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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
LUMINOUS HOSE APPEAR

Leipzig CUpl-Luminous stock
ings which radiate . soft glow IN
the darkest hlockout are q curious
German hy-product Of the war
The new hosiery looks Ike any
other stocking in daylight, but al
nightfal the legs Of the wearefs
become shafts Of light visible, The
stockings were exhibited at the
Leipzig Fair,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
state Commander

state Commander Rudolph M.
H0nnick Of the Connecticut De-
pagtment, Jewish War Veterans,
win be the h0nered guest t0mor-
row evening % The Elton when
representative Of the various ex-
sefvicemen's organizations Of the
state gather here 70 honor him ON
iiis recent election. George KaF.
nefsky 10 chairman Of the com.
niittse Of arrangements. Past Com.
nionAer william echneer Of the
local }. w. v. chapter Will Ofliciate
% master Of ceremonies. The
presentation Of o Gift from the
various delegates present will be
made by Raymond J. flaming,
managing editor Of the Water.
bury American.
The entertainment features Will
be provided By Gene 0viatt, Domi-
mic Meeea end Joseph Lesotte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Pythians Meet

Pythians Meet
A business meeting Of Goodwill
lodge, knights OF Pythias, will be
held tonight at Fraternity hall, when
nominations OF the following slate
OF officers will take place: Joseph
Caron, chancellor commander: vice
chancellor, Frank r. Wilson; prelate,
Howard drilley; keeper OF records and
master ct arms, Harry Lethbridge;
keeper OF records and seals, Charles
Draper; master Of work, A. X. War
rem; inner guard Charles Green, and
outer guard, william K. Warren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
FATHER MCCARTHY
OFFICIATES HERE
Newly Ordained Mission.
airy Priest Returns Home
For First Mass

Rev. william Ransom Mccarthy,
NM, sang his first solemn mass at
II o. m. yesterday at the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception. He was
ordained the Sunday previous as O
member OF the Catholic Foreign
Mission Society Of America, Mary
knoll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Foreign Mission Society

Assisting Father Mccarthy were:
Rev. Francis M. O'shea, archpriest;
Rev. Cornelius p. Teulings, deacon;
and Rev. Thomas Danehy, MN,
sub-deacon. Rev. Thomas Ray, Of
Maryknoll, gave the sermon.
Born In this city, Father Nc
Carthy, attended st. Mary'S Paro.
chial school and Crosby High school.
He studied law ct Georgetown Uni
versity, and later was In business
here before entering the Maryknoll
order.
Father Mccarthy has volunteered
for mission service In the Orient.
He will serve first In the philip
pines, leaving Maryknoll on Sunday
July 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
CANCER RISES IN ALABAMA

Montgomery, Ala. (UP)-Dr. J. N.
Baker, state health ofiicer, reports
that Alabama's cancer death rate
has more than doubled In the period
between 1918 and 1898. while all
other diseases have shown marked
decreases In the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
MOSQUITOES DON'T
PREFER MAN

Durham, N. II. (UP)-The next
time you're bitten by mosquito
don't think you naturally attract
the insects. Entomologists Of the
New Hampshire Agriculture de-
partment report that in choosing
q victim, the mosquito prefers q
horse or o COW to q human being
by about six to one. Pigs and dogs
they sayh also are more popular
than man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Romagnola Society
Outing Next Sunday

Members and friends Of the Ro-
magnolia Mutual AID society will
gather OF BeiIeview Lake Grove next
Sunday for one Of the most popular
outings Of tho season. An interest,"
Ing program Of events has been ar
ranged for the occahon. Refresh
fnents will DO served. Auggie 0rana
10 chairman Of the committee Of ar
rangef1ents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

People In mining districts OF
Nicaragua are spending freely while
those In other parts OF the country
are suffering from greatly reduced
incomes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

Northern Ireland has plowed 260,-
900 acres Of old grass land, 10 per
cent more than its alloted acreage
under the British blowing campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

Is spending o weeks vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Richard Davidson,
In Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Joseph Welton Of Thomaston
avenue, attended the darigus family
reunion yesterday In Morris.
Mrs. Martin McDonough Of Thorn
aston avenue spent the weekend
with relatives In Naughtuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Beech Shoes
$l.oo to $2.59
Bothins Shoes

There's foot flattery in
these sleek-fitting slipons!
Styled In rubber In the
gayest Of colors.
39e
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Mass Meeting Asks
Apology From u
In Japan Arrest

SHANGHAI, July 10. (UP) =
Three thousand Japanese tonight
demanded an apology before an in
ternational assemblage from Col.
Dewitt Peck, U. S. Marines COM
mandant here, for the arrest Sun
day of 16 Japanese gendarmes.
The demand was embodied in a
resolution passed at a mass meet
ing.
Official Japanese quarters joined
in the general anti-American cam
paign but they refrained from at
tending the mass meeting, regarded
as promotion project for the Jap
anese newspaper Tairuku.
Extremist elements had threaten
ed a march into the international
settlement to "disarm the marines"
but tonight'S meeting was orderly
and there were no attempts to
march anywhere.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
New Order in
Balkans Believed
Drafted by Axis
Hitler Meets Spokesman
From Hungary, Italy
In Berlin Farley

BERLIN, July 10. (UP)
Adolf Hitler met with
spokesman for Italy and
Hungary at Munich today
and it was believed that plans
were drafted for new order in
the Balkans.
There was no hint from authori-
tative sources on whether decisions
have been made to establish the
new order" Immediately or exactly
what steps are contemplated.
Present at the conference with
Hitler at the fuehrers house in
Munich were Count Galeazzo Ciano,
Italian foreign minister, Hungarian
Premier Count Paul Teleki and
Hungarian Foreign Minister Count
Stefan Czaky.
Significance was attached to the
presence at the delegations OF Ger
man Undersecretary of State Gaus,
the expert treaty drafter OF the
German foreign office, and DR.. Won
Erdmannsdorff, German minister to
Rumania.
Authorized sources said that the
best indication of the line the dis
cussions are taking is the recent
comment of the Balkan press. AS
reported here this comment has
emphasized tension between Ru-
mania and ermany and genera
surprise at the Russian action in
occupying northern Bukovina.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

its case and Defense Attorney Edgar
Hervey in his opening address tolc
the jury oswald, then chief of police
in Ell Centre, arrested H. Yamatoda
the complaining witness, out OF
spite.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Harold
Shire, as we'll as defense lawyers
requested dismissal of the charges
against Henry, admitting that the
government had failed to make a
case against him. AS a formality
Judge Ralph E. Jenney said he
would direct the jury at the end of
the trial to bring in a verdict of
acquittal in Henry's case.
Hervey told the jury today that
Oswald was mad at Yamatoda"
because the Japanese gambling boss
had attempted to have Oswalt ar
rested on income tax evasion charg-
eS. Hervey said that because OF
complaints from Yamatoda govern
ment agents investigated the for
mer police chiefs affairs and event.
ually went before the city council
and cleared him.
The defense attorney explained
that Oswalt had incurred Yamato-
da's enmity some time before by
running his gambling interests out
of the city
AT the time Oswald took office
in Ell Centre a So-called japanese
social club. located on a street called
Broadway-frequented by Orientals
was operating" Hervey said. "A5
the head of this club was one va
mamoto, an agent of Yamatoda's
Oswald learned this club was not
a local organization but a subsidiary
of the Tokyo club of Los Angeles,
owned and operated by Yamatoda.
He learned also that Yamatoda was
head of Tokyo clubs in various Pa
cific coast cities. He operated SIM
ply by the process of extracting
without any service large portion
of the earnings of each club.
"Oswalt became apprehensive, no,
wishing to have this big time JAP
anese racket operating in Ell Centre
Continued on Page 3; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Verbal Clash
HighIights lid
Directors Meetino
Two Resolutions Passed
After Heated Faction
Disagreement

Irrigation district direc-
tors Tuesday passed two res
olutions of major importance
at a meeting enlivened by
clashes between political fac
tons
They were:
Unanimous decision to author
iZe a continuous audit of district
affairs, thus eliminating necessity
of the annual audit. The continuous
audit, directors said, would result
in increased accuracy and efficiency.
BY a vote of three to one, the
board authorized Chairman Evan
T. HeWeS to take such steps as he
judged advisable to continue friend
ly relations between residents of
the Mexicali and Imperial Valleys
state privileges formerly enjoyed by
Mexican holders of border crossing
permits.
The second resolution was passed
only after a bitter verbal scrap be-
tween HeWes and Director w E.
Young Of Calipatria.
HeWeS said he had received a
note from Tom Allen speaking for
CaleXico businessmen. Allen asked
the board to cooperate in soliciting
the federal government to modify
restrictions and reinstate crossing
DprrOitc for Mpyipapc who live in
Continued on Page 3 Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 (UP)
San Francisco has become the
clearing house for German code
documents and diplomatic mail
since the outbreak of the European
war has practically closed the At
lantic to the Reich, it was revealed
today.
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, German
consul-general and one-time super
for officer of Chancellor Adolf
Hitler, explained today the part
he was playing in the diplomatic
service and sought to clear two
countrymen held in Los Angeles
and Panama City as alien agents
who had failed to register.
Speaking through an interpreter
to make sure his statement was
clear, Wiedemenn said he had
nothing to conceal from American
authorities who caused the arrest
of DR.. Herbert Hoehne in Los An
geles and DR.. Emil Wolff in the
Canal zone.
I'VE do not believe the law re-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
County Home
Defense Plans
Near Completion
Committee on Emergenc
Mobilization Maps
Its Program

Home defense plans wen
forward in Imperial COUNT
Wednesday with the ground
work almost complete il
thee phases of the program
Judge r. d. McPherrin, head d
the countrywide emergency mobili
zation committee, prepared to an
nounce Friday the members of tn
committees selected to handle I'd
mobilization and enlistment in eac3
city of the county. Physicians all
will be selected to examine recruit
Meanwhile the average attendant
at the flying school at Central On
ion High school was As. Selecttu(
lof the IS persons eligible for sfpo
flying instruction neared comp1l
ton. John w. Cook, in charge d
the school, said he had four timd
as many applicants as he has avail
able places.
The Ell Centre unit of the "Cad
tus Army" scheduled drill on til
high school football field at 8 pm
Thursday night. The unit will NEE
next week at the same hour an
place.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Senator Wages
Conservation Plan

WASHINGTON, July 10 CUP
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, r., Mass.
today introduced a bill to provide
for highly-trained American army
of 10000 men, to be conscripted
from men 81 to 25 years old.
Lodges bill, in effect substi-
tute for the pending Burke Wads-
worth bill which the war depart
ment has endorsed in principle,
would enable the army to double
its present authorized strength of
375000 men.
Under the Lodge proposal, all
men training in the new army
would be classified as reservists.
They would be required to spend
one year in training, as against a
period of eight months provided in
the Burke Wadsworth bill.
The measure also would make
eligible for military service all pub
lie officials. The Burke Wadsworth
bill would exempt the vice-presi-
dent. members of congress, cab
met officers, justices of the supreme
court and governors of states and
territories.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
woodring Takes Shot at Needing
Advisers Of Administration as
He Hints at Why Of Resignation

told his associates that under no
circumstances will he ever reveal
the text of the letter to Mr.. Roose-
welt. The resignation precipitated a
storm of criticism and conjecture
but it has not been officially ex-
planned.
II have always been, am now
and expect to remain a non-inter-
ventionist," he said.
II hold it is not necessary for
America to provoke antagonisms
with any peoples because their ma
ton chooses one form of govern
ment over another" he said, and
added: I'VE naturally believe in,
and are sympathetic to, the de-
mocracieS of the world.
But as they wage war" he said,
"our aid should not be determined
upon the issue of whether it be
a defensive war to maintain their
War-won empires or an offensive
one to maintain an European bal
ance of power
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Mines Laid TO
ThWarf Attack

LONDON, July 10 CUP)-The adj
miralty today announced laying of
a great mine field across the far
northern Atlantic, designed to ward
off German invasion attempts and
hold the German fleet from the
high seas while the British deal
with the French and Italian fleets.
The admiralty said the mines had
been placed from the Orkney is
lands north of Scotland to Iceland
and from Iceland to Greenland
This operation. together with
other previous extensive INNINGS in
the North Sea, was expected to
protect both Ireland and Iceland
against German landing attempts.
The British fear that the Ger
mans may attempt to seize either
or both of these islands as bases
for the attack on Britain.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

The comment of the Essener NJ
tional Zeitung, newspaper Of Ma
shall Hermann Goering was typico|
France must bear the full ~
possibility for its mistakes O.
crimes" the National Zeitung an
Germany has gained the d0ult
ant role in Europe. A France ~
exist beside her but not the rSas
of yesterday which has beei RI
ieated and which must be sattG(1l
with the role assigned 70 hey.S
The Frankfurter Zeitung 9
clared that mo tardy recosnitton (
the truth can free the nation IT,
responsibility The damage h 6
An authorized German spG
man said that I'VE observe g
tatched spectators and In n 4
interfere with the procsedlnU
Vichy."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

ecke replied that he had been
thinking the matter over for several
days and encountered a number OF
difficulties that would have to be
faced if Congreve leaves.
THE original cause for his leav-
ing still stands, does it not?' Moore
persisted and Heinecke answered:
mo, I was mistaken in his case. y
perhaps, then, we were mistaken
in the case of all engineering de-
partment employees :" Moore
commented.
Since the April elections there
have been five designations" in
the engineers office including Phil
Knights, Don Davis, Boles and
Congreve, engineers, and Mrs. Betty
Harris, secretary.
Councilman Herbert FaWcett in
terjected:
There was never question of
Continued on Page 3, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

TOPEKA, Kans., July 10 (UP)-
Former Secretary of War Harry H.
Woodring's reference last night to
those provocative and meddling
advisers of the administration" may
be his bitterest comment on his de-
parture from the cabinet, because
he has said that he will never
make public his letter of resigna-
ton.
IF reaction from my leaving the
war department as a known nom
interventionist has caused modifi-
cation of some policies and sobered
meddling advisers of the admins
tration VINO would strip our own
defenses, then I regret that l had
only one set of CUTS to sacrifice
on the altar of public service he
said.
Woodring spoke at a welcoming
banquet, his first public address
since his resignation.
He has steadfastly declined to
comment on his resignation and has
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
French Parliament
In Last Session

GRENOBLE, July 10. UP)-The
French parliament met at Vichy
today for its last session.
The joint assembly of the cham
Der of deputies and the senate was
convened at 2 pm. after approval
of resolution granting full powers
to aged Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain the parliament's life and
that of the third French republic
will end.
In its place, Petain and his adj
viSorS will establish an authoritar-
ian state on the Italian Spanish
models.
The session of the national as
Sembly today was secret
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
German Press Warns TotaIitarian
France Not TO Expect Mercy

BERLIN, July 10 (UP)-The Ger
man press significantly warned
France today that her conversion
to totalitarian principles had come
too late to save her from the con-
sequences of military defeat and
that she must bear full responsible
ity for "her mistakes and crimes"
The warnings made plain that
France must not expect to obtain
more beneficial terms from Germany
through establishment of the au-
thoritarian regime now being for
mulated under the aegis of Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain at
Vichy.
The unanimity with which Ger
man newspapers presented this
viewpoint appeared to indicate a
faithful reflection of the official
German attitude.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
San Francisco Clearing House For
German Codes and Diplomatic Mail

quires the registry of German citi-
ZenS who are acting merely as
messengers, on the normal routes of
their businss travels, and without
compensation Wiedemann said.
"Since the outbreak of war COM
munications between the German
foreign office and South America
have become increasingly difficult
1t had to be carried on mainly
through the channels of Siberia to
Japan to San Francisco. The mail
was then carried by couriers to the
various consulates.
ION June 16, the Asama Maru
brought mail and code material
here with orders to distribute it
in Central and South America. IN
asmuch as no courier was available,
as we have done in the past, We
selected trustworthy persons to
carry this material. BY material |
mean information for DECIDING and
cooling of messages.
"Hoehne and Wolff were trust
worthy travellers, SO it was sent
with them"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Supplies Bolster
National Guard

SACRAMENTO. July 10 CUP)-
Brigadier General Richard Mittel-
ltaedt, adjutant general of the
California national guard, today
said he felt it possible to bring
the national guard up to full
strength within a year because
large quantities of new equipment
are being received from the fed
eral government to put the STAGE
force on a wartime basis.
THE national guard is not now
particularly we'll equipped but the
war department is making every
effort to equip the national guard
exactly as the regular army" Nit
telstaedt said, land I feel sure
that within year the guard will
be at full strength"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Airships Battle
Over ENGLAND

LONDON, July 10 (UP)-At LEAD
five German planes were bellows
shot down today in a great Il
battle over southeast England thl
afternoon. About 80 German bomb
ers escorted by fighter ships wed
engaged in the fight.
Royal Air Fore planes and anti
aircraft guns broke up the 0el|
man raiders and sent them flytn|
home after a day In which thre|
had been other battles and q
alarms over widespread areas.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
GOVT CLEARS OSWALD C0-DEFENDANT
If a GaICdn,
So Can We

IF Peggy Wells can do it, so
can We"
Armed with that determina-
ton John Paul Eyer and Mar
Ian Raycraft, 10-year old Ell
Centrans, dived into the deep,
swift water of the Dalhia canal
west of Ell Centre Tuesday, and
quickly were swept into the 100
foot syphOn across the highway.
Stark naked and bitterly
frightened, the boys were car
ried through the cavernous, al
most airless syphOn. ZanjerO j.
f. Mahaney dragged them from
the canal and pumped the water
out of their lungs. They had
left home on their bicycles bound,
so they still insist, on an in
nocent picnic. Their parents
believe they wanted to copy
Peggy Wells feat in emerging
safely from similar experience
and for which she received ma
ton wide notice.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Jury Indicts
Herbert Hoehne

LOS ANGELES. July TO- UP)-
Herbert Hoehne, 29-year-old Ger
man, today was indicted by the
federal grand jury on charge of
failing to register as representa-
tive of foreign government.
Hoehne was arrested here two
weeks ago as he prepared to fly to
South America with certain mater
ials for Nazi consulates there.
The indictment contained two
counts and provided maximum pen
atty on conviction of IL years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
MOTHER KILLS SIX
IN SUICIDE PLOT

NEW YORK, July 10. (UP)-
Police smashed the lock of a flat
in the Bronx today and found six
children dead on the floor and
their mother unconscious from gas
fumes.
Investigators said Mrs. Louis Nick
oSia apparently had killed her chill
dren because, as a note indicated,
she was "disgusted with life"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

British accounts said the Warship
was battleship struck by long
range British shell.
The Italians said a British cruis-
er was sunk, a battleship hit and
possibly sunk and British destroy
er sunk by a submarine.
Each side claimed that the other
had escaped under smoke screens
set by destroyers. Both claimed that
fleet aircraft had followed the re-
firing fleets, bombing them heavily
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10

NiASSoiNS ouiy iilt INV dihiooiiS-
ed his reaction to the proposal
Wednesday.
Behind the scenes juggling of
hiring and firing" was evident from
council conversation, although at
the time the council accepted resig-
nations of both Congreve and Au-
brey Boles, water plant superin-
tendent, the moves were declared
voluntary on the part of the en-
ployes.
Exact sequence of events that
led up to Congreve's resignation was
not made clear at the council meet
ing but there was indication of
pressure. Heinecke brought up the
matter of rehiring Congreve by an
nouncing that he had found the
building inspector was necessary
to smooth functioning of the de-
partment and asked the council to
reconsider.
why the change of hearth" asked
Councilman P. L. Moore and Helm
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Senate Confirms
Knox Appointment

WASHINTON, July 10. (UP)-
The senate late today confirmed
Col. Frank Knox, 1886 Republican
vice presidential candidate, as sec
rotary of the navy in President
Roosevelts national solidarity" cab
met.
Knox was confirmed fewer than
"a hours after the senate had ap-
proved Henry L. Stimson, another
Republican leader, as secretary of
war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-10
Democrats Indicate Roosevelt viii
Become First Third Term Candidate;
D.. R. Garner Farley Break Seen

CHICAGO, July 10 CUP)-Pres-
ident Roosevelt will be a third
term candidate according to the
best information available here to-
day, only five days before the
Democratic national convention
meets to name a 1910 ticket.
If he runs, he will be the first
third term candidate in American
history. Theodore Roosevelt, who
served one term and part of anoth-
er, ran again four years after
leaving the White House.
Speaker William B. Bankhead,