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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Japanese Squeeze Military Concessions
From French in |ndo- China by NewPacf

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7. (UP)-The
United Press bureau in Tokyo tele-
phoned today that authoritative
neutral sources confirmed that an
agreement had been signed between
French and japanese authorities
by which Japan obtained military
concessions in o-China.
Japan is accorded airplane bases.
right of passage of troops through
lndo-China and the right to garri-
son the railroad leading into China.
the informants said.
AS the bureau reached this point.
japanese censors cut the telephone
connection.
1t was understood here that Jap
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
U. S. .NavyBases
viii Be 0pento
Other Republics
Fullest Cooperation To
Mark Defense Plans
For Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.
(UP) - Secretary of State
Cordell Hull announced to-
day that United States naval
and air bases leased from
Great Britain would be made avail
able to all American republics ION
the fullest cooperative basis" for
the common defense of the hemi-
sphere.
Hull disclosed that formal nOtifi-
cation of the acquisition Of the
bases in an historic trade for so
U. S. destroyers had been sent to
all Latin American nations.
1.-The government of the United
States" they were told. has taken
this step to strengthen its ability
not only to defend the United States
but the more effectively to cooper
ate with other American republics
in the common defense of the hemi-
sphere.
1.-The resulting facilities at these
bases will of course be made avail
able alike to all American republics
on the fullest cooperative basis for
the common defense of the hemi-
sphere and in entire harmony with
the spirit of the announcements
made and the understandings reach
ed at the conferences of Lima, Pam
anna and Havana"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

.duStrial and national defense prob
lens by democratic means and said
that if I'VE cannot defeat the die
tators through the processes of de-
mocracy, then we will prove that
the democratic way is not the eff
fective way"
Here is his agricultural program
|. Wise administration of feder-
al laws to stimulate business, de-
crease unemployment and increase
purchasing power.
2. Continuation Of federal soil
conservation payments.
3. Readjustment eventually of
farm taxation to shift the base
from fixed land values to correspond
to fluctuating farm income, de-
pending upon crops.
4. Reduction eventually of high
tariff barriers to remove the far
mer's disadvantage of being re-
quired to sell his goods in an un-
protected world market and buy in
a protected domestic economy.
5. Increased federal funds for
rural electrification and additional
control over rates to insure lower
rates to farmers.
6. No government price fixing
of farm products.
7. Continued federal crop loans
and loans for acquisition of farms
by tenants and share croppers.
8. Decentralization of farm pro-
gram administration.
8. Federal encouragement of the
search for new outlets and uses for
farm products.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

up while maintaining its own chan
nelS of trade.
In the event Great Britain loses
its struggle against Germany. Col
Knox declared his belief Hitler
would make no initial attack di-
rectly on America, but rather
through economic and political in
filtration by way of Latin America,
taking advantage of the discon-
tented minorities among the ruling
III per cent populations in the
southern hemisphere.
"An enemy base in Latin America
is as dangerous as one in Texas -
Col. Knox said
Sunday night, Secretary Knox will
board the aircraft carrier Enterprise.
temporary flagship of Admiral
James o. Richardson, for a weeks
cruise with the battle fleet, during
which he said he would visit every
type of ship participating in ma
neuverS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

ed to carry home to Germans the
intensity of the aerial warfare.
Nazi bomberS blasted a path up
the Thames toward London on re-
peated thrusts into the British de-
fenses and ranged during the night
to the west coast in an effort to
knock out such vital shipping CEN
terS as Liverpool.
In the Balkans, the threat of
conflict in Rumania appeared to be
dying out as result of stern action
by Premier Gen. Ion Anconescu.
following the abdication of King
Carol in favor of his son. Michael.
The whereabouts of Carol and his
mistress, Magda Lupescu. continued
uncertain but they we're reported
10 have left Bucharest secretly early
Saturday, with South America
where Carol owns a ranch-as their
eventual destination.
The powerful pro Nazi Iron
Guardist organization was ordered
Continued on Page 8: Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Settlement Of SquabbIe Over Personnel
0fNLRB Up 10 Roosevelt, Madden
Chief Target of Dissatisfied Unions

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. Z.
CUP)-President Roosevelt return
ed to his home today to resolve a
major struggle among New Dealers.
the American Federation of La
Dor and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations over the personnel
of the National Labor Relations
board.
The struggle revolves around
Chairman J. Warren Madden of
National Labor Relations Board
whose five-year term expired almost
two weeks ago. and DR.. Harry Al
win Mills of Chicago, a Labor Re-
lations technician.
AnimoSities generated by the
AFL-CIO struggle, it was under
stood, complicated the decision Mr.
Roosevelt must make shortly on
whether to reappoint Madden or
release him. MIR. Roosevelt is ex-
pected to make a decision while
herein the next few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

| anese troops were about TO land In
Indo-China even If they had not
done so. Communication was stilI
erratic and radio men here assert
ed that Japanese stations were
iamming Indo-China radio news
casts.
The Japanese army newspaper
organ here. Sin-Shun- -Pao. de-
manded editorially today the Inn
mediate liquidation OF the bandit
infested foreign concessions. which
1t described as pitch dark heIia
guarded only by asses In lions
skins'-a reference TO the Shanghai
volunteer corps which Includes
Americans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
ConsuI's Daughter
Goes to Germany

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. CUP)
Anna Marie Wiedemann, 19-year
old daughter of Capt. Fritz Wiede-
mann, German consul in San Fran
cisco today was en- route to Ger
many via Japan aboard the liner
ASama Maru.
Miss Wiedemann, said she was re-
turning to Berlin to service with
the Arbetdeinst German youth Ia
Dor movement) and perhaps become
a Red Cross nurse.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Adventures Back
After Hazardous
Voyage to Tahiti
Crew Arrested When
They Insist Upon Landing
At French Colony
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept,
0UP)-Tales of exciting
and narrowing adventure in
the sea were told today by the
siX-member crew of the 46-
foot ketch Oregon Webfoot which
docked at Treasure Island after
a 41-day trip from Honolulu.
The Oregon Webfoot has just COM
pleted a 15,0O0-mile trans-Pacific
voyage. The crew related how they
were arrested by French port au-
thorities in Tahiti and described
the gales that tossed their 26-ton
craft.
The long voyage started Dec. g.
1899 when the ketch sailed out of
Long Beach. 1t sailed down the coast
of Mexico and Costa Rica then out
to the Cocos Islands. There the crew
went ashore and found the pock-
marked diggings of treasure seek
ers hunting the legendary, fabulous
gold-and- jewel treasure believed
hidden somewhere in the island
Leaving Cocos Islands, the Oregon
Webfoot sailed to Galapagos and
Marquesas Islands, and from there
to Tahiti, where it arrived at the
height of the German invasion OF
France.
The crew attempted to land at
HUI Ka, Tahiti, to get provisions but
they said the French government
would not permit them ashore. They
were not even permitted in Tahitian
waters. They landed anyway under
protest and were placed under ar
rest and fined $50 francs, they said.
Aboard the Oregon Webfoot were
the skipper David Dewey and his
wife, Geraldine, of Long Beach;
Chester T. Dewey, retired Portland
Ore, theatre operator and father
of David, and Mrs. Chester Dewey;
Charles Righton, Long Beach. and
Bill Harvey, Ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Da|adier, Reynaud,
GanleIin Jailed

BERLIN, Sept. 7. CUP)-The Of
ficial German news agency said to-
night that Edouard Daladier and
Paul Reynaud, former French pre-
mierS, and Gen. Maurice Gamelin
mad been arrested by the French
government at Vichy and imprison-
ed at Riom.
The agency, in a dispatch from
Geneva, said that it had been re-
ported from Vichy that the arrests
were made ION the basis of a re-
Gently adopted law for the mainten-
ance of security"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Big Addition to
ANA Park Voted

BIG BASIN, Santa Cruz County
Cal, Sept. 7. UP)-Action was
started today to add $4,000 acres
to the ANA State park in San Di-
ego county after the California
State Park commission voted to
buy the additional acreage.
No decision was reached by the
commission to use available funds
for the purchase OF more park land
or improvement of existing park
facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Business Reports
More reFaVorabIe

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. UP)-
Favorable reports on business, labor
and national defense expenditures
in California were received today by
directors and members of the Cali
fornia state chamber of commerce,
meeting in Sacramento in conjunc.
ton with the state fair.
w. c. Mullendore, of Los Angeles,
reported that national defense acti-
vities now involve expenditures of
more than a million dollars in
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
County, City
Offices Close

State, county and municipal Of
fices and financial institutions in
Eel Centre will close Monday because
of the Admission Day state holiday,
but other business will go on as
usual, the Ell Centro chamber Of
commerce said Saturday.
Offices in the county court house
will be closed, as will banks and
other savings institutions. 1t was
expected that almost every busi-
ness house in the city would re-
main open, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
y AMBL'Na
RAEpoRTER
Plot In The Dark


This is just friendly tip from
RR to Roy Gillett.
Remember that Willkie button
you wear so proudly upon your shirt,
Roy? Take look at it and be
sure it's a Willkie button.
Have you noticed anythitg strange
recently? Have you been awakened
by someone prowling in your room,
who hastily explained that they
we're "after a magazine and then
retired?
Now you can draw your own con-
clusons, Roy, but just between you
and RR we'd advise watching that
button closely to be sure it doesn't
suddenly turn into a Roosevelt en-
blem-and then where would you
be?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
British, Germans
Trade Blows {
By JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

Great Britain and Germany appeared today to be pung
ing into "all out" fight to the finish in the air.
Bombs crashed in Berlin during the night big flares
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
G Offers
Ills Program to
Assist Farmers

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. T. (UP)-Wendell L. Wiki
offered farmers ninepoin program today headed by
pledge to increase the purchasing power of the nation
workers by putting. the unemployed back to work
He promised to seek solutions to the agricultural in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
House Votes to
bur Aliens From
Sold er'S Jobs

WASHINGTON, Sept T. (UP)-The house today tenta-
lively adopted amendment barring employers from fill
ing any gaps in industry caused by conscrpton of
poyes, with aliens members of the Communist party
German American Bund. The vote was SO to 85
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
German Bomb
Hits Race Track

LONDON, Sept. !. OUP)-A
German bomb fell today at the
greyhound racing track. From
5000 to 5000 spectators scram-
bled under the stands or laid out
flat on the seats. There were no
casualties.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Swimming Trip


Here come John Robertson and
Fred Riddle again in fishing
story. but the quality of the yarn
overcomes our reluctance at repeat
ing.
1t would appear that Fred is
in fine fettle to attempt a channel
swim after an experience at I'M
perial dam lake not so long ago.
He was fishing with John in a
roWboat made chiefly out of air.
plane fabric which may be swell
for some kinds of water, but is
the opposite for water where there
are snags.
The two had scarcely got well up
the lake before a geyser appeared
in the bottom and the lake water
that a few minutes before had
been outside rapidly changed places
to inside. ~
you hold the boat and I'll
swim for shore and get help"
John volunteered and set off with
q powerful dog paddle.
About 20 minutes later help ar
rived.
Meanwhile, Fred held on gamely
to the remains of the boat and
so the story goes. had drunk enough
lake water that he was able to stand
on solid ground.
He also had a bass in his pocket.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
on After on
Of pIosives
LooSed on CitV
Hundreds Of German Aircraft Take Part
In Monster Offensive-Dense Smoke
Clouds BhIow Across Horizon

LONDON, Sept (UP)-Huge fleets of German
planes battered the London late today the biggest
aerial offensive of the shOWering bombs wide
and starting fires that sent dense smoke clouds bill
lowing part of the horizon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08

SluggerS-
Holes in one were scored Friday
night by both Lloyd Edwards ana
Chuck Westerkamp.
Scorning to merely knock the soft
ball out of the park, they both
"holed out" in the swimming pool
next door
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
Markets IN BRIEE

Butter: l.. A. 30c; Butterfat, Imperial Valley
| fob. ranch grade 39c; Manufacturing mill
&c., Route gathered cream 29c
A. Hay: U. s. No. $13; U. s. No. Ieafy SI1 Sc
SlO.5O-I1; MpIs. Sept Flax, $147A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-08
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum temperature los; minimum GO; am.
temperature H. hlmdity co. noon temperature 1O5,
humidity So; pm. temperature 1O2, humidity II.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
HoIIeck Is Forum Speaker
Indionon Will Discuss Proposals to
Amend Labor Relations Act

Labor legislation and proposals to
amend the National Labor Relations
Act will be discussed in the National
Radio Forum tomorrow night by
Representative Charles A. Halleck,
Republican, Of Indiana.
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Star and is broad
cast over a coast-to-coast network
of the National Broadcasting Co.
1t may be heard locally through
Station WMAL at 1890 E. s. r.
Representative Halleck is q mem
Der of Smith committee investi-
eating the National Labor Relations
Board. He and another Republican,
Representative Routzohn Of Ohio,
sided with Chairman Smith In q
majority report that asked that the
Labor Act be amended ito make it
more effective in achieving the
fundamental purposes for which it
was devised"
The Smith Committee recessed its
hearings in March. but resumed
again last week. with expectations
that 1t will delye deeper into
economic phases Of enforcement Of
the Wagner Act.
Representative Halleck was Z
prosecuting attorney prior to en-
trance to Congress after . special
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Detectives Spoil
Convict CIoncy's
Wedding Plans
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA. April q. - A
reception party of % detectives
spoiled Joseph Clancy's wedding
plans today.
Clancy, an escaped Holmesburg
Prison convict, had showgirl on
his arm and luggage in each hand
when he walked into his apartment
They were just in from New York
and altar-bound, the girl thinking
she was marrying q prosperous
salesman.
But an underworld tipster had
warned 1t. Bart German that
Clancy had bought two new pistols
and sworn he would not be recap
tured alive.
Detectives popped from closets,
from under the bed and around
corners-with pistols drawn. Clancy
didn't even reach for the loaded
80 in his arm-pit holster.
"The girl didn't know anything
about it." protested Clancy.
AS police released her, she shook
hands all around and turned to her
crestfallen suitor.
"I'll shake hands with you, too
she said. "Good-by. I'm through
and glad Of it,"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
J. Benton Webb Named
0ptimist Governor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va. April 27.-Opti-
mist Club members of Virginia,
Maryland and the District OF Column
bia, attending the 18th annual Opti-
mist International District Conven-
ton, discussed today their extern
sive boys work program, conducted
an oratorical contest, and elected
1910 officers.
J. Benton Webb of Washington,
D. c., was chosen District COVER
nor, succeeding Edwin E. Bibb of
Norfolk. Benjamin H. Eagle, Bal
timore; Albert H. Morris, Richmond,
and DR.. Raymond Murray, WASH
ington, were elected lieutenant gov
ernors, and Gilt L. Cook of Wash
ington was elected treasurer.
Fourteen-year-old Robert Morri-
son, representing the downtown Bal
timore Optimist Club, won the dis
trict oratorical contest and will be
sent by clubs in the district to the
contest at the Optimist Interna-
tional convention in Kansas City
on June 16.
Boys from seven clubs participated
in the contest which began in the
afternoon. The field was narrowed
down to young Morrison, a Gar
rison Junior High School student
and 15-year-old Andy Shreve, rep
resenting the downtown Washing
ton, D. c.. club. who were in the
finals conducted during q dinner
dance tonight.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Constantine Brown, Jr.,
Off 10 Join Canadian Army

Constantine Brown, jr., 19-year-
old son of The Stars writer on
foreign affairs, left the University
of North Dakota Friday to enlist
in the Canadian Army, the Grand
Forks IN. d. Herald reported last
night.
The youth intended to join the
Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg,
the newspaper said. He had met
the units commander during tour
of Canada at his Easter vacation,
his father said here last night.
Informed Of his sons plan three
weeks ago, Mr. Brown told him he
was mot opposed" to 1t, but pre-
ferred that the young man first fin
ish his GAllege term and talk thE
project 6ter with him.. said he
wanted it understood that it was
a condition Of his approval that
the son resign from Canadian and
enter American service If the United
States should become involved in
a war. ..
Senator Nye of North Dakota ap-
pointed young Brown to the United
States Military Academy last fall,
but he could not qualify because
of residence requirements. He en-
tered the Western university in
February to fulfill these.
The youth was born in Constan-
tinople, where his father was at
the time stationed as bureau chief
of the Chicago Daily News.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
PART FIVE.
Features.
Movie Sales Meeting
To Be Held in CAPITAL


HOLLYWOOD, April 27.-Two in
novations for movie sales conven-
tion were regarded by observers to-
day as move to convince the Ma
tion's lawmakers that "block book
ing" of motion pictures Is necessary
and desirable. The pending Nicely
bill would outlaw group purchasing
of films.
Warner Bros. Studio is responsible
for the innovations: Selection of
Washington, D. c., for its sales
meeting June 1912 and a decision
to open all sessions to the public.
''The selection of Washington as
a convention site said Gradwen L.
Sears. general sales manager, was
prompted by the desire to acquaint
the Nations Representatives with
the executive and business machin-
cry of the motion picture industry
as represented at this annual
meeting"
A studio spokesman added:
"Since all of the sessions will be
open to the public, and the public
of Washington consists Of Senators
and Representatives. we hope some
of the lawmakers will be present at
our meetings. We would like to
have them see at first hand how we
sell motion pictures"
About 40 OF the country's big in
dependent exhibitors, in addition to
company executives from here and
abroad, will attend.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Johnson Denies Firms
Profiteer on Arms
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va. April
N.-Assistant Secretary of War
Louis A. johnson said tonight "in-
situations" OF profiteering in the
Nations armament program have
no basis in fact"
Let me assure you that in nv
dealings with industry I have seen
no evidence of this so-called prof.
1teering," he said. "On the contrary,
have found industrial leaders who,
OF their own accord, put their busi-
ness to great expense to make
production studies of their potential
value to industrial mobilization.
Mr.. johnson, speaking at the an
nual convention of the West Vir-
glnia Junior Chamber of Commerce,
added that an Army adequate for
the safety Of America does not con-
template an expeditionary force for
use in Europe"
He listed as prime reasons for a
larger Army:
FIRST, to provide garrisons in our
overseas possessions to protect our
naval installations. Second,
to protect America against raids
and third to provide a basic
force which can be expanded to meet
the full needs of any grave
emergency"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
u. 5. H. A. Is Flat Broke,
With Loan Pleas Of Billion

The United States Housing Au-
thority is absolutely nat broke"
Administrator Nathan Straus said
yesterday in reporting that untitled
requests are on file for 4 total of
$1,000, 100000 in Government loans,
an amount sufhcient to rehouse
about 225, 900 slum families.
Every single dollar available for
loans to local housing authorities
has been committed" he explained.
THE till is empty. We are unable to
make any further commitments un-
til Congress makes further authori-
zations."
The U. 8. H. A. disclosed that
the requests for commitments are
from 181 local communities in 81
States, including the District, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico,
Legislation is pending in Congress
to double the original $500, 900 900
loan authorization of the housing
agency. It passed the Senate last
session, but was blocked in the
House There is prospect of the
measure coming up in the House
in short while, but earlier reports
indicated, If it passes, the loan
authorization would be considerably
reduced.
The District Alley Dwelling Au-
thority has been given commitments
Of approximately 5000, 900. 1t was
understood the additional request"
for $1,000, 900 noted in the report
was an application made months
ago and discarded.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

songs by the score without being
able to read or write a note is ex-
planned by his wife, Carvella, the
daughter of the former Maryland
member of Congress who appointed
him to the Naval Academy. She
processes not to be particularly mu-
sical, but she can put the tunes on
paper as '1Slim" picks them of on
banjo or piano.
They work in the evenings. most
ly after their two grade-school chill
dren have gone to bed.
Substantial Royalties.
There are some substantial royal
ties coming in now, mostly from the
Hawaii hit. Hollywood gave It..
Beecher the job of writing the COM
plete score for a new Navy picture.
Another might have been tempted
to quit the Navy and go in for mu-
sic in big way.
But not Slim" He has just been
approved for promotion to lieuten-
ant commander. has passed difficult
examinations with flying colors and
at 36 is about to take his first inde-
pendent command as skipper of the
mine-laying destroyer Pruitt.
The new skipper will have at least
one banjo aboard, in case of in
spiration from the subtropical
moonlight.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
hazi Praise Of Sweden
Arouses Suspicious
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 27.-Semi Official
French commentators professed to-
night to smell rat" in Germany's
official praise of Sweden's model"
attitude of neutrality, while blaming
Norway for conniving to provide
Britain with a northern war front.
observers of international poll
tics are struck by the similarity be-
tween this way OF acting and the
attitude which the. Reich took Just
before Munich and then before the
occupation of Czecho-S Slovakia, ;" said
the Havas agency.
"At that time it was Poland which
was the object of all the compli-
ments; it was Benes president of
Czecho- -Slovakia) who was charged
with all the crimes on earth"
Calling the German attitude to-
ward Sweden suspicious" the
agency went on:
1T is certain that the military
measures taken by Sweden to avoid
being surprised by German aggres-
sion are more irritating to the Reich.
Everything would be simplified if
Sweden showed herself less watch
ful or called home part of the men
she has mobiliZed."