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HOLLYWOOD CAL Aug 2The boy who feuded with Para
mount boy another
smoothly plotted acion-ed generally satisfying
robbers meodrama.
Il Stole Million however, is higher level than most
films of Sound writing forceu direction together
with the playing gripping psychological
appeal.
Raft plays good albeit weakng, who going
through minor mintentiona inaction Before he
about it, deep and proceeds through
He's fulfledged fugitive the time
he meets Laura tTrevor), but he tries to straight
after they married and the
tighter forcing the inevitably finish
The theme carried out relelessly al
though of this criminals
sympathetic qualities.
good assignment Miss Trevor excellent
MAGNIFICENT FRAUD" Screenplay Gilbert Cab
Charles Booth Directed
AKIN Tamiroff Lloyd Nolan Mary
Morrison Forbes Se Duna Ernest Cos
sart, George Zucco, Robert Warwick, Frank Recher
French actor TamrofD captured in little tropical coun-
by has is
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-02
LINDQUIST SIGNS ON
WITH CAPT. DUNHAM

Bob Lindquist, Gastineau Hotel
desk clerk, has taken Superintend-
ent of Schools A. B. Phillips job
as trolling partner with High
School principal Alex Durham for
a day on the boat Betty B,
Durham lost his running mate
as school preparations forced Phil
lips to take up the life of a land
lubber once again, but enlisted the
aid of Lindquist for a, days, try
at the salmon. .@.a44
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-02
ssCOaale and Get IT. Has
a Special Meaning

the local presented with his greatest
that of mpersonang the countrys president Iamfolp
bombed the of important American loan
Instigaor of the Chicago adventter aloe OF e
deceased president Noan The Chicago kid ana tne i
Of the American loan-maker Forbes ran ior esc
other the picture romantic interest But tha - p''
the point and the said OF the wroe pioau'oi
calculated to make ior some
excitement Magnificent Fraud seldom acneVes
thing, seems to ENJOY hlnSei 100
thoroughly the action is oiten SLOW ana
heavy making stretches almost ntolerape teoum MISS
dialogue incidentally DIS unnecessary
the pays-apparenty 1or COMEDY reiei.
On the brighter side Steff Duna exotaly alive IN
her superb Ernest CoSsat as he oeeece
Nolan Miss Morrison in fact entire cast have their moments
"JNExPECTED FATHER" Screenpay by Leonard Spigei-
pa and Charles rayson Directed by Charles lamont CAST
sandy lee shirley Ross OKeefe Mischa Auer Joy
Hodgas Dorothv Arnold Gwynne Anne Nage, Donald
BRIGGS Picard Lane Guoyle Mayo Mehot Jane Darwel
Spencer Charters.
This is quickly folow-up the pleasant recep-
to accorded BABY Side of Heaven When Sandy
is IN the screen delightful When she isn't it's just another
of those backstage yarns with Oeefe and Ross loving and
suabbng over shall the orphaned child and Mscha
er irving not with the material he has to be
funny Sandy however, is compensation
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-02
Hollywood Sights did Sosxlj
O. 49,. Csses

STOLE MILLION Screenplay by Nathaniel West
story by Directed George
Raft Claire Trevor Dick Foran Victor Henry
George Chandler Irving Bacon Tom Fadden Robert
Sawyer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-02
INTO BARANOF

Blanche Thorgerson, Home Groc-
ery and American Meat accountant
and Mildred Hill, Bureau of Fish
cries office employee, have taken
an, apartment at the Baranoi
Hotel.
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

OI1lCt JWO ulItClOlS, q IiCaouiC Ci
and an assessor collector.
Unless present control is defin-
itely threatened, or new control
attempted, the campaign will move
forward along purely personal lines
based on friendship, qualifications
and astute individual vote harvest
ing.
If the "outs" make definite,
concerted attempt to become "ins,
however, all the strength of cham
pions and challengers will be hurled
into a battle of the ballot boxes
that may shape the destiny of the
district within tightly drawn lines.
These were the opinions of poll
tical observers as pre-campaign
buzzings whirled candidates and
prospective candidates nearer the
Jan. II deadline, when the last
nominating petition will have been
filed in the office of District Sec
retary Walter w. Goodson, and the
contest lists will have been defin-
itely drawn.
On the surface Friday there was
little indication of a strong par
tisan trend. Activity, although no.
ticeable, was still sub-normal in
the widely separated camps led
by Evan T. Hewes and Mark Rose.
If an issue does arise, it seemed
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

district was cut off and occupants
of the town temporarily marooned
when the high water flooded high
ways.
The area from Del Mar to West
Point Iona was affected by the
tide.
Highway transportation to Los
Angeles was being diverted by the
Escondido inland route because OF
washed out highways.
The weather bureau reported that
winds Of near-gale proportions
whipped the surf into a frenzy and
caused much of the damage.
To the northward eight-foot
ground sweels, induced by an un-
usually high tide, swept three
houses to sea and damaged other
homes along a two-mile ocean from
tage at Long Beach.
The heavy seas pounded Alamitos
Peninsula, a residential district.
from east of Long Beach to the
San Gabriel river bridge.
Police estimated property dam
age at $4,000. They reported no
one was injured.
No casualties were reported by
the San Diego sheriff's office
Hundreds of San Diego bound
commuters were marooned at
their suburban beach homes when
streetcar transportation was para
lyzed by the high waters.
The flood was caused by the
highest tide CT the year coming
simultaneously with mountainous
seas which the weather bureau said
were caused by storm at sea.
All transportation to the beach
area between West Point Iona and
La Jolla was cut off by inundated
highways.
Sandbags protected the ocean
beach police station which is To-
Gated several hundred yards from
the ocean. Police reported six inch
es of water on the floor of the
station.
Occupants of all summer cottages
in the district began to hastily
evacuate furniture from their homes
as the tide advanced
One of two homes owned by Mrs.
Belle Benchley, secretary of the
San Diego Geological society, wis
demolished by the heavy seas. A
cafe and another cottage were also
lost, police said.
The Mission Beach bath house
was also damaged considerably. ac-
cording to the sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
SoIonS
cum ch
Cont {, 6: !
De al Opponents
Be gin War Against
Administration

WASHINGTON, an. 6.
(UP) - Congress broke the
barrier of routine organiza-
lion today for q six months
contest with Pres. Roosevelt
for dominance.
New Deal spenders and legisla-
tive ecCncmizers will make the first
test Of sentiment in the new con-
gress. House appropriation commit
teemen today will begin considera-
tion of Mr. Roosevelts surprise call
for $875 .000,0 900 t. keep WPA aflca.
during the remainder Of this fiscal
year. That appropriation would
ests blish a S4097 ,0000 900 deficit thi,
year.
Subcommittee Chairman Clifton
A. Woodrum. D.. Va. Of.the house
group which. viii handle the bill
is committed to S5G00O00 coo as the
outside limit. The first test OF
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Foes Of Farm Plan
Open Campaign to
Revise Statutes

WASHINGTON, Jan g. (UP)-
Senate opponents of the Admins
tration Farm Program today pre-
pared to seek its revision while
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace challenged both Democrats
and Republicans to offer an alter
native plan.
Chairman Ellison D. Smith, D..
S. c., Of the senate agriculture
committee and an outSpoken critic
Of the New Deal program, calico
for restoration of export markets
for agricultural products and an
nounced three point plan to ac-
complish this. 1t would include:
/. Repeal of the Johnson act
which prohibits loans by the United
States 10 nations which have de
faulted on previous debts.
2. Modification or repeal of the
anti-dumping law, which prohibits
a nation from selling its goods in
the United States at a price less
than that at which it sells locally.
g. Modification of the Smoot-
HaWley tariff act to permit the
farmer to buy goods at prices COM
parable to those at which he is
forced to sell his poducts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

One policeman was wounded.
The opium was brought here on
the S. S. Ida, from Italy, and was
transferred in the harbor to a
launch at midnight during a rain
storm. The smugglers thought their
own men were aboard the launch
but it was manned by policemen
in disguise.
The climax came an hour later
when the policemen took the cans
CT opium to the pier and kept the
rendezvous with the smugglers
shore gang there to receive it. In
setting the trap, the whole area
had been surrounded with federal
and city agents in cutters, launches
and automobiles. Fifteen authorl-
ties took part in the gun battle and
more than 100 shots were fired.
The Ida had proceeded to dock
in Hoboken, N. j. Federal agents
bearded her and took off three
italian sailors.
The launch hove to at the 39th
Street pier. A dark sedan was
parked nearby. Three men got out
of it and went to the launch. The
raiders let them carry the opium
to the automobile.
Then a police siren sounded. One
CT the three men ran. Detective
John Cottone of the narcotics squad
ordered him to halt. He fired
warning shot. The fleeing man,
identified as Visciano, turned and
emptied a revolver at Cottone.
Other police began firing.
The only casualty was Patrolman
James Butte of the harbor squad,
whose hand was torn when a bull
let struck his revolver and knocked
it from his grasp.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06


per cent finished now" Dowd said.
The contract, awarded to Johnson
and Kelly of Anaheim, provides
penalties of $50 a day for as long
as the work extends beyond expir-
alton date, provided the delay is
without justification.
Several factors have put the
contractors behind schedule" Dowd
declared. "A strike in the east
delayed delivery of yard arms;
weather conditions in the valley
did not help; and the severe storm
in the east in the fall diverted
materials to emergency uses that
otherwise would have gone into
valley work" Materials are avail
able now, however, he added
Work started on the contract
Sept. Is. 1t included erection of
approximately 100 miles of poles
in valley cities.
Work is farthest behind in Ell
Centre and Calexico, Dowd said.
Ell Centro is between so and 60
per cent complete, Calexico between
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

60 and 70 per cent and other val
ley communities between 80 and
80 per cent finished, he said.
Although Dowd was unable to
give exact figures on the degrees
of progress, it was determined from
other sources that u blocks of
line already are ready to give SER
vice in Ell Centro.
Dowd pointed out that work will
proceed more rapidly as the con-
tract nears its end, because as some
areas are completed, those crews
will be transferred to the unfin-
ished districts to speed up labor.
Also, although the total of lines
already heated up may be small
the total almost ready to be ''heat
ed" is great.
Work is proceeding satisfactorily
well on schedule, on erecting lines
in rural areas, he said. Any delay
in power delivery in these areas
will be because of necessity for wir-
ing in each home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

For half an hour, Mrs. Jirka
bounced precariOusly in the trash
shouting and waving her arms
eXcfted!y at puzzled motorists.
The driver, she said, swayed the
truck from side to side, appar-
emily trying to shake her off.
Finally he slowed for a deep rut
i'm the pavement and she bOunc-
ed to the ground.
"Thank God, I'm off," she
cried.
Gone with the truck were: the
family wash, worth SIS and
gas water heater and several feet
of pipe, which she discovered
while bouncing. But she saved
the So she had agreed to pay
them. "And they didn't get the
walnuts," she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
33 600 Volts Puts
Workman in Bed

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. (UP)-
Robert Baker, 3l-year old electri-
clan employed by the Municipal
Bureau of Power and Light. today
came in contact with $4,000 volts
of electricity and lived to tell about
it.
Baker was working on a platform
in power plant installing a new
circuit when another workman, by
mistake, turned on the current.
The electrician was knocked
from the eight-foot platform by
the shock. He was rushed to the
police emergency hospital where
surgeons found he was suffering
from first, second, and third degree
burns and shock, but they said he
will recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

find that the exchange had shot
upward in the interval and he
lacked enough marks.
Riedlin concluded with a ringing
warning that:
Sometimes it appears easy and
convenient to initiate, to raise prices
by cheapening money, but actually
it is an awful day! The sooner
we return to stable money the bet
ter and that applies to Europe as
well as to our neighborS to the
south. 1t means more peaceful de-
velopment abroad as well as at
home
Riedlins address followed reg
ulsr associated chambers meeting
in which a resolution was approved
requesting Imperial Valley legiS-
lators at Sacramento to introduce
bills placing the section of road
between Scissors crossing and War
ners Ranch in the state road syS-
tenn. This road which leads to the
Boy Scout camp at San Felipe,
would provide another coast route
for the northend, sponsors said.
A second resolution requested leg
islation to require that all goods
shown in catalogues indicate in
what country they were manufac-
tured. Henry Harris was named
head of a committee to draw up a
booklet on points of interest in
Imperial Valley. Next meeting of
the chambers will be at Calipatria,
the last Wednesday in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

This was the warr.tng given
members and guests of the ASSo-
ciated Chambers of Commerce
gathered here Thursday night at
the Hotel de ANA to hear Gustav
Riedlin, head of the international
banking department of the Bank
of America at Los Angeles.
Riedlin's conclusion came at the
end of a vivid description of post
war days in Germany when a mil
lion marks was not enough to buy
a pair of shoes.
1T was very intere9ting to us
young people the dapper, blue
suited banker, who entered a north
Germany bank after serving thru
the war, declared. And it was in
teresting to those in middle years.
But it was extremely hard on the
older people who had ceased to
earn, and lived on their savings" :"
Riedlin described tragic instances
of life savings which almost over
night became not enough to buy
a package of matches. He told of
counting houses piled high with
marks, marks, marks. A dollar
would buy 5000 or 10000 Printing
presses would not run fast enough
to print all the money needed. He
told of selling abroad his treasured
field glasses, carried through the
war so that he could obtain En-
glish pounds and be able to buy
a suit. He told of being paid and
rushing to a shoe store to make
an anticipated purchase, only to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Man Charged with
Disgusting Bike

Because he is accused of assisting
17-year-old boy in disgusting the
appearance cf a stolen bicycle,
Charles Arballo, Al. is held in the
county Jail on a Charge of petty
theft.
The youth said Arballo helped
him file the number from the BIZ
cycle and helped him paint 1t
different color. E. A. Nance. couu-
ty probation officer signed the
complaint. Arballo is held in jai
in lieu OF $l00 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Yamatoda Trial Set
For February End

Trial of H. Yamatoda on El
Centro gambling charges was con-
tinued to Feb Thursday after
noon in justice court. Yamatoda
was unable to appear. His attor-
neyS explained that he is detained
by immigration authorities in Mex
icali.
Yamatoda, reputed "kingpin' in
coast gambling circles, is slated
to face kidnapping charges Feb.
with Nose Sheffield and Bob Kubo
as part of Ell Centro's Oriental
who kidnapped whom" mystery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

UtVII oIdIItu and VIII be continued
until he has obtained a cross-section
Of American business opinion. His
appointment is still before the SEN
ate which is expected to confirm it.
but only after sharp debate.
Sen. josiah w. Bailey, of North
Carolina, conservative Democrat and
enemy of Hopkins, was appointed
today chairman of the senate COM
merce committee, which Will con-
slider Hopkins nomination.
Il have been spending my time, +"
Hopkins said. for the past several
days talking to all kinds of people
from all over the country about this
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
I.V. Relief Rolls
Remain UNCHANGED

Relief rolls at the State Relief
Administration registered no rise
this week, Director Robert Elliott
announced Friday.
The total is 432 families. The
lack of increase was said to be
caused by the migratory families
getting work in the lettuce and
pea fields.
The largest group of migratory
agricultural workers is expected
tc reach Imperial Valley about Feb
l, Elliott said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
|. A. Greets Clear
Skies After Rain

LOS ANGELES, Jan, g. up
Clear skies returned to southern
California today after light che
day storm that brought less than
one inch of precipitation.
The rainfall in Los Angeles yes
terday totaled SO of an inch, rails
ing the seasons total to 797 inches.
At this time last year the precip-
itation was 3.55 and normal is SIT.
County agricultural advisors said
the rain was of great value TO
crops, coming after the previous
rain had been absorbed by the
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Mountainous Seas Pound San Diego Coast
a. GOES OUT IN WASH

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6. up
When Mrs. Lucille Jirka accepted
the proposal of two men to haul
away the trash from her base
ment, she little expected to be
hauled off, too.
Mrs. Jirka's seven year old
niece, Patricia, sounded the over
ture for a troubled day when
she called from the window:
"There go our walnuts, auntie,
they're loading them i'm the truck,
too"
probably some mistake, dearie,"
Mrs. Jirka replied, you run out
and tell the men we want to keep
our walnuts'.'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

A moment later, Robert, 6.
her son, loudly protested that
they were taking his new Christ
mas sled. Then Mrs. Jirka got
busy.
"What's the meaning of this?"
she demanded. How long has a
Christmas sled been junk? And
what about my bushel of wal
nutS?"
The men paid no attention,
she said. Investigating further
she discovered the strings of an
apron she had placed in the
wash. She climbed upon the
truck again, but this time the
men drove away.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Plane Hits Wires:
Town in Darkness

KERMIT, Tex, Jan. 6. CUP)-
Joe Lough wasn't even hurt when
his plane crashed into a $4,000 volt
power line last night, but
He caused a short circuit which
darkened the town, started a sinai!
fire in tho telephone office, cut off
power to the towns water supply
ana completely wrecked his plane
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06

jcb and the implications OF this
job. 1 am going to continue TO do
that. | want TO take as much time
as I need before making any public
statements on matters Of import
ance."
Hopkins said he would meet with
the business advisory council Jan
26 and o. This body, composed of
leading businessmen. was created
by Hopkins predecessor. Daniel G
Roper. TO advise the department.
on relations between government
and business
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Scattered Clouds to
Persist Saturday

Scattered clouds will persist in
Imperial Valley Friday night and
Saturday but there is little pros
pact of general rain, Woodrow C.
Jacobs, meteorologiSt, predicted Fri
day
Light showers were recorded in
Imperial Valley Thursday, Jacobs
SAID. The same storm brought con-
siderable rain to coastal regions.
Minimum temperatures Saturday
Will be lower than at any time
this week, but vegetables will not
be damaged, Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Hopkins Summons Business Men Into
Conference to Discuss New Policy
AS Congress Debates Appointment

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (UP)-Secretary of Commerce
Harry l. Hopkins revealed today that he naugurated
series of conferences with outstanding business leaders
to seek advice policies to be formulated in his new
cabinet post Hopkins said the conferences have already
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Public Power Service inI Y. Cities
Comp|eteb by End ofFebruary, Dowd
Estimates; Work Lags Month Behind

Power system Of the Imperial Irrigation district within
the limits of every Imperial Valley city will be complete
and ready for service by the end of February month
behind schedule NJ j. Dowd district chief engineer fore
cast Friday "The contract which calls for completion
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
teaches Isolated,
Roods Flooded
Bv Great Waves
Mission Resort Area Marooned as Traffic
To North Takes Inland Route; Long Beach
Region Also Suffers Heavy Damage

SAN DIEGO, Jan. g. (UP)-Mountainous seas, backed
by the highest tide of the today inundated highways
isolated Mission Beach, six miles north of here swept two
summer cottages to and caused property damage in
Of SOOO0O Communication with the Mission Beach
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Banker Tells Dangers of Initiation,
Recalls German Days When Million
Marks Bought One Pair Of Shoes

CALEXICO, Jan. 6.-Although there is not yet any
chance that the United States may go into 'taspn
of nfation nevertheless is important that the Amer-
can people bear in mind the dangerous consequences of
tampering with the value Of the dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
Republicans Delay New Relief Fund
In State Legislature; Other Bills
Headed by Little Waqe.Hour Act

SACRAMENTO Jan. 6. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES relief
the dominant issue before the California legislature
today as the assembly fought passage of
appropriation of S199750O0 to finish the fiscal wear
through June 80 Gov Cubert L. Olson backed the admin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-06
% AMBlING
4AEpORTER

What's A Quake
E. E. Cavanah glared at Harold
Tyler il. Tyler glared at Charlie
Nice. Then there was general
elaring around the board OF the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Topic for the glaring was report
in coast newspapers of earthquakes
in Imperial Valley
Did you feel an earthquake?
asked Cavanah. Tyler and Nice
shook their heads emphatically, as
did every other board member.
Must nave been the rumbiing
of trucks, said Nice weakly.
Holding Out, Eh?-
There is strange shortage Of
dinner tickets e. T.. Cavanah an
nounced at the end Of the associ-
ated chambers meeting. Will
someone please turn in their tic
kets. or pay their money
There was strained silence
while everyone peered at everyone
else to locate the guilty parties. In
corner four hands were waving
.icKets in a teacher, teacher pose.
The arms belonged to Arno Yaec-
kel, Bill Lorenzo, John Hansen and
Bill Strickland.
The Champ
p. l.. Moore is now undisputed
/ checker champ OF the Ell Centro
city council. Overlooking with eX-
citment, P. L. danced up and down
with glee and told RR:
do you know" chuckle, chuckle
Il beat that darned Charlie Bla-
lack" guffaw. guffaw- Five
straight games;"
Graham Himself
Day Desk Sergeant Jack Stark
at the police station heard the
telephone ring. Absent-mindedly
Ga frequent state) he picked up the
receiver, cleared his throat and
announced:
"KN.G.J. Ell Centre police de-
partment. Time 10:20!" and hung
up the receiver.
The telephoner didn't call back.