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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
MussoIini Back
In Rome, Is Report

LONDON, Sept 28.-tUP)-Berlin
radio indicated today that Benito
Mussolini had returned to Rome to
install his new Fascist government.
A transocean German new
agency dispatch from Rome said
Adolf Hitler had telegraphed Mus
solini at the italian Capital notice
of Germany's formal recognition OF
his government.
Hitler signed the message in
loyal brotherhood and loyal alli-
ance."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Wheeler BIames
FDR for Waste
Continued from page Il

Continued from page Il
gress? We've given the administra-
ton all it wants.
The responsibility for waste of
manpower and money can rest on
the shoulders of only one person
in this country"
Administration leaders are conf
dent of defeating both the bill and
two proposed amendments, and mil
itary leaders were understood to be
urging an outright vote on the issue
to prevent it's recurrence. But SEN
ate leaders may elect to sidestep
what is considered politically hot
potato" by sending the bill and
amendments back to the senate mil
itary affairs committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Mother Knows Best

Il think David will be home
soon," Mrs. w. N. Boyer kept say
ing. Il have a hunch we'll see him
before long
Everyone poo-pooed the idea,
saying that he was wounded and in
a hospital and undoubtedly wouldn :
be allowed to come home.
II think we'll see him before
long. l have a hunch," she kept
saying.
David called his parents from
San Diego last weekend. He's
home from serving with the marines
in the south Pacific and probably
will be in El Centre one of these
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Butter Will Cost
1b Points Pound

Continued from page II
values and discourage sales OF
scarce items with high values.
In addition to greatly reduced
production of butter, the OPA said
consumption of butter near produc-
ing areas has continued heavy, with
serious shortages in many localities.
Farm butter, or homemade but
ter. which amounts to very small
percentage of butter sales, was in
creased from six to 10 points, but
the OPA said this reflects the nor
NAL decline in production at this
time of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Careless Cyclists
To Get Tickets

War on Ell Centrans guilty of
riding bicycles at night without
proper lights was declared Tues
day by Chief of Police Ronnie
Voyles.
I'VE are going to issue citations
to bicycle riders caught riding after
night without the required lights
on front and back of their bicycles" >"
Chief VoTles said. 1--WE take these
stern measures to protect the BIZ
cycle riders from the results of
their own carelessness. We have
warned these careless bicyclists re-
peatedly. Now we are going to issue
citations and get the offenders into
court"
He declared that the careless BIZ
cyclists are menace and drastic
measures will have to be used to
prevent tragic accidents.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Rambling Reporter

Continued from page Il
or what ever, by shouting hello
to Major Wendell Hammer, his
former teacher?
The other day Pvt. Evans was
cleaning his gun at Camp Roberts.
His first sergeant came along and
said something to him.
There was a loud report and a
bullet sailed entirely too close to
the sergeant
Il thought I was setting the
safety CATCH" Jimmy stammered,
but I pulled the trigger instead" ;"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Martinez Burial
Set Wednesday

Rosary for Alfonso Leonard Mar
tine8, 21-year-old FL Centran who
died last weekend from injuries
suffered in a motorcycle accident,
was scheduled at the Lemons chap
ell at 1870 pm. Tuesday.
Mass will be said at ST. Mary's
Catholic church at 9 am. Wednes-
day. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28

Continued from page l.
eide now whether 10 MAKE a stand
under a great increase in bombing
and cunning raids or plll out of the
Naples region while the pulling is
good. A possible tip on the decision
was the fact that the Nazis had
razed Naples, by all accounts.
The new Allied line now runs
from Foggia, "a miles southeast to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
Scanning w.
News Horizon
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage of Lucille Chriso-
heris and Socrates Chrisoheries was
annualled in Imperial county SUI
perior court Monday. They were
married in Yuma, Sept. 2, 1885,
they testified, but never had lived
together.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Donald Young Negro soldier
Tuesday in Imperial county su-
perior court pleaded not guilty to a
charge of burglary and will be tried
Oct. 6. He was accused of enter
ing a home in FL Centro. He was
said to have struck a woman when
she screamed in terror when she
saw him in her room.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
FILES SUIT

Anna May Grant Monday asked
the court to annul her marriage to
John William Grant in Yuma last
May II. She said they separated
last May 26. She alleged that
Grant had a wife living at the time
she married him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
LICENSE ISSUED

Paul S. Malan, %, Brawley resi-
dent now in the navy, and Avalyn
II. Nickel. 10, Brawley resident
also, obtained a marriage license
from County Clerk w. j. Nc
Clelland Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28
SENT TO JAIL

cENI III JAIL
Vernon Latham's probation was
revoked in Imperial county su-
perior court Tuesday and he was
ordered to serve year in the
county Jail. He originally was
granted his freedom if he sup
ported his family. He failed to do
SO and was sent to Jail as punish
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-28

Definitely one of these is the
season. Soft shetlands, trim herring
tones of green, grey, brown and tan.
investment in seasons of dependable
Evening star., 1943-02-19
The Great Game of Politics
Congressional Inquiry Into Foreign Propaganda
By U. S. May Check Political Abuses

tain this contention is certainly
thin.
While he stands behind the mag
azine in a general way, it is inter-
esting that Elmer Davis, titular
head Of the owl, with whose ap-
proval it was issued, agrees that
some parts Of the questioned articles
are "indefensible.'
His excuse that he had not read
it as carefully as he should sus-
tains the notion that Mr.. Davis had
little Or nothing to do with the pub
lication and is consulted only as a
matter Of routine about foreign
propaganda.
While he thus can be acquitted
Of any personal political purpose, he
does not seem to have his own or
ganization very we'll under control
If he had, certainly, before 1t went
out he would have considered very
carefully indeed, the contents of
so ambitious and costly a venture
as Victory"
Smacks Of Politics.
At any rate, the inclusion OF what
to many will seem like campaign
material Is particularly unfortunate
at this time because it appears to
supplement the fourth-term activity
Of the left wing New Dealers in
Washington, which is so hard to
reconcile with single-hearted prose-
cution OF the war and certainly con-
flicts with the presidential pleas for
national unity and the suspension of
politics for the duration OF the con-
fiict.
The point In the fourth term
movement has been reached where
some OF the White House intimates
now go about asking, Who do you
think will run against the Chief
next year?" In view of this sort OF
thing, together with certain recent
administration gestures toward la
Dor, it is not surprising that Repub-
licans and anti-New Deal Democrats
should resent use Of public funds
to disseminate. fulsome eulogies Of
Mr.. Roosevelt and references to
those who opposed him as reaction
aries.
Even though these are circulated
only in foreign lands, they are paid
for by the taxes of everybody. The
joint committee will perform a serv-
ice If, as a result of its investigation,
it purges our foreign propaganda OF
partisanship and induces a careful
supervision of these articles by some
one whose ardent New Dealism does
not becloud his judgment.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Bethesda Chamber Group
Calls for Larqer Buses

The Public Utilities Committee of
the Bethesda Chamber OF Commerce
will request the Capital Transit Co.
to substitute larger buses for the
small buses now operating between
the District line terminal and Mont
rose, and between the terminal and
the Naval Medical Center.
Declaring the Bethesda business
area is suffering from the lack of
adequate transportation, the COM
mittee also will request the trans
portation company to establish
bus stop in the vicinity Of Wiscon-
sin avenue and Georgetown road for
the Kenwood-E -Edgemoor bus line.
Members OF the committee to
select the recipient OF the annual
Oliver Owen Kuhn Memorial Award
has been announced as follows: J.
Philip Schaefer, chairman; E. E.
Bass, John A. Overholt, Samuel
Stonebraker and Harry Welsh.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
BY FRANK r. KENT.

On the theory that in this war
more than in all past ones, psyche
logical warfare is second in impor-
tance only to military warfare, the
expenditure of great sums on for
eign propaganda can be fully justi-
fed. But the undoubted soundness
Of the theory does not excuse the
misuse and waste of the public funds
nor their employment for partisan
political purposes
1t would seem pretty essential
that our foreign propaganda be
wholly free from suspicion. Obvi-
ously, it should not be colored by
the personal political feelings OF
those who prepare it, no matter
how righteous their intentions, how
idealistic their temperament, nor
how unquestioned their individual
integrity.
Recent comments in the press and
in Congress on the new Victory"
magazine, issued by the Owls for
eign division, are to the effect that,
in tone and in text, certain parts
are not greatly different from what
one might expect from party
committee in the midst Of a presi-
Dental campaign.
Probe May Check Abuses.
Under the circumstances, the an
nounced determination Of joint
committee OF Congress to survey the
whole field of our foreign propa-
! ganda is somewhat reassuring. At
least, this will dredge up the facts.
At least, it will reveal how much of
this kind of stuff has been going out
and will serve as curb upon those
responsible.
Without some such corrective
warning, further excesses OF parti-
san zeal are bound to ensue Aside
from the fact that Victory" is by
far the most lavish, costly and i'm
pressive publication yet issued by
the Government, the main charges
made concerning it seem fully sub
stantiated by the magazine itself.
These are, first, that, in addition
to the magnificent four-colored pic
| ture of the President, to say moth
ing Of pictures of his wife, his sec
retary and his dog, it contains an
extravagant and ELUSIVE article
concerning his personality and a
strong laudation OF New Deal poll
cies, wholly out of place except in
frankly partisan pamphlet; sec
ond, that it contains a full-page
portrait OF Vice President Wallace,
and again prints-for the third
time - his cloudy Common Man
Era" speech Of year ago, which
was SO enthusiastically cheered by
the New Deal radicals and which
seemed SO ridiculous to many others;
third, that the whole magazine, with
| its illustrations of American riches
and parading Of American content
ment, is in shocking bad taste, we'll
calculated to offend the less fortu-
nate people to whom it is being sent;
fourth, that 1t is so large and It's
circulation so great that it win take
up cargo space urgently needed for
war materials.
Defense Offered.
In defense Of Victory" 1t is said
that as it will circulate only abroad
| and not with the American troops
there is no basis for the charge
that the Roosevelt Wallace articles
| either have or serve a political pur-
pose and that there was none such.
1t is also contended that there is
a real need for such a magazine
abroad, though the evidence to sus-
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Births Reported
Charles and Francys Bsrsky, girl.
Charles and Ethel Reall girl

Charles and Francys Bsrsky, girl
Charles and Ethel Bean, girl.
Harold and Fern Belt, girl.
Georse and Mabel Benson, boy.
Hyman and Miriam Blaond. boy.
William and Vera Buice, jr.. girl
Edwin and Rebecca CAGE, girl.
Thomas and Frances Canning, boy.
Ralph and Helmi Carpenter, girl
Michael and Genevieve Carroll, girl.
Joseph and Mary Cottrell. girl.
Thomas and Virginia Curley, !r. girl.
robert and Pauline Davidson, girl.
Vincent and Katherine Davis boy.
Lester and Shirley Decker, Eirl.
Raymond and Doris Dedman, girl.
Edgar and Anne Flynn, jr, girl.
Fraser and Anna Gardner, boy.
Dudley and Jean Golden. girl.
Paul and Fanny Greenhood, boy.
Eric and Anne Lohmann, boy.
Alvin and Hannah HandlefI, boy.
Charles and Merrie Himmelheber, girl
John and Betty Hoyt, girl.
Phineas and Ruth Indritz, girl.
cisude % and and nl Mildred d0is.an' Keyes siTl pG''
Ivan and Esther Ltner, boy.
Aloysius and Maxine Maekin, girl
Joseph and Mary Moseley, boy.
Jason and Florence Nodler, girl.
Joseph and Ruth McCsuley, slrl.
James and Lois Macdonald, ir., boy.
Hugh and Frances MCGEE, boy.
Martin and Frances McHugh. boy.
WI Hiai anu NUN ~ RlIl.
Rutherford and Mary Pierreport, sirl.
Bernard and Sue Powell, girI.
John and Virginia Rice. boy.
| Walter and Verly Sampsel. girl.
William and Mabel Saunders. boy
Raymond and Norine SchaefeL giri,
Henry and Viola Sheve, girl.
James and Edith Simmons, boy.
William and Patricia Ctock, boy,
Elmer and Louise Tenney. boy
Arthur and Mabel Timmons, boy.
Henry and Marguerite Towsend, boy
John and Martha Young. boy
Ernest and Ella Lee Baker. boy.
William and Gertrude Daniels airl.
| Charles and Marguerite Eggleston, boy
| Willie and Annie Freeman. boy.
John and Marie Garrett, boy.
| Charles and Helen Hart, boy.
| George and Ellen James, boy
Bernard and Arlene Johnson, boy.
| Albert and Katie LyleS, girl
| Henry and Edith McClain, boy.
James and Virgie Perry, girl
| Vernon and Eleanor Robinson, girl.
| Lucas and Annie Sackwell. bog
| Robert and Pearl Smith girl
| James and Pauline Tureman, Kirl.
! Julian and Hattie Vilkerson. boy.
| Wesley and Emma Williams. boy
| Willie and Hattie Workenan, girl.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

~ So4NC Il hIN 1IN6 bnONN.
You can't fight the Germans
on . shoestring!"
That is the conclusion drawn
today In Washington military
quarters from the news that an
American force in Tunisia has
been defeated and forced to with
draw into Algeria
No one here is attempting to
minimize the Importance OF the
first encounter between Amer
lean and Nan forces, in which we
definitely came out second best.
The German strategy, based on
the fact that Marshal Erwin
Rommel had the initiative, was
better than ours, the Germans
made better use of their modern
war material than We did and
disposition Of the forces at the
points Of attack was better than
our own.
1t is not known whether the
Nazis will attempt to push their
initial advantage by transform
ing what Berlin said was in
tended to be a local operation
into major offensive. Those
who have watched Rommel's per-
formances in Africa for the last
two years are unwilling to make
any forecasts.
May Seize Opportunity.
The Nazi field marshal is not
q book strategist." It may be
that he had intended to give him
self only elbow room, but If the
situation justifies major opera
tions at present, it is likely that
he will take advantage OF the
present situation.
Some observers believe this
may be the case, since the British
9th Army, under Gen. Bernard
L. Montgomery, while closing on
the Mareth line, has not yet re-
ceived sufficient supplies to per-
NIT the British commander to
undertake more than harassing
operations in Rommels rear.
The British 1st Army, under
the command Of Gen. Kenneth
Anderson, is composed of good
troops, many Of them veterans
of Dunkerque. Unless 1t is lack
ing in equipment, it should be in
\ position to prevent 4 further
advance of the Nazi forces.
Although the news from the
Tunisian battle front held by the
American forces is far from
pleasant, responsible military
quarters still maintain that,
while American plans will have
to be reshuffled and major op-
erations will have to suffer a de-
lay, the general situation has
not changed fundamentally.
Concern Over Supplies.
The only serious concern Of
these authorities is whether or
not We shall be in a position to
replace our present and prospec-
tive losses-and there Is no ques-
ton that we stand to lose more
severely in the future-as fast
as military necessities require.
Our lines Of communication
across the Atlantic and in North
Africa itself are much longer
than those Of the Germans.
In spite of the excellent lob
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Mrs. Luee's Speech Reeds Like Double Talk;
Concepts Of Freedom Of Skies Are Confused

war civilian as well as military
control of the air"
Whose air? Our own over the
U. S. A. in the sense described
above? When and by whom
has that ever been challenged?
BY no one, ever. But Mrs. Luce
says: I'VE have invested hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars via
lease-lend in terminal facilities,
communicat tons, weather control
and air transport craft in foreign
countries"
Her Meaning Unstated.
Mrs. Luce does not state out
right what her meaning is in
referring to this fact, But the
context OF her speech certainly
implies, If it implies anything,
that these facilities, built for the
United Nations, as part Of
common effort to defeat a COM
mon enemy, must be retained
by us to give us an unquestion-
able commercial and military
competitive advantage over our
present allies after the war is
over.
She points out that the Axis
powers will doubtless be COM
pletely knocked out of any COM
petition by total air disarmament,
including the right to manufac-
ture civilian planes. That leaves
Britain, America and Russia in
the field, and America must have
the advantage, otherwise we shall
have lost the peace.
II any program for wholesale
big business competition for SUI
premacy in the global air is fol-
lowed, either by Britain or us,
We shall certainly have that
World War III to which Mrs.
Luce also refers. For Mrs. Luce
is correct about one thing: "An
air commerce program compile
mentary to and co-ordinated
with military defense is vital for
the future" No one can disen-
tangle commercial and military
aviation. That is why. as H. G.
Wells was one OF the first to see,
the Federal and cooperative
control Of the air, under global
rules, is essential If we are Of
firm intention not to have that
next war in the world horror
series.
Mrs. Luce's speech is not in the
least clear. and she can easily
challenge Representative J. w.
Fulbright, Democrat, OF Kansas
to give precise quote in which
I said America must control the
skies OF any other nation"
There is no precise quote. 1t is
not q precise speech, but a lot
Of American century double talk.
But If Mrs. Luce wants to be
taken seriously she ought to
make precise statement of what
she does mean. The function OF
words is to convey meaning.
I like Mrs. Luce and support
ed her candidacy for the House.
But I didn't support Mr.. Sam
Prior, who first brought her name
forward, played an active role
behind the scenes in her cam
paign, and is vice president of
Pan-Americsn Airways. 1 would
say to Mrs. Luce: Glare, be your
self.
RELEASED by Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1943-02-19
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

I had bad conscience after
commenting on Clare Boothe
Luce's maiden speech in the
House Of Representatives from
reading merely the excerpts in
the press. So I read it entire in
the Congressional Record.
Now, I must confess that !
don't know what she was talking
about. I don't know what she
means by freedom of the skies"
and by sovereignty Of the skies"
Though she debates in behalf
Of the latter against the former,
she debates without definitions,
and her descriptions, in lieu OF
definitions, are entirely mislead-
ing.
Mrs. Luce describes "sov-
ereignty of the skies" as the pol
icy adopted by most nations at
the Versailles Conference
sovereignty over a nations own
territory and denial of free &C
cess to its airports." The denial
of free" access does not mean
the denial of access" That
would be patent nonsense. II
our planes did not have access
to airports situated in other
countries, how could We fly any
where? 1t means that we have
access under certain regulations,
as others have access to us under
certain regulations. But, under
the nature of things, nations
strive to bring the various regu-
lations into conformity under in
ternational law, To prevent an
archy in the air such regulations
need to be reciprocal and uni
versal
Limited Concept.
Sovereignty OF the air" is,
therefore. 4 limited concept that
applies to the passage of planes
over national territories and to
the use Of national airports.
Freedom OF the air" is not in
compatible with this concept Of
sovereignty" 1t applies to that
portion Of the air which is in
ternational highway the air
over oceans, which cvonstitute
nine-twelfths of the globes sur
face. Freedom of the seas means
the right of all nations to trav-
erse the high seas on equal terms.
Freedom of the air over the seas
means exactly the same thing.
1t is freedom OF international
highway.
Now, If it was Mrs. Luces in
tention deliberately to confuse
these two concepts and present
them as incompatible with each
other. one can only wonder what
her purpose may have been. II
her speech filled some with a Ger
tain degree Of alarm, it was be-
cause she seemed to mix up in it
still a different concept of "sov-
ereignty of the air" different
from the one described above and
expressed in existing interna-
tional rules. That was appar-
emily the idea Of American SOW
ereignty, or supremacy in the
air all over the globe.
Mrs. Luce said: 1--WE beg them
(the Army and Navy not to frit-
ter away our best chance OF win
ming the peace-which is post
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Deaths Reported

Sarah =. Mead, 90, 23o Charming st.
Clara Schultz, 81, 81 10th ST. ne.
John W Smith, so, 30ls Douglas st. n.
Rifle p. Trimble - 1915 Garheld st. NV.
Ottilie Opitz. ~, 624 ST sv
Mary A. Collins. 20. 5lS Decatur st NV
Clara B. Mitchell. 70, 1858 Ontario I'd.
Richard P. Turner. So. Biloxi Miss
Bruce L. Baker, "a, 1902 st ne
Frank z Jones, so, a32 st NV
Charles Ellis, 50, 1929 Warren St
Ruth A. Williams. So, 410s Fort Tottsn
drive ne
Helen K. Munhau, SO. wardmsn Park
Hotel
Joseph E Plunkett 4e. COOL Southern
ave. Sc
Roosevelt Tanner. 80 Is4s Ord st. NV.
Infant James W. Keys IT., l1c1 New
Jersey ave NV
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Charles County to Sell
357 Properties for Tuxes
lpecial Dispatch To The St.r

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LA PLATA, Md, Feb. l9.-Charles
County Treasurer G. Guy Moreland
announced today that q total of 357
properties will be sold for delinquent
taxes on April l. Taxes now in ar
rears on these properties, he said,
range from s1.25 to as high as
$15425.
Evening star., 1943-02-19

Do you long to commit the perfect
crime? Murder the Axis by invest
Ing In War bonds.