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Detroit evening times., 1943-09-14
"No DOUBT OF GUILT"

The opening argument for the
prosecution was delivered by Capt.
w Stanley Dnlan, assistant trial
Judge advocate
we have slept with this evil
dence for many months" he told
TIC court There can be no
doubt in this case OF the guilt
of the defendant, unpleasant rs
II may he 10 his brother OIL
Gers"
Testimony in the case ended alb
ruptly after the defense devided
not 10 place Mrs Colman ON the
stand in open court.
The only rcbuttal witness was
II. Marvin Hitchcock for the
prosecution, who testified that he
had helped Capt. Clifford Davis
remove Col. COlman'S trousers at
the commandantS Headquarters
the night Of last April -. when.
the government charges. he was
In a drunken stupor while on duty.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-14

was transferred here. When he
wasn't satisfied with Seltridge
he was sent TO California. and
now he is back in Detroit"
The government. O'Conncll de-
clarcd. had proved beyond any
doubt that Col. -Colmdn Is guilty
OF all OF The % charges against
him.
Referring 10 the lodge al Os-
coda purportedly turned over tc
Colman for his private use. O'Con-
nell declared that this incident
had become notorious IN The army
ON the drinking charge against
Colman. he said
"In time of war, when man
is drunk on duty, can there be
any OF her solution than full
punishment: Enlisted men and
officers both saw him drunk.
DRINKING DEPLORED
"If YOU drink at your post.
" hat respect can civilians or
SOldlcrS nave Tor YOU certainly
if is an unpleasant matter for
the government that AN officer
Of high rank broke army regula-
tionS. He must be punished"
Only a brief argument for the
defense was made by Mai Thomas
a. Ballantno who asked that Col
Colman be acquitted of an charges
on tho ground that he wis men
tally not responsible Tor his
actions.
Remember" ne said, chat
there was no WiIful miSappropri-
alton of government property i'm
this case. Remember that Col.
COlman had in his hands $1,000
900 worth of government prop
erty and aS yet no word Of scan
dial has touched him on that
score. Yet the government
accuses him of taking a few GI
bedSprings."
Evening star., 1943-07-18

Nloth has gone from most of the
smart wartime tables and Hudson
Paper Napkins have taken over,
All because Hudson does a lob
ordinary paper napkins just can't
DO. The simple reason is that
Hudson Napkins, as independent
Laboratories prove, are 6-t"o strong
er-10"o hcavier-and more alb
sorbent than other paper napkins
at the same price. In a word
Hudson STAYS fresh as daisy
all through the meal"
SO, Tighten your laundry burden
and smarten YOUR wartime table
with Hudson Napkins. But don't
DON'T just ask for paper napkins
at Your store. Insist on Hudson,
Hudson Pulp & Paper Corp, Augusta Me.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

1000 sheetslfor HE some price as many
hronds otlower uuolity 8 50-sheetrolls..
insist onHudson Poper Towels, tool They
lost longer on busy paper towel rocks.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

New teachers for District
schools in the June eroduoting
Gloss Of Wilson Teachers
College. Rldeout Photos.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Actor Howard on
Missing Airplane

but so far as was known there had
never been a real attack on one of
the passenger planes.
There had been rumors of an un-
written agreement between the
British and Germans not to inter-
were with such traffic as the Ger
mans also run passenger planes to
Lisbon and would be vulnerable to
retaliatory attack. This alleged
agreement. however. always has
Eeen officially denied.
TELLS OF SINKING
Today's German communique said
an Allied transport had been shot
down over the Atlantic by Nazi air.
planes. If this was the missing
Douglas transport (probably one of
the pre-war Dutch kim planes now
on the Lisbon-London route) it
would be the first such incident of
the war on that route.
Howard, whose real name was
Leslie Stainer, is so. He went to
Continued on page 8, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Downey, Phillips
Help in Solving
Many I.v. Problems

Recent activities on behalf
of Imperial Valley residents
by Sen. Sheridan Downey
and Rep. John Phillips have
won for those California
congressman the praise of numer-
Gus organizations and individuals
throughout the county.
Efforts of farmers and other
war workers in the district have
been greatly aided by unstinted
assistance given them by the con-
gressional delegates, heads of var
ious civic groups in the valley de-
clared Wednesday.
PROJECTS HELPED
Ben Herring, Ell Centre chamber
of commerce secretary, said many
vital projects now being promoted
in the interest of the valley, had
been greatly advanced and many
knotty problems unraveled by Down.
ey and Phillips who have worked in
close harmony on all matters per-
tanning to this district.
Sen. DoWney recently conducted
a hearing in Palm Springs for the
purpose of aiding residents of des-
ert communities and a delegation
from Imperial Valley laid a score
of pressing problems before him
and asked his assistance.
Among the matters he was asked
Continued on uage 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

LONDON, June 2. = (UP) - A
British overseas airWays transport
which Lisbon dispatches said car
ried Actor Leslie Howard and 16
others, was presumed lost after be-
ing attacked by enemy aircraft en-
route from Lisbon to the United
Kingdom, an official statement said
tonight.
The final message from the air.
plane might have been lifted from
one of the many motion pictures in
which Howard acted
The last message from the air.
craft stated it was being attacked
by enemy aircraft" the British Ov-
erseas Always company said. 1t
was understood there were no
Americans aboard.
MANAGER ABOARD
Howards business manager, AL
aboard the plane, which carried 13
passengers and four creWmen. An
other reported passenger was Ken
meth Stonehouse, Washington cor
respondent of the British News
agency, Reuters.
Official confirmation was lack
ing, but semi-officially it was said
that Howard was among the pas
sengers on the missing Douglas
transport, which left Lisbon yester-
day morning on flight of probably
eight hours to England. 1t was
understood that there were no 9TH
er famous persons on the passenger
list.
Howard had been in Spain and
Portugal, lecturing for the British
on How Films Are Made" To-
ward the end of May it was re-
ported he was returning soon to
London to supervise the final stages
of a new film called, The Lamp
Still Burns" His most recent pic
ture was THE Gentle Sex" depict
ing life of British girls in the army
auxiliary, ATS. He directed the
picture but did not appear in it,
although he served as narrator for
some parts.
REGULAR SERVICE
The British Overseas Airways has
run a regular passenger service to
Lisbon almost since the start of
the war. Several times the pilots
have reported seeing German planes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
100000 Worth Of
Bonds Sold?

Rumors ran wild Wednesday in
El Centro, Holtville and Imperial
where the Elks Buy-a-B Bomber near
ed its tenth day without a single
soliciting team turning in a report
of progress.
1T was whispered around that
Henry Loud's team had sold $780,
900 worth of series "E" bonds" Pro-
motion Chairman Ben Herring said,
but check of the issuing agencies
showed that only $4,000 worth of
these bonds had been sold in Ell
Centre, Holtville and Imperial since
May 25. Where are these bonds?
We have only 10 days in which to
complete orr drive to sell SITS, 900
worth of the bonds. There is a lot
of difference between $4,000 and
$l75,O0O."
Herring urged bond purchasers to
vote for their fayorites among the
young ladies in the bond-selling
campaign to sell $175,000 worth of
bonds by June 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Heated Debate on
Anti.'Strike Bill

WASHINGTON, June 2.-UP)-
The House today began formal con-
sideration of the h-Connally
anti-strike bill after voting down,
211 to 1863, a bipartisan move to
block it's immediate consideration.
The action presaged one of the
bitterest congressional labor de-
Eates in history. 1t came after a
heated one-hour dispute on a rule
to govern consideration of the bill.
Supporters of the measure cited the
coal stoppage as their principal ar
pument for acting now.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

VI tilS llSHl, Ille navy uloClooeo ~
day.
The U-boat, caught lying sub
merged in the path of large con-
voy headed for an Allied port sew
eral weeks ago, tried desperately to
escape. But the Spencer's depth
bombs finally forced her to the sur
face and her guns finished the job.
HEAVILY ARMED
The Spencer, a heavily armed,
327-foot craft under the command
of Cmdr. Harold S. Berdine, Al, of
Staten Island, N. Y, was serving as
flagship of an escort assigned to
the convoy.
The Spencer was exploring ahead
in clear weather when the sound
man detected the U-boat. The enc
my craft, completely submerged
with periscope down, apparently
was attempting to slip in behind
the escort screen.
The cutter swept forward and
dropped depth charges over the
spot where the submarine lay. Then
she wheeled around directly in
front of the leading ships of the
oncoming convoy and dropped a
second basket of eggs
The U-boat then tried to shake
off the Spencer by running under
the convoy. Where the noise of the
cargo ships propellers would inter
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
4Jap Prisoners
aiken in Aleutian
Fight; 1900 Slain
Nipponese May Shift Air
And Sea Strength North
To Protect Home Islands

WASHINGTON, June 2.
(UP)-The navy announced
today that American troops
on Attu have killed at least
1900 Japanese soldiers but
have taken only four prisoners.
The count, it was explained, COW
cred onl" the known casualties as
of last Sunday midnight. The final
check is expected to show enemy
casualties to be considerably higher.
There was no mention of any
wounded
FIRST ESTIMATE
Thus, the navy's first estimate
of enemy losses accounts for half
the number of the garrison the jap
anese claimed to have on the is
land. Earlier, an Axis broadcast
quoting Japanese sources, reported
that the entire enemy garrison of
1900 had given up their lives.
Secretary of War Henry l.. Stim-
son told a press conference last
Thursday that incomplete reports
at that time Showed American cas-
ualties on Attu to include 1877 killed,
399 wounded, and 118 missing.
The casualty estimate was con-
tanned in navy war bulletin which
reported continuation of mopping
up operations against isolated enc
M groups on Attu.
Meanwhile, American bombers
continued to pound the enemy's
main Aleutians base on Kiska is
land. Hits were scored on the plane
runway and on installations.
BLOODY BATTLE
The fact that only four prisoners
were taken on Attu indicated the
sanguinary nature of the struggle
on the island Apparently no quarter
was given or asked, with the Japa-
neSe fighting a suicidal, last ditch
defense Of the island they acquired
without struggle a year ago.
The exact number of Japanese
dead may never be known since, ac-
cording to informed quarters here,
the japanese cremated the bodies
Continued on uage 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
1rusty Escapes
From County Jail

Peace officers in Imperial county
searched Wednesday for Halario La
gunas, AZ, Imperial county Jail
trusty who betrayed the trust i'm
posed in his Tuesday and escaped
from a chain gang engaged in work
in the county garage near the court
house in FL Centre.
Lagunas disappeared in the late
afternoon, Sheriff Robert w. Ware
said. He was wearing blue work
shirt and dark trousers when last
seen. He was in Jail serving a short
sentence for vagrancy and petty
theft, which was imposed in Braw-
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Health Gasoline
For I.v.Peop|e
Gaining Support
Congressman in Favor
Of Granting Special
Allotment for Summer

Ell Centro civic leaders
were encouraged in their ef-
forts to obtain supplemental
gasoline for Imperial Valley
residents for summer health
vacations" Wednesday following re-
ceipt of a letter from Rep. John
Phillips in which the congressman
said washington OPA authorities
looked with favor on the proposal.
In a letter to Paul jenkins, Ell
Centre publisher and member OF
committee campaigning for extra
gasoline allotmentS for the district,
Phillips said he had contacted by
telephone members of the gasoline
rationing branch of the OPA, VINO
expressed belief valley residents
were entitled to additional gasoline
for such purposes. Phillips said,
however, that authority for grant,
ing the request rested in the hands
of state OPA chiefs in Los Angeles.
STERN REGULATION
The congressman mentioned that
stern regulation existed forbid
ding the issuance of gasoline COUP
ons for purely vacation use and
to persons who would use it in
travelling to and from summer cot
tages."
Phillips said that in his opinion
summer health trips" were vital
to valley residents if maximum agri-
cultural productivity is to be achiev-
ed He stated that persons making
such trips were in effect changing
their address and added that gaso-
line is allowed for such purposes
under existing OPA regulations.
Meanwhile it was learned that a
formal petition for supplemental
gasoline allowances had been for
warded to the Los Angeles OPA Of
flee. The petition was sent to that
office after Addison Housh, OPA
district director of San Diego, had
informed the Ell Centre committee
that the way had been paved for
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02


southern defenses of the European
continent continued unabated, it
was reported that Cairo might be-
come the scene of future war con-
sultations of Allied leaders, now
that Egypt has recognized Russia.
CONTINUOUS ASSAULT
Striking as a continuous air as
sault battered Pantelleria, Allied
WarshipS bombarded the island twice
in 48 hours, the latest Tuesday af-
ternoon. ObjectiveS were the harbor,
barracks, and battery areas A SINH
lar attack took place May 13.
Rome radio admitted severe dam
age to the bomb battered island,
which was subjected to a ceaseless
rain of explosives by planes based on
Africa.
Besides hitting Pantelleria again.
the northwest Africa air force soft
ening Italy's islands and mainland
for invasion again attacked sup
ply vessels, railways, and docks on
Sardinia and bombed the seaplane
base at Stagnone island, Sicily.
The Italian communique, which
said a destroyer was damaged by
Pantelleria's shore guns, reported
new raid on Naples.
REPORTS ON SINKINGS
First Lord of the Admiralty A. V.
Alexander reported to commons
that May U-boat sinkings were the
highest tor any month of the war
and that the record of the battle
of the Atlantic showed steadily
rising trend of success for new AL
lied defense weapons.
Alexanders statement came as
the Germans admitted their mar
auding U-boats were finding fewer
targets. Alexander said this wasn't
Continued on uage 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Chamber Election
Slated FridaV

New officers will be elected by
members of the Imperial Valley As
sociated Chambers of Commerce at
a meeting to be held in Imperial
Friday night.
E. H. Cain of Westmorland has
served as head of the organization
during the last year.
Committee reports will be heard
and other business matters taken
up at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

would you like to think Mr.. Lewis that by engthen-
ing the by day. week. month"; you have cost lives of
thousands of unselfish men? These miners have
fathers and brothers in the service When they realize
that following dictates will that of their
loved not coming home, how will you maintain
that you have been their champion?
$50 sir say you and to all of you, guard jealousy
those things have given to your keeping for day
those of who do will call for strict accounting
Before reading Edgetts letter Moorad addressed per-
sona question Lewis asking the miners leader whether
he Sometimes wondered what fighting think
of the coal mine dispute in America He then told of
ceivng the letter from Edgett
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
StiIweII Studies
Europe Bombing

LONDON, June 2 CUP = When
Vinegar Joe" takes time out to
study European bombing methods,
it's time for Tokyo air wardens to
dust off their helmets and get ready
for action.
London military observers saw to-
day in the visit of Lieut.. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell to Britain a
possibility that the American Far
Eastern commander is preparing to
turn the 10th U. S. Air Force loose
on the Tokyo i.mber pile soon.
Stilwell, with typical understate-
ment, observed that high altitude.
long range bombing is "a very in
teresting subject"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
open Letter to John L. Lewis from Soldier Oversea

NEW YORK June g (UP)-Private Byron M Edgett
OF Des Mones la in army hospital in New Guinea
mas written open letter to John L. Lewis warning the
United Mine Workers president that the coal strike may
cost the lives of thousands of and that day those
OF US who do return will call for strict accounting"
The letter was broadcast the Columbia networks
today by George Moorad Columbia correspondent in Aus
tralia
The text of Edgetts letter carried by Columbia:
Il am soldier confined to a hospital in New Guinea
divorced from army functions and ability assist the
war effort civilian, and feel greater futility
with the from America of the strike of 500 600 coal
miners under your domination
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Simulated Cuffs
OK. for Trousers

WASHINGTON, June a.
(UP)-If your tailor offers to
put cuff on the next pair of
pants you buy, don't get the idea
that he is evading the law.
The War Production Board
says that, effective today, it's all
right for him to put "simu-
lated cuff on the pants if you're
a man of average height. That
means the tailor has three in
ches to turn up-enOugh to face
a cuff.
If you're man of average
height, thereIl be more material
left over. IN that case, you
may get an old-fashioned cuff
at five inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

to eighteen months Some engineers who
went through the Milne bay carnage the Philippines and
Java campaigns artillery and air force
About SO per cent have wives and half this number have
families to support Our income including
efnment benefits, is 500 month.
Should we strike for higher wages? What would your
reaction be in place? Living in mud and dust fighting
vermn and mosquitoes suffering under blazing sum- and
always waiting for equpment-fOr planes and food-ony
to read that Americans at hume too concerned with
personal welfare worry about precarous oothold
still slippery with the blood of comrades we
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

the companv made no admission of
guilt and said:
do you think Mr.. Kaiser would
admit the bookkeeping in his COM
pany was inadequate?"
Burdell noted that there had been
consent "of all parties" to the
decree.
IF there has been no trial, testi-
mony or adjudication of law" said
Judge st. Sure. how can I possibly
enforce an INDUCTION against this
company"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
- BASEBALL

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL
New York ....--....-140 900 0
Cincinnati ...............124 401 0
Feldman, Lohrman. CoombS and
Lombardi: Walters. Shoun, Adams
and Lakeman.
Philadelphia ................ l01
Chicago .......--....--.-... ............. .OOO
Rowe and Livingston; PasSeau
and Hernandez.
AMERICAN
Chicago .........--.. 600 con oil
New York ............. 900 0l0 90
Wade and fresh; Borowy and
Hemsley.
St. Louis 900 80 600 003-7 IA 0
Boston . 300 001 900 000-4 7 /
Hollingsworth and Hayes; Dobson,
Caster, Ryba and Partee.
Detroit --................-0O0 4Ol q
Philadelphia ........00l 900 0
Overmire and Parsons; l.. Harris
and Wagner.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

The WPB had Tiled an lnJunc-
ton suit against the Kaiser COM
pany. Inc, of Nevada, charging
violation of WPB priority regula-
tions in obtaining scarce materials
for use at the Kaiser Richmond,
Calf. shipyard No. 3.
At the opening of today's hearing
Charles Burdell, special repre-
sentative of the department of
Justice, read in court a consent
decree whereby the company would
agree to change its bookkeeping
system.
Judge st. Sure commented that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

High School Tragedy
There was good music at the Gen.
tral Union High school baccalau-
reate services. The high school
orchestra played the opening num-
ber with Helen Womack playing the
piano.
Later on Roberta Barrett played
piano accompaniment for song or
two.
The closing number was to be
played by the orchestra. Director
George Burt raised his baton and
glanced toward Helen to see if she
was ready as the piano was an i'm
portant part in the closing num-
ber. Helen was frantically search
ing through jne music on the pia-
no. The more she searched, the
more frantic she became. Her mu-
sic for the last number had dis
appeared. She nodded to Burt to
go on without her.
1t was a mystery. Burt solved
it after the program. Roberta had
gathered up the music for the last
number and taken it along with
Continued on Page 8, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

i'll shortly after returning from a
trip to Toronto. He was So.
Dafoe remained physician to the
quintuplets from the date of their
birth-May 28, 1934-until last year
when he was succeeded by DR.. l..
loyal. DR.. Dafoe resigned because
of friction between him and Mr..
and Mrs. Dionne, parents of the
girls.
The one chance in millions--birth
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

said it would not recognize any
agreement reached while a strike
was in progress.
NO INDICATION
There was no indication of what
the President might do to reopen
the mines. When the government
took over the mines several weeks
Continued on page s, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
BLAMES PRESIDENT
CHEYENNE, Wyo..

CTE ENNL, "yU., JuHt z
-WestbrOOk Pegler, cOlumnist,
said last night that President
Roosevelt is responsible for the
nationwide coal strike.
"The boss has only himself to
blame',' he said. He made John
L. Lewis what he is today. He
built up the unions and laid
down the labor policy"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

of the quintuplets-heaped fame
on DR. Dafoe, who previously was
country doctor in the Ontario
countryside. His saving the lives OF
the quints made Dafoe world fig
ure. His life was portrayed In the
movies in THE Country Doctor"
He lectured throughout the United
States and Canada and was honor
ed by medical societies.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Koiser Upheld in
Priority Dealings

SAN FRANCISCO, June g. (UP)-Federal Judge A
F. ST. today refused to sign consent decree nunc
ton sought by the War Production Board against Ship
builder Henry j. Kaiser grounds that there had been
no trial, no testimony and no adjudication of law.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

: 'legOtlatlOnS between coal milne 0p-
orators and the United Mine Work
ers as the strike, now in it's second
day, halted production of an esti-
mated 2,250,00O tons of bituminous
and $4,000 tons of anthracite a
day.
The board, stating that the walk
out violated labors o-strike. pledge
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Dr.. Allan Dofoe
Dies i'm Ontario

NORTH BAY, Ont. June g (UP)-Dr. Allan Roy
Dafoe who attended the birth of the Donne quntupets
and was credited with saving their lives, died today.
DR. Dafoe died five minutes after he had been admitted
to hospital here suffering from pneumonia He became
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
UScG Ship Sinks
Attacking Raider

WASHINGTON, June 2. (UP)-The L. S. Coast Guard
cutter Spencer recently blasted German submarine to
the bottom in dramatic chase through Allied convoy,
captured than 40 of the Uboas frightened
and returned with blowbyblow Photographic account
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
p AMBllNe
~ EpORTER

Fashion Note
DR.. H. D. Hel1ig of the First
Baptist church, was to officiate at
a wedding. He was comforting with
the prospective bridegroom about
arrangements and thought it would
be a good idea to find out what the
bride would wear so he could tell
the Post-Press society editor.
And what will the bride Wear?''
asked DR.. Helwig, feeling like
Cholly Knickerbrocker. -...,. ..
"She will wear white jersey" said
the prospective bridegroom.
well, won't she be awfully warm
in one of those things down here
this time of year?" DR.. Helwig ask
ed in a puzzled voice.
You see, DR.. Helwig had an idea
that Jersey" meant one of those
woolly sweater affairs. (We thought
it was a cow