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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
War Intensified
On Three Fronts:
Flint Still Safe
Western Front Fighting
Takes on Sharper Edge;
Netherlands Prepare
Ru limited Press

Europe's war was intensi-
fled on three fronts We'd
nesday, and at sea the Amer
ican freighter City of Flint
remained more of mystery ship
than ever.
Sharp fighting was reported on
the Rhineland front by both French
and German sources. Nazi troops
thrust against the French at half
a dozen points, and claimed that
six allied planes were shot down.
Action was still inconclusive.
Messages from the Hague said
Netherlands army authorities were
planning to declare state of siege
at some parts OF the frontier and
in some areas which have been
inundated to discourage any idea
of a German attack on France
through Holland and Belgium.
Meanwhile a Nazi U-boat sank
the British steamship Bronte, it was
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Cancer Sufferer
Ignores Death TO
Undergo Freezing
Woman Dies Suddenly of
Unexpected Disease
Just as Hope Dawns

PRYOR, Okla, Nov. l..
(UP) : A 50-year-old Okla
homaman placed his life in
the hands of DR.. Van Dolph
Harrington today, his hope
mistaken by the ironical
death of refrigeration therapy's
most publicized case.
He came here yesterday TO
follow Mrs. Homer Stout, 46-year-
old Locust Grove farm wife, and
mother of four, who had joined DR..
Harrington in the most urgent test
SO far of the potency of cold as
weapon against cancer. He stayed
today and prepared to become the
subject of a second test while rela-
tiveS arranged funeral services for
Mrs. Stout.
She died on the threshold of
what Dr. Harrington considered a
grand hope" for continued life.
He and DR.. E. H, Leach, who aided
in the autopsy pronounced the
cause of death as strangulation pre-
cipitated by the rupture of bile in
the stomach when the bile duct was
clCgged with gallStones.
She had entered Harrington hos
pital to undergo the refrigeration
therapy experiment after having
been pronounced a 'hopeless case"
by a consultation college of sur
geons. Months of X-ray treatments
and. finally, surgery had failed to
halt the spread OF a malignant
abdominal tumor. The therapy was
employed on her, through DR.. Her.
Continued on Page 6; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

Elmer Heald after grand jury SUD-
poenas were served on a dozen
persons purported to be able to
give information concerning the
charges.
With the grand jury preparing
to meet Thursday afternoon to
question II witnesses about possible
illegal registration of voters, Heald
commented terSely on Ham-Eggs
charges that he was prosecuting
Lee A. Scott. head of the pension
group in this county, by calling
him before the grand jury.
Il didn't know Scott was head
of the Ham and -Eggers in this
county" Heald said. II hope the
anti Ham -Eggers don't think I'm
prosecuting them, too. Phil knights
has been subpoenaed before the
grand jury along with Scott
knights, Ell Centre city engineer,
has taken leading part in opposi-
ton to the pension scheme.
"The Ham -and-Egg bill had MOTH
ing to do with Mr.. Scott's being
called before the grand jury. There
are five propositions OH the ballot,
and as far as I'm concerned they
are equally important. If anyone
/! is going to vote illegally on any of
these propositions, the grand jury
and board of supervisors want to
know it,
Backers of the HAM and Eggs
proposition ShoWered Imperial coun-
! ty with the dodgers attacking Heald
, and holding Scott up as a martyr
of "anti-Christ forces trying to
nail to their cross of gold a mod
ern disciple of the teachings of
Jesus Christ"
Maybe all these illegal voters
were going to vote for the PROPOSE
ton, for all I know Heald said.
There are five propositions on the
ballot and certainly the grand jury,
the district attorney, or anyone else
does not question the right of any
person to vote for or against any
or all of them provided he or she
has legal right to vote at ALL
The dodgers issued from head
quarters of the Retirement Life
Payments association, TOT Park
avenue, Ell Centre, deplored the
fact that Scott, head of the Re-
tirement Life Payments association
in Imperial county, had been sub
poenaed to appear before the grand
jury Thursday.
Heald said he did not know Scott
and had understood that T. D.
Mccall was the head of the Ham
and-Egg association. He declared
no effort had been made to SUBJ
poena those either for or against
the proposition but an effort had
been made to call in those who
might be able to help the grand
jury sift the charges and get ac-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Natural Resources
Chief in Office

SACRAMENTO, Nov. l. (UP)-
Richard Sachse, Pasadena consult
ing engineer, today took office as
state director of natural resources,
succeeding George D. Nordenholt
The new director said he had not
yet had time to acquaint himself
with problems of his office but
attacked the $30-Every- Thursday
pension plan as a menace to Sta>e
government and declared that oil
control is Observation-Disclosures or
not the Atkinson bill is adopted
at the Nov. 7 special election.
The director of natural resources
will be administrator of the oil
control act if it is approved by the
people and his salary would be in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 be-
cause of the added duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Fire Sweeps Over
Biq Nevada Mine

TONOPAH, New, Nov. 1. (UP)-
Fire damage was estimated at $780,
600 to surface workings only today
at the Tonopah Belmont mine, one
of the largest in this district.
The fire, of undetermined origin,
started last night and was expect
ed to burn underground for sew
eral days. Damage to the 1300-
foot shaft was declared irreparable,
as it was estimated the cost of
retimbering would be $40 per foot.
None was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Halloween Quiet
In Valley Towns

FL Centro and Calexico reported
the "quietest Halloween in ten
years" Wednesday after the noe
turnaI holiday passed with no seri-
Gus damages reported. Brawley po-
lice officers also enjoyed a COM
paratively quiet evening.
In Ell Centro the chief difficulty
was with boys and eggs Egg-throw-
ing was reported in several localities
during the evening. An estimated
II street lights were put out.
Nine boys, ranging from IA to %
years of age, were arrested during
the evening but later released.
Special Halloween functions were
given credit for the absence of
destruction. For Ell Centrans there
were two carnivals, football game
and a dance as well as many pri-
vate parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

; Penetrating deep beyond the
complicating SuperStructureS to the
heart of 3O-Thursday, w. w. Nc
Euen, FL Centro businessman, de-
clared:
Right or wrong, 30-Thursday is
designed to hamstring the whole
system of capital and business upon
which hundreds of years of world
development have been built.
Under our present system, there
are three major factors, land, capi-
tai and labor. Each we regard as
productive
Under the proposed system land
and labor would be regarded as
productive, but not capital That
is the Communistic PLAN
On this theory, McEuen used the
example of a farmer representing
labor on Imperial Valley desert
land.
There you have the labor and
land factors. For both to be produc-
tive, however, third factor is
necessary We call it capital for
lack of a better word. In this case
let us say it is a spade. Under the
30-ThurSday system the spade Gre
ates nothing of itself. Under the
current business system we think
it does and the spades owner is
paid that much for it's use.
The use of the spade COR capitaD
we call interest. 30-Thursday advo-
Gates would do away with it.
THE 30 Thursday controversy
resolves itself into this, the junk
ing of a system that has served
well for many years for one that
is virtually untried"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

House members applauded as Me-
Cormack asserted that the present
embargo section of the neutrality
act "helps Communist Russia and
Nazi Germany"
"A vote against repeal is a vote
for Communist Russia and Nazi
Germany" he declared. ..~s .--ss.
President Roosevelt's Secretary
Stephen I. Early declared earlier
that Molotov's criticism of U. S.
neutrality policies had been timed
to coincide with the important
house vote on repeating the en-
barge and substituting strict CASH
and-carry program.
While questioning the timing of
Molotov's speech, Early made no
charges that the Russian premier
and foreign minister had violated
international law. Early declared
the embargo question was strictly
a matter for the congress of the
United States to decide"
Rep. Ed Izac, D., Calf, support
ing the administrations neutrality
Continued on Page 6, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
ReIiefer Banks
Huge Sum

NEWPORT, r. l., Nov. l. (UP)-
Anthony Casetta, SO, banked over
$4,000 during the six years he was
on the relief rolls, the internal rev.
enue department reported today.
A dealer in italian and Polish
securities, Casetta recently was
forced to pay $4,000 back in income
taxes. Officials said as they turned
the case over to the department of
justice for investigation.
Admitting he took relief jobs
while he had money in the bank,
CaSetta said he feared the bonds
he had might become worthless as
result of the war and that "a man
can't be left with nothing for his
old age"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
l.V.DeputyD.A.
Sent TO MADEIRA
For Strike Trials
Ralph French Loaned to
San Joaquin Officials
In Advisory Capacity

Deputy District Attorney
Ralph |. French of Imperial
county was enroute to Ma
dera Wednesday to advise
officials there in preparing
prosecutions growing out labor
trouble in the harvest fields.
He was loaned by District Attor-
ney Elmer Heald at the request of
District Attorney George Mordecai
of MADEIRA.
The deputy was instructed to act
in an advisory capacity only in the
preparation of the cases, Heald
said, and will not appear in the
prosecutions.
''Mordecai wanted help in ham
ding the cases and advice in meet
ing difficult situation to the sat-
isfaction of all parties concerned"
Heald said. Il selected French to
held him as he had experience in
Imperial county in preparing labor
cases for trial"
French was slated to return to
Ell Centro Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Witness Says Reds
Control Union

WASHINGTON, NOV. 1. UP)-
William c. McCuistion, former
Communist under arrest on a fu-
gitive warrant issued by New Or
leans police, today charged before
the Dies committee that IS per
cent of the officials of the National
Maritime Union (CIO) are men,
bers of the Communist party.
McCuistion is being held by po-
lice in connection with New Orleans
police investigation of the murder
Of an NMW official there last Sep
tember. McCuistion charged that
the NMW was trying to frame
him."
McCuistion said the 85 per cent
figure was giving them the bene-
fit of the doubt" He said that only
7 per cent of the membership is
Communist.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Halloween Rioters Wreck
City Block. RepuIse Cops .-.

sifted into the downtown district
and massed at Brand and Broad
way. A store window or two caved
in, and signs began coming down
Boys began ripping up mailboxes
and traffic signals and tossing them
into the Boulevard Automobiles
were picked up and overturned.
First police to arrive took a quick
look and rushed back for reserves
Then the fire department was call
ed out Police puffed tear gas into
the youthful mob and grabbed
youngsters right and left. hustled
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

GLENDALE, Cal, Nov. 1. (UP)-
Police and firemen used tear gas
early today to break up riot of
an estimated 1000 Halloween cele-
brants who were practically wreck
ing a block of the downtown dis
trict.
approximately rs boys of elemen-
tary school age were seized and
herded into the city Jail, and into
other municipal buildings when
cells overflowed.
Frantic calls first came to police
that a small army of boys had
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
ham, -ECCERS ANCERED BY VOTE INQUIRY
Fire Destroys
BrawIey Resort

BRAWLEY, Nov. l. (UP) -
Rancho Grande, night club and
amusement resort near here,
burned to the ground early We'd
nesday in a mysterious fire
which broke out shortly after
the place closed at 2 am. Es-
timated loss was $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Jim Poe, owner and operator
of the resort created by re-
modelling a school house, said
the roof was falling in when
neighbOrs discovered the flames
at 2:40 am.
He secuted the idea that de-
fective wiring might have start
ed the blaze as the whole place
was re-wired before ii opened
this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

last lew collars.
Then they stepped from the Gig
aret-littered floor to the window
sills and leaped together to their
deaths on an extension roof %
stories below.
That was the way detectives re-
constructed the tragedy.
The couple had registered as Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Wilson of Detroit.
They left no notes but Detective
James sullivan traced call they
had made from their room to Mrs
Helen Yeakle, of West New York,
N. ia sister of Mrs. Walker-and
soon learned the pathetic story.
Walker, 40, was an impoverished
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Arizona Prepares
For Lettuce Deal

PHOENIX, Nov. !. (UP)-Prepar-
ations for the Salt River Valley
fall lettuce deal were being made
today in anticipation of one of the
largest yields in the valleys history,
j. M. Foote, state supervisor of
fruit and vegetable STANDARDIZED
ton service, said he believed the
deal, which ordinarily gets under
way about Thanksgiving day, would
commence sooner this year and
would probably continue until jan
uary 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

them into patrol cars.
Charging police we're stopped
short by a beautifully-aimed bar
rage of over-ripe tomatoes. The
youths had been firing them at
passing motorists and they had a
big supply at hand in crates. Even
Lieut. w. w. Wheelock, In COM
mand, caught juicy one on his
gold braid.
Tear gas was not overly effective.
The boys caught gas bombs and
tossed. them back where they ex-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Sheriff's Posse
Parades Nov. II

The Imperial County Sheriffs
Posse will wear their new uniforms
for their first public appearance
at the Armistice Day parade In
Brawley Nov. II, Sheriff Robert
w. Ware said wednesday.
Members of the posse will re-
hehrse their part in the parade at a
practice session at the airport in
BraWley at 8 am. Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

salesman. His wife suffered from
bronchial trouble They were $9l
in arrears on the rent of their fur
nished room. Their cloths were
shabby.
Last weekend they drew the few
dollars they had in cash and went
to the hotel Sunday and Monday
and Tuesday they went out and
enjoyed themselves. Today the
money was gone.
Mrs. Yeakle said they had talked
to her of suicide but she had be-
lieved she had persuaded them to
give up the idea. She said they
had been married Is years and
were very much in love.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Illness Fatal TO
Senator'S Wife

WASHINGTON, Nov. /. CUP)-
Mrs. Elizabeth Ashurst, 65, wife of
Sen. Henry Ashurst, D., Ariz, died
today after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow, Ashurst, chairman of the
senate judiciary committee, then
will take the body to Prescott, Ariz.,
for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
n AMBLING
N EPORTER
Farewell Independence

Farewell Independence
What price individualism! Even
destruction is supervised.
Halloween night RR noticed a
sedan move slowly along Main
street and stop before an Ell Centre
store. Two youngsters, about four
or five years old, scooted out, rubbed
soap on the windows and then
darted back to the automobile. The
car moved on a few doors, stopped
and the youngsters repeated the
performance.
Driving was a woman, obviously
their mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

who led Arizona peace officers on a
merry six day chase before she sur
rendered of her own free will Mon
day evening, was still alternating
between periods of hysteria and ex-
treme calm in her ROOM
At times she wept and pleaded
that her privileges be returned
Il have kept my word" she said,
land now they must keep their
word and give me back my privi-
leges."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

and was Centered at last report 0U'
miles east-northeast of Grand
Cayman Island. The winds velocity
there was said to be 80 miles an
hour.
The federal hurricane warning
system said that if the storm con-
tinued, it would pass over eastern
Cuba this morning and would begin
to affect the southeastern Bahamas
this afternoon or tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

In Havana, the national obser-
vatory reported that a cyclone off
Cayman-Brac was moving north
northeastward toward the gulf of
Guacanayabo.
Cayman- -Brac is the easternmost
of the Cayman islands, West Indies,
10 miles west of Cape Cruz, Cuba.
The winds velocity was said TO
be rs miles an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
One Last FIing'
Precedes Suici ide

NEW YORK, Nov. 1. (UP)-For long time before
dawn today Samuel Walker and his wife talked about
death They were standing kefore the opened windows of
the fine they had taken the 9th floor OF the
Hotel New Yorker room for which they had spent their
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
CqpitoI Junked
By Ham-ESs Plan

Editors Note: What about the theory behind OThursday?
school teacher and prominent
his ideas in the first of articles
dealing will the background Proposition One9
JENKINS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Hurricane Moves
Toward Islands

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. l. CUP)-A tropical storm of hurri-
force at its center expected to hit the eastern
coast of Cuba today.
The tropical disturbance, described as dangerous "
moved easnortheast about II miles hour last night
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Russia Scored in
Neutrality ak
Lawmaker Demands u. S. Recall Envoy
From Soviet. Charges Mo|otov Speech
Broke international Law, Hits Embargo

WASHINGTON, Nov. l. (UP)-Rep John W. McCor-
mack, d. Mass today demanded recall of the U. S. am
bassador to Russia charging that Soviet Premier " M.
Molotovs opposition to repeal of the embargo was
a fragrant violation of international law
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
British Frei9hter Hunted
In U.s.. Neutrality Zone
Following Torpedo sos
Radio CrackIes Out Distress Call from
Point Inside American Safety Zone;
Gutter Seeks Ship, Feared Sent Down

NEW YORK, Nov. l. (UP) = The British freighter
Coumore feared today to have been sunk in attack
that brought the close to American shores
Six coast guard ships and two arpanes raced to the
Of the attack about $50 miles east of Boston The
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Blast LeveIed at
Elmer HeoId for
Grand Jury Probe
District Attorney Answers Persecution
Charge by Pointing Out Leaders for
Both Sides Called Before Inquisitors

Grand jury investigation of charges of illegal regsra
ton of voters drew blast of fury from Hamand- Egg
proponents Wednesday.
Backers of the Iam-and-Egg proposition showered
Imperial county with dodgers attacking District Attorney
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Rapid Maturity

Rapid Maturity
Leland Littlefield, who according
to our age chart can't be more
than five or six years old, was
watching the Imperial-El Centro
game from the sidelines. Amused
by the intensity of his interest a
spectator asked him:
Are you going to play football
when you grow up?"
yep" said Leland as solemn as
an owl. Next year!'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Fine Feathers--

Fine Feathers--
When Salty Mellon ambled into
his establishment in Imperial the
other evening all dressed up like
a broken arm the boys didn't rec
ognize him at first. Now, in defer
ence to such sartorial finery, he
has become known as "The Dea-
con-"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Contracting Odds

This is unconfirmed, but it sounds
reasonable.
Shorty "Oldfield' Mayfield, due
to drive in the derby for tin Liz
zies, was quoted in RR's odds book
at 1000 to l until Wednesday. Now
he has dropped to 500 to l.
Shorty had an extension built
on the throttle SO that he can
reach it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01
Trailing Witches

Among other amusing Halloween
incidents were:
Dick Smith won a prize at a
McCabe masquerade party for being
the best costumed girl.
Carnival sponsors in Ell Centro,
anticipating brisk winds that have
done damage to carnivals in the
past, took special precautions with
wind breaks Tuesday night. AS
you know, there wasn't any wind
and now they're bit disappointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

Butter: Los Angeles &c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 42e, manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 3Oilc.
l.. A. hay; u. S. No. l Sl6.-S17;
U. S. No. 2. feafy 13.50-14; u. $. No.
2 S12-S13; Mpls. cash flax Sl.7S.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-01

Meanwhile, the blonde murderess
Evening star., 1939-04-04

mpunty Poland is not OF the countries which will submit
a threat.
Col Joseph Beck the Polish minister will have good
talk with the British doubtful light
recent information whether will be his
document which might defense
in the Hitler hrewed might precptae
conversations regarding colonial readjusments.
certain departments Washington national
Defense there good deal Of regarding the weakness
counter espionage
If the number of G-men engaged known
abroad this country would be swamped with
According to reliable there at present in the
United States something like 5000 foreign agents
of these principally
the line of their activities they obtain information
Americas latest warships, better.
preparation for wholesale sabotage. ncomparaby
than during the last World of
foreign agents in the United States
The F. B. l. instructed President Roosevelt
handle criminal disposal of that
total 700 The the greatof the
docket awaiting action-hat
although having 100000 overtime
catch For the counter
special the bureau declares
obtained the funds skeleton
specialized
Evening star., 1939-04-04

system legitimate forced abroad for
did his loan and fact violated his mortgage
Whatever the truth of this Monopoly Committee
tgaors hundreds that show the need
system financing. example they tell of Buffalo,
N. Government
apane needs credit, local bank holds
his afraid the bank examiners will
additional loan The risk good but
willing able
problems you your examples
Nothing said the political significance of the
administration than of figures 100000
corporations 96 cent of those filing income with
sheets
companies of than 81 100000