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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-01
Iron Nan Percic--

Iron Nan Percic-
April Fool or no April Fool, Per-
Gle T'hacker is a mite put out by
the freedom with which Ell Centro
police use his name.
"Of course it's all in fun, but
why did they have TO name that
galloping bicycle that exercises the
flat feet "Percie"?" he qutlied.
Percie couldn't see any conncc-
ton between himself and an exer-
cising machine and, personally, RE
can't either.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-01
Eden in Belgrade
AS German Armv
Awaits Co Sign
Berlin Describes Relations as Grave
Crisis; Allie d Attack on Italians in
Albania Would Follow Nazi BIitzkrieq
BY UNITED PRESS

Jugoslava grded herself Tuesday for at any mo-
men and Germany described relations between the two
nations having deterorated to the point of grave crisis
Every possible precauton taken by the Jugoslavs
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-01
Strike Shuts Off
CO oI Of Defense
Industry Plants
Presidents Appeal FruitIess as Miners
Walk Out on Failure to Reach Terms
For New Contract; Mediator Fails
= By UNITED PRESS

Soft coal mines in II states shut down Tuesday cutting
off the fuel supply for steel mills and industrial plants
operating at capacity speed national defense orders
The soppage became effective when mine operators and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-01

LETTUCE: Phoenix fob. cash
track straight ass S2y00-2.25-2.50
IS S1-1.15.
L. A. hay Us. No. Nv. u7.o0
I. V. No. leafy s16.50-17. No. 2
S13-13.5O; Mpls. Sept. flax s1s5.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
i. v. A. Counsel and May
Clash al House HEARING
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A verbal tilt between w. c. Fits,
ir., general counsel for the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and Chairman
May of the House Military Affairs
Committee enlivened a brief hear
ing yesterday on legislation to make
T. V. A. accountable to the General
Accounting Office for its expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Fits reiterated earlier testi-
mony that T. v. A. officials welcomed
G. A. o. audits of its records, but felt
that the adjustment and settle
ment features of the Office should not
be extended to an independent Gov
eminent corporation, since it would
give the controller general a veto"
power over T. V. A. s administrs ton.
Controller General Lindsay c.
Warren has Endorsed Mr.. Mays bill
to give MS Office this jurisdiction.
Mr.. May sought to interrupt Mr.
Fits during an explanation of his
You are going to get into trouble
with me if you don't stop when
asked you to-"
Mr.. Fits said he had no intention
to disobey the chairman.
Mr.. May declared he might find it
necessary to ask the witness Ito
leave the room" if it happened
again"
A short while later. Mr.. May re-
cessed the hearing subject to call.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Grosieun
Continued From First Page.)

German blitzkrieg swallowed up his
native country before he could re-
port for duty. They returned to
America from Marseille in July last
year.
Il planned to go to Canada to get
in the service few months ago and
make my way over to England .
Mr.. Grosjean said today, but the
State Department would not allow
it as I already had taken out my
citizenship papers and was regis
tered in selective service. And that
was only right. owe my allegiance
here now, and we've got job to do. -
May Go to Fort Myer.
He sad he was looking forward
to a start from the bottom" in the
United States Army. Due to his
experience in the Belgian reserve as
a cavalryman, Mr.. Grosjean prob
ably will be assigned to duty at
Fort Myer, Va, after he is indicted
in Richmond and classified at the
Camp Lee Reception Center.
Mr.. GroSjean was a student al
Princeton University from 1928 to
1882 and was graduated at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology in 1884. He registered in
selective service as resident of
1901 Foxhall road NV, home of
the former Ambassador.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First PageD
sinking of the Robin Moor Full
reparation for the losses and dam
ages suffered by American nationals
will be expected from the German
government.
Our Government believes that
freedom from cruelty and inhuman
treatment is a natural right. 1t is
not a grace to be given or withheld
at the will of those temporarily in a
position to exert force over defense
less people.
Were this incident capable of be-
ing regarded apart from a more
general background, its implications
might be less seriouS-but 1t must
be interpreted in the light of de-
clared and actively pursued policy
OF frightfulness and intimidation
which has been used by the Ger
man Reich as an instrument of in
ternational policy.
The present leaders of the Ger
man Reich have not hesitated to
engage in acts of cruelty and many
other forms of terror against the
innocent and the helpless in other
countries, apparently in the belief
that methods of terrorism will lead
TO a state of affairs permitting the
German Reich to exact acquies-
cence from the nations victimized.
Methods Called Piracy.
This Government can only as
sumo that the government of the
German Reich hopes through the
commission of such infamous acts of
cruelty to helpless and innocent
men, women and children to in
timidate the United States and
other nations into a course of non-
resistance to German plans for uni
versal conquest-a conquest based
upon lawlessneSs and terror on land
and piracy on the sea.
Such methods are fully in keeping
with the methods of terrorism hith-
erto employed by the present leaders
of the German Reich in the policy
which they have pursued toward
many other nations subsequently
victimized
The government of the German
Reich may, however, be assured
that the United States will neither
be intimidated nor will it acquiesce
in the plans for world domination
which the present leaders of Ger
many may have.
We are warranted in considering
whether the case of the Robin Moor
is not step in a campaign against
the United States analogous to cam
paigns against other nations. We
cannot place reliance on official de-
clarations to the contrary.
Further Nazi Conquest Seen.
Like statements, declarations, and
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

ing is not a step in a campaign
against the United States analogous
to those waged by the Germans
against other nations.
I'VE cannot place reliance on Off
cial declarations to the contrary
he warned.
Such declarations. Mr. Roosevelt
recalled, have been the habit of the
German government from the time
it began its aggression against other
nations with the seizure of Austria
by force.
Disclosure of Policy Seen.
Asserting that sinking of the ship
in reality is a disclosure of policy as
well as an example of method, the
President charged that this action
appears to be a first step in as
sertion of the supreme purpose of
the German Reich to seize control
of the high seas, the conquest of
Great Britain being an indis-
pensable part of that seizure"
The action, the President went on,
must be considered notice that no
American ship or cargo on any of
the seven seas can consider itself
immune from acts of piracy 80 1t
is warning that the United States
may use the high seas of the world
only with Nazi consent"
Submission to such pressure, Mr..
Roosevelt concluded would in
evitably mean world domination by
present leaders of the German
Reich. 1t was then that Mr.. Roose-
velt completed his message with the
words that I'VE are not yielding and
we do not propose to yield"
Evening star., 1941-06-20
IHow Zom Zom
Pictures Got
Past Germans

The dramatic story of how pho
tographer for Life Magazine took
the pictures of the sinking of the
Egyptian motorship ZamZam by a
German raider, shown on this page,
and smuggled the roll of film past
the Nazis is recounted in the latest
issue of Time Magazine.
The photographer, David Scher-
man, the story related, went to the
Office of the managing editor of Life
Immediately after arriving in New
York aboard transatlantic clip
per last week On his desk he placed
one tube of tooth paste, one tube of
shaving cream and two rolls of surg
ical gauze.
Hidden away inside these articles
were four roofs of film-pictures
which Photographer Scherman took
aboard the Zamzam after the Nazi
raider fired shells into her, pictures
of the passengers abandoning ship
the raider, the prison ship and
others taken SO days later as the
prisoners caught sight of the Span
ish and French coasts.
When the ship reached port,
Scherman had to give up his films
for examination by the NaZis They
took 104 rolls. but missed the four
rolls with the pictures.
Evening star., 1941-06-20

even solemn pledges have been
forthcoming in respect of many ma
tions, commencing with the state
ment that the government of the
German Reich considered its terri
torial aspirations satisfied when it
seized Austria by force. Evidence
that the government of the German
Reich continues TO plan further con-
quest and domination is convincing,
and. indeed, scarcely disputed.
Viewed in the light of the circum-
stances, the sinking of the Robin
Moor becomes a disclosure of policy
as well as an example of method
Heretofore lawless acts of violence
have been preludes to schemes of
land conquest. This one appears to
be first step in assertion of the
supreme purpose of the German
Reich to seize control of the high
seas. the conquest of Great Britain
being an indispensable part of that
seizure.
It's general purpose would appear
to be to drive American commerce
from the ocean wherever such COM
merce was considered a disadvantage
to German designs. and its specific
purpose would appear to be inter-
ruption of our trade with all friendly
countries.
''We Do Not Propose to Yield"
We must take it that noti>e has
now been served upon us that no
American ship or cargo on any of
the seven seas can consider itself
immune from acts of piracy Notice
is served on us, in effect, that the
German Reich proposes so to in
timidate the United States that we
would be dissuaded from carrying
out our chosen policy of helping
Britain to survive.
In brief. We must take the sinking
of the Robin Moor as a warning to
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Turks Fear Exclusion
From Lease-Lend
Aid Under Pact
Increasing Difficulty
For Britoin's Economic
Warfare Is Expected
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA. Turkey, June 10 de
iayed Some Turkish quarters ex-
pressed concern today over the pos
sible exclusion of Turkey from the
provisions of the United States
Lease-Lend Act now that she has
signed a friendship treaty with Ger
many.
A technical commission already
has been sent to the United States
to work out details of aid to Tur-
KEY under the act.
Following announcement of the
signing of the treaty, hundreds of
Germans we're reported to have ap-
peared on the streets of Istanbul
wearing swastika buttons for the
first time since the European war
started.
It was considered certain in in
formed quarters here that no more
anti-Nazi editorials would be al
lowed to appear in Turkish news
papers.
Another consequence of the pact
evidently was increasing difficulty
for Britain's economic warfare
against Germany in the Turkish
market.
A new German trade drive has
been launched aimed at getting
chrome, copper and other ores on
which British buyers have options,
but which they have been unable to
take out of the country because of
transport problems.
Under the treaty pledge that Tur-
key will abstain from any direct or
indirect action against Germany
Nazi circles contend that the An
kara government hardly could con-
tinue to assist the United Kingdom
Trading Corps purchase monopoly
over vital Turkish raw materials.
The corporation is a British gov
eminent export-import agency.
Evening star., 1941-06-20

Road brigades of the Bolivian
Army will construct and maintain
national roads in that country be-
cause of a current labor shortage.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
British See Relations
With Turks Unaffected

LONDON, June 20 Informed
sources said today there was no
reason to believe that Britain S
existing political and economic re-
lations with Turkey would be
affected Immediately by the Ger
man-Turkish friendship treaty
signed Wednesday at Ankara.
Britain has a military alliance
with Turkey, which, however, has
remained acknowledgement in the
present war.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Fierce Battle Breaks Out
In Ethiopia, Italy Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 20.-The Italian high
command reported today fierce
fighting had broken out again in
Ethiopia.
A strong British attack three days
ago in the Gondar zone was repulsed
with 400 British casualties, and a
surprise attack against the Italian
garrison at Debra Tebor the same
day was broken up by a counter
attack, the communique said.
The Gondar area, northwest Of
Adds Ababa just above Lake Tana,
is held by one of the strongest
Italian forces left in East Africa.
British reinforcements sent into
the area two days ago were scatter
bombed by Fascist planes, the COM
munique said.
Evening star., 1941-06-20

the United States not to resist the
Nazi movement of world conquest.
1t is warning that the United
States may use the high seas of the
world only with Nazi consent.
Were We to yield on this We would
inevitably submit to world domina-
ton at the hands of the present
leaders of the German Reich
We are not yielding and we do not
propose to yield.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Turk Paper Reported
Banned Under Pact

BERLIN. June 20 (P).-The Turk
kh government has banned the
newspaper Tasviri Efikar, apparently
as a result of the Turkish-G German
agreement to bring press and radio
In line with the new friendship pact,
DN,B., official German news agency,
reported today from Istanbul.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Hospital Man Honored

SALISBURY, Md, June 20 LP).-
Brady j. Dayton, Peninsula General
Hospital superintendent, today be-
came the seventh person to win the
Salisbury civic award for doing
the most for the CITY"
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Two Papers Bombed Out
But Miss No Editions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
LONDON, June 20.-The Morning
News Chronicle and the Evening
Star, which are published in the
same plant, we're bombed out in a
recent raid but neither missed an
edition.
Evening star., 1941-12-13

One day was chatting with some
children whom I had never seen
before when one of them said:
Uncle Ray, before I met you I
used to think you must be an old
sailor"
why did you think that?" I
asked.
Because you tell about so many
countries" the boy replied.
The fact is that I never have
been a sailor, though I have trav-
eled over the main oceans and seas
of the earth.
Now and then sailors write let
ters to me- 1t seems that they read
our column while in port, then de-
eide to send something OF interest
about their voyage.
The latest letter of that kind
came from a man who signs himself
''W. F. A." 1t Is a nine-page letter
and seems to have been written in
sections, perhaps at two or three
different ports.
Mr.. w. F. A. tells of helping catch
800 tons of tuna fish" during a
Journey from California to Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
T axe Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday PotIuek

Louisville: What do 81, e., viz, e. g."
stand for?-Mrs. r. l..
Answer: They are abbreviations Of
these Latin phrases: i'd est, that
Is" videlicet pronounced vi-DELL-
i-set); to wit, namely" and exempi
gratia, "for example
Clinton: Recently you defined the
word IDEOLOGY as "a scheme of
things about life" In what diction-
ary did you find that? Surely not
in Webster 's.-Reader.
Answer: New Webster's, una
bridged, page 1887: "Ideology. A
systematic scheme of things about
ffe."
Fresno: Why Legal Holiday9" I
have never heard of an illegal hol-
tday." Have YOUR. E. L. L.
Answer: A legal holiday is one
that has been made so by law.
Bristol: Why do some persons
say sparrow grass" for asparagus?
r.
Answer: At one time sparrow
grass" was the customary name, but
since about 1900 it has been consid-
cred as dialectal.
Los Angeles: Which is correct
Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit
Il. B.
Answer: Welsh rabbit is correct
The term originated in Wales, where
the dish of melted cheese is sale
to be "the poor mans rabbit"
Beaumont: What is the longest
word in the dictionary?-F. G.
Answer: So far as my knowledge
Evening star., 1941-12-13
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

He also tells of his adventures in
Shanghai, China. He says, THE
Chinese are very honest" but gives
an incident in which certain Chinese
boatmen were not honest in their
dealings with him.
The same kind Of thing might be
said about most other countries,
perhaps all of them. The majority
of people tend to be kind and hon.
est. but it seems there always are
a few who act in mean or wrong
full way. Those few sometimes spoil
the good name of a whole nation.
Another long letter has come from
a one-time soldier, Mr.. Lewis T..
Howe. He was born in England, but
moved to this side Of the Atlantic
so years ago.
When 1 was a kid" he writes,
"I had no show. My folks were
poor and I was only about half-fed
and clothed. Life seemed to start
with me when was II and left
London to serve as a cabin boy on
a windjammer on two-year trip.
Far from being pleasant, the jour-
ney was a horror to me. Later I
spent two years in q fishing fleet
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
Saturday Talk

and then joined the British Army
I served six years in the British
infantry.
II noticed your item some time
back about tattooing. I had some
tattooing done on my arm when I
was about II years old. Now I'm
"a and the tattoo marks are still
there.
II enjoy reading what you print
and think teachers should read your
items to the children in school.
The secret Of making . good man
starts with the kids"
Thanks to Mr.. Howe for his
friendly letter, also to Mr.. VIA.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
1meA 2a4

If you wish to join the 1911
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club send
me . self f-addressed envelope.
You will receive . membership
certificate, . leafiet telling how
to make . scrapb0ok and .
printed design TO paste on the
cover. Address mo In care of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OU1

envelope to Frank Colby, In care Of
The Evening Star. Ask for Parts Of
Speech" pamphlet. Requests cannot
be filled unless sef-addressed enve-
lopes bear correct amount Of post
age,
Evening star., 1941-12-13

letter each to spell the word
opposite
it. IeteredCut"
correctly it's covering
o Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Leter-Out
(S STRAW--WART bemish
PATCHER-PREACH (sermonize).
SWEARING-SWINGER Che is in the ah).
SUCKERS-CURSES Che swears).
(E) SOUNDER-ROUNDS (mark time for prize hghtso
Evening star., 1941-12-13

LAST CALL TODAY for my free
pamphlet that explains the parts Of
speech in such simple, non-techni-
cal language that you'll be able to
recognize nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs at a glance. Every reader
should have this valuable pamphlet.
Ask for your free copy today. Send
a stamped (3-cent), self addressed
Evening star., 1941-12-13

goes, Webster's Observation-Disclosures
tatibus (bottom of page 1866 and
Century, antidisestablishmentarian-
ism.
Evening star., 1941-12-13

West led the king of clubs and
continued the suit, South ruf6ng the
second round. Declarer then led
trump to dummy's king and re-
turned the spade ten. East dis
carded a club and South thought
deeply before playing to the trick
If he let the ten ride, West would
win with the spade queen and lead
another club. That would force
South to ruff, leaving him with only
as many trumps as West. To draw
trumps would leave South defense
less against the clubs when he
knocked out the ace of diamonds.
Nor would it do any good to leave
the trumps at large, for the clubs
would be led at him just the same.
South saw a chance for his con-
tract. however, if he correctly timed
the opponents entries. They had
to gain the lead twice, with the
trump queen and the diamond ace.
II clubs could be led each time,
South would be out of luck, but II
clubs were not led on one Of those
occasions Souths trumps would be
sufficient to make his contract.
Declarer therefore put up the ace
Of spades on dummys ten and
switched to diamonds. East took
the ace and, as expected, returned
a club. South ruffed, leaving him
with only as many trumps as West.
Now South led the jack of trumps,
knocking out Vests queen, but
West, as hoped, could not lead any
more clubs. Whether West returned
o heart or a diamond South could
easily regain the lead to draw the
last trump and make his contract.
Yesterday you were Oswald
Jacoby's partner and. with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
4 A j 8 4
= OF
8 K K84
4K93
The bidding:
5acoby. schenken. You. Maier'
~ Pass IA Pass
INT Pass CD
Answer-Bid three no-trump. Even
# your partner has minimum open
ing bid there should be an excellent
play for game. Slam seems out OF
the question even if your partner
has a little extra strength and no
trump seems the best game con-
tract.
Score 100 per cent for three no
trump, so per cent for two no
trump, 80 per cent for two clubs.
Question No. 942.
Today. in the same situation, you
hold these cards:
4 A j 8 8
y Q73
O A 81
J. J9
The bidding
Jacoby. Schenken. You. Maier.
~ Pass IA Pass
INT Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer
Monday0
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Loony Loqic

You should have seen the one that
got away. c. E. M, of Highland,
Ill, heard this hilarious howler on
a network newscast: when the
lend-lease bill was passed, 1t was
sent by plane to President Roosevelt,
who was in southern waters fishing
for his signature" tSend in your
Loony Logics. It's all in fun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-25
TAFT TO PRESENT
 CERHART SECER
Former German Reichstag Leaders Speaking At
 Y. M. C. A. Tonight

A former member of the German Reichstag, Gerhart seger will speak tonight at the Central Y. M. 0. A, on "The Menace of Hitler to Amer ican Civilization" His talk is scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock.
 MT. Seger, . leader of the Social Democratic party, sat In the Reich stag from 1880 to 1884. An avowed opponent of the NaSis, he fled Ger many in 1884. He spent the follow ing year featuring in Norway, Sweden, France and other then free parts of Europe. Tn 1885 he came to this country and has talk en out first papers for American citizenship.
 Horace D.. Taft, former head of Taft School will introduce MT. Se- ger and will speak briefly himself. Sound motion pictures will be shown of wartime activities in England and of new methods de- vised in this country to carry on warfare In the modern way,
 The meeting is held under the auspices of the Waterbury branch of the Committee to Defend Am- erica by Aiding the Allies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-25
BIG HIPPO HAS
 HEAVY ROLE IN
 R|NCL|NG CAST
3.TOn Feature of Mena- gerie Trained for Appear.
 ances in Circus Big Top

Anyone have two bales of hay? Lotus wants a snack. Of course that's Q bit fattening for a three ton hippopotamus like this buxom lady of the Nile. but no hippo ever prided herself on a slender figure. Bigger and @ broader Is the rule in hippoland.
 Educated by circus men, Lotus is a performer as well as an outstand- ing menagerie feature. Famed as the worlds only trained hippopota- mus, she is presented in the main performances of the great combined Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Shows, coming to Waterbury, Mon- day, June 30.
 In fact, hundreds of other crea- lures in the vast circus menagerie, also make main tent appearances this year.
 They participate in The Big Shows magnificent super spec tacle, "Old King Cole and Mother Goose" with Its cast of 20o0 people and animals. This fabulous, fairy. land fantasy, the most gorgeous presentation in amusement history, was created by Norman Bel Ged- des, world renowned designer, whO has radically restyled the Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus this season.,
 Performances In the worlds largest tent, now brilliant blue with red side walls and comfortably air conditioned, will commence at 2l5 and 9:l5 p. m.
 The Greatest Show on Earth, with an avalanche of sensational new features, presents eight hundred in- ternationally famous circus stars on Its gigantic program of 194l.
 The doors will open at l and ! D. m. to permit leisurely inspec- ton of the mammoth, redesigned menagerie of more than & thou sand rare animals, including MT, and Mrs. Gargantua the Great, celebrated giant gorillas.
 Hundreds of splendid blue blooded steeds in the big horse fair tent will also be on view before the beginning of the main performances