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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Hoey Looks Like Winner
Over Reynolds, Brt Many
Think He Loses IF He Wins

course, could prove all wrong and
grossly misleading, especially if :,
majority Of the state committee
should favor a secret ballot, 1t is cs-
tlmatcd that such a decision would
be worth at least ten votes to Rey-
noldS and for that very reason 1t IS
expected that the administration
forces supporting Hoey Will tight
any effort to force a secret ballot.
State Chairman +. b. Denny, named
by Governor j. NJ. Broughton who IS
Hoey's sponsor iii the committee bat
tie, has already said he'll proceed
on the theory Of an open roll call
vote unless the majority Of the COM
mittee should decide against 1t.
The $3.50 split in the vote IS ar
rived at on the basis of 'oft the rec
ord opinions of leaders on both
Continued 90 Page tOur)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Navy Takes Over
To Break Strike
canaan


Berlin, May 22.-(APD-NOt
all tic $40 American survivors
of the 5. :. canaan will be
treated alike, authorized quart
crs Said to-day, and il is likely
that some will be held longer
than others.
"tcrtainiN nurses and children
which the German navy took
from the vessel arc of less i'm
purtancc from the military point
of view than men of the ambu-
lance corps vino were about to
enter service against Germany
III was said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22

British Forces Will
Strike THE Enemy
Wherever He May be
Found" if Collabora-
ton With Germany
Continues.

IGndGn, May p. - (AP1-
Britain warned the Vichy gov
eminent today that if France
purSucN her "dccIared policy of
collaboration with Germany.
British forces will strike the
enemy wherever he may be
found without ANY distinction
between occupied and unoccu-
pied territory"
In advising the house Of com
mons OF possible war actions
against any part Of the eXpan-
>IVe FrcnCh empire. Foreign see
rotary Anthony Eden said the
NichN government had "em-
parked on a curse which must
place the and terri
tories of France increasingly at
the disposal Of Germany.
BRUSH government is conf
dent, eden said, that the French peo-
pie themselves look upon this policy
rs Incompatible" with honor.
Three signs p inted to the possible
.mmincnce OF open hostilities between
the allies Of less than n year ago.
/. Forces of General Charles dc
stII fighting on the British
SIDE. we're reported unoflicially to
crossed from British-mandatcd
Palestine into Frcnch-mandatcd Sy-
ia. where the Germans already have
established a loothold.
reports to Njchy from German.
occupied Paris said the French hac
--l- .-l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, May 22.-AIl surface in
GicationS here in Raleigh are that for
mer Governor Clyde h, Hoey Will be
elected national committeeman from
North Carolina over Richard j. Rey-
nolds. il. of WmSton-Salem, when
the Democratic state executive COM
mittee meets ncre tOmOrroW.
There are reasonably reliable signs
that the vote will be split something
like 80 for Iloey, 80 for Reynolds
and perhaps five or SIN for Pierce
Rucker Of Greensboro. There are
1856 members of the committee and
ii is the almost unanimous belief Of
observers here hal practically every
vote Will be cast, either IN person or
by proxy.
These surface indications, OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Stukas Sink
British Ship

Now Iorl-. May 70 (Ar)- Tho
German radio broadcast today that
Stpka dive uompers had sunk a Brit
'@h cruiser Off Crete and had severe
Is damaged two others.
Authorized sources IN Berlin, how
t."r, Ii ted only one cruiser damag-
co IN addition TO the one said to have
been sunk, and located the cen OF
tn" HtL2Cl; merely as the eastern
Mediterranean.
This was in addition to the attack
"i yesterday in which today'S higl
command communlQuc said a British
tattlcshlp, six crtl cr& and a destroy
tr were hit by air bombs in the
Mediterranean.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1871, Publishers Financial

Babson Park, Mass, May 22,-In
view Of the changed situation in
Washington following the collabora-
ton between United France and
Germany, the War viii be shorter
than most people think. Although
we may, directly Or indirectly, con-
Congress in its present mood, there
Is no Cuouce vi the United States
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Raj Active
In Africa
Most Intensive Effort
of w a
Against G. e m a n
Forces in Libya.

with British Desert Forces IN
North Africa, May 22.-(HP)-The
royal air force has Embossed its most
intensive effort of the wal so far
"GdinSt German concentrations and
transport columns in Libya.
In tie past 80 hours, the British
Sav, eight German planes have been
ucS>royed-fiNe on the ground and
'hfee IN the air-and an ammunltloh
oulnp and a gasoline dump have been
exploded
AS flight after flight of British
Continued on Page ThIee)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Martinique Arms
Against America
CIVILIANS TAKEN
FROM

La Linca, Spain, Facing Glib
raltar, May 22.-(AP)-Enforced
removal Of British civilian sub
jects and foreigners in Rritain'S
clearing of the Gibraltar decks
actually began this afternoon
when about 800 persons boarded
a liner and were escorted away by
a cruiser, TWO deStrOycrS and
two submarines
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
Air Forces
Ineffective
On Crete

London. May 22.-(AP) British
fighting planes IN Crete were vito
Drawn after the German parachutists
and air-bOrnc troop attacks started
because of the pronounced disad-
Vantage under which our fighters
were operating" ii was authoritative
ly announced today.
TO do otherwise would have been
a waste of the air forces involved"
said a statement which warned
against considering an invasion of
Crete analogous to what Britain
might expect.
The distance of Crete from our
airdromes in Egypt is such as to pre-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
British Say
Sea Troops
Smashed
Aerial Invaders Hold
Town of Gambia and
Position South of Cap
i'al; Fighting Grows
Steadily in Intensity.
(Hy The Associated Press,

(Hy The Associated PrcSs)
German aerial invaders, strik-
ing with increasing violence,
gained two fOOthOldS on the Isle
of Crete today, but the British
reported officially that the Brit
i>h fleet had smashed attempts
To l'"d nazi-bOrnc troops on the
island.
,'rimc Minister Winston
Churchill told the house of
commonS hat nazi parachute
troops were in possession of the
town of Gambia, in the middle of
Crete.
British Middle East headquarters
in Cairo COIncidcntally reported that
the German SKY troops had gained
d temporary loothold in the Malemi
sector, IS miles south f Canea, the
tretc capital, seat of King Gcorgu
lis Greek government.
The fighting is continuing with
intensity" Churchill said. The Ger
mans are using iaHgc numbers of
Continued on Page Eighth
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-22
British Claim
Helgoland
Raid Success

London, May % fAP) British
bombcrS which attacked the naval
base, docks and center Of the town
at l1clgoland left that German island
stronghold in the North Sea Shroud-
cG IN a swirl of dust and smoke lit
here and there by flamcS", the an
ministry news service aid today.
y football game was in progress
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Help for Russia,
British Suggestion

LONDON, June 19. (UP)-Great
interest was aroused tonight by ain
editorial in the early edition OF
Lord Beaverbrook' Evening Stand
ard proposing that Great Britain
and the United States proclaim
their intention of giving Russia all
possible aid against German attack.
The editorial was replaced in later
editions by one which declared that
following signature of the Turkish
German pact-Britain must be re-
solved to fight on alone.
mo decision in Washington, Mos
COW, Ankara, Vichy or any other
capital can absolve us from our
duties the second editorial said.
The original editorial declared.
This much, at least, might be
publicly stated: even if Hitler moves
eastward Britain's war against Ger
many will be maintained with
mounting ferocity. All assistance in
our power will be given to the Rus
slams. If Washington could be per-
Suaded to make statement such
as this at the same time as London
something would have been done 70
avoid the tragedy of Russian sub.
mission or Russian defeat"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

the iron ones JnrOuSn WHICH i've
federal prisoners sawed their way
to liberty early Wednesday. The
fugitive five were back in Jail but
not in the cell from which they
escaped
The missing diamonds were given
to a Jail trusty, Ernesto Hesse, by
Emil Gerek, to pay him for snug
Cling hacksaw into the cell where
federal prisoners are housed. The
deal was arranged by Miguel Nor
ales, kept in the cell with Gerek
who had been arrested with $4,000
worth of stolen jewels. He had Sc
creted the small, unset diamonds in
his clothing, Gerek said.
Hesse became alarmed and threw
the jewels into the toilet in his cell,
he said The plumbing was torn
out and searched but the jewels
were not found Officers were con-
vinced Hesse had hidden them some
where since he smuggled the broken
saw into the federal cell Friday.
Heinrich Sobezak, German sea-
man, decided to accompany Gerek
and the three MeXicans in their
break for liberty.
Men were scattered throughout
the county when news of the jail
break came, Ware said. Chief Rich
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
N-LAWS OUT
That's Husbands Demand

FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 19
CUP)-An effigy OF Walter Stanford
sat on a davenport in front of his
home today-silent sentinel in Stan
ford's campaign to oust his wifes
seven relatives.
Stanford decided yesterday that
he had had enough of 'in-laws and
outlaw. The 45-year-old unem-
ployed craftsman, engraver and
WPA worker took a davenport and
chair outside and began a sit-down
against the relatives.
Police said they told him his
Sit-doWn strike was creating a
neighborhood disturbance. For the
time being, Stanford abandoned his
post, but not his fight.
He rigged up a dummy, John"
to take his place before the front
porch. Behind John, nailed to
the side of the house, were two
signs which read: Dad on a sit
down till the in-laws and outlaws
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

DOnGld Heath, charge daf1alreS OF
the American embassy, specified
also that offices of the American
Express Co., in German and Ger
man-held territory be shut down.
The action was in apparent re-
taliation for the American request
to Germany to close all consulates
in the United States.
The announcement of the Ger
man action was made by the Of
ficial news agency, DNB.
The American order effecting the
closure of Nazi consulates in the
United States is effective July 10.
Germany already has replied to
the American order freezing Ger
man assets IN the United States
with a similar order against Unit
ed States assets in Germany. The
extent of this order has not yet
been revealed since tn full nature
of the German reprisal has not
been published.
fl& German note asserted that
the attitude of American consular
officials and of employees of the
American Express company had
long "given rise to serious objec-
ton, DNB said.
The German request involved 10
United States consulateS in Ger
man cities in addition to that in
Berlin and about an equal number
in Nazi-occupied countries.
The development followed an
American state department dis
closure that U. S. diplomats and
consular officials lin certain coun-
tries in Europe" presumably those
occupied by Germany-have been
ordered to withhold American visas
from "aliens who have close re-
latives still residing in those
countries"
The state department at Wash
ngton revealed the action was
taken lin view of the increasing
number of instances known to the
department where persons leaving
certain countries in Europe have
been permitted to leave only after
entering into an obligation to act
as agent in the United States for
the governments controlling the
countries from which they desired
to depart"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Eckstrom Denies
Attempt to Extort
Money from Wife

HOLLYWOOD, June 10. CUP)-
Adolph Eckstrom today denied he
tried to "blackmail' his opera singer
wife, Marion Talley, by demanding
$50, 900 as a condition for allowing
her an uncontested divorce.
Miss Talley made the "blackmail'
charge in testifying earlier during
their divorce battle. She referred
to a telephone conversation between
her lawyer, Harry Miller, in Holly
wood, and Eckstroms lawyer, Frank
Delaney, in New York in Decembef
1896.
Eckstrom testified today he was
listening on an extension telephone
His lawyer, he said, explained that
"all I wanted was for Mrs. Eckstrom
to come to New York and see our
baby and see me and talk over our
problems amicably."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
PairoIman Breaks
Arm in Accident

Highway Patrol m an Paul
Brown of Ell Centre suffered a
broken arm in a traffic accident
in Imperial late Wednesday and
Mrs. Maria Govea of Tijuana
suffered similar injury when
her husbands car went out of
control and crashed into a tree
10 miles west of Calexico.
Browns motorcycle and a
coupe driven by John ii. Skinner
of Brawley collided at the Elev-
enth and Imperial intersection
in Imperial at 5 p. m. Wednes-
day. One bone in Browns left
wrist was broken and joint
dislOcated. Brown said Skinner
made left hand turn in front
of him. GOvea was slightly in
jured.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Plan Of Battle in
Biggest War Games
Given Commanders
60, 900 Soldiers Slated
For Maneuvers, Using
10000 Vehicles

CAMP HUNTER LIG-
GETT, Jolon, CAL, June 10
(UP) - The plan of battle
for the greatest war games
the west has ever seen was
given the rival commanders today.
The mock warfare on this 156,000-
acre reservation starts next week
with $4,000 soldiers and 10000 We
hicleS involved.
Major General Kenyon Joyce,
commanding the TX army corps
from Fort Lewis, WASH, was ordered
to bring his Blue Army into de-
fensive~ positions on a lire running
through King City, Lucia and Ma
dera sometime after noon tomorrow.
Joyce's troops will face south to
meet an enemy approaching from
the Los Angeles area by way OF
the Salinas and San Joaquin. val
leys." /
Major General Joseph Stilwell,
commanding the seventh division
Red" forces of attackers, was in
structed to move his men into line
on the southern end of the Camp
Hunter Liggett reservation by Mon
day.
While the theoretical battle lines
were on broad scale, the troops
actually will operate from bases on
Continued on Page 2. Col. Sd
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

Governor Culbert L. Olson, LtickeS
said, demonstrated satisfaction with
at least one compromise bill which
had been drawn by legislator nor
mally among his most critical polit-
ical enemies. On that occasion, the
state senator added, small clique
joined to block the proposal.
In his opinion, Luokey added
there will be no special session or
relief unless an agreement Is reach-
ed before the legislators 20 bacx
to Sacramento.
There's no use going back WITH
out such an agreement he said
1T would Just be the same ator1
over again"
He believed such an agreement .
possible. but not ipsss u 3 ns6Ath
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

move out"
Seven of EN-" Stanford explain
ed. Seven of 'em and most of them
working. I've taken it for long
time. But too much is too much.
Ill stay here till hell freezes over
or they move. I've been married %
years, and if they are going to break
up my home, I'm going to see that
good job is done. I'm not sneak
ing off,
AT nightfall, he rigged up a light
ing system to illuminate his sit
down set-up. He dressed the dummy
IN his clothes and said that John"
would take care of the picketing
when he had to be away.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
City Dads Debate
Cooling Cooler to
Placate Prisoners
klink Already Cleaned,
Commissioner Claims;
Erring Inmates Ebb

To make the cooler" cool
er in Ell Centro as we'll as
comfortable for those unfor-
tunate enough to come into
contact with the law, Ell Cen
tro's city council Wednesday night
authorized remodeling of the fire.
quently maligned city jail.
Director of Public Works Walter
Heinecke reported that the prep-
ises have already been cleaned Up
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

NAASA SSo iiOlil LIS III ot ItIIll dU sac
ramento as a recognized top flight
legislator, pictured the confusion
OF the last days prior to adjourn
ment at Sacramento, with both SEN
ate and assembly unable to break
deadlock between Olson admins
tration and Economy Bloc forces
over the relief issue. The session
adjourned with no provision made
for state relief disbursements be-
yond July /.
I'VE couldn't all get together on
anything Luckey said. when the
governor was willing, somebody else
baked. When the others we're will
ing, the governor baked. No matter
what kind of compromise was pro-
posed there were enough votes
against it to block it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Duchess in Death
Cell 10 Wait for
Hour of Execution
Murderess Will Become
First Woman Put to
Death by State
SAN QUENTIN PRISON,

SAN QUENTIN PRISON,
Cal, June 10. (UP) Mrs.
Juanita (The Duchess) Spi-
nelli, sentenced to death for
m ur d er, was transferred
from the women's state prison at
Tehachapi to San quentin prison
today to- await execution tomorrow
in the San Quentin lethal gas cham
Der.
The transfer was made quietly by
train. Immediately upon her arrival
the 51-year- woman, mother OF
three children, was placed in d
death chamber cell to await her
execution.
Two confederateS VINO were under
sentence to die simultaneously with
her. received a one week reprieve
from Gov. Culbert L. Olson because
the gas chamber can hold but two
occupants, takes "a hours to clear
of its lethal fumes, and because
Californias executions, by preced-
ence, have always taken place on
Friday.
Convicted with the duchess for the
murder of Robert Sherrard, 10, one
of their own group, were Mike Sim
cone, 80, common-law husband OF
Mrs. Spinelli, and Gordon Hawkins,
81. They killed Sherrard by "dop-
ing" his liquor then dumping his
,,,,ooncpiOl1c form in thn Sacrament
to river, in fear he would squeal
to authorities about their murder
of Leland Cash, San Francisco bar
becue stand operator, during an
aboriive holdup.
The duchess, if gassed, will be the
first woman officially to be eXecut-
Ell in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
VAz|S REPORT IT, S. -v|CHY BREAK NEAR
8-HOUR DAY
S.USP E::NDE I'd

WASHINGTON, June 10 (UP)-
President Roosevelt, declaring that
IAN extraordinary emergency eX-
lists" today suspended the eight
hour day for mechanics and laborers
on defense works in. the canal zone,
Puerto Rico, and Alaska.
The president suspended the law
by executive order for the duration
of the emergency to expedite COLI
struction at these outposts of Amer
ica's defense line
The executive order was specific
in limiting its effect to Puerto Rico,
the canal zone, and Alaska, and
has no application to the continent
al United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

stra reminded the president that at
the time of his draft" last year he
had hoped to divide his time evenly
between the university and Wash
ington. He said his government
duties had been occupying all of his
time, and he now feels he should
return to the educational post.
Mr.. Roosevelt acquiesced to his
release with the proviso that Dyk-
stra will remain on call for panel
service in future major defense la
Dor controversies.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

1T appears" the president SAID,
that unless the eight-hour limita-
ton is suspended as to laborers and
mechanics employed by the war
department in the construction of
the foregoing public works, it will
be impossible because of the re-
moteness of such places from
sources of labor supply in the
United States, and because OF the
difficulties of housing and trans
porting additional labor from the
United States, to accomplish the
work necessary to the completion
of such public works within the
time required by the interests OF
national defense"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

WnICe HOUSE SeCTeUaTy oVePIleIl I.
Early said he could not say whether
Dykstra will be succeeded by Vice
Chairman William H. Davis, who
often has served as acting head OF
the Mediation agency.
Dykstra submitted his resignation
to return to his post as president of
the University of wisconsin from
which he was drafted" by Mr.
Roosevelt last year to head the sell
ective service system and later to
head the new mediation board.
In his letter of resignation Dyk-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
CaIipatrian TO
Fiji School lob

C. j, Moniz, vice-ptincipal of
Fremont school, Calipatria, will fill
ihe office of county attendance
supervisor next year, E. L. Hite-
man, county superintendent Of
schools said Thursday.
Mrs. L. V, Upholt who held that
position this year has accepted the
principalship of Alamo school.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Abandoned

Abandoned
1t happens so frequently in Braw-
ley that E. w. Green didn't see
anything funny in it.
Green noticed a car parked for
several days in from of the auto
mobile agency of which he is a
part and finally called the police
station to see if it. might be a
stolen car, abandoned there.
Next day Les Rogers explained:
Heck, that's one of our cars!
Must have parked it there and for
cot about it,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
p AMBllNe
~ EpoRTER
Over Night


This was the first time RR ever
felt sorry for an umpire, and it was
Unnecessary, at that.
why don't YOU play, Pat?' RR
asked Pat Patterson when the latter
was vainly trying to think up 10th
man for the All Star team. OF
course, RR was kidding, because
portly Pat serves too we'll behind
an umpire's padding to be placed
in the field.
You know I used to play a lot
of ball." Pat confided, until one
night I came home after playing
and 1 thought I'd played right well
but my kid said
~Dad, your knees were sure
wobbly!"
That was the last game that Pat
ever played
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Still Hungry

Still Hungry
A busted arm that at one time
looked something like a pretzel
! hasn't affected Paul Browns appe-
tite one whit.
Paul, who at last reports was
resting easily in hospital quarters,
apparently couldn't break habit,
even if he could break an arm, for
last evening the police department
got call from the hospital.
Paul Brown wants you to send
over q dozen sandwiches and two
quarts of milkr'' the desk sergeant
was informed.
Had it been anyone else the call
would have been unusual, but not
for nothing do they call Paul
"Wimpy".
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Luckey Doubtful
Of New Session

State Senator George E. Luckey newly returned from
he legislative wars at Sacramento predicted Thursday
there will be special session of the state legislature m
less an agreement is reached beforehand on relief pro-
gram Luckey who with Assemblyman Harvey Hastaitt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Dykstra Resigns
Mediation Post

WASHINGTON, June 10. (UP)-President Roosevelt
today accepted effective July the resignation of Clarence
A. Dykstra chairman of the Defense Mediation Board.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in accepting the resignation did not
specify his choice of a successor for Dykstra.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Gems Still Missing After
F Fantastic |. Y. JdiI Brock
Officers Reveal Details Of Manhun+
Which Returned Five to Cells After
Saving Through Iron Bars at Jail

Search for the diamonds used to finance Wednesdays
Imperial county Jail break continued Thursday while Off
related details of the most successful manhunt il
county history.
Sheriff Robert w Ware ordered steel bars to replace