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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Burglar Enters
Home, Takes S8

Reports that numerous providers
had been seen on Olive between 4th
and 9th streets was climaxed Tues
day when Lydia Measures, $40 Olive
Ntrcct. reported burglar entered
her home Monday night and rifled
her purse while she was in another
part of the house
Eight dollars in cash was taken
from the purse. Papers and other
contents of the purse were not mo-
Tested, Mrs. Measures said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Ease Farm Credit,
Wallace Requests;
New Plan Offered
Thousands of Farmers
Pictured in Need of
More Lcnient Policies

WASHINGTON, Mar. 26.
(UP)-SCcretary of Agricul-
turc Henry A. Wallare to-
day asked congress to make
it easier for farmers to OBJ
tain credit because serious con-
ditlOn exists with one fourth of
the farm mortgages in arrears.
He said that the period of liquid
alton made necessary by erroneous
policies in the 192OS still was IN
progress ard that additional credit
relief is Imperative
Wallace estimated that the pro-
posed program would cost S365 ,000.-
900 for the next seven years. SIS
C000 900 IL excess of his estimate
for the cost of the present system.
The proposed changes, he said,
would fill the dire need" of bene-
fits to "hundrcdS of thousands of
farmers who cannot get them
otherwise"
Wallace, appearing before the
house agriculture committee. de-
tended the easier lending policies
OF the Farm Credit Administration
which has undergone an extensive
Shake-up of administrative person.
mel since it was placed under agrl-
culture department supervision. He
told the committee that provisions
of the Jones bill for modification
of the Federal Land Bank system
were sound. He believed an i'm
mediate refinancing program to re-
duce interest rates on farm mort
cages and give farmers longer per-
lods in which to pay the principal
on their loan as sound credit
policy"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Union Offers Plan
ToAssure Peace

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.
tUP)-The Waterfront Employers
association proposed today that
cash penalty bonds be posted by
employers and CIO dock workers
to guarantee fulfillmcnt sof terms
OF new contracts which they are
negotiating.
The proposal met with immediate
opposition from spokesmen for the
International Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's union which has
submitted seven-point program
which 1t says will provide a long
term peace on western waterfronts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

showed that the records were naul-'
ed to the city dump and burned
at the order of a city official
Who the official was remained a
mystery. All officials denied they
gave the order. Meter Reader C. K.
Patton and Mrs Richards said they
believed City Clerk Roy Johnstone
gave the order. Johnstone denied it.
City councilmen recalled, they
testified. that Johnstone once asked
them about destroying old records
which were cluttering up his office,
and they gave him permission to do
so if he wished. They did not in
vestigate to determine which rec
ords he referred to, they testified
Johnstone, in his testimony, de-
MED responsibility for the water
department. in which other testi-
mony revealed Mrs. Richards had
absolute control of all records, all
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

'McAdoo gave no other explana-
ton for his withdrawal from the
harmony delegation than no
politics" Political observers believ-
cd, however. that should the pend
ing amendments to the Hatch act
barring participation In politics by
further federal officials be passed.
McAdoo might be barred from such
activity. He Is chairman OF the
board of the American President
Lines, government shipping firm.
q. regret cannot run ss 4
delegate on the Roosevelt ticket In
the May presidential primary" satd
McAdoo. II shall, however. rive
this ticket my earnest support"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Southland Awaits
Gigantic Storm

LOS ANGELES, March 26. CUP)
"A gigantic storm reaching from
the Straits Of Juan dc Fuca to the
Mexican border. and inland to the
Rocky Mountains, was expected to
dump rain over Southern California
today
Although no precipitation was
measured in Los Angeles during
the past "a hours. four southland
points reported rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

days later she filed suit through
her father, Paul Lawrence, who
describes himself as fabrication
engineer"
To alleviate the embarrassment of
Joan and some of her friends, the
school board plans TO install five
more dressing rooms and nine more
individual showers.
Today Joan reported to her gym
class in her school clothes and re-
fused to don gym shorts and blouse.
She answered the roll call and
sat at the sidelines while the other
girls flexed their muscles and cav
Ortcd about the gymnasium.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

nome Tor papers they believed had
bearing on proposed action accusing
Burns of alternating the affections
of Mrs. Millie Bcrnicc Hogc.
Burns described the suit as the
most ridiculous and far-fetchcd
thing he had ever known. He sale
he supposed HoGe's action was based
on an investigation of his threat to
sue him and the studio.
Paramount lawyers went to the
district attorneys office when Hoge
,ame around threatening to sue. -"
Burns said. THE district attorney
sent some men down to find out
what it was all about. l wasn't there,
myself, but the investigators told
me he broke down and cried and
said there was nothing to it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

seven shots was almost impossible.
Sutter said after the shooting he
dragged Mazenauer into the barn
and covered the body with tive
feet of hay. Four days later he
buried hint couldn't Just leave
him there" he said He didn't bury
him sooner, he testified, because Il
didn't nave the nerve
Throughout the trial, in progress
since Friday. the skeleton of a
man claimed to be Mazenauer has
reposed in a packing case full in
Suffers view
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
District Approves
Finished Jobs

Completion contracts for six WPA
equipment installations at t h c
Brawley diesel plant were approved
by irrigation district directors Tues
day
The contracts included installa-
ton of insuiators, supports, electric
switches, Oil circuit breakers, wire,
and cable.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
BRIBE CHARGE DEFENSE

BAKERSFIELD. March 2G. tUPp
j. j. Mcmillan, Bakersfield city
councilman accused of accepting a
bribc, today prepared his defense
to the charge following a three
day preliminary hearing in justice
court which ended late yesterday
when Mcmillan was ordered bound
over to superior court for trial
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
French Company
BUYS Neutral Oil

BUCHAREST, Rumania, March
26. CUP)-A French company, act
ing in behalf of the French govern
ment. has contracted with several
Rumanian oil companies to deliver
100000 tons of gasoline during the
next few months, it was understood
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Killer Describes
Mdzenuuer Death
= BULLETIN

STOCKTON, Cal, March 26 (UP)-Domnc Sutter,
dairy ranch guilty in
Staying of John Mazenauer, formerly of
STOCKTON, Cal. March 26. (UP)-The state today
set about to rebu testimony of Dominic Suer, Maneca
daiyman, that he shot and killed former Imperial Val
ley daryman, John Mazenauer, by mistake in belief he
prowler Suffer- completing his story of the alleged
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Airmui| Line Would Link
Valley Directly to All
TRANSFORMATION CenterS

direct airmai and passenger service from San Diego;
to Washington via Imperial Valley, became possibility
Tuesday when TWA airnes filed application with the
Civil Aeronautcs authority to supplement previous APP
plcatOn for service betMeen San DIEGO and Chcago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26


of the
altered that
department
atoaldi
o that the lost S65Vo
1884 1885 1886 and l95l ln
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Four Die as
PI ane Cracks
Up at Border
|Broken Bodies Hauled from Wreckaqe
OF Northern Air1ines Craft at
Mexica|i Airport After Crash

MEXICALI, March 26.-Officals today investigated an
airplane crash which killed four Mexican at the gov
rnment landing field here last night
The broken bodies of Pilot Alisteo Comacho Jose Qun
ana Octavo Amada, all of Mexicali and Carlos r. Con
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Nauty! Nauty!--

Nauty! Nauty!-
The drycSt nautical trip on record
was the one taken Tuesday by
Captain t?) Slick Ackley in a boat
dry docked back of the county Jail
He turned on the motor during
repairs. arose and with hand shad-
ing eyes, scanned the horizon for
water.
BE careful, Mate" he beloved,
shes Gippin' Water!"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26


Officially, Mrs. Lillian Richards and the man TO wnon,
she was married until she obtained annument last
month"; John Little charged in grand jury indictments
stealinp in city funds Grand jury testimony
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

Turn Backward, Oh Time
Mothers of the youngsters who at
tended little Jon Deatons Easter
party had reverse idea of the
time element.
Their children were so small that
the mothers had to hunt the Easter
eggs Mrs. Norman Deaton hid for
her sons juvenile guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Z 1'os4ts aTs['ss

a Good Sigh
Jack kinne, IT, has been waiting
around a long time for someone
to realize he has grown up Now
he thinks he has achieved the goal
OF adulthood.
AT last they take me for
groWnup," he boasted. "A lady gave
me a tip to buy some cigarettes
and politician gave me one of
his cardS'
That card, in RR's opinion, was
an Indian sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26
Altered Receipts. Loxity
In Supervision. Narcotics
Hints Barred in Transcript

Sensational Disclosures High!ight Testimony Shown
In Stories Told Before Grand Jury During Probe
Into EmbezzIement Of Water Department Funds
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-26

Butter: Los Angeles 2Sc: but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 37c manufacturing milk
3lc: route gathered cream BIC.
l.. A. hay: 4. s. No. Sl3.5O-lf;
U : No. 2 Ieafy 12.50-f3.50; u ) NO.
> S1O.5O-11; Mpls. May flax Si.97A.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT
CONFERENCE ON POLICIES
HELD LAST NIGHT AT
COURTHOUSE

First 1910 meeting of the Mon
roe County Board of Commits
sionerS will be held beginning at
8 o'clock tonight at county court
house, Clerk Ross c. Sawyer an
nounced today No special bust
ness is slated for consideration
at this meeting.
Last night the commission held
an informal conference at Clerk
SaWyer's office. They discussed
policies for the year and are re-
ported to have made some ad-
justments to the jury lists.
Attending the meeting were
Commissioners Carl Bervaldi,
chairman; Braxton B. Warren,
William H. Monsalvatge and T.
Jenkins Curry; j. Lancelot Les
ter, assistant states attorney; w.
Curry Harris, legal advisor to the
board; County Solicitor Allan
Cleare, Jr., and Chief Deputy
Sheriff Bernard Waite.
. None of the commissioners
would discuss the details of their
conference and no official rec
ord of the proceedings was made
by Clerk Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
POET LAUREATE
WILL VISIT HERE
ROBERT FROST WILL ARRIVE
ABOUT JAN. is FOR
REST

Robert Frost, poet laureate of
New England, noted man of
letters, will soon become a visi-
tor in Key West. *
Miss Ileen Williams, an old
friend, received word from him
today. Writing from his home at
Boston, Mr. Frost said he expect
ed to arrive here about January
Is. He said he wanted quarters
that would express some of the
charm of the city he had alb
sorbed during a stay here some
years ago.
Of late the poet has been in
i'll health. although still able to
get around. Enroute to Key West
he is scheduled to give two lee.
lures. Here he expects to take
a complete rest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
Boy Scout Awarding Court
For Public Tomorrow Night

members in the five troops in
Key West will get under way.
Approximately two hundred
awards will be presented, Mr..
Moehrke stated.
These committee chairmen are
expected to attend and assist in
the presentation of awards: En-
rique Esquinaldo, Jr., of Troop
So; Charles Taylor, Troop So; Ar
thur Mulberg. Troop so; Charles
Ketchum, Troop 81; j. J. Trevor,
Troop 81.
NJ. E. Berkowitz, district chair
man. and William v. Little, vice
chairman, viii also be present, as
well as other district officers in
the persons of Paul II. Laid. H.
E. Day. Isadore Weintraub, w. w.
Demeritt. Darnell Carey, Allan
H. Armstrong and E. A. Ramsey.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
MARINES STAGE
GUARD CEREMONY
EXPECT NEW ARRIVALS AT
STATION TOMORROW TO
COMPLETE DETACHMENT

Following a salute to the colors
at the naval station this morn
ing, the United States marine de-
tachment under Lieut.. Col. G.. D.
Hatfield went through a regular
informal guard mount ceremony
just inside the Greene street
gate.
Although some of the marines
in the detachment are recruits,
they put on a snappy ceremony
for a number of spectators. The
new manual of the army is used
by the detachment, which sim
plifies and peps up the guard
mount movement and formation.
After the ceremony the old guard
match off to quarters, the new
guard took up posts throughout
the station.
Tomorrow 10 other marines are
expected to arrive here from
Pensacola.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
DIPLOMATIC NEWS
OVERSHADOWSALL
EUROPEAN EVENTS
ITALY. FRANCE AND ENG
LAND RECALL AMBASSA-
DORIS TO MOSCOW FOR
CONFERENCES
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The dip
lomatic action noted in several
European capitals today over
Swallowed war on two fronts to-
day.
All actions concerned gestures
aimed at Russia as ambassadors
of three nations were reported
to be on their way to home capt.
tails from Moscow.
The recent expulsion of Rus
STA from the League of Nations is
said to be causing the recent
diplomatic upheavals, being, as
some observers commented, a
natural outcome of the league
move.
Sir William Seeds, British am
bassador to Moscow is on his
way home for an extended stay.
He is reported to be carrying a
definite message from foreign
minister Molotoff concerning re-
cent British anti-Soviet en-
deavors.
"A serious rift in diplomatic
relationship will result if con-
tinued opposition to Russian
aims continue" is said to be the
giSt of the warning issued by
Molotoff.
France has recalled its repre-
sentative to Moscow for an ex-
tended stay in Paris.
Italy is making the strongest
moves against Russia. Her am
bassador is on his way to Rome
and the Russian ambassador at
Rome is preparing to leave for
home.
Mussolini has called on Hitler
to intervene in the Russian threat
of expansion into the Balkans.
Observers here thought that
failure of Hitler to stop Russia
from continuance of military ac-
ton on the Bessarabia frontier
would result in dissolving the
Rome-Berlin axis.
1t is very likely that Italy and
Russia will be without diplomatic
representation for quite some
time to come.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
Business Census Opens
TOday;CatesH Heads Work

A business census of Monroe
county got under way today.
Myrtland Gates, former city
patrolman, will be in charge of
the work in this county under
John N. O'Bannon, supervisor
for eight counties. Gates was
selected after a competitive ex-
animation conducted yesterday
by Mr.. O'Bannon. AS a world
war veteran, Gates was given a
5 point advantage. Others ex-
ana.=:ed were Ralph B. Boyden
and Samuel l.. Lowe.
Besides Monroe County, Sup
ervisor O'Bannon has charge of
this important part of the cen
+Sus undertaking in st. Lucie, In
dian River, Okeechobee, Martin,
Palm Beach, Broward and Col
lier counties.
County Enumeration Gates will
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
u.S.S. Pandora Leaves
Tomorrow On Extended
Central America TOu|
WILL BE GONE UNTIL MARCH II; GOOD WILL
STRESSED; TO MAKE TWENTY-THREE STOPS

AT 10 a. m. tomorrow the Coast
Guard Pandora will start on a
good will tour of several thou
sands of miles to the countries of
Central America:
Freshly painted, her decks and
inner works spic and span, the
Pandora, under Lieut.. Com
mander c. H. Hilton, will be
joined by her sister ship, the
Coast Guard ItaSca out of San
Diego, on the west coast of Cent
trail America, on January 18th
for the mountaineering tour. /
Besides Commander Hilton, the
Pandora will carry Lieut.. ]. HI.
Martin, three warrant officers,
Chief Boatswain M. R. Bruce,
BoatSwain T. J. Lusk and MAJ
chinist w. E. Lowe, and 38 men.
They expect to return to Key
West around the middle of
March.
Commander Hilton has been
on many long cruises for the
Coast Guard since he joined that
service in 1924 after resigning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

begin his effort at the outer sec
tons of the county before en-
tering Key West. 1t may be the
end of the month before he be-
gins collecting the desired in
formation from Key West mer-
chants ana business interests.
''This business census really is
a large national inventory, Sup
ervisor O'Bannon told The Citi-
zen. "The 1910 census will give
a new, accurate and up-to-date
balance sheet of our people, our
industries and our resources.
Information supplied by Key
West and Monroe businessmen
for this tabulation is seen only
by sworn employees of the Bureau
of Census. The bureau exercises
no regulatory functions so that
its records are not used for taxa
ton, regulation or investigative
purposes. The data which is be-
ing collected is to be used sorely
for statistical purposes"
Information to be obtained by
Enumeration Gates will cover
every line of business activity,
setting forth the number of per-
sons employed and other data
pertinent to the census.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Monroe County District Boy
Scouts will feature public
Awarding Court ceremony, the
first ever held here, tomorrow
night at the High School audi
toriunS to which parents of
scouts, all scouters of the district
and officials and committeeman
have been especially invited.
Opening the occasion will be
the WPA Band, which has can
celled its regular appearance at
Bayview Park to entertain at
tendants at the ceremony. Pro-
gram will get under way shortly
after 7:30 o'clock.
Wilbur Moehrke, court COM
nittee chairman, will take charge
of the meeting, and presentation
of official merit awards in recog-
milton of work accomplished by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
OsOssoOOo0ssessesss0Ssos
CHICAGO FIRE CHIEF
CGnneUGnS Guests Here
ANSWERED ALARM
9sssSOsSse~a e

An interested spectator, at
times a volunteer for the work at
hand, at the fire which spread
through the Penick home at EN-
ma and Southland Streets last
night was Battalion Chief Thorn
as J. Cannevan of the Chicago
fire department here on vaca-
ton.
Chief and Mrs. Cannevan are
guests at the home of Key West
Fire Chief Harry Baker and Mrs.
Baker. When the Penick fire
alarm sounded the two chiefs
were getting ready to leave the
Baker home with their wives for
an evenings entertainment.
With the sounding of the
alarm, Chief Cannevan, of the
10th Chicago battalion, and a vet
eran firefighter there, dashed out
of the house with Chief Baker.
He went into the blazing build
ing with Raker and together they
surveyed the evidence and the
damaged interior and contents.
''The Key West fire depart
ment did a fine job, Chief Can
nevan declared. 81 doubt if we
could have done any better in
Chicago, and I'm not saying this
just to make a hit with the local
boys. They seem to know their
way around a fire..
Chief Cannevan went with
Chief Baker to county courthouse
during the investigation of the
circumstances surrounding the
Penick home fire. The Chi
cagOan made no comment, but he
was interested in some of the
strange things discovered in the
building.
The Cannevans will remain
here a week. After his retire
ment. Chief Cannevan said he
will come right back to Key
West to live.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

from the United States navy. He
entered Annapolis in 1912 and
graduated as an ensign with the
class of 1916. After he Joined
the Coast Guard he had a varied
experience, including several
trips into the Arctic, by way of
Alaska and the Boring Sea. on
the Coast Guard Northland.
In leaving Mrs. Hilton and his
four children at Key West, Com
mander Hilton said that they had
become accustomed to his long
absences while on duty with his
service.
The Pandora is scheduled to
leave Mazatlan, Mexico, her first
part of call, January II and pro-
coed to Acapulco, where she joins
the Itasca January 10. Other
stops are:
San Jose, Guatemala, January
24-27; La Libertad, Ell Salvador.
January 27-30; Amapala, Hon
duras, January 30-February 2;
Corinto, Nicaragua, February 2-6;
Puntarenas, Costa RIGA, Feb
ruary ITO; Panama, February
Ills; Puerto Limon, February
1918; Ceiba, Honduras, February
1922; Tela, Honduras, February
1928; Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
February 1926; Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala, February 26-29; Vera
Cruz, Mexico, March As; Tam
pico, Mexico, March TO. Leav-
ing Tampico. the y-P Pandora will
come directly back to Key West.
En- route the baseball, basket
ball and rifle teams of the two
boats will put on exhibitions for
the citizens of the various ports,
and may even engage native
teams if they can be found. The
Itasca will carry championship
lifesaving crew, which also will
give exhibitions, featuring res
cues with the breecheS buoy.
"Our whole mission is to create
good will among those with
whom we come in contact, Com
mander Hilton declared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
RUSSIA ABANDONS
LIGHTNING WAR;
GO into TRENCHES
FAIL IN EFFORT TO PUSH
THROUGH MANNERHEIM
LINE: SUPPLIES RUNNING
SHORT IN NORTH
(By Associated Press)

HELSINKI, Jan. 3.-Russia has
abandoned its lightning warfare
in favor of entrenchment, this
capital hears, as all attempts to
get around the flanks of the Man
nerheim Line appear to have
failed.
Wave after wave of Russian
troops were hurled against the
east and west flanks of the line
yesterday but to no avail.
In the mid sector, reports come
through that Firms arS offering
stubborn resistance to any adj
vance, in some cases forcing Rus
slams back.
Supplies are said to be ex-
tremely short for the Russian
army in the north. This situa.
ton appears to bear out the pre-
vious indication that Finnish
troops have reached the Muir
mansk- Leningrad railroad, which
is the main source of supply for
northern troops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
.DISTILLING PLANT
NEARS COMPLETION
STATION EQUIPMENT NOW
GUARANTEES SUPPLY
OF FRESH WATER

Smoke bleching from a stack
in the naval station this morning
developed the announcement that
yard employees were testing the
rebuilt water diStilling plant.
The condensers have been re
tubed and the whole evaporation
system generally overhauled dur
ing the last few weeks. 1t will
supply fresh water distilled from
sea water when the station stor-
age tanks are depleted of the
rainwater collected from the
buildings in the yard.
Demand for water in the sta
ton has greatly increased and is
making heavy inroads daily on
the captured supply of fresh wa
ter. The distilling plant ends the
danger of mo water" when it is
needed by naval vessel or station
cook.