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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Hands in Pocket,
Labor Delegate
Chats with Kinq

LONDON, Oct. 25 tUP)-Robert
j. Watts. American labor delegate
to the International Labor Organ
ization at Geneva, Mortified onlook-
erS at Buckingham Palace Monday
by keeping his hands in his pockets
while talking to King George vi.
Watts. who is secretary OF the
Massachusetts, State Federation OF
Labor, had five-minute audience
with the king and queen, along
with several other members OF the
American delegation.
The others borrowed or rented
silk hats and morning clothes--al-
though the king had told them to
come as YOU like"-but Watts ap-
peared in a plain blue suit with a
flaming red necktie
He sauntered up to the king, his
hands showed in lis pockets, anG
while experts On court etiquette
squirmed, chatted with the king on
American labor conditions.
Later he tossed off the affair by
explaining: "Oh, 1 just gabbed
with the king and queen, just like
am talking to you"
The king, who wore morning
suit, seemed to enjoy the talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25

ne pOlllJeCl W llle CellJTdl OlS-
tributing stations established in
New York City under the leadership
of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia where
low-income families, unable to buy
the milk they need at the regular
price, may buy at a reduced price,
as an example of the systems oper-
alton in another field.
Just as soil erosion, if uncheck-
ed, would threaten the source %
our national food supply, so human
erosion, resulting from lack of nu-
tritious food, threatens the future
of our race" Wallace said.
Contending that the two-price
plan for domestic consumption was
preferable to export subsidies, Wal
lace said:
Here, then, is a great potential
outlet for our surplus farm produc-
ton. AS l mentioned a few months
ago, some persons want to solve
the farm problem by selling our
products cheap to foreigners Now
would it not be better as a general
thing to give our own people rather
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
u. s. TO Purchase
Surplus Oranges

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. up
The federal government agreed to
purchase 100000 boxes of surplus
oranges for needy families today
and began negotiations with repre-
sentatives of the citrus industry for
. similar agreement on grapefruit.
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation has agreed to purchase
nigh grade oranges at prevailing
market prices. The packers OF
growers will submit their Offers
weekly together with proof that
they are diverting from marketing
channels an equal quantity of poor
el grades.
The agreement was part of the
federal governments plan tc spend
Sl0.O00,O00 for fruit for distribution
among the needy and to relieve
glutted fruit markets.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
11b Remembered
In Man S Will

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. OUP)
The will of William w. Carson
millionaire lumberman who remem-
bered all his friends in death with
bequests totaling s1,800,0O0 to l16
beneficiarios, became effective TO-
day.
Attorneys for the Carson estate
prepared to mail checks ranging
from $500 $4,000 to lumberjacks,
walters, janitors. elevator boys
clerks. servants. chefs. maids,
Chinese house boys, and friends
and acquaintances of Carson.
Other bequests of larger amounts
went to charities, universities
churches and the City of Eureka
once his home town and the center
of his lumber business.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Minority Peril
In j. .S.Cited

NEW YORK. Oct. 25. CUP)-Rep.
Martin Dies, D.. Tex, said today
that what Germany did in building
up sympathetic blocs in Czecho-
slovakia and Austria "she is now
attempting to do in the United
States" Soviet Russia and Italy
are using similar methods here, he
said.
Dies charged that Germany, Italy
and Russia maintained agents in
this country to indoctrinate Amer
leans with the principles of Nazism.
Fascism and Communism.
The result, he said, has been IAN
increasing clamor for governmental
RECOMMENDATION and bureaucratic con-
troll of our economic and social life +"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Spine Broken, Man
Climbs Cliff TO
Call Rescue Party

COUNCIL. Idaho. Oct. 25. (UP)-
They told the story here today OF
how Jonn Parson. 43, suffering from
a broken spine. dragged himself up
l50O-foot canyon wall to bring
aid to two persons who had been
thrown over the brink when the
steering apparatus on his autom6-
bile failed.
Two others killed by the fall,
Alonzo Garcachia, 64, and Mrs.
Anne Zeigler, %, both of Boise. III
iured we're Parson, his wife, 81, and
her mother, Mrs. James Siddo-
way. "a, Salt Lake City. III,
Parson and Mrs. Siddoway were
thrown out of the machine 500 feet
from the top of the canyon. Garca-
CHA was killed when he struck a
rock 1UOO feet down. Mrs. zeigler,
dying. and Mrs. Parsons were
thrown together near the river.
The accident occurred Sunday
night. Parson crawled doWn?to the
edge of the river, dragged his wife
back few feet and built a fire
They remained there, huddled with
the dead woman.
Near morning. Parson began drag
ging himself up the canyon wall to
the highway. When he reached the
top, he wrote a note and left it in
his hat. then began crawling TOWARD
Cuprum. A motorist picked him
up, rescue party was organized
and the victims were brought ou'
last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Board Receives
Power Plant Bids

Eight bids on supplying equip
ment 1or the hydroelectric power
plant at Drop Four on the All Am
erican canal were opened Tuesday
by directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District.
Two Westinghouse branch con-
Germs we're low in bidding for the
main control equipment They Of
fered identical bids of S10173. Bids
were referred to the engineering
department for study.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Give Palestine
TOU.S. Advises
British Paper

LONDON, Oct IS. CUP) - The
Evenin1 News offered today. in an
editorial on President Roosevelt's
declaration regarding Palestine. to
Give the country to the United
States tied up in a blue ribbon"
The United States can ask the
League CT Nations to transfer the
Palestine mandate to them and our
government, i not entirely bcreIt
Of its senses, viii hand it over tied
up with blue ribbon and & courteous
aotc Of thanks for favors render
ed. the newspaper said.
Meantime. Britain and not Am
erica is saddled with the thankless
job OF administering the mandate.
costing millions of pounds and
many valuable British lives in ad-
dition TO losing this country a lot
of loyalty and prestige among Co.
GCOOO0 MoSlem citizens of the en-
pire.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Divorce Complaint
Charges Desertion

After their marriage in Yuma i'll
1884, Margaret A. Callahan alleged
in a divorce complaint filed Mon
day. her husband insisted that she
live in a shack in mcongenial. un-
attractive surroundings even though
he couldt afford a better home.
When it was necessary for them
to move from the shack. she said,
he took her to live with relatives
They lived with the relatives un-
til he deserted her March l3. 1888
she alleged. She asked the court
for permission to use her maiden
name. Margaret A. Bulish.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
San Quentin Gets
New Building

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 25. up
Plans for a new trades building at
San Quentin prison were under
consideration today by State Ar
cnitect George B. McDougan fol-
lowing a conference here win
Warden Court Smith.
Smith said the four story brick
building now housing the prison
tailoring. printing. shoe and furni-
ture shops is unsafe.
Under the new plan these actiy-
tiles will be transferred to a s.ruc-
Cure at present utilized as a dormi-
tory and the four-story buildins
Will be reduced to one-story Tor use
as a nacnme shop
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
SD & Executive
Dies on Coast

SAN DIEGO. Oct. 25. CUP)-
Funeral services for Frank M. Grace,
81, operations executive of the San
Diego and Arizona Eastern railroad
who died suddenly yesterday, will
be held today in San Diego.
Grace was stricken with a heart
attack at an executives association
luncheon and died a few minutes
later
A native of New Jersey, Grace
worked for various western rail-
roads. He was superintendent of
the Las Vegas and Tonopah railway
in 1908!and was an operations exc
cutive CT the San Diego and Arizona
Eastern since it was built in 1918.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Drops of Water Send honeymooner
To Jail: Cause Gets Him Out

The next night he sat up, keep
ing watch. Finally he noticed Il
hole in the ceiling. He ran up
stairs. broke down a door and in
the room above the nuptial chamoer
found one of Teresina'S former
suitors holding a pitcher of water
over a hole in the floor.
They ended up at the police sta
ton after their fight. The rejected
suitor said 1t vas his way of getting
revenge. He also was released after
promising to leave the honey
moonerS alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25

MILAN, Italy, Oct. %. IUP)-
The explanation Paolo Motta gave
at the police station sent him back
to his bride today. eXonerated.
He and his bride, Teresina, he
said, had retired the night of their
wedding. The light was out. Sud
denly a drop Of cold water struck
the back of his neck.
He shouted. Sprang fromN the bed
and searched the room. but found
nothing. But soon after he had re-
turned 10 bed. the water struck Linn
again.
All that night this continued
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Grieving widower
Takes Own Life

VISALIA. Cal. Oct 25. up
Since May IS when his wife died,
his friends said today, John Leeper
had been grieving.
Yesterday. John Leeper did not
report TO work. Instead the So
year old Fresno man went to the
Visalia cemetery to visit the spot
where they had buried his wife
Sue.
A gravedigger said he saw Leeper
place a wreath of flowers on the
plot shortly after noon.
Hours later. someone found the
body of John Leeper lying across
the grave Of his wife He had end
ed his life. officials said, with
shot from a % caliber revolver.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Local Group to
Attend Conference e

Roland Ballou. secretary of the
agriculture conservation commit
zee, Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor,
L. C. Hawk and Forrest Baasely
will attend a meeting in Bakers
field Wednesday to discuss the 1899
~~riculture conservation program.
Particular emphasis will be placed
on the cotton program
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Locates
His Lost Sheep

HEBER, Oct. 25-K. Kahn found
his lost pet sheep at home of a
neighbor late Monday. He refused
to sign complaint, he told Deputy
Sheriff Bill Lott. because the sheep
and the neighbor were good friends.
The Hindu rancher asked for Of
ficial aid in finding his pet and
Lott was sent TO help him trail the
missing sheep.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Cotton Marketing
Committee Named

BERKELEY, Cal, Oct 25. CUP)
The California agricultural con-
servation committee today announc-
ed appointment of farmer COM
mittees to review cotton marketing
quotas in their districts.
The appointments were made BY
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace. The committees include:
Riverside, Imperial. San Bernar-
dino, San Diego counties-Edward
Miller, Blythe; F. C. Beasley, Bard;
Frank Hewitt. Calipatria, and Lloyd
Norville, Blythe.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25

than foreigners the benefit of such
bargain prices? l, for one, think
it would. And l feel sure that most
farmers and most city people will
agree with me-
Turning to the grapefruit indus
try which expects surplus crop
of approximately 100000 boxes,
Wallace exemplified his plan by
asserting that there will be a sup
ply of No. 3's, culls, and part of
the better grades to go to waste
unless something unusual is done.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
TeIesrapher Who
Flashed News Of
Custer Stand Dead

MISSOULA, Mont, Oct. 25. CUP)
John M. Carnahan, SO, telegraph
er who flashed news of the Custer
massacre in July. 1876, died last
night at hospital here after a
three-day illness.
Carnahan was born In Blanchest-
er, Ohio. He is survived by niece
Mrs. Nose Garner of Los Angel
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
HoItviIIe Couple
Wed in Yuma

HOLTVILLE. Oct. 25.-Miss Jua-
nita Sanchez became the bride of
Manuel Mason Sunday in Yuma.
They were accompanied to the Ari
zona city by Mr.. and Mrs. j. K.
Din. The newly married couple
will make their home near Sandia.
Mr. Mason is a graduate of the
Holtville high school. Mrs. Mason
was formerly employed in the w. Z.
Meyer home.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Husband Spied. SO
She Asks Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 25. (UP)-
Because her husband, Ernest Truck,
stage and screen actor, spied on her
and was unreasonably jealous, Mary
Jane Truck, film actress, was grant,
ed divorce today by Superior
Judge Thurmond, Clarke.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25

The dogs. MIS-. MOrrlSon SAID, ilrSt
attacked other animals last Thurs
day night but were frightened
away by a gunsaot They returned
the next night. killed the hos and
goats. carried them a slight dis
tance away. partially deYoured
them and left the remains.
The supervisors will be asked.
Mrs. Morrison said, to take imme-
diate steps to rid the county of
rowing dogs. Mrs Morrison has
been a leader in humane society
work in Imperial county for several
wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Bartletts Visit
Friends in Braw|ev

BRAWLEY, Oct. 25. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Bartlett, who now live in
San Clemente, but who were early
valley pioneers, left Sunday after
visiting for several days with Mrs.
Lucy Baughman.
Bartlett is the man who originat-
ed the idea and influenced the city
of San Clemente to pass the or
dinance which has made the city
unique, to have all the houses
white with red roofs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
TOMMY MAYFIELD
SUFFERS BROKEN FINGER

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 25. - Tommy
Mayfield, grandson of Judge T.
Maytield, is recuperating from
broken finger received the latter
part of last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Wallace Appeals to Nation to Back
Two-Pice Farm System to Give
Low Income Families Produce

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (UP)-Secretary of Agrlcu0
ure Henry A. Wallace last night solicited nationwide sup
port for farm system designed to remove agrl-
cultural surpuses and enable low income families to pur-
chase enough of the right kind of food to eat.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
Wild Dog Pack Kills Livestock at
Home Near Imperial; Supervisors
Urged TO Act Against Strays

How pack of halfwild dogs killed large hog and
two milk goats at the home of Mrs Claude Morris East
Main street in Imperial last Friday night will be told
before the Imperial county board of supervisors at the
boards meeting, Mrs Edna Morrison said Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
BRIDGE SECTION
TO MEET WEDNESDAY

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 25. - Bridge
section of the Junior Women's club
will meet at the F. H. Woodbridge
home, 754 Cedar avenue. Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock. it
was announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25
BARGAINS by the score i'm
Post-Press Want Ads,
SMASH the
"SINGLE TAX"

If a man steals your purse
at the point of gun,
IT'S ROBBERY!
But if tax cranks and social
revolutioniSts rob you of
your home, your farm, your
job and your savings,
IT'S YOUR OWN
RESPONSIBILITY
Your DEFENSE is in your
own hands-in your intelli-
gent use of the ballot.
The discredited, six : times
defeated Single Tax" will
appear as Proposition No.
20 on your N0Uember ballot.
This ruinous proposal =
COnfiScate homes ana farms
by piiing Ert0rtiOnate Taxes
on Land-Higher than Tax
payers could pay.
1t would wreck trades and
industries, skyrocket rents,
drain the funds necessary to
pay old age pensions, to
maintain the public schools
and other essential functions
of government.
IT Uouid bring chaos, distress
Gnd disaster to California.
And Remember: You Can't
Vote Sales Tax Out. With
out Voting Single Tax" in.
The bait of sales tax repeal
is a deliberate attempt to
snare the unwary voter.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-25

But if tax cranks and social
revolutionists rob you of
your home, your farm, your
job and your savings,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
Max Herseth Began Trip
To Norway, Tuesday.

Max Herseth, director of swimming
in the Ely schools, left Tuesday for
Oslo, Norway, where he will visit at his
old home and spend the summer.
Mr.. Herseth will leave on the S. S.
Stavangerfjord from New York on
Sunday, July 8, and arrive in Oslo
about ten days later.
He came to this country in 1916 and
has not seen his mother and two
sisters since then. His mother is 81
years of age and it is on her account
he is returning to his home for a visit
The return will be made in August
leaving Oslo on August 10 and arriv-
ing in New York on the 31st.
Mrs. Herseth and her daughters anc
son are in charge of Herseth's Camp
on Lake Kabetogama during the alb
scence of Mr.. Herseth.
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FOREST CAMPS
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of this description are generally con-
fined to two types, examples of which
are located in close proximity to Ely.
The more simple shelter, with combined
dressing room accommodations, is 10
Gated at Fenske lake, and is made up
of log cabin with large open doors,
a fireplace in one end, with the other
end closed off into two compartments,
one of which is to allow men to change
into their bathing suits, and the other
to provide the same accommodations for
the women. This type of structure
costs us approximately $500 to con-
struct.
1.-The more elaborate shelter is exem-
plified by the building constructed at
the South Kawishiwi Campground, just
north of the Halfway Ranger Station
on the Ely-Fnland road. This struc-
ture is considerably larger and more
elaborate, and, in addition to pro-
viding facilities for the campers and
picnicers, is large enough for use by
summer home permittees, SO that they
may hold group meetings or have
evening entertainment close to their
summer homes. This structure also
provides running water, toilet facilities
and shower baths, as well as dressing
rooms for the accommodation of pic
nicers and bathers. This is the only
structure of this description we have
on the forest, and no others as elaborate
as this are contemplated at the present
time. This structure has cost the Gov
eminent slightly over $4,000, which in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
Water CarniUaL Planned
For EUeLeth, July 10.

National cupboard motor races, diving
exhibitions, canoe jousting, swimming
exhibitions, comedy diving and the
browning of the queen will be some of
the highlights of the program of events
outlined for the Junior Chamber of
Commences first annual Water Carni-
val at the Eveleth lake park on Sunday,
July 10.
A parade on Sunday morning will
inaugurate the days activities, while the
other events will take place at the park
in the afternoon. The cupboard motor
races will be under the supervision OF
the Lakeland Cupboard Motor aSsoci-
alton. A team of five girls, headed
by Onerva Pylvala, all of whom hold
state titles and a team of four boys
who have also made their mark as
swimmers will also perform.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
SEASON FOR
PAN FISH open
Bass, Crappies, Sunfish, Can be
Taken; Fishermen Urged to
Note Daily Limit.

With the opening of the so-caned
"panfish'-baSS crappies, and sunflsh-
season last week, in the northern zone
of Minnesota, tourists flocking to the
10000 square mile Arrowhead country
will have no restrictions whatever on
the type of fish they can hook from the
1000 or more lakes included in this
territory of deep, cool forests, sky-olue
lakes, and fighting game fish. There IS
one exception, of course, and that is
the sturgeon, which is protected at all
times.
Six bass Cblack, striped, yellow, silver,
grew can be caught per day by each
fisherman and he is allowed Il IN pos
session; sunfish and rock bass, 10 per
day, 80 in possession; crappies, 10 per
day, Is in possession.
The fishing season on wall-eyed pike
pickerel, great northern pike, muskel-
lunge. trout, yellow perch, and other
varieties has been open for some time
Attention is called to the resort tea-
ture of the Minnesota fishing license
and fishermen are urged to make re-
port on fish caught. This data is useo
in restocking lakes and fish propaga-
ton activities.
Minnesota is approaching its l93s
propagation goal of one billion new
fish. with 855 $4,000 fry already raised
and bass and panfish yet to complete
their spawning, according to the Min
nesota Tourist Bureau.
OF this huge crop of young fish, al
estimated 800 100000 are wall-eyed pike
100000 northern pike; 100000 muSkel
lunge; 9,899OOO trout of all varieties
and 44,50O,OOO whitefish. No estimate!
are yet obtainable on bass and panflSf
as their spawning will not be completed
until July l.
The pike Matched were planted in 7O'
lakes and IA rearing ponds Throughout
the state; in addition, 900 private ap
plications for pike fry have beer
handled. Those sent to rearing pond
will be raised to lingering length be-
fore being planted late next fall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
LAND EXCHANGE NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Notice is hereby given that Frank
B. Hubachek has applied for an ex-
change of lands under the Act of March
3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1215). The applicant
offers to the Government certain lands
located in ST. LOUIS County and
totaling TITS acres, as follows:
T63 N, R Is w, Sec 3, Lots & 4;
Sec 10, Lots & 4, NWA NWA,
and in exchange desires to obtain title
to certain lands located in Lake County,
and lying within the Superior National
Forest.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
all persons claiming said lands or hav-
ing bona fide objections to such ap-
plication an opportunity to file their
protests with this office on or before
the date of the last publication thereof.
First publication, June %, 1888.
Last publication, July IA, 1888.
LYLE F. WATTS,
Regional Forester.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
1920 Persons Killed in
JuLy Accidents Last Year.

Twenty-Seven national organizations
with total membership of 46,0O0,0 900
have joined with the National Safety
Council in it's countrywide campaign to
reduce the annual Fourth of July
massacre. Each of these organizations
not only has pledged its collective
support, but has asked its members to
enlist individually in the drive which
has as its keynote Lets be Alive on the
Fifth"
The Council reports that last July
10000 persons were killed in accidents.
The campaign this year will be de-
signed to cut out this needless slaughter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-30
CALL FOR BIDS
for
FENCING AND PAVING
MATERIAL
Independent School District No. IL,
Ely, Minnesota.

Sealed bids will be received by B. S.
Richards, Clerk of the Board of Edu-
cation, Independent School District
No. IL, Ely, Minnesota, up to 7:30 P. M.
July 18th, 1888, at the office of the
Clerk of said Board of Education, Ely
Minnesota, for furnishing fencing for
yard and tennis courts, and materials
for paving of driveways, courts and
tennis courts, f. o. b., site.
All materials to conform to plans and
specifications as prepared by j. C.. Tay-
lor, Architect, 9O2 Minnesota Street,
Hibbing Minnesota.
Copies of said plans and specifications
may be obtained at the office of the
architect, Hibbing, Minnesota, upon de-
post of $500. Deposit will be returned
provided plans are returned within five
days after bids are opened; otherwise
a sufficient amount will be retained to
defray the expense of replacing same.
All bids must be made in strict &C
cordance with plans and specifications
and submitted an contractors station
cry in the same form as indicated in
specification.
Bids must be sealed in envelopes adj
dressed to Clerk, Independent School
District No. Il, Ely, Minnesota, and
marked on the outside:
bid for materials for fencing and
paving"
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for 1919 of the amount
of the bid, made payable to Ivan Tau
eel, Treasurer, Independent School
District No. Il, Ely, Minnesota, as
guarantee that the bidder, if awarded
the contract, will enter into same and
furnish satisfactory bond in its full
amount
The Board reserves the right to ac-
cept the lowest responsible bid or re-
ject any or all bids.
Dated at Ely, Minnesota, this Goth
day of June, 1888.
B. S. RICHARDS,
Clerk, Independent School
District No. II,
Ely, Minnesota.
Ely Miner, June %, 80, 1888.