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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

.'been brought from the fOur-StOry
brick structure and fire department
officials feared that at least score
of others perished in the flames.
One company official estimated
that more than SO had been trap.
ped and he feared that all had
been killed.
All available ambulanceS from
Philadelphia, Camden and surround
ing communities were summoned
to carry away the injured.
One hospital alone reported that
10 persons, all of them burned
seriously, had been received.
The scene of the disaster was the
R. M. Hollingshead company, manu-
facturers of an automobile polish.
Families in the area were evacu-
ated by firemen and policemen.
Four houses in the immediate area
were set afire.
A state of emergency was declared
late today as fire spread to resi-
Dental sections of this industrial
city.
Normally, several hundred per-
sons are employed in the plant.
Firemen broadcast general
alarm asking all residents of Cam
den, city of 10000, to curtail
use OF water to increase pressure
on the fire hoses.
An hour after the first blast, the
explosions still were continuing.
Authorities said there was no
immediate way of ascertaining how
many of the employees escaped
from the building. Those who did
escape were showered by burning
Oil.
The flames could be seen for
miles.
First reports to reach police head
quarters said between 10 and Is
bodies already had been recovered.
A second call for help was sent
to Philadelphia as other buildings
in the area were ignited.
The Cooper hospital said 10 of
the injured had been received there
and the West Jersey Homeopathic
hospital received another within 80
minutes after the first explosion.
A company spokesman said that
normally 900 persons are employed
in the building.
One girl employe said there were
several explosions in rapid sue
ceSSion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Nicaraguan Urges
Group to Promote
Trade in Americas

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30-(UP)
Juan Jose Martinez-Lacayo, Mic
araguan consul general in San
Francisco, today proposed creation
of Latin American chamber of
commerce to promote and expand
Latin Americas market for coffee
and other products in the United
States.
"The chief function of such a
chamber" Martinez Lacayo told
United Press, would be to operate
as sales promotion organization
for coffee and other products. 1t
would be operated and supported by
all Latin American countries. 1t
would have offices in San Francisco
and New York. The prorated cost
might bear a relation to each ma
tion's exports to the United States.
1.-The war has almost obliterated
European markets for coffee and
upset trade in all lines of industry.
Therefore, now, more than ever,
Latin America looks to the United
States for a greatly expanded mar
ket."
Martinez-Lacayo said his proposed
chamber would net only stimulate
Latin Americas trade but would
also act as a clearing house for
information on Latin America pro-
dutcs and on United States pro-
ducts needed south of the Rio
Grande.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Refundinq Committee Report Leads
TobeIief Final Decision Nearin
District Bond Program Litigation

Foreshadowing imminent decision
in federal ccourts on the last bit
of litigation tying up the Imperial
Irrigation Districts refunding pro-
gram, the Imperial County Farm
Bureau Refuhding Committee Tues
day received comprehensive out
line of involved court actions lead
ing up to the expected final de-
cision.
The outline was in the nature
of a progress report submitted to
members of the committee by Sec
retary Scott B. Foulds, who said,
.'you will note that the attorneys
for the district have won all the
law suits that have been decided
so far and optomistic of success in
the final deciding cases, upon which
rulings will be made soon."
The report included a memoran-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

dell Hull who proposed the projects
and urged their acceptance. The
conference marked another mile
post in the steady advance of Am
erican political and economic har-
mony which began in Montevideo,
Uruguay, in 1888 and increased
steadily in the succeeding confer
ences in Buenos Aires, Lima, Peru,
and Panama.
The Havana decisions imple-
mented earlier ones, by putting
teeth" into purely pacific policies
and providing protection for the
Americas against any type of ag-
gression.
Most of the delegates here be-
lieved they had written a page in
history. United States representa-
tives believed the conference was
the most important event for the
continents since the United States
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

unanimous approval to the projects
intended to promote the external
security and internal harmony of
the new world. These included a
plan to prevent the American pos
sessions of warning European ma
tions from falling into other hands.
an economic agreement to make the
western hemisphere self-sufficient,
and a plan to police the continents
so as to prevent un-American ac-
tivities by fifth columnists.
Results of the conference were
largely a victory for the United
States and Secretary of State Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

: The action was taken AFTER fte-
publicans, led by Sen. Styles
Bridges of New Hampshire, de-
manded to know how the president
stands on the conScription ques-
ton. The demands brought accu-
satiOnS from Democrats that their
opponents were playing politics"
with the issue.
Previously the committee had
been expected to approve the mea-
sure today. 1t had devoted all of
last week to revising the bill for
senate consideration.
Democratic leader Alben w. Bar
kley said he believed the committee
acted wisely in deciding to defer
action on the conscription measure
until after disposition of the presi-
dents requested bill to authorize
him to order national guardSmen
and reserves into one years active
service.
Committee chairman Morris Shep-
pard said hearings would be held
this afternoon on the mobilization
plan, with chief of staff George c.
Marshall and Maj Gen. John F
Williams, chief of the war depart
menes National Guard bureau, as
the witnesses.
President Roosevelt has not COM
mented on the specific pending
conscription bill under which al
men from l8 to GA would be regis
tered and those from 81 to As
would be liable for active army SER
vice.
But in his speech to the Demo
cratic convention at Chicago, Mr.
Roosevelt said:
g. Because of the millions of
citizens involved in the conduct OF
defense, most right thinking per-
sons are agreed that some form
of selection by draft is as neces-
sary and as fair today as it was
in 1917 and 1919
Heated exchanges over the con-
scription question began soon after
the committee met in executive
session this morning, it was said.
Bridges, Sen. Chan Gurney, r.,
S. D., and Sen John Thomas, r.,
Ida. demanded to know the presi-
dents position.
Bridges, it was said, told the
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Woman Taken from Iron
LunQ to Beer Child

entire labor period in the respir-
ator, it was said. She was removed
for probably 20 minutes while the
child was being delivered. Respir-
alton during that time was provided
by a resuscitator.
If she survives. physicians be-
lievcd the delivery will have been
the first of its kind in which both
mother and child lived.
Her condition from the paralysis
still was serious, although delivery
of the child apparently had not
aggravated her complaint, physi-
clans said.
DR.. Nathan Spishakoff, who as
sisted DR.. Golenternek, said the
baby, boy, is normal and healthy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

and that there were no Indications
the mother had communicated the
disease to her child.
Mrs. Matthews, wife of 10 ieph
Edward Matthews, a public rsla-
tions adviser, was admitted to the
hospital last Saturday. She vas
placed in the Iron lung" because
of a respiratory weakness. although
the paralysis was confined to her
legs. She was removed for delivery
of the child and Immediately re
turned to the iron lung" after its
birth. Her condition showed iminc-
diate Improvement.
She has two other children, two
years and year old, respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

pionage.
Spurred by newspaper demands
that Britain reopen the Burma sup
ply route to China or arrest pro-
minent Japanese residents of Lon
don, the cabinet met to consider
an official report from Craigie d.
the arrests in Japan.
1t way learned authoritatively
that Craigie gave Matsuoka formal
assurance that the British commun-
ity in Japan has no political Or
ganization.
Consequently the only charge
which could be brought against
those arrested is one of working
hard for the improvement of An
glo-Japanese relations" the am
bassador was reported to have tol5
the foreign minister.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

dunn from District Counsel Harry
w. Horton to District President
Evan T. Hewes, outlining all liti-
cation affecting the refunding pro-
gram.
Four cases now pending in the
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals at San Francisco, involving
other irrigation districts but hing
ing on points identical to those
in the local districts program, have
been submitted to the court, Horton
reported, and the decision will be
made known within the reasonably
near future"
Horton indicated that, immedia-
tely following the decisions in these
four cases, he expected action on
the case affecting the Imperial
Irrigation District.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Narcotics Arrest
Nets Nine in SD.

SAN DIEGO, July 80. UP)-
Federal narcotics agents and local
police officers early today rounded
up nine persons suspected of be-
ing members of a narcotics ring
that has been operating in San
Diego for several months.
The suspects, eight men and a
woman, including four newsboys
who assertedly were peddling mar
cotics while selling Los Angeles
newspapers here, were booked on
Narcotics charges.
Police and federal men rounded
up the suspects early today after
q three months Investigation.
Quantities of opium, cocaine and
marijuana were found on some of
the suspects, police officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

LOS ANGELES, July 30 CUP)-
Physicians took a woman suffer-
ing from infantile paralysis from
her iron lung for 20 minutes SO
she could give birth to baby, it
was disclosed today.
Mrs. Virginia Matthews, %, bore
a normal child. though it was a
month premature, She was stricken
with infantile paralysis Saturday
and her child was born on Sunday
in the Los Angeles county general
hospital.
DR.. Dan Golenternek, resident
obstetrician. was in charge of the
delivery. The baby weighed six
pounds, three ounces.
Mrs. Matthews went through the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
US. Business Men
ip|on,ats Map
New Trade Areas
AZ Foreign Nations Put
Listeners on Job at
Economic Parley

SAN FRANCISCO, July
80. (UP)-Observers of AZ
foreign nations today watch
ed 1900 American business
men and diplomats planning
the future of the United States
in foreign trade after war has
remade the world.
The 9th annual foreign trade
convention, in the second of it,
four days, attacked the problem
of whether to try to hold the vul-
nerable, far-flung lines of United
States commerce, or draw back
Into the western hemisphere.
The convention delegates were
bank presidents, shipping magnates
railroad leaders, exporters, impor-
terS and high officials of the de-
partment of state. Official observ-
ers of AZ nations were in the gal
leries, including representatives of
every Latin American country. ia
pan had the biggest delegation.
Raymond H. Gesit of Washing
ton, d. c.. chief of the state de-
partment's commercial affairs div
iSion, voiced the conventions chief
problem last night.
Most of the speakers agreed that
the war-changed world would div
ide itself into four major econ
omic spheres:
/. The Americas
2. Europe, dominated by the axis
powers.
3. Russia and the nations it has
absorbed and will absorb.
4. The Far East, dominated by
japan
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Legislature Asked
ToStudy SRA Plan

SACRAMENTO, July 80. (UP)-
The State Relief Commission and
SRA Administrator S. G. Rubinow
today sought the assistance of the
state legislature in working out q
solution of the financial crisis fac
ing the SRA for August and Sep
tember.
Ernest l.. Peterson of Corna. vice
chairman of the relief commission.
joined Rubinow in inviting members
of the joint legislative fact finding
committee on relief to attend the
commission meeting Thursday in
San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
n uziis
Bomb
own
Germans Continue
Hi+-Run Raids
On British Isles
by JOE ALEX NORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Ohhscu TTcSS rOECfSH Nc"S cuitOi
A swiftly spreading of
fensive by the axis powers
against Great Britain Tues
day intensified the effects of a
vast military, political and econ
omic struggle throughout Europe.
In the British Isles, defense
forces continued their stubborn bat
tie against German bombing planes
that dropped high explosives in
the streets of southeast England
town, killing or wounding many
persons and causing extensive DAM
age. One Nazi bomber was shot
down in addition to possibly q
brought down on Monday.
Other German planes made hit
and run raids on Wales ard other
areas of Britain, while the Nazi
high command reported that four
British ships totalling $4,000 tons
and Is British planes had been
destroyed in yesterdays fierce dive
bomber raid on the port OF Dover.
The communique, which also
claimed damage to a 1O,GO0-ton
British cruiser and two other vessels
was in contrast with London state
ments that damage caused by the
Nazi raids was slight.
In the Mediterranean, the Italian
] high command reported, Fascist
bombing planes attacked a British
convoy and caused serious damage
to several ships, one of which was
set afire. One British and one
Italian plane were reported shot
down during the air and sea battle
over the convoy between Crete and
Libya.
Rome press reports said % Ital-
ian planes participated in the at
tack and damaged British battle
ship and a cruiser.
From the British side, Royal Air
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
NatioaI Guard
Boosted in Calf.

SACRAMENTO. July 3O-(UP)-
Adjutant General r. A. Mittelstaedt
today announced authorization had
been received from Washington to
expand the California National
Guard by 742 officers and enlisted
men.
The expansion will take about
week and increase the guard
personnel from 10,026 to lO.768.
Mittelstaedt said. Experienced re-
serve officers and inactive National
Guard officers have been assigned
to the new companies, which will
complete existing regiments. Equip
men will be furnished as soon as
it can be forwarded by the war
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
SCORES PERISH IN j. S. FACTORY Blast
Arrest Of Britons by Japan Viewed
By London as Political Mdneuyer

LONDON, July 80. CUP)-Bri-
tain has informed Japan that she
takes a serious view" of the ar
rest of IL British subjects, one of
whom plunged to death from a
Japanese police station while be-
ing questioned, it was learned TO-
day.
Authoritative quarters said that
yesterday British ambassador Sir
Robert Craigie informed Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka of the
British attitude and said tnat the
news of the arrests would lnev-
itably be regarded as having poll
tical implication quite apart from
any technical charges against those
arrested" At the same TIME, Bri-
tain officially rejected charges that
the prisoners were engaged in es-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
New Dam for IVA
Gets Senate 0kay

WASHINGTON, July 30-(UP)-
The senate today in short order
passed a resolution to appropriate
$25 100000 for a new dam in the
Tennessee valley to provide power
for increased production Of alumni
mum needed by the aircraft industry.
After passing the measure by
voice vote. the senate recessed un-
til 3 p. m. pending house action
on a similar measure. The senate
hoped to be able to act later in
the day on any changes made by
the house and thus expedite enact
ment of the bill, urgently requested
by the defense commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

OlllCS, lllCluliliS 10 lOl IllC ocil-
ate and 341 for the assembly. In
terest on the Aug 81 ballot centers
in these contests because of the
purge" threatened by Gov. Gull
bert Olson against unfriendly leg
iSlators and members of the "econ-
omy bloc who nullified his pro-
gram.
The governor was in San Fran
cisco and the bay area making
political appearances this week anL
will go to Los Angeles and southern
California cities this weekend. The
administration has "favorite" can
didates in most of the controversial
districts.
Veteran United States Senator
Hiram Johnson has seven oppon-
entS but is conceded little oppo-
sition i'll winning the Republican
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

because OF his Wl1eS a11ectlOn lOr
a ghost.
Mrs. Boyce read from the diary
while under cross examination by
her husbands counsel The diary
covered her activities for one month
beginning March 6, 1888, and men,
toned 'Sho Sha" and numerous
other spirits several times.
She followed her husband to the
stand after he had testified having
attended seances with her. DR..
Boyce claims his wife communicated
with shetland Shaimond"-"S "Sho-
Sha" for short-at the seances and
that "Sho-Sha" had become her
soul mate.
"Sho Sha" was first mentioned in
the diary on March IT when Mrs.
Boyce told of visiting a medium
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

for seance.
Bill CDr. Boyce) and I went
to Mrs. Julian's for concentration,
she read, "Sho Sha laid hands on
my head in such comforting way
thank you, my dear. xxx che
zeorah "a spirit said to have been
brother of DR.. Boyce in former
incarnation) said we must push the
sale of this house."
Again on April 7, Mrs. Boyce
wrote of another seance with Mrs.
Julian in which "Zeorah told me
much about my health and what
to do"
How much I would give to live
this afternoon over and over" the
diary continued, land all 1 have
to do it with is very poor men,
ory."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Western World Puts Up
Bar Against Aggression.
Makes History at Havana

HAVANA, July &c. (UP)-The 81
American republics formally signed
today a continental Monroe Doc
trine which will seal the western
hemisphere from totalitarian influ-
ence and penetration.
Delegates to the conference OF
American foreign ministers gave
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

and Progressive nominations. and
will be a contender for the Demo-
cratic bid as we'll The field in
cludes 1t. Gov. Ellis E. Patterson.
Los Angeles; Assemblyman Sam
Yorty, Los Angeles: James d. Mere
dith, Sacramento: Richard Stewart
Otto, Hollywood: Fred Oyster, Los
Angeles; John Anson Ford. Los
Angeles; and Anita Whitney. San
Francisco.
All of Californias congressman
sought return to office. with the
exception of the late Thomas Eaton
of Long Beach. His vacancy at
tracted a large field. headed by
Byron Scott, former congressman
nosed out by Eaton in a contested
election In 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
They Just Saved Him

They Just Saved Him
Bill North, ir.,was the usual new
father Monday after his daughter
arrived. He babbled excitedly as
he called friends hither and yon
in the valley. He stuttVred and
gabbled helplessly relaying tn e
news.
AS near as the Post-Press could
make of his sputtering the baby
was born in a Holtville hospital.
But she wasn't. She was born
in an Ell Centre hospital and it
was Bill who was in Holtville.
Nov isn't that just like him?"
snapped a friend. Trying to take
all the credit by saying the baby
was born in Holtville where he was
and leaving his wife out of it."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
D AMBl|Ne
* zpoR7ER

Absent -Minded?-
Let me have your address," q
friend asked George Luckey, land
I'll send it up to you"
They were talking about some
thing or other Luckey wanted.
Sure, sure" said Luckey, cts
One-OH No, it's THREE-OH
E. Now let me see! What is that
doggoned number? It's THREE-OH
They finally had to look in the
'phone book.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
August Primary
-Four Weeks Off

SACRAMENTO, July 80 (UP)-Only four weeks
from today, the California electorate will vote in hotly
contested battle to select party for United
SENATOR 20 seats in Congress- 20 state
state assembymen total of 500 candidates filed for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Diory Tells Of
Visit to Spirit

LOS ANGELES, July 80 (UP)-Exerpts from her
diary in which the spirit Sho Sha was frequently men
toned read in court today by Mrs. Lillian Boyce
in her contested divorce suit against Dr. William A. Boyce
wealthy Hollywood eye specialist who seeks his freedom
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Flaming Oil Hits
Fleeing Workmen:
Homes AbIuze
No Way Of Telling How Many Trapped
As Explosions Rock Paint Plant; State
OfEmersency Declare d in Camden

CAMDEN, N. j., July 80 (UP)-Fre and series of
disastrous explosions swept paint manufacturing plant
here today An undetermined number of persons were
killed and many others burned critically
An hour after the first explosion several bodies had
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
ConscriP iPtion Row
Delays Action as
FRS PoIicyAsked
National Guard Bill Given Rish+-of-Way
Through Committe e When Draft Project
Stirs Demands for RooseveIt's Stand

WASHINGTON, July 30 (UP)-After an angry row,
the Senate Military Affairs committee decided today to
lay the controversial conscription bill aside temporarily
and begin work President Roosevelts request for
thOrity to mobilize the National Guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Baseball
By UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL

Cincinnati 100 900 140-6 l3
New York -. 600 002 001-3 0
Derringer, Beggs & Hershberger;
Schumacher, Brown, Melton, Lynn
& Danning.
st. Louis -. 005 Oil 024-13 10 0
Boston 49,. O20 ITO 1905 10 0
Warneke & Padgett, Owen; Pose
del Javery & Berres, Mast.
Chicago -. 200 O10 2OO-5 16 0
Philadelphia 051 001 00x-7 II 0
Lee, Root, Page, Passeau & Todd;
Higbe, johnson & Atwood.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30
Happy Birthday to YOu.-

Happy Birthday to YOu!-
Mrs. Frank Smyer was delighted
on her birthday anniversary re-
Gently to receive a special delivery
letter from her young son. Ted
who is vacationing in New Mexico
BLESS his heart" she said as she
sopened it, HE didn't forget my
birthday"
MY Dear Sweet Precious Moth
err" Ted began. Then after getting
off the usual birthday greetings
good wishes and love. he proceeded
II wanted to get you birthday
present but haven't been able to-
So you will have to go buy yourself
one. 7 would suggest boxing gloves
or baseball bat.
"To tell you the truth, Mother,
am a little short on cash and !
want to buy my girl friend BIRTH
day present. So could YOU ~
ward me So SO I can get her one?
Love, Ted"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

The Life of Riley
There is no use in those animals
staying down there in the heat
Mrs. Donohue said to her spouse
John, as he left Jacumba for F.
Centro one morning. Bring them
up with you tonight
That night John went steamne
up over the hill with a dog and
a cat. The dog hoped out as
soon as the car stopped in front
of the Donohue apartment.
where's Kittsie?" demanded Mrs
Donohue.
John reached carefully into tbs
back of the car and brought out
a big bird cage. Inside the cage
/, lolling at her ease, was Kittsie q
grey and white feline of the alley
variety.
"I was afraid she would get scared
and jump out" John said, $50
rigged up this private compartment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-30

Butter: Los Angeles 29c, but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 3719e; manufacturing milk
33c; route gathered cream 2sc.
l.. A. hay: u. s. No. l $500
U. s. No. Ieafy S10.50-Sll; U. s. No.
2 S9.50-l0; Mpls. September flax,
$1.521a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

Totals ......... 81 ? ~ "A
Score at half-St. Marys IA,
Cleary 70.