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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

ol the LOUISIANA state university
yesterday
Agents of the United States in
ternal revenue bureau have been
investigating his income for some
time. it was learned.
Meanwhile, reports were revived
that Gov. Richard w. Leche would
leave office before nightfall.
He had intended to leave office
at II a. m. today, but when he
and Lieut.. Gov. Earl K. Long an
nounced Smiths resignation and
disclosed the shortage last night. he
said he would postpone his own
resignation.
Today, however, Long indicated
Leche would resign by tonight
Long. the younger brother of
Louisiana'S one time senator and
political dictator, said DR.. Smith
had been handling bonds of the
university. He limited that irreg-
ularities had developed in those
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Revenue Bureau
Chief Promoted

WASHINGTON, June 26. CUP)-
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, jr., today promoted Tim
othy G. Mooney now chief of the.
internal revenue bureau technical
staff in New York, to be deputy
commissioner of internal revenue
in charge of the income tax unit.
The change will result in the
transfers of Norman D. Cam, for,
the last year head of thetechnical
staff at San Francisco, to take
MONEYS place, and Virgil Bean.
assistant to Mooney, to take Cams
position.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
1st Wife Talks
Against Third

HOLLYWOOD, juno 26. up
The first wife of dashine Myrl
Alderman, Hollywood pianist, to-
day resumed her testimony in be-
half of his third wife. blues singer
Ruth Etting. who is being sued for
S1500O0 alterations of affections
damages by the second Mrs. Alder
man.
Mrs. Helen Warne, who twice
married and twice divorced Alder
man, awaited a ruling by Superior
Judge Samuel r. Blake on whether
she may testify that Mrs. Alma
Alderman, plaintiff in the aliena-
tions case, also was home-wreck-
er
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

The senate action. voted after a.
persistent filibuster by the power
full silver blcc. came as a stunning
reversal to the administration
which repeatedly has emphasized
that it regards the devaluation
powers as a necessary weapon in
case of new outbreak of world
monetary disturbances.
The end of Mr.. Roosevelt's de-
valuation authority was voted AZ
to 81. The silver price, now 64.64
cents an ounce, was increased to
IT'S cents by vote of 48 to 30.
The action came in the face of
determined effort by the admin
stration to avoid the threatened de-
feat. 1t succeeded in forcing
separate vote on the two proposals
but the alliance of the silver group
and the senate conservatives de-
feated the maneuver.
Approval Of the Adams amend
ment to end devaluation powers
June 80 was made possible when
members of the silver bloc, angered
by refusal of the administration to
increase the price the treasury pays
for domestically mined silver, voted
almost solidly for the repeater.
A few minutes later, the senate
voted to require the treasury to
pay 7712 cents an ounce for do
mestically mined silver. The present
price is "a 64 cents
The silver price vote was 48 to 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

TdIIVS 10 OCUVIdIlu ara 10 hlu IIltHl
in raids during which 80 suspects
were arrested as the result of a
series of bombingS in London dur
ing the weekend. Twenty of the
suspects we're held.
1t was reported that 80 IRA"
terrorists had been sent to prin-
cipal British cities from Ireland
and were spending about S., 900 a
week on bombing activities.
Scotland Yard and Roman Cath
olic authorities united in a cam
paign against terrorists, and Irish
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
IIth Hour Attempt TO Revive Main
Street Underpass Dies Quick Death

position would be made in the fu-
ture for the city's traffic difficult
ties. He indicated that regardless
of whether or not congress contin-
ued appropriations for grade sep
arations, some means could be
worked out for financing as long as
Main street remained a state and
federal aid highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
BondhoIder Files
Notice Of Appeal

James H. Jordan, Imperial Irri-
CATION district bondholder, Monday
filed notice of appeal from a su-
perior court judgment in a suit filed
to collect on the matured district
bonds he holds.
He appealed from the order stay
ing a writ of mandate providing
for payment and from the order
declaring that the superior court
retain jurisdiction in the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

government authorities increased
their watchfulness after disorders
in three Irish cities yesterday.
From 80 to 40 persons were in
jured in the gay west end OF Lon
don late Saturday night In seven
IRA" bombings. One victim was a
child, another a crippled newsboy.
Operatives OF the yard" we're
sent on a search throughout Lon
don for members OF the IRA.
particularly in the north districts
of the city In hope Of finding the
central arsenal OF the terrorists.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Patterson Plans
End Speech Here

The Laborers Non-Partisan league
will sponsor a public forum at the
Imperial county fair grounds at
p. m. July 5.
Lieut.. Gov. Ellis Patterson and
Don Healey, head of the league in
southern California, will be among
the speakers. Further details of
the program will be announced
later, according to E. A. Nelson of
Brawley. Patterson spoke at a
meeting recently sponsored by the
league. r
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
81 Youths Thrown
From State Truck

LOS ANGELES, June 26. CUP)-
Five youths today were in serious
condition from injuries they re-
ceived when a state forestry camp
truck overturned in the Santa Mon
ica mountains and spilled its load
of 80 county juvenile probationers
down an embankment.
The youths were being taken
from the forestry camp in Las Vir-
ginias canyon to Los Angeles yes
terday to attend rodeo when the
accident occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS
PERUVIAN VILLAGES

LIMA, Peru, June 26. CUP)-The
town of Pomacanchl and the village
of Chuquicahuana in the Cuzco de-
partment were destroyed by an
earthquake Saturday, delayed dis
patches appealing for aid said to-
day.
Eighteen persons were killed and
40 injured at Pomacanchi.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
POLISH JEW EXPELLED
BY AUSTRIAN NAZlS

VIENNA, June 26. CUP)-Georg
Mariniak. a Jewish citizen of Po-
land and former conductor of the
Vienna state opera, has been ar
rested and expelled from Germany
by Nazi authorities, it was under
stood today. His "Aryan' wife was
permitted to remain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
V.Pants BURGLAR
Makes S100 Haul

A pants burglar cleaned approx
mately $100 out of a Mexican camp
south of Seal Heights this week.
end.
The unidentified raider carried
the sleepers' trousers to a nearby
cantaloupe field and rifled the
pockets. The victims found their
clothing after a frantic search of
the area, Sheriff Robert w Ware
was informed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
OAKLAND BUTCHERS
IN lNTER-UNION WAR

OAKLAND, Cal, June 26. CUP)
The butchers union today called
a strike in Oakland's wholesale
butcher houses, effective tomorrow,
as the climax to a jurisdictional
fight with the teamsters union over
meat truck drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
MexicaIi Saloons Open
Despite Closure Report
D AMBL|NG
IMPORTER
Tables Turned

Tables Turned
For weeks Capt. Charles Delp,
high mogul ot the reserve officers
and authority upon all things mill
tary, has cautioned his charges
about proper stance and dress as
set forth in army regulations. No
doting mother could have been fir
mer than the good captain was
toward the Legionnaires in admon.
iShing them to keep their heads up
and their chests out.
And so it was with a great deal
Of pleasure and considerable merri-
ment that officers of the Reserve
and soldiers of the Legion cast an
eye over photographs taken at re-
cent Flag Day ceremonies.
OF all the men pictured the only
one whose posture was not accord
ing to "Hoyle on military behavior"
was Skipper Delp.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
BURNING CIGARETTE
BLAMED FOR FIRE

Firemen Monday extinguished
minor blaze in a small outbuilding
at 100 Orange avenue in Ell Centre.
The building was behind the home
of Frances Smith Fire Chief Corn
Reed blamed careless cigaret
smoker.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

of time to get ready for this case
with counsel. But we'll allow you
that right"
A panel of 1913 jurors answered
the courts roll call when question
ing of their qualifications started.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Washington Gossip Co|umnist Taned,
Feathered by Virginia Socia|ites;
Swears Out Warrants For Arrest

WARRENTON, Va. June 26. (UP)-Count Igor Cassi-
nj, 24year-od society gossip coumnist for Washington
newspaper sought the arrest today of three members
the Virginia Fox hunting and horse set He charged
they arred and feathered him in retaliation for items
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Louisiana University Head Fugitive
From Law While Federal Men Probe
Income. State Charges Fund Theft

. BATON ROUGE La. June 26. (UP)-A federal inves-
gaton into the income of DR.. James Monroe Smith was
revealed today while state police sought him ques-
tonng on an alleged shortage of several hundred thou
sand dollars in school funds Smith resigned as president
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
London Defense Units Under Double
Guard Against Bombings Inspired
By Irish Terrorist Organization

LONDON, June 26. (UP)-Double guards were sta
toned at all balloon barrage antaircraft territorial
army stations in the London today in the belief
Irish Republican army" terrorsts intended to strike
key defense points Magistrates issued 1870 search
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Senate Shears President Of Power
To DevaIuate Dollar in Smashing
Defeat; Fixes New Si|verPrice
Western Senators Join Conservatives to Put
New Dealers to Route After Hard Struggle
Over Need for COntOl of Currency

WASHINGTON June 26. (UP)-Western silver sena-
tors joined forces today with senate conservatives and
voted to strip President Roosevelt of his dollar devaua
On powers and fix the treasury price for dOmestcay
mined silver at 77.5 cents
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Outer Mongolia
Scene of Clash
Between Powers
Official News Agencies Give Varying
Accounts Of Air Battles; Ist Soviet
Report Of Battle Claims Victories

SHANGHAI June 26. (UP)-Neutral diplomatic dis
patches said today that heavy arpane fighting had been
proceeding for month the Manchukuo-Oute Mongolia
frontier between japanese and Russian air forces.
The DISPATCHES. the first from an ndependent
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Orientas Assume Diplomatic Offensive with
Protest Against Distortion of Incidents
When British Subjects Searched by Guards

TIENTSIN, June 26. (UP)-Japan, assuming the dip
lomac offensive asserted today that the British were
exaggeratng ndgnites to Brons in the blockade of the
British concession and said that responsibility for the
SEQUENCES with Great Britain The statement made
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
On a HnIidaY- Tnn-

On Holiday, Too
When the Imperial. Yuma peace
officers have a picnic in Jacumba
July 9, they will have new and
novel idea for amusement.
They have arranged for kan
garoo court!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
PrOtectiOnist-

PrOtectionist-
Clarence Little, five years old, has
started in early on party crashing"
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Little of Holtville heard 1t noised
about that there would be a shower
held for his "girl-friend", Mrs. Paul
Hinshaw. Probably with some idea
in mind of protecting his own in.
terests, Clarence was in favor of
calling her on the phone and in
yiting himself.
His mother finally convinced him
that it would be wiser to just send
a gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Baseball Results
AMERICAN

AMERICAN
Detroit .......... 900 020 450-11 10
Cleveland 80. 900 900 020- 2 II 1
Bridges and Tebbetts: Harder,
Broaca, zuber and Hemsley, Sewell.
Boston ............ OLE 900 000-3 10 O
Washington .. 900 900 000-0 7 2
Grove and Desautels: Haynes.
Masterson and Ferrell.
New York at Philadelphia night
game.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
RubicOn Crossed

Holy smoke!"
Mrs. Guy Beynon didn't say that
in SO many words, but that expl es.
sion gives the proper reaction, for
the top of young Tommy's head was
something to cause establishment
The top of Tommy's head was far
along the road TO resembling a bill
lard ball Where not long before
had been profusion of curly locks
there now was merely a stubble.
Young Tommy ran a hand over
the fuzz and explained:
I've been to the barber shop"
Gracious, I'd never have known -
said Mrs. Beynon Nov l suppose
you'll tell me you had your hair
cut OFF,"
yes, that's right" said Tommy.
This cut eliminates all such
bothersome activities as combing,
washing and brushing"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26
Hard to Do

Hard to Do
And then there's the Ell Centre
young woman who prattled on. .
Far be 1t from me to bite a gift
horse in the mouth"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-26

Butter: Los Angeles. 26isei but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 351ze; manufacturing milk,
2716c; route gathered cream. 25lsc.
l.. A. Hay: u. $. No. l, S14-l4.50'
q. S. No. 2 leafy S13-I3.5O; U. 5. No.
2, S11.50-12. MINI. flax July S1.6sA.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
Sturgeon Lake

Sunday dinner guests at the home
of James Zalesky, ST., were Volta
Benes, brother of DR.. Edouard Benes,
president of Czechoslovakia, DR.. and
Mrs. E. Proshek of Minneapolis, Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Basta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Vanek, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Swan
hauser, Mrs. L. Panoska and Walter
Godfrid of st. Paul.
Mrs. T. Lubino and daughter, Mrs.
]. Gockowski, and children and Mrs.
P. Vekich and daughter, all of Du-
luth, visited at the j. w. Odebraski
home and in Windemere Sunday.
The Red Cross unit met at the P.
R. Anderson home Tuesday evening.
A business meeting was held after
which social hour followed. The
annual Red Cross drive is called ear
lier this year. 1t is hoped that as
many as can will respond.
Ernie Mohelski of Gheen, spent the
weekend at his home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
New Experiment Produces
Rubber From White Sugar

Granulated white sugar produced
on a plantation near New Orleans
was made into a product with the
properties of rubber. The expert
ment was performed by Allan RAM
sey Wurtele, former ieutenant-com-
mander, United States navy, now
owner Of Ramsey plantation.
Observers declared the product, a
black, spongy mass weighing nearly
two pounds, shaped into a ball,
bounced nearly a foot off a hard
floor.
Ernest Lee Jahncke, assistant Sec
rotary of the navy in the Hoover ad-
ministration, now executive director
of the Louisiana department of COM
merce and industry, said he had in
vestigated a Swiss process of max
ing artificial rubber from sugar, and
that such experiments might bring
salvation for the Louisiana sugar
industry"
Wurtele said "the process is SIM
pie. Generally speaking it consists
of oxidizing sugar with nitric acid
and mixing in turpentine then poly
merizing the whole with hydro
chloric acid while continually STIR
ring the whole mass" He added
that beet sugar and sugar refinery
wastes also are suitable in the proc
eSs.
Wurtele, inventor of sugar cane
harvester, is a graduate of Annapo-
lis, class of 1915. He was former
chief engineer of the federal barge
lines.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
BRUNO LUTHERAN PARISH
Elmer J. Johnson, pastor.

ElIleT y. JOIlIlSOIl, PASTOR.
Services next Sunday: Bruno, 10
a. M; Vilstad, 11:15 a. M; Park Cen
ter, 2:30 p. m. and Danforth, 8 p. m.
The Bruno Ladies' Aid will meet
in the church Friday, Oct. Is, at 2:30
p. m. Mrs. VIM. Ames and Mrs. John
Nelson will be hostesses.
The Nickerson Ladies' Aid will
meet in the Bernard Ahlm home
Wednesday, Oct. II, at 2 p. m.
The Vilstad Luther League is in
vited to the Wilhelm Pearson home
Wednesday, Oct. II, at 8 p. m.
The Bruno Luther League will
meet in the Wernowsky home Tues
day, Oct. 10, at 8 p. m.
The Women's Missionary society
of the parish will meet in the church
in Bruno Monday, Oct. 9, at p. m.
The program will consist of short
talks by members which will give
information on the methods and the
activities of our w. M. S. in the
Synod. Musical numbers will also
be given. The ladies of our churches
are especially invited.
The public is cordially invited to
our services.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
When You And
l We're Younger
Twenty five Years Ago
October 8, 1910
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and IS years ago.

w. G. Laying, Bruno butcher, was
taken to Minneapolis last Thursday
as result of cutting his finger slight
ly week before. Blood poisoning
set in and his right arm was ampu-
tated Friday, but the disease had al
ready gone too far and he died that
evening. The funeral took place at
West Concord Sunday. MIR. Laying is
survived by his wife and daughter,
his aged mother and several sisters
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Berntsen of
Askov, celebrated their 18th wedding
anniversary Saturday evening. This
was also in the nature of farewell
party as the Berntsen family will soon
depart for Denmark, their native
country, to make their home.
Bruno held street fair Friday and
it was a success in every way. The
Ladies' Improvement League spon-
sored the event, the first of its kind
in Bruno in several years.
The marriage of John c. Didden
and Eta Fairchild of Bruno, took
place Tuesday. The happy couple
will 60 to housekeeping in the Pavelka
house.
John j. Barrel of Bismark, N. D.,
bought 10 acres of land from Peder-
sen & Gravesen of Askov, Tuesday
at $50 an acre. He will move here
the first of April.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
Decides to Sail,
Goes $4,000 Miles
Woman's Three-Year Voy-
age New Saga of Sea.

NEW YORK.-A barefoot woman
skipper and crew of six men came
to port recently in a 90-foot ketch
and completed a new saga of sail
ing, story Of a woman who never
sailed before, but decided she liked
it. So she sailed 10000 miles and
stayed out three years.
II thought it would be nice to 60
for a trip" said Mrs. Marion Rice
Hart, captain and owner of the
ketch and sister of Mrs. P. Hal
Sims, the bridge expert. ut just
happened. We got around to the
East Indies and I thought, We may
as well go on"
The peacock blue hull of the steel
ketch Vanora, built in 1902 on the
lines of a fishing boat, and bought
by Mrs. Hart from British naval
officer, was bleached to an uneven
aqua shade by the sun and water.
Her square sail and topsail, jib
and mizzen were weather marked
from 1,040 days at sea. She'd been
in 101 ports since Mrs. Hart-bored
with her life as sculptor and with
her house, garden, and servants at
Avignon, France-bought the ketch
and started out from Portsmouth,
England, on an August day in 1886.
When they reached new port the
captain and crew would inquire,
What new wars have there been?"
They got radio at one port, but it
never worked; so in their leisure
they trailed fishing lines or played
rhummy. Once they caught shark
and dined on shark meat. They sell
dom used the vessels auxiliary mo-
tor.
Except for a cruise around the
Greek islands once before as a pas
senger on 70 foot vessel, when the
sails weren't used, Mrs. Hart was
neophyte sailor.
On completion of the three year
cruise the members of her crew ex-
pressed admiration for her nautical
ability.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
Graveyard of Atlantic
Located OFF Sable Island

Georges banks is one Of the rough
est places on which to fish off the
New England coast. It is here and
on the Grand Banks off the dreaded
shoals Of Sable island that many a
Gloucester vessel with all it's crew
has gone to a watery grave. These
fishing grounds have well been
called the Graveyard of the At
lantic." In q single storm on the
night Of February "a, 1925, IS Glou-
cester vessels and their crews Of
100 men were lost, leaving 70 wild
ows and 140 fatherless children to
mourn for them. Terrific gales dur
ing the winters Of 1873, 1875, and
again in 1879, wrought dreadful hav-
oc among the fishing fleets.
Old-timers will recall when there
were more than 500 "sail" in the
various fisheries out of Gloucester.
Today, vessels do not have to de-
pend upon sail alone, but are
equipped with Diesel engines which
make them independent of tide and
wind and enable them sometimes to
escape impending danger; but they
are not always successful. The sea
is always exacting it's heavy toll.
Last year it claimed five Gloucester
vessels and Is of her fishermen.
Since the year 1880 to the present
day, just about one-third of Glou-
cester's history as fishing port,
the sea has taken 1,026 Of her ves-
sells and a total of 1885 Of her
men. Tragedy, but yet adventure
and romance.
One of the greatest dangers a fish,
erman has to contend with is the
dread fog which sometimes sudden
ly settles over the fishing grounds
and shuts out all view. Fisher
men in their small dories have be-
come separated from their vessels
and are lost for days. Some never
return.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
Fifteen Years Ago
October 9. 1924

DR.. E. H. Bertels has now taken
complete charge of the dental office
at Sandstone, the change taking effect
October l, when DR.. James Slaven,
after about Is years service in Sand
stone, left for Minneapolis.
L.C. Petersen of Askov, gave talk
before the local Young Peoples So
ciety Sunday evening. He spoke on
two Indian tribes, the Chippewa and
the Sioux, and told of the important
part they played in the early history
of Minnesota.
Sunday, Sept. 81, the Bohemian
people from Pine City and Beroun
gathered in the Pine City town hall in
mass meeting where representa-
tive of the Sokol Gymnastic organ
ization of Minnesota was present and
explained in detail the purpose of the
Sokol organizations. 1t is planned to
organize athletic clubs at those places.
About SO persons heard the talk
given by George D. Brewer, candi-
date for Congress, 10th district, on
the Farmer-Labor ticket, at the Askov
town hall Sunday evening.
Messers. Lingren, Stafford, Ed
Rodenberger, Lawrence Churchill,
Nels Lindh and Ed Downing of Bruno,
went to Pine City Monday to attend
the meeting of the county board in
the interest of the county line road
east of Nickerson. The result of the
meeting was that the county commits
sioners recommended it to be state
road.