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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
vFW Faced with
Crimi Action

CHICAGO, Aug. 0. (UP)-Attor-
ney William j. Grace said today
he would bring criminal libel suit
against at least five leaders of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars be-
cause of ruthless injustice" at the
national encampment which ended
yesterday at Philadelphia.
Grace, post Illinois commander
said he was acting for Earl Sou
thard, present Illinois commander
who was found guilty of disloyalty
and suspended because he support
ica Out of War committee, OF
ed the activities of the Keep Amer
which Grace is national chairman.
Southard was reinstated by the
encampment but he was reprimand-
ed publicly. Grace charged neither
he nor Southland had a chance
to defend the principles of the
committee" because of ruthless
manipulation" by Paul Wolman, a
past national commander who was
in the chair yesterday when Sou
lizards case was disposed Of.
Grace said that a criminal libel
suit would be brought against ma
tional commander Joseph c. Men
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

llle
Expressing hope that this country
may yet be able to remain at peace,
the president warned America, how
ever, that the decision of war and
peace may not be entirely in its
own hands. His implication was that
aggression of the dictators may in
the future force this country into
the world conflict.
Speaking before the 18th annual
meeting of the Roosevelt Home club,
Mr.. Roosevelt quoted from a letter
of an unidentified woman cores
pondent. This writer, he said, was
qualified as a skilled observer by
wide experience and travel abroad.
With solemn emphasis he read to
the 500 neighbors and friends as
sembled for the rally, this writer's
charge:
Il know that world domination,
including of necessity the Americas,
is the definite planned purpose OF
the dictators," the letter said.
This is more than the 18th an
niverSary of the Home club" MI.
Roosevelt said 1T is also the third
meeting of our club since this world
of ours has been convulsed with all
kinds of dangers.
And they are not over yet. 1t
is quite possible that they may be
even more serious than they we're
at the end of August and the be-
ginning of September, 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
More Hot Cargo
Petitions Filed

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 80 (UP)-
The secretary of states office today
received petitions asking referendum
of the anti-hot cargo bill passed by
the legislature bearing 1894 valid
signatures from San Joaquin coun-
ty.
The new petitions brought to 4843
the total number of signatures so
far filed for the referendum, in
cluding petitions from 16 counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Insurance Law TO
Govern Lodges, Etc.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 80. (UP)-
Enforcement OF new law placing
hundreds of employe associations,
lodges, church societies, labor un-
ions, burial societies, and benefit
and relief associations under the
state insurance department will
begin Sept. IA.
Anthony Caminetti, jr State In
surance Commissioner, said the law
requiring these organizations to OBJ
tain licenses would boost the pre-
sent total of $50 licensed insurers
in California to $500.
Most of these organizations have
not come within scope of insurance
laws in the past" Caminetti said,
although some have actually fallen
within the law but have been oper-
atine Illegally"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31


COW front.
Continued heavy fighting all along
the eastern front and especially
around Leningrad and Odessa COIN
cided with important developments
on the diplomatic front, including:
l. Persistent but unconfirmed re-
ports in Tokyo that Japan was in
basic agreement with the United
States on negotiations for relaXa-
ton of tension in the Pacific. Brit
ish subjects, however, were to be
evacuated soon by ship from the
Japanese empire. Secretary of State
Cordell Hull said in Washington
that the Tokyo reports were pre-
mature.
2. A declaration by British For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden that
all aid would be given by Russia
and Britain to Turkey should cur
rent threats of a German blow to
the southeast develop and that Brit
ish and American war production
must be speeded up to meet the
victory demands of conflict en-
quilting the whole world.
3. An authorized German state
ment that the meeting of Adolf
Hitler and Benito MuSsolini at the
eastern front emphasized that Brit
ish and American influence must
be eliminated from the European
continent. Replying to the Roose-
velt- Churchill declaration, the Nazis
said that the axis intended to frus-
trate the plans of London and
Washington to exercise police"
power in Europe and pump life"
into Bolshevism by war shipments
to the Red army.
REDS GAIN
On the fighting front, the Red
army reported that in the central
sector its counter offensive was
beating into the German secondary
defenSes, forcing the Nazis to dig
in and bring up reserves. Moscow
said the enemy had lost heavily
in fighting on the central sector
and in repeated vain attacks on
the 'impenetrable" defenses of Odes-
sa, where the entire population
aided in turning the city into
bastion.
German claims centered on furi-
iouS fighting around the Gulf of
Finland, where the Firms reported
they had trapped large Russian
Continued on Page 6, col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Son of Fl Centre
Man Injured

Unconscious and critically injur-
ed, Jack Barker, jr., son of Jack
Barker, sr., Of Ell Centro, was in
the Coachella Valley hospital Sat
urday after a traffic accident 30
miles west of Indio.
Peace officers throughout south
ern California assisted in tracing
the injured mans father who was
out of Imperial Valley ON a vaca-
ton trip, Ell Centre police said
With young Barker was William
Remholt, who also was injured.
Police were not informed of the
extent of his injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Calipatria Boy
Killed on Vacation

PLACERVILLE, Cal, Aug. 80
CUP)-Lofton Jones, 7, of Calipatria,
Cal, today was killed almost in
stantly when 90 calibre rifle was
discharged accidentlly by his broth
er, Gordon, II.
The child was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. R. Jones who were spending
their vacation here
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Civic
Chi ! ef
Coin
81 Cen+ran
Accepts Position
In Coast City

Robert Hays. secretary of
the Ell Centre chamber of
commerce for Is years, will
leave Imperial Valley to be-
come secretary of the Santa
Ana Chamber Of Commerce Oct. l.
Directors of the Santa Ana civic
organization had approved HAYS
formal applicatio nfor the posi-
ton and notified him to report
Oct. l In the larger territory
Hays will be in the midst of
booming national defense projects,
the latest of which was added Sat
urday when tn United States
army ordered its training school
moved from Moffett Field to Santa
Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31


cents an hour, a 40-hour work
week and time and one-half for
overtime.
During the week two new strikes
were reported, two were settled and
18 continued from the previous
week.
Striking workers at the United
States Gypsum Co. plant at South
Gate, employing 125 men, went
back to work after agreement was
reached in Warrington among COM
pany, CIO and governmental offic-
ialS.
The Los Angeles Building Trades
Council, AFL, has threatened to
place picket lines around the Los
Angeles county fair at Pomona,
opening Sept. IL, unless fair work
ers join AFL unions.
At Huntington Park, 1926 workers
of the Pacific Gas Radiator Co.,
walked out yesterday in closed
shop dispute between CIO steel
workers and the management. The
company has national defense con-
tracts.
During the week % picket lines
were maintained in the city, in
cluding Owl Drug stores, Baker
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Inquiry Launched
Into Five Deaths
In Plane Crashes
3 Military Craft
Involved in u. S.
Army Crack Ups

MARCH FIELD, Cal,
Aug. 80 (UP)-Army air
corps inspectors today in
vestigated the crashes of
three military airplanes, in
which five men were killed and two
seriously injured.
Four army fliers were killed late
yesterday when two PT-17 primary
training planes locked wings on a
routine training maneuver crashed
into a field and burned.
The victims were Second Lieut..
John A. Mitchell, Pawhuska, Okla,
and Technical Sgt. Richard E. Staf-
ford, Nashville, Tenn, who were in
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

remember exactly how many wo-
men he had choked and raped, but
thought it was "about 10 or more y
Police believed that he had COM
mitted at least 16 such crimes dur
ing the last l8 months-seven end
ing in the death of the victim.
All of Catoes victims were Negro
women except three-Mrs. Evelyn
D. Anderson, of New York City;
Betty Strieff, pretty war depart
ment clerk of Des Moines, Ia; Mrs.
Rose Abramowitz, bride of a gov
ernment lawyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Gayda Says Axis
To Stop at UraIs
In Russ Invasion
DictatOrs Plan to
Leave Reds Alone
In Asia, Report

ROME, Aug. 80 (UP)-
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mus
solini decided at their east
ern front meeting to push
the invasion of Russia only
as far as the Urai mountains, Vir-
ginio Gayda reported today in the
Giornale D'Italia.
Asiatic Russia will be left to the
Soviets, Gayda said, but the axis
will occupy all of European Russia.
CThe axis forces are now some
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Indian Injured
By Hit-Runner

Peace officers in California and
Arizona searched Saturday for a
sedan which struck down and in
jured an Indian near the Yuma
bridge Friday night and drove away
without stopping to assist the in
jured man.
Juan Wilson, the Indian, suf-
fered a broken leg. The accident
occurred 100 feet west of the bridge
on the California side Of the Colo
RADIO river. The car was said to be
a passenger sedan with Arizona
license plates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

UIIQUtl, EIIIIIIU MdICtIIIlO VaIueI,
George Cachora, Kenneth Milton
Claypool Eard Buell. Upshaw, Cy-
rus Dee Reed, William Alfred Rem
froe, David Farrell Ryerson, Clar-
ence Albert Wogatzke, and william
Howard owens.
The Brawley list included James
Blake Massey julius Clifton Block,
William Eugene Hay, Masato Oy-
emo. John Lane Greenlee jess
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
She Won't Talk, Eh?-

Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Park
Burritt either have a Spartan or
the variest coward in their small
daughter, Mickey.
Her world is upset by cut fingers,
scratches, stubbed toes bumped
heads, and the usual casualties
incident to childhood and especially
incident to Mickey's active little
self But no matter what happens
to her, she remains silent She
never mentions her injury to her
parents.
Her father noticed she had a
sore on her hand and asked to
see it.
4 "Oh, it's nothing, Daddy" Mickey
protested as she hid the injured
hand from his sight. 1T doesn't
hurt a bit"
well, then, just let me look at
it," the officer said.
mo, sir" said Mickey stub
bornly, at is getting along all
right. I don't want you to fix it,
That will hurt worse"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

Iny ptdCt WlIIl OUu.
He told police he had spells.
Il feel like that after reading de-
tective stories about rape cases and
looking at pictures of naked wo-
men," he said
Washington officials planned to
set legal machinery in motion on
Tuesday to send Catoe to the cleo
trio chair. He accepted his fate
calmly.
i've got to give my life, but I'm
glad it's off my mind" he said.
The exact number of Catoe's
crimes was uncertain. He could not
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Surprise Mutual
But Not Pleasant

CAMP HAAN, Aug. 30 (UP)-
Sgt. Arnold Griffith was back in
camp today after trip to visit his
girl friend in Alexandria, MINI.
1t was a surprise visit, while on
his two weeks furolugh. Main sur
prise for Sgt. Griffith was that his
girl friend had the same idea, and
was arriving at Camp Ham when
he was arriving in Minnesota. They
didn't meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

endez, New Orleans; William S
Dolan and William c. Randall
commander and adjutant, respec-
lively, of Progressive Post no. 2255
Chicago; John L. Sullivan, judge
advocate of the VFW, and prob
ably" Robert B. Handy, il, nation
al adjutant general.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
p 4Ms!!Ns A.n!M!s
EpoRTER

Get IT.
The staff at the county clerk S
office always is delighted when
ordered to search old records for
something needed. Staff members
always emerge from their brush
with history with delightful It'd
bits relative to spelling, grammar
or early court procedure.
\ In notes of the board of super
-Visors dated 1924, the board ap-
parently changed its supervisorial
mind and decided to cancel a reso-
luton passed at some former ses-
sion. The impressive records show
cd these words
Resolution to re-send an order.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Two Injured in
Auto Crash Here

Two persons were treated for
minor injuries suffered in a traf-
fic accident at Main and Fairfield
streets, Ell Centre, Friday night.
Viola Bradshaw, 40, and Cora
Lee Roberts, 12 were the only ones
injured in the collision between a
car driven by Jerry Beede. TeXark-
ana, Tex, and w. L. Rutherford,
445 South Imperial. Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

appointment OF secretary 10 take
Hays place.
Hayes has been closely identified
with civic activities in El Centro
since 1926. Before that time he
lived in the Holtville area. Prior
to 1917 he handled express for
the Holton- -Interurban company at
Holtville. He resigned from that
position in 1919 to look after ranch
ing interests. He was secretary of
the Southside Water company in
1921. Hays was international Sec
retary of the -Four States Highway
association until the convention in
1941, a position he held from the
time the association was organized
several year Sago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

willard Lyons. George Ernest Krue-
ger, jr, George Obayashi, Pascuat
Marquee, Marion Everett Taylor.
Marlin James WSsinger. Marvin
Winnie James, Gus Sam Killion,
Vincent Model willard Shelhon
Minor, Walter Kuhn, Warren O..
Cornett, William Maxwell Komma
Sherman Maurer Smith, Charlie
Jack Sunday, Kenneth Eullpyan
and Bobby Orona.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Killer Declares
He Had Spells

WASHINGTON Aug. 30 (UP)-Jarvis Roosevelt Catoe
80 Negro confessed killer of said today tha
he had uncomfortable desire to and murder and
was "a burning inside me-"
"But it's all gone now' he said "and intend to make
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

IL 1 SCllIlO
chamber di-
rectors W er e
expected to
m G e t Wed
nesday night
at WhiCh time
selection of Z
successor un-
dOuDCedly Will
b e discussed.
John w. Don
ohue, cham =
Der president,
Walter Have
korst and sev-
eral o t h e 7
directors were
out of town
Saturday aft
ernOon a n d
could not be
reached or
comment a.
bout plans for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Berlin Says TIA
Red Shi ps Sunk
I'm Naval Battle
Red Army Continues Coun+er-At+ack on
Central Front as Germans Claim Big
New Advances in North; Turks Aided
- BY UNITED PRESS =

Axis armies claimed the capture of Vipuri and the
blasting of la Russian transport and warshps in the Gulf
of Finland Saturday The Red army counered with claims
of important successes offensive which pushed the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
20 STRIKES VEX
LA. BUSINESSES
Major Dispute Settle ID But Others
Cripple Industry in Coast Metropolis
AS Warrin9 Unions Continue Strife

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 80 (UP)-Twenty strikes in
progress in Los Angeles today after settlement of the
jor dispute, strike which closed the Continental Can Co
plant here for week The 600 CIO workers Continental
Can went back to work after reached
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
u. s. okes 35 in
New Draft Call

total of 35 Imperial Valley selecees will report to
ecve service board headquarters in Ell Cenro and Braw
ley Sept 10 and be taken to the Army induction station
in Los Angeles On the Ell Cenro list William Sherman
Howell, Carl Kita Rush Estep, Jr, Oscar Francisco Ro
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
Decision on War
Not in Hands Of
Says FDR
Present Dangers Most Crave Yet. Chief
Executive Tells Hyde Park Audience;
Hint Of Axis Plans for Conquest Given

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 80 (UP)-President Roosevelt
declared today that the dangers of the world
United States possibly today than
at outbreak Of the conflict and quoted charge that
the dctators plan conquest of the entire world including
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
A Punk Alibi-

A Punk Alibi-
Sympathy was accorded Deputy
District Attorney Don Bitler when
he appeared at his office with a
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31
WEATHER

Maximum temperature Fri. 1O2, minimum Sat
81; S a. m temperature Sat. 20, humidity 36
temperature Saturday &c. humidity 25 p m.
temperature Friday 81, humidity 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-31

L. A. HAY-N. S. No. 1, Sl7.5O; U. S. No. 2 Ieafy,
S155016.5O; U. S. No. 2 Sl3-14; Nps Sept Flax
$780,.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Red Cross Supplies Worth
S1,056,000 Lost at Sea

Red Cross supplies valued at $685.
have been lost aboard II ships bound
for Britain, Chairman Norman c.
Davis reported today.
1T has been assumed that one
shipment of supplies to Greece
valued at Sl20000' has also been
lost" he said. but this report has
not been confirmed. The largest
shipment to Greece. valued at ap-
proximately $10000O0, is now safe
in Mediterranean port" The latter
was aboard the Greek vessel Kas-
Sandra Louloudis.
Chairman Davis said that only
8 per cent of ships carrying Red
Cross goods to England have been
lost at sea, but those were carrying
9 per cent Of all British relief
shipments
Il wish to emphasize Mr.. Davis
said. that there has been no loss of
any supplies transported on Red
Cross ship flying the Red Cross flag
Three boats, the KcKeeSport, Cold
Harbor and Exmouth. have been
employed-all for relief of France.
"A substantial part" of the lost
goods has been covered by insur-
ance," the Red Cross chairman de-
clared. They had been purchased
with Government as we'll as private
Red Cross funds. Since October l,
1899, the organization has forwarded
9l0 consignments to Britain on 369
steamers.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Virginia Seeks
Volunteers to
| Siqht Planes
nx . stat correspondent of The Star

~ etaH Correspondent OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, May THE
Northern Virginia Regional Defense
Council yesterday issued an appeal
for civilian volunteer "airplane spot
ters."
In preparation for possible air
raids should the Nation become in
volved in war, the defense group an
nounced it had received notice from
State headquarters in Richmond to
solicit volunteers for the work.
Mrs. Alma Ramsey, secretary of
the council, said she had applica-
ton blanks for the spotting jobs at
her office, 2O1 South Washington
street.
In Maryland the State Council of
Defense, renewing its plea for volun-
teer observers, yesterday reported
only "a couple of dozen" men had
applied Maryland has asked 1000
observers.
Circulars are being sent to veter-
ans organizations and other groups
asking for volunteers. The observer
force would be under the General
Headquarters Air Force.
Meanwhile, the Virginia Defense
Council made public a report indi-
eating the civilian population Of the
State may be confronted with a
shortage OF doctors if the military
services continue TO make inroads on
kos naanabeS of pxactictng physicians.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Simmons Elected Head
OF Judicafure Society

David A. Simmons of Texas was
reelected president of the American
Judicature Society today at the Or
ganization's annual meeting at the
Mayfower Hotel Elections were
held at a business session, which
followed an address by Attorney
General Jackson.
Other officers reelected included
John J. Parker, North Carolina
Merrill E. Otis, Missouri Homer
Cummings, District of Columbia;
Edward R. Finch, New York, and
John G.. Buchanan, Pennsylvania,
vice presidents; Thomas F. McDon-
aid, Missouri, chairman of the
board; Herbert Harley, Michigan,
secretary. Glenn R. Winters, also
of Michigan, was named assistant
secretary.
Four Washington members of the
society were reelected to member
ship on the board of directors. They
are Louis G. Caldwell, Henry p.
Chandler, Robert N Miller and Will
Shaffroth.
The society now has more than
1890 mmebers, President Simmons
reported.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Flower Mart Is Opened
With Hundreds on Hand

Despite threatening skies. hun
dreds of flower lovers were on hand
today for the opening of the annual
flower mart on the Pilgrim Steps OF
the Washington Cathedral, spon-
sored by the All Hallows Guild.
More than 20 booths were banked
high with nearly every known
variety of spring flowers, and one
booth featured novel display OF
vegetables.
other stands at the foot of the
steps featured candies, jams and
cakes. One, conducted by Mrs. Ell
bridge Durbrow, was decorated to
represent peppermint candy, which
was featured at the booth.
Shells and corals from California
were attracting many of the visitors
at a booth being operated by Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney.
Prizes were to be awarded later
to the most artistic booths after
Judging by Mrs. Nellie B. Allen, New
York; Miss Carey Millholland and
r. B. Hoffman, both of Washington.
Mrs. Lewis Clark, general chair
man, said it was the largest OF the
annual shows.
Proceeds 60 to the upkeep of the
gardens in the Cathedral Close.
Garden clubs in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia are
cooperating in the mart.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Police Court Clerk
Goes on Trial for
EmbezzIement
'UnhoIy DetoiIs' Behind
Case Charged by
Defense Counsel

AS the trial Of Joseph r. Burko
who served as clerk to Police Court
Judge Hobart Newman, opened to-
day under an indictment charging
him with conspiracy to commit en-
bezzlement, larceny and forgery in
changing court records and split
ting" traffic fines with James Ed
ward Sullivan, former bailiff, De-
fense Counsel James j. Laughlin
declared it would be necessary to
bring out "unholy details" behind
the case Justice F. Dickinson Let's
is presiding at the trial in District
Court.
In his opening statement to the
jury of II men and ! woman. Mr.
Laughlin charged that this is a
conspiracy against Burko and
against the judge he served" adding
that two judges at Police Court
whom he did not name-attempted
to oust Mr.. Burko from his job on
minor accusations.
The prosecution is not in good
faith" Mr.. Laughlin declared.
For the prosecution. Assistant
United States ATTORNEY Allen j
Krouse told the jury the Govern
ment expects to show that Mr.
Burko and Mr.. Sullivan Conspired
to commit embezzlement, larceny
forgery of court records and mis-
conduct in their official positions
that dedenfants sentenced in traf-
fic cases would be called aside by
Mr.. Sullivan, who would take the
fines imposed on them. and that
this money would be split between
Mr. Burko and Mr.. Sullivan. Mr.
Krouse contended Mr.. Burko forged
false entries on the court records
to show that these defendants hac
execution of their sentences sus-
pended.
Walter F. Bramhall. Police Court
clerk. was the first witness, identi-
fying what he said was handwriting
of Mr.. Burko on the court records
some of which read, execution OF
sentence suspended" On cross-ex-
animation. Mr.. Bramhall said he has
nothing to do with appointments OF
deputy clerks, as these are named by
the Board of Police Court Judges.
Mr.. Krouse expects to use Mr.. Sui
livan as a Government witness in
the trial. Previously, Mr.. Sullivan
pleaded guilty.