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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Imperial County
Board Protests
Pact on Waters

The Imperial county board of
supervisors sent to Washington
this week a protest against the
state departments treaty allocating
100000 acre feet of Colorado
river water to Mexico.
The protest was couched in a
telegram to President Roosevelt,
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
California Senators Hiram john
son and Sheridan Downey, Cali
fornia representatives John Phil
lips and Ed v. Izac, and a long list
of other senators and representa-
tives.
"The board of supervisors of I'M
perial county, California" the
telegram said, vigorously protests
the signing of any treaty between
the Unied Safes and Mexico
wherein there shall be allocated
or guaranteed to Mexico any
Colorado river water in excess of
average amount actually used on
Mexican lands which has been
represented to this board of super
visitors as not exceeding 10000
acre feet per annum. All Colorado
river basin states and southern
California cities and Imperial
county taxpayers are obligated to
the extent of approximately half a
billion dollars for dams, aque-
ducts, and canals already con-
structed to give flood protection
generation of power and irrigation
works, and water from Boulder
dam storage will not be sufficiant
to service present obligated water
deliveries to lands that are now
and are contemplated to be irri-
gated in California and other
basin states. This will result in
large areas remaining in original
desert state with loss OF millions
of dollars in future production.
The returning veterans from this
and first world war are guaran-
teed preferential rights in excess
of hundreds of thousands of acres
of Colorado basin lands which
lands cannot be reclaimed if this
water is allocated to Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
War Exacts' Big
Toll in Family

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 25 (UP)-
Mrs. Helen Conner reported to her
riveting school on chedule Friday
morning with another reason-the
sixth-for doing her part in the
war effort.
She was notified yesterday that
a brother, 1t. Nick Zadorkin, had
been killed in Burma. He is the
sixth member of her immediate
family to die in this war
Her honor roll:
Son, William B. Conner, killed
in Tunisia.
Husband, w. J. B. Conner, killed
in the MarShalls.
Sister, Yer Zadorkin. killed
while flying ferry plane.
Brother, Alex Zadorkin, killed in
North Africa.
Brother, Mike Zadorkin, killed
in the Pacific area.
Brother, Nick Zadorkin, killed in
Burma.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Yankees Pound
Japs in Burma

NEW DELHI, Feb. 25 CUP)-
American and British bombers
struck heavily at four key Japan
ese air bases in western and cen
tral Burma, while other allied war
planes hammered enemy communi-
cations lines over a wide area, a
communique said Friday.
RAF medium bombers hit the
Magwe air base in force Thursday
night, laying explosives squarely
across the runways and dispersal
areas.
American heavy bombers plas-
tered the Akyab airdrome and two
nearby fields with direct hits in a
bold daylight raid Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

Democrats unanimously whopped
Senator Alben w. Barkley back into
office as their leader after he had
resigned because of his open break
with the president over the Veto
CHAMBER JAMMED
The chamber was jammed. Many
members of the house went to the
other side of the capitol to watch
the senate finish the business it
had started. All seats and standing
room in the gallery were filled.
There was less than a half hours
discussion before the vote was taken.
Only speakers were Senator Claude
Pepper, CD, Florida, who said the
vote was upon the future of the
Democratic party and the future
of its leader" rather than on the
tax bill. But Lucas declared the
vote was ION the tax bill and the
tax bill alone" and, that being the
case, he was voting to override.
When ce-President Henry a.
Wallace announced that the senate
had overriden the veto, no one on
the floor or in the galleries gave anv
outward sign of awareness that the
senate had just taken a resounding
slap at Mr.. Roosevelt
BARKLEY REPLIES
Barkley obtained recognition, and
received permission for the clerk
, to read the telegram which Mr..
Roosevelt sent him Wednesday
night and the letter he-Barkley--
sent in reply Thursday night.
But it was anti-climactic. Barkley
gave UP after the clerk had been
Continued on Page b, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Hitler Defains
Field Marshall

LONDON, Feb. 25 UP)-A Zu-
rich dispach to the Daily Tele-
graph, quoting the st. Caller
Tageblatt, said Field Marshal
Georg Won Kuechler had been
jailed in the fortress Of Koenigs-
berg, East Prussia, TO: gross in
subordination and refusal to carry
out Adolf Hitler's orders.
The Swiss newspaper said Won
kuechler had been removed from
command of the German armies
OF the northern Russian front for
his failure to halt the red army
break-through of the Nazi Lenin-
grad line.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
RAFHits
Night
And Day
1000 Bombers
Garry On
Endless Raids

LONDON, Feb. 25. (UP)-
Well over 1000 British bomb
ers sent the greatest air Of
fensive in history into it's
sixth day Thursday night with shat
tering raids on the German aircraft
centers of Schweinfurt and Steyr
while they still blazed from Ameri-
can daylight attacks yesterday.
Striving for a knockout blow, the
bulk of RAF bombers taking off
from British bases made two raids
on Schweinfurt in central Germany
while Wellingtons operating from
Italian bases simultaneously hit
Steyr, 80 miles west of Vienna, Aus
tria.
Ninth U. S. air force Marauders
escorted and covered by allied fight
ers, attacked airfields in Belgium,
and Holland from which German
fighters have been taking off tc
harass American heavy bomber:
in their raids on the Reich. Raj
Typhoon fighter-bombers poundet
objectives along the French inva-
sion coast.
Typhoon fighter-bombers of the
RATS second tactical air forcs
pounded objectives along the French
invasion coast. Coastal watcher!
reported a large force of America,
bombers also headed for the coil.
tinent.
U. S. army headquarters in Lon.
don disclosed that the American al,
forces alone were shooting dowr
an average of 100 German plane.
day in air battles over the Reicf
that may decide the course of the
war. British and Italian-basec
American bombers and fighters yes.
terday destroyed 156 enemy aircraft
over Germany for five-day ba;
of 499.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Scouts
Honor
Lead
Currier Named
Council Head
For 9TH Time

Warren Currier, Ell Gen.
tro, was reelected to his
fourth term as president of
the Imperial Yuma A r e a
Council, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, at the 2lst annual meeting in
the California hotel Thursday night.
At the dinner meeting 125 Boy
Scouts and Scouters and their
wives heard Roland E. Dye, deputy
regional executive from San FraE-
CISCO relate evidence that Boy
Scout training has equipped boys
of yesterday for the big job today
What they will be they are now
becoming" was the theme of Mr..
Dyes address. In times of stress
we are apt to neglect YOUTH" he
said. Evidence Of this fact is
shown in the fruits of our negligence
we harvested through the wave Of
gangsterism and hoodlumism fol-
lowing the last war"
The speaker pointed out that I'VE
needed less speeches about juvenile
dlinquency and more leaders doing
something and pointed out again
that while Scouting never has
reached more than Is per cent Of
the boys of the nation, yet an aver
age of 65 to 10 per cent of the men
enrolled in our national military
institutions had Boy Scout train
ing which has stood them in good
stead during that training.
LEADER PRAISED
The dinner and meeting was in
the way of a testimonial to Hugh
Wilcox, area Scout executive, who
is leaving the council next week.
The accounting of Wilcox's steward
ship was heard and a gift from the
council presented. Mrs. Wilcox was
presented with flowers during the
meeting.
Other officers elected and re-
elected at the meeting were: Argyle
McLachlan, Calexico. Charles Wigg
of Brawley and Norman Kindle o:
Yuma, presidents. Georg E
Raine, Holtville, council commits 4.
sioner; Ira Kinsey, Ell Centro, treas
urer; Mr.. Currier, national council
representative; executive committee
chairmen- George Cutshaw, Braw-
ley, camping and activities; Ole
Nordland, Ell Centre, organization
and extension; Ernest Steimle,
Continued en- page g. col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Pronazis Party Takes Over
Arqentind Government

ITO the people of the Argentine
nation:
Tired by the intense duties OF
government, which force me to take
a rest on this date, l delegate nv
power TO the vice president of the
nation, Gen. Edelmiro j. Farrell"
Gen. Luis Perlinger, interior min
ister in the Ramirez cabinet, led
the revolt to prevent the president
from making radio address Thurs
day night in which it was reported.
he would have announced the for
nation OF a new, liberal govern
ment.
A large number of troops from
the Campo de Mayo army garrison.
under the command of Col Eduardo
Avalos, pro-Nazi officer supporting
Perlinger, were. placed along the
outskirts of Buenos Aires Thursday
night, but no fighting had been re-
ported early Friday although 1t was
understood that some units Of the
army still were loyal 10 Ramirez.
Diplomatic quarters interpreted
the coup as a last effort by the
axis to keep a base In the western
hemisphere for espionage opera
tions against the allies. II was be-
lieved that by designating Farrell
president, the junta hoped 10 sup
port an allegation that IL was
normal constitutional succession.
thereby retaining the diplomatic
recognition of the other American
republics.
A high diplomatic source here
Continued on page 9. col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Swing Will Join
Water Pact Fiuht

Phil D. Swing, former United
States congressman from Imperial
and San Diego counties, will be one
of a large group of California men
to go to Washington to fight rati-
fication Of the Colorado river water
treaty with Mexico.
He will be among those who will
speak before the United States
senate foreign relations committee
in opposition to the ratification of
the treaty. At present Swing is
tpecial water counsel for San Diego.
For many years Swing represent
ed the Imperial Irrigation district
in Washington to help put through
the All-American canal and Boul-
der dam legislation. He was CO.
author with Senator Hiram john
sen of the famous Swing johnson
bill which made those great con-
struction projects possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Little Hope Held
For Slide Victims

ONTARIO, Cal, Feb. Is (UP)-
Rescue crews and army volunteers
FRIDAY searched San Antonio can
yon in the San Bernardino noun
tains for the bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hess, indianapolis, Ind,
whose cabin was swept away dur
ing a heavy snowstorm early this
week.
Robert Chapman, Camp Badly
resident, discovered the cabin
site last Tuesday, and said heavy
slides probably had pushed the
cabin into an icehouse canyon
hollow. A l2-foot snowdrift stood
where the cabin had been.
Forest rangers said there was
little hope Mr. and Mrs. Hess
would be found alive.
TIJUANA, Mex. (UP) - Two
hundred residents of the Tia
rarily sheltered in Tijuana Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
SENATOR PUSHES MOVE
TO REGULATE LIQUOR

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is CUP)-A
liquor investigation aimed at bring
ing comprehensive regulatory legis-
lation for the entire industry was
announced Friday by Chairman Pat
McCarran, D., New, of the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
McCarran said he would take up
where judiciary Subcommittee
left off in January following the
death of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys
D., Ind, former committee chair
man.
Not only the present liquor Short
age, but the entire operation of the
industry, will be studied, McCarran
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

Juana River Valley were Tempo
after being driven from their
homes by a torrent of water re-
leased Thursday from Rodriguez
dam seven miles east OF Aqua
Caliente.
Juan Robles Ojeda, Tijuana
water and sewage engineer, re-
ported the water rose more than
three feet in the river, flooding
both banks and washing ino at
least 60 small homes, after mil
lions of gallons poured from the
reservoir to relieve excess pressure
against the dam caused by four
days of rain.
Ojeda said crop damage to the
Tia Juana Valley will be great "
less the rains stop which would
eliminate the necessity of con-
tinuing to spill water from the
reservoir.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
FbI Joins In Wide Hunt
For Bogus Cos Coupons

San Diego and Phoenix. More spur
ious CO stamps were found in Kern
county Thursday adding to the s.
100000 gallons worth seized in San
Francisco last week.
The FBI began an investigation
in Los Angeles, seeking to locate
the printing headquarters for the
bogus coupon ring.
Issuance of new serial-numbered
C-3 and B-3 gasoline coupons In
the six western states March was
expected to curtail the danger Of
depletion of gasoline supplies by
the black market and counterfeit
activities, OPA officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

was no official explanation avail
able here, however.
oThe wartime voluntary censor
ship code prohibits detailed report
ing of Mr.. Roosevelt's movements
outside Washington without an ap-
propriate, official authority)
WRITER'S FOLLOW
Correspondents for seven news
papers and two press associations
men whose regular assignment is
reporting the activities of the chief
executive-followed him to the VIC
Unity OF his retreat. They were not
invited by the White House staff.
but made the trip nevertheless to
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. CUP)-
Some 75,OOO,0 900 gallons of gasoline
found their way into the black mar
ket during January, the Office of
Price Administration reported Fri
day.
The OPA said it had moved
against the illegal traffic during
the month by instituting 900 crimi-
nal cases under gasoline rationing
regulations.
The most typical black market
operator, the OPA said. is the fill
ing station selling gasoline without
coupons and buying coupons 10
cover sales to replenish stocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
TAX MEASURE STANDS
This Makes
II Simpler

BOSTON Feb. rs tUP)-Presi-
dent Jarvis Hunt of the Massa-
chusetts Senate addressing the
Massachusetts, State Federation
of WOmen's Clubs, quipped that
federal income tax blanks next
year will have only three sem
tences - "HOw much did you
make? How much have you
left? Send it into the govern
ment."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.
25. (UP) - Federal Bureau
of Investigation officers join
ed the secret service and Of
flee of Price Administrator Friday
in search for counterfeit gasoline
ration coupons in six western states,
while OPA officials predicted prose-
cution of really big names" in San
Francisco for black market" activi-
ties.
Leo Gentner, regional OPA direc-
tor, ordered detailed inspection Of
ration coupon banking accounts IN
San Francisco, Seattle, Portland,
Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
President Hides
Away for Rest

w T H p r E S IDEN T
ROOSEVELT'S P A r T Y -,
F e b. 25. (UP) - President
Roosevelt was relaxing Fri.
day away from Washington
and in seclusion from the
press and public of the coun
try.
The apparent reason for his alb
sence from the White House at this
time was that his physician, Vice
Admiral Ross T. MnIntire, has
urged the president since his win
ter attack of influenza to get away
from Washington for a rest. There
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
Feb. 25. (UP)-An ultra
nationalistic clique Of army
officers who had opposed
breaking relations with the axis
took over the Argentine government
in a bloodless coup detat Friday
after forcing President Pedro Pablo
Ramirez to resign at gun point.
Gen. Edelmiro Farrell, vice pres
ident, was designated to succeed
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
This IS Hittinq
Below the Belt

TAMPA, Fla, Feb Is (UP)-
Florida's winter visitors not only
will not be given gasoline to re-
turn home, they will be checked
to determine how they obtained
fuel to drive to Florida, State
OPA Director Chauncey Butler
warned Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

Leaders announced that Sem
atOr Sheridan DOwney was out
Of Washington and that it was
not known how he stood. Sem
at0r Hiram johnson is at Mi
ami Beach recovering from an
illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
y 1ANnLnt AMBL!Ne
EpoR1ER

Hairy Harry
Harry Hovey had a problem He
needed a haircut and he had to
play golf in the tournament. He
couldn't decide whether to play
golf and then have his hair cut OF
have his hair cut and then play
golf.
There may be something tc
that deal about mans strength
being in his hair Hovey worried
There was Samson, you know"
He might, of course, have got
ten trimmed in the golf game.
A Mudder-
Friday morning Bert Manley
was mud from head to foot.
Squosh, Sqush went his boots.
III anybody is Interested" Man.
ley said as he gazed in sorrow at
his muddied boots and equally
muddy car, II can point out
which roads to stay away from.
After the War
We know why Captain AL Bis
gard had that Japanese gun he
brought back from Guadalcanal
made into hat rack. The bayonet
is the top.
He is waiting until his friends
go back to wearing straw hats
again. He has visions of them i'm
paling these choice straw bonnets
on the bayonet.
Don't get any ideas about ladies'
hats. al. Ruin one of those de-
lightful creations and you'll fino
the bayonet in your heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
Main Changes
In Nation S
New Tax Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UP)-
Here is how you will be affected
by the new tax bill which became
law Friday when it was enacted
over President Rocsefelt's veto:
Individual income taxes (ef-
fective on 1914 income) estimated
yield, 1854, 10000.
Income tax rates, exemptions
and schedules remain unchanged
except for repeal of the 10 per
cent earned income credit; esti-
mated yield $724, 100000.
Victory tax rate set at flat three
per cent regardless of family
satus. Present law provides a five
per cent gross rate with credit
system making rates 3.75 for sin
gle persons and three per cent for
married persons with one-tenth of
one per cent additional reduction
for ecch dependent. Estimated
revenue loss, $50, ,000, 900.
EXCISE TAXES EFFECTIVE
APRIL -
! Estimated yield, $1,051, 100000.
/ Distilled Spirits-$3 gallon;
now S6
Beer-$8 a barrel; now ST.
Wines-Still wines under IA per
cent alcohol, Is cents a gallon, in
stead of present 10 cents; IA to 81
per cent, 60 cents instead of 40
cents; and over 81 per cent, So a
gallon instead of 81; sparkling
wines, Is cents a half pint in
stead of present 10 cents, and
other wines 10 cents a half pint
instead of five cents.
Electric light bulbs, 20 per cent;
now 5 per cent.
Jewelry, 20 per cent, except
watches costing $65 or less; now 1C
per cent with no exemption.
Fur and fur-trilnmed articles, &c
per cent; now 10 per cent.
Luggage, handbags, wallets, ETC.
Is per cent; now 10 per cent on
luggage only.
Toilet preparations 20 per cent;
now TO-
COMMUNICATION LEVY
Telephone, telegraph, radio, etc
Local telephone Is per cent
now 10; long distance telephone q
per cent, now 20; domestic tele-
graph, radio and cable dispatches
25 per cent, now Is; internationa
dispatches, 10 per cent, same a.
present; leased wires, Is per cent
now Is; and wire and equipment
service burglar alarms, ETC.
eight per cent; now five.
Transportation of Persons-1:
per cent; now 10.
Transportation of Property -
Unchanged from present three pei
Continued on page 6, COL p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25

Ramirez by a revolutionary junta
of six generals of which Farrell was
member. Adm. Leon Scasso, a
notorious pro-Nazi but apparently
not member of the junta, reported
ly was named vice president.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-25
SIGNS RESIGNATION

Ramirez resignation. taken from
him at his residence in the Buenos
Aires suburb of Olivos at gun point,
read:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
~BRUSH HIM OFF,
BY JOSEPH HARRINGTON
0sssssS b Ask~ S9oe&

Atlantic iifa 500 fouth-hand pi.ne. a q I'd
wi,o'd Tilted prince Of the blood. q . m.n
who'd sniled small honf, 11ne. 5000 msaes
from Java to escape the Japs. BY itsed the
competition might have been sesy gsne-
But what got Mis Murdoch down was that
slse had to produce 4 notable day. even
when there weren't any; when N competing
notable hunters were resting On Their i.sxea&
After three years and two months, Mis
Murdoch found she deapised notzbaes. be-
cause most Of them were wne.soaahae. hard
to reach. difficult to PIN down and. when
pinned, couldn't be trusted to resist the trap
of other notable mters- She hated her Chief
because he sneered At her fonth-rate nota-
baes. She hated the Board Of Directors for
de<reeing a law now futile; Harden House
was filed to capacity anyway.
Miss Murdoch was hate-hlled. disillu-
stoned person, which was little shocking
considering that she looked at notables with
fiattering awe in her innocent gray eyes.
Miss Murdoch raped smartly On the door
numbered 1901. A voice said, Come in"
She went in. 4 very trim, confident little
figure IN her tailored gray suit She registered
cordial. insinoere welcome in her shy gray
eyes, and said. Hello, soldi1w with deoep-
tive heartiness.
Private Hoagiand had been staring out Of
the window He pulled his eyes away, looked
at Miss Murdoch. and blinked rapidly. He
was a tall. knobby young man. large in the
hands and feet with the clean, washed pallor
of the hospital. He said. ''H-hello." siakily.
so glad you could make it, said Miss
Murdoch warmly. MY names Murdoch.
ASSISTANT publicity here"
She extended a friendly hand. Private
Hoagiand shook it nervousiy. dropped it.
Thanks" he said
IL DO 50 hope you can stay the night here"
Miss Murdoch said.
Since the invitation to be guest of Harden
House had indicated that the honored guest
would be welcome to stay as long as he
pleased. Private Hoagland looked tride con-
fused ''W-why. yes" he stammered.
Excellent applauded Miss Murdoch.
Excellent! What train would you like to
take back to the hospital?"
Private Hoagland looked ratified.
well. don't you bother. Don't you trouble
bit Private. I've looked it up - and there's
one at 1O:49 am. Satisfactory? -. Good!
Now don't worry about thing. III have the
boy pick up your bags at 1880. Okay?'
'O-kay," Private Hoagiand agreed. "Ah -
ah - thanks"
Mot at all. Anything you want, Private -
just ask for it." She beamed at him. That's
right - just ask, soldier, and see what it gets
you. she thought. She also thought: What
sweet, charming girl you are, Anne! How ex-
pert with the rush when you're dealing with