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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Hedy Lamar and Caro|e Lands Join
Barrymore in Leaving Their Mates

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 5. UP-
Quotations on love, Hollywood
branch, sank to new low today
when three of the screens greatest
love makers, John Barrymore, Hedy
Lamar, and Carole Lands, split
with their mates.
Barrymore, the great gray profile,
walked out on his Elaine and said
this was their fifth-or was it sixth?
and final separation. Miss Lamar,
who became an international star
by swimming naked in her first
movie, sued Producer Gene Markey
for divorce. Miss Lands, the self
described fugitive from a leg art
career, said she had to use excep-
tional forbearance to make her mar
riage last an even go days.
They agreed that welded bliss
was a snare and delusion, though
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

IN UDe tally OF pOlllilS place VOGtS
lead also in absentee results, an elec-
ton board tallying results for the
Imperial county board of super
ViSOrS discovered.
Democratic absentee results were
announced Wednesday. The tally
Of Republican absentees was COM
pleted Thursday noon. The Repub-
lican party results, with the eXcep-
ton of county central committees
in which there were no changes, fol-
low:
u. S. SENATOR: Hiram Johnson,
absentee 539, polling place votes
2474, total vote 3O13; John Anson
Ford, 27, 203, 230; Ellis E. Patter-
son, 20, 1873 178; Samuel Yorty, II,
78, so.
CONGRESSMAN: Ed Fletcher
484, 1887, 2871; Ed V. Izac, lO6, 546,
652.
STATE SENATOR: Charles Vie
man, 382, 1863, 2145; E. George
Luckey. 252, 1861, 1913.
ASSEMBLYMAN: Harvey HI S.
tain, 466, 2238, 27O4; Herbert Lowd-
ermilk, 124, 653, TIT.
The following results for non
partisan offices include absentee
vote totals cast by both Democrats
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Planes SWgorrrn i'm
British Skies

reinforeements have been rushed
and Foreign Secretary ViscOunt Hal
fax said that Britain would give
full aid TO Greece if the Greeks
resist a threatened italian attack.
2 Churchill declared that Brit
ain would refuse to recognize terri
torial changes dictated by force in
the Balkans. where cession of ter
ritory to Hungary and Russia by
Rumania has resulted in establish
ment of dictatorial regime under
Premier Gen. Ion Antonescu.
The prime minister's speech was
against a background of continued
and intensifying air warfare that
took British bomhers on long dis
tance attacks in the Berlin area and
against north italy. and kept the
British defense forces busy fighting
off German attacks during the day.
Needless of the fuehrers threats
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
I Two More Warshins
Sail for Canada

BOSTON, Sept 5 lUPl Two
more oVer-age deatroyers. led br
the Atlantic destroyer fleets iiaa-
chin, moved out Of Boston harbor
toward Canada today apparently
to join at sea the first CONTINGENT
ci three already en- route for trans
fer TO the British navy.
The work of preparation for de
livery proceeded at full speed here
on 10 others Of the 30 destroyers
involved in the trade for Atlantic
coast naval and air bases. More OF
the ships in the trade were ex-
pected to arrive following the De5-
troyer Mackenzie which steamed
into the harbor soon after dawn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Arrest OF French
Ministers Ordered

VICHY, France, sept. 5. UP)-
The ministry of justice announced
today that the supreme court, meet
ing at Riom TO inquire into the
causes and conduct OF the war. had
ordered the arrest Of former French
Air Ministers Pierre Cot and Guy
Lachambre.
CBoth Cot and Lachambre now
are in the United StatesJ
Cot was minister of air in the
popular front government of Leon
Blum. Lachambre succeeded Coa,
serving as air minister under for
mer Premier Edouard DdlaUer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Fist Fight Fl in
House MARKS
Draft Debate
KGntucdian Calls Rep.
A Traitor, Setting
OFF Battling

WASHINGTON, Sept. ).
(UP)-The house today for
mally eXpunged from its rec
ord the use of the word "trai-
tor" by Rep. Beverly M. Vim
cent, D, KY which resulted in q
fist fight on the floor last night
between Vincent and Rep. Martin l..
Sweeney, D.. Q.
Without debate it adopted a reso-
luton by Rep Glare f. Hoffman,
r., Mich, striking out Vincents
assertion, made in a speech of eX-
planation for the fight, III which
he declared:
Il said I did not want to sit By
traitor to my country"
Hoffman offered his resolution be-
fore the house began consideration
Of amendments to the cOnscriptlan
bill. SWeeney'S attack on the meas
ure precipitated the alteration.
Rep Robert w. Kean. r., N. J.
announced his support of the draft
bill and made public an exchange
of letters between himself and Gen.
George c. Marshall, chief of staff,
in which Marshall answered affir-
matively a query from Kean asking
whether a se.ective service bill was
essential to the national defense. .
Administration leaders still hoped
to get a final vote on the bill by
tomorrow night despite the bitter
ness Of debate displayed during the
last two days.
The Sweeney-Vincent fist fight
was the note on which the house
ended two days of general debate
last night at 1890 pm, on the bill
Continued on Page 6, Col a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Rumors Spreading
Of uprisings in
Mexican States
Government Denies Any
knowledge of Trouble
Over Politics

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5.
(UP)-Rumors of uprisings
in the states of Durango, to
the north, and in Guerrero,
to the south, kept the capital
restive today, although the war
ministry denied knowledge of any
difficulties anywhere.
The government moved energeti-
cally to curb further activities of
Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan's party
of national unification (PRUN
which had issued a manifesto yes
terday attacking the Cardenas gov
ernment as visibly allied with Soviet
Russia.
1t was reliably reported that in
northern states, particularly Nuevo
Leon, troops were being concentrat-
ed. In the southern state of Guer-
rero, on the Pacific, there were un-
confirmed reports of trouble within
the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

Barrymore, who has been married
so ofte re sometimes loses count.
wouldn't promise not to give IL
another try.
mo man is safe-so long as there
are women in the world" he opined
from the isolation of his iron-barred
mansion on Tower Road. Even as he
told how he had left his raven
haired Elaine week ago, never To
return. woman who identified her
self as his wifes secretary was
telling reporters that the Barry
mores were like two turtle doves.
This, said Barrymore. was a lie.
He said he and his Elaine had suf-
fered what the fan magazines call
rift"
"And I hasten TO explain that =
rift is like a boil" he added. 1T
develops gradually"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

Husky Take
Maybe you want to fish all night,
but / don't Sam Marshall grum-
bled to Bert Lemons aboard a fish
ing barge off OceanSide not so long
ago. So saying, Sam disappeared
below and went in for bit OF plain
and fancy sleep catching.
Sans Snores had barely settled
down to close harmony with the
slapping of the waves when there
came from above:
Help, Help!"
1t was Bert madly holding taut
bass line.
Sam! Give me a hand! He's
about to pull me overboard Help
Bert for once lost his craven imaga
calm and showed great excitement.
All thought of sleep left Sem
Immediately and he went to the
rescue. Between them they pulled
in the line. 1t didn't come easy.
There was something on the enc
of it-Somethin9 definitely heavy
But it didn't put up much of scrap
1t appeared as though the fish
was engaged in forever swimming
straight DOWNWARD, always at
the same speed
When the last few feet of line
came up showing the leader, sam
and Bert were treated to strange
sight, for fishermen They had
hooked a sea-WCed- -cntanglcd $50
pound rock.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

and Republicans along with the
polling place vote and the total of
both.
JUDGE: Vaughn N. Thompson
756, 4607, $685. Charles l.. Childers,
$50, 3185, 1865.
SUPERVISOR, No. 2: Hugh Os-
borne, 355, 1925, 1880; I. S. McEl-
vaney, 127, 1887, 1414.
SUPERVISOR No. 3: A. Y. Preble
(unopposed), 70, 776, 1856.
SUPERVISOR, No. 4: I'M. Gra-
ham, 240, 1924, 1854; I. A. Pearson,
81, 594, 651.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

TO the Yuma general hospital, and
died there at 7:30 Thursday morn
ing.
Van Fleet and Ebenau were
strangers. Van Fleet was returning
from Yuma, where he had been
married TO Caroline Peckron of
Los Angeles. Ebenau as going to
Yuma to be married. Both Weddin2
parties stopped at Grays Well Van
Fleet, a target enthusiast, firec
several rounds with his revolver
on the desert near the service sta
ton. Ebenau engaged him in con-
versation, then asked to be allowed
to fire "a few Shots Van Fleet
HANDED the gun to him.
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
auto, Rail ACCIDENTS KILL TWO IN Lv
Death in Accidental Shooting Cancels
Wedding Plans OF Los Angeles Man

Death Cancelled the wedding
plans of Walter Ebenau, 81. and
Violet LA Rue, 80, of Los Angeles,
when Ebenau died Thursday morn
ing in a Yuma hospital from an
abdominal bullet wound inflicted
accidentally by Harold T. Van
Fleet, 81, also of Los Angeles
Van Fleet who had become a
bridegroom himself only a few hours
before, was unloading his Al calibre
revolver at Grays Well service
station 20 niles west of Yuma Wher
his thumb slipped from the wea-
pon'shamm cr and exploded a car
fridge Van Fleet believed had al
ready been fired. The bullet enter
ed Ebenaus abdomen. He was taken
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05


implement dealer, died from injuries
suffered in a head-on automobile
collision a mile west of Heber at
445 pm. Wednesday.
There were no witnesses to Smiths
death. A conductor, he was direct
ing the switching of an engine, at
the throttle of which was Engineer
Dutch" Rhinehart. The last sign
from him, the engineer said, was
a signal to back up. A few minutes
later the engines headlight picked
out his body lying beside the track.
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes, in
vestigating, found bloodstains indi-
eating that the body had been
dragged SO feet after it was struck
by the engine. An inquest Thurs
day noon resulted in routine ver-
dict of accidental death.
Mendez' death was blamed unoffi-
cially on his own attempt to pass
another automobile on the Calexico
highway, without allowing for the
approach of third car. Driving
east, he swung out to pass a machine
NAANSh Ny Mlo. MdlCuS bdIcS Vi
Calexico, with whom was riding Mrs.
R. r. Simmons. His car veered head
on into one driven by Mrs. C. D.
Munson, 20, who was travelling west.
Mrs. Munson lives near Calipatria.
Mrs. Bates was unable to stop in
time, and her machine struck the
right rear side of Mendez auto.
None of the women was seriously
injured, but Mendez suffered a
broken neck. He died on the way
to the hospital, possibly from loss
of blood
The accident was investigated by
Hughes for the sheriff's office and
Patrolmen William Mitchell and A.
T. Bump for the California High
way Patrol. An inquest was sched-
uled Thursday afternoon at HENS
undertaking parlor in Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Fire Damages Bus
AT Plaster City

Fire in Pacific Greyhound bus
at Plaster City early Thursday
morning delayed the bus schedule
from Ell Centre to San Diego by
almost an hour, but brought in
jury to no one.
The bus, driven by William D.
Snyder of Ell Centro, was halted at
Plaster City after fire was diScov-
cred in the motor. Foamite from
the Plaster City cement plant was
used to extinguish the flames, but
only after the rear end of the bus
had been damaged severely. An
other vehicle from Ell Centro pick
ed up the passengers and complet-
ed the run.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
WPA Help Sought
In Program Of
City Improvement
Ell Centre Engineers 10
Lay Plans Before
WPA Officials

Two members Of FL Cen
tro's engineering department
were slated to leave Thurs
day for Los Angeles and with
them went the city's hopes of
obtaining water main. street and
sewer Improvements at small eX-
pcnse.
Director of Public Works Wal
ter Heinecke and City Engin-
eer NJ. j. Shelton outlined plans
Wednesday night before the
city council that viii be laid this
week before WPA officials on the
coast The plans provide extensive
en.araement5 in The water service
system, estimated at $36,OO0. a new
water tank valued at $lT501, a storm
drain systam that will run beyond
$70.0C0. outiall sewer repairs OF
roughly $4,000. street paving of
.Sz2940 and settling basins at the
water plant OF around $4,000
UPON IIeincCke ard shelton rested
the task Of obtaining WFA assistance
on as much OF tRe proposed I'M
ployement as possible. The cost
estimates released Tor the various
projects were purely tentative and
based entirely upon rough surveys.
They may be, and probably will be,
revised considerably during ncgotia-
DIon with WPA.
Shelt0n's report to the council
hiGhHghted a three and q half hour
session that was attended for most
.0i the eVeniug By only three Coun-
ciimCp. = W. FaWcett was called
away early, and ?. l.. Moore was
not present
An0n5 routine business transact
ed was the cancellation of a card
license held b. Dick Yoshida. Police
CHIEF Ernie Cox explained that
Yoshida had been convicted in fed
cral court on o kidnapping conspiracy
charge and the license had not been
used for three months During the
discussion there was one inter
change Of note when the name of
Harry Nah, Chinese. who holds q
license IN the same Broadway local
ity, was mentioned.
Does Harry have any connection
Continued on Page g. Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Stores TO Resume
Closing Schedule

As another indication that
business in Ell Centre planned
an early fall getaway" Thurs
day, the Ell Centre chamber of
commerce through Secretary R0-
bert Hays announced that stores
VIII resume winter business
schedules Saturday.
Stores that have closed early
on Saturdays during the sum-
mer months will remain open
until Q .. m. starting this week
end. Hays said.
Banks in Imperial county, too,
will resume winter schedules
this Saturday and go back on a
five and a half day week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
F. w. KELLOGG, FAMED
PUBLISHER. DIES ON SLIP

ALIADENA, Cal. Sept. 5 CUPl-
F. w, kellogg, 73, prominent former
southern California newspaper pub
Usher and owner, died today aboard
the Japanese liner Nitta Maru
while the vessel was en- route from
Honolulu to Yokohama. according
to word received ut the kellogg
home here
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
King City Senior
State Star arErler'

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. s.
CUP-William Crinklaw. red-haired,
17-year old King City high school
senior, today was chosen the 1910
star farmer from California's TO-
coo members OF the Future Farmers
Of America.
CrinklaW was presented with the
silver trophy that goes with the
star farmer designation in a cere-
mony at the California state fair.
The award was based on young
Crinklaw's swine herd which he has
built in the past three years from
a single sow and litter to a $4,000
enterprise.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Youths Awaiting
Call From ArInv

Seven Imperial Valley youths
were ready Thursday to answer
call to join the U. S. Army air
force, Imperial airport authorities
said.
The youths, five from Ell Centre
and two from Imperial, have all
successfully passed physical examf-
nations and are prepared to enter
training, it was reported.
They are Lamar Gillett. Leonard
Moore. Dan Judd. Albert Jenkins
and William Moody of Ell Centre
and John Mouser and william
Yates of Imperial. OF the group.
all but Gillett and Mouser took the
current civilian air training course.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Fighting Breaks
Oui in Streets
OF Bucharest

BUCHAREST, Rumanian, Sept.
S OUP)-Fighting broke out in
the streets of Bucharest tonight,
hut police reported the situation
under control by 9:35 p. m. (2:35
p. M. EDIT.
Fighting started in front of
the National theater when sup
pOrters of King Carol and Gen.
ION Antonescu, the new premier,
ciashed with opponents OF the
Ruranian rulers.
Police fired shots from roof
tops and FIRE trucks over the
heads of the crowds and finally
managed to disperse them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Panama Defense
Zone Contemplated

WASHINGTON, Sept 5. tUPJ-
The United States sought today tC
establish a critical defense area
with a radius of 1900 miles around
The Panama Canal.
Experts said successful compile
ton Of negotiations for bases on
the Pacific side of the canal and
construction of the eight new At
lautic bases on sites leased to this
country by Great Britain would
make such an area a reality.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press staff Correspondent


Great Britain defiantly accepted
Adolf Hitler's challenge TO mass
aerial war today when Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill promised
that increasing British power would
crumbIe the Nazi empire.
Addressing a session OF the House
of Commons that was interrupted
by aerial battles over the London
area, Churchill warned that heavy
fighting must be expected in the
Middle East and that German bonn
bardment of Britain would be great
ly increased this month.
Two potentially important state
ments to parliament reflected the
British view of grave developments
in the southeastern and Mediter-
ranean areas.
l. Churchill predicted heavy
fighting in the Middle East where
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
British Destroyer
Toll Rises TO 81

LONDON, Sept. 5 CUP)-The
British destroyers Ivanhoe and Esk
have been sunk by German tor
pedoes or mines, the admiralty said
in a communique today. The des-
troyer Express, it was said, had
been damaged but succeeded in
reaching port safely (The German
high command claimed that all
three of the destroyers had been
sunk)
The sinkings of the Esk and IVAN
hoe brings to 81 the officially an
nounced total of British destroyers
lost since start of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Mistake, No Doubt

WiSt6Ee, NO DnInJ---
Margery Allen is as good as the
next one in an emergency. but this
one had her flabbergaSted
The telephone RANG at the insur-
ance agency where she works and
q WOman'S voice ordered
Send me over carload Of
Splinters!"
For lack of anything better TO
say, Margcry replied:
who is me?" The woman coun-
tered:
Really, I don't know who YOU
are, and your English is terrible
Send me load of splinters!"
III desperation Margery replied
weakly:
II think you want the lumber
yard :" and hung up.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
LIVESTOCK PARADES
AT STATE FAIR

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5 CUP)-
Two million dollars worth of the
finest livestock paraded today at
the California state fair as crowds
observed Governors Day and pro-
grams honoring young farmers of
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE
EIGHT PERISH IN
BARGE ACCIDENT

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Sept. 5 oUP)
Eight persons were believed to-
day to have perished when the jap
anese liner Sakito Maru struck
the pleasure fishing barge Olympic
amidships and sank it yesterday
six miles off San Pedro Light.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
y AMBlING
EpoRrER
Just a YOungster-

Just A YOungster-
Challenging any and all comerS
to foot race, a boxing match or
swimming contest, Or. w. W.
Apple celebrated his birthday.
You'd never know if we didn't
tell He's 79.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Churchill Worr9s
Motion to Exp c.
Fiercer RoidinG
Attacks Will be Masnified, But Filters
Empire Will Pass Away Perhaps More
Swiftly Than Did NapoIeon's'

u LONDON Sept. s. (UP)-Prime Minister Winston
ChuTehill warned Britons that German aerial attack
would be magnfed and multiplied" in a bid for victor,
this month"; but that Adolf Her's empire will pass a,ya2
perhaps more swiftly than did Napoleon's"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Absentee Republicans Also Vote in
Strict Accordance With Election Trend;
Ballots Fail TO Make Any Change

Absentee Republicans, like absentee Democrats voted
exactly according to the polling place trend of the Aug 27
Thursday.
every major instance candidates who lead the ticket
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Conductor Dies +,
Under Wheel Of
Switch Engine
MexcaI Implement Dealer Fatally Hurt
When He Tried to Pass Motor Car on
CaIexico Highway "Wednesday Eve

Automobile and railroad accidents claimed two lives in
Imperial county Wednesday night and Thursday morning
Gordon Smith, A. Riverside, died under the wheels of
switch engine in the Ell Centre railroad yards the
north city limits at about 40 am. Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

Butter: Los Angeles SOC; but
terfat, Imperial Valley 20. b. ranch,
grade A, 39c; manufacturing milk
33c; route gathered cream zoe.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. 1 S12.50-13;
u. S. No. 2 Ieafy $11.50-12; u. s. No.
2 1O-1O.50, Mpls. September flax,
S1.47H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-02

Minor Symphony" surely never
given such a Beethovenesque color
ing. For in the spirit maintained
thro,,sslii1 1t it contained the vitality,
the ruggedness, side by side with
elevation of thought and depth of
sentiment just as the character of
the composer has been represented
as being 1t was compact, in Mr..
Barbirolli's reading, the form itself
being held together with closer
binding than is ordinarily given it.
Yet its humanness predominated
with its powerful reactions and its
warmth of feeling. A glorious work
given superlative and understand
ing Interpretation.
Mr.. Barbirolli digs into the or
chestra, as it were. to gain what he
wants. He is dynamic and tempera-
mental, sensitive and imaginative.
These qualities make for sweeping
and grandiose effects or minute ones
depending on the finish of a note
or the exact portrayal of few. In
these respects he has grown i'm
measurably since his last appear
ance here. The concert yesterday
must be placed with the few really
great ones in public's memory for
it was inspired from start to finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-02
BY ALICE EyERSMAN.

The best of which he was capable
was John Barbirolli's offering to the
Washington public yesterday after
noon at Constitution Hall when he
directed the only program the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra will
give here this year Mr. Barbirollis
best" was so superior to what some
other conductors have brought that
he kindled the audience to point
Of enthusiasm rarely given as trib-
ute to an orchestral performance.
1t grew in steady development
from the first note to the last and
the seven times that Mr.. Barbirolli
came out at the end of the program
seemed in no way to quell either
the vigor or the genuineness of the
ovation. 1t was triumph for the
conductor and the orchestra and a
source of joy to his listeners.
For the visiting director and his
superb group of players gave them
something new. There was the ex-
traordinary beauty and fire of the
conductors INSTALLATION of the
music and the splendid unified man
ner in which the men gave voice to
it. There was something unexpected
in every measure and a particular
thrill in every climax. There was
fine musicanship, poetic insight,
dramatic feeling and a releasing of
music from all technical bounds.
1t was, in short, playing that
transcribed form and became the
essence of art and its power of emo
tional expression, and the manner
of achieving this and its forceful-
ness in effect offered a new angle
to orchestral Interpretation.
Analysing the Success.
In analyZing Mr.. Barbirollis sue
cess of yesterday it can be attributed
to number of reasons. First and
foremost was his understanding of
legato and his use of it to enhance
the poetic implications of the mu-
sic. In the Praeludium of Arthur
Foote's Suite In E Major. Oh. SO"
for string orchestra, and many por-
tons of the Tschaikowsky Overture
Fantasy Romeo and Juliet" and
the Beethoven Symphony in c
Minor" it wove its way through the
phrases. carefully giving due Gre
dence to every note, yet keeping
them strung as pearls with each
curve touching the other. His feel
ing for tempt is exact to the finest
point yet it tends toward what is
coming and never becomes burdened
with the slowness of the present
passage. In the slowest phrases and
the softest pianissimo there is al
ways the anticipation of the big eff
feet so that when it arrives, it be-
comes an accumulation of fire, of
volume and Of drama.
The playing of the Foote suite
first focused the attention A re-