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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
MASS DRIVE OPENS ON NAzI WEST WALL
Arizonans Hit
Water Pact
As j. 5. Peril
Declare Treaty Fails
To Actually Fix
Ceiling on Acre Feet

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
(UP) - Representatives Of
central Arizona irrigation in
terests Friday opposed the
proposed Mexican w t e r
treaty on grounds that Mexi-
co might take more than the
100000 acre feet a year
the treaty provides.
The argument was made before
the senate foreign relations COM
mittee by Victor Corbell, member of
the board of governors of the Salt
River Valley Water Users associa-
ton in Arizona, and Greig Scott,
counsel for the organization.
RIDICULED BY CONNALLY
It was ridiculed by Committee
Chairman Tom Connally CD Tex
as, who insisted "a treaty is trea-
i ty."
Corbell said he was afraid that
if the treaty is ratified Mexico
would put into cultivation more
land than normally could be irri-
gated by the allotted amount each
year. He said Mexican rights to a
greater supply ultimately would
have to be recognized by the United
States if Mexico accompanied such
over-uSe by other economic Cevelop-
ment of the area.
Scott contended that although
the treaty calls for delivery of a
fixed minimum, you cannot deliver
any given amount Of water to Mex
lco on the river within 10 per cent
of the amount ordered" He pro-
tested that the treaty has floor
Of 100000 acre feet but has no
ceiling.
He said Mexico reasonably could
interpret article 10 of the proposed
treaty as authorizing it to withdraw
100000 acre feet because it is
drawn in two sections. He protested
against the provision that Mexico
can use all the flow in excess of
100000 acre feet.
WARNS ON EXPANSION
IF diversion dam is built just
below the border within five years
as the treaty provides, hunoreds of
thousands of acres will go into culti-
vation in Mexico Immediately" Scott
said.
LET the time come when you
attempt to take that water away
from Mexico and put it on land
lin the United States :. and there
will be all kinds of pressure groups
here in Washington to appeal to
you in the interests of humanity
not to send that half million people
back to the desert"
OFFERS ALTERNATIVE
AS an alternative to ratification
of the pending treaty, Scott pro-
posed:
l. Diversion works on the Col
orado river for the water going into
Mexico shall be built. owned, con-
trolled and paid for by the United
States.
2. A ceiling should be placed on
the amount of water that Mexico
could use. The amount of that CELL
ing is for the United States to de-
termine. MY suggestion is 100000
acre feet" he told the committee.
3. Return flow below the dam
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Reds Carry Battle
Into Frankfurt
Seize Bridseheads
On Oder River;
Kues+rin Entered

LONDON, Feb. 9. (UP)-
Moscow and Berlin reported
Friday that Russian assault
forces were storming Frank
furt from bridgeheads on the
west bank of the Oder on
both sides of the keystone
base 33 miles east of Berlin.
The fall of Frankfurt would COL
lapse the Oder river defense line
before Berlin and bare the capital
itself to frontal assault.
Marshal Gregory X. zhukov's
spearheads across the Oder were
probing westward behind an earth
shaking bombardment of Russian
artillery massed on the east bank
of the river, Moscow dispatches re-
ported.
The German high commands on
~ reference to the sector before
Berlin said that the Germans sue
ceeded in narrowing Gown or elimi-
mating by counterattack several en-
emy bridgeheads."
VIOLENT BATTLES
A supplementary Berlin broad
cast reported violent battles both
north and south of Frankfurt, and
Moscow dispatches said the Nazis
were throwing all available strength
into an effort to wipe out the Sow
let footholds which clamped pine
ers on the strategic city.
On either side of the Oder-Berlin
front, Soviet armies were swinging
westward to protect zhukov's flanks,
threaten the Baltic port of Stet.in,
and hew out expanding pockets west
of the Oder in Silesia.
A Nazi communique reported
heavy fighting in the area of Pyritz,
% miles southeast of Stettin, and
along line eastward through the
Arnswalde and Deutsche Krone
areas.
Berlin said the Russians opened
powerful attacks from the Steinau
bridgehead across the Oder north
west of Breslau, and we're pushing
westward. The German command
said the Soviets reached the out
skirts of Liegnitz, big transport
center 40 miles west and slightly
north of Breslau.
FIGHT IN STREETS
Eighteen miles north of Frank
furt Soviet armored forces fought
in the streets of burning KueStrin,
which the Nazis said had been en-
circled temporarily" by the juno
ton of Russian ricgeheads across
the Oder.
A Moscow broadcast limited at an
impending announcement on the
battle of the Oder before Berlin by
the Red army command. It said
zhukov's front had been wrapped
in official silence, which usually
precedes some big announcement.
Hard battles on the Oder on both
sides of Frankfurt continued" Ernst
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Ndzi Prisoners
Seek Trouble

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 8. (UP)-
Officials Of Papago Park prisoner of
war camp expressed belief Friday
that Nazi internees who flew a
swastika flag from a truck on We'd
nesday were trying to "incite our
civilians to overt action which
might be used as basis for re-
taliation" against Americans held
by the Germans.
A spokesman said an investiga-
ton of the incident reported at
Chandler by Civilians disclosed that
a group CT prisoners had in their
possession a homemade" Nazi flag
He said one of the internees ad-
,mitted displaying such q flag from
truck carrying a work detail and
that the prisoner is now under
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
.Nazi Mayor Hanged
For Runninq Out

LONDON, Feb. 8. CUP) = The
Berlin radio reported Friday that
the mayor of Koenigsberg, As miles
northeast of Berlin in the Oder
bend, was hanged for leaving his
post without authorization.
A home service broadcast identi-
fled the mayor as Kurt Loesser.
The Red army offensive in the
Oder bend now has carried to the
area Of .Koenigsberg.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Eight Norwegians
Slain by Nazis

Stockholm, Feb. 9. (UP)-Reports
from Norway said Friday that eight
Norwegians were executed in re-
taliation for the assassination
Thursday of Karl Marthinsen, quis-
ling police chief.
A Nazi court-martial imposed the
death sentences, the pro-Nazi pup
pet government rejected an appeal,
and the victims were shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
u. s. Bombers Strike Blows
At German War Machine

The Eighth Air Force assault fol-
lowed a heavy British night attack
ON a synthetic oil plant at Poelitz,
nine miles north of Stettin and the
bombing of Berlin by Mosquitoes.
The American assault was carried
out by more than 1900 Flying Fort
resses and Liberators and about
$50 Mustangs and Thunderbolts.
The American hombers concen-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Clear Friday. Friday night, and
Saturday. Cooler days with max
imum temperatures around "a
degrees. Temperature Friday
night above 81 degrees. Cooler
by Saturday night with lowest
temperatures Al degrees in the
coolest spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Union Jurisdic tionuI Row
Stirs Shipyurds S Strike

SEATTLE, Feb. 8. .(UP)
Nearly 1000 welders struck
at two Seattle shipyards Fri
day after six of their num-
.ber were fired for failing to
keep in good standing with
the American Federation of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

Labor. Welders' union.
Henry A. Doty, national president
of the United Brotherhood of Weld
ers, Cutters and Helpers Qndepend-
ent), said only 20 welcers were left
at the Todd-Pacific shipyard, and
none were on the job at the Todd
Dry Dock company.
The independent. union, members
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

trated on the armament and motor
transport plant at Weimar. SOUTH
west of Leipzig: the important rail
freight yards at Magdeburg. west
Of Berlin: the synthetic oil works
at Lutzkendorf, and other COM
munication targets In Germany.
About 1000 British bombers Thuys-
day night attacked Poelitz while
the Mosquitoes bombed Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

LONDON, Feb. 8. UP)-
More than 2150 American
bombers and fighters raided
synthetic oil plants, arma-
ment factories and rail yards
deep in Germany Friday in
a shattering blow at the heart
Of the Nazi war machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 81, minimum
Friday 40; am. Friday So, humid
ity "A; noon Friday .2, humidity 81;
pm. Thursday 78, humidity 21.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

spring Is Here
The temperature in El Centre
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Evening star., 1945-12-25
BY DORIS FLEESON.

One of the few things that causes
President Truman to lose his temper
is any reference to his wife and
daughter that seems to him too
personal in flavor. He has yet to
develop any scar tissue whatever,
with respect to their positions as
public figures He believes they can
and should be spared all personal
publicity except innocuous social
references.
The President is violent against
a columnist who discussed Marga-
ret's behavior at a party in terms
which he thought not only unchari-
table, but which Margaret assured
him were untrue. When he heard
that people in Independence were
being interviewed and, according to
his version, offered tips to report
on Margaret's doings during her
visits to the old home town, he hit
the ceiling.
Missouri likes to consider itself
Southern State, and Truman re-
acts in many ways, including this,
do q EoOuIllcIllcI uOcS. ANY UIllIlS
which he feels touches upon his
personal pride or honor he cannot
shrug off as part of the price of
being so important a public figure.
The fact is that the score on Tru-
man personal publicity has been al
most entirely in their favor. The
Presidents only really bad breaks
came after his hail-fellow excursions
to Jefferson Island and to the Ca
rutherSville, Mo-, fair. Following
complaints that his one of -the-boys
appearances were not suited to
present troubled times, presidential
relaxation has been confined to his
yacht, far from the maddening and
talkative crowd.
The public accepted calmly the
transition from Mrs. Roosevelt to
the Coolidgean Mrs. Truman. Demo
cratic women leaders are not toe
happy over losing their clear chan
mel to the White House but they
have no open complaint. Mrs. Tru-
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Weather
Continued From First Page -,

only handle emergency calls. Garage
service is really impossible today
The Keystone Automobile Club re-
ported that it had no calls for serv-
ice, but many seeking information
on road conditions.
Higher Temperature Seen.
The Weather Bureau held out
some hope that conditions would be
eased later in the day by slowly ris-
ing temperatures. A high of "a de-
grees was expected this afternoon.
Higher temperatures would result
in warm rain" which would tend
to turn the snow into slush, the
Weather Bureau said.
The weather here was typical Of
that in many sections of the coun-
try. The North Central and Eastern
Evening star., 1945-12-25

parts of the country, as well as the
Midwest, were hit by sleet and rain.
Many accidents were reported
throughout the country as the result
of icy streets and highways.
Virginia Hit by Ice.
There also was considerable snow
and sleet in Virginia. Freezing
temperatures in some sections of the
State added to the accident toll.
Wythe and Grayson Counties had
about two inches of snow Monday
and most of the other southwestern
counties experienced freezing sleet.
There was an inch Of new snowfall
in Pulaski, Montgomery and Floyd
Counties, but east of Roanoke there
had been nothing more than snow
lurries and no impeachment to
travel.
The thermometer stood at q de-
grees as the f1urries struck Roanoke
in the afternoon and Danville had a
32-degree reading with skies over
cast and threatening. In the easterly
sections, it was partly cloudy with q
forecast of freezing sleet for Christ
mas Day. There was indication that
the precipitation would change to
rain in the Norfolk-PortSmouth area
with temperatures rising slightly.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page)

and John E. Masten. Senator
Lucas said if one Of these two men
could remain on, it would be helpful
to the new counsel.
At the last hearing on Friday
Senator Ferguson, Republican, Of
Michigan, questioned Admiral Rich
mond Kelly Turner in detail about
two orders that were issued to the
Asiatic Fleet in the fall of 1941, to
carry out specific reconnaissance
missions by boat and plane, to see
If the Japanese were preparing tC
move south, into the Kra Peninsula
The Senator was seeking to find out
II similar instructions went from the
Navy Department to the Hawaiian
commanders.
Admiral Turner said that on three
occasions during 1941, the sugges-
ton had been made to the Pacific
Fleet to use small boats for obser-
vation purposes.
May Call Admiral Hart.
Asked yesterday if he thought
former Admiral Thomas C.. Hart,
now a Senator from Connecticut,
who commanded the Asiatic feet in
1941, would be asked to testify, Sen
ator Ferguson said that is a ques-
ton the committee will have to de-
eide later. He said he thought the
decision would depend on how far
the committee decides to go into
what occurred in the ASiatic area,
down near the Philippines, as dis
tinguished from the Pacific area
around Pearl Harbor.
The Michigan Senator said it may
be necessary later to go into what
occurred in the Asiatic to find out
what relation, if any, those develop
ments bore to events in Hawaiian
waters. When that time comes,
Senator Ferguson said, the question
for the committee to decide will be
whether the documentary records
relating to the Asiatic area speak
for themselves, or whether it would
be advisable to have Senator Hart
appear before the committee to elab-
crate on them,
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Truman Disposed to Protect
F umiIy From Publicity Borbs

man pourS, receives and enterta1ns
within the traditional limits and
has yet to refuse duty which the
national committee thought right
fully hers. They do not venture,
however, to bring their problems to
her as they did to Mrs. Roosevelt
and Anna Boettiger.
The White House household, con-
siderably diminished from its Grand
Hotel days under the Roosevelts,
runs smoothly with Mrs. Truman
making it clear it is her domain.
Noticing stranger quizzing one of
the colored help, she promptly in
tervened, learned it was an FBI
agent checking on the servants.
She put a stop to that and said the
servants were not to be badgered.
A similar come-uppance befell one
of the Presidents more eager as
sistants who undertook to MASTER
mind the woman clerks and secre-
taries, who were working on the
house side. They appealed to Mrs.
Truman's secretary, Miss Odum.
Mrs. Truman promptly invited the
eager beaver to confine himself to
the executive Offices henceforth. Nat
urally, all this makes for household
loyalty.
Mrs. Truman is still leaning heav-
lily upon two of Mrs. Roosevelt s
aides, Mrs. Henrietta Nesbitt, house
keeper, and Mrs. James Helm, So
cial secretary. There appears to be
no immediate prospect of any
change.
How a typewriter can spell out
late" when the reporter intends to
write former" is still a mystery.
James E. Watson, former, not late,
Senator from Indiana, suggests your
correspondent must have heard his
response last week to an ovation
from 1000 members of the Indiana
Society of Chicago, gather at a $40
a-plate dinner. The dean of Wash
ington politico-lawyers replied: Il
see you have great reverence for the
dead"
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Marking Stores Ready
with Brief Cases as
Government Returns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING. China, Dec. 25.--Nan-
king is brief-case crazy, now that
diplomats are arriving and the gov
ernment is moving back from far
inland Chungking, China's wartime
capital. "
Almost every store is displaying
brief cases-an shades and sizes,
with prices ranging from the equiv
alent of 10 to 80 United States dol
lars. Merchants laid in heavy
stocks and expect to do a roaring
business when Government officials
move here en- masse.
Sun Yat-sen Buried Here.
1t is a sprawling, fiat, walled city.
A quick look gives the impression
that nothing much ever happens
here, but Chinese have a deeply
sentimental appreciation of Nam
king.
Sun Yat-sen is buried here, and
for this, among other reasons, many
believe that the government is to
remain here permanently.
The Japanese sack of Marking
still is discussed in solemn tones.
Nipponese terrorism sent Markings
residents fleeing to the countryside,
and even now fewer than half Man.
kings normal 100000 population is
living here. The people are coming
back, however, and creating a hous-
ing problem. Some parts of the city
were destroyed, and living quarters
are at a premium.
Food seems plentiful. Most man
ufactured items are imported in
Shanghai, and therefore higher in
price, but in this agricultural area
food is surprisingly inexpensive. In
December you find stands piled high
with large oranges, pears and other
fruit.
The government is drifting slowly
into Marking Skeleton crews of
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Americans, Britons
Stage Gala Holiday
In South America
BY ERNIE HILL,
Foreign Correspondent for The Star and
the Chicago Daily News


the Chicago Daily News.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 25.-
American and British colonies
scattered throughout South America
are whooping up the Christmas
holidays for the first time in sew
eral years.
The Anglo-Saxons are providing
most of the atmosphere and hilarity
to the holidays which are observed
with comparative calm and reserve
in most countries of this hemisphere
South America was one of the
few areas in the world virtually
untouched by war. There was little
sadness last year, or the year before
Brazil had a small expeditionary
force sitting out the war in Italy
and outside of that South America
was only cheering for the winner.
War meant big favorable trade
balances that will disappear in many
instances now that world commerce
is being returned to normal compe-
tition. Then, too, Christmas has
never been sentimental season of
unreStrained gladness, as it is in
the United States.
Summer came in a few days ago
to the lands south of the equator
and most of them have sweltering
heat for the holidays. There are
few Christmas trees, no holly
Wreaths, no snow, no sleigh bells,
no caroling, nor any hot buttered
rum. It's a different sort of cele-
bration because most youngsters
have never seen snow and are cer-
tain that Santa Claus would never
get this far south on a sled with
reindeer.
But in the homes of Americans
and BritiShers it is another story.
There are wassail bowls, although
the weather is warm, and eggnog
parties and carol singing, and then
there are little groups that sit
quietly and talk about home, or
what is left of it now that the bomb
ings have stopped.
(Copyright 1945)
Evening star., 1945-12-25

some ministries have set up shop
here in preparation for closing down
their Chungking offices, probably in
February, and legislators have ar
rived.
Meanwhile, shopkeepers beam at
their crowded shelves. They have
enough brief cases to supply the
whole government.
The elaborate Marking estate that
Japanese built for their late puppet
president, Wang Ching-wei, is being
prepared for Chang Kai-shek-but
the generalissimo and Nine. Chang
aren't sure they want it.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
U. 5. Kidnap Charge
Admitted by Soldier
Held as Beh Slayer
By the Associated Press.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Robert Fred
eric Smith, 81, who an FBI agent
said confessed to Staying Roy Cor
don Beh of Crosse Pointe, Mich.
may be tried for his life even though
Michigan does not permit capital
punishment, the district attorneys
Office disclosed.
Maurice j. Walsh, head of the
criminal division of the office. said
Attorney General Clark will be
asked to decide whether Smith,
held here on a kidnapping charge,
shall be surrendered to Michigan
on a murder charge or held for
prosecution here.
The Lindbergh kidnapping Act
provides for the death penalty when
kidnapping victim has been harmed
Or slain.
George McSwain, in charge of the
FBI office in Chicago, said yester-
day that Smith, whom he described
as an Army private AWOL from
Camp Robinson, Ark, had con-
fessed to killing Mr.. Beh m the
Michigan salesman's car near Hol-
land, Mich, five days ago.
Smith and Boleslas Walter Czaj-
kawski, l8. both Chicagoans, pleaded
guilty to Federal kidnapping charges
yesterday but Mr.. McSwain said only
Smith was involved in the Staying
They were remanded to the United
States marshal under $4,000 bond
each to await Federal court action
J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director, said
In Washington yesterday that Smith
and Czajkowski had escaped from
Camp Robinson after overpowerine
q guard on December IA. Mr.. Nc
Swain said they had been involved
in four kidnapings of motorists and
five car thefts while making their
way to Chicago.
On December 20, MIR. Hoover de-
clared, Smith hitched a ride with
Mr.. Beh, a neighbor of Henry Ford
II, in Chicago on business, and near
Holland pulled As revolver on the
salesman. A scuff1e enSued, Mr.
Hoover added, during which Mr. Beh
was shot in the side.
Smith and Czajkowski were cap
tured In Blue Island, Ill, Saturday.
Evening star., 1945-12-25

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Evening star., 1945-12-25
Fishermen Catches
Wolf With Motorcycle
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
OSHKOSH, Wis.-Arden E. Chel-
low went ice fishing on Lake Butte
Des Morts-and caught a wolf.
Riding his motorcycle on the
frozen lake, he saw timber wolf
leap from the bank and start for
the opposite shore. He chased the
wolf back and forth across the ice
Finally firing of the game the wolf
halted abruptly and was run down
by the motorcycle.
Mr.. Chellow grabbed the injured
animal by the neck and plunged a
screwdriver into the heart. He reg
isterd for a $40 State bounty.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Il. J. Thornton Named
Notre Dame Registrar
Ry the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. 25.-The
Rev. Louis J. Thornton, C. S. c., of
New Orleans has been appointed
registrar of Notre Dame University
He succeeds the Rev. James w. Con-
merton, c. S.. c., who win be admin
istrator Of Kings College, a new
school being established by Holy
Cross congregation at Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Evening star., 1945-12-25

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your expenses and buy a few more.
Evening star., 1945-07-10
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