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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Finn.Soviet Talks
At Dead End; Next
Move Left to Reds
No Common Basis Found
For Agreement, Says
Finland Announcement

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 10.
(UP) = Failure of the Fin
nish delegation in Moscow
to reach an agreement with
Soviet Russia was announced
by a Finnish foreign office spokes-
man today.
No common basis for a Soviet
Finnish agreement had been found
in the Moscow negotiations, the
spokesman said.
The statement followed a meeting
of the inner cabinet which consider
ed the report sent by the Finnish
delegation last night after it had
met for an hour and quarter at
the Kremlin with Josef Stain and
Soviet Premier-Foreign CommiSSar
Viacheslav M. Molotov.
Foreign Minister j. E. Erkko
and members of the government
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10


dent toured the zone close to the
German frontier and found great
activity in progress to complete the
defenses there. Armies of workmen
were busy on them.
One thousand additional troops
have been moved to the frontier
in the last three days.
United States and British consuls
quietly urged their nationals to
leave the country unless they have
urgent reasons for remaining. No
formal orders were issued by the
consuls to the 1000 Americans and
1900 Britons in the country.
Two airplanes of the Roya,
Netherlands line, scheduled to leave
this morning on regular flights to
London, still waited at Amsterdam
at l pm. because British approval
for the flights had not been given.
The two transport planes finally
left for London about 2 pm.
A shooting yesterday at the FROM
tier near Venlo contributed to the
feeling of uncertainty as to what
developments might be forthcoming
An official communique issued
early today after midnight cabinet
meeting said that only civilians were
involved in the incident. in which
one Hollander was killed and his
body dragged into German soil.
Gondon heard a report that arm
ed German officials and customs
officers had been involved in the
incident and had crossed onto Dutch
territory)
The Netherlands in general pre-
sent an attitude of calm. The view
of officials was that the country
faces no imminent or specific peril
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Farmers Welcome
L.QFoIIette Probe

1--WE welcome the investigation
and a complete airing and publiciz-
ing of the whole situation. A fair
and impartial report will settle
unfounded rumors and accusations
made by uninformed persons, G..
G. Bennett, president of the Asso-
ciated Farmers, and Harvey Has
tain, president of the transportation
association, agreed.
They instructed their counsel, r.
B. Whitelaw. to write counsel for
the LaFollette committee and in
form him of their decision and tell
him they had instructed r. Y.
Watson, former Ell Centran in
charge of the Los Angeles office
of the transportation group, to
assist with the investigation even
though he has no records in his
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

Sparade, q barbecue, pony races, a
| football game and dance.
Starting off the days program
will be the parade at 10 am, billed
as the largest ever assembled IN
Imperial county. The procession
will include many marchers, 40
floats, groups of horsemen and
horseWomen, and several bands.
Almistice Day exercises, with
Richard Welch, chairman of the
veterans welfare board, as principal
speaker will follow in the Plaza
park. Welch will speak on Peace"
Also on the speaking program will
be Darwin Wolford, as master OF
ceremonies.
At 1880 Brawley Elks will start
serving a SO cent barbecue at the
airport. This will be followed by
pony races.
Evenings entertainment will be
divided between dance at the
Elks club and a football game be-
tween Ell Centre and Compton ju-
nior colleges.
The celebration is under the joint
sponsorship of the American Le-
gion and the Brawley Elks lodge.
All valley legion posts are cooper
ating.
El Centre, as we'll as all other
valley communities, was prepared
for universal closing of stores. Mer-
chants expected to stay open until
9 o'clock Friday night and then
shut up shop all day Saturday. A
few groceries may open in the
evening. Drug stores, bars and cafes
expected to be Open The Post-Press
will publish as usual.
All public offices will close over
the valley, including irrigation dis
trict, county, state and city. The
Ell Centro postoffice also will close.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Avoid Accidents,
0swaIt Urqes

An Armistice celebration with
out a traffic fatality, was the goal
set Friday by Captain Frank Os-
walt of the California Highway
patrol.
He urged to motoring public to
cooperate with his patrolmen by
driving carefully and taking no
chances.
Every patrolman on his staff was
ordered to patrol the highways
throughout the double holiday. He
instructed them to arrest every
drunk they discovered behind the
wheel of an automobile, and to
stop every car being driven reck-
lessly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
FiIipinos Roast
Animals Alive

1t may be an old Filipino custom
to roast animals alive but it is
taboo in the United States, resi-
dents of a labor camp south Of
Holtville were informed by deputy
sheriffS Friday.
Residents of that area were en-
ragged by report that the island
ers had barbecued a goat alive and
were preparing to repeat the per-
formarce with another animal. They
called Sheriff Robert w. Ware to
stop the practice.
Deputy Sheriffs Robert Parrish
and Herbert Hughes said the is
landers told them roasting ami
mails alive was one of their customs
but promised not to practice it in
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Strikers Murder
Youth in Illinois

CAIRO, Ill, Nov. 10. (UP)-Strike
bound cotton oil mills were patrol
led today by approximately 100
persons deputized to insure order
ly picketing after one man was
killed following an argument with
pickets at the Roberts Cotton Oil
mills.
Sheriff John Miller, who depu-
tized the special officers, continued
an investigation of the fatal shoot
ing of Fletcher Reichert, 29-yeaI-
old Charleston, Mo, deputy sher-
if. He said six Negro strikers had
been arrested in connection with
the shooting.
Reichert was killed when he and
his father attempted to drive a
truck into the mill Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

american vessels to Panamanian
registry. But he intimated strongly
at a press conference that the
transfer likely would be held up
while he seeks to work out methods
meeting the U. S. shipping crisis
other than shifting of flags.
Mr. Roosevelt outlined the rough
form of his program as follows:
l. A probably recommendation
to the next congress for extension
of the social security law to pro-
vide old age pensions, unemploy-
ment insurance and other benefits
to merchant seamen.
2. A plan for absorption of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

OUtII ETHTIu, 01, a WI n W0T KtI dTrU
Mrs Della Brand Johnson, 81, of
bigamy last night. Mrs. Annie
Annie Fay Johnson Brand had
pleaded guilty.
It was unmoved by the argument
of Defense Counsel j. Foy Guin.
"Actors and actresses do the same
thing daily" he shouted at the
Jurors. "I'his law should not apply
lust to the poor and ignorant but
on the slick-haired high social
elements with store clothes and
money in the bank"
Wife swapping as such is not
forbidden by Alabama law, but
when the neighbors discovered that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

Directors of the Associated Farm
ers Transportation association will
welcome the impending LaFollette
committee investigation, they an
nounced in FL Centre Friday.
All records and files of the two
organizations will be placed at the
disposal of LaFollette committee in
vestigators and directors invited
the committee to send representa-
tives to the Ell Centre office to
get what information they wish
from the employees and from the
records
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Heavy Firing Near
fmden indicates
Allied Air Raid

WINSCHOTEN, Holland, Nov. 10.
CUP)-Heavy firing from the area
between Emden and Ditzum in
Germany was heard today at sew
eral points on the Netherland- Ger
man frontier.
No details of the firing were
available. Observers said it sounded
like artillery fire but experts said
it was possible that anti-aircraft
guns were in action.
CWinschoten is in northeastern
Holland, not far from the German
naval base at Emden)
1t was suggested in some quar-
ters that German batteries at En-
den or Ditzum might be fighting
off an attack by British or French
planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Husband FIees as
Police Arrive

Police in Ell Centre were on the
lookout Friday for William Hoo
ten, who fled barefooted into the
night Thursday evening when Of
ficerS went to his home on a dis
turbance call.
Brought to police headquarters,
Mrs. Bernice Hooten signed a COM
plant that her husband struck her
in the eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Cotton Wages Up,
Relief Rolls Down

Fifty families were dropped from
SRA relief rolls in Imperial county
Friday when they were offered 81
for every 100 pounds of cotton they
pick.
Work for approximately 800 pick
erS was available, Director Thomas
N. Finney of the California depart
ment of employment, said.
The wage offered by ranchers, he
said, permitted the relief recipients
to be referred to the work and if
they refuse to accept. they will be
dropped from relief rolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

Johnson and Brand had sWapped
wives, they demanded that author
ities do something about it. An
investigation determined that two
days after the first pairings were
dissolved by divorce, the new pair
ings were established by marriage,
The law requires a waiting period
of 60 days between divorce and
remarriage. All four, the state
charged and the jury agreed, were
guilty of bigamy.
Each woman blamed her first
husband for first broaching the
idea.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Howdy, Stranger

HOwdy, Stranger
That calls to mind a delicious
item about Earle Davis that wed
forgotten.
At another Rotary meeting some
time ago Earle noticed distinguish
ed looking gentleman wandering
aimlessly about among the tables
and thought to himself:
"Now there is visiting Rotarian
and no one is making him feel at
home"
Glistening with that good old in
surance salve. Earle sidled up to
the gentleman, introduced himself
while beaming 100-watt good fellow
ship and invited the gentleman to
sit at his table.
The gentleman explained, politely,
that he was the head waiter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Sold, One Goat

Sold, One Goat
At Rotary luncheon Thursday
Earle Davis mind wandered (noth-
ing unusuaD to things sartorial and
before long he was contemplating
the sports coat he was wearing with
distinct distaSte.
ct have worn this coat so many
years that I think it is long enough,
l am tired of it," he announced
vaguely while the humor grew upon
him to dispose of it.
"u offer so cents" said Paul
Jenkins, with equal vagueness, and
before he could back out had bought
a coat!
Too small for Paul, he tried to
peddle it to Pat Glasgow and closed
a deal at as cents.
Now Pats trying to dispose of the
masterpiece at 40 cents and Earle
feels so, so much relieved.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
u AMBLING
TX EPORTER
Auto Wise

Auto Wise
High school horses leave Tom
Henry's "Tony" cold. He's been
to traffic school.
Out horseback riding with Gene
Oswalt and Mrs. c. V. OsWalt, Tom
was about to cross highway when
Tony snorted and baked. The horse
rolled his eyes at a Stop sign, in
spected the white lines on the road
and then trotted daintily across.
He had stopped and looked and
listened.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
HITLER'S PICTURE
TARGET FOR STONE

BERLIN, Nov. 10. UP)-A show
window containing a large picture
of Adolf Hitler was shattered dur
ing the night.
Whether the window was broken
by missile aimed at the picture
or accidentally was not known.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Just Propaganda

BERLIN, Nov. 10. (UP)-"A sharp
decline in the French birth rate
that too is England's work." read
a headline in the Zwoelfuhr Blatt
today.
The newspaper gave no details,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Roosevelt Scans
Marine Problems

WASHINGTON Nov 10. (UP)-President Roosevelt
said today that he is working ong-range program
ease the economic impact of the neutrality act humaD
and property values of the U. S. merchant marine n
He again defended legality Of the proposed transfel
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
BoneIIi Indicted
FOR Liquor Graft

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10. (UP)-Wam G. Bonelli,
one-time political science professor who made
practical politics. said he would surrender today to
indictment charging him with using his office a
Der of the board of equalization to build up $1O
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Four Face Prison
In Wife SWappinS

RUSSELLVILLE Ala, Nov. 10. (UP)-Rural Alabama
most emphatically disapproves of wife swapping Be
it does and the wives they snapped looked
forward to prison today.
A jury convicted William D. Johnson, SO, farmer,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10

portion of seamen beached u
suit of the act in a w ~
maritime training undT /
OF the u. S. Maritim8 /N
3. Possible abso1 II
unemployed seam9 y
conveying stratY 4 a
this country y ri
ports.
come TO- ~I
war matA
able from o. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
Americans. British Urged
TO Leave Holland; French
claim Big Aerial Victory
Netherlands Moves Thousand Troops to
Border Facing Germany But Denies
Specific Threat Against Neutrality

THE HAGUE, Nov TO- (UP)-The Netherlands inten
sfed it's preparations to defend itself today although
official quarters continued to deny that there has beer
any specific threat to its neutrality
All army furloughs cancelled effective tonight
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
BrawIey Awaits
Record Crowd at
Arnistice Fete
Peace Subject Of Anniversary Address
By Veterans Welfare Board Chairman;
Program Includes Many Attractions

flag-draped BraWey Friday awaited an Armistice
Day invasion Of visitors that celebration sponsors hoped
would be record breaker.
Many thousands expected to attend the day long
patriotic observation Saturday that will be marked by
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-10
ArmiStice Plans Complete

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 30hc.
L. A. hay; u. S. No. S16.-S17;
U. S. No. 2. leafy S14OO; U. S. No.
2 S12-S13; Mpls. cash flax SI.83.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Hatch
Continued From First Page }

Senate and is before the House Ju-
dietary Committee. Representatives
Celler, Democrat, of New York and
Healey, Democrat of Massachusetts,
conferred with the President on the
measure yesterday. They later called
some of the bills provisions "ab-
surdities" and "monstrosities.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico originally drew the bill to
prevent Federal relief officials and
supervisors from engaging in polit-
ical activity and especially to pre-
vent them from collecting campaign
funds from the meager funds OF
w. P. A. employed
Later the measure. was broadened
so that its bans on political activity
would apply to all officials and en-
ployes of the Government.
Representative Celler said literal
Interpretation of the bills language
forbidding any Federal official from
using his Office to interfere with OF
affect the result of an election
would mean that the President OF
any member of his cabinet could not
make a political speech.
TT would mean that Vice Presi-
dent Garner (who recently said the
bill would be passed before adjourn
ment) could not run for President il
he wanted to-" the New Yorker
added.
Evening star., 1939-06-16

Airplane service between Hong
Kong, China, and India is planned.
Evening star., 1939-06-16

South Africa will ship deciduous
fruit to GERMANY.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Six Pennsylvania Senate
Aspirdnts Mentioned

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 10
Pennsylvania politicians who like
to get an early start wrote down to-
day the names of six possible as
plrants to the United States Senate
seat Of Joseph F. Guffey
Two are Democrats, four Repub-
licans.
Senator Guffey already has in
formed Pennsylvania Democratic
leaders he intends to run again in
1910.
Names of two other prominent
Democrats, William C. Bullitt, Am
bassador to France, ad Thomas A.
Logue, former secretary of internal
affairs, are mentioned as likely ri
walls.
On the Republican side these
names are appearing on the sena-
torial horizon:
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Johnson Says Roosevelt
Will Run If He Cun Win
AZ the Assoc,.t.d prs..

BY the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, June 16.-Gen. Hugh
8. johnson, former N. r. A. admin
istrator, predicted last night that
President Roosevelt would seek a
third term III he thinks he can get
away with It."
If, as the time approaches, he
thinks he can get away with it, nota-
ing under the heavens could stop
him." Mr.. johnson, now a news
paper columnist, said during an
open forum at banquet of the In
ternational Restaurant Conference.
But If, as the time approaches, he
thinks there is a $3.50 chance that
he would not win, nothing on Gods S
green earth could make him try"
How about Garner?" he was
asked.
Hes a swell guy, but the real
problem is not who will be the cam
didate, but who will control the
party" Mr.. johnson said.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Tax Committees Report
Citizen Advisers Make Recommendations
To District Commissioners

structure should be continued for
another year If the program recon-
mended in the Pond report is not
enacted into law.
1T Is the considered judgment of
the Advisory Committee that any
tax legislation for the District
should. in all fairness include some
equitable and definite method of
determining the annual Federal
payment to the District and at the
same time provide fundamental or
basic law establishing the obligation
of the Federal Government in this
respect.
For the first time in 81 years
there now exists no basic legislation
for the Federal payment to the Dis
trict, thus leaving this matter,
which is of such vital Importance
to the maintenance and develop
ment of the Nations Capital, de-
pendent upon annual legislation in
District appropriation bills. 1t is The
opinion of the Advisory Committee
that In forecasting revenue require
ments for the District of Columbia
1t is essential that some definite and
equitable formula should be adopted
TO fix the annual Federal payment
to the District of Columbia.
Situation to Correct.
The Advisory Committee has con-
Sidered a situation which should be
corrected in any tax bill enacted by
the Congress for the District of Co.
lumbia. Under the existing law the
District Of Columbia contributes sc
per centum of the salaries and ex-
penses of the District Court of the
United States for the District OF
Columbia and for the Offices of the
marshal and the United States dis
trict attorney and 80 per centum OF
the salaries and expenses of the
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia. The United
States pays the balance. However
when fees and fines, including fees
of the clerks Offices of the two
courts, are paid, instead of being
credited to the District of Columbia
and to the United States in the
same ratio as the payment of such
salaries and expenses, the entire
amount of such fees and fines is
credited to the United States The
committee recommends that there
be included in the tax legislation for
the District of Columbia for the
ensuing fiscal year a provision that
go per centum of all fees and fines
collected by the District Court of
the United States for the District
of Columbia, including fees of the
clerks Office of that court and the
United States marshal's office, and
80 per centum of all fees of the
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia. including
the fees of the clerks Office of that
court, be credited to the District of
Columbia. The fairness of such a
provision is obvious.
Very respectfully,
ID. j. Donovan, chairman; El-
wood H. Seal, Richmond B. Keech,
Fred D. Allen, Robert " Fleming
L. A. Carruthers, Charles M. Thomas
and 10 V. Morgan"
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Snyder Still in Love
With Ruth EHing,
He Declares
Does fiot Want to Toke
Stond Against Her
In Love Theft Suit
Bs the Associated Press.

.. the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 16.-Martin
Snyder, called THE Gimp" in the
bright light sections of New York
and Chicago, still carries the torch
. for his ex-wife, songbird Ruth
Etting.
Facing 20 years in prison for
shooting the blues singers present
husband, Pianist Myrl Alderman,
Snyder waited unwillingly today to
testify in the Sl50,000 love theft suit
of Alderman's first wife, Alma,
against Miss Etting.
Buttonholing S. S. Hahn, attor-
ney for blond Alma Alderman, THE
Gimp" remarked:
Hey, Sammy. Don't go and put
me on that there stand unless you
have to. I still love the little lady
land I don't want to say anything
which will jam her up"
The little lady, it developed at
his trial for wounding Alderman,
is Miss Etting. whom he married
and managed to theatrical success
In the 20s.
Hahn indicated. however, that
Snyder would take the stand as
soon as Bernard Cohen, Miss
Fittings counsel, concluded cross
examination of Mrs Alderman.
Cohen injected note of surprise
into the proceedings yesterday by
bringing up the name of sarong-
wearing Dorothy Lamour.
isn't it true?" he asked the COM
plainant, that you were so jealous
of Mr.. Alderman that you accused
him of being familiar with Dorothy
Lamour?"
Il should say not" was the in
dignant reply.
Earlier she had described the
pianist's affection for her and had
told of an all-night vigil at the
Hollywood Hills home where Alder
man later was shot. She testified
she watched Miss Etting and her
husband enter the house about II
O'Clock at night and emerge after
daylight.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Named to Air Body

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 16 R.-
Gov. O'Conor today appointed
Comdr. Ben H. Wyatt, U. S. N, on
duty at the Naval Academy, as q
member of the Maryland Aviation
Commission, succeeding 1t. Comdr,
Edward p. Moore.