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Evening star., 1940-06-06

GROCERY-MEATs, S32 900 least year;
Sl,90O stock, nearly new truck; $500.
R NJ. De Shazo, ! l23 18th. MA. $500.
FOR SALE TEXACO GAS STATION
Doing better than 5000 gallons monthly,
room for Improvement Apply by letter,
Mr.. Samuel F. Shreve, 1882 10Th st. NV.
I HAVE AN established hosiery business
and would lease part of my large room
and show windows to capable party who
wishes to engage in ladies' ready to wear,
or kindred lines; very reasonable rent:
gentlles only. Box lie, Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

CHuDS NURSE, white. care of 3-year-
old girl and assist with . Older children:
5o3l Lowell 81. NV.
COOK and general houseworker. exper,
with children, live in; state refs: $50 mo.
TO start Box 369-D, Star
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SITUATIONS DOMESTIC.

GIRL, colored. for general housework, part
or full time work; city reference. HO,
Evening star., 1940-06-06

GIRL, white. fond OF children, for gh.w.
forms: S5 week Fairfax l4J-4 or write
pl1rk
Evening star., 1940-06-06

sAxOPHQNE-No need now to put off
starting lessons on that instrument you
II you want to start we will loan you an
instrument without charge or deposit OF
for private lessons which you pay for as
they are taken, not in advance. You are
Tree to take the instrument home If you
wish The same offer is available on
marlmba. accordion, trumpet, drums, guitar,
violin clarinet trombone and xylophone
MA. 4'3C Kits 1880 G st. lin the middle
Evening star., 1940-06-06

SHIRT FINISHERS and folders. expert
enced. Apply Ambassador Laundry, l426
Evening star., 1940-06-06

SODA DISPENSERS, experienced only;
with local references. Apply National
o..
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Kitchen bath, porch. Frigidaire: private
home; newly decorated. Adults Apply
Evening star., 1940-06-06

STUDIO APARTMENT IN cool, DE-
Park. two blocks bus and car lines,
large LIVING room, fireplace bedroom
pain shower. kitchen. Frig!dsire Co.
lumbia $685."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11
Guardsmen's Review
Tuesday Nightto
Honor Draft Officials
10-Ieor Service Medals
And Murksmen Awards
Will Be Presented
More than 2,400 District National

More than 2,400 District National
Guardsmen will participate in Tues
day evenings review honoring the
National Selective Service direc-
tor, the District Commissioners,
members of local Draft and Ap-
peals Boards and other distin-
guished guests. Big. Gen. Albert
L. Cox said today.
Under command of Col. John
w. Oehmann, commander Of the
121st Engineer Regiment, the units
will pass in review on the drill
field between Fourth and Sixth
streets S.W., north of Maryland
avenue, at pm. The Guardsmen
are to assemble in their armories
and, in case of inclement weather,
the troops will be reviewed there.
Participating units will be the
12lst Engineer Regiment COMBAT
LIST Battalion l04th Quartermas-
ter Regiment, commanded by Maj
Fletcher F. Bernsdorff; special
troops, commanded by 1t. Col. Will
liam T. Roy: 260th Coast Artillery
Regiment (anti-aircrafD, command
ed by Col. Walter w. Burns and
Company A, 372d Infantry (col-
ored, commanded by Capt. Syl-
vester F. Blackwell.
Ten-year service medals and the
trophies and medals won in re-
sent District Guard rifle and pistol
championship matches will be pre-
sented by Gen. Cox. The Mosher
Cup. for the second straight year.
Is to 90 to the State staff and de.
tachment for their record In COM
pany team pistol matches. Capt
William L. Mushake of Company
B, 12lst Engineers. will receive the
r. Harris & Co. Cup for the indi-
vidual pistol championship. Com
pany B, l04th Quartermaster Regi-
ment. won both the musketry and
company team rifle competition.
1t. Henry M. Boudinot of Com
pany B. 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment. is to receive Senatorial Tro-
ply for his victory in the individ-
ual rifle championships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11
Presidents Address
To Set Community
Chest Drive in Motion
Campaign Here to Begin
November Is, With
Goal of $1,000, 900

The 1910 Community Mobilization
for Human Needs will be set in
motion in $50 communities, IN
GLIDING Washington when Presi-
dent Roosevelt addresses the Ma
ton over the combined networks of
three broadcasting companies Sum-
day at 1920 pm.
Washington's Community Chest
drive has been set for November
Is to rs. with the same goal as last
year-s2.0O0,0O
More than half a million volun-
teers elsewhere will take the field
following the Presidents address
and until November 80 will drive
to collect funds for the Nations
needy and underprivileged.
A total of $86. 1886 was raised
IN $50 Chest campaigns throughout
the United States last year, $780,
821 of which was collected in the
Capital.
Charles Francis Adams, former
Secretary of the Navy and chair
man of national Chest rlobiliza-
ton, will give the response to the
Presidents message. Wendell L.
Willkie, Republican candidate for
President, will make a similar ap-
peal over the air the following
Sunday.
Nearly 10000 unpaid workers will
60 into action here under the di-
rection of Maj. Cnauncey G. Par
ker, jr., general chairman of WASH
tngton's 18th annual Chest drive.
While the Districts campaign will
follow rather than precede the No
vember elections, unlike the major
ity of Chest drives in the country, a
preliminary educational program will
open here tomorrow, when Chest Of
flcials will sponsor the seventh in
series of What Do You Know
About Washington" quizzes over
WJSV at $50 am.
Mrs. James Lawrence Houghtel-
ing, wife of the commissioner Of
immigration, will head Chest
League Committee which will sponsor
q pre-campaign luncheon and rally
next Friday at the Mayflower Hotel.
More than 500 social, civic and well
fare representatives have been in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, wife Of the
Supreme Court justice, has been ap-
pointed vice chairman to assist
Mr. Adams in the national drive, and
is taking an active part in pre-cam-
paign activities here. She is chair
man of the Community Chest
League, an organization of about $50
prominent women interested in pro-
noting understanding and support
Of Chest agency services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11
Whole U. S. Army Lacks
Guns, Says Guard Officer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE
Pennsylvania National Guard, which
used pick handles as "anti-tank
guns" and stovepipes as trench
mortors" during August maneuvers
in New York, is not in much better
shape now, Maj. Gen. Edward Martin
reported today.
Shortages in many categories of
arms and equipment were shown in
an inventory released for publication
last spring, and since then there
has not been enough change to make
any material difference" the adju-
tant general commented in reply to
an inquiry.
Were in about the same shape
as the rest of the Army" he added.
One recent improvement in the
equipment situation was provision of
II additional armored scout cars for
the 104th Cavalry, Gen. Martin
noted. However, the regiments re-
quirements have increased since it's
reorganization into combined
horse-mechanized regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11
Trotho, Former German
Admiralty Chief, Dies
By tire Associated Press.

Oy II HSSUVIdltU T IcSo.
BERLIN, Oct. 11-Vice Admiral
Adolf Won Trotha. 70, chief of staff
Of the German high seas fleet in
the battle of Jutland, died at his
Berlin home today.
From March, 1919 until Septem-
Der, 1920. he was chief Of the Ger
n1an Admiralty. After his retire.
ment from the navy he was active
IS chief OF the Reicns Bund for Sea
Equality.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The worlds gypsies do not all
have skins of the same brownish
color. Others have white, or almost
white, skins; Hungary is country
with many gypSieS of this type.
AS we have said, the ancestors
Of the gypsies seem to have come
from India. 1t is believed their
earliest homeland was in the north
western part of India.
In cases where gypsies are white
or almost white" the fact is sup
posed to be due to marriages with
white persons in countries through
which they have wandered.
In a few parts of the world,
sypsies have settled down" to some
extent. Such places include Bessa-
rshia and Pennsylvania. Both OF
these were parts of Rumania when
the European war broke out last
September. Bessarabia was taken
over by Russia this summer.
After early troubles in Hungary
the gypsies were allowed to stay
there as long as they paid yearly
poll tax. Sometimes they were
asked to play their music at the
y courts of princes and in the homes
Of other wealthy men.
Evening star., 1940-08-28

tomary spelling is itself erroneous;
it should me wont, the apostrophes
indicating the dropping of the two
"l's" from woll, and the 20" from
not. The form wont, however, is
never seen in modern printD
How to use wont: He ate spar
ingly as was his wont; he was wont
to eat sparingly."
Do not rhyme won't with won't
or don't. The correct rhyme Is
with bunt, grunt, stunt.
Correct pronunciation: WUNT.
For a personal answer to your
questions about words, send a
stamped (3c), sef-addressed envel-
ope to Frank Colby. care The Eve
ming Star.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
OFF AND ON


'West led the ace of hearts and
South ruffed. Declarer banged
down the trump ace and ruffed a
club in dummy. The heart king
and a heart ruff followed; and
then a low spade to East's king.
East returned a diamond, and South
had to finesse, since the hearts
could never be brought in. The
f1nesse lost. of course; and maybe
your readers would like to say
what South's' crime was" -
y We can't take this challenge lying
down, can we? Spot South's crime
d, for yourself before going on.
''South's crime" analyses Mr..
Bayly with 100 per cent accuracy,
consisted in banging down the
trump ace. South should first ruff
a club in dummy and ruff a low
heart with the jack of trumpS. When
both opponents follow, the contract
Is home.
South next leads the four of
trumps, East taking his king and
returning a diamond. South puts
up the diamond ace and leads the
five of trumps to dummy's nine.
The heart king is followed by low
heart ruffed by South's queen of
spades. Declarer then leads the six
of spades to dummys ten, and the
three remaining hearts give him all
the discards he needs"
Just for clincher, however, we
must point out that Vests opening
lead was crime all by itself.
Yesterday your side was vulnera-
BILE, and you held the following
hand as dealer:
AAK95
0AQ
HAK1 1913
= A 108
What bid did you make?
Arlswer-Bid three no trump.
Such an opening bid is mild slam
try since it discloses an enormously
powerful hand, without, however, a
long suit.
Score 100 per cent for three no.
trump, so per cent for two no-trump,
40 per cent for two diamonds or
two spades, nothing for any other
bid,
Question No. 537.
To-day you are Howard Schenken's
partner and, with both sides vul-
nerable, you hold:
..-- 4 10 80
05
90 1882
= j 109
The bidding:
Jacoby You Burnstone Schenken
IA Pass 20 Pass
"a Pass 81 Pass
a. Pass Pass Pass
What do you lead? (Answer to-
morrow
Released by the Bell Syndicate. mc)
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Don't Take
My Word for 1t
Wont
By FRANK COLBY.

by hHNh COLbI'
Adj. and noun. Accustomed;
custom; habit.
Evening star., 1940-08-28

Wont has no connection what
ever with the contraction won't. In
Middle English the original form OF
the word was wulnt, spelling that
more accurately indicates the cor
rect pronunciation.
Mote: The contraction won't is a
colloquialism and should not be used
in formal writing or speech. 1t is
not, as many believe, shortened
form of will not, but a contraction
of the obsolete woll not. The Gus
Evening star., 1940-08-28

Hungarian gypsies won fame be-
cause of their skill with the violin
and other musical instruments
They played so well that they were
welcomed almost everywhere they
went in Hungary.
Gypsy songs and poems were ia.
vored. A Serbian gypsy, whose first
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Airline to rain
Cadets for ArmV
Long Range Hops

Miami, Fla, and will be graduated
Nov. 2, after an intensive 12-week
course.
The department said that PAN
American airways, which maintains
a vast network of foreign lines,
will furnish the instructors and all
training facilities on a non-profit
basis.
Officials said that students will
be selected much in the same man.
ner as those normally chosen for
flying cadet coures. They will be
between 20 and 81 years old. Pri-
or-E will be given to engineering
students from accredited UNIVERSE
ties.
They said that the flight naviga-
ton cadets will be assigned to COM
bat SquadronS, after completing
their courses, as members of the
crews of huge four-engined heavy
bomberS and other medium range
aircraft.
Glasses of so cadets each will be
enrolled every six weeks. rmy air
corps officers will supervise the Ca
diets and will be housed with them
in quarters provided by the Uni
versity of Miami.
Officials said that Miami was
selected because of weather con-
ditions permitting year-round fly
ing and because Pan-American's
base school for development of its
trans-oceanic pilots and crew is
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Fugitives Throw
woInan's S Body Out
Of FLEEING Auto

SALTWATER, Okla, Aug. TO-
(UP)-Highway partrolmen kept a
close guard today over two fugi-
tives, captured in a running gun
fight after they had tossed the
bullet-pierced body of a young,
attractive red-hairde woman from
their car and critically wounded
Ben D. Clark, Oilton, Okla. police
chief.
Patrolmen identified the prin-
cipals as Jeanne Culp, Asher, Okla;
Bill Hall, 26, fugitive from the Okla
homa state prison. and Joe Lovelace,
%, Lincoln, Neb., who told patrol
men he had escaped from the Me-
braska prison farm.
Patrolmen said the fugitives had
stolen two cars in north central
Oklahoma late yesterday and alb
Quoted Bill Gimp. farmer of near
Drumright, Okla. Gimp was hit
by stray bullet when the fugitives
were captured near Perkins, Okla.
His condition was not serious.
The womans body was found ON
an Oilton street. Lovelaee told
patrolmen that she HAD been hit
in the exchange of gunfire when
the Oilton police chief and a cons
table first pursued the fugitives.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

n lCuCi dl COuII july, dlCCl oC-
liberating 100 hours, disagreed, how
ever, in the case of j. Sterling Os-
walt, former Ell Centre police chief.
Those convicted were Raul Ma
teus, Mexican special officer; Set
suzo Ota. Richard Yoshida, K. So
noda, and K. Yuge. Ota and Sonoda
were convicted of both kidnapping
and conspiracy to kidnap, and the
other only on the kidnapping count,
the jury having disagreed on the
conspiracy count.
Harold Shire, assistant U. S. At
torney, said he will ask re-trial OF
OSwalt on both charges and also OF
Mateus, Yuge and Yoshida on the
conspiracy charge.
Defense counsel said re-trial will
be asked in all of the convictions
and also said dismissal will be sought
of the Oswalt case.
Foreman of the jury and prose-
cution attorneys refused to reveal
the jury count for acquittal or con-
viction of Oswalt on the two counts,
but questions asked by the jury
during deliberations indicated the
jurors considered outright acquittal.
When the jury came into court
late Friday with its verdict the
judge personally polled each juror
asking them if they felt it was i'm
possible to reach a verdict in Os-
waits case. All answered in the af-
firmative.
Thejudge announced he would set
new trial date for Oswalt at the
September term of the court.
Los Angeles Police Lieutenant
Louis Henry was a defendant in
the trial but charges against him
were dismissed. Three Japanese de-
PENDANTS were eliminated by ver-
diets of acquittal.
1t was evident from actions of
the jury during deliberations that
verdicts were reached in the cases
of all defendants except Oswalt
earlier in the week.
Jurors had studied transcript re-
garding both arrest of Yamatoda by
Oswalt since early in the week and
Thursday sought Interpretation OF
Continued on Page g. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

This morning planes swept down
en- a southeast England building
and machine gunned workmen en-
gagged in construction work. Most
bombs at this point were droped
in open country but an institution
nearby was damaged and there were
some casualties.
At southeast town a number of
homes and shops were unroofed
or otherwise seriously damaged
Streets in the vicinity were covered
with debris and hundreds of VIM
dowS were shattered.
The night raids were on an un-
usually large scale and it was ad-
mitted that many districts were
bombed.
The German planes, unusually
daring, dived through heavy anti
aircraft gun fire at some places, in
their determination to strike with
the greatest force.
During last night enemy aircraft
made bombing attacks which spread
to many districts" said home Sc
curity ministry communique.
I'm town in northwest England
bombs destroyed several houses and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Fall Opening Of
Schools May Meet
With Delay in I.v.
Earthquake Funds Still
Held Up by State with
Need Growing Here

Imperial county's earth
quake damaged schools Sat-
urday faced further post
ponement of term openings
this fall unless repair money
from the state emergency fund i'm
mediately is made available.
School districts damaged by the
shake of May 18 asked $280,715 from
the earthquake emergency fund
voted by the legislature, the money
to pay lIllf the cost of repairs
needed to make the buildings safe
Delay after delay has followed
the ALLEGATION of the funds" Sup
erintendent of Schools E. L. Hite-
man said Saturday, and unless
we get the money Immediately we
will have to postpone the fall OPEN
ings in many schools of the county.
1.-The money was placed in the
school fund after the Legislature
voted it. Rules were laid down gov
erning the ALLEGATION of funds to
the various districts. l believe we
have followed all the rules and
should geN sile money at once so
repairs may start. 1T is only 35 days
until the scheduled opening of many
schools of the county"
He declared that inability to. rec
ognize the extreme emergency cre-
ated by the earthquake was largely
to blame for the delay.
Saturday he forwarded additional
pleas for haste in making the allo-
cations.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
kdzi Schook1aster SEXES American
Cameramans Equipment in Mexico,
Resents Photo Of German Swastika

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10 up
The director of German school
charged today that an American
photographer who had taken pic
lures of students saluting the Nazi
flag was trying to make a news
paper scandal in order to sustain
the charge that fifth column exists
in Mexico
The photographer, Malcolm Bis
sell, jr., of 1856 North Hayworth
ave-, Los Angeles, asserted that au-
thorities at the school, "Colegic
Aleman', had forcibly seized his
camera. He filed a formal charge
of robbery against Frederick w.
Schoeter, head of the school, and
Karl Keyser Doelcher, member
of the faculty.
Bissell reported the incident to
the United States embassy and con-
Sulate general, both of whom began
an investigation. An official at the
consulate general said, I'VE are 60
ing to ask the Mexican police to
ask for the return of Bissells cam
era promptly and with the films
intact"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Budget
Figures
ShoWn
Tax Rate Must
Wait on Utility
Figures by State

When John j. Taxpayer
digs into his bank account
to hand over his bit to the
Imperial county government
this year, the figure he
writes on his check will not be as
big as the one he put there last
year.
This fact was revealed Satur-
day when tentative budget estimates
were released by the county board
of supervisors. The tax rate may
be lower, it may be the same or it
may be higher-but the actual mon-
ey paid into the treasury by the
taxpayers will be less this year, the
tentative estimates showed.
Valuations of public utilities will
not be available until late this
month when the state board of
equalization releases totals to the
counties, thus making any guess
of the rate impossible at this time.
This year the county hopes to
raise by taxation a total of $685.
1899 as compared to last years
figure of $739, ,47792.
1t is estimated it will cost $1,209,-
844 to run the countys business in
l940-41 while a year ago it was es-
timated the cost would be $1,161,-
272.96.
Because of the normal fluctua-
ton, changes and accumulation OF
funds" County Auditor Walter
Carey said Saturday, "the county
will spend more money this year
but won't have to raise so much
by taxation. That is the way the
picture is now"
Welfare and security will cost the
county more this year than it did
last, the proposed budget revealed
The cost for 194O-4l will be $458, ,807
while last years cost was 1856, ,4O8,
an increase of $1O23 1899. The county,
it was explained, has no control over
this cost as state and federal laws
regulate it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
$4,000 Lesionnaires Will =.
jam s. D. For Convention n

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10 (UP)-Del-
egates to the state convention of
the American Legion crowded into
San Diego today to register for the
departments 22nd annual encamp-
ment, which officially begins Mon
day.
Commander William S. Dunn Of
Imperial estimated that nearly 5O,-
600 Legionnaires and members OF
the auxiliary would arrive for the
business and entertainment sessions
which will continue to next Wednes-
day.
Today's informal program consist
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Measure Sets Up
Farmer Credit

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (UP)-
President Roosevelt today signed
legislation increasing the credit
resources of the commodity credit
corporation by $50O,OOO,OOO to help
cushion the effects of the European
war upon American agriculture.
The corporation, under the bill
will be able to make loans to
relieve farmers who have found
their foreign markets shut off by
European embargoes and trade re-
strictions. The principal crops af-
fected will be tobacco. cotton, corn
and wheat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Guard Commander
Dies in Maneuyers

GRAND MOUND, Wash, Aug. 10.
UP)-Major Louis j. Van Dalsen,
San Jose businessman and COM
mander of battalion of the 159th
infantry, California national guard,
collapsed and died during war games
near here last night. He was 81.
Van Dalsen was at the head Of
his troops about half a mile from
his headquarters when he turned
suddenly to fellow officers and
said: Halt the column
Then he collapsed. AS he fell,
camp bugler was sounding taps"
the formal good night call of the
army, at the headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

Bissell said he had been taking
pictures of a mid-morning school
yard ceremony during which stu
dents. of mixed German and Mex
lean parentage, were saluting two
Mexican flags and swastika.
Schroeder and Doelcher accosted
him, BiSell said, and demanded the
camera. When he refused they tore
it from his coat pocket, hustled him
inside the school building and ques-
toned him about his activities
When Bisell refused to leave without
his camera, Schroeder handed il
over to a "husky German, saying
Il don't want to dirty my hands
with it." The husky German ther
escorted Bisell outside.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

He expressed himself as "well-
pleased" with the first days de-
bate on the controversial legisla-
tion. on the Burke -Wadsworth COM
pulsory military training bill, and
predicted that conscription oppon-
ents would fail to muster more than
25 votes.
Members of the anti-conscription
floc, he said, have admitted to him
that their opposition cannot con-
tinue for more than a week. He
added. however, that lengthy debate
on other controversial issues in the
past may signify that the debate
will continue for at least two weeks.
Despite his optimism, foes of con-
seription indicated no inclination
to relax tTieir drive TO modify terms
of the legislation which would re-
quire 12000.00O men between 21 and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

cased casualties, some of which were
fatal.
"At a number of places in the
southeast and few places in the
northeast and southwest and Wales
bombs damaged houses. Casualties
in these areas were few but include
one killed"
Crossing the northeast English
coast in two waves and passing over
coastal towns, German planes drop
ped eight or nine bombs on resi-
dental districts in one town, killing
two mein and wounding several.
Homes were damaged and shop
fronts were blown out. A fire was
started in one shop.
Over southeast England British
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.