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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

''City For Conquest Ia the
story ~ q man and a woman
and their battle 70 reach the
top 10 b. somebody In
that one town on earth where
there are No many nObodie..
Sure they catch brass
ring now and then. hut when
the merry 20 round ride IL
over they find Themselves just
about where they got on.
It's a gripping story with ,
world of entertainment in II
a story 10 real. 30 plausible thai
you just know 1t il happening
every day IN Old Manhattan
the Coolest town on earth. even
In summertime.
James Csgney gives a splendid
portrayal Of Danny Kenny while
Donald Crisp and Arthur Kennedy
deserve credit for excellent per
formances. As FOR Miss Sheridan
her work in this picture Is per
haps the best she has done 10 date
The other feature. Father
Il y Prince" stars Grant Nit
ehell, with Mana Bryant and
John iltel In support. Get
ting away Ia n rather slow
start. II gathers speed until
the climax makes u better
than average production.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

Dark" 10 Cleveland Ohio. to sp-
pear as Hollywoods sole rspresen-
tative a. the annual Cleveland
Christmas dinner for orphans on
December s
Flynn will be joined in Cleveland
BY Franklin D. Roosevelt. jr. and
the pair will fly hack 10 N. coast
70 Join the Hollywood contingent
leaving Dec Il for N. Santa Re
Trail" premiere at Santa Fe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

America has known AL sorts ~
actresses. but never before has
there been one with such an out
standing family ss the one into
which Tsiiuish Bankhead was
hnvu. Nor have we ever had a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

II opened yesterday at the Roxy theaer with James
GAgney sharing starring honors with the redhead whose
hair isn't red at all The picture which features Donald
Crisp, Frank Craven Frank McHugh Arthur Kennedy and
number Of other we'll chosen performers steals idea
from Our Town" TO Craven a narrator Frank. a
tramp who the citys byways symbolic Of the
Of all that is called New York CITY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
Flying Around,

krrol Flynn flew out Of Los An
Seles last night sitter completion
q his role in FOOTSTEPS in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
Will Ann Sheridan Be Out Of
The Trenches by Christmas?
Oomph Girl And Warner Brothers Still On
The Mot In Finish Fight. No Holds Borred

HOLLYWOOD-Ann Sheridan the oomph girl, accused
the Warner Brothers today OF trying sarve her into be-
.oratrrr 49, ntrnsa a1raLn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
11
IAN pIYIfffWIGa NVA.ANA\A>W
City For Conquest!

City For Conquest!
Warner Brothers are exhibiting
Ann Sheridan in her latest picture
and what NAV be her last for
some time TO come City For
Conquest"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
Tallulah Bankhead, Proud
Flower Of the "Old South
One OF Greet Lodies Of the Stage"
Appearing at the Temple Wednesday

distinguished representative Of equally distinguished
FAMILY. Taulah Bankhead will be seen in Tacoma Dec
when the Lillian Hellman drama The Little Foxes"
10 the Temple theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

house. Today. the name Of VIII
liam BrockmAn Bsnkhssd hardly
needs Identification. His death
recently terminated = long and
honorable career - : public serV-
ant. a career climaxed by his selsc-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
NOW PLAYING AT
LOCAL THEaTERS

RoNA james CasHsg snc Ann shsr-
dan IN City fef Conquest" ~ 20
IS $50. 10 g. also Grant
Mitchell in Father = Prince e.
i 80. z as. 3 IS : 50
HIAIIu - Gary Coapsr. MadsIlsus
Carroll Preston Poster and Pauisfte
Goddard ia North ssst Mounted
Police ~ $. =. As. Us
SIS
NJ SIC BON-Eofma shsarer and
Hon<rf Taylor n Kscaps "a 5
as. . so 10 %. siso Hugh Herbert
and Peggy Moran in slightly
Tempted u 80. ? 5. 5 IS 50.
william Boyd and Russell
Hayden IN Three Men from Texas =
II 30. 2 0t. f4s 1913 also Keys
IalEs and Lotus Ions n Phantom
o. Chinatown. Is. ; 40. $40.
EOS.
BI.I HOUsE-Bstts Davis and Her
bert Aarthall N The Letter. %
q 20 as $50. 20 %. also George
Tobias and Lucille FsirbsnEs IN
Calling All Husbsnds- n %. 2 As
SO B45
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

'lclIlDly lllipcl GllltliC QuCSllOllS w
not exist he said. Our esteemed
eastern senators who raised all the
fuss about the questions were mere
ly mistaken.
MANY of these questions have
been asked the residents of the
United States since the first census.
Besides, the information is con-
fidential, All but the information
about the persons name, age, adj
dress, and other vital statistics will
be destroyed after the facts are
added to the national total in var
iouS surveys. The vital statistics
are kept in the secret files of the
United States
He explained that names will not
be used in the surveys. The infor-
nation will be added to totals and
appear in graphs and charts.
"A woman may tell her correct
age to a census enumeration and be
certain he never will reveal it"
Heat declared IF he divulges any
information to anyone but census
official he is subject to a fine of
1000 and two years in prison. He
isn't likely to tell anything
On the other side of the picture,
Continued on Page ?. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Allies Reach Pact
In Turkish Par|ev

PARIS, March % (UP)-A semi
official source said today that the
Franco British Turkish conference
at Aleppo had reached complete
agreement regarding the nature of
operations in the Near East in event
the war was extended as result of
German or Russian attack
The source said also that Col.
H. Sibcrt, former director of the
Munich military academy, returned
to Berlin yesterday after a visit
to the Near East during which ne
was reported to have expressed
lively apprehension because of the
rapidity with which the Allies and
Turkey Coordinated their plan"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

Germany-and they have barely
tapped their resources of manpoWer
which are being organized to wage
a war of eight or ten years if
necessary.
3. Allied confidence in the early
effectiveness of their blockade OF
the Reich is less strong than it
was two months ago, due largely to
the still unanswered question of
how great "A role Soviet Russia can
OF will play in the final showdown.
4. Inside Germany, there is moth
ing to indicate crack-up in morale.
RECOMMENDATION of Germany's war
effort is at peak and it is diff
ticult to see any basis at the mo-
ment for allied hopes of internal
troubles plaguing Adolf Hitler.
5. There is little chance that
WelleS-or anybody else-can find
any acceptable formula for peace
i'll the immediate future.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Bookie CraCkdowr
Order Stirs Only
Echoes in Valley
Order to Cut Off Race
Track Line Surprising;
There Isn't Any

A renewed drive upon race
track bookmaking offices in
southern California CT tt e
failed to bring any repercus-
sionS in Ell Centre Thursday
despite reports from Sacramento
that Ell Centre was one of % cities
where telephone connections had
been cut off.
F. C. Hodgcman, Imperial county
manager for the Southern Califor-
mia Telephone company, said:
1T is news to me .. There have
been no recent diScontinuances in
Ell Centre or any other valley city"
From San Francisco Attorney
General Earl Warren said that dur
ing the last two weeks service over
600 telephones has been discontin-
ued throughout the state through
the cooperation of telephone COM
panicS.
Police Chief j. Sterling oswald
declared that FL Centre has haG
CONTINUED on Page 9: Col. D
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

"Fcrvcnt prayers! We are relying
on Imperial Valley luck"
Some festival hackers we're fear
ful that wind might damage the
performance, but the weather bu-
reau Thursday offered hope that
a WindStorm carly this week had
spent its strength.
At least a score OF floats we're
assured Thursday for Saturdays
parade. They include entries from
AL over the valley. One novel en-
try from the Women's club will
show the parent organization as
the main float and the subsidiary
chapters represented in trailers.
First visitors began to appear
on CalCXico streets Thursday, fore
runners of a foreign influx that
may rival the days when Mexicali
was a Mecca for southern Califor-
mia. Besides visitors from afar, Yu-
ma was expected to send number
to see the festival as we'll as all
other valley communities.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
era $ h
PeriiIs
Chill d
Waitress Ares d
After Accident
Hurts Her Son

A Brawley waitress was
in the county Jail Thursday
on a charge of drunk driving
which endangered the life
of her five-year-Old son and
caused a traffic accident in which
another Brawley woman was in
jured.
Mrs. Robin Kezer, 30. wife of the
pastor of the Seventh Day Adven-
fist church in Brawley, was in
jured when Mrs. Charlotte Reyes,
81, drove her car into the path OF
the Rev. Kezers car three miles
north of Ell Centre at 1870 pm.
Wednesday.
The cratic driving of the waitress
frightened motorists on the Braw-
ley-El Centre highway. Highway
Patrolman Bill Mitchell was called
and started in pursuit. He found
the Car at the scene of the wreck
a few moments after the crash.
With his face bleeding and bruis-
ed, Arcio, five-year-old son of the
waitress, was taken from the wreck
age Mrs. KeZer at first believed
to be critically injured. was said
to have escaped without major in
juries.
The Rev. kezer said he saw car
Continued on Page 2; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

Suggestion that the corporation
sell its properties in Imperial Valley
to the district and retire from local
power service is infeasible for many
reasons" President A. B. West de-
clared in a communication to Evan
T. HeWes, district chairman, sug-
costing reconsideration of a New
Cal plan for standby service and
extra power, thereby obviating the
necessity for increasing facilities OF
the BraWley diesel plant.
In a brief session of the district
board Thursday morning directors
gave vote of confidence" to Con-
sulting Engineer Lester Ready, who
advised refusal of the Nev-Cal Of
fer, and referred Vests letter to
him.
I'VE feel we have the best cleo
trical engineer in the nation to
guide us and we intend to follow
his recommendations in any matter
that affect the welfare of the peo-
pie of Imperial Valley" the board
declared in a prepared statement.
Refusal of the Nev-Cal plan. on
advice of Ready, was accompanied
by suggestion that the power
company leave the Imperial VAL
ley field and sell it's lines to the
district Vests statement Thurs
day attacked Ready's report and at
the same time gave these five rea-
sons why Nev-Cal will not sell:
1.-THE corporations business in
Imperial Valley represents such a
large part of its electrical opera
lions as to make impossible such
sale without irreparable damage to
its remaining business.
"A large part of the electrical
properties of the corporation in the
valley are essential to the service
of it's business at other points -.
There is no reason to believe
that the district could finance pur-
chase of the properties even if the
corporation could justify the sale
Approximately two-thirds of the
corporations customers have in
Dictated their preference of the cor
poration's service by continuing
with the company.
THE company's properties hav-
ing been paralleled and duplicated
by those of the district, would be
of no use to the district"
Vests objections to Ready's re-
port were based on the declaration
that neither power from a federal
line to Blaisdell, Artz., nor from
a new unit to the BraWley plant
could be available in time to avoid
a power shortage before the All
American canal plants are turning
out electricity, Ready had intimat-
cd that the Blaisdell line would
be up within few months
The Bureau of Reclamation es-
Inmates that power will not be
available at Blaisdell until Septem-
Der, l94l, whereas power from the
All American canal will be brought
in around the first of next year"
West wrote. Under these circum-
stances it is apparent that power
from BlaiSdell can be of no aSsis-
lance in meeting any shortage in
district generating requirements
which may develop between this
time and the bringing in of canal
power
Further, it is planned that the
corporations system will be inter.
Continued on Page 2; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Dies Cites Red
For Contemptin
Stormy Session

WASHINGTON. March %. CUP)
The Dies committee voted unani-
mouSly today to bring its second
contempt citation against a Com
muniSt-RuSsian-born George Pow
erS. secretary OF the western Penn
Sylvania Communist party.
Chairman Martin Dies announced
the decision after riotous hearing
during which Powers defied the
committee, refused to answer doz-
ems OF questions, and accused the
committee of seeking to build up
a blacklist in industry against
Communists.
Earlier this week the committee
voted a contempt citation against
one OF Powers colleagues, James H.
Dolsen of Pittsburgh, who refused to
name the true owner of a Commu-
mist party card bearing the name
Of Franklin d. Roosevelt"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
knee|ing Chinese
In Statue Symbol
Of Traitor Chief

SHANGHAI, March %. tUP)-
At Chungking, the stronghold of
the Chinese government, an iron
statue has been erected showing a
Chinese statesman In kneeling
position.
At Marking on Saturday the man
whom the iron statue represents
will be inaugurated by the Japanese
as the head of new Chinese re-
gime in the part of China held by
japanese troops.
That man is Wang Ching Wei.
The iron statue of him in Chung
king has symbolism for the Chinese.
A statue in that posture represents
traitor.
Once Wang Ching-Wei was at
Chungk:ng himself, a supporter OF
GeneraliSSimo Chang Kai-Shek. But
Saturday he becomes head of the
second Chinese regime to be set
up by the japanese in territory
carved by their invading armies
from the vast reaches of China.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Heavy Grasshopper
Invasion Feared

Predictions that Imperial Valleys
spring grasshopper infestation would
be the heaviest in decade Thursday
brought additlonaI requests for pois-
on bait at the agricultural COM
missioner office, according to B. A.
Harrigan. county commissioner.
Farmers must start eradication of
the graSshoppers Immediately, Har-
rigan said, if progress is expected
to be made in Wiping out the pest.
Otherwise losses in alfalfa and other
crops will be the heaviest in the
history of the valley.
Poison bait is available free of
charge to farmers, Harrigan said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
New cal REFUSES TO SELL TO DISTRICT
Lillian Richards, John Little to
Plead Friday to Theft Indictments

transcript which boosted the city,s
loss to $4,000, the public began
to speculate about the bonds given
by the couple.
If they do not make bail salts
factory to the court. both will be
locked Lp in the county Jail, Little
in the mems quarters on the first
floor and Mrs. Richards in the Wom-
mems quarters upstairs.
SignCrs on Little's bail bond were
Mrs. Media L. Frost, his sister. and
j. T. Little. his brother. Mrs. Frost
listed a lot in Brawley and flower
shops in Ell Centre, Calexico. and
Indio. The other signer listed a
Continued on Page 2: Col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
MussoIini Believes Nozis
Now Have Chance to Win
War. Strengthens Axis

Editors Note: Everett Il. Holes,
United Press staff correspondent,
was the only press association
representative TO accompany Sum-
ncr WeIIes on his fact-finding
tour of Europe. In the following
dispatch, free of censorship or
other restrictions, HOLES begins
his report on the under-secretary
of states tour of the European
capitals.
- BY EVERETT II. HOLES -
NEW YORK, March % UP)-
Sumner Welles returned today from
his tour of Europe's capitals carry
ing a email brown case crammed
with confidential reports for Pres
ident Roosevelt.
accompanied the American un-
der-secretary of state every step OF
the way.
Welles isn't talking for the rec
ord. But for any one who followed
every phase of his inquiry into con-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

Mrs Lillian Richards and John
Little battled Thursday to make
$4,000 bail each before they appear
IN superior court Friday to plead
guilty or not guilty to charges of
embezzling S28,50O from the city of
Ell Centre.
Little still was in Jail at noon
Thursday unable to make a bail
bond acceptable to Judge R. D.
McPherrln. Mrs Richards was at
liberty on the $4,000 bail she made
in Ell Centre justice court last jan
uary when the theft of city water
funds first became known.
Close on the heels of disclosures
made in the sensational grand jury
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

lJil r dNlJOllIlllS I1dI lllllS oCllOOl.
The park, obtained through the
energy of Commissioner Charles
Blalack, is located just north of
the school grounds and at present
is a plain eXpanse of greenSward.
"As far as l am concerned the
park is complete" Blalack said
Wednesday afternoon. 1T will be
up to the new park commissioner
as to whether the city wishes to
landscape with trees and shrubs
and install play equipment 1t will
also be up to the new council to
decide upon the ACCESSIBILITY of a
program of supervised play for the
whole city park system"
Blalack, who was appointed to
fill the uneXpired term of Paul
Eyer, who resigned from the coun-
Gil, will leave the board April g.
He did not seek election.
Shortly after Blalack came on the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Legal Row Reaches
Climax al hearinu

DALLAS, Tex, March % (UP)
Trial Examiner r. N. Denham
threatened today to bar Meth Leach
man, attorney for the Ford Motor
company from a National Labor Re-
lations Board hearing on charges
against the company of unfair
labor practices.
One more word from you and
you will be barred from any further
participation in this hearing Den
ham warned Leachman.
The threat climaxed weeks of
pickering between Denham and
Ford lawyers Denham has &C
Cused company attorneys of asking
improper questions. Ford represent
ativeS have accused Denham of
prejudice and of accepting hearsay
testimony.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

ditions in the belligerent countries
and in Italy certain trends can
be reported now which must have
affected the American diplomats
conclusions.
These trends-sometimeS clouded
abroad by censorship or other res
trictions-are indicated by the fol-
lowing observations based on Euro
pean reaction to the Welles visit
l. Premier Benito Mussolini for
the last three weeks has been giving
many Europeans the impression that
he believes Germany now has a
chance to win the war. For almost
the first time since the conflict
started last September, the Italian
press always under orderS) is
Boosting again of the Rome Berlin
alliance and is making use freely
of the word axis"
2. The Allies are confident they
are winning air superiority over
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

council the matter of park near
Harding school, which had long
been considered. came to light again.
The occasion was an offer to sell
to the city lot at a price far more
reasonable than the city had ever
been able to arrange before. The
lot was one of several in the pro-
posed park area that belonged 10
private owners. The balance be-
longed to the city.
Blalack was authorized TO pur-
chase this lot as we'll as negotiate
for the purchase OF others and
after months of maneuvering sales
and moving houses the block WAS
cleared at an outlay on the city's
part of approximately $500. This
has been offset considerably by the
resale of houses purchased In the
clearing process as well n the sals
Continued on Page 2; Col u
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Red Agent Gets
Year Jail Term

NEW YORK, March % 'UP)-
Nicholas Dozenberg, for II years a
Red army secret agent, was SEN
fenced to a year and day in fed
eral prison today for passport frauds
to which he had pleaded guilty
Dozenberg, who had helped to
organize the American Communist
party in 1888, told Federal Judge
Samuel Mandelbaum that he was
"a victim of my own ideals"
The 58-year prisoner repud-
lated his former allegiance to Soviet
Russia and his devotion to the
Communist party.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

dliiCi oSOllllOl vi OuI bduy Vi
Guadalupe church assisted by mem
bers of the Calexico clergy blessed
the festival maids.
The service was followed by a
ham and egg breakfast at the Cal
exico Elks hall, sponsored by the
American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Festival activities will not be fully
under way until Thursday afternoon
and evening after a parade of school
children and opening of the exhibit
and concession grounds near the
CaleXico theater
Spirited sale of seats for the pag-
cant Friday night was reported and
festival sponsors predicted a SELL
out of the 5000 seats. Bleachers
arrived and were being set up
Thursday at the outdoor amphi-
theater on the grounds of the In
tcrnational club golf course. The
pageant will start at 8 pm.
Asked what preparations had been
made for inclement weather during
the pageant, one sponsor remarked:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28

a verdict returned by a jury IN
Calipatria justice court was an
nounced by w. T. Fowler, attorney
for Lewis Land and Walter Joseph
eagle. The jury deliberated for
an hour before finding Land and
eagle guilty of operating a per-
centage game in violation of state
gambling laws.
This decision put District Attor-
ney Elmer Head one ahead in his
campaign to rid Imperial county
of illegal gambling. He lost an Ell
Centre case similar to the one heard
in Calipatria Wednesday. The de-
PENDANTS in slightly different gam
bling case in CaleXico pleaded gull
ty and paid fines. So MS record
stood. two won and one lost.
Heald said he was glad the case
was to be appealed to superior
court SO the gambling law could be
clarified.
IF the court rules on the various
phases of the law as it now stands. &"
the district attorney said, 1T will
be a good thing for everyone. gam
blerS as we'll as officials and officers
AS it is now no one knows exactly
what certain parts of the law mean.
am glad of test case to clear up
the confusion"
The gambling controversy became
political issue last fall. Heald laid
in the laps of all city councimen
the task of enforcing gambling laws
in all cities in the county In a let
ter sent to each council, Head said
1t was the duty of the council to
order chiefs OF police to enforce
the gambling laws and then see
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
Unionists Vote
War on Disease

The Central Labor Council We'd
neSday night approved program
OF venereal disease eradication
among union members and their
families as presented by Dr.. Paul
Yingling, in charge of the clinics
in Imperial county.
Final acceptance of the plan
rests with the individual unions.
Yingling said if TIE plan is APP
proved he will conduct a survey at
the Labor temple from 7 to 10
p. m. April Is and Is and on April
90 and %. Treatment for those
needing it will be given at the reg
ular clinics in the valley or at the
temple. Those who can afford it
will be referred to their private
physicians.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-28
SVndicaIist Asks
Pardon From Olson

SACRAMENTO. March %. (UP)
Gov. Culbert Olson today received
the following application for execu-
tive clemenCy:
Michael j. Dunn. 81, who served
g sentence which expired in 1926
on a conviction in Alameda county
of criminal syndicaliSm.
Mrs. Juene Dick, Santa Monica,
who served 10 days in the Los An
geles county Jail and is on two
years probation for simple assault.