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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
IFS Time to Apply Brakes Says
Safety Council as Death Toll Mounts

CHICAGO, May 2. tUP)-Ameri-
can motorists must apply the brakes.
the National Safety Council warned
today.
The council reported 1900 traf-
fic fatalities for the first quarter of
the year. $50 more than for the
same period last year. In March
alone, 2.440 persons rode or walked
to their death, the sixth consecu-
tive month with q higher traffic
toll than the corresponding month
of the previous year.
The fact that $50 more persons
were killed in the winter months of
this year than last is particularly
alarming" Col. John StilWell, coun-
Gil president said. Vacation months.
with their heavy travel, are just
ahead. 1t is up to America to ap-
ply the brakes"
Delaware led in three month re-
ductions by cutting deaths SO per
cent. Vermont cut its fatalities 10
per cent and Arkansas 16 per cent.
Seattle. Wash, reported a decrease
of 48 per cent for the three-month
period. One hundred and eighty-two
cities had perfect records. Lynn,
Mass, with a population of 10000,
was the largest city in the list. Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

Let us finance the unpaid balance
On that New Car you wish TO buy!
Walk into the showroom-the show
room OF the car you particularly
prefer!-with that cash-in- pocket
assurance of knowing. demanding,
Just what YOU want-not what
some financing setup tries to pre-
vail upon you to accept" See US.
Then, buy your car.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Speed King Wins
Divorce Decree on
Scandal Charges

LONDON, May 2. (UP1-Sir NAL
colin Campbell won a divorce de-
cree nisi this week at the end of
a hearing which produced testi-
mony as racy as the automobiles
in which he zoomed to world lard
speed records
Both Sir Malcolm and Lady NAL
colin charged each other With adul-
| terry and named CORRESPONDENTS. he
in the original sut-and she in a
counter action. Aid each admitted
committing adultery.
Brian Lewis millionaires son,
testified at the nearing which start
eo last week that he had been
Lady Campbtlls lover so long that
he could no. remember when the
affair startd. In her counter-suit
Lady Campbell contended that it
was the cclduct of her speed DEM
on husban that caused her 10 start
her indiSctetions with Lewis III 1880
or 1881.
One Mrs. Atherton, not further
identified. was named co-rcspon-
dent in Lady Campbell complaint.
Mrs. itherton was dismissed from
the Csc last week and all charges
agaiBt her were withdrawn.
Ir granting Sir Malcolm the de-
cree nisi the court observed that
it Vas decision entailing difficult
ty because Sir Malcolm had ad-
mtted having committed adultery
nd had requested the courts dis
:; cetion.
The court commented that Sir
Mlcolm took Lewis INTO his home
in 1926 because he was sorry toI
the youth. He dismissed a. unWor-
thy trial suggestion by Lewis tc
the effect that Sir Malcolm was
lnspied in his benevolencc By mer-
cenar' motives, knowing that Lewis
was tha son OF a wealthy man.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Olson Lauds
Prison Befferment

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 CUP)
Governor Culbert Olson told the
prison association of California
last night that his administration
had, in the past year, accomplished
more reform and rehabilitation of
the states penal system than had
been accomplished by other adj
ministrations in the last several
decades.
Asking support of his prison pro-
gram, Olson credited his director OF
penology, John Gee Clark, with the
progress he said has been made.
He said he hoped that in the
future prison boards would realize
their duties are full time jobs
and their responsibility cannot be
escaped by leaving it to the unres-
trained direction of ignorant guards
or indifferent or incompetent war
denS."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

ond largest was Duluth. MINI,
whose population is lei 900.
Ratings OF cities IN the population
groups for the three-month per-
iod tbaSed on the number of deaths
per 100, 900 populations
Over 100000 Buffalo, N. Y. IS:
New York City, ll,2; st. Louis, ll.6.
ESQ COO-5OO 00C- Providence, r. l.,
At: Jersey City, N. j., IS: Mem
pins, Tenn. 76.
00090-250 000-Lynn, Mass, 90:
Duluth, MINI, 90; Hartford Conn.
"a.
Ratings Of 90 were given to Lake
wood. O., Springfield, O., and At
lantic City in the 50000-l00.O00
group, to Brookline, Mass. Haverill.
Mass, and jamestown, N Y, in
the 25,000-50,000 group, and to New
Kensington. Pa. Fairmount, w. Va.
and MapleWood, N. j., in the 10000
$4,000 group.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Ants Roach he's

Here's 8 quick safe odorless way to
help you keep your home free from
these pests-simply sprinkle 81 HACH
across their trails and in cracks aud
crevices.
BUHACH-for over 80 years-is
one of the best projections against
these nasty insect pests. Safe. odorless.
In Handy Sitter Cans 25c up at Drug.
Grocery. Seed Stores and Pet Shops.
EIQGEXS1
PRoNoUNcED OVnACk
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Aircraft Holds
6dge Over Ships

WASHINGTON, May 2. UP)-
secretary OF the Navy Charles Ed
1spn said today that aircraft now
nave a temporary advantage over
eAttleships, and that design of u.
ships in construction must be
changed Immediately.
: Back from an inspection of U. s.
&eet maneuvers in the Pacific.
Bdtson said the aircraft ADVANTAGE
01d not extend to sinking warships
20 much as heavy personnel losses
and disorganizing guns because of
inadequate protection.
Il think that aircraft now have
the temporary advantage over ships.
which can be neutralzed by i'm
proved armor and armament on
the topside of the vessels" Edison
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
hiHer's sExperf at Work Revising
World Economics Against Time Nazis
Win War, Dominate, Regulate Trade

ly counts on it TO sway the neutralS
especially Italy. into the German
camp-or al the very least, TO keep
them out OF the Allied one.
There has been considerable talk
from the Allied side of how they
will reorganiZe Europe after the
war IS won. Little has been heard
of Hitler's plans on the subject.
Reliable informants in Berlin ad-
wise that Hitler has his foremost
| financial ana economical expert
! working out an elaborate. long
range plan for the regulation of
European economy and trade. un-
der German auspices. when the
war Is over.
The expert is DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht. whose activities have been
a mystery since he was retired as
head of the Relchsbank in January
of 1899 having previously resigned
as minister OF economics. 1t was
widely understood that his conser-
vative views had clashed with the
extremists in the Nazi party and
that he was out of favor with Hit
ler.
The truth is to the contrary.
Schacht, who built up che economic
system which dragged Germany
out of the depths and enabled her
to embark on the present war, still
is strong man upon whom Hitler
greatly depends.
According to one reliable ver-
sion, Schacht retired from office
in spite of Hitler's insistence that
he remain. He refused to accept
the interference of radical Nazis
such as Paul Joseph Goebbels. WAL
ther Funk (the present minister of
economics), Walther Dare, and
others.
Now Schacht is immersed in
work on plan which will be of
monumental Importance to the
world-if Germany wins the war.
Schacht is buried on his farm
estate near Berlin. On Hitler's or
ders. he is making comprehensive
sr.Iey of European and world econ
omy. and how it can be regulated
by Germany. Visitors to his coun-
try home say he is surrounded with
files, books and high piles of papers.
Two secretaries and multi-lingual
translator are constantly at work.
WELFARE AUDITOR HERE
H. E. Berner, auditor for the state
department of social welfare. was in
Imperial county Wednesday con-
ferring with welfare officials
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
FINAL DIVORCE AWARDED

A final divorce was granted in su-
perior court Wednesday to Linnie
L. Cooper from Leo Cooper. The
decree was granted on the grounds
of habitual intemperance and wilful
neglect.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press Cable Editor

Germany has won a battle in
Norway but not necessarily the
Scandinavian war. The main war IS
still TO be fought
Yet Adolf Hitler is heartened by
the immediate success of the bold
attack of his troops and undoubted-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
DECREE GRANTED

On the grounds of wilful deser-
ton final divorce decree was
granted Wednesday to Mae Van Der
Linden in her suit against Remi
G. Van Der Linden.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Felix Morley Named Head
Of Hoverford College
Editor of the Post
To Assume Duties
September !

Felix Morley, editor Of the Wash
ington Post, has been named presi-
dent of Haverford College and will
assume ofilce September l, an an
nouncement from Philadelphia said
today.
He succeeds DR.. William Wistar
Comfort, who is retiring from the
presidency of the Pennsylvania COL
lege after % years of service. DR..
Morley was chosen at a special
meeting of the college board.
Born on the college campus in
1894, DR.. Morley was graduated from
Haverford in 1915. His father, DR..
Frank Morley, was professor of math-
ematics at the school.
DR.. Morley served as an ambulance
driver in France during the years
before the United States entered the
World War and then joined this
country's armed forces. He has
worked in Washington, Asia and
Europe as a newspaperman and is
the author of number of books.
He was a Rhodes scholar in 1921
and remained in England to do re-
search for a treatise which was pub
lished under the title "Unemploy-
ment Relief in Great Britain" On
the basis of his travels in Asia he
wrote Our Far Eastern Assign
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Brown u. Head Stresses
Value Of the Humanjties

A college education Should not
be all hard work" Prof. Ben w
Brown of Brown University said
here last night. There is a place
for joy, beauty and fun in educa-
ton"
The new program undertaken at
Brown University, he told 40 men,
bers of the Brown Club of Wash
ington at the Army-Navy Club, is q
deliberate attempt to provide emo
tional as well as intellectual instruc-
ton. Modern institutions should
give a proper appreciation of the
artistic and cultural life although
hitherto the emphasis has been on
the dollar and cents value, he de-
clared. Liberal arts colleges and
trade and craft schools cannot be
merged successfully, Prof. Brown
said.
Not long ago" he said, "a man
who took a course in art, music
poetry, drama was doing IL
because the course was a snap or be-
cause he was sap Often, re-
gret, he was considered a sissy.
There is a different outlook to-
day, on the part of the student as
well as among the heads of the uni
versity. We definitely are trying to
mould the individual emotionally
as we'll as Intellectually. And the
undergraduates definitely like it.
The younger generations have been
starved for more of the finer
things"
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Writ Sought in Fight
For Bethesda Firehouse

A rule requiring Montgomery
County Building Inspector j. S.
Eaton to show cause by April 10 why
permit for the construction of q
firehouse should not be issued to the
Volunteer Fire Department Of Be-
thesda, Md, was signed by Judge
Stedman Prescott in the Circuit
Court at Rockville yesterday.
The rule was signed after a petit
tion for write of mandamus,
signed by Samuel T. Robertson and
Alex T. Britton. Fire Department
president and secretary, respectively
was filed by Attorney James H
Pugh.
The volunteer fire department
seeks to erect fire house on Fair
mont avenue near its intersection
with Wisconsin avenue.
1t was charged in the petition that
Mr.. Eaton had refused to issue the
permit. which was applied for jan
uary l8, and again on March IS.
The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission has
recommended the permit be denied
One OF the reasons cited was that
Fairmont ave..ue Is too narrow at
the proposed flrehouse site.
Evening star., 1940-04-03


Streets
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Norwegian Girl
Compares Germany
To Roman Conquerors
The Norsemen, Writer
Is Told, Were Once Like
Thot, But Grew Up
BY WILLIAM L. WHITE.

OSLO, MISUNDERSTANDING in the
corridor Of the night train from Oslo
to Stockholm, the very pretty Nor
wegian girl in very simple and smart
black, who looked like . Vassar
senior, explained that she was just
having . cigarette because she wasn't
sleepy yet, and because in her COM
partment was IN old lady who
snored.
said in mine was a Swedish ON
Ger who snored. Then she asked
wasn't I an American, and why
should Americans be going to Nor
way in winter and during the war?
And I said because a radio company
and q lot of newspapers wanted to
know what Norway thought about
the war.
"Why do they want to know"
I said I didn't know
"Well, II you really want to know,
can tell you. Everybody in Norway
hopes very much England will
win it."
"Why?"
"All we little nations do. Because
If the Germans win it, there won't
be any more little nations. We all
know that. And we like being little
nations and having our own king and
language and not bothering other
people"
rs that the only reason?"
Ties With England.
"No-I think Norway would want
England to win anyway. You see,
we're very much like the English
even our language. And we face
them across the North Sea. And
most of our men go to English uni
versities. And English is taught in
all our public schools Just as the
Swedes, in the last war, wanted the
Germans to win because they're right
opposite Germany and most of their
friends are German. Only now, be-
cause it's the Nazis, the Swedes want
the English to win just as much as
we do. We all like being ourselves.
None of us wants to be gobbled up"
Did you 60 to q British univer-
sity?"
"No-I went to Berlin. My subject
is chemistry"
Tell me about their new artificial
rubber. Doesn't it cost lot and wear
out quickly?"
She shook her head. 1T costs
more, but it wears longer-because
oil doesn't rot it,"
Research Not Stilled.
1--WE heard they were having
trouble with research. Because, with
all the bands playing and the heiling.
the boys Of school age all wanted to
be soldiers-that research was dying
out-too tame for them"
Again she shook her head. Il
didn't find that. You see, because Of
all their efforts to find substitutes,
it's the most interesting place in the
world for science just now, I think
They don't always find the right
substitute, but they usually turn up
something equally interesting. OF
course, I don't like what they do with
Evening star., 1940-04-03
STAR, WASHINGTON D. G, WEDNESDAY April. Il

the substitutes when they ind them,
but you must admit there's more
going on In the sciences than any
place else In the world"
who do the Norwegiaus think Is
going to win this war;
This time they don't know. Last
time they knew, Of course, the Eng
lish would, In the end. But this time
It's different. Only they hope very
much the English VIII, because Of
the terrible frame Of mind the Ger
mans are In, and what will happen
to all US little nations If they should. I"
What the Germans Want.
But you've studied in Berlin
what do the Germans really want
anyway? Because If it's just q higher
standard Of living, they could get
that by just shutting up and going to
work the way yoa Norwegians do"
The Germans know that, really.
It's deeper than that. It's all this
intense business about being q Ger
man. and they've got to 60 out and
bother every one else-the way the
Norsemen were bothering Europe 4
thousand years ago. Only We grew
up and got over it. They want every
body to admit that it must be WON
derful to be German-they want to
make everybody In Europe learn
German"
1T would be convenient If we all
spoke our own language and then
learned just one other, and learned
1t well, and everybody could agree
on what that one should be-"
Like Rome.
That's what they want. It's like
Rome in way"
How like Rome?"
"Well, when Rome was conquering
everybody, it was terrible for all the
little people, and the Romans were
very stern and brutal and uncouth,
and everybody had to learn Latin.
Only after a while the Romans
softened, and at least they had
brought peace to the world, and one
language every one could understand
that lasted a thousand years"
"And you want it to be like that
noW?"
"Oh. no. I want to go on being a
Norwegian, with our own little
language and little country, not
bothering any one else"
But you think it will be like
that?"
The very pretty girl pitched her
cigarette out of the window and
stared out into the night. The engine
was laboring heavily up a mountain
grade.
Il don't know" she finally said.
(The Register and Tribune syndicateJ
Evening star., 1940-04-03
ESQ Due to Attend
Socialist Convention

Two hundred and fifty delegates,
including leaders of labor unions,
farm organizations and co-opera-
tives, are scheduled to attend the
Socialist party's national nominat-
ing convention Saturday at the Ma
tional Press Club auditorium.
They will include Norman Thom-
as, the party's national chairman;
Mayor Daniel w. Hoan of Milwau-
kee, Harry Ladder, American Labor
party representative son the New
York City Council, and Maynard
Kruger, professor of economics at
the University of Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-04-03

ment," and after some years in
Geneva he wrote The Society of
Nations" an expository text on the
League of Nations.
He become editor of the Post in
1888. He has two brothers, Christie
pher Morley, the novelist, and Frank
Morley. editorial director Of Har-
court, Brace e. Co.. publishers.
Haverford is Quaker college for
men. Mr.. Morley is a Quaker.
Evening star., 1940-04-03

Minister'S warning that Britain and
France were ready to cut down on
neutrals' vital imports Of supplies
from empire sources, unless sales
to Germany were limited.
New trade pacts stipulating such
limitations already have been signed
with Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Iceland, Belgium and the Neither
lands, Mr.. Chamberlain disclosed,
and discussions are under way with
Switzerland. Trade negotiations
also are known to be in progress
with Turkey, Greece and Spain
Rumania and Yugoslavia are to
begin talks in London soon.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Waterway Program
Threatens Setback
In Economy Drive
Senators Expected to
Approve Increase in
Flood Control Funds
BY the Associated Press.

oy INC ASSoSlAtco HIeSS.
Two projected waterway expend-
itures-an outlay of $10O, O,O00, 900 next
year for flood control and seven
year navigation program costing
1921 900 ,950-threatened new break
today in the congressional economy
dixie.
Several members predicted ap-
proval by the Senate Appropriations
Committee of a $4,000, 900 increase
in flood control funds above the
$70,O0O,O 900 proposed in President
Roosevelt,s budget.
In the same appropriation bill
for civil functions of the War De-
partment-was a subcommittee
recommendation for $15,0OO,0O0 to
start a new set of Panama Canal
locks. The House had rejected that
item.
If the Senate approves the meas
ure without substantial changes-as
several Senators said was likely-it
would nearly eliminate the $57 ,000,-
600 saved" by Congress so far by
underwriting budget estimates.
Veto Threat Def1ed.
While a minimum of opposition
appeared likely to confront the
flood control requests, there were
predictions that the Senate would
hesitate to accept in full the recon-
mendation of its Commerce Com
mittee that 1921, 900 $50 in navigation
projects be authorized.
The committee approved this
measure yesterday, II to 4, despite
indications that President Roosevelt
might veto the bill. Committee
members pointed out that since it
only authorized future construction
of the projects, it would call for no
appropriations until the 1941 Con-
gress and thus would not affect the
current budget
Nevertheless Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan, who op-
posed the measure, asserted that it
was contrary to the administration s
announced fiscal policy Of economic
ing.
President Roosevelt said at his
press conference yesterday that he
had told congressional leaders he
would have no objection to their
acting on 5000, 900 900 authorize
ton bill if they would recall about
S265 ,0O0, 900 in outstanding authoriz-
ations.
Some Projects Never Started.
One committeeman explained that
the President evidently had in
mind the repeal of old, almost-for-
gotten authorizations. Some of these
are for projects never started and
some for projects partially completed
and dropped.
Chairman Bailey of the Com
merce Committee was understood to
have investigated the feasibility of
cancelling these authorizations and
tc have told the President that 1t
would involve endless difficulties.
The Senate, meanwhile. moved
slowly toward a final vote to-
morrow on the bill to continue the
reciprocal trade program for an
other three years.
1t voted, As to SO, yesterday against
an amendment by Senator McCar-
ran, Democrat, of Nevada to prevent
revision of present excise taxes In
future trade agreements. It de-
feated, 48 to IA. a proposal by Sen
ator La Toilette, Progressive, Of
Wisconsin to set up an export
import control board.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Office Furniture SoIes

February orders booked by manu-
facturers Of steel ofIice furniture.
the Census Bureau reports, totaled
2.l99 1884, compared with 1886. .504
IN January, and $1,763, ,153 in Febru-
ary, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
British Press Indorses
Steps to Cut Ore Flow
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 3 P.-The Brit
ih press today Endorsed Prime
Minister Chamberlain's statement
that the British Navy has taken
certain practical steps" to reduce
the flow of Scandinavian iron ore
to Germany.
The press also indorsed the Prime
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-04
AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY
By The Rev. Raymond A. MCGOWAN

THE tragic course of the war is leading practical
ly everyone to lay emphasis on more defense
and upon closer relations with the Americans. 1t
lis making everyone wonder whether the outcome
of the war may not put back the cause of world
cooperation for justice and peace generation
But there should be no reason for hesitancy at all
to couple with defense and closer friendship among
the Americas a fortnight policy of the cooper
alton Of every element of the community to make
our economic resources and machinery serve all
the American people.
In fact, this is the spearhead of the central
issue of the modern world. The power to produce
is so great that if people do not make it produce
for the good of everybody it is either not used ano
there is unemployment, or if it is used it is used
for destruction and oppression. And since the re-
fusal to produce for human welfare is denial OF
the fundamental moral law of work and ownership
the conscious refusal ends in our time in the
refusal to obey other moral laws and in the denia
of the whole validity of moral laws and of Goo
Himself Who writes those laws.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-04
Chicago Musicians Give
Petrillo Big Reception

Chicago, Ill.-A massive band of
125 pieces playing "Hail to the Chiefw
nearly blew the roof from the head
quarters of the Chicago Federation Of
Musicians here in welcoming home it's
president, James C. Petrillo, recently
elected head of the American Fedora
ton of Musicians. Over $500 men,
bers of the local, ranging from play
ers in the Chicago Symphony Orches-
ira to swing trios from neighborhood
taverns, participated in the reception.
A large percentage of the 1000 women
members of the local were present.
Mr.. Petrillo is 4S years old, a ma
tive of Chicago's west side. AS boy
he sold papers and hawked peanuts on
Northwestern Railroad trains to make
a living. But playing the trumpet led
him to have an interest in musicians
welfare. He became vice president of
the Chicago local in 1920 and presi-
dent in 1922, which position he has
held ever since. He is a member of
the Chicago park board. His spon-
sorship Of the Grant park free con-
certs won Chicago musical fame.