davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Unionist ConfesSeS Aliases,
Admits False Testimony

NEW YORK, Get 30 up
William Bloff admitted today he
had used many assumed names il
his dealings with executives of the
motion picture industry and that he
never had paid dues to the Inter
national Alliance OF Theatrical
Stage Employees lAFL).
BIoff was under cross-eXamina-
tlon at his federal court trial with
George f. Browne. union president,
ON charges of eXtortlng $5o0,OOG
from the motion picture industry
by threatening to call strikes.
United States Attorney Matthias
+ Correa already had drawn adj
missions from the witness that he
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Yuma Quarantine
Aqent Under Fire

SACRAMENTO, Oct. %. up
Dismissal charges were on file to-
day with the state personnel board
against Fremont Wood, il, Junior
quarantine inspector for the state
department of agriculture accused
of inefficient checking OF automc-
biles entering California at the For
Yuma border station.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

many years in the past Blotf has
been connected with the local or
ganization of the IATSE "
Bioff admitted that he was not
a member of the organization 1929
1890 and 1881 and that about the
real fact was that he joined IN
the middle of 1882.
Bioff was asked whether Browne
had sponsored his life membership
to which the witness replied that hl
did not remember.
Were you told to say that YOU
don't remember lot OF questions |
ask you?" Correa asked
No, Bioff replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

had testified falsely at least -
times on previous occasions. At one
point yesterday Federal Judge John
c Knox interrupted and asked BIZ
off: Don't you feel bound by the
sanctity OF of an oath?"
Bioff testified that on Dec Is,
1888. he was voted a life member
of the IATSE, and admitted than
on that date he became member
for the first time.
Correa recalled that when Bioff
was fighting extradition from the
west coast to Chicago to finish
out a term for pandering, his law
yers had said in an affidavit to
the governor of Illinois that for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
SeeIeyites Look
Over Pug Timber

CAMP sEELEY. Oct. 29.-Men at
the camp are looking over their
boxing material with an eye To
participating in fistic contests to be
staged in all army camps in Cali
fornia.
Elimination contests between men
at Camp Seeley and those at Camp
Moreno were tentatively schedulec
for Nov. l2 Prior to that time
elimination contests are bein9
planned for the men at Camp
SeeleJ. Lieut. Ernest DeSoto is In
charge of the bouts
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
District axe S
TotaI$I, ,433.576

Assessor collector w. A. McFad-
den of Imperial Irrigation district
Wednesday mailed out aSScSSncn.
statements for the year l94l which.
are expected to bring in a rcyenu.
totaling Sl,433,576. including tn,
first installment of S716,839, due anC
payable November /. and delinquent
December -.
This years statements were
turned out in record time by person
mel in the assessor collector offict
as it is generally after Nov. /, be-
fore they are mailed, McFaddcn
said
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Berkeley Opens
Valley 70 Nc. |
Tvpe form Gre di1
Refinancins, Power Revenue Pave Way
For Lifting 2O-year-OId Ban on Federal
Financing for Farmers Within District

Federal Land bank loans available Wednesday to
farmers in the Imperial Irrigation District.
The softspoken announcement by Willard D. Ellis,
general agent for the credit district Berkeley,
sounded the than of strenuous effort
obtain for farmers here to the No type of fed
eral farm credit.
Ellis visited Ell Centre to make the announcement and
lay foundations for the putting into effect the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
|. |. D. TO be Host
To Convention

Imperial Irrigation district will
BE- host Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday of this week to the Irrlga
ton Districts Association of Cali
fornia at the organization's fall
convention.
Arrangements have been made
to entertain $50 delegates from.
Californias lO5 irrigation districts
who are cXpecCed to attend the
sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
:natiire
HFr @ N !
&C. tive !
Moscow Launches
Counter Attacks
AGAINST Invaders

German forces reported
Wednesday that they have
blasted their way through
the dcf2nses Of the Crimea
and are driving their lines
closer TO Rost,v, while the Moscow
front crupt2d. de2plte bad weather,
with fresh attacks by the Germans
and sharp Soviet counterattacks.
The entire Russian front was in
action from Lonlngrad, where Sow
let sortiCs were reported to have re-
captured four villages. to Crimea
and to the Kelch NanoWs which
were under NdzI air attack and
Rostcy at the head of the Cau-
casus approaches where German
troops Werc said to be within 10 or
Is miles of the city and attacking
furiouely
Soviet reports indicated that
sharp countorattacks have been
launched in the Moscow sector
particularly at Maloyaroslavets and
MC2halSk while the Germans were
2.Nll9 renewed otlcnlOn 10 IllelI
saliCnts north and south Of the
capital.
German reports said that despite
weather which has made all move
ment of supplies and heavy equip
ment difficult they are increasing
their pressure around Kalinin and
in tho direction of Tula, 100 miles
south of Moscow.
The NaZl commentator indicated
the German high command still
hopes to. Cncirclc Moscow with a
view 10 attempting to take the
city from the rear.
CONFLICT NOTED
Tho report that German forces
only now arc approaching Tula con-
fEcted snarpiv with a Nazi claim
merc than two weeks ago that
PAM I formatlors had pushed per
hap5 100 miles east of Tula and
possibly indicated that these Ger
man formations had been cut off
Continued on Page 6; Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Darky Pensioner Tells Judge He Was
Not Begging. Just Testing Hearts
OF Fellow Men: Notes Charity Scarce

A 78-year-old Negro prnsioncl
Wednesday told Police Judge Lee
Nuffer he had tested the hearts o.
his fellow men, and To- found then.
sadly lacking.
The pious old darky G. w. Chap
man. had been arrested and CharG
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
DETAILS DUE TOMORROW

Details of the Federal Land banks nem policy re-
garding loans 10 Imperial Valley farmers, together Wlh
qualfit atoms applicants must meet lrW be listed in
statement tomorrow by officials of the bank The state
n,ent lW be published in this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

BettyS statements.
Betty SAID ner home life hdd
been unhappy and protested against
having her marriage broken up
when mother isn't even married
to the man she's living with" Bah
cocl; quoted the 2irl.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

Mrs. Walter Clohecy. mother Of
the girl, failed to return to sign a
complaint and an officer found her
home vacated. The landlady Sald
the mother feared her other chill
dren. aged 9 and Is months, migr'
be- taken away on the STRENGTH oi
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Recreation Group
Now in Process
Of Formdti

A city-wide recreation commission i'll the process
of being formed Wednesday, more than month after the
CITY council grudgngly endorsed elementary program
sponsored by the Coordnang Council and appropriated
GO 10 hclD finance the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Machine9un Work
Halted by Strikes:
Nuvv Hard Hit
Pacific Coast Labor Rows Grow Serious
AS San Francisco WeIders Vote TO Join
LA. Comrades in Domestic AFL Tiff
BY UNITED PRESS

Strikes halted production .50-calibcr machn" guns
and $2500O0OO shpbudng orders TOR the navy at TWO
Michigan plants today. u,l
While attention centercd today's conference at Wash
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Bride, 13. BIdmes S
Mothers Love Life

SACRAMENTO. Oct. %. (UP)-Dsappearance of the
girls mother today influenced District Attorney Otis Bah
cock hold action against lyearold Betty SanquS
and 21yearold Harry adey, who eoped to Reno, New,
and married last weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
y AMBLINe
NEpoR7ER
A Coming Tycoon

A Coming Tycoon
Budding financial genius always
fascinated RR; mainly because RR
never has had even one bad along
financial lines.
- One of the OSt-pres& ncWSbOyS,
Earl Griffin, had several good GUS
toners who bought paper from
him every day. He gave them such
good service that they became, sc
he thought, his personal property.
Things changed and Earl had tC
give up the customers. But he did
TT Just walk out. Not Earl. He was
. too much the man of business fol
that. He sold the customers lock.
stock. and barrel to another boy.
And we do mean sold. He was tech
pical about it. darned technical.
With a great deal of squirting and
pencil chewing, Earl finally turned
out a document which went some
thing like this.
"I bill of sale to ---------- my
newspaper customers for $l.5C
Signed, Earl Griffin.
Well, Why Not
District crews set up a terrific
din with a lot Of ditch digging am
sboycling close to the Ben Chris
tian home. The uproaor was deaten-
ing at any time but particularly so
at am.
Mrs. Christian didn't want to be
arbitrary about it but it was tirinP
to be awakened at am. in tho
morning even for the sake Of Al
irrigation ditch or drain. That
awful noise!
:. Benny" she said to her huS-
lband in a sleepy, patient voice, u
know they have to dig and l know
machines are noisy. But couldn't
they put oil on the shovel SO it
wouldn't be quite so noisy
When Ben told the ditch digging
crew of his wife's suggestion they
all hoWled with glee for half an
hour. CAS- far as RR is concerned,
it still looks like good suggestion
Zoom. ZO0m. ZOom!-
An airplanc swept toward the
John w. Donohue ranch home, cir
cled and swept back in the same dl-
rection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donohue sighed
with relief as the plane went away.
Zoom ZO0m HoOm!
The plane came back and repeat
,Continurd ON pace 3. Con -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Tues. 10. minimum
We'd. So. 5 pm. Tues. 68. humidity
"A. 5 am. Wed. 65, humidity 60.
Noon Wed. 76, humidity 80.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. S2O.5O-22; U. S. No. 2,
leafy l. V. S2O.2O.5O. U. S. No. 2
S17-18. Mpls. Dec. flax Sl.82.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Bank Debts

El Centro Business Barometer
Tuesday S276,3OI.2O
Last Year S2f6,3ll.Oi
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Army TO Withhold Data
On Studies Of Sites

By the Associated Press.
The War Department imposed to-
day limitation on information re-
garding preliminarieS of selecting
sites for munitions plants, camps and
other Army establishments.
An official Of the Information Bu-
reau said nothing would be given
out on sites until they were approved
by the President-the final step in
selection.
Heretofore, the practice has been
to give out some information on
preliminary site studies, scores of
which are now being carried on in
preparation for the S1,500,000 900
construction program just getting
under way.
Reasons for the new policy we're
without official explanation.
Authorities say. however. that
premature disclosures of locations
IN the past have caused some land
price increases and also have
aroused community competition for
particular plants.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Soap Box Broadcasts
Will Start Tomorrow

The first of series of radio pro-
grams written around the Soap Box
Derby will be broadcast tomorrow
at 1890 pm. over Station WRC, at
which time William H. Hargrave,
District of Columbia Department
commander of the American Legion,
and Zeb T. Hamilton, last years
Derby director. will speak.
Broadcasts on the Derby, spon-
sored by The Star and the American
Legion. will be heard each Satur-
day at the same time until the
event is run on Saturday. June u.
The weekly feature is intended to
keep boy builders up to the minute
on Derby information.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
|raqis Demand Britain
Take Out Most Of Troops
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page AID
B> the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, May de-
layed -Madji Shefket, Iraq Min
lister of Defense who came here to-
day on an informal visit, has de-
manded withdrawal from Iraq of
all but 1000 British troops as re-
quirement for settling the British
Iraq conflict, the Iraq Legation re-
ported.
He was understood to have dis
cussed mediation possibilities with
Turkish leaders, to whom he ex-
pressed appreciation of their desire
for a peaceful settlement. He denied
that Iraq wanted war.
1t was understood that the Iraqi
would confer with German Min
lister Franz Won Papen when he re-
turns to Ankara Saturday, but the
Iraq Legation denied knowledge that
the cabinet minister would see
either British or German diplomats
while here. 1t said the Iraq troops
"besieging" Basra now numbered
three devisions.
CAIRO, Egypt, May 9 (P)-No
fewer than 25 rebel" Iraq planes
have been destroyed or put out of
action in attacks on Iraq airports,
the British Near East command
said today.
Among reports out of Iraq was
one that Germany had promised
to land a considerable force by air
on May 2 and had not fulfilled the
commitment.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Transportation Strike
Settled in SANTIAGO

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, May e.-The
transportation strike in this Chilean
capital ended today, the Govern
ment announced. with employees of
the state-requisitioned traction COM
pany agreeing to return to work
Immediately.
Officials declared striking street.
car motormen and conductors ac-
cepted a temporary solution pro-
posed by the manager appointed by
the government.
The bus drivers union then de-
clded to cancel its call for a sympa-
thy strike, which only fraction of
its members had answered.
The streetcar men had demanded
the equivalent of sl20 a day for
motormen and S1O4 for conductors,
compared with the old rates of "a
cents and rs cents.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
T.. |. SchotfIand Named
To ChiIdren's Bureau Post

Appointment of Charles Irwin
Schottland of Los Angeles as as
sistant chief Of the Labor Depart
ment's Children's Bureau was an
nounced today by Katherine F.
Lenroot, chief of the bureau. DR..
Martha M Eliot, former assistant,
was recently named associate chief
Of the bureau.
A native Of Illinois, Mr. Schott-
land is a graduate of the University
of California at Los Angeles. He
has long been identified with State
and local social welfare work in
California, having served as State
relief administrator, deputy director
of the department of social welfare
and as executive director of the
Federation of Jewish Welfare Or
ganizations of Los Angeles.
As chairman for the mems cloth
ing industry in Los Angeles since
1887, he has arbitrated cases be-
tween employers and the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Of America
and decided many cases involving
wage disputes and general working
conditions in the Los Angeles area
Evening star., 1941-05-09
CamoufIaging Of German
Niqht Raiders Described

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 9.-German night
raiders shot down recently have
been found to be camoufaged with
a black substance which obliterated
even the familiar swastikas and
black crosses, the Evening News re-
ported today.
The newspaper said the substance
appeared to be a mixture OF SCOT
and oil which from distance gives
the plane a "grayish color that
could easily merge into patches Of
cloud or shadow in the night sky,
even in the strongest moonlight" :"
"A machine carrying such camou-
flage in daytime would be an easy
target" it added, but at night our
fighters need super cats eyes to
figure out tine lines of the aircraft,
whether they are above or below 1t"
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Down the Stretch

PIMLICO, Nd, May 9-Pimlicos
painters are checking their stock to
see they have all colors at hand
For the chameleon" atop the old
clubhouse must be redecorated i'm
mediately after the running of the
Preakness tomorrow.
The new coat on the horse figured
weather vane will mean that anoth-
er Preakness is over and the vane
will bear the colors of whoever owns
the winning 3-year-old.
The historic Woodlawn Vase has
been polished and placed on a plat
form near the finish line where it
will be on view today and tomorrow.
The Woodlawn Vase was made in
1860 by Tiffany for Col. r. A. Alex
ander of Kentucky. During the
Civil War the vase was buried with
other family plate TO prevent its
capture by invading troops. In the
late 1870s the vase again was put
up for competition.
1t was donated to the Maryland
Jockey Club by the late Thomas
Clyde in 1917. Clydes famous Short
Hose had won the race in 1904,
which gave him possession of the
trophy, but it wasn't really con-
nected with the Preakness until
1917.
The late H. P. Whitney sent II
different horses postward in Freak
ness races, with three proving win
ners. Mrs. Payne Whitney, who
races under the nom de course of
Greentree Stable, has sent 13 horses
postward, with not q winner.
Linus CPony) McAtee, who was
raised within stones throw of this
track, had the most Preakness
mounts, 10. He won one race.
Eddie Arcaro, who is slated to
ride Whirlaway. favorite In tomor-
rows renewal of the Preakness, has
ridden only once in the race. He
did not place.
Ben Jones, who is training Whirl-
away, never has sent a horse after
a previous Preakness. although he
has won many of Americas out
standing stakes.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Rnr;no Nave Todoy's Results --Entries
And Selections for Tomorrow
Rossvun's Comment
THIRD RACE-GEORGE La
MAZE, DOCKET, DIVIDEND

THIRD RACE-GEORGE La
MAZE, DOCKET, DIVIDEND
GEORGE LAMAZE showed a
lot of improvement to be trimmed
only half-a-length In his first test
of the year. Slight improvement
over that effort should have him
the winner. DOCKET has been
right there in most recent efforts
and he must be accorded con-
sideration. DIVIDEND for the
short end.
FOURTH RACE - c H o p
STICKS, SUNSET BOY,
GATE POST.
CHOP STICKS lost hs last by
the scantiest Of margins and in
right good running time. He may
improve enough to give this high
class juvenile band a neat trim
ming. SUNSET BOY won his
last attempt and he promises to
be hard to trim. GATE POST
just galloped to win his last start
at Havre.
FIFTH RACE - HANDY TOM,
ABRASION, HAPPY LARK.
HANDY TOM has turned in
two corking tests of late and he
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Lady Easter Wins in Glass
AT Hampton Horse Show
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAMPTON, Va, May 9.-Lady
Easter, owned and ridden by Jimmy
Halstead of Norfolk, won the five
gated saddle event, feature of the
early program today of the Hamp-
ton Horse Show.
Cornish Hills, a chestnut gelding
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. W. Haggin
Perry of Gotham, took the blue
ribbon in the model hunters class,
the first event of the two-day card,
which got under way with ideal
weather conditions
The hunters novice class was won
by Prosaic, chestnut gelding owned
by Mrs. Charles Govern Of Port
Chester. N Y, while the three
gated saddle class for novices went
to Pride of Hickory, owned by DR..
and Mrs. j. P. McDonough of
Richmond.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Japanese Planes Raid
Chungking Again.;
Damage Widespread
Casualties Are Few,
However, as Chinese
Take to Rock Shelters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, May ga
swarm Of between 60 and 80 jap
anese airplanes raided this pro-
yisional Chinese capital today for
the second time within week, caus-
ing new and widespread damage.
Casualties were few because the
population ducked quickly into
Chungkings elaborate system Of
dugout rock shelters. The poorer
residential sections lining the
Yangtze River bore the brunt of
today's assault.
Running, southwest of Chungking
and terminus of the Burma road,
was raided yesterday by Is planes.
HONG KONG, May 9 GA de-
layed dispatch from Yuanling,
Human province, China, said
dwelling house of the American
Evangelical Mission was hit in
japanese air raid Wednesday. al
though it was marked with a
United States flag. A Catholic mis-
sion building also was reported hit.
A section of the city burned
and there were numerous Chinese
casualties. No foreigners were hurt.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Hanson Named Member
Of Jury Commission

Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of
District Court today announced that
the tribunal has just appointed Will
liam c. Hanson, new president of
the Lions Club, as member of the
Jury Commission, which supervises
the drawing of the names of pros
pective jurors in the civil and crimi-
nal courts.
Mr.. Hanson, who will serve for
three years, succeeds William M.
Guthrie.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Colombia May Reject
U. S. Offer of Loan
By the Associated Press.

by IIlt aSSUCIdleu PreSS.
BOGOTA, Colombia. May 9.-The
newspaper Ell Sigio quoted Finance
Minister Gonzalo Restrepo today as
saying Colombia would reject the
United States offer of a $6,00000O
loan because Colombia's plans re-
quire much more
Colombian officials indicated they
felt all the S6,OOO,O 900 would be used
In construction of Colombias part
of the PansAmercan highway.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
House Unit Passes Bill
AIDING Per Diem Stuff

The House Civil Service Commit
tee today ordered favorable report
on a bill which would benefit $500
per diem employees of the District
government by granting them, with
pay, all holidays allowed to civil
service employees.
At present if per diem employe
wishes to be off on a holiday, he
must either have it deducted from
his annual leave or suffer the loss
Of days pay.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Burkom Is Last N. u. Hope
In Singles Tournament
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DURHAM, N. c., May 9.-Phil
Burkonn, seeded No. 6, was the sole
remaining representative from
Maryland in the Southern Confer
ence singles tennis tournament as
the event moved into the quarter
final round here today.
e Burkoms first victories were over
Jordan of North Carolina, Sc,
2-6, 6-3, and West of North Caro-
lima State, 60, 6-1.
In the third round this morning
he defeated Bill Shore of Davidson
in hard-fought, three-set match.
Burkom dropped the first set, Ga,
but took the next two by 6-2 scores.
Burkom's opponent this afternoon
Is Fan Carver, seeded second be-
hind Defending Champion Harris
Everett.
In the doubles, Burkom and Royal
we're favored to advance against
Ray Nasher and Fred Bynum Of
Duke this afternoon.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
10Th Division to Return
To STANDARD Time
b the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
May 9-The 29th Division, which
went on daylight saving time this
week, will return to standard time
next Monday, but with the general
daily schedule advanced half hour.
Division headquarters announced
that first call, which has been at
5:45 am, both during standard and
daylight time, will be at Sis am.
beginning Monday.
1t was explained that this would
conform better with the local situ-
alton, since the Regular Army Sec
ton at Fort Meade operates on
standard time, as do Washington
and Baltimore.
Daylight saving time was tried in
order to give more time for recrea-
ton and athletic periods before
dark.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $1,000; 5-year-

olds 8 furlongs.
Happy Hunting tMora)- III
xDocket (Madden) ---- liz
Dividend young -- IL
George Iamaze (Young) i ia
Dresr1ine Time tPalumbo) - 100
xSwypstan (Sisto) -- 10Y
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Cubs Buy First Bosemun
From Angels as Pitcher
BY the Associated Press.

e! The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, May 9.-The Los
Angeles Baseball Club has sold We'll
lington CWimpy) Quinn, young first
baseman, to the Chicago Cubs for
an undisclosed sum.
Manager Jimmy Wilson of the
Cubs believes he can convert Quinn
into a pitcher, plans to work with
him for six weeks, and then place
him with minor league club on
option.
Quinn was purchased by the
Angels from Vancouver of the West
ern International League, but he
failed to hit Pacific Coast League
pitching and was replaced by Phil
Weintraub.