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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27

We used to worry about our iron play
ing out, but from present indications
we'll soon be getting along on our steel
scrap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27
A Thought for Today

70 give light to them that sit in darkness and
in the shadow Of death, to guide our feet into
the way Of peace-Luke 1873.
The preaching that comes from the soul, most
works on the soul.-Fuller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27

Vice-PreSident Garner maintains that
vacation at home is the most eiovable.
That depends on what kind of home YOU
have.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27
First Fascist Candidate in u. 5.
Rises in Kansas; Evangelist Son
Of Evangelist Takes Stage to
Scare Sunfower Stote's Big PoIiticos

TOPEKA, KANSAS. = This coorful state of the Jay
hawks and Sunflowers which gave the Republican presi
Dental candidate to the nation in 1885, this year making
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27
7 st Y o ur
knowledge

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-27

Copyright, 1888, by United
Feature Syndicate Inc)
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
Grammar School
News

Name for Grammar School Paper
The name selected by vote for
the Junior High School newspaper
was "The Messenger" sent in by
Francelle Julian of the eighth
grade.
Those receiving honorable men
ton for the names which they sub
mitted are: Betty Rowe, c. G. S.
News: Gloria Appel and Betty Rea-
gen, Junior High School News; and
Elfreda Nassau, The Ink Spot.
Johnnie Jean Dixon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Lacy and |
were Sunday visitors at |
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
Assembly Held

The second assembly of the term
will be he'd in the auditorium OF
the Coolidge Grammar School THIS
afternoon at 1 o'clock. The pro
gram will consist of the following
numbers: orchestra, March dl-
rected by Miss Frances Spain; A
merica, The Beautiful, by the group
led by Mr.. George A. Burreli; IN
vocation, Rev. o. B. Annis; Girls
quartet. older girls glee club dlrec-
ted by Miss Naomi Elmore; Talk
Development of Supervised Play III
the Coolidge School, Mr. Jay d.
Hinton: orchestra, Miss Frances
Spain. director; Auld Lang Syne'
group singing directed by Mr.. Bur
rell. and. in conclusion, the orches-
fra under the direction OF MISS
Spain will play a march.
Mr.. Hinton will be in charge oil
the program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER

from the beaten path. She has a
number of placer mining claims
there and stated that she would be
there as long as she lived. 1t is
entirely possible that she has a
great fortune in her claims, but
nothing can be realized until the
claims are developed and worked,
For a life of perfect quiet and lei
sure, nothing can take the place OF
hut in the mountains, but it is
not recommended for those who
love the comforts of living.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Churches, clubs, lodges and all
,ocal organizations have the free
use of the columns of this news
paper for the announcement of
their meetings during the current
week. All we ask is that the no
tices be furnished to us not later
than Wednesday noon of each
week. Every notice should give
the day and date, time and place
of meeting, together with the pur-
nose (social or business) and any
information of special programs, if
any.
If each organization will delega-
te to one member the duty of fur
nisbing weekly items for the Exa-
miner and have it in this office by
Wednesday noon of each week, ev-
erv organization can receive proper
publicity of its activities, without
cost and at the proper time. We
do not have time to go to each or
ganization each week and should
not be expected to do so. We in
vite every organization to use the
Examiner. free, but we ask that
copy be furnished us before the
deadline, Wednesday noon. The
same applies to all news items in
The Coolidge Examiner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
Perfect Attendance Contest

The two eighth grades of the
Coolidge Grammar School under the
direction of Mr.. Merrill and Mr..
Hinton are having a contest for
perfect attendance record and me-
rit system lasting for a period OF
six weeks. The winning side Will
be given a picnic by the losing side
but in case of a tie the two teach
ers will be the hosts at picnic for
the two grades.-Vera Campoeil.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

and tells US she had reply and
sold her lot in West Coolidge with
in days. ..-.
G. w. Ware and w. A. Thompson
were in Phoenix Monday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs Wheeler Holmes
are the proud parents of baby
girl born Monday, October 3, and
weighing in at pounds.
The Pay'n Takit store has re
ceived new equipment for their
meat department and it is being
installed this week.
Mrs. H. l. Robertson and daughter
of Florence were shopping in Cool
idge Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Kane are rejoic-
ing over the birth of a son, who
arrived on Sunday, October 2.
Mr.. Willard Yohn, who has been
visiting his sister, Miss Myrtle
Yohn of the Coolidge Grammar
School, left Saturday for his home
in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. c. c. Hamilton and daugh-
ters, accompanied by Mrs. Charles
Cohen, were Phoenix visitors Mon
day.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
School Bond

With the cooperation of the own
ers of the grocery stores, Mr.. Kir-
by. superintendent of the Grammar
school, has announced that on the
hand bills given out by each store
there will be a picture Of the Cool
ide Grammar school and-VOTE
FOR THE SCHOOL BOND
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

G. w. Ware and w. A. Thompson
were in Phoenix Monday on bust
ness.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Runbeck
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Free
man of Florence Sunday on a trip
down to the Canyon del Orc, where
the Mine With the iron Door is
supposed to be located, and also
included Oracle and Mammoth in
the trip. Pinal County has any
number of interesting spots to
visit, both in it's valleys and noun
tains. A lady who says she had
lived there So years was discover
ed in a hut in a canyon away off
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
Ball Games Played

The Coolide girls and boys te-
ans of softball won three out OF
four games from Florence when
thew PLAYED Friday afternoon.
The Florence boys A team was
victorious when the game ended
with a score of 6-3.-Billy Mason.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Beginning next Wednesday, Oct.
18th, at p. m. Rev. J. Lyle Pettis
will begin series Of revival meet
ings at the Woman's Club building,
and continue Thursday and Friday
evenings. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend, and there will be
no admission charge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06
Greyhound
Time Schedules

Leaves Coolidge:
East Bound
1880 A. NJ. and 4:15 P. M.
West Bound
Pas P. M. and 1902 P. M.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Wayland.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Mrs. Burt of Phoenix says it pays
to advertiseshe had an ad in the
Examiner last week at a cost of zoe
and tells us she had a reply and
sold her lot in West Coolidge with
in 4 days. go.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Mangum were
business visitors in Phoenix Sat
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27

principle successfully sought and
profitably employed for a hundred
years in first class letter mail car
riage," Hastings said. 1T is the
averaging of all rates based upon
volume business through the extern
sion of mass production pricing to
the field of transportation.
The plan calls for the establish
ment, outside of the suburban area,
of nine railroad regions in the
United States with five types of
passenger service as recommended
by the federal-coordinato of trans
portation.
ITO illustrate the operation OF
the plan, consider travel between
New York and Chicago and their
intermediate points. The poStalized
fares between these two cities, or
any intermediate points, within
this area, would be as follows:
Passenger coach fare 81.
"Parlor car fare, So.
Local sleeper fare, typified by
the Mohawk, S..
Express reserved fare, typified
by the Commodore Vanderbilt, $40
Limited deluxe fare, typified by
the goth Century Limited, SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Eight Drunks Go
Before City Court

Eight drunkenness cases. one as
sault. TWO vagrancy and two pros
titution cases were heard in FL Cen
tro police court Tuesday as an
aftermath Of the Christmas holi-
day
N. Flowers. James Arnold, Sebella
Cindella. were sentenced TO pay $40
fines or serve five days in jail on
drunkenness charges. Maynard
Hacker. Francisco Ramos and Roy
Crowell forfeited bail on similar
charges. j. A. HutSon pleaded not
guilty TO a drunkenness charge and
will face trial Jan. 5 and Al Snyder
was sentenced 10 60 days in the
county Jail.
Ben Soloman, Negro, accused OF
hitting his mother-in-law in the
head with a brick in an argument,
pleaded not guilty and will face
trial Friday. George Bedner, ac-
cused CT vagrancy, Was released
with a 20 day suspended Jail SEN
tence and John Howell was sem
fenced TO As days in Jail on a SIM
.iar charge. Bebe Thomas, accused
as prostitute. forfeited SIS bail and
Ollie Cook pleaded not guilty and
will be tried Friday on the same
charge
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Flying Carpet New
War Weapon Ayers
American Inventor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. tUP)-
Naval officials studied today an
inventors latest war weapon - a
flying carpet.
Among blue prints of super-bat-
tleships, long range bombing planes
and the like they found plans and
claims by A. S. Shafer, Philadelphia
inventor, reading like page from
the Arabian nights.
Shafer. a member of the charter
ed Institute of American Inventors,
described his invention as a "tly-
ing mat or carpet of destructive
elements woven together and con-
trolled by radio.
my invention could be 1loWn
by remote control across the Al
lantic and dropped over Berlin OF
Munich. 1t would wipe out Hitler
and his hoodlums in a split jiffy,
Shafer said.
The carpet" would be made OF
destructive elements which, when
dropped. would destroyed every
thing within an area 1000 times
its size. Shafer claimed. He sale
he had actually flown a miniature
model and had proven all nj
claims. The navy would not con-
slider his invention, although ne mac
offered free demonstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Ira Afen Refires
After 16 Years in
District Service
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fOODl1lluGu 1IOlll FdSC -
nouncing his retirement. Aten is
sued the following statement:
sixteen years ago the people
from El Centro-Imperial division OF
the Imperial Irrigation district
elected me on the board of direc-
tors to assist in getting legislation
passed through the United States
congress to build Boulder dam and
the All-American canal and pre-.
serve he hydro electric power on
that canal for the benefit of all the
people
I was just retiring, at the ase
of 60 from our Calipatria cattle
ranch to our home farm near E
Centre. turning the cattle ranch
over TO our sons. Ira D. Aten anc
Marion Aten. I had longed for a
quiet farm life and felt it woulo
soon be realized.
But not 50. My friends be-
seeched me to stand for election as
irrigation district director. They
assured me il was only a four-year
Job. The dam and canal would be
we'll advanced by that time and J
could then retire.
The first four years congress
had not warmed up very much to
our legislation. The bitter fight in
and at home is a matter
Of history. I was never man TO
quit a job unfinished, so I kept on
and have been elected your direc-
tor at five successive elections"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Congress Looks
For New Battles
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will be read to congress by clerks
the following day.
The nature of Mr.. Rooseyelt's
recommendations and especially his
spending plans for the next fiscal
year will determine partly how far
conservative Democrats will carry
their rebellion.
1t is known that the President
will devote more than customary
attention this time 10 foreign al
fairs. There are indications that
the administration is approaching
the new year and the new congres
with national solidarity for national
defense a major 1910 objective.
Conservative Democrats, however.
are planning to force some changes
in Roosevelt domestic policies, no.
tably the method OF spending re-
lief money. On the issue OF relief
and related questions hot 1910 poll
tical conflicts are expected. Econo-
my and budget balancing are TO
some extent factors in the ap-
pIOdC4Il44s opt44A444S Ho4o. ouN WI
greSs appears TO be less economy
minded than determined that the
spending prerogatives consistently
voted to Mr.. Roosevelt since March
4, 1898, shall hereafter be restored
10 congress.
The method proposed TO restore
TO congress spending authority,
whic hwould extend from the trea-
sury doors 10 the actual expendi-
ture on relief and other projects
in the field, is 10 "earmark" forth
coming funds for specific purposes.
The New Deal spending system has
required congress to vote large
lump sum appropriations to the
President-those sums have been
called blank checks which
the White House drew TO allocate
money TO the states or 10 local
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Death of 93laid
ToTrain Blunder

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec. u
CUP)-An assistant station mas
ter's blunder was blamed today for
a passenger train collision near Re
nj. Bessarabia, on Christmas day
which killed SO persons and injured
l43.
Many of the injured were near
death. the government announced
because two ambulance trains were
being delayed by snow storm.
The assistant station master was
arrested and questioned about di-
rections he had sent the engineers
of the trains. The trains. crowded
with schoolboys, students, soldiers
and officials, collided between FIRE.
zazei and Ulea. Seven coaches
were smashed and it was hours be
fore the victims were removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
GiesIer Declares
Japanese Client
Kidnapped Here
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states witnesses in the attempted
murder charge
According to Giesler, it was Ka-
/ zuiji Sonoda. and SetSuko Ota, for
/ mer husband OF the late Lucy
/ Banning. Los Angeles heireSs. and
another japanese. who allegedly
/ kidnapped Yamatoda in El Centre
last Thursday and took him across
+ the border TO MeXicali where he is
now endeavoring to re-enter the
United States.
Sonoda and Ota are both wit
neSSes against Yamatoda in the
attempted murder charge.
The story told the district attor-
ney's office by GieSler and the
witness was as follows:
Three japanese. including Ota
and Sonoda as well as a third man
by the name of Tagawa, under in
dictment in San Francisco on a
charge of murder were negotiating
with Yamatoda to purchase his
film exchange.
However. last Sept 25, while
Yamatoda was going down south
San Pedro street with a friend. s.
kinowaki. he was accoSted by Son.
oda. Ota. and Police Detective L.
w Henry.
According to the states charge.
an argument enSued and Kinowakl
drew a gun while Yamatoda told
him in japanese to shoot"
1t was out of this incident that
Yamatoda and Kinowaki were ar
rested and charged with assault
with a deadly weapon and attempt
to commit murder
Last Thursday, Police Chief
Sterling OSwalt of El Centro came
TO Los Angeles and arrested Ya:na-
toda on a misdemeanor gambling
complaint.
Although Yamatoda insisted he
had never been to that town. he
was taken there and released on
bond to await trial
When he was released, accord
ing to the story told the district
attorneys office, Sonoda and Ota
with a third Japanese kidnapped
Yamatoda, who escaped and called
the police
However, instead of the police
doing anything about Yamatoda's
complaint they returned him 10
Jail for disturbing the peace, Gies-
Ter said.
1t was after he was released the
second time that he was kidnapped
again by the same men who took
him across the border to Mexicali
and also robbed him of $500.
In the meantime. Attorney Gies-
Ter had dispatched Rogers to go
TO FL Centro to help Yamatoda out
of his difficulties.
Rogers was accompanied by Ku-
bo and Sheffield all of whom were
arrested in Calexico by El Centre
police on a complaint signed by
Ota, for the kidnapping OF Yama-
toda
However, when they were taken
TO the police station, Rogers was
released. with apologies for the
mistake of identity" while Shelf
field and Kudo were charged with
the kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Grain Firm Faces
Federal Charges

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. CUP)-
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
today charged Cargill Inc, large
Minneapolis grain firm, the Car
gill Grain company of Illinois and
four officers of the corporations
with violation of the Commodity
Exchange Act.
If found guilty of the charges,
the corporations and individuals
could be denied all trading privi-
leges on commodity contract mar
kets in the United States.
The complaint, signed Dec. % by
Wallace, charged the defendants
with having manipulated the price
of 1897 September and December
Chicago corn futures and OF hav-
ing engaged in fictitious or wash -
sales of corn futures on the Min
neapoliS Chamber of Commerce
during the latter part OF March
1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27

mediate objective of great strategic
Importance. The Insurgents, ad-
vancing south from Villanova
claimed they were in sight OF the
Segre river which must be crossed
to reach ArteSa.
The second important advance
was to the south, in the Lerida
sector, where Borjas Blancas was
the principal objective. In that
area the NationalistS occupied the
villages of Cogull and Aspa and,
after cavalry mopped up a pocket
near Ribarroja by seizing 500 pris-
oners, sought to encircle Borias
BlancaS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27

Grew visited Hachiro Arlta, for
eign minister, last night. 1t was
understood that he made unusual
" strong representations against
Japanese interference with foreign
interests in China and said that
the United States government was
dissatisfied with Japan'S replies TO
previous protests.
Both Grew and Sir Robert Graf
gle. the British ambassador were
understood to have inquired Of
Arita in separate talks regarding
the proposed abolition Of the extra
territorial privileges OF foreign
powers in China. Arita was said
n have told both that he thought
:. unnecessary TO go beyond the
statement made previously by
Prince Fumimaro Konoye. the pre-
mier. foreshadoWing the eventual
abolition of extra -territoriality.
Arita was said TO have COM
mented that the best method of
settling Chinesep roblems would be
to end the war. but that United
States and British credits to China
provided means for increased Chi
nese resistance and thus comph-
Gated the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
More Jews Forced
To Seek Refugees

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec. 81.
UP)-Many thousands of eastern
European jews today joined the
vast number of Jews seeking refuge
abroad as a result OF more and
more severe anti-semitic regula-
tionS.
Almost every day since the in
fluence Of Nazi Germany expand
ed suddenly through Czechosloyakia
toward the east the pressure
against more than 100000 Jews
has been intensified and official
circles in the buffer states between
Germany and Soviet Russia have
indicated that still more restrictive
legislation can be expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Dec. 81. 1888
TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the above date, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, de-
scribed as follows:
GEORGES CAFE.
1872 NO. 5TH STREET,
Ell CENTRIC, CALIFORNIA.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned Is applying to the State
Board OF Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license cor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license (s) may
file verified protest with the State
Board Of Equalization at Sacramen-
TO, California, stating grounds fol
denial as provided by law.
GEORGE KASPARIAN and
AHMED ALI.
D.2'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Lion Bites Off
Braggart's Hand

OCEAN PARK, Calf, Dec. n.
CUP)-Sylvester Kirby, 35, who
stuck his fist into lions mouth to
prove his courage, was minus that
hand and arm today. The lion
clamped its jaws tight.
Kirby is spieler on the Ocean
Park amusement pier He boasted
to other employees outside the lion
tanning concession that he was not
afraid to place his hand inside a
lions mouth because they won't
bite me-
To prove it, he stuck his list
through the bars and into year
old male lions mouth. The lion
clamped it's jaws on his wrist ano
reaching through the bars, claweo
his arm so badly it had to be am
putated above the elbow.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Hitler Considers
Ickes Controversy

BERLIN, Dec. 81. CUP)-Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler is considering what
action, if any, the Nazi government
should take as the result OF the
rebuke with which the United
States state department met a
Nazi protest against a speech by
Secretary OF Interior Harold l..
Ickes, it was understood today.
It was announced belatedly here
that Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff,
German minister to the United
States, had conferred with Hitler
on American developments at Hit
ler's mountain retreat in Bavaria
Christmas eve.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Gambling Blamed
In Scrambled Case
Of Oriental Feud
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ed in Los Angeles and brought to
El Centro by Police Chief j. Ster-
ling Oswalt to face gambling
charges. Oswalt claimed the arrest
was made because he had reason
TO believe that Yamatoda was at
tempting to form a gambling con-
ceSsion in FL Centro.
Friday night Yamatoda was re-
leased from Jail and the next that
was heard from him was from
MeXicai, where he was at first
held in custody of the japanese
consulate as a material witness
against Sonada. Late Saturday af-
ternoon Sheffield, Kudo and Thorn
well Rogers, an attorney in the Of
flee of Jerry Giesler, Los Angeles
lawyer who represents Yamatoda,
were arrested in Calexico and
brought to e. Centro. Rogers was
released as soon as identified, and
the other two released on bail Of
S.. 900 each.
According to Giesler, Yamatoda
was kidnapped and taken to Mexi-
cali by japanese, supposedly in
cluding Sonada. Meanwhile, Shei-
field, Rogers and Kudo, who came
to the valley from Los Angeles TO
help Yamatoda on the original
gambling charge, went to Mexicah
to try and find him. While inquir-
ing at the immigration office the
trio was arrested, Giesler said.
Conflicting sharply was the story
told by OSWalt.
Naturally, Giesler will make ev-
cry attempt to protect his client,
OsWalt declared However, l have
witnesses who saw Yamatoda, Son.
ada, Sheffield and Kudo as well as
some American together on this
side of the line as well as the
other side of the border!
The story that Yamatoda was
kidnapped doesn't exactly hold
water. 1t might be the other way
around. Remember, Sonada is a
witness against Yamatoda in q
Los Angeles attempted murder
charge"
Oswalt welcomed the district at
torney investigation in Los An
geles. He said:
They are welcome TO it. M
prediction is that if they go inU
this very deeply they will involV'
number of high officials"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-27
Dies Warns Nation
Of Propaganda

WASHINGTON. Dec. q. CUP)-
Chairman Martin Dies, D., Tex,
Of the house American complit-
tee, called today for a strong U. S.
foreign policy.
He condemned persecution OF
minorities and charged that the
United States is being flooded with
propaganda.
This country is now being del
uged with propaganda for the pur-
pose of involving us in the ap-
preaching European war" Dies
said Deliberate efforts are being
made 10 induce our people to take
sides in the foreign controversy