davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-02-04

neyed the five hundred miles to
Washington on a borrowed mare.
He was nineteen in September,
1925. when he sailed on the Brandy
wine There were midshipmen aboard
from every state in the Union, but
there were few books and fewer
teachers.
Il used to draw problems in spheri-
Evening star., 1940-02-04

danger awaited him on land. While
travelling to New York to join his ship
in 1899, his stagecoach upset. His
knee and hip were broken He was
permanently crippled But he made
everything bend to his profession"
He was assigned to the Nays De
partment of Charts and Instruments,
now the U. S photographic Office
1t was young department., twelve
years old, when Maury took charge in
1912; a combination naval observa-
tory. supply station and storehouse
for ships logs.
From those stored logs of men-of-
war and merchant vessels Maury
began to map the seas. But he wanted
more information.
He asked mariners all over the
world to assist He would furnish
charts and sailing directions if they
would forward records of each voyage.
He asked each navigator to enter
daily in the log, the temperature of
air and water. direction of wind, set of
the current, height of barometer He
asked them to cast Corked bottles
overheard at stated periods, contain
ing on slips of paper the latitude,
longitude and date; to pick up all
bottles found floating. and note lati-
tude, longitude, date found; to record
all this in the log and forward the
data to Washington.
More than a thousand mariners
co-operated In eight years he collected
logs covering over two million sailing
days. For one man alone to have made
these observations would have occu-
pied about five thousand years.
With this raw material Maury
compiled his charts.
Captain Jackson. of Baltimore.
sailed the H. w. d. Wright on route
to Rio that Maury charted - and
made a round trip in the time that
ships had previously used up in one
way passage.
The U. S. S. San Francisco was
wrecked in an Atlantic hurricane with
hundreds of troops aboard. Maury
marked on chart the exact spot
where winds and currents would
carry the wreck. Relief was sent and
the ship and survivors were found.
War came Maury strove to prevent
the division of North and South.
Failing, he followed his Virginia con-
science and resigned. For time he
was an exile - in Mexico and Eng
land At the close of the war he re-
turned. He Travelled to the West and
the South, lecturing, urging farmers
to chart the air as navigators had
charted the sea.
In 1873 he died. He was slxty-seven
years old. He had lessened the hazards
of the sea; had saved United States
commerce millions of dollars and
mariners thousands of miles. In life
time of astounding energy, he had
done tremendous groundwork for the
United States Weather Bureau; had
blazed path through the winds ana
Get nileDOsts on the waves.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Smashing Victory Assures Johnson Of
Fifth Term in United States Senate

+ SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. (UP)
Hiram w. johnson, veteran Re-
publican, was assured today. of a
fifth term in the united States Sem
ate. He scored a smashing victory
on. all major tickets in California's
primary election yesterday.
Despite President RooSevelt's
comment three weeks ago that
johnson no longer could be re-
garded either as, a liberal or a
progressive Democrat, the 73-year-
old isolationist leader won the NOM
ination of the Republican, Demo-
crat and Progressive parties.
johnson confined his campaign
to a pledge to do his best to keep
America out of war. He remained
in washington and made three
radio broadcasts to California.
The attempt of Gov. Culbert Oh
son to purge" the legislature OF
unfriendly Democrats and "reac-
tionary" Republicans. apparently
had little success. Olson, first Dem
ocratic governor of California in
40 years. has been bucking a Re-
publican controlled state senate
and a conservative coalition OF
Republicans and Democrats in the
state assembly. +,.
Before midnight, three of john
sons chief opponents conceded him
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Senate Spurns
Move 10 Soften
Drafting Bill
Attempt to Delay Move
Until Emergency Put
Down IS to q

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
(UP)-The senate ran rough
shod today over a third at
tempt to soften the Burke
WadsWorth conscription bill
when it defeated an amendment
which would prevent any draft until
congress declared a state of emerg-
ency.
Under demands by administration
leaders to stop talking and act.
the senate appeared ready to ballot
later in the day on the bill itself
Foes of the bill conceded it would
pass.
The vote against the national
emergency proposal was IS to q
and came Is minutes after its au-
thor. Sen. Alexander Wiley, r., Wis.
brought it to the floor.
Wiley's amendment was similar to
that by Sen. David I. Walsh which
lost last night, 50 to 20.
Wiley said that a well-promoted
recruiting campaign would produce
large numbers of men for the army
and advertise to the world that even
under a system in which conscrip-
ton plays no part. Americans are
willing and eager TO protect their
republic.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
0giIby'sS Single
Republican Clings
To His Guns

Ogilby's stubborn Republican still
held out Wednesday despite the
strength of public opinion in his
isolated precinct.
Every election for at least five
years Ogilby has counted one, and
only one. Republican ballot. Ogilby
counted one Republican ballot again
Tuesday, according to returns reach
ing the office of County Clerk w. j.
McClelland at 1:30 pm. Wednesday.
The Republican in Ogilby voted
for Yorty, Izac, Wieman and Lowd-
ermilk, and for Burke for central
committee.
Ogilby Democrats voted SIS for
Ford, 10 for Johnson, one for Mer-
edith and six for Patterson in the
U. S. senatorial race; seven for
Fletcher and Is for Izac in the
congressional race; 20 for Luckey in
the state senator contest; l3 for
Hastain and for Lowdermilk in
the assembly battle, and Is for
Harris and 13 for Kavanaugh on the
party central committee.
Then the Republican and the
Democrats got together and voted
13 for Childers and IL for Thomp-
son, contrary to general countrywide
trends in the superior judgeship
contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

victory-John Arson Ford, a Los
Angeles county supervisor and lib
eral Democrat; Lieut.. Gov. Ellis E.
Patterson, left-wing Democrat, and
Assemlbyman Sam Yorty of Los
Angeles. who has. been active as
chairman of legislative committee
investigating subversive activities.
Returns from 10011 of the states
1880 precincts gave:
Republican: johnson. 385, ,699;
Lieut.. Gov. Ellis Patterson, 36,214;
John Arson Ford, % 9,292; Assembly
man Sam Yorty, 22,747. -
Democrat: Johns on. 338.4l0; Pat
terson, 119,228; Ford, 99,292; Yorty,
45,835; James Meredith, 1888; Rich
ard Otto, 10,939. '''-
Progressive: johnson, 2,2o3; Otto,
479. 49,
johnson must contest on the
November ballot, however. against
Anita Whitney, wealthy San Fran
cisco nominee of the Communist
party, and Fred Oyster, Los An
geles business executive. nominated
by the Prohibition party. Neither
is given even remote chance.
Each of California's 10 incum-
bent congressman appeared certain
of nomination on their party tick
cts. ,-'r
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Purge Cuts Only
One Demo Neck

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. CUP)
Only one Democratic economy
bloc" asSemblyman fell before
Governor Olson's purge" today and
two others of the 10 lower house
Democrats the governor marked
for defeat we're in danger in in
complete returns from yesterdays
primary.
The first purge" victim was
Assemblyman Chester Cannon of
the eighth district. Cannon won
the Republican nomination but he
could not accept it as he was reg
istered Democrat.
Assemblyman Clinton Fulcher in
the second district and Seth Mil
lington in the fourth, other Demo-
Gratis on Olson's purge list, trailed
in their party's races.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
President Signs
Bill for Calling
National Guard
Roosevelt Limited to
Using New Troops in
This Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
(UP)- President Roosevelt
has signed the bill authoriz-
ing him to mobilize the ma
tiOnal guard and other army
reserves force of 100000 officers
and mentor one years active serv-
ice.
The White House announced to-
day that Mr.. Roosevelt signed the
measure before he left Washington
for Hyde Park, N. Y, last night.
The authority extends to June
80, 1912, and the president is limit
ed in the use of the troops to the
western hemisphere and territories
and possessions of the United States,
including the Philippine Islands.
The bill is the first of two de-
signed to increase Americas stand
ing army-now $4,000 men-to L.
100000 within a year. The other
is the conscription bill pending in
the senate. -
Under army plans made public
recently by Brig. Gen. william E.
Shedd, assistant chief of staff, the
government plans to begin order
ing up the guardsmen Sept. IS when
four divisions are scheduled to be
mobilized ...
Not all the 4O8O 900 subject to call
will be mustered into service. The
bill permits guardsmen and reserves
below the rank of captain who have
dependent wives or children to re-
sign or be discharged at their own
request within 20 days. That, army
officials estimate, will eliminate at
least $4,000 of the available 238,000
guardsmen. g.
The bill also permits the calling
of 10000 reserve officers, from
whom only around 10000 are ex-
pected to be called, and reserve en-
listed men, most of whom are mar
ried and would be excluded.
Guardsmen under the minimum
age of 18-youths frequently mis-
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28


perial county elected Harvey Has
tain state assemblyman, Vaughn N
Thompson superior court Judge,
Hugh Osborne District No. 2 super
visor and B. NJ. Graham District
No. 4 supervisor.
In addition the third supervisorial
district returned A. Y. Preble to
the board of supervisors without
opposition, and the county as
whole joined all California in run
ming up gigantic total of votes
that returned U. S. Senator Hiram
johnson to his senatorial Job for a
fifth term.
Left travelling the campaign road
toward November were E. George
Luckey and Charles Wieman, candi-
dates for state senator from Impe-
rial county, and Ed Fletcher and
Ed v. Izac, congressional candidates
from the Imperialism Diego dis
trict. Luckey and Lac won Demo-
cratic nominations for the offices
they seek; Wieman and Fletcher
captured Republican nominations.
Winners and losers alike in con-
tests for assemblyman and Ell Gen.
tro district supervisor eyed accumu-
lating absentee ballots anxiously. in
the wake of Tuesdays record light
balloting in which less than 1000
voters went to the polling places.
The absentee ballots were conceded
a chance to overcome Hastain's 3O7-
vote lead over Herbert Lowdermilk
for the Democratic assembly nomi-
nation, and might cut down Os-
borne's lead of 231 votes over I S.
McElvaney in the supervisorial bat
tie.
In no other contest were the alb
sentee ballots likely to make any
appreciable change.
County Clerk w. j.. McClelland
pointed out that a total of 1241
absentee ballots have been mailed
or already voted. OF those in the
mail, however, it was expected that
many would not be returned by the
Sept. 3 deadline, leaving a total of
not more than a thousand to be
counted by the board of supervisors.
Astute political observers predict
ed that absentee ballots would in all
cases favor candidates now leading
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

ton District director, by margin
of two votes in the No. supervisor
ial district. Absentee ballots for that
district could change the result suf-
ficiently to elect him, but observers
believed the absentees would favor
his opponents rather than Rose.
George L. Pulliam, with 312 votes,
and Earl D. Roberts, 307. beat out
Rose in the Calexico district race
for two places on the Democratic
central committee Rose polled 305
votes while N. j. Sleem, another
candidate, ran last with 1852 votes.
A. v. Vierhus. 3l8 votes. and F..
L. Young, 339. were unopposed for
two places from the Calexico dis
trict on the Republican central COM
mittee.
Gillett Tops
Cecil Gillett topped candidates in
the El Centre district, where four
candidates sought three places on
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Fletcher Victory
Expected in Nov.
Despite Setback
Wins COP Nomination
And Shows Strongly in
Democratic Race

Republican and right-wing
Democratic supporters of Ed
Fletcher in his race for a
seat in the United States
h ouse of representatives
were jubilant Wednesday in spite
of Tuesdays setback when their
candidate failed to gain election at
the primary by taking both major
party nominations.
Even though Fletcher and Ed v.
Izac must run off their contest In
November, Fletcher as a Republican
and lac as Democrat, Fletcher's
hackers saw in the primary vote to-
tails an indication of sweeping VIC
tory for their man at the general
election, which also will decide the
presidential race.
Totals of all votes cast for each
man, regardless of party, gave
Fletcher 41,518 votes and LAC 27,662
votes in GIT out of SIT precincts in
San Diego and Imperial counties.
At general election such balloting
would elect Fletcher. In the pri-
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28


many, Northern Italy, Palestine and
the Suez canal.
While Adolf Hitler was assembling
the foreign ministers of Germany
Italy, Hungary and Rumania at
Vienna to solve disputes that led to
bloody clashes on the Rumanian
frontier this week, the air war
against the British empire was
spreading out toward new goals and
British counter-attacks were ham,
mering relentlessly at Nazi and
Fascist supply bases.
Italian bombing planes for the
first time raided Port Said, at the
Mediterranean entrance of the Suez
canal-chief objective of the Italian
campaign in Africa-and again
struck at the great British naval
naval base of Alexandria. British
sources said damage was slight.
The Italians also again bombed
Haifa, the Palestine oil terminal
New British bombing raids were
made on northern Italy-the sixth
such long distance blows in two
weeks-with the Turin war indus
trial district as the chief objective
and air raid alarms again were
sounded in Munich and Berlin, all
though no bombs were reported
dropped and the Germans said the
Berlin alarm was mistake.
In the British Isles, where the
Nazis reported unfavorable weather
conditions recently, there were
about 100 sporadic night time raids
designed to rob the people of sleep
and create the "jitters", and there
was also series of daylight raids
Of considerable intensity.
The Germans reported that "dev-
astating" attacks had been made on
automobile, airplane and other fac
,ories and on the Chatham naval
yards in England.
The German reports of vast des-
truction at Chatham were partly
offset by a United Press cores
pondent's tour of the London port
which the Nazis had said was clos
ed by air attack. Apparent damage
was comparatively slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Hold Him, Cal

Someone passed up a splendid
chance to pick up some spare change
by failing to record Russ Richmond's
impromptu address Monday night
before the Toastmaster's club.
Besides being a masterful bit Of
oratory, Russ talk virtually tore
the wells of secrecy from the mas
culine heart and left it open to
the prying eyes of the gals. Pre-
tending that his audience was made
up of brides, Russ spoke on:
How to hold your husband 5. :"
We can think of few small
tips on the subject that Russ over
looked, however For example, a
deadlock is very effective and
so are casual references to impend-
ing draft legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
McNaryP|edges Ticket to Defense But
Non.Intervention in Foreign Wars

SALEM, Ore. Aug. %. (UP)-
Sen. Charles L. McNary of Ore
gon today was, officially, the Re-
publican vice presidential candi-
date, running mate of Presidential
Nominee Wendell Willkie.
He accepted the nomination with
an attack against the "statism' and
concentration of power in the DEM
ocratio New Deal. He pledged the
Republican ticket to a strong homo
defense and non-involvement IN
foreign military adventures.
His acceptance was given to the
notification committeem late yes
terday before 10000 homefolks who
know the 66-vear-old Salem native
as Charlie Mac"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Street Car ExpIodes, Bursts Into Flames
On Los Angeles Street, Burns Ten
Persons, One Not Expected to Live

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. CUP)-
A street car motor exploded today,
sending a burst of flame into the
car and burning at least ten per-
sons, police reported. One victim
was not expected to survive.
Police said the explosion occur
red in a car of the Los Angeles
Railway Company at Seventh and
Bixel streets in the downtown dis
trict.
Most seriously injured was W. A,
Sutherland, 81, who suffered severe
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

the Democratic committee. Gillett
was elected by 1890 votes. With him
on the committee from his district
will be Earle Richmond. 967. and
Neal Gavin. 932. Emery Girard trail
ed the field with 720 votes.
Republicans in the FL Centre dis
trict evidently had elected Frank
Birkhauser, 522. Charles Sones, $40.
r. c. Clemons. SIS. and J. L. Du-
Bois Sill. to their party committee.
Other Republican candidates re-
ceived: Charles p. Delp. 40t: Alice
E. Kenyon, 442: Philip w. knights.
427; and Henry w. Harris, 260.
The totals for Republican COM
mittee candidates in the Fl Centre
district are for all precincts but
one in that district. Totals for the
Democrats we're complete. lacking
only absentee ballots Totals for the
Continued on Page 3. Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

They cheered their neighbor as
he spoke from a platform at the
state fairgrounds, less than five
miles from the Fir Cone farm
where he was born and still lives.
They heard him praised by Jo-
seph Martin jr., Republican ma
tional committee chairman, and
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Mime
sofa, who made the formal notifica-
ton.
McNary endorsed some New Deal
policies-including federal control
of electric power-but said that
what we cannot forgive" is the
New Deal philosophy of Oversee
ing our private lives"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Gals! Beware Of
Hasty wedders

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UP)-
A warning to the unmarried wo-
men of America to avoid being
rushed into marriage by potential
draftees went out today from
new organization known rs the
Streamllned Date club.
Don't be rushed into marriage
because of the impending draft
laws" warned the club, "There
Is one divorce for every six mar.
riages today and the Divorce Re-
form Leagues statistics show more
than 60 per cent of all marriages
are unhappy Ones" --.-.-.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

burns over much of his body. Sur
geors said his condition was very
grave because of his age.
A fractured ankle, cuts, and
burns were sustained by Patrick
McCoughlin, SO, of San Diego, a
Spanish American war veteran here
attending the Veterans of Foreign
Wars convention.
Wayne Rhodes, %, sitting near
the burst of flame, leaped through
a window and escaped with burns
on his back.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
VICTORY OF THOMPSON, OSBORNE ASSURED
u AMBLINe
~ EpoRTER
Many Thanks

Many Thanks
For the 81 Woodworking elec-
ton boards in Imperial county who
were plagued by representatives OF
the Post-PreSs gathering election
returns, we hereby donate 80 olean-
de.s for their courtesy and accom-
odation.
From one end of the valley to
the other the boards outdid them
selves in helping reporters and
through the reporters the general
public-in determining how the vote
went. The Fourth Estate begged
down in only one precinct. whose
polling place was the 10000 club
in Ell Centre. This board locked the
doors while counting ballots and de-
clined to answer telephone calls,
Definitely against the law, but there
it is.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
PiscatOrial Penny

The ache has subsidized and our
jaw is settling back into its nor
NAL recession. For awhile, however,
it was considerably out of place
due to the drop it took while Penny
Richmond relieved his mind of a
few vacation fishing exploits.
To hear Penny tell the story,
Izac Walton was just a barefoot
boy with a thread and a bent pin
and Courtney Riley Cooper, COM
pared to Penny, was barely out of
the kindergarten for amateur fish
ermen.
Trout in the Mattole river .
Salmon at Waldport, Ore. . i
just dare you to name fish
didn't take" Penny announced
solemnly and although we wanted
to whisper whale" we were afraid
Penny knew too much about his
biology and would answer:
That's mammal"
Our jaw probably wouldn't have
got back to normal ever again If
it wasn't for note from a FRIEND
of ours at Waldport that described
Penny's fishing ability as:
Excellent E. at catching crabs
and clans"
Our own personal comment
would be:
"Superlative :. verbally"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Roberts and PuIIiam Nose Out Mark Rose
In Central Committee Elections on
Basis Of Virtually Complete Tally

Democrats and Republicans in five supervisoral dis
ricts of Imperial county Tuesday elected "a persons
party central -Ssnmittees.
Feature of the central committee elections was the
apparent defeat of Democrat Mark Rose Imperial rrga
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
AMERICAN

AMERICAN
Detroit at Washington, ppd, rain.
Cleveland at Philadelphia might
game) ppd., rain.
st. Louis at New York, ppd rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Axis Struggling
To Halt Threats
Of Sow ct Dri We
New Advance in Balkans Feared as Air
Blasts Continued Against Britain;
Enqlis h RetaIia+e With Bomb Foravs
- BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

The axis powers struggled to check threats of or
Russian advance in the Balkans today but fought
with Great Britain in aerial conflict that sent bombing
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Hustdin Winner
For Assembly on
Both Tickets
Selection Of a State Senator. District
Congressman All That's Left to Decide
By Voters in November Election

Imperial county voters and politicians alike Wednes-
day looked down the long trail toward the November
era election and the choice then of state
representative to congress.
Those were all that were left of seven major contests
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Mud and Votes

There should be a law against
irrigating lawns on election night.
Pete Schartz OF Brawley who was
good enough to lend a hand gather
ing election returns very nearly
turned himself into mud ball while
skipping across someone's flooded
lawn and RR himself returned to
the office looking like a walking
reincarnation of Flanders Field.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS

NATIONAL
1st game
Philadelphia see 600 900 000-0 3 l
Pittsburgh ....... 300 101 00x-5 9 l
Mulcahy & Warren; Sewell &
Davis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, ppd, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

Butter: Los Angeles soc; but
terfat. Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 39c; manufacturing milk
33c; route gathered cream 29c.
L. A. Hay: U. s. No. 1 S12.50-13;
U. s. No. 2 Ieafy $11.5O-12; u. 3. No.
2 1O-10.50, MpIs. September flax.
S1.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-09
READ THIS FIRST

READ IHIo : 49,
I. Bill Strickland, am suspected
in the murder of my friend, Alfred
Markham, rich young jeweler, at a
party in the Rio Vista clubhouse.
Searching the garden for a knife l
had dropped, hoping to find it be-
fore the police did, I am attacked
in the dark, kidnapped, taken by
boat to a deserted riverfront ware
house.