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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
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 Working wives would rather hold their jobs than have the greatest gift in the sight of God or mana baby.
 Mayor William H. Feiker, of
 Northampton, Mass. who or.
 dered all married women on
 the city payroll to resign.
 Half of the farm problem h found in the city and half of the city workers problem Is found in the country. We must solve the problem of mass purchasing power so as to absorbe the full products of both farm and factory. Murray D. Lincoln, Ohio Farm leader.
 It would be easier to scrap our liberties and put everything into the hands of an all-powerful state. But we are not cut out for that kind of system.
 Attorney General Frank Mur- phy.
 Labor has been notoriousIy poorly led in the United States. --presldent Arthur Murphy, of 8t. Mary College, LeayenWorth, Kan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, July 28-Every sum. mer New York is the scene of a curious two-way migratory movement that reaches it's peak over week-ends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

And as everything comes to an end eventually, what a day it will be when there are no more early American antiques.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
A Thought for Today

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead aiso.-James @:@6.
  As the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before good works.-Whately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, We have every
 confidence in his integrity; say, "entire" CT full cOrl- fidencc."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

three Pesldenta
  growing the tendency toward oizatOn nment
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Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven oE these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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Washington Merry-Go-R By
nsA swvisa m
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

Washington hS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Student Abso|ved
In Auto Accident

NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. "a. CUP)-
Harriet Manchester of st. Louis,
Mo-, a student at the University of
Arizona, was absolved by coroner's
jury today of blame in an automo-
bile accident which claimed the
lives of six persons two months ago.
The jury reported the crash was
caused "by the negligence of Frank
Olivas, driver, and Filberto Quin-
tero, owner of one of the cars"
The accident occurred when ma
chine driven by Miss Manchester
and carrying three of her sorority
sisters crashed headon with an auto
mobile in which Olivas, Quintero
and four otheSs were passengers.
Miss Manchesters three compan-
ions were killed as were OlivaS and
two Others riding in his machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

criticized by the grand Jury, Wnlcn
called Guests complaint to the
attention of the jurors.
The first thing Pond did when
taken before the grand jury was
to refuse to give any statement
about charges against him but
launch into detailed information
about Guests alleged use of district
men, materials, and equipment on
a ranch he operated with partners.
Guest and Pond were discharged by
the district.
Guest ferreted out the Pond
charges because w. j. Hartman
of the Imperial Feed Mills COM
planned to him of overcharges on
water bills of Hindus financed by
the mill. Guest said he found
discrepancies in Ponds accounts in
checking for errors on the mill
water bills.
District headquarters mailed
water bills to the Hindus, witnesses
testified. Hartman would call Pond
at the Calipatria office to get the
amount of each Hindu's bill, pay
it, and collect from the Hindu in
the financing agreement. Hartman
did not see the bills and the Hindus
did not know what Pond told
Hartman they were, witnesses said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Hollywood Death
Car Found as NY.
Identifies Victim
Gang Victim Described
AS Former Burglar, Key
Witness on Rackets

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. "a.
(UP)-The death car from
which three shots were fired
that killed George Schachter,
48, in gangland fashion, was
discovered today few blocks from
the scene of Wednesday nights
Staying.
The discovery came a few hours
before New York police notified
authorities here that Schachter had
been identified by fingerprints as
Harry Greenberg, sought for several
years as a witness against Louis
Gepke) Buchalter, New York rack
ct chief.
The automobile used by assassins
of Schachter, alias Greenberg was
discovered by police six blocks from
the Schachter home, in front Of
which the victim was assassinated
by typical gangster methods.
Detectives E. R. Burdick and H.
B. Workman discovered the vehicle
while cruising the district in po-
lice car. They noticed the parked
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Yale President upho|ds Right Of
Students to Book Talk by Browder

ton, President Seymour gave his
approval to the invitation of the
Yale Peace Council in this state
ment:
"The reason for our refusal to
interfere with the undergraduates
invitation are to be found in my
inaugural address and matricula-
ton sermon"
President Seymour said in his
matriculation sermon:
Let us be certain that in our alb
horrence of the dictators' mastery
of the mind and conscience abroad
we do not impose an unofficial CEN
sorship at home
In his inaugural address, he said:
"The London policemen in Hyde
Park have learned that the surest
method of exposing incompetent
charlatanism is to give the charla-
tan a protected forum"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Weather Man Says
I.V. Storm freak

A light drizzling rain that start
ed as the sun dropped Thanksgiving
evening brought .04 of rainfall to
Imperial Valley Friday in what
weather forecasters termed freak
storm"
Woodrow G. Jacobs of the federal
fruit -forst service, said the valley
was the only section of the coast
to be sprinkled and declared the
storm was unpredictable. Just "one
of those things.
Jacobs predicted cloudy weather
with a storm gathering on the
coast that may bring additional
rain to the valley.
Rainfall total since Jan. l stood
at six inches, AZ hundredths, ac-
cording to the El Centro weather
bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Cook Says Silver
From Garbage

A new way to earn a living
gathering silverware from garbage
cans--waS described Friday in
Ell Centre police court as Charles
Gallie's defense to a charge he
stole 43 pieces of silverware from
the Barbara Worth hotel.
Gallie, a 39-year-old cook who
once was briefly employed at the
hotel, pleaded not guilty and will
face trial Nov. 30. He was held
in Jail after failure to make 5000
bail.
Gallie was picked up on police
tip and the silver was found in his
room. He stoutly maintained:
Lots of times in restaurants
silverware is thrown out along with
the garbage and l have made few
dollars picking it up. :"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. "a. CUP)-
Fritz Kuhn's Golden Angel"
blonde Florence Camp. testified at
his grand larceny trial today that
she went to Reno in 1888 because
the German American Bund leader
asked her "to start divorce proceed
ings."
Both sides rested today and the
court adjourned the trial until
Monday morning when the case will
go to the jury after the attorneys
summations and the judges charge.
Mrs. Camp, on whom the state
charges Kuhn spent money belong
ing to the Bund, was called as the
first rebuttal witness after the de-
fenSe had rested.
Diminutive, pretty, and dressed in
black, Mrs. Camp identified the de-
fendant who a moment before had
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

JuryS S lnVeSClRdClOn ana lIlQlCIlllcilC
of Albert S. Pond, ex-water clerk
at Calipatria, on charges of misuse
of district funds, grand jurors went
into many phases of district busi-
ness and indicated a marked dis
approval Of:
1.-The district boards handling
of land leases and rentals of tax
decided land, and limited the grand
jury might recommend formation
of a separate land department to
handle this work and take it out
of the hands of the board;
2.-The practice of permitting
district employees to get materials
and supplies without an accurate
check being kept of the merchan-
disc CA practice changed and i'm
proved since the investigation be-
gan last September)
3.-Director w. E. Young's alleged
practice of running the Calipatria
division to suit himself and his
alleged refusal to follow orders or
make that divisions employees fol-
low orders from the headquarters
office.
The grand jury backed up let
ter of recommendation recently sent
the district board of directors by
statements written into the records
during the investigation which con-
tinued from Oct. 5 until Nov. IT.
Grand jurors questioned officials
of the district about the manage
ment and handling of business in
every division and elected the state
ment that it was only the Cali
patria division that was not run
according to orders issued from
headquarters.
WiiIiam Elmer Hartzog, now wa
ter superintendent who tangled
with Young and a group of ranchers
in the northend division when he
demanded the resignation of C. E.
Guest, superintendent of Young's
division, and put him back on the
payroll at the insistance of Young,
said during the questioning:
II had trouble getting cooperation
from the Calipatria division !
had 100 per cent cooperation from
all the other divisions"
He repeatedly declared he did not
get the cooperation from Guest that
he did from other division super
intendents.
r. H. Maddux of the headquar-
ters office said 1.-THE Calipatria divi-
sion is outstanding in that they
do not handle their work in accord
ance with instructions and the
work in the Calipatria division does
not function E. they do not con-
form to rules the way the other
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

southeast of Mexicali.
IT killed him!
Nov let me see him, for the last
timer
After the confession, pretty but
stony-faced Cruz Ramirez, 81, was
permitted to view the body of her
slain sweetheart.
AS officers reconstructed the case,
the girl was overcome by jealousy.
She borrowed an automatic pistol
from a girl-friend, Ramona Fisher,
Wednesday afternoon and sometime
Wednesday evening fired two shots
into Vasquez body.
The fireman was found slumped
in his automobile nearly two miles
from Mexicali. He was unconscious
and in dying condition. One bull
let lodged in his head, another in
his stomach.
A milkman, j. Garcia, found the
fireman and took him to Mexicali
hospital, where he died Thursday
Burial was set for Friday after
noon.
The girls confession followed
lengthy questioning at police head
quarters during which she refused
details of her affairs. She ad-
mitted, however, "going steady" with
Ramirez and police believe she killed
when her lover strayed.
No formal charges had been filed
Friday, pending further questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
State Gas Tax
Shows Increase

SACRAMENTO, Nov. "a. CUP)-
State income from the three cents
per gallon gasoline tax amounted
to $4,620,9l8 for October, a gain of
l.78 per cent over the same month a
year ago, the State Board of Equali-
cation reported today.
The tax was levied on distribution
of 154,030,617 gallons of fuel and
represented an increase in sales for
the sixth consecutive month this
year. September tax assessments on
gasoline totaled 81, 726,600, and
$4,54O,166 was collected in october,
1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Lease Handling by
District Attracts
Grand Jury Query
InquisitOrs Hint More
To Come in Inquiry
Into Land Deals

Grand jurors shook ad-
monitory fingers at the irri-
cation district board for
their handling of land deals
and leases of tax decided
property and in transcript of tes-
timony filed Friday limited of more
detailed investigations to come.
This highly controversial question
was injected into grand jury hear
ings ordered during the investiga-
ton of water clerks alleged mis-
handling of district funds.
The grand jurors went so far with
their questioning of district en-
ployes that the employees named
names" and two of the employees
were sent to their records to get
the names and other details of
allegedly questionable handling OF
land leases. The lists were approp-
rated by grand jurors, supposedly
for their investigations.
One juror asked Walter Goodson,
secretary of the board, If he did
not think it would be good idea
to put the land deals in the hands
of separate land department with
the board delegated to follow the
depart IN n t's recommendations.
Goodson said "in some cases, yes"
The Calipatria division was in for
another probe when Goodson said
he knew of land being farmed
without the payment of rent and
in one specific instance for only
half of the rent.
who was it?" demanded juror.
tom Montgomery" Goodson re-
piled. HE paid half of the rent on
property in the northend and never
paid the rest" He said his records
showed no sign of the last payment.
The board eventually demanded
that Montgomery pay his delinquent
water bills and then waived the
other half of the rent.
He cited an instance when the
board leased block of northend
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Foes i'm
Death
Grip
Shipping Struggle
May Bring War
To Final Phase
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

The tide of warfare swirled
closer Friday to Europe's
small neutral nations.
Conflict on the seas, with Great
Britain and Germany striking at
each other without quarter, involved
the smaller powers more and more
directly from Scandinavia to the
Black sea. 1t was disclosed that a
U-boat had sunk the steamer Slie-
drecht in the Atlantic ocean.
Both the Allies and Germany re-
peatedly warned neutrals of the
dangers and blamed 1.-The enemy"
Nazis said that the Reich was TAX
ing drastic new war measures
against the allied blockade of Ger
man exports and that neutrals must
keep out of the way.
Great Britain and France, having
repeatedly reported Germany was
about to invade Belgium and Hol-
land, charged the Germans with
sowing magnetic mines by airplane
to the peril of all neutral shipping.
Continued on Page 6, Col y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Turkey Breaks Up
Folsom Strike

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Nov. "a
CUP)-Disciplinary action against
ringleaders of hree-day hunger
strike at Folsom prison will be dis
cussed by the State Prison board
tomorrow, it was announced today
by Warden Clyde I. Plummer.
More than 300 convicts in Calf
ornias prison for desperate Grim
inals started the demonstration
Tuesday by refusing to eat mush
they said was sour. Striking ranks
gradually dwindled as hunger be-
came greater and the final few
capitulated yesterday in time y
join the special Thanksgiving day
dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Community Chest
SiqnaI Awaited

Blasts from the fire whistle IN
Ell Cenlro will mark the opening
of annual drive for community chest
funds Wednesday morning.
The signal will call together exc
cutive committeeman for a cam
paign breakfast at the California
hotel, Judge Vaughn N. Thompson,
drive chairman, announced.
Meanwhile, plans already have
been laid for a canvass in the rural
sections, Earl V. G. Northrop de-
clared. School trustees will act as
sub-captains and pupils will be ask
ed to take home subscription cards
to their parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Boy Actor Denies
Splitting Wages

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. "a. UP)-
Freddie Bartholomew, juvenile Brit
ish film star, and his aunt, Myl-
licent Bartholomew, today filed a
denial to the claim that contract
existed under which the young actor
is bound to provide a share of his
earnings to his sisters, Eileen and
Hilda.
The denial came in an answer
to the suit filed by Mrs. Lillian May
Bartholomew, the youths mother,
on behalf of his minor sisters. The
suit contended that an agreement
had been made in June, 1886, under
which Freddie's sisters were to be
paid $4,000 outright and share of
his earnings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. "a.
(UP)-President Charles Seymour
of Yale University today approved
the invitation undergraduates ex-
tended to Earl Browder, Communist
leader under indictment on pass
port fraud charges, to speak here
Tuesday afternoon.
Despite prohibitions on Browedr's
appearance at Harvard and Prince
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

a1Cer returning from tOur OF New
Orleans, Chicago and Detroit.
His suitcases, half-unpacked, stood
beside his desk as he talked to
reporters. He said he had been so
busy with his inquiry he had had
no time to have his laundry done.
Dies placed responsibility for the
committees future squarely on the
administration. He also asserted
that:
l. RusSia's Communist activities
in this country have violated the
1888 agreement under which the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

rowing or by pay as you go plan
based on new taxes.
The question is moot, he said. be-
cause it is quite likely that national
defense appropriations for the
next fiscal year will run approx
imately s5O0,O00,000 above the ap-
preparations for the current fiscal
year.
Record peacetime appropriations
for this fiscal year approximated
$4,000. Mr. Roosevelt en-
phasized that actual spending for
defense ran considerably below this
figure, and told reporters that a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

cials found a certificate showing
he had served 25 years in the U. S
army, with more than four years of
foreign service. A great quantity OF
religious and allegedly communistic
literature was found among his pos
sessions. He sold a so-called "health
soap"
The body was taken to the Thorn
ton mortuary here pending funeral
arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
FDR Hints New Tuxes Due
To Finance u. S. Defense

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Nov "a.
(UP)-President Roosevelt hintee
today that the next Congress may
be asked to impose emergency taxes
for national defense to finance out
lays of more than $2.000,0 100000 for
the armed establishments of the
United States.
Discussing the problems of fin
ance at a press conference on the
Warm Springs foundation, Mr..
Roosevelt asked the American peo-
pie to decide whether they prefer
TO finance national defense by bor-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

u. S. S. r. was recognized, land
unless they can give definite as
surances this won't happen any
more we ought to sever relations
with them"
q There will be, unless subver-
sive groups are checked, wave Of
sabotage and violence because Com
munists seek to stop the manu-
facture and shipment of munitions
to the Allies"
g. He will speak in Madison
Square Garden Nov. 90 under au-
spices of patriotic organizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Kuhn Love Told
By Golden Angel

snubbed her in the corridor and
who glared angrily at her as she
testified
She said she met Kuhn on the S.
g. Westernland en- route to Europe
in February, 1898, and that he pro-
posed marriage in shipboard let
ter during the crossing. She idt<lti-
fled the radio telegraph blank on
which the proposal was written.
On her return, she went to Reno,
New, after taking leave of Kuhn in
New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Girl, Swallows
83 Buttons

LIBERAL, Kans., Nov. "a. tUP)-
Three year old Harriet Lofland took
the game of button button too SER
iously. When her mother, Mrs. Ar
thur Lofland, found her button
box empty she discovered that Har-
riet had swallowed all of the but
tons in it. There were 83 altogether.
She suffered no i'll effects.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

guess of $4,000 100000 of national
defense in the next fiscal year
quite probably would be too high.
Heavy national defense appropria-
ton prospects, the president said.
are marring an otherwise optimistic
fiscal picture. If cuts were made IN
non-defense appropriations and with
tax revenues clinging TO their pre-
sent high level. the deficit In oper-
alton of the government during
the next fiscal year might be cut
by one half the president said. But
national defense outlays might
change this picture, he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Union Asks Law to
He|p in Strike

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. "a. (UP)-
The American Federation of Labor
threatened court action today to
win its claims in strike that has
halted construction on $250,000
underpass project here.
A. H. Peterson, AFL agent, said
he would seek support of the courts
to force the Lee Moor Construction
company of Ell Paso, Tex, to COM
ply with state law and employ
only Arizona residents on the public
works project.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Valley Driver in
Fatal Ariz. Crash

An Ell Centro truck driver, James
L. Hughes, escaped injury but one
man was killed and three members
of his family we're injured in an
automobile truck accident near Gila
Bend, Ariz., the United Press re-
ported Friday.
Charles Herbez, So. of New Or
leans was fatally hurt and his wife,
daughter and son were injured.
They we're taken to a Phoenix hos
pital.
Highway patrolmen said the Her.
bez machine overturned after side
swiping the Ell Centro mans truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
US. War Resources
Board Terminated

WARM SPRINGS, Ca, Nov. "a.
(UP) President Roosevelt today
formally terminated the active serv-
ice of the war resources board-an
organization of major industrialists
who derived a plan for mobilization
of American industrial resources in
event Of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

berg lived heard tne SIlUC. they
called police.
Hallberg was in his cabin. APP
parently he carefully planned his
final day on earth, Deputy Coroner
Herbert Hughes said. He was said
to have given all his groceries away
the day before he killed himself.
He left money enough Ito take care
of me" as he said in his note.
In his effects officers and off
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Dies Says Probe
Up to New Deal

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. (UP) : Chairman Martin
Dies d. Tex of the house inquiry into American actv
tiles today called the administration to ake the respon
sibility' for continuing killing his investigation.
Dies held press conference his office few hours
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Veteran Pencils
II ote, Kills Self

BRAWLEY, Nov PA am in bad health so l am
doing this act Send me to Soldiers home"
Edward L. Hallberg, Cd, soap salesman and exsolder
penced this Thanksgiving day. then shot and killed
himself Several residents of the auto court where Hall
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Guest Stirred u p
Own Downfall
Discharged Official Revealed as Man
Who |nausurated Probe; District Shown
As Submitting Case to Grand Jury

c. E. Guest himself started the grand jury nvestga
ton that brought his dismissal Capatria division
water superintendent and Albert Ponds Indictment the
grand jury transcript disclosed Friday. -~@T--
Carving the theme farther it the district rOundy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
Document ellis
Jury DisoPProvoI
Of Management
CaIipa+ria Division Run to Suit Ideas
OF Director, Superintendent, Declare
Witnesses; Other Divisions Cooperate

The mercess spotlight focused this week the Impe
rial Irrigation District ended of the most thorough
Investigations which that embattled subdivision
submitted, 5OOpage transcript of testimony revealed
Friday In transcript of evidence taken during the grand