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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Marines, Wealthy
In Shanghai. Lose
luxurious Club

SHANGHAI, Oct. 81. CUP)-The
fourth marine regiment. stationed
in Shanghai, lost its clubhouse, one
of the most luxurious in the Orient
today.
The marines are the most popular
foreign service men among Shang-
hai's women. The high rate of ex-
change between the Chinise yuan
and the dollar makes them COM
paritively wealthy men, to the envy
of the French, British, japanese
and Dutch soldiers.
T cir ornate club is known
throughout the Far East. Not even
the city's biggest businessmen en-
tertain more lavishly titan the
marines.
Three months ago the marines
lost their option to buy on the
clubhouse. To-day they found the
place had been sold to the Shanghai
Jewish racing club for 100000 yuan.
about 100000.
One of the reasons the marines
lost the club was the removal OF
a score Of slot machines which
were among the most profitable
enterprises supporting the club The
United States court for China had
undertaken 10 prevent Americans
handling gambling devices.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
BIueiackets Swarm Ashore as Fleet
Units Return TO Mainland for
Short Vacation from Maneuvers

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Oct. 81. CUP)
Ten Thousand bluejackets from
the U. S. fleet enjoyed shore leave
today. with the prospect their num-
bers will be considerably reinforc-
ed when they sail back to Hawaii
two weeks hence.
The sailors arrived yesterday
aboard three battleships and 20
smaller warships Of the fleet for
a short mainland vacation" from
the extended maneuvers in mid
Pacific
Vice Admiral William S. Pye said
that while the crews enjoyed the
fullest Of shore leave, the ships
would take on supplies and addi-
tional quotas of new men to bring
the fleet to war strength.
The ships will fill with fuel and
stores" he said, and more impor-
tant still, they will receive addition
al personnel TO bring the crew of
each ship to the number required
for its maximum efficiency"
A contingent of the fleet which
returned TO sea last week took on
HOO additional men from five spe-
cial trains which rolled out onto the
docks. The men came from the east
coast and the Great Lakes naval
training station.
Warships arriving at San Pedro
yesterday were the battleships West
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Louisiana Scandal
Appeal Denied

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. CUP) -
The U. S. supreme court today re-
fused to review the conviction OF
j. Emory Adams, Seymour Weiss
and Louis c. Lesage on charges OF
mail fraud in the recent Louisiana
political scandals.
These three men - and James
Monroe Smith. former president of
Louisiana State university, and Mon
te E. Hart-were convicted of caus-
ing the mails to be used in a
scheme to defraCd LSU of S75, 900 by
selling twice the furnishings of the
Bienville hotel, New Orleans. Smith
is serving a sentence connected
with maladministration of the uni
versity. Hart, sentenced with Weiss
to 30 month in prison and fine
of $1,000, recently committed sui
eide. Adams and Lesage each face
sentences of one year and one day
and fines of $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

before discharge. That requirement
rules out men who will be inducted
into the army under the conscrip-
ton law for only one year.
Physical standards for officers
are the same as for enlisted men,
but officer volunteers must be of
rank not higher than captain; a
maximum of 35 years of age; must
have had at least one years SER
vice with troops if in the regular
army and six months if a reserve
officer.
The quotas of non n-commissioned
officers and privates which infan-
try regiments are expected to fur
nish include:
Vancouver barracks, Wash: 7th
infantry-19; Fort Lewis. Washing
ton, 18th infantry-l9; Preside of
San Francisco, 30th infantry-19;
Fort Ord, Calf, 18th infantry-l9.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
U.S.. Army Calls for Suicide Squads
1oForm Parachute Battalion With
Special Mental, Physical Traits

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. CUP)-
The army called today for 412 VOL
unteers from enlisted personnel and
officers in "a infantry regiments
for service in its first corps of para
chute troops.
Because their functions are re-
garded as of suicide" character,
the volunteers will have to possess
special Observation-Disclosures
ed soldierly qualities, agility, ath-
letic ability, intelligence. initiative,
determination, and daring" Those
selected will receive extra pay.
The volunteers will be incorporat-
ed into the newly created 5O1st
parachute battalion being organized
at Fort Benning, Ga. The battal-
ions personnel will be divided
generally into two categories-0ara-
chutists, the major portion of the
command, and -parachutists-
the administrative, supply and
transportation sections. A test pla-
toon which has been training at
Fort Benning will form the nucleus
of the battalion.
Enlisted parachutists must be un-
married volunteers only. In addi-
ton to the physical and educational
requirements prescribed for en-
trance into the regular army, these
men must fulfill these requirements:
ages-21 to 80 inclusive; height
minimum &c inches, maximum "a
inches; weight-between 1876 pounds
and 1875 pounds; freedom from Or
ganic heart disease or high blood
pressure.
Applicants must possess sufficient
education to enable them to absorb
rapidly instruction in map reading.
sketching, radio, demolition and
other specialized subjects.
They also must have had at least
one years service in the regular
army and still have at least one
year of current enlistment to serve
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Repairrnan Fixes
Wrong Automobile

HEMET, Calf, Oct. 81. UP)-
Postmaster Sidney c. Moon report
eel his automobile stolen. Police
found it in a garage. with Mechanic
Roy Kittle busy at work on it.
Kittle, driving customers car
to The garage for repairs, had stop
ped to put out fire. BY mistake,
he resumed his journey in Moons
car, same make, same model, same
year.
When police arrived. he was just
tightening the last bolt of $1O0
worth of repair work done to the
wrong auto.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Lost, But | Found
Myself Hunter
Informs Deputy

Il was lost but found myself"
said Alexander Brown, Los An
geles duck hunter, this week end.
He was listed as missing Satur-
day night when he failed to return
to friends camp at Sandy Beach
on Salton sea.
Brown told Deputy Sheriff Peter
Klyne, member of a searching party
sent from the sheriff's office, that
he could not find the camp when
he returned from walk about
1890 O'Clock Saturday night. There
was no light to guide him to the
camp so he spent the night in a
boat four miles southeast of the
camp. He returned at daylight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Hayes Financial
Troubles Aired

The tangled financial negotia-
tions of Rutherford B. Hayes, for
mer Holtville resident, and his ia
ther, Virgil r. Hayes, were aired
in superior court Monday.
The son went to trial on a bao
check charge and this trial will be
followed by his fathers trial on
a similar offense.
Witnesses Monday testified that
the father presented a check for
S28.40 to a Chinese store in El
Centro June % and that Mrs. Virgil
R. Hayes, Rutherford's mother.
made it good Aug. %. The state
contended Rutherford Hayes wrote
the check. The father pleaded not
guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Religion Temple
Sued byPainter

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. UP)-
The temple Of religion and tower ot
peace at the Golden Gate Interna
tional Exposition in San Francisco
was sued for $4,000 damages to-
day over a painting borrowed for
exhibition.
Pauline Peavy, Los Angeles artist
filed the suit against the exhibition
hall and its operators to recover
for damage allegedly done to hel
painting Lone Galilean' during a
one month showing at the Fair.
She claimed the picture was sent
north last July 5 only at the in
sistence' of the operators and or
this assurance of its safe return
However. she said it was returned
"defaced beyond repair"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Electrical Group
VIII Meet Here
Thursday Evening

The annual regional meeting OF
he Pacific Coast Electrical aSsocia-
lion will take place at the Barbara
Worth hotel in FL Centre at $50
pm. Thursday.
Speakers will include c. E. Hous-
ton, association president: DR..
George w. Allison, field represen-
tative OF the modern kitchen bu-
reau OF New York and Lloyd E,
Wilson of San Francisco, director
of public relations for the YMCA.
Many representatives of the elec-
erical industry in Imperial Valley
are expected to attend, j. G. Neal,
chairman of arrangements, said.
This vast pocket convention" is
a regional meeting to supplement
the usual annual convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Russia Missionary
Group in California

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 81. (UP)-
The Russia Inland Relief Mission,
New York corporation, today
qualified to operate in California.
Purpose of the organization is
to encourage Christianity and the
spiritual evangelization of the
masses of Russian people, both in
Russia and adjacent countries.
Papers filed with Secretary of
state Paul Peek listed California
headquarters at ITS S. Lorena ST..
Los Angeles, and designated N.
Martin Of the same address as agent
in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Soion's S Widow
Wins Divorce

LAS VEGAS. New. oct. y. Upl
Mrs. Gladys LeBaker. widow Of
the late Congressman Joseph Grail
OF California, today was granted an
uneontested divorce from Ernest
LeBaker on charges of extreme
cruelty.
The decree was obtained less than
four months after she married Le-
Baker here, July IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

Virginia, Colorado and Maryland,
the the cruisers Philadelphia and
Brooklyn The aircraft carrier York
town, IA destroyers and three SUBJ
marines put in at San Diego.
The warships rode out a storm
enroute from Hawaii and near the
mainland they encountered a dense
fog which delayed their arrival an
hour.
A crowd of wives and sweetheartS
waited impatiently, peering through
the mist from the docks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Burglary Wasn't
Burglary. Deputy
Discovers Here

A burglary that wasn't bur-
glary was solved by Deputy Sheriff
Joe LizarraraS during the weekend
ManSiieic raul, rancher south
west of Ell Cenrto. missed his wal
let and its valuable contents Sun
day morning. He thought his home
had been burglarized while he was
milking at 5 am.
Deputy Lizarraras found the miss
ing wallet in a basket of clothes in
the room where Paul had undress-
ed Saturday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
TWO KILLED IN
PETROLEUM BLAST

TORRANCE, Cal. Oct. 81. CUP)
The death toll in an explosion
yhich damaged the General Petrol
cum refinery here stood at two
today. Edwin l.. Robinson, 46, and
Arnold Sundt, 36, both Los Angeles
died in hospital of burns suffer-
ed in the blast Saturday. A third
workman. Jewell Bourland, 46. was
in serious condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
ROOSEVELT NOMINATES
TWO OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON. oct. q. up
President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Rep. John j. Dempsey, D.,
N. NJ. as a member OF the mari
time commission. He also nominat-
ed Wayne Chatfield Taylor, now
with the Red Cross and formerly
assistant secretary of treasury. to
be undersecretary of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
ARIZONA TO ADVERTISE
FOR TOURISTS

TUCSON, Oct. 81. CUP) The Ari-
zona junior chamber of commerce
was on record today in favor of
statewide advertising campaign
to stimulate the tourist industry
i'll the state. The organization will
name a three man committee to
work cut the advertising program
with representatives of the Ari-
zona association of chamber of
commerce secretaries and the Ari-
zona hotel association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
SlLSBEE MAN SHOOTS
SELF ACCIDENTALLY

Frank Ames of the Silsbee dis
trict was recovering Monday from
an accidental gunshot wound in
his left leg.
He shot himself with % rifle,
deputy sheriffs said, while hunting
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
PERSHiNG IN HOSPITAL
FOR CHECKUP

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. UP)-
Gen. John j. Pershing has entered
Walter Reed hospital for routine
check-up. The 80-year Old World
War army chief is planning to go
10 Arizona soon for the winters as
usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
SCREEN WRITER WEDS
PRODUCERS NEPHEW

YUMA, Oct. u. CUP)-Nina
Dainty. g year old screen writer
and Ernest Laemmle, 40, nephew OF
the late movie producer, were hon
eymooning today after their mar
IMAGE here Sunday. The ceremony
WIS performed by Justice of lhe
Peace I'd VIM. The couple mot
0red here from Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
FAMED KIWANIAN
DIES AT RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Cal, Oct. 81. (UP)
Funeral services were bing arrang-
ed for A. Heber Winder, So, past
president of the state board of edu-
cation and a prominent member
of the KiWanis International. He
died at his home here Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

] wont 10 tell you something
cbovt Defense fhof maybe you
don't know. For years the Pc.
troIevm Industry has eorried on
Independent reseoreh on II. own
initiative, vnsvbsldized by fhe
Government. Union Oil Company
hos done ifs share - has re-
search engineers who spend
practically all of their time In
fhis work.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

Thanks tosuch
7 es e a c h
America can
now produce
enough 100
octane avia-
tion gasoline
~ - - -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

Listenl Can
you hear the
suging pulse
of America in
{ ull vigor,
busy with her
greatest task
Defense?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

part of the Petroleum Industry
-an industry that has done 50
much 10 make America strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

il gives me a
thrill to know
that the same
research engi-
neers who de-
veloped 76
and Triton are
an spanarfapt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

" III "
planes than well ever have. And
thanks to that research, the same
bomber can 1y 3026 faster and
farther in the U. S. than in
Europe. II can carry 20 to 800
more bombs and climb above
anh-aircraft FIRE 25q5 faster.
ruke rubber, too. We use more
than half of oil the rubber In
the world and so2s Of II comes
5000 miles oeross she world TO
Us, and fhe diefufors want III
Well, Petroleum Industry re-
seoreh hos made synthetic rub-
ber q commercial reolify. Before
our supply of nofvroi rubber Is
exhausted we con produce oil
we need from Petroleum.
VI 7 mad room ! could lisf of
teusf fifty more essenfioi prod
uets they hove developed. But
shut'il give you on ideo.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Soap Box Derby List
Closes With 260
Boys Registered
Fost Competition Seen
In Big Coaster Race
To Be Held July Is.

The entry list for Washington's
1910 Soap Box Derby closed last
night with the names of 260 boys
registered for the coaster race to
be held July 13.
"The closing of the registration
for the Derby marks the end of the
first phase of this years race" Zeb
T. Hamilton, Derby director, said
last night. I'm only three weeks
time one of the boys entered will be
the Washington champion.
From now on until the day of the
race, Derby candidates should check
the building of their coaster racers
carefully as they go, to be sure the
racers are built according to the
1910 rules" Mr.. Hamilton said.
Each entrant has a rule book and
he knows what is permitted and
what is prohibited.
This week we will announce the
location of this years Derby course.
We will make the announcement on
the regular Derby radio program
over Station WMAL at AIS pm. on
Wednesday, and in the columns Of
The Star.
Late Additions to List.
II urge every Derby entrant to
watch The Star carefully for i'm
portant announcements, and watch
also for the mailman who will be
bringing you letters of instructions
which you must follow strictly"
Yesterdays roster Of 26o Derby
entrants was not quite complete,
because it did not include the names
Of the last-minute starters who
were registering at the II Chevrolet
dealers in Washington and in nearby
Maryland and Virginia. These
names, however, will be added to
the rolls and published in The Star.
Il believe that the field in the
1910 Derby is going to be the
classiest we have ever had" Mr..
Hamilton said. 1--WE recognized
the names of a great majority of
the entrants as veterans of the 1898
and 1899 races. With the expert
ences these drivers have gained in
those races, there should be some
Evening star., 1940-06-23
mighty fast competition on July 10.
"The WASHINGTON champion will

mighty fast competition on July 10.
"The Washington champion will,
of course. represent this city at the
national finals at Akron, Ohio, on
August II. We sincerely hope that
he will win the national title for
Washington, and win for himself
the four-year college scholarship
that goes to the champion"
Many Prizes Offered.
The boys who lose out in the race
for the Washington championship,
will not lose out in the prize distri-
button, however. There will be
medals. cups, sports equipment, in
cluding baseball gloves. tennis
rackets, fishing equipment, riding
boots and breeches and other awards,
including special prizes for the best
designed car, and the best uphol-
stering job.
When the entrants report at the
race course Saturday. July 13, each
will receive an all-steel safety he'll
met, and racing jersey bearing the
Derby emblem and the names of the
co-sponsors, The American Legion
and The Evening Star. These are
gifts to the entrants, which they
will be allowed to keep.
A last-minute flood of entries yes
terday included the names of 26
boys, most of whom are Derby vet
Grams. They are:
Arnold Ashton. IA, 100 Mckinley
avenue, Hyattsville, Md: Edward
Babashan, IA, 1895 Seventh street
NV; Philip Bacas, IA, 3118 West
over drive Sc; Jared C. Benson.
13, 4600 Albemarle street NV; Fred
Brown. II, 1906 Thirtieth street
NE; James S. Brownfield, II, 203
Leighton avenue. Silver Spring. Md. ::
Elvert Caldwell. IS, Al H street SW.:
George Caldwell, jr., Is. Al H street
S.W.; Eugene Carroll. 13, 1921 Fifth
street NV: Otis Cutshaw, 13, 713
Croissant place Sc; William F..
Defer. jr., l3, 1T Stoddard road,
Cheverly, Md; Richard G.. Downey,
II, 34o9 Mount Pleasant street NV;
Richard Fielder. IL, 1888 S street
Sc: George Geralis, IS, 1874 ALI
son street NV: Morgan Huf1, l3.
$500 Nevada avenue NV: Bill Jen-
nings, IS. 1916 Livingston street
NV; James Johns, IA, 1404 Ogden
street NV; Walter Levi, IL, 1885
G street Sc; Robert Mallonee, IA,
731 Kentucky avenue Sc; Sheridan
Perry, IL, 1896 Columbia road NV;
Donald Rice, II, 1928 Shepherd
street NV: Timmy Ruhl, IL, 6701
Western avenue NV; Kenneth
Saxty, IA, 17l4 D street Sc; Ralph
w. Vawters, IA, 466 H street S.W.;
Jack Vial, 13, and Alvin White, IL,
Route 2, Oxon Hill, Md.
Watch The Star for Derby Ne,ps.J
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Fatal Air Accidents
Blamed on hovices

Attempts of novices to fly air
planes without having received fly
ing instruction resulted in several
accidents, virtually all of them fatal,
during the last year, according to a
report to the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority by the Air Safety Board
made public yesterday. In most
cases the airplanes had been stolen.
The report dealt with a total OF
220 aircraft accidents upon which
investigations were completed during
May. They included five airline ac-
cidents of minor nature and one
airline accident of major nature,
which, however, did not result in
serious personal injury to passengers
or members of the crew. In this
accident, which occurred January
IL near Moline, ILL.,, engine failure
resulted in a forced landing on the
frozen surface of Rock River.
There were reports on nine serious
or fatal accidents to non-airline
craft, all of them involving fool
hardy disregard of personal safety"
1t was announced
A total of 33l aircraft were in
volved in the 220 accidents, II of
the accidents resulting from air or
ground collisions between aircraft.
There were 348 persons involved, IS
OF whom received fatal injuries.
Evening star., 1940-06-23

Have half dozen. They're Joy!
Eosy to get into :. easy to wear frocks.
Just os cool as they look and so ottroc-
tive you can "eome out Of the kitchen"
with pride. Gored and pleoted skirts.
Dozens Of potterns. All tubboble. Sizes
Ia to 20 and SO to 49,
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North Stevens.
1914 so. 42nd-4 rms. nook. sun
room. fireplace, completely fur
niAhed. t2Too. Terms. GA 1898
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SIX ROOM house. one aefe Also nsN
house started y acre. Both prop
critics adjoining e1nd ana south
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cottaKs. paved street aBd alisf
ornamental Aghtt y 80 800
down
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FOR PuyaIlup valley lands. n. v.
smith. zof fTovidsnt bidg Bh 1900
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SIX room ho1ee- 3 bedrooms. faFaFs
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Real Estate for Sale

Five large rooms, bungalow style.
lot rs 4 40. beautiful lawn. fios-
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orally light, except in northern
California, where there have been
heavy rains.
Temperatures have moderated
throughout much of the eastern
and southern portions of the
country, but readings are TO- to
90 below zero this morning in
the Dakotas, and light to heavy
frost formed in northern and
central Florida.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official In Charge.
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