarantee
Mamakos demanded-and received
before lacing on a glove-was put
up by Beau" Bregman, a close
friend of Furr's agent, Chris Dun
dee. The match couldn't have been
made without Bregman's assistance,
times being what they are. Iron-
ically. Twomey hates Dundee to
pieces.
In the preliminaries, AL Gilbert
put the chill on Johnny Roach in
the third round of a scheduled six
rounder. Billy Banks outpointed
Buddy Moore in six and ditto for
frankie Wills over Eddie Finnazzo.
Ray Lands won the nod over Alex
Cuipiano in four, and Vince Tum-
menello outstabbed Tommy Ricco
in the opening four-rounder.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Bv BURTON HAWKINS.

Nobody's been giving it much
thought. what with the European
eruption attracting considerable at
tention and the Mats f1oundering in
the second division, but Washing
tons Dutch Leonard quietly and
effectively is en- route to duplicat-
ing the chore of winning 20 games
for his club
Leonard, who last year accom-
plished what many considered the
outstanding. pitching feat of the
year in capturing 20 decisions and
losing only eight for sixth-place
team, already has snatched six vic
tories with scarcely more than a
fourth of the season completed and
there are no indications he'll slacken
that pace.
The portly knuckle ball specialist
owner of f1uttery pitch stamped
by Catcher Rick Ferrell as the
most difficult delivery he has
handled in IA years behind the
plate, easily could be the proud
possessor of eight triumphs at this
stage of the campaign. Sticking
to actualities, though, Dutch seems
certain to equal or surpass his 1899
record if his current standing is
employed as slide rule.
Dutch has swallowed two bitter
defeats this year. On opening day
he was licked by the combination
of Lefty Groves 2-hit pitching and
an unearned run. while only last
week he was whipped, 81, by the
Yankees when Alley Donald shaded
his 6-hitter with a 4-hit perform
ance.
Twice Whips Chicago, Detroit.
Agains, Chicago, Detroit and
Philadelphia he has exercised his
full efficiency, trimming the White
Sox and Tigers twice each and the
Athletics the only time he faced
them. Boston twice has trounced
him, he dropped a decision to the
Browns in his lone appearance
against st. Louis and holds split
with the Yankees in two games.
He hasn't stacked up against Cleve-
land, which invaded Griffith Sta
dium for a double-header today.
Mild-mannered but equipped with
the courage of cat under pres
sure, Dutch has won five of his
last six starts and in hurting 10
games thus far this season has re-
mained the route in nine of them.
For q comparison examine the rec
ords Of other Washington pitchers,
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Sports Program
For Local Funs
TODAY.
Baseball.
Ao"AAs L
Baseball.

Washington VS.. Cleveland,
Griffith Stadium, double header,
1:30.
Central VS.. Eastern, interhigh
championship playoff, Anacostia,
$50.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Cleveland,
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
Central VS.. Roosevelt. inter-
hign match, Rock Creek, $50.
Golf.
Women's Times Herald Cup
Tourney, Class A. Manor; Glass
B, Chevy Chase, 9.
THURSDAY.
Baseball
Washington VS.. Cleveland,
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Medicos BIunk Aviutors

Army Medicos blanked Boiling
Field, TO, in the Militia League be-
hind Holzer's 4-hit twirling. Com
berick, Blazin and PlucinSki led the
winning Shit attack on Rojahn and
Baumgartner.