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Methodist Church.

Church School 1000 a. m.
Morning worship 100 o'clock.
Young Peoples hour $50 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
HAROLD E. BABER,
Pastor.
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IL G. 7. II. Meeting.

The regular meeting of the w. c.
T. U. will be held at the home of
Mrs. H. w. Redfield Thursday after
noon. September %.
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WELL, WHAT Do YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS2
The Presidential Succession

In case of removal, death, resig-
nation, or inability of both the
president and vice president the
secretary of state shall take over
The remainder of the order of sue
cession is as follows. Secretary of
treasury, secretary Of war attor-
ney general, postmaster general,
secretary of navy, secretary Of in
terror. The acting president must,
upon taking office, convene con-
gresS.
This week we had a complaint
from citizen that children had
been stealing applies from her yard
said she didn't mind this but
they We're breaking down the limbs
Of the trees and running them
an appeal to the children to be more
careful would be useless, however
an appeal through their parents
might do some good All
youngsters must 60 through the
stage of stealing a few apples, we
did, thought they were extra good
too, even though they were so green
they made the old tummy ache
something fierce
The youngsters might be ap-
preached from this angle-don'i
break the trees down because this
destroys them and there will be nc
apples to sWipe next year if the
trees are ruined
The male hunters will have tc
hand it to Letha Williamson thi:
year for getting her full quota o.
game birds last Sunday Many
gentlemen returned from Ions
launts with nothing more thar
weary feet and disappointment
written all over their faces
Letha brought home what she wen
after
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PARENTS, TEACHERS,
STUDENTS
A Piano Opportunity

We have a small modern upright
piano, walnut case with bench, a
standard make. Will sell on easy
terms or give reasonable discount
for all cash. Would consider rent
ing at S. per month allowing six
months toward purchase price with
two years to pay balance. Write
at once to Stock Clerk, Hollenback
Piano Co, Spokane, Wn. 1t
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House for rent; S rooms, modern,
close in.-Theresa Sanders, Libby
Hospital IT
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Five room house for rent, partly
furnished. Inquire at this office. TT
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For Sale Chean

Eight room modern, furnished
house. Three lots. Good double
garage and woodshed. Located at
Spruce and Montana avenue. Terms.
1917
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FOR TRADE

Will trade cockerels for mich
goat. Write Box IA, Jennings Mont.
lit
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FOR RENT

Light housekeeping rooms for
rent.-Mrs. Otto Kienitz. 17-tf
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SMALL THOUGHTS

A traitor is good fruit to hang
from the boughs of the tree of lib
erty.-H w. Beecher.
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For Sale-One black five-year-
old mare and colt, also one black
14-year old mare with colt. Weight
of mares approximately 400 lbs.
each.-Manion Service. 1t
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For Sale-80 acres. Good bldgs.
20 acres under cultivation. Water
plped into house. Five acres alfalfa.
Williams Draw II. D. Collier. l4tf
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According to a person who knows
-Vermiculite is the ore while 70
nolite and Until are the finished
product
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
WPA S|ashing All
Aliens From Rolls
Under New Program
Congress Orders Relief
Only to Citizens After
March 5 This Year

WASHINGTON, March 1.
UP)-The Works Progress
administration h a S begun
elimination of aliens from
relief rolls as part of a re-
vamping program to meet congress
sional criticism of alleged waste
and political activity.
WPA officials said today that
aliens on relief, estimated by Sen.
James F. Byrnes, D., S. c., to
number around 10000 are being
dropped from rolls as rapidly as
discovered under an order by con-
gress directing their removal not
later than March 5. The alien clause
was written into the $725 900. 600
bill that continues WPA until June
30.
While pursuing the congressional
ly-ordered "clean up," WPA Ad-
ministrator F. c. Harrington has
instituted a broad reorganization
program within the agency de-
signed to tighten its administrative
machinery, and eliminate waste. He
expects to present results of the
changes to congressional commit
tees about April l, when they con-
slider President Roosevelt's demands
for restoration of the $150,000,000
chopped from his request for $975,-
100000 to carry WPA through the
present fiscal year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Intelligence Head
Tells of Secrecy

LOS ANGELES, March UP)-
Warnings were given to naval in
tclligencc operators, of whom Hafis
Salich, on trial with two Russians
on espionage charges, was formerly
a member, not TO disclose any in
telligence information, Comm. Ellis
M. Zacharias, head of the naval
intelligence in this area, testified
today.
zacharias' testimony was given in
Federal Court Judge Ralph Jenney's
court at the trial of Salich, Russian
born naturalized American; Mikhail
Gorin. head of the Soviet Intourist
agency, and his wife, Natasha.
Under questioning by U. S. At
torney Benjamin Harrison, Comm
zacharias told the jury that wher
he first took charge of the intelli-
gence office in this area he gave
this warning to all of his oprator,
at meeting which was attended b.
Salich.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Clio PICkETS STRUGGLE With DEPUTIES
He'd Have / ouned MoneV

his father ransomed him for $50.
Mitchell had injected himself as
go-between for Katz, TO negotiate
the ransom for him. Katz thought
he was indebted to Mitchell for
having arranged the child's tempo
rary" release for $3.50 when the ram
som note had set the price at $1,000.
He was not even suspicious when
Mitchell came back to consult him
about paying the rest of the $1,000
But detectives learned that Nit
chell had not been at work at the
lithographers plant where he was
employed, at the time Of the kid
naping. and that neither had Sch
wartz, who worked beside him and
was his constant companion. They
learned that both were heavily in
debted to gamblers and loan sharks
Schwartz for $4,000; Mitchell for
$4,000.
They got the full story of the
kidnapping from them early today
md Katz confronted Mitchell.
He Wavered between anger and
pity. He told Mitchell There was
no need for you to have kidnapped
my son; I would have lent you
money had known you needed it.
Mitchell wept. He is dark, frail. and
wears a small mustache.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

There were more people ON the
Imperial county fairgrounds We'd
nesday than turned out for the
opening day celebrations in early
history of the event, and there was
still three days of preparation
ahead of Dorman Stewart and his
crew.
The crowds" which thronged the
fair grounds Wednesday, and
which will be increased Thursday
and Friday. were composed of car
penters, exhibitors, farmers, busl-
nessmen and school teachers, all
of whom we're making last minute
preparations for Imperial Valleys
greater mid winter fair which
opens Saturday.
Every department on the fair
grounds is filled to capacity, ac-
cording to Dorman Stewart, es-
pecially in the livestock division.
One coast swine grower, who was
refused entrance because of lack OF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Arizona Approves
Conditional 0kay
Of River Compact

PHOENIX. March l. CUP)- The
state house of representatives to-
day approved Arizonas condition
al ratification of the Colorado river
(Santa Fe) compact, terminating a
16-year state battle against the
compact between seven basin
states.
Rep. Robert Forbes, Tucson, con-
cluded a committee of the whole
debate on the proposal with dra-
matte speech in which he quoted
from Shakespeares play, Julius
Caeser.'
There comes a time in the af-
fairs of men when taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune"
DR.. Forbes said the federal gov
ernment has been waiting for Arl-
zona to ratify the compact before
pushing completion of great" ir-
rigation and power projects in the
state.
"They have been waiting . wait
ing :. waiting for Arizona to see
the light and forget the bitterness
Forbes said in his plea that Arizona
forget the "old cry of save the
river" and take steps toward its
immediate development.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

The union carried out its threat
to start picketing the project and
said more CIO unionists were ready
to replace the vanguard of 26 sent
out this morning, if Sheriff w. w.
Sublett accepts the challenge and
arrests them.
Sheriff Subblett made it plain
that his deputies would arrest the
men on the picket line and any
more that might be called out. At
noon today, however, he and his
right-hand deputy were detained
at a murder trial and planned to
go to Delta as soon as their pres
ence was not needed.
A problem of what to do with
the pickets when arrested con-
fronted Sublett and District At
torney L. w. Carr, since Shasta
county Jail now is filled to near
capacity, with % CIO pickets ar
rested last Friday and Monday.
They planned to seek Jail space
in some other county.
While the union opposed the
Shasta county ordinance forbid
ding picketing by planning to util-
ize its full membership in the patrol
line, Richard Gladstein, CIO coun-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Ban on Spending
Power Suggested

SACRAMENTO, March 1. fUP)--
Curtailment of spending power in
certain state departments, particu-
larly the secret funds of the gov
ernor, was suggested today by the
senate committee on governmental
efficiency.
President Protein Jerrold Sea-
we'll, r., Roseville, led discussion
on the advisability of instituting
additional safeguards on state
funds. He cited as examples that
the state relief administration le-
gally could spent its entire propoS-
ed 1894 budget of $72,000,000 IL
80 days if desired, or the governor
could draw millions of dollars from
the emergency funds without audit
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
|. A, Police Seek
Known Degenerate:
In Murder Roundup
Two Men in Custody as
Clues Found Linking
Them to Staying

LOS ANGELES, March l..
(UP)-Police today started
a roundup of known sex de-
generates for questioning in
connection with the campus
Staying of Anya Sosoyeva, pretty
Russian dancer and coed.
Two men were taken into Gus
today and police said there was
evidence that linked them directly
to the crime.
Kenneth Lee O'Hara 30, former
inmate of the state hospital at
Camarillo, was held after he told
police he had known Miss Sosoyeva
and had danced with her in beer
hall near City College campus.
San Frieze, 36-year-old transient,
was arrested at Long Beach for
begging on the streets. Police said
he had scratches on the left side
of his face.
Detective Chief Joseph F. Tay-
lor said he had reverted to the
original theory that the Staying
last Friday night was the act OF
a sex degenerate who was familiar
with the campus, formerly the site
of the University of California at
Los Angeles.
OHara was arrested at Newhall
and brought TO the county Jail for
mental observation.
Il knew the girl who was muir
dered," he told police. Il danced
with her in a beer hall near the
City campus"
Long Beach. police said Frieze
was unable to explain the scratches
on his face and was unable to re-
call where he was last Friday night
at the time Miss Sosoyeva was at
tackled in a shrubbery darkened
corner of the campus.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Enemy Of Byegone Years Tells Vets
Story of Other Side in World War

army at 16, during the closing
months of the conflict, Kaiser serv-
ed with the Red Cross. He recalled
that trainloads OF wounded we're
reaching metropolitan centers be-
hind German lines at the rate of
four or five a day. They we're all
held over until evening, so that the
wounded could be moved to hospi-
tails under cover OF darkness, so as
not to excite the public.
Moving pictures of the national
convention at New York and the
convention at Los Angeles shown by
Mark Magee and Lou Hall, featured
the later program. which followed
a corned beef and cabbage dinner.
Attendance of 125 set new record.
Next meeting of the Legion will
be featured by entertainment oil
wives at chicken dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Storekeeper, Hurt
Battles Thuqs

NEW YORK, March /. CUP) -
When two men, one holding pis-
tol, the other a blackjack, entered
William Stanzinsky's delicatessen
store, he dived across the counter
and seized them both.
The gun was discharged, the bull
let lodging in Stanzinsky's lower
right side, but he kept on fighting.
He took the gun from one thug
with his right hand, the blackjack
from the other with his left. He
fired three shots at them as they
fled without loot. Then he COLLAPSE
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

A man they would have killed
on sight two decades ago spoke
Tuesday night before 25 members OF
the American Legion, and won their
hearts!
Jaws dropped and eyebrows zoom-
ed at the Veterans Hall when, as
a surprise feature of the program,
Hugh Osborne introduced:
Karl Kaiser, former soldier in
the Imperial army of Germany"
Kaiser spoke briefly to the war
veterans on his own war experien-
ces, recalled how his officials joked
with the men, shortly after the
United States entered the war. They
said:
Uncle Sam is sending $4,000 AM
erican Sportsmen over here and
we're going to send you boys out
to play with them"
Before being drafted into the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

found BOllinger slowly and StudiouS-
ly navigating stern foremost. They
stopped him and turned him around
He walked away from them-back-
ward The experiment was repeated
several times, with the same result.
So they took him to Denver general
hospital.
Physicians there concluded i'm
mediately that he had a rare dis
ease which manifests itself in a
maladjuStment of the inner ear
giving sufferers an uncomfortable
urge to walk backward. They made
various tests and analyzed a sample
of his spinal fluid and found him
physically healthy.
The psychiatriStS were called in
and they decided that he was suf-
fering from a form of hysteria
He had been frustrated by the loss
OF his job which so affected him
psychologically that he began walk
ing backward, they said.
They arrived at this deduction
because Bollinger walked backward
with the gratst car, craning his
neck around SO that he could see
where he was going Tested by the
psychiatristS, he walked about a
crowded room, avoiding all o55truc-
tions such as tables and chairs.
The pSychiatristS were sure they
could cure him. The treatment is
plenty of rest"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Milk Shipment
Goes TO Market
As Opening Wedge

First shipment of Market Iilh
from Imperial Valley to the Los
Angeles metropolitan area was
trucked to a San Bernardino
creamery Tuesday night, waiter
Macdonald, county milk inspector
announced Wednesday.
A Holtville dairyman, whose
name Macdonald did not wish 10
reveal, Tuesday signed a one-yeat
contract with the San Bernardino
creamery for daily shipment of 100
gallons of market milk.
The shipment, Macdonald SAID
may serve as an opening OF the
Los Angeles market Ito Imperial
Valley dairymen, a program which
,he county milk inspector has al
tempted to establish for ten years
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Suit Seeks Ban
On Trial Here

A. Vanoni filed suit Wednesday
against Charles C. Long and Judge
John E. Simpson to prevent trial
of suit in Ell Centro justice court.
He alleged that Long filed suit
to collect $l46.25 rent for land
leased to Vanoni Sept. %, 1887.
Vanoni asked 1000 damages, al
leging that Long misrepresented
the property and its value as a
site for growing alfalfa He asked
the superior court to take juris-
diction in the dispute
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

blerS.
Acting through a special grand
jury composed of prominent men
and encouraged by Gov. Lloyd c.
Stark, one-time Pendergast protege
who broke with him shortly after
his election, they returned true
bills against 80 persons. Circuit
Court Judge Allen c. Southern
considered the Indictment list SO
sensational he ordered the names
held secret until all had been ar
rested.
Of the IL so far served, two,
Presiding Judge David E. Long. of
the Jackson county (Kansas City
court, and former County Judge j.
w. Hostetter, both high in the Pen
dergast councils, were charged with
using their positions TO benefit
other Democratic stalWarts. Speci-
fically they were accused of ap-
proving payment claims for work
on a building housing the Jeffer-
son Democratic club and owned by
Longs sons, Robert and David
They made bond of $500 each and
were released for trial March 13
The other nine represented the
grand jury's citation of most of the
big time gambling interests in the
city. AS the leaders of this COM
bine they indicted the three Car
rolla brothers, Charles. John and
Frank, purported operators of a
Bingo gambling house. They fur
nished bond of $4,000 each, and
presumably, lesser bail for seven
of their associates indicted. Each
of the brothers faced six counts o!
operating gambling devices, and
their Subordinates were indicted or
from one to six counts.
The grand jury action brought
into sharp focus the long range
battle between Pendergast-whose
machine has been likened by many
TO that of Mayor Frank Hague oil
Jersey City, N. J.-and Stark. The
governor was elected in 1886 with
Pendergast support; early the next
year the two men became political
enemies. Recently Stark charged
that crime and vice here was ram
pant" and demanded the granc
jury action which materialized in
the indictments.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

was a kidnaper. We've been friends
for 20 years. lived in the same
apartment house and brought up
Our children together"
Mitchell, 81 Sol Schwartz, 20. and
Schwartz's sister, Mrs. Nellie Res
nick, 81, mother of two children,
were arrested yesterday and identi-
fled as the persons who held
Michael Katz for two hours until
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Pre-0pening Crowds at County Fair
Grounds Exceed Total of Attendance
In Early Years of Exposition

space, offered TO build his own pens
if his entry was accepted.
Amateur entries continued to ar
rive at the fair grounds, assuring
the finest contest in the three year
history of the event. Service clubs
started their selection of queen
representatives from each city.
Pigs, horses, cows, chickens, vege
tables, fancy clothing and every
other type of valley products began
to arrive in trucks. autos, trailers
and wagons, .... .s...,...
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

NEW YORK, March l CUP)-
George Katzs faith in human ma
ture collapsed today when he learn
ed that Charles Mitchell. his best
friend, had been involved in kid
naping of his four-year- son,
Michael, on Feb. 20.
"Ill never trust another person,
except my wife" Katz said. Il never
thought good old Charlie Mitchell
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Spectacular Fire
Races WPAProject

BERKELEY, Calf, Mar. l. (UP)
Fire today swept through a two
block square roof covering a reser-
voir near Godornices park in the
Berkeley Hills residential district.
The spectacular blaze threatened
to spread TO nearby homes, and
threw off huge volumes of black
smoke visible for miles before it
was brought under control by the
entire Berkeley fire department.
The Berkeley fire department es-
timated damage at approximately
100000. The roof, which was TO
have been completed today, was a
S5O0000 WPA project.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Scenes of Horror Follow
Boston Stree t Car Crash

was charged with manslaughter ana
released in $1,000 bail.
Edward Dana, president OF the
Boston Elevated railway which OPP
crates the line, absolved Hanley.
The dead we're: Dorrit RUIN
Forman, IL, OF West Newton; Diana
Lax. Is, OF Dorchester; George A.
Walton, IS, Negro. Of Dorchester;
Alice r. Sloan. IA. Negro, Dorcnes-
ter; Eleanor Screiber, 20, Dorches-
ter; and Alec Kozak, 48, OF Rox
bury.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
BONNET SAYS FRANCE
WILL REMAIN FIRM

PARIS, March l. tUP)-Foreign
Minister Georges Bonnet met with
the senate foreign relations COM
mittce today and was understood
to have told the members that the
government would refuse to take
part in any conference designed tc
force France to make concessions
TO Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

EDINBURGH Ind, March /.
CUP)-A IL year old farm girl
stumbled across fields to the home
of neighbors today to sob out a
story of a midnight intruder who
killed her father and mother with
a rifle and then attacked her
Those killed were Mr.. and Mrs,
Paul Brand.
The slayer shot them with a %
calibre rifle while they slept, then
strobe into an adjoining room
where the couples three children
covered, awakened by the shots.
He attacked the eldest girl, then
threatened the children with death
if they informed police. The child
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Gas Price POSTING
Validity Upheld

Superior Court Judge Emmett H.
Wilson of Los Angeles Tuesday rem
dered a decision upholdmg validity
of the state gasoline price posting
law, according to Burdette Daniels,
deputy attorney general.
The decision, B. A. Harrigan,
county agricultural commissioner
announced. will BRING several val
ley cases to court.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

rain. For an hour, throng OF
spectators stood helplessly listening
to the screams of injured imprison-
ed in the wreckage. ReScuers had
to chop through the side of the car
and pass some of the victims out
windows. -Four of the dead were
found beneath the wheels. They
had been riding in the front vesti-
bule and were thrown through the
front door.
The motorman, Edward F. Ham
ley, 81, who was slightly injured,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Munitions Dump
Blows Up in Japan

TOKYO, March I. (UP)-A gl-
gantic munitions dump exploded to-
day at Osaka, the great industrial
center of Japan. Casualties were
unknown but were believed to be
numerous. Flames spread from the
explosion area. Troops were called
out to aid firemen.
Police were unable to suggest a
cause for the explosion.
The explosion disrupted street
car lines and blew down telephone
wires.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

The first vote will be taken to-
morrow morning. There will be
two voting sessions a day, with two
ballots cast at each until a two
thirds majority has been reached
1t was expected that new Pope
probably an Italian and ecclesiasti-
cally minded instead of politically
minded, would be elected by Friday
or Saturday, and crowned cere-
monially on Sunday, March IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01

BOSTON, March /. (UP)-Mech-
anics discovered today that bro
ken valve spring in the air brake
caused a street car to hurtle from
the rails on a down grade curve
and crash into tree late yesterday
killing six and injuring Is pas
sengers.
Four of the dead were children.
Five of the injured were in a criti-
cal condition.
The accident occurred at busy
street intersection during heavy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-01
Auto Assessment
Racket Reported

Three men, suspected by police
as rackcteers, were reported engag-
ed in an unofficial assessment" of
automobiles in Ell Centre Wednes-
day Mrs, r. II. Frowiss of 523
Brighton avenue reported the trios
activities and city authorities saio
there was no such authorized as
sesSment under way.