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umania Center Of Europe Action WEATHER Forrauts: New Mexico, (air tonight and Sunday; considerable high cloudiness Sunday; not much change in temperatures. U. S. Oaincrco rvadlnes Cor 24 hours ending at 8 a. today: high 58, low 20.

The Gallup Independent VOLUME 51 "Western New Mexico's Daily Newspaper" GALLUP, N. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 19-10 XU.MliKl; Grain and Oil Important to Belligerents Find Body of Local Man in Puerco Water The body of Level Harri son Bomberry, 51, residen at 218 West Warren, wa: tumid about noon today ii the 'shallow water at th edge of the Rio Puerco, be neath a high ledge from which he apparently fell. It is believed the man diec last Siiturdaj' night, since hi- daughter, Mrs. W. T.

Rap pui, of Gallup, reported the sheriff's office early this week that she had not seen him since that time, Mr. Bomberry, who had beei seeking work, was a native of Oklahoma, and of Indian descent. He was born in 1888. How long he had resided here was not immediately learned, although a registration to vote, filed at the county clerk's office, showed he must have been in the state at least a year. Although officers are checking details, it is believed that the death was accidental.

Contents of thi pockets revealed 71 cents, eyeglasses, social security card anc registration certificate. The body was found just opposite the turn in Highway 66 at the east city limits. Two transients, William Baxter and Jack Vaughan made the discovery and telephonec the sheriffs office. The body is being" held at RoIHe Mortuary, pending arrangements. 'Awards Made'in V.F.W.

Contest Two cash awards were made yesterday by the local Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to high school pupils for essays submitted in the national contest sponsored by that organization in cooperation with newspapers over the country on "The Benefits of Democracy." The Daily Independent joined the local auxiliary as a sponsor. Mary Keith King, a 15-year-old high school student, residing at 202 West Mesa avenue, received the first prize of $5 and a second award of $2.50 was made to Arthur DeLong. Presentation of the awards was made by Mrs. J. Kjelislrom, More than 100,000 high school students have submitted essays in this contest, shattering all previous records.

Winning essays in local contests are to be judged by state committees by April 27, and the winners of state contests will then be sent to the national contest in which $2,000 cash prizes are to be given. First prize will be $1,000, second $500, third $250, and fourth $100, with 10 additional of $10 and 10 of $5 each. Awards will be announced at the 1940 convention of the auxiliary in Los Angeles August 25-30. The winning essay in the local contest appears inside in this issue. Mounted Patrolmen Will Meet Monday Another meeting of the Gallup troop, New Mexico Mounted Patrol, will be held in the city court room in the city hall Monday night, starting about 7:30 o'clock.

The group, which is in the initial stages of organization, will pick up their discussion of equipment needed which was broken off suddenly last Monday night when the troop members answered a call to aid officers in blocking roads following the jail-break here. Speakers Feature Convention Wide Range Of Topics On Program Throws Baby To Safety rs. Frances Francis, 20-year-old mother of a ten-month- old girl, smiles up at her husband, Nirk, in Kansas City, MIL'S General Hospital, shortly after firemen had released her from where she was pinned between an elevator roof and a doorwity. She threw her daughter to safety as she felt the car start down when she entered. Aside from a broken arm, the extent of s.

Francis 1 injuries haven't been Isarned. Trees Disappear Like 'Hot-Cakes' Six thousand Chinese elm trees, donated by the city of Albuquerque from its nursery, and distributed free by the Gallup chamber of commerce, melted 1 away yesterday before an eager public like stacks of pancakes before a group of cow waddies. From 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon until evening a steady stream of applicants appeared at the Hogan and the available supply, except for a few reserved for planting on school and ceremonial grounds, had practically disappeared by nightfall. M. L.

Woodard, secretary of the chamber, said today he was endeavoring to obtain an additional supply for next week to take care of those disappointed in the first distribution. If he is successful in this, announcement will be made later. Farmington Holdup Draws Three Years SANTA FE, March 16. M. Kilgore.

lanky Farmingtoil, N. and Durango, farmer, was sentenced to Ihree years in federal prison Friday for the armed robbery of the First National Bank of Farmington last January. Authorities recovered $2,265 of the loot from a shack to which Kilgore directed them. Patricia, 10, of Dallas, Texas, two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. L.

P. Imbodcn of Gallup; L. R. Allen of Shamrock, Texas; John O. Allen of San Dirgo: Mrs.

M. Carr of Flay- dada, Texas. Funeral services will he held in Albuquerque nt 2 p. m. Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Imboden and their sons, Eldeon and George, left bulk fed wootal lambs $10,01 to today for Albuquerque to attend the Wit fed nufft OWM funeral Market Reports CHICAGO, March 18 Choice prime steen, yearlings scarce.

Steady, all others closed fully 25 cents lower; best light yearling, steers bulk stockrs closed dull. Fnt ambs 15-25 cents lower; practical top Welfare Group Hears Reports Dr. E. B. Beaver read the annual eport for the fiscal year of 1939 for McKinley County Health deparl- lent to (he members of the Mc- Cinley County Health and Welfare Association meeting held yesterday J.

P. Gribbin, chairman of the as- ociation, presided during the busi- esg session. It was reported by Mrs. W. Hark that members of the Croatian Iharity club and local housekeepers lub had donated $10 towards eye- lasses for a needy school child.

The association has paid the lo- al hospital bill for one week for a crippled who is now being cared for in the Carrie Tingley hospital in Hot Springs, it was reported. It was voted to donate $15 to a man for eye glasses to aid him in obtaining a job on the WPA, Brother of Local Woman Succumbs Senate Opponents of Hatch Measure Abandon All Hopes Eight Burned To Death in Blast HEBEll SPRINGS, March 16 Otis Allen, 36, and seven of her ten children, were burned to death today when their farm home was destroyed by fire believed due (o an oil lamp explosion. The father, and his brother-in- law were burned seriously. Three older sons escaped. FIFTY ENTOMBED IN MINE BLAST ST.

CLAIRV1LLE, March 16 men were trapped in the Willagrovc Coal mine near here today by a terrific underground blast. Two hundred other miners were reported safe. There was no immediate indication whether any men were killed or injured. Six rescuers were overcome by "black damp," and were forced to leave the shaft. Others donned'masks and continued rescue operations.

Origin of the blast was not determined. Ail telephone communications were burned out by the ex- plosion. Word was received here late yesterday of the dealh of Jack C. Allen in the Veterans hospital in Albuquerque. Two Santa Fe Fives In Tourney Finals RATON, March 16.

all- Santa Fe final was assured in the basketball tournament here tonight, when Santa Fe high defeated Tucumcari 34-28 after St. Michaels of Santa Fe eliminated Hobbs 27-25 in this morning's semi-finals. KosWv'H downed Dawson 50-33 to meet Aztec in the finals of the consolation bracket. JOHN IIINKLE DIES SANTA FE, March 16 Mr. Allen served overseas for 18 Hinkle, 63, brother of former Gov- months in tho 36th division, 132nd nachine gun battalion.

He is survived by daughter. ernor James Hinkle of died today at his home after a month's illness. An attorney, Mr. Hinkle had been connected with the land office oil division. HIT-RUN VICTIM TUCUMCARI, March 16 Lee Rice, 54, of San Francisco, was killed instantly at midnight last night by a hit-run driver here.

State Patrolman William Spaight arrested James Baum, 19, end quoted him as admitting he drove car that "bit WASHINGTON, March 1C Senate opponents of the bill to curb political activities of state employees partly or wholly paid with federal funds gave up their two-weeks fight against the measure today. Only the desire of many senators for a weekend away from the nation's capital postponed the final vote until Monday. Banter developed at the close of debate yesterday and gave at least a surface indication that a Democratic split over the measure written by Senator Hatch of New Mexico, would not leave any lasting bitterness. Predict Huge Majority Hatch predicted the bill will be approved finally by a large majority. The leader of the opposition bloc said "we are at the end of our rope." During the final debate, Senator Chavez, of New Mexico, referred to the state's WPA cases and denied that "New Mexico or its people arc guilty of any infraction which may have impelled my colleague to bring about enactment of this measure," Of the Hatch bill, Senator Chavez said New Mexicans are "pikers" compared with Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Callup's well-known west- cm hospitality i.s to have a clinm-e run full i jc starling next week hen stockmen from throughout tlie and irhi'i' hen; for a two-day! program which is with action from the first immiitlee meeting to the business session. Vieing with the entertainment i program which has been arranged by the Northwestern New Mexico Hereford Breeders association, the i host organization, is the full four sessions of addresses which will hit right on each half-hour mark, cording to the program released. I The session will be called to order nt 9 a. m. Monday morning by Con W.

Jackson. Las Vegas, Reverend Harry Heard will give the invocation. The assembled stockmen i will be welcomed to Gallup by Les J. Mahoney, which will draw a response from State Senator Burton Roach of Hillsboro, N. M.

Governor To Speak At 9:45 a. Governor John E. Miles will address the convention in what is expected to be one of the highlights of the ZGlh annual convention. Governor Miles has not indicated (he probable content of his: address, but it will probably include something of the state's hopes for supporting the stockmen in their program as one of New Mexico's leading industries. Mr.

Jackson will follow the governor with the annual president's address of activities of the associa- during the past year, and similar topics. National President Listed Scehduled at 10:45, is J. Elmer Shot Arrow Into The Air row. i'li unidentified man, dressed in grvcn, is taken away from (he M-'-IH- after he shut mi arrow into the house of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at No. 10 Downing Street.

London. England World Attention is Turned to New Front Brock, Kaycee, Wyoming, president of the American National Livestock association, whose topic has been left to him but which is expected to deal with programs of the nation til organization. "The Cattleman's Stake National and International Trade Fences," is what Clarence Henry, member of the Chicago Board of Trade will use as a basis for his address at 11:15 a. to conclude the morning's program. Adjourning then, the delegates will revert to their "cow-waddy" days and gather at the rear of the Hotel el Rancho, unique headquarters, for an old-fashioned chuck- wagon barbecue, at 12:30 p.

m. Company Representative Reopening the session at 2 p. H. W. Mathews, of Chicago, representative of Swift and Company, will speak on a topic relative to his company's work.

(Continued On Page Four) BY KIKKK L. SIMPSON AxHtitiittetl Press Writer World renters on Finland, battling a.s bravely with problems of peace as she fought for 105 tragir days against ovenvJie'ining military odds; but the real tenter of interest in Europe has shifted a thousand miles nnd more south ward. Short of a forthright CJerman attack on France ami Britain to seek quick victory by blood and bombs in (he west, the Mediterranean-ltalkaii-Neur East theater look.s like the place where the significant scene in Die wani, ollt illliL intervention. drama will be staged. Under a heavy cloak of censorship, opposing diplomatic rllV THK AS.SUCIATKD PKE8S) Peat-e in the- north swung ithe spotlight IUTU.SX restless jL'uroiH- luday lo the intense maneuvering centering on Rumania, whosu grain and oil supplies hulk importantly in the European war.

Ivti mania is reported to have tunuM a cold shoulder toward a German plan un- Her hirh Hungarian and (Soviet border tfuaranteea I would Ix i won through conj to Germany, Germany reportedly would enyi- neer a 25-year Russian-Rumanian i pact, and a 10-year Hungarian pledge not to press for i territorial revision. I Conditions on Rumania included the acceptance of a Iron Guard member in the Rumanian cabinet. Rumanians said these terms were "intolerable." Meanwhile. Finland's enforced pence with Russia was approved by the Helsinki diet by a 145-3 vote. i The war-turn republic today faced tho long and hard task of recon- i struetion.

To Re-Fortify Informed Finnish sources said that i Finland will begin immediately to re-fortify her new frontiers and rr- organized her battered army. There will be no general de-mobilization. Sumner Whiles, President Roose- I veil's pathfinder, completed i European timr with visits to Italian King Victor Emanuele, Premier Mussolini and Foreign Minister Count Ciono. On another front, Japan protested to Russia over a new border Incident In which a dozen Soviet and two Japanese casualties were reported, as result of nn armed clash on Sakhalin island. German sources claimed raiders sunk a British patrol Another.

urtl1 Sea? while British authoring said llieir scouting planes had made over German territory. French naval authorities daimetl they destroyed two German subma- Indian Artist Wins Attention shifters are at work arranging the props for the play to their liking. Before the dreadful Immhirdmciit in Finland ended, the winds uf rumor were with reports ni' Nazi "peace takim; shape on the southeastern flank of the ullieil-Gei-maii bad It? line. Despite Berlin's insistence llial il was neutral in the war- in KinLind, suspicions that Nuxi intrigue underlay both ils inception and its ler- mirmlUm will not Gorman pressure, however exerted, unquestionably shaped the climax, dominated the Bailie balked Finland's slumler hope of rescue Palm Meets Shamrock Tomorrow Irish Recall Old Prophecy ST. PATRICK Christianized Ireland AP Feature Service Will prove the fateful year in Irish history? Must Irishmen Jtrc aw.iio of old prophecy: "When palm nnd shamrock meet, Ireland will be free." And tomorrow, Mnrch 17, palm nnd shamrock meet, for the day is both Halm SumJny and St.

Patrick's Day. The prophecy is credited io Colm- cille, Gaelic poet and philosopher who HvL-1 in liie Gth or 7th century. Tlie conjunction named in his augury is rare one. In ri-if to 2000 A. m-curs jiwt once, this year.

Whether the prophecy has anything to do with it or no'. Ireland today faces nnolher crisis in its 'fight for freedom. Southern Ireland but the six countries of Northern Ii eland, i ly spoken of as Ulster, are part of fBillam. Atldinn to the diffiruliy Is 1 tilt fact that Eire is neutral while Ulster is allied with Britain in the war. Tlie conl of Eire's government, bended by Prime Minister Knniun de Valem, is a union of all Ireland.

That's the f-oal of the Irish Ilepub- Ucftti Army, too, but it wants action HAA1O.N DK VALEKA To It "ht A series of honittinns in England have been charged to it, iiic! last month Britain hanged two if tls members Lorn; outlaw? 1 in England, the IRA has had periods of legality in Woo Mussolini Nor can it be doubted that rlv N.I/J.S are now wooing Mussolini wilh every url and artifice of iniacy. They want lo full Italian apprehensions fanned by the Kus- siiiii victory in Finland jmd to proven I any which would rnpcril Gorman economic life lines. Fears uf in tliv of Italian economic cooperation wilh I lie Mnij; h-Franch-Turkuy entente to lighten the allied economic Nazidom are shaping Berlin's political strategy. That allied diplomats are Italian ears wilh counter prfo- fers and perhaps counter throats without saying. Against whatever insurance Berlin can offer Rome that Russia will refrain iriHii in southeastern Flu rope, stands the sulid fact of allied preparedness lo meet any development there, by foree if need be.

Nazi strategy calls for peace there at all costs. The- jillies and their Turkish team-mate seem armed for peace or war. Access Assured AlliuJ iiceess via the Illack Sea the of central Europe is assured. The Anglo-French- Turkish entente hold holh gateways (lie Meili erranoan. Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, and the Dardanelles.

The latter is the key to the Black Seii. pathway to the Balkan and Russian oil fields which me so necessary lo the Gorman and Kus- -sijtn war machines. Italy the pivot on which turn Nazi hopes of nvulrulititiK the shtn-k of Finlanj's defeat on jeopiirdizpd neutrals in tin- Italian reaction to that sign of Berlin-Mns- fow cuopunitiun is of vital importance to Berlin. II Duci- is in a jxwtion to sell his wiir or jwiiee in vver- diplomatic mnr- l-et. From thy onst-t of war In Svp- temlM r.

Italian hostility cnininun- is' Huss a has been tho link in the NHZI war scheme. i More publicity for the Inter- Tribal Indian Ceremonial was given in the rotogravure section of the Los Angeles Times of March 3, consisting of a page layout featuring Pnp-Chalee, Taos Indian girl, who has acquired fame as an artist. Daughter of a Taos chief, Pop- Chalee is said not to have touched a paint brush or crayon prior to three years ago but her native ability has already won prizes for her in the ceremonial here and national recognition. Among the pictures shown by tlie. Times were "Tlie Buffalo Hunt." "Wild Horses," and "Antelope." With 30,000 descriptive folders delivered from the presses this week, active work was started by Secretary M.

L. Woodard on distribution of advertising lor this year's program, to be given August 14 lo 17 inclusive. The folders are a twelve-page broadside beautifully illustrated with Ceremonial features. Cooperation of the WPA has been arranged ago in this year in the production of 2,000 cardboard window cards to be produced by hand- in seven colors. These will be later in the spring.

To Play Record of Local Singer Here Pete Ziivtitti announced toduy he hud obtained a record pio- luci'U by hib brother, Giovanni a- atti, who has won an enviable reputation for himself in operatic JJ.H', itiK, and that this transcription will IK- reproduced over the local radio station ill 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Giovanni, who formerly worlu'J in Gallup, now a npcnitlc singer, located in Hollywood Irela outlawed by tho Vulcru government, too. DRINKS PLANK IIERK Thurson Yates, of Santa Fr. piloted hU plane tudny to visit Health Condition Worse SANTA FE, March 16 E. B.

Godfrey, wife of the state health director, left today for Tucson, where her husband is severely ill. The state official was token to the Arizona city from Guaynuis, Mexico, where ho had pone last week for a rest after becoming ill In California recently. Friends were advised that Dr. Godfrey's condition is much worse..