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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
Witnesses Tell of
Mine Fraud Deal
Aimed at Govt

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. CUP)
-Amador county residents testified
for the federal government today
in the trial of six men, four of
them members of one family, ac-
cused of selling high graded or
stolen gold to the United States
mint as freshly-mined gold from
the Fern and the Fuller mines.
One witness, Harvey Seligman,
a mining man, testified John Ber-
Mich, a defendant, attempted TO
lease from him mining property
Bernich previously had abandoned
as Improbable. Prosecutors alleg-
ed Bernich wanted the mine to
cover up his highgrading activities.
Another, Frank Burke, one-t time
baseball player and now a Jackson
bartender, said he had cashed
checks for miners who said they
had been issued by Bernich in pay
ment for stolen gold.
On trial with Bernich are Frank
and George Fuller, his brothers-in-
law; Benjamin Fuller, an uncle of
the Fullers; Antonio Garcia, and
Joe Fuentes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
Summons Indicates
Federal Probe of
Savings-Loan Co.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. (UP)
-Subpenas were served on repre-
sentatives of Pacific States Savings
and Loan company and affiliated
companies today requiring the firms
to produce books and records be-
fore the federal grand jury in Los
Angels May 81.
Bates Booth, an assistant U. S.
attorney general, transmitted the
subpenas to the headquarters of
the $50000.000 firm here.
The purpose of the federal in
veStigation of the company and
its affiliateS taken over by the
state building and loan commits
sion last March, was not explained.
Robert S. Odell, president of Pa
cific States, in announcing receipt
of the Subpenas said he did not
know the purpose.
1--WE have no fear of any inves-
tigation by the federal authorities
in connection with past activities
of any of our companies" he said.
ut will be our attitude to cooper
ate in every respect toward provid-
ing any and all information desir-
ed as quickly as possible"
In the state courts, Superior
Judge James Conlan ruled infor-
mally late yesterday that State
Building and Loan Commissioner
Ralph Evans lacked legal right to
employ outside counsel to defend
his seizure of the firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
Morgenthau Says
Tax Program Ready

WASHINGTON. May 25. up
Secretary Of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau Jr.. said today that
congressional leaders and he have
agreed on n tax program that def
nitely' will contribute to recovery.
The secretary, who met yesterday
with Chairman Robert l.. Dought-
on, D.. N. C., Of the house ways and
means committee and Rep. Jere
Cooper. D.. Tenn, ranking Demo-
crat of the committee, said that
more progress toward a solution Of
tax problems has been made with
in the last few days than in the
previous several months.
What reason can you ascribe
that to-" he was asked.
The answer is" he replied. that
there Is good will all around"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
Film Writers Say Jimmy Roosevelt
Used TO Scare U. 5. Labor Board

HOLLYWOOD. May 25. UP)-
The Screen Writer'S Guild, which
has been engaged in a prolonged
labor dispute with producers, charg-
ed today that studio representatives
had used the name of James Roose-
velt in an attempt to influence and
embarrass the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
The Guilds board of directors
took exception to the fact that
President Roosevelt's eldes son, an
executive aid of Samuel Goldwyn,
was marked in for a carbon copy
of letter recently sent the NLRB
by Alfred Wright, a studio lawyer.
The letter urged the board at
Washington not to reopen a hear
ing on the Guilds complaint that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25

lSlIdIlOl, Sdlu u yOuGIlS were eln-
ployed on NYA work during the
year. OF that number 20 now are
working in private employment.
Three youths obtained work in Of
ficeS, two are working as swampers,
nine are in agricultural work and
six are in various other types of
employment.
Eight young persons married and
left the NYA projects, one left to
attend college, six left the county
and two failed to report to Gober
AT present there are 43 youths
assigned to six projects in the
county. Eighteen of the number
have continued their educational
training and supplemented, their
work experience with correlated
training.
Plans to gain permission for
young persons to use school mech
anical workshops are nearing COM
pletion. Gober said.
Work projects now in operation
include clerical activities in the
State Employment office, three diff
ferent offices in the county court
house, Holtville Union High school.
Hoffman school in Calexico, and
at the agricultural experiment sta
ton at Bard; recreational leader
ship activities at the Holtville city
Fairgrounds and at Douglass school
IN Ell Centre; sewing activities at
The P.T.A. clothes closet in Ell
Centre; plant propagation and gar
dening at the high schools in El
Centre, Holtville, Calexico, and
Brawley.
Gober explained that the NYA
work is divided into two divisions.
The first is called student aid
projects and gives funds to pupils
attending school full time. This
division is managed by the prin-
cipal at the schools. The works
division was established for young
men and women between the ages
OF 18 and "a years who are out
OF school or attending school part
OF the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25

eight producing companies were
guilty of "coercing and intimidat-
ing" writer's Other copies of the
letter were sent to three other
studio lawyers; regional NLRB Di-
rector Towne Nylander. and Joseph
Schenck, president of the Motion
Picture Producehs' association.
Charles Bracket, president of
the Guild, said the Guild directors
were mailing a protest to Wright.
pointing out that there was no
valid reason why young Roosevelt
should figure in the correspondence
since no copies were sent to other
producers or studio executives, ex-
cept Schenck. He said the direct
ors suspected that Roosevelt was
being used as a foil without his
knowledge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
County Fourth in
Traffic Safety

Captain Frank Oswalt and his
patrolmen this week received a cer-
tificate showing Imperial county
was accorded fourth place in a
state wide contest to reduce the
number of traffic deaths In 1898.
Imperial county cut the traffic
deaths from 43 in 1897 to 26 in
1888. San Joaquin received the cita-
ton for first place.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
Campus Notes
From Central
Hi9h Schoo!
BY JACK KINNE

FL Centre high schools orchestra
and glee club travelled to Yuma
Tuesday to put on a performance
for the Yuma high school.
One hundred and ten orchestra
and glee club members and three
soloists, Virginia Jones, Jeanne
Burger, and Elrose Maquar, made
the trip.
El Centre high schools senior
invitational dance will be held Fri
day, June in the Barbara Worth
hotel, according to Jim Rapson,
senior class president.
FL Centre high school and junior
college baccalaureate services will
take place Sunday in the FL Cen
tro high school auditorium at 8
p. m.
Ell Centro high school graduation
exercises will again be held in the
Ell Centro stadium because Of the
size of the graduating class.
Graduation of lat seniors will
be Friday, June 2.
Subject A examination for Ell
Centre high school seniors will take
place in the high school study hall
at o'clock Saturday morning un-
der the direction of Mrs. B. w.
Proudfoot.
Ell Centro high schools La Solana
will be distributed on Thursday,
June l.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted Jewel Rodgers OMal-
ley from Lawrence O'Malley on the
grounds of wilful neglect. She OBJ
tanned permission to use her maid
en- name, Jewel Rodgers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
|. v. Youths Get
$4,000 From NyA

Youths slice of federal work relief funds in Imperial
county in the last IL months 1921.
The youths earned the money working various
projects sponsored by the federal government
Carl E. Gober, director of the National Youth Admin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
INDIANS KILLED

DORRIS, Cal, May 25. CUP)-
-Four klamath Indians were killed
outright today when their car
smashed into the side of a moving
freight train.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25
DECREE AWARDED

Onzie L. Grant obtained a final
divorce decree from Leila F. Grant
Wednesday on the grounds of eX-
treme cruelty and habitual intem-
perance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-25

Ell Centro high schools La Solana
will be distributed on Thursday
June l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Working Mans Derby
r>ur rnoaLar CoI Matt Winn

THE speaker, Col. Matt VIM,
L squire of Churchill Downs:
"The Kentucky Derby always has
been a race, it seems to me, that
has been restricted to people with
money.
"After having done a lot of think
ing / have decided to introduce an
innovation that should prove one
of the most popular steps ever TAX
en- in racing.
''I'm going to make it possible
that thousands of people can see the
race for so cents-and in comfort,
too"
ALI of which means that any one
with so cents in his Cor her) pocket
on next May can see the great
est racing classic in the world. The
Colonel didn't stop with merely a
lowered gate. He has other plans.
The working man will also have
his own mutuels, at price with
in his reach-one dollar for a bet.
In the so cent bleachers viii be
served sandwiches, coffee and
all the essentials for a complete
afternoon. And the bleacher seats
will be as good, from a standpoint
of vision, as the seats costing many
times their price. Colonel VIM
really has something there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05


in-law Gabby Hartnett declares
the Chicago Cubs are stronger now
than they were when he took over
managerial reins Jack lid
ball is teaming with Gene Mako to
replace Don Bulge The 1899
Senior Professional Golfers associa-
ton tournament will be held in Sara
sofa, Fla. ;. When Lou Nova meets
Joe Louis he'll box, not fight, the
champion Archie Compston, IA
nous British golfer, is making the
tournament rounds again after
two-year layoff because Of illness
England's golfers believe 1888
saw the end of the era of great club
swingers from the United States
No. sport trend of the year was in
creased attendance at professional
football games Sports writer's
of the nation dislike post-season bowl
football /. .. Phil Miller, French Lick,
Ind, was North Americas highest
average trap shooter in 1898.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

of the caliber of Gene Mako, Bitsy
Grant, Sid Wood, Joe Hunt, Elwood
Cooke and Frank Kovacs provide
material for a strong, and maybe
unbeatable, team. Riggs lists them
all as definite cup possibilities In
the singles.
SIN the doubles" he stated, "the
only thing to do is give all tandems
an ample chance to show their stuff,
then pick the one with the best rec
ord. The United States is bound to
miss Bulge and Mako in the dou-
bles, but Mako may be able to find
another partner who can carry on
with him.
@ Western Newspaper Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Heavyweight Threat

THOUGH Lou Nova, California's
= outstanding contribution to the
boxing world, clearly deserved his
recent 15-round victory over Tommy
Farr, it is quite evident that he is
not yet ready for the big boss
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis.
Nova can punch, box and keep
cool. But his footwork and over
anxiousness are against him. His
fight with the granite jawed Welsh
man was his first 15-round battle,
and he didn't get his second wind
during that untraveled route until
the thirteenth round.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Lesson No. IL

This diagram shows a two-cush-
ion break shot.
Here we have very treacherous
break. If the player is not cautious
he win likely in majority of cases
cause his cue ball to go into the
corner pocket. To prevent this, spe-
cial care should be taken to strike
the object ball as designated. In
this particular shot the stroking Of
the cue ball is of great importance.
Hold the cue as level as possible and
favor english slightly to the right.
Keep your cue on the line of aim.
The stroke is medium hard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Sport Shorts

RIG TEN officials are convinced
- that the camera falls short as
solution of football disputes or fouls
-. Both the New York Yanks and
Giants refuse to play ball under
lights next season More than
1000 prep teams played six-man
football last season :. Pie Traynor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05


He says the cup
will remain in our
possession if the
first-1ight candidates
for the team get
into perfect condi-
ton and make every
effort to reach their
peak for the inter-
national matches.
The United States
will unquestionably
have a good team.
Though Bulge viii
ha y,,iSciuu nIavarS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

proved a great deal since he fought
Gunnar Barlund. His punching Is
sharper, his accuracy has improved,
and he keeps his head. Even his
footwork is better, though it still
leaves something to be desired.
It may be that Nova is the fighter
with Joe Louis number. He has
the heart, and with few more Is
round bouts in the Twin" column he
will be even more dangerous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Tennis Prophet

THE dark, murky curtain OF
= gloom surrounding the tennis
world was penetrated by few rays
of shining light recently when Bobby
Riggs, Americas top-ranking anna
teur tennis player since Don Bulge
turned pro, declared that the U. s.
has a fifty-ffty chance of keeping
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

Gene Tunney, who
criticized Ray Car
Lin, Nova's manager
for rushing the kid
against Farr, de-
clared after the fight
that Lou is muscle
bound, and that al
though he is a good
fighter, maybe a
great one, his fight
ing days are num-
bered.
The Los Angeles
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

agrees with sports
writer's who picked
his Pittsburgh Pr
rates as the biggest
disappointment of
the year. The Pr
rates kicked away
the National league
pennant in the final
week Of the season
=. BebGScie and
Bill Thons, MEM
bers Of the. Chicago
RIackhawizs hockey
foono orc hrofhorc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
-Speaking of Sports
Winter Sports
Show Healthy
Growth in u. S.
By ROBERT McSHANE

MOT many years ago the average
l y Americans program OF winter
sports was confined to the closest
vacant-lot skating rink, or to the
more adventuresome, an evening OF
daredevil tobogganing on a gently
graded slope down which a circus
fat woman could navigate safely.
All that has changed. No longer
does the well-bundled witness OF
high school ski meet look upon
himself as a rough and ready ath-
lete. No, indeed. Today he dons
pair of skis or skates and partici-
pates almost as actively in winter
sports as in golf or tennis.
Millions of Americans now forsake
the Preside in favor of the skating
ponds and ski slopes. And they
don't go merely to watch. They take
an active part.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
LOVE OR HATE

81 suppose it is love of country
that impels our friends to run for
Office"
81 can't be quite sure" answered
Farmer Corntossel, whether it is
love Of country or hatred of work"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
A Bit Worried

Proud Yankee-Yeah, I sure be-
long to New York.
Englishman-I'm glad to hear it..
I thought it belonged to you.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Ski Enthusiasts Increase

The steady growth in the popular
ity of skiing is an example of this
trend. A bulletin issued by the Ma
tional Sports Council of Chicago
gives an interesting survey of this
increased popularity. 1t states:
"More than 500, 900 people will
take part in the sport this winter
throughout the snow belt that covers
two-thirds of the United States from
Maine to California.
"The major reason behind this
phenomenal growth of popular in
terest in skiing is that it has been
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
A Bachelor

Mrs. Sharp (sharply)-And what
would you have been now if it
weren't for my money?
Mr.. Sharp (nildly)-A bachelor
Providence Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
The Last Word

Young Bragger-My grandfather
built the Rocky mountains.
Unsympathetic Listener - Aw,
that's nothing. Do you know the
Dead sea? Well. my grandfather
killed it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
Facilities Improved

Another important factor is that
more areas and facilities for skiing
are being opened and improvements
in safe and practical skiing equip
ment and lighter, warmer and more
serviceable winter clothing are be-
ing provided.
Snowshoeing, coasting and tobog-
gaming are holding their traditional
popularity, and are adding new en-
thusiasts all the time as people turn
more and more to the outdoors.
Their simplicity makes them ideal
for the beginning winter sportsman.
The campaign promoted by the
National Sports Council encourages
people to take part personally in
some sport or recreation as an
antidote to the American habit of
taking sports vicariously by sitting
at radio or by getting a second
hand view at the movies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

made easier for the beginner. For
the average participant, there has
been a shift from the spectacular
sport of ski-jumping to the more
popular sport of down-hil ski run
ming on slopes and trails"
This, however, doesn't mean that
ski-jumping is losing the public's
favor. On the contrary, more peo-
pie than ever are interested in
watching the experts demonstrate
their prowess. It does mean that
it is possible for the average per-
son of both sexes to enjoy them
selves on skis without being COM
pletely skilled in the art of jumping.
Evening star., 1939-09-01

military plants or military forti-
f1cations.
IL. The Peninsula of Hela, which
in accordance with the plebiscite
would fall either to Poland or Ger
many, must in any case also be de-
militarized.
13. Since the German Reich's gov
ernment launches most serious COM
plants against the treatment Of mi
norities by Poland, and the Polish
government on its part believes also
to have the right to bring COM
plants against Germany, both par
ties declare a willingness to have
these complaints submitted to an
international commission of investi-
CATION whose duty it is to investi-
gate all complaints concerning eco
nomic and physical damages as well
as other terroristic acts.
Germany and Poland obligate
themselves to make good all eco
nomic and other damages suffered
by their respective minorities since
1918, including reversing Of all con-
f1scations or compensation of the
affected persons for these and other
losses caused in economic life.
Nazi Groups Provided For.
IA. In order to relieve Germans
remaining in Poland and Poles re-
naming in Germany of sense of
Statelessness and to guarantee their
security so they will not be called
Evening star., 1939-09-01

on for service offensive to their ma
tional feelings, Germany and Poland
come to broad, binding agreement
to secure the rights of other minori-
ties and to allow free DEVELOPMENT
Of their nationalistic expressions,
and for this purpose the necessary
organizations shall be permitted.
Both sides obligate themselves not
to require military service of the
other minorities.
IS. In case of agreement on these
proposals, Germany and Poland
pledge themselves to immediate de-
mobilization Of their military forces.
16. Germany and Poland agree.
In order to hasten the carrying out
of the above measures, to come to
further necessary understandings as
to details.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-The 16 points
proposed by Adolf Hitler for settle
ment of the Polish German dispute
follow:
1.-The Free City of Danzig on the
basis of its purely German charac-
ter as well as the unanimous desire
Of its population, returns to the
Reich Immediately.
2. Territory of the so-called cor
ridor which extends from the Baltic
to a line from Marienwerder
through Graudenz (Grudziasz),
Kuhn (ChelmnO and Bromberg
(Bydogszcz to Schoenlanke is to
be subject to plebiscite to deter
mine to whom 1t belongs.
Entitled to participate are all Ger
mans who on January !, 1918, lived
in this region before that day or
we're born there; similar all Poles
Kaschubes (natives of Pomerania.
Germany, who are ethnologically
distinct from Poles), etc, who lived
on that day in this region or were
born there before that day.
Germans banished from this re-
gion will return for fulfillment of
their plebiscite duty. To insure an
objective plebiscite as we'll as render
and secure the comprehensive pre-
liminary labors necessary therefore,
this territory, like the Saar region,
is Immediately placed under the au-
thority of an international commits
sion which is to be formed forth
with and which is to be made up OF
four great poWers-1taly, Soviet
Russia, France and England.
This commission exercises all
rights of sovereignty in this region.
For this purpose this region is to be
cleared of Polish military forces,
Polish police and Polish civil serv-
ants within the shortest possible
time to be agreed upon.
Gdynia Is Exempted.
4. Exempted from this territory is
the Polish harbor of Gdynia which
is Polish sovereign territory in prin-
ciple in so far as it is limited terri
WI ld1Iy W GCltlSllLSAlls
Definite limits for this Polish
harbor city should be fixed between
Germany and Poland and if neces-
sary definitely established by an in
ternational court of arbitration.
S. To make certain that the neces-
sary time elapses for essential ex-
tensive labors for carrying out a
just plebiscite, this plebiscite shall
not occur before expiration of II
months.
s. In order to guarantee to Ger
many during this time its connection
with East Prussia and to Poland its
unhampered connection with the
sea, streets and railroads are def
nitely assigned for making possible
free transit and communication. In
connection Herewith, only such
charges may be made as are neces-
sary for the upkeep of communica-
ton and roads or for the conduct Of
transports.
Corridor Within Corridor.
8. In order to insure free COM
munlcation between Germany and
its province of Danzig and East
Prussia and for Poland connection
with the sea after plebiscite took
place irrespective of its result, Ger
many, in case the plebiscite area
falls to Poland, will be given an ex-
traterritorial communications zone
approximately in direction of Bue-
tow, Danzig or Dirschau for con-
structing its Reichs auto road as
we'll as four-track railway line.
Construction of streets and rail-
way will be so executed that Polish
communicating roads will not be in
terfered with, that is, by underpasses
! or overpasses. The width of this
Evening star., 1939-09-01
HitIer's Is Points
Bosis for Settling Polish Dispute Calls
For PIebiscite in Corridor

zone is fixed at one kilometer. It
Is sovereign territory.
In case the plebiscite favors Ger
many, Poland receives the same
rights of equally extraterritorial
street and railway connection for a
free and unlimited communication
with its harbor of Gdynia as Ger
many would be entitled to.
8. In case the Corridor reverts to
the German Reich, the latter de-
clares its willingness to undertake
an exchange of populations with
Poland to such extent as the Cor
ridor is adapted therefor.
Trading of Special Rights.
10. Special rights in the harbor
of Danzig which Poland might de-
sire must be traded in on an equal
basis with similar rights for Ger
many in the harbor of Gdynia.
II. In order to remove in this
territory every feeling of threat on
either side, Danzig and Gdynia
would be given the character of pure
trade cities, in other words, without