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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
BACK OF THE
THIRD TERM
Oroville Mercury-Register)

(OroVille Mercury -Register)
Three essential purposes aetuate the
third-term group who are trying to draft
Roosevelt, says the United States News.
They are:
idea that third term under present
world conditions would not violate prec-
edent.
2. To induce the President not to close
the door to a draft"
B. To knock on the political head any
aspirant for the Democratic nomination
who may appear to be gaining strength.
As evidence of No. it points to state
ments by Senator Norris, Secretary Wal
lace, Attorney General Murphy, Ambas-
sador Davies and Kennedy and Secre-
tary lckes, all To the general effect that
'at this critical time Roosevelt should
not eliminate himself"
They are certain that the President
has left the door open to a demand at
the convention that he run again and
count on a stampede at mention of his
name.
They have threatened to bolt the party
if conservative is nominated Where
they feel uncertain is in the possibility
that the conservatives will bolt if Roose-
welt runs.
Their greatest strength. they feel, lies
in the 100000 to 100000 appointive posi-
tions in the federal service If the Demo-
Gratis pick loser those jobs will be lost.
Everyone of those job holders realizes
that if they nominate conservative
Democrat and if the progressives under
Roosevelt bolt Republican will be elect
ed and their jobs will be lost.
Under the surface, that is much more
important politically than the cry of
the inner circle men that Roosevelt 'in
this emergency" must be the candidate.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
PROVING THERE REALLY
IS A CORPSE

Elenore NJ Herrick, New York region
al director for the National Labor Rela-
tons board, told a congressional COM
mittee the other day that she once be-
lieved the labor board should follow ju-
dicial procedure in its hearings, but since
serving on a jury panel has changed her
mind. She became disgusted with all the
legal rigamarole about proving there
really is corpse" she explained.
Notwithstanding Elenore, a lot of
Americans still believe the prosecutor
should prove somebody has been mur-
dered before somebody else is convicted
of murder And most of the same Amer
leans, by the same reasoning, still be-
lieve the labor board should require
proof that there really has been labor
trouble before it penalties an employer
on account of such trouble.
The trouble with the labor board, as
Imperial Valley learned in hearings
here a couple of years ago, is that it
finds crime where no crime exists, re-
fuses even to listen to a defense of the
person or firm accused of the supposed
crime, and hands down decisions which
not even its hand-picked evidence will
support.
In court of law, at least, the defend
ant is given a chance to testify without
being laughed at by the judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Boxers S Brother
Injured by Woman.

PHOENIX, Jan. 9. CUP)-Nate
"ChriSty' Lewis, brother of John
Henry Lewis, former light heavy
weight boxing champion, was in
critical condition in a local hospital
today from an abdominal bullet
wound inflicted, police said, by
zelma Fowler, l7-year old colored
girl.
Miss Fowler told police she shot
Lewis because he was forcing his at
tentionS upon her
Lewis, shot in the left side OF
the stomach, underwent an opera
tion for removal of the bullet last
night, few hours after the shoot
ing.
Miss Fowler told Deputy County
Attorney w. T. Choisser that Lewis
bothered her at the dance last Sat-
urday night. While dancing with
him, she charged, he twisted her
arm and forced her into his auto
mobile and drove her to lonely
road, where he parked his car and
molested her.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Controlled Nazi Press Begins Drive
ToProve Firms Enemies of Germany

dependence, and calling Germany
and Italy robber states. Especially,
the newspaper said, the Swedish
language press in Finland had
dragged everything Germany did
in the dirt"
I'VE have no word of bitterness
to express. But when the Firms
want to hold us responsible for
their present fate We must ener-.
getically remind them that no one
but themselvs and their English
oriented statesmen is to blame
the article ended.
Discussing the reports that Ger
many was holding up Italian arms
shipments, private Nazi infor-
mant said that Germany reserved
the right to halt any shipment of
arms across its territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Famous Sayings

BERLIN, Jan. 9. CUP) - Voel-
kischer Beobachter, official Nazi
party newspaper organ, devoted
two column article today to a re-
view of Finland's "unfriendly atti-
tude toward Germany in the years
since 1919.
As the article was published, Of
fetal quarters were refusing to dis
cuss Scandinavian reports that Ger
many was holding up arms which
italy had sent to Finland, and had
returned some Grated airplanes to
Italy.
Voelkischer Beobachter said in
part:
From year to year the general
attitude of the Finnish press had
become more and more distant from
one of friendliness toward Ger
many. When national socialism
came to power in Germany the
Finnish press over-bid itself in
expressing hate for the third Reich. y
Editorials from Finnish newspa-
pers were cited, allegedly challeng-
ing Germany's disinterestedness in
aiding Finland in its fight for in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
WORDS EVERY AMERICAN
SHOULD TAKE TO HEART

The American Legion can we'll be
proud of its national commander, Ray
mond Kelley.
Commander Kelley, addressing an Ell
Centro audience at the beginning of this
week. sketched a policy for the Legion
which makes it truly American in every
respect
American citizens, he said, must be
brought to realize that their privileges
and responsibilities are not to be taken
for granted but must be upheld and
defended at every turn. 1t will be the
task of the Legion in 1910, he added, to
sell America to Americans"
1t is lamentable that such program
is necessary, but the fact remains that
it IS necessary. Realizing this, the Le-
gion deserves public plaudits for its in
tense efforts to bring closer to the minds
Of our citizens the realization that they
will live in democracy only so long
as they themselves act to keep it de-
mocracy The Legion is fortunate that
it has a leader who thinks clearly enough
to place blame for foreign isnls and
ideologies where they belong, on the
apathy of Americans themselves rather
than on the preachings of undesirable
agitators.
We do not like the agitators and warp
ed thinkers VINO come from oInef landS
to preach their doctrines of hatred and
strife among us. We believe that where
possible, they should be deported. But,
after all, they would have no audience
if some Americans did not listen to
them, and subscribe to their beliefs.
Therein lies the problem.
Americas job is to educate her own
citizens so they realize the benefits they
derive under their own government that
they would not get under any other
existing form of government. When
America has done that, all the agitators
in the world could not make headway
against the united public opinion that
would result
The Legion, taking the first step to-
ward such education, deserves all the
help it can get-and all the praise. But
it is not Job for one organization, no
matter how big. 1t is a job for all of us.
Let us see that it is done.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Girl Asks DAMAGES
After Accident

Damages totaling $8,45650 were
asked in a suit filed Monday by Vir-
ginia Murphy through her guardian,
Nose Gullett, against John p Car
ter, jr,, and his parents.
The plaintiffs alleged the girl was
injured in an automobile accident
they blamed on young Carter's
reckless, careless driving.
They alleged Carter put his arm
around the girl and kissed her just
before his car collided with a ma
chine parked beside the highway
between Ell Centro and Calexico last
July 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Among
Our Yesterdays

Will the President run for third
term? -,
Today Democrats and Republi-
cans alike the length and breadth
of the nation are plagued with
Nightmares trying TO figure out the
answer
Twenty years ago Republicans and
Democrats had the same night
mares over the same thing. -
In the Imperial valley Press OF
Jan. 9, 1920, a dispatch from WASH
ington said:
President Wilson in his message
10 the Jackson Day dinner here said,
the clear and single way TO deter
mine the will of the American
people on the League of Nations
was to make it an issue at the
election next year. The Presidents
message said nothing whatever
about third term for himself and
neither did it say either by i'm
plication or intimation that he
would not be candidate.
Time marches on :. but politics
walks treadmill, it seems.
Supervisorial headaches were the
same yesterday as today, too. 1t
appears. From the same 1920 issue
OF the Press this was culled:
Roads over the county are in
very bad condition, two of the worst
roads being between this city and
Imperial and between this city and
Holtville. Following the recent rain
little or no work has been done on
the roads and those who travel the
roads frequently believe that some
work should be done"
The editor, one guesses, must have
made hurry-up trip to Holtville
or Imperial.
Secretary Bob Hays of the Ell
Centro chamber of commerce, yearn-
ing for a commercial airline route
through Imperial Valley, might scan
the files TO find out how they did
il in those days-and what hap
pened after they did it. FL Gen.
tro. the Jan. 9, 1920, file reveals.
was home base for border aviation
squadron, with slightly over 100
men and eight airplanes. The
squadron" according TO the files,
has been stationed at Camp John
H. Beacon at the border but will
be permanently moved to this city,
Permanently?
The 1920 editorial writer's gram
mar got bit mixed on this one,
but his intentions were good:
There's a hotel at Yuma that
advertises free board and free gaso-
line to guests on days in which the
sun fails TO shine. There are not
many towns where a declaration
Of that kind can safely be made
and they are all in the sunny
southwest"
Even then they had typographical
errors. One in an ad said: "a COM
bned implement and hardware store
will be coeducted"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

and condemned TO be shot. They
met death in a beautiful, kindly.
courageous way. Just before they
faced the firing squad, they said
TO their captors: Here is some mo-
ney we want 10 give to the widows
and orphans of the Russian soldiers
who have been killed in this war
They are not to blame for what has
happened. We do this with the hope
that someone back in Japan will
take care of our families"
What did these spies achieve by
that final gesture of unselfishness?
These things:
First, by thinking of the troubles
of others, they got their minds off
the fact that they were going to be
shot in few minutes and by doing
that, they conquered fear
Second, by their unselfish acts,
they got feeling of exaltation that
enabled them to face the firms
squad with heroism.
Third they did something so
beautiful that the story will be told
to generations yet unborn.
If you want to conquer fear, don't
think about yourself. Try to help
others. and your fears will vanish
Recently / visited with the exec
utiye of one of our leading New
York newspapers. AS might be eX-
pected. our conversation swung to
hn int
happening in the journalistic world
I asked about a mutual acquaint-
ance who once held a superior po-
sition TO that of my host on the
same paper. I was told that this
old friend now holds a subordinate
position on rival paper.
Subordinate" That was astound-
ingl
In the old days, we both had
thought him headed for great
things.
Further inquiry revealed that he
had risen for a time and had be-
come managing editor OF another
paper But something happened
and. a few days later. he had come
to my host. and asked for his old
job back.
Il was all for taking him on" my
host said, but there were others
70 be considered the men with
whom he would have TO work. So
I felt them out TO a man they put
their foot down. Too hard TO get
along with they said, and so I
had TO pass him up"
What a tragedy lies in those
words. How much heartbreak such
n characteristic can bring about.
Here was a man who had made
n brilliant start but he moved down
instead of up. u wish / might au
thcnticate this story with names
for obvious reasons, I dont)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Filipino Masons
Honor Officers

More than so members and
friends OF Wor. Macatan Lodge No.
80, Gran Oriente Filipino A. F.. &
M, attended an inaugural banquet
Monday night at the California no.
tel to honor newly installed officers.
I. L. Lazo was master of cere-
monies and f. P. Peniafiel welcomed
guests. Among speakers were o. F..
Haun, e. L. Hiteman, B. r. Bal
derrama, grand master of the Gran
Lodge of California. and DR.. B. III
rador of Fort Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
You re Telling Me-

An ice arena in st. Andrews,
British Columbia, is destroyed by
fire. That town must have pretty
hot hockey team.
Mussolini wants TO be a man of
peace. But an olive branch makes
= strange swagger stick to accom-
pany his trench cap.
A midwestern capitalist at the
age OF 80, according to George
Noise, is growing a third set of
teeth. The better TO bite New
Dealer with, my dear?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Willis Thornton
SAYS:

Do you remember, only four years
ago, when one of the major national
issues was not war in Europe
but the conservatism of the u. S.
Supreme Court?
Do you recall all the talk about
nine old men" the bitterness of the
administration toward the venerable
jurists who tossed out New Deal
legislation, including the AAA and
the NRA? And the rumors that
floated around about how the Pres
ident was going to pack the court
by appointing enough new justices
to give him a majority over the
conservative bloc?
1t seems like yesterday; and yet,
President Roosevelt has just ap-
pointed the fifth New Dealer within
period of less than four years.
With the nomination of Attorney
General Frank Murphy to the seat
left vacant by the death of Justice
Pierce Butler. the score in favor of
the New Deal is now to 4--even
if all of the older members con-
which they don't.
The new members of the high
court are all youngsters. as Supreme
Court justices go. The latest ap-
pointee is AZ years old. Justice
Douglas is ~; Justice Black, 50;
Justice Reed, 56, and Justice Frank
furter, So. Barring untimely deaths
or designations, the RooSeveltian In
fluence will remain on the high
court bench for many years. Here.
at least, is one branch of New
Dealism that will not be in jeopar-
dy during the fall elections.
Those four of the Old Guard
Chief Justice Hughes, Justices
Stone, McReynolds, and Roberts
must feel a little lonely at times
Since the last presidential election,
three designations and two deaths
have cut down the roster of the
old court by more than half.
OF course, even before 1887, the
Supreme Court was not solidly anti
New Deal. Justice CORDOBA, who
oied, and Justice BrandeiS, who
resigned, were generally sympathe-
tic toward Roosevelt; and Chief
Justice Hughes could be depended
upon from time to time to cast his
vote against the majority But the
liberals we're still a minority, and
the majority group continued to
prove an irksome deterrent on the
path toward practical application
of New Deal philosophy.
The members of the Supreme
Court are appointed for life They
are beyond the influence of politics
Their decisions are made on the
basis of whatever interpretations
their personal PHILOSOPHERS make of
the law
The law is not absolute. If it
were, many of the present duties
OF the courts would be eliminated
The law is a complicated network
of restrictions and licenses placed
upon the actions of men. 1t is
made by men. interpreted by men,
The Interpretation depends largely
on the jurist's attitude toward the
whole of society.
Each Supreme Court justice has a
tremendous responsibility toward
the nation. Upon the court rests
the final judgment on new ideas
and processes of government. The
new court-strictly New Deal court
may find itself, in years TO come,
compelled to Judge some OF the most
vital acts in American history.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Divorce Complaint
Charges Cruelty

Charging cruelty, Barbara l..
Fisher Monday filed suit for divorce
against Luther Fisher of Ell Centre
She said her husband told her
she had made his life hell since
their marriage in San Diego in
1890. She gave Fisher custody of
their minor daughter and he agreed
to support and educate the child,
she alleged in her complaint.
They separated Feb. 10, 1899, she
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

Hardin a third Of
a century ago
during the Russo
j a p a Il e S e war.
These spies dis
euised as Mongo-
liam o m a d S,
d t ed up to
Harbin and tried
to blow up the
trains on the ST
b eria n Railway
bridge across the
hey were caught
r1,@t Frl,g,,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
CARNEGIE

In August of 1889, I visited Har-
bin. a Manchurian town not far
from the borders of Russia. I saw
there a monument erected to two
Japanese spies who were shot in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON.-The Dies Com
mittee and its activities may well
become a national issue as the WIN
ter session of Congress decides whe-
ther to provide the money to keep
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

up the work.
Extension of the committees
work last winter provided a lot of
fireworks, with the administration
opposing. Without new authorize
ton and more money, the commit
tee would go out of existence this
winter. And the fight will be hotter
than that Of a year ago. For 1910
is an election year.
Dies has brought out a lot OF
testimony about Communism in and
near the New Deal, and says he
has 4 lot more. The thought of this
SORT Of hot stuff coming out in the
middle of q presidential campaign
gives some of the New Dealers a
cold sweat.
From this distance, it seems al
most certain that Congress will
give Dies the further time and mo-
ney he wants.
BILL MAY KILL
u. S. RED PARTY
Communists and their activity
have never been popular in the
House, and they are less SO since
the invasion of Finland. Legislation
is apt to be proposed this winter
which would, in effect, drive the
Communist party out Of existence
in the United States.
Dies was working this fall on
a bill requiring any political party
affiliated with an international or
ganization lin this case the Com
INTERIM TO file periodic statements
with the secretary of state giving
the true names of all officers and
members, and financial account
ing. Such a bill might well go
through the House 1t might have
harder Shedding in the Senate. but
if recent rumorS are true that the
administration would be quietly sat
isfied to see such a law passed, it
might have little trouble.
MURPHY MAY
STEAL SPOTLIGHT
Attorney General MurphyS grand
jury investigation of foreign agents
might, however, steal the spotlight
in the meantime and cripple Dies
chances of another large appropria-
ton. If the Murphy investigation
should turn up with a nice assort-
ment of headlines and a fat sheaf
of indictments, administration lead
ers could argue that the job had
been done except or the proSecu-
tion-a job for the Department of
Justice. and one that would require
no further public hearings by the
Dies committee.
Best bet at the moment. however,
is that Dies will get just about
what he wants in the way OF au-
thority and money. What is also
likely is that the personnel of his
committee may be changed in such
way as to soften its blows, or at
least produce a more tWo-sided
view of he matters under invstiga-
ion.
In any case, every move made in
relation to continuing the Dies
committee and every move it
makes after being continued should
be construed in view of the great
dominating fact: 1910 is election
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Thoughts for the Day

Forbearing one another, and forgivng another,
if any have quarrel against any; even as
Christ forgave you, also do ye-Colossians 3:ls.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Barbs-

A Connecticut man offers a $50
reward for a dead fish which ne
said was stolen from him Would
red herring do?
A workman tried to put out a
small fire with a bucket of gaso-
line, and $4,000 fire resulted. What
we'd like TO know is how that gaso-
line always happens TO be handy.
Rex Tugwell. ex-brain truster,
doesn't think Roosevelt will run
for a third term The only people
who haven't been heard from on
this matter are President Roose-
'elL and the Marx brothers.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
BIitzkrieg Names
How to Pronounce Them
BY FRANK COLBY.

MoNTEv1DEo, URUGUAY-City
and republic of South America,
where the German pocket battle
ship Graf Spec was defeated and
scuttled in December, 1899. Mon
tevideo is now the scene OF Nazi
activities. The names are pro-
nounced according to Spanish
values:
Montevideo: MoAN-tay-vee E.
THAY-oh.
Uruguay: oo-roo-gwy cy" as in
"my'D.
JOACHIM Won RIBBENTRoP-
German foreign minister and
trusted Hitler aide. The ~" of
Joachim has the sound of "Y";;
the "-ch-" is the German fricative
sound as in ach, ich; the 20" of
Joachim and Ribbentrop Is long as
in toe: in won" 1t is more like the
"uh" sound Of gun: yoe-ah-
CHEEM vun RIB-ben-troep.
MEM KAMPF'-"My Battle" !"
Adolf Hitlers book from which he
Is said to have received $4,000 900
m royalties. The word "mein" is
exactly like the English mine; in
kampf the "a" has the ''ah" sound; !;
be sure to sound the final "f":
mine KAHMPF.
GALEAZZO CIANO-Mussolini' s
Evening star., 1940-06-24
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

A small mustache may have had
something to do with the history of
the modern world. Adolf Hitler had
the mustache, and it made many
persons think Of him as clown,
something like Charlie Chaplin in
the movies.
That idea was in the minds OF
people who might have stopped him
before 1t was too late. When they
learned better, he had gathered
power, and the world was heading
toward widespread war.
Hitler's life is an amazing story,
and am going to take it up step
by step, today and in days to come.
You will see how anger and blazing
words helped him to gain his power.
Hitler was born at Braunau, in
Northern Austria, on April 20, 1889.
His 52-year- -old father had met with
Q little success in life, but not much.
The father had borne the name
Of Alois Schicklgruber until the age
Of 40. Then he had changed the
family name to Hitler.
When the boy was old enough,
he was sent to a grade school. One
Of his teachers later reported f1nd-
ing him stubborn and quarrelsome." !"
He would not give time to certain
subjects, but he seems to have made
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Hitler Liked War in Boyhood

PruSSlan war. He read 1t from start
to finish, and it made him suppose
there was glory" to be found in war.
German was spoken in his house.
hold, and he was pleased by the
smashing blows the German-speak-
ing Prussians had dealt to France
80 years before. The reading Of
the two-volume history did much
to form the pattern Of his life. In
later years, when the Germans lost
a war after invading France, he
grew bitter in the extreme.
The elder Hitler had held a place
in customs-ofiice work, and wanted
his son to follow the same career.
The son, however, had another idea.
He wanted to become an artist.
soof' sFSr biography section OF your scrap
II you want q free copy Of the
leaflet entitled Background of
European War;" send me 4 g.
cent stamped, SELF addressed en-
velope in care Of The Evening
Star.
1~eA nad
Tomorrow: Vienna Years.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle

son-in-law and italian foreign min
lister. He will doubtless play an i'm
portant part In negotiating with
France. Correct pronunciation:
gahl- soc CHAH-noe.
ALSACE-LORAINE-A territory
Of Northeastern France which has
been a football between France
and Germany since the war Of
1901. "Alsace-Loraine" is the
French form Of the name. The
German spelling Is "Elsass-Loth-
ringen." French: al-ZASS loe-
RAIN. German: ELL-zahss LOET-
ring-en.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented.)
Evening star., 1940-06-24

progress in history. He declared
that he lied the class" in this sub
ject.
Many pupils do not like history
textbooks which are filled with
wars and battles" This young Aus
trian was different from those pupils.
He took q keen interest in war.
One day he found In his home
a two-volume history Of the Franco.