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Kissing may raise the blood pressure
and shorter life, but who will desist in an
endeavor to live to ripe old age?
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Add smiles: AS generous as the
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-26
SIDELIGHTS
BY MARCY q. DARNALL
Former Editor of The Citizen
Observation-Disclosures.

Fighting rum with buttermilk
is the idea of Col Wincheu mot
Walter), manager of the Saliva
ton Army hotel IN New York.
who sells the non-alcoholic bev-
erage for two cents a glass az
his hotel bar He recently SAID
I'll get them so full Of butter
milk there won't De any room
for rum"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-26

Rural people live longer. &C
cOrding to new life expectancy
tables compiled by a large life
insurance company. In the c0un-
try a white male baby's expec-
fancy Is 81 years. and . females
is SIS years. But in cities life ex-
pectancy for males is 81 years.
and for females 81 years
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-26

According 10 DR.. L. Thompson.
an ordnance expert, one coast
defense gun IN firing one shell
develops as much power as ali
the engines Of the Nays battle
fleet The big gun puts a 70 mil
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Ex.Comrnunist Saws
Americans Should
Liquidate Party
Democracy Can't Exist
In Red Organization,
Former Leader Says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
(UP)-Jay Lovestone, once
general secretary of the u.
S. Communist party, told the
Dies committee today that
the first job of American workers
"is to do entirely without the type
of political organization that is
now parading as Communist par
ty."
Lovestone, expelled from the Com
munist party in 1929-after dis
pute with Stain, declared that he
and the group expelled with him
sought re-unification with the par
ty until 1896, when they finally
decided that no form of democracy
could exist in the Communist party
as now constituted.
Discussing his long participation
in the Communist movement Love-
stone said:
II might say I've received and
been subjected to every honor in
the Communist party save one
liquidation by the firing squad"
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was
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recent recurrence of such acts"
The American government and
the American people have for some
time pursued a policy of whole
heartedly condemning the unpro-
voked bombing and machine gun
ming of civilian populations from
the air." he said
This government hopes to the
end that such unprovoked bombing
shall not be given material en-
couragement in the light of recent
recurrence of such acts, that Amer
lean manufacturers and exporters
Of airplanes, aeronautical equip
ment and materials essential to air
plane manufacture, will bear this
fact in mind before negotiating con-
tracts for the expectation of these
articles to nations obviously guilty
of such unprovoked bombing"
The president acted quickly after
it became known that an official
Russian mission was III the United
States offering airplane manufac-
turers large sums of cash for planes,
motors and parts.
White House Secretary Stephen T.
Early handed out the statement af-
ter a morning-long conference be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull.
Early also indicated White House
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Prohibition Era
Still Found Here

Hope of making a little Christ
mas money "on the side" was ex-
ploded Friday when officers un-
earthed carefully hidden still on
ranch in the Meloland district
and arrested Alfred Imfield, 40
on charge of violating state liquor
laws.
The implements of manufacture,
officers said, were secreted in a
bizarre manner after the style
prevalent in prohibition days.
A 25-gallon cooker was buried
under shed in stock corral, two
sacks of grain were hidden under
the floor of another shed with a
connecting trap door concealed by
stacks of stove wood, and a coil for
filtering liquor was found in barn,
the arresting officers said.
Imfield was ordered held in the
county jail at Ell Centre pending
legal developments.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

Imperial V s communities,
heard some harsh discords when
members charged the county su-
pervisors had been duped into ap-
proving a highway program that
was not a true expression of the
united chambers.
Members declared the highway
recommendation were drawn up
when only four of the organiza-
tons ten-man highway committee
were present and that the super
visors approved the program in the
belief that it was an expression Of
the entire organization.
The controversial program was
approved by the county board Oct
%. 1t recommended inclusion of the
following roads in the state high
way system in the order mentioned:
l. The International Four-States
highway link from inland to Blythe
2. The CaleXico route west to the
San Diego and Arizona underpaSs
3. Extension of the westside farm
to-market roads. 4. Expenditure of
$150,000 to replace the North Shore
road, badly damaged in the Septam-
Der floods.
Friday evenings battle started in
the executive meeting, before the
general meeting, but no official ac-
ton could be taken because of lack
OF a quorum. The fight was carried
to the floor of the general session
where attempts to erase the high
way report from the official minutes
failed.
Members, however, referred the
highway report back to the high
way committee for reconsideration
The four members reported pres
ent when the highway program was
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Finn Resistance
Surprises Experts
By Early Success
Russian Advance Lacks
Precision of NaZis
Going Into Poland
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press Cable Editor

The Firms, a tough and
hardy race, are putting up a
stiff fight against over
whelming odds.
Their initial success in meeting
the Russian attack by land, sea
and air from all sides has surprised
those who expected a quick Rus
sian sweep. The Firms are carrying
out their promise that they would
fight for their independence, even
if they have to fight alone.
1--WE have fought the Russians
before and we will fight them again"
is the motto of those determined
to keep the freedom they have en-
joyed for 20 years, after centuries
of Swedish and Russian domina-
ton.
The world little doubts that the
might of Russia will prevail in the
end against Fifllands scanty re-
sources, her lack of manpower, arti-
lery, airplanes, tanks and ships.
The Poles fought, too, but were
overwhelmed in short order. The
Poles had no chance against the
deadly, machine-like advance of
the Germans, preceded by waves
of airplanes that blasted and scat
tered the defenders.
The Russian campaign in Fin
land so far seems to lack the Prus-
sian precision used against Poland.
In spite of their inferior equip
ment and manpower, the Firms have
several advantages. Their tough
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Nazi Sympaihies
Turn to Finland

BERLIN, Dec. 2. (UP)-D. N. B..
official German news agency, said
today that Baron Carl Gustaf Emil
Mannerheim, Finnish army COM
mander, had issued his first "order
OF the day., this morning, describ-
ing the war as a continuation OF
F1nlandS fight for freedom in 1918.
1t was learned that many Ger
mans were receiving letters from
their Finnish friends, imploring
Germany'S aid. There was a strong
undercurrent of sympathy for Fin
land here, especially among German
veterans of the 1918 Finnish expe-
dictionary force and athletes who
been on close terms with Finnish
athletes.
But the Nazi governments official
attitude was one of silent assent
to the Finnish invasion. Newspa-
pers gave little more than a para
graph to the invasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Suspect Held for
Theft Of Copper

Harvey Allen Williams, 80, irriga-
ton district groundsman at I'M
perial, sold 423 pounds of copper
wire he stole from the district, he
confessed to the county grand jury
Saturday morning.
''It was my own idea," he was
quoted as telling the grand jurors,
mo one else knew about it, My
wife and three children were sick
and needed the money" He said
that was all the wire he ever took
from the district.
An Ell Centro secondhand dealer,
Sam Danenberg, gave him $26 for
it, Williams said.
Williams was arrested Friday as
result Of District Director Mark
Roses statement to the grand jury
Thursday that a district employe
named Williams sold district wire
to Danenberg.
The grand jury ordered District
Attorney Elmer Heald to make an
investigation. He and Deputy Sher-
iff Herbert Hughes took Williams
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

five Karellan border villages.
Finnish troops on the border were
falling back to the famous Man
nerheim line. The Russians, they
said, on the third day of the war
continued to assault the Finnish
lines both north and west of Lake
Ladoga without result. The Rus
slams, the Firms announced, were
suffering heavy casualties.
On the third day of the war:
Firms recaptured their arctic
port of Petsamo from the Russians,
taking $50 prisoners and capturing
large quantities of arms. Most OF
the prisoners, dispatches said, were
in worn and ragged clothing.
Confirmation was given rumors
that Russia is sending women to
war when a Soviet pilot, shot down
during an air raid on Helsinki yes
terday, was identified as woman,
The Finnish newspaper Helsingin
Sanomat reported without confir-
nation that Russian troops had
attempted to land from planes in
parachutes near Viborg but that
all had been killed before they
reached the ground.
Dispatches from the island OF
Hango said that the modern, $500
ton Soviet warship Kirov sank after
suffering heavy damage from Fin
nish coastal batteries. The Firms
said also that Soviet destroyer had
been disabled and submarine chas-
er sunk.
The government left Helsinki but
the location of the new provisional
capital was not announced. The Fin
nish cabinet at the same time de-
cided to refer the Finnish-RusSian
dispute to the League of Nations
The Danish radio was heard here
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 2.
UP)- Scandinavian anger against
the Russian invasion of Finland eX-
ploded today into street demonstra-
tionS.
Here, a crowd stoned the Russian
legation, smashing windows.
At Stockholm, Sweden, police
were called out to break up a mob
Of thousands surrounding the Of
flee of the Communist paper, New
Day"
The outbreak started when a
Communist onlooker shouted: Long
live Stalin,' at a crowd that had
marched to the Finnish legation
to cheer the Finnish charge DAFT
faires and sing the national an
thems of the two countries.
The crowd sWarmed to the New
Day" offices, gathering recruits on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Brit ! ! sh
v G. S s el
!, @ st
Export Blockade
Effective Monday
Against Nazis

LONDON, Dec. 2. (UP)-
The sinking Of the session
Norwegian freighter Realf
was disclosed today shortly
after an announcement that
a smaller British steamer was six
days overdue.
The British blockade on German
exports, in retaliation for unre-
stricted mine warfare, goes into ef-
feet Monday.
The A survivors of the Realf,
landed at an east coast port by
the Italian steamer Santagata, were
unable to agree on whether mine
or torpedo sank the ship.
The Realf was struck Thursday
night. The crew Immediately took
to lifeboats. The vessel burned ali
night.
The missing British freighter was
the 1,383-ton Stanbrook. the first
vessel to run the rebel blockade of
Bilbao during the Spanish civil war
with food and coal for that city'S
besieged inhabitants.
Despite the intensified German
mine warfare, Great Britain lost
less merchant tonnage during No
vember than in any month since
the war began. Neutral shipping,
however. experienced the worst
month of the conflict. Combined
November losses of British and
neutral ships were slightly above
the october but we'll under the sep
tember figure.
The sharp decline of merchant
shipping losses during the past few
days was interpreted as bearing out
Chamberlains assurances in his
radio broadcast Sunday that al
ready we know the secret of the
magnetic mine and will soon master
it as we mastered the U-boat."
Only II new losses have been re-
ported during the past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Migratory Camp
Here, Considered

Possibility of the government es-
tablishing a mobile labor camp in
the South-end of Imperial Valley
was scheduled for consideration Sat-
urday by D, Kinkead, supervisor Of
federal camps, w. H. Tyler, jr
president Of the Ell Centro cham
Der of commerce, and Roch Maquar.
labor contractor.
Tyler attended the conference to
gather information to be presented
to the chamber of commerce next
Wednesday.
In discussing the possibility of the
camp, Maquar said his idea was to
ascertain if residents of the south
end would favor such action,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Nordics Riotinq
Aqoi inst Russ

the way. shouting Down with Rus
sia!" Down with Stalin."
Premier Per Albin Hanson of
Sweden made a public speech in
Stockholm saying, "The Swedish
people feel the deepest sympathy
for the people of Finland. We all
hope there exists a means to limit
disaster. Grounds for that hope is
the brave composure of the Finnish
people"
At Reykjavik, Iceland, Dominion
of Denmark, crowds forewent a ma
tional holiday yesterday to gather
in front of the Finnish consulate
and cheer and sing the Finish an
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Steamer ScuffIed
By German Crew

CAPETOWN, South Africa, Dec.
2. (UF)-The German steamer Wat
ussi was scuttled by its crew off
Cape Point this morning, it was
announced tonight.
The vessel was sighted by South
African bombing planes and was
signalled to proceed to Simonstown.
The crew scuttled the ship rather
than put into a South African port,
Survivors from the vessel were
picked up by boats from shore, the
announcement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03


Coincident with the announce
ment that the presidium of the
supreme Soviet (parliamen) had
accorded full diplomatic status to
Premier" Otto Kuusinen's Finnish
government, Premier Foreign
Minister " M. Molotov of Russia
gave United States Ambassador
Laurence Steinhardt a reply to
President Roosevelt's message ask
ing Russia not to bomb open cities
in Finland.
The text of this reply, as publish
ed by Tass, official news agency
read:
"Rooseyelt's message on the in
admissability of bombing from
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

ned to operate today by having local
workers, most of whom were not
striking, report for work, when the
packing house doors would be lock-
ed.
Five hundred of the packing house
workers met last night at Lind
say when they we're addressed by
G. r. Rasmussen, Lindsay, organizer,
and Carl johnson, president Of
local No. 78, UCAPAWA.
The striking workers include both
men and women, and about half
we're numbered as migratory work.
ers. Packing house work, however
is semi-skilled and local residents
usually fill these posts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Wife browns So
Husband Can Save
Self from Death

CONIMICUT, r. l., Dec. 2. CUP)
Lawrence Stanton owed his life
today to his wife. who was drowned
after kissing him goodbye and
telling him to save himself.
Stanton deputy fish and game
warden, and his wife, Georgianna,
were aboard his fishing smack 200
yards off shore last night when
there was a sudden flare of flame.
Both plunged into the ocean.
Stanton seized his wife's fur coat
and was assisting her to the skiff
attached to the smacks stern when
a explosion eXtinguished the flames
and left them in darkness.
They reached the skiff but when
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

Inc workers are members OF thes
United Cannery, Agriculture. Pack
ing and Allied Workers of America.
a CIO-affiliate. They demanded
union recognition, an increase in
wages from present minimums of
six and 10la cents to eight and IL
cents a box for varying sizes of
fruit. Wage demands also included
increased minimums for floor work.
ers from 40 to 60 cents an hour
to SO and 70 cents.
Approximately 500 of the 5000
packing house employees in Tulare
county answered the strike call.
More were expected to go out to-
day.
1t was learned some houses plan
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Tanker Blows Up
Off British Coast

LONDON, Dec. 2. CUP)-The Bri-
tish tanker San Calisto, SOLO tons,
was blown up off the southeast
coast of England today.
One member of the crew was
known to have been killed and 80 to
40 survivors were picked up by a
coastal lifeboat and a minesweeper.
At last four survivors were injured
seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
FOOTBALL SCORES

Georgia Tech 13, Georgia 0
Geo. Washington 13, West Vir
ginia 0
Boston College IA, Holy Cross 0
Duquesne 10, Detroit 10
Army 0, Navy 10
FOrdham I8, NYU 7
Dartmouth 3, Stanford ID
Tulane 33, LSU 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

to the sheriff's office late Friday
and Williams confessed to Heald
and Sheriff Robert w. Ware. Sat
urday morning Heald took him
before the grand jury and he re-
peated his confession.
Williams was charged with petty
theft in a complaint by Hughes.
He was held for trial in Imperial
Justice court.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
New Orleans Contractors Indicted
For Fraud in Building Controversy

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2. (UP)-
The New Orleans chapter of the
Associated General Contractors of
America and 16 of its members were
indicted by the new federal grand
Jury today on charges of conspiracy
to defraud and illegal diversion of
PWA moneys in the building OF
New orleans $12,000,000 charity
hospital.
The indictment charged that two
days before the bidding on the hos
pital job the associations chapter
here, in an informal meeting, de-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

cided to double its chapter fee. It
further alleged that each defendant
named in the indictment added
these fees to foundation bids-eX-
ceeding $500.
The indictment is the result of
the Department of Justice drive to
reduce building costs in a general
investigation of Public Works Adj
ministration projects in Louisiana,
The charity hospital is one Of the
projects.
The charges do not involve anti
trust law violations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

planes the population OF cities of
Finland, inasmuch as he directed
it to the Soviet government. is
based on misunderstanding. Soviet
planes did not bomb cities and
have no intention OF doing so but
have bombed airports, since our
government values the interests of
the Finnish people no less than
any other government. OF course
the United States. which Is 5000
miles away. cannot see this but II Ia
q fact nevertheless. In view Of this,
the above declaration Of Rooscvelk
Is pointless."
The official Moscow radio appeni-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
British Capture
More Nazi Ships

LONDON, Dec. 2. UP)-Two
more German ships have been seiz-
ed by the British navy, it was an
nounced toay. The ships, brought
to British ports, were the Eilbek,
2165 tons, registered out of HAM
burg, and the Sophie Busse, 215
tons, a trawler registered out of
WeSermunde.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
FINNISH COMPOSER
SAFE, HE ANNOUNCES

HFLSINKI (Helsingfors), Dec. 2.
CUP)-Jan Sibelius, famed Finnish
composer, advised the United Press
by telephone today that he was
safe in his forest home in the
suburb OF Tusula, outside Helsinki
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03

Live And Learn
This is neither kosher nor ethical,
but neither is the scheme of which
we write. But it is funny.
A number of enduring citizens
were accorded glowing "Write-ups"
recently in a newspaper mot the
Press and some of the refer
ences ticllled us no end. The stories
were obviously written ahead of
time and so worded that they would
(somebody hoped fit anybody. The
various citizens names were just
inserted and the arrangement
brought about this startling sem
tence:
Nicholas Novak, director of the
Imperial Valley Boys Band. has al
wavs done bis work effectively,
even though it has been accom-
plehod without the blare of trum-
pets!'
maybe those were bagpipes we've
been hearingD
A. H. Keller and. P. G. Oswalt
must have been aStounded to learn
that their contributions to the COM
munity were identical. 1t even as
founded us. Pop and Curt were
both among those deserving spe-
cial attention" and each had "often
sacrificed his personal interests to
be of assistance to the county" In
fact, their glowing tributes we're
the same. word for word!
Anyhow, the same type.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Germans Punish
False Rumors'

BERLIN, Dec. 2. CUP)-D. N. B.,
official news agency, reported today
from Bratislava, Slovakia, that sew
eral persons had been arrested for
spreading rumors at the instigatii55n
OF the British Intelligence Service,
to alarm the population.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Roose seveIt Calls
'kAoruI Embargo
Action Taken as Russian Delegation
In u. S. Offers Cash for Big AirpIane
Shipments; Molotov Snubs President

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. UP)-President Roosevelt to-
day invoked moral embargo" shipment of arpanes
to nations which bomb civilian populations.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not Soviet Russia specifically
his statement but declared it issued in the Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Norway Loses Ship TO
German Naval Warfare
u AMBLING
M EPORTER

Error in Identity
This is on us, tho the Rev. Mr..
S. w. Thomas and Professor Zadok
Arkush got the shock.
The Reverend Thomas is pastor
at the Assembly of Good church in
Ell Centro and Professor Arkush
is a visiting musician.
In Fridays Press, by mistake, a
picture of the professor appeared
with a caption proclaiming him as
Premier Aimo j. Cajander of Fin
land!
The good professor was more than
mildly amazed, and quite rightly so.
Our humblest apologies, professor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Reds Recognize
Finn Government

MOSCOW, Dec 2. (UP)-Russia's plan to make Fin
land seml-Sovet state like the Mongoian Peoples
hepuoc IN ASIA was disclosed today when the govern
ment officially recognized revolutionary Finnish "gov-
ernment purportedy set the Finnish border by an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Go Calls TuIore
Packing WaIkout

PORIERVlLLE, CAL, Dec. 2. (UP)-Seven orange
packing houses in central California were closed today
by strike of packing house workers and many others in
Tulare county faced immediate closure without actual
strike conditions facing them survey showed today
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Russian Wurship
Sent to Bottom:
City Recoptured
Defenders Fall Back from Fron+ier+o
Take Up Positions Behind Mannerheim
Line; invaders Suffer Heavy Losses

HEISINKI, (Helsingfors), Dec. 2. (UP)-The Firms
announced officially today that they have shot down 10
Soviet planes have sunk Soviet submarine chaser heav
damaged another Russian warshp and ordered Finnish
troops in pre-arranged defense to evacuate
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-03
Hnre'S Buck Again

Here's Buck Again
Via the grapevine we learn that
Carl Buck" Rogers has ridden
again.
Buck the bronc buster didn't ride
very long, we hear, but he definitely
rode as long as the horse was of
similar frame of mind. When the
horse changed his mind Buck Rog-
ers changed his position, from the
hurricane deck to the lone prairee.
One more spill and Buck Rogers
will be in class with Mr.. Windsor!
Shades of Sawyer
Jasper TraVers has something
most people haven't got and he's
making the most of it. We don't
blame him. In fact, we're just
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