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Evening star., 1940-05-10
| Bill Asks BiddIes
Be Repaid for
Polish Losses

~ tuo ABoOClet0o FIooss
A bill to pay Ambassador Anthony
J. Drexel Biddle an dhis wife 9243,-
36l for antique furniture, paintings
and other personal property lost In
the invasion Of Poland Was intro
duced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Guffey. Democrat, Of Penn
sylvania.
Senator Guffey said the property
was destroyed during raids by Ger
man airmen. German planes re-
peatedly bombed Warsaw during the
flrst two weeks Of the war. The
Ambassador residence. which was
leased by him, had been redecorated
on order of Mrs. Biddle by an inte-
rior decorator brought from Paris.
There were valuable tapestries and
old furniture In it..
In addition, the villa occupied by
the Biddles at Constanza, 8 miles
outside Warsaw, was damaged by
German bombs.
Senator Guffey said he had q de-
tailed list of the property lost and
indicated he might make 1t public
later. The State Department said
it was not in position to give any
information about the property. The
department, an odicial said, did not
ask for the legislation offered yester-
day and had not been asked for a
report on 1t. If and when 1t Is
asked for q report, 1t will give one.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

the Dutch Reformed Church Of
America In 1928 Queen wllllehhina
Of Holland conferred on him the
Order OF Orange-sIassau for services
to the church. =
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Bobson Is Nominated
By Prohibition Party
~ the Associased presx.

~ the Associatsd Press.
CHICAGO, May 10.-Roger w.
Babson. the Massachusetts statis-
tician, was nominated without op-
position today rs the Prohibition
partys candidate for President.
In presenting Mr.. Babsons name
to the party's national convention,
George L. Thompson Of Boston,
chairman Of the Massachusetts
State Committee, asserted he was
Offering the Prohibitionists leader
ship Of character"
The nomination Of the man whose
views have largely guided the con-
vention IN the adoption Of q plat
form. evoked q 10-minute demon
stration by the 23o delegates.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
HorIequins to Offer PIuys

Two original one-act plays, writ
ten, produced and directed by men,
bers OF the group, will be presented
by the Friendship House Harlequins
tomorrow at 8 pm. The dramas will
be held In Friendship House, 6l9 D
street Sc. There will be no admis-
sion charge. A silver Offering taken
at the door will be turned over to
st. Peters Church, recently dam
aged by fire.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

member of the Elks, a member Of
the Washington Council Of Knights
Of Columbus. a charter member and
past president Of the Windthorst
Club, q member Of the Alhambra
and a member of the Washington
Building Congress.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Katherine
Wenig; daughter, Mildred; son,
Jules, and a sister, Miss Emma
Wenig. . ...
Funeral services will be held
Monday with mass at st. Marys
Catholic Church at 8 am. Burial
will be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Union Mission Drive
Extended; $4,000
Set as Minimum Quota
Pledges and, Collections
Of $60,2s9 Reported
As TotuI So Far

Enthusiastic after unusually good
report at the dinner meeting held
last night at the Calvary Baptist
Church, workers In the Central
Union Mission campaign to raise
funds for building addition unani-
mously voted to extend the working
period to next Friday night. May II.
The minimum goal to be reached
before stopping was set at $75,000,
the total reported to date being
SEQ, 0,289.
For the third time, G. E. Bogardus
was awarded the silver cup for the
highest report rating In the mems
division, apparently winning perma-
nent possession,
Mrs. Wilbur Harrison won the
silver cup for the highest women's
team, and placed her division,
headed by Miss Edna Fussell, In
the $1,000 completed quota group
Miss Elizabeth Wilson tops the
team organization as the highest
team of the campaign, having al
most $4,000 credited to her working
staff.
Several Teams Reach Quota.
DR.. Freely Rohrer, president of
the Ministerial Council OF the mis-
sion, was named as a five time honor
salesman. Several mems teams
reached the $1,000 completed quota,
these being headed by E. c. Blanch-
ard, H. B. Carrico and Mr.. Bogardus.
Miss Mary Terrell and Mrs. Eva
Linville captained women's teams
in this completed quota group. Miss
Ella Tilly reported her entire team
was now composed Of honor sales
men.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
American Ship and Arms
Reported Held by Nuzis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Informed
shipping sources said today the
State Department had been advised
that the American freighter Charles
r. Mccormick, which was caught at
Bergen when the city was captured
by the Nazis, was being detained by
the invaders.
One source said it had learned
unof1icially that the Germans had
seized the 6,027-ton vessel and its
cargo of war materials and relief
supplies for Finland.
The cargo consisted Of 80 tons of
small arms and a number Of trucks.
Two other American ships caught
In Norway by the invasion, the Fly
ing Fish and the Mormacsea, are
safely back In American waters.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Alfalfa BiII' Murray
Protests Candidate

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May TO-
Former Gov. William H. (Alfalfa
Bid Murray, candidate for Demo-
cratic nomination for Congressman
at large, asked yesterday that the
name Of William A. Murray, Ell Reno,
be kept of the Democratic ballot.
He said the filing of william A.
Murray was frivolous" and designed
to confuse the voters. His protest
was filed with the State Election
Board.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

~"A AAOoPALoA
after an illness
Of three weeks.
Born in Frank
fort, Germany,
Mr.. Wenig came
to this country
when he was II
years old. After
a short period in
Chicago. ILL.,, he
moved to WASH
ington.
Mr.. Wenig was
treasurer of the
American Insti-
tute OF Archi-
l>-A- 1lE
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Retired Drug Executive Dies

NEW YORK, May 10 0F,s-Willian,
Lcverich Brewer 90, former senior
vice president Of Schief1ehn Il Co.
wholesale druggists, and q leader
In the Dutch Reformed Church II
the Nation, died yesterday.
He was president of the board o1
directors Of the General Synod o1
Evening star., 1940-05-10

dress industry code. Mr.. Dubinsky
said the provision contained seri-
Gus threat to labor" and would have
given the Dounelly company an op-
portunity to undersel1 other dress
manufactures.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Julius Wenig, Architect
Here 40 Years, Dies

Julius Wenig, So. of 1921 New
Hampshire avenue NV, an archi-
tect IN the city for more than 40
years, died yesterday in George
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
War Taxes Go
Into Effect

Continued from Page H.
ticket and cents on every % cent
ticket
The new gasoline tax is part OF
the national defense bill signed by
President Roosevelt June 25 call
ing for increase in the federal gas
oline tax from | cent to Il. cents
per gallon and an increase from
cents to A. cents per gallon IN
the federal tax on lubricating oil
State gasoline taxes remain UNI
changed. They are 3 cents a gal
Ion in California.
Standard Oil company of Cali
fornia announced the following
prices as those to be followed by
all major companies, at least:
Ethyl grade 10 instead OF l8ia
cents; 2nd structure II instead OF
l6l2 cents: 3rd structure Is instead
of IA cents.
These prices, it was announced
were to be posted as soon as serV-
ice stations emptied their tanks
OF gasoline purchased before the
tax became effective.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01

Director John r. Steelman OF the
labor departments Cancellation SER
vice telephoned its text from wash
ington to White in San Francisco.
Burke agreed to the extension
with the understanding that the
union would not be asked Ito make
further sacrifices by any additional
extension"
Control of Hall
The principal issues were control
Of the union hiring hall ana key
workers and an eight-hour DAY.
These three factors the union flat
ly refused to arbitrate on grounds
that they had been settled IN 1884.
Other points of the working agree
ment, including pay changes Tor
various classifcations, Saturday al
ternoons and Sunday of IN port,
would be subject to arbitration.
The strike would have affected
IT'S ships in coastal and inter-coastal
service-except those of foreign reg
istry and small steam schooners-
900 cooks and stewards, 10000 9TH
er seafaring workers and perhaps
10000 longshoremen who also have
Congress for Industrial OrganiZa-
tons affiliations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Winter of
Meloland were Monday evening Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barnes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Strike of Marine Cooks and Stewards
DELAYED Temporarily in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, July l. CUP)-
A strike which would have tied up
rs per cent of Pacific Coast ship
ping. was temporarily averted to-
dav when the Marine Cooks and
Stewards union (CIO) extended un-
iii wednesday midnight the agree
ment under which they have been
working
The cooks and stewards, negotia-
tors. who had been in continuous
daylong session. informed United
States Conciliator Stanley White
lust a half hour before the mid
night deadline they would permit
another 70 hours of negotiation
and mediation in an effort to solve
their differences with the Pacific
American ShipownerS association.
Telephone to Washington
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins telegraphed Secretary Eugene
Burke of the union and President
J. R. Bryan of the Shipowners' as
ISOLATION asking them lin the pub
lie interest to agree to a 72-houl
extension of negotiations.
1T would be extremely detrimen-
tai to the welfare to stop water
borne commerce on the Pacific
coast" the telegram said.
Although the telegram had beer
relayed through usual channels
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Ca|exiCan Named
Officer at Annual
.C.f.W.C.ParfeY
CALEXICO NOTES
(By MRS. X. l.. CLASSIFY

At the southern district confer
ence of the CIVIC. held in La
Jolla Thursday Miss Marie DobbS
president of the Calexico Junior
Woman's club was elected secretary
Of the district for the junior MEM
berShip.
Miss Jean Lorenzo of Los Angeles
recently spent several days with her
family. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lorenzo
and Jack. at CaleXico Lodge. She
has returned to her position at the
county hospital in Los Angeles.
Miss Gertrude Binder is spending
the weekend with friends in Phoe-
nix.
DR.. Fred Gregg left Saturday for
"a months vacation on the coast
where his little son Douglas has
preceded him.
Rev. Charles Thorman, pastor of,
Baptist church, drove Davis Loflin
and Frances Roberts to Thousand
Pines camp near San Bernardino
Saturday. The girls will spend about
ten days with group of Guild
Girls from Southern California.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Germans Capture
British Islands
Continued from Page y

llOlIl d5C -
threats until after the Axis often
sive against the British Isles.
j In Rome. there were suggestions
that the Axis powers approved the
Bukovina in order to stabilize the
Balkans.
! Rumanian frontier troops were
reported to have claShed with Hun
garian and Bulgarian border pa
trolls as Soviet Russia threw power
full mechanical and aerial forces
into the ceded provinces.
The frontier clashes. in which
about 30 casualties were reported,
lacked official confirmation but
were said in private advices to have
occurred in the Carpathian area
Of Hungary and near the Danube
river on the Bulgarian border.
Hungary prote;ued to Bucharest
that Rumanian troops had fired
across the frontier and it was re-
ported general Hungarian moliliza-
ton may be ordered before mid
night.
Speeding Troops
1t was reported Hungary was
speeding concentrations OF troops
along the Rumanian frontier
Troops have been moving up to the
frontier since Saturday night when
Hungarian ChaSseurS occupied the
demilitarized zone a half-mile deep
along the Hungarian Rumanlan
frontier.
Large groups of troops already
were flocking to the colors on Spe-
cial mobilization orders. Public train
service will be curtailed tonight and
three-day bone-dry prohibition
order was placed in effect.
(The curtailment of ordinary train
service tonight might indicate that
Hungary is preparing for large
scale troop movements. Bucharest
reported without official confirma-
ton that some frontier clashes had
occurred between Hungarian and
Rumanian forces but had no de-
tails of the fightingD
Hungary already is in a state OF
Standardization, large numbers of
troops having been under arms since
the outbreak of the European war.
Considerable forces have been re-
ported on the Rumanian frontier
since the Russian ultimatum and
occupation of BesSarabia and Bu-
kovina.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Foreign Diplomats Ordered withdrawn
from Conquered Territory In Europe

present lull on the German diplo-
matte and military fronts means
that it will be all the worse for
Great Britain when the bhtzkrleg
starts in that direction.
A spokesman warned against
drawing any false conclusions from
the surface calm here and said
that the organization of the new
drive cannot be accomplished IN
one day; troops must be rested and
supplies replemShed
Aerial sniping on the British Isles
was reported proceeding nightly and
observers said these flights were
intended mainly to sound out the
British defenSes.
At WieSbaden Gen. Heinrich Won
Stuelpnagel. chief of the German
armistice commission dealing with
the French. opened the first ses-
sion Sunday with an announce
ment that Italy'S armiStice terms
as well as Germany's must be en-
forced.
From Adolf Hitler's headquarters
came word that Hitler had visited
Muelhausen and upper Alsace Sun
day and inspected heavy Maginot
line Notifications. A communique
from the headquarters Sunday noon
had said that German planes had
raided harbors and arms factories
in England and Scotland Saturday
night, and had set fire to fuel
tanks at Cardiff and Bristol Air
ports in Lincoln. Nottingham and
York were also said to have been
attacked successfully" The COM
munique had admitted that British
filters attacked mon military" OBJ
jectives in western Germany Sat
urday night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Flying Dutc1'aan'
Watch Stolen

FRESNO, Cal, July /. CUP)-
Cornelious Warmerdam, The Fly
ing Dutclman' who pole Vaulted to
a new worlds record in the NAAU
meet in Fresno Saturday night, to-
day hoped the unidentified person
who picked up his 1940 west coast
relays award watch while he was
in the showers would return it for
sentimental" reasons.
1T was my own darn fault"
Warmerdam said, but I'll reimburse
the person in cash the value of W.
watch if some arrangement could
be made for me to get that watch
back-it means a lot to me-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
MeloIaild Folk
Visit at heber
HEBER NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Winter of
Meloland were Monday evening Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barnes.
Miss Bobbie Sue Robertson spent
the weekend in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Faust are
moving this week from the Jones
house to the house recently occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Clevenger.
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Porter and
children left Wednesday for Nor
walk, where Mrs. Porter and chill
dren will spend several weeks,
Porter is returning to Heber.
Mrs. c. c. Majors and daughters
are spending the summer with
her parents in Texas.
/. Mrs. Virginia Mayfield is visit
ing her sister and family. Mr. and
Mrs Claude Terrence.
Heber friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arvel Hueling are sorroWing with
+ them, over the death of their in
FAINT son Donnie which occurred
Saturday. He was 10 months old.
the second son of the Huelings. He
was laid away Sunday afternoon
at Evergreen cemetery in Ell Centre.
Doug Bennett left Tuesday for
Seattle, being called to work in
the navy yards there.
Mrs Patsy Larang and daughter,
Adele Jordon, of Blythe visited Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Jordon for several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barnes visited
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Frandsen Sun
day in e. Centre.
Mrs r. Robertson was called to
San Diego Sunday by the illness of
her mother.
Mrs. Clarence Fairchilds and son
Billy left Friday for Oakland where
they will spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin FrandSen, Mr..
Hines and Mrs. Sturgus of Ell Cen
tro were Heber visitors Wednesday
evening.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01

5 BERLIN. July /. tUP)-The gov
ernInent has informed foreign dip
lonnatic representatives here that
all foreign diplomats must be with
drawn from Norway, Belgium. Hol-
land and Luxembourg by July Is,
1t was learned today
The foreign office here ruled that
in view of the occupation of those
countries by German troops, and
because their governments had fled
there no longer was any basis Tor
diplomatic representation at their
capitals. Diplomatic representatives
here were told that after July Is. all
political matters affecting the four
countries should be taken up with
the foreign office here.
Deadly Lull
Authorized quarters said that the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
u. s. TO Purchase
Military Reserves

WASHINGTON. July l. tUP)-
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse
H. Jones today announced creation
of two new corporations. financed
in part by the government. to pur-
chase reserve supplies of rubber,
tin. and manganese for the nation
al defense.
The corporations are the rubber
Reserve company and the Metals
Reserve company, each with a cap
italization of $5,OOO,OOO = half OF
which is owned by the Reconstruc-
ton Finance corporation and the
other half by principal manufactur-
erS in the rubber and metals fields
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Freezing Plant
OnIy0ne ofKind
West of Rockies

c. b. II. Refrigeration COM
pany, with offices at 6l5 State
street, Ell Centre, is the only
quick freeze and meat storage
system OF its kind this side of
the Rockies, its executives said
recently.
The company, which has
been in operation about three
months, IS designed to permit
families to buy in quantity at
wholesale prices, store the food
in lockers and use it as re-
quired The average family
is able to save about 500 a year,
it was estimated.
X. ID. Cherry is field manager.
J. +. Baker, business manager,
Harry HOskins jr., plant mana
ger.
Lockers, which are kept at
zero, hold about 800 pounds of
cut meat. The type of products
kept is up to the customer. The
service freezes tat 25 or 80 be-
low zerO) and stores stocks for
the customer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
Rate Cut Held
Unwarranfed

FRESNO. Cal. July l. up
Testimony that reductions in rates
in the San Joaquin division of the
Pacific Gas and Electric company
do not appear warranted in the
light of a decline in revenue was
offered today before the state rail-
road commission by f. F.. McNaugh-
ton director OF the commission 5
public utilities department.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
FIREWORKS
All Misunderstanding
Office Supply Co.
Imperial Valley Press

Esta bliShed April 20 1907
published every afternoon except
saturday and sunday tSaturdav
AFTERNOON Issue now succeeded
Dy the PostPress sunday. es-
.ablished 1856 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company. CPS
state Street, FL Centre. Calf.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. c.
johnston. vice president and
General manager; f. A Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co., Inc,
National Advertising Represent
atives.
Entered at El Centre. California
post office as second class mat
Subscription rates: In California
&c per copy.
IN conJunction with the Post
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Coo; paid in advance, 3 months,
S1.66; 6 months, $3.25; one year.
5000; outside California ST GO per
month.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
OPEN HEARING VOTED
ON STIMSON NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, July /. CUP)-
Chairman Morris Sheppard of the
senate military affairs committee
announced late today that a major
ity of the group Had voted to hold
open hearings tomorrow on the
nomination of Republican Henry L.
StimSon as secretary of war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday ........................ Ill
Minimum Monday ..................... g.. 72
Reading at Noon Monday
Temperature .............. ......... ITO
Humidity ........................... ........ ~
Reading at p. m. Monday
Temperature -. ......---...-... -.....-.... 7G
Humidity ..#...... ............ .............. &c
Reading at p. m. Sunday
Temperature .-.#................. ......-..-. l07
Humidity . Observation-Disclosures. 10
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Tuesday; overcast near coast
night and morning. little change IN
temperature; gentle northwest wind
off coast.
i.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
NEW SRA CHIEF
TAKES OFFICE

SACRAMENTO, July up
r. G. Rubinow took office as d!-
rector the Safe Relief Administra-
ton today and Indicated that al
ter waiting short time to get the
feel of the new job he will inaug
urate certain changes in the SRA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-01
HAM EGGERS
DRAFT PETITION

LOS ANGEL ES, July | CUP)Ns,
Sponsors of the Ham and Eggs
pension plan said today they are
preparing a petition to the Californ-
ia supreme court in an effort to force
their measure upon the November
ballot.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-24
Business Mems Club Makes Final
Plans For One Night In Harlem

The Jolly Business Mems club
held It's regular meeting at the home
OF ]. Jones. 1912 Hickory street
All members were present except
George Motion. who is III. The club
will not meet Saturday because
II IS sponsoring zone Might IN Har-
lem"
B. F. James and Jesse Jones. H.
nancial secretary, made g splendid
report during which tine he warn
"a clubs as follows: In as much as
| have been elected financial sec
retary and am responsible for all
morey. no voucher Will he recog-
nlsed without my signature.
The rex, regular meeting vii, be
held saturday. March az the
home OF the president. SOS Dart
mouth street Guests will be ad-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-24
FLINT, MICHIGAN NEWS
Last Minute r US h
For License Plates

Preparations for the greatest
sale OF automobile license plates In
the history OF Michigan are COM
plete, Harry F. Kelly. Secretary oil
state. said today. Few motorists
realize the extent OF preparation
necessary TO handle a business ap-
preaching $50. 1000, 10000 IN license
plates alone. The bulk OF this
business will be done between now
and March first. Kelly added.
"Since the 1910 license plates
were placed on sale last October
fewer than 100000 sets OF license
plates have been issued. This
brings us 10 the tremendous task
OF issuing more than 100000 sets
OF license plates between row
and the first of March. / want to
urge every motorist TO purchase
their plates as early as possible. BY
so doing. they will not only benefit
themselves by not having to stand
in line. hut will enable the depart
ment to operate without increasing
The payroll, Kelly continued
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-24
SOLD ON NEWSSTANDS
AND BY
NEWSBOYS in FLINT
Dr.. George ". Carver Gives $4,000
For Chemical Research Foundation

TUsKEGEE INSTITUTE-(ANP)
DIR. George w. Carver. aged SCI
enlist OF Tuskegee Institute. made
available Tuesday to a foundation
established In his name, $4,000 In
cash and government bonds. The
purpose OF the foundation is to per-
petuate research in creative chem
istry, TO which DR.. Carver has de-
veloped a lifetime.
DR.. Carver has been willing to
give his whole life's savings TO the
perpetuating of this work because
he believes that experimentation
along the line OF soil building and
utilization OF waste as well as the
finding OF new uses for native prod
ucts represent an important APP
proach to the solution OF the eco
nomic Ills Of the South and the ma
ton. 1t will be the foundations re-