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look a healthy proposition.

Hook a healthy proposition.
.'Cheer up, old son." said Gun,
comfortingly. I'm going to put
that little plan of mine into acton
today. And, by all the gods, IN
get a meal, a drink and a smoke
out of it for you"
"How the devil r you going to
do that?" Tommy asked, with sus-
picion in his voice. =,
IT don't know. But I'll do it
somehow. So buck up, my lad"
Gun glanced at his wrist watch.
That damned guard'll be here IN
a minute, with the rations. You
keep out of the way, and I'll pass
the note along for Trent"
VERY well," agreed Tommy,
DULY. Z
He turned and slouched away to
the far corner of their enclosure,
where he sat hunched.
Gun pulled out pencil and note
book and, after a moments
thought, scrawled on a page OF it:
'Trent-I want a chance to see
you alone. We might do business.
Suggest tonight, when H is asleep.
-Gunston."
Gun tore the page out, and fold
ed it small. Then he strolled across
to the spot in the fence where the
trap through which their scant "a
tons were thrust was situated. He
waited. Presently a guard ap-
peared, carrying the half-loaf and
Jug of water which comprised the
morning ration-nor was there
anything more until a similar ra-
ton was issued to them in the eve
ming.
Ostentatiously Gun took from
his pocket a ten-shilling note, and
saw by the light in the mans eyes
he looked like an 1t2lian-that
he knew what it was. Gun foNed
the treasury note to the size OF
the written one, while the man
watched him interestedly. Then
Gun held them together between
finger and thumb, glanced eau
tiously around as though to see
that Tommy was not looking, and
then pushed them through the net.
ting.
Give that to Mr.. Trent. will
you? The money is for you. Under
stand?"
The man nodded, took the two
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notes, and then passed the ration
through. Gun turned away, calling
out with some attempt at cheri-
ness:
Hey, Tommy. Breakfast up!"
Tommy instantly sprang into &C
ton, and came hurrying to meet
Gun. Then the two of them, dirty,
haggard and unkempt, squatted on
their hams like animals, and like
animals gnawed ravenously at
their Jumps of bread. Gun thought
of Bucks club, where he had so
often dined or lunched, and Won
dered what Buck would think II
he could see him now.
Trent came over, asked his usual
question, and received the usual
reply from Tommy. He a his eye
appraisingly over Gun, and no.
ticed the sullen mouth, the ner-
vous, unsteady eyes, and the
trembling fingers-just as Gun
meant that he should. Before he
left them he favored Gun with a
meaning glance.
Its all right" Gun told his
companion, when Trent had gone.
Hes bitten. He'll have me out of
here tonight, to have a chin-wag
with him. And then"
Well, and then-what?"
oh, well. we shall see what we
shall see. But I'll get a meal out
of him for you, anyway"
81 hope so!| There was just the
faintest CLEAN of anticipation in
Tommy's eyes-then it changed to
another sort of CLEAN. Look here,
Cotton, you're not going to double
cross me, are you? I mean, give
in, or anything like that?"
Gun gave him a steady look.
Don't be a damned fool, Tom
my. At any other time I should re-
sent that suggestion-but / know
your nerves are not too good. Mel
Their are mine, for that matter. So
I'll just ask you to use your COM
mon sense. How the hell can I dou-
ble-cross you? I don't know any
thing, do II"
mo, of course not! I'm sorry,
Gun, but I've got the jumps hor-
ribly."
That's all right, old man. I I'm
derstand." 4
(To Be Continued)
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Used windows all types and
sizes Use & up. Used doors $500
Il up. Used Toilet bowl with seat
$3.50. Second hand Toilet set
$1,000 Used lavatories $500 & up.
Used Sinks $3.50 & up Bath
tubs $1,000 & up complete. IL"
shiplap siding $3.50 per thous-
and Several thousand feet of
good used lumber $500 per
thousand and up.
WHITING MEAD co.
1875 Main Phone 1872
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FURNISHED Front Apartment =
Private bath, large shady yard,
$500 per mo. 418 S. 9Th st.
G-25
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

NEW BATHROOMS for old ones.
YJur fixtures accepted as trade
ms on new ones. Complete I'm
ancing. No down payment.
BUILDERS SUPPLY co.
Phone $50 - Imperial Ave. g. Euclid
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FURNISHED Apt. 3 rooms and bath
Clean, attractive, modern, cleo
trio equipment, cooler, water paid.
Adults. Key at 33l Holt. - 6-25
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TRUCKS

30 Ford Model A IL Ton Truck.
This is as good buy as we
have had on the lot for a long
time. Good body. ............... $155
81 Chevrolet 1A Ton Truck. This
is the unit for the man who
wants lot of truck for small
money.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

Circulating Cooler Pumps $685. up.
Coolers Complete, $1595 up.
BROYLE'S BATTERY SHOP
459 State Phone 458
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HEMP SEED, 1850 lbs. at sc h..
F. O. B. BraWley. Recleaned. fumi-
gated. Write Lester Hindrex, Ell
Centre. 8 %
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:, o N f. l. Y

WANTED To take charge of ranch
share. 10 years farming experience
in valley. Best references. Pc.
Box 929. BraWley 6-25
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Business Services

This little ad is just to remind you
that we appreciate your visit to
our yard when you need building
materials.
FL Centre Lumber 81 Trading Co.
1i09 Adams st. Phone 1892
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Lost, Found Astrdy

LOST-Gernan Police Dog. Phone
1878. Central Food Market. ).
GIG
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FRIGIDAIRE- cap. Two door
size. Suitable for small restaurant
or family. Highest cash offer
takes. Phone 1923. 6-c5
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

EARTHQUAKE - BARGAIN
Two Story Dwelling,
Condemned by City
Look This Over At
G53 STATE ST.
PRICE $150000
One third Cash, Balance
terms. CO. interest
NIJFfER LAND CO.
1l5 n 9Th st. Phone 45-W
CPS
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WANTED-House trailer, Cupboard
motor, Electrolux Refrigerator or
?. No dealers. 735 c - State ST
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FURNISHED HOUSE = CORNER
7th ~ BRIGHTON, FOR RENT.
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FIELD FLOATS, best made. Battle
lift in, $50 GAL, gas tank like
new. Heber Blacksmith Shop.
ga
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FOUR Room Modern bugaloW at
522 Hamilton. See Irving, 331
Main, or Conner. 795 Main.
Go7
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

USED MAYTAG Washer $25.0 Voss
washer $1,000 SIT. Electrolux
refrigerator $500. Wedgewood
tank gas stove $3.50. Imperial
Hardware Co.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

Business Services

Moisture Proof Motors $685. UP.
16" Blade Coolers complete $18.95
GOFF'S BATTERY SHOP
459 State Phone 458
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

GOOD USED TIRES
Many Miles of Transportation Left
All Popular Sizes - Low Prices
NATIONS SERVICE
N. w. Cor. 9th Broadway Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Farm Implements

35 INTERNATIONAL Diesel tractor,
spring tooth harrow and v. Mrs.
M. Bailey. Phone 8722-J-3. Holt
vile. 6-26
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NEAT Modernly furn. 3-rm. apt.
cleo. ref, cooled Very reasonable
to permanent tenant. GIG S. 4th St
CPS
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PRE- INVENTORY

PRE- INVENTORY
PIANO SALE
New Baldwin MADE instruments
to be sacrificed by orders from
factory. Howard uprights. & Bald
win Acrosonic Console models.
N NOVAk MUSIC co.
$50 Main Phone 70
FREE Water for legume fertilizer
crops, dairymen and livestock
growers. Thus encourage planting
Sebania for dairy feed g. fertilizer
Seed 41ac Globe Warehouse, Ell
Centre; Clark w. Adair, Seeley
ola tt
TRAP Wagons of any size. Come in
and look around. We may have
what you need.
Ell Centre Junk Co.
3l3 Main st. Phone 1871
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ID APARTMENTS For Rent

FUR. or Unfur. house, also apt. and
rooms, hot & cold water, cooler
If desired $50 Olive. Gil If,
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SMALL Elect. equipped, modern,
Turn. cottage. Adults only. 1893
Woodward ave. $1,000. 49,. 6-25
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FREE RENT to July LIST on 6 room.
fur. house, electrically equipped
cooler. 33l Orange. G-l6-ti
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~ Situations Wanted

COMPLETELY Modern fountain ~
cafe equipment. Doing nice bust
ness in present location. Will
,sell cheap for quick sale. Post
Press Box 81. 6 %
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HOUSE, Electric
stove. Frigidalre. Insulated. hard
wood floors 1924 Broadway
6-2i If
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81 Country PrOperty-Rent

SO ACRES good land Meloland dis
trict, grow anything. G.. w. Ben
nethum. 1907 N. Cursor, l.. A.
Phone HE 93l0. 6-23
Evening star., 1940-06-09

Will CORY proud nome IN rem-
pestuous ero. The eiont liner
America. Ioreest passenger ship
ever built in the United Stotes,
is shown at her Newport News,
Vo.. fitting berth as she neors
completion. The 35,44O- ton
liner is 723 feet long and cost
$4,000 900. Wide World.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Two Marines Are Indicted
In Virginia Staying

Two marines were in Richmond
(Vao Jail today awaiting trial on a
charge of Staying Sidney Mansfield
Little, 29-year-old Fredericksburg
Vao tobacco salesman, found beat
en- to death in a Fort Hunt picnic
area January 7.
The marines-Alexander j. Stev-
enson and William Joseph Palmer
were indicted by a Federal grand
jury yesterday.
Mr.. Little, member of a we'll to-
DO North Carolina family, was bat
tered to death with cast-iron CRATE
bar. His blood-stained automobile
was found on side road few miles
from the Quantico Marine Barracks
the day after the body was found.
The marines were arrested by
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents, who took charge of the in
vestigation because the crime was
committed on a Federal reservation.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Politics
Continued From First Page.)

have banded together behind a
United Campaign Committee slate
for Mayor, eight Councilmen and two
municipal judges. The fight is a
backwash of the Boss Pendergast
days and victory Of the U. c. c. may
mark the final manifestation of
that particular era of machine
politics in Kansas City.
5. Speeches. as usual, with the
headliners being these:
Postmaster General Farley, who
has declared his unqualified candi-
dacy for the Democratic nomination,
praised President Roosevelt for his
desperate battle to improve the
social condition of this Nation" and
said Secretary of State Hull had
reached a foremost position among
all men," He spoke in Tennessee.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, seeking the Re-
publican nomination, challenged
the foreign policies and trade pro-
grams of the Roosevelt administra-
ton in speech at Concord, N. H.,
then said that seven years of
spending" under the New Deal had
produced no results.
Senator Vandenberg condemned
those who seek to re-elect Mr..
Roosevelt, asserting that an extern
sion of his administration would be
colossal fatality" He spoke from
Washington over radio stations in
Nebraska where he seeks delegates
In the April primary.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Miss hampton Arrives
For Concert Toniqht

Rose hampton, glamorous star of
the Metropolitan Opera Co. in New
York, came to Washington last
night to sing in the role of pinch
hitter this evening with the Phila-
delphia Orchestra at Constitution
Hall.
On this occasion Miss hampton
is batting" for the celebrated pia-
mist, Frances Nash, who is in Emer-
gency Hospital with her neck in a
plaster cast due to a dislocated and
fractured vertebra. Miss Nash, in
private life, is the wife of Brig. Gen.
Edwin M. Watson, a member of
President Roosevelt's secretariat.
A native-born American, sne
comes from Cleveland, Miss Bamp-
ton likes best of all to sing over
the radio: Then you know you
have friends every where" she said
as she stepped from a plane last
night at the airport. after you've
sung on the radio you never go to
any town and feel you are a COM
plete stranger. Somebody always
has heard you 'on the air." She
added: II think the radio has done
more for music generally than any
otler medium
Tonight Miss hampton will sing
five numbers in two groups on the
Philadelphia Orchestra. program,
which Eugene Ormandy is conduct
Ing Her selections will include two
operate arias.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Red Cross and ". P. A.
Rush Aid 10 Flood Area

BY the Associated Press
The Red Cross, the Work Projects
Administration and the Coast Guard
announced yesterday emergency
equipment, funds and services were
being rushed to the aid of flooded
Pennsylvania towns.
The w. P. A. allotted 100000 to
keep roads open and strengthen
levees and dikes along the Susque-
hanna River.
Red Cross headquarters received
word from disaster relief workers
that 400 cots and 500 blankets were
being rushed to Sunbury.
The Pennsylvania National Guard,
the workers reported, moved 500 cots
and 1000 blankets into Wilkes-Barre
yesterday. Red Cros feeding and
housing stations have been set up
in Wilkes-Barre.
The Coast Guard announced it
was chasing huge gasoline tank
down the swollen Susequehanna to
beach it. The tank was the second
which broke its moorings. The first
one blew up.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Peace RoIIy to Be Held
Friday at Press Club

A declaration Of peace" rally,
planned by q joint committee Of
persons from 20 organizations, will
be held at 8 pm. Friday in the Ma
tional Press Club auditorium.
Speakers will include Morris Wat
son, international vice president Of
the American Newspaper Guild; Jo-
seph Cadden, executive secretary Of
the American Youth Congress, and
Kathryn Lewis of the Women s
Auxiliary, c. I. o.
The rally, 1t is said, is part Of a
national demonstration by groups
interested in peace. The call for
the formation of the Washington
committee for the rally was made
by the Washington Youth Council
in line with the decision of the Ma
tional Assembly of the American
Youth Congress to support such
meetings, 1t is announced.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
South Awaits Relief .
From Record April Heat

BY the Associated Press.
Dixie, which for the most part
experienced the coolest Easter in
years a brief 10 days ago, today
awaited relief from record-breaking
heat. The weather man promised
cooler" weather by tomorrow night.
Little Rock reported 80 degrees.
At Nashville, where record 5-inch
snow greeted Easter paraders, the
mercury scared to IS to set an April
record
Knoxville and Memphis also set
new heat records for April.
The weather also played an April
fool joke on Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma, toppling long-standing
weather records with the first heat
wave of the season.
Drought-plagued Oklahoma is
facing its worst water crisis in 20
years, H. j. Darcy, State sanitary
engineer, said. Forty cities have re-
serve supplies for only 80 to IS days.
An ordinance for rationing water
is being drawn in Oklahoma City.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Third Party Threat
Held Over Democrats
Heads by Lewis
C.I. O. Chief Demands
Nominee and Platform
Satisfactory to Labor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MONONGAH, w, Va, April a.
Under threat of a third party move,
John L. Lewis demands that the
Democratic party select a presiden-
tial candidate and adopt a platform
satisfactory ito labor and the COM
mon people"
Otherwise, the militant chieftain
of the Congress of Industrial Or
CARNATIONS proposes to call a con-
vention of his own ito formulate a
program that each and every Ameri-
can can support"
His mandate, laid down in q
bristling address before throng
of soft coal miners yesterday, avoid
ed use of the phrase third party,
Mr.. Lewis commenting afterwards
well reserve that for later"
We'll see," shouted the man who
once was one of President Roose-
velt's strongest supporters, whether
mere machine politics in this coun-
try are going to be more powerful
than the voice of the people of this
land.
"No Hope From G. o. p"
II am serving notice upon the
political parties in this country and
I don't expect anything from the
Republicans that America cannot
be permitted to drift, drift, while
politicians merely hope, hope.
And, I am also serving notice
that the answer to these problems
is not the answer of having America
participate in the European war.
Not to please manufacturers of war
equipment, makers of airplanes,
manufacturers of chemicals, despair
ing politicians, not even to please
the allies
Declaring the unemployment
question was responsible for most
Of Americas economic and political
ills" Mr.. Lewis said the C. I. o.
research department found 1884
600 people without jobs, and added:
"No Suggestions Made"
mot a single, solitary suggestion
is being made in America on how to
provide Americans with work. Far
from settling the unemployment
question, the existing administration
is curtailing the meager relief here
tofore extended to men and women
out of work.
What a sad commentary it is
that we are putting men and wom-
en- off relief. careless of whether
they live or die, when the Congress
is asked to appropriate more money
to employ more Federal detectives
Mr.. Lewis already has the nucleus
for a national political organization
in Labor's Non-Partisan League
which he heads. He said Negro Or
ganizations would be asked to join
the league.
1T is an outrage and a shame
declared the C. I. o. leader, thai
5000 900 Negroes in America are
prevented from voting in eight
Southern States because they do not
have enough money to pay their
poll tax
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Held for Grand Jury,
Howard Is Sent
To Ga|Iinger
Token to Hospital
After Being Accused
OF Mothers Deuth

Jerome Howard, IS, accused Of
Staying his mother, had his wish to-
day, but his stone face never
changed.
Since he was placed behind bars
after his mother, Mrs. Bessie G.
Howard, 66, was found slashed to
death with a butcher knife In a
second-floor bedroom of her home
at 815 Taylor street NV. Saturday
Howard has expressed one request:
II want to get out of here. don't
like this place."
Today the youth, described as "the
boy who never smiled" was in Gal
linger Hospital for mental observa-
ton. He was taken there after a
coroners jury decided yesterday he
was responsible for his mothers
death and ordered him held for the
grand jury.
Howard was examined by the Dis
trict Jail physician, DR.. w. K. Ange-
vine, and his transfer to the hos
pital followed Immediately.
The youths father, William ".
Howard, an attorney with the IN
terror Department, was among the
II witnesses to testify at the inquest.
The two-hour duration of the hear
Ing was the longest period Mr.. How
ard had seen his son since he was
"a little boy, about or 8 years of
age"
Jerome's parents were separated
II years ago, and Mr.. Howard said
the youths mother obtained a di-
vorce in Colorado last February
after Il had been her husband for
40 years."
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Flood
Continued From First Page)

thousands temporarily homeless
State and Federal agencies worked
side by side to provide food, shelter
and to guard against outbreaks of
illness. Most of the homeless in
towns at and between Wilkes-Barre
and Sunbury spent the night in
schools and churches on high
ground. Supplies were brought in
by the Red Cross. National Guard
units from nearby cities trucked in
food and clothing. Water supplies
generally were pronounced safe but
boiling was urged as precaution
in worst flooded sections.
South of Sunbury toward Harris
burg, where the river stood at 1877
feet and where a few low-lying
streets we're flooded by backwaters
from sewers, riverfolk watched the
river rise slowly.
Rumors Discounted.
The usual wild rumors flew. While
not seeking to minimize the suffer-
ing and inconvenience imposed on
thousands, the Associated Press cor
respondents stressed that it was pos
sible to overemphasize that phase.
At Sunbury, Allan G. Crist of the
Associated Press Harrisburg staff
said that, while many had left their
homes in loWlands there, the move
ment was strictly precautionary in
many cases Mr. Crist said the
headquarters of the Emergency and
Disaster Committee at Sunbury re-
ported $500 to 5000 left their homes
Many returned later.
At Wilkes Barre r. P. Steven
son of the Associated Press Phila-
delphia staff reported nearly a
fourth of the $1,000 population OF
flooded Kingston, across the river
from Wilkes-Barre, had moved to
higher land. A break in a secondary
levee (not a part Of the main dixie
system sent to feet of water
over some Kingston streets. Ap-
proximately 1900 persons regis
tered with the Red Cross as ref
ugees. Stevenson said reports of
freezing weather far upstream en-
couraged hope that there would
be no new rise.
Governor Tours Area.
Gov. James, with little sleep in
three nights, went to bed after an
extensive trip of inspection through
the entire flood section, satisfied
that Everything is under control"
His secretary said Gov. James
found there was no panic. Every
where he went there was an or
ganization on the spot in control Of
the situation"
On his trip Of inspection to Ply
mouth the Governor saw his own
home at Plymouth, outside Wilkes
Barre in feet of water. He was
taken by boat to the gate, then car
ried by fellow-townsmen to his
porch. He found the downstairs
rooms aWash.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Robbery Suspects Held
For Grand Jury Action

Three robbery suspects, arrested
last week in connection with the
recent holdups of two liquor store
proprietors, were held yesterday for
action of the grand jury by Police
Court Judge John P. Mcmahon un-
der $25 900 bond each.
Those held are James F.. "Buzz"
Donovan, 80, of the 21O0 block Of
K street NV; Walter E. big Chief"
Harde, 80, no fixed address, and
Benjamin H. Henderson, SO, of the
$500 block of Potomac drive, Brook
mont, Md.
Donovan and Harde were identi-
fled, police said, in lineups at head
quarters by Meyer H. Landay,
proprietor of liquor store at CAT
H street NE, his wife and a colored
store employe, as the men who took
$40 in holdup on March %.
William Silverstein, clerk in an
other liquor store at 1345 Fourteenth
street NV, from which a S53.85
loot was taken by another armed
bandit on March 26, identified Hen
derson after his capture in the
basement of an apartment house
at 1901 Vermont avenue NV,
shortly after the robbery.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Jackson Asked 10 Probe
Refusal 10 |ndict Mavne

Attorney General Jackson today
was confronted with request to
investigate the circumstances"
under which the District Court
grand jury last week refused to in
dict David Mayne in the "Pelley
letters" case.
Mayne was the self acknowledged
forger of letters purportedly linking
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
with William Dudley Pelley, Silver
Shirt leader.
The charges against Mayne were
filed by Gardner Jackson, legisla-
tive representative of Labor's Nom
Partisan League, and Harold Weis-
berg, who purchased the letters and
turned them over to Representative
Hook, Democrat, of Michigan, who
inserted them in the Congressional
Record but withdrew them after
learning their character.
Mr.. Hook yesterday asked Attor-
ney General Jackson to probe the
grand jury proceedings.