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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

-aEnOunCCQ as Z09 10 100. IllplIOii
10 rccommit the measure had been
defeated by 25i to 1886.
The navy is ready TO start armlnG
the ships as soon as the senate
passes the legislation and It Is sign
cd by President Roosevelt. The SEN
ate foreign relations committee will
start work on the measure next
Monday.
The resolution would repeal Sec
ton 6 Of the neutrality act, which
now forbidS armamentS on merchant
vessels. and would empower Presl-
dent Roosevelt to order the armlno
Of such ships during the unlimited
national emergency he proclaimed
on May 27.
Passage of the legislation was
drafted after eight Americana
vessels had been sent to the bottom
b. AXIS sea and air raiders, most OF
them IN recent months. No maiol
amendments were offered in the
house
MI Roosevelt and other admin
iStratlon leaders also want section
, OF the neutrality act repealed u
permit the sending of armed Amer
iCan merchant ships into combat
zones, from which they now arc
barred II was generally conceded
that the pending measure was a
forcrunncr to Introduction of LEG
iSlation to repeal section ?.
There were admonitionS from iso-
lqtlOniSt SpOkeSmen that Just p daN $
after the ship arming issue was
before congress in 1917 the UnitcG
States was at war with Germany
Announcement Of the Kearny
incident. coupled with a mounting
indication of further serious STRAIN
in u. S.-Japanesc relauons weighed
heavily in the houses final action
Oh thc resolution.
Rep. Charles L Faddis. D., Pa.
called on the administration to ad-
wise Japan that If they move i'll
any direction VIC will destroy theu
navy
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

with increasing tension lne COMING
to power of strong military regina
in Japan.
The U.S.S. Kearny. one of ~
newest units in Americas DESTROYER
fleet. was attacked by an unldentl-
fled submarine $50 miles off Iceland
early Friday morning, and brought
instantaneous demands in congress
for repriSalS.
simultaneously. United States ma
val authorities, obviously concerneH
over developments within the last
"a hours in Tokyo, took precaution-
ary steps to protect American mer-
chant shipping from possible M
volyement in any threatened lar
eastern incidents
All United States merchant ships
were ordered by the 18th naval dis
trict at San Francisco to put into
friendly ports Immediately. The
order followed closely the reSigna-
ton of Prince Konoye'S cabinet IL
Tokyo and the formation Of a new
government admittedly strongly pro
Axis in its war views.
The old Japanese government.
which resigned Thursday, had pro-
tested the passage OF American
ships to VladivoStok, but took no
action to stop them. American OF
ficials apparently are taking 10
chances with the new Tokyo gov
ernment.
The 18th naval districts order pro-
hibitine United States merchant
men from rRying anything bu:
friendly" waters, and reverbera-
tiCns over The torpedoing of the
Kearny. was interpreted by observers
as heraldine a new era in this Coun-
try's defensive preparations.
ROOSEVELT COMMENTS
Commenting on the Kearny in
cident, President Roosevelt said in
Hyde Park that the destroyer clear
ly was within the American defenS-
i've zone" and added that the navy
IS operating under Its regular or
derS" as far as retaliation is con-
Ccrned
BY regular orders the president
obviously meant his order to shoot
on sight all axis submarines, war
planes and surface raiders found
in waters deemed vital to this ma
tons defenScs, The waters around
Iceland have been placed in this
category
Roosevelt declined to enlarge Oh
his terse statement until all the
facts are in" but III Washington
fireball Sen. Claude Pepper CD-Fla.t
made a fortnight demand for "tW2
Sinkings for each assault" on an
! American vessel
! He described the Kcarny attack
as one more in a chain of piraticaI
assaults and declared that 1T is
the job Of our navy to pay back
these assaults"
Isolationist Sen. Gerald P. Nyc
/ CR-NDD differed sharply with Pep
Continued on Page ?, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Mrs. Minnie Lund
Dies in San Dieuo

Mrs. Minnie Lund, wife OF Peter
L. Lund and pioneer resident OF
Imperial Valley, died in a San Diego
hospital at 9 am. Friday
Funeral services we're scheduled
al the Erickson and Anderson NOR,
tuary in La Mesa at pm. Monday.
She had been in iii health for
some time. She survived a recent
operation but after that suffered
a stroke of paralysis. She never
rcgaiued consciousness after tho
stroke.
Among hcr survivors arc her
husband; two dauGhtCrS. Mrs. Roy
,ionnStonc of FL Centre and Mrs.
william Hcald of Fallbrook; and
other relatives
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

Valley. told the national reclama-
ton association that the future of
western reclamation lies in elimina-
ton OF waste and in a united effort
by every true friend in seeing that
land settlement work is put on a
par of efficiency with the cngin-
eerlng
Socialized settlement with mSfits
from the dust bowl, failures from
the rain states or the down-and-
cutters from the cities will be 4
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
SaiEboat Adriff
On SaIfon Sea

SploS7 Sabotage
A SailbOat containing a camera
was found at large on Salton Sea
Thursday night about a mile west
of the old salt works by Dave
FoSsc of Brawley while he was
hunting ducks.
Immediately the spy and sabotage
angie popped into the head Of
every peace officer in Imperial VAL
ley Highway PatrOlman Lew 5
Mitchell spoiled the whole thing
when he said such boat had been
reported lost after breaking from
il mDOrlnnS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

Hday prompted an autopsy which to-
revealed a large content of
cyanide in his vital organs.
Mrs. Esther Kmetz, 33, who quit
her Job as a sChoolteacher three
months ago to marry the gardener
said he died less than an hour al
ter swallowing two "Vigor restoring
capsules that he had received thru
the mail.
The typewriter instructions W.
the box of capsules told of their
youth restoring characteristics anG
Mrs Kmetz said, her husband
laughed long because he thought
some of his friends were playing !"
Joke.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Social Security
AGENT Here Soon

A representative of the social Sc
curity board will be at the Ell Cen
tro post office from 10 am unit
noon next Thursday to answer queS-
tion5 and furnish literature con-
corning the federal program of ole
age and survivors insurance, Post
master Frank Richmond announced
Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Publisher Tells How 10
Attract Farm Settlers

PHOENIX, Oct. II. oUPD-A
warning against any attempt at 4
so'ialized settlement of new western
irrigation projects such as the
Grand Coulec and Roza III Wash
m2ton, the ALL American or Contra!
Valley in California, was yoiccG
today by Clifford Kaynor publisner
of the Ellensbure, Wash Daily
Record
. KaynOr, who handled the settle
ment Of the 72,0OO-acre klttitas
project in WashmotonS Yakim"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Electrified Fence
TrapsI |. y. Man

" r Iucrk Was ron" the Wcr5"
Friday tor thgce-hcW -eufoc"u
sfaE Cn an electrified fence around
4 u"ld nil soGtN"ast o. the
Acacia school.
He said he attempted to climb
the fence to cross the field anu
@nee tho fence Was charged. uc
could no. let loosc Of it, i wa
tire" hours before someone came
along to cut off the current ana
ibHratc him, he told deputy Shcriffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

ghastly failure tor those settlers.
for the government that finances
them and for the cause OF recld-
nation, Kaynor said
He held that the really successful
western irrigation projects had beer
settled by practical, hard-working
farmers who understood irrigation.
There is nothing complex in the
settlement of Il good project, nc
added. 1t seems ridiculously sim
Continued on Pace > Col =
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

Sunday night when We were get
ting ready for bed. John decided to
try them" she said There were
u pills. 10 light ones and two dart:
ones. The instructions said to take
two dark capsules before retiring
and two light ones before break
fast.
although there were only two
dark ones. John decided to take
them and went to the kitchen ana
drew a glass of water
She said her husband staggered
back into the room. attempted to
open a window, and fell over. He
died frN minuDeG later.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Roosevelt Hints
Strike Breakdown
San Diego Crisis. Other Defense Rows
Bring Intimation from President OPM
Will Take Drastic Action in Few Days
: By UNITED PRESS =

With a new strike threat menacng S730,O0OOOO worth
of arpane orders at San Diego and defense industries
crippled els 1wherc by labor union Walkou, President
Roosevelt limited Friday at direct intervention by the Office
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
House Ok's Ship
Aiming Measure
Denuncia+ions Of Japan, Germany Ring
Through Chamber as congressman Vote
To Place Guns On Merchant Vessels

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. UP)-In an atmosphere
cchoing with denunciaons Of Japan and Germany the
house today passed and sent the senate resolution
the armng Of American merchant ships.
The rOIl aall pAsSAgc OF thN RESOLUTION WAS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Man Laughs. Dies
In 'MdiI Murder

: LOS ANGELES, Oct. IT. (UP)-A the resources Of
'thc Los Angeles police department assigned tdy to
seek the murder by mail" slayer of John kmeZ 81, d
landscape gardener who died laughing at what he thought
was prank The circumstances of KmctZ death last Sun
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Germans Slow Down i7
Moscow Death StruqqIe
= AMBLINe
X EPORTER
OleanderS 10 YOU

OleanderS TO YOU
When bad luck overlook the Post
Press Thursday and the paper was
late the telephone began to ring
as subscriber after subscriber want
ed to know why the paper was late
Both lines were bus" constantly.
Finally the telephone operators
took a hand. When the PoSt-Press
was wanted the girls would say
THE paper is late but will be
there soon"
Thanks for tho help and lots of
olcanderS to you.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
Far East Crisis
Brings Order 10
Pacific
American Warship Attacked in Atlantic
While Uncle Sans Merchant Shipsin
Asia+ic Waters Ordered TO Seek Haven
BY UNITED PRESS

The chasm of war Friday appeared to yaWn wider tor
United States participation than at any time IN recent
MONTHS as an American destroyer was torpedoed ana
damaged in the North Atlantic and as this nation watched
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
The Hard Way

Tho Hard Way
Tracking down wild game is the
hobby of Pvt. Hilaire DeMilner Of
Camp Seeley. But he doesn't eat it.
He just shoots it with his camera.
If you hear the hoot of an owl
and the shrill cry of one of those
funny night birds it will be DeMil-
ner stalking his prey.
He wanted the picture of a buz-
Zard He must have it. With the
tenacity of a soldier with the never
Say-die attitude. he hunted one TO.
days So he decided to outSmart the
buzzard and beat him at his own
game.
Selecting a sunny spot, which
wasn't hard, DeMilner spread him
self out on the ground and pretend
cd unconSciouSneSS. The sun boiled
down mercileSsly Still DeMilner
remained motionleSS. After several
hours a buzzard sailed out of the
sky and settled down near the SOL
dicr.
CLICK Il III!
The buzzard joined the OWLS,
geese, ducks, and heronS in De-
Miners picture album.
Plus
Days of preparation went into
the deer hunting trip to New McXl-
co. Charles Farrell. Bill Roberts.
Les Adams and a friend from BraW-
ley worked hare ge,tlng ready. They
packed and rcpaCkCd all their guns,
ammunition. clothing, food and bed
ding necessary for The deer hunt
ing country $50 miles away.
They were on their way but a
short time Wnen tney discovered
Charles bed was missing. That
delayed them and irritatcd Charlie
no little bit.
At last they arrived at their
destination. A native looked their
equipment over carefully.
What did you come up here
for?" he asked the valleyites.
Deer hunting" they choruscd.
I'VE came deer hunting"
You cant hunt deer out Of sea
SON" said the native. The season
doesn't open for 20 days"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17
TEMPERATURES

: Maximum Thurs. 81, minimum
Fri. 60. pm. Thurs. 80, humidity
30. am. Fri. Ga, humidity Sc
Noon Fri. 81, humidity %.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. l S2O.21; L. S. No. 2,
leafy /. V. $500; U. S. No. 2 Sl6,5O-
1850. Mpls. Dec. flax S1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-17

Ell Centro Business Barometer
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Woodbridge Club
To Hold Show

The 18th annual gladlolus snow
of the Woodbridge Garden Club Will
be held on Monday in the Fellow
ship Hall of McKendree Methodist
Church, at Twenty-fourth and Law
renee streets and South Dakota
avenue NE. Tie hall will be open to
receive exhibits at pm. and all
entries must be in place by o:3o
that evening. After judging has
taken place the public will be ad-
mitted at 8 o'clock. Flowers not
removed by 10 pm. will be donated
TO various hospitals.
Mr.. Howard R. Watkins of SOM
erset. Md, and Mrs. Merle c. Kis-
singer of Washington will judge the
many classes, which include di-
visions for collections, specimen
blooms, baskets and vases OF gladl-
oluses. specimen blooms of other
flowers, artistic arrangements, and
so on. Of especial interest is the class
introduced this year for collections
of annual flowers. The exhibitor in
this class displaying the largest va
riety of annual flowers will receive
a silver medal donated by the
Vaughn Seed Co.
Members of the Show Commit
tee, of which Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
A. Sinner are chairmen, include Mr..
and Mrs. Harry R. Coping, Mr..
and Mrs. John j. Srnka, Mr.. r. H.
Burtner, Mr.. l.. L. Powers, Mr.. E..
J. Moon, Mr.. H. J. Clay, Mr.. w. P.
Smith, Mrs. A. S. Henderson, Mrs.
M. J. Murray, Mrs. A. S. Dixon,
Mrs. Mary P. Watkins, Mrs. K. S.
Kesecker and Mrs. R. F. Gray.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Show Plannedi in
Silver Spring

Plans for a spring flower, fruit
and vegetable show to be held by
the Silver Spring Garden Club on
September 13, in the auditorium
of the Montgomery Blair Senior
High School, Silver Spring, Md,
have been announced by Mrs. Ralph
E. Torrey, club president.
The show is open to all exhibitors
and it is hoped that it will become
an annual affair. Mr.. Kenneth H.
Bruner is general chairman and
chairmen of other committees in
clude Mr.. James E. Sweet, publicity;
Mr.. Alfred K. Goodman. rules and
regulations; Mr.. Armand La Vaute,
exhibitions; Mrs. Clarence S. Watts,
posters; Mrs. E. F. Klinge, classi-
f1cations; Mrs. Edwin c. Simons,
secretary.
The Budget Committee is COM
posed Of Mrs. Armand La Vaute,
Mrs. j. Myron Jones and Mrs. Carl
Somers.
The Silver Spring Garden Club
members joined in very informal
garden tour on Wednesday, August
6. Some of the club members gra-
ciously invited the group to view
their gardens and all of the hostesses
served refreshments. The tour was
enjoyed by every one. Regular
meetings of the club will be resumed
in September.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Start Second
Seed Group
1nAugust
Wisest Gardeners
Follow Routine
In the Planting

We seldom make the mistake of
sowing too many biennial and per-
ennial seeds. If those you now have
seem inadequate to supply your an
ticipated needs, you will find this
a splendid time to start another
group. Check the seed beds, and
you may find that here and there,
for some reason that you do not
understand, the seeds have failed
to make proper growth. You had
better get busy now with a second
planting.
For the second planting. it is
recommended that the seeds be
started in pots. This will save a
transplanting step, and the plants
can grow on without hindrance
until you are ready to set them in
their permanent quarters. Since
it will be unnecessary to disturb the
root system, they will go forward
without shock
For this plan, try sowing three
or four seeds in a three-inch pot
filled with light unmanured garden
loan. Plunge them into the soil
up to their rims. Keep them water
ed. and you should have no trouble.
Among the sorts that respond to
this treatment are canterburybells,
hollyhocks, pansies, and wallhowers.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Prizes Listed for
National Capital
Dahlia Show

Heading the list of awards to be
presented at the National Capital
Dahlia Show scheduled for Septem-
ber 27 and % is the prize for best
dahlia in show, the Public Printers
Trophy. Also greatly coveted are
the awards presented by the Amerl-
can Legion, the Florists Club OF
Washington, the Baltimore Dahlla
Society, and The Evening Star. The
j. L. Bowling Trophy, which is al
ways sought after, is awarded to
novices who have never before won
a ribbon at dahlia show.
Exhibitors at the show, which
will be held in Harding Hall, OF the
Government Printing Office, will
find an unusually large number of
other trophies and medals for which
to compete. Among these are the
American Home Achievement Medal
for new varieties of undisseminated
dahlias, the House Beautiful Gold
Futurity Medal for new dahlias list
ed in the 1941 House Beautiful Fu-
turity, the American Dahlia Society
Bronze Medal for 2-year-old seed
lings. and other medals from Henry
F. Mitchell Seed Co., Stumpp q
Walter Co, Floyd Bradley, and Max
Echling Seedman, Inc.
Ladies especially will be interested
in the N. r. Shenk Indian stone
table, which is prize that def
nitely enhances the charm OF any
garden. There are numerous awards
of plants, fertilizer, garden maga-
zines. books, etc. The trophy COM
mittee has exceeded its best efforts
this year, in obtaining such an I'M
posing array of awards and trophies.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
cultural Activities in National Capital
Utilize Lazy
Week Ends
This Way
Few Non.L Laborious
Tasks Proftably
Accomplished

A lazy week end can be spent
with q few non-laborious tasks.
One sure to need attention is a care
full checkup on the chrysanthe-
NUNS, which are now beginning to
resemble early fall blooming flowers.
Surplus branches which detract
from the shape of the plants should
be removed, and terminal buds
picked out to induce further branch
ing. This is about the last oppor-
tunity we will have to perform
this kind of work. Study the plants,
and be sure that the right branches
and buds are removed.
More than likely, the picked-out
tips or buds will show great colonies
of aphids feasting on the succulent
greens. If they continue to flourish
on the plant, there will be little
strength left for Towering. You
must spray chrysanthemums re-
ligiously with nicotene, pyrethrum.
or any other standard spray to
keep this abominable little insect
in check.
In your other spare time, you
may check the recently sown seed
beds. Generally, there is deficien-
cy of rain at this time of the year
so that moisture will need to be
supplied artificially to these beds.
Do a good job of soaking; but re-
member, use nothing but the finest
nozzle adjustment when watering
the seed beds; otherwise, valuable
seeds will be washed out.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
GARDEN DATES
& &s:aessSgEH3I1c: "a

August 11-Woodridge, D. c.
Gladiolus Show, Woodbridge Gar
den Club, McKendree Methodist
Church.
August 16-17-Havre de Grace,
Md. Maryland State Gladiolus
Show.
September IO-Purcellville, Va.
Flower Show, Purcellville Garden
Club, Purcellville Library.
September 13-Silver Spring,
Md. Flower, fruit and vegetable
show by Silver Spring Garden
Club, Montgomery Blair Senior
High School.
September 18 - Washington,
D. c. Pan-American Rose Con-
ference, Pan-American Union.
September 19-20-Washington.
D. c. Annual meeting, American
Rose Society, Raleigh Hotel.
September 20-21-Washington,
d. c. Fall rose show, Potomac
Rose Society, New National Mu-
scum.
September 24-25-New York
City, annual exhibition American
Dahlia Society, American Mu-
scum of Natural History.
September 27-28-Washington,
D. C. Dahlia Show, National
Capital Dahlia Society, Harding
Hall, Government Printing Office,
North Capitol and II streets.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Harvest Everlasting
Or Straw Flowers
Before Too Dry

In the average section of the
United States the time has come
for harvesting straw or everlasting
flowers You will remember that
just a few months ago these were
seeds, and now the plants have fully
matured and are ready to serve
their useful purpose.
1t is not necessary to allow the
flowers to remain on the plants until
they are dry. In fact, this is the
cause for the existence of so many
bleached-out appearing straw flow
ers. For best results, the flowers
should be cut when the bloom is
at its height. Then colors are most
intense. Collect the flowers in
punches which can be tied lightly
and hung in an inverted position
in a cellar or other airy spot pro-
tected from rainfall until they are
thoroughly dry. After that they can
be used as house decorations for
many months.
Gourds, too, are in some places
ready for harvesting. 1t is a good
plan to punch a needle hole in the
tops and bottoms of these flowers
so that they can dry out quickly,
after which they are ready for deco
rating in any way that suits your
fancy. This cannot be done, how
ever, with the dishrag variety and
those other kinds having useful
centers.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

meat, peanuts, bread crumbs, suet
and other odds and ends from the
pantry. Squirrels were about, too;
but the birds would have none of
them and showed them away.
So during the entire fall and
winter this spot held unending
interest for our household. Thus
the winter passed and the second
spring in our adventure arrived.
Eager to see how everything would
develop, We watched carefully each
day. AS the season progressed. so
did the plants. The wistaria and
roses all bloomed-the other vines
were growing satisfactorily-and,
would you believe it, the old tree
was holding its own! Just to show
its tenacity, it sent forth a few
blooms and a strong. new shoot.
The spot was fertilized and watered
the same as the previous Summer.
Fall arrived and we felt somewhat
encouraged.
Throughout the fall and winter
many birds fed at the stations and
were just as interesting as before.
This past, and third. spring for
our tree venture we felt that We
were we'll repaid for our efforts.
Everything planted had grown Won
derfully and the catalpa tree hasn't
any notion of folding up. Just to
show gratitude it was again simply
covered with exotic blooms. remind
ing one of tiny spray orchids. The
wistaria spread mantle of grace
full lavender flowers over much of
the tree The roses in due time also
bloomed: red. white and yellow
ones. Altogether, this has devel-
oped into a beautiful spot in the
lawn. Now that the tree has de-
cided to live. we intend to trans
plant most of the vines and all of
the climbing roses, so that the tree
can absorb all of the nourishment
possible. The bird houses and
feeding stations will remain. so
interest in this spot will not dimin-
ish at any season of the year.
We believe that many an ailing
tree could be saved by the intelligent
care and patient work of even an
amateur.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Pansies Will Winter Well
Under Proper Conditions;
Layer Of Straw Helpful
During Their Summer Bloom
Keep Plants Pinched Back
And Cut Dead Flowers
Bv the Master Gardener

Transplant after the plants have attained the fourth fifth leaf
before lifting
perma-
plants apply plant
plants about inches
develop tranpantng
the leaf and not the stem for if crushed the
plants the where the feshy
well
well established
during the day, until the plants
should to flower in from
of reasonably favorable conditions
all flowers removed do not allow
flowers examining plants