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Evening star., 1940-01-04
Snow Causes Firm Alarm

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn, Jan
4 (P.-White clouds billowing from
the roof of Harry Farnhams barn
alarmed hired hand, and he put
in "hurry-up" call to the fire de-
partment.
The firemen rushed four miles to
the barn to discover the clouds were
not smoke, but snow blowing from
the roof.
Evening star., 1940-01-04

and with speeches
fall. they fiat
Until jackson mentioned possible running mate
always Farey which
talk After the New York Govenorh
feelings
became friendly again. and have another
several
gudge bearing
They likely
Sad New Dealers
Aside from the fact that Jim Farley
to the President warmly admired by conservative
thoroughly familiar with American policy policy
time to Huls training in this field
In domestic matters, however
Presidents New Deal followers could him
delegate the convention their enemies frequently point
which he started
his preoccupaion with
The choice of Bob Jackson Huls fully
platform man from their ranks and they hardly
whom they enthusiastically indorse.
Signs of Distress
The curious thing s however that
have been received New Deal circles with distress
that the New Deal
make third-term effort and indication that
Evening star., 1940-01-04

m e S S a 6 e to
Congress on the
Estate of the
Union"
The address
this week diff
fered from all
others. There
was no polemics
in 1t, no note of
art ~ warfare
or class bitter
n e S s. just an
xpr ession Of
what Mr.. RooSe-
Welt h n k S
should be the
4 pferp ati0pal
Evening star., 1940-01-04

cuSSlOn on tne
s t a tie of tn e
world. The Pres
1 d e n t believes
t h a t u n d e r
present condi-
tions, it is I'M.
possible not to
consider World d
affairs when we
consider our do
mestic affairs:
that the two are
so closely woven
together as to be
inextricable.
This is a thesis
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Blasted Headache

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 4 P-
A grizzled 49-year-old dynaHliter,
denying he was drunk as charged,
told Judge John L. Draper he had
eaten bits of explosive to stop a
headache.
Them pills." he explained, us
the onliest thing thatll make my
head stop hurtin' after a hard day
of blastin'. But 1t makes me stag
ger"
The Judge freed him.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Flying Cadet Dies
In Texas Cruck-up
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. A.
Flying Cadet Lowell H. Wilson, "a,
was killed last night when his train
ing plane crashed and burned
miles northeast of Randolph Field.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Wilson, Hurst, Ill.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
The Capital Parade
Jackson Called White House Choice
As HuII's 1910 Running Mate

The Jackson currently rising like
rocket the political bourse able personable Solicitor Cen
era who has excellent the Governments chief
lawyer Attorney Generahp while
he waits take his job he repeatedly gazeted
a
by
ultimate o
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Want More Military 7roinino

The Russians strict allowing
behind the doing
preston which has followed
rims apparently has life
ana they have dared speak foreign observers They
ing oayed by the Russian infantry and arterymen due to the
that they allowed
Marshall Tukhachevky
ta than communstic training He
world
Some his ideas about the training of the
and the
OF the Red Republic The few German officers who had been
Russian
Stain
with such excellent material"
Evening star., 1940-01-04

Hull-Jackson ticket was certainly
not their idea. which makes it all the
more likely it was the Presidents.
If Hull and Jackson really are the
Presidents choices, it is too bad that
the news has leaked out so soon
Between now and the convention,
there is a great deal Of time. Every
Republican politician and a good
many Democrats will use the op-
Evening star., 1940-01-04
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelts annual mes
sage to Congress on 1.-The State Of
the Union" turned out to be-as he
very frankly said himself-a dis
Evening star., 1940-01-04

tne QOWNfaII OF Stain.
1t is undoubtedly true that rev.
olutions are contagious diseases. But
in the case Of Russia it appears to
many that a revolution in the
U. S. S. R. would be prophylactic
operation which might destroy the
germ which has been injecting Eu-
rope since 1917.
Observers who have recently re-
turned from the Nordic battlefront
believe firmly that the Firms. SUD-
Evening star., 1940-01-04

uenC himself, WHICH makes The
whole business embarraSsingly
reminiscent of the time when the
President decided to run Jackson
for the Governorship of New York.
On that occasion. the Jackson can
didacy, which was rather amateur
ishly managed, ran head on into
the loyalty of the New York State
leaders for Postmaster General
James A. Farley. The leaders
knew Jackson was not Farley's
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Message
Holds Hope
For Allies
Can Even Draw
On Speech for
Peace Busis
By DAVID LAWRENCE

Some day the historians will say
of President Roosevelt that he GER
tainly used variety in picking the
theme and treatment of his annual
Evening star., 1940-01-04

HE opinions of the rers on page oon
necessarily The stars Such opinions are presented n TIE
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Dissatisfaction Reported

The censorship in from
al circles available But despite this percoates
dissatisfaction
revolutionary wind blowing through the
become hurricanes
Because of this situation
allies bring about defeat of
Evening star., 1940-01-04

ported effectively by the allies with and ammunition and
the called for the diplomatic could
Moscow decentralization
observers whether would
oy of the German leaders sympathetic toward the Firms than
Field conducting
much in accordance with plans ideas of the German general
friendship
Hitler the btteret
defeating the a which
Evening star., 1940-01-04

Armies have infinitely critics
the soviet regime dared expect They have devastating
feat at the hand Of much weaker The Fmns
numbers and aviatonhave inflicted
defeat in few weeks the Russians
of Russian
general staff Understanding the value its
that Russs best troops had been the border They
crushing defeat
became that the troops
the be-were trained the Square
Moscow That their like
regime Cardboard shoes corrugated
even worse than during the last that Russia military
was a really negligible quantity
Furthermore demonstrated that the revolutionary
does not replace sound military training
in the days Of Napoleon.
qualities of
trians with his hungry bareooted soldiery.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
This Changing World
Defect Of Russion Armies Would Result
In StoIin's Downfall, Observers Believe
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

1t difficult for those who have all possible information at
their disposal read ngenty between the lines Of European d
plomacy. What it is doing and what 1t is aiming at?
the puzzng questions s Why this unbelievable
possible allied
Tilted still
heart toward the only after elopemen with
Evening star., 1940-01-04

MdCIIIdVeIII anu IdVt SUCH a UeVdS"
tating program that it is better for
the time being to act toward Russia
in the way they are acting now?
These are questions which puzzle
most high ranking officials in
Washington who try to see clearly
the shape Of things to come.
To the Simple Simons of di-
plomacy the situation appears at
present itself as follows: The u. S.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Signs of Distress

The curious thing is however that reports Of
been received in New Deal circles
that the New Deal
make effort indication
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24

Recently there we're repeated re-
ports in allied sources of alleged
plans for a German move against
Belgium and Holland but these re-
norts were strongly denied in Ber-
in
The prime minister said that
Britain originally guaranteed Bel
gium under the Locarno treaty Of
1925 and that the guarantee was re-
ofnrmed in an arrangement con-
aluded in London in 1886, in the
BritiSh-French declaration in Bel
7ium in 1887 and in statement by
the British ambassador to King
leopold OF the Belgians on August
q. 1889
Earlier Chamberlain dodged ques-
tons in the House of Commons as
to whether Britain would sever re-
lationS with Soviet Russia in view
Of her unprovoked aggression on
Ei-laNG"
The decision as to whether or
"ot to break Of relations With the
Soviet government Is one requiring
mos careful consideration in all its
aspects" Chamberlain said. 1t Is
not one to be dealt with satisfac-
tor,ly by means of question and an
sWer."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Citrus Prorate
Hearing Recesses

PHOENIX. Jan. "a. (UP)-The
hearing on whether a pro rate IS
needed to market the 1910 Arizona
grapefruit crop was in recess to-
day until Feb. to permit examl-
nation of signatures on petitions
which requested the hearing.
Opponents of the pro-rate charg-
ed that the signatures on the petit
tions did not represent two thirds
of the states growers or holders
of two thirds of the states grape
fruit acreage. Under state law. two
thirds of the growers or holders of
acreage are necessary before pro
rate hearing can be called.
Before recessing, Prorate Commis-
sioner DR.. Paul Burgess, agrlcul-
tural expert of the University OF
Arizona, said he would call off the
hearing if counsel for opponents
and proponents of the prorate came
to an agreement on the outside.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
TELEPHONE BOOTH
DESIGNER DIES

BOSTON. Jan. "a. CUP)-A. jar
att Lewis, 79, designer of the tele-
phone booth and of the. Blue Bell
Of the Bell Telephone system, died
Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Chinese War Lord
Given Big Funeral
At Old Capital

PEIPING, China. Jan. "a. up
WI Pei-Fu. the once great war lord
who died Dec. while refusing to
head a Japanese-sponsore govern
ment was given the honors usually
reserved for imperial princes in his
funeral procession today through
the streets of the old capital, now
Japanese controlled.
Eighty coolies bore his body. War
lords customarily rate only "a.
Highest government officials were
in the crowd lining the streets to
Chahwa temple.
The funeral cost 10000 yuan
(Sl,40O) The undertaken sold the
family a 15.0O0-yuan coffin for $50
Yuan. In the funeral cortee were an
orchestra. hundreds of coolies bear
ing WI Pei-Fu's picture in uniform
laudatory banners and all his pos
sessions including his gray charger,
his two American automobiles and
two motorcycles. A small army OF
Buddhist, Taoist and Lama priests
accompanied WI Pei-Fus son be-
fore the richly brocaded cooffln.
They were followed by a horse
drawn sedan and carriages bearing
white clad mourners.
WI Pei-Fu died while undergoing
an operation by German and Japa-
nese surgeons, repeatedly for an IN
fected tooth.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Shetland Islands
Target for Nazi
Bombing Planes

LONDON, Jan. "a. UP)-Ger-
man planes were reported to have
dropped six bombs today on the
Shetland Islands
Messages from the islands said
that no damage was done by the
bombs. dropped by three planes
which renewed aerial activity over
British naval and seaplane bases
north of Scotland.
British fighting planes went up
against them. The air raid warning
lasted 81 minutes. 1t was the first
renewal in recent days of aerial ac-
tivity in the Shetland or Orkney
Island seaplane and naval bases.
The British planes failed to con-
tact the three craft. which lodged
behind high clouds and apparently
flew away.
One plane. resembling German
Heinke,. dived at steamer moored
at a pier but did not attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Allies Dispute Rulnanian Right 10
Favor Germany in Oil Shipments

ly invited neutral nations to join
with the Allies, for their own safe
ty, against Germany.
4.-The RuSSian-Finnis war was
a sSum ing increased importance
daily in connection with the Eu-
ropean war. Allied relations with
Russia had cooled rapidly and there
was some belief here that by spring
the Allies might be sending not
only war materials but volunteers"
to Finland
5.-South Africa was torn by a
political dispute which arose from
motion in the union parliament
yesterday by Gen. J. B. M. Hert-
zog. former prime minister and
now opposition leader, that the
time had come to make peace with
Germany. In a speech on his mo-
ton, he strongly defended Adolf
Hitler
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
So|ons Back Out
Of Ariz. Squabb|e
Over Embezz|emeni

PHOENIX, Jan. "a. UP)-The
special legislative committee to in
vestigate discrepancies in state ex-
penditures today politely refused
to become involved in the current
dispute over the asserted embezzle-
ment of 100000 in state funds.
Attorney General Joe Conway had
asked members of the committee
to meet with him jan 90 to take
action on charges by State Auditor
Ana Frohmiller that some 100000
in state funds had vanished as re-
suit Of everything from mere ir-
Irregularities to outright embezzle-
mcnt."
Conway charged that Mrs. Froh-
miller was refusing to hand the
evidence over to his department
and instead that she was preparing
to prosecute various unnamed Off
cialS through her office.
j. Mel Goodson, speaker of the
house of representatives, who ap-
pointed the special committee last
March, notified Conway that the
group would not be able to meet
with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Possible Finland
Loan Agency Gets
0kaY for Funds

WASHINGTON. Jan. "a (UP)-
The senate banking committee to-
day approved 100000. coo in
crease in the revolving fund of the
export import bank-a fund which
could Se used to provide non-
military loan to Finland.
A restriction approved by the COM
mittee would limit any loan to
Finland to S2o,OOO,OOo in addition to
the slOOeoOOo credit which has
already been set up for her. The
restriction provided that no borrower
could have more than $4,000. coo
credits at any one time.
The committee placed in the bill
Z specific prohibition against loans
Tor purchase of arms. ammunition
and indictments of war
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Labor Board Man
Addresses Lions

II. c. Carrasco. state labor COM
missioner and chief of the depart
ment of labor statistics and law
enforcement, was guest speaker at
the meeting OF the El Centre Lions
club Tuesday noon in the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Carrasco outlined the work of
his department and the benefits to
the public.
Special entertainment included
harmonica solo by Tillman Daley,
accompanied by Marlin Enders on
the guitar
C. A. Gardner was chairman of
the day and guests were: M. l..
Gershenso. Alvin Siemsglusz. Lee
Hoppell, Charles Farrell, Edward
Mills.
1t was announced that a delega-
ton from the Ell Centre club had
attended the Lions club convention
IN Fresno last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24

LONDON, Jan. "a. tUP)-An al
lied dispute with Rumania over
oil shipments to Germany added
a new complication today to = a
serious diplomatic situation which
now involves countries, belliger-
ent and neutral. over most of the
world.
Not only had Rumania. accord
ing TO reliable reports, insisted that
foreign oil companies operating in
Rumania provide their share of oil
for Germany but it was complained
here that Rumania was withhold
ing oil from the Allies, presumably
at Germany's demand.
Britain was understood to have
made firm representations to Ru-
mania and to have added a clear
intimation that permission for Ru-
mania to obtain British products,
including airplanes and other war
materials, might depend on a Solu-
ton of the Oil question.
In this as in other urgent diplo-
matte problems the basic question
was the relation of belligerent ma
tons TO neutral ones. primarily in
the light of the Allied blockade
against Germany.
Developments included.
Britain was studying an AM
erican protest against detention OF
American merchant ships in the
Mediterranean.
o-Rritaip UaS involved in a SER
ious incident with Japan over the
seizure of 81 German seamen OF
military age from a japanese liner
only 35 miles off the japanese coast
! 3.-Neutral countries we're show
ing strong resentment against a
speech in which winston Churchill
first lord of the admiralty, implicit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Ohio Extradifes
Turfman Fuoitiye

SACRAMENTO. Jan. "a. (UP)-
Extradition papers returning Mar
ion Slim Webb, former turfman
and racing figure, to Ohio were
signed today by Gov. Culbert Olson.
Webb. convicted of Staying Judge
Frederick Gerhardy. Akron track
judge. and sentenced to life
term in 1924, walked away from
an Ohio prison honor camp last
October. He surrendered to author1-
ties at Los Angeles recently and
was granted a delay in the extradi-
ton proceedings pending attempts
to obtain clemency from Gov. John
Bricker of Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
PARDON REQUESTED

SACRAMENTO, Jan. "a. (UP)-
Pietro Tarsca 81, who was scrt"!.c-
y to San Quentin prison on ar
.Iso', CONVICTION in Frcsro in 1922
1uu J~r.irf Il ''25 todav an'''t'
u q y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Job|ess Benefits
Set New Record

SACRAMENTO. Jan. "a. tUP)-
California unemployment insurance
benefits for the week ending jar.
20 established q new record for dis
tursaments with issuance Of lO7023
checks totalling sl22l.998, w. F.
French, chief of the division. report
ed today.
French said the sum represented
N increase Of So per cent over the
preceding week and Was 75.2 per
cent greater that the amount dis
tributed during the comparable
week last year
To date, unemployment claimants
have collected $G5. 5.735 SOB stree in
c2ptlon OF the program in 1888.
French said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Britain Guarantees Belgium Against
German Invasion, Chamberlain Saws

LONDON, Jan. "a fUP)-Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain told
the House of Commons today that
Great Britain is bound by treaties
TO go to the immediate assistance
of Belgium in event of a German
attack on that country.
The prime minister said that the
government had given full atten-
ton" TO the question of how guar
antees of all kinds can be imple
mented if the need should airse" III
connection with the position of Bel
gium.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
Films Cut Down Russian Offensive
For Third Day on Mannerheim Line

The Firms claimed to have deS-
troyed seven tanks
Twenty-one civilians were killed
and 81 were wounded in bombings
by raiding Russian planes yesterday.
The Russians used infantry. tanks
and airplanes, supported by power
full artillery. in their attacks. The
fighting northeast of Lake Ladoga
was regarded as an attempt to smash
the Finnish left wing and make the
Mannerheim defense line untenable.
Firms reported that the vigor of
the attack seemed to indicate that
the Russians were using some of
their best troops, and that real
fight might prove to be impending.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24

HFJSINKI, Jan. "a. (UP)-A big
Russian offensive northeast of Lake
Ladoga failed yesterday for the
third successive day, with heavy
slaughter among the attacking Red
army troops, an official Finnish
communique claimed today.
All Russian attacks were repulsed,
the communique said.
Stong Red army drives were made
at the center of the Mannerheim
line on the Kalelian Isthmus and
at Kollaanjoki, northeast of Lake
Ladoga, the communique said. An
other attack broke down, it was re-
ported, on the central front in the
vicinity of Alta iOki.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
GREGG ITNDERGOES
MINNOR OPERATION

v. J. Gregg. dlreCtor Of The I'M
perlal Irrigation district. was re-
ported convalesclng Wednesday in
Los Angeles following an operation
on one hand. performed several
days ago He was expected to re-
turn to the valley soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-24
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out OF
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go

The liver should pour out two pints OF
liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this
bile Is not flowing freely. your food may
not digest. 1t may just decay in the bowels
Gas bloats up your stomach. You get consti-
pated. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good, old Carter's Little
Liver Pills to get these two pints of bile
flowing freely to make you feel 'up and
up" Amazing in making bile Now freely.
Ask for Carriers Little Liver Pills by name.
Zoe md &C Stubbornly refuse ANYTHING ,,Se
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Famous Team al The Rialio
Friday in II Days Togeiher"


Academy award.wnning vvicn Leigh and inteynation-
acclaimed Laurence Olivier 70 the Raltn theater
On Friday in Coumhlas al Days Toxrthsr exciting new
romantic drama glorious love story hailed one of the
most thrilling II tho season.
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Tne brilliant star. ~ Gene
Win the wfna~ ara ~Rse~ee..
respectively. share stellar hrnars
IN ihe nsw film wsth Lssae Iisass.
distinguished british actor whrs~
meat recent ssescss vas senssd N
s'jsmaics Ina
Ths iassiy. glsmesuas As@r
leigh u seen IN The nsw rim a. a
refugee IA love with q yssssnx Kns.
isshman. rhsis romantic laysi 10
destroyed when hsr sesslsl has.
bard msideniy appears 30 the
scsns There . struggle u ends
sith the mas death
An lnnoeeat man 10 tried for the
murier. and The tao lovers. nov
married, spend three weeks ~ hap
riness and ~ despair while they
await the autroms ~ The trial II
ths man 10 found xssilty. olivier
plans tn surrender hlmsslf 10 the
police. n ths mar " found lanc-
cent, the couple ~ill flee tho couns
try and re.ums . normal life. al
Days Together thgs h~enwrs an
absorbing study IN ausr~ns~fnl
emnslnn.
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NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING

Blue MousF-Raymond Massey and
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