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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
Three Held On
Robbery Charge
Took $50 From
A PWA Worker

Three men. accused OF robbery
unarmed were held for trial under
$3,noo bond and two eureties by
Recorders Judge Joseph ellis fol-
lowing their examination Tuesday.
The three defendants are James
u. Hill. is 1851 Ri,ard; William
stephen. "a. ltt5 F'arnsworih. and
Abe Doughrty, 25, OF 1882
Twelfth.
Herman Eakers, Sc, illi ~
man Place, The complainant
against tho three accused them
Of strong -arining him and taking
$50 aud el-jeweled watch Sept
10 r.akcrs. who Is employed on
PWA project. identified the men
from the witness stand.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
+ ORIGINAL VACUUM POWER
eu,rr AT MO EXTRA COST

sulr As Only cHtvRolfr svuos II
SOC automatic. requiring only zOo
driver effort. Refined and developed 10
the point where it's recognized ~ the
worlds easiest gearshift.'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
anes Extoronst Found Guilty. Awaits Sentence By Court
Husbands Who Stay
Out Late Of Nights
Must Look For This

When Milton Brown. 35, OF
500 King returned home AT
three o'clock SUNDAY morning,
his late hours proved the
grounds for heated dispute with
his wife, Mrs. Gussie Brown. As
a result OF that dispute. Brown
had 10 he treated al Receiving
hospital for stab wounds IN the
body and decorations Of the arm.
Shortly after Brown had been
treated, Mrs. Rrown WAS taken
To Receiving hospital for treat
ment OF decorations on the chin.
She was given first aid and sent
home. Brown admitted striking
Mrs. Brown during the alierca-
ton.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
Hot Bacon Grease Put Detroiters Mourn At
An End To Troubles Death Of Alabamians

Police arc searching for man
bearing burn marks on his hody
Tie hurns are the result OF some
hot bacon grease thrown on him.
tn, man had been frightened
from the apartment Of Mrs. Alore
Ryan. g. of zoe Brush, ny a dog,
and Was attempting 70 enter an
other apartment when ne.g~bn.'
tossed the hot bacon grease ON
him He made his escape before the
arrival OF police.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
Youth Accidentally
Hurt AS Companion
Pounds On Old Shell

Rufus Goodloe, H. ~ tci BreW
s'"r was taken 20 Rerovine hos
piial FRIDAY afternoon and had ID
fragment OF caplridee shell femoy-
I'd from his chest.
While playing IN the vsfa ~
2Si3 Riyard with other boys OF has
own age some other ho,s entered
ne ward with Tho cartridge arr.
hammer aud began pounding OK
the cartridge with no hamme
causing an explosion. Gnodloe was
STRUCK b, fragment from the ea-
ploded shell
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21

Friends in Detroit will regret To
learn that Mrs. j W. Beverly and
Mrs. s. II Alexander Of Monigom-
cry. Ala passed away in that cts
late IN August Both We're piomi-
mont citizens Ms Beverly being
lh" widow % Prof J W. Beverly,
formerly hesl of Aahama Teara-
ers college: and Ais Alexande..
the widow of the late Nathan "
Alexander. former official in the
Federal and Office In Montgomery.
Ala.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
Youth Stabbed By An
Unknown Assailant

Thomas Fryson, IL luGo Dis -ioi
was unabl' 10 give 10 police IN
name o. his assai.Anl las Wedue-.
DAY evening Fiyson io,a officer
'ha' ne had engaged lr an arg
meni Win an unknown boy al
Rte@s'er and Hastings over an AZ.
ionohNe
During The argument Ffsso.
SAID, no was stabbed in tho lof' sia.
and chest lie was taken '0 Il,
ceiving hospital hy his hfofhe'- a-
la" william Black 5eS FREDERICK
His condition is serioAs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
be Learn To Fly"
eries Beginning In
bis Weeks Issue

|lnq can l.th 10 Fly" a series
cartoon sYle PICTURES lllusirat-
'ae 'rndan'utals In prelim.n-
"''a''on 1'ltScs begins Oh
/ " oi 'a,s weeks Detroit Tri-
/ The ar illustration in the
graphically portrays the me.
Nal reason Tor the various
o. mo arplane propeller.
f'o's ruia@ elevators. and
r. VIZ lne FIRST cartoon in
4 op'rsh''f Ewing League
|s'e also begins The story OF i'm.
['W milesionos IN aviation hIs-
| 'u' pffs0a who IS contemplate
r'ne lessons or 10 many enthu-
4 e onlooksrs me series will OK.
r. aad Illustrate what takes
u ne plane and what causes
[ junction as II docs. The varl-
e'n' 70 be covered are what
| sg'" aoes what the pedals do.
=" l'h'n' panel hying Level.
1 turns figure Fights.
v gilles stalls, spins. take
''aa'ns loops rolls. and air
historical portion OF The va
''NN % The series will
|, u'''slone. In aviation. Re
.s WIN l1e story Of Dacdalus
'oaIu' pa this weeks issue and
"pp vision in next weeks
|. mo history will show an.
pictures of Tho Wright
1T plane Rleroii's English
s,. hlgn' the FIRST trans-Atlan-
WI % 1918, the first round.
ko.e..,la fight as we'll as giyins
'1n Iacis about other grea,
" recent Years
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
warded Scholarship

|sol :. w.. y" lwenty-eight high
|ns ,oaua'es In Detroit and
|es,,..' county awarded Board Of
b :, -. nndereraduate scholar
|uss WAYNE university for the
|. "a, year "a, Is Miss Shirley Con-
Hpss'r', tlnaood street She was
a, Miller high school.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
|enlanded
Loco From
Head
To
| Be Sentenced
| Saturday

| .d sgin, last Friday on an
I'..'on charge hy Recorders
Y. George Murphy. william
|"O,oa n ~ Theodore. was re-
Irasd 20 ihe county jail to await
ksmn,on ess arrested last July
,ne, No hal accepted. a package
.'no.edly containing 5000 from
sron " Gane. president OF the
dssr r WASHINGTON Trade asso-
IT, Tho money WAS purportcdly
~ 81. 900 which Hampton had
Lr.raet from Games accord
| n ,es,inon, of me Trade asso-
{ion head
i,Lrd ,honi Property
ana. t.tnea that Hampton
I ralled hi. afnre 1864 Reauhien.
h "a ard aVurod about some
+~r,, afrh IT, wanted ia buy.
| sagessiea faa Gaines meet him
|wooduard 'ad Harper, the wit
ks testified
hr sr,m. az The appointed
T. Game. Ipll The couri that ne
|, approsch bod rs Hampton who
handel ilopn on the threat Of
kosnr something about Gaines
I,at4 ne 6anes said he told
Inpea q wolld be impossible
! nm. 20 lai~c f0ai amount OF
Sneg. ana pur-ied more time.
talne, .sd br later conferred
h friend. ASH devised n plan to
n Hampton ff,r Gaines had on
tged am n- in an automobile
\ haa 0btNne the license, thus
|ri'yrg llgmWor
agreed ON SIPS
Ramp'on la'c' called Gaines and
loving a protest hy his intended
iha' Ne to0ld not raise tho
roo agreed a accept si2S.
|ires 70 Jay ;-on the following
6alay, uoHhe the police. he
] b. and Nap wa. set for Hamp-
J when No arrived AT tho corner
|Rirayd ana Hancock the follow
! DAY Police nahhed him when he
ttplea d "a kase from Gaines.
Hampton took the stand in his
b defense iestiiine that Gaines
oarei hh the money. as ne
done 90 alhcr occasions. He
b TESTIFIED thai Gaines had been
rr Vi'h woman known "a
prs and had objected TO
npiors readiness with the
bar ne Sal. he did not know
la'' name
~ defendant admitted pre,j-
arrests serving a month
pence on one occa sion.
sdre Narpht said he would
'enee Hampton saturday. Sept.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-21
Attempts Suicide

Margaret Cranrza. is GO NJ
Vernon. attempted suitiae aarl,
Monday morning hy drinking
small quantity Of iodine She Aad
an argument With her ho, fsicsl
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
2Nazi Transports
Bombed by British
Off Norway Coast

LONDON. Aug. 20. CUP)- The
Admiralty said today that the
fleet air arm had bombed two
enemy transports, scoring two di-
rect hits upon one of them.
The transport were spotted by
SUKA planes of the fleet air arm
at Haugesund, Norway.
The Admiralty said
"SUKA aircraft of the fleet air
arm yesterday located and attacked
two enemy transports of about
5000 tons at Haugesund, Norway.
Two direct hits with bombs we're
made on one of the transports.
Other SUKA aircraft carried out
an attack on oil tanks north of
Haugesund. All our aircraft re-
turned safely"
The Admiralty said that nine
British ships totaling 32,257 tons
were sunk by enemy action during
the week which ended at midnight,
Aug. IL. neutral losses were two
ships totaling 6,708 tons and one
allied ship of 942 tons.
During the same period Ger
many claimed to have sunk 169,675
tons of shipping)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20

leaving numerous casualties in
many communities.
The Germans also launched post
dawn assaults in the southeast,
penetrating past coastal defense to
attack an, inland town.
The air and home security minis
tries said that last nights scatter
ed raids extended over most of
England and Wales and "a few
districts of Scotland and that
there was "a number of casualties,
some of which were fatal" Some
damage was done to towns in the
midlandS and northeastern and
southwestern England last night,
the ministries added.
Renewal of intensified bombing
followed lull during yesterdays
daylight hours which the British
attributed to heavy losses inflicted
on Adolf Hitler's raiders Sunday.
The air ministry said 144 Germans
were shot down Sunday. bringing
total enemy losses for the seven
day period then ended to 571.
Yesterdays bag of German
planes. the air and home security
ministries said, was only five
Three British fighters were lost,
the minitries added. but two of the
pilots escaped death.
(The lull was attributed by Ber-
lin quarters to bad weather.
The RAF was blasting away at
German bases on the French chan
mel coast. The brilliant flashes of
exploding bombs and anti-craft
batteries were clearly visible on
the English side. A great pillar of
flame shot up after one explosion
and observers believed a big fire
had started. The raid appeared to
be concentrated from Calais to
Bolougne, reported twice attacked
ard extended for miles.
Meanwhile commons engaged in
general debate in which all aspects
OF the war were discussed for the
first time since the Norwegian de-
bacle and the downfall of Neville
CnainDerlaln government.
The meeting of commons found,
the public generally pleased by the
action taken yesterday to place the
entire country under unified control
in anticipation of a German inva-
sion attempt.
One member of Churchhill's cab
met, Information Minister Alfred
Duff Cooper. faced what may de-
velop into highly critical question
ing in commons.
A nine-hour delay in releaseing
news of Fridays air raid on London
suburbs and the British claims Of
victory to American news agencies
precipitated widespread criticism
and moved the daily telegraph to
assert that;
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
va||eyites Active
On U.S.. DESTROYER

Three Imperial Valleyites, En-
NETT Hart of Imperial, and Paul
and Bob Coyner of Holtville, are on
two weeks active duty aboard a
destroyer in connection with their
work in the Naval Communications
reserve.
They are among the 223 officers
and men aboard 1000 ton re-
serve destroyer used in training.
Joe Hart and Virgil Lewis of e.
Centre recently completed training
with the Communications reserve
at Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
'RAF Carries War
Back TO GerImanv::
Defenses STRONGER

LONDON, Aug. 20 CUP)-Great
Britian's airmen carried the war
back to Germany as German raids
over Britain today were resumed
on a moderate scale.
British bombers struck as far in
land as Bedlin's suburbs, it was
reported dumped tons of bombs
on the French channel coast and
attacked two German transports
found lying in Norwegian harbor
Developments:
l. German planes raided south
east and northeast Britain but on
. modest scale compared with last
weeks attacks.
2. War Secretary Anthony Eden
told commons that all practicable
defense" measures had been taken
to protect water supplies and power
stations against German parachut-
list attack.
3. Military experts expressed be-
lief German artillery on the French
coast could shell London, if desired
and said high velocity German guns
already had shelled the southeast
coast.
4. Hugh Dalton, minister of eco
nomicSwarfare, asserted that Brit
ain would not relax her blockade
of Europe for humanitarian mo-
tiaes, and charged the Germans
with looting conquered countries
of supplies-arI effort with which
he said the Royal Air force had
interfered.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Italy Completes
SomdIiIund Drive
With Occupation

ROME, Aug. 20. (UP) - The
high command announced today
that Italian troops had occupied
Berbera, completing the conquest
of British Somaliland.
The victorious Italian forces
marched into the capital city yes
terday, the official communique
said, to find part of the port in
flames.
The defeated British, before flee
ing aboard the naval vessels which
rescued them, had started fires
in an effort to destroy whatever
might be of value to the invaders,
t was said.
The high command added that
m entire company of camel troops
which had been fighting for the
British, well-armed and equipped
presented itself to the italian
command at Hargeisa, making an
act of submission"
The British withdrawal, it had
been previously announced, had
been greatly hampered by Italian
bombers who scored hits on supply
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20

to the last 100 planes"
Some quarters said that when the
weather improved the attacks on
Britain would resume with more
ferocity than ever and one spokes-
man said the raids to date had
amounted to little more than
armed reconnaissance"
Our real attack will come when
conditions are suitable and will
make the present raids appear
comparatively phny," he said.
Adolf Hitler messaged his heart
lest congratulations, to Italian
Premier Benito Mussolini for the
italian victory In British Somali-
land and the German press and
radio continued to criticize the re-
organized French government,
claiming that it was a superficial
change, coming from above and
lacking any real basis in the
French people,"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Pennsylvania Folk
Reject Hungary's
Territory Claims
BY HENRY r. GORRELL

CLUJ, RUMANIA, Aug. 20. (UP)
The 100000 people of Transyl-
vania, whose land is a bone of con-
tention between Rumania and
Hungary, awaited the outcome OF
the two countries territorial dis
cussions today with most of their
able bodied men in the Rumanian
army and their crops ready for
harvest.
In conversations with many peas
ants during a four-day tour of the
disputed region, I found little SYM
pathy for Hungary's claims to this
22,000-Square mile area awarded to
Rumania after the World War
Many said they would rather fight
than be taken from King Carols
jurisdiction. And the whole region
was being fortified for the possibil-
itv Of such fight.
Lumber paths, winding out thru
the mountains from the modern,
hard-surfaced highways, are dotted
with barricades, usually huge logs,
set upright and flanked by
trenches, traps and machine gun
rests. At places along the roads,
the mountaineers have piled Jagged
rocks which could be dumped across
the path of invading troops by
merely pulling a lever or cutting a
rope. Hillsides TEEN with mines
and the automobile in which rode
was tagged down many times by
sentinels guarding mined places.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20

dumps and upon British ships in
the harbor before Royal Air force
fighters were able to appear.
Meanwhile, the Italian press
forecast the incorporation of Brit
ish Somaliland into Italian East
Africa, the Ferrara Corriere assert
ing that British Somaliland has
ceased to exist as such, coming
under the full sovereignty Of
Imperial Italy"
The high commands communi-
que charged that the British had
bombarded military hospitals at
Derna, in Libya. killing one patient
and wounding % others.
British bombers raided Italian
African bases at Neghelli, Mogadis-
clio, Bardia, Merca and Genale, the
high command said, but caused
slight damage" and no casualties.
The communique also said that
submarine of unknown nation
ality had struck an Italian mine in
Dodecanese Island waters and was
believed to have sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
80 Nazi Airdronles
Bombed by British

LONDON, Aug. 20. CUP)-Thlrty
airdromes in Germany and Ger
man-occupied territory, the naval
base at Kiel and other military
detectives, including oil tanks at
Ambes near Bordeaux were bombed
last night by the Royal Air force
the air ministry said in a communl-
que today.
yesterday our bombers carried
out daylight reconnaissance over
Holland and the North Sea" the
ministry said. "An anti-craft po-
sition near Amsterdam and an air.
drome at Flushing were bombed
One British plane is missing
The communique said that last
nights objectives included an OIL
refinery at Hanover, a power sta
ton at Schornewitz. north OF Leip-
zig, and key communications points
in the Ruhr and northwest Ger
many. Two bombers were missing
as result of the night raids, II
was said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
British Planes Driven
Off from Berlin Without
Damage, Germans Claim

BERLIN, Aug. 20. CUP) = Two
British airplanes reached the Ber-
lin area early today and one of
them dropped flare in the suburb
of Tegel, north of the city, before
they were driven away, authorized
sources said.
This was the explanation for an
air raid alarm that lasted from
l2:45 Am. to 2:22 AM. throughout
the German capital.
A spokesman said neither of the
planes reached the Berlin "closed
zone" and that no bombs were
dropped. Anti-aircraft fire was re-
ported heard in the western SUI
burbs. The sky was heavily OVER
cast and no planes could be seen
from the city proper.
A United Press correspondent
living in the west end of the city
heard about 40 explosions, believed
to have been anti-aircharft fire,
far west of the city at 2:10 AM.
1t was the fourth air raid alarm
in Berlin since the war started
Only once, sofar as was known, had
the British dropped any bombs.
Two months ago, Babelsberg, west
of Berlin near Potsdam, was bomb
ed but the Germans said damage
was insignificant However, Berlin
anti-aircraft gunners have opened
fire without any air raid alarm
three times IN the past two weeks.
1t was reported that they were
shooting at German planes which
had strayed into forbidden zones.
Unreasonable bad weather i'm
peded the aerial war against Brit
ain yesterday, German spokesman
said, but the delay was not i'm
portant since German airplane
production was going at full blast.
With German aerial superiority
increasing all the time, a delay of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Airfie|ds Bombed
By German Planes

BERLIN, Aug. 20. CUP)-German
planes today successfully bombed
several British airfields and Ger
man air attacks resulted in battles
over southeast England, the official
News Agency D.N.B. said.
According to D.N.B. German
planes in noon raids bombed air
fields in Kent, including those at
Southend and Eastchurch. While
air battles occurred off the south
east coast, it was said, other flights
of German bombers attacked Brit
ish arsenals and other military OBJ
jectives.
1t was admitted that strong for
nations of British fighters attack
ed German planes near Dover ana
that fights aloft ragged on into the
afternoon. DNB. claimed numer-
Gus British planes had been shot
down and said that German losses
were not yet known. The agency
said that British anti-aircraft BAT
teries on the coast were active.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (UP) -
stocks. bonds, and commodities
improved today with volume slight
ly above yesterdays low levels.
St.els led the market. Short
futures davanced in line with a
rise in the spot copper market.
Trading in stocks doubled yester-
day for the first hour and were
triple for the fourth hour. The
total to 2 ppm. was 10000
shares, against 10000 for the cor
resp onding period and 100000 for
the entire SESSION yesterday. The
latter was the smallest in "a years
Trading was light near the close
with prices at or just under the
best levels of the day.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial. 1917
up 1.01; all 26.5S up OPT: Utility 81
Stock sales approximated 100000
shares against yesterdays 24-year
SO off 0.O2; SIS stocks 41.7S up 0.34.
low of 100000 shares. Curb stock
volume was $4,000 shares against
an afltime low of $4,000 yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Aug. 20 UP)-
Trading was moderate to slow in
most lines.
Bunched vegetables; beets CO.
75c; carrots $1-$110; celery root
390-$1. Dixon 90-$1. green onions
$1.50- $1.75; leeks 75-90c. mustard
40-50c; parsley 1850; radishes 60
75c; spinach 90-$1; turnips 6O-75c ;
dills 6O-75c; mint and watercress
30-35c.
Cantaloups: hales best std 16s-
1Ss 65-75c. 24s-27s 65-S5c. Tip top
Ss-16s 65-75c Honeydews 10s-16s
60-75c. japanese Melons 10s-16s 80
75c. Casabas golden hybrid l II L y
75c 5x5s 75-S5c. 6X6s 40-50c. Ven
Tomatoes; San Diego co. 4x5s 60
tura 4x5s 65-75c san Luis Obispo
co. pole 4x5s 81 S1.S5; 5X5s S1.50
4x5s 75-90c 5x5s 90-$1; San Diego
6x6s $1.-$1.15.
WWatermelons: Klondike and
stripes 17-22 lb. $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20

even 10 days or two weeks at this
time would have no effect on the
outcome of the fight, they said.
Germans said that almost two
weeks of aerial blitzkrieg had
whitfield down considerably the
size of Britain's air force and SER
iouSly impaired the efficiency of
the surviving British fliers by keep
ing them under constant strain
They said that Germany could af-
ford to match Britain in airplane
losses and still win the war, be
cause the side which retains even
100 planes after the enemy's air
strength is completely destroyed
has command of the air, a decisive
factor for victory" German quar-
ters clamied, however, that the
British air losses were greater than
Germany's and there was little
likelihood of the decision being left
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
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Established April 20 1901
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, es-
tablished 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company. 625
State Street, FL Centre. Calf.
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Johnston, vice-president and
general manager: E. A. Fitz-
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editor. West Holiday Co., Inc,
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Reporter, Back from II Hours Aboard
English Minesweeper, Reports Not
One Siqn Of German Sea Domination

no sign of such domination. did,
however, see many signs that the
Royal Air force and the British
navy are vigorously at work.
Sunday night I watched the RAF
bombing Boulogne harbor and
Calais. The minesweeper carried me
to within two miles of the French
coast and there was nothing, on
the surface, beneath it or in the
air to contest its presence. Tracer
bullets flying upward from German
batteries indicated that British, not
German, planes were overhead.
The most terrifying part of the
entire trip for me was when I
climbed down a 13-foot ladder to
board the miresweeper. I'm no
steeplejack. On our starboard side
our sistership was getting up steam
to follow us. The balloon barrage
over the harbor was low, just
under the cloud ceiling.
joined the skipped on the
bridge as the little craft went out
through the breakwater. Across
the channel, easily discernable
through glasses, was France and
enemy territory.
At about 8 PM. the RAF sud-
denly began a terrific bombing of
the opposite shore which was visible
without glasses AS we moved closer
we could see tracer bullets hurtling
upward.
Then we turned north and cruis-
ed through the North Sea clear
to the end of Britain. Not once
during the night did we meet any
opposition. We heard planes over
head, but they were British planes.
I was bored. That part of the
trip was like ferryboat ride from
Manhattan to Staten Island.