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Evening star., 1940-02-21
JervIs Spencer, Banker
And Sportsman, Dies
By the Assceisted Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2l-Maryland
sportsmen mourned today the pass
ing Of Jervis Spencer. jr.. chairman
OF Marylands Racing Commission
widely-known banker and gentle-
man jockey who five times won the
famed Maryland Hunt Cup steeple-
chase.
Mr.. Spencer, who was 63, died in
Union Memorial Hospital last night
OF complications following q heart
attack he suffered February II.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow.
One of the Free States best known
huntsmen and society riders, and
long interested in horse racing, Mr.
Spencer was appointed to the Racing
Commission in 1921 and became
chairman In 1880.
He was vice president and treas
urer Vt Maryland Trust Co., here,
but found time to travel widely in
the interests Of Maryland racing.
Mr.. Spencer first won the Hunt
Cup IN 1901, repeated In 1902 and
again In 1907. He was up on q
fourth winner in 1915, and q fifth IL,
1919. In addition he had two VIC
tories to his credit in the MY Lady's
Manor Steeplechase and one In the
Grand National.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Writers Told
Of Yacht Trip
TOHawaii
Col. and Mrs. Patton
Are Press Club
Speakers

The sailing adventures of an Army
ofncer and his wife regaled tn,
Women's National Press Club yes.
terday as Col. George F. Patton
commandant Of Fort Myer, and Mrs
Patton related their experiences
several years ago in crossing tn.
ocean blue" to Hawaii in q 40-foo'
yacht.
Although navigator only by avo.
cation, Col. Patton appears to have
been highly successful, as he brought
his small crew safely to port ant
later made up q small party which
took In the Tanning Islands anc
other dots in the Pacific"
With salty humor, the com.
mandant told Of the navigation enc
Of the voyages while Mrs. Patton
told Of housekeeping on a boat dur.
ing = 2,0oo-mile nonstop voyage.
Col. Patton got of to a gooc
start In his nautical career with II
lessons from a lumberjack, he re.
marked. Navigation is very simple
he contended, all yachting maga.
zines to the contrary, and he firmly
asserted he could teach any one te
sail in half an hour-that is, If the
pupil would do what he's told and
not ask why.
He attributed much of a general
belief that sailing is dangerous to
complete ignorance" and said that
Its charm lies in the fact that you're
absolutely on your own"
Mrs. Patton differed slightly from
her husband in her opening re-
marks when she admitted she'd
never found it simple to navigate.
Making up food supplies for the
long voyage seemed to have been
easier for her, however. At the end
of the long voyage-with no stops
for ice or water-none of the party
complained of deficient diet, she
reported proudly.
Her supplies were purchased on
the basis of daily rations for six
people, she said. Some of the things
she took along were oranges and
butter for Is days, a supply of onions
to last three weeks, canned chicken
and vegetables, sauerkraut juice, po-
tatoes. rice and a small supply o4
pancake flour. To get the best
brands of canned foods she found
very important, she said.
"Grub-downers," such as catsup
and chilli sauce, were very acceptable
to the men, she reported, and added
that beer is also very good for such
. trip.
The author of several books on
and about Hawaii, including Blood
of the Shark" Mrs. Patton also
told briefly of her experiences in
ferreting out old legends and folk
lore.
Guests yesterday included Miss
Ruth Ellen Patton, daughter of the
Two speakers, and Mrs. Patton's
sister, Mrs. Keith Merrill. Ruby
Black, club president, made the in
Productions.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Mussey Tent Plans
HOLIDAY Rites

Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. !
Daughters of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War, met Monday evening at
1222 New Hampshire avenue NV
The charter was drAped Iii memory
Of the late Mrs. Daisy Morrison
Byrne, past department president
of Ohio.
Members will attend the services
at the Washington Monument to-
morrow. A wreath will be placed
by the president, Miss Jessie Lewis.
She also will be present at exer-
cises to be held by the D. A. r. at
10:35 am. at Continental Hall.
A program was given in honor Of
the anniversaries Of william Nc
Kinley, Abraham Lincoln and
George Washington. Mrs. Esther
Lippold was in charge. Papers we're
read by Miss Lewis. Mrs. Mildred F.
Poore and Mrs. Sylvia D. Mac
Laughlin. Mrs. Carrie H. Doyle
lead in prayer and Mrs. May r.
Parker at the piano, accompanied
the group singing. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Efne Thomas
and Mrs. Nan Thurber.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Tea Will Be Given
By B'nai Birth
Auxiliary

Music and monologue, Wishes y
written and presented by Mrs. David
Kushner, are among features of the
program being arranged for the
second annual rainbow" tea Of the
Women's Auxiliary, B'nai Birth,
February % at 2 pm at the May
flower Hotel.
In addition to Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, it,, and Miss Mabel Boardman,
guests Of honor will include Mrs.
Emanuel Sellers Of New York, Mrs.
Leon Sacks Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Sol
Bloom Of New York and Mrs. Max
Katz Of Boston.
Mrs. Morris Gewirz, general chair
man Of the tea, will be assisted by
the following committee chairmen:
Hostesses, Mrs. H. D. Shapiro:
flowers, Mrs. Alvin Newmyer; new
members, Mrs. Jack Blau; program,
Mrs. Maurice Bisgyer and Mrs. MIL
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Virginians to Give
Dance Tomorrow

The Virginia Society of the District
Of Columbia will celebrate the birth
day Of George Washington by hold
ing its annual Colonial ball at the
Willard Hotel tomorrow evening at
9 o'clock. The society will also pay
tribute to William and Mary College.
DR.. John Stewart Bryan, president
OF William and Mary, will be present.
Mr.. James L. Cogar. curator of VIII
namsburg Restoration, Inc, will
Evening star., 1940-02-21

ton 6trausburger: ways and means,
Mrs. Al Tempchin, Mrs. Harry A.
Badt and Mrs. Ben Brill: pins, Mrs.
Herbert Diamond; ushers, Mrs,
Maurice Goldberg; contact, Mrs.
Phillip Roscn, Mrs. Harry Goldman
and Mrs. Marcus Mensh: dues, Mrs.
Ned Bord and Mrs. Herman Eisen-
berg, and secretaries, Mrs. Samuel
Desso6 and Mrs. Harry Douglas.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Bundits Are Hunted
In Z D. G. Robberies

Holdup men responsible for two
robberies in the District were sought
today by police.
Victims of the robbers were
Joseph c. Cooper Of Chevy Chase,
Nd, who was robbed by q lone
white man of 50 as he stepped out
of his auto in the $500 block of Har-
rison street NV, and Wardell
Carter, 921 Union court NV, who
was robbed of $23 by two colored
men who invaded his home.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

speak on the restoration Of Wil-
namsburg.
At . o'clock . number Of dances
win be given by dancers in Colonial
costumes and members Of the scciety
have been asked to appear In
costumes. Dancing viii begin at 10
o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Light Engineers to Meet

The Illuminating Engineering So
ciety will meet tonight at 8:15
o'clock in the Pepco Auditorium.
Charles Wietz Of the General Elec-
trio Corp. will speak on New De-
velopments in Lighting"
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Heiales Return

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Heigle and
the formers sister. Miss Emily
Heigle, have returned to their home
in Chevy Chase, ID. c.. after spend
ing two weeks in Florida.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
'L.v. Home Defense
Units Organized
Among Veterans
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
Tense organization will serve under
the sheriff's office if an emergency
arises.
Meanwhile, there were two more
developments Saturday in the mo-
bilization picture in Imperial VAL
ley.
Judge r. d. McPherrin, in charge
Of forming recruiting service Of
army and navy volunteers in the
county in event of an emergency,
announced that his committee OF
five will meet Monday night to
draw up plans.
Lit. Norman Dupont of the U. S.
Army reserve, who is in charge OF
Military Training Camp activities
in the County, announced he had
received orders to accumulate as
many applications as possible among
business and professional men for
summer training at military camps
The countyS quota of four for
Camp Ord, where a session will be
! held July to 81, may be raised,
he said, or other camps formed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Los.Amisos Hold
Watermelon Feed

Los Amigos members of the Pres
byterian church enjoyed a water
melon feed and ranch party for
their June meeting, Friday evening
at the ranch home of j. H. Wiley
on the San Diego highway
Mrs. Robert Rayburn and Harry
Strobe were holders Of high scores
on series OF amusing games, agil-
lily OF mind and Of body being
needed.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hargrave and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams we're
the committee in charge Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Strobe and
daughter, Dr.. and Mrs. Gobel Hurst
and Nancy, j. H. Wiley. Members
present were Mr.. and Mrs Elvis
Adair, Mr.. and Mrs. Rayburn, MI.
and Mrs. j. j. Noel. and two daugh-
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mccall
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. She'll
strom, Mr.. and Mrs. Halan Frymire,
Mrs. Harry Roberts and jeanne,
Raymond C. Reeder and the COM
mittee members.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
l!.v.D Desert Claims
Suryeyor'sLife
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page -
IONS tried to induce him to return
to trucks parked on the shore OF
Salton sea to rest. Bencing refused
so his companion left him 2la miles
north OF Sandy Beach and went
back to the trucks for another
canteen of water. When he return
ed Bencing had disappeared, leav-
ing his canteen lying on the sand.
Members of the surveying crew
did not report Bencing's Nappear-
ance to Sheriff Robert w. Ware
for seven hours, devoting the time
to searching for the lost man.
Deputy Sheriffs Frank Raney and
Peter Klyne. and sherifrs posse
men joined the surveyors Friday
morning and continued the search.
Funeral services for Bencing were
expected to be conducted in San
Diego next week. The body was
taken to the Hopes mortuary in
Brawley to await instructions from
Bencing's wife, Mrs. Justine Ben
cling, 4O65 Georgia street. San Diego.
No inquest was scheduled.
The first desert heat victim this
summer was Carl w. Brownell Is,
seed salesman of Berkeley, found
dead 40 miles west of Blythe last
Sunday after being missing 10 days
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
.Savngs-Loan Co.
Heads Renew Fight
To, Remain Control

Los ANGELES, June %. up
Officers Of Pacific States Savings
and Loan company, cleared OF mail
fraud and conspiracy charges, turn
ed today toward Ban Francisco and
a renewed fight to regain control
of the $50, 100000 concern from the
State Building and Loan commits
sioner t.. II -.
Robert 8. Odell, multi-millionairc
president of Pacific States, and IL
other defendants were acquitted
yesterday by order of Federal Judge
Leon Yankwich. The judge halted
the trial before the defense started
and announced scathingly that the
prosecution had '"failed utterly" to
prove its charges of huge fraud. :"
He said:
II was led to believe that all sorts
of chicanery, bribery and crooked
deals would be shown by the gov
eminent on the part of countless
state officials. And there has not
been one iota of evidence to support
the governments Legations"
II am satisfied" the judge added.
that someone. upon hearing that
this big financial institution was
involved in difficulties with the
state, decided it might be mail
fraud violation The result was that
all evidence in the state cases in
volving control of the Pacific
States companies was combed to
an almost fanatical degree to bring
the case into federal court"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Another Defense
Fund Measure Gets
House Approval
Continued from Page ID

equipment to the Allies.
The senate stayed in session UNI
til 1890 pm, debating bill to
expedite the naval expansion pro-
gram to which the restrictive
amendment on sales, sponsored by
Naval Affairs Chairman David I
Walsh, finally was added. The bill
was sent to the house for concur
renee in the senate changes.
Walsh's amendment was approx
ed only after prolonged debate over
President Roosevelt's aid-to-t the
Allies policy, specifically with res
pect to the proposed release of %
new torpedo boats and submarine
chasers to Great Britain.
AS approved, Walsh's amendment
would require that all army and
navy equipment sold must be GER
titled as surplus material by the
naval chief of operations and the
army chief of staff. Originally he
had sought to require certification
of such material as mot useable."
A provision that congress be mott
fled Immediately of sales also was
included.
Walsh bitterly criticized the pro-
posed sale of the mosquito" boats
to Britain and reiterated his charge
that the deal was negotiated sur
reptitiousiy. an accusation that has
been denied by the White House.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
BY ]. W. T. MASON

. Establishment of a left wing pro-
Russian government in Estonia and
movements to create Communist ad-
ministrations in Latvia and Lith-
uania show an emergence of Soviet
ism which may have serious i'm
plications for PROSTATE France. 1t
has long been a popular theory
that Stain had hoped for such
postwar disorganization in Europe
as would provide fertile field for
the extension of Communism from
the Baltic to the Atlantic. The Bal
tic is now starting to go Red.
Don after the outbreak of war
rance began ar intensive drive
against Communists. Arrests were
widespread and included may Com
MUST members of the French par
lament suspected of being pacifists
and working in the interest of Rus
STA. The French Communist
action was ruthless. making little
distinction between the sexes.
An even stronger anti-Soviet gov
eminent than the ministry that
initiated the drive against French
Communists is now in power at
Bordeaux negotiating for Frances
military surrender. Marshall Pc
tain an ultra conservative. is known
to have decided views against Sow
ietism. The French military COL
lapse marks the defeat in the field
of battle of the anti Communists.
giving Russian propa gandsts an
opening to stimulate revival of
Communism among the disillusioned
and suffering French working class
eS.
Russia is N position to bring
some pressure on Germany to per-
NIT the release of the incarceratcd
French Communist leaders. At the
same time the Petain ministry would
try to counter any such move By
suggesting to German that Com
munist amnesty could lead easily
to a new French revolution.
Germany is likely to face q diff
ficult situation if Russian pressure
is brough to bear to help the Com
munists in France. However much
Hitler may profess open friendship
with Russia, the establishment of
a Communist government in France
would place Germany in a hard
position. 1t could we'll be prelimi-
nary to a future war following re-
juvenation of France and the form
alton of new Franco Russian mill
tary alliance based on identity of
Communist interests. At very least.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

SNEW HAVEN, Conn, June %
tUP)-Henry l.. StinlSon, former
secretary of state, today proposed
opening all United States ports and
their facilities to British and French
naval fleets in order to keep the
Atlantic ocean from becoming a
channel for the approach OF our
enemies"
Such cooperation could be made
effective and could probably do
its work without the necessity OF
sending any American soldiers
abroad" Stimson, who was a menu
Der of President Hoover's cabinet,
s3id,
""On the other hand, if no such
cooperation were given and if the
British fleet were rendered help
less or fell into German power,
our men would soon be fighting
for their own and our lives on Am
erican soil and our citizens homes
would be thrown open to destruc-
ton from hostile air forces oper-
ating from easily >0mmanding air
bases"
If the Fascist powers are success
full in world domination, StimSOn
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Maybe tweiler,
Jack Hart viii
Wed June 80

Mrs. Merle Hart, deputy district
superintendent of county schools,
will leave some time next week for
Los Angeles to attend the wedding
of her son, Jack and Mary Gather
inc DetWeiler.
The wedding is to take place Sum-
day June 80, at p. m. at the
wedding chapel of the Chapman
Park hotel. Miss DetWeiler has
chosen her sister, Miss Elizabeth
DetWeiler to be her maid of honor.
Mrs. Janet Primer is to be brides
maid.
Miss Detweiler is the daughter of
John Detweiler of Los Angeles. and
was graduated from Relands uni
versity. She has taught for the
last three years at Mulberry school,
and both she and Mr.. Hart are
popular members of BraWley' S
younger set. Mr.. Hart is connected
with the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict.
James Whitehead of Brawley is to
serve Mr.. Hart as best man. uShers
are to be John Freeman of Ontario.
cousin, and William Fawcett of
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Soroptimis+s to


The Soroptomists club will hold
a luncheon meeting at 1905 Mon
day at the Barbara Worth hotel
w. H. Westover, city attorney OF
Yuma, will be the speaker, the
European war as it relates to us be-
ing his topic.
Mr.. Westover is past president oil
the Arizona state bar association
past lieutenant governor of KiWanis
and a member of the board Of re-
gents Of the Arizona university.
Marie Rietz jenkins is in Salt
Lake City this week attending the
International Soroptomists conven-
ton in that city. One of the high
lights of the convention. which fea-
tured nationally known speakers
was the pageant Wednesday evening
depicting the accomplishments Of
women in the growth of the nation
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Deal or Deadlock Problem Faces
Republican Leaders as Convention
Zero Hour Nears at Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, June %. (UP)-
Forty-eight hours before the con-
vention meets, Republican leaders
were confronted today with choice
between a deal or q deadlock among
handful Of candidates seeking the
party's presidential nomination.
1t seemed clear that none of the
three leading candidates-Thon1as
E. Dewey, New York district at
torney, Sen. Robert A. Taft, and
Wendell L. Willkie, president of the
Commonwealth and Southern cor
poration, would be able to command
a majority of the convention votes
on any Of the early ballots.
Republicans were gathering for
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
M. A. No. O5SO83
District Land Office
LOS Angeles. California
Los Angeles, California


June 7, 194O
Notice is hereby given that The
Tycrete Chemical Corporation. by
Louis A. Tyce. president, of Chula
Vista, California. has made appli-
cation for patent to the White
Crystal No. placer mining claim
embracing E1a SEW NEA Sec. 1G
and White Crystal No 2 placer
mining claim. embracing SW14 NV 1.
NWA Sec. Is; SEA- NEANEA Sec
l6 all in T. II s., r. E. SBM
containing 40 acres. in the Ell Gen.
tro Mining District, Imperial Coun-
ty,. California. There are no adj
joining or conflicting claims. The
location notices are recorded in
Book $50, page l48 and Book 1853
page 1876. and amended notices are
recorded in Book AGO page 488
Book AGO. page 4s9. and Book AL
page 56S, official records of Imper-
ial County, California.
PAUL B. WILMER,
Register.
(J11-A2O incl)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Publishing com
pany. 625 State street. FL Centre,
California, as successor to the
sunday issues OF the Morning
Post and Valley Farmer, and
the saturday issue Of the In
perial Valley Press.
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Johnston, yice-president and
general manager; f. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor.
Entered at FL Centre. California
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per mouth.
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Final Peaceto
Await Decision
On Italian Terms
Continued from Page ID

I deC ~
molished.
The German French armiStice did
not necessarily mean peace in the
end for vanquished France, how
ever.
At Bordeaux, French government
headquarters, a communique said
that only after armistice talks with
Italy Can the French government
reach definite conclusion on
the double negotiations with the
Axis powers and take the decision
required in the interests of this
nation
The communique, issued by Min
lister of Interior Charles Pomaret
indicated that considerable delay
was likely before an agreement, il
any, to stop fighting can be reach
ed and that it would be necessary
to know and agree on Italy's terms
as we'll as those presented by Adolf
Hitler.
Pomaret was asked by reporters
to give his personal opinion after
reading the communicate.
you need only look at my face,
he replied.
He was smiling.
The council of ministers previous
ly had begun framing a reply to
Adolf Hitler's terms for an armis-
tice and it was presumed on the
basis of the communique that the
negotiations with Germany could
be concluded-although not neces-
sarily finally accepted-before the
italian negotiations are undertaken
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Defense Tax Bill
Wins Approval

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)-
The house, working at top speed
today approved the conference re-
port on the $1OO7 100000 defense
tax bill and sent it to the senate
where approval is expected before
nightfall.
There was 10 house opposition
and little debate ON the confer
ence report which eliminated sem
ate amendments calling for drastic
excess profit taxes and wartime
IevieS
The measure raises the ceiling on
the national debt limit from s45, 600
100000 to $49.OOO,OOO,O 1000.
The bill would add about ,2.OOO,-
900 new taxpayers to the rolls by
lowering exemptions for married
persons from $25OO to $4,000 and for
single persons from $1,000 TO 5000
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Negro Beats Aged
Man, Gets 70 Days
Continued from Page y

weighs about 100 pounds.
Augustus Gilbert, 40, the Negro,
who weighs about 1870 pounds and
is six feet tall, was in the city Jail
Saturday under light sentence OF
20 days that may be cut to Is for
good behavior. Gilbert admitted he
had served term in the Oklahoma
state prison for grand larceny.
On the same docket, Charles
Brown, carpenter, was ordered
to serve six months in Jail on a
drunkenness disturbance charge.
Kohler was pathetic figure
when officers took him to the coun-
ty hospital. He kept calling for the
dog and was unable to rest. To quiet
him, Officers Reed Cunningham
and Chick Willingham went back
to the alleyway where the beating
took place and searched for the
pet. Finally they found him and
took the dog to the hospital.
The sight of his dog quieted Koh-
Ter at once. He consented to rest
when officers explained they could
mt leave the dog with him, but
would take the animal to the city
pound.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Marine Union Gets
Strike Authority

SAN FRANCISCO, June q. CUP
The Marine Cooks and Stewards
association was authorized by the
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
today to strike July following fail
ure of negotiations over a nine
month period to reach an agree
ment on a rev contract.
The executive board of the Mfr
announced it had granted authority
to the cooks and stewards to strike
against the Pacific American Ship.
owners association. operating off.
shore vessels, with full recognition
of our responsibilities to the gen.
eral public but in the face of the
adamant position of the E. ship
owners" 49,.