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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
Lawmaker Sees
Huge SwindIe

WASHINGTON July 7. up
An Allied legal" Wall Street
scheme to deprive the U. S. treas
ury OF S5O0,O00,OOO i'll taxes each
year was under Investigation by
congress Saturday.
The scheme was described on the
house floor Friday as "the biggest
rape OF industry and raid on the
federal treasury ever dreamed up
BY mind Of man"
Rep Lyle H. BOren d., Okla.
who made the charges, said a group
Of "shrewd manipulators" had
bandtU together to create a Swim
die, Inc
SEES GIGANTIC SWINDLE
TIE stakes are high, he said.
This bonanza is bigger than
credit mCbilier the 'Whiskey ring,
and it dWarfs the sWag OF Teapot
Dome. But with this difference
it appears TO be legal"
Unless it is stopped by congress.
he added, we will helplessly Wit
ness what undoubtedly will bc the
biggest rape in industry and raid
on the federal treasury ever dream
ed up by the mind OF man"
Boren revealed that q House In
terState Commerce subcommittee
had been appointed to look into
the operations Of the 1885 holding
| company act which regulate such
enterprises as the scheme in guess
ton. He said he and the two other
subcommittee members, Reps. John
w. Murphy, d., Pa, and H. Car
roll Reece (Rp, Tenn, already had
held informal meetings and would
announce formal public hearings
soon.
SMALL INVESTOR
Boren told the house that Swim
, ole, Inc not only is designed to
designed to cut tax payments while
manipulatOrS reap fortunes but
freezes out the small investor
Its a simple scheme" i" he said.
Wall Street bankers would con-
vert the $4,000. 100000 private util-
ity industry 10 a form of tax free
but fake public ownership by the
formation OF nonptOfit corpora
tions. These corporations then is
sue bonds against the revenue of
the property
The former tax revenue would
not be passed on to the public in
reduced electric rates. but diverted
to their own pockets in the form
of interest on these revenue bonds"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. tAn poinIs Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. IL, 1943)
First price-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller Second price--Delivered to whole
sAler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
to consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under PA pounds
30c; 2k to 3 pounds, 80; fryers. 10 4
pounds. 29c: roasters, all weights, Z9c;
fowl, Legkorn. all weights. 3Skc; colored
all weights 25Hc: ducks. all sizes. sc
rabbits, under pounds. 2 24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
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LIBERATORS IN STORAGE

SAN DIEGO. July 7. CUP)-Con-
solidated Aircraft Corp. revealed
Friday that Liberator bombers
which have served their time in
combat now are being pickled' at
the Ford Willow Run Liberator fac
tory in case they are needed in ac-
ZION. Tie 2C9O Liberators slated
for storage at Willow Run are care
fully preserved in oil and canvas
so they will not deteriorate. Con-
SOlidated said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
L A STOCKS

ON the Los Angeles Stock Exchange was
rodri at,. Friday Win lu.l5o shares trans
frrIcd. Seen issues were up, nine down
:,ud seven unchanged.
The list. Brrkey-Gay. 100 at 2'4, IN
Glanced. Ra!sa Chica 100 AZ AZ. up 4 .
Crssna. 100 lt -. doIvn =: Fitzsimmons,
200 at Gl.. auwn y. Hupp, 200 at ;. IN
changed. lIrnasru $40 at 30 down .05;
-atuIup. ltn at g. down u Pacific Gas
4 Elrct,Ir. luo ~ 10 down a. Republic
P,.ilulrum 100 at Tt. up 1s Ryan 100
- Ss- down j. Security. 80 At 30. down
Tran>amclIca. 100 at l3N-. unchanged {;
1u,lct.H Consolidated, 100 al lSh
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
BIZARRE STATION

WEST MEDFORD. Mass, July 7.
CUP)-Bizarre is the word for the
West Medford railway station. When
it was built in 1880, there were en-
bedded in its outside walls various
glttering minerals. semi-preclous
stones, a whales tooth, fluted sea
shells. and an eroded boulder which
was supposed to bear a resemblance
to George Washington head.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
Anderson Starts
Inquiry Into
Butter Shortage

WASHINGTON. July 7. up P.--
Secretary Of Agriculture Clinton h.
Anderson has ordered an examina-
ton Of military butter requirements
to determine if civilians can gpt
more for fever points. it was dis
closed.
In letter TO Sen. Alexander VIII
ey 'RD Wis, Anderson disclosed that
ne is comforting with the Office oI
Price Administration regarding tine
butter supply situation.
Anderson added that should con-
ferences with OPA snow there ~
more butter than can be absorbed
under present points and in view
OF possible cuts in military needs
1t may be possible =, iower point
values
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08

LOS ANGELES. July :. CUPI Eggs:
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large
Grade A 45ia, Grade AL; medium
Grade a 4Ola; small Grade A 36l.
Candled eggs to retailers: Large
Grade AA, cases -. cartons 81; medium
Grade AA. cases -, cartons "A large
Grade a, cases Al, cartons 40: medium
Grade A, cases ~, cartons A; small
Grade 4 cases Is, cartons 30: large
Grade B. cases AZ, cartons 10.
Retail prices TO consumers fcartnn
Large Grade AA 80; medium 30; large
Grade A "a; medium 80. small As; large
Grade B 80.
Butter and poultry, unchanged at cell
ingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08

The capital Of West Virginia la.
been moved from Wheeling W
e h arle eston to Wheeling to
Charleston since the state was
formed in 1863. The steamboat
which carried the archives Of state
and state officials to Charleston
from Wheeling is called By histori-
ans the floating capital"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
ENJOYED COMMAND
KNEW 1T WAS COMING

Il knew there was a war coming"
he said, "and an army officer came
TO talk to us about getting in the
army. wanted in the air corps SO
l enlisted" Previously he had had
some training il the Reserve Off
GERS Training Corps.
When war was declared he was
in Puerto Rico. Before being sent
to the European theater Of opera
tions, Colonel Jones was in Guate-
mala and Panama. He also served
as instructor for a time at Tucson,
Arizona.
He is still with the 445th group
which was returned to the United
States as a unit.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
L. A. GRAIN

Los AngeleS July 3. IVPI = Gfaln
market. No hard or soft white wheat,
bulk. 2.75-2 50; grading barley, 4G lbs.
bulk. 222l4- 2 27i4; No. > oats. 30 lbs,
bulk 2.65-2 10: No. > California Milo,
nacked 2. To-. 50.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
UPLS. FLAX FUTURES
L. A. IA Y

LOS A.GELES. July 3. O'PI Alfalfa
market: Nu l. 3luU-32.Od: No leafy.
= 500 uu. M. >. 25 5O-26 80; No. ..
- 5O-4G ~. No. barley hay. 2G.0O-
.s co. No ! cat hay, % 00-31 eO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
CLASSIFIED
Lost. Found. EshoY

~~~>~~>~-~~~-~-~~~~-~~ ~~>>~>-~>-0-N> = =
ESTRAYED-Bay horse, three white
feet, about 1000 lbs. 2 mi. south
of Ell Centre. Phone 1865 or 87l2-
Ri lilo
LOST-One female Chihuahua dog
answers to name Of Boots. Phone
EI Centro l655-M before l pm.
Reward. Ill
LOST-Bank IF America check
book belonging to G. w. Baker,
Return to Post-PresS office. Re
ward. 1-9
LOST-Wheel. two tires 34X7, one
An-State the other Firestone.
about ) miles east Of Brawley. No
tify Sheriff's office, Fl Centre.
Hodges & Lugo, Box 1866, Yuma,
Ariz Phone Yuma 149J. 7-l0
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-08
Col. Jones Stops
In Fl Centro;
Tells War Story

Colonel w. w. (BilD Jones, COM
manding officer of group 445 in the
army air forces who is back in the
United States after 20 months in
the European theater of war, is
visiting relatives and friends in El
Centro before reporting for re-as-
signment.
He and his wife are in Imperial
Valley until Sunday when they plan
to leave for Los Angeles They will
be in the coast city until July IT, He
must report at Camp Beale before
going on to Ft. Dix, New Jersey.
for re-aSsignment.
While overseas Colonel Jones re-
ceived the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Croix de Guerre, the Air
Medal and one Oak Leaf cluster,
and a Presidential group citation
He wears four major battle stars
His group had 287 missions, the sec
ond highest III the Eighth air force
ENJOYED COMMAND
l enjoyed my WOTK as group
commander better than anything
else I did overseas" Colonel Jones
said Friday. 1T was fine to serve
as pilot also but the other duties
were more interesting"
He said the only Imperial Valley
resident he saw overseas was Lieut.
enant Frank Oswalt Of El Centre,
also an army pilot, who since has
been honorably discharged from
the service.
The colonel attended school in
Ell Centro and on August II, 1889.
two months after he was graduated
from the University of California at
Los Angeles, he enlisted in the army
air CORDS a
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Argentina Specific Case
Referred to BY Uruouoy

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. "a
P).-Foreign Minister Eduardo Rod
riguez Larreta said tonight that a
Uruguayan proposal of collective
Intervention among the American
nations when one of their number
denies its people essential right.
or fails to fulfill its. international
obligations. referred to the specific
case of Argentina.
In an interview, Rodriguez Larreta
said 2,500-word note setting forth
the proposal, which was handed to
Ambassador William Dawson here
yesterday. was an amplified answer
to the recent United States note on
the question of Argentina.
But. the foreign minister said, the
Uruguayan note goes beyond the
Argentine question and would tend
to create system to solve in the
future similar situations which NAV
arise among the American nations.
MY government is waiting for
other American foreign offices to
take the initiative in deciding how
this multilateral examination oan be
made" he said.
Adoption of the Uruguayan pro-
posA would mark a broad departure
from past inter-American policy,
which has been strongly against
interference in the internal affairs
of other countries.
The strongest support for nom
intervention in the past has come
from expressed or implied fears of
Latin American countries that the
United States might interfere in
their affairs.
Evening star., 1945-11-25

putes resulting from attempted in
vasions Of the legitimate functions
Of management"
3. Ending jurisdictional strikes.
4. Providing for voluntary arbi.
tration in disputes over interpreta.
ton Of agreements.
S. Providing for impartial fact.
finding when disputes threaten the
public health and safety"
Parts Makers Situation.
Effect of the GIN strike on his in
dustry was outlined by Frank Ris.
ing, general manager Of the Auto.
motive and Aviation Parts Manu-
facturers' Association. He said the
loss Of GIN business would force
an almost immediate layoff of thou
sands Of workers. This in turn would
make it difflcult If not impossible
for the parts makers to fill orders
Of other automobile manufacturers.
This brought the comment from
Mr.. Reuther that "if these parts
companies deliberately shut down
their plants they'll have to answer
for their conduct" He added this
may be part Of General Motors
strategy"
Earlier. Mr.. Reuther issued a
statement in which he said Gen.
eral Motors has committed itself
to industrial war all along the in
dustrial front" He apparently re-
ferred, among other things, to the
corporations rejection of the union
arbitration proposal,
Purchasing Power Key.
Americas postwar problem" he
continued, 'is not production; it
Is maintenance of purchasing
power so that the American people
can buy back the abundance they
can produce"
Mr.. Reuther was asked why the
union arbitration proposal included
the stipulation that the manage
ment's books should be opened to
the arbitrator. He answered: That 8
an accepted procedure of bargain
ing" GIN had referred to the pro-
posal as 80 unsound, unfair and
unreasonable as to insure its re-
lection"
Picketing continued at most GIN
plants in Michigan. There were
no reports of disorder. The union
said the lines will be enlarged this
week and that the number of
corporation employees out of work
probably would reach 246,000, in
cluding 175,000 strikers and $4,000
salaried employees kept from their
jobs by the pickets.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
State Laws Fix Validity,
Controller General Says

The Controller General in a num-
Der of decisions has ruled that no
dependency allowances can be paid
by the United States in mail or proxy
marriages unless there is specific
decision by some State court In the
jurisdiction involved, which legal
ICES marriages by mail or proxy.
Several States recognize common-
law marriages, and there are many
court decisions which have validated
proxy marriages. Thus the Federal
rulings in such cases under the
Controller General, it was explained,
are based on the judicial decisions
in States which control their own
marriage laws.
In each case coming to the Con-
troller General, the State law and
court findings are checked before
ruling Is issued.
Evening star., 1945-11-25

Continued From First Page)
ing with leftists chiefly over control
Of machinery for the elections.
The Liberal party and the Chris
Evening star., 1945-11-25

considering subpoenaeing a former
Berlin banker named Jeidels, who
Is now in New York.
Hans Frank, former Governor
General of Poland, wishes to call
In two Polish witnesses.
The attorneys pointed out that at
present there is no means availab<
OF compelling witnesses to come to
Germany, and that the tribunal has
not made known how far it will go
in using pressure to get witnesses
to appear.
The British, 1t was learned, have
already approved about so per cent
of the German witnesses called by
the defense, the majority of them
former subordinate officials. No
British subjects are included.
Most Will Take Stand.
The defense attorneys said a ma
jority of the 20 Nazi leaders who
are on trial in person would testify
in their own defense. Several of
them replied with an emphatic
yes" when asked whether they
would again challenge the tribunals
jurisdiction.
A group defense challenge on the
first day of the trial was overruled
by the presiding Judge, Lord Justice
Sir Godfrey Lawrence. The attor-
neys said their arguments to be
presented in the new challenge were
not yet completely formulated.
The staff of the American pros
ecutor, Robert H. Jackson, Is ex-
pected to complete its case next
week, with the British prosecutors
taking over the following week for
three or four days to deal with
crimes against peace: The French
and Russian cases, consisting almost
entirely of atrocities, will require an
additional two weeks, it was esti-
mated
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Madison Calvert, 81, Dies;
Lord Baltimore Descendant
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
VENTNOR, N. j., Nov. 24.-Mad-
ison Rush Calvert. 81, a direct de-
scendant of Lord Baltimore, one OF
the founders and proprietors of
Maryland, died today at his home
after a brief illness.
Mr.. Calvert was born in Washing
ton and moved to Philadelphia with
his family during his youth. He was
graduated from Lehigh University
in 1876 at the age of 10 and was
appointed almost Immediately as 9
Navy paymaster by President Gar
field.
After serving In the Navy for
20 years, Mr.. Calvert was employed
by the old New York Herald, where
he was advertising manager for q
number of years.
He moved to Baltimore after leav-
ing the Herald, and then came te
New Jersey.
He is survived by his widow, Mar.
garet.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Nuernberq
Continued From First Page. }

foreign witnesses, an authoritative
source said, entails written request
by the defense which stipulates
clearly what evidence the witness
is expected to give, approval of the
request by Allied prosecutors and
then approval by the tribunal.
Afterwards the tribunal must
make request to the government
of the country where the witness
is resident. The government may
either approve or deny the request.
In Britain the cabinet has full
power, for example, to rule that any
witness shall not appear because
1t would mot be in the public in
terest."
This objection alone would block
the calling of Britons now active in
public life and might block requests
for former officials acquainted with
British operations still classed as
official secrets.
Other defendants who wish to
bring in witnesses from abroad
include hig h = collared Hjalmar
Schacht, former minister of eco
nomics and president of the Reichs-
bank, whose attorney said he was
Evening star., 1945-11-25
SightIess Hunter
Bags Turkey
Durinq Hunt
the Associated Press.

I
ATLANTA, Nov. "A blind At
lantan, Walter Mcdonald, chair
man Of the Georgia Public Service
Commission, bagged his own big
turkey gohbler for Thanksgiving.
He can't see, but he used his acute
coordination Of hearing and action
to bring down the nine-pound gob-
bier.
Charles Cannon, director Of the
game preserve on which Mr.. Nc
Donald and his friends were hunt
ing, placed the hunters at intervals
along a tract where the gobblers
were wont to amble.
Mr.. Mcdonald distinguished be-
tween the pip-pips Of the hens and
the deep-throated gobblers Of the
males and figured as to what was
the best direction to aim.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
West Point Will Bury
Gen. Patch S Ashes Today
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. "a
The ashes of 1t. Gen. Alexander M
Patch, jr, were flown here today
from San Antonio, Tex, where the
veteran 4th Army commander died
Wednesday night Of pneumonia.
The BIS medium bomber bearing
his ashes landed at Stewart Field
Gen. Patch's body was cremated in
San Antonio yesterday.
Private funeral services will be
held at pm. tomorrow in the old
Cadet Chapel of the Military Acad-
emy. Burial will be in the West
Point Cemetery. Secretary of War
Patterson will attend the services
Instructors and other officers as
signed to West Point who were
members of the class of 1912 Will
be honorary pallbearers, in men,
ory Of Gen. Patch's son, Capt. Alex
ander M. Patch III, who was killed
in action in France in 1914. He was
graduated from West Point in 1912
Evening star., 1945-11-25
General Motors
(Cnf1tinlled From First paoa
per cent increase for its 10000
workers throughout the country.
Will Continue TaIks


Will Continue Talks.
After series of meetings through
out the day, both parties in a joint
statement announced that each
would appoint nine members to q
committee to continue negotiations
The statement said the committee
would meet in New York as soon
as possible and all provisions of the
contract would be retroactive from
December 10 unless an agreement
was reached before that date.
The union group will be headed
by Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
and Raymond Reiss, president OF
the Manufacturers Association, will
be chairman of the Employers
Committee.
Meanwhile, Ira Mosher, president
OF the National Association of Man.
ufacturers, said that labor dele
gates must change their position on
fundamental issues II the Labor
Management Conference is to be q
success.
Puts 1t Up to Labor.
Mr.. Mosher declared in a state
ment that unless the labor leaders
change their viewpoint there is
little hope" that the conference,
called by President Truman to chart
a way to industrial peace, can do
more than deal with some of the
less important causes of labor un-
rest" He said the conference thus
far has failed to do the job asked
by the President, adding that quick
agreements must be reached on
these five points:
1. The strengthening and i'm
provement of collective bargaining
practices.
2. Reducing the number of dis
Evening star., 1945-11-25
'ExiIed Spanish Regime
Supports Uruguay in
Intervention Policy
sy the Associated press

b the Associated Press.
Foreign Minister Fernando de los
Rios said yesterday the Spanish Re-
publican government set up in Mex
leo wants the Intervention policy
Uruguay proposes for America to be
applied to Franco Spain.
The Republican government was
established by Spaniards in exile
Mr.. de los Rios said in a state
ment that 1t subscribes entirely to
what Uruguayan Foreign Minister
Rodriguez Larreta had said in q
note to. the State Department:
"Nonintervention must be used on
the basis that 1t is not a shield be-
hind which crimes may be perpe-
trated, law may be violated, agents
and forces of the Axis may be shell
tered, and binding obligations may
be circumvented."
The Uruguayan official proposed
that exceptions to the American
policy Of nonintervention in the in
ternal affairs of other countries be
approved when needed to regain
peoples fundamental rights or to
obtain compliance with interna-
tional commitments.
Mr.. De Los Rios declared the
proposal will have enormous re-
percussions in the future develop
ment Of international ideas in His
pano-America." To a news con-
ference he added that the policy
applying to Argentina must be ap-
piled also against the Franco re-
gime in Spain.
Mr.. De Los Rios said the Re-
publican government believed /,
would be easy" to change the
regime in Spain and by peaceful
means.
Mr.. De Los Rios remarked that
Prime Minister Attlee of Britain anc
Supreme Court Justice Robert H
Jackson had said that moral phin.
ciples are to be considered as basic
principles for international order
and moral laws as laws. The same
ideals were expressed from the At.
lantic Charter to the Potsdan
Declaration, he added.
I'VE believe" he said, that the
first assembly Of the United Nations
Organization in January will be the
propitious moment to implement
these principles and declaration.
with positive resolutions"
The United Nations organization
will be failure. the foreign min.
lister told reporters, If 1t cannot force
q free election in Spain,
Evening star., 1945-11-25

tian Democrats broke with the gov
eminent in the face Of the warning
by Parri that very grave interna-
tional and internal reasons" made 1t
necessary to avoid fall of the cabinet
at this time.
In addition to fighting over elec-
ton machinery, the Liberals have
also opposed decree which would
extend the purge Of Fascists from
government employees to private citi-
zens. The Liberals feared this
would hit many industrialists and
landowners.
Parri was a relatively unknown
patriot leader Of Northern Italy
when he was given the reins of
the new coalition government last
June II by Crown Prince Umberto,
lieutenant general Of the realm.
He succeeded Bonomi, who had
resigned Ave days earlier in keeping
with pledge he would step down
after all of Italy was liberated.
Denies Allies Wanted Change.
Psrri, speaking to the committee,
fiatly denied reports that foreign
powers wanted to see a change in
the government. He said the Allies
had denied that to him, declaring
they were concerned only because
Italy, in the period of reconstruc-
ton, was too vulnerable to cabinet
crises.
The premier indicated his resign
nation would result In rightist with
drawals and charged that the
Liberal withdrawal was In reality
a manuever to achieve a coup d'etat.
He said the Christian Democrats
had engaged in the same tactics.
These statements brought q heated
rejoinder from De Casper, leader
Of the Christian Democrats, that
his party was not blocking a re-
turn to democracy"
I'VE do not want a return to
Fascism; we do need the funda-
mental principle of liberty" De
Gasperi said.
Notable Results" Claimed.
During his speech Parri defended
his leadership, declaring he had
mediated between left and right,
and had been criticized as often
from the left as from the right. He
asserted he had achieved notable
results" in foreign policy and re-
construction.
The Premier also told the meet
ing he had received messages of
support from Liberals and Chris
tian Democrats here and abroad
which were cries of indignation
and alarm lest the present situa-
ton repeat the errors of 1921
which preceded Mussolini.
Parri sounded a warning against
replacing the present government
with either a left or a right wing
regime and appealed for main
tenance of the coalition.