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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
IA AMBLING
IL EPORTER
Off with The New

Curt Keating, in a playful mood,
discovered a discarded Santa Claus
suit in the police station Monday
night and to amuse himself and
satisfy a latent yearning for stage
career, donned the outfit and did
considerable cavorting to the amuse-
ment of spectators.
During Keating's Characterization
of st. Nicholas, drunk was brought
In with the arm of the law around
his shoulders. The drunk was
slightly taken aback by the sight
of a Santa Claus, but apparently
decided Santa belonged with the
pink elephants he had been glimps-
ing, and accepted the fact stoically.
Then there was injected into the
play a cit of excitement. Keating
must have moved too close to
Charlie Schlanze's cigarette because
smoke began coming from the Santa
suit. Later there were flames. At
this point, Keating stood inside the
police Office. A breast-high barrier
separated him from the drunk.
ct smell smoke!" announced the
drunk.
$50 do l." said Santa Keating.
Hey! I'm on fire." announced the
drunk.
Nope, I am on fire!' announced
Keating.
There followed a rapid double
disrobement with Heating and the
drunk in strip tease race. Keating
won.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16


sion, Harry Horton, district counsel,
announced Tuesday.
The complete report reached Hor-
tons office Tuesday forenoon and
occupied counsel during the day.
Additional details, beyond the con-
clusion, were unavailable until la
ter. The conclusion read in whole:
Il therefore, Notwithstanding the
various contingencies l have men,
toned recommend, insofar as non-
legal matters are concerned, and
insofar as my province lies, that the
plan be accepted, with faith in the
ability of the district management
to carry it out, and hopes for a
sound economic future to make 1t
possible"
Wangenheim was named by Fed
eral Judge Ralph Jenney as spe-
cial master and special advisor to
the court at the conclusion, OF a
three-day hearing in San Diego
last July At that time Judge Jen-
ney took under consideration the
districts application for court ap-
proval of refunding. 1t is still un-
der consideration.
Wangenheim was ordered to in
vestigate economic feasibility.
HIS conclusion was reported to
irrigation district directors Tues
day by Horton. No action was nee
eSSary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Stare Oil Waste
Hearing Opens

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. CUP)-
A congressional subcommittee head
ed by Rep. William P. Cole, jr., of
Maryland, late today was expected
to open hearings to ascertain whe-
ther California has been wasting
its oil resources.
Gov. Culbert Olson OF California
was to be the first witness.
The hearings are being held for
the purpose of receiving voluntary
reports from state officials and
trade association.
The local sessions will be con-
cluded by Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Senate Confirms
Braw|eyP P.0. Head

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. UP)-
The senate today confirmed the
following postmasters:
California =. Brawley, lea c.
Adams: Carmel-Ernest S. Bixler;
Corning-Raymond D. Siler; Es-
condido-Harry E. Crenshaw: La
guna Beach-Ada E. Purpus; Menlo
Park-Harry B. Morey; San Ber-
nardino-Harold P. Thoreson: Santa
Monica-Philip T. Hill: South San
Francisco-Joseph P. Quinlan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
$4,000, MISSING FROM Ell centric FUNDS
Films Break Up
New Red Attack

HELSINKI, Jan. 16. up
An official communique today
said that Russian attack on the
Karelian isthmus had been re-
pulsed with heavy losses and that
two Russian companies had been
broken up on the important north
central front near Salla.
The attack was hurled back
and the Russians suffered many
casualties, the announcement
said.
On the north central front two
companies of Russian troops were
dispersed near the eastern from
tier lin the direction of Salia."
the cOmmunique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

'llfm aItltuQe toward Russian pres
sure was reflected also in Denmark.
Russia, rebuffed in its protests
to Sweden and Norway, countered
with special Swedish language
broadcast over the Moscow radio,
attacking Sweden and appealing
to Swedish workers to refuse to go
to Finland or to help Finland.
The broadcast asserted that the
Swedish government was conceal
ing the facts of unemployment from
Swedish workers and was forcing
the workers into position where
they would be willing to volunteer
for Finland. This was done, Mos
COW alleged, by reduced public
works allotments and unemploy-
ment allowances.
1t was alleged that Sweden had
ordered 1000 bricklayers to go to
Finland and that the Swedish
newspaper Social Demokraten,
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Smoke Smoihers
Aged ReLiefer

WINTERIiAVEN, Jan. 16 -
John CrOnin, 62, old age relief
recipient, and his pet dog smOth'
cred TO death under a bed in an
auto camp here with the charred
remnants of the mattress and
bed covering scattered over them.
The body of the aged man and
the corpse of the dog were found
late yesterday. Paint on the
cabin walls blistered in the heat
from the smoldering mattress but
there was not enough air in the
room to fan the mattress into
flames, Deputy Coroner John
CrOusen said.
CrOnin apparently set the mat
tress afire in some manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Lawmakers Carry
Economy Fight to
FDR with SIashes
Major New Deal Offices
Left Without Funds in
Committee Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
(UP)-The house appropri-
ations committee carried the
economy fight straight to the
White House today by re-
porting a $1,l00,212,3O7 indepen-
dent offices supply bill which eli
minated all funds for two impor-
tant sections of President Roose-
yelt's own executive office.
The committee denied any funds
whatsoever for the national re-
sources planning board and the Of
flee of government reports, Those
are two of the principal agencies
which Mr.. Roosevelt placed in his
Continued on Page 8, Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Committee TO
Inspect Iron Lung

Members of the iron lung" COM
mittee designated to select an artifi-
cial respirator as result of last sum-
mers fumes campaign were slated
Tuesday to inspect a machine on
display near the fire hall in El
Centro, w. H. Tyler, jr., associated
chambers of commerce president,
announced.
The lung, carried in a house
trailer, was shown by j. H. Emerson
Of the Emerson company and by
N. l.. Curtis, salesman. Emerson
quoted a price of ,$1450 for the
adult lung that would also be prac-
ticable for children.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Fire Ladies' Cut
Down Nazi FIaq

PASADENA, Cal, Jan. l6. CUP)
1t took the fire departments
hook-and-ladder squad to rip down
a flag with the Nazi skastika ano
the words he'll printed on it from
the flagpole of Pasadena junior
college.
The flag had been jammed at
the top and the halyards cut.
Audre L. Stong, college dean of
men, expressed belief it was a pro-
test against the r. o. T. C.military
training at the school.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Suspect Held for
Theft Of Heifer

Willis Lamb williams, said to
have left a job paying him $1.37h
an hour, was arrested in Los An
geles Tuesday on a charge of steal
ing a heifer near Winterhaven.
He was scheduled to be returned
to Imperial county to face trial
Mrs. Eileen Sanders Williams
held in the county Jail pending ar
rest of Williams, was said to have
told Sheriff Robert w. Ware that
Williams car struck heifer on
the highway and Williams attempt
ed to sell it in Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

that the United States keep abreast
of foreign developments and that
"it is necessary to search diligently
for even the least degree OF refine
ment to make possible greater
speeds"
He said that the NACA has been
working its limited research facili-
ties on two shifts TO assist the army
and navy in their record ayiatio0
expansion programs. He noted that
Germany has five research laborato-
ries while the NACA has one AZ
Langley Field. Va. and new sl0.-
O0o 900 plant underway at Mofiett
Field, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Conservation Aim
Of Arizona Meet

PHOENIX, Jan. 16 (UP)-Wild-
life conservation advocates from all
parts of Arizona will gather here
Sunday to witness dedication of the
administration building of the desert
botanical garden in Papago park,
eight miles east of here.
Dedication of the building will
mark completion of the first phase
of the desert garden project, describ-
ed as an attempt to preserve exist
ing species of desert growth and
to further the study of their bo-
tanical qualities.
The garden consists of large
tract of land in which specimen
desert plants from all parts of the
world will be transpl,vlted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

Central committee and is a part
of a statewide campaign he is
making in the interest of harmony
among labor factions.
During his visit Carrasco will be
guest of honor at a public banquet
sponsored by the central commit
teemen. Reservations for the BAN
uuet at the Barbara Worth hotel
Jan. % may be made with Mrs.
Edna Morrison at 181.
Carrasco was said to have been
appointed to the position because
labor was united in recommending
him to Governor Olson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

I'm not reflecting on Jones'"
George shouted, "but he hasn't been
commissioned by the American peo-
pie to decide the important cues
tions involved in loan to Fin
land. Such loan would constitute
an unneutral act under interna-
tional law.
There would be no difference if
we send an American battleship
to Finland If we want to do that,
all right, but let the congress say
SO and let's stop this miserable pro-
gram of whipping the devil around
the stump
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

to finance military purchases
through the Export Import bank
and the reconstruction finance
and the Reconstruction Finance
corporation.
George attacked the suggestion
sharply, demanding that congress
cease permitting Jesse Jones or
anyone else to make unneutral
loans to foreign governments"
Finnish officials here offered no
comment on the presidents letter
but an unofficial source suggested
that Finland would have no need
of bread IF they don't get some
thing to defend themselves with
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

priationS subcommittee that the
immediate future of aviation devel-
opmentS is crucial" The subcom-
mittee published his testimony to-
day.
"Airplanes have now reached
speeds of 400 miles per hour with
500 miles per hour considered likely
within the next two years" he said
Present knowledge points to the
fact that 500 miles per hour and
higher is easily within the realm
OF possibility if the present propul-
sive problems are solved"
He said that in the interest of
national defense 1t Is imperative
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

A $5,000,000 shortcut in the San
Diego-Imperial Valley highway was
under consideration Tuesday after
the plan was outlined before San
Diego county supervisors by Fred
Grumm, state highway engineer.
According to dispatches, from the
coast, the proposed change would
save seven miles in the route and
cut Is minutes off driving time.
1t would be located betweenSJamul
and Jacumba, extending 25 miles
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Doubling Up

This is very, very nasty trick on
P. L. Moore and we wouldn't reveal
it If we didn't need copy SO badly
P. L. has been accused of carrying
two packs of cigarettes in his pocket
of two different brands. When a
friend tries to "bum" a cigarette
P. L. was reported to bring out a
pack OF rather unpopular brand.
For h:r>Self, he carries another,
better, kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Sweden. Norway
DEFY Red Forces

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 16 (UP)-Sweden and
Norway openly defiant of Russias displeasure made it
plain today that they wanted Finland to win the and
that they would decide for themselves what constituted
neutrality regards aid to Finland An increasingly
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
auoQrr to Finland
= ] 'ouches Off Row

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UP)-President Roosevelt
suggested today that consider nomtary loans
to Finland and touched off sharp senate debate in which
Sen Walter F. George D., Ga charged such aid un-
neutral Mr. Roosevelt suggested that congress wished
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Official Urging
AFL-ClO Harmony

H. C. Carrasco, state labor commissioner and member
of prominent California family will visit Imperial Val
ley JAN % 49, and "a to urge cooperation between the
CIO and the AT of L.
His visit the valley sponsored by the Democratic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Bond Boosted to
$4,000 for Clerk
In Theft CHARGE
Audit Shows Money Disappeared First
In July. Continued to Late December;
Arrest of Woman's Husband Pre- dic+ed

total of S12,555.91 announced officially Tuesday
missing from city of Ell Centro water accounts.
The figure the result of week Of work by City
Clerk Roy Johnstone and special auditor, checking
counts of Mrs Lillian Richards Little former clerk who
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
SpeciuI Adviser uvors
District Refundins PIon
I'm Report to u. s. Court
IS. D. Expert Recommends Approval Of
Program Set Up to Solve Valley Debt
Problem; Expresses Faith in District
81 therefore

81 therefore recommend that the plan be
accepted %
of the Imperial Irrigation district by Julius Wangenhem
San Diego fiscal expert appointed special master to in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

Butter: Los Angeles 32lse: but
terfat. Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 42l2c: manufacturing milk
36I5: route gathered cream 31c.
L. A. hay: u. S. No. 1 S17.00-1S.O0;
u. S. No. 2 leafy $16-16.50; L $. No.
2 S13-s14; Mpls. May flax s2.O6hB
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Idu's Wants Competition
Ida's Department Store Insects
want games. Call Georgia 1850.
BY HAROLD CLAASEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

KANSAS CITY, May 17.-Sports
oddities that won prizes in a Nation
wide contest sponsored by a maga-
zine devoted to the problems of the
coach.
To K. H. CKen) Somerville, direc-
tor Of physical education at Month
cello, N. Y, High School went the
top award.
He told how Cooper, a Monticello
High jumper, scraped off the bar
as he attempted to clear S feet 4
inches. The bamboo barrier fell to
the ground-and bounced back to
the idnetical pegs from which it had
bsen pushed.
Don Cowen, superintendent Of
schools at Kinross, Iowa, related
q freak baseball play that wound
up in triple killing.
The c. G. G. mines from Clarinda
and Shenandoah, Iowa, were in the
last half of the ninth inning Of q
1-to-e baseball game, with Shenan-
doah in the lead. Clarinda had
man on second and another on first
with none out.
The next batter lifted a high fly
to shallow center field. The ball
suuirted out Of the gardeners hands
and into the glove of the second
baseman. He touched the base and
then, apparently believing the side
retired, started for the bench and
only casually touched the runner
irving to return to first for the final
out.
Another New Yorker, Roger M.
Clouser Of Retsof, won honorable
Evening star., 1940-05-17
IRAIl,S. ENr
" WlLLlAA Mesl lEopRANE.

Anne Eliot, . Massillon, Ohio. girl
when her uncle, Carl ROBBERS, Is shot
from ambush in Q lAnd-grant feud By
Russell Mosely's Hat T riders. As she
steps from the stagecoach ut Blanco,
Buck Sneve. . Hat T man. shoots at
Jim 9ilcott, now editor Of the Sentinel.
but Jim's bullet kills Buck. Jim had
interfered at the Trails End when
threatening tar Phil L.mprey after he had
double-crossing. Mosely. Jud had
warned Jim,- then slashed Jesse with
his auirt and waited outside with Buck
and other Hat T men to ambush Jim.
Anne fears for Jim's life but he won't
quit As editor. sayfng he can't let
Mosely drive him out. Mosely offers to
buy the Sentinel but Anne says she
will run 1t herself. Jim balks Mosely's
plot to blow UP his irriGation dam
covers; Anne reveals that she elopsd
deserted her and she tells him she
wants to see no more of him. While
visiting. the 1t Windows at Santa
Fe, Anne fnds letters disproving
Mosely's land-grant claims. He offers
Henrietta Window $1,000 for them,
then Jud demands them ut pistols
point from Jim's lawyer 6tratton. but
Jim had hidden them at the saddlery
shop. Of Homer Caldwell after pretend:
Jud and other Hat r men who capture
Jim when he trails them. Jim tor
tured. won't tell where the letters are
and Mosely goes to see Anne ut night
at the Windows
Evening star., 1940-05-17
FeIIed High Jump Bar Bounces
Back on Pegs to Earn First
Prize for Sports Freaks

mention with his description Of the
perfect bank" shot in basket ball.
A York Central forward started
cutting for the basket in game
with Geneseo High but lost his bal
ance and couldn't get his hands up
in time to catch pass. The ball
hit him on the top of the head,
bounced against the blackboard and
dropped through the netting for two
points.
The tale of woe presented by c.
A. Rip) Engle, coach at Waynes-
boro Pa, also brought him hon
orable mention.
He told of the Washington (Pa.)
Township fotball team which en-
tered Its game against st. James
Academy with a record of some 400
points scored against 1t and an
offensive record of 0.
Washington players were deter
mined to score. In the third quar-
ter one Of their tackles picked up q
blocked punt and started for the
distant goal.
On the 5-yard line he was tackled
by a teammate who thought he
was confused and was headed for
the wrong goal. Washington's scor-
ing remained at zero and the tackle
suffered a broken collar bone.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Good Pitching Brings
1riumphs Even 10
Cellar Team
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Even a cellar dwelling club can
become q giant killer with good
pitching.
That was shown the last three
days by the eighth-place Toronto
Maple Leafs, who took three out of
four games from the third-place
Baltimore Orioles on pitching alone
The Leafs have been notoriously
weak at the plate all season and
In winning these three got an
average Of only seven hits game
of Oriole moundsmen.
So the story of the victories lies
IN the pitching feats of Jim Rem
niger, Jim Walkup and Carl Fischer,
who turned in three hurting per-
formances equal to any the Inter-
national League has seen all year
Reninger and Walkup each came
up with Chit jobs in winning the
opening two games and Fischer held
the flock to eight well scattered
base-knocks yesterday for a Al
triumph.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Pin Standings
=. r. C. LEAGUE.
Final GtandingS.

Season Records.
High team eames-Miscellaneou 6l8;
Serv. Section, 613; Control Proof, 607.
High team sets-Statistical. 1.7b0: Serv
Sect: 1857; Control Proof. and Drainage.
g.j jsH 1iseis; u. Roberts ipralnS. % l1s:ia; a;
{Sn {{Mnlss5. los;5s; e Pryor Gent. s. p. p s
Ryan (Misc). 1Q7-21; c. Ware Cont
Pr, 106-51; g., Winkler (Misc). 1O6-3S;
e. Wells (Drain). 1851.
High games-C Counts (Gen. Ledg,),
II; X G.. 9; Hin ,Mtse. Coz. l5s: Il. Kirsch
R., Burnette (stat.). 4Os: P. Haiesky (coii.
asI tisnseR 81 KirsCb e. Iss M Lake 'stst
Is. Sect }: 379; c, Pryor &c. Pr.). 37S: c.
High strikessR. Kirsch Gen. Ieds).
64: W Roberts tDrainaee). 80: P: Halesky
Hi%sh % sparesmp. sp Ralesky tcoll. pro,
gag; R. ,kirsch Gen. Ledg(. $50; w.
Roberts lDrainaEe). 217: J. Mayo (oen.
Weekly high same-R. Kirsch 'aen.
Weekly hish set. e. spauldins tcon.
Pr. 361.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

into this. Nothing you can say
will change that"
Mosely caught the horse by the
bride and started to 60. To them
there came faint sound of knock
ing. @5
whats that?" Anne cried, tight
ening the reins.
Anne Senses Something Wrong.
He kept the horse moving.
"Only a New Mexico night wood
pecker. This country is full Of
them" His next words reverted to
her suggestion. Perhaps you are
right, Miss Eliot. We may be able
to compromise this quarrel. The
first thing is to find Silcott."
EYES," she assented. "Let us do
that. It is not too late to arbitrate
the feud."
But in the back of Anne's mind
there was a feeling of something
that had gone wrong, of a warning
that she missed. The impression
Of failure grew on her. It seemed
to Anne that they began to wander
around in the hills to no purpose.
Until they had reached the deserted
homestead Mosely had known ex-
actly Were he was going. Now he
headed first one way and then
another, as If his object was to kill
time. Why had he brought her
here? As time passed her distress
sharpened.
r. Afraid I'm lost" he said. II
thought I knew where this outlaw
hide-out was. The location was
described to me, but I can't find
It,"
"Please!" Anne implored. Don't
torture me. Take me to him."
He threw out his hand In a ges-
ture of defeat. II can't. The de-
scription was not accurate enough.
Maybe I'm all wrong. Maybe he is
in town at his hotel. I think we
had better 60 back"
II can't go back-and leave
him to die!" Anne cried, sob tn
her throat. 1T you know where he
is to take me to him, Mr.. Mosely."
Over and over he told her that
he did not know, that he had been
trying to serve her and had failed.
She was not satisfied. A dreadful
fear weighted her heart. But there
was nothing to do. except take the
weary way back to town.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Silcott Watches Guards.

Silcott lay on an old blanket,
only vaguely aware of what was
going on about him. He was weak
and little delirious. Waves of
pain and nausea swept him. He
opaned his eyes, to note that Mosely
had left. Prentiss was giving
directions to the others, after which
he too vanished. Jim made out
that the others were dissatified.
There was some grumbling, not un-
mixed with curses.
His captors showed their rest
lessness. First one and then
another went to the door and looked
out into the darkness. Sometimes
they disappeared for few minutes,
to come back and spit out bitter
comment about Mosely and Prentiss.
A suspicion was in their minds,
that they were going to be left as
sacrifices. to the law.
Roam Judson came in hurriedly,
with warning.
Some folks are coming up the
arroyo. I heard voices"
Swiftly they gagged Silcott, then
tied him hand and foot. He was
tossed into q corner and the light
was put out.
The clip of horses hoof on stone
came to him. A voice lifted, clear
and distinct in the silence. Mosely
back again. The bound man heard
his own name mentioned, coupled
with the assertion that he was a
scoundrel and a fool. But it was
the words which followed that
snatched Jim to close attention.
HE has led you into trouble, so
that you have played with fire as a
child would. And nowhere you
are"
Hears Anne's Voice.
Then IN answer, Anne's voice.
For an instant he thought this was
part of his delirious thoughts. He
shook his head to clear 1t and knew
that this was actually her voice.
But what was she doing here, In the
night, with Russell Mosely?
i. He could find only one answer
Tor that. She had been trapped
somehow and was in danger-had
been brought here by his enemy on
account Of her knowledge of the
Gandara letters. Her friendship for
him had brought her trouble, Just
as Mosely was now reminding her.
The sound Of the horse moving
away reached him. He lifted his
bound feet and knocked on the floor.
A moment later Yeager's arms went
around his legs and held them fast.
1t was not until several minutes
later that they united and ungagged
Silcott.
Judson upbraided him for trying
to make his presence known. "Ain't
you got any sense, Red? If any one
finds you here we got to bump YOU
of and light out, haven't we?"
yeah, and think of the girl"
Yeager told him righteously. "If
she had figured you was here we'd
have to hold her prisoner till eyery-
thing was fixed up. You don't want
that, do you? But Russ fixed it
slick Tn1d har xyo,, v,.. "