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CHEMIST FOILS SPY
SUSPECTS AFTER BATTLE
LOS ANGELES — Weird as a |
tmightmare, dramatic as a mys- j
tery thriller and crammed with
possible international implica
tions was the hair raising story
given to police by Carl Albin,1
35. Swiss research chemist.
Albin told of a desperate battle
in pitch darkness at 3 a.m. in his;
laboratory at 4502 Santa Monica
(boulevard with two German
speaking invaders wso sought to
wrest from him the secret form
ula for a non-leaded high-test
gasoline.
After showering one of his as
sailants with sulphuric acid and
dodging a hail of bullets fired by
the other mystery man, Albin j
said he drove the supposed for
eign agents into an ignominious
retTeat with his precious form
ula still in his possession.
Declaring he believed the men
to be members of a Hollywood
“fifth column,” the chemist des
cribed them as being powerfully
built, with close-cropped mili
tary haircuts. They fled, he said,
in a sleek, gray, coupe bearing
square white license plates which
he was unable to identify.
Brought to California several
months ago by a large oil com
pany, which had heard of the
gasoline he had developed in his
native Switzerland, he said, Al
bin has been working night and
day in efforts to perfect the fuel.
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Busy Session
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The Council met in regular ses
sion at 8 p.m. Monday evening at
the City Hall. The mayor presid
ed and all councilmen were pres
ent.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approv
ed.
The following communications
were read:
From Roy A. Summers offering
the sum of $25.00 for Lot 6 in
Block 94.
From U. S. Smelting, Refining
and Mining Co., requesting per
mission to operaite the Moonlight
Water system in the City during
the 1940 season.
From Trustees of Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, protesting against
the action of the City in selling
Lot 5, Block E. to N. Strand.
From special committee of
Chamber of Commerce, advising
of the cost of the proposed street
signs.
From Larry Galvin, submitting
prices on heating plant and in
stallation of same in the school i
building.
From Seattle Plumbing Supply
Co., also submitting prices on
two unit heating system for the
school building.
Councilman Nevin, reporting
for Health and Relief Committee j
of which he is chairman, stated
that he had interviewed Mr. Tom
Cloninger regarding the condi
tion of his vacant lot on the west
side of his place of business, and
that Mr. Cloninger assured him
he would have the lot filled in as
soon as possible, thus iliminating
the danger to health which
might be caused from the stag
nant pool on said lot as it now
stands. Mr. Nevin also reported i
having secured the c operation of
the proprietors of the Polar Bar
and Restaurant in making that
place of business more sanitary.
Councilman Stewart reported
various repairs made on the
r°ets and the construction of a
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box drain across W. Second St.
at the intersection of B. St. and
Second Ave. W. Mr. Stewart fur
ther advised that he had a re
quest from Mr. C. B. Smith, who
is the owner of considerable pro
perty on Second Ave W. for a
drain along the north side of
Second Ave, from the intersec
tion of Second Ave. W. and D. St.
to the intersection of Second
Ave. W. and C. St. Mr. Smith was
quoted as saying that he would
be satisfied with an open drain,
but taking into consideration the
number of residences to be serv
ed from this proposed drain, it
was, in the opinion of the Street
Committee, desirable to construct
a box drain on the street in ques
tion. The approximate cost of
this drain, according to Council
man Stewart would not exceed
$400.
Councilman Atwood, chairman
of Finance committee reported
that he had examined the loca
tion on the school lot where the
change in the power line was
proposed to be made and con
cluded that if 'the present power
pole was removed, two poles
should be installed to insure saf
ety in carrying the weight of the
power line to connect with the
street line. He was requested by
the mayor to ascertain the cost
of liie change recommended, and
to confer with Mr. Rydeen, chair
man of the local school board,
concerning this change in loca
tion of power pole.
Councilman Anderson, chair
man of police committee had no
thing to report from his depart
ment.
Councilman Maloney, second
member of the police committee,
stated that during the past week
a meeting was had with the may
or. City Attorney Sullivan and
Chief Laws regarding complaints
presented by certain people(
about the necessity of better po
licing of the City.
City Attorney Sullivan, advis
ed the Council that complaints'
were made at his office regarding
the insufficient policing of the
town. That he called a meeting in
his office (informally) of Chief
Laws, the Mayor and Councilman
Maloney. That the result of the
meeting was, that Chief Laws ag
reed to adjust the personnel of
his staff so he might be able to
devote more time to police dut
ies. Mr. Sullivan called the atten
tion of the Council to the rev
enues, and in addition the fines
and forfeitures collected through
the Police Department, they
were entitled to better police proj
tection even if it became neces- i
sary Uo appoint a special police-,
man for such work.
The remainder of the report on j
the Council's meeting will be pub;
lished in Friday’s issue.
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