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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16

Unconscious when he was taken
10 Tacoma General hospital early
Sunday. Ted Berry. Is. iizo No.
Z 81. vas found 10 BE- Suffering
with brain conclusion repeatedly
resulting from a fan 10 the street
Hospital attendants said that he
responded 10 treatment and vas IN
fairly good condition Monday.
bat could offer no further details
Of the manner IN which he WAS In
llred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16
l,Ha&[al3]sk1
Stag Hound. First OF C-E Type Ships.
Dischurqinq South American Ore

violation Of = federal law. and the
union replied with threat 10 en-
tend IL 10 7.boo workers ON the
docks and grain elevators.
HARBoR CALENDAR
ships In port Stag Hound
satartia nj smeItsr. Floridisn AZ
Rsker dock. coillngsworfh. Por,
piers. Hsian Maru. Mllwsukes
No. 2. siiversdo. Mccormick dock,
Whitney Olson. Defiance min,
Wildwood. Commercial dock.
Ships due. Tuesday. Coast Far
mer at shsffer No. ., wallingforc
at Mccormick dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16
MRS. HELM LANDGRAF

Funeral arrangements are being
made at Pipers for Mrs Helen
Landgraf. so, VINO died Monday
al her home. eOi7 So. Junett 1t.
Mrs. Lsndgrsf. a resident Of Ia
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Tacoma Obituary Notices

coma 81 years, was a member OF
Church OF God. Surviving are two
sons. Paul OF Tacoma. and Otto
of shelton; a brother and sister
in Germany, and four grsndchil-
dren.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16

First Of the ca type ships built
on maritime commission specifics-
tons to arrive In Tacoma. the
Stag Hound. was discharging 5000
tons of ore from South America
at the smelter Monday.
A trim vessel Of S.s1s net tons,
she Ii the first 10 be added IN the
Grace line since transfer Of the
older vessels, the capac. Coya,
chareas and cuzco.
Despite tina heavy cargo she
made the trip into Tacoma At II
knots. She will leave "Wednesday
or Thursday and return April %
sitter loading flour. wheat, lumber
and other cargo at Sound ports.
Other arrivals In Tacoma IN
cluded the Satartia. also nj the
smelter. the Fioridian at Baker
dock and the Silverado at Nc
cormick dock. stili In port Mon
day morning were the Ceilings
worth AZ Port piers, the Heian
Maru at Milwaukee No. 2, the
Whitney Olson at Defiance mill
and the Wildwood. at the Com
mereiai dock.
The Ravnass left Port piers
Sunday. and the J. :. coney left
the Maxwell dock Monday morn
ing.
FACE ACTION
Striking Canadian seamen faced
federal action Monday after halt.
Ing all Canadian Great Lakes
shipping a few hours before tho
1910 navigation sessoH officially
opened. II was reported from
Toronto.
About $500 men struck in IS
lake ports ct midnight for pay
raises. shorter work day. bigger
crews. union representation aboard
ship and the closed shop. The
government said the strike was In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16
RAsMUs N. sKov

Rasmus n. skov. SO. painting
contractor. died suddenly satur-
day at his home, 1891 So. Park
ave. skov, a member Of the Dam
ish Brotherhood, was a native OF
Denmark. and had lived in Tacoma
81 years. He leaves daughter.
Miss Edel Of the home. Funeral
services will be held Tuesday at
ais p. m. from Mellinger's chapel.
fnterment viii be In Mountain
View burial park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-16
WILLIAM MCLEOD

Funeral services for William J.
Mcleod, 81. OF 250s SO. Ferry ST..
who died Sunday in a local hos
pital. will be held Wednesday AZ 3
D. m. from Lynn's chapel. The
Rev. J. Renwick Mccullough will
officiate. Burial viii follow In
Mountain View burial park. Nc
Leod, a native Of Ontario. Canada.
had lived In Tacoma 80 years. He
was a member OF Rainier lodge.
I. o. o. r., and the A. o. u. w. No.
8. and First Presbyterian church.
Surviving are his wife. Alice OF the
home: two sons, William j.. Jr,
and Murray OF Tacoma; three
daughters. Miss Ida NJ. Mrs. lisa
belle Larsen and Mrs. sAlics Jean
Billet of Tacoma, and three grand
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
II Miners Escape
Death When Padre
Diggings Collapse
Kenneth Holmes Buried
Up to Neck in Debris,
Suffers Only Cuts

Apparently unfrightened
by close escape when thou
SANDS Of tons of rock crush
ed passages in the old Padre
mine near Ogilby, II miners
including Kenneth Holmes of Yuma
surveyed the damage Thursday and
prepared for repair work.
Holmes escaped with bruises and
cuts after he was buried up to the
neck in debris. A number of other
miners also suffered bruises, but
no serious injury.
The accident occurred Tuesday.
Holmes, mine operator, was first
to hear the cracking timbers and
ordered his men into the MAN
shaft. Seconds later the avalanche
of rock followed. The air pressure
was so great that timbers shot into
the shaft and men were hurled
against the walls.
Damage was restricted to above
the 90 foot level at the historic
dlggings. The Padre mine is locat-
ed about five miles from Ogilby,
IN the heart of the Cargo Mucha-
cho district. 1t was once believed
the richest ever located in the area
and dates from early days of Span
lSh conquest
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

.4,UUU IlOHleleSS, anu UTOuBHI OdHldBc
estimated at $5,000O00
The levee breaks occurred in the
Princeton Butte City-Glenn area
north of Colusa.
Weakening under the three-day
pounding of waters which at some
places reached record heights, the
restraining banks, strengthened al
ter similar floods two years ago,
parted, and the river roared over
farm lands to a depth of as much
as IL feet.
There were only relatively few
buildings in the way, however, as
the area is sparsely settled.
Elsewhere along the Sacramento
the situation appeared to be i'm
proving and in the Russian river
and Eel river areas along the Call
fornia north coast Lne waters def
initely were receding and the flood
danger was considered ended.
Nature came to the aid of the
flood-fighters, bringing bright SUM-
shine in place of the heavy rains
which had fallen earlier in the
week. Temperature dropped too,
slowing the melting of snow in the
mountains and the run-off into the
streams which feed the Sacramen-
to along its 250-mile length. The
U. S. weather bureau forecast fair
weather for today, tonight and Fri
day in the area.
The flood fight centered along
15O-mile front from Sacramento
north to the town of Kennett above
Redding. WPA. state, and local
workers nj manned the leveeS,
strengthening them to hold in check
waters which were higher than they
were in 1887 when floods caused
S7,000,000 damage Most of the levee
network had been built higher since
then factor which has kept the
damage SO far from SURPRISING
the 1887 total.
Between Kennett and Sacrament
to the river passes through Red
ding, Red Bluff, Gerber, Tehama,
Hamilton City, Princeton, Colusa
and Knights Landing. All of this
is agricultural area, producing some
of the states largest farm and fruit
crops.
At some points in this vast agri-
cultural area the river was ten
miles wide as it spread out over
lowlandS. LeveeS erected around
the cities saved most of them from
inundation, although there was
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
District
Nev-CaI Chief Saws
Engineers Going
Over Re Report

A charge of "hasty action
on the part of the lmperia.
Irrigation district regarding
rejection Of a Nev-Cal Elec-
trio corporation offer to pro-
vide supplementary power was con-
tained Thursday in a letter from
President A. B. West to R. P. Moore
vice-president in charge of Imperial
Valley operations.
West said he was surprised at the
boards quick action and added;
1T would seem that the feasibili-
ty of the offer should be determln-
ed by some diSinterested, indepen-
dent engineer before rejecting it ~
West referred to Lester Ready,
consulting engineer for the district
who advised rejection.
After rather weakly question:
ing certain features of the
proposal he suggests that the
company should agree to sell its
properties, and then an agree
ment for interchange OF power
along the general lines of the COM
pany offer should be acceptable.
Obviously Ready himself is con-
vinced the entire proposal can be
worked out under cooperative con-
ditionS." West continued.
The offer submitted to the board
by Nev-Cal provided for supplying
needed extra energy as we'll as mu-
tuat standby service. 1t was turned
down on the basis that the district
could not afford to have a rival
control its power supply.
THE offer was sound and
practical and made good faith, >
West declared Il have asked our
engineers to carefully study Ready's
report and l shall then formally
reply"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Rain Threatens
11th Annual Fuir

A plea to the weathermen for
clear skies went up from the fair
grounds Thursday as a west wind
brought showers to the valley will.
the opening of the l1th annual
Imperial county fair only two days
away.
The showers interrupted the un-
loading of exhibits at the fair
grounds for only few minutes
Thursday morning but threatening
skies indicated there might be ad-
dltional showers during the day
Southern California forecasts pre-
dicted continued rain during the
next "a hours.
Junior livestock barns began to
fill up late Wednesday and Thurs
DAY and agricultural exhibits in
side the nam building were vir-
tually completed A majority of
commercial exhibitors, however,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Henry StrobeI Defies Union Effort
To Dictate TO California F armers

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 90 CUP)
Henry Strobel Salinas, executive
OF the Associated Farmers of Cali
fornia, urged San Francisco today
TO help California farmers by re-
sisting labor union secondary boy
colts and Other "man-made inter-
ferences." with the prolems of Cali
fornia.
He said the city areas were re-
sponsible for disputes in the agri-
cultural areas. the worst of the
farmers made troubles
Strobel told Pro-America,. wom-
ems Republican organization at a
luncheon here, that the farmers
were resigned to natures interfer-
ence but they never would accept
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

An assurance that no needy per-
son in California would be allowed
to suffer through curtailment of
State Relief Administration funds
and an attack upon relief chiselers
was contained in a release Thurs
day from the office of State Senator
Ed Fletcher of San Diego.
The legislators plan to eliminate
the chiSeler and pare relief ad-
ministration costs down from the
IS per cent row existing, Senator
Fletcher said.
The question of relief being
handled by the counties has not
yet been settled" the senator said,
The overhead last year for the
county welfare department. doing
similar work. was less than eight
per cent"
Fletcher attacked "production-
for-uSe" and commented
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Traffic Tickets
Due Saturday

Police authorities in e. Centre
prepared for the seasonal drive OF
oven time automobile parking Thurs
day and Police Chief j. Sterling
CsWalt said officers would start
handing out traffic tickets Saturday
No overnight parking will be al
lowed in the business district anC
during business hours cars may be
left a maximum of two hours or
Main street between Fourth anC
Eighth and on Fifth, Sixth and Sew
enth streets between Broadway and
State.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

Electric company, the firm Mrs.
Richards worked for several years
ago. was seen entering the grand
jury room with a Sheaf of records
in his hand, He was questioned at
length.
The financial angle was believed
to have been sought from C.HH.
Small. assistant manager of the
First National bank of Ell Centro.
Small and Mason refused to say
what they were to be questioned
about
Other persons who entered the
grand jury room during the morn
ing were known to have had moth
ing to do with the Richards Little
investigation. They were Ed Hale
of Brawley; Sam Hill of Heber; M.
E. Ryan, secretary of the Imperial
Hay Growers association; and w.
G.. Brandt, salesman for the same
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Nevada Town boi|s
Over Cop Trouble
As Judges wrangIe
Police Judge, Justice
Carry Personal Feud to
New Lengths at Ely

ELY, New, Feb. 20. (UP)
The city of Ely, copper
center of Nevada, was hay
ing more cop trouble than
it could shake a nightstick
at today.
Tuesday, Police Judge George
Doyle cited justice of the peace
l.. c. Branson to appear in police
court for driving through a stop
sign. Branson answered with dis
qualification papers, claiming pref
udice, designed to remove the judge
from the bench. The men haven't
spoken to each other for II years.
Judge Doylc refused to honor the
papers. Branson refused to pay his
fine, and then, this morning, Judge
Doyle sent Arthur Ryan a strap
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Maurice Howard
Gets State Job

Maurice Howard, who was ar
rested in Imperial Valley more than
a year ago for disturbing the peace
in Hotville packing shed, Thurs
day was appointed by State Labor
Commissioner Herbert Carrasco as
deputy labor commissioner in charge
of the San Jose office, the United
Press reported.
Howard was a field examiner for
the National Labor Relations board
when he was arrested for using OBJ
scene words in the presence of
women in Holtville packing shed
while tearing down an Associated
Farmers bulletin tackled up there.
He paid fine after conviction. He
was later discharged by the labor
board
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Associated T.. of T..
Meets FRIDAY

HOLTVILLE, Feb. 90 Holtville
residents prepared today to enter
tain members of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce at dinner
here Friday night.
DR.. Arthur E. Briggs, Los An
geles city councilman and president
of the Metropolitan university law
college, will discuss Business
Craftsmanship for Imperial Valley.
Dinner will be served at p. m. in
the recreation hall at the Metho-
dist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Taylor, BIaIack
First Round Victims

BARBARA WORTH COUNTRY
CLUB, Feb. 29.-Dick Lott, of Holt
vile, and Tom CroSbie, CaleXlco
stylist, scored the first upSets OF
the Imperial valley golf champion
ships here today by putting out
favored opponents.
Dick Lott eliminated Dave Tay-
lor. defending champion, and g.,
and CroSbie defeated MedaliSt Vic
Blalack, 2 and /.
Other championship results, For
rest Ferguson defeated Russ Tum-
nell, l up 10Th; Jerry Fox defeated
Lee Lamberson, 81; A. N. Overall
defeated Less Rogers, l up; Laddie
Willoughby defeated Jack Jones,
6-5; Jersey Birchfield and Nick
Schaeffer were even at the turn.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
U.S.. Wire Tapping
Probe Approved

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. CUP)-
A senate interstate commerce sub
committee today approved a resolu-
ton by Sen. Theodore F.. Green,
D., R. l., calling for investigation
of alleged wire tapping in Rhode
Island, Pennsylvania, eastern Mas
Sachusetts, and possibly California
Green's resolution was under
stood to be directed at alleged tap
ping of wires of public officials. He
also protested against purported
placement of photographs in offices
of the officials.
1t was reported that the proposed
investigation also is to include Cali
fornia where similar wire tapping
has been the subject of protest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Leap Year Day
Big Flop inI. Y.

The feminine population of I'M
perial Valley either ignored the
advantage Leap Year day gave
them or had no success in pursuing
their hearts desires among the
men.
UP until noon Thursday records
at the county clerks office showed
no one had filed a notice of inten-
ton to marry or had obtained
marriage license.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
5th False Alarm
Heats Fire Chief

Ell Centro Fire Chief Corn Reed
was hotter than Daniel Boone S
musket Thursday as pranksterS
turned in the fifth false fire alarm
of the month.
The call came shortly after l am.
1t was the fourth false call in sue
ceSSion and Chief Reed appealed
anew for cooperation of the public
in halting the waste of public
funds.
ASK those living near fire boxes
to look outside and see who has
turned in the alarm, as soon as the
whistle blows" Chief Reed said
That may help give us a clue
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

were barely under way in con-
struction of booth displays.
Opening day program at the fair
Saturday will include a marathon
race from Hoitville to Imperial in
which more than 100 athletes from
CaleXico, Holtville, Imperial and
FL Centro will compete. The anchor
runner on the winning relay team
will carry the key to the fair" and
will officially open the exposition
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

man made interference such as
labor union organization of the
farm workers by unions having
headqut rterS in San Francisco.
He said such interfering organ
izations, having headquarters here,
were out to wreck agriculture.
There is no place for organized
labor in agriculture Strobel said.
I'VE don't care what unions our
employees join but we won't sign
any contracts with union head
quarters in San Francisco. And
until we sigh. such contracts. the
union has no ignificance-and |
can still have the right to fire a
man If he doesn't do his work
properly"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

clear title to the garment with no
strings attached.
Mrs. Yellin went into the Famous
Fashion Shop in Astoria yesterday
and tried on corsets until she found
one that fit. She informed Aaron
Coldstein, store manager, that she
would wear il home. Moreover,
Mrs. Yelling added, she would not
pay for the corset.
Goldstein called cop.
Booked on petty larceny charge,
Mrs. Yellin told her story to the
magistrate. She said that she had
purchased a corset at a Famous
Fashion Shop in Brooklyn. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

lIlC IluooIdIi llOOlJS lOlllSlll COulu
see the glow of several buildings
still burning in Viipuri but they
must blast their way through sew
eral miles to reach the gateway
city.
Talk of mediation in the war
involving large territorial conces-
sions still leaves the average Fin
niSh official-unofficial circles as
Well-cold. Finnish morale in the
war zone and on the home front
continues unimpaired.
The communique said that Rus
sian pressure was continuing against
the gulf of Finland end of the
Mannerneim defenses but that the
Red army continued to suffer heavy
losses in its offensive.
On Moscow. it was indicated that
the Red army was preparing for
final lunge at Viipuri after con-
solidating its gains along the Fin
nlSh gulf and advancing to within
four miles of ViipuriD
The points at which the Finns-
previously fighting within six miles
of Viipuri-retired were not dis
closed except that they were Oh
the 25-mile western half of the
Mannerncim line between the bay
of Viipuri and Lake Vuoksi.
The eastern l.alf of the line, which
is anchored" at Taipale on the
shore of Lake Ladoga, continued
to hold off the Red army. repulsing
three big attacks on Wednesday
the communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

was serious enough that Stephen
Fraser, a bachelor alderman, want
ed to pass a regulation that no
single man be held in Jail for more
than two hours for refusing to
marry. He was voted down.
Under Mayor Kesels order, coy
males will be tried in municipal
court with chances for acquittal
slim. Judge, jurors, prosecutor and
even defense attorneys were wom-
en-. Defendants had a "choice" of
reconsidering their answers or pay
ing suitable fines, the complainant
to define suitable
Aurora inaugurated the leap year
city government plan in 1882 to
eniven a local bank moratorium
and general business headache.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Senate Approves
Loan TO Finland

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 Cup
The senate today approved and sent
to the White House the 100000 900
export import bank bill, under
which Finland may obtain a $4,000, :
600 loan for military purposes.
Sen, Prentiss M. Brown, D., Mich,
author of the measure, moved to
concur in amendments made by the
house yesterday. This was done
without a voice being raised in OBJ
lection and congressional action on
the bill thus was completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Three Perish in
Oregon Storm

PORTLAND, Feb. %. up
Heavy rains and high winds that
SWEPT Oregon yesterday claimed
three lives and caused heavy
damage to highways and com
municatiOn lines.
Everett Price, 26, and James
Crockett, los gers, we're killed by
falling tree. A. f. Kearney,
crewman on river tug, was
drOwEed when the swollen Will
lamCtte river smashed il into a
line of baIges.
A flash flood struck Milton
when the Walla Walla river
poured torrent of mud on the
town.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

the spot. They were in danger Of
being jailed by a petticoat squad,
or worse, being trapped matrimo-
nially by Mayor Kesel or one OF
her agents.
The city's officials had abdicated
for the day and left town. Mayor
Kesel, a brunette dancing teacher
when not looking for man, flut-
tered into city hall, powdered her
nose and gave orders for the days
campaign.
GO out and ask the man of your
choice to marry you" she told Au-
rora maids, young and old. "If he
doesn't consent promptly and will
lingly. I'll send one of my squads
to arrest him."
The arrest threat was no gag. It
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Hand-fo.Hand War
Combat Reported

BERLIN, Feb. 20. CUP) Bitter
hand to hand fighting in a forest
northwest of the Betting Sector of
the western front yesterday was re-
ported in military dispatches of the
official German news agency D. N.
B today.
D. N. B. said scouting activity
on the front had been lively" and
that the fighting in the Betting sec
tor occurred after fairly strong
German scout troops" had penetrat-
ed enemy territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
WPA Authorizes
Calf. Flood Aid

WASHINGTON. Feb. 90. CUP)-
The Works Projects administrta-
ton today authorized an additional
100000 for flood relief in Califor-
MIA after receiving a telegraphic re-
port of damage from William A.
Lawson, w. P. A. administrator
for northern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
GOING TO FINLAND

LONDON, Feb 30. (UP) Acting
Major Kermit Roosevelt applied to-
day for permission to resign his
commission as a second lieutenant
in His Majesty'S forces and visited
Finnish aid headquarters. He was
expected to receive command
commission with British volunteer
forces in Finland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29

didn't fit, she said, but the store
refused to exchange It, SO she went
to the Astoria branch and helped
herself. She would be happy. Mrs.
Yellin told Pinto. to return the
corset which did not tit.
This one fits perfectly" she
said
Pinto was studying how 70 solve
the case when Mrs. Yellin's br0tlpes
appeared. He handed the jud0e
So. so, the price OF the corset. M.
Yellin objected strenuously ~
Pinto ruled her out OF order. -
handed the money to Goldstetn and
closed the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
No Needy Person Will Suffer Says
Senator Fletcher Of Relief Measure

The administration, in demand
ing such a large sum of money fully
intended to spend S20000,000 or $780,
G0O,OOO for production-for-use on a
large scale in California-govern-
ment competition with private busl-
ness. l. for one. do not favor a
collective form Of government die
tated by a centralized govern
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
5000 HOMELESS IN DISASTROUS FLOOD
Carey Brothers
Bid on Property

Sale of the southeast corner
of Sixth and Main streets i'm Ell
CentrO Deared Thursday with
filing of petition in superior
court asking confirmation of a
100000 bid from S. ID. and Dewey
Carey of Brawley.
A hearing was set for Mar. IL.
The property, severely damaged
by fire last autumn, was part
of the +. b. Parks estate and
efforts at sale have continued
several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Meet SATURDAY.

Imperial county farm bureau dir
ectorS will convene at the court
house Saturday afternoon at 1870
for their regular monthly meeting,
according to Scott B. Foulds, sec
retarY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-29
Jurors Resume
CITY Theft Probe

Mrs. Lillian Richards past employment and her finan
cal affairs investigated by the county grand jury
Thursday jurors resumed their study of evidence in the
Richards-Iitte embezzlement
F. 3 Mason. manager of the Coast Counties Gas and