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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

STATED by imminent expiration of
the three cent postal rate and So
called nuisance taxes on June 80.
The committee adopted at the
last minute two important amend
mentS:
l. A provision to permit individ-
uals and partnerships to carry over
net losses for two years. The draft
bill had extended this permission
only to corporations. The provision
was similar to the one carried in
1928 and prior revenue acts.
2. An amendment to include
notes, debentures and certificates
of indebtedness, along with bonds,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Sanitary Engineer
Here Loses Job

The state economy axe fell in the
Imperial county health department
Friday.
Bernard Schiller, sanitary en-
ginner, whose salary was paid by
the state department since Septem-
Der 1887, was dismissed.
The dismissal was necessary,
Schiller was informed, because the
legislature slashed the state health
department budget. Schiller was
sent to the county health depart
ment by the state and placed in
charge of DR.. Warren F. Fox, coun-
ty health officer,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

among obligations which corpora
tions will be permitted to purchase
at less than face value without
taxation. Corporations taking ad-
vantage of this provision must
show that they are In an unsotmd
financial condition.
Leaving the committee room as
the bill was reported, Undersecre-
tary OF Treasury John w. Hanes
expressed satisfaction and SAID "the
committee has done grana jon.
Members said there was no oppoal-
ton and there was no Indication
the minority would file a report.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Boy Sentencedin in
Cattle Theft Case

A. B. Love, 10, Negro, one OF
three defendants in a cattle steal
ing and conspiracy case recently
tried in superior court was sentenc-
ed to Preston school of correction
Thursday for his part in the trans
actions.
In juvenile court Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson fixed the sentence at
two years. Freddie White, Negro,
another defendant, pleaded guilty
and applied for probation. Jake
Cohen, the third defendant, was
found guilty by jury in superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Two Boys Confess
Exforfion ATTEMPT

STOCKTON. Calf, June l6.
UP)-The District Attorneys Of
flee announced today two school
boys detained by police had ad-
mitted writing an extortion note
to Miss Kathryn Geoghan. 28,
their school teacher threatening
death or kidnapping at the hands
of the "Ku Klux Klan." Both boys
are Is years old.
The note, which Miss Geoghan
received five days ago. demanded
$500 in SIS and $40 bills and a .38
calibre pistol with shells under
threat to kill Miss Geoghan or harm
her mother according to District
Attorney F. C. Clowdsley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Roosevelt Favors
Broader Tax Base

WASHINGTON, June l6. (UP
President Roosevelt today said
he believed the income tax base
should be broadened somewhat but
doubted that Congress would take
such action at this session.
The President declared that the
middle brackets of the personal
income tax should be subject to
somewhat higher rates although
generally speaking, he said, the
cost of collection would rise to the
point of taking most of the ad-
ditiona revenue,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
SUSPECTS FREED WHEN
CLEARED OF ROBBERY

CALEXICO, June l6. - Adrian
Sanches, 80, and Antonio Urias, "A,
were released from custody here
yesterday when clerks and custom
ers failed to identify them as the
masked bandits who robbed Chi
nese grocery store here of 5000
early this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

public. Police were stationed in the
crowd to maintain order and to see
that no minors were admitted to
the courtroom, where sensational
testimony and equally sensational
motion pictures of alleged immoral
acts were said to feature the states
evidence.
Judge Fricke said members OF
the jury panel would be locked up
during the trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

provisions objected to by Col. F.
C. Harrington, WPA administrator
He said it would cut the number OF
available jobs by 10000 next year.
The appropriations subcommittee,
trying to head off opposition to
some provisions of the $1,7l6,600,-
900 relief bill, adopted amendments
easing some of the proposed restric-
tions.
The amendments were approved
by the committee just before the
house met to vote on individual
sections of the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
House 0koys Earmarkins
Of 125 Millions for PWA

WASHINGTON, June l6. UP)-
The house today upheld the action
of its appropriations committee in
earmarking $125000,000 of relief
funds for use by the Public Works
Administration
1t rejected, 1874 to "a, an amend
ment by Rep. Charles H. LeaVy.
D.. Wash. to strike out the ear
marking language and give the
Works Progress Administration all
of the $l,577 ,O00,000 President
Roosevelt asked for its use in 1910.
Yae earmarking was one of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Grapefruit Men
Favor Regulation

On the basis of partial returns III
balloting among Imperial Valley
grapefruit men, some form of reg
ulation appeared favored by the
majority, B. A. Harrigan, county
agricultural commissioner, announc-
ed Friday.
"All returns are not in yet Har-
rigan said, but enough to know
that a majority favored regulation
for next season. So far there is
only one grower opposing. All the
rest favor some control to bring
about a minimum price"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Where's wa|Iet?' Braw|ey Resident
Finds 1t Gone; Cops Give 1t Back

police arrested Smith for peddling
without a license. He was peddling
merchandise acquired on Shoplift-
ing expedition in a Brawley store
and had a wallet containing $l8
they said. A note revealed that the
wallet belonged TO Lopez.
Where's your Wallet" police
asked Lopez. The secondhand
dealer slapped his pocket. 1t was
empty. Police returned the wallet
and money to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Tax Delinquency
Error Corrected

The new law permitting redemp-
ton of property sold to the state
for delinquent taxes without pay
ment of penalties for delinquency,
will be effective until Aug. 81 and
not after that date as stated in the
PoSt-PreSs Thursday.
This law, County Auditor Walter
D. Carey said, is special bonus
for payment of taxes before August
81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

The subcommittee stood pat on
its provision for a three member,
bipartisan board to administer re-
lief instead OF a single work progress
administrator, and on earmarking
$125, 100000 of WPA funds for pub
lie works.
However, it eased its proposed
restriction limiting WPA construc-
ton to $4,000. 1t will propose in
stead, to permit spending of up to
$4,000 on federal buildings, and
up to $4,000 of federal funds on
federal projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Travelling Grocer
Given Probation

E. Ponce, operator of a travelling
grocery store, was fined $50 in
superior court Friday for violating
the law prohibiting an alien from
carrying gun and was sentenced
to a year III the county jail for
violating the state liquor law. He
was granted probation and commit
ment to jail withheld.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
GUARDS WATCH OVER
FOREST FIRE EMBERS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. June l6.
P)-Intermittent winds contin-
ued to blow through Oak Creek
canyon today but forest fire that
RACED several hundred acres of val
liable trees kept its bounds.
More than a hunred fire fighters
remained in the canyon to guard
the Smoldering logs and under.
brush.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

BRAWLEY, June 16.-Anton Lo-
pez, 60, slept soundly on a cot back
of his secondhand store here Thurs
day afternoon.
His nap was undisturbed by the
pickpocketing activities of Bill
Smith, II, Negro.
Later in the afternoon Brawley
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
House Gets Bill Junking Profits
Tax After Committee Approves Two
Amendments Extending Appeasement

WASHINGTON, June 16. (UP)-The house ways and
means committee today sent to the house bill junking
the undistrbuted profits tax on corporations
The ways and means committee sent the house its
1910 business tax bill under speed up schedule neces-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
America Keeps Discreet Si|encein
Blockade Controversy. Fearing Big
Showdown Near in Orient at Last
Secretary Hull Following Developments with
Close Attention, But Leaving Situation
In Hands of Local Men, Announcement Says

WASHINGTON June 16. (UP) = Secretary of State
Cordel Hull today indicated the American government
will await further developments before deciding Wnether
to dodge formal protest with Japan over blockadng OF
foreipn settlements in China Hull said he and his advisers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
3rd Disaster in
Less Than Month
Strikes in Orient
SubmersibIe Unhe ard From 80 Hours as
Ministry Notifies Relatives Of Crew
Slight Hope Held for Lives of Any

PARIS, June 16 (UP)-The French submarine Phenx,
with 60 men aboard has down in the bay of
Camranh the Frenchndo China naval base the ministry
of marine announced tonight.
Authorities abandoned all hope of saving any of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Chinese Farmers Killed Attempting
To Vegetables Through Lines
To Residents of Tientsin Area
Japanese Authorities Believe Chance Slight
That English Vessels Will Attempt River
Jaunt Under Guns of Big Land Batteries

TIENTSIN, June 16. (UP)-Authortes of the block
AIDED British concession have appealed to commanders OF
British warshps to get food hem the japanese Dome
agency reported today
The appeal followed shooting of two Chinese farmers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
Baseball Results

AMERICAN
Cleveland ........ 100 010 010-3 7 0
New York ........ 020 020 00x-4 8 0
Milnar, Eisenstat and Hemsely;
Donald. Russo and Dickey.
Detroit ,.....,... 102 500 O00-8 II 2
Boston .,.......... OLE 900 4OO-7 9 2
Benton, Walkup and Tebbetts;
Auker, Sullivan, Weaver, Heving
and Peacock.
st. Louis ... 070 900 102-l0 10
Philadelphia 2O3 900 303-11 Is l
Whitehead, Kennedy and Spin.
del; Ross, Beckman and Hayes.
Chicago .......... 900 100 010-2 10 |
Washington w 400 900 01x-5 8 2
Frazier, Marcum and Rensa,
fresh; Kelley and Guiliani.
NATIONAL
New York ........30l 020 000-6 II 0
Chicago .............001 OG0 030-4 10 0
Schumacher, Coffman, Melton
and Danning; Passeau, Lillard,
Russell and Hartnett Garbark.
Boston ................. 100 001 000-2 6 0
Pittsburgh ........... 300 O0l 00x 4 8 0
PoSedel and Lopez; Klinger and
Berres.
Brooklyn 600 900
st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 900 OPS
Mungo, FitSimmonS and Phelps,
Owen: Warneke and Padgett.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16
BIockaded Britishers I'm
Appeal for Warships Aid
p AMBLING
IMPORTER
A Differentiation

friend the other day, heard the
friend say:
We'll, I see by, the Post-Press
that one of the Riddles came home
after a long absence. Was that
you?"
(Recently the Riddles dog, Bud
dy, returned following a mysterious
22-month disappearance
Mary Ann replied:
No That was my Dads other
dog"
We Pick Champ
Occasionally RR drops into the
night spots and Invariably is fas.
cinated by the gyrations of the jit-
terbugS. However, the interest was
more that of spectator at a zoo
than of admiration until we saw
Herman Morgan do some rug cut
ting. That lad really has some
thing on the bail.
The Way II Goes
rs the managing editor here?"
quizzed District Attorney Elmer
Heald, stopping in at the Post.
Press office during Thursday eve
ming.
The night city editors eyes wild
ened and his voice dropped its
harShneSS and took on what he
supposed was honeyed sweetness.
Z The night city editor smelled a
news story.
The managing editor isn't mere.
Mr.. Heald May l help you?'
Moo At least I don't think so y
said Heald I'D like to speak TO
the managing editor ;"
The night city editor began to
Wheedle
Nov Mr.. Heald, I'm in charge
and I'm sure I can take care OF
you. However, if you still would
rather give the story to the me.
III be glad TO get in touch with
him for you"
There was a silence while Heald
weighed this over in his mind
Maybe you'd better do that" he
replied. Not that 1 lack faith in
your ability, but you see I'm going
away for week and l want my
paper stopped for that time"
"Oh, is that all?" said the night
city editor. He thanked Heald, left
a note for the circulation depart
ment, and took an aspirin.
Defense of Freedom
This is from someone who signs
himself an unofficial observer. It
is blow for that grand old sport
of bannister sliding
"Over in the professional building
the physicians, or Howard Meyer
or John Davis or somebody have
screwed a lot of knobs onto the
bannister so that kids can no longer
slide down without damage to their
poSterior extremeties.
This is simple statement from
q simple fellow and I thought you
ought to put it in the paper so as
to help maintain the freedom of
kids to slide down bannisters where.
ever and whenever they please.
Have those who put in the knobs
forgotten the times when they, as
youngsters, used to slide and get
splinters?"
Well, Mr.. Unofficial Observer, we
don't know about Meyer or Davis
but we've about forgotten what it's
like and it's time to do something
about it. If we get a chance we're
going over and try it, knobs or no
knobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

Butter: Los Angeles. 26e; but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 33ci manufacturing milk,
2615e; route gathered cream. 24e.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. I. Sl4.5O;
L. S. No. 2 Ieafy S13-13.50; U. S. No.
2, S11.5O-12. MINI. flax July Sl.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-16

Mungo, FitSimmons and Phelps,
wen; Warneke and Padgett.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
TrainLoad of Oil Applied
Daily to State HighICays.

A large size freight train load of
bituminous material is being applied
daily to MinneSotas unpaved state
trunk highways to provide a smooth,
comfortable, all-weather driving sur
face on the thousands of miles OF
trunk routes, which, because Of finan-
cial limitations, the highway depart
ment's paving construction program has
not yet been able to reach.
Thirty-five carloads, or $4,000 GAL
Ions, of oil are being used by the
departments maintenance division each
day of fair weather In other words.
more than million gallons of BIZ
luminous surfacing material IS being
spread on the roads every three DAYS.
Contracts totalling approximately
81 100000 were let late in March and
early in June for the bituminous sur
facing or reSurfacing of 2,4OO miles OF
trunk highways
Despite many weeks of recurrent
rainfall, which followed the worst
spring breakup in history and then
made impossible the immediate applica-
ton of bituminous treatments, the
Minnesota highway departments 2AO0
mile bituminous improvement program
is now more than half completed.
Favored by fair weather, the entire
program is expected to be completed
by the end of August, with the possible
exception of some special jobs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
AUTO DEATHS
ON DECREASE
Figures for First Half of 1889
Show 1S9 Met Death on
States Highways.

A % per cent decrease in number OF
automobile fatalities in Minnesota dur
ing the first six months of 1899 over
the same period a year ago has been
announced by A. " Rohweder, Duluth,
president of the Minnesota Safety
Council.
A total Of 1879 persons were killed in
auto accidents during the first half of
this year as compared with 242 during
the first half of 1888
Accidental deaths in the state took
845 lives for the first half of the year,
Mr.. Rohweder states.
Deaths from accidents within the
homeland not on the highways as is
commonly believed-haS the highest
figure, he pointed out. Home acct
dents took 324 lives. Other classifi-
cations include occupational, 70, and
other causes, 257. The latter includes
81 drowningS and 81 from falls outside
of the home.
During the first half of the year
COS drivers licenses were revoked and
581 were suspended, the state highway
safety department has revealed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
PREPARING FOR SCHOOL

A child's first year at school is largely
devoted to learning to read. Because
so much of his school progress will de-
pend upon his ability to read easily
it is worthwhile to use every precaution
in the interest of his early success
First of all, are the child's eyes in good
condition when he enters school? 1t
is not discovered until child has
struggled for three or four years under
a handicap that he himself does not
realize. How can he tell that his eyes
are any different from those of the
child next him? He often begins to feel
that his trouble must be result of his
"dunlbness." If there exists the slight
est suspicion that child's eyes may be
at fault, they should be examined by
a competent eye specialist. Even though
glasses may have been fitted by an able
person, the chances are that they must
be altered from time to time; for
children's eyes change so rapidly as to
make it unsafe for them to wear
glasses longer than six months without
denomination.
Hearing is an important adjunct to
learning to read. If child is inclined
to omit endings and syllables that are
not stressed it may be suspected that
his hearing is not acute. He may also
be unable to distinguish between some
what similar words, as for example, he
may not hear that shall" and shell"
sand" and send" are different words
The advantage of checking up on the
child'S hearing is obvious in connec-
ton with the school seating arrange
ment. If the teacher is unaware that
a child has bit of difficulty, she may
seat him in the rear of the room, or
near a noisy window. Putting him in
the front row minimizes. the posi-
bility that he. will become easily alb
stracted and dream instead of paying
attention" as the phrase goes. (How
can child pay attention when he
hasn't the coin of hearing, with which
to payO
Studies in which individual instruc-
ton has been given to reading problem
children emphasize one fact with which
many people would be inclined to agree
from their own observation. The aver
age child gets too little attention from
his teacher, who hasn't time to analyze
his individual limitations. He is one of
SO large group that she connot pos
sibly study his case as it should be
studied, to discover whether his diff
Guilty is in part a result of his very
limited vocabulary, so that he finds it
hard to recognize words; whether it is
partly the result of much use of a
foreign language in the home; whether
it has anything to do with the fact
hat he finds it hard to recognize words;
whether it is partly the result of much
use of a foreign language in the home;
whether it has anything to do with the
fact that he finds it hard to establish
habit of looking from left to right
glong the line, and so reads was" as
saw" ''rat +" as "tar," and ON as
no. These are only a few of many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Troubled Conscience
RENTS 81 Bill.

Apparently a troubled conscience re-
suited in an increase in the receipts
from the national forests of Minnesota
when dollar bill was received in the
mail by the Forest Supervisor at Cass
Lake. The letter, bearing a st. Paul
postmark, contained an unsigned note
which read This rightfully belongs to
the government"
Forest officers said that probably
the sender of the dollar removed
tree from the Chippewa National Forest
and transplanted it at his home where
growing conditions were ideal and the
thrifty tree reminded him of it's source
A pole for a radio or mast for a boat
might also have been valued at dollar
case the government was amply paid
unless the pole was exceptionally large.
The dollar bill was forwarded to the
U. S. Treasurer with other receipts
from the Chippewa and Superior Ma
tional Forests. During the fiscal year
ending June 80 the returns from the
Chippewa National Forest for the sale
of forest products exceeded $4,000,
while the Superior sales totaled ap-
proximately $1,000. One dollar out of
every four which the Forest Service
receives for the sale of forest products,
special uses of land for summer homes,
resorts, and other uses, goes back to the
respective counties in which the ma
tional forests are located, for the main
tenance of local schools and roads
An additional ten per cent is spent by
the Forest Service for road development
in the area.
The sale of saw log-Size trees which
are cut into lumber and pulpwood trees
used for making paper-trees that were
ripe and ready for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
most of last years revenue from the
national forests of Minnesota. The sale
of Christmas trees and other forest
products was less in value but summer
homes, resorts, and other uses yielded
over $4,000 on both forests. The total
receipts from the two national forests
in Minnesota totaled $40,122 and little
over $4,000 was returned to the several
counties in which these national forests
were located and an additional $4,000
will be spent for roads and trails.
Timber operators and Forest Rangers
estimate that during the fiscal year the
sale of national forest timber in Min
nesota provided about $4,000 man-days
of labor. Each thousand feet of stand
ing timber required an average of three
man-days of labor to cut, haul and
saw into lumber
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
TO CUT WEEDS
ALONG ROADS
So, 500 Given Fourth District
for Project; Culvert Job is
Also Approved.

Appropriations totaling $4,000 for two
road projects in the Fourth district
were approved by the county commits
sioners meeting last week in Duluth,
according to Commissioner Jacob L..
Pete.
Weed and brush cutting along county
roads throughout the district will take
$500 of this amount, and culvert
and gravel patching job on the Mud
Greek road, ST 200 Work on both pro-
jects was expected to start this week.
The weed-brush cutting appropri-
alton included $500 for the Ely terri
tory, $1,000 for Cook, 5000 for Tower,
and $500 for Buyck. A special effort
will be made to eliminate rag weed in
order to keep this territory free from
hay fever.
The Mud Creek road starts from
Armstrong lake and runs about 10
miles north. An old wooden bridge will
be replaced with a metal culvert. Bad
spots in the road will be regravelled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
4-Year-OLd Saves
Baby From Flames.

Austin-Charles Beeman, 41s-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Beemann,
was the hero of possible tragedy re-
Gently when he carried his sleeping
21a-year-old sister to safety out of his
flaming home. Charles was at home
alone at the time and it is believed he
had gone to search in an upstairs
closet for a favorite toy He lit a
match and clothing hanging IN the
closet became ignited But he had
presence of mind to carry his sleeping
sister to safety, realizing that there
was danger in those mounting flames
The fire department arrived soon to ex-
tinguish the fire, but not until all the
Beeman household effects had been
destroyed.
Eha
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Growing With Your Child
University of Minnesota Institute of Child Welfare

possibilities no one of which carries
the sole blame. 1t may interest parents
to know that children who are read 70.
who hear conversation and discussion,
and thus pick up a wider range Of
knowledge and large vocabulary than
the average, who have had crayons and
paper to play with, and who have a
certain amount of familiarity with
printed words, such as those seen on
signs and posters, are better prepared
for learning to read, when they start to
school,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
The Oldest Cities

The oldest city in the United
States is st. Augustine, Fla. 1t was
settled by the Spanish in 1865, and
the site has been continuously &C.
cupied ever since. The second old
est city in the United States is Santa
Fe, N. M. It was founded by
the Spanish, also, about the year
1905, on the site of deserted In
dian pueblo. Santo Domingo, CAPT.
tai of the Dominican republic,
founded in 1896, is the oldest settle
ment of white people in the New
world. The oldest settlement Of
white people on the mainland of the
Americas is Panama, capital of the
republic of Panama. This city was
founded in 1919.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Rat Does Greatest Harm

1t is not as destroyer of proper
ty or as a consumer of food but
as health menace that the rat
does the greatest harm, says Hy-
geia, the Health Magazine.