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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-05
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members Of the outlawed Irish Re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Three Youths Dead
In Suicide Pact
In Montana Town

BOZEMAN. Mont. Feb. %. rUP)
Three youthful Montana national
guardSmcn were found asphyXiated
by gas in 4 filling station here today
under circumstances which authori-
ties said pointed to a possible sui
eide pact.
The dead.
Thor Shepherd 10. Bozeman. son
.of Prof. o. F. Shepherd of Montana
State college.
Charles Fridley, jr.. about %
Bo2eman filling station employe.
Frank w. Bill" Brodbeck. about
%, Bozeman.
Sheriff LOvitt I. We5tlake said the
three youths last were seen alive
by several companions with whom
they rode around town in an auto
mobile last night The group separ-
ated when the owner of the car
went home.
Fridley was believed to have had
KEY to the station where he was
employed and officers said the trio
presumably went there shortly al-
terward Each was still in uniform
When officers entered the station
they found the vent pipe in a ga
stove clogged and the three bodies
living about the small room. Un-
lighted gas was escaping from the
stove.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
18th Dalai Lama
Assumes Office

CHUNGKING, China, Feb. %.
(UP)-The fourteenth Dalai Lama
"a boy of siX-Was enthroned to-
day amid great pomp and cere-
mony at the LhaSa monastery En-
thronement ceremonies will require
six months.
A Chinese government delegation
joined with thousands of Lamas in
paying respect to the young ruler
of Tibet and for the first time a
huge portrait of Sun Yat-sen and
the Kuomintang (Chinese Nation
alist flag were displayed in the
main hall of the monastery.
The young Dalai Lama was de-
scribed as in the best of health.
The new Lama was selected as
a result of a vision and because he
was born at almost the same hour
the 18th Lama died. Followers of
the religion believe that the soul
of the dying ruler entered the
body of the newborn child.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Conservation Aim
Of Broad Program
Planned in Valley

Continued from Page Ono
was the plan for the annual OBJ
Servance of Conservation Week,
March I to IA.
j. r. Adams. committee chair
man, appointed the following COM
mittecS 10 arrange for addresses
on conversation at all public gath
eringS in the county during that
week Mrs. Roy Shaw, INLAND;
Mrs. Peter Dayton. Calipatria; AL
ton Young, Brawley; Herbert Fin
cher, Holtville; Richard Emerson,
CalcXico Henry Worthington, I'M
perial; James G. Ramsaur, West
morand; H, S. Spencer, Ell Centro;
Byron l.. Metzley. Heber; Rudolph
Miller RADIO Malcolm Macurda,
SPEAKERS bureau.
Percy Palmer of BraWley heads
the highway marker committee.
Spencer, Fincher, and Young
have charge of the three desert
gardens which are TO be installed
by the Future Farmers of Amer
ica. the groups to compete for
prizes for installing the most in
teresting garden. Henry Harris was
appointed to install the school
display
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Army Orders Transfer of Troops in
Move to Complete StreamIining

the first, second, third. fifth and
siXth=have been concentrated i'm
the south and west for training OBJ
erations since last fail The fourth
division. which IS only partially ac-
tive and has no headquarters. was
not affected by the order.
Bulk of the rcShulling will occur
abOut June | after completion cf
the current maneuvers by the third
army i'll Louisiana and Texas.
The contemplated changes in
clude:
The second division, less tie 38th
infantry. will remain at Ft. Sam
Houston, Tex. The 38th infantry will
continue at its home stations Of
TT. Douglas, Ut. and Ft Sill Okla.
The third division, With head
quarters at Ft. Lewis. Wash, will be
stationed within the ninth corps
area. Most of its units will be con-
Irentrated within the vicinity n
headquarters.
Officials said tEat so-calied corps
hoops such rs anti-aircraft and ar
tillrrV regiments will continue to
lbo scattered thronehOut the country
brcalis Of thr II, costly for utiliZ-
ing existing shelter facilities. Tank
and mechaniHed units are 10 DP 10
,cated in each Of the four army areas
llhruupIuUt tEc country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Relief Bill Goes
Committees
For Compromise

Continued From Page One)
recess at this time would not III
ttrfere with numerous legislative
investigations now under way since
both houses technically would still
Ue in session.
Gov. Olson. placed on the horns
OF dilemma by action of the SEN
ate and assembly in passing a cur
tailed temporary relief measure and
their refusal to consider new tax
measures to balance the budget,
has threatened TO call the legisla
tors back Immediately should they
quit the capital now.
Not only is Olson displeased with
the trimming his relief measure
took. but he objects to several
tightly-draWn restrictions in the
bill, which not only set a $50 month
ly limit on family budget, but bar
participation In politics by SRA
employees, establish a three-year-
residence requirement.
There was, OF course. a poSSibili-
ty Olson might relent and sign
the temporary measure rather than
have thousands of relieferS camp
ing on his doorstep Saturday. The
Workers Alliance has threatened
to call a demonstration if relief
funds are not provided.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Sales Expert Will
Tell Local Class
Of Best Methods

One OF the nations most capable
lecturers on super craftsmanship
vas named Thursday as the speaker
:Jr the ina, class meeting in 4
new SaleSmarshlp course at Central
1lnlor tollese taat Will start Maj
l2
Dr F~anE Warren. former safes
director OF TWO Of the largest COM
mercial organizations Of the Pacific
coast Will speak al the first -four
class meetings
The course was arranged by Guy
i. Weakley. superintendent OF
schools. at the request OF business
men Il an effort to raise selling
standards among employees and
sales managers. There will be no
charge. The course is financed
through federal and state depart
mentS of education.
Sessions will be at Wilson school.
Tuesday and Thursday nights
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Rumania Calls For
Last Army Units

BUCHAREST. Rumania Feb. %.
(UP)-The last units of Rumanias S
army reserves were called to the
colors today and additional war
supplies were sent to the frontiers,
chiefly the One bordering Hungary
The last Of the reservists called
up were those that had recently
been advised to be ready to rejoin
the cOlOrs by March |.
A high official said that Rumania
Will have 100000 men in the field
by March, adding that today's troop
movements had been planned sew
r"al weeks ago and followed less
as auring reports from Budapest.
Hungary lost some of her territory
to Rumanla after the World War;
Among the material ordered to
thr frontiers was artillery ammu-
nItI0n and gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22

WASHINGTON Feb. %. up
The army ordered the transfer of
75O0 troops today in a program de
signed to make each of five recently
created streamlincd divisions CO.
hesive, mobile fighting unit.
Til" changes. to be completed
about June l, affect only scattered
units throughout the country and
not the 10000 men comprising the
new divisions.
The transfers will facilitate train
ing and centralize locations Of the
divisions for speedy mobilization, at
little cost, in specified sector in
event of emergency.
The troops to be transferred are
assigned now to various corps areas.
They are affected only in that their
home stations will be changed. No
army posts will be abandoned ard
no new ones created.
The five strcamlined divisions E
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Albert Pond on
Way to Prison For
District Thefts

Albert Pond. "a. who pleaded
guilty &c helping himself to public
money while an irrigation district
water clerk at Calipatria, was en-
route to San Quentin penitentiary
Thursday to begin serving Il one
to l4-year sentence.
He lett Fl Centre early III the
morning IN custody of deputy sher-
ifs.
In the same car and headed for
the same institution were George
Henry Ramsey. %, who escaped from
the Imperial county hospital while
serving as truSty from the county
Jail, and Francisco Hernandez, 20,
convicted OF burglarizing two homes,
one in Imperial and one in BraWley,
Ramsey was arrested in Ell PaSo
after being absent without leave for
several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Reporter Learns
AtFirst Hand Of
Finnish VICTORY

Continued hom Page One)
slams were local men, mostly. border
guards and fOreSterS. They inflict-
Cd many casualties on the Russians
before the Red army was able to
reach its first objective, where the
Finnish command had chosen to
make lis real defense. Then for
weeks. during which the Finnish
high command suppressed news for
fear it would aid the Russian gen.
eral staff. Finnish troops executed
the job Of liquidating the 18th Rus
sian division, the Firms said.
The extent OF the Finnish victory
was greater even than reported
l was told on my arrival. A par
tial tally of material captured with
much more to be assembled. in
cludes ,13 tanks, so field guns in
Guiding So 6-inch HoWitZers, IS anti
tank guns, 1913 heavy machine guns,
41O light machine guns, 270 auto
matte rifles. 694O rifles. Figures
for artillery, anti-tank guns and
tanks alone we're complete.
We found that the Firms had an
initiated the Russian 18th division,
as reported in official communicates,
by the sausage cutting technique
they had used farther north.
Finnish ski troops and mobile
artillery men had fired into the long
column and cut it into sections as
a sausage is cut. Some of these
sections were 200 or 300 yards long,
one as long as several miles. The
sections fought as best they could
against the Firms VINO haraSSed
them constantly,
The Russian groups fought brave
ly. Officers rallied determined men
around them, taking advantage of
any natural defenseS, and tried to
hold out until aid came. 1t never
came.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Pro.SRA GROUPS
To Demonstrate
Wagner Proposes

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb %. up
-Labor's Non-Partisan league an
nounced today it would join the
Workers Alliance and the conference
for Democratic action" in a demon
Stratlon at the state capitol Friday
to protest legislative programs cur
failing relief and restoring relief
control to the counties.
The league headquarters said
Governor Culbert Olson would be
asked to address the demonstrators
and that the senate and assembly
would be asked to hear delegations.
Local leaders announced the San
Francisco group would leave at 6
d. m. tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22

STCCKHCIM. Sweden. Feb -
CUP) Asserting that Russian air
plane bombing of Paiala was "one
Of the greatest violations OF ncu-
tralitY ever seen" the newspaper
Stockholms- -Tidnin2en SAID today
that the government in a protest 10
Russia had asked full compensation
for damage done to SNeGlSG prop
erty.
Sweden StIli wants peace auc 81
does all Of Scandinavia. Sald tie
newspaper HoTcvcr. 4 j. certainly
carkeninp up here and perhaps all
neutral IN The near future Will
have TO make serious decisions.
Oh thc rad. tho newspaper COM
mentod:
Inhabitants OF the srnaii SWeG-
ish toWn OF FaJala Yesterday goy Il
serious warning from a possible new
neiPhbor Fortunately rHe Russians
did not succeed IN Killing arvonr
but the raid caused heavy Gamaee."
Local reports We're ina, seven Rg~-
sian plane droppeu about I37
bombs on the town. slightly damag-
ing a church and = small unoccu-
pied hospital room anu setting I~r
TO four houses Of winch TWO Wtgr
destroyed,
1t was generally beneleu IEat n.
Russian aviatorS flew down tht Tor
nea river and along une NEARBY ra.l-
road by mistake. peneyng ina; they
were over F1nnlsn river and rai.-
road.
The Copenhagen newspaper Ber-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Fire on Russians
Is Order Sent TO
Swede Army Corps
STOCKNOIN y

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Feb. -
rUPp-The Swedish northern army
corps was understood today to have
received instructions to Strenghthen
air defense forces. and to shoot on
sight, I'll Russian airplanes flying
ever Swedish territory.
The commander II chief Of tn
northern forces announced the
Swedish air force would enter into
action Immediately # torei-n planes
again cross the frontier OF sweden.
The commander III chief OF the
northern army corps. stationed adj
lacent to Finland. received strict
o:derS FOR reinforcement OF the air
QefenSeS
The orders said that i've shells
must be used III firing at any
Russian planes which violate Swed-
ish territory.
Recently. Sweden has greatly
>trensh;hene its land detenses i'll
the area adjacent to the Finnish
frontier. turning the Boden military
area into an armed camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Germans Repairing
AItnark For Dash
Through Blockade

OSLO. Norway. Feb %. up
German ShipWrlghtS started to re-
pair the steamer Aitmark today.
under guard of three Norwegian
torpedo boats. in preparation for
a dash down the coast to Germany.
Possibilities of a fight at sea.
or new diplomatic dispute involy-
ing Norway, Great Britain and
Germany. We're seen in Paris re-
ports that the Allies had tightened
their watch along the Scandinavian
coasts and were watching German
ship movements in Norwegian VA
terS.
The German steamer Wiegand
arrived yesterday to repair the Alt
mark and to pull 1t off the rocks
OF Joessingen Fjord where It
grounded Friday night when Brit
lSh WarShlps rescued 326 British
Seamen from IL
Norwegian admiralty and other
authorities refused all information
ard for many hours there were con-
fllctmg reports. Reliable" sources
even sad that the Wlegand had
no connection with the Altmark
but took refuge in the Fjord be-
cause of fog.
Later ii was asserted definitely
that the Wiegand had been sent
10 aid in repairing and relocating
the Altmark, and that both vessels
intended TO make a dash for Ger
many within the next few days.
As soon as the Wiegand, arrived.
il was Understood. a special crew
prepared to repair the Altmarks
damaged propeller and attend to
other minor damage it suffered
when it went aground.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Governor Denies
Knowing Of Plan
To Spy on Enemy
Continued from Page one


Circumstances of the dictagraph
linked the State Relief Administra-
ton With the attempt By Voshell
10 record conversations IN Gar
lands room but the governor flat
ly denied any knowledge OF the
incident
Last January Voshell paid a hotel
bill with check made payable
TO the Sound Laboratories of San
Francisco. signed by NJ. Stanley
MoSk, executive secretary TO Olson.
The check was in the amount of
s236.4l and noted il was for ser
vices rendered
The hotel clerk doubted his au
thollty to s.gn for the payee, and
Voshell called Howard r. Phllbrick
director OF motor vehicles. who
identified Voshtll, who, it was
learned had worked ior Philbrick
on several occasions when he was
4 member OF the investigating firm
of Edwin N. Atherton.
Philbrick, who has done consid-
cradle investigation for Gov. Olson
particularly in the ranks of the
SRA to substantiate or refute
charges = is riddled with Com
munists, said the check given Vo-
she'll covered part OF October No
yember and December.
He said, and State Relief Director
Walter Chambers confirmed, that
Voshell was hired as an lnyesti-
gator TO work directly under him
The check, he said, involved pay
ment for the use OF dictagraph
equipment used in connection with
of some Olson ap-
polntees and other persons.
Phllbrlck and Mosk emphasized
there had been no investigation of
legislators or present state officers.
Philbrick added that studies fire.
quently are made of prospective
appOInteeS but always by reput-
able detective agency. VCShell, he
said, was discharged from the SRA,
where he was carried as an audi
tor, at the end of January, al
though records Of the personnel
board still hst him as an employe.
Sound laboratories, which Voshell
was purported TO represent, is not
listed in the files OF the state de-
tect!ve license bureau, in the secre-
tary of states corporation file nor
IN the San Francisco telephone
directory, although Mosk maintain
ed the firm is a licensed detective
agency.
He was at conflict with Philbrick
when he denied payment made to
Voshell had any connection with
a recording device Mosk pointed
out If We were going TO do any
thing Illegal, we certainly wouldn't
make it 50 obvious"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Mahoney Explains
Insurance Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Feb, % up
Chairman Joseph c. OMahoney of
the federal monopoly committee told
the senate today that the COM
mittce's insurance inquiry was de-
signed to show how insurance as
sets might best be invested to pro-
mote U. S. economy.
He said there was nothing in the
inquiry "inimical" to insurance
firms. He made his statement after
Sen. Guy Gillette, d, Ia. said he
had expressed fear the monopoly
inquiry might endanger the financial
position of the risk firms.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Valley Gets Rain
As Freeze Grips
Eastern Seaboard

Continued from Page One)
York and the New England states
to block most highways in that
area. The cold followed two severe
snowstorms last week which also
delayed traffic.
Main highways had been cleared
in anticipation of heavy holiday
traffic, but many back roads. eS-
pecially in southern New England,
still were impaasable as a result of
four to 20 incn snow fall since
St. Valentines day
Weather bureau forecast contin-
ued cold and light SHOWS in half
a dozen northeastern states. With
clear skies, it was expected that
railroad, bus and airplane sched-
uleS might be returned to normal
by Thursday night or Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Russian Oil on
Way to Germany

CONSTANZA. Rumania. Feb,
%. cUP-The first Russian oil
tanker To arrive at CanStanza
since the Soviet regime was es-
tablished brought 10000 tons of
lubricat!ng oil for Germany to-
day and others were expected
soon.
Reservoirs in which the oil Is
TO be plao cd pending shipment to
Germany had been cleaned un-
der German supervision.
The tanker. the Sakalin, had
been expected for 10 days. The
reason for the delay was not
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22

was ordered 10 arrest him.
The indictments were the out
growth of an investigation Of rela-
tions between officials and the un-
derworlJ, begun six months ago
after MS. Janet Mcdonald a lot
tery operator had killed herself and
said in suicide note that her lover
William Mcbride, was "pay-off
man" for gamblers buying protec-
ton.
Mcbride later died in Florida.
Circuit Jujge Homer Ferguson,
sitting as a one man Grand jury,
returned the indictments. A special
prosecutor, Chester p OHara. pre-
sented the evidence and announced
that the 10 indictments were only
4 starting gun, and Il p0p-8un at
that"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Detroit Prosecutor, Investigator
Face Indictments in Gambling Case

DETROIT. Feb % up County
Prosecutor Duncan e. McCrea and
ms chi-f INVESTIGATOR Harry Col
burn, were SCI mi by police today.
Thcy, alon. Win tTo police
licutenants t%O other investigators
from the prosecutor office, a for
mer police superintendent and II
other person were indicted last
night on char2ey OF conspiracy to
permit lottery and gambling, ac-
ceptIn4 eratmtos and neglect Of
DUTY
Most ot tho defendants had been
picket Up or had surrendered. but
McCrca mentioned as u candidate
Tor the Uniteo States senate, was
missing The police department.
some OF whose officials were i'll
volyed with HIM in the scandal!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Stockton Deputies
Here For Prisoner

Stockton officials arrived in f,
Centro Thursday to claim Lacey
Lucas ?2year-old Negro wanted
there oa a charge OF statutory rape
Lacey was arrested in e Centre
~ the request of the Stockton OF
t!cers and he'd il the ImpeyIa!
county Jail pending their aryiya.
TO take him north for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Films Say 1000
Russians Killed
In New 0nsIaughis
Continued from . aEe ono

tCOlllnucu from s.SE oIl'J
They will join their sons who are
among the 25 army classes now
incorporated III the defense forces,
ranging from % years up. In adj
dition men OF classes already called
up who had been exempted for
reasons Of health had now been
ordered to report for new exam
inatlOn.
Meanwhile III Copenhagen, a Ber-
lingske Tidcnde dispatch from
Aabo, Finland, quoted Russian OIL
ficer prisoners as saying that Rus
sia was preparing large scale OIL
fensive alon5 the whole Russian
Finnish frontier, and had massed
more than l,000O00 men for IN
attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Nazis Arrested
In Netherlands

ANS RDAM. Netherlands.
Feb. %. lUP)-rwcnty fou
members of the Netherlands Na2i
party, arrested during the night
as they were engaging in mill
tary training, will BE- prosecuted,
authorities said today. along with
the carctaker of the shed in
which they were drilling, in a
busy part Of the city.
Police held that tht drilling
was violation of the law of
1888 forbidding membership III
organizations which had mill
tary tendencies.
The \aziS were released from
custody this morning. Bail is not
required in such cases in the
Netherlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
DRIVER SENTENCED

FRESNO, Feb. %. rUP)-O L.
Finney, 90. today was under SEN
tence TO the Fresno county prison
camp to serve a six months term
imposed by Justice Of the Peace
George M DeWolf after Finncy
pleaded guilty to d charge Of driv-
ing while drunk at the time hi.
wife was accidentally killed when
his car backed over her.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Do FALSE Teeth
Rock. Slide or Slipo

ASTEETH. a powder to be
sprinklrd on false teeth. keeps them
more firmly set. Make yovr loose
plates more dependa bic with FAS-
TEETH You1l feel NOR, confident
with firmer dental plate. MILDLY
alkaline FASTEETH also checks
gum soreness. burning sensation or
rash due TO chatting of loose.
Wabbly plate or to excessive acid
mouth. GET FASTEETH AT any
drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
Red Bombing Of Swedish Town Called
Gravesf Violation of Neutrality

ing>ke- ndcnde. in a Stockholm dis
)atch asserted that - hours before
he raid an unidentified airplane,
believed 70 be Russian, flew over The
OWN reconNOlterng as II for 4
andIngn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
SEELEY MEMS CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY

Seeley Men club viii meet Friday
at 6:30 pm. to repair the church
folding chairs after which the WON
en Will serve chilli and crackers.
the meH supplying the coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-22
WEATHER

tData compiled by observers fo
the official nited suites wenthe,
bureau station at EI Centro.I
Maximum Wednesday . ... GG
Minimum Thursday 81
Reading at Noon Thursday
Temperature .... -.# 81
Humidity ..... ...#.... ...............# ... 70
Reading at a. M. Thursday
Temperature .....# 81
Humidity .... ....... ... #....... 81
Reading at p. m. Wednesday
Temperature ..#. ...-...# .. "a
Humidity .---..#....-.... So
Southern CalifOrnia-RalnT Thurs
day night and Friday. little change
in temperature; fresh to strong
southeast wind off coast becom-
ing southerly and increasing Thurs
day night.