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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

been in good graces with the state
machine founded by the late Huey
P. Long The machine, now directed
by Gov. Earl K. Long, the late
kingfish's younger brother, has been
thrown into turmoil by the LS.U.
scandal and coincidental federal
WPA and income tax investiga-
tions, and DR.. Smiths threat to
shrive himself before a sympathetic
grand jury was evil tidings to poll
ticians.
DR.. Smiths Homecoming, in arm
ed custody, was a holiday spectacle
unequaled in Louisiana since the
heyday of the assaSsinated Huey
Long. A crowd swarmed the New
Orleans airport where an eastern
air lines plane from New York
landed him, his wife and their two
guards yesterday evening. Radio
microphones and neWsreel cameras
were in place. The guards paused
long enough to let Dr. Smith re-
ply, through microphone, to the
crowd that shouted; "Yi va doc!'
DR.. Smith spoke only nine words
but he left the crowd and everyone
else concerned. something to think
about.
I'm back-poorly advised-but
glad to be back" he said.
There was no further explana-
ton about his advice" or whether
he had been advised" to leave the
state or return.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Erofic Discussion
Told atL. A. Trial

LOS ANGELES. July 5. (UP)-
The prosecution produced more
dictaphone transcripts of erotic
conversations today at the immor-
ality trial of the Rev. Joe Jeffers,
anti-Semitic evangelist, and his
wife Zella Joy,
The pair allegedly were trapped
and photographed with a movie
camera by detectives while engaged
in nude and obscene exhibition
before two guests in their apart
ment. With the Rev. Jeffers resum-
ing the witness stand under cross
examination, the prosecution read
to him page after page of CONVEX
sation which allegedly preceded the
raid and was picked up by hidden
microphones in the bedroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Utility Settles
Row Over Taxes

WASHINGTON. July 5. CUP)-
The treasury announced today the
government and the Associated Gas
& Electric systems has settled its
controversy over income and excess
profits taxes by an agreement un-
der which the utility will pay So
100000.
The settlement, the treasury said,
was reached after lengthy confer
ences and terminates litigation
which has been pending for several
years before the board of tax APP
peals. Other claims had been as
serted by the government in federal
courts in Delaware and Florida and
another was contemplated in New
York.
The settlement involves taxes for
the years 1927 to 1888, inclusive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Etting Love Balm
Suit Nears End

HOLLYWOOD, July 5. UP)-A
$150,000 love theft suit against the
retired songstress Ruth Etting will
be given to Judge Samuel Blake to
decide late today or tomorrow.
Only final arguments remained
to be given today in the action
brought by Mrs Alma Alderman,
divorced wife of Miss Etting's hand
some young husband, Myrl Alder
man.
Mrs. Alderman accuses the singer
of Turing Alderman. away from her
with lavish gifts and attentions
In defense, Miss Etting's lawyers
claim Alderman had no love for his
wife and produced witnesses who
described seeing him kiss various
other beautiful women including
the actress Dorothy Lamour.
Most of the day was expected to
be consumed in the arguments by
Attorney S. S. Hahn for Mrs. AL
derman, and Bernard Cohan for
Miss Etting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Girl Refuses TO
Press Charges

SAN FRANCISCO, July S. CUP)
Ray D. Afford, %, janitor, was
released from the city Jail today
When Darlyne Riley, 81, of Red
lands, Cal, refused to press charges
OF criminal assault.
Miss Riley tearfully told Munic-
ipal Judge Thomas j. Prendergast
she didn't want her parents to
know of her plight. She had accus-
ed Afford of attacking her when she
came here TO spend the July 4th
holiday with Affords sister, Mrs.
Nina Rimbough.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
osnsh:. snS2s OF Interest to Women ss;ss, s.ss,
Big Horse Show
Sellout at S. F. at
Night Program

SAN FRANCISCO, July S. CUP)
The international horse show at
the Golden Gate international ex-
position was again a sellout yes
terday with more than 10000 per-
sons attending.
Three stake events featured the
night program, with r. c. Flanerys
"Playboy" oil Maple Park, ILL.,, cap
turing the roadster $4,000 event;
Golden Avalanche of Irving S. Flor
sheim's Red Top Farm, Libertyville,
ILL.,, the three-gaited saddle horse
event, and Midnight Star, of Joe
Freeman's Leisure Hour Stable, San
Antonio, the five-gaited gelding ST.
900 event. Midnight Star thus re-
NAMED urdefeated in Americas
greatest horse shows over three
year period.
Other clsss winners yesterday
were: Miss Janet O'Neil's Rocky
Road, Jumpers, five-foot perfor-
nance; Cassilis Crystal and South
worth Magnate of Melville N. Roth
schild's Nan-Su Farm, Northbrook,
Ill.,. the pairs of ladies' harness
ponies: Mrs. I. w. Hellmans Grace
Swing In the novice polo ponies;
Red Top Farms Snuffy Smith in
the three-gaited saddle class; Mrs.
w. p. Rotn's Glenavon Trumpeter
in the single harness Glass; Country
Gentleman, owned by T. H. Wright
Los Angeles, the model five-gaited
saddle horse; High Tension, owned
by Frances M. Dodge, Rochester,
Mich, model Shetland ponies; Royal
Wonder, owned by Mrs. Gerald
Gray. San Mateo, the ladies hun
ters; Perfection and Seaton Sappho,
owned by Melville NJ Rothschild,
sne harness horses, tandems; Cas-
silis Crystal, Cassilis Jasmine and
Eclipse, owned by Rothschild, har-
ness ponies, best three.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Farm Bureau
Adjourns for Time

Imperial couniy's farm bureau
directors Saturday adjourned for
the summer, but before they set
October 7 as their next meeting
date, they instructed Scott Foulds,
secretary, to investigate the posi-
bility of obtaining loans from the
federal land banks for drainage.
FouldS was also instructed to
discuss the drainage problems of
the valley at a series of farm cen
ter meetings in the fall. Apparent
lack of interest in QUESTIONABLE
sent to farmers last month prompt
ed the action, President c. F.. Kamm
said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Mystery CIoaks
Death on Tracks

LOS ANGELES, July S. UP)-
Mrs. Naomi Ola Harris, 80, was
found dead on the Union Pacific
tracks near Hynes today under cir
cumstances that caused police to
suspect possible murder or suicide,
rather than a train accident. The
body was decapitated and mangled
badly.
The fact that the body was cold
when the crew Of the train that ran
over it reached the body, developed
the mystery in the case.
Deputy sheriffs said they believ-
ed the woman might have been
slain elsewhere and the body thrown
upon the tracks some time before
the train ran over it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Three Babies Born
To Imperial Couples

Three babies have been born to
Imperial families this past week at
the Ell Centre hospital. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard E. Brown are the
parents of boy born Wednesday
morning at $50, weighing five lbs,
Y ounce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Schaich have
girl. weighing eight pounds, ~.
ounces. She was born Friday morn
Ing at 2:4S.
Mr.. and Nm. Gilbert Helm have
seven poun5,21a ounce boy born
at 4:35 am, also July /.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

I Among the many Ell Centrans
driving to Mission Beach to dance
to the rythms of Kay Kyser's band,
playing there the Fourth, were Miss
Marge Hovey, Miss Jackie LaVine,
Miss Ruby Manson, Lee Edgar, Jack
Morgan and Kenneth Kenyon.
Miss Joanne Mann, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mann, re-
turned Wednesday morning to her
home after an extended visit with
John T. Rices, as guest of their
daughter, Rosemary. The Rices are
now in their mountain home near
Live Oaks Springs. Other guests of
the John T. Rices over the Fourth
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kenyon
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Eiler
and daughter Dorothea returned
Wednesday morning from Los An,
geles where they spent the four
Gay holiday.
Mrs w. j. McClelland, who is
recovering after an operation per-
formed late last month, was taken
to her home in La Solana Acres
this weekend.
Elmer Waters left Ell Centro We'd
nesday for San Francisco to visit
the Worlds Fair. He joined his sis
tres, Mrs. A. O. Rolling of Houston,
Tex, and Mrs. j. R. Millbrook of
Del Rio at inland for the train
trip north He planned to be away
about 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Stores TO Close
Early Saturdays

Six Ell Centro hardware and ap-
pliance dealers will close their
stores at $50 pm. on Saturdays
beginning July 8 and continuing
for the remainder of the summer.
The firms included in the ar
rangement are the Imperial Valley
Hardware, Edgar Brothers, H. Dill
Ter, Tom Allen, E. w. Riggs, and
Harry Sones.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Public Works Head
Ba|ks at S.F.PIan

SACRAMENTO, July S. (UP)-
The city of San Francisco may be
unable to hire State Highway En-
gineer Charles Purcell for a traffic
engineering project in the bay city,
it appeared. today, despite a bill
signed by Gov. Culbert Olson spec
ifically authorizing release of Pur-
cell for such work.
The governors office revealed
that Director of Public Works Frank
w. Clark, who was given authority
by the legislative enactment to
make contracts with political sub
divisions for services of the high
way engineer, Is not in favor OF
the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
LanderInan Starts
Summer Vacation

H. Lee Landerman, assistant
county agent and All club director
in Imperial county, Wednesday de-
parted for Fort Collins, Colorado,
where he will spend his summer
vacation.
Landerman will attend summer
school at Colorado Agriculture So
ciology and Advanced Extension
Service Methods.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
4-h Delegates to
Meet in August

Because only u All club dele
gates attended last Saturdays
meeting to discuss plans for par
ticipation in the state convention
at Davis in September, H. Lee Lam
derman Wednesday announced an
other meeting would be called on
August 10.
Convention dates are Sept. S, 6, 7,
and 8, Landerman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
PRISONER WALKS OFF
DURING FEEDING HOUR

Eugene Border, who disliked the
idea OF spending the 4th of July
in jail, Tuesday walked out of a
downtown restaurant where officers
were feeding prisoners.
Border, who was booked Oh sus-
picion of petty theft, was still miss
ing Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
BY HAZEL JUDD

CALEXICO, July S: villa is
dead. l am sorry. The government
is not"
Thus tersely did Adolphe DAN
ziger de Castro, writer business
man, student of world affairs, de-
scribe the death of Mexico's famed
bandit, in his weekly magazine pub
lished in manana Land
This and other events DR.. De
Castro recounted yesterday in the
lobby OF Hotel De Anza, as he rem
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Convention Report
For Club Friday

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. King, dele
gates to the Townsend convention
at indianapolis, will give their re-
port Of the convention at the next
meeting of Townsend club No. l.,
meeting in the city park at 7:3O
Friday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

City Council, 1880, city hall
Eagles, 8, 569 Broadway
I.O.O.F. No. 408, 1880, Brawley
THURSDAY
Rotary club, Barbara Worth
Beginners Bridge, 8, 1442 Brigh-
ton
Townsend club No. 2, 1880. court
house
B.P.O.E., !, EIks club
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Ell CENTRO BOYS
ENROLL AT C.M.T.C.

William B. Christian, Heath Ho-
vey, John McCaslin, and Donald
Schiller, all of El Centre, have en-
rolled in the C.M.TC. camp at the
preside of Monterey, according to
officers in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip w. Knights
and son David and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Flood spent the Fourth of
July holiday in San Diego, return
ing Tuesday evening
Mrs. C. A. Glass and Mrs. A.
Mertz of the Acacia district left
Tuesday morning for Oregon. They
plan to return some time in Sep
tember.
Mrs. H. c. Jones returned Tues.
day from Long Beach where
she attended the California Arizona
Conference of the Methodist church
June % to July 4.
Laguna mountains attracted a
number of valley people over the
holiday. Among the number going
up was Mrs. Ruth Teeple Reid and
son, Billy. They spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sage at their
cottage there.
The ROLAND Ballous, the Robert
Ballous and F.. N. Ballou spent the
weekend holiday at the beaches
near San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gonzales and
small daughter, Shirley, are enjoy
ing a fortnight's vacation with Mr..
Gonzales parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Gonzales at Santa Anna. They
plan to drive to San Francisco for
a glimpse of the fair
Mrs. Rose Armstrong of Chandler,
Ariz., has been spending few days |
with her sister, Mrs. W. S. LeFevre |
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Manley and |
daughter Mona, and Nicky and |
Marian Simakis spent a pleasant |
weekend camping in the Laguna
Mrs, Manley left this
for Cuyumaca where she
and group of Camp Fire guard. |
ians are attending a leadership |
training course at Camp Wolahi.
The Lyle Crumrines spent the |
lour-day holiday in San Diego and
at the beaches nearby.
Mrs. Ruby Simakis and Mrs. Ray
nor Starr drove to Los Angeles over
The Fourth, Mrs. Simakis visiting
Miss Ruby Higgins in Los Angeles
and Mrs. Starr visiting her brother
George Reed and family at Beverley
Grande.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Beginners Bridge
To Meet Thursday

The Beginners Bridge section of
the Junior Ten Thousand will meet
Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. w.
Beshears, l442 Brighton, at 8 o.
clock for its regular weekly game.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Rebeccahs Meet
Thursday

Barbara Worth Rebeccah will hold
their regular meeting Thursday, at
the home of Mrs. Martha Steele,
GA Olive. The time of meeting is
1870.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
CaIipatrians Have
Nine Pound Bov

A fine big boy, weighing nine
pounds and q ounce, was born last
week, on June 28, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Delwyn Hays of Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Henry Woodys
Have Bow

A son, Henry Barry, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woody, 573la
Orange avenue, Saturday morning
at $40 at the Ell Centro hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Vacation Notes on Valleys
Summer Cominss and Goinss

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip w. knights
and son David, and Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Flood spent the Fourth of
July holiday in San Diego, return
ing Tuesday evening
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05

Mrs. C. A. Glass and Mrs. A.
Mertz of the Acacia district left
Tuesday morning for Oregon. They
plan to return some time in Sep
tember.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27

The JambOree - bigger and better than ever-NOvember II.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
City Of Flint
 Bound Germany By Prize Grew

BERLIN, Oct. 27 (AP) Official advices said the City of Flint was being sailed from Murmansk to Germany in command of her prize crew. The German pocket battleship Deutschland and the freighter are reported to be some where along the Norwegian coast heading slowly toward the Brit ish blockade area.
 The vessel was seized as a con traband ship and taken to Mur- mansk and was released last night by Russia. Advices reach ing Berlin said the Germans lost no time in lifting anchor for Ham burg where the prize court it is planned will decide the fate of the ship and it's cargo.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Senate Passes Repeal Arms Embargo 63-3O

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (P) - VOtin overwhelmingly for the re peal of the arms embargo the Senate tonight, 63 to 30 approv ed the Administrations Neutral, ity bill and sent it to the House where the proponents of the mea sure claim a small but safe ma jority.
 The bill would permit bellig- erents in Europe tO buy Ameri- can products of any kind with the restriction in general that they must pay cash and may Dor row no money here and must pro vide foreign ships for transport ing their purchases across the At lantic. It is also intended to in sulate the United States from war by laying down conditions designed to prevent incidents likely to inAame public opinion or tending otherwise to drag this country into the conflict. ...-.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Pope Plus AI Condemns Coyts. By Dictator

CASTLE GRANOLFO, Oct. 27 (P) Pope Plus XI condemned the governments which assume that absolute autonomy which belongs exclusively to the su- preme maker and offered con- solation to dismembered Poland.
 In the first encyclical of his reign the Pontif, after recount ing the failure of his efforts for peace also pleaded for a settle ment of the War devoid of the errors of past treaties which fail ed to bring a lasting peace.
 He blamed the denial of "the authority of God and the sway of his law" to the rise of govern ments which make the state "the last end of life" Continuing his attack on the claims of unlimit ed authority by the state, the Pope said such a practice twas not simply an error harmful to the internal life of nations, their prosperity, and to a larger and well-ordered increase of their well being but likewise injures relations between peoples" It's effect he added "breaks the unity of supernational society and robs the law of nations of founda- ton and vigor and leads to the violation of others rights and i'm pedes agreement for peaceful in- tercourse.'
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
United States National Debt Reaches 40 Billion
Details Of
 Drowning Of Warren Ferguson

Kotzebue, Oct. 26 Nome Nugget Nome
 At l0:30 am. October 20th, Warren Ferguson left the Fer guson store With half-ton truck carrying a siv-by-six tim Der for the tug Helen Lee which he was having placed in winter quarters on the bank of the la goon. Logan Varnell was inside the cab with Warren and na- tive boy, Mark Kooklun, was iii the back of the car.
 They drove on the ice follow ing near the beach. As they rounded the point going into the lagoon the car went through the ice. Kooklun jumped from the car onto good ice but Ferguson and Varnell went down with the car, As the car started down Fer guson said Open the door, Var nell did and soon got out and cams up through the hole. He then went back he said to look for Warren but lost his bearings and was carried past the hole by the incoming tide which carried him into the lagoon.
 The men working around the tug saw them go down and rush ed to their aid. They saw Var nel swimming face upwards un- der the cear ice and broke the ice with a tWo-by-four and pull ed him out. He was still breath ing and soon afterwards walked home.
 The men kept looking through the ice for Ferguson. Matt Par yin soon arrived breaking the ice, making the hole larger, then ted a rope around himself so he could be pulled up. He descend ed to the car, looked in and around it but Warren was gone
 Men are still dragging the bot tom of the lagoon for the body They built a wire fence across the entrance of the lagoon so the body could not go to sea.
 Warren Ferguson leaves a wife and three young sons also a bro- ther Archie.
 B. w. Nelly
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Chamberlain
 Replies To Von Ribbontrop

LONDON, Oct. 27 (P)-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to day told the House of Commons that there can be but one reply to Germany's declaration of war to the finish and We are pre- pared to give ii"
 He referred to Von Ribben- trop's Tuesday speech, saying he didn't intend 10 waste time by commenting on the many de- tails of th $ performance"
 Net one in this country is deceived by it's distortions of truth. There is already abundant evidence that Von Ribbentrop has not been successful in his attempt to miSlead impartial ob servers in other parts of the world. Indeed I even cherish the nope ana deSpalr that all such ia sifcation will be recognized by some in Germany itself, and that they will see where the real truth lies"
 Chamberlain, in speaking of Germany's war against shipping declared: Tt seems that it has now become the rule that mer- chant ships are sunk without warning He said that in the past week five British ships have been sunk, totalling 22,000 tons which Great Britain has lost. in a week.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Hull Announces Govt. Demands City Of Flint

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (F) = Secretary Hull announced that the government demanded that Russia return the City of Flint with her cargo and her Ameri can crew. The demand was pre- sented by ambassador Laurence Steinhardt but no reply has been received as yet. The American demand was based Iiull said on the United States conception of international law. On this sub- ject Hull said this country's view of international law on the mat ter is embraced in the United States Supreme Court Decision of the case of the British steam CT Appam which was sent by a German raider Moewe in 1916 to Hampton Roads, Virginia, with a German prize crew aboard. The Supreme Court decision called for the release or fifG vessel on the grounds that Germany had no right to send a prize ship into an American port. Hull said the American position also embraced Article 21 of the Hague conven- tion of 1907 which said that a prize ship could be put into a neutral harbor only in case of exceptional circumstances such a stress of weather, breakdown of machinery or lack of provi- sions.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
FDR WILL NOT TALK ABOUT THIRD TERM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (P) - President Roosevelt met third term questions with smile and suggestions that the press con ference confine itself to news. The conference is the first since Secretary Wallace remarked in San Francisco that the European war would make a third term de sira'5le. Press Secretary Early commented stingingly that Wal Ice should have consulted the President before he talked on that subject.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Federal Debt Mounts Over Forty Billions

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 lP) - The federal debt went over the forty one billion mark, bringing the Treausry within four billion of it's borrowing limit. The daily treasury statement disclosed the debt total reached forty one bil- lion, twenty three million as a result of a fifty two million in crease one day due to borrow ing short tenn bills on baby bond sales. "A year ago the peak was thirty eight and half bil- lion.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
BRANDS DISCLOSURE "SORDID PROCEDURE"

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 (F) = President Roosevelt branded as "a sordid procedure" the public stion by the Dies Committee of
 se names of more than 800 government employees on "the membership mailing list" of the American League for peace and Democracy. The Committee char gei the League as being a front for Communist activity.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (R) - Americans received two billion dollars more in wages, dividends and other forms of income, the first three quarters of this year than in the similar 1888 period. The Commerce Department esti- mated total for the months of $50, O,7S9,0O 900.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Rome to Rearr

ROME, Oct. 27 (49 - The gov- ernment announced it would spend about $873,O0o.000 on It. aly's armed forces in a new re- armament program. It was not announced what period the new program would cover nor her linked armaments appropriation of about half billion announced last December.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Soviet Laugh
 At Accusation

LONDON, Oct. 26 (P)-Prime Minister Chamberlain accused Germany of inviting Russia ito join the cursade against the Brit ish Empire" in his war accusa- ton which brought laughter from Soviet ambassador Maisky who was listening in the diplo- n9tic gallery.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-27
Russians Release City Of Flint Leaves Port

MOSCOW, Oct. 26 aA0 - The Russian radio announced that the City of Flint was released. They said her cargo wss inspected by authorities at Murmansk, then freed. The ship was ordered to leave port immediately.