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Evening star., 1944-02-07
laps Charge Allies
Told Of Atrocities 10
Cover Own Crimes
By the Associated Press.

Sadao Iguchi, spokesman for the
Japanese Board of Information, to-
day sought to reply to American
and British charges of wholesale
atrocities committed by Japan
against captive civilians and prison.
ers of war by citing what he said
was the record of numerous out
RACES against Japanese.
The Anglo-American campaign
to spread hatred against Japan has
been motivated by the desire to
cover up their own crimes" Iguchi
declared in a statement broadcast
by the Berlin radio.
ne charged that many of the
2,4OO Japanese women who were
confined at the Japanese primary
school In Davao Gin the Philippines)
were raped"
He added that "On January 20
O942) as Japanese forces were about
to land at Davao Americans resorted
TO the most bestial treatment of 10
Japanese who were preparing food
for their fellow-internes. These men
were bound with ropes, boiling water
was poured upon them, their ears
were cut off, their eyes gouged, their
noses slashed and their arms and
legs amputated-a sadistic torture
that def1es description. Enemy troops
fed as Japanese forces advanced,
but before that they left as many
as 56 Japanese murdered"
Detailed Version Of Charxes.
This was more detailed version
OF a charge which the japanese
made soon after they launched their
attack on the Philippines but which
never has been verified by Allied or
neutral sources.
The first report of Iguchi's state
ment relayed by Berlin suggested
that he was talking purely for a
world audience with the object of
countering as much as possible the
effect on world opinion of WASH
ington and London charges of
brutality and bestiality toward
Allied prisoners of war.
There was no immediate indica-
tion whether Iguchis statement
was being broadcast or published
IN Japan in an effort to incite the
japanese people.
Iguchi cited what he said were
some of the attacks resulting in
murder" and other acts of mis-
treatment against japanese in the
United States. He listed these
alleged incidents in California:
''Jugi Nano, an employe of the
State garage in Ell Dorado street.
Stockton, was assaulted and killed
with revolver in the early morn
Ing of December %, l94l.
Murder of Hotel Man Claimed.
"Shigemasa Yoshitoka, proprietor
of the Sunrise Hotel in Washington
street, Stockton, was similarly mur-
dered at his home on February 90
1912
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanaka of Ell Gen.
tro and Mr.. and Mrs. Shichiji Kiku-
chi of Brawley" were named as other
victims.
Meanwhile the Berlin radio broad
cast DNB dispatch from Toxic to-
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Murder, Inc, Killers Turning
ToReIiuion as Death Neurs

States" requested visits from the
minister. Buchalter and the min
lister met while Buchalter was an
inmate at the Federal House Of De-
tention here.
When the 46-year-old Buchalter
was turned over to New York State
authorities for execution after serv-
ing part OF a 14-year Federal SEN
tence on a narcotics charge, he listec
his religion as Jewish. Weiss. 81
also is q Jew, and Capone, Al, is
q Catholic.
Thre three were convicted in 1941
lof Rosens murder, which occurred
in 1886.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

Isomura, suffering from a spina,
disease, were shot to death by
guards at Topaz relocation center
in Utah, on the pretext that they
were trying to escape.
Iguchi charged numerous in
stances of Allied air attacks on jap
anese hospital ships and said these
were totally Incompatible with the
professed humanitarianism" of the
British and Americans.
Nurses in life boats and on RATS
also were machine-gunned after one
sinking, he charged.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Newspaper Guild Sets
Convention August 7-1C

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE 18th
annual convention of the American
Newspaper Guild (CIO) will be
held August ITO in Milwaukee, the
guild International Executive Board
| announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

CAMDEN N. J.-SUCCESSOR TO THE "MIGHTY A"-The
cruiser Atlanta fourth to bear the and direct
to the Mighty A. sunk off the Solomons in November
shown as it slid down the at New York Shpbuidng
here yesterday Georgia residents bought $63 97 so
Bonds for the ship chrStened Margaret Mitchell
Marsh. author of Gone With the Wind"
"A. P. Wrephoto from the Navy
Evening star., 1944-02-07

There is a curse in your purse
and wallop in your wallet. Let
the Axis have it--through an extra
bond.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

ALLOYS AND INITIALS
Electro Metallurgical Company
Haynes Stellite Company
United States Vanadium Corporation
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (UP1-Observ-
ers Wednesday saw tremendous"
implications, including the posi-
bility that Russia will gain 16 seats
at the peace table, in the Soviet
Unions decision to permit it's con-
Stituent republics to conduct their
own foreign policies and maintain
their avn army formations.
The plan was approved by the
supreme Soviet after a three-hour
debate which followed a 43-minute
address by Molotov.
Indicating the proposal had the
full approval of Premier Josef
Stain, who sat in back-row seat,
Molotov said the diplomatic re-
organization would grant the in
dividual republics the power "to
enter into direct relations with
foreign states and conclude agree
ments with them"
The change was necessitated, he
said, by the new tasks and rights
of the union republics" arising
from 1.-The expansion of their ac-
tivities as result of their political,
economic and cultural growth"
Molotov said the proposed re-
organization of the Red army was
designed to permit all the peoples
of the Soviet union to take their
places in that army" in contrast
with the old czarist policy which
did not trust certain groups for
military service.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Union
Rows
Spread
War Products
PeriIed in
Lumber Are a

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb.
2. (UP)-The jurisdictional
dispute that closed the Ho-
quiam plant of the Rayonier
Pulp and Paper company eight
weeks ago threatened Wednesday
to stop lumber operations in the
entire Grays harbor area after
district officials of the Interna-
tional Woodworkers of America
(CIO) designated as hot" all for
est products handled by two Water
transportation unions.
The action was taken in a resolu-
ton condemning Capt. John Fox of
the Masters, Mates and Pilots union
(AFL), and Max Weidekind of the
Inland Boatmen's union CCIO) for
statements made in connection
with the Rayonier strike. The IVA
resolution also demanded removal
of Fox from his position as labor
representative on the 18th Regional
War Labor board.
The Hoquiam pulp plants has
been operating on a partial Sched-
ule since about $50 members of
Continued on page 6, COL q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Commander Sees
Drive as Big
Push for Tokyo

ABOARD FLAGSHIP OF AM
PHIBIOUS CORPS EN- ROUTE
MARSHALLS, Jan. 80. Delayed
CUP) = Rear Admiral Richard
Kelly Turner, commander of the
mighty American invasion fleet
steaming westward, told CORE
spondents that the Marshall in
vasion could be the main event"
of the Pacific war.
This is our first blow against
real Jap territory and Tokyo will
be duly alarmed" Turner said,
from the Marshalls we can out
range them, and pin their backs
to the wall Anything can hap
pen now, and we hope it does.
We have never been more ready"
Turner said capture of Kwaja-
lein, principal goal of the Mar
shall invaders, would give the
U. S. huge naval operating base
on the road to Tokyo and air.
bases within bombing range of
the strong japanese base at Truk.
The possibility that this move
will bring about the long sought
showdown with the japanese fleet
was seen by qualified naval
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Allies Hit NuziS
On Rome Road

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Feb. 2 (UP)- American and
French forces broke through the
NaZi Gustav line north of Casino
on a front several miles wide as
other 5th Army troops battled to
extend their invasion beachheads
below Rome, communique said
"Wednesday.
The communique revealed that
Franco American infantry and
armored units drove westward
through the mountains above Cas-
sino Tuesday in a powerful flank
ing thrust that endangered the
entire German line guarding the
Via Casilina, inland road to Rome
simultaneously, British 9Th Army
patrols stabbed into the Nazi de-
fenses along the Adriatic front
north of Ortona.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Soviet Organizes
For Republic

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 CUPo -
The Soviet unions decision to give
her 16 states independent voice in
their foreign affairs was seen We'd
nesday as a Russian bid for a
stronger hand at the peace table
and a move to match the votes
which the United States and
Britain could muster in any post
war world organization.
A United States parallel to the
Soviet action would be to give each
of the 48 states separate voice on
foreign policy. But this would re-
quire amendment of the conStitu-
ton, which now places full re-
sponsibility for foreign affairs in
the hands of the President.
Many observers, however, point
ed out that the United States would
not necessarily stand alone in any
postwar international organiza-
ton, since the considerations that
might prompt it to vote AYE" on
any question probably would bring
similar votes from other western
hemisphere nations. Canada. as a
member of the British common
wealth. could of course be an ex-
ception.
Thus, in addition to offsetting
British influence in any new
league, Russia also may have con-
sidered this possible western hemis-
phere alignment when she an
nounced independent foreign af-
fairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
]. s. CAPTURES ten BASES ON MARSHALL s
Senate Rejects Plan for States
To Determine Validity Of
Ballots in Soldiers Vote Test

WASHINGTON, Feb. z.
(UP)-The senate today re-
jected, % to 68, an amend
ment to the pending soldier
vote bill which would have pro-
vided that the validity of service
ballots should be determined lin
accordance with state law"
It was the first vote on the bill
since the senate began debating IL
10 days ago. Introduced by Sen.
John H. Overton, Cd, La, the
amendment was one of series
designed to guarantee state control
over voting by armed service per-
Sonnel.
The senate met an hour earlier
than usual under an agreement to
vote by noon on this amendment.
The house, celebrating the ad-
ministration-opposed measure to
leave the absentee voting strictly
up to the states, limited debate
sharply, and administration
leaders were confident that a SEN
ate showdown could be delayed
until the house can pass the state
vote bill, either late Wednesday or
Thursday.
An entirely new substitute, en-
bodying some of the features of
at least three of the pending
amendments, was pulled together,
by a coalition of Republicans and
southern Democrats. Leaders in the
new effort were Senators Robert
A. Taft, CR0, Ohio Joseph H. Ball,
tRD, Minnesota, James o. East
land, CD, Mississippi, and John
l.. Mcclellan, CD, Arkansas.
Taft said the substitute was PLAN
ned to embody the features OF
amendments offered individually
by each of the four and would
place the accent on absentee vot.-
ing by state ballot rather than the
federal ballot proposed by Green
Lucas bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Accidents Toll
Reaches q4,500

CHICAGO, Feb. 2. (UP)-Acci-
dents killed 94,500 persons in the
United States during l943 and in
jured 100000, the national safety
council announced Wednesday.
This represented a reduction in
Fatalities of IL per cent from 1912
figures, the council said. In juries,
however, increased, affecting about
one of every IA persons in the
country.
Man-hours lost through accidents
were equivalent to years work
for 10000 people, or to the time
required to build 1880 heavy
bombers. In money, the nations war
industries lost SIS ,O00, 100000 through
accidents.
Traffic fatalities totaled 23,300
last year, and injured 100000. Oc-
cupational accidents claimed $4,000
lives and caused 1,850,000 disabling
injuries. In the previous year 49,
309 were killed in motor accidents
and 1880 in occupational accidents
Deaths from accidents in the
home, however, increased from ST.
500 in 1912 to $4,000 last year
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
bonbers Renew
France Raids

LONDON, Feb. 2 CUP)- United
States heavy bombers resumed the
assault on the French invasion
coast Wednesday after Royal Air
Force Mosquitoes struck by night
at Berlin which still was shoulder
ing with fires set by four bombings
in the previous fight nights.
Marauder medium bombers of
the Eighth Air Force also joined in
the daylight attack on France.
blasting German air field in
Normandy, an army headquarters
communique reported.
American fighter planes escorted
the four-motored bombers while
Lightnings and Thunderbolts sup
ported the Marauders. All medium
bombers returned.
The British Mosquito bombers
opened the February aerial cam
paign with a nuisance raid on
Berlin, breaking a weather. enforced
lull in the Allied offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Leaders Ready
For About
Bonds Program

The Imperial County Vodeville
Varieties" Sunday at the far
grounds will feature an air SHOW an
army show, military band concert,
a dance band, varieties show, and
a full afternoons bond rally pro-
gram, free -of-charge.
The Varieties" is being staged
as the countrywide bond rally and
promises to be the biggest event in
the current Fourth War Loan Drive,
according to Herb Fawcett, county
chairman.
The program will start off with
an air show by military planes.
Six new tank destroyer units from
the Pilot Knob tank destroyer bat
talon will parade their devastat-
ing power.
BAND PROGRAM
The 6O-piece Laguna 80th Infan-
try Division band under the direc-
ton of Chief Warrant Officer Ellis
d. Knapp will play military march
es, semi-classical and popular selec-
tions. A trombone solo None But
UllC Wcdly. I1CdiG dll0 NOCdl oOiOo
by Earl Weideman, baritone, will
be special band features.
A sixteen piece division dance
band comprising name band musi-
clans directed by T-Sgt. Cannova
will be one of the headlinerS of
the program.
Bond booths will be located on
the fair grounds, Mr.. .Fawcett said,
where county purchasers may aid
Imperial county reach their Fourth
War Loan quota. The purchases will
be credited to the towns in the
county the purchasers designate,
he said.
TO SHARE IN TALENT
Each town in the county has
promised to send local talent to
the show.
Ell Centro will be represented by
the high school and Junior college,
5O-voice, girls glee club under the
direction of George Burt. The
Continued on page 6, col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

On the 5th Army sector below
Rome, American and British in
vasion troops thrust two armored
SpearheadS east and north from
their coastal beachheadS in a twin
thrust aimed at splitting the Ger
man armies in central Italy in two
German radio reports heard in
London said Field Marshal Albert
Kesserling, Nazi commander in
southern Italy, had driven from
Rome to the beachhead area to
direct the German defense per-
Sonally0
British forces on the northern
wing of Mark w. Clark's invasion
armies had driven to the outskirts
of Campo Leone, Is air line miles
from Rome, while the Americans
fought their way to the edge of
Cisterna, 12la miles to the south.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Catholics Resent
Russian Charge
WASHINGTON, Feb. . (UP)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 CUP) =
Charges in the official Soviet news
paper Izvestia that the Vatican is
a supporter of Fascism brought
heated denials from prominent
Catholics Wednesday and counter
charges that Russia is preparing to
make a separate peace with Ger
many.
Msgr Fulton j. Sheen of Cath
olic University said Soviet con-
demnation of the Vatican is mere
ly an item in a pattern which
Russia is skillfully working out"
Blasting the Izvestia statements
as "of one piece with the recent
Soviet condemnation of the British
for their alleged attempt to make
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Warren
Luud
Session
Governor viii
Sign Bills.
Fill Board

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.
(UP)-Governor Earl War
rem, declaring he expected to
sign Wednesday prison reform and
soldier voting bills passed by the
legislature said he was highly
gratified" at the results of the spe-
cial session.
Warren also disclosed he was
planning to have the state person.
mel board conduct written exam
ination for candidates for the post
OF director of corrections in the
reorganized prison system, open to
anyone in the United States.
TO FILL PERSONNEL
The governor said he hoped to
have a director of corrections and
three members of the new adult
authority selected by May /, when
the prison bill goes into effect.
Adult authority members, who
will administer paroles, fix prison
terms and advise the governor on
pardons, probably will not be ex-
amined, Warren said.
Walter Gordon, Negro attorney
from Berkeley whom Warren re-
Gently appointed to the board of
prison terms and paroles, would
meet the qualifications for adult
authority membership, the COVER
nor commented, without disclosing
whether or not Gordon was being
considered for one of the positions
The terms and paroles board will
be abolished by the new act.
PRIMARY BILL
Warren said he also planned to
sign bills which would allow a vote
in the May 16 primary election on
the constitutional amendment per-
mitting taxation of federal proper
ty by the state.
He also said he would seriously
consider" calling an election to fill
the unexpired term in the state
senate of Representative Clair En-
gle, CD, who represented Colusa,
Glenn and Tehama counties until
his election to the house last Aug
ust. The election would be held in
conjunction with the May l6 pri-
mary, and would be on a non-parti-
san basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
J Germany

separate peace with Germany"
Sheen declared:
ut thus prepared for its own in
fidelity by accusing a spouse of in
fidelity. Having accused the polit-
ical order of connivance with the
enemy it now accuses religion.
Thus does Russia prepare both
politically and religiously for
alternating itself from the Allies and
making a separate peace with Ger
many"
Three Catholic archbishops, two
bishops and House Democratic
Leader John w. Mccormack Of
Massachusetts also described the
Russian charges as false and
ridiculous.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Juvenile Group Organizes

The Ell Centro Community coun-
Gil Tuesday night perfected its Or
ganization and prepared to get
down to the business of doing
something constructive" about iuve-
nile delinquency.
With Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son as president, the other officers
are Mrs. John l., Dubois, vice.
president: A. E. Prince, treasurer;
and Mrs. H. A. Mullen, secretary.
, Council members elected the nine
persons recommended by the nomi-
mating committee TO serve as the
advisory board. They are Guy
Weakley, Mrs. Julia Curtis, Ken
Thornton, Jeanne Delp, Wally
Christian, A. E. Prince, Mrs. John
L. Dubois, Father Edward Hutch
inson, and Ray Measures.
Members Of the advisory board
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

still are being accepted to repre-
sent the various organizations.
groups ,and agencies in the county.
Those appointed thus far and the
organizations they represent are:
John T. Rice and F. H. Mitchell of
the American Legion; Mrs. Bertha
Judd and Mrs. Julia Curtis of the
Soropt club; Shields Charl-
ton and John Kepley of the Rotary
club; Mrs. Liefy Upholt and Mrs.
Evelyn Beatty of the Business and
Professional Women's club; Mrs.
Earle G.. Davis and w. w. McEuen
of the Red Cross; Mrs. Stevens
Harris and Mrs. Vaughn N. Thomp-
son of chapter AV of PEG; Mrs.
Max Brents and Mrs. Fannie Nc
Crory of the chapter CIV of PEG;
Raymond Measures, Paul Gillett
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

and Mrs. Dorothy Mccain of the
Eagles lodges; Mrs. w. w. Nc
Euen and Mrs. Dubois of the Y.
w. G. A.; Mrs. Lee Reams and Mrs.
F.. Douglass of Mckinley PIT. A:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Conroe of the
Methodist church; Mrs. P. E. Hix-
son, Mrs. G.. L. Dermoiy, and Mrs.
Guy Scott of Harding PIT. A;
Jane E. Meagher of Girl Reserves;
Vernon Patterson of the Kiwanis
club; the Rev. Mr.. Edwin Carter of
the Christian church, r. c. Camp
bell and Dave Goddard of Boy
Scouts; Rev. H. B. Charles of the
Second Baptist church; E. Lee
Hiteman and John H. Hinckley of
the Spanish War Veterans; the
Rev. Mr. Dwight H. Ball of the
Presbyterian church.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Beriiners Grow
More Jitterv

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2 CUP) =
Travellers from Berlin said We'd
nesday that Berliners were losing
all will to resist because of the
Allied aerial pounding of the Nazi
center while one predicted that the
city will cease TO exist after five or
six more heavy raids.
"One gets the impression that
the peoples only thought is how
soon is it going to end?'" one of
the travellers said.
Other reports reaching here said
the three major raids last weekend
were too mind shattering an ex-
perience even for those who ex-
perienced the hard catastrophe
days of last November"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
State Treasurer
Files for Senate

SACRAMENTO, Feb. g. (UP) =
Charles G.. Johnson, California
state treasurer, Wednesday an
nounced his candidacy for the U.
S. senate in the primary election
May 16 on a platform including
support of the war effort, " a
square deal" for veterans of the
present war and reduction after the
war of swollen federal bureau
cracy."
johnson said he would file on
both the Republican and Democratic
tickets, as he has successfully in
winning primary election as state
treasurer in five past elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
ENEMY ALIENS RULING

DENVER, Feb. 2 (UP)-Attorney
General Gail L. Ireland held thai
it would not be in violation of the
federal constitution to amend
Colorado's state constitution tc
rule against enemy aliens holding
real or personal property within
the state. In an opinion requested
by a legislative committee of the
state, Ireland declared that a pro-
posed state constitutional amend
ment would not be in violation OF
the federal constitution"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Former Valley
Newsman Dies

Funeral services for Eddie Col
Inns, newspaperman in Imperial
Valley many years, were held in
Banning Wednesday.
Collins died in Banning last
Sunday from a heart attack. He
was manager of a theater in Ban
ming in recent years. While en-
gagged in newspaper work in Braw-
ley more than 10 years ago, Collins
suffered a stroke of paralysis.
His Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Dolce Collins, and a son, Wal
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
Russ Threaten Estoniu Citv

German escape corridor between
Lake Peipus and the Gulf of Fin
land.
The latest official reports placed
the Russian vanguard less than a
mile from Estonia, and it appeared
likely that advance spearheads al
ready had driven across the from
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

tier.
General Govorov'S forces were
pouring over the approaches to
the Narva gap, and three columns
were converging on the Estonian
city four miles west of the border.
All of the three forces striking
toward Narva from the east, north :
east and southeast had the historic
junction within artillery range.
(Helsinki dispatches to Stock
holm said a full scale evacuation
of Narva is under way, with all
civilians and every piece of remov-
able property being taken out.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02

MOSCOW, Feb. 2. (UP)-
Russian troops swept west
ward in the Estonian border
area on a 10-mile front Wednes-
day and hauled up their mobile
guns within range of Narva, rail-
road junction commanding the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
G96 CARS OF LETTUCE
LEFT VALLEY TUESDAY

Tuesdays Shipment Of lettuce
from Imperial Valley totaled 296
cars, with the peak estimated a
week off,
A total of 1921 crates went out
dry pack, 1862 to the Los Angeles
market and 1850 to other markets,
County Agricultural Commissioner
B. A. Harrigan said Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY-Fair Wednesday night,
Thursday; increasing high clouds
Thursday. Continued warm with
the maximum ~ to "a degrees.
No frost Wednesday or Thurs
day nights. Lowest temperature
SO to 80 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-02
BACKS SERVICE PLAN

Warren H. Atherton, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
told congress today it was its
solemn duty" to enact national
service legislation and warned that
failure TO do so would increase
American war casualties.