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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
FOR THE
GRAND JURY
AN EDITORIAL

When Ell Centre city water department receipts
jump estimated S21 900 in year which is normal
in every respect the resulting mystery should be in
vestigated
The county grand jury intends to put its own
auditors on the city books to investigate theft of
$4,000 since last July from the water department
While they are about it, the auditors would be doing
the public service by going back into previous years
Their findings might prove interesting This much
tell them:
Ell Centre received more cash from water accounts
in l933-34 than it has in any fiscal year since then.
Its revenue then was S79935 from the water depart
ment. The next year there a severe drought and
the revenue dropped to S69916 The year after that
(193536), there drought, yet revenue dropped
still farther to $751; 927 The downward trend contin
ued in 1936-37, reaching SGT 606 Rates altered
in this year. but could hardly have affected revenue.
In the last fiscal year prior to this one, the re-
cepts went up to $69,509-still good $4,000 below
1933-34.
And now, in the first six months of 1939-40 total
of S45,677 in receipts is accounted for The figure
includes money that is missing. That means that the
yearly total should go we'll beyond 100000 Quite
jump!
Increasing consumption, meters, different
rates-a the obvious explanations have been expor-
ed, and is sufficient to explain the mystery.
1t is problem in arithmetic the grand jury might
,ryerg- well -go To work -----4--.-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

Lllc SllOIliBcS. LdIcI bllcy QucS-
toned w. G. FoSs special auditor
who aided in the inquiry, and Mrs.
| Little.
After the session closed, District
Attorney Elmer Heald disclosed that
the jury had ordered a new audit
of city water accounts.
1T hasn't been decided how
much territory the new investiga-
ton will cover. Auditors will be
all outside firm" Heald said
Late Thursday afternoon, during
recess, a deputy sheriff was sent
out to bring Mrs. Little before the
| jury.
At few minutes before five Mrs.
Little appeared, accompanied by
her son, Rex Richards, and the Of
ficer. She was dressed plainly in
the same brown overcoat she wore
during arraignment early this week.
She walked slowly and hung on
her sons arm as though weak from
strain. While ascending the steps
to the jury chambers, both Rex and
the officer assisted her.
Mrs. Little smiled and exchanged
a greeting with friend and paus-
ed at the door TO the grand jury
room. She half turned and her son
leaned down and kissed her. Then
she went inside. Her son left.
Mrs. Little stayed in the jury
room until after six o'clock then
she was taken home by Jail ma
tron.
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directions the case was taking were
forthcoming from the grand jury
room, aside from the fact that
Heald reiterated intentions of GO
ing into all conceivable angles OF
the case.
The grand jury will not meet
again in regular session until next
Thursday, although a special meet
ing may be called at any time.
Heald was expected to arrange for
further witnesses in the next few
days.
Although authorities refused to
give the report much credence,
officers in a western state reported
late Thursday that a man believed
to be John Little, fugitive from a
bigamy charge, was cornered in a
wilderness district. Reports from
other states indicated several sus-
poets were being traced.
Little, accused of marrying Mrs.
Little before his divorce decree was
final, also was linked in the en-
bezzlement case by her confession.
Handbills carrying a picture OF
Little and description were nearly
ready to be mailed out Friday. He
was described as about six feet
tall, 100 pounds, approximately 80
years old, ruddy pink complexion,
light hair streaked with gray, Ro-
man nose.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. CUP)-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull to-
day said that American air service
to Bermuda possibly may be dis
continued If British authorities there
persist in interfering with U. S.
mail aboard the planes.
Hull carefully stated that he
would not undertake or care to
predict such a step, but he said
that such action could be consider
cd an act of last resort If the prac-
tice of searching the mails aboard
the Clipper ships continues.
He indicated the question had not
been gone into exhaustively. Elim-
nation of the stop at Bermuda
would compel the Clipper planes
to fly nonstop to some non-British
territory, such as, for instance, the
Azores.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

Battery company, Madison, Wis.
Herman, Kansas City attorney
who sat as a special trial examiner
in the Burgess case, advised NLRB
Chief Trial Examiner George Q.
Pratt on May 49, 1888, of his opin-
ion that four discharged press oper-
ators had been cheating the tai
lies kept for payroll purposes.
He added that from what deci-
sions 1 have read, the board will
not stand for cheating, upon the
part of the employees. He asked
Pratt's advise on this point, and
on June /, Pratt replied:
"It seems to me that the ques-
tion in this case, as in all other
cases of discrimination, is the rea-
son for the discharge of the men
involved. If you find that the men
We're not discharged because of
their-Ii4ion. eHbefship.er activity
that answers the questions. II you
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

find that they were discharged be-
cause of their union membership
or activity, the fact that they had
committed acts which would have
justified their discharge is not con-
trolling.
"I do not mean by this that the
board, in any way, condones dishon-
est practices. I do mean, however,
that the respondent may not rely
on the fact that an employe has
committed some dishonest act as
a defense to charge that the en-
ploye was dismissed because of his
union affiliation or activity when
the evidence shows that 1t was the
employees union affiliation or ac-
tivity, and not the dishonest prac-
tees. which caused his discharge y
Herman then ''rewrote the en-
tire report" and told Pratt on
July that he felt "that !. have gone
as strong as can for the union
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Roosevelt. Resentful. Says Slash in
Executive Funds May Cost is. More

of personnel administration and
the national resources planning
board. Those agencies are attached
to the presidents executive estab-
lishment.
Mr.. Roosevelt noted that elm
nation of these funds had produced
only a Slight measure of economy
whereas the work of the eliminated
agencies was designed to save the
government substantial sums in flu
ture. spending. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
La Toilette Group
Kept Waiting

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10. CUP)-
A witness before the LaFollette
civil liberties committee today was
warned against being in contempt
of the United States senate after
he kept the committee waiting a
half-hour to hear his testimony.
The witness was Frank Partridge,
secretary of~the Southern Califor-
mans, an organization favoring the
establishment of an open shop in
Los Angeles industries.
Senator Ebert D. Thomas Of
Utah issued the warning to Par
fridge after the committee sat for a
half hour waiting for the witness
TO appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Blythe Residents
Score Gambling

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10. (UP)-
Gov Culbert Olson today received
a petition signed by seven residents
of Blythe. Riverside county, asking
him to take action to control
gambling in their community and
in the county.
"Slot machines are operating wide
open in the city of Blythe and the
county Of Riverside" the petition
said. "Our efforts to get law en-
forcement have failed. SO we appeal
10 you for help and action"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
GRAND JURORS HERE QUIZ MRS. LITTLE
Prosecutor Ends
Browder Case

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. up
The government rested today in
the Earl Browder passport fraud
trial after presenting evidence
including testimony of Com
munist colleague of the defend
ant-to show that the nations
No. Red leader obtained three
passports under other mems
names und made false state
ments repeatedly in his applica-
tiOns.
The prosecution required less
than two days to present the
evidence which ii hopes will con-
Wet Browdler of crimes punish
names and made false state
$1,000 fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
wPA0 Opens Office
In Valley Again
After Two Years

The Works Progress Administra-
ton opened offices in Imperial
county Friday and prepared to ham
die construction projects approved
by the federal agency.
1t was more than two years ago
that the WPA withdrew from the
county because there was not suf-
ficient unemployment TO warrant
maintaining it.
A $4,000 road improvement near
Calexico and a sewer construction
project in Imperial were expected
to be the first projects. Offices
were opened in the basement of the
county court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Attorneys Mourn
N. f. Atchison

Memorial services for the late
M. C. Atchison, Calexico attorney
for many years. were held in the
court house Friday by the Imperial
county bar association of which
Atchison was a member.
Atchison died in Los Angeles last
month from sudden heart attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Frank {. Jordan. Veteran Secretary
0fState, Loses Fight Against Poison

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10. CUP)-
The body of Frank C. Jordan, vet
eran secretary of state. will lie in
state tomorrow beneath the high
domed state assembly chamber
where politicians and plain folk,
forgetting party lines, will pay him
homage.
Jordan, whose 90 year incumbancy
of office gave him a longer record
OF service than any other secretary
of state IN the office, died late
yesterday at the age of 79.
He entered Mercy hospital New
Years eve for rest and examination,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Clippers May Shun Bermuda Unless
British Stop Opening U. S. Mail

State department circles indicated
this government considers the Brit
ish may have a legal right to
examine mails passing through Ber-
muda, masmuch as that is British
territory and the Pan-American
planes voluntarily put in there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. up
President Roosevelt said today that
economies effected by the houses
elimination of funds for three
executive department agencies might
cost the country more in the future
than is being saved by that econ
omi2ing now.
The house eliminated from the
independent offices supply bill
passed observation-disclosures for the Of
ice OF government reports. council
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
II EPORTER
Stuck BY A Pig

Stuck BY A Pig
Wanna buy a pig?"
Pat Glasgow thought it was a
joke at first, but when Max Sones
explained that a pig had been tax
en- in as payment of debt, Pat
went for it.
you can have a quarter of the
pig for So Max declared and with
dollar signs IN his eyes, Pat replied
magnanimouSly:
"Ill take half"
Nick Higgenbotham bought q
quarter of the animal and wher
the pig arrived it weighed only 38
pounds!
Pat and Nick had paid at the rate
of q cents a pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Films Drive Reds
rom Stronghold
- BY WEBB MILLER =

HELSINKI Jan. 10. (UP)-Finnish capture of Rus
Sian positions the eastern frontier northeast of Lake
Ladoga announced today after Russian airplanes
again had bombed the Helsinki area
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Where, On Where

Where, On Where
Mary Van Norman had a lamb.
She had one up until Friday morn
ing, anyhow. But now she. doesn't
have lamb anymore. The lamb
has strayed Or been stolen.
Officer Jim Scroggins fought val
iantly to keep from falling into
rhyme when he discussed the dis
appearance.
1.-The last word I have Of lamb
that may have been Mary's was
when a newspaper carrier boy was
seen trying to push lamb down the
street. Lambs don't push very well,
SO the boy put it in sack with
his papers and pedaled away on his
bicycle.
"Thats the last that was seen OF
Mary's lamb"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Migrant Influx
Sets New Record

The annual winter influx of migratory agricultural
laborers neared ame high this week as ever ncreas
ing numbers of the streamed southwark from north
harvest fields
Labor surplus estimated at 5000 Friday bv
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
'CheuterS' Given
Support by NLRB

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, (UP)-The House National
Labor Relations board inquiry today disclosed that Board
Trial Examiner Josef F. Herman had recommended rein
statement discharged unionsts whom he had
reported were cheating their employer the Burgess
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Boruh's Death Matter Of
Hours. Capitol Told as
Veteran State eSmun Sinks
Messages Of Sympathy Pour Into Offices
Of Idaho Lion as Congress Reaches
Virtual StandstiII in New Session

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, (UP)-Senate Democratic
Leader Alben W. Barkley told reporters at today
that t is only question of hours before the life
William e. Borah, r.. Ida, would end.
Barley called at the BOrah apartment and talked to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Special Auditors
Will Be Put On
FL Centro Books
EmbezzIement Investigation Taken Over
By County Inquisi+ors; Witnesses
CaIIed in First Phase Of Inquiry

Grand jurymen We're up to their, elbows Friday in
the of Mrs Lillian Richards Little accused of embez
zing $12,555 in Ell Centre water department funds.
Thursday afternoon they took two hours to question
City Clerk Roy ohnstone whose audit last week disclosed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Under False COlOrs--

Under False COlOrs--
Did you hear the story about the
Slightly bald Ell Centre gentleman
who, as a joke, wore a toupee
home? The newly acquired hair
delighted his young son, who
shrieked:
"Oh, daddy! Let's go downtown
and scare people!"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
To The Point

To The Point
Slim Aycock was the sensation
of the LaFollette hearing, accord
ing to returned witnesses.
After a recital of labor troubles
during which Slim was given q
rough reputation, they called Slim
to stand. Slim ambled forward
took the oath and folded himself
into the witness chair, Solemnly, he
listened while a questioner asked;
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19
Drawback

Drawback
Little Mary Am Bliss, six-years-
old, was moseying down the side
walk Friday morning. Behind her
Jagged young Roy Lee Davis, about 5.
Quite obviously Mary Ann was out
of sorts.
I'm late to school, she COM
planned. Because of THISl"
She jerked a thumb at Roy, who
has just started kindergarten.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-19

Butter: Los Angeles 33c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley {. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 43c; manufacturing milk
37c; route gathered cream 3iisc.
L. A. hay. U. S. No. | sl7-Si7.50;
u. s. No. 2 leafy S15-Sl6; U. ). No.
2 SI2-S13; Mpls. May flax S2.O6's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
CadY Not in Pro Grid
Game, Charlotte Hall
Officials Declare
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHARLOTTE HALL. Md Oct ~
Charlotte Hall Military Academy
officials denied today that Frank
Cady, star fullback of the Cadet
team, participated in a professional
football game last month and there
fore is ineligible.
Maj. M. D. Burgee, school prin-
cipal. and Coach Pop Ehringer, have
completed an investigation and
branded the rumor as false and
malicious
Cady, former star at st. Johns in
Washington, worked twice with the
Washington Presidents Of the Dixie
Pro League in practice. However. he
did not sign a contract, the investiga-
ton revealed
. On Sunday. September %. the
Presidents played the Richmond
Arrows and Cady's name and picture
appeared in the printed program
for the game. When newspa per
stories of the game appeared next
day Cady's name was listed among
the substitutes. In Washington. Ted
Crown, president of the Presidents,
explained that by saying that Cady's
name and picture had been sent
along as advance publicity, but he
did not accompany the team. Some
other player used his numbered
jersey and was mistaken for Cady.
On the day he was alleged to
have played with the Presidents.
Cady was in Charlotte Hall making
arrangements to enter the school,
according to Mr.. Burgee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Todd Tied With Three
Others for League
Scoring Honors

For the third successive week the
Redskins have one of the co-leaders
in individual scoring in the Ma
tional Football League, with Dick
Todd supplanting Jimmy Johnston
as the Indians representative in
this respect.
Todd's two touchdowns against
the Eagles Sunday catapulted him
into four-way tie for first place
with Philadelphia's Don Looney,
Green Bays Carl Mulleneaux and
New York's Ward Cuff-all having
scored 80 points.
Todd, Mulleneaux and Looney
each have made five touchdowns
while Cuff has scored 10 points with
four field goals and six conversions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

IN the wake Of an injury wave
that engulfed the Redskins at
Philadelphia Sunday and swept
five regulars to sick bay, only
one distress signal was flying to-
day as preparations were started
for meeting the Lions In Detroit
five days hence.
And because Sandy Sanford,
the rookie goal-kicking end from
Alabama, now appears as the
only casualty who wont play
against the Western contenders,
the sos marker hurriedly was
hauled down.
Sanford was found to be suf-
fering with a torn inner lateral
ligament in his right knee. The
injured member was placed in
a cast for a week, but the med
icos said he probably would be
able to play against the Pitts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Southern Conference
Has Bumper Crop
Of Grid Stars
AII-Americu Candidates
Bob Up at Duke, Caroline
Wake Forest, Clemson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 22.-The
Southern Conference will come up
with a bumper crop of backfeld
candidates when the all-star foot
ball team season opens next month.
With the first half of the cam
paign about completed. backfield
stars on the various member teams
are making spirited bids for the
honors which went last year to such
performers as All-America Banks
McFadden Of Clemson and ALI
Southerns George McAfee OF Duke,
George Stirnweiss of North Caro-
lima and Rotten Shelley Of Furman.
Among the brightest Of the backs
so far this fall are Jim Lalanne,
North Cardinals triple-threat: Yves
McAfee and Jap Davis. Duke aces:
Tony Gallovich, the loops present
high scorer, with II points. and
John Polanski, another Wake For
est touchdown king, and undefeated
Clemson's Charley Timmons and
Chippy Maness.
Outstanding fIayerS.
Also, Al Grygo, South Carolina
halfback, whose exploits include a
94-yard touchdown runback Of
kickoff against Duquesne; Ralph
Hamer, Furman sophomore; Bosh
Pritchard, v. M. I. speedster; Arthur
Jones' Richmond's versatile veteran;
Pat Fehley Of North Carolina State:
Johnny Fredericks Of Davidson and
others, as this list Is not intended
to be a complete one
Developments were few as the
squads went back to work around
the conference for an important
round of games this week. headed by
the Duke-Wake Forest and Clemson
South Carolina engagements within
the loop.
Dukes defending co-champions
got a look at Wake Forest forma-
tons as staged by the freshmen,
while in the Deacon camp Quarter
back Red Mayberry, who received
broken arm in preseason practice,
returned to the squad and took an
active part in a passing drill.
Key Players Lost.
Two key players were lost through
injuries last week end Virginia
Techs 200-pound tackle and CO.
captain, Jim Coleman, received q
fractured jaw against Georgetown
and will play no more football this
season. Nelson Catlett. V. M. Is
all-round back, is nursing a Spralned
ankle
North Cardinals Tar Heels, who
have come back with victories over
Texas Christian and North Carolina
State after the loss to Wake Forest.
had only one man. Bob Written,
reserve guard, on the injured list,
but he is expected to be ready for
Tulane at Chapel Hill Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Sanford May Be Only Missing Redskn Sundays Tilt With Detroit
eo.uLL st Are 70

charley horse in his leg just
above the knee, but the Red
skins jitterbugger is able to walk
and should be running again in
few days.
Overlooked in the general &C
claim of the Indians victory
over the improved Eagles was
the outstanding individual play
OF Bob Titchenal, the rookie
center from San Jose State who
was in the opening lineup for
the first time. Fully justifying
Coach Ray Flaherty's Judgment
in starting him, Titchenal was a
bulwark on that Redskin line Of
fensively and defensively.
After swapping the ball the
youngster time and again was
found blocking out the Sec
ondary after preventing the OPP
posing guard from cpssing the
line Of scrimmage, Ind more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

both respects, the Redskins re-
main the leaders in scoring and
passing with lat points, compared
to the Packers 113 and an aerial
efficiency of So per cent that has
no comparison. The latter figure
is 5 points higher than the mark
with which the Indians estab-
lished a new team passing record
last year while their scoring
average Of 20 points a game Is
heading them toward a new all
time mark.
Their point-making capabilities
will be subjected to the stifest
test in the league next Sunday,
however, for the Lions have the
best defensive record with only
IS points scored against them In
six games. And only one team,
the New York Giants, have al
lowed less ground gained against
them than the Lidks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

burgh Steelers here November 3.
The rest of the cripples-
Frank Filchock, Bob Seymour,
Dick Todd and Bill Young-will
take it easy for the next couple
of days with wounds and various
ailments expected to heal them
selves before the weeks end.
X-rays showed Seymour to
have pulled tendon in his neck
and Young to have a stone bruise
on the arch Of his foot. While
neither is any fun to either party
concerned, both players breathed
easier when they learned moth
ing seriously was wrong.
Filchock, his throwing arm
still swathed in bandages, had
considerable hemorrhages in 1t
after being hit hard at Philly,
but the swelling is decreasing
steadily and he should be rkady
to face the Lions. Todd pulled q