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Evening star., 1940-12-08


here once before, just year ago, and the
generosity of his gifts then insured welcome
now.
Il have come" Sancerre announced in fair
Marquesan, Ito see the Butterfly Man"
The high chief gave an order Immediately
dozen young boys and girls scattered into
the bush. Sancerre heard one of them shout:
Come quickly home, Monsieur Butterfly.
You have visitor"
The high chief escorted Jean Sancerre to
a lean-to room off the old mission. 1t was
clean, with grass mats on the floor, and had
been furnished by the hardy priest who had
once served here
i HE villagers brought in the two gift bags
and withdrew. Jean Sancerre Immediately
unpacked the bags. There were twenty
quarts of champagne, ten boxes of cigars.
a Panama hat, three white duck suits, shirts,
underwear and high-laced boots Also there
were six books by Victor Hugo. Also there
was framed photograph of Marshal Joffre
in respendent uniform, with an inscription
in French, beneath, which meant: They do
not pass. We stand at the Marne and die
Jean Sancene hung this picture on a wall.
Then the Butterfly Man dashed in, breath
lessly eager. His face was the face of Jean
Sancerre, except that it was grayer, leaner
and twenty years older. His garments were
bush-torn, and hair hung shaggily to his
shoulders.
Jean Sancerre sprang forward and took
him in filial embrace. He kissed the Butter
fly Man first on one cheek, then on the other.
One of the cheeks bore an ancient scar.
Mon cher PEREZ" cried Jean.
My son. The elder Sancerre's voice
Evening star., 1940-12-08

himself on a plateau YER
dant with mangoes and
breadfruit. A path led be-
tween taro patches into the
street of a village. The
houses were thatch-
rooted and had high rock
floors. At one end of the
street stood an old stone
mission. Jean Sancerre
knew that its priest had
long ago passed away and
had not been replaced.
He dismissed his port
ers and sent them back
down the mountain.
Then the people of this
isolated upland village
came pouring out to con-
front him. The Oava high
chief, a stately old man
who was tattooed solidly
from ankles to shark s.
tooth necklace relaxed as
Evening star., 1940-08-11

management to make rule that these
children behave quietly or else have
the privilege of their admittance with
drawn. The deafening din of stamping,
clapping and whistling and yelling
every time the drama becomes excit-
ing is in some theaters not even
checked.
Yet another manifestation of bad
manners, which no theater manage
ment should leave unnoticed, Is the
habit of children who can't decide
where they want to sit, and push their
way back and forth half a dozen times
in crowded rows of seats. Sometimes
they carry ice-cream cones - drip
Evening star., 1940-08-11

1t may be practising or it may be
strumming. To be forced to hear a
piece played over and over and over -
particularly when the same false notes
are repeated - is more than trying.
Therefore, all windows should be shut
when practising - or strumming - or
even playing is going on. Sometimes,
of course, it is possible for neighbor
to put wax shoppers in his ears; and
they help much. These are also help
full against being awakened in the too
early morning.
Another complaint is against balls
thrown into flower beds; the throwers
then come tramping into the flower
beds looking for them. Then there is
also the ball thrown for dog to fetch,
and landing in flower border where
the dog not only looks for the ball but
also digs for woodchucks! This is
typical of places that have no fences
between yards.
An annoying habit is that of swing
ing on neighbor's gate - also
running along a picket fence holding
stick against it, Not only does this
make a noise, but since pickets are
nearly always painted white, it makes
marring streaks across them.
\ particular disturbance to neigh
bors which might perhaps be modified.
but which it would be unfair to
abolish. results from the popularity
of the child - usually the family of
children - into whose yard all the
others come to play. The talent for
making friends is such a wonderful
asset that blighting it is unthinkable.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Asmsfsons Roberts

ping ones at that; often they put
fingers, sticky from eating candy, on
the backs of the seats they pass. And
the inevitable wad of chewing gum is
stuck no matter where.
To the still older, half-grown girls,
one item of advice only: They must
NOT comb out their hair in public.
The worst place possible is when
sitting at a drugstore soda counter!
The nauseating result of sitting next
to one of these hair-combers and
having a stray hair land on your ice
cream or in your soda needs no
comment.
Released by Tho Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
JR CHILDREN AND THE NElGHB0RS

And yet, certain rules might be made
as to hours and change of location for
the practising of a band, or other
activity that requires unendurable
noise.
The best way to keep the younger
children from doing the things that
are complained about is to give them
something else to do. You might
start them playing games, as at a
party, or you may even have to cut
down the number of children who
come to play at one time. Or you
might break the habit of their daily
visits by taking your own children on
occasional picnics or other outings.
This is very practical if you live near.
or within easy motoring distance of,
the woods, or beach.
Beach Roles Are Few
But on the beach, also, certain
simple precautions are important.
Little children running with pals of
water in their hands should be taught
not to run close enough to people to
drip water over them, or worse yet,
to fall, and spill whole pailful over
some one - particularly some one not
in a bathing suit. Bigger children
playing ball must 60 far enough
away to avoid the possibility of hitting
people.
Left for the last, - because it is
most often protested against, is the
behavior of the somewhat older chill
dren who are allowed to 60 to the
moving picture houses alone. 1t should
really be the obligation of the theater
Evening star., 1940-08-11
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Olson, Angered as Prison Directors
Shun Hearing, Threatens Custer Now

had been sent to certain experts out
of California and the overdue an
swers should be available before
the trial continued. Olson said
queries would be made during the
recess regarding the interrogation
les.
Davis said he was undecided whe-
ther to ask the directors to come
to Sacramento this afternoon. He
said Judge T. N. Harvey of Bakers
field was ill and could not attend
Olson accused Davis of "dilatory
tactics" in not having the directors
present and said he might CLOSE
the hearing anytime" unless the
session was expedited. He waved
away Davis excuses with the re-
mark he did not consider them in
very good faith.
He then abruptly closed the meet
ing with curt order to Davis to
have the directors here at 2 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Olson VIII Fight
DuaI-vote Project
As Unde!nocrafic
Plan Would Give Extra
Ballot to Persons
Who Pay State Taxes

SACRAMENTO, Jan. IL.
CUP) = Any plan to give
property owners or income
lax payers an extra vote at
The polls has the hearty op-
position of Gov. Culbert Olson, he
declared today in condemning the
Wittwer dual voting plan of Los
Angeles.
Olson said he believed such a
plan was unconstitutional and
would not even consider it for the
special session of the legislature
beginning Jan. 20.
IT still believe in democracy and
doubt If it would get a single
vote in the legislature" Olson said.
The plan gives one vote to all citi-
zens eligible to vote and two votes
to all citizens eligible to vote and
who can show real estate or in
come tax receipt in their names.
Husband and wife each would re-
ceive two votes if tax receipts were
made out in their respective names.
Olson said Assembly Speaker Paul
Peek and other party leaders would
have luncheon with him tomorrow
TO discuss the agenda of the legis-
lature which he will announce Sum-
day night in a radio broadcast. He
plans to meet with Director of Pub
lie Works Frank w. Clark today or
tomorrow on the advisability of in
Guiding the Central Valley Revenue
Bond bill.
Olson had no comment on Sue
cessor for Robert Muckler, resigned
secretary-manager of the state fair,
but said he would confer with the
board. Kenneth Hammaker, public
relations director for the fair, has
been mentioned for the post, the
governor said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

d
warrant, sheriff's office deputies
reported no word from New Mexico.
Mrs. Little was believed to have
gone to Albuquerque early this week
to her parents home.
Meanwhile, Oswalt left Ell Centre
Thursday night for an unannounc-
ed destination. He was believed
trailing John Little, the water
clerks husband, with bigamy war
rant.
No further word from Oswalt
had been received at headquarters
in Ell Centre.
The bigamy warrant was issued
on a complaint signed by Rex Rich
ards, Mrs. Eittle's son by a former
marriage.
Although Elmer Heald, district
attorney, was out of town Friday
he was expected to lay the case be-
fore the grand jury next Thursday
at q regular session, or perhaps
sooner in case a special meeting
is called.
City Clerk Roy Johnstone, who
first discovered discrepancies In
Mrs. LittleS accounts, was hard at
work with a special auditor Fri
day and said:
1T will be Monday before we
know how much money is missing"
In the complaints. which charged
Justification of public records and
embezzlement, only the figure OF
$1,000 was mentioned This was de-
| ~1-
alone.
There is just no way of knowing
how the total shortage will run
until the audit is complete john
stone commented. "I can't say whe-
ther it will average that much a
month since July, or even If there
is any shortage since then"
Johnstone said emphatically that
there is no chance of shortages pre-
viouS to July.
The annual audit, which closed
at the end of the fiscal year June
30, absolutely covers all these rec
ords and any irregularity would
have been spotted" he continued.
These irregularities most cer-
tainly would have been noted as
soon as an audit was made and
there was no way of concealing
them"
Because of increased consumption
of water and additional accounts
the cash shortage was not noticed.
Total cash receipts were not great
ly different from other years, john
stone indicated.
Mrs. Little, as clerk, handled vir-
tually all the water department
business, receiving payments, max
ing entries and giving receipts. Rec
concentrations had been made in
the past by Johnstone that the
duties be split up, with one person
handling currency and another ham
ding accounts. III the press OF
other city business the proposals
were never carried out.
The bigamy complaint came as
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

thrusts in the Salla sector of CEN
trail Finland and near Petsamo,
Finland's Arctic port. Long range
guns were reported to have resum-
ed shelling Viipuri (Viborg), Fin
lands second city, and it was re-
ported that about 20 Russian divi-
sions, each of 10000 men and 1000
guns, had been concentrated against
the Mannerheim defense line.
Gn Stockholm the newspaper
Tidningen reported from Helsinki
that so Russians had been dropped
in parachutes behind the Finnish
lines and that all had been killed
by Finnish sharpshooters while
their parachutes we're descending)
Russian airplanes also were drop
ping provisions for their troops on
the Salla Arctic Circle front in
Finland, press dispatches reported,
suggesting that the Firms had dis
rupted Russian communications as
they had done on the Suomussalmi
front before their recent big VIC
tory.
Contradictory to this dispatch
as one to the National Tidende
here from Helsinki, reporting Rus
sian attacks on the Salla and the
far northern Petsamo front. This
dispatch said that the size of the
attacks could not yet be judged but
that the Russians had at least two
divisions on the Salla front.
The National 'Tidende dispatch
asserted that Josef Stain was in
communication with his army staff
By telephone and was personally
directing some operations.
A Social Demokraten dispatch
reported that the Russians now
had at least 35O,000 men and 1000
cannon massed in the Karelian
peninsula facing the Finnish Man
nerheim line.
Rerlingske Tidende, in a dispatch
from the Finnish northwestern
'front.' quoted Finnish colonel as
saying that when the Russians ap-
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Railroad Parker
Freed from Jail

Owen Moody, "a, truck driver,
was released from the county Jail
on his own recognizance late Thurs
day after pleading guilty to plac-
ing an obstruction on a railroad
track.
He waived proceedings in justice
court and pleaded guilty in super
ior court.
Moody's car stopped on the S. D.
& A. track at the Ross avenue
crossing south of FL Centre Monday
Moody jumped to safety but the
car was demolished. He was sche-
duled for sentence next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Local
Convict
Kill ed
Filipino Slayer
Dies from Wounds
At San Quentin

An Imperial Valley killer
whose parole from San Quen-
tin penitentiary was blocked
by a San Francisco shipping
strike died in prison hospi-
tai Friday from pneumonia which
developed from bullet wounds in
flicted by prison guard 10 days
ago.
Ancelito Nartates, "a, Filipino,
slayer of Luther Raldan in 1881 in
an argument over card game,
went berserk in his cell 10 days
ago, prison officials said. He at
tackled his cell mate, Ramon Ia
gorga. sent to prison from Imperial
county for wounding Harold Dick
erson, Westmorland police officer,
two years ago.
Prison authorities said Guard Jim
Crater, attempting to stop the fight,
fired two shots into the cell over
the heads of the battling Filipinos.
The second shot, they said, rico
cheted and struck Nartates in the
elbow. He was taken to prison hos
pital for treatment of what was not
deemed a serious wound. Pneumo-
MIA developed and he died Friday.
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

EcOdSG ClCy MOIludy 10 JeSJlly DelOTe
the committee.
Their testimony was believed to
be required in the La Toilette in
quiry into the Associatd Farmers.
Meanwhile the committee was
called to order in Los Angeles Fri
day morning, then adjourned until
afternoon by Senator Robert M.
LaFollette, jr., in order to go over
various reports and records.
A free employment agency main
tanned by the merchants and manu-
facturerS association was taken up
as yesterdays session adjourned.
LaFollette questioned Fred H. Fysh,
general manager of the association,
and L. o. Gum, director of the
employment agency.
Fysh said the agency furnished
more than 5000 longshoremen and
seamen as strikebreakers during the
waterfront labor troubles in 1894.
He denied, however, that the en-
ployment agency existed primarily
to supply breakers to en-
ployers beset with labor troubles.
Senator LaFollette then placed
in vioence the record of job place
ments by the agency for the last
three year, showing where men had
been sent to companies having
strikes. Fysh insisted these were
only a small percentage of those
given jobs.
The inquiry was scheduled to
swing back to the Associated Farm
ers again Monday, when the Impe-
rial Valley men will appear.
The hearing, postponed several
times since early December, was
expected to take place on schedule
as it was understood committee
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

off the coast holding back several
disturbances which had formed off
Hawaii.
For Imperial Valley woodrow C.
Jacobs, meteorologist for the fruit
frost service, forecast clearing skies
with scattered cloudiness Friday and
early Saturday.
Temperatures during the next "a
hours will be above freezing at all
stations but somewhat lower tenn
peratures are in prospect Saturday
night and Sunday, Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley enjoyed spring
weather Thursday as thermometers
rose TO 80 degrees, the highest jan
uary temperature on record.
The U. S. weather bureau fore
cast cooler weather in the Sacra-
mento, Santa Clara and Salinas
valleys for Friday and Saturday;
partly cloudy conditions in the San
Joaquin valley; generally fair
weather for northern California;
unsettled conditions in southern
California and in the southern end
of the San Joaquin valley. The fore
cast was for scattered snow flurries
and colder temperatures in the
Sierra Nevada.
The respite in the rainfall was
welcomed. 1t gave highway crews
opportunity to repair road damaged
or blocked by slide and to repair
bridges damaged by high waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

SACRAMENTO, Jan. IL. (UP)-
Displeased at the failure of men,
bers of the state prison board to
attend a hearing today in their
own defense, Gov. Culbert Olson
recessed the custer trial until 2
pm. with the threat to close the
case unless they arrive.
Attorney George Davis, repre-
senting the directors, asked contin-
uance of the already lengthy hear
ing to permit calling of several
expert witnesses before he puts the
directors on the stand.
Davis said he had not asked the
directors to attend today and was
unable to predict his chief expert
witness could not come. Davis
also explained that questionnaires
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Lost Purse Found
For Distant Owner
Wonders never cease

Wonders never cease.
Mrs. Ralph Davis of Hobbs, NM,
stopped briefly in Ell Centre en-
route home and then drove on to
Gila Bend, Ariz., at Gila Bend she
found her purse was missing and
remembered leaving it at an Ell
Centre filling station.
From Gila Bend Constable Ike
Hooker wired Ell Centro police and
officers contacted Avery Chamlis,
manager of a station at Second
and Main.
Here's the purse!" said Chamlis.
Friday the purse and its SO con-
tents was en- route to Hobbs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

a landing force of 1900 infantry
men supported by the heavy guns
and major portions of the U. S..
battle fleet, said to number 80 ships
and $4,000 men, sometime between
Jan. Is and 90.
The protection of the area was
i.l the hands of Brigadier General
Henry Burgin's "blue" defense army
of infantrymen, artillerymen, cav
alrymen and air corps fliers.
Burgin's force. headquartered at
Camp Ord between Salinas and
Monterey, consisted of 1000 men
of the 30th infantry of San Fran
cisco, LIPS members Of the 18th
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

by emergency proclamation, he had
ordered increases in the army, navy,
marine corps, Federal Bureau of
Investigation and coast guard.
The bill carried funds for 518
more navy planes, and the main
tenance and operation of 200 planes
on neutrality patrol. Rep. Clifton
Woodrum, D., Va, said that the
reductions in no way would curtail
the military program.
The war department was given
approximately $116,2l8,000, the navy
Sl45082,238, and the FBI $1,475,00O.
The war department appropriation
included $l8,OO0,0o0 for field exer-
cises, $4,000, 100000 for transporta-
tion, and $4,000, 900 for repair and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Monterey Jittery as War
Games Near Crisis Stage

MONTEREY, Cal, Jan. IL. (UP),
Life on the Monterey peninsula
became increasingly exciting today
a. residents-some in fear, some
in icipatiop-awaited the attempt
of "black army" of u. s. army
and navy forces to capture this
portion of California in joint army
navy maneuvers next week.
The peninsula residents don't
aknow what to expect, and the de-
vfense forces already concentrated
in the area couldn't help them.
The defense officers said they didn't
know either what was coming.
The maneuvers prescribe an "in-
vasion" of the peninsula area by
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

improvement of barracks and
quarters. A sum of $5,625,055 was
allowed for purchase OF ordnance
guns, shells, powder. and such sup
plies, and 100000 for Chanute Field.
Ill.
The navy received sl8.8i8,000 for
engineering construction; $3i ,060.000
for ordnance; si5,514,0o0 for the
repair and construction; and $28,-
488,46l for the commissioning OF
GA old destroyers and other vessels.
with an additional s8.170000 TO put
3e of the destroyers In class one
readiness for duty.
Anti-aircraft and anti-submarins
defense got s2o595.ooo.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

cavalry of Monterey, the 25Oth and
251st national coast field artillery
units, the 10th field artillery, and
an air armada, the strength of
which was being carefully guarded.
Somewhat bewildered by the op-
portunity of getting a ringside seat
at one of the greatest military shows
ever presented on the west coast,
Salinas, Monterey, Carmel, Pacific
Grove, Asilomar and other Penin-
s'lla residents are disturbed by re-
ports of what to expect. There
have been rrmors of street fight
ing, blackouts and night-long
commandments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Dr.. Fox viii Head
PARALYSIS Drive

DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, again will head the I'M
perial county drive for funds to
fight the spread of infantile para
lysis, it was decided at a meeting
in FL Centre Thursday night.
The drive will be held from Jan.
20 to 81. inclusive.
Mrs. r. l.. Glasby of Calexico was
elected chairman, II. Fred Heis-
ner of Holtville, secretary, and lea
Adams of Brawley, treasurer. The
list of county chairmen was to be
announced later, Fox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
GRAND JURY TO PROBE CITY FUND Theft
Russians Bomb
Finnish City

AABO, Finland, Via Telephone
to Stockholm, Jan. IL. up
Russian airplanes today raided
(Aaho) Turku between IL a. m.
and noon. The air alarm lasted
until 4 p. IN. One woman was
injured but there we're no dead
reported.
Two houses were set afire and
six were destroyed by bombs.
Several Others were damaged.
Twenty Russian planes ap-
peared over the town. Finnish
anti-aircraft guns shot down at
least one and drove off the
rest, officials said.
The planes returned 30 min
utes later and again dropped
bombs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
~ Goats Killed
By Bread Truck

Goat sandwiches we're in order
on the highway east of Holtville
early today after bread truck
plowed through herd of Angora
goats which streamed across the
road
Mike Salmen said the goats ran
across the road in front of him
and his bread laden truck moved
them down. Nineteen of the ami
mails we're slaughtered.
He asked highway patrolmen to
help him ascertain the name of the
the herds owner.