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Evening star., 1941-02-06
Dry Ice Fumes Experimenter
Found Dead Notes at Side

Police officer G. N. Lair said DR..
Blair apparently had obtained Is
pounds of dry ice and placed it in a
closet, where he began to keep a
record of the effect of it's fumes.
The partially completed record
read:
Evening star., 1941-02-06
Continued Gains

The circulation of The Eve
ming Star has increased more
than 10000 in the past S years
and over 5000 during the past
year.
OF it's total circulation,
123,736 copies were delivered
yesterday by carrier directly
to Washington and Suburban
homes. The remainder of the
papers are sold through news
boys or newsstands, the major
ity Of these taken home, or at
more distant places.
Yesterdays Circulation
The Evening Star
Wed, Feb. S, 1941----167,31S*
Wed, Feb. !, 1940----158,165* ,
Increase ----- 9,153
Returns from newsstands not deducted
and nc samples included.
Yesterdays Advertising
Local Display
Lines.
The Evening Star-----30,564
End Newspaper er----16,557
3rd Newspaper------14,529
4th Newspaper----- 9,028
The Star continues to be the
outstanding advertising me-
dium of all the newspapers in
the United States.
Evening star., 1941-02-06
Born to North Dakota Couple

FARGO N Oak 1-Quadruplets one girl and three ooys
were today Hospital to Mr. and Mrs NICK
Brown of Leonard Weighing between and pounds
each the babies were getting along satisfactorily hour after
they born said Dr. F. Hanna Fargo who delivered
the babies The mother is 81.
Evening star., 1941-02-06
HOUSE VOTES 148-14> TO CURB POWER
OF PRESIDENT UNDER LEASE-LEND BILL
Late News Bulletins
Strike HoIts Racing at Santa Anita


Anita Park has been declared off due to strike of track
employees. Earlier it had been announced strike of grooms
the track holding the start of the days program
President Signs Bill Providing 200 Cargo Ships
President today signed legislation by which the
Federal will undertake emergency consruc
ton program ships The is to cost
total of $3500O0000 OF which s3l3500O0O being made
available in the new legislation.
Bill Would Make More Pay D. c. Income Tax
proposed bill containing series of amendments to the
existing law submitted to the House
late today by the Commissioners The principal change
designed within the Of the law about $4,000 per-
living who the income tax because they
claim voting residence in the States.
Unlimited Number of Parking Meters Asked
Authority to install unlimited number of automobile
parking would be given the Commissioners under
Proposed they submitted to the House late today An
appropriation of several limited the number OF
meters that could be installed in Washington.
D. c. Court Merger Bill Sent to House
The Commissioners sent to the House late today bill pro-
posing to consolidate the present Police Court and Municipal
Court into Municipal Court with two branches one civil
and the other criminal.
Nine Killed Near Paris as Roof CoIlopses
BERLIN pP-At least nine persons were killed and 40
injured the roof of the public market at
suburb collapsed under the weight of snow
DNB official German news agency, reported To-Day
Ambassador Leohy Confers With Petoin
VICHY France pP-The new United States Ambassador,
Admiral William D. Leahy conferred today with Mashal
Petan Frances Chief State at the height OF political
which said might Marshal Petans
retirement to political status similar to that OF the
Presidents of the Third Republic.
Earlier Story Page AIRY
TepeIeni Attire After Bombordment by Greeks
BITOIJ, Yugoslavia LPp-The town of Tepeleni, con-
trolling way Abanas Adratc port OF Vaona was IN
flames today systematic bombardment for 48 hours oy
reaching this frontier town said The
Greek advance guard was reported at the citys gates
Earlier Story Page A-1So
kozi Planes Over Britain Again
LONDON Dq)-Reports that German planes were again
over of the country tonight
Nazi Liverpool town In
South Wales and near town in West England First advice
did not mention bombing.
OuodrupIets Born to North Dakota Couple
FARGO N Oak D-Quadruplets one girl and three boys
today Johns Hospital to Mr. and Mrs NICK
Brown of Leonard Weighing between and pounds
ofcforfn hOlr
Evening star., 1941-02-06

Resplrat1on Heart Pulse Tenn
perature
lis am. normal normal 73 986
1:22 plus S strong 78 98.5
LIS plus bounding 81 98.7
1:30 plus 26 slowed 80 98.7
1:35 plus 81
At 1:23 he noted: Feeling in
creased body warmth with perspira.
ton Of hands"
Evening star., 1941-02-06
Ambassador Leohy Confers With Petoin
kozi Planes Over Britain Again

LONDON tPJ.-Reports that German planes were again
over Britain the country tonight
Naz aircraft reported Liverpool in
South Wales and near town in West England First aovces
did not mention bombing.
Evening star., 1941-02-06

Late news and sports are covered on Pages
TX and 2-X of this edition Of The Star. supple
menting the news of the regular home delivered
edition of The STAR
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

Japanese make sudden attack on the Pacific.
 Last evening an official state ment from Berlin said Germany is obligated, under the Three Power Pact to assist Japan if attacked.
 The statement referred to the Pacific hostilities as "only clashes but the communique failed to clar- fly Germany's intentions Tn termed Roosevelt as a war incen- diary"
 During the evening reports kept telling of developments bristline with rumors then making denials followed by official authentic oc- curenceS that for the most part were entirely different from the rumors.
 Honolulu Attack
 The War Department early last evening gave the White House a preliminary estimate of 104 dead and more than 300 wounded in armed forces alone as the result of the bombing by Japan of the Island of Oahu. This was the estimate of the casualties at Hick- man Field. Later reports stated neither figure included civilian casualties. One report, partially confirmed, said three fires were raging at Hickman Field, and in various other raids on Honolulu both explosive and incendiary bombs were used, several fires being started. It was then stated some civilians" had met death"
 Early last evening in a direct radiophone talk with President Roosevelt, Governor Joseph P Poindexter said the Japanese had made a second and then a third raid on Honolulu, dropping bombs in both incidents"
 Strict Ban
 From Washington, last night Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor genthau closed all the Nations borders to Japanese Nationals and imposed strict ban on any finan- cial transactions by Japanese Aliens
 Attack on Philippines
 In Washington, last night, Presi- dent Roosevelt learned, while con- ferring with his Cabinet and Legis- lative leaders, that enemy planes 1 tJapanese) were over Central Lu- zon in the Philippines and that bombing attack had been made on Davao, at the southern end o1 Mindanao Island, and another at- tack had been made on Camp John Hayes at Baguio. Later New York picked up broadcast by a pro-Axis station in Shanghai that said great damage has been caused in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

PhlllpplneS by Japanese ar attack
 Wheeler Wants War
 In Billings, Montana, Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who has been an isolationist and one of those at tacking president Roosevelt's pol icies, advocated an immediate dec- laration of War against Japan and united support for the Administra- tion.
 Senator Wheeler said TT h e Japanese have chosen war. We must exert every energy to give the Japanese such whipping they will not want war again"
 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, when asked to make comment on Jap ans declaration of war against the United States, last night declined to make any statement, short or long.
 In Washington, last night Sena- tor Thomas Connally of Texas an- nounced that President Roosevelt would address joint session of Congress today noon.
 From New York early last even- ing, the Associated Press said it had been officially advised by com munication agencies that the Navy had invoked a censorship on Man fla and Honolulu prohibiting mes sages outbound from both places.
 Operations Progressing
 In Tokyo, Domei, Japanese news agency announced that Naval op- erations off Hawaii. with at least one Japanese aircraft carrier, were progressing in action against Pearl Harbor!"
 On the heels of this report. New York picked up unconfirmed re- ports from London that the Japan- CSC aircraft carrier from whence planes were operating in the attack on Pearl Harbor, had been sunk by the United States Navy.
 Early last evening Los Angeles announced that air raid listening devices had gone into action.
 Reports of the activities contin- ued to be received by the Empire during the night and were contin- uing this morning. and during the day, for this afternoons edition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
atifit Is In War Area
 And Prepared
Generals, AdmiraIs 5 De- dare Posts from Panama
 fo Alaska on War Footinq

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec. g. The Pacific seaboard, from the Pan- anna Canal to Alaska is under the grim, tense grip of war as a reality as the result of the Japanese thrust at the Hawaiian island and the entire Pacific is in the battle area
 Generals and Admirals declared that the War declaration by Tokyo found the Pacific Army and Navy bases on a war footing.
 All men have been called to their posts.
 Blackouts have been ordered by all Army and Navy stations in AL aska and the Panama Canal zone
 This city of San Francisco has declared a state of emergency"
 All recruiting offices for Marines have been ordered to be open for 24 hours daily and all quotas on enlistments have been lifted
 The Customs Department has cancelled all departure permits for vessels.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

the United States gunboat Wake that war had been declared"
 A broadcast from Tokyo an- nounced that 63 American soldiers were disarmed at the Interna ,ional Settlement in Tientsin, China.
 Guam Island Attacked
 A report from the White House followed with the advice that the Navy has just reported that a squadron of unidentified planes have passed over the Island of Guam,' and later the White House announced Guam is under attack
 "On Guard"
 As war reports were received Operator r-in-charge Roger H. Stev- enson, Signal Corps, United States Army, Juneau station, received in- structions from the War Depart ment to station guards at all Signal Corps stations and call all men to service immediately. As Steven son only has a limited staff to man the various Signal Corps stations in Juneau he announced that pre- sumably he would ask the Civilian Defense Unit of Juneau to give him aid
 The instructions received by Stevenson were similar to those sent to other stations to both Army and Navy stations, and called for all men to duty, in uniform, and ordering blackouts last night at air bases. Navy Stations and Army posts. The "On Guard" instruc- tions went to all stations from California to Alaska summoning the complete personnel of both Army and Navy.
 From Berlin
 In Berlin, the German spokesman said there would be no reaction from Germany to the announced Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other localities in the Pacific until al lsides of the case are at hand" The Nazi spokesman denied that Germany had demanded that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

The Daily Alaska EmpAre mas the largest paid circulation of any All aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
p RICE OF SUGAR MAY
 BE UppED
Quarter Cent Per Pound h. crease Foreseen as US.
 Bids for Cuban Crop

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. = Higher sugar prices were predicted in trade circles today in connection with the United States offer to buy the major part of Cuba's next years crop.
 It was said the present domestic ceiling price of three and one-half cents a pound will have to be raised to three and three-quarters cents"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
Attack on Unified States
 |sMade by Japan;War|s
 Declared; Early Ads Told

(Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
LUMBER COMPANY SUES
 WILL0UGHBY AVE. FOLKS

A suit involving more than $500 has been filed in Federal District Court here by the Columbia Lum- Der Company, against William J. Niemi and Barbara J. Niemi, 10 collect the unpaid balance for building materials purchased by the Niemis about a year ago.
 The lumber company has a lien against building at 222-306 Will loughby Avenue, where the mater ial was used, it was set forth in the case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
ARMED ESCORTS FOR SHIPS
 PLYING TO, FROM ALASKA

BREMERTON, Wash, Dec. g. Rear Admiral Freeman, Thirteenth Naval District Commandant, an- nounces that the Navy. will provide armed escorts for all important ves- sels from and to the Northwest and Alaska.
 Rear Admiral Freeman also an- nounced. All necessary disposi- tion of personnel for safeguarding of civilian safety here and in Alaska has been made. The immediate problem for the civilian population is to be guarded for possible sabo- tage."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any AL aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
(ANADAT0 ROUND UP
 JAPANESE

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 8.-It is estimated that 33,OO0 Japanese in Canada, including 17,OOO in British Columbia, will be rounded up and placed in concentration camps.
 At the same time orders have been issued to the Aerial and Navy patrols, for some time patrolling the inland waters of British Co., lumbia and the ocean side of Van couver Island, to strengthen opera tionS and be alert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08

Philippines by Japanese ail Q ttooLy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
LITVIN0V
 I5 IN U. }.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 8. Maxim Litvinov arrived here by Clipper late Saturday afternoon after an air voyage bringing him nearly -fourths of the way around the world.
 q am looking forward to meet ing again your great President, 2 the new Russian Ambassador to the United States told the re- porters
 Mrs. Litvinov accompanied her husband on the air voyage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
CARD OF THANKS

To the members of Igloo No. { and ladies of the Auxiliary, Pio- neers of Alaska and other friends I wish to express my deep appreci- ation for the many beautiful floral offerings and other kind expres- sions of sympathy in the loss of my beloved wife.
 adv. JOHN CLAUSON.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
FIRST AID MEET

The First Aid Instructors Asso- citation will hold a meeting in the City Hall Council Chamber at 7:3O o'clock. All members are requested to attend and to wear slacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
BRITISH FIGHT
 THREE NATIONS:
 WAR DECLARED

| LONDON, Dec. 8.-The British formally declared war against Fin land, Hungary and Rumania at midnight Saturday because the three nations are fighting on Ger many's side against Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-08
Lindbergh
 Is Silent

WEST TISBURY, Massachusetts, Dec. 8.-Charles A. Lindbergh, visit ing Martha's Vineyard Island. re- fuses to see newspapermen or accept any messages.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
-Four Killed When
Plane Crashes at
Mission Bay

SAN DIEGO, July 81. (UP)-Civil
Aeronautics Administration inspec-
tors today examined the wreckage
of a small cabin plane which crash
ed a few minutes after its takeoff
from Lindbergh Field here, killing
four men.
The bodies of Walter Van Orden,
43, Pasadena, and Robert M. Young,
36, Los Angeles, passengers in the
ship, were sent to Los Angeles to-
day for burial. The other victims
were pilot Alfred Higgins, 90, La
Jolla, and William Dyrdal, Is, San
Diego, friend of the pilot who went
along for the ride.
Van Orden and Young, Los An
geles insurance men, missed an air.
liner here Saturday night and char
tered the private plane to fly them
to Burbank.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

a shady place to sleep. He died in
his sleep.
The body of Lum Sirles, IS, beet
trimmer, was found dead Sunday
in the back of a sedan in front of
905 Ivy street, Brawley.
Friends said Sirles was paid Sat
urday and went to Mexicali Sat
urday night. The friends said they
met him in MeXicali Sunday morn
ing and Sirles said he was sick.
They told him to get in the back
OF their car and they would take
him home. He was dead when they
arrived home, Hughes said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
Wait for Moment
TcStrike, Britain
Tells Vast Y Army
Sunday Mobilization of
Revolt on Continent
Declared Success

Great Britain in radio
broadcasts in all continental
languages, Monday urged its
new secret "V' army in oc-
cupied countries to remain
under cover and wait patiently un-
til the moment came to strike at
the Germans.
1t was understood that the broad
casts would be continued in order
that the maximum effect might be
obtained in the formation of a vast
secret force of men and women
in German occupied countries,
pledged to harass the Germans at
every opportunity and to remind
them by the letter W chalked on
buildings, or the signal w tapped
out in the dot-dot- dot dash of the
Morse code, of the certainty of an
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
Shipping Costs
Left Out in New
Crop Value Figure

Imperial Valley crop and live
stock values for 1889 were $22,815,-
895, it was announced from the Of
flee of Agricultural Commissioner
B. A. Harrigan Monday, a figure
which does not include the cost of
shipping the products.
In past years the published fig
ures of crop and livestock values
always contained the shipping costs.
These costs do not properly belong
in the total value of the crops and
livestock, the staff at Harrigan's Of
flee said, and hereafter will not be
included in the total annual value
of the products.
The value of crops and value in
1910 was $26,805, 1853 or $4,OO000O
greater than the total value in 1899.
Neither figure contains the cost of
shipping by truck or railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
Heat, Alcohol Mixture Kills Two
Negroes in Valley. Coroner Reports

Heat and alcohol killed two Ne
groes in Imperial Valley during the
weekend, one in Ell Centre and
one in Brawley.
Henry Higgins, 35, laborer, died
late Sunday while sleeping in the
shade of building in the 100 block
on Main street, Deputy Coroner
Herbert Hughes said. Friends said
Higgins had been drinking wine
and gin for several hours Sunday
He was carried out of a saloon and
left in the shade to sleep, Hughes
said. Later in the afternoon Higgins
wandered back into the saloon and
then went outside again to sind
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

containing aluminium to aid in the
campaign which will continue
through July 80.
The office of production manage
ment assured housewives that their
donations would be vital to the de-
fense effort. For example, they
said, 5000 dishpans mean that one
fighter plane can be added to the
armed forces. Ten thousand per-
colators mean another warplane.
Two thousand roasters and $500
double boilers would add two planes.
Defense officials explained that
regardless of whether the scrap
aluminium in the discarded perco-
lators or pots ever was used in air.
plane production, it would be avail
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

Z y w lIlulCdOSu q II SuDSIdllUldl
changes in the Russian front had
occurred in the last "a hours of
fighting.
DEVELOPMENTS:
Josef Stain extended his reor-
ganization of the Soviet defense
set-up by naming four new vice
commissars of defense a few hours
after himself assumed the defense
commiSsariat.
The DNB official news agency
claimed a Soviet division had been
wiped out near Mogilev, about 80
miles southwest OF Smolensk, by a
single Nazi division. In the same
general area another Russian di-
vision was reported surrounded
while Nazi planes were said to be
smashing heavily at Russian lines
east of Smolensk where they were
credited with destruction of $40
trucks and 26 tanks.
Farther north Finnish troops
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
Raj FILLS SKIES IN MASS RAID ON NAz|S
Bolivia JaiIs Army Officers After
State of Siege Thwarts Nazi Putsch

LA FAZ, Bolivia, July q up
The government announced today
that several army officers at the
Cochabamba garrison, located near
large German colony, had been
arrested in connection with a
thWarted 'Nazi putsch' that caus-
ed authorities to impose a state of
siege Saturday night.
German Minister Ernest Wendler,
accused by an official government
spokesman of directing anti-Boliv-
ian activity, was declared persona
Ton grata coincidentally with Pres
ident Enrique Penaranda's state of
siege proclamation. It was under
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

stood Wendler would leave Bolivia
tomorrow by way of Chile.
There was no confirmation Of
reports that he had demanded doc
umentary proof that he had par
ticipated in the plot. It had been
announced after a six-hour cabinet
meeting yesterday that such proof
could not be published until it had
been presented TO congress next
month.
Gen. Demetrio Ramos, minister of
the interior, denied reports that
Victor Paz Esensoro, former finance
minister, had been arrested as a
leader of the subyersive movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
Sisters Battle
With Hammer, Gun

Using a claw hammer and a pistol
butt as weapons, Clara McBain. A.
and Corena Pack, Al, sisters, staged
a battle royal in Ell Centre during
the weekend
FL Centro police arrested them
on a charge of assault and battery
and Police Judge Lee Nuffer gave
them their choice of paying a $40
fine each or spending 20 days in
Jail. They went to the women's
section of the county Jail to serve
their sentences.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
cdnduI
Ru keS
School
Milne Dismissal
Hearing Opens at
State Capital

SACRAMENTO, July q.
(UP) E. Wayne Miller,
special counsel for the state
personnel board, today indi-
Gated that charges that sex
ual irregularities were permitted at
Whittier State school for boys would
be stressed in hearings on COM
plants asking dismissal of E. j.
Milne, superintendent, and six
other employees.
The board opened the hearings
today and they are scheduled to
continue during the rest OF the
week. First witnesses were William
K. Smith, acting executive officer
of the board, and Iris Walden, per-
sonnel clerk at the department of
institutions, who testified concern
ing employment records of the de-
PENDANTS.
Miller introduced amendments to
charges against Milne and other
employees, naming 16 inmates of the
school who assertedly had knowl-
edge of irregularities. A large group
of former Whittier inmates, now
held at Preston State school, we're
to be called as witnesses tomorrow.
Two former employees of the
school, Willis Root and George F.
Parsons, also will be called to testi-
fly, Miller indicated.
The charges against the gloup
were filed by the board after an
investigation it authorized by T. P.
Geraghty, a former FBI agent The
seven were charged with failure
OF good behavior, incompetency and
Continued on Page 6, Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21
GrubeI, Osborne
On Defense Board

director Frank Grubel of Cali
patria will represent the Imperial
Irrigation district and Supervisor
Hugh T. Osborne the county board
of supervisors on the Imperial
County Council of Home Defense.
Each city in the county will ap-
point a representative at the next
regular meeting, District Attorney
Elmer Heald said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

the state Fedefatlon OF Labor to
reverse its position on a referendum
of the hot cargo and secondary
boycott measure" Hugh T. Osborne
secretary-manager of the Associat-
ed Farmers, said in Ell Centre Mon
day. I'VE understand that the petit
tions were printed and the AF of L
executive committee, which met in
Santa Barbara last week, outlined
a plan of campaign.
The purpose is to qualify the
referendum petition which would
automatically suspend the opera
ton of the law until the next gen.
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-21

said Margaret had been seized "by
cowboy" All Saturday night
police explored the network of miles
of tunnels. AT am. yesterday they
spied young McCurdy's flashlight
flickering. He walked up to them
and calmly said, There's girl in
there" pointing further in the tun-
mel.
Weak and bruised, the girl sobbed
that McCurdy forced her to go tn
him far out into a branch tunnel,
through section which narrowed
down SO small they had to crawl
on hands and knees. She said he
threatened to "use a club on me-"