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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
D AMBl!Ne
EpoR7ER

UncOnvinced-
The fine, Palmer Free Arm hand
writing on q postcard to a sta11
member caught our eye and we
filched it. 1t read:
Dear So and So: Won't you
please inform yourself of the proper
and accurate name for the bitches
we see alongside our roads? 1t Is
NOT bar pitt"
The letter was signed Reader"
and an Imperial box number in
cluded.
It was no surprise when, for pur-
poses of quotation we looked in the
dictionary and found MIR. Webster
ruling:
Borrow: bank or pit from which
earth is taken for use in filling or
embanking;-called, in full, borrow
pit"
Promptly we took solemn vow
to forever more forget all colo
quialisrn5 and call a plane an air
plane, a sub q submersible, a Czech
a Czechoslovakian a vanity vanity
case, a ZOO geological garden, a
quake an earthquake and so on ad
nauSeum.
Then we promptly forgot the vow,
for fear no one could understand us.
Didn't Even Touch Mel
Probably for the first time in his
tory the schools got a break when
it rained Thursday and Friday.
They we're closed anyhow and we
can imagine the fiendish pleasure
Guy Weakley got out of grinning
at the heavens and growing:
60 ahead and rain! See if I
care"
On Both Sides
A civil war (maybe not so civiD
may break loose in the ranks of
the r. H. Maddux family Saturday
afternoon.
Shirley, who attends University
of California at Berkeley, and
Richard. who labors at Stanford,
will be watching the teams of their
respective schools go to 1t on the
gridiron. One of them will be fore
ed to resort to just plain Bah"
before the day is over.
Lavendar or ROse?-
If Milt Zinn goes around hum
ming, I'm Forever Blowing Bub-
bles" don't leap to the conclusion
that he's in good humor.
An estate that the inimitable Mr.
Zinn was called upon to settle was
composed almost entirely of soap
and the question of liquifying it
without bursting too many bubbles
has him in a lather.
1t wouldn't surprise us bit to
see Milton wandering around from
house to house with weak smile
and a sales talk of:
Need any soap today lady?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24
TRANSCRIPT REVEALS DISTRICT FIGHT
Economic War EnquIfs
Small Neutral Nations

Mex cali Beauty
Kills Sweetheart
Fireman FoundD Dying in Auto Parked
Two Miles from Border City; Girl Says
She Fired Fatal Shots in Jealousy
Fiery border love backfired down Mexico Way Fri
day and led handsome young Mexicali fireman to his
death.
From the tight lips of pretty senorita officers wrung
the story of why Felipe Vasquez %, found fatally
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-24

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial valley lob ranch
grade A, Ale; manufacturing milk
s4c; route gathered cream s0isc.
L. A. hays u. s. No. s16.-s17:
u. S. No. 2 leafy S14-14.50; U. s. No
Q S12-S13; Mpls. cash flax s1.79.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
TAX APPEALS TO
END TOMORROW
That Will Be Deadline for
Those Who Claim Taxes
Are Excessive

Tomorrow Is the deadline for
those planning appeals from tax
assessments which they believe are
excessive. Notice Of appeal must
be filed with the assessors at the
City Hall by the close Of business
tomorrow, II the appeals are TO be
considered by the board Of tax re-
view when 1t begins q series OF ses-
sions early next month.
The law allows no leeway. No
hearings Of alleged over-assessmen
will be set down In cases n which
is not fled with the assessors by
Dec. 20.
Any property owner who feels
that too high q valuation has been
placed on his property Is granted
the right of appeal to the board Of
tax review, formerly known as the
board Of relief. However, notice Of
appeal must be filed by tomorrow.
The board Of tax review for
i040-4i consists Of Bernard J.
Reilly, Michael Toma and Carmine
Gallo. It will hold IL sessions in
January, the first being set down
for Jan. 2. The board will hold It's
last session Jan. 20.
Notices Of increases In valuation
were sent out by the assessors sev-
eral weeks afn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Former Friend Of Hitler Is
Denied Citizenship In u. S.

Detroit. Dec. le--(UP)-Kurt q. w,
Ludecke, former Nazi frnctionary
and intimate Of Adolf Hitler, an
nounced today that he would appeal
TO federal court decision denying
him citizenship.
Federal Judge Arthur J. futile dis
missed his citizenship petition with
prejudice" He indicated that his
chief reason was that he believed
Ludecke still adhered to the doctrine
that the end justifies the means
"a dreadful doctrine"
Ludecke indirectly indicated that
he believed futile had set too high
price on American citizenship
that he wanted him to be "a coward
and q liar"
He had read O 26-page petition and
had enlarged on 1t through two ses-
sions Of court yesterday, without
avail. His petition had concluded:
IT o man Of German blood must
become coward and o liar to be
eligible for citizenship ! cam
not believe that--then I prefer to re-
main q man without q country, 10 be-
come welcome burgher Of the eter-
nal realm Of truth, rather than live
the life Of q hypocfite and . living
corpse"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19

Ludecke's imprisoned plea fer
citizenship was based on the alie-
cation that he was - new Ludecke
IA man who has changed In heart,
mind and spirit" After he had fallen
out with Hitler and was thrown into
o concentration camp In 1888, he
tried to strangle himself. When he
regained consciousness, he said, he
felt as though God had spoken"
futile objected chiefly to the fact
that Ludecke is lecturing on Naziism
and Hitler and said this meant he
might become menace. He also
felt that Ludecke was critical Of the
American form Of government and
said that 1t had been the best form
Of government In the world and that
anyone who picked flaws In II, was
an enemy.
II don't think you have our the
CRY Of government yet" he told
Ludecke. II am afraid the old
Lude:ke you speak Of Is not dead.
I believe ! can See sign Of him pop
ping up again. I believe I can see
those signs in the way YOU defend
yourself"
Ludscke said today that he intend
ed TO hire o lawyer and appeal TO the
court Of appeals. He acted % his
own counsel yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
BRASS COMPANY
SIGNS CONTRACT
Signature Affixed at Three
O'Clock This Afternoon
With Union Labor

Contracts between the American
Brass 90. and local unions OF the
international Mine, Mill and Smell.
ter Workers In Waterbury, AYsonia
and Torrington were being signed
this afternoon. The agreements,
reached after negotiation between
the company and the O. I. o. I'm
Ions, affect about 5000 workers.
Tho first signing ceremony was at
Ansonia, OF 2 p. m. The next was To
be signed at Waterbury at Q o'clock,
and tho third at Torrington ct
o'clock. Taking part were company
officials, union representatives, and
officials Of the state labor depart-
inent.
Similar provisions are contained
In each OF the three agreements
among them o weeks vacation with
pay for oil employees with O year or
more Of service, continuance OF the
present wage scale fninimums OF 90
cents an hour for men, and 30 cents
an hour for women, establishment
Of seniority rights, five cents On
hour bonus for night workers, guar
antee Of Jobs and seniority privileges
for those called for war service, and
appointment Of union stewards 10
negotiate settlement Of grievances.
The agreements were reached af-
ter conferences had been arranged
by Deputy Labor Commissioner
Morgan r. Mooney. Each Of the
three local unions ratified the terms
Of the agreements secured by their
negotiations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
EXETER BADLY
HURT IN BATTLE
Had Only One Gun When 1t
Quit Fight With Graf
Spec

London, Dec. To- (UP)-The
seuttled German pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec damaged the
British cruiser Exeter 80 badly In
last weeks naval battle OF Uruguay
that when the Exeter withdrew from
the fight only one OF Its guns could
ire, II was disclosed officially today
The battle In which the cruisers
Exeter, Ajax and Achilles attacked
the Graf spec was described by
"one OF His MaJesty's colonial gov
ernors."
CT was presumed that the source
OF the description was the governor
Of the Falkland Islands, British
naval base 10 which the Exeter
limped with her dead, wounded and
damage)
The account OF the battle:
1.-THE Graf Spec began firing ut
the Exeter from range OF az I'D
miles and the Exeter returned the
FIRE rs the vessels steamed on par
allel courses.
Direct Hits
1.-THE Graf Specs Nth and seventh
salvoeS scored direct hits. The for
ward turret OF the Exeter was
struck and eight OF O crew Of Is
marines were killed. The bridge was
damaged but the captain OF the Ex-
eter escaped injury
1.-THE Exeter then closed In and
was again hit three or four times
by shells from the Graf Spec. Finally
the Exeter came within range OF
the Graf Specs so inch guns and
returned shot for shot until only one
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Fine OF $500
'|SREM|TTEDBY
JUDGE CORNELL
Suspended From Practice
Of Law for 90 Days By
Court Order
RESUMES PRACTICE
END OF 90 DAYS
Judge Cornell Stated He
Did Not Believe Any In.
tent to Embezzle

Former Mayor Francis P,
Guilfoile was found guilty In
the Superior Court today on
q charge OF embezzlement
and fined $500 and suspend
ed from the practice OF law
for go days. Judge John A.
Cornell suspended the pay.
ment Of the fine and granted
the former mayor who has
boon O practicing attorney
here for 80 years to start the
practice OF law after 90 days with
out submitting q motion 10 the court
seeking that privilege.
Judge Cornell stated that no was
thoroughly convinced that there
was no actual intent on the part OF
the former mayor 10 embeszle OF de-
fraud, but that II was his conclu-
sion that the accused was legally
guilty.
Not within the Law
u am reluctantly compelled TO
reeAh the conclusion that the meth
DDS used by 0uilfoile, while not In.
territorial, were not within the law"
said the Judge.
He said that the case was before
him however and that II had 10 be
dealt with.
"Intent Ia not the question. TtS
. statutatory matter said the jur.
vt.
He said that In imposing penalty
that no must take into confederation
Atty. duilfoile's 30 years as O prac-
ticing lawyer and that there was not
O blemish on his record up until the
present charge was brought.
He also said he must take into
consideration Atty. duilfoile's record
In public life and the service he rem
dered the public In city and state
offices.
Pleades Noao Contendre
The former mayor through his At.
torney Norman j. Weisman pleaded
nolo contendre. Atty. Weisman stat.
cd at the outset that the plea was
not an admission OF guilt, but would
permit Judge Cornell, who heard O
civil action against the mayor 10
hear II instead OF bringing another
Judge 10 Waterbury. Judge william
II. Comfy had been especially as
signed 10 hear the case by Chief
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Woman Friend Reveals By
Accident That Haas Was
Living in Canada
QUICKLY PICKED UP
BY TORONTO POLICE
He Admits Beating DR..
Engelberg to Death;
Tells Why He Did It

New York, December TO-
CUP - A salesgirl with a
sharp ear heard q Christmas
shopper mention a name and
as a result today Ernest
Walter Kuhler (Ernie Haas
had confessed In Toronto,
Ont, that he. killed DR.. Wal
ter Richard Engelberg, first
secretary Of, the German
consulate here, because the
42-year-old Nazi official
made improper advances. "
Police had been looking for Kun
Ter, 24-year-old former pugilist, since
his bloody fingerprints were found
In the Brooklyn home where En-
gelberg's battered body was found
last December Q,
They finally picked up his trail
through the Salesgirl, who heard
O woman purchasing toys IN q
Brooklyn department store mention
the boxers name and say she was
going 10 Canada.
The girl got word to police who
trailed the woman and obtained In
formation which enabled them Il
telegraph Toronto authorities thai
Kuhler probably would meet O bus
en- which she would be q passenger
Got Hla COnf0aai0n
The final result was that police
had Kuhlers confession, telephoned
here, that he went berserk" and
bludgeoned the German TO death on
tho morning OF Dec. 8.
The full and complete" confess
sion was made public by Assistant
Chief Inspector John ]. Ryan, and
District Attorney william r. X,
deoghan OF Brooklyn whose ONCE
win prosecute the fighter. Kuhler
was taken into custody last night
and questioned for several hours by
four policemen, who flew 10 Canada
for that purpose. They telephoned
that they managed TO obtain O de-
tailed story OF the Staying.
The blond boxer was picked IN as
no assembled the stairs OF the bus
station. He told police that he Ia
married but estranged from his
wife and has q five year old daugh.
ter for whom the woman was pur-
chasing toys. In making his con-
fession he begged police not 10
implicate the child or his wife.
0eoghan said Kuhler had agreed
10 waive extredltion and would DO
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19

Ny ~ WV RSAAANA etSA AeAA HSAAhSe
Finnish batteries, greatly strength
ened since the last Red Aerial raids
two weeks ago, fired volley after
volley at the Russian planes In the
Helsinki district, at Abo (Turku) on
the southwestern tip OF Finland and
along the upper vuocksi River, where
large Finnish power plants are To-
Gated. American eopital estimated
at slo,ooo,ooo Is invested In the
plants.
Messages indicated that bambs
were dropped only ct the town Of
Lumarinkula, near Helsinki, and
that there was no serious damage,
II was disclosed, however, that
Soviet planes yesterday had ra!ded
Vlipurl (Viborg) on the Gulf OF
Finland coast and dropped bombs,
one OF which the Finnish News
Agency said fell near q Red Cross
hospital. The planes also were re-
parted 10 have turned maehinegun
fire on the streets, killing a woman
No Paraehutes Found
Reports persisted that the Rus
sian planes dropped parachutes dur
Ing today's raids, but police failed
to find any. II was believed they
might have dropped propaganda
pamphlets rather than have at
tempted 10 land soldiers behind the
Finnish lines.
The air alarms at Abo were at
ii;i6 O. m. when three planes flew
over the city and at I y. m, Alarms
were sounded at Imatra at 9:28 a. m,
and ut 1920 q. m. But the planes
were not. sighted.
There were reports that Sveaborg
fortress outside Helsinki port had
been bombed and that one Russian
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Spectacular, Much Bigger
Flight Over North Sea,
Nazi Coastal Area
IS BRITISH PLANES
IN ONE RAID ALONE
Yesterday II Nazi Planes,
I British Went Down in
Big Sea Battle
BY HENRY T. GoRRELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press starr Correspondentl
London, December 49,. -
(UP) - Great Britain has
started a campaign to estab-
lish definite air supremacy
over Germany, 1t was UNDER
stood today. Airplane ex-
perts looked forward to a SER
les OF spectacular, and In
creasingly bigger, flights over
the North Sea and the Ger
man coastal area.
A British Royal Air Force raid
over Helgoland Bay, perhaps Ger
many's strongest naval base, which
resulted In q five hour battle yoss
terday and brought heavy casualties
10 both sides was the second not
the first, big scale British aerial
operation In recent days. II was dis
closed that q total OF o5 British
planes took part In raids over the
same area last Thursday.
British security patrols" estab.
iiShed recently 10 combat the Qers
man fine laying campaign, are o
part OF O general bid for aerial dorn-
nation, Il was understood. They
are intended TO keep German mine
laying planes Of their bases IN the
early morning hours, their usual
time OF departure.
The air ministry asserted that
~ German Messerschmidt fight
Ing planes, out OF o total OF "a
engaged, were shot down In the
Helgoland battle yesterday. II
was admitted that seven British
planes had not returned.
Germany asserted that 81 OF o
total OF A British planes were shot
down and admitted the loss OF but
two planeS,)
Royal Navy Does Things
In addition TO the air force &c
tivity there was the sensational
activity OF the Royal Navy. Not
only had the Germans seuttled the
pocket battleship Admiral Graf
Spec rather than face IN Allied
squadron but the admiralty assert.
ed that one German cruiser had
been sunk and two others damaged
-one perhaps fatally--during the
last week.
Air force experts were especially
pleased by the performance OF Bril-
tish bombing planes In their flight
over the German coast. They said
the German planes shot down N
yesterdays dramatic fight were
fighting ones and that bombing
planes had done the shooting. They
said also that not o single British
fighting plane had been shot down
by a German bomber since the war
started. This was cited as evidence
Of type-superiority OF British
planes.
Germany for the moment was
concentrating on airplane attacks
on small British ships. German
planes sank six fishing boats and
one coastal vessel In attacks on "a
ships during the week end, II was
said.
An Oslo dispatch said that the
Norwegian freighter olitre, OF Oslo,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Army Lieutenant In
Attempt To Save Crew
Wrong-Two Got Down Safely-Third Man
Made Most Fatal Mistake

Hill City, Kan, Dec. i0.-(UP)-
Through the dusk at 2,b0o feet flew
O two-motored army bomber.
Suddenly both motors coughed
and died. Pilot Lieut.. Harold d
Nicely switched TO the emergency
fuel tanks and went into O dive q
start the motors again. They didn't
start.
He leveled off 10 make his decis.
lon. He could abandon the ship and
save the lives OF the three men Of
his crew and his own. Or he could
try On emergency landing. Below
the earth was grayish murk and hi
could distinguish nothing-no land
marks, no lights. The plane wa
slowly losing altitude.
Abandon ship" he commanded
through the speaking tube to the
three men In the rear. Adjusting
his own parachute and keeping the
ship level, he watched the air below
In which there was only darke,
masses TO indicate the earth. A white
ball exploded below him, dropping
away. II was an opening parachute
"one," said Lieut.. Nicely.
A few seconds later, another ball
expanded below him and dropped
away.
Two" he said.
He eased out OF his seat, still
holding the ship level. When he saw
the third parachute open, he would
60 himself. He waited. He saw
nothing. He shouted iinperiously.
There was no response. Quite EVIL
IDENTIFY, something had happened to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
GERMANS STICK
TO THEIR STORY
Only Lost Two Planes In
That Great Sea Battle
OF Yesterday

Berlin, Dec. i0-(UP)-The off,
cial German news agency D. N. b
today described yesterdays battle
over German North sea bases be-
tween British and German planes "a
"the greatest air battle In the his
tory Of the aerial weapon"
The Germans, who claimed on
ciaily TO have shot down 81 OF a at
lacking British planets, disclosed
through D. N. b. today that O por-
ton Of The British squadron while
returning to England met and fought
German planes returning from q
reconnaissance flight.
The second battle occurred near
the Netherlands island OF Ameland
four miles north Of the Friesland
coast.
New air battles last night and
today were reported In Copenhagen
dispatches which quoted the Danish
newspaper Ekstrabladet as saying
that British planes had raided the
German island Of sylt while anti
aircraft batteries fired and German
pursuit planes took to the add.
I'm London official quarters said
that they had no news Of new ma
jor engagement but that planes Of
the British security patrol" oper-
ating day and night against bases
Of German mine-laying airplanes
were subject to fire whenever they
we're sighted from one OF the Ger
man North sea islands,.
Only Two Planes
Oficial German quarters contin-
ued TO insist that IN the fight against
the British aircraft yesterday only
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
SWEDEN CLAIMS
Firms WINNING
Victories Gained Against
Russian Attacks All
Along Central Front

Stockholm, Dec. i0-(UP)-News.
papers today reported decisive Fin.
nish victories on the central front
The Dagens Nyheters correspond
ent at general Finnish headquar.
tiers, Miss Barbra Alving, quoted
Gen. Vallenius that one Finnish reg.
iment yesterday had defeated three
Russian regiments numbering 7,00t
men went OF Suomusalmi.
The Films also were said to have
thrown back O heavy Russian attack
north OF Kemijaervi, where, after
turning the Russian tanks, the
Films charged In frontal attack
and routed the invaders.
The general was quoted that the
Russians had been permitted 10
penetrate near the border town Of
Kiantajarvi, then had been attacked
on both TANKS northwest Of suomu-
saint. He said the Russian regi-
ments had been completely de-
stroyed."
Breaks Russian Drive
These victories, the correspondent
said, had done much to break up
the Russian drive through the mar
row center Of Finland toward the
Gulf OF Bothnia. Gen. Vallenius
was said to have remarked that Fin
land already had held out against
the Russians two days longer than
Poland held of Germany.
Other sources here believed that
the Russians would soon throw
heavy reinforcements into central
Finland, as the campaign there, de-
signed to cut Finland In two and
stop overland supplies moving
south by rail from Sweden, was Q
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
AMERICANS ARE
GOING TO FIGHT
They Haven Crossed Seas
With Canadians-Little
Over Week to Cross
BY WALLACE CARROLL
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

ASsssNSNA = aOsA 9e3AA SSshS1hsNseShsl
London, Dec. ie-(UP)-Canadiar
troops-and some American ones
who came with them-prepared to-
day for O period Of intensive battle
training before their departure for
France to take their stand beside
British troops on the Western Front
The first Canadian contingent
following those who helped the
mother country In the World War,
landed ct @ British port here start
Ing Sunday afternoon, having been
conveyed across the Atlantic In
their transports by British warships,
II took o little more than q week,
compared to the 20 days II took the
first Canadians In the World War
to reach this side.
In the Canadian force are Eng
lish speaking Canadians, French
Canadians, Canadian Indians, and a
smattering Of Britons and Ameri-
cans. The first Canadian" Of the
convoy was a sergeant, native Of
Lancashire, England, now living at
ct. Stephens, New Brunswick, where
he left his Canadian wife and their
two children.
Names Concealed
The accent Of the Canadians
caused q rumor at their port Of ar
rival that the Americans were COM
ing. There were some Americans.
Their names cannot be given out
there were Americans from Houl-
ton. Me-: Chicago. Boston, Fitch
burg, Mass; Spokane and Tacoma,
Washington; Dexter, N. H., and
Hyde Park, Mass. The Hyde Park
man said his brother had Joined
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
TO INTERN CREW
OF BATTLESHIP
Buenos Aires Makes Deci.
sion Today on 1899 Men
Of Graf Spec
BY A. L. BRADFORD
United Press Staff C0rrespOndentl

Buenos Aires, Dec. ie-(UP) -
A government decree interning 1895
officers and MeE OF the German
pocket battleship Admiral Graf
Spec may DO issued today, II was
understood.
Foreign Miaister Jose Maria Can
lilo was believed TO have decided
definitely upon the grounds on
which the German crew would be
interned under Hague conventions.
He had been consulted by the
German and British ambassadors
Baron Edmund Won Hermann and
Sir Edmond Ovey.
The German embassy was re-
ported TO have conceded that Capt,
Hans Langsdorff and the 1893 men
he brought with him should be In
termed as men "shipwrecked" from
0 warship, but not "shipwrecked"
In action.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
Christmas
Carols
Through the Ages
THE FIRST NOVEL;

THE FIRST NOVEL;
''The first NOVEL; the angel
did say
Was TO certain poor shep-
herds in fields as they
This simple melody Is believed
to have originated as q shepherds
tune In the Middle Ages. It was
Rrst printed in England In 1888,
but has French origin. The word
novel;" comes from the French
noel" meaning birthday" but
through its association with the
birthday Of the Christ Child has
taken on the meaning Of q Christ
mas greeting.
# Shopping Days
- Till Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-19
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
DEC. 10, 1914
fRx United Pressl

Allied attack IN Flanders en-
tered sixth day IN vicinity Of
Wytschaete.
Heavy fighting en- Eastern
front IN the battle Il Rawka.
nzurn.