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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

! taVia and Surabaya on the island
of Java are defended not only by
cruisers. a fleet of deStroyers and
submarines, but according to Dutch
official with whom I talked. are
protected by mines and batteries
on shore.
OF utmost importance to their
defense is the fact that the native
population is intensely loyal to
the Dutch government OF similar
Importance is tn circumstances
that the waters surrounding the
more important islands are shall
low and studded with coral reefs.
TIL designated regular shipping
channels can easily be mined Thus
an invading force would be easy
to locate and subject to devasta-
ting attack from the air
Sumatra, with its immense rubber
plantations and oil fields. could not
be as easily defended as Java
Borneo. which would be important
to an invading force because of its
oil production. could also be taken
easily The Dutch officials. how
ever, have made preparations in
that ii was reported months age
that all refineries. storage tanks,
docks and even wells were mined
so that they could be destroyed in
advance of invasion.
AirportS throughout the islands
are well-guarded with machinegun
nests. barricades and distractions on
the landing fields. leaving only
narrow patch for incoming and out
going planes. There are relatively
few places. other than at estab-
lished airports. where an invading
force could land its planes because
the country is either wooded jungle
or terraced rolling rice fields and
farm country studded here and
there by volcanic peaks.
Officials of the government and
Of the oil and transportation COM
panieS believe that the japanese.
who have long coveted the rich
oil, rubber, tin and rice production,
would prefer economic concessions
from the Dutch East Indies. rather
than actual invasion. Hence ii
has been the policy to continue
trade relations on q friendly basis.
Various japanese missions have been
in Batavia in the last six months.
Their ostensibie purpose was to
survey the economic situation, and
it was generally believed that trade
relations would continue on a nor
NAL basis. But the Dutch officials
were continuing to arm, build their
anti-aircraft batteries, machinegun
nests. mine their harbors and ex-
pand and train their airforce as
rapidly as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
ST.. Asks Harbor
Restoration TO
Control of City

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 81 CUP
An assembly interim committee
took under advisement today San
Francisco's plea for restoration of
the port of San Francisco to city
control The harbor now is oper-
ated by the state.
The committee indicated it would
make report when The legislature
reconvenes in March.
Police CommissionNr Walter Nc
Govern, representing Mayor Angelo
Rossi, City Cont '9',e" Harold Boyd,
and City Attorney ). .. CToole
presented the citys position.
McGovern said the city charter
called for municipal operation o.
Toole said in his opinion the legis-
lature had legal authority to return
the port to city control.
Ninety per cent of the people of
California are totally indifferent to
San Francisco harbor and its prob
lems,' McGovern sail. THE city's
most important asset is owned and
operated by political institution,
the state, 80 per cent of whose peo-
pie care nothing about our welfare. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Ry GLEN ]. RANDALL

NEW YORK. Feb. q CUP)-The
Dutch East Indies. comprising a rich
colonial empire of some 100000
inhabitants. are well prepared for
defense against any invasion.
After the transfer of the Neither
lands governmnt to London last
Nav. the islands remained loyal to
Queen WilhelminaS government.
The local government has been op-
Grating closely with London author
tiles in building up defense against
potential sea and air attacks.
Airports throughout the island
of Java. Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes
and New Guinea are well-equipped
with bomber d fighter planes
manned by an increasing large
number of pilots who have been
trained in the latest methods and
who are well equipped.
The two principal seaports of Ba-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Wife Asks Divorce
Because Man Feels
He's Abe Lincoln

CHICAGO, Feb 20. CUP)-Mrs.
Marie Bulka, AZ, sought a divorce
today from her husband, Mike, 81,
because:
l. He thinks he's George Wash
ington.
2. Or Abraham Lincoln.
3. Or the husband of her daugh-
ter, Natalie, 23 pretty blonde.
Mrs. Bulka told Superior Judge
Rudolph F. Desert that Mike be-
longed to the Il Am" cult and be-
lieved that man could have eternal
life by marrying a young girl every
few years.
In fact. she said Mike told Natalie
her daughter by previous marriage
that he had been Nataie's husband
in another life" She was Mar
tina Washington and he was George
Washington.
He desired to resume the mar
ital relationship in this world, Ma
talie told the court.
Mike, who filed a cross-petition
for divorce, said he would be glad
to be free so that he could marry
a younger woman and live a long
time"
But I did not tell Natalie I was
George Washington, he told the
court. Il said distinctly that I was
Abraham Lincoln-in the slavery
Of my wife"
Mike is a mechanic. He was ord
cred TO pay his wife So a week
pending ruling on the divorce
actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
taxpayers Chief
Urges Economy to
Eliminate Deficit

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 CUP)-
DR.. Milbank johnson, chairman Of
the board of director of the Cali
fornia Taxpayers Assn, said today
the state deficit can be wiped out
within the next two years if econ
omy is practiced in every depart
ment and taxpayers remain on
guard against unnecessary eXpendi-
lures.
DR.. johnson expressed the opin-
ion in the annual report made 10
property owners of the association.
State expenditures have decreas-
ed and unemployment relief rolls
have diminished" Dr.. johnson re-
ported, "and during the past year
state finances have taken a turn
for the better"
DR.. johnson pointed out that the
American economy can stand lust
so much taxation"
Increased federal tax burdens
must be offset, insofar as possible,
by decreased state and local spend
ing" DR.. johnson said.
In line with his appeal for further
reductions in state spending. DR..
johnson concluded his report with
nine-point plan for holding down
government spending.
The program included reduction OF
state and lccal debts as much as
possible, refusal of new indebted
ness except for absolutely essential
projects, cutting state budgets to
the bone, drastic limitation of spec
ial appropriations, and asked that
no new taxes be levied and none OF
the existing ones increased.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Mrs. R. Taecker
Honored Guest
At Sfork Shower
MAGNOLIA MULBERRY NOTE

MAGN0LIA-MULBERRY NO TIE S
The home OF Mrs. Ted Taecker
was the scene of a delightful stork
shower Friday afternoon honoring
Mrs. Robert Taecker with Mrs. Ted
Taecker and Mrs. Ray Jameson
as hosteSses.
Games. appropriate for the oc-
casion were played with Mrs. Mil
ton Finley. Mrs. Robert Taecker
Mrs. Blanche Parker and Mrs. r.
E Ryder winning prizes.
Mrs. Taecker opened the many
beautiful gifts which were presented
her by the following ladies: Mes
danes Emil Rebic. Dan West,
Clyde Brown. H. E. Taecker, R. E.
Ryder, Richard Ryder. Frank Cha
lupnick, Blanche Parker, Vince
Chalupnick, Jr., Louis Lee, Charles
Rudd. Lester Jurn. Joe Rebic,
Frank Bruton. S. S. Dickerman,
Milton Finley, Clarence Bachar'
Harold Cron, Eunice Simpson, j.
c. Dickerman. Barbara, Melba and
Carolyn Dickerman, Ted Taecker
and from Brawley: Mrs J. S. Cox
| Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Alfred Koch, Mrs
Alice Crowther, Mrs. Ray Jameson
and from El Centre: Mesdames
Jack Swain. Alvin Siemsglutz and
Paul Niepp and Caroline. Children
present We're: Roberta Taecker,
Marilyn and Doreen Brown, Shirley
Chalupnick, Janet Jurn, Joe and
Stephen Rebic, Teddy Ryder, Dan
nie Gene West, John Siemsglutz
Alvin Rudd.
The hostesses served refreshments
of cake and chocolate at the close
of the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
By DAVID 5. WAITE
Editor, Singapore Free Press
Written for NEA Service

SINGAPORE, Feb. 81 Reports
that japanese battle fleets have
suddenly been concentrated off
Haiphong, Indo-China. and Bang
kok, Thailand (Siam), indicate that
the private quarrel between the
two small nations has played into
the hands Of greater powers.
For neutral observers here long
have suspected that Japan and her
Axis partners have been secretly
provoking hostilities in this part of
East Asia.
Thailand has always been a buff
fer state in this region of the
world, and her position is all the
more important today because as
che of the few remaining independ-
end monarchies in the world, she
stands between British territory in
Eurma and Malaga with Singa-
pore at its southern tip) and French
territory-where the japanese are
endeaVoring to strengthen their
position.
Dispute Encouraged BY The Axis
Germany, it is assumed, would
like nothing more than to see
events in East Asia develop in such
a way as might tempt the Japanese
to intervene actively in the present
war. It was with that object in mind
that Germany and Italy signed the
tripartte pact with Japan.
Japan, on her part, has been
accused of urging Thailand or In
do-China, or both, TO refuse op-
portunities for mediation. She may
have actively encouraged the Thai
demands. japanese planes have
been sent TO the Thai air force TO
take the place OF those ordered
from America several months ago,
which were stopped by order Of
the State Department.
There have also been japanese
good will missions" to Thailand
which may have concerned them
selves with the present affair as
well as propaganda attempts to en-
courage closer relations between
Thailand and Japan.
Thailand Is Not Willing Pawn
The quarrel between Thailand
and Indo-China arose from the
Thai claim for the return of certain
territory which the French have
held for the past 40 years. No one
doubts that the areas in dispute
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Indies Ready to
Defend Territory

EDITORS N0TE-On a recent
trip by Pan American Airways 10
Australia and the Dutch East
Indies, Glenn ]. Randau, vice
president and general business
manager of the United Press, had
an opportunity 20 observe the
military defense preparations be-
ing made in that part of the
world. In the following dispatch
he outlines the defense strength
of the islands which have been
mentioned this week as a possi-
BILE scene of warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Thdi-Indo China
Row Aids japan

are predominantly Thai in char
acter. and most will even admit
that the That's have a reasonably
sound claim for their return. Primo
ipal objection is the manner which
the That's have adopted in their
effort to secure redress.
1t is safe to assume that neither
French Indo- China nor Thailand
was conscious of in any way playing
the game which others wished them
To plav and quite obviously both
parties to the present dispute still
sincerely believe that they are de-
Tending their own legitimate rights
and interests
The That's have been suspicious
of the japanese and of japanese
advice. They want above all to re-
tain independence, and Thai states
men have been. adept in the past
at keeping the balance of power in
regard to the influence of foreign
powers in Bangkok The That's will
never become the willing pawns of
the Japanese, and one interpreta-
ton of their present demands
against Indo-China is that they
fear japanese expansion in the
French colony and want to be in a
strong position to deal with any
further encroachment towards the
west and south.
Willing To Seek A
Peaceful Solution
AS for the French, they may to
some Slight extent be influenced by
the Japanese, but a greater danger
is that in the French colonial
capital, which takes its orders from
Vichy. there must often be heard
echoes of the voice of Hitler.
The French Indo-China govern
ment is admittedly in a difficult
position and no doubt Admiral De-
couX, the Governer-General, real
izes the influence at work in Vichy.
So authorities in both countries
have indicated their willingness to
seek a peaceful solution of their diff
ference. The difficulty appears to
have been finding a mediator who
could bring together the represent
atives of these neighbOring states.
Now it may be too late.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Horse Unhurt by
Tumble into Well

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 81 (UP)-
A 1900 pound draft horse was none
the worse today for a 60-foot fall
into an abandoned well and several
hours of standing in water nearly
up to its head.
The horse broke through boards
covering the well and apparently
had been standing in five feet of
water at the bottom of the shaft
for some time when the accident
was discovered. An automobile tow
car equipped with a derrick lifted
the animal to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
Alamo Verde
News Notes
ALAMo-yERDE NOTES

Tuesday evening f. H. Williams
was surprised by friends who gath
cred at his home 10 help him eel
ebrate his birthday.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and strawberries were served to
Mr.. and Mrs J. d. Channon. Blanch
and Tom Channon, Mr. and Mrs
A. w. Cary, Mrs. Evelyn Maring
and children, and MI williams
Mrs. Jake Neideffer and mother,
Mrs. w. L. Freeman, motored to
Hemet Wednesday.
Mrs. Bud Mckenzie and family
and Mrs. Rog Elder and daughter
Doris, and Johnnie Sue, enjoyed
a picnic on the Eastside mesa Sat
urday
Visitors at the Rex Ogier home
Sunday were Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Wo-
gatzke and son, Chuck.
Mrs. H. K Law has been confined
10 her home with an attack OF the
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Bashaw of
Jacumba. spent the weekend visit
ing Mrs. Bashaw's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. I. D. Preece of Alamo.
The B-Line Quilting club met
at the home of Mrs Arthur Gray.
Contributory luncheon was served
at noon. Those present were: Mes
danes Vernon Edwards. Clarence
Edwards, Auba Hamilton. A. w
Cary, John Elder, Cleo Cradle, Car
men Cragg, and 1. D. Preece.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
NON-FICTION

Approach To Music, Lawrence
Abbot. A Diplomatic History of the
American People Thomas A. Bailey;
The Dunbar Speaker And Enter
tainer; Negro Youth At The Cross
ways. E. Franklin Frazier; North
To The Rime-Ringed sun, Isobel
1t .t'~ean; Compul 5ory Military
TrainA-g, -, F. Jensen; Let Us
Have Faith, H1I- Keller; Thes
Story of Cookery, L. Lamprey; Our
Trembling Earth, Joseph Lynch;
Cartoon Guide of California, Reg
Manning; The Economics of Force,
Frank Mum; IA Radio Plays, Arch
Oboler; Classical Myths That Live
Today, Frances Sabin; I Have A
Book, George Stewart; The Story
OF the Dog. Cecil A. Trew; Voice
From England Robert Westerly.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Mrs. Myrtle Lewis left Tuesday
for Los Angeles to serve as matron
of honor at the wedding of Miss
Halle Mcdaniel of Grand junction,
Colorado, and Vernon Meet OF Los
Angeles. Mrs. Lewis and the bride
were former classmates in Colorado
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
+MEL0LAND
NOTES..
MELOLAND NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wichers are en-
ioying a visit this week from their
nephews, Fred Voortman and Gar
ret HulStein of Bellflower.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

For Reaching Most People at
Smallest Cost Use POst-Press
Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
NEW BOOKS
AT The III Centre Public Library
FICTION

Today and Forever. Pearl S. Buck;
The Department OF Queer COM
plants, Carter Dickson; Death IN
The Wheelbarrow, Jan Gordon;
Kate birmingham, Frances Frost;
The City On The Hill, Marian
Sims; When In The Course, Harry
Leon Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Meeting for a pot luck supper at
the Alex Meyer home Tuesday eve
ming, Miss Helen Rumsey, county
president, and members of the con-
vention committees planned for the
Christian Endeavor convention April
IS, 26. 81 at the State Street Chris
tan church, El Centre.
Members of the various commit
tees include Rev. c. c. Buck, Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Burt, Rev. l.. P.
Sund, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cosand,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tuttle, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Kent; Mrs. Inez
Clark, Mrs. Vioix Green: Misses
Lillian Willabe, Ethel Maupin, Lois
Cosand, Ina league, Elma Jean
Maddux, Lucille Templeton; Messrs.
Marion Hess, Zen King and Phillip
knights.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21
How To Relieve
Bronchitis

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
V soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs. Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Mrs. Jake Neideffer and mother,
Mrs. w L. Freeman, motored TO
Hemet Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bashaw of
Jacumba. spent the weekend visit
ing Mrs. Bashaw's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. I. d. PreeCe of Alamo.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Mrs. H. X Law has been confined
10 her home with an attack OF the
flu.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-21

Visitors at the Rex Ogier home
Sunday were Mr.. ana Mrs A. Wo-
gatzke and son. Chuck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
|CDAMeets Tomorrow
 Night for Regular Social Gathering

Members of the Catholic Daugh- ters of America are urged to attend the sewing meeting of the group tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. V. l.. Hoke, Chairman of the sewing ac- tivities. They will meet in the AWVS headquarters to work on Red Cross dresses. A quota is to be filled, anl it is hoped to finish the dresses in short time.
 Tomorrow evening the organiza- tion will hold a regular social meet ing at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall. Mrs. Herb Redman will preside.
 During the evening refreshments will be served by a committee com- posed of Mrs. William Franks, Mrs. Mary Dugan, and Mrs. Della Dull. Entertainment will be under the di- rection of Mrs. Frank HenneSSey, and a large group is expected to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
CALIFORNIA FIRES TAKE
 TWO LIVES
75 Homeless, S25O, 900 Damage from Weekend
 Flames in South
fBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

More than a dozen fires, widely scattered through sections of Nor thern California, killed two men left 75 persons homeless and caused an estimated $250000 damage dur ing the weekend.
 Fires which endangered the lives of scores of vacationists and burned over a thousand acres of brush and timberland sent authorities ir search of three possible incendiar- ies.
 A S1O0,O00 fire destroyed series of loaded freight sheds near Stockton and damaged the Rich mond Chase cannery.
 Seventy-five persons were left homeless when flames destroyed 25 homes near Broderick.
 Both the fatalities were the re- suit of small grass fires. Will Robe son, 59, Richmond, Cal, attorney died from burns inflicted by a group of bonfires lighted to burn trash at San Pablo. Lee Jacobsen 73, woodchopper and handyman was burned to death in front of his cabin near Bloomfield as the result of grass fire which was started when his own pipe fell off the cabin steps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
DIM0ND FLIES TO 0kE7(HIkAN
 WITH HIRST
Delegate Will Go South from First City on
 Rydn's Plane

Alaska's Delegate in Congress, Anthony J Dimond, winged out of Gastineau Channel this morn- ing enroute to Ketchikan,. travel ing by Alaska Coastal Airlines and piloted by Shell Simmons.
 ! Accompanying Dimond were Claud Hirst, Alaska Superintendent for the Office of Indian Affairs; ,Dr. L. R. White. Alaska medical director for the Indian office; and Earl McGinty. supervising con- struction engineer for the Office of Indian Affairs.
 of Indian Affairs. The party stopped at Craig and Klawock en- route to Ketchikan.
 Dimond will remain in the First City until tomorrow or Wednes- day, when he will board the plane of James J. Ryan, Alaska Civilian Defense coordinator, for flying trip back to Washington, D. C., it  was announced here by Ryan. The Civilian Defense representative said he was uncertain whether he would leave here tomorrow or the fol- lowing day, his departure depend- ing largely on weather conditions and the completion of repair work on his ship.
 Unofficially, it was reported here the trip of Dimond and the Off, flee of Indian Affairs men to Ket- chikan might be in connection with the construction of tuberculosis hospital for Alaska natives, fo- which s250000 was recently ap- propriated by Congress. Location of the tuberculosis hospital has not been announced as yet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
WEATHER HOLDS
 L0DESTARS DOWN


 Pan American Lodestars at Tan ana, Juneau. and Vancouver, B. c., today awaited better flying condi- tions before continuing scheduled trips.
 The planes at Panama left Fair banks yesterday, while the plane in Vancouver is northbound from Seattle. The Juneau Lodestar is southbound.
 Listed as Juneau passengers 9on the northbound plane are Mrs. Au- drey Phillips, Carl Van Sant, Steve Cinema, Mrs. Eva Vaughn and Don- aid Dunn. Going to Fairbanks on the plane are Mrs. Alma Chatnnet, Mrs. L. M. Brennan and c. R Walther.. tg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
FALL HERRING RUN
 LIGHT IN PRINCE
 WILLIAM SOUND
Herring Investigator Head. ing for LittIe Port
 Walter Station

The expected fall run of herring in Prince William Sound district failed to materialize this year and herring packers of the section caught but few fish after the 27th of August. it was declared here today by Edwin Dahlgren, heading herring investigational work. under the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Dahlgren arrived here yesterday on the Yukon. after several weeks of work at the herring plants at the Westward He will leave here on the Heron, doing herring in- vestigation work at Little Port Walter until after the end of the commercial herring fishing season, then proceeding south on the fish cries boat.
 The Prince Williams Sound her. ring catch in early June and July was made up principally of imma- ture fish, about 75 percent of them being three-year-ol herring. Herring reach maturity in their fourth year, when they first spawn, Dahlgren pointed out. It took tre- mendous numbers of these smaller fish to make up the large tonnage (275,000 barrels) processed in her ring reduction plants of the dis trict, he said, the immature fish having comparatively little oil
 Purposes of the special herring investigational work now being car ried on by the Fish and Wildlife Service is to get a complete record of the life history of the herring, study the fluctuations in abun- dance of runs and the causes for this fluctuation, Dahlgren stated. Out of eight spawnings in recent years. only three have been suc- cessful in producing offspring, Dahlgren declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
DoIiiitat
 Prediction
 Made Now
Se ,ator LaFoI|effe Says Foreign Policy of FDR
 10 Be Battle Cry

WASHINGTON. Sept, 22.-gnit- cd States Senator Robert M. 5La- Toilette, Jr., Progressive, has served notice that the foreign policy ot President Roosevelt, cspoused also by Wendell L. Willkie, will face a vigcrt us attack in next year'scon- eressional elections,
 Sen LaFollette charges t h President has broken his pledges by ordering the Navy into a shooting war;
 The Wisconsin Progressive calls upon all who opposed entering the var to mobilize for political battles just ahead.''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-22
RUSS WARsHIpS TURNED BACK BY NAzI ARTILLERY
Germ ans Claim Soviet Fleet Attempting 10.
 Flee from Baltic

I BERLIN. Sept. 22.-Russian war ships have been beaten; back by German shore guns in an attempt to flee from Baltic waters off Lem ingrad, authorized German sources said tonight.
 Although the action was not mentioned by the German High Command, it reported heavy air blows against the Russian sea forces on both the Baltic and Black Sea, including damage to battle ships and seven other warshiPs which apparently are. still standing by the besieged defenders of Len ingrad.