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Evening star., 1940-10-20
WEEK MAGAZINE
Make YOUR PARTIES ORIGINAL

of fun and fine food
%&s<.oe 2sss''es
~LIM. golden-haired, youthful
- looking. mural-painting, party
~ giving Clara Fargo Thomas is
cut by the same dynamic pattern as
her noted ancestor. William George
Fargo. victor over wilderness and out
awry in establishing the history
making PONY Express. and sub
sequentIy the organizer of the far flung
express business as we know it in the
United States today.
Married to the financier, Joseph B.
Thomas, mother of twenty-two-year-
old son and a seventeen-year- old
daughter. Mrs. Thomas might easily
be spending all her energy as popular
society leader and a great hostess. But
she has won an international reputa-
ton for her murals. She did the
Coronation mural" covering an entire
wall of London's famous Selfridge's;
and she painted the much-talked-of
World of Steel" for the pavilion of
the United States Steel Corporation at
the New York Worlds Fair.
Il lead two lives, at least Mrs
Thomas says. Il work as hard as a
day labOrer at my painting and | func-
ton diligently as my children's mother
and my husbands wife,
Indirectly and although he was
wholly unaware Of it, her son started
Mrs. Thomas on her artistic career
Before he was born, his mother looked
around the room that was to become
his nursery 1t was an impressive room
in their handsome New York mansion
- too impressive by far, with its walls
panelled in fine dark wood mot the
room for baby" as she puts it. So
Mrs. Thomas decided to redecOrate
the room herself and use appropriate
murals on the walls. That was the
beginning OF her work with murals.
Later, an established mural painter
suggested that she 60 into business
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
New Wagner Act
Provisions Sent
To Floor of House

WASHINGTON. April 3. CUE)-
The house Labor Committee to-
day reported a bill to amend the
Wagner act by increasing the Ma
tlonal Labor Relations Boa-d to
five members.
Inc committee voted l3 to 8 to
send the measure to the house floor
and instructed Chairman Mary T.
Norton to use all the possible par
llameHtary procedures" to get the
bill conSidered-Which means that
the first attempt will be to obtain
suspension of the rules under which
the house could accept or reject the
committees amendments without
change
Advocates Of more drastic labor
law changes, headed by Chairman
Howard w. Smith of the special
NIRB investigating committee. will
fight the parliamentary strategy of
the Labor Committee, and probably
will circulate petition to give the
house an open rule on labor act
amendments. This would permit
consideration of the Smith COM
mitteeS own amendments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Fl Centre Girl, 10,
Still Holds Title
OF 'LuCkiesf Girl

Ten-ycar-old Peggy Wells. daush-
ter of MI and Mrs Roy Wells Of
FL Centre. Wednesday refused to
r0lmquiSh her title of Quickest girl
to tWo-Hear-Old Phoenix girl who
fell into a canal and was swept
through an 8O-yard flume before
being rescued.
Tho Phoenix youngster, Billie
Lilies, suffered no i'll effects Wednes-
day. although rescuerS said she
Would have died if first aid had not
been administered.
Peggy Wells was swept through
64-foot siphon after falling into a
canal hero several weeks ago. She
held her breath and emerged I'M
hurt.
A siphon is an enclosed pipe car
rying water under an obstruction,
Whcr,a as a flmc is an open spill
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Wild Joyrides in Stote
Attention Of Lawmakers

SACRAMENTO, April 3. CUP)-
Col. Charles F.. Henderson. military
aide to Gov Culbert L. Olson, will
be questioned on alleged misuse of
state emergency vehicles under his
control when the assembly commit
tee on governmental economy and
efficiency conycnes at Los Angeles
next Friday Chairman Don Allen
said today.
Allen, ordering Henderson sub
penaed, said the committee would
investigate alleged Joy rides in
state vehicles in which the cars
were filled with women" and driven
with sirens sounding and red lights
turned on.
4 Cases have been reported where
women without proper authorization
drove emergency vehicles, Allen
said Motor accidents in such cases
might lead to damage suits costly
to the state
Henderson in a tclegraphed state
mcnt from Los Angeles, said:
The inSinuations made by Mr.. Al
len are ridiculous and probably false
l am more than willing to testify
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Loses Again
In Freedom Fiuht

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 3. tUP)
The Illinois supreme court today
denied William Bioff, Hollywood
movie labor leader, writ of super
Sedeas and bail pending his appeal
to the court for a review of his
conviction on an 10 year old pan
dcrlng charge.
Bioff now is free under a $1,000
bond ON agreement of Chief Justice
John Prystalski of Cook county
tChicago) criminal court to delay
formal entering of ruling that his
court has no jurisdiction to enter
tain a habeas corpus petition.
PryStalSki delayed entering the
formal ruling until April 8 to allow
continuance of freedom under bond
until Bioff could seek relief from
the supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Officials Expense
Accounts Rejected

SACRAMENTO, April 3 up
Additional out-of-state travel ex-
pensc claims totalling $17O5 filed by
seven state officials we're rejected
by State Controller Harry B. Riley
today on grounds the trips were
not chargeable to state business.
Fourteen similar claims amount
ing to $1,000 were turned down two
weeks ago, The action was taken
under authority of an attorney
generals opinion holding final de-
termination of whether the claims
conform to the law is the respon-
slbility of the controller regardless
OF specific authorization of the trips
by the governor and director Of
finance, Deputy Controller Herbert
Bronner explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Father Objects to Dating; Dispute
Ends Fatally for Daughter Of II

by a heated renewal OF the long
standing argument over dating"
Speropulos grew angry and order
ed Frances into the house. When
she refused. he reached into the
car and drew a gun he kept in the
glove compartment Just to scare
her"
a only wanted to scare her" the
father told Deputy District Attorney
w. T. Choisser. II didn't want to
shoot her l had no reason at all.
l did 1t and that's all"
The bullet from her fathers gun
struck Frances under her right eye.
pierced her brain and lodged under
the back of the left ear.
Authorities withheld filing of
charges against Speropulos pending
further investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Primary Tickets
Certified for May
Voting in Calf.

SACRAMENTO. April 3. CUP)-
five states of candidates for dele
Gates to the national conventions
OF the two major political parties
were certified for the May 7 primary
election today by Secretary of State
paul Peek.
Four of the tickets will compete
en- the Democratic ballot for as
signnent to that partys convention
al Chicago. The other will be I'M
contested on the Republican ballot
and IS certain to be delegated to at
tend the Ct. O. P. convention at
Philadelphia
Just under the wire last night
we're two Democratic states, the one
headed by Gov. Culbert Olson and
pledged to a third term for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and the left wing
Democratic group pledged nomin-
ally to Lieut.. Gov. Ellis G.. Patterson.
A delegation pledged to Vice Pres
ident John Nance Garner. the Ham
and Egg pension ticket pledged to
Willis Allen, and the lone Republi-
can slate, nominally pledged to SEN
atOr Jerrold SeaWell but in fact un-
instructed. were filed previously.
Congressman Lee Geyer of Los
Angeles who bolted the Roosevelt
ticket last week climbed back into
the fold just before the filing dead
line last night. His affidavit OF
candidacy was received by the sec
rotary of states office by airmail
special delivery, from Washington
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Hugo Miller New
Lions Club Chief:
Others Elected

Hugo Miller was elected prcSl-
dent of the Ell Centre Lions club
at the meeting Tuesday noon in the
Barbara Worth hotel. succeeding c.
S. Reed as head of the club.
Other officers chosen are: Dr..
Arnold A. Ariaudo, first vice presi-
dent; Lee Nuffer, second vice preSi-
dent; Ed Moore, third vcc-presi-
dent; Willis Carey, secretary; Don
Mayfield, treasurer; DR.. Merritt C.
Garfield, Liontamer; H. d. Blair.
Bert Mitchell Laurence E. Hartzog.
DR.. Nils Jansen, directors; Martin
Enders, TailtWister.
Present day conditions in Europe
formed the subject for the talk
given by Macmillan Goldberg. con-
sulting engineer for the National
Cash Register company of Dayton,
Ohio, who is spending the winter
in Ell Centre.
Harlow AlabaSter was heard in
vocal solo. Guests were R. d. Cherry
and j. F.. Baker of Ell Centre and
JACK Benson of Brawlcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Pupils TO Vie in
Public Speaking
Contest at cubs

Pupils of high schools in Imperial
county will participate in a public
speaking contest at Central Union
High school in Ell Centre Thursday
night as the first step in a state
wide contest sponsored by the Cali
fornia Bankers association.
Most of the contestants will dis
cuss the subject The Values of
American Citizenship" but they were
permitted to select other citizen
ship topics if they wished.
Judges for the evening will be
District Attorney Elmer Head. c..
o. Hoober of Calipatria, and Char
les B. Provence of Brawley.
Winner in the contest will 90 to
Santa Ana late in April for the
southern California championship
contest. The state finals will be
held May 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

known dead several persons still
and damage was placed as
high as S10,00O.OO0.
Two small storage tanks of the
Gull PcilninG company in south
Wilkes Barre broke loose this morn
ing and spilled 5000 gallons of gas
Olinc on tho flood waters.
AT 6 ii. IN. today the water level
had lowered TO 2635 feet compared
with h'gh mark of 316
Another brl"ht pot Wa5 the OK
ilnGin5hlrm ot a Vap0r fire which
threatened ,j00,000 gallons of gas
oiinC stored north of Kingston. 1t
had been feared that had fircmcn,
coast guards and engineers failed
to put out the "fume' blaze in one
of the tanks. the other water sur
rounded tanks would have exploded,
sending tons Of flaming gasoline
CaScading down or the communities
along the way.
Unsuccessful in early efforts to
control the flames by use of COM
pressed streams of water the fire
fighters employed chemicals. State
Ere Marshall A. Wilson described ii
~ the mos dangerous typ" of fire
fighting. because the system used
Vas experimental combining marine
and land fire fighting principles
National guardsmcn patrolcd the
streets. permitting no one to enter
Inundated areas without permit
Ii was disclosed that the militia
had beer called out after several
cases of lootin9 had been reported in
Kingston.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

before tho committee and I don't
need to be subpcnacd as ! will be
waiting for the committee when it
meet in Los Angeles
Scheduled 10 appear before tho
committee yesterday afternoon, Hen
derson boarded Il plane Tor Los An
gelcs. after informing Allen that he
had been called to the southern city
unexpectedly.
The committee announced it
would subpoena Director of Motor
Vehicles Howard Philbrick to APP
pear at Los Angeles also. for queS-
tioning on the administration of
his office.
Philbrick said he would welcome
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Eastern Valleys
Di 9 Out of Muck

W1LKES-BARRE. Pa, April 8.
tUP)-ThC angry Susquchanna ri
yer gradually subsidized today as fed
oral and state agencies and the Am
criCan Red Cross began their task
of rehabilitation of flood ravagcd
houses, buildings and public works
in the stricken area
The only fears that darkcncd the
feeling of residents along the river
that the worst is over" was snow
piled IN the northern watershed
the prediction for rain and the Bit
tor memory Of 1895 when second
SIr2nC crest came rampaeing
down tho valley TO cause the great
est damage in the history of the
wyoming valley
Estimates of loss necessarily could
be only guesswork, but - were
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Relatives Testify
In Hospital Suit

LOS ANGELES, April 3 cUP>-
The mother and grandmother OF
Mrs Frances Mahoney today testi-
fled they had seen the 19-year-old
mother strapped in bed and in hys-
terical condition 10 days after the
birth Of her baby boy.
Mrs. Mahoney was strapped down
after an alleged maternity ward
miXup during which she was given
three different babies and was told
by hospital attendants each baby
was her own, Mrs Mahoney teSti-
fled in her $4,000 damage suit
against the Lutheran Hospital So
ciety OF Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Boy Charged with
bannisfer Death

PHOENIX. April g. CUP) LEROY
Struble. 10 year old Phoenix youth,
faced superior court trial today ON
ton with January % automobile
accident that claimed three lives
. The county attorneys office
charged at Strublc'S preliminary
hearing that the youth was driv-
ing at an excessive speed when his
car collidcd with a machine driven
by DR.. kimball BannlStcr, prominent
Phoenix physician. DR.. BanniSter,
his wife and Mrs. Clifford Castle,
also a passenger in hsi car, were
killed in the collision.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

PHOENIX, April g. ,UP)-Theo-
dorc Speropulos, operator of a
Phoenix lunch counter, shot and
killed his 17-year old daughter
Frances early today in what police
described as the climax to a family
dispute whether the girl and her
two sisters were to have dates
with boys.
The shooting occurred shortly
after midnight as seven members
of the Speropulos family stood in
front OF their home upon their
return from a downtown moving
picture theater
Speropulos oldest daughter, Con-
ME, 81, said the automobile ride
from the theater had been marked
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

the opportunity of discussing tho
economies effected as we'll as the
economies contemplated by me"
Roy S. Stockton, chief of the
state employment service. who APP
pcarcd before the committee yes
torday, urged that his office be
strengthened to permit more work
in soliciting jobs for those receiv-
ing unemployment benefits.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Senate u pho|ds
Reciprocal Tariff

WASHINGTON. April 3. CUPD
The senate today defeated, IS ct AZ.
an attempt to invest reviewing
board with power to veto tariff re-
Visions under the reciprocal trade
agreements program.
The proposal was sponsored by
Sen. Robert M. La Toilette, p. Wis,
as an amendment to the house-ap-
proved bill now pending in the SEN
ate to give the reciprocal program
another three years of life.
The senate vote added to the
string of defeats suffered by oppon-
ents of the bill, whose passage now
seems certain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

Once more Martin l.. Davcy,
Kent, o., tree surgeon, seeks the
gubclnatOrial chair in Ohio.
Davcy, twice governor of the
state, has announced his candi-
dacy for the Democratic nominal
ton. He was defeated by Repub-
lican John w. BriCker in 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Legionnaires Plan
District Meefinu
At WestmorIand

Lcglonnaircs Of Imperial and San
Diego counties will meet in West
morland Sunday for their regular
tWenty-Sccond district meeting and
q barbecue luncheon.
The barbecue will be served be-
tween II am. and pm. The
meeting, presided over by Comman-
der John HaSlam of La Mesa, was
scheduled for tho WcStmorland Lc-
ion hall at l pm.
Plans for participation in the area
meeting at CalcXlco April 81 and
28 will BE- made
MASONS TO CONFER DEGREE
FL Centre chapter No l09 r. A.
M, will confer degree at the meet
ing Thursday night at 7:3O o'clock in
the Masonic temple.
Evening star., 1940-09-27

mo American blood will be shed II
we pursue our present course
He stressed the Government s
wheat loans and derided the Re-
publican farm platform.
The Republicans" he said, ARE
against any form of program con-
troll. That just means another
Hoover Farm Control Board which
would head wheat back to Is cents
a bushel."
Mr.. Wallace visited Oklahoma
admittedly for the purpose of help
ing Representative Ferguson, who
faces stiff competition from Re-
publican Nominee Ross Ridley.
Estimating that the Federal farm
program had poured sl65, 1000 900
into Oklahoma in the last seven
years." Mr.. Wallace declared:
IF that money hadn't come to
Oklahoma there would have been
thousands and thousands more
farmers who would have had to fol-
low that migrant trail to California. -
Evening star., 1940-09-27
Deal for Sea Bases
Was 'ProvidentiaI,'
Wallace Declares
Dokur Is Cited as Showing
Their Need; Presidents
Course Is Praised

By the Associated Press.
ENID, Okla, Sept 27--Henry A.
Wallace declared last night that in
view of the developments abroad
ut certainly is providential that
we acquired the new naval bases
In the Atlantic"
The former Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture and Democratic vice presiden-
tial nominee, during a three-speech
trip through Oklahoma's 9Th con-
gressional district, told a gathering
here:
I'VE should give thanks that we
have a President who understands
our dangers-the dangers of any
combination of dictators.
Look what happened at Dakar
It's only 1900 miles from Natal,
Brazil-not much distance for air
planes.
II Spain Joins Axis.
"This situation is especially serious
for the United States. What would
it mean if Spain, the mother OF the
Latin American countries, lined up
with the Rome-Berlin axis? The
air trips are short between Spain
and the Azores, the Azores and Ber-
snuda and New York City.
apparently the French govern
ment does the bidding of Nazi Ger
many. On all of this we might we'll
stop and ponder.
THE price of peace with mad men
running loose in the world is full
and complete preparedness"
Mr.. Wallace said he was confident
Evening star., 1940-09-27
TOMORROW

1OWOIVltOW.
Football party, Minnesota Wash
lington Societies, Hotel Twen-
ty-four Hundred, 2:45 pm.
Dinner, Professional Speakers
Club. Lafayette Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Dance, Sigma Phi Gamma Soror-
ity, Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1940-09-27
City News in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Banquet, National Committee for
Music Appreciation, Mayflower Ho-
tel. pm.
Meeting, Isaak Walton League
Auxiliary. Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Omega Kappa Execu-
tives, Hotel Annapolis, 8 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-10
Maine vofeMedn
Wi|lkie Victory

Continued From Page u
nessee, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio, Micni-
gan and New York, the Republican
candidates increased the comb .led
COP vote by seven per cent over
1898.
Maine thus confirms the ma
tionWide swing toward Republican
leadership which has been marked
in every special election since 1897.
This tide appears to be gaining in
sweep and power from month to
month.
Clearly it indicates a Republl-
can house in the November general
election by a comfortable margin
A general gain of seven per cent
in the congressional vote over 1888
would give gain of II Republican
seats in the new house.
That would give the COP con-
troll with comfortable working
majority and elevate Martin to The
speakership held since 1880 by
Democrats. The senate will remain
Democratic in any event because
only one third of its membership
is up for reelection and RepLbli-
cans have no chance to elect enough
new senators to emerge from the
minority.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-10
Mass Production Of New Synthetic
Rubber Possible in u. 5. as Soon
As Factories Bull, Science SAYS

although it already has been found
to have good tear and abrasion re-
sistance and remarkable" stability
and durability.
Frolich said the new process CHI
NAKED 10 years of work by the
Standard Oil Development Company
and that U. S. military authorities
had been informed of the progress.
The army and navy munitions board
requested Standard to test butyl's
tire-making possibilities when the
future supply of natural rubber was
threatened. he said.
The society announced plans to
conduct detailed census of chem
lists and chemical engineers in the
United States, recording specialized
services they could perform in the
interests of national defense.
The census, requested by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, will avoid the loss
of scientific and technical knowledge
which occurred in the allied ar
mics in the World War, threatening
munitions supplies" officials said.
Casualties among scientific men who
saw actual fighting service, officials
explained, deprived the allies of
vital technical services.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-10
Bill TO Encourage
Mining Passed

PHOENIX, Sept. 10. - (UP) -
Arizonas small mine operators to-
day hoped for early presidential
approval of house bill 1896, intro
duced by Rep. John r. Murdoch,
calling for increased RFC loans
to develop mining of strategic min
erals.
The bill was passed by the house
yesterday and was sent to the
White House for the presidents
signature.
The legislation would authorize
the RFC to make loans as high
as $4,000 to small mine owners to
develop their properties. The pres
ent RFC loan limit is $4,000.
The Arizona small mine operators
association said the bill would slim
ulate production of metals essential
to national defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-10

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 10. (UP)
Republican presidential nominee
Wendell L. Willkie today called for
the elimination of the Fish amend
ment which would delay military
CONSUMPTION for 60 days pending
a new voluntary enlistment cam
paign to build up the U. S. army.
The amendment, sponsored by
Rep. Hamilton Fish, r., N. Y, was
written into the consumption bill
through heavy Republican vote
in the house.
Il hope that as a result of the
conference between house and SEN
ate conferees on the selective serv-
ice bill that the Fish amendment
is eliminated" Willkie said.
Willkie hailed the Maine cleo
ton results in which a Republican
senator, governor and three COP
congressman were elected.
Il am enormously gratified at the
results of the election in Maine"
Willkie said. apparently Gov.
(Sumner) Sewall almost doubled the
majority of the Republican COVER
nor in 1886 and Sen. CRalph o.
Brewster's defeat of former Gov.
Uouis j. Brann by a very large
majority is equally impressive. 1
have wired both governor Sewall
and Senator Brewster my heartiest
congratulations"
His comment on the controversial
Fish amendment, adopted by a 2O7
to 200 vote in the house, was limited
to Is words and did not outline
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-10
'|nE1uman Torfures'
At Reform School
Probed by Jurors

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10. CUP)-
A report that one of two supposed
suicides at Whittier State school
for boys might have died from beat
ings was followed today by grand
jury investigation of alleged in
human tortureS" at the correctional
institution.
District Attorney Buron Fits took
the case to the grand jury on a re-
port by Judge Ben B. Lindsey,
eminent juvenile authority, that
evidence of two-month inveStiga-
ton was convincing of:
Corporal punishment, consisting
of brutal beatings, intimidations
arousing fear and mental torture
of a large number of boys who were
at the time inmates of Whittier
school"
He recommended that the grand
jury determine whether the deaths
of either of them were due to
other causes than suicide
The committee, appointed by Gov
Culbert Olson to investigate the
two suicides within a year describ-
ed treatment of inmates of the
reformatory as "of such indefensible
as to call for the arrest
as soon as possible of those officers
of the school responsible for such
conduct"