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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
s. Naval Chief
tests japanese
h Shanghai Row

HANGHAI, Aug. Ia. .(UP)-Ad-
al Thomas G. Hart, United States
" commander in chief in the
East, arrived today in a sub
Inc while Japan demanded that
troops take over the entire Brit
defense sector of the inter-
ional sector.
(art'S arrival resulted in an i'm
1iate tactlcar Victory for the
tede-States in the dispute re-
ding defense of the British Sec
after the withdrawal of British
bps.
Ihere was to have been a meet
at the Japanese naval barracks
oreign troops commandants, with
Adm. Moriji Takeda, japanese
y commander, presiding as SEN
officer of foreign troops here.
| ut Hart outranked Takeda, so
meeting was set for tomorrow
the municipal council building.
WAS indicated that selection of
meeting place was COM
mise.
ad Hart desired, he could have
Jed the meeting, as senior Of
r, aboard his yacht Isabel, a
" patrol vessel, which arrived
f last night, having preceded
from Tsingtao.
was expected that Hart and
feda would nYet tonight to talk
4 the situation which had arisen
N THE suggestion of Col. De
t Pack. United States Marine
hmandant, that his men take
+ almost all of the British Sec
This suggestion, bitterly fought
|the Japanese was understood to
|e originated with Hart.
he Japanese army's viewpoint
he marine dispute was expressed
by by the Chinese language
|spaper Srin Shun Pao, Japan
army organ.
me newspaper warned foregn
fnse commanders that the Jap
|se army was determined to take
+ the British sector regardless
Col. Peck's proposal.
Fl the American scheme is en-
|ed," it said, I'VE hope that the
|al lese army will blockade Shang-
as it did Tientsin. Then we
u see what the United States
ines can do about that"
was understood that American
ness leaders were considering an
eal to. Washington to send Ma
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
US. Gibraltar.
May Protect NY.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. ID (UP)-
The navy department was reported
today to be considering plans for
Transforming Newport into a Gil
braltar" that would make New York
City virtually impregnable from the
east or northeast.
Federal housing authorities said
they had conferred with navy Of
ficials about certain phases of the
plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14

rine reinforcements at once. Well
informed sources said that Admiral
Hart's greatest handicap would be
a Japanese argument that there
were too few marines here to pa
troll the British sector.
Terrorism was revived in the city
today. Chan Chiao-Ling, a Chin
ese member of the French NUM-
cipal council, was shot dead in
front of his home in the French
concession. 1t was believed that
one of his own bodyguards did the
shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
Britain May Buy
Mass-0rder Planes

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA. CUP)-
Arthur B. Purvis, chief of the Brit
ish purchasing mission. said today
that the United States has offered
to sell Great Britain between 1900
and l. 400 warplanes a month be-
ginning late in l941.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
Nazi Parac1utists
Land in Britain

BERLIN. Aug. IA. CUP) - Well
informed German quarters asserted
today that German parachutists
we're dropped yesterday in the VIC
unity of Manchester and Birming-
ham, in the rich British industrial
sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
''Bui|d-Up" Important
Protector Of Women!

A weak, undernourished condition
often enables functional dysmenor-
rhea to get foothold; thus leads
to much of Woman's suffering from
headaches, nervousness, other per-
iodic discomfort.
CARDUTS principal help for such
distress comes from the way it
usually stimulates appetite; in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14

creases flow of gastric juice; thus
aids digestion; helps build energy,
strength, physical resistance to
periodic pain for many.
Another way, many women find
help for periodic distress: Take
CARDUI few days before and dur
ing "the time" Women have used
CARDUI for more than so years!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14
Gestapo Office in
n. Y. Investigated

NEW YORK, Aug. IA. (UP)-The
office of the United States attorney
had before it today charge that
the New York headquarters of the
German Gestapo (secret police) are
in the office of travel and foreign
exchange agency bombed last June
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-14

BERLIN, Aug. IA. CUP)-The pro-
pa9anda ministry announced today
that it had ordered the Berlin Of
flee of the Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer
company to withdraw all its films
from circulation in Greater Ger
marry" by tomorrow regardless of
contracts.
1t was announced that the order
was issued because of Metro Gold
Mayer production of anti-Ger-
man films
The Berlin representative of the
company said that he had received
orders to protest against the pro-
paganda ministry's edict.
STUDIO DENIES CHARGE
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. IA. (UP)-
Metro -GoldWyn- Mayer studio denied
today it had produced any anti
German" motion pictures as charged
by the German propaganda minis
try in ordered M-G-M to with
Evening star., 1940-07-24
War Department
Is Offered Many
Weird inventions
Fontustic ldeos
On How to Win Wars
Given to the Army

~ the Associstsd Press.
There's no famine Of ideas on
how wars should be fought and
won. the War Department Is dis
covering. Trouble is, 4 harvest Of
such ideas produces q lot Of chan.
These screwball inventions, offered
to the department, give you the
idea:
The humane touch is offered by
the inventor who would have an
airplane fly low over ground troops,
the way cotton -dusting planes fly,
only his plane would drop quick
drying cement. The goo would turn
the enemy into harmless statues, to
be remobilized by mop-up squads
equipped with hammers.
One inventor sought Z patent on
a giant trap which would catch
tanks In the same manner our
pioneer forefathers used to catch
bears. The unsuspecting tank would
trip the trap, the massive jaws
would snap shut, and there would
be Mr.. Tank, hors do combat for
duration.
A modern Jules Verne proposes
Evening star., 1940-07-24

that whales be used to sink enemy
submarines. The whale would b
armored with . steel ram and sent
out a-humting. (Once caught, Z
trining detail Of course. the whale
would have to be trained to recog-
nise enemy submarines and not
modest the local favorites).
A combination electric eye and
X-ray which would react only to
blueprints has been offered to help
the =. B. l.. In it, pursuit Of spies.
The contraption would be adjusted
to peek into pockets Of passersby
and sound an alert to =. B. I. agents
who would be lurking Just around
the corner.
Evening star., 1940-07-24

from prison telling him he mustn't
do wrong, then telling him he
mustn't do right by marrying" said
the court.
Traina's bride-to-be Is dark
haired Mildred Lattarulo, 80, who
submitted an af1davit in Traina's
behalf. City counsel fought the ap.
plication on grounds that the con-
viction deprived Traina Of his civil
rights and made him "civilly dead"
Evening star., 1940-07-24
| PoroIed Convict,
'CMMy Deod,'
Can Marry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Fred
Traina. 46-year-old garment cutter,
can marry the woman he loves
despite the city's contention that in
the eyes Of the law he is "civilly
dead
Traina, paroled in 1894 after serv-
ing IA years of 20-year to life
sentence for second-degree murder,
was granted a mandamus yesterday
by Supreme Court Justice Frank E.
johnson directing that a marriage
license be issued him.
1T seems silly to send a man out
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Claim India Bull
Has Mystic Power

"Bholanath," a bull entertaining
crowds in Nagpur, India, is declared
to have greater mystic ability than
the Indian fakir.
At the Agriculture College he
gave special demonstration be-
fore the disbelieving principal,
"Who is the principal of this COL
lege?" he was asked. Bholanath
walked directly to the man.
A fountain pen was placed on the
bulls horn with the request that
it be returned to the owner, which
he promptly did. Admission fees to
see Bholanath perform have jumped
from 2 cents to $1.80.
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Ulster Homes Offered
Dutch and beIoiuns

Homes for thousands of Dutch
and Belgian refugees, fleeing from
the Hitler invasions, are beins
found In Ulster. Hundreds Of Ulster
folk have volunteered to provide &C.
commodations for the visitors, 1t ID
stated in Belfast.
AS many Of the refugees come
from farming districts In their own
lands they have been asked to work
for their keep" by helping on farms.
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Squadron Of H-Ton
Planes Gives NAVY
Long-Range Eyes
bombers to Afford Fleet
Reconnaissance Scope
of2,5oo Mile.


SAN DIEGO. Calf. (NAN.A).-
The Nays scouting eyes have ac-
quired binoculars" that will project
the fleets vision to the most distant
theaters Of possible sea combat.
This is the significant fact behind
the commissioning this month Of q
new aviation unit, Patrol Squadron
l3. at the Naval Air Station here.
It Is the first to contain the
Nays most recently developed long
range heavy bombing seaplanes.
four -motored O,050 horsepower
each), aston giants capable of =
speed in excess of 200 miles an hour
and a nonstop range Of 5000 miles.
Scope Of $500 Miles.
Their range, with a great load Of
bombs or aerial torpedoes, will give
the feet a reconnaissance scope of
$500 miles from any shore base or
refueling vessels at sea, and ter.
rife striking power to harass or
even cripple an approaching hostile
force.
The new bombers, built at Con-
solidated Aircraft Corp, San Diego.
will enable complete blanketing of
such gateways to vital American
positions as the Caribbean, the
Pacific approaches to Hawaii, Alaska
and the Aleutian Islands, and zones
In the Far East surrounding the
United States naval base at Cavite,
Philippine Islands.
They will extend the present area
of scouting operations 1000 round
trip miles beyond that made pos
sible by the Navy's present armada
of $50 twin-engined PBY-type pa
troll bombers, based at Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii; Sitka, Alaska; Cavite,
P. l.; Seattle, San Diego, Norfolk
and Coco Solo, Canal Zone.
Prototype Cost Millions.
The prototype of these veritable
battleships of the air, secretly engi-
neered and built over period of
more than three years, was per-
haps the most expensive seaplane
ever constructed in the United
States. Its cost was 81 ,000,O 900, with
the Navy contributing $400, 900. This
first of the series of recently COM
pleted -motored bombers STAR
tied the world of military aviation
October %. 1898, when it was flown
non stop, while still in an expert
mental stage, across the Continent
from San Diego to Anacostia, D. C..
over stretches of land where a
forced landing for a seaplane would
have been disastrous-in 13 hours IS
minutes.
Because of its great speed and
passenger carrying capacity, it has
unequaled value as an overwater-
or even overland-transport to ef-
feet rapid troop transfers. On long,
overnight flights the plane can carry
80 passengers and 6 crew members,
while on shorter jaunts there would
be space enough for so.
Patrol Squadron 13 will bear the
distinction of containing the most
heavily armed aircraft In the Navy
service, the exact caliber Of their
guns being a military secret.
First commanding officer of this
unit is a veteran Navy flyer, 1t.
Comdr. S. B. Cooke, transferred
from command of a squadron of
two-engined patrol bombers in San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1940-07-24

None Of the refugees Il obliged 10
accept the offer, but practically an
Of them arc Jumping ct the oppor-
tuntty to Join the farmers Of North
ern Ireland In the Digging for Vic
tory drive.
Evening star., 1940-07-24
New Spanish Envoy
Is Named to Germany

~ the Asoociated Pres.
MADRID, Spain, July A-The
appointment Of Division Gen. Eu-
genio Espinosa de los Nonteros q
Ambassador to Berlin, succeeding
the Marques dc Magaz. WIS an
nounced today in the ofncial bulle-
tin. De Magaz was assigned TO
Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1940-07-24

Egypt will plant seeds Of the best
American tobaccos to test the possi-
bility Of raising more of the leaf.
Evening star., 1940-07-24

FROM SEA TO SOUPRose Mary Bergs Of 206 street
Is shown sitting the back Of the caught
at Ocean CITY, Md and shipped here make employees
of Goodwill Industries After staff party remaining turtle
meat dispensed to needy families Star Staff Photo
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Keller Named TO Library Board as
Council Considers Money Problems,
Hears Sale of Little Ranch Made

Routine business, ranging from
stadium lighting to library appoint
mcnts and city money, Wednesday
night carried the city council into
it's longest SESSION since the new
board took Office in April.
Meeting until 2 a. m, the board
was still unable to clear its cal
endar of must" business and ad-
journed for only one week, sche-
duling a special meeting next We'd
neSday.
The long awaited action in the
selection of a library board men,
Der resulted in the reappointment
of A. H. Keller for a three year
term by Mayor Robert Hatton. The
board confirmed Hatton's selection.
r. P. Moore had previously been
reappointed to the board.
Moving to increase the efficiency
in handling of city funds, the
council passed a resolution requir-
ing that money from all depart
ments be deposited through the
city clerks office. Under the pre-
vious setup each department head
made deposits with the city trea-
surer.
City Attorney Dorsey WhitelaW
announced completion of the sale
of Cruzan-Little ranch in Oregon
and reported that the city netted
$328290 on the sale. He explained
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

however, thae attorney fees were
yet to be subtracted from that
sum.
Councilmen refused to grant a
card license to John Sampson, a
Filipino, to operate club on
Broadway. The board reiterated its
stand in previous cases and ex-
planned to George Kirk, attorney
for Sampson, that the city believed
another card game would result
in trouble in that section.
The council accepted $1O0
grant from the city softball league
officials and added $l25 for ex-
tension of the lighting system for
softball at the stadium.
In discussion Councilman Herb
Fawcett declared the city should
take care of the entire cost, but
he was overruled in a vote. Clar-
ence Walters presented the plan
for the city league. The new lights
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

*Sixteen British fighters were re-
ported missing
The official British statements
said that one German torpedo boat
was sunk and another damaged
in the greatest aerial and sea bat
ties OF the war around the British
Isles.
The admiralty said also that the
British submarine Oswald operating
IN the Mediterranean was overdue
and must be considered lost.
The German high command de-
ported that powerful Nazi air
and torpedo offensive had sunk IS
British ships, damaged eight others
and brought down "a British air
planes in furious fighting.
The German attacks began last
night after, the high command said.
Nazi bombers had smashed at Bri-
tish motor works, factories and de-
fense positions at Chester, Ply
mouth, Manchester, Cardiff, Dor
chester and elsewhere and laid
mines off British ports.
In Blitzkrieg fashion, the Ger
man speed boats then attacked "a
strongly protected ship convoy in
the English Channel and in the
face OF heavy fire by British war
ships sank three vessels of a total
OF 1900 tons, the Germans said.
A fourth was reported damaged.
Great Britain's growing air force
claimed a double victory and the
British empire armies in east Africa
were reported rallying against an
Italian offensive in Somaliland.
On the Norwegian coast, the Lon
don admiralty said, British dive
bombers striking at possible blitz-
krieg bases appeared to have des-
troyed huge German oil depot of
perhaps 1900 tons, starting big fires
and causing much damage to the
station at Dolvik. near Bergen.
The reported destruction of the
Oil depot appeared to be a highlight
IN the sudden renewal of big scale
aerial operations by the Nazis, who
dropped two bombs during the hight
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Secret Indictment Names Five in
Asserted |. A. Communist Death Plot
Against Anfi-Red Waterfront Worker

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 UP)-
The Los Angeles county grand jury
today returned secret indictment
charging several persons with the
1885 murder of John Riley, San
Pedro seaman, whose death District
Attorney Buron Fits said was en-
gineered by Communists.
1t was learned that the indict-
ment, returned before Superior
Judge Thomas L. Ambrose, named
five persons specifically as we'll as
several John Does. Arraignment
was set for $50 a. m. Monday.
Britain Webster, longshoreman,
earlier this week was charged with
the murder in complaint issued by
the district attorney. Claude Small
man. arrested in Honolulu yesterday
aboard the S. S. Lurline at Fits
request, was to be returned here to
testify in the impending trial.
Before returning the indictment,
the grand jury heard the testimony
of Charles North, who flew to Los
Angeles from Seattle to tell the
jury of the fatal beating of Riley
during San Pedro union disputes
which Fits said were inspired by
Communists.
North was reported to have told
the jury that he was with Riley
during the dispute and that he
suffered beating at the hands of
the men who beat Riley to death.
He said he, Riley. and others were
trailing a suspected Communist in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Army Asks { Of {
To Seek Recruits

If the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce complies with request
of the U. S. Army it soon will begin
a campaign to enlist men in the
regular army.
Directors will consider the re-
quest at their next meeting and
appoint an enlistment committee
in case they want to be a part
of the campaign.
The chamber was asked to dis
tribute advertising posters and pub
licity, arrange for speakers to sug-
gest enlistment, send literature to
men thought to be interested, con-
tact the American LeEn and other
veterans organizations and SER
vice clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
All American Gets
Million for Work

The federal bureau of reclamation
Thursday announced a $1,500,000
program to continue the All Amer
ican canal project.
Continuance of Coachella canal
corGtructsonI surveys of project
lands, location of laterals, minor
mechanical and electrical installa-
tions at Imperial dam and desilting
works, and testing of the All Amer
lean canal were listed under the
bureaus plans for the immediate
future.
Water, bureau officials said. will
be supplied to Imperial Valley
through the main canal in Sep
tember but the canals must be
tested before they are placed in
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Swift Chauffeur
Shears Shower

Mrs. Jean Clark, who resides at
635 Orange street, sought new
shower facilities Thursday because
on Wednesday night a hit-and-run
driver knocked the shower room
from the rear of her house.
Officers investigating the smashed
shower room, declared that the
driver had apparently veered into
the room in an attempt to dodge
a large puddle of water which had
formed in the alley. The car was
probably a blue one, officers said,
because blue paint was found on
boards which had once been the
shower room.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

QellUeraJlOH.
With Raul Mateus, former. El
Centre special officer, and several
Japanese, Oswalt has been on trial
for 13 weeks on the kidnap-con-
spiracy charge.
The jury, which has been con-
sidering the case since Monday,
requested that parts of the testi-
mony relating to the re-arrest OF
Yamatoda at a service station in
Ell Centre, together with Setsuzo
Ota, be reread.
Jurors particularly wanted to
know. the foreman said, circum-
stances surrounding The second ar
rest.
Federal Judge Ralph E. Jenney
told the jurors late Wednesday
night he hoped you will be able
to reach a verdict if you can con-
scientiously do so.''
Every juror should have an open
mind and should abandon his own
viewpoint if it appears it is err
oneous." Jenney said. 81 know you
are considering voluminouS evi-
dence in this case and you may have
any portion of it read if you de-
sire" l."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Senate Votes on
Bin Calling Out
Trained Militia
COnscriptiOn Debate to
Start Immediately as
Opponents Organize
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. up
The Senate passed and sent to
the House today legislation au-
thOrizing President Roosevelt to
mobilize 100000 national guards
men and army reServiSts for
hemisphere defense and a years
intensive training in modern
mechanical warfare. An amend
ment permits guardsmen to re-
sign within 20 days after they
are called if they have a depend
ent wife or child.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8
(UP) The Senate agreed
unanimously to vote at q
P. M. EST on a bill con.
ferring on President ROOse.
velt power to mobilize 800, 1000 mem.
bers of the national guard and the
organized reserves for a years ser.
vice with the regular army.
The special rule was requested
by Senate Democratic Leader Al
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53 GERMAN PLANES D0WNED IN BIG BAT TIL
WiIIkie Worked
As I.v. Farm Hand

Wendell Willkie, Republican
presidential candidate, worked as
a farm labOrer in Imperial Val
ley in 1913.
He wrote that he worked in
the valley but could not remem-
ber the name of the people he
worked for.
RumOrs that he worked for the
Imperial Ice and Development
company were false, as company
officials checked all past pay
rolls without finding any trace
of his name.
]. S. BOrdwell, company aud
itOr, wrote Willkie and Willkic
replied that he was a farm la
bOrer during his stay in the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
CycIist Reaches
New York Civ

Jack Gum, Ell Centre high
school graduate. Thursday claim
ed the nations bicycle riding
champiOnship-and there were
no challengers.
Gum, "the bicycle who walks
like a boy, arrived i'm New York
city Wednesday after a 3465 mile
ride from EI Centre to the
Worlds fair. He left the valley
June Is.
Exhausted, but happy" Gum
wired Charley Williams Wednes-
day afternoon. "The trip re-
quired "a rit:ng days"
Gum, who rode to the San
Francisco fair last summer, was
last heard from i'm Austin Texas
on June 2S. He plans to start
the trip back within week.
He Will travel the northern route
on his return ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

4 A request by Ponce Cnle1 Ernie
Cox to fire two members of the
department stirred the board to
action and brought rapid-fire ques-
tioning from Mayor Robert Hatton.
Hatton demanded to know the
names of the men Cox desired to
dismiss and demanded reasons for
Cox belief they had been disloyal
Hatton pointed out to the chief
that the council was interested in
the administration of the depart
ment and wished to become ac-
quainted with problems in order
to aid in the solution.
Councilmen P. L. Moore, and H.
w. Fawcett sided with Hatton and
suggested hearing for the police
Officers involved. Moore declared
both men had been with the de-
partment for several years and
were entitled to consideration for
that reason.
Hatton reminded the chief he
had requested that Cox meet with
the board at an earlier date to
discuss problems of personnel and
but that Wednes-
day nights appearance was Cox
first effort to seek advice of the
council.
Inasmuch as the police depart
ment is the most widely discussed
in the city, Hatton
pursued, the council believes that
its members should be thoroughly
familiar with its function. I'VE
have not had the necessary coop
Grafton thus far to do that" he
added.
Councilmen Wesley He'll, police
commissioner, and Charles Brat
ton insisted, at this point, that
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

W tlle Clby COullCll lCCtllUly ny
Agnes Ferris Bigelow, librarian, she
said the library now contained
33, ,189 volumes. This year 2,O75 were
added The institution currently
receives 129 periodicals and 13
newspapers.
1.-The most outstanding feature
of the year." the librarian said,
was the increased use of non-fic-
ton. Books on business, travel, sci
ence, economies and biography all
made greater gain in circulation
than fiction. We are proud of the
fact that 40 per cent of the adult
circulation was non-fiction. A good
standard is that the non-fiction
should comprise 80 per cent of the
total circulation"
She explained hat to fill requests