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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

u
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor-
mia telegraphed the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce, the govern
ment bowed to repeated requests for
let up in the order demanding a
pass port from every alien enter
ing the United States and pleas that
more easily obtained border cross
ing card be permitted those who
wish to pass back and forth across
the borders to trade and transact
business.
New rules facilitating border
crossing brought relief to the bad
situation existing in Calexico resi-
dents of the border city said, be-
cause Mexican residents will now
be permitted to cross the line to
trade.
johnson quoted in full a telegram
received from Secretary of State
Cordell Hull as follows:
Il can now inform you that I am
authorizing American consular and
diplomatic officers as of Aug. %
to issue a nonresident aliens bor-
der crossing Identification card to
citizens of Canada, Newfoundland,
and Mexico, domiciled therein, and
British subjects domiciled in New
foundland and Canada, provided by
law. Which carGs will be valid for
visits not exceeding 20 days and
any number of such visits during
the period of one year without the
necessity of registration and for
NAL fingerprinting, with very
simplified form of application.
"The immigration officers at land
border stations are being similarly
authorized by the attorney general
I think that this arrangement will
alleviate the irritations which have
existed in American communities
along the borcers and will continue
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

ment
Despite the repeated approach of
German planes close to London and
the shooting down of at least one
raider in the vicinity of the metrop-
oils, the chief German attacks were
directed against the battered Eng
lish Channel coast and objectives
in Kent county ana along the
Thames.
Unofficial British figures reported
that at least 500 German planes
were employed in raids up to mid
afternoon and that about 20 raiders
had been shot down.
London had one air alarm up to
evening, but a number of times
planes approached the city from
various directions.
FolkeStone, close to Dover on the
channel, suffered one of the days
worst attacks when 80 dive-bombers
went to work on the little city.
The admiralty reported the loss
of the l,540-ton destroyer Hostile,
by an enemy mine. There were some
casualties among the complement
of l40.
Waves of British planes carried
the war to Berlin in the hours after
midnight, blasting at arms and
munitions factories in the German
capital. Berliners huddled in air raid
shelters for sthree hours while the
din OF what seemed to be every
antiaircraft gun in the city roared
into action against the British air.
men.
Official Berlin reports secuted the
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
German Bombers Attack
ireland, Blast Coast
Charges Flung
Over State Home
Guardian Fees

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 26 UP)-
Director OF Institutions Aaron ].
Rosanoff said today he has re-
quested the attorney generals Of
flee 10 bring appropriate action to
recover more than $1,000 in guard
ianship fees which he contended
have been retained Illegally by
Prank Scully. former secretary of
the institutions department.
Scully was discharged by Rosan-
of last October. After unsuccess-
fully fighting the dismissal in the
courts he resigned guardianships of
the estates Of more than 100 pa
tients In the states mental hos
pitai which ne had assumed as
secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Tuesday Dead|ine for Registration
of Aliens Over 14Years Of Age:
All Must Undergo Fingerprinfing

will be provided with a federal
Identification card thereafter.
The questionnaires leave nothing
to the imagination. The alien vii
be required TO give his name and
if he has any. all the other names
he has used in his life. He must
tell where and when he was born:
where, when. how and why he
entered the United States, what he
did before he arrived in this coun-
try, and everything he has been
doing since; he must give the color
of his hair and eyes. his weight
and height must be listed: II he
has a criminal record he must IN
clude details: he must give poll
tical affiliations and include care
full details of any connection he
may have had with any organiza-
ton working even indirectly against
the United States or with any for
eign government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

vide the country along lines Of
racial and religious prejudice and
to aid their efforts TO establish spys
and saboteurs in key defense indus
tries.
The congressman said he would
write letter to President Roosevelt
tomorrow asking administration sup
port for a bill he intends 10 intro
duce shortly which would outlaw
all agents and organizations con-
trolled by any foreign government.
Dies said he also would seek leg
islation making IL impossible. as
under existing international mail
agreements. for Germany. Italy or
Russia TO disseminate propaganda IN
this country at the expense Of tbe
U. s. post office.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
EI Cenfro Child
FondIes Pistol,
Shoots Playmate

A search for adventure by two
eight-year-old Ell Centre young
sters ended in near tragedy Sat-
urday afternoon when Bobby
BOughman, tiny son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. BOushman, 531 So. Sixth
street, suffered facial gun shot
wound at a neighbor's home.
Bobby and Robert SisOn wan
dered into the E. w. Maitland
residence at 535 Holt street Sat
urday. rummaged through the
house until they located a 80
pistol.
The Sison youngster accident
ally discharged the weapon and
bullet grazed young Bough-
mans cheek. The physician who
dressed the injury said the wound
was not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Nazis, Fascists. Reds Work Together
ToFlood U.S.. With Propaganda.
Slow Up Defense, Rep. Dies Charges

NEW YORK. Aug. 26 (UP)-Rep
Martin Dies, D., Tex, chairman of
the house committee investigating
unAmerican activities, said today he
had positive evidence" that the
German, Italian and Russian gov
ernments were flooding this country
with propaganda designed to dis
rupt national defense and prevent
American aid to Great Britain.
Dies said his committee had seized
records and taken testimony in
Texas, on the west coast and in
Kansas City which proved that the
Nazi and Fascist governments were
working through Americans of Ger
man and italian descent TO dis
seminate propaganda designed to di-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

early sunday morning Whlle MS
wife looked on.
Francisco Lopez, 5-year-old Cal
exico child, was killed early Satur-
day night when struck by a sedan
driven along Imperial avenue by
Watt Lee Cowan, Sc, Ell Centre resi-
dent.
Cowan told Calexico police that
he saw a child crossing the street
ahead of him, swerved and missed
him. The other child was following
the first and Cowan said he did not
see him. The child, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edujes Lopez of Calexico, was
following his brother, Renaldo, 6,
The boy died a short time after
the accident. The body was taken
to the Hens undertaking establish
ment.
Swain, who was said to have been
having trouble with his wife, Aud
can, had brief quarrel with her
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Orders Placed
For AirpIanes

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (UP)-
The National Defense commission
today replied to senate criticism
OF progress in the rearmament pro-
gram with a report to President
Roosevelt showing that orders have
been placed for 6747 army and
navy planes.
The report placed upon congress
the blame for the fact that pro-
curement of combat and training
planes has not been further accel-
Grated. 1t points out that the major
portion of the military aircraft
program is tied up in the $4.8OOOOO.-
900 defense Appropriation bill which
is pending in the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

Beginning Tuesday all aliens who
are more than ii years OF age must
give their life histories to the Unit
ed States government.
Every man, woman and child
coming within the alien classifica-
ton must go TO designated post
offices in the areas they are living.
register, and have their fingerprints
taken.
When aliens call at the post Of
fices in FL Centro, CaleXico, Braw-
ley, Imperial, Holtville and Cali
patria they will be given a prelim-
inarv questionnaire to fill out. The
: QUESTIONABLE must be filled out in
full. taken back to the post office.
entered officially. the aliens finger
prints taken, and the QUESTIONABLE
and fingerprints sent to Washing
ton.
All aliens must be registered with
in the next four months. Each alien
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

committee. All other successful can
didates will only be nominated Tues
day and must run in the general
election in November.
County Clerk w. j. McClelland
advised all voters to take their pre-
cinct cards to the polls with them
to facilitate voting. The precinct
cards were mailed each voter along
with the sample ballot.
The county clerks office in the
court house will be open from 6
a. m. until p. m. election day to
answer questions and help with
election problems. County Clerk w.
J. MeClelland said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

in front of their home at 1190 c
street, Brawley, Deputy Coroner
Herbert Hughes said Monday. He
raised a pistol, aimed at his fore
head, and pulled the trigger.
His wife saw the shooting as she
was standing a short distance away
from him, officers said. Brawley
police found Swain lying in the
street with the gun at his feet, they
said.
Neighbors said they had heard
Swain threatening to commit sui
eide several times before. He was
said to have Deen seen in several
resorts Saturday night and that
his wife had been looking for him.
The body was taken to the Hopes
mortuary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Forms Prepared
For Conscription
Of US. Youth

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 26. CUP)-
The state printing plant is prepar-
ed to start Immediately on the
printing of more than 100000
forms needed for the states parti-
cipation in the proposed conscrip-
ton act, State Printer George H.
Moore reported to Gov. Culbert Oh
son today.
Details of carrying out the con-
scription will be directed by state
officials and Moore said it is plan
ned that the state plant will print
all the necessary blanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
WPA WORKERS WIFE
BEARS 3-ONE A DAY

ELIZABETH N. j., Aug. 20 CUPl
Arthur Smith. 81. a WPA worker.
had a leave of absence today TO
recover from the shock OF his wife
giving birth to triplets at the rate
of one a day.
The first. a girl. arrived Friday.
The second. also a girl. was born
Saturday. the third. a boy. early
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

There was no immediate word
whether the bombings in Fire were
intentional or accidental. Three
girls were killed and one injured
when one bomb struck a coopera-
tive creamery.
Bombs were dropped in three
places in southeast Fire, in county
Wexford, close to st. Georges Chan
mel where German airmen have
been harassing shipping for a week
An immediate protest to Ger
many and demand for reparations
was ordered by the Fire govern
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Prison Talk Fails
ToScare Negro.
Jailed Anyhow

You can't scare me with any of
that prison talk. Use been in Jail
lots and lots of times"
Elizabeth Darros. Al. Negro who
also is known as Elizabeth DeBase.
silenced officers seeking to calm
her down after a fight with Manuel
Darros, So. Negro on a ranch i'll
the Tamarack district.
The couple was jailed on charges
of disturbing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

needed $4,000 airplanes and vet
only 343 new combat planes have
been ordered by the army, navy
and marine corps, none of which
will be delivered in 1910 and some
of which will not be delivered until
1912.
1T is a tragic situation that we
are dallying along in the face of
the present emergency" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Single Prisoner
Housed in Jail

FL Centro's city jail. empty for
two days, housed a single prisoner
Monday as Judge Lee Nuffer SEN
fenced Clarence Dix to five days in
Jail for drunkenness.
Dix was the only case in FL Gen.
tro police court Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
PUP FINDS HUMAN
SKULL, WON'T TALK

Los ANGELES. Aug. 20 0uPl
"A human skull brought home
by Il. DE sosa's puppy was in
the hands of puzzled police today.
Apparently the skull had been
buried about eight months. Po-
lice and DE Sesa tried vasnly To
get the puppy 10 lead them hack
To the hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
RESTRICTION ON BORDER CROSSING LIFTED
D. ANBlINe
~ EpoRTER

'Scaiped For ST.
Two more distinguished scalps
hung in the FL Centre police station
Monday-one the reddish tresses of
Marguerite Brooks and the other
the scanty locks of John Brunner.
They both 'fessed up TO overtime
parking.
AS one who has already paid and
paid. 1t gives us fiendish delight.
y1mehow, to see Others follow suit.
Particularly La Brooks, the Kansas
Tornado.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

S.O0k Again, Ed
For awhile it looked as though Ed
Covington would have to cast his
vote Tuesday either by smoke signal
or carrier pigeon.
From his Hi-pass summer home
Ed wrote to the clerks office for
an absentee ballot and the answer
came in an envelope stuffed with
election data. So much data, in fact,
that Ed couldn't find the ballot.
He wrote back complaining but after
he had mailed the letter he discov-
cred she proper sheet and wrote a
second note OF apology that explain
"a:
Possibly due TO the heat wave
that issued from the envelope when
I opened it, l was unable to spot
the ballot until later when I had
I recovered from the shock.
Enclosed find stick of gum as a
peace gesture. Gum not vouched
for"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Collegiate Pigs

Collegiate Pigs
For several days while getting
ready to attend the All convention
at Davis, John Kubler jr., who lives
on a ranch west of Calexico, was
worried over the problem of what
to do with his % feeder pigs during
his absence.
John hated to entrust the animals
to anyone else's care and still he
hated to miss the convention. Then
he hit upon the solution and now
the one who is worried is Lee Ian
derman, All adviser.
I'm gonna take the pigs with
'mer' John announced.
. If the pigs really do go TO COL
lege. it will be Lee who deserves
the cum laude.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

Here To-Day, Gone Now
- This one has us mystified-and
it's probably got Lee Gale a bit puz-
zled. too.
Lee, who is city employe in Ell
Centre, reported to the highway
patrol Sunday that his car had been
stolen Saturday night. The patrol
found the car, parked right in
front of the Gale homel
Whether the thief used and re-
turned right side up with care or
whether the car did a solo on its
own responsibility, we were unable
TO find out.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
VioIence Takes
Two Y. Lives
Over Meekend
Truck Driver Kills Self at BrawIey as
Wife Watches While in Ca|exico a
5-year-OId Dies. Hitby Au+o

Two violent deaths occurred in Imperial Valley during
the weekend suicide of Brawey resident and chile
traffic victim in Calexico.
G.. C.. Clyde Swain, 34-year-od truck driver employed
by the Brawey water department, shot and killed hmsel
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Cards Ord cred
To Aid Aliens
At Mex cali
Secretary Of State Heeds Protests on
Strict Rulings and Modifies Mode
To Permit Easy Access TO U.S..

The United States government Monday lifted the
stringent order crossing rules instituted defense
ure last July and permitted the of nonresident alien
border crossing cards all along the Mexican Canadian
boundaries. New rules go into effect Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Fire Protests After Three Girls Slain
In Air Raid; Waves Of Planes Range
Up Thames, Dropping Explosives
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

German bombers dumped high explosives in Fire today
for the first time blasted the Dover coast with dveat
acks and repeatedly ranged the Thames estuary and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26

Butter: Los Angeles 30c; hut
terfat, Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 39c; manufacturing milk
23c; route gathered cream 29c.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. 1 S12.50-13:
U. s. No. 2 Ieafy $11.50-12; u. ). No.
2 10-10.50; Mpls. September flax.
S1.44.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-26
Baseball

NATIONAL
Evening star., 1940-03-15
STAR WASHINGTON c. FRIDAY MARCH 15 1e4o

approved. The association also
supported proposed funds for 16
teachers to educate shut-in and
handicapped children and urged
more police to curb crime.
Mrs. Anna Campbell's motion to
permit any civic group to join the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
providing 1t complied with the Fed
eration's constitution was adopted.
John A. Remon spoke In behalf
Of the Presidents Cup Regatta and
wAtcr recreations.
The meeting was held at the
home Of Mrs. Madden In Stone
leigh Court. Miss Eta L. Taggart,
president, presided.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

it by sitting Idly and letting Con.
gress do It," he said.
Senator Chavez, speaking In
formally before the group, urged the
citizens Of Washington to keep
after Congress" for their rightful
votes. washington" he added ''is
not entitled to a vote II it does not
have sufficient good citizens for mu-
nicipal positions it has"
The association reafdrmed its ap.
proval of the Summers Joint Tesolu-
ton for q constitutional amendment
to provide for national representa-.
ton. The association also reiterated
its support for horse racing in the
District and a sales tax as q substi-
tute for the present income tax.
Mrs. Olive Madden, chairman OF
the Legislative Committee, offered
a motion approving the Schultz bill
for Federal inspection of the Dis.
trict milk supply. The motion was
Evening star., 1940-03-15
$500, 900 Sportsmen
Issued Licenses in 1893

More than $500 900 hunting and
fishing licenses were issued to
sportsmen during 1898, the latest
year for which such figures are
available, the Biological Survey re-
ported yesterday. They paid some
$l2.5o0, 900 for the privileges.
Onicials are unable to account for
the yearly increase Of about 1,000,-
900 sportsmen taking out licenses
since 1885. 1T may be they have
moro leisure or more money each
year." one of1cial tried to explain.
"Or maybe the sport Is just in
creasing In popularity"
The compilation included hunt
ing licenses alone In a. States, and
In the others only the fishing and
trapping licenses that are combined
Evening star., 1940-03-15
FinIond Cove Lesson
To World, Hoover Says
~ the Associated Press.


PEORIA, III, March 15.-The peo-
pie Of Finland '.have shown the
world how men must die to protect
their Independence and freedom -
Herbert Hoover said in IN address
last night.
He characterized the invasion Of
the Finnish nation a. return to
sheer barbarism." Tho former Pres
ident asked for continued donations
to help rehabilitate the war-ravaged
country.
"A nation is great not by its wealth
or by its square miles," he said. 1T
Is great by the character Of its peo-
pie. 80 Their greatness lies in their
devotion to ideals Of peace, liberty
and by their willingness to sacrifice
Evening star., 1940-03-15

with those for hunting. Michigan
led the country with 682, COS licenses.
Pennsylvania was second with 661,-
AZ. Virginia trailed with 152, ,37a
and Maryland showed 72.437 IL
censes issued.
To the Virginia licenses should be
added, ofncials said, 1l,607 special
permits for hunting In national for
est areas.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Storekeeper Insists on
Yiddish, Goes to Court

~ the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 15-Be-
catlse . secondhand store operator
wrote his records in Yiddish, he
was haled into court.
Judge" said Detectives Bert Ross
and Louis OHTyan Of the pawnshop
investigation squad, we've asked
this man time after time to write
IN English, but he won't do 1t and
we can't read Yiddish." e
The store owner explained he
couldn't write English-but he was
fined SO for violating . city ordi-
nance.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Delaware 6. o. P. Primary

DOVER, Del, March IS (E9.-The
Republican State Committee last
night scheduled primaries April 2o
for election Of delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention April "a
The State convention will pick dele
gates to the Republican National
Convention and elect new members
Of the State Committee,
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Chavez Sees Need
OF Continual Fight
For Representation
Senator Addresses
The Woshinetonions;
Summers Plan Reimbursed

National representation will not
be handed to you on silver platter" !"
Senator Chavez of New Mexico told
The Washingtonians at its meeting
last night. "You can run your own
affairs and should have national
representation, but you will not get
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Jopon's Record Budget
Is Approved by Peers
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, March 15.-Approval by
the House Of Peers today completed
adoption Of Japan's record general
budget Of 10000, 900 900 yen (about
1927 .657 600 for 1910. Sixty-fivs
per cent Of the total Is allotted to
the fighting forces.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

to protect these liberties. All these
measures Of greatness can Be ex-
pressed In one word-Finland."
Evening star., 1940-03-15

With . Nation wide traffic toll Of
2,730 lives reported in January, 1910,
this casualty list was 6 per cent
greater than In January . year ago.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
BY JACK ALLEN,
Star Staff Correspondent,

LAYTONSVILLE, Md, Dec IA
The music of Redland Hunts crack
| lemon and white pack pursuing a
| lone red fox over the northeastern
reaches of Montgomery County en-
tertained farmers and their families
in a rare, dinner-hour concert this
evening and gave promise of lulllng
them to sleep later on tonight.
For two hours before dusk, the
fox, one of the fastest and wisest
ever encountered by Redland, car
ried hounds, hunters and their
mounts on a thrilling 15-mile run
through woods and meadowland in
Montgomery and Howard Counties
until it was too dark for horses and
men to continue.
Not SO for the hounds and their
game quarry. however. With the
hunt staff still patiently awaiting
its return, the pack was boiling"
on the foxs trail long after the field
had given up and three hours after
the chase began there was no in
dication when 1t might come to an
end.
The run was the second enjoyed
by the Redland field in its fixture
at this little country crossroads
place today, but the first was staged
by a gray fox and in typical gray
fashion it led hounds for 40 min
utes and then went to den when
the pack began to close ground.
Gray Is Run to Den.
Hounds, l7la couples of matched
lemon and white Americans, were
roaded to the meet from their KEN
nels near Derwood. 3 miles away,
and were cast by Huntsman Frank
Fraley and Whip Joseph Fraley on
Jeffrey Griffith's farm along the
banks of the Patuxent River While
drawing the Griffith woods they
struck the gray's trail and went
away.
The fox crossed the Wilcox Farm.
ran circles over the Grifhth and
Wilcox property for about miles
and then went to the Prather Farm,
where he was put in his den a short
time later.
Recast on Thomas Owens farm,
hounds soon started the red and
he led them dizzy pace. After
crossing Prather's and Willcox's the
fox swan the PatuXent and entered
Howard County with the field cross
ing the river at Owens farm and
setting out in pursuit.
He ran for more than a mile in
Howard County, recroSsed the river
| and went back over his original
Evening star., 1940-12-15
America Best Place
For Race, CoIored
Athletes Told
Ry the Associated Press.

RS the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 14.-Rep-
resentative Arthur w. Mitchell of
Chicago told the 28th annual meet
ing of the Colored intercollegiate
Athletic Association that America
lis the brightest spot in the world
today for the Negro; nowhere else
in the world is a minority group
safe"
"We must assume the full respon-
sibility of American citizenship if
we ever expect to receive the full
recognition of the majority group,
the Representative asserted in talk
on the hope of minority group in
America"
Mitchell told his audience that in
the present world crisis the Negro
must subordinate his fight for his
rights to the task of aiding the Ma
tions defense preparations.
The Colored intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association is the controlling
organization for sports in Negro
colleges on the Atlantic seaboard
Delegates representing the 13 men,
ber schools of the association are
attending the sessions.