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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
Roosevelt Defends
Spending Policies

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Oct. 5 (UP)
President Roosevelt today Defend
ed the New Deal policy Of govern
ment spending to prevent destitu-
ton and declared that Americas
institution of universal education is
democracys best bulwark against
dictatorship in times of great emer-
gency.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
TWO DEGREES GRANTED

Margaret K. Stark and Thomas
Sidney stark; and Dixie Jeanne
Glaze and James Marion Glaze
were granted final divorce DEGREES
in Imperial county superior court
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
Where Does Peace Officer Find
Peace? Skit Vows Imperial County
Lawmen at First Meeting Of Fall

CALEXICO, Oct. 5.-Peace Off
GERS of Imperial and Yuma Valleys
started their fall season at meet
ing here last night with burlesque
television skit, where In The --- =
Does a Peace Officer Find Peace
starring on the entertainment pro-
gram.
Mrs. w. H. LorenZ, Mrs. H. A..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
CONTRACTS AWARDED

WASHINGTON, Oct. S. (UP)-
The war department awarded con-
tracts today totaling $l9, ,066.
They included one to K. E. Parker
Co., San Francisco, air corps hangar
and boiler house, Stockton airport,
Calf, S122,734.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
OBTAIN DEGREES

Interlocutory divorce DEGREES were
obtained Friday by Margaret Vir-
ginia Whitted and Leland Hastings
Whitted: and A. Luella Pitts and
j. T. Pitts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
NOTICE FILED

A notice of their intention to
marry was filed in the county
clerks office Friday by Arnold L.
Keane, 30, Yuma salesman, and
Ruth Riddle. %, also of Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
Jackson Tells Of
SABOTAGE Plot

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. CUP)-
Attorney General Robert H. Jack
son warned today that foreign
agents are attempting to sabotage
American institutions as well as
factories and military defenses.
In message read to more than
300 graduates of the National Po-
lice Academy, jackson described
such agents as enemies of democ-
racy and said they seek to sabotage
law and respect for law"
Director j. Edgar Hoover Of the
FEDERAL BIZ eau of Investigation
summoned the NPA graduates to
Washington for a weeks retraining
program which stressed the latest
protective methods against sabo-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06
RIVAL DEBATE SUBJECTS

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Oct. 5.
(UP)-Students at Wesleyan univer-
sity had their choice of two topics
for their annual debate next Feb.
81 and %: American Democracy
in the Crisis" or Marriage"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-06

lHE 1941 Ford is the biggest
car that ever rolled off the as
sembly line of the world.famous
Rouge Plant!
Not just a new front end
but completely new body!
Built on a longer nheelbase.
New wide doors. Semi-concealed
running boards. As much as
sepen inches added seating ,oidth
inside! Windshield and win
dows SO broad and deep they give
as much as 1870 more glass area.
When you've seen its size and
admired its beauty-take the
neiU ''bOulevard'' ride in this
new Ford. Step a,cay faster,
Evening star., 1940-09-14

heads thereof owning or operating
any plant equipped for the manu-
facture of arms or ammunition or
parts of ammunition. or any neces-
sary supplies or equipment for the
Army or Navy, and any individual,
firm, association, company, corpora
Jion, or organized manufacturing
industry or the responsible head or
heads thereof owning or operating
any manufacturing plant. which, in
the opinion of the Secretary of War
or the Secretary of the Navy shall
be capable Of being readily trans
formed into a plant for the manu-
facture of arms or ammunition, or
parts thereof, or other necessary
supplies or equipment, who shall re-
fuse to give to the United States
such preference in the matter of the
execution of orders. or who shall re-
fuse to manufacture the kind. guam
tity, or quality of arms or ammuni-
ton, or the parts thereof, or any
necessary supplies or equipment. as
ordered by the Secretary OF the
Navy, or who shall refuse to furnish
such arms, ammunition. or parts
of ammunition. or other supplies OF
equipment. at reasonable price as
determined by the Secretary Of War
or the Secretary of the Navy, as the
case may be. then, and in either
such case. the President. through
the head of the War or Navy De-
partments of the Government, in ad-
dition to the present authorized
methods of purchase or pronounce
ment. is hereby authorized to take
immediate possession of any such
plant or plants. and through the ap-
propriate branch, bureau, or depart
ment of the Army or Navy to manu-
facture therein such product or ma
terial as may be required, and any
individual. firm, company. assocla-
ton, or corporation, or organized
manufacturing industry. or the re-
sponsible head or heads thereof fail
ing to comply with the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty
of a felony. and upon conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment
for not more than three years and a
fine not exceeding S50,000.
The compensation to be paid to
any individual, firm. company, asso-
citation, corporation, or organized
manufacturing industry for its prod
ucts or material, or as rental for use
of any manufacturing plant while
used by the United States, shall be
fair and just; provided. that Moth
ing herein shall be deemed to rem
der inapplicable existing State or
Federal laws concerning the health.
safety, security, and employment
standards of the employees in such
plant.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Woman Reports Assault
By Two Men in Auto

A 33-year-old woman reported to
police this morning that two young
men had forced her into an auto
mobile, driven her to a deserted spot
In nearby Maryland and criminally
assaulted her.
She said she was walking in the
3l00 block of Eighteenth street NE.
about 2:15 am. today, on her way
home from work in restaurant on
Rhode Island avenue NE.
The car pulled up at the curb
and one of the youths got out
brandishing knife He forced
her to get in the rear of the car,
she said.
They drove up dirt road some
where outside the city and both
assaulted her, she told police. Then
they headed back for town. On
the return trip, she glimpsed Mt
Rainier as they passed through.
She reported that they stopped
the car at Thirteenth and Monroe
streets NE, where the assault was
renewed Then they took her to a
place not far from her home and let
her out of the car. after taking her
purse containing s6.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Miss Caroline |. Lanman
Dies After Brief Illness

Miss Caroline L. Lanman of 1920
Sixteenth street NV, who recently
retired as secretary of the Lanman
Engraving Co., of which she was CO.
founder, died yesterday in Emer-
gency Hospital after brief illness.
A native of Washington. Miss
Laaman, with her brother. the late
Charles F. Lanman, established the
engraving company 81 years ago
She served as firm secretary until
her retirement.
She was the daughter of the late
Lewis H. and Mary A. Lanmsn.
Surviving are three sisters, Miss
Mary E. and Miss Lula E. Lanman
and Mrs. Ethel L. Ward, and two
brothers, A. Leo Lannan of Atlanta,
Ga. and Maurice H. Lanman of
Washington.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at $50 am. at the home
of Mrs. Ward. 1857 Monroe street
NV, followed by requiem mass at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial will be in Mount Ohvet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
French Expect Nazis
To Take Over Whole
Nation in Few Weeks
Swiss Also Apprehensive
Of German Control of
Remaining Free Border
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLANCY, Switzerland (at the
French border. Sept. 14-Defeated
France, struggling to solve serious
economic and political problems en-
gendered by disastrous war, fears
that the Germans may take over the
entire country within a few weeks,
travellers returning from the unoc-
cupied zone declared today.
Swiss leaders also were said to be
concerned over the prospect of Ger
man control of the entire Swiss
French border, now the only link
between Switzerland and the outside
world free of axis domination.
Reserve Stores Depleted.
The French were described as ex-
pressing no eagerness for closer con-
tact with their conquerers, but hope
full that union of the presently di-
vided country would improve their
condition.
CAT Vichy. the Petain govern
ment met last night to study the
question of food substitutes. The
French press began preparing the
nation for severe restrictions as
the full import of the 100000
daily cost of maintaining the
German army of occupation was
brought homeJ
The travellers asserted the Ger
mans virtually have emptied the
unoccupied zone of reserve stores of
food and such merchandise as tex
tiles and rubber.
The Germans alone are able to
move goods, for there is no regular
rail service. and only the German
military authorities have the gaso-
line to operate truck transports.
Weygand Spark of Hope.
Although Frenchmen still feel
that Britain let them down in the
battle of Northern France, the trav-
elers said. the feeling is growing in
France that only British victory
will assure Frances future national
existence
Departure of Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand for new post in French Mo-
rocco as soon as he RECEIVERS from
rib fractures suffered in a recent
alrplane accident, was regarded by
observers here as a spark of hope
for France in the event the entire
nation becomes a virtual German
province
Gen. Weygand is said to have left
the Petain cabinet because he dis
agreed with the appeasement policy
Of Vice Premier Pierre Laval.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Union Double Shift
Agreement Speeds
Defense HOUSING
Labor Co-operotes to
Rush Work at Stroieht
Poy, U. S. H. A. Reports

Union labor is cooperating in
the defense housing program, it
was disclosed today. to the extent
of agreeing to work double shifts
of mechanics at straight time wages
on projects financed by the United
States Housing Authority.
With speed a prime factor in
constructing low-rent houses for
national defense workers, Admin
istrator Nathan Straus said this
patriotic cooperation by union la
bor' will cut building time in half
without substantially increasing
cost.
Agreements already entered into
with building trades unions in seven
localities where housing projects for
the Army and Navy are being
built provide that they will furnish
double shifts at straight time on
an s-hour day, 40-hour week basis.
Only where individuals or shifts
work more than eight hours in one
day or more than 40 hours in one
week is an overtime rate to be
paid.
The agreements were worked out
by the labor relations section of
the U. S. H. A., which has main
tanned a successful no strike" poll
cy with building trade unions in
$50 cities in carrying forward the
general slum clearance and public
housing program over a two-year
period. Localities in which unions
have adopted resolutions pledging
their cooperation with the defense
housing program are Montgomery.
Ala; Columbus. Ga: Pensacola
Fla. and East Moline. Moline, Rock
Island and Rantoul, III.
Walter V. Price. director of the
labor relations division. is now car
rying on negotiations leading to
the setting up of similar arrange
ments in 10 or more other COM
munities where defense housing
projects approved by the President
are about to be erected.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
District Red Cross
Holds Housewarminq
As Roll Call Nears
Hundreds Visit Walsh
Mansion Headquarters
To Inspect Services

Hundreds of volunteer workers for
the forthcoming oath annual Red
Cross Roll Call Joined a group of
distinguished guests last night In
an informal "housewarming" that
served as the official opening of the
new campaign headquarters in the
old Walsh mansion at 2020 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
More than 1000 volunteers and
visitors wandered through rooms in
the basement and on the first and
second floors of the house where
groups of trained Red Cross workers
Gus services that are maintained by
the annual Roll Call
Guests were greeted by Edgar
Morris, well known civic leader and
chairman OF the Roll Call, which will
be held this year during the period
of September % to October 19. Also
on hand were H. L. Rust, jr.. vice
chairman. and Brig. Gen. F. r.
Keefer, chairman of the District
Red Cross Chapter.
Distinguished Visitors Appear.
Sir Robert Tute, former chief JUS
tice of the Bahamas, and Lady Tute
were among the early visitors escort
ed through the huge mansion. Other
| distinguished guests included Sonora
Castillo Najera, wife of the Am
bassador from Mexico; Lady Broder-
lex. whose husband was formerly
Counselor of the British Embassy
here; Mrs. Louis Compton. wife of
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy;
Sonora Liza Henriquez de Cabero,
! wife of Chile's Ambassador to the
United States, and Sonora de Espil,
wife o fthe Argentine Ambassador.
Representatives of the different
Red Cross corps attended in their
identifying uniforms-the staff as
Sistance workers in their yellow
dresses; the production volunteers in
blue and white; the health aides
| in pink and the motor corps volun-
teers in their familiar military-ap-
pearing uniforms.
The houseWarming served the
dual purpose of opening the new
headquarters and emphasizing the
fact that without public support OF
the annual Roll Call the Red Gross
cannot maintain its yeararound
services in first aid. home hygiene.
war relief production and other
fields.
Services Illustrated.
The demonstrations illustrating
these services were directed by
Robert H. Duncan for the first aid
and life-saving units; Caroline
Thomson for the home hygiene unit
Mrs. P. P. Powell and Mrs. Wallace
Lind for the war relief production
unit; Mrs Marion Tribble and Mrs
M D. Rosenberg for the Braille
unit; Mrs William Spencer for the
canteen corps; Mrs. l.. E. Harris.
for the motor corps and chapter
cars unit. and Mrs. r. c. Macksy
for the volunteer special services
unit An exhibit of garments made
by Government employees for war re-
lief was presented by Miss Lucy
Woolley.
Ten thousand volunteers have
been organized to conduct the mem
bership drive They will seek to
better the 1899 record of 125.328
memberships and to maintain the
annual increase in enrolment that
has marked each of the last four
campaigns.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Tropical Hurricane
Heads for Bermuda
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. IA
The tropical hurricane which has
been churning up the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean around the West In.
dies for several days turned north
eastward today and headed for Ber-
muda.
The Weather Bureau here said the
storm, attended by gales over
wide area and by hurricane winds
near the center" was about ATS miles
east-northeast of Nassau, capital of
the Bahama Islands, at 7 a m East
ern standard time.
The storm. meteorologists said, is
moving forward II to IA miles an
hour in a north northeast or north
east direction.
This storm will probably pass
near Bermuda Sunday afternoon, !"
the weather experts said. They
warned shipping to use caution.
Evening star., 1940-09-14

industries IN certain cases.
The President is empowered
through the head of the War De-
partment or the Navy Department
of the Government, in addition to
the present authorized methods of
purchase or procurement, to place
an order with any individual. firm,
association. company. corporation,
or organized manufacturing indus
try for such product or material as
may be required, and which is of
the nature and kind usually pro-
duced or capable of being produced
by such individual, firm, company,
association. corpora ton. or organ
lied manufacturing industry.
Compliance with all such orders
for products or material shall be
obligatory on any individual. firm,
association, company. corporation,
or organized manufacturing indus
try or the responsible head or heads
thereof and shall take precedence
over all other orders and contracts
Heretofore placed with such individ-
ual, firm. company. association. cor
poratlon, or organized manufactur-
Ing industry, and any individual,
flrm, association. company, corpora
ton. or organized manufacturing in
dustry or the responsible head or
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Chapman Leading, ; Up,
Al 18Th Hole in Golf Final


MAMARONECK N. Y, Sept. IA
Dick Chapman shot a one under par
II over his home Winged Foot Golf
Club course today to finish the morn
ing 18 holes of the National AM
ateur Golf championship final up
on Duff Mccullough of Philadel-
phia.
Mccullough started off with a
grand recovery for a half on the
first and 10-foot puts for winning
brides at the second and third.
Chapman, playing on his home
course, squared the match on the
next two holes with a birdie and a
par, the latter when Mccullough
three-putted from 20 feet.
Chapman took three puts from
Is feet to 90 ! down again at the
short seventh, where Mccullough
chipped a beauty dead to the pin
from well off the green. But Dick
got back on even terms at the
eighth, where Mccullough missed
a 7-footer for a haf. and took his
lead with conceded 4 at the long
ninth. as his rival visited two traps.
Their cards:
Par, out 443 454 345-36
Chapman, out 443 354 44+35
Mccullough, out --432 AGA 356-37
Chairman leads l up.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Kinq Mihai Welcomes
Mother Home From
10-Year Exile
Meeting Occurs in Stotion
On Border Through Which
Carol Raced to Sofety
Ey the associated Press.

ES the associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Sept. l4.-Young
King Mihai, stiff and formal in the
uniform of Rumanian general
welcomed his mother, Princess Helen,
home from 10 years of exile today.
The meeting between the serious
faced, l8-year old monarch and the
cess took place at the border rail-
way station of Jimbolia.
Despite an official announcement
that Gen. Ion Antonescu. the ma
tons military dictator, would ac-
company Mihai, the general re-
manned in Bucharest for state rea-
sons"
Rumanians expressed belief that
new disputes with Moscow over a
frontier incident required his pres
ence in the capital.
Cheering Crowds Throw Flowers.
The meeting of the youthful King
and his mother, who was divorced
from Carol II and eXiled by him a
decade ago. occurred in the very sta
tion through which raced the bullet
riddled train bearing the abdicated
Carol and his friend Nine. Magda
Lupescu into exile six days ago.
Today, crowds of cheering Ru-
mdnianS threw flowers at the exact
spot where group of Iron Guard
ists were arrested as they attempted
to stop the former rulers train
The royal train Immediately began
the slow return journey to Bucharest
with many scheduled stops to permit
public ovations for the King and
his mother, who left her villa in
Italy yesterday.
Government posters announced
in Bucharest tomorrow to welcome
Princess Helen home as queen
mother. Helen stopped an hour
in Venice last night for chat with
Prince Nicolas. Carols brother and
another exile of the abdicated mon
arch.
Nicolas also was understood to
nave received an invitation from
Gen. Antonescu to return to Ru-
mania, but indications were that he
would wait and let Helen have her
homecoming honors alone before
deciding whether to accept.
In the meantime, Gen. AntoneScu
issued new DEGREES designed to
tighten his hold on the country.
One provided for economic ma
tional defense" through the appoint
ment of state commisSars to su-
pervise the activities of CONNER
cial industrial concerns 1t stip-
ulated that these commissars must
be "ethnically pure" Rumanians.
Other DEGREES established severe
penalties for economic sabotage"
as we'll as price raising or any other
interference with normal economic
life.
Evening star., 1940-09-14


Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
extreme western Lake Superior Friday
morning has moved southeastward to
Mch!gsn. Muskeeon, Mich, l0l02 MILL
bars r"9SS inches. and a trough extends
Panhandle and thence northwestward to
Montana. Havre. Mont. lo0S.l millibars
ear inches. and Amarillo. Tex. 1910:
m1a oven Minnesota and Eastern NoqtS DaRota f
and from the lower Mississippi Valley and
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States
and thence eastward over the ocean, Con-
foeh fnes.s,. and 1nternstionaI Fails. MINI MINI
is relatively high west Of the Rocky Noun
tsins sh, Poestsllo, , Idaho; 1HIas miibars
in Michigan. Eastern Colorado and South
western Kansas and over middle and
northern sections west of the Rocky Noun
tains The temperature has risen from
the lower Lake region and the upper Ohio
ess:s i Fl
Five-Day Forecast.
For the period September IA TO Sep
temper 8. inclusive:
e.p North New AND Eaff taRf sssS
showers mostly light. late Saturday night
Mond.S snd ruesdag and ssos.rs ruea
day night or wednesday. Temperature
will average slightly below normal Sliehtly
warmer Saturday and Sunday night. cooler
sunday and Sunday night. warmer Tuesday
Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Lisht
showers In Ohio Valley Saturday after
noon or nisht and Eastern and Central
Tennessee Sunday; light to moderate
showers, generally by Tuesday night, or
Wednesday; otherwise generally fair.
Slightly warmer Saturday. cooler in Ohio
Saney ane Eastern ana Sentrai LennesSee
Wednesday. Temperatures will average
near normal
perature will AVERAGE below normal. with
cooler air moving in Sunday followed by
slight warming Monday night and Tues
day; cooler Wednesday Rainfall will be
generally moderate. with showers Sunday
and again wednesday.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
japan Desires Peace,
Says Imoi, Flying Here
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Gosuke
Imai. special emissary of the jap
anese government, asserted today
that "the Japanese nation wants to
maintain peaceful relations with all
countries, including America" as he
boarded a plane for Washington
where he hopes to visit President
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Imai, 82-year-old member OF
the House of Peers. arrived from
San Francisco by plane Monday
and was understood to have con-
ferred with silk merchants with a
view to stabilizing the market.
Eight Japanese businessmen ac-
companied him to Washington.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Windsor CongrotuIotes
George VI on Escape
By the Associated Press.

NASSAU, the Bahamas, Sept. a.
The Duke of Windsor, as Governor
of the Bahamas. sent 4 cablegram
of congratulations yesterday to his
brother. King George, on the royal
family's escape from injury in the
German bombing Of Buckingham
Palace.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Weather Report
Diminished hy u

ished by the United States weathe Bureau
District coudiness and lowest
about so degrees tonight followed light
southwest shifting
Myand-IncreaSng coudineS and somewhat tonight fol-
lowed by light showers and portion late
night; slightly cooler tomorrow afternoon night.
Notwithstanding cloudine and slightly tonight
mostly cloudy
in south portion tomorrow slightly north
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Pasadena, $4,000. Mrs. Louis Men

Pasadena, $4,000: Mrs. Louis Men
delssohn, Crosse Pointe Shores,
Mich, $4,000; Jesse H. Metcalf,
Providence, R. l., $1,000; Mrs. Alfred
P. Sloan, New York, $4,000; Laurance
S. Rockefeller, New York, $4,000;
John D. Rockefeller, jr., New York,
$500; William Hale Harkness, New
York, $4,000; E. F. Hutton, Long
Island, N. Y. $1,000: John M. Schiff
Long Island. N. Y, $1,000; Mrs.
Charles Shipman Payson, Long Is
land, N. Y, s2,500; George Hewitt
Myers, Washington. D. c., S2,500;
Massachusetts, Republican Finance
Committee, Boston, $50, 900.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Carol Lives Temporarily
Southwest of Barcelona

S1TGES, Spain. Sept. 14.-Former
King Carol of Rumania took up
temporary residence today in
hotel overlooking the Mediterran-
can Coast. lS miles southwest OF
Barcelona
He left his special train with his
red-haired friend, Magda Lupescu,
her four dogs, and 10 members of
his retinue last night and reserved
four rooms for himself on the main
floor of the hotel. He was expected
to remain here several days before
continuing to his exile in Portugal.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Schedules final action on COM
promise peacetime conscription bill.
Considers amendments to excess
profits tax bill.
House:
Awaits Senate action on conscrip-
ton bill conference report.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Kennedy Gives $40, 900

LONDON, Sept IL UP,.-United
States Ambassador Joseph P. Ken
nedy contributed $4,000 (about
100000 yesterday to the lord
mayors relief fund for Londons
bomb victims.