davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-08-11
.ould manage I got of q patriotic

could manage I got on q patriotic
outburst which surprised me as
as much as it did 8. S. II have a
government behind me. No Ameri-
can is alone anywhere in the
world ." etc. This is not ex-
actly true because there are times
when Washington can't do any
thing. In my case they could, but
I didn't know it at the time.
BY that time everybody was
watching the show. Swivel-eye lost
his head completely and began to
push and shove. I said, eye on the
officers of the court, you won't
touch me and you know It,"
His face into mine again, he
asked, And why won't touch you?"
I said the answer was mathe-
matical, that there were 20 Germans
in America for every American In
occupied France and Germany. I
am not sure this is true.
We all subsidized and went back to
the ONCE. But the interrogation
had begged down. The officers
seemed bored. One of them winked
at me.
Swivel-eye Has a little Debated.
"All right, Herr Allen, you can 60
back to your cell. But you won't
sleep tonight, I wager, for you have
seen from the few facts I have re-
vealed to you that we know all about
you. In a few days you'll hear
more"
I said I thought I would sleep
all right. And I did. I heard
nothing more of Swivel-eye or of
Dog-bite. I half hoped that both
would 60 on and on. like good
characters in detective fiction
always do.
Asked to Appeal Sentence.
Then followed two months OF
silence except that, on the best
of authority, Herr Allen learned
that the military tribunal had
been instructed to hold him In
protective arrest even If he were
sentenced and his sentence com
pleted. At the time I did not know
it but apparently this was the result
of the rearrest in this country OF
Manfred Zapp and Gottfried Tom
German correspondents.
Then on June n came the actual
sentence.
I was summoned to the prison
Evening star., 1941-08-11
by the behavior Of swiyel-eye and
Dar-kfto
JOg-blte.
Inquiries About Friends.

by the behavior Of Swiyel-eye and
Dog bite.
Inquiries About Friends.
Swivel-eye went on, I'VE know
lot about you, Herr Allen. I won't
tell you all we know but I will cite
few details and you will see that
We are wise to your activities. l
will cite a name or two . :" He
drew back and with great drama
said, do you know Jack Sandford?
Do you know Andre Glarner?"
1 answered, Sure, old pals. cor
respondents like myself. Sandford,
London Daily Herald; Glarner, Ex-
change Telegraph. What about
them?"
All" he said in triumph, you
confess to knowing them?"
"I do. I have known them for
IS years"
Then he brought in the name Of
an English lady who has lived in
many capitals. I knew her.
"Ah, you confess. Where is she
know?'
"As far as I know. with her hus-
band, who has strong Nazi SYM
pathies, in Rumania, which your
troops occupy"
I suppose he had picked up some
few facts about my friendships from
some German newspapermen in
Paris who had known me. felt
that vast sense of relief that other
men who have gone through far more
serious trouble with the Gestapo
and S. S. tell me they have felt when
the great sleuths start cross-ques-
tioning you on irrelevancies. Which
is proof that they have nothing on
you-no facts at least.
Confess" said Swivel-eye, that
you have many connections IN
London"
Il have. I have worked in and
out of London for years"
Confess that your name is men
toned in secret reports OF the
Comintern."
Dangerous Tie-ups."
I said was not privileged to con-
suit the secret reports of the COMM
tern and so didn't know.
Confess that you have dangerous
tie-ups all over Europe"
I said that I had worked as a
correspondent in Europe since 1924
and knew many people. I men
toned some names, "Dollfuss.
"The swine" roared Swivel-eye.
"Von Papen." He was silent
"Roehm." He snorted, You're try
ing to make a fool of me-" said
1 was not trying to make fool OF
him.
Then We put on something like
the mad scene from Lucia, except
that we were three instead of six
Dog bite strode up and down and
delivered a philippe on my Jewish,
Masonic connections in Vichy, Vikar
was a Canaille-a Jewish Canaille
Swivel-eye, finger and eye on me
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Broadcast to Feature.
Chant of America

A Chant of America" by Julian
Lee Rayford, Fort Belvoir (Va)
selectee, will be featured on a radio
program to be broadcast at $50 pm.
tomorrow over Station WWDC
under the auspices of the Govern
ment Employees Service Committee
Of the District Defense Council.
Mr.. Rayford, 80, includes writing
and painting among his accom-
plishments. His novel, Cotton
mouth" was published last Feb
ruary. He was recently transferred
to Belvoir from Fort Bragg, N. G.
His home is In Mobile, Ala.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

A hish-pressure system is moving cure
rapidly eastward over the Middle Atlantic
and Eastern States, Philadelphia. Pa, 1.o10
millibars 5000 inches. followed by rap
idly falling pressure over the upper Lake
region in connection with a trough of
low pressure which is advancing steadily
causing numerous showers and thunoer-
storms over Minnesota. Wisconsin and I'LL
nois Warm moist air continues over the
Southern States, attended by considera Die
cloudy weather and numerous showers and
thunderstorms. and 1t is this warm air
which is new beginning TO advance inortn-
ward over the Mississippi Valley. that is
causing the cloudy weather and showers
over the Lake resion: Prsssures ere are Iisins ins
and northern Plain States as cooler air
from the North Pacific Ocean moves inland
behind the disturbance over the upper
Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Drownino Victim Identified

Police reported today that a body
found floating Saturday in the
Washington Channel had been
identified as that Of Louis D. Resor,
90, OF 6i3 E street NE. Identifica-
ton was made through fingerprints.
The coroner's ONCE Is investigating
the death.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

(ThiS is the fifth OF q series of
sir daily articles in Which an
American lUdr correspondent tells
the story of his arrest and i'm
priSonment for four months by
the German forces in occupied
France and discloses information
he cleaned from other prisoners
and Ndst ouards.)
Evening star., 1941-08-11
port for Last AZ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest, ss, at 4;4o ON. YESTERDAY
Lowest "a, at 7 am. today. Year
ago, 20.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on July IS.
Lowest, / 8, on March Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday TO noon today.
Highest, so per cent. at 10 pm. yester-
Lowest, 81 Per cent. at S pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
High 10:42a am 1927 am.
Low - 5:2Oam sos am.
High - 1l:na pm 1884 pm.
Low 5:33 pm. 6:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets
Sun, today 5:l1 1:0a
Sun tomorrow - Sis 1:Qs
Moon, today $780, pm. q:37 a m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Foes Approaching
Decisive Conflict

ATHENS, April 10 (UP)-Greek
rear-guards were reported today to
be putting up fierce "inch-by-inch'
resistance to the advance of Ger
many's mechanical columns as the
main Greek army and British ex-
peditionary force took up positions
for what may be a decisive battle.
Neither the main Greek army
nor the BEF, drawn up in a strong
defense line running from the Ae-
gean sea, west of Salonika, north
and west through rugged mountains
along the JugoSlav border to AL
bania, apparently have contacted
the Germans yet.
The decisive Balkan battle-ground
is expected to be in lower Mace
donia, where the Greeks and British
are strengthening their positions
while light Greek forces fight a
desperate delaying action.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Anti.0Isonites in
Major Victory on
Budget Changes
Technical Move Beats
Down Administration in
Effort at Long Debate

SACRAMENTO, April 10.
(UP) Opponents of GOV.
Culbert Olson held the first
victory today in the assembly
budget fight by adopting the
176 economy" amendments of the
nti-administration ways and means
committee and setting debate for
Tuesday.
The move was technical but t
indicated the coalition of Republi-
cans and anti-Olson Democrats III
the lower house hold almost enough
votes for the required two-thirds
majority to pass the budget.
The ways and means committee
recommended departmental cuts OF
$5,446, 900 in the governors S552,00O,-
900 budget in addition to removing
the $37,000,000 relief item. Floor
Leader Charles Lyon said it would
save time to adopt the amendments
en- maSSe, have the bill reprinted in
final form, then debate only those
amendments which were controver-
sial.
RULE SUSPENDED
Ray Bennett, Los Angeles. led the
administration battle to take up
each item separately. Lyons charged
the procedure would require weeks
To circumvent Bennetts undisputcd
right to divide the amendments
Lyon moved to suspend the rule. 1t
carried. 81 to 26, the exact neces-
sary margin.
Lyon then moved to adopt the
amendments, which carried by
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Dra9Iines Pull
Plug from Canal

from Mexico in bitches running
through the Allison heading plug.
now destroyed
Later, the canal as far as the
Alamo river check will be placed
in operation and still later as far
west as Drop
Operation of this new segment
of the canal took place nearly six
months after All American canal
water first reached the valley at
the Eastside highline. Up until
now, the All American has served
only the highline and the balarVe
of the valley has depended upon
the old canal system in Mexico.
One section of the All American
has been in partial use, however,
serving to transport water from the
Central main TO the WeStsidc main.
This amounts to about 300 second
feet and takes The place of volume
that previously ran across the New
river flume in Mexico. The All
American was called into emer-
gency operation nearly year ago
at this point when earthquake de-
stroyed the flume.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

Rev Carlton C. Buck, pastor of
the Holtville Christian church will
conduct the second annual Easter
Sunrise Service at Waconda Hill
III the Yuha desert. 81 miles west
OF Calexico, according to Rev C.
A. Thorman, program chairman.
The service is scheduled for Sis
am. and a choir of 60 voices, con-
Quoted by Mrs. w. j. Lorenz, will
furnish muse for the impressive
event. Mrs. j. w. lawson, Of Ca
lexico. will be the soloist and John
Lincoln. Imperial trumpeter, will
play Holy City.
Other committee members who
will aid Rev. Thorman are, Mrs
Leroy Foster, Ruth Ferguson, Mrs.
w. H. Lorenz, Malta Slcem, Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Burglars Prison
Record Iona One

While officers searched Thursday
for loot from dozen burglaries in
Imperial county. Manuel Romero,
AZ, alien, eX-convict. and confessed
burglar was held in the county
Jail on a complaint charging him
with three counts of burglary and
one count of violation of the state
law prohibiting an alien from pos
sessing a deadly weapon.
A teletyped copy of Romero's
fingerprint record showed that nc
had an alias, Rafael RaScon, twice
had been deported to Mexico and
was wanted by immigration Of
ficialS.
In 1884 he was sentenced to San
Quentin penitentiary for five years
to life for burglary, was paroled
and deported in 1886; returned to
the penitentiary from parole in De-
cember 1886 and again deported,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

'ltNOhtu llCtlLotS lOl oil Cdld e5dlIlCo
on Broadway between Fourth and
Fifth. Four games were affected.
The games have been closed, how
ever, since March % when battery
trial brought out testimony that
the clubs operated illegally and Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald suggest
cd that police close them.
There was no comment at the
council meeting to explain the ac-
ton. but it was obviously All out
growth of the recent public atten-
ton. Councilman Wesley He'll orig
mated the motion and it was Sec
onded by Councilman p. l.. Moore.
Only dissenting vote was from H
w. Fawcett. He did not explain his
opposition.
Revocation of the Broadway Ii
cenSes left Ell Centro with five
authorized games. all on Main street.
Four are west of the tracks and one
on the EaStSlde.
Other business transacted at the
adjourned session:
Appearance of Arthur Hofmann.
representing rice project interests,
(Contiued on Page s; Column O.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
FDR Asks Power TO
Requisition Ships
For American Use
Need to Get Supplies
To Britain Cited in
Request to Congress

WASHINGTON, April 10.
(UP) President Roosevelt,
declaring "our own ultimate
defense will be rendered fu-
tile" unless supplies can be
moved from American ports today
asked congress for legislation en-
powering him to requisition and pay
for any foreign vessel immobilized
in U. S. waters.
The president requested the leg
islation in special message TO con-
gress, accompanied by the propos-
ed draft of a resolution which
would accomplish his objectives.
The legislation would give him full
powers to take over all of the SO
Danish italian and German vessels
which were taken into protective
custody in American ports two
weeks ago.
The broad ship requisitioning
powers asked by Mr.. Roosevelt
would give him authority to take
over French vessels lying in Amer
lean ports, such as the huge $780,
100000 luxury liner Normandie
should he decide that the security
of national defense makes such a
move advisable.
PAYMENT PLANNED
Under the proposed bill, all the
governments whose ships were re-
Questioned would be compensated
by funds from the $7,000,000,000
lend-lease act appropriation.
In view of the growing shortage
of available tonnage suited to our
national needs, I am satisfied, after
consultation with the heads of the
interested departments and agencies
of the government, that we should
have statutory authority to take
over any such vessels as our needs
may require, subject, of course, to
the payment of just compensation"
Mr.. Roosevelt told congress.
1T is obvious that our own ulti-
mate defense will be rendered fu-
tile if the growing shortage of ship
ping facilities is not arrested"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

A healthy uptrend in business
in Ell Centre this spring was indi-
Gated Thursday when it was re-
vealed that bank debts and postal
receipts last month exceeded those
of March, 1910.
Bank debts from both Ell Centre
banks totaled $17,558,312 last month
while the March, 1910 total was
$10,O55,2 PA. an increase of $7,503,-
068.
Postal receipts at Ell Centre last
month totaled $7,050 as compared
to last years March total of $6,66l,
en- increase of $3.50. The first quar-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

Secretary stephen l. Early VINO
said:
This government made this
agreement after it had been inform
ed that German planes have been
flying over Greenland
In explaining the agreement,
which was signed yesterday-one
year and a day after German oc-
cupation of Denmark, the state de-
partment said that 1t recognizes
that as a result of the present Eu-
ropean war there is danger that
Greenland may be converted into
point of aggression against ma
tions of the American continent y
Further, the department said, the
agreement accepts the responsible
lity on behalf of the United States
of assisting Greenland in the main
tenance of its present status"
Signing of the agreement was
considered significant not only be-
cause of the German flights over
Greenland, but also because of
Germanys recently instituted block
ade of Iceland, autonomous Danish
territory.
Although Iceland is comparatively
close to Greenland, the president
has never included it in his defini :
ton of western hemisphere limits.
Mr.. Roosevelt issued a statement
explaining the agreement which
was signed by Henrik de Kaufman,
Danish minister, and Secretary of
State Cordell Hull, saying that it
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Best Slogan Will
Win S5 Check

The POst-Press slogan contest
TO stress the theme, ITS Priv
iIege TO Live in Imperial Valley,
echoed in the Ell Centre chamber
of commerce Thursday when adj
ditionaI prizes were announced.
Walter Havekorst, chairman of
the chambers confidence COM
mittee, announced that a So prize
for the best slogan and a $3.50
prize for the second best would
be distributed by his committee.
The winners will be selected
from slogans submitted during
the contest, which closed last
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

DraglincS had completed their
job of pulling the Allison heading
plug Thursday and water was NOV
ing down the All American canal as
far as the Allison check.
Approximately 300 second feet
was released from the Eastside
highlinc check Wednesday after
noon.
Next step was to fill the Ali
American full between the highline
and Allison check, thus permitting
service to canals which have been
cut out since late last week. This
probably will be accomplished
Thursday night or Friday. Service
viii then &c resumed to canals
which hiterto received water direct
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Salvation Army
Plans Services

Col. Vernon Post, chief secretary
of the western territory of the Sal
vation Army, will conduct pre-Eas-
ter services at the Salvation Army
citadel, 635 Broadway, Ell Centre
at 7:45 p. m. Saturday.
He will be accompanied by Mrs
Post, an accomplished singer. The
public may attend the service, Ma
ior Thomas Pipes, commanding Of
ficer of the local corps, said Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10


a maximum velocity of 81 miles per
hour, with considerable cloudiness.
The weatherman, however, predict
cd clearing skies and decreasing
wind for Thursday night and Fri
day.
Hardest hit by the wind was Or
land, California, where a wind storm
broke every store window in the
city, destroyed a home, overturned
another and inflicted extensive
property damage.
The intense storm struck in u
black cloud with a tornado like
funnel to the ground.
About 100 feet high the cloud
struck first in the outskirts of Or
land. 1t whipped across the city
signboardS and windows
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Mrs. Henderson, S
Arm Amputafed

Condition of Mrs Edward H.
Henderson of El Centre, injured
in an automobile accident, was re-
ported as good Thursday following
amputation of her left arm.
Mrs. Henderson was hurt when
her coupe tipped over at Eighth and
He'll when struck broadSide by
another machine. Her arm was
crushed. Physicians said she suf-
fered also from shock but that
there were apparently no other
injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

to admit they aren't the funniest
men alive and rapidly becoming
funnier, arc working now in their
final movie, an untitled comedy
which finds them playing hob with
the merchandise-and the beauti-
full Salesladies-in a department
store.
What happened TO us was, that
we were defeated by our own spec
ialty," Groucho said. "The fake mus
tache, the dumb harp player and
the little guy who chased the ladies,
all were funny at first But it be-
came successfully harder with each
picture to top the one before. We
couldn't get out of the groove, with
out getting out of the movies. So
we decided to get all the way out"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10

as it gathered momentum. Sweep
ing into downtown streets, the wind
tore hoods off several cars. The fire
department closed streets to clean
up broken glass.
The wind smashed one house. An
other house did complete Somer-
sault and landed right side up with
Mrs. Frank Dillon inside II. She
suffered abrasions when she was
hit by a careening stove. Mrs. Dill
ion was the only casualty,
Wind south OF San Francisco wa
less intense and no damage wa
reported Clearing skies and decreas-
ing wind was forecast for southern
California Thursday night, accord
ing TO the U. S. weather bureau,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10


of Jugoslavia, was reported by th'
Zagreb radio station. An uncon-
firmed Budapest report said Bel
grade had also capitulated.
The reported German advances
not yet announced by Berlin or ad-
mitted by Greek, loyal Jugoslav II
British sources-seemed to be COM
pressing the remaining Jugoslav
armies into the mountainous ravines
and valleys Of Bosnia, Herzegovina,
Montenegro and northwest Serbia.
SITUATION HOPELESS
From these localities it appeared
the Jugoslavs could hope to carry
on little more than guerilla war;
fare, unless by fierce counterattacks
they could regain control of part
of the valley and river system along
which Jugoslayia's chief communi-
her principal centers are located.
The zagreb radio announcement
of Nazi entry into the Croat capital
followed a series of broadcasts which
showed the station had slipped from
control of the loyal Jugoslav gov
ernment into the hands of Croat
extremists who for years have agi-
tated a separatist movement.
The broadcasts indicated Ger
many had employed the familiar
technique of weakening an opposing
country from within by employment
of fifth column elements.
PUPPET GOVERNMENT
The broadcasts proclaimed estab
lishment of a free Croat state"
and a proclamation, allegedly by
DR.. vladimir Matchek, the venerable
Croat leader who supported the
Jugoslav government, was read call
ing on the populace to support the
new regime.
Chief backer of the Croat separ-
atistS was Ande Pavelic, an extrem-
ist who fled to Italy seven years
ago and was given refuge by Benito
Mussolini when Jugoslav authorities
sought him for alleged completely in
the terrorist ring which caused the
assassination of King Alexander of
Jugoslavia at Marseilles.
GREEK FRONT QUIET
There was little news from the
Greek front where a British exped-
itionary force braced itself for the
expected NaN attack from the
north
British sources called the situa-
/ ton serious but not desperate but
1t was apparent from developments
both in the Balkans and Africa
that major German threat to the
British passage to India is build
ing up fast,
Hitler'S southeastern offensive
and the drive of his panzer divisions
toward Egypt was becoming a ma
jor threat to Britain's whole posi-
tion in the Middle EaSt-the vital
Suez canal, the oil fields of Asia
Minor, and the gateway to India
and the East.
So far there has been no report
of a meeting between the British
eXpeditionary corps in Greece and
the Nazi columns slashing down
through the Vardar gateway. But
contact was expected at any time
The Greeks were resisting "inch-
by-inch' in an attempt to cut down
momentum of the German drive and
Athens reported JugoSlav troops
Continued on Page 6; Column A
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
By UNITED PRESS

Immediate settlement Of
the Ford Motor company
strike at Dearbourn depend
ed Thursday upon the COM
pany's answer to a proposal by Gov.
Murray Van Wagner, while else
where President Roosevelt attempt
ed to head off a gigantic steel strike
and mediators took advantage of a
24-hour extension in mediation OF
a coal mine Walkout.
A three-point proposal for i'm
mediate settlement of the Ford Mo-
tor company strike in the interests
of national defense was presented
by Gov. Murray Van Wagner to
the company and United Automobile
Workers CCIO) Thursday and I'M
Continued on Page 6; Column d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Bank Debts, Postal Receipts Show
Healthy Upturn in Business Here
rs privilege 10 live in imperial VsIIey!-

ter of 1941 also indicated an en-
couraging increase over the first
quarter of 1910, Postmaster Frank
Richmond said, During the first
three months of 1941 the postal
receipts totaled $22,566 while year
ago the three months totaled $2l,-
427, an increase of $1,139.
During last month the bank
debts twice exceeded the million
dollar mark and once exceeded the
two million mark. Bank debts the
March before failed to reach the
million mark for any one day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
Schools Have Half
Holiday Friday

Ell Centre schools will have a half
holiday Friday in celebration of
Good Friday.
Glasses will begin at 8 a. m. and
close at noon
This half day will be the only
Easter vacation this year because
of enforced holidays caused by the
earthquake repairs on school build
ings last fall and the mud holidays
this winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-10
SCHENCK TAX DEFENSE
AT END IN u 6. COURT

NEW YORK, April 10 (UP)-The
defense of Joseph M. Schenck, chair
man of the board of goth Century,
Fox films, against charges that he
defrauded the government of $412.-
900 in income taxes, rested in fed
eral court today without calling the
film magnate TO testify in his own
behalf.