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Evening star., 1941-09-12
Indicted Youth, 19,
Identified in Second
Attack Case
Massachusetts Woman
Also Claims Man
Posed as Officer

A 1S-year-old youth, already un-
der indictment on charges of GRIMM
ally assaulting woman July 19, late
yesterday was picked out of a line
up at the District Jail by another
Evening star., 1941-09-12

woman as the man who at
tackled her the night of June % in
College Park, Md, Assistant Chief
of Detectives Ira E. Keck said.
The youth is Roland Junior Lind
sey, colored, awaiting trial for an
alleged attack on an 18-year-old
girl. The woman who picked him
out OF the lineup yesterday made
a special trip to Washington for that
purpose. She gave her age as 26, her
residence as Brookline, Mass.
Circumstances Similar.
Capt. Keck said Lindsey was sus-
pected OF both crimes because of the
similarity of circumstances. The
man responsible for both attacks, he
said, posed as an officer of the law
In approaching his victims.
The woman attacked June % told
police she and a friend, H. LEROY
Evening star., 1941-09-12

New Zealand has a shortage of
orchids, and single stalk brought
over So wholesale in an Auckland
market
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
CERTAINLY THE
WRONG WAY IN
(Wall Street JournaD

wv all street JOulldl)
War party in the Administration
wants the United States to start shooting
now" says the Wall Street Journal of
Friday in a special report compiled by
its Washington staff.
And from other sources we hear and
read of one way by which the shooting
could be brought about. 1t is tricky
little idea, involving government oftlclalS
violating the laws they are supposed to
enforce.
The idea is that ships flying the Amer
lean flag would be loaded with war sup
plies and sent into the war zones. There
is law-the Neutrality Act-which for
bids American merchant ships going into
those zones. But the proponents Of this
new idea argue that it means private
merchant ships and not government ships.
SO the Government would take over some
merchant ships and proceed TO do what
it has forbidden a private citizen to do.
Congress determined that American ships
in the war zones were likely to get us
into war In face of that, here is pro-
position that the Government take the
ships, presumably man them with naval
crews and send them out to invite attack;
to create an incident" When private
citizens cut corners like that, they often
land in jail and quite rightly so.
Why is it that the advocates of these
little schemes do not take the direct
method and go to Congress for repeal
of the Neutrality Act, or an authoriza-
ton for conveys or for whatever other
card of admission they want to the shoot
ing party? Well, Congress would want
to debate the matter. Also Congress prob
ably would want some information and
some facts. All this would take a long
time and there is a cry for speed
The hollOwness of the plea that there
is no time to consult Congress on these
matters is pretty we'll shown by quick
look at the facts. In early March, Con-
gress passed the Lease-Lend Act Agita-
tion to the effect that this country must
assist delivery of goods to Great Britain
started immediately after that act was
signed In the intervening three months
not one move has been made to lay this
question before Congress. And after that
record, we hear there is not time now.
We have said and repeat that if this
nation goes to war, it must go by decl-
sion of the people in possession of the
facts as to the necessity for the decision.
If it is carried into war by chcanery, we
have issued an invitation to disaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

town. For instance, like most movie
men. the brothers are telephone
crazy. They have extensions all over
their houses, but Chico is the worst
It's a real strain for him to pass
a telephone anywhere without call
ing someone just to say hello in a
disguised voice and then hang up.
CLOTHES-ON AND OFF
Groucho attainS certain Suavity
of appearance, but the other two
have been given up by all the best
tailors. Zeppo, the one who became
an agent, is a true dandy and al
ways has been regarded as a change
ling Chico favors suits of a parti-
cularly loathsome green. Marriage
has improved Harpo, who used not
to care what he wore, if anything.
Once he panicked bunch of tres
passing picnickers by stalking
through some bushes clad only in
his red wig, wearing a demoniac
grin and brandishing an ak.
The wig, incidentally, is made of
yak hair. Harpo says SO anyway.
His hair is so thin that his fore
head extends almost to the back Of
his neck. This condition, he says,
is the result of wearing a hat while
playing poker.
Until the death OF their father,
Harpo never bought hat in a store
He bought them right off the head
of the eldest Marx and thought
nothing of paying a hundred dol
lars for hat regardless of its
style or condition. This always
mystified the gentle old man, but
he didn't mind humoring Arthur.
Groucho also used to wear a wig,
but it disappeared one night, and
in desperation he borrowed a mus
tache from another comedian on
the bill-an actor named Charlie
Chaplin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
BY LUCE NEVILLE
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, June IA - Notes
on the maniac Marxes: The Harp,
the Chic and the Crouch have COM
pleted Bargain Basement" And
that, they say, is as low as they
can go, SO they solemnly promise
that it will be their last picture
together Anyway, it's the last on
their Metro contract.
This time they're detectives run
ming wild in a department store,
a situation that provides plenty OF
comedy props. Another and more
familiar prop is the durable and
WELL l-corseted Margaret Dumont
whom the aging lads address as "Old
Ironsides
theatrical and musical plans for
their individual careers hereafter.
The plain fact is that they never
have cared much for pictures, and
it was their conviction Cunjustified
by three attempts) that the only
way to make a successful comedy
was to try it out on the stage first.
GROUCHO GROUCHES
Their attitude toward the cinema
has not been what you would call
flattering, either. Groucho, for ex-
ample, sometimes will give a ram
bling account of how he has been
able to deduct thousands of dollars
from his income tax as movie ad-
missions and taxi fares. Says the
admissions were deductible because
he was in the picture business and
had to see a lot of movies. 1t was
necessary to hire lots of cabs to
rush from one theater to another,
he adds, because it was impossible
to stay in one theater very long,
due to the fact that the pictures
always were so bad.
It was Groucho vino once went
to the unveiling of a super -epic, but
rose and rushed up the aisle after
five minutes of watching title and
credits flashed on the screen. De-
tanned for moment by the pro-
ducer, who asked ii he were ILL.,
Groucho Snarled, your picture
drags !'-and went on out.
OF course the Marxes feel at
home among the inmates of Goofey-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
by Peter Edson...
fhe Inside Track in Washington

Mr.. Joseph Public,
El Centre, Calf:
Dear Joe:
Things happen in Washington so
fast these days that if you have a
chronic left-at- the post feeling, it
is quite understandable and no
form of aspirin or sulphanilamide
has yet been found to cure you Of
this particularly malignant form of
where was I yesterday?" hang
over.
Miss one days developments down
here, and you have to run like
Whirlaway to catch up with the
procession. That being the case, it
isn't a bad idea now and then to
take stock and see just what this
defense effort has done to you
Joe. and where you are going to get
off if things keep on going in the
direction they're headed now.
Speaking in abstract terms this
business started out to preserve
your Four Freedoms-freedom of
worship. freedom of speech, free
com from want and freedom from
fear. The first two are still in the
bag. Joe. but it isn't going to be
very long before you're going to
want lot of things you can't get,
and as for being scared-they're
draping ghosts on every lamppost
in town and putting "wow!' on all
the dOormatS in place of wei
come!"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
GUARDING THE DOOR

(Salinas PoSD
The naval and military defense plan
is now complete on which Canada and
the United States have worked for six
months or more. That is the official an
nouncement of the defense board.
1t is good news - heartening news.
From the uttermost end of the Alaskan
archipelago to Greenland there is back
door, or a series Of backdoors to North
America The interest Of Canada and the
United States in locking and double-bar-
ring those doors is mutual. Together they
have settle now on plans to do it.
To undertake jointly, to agree mutual
ly, on how to do it was the first step.
That has been taken. Now let no material
thing stand in the way of establishments
which will cause any power or combina-
ton of powers to hesitate long time be-
fore attempting to violate the Western
Hemisphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
YOU'VE ALREADY
BEEN HURT, JOE

A lot of these scares have GER
tain value in waking you up In
the middle of the day to make you
realize this situation is serious. In
that category put all the buzzing
around and biting that Horse Fly
LaGuardia is doing, getting civilian
defense organized, telling everybody
that the fire department should Ee
enlarged five times to be able to
put out fires like London has had
from incendiary bombs.
In the same basket are the Ickes
ickies that Well have to go on
national daylight saving time, go
without gasoline on Sunday and
live in a cold house next winter if
YOU heat with oil. all because of
regional power and petroleum
shortages. The War Department.
original request for bill giving
the President the right to seize all
kinds of property is another thing
of the same kind.
There is a certain amount OF
hysteria in all this propagandizing
for home consumption, Joe. Let a
rumor get started about a shortage
of steel or oil or sugar and every
one will rush into buy and stock up,
thereby making the threatened
shortage more acute.
Everything that has been done
to you isn't just to scare you.>
Whether you know it or not, you
have already been hurt and your
aches now are nothing in compari-
son to what they will be-
You will probably be making
more money before the year is
out, if you're not already, but more
money will be taken away from you
in taxes and things, so where does
it leave you? Next years tax bill
is still being written, but such
hints as have been passed out indi-
cate that perhaps eight million
people who haven't paid income
taxes before will be nicked now.
Six per cent of the national in
come went for defense in 1910, II
per cent will go in l941, and the
talk is that it will have to be 40
per cent before this is all over.
If that doesn't put the pinch on
you, a lot of other things will.
There are some real shortages that
get to the supply of things you
use every day The number of new
cars to be made next year has al
ready been cut 20 per cent and
may be cut more.
WASHTUB SHORTAGE
IN OFFING
There are 25 materials, most of
them metals, SO scarce they have
to be rationed That affects even
such plebeian things as washtubs'
because there is zinc in washtubs,
and all the zinc in sight may be
needed for the brass that goes into
ammunition cases.
A price control machinery has
been set up to make sure the costs
of these scarce materials don't go
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Barbs

It's nice that school being out
starts the kids vacation, but too
bad it has to end mothers.
The A. T. and T. announces that
U. S. has 16 telephones for every
100 persons. My golly. was it only
"a people we waited for at the last
booth?
Judge an auto by its hood and you
may be hoodwinked
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Uranium Crackers
CRANIUM CRACKERS acT ..
KNOW YOUR NATION

See America first is the slogan
in these days of curtailed travel
abroad. If you've followed the sug-
gestion, you shouldn't have any
trouble with these questions about
our United States.
|. How many times larger is
the state of Texas than the state
of Rhode Island?
2. Which three states are en-
tirely bounded by straight lines.
8. Does the Mississippi river
run through the state of Missis-
sippi?
4. Which state has the longest
coast line?
5. Which state is cut in two by
two lakes and what are the names
of the lakes
/. Texas C265,896 So MD is
212l2 times larger in area than
Rhode Island 1248 So. nil and
has a population (6,41832D nine
times larger than Rhode Islands
(713,346D.
2. Colorado, Wyoming and Utah
are only states entirely bounded
by straight lines.
8. No Mississippi river bounds
Mississippi, but doesn't run thru
the state.
a. Florida has the longest coast
line, 1197 miles, including 1893 miles
of gulf coast line. California has
the longest all-ocean coast line.
>913 miles.
5. Michigan is split in two by
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
ed its own.
WHEN WILL THE LABOR
ROSSES LE4RNp

We hold firmly to the opinion that
what happened in the valley, with organ
ization of union by Cramer's employees,
is merely a surface reflection of gigan-
tic ground swell in the ranks of labor
We have talked to scores of laborers,
members of both AFL and ClO unions,
who bear out this belief. They are dis
satisfied They disapprove, passively as
yet, of the pressure tactics used by the
union bosses.
The day is coming, perhaps soon, when
labor-real labor-Will find its voice.
1t will retain the unions, but inside the
unions new leaders will arise They will
be leaders like Samuel Gompers, whose
lives are dedicated to improving the lot
of the laborer, rather than to making
trouble for him, and for the nation. Not
selfish gain and personal power, but the
greatest good for the greatest number,
will be their goal.
When that day comes, collective bar
gaining will achieve its real purpose. 1t
will remain weapon against unscrupu-
lous employers, but for fair employers
and employees alike it will be simply a
tool to build the best possible structure
of cooperation.
We believe that the forces of labor
are sound at heart. 1t is only the power
mad, money-mad racketeers who have
given labor a black eye. And now, day
by day, the soundness should begin to ap-
pear. The goon squads are on the way
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

EDITORS NOTE: The follolcinG
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
AN IMPERIAL VALLEY
GROUP FINDS THE WAY

There is much that is admirable-a
touch almost of heroism-in the action
of Imperial Valley employees of Cram
er's Bakery who this week met and turned
back the full gigantic power of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor's Teamsters
Union.
These men, mere handful, stood en-
tirely alone. They were cut off by
wedge of AFL pressure from any pos
sible hope of sympathy from the COM
pany. They were regarded as so many
cattle by the Transfers Union, to be
herded into a pen at so much per head,
without even a pretense of consultation.
Many persons-too many, for the good
of the nation-Would have given up.
They would have paid the utterly ridl-
culous penalty" initiation fee demand
ed by the Teamsters on the preteXt they
should be punished for not having sought
Teamsters union membership before.
This group did not give up.
Organization was the answer, so they
organized They belong to union now.
1t is their own union. 1t is not ClO
union, nor an AFL union. Nor is it a COM
pany union; for the company had ad-
vised them to join the Teamsters union.
Their case is unique in the annals of
unionism. They have achieved the thing
which idealists hoped was the ultimate
goal of the Wagner Labor Relations Act.
They have banded together for self pro-
lection, for job protection, and for col
lective bargaining. Yet the spirit they
have displayed is guarantee that they
approach the situation in realistic man
ner, knowing that trouble for troubles
sake never helps anybody-managemen
or labor. These men are not likely to
strike without justification. They are
not likely to trump up unreasonable de-
mands.
Theirs is one labor union that should
and will receive the wholehearted sup
port of the entire community. Their
courage calls for recognition, their ef-
fort deserves help. There may be efforts
to penaize the men. The Teamsters
Union may seek revenge. If it does, well
-. Imperial Valley has always defend
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

Motor vehicle registrations
throughout the world have in
creased more than % per cent dur
ing the last seven years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Did You Know?

The wireless telegraph station at
Mexico City is equipped to COM
muicate with all countries of the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

Up to the late 1860's. steel plates
for ships, bridges, and boilers, were
virtually unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
by Paul Harrison -.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

Lucie Neville is pinch hitting
for Paul Harrison, now touring
army camps and defense indus
tries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

Ninety-five patches were re-
quired to repair damages to wings
of an airplane caught in hail
storm in South Dakota in 1889.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

This is the time of year when young
men haven't sense enough to come in out
of the moonlight.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

English is the official language
of all Philippine courts and their
records.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
PETER EDSON
WASHINGTON STRAININGS

Only 352 vessels went through
the Panama Canal +. -, l5Wcst
since 1882. Nearly three million
workers have been drawn into nom
agricultural employment in the past
year which nearly doubles Hitler'5
best record in his military recovery
program. The proportion OF families
with incomes of more than $4,000 a
year is expected to rise from 25
per cent in 1889, to 80 per cent in
l941, and 35 per cent in 1912. The
Civil War may be over at last.
Alabama born Senator Claude Pep
per of Florida, speaking at Denver.
referred to President Roosevelt as
another President Lincoln, and
he meant it as praise.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Famous Sayings

All places that the eye of heaven visits, are to a
wise man ports and happy havens.-Shakespeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

English is the official language
of all Philippine courts and their
records.
According to the latest calcula-
tions, the sun averages about 92,-
10000 miles from the earth.
Nine Otto GoldSchmidt, Swed-
ish soprano was known as Jenny
Lind, the Swedish Nightingale.
The cabinet of President Frank
lin Pierce served the entire term
without a change of personnel,
1853 to 1857.
John Tyler had the largest family
of any United States president; ne
had IA children by two wives.
To Peruvians, dried apricots are
"orijoneS," or "blg ears.
The United States, Brazil and
Mexico, respectively, are the three
most populous nations in the west
ern hemisphere.
The Canadian provinces Of Que
bee. ontario, and British Columbia
are all larger than the state OF
Texas.
To obtain straw hats for a bon
fire to help a local football team,
a store in Cleveland offered free
ice cream cones.
DR.. Uvedale, a schoolmaster first
grew sweet peas successfully in l7O0.
Now used mainly for timing soft
boiled eggs, the sand hour-glass
once was a popular method of as
certaining time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

spiraline out of sight. Maximum
price schedules have already been
issued on eight materials. This is
really for your protection, and to
check initiation. even if old tobacco
chewing Senator Cotton Ed Smith
says it's Socialism.
Socialism? Things haven't gone
quite that bad yet but they're close
t, it. Some form of property sei-
zure bill is likely to be passed by
Congress. They've already passed
bill giving the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation authority to
spend up to $100 million at any
one time, up to a total OF S1.5 BILL
lion to create corporations or take
any action necessary to speedup the
defense program. If that isn't Ease
ism, what is? Especially, when lts
put on top of the broad powers of
the lease-lend bill, the selective
service law, and existing federal .
statutes which already permit the
government to acquire any and all
property for just compensation.
You still have your right to
strike, Joe, but if you don't behave,
even that may be taken away. Con-
gless is legislating on all sorts of
things these days, limiting your
right to leave or enter the country,
your right to import or export, by
iudirection putting their okay on
another A.E.F, changing the age
limits of men for the draft
This is not to alarm your unduly,
but to make sure you know what's
up Your liberties are slipping, Joe.
Maybe it's all for the best and may
be, before too long, you may Get
some of them back.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

According to the latest calcula-
tions, the sun averages about 92,-
10000 miles from the earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Thought for the Day

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness
shall be heard in the light-Luke 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

Nine. Otto Goldschmidt, SWed-
ish soprano, was known as Jenny
Lind. the Swedish Nightingale.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

The cabinet of President Frank
lin Pierce served the entire term
without a change of personnel,
1853 to 1857.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

To obtain straw hats for a bon
fire to help a local football team,
a store in Cleveland offered free
ice cream cones
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

DR.. Uvedale, a schoolmaster, first
grew sweet peas successfully in 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

John Tyler had the largest family
of any United States president; ne
had Ia children by two wives.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-10
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

Windows may be kept clean and
clear during the winter If rubbed
over with glycerine occasionally,
then polished with a dry cloth.
A little sweet cream spread over
the top crust Of pie before II
Is put into the oven will make the
crust brown and flaky.
Filling the icebox with scraps of
leftover food Is q waste of room
and usually of food. Never allow
them to accumulate.
When . sweater Is washed the
buttonholes will not stretch II they
are sewed together before the
sweater Is put into the water.
Plant bulbs close to the window
panes and away from the heat of
the room instead Of starting them
in a dark room. You will get
better results.
When making peppermints drop
them onto a piece of waxed paper
instead Of onto a pan. They are
more easily removed from waxed
paper.
When q splinter has gone very
deep into the flesh, try extraction
by steam. Heat wide-mouthed
bottle and fill 1t two-thirds full of
very hot water and place under
the injured spot. The suction in a
few minutes removes both splinter
and Inflammation. This method is
particularly good when the splin-
ter has been in for some time,