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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
The Literary" Candidate

COP publicity men are playing up
their Mr.. Willkie as quite the literary
man. So it wasn't strange that the
day Willkie stopped off in Washing
ton to confer with his running mate,
he just sort of dropped in-with seven
news photographers, any number of
reporters. policemen, plain clothes
men, and the republican publicity di-
rector-at Brentano's Bookstore
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

You cannot control what you do not
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL !!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
U. .S.Embargoes All
Machine Tools TO
Foreign Nations

WASHINGTON, June 4. (UP)-
The administration has embargOed
the export of machine tools from
the United States, it was learned
authoritatively today.
The embargo was decided upon
because of the need for such tools
in speeding the emergency defense
program. A shortage of machine
tools has been blamed for a bot
tleneck' in American aircraft en-
CINE production.
The new ban was disclosed when
the japanese embassy counsellor,
Morito Morishima called at the state
department to inquire concerning
reports that the United States was
considering extension of the moral
embargo" on shipments of war ma
terials to Japan to include machine
tools
He was informed of the machine
tool embargo and was told the ac-
ton was not a part of the moral
embargo. but was occasloned by
this nations own defense needs.
He was informed that the new
embargo applies to all countries
| for the present at least.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Leuion Renews Drive TO Get Unit Of
National Guard for Valley; Chances
Thouqht Better Than Ever Before

Warded to Governor Olson. Cali
fornia's United States senators ana
the adjutant general.
Peacetime strength of battalion
is 300 men, which is usually in
creased to about 900 in wartime
The Legion recommendation was for
anti aircraft, artillery and rifle de-
tachments. Legion men pointed out
the necessity for greater protection
of the southern boundary as a vital
part Of strengthening the defense
in the southwest.
Although the movement to obtain
a guard unit has been in mind for
many years and a matter of agita-
ton, chances appeared better now
than ever before that it will be
obtained, G. H. H. Small command
er of the Boyce Aten post, said.
I'm the past the stumbling block
has been the difficulty in obtaining
state financing" Small declared.
With federal funds available, this
drawback will be erased"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Pittn1an Declares
Canada MayB Be
Center Of El1lpire

WASHINGTON. June 4-UP)-
Chairman Key Pittman Of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee said
today that Winston Churchill's dec
laration that Great Britain will not
surrender to Hitler, even If the
English Isles are subjugated, Sub
stantially guarantees the western
hemisphere against successful attack
for long period of time
Commenting on Churchill's state
ment that Britain will carry on.
Pittman said:
That's the most encouraging pro-
posed action on behalf of the Brit
ish government that has come to
the attention of the United tateS
since the invasion of Holland. II.
in the case of extremity, this action
is carried out. the British Empire
will be maintained, the royal family,
the parliament, the army and navy
officers and those who might be
marked for execution by the Nazis,
can make of Canada a powerful
country and center of the British
Empire.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

war dSdlIlSI AuOll 11lIlcl.
The prime minister spoke in
straight from the shoulder terms OF
the great battle of Flanders in
which the British alone lost 10000
killed, wounded or missing. He
warned the nation to be prepared
for the Germans to strike at Paris
or London because Hitler has 1.-The
whole of the channel ports in his
hands and we have been told he has
a plan for invading the British
Isles"
There was a victory inside the
deliverance of Allied troops from
the German trap in Flanders and
it was scored by the British air
force, Churchill said, but he warm
ed the nation against considering
the deliverance victory because
wars are not won by excavations.
In dramatic passage Of his
speech, Churchill referred indirectly
to America. He said that even in
the unbe,' levable possibility that
the British Isles were subjugated
the empire and the fleet would car
ry on until in Gods good time
the new world with all its power
and might steps forth to the liber-
alton and rescue of the old"
Churchill, telling the story OF
what experts believe was the great
est single military operation in
British history, said that:
IA total of 335,O0O French and
British were rescued from Flanders
by the Allied navies and a fleet OF
a thousand boats. but the British
alone lost 10000 men, almost 1000
guns and "all our transport and
armored vehicles" in a colossal
military disaster that weakened
the French army and resulted in
the loss of the Belgian army.
2.-The Allied forces at Calais
were given IAN hour to surrender"
but they fought on in the burning
city for four days in an heroic
episode that enabled the French
to establish lines protecting Dun
kirk and thus permit evacuation
of the Allied armies. Only 80 un-
wounded men were rescued from
Calais.
3.-The British need no longer
withhold opinion on the "pitifur'
capitulation of King Leopold of the
Belgians which cut off the Allied
line of retreat in the north. (Cries
tCUitinued on Page 8. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Dunkirk Vacated
As Aerial Bombing
Hits New Areas
BY UNITED PRESS

The gallant tragedy OF
Dunkirk was Il closed book
Tuesday while German air
squadron.5 rOared over Swift
zerland toward the Rhone Valley Of
France to renew widespread bonn
bardment of Cherbourg and other
French cities, and Allied air fight
ers retaliated with bombardment
of the great Ruhr Valley, Reinish
Prussia and the "neighborhood OF
Frankfort.
French airplanes bombed air
fields and industrial objectives at
Munich and Frankfort-o Main.
British pilots bombed the Ruhr VAL
ley railroads and oil refineries. Ber-
lin admitted that a factory was
bombed and eight persons killed
near Munich.
Meanwhile Germany claimed and
the Allies admitted that Dunkirk
had finally fallen into German
hands, after evacuation of upwards
of 100000 supposedly trapped Allied
troops. The French admiralty an
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Governor Olson stated positively
Tuesday that he would match
dollar for dollar from his emergency
fund the money expended by the
Imperial Irrigation district in re-
pairing earthquake damage to the
canal system
An announcement from commit
teemen who conferred with the
governor Tuesday, sent direct to the
Post-Press, placed the governor
squarely upon record as ready to
expcnd funds for canal repair. The
announcement did not state, how
ever, what the governors attitude
appeared to be on relief for mdi-
vidual towns that suffered.
Meanwhile. two Slight earthquakes
visited the valley early Tuesday
morning, waking some persons but
doing no damage. One was report
ed about 2::35 a. m. and another
was felt shortly after 5 a. m. Meth
er was severe.
Apparently, the tremors were felt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

tilcil 81
Simpson, 70. wiry, small, with
twinkle in his eye, rose to his 1eet
when defense attorneys objected
to introduction of the complaint
which the chief of police assertedly
obtained to take into custody H.
Yamatoda, the kidnap victim.
Il object also, your honor said
Simpson. That complaint is part
Of our court records at Ell Centro.
The prolonged argument over IN
PRODUCTION of the complaint aroused.
the ire of Federal Judge Ralph E.
Jenney, who said the case was
dragging along beyond all neces-
sity" due to objections by the bat
terry of defense counsel.
While discussion Of admiSSlblllty
of the complaint was in progress,
The federal judge excluded the
the jury from the courtroom.
Simpson said he had asked no
question about who the persons
named in the complaint were: OF
did he ask where the acts were
committed.
Il simply issued a warrant at
Oswalt's request and delivered 1t
to him.. he added. Chief OsWalt
said he would handle it himself as
he was coming to Los Angeles IN a
few days and he knew the defend
ants named.
The jury was excluded after at
torneys for Police Lieut.. Louis Hen
ry another defendant, and OsWalt
objected.
A prolonged huddle of defense
counsel with Judge Jenney followed
OSwalt, Henry and the others
were accused of conspiring to kid
nap Yamatoda, asserted Little To-
kyo" gambling czar, by "Shang-
haing" him to Ell Centre then dump
ing him across the Mexican border
near Mexicali with the threat &c
back to Japan or else
Yamatoda found his way back
across the border, complained tt
federal authorities and the indict-
mentS followed.
Following Simpson, Elmer v
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Russia Launches
1st Verbal Attack
AGAINST Italians

MOSCOW, June 4E(UP)-Italy
has taken the place of the Allies as
the chief threat to Balkan neutral
ity, the trade unioniSt newspaper
Trud said today.
Italian agitation against France
and Great Britain, the newspaper
said, is designed as a smokescreen
for Italy's expansionist ambitions
in southeastern Europe and especi-
ally Jugslavia.
But Jugoslavia's political position
has been improved by the conclusion
of a trade pact with Soviet Russia,
the newspaper added.
"JugoSlavia is fully aware of the
Italian danger" Trud said. THE
first shots in the Mediterranean
lafter Italy enters the European
war; may be used as pretext for
Italian occupation of the Jugoslav
coast"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

A brighter prospect than ever be-
fore in the long fight to obtain a
national guard unit in Imperial
Valley was noted Tuesday while a
battle progressed in washington,
D. C. on strengthening the national
military defense.
Monday night the interpost coun-
ell of the American Legion meeting
in Ell Centre went on record favor
ing establishment of a battalion of
the national guard in the valley
with companies at Calexico, El
Centre and Brawley. The resolution
passed unanimously, will be for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

the school system in dollars and
cents" Hiteman said. But I would
estimate that ten per cent of the
school building are unfit for occu-
pancy and 40 per cent of the build
ing were damaged.
This is a serious problem anG
merits serious consideration from
every trutee in the valley
An estimate of damage will be
ready by the time of the meeting
Hiteman indicated. 1t will be taken
from reports made by state depart
ment of education engineers on VIZ
tually every school in the county
Hiteman emphasized that trus-
tees are personally liable for chill
dren's safety until the building have
been officially declared sufficient
and therefore for their own pro-
lection as we'll as that OF the
pupils who will go to school next
season. should take an active IN
| terest in rehabilitation.
The county superintendent indl-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Valley Red Cross Drive
For Quake Aid Outlined

Red Cross activities in Imperial
Valley as result of the earthquake
were outlined for Brawley and Ell
Centro representatives while appeals
we're prepared Tuesday for contrl-
buttons to the earthquake fund.
Meeting in Brawley Monday were
John r. Robertson. Charles Chill
ders. E. w. Schiller and Robert
Hays, representing the Ell Centro
chamber of commerce, and H. P.
Wilke, president of the Brawley
chamber. Charles Nice, lea Adams,
Mrs. Alex McBurney and Richard
Gordon of the Red Cross. Possible
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Senate 0kays Bill
Authorizing 10000
Planes for Navy
Walsh Reveals Plans to
Acquire New Air Bases
In South America

WASHINGTON, June A..
UP)-The senate today ap-
proved and sent back to the
house a bill authorizing the
navy to acquire 10000 air
planes, $4,000 pilots and $l44,l32,-
600 of new or improved navy bases.
Chairman David 1. Walsh OF the
naval affairs committee said the
government was negotiating to es-
tablish some of these new bases in
South America.
Walsh did not elaborate on this
apparently first authoritative dis
closure of long-rumored plans tc
establish air bases on Latin-A -Amerl-
can soil to bolster Panama Canal
defenses.
The bill which the senate passed
unanimously includes $4,000 600
authorization for funds which the
secretary of navy could spend at
his discretion for auxiliary air
bases.
The prcfram projected in the
bill would cost $2,250,000,000 over
an undetermined span of years. Ma
jor provisions.
/. Increases the authorized num-
ber of useful naval aircraft from
4,500 to 10000.
2. Authorizes the president tC
provide training facilities for $4,000
navy airmen, the personnel believ-
ed necessary for 10000 planes. The
navy now has 1888 pilots in active
service With the facilities author
lied in the measure, it will be pos
sible to train $50 fliers per month
Army sources said Chief of Staff
George c. Marshall favorS calling
into active service unemployed, sim
gle members of the national guarG
and reserves. They would be blend
ed into regular organizations on g
temporary basis, but would receive
regular army pay and allowances
while on duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Hung JuryDeIays
Auto Theft Case;
New Trial Ordered

1t took a jury in superior court
three hours to listen to testimony
in the case of Georgia Pruiillo,
charged with auto theft, and SIX
hours for the jury to decide that
it could not arrive at an agreement
After dismissal of the hung
jury Monday night, retrial was
set for June IT,
Nonchalantly and with scarcely
any lack of poise, curly haired
Georgia Prujillo, girl who looks
like a boy, Monday afternoon tofa
her own story to the jury about the
night on which the prosecution
charged she took an automobile
that did not belong to her and
later wrecked it.
She described meeting a boy :
later described as fat and forty.
who offered to drive her home. he
was driving when the automobile
was wrecked in BraWley, she ae-
clared
Lets get out of here he sad
Then he ran away Shc
testified.
Brought into the courtroom ana
identified by the girl as the 'ooy
in the car with her, Joe Gailcia'
now serving a sentence in the coutl,
ty Jail for drunk driving, 't'.o aenieo
he had ever seen the girl before
The prosecution rested alter m 1lle
morning session and the case was
given to the jury soon after 5 p ~. ~.
Miss Prujillo would more easily
pass for a Mexican youth liiail I.
girl. She wore green sports eii,, ~.
and slacks in court and haoi'uaiis hals,
wears mems clothes because W .iles y
are better for field work. Sle weai l
her curly. black hair cut 10 d i''''
~, txYlA
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Get Your Extra
Copies Now

If you want extra copies of the
Portfolio of Earthquake pictures
published in this newspaper
Monday, get them nOw-befort
the supply is exhausted.
Extra copies such us those
distributed with the regular edi-
ton of your paper cost only 10
cents, and are Immediate,
available.
If you wish copies printed or
finer gloss paper, at cost of 2s
cents each. notify the Post Press
so that these copies may be
printed.
Remember-regular copies, 10
cents; gloss paper copies order
ed in advance, rs cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Valley School, Trustees
viii Discuss Rebuildinq

Alarming condition of the school
building in Imperial county as a
result of the earthquake was behind
a cal! Tuesday for an emergency
gathering of representatives from
every school board in the valley.
The call was made by County
Superintendent of Schools E. L.
Hiteman for June II at the high
school auditorium in Ell Centro.
Our records are not yet com
plcte upon the total damage to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

and approved a plan for sending out
form letters to all residents IN ths
Ell Centro- -Holtville Imperial area.
ut is of vital importance that
our area meets Its quota Of $26oo Tor
earthquake relief" r. p. Moore, a.
ecutive chairman. said. We ~
doing all we can to gather contriba-
tions. Please deliver your voluntary
donations ct the Bank Of America
the chamber Of commerce office -
the Security First National nonk,
Don't wait for someone 10 ask yea
E. Let's go over the top ~ voss
unteers!" -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Gated that means of financing will
be discussed with view toward OBJ
tanning outside assistance. WPA
representatives, the foreman of the
grand jury, representatives from
the housing division of the state
department and possibly repre-
sentative of the governor will be
asked to attend.
Chief damage appeared to CEN
ter in Brawley, Imperial and El
Centro. as far as school buildings
were concerned. Calexico and Holt
vile as we'll as the northend escaped
with minor damage.
Damage in the rural areas was
less, although Palmetto, Meloland
and Acacia were seriously affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

chamber
The death sentence is mandatory
under q verdict returned by a jury
last week finding the Duchess and
three other gang members guilty OF
FIRST decree murder without recon-
mendation for clemency.
If the death sentence is carried
out in MIS-. Spinclli's case, she will
be the first woman ever to be eX-
ecuted III California, according to
records of the state advisory par
don board.
Mike Simeone, 80, common-laW
husband of the Duchess, and Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Olson Will Match Dollar for Dollar
Money Spent by District Repairing
Canals: New Minor Quakes Recorded

more in the mountains than in
Imperial Valley. William Axemaker
and DR. l. j. Wells of BraWley,
who spent the night at Live Oaks
reported quake about 3 a. m.
that shook cottages but did no
damage. They did not recall a
shake at around 5 a. m.
San Diego reported the quake at
2:35 a. m. as of moderate intensity
lasting about seven seconds. There
was no damage reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

aid that Ell Centro may extend TO
Brawley was discussed.
Gordon reported that the Red
Cross had at hand in Brawley 80
cases of home rebuilding and 48
cases that required minor help in
the way of household goods damag-
ed or destroyed by the quake. The
Red Cross, he said, is supplying
lumber for reconstruction in cases
where the sufferers are able to do
the work themselves.
Members Of the committee In
charge of the Red Cross drive in
El Centre met Tuesday morning
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

don Hawkins, 81, were sentenced to
death by Judge Coughlin yester-
day.
A sanity hearing started today
for Albert Ives, 81, fourth member
of the gang, who stuck to his plea
of insanity. Hawkins preceded Mrs.
Spinelli in withdrawing a similar
plea, while Simeone alone never
entered that plea.
"Tve brought enough disgrace
upon my family already without
trying to make out I'm insane, too,
Simeone said,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Valley Boys Get
PreyieW Of ParIey

Sixteen imperial Valley youths
who will attend the Boys State
June q to 20 were given an in
sight into what they can accept
at Sacramento Monday night at
an interpost council meeting of
the American Legion at Ell Centro.
Representatives of the county S
seven Legion posts were present to
discuss plans for the annual mo-
bilization slated for Tuesday or
Wednesday evenings.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
BeIgians Remove
LeopoIds Bust

NEW YORK, June 4. UP)-A
bust of King Leopold of the Bel
gians was missing today from the
place where it previously was dis
played IN the reception room of the
Belgian pavilion at the New York
world fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Murderess Faces
Extreme Penalty

SACRAMENTO, June A. (UP)-Mrs. Juanita Cine
Duchess) Spne asserted leader OF gang convicted OF
numbering Robert Sherrad 49, today withdrew her plea of
innocent by reason of insanity and is scheduled to be SEN
fenced Friday by Superior Judge Ray L. Coughln to death
nAn,tin lcOn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS
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E. Smith and fresh; Ruftlng,
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Boston ............. 900 0020l0-3 lO /
Auker and Swift; Dickman, Will
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Detroit ............ 4l0 600 0l0-6 II l
Philadelphia . oil 400 00X-8 II l
Bridges, Trout, McKain, New
hauser, Tebbetts and Sullivan; Ba-
bich and Hayes.
National
New York ........................,.. 300 0Ol 0
Cincinnati ........................ 100 0lO /
Hubbell and Danning; Moore,
Shoffner, Riddle and Lombari.
Philadelphia ..,.......................; 600 33
Chicago 81 OO
Higbe. ST johnson, Syl johnson
and Atwood, Warren; Page Root
and Collins.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
$4,000 Saved Out Of
Great Military Disaster.
Prime Minister Reveals
Shall Not Be Content with Defensive
War; Commons Told; Expectation OF
Aid from New World Hinte d in Spe ech

LONDON June a. (UP) = Prime Minister Winston
Churchill told the House Of Commons today that col
losa military disaster" had been suffered in Flanders,
hut that 35OOOO Allied troops had been mlracuousy res
cued and that 1--WE shall be content with defensive
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
OsWQIt Battles
Ae0inSt Records
I'm Trial at l.. A.
EI Cen+ro J.P. Joins Defense Attorneys
In Protesting Admission Of Complaint
Issued Here Against japanese Gambler

Los ANGELES, June 4. (UP)-Justice of Peace j. B.
Simpson Of FL Centre today joined defense attorneys IN
seeking to b; rs evidence complaint issued in Ell Centre
to Sterling UsWa then police chief, who is on trial IN
federal court with eight others conspiracy kidnap
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

On the Rocks
A Chinese could really set the
mind of Stan Baker at rest. Or
maybe the Chinese would upset
him even more.
Stan, who owns a remarkable
house at Jacumba that rests upon
a monster boulder Cthe living room
floor is solid rockD, has a sign
painted on his private gasoline
pump. Because the architectural
STYLE of the home is Chinese, San
decided to decorate the gas pump
with Chinese characters that he
was led to believe spelled "gaso-
line.
Then he looked up the characters
in the Encyclopedia Brittanica and
found they mean Come Upstairs
Sorta Mae Wcstish, as it were.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Grange From Law

Grange From Law
A picture Of comfort that We
hated to disturb was judge r. ID
} NcPhcrrir se;tcd in a hotel LOBBY
with his f#"C stuck into a copT g
ASTOUNDING AND AMAZING
STORIES.
A chap las to have some relaHa-
ton, doesn't he?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Droppiug naiaiHS-
The ether cay RR pokcd fun at
tho wording ot " want ad in the
Fost-Fruss. Yes, Gn the same dag
there was a far stranger mistake
made. IN war story the French
were s,bjugat"d to a violet bonn
bard.ncnt!"
wen b.. thc French wish it HAD
boon viUl"tt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Some jumping

SOME JUmplhS-
THAT mus have been real
ouake!" a reporter marVeled to HIM
self Tuesday when he heard that
a tpmblcr at Live Oaks had shaken
Bill AXcmaHcr of BraWley out OF
bed. Bill! lrtlr admitted that he
might have been eXaggerating:
1T hit and when 1 woke up l
was standing III the middle of the
room. I guess I've got the earth
quake jitters!" he explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
p AMBl'NG
N EpORTER

Easy Come
A lon4 and woe begone express
sion 2ractd the handsome puss OF
Bort FaWcctt Tuesday.
Il drc9mt that I was in a field
spYinkled by silver dollars and I
WaS pckirg them up by the hand
ful and cramnina them into my
pockets 49,. WHEN l woke up
jlGnp3l uut of bed and looked If
my pants and found 20 centS!a
Bette 90 h,ck to deep. Bert.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Butter: Los Angeles 2Sc; but
terfat, Imperial valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A SIC; manufacturing milk
31c; route gathered cream 27c.
L. A. hay: u. s. No. sl4-$145o,
u. S. No. 2 leafy S13.50-14; u. 5. No.
2 S11-S11.50; Mpls. Sept. flax
S1.762.