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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-09-15
DUKE ELLINGTON.
CREAM OF THE CROP:
ON TOP FOR l3YEARS

Edward Kennedy Ellington, and band moved into
the Kentucky Club in New York in 1926 So different
and far above other cobas that had played the spot
Soon became talk Of all New York Bandleaders,
musicians, arrangers executives Of the amusement in
dustry packed the club nightly thrilled with the remark
able music which dispensed by the Ellington band
men Here Ellington playing his own compositions
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-09-15

and about this time Mood indigo and BLACK and Tan
Fantasy, were born Sheet music and recordings OF
these sold like hot cakes Duke into the Cotton
Club with nightly arngs via CHS Ellington drew a
distinguished Park Avenue clientele His be-
came the by-word of all music lovers He toured the
country breaking box office records of leading theatres
hotels bathrooms and mite spots Duke has been fea
tured in motion pictures musical comedy and the
stage Featured recording artists for Bruins
wick, Victor and Vocation companies He is Interna-
tionay famous Has made two tremendously success
ful tours of Europe . He is their idol there
COMPOSITIONS
Duke has composed songs than any other
musician of modern music 'Ts said that if Duke were
to play all of his compositions it would take him sA
days Of continuous playing
A HIT EACH YEAR
Tis Dukes idea to have at least one tune year
making No. i on the Hit Parade In 1887 it was
Caravan 1888, Il Let Song Go Out of My Heart
and 1899, you CAN COUNT ON ME- For many
years Duke mas won ColumDlas award Iof the year :
best song.
DUKES ASSISTANTS
And that's just what Duke considers his musicians
His assistants who have played vital part in his re-
mendous success Here they
IVY ANDERSON 80 Songstress
CHARLES WILLIAMS - Trumpet
TRUM JONES - Trumpet
REX STEWART - Trumpet
LAWRENCE BROWN - Trombone
JUAN TIZOL - Trombone
JOE NANTON - Trombone
JOHNNY HODGES Sax and Clarinet
BARNEY BIGARD - Sax and Clarinet
HARRY CARNEY - Sax and Clarinet
OTTO HARDWICK - Sax and Clarinet
BASS TAYLOR - DoubleBass
SONNY GREER - Drums
FREDDIE GUY - Guitar and Banjo
DUKE ELLINGTON 80 Pianist and Leader
Folks, you the Duke giving You thu
Best in Music.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Valley Sugar Beet
Acreage Reduced
By Federal Order

There will be no new sugar
beet growers in Imperial
county in 1889, Roland Bal
lou, county conservation as
sociation secretary, announc-
ed Saturday In explaining 1899
allotments released recently by the
conservation administration.
Imperial county's sugar beet al
lotment will be 1900 acres. Allot-
ments are made on land which
grew sugar beets in 1898. Should
a plot of land be shifted to another
crop. the allotment will be applied
to the grower. In the event the
grower does not plant sugar beets
his allotment will be prorated
among other growers.
Allotment of 1900 acres will re-
duce sugar beet acreage about 40
per cent, Ballou said. Allotments
have been mailed to growers and
sugar beet companies have already
sent out contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Rescue Workers GrappIe for Bodyof
Miner wedqed in Narrow Gold Shaft

MINIDOKA, Idaho, July 8. CUP)
Rescue workers battled vainly To-
day to raise the body of Clifford
Yarnell. 30, from the bottom of a
24-inch gold mine shaft 300 feet
b.. low the surface.
The volunteers, headed by Var
nell's father, Griff Yarnell, report
ed from the desolate lava country
% miles northeast of here that the
younger Yarnell died last night af-
ter lying several hours at the bot
tom of the narrow shaft.
The hoist cable broke at 6 pm
as Yarnell was coming up to END
his days work. The younger Yaf-
nell was dropped to the bottom OF
the shaft.
Hastily repairing the cable, the
elder Yarnell descended tu the
Mine depths and sought to aid hi.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Pantages Family
Feud Breaks Out
In Love Balm Suit
Relatives, Friends and
Employees of Husband
Defendants in, Action

HOLLYWOOD, July 8.
(UP)-Mrs. Beatrice Veryl
Pantages today filed a $780,.
900 alienation of affections
suit against II relatives,
friends and employees of her hus-
band, Rodney A. Pantages, son OF
the late theater magnate Alexan-
der Pantages.
The suit, latest chapter in the
bitter Pantages family litigation
alleged that the IL defendants CO.
operated in a conspiracy to cause
Pantages to believe his wife was
of loose character and associated
with a Palm Springs bartender.
Already pending in superior court
are the sensational contested divorce
suit of Pantages and his wife and
her 100000 heart balm suit against
her mother law, Mrs. Lois Pam
tages.
In his divorce suit Pantages
charged his wife with improper
relations with bartender identi-
fled as Peter Bedweli. He beat his
wife to filing the suit by half an
hour.
She countered with charges of
cruelty over eight years of married
"fe and alleged that Pantages car
Continued on Page 3. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

WIN CHc area.
Dolezal was taken Immediately to
the Run where a small pile of bones
were found. Investigators rushed
them to a chemist for examination
to determine whether they were
human.
Sheriff Martin L. ODonnell and
County Coroner Samuel r. Gerber
said they felt more strongly than
before that DoleZal committed al!
the beheadings.
Dolezal had maintained earlier
that he threw the head of Mrs.
Florence Sawdey Polillo into Lake
Erie. He said today that he burned
it under a bridge and that he saw
the bones there" as recently as two
weeks ago.
The bridge overlooks the Kings
bury Run outlet in which parts
of the body of victim number 8
were found in September, 1896. It
is not far from Jackass Hill, where
Edward Andrassy, 23-year-o known
sexual pervert and an unknown
companion were found decapitated
and mutilated. Nearby, the fifth
victim was found headless in July,
1896.
Authorities meanwhile ripped up
the bloodstained bathroom in the
home in which the degenerate lived
IN the hope that they might prove
him to be the mad butcher
The frenzied prisoner still denied
after three nights and two days
of questioning that he was the long
sought fiend who in the past 1--WE
years has strewn parts, of l3 bodies
through the lonely, desolate indus
Continued on Page 3, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

MOSCOW, July 8. CUP)-The
skeleton of a Neanderthal child be-
tween eight and nine years OF age
has been found in cave on high
cliff of middle Asia, along with
ones of extinct animals. The find
was hailed as one OF the most inn
portant anthropological discoveries
proving the Neanderthal mans
range extended across Europe to the
far east.
DR.. Ales Hrdlicka of the Smith,
sonian Institution in Washington
viewed the skeleton, now in MOSCOW
and verified its authenticity.
The first Neanderthal man found
In Asia, scientists said, may link
up with the Peking man. The dis
covery was made by the young So
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

mentS that the cOuntry'S defense
production was now rapidly ap-
preaching peak level. Airplane pro-
duction has been so satisfactory
that after reinforcing the home
fleet, defense authorities have beer
able to strengthen the air force ir
North Africa.
Today's decree was intended tc
insure that the normal vacation
season did not interfere with pro-
duction in any class of defense
production.
Elsewhere on the international
front report of German non
aggression pact offer was discussed
In diplomatic quarters at London
today and generally discounted.
The report was published yester-
day by the Manchester Evening
News as from its Washington cor
respondent.
The dispatch alleged that re
sponsible circles closely connected
with the White House" were dis
cussing details of proposals which
were said to have been made to
the United States government.
Gin Washington. authoritative
government sources, as we'll as the
German and Italian embassies, said
they never had heard of any such
offer.)
According to the Evening News
dispatch the offer" emanated from
Germany and reached the United
States through Italy 1t was believed
the dispatch said, that the "offer'
was being submitted to Great Brit
ain and France.
The United States was promi-
nently mentioned in Far Eastern
reports, too. when the JapaneS,
army newspaper Sin-Sun-Pao a
Shanghai, in an editorial addressed
to President Roosevelt, said toda!
that Japan was willing to cooper.
Continued on Page 3, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
MexicaIi Bars
Remain Closed

MExICALI. July 8.-Bars still
were closed here today by edict Of
President Lazaro CardenaS but a
committee was en- route to Tijuana
to ask him to permit part of them
to open or to allow the general sale
of beer and wine.
Officials and businessmen of this
city, alarmed at the unemployment
and financial problem caused by
the sudden closing of the bars, pre-
pared to ask at least a little help
from the chief executive, authori-
tative sources said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Bad Check Artist
Confesses Crime

A bad check deal ended in arrest,
confession, and Jail for Earl Green,
%. in Ell Centro Friday night.
Green, who had served time in
lone and San Quentin for passing
bad checks, admitted having given
bad check to an El Centre feed
store, Sheriff Robert W.Ware said.
He admitted signing fictitious
name to a Sc check to pay for
$2.l0 worth of maize and accepting
$3.50 in change. Green was arrested
by Ware as he walked along the
street at Fourth and Main streets
2la hours after the check was found
to be fictitious, the sheriff said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Mexican ProwIer
Saws He Was Drunk

BRAWLEY, July 8. (UP)-Igna-
clio Nuno, 2l-year-old Mexican, was
occupied with explanations today
He attempted to explain his uD-
welcome presence in the R. v. Arm
strong ranch home west of town
shortly after midnight last night.
His stumbling arrival in the Arm
strong bedroom awakened Mrs
Armstrong, who reused her husband
Armstrong took him to Jail. The
Mexican insisted he was lust
drunk"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

II supporters included Sen. Walter
F. George, D., Ga. He. however.
has not publicly committed himself
and still was considered by many
as undecided.
A showdown In committee has
been delayed until Tuesday. To-
days scheduled meeting was post
poned, the committee announced.
in respect to the late Secretary Of
Navy Claude A. Swanson. But both
Gillette and Sen. Gerald r. Nye.
r., N. D., leader OF the isolation-
lists, said there isn't much ques-
ton" that the postponement was
precipitated by the struggle for
more committee votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
REL|EFERS PUT PRESSURE ON CONGRESS
Woman Finds
Relief from Heat
Most Remarkable

DETROIT, July 6. tUP-Mrs
Marie Ann Abraham. AZ, Of De
trOit, couldn't sleep because OF
the heat, 30 she took sleeping
tablets.
The relief was remarkable.
At S am. today, she told Of
ficers, she awoke TO find rain
beating in her face and a police
officer shaking her by the arm.
Clad only In a night gown, she
had walked q half mile from her
home in her sleep.
Next time, she said, she will
suffer wakefulfy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

son in the narrow confines of the
24-inch hole. The son was still alive
and moaned in pain as his father
touched an arm.
The elder Yarnell, almost over
cLme by lack of oxygen, was forced
to signal Harvey Shrenck, third
operator of the mine at the surface.
Shrenck pulled him up.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

Inc workers security teQeratlOu
also was active in the WPA work
stoppages and in attempting to Or
ganize pressure to force congress
sional revision of the relief bill. Tho
federation, organized only two weeks
ago among dissident blocs Of Work.
ers Alliance members and unaf-
filiated WPA groups, claimed that
between 10000 and 10000" Of its
members had stopped work In pro-
test against the new WPA regula-
tionS.
At least one senator was ready
to introduce amendments eliminat-
ing the new security wage.
1t was substitution of the secur-
ity wage for the former prevailing
wage that precipitated strikes IN
major cities throughout the cor.-
try. Works Projects administra-
ton construction projects employing
an estimated 10000 workers have
been affected by the protests.
More understanding from one to
three-day protests-were scheduled
for next week when the WPA re-
sumes normal work. Most WPA
workers are idle on Saturday.
WPA Commissioner F. c. Har-
rington will receive telegraphic re-
ports today from state administra-
tors in an effort to determine the
extent of the strikes. He said the
Continued on Page 3, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Giant Winged Boat Carries First
PASSENGERS Across North Atlantic

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y,
July 8. (UP)-Pan American Air
ways Yankee Clipper took off to-
day on the first scheduled passen-
ger flight to Europe by the North
Atlantic route.
Among the 10 passengers Is
Guido Coen. speeding to the bed
SIDE of a son who was believed dy-
ing of infantile paralysis at Flor
eEce, Italy. There also were 10 pub
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Prehistoric Child Skeleton Found
In Far East, Providing New Link

Wet archaeologist A. H. Okladni-
kov, a member OF the staff of the
Anthropolo3ical Institute of Mos
cow university and the Leningrad
Institute of Anthropology.
The skull, particularly the iden-
tifying lower jaw and teeth, was
nearly perfect. except for some
crushing of the back.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09


was reported to have pledged IL
members of the committee to sup
port revision of the present neu-
trality law at this session of con-
greSs. Isolationists were believed to
have the support of IL members.
This will permit Gillette, who has
not decided how he will vote, to
decide the committees action.
He said Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull and two other members
OF President Roosevelts cabinet,
whom he declined to name, had
discussed neutrality with him.
Opponents of the administrations
finish fight" to eliminate the arms
embargo at this session said their
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Cook Arrested for
Theft from Cafe

BRAWLEY, July 8. (UP)-A gun
and $32 missed from the South
Gate cafe were found early today
In possession of Edwin Curley, 80,
who had been employed as cook at
the cafe, police said.
Curley was taken to Jail before
he had time to get out of town or
spend any of the money, officers
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
II.V. Growers Get
$4,000 Benefit

Government subsidy payments to
valley growers on the 1898 sugar
beet crop will amount to more than
$4,000, according to Roland Bal
lou, conservation association secre-
tary.
Nearly all growers have mailed
applications for payment and the
checks are expected to arrive shortly
after Aug. Is. Sixty growers will re-
ceive payments.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

Harry Bridges, west coast C1O
director and militant maritime lead
er, goes to trial there Monday. The
proceedings are deportation action,
long delayed and bitterly argued.
Technically. Bridges will show cause
why he should not be deported to
Australia, his homeland.
Bridges is accused of member
ship in the Communist party, al
though the legal rigmarole terms it
affiliated to or member OF an
organization which teaches or ad-
violates the overthrow of the Amer
ican government by force and
violence"
If the government fails to prove
its charge, Bridges then may con-
tinue with his third application
for citizenship. He has allowed two
to lapse since he came to the United
States 19 years ago.
The immigration bureau of the
department of labor believes Bridges
guilty. 1.-The proceedings are not
brought, in the first place, unless
the immigration bureau is convinc-
ed that the defendant is prima facie
deportable," explained Thos. Shoe
maker, chief deputy commissioner,
who is here as legal officer of the
bureau and who will act as chief
counsel for the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

western states yesterday. thirty
two persons have died in a heat
wave that has had New Englanders
willing for four days and may not
end until Sunday night.
U. S. Forecaster j. r. Lloyd at
Chicago said temperatures would
be lower Saturday in the lower
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys
and in most of the Great Lakes
region. He said high temperatures
would continue in southern and
eastern states. Local thunderstorms
may relieve conditions in New Eng
land Sunday, he said.
A soothing mass of cool air from
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Robert Copperman
Reported Missinq

Robert Copperman, 16-year-old
son of Charles Copperman. labor
leader of Ell Centre, has been miss
ing since $50 am. Friday.
He was last seen when he break
tasted with his father Friday morn
ing. Copperman told police in in
stituting a statewide search for
his son. He left without any of his
possessions and without intimating
that he contemplated journey
Copperman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

the Pacific northwest tumbled tenn
peratures in Kansas, yesterday, the
hottest state in the country. Phil
lipsburg, Kan. reported high of
Ill degrees Thursday and Kansas
City reported high of los degrees
Friday, new July 7 record.
There were five heat deaths in
Iowa, Wisconsin had four, Illinois
and Michigan three each, Minneso-
ta, Kansas and Missouri two each
and Indiana one. Scores of heat
prostrations were reported through
out the midwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

fishers and editors aboard
The passenger list included:
Roy w. Howard, of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers; James H. Flu.
ray, vice-president, United Press
Thomas H. Beck, president, Crowel
publishing company; Mrs. Ogder
Reid, vice president, New YorH
Herald Tribune; Ed Swasey, vice
president Pacific Railway Advertis-
ing company of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
AnQe| Island AbusfIe With Activity
Preparing for Bridges Deportation
Hearing Opening There on Monday
West Coast CIO Leader Must Show Cause Why
He Shall Not Be DepOrted as Alien Who
Is Member of Anti-GOvernment Group

SAN FRANCISCO July 8. (UP)-Angel Island, where
Uncle Sam gives west coast greeting to arriving aliens
and boots those he doesn't wants. being made ready
today for what has been called the most important labor
cas- in the history of the United States
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Battle for Neutrality Votes Splits
Senate Committee, Leaves Gillette
With Deciding Ballot at Showdown

WASHINGTON, July g. (UP)-Sen. Guy NJ Gillette
D. la said today that his may decide what stand the
23-man senate foreign relations committee takes on ne
trality legislation.
Threatened with fibuster if the issue reaches the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Thundersforms Bring Relief After
Killing Heat Wave Sends Nations
Temperatures Soaring to New Highs
- By UNITED PRESS

Cooling breezes and scattered thundersowers brought
relief to mwestern states Saturday the summers sever
heat kept temperatures in the COS through the
southwest, south and east
Twenty two persons died from the heat in eight mid
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
France Orders Full Speed
Ahead in War Factories
As World Remains Tense
London SCOTS at Story Of GemanP Plan
For Non-Assression Pact; Jap panese
Draw United States Into Dispute

PARIS, Juf 8. (UP)-The government, acting under
emergency granted by parliament today forbade
production schedule during July August and September
Government leaders had intmated in guarded state.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Striking Groups
Seek Revision of
Longer Hour Rule
Not Chance Lawmakers Will Reopen
Controversial Bill Say Leaders Who
Drafted Legislation with New Rules

WASHINGTON July 8. (UP)-Pressure by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor the Congress of Industrial Or
ganzaons and the Workers Alliance against 13OhOur
month for relief workers today result in congressional
moves revise the relief bill passed only last week
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
D AMBLING
(\EPORTER

Have a HART
Since there are a deuce of Harts
In the county school superinten-
dents office the whole staff is hav-
ing the deuce of time.
Mrs. Merle Hart says she was
there first SO it is up to Miss Mary
Hart to change her name and end
the confusion.
Three of a Kind
Russ Sherwood proudly displayed
the triplet cantaloupes friend gave
him. But he wished he hadn't.
There are those who thought the
three intertwined melons symbolized
pawnbrokers establishment.
Pride And The Fall
At softball game Bert Fawcett
Dragged about his ability as play
er until he finally convinced him
self.
He dashed out to catch fly in a
truly professional manner. The ball
sped upward and then dropped sud-
denly earthward to conk him on
the bean.
Don't Count Your Chickens
l.. A. Hobby, the expert egg
candler and chicken hatcher at Cox
brothers, says it is sissy stuff to
hatch chickens out in closets and
cupboards.
He has a bunch of eggs cuddled
down in some excelsior in an open
egg carton. Just to prove that they
were on the verge of Matching, he
held the eggs in front of candle
and there! RR saw the chicken
embroyo showing unmistakable signs
of Matching propensities.
Marvellous Science
Our two way radio just turned
into three-way system" PATROL
Continued on Page 3, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Torso Murderer
Police to
Head Of vi ctim
Mad Butcher Of Kinssbury Run Suspect
Definitely Linke d for First Time to
Area Frequented by Maniac Killer

CLEVELAND, July 8. (UP)-Frank Dolezal. 52year-
old brckayer who has confessed one of Ceveands l3
torso murders told authorities today that he had burned
the head of victim number in Kingsbury Run.
It was DoleZas first intimatiOn that he familiar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

Called on to say a few words do you Stammer, finally get out a few syllahleS that can't be heard beyond your nearest neighbour
 Face an audience with the poise, and conviction that win applauSes
 Stage frighte You can scoed yourself right out of it. Remember the average audience wants to like you. And there's no danger of stumbling. making honerS if you know parliamentary order, correct ways to address an audience.
 Say MT. Chairman, hosts and friends" if you are guest, or MI. Chairman, fellow members" before your own club, If there are dis- tinguiShed visitors salute them too as '.honored guests, nodding slight " in their direction,
 YoO'll speak out clearly. charm ingly. too. when you have cultivat- ed your voice with clever e&sScs- sS like this one. Repeat aloud the meaningless sounds ''uM,S mi, 'po, angrily at first-then sadly. gailS, with surprise
 At your club. in business, every where speak well and win succeSsl Our Sa-page booklet tells how to train your voice. overcome voice defects. Gives instructions for pre- pairing talks, sample speeches for many occasions. Aids for toastmas- ters. radio speakers.
 Send Ice in coin fer your copy q PUBLIC SPEAKING SELF TAUGHT te the Waterbury Demo crat Hense service. sSS Sixth Ave. New Yefk. N. Y. Re sure te write plainly your NAME. ADDRESS. and the NAME ef booklet.