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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Columbus Crew Leaves
Are Ordered CurtoiIed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The immigration Service said yes.
terday 1t had ordered "strict en-.
forcement" Of regulations by officers
holding in custody crew members Of
the scuttled German liner Colum.
bus.
Commissioner James L. Hough.
teIing said the instructions were
issued to of1cials at Angels Island,
Calf, after he learned that liberal
shore leaves had been granted the
crew members.
Under the order, the service said,
shore leave would be granted only
in extraordinary circumstances.
Members Of the crew have been at
Angels Island since they were taken
to the West Coast from New York
several weeks ago. They are not
under jurisdiction Of the German
consul general at San Francisco,
the immigration Service said. They
are being held in custody as "exclud-
able" aliens pending their return to
Germany.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
La Mont Boilers Given Careful Test by Navy,
Found Wanting, Secretary Edison Reveals

Editors notes In series of four articles published recently
in The Star Franklin discussed development the Mont
boiler the Invention of former United States officer
Ohch he said has been adopted with great
Navy after being rejected result of action
by the United States Nauy ~ the result that American naual
pesels out of date before they launched The
results OF Independent surrey of this question by The STAR
h the cooperation OF officials of the Many Department.
nued by The Star to reply to the Franklin SERIES
contained in the accompanying article.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
MIR. B. Is Biased,
Stupid, Incompetent,
ALL. Heads Charge
Is Unfit, Not Impartial,
Hos Guile and Abuses
Power They Add
By the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 3.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor high COM
mand accused the National Labor
Relations Board today of "bias, stu
pidity and incompetence" and called
for sharp curtailment of its power.
In a statement made public by
President William Green, the Fed
Grafton said labor, industry and the
public had lost confidence in the
board. as now constituted, and
added:
1.-The present board and its staff
are totally unfit for their important
duties.
This governmental agency has
never been an impartial umpire but
has guilefully and deliberately
sought to destroy the American
Federation of Labor and promote
the interests of the G. 1. O.
The members of the board have
abused their discretionary powers
and have assumed powers never
granted to them by law in an effort
to impose their own particular
PHILOSOPHERS on labor and industry" :"
Mr.. Green urged that the Walsh
Barden bill to amend the National
Labor Relations Act be passed at
this session of Congress. He said
it would abolish the present three
man board, provide "a complete
house-cleaning of its staff" and
create a new five-man board.
He said the new board then would
be required to let the workers pick
their own bargaining agency, would
be bound to recognize bona fide
contracts, and would be compelled
to avoid delays now charged against
the board.
The A. F. L. expressed sharp oppo-
sition to amendments backed by
employer groups, because we be-
lieve they are intended to nullify
the basic principles of the law"
Mr.. Green urged immediate ac-
ton by Congress so the issue would
not become a political football" in
the forthcoming campaign.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Operated Only 130 Hours.
"Since suitable auxiliaries are a
most essential part of a forced cir
culation boiler, and since the La
Mont boiler was equipped with
makeshift auxiliaries, the boiler
could not be given the usual COM
plete set of laboratory tests to de-
termine its suitability for naval use, "
it was explained.
1t was impossible to determine the
net steam output of the unit or the
efficiency of the entire unit, nor was
information obtained concerning the
extended reliability of the unit or
its maintenance requirements, II
was stated by the Naval Bureau OF
Engineering.
"The efdciencies obtained during
the test of the La Mont boiler were
not as high as those being obtained
with modern naval boilers employ
ing natural circulation" the bureau
stated officially. 1T is also signifi-
| cant that because of the large
amount of development work that
was necessary after the erection OF
the La Mont boiler at the labora-
tory it was operated but 100 hours
during the intervening three years.
In view of the above, the small ca
pacity of the boiler, the considerable
number of notifications that would
be required for a naval installation
and the lack of suitably designed
auxiliaries, the unit could not be
approved as being suitable for naval
use"
Secretary Edison said that soon
after he came to the Navy Depart
ment In 1887 his attention va
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Finland
Continued From First Page.

high commend announced the en-
emy had suffered heavy" losses at
Summa in day and night assaults
and more than $50 dead on other
fronts.
On the flank of the Mannerheim
Line, north of Lake Ladoga, the
Firms estimated the Red Army dead
after futile attacks in two sectors
at more than $50. In the Arctlc
Salla region, the Firms said, the
Russians left 200 dead on the f1elo
On still another front, near
Kuhmo, in Central Finland, the
Firms announced the destruction OF
several supply columns, IL tanks
and 3 guns.
Red Stronghold Taken.
An Unidentified Red Army strong
hold was captured in the fighting
northeast of Lake Ladoga, last
nights Finnish communique dis
closed, with more than 200 Rus
sian dead and 10 prisoners taken,
along with Is tanks-some OF them
already wrecked-three cannon and
several machine guns.
On the solid ice about the islands
near the eastern shore of the lake
the Russians left $50 dead.
In striking contrast, official
reports from the Red Armys
Leningrad military area described
both the Mannerheim line fight
ing and the long Lake Ladoga
struggle as merely partial
clashes by several companies OF
q purely local nature, accom-
panied by artillery firing of short
Duration
(The communiQue described re-
ports of big offensives" by the
Red Army in this sector as the
work of "mercenary agents of
enemies of the u. S. S. R." 1t
also described as "fabrications"
reports that Finnish planes had
raided the Kronstadt naval base
and other Soviet districts.
ct said the Finnish air force,
although reported using up-to-
date planes from Britain. France,
the United States, Sweden and
Italy, could not even protect its
own headquarters at. various
points, which were demolished
by Soviet aviation.'D
Last nights Finnish communique
gave a detailed picture Of the de-
struction wrought Friday by the 40(
winged raiders from across the So
Wet frontier, but said 19 Of these
now were believed to have been shot
down in numerous air fights.
Thirteen localities and three hos
pitals were listed as bombed, with
score known dead and 81 wounded
In the home area" of Southern
Finland.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Fellowship Teo

Three million Methodist women In
all parts of the world will participate
Tuesday in the fourth annual inter-
national fellowship tea sponsored by
the women's department of the
Methodist Million Unit Fellowship
Movement. The Christian faith as
a means Of international UNDER
standing will be theme, it was an
nounced. Church leaders here are
making plans for Washington's
participation in the tea.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Natives Kept Informed

Propaganda pamphlets in five
native languages are being dis
tributed among natives of Johannes
burg, South Africa, and vicinity to
give the correct prices Of COM
modities and thus stop unscrupulous
profiteering.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
STILL THE QUESTION
IS - WHY2
Wall Street JournaD

Secretary of War Woodriug and
General Marshall. Army Chief of
Staff, have shed Il little dim light on
the Presidents request for authority
to call the National Guard and reserv-
lists to active service, but not enough
to warrant Congress i'll granting that
power uncOnditionally On the con-
trary much that General Marshall has
said points to a positive danger to the
United States and to its policy of
hemisphere defense in such 4 grant.
Cautiously but by plain implication.
General Marshall discusses the posi-
bility that the President may consider
1t necessary to send portions of our
land forces to various parts of the
western hemisphere He leaves room
for the inference that the forces sent
outside the United States would be
portions of the regular army but ne
observes that under present Law "it
would be impossible to send any units
of the National Guard to assist Il reg
ular division in any one of the possible
situations which might arise in this
hemisphere" In any case, "it is neces-
Sary that more troops be made avail
t''iN' VI olilSN anu SedSOHpu, 10 CllaDlc
missions to be carried out without de-
nudlng this country of grand troops
IN state of sufficient preparation to
meet unexpected eventualitics in some
other direction"
The United States is committed bv
geography and recent world history
to western hemisphere frontier. but
tnat does not relieve the other Ampri-
can republics of obligation to their own
selt-defense. They can. and should be,
trusted to protect themselves from
fifth columns" operating in behalf
of nOn-AmPrican powers. Our navy
and air forces must be regarded as
available as for hemisphere defense
But are land forces of the United
States to be posted here and there
throughout Central and and South
Amrlca for essentially local police
duties? Such "missions.' no matter
how cIaborately explained in advance,
would be resented by large minoritcs
II not by majorlties among the neigh
bor peoples. The mere suggest ION of
them jcopardizes every prospect of
hemisphere defense solidarity, with
out which our own defense must be
come vastly moro troublesome thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Shall All Serve?

are shIvcring and preparing to
stick one leg into it. Apparently,
Wn are never willing to learn the
lesson of efficient and sufficient
defense except at a siCkcning cost
in blood and treasure.
So the service paper recommends
stripping and plunging into tho
preparedness program Wholc-hog.
This proposal is revolutionary.
and contrary To every tradition and
precedent of American history. We
have always avoided like the plague
any suggestion of a large standing
amy, and any suggestion of COM
pulSory service in peace time, al
though both in the Civil War and
the World War We turned to COM
pulSory service In the World War
it was Immediately adopted as the
only equitable and effective way
to face the situation.
More will be heard of this pro-
pOsal If any such plan is ever
placed IN effect it must come as
the conscious will and decision of
the American people.
1t is not too soon to begin con-
5ldCring whether or not todayS
world demands that Wc come at
last to the European system of
universal mllltarization.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
The PRICE OF GRAPEFRUIT

Ira Aten, grand old gentleman that
he is, would far rather give things
away than sell them, but behind his
invitation to the people of Imperial
Valley to take what they want of the
grapefruit on his place Saturday,
because buyers Offered him no more
than Sc a TONS a serious condition
that will pot be overcome except by
united action Of farmers here and
elsewhere.
The buyers, the markets and the
consumers are organized; the buyers
and markets tightly, the consumers
loosely The farmers, when it comes
to demanding fair price for their
produce, are not organized at all. They
are at the mercy of tight combines
which say: "You take what we offer,
or we won't buy"
One of these days the farmers, or
ganized as tightly as the buyers now
are, will say: "You pay fair price,
or we won't sell"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
KEEP CONGRESS
IN SESSION

Why is President Roosevelt in such
A hurry TO djourn congress-
The whole tenor of his actions for
three weeks has been one of haste,
aimed mostly at getting rid of con-
gress.
Haste is imperative. of course, in
enacting the national defense program.
Congress is in Just as much of hurry
to get that program through as the
President is.
But haste in adjournment? No
Not with the international picture as
disturbing as it is right now. Con-
gress should stay in session as long as
there is likely TO be crisis that will
involve the United States. Congress
should remain in Washington Just as
long as there is the slightest danger
that American boys will be called on
to give their lives anywhere, for any
cause.
Roosevelt should not be given the
power to govern alone now, of all
times. Able administrator though he
is, he is still human. and as human
being is subject to grave error. An
error right now could mean fatal con-
sequences to the United States.
congressman, more than the Presi-
dent, know the temper of the people
at home. They know that the people
do not want war. now or ever, unless
it is forced into this hemisphere. With
congress in session, with full discus
sion of all problems, with complete
public understanding of all steps to
be taken, it is far less likely that we
will find ourselves engulfed in war
Roosevelt wants power to send the
National Guard beyond American from
tiers, but he is not willing to tell con-
gress or the people why he wants this
power.
He wants power to direct. by him
self, the entire foreign policy of this
country at a time when one wrong
step-or one display of personal pecv-
ishnesS-might lead us into war that
was none of our making He wants all
this power-and thcn he wants CON
gress to go home and leave him un-
molcstcd, unqucstioned and supreme.
Why?
Congress has proved that its machi-
merry is not slow when it is faced by
imperative need. Not one moment has
been lost since the need for increased
national defense precautions first be
came evident Congress does not slow
down the execution of necessary meas
ures. But congress does act as a brake
on actions which the majority of peo-
pie would not approve.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Italy Orders Art Treasures Moved
To Safety. withdraws Ships From
Sea, Names Southern Commander

incidents between italian and Bri-
tish forces have been reported from
Africa. and both italian and British
East African forces were being re-
inforced.
De Bono was said to be an ex-
pert on African problems and it
therefore was considered likely that
he would give attention to italian
African claims, which include Tuni-
sla, Suez and Djibouti.
Some quarters suggested that if
Italy's African claims were to be-
pushed. there was less likelihood
that the Balkans would become in
VOlvcd in the coEflict. In this con-
ncctlon ii was said that Italy and
Germany would prefer to have tho
Balkans as peace barrier, offer
ing protection to Germany in the
cast and to Italy in the north.
1t was reported that Nicholas
Gorclkin would return soon to be-
come Russian ambassador to Rome.
He went back to Moscow suddenly
six months ago without present
ing his credentials as the rev am
basSador here, in protest to an anti
Russian campaign in the newspa-
pors. At the same tmic it was I'M
derstood that Augusta RoSSO, Ital-
ian ambassador to Moscow, would
resume his duties.
Conversations resulting in an
Italian Russian diplomatic under
standing were said to have included
the possibility of Italy obtaining oil
from Russia.
This reported improvement in
ItalC-Sovlet relations was inter
pretcd in some quarters as logical
development attendant upon the
imminent entry of Italy into the
war on Germanys side. These
quarters contended that it would
be difficult for Italy and Germany
to wage war side by side if relations
bctwcen Italy and Gcrmany'S Soviet
friend were strained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
BATTLE ON CANCER
( Riverside Press

I kflNefSlQe PreSS)
Nine thousand persons died from
cancer in California last year.
And according to medical experts
fully one-half of these could have been
saved if the symptoms had been recOg-
nlzed and proper treatment given
early.
Though cancer comes close TO hold
ing the post of public health enemy
No. |, valiant fight is being Wagcd
by science, and, aided by Increasing
public knowledge, is forcing the foe
into steady rCtrc9t.
In its later stages cancer still haf-
files the best scientific minds. There
is very much to be done, some things,
indeed, in which the public can assist.
California is now conducting its an
nual fund raising drive for cancer
eradication, and readers of this paper
may be asked to help save lives from
cancer.
In warning on cancer and other dis
eases which main, cripple and destroy
life, science has clearly unShcathcd
It's sword to slay mans enemies Here
is a battle deserving of cvcryonc'G sup
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
You re Telling Ne

A new type sundial automatically
fires a gun at noon An excellent
method for silencirg those bores
who are always asking the time.
The man at the next desk thinks
that a good headline over a news
story announcing MuSsolini'S entry
into the war would be; The Loot
ing Has Begun
And ZadOk Dumbkopf says traffic
jams increase gasoline consump-
tor, blood pressure and the list
of bad words.
Ono of tho paradoxcs of COM
merCial aviation is that many "A
pretty girl getting job as steward
cSS becomes a plane girl without
losing her good looks.
The manner in which the Allies
arc changing generals indicates that
some OF the firing is going on at
@. H. c. as well as the front.
The japanese, we read. aren't
satisfied with the results of their
war against China. No wonder
these days they aren't even getting
any publicity out of it.
No man will ever be able to un-
derStand his wife now. A fashion
expert announces a new style which
is said to give woman two distinct
personalities.
Best way to combat parachute
troops, AS now practccd in the u
s. and abroad is to get the drop on
them before they drop on YOU.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Seven Arraigned
On Superior Court
Motion Calendar

Seven arraignments marked the
law and motion calendar in super
lor court Friday.
Herbert O. Adkins of Ell Centre
was arraigned on charge of lewd
and laSciviOus conduct involving
a small CalcxicO girl and Tuesday
was set for plea.
John II. Roberts, charged with
theft of an automobile. pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to Fol
som I'riGon. His record showed
numerous other convictions.
Louis Walters pleaded guilty to
grand theft and was sentenced TO
San Quentin and Earl Woodring.
charged with forgery of checks.
pleaded guilty and applied for pro-
baton.
Lalo Robert Bell, accused of neg
llgent homicide, pleaded not guilty
and trial was set for June H. Pab-
10 Esqueda, charged with carving
deadly weapon. pleaded guilty
and will be sentenced Tuesday
Herbert Lee Carmel, charged with
theft of a car, was sentenced to
San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09

RCME, June 8. GUP)-Authori-
ties today ordered all museums and
are galleries closed and art treasures
moved to places of safety as an
added preparation for war.
An announcement said the gov
crnment wanted to carry out meas
lrcS for the protection of ma
tonal artistic aad archaeological
patrimony' il cssc cf war
Special measures also were taken
u safeguard the most important
national monuments such as the
bronze statue. Lion of Judah"
which was captured in the conquest
of Ethiopia.
tArother italian war preparation
was withdrawal .of italian ships
from the seas. Most of the italian
merchant fleet of 1927 ships, aggrC-
eating 3424,809 tons. was affected.
OF this total, 23 ships with an ag-
grcGatr of almost 100000 gross tons
were reported in American and
South American ports ard WatcrSD
Responsible quarters, meanwhile,
regarded the appointment of Mar
shall Emilio De Bono, veteran ar
my man who directed the first
phases of the Ethiopian campaign,
to command the southern armed
forces as AN indication that Italy
was preparing for the possible
spread of war to Africa
Ee Bono was expected to begin
Immediately conditioning almost
half of Italys armed forces for
African service as soor. as he as
sumes his new post tomorrow. Con-
siderable significance was attached
to the appointment since it follow
cd reports that Ethiopian troops
were masscd in British Kcrya, on
the Ethiopian frontier.
The appointment also was inter
prCted by some as an indication that
Italy was turning attention from
the Balkan states. Minor border
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Churches Urged
ToFiIe For
Tax Exemption

Churches must file proper affi-
davits with the city before Mon
day, June 4, to receive tax excmp-
ton, Neal Gavin. city clerk, an
nounced Saturday.
Tax exemption will not be grant
cd to churches or veterans unless
the affiGavits are filed before the
last Monday in June, Gavin said.
This ruling was passed down by the
State Supreme court in a recent
case.
None of the Ell Centre churches
have filed as yet, Gavin said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09

Now that all have agreed
on a vastly increased armament
program, shall all serve equal
ly to bring it into being?
Shall the workman who IS asked
to work longer hours be balanced
by the employer who is asked to
accept shorter profits?
Shall the young man who Is
asked to give his life be balanced
by the older man who Is asked to
give his money?
Shall the arms burden, in short,
designed to protect all, be carried
by all in proportion and in manner
called for by ability?
That would seem, in principle,
to be the democratic way.
And if it is decided that a far
greater number of citizens must
become skilled in military matters.
how shall those citizens be chosen?
Shall they be volunteers, shall they
be economic classes (as in the CCC
proposals., shall they be college
youth, or shall they be a vast and
automatic cross section OF the en-
tire people?
These questions are all going to
come to the fore with increasing
inSStCnCc as the arms program
swings from discussion to reality.
And not least important of the
proposals raised is that now brought
straight to the front by the Army
and Navy journal, which in it's
current number says flatly The
time has come for the American
people to adopt as a fixed policy
the principle of universal military
training"
The Journal describes our efforts
up to now as follows: I'VE have
been putting toe into the water,
and now that the rushing river
threatens to swamp our banks, we
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

guns, of course. But an idea which
is beginning to take hold among
some U. S. navy officers is that
it would pay to have new kind
of cruiser, definitely classed as an
anti-aircraft ship. General idea is
to make the vessel fairly bristle
with anti-aircraft guns, range and
height finders. and so on, so that it
could protect the fleet against
planes the way destroyer pro-
tects it against submarines. It's
Likely that few experimental
ships of this type will be built be-
built before long.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
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