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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Hit.Runner Leaves
Two Women, Child
Injured in Street
Early Morning Accident
Takes Toll Here; Black
Sedan Responsible

A speeding sedan-a sud-
den crash-two women and
a child left injured while a
potential auto-killer sped
away into the night.
The crash took place shortly after
2 am. Friday in Ell Centre. A black
sedan failed to observe stop sign
at Fourth and Orange streets and
ploughed into the side of a car
going south on Fourth. The car
tourned over twice
Injured were Carmen Lucero, 38,
of Calexico, Mrs. Elvira Goodman
of Los Angeles and Concha Lucero,
6. c. P. Lucero, 20, escaped unhurt.
He was asleep in the back seat.
The group was en- route from
Los Angeles to Mexicali where their
father, a former police chief Of
Mexicali, is seriously i'll.
Ell Centro police started hunt
Immediately for a black sedan with
a damaged front. One suspect was
picked up in Brawley but later re-
leased.
Carmen Lucero, driver of the car,
was hurt slightly, police reported,
and Mrs. Goodman suffered head
wounds and an injured leg. The
child suffered scalp wound.
They were taken to an El Centre
hospital for first aid treatment be-
fore relatives arrived from Calexico
to take them to the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Truck Driver Says
lckes All Wronq

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. (UP)-
Quite contrary to being the "pere-
grinating pests which Secretary OF
Interior Harold L. Ickes calls them
the truck drivers of America are
in fact gentlemen of the high
ways" their official spokesman said
today.
John v. Lawrence, general man.
ager of the American Trucking
associations, appeared before the
37th annual convention of the AM
erican Automobile association, to an
swer the sharp-tongued secretary.
Yesterday Ickes told the con-
vention that trucks were the bane
of the highways; that he would like
to rule them off the road at least
on Sundays.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

a warrant circulating by taking it
to the butcher member, and giving
him the warrant and five cents for
81 worth of meat The butcher
took it to the barber member and
paid him the warrant and 10 cents,
the five cents the grocer gave him
and five of his own money, for a
81 haircut and shave.
The barber moved it on with Is
cents to the haberdasher, the haber-
dasher passed it on with 20 cents
to the druggist, and so on down the
list, with each man receiving $1.00
worth of goods or service. The
twentieth man on the list received
the warrant and 95 cents. When he
sold $1.00 worth of goods he tore
up the warrant, and another one
started in circulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

Fhe arrived here from washington
that as yet he has given no consid-
Grafton as to whom he will name to
succeed the late Associate Justice
Pierce Butler.
Turning to other matters, Mr..
Roosevelt said that:
l. Certain flaws were found in
newly constructed naval vessels but
now have been corrected.
2. His -the-text remark at the
dedication of the Jefferson Memoir
ial last Wednesday which led to
intense speculation of third term
prospects was made facetiously only
for enjoyment of the effect it might
have on reporters.
Mr.. Roosevelt had said at the
dedication he hoped to see the
memorial when completed in Janu-
ary 1941. His term ends that month.
g. New commissions will have to
be signed for IS federal officials
for whom he has issued recess nom-
nations since the adjournment of
the regular session of congress last
August because their legal tenure
of office has been marred by his
failure to send the nominations to
the senate for confirmation during
the special neutrality session.
4. Nothing of international i'm
portance transpired at the recent
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Merchants with Coffee. .Douqhnuts'
Plan. Started as Joke. Keep Going

ALBANY, Cal, Nov. II. CUP)-
The Albany Breakfast club today
offered its coffee and doughnuts
plan to bring prosperity to twenty
Albany merchants" as means of
stimulating business.
Conceived originally as a Joke
when all of California was talking
about the Ham and Eggs pension
warrants, the Coffee and Dough-
nuts plan produced about 400 worth
of business, despite a five-cent tax
on each transaction, in the first
month of its trial, Henry Villa its
sponsor, reported
Villa said the 20 merchants were
going to continue the plan another
month.
The warrants circulated among
the merchants themselves. The
grocer member of the club started
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
General Motors
Appeals S Verdict

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. II.
(UP) = Federal Judge Walter c.
Lindley today imposed fines OF
$4,000 each upon the General Motors
corporation and three affiliates who
last night were convicted of VIOLA
ton of the antitrust laws.
In addition to General Motors, the
fines were imposed on the General
Motors Acceptance corporation, the
General Motors Sales corporation,
and the General Motors Acceptance
corporation of Indiana.
Cost of the trial, estimated as at
least 100000, was assessed equally
against General Motors corporation
and General Motors Sales corpora
ton.
John Thomas Smith, Chief de-
fense counsel for and vice president
of General Motors, told Judge
Lindley the conviction would be
appealed to the federal circuit court
of appeals in Chicago. The court
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17


who have guarded the ex-convict'S
suite of rooms here since his re-
lease from federal custody yester-
day.
The police detail was not explain
ed, but it was understood to be
precautionary measure" against
the possibility that some of Capone's
powerful enemies might seek to
administer "gangland justice"
In Washington, Attorney General
Frank Murphy said that Capone no
longer is under federal guard.
Should the onetime gang chief
tain attempt to resort to his former
activities, Murphy said, the depart
ment of justice will be ready to
bring him under surveillance.
The department still has under
surveillance certain unnamed per-
sons in Miami, Fla, where Capone
plans to go whenever he is released
from medical treatment at Balti-
more, Murphy said.
He said the justice department
is not interested in protecting Ca
pone against possible former gang
land enemies. The governments in
terest in Capone, he said, will be
revived only by his reversion to his
once nefarious activities.
Baltimore Police Commissioner
Robert Stanton refused to say whe-
ther threats already had been made
against the one-time king of Chi
cago'S underworld.
"Capone's presence required that
some precautionary measures be
TAKEN" he said
He denied that hospital author
tiles had requested the extra guard
but said that he was keeping in con-
slant contact with them and would
supply all the assistance they need
ed.
Doctors prepared to submit Ca
pone to malaria fever treatment
in an effort to check the ravages
of paresis, a softening of the brain
resulting from syphilis.
Capone is Under the care of DR..
Joseph E. Moore, one of the ma
tion's experts on treatment of syph-
Ills who formerly was in charge of
the syphilis division at Johns Hop
kins hospital and is a special con-
sultant on that disease for the U.
S. public health service.
Despite official silence about Ca
pone's health and his chances for
recovery, some examining physi-
clans said privately that his condi-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Liquor License
Requests Denied

State board of equalization men,
bers Friday announced they had
denied three applications for liquor
licenses in Imperial county, two
in Ell Centre and one in Brawley.
The Ell Centre applicants were
Filemon Rodriguez, 202 Brighton,
and Alicia M. Figueroa. 1876 East
Brighton. They we're denied liquor
licenses because a policing problem
would be created if they were per-
mitted to operate.
Four Chinese in Brawley were
denied a license for 1890 1 street.
The Chinese, Wong K. Chong, Tom
Folk, Jow King Keung, and Yee
Diu, were denied license because
of previous violations of the al
coholic beverage control act.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

..alm TO De QeSCrucClOn OF CIle OCIler
Belgium, the German press hint
ed, is in a suspicious position be-
cause of the possibility that cargoes
for England are being transshipped
through Belgian ports and there are
certain Baltic states" in the same
position.
In this war the only aim that
Germany can have in mind is "the
merciless destruction of England"
the ZWoelfurblatt declared in a
statement reminiscent of the re-
cent declaration of British foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax that Brit
aims chief war aim is the defeat of
Nazi Germany.
Thus, on both sides OF the fight
ing front, some of the judicial re-
straint that marked the opening
phases of the conflict has been
abandoned. The third month of the
war has swerved away from the
loudly-proclaimed phrases such as
living space" and security against
aggression" and toward a more re-
alistic hate campaign between Ger
many and England such as might
stir up greater determinations
among the peoples for the prosecu-
ton of the war. The old familiar
epithets. are taking the place of
protestations of peace.
The result may-when and if
bitterness increases sufficiently
mean an intensification of military
operations. The British and French
already have limited that their crack
warships, for instance, are search
ing the high seas in an effort to
engage the Nazi sea raiders, the
pocket battleships Deutschland and
Admiral Scheer. Aerial reconnais-
sance continued on both Sides-re-
Sulting in anti-aircraft fire in Lam
cashire this morning-with every
indication that preparations were
being made for bombardment.
The war aims of each side have
been favored with other points
than destruction of the enemy, al
though so far all else is secondary.
Both Germany and Britain have
indicated in a vague way that when
they have liquidated the other they
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
SoIons Called to
Deficit Por|evs

SACRAMENTO, Nov. II. (UP)-
State Finance Director John R.
Richards revealed today that Cali
ornia's legislators will hold un-
precedented northern and southern
conferences in December to study
the states acute financial status in
preparation for the special session
of the legislature in January.
Richards said he and Gov. Gull
bert Olson wished to talk it over"
with the lawmakers after supplying
them in advance with data on PEN
sions, taxes, the mounting deficit,
and probable new revenue measures
to be introduced.
Administration sources say the
tentative date for the special ses-
sion is Jan. Is. 1t will run a month
or six weeks, depending on the size
of Olson's program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

of assessed valuation. Such a rate,
in the opinion of department of
finance officials, would be prohibi-
tive for local taxpayers to bear. To
continue the state services and
grants to this county, most of which
have been authorized by action of
the voters of the state or by vote
of the legislators, increased state
revenue is required, Killion pointed
out.
provisions for obtaining this
revenue from taxes levied on the
basis of ability to pay are urged
by Governor Olson and many meR1-
berS of the state legislature" the
official said such program in
all probability will be suggested for
consideration at the special session
to be called within few weeks"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

finance revealed friday, according
to Deputy Director George l.. Kill
hon.
In the analysis prepared by the
department it was shown that the
state expects to collect a total OF
$4,O68, 900 from the county in taxes,
licenses and fees during the two
year period and will spend an esti-
mated $3,809,700 during the bien-
mum for highway work, unemploy-
ment relief, aid to the needy aged,
blind and children. Also included
is financial aid to the schools, the
county fair and local governments.
Further breakdown of the figures
reveals that if the cost of these
state services had to be borne by
property owners of Imperial county,
the outside county tax rate for the
current fiscal year would be in
creased from $1.99 to $7.35 per 500
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
I'd Have Tricycle.
But for War Says
French Youngster

PARIS, Nov. II. CUP)-Here is
what French school children think
of Adolf Hitler and the war, as
given in replies to questionnaires:
%. Who is Hitler, savant, artist
or benefactor of mankind?)
"He is a bad man with mus
tache and hanging hair. An old
man who has no children because
they'd all be mad"
@. What's his title?)
Commander of Germany
Commander of Boche fury"
%. His function?)
ITO lead his people like a savage.
To bother the rest of the world
To make speeches filled with hes.'
%. Where does he live?)
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

from other states. 1t was held that
this help should come from the
national government.
Another resolution asked the state
to recognize the dire need of adj
ditional health facilities in rural
areas" and urged national endeavors
to meet the health needs of the low
income groups. Legislation was
urged which would permit nom
INDECENT persons to enter county
hospitals on pay or part pay"
basis
The establishment by the farm
bureau of new marketing research
department was recommended. This
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

set bond for the appeal against each
of the four corporations at $2,500,
half of the fine imposed.
Smith told the court:
"The crime conspiracy to violate
the antitrust laws by restraint Of
trade) vanished into thin air when
the individual defendants were
found not guilty because it took
flesh and blood out of the COM
pany."
Defense attorneys said that they
were unable to understand why
the companies were convicted while
II co-defendants. all officials of
the firms, were acquitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

would study marketing problems.
A national terminal market in or
near New York was urged TO pro-
vide modern facilities for "unload-
ing, handling, storing, and selling
farm products and fruit"
Stockton was chosen the i040 con-
vention site.
Ray Is. Wiser OF Gridiey was re-
elected for his third term as preei-
dent; George Wilson, Yuba City.
delegate to the American Federation
meeting In Chicago: Charles Robins
son, San Diego, chairman Of the
citrus committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Czechs Executed
For Resistance

PRAGUE, Nov II. (UP)-Nazis
today executed nine Czech students
by firing squad on charges of
perpetrating "acts of resistance" and
attacking Germans.
An official announcement said
that many others were arrested and
that Czech universities had been
closed for three years. Followers
of former President Eduard Benes
were blamed for series of DEM
onstrations beginning last month
and continuing sporadically until
today.
"The remainder of the protec-
torate is quiet officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Passengers Tell
Of Sub Attack

CRISTOBAL, C. T., Nov. II. (UP)
Passengers arriving here today
aboard the British steamer Orbita
Of Liverpool reported that they had
escaped an attack by a U-boat,
which was later reported sunk by
Allied destroyers.
The German submarine, they said
sank a smaller ship-the Bronte-
while vainly attempting to attack
the Orbita.
The passengers said the submar-
inc attacked while the Orbita was
in convoy, three days out of Liver
pool. 1t was moonlit night but
the torpedo struck the Bronte,
which apparently was mistaken for
the Orbita, they said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Chinese Bartender
Before Court Here

Wong Fun, Chinese bartender of
Brawley, was arraigned in superior
court Friday on three charges, pos
session of narcotics, violation of
the law prohibiting an ex-convict
from carrying deadly weapon and
on his prison record.
The Chinese was arrested at his
home in Brawley last month by
state narcotic officers. He was
released from custody on $l,500
bail demanded in Ell Centre justice
court He was scheduled to enter
his plea to the charges next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

California is going deeper in the
red at the rate of $2,5OO,OOO per
month, based on present revenue
and expenditures" Richards said
"This will create a deficit of $1O1,-
100000 at the end of the biennium
June 80, 1941, unless new revenue
measures are approved"
Richards and Olson will confer
Monday on pension legislation the
governor said he will introduce in
an effort to boost the present $35
monthly payment to $50 or $50, and
lower the age limit from IS to 60.
Major factor is whether the fed
eral government would match any
raise. voted by California.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
d AMBLING
EpoRTER

Double Duty
To the Harry Horton home
Thanksgiving will be a mild double
headache.
Because Pomona and Stanford
can't seem to agree on which OF the
Thanksgiving dates to observe, the
Horizons probably will have to en-
dulge in two turkeys. Barbara, who
attends Pomona, will have her holi-
days on one date and Mary Kather-
inc, at Stanford, will have hers on
another date.
Sympathetically we join in prayer
with Harry that they leave Christ
mas alone.
He's Joined Up
Sorry we can't go into details
about this but maybe Hank Fried
nash, the Holtville personality boy,
can explain why he is now con-
sidered "just one of the girls.
incidentally, if you've ever lived
in Denver you can have a field
day with Hank. We hashed over
old times with him for half an
hour the other night. Hank was in
the circulation end on the Rocky
Mountain News but remembers
writing the headline when the Ar
mistice was declared and selling
$4,000 copies.)
Monopoly
If it was shock to P. l.. Moore
to read he had joined the library
board it was chills and fever to the
guy who wrote the story ct should
have been R. P Moore, you know.
From force of habit or something
the reporter put down P. L.
In between the chills and the
fever, however, was a laugh. With
Norman Deaton also on the board
it looked as though the credit as
sociation now had strangle hold
on the library council!
Family Scene
Sedately and beamingly parental,
Milt Zinn drove his family up be-
side a root beer stand in Ell Centre
Thursday evening and "set them
up. He forgot one thing, however.
Young Ray, stony faced and
round-eyed, sat alone in the back
seat and hardly had his father pass
ed back to him a glass of root beer
than the zinn car appeared to
erupt
First to erupt was Milton, who
steamed out as though he had sat
on wasp.
"Dawg gone! Dawg gone! Ray,
get out of there" he kept repeat
ing. Ray finally emerged, damp but
unconcerned by the uproar.
II should have known BETTER"
Milt lamented. Ray always throws
things!"
Meanwhile, Ray was stolidiy in
specting the damage and watching
his fathers gyrations. At last he
said as though pronouncing an i'm
portant Judgment:
DOG gone"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Continued Warm
Weather Forecast

Woodrow c. Jacobs, entomologist
for the fruit-frost service, Friday
predicted continued warm winter
weather for the weekend, and fore
cast the probable minimum tenn
perature as 40 degrees.
Jacobs indicated there was no
danger of frost. First frost hit the
valley on Nov. 7 last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
IfsR.P.,NotP P.L.;
Excuse II, Please

A reporters fingers got tangled
up, hit the wrong typewriter
keys and therefore p. L. Moore
was enormously reported as a
new member of the Ell Centre
library board. 1t should have
been r. p. Moore.
Apologies to P. L. as well as
r. p.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Roosevelt Delays Choice
Of Supreme Court Judge:
Denies 3rd Term Import
President Just Having Fun With News
Men in Remark at Memorial Dedication.
He Informs Re suIar Press Corps

HYDE PARK, Y. Nov. II. (UP)-President Roose
ve said today that only emergency will force him tc
nominate justice of the supreme court before
for its regular session next January
The president said at press conference shortly after
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
State Tax Money
Returns to Nv.

For every dollar taken out of Imperial county in the
form of state taxes, licenses and fees fixed by existing
statutes the state will return $94 to the county under
the provisions of Governor Osons budget for the 199
biennum statistics compiled by the state department of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Farmers Ask Aid
For Labor Crews

SAN DIEGO Nov II. (UP)-Federal aid in caring
for this states migratory labor problem urged today
in resolution adopted by the California Farm Bureau
The bureau, ending it's 21st annual convention last
night went record denying the responsibility of local
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
British. Germans
Stir Up Hatreds
Restraint Of Opening Days Disappears
As Foes Declare Intention to Destroy
Opposition; Europe Federation Seen
= BY JOE ALExs NORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Nazs warned little neutral nations again Friday to
keep clear of the European conflict in which both Ger
many and Great Britain have declared their chief
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17
Doctors Believe
Thug May Become
Violently Insane
Federal Men Wash Hands Of Gansster
Chief, Say Only Interest Nowis to
See He Does Not Revert to Outlawry

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. IT, (UP)-Heavy police de-
tails guarded the Union Memorial hospital today where
AL Capone former Chicago gang leader began struggle
to recover from paresis.
Detectives and plansclothesmen of the local police
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-17

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob ranch.
grade A, 42c, manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 3Olzc.
L. A. hay, U. S. No. l s16.-s17;
U. S. No. 2 leafy s14-14.50; U. S. No
2 S12-S13; Mpls. cash flax Sl.7s.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Still Waters
Also Run
Slowly
Roadside's Latest
Comic Despite
Torpid Pace

Heroes were the specially of Tom
Taylor who. as the ace dramatist of
1855, is natural for the Roadside
Theater of 1889. However, because
Taylor was such a whiz with heroes,
his villains have tendency to run
bit thin. That is the weakness of
Still Waters Run Deep" which last
night became the theater's second
attraction of the season. Against
the quiet, droll wisdom of John
Mildmay, the treachery and cupidity
OF Capt. HaWksley is always so OBJ
biously destined for a complete frus-
tration that the fun is proportion
ately diminished. Not lost altogether,
understand, just diminished. More
over. the odds against the villain are
heightened by the fact that he is
portrayed with something less than
the Roadside standard of gusto by
newcomer Charles E. Corker. To-
night, perhaps, Mr.. Corker will pick
up few of the Kisses which his in
depreciation of the part missed at
the opening performance.
Before Mr.. Corker and his friends
start haunting road construction
projects and feather factories, it
might be wise to add that the villain
Taylor created for him is on the
Evening star., 1939-06-27
cerebral side. His outrages against

cerebral side. His outrages against
honor and decency involve thinking,
which ever was the enemyof action;
at least, the kind of action that got
the Roadside off to such a flying
start with THE Pioneers Daughter"
Fists and guns and knives do not
implement his course through the
lives of the respectable nitwits who
have to be saved by heroic John
Mildmay. He is out mainly for their
money, than which there are so
many greater losses in these times.
Apart from the two principals,
with Mildmay played, and well, by
George Harrington, the author of
Still Waters Run Deep" managed
very we'll with his subordinate char
acter. The vulnerable young Mrs.
Mildmay is fetching thing as
played by Lansing Hall and Ann
Ives Mrs Sternhold, a dominant
widow with a weakness for a strong
man, really is lady to remember.
Maccubbin Waters as Mr.. Potter is
a third contributor to the comedy
which Taylor found in the victory of
the still water" character of John
Mildmay. Helping them all, includ-
ing the author, is the direction of
Ralph Fowler and the sets of Alan
L. Ferry. Mr.. Ferry still is keeping
that "A" average if Teacher Don
Oenschlager is listening. J.C.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Ann Sheridan Gets
Another Film

Ann Sheridans career will re-
ceive further impetus at Warner
Bros. when she co-stars with James
Stewart in Louis Bromfields And 1t
All Came True"