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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
by Peter Edson...
The Inside Track in Washington

be delineated as including all those
Who have Sofas-davenports-in
their working offices. These are as
signed for the comfort of visitors
who should be put at ease, but II
the little Mr. Big who Is the proud
possessor of a government sofa
wants TO 60 in conference, lock
the door. and sneak little nap TO
restore him after arduouS duties,
all he has to do is tell his secretary
TO tell everyone else that he's out.
Carpets on the office floor prob
ably distinguish rank six, although
it has been somewhat Of a question
as to whether the carpet-on-the-
floor people rank above the two
and-three telephones -on-the desk
people. Three telephone people ma
turally come before two telephone
people, but a two-telephone-and-
pushbutton official could elbow his
way into any gathering of three
telephone society and not be thrown
out for social climbing.
The annunciator and loud-Speak-
er gadgetS. by which an official
and his secretary in separate offices
can converse without getting out
of their chairs, have been creeping
into the social scheme, but like
all nouyeau richie ideas. they have
not been generally accepted and
their status as shields in the blue
book OF heraldry will have to be
figured out later.
The limousine set in Washington
is likely to fool you. There are
more limousines in Washington
than other city on earth, but the
catch is that lot OF them are
Tor hire. You can tell them by
spotting the S on their license
plate, the S standing for Sight
Seers. All government limousines
bear on their doors the seal of the
particular department to which they
are assigned, and there are plenty
of them. All the fuss raised when
the then Postmaster General Brown
demanded a limousine high enough
to accommodate his silk hat. back
in HooVerS administration, would
not be noticed now. And some o.
the most surprising people do show
up on Washington streets. in gov
ernment cars, with chauffeurs, who
wait while the boss goes in for
lunch.
Most celebrated case of a man
not being able to take all this lux
ury was Supreme Court Justice
Murphy, who moved into the office
intended for his secretary, and left
his own sumptuous office space
regally empty, like Victorian
parlor, to be busted but never used.
MORE WASHINGTON
Add the word "foreignisms' to
your vocabulary. u S. Flag Asso-
citation seems to have brought it
into use. There's a drive on to rid
Washington of rats-the rodent
variety. Health officers estimate the
district rat population at three
quarters of a million, more than
one per inhabitant.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
HITLER'S AGGRESSION
IS DEFENSIVE NOW

While the world awaits Herr Hitler's
next move, probably in the Balkans, there
is one thing lot of observers nave over
looked.
News dispatches have told much of
German troop concentrations in Ruma-
MIA. and of Nazi plans to march into Bull
garia and on toward Greece. What they
have not mentioned prominently is that
these concentrations and plans are de-
fensive, not aggressive.
For the first time since the European
war started, Hitler is planning on a de-
fensive basis. If he marches through
Bulgaria, it is true that the march will
represent aggression against lesser ma
ton, but in the longer view it will be an
effort to bolster defenses against the
threat of continued Greek-British victor
les in Albania and Africa. All the effort
required of Germany for such drive
would be directed purely and simply to-
ward defense. .... 80.
So slowly that it has gone almost un-
noticed, this war has been changing color
in the last few weeks. Today, as result,
we find Britain doing the threatening,
Germany bolstering her defenses.
The reason we haven't had this pointed
out in our own country, probably, is
that our administration wants the British
aid bill passed before chances of Brit
sh victory are made to appear too bright.
Yet the fact remans-Britain is on the
aggressive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 tUP)-
If you want to know who's WHO
in Washington there are lot OF
rot so subtle distinctions that will
enable you to classify a bureaucral
and tell just how much Difference
he should be paid.
The differences don't apply 10
the people up on Capitol Hill. where
everybody is a congressman or a
Supreme Court justice and thereby
ranks along with the LowellS and
the Cabots of Boston. Distinctions
in rank Of government employees
have nothing to do with salary or
the civil service classification,
either. They are determined by the
luXuries with which guy is sur
rounded by paternal government
that wants to make sure It's help
is done right by. And it's amazing
how even the most starry-eyed
idealist can stand luxury once its
handed to him at no personal cost.
MIR. SHOWERBATH
OUTRANKS MIR. WASHSTAND
The very top ranking ultra-ultras
have private dining rooms in their
office suites. The secretaries OF war
and navy don't have 'em but prac-
tically all other cabinet offices are
eqliipped for private meal serving,
even though some of the cabinet
officers eat now and then from a
tray Brought right TO their desk.
The food comes up from the de-
partmental cafeteria kitchens which
are now a necessary part OF every
scattered government office build
ing.
These private dining rooms can
be justified from the taxpayers
viewpoint by arguing that they
save the government money and
time If a big shot wants to have
a conference at luncheon with 9TH
el big shots, it's unnecessary to go
up to some hotel and waste three
hours doing it.
The second and the incest dis
tinction related TO the difference
in Difference accorded a guy who
has an office shower bath and a
guy who just has a private toilet
and waShstand. II would take
careful research to determine just
how these matters of convenience
and necessity are assigned, but Mr.
Showerbath is definitely superior
TO a Mr. T. and Washstand, and
the wife Of the latter should always
give the first nod to the wife OF
the former. 1t also proves that
civilization is, after all, a matter of
plumbing,
In the fourth category of this
complex Washington sociel scheme
comes the guy with a fireplace in
his office. It doesn't necessarily
have to burn wood or be even a gas
log or electric warmer. Just so
you're assigned to an office with a
built-in fireplace. not an imitation,
then YOU know you're coming along.
LIMOUSINES
DIME A DOZEN
The fifth rank should probably
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

ent that no totalitarian system was,
or could be, content with that
The nature of all three demanded
constant interference with the al
fairs of other countries. All med
died directly in the internal politics
of others. Such tolerance as others
extended to them was not recipro-
cated-could not be reciprocated by
regimes founded and based on in
tolerance, built on evangelization.
They closed their borders to nor
NAL intercourse. They made eXclus-
i've trade agreements which effec-
tually barred others from normal
markets. They closed their commu-
nications, their Libraries, their minds,
as they closed their borders.
A free world must be an open
world. There must be an opening
of doors, a lowering of barriers, not
their multiplication. That is the
road on which every free country
every free person travels today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Ethiopions Chase
Fleeing italians

KHARTOUM, Anglo Egyptian
Sudan. Feb. 10. (UP)An Ethiopian
army under British officers is pur-
suing a force of 5000 Italians into
inner Ethiopia and harassing them
mercilessly with rifle and machine
gun fire from hills, rocks and trees
commanding the mountain gorges
south of Lake Tana it was dis
closed today.
1t was indicated that the Italians
had little hope of escaping as an
organized body and that their de-
feat meant the loss to Italy of q
big section of west central Ethiopia.
The Italians were thrown. after
a four day fight, from the fortified
market town of Danghela, below
Lake Tana, about 100 miles inside
Ethiopia from the Sudan frontier
There were three brigades of them
including a battalion of Fascist
black shirt militia, "Mussolinis
pride"
The Italians had III de their
stand inside strong concrete wall
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
FBI PAYS DIviD ENDS
IN PROTECTION
{ Riverside PreSS)

NhlN6TSluS IiSSS1
In these days when the safety of our
country is dependent on preventing sab
otage and subversive activities it is GER
tainly heartening to hear of some OF the
results disclosed in the annual report
which j. Edgar Hoover director of the
FBI for the past sixteen years, has Just
submitted to the attorney general. 1t
may be bad luck to brag but here is one
department of our government which is
doing a swell job, as this report bears
out.
The current report has just been re-
leased and discloses 5605 convictions in
FBI cases during the year, or 96.46 per
cent of the cases investigated. Of the
1872 kidnapings since crimes Of this ma
ture have been made federal violations,
$50 have been solved, while the other
two are under active investigation. These
are but examples taken from the wide
field of activity of the FBI, which should
be strong deterrents to crime.
On the national defense angle, the re-
port says: "since the outbreak Of war IN
Europe, there have been no acts of sabo-
tage in our country attributable to for
eign agents"
While operating on the amazingly small
sum, as government expenditures go, OF
S7,300,0O0 annually, the FBI returned to
the government last year S5S 800, 1S0.64 in
actual fines, savings and recoveries, or
So for every dollar spent.
This is one federal agency which more
than pays its own way. We can we'll
afford to applaud the FBl not altogether
because it does its work economically,
but because that in more than three of
every four cases investigated the crooks
are run down and punished. In other
words, the "FBI gets its man.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
So They Say

I am here to challenge you to a
higher fate than compromise, ne
cation, and death.
Wendell Willkie
There is simply no other address
today for the truly great designer
than Hollywood and New York.
Margaret Case. magazine editor,
on Vienna as a style center.
The Republican Party is COM
mittingx hari-kari with the sharp
knife OF a political inconsistency
between a free economic sys-
tenn and isolationism.
Glare Booth, playwright.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Ex-Dutch Premier
Victim Of German
kidnapping, Belief

LONDON, Feb. 10. CUP)-Nether-
lands authorities here are investi-
eating a report that Jonkheer Dirk
Jan De Geer, former premier of the
Netherlands government in exile,
was kidnapped in Portugal and taken
to Germany by airplane, it was
learned today.
A Netherlands government broad
cast from London had charged Feb.
6 that the 78 year old De Geer had
deserted the Netherlands cause by
going from Lisbon to the Neither
lands, instead of continuing on q
mission to the Netherlands East
Indies
Today it was said that Neither
lands authorities here were inves-
tigating a report that he had been
lured from England by means Of
reports that his wife was i'll in Hol-
land and then that he had been
kidnapped to Germany.
1t was reported also, according
TO Netherlands informants, that he
had been imprisoned in Germany
for refusing to reveal information
regarding Great Britain.
I'VE have no official information
but we are making inquiries" a
Netherlands spokesman said. 1T
may be some time before we can
throw further light on the story
of the kidnapping and Imprisonment.
Our information is that DR.. De
Geer left Lisbon in a German air
liner by way of Barcelona, Spain,
and Berlin.
1--WE had assumed that he would
~ 80 to Holland. But I do not
..uow whether he ever got there"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Uranium Crackers

SOME "OLOGIES"
Listed below are five different
words, all ending in the Syllables,
"ology.' Can you give a brief, nom
technical definition OF each?
l. Anthology.
2. Graphology.
3. Paleontology.
4. Sociology.
5. Dactylology.
Answers:
l. An anthology is a collection OF
literary works-poems, stories, epi-
grams, etc.
2. Graphology is the art of judg-
ing a persons habits, character and
aptitudes from his handwriting
3. PaleontoloGy is the branch OF
geology which treats fossil remains.
4. Sociology is the science OF
the makeup, evolution and attri-
butes of human society.
5. Dactylology is the art of COM
municating ideas with the fingers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

they had built around the town
and they possessed a force of arm
ored cars.
Preparing for the attacks, planes
of the royal air force bombed Dang
hela heavily and constantly.
The Ethiopians, taking advantage
of all natura! cover and the smoke
from building set afire or blown
up by airplane bombs, crawled tc
within a few yards of the italian
wall and stormed it.
Overwhelmed, the Italian retreat
ed and the Ethiopian army. the
first organized one in action since
the Italian conquest, entered the
town through the smoke, now made
denser because Italian had set fire
to their fuel, ammunition and
equipment dumps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Japan Offers to
Mediate Conflict

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UP)-Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka has Of
fered the services of Japan to me-
date between Great Britain and
Germany, it was Indicated in the
house of commons today.
The japanese offer has been sub
mitted to the British government
III the form Of a special message
which is now being studied by
the cabinet, Richard A Butler
parliamentary secretary for foreign
affairs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Australians who, eager for war, were
disembarked last night and early
today, constituted a powerful force
to strengthen the British empire
army, navy and air force units
awaiting a challenge by Japan to
the Gibraltar of the East.
Constituting the strongest single
force that ever arrived at .Singa-
pore, bringing their own artillery,
anti-tank and mechanized equip
ment and even their own hospital
corps including pretty nurses, the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
British Traininu
Invasion Troops

LONDON, Feb. 49, CUP)-British
parachutists who landed in southern
Italy last week were members of a
volunteer force in training for an
invasion. of enemy territory, since
last summer, it was disclosed today.
British newspaper correspondents
who had been permitted to see the
training exercises, said the para
chutists wore crash helmets, goggles
and closely fitted jackets and trou-
sers gathered into German style
boots.
Equipment was dropped to them
in Italy in kit bags, it was dis
closed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Australians disembarked from
protected convoy between late
afternoon yesterday and dawn to-
day here and at other Malayan
ports.
Detachments Of British empire
troops escorted them at once to
the special trains which were wait
ing, in indication of the growing
threat of a Far Eastern war, at
sidings near Decentralization points.
Bands aboard the convoy ships
which arrived here were playing
roll out the barrel" as they docked.
A great cheer from thousands OF
persons. civilians and soldiers. sail
ors and air force men massed on
the docks drowned out the music.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Bombing. Fighting Planes
Messing at Singapore

SINGAPORE. Straits Settlement,
Feb. 10. CUP)-PoWerful new re-
Inducements of bombing and fight
ing planes have arrived at Singa-
pore it was announced officially to-
day as thousands of Australian
troops. cheering. singing and eager
for war, were sped in special trains
to key defense areas.
The new planes already have ar
rived at stations in areas of stra-
tegic Importance, it was said.
Together. the planes and the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Cairo Announces
Capture Of CITY

CAIRO. Feb. 10. CUP)-The Brit
ish Middle East command reported
today that imperial forces have
captured Enjabara in Ethiopia, TAX
ing many prisoners.
Enpobara is 40 miles southeast
of Danghela which the Middle East
command reported yesterday was
evacuated by the Italian because of
the strong pressure of Ethiopian
rebels.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Greeks ReaffirIn
'Fiqht TO End

ATHENS Feb. 10. CUP)-Well in
formed sources said today that no
German pressure had been put on
Greece to make peace with italy
and cited communique of the Of
ficial news agency, issued last Sat-
urday, that Greece would fight to
the end. They said that the Turkish
Bulgarian non-aggression declar-
alton had not altered existing COM
mitmentS among Balkan nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

EDITORS NOTE: The f0IiOping
editorials are presented as Interesting
opinions U0iced by editors eisetrhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

The keynote of Nicaraguas foreign
policy is an all-out cooperation with the
United States.-President Anastasio So
moza of that country.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

The defense of our country remains
primarily the responsibility of the Unit
ed States.-Manuel QueZon, president of
Philippine Commonwealth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
THOUGHTS for the Day

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of tha
Lord thy God to walk in his ways and to fear him.
Deuteronomy Sc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Famous Sayings

Obedience is the key to every door.-George Mac
Donald
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Chicagoan left his stenographer
$4,000. That's 100000 packs of gum
"a stick a day for over 2700 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Bar'bs

Whoever holds the key TO peace
and disarmament can do the world
a couple of good turns.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Many a woman tells hubby her
troubles because they are him.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

italian prisoners say they didn't
want to fight in the first place.
Or any of the other places, appar-
emily.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Man often starts out to be master
of the home and turns out TO be
only the paymaster.
Evening star., 1941-07-29
Win by Patsy Palmer
Gets Capital Even
Break in Diving
District Sweeps Girls
Event; Mems Title Goes
To Russell, Baltimore

Thanks to four women. three of
Washington was able to gain an
even break in the mems and
women's diving championships last
night at the Airport Pool.
With Patsy Palmer of the Shore
nam winning and Judy Helnick,
Bunny Sheridan and Joan Treanor
of the Airport placing in that order,
the local girls cleaned up in their
field. Miss Palmer won with a
total of 1852 points, beating Miss
Helnick by It's points. Mrs. Sheri-
dan and Miss Trainor Jagged far be-
hind with 54 and 48 points, respec-
lively.
No Washington man, however,
could place better than fourth in
the male competition won by Jimmy
Russell Of the Baltimore Knights of
Columbus. Russell copped the event
with a total of 12l48 points. nearly
five full points higher than Jack
Smith of the New York A. c., who
finished second. Bill Kent of the
Penn A. c. beat out Bill Tarbett of
Washington Golf and Country Club
for third place by 80 point, while
Nick Sheridan, the defending cham
pion and now habitue of the Air
port Pool, finished fifth.
Washington lost one of its best
prospects just before competition
started when a swimmer accident
ally dived on top of John Marshall,
local indoor champion. injuring his
neck and forcing his retirement.
Evening star., 1941-07-29
Bears Will Be One of Falls Best Bets

When Joe D Maggie started his hitting May Is
and extended until July II
pitchers stopped
but Lefty Smith and Jim Bagb finally Pitchers like Smith
and Bagby aren't better than
In sports there thing and the fans and
the experts there
he fights Nova there will fooroo
There will be the Chicago
doubtful football of
the
when the Redskins champions of the East taken
3oO 1887 Redskins themselves called
perfect when they buried the Giants 4914
which
half time the Redskins
the football the world that afternoon
which probably will be the thing
the unless you spare it.
Evening star., 1941-07-29

ida. promptly went to bed with a
heavy cold.
Today's guest star-Dick Will
liams. Seattle Times: Headline
100000 Reserves at Moscow
Looks like big year for Idaho's
new coach, Francis Schmidt
If he can keep Pacific Coast Con-
ference Gar Atherton from find
ing out about it."
From here and there-We hear
the only colt from Seabiscuit's
first get broke leg and had to
be destroyed a few days ago at
Charley Howard's California
farm.
The tennis troupers are credit
ing Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cookies
pappy for her impressive record
on the tennis courts this summer.
It's Husband Elwood's MASTER
minding, they say, which has won
her the New England, Middle
States, Eastern clay court and
Sea Bright titles.
Speaking of tennis, seven of
the young men playing at South
ampton this week have been
champions of Santa Monica
(Calif) at one time or another.
That Sunday double-header In
Pittsburgh was hard labor for al
Evening star., 1941-07-29
Kovacs Serious, Riggs
Provides Comedy al
Southampton
Carries Vet for While;
AIIoo Is Upset Victim,
Losing to Gillespie
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, July %
Frank Kovacs, who plays his tennis
on a observation-disclosures. one
day-comedian schedule, Is playing 1t
straight for the moment-or so it
would seem.
At least Lank Frankly was giving
all he had yesterday in his opening
match in the annual Meadow Club
invitation tournament. He didn't
bite single tennis ball, but he did
a thorough job of beating Vincent
Paul of Brooklyn.
The comic relief, for a change. was
furnished by Bobby Riggs. Riggs.
seeded No. l ahead of Kovacs, was
matched with 58-year-old Dr. Will
liam Rosenbaum. He could have
won as he pleased. Instead he
dragged the first set to 12-10. Then
mercifully smothered the veteran,
60, in the second.
The only surprise was the elimi-
nation of Eddie Alloo by Bill Gill
lespie, 20-year-old senior at the
University of Miami.
With the mems matches following
form almost without a slip, the
Women's tourney at nearby East
Hampton also progressed with
scarcely a ripple of undue excite
ment. The ripple, if any, must have
been because Defending Champion
Dot Bundy, seeded No. 8. had to go
three sets to beat young Patricia
Canning of Hidden Valley, Calf.
The other seeded players-Mrs.
Sarah Palfrey Cooke. No. /; Pauline
Betz, No. 2, and Virginia Wolfen-
den. No. ALL reached the second
round with ease.
Evening star., 1941-07-29
First Upper Half
Spot in 7 Years
|sEyed byA's
Connie Is Confident
Club Can Gain Third
Place at Least
BY the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 29-After
seven lean years Connie Mack and
his Athletics may finish in the
American League first division, the
first step on the way back from the
cellar to the former glories Of the
1904 and 1929-31 championship
eras.
Victorious in seven of their last
eight starts. the AS now virtually
are tied with the Chicago White
Sox for fourth, fraction OF per-
centage point favoring the Sox. Tbs
argument between the two clubs
will be decided in a three-gams
series opening today.
Wise old Connie and his players
feel they will dispose of Jimmy
DYKES club. Then they plan 10
overhaul Boston for third place.
Highest Since 1888.
"If We go that high" declared
Connie, we can make second. The
dilhS dIc lIlc IldoS Va IIIC A'oS ~
but from second place to fifth its
anybodys race. If our pitching
holds up and We keep hitting with
men on there's no telling what may
happen"
Not since 1888 when the Mackmen
finished third have they been as
high in the race at this stage OF the
campaign. They have won 45 and
lost 48 and virtually are certain 10
win more than SO games. the most
they have won in any one season
since 1884.
Back in May the AS surprised
every one by winning IA of l9 games
and gaining a temporary toothold
in the first division. Then they lost
six in a row and slipped back.
On Way Up Again.
Now they are on the way up again,
getting good pitching from Jack
Knott. Les McCrabb, Tom Ferrick.
Phil Marchildon and Bump Hadley,
along with timely hitting from Bob
johnson, Sam Chapman, Wally
Moses, Frank Hayes. Dick Siebert.
Benny Mccoy, Al Brancato and
Pete Suder.
Connie attributes great deal OF
the teams improvement to Suder,
rookie third sacker, declaring "hes
a great fielder and hits the best
pitchers best