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The Nome nugget., 1941-10-27

Second, the current maneuVers are going to result in a vigorous "plucking.' Orders have gone out to all commanders to report the names of all officers not sat isfactorily performing their du- ties. They will be reclassified: either a new type of duty will recommended, or permitted to re sign. Here again, there is not necessarily any discredit to offic- CTS reclassified. But military lead ership is a special quality, and a man may have loyalty, willing ness and many other good traits, yet not be cut out for active leadership of a military unit
 The maneuvers now going on are strenuous and eXacting, Some times they have entailed real hardship and taxed the endur- ance of soldiers and officers to the limit. They have approximat ed war conditions more closely than any similar maneuvers ever held in the United States.
 Maneuvers under such condi- tions give a better chance to test officer leadership than anything else short of actual war. Defic- iencies are apt to be starkly re- vealed. This is what maneuvers are for. In World War 1 there was time for very little of this, and as a result, many officers who went to France were under trained and otherwise unfitted for command. It is encouraging to see that the War Department is determined to prevent, so far as possible anything like this happening again.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Program Made U p
For County Foir

The Imperial county fairgrounds
at Imperial viii open at 1890 am.
Saturday on the 18th annual Impe-
rial County Midwinter Fair
Exhibit buildings will open at Il
am. Saturday. then at 1890 am.
Sunday. 81 10 am. Monday ana
Tuesday, and at 1880 am. every
Gay thereafter until tho far closes
Sunday night, March g.
The dails program ior The fair
follows:
SATURDAY
10 am-Judging OF poultry by !. c.
Knesel. A.PA judge.
II am-Judging OF agricultural dis
plays by Clifford Glover.
pm.-Boys band concert.
Butterfield Stage Days en-
tertainment and Ell Centre high
school girl drill team.
7:30 p.m.-Queen contest.
80 p.m.-Radio show.
s p.m.-Stage show on S0-toot stage
in front of grandstand. Lasts 90
minutes.
SUNDAY
100 p.m.-Boys Band.
l:3O p.m.-San Diego program.
p.m.-Butterfield Stage days.
7:30 pm.-Coronation OF queen.
s pm.-Stage show.
MONDAY
All school children free between
1890 am. and pm.
8 am.-Judging of Junior Livestock
by G. E. Gordon.
$50 am.-Free miniature aviation
contest. Grandstand.
l:30 pm.-1000 children i'll Caval-
cade of States, directed by Mrs.
Carmen Gibson. Free.
Sis pm.-Stage show, last night.
$50 pm.-Amateur contest.
TUESDAY
10 am-Judging of dairy cattle by
G. E Gordon.
pm.-Horse racing, all local
horses tcold blooded) 7 to 8
races each day. Free acts be-
tween races.
p.m.-New Stage Show.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m.-Judging of swine by G.. E.
Gordon.
II am.-Judging of horses shown i'll
hand.
pm.-Farm Bureau program.
. p.m.-Horse racing.
1880 pm.-Mrs. Margaret Rau and
Grammar School Orchestra.
8 pm.-Stage show.
$50 p.m.-Amateur contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Child Specialist
Will Speak Here
Thursday Evening

DR.. Ellarene Mccoy, chlet cnlio
specialist of the state department
of health. and Miss Helen Hall,
chief of the cripple chiidren's serv-
ice. will be the principal speakers
at the tuberculosis and Health as
sociation meeting at the De ANA
hotel in Calexieo at 7 pm. Thurs
day.
Plans for the work to be done
in l94l will be perfected and re-
port CT the progress made in 1910
will be given during the evening,
Work of the county health depart
ment in control of the spread OF
tuberculosis and the results OF the
March of dimes will be outlined
by DR.. Warren F. Fox, county
health officer. Dr.. George Ury will
discuss the venereal disease clinic
and Miss Irene Carlson of the state
tuberculosis association will tell OF
the work done throughout Cali
fornia.
Reservations may be made by
telephoning the health department
El Centro 70l. Mrs. w. j. Meagher,
Mrs. r. w. Ware, or Mrs. Warren
Sage of El Centro, or three Ca
laxico numbers 565. 735, 1853.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Valley Supports
Worrying Peoples

the pursuits that are distinctly
theirs.
With these races in the van
guard, the parade OF nations is as
cOlorful as a pageant at the Worlds
Fair. Turbaned Hindustani, slight
figured Filipinos in dandified dress,
expressionless Chinese and softly
spoken JapaneSe-they are the most
noticeable OF the alien races. But
they are by no means the only
ones.
From every nation in Europe,
from every continent, from every
island group of large population,
the valley has drawn its complement
of residents. Yet there is scarcely
a one of them who is not today
an American in thought and action.
International developments of re-
cent months gave the japanese the
best opportunity to prove themselves
Americans first, last and always.
Through their Japanese American
association, the men and women
of that race-some of them native
born. some OF them born far across
the Pacific-Went on record official
ly, strongly and unanimously with
a declaration that their allegiance,
and their only allegiance. is to the
government OF the United States
and the community in which they
live.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

Crossroads of the races. or melt
ing pot of the nations-the phrases
tritely applied to some of the worlds
best known cities can be truly ap-
piled to Imperial Valley.
Cosmopolitan BY virtue OF its near
ness to the Mexican border, the val
ley can count noses among inhabi-
tants from virtually every part Of
the globe.
The Anglo-SaXon racial character
istics predominant. guiding COM
munity life, directing community
affairs. governing denocratically in
the American tradition. But through
out the valleys everyday life runs
a thread of internationalism just
distinct enough to be picturesquely
fascinating,
1t is natural that Mexicans, OF
high and low degree, should make
up a large part of the valleys alien
population. They are, for the most
part, distinctly worthwhile citizens,
owing their allegiance to the Unit
ed States and eXerting their efforts.
in favor of the country in which
they live.
As everywhere in the United
States, Negroes have established
themselves as component parts OF
the community, highly conscious OF
their duty TO the civic group. indus
trious in the main, indispensable in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Murder Suspect
Was Wrong Man

VISALIA, Cal, Feb. 26 tUPD-
Arrested last December in mi
gratory camp near Woodville as a
murder suspect for Arkansas au-
thorities, s. o. (Joe) Bailey, 38,
returned to Visalia today with the
explanation that it was all a case
Of mistaken identity.
Bailey was arrested as a suspect
for the murder seven years ago of
a grocery store owner during a
robbery at Bonneville, Ark. Arkansas
authorities saw pictures of Bailey
and said he was the man charged
with the crime. Bailey was extra
dited to Arkansas over his protests
After he was taken to Bonneville
Bailey's wife went to his former
home in Texas and got affidavits
and army records and fingerprints
to prove that her husband of eight
months was the Texas Joe Bailey
and not the Arkansas Joe Bailey.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

THURSDAY
IL am.-Junior livestock auction,
Milton d. Zinn officiating.
3 p.m.-Stage show.
Q pm.-Amateur contest.
FRIDAY
7.S0 p,m.-Stage show.
$50 p.m.-Japanese night. Pro-
gram sponsored by the japanese
American Citizens league.
SATURDAY
8 am.-FFA. judging contest.
8 am. to 10 a.m.-4-H Club judg-
ing contest.
10 am. to Noon-4-H Club demon
Stration team contest and All
Club program in front of grand
stand.
u noon-4-H Club leaders picnic.
pm.-Imperial valley horse show.
s pm.-Stage Show.
SUNDAY
II am.-Boys' Band.
pm.-Horse Show!
p.m.-Stage Show.
9 p.m.-Finals in Amateur con-
test.
70 Closing the l94l Imperial
County Fair
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Lawyer to Address
Associated T. OF {

Ross T. HickcoX, Ell Centre attor-
ney. will be the principal speaker
at the Associated Chambers of Com
merce meeting in Ell Centro Friday
night.
He will discuss the subject, Make
Ready Aim!" AS a student Of world
affairs Hickcox compiled material
on World War No ?, particularly
on the position in which the United
States now finds herself.
The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce will be host at the dinner
meeting scheduled at the Barbara
Worth hotel at pm. Paul w. Cook
of Calipatria, president of the asso-
ciated group, will preside at the
business meeting The public is
invited to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
EI Centrarl in
Naval 1raininq

Arthur Ford Cole of El Centre
recently began his training at the
United States Naval Training sta
ton in San Diego, it was announced
by Navy officers Wednesday.
He enlisted at the Navy recruit
ing station in the basement of the
Ell Centro post office and immedi-
ately was taken to the coast city to
begin training.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

Save water and save the cost
of drainage was the advice given
in FL Centre wednesday by Byrd
Trego. Blackfoot, Idaho, newspaper
publisher.
The publisher cruSaded against
the waste of water for half a GEN.
tury and was a militant pioneer
against the methods resulting IN
water logged land. He came to I'M
perial Valley to study irrigation
and drainage for use in a book
he is writing on American irrigated
areas.
IF we d -, '-'oetc water Trego
said the land v Noeonre sat
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Save Water and Save Land. Advises
Midwestern Publisher Here on Visit

urated with water and we will save
the vast cost of installation OF
drainage. This drainage cost could
have been forestalled in my part
of the country if we had used the
least amount of water possible to
raise a crop Rising water tables
all over the irrigated areas prove
that water waste is taking its TOLL
Trego established a newspaper III
Blackfoot 81 rears ago and still
maintains his interest there. He had
The first ludlow, type setting
machine, ever sent west of the
Rocky mountains.
He declared Imperial valley sat
isfied his craving for big things.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

an auditor, 4105 Wisconsin avenue
NV; Frank Luckel, sr., SIS, pro-
prietor of a cleaning and dyeing
establishment, 1885 Alabama avenue
Sc; Walter H. Knapp, execu-
tive in local business firm,
1920 Twenty-first street NV: Earl
j. Donnelly, AZ, a market mana
ger, 3058 Clinton street NE:
j. w. Kemler, Sc, a pressman, 2424
Observatory place NV; William H.
Dyer, Al, business firm official, 1904
Morningside drive NV; Melvin H
Mandell, 80 owner of business at
Fort Meade, 47O7 Connecticut ave-
nue NV, and Joseph w. Yanick, 30,
meat market manager, 2008 Shep-
herd street NE.
The Interrogation of prospective
jurors was carried on by Mr.. Shea
for the defense and by Assistant
United States Attorney John w.
Fihelly for the Government.
The trial is being held in the
Police Court Building, where Justice
Morris holds court. Few spectators
were admitted to the trial yesterday
although large crowd congregated
in the corridors seeking admission
At one time, the crowd was making
so much noise that it was necessary
for court attaches to order spec
tators away from the courtroom en-
trance. A detail of Metropolitan
Police was summoned to help deputy
marShals handle the crowd.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Machine Tools Are IdIihg,
u. A. W. Head CHARGES
RH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Oct. 16.-R. J. Thomas,
president of the United Automobile
Workers &C. l. o., reported today to
a congressional committee investi-
eating labor migration that machine
tools in the Detroit area adaptable
for defense production are currently
operated at mo more than IS per
cent of capacity"
Describing 1t as "a startling situa-
tion," Mr.. Thomas urged immediate
steps by the Army, Navy and other
Government agencies TO coordinate
this reservoir of unused equipment
for the full and immediate transit
ton of the auto industry as a whole
TO defense production"
A survey, Mr.. Thomas reported,
showed that in "a Detroit automo-
tive plants with 1877 machine tools
of 13 principal types, 337 are idle
throughout the week and the re-
mainder operate an average of 704
hours weekly. On the basis of ca
pacity equaling 160 hours a week
with eight hours for maintenance,
total weekly operation could be 252,-
800 machine hours, Mr.. Thomas
said compared with a current rate
of 81 ,296 hours.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

seven weeks since the Konoye
message a period of truce in
Japanese American tension. The
end of that truce may be signaled
by the Konoye resignation. Re-
cent advices have indicated that
if he fell the new government
would be more completely mill
tary in character and follow a
more aggressive international
program.
CThe japanese military element
has been watching keenly for
signs of Russia's collapse before
the German war machine. If
that collapse comes. experienced
observers believe, the army will
insist on a drive into Siberia to
end for good 1.-The Russian menace
in the Far East"
(There is widespread feeling
among japanese, especially mill
tary men, that Japan in recent
months has passed up too many
golden opportunities for gain and
that Russia S fall will present an
other such as may never come
again)
The resignation came on the ev
of a tWo-day holiday during whicl
no newspapers will be published an
there was some conjecture that tn
time had been chosen to lessen tn
public reaction.
Tomorrow is the annual harves
festival and Saturday has been sc
aside for the Emperor to worShi
at the Yasukuni Shrine in Toki
where the souls of more than 1900
men who have fallen recently in tn
China war are to be added to tn
enShrined today.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

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Neutrality
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against a motion to recommit it and
then voted for its passage.
When one of his interviewers re-
called that the arming of merchant
ships in 1917 passed the House,
403 to IA, Speaker Rayburn OBJ
served that there are some gentle
men here now who weren't here in
1917"
Representative Fish told the
House he plans TO vote for the bill
after Representative Eaton. Repub-
lican, of New Jersey. put the ques-
ton to him when he began to speak
on the floor.
The only reason I'm voting for
this bill" said Mr.. Fish, lis because
one American ship-the Robin Moor
was sunk in neutral water"
Assails "Undeclared War"
Earlier, Representative Fish de-
clared that while all of the l6o
House Republicans are for strong
national defense, at least $50 of
them ARE firmly opposed to our
entrance into the war
Observers, however, expect a SUBJ
stantial number of Republicans to
vote for the arming of American
merchant ships, aside from their
views on entrance into the war.
Mr.. Fish said he believed all men,
berS Of the House-Republicans and
Democrats-"will oppose any at
tempt to put us into an undeclareo
war in defiance of the Constitu-
ton. =" >"
Then he issued a challenge to
Wendell l.. Willkie, 1910 Republican
presidential nominee. who now is
supporting President Roosevelt's for
eign policy. to issue public state
ment repudiating an undeclared wal
as being un-American. undemo-
cratic and unconstitutional"
He made the same challenge to
John w. Davis. a former Democratic
presidential nominee, and to Attor-
ney General Biddle.
Replies to Willis.
Taking notice OF the action o1
Gov. William H. Willis of Vermont
asking the Republican party for q
public showdown on the admins
tration's foreign policy, Mr.. Fish
declared:
Evidently Gov. Willis is not
aware of the fact that the Repub-
lican members of the House OF
Representatives issued a declaration
of policy on national defense and
foreign policy only last August
which reads, in part: We affirm the
pledge of our 1910 party platform
The Republican party is firmly op.
posed to involving this Nation il
foreign war. We condemn all eXecu.
tive acts and proceedings which
| might lead to war without tn.
authorization of the Congress of tn
United States.
In other words, the Republican
party stands on high ground as
always has, squarely for the pres
ervation of constitutional govern
ment in the United States, ant
against any one man putting us int,
an undeclared war, in defiance o
Evening star., 1941-10-16

the Constitution, the Congress and
the will Of 80 per cent of the Amer
ican people"
The ship-arming amendment
reached the floor without the ap-
proval Of of the 10 Republicans on
the Foreign Affairs Committee.
These critics called the measure a
step in a campaign to put us into
war by subterfuge," but even some of
their number conceded that it would
be passed by a substantial majority.
Hear From Constituents.
One of the minority party leaders,
who declined use of his name, said
that Republicans who have visited
their districts in recent weeks have
returned to the Capitol "a little more
open minded" on international
policies the United States should
pursue.
Representative Eaton, cne Of the
four Republican committeeman who
is expected to support the repeater,
and Representative Wadsworth, Re-
publican. of New York. co-sponSor of
the draft law, also detected signs
that colleagues were reconsidering
their positions.
The boys who have been coming
back have an entirely different at
titude and it will show up in the
record" Representatives Eaton said
"Of course, I and many others on
my side are dead opposed to the
administration domestic policies
with all the waste and extravaganza
but on foreign policies we've got
to stick together. We may all be
dead wrong. but we can't see that as
yet. But We have to have unity
"A decided change is plainly evi-
dent" Representatives Wadsworth
said. The fellows who went home
in August and September are talking
to themselves. Some apparently have
been paying too much attention to
cranks and not enough to their
constituents"
While the Democratic majority on
the Foreign Affairs Committee con-
tented itself with a brief report to
the House asserting that the Neu-
trality Act amendment was "a mat
ter of extreme urgency" the six
Republican dissenters filed a volu-
minouS document which held that
arming of merchant ships would not
provide effective protection for their
crews and that the proposal lis part
of an administration plan to destroy
our neutrality laws and put us into
war by subterfuge."
1t was signed by Representatives
Vorys, Ohio; Tinkham, Massachu-
sets; Jonkman, Michigan, Mundt,
South Dakota; Chiperfield, Illinois,
and Bolton, Ohio, all Republicans.
The six said that experience had
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Peru Voices Concern
Over Seizure by u. 5.
Of Plane Consignment
Embassy Air Attoehe
Calls Act UnfriendIy;
Submits Resignation
,y tho A ASSociated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Peruvian Embassy has ex-
pressed concern to the State De-
partment over the seizure at New
York of $1,234,000 worth of war
planes consigned to Peru.
The planes we're originally pur-
chased from American factories by
the refugee governments of Norway
and the Netherlands and later sold
to Peru.
1t was indicated at the State De-
p2rtment that the Embassy's action
was not a formal protest, and an
Embassy spokesman said it would
be better to say merely that the
Peruvian government had ex-
pressed concern over the seizure
Col. ,Armando Revoredo, En-
bassy air attache. termed the United
States action "a most unfriendly
act" and disclosed he had sub
mitted his resignation.
He announced also that he was
returning to his country shortly TO
take up active duty in the Peruvian
air. force.
Known as the 'Lindbergh of
Peru" the 43-year-old officer won
recognition throughout South Amer
lea in 1910 when he led a squadron
Of four Peruvian Army planes on
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Moscow
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leonic invasion road near Borodino,
10 miles from the capital, and MOI
haisk, so miles from Moscow.
A military spokesman said that
Moscow was not anywhere nearly
encircled and that plenty of space
was left for Moscow civilians or the
army to move to the east from the
capital.
Enlarging on the high commands
commUnique, he said that its phrase
I'VE are already fighting at several
points on MoScow's outer defense
line" meant that the infantry al
ready was there while armored
vanguards, he intimated. might be
moving eastward along the belt of
Notifications.
The spokesman said there was
not necessarily a chain of elabo-
rate fortresses around the city, but
rather dugouts and temperament
defenses.
The disclosure that the Russian
lines had cracked was made in a
belated communique early this
morning. 1t announced that the
Red Army's position in the west
had "deteriorated." that the Ger
mans by virtue of large quantity
of tanks and motorized infantry
had preached the Russian defenses
in one sector.
The midday communique made no
acknowledgement Of German gains
in fact, it was claimed that the
Reds had scored in the Leningrad
area by capturing prisoners. The
Leningrad soldiers were reported
attempting to ease the pressure on
Moscow.
German military quarters in Ber-
lin expressed belief that the last
line of defense of Moscow had been
virtually wiped out.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

goodwill flight to the capitals OF
South America and Panama.
Secretary Of War Stimson told a
press conference the planes had been
taken over "in view of the increas-
ing critical situation of the world
and in accordance with our existing
defense program"
The War Secretary declined to say
whether there was any intent TO af-
feet the boundary dispute between
Peru and Ecuador.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Cutoe
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said that a verdict of guilty with
the death penalty" would be asked.
Catoe, who during yesterdays
tedious process of choosing the jury
had stared straight ahead, turned
his head to watch Mr.. Curran as the
prosecutor delivered his address. He
listened closely as the first witnesses
were called to tell of their identif1ca-
ton of Mrs. AbramoWitZ'S body.
Prosecutor Reviews Case.
Mr.. Curran reviewed the circum-
stances of the young womans death,
telling how her husband, a Social
Security Administration employe,
had come home from work on a
Saturday afternoon to discover the
body.
The prosecutor then recounted
Catoe's arrest on August %, and told
of his alleged confession and re-
enactment of the crime. He prom
ised the jury that the Government
would show that Catoe had admitted
taking $40 bill from his victims
purse-which theft had been known
only to Mr.. Abramowitz and inves-
tigatorS.
The trial got under way after
selection today of Thomas c. Tai
bert, SAB Forty-second street NV,
as alternate juror for the regular
panel. Justice James w. Morris
had ordered a new panel of
veniremen brought to court today
after the usual panels had been
exhausted yesterday in vain at
tempt to find an alternate without
convictions on the case.
Defense Reserves Statement.
Upon the completion of Mr.. Cur
rams opening statement to the jury
defense attorneys announced they
would reserve their statement until
later. The first witness called was
Henry S. Inselberg. Department of
Justice employe, who said he had
taken part in the AbramoWitz we'd
ding last February s, and that on
March 8 he had gone to the morgue
to identify the brides body.
He was followed by Joseph Small,
assistant morgue master, and Deputy
Coroner Richard M. Rosenberg. boht
of whom testified concerning the
Identification of the body and an
autopsy which was performed
Yesterday Attorneys Walter M
Shea, George Boden and j. Robert
Esher, who are representing Catoe,
used all 20 of their peremptory chal-
lenges to which they were entitled
during the selection of the jury.
Defense attorneys have contended.
in motions before the court, that
Catoe could not get fair trial here
at this time. They hold that public
opinion is too inflamed and in
using all their challenges they indi-
Gated to the court their full protest
against the proceeding.
Only one woman was seated on
the jury, and she was young and
single. Miss Mary J. Backenstoss,
a Justice Department worker, of 3114
Quebec place NV, was accepted
for service after all the defense
challenges had been exhausted.
Defense attorneys previously had
challenged all woman prospects.
The members OF the jury are
Randolph G. Brady, 33, a District
government employe, 100 Kennedy
street NE; Russell H. Clarvoe, 35,
Alley Dwelling Authority architect,
1886 Quesada street NV; William
E. Stansbury, an insurance COM
pany manager, 3285 Worthington
street NV; Harry N. GLASGOW. IS,