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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
Imperial alley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, (es-
tablished 1866 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
23 City Property - Sale

2-BEDROOM plastered house. Paw
ed street. South side. Fenced yard.
Garage $3.50 down, $25 month.
G. A. IRVING
831 Main Phone 974
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
831 Main

STUCCO HOUSE in desirable loca-
ton. Worth $4,000. Price for
quick sale $3,250
HENRY UPHOLT
l13 North 9th Phone $50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
7 WaRted-NisceIlaneOHs

HIGHEST PRICES paid for iron,
rags, metal, paper and magazines.
RELIABLE SALVAGE
584 Broadway Phone $50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
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Lost. Found, Estray

FOUND GLASSES on State Street
Wednesday. Owner may have
same by paying for this ad. Post
Press Office.
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5-ROOM furnished house. Inquire
729 No. 10th st. 1920
PARTLY FURNISHED house for
rent. Inquire lat So. 7th.
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-19
Furniture for Sale

7-FT. NORGE Refrigerator; Hot
point Range. Reasonable. Phone
221 days, 559-W after 6 pm.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
LEARNED TO STEAL
 READING STORIES
Worked Two BOs t 0 n Stores Easily=-Is Caught,
 Held For Trial

Boston, May 11.-(UP)-A detec- tive magazine story gave her the idea that enabled her to. defraud two Boston department stores of over $200, Mrs. Marion Dempsey, 25, Maiden mother of two children, allegedly told investigators today.
 Besieged with unpaid bills, Mrs Dempsey, wife of a bellboy, said she wandered about Boston stores un- til she learned the names and ad- dresses of two women with charge accounts.
 She then went to the Brookline postoffice, posed as the woman liv- ing in that postal district and asked that her mail be sent to general delivery at Maiden. She repeated the same procedure in Watertown, where other women lived.
 Several days later, posing as the Brookline woman, she received a letter containing a $75 check. This she cashed at the store on the strength of that woman's charge ac- count. Then, posing as the Water town woman, she went to the charge office and said she had lost her card When she received 8 new one through the mail, she bought $13s worth of clothing for herself and her children.
 Arraigned before a U. s. commis- sioner yesterday, Mrs. Dempsey was held in $500 bail for the federal grand iury on two counts of obtain- ing mail of other persons by fraud
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
U. PAYMASTER
 HELD FOR THEFT

Boston, May 11-CUP)-Federal agents prepared today to bring Jo- sent A. Harris, 45, paymaster on the U. s. Coast Guard cutter Chelan, from Moncton, N. B., to Boston to stand trial for alleged theft of $3O.- 900 from the cutter.
 Harris and a woman identified as Mrs. Yvonne Capp of Boston were arrested at a Moncton hotel late yesterday by Canadian police Detectives said they found $23,850 in crisp new American tens, lives, twos and ones in brief case in Harris hotel room. There was $63 .28 in Mrs Capp's purse.
 The theft was discovered Sunday at Halifax, N. s., when Harris failed to report before the cutter sailed to continue its international ice pa- trol. The money. missing from the safe, was for salaries, supplies and fuel. Though ordinarily based here. the cutter uses Halifax for its home port while on ice patrol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
POLICE SEARCH
 FOR HI-JACKER
Waterbury Man Suspect ed - Two AcconpIices Held By Bridgeport Police

Bridgeport police today continued the hunt for the third hi-jacker, believed to be Waterburian Thomas LaSelva, 27, of 1O3 Scovill street, wanted in connection with the att tempted robbery of a carload of cig- arettes in Bridgeport Tuesday.
 Frank zausatatury, 28, of l9 Em- erald street, and Joseph LaSelva, 31, brother of the alleged fugitive were granted continuances in Bridgeport city court yesterday and held in bonds of $10,OOO each. Joseph gave his address as 152 East Main street
 zasatury said the fugitive was someone he had met in Baltimore, Md, some months ago, but Bridge port authorities traced the owner ship of one of the cars used in the i-jacking to George Longo missing from Baltimore for some time. Po- lice learned that Longo and the missing LaSelva are one and the same.
 The fugitive LaSelva is wanted also in Waterbury, Inspector Stew ems said today, for questioning f1 the passing of 5000 worth of bogus payroll checks in Torrington last year.
 zastaury and Joseph LaSelva were caught by Stratford police Tuesday following an alarm from Bridge port. Thomas disappeared in the woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
AUGMENTATION
 OF LIFE SCORED
President Roosevelt De-
 nOunces Life in TOtalitar= ian Nations at Present

Washington, May l1-UPD.- President Roosevelt last night de- nounced the regimentation of life in totalitarian nations and said that art could flourish only where men are free.
 He spoke over a nationwide ra- dio network from the White House on the occasion of the dedication of the Museum of Modern Art of New York.
 MT. Roosevelt did not refer to any of the dictator nations by name, but declared that "a world turned into a stereotype, a society con- verted into regiment. life trans lated into a routine, make it diffi- cult for either art or artists to sur yive."
 '"The arts can not thrive except where men are free to be them selves and to be in charge of the discipline of their own energies and ardors," he declared. "The condi- tions for democracy and for art are one and the same. What we call liberty in politics results in free dom of the arts. There can be no vitality in the works gathered in a museum unless there exists the right of spontaneous life in the so- ciety in which the arts are nourish- ed"
 Flourish Only In Peace
 He indirectly called attention to war threats abroad with the asser- ton that "the arts that ennoble and refine life flourish only in the atmosphere of peace"
 "And in this hour of education" he continued. i've are glad again to bear witness before all the world to our faith in the sanctity of free institutions. For we know that only where men are free can the arts flourish and the civilization of na- tional culture reach full flower"
 Crush individuality, the president observed. and you crush art as well; nourish the conditions of free life and you nourish the arts too.
 "In encouraging the creation and enjoyment of beautiful things" he said. i've are furthering democracy itself. That is why this museum is a citadel of civilization"
 MT. Roosevelt praised plans of museum officials to send travelling exhibits about the country and said that the standards of American taste would thus be raised by bring ing into remote communities results of the latest and finest achieve ments in all the arts. He also laud- ed the WPA's federal art project as a practical unit which emphasizes the best tradition of the democratic spirit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Warning Sounded On
 R. R. Grade Crossings
Noticeable Decline in Fatal Accidents Inspire Officials
 to Appeal to Public For Caution While Travelling

ties in 1888 showed 6 reduction of 1.051 compared with the peak year of 1928, when 2,568 persons lost their lives in such accidents.
 The reduction in the number of fatalities took place despite an in crease in the number of automobiles in operation over the highways of this country. For every person killed in grade crossing accident in 1888, there were approximately 10000 automobiles registered, com- pared with 15,843 automobiles in 1937, and 6,137 in 1921. In 1883 there was one fatality for every 15,780 automobiles registered.
 Persons injured totaled 4,O18, a decrease of 1,118 compared with 1887, and the total number of acci- dents of this type decreased by 996.
 The grade crossing record for the New Haven system is considerably better than for the country as a whole, and Connecticut, Massachu- setts and sRhode Island for many years have been the first three states with respect to grade crossing safety records.
 Intensive Campaign
 This reduction in the number of fatalities, according to the A. A. R., has been due at least in part, to the, campaign which the railroads and the various safety organizations have conducted to impress upon the public the necessity for exercising precaution in approaching and pass ing over highway-railroad grade crossings. The campaign has been especially intensive in recent years due to the increasing number of motor vehicles in operation.
 Reasonable care on the part of the automobile driver by the observ- ance of signs and other warning de- vices located at public crossings at grade should have material effect in further ::educing accidents at grade crossings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11

With the motoring season here and with probably substantial in- crease in traffic just ahead this spring and summer due to the New York Worlds Fair, the New Haven railroad today urged Connecticut motor vehicle operators to exercise due caution in approaching and traversing railroad grade crossings It was simultaneously reported by the railroad that there was an im- provement in the general grade crossing situation last year, fewer deaths resulting from trans-auto accidents in 1888 than in any year since 1915 with the sole exception of 1883.
 Decrease Noted
 The latter statement is based upon a report received from the safety section of the Association of American Railroads. This report shows that fatalities resulting from highway-railroad grade crossing ac- cidents in 1888 totaled 1,517. This was decrease of 358 compared with the number which took place in 1887 and decrease of 269 compared with 1886. In 1883, there were 1,511 fatalities. The number of fatali-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Bus Companies Join
 Police Chiefs Drive
C. R. & L. Lines of Waterbury Among Number Pledg-
 ing Support to Accident Prevention Campaign

Police Chiefs association and the state department of motor vehicles in a drive to emphasize to pedes- trians the need of accident preven- ton. Police Superintendent Will liam J. Roach of this city, member of the association, is one of the leaders in the campaign for pedes- trian safety.
 To Place Posters
 Safety posters will be placed in all c. R. & L. busses, along with safety slogans and pertinent data regard ing accident prevention. The bus companies will furnish the posters at their own expense for the re- mainder of the year.
 Supt. Roach, under whose direc- tion the Waterbury permanent safety campaign has achieved re- markable results, has for several years worked steadily to bring home to pedestrians their responsibility in the prevention of motor vehicle miShaps. His safety statements to the press have emphasized this point, and the police educational campaign has also stressed the duty of pedestrians, as we'll as drivers, to exercise the utmost care at all times.
 Conference Held
 The cooperation of the bus com- panies was agreed to at a confer ence in Bridgeport yesterday. The poster campaign will be discussed at meeting of the chiefs associa- tion in East Haven next Thursday.
 The association, at its last meet ing, voted in favor of statewide campaign for the education of pe- destrians along safety lines. The request for cooperation from the bus companies is one of the first steps in this concerted drive.
 The posters and signs will urge pedestrians to use every precaution to avoid accidents. Among the sug- gestions made will be that streets be crossed only at crosswalks, that every form of jaywalking be avoided. that traffic lights be obeyed by per- sons on foot as well as those in automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Hints to Gardeners By Gordon Morrison
 Seed Breeder
 Ferry Seed Station
Prolonging The Garden

4 GARDEN Is an annual visitor "A we like to have stay with us as long as possible.
 There are various ways of pro longing the fife of the garden. but the major factor Is care. A we'll watered garden won't burn up: we'll cultivated garden won't be submerged in weeds: garden pro. tected from insect and disease at- tack won't be destroyed.
 Given proper care, annual flowers may be prolonged most easily simply by keeping them picked. Annuals. almost without exception. will con. tinue blooming well into fall If their blossoms are removed regu- larly A second bloom late in the season is often obtained on such perennials as delphinium. sweet william. coreopsis. perennial dian. thus and pyrethrum If the first blossoms are picked in their prime.
 Many gardeners have been sue. cessful in planting Q packet or two of annual seed late, then digging up and potting plants just before frosts arrive. The plants grow and flower in the house for many weeks after things in the open garden have been killed. Try this in the fall with any of the following: Age. ratum. begonia. calendula. carns ton, coleus. pinks. dimorphotheca, lobelia, dwarf marigold. pansy. pc tunia and snapdragon.
 Vegetable gardens last longer # . succession of crops is planted. Servings of fresh radishes. carrots. turnips. beets. beans and corn may be kept coming to the table well into fall by sowing at intervals after the original spring planting.
 Late summer 10 an excellent time for . Anal planting of such crops as rutabagas. beans. beets. Chinese cabbage. turnips and cabbage plants Many such vegetables are even bet ter when maturing in the moist, cool fall than when planted tor sum- mcr harvest Spring 10 the time for the first planting of che garden season. but the nrst planting should act bs tho last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Children And

Children playing with matches were the cause of a bedroom fire in the home of John Phelan at 1O57 East Main street this morning.
 Engines 2, 5, 10, Truck ?. and the Booster responded to the alarm from box IS shortly after II o'clock. Damage was not ex- tenSive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Restitution

On a plea that he will make restitution of money embezzled from DiLeo Bros., fruit and Produce wholesalers, Charles Koosa, 56, of 262 Meriden road, was granted a four weeks con- tinuance when arraigned before Judge Theobald E. Conway in City Court today. Judge Conway said full restitution will affect the disposition of the case.
 KOosa was arrested last Fri day on a warrant charging em- bezzlement by agent. and plead ed guilty to failure to account for $603.O4 which he collected as a salesman for the DiLeo concern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
|Y.M.C.A. Notes

Newell w. Banks the champion simultaneous checker board play CT of America, and international matchmaker, will appear in the lobby of the YMCA on Tuesday evening, May 18th, at o'clock. He will play all corners, some 25 or 30 boards, and half dozen chess players, and will without doubt win all of them, or secure few draws. Among the best play CTS in town are: Martin O,Brien, city champion; Francis Nash, runner-up; Francis ,Mulcary; Dave Scully; William Lawlor and others.
 MT. Banks arrives in the United States tomorrow, after having been in England for several months arranging for an intena- tional championship match. He is well known in Waterbury, and his many friends are looking forward to his coming, which will be the first match on his return from Europe. The committee in charge is Martin O'Brien, William Law Tor and Dave Scully.
 Joseph F. Kenny, president of the State Young Mems Council of the YMCA, presided over meet ing to the executive committee at New Haven last night. The com- mittee planned the program for the State Young Mems assembly at Camp Hazen, Chester. on June 10 and II. Others attending from Waterbury were Carl Morrison, chairman of the Inter-C Club social committed; Raymond Leopold. member of the state program com mittee; and Thomas S. Smith, To- cal secretary for Young Mems Work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
BY ELMER c. WALZER TI..akaa Rr.,a. EirnrncaaI EMftnl

' NOAAAtCA V AGAo kAAAs~AASaA1A AeN-re.S@J
 New York, May 1.--(UP)-Stocks were irregular in quiet opening deal- ings- today, while bonds showed a slightly improved tone. Cotton fu- lures slipped 3 to 6 points in initial dealings.
 Chrysler opened 1000 shares at 69, off 3-8 point, while General Mo- tors sold at 43 1-4 unchanged. U. s. Steel also was unchanged at 47 1-4, while Bethlehem sagged 1-8 to 56 l-2.
 Eastman Kodak and Du Pont met some investment demand and gained a point each to 156 IA and 142 1-2, respectively. Coppers were steady to firm with Anaconda and International Nickel unchanged and American Smelling up 3-4 point. Mercantiles also displayed a better tone, Sears Roebuck and Woolworth opening 3-8 point higher each.
 Aircrafts held steady around the previous close, while rails were slightly softer with Union Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio, Santa Fe and New York Central opened with small losses.
 Utilities were dull but steady Commonwealth Edison opened 1 ,OOO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Divorce

Eight uncontested divorce ac- tions will be heard by Judge Rob- ert L. Munger at short calen-
 dar session in superior court to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock, The actions follow: Viola A, Whiteley vs William A. Whiteley (Garside); Sandella G. Esposito vs Leo Esposito; Daniel Dodge vs Florence Dodge; Hazel Hun ter Galligan vs Patrick Henry Galligan; Alice Kerr Miller vs Robert R. Miller; Stasia Rzewu- ski Wiszowaty vs Matthew Wis., zowaty: Philip Shaffer vs Ida Deutsch Shaffer and Rose May Melanson vs Joseph O. Melanson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
TWO-ALARM FIRE

Walpole, Mass. May ll-OUP) = The Walpole Woodworkers plant was swept by two-alarm fire early today.
 Damage to the one-story wooden structure was estimated at $25,OOO. Thousands of feet of timber used in the manufacture of furniture and toys was destroyed. Firemen saved the two-story stucco office section of the plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Woman Burned

A woman was burned about the hands and the left leg last night when an automobile motor back fired as her husband and brother were pouring gasoline into the carburator in an attempt to start it.
 The woman, Mrs. Ann Savard, 27, of 92 Temple street, was taken to the office of Dr. Raymond J. Quinn, of 730 Baldwin street, treated and taken home. Police said the accident occurred in front of 25 Wightman place where Alfred Bradigan. Mrs. Savard's brother lives. The car belonged to Bradigan, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
----- SPO7LIGHTING - Brass City News
Social Slip!

MT. and Mrs. Charles Heaven of Bunker Hill avenue were among the patrons and patronesses for the recent Spring Swing held at the Y. M. c. A. under the auspices of the Alpha Hi-Y. The commit tee of arrangements informally announcing the list of patrons erronously included the name of Norman Heaven, their son. He at- tended the event as a guest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
LATE REALTY NEWS

Mortgage Release Muriel P. Winter to Domenic Caste1an0.
 Quit Claim Deed Harriet F. Wilcox to Martin D. Watrous, property on Lakeside boulevard.
 Mortgage Deed Harriet F. Wilcox to the Water bury Building and Loan Associa- ton, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
SPAIN CALLS ON
 FRANCE TO HURRY
Too Much Delay in Regard to Ambassador, Return
 of Spanish Property
BY HAROLD ETTLINGER fJInited PreSS Staff COrreSnOndent)

t IICSS 5tdA SOAACSPOhuShs'
 Paris, May 11.-(UP).- .-Spanisf Nationalist leaders have threatened to break of relations with France on the ground that France is un- duly delaying fulfillment of ar agreement which provided the basis for an exchange of ambassadors, Il was understood today.
 'she threat was made both te Marshal Philippe Petain, French ambassador at Burgos. and indirect ly to the British government by the Duke of Alba, Spanish ambassador at London.
 Jose Felix De Lequerica, Spanish ambassador to France, is to leave for Madrid May IT to attend "vic- tory" parade now set tentatively for May 19. From Madrid he will go to Burgos to report to his gov ernment.
 It has been intimated that, un- less France makes some move to re- assure the Spanish government be- fore then, Lequerica will not return to Paris and that there may be a formal break in relations.
 Reports That Disturb
 rjews of the tension in Spanish relations came simultaneously with two reports calculated to disturb France and Great Britain serious ly:
 That Germany and Spain had agreed to negotiate a trade agree ment which Germany hoped would afford her predominant economic position ill Spain.
 2-That Spain might join the new Italian German military pact.
 Field Marshal Hermann Goerklg, Nazi No. 2, left San Reno, Italy Tuesday for the western Mediter- ranean. His motorship the Huas- caran, was to touch at Valencia and 1t was reported that he would negotiate with Spanish leaders there.
 Goering Not Going
 It was officially denied at Ber- lin that Goering would continue on to Madrid to participate in the victory parade, as had been report ed in some capitals.
 Premier Edouard Daladier per- sonally took charge of the Span- ish situation today and ordered all government departments to hasten to fulfill all Frances obligations un- der the agreement which estab- lished formal diplomatic relations with Spain.
 In turn, France could put pres sure on the Spanish government to speed up repatriation of nearly 400,- 900 Spanish refugees who remain ill France.
 What France Must Return
 Under the French-SpaniSh agree ment, France was to return all ships which the Spanish Republicans had in French ports at the end of the civil war. All material left in France by the Loyalists retreating from Spain was to be returned. as was millions of dollars in gold deposited in the Bank of France by the Re- publican government.
 Ships are being returned to Spain daily. Thousands of motor vehicles have been returned.
 One serious difficulty has arisen as regards the thousands of cattle horses and mules brought to France by refugees. France agreed to re- turn them. But most of the cattle have been slaughtered to feed the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
IT'S PRONOUNCED AS SPELLED

Cape Town fUP) - The longest word in South Africa is: Mooimei- siesfon teindistrikjaarlikse tended ingaansfeesvierendekoni sieledevergaderins. It means Mooi- meisiesfontein District Annusl Com bined Dingaan's Celebration Com mittee Members Meeting. It is pro. nouneed as it e snelied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
22O-POUNDER SAYS
 LITTLE WIFE CRUEL

Cambridge, Mass, May ll--(UP,
 Seeking divorce, Michael Ge- roukalos, 3l, who weighs 220 pounds. charged his i00-pound wife with cruelty.
 Michacl's sister Irene testified Tn
 probate court that she once saw
 Mrs Geroukalos push her hefty
 spouse into q closet during an ar- gumenl
 When that lady gets mad she's wiiy,' explained the witness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
UNLUCKY SEVEN!

Cambridge, Mass, May ii--(Up) Seven proved unlucky for Daniel D. o'Neil, 3s.
 After seven policemen testified in district court. he was sentenced tO q total of seven months in Jail on seven charges resulting from an a.l- tomobile accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Promoted!

Lieut.. Benjamin Kelsey, of Waterbury, member of the army corps, has been promoted to the rank of captain, accord ing to official army orders.
 Cited several times for heroic conduct, Capt. Kelsey has be- come one of the army's best known flyers. Only a few months ago he narrowly es- capped serious injury in an acci- dent after a test flight in new-type army plane.