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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-01

When Mickey saw what a friend
ly beast Oscar really was. that he
was usually trying to bite only
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-01

And your choice Of any Sc package
Of Nafionol spices for 1e-cinnd.
mon. All Spice. Ginger. Nutmeg.
Tumeric. Sogs and Ginger.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

A. far as the California advisory
pardon board is concerned. Oscar
Adolf Erickson will not get a par
don unll and unless he ahandonS
the belief that Ito use force TO
crush the employing classes Is JUS
lfiable
Erickson was convicted in 1mpe-
rial countys famous 1880 criminal
syndicalsm trial. of advocating
force and violence to overthrow
tho United States government.
The advisory pardon board recon-
mcnded to Governor Culbert l.. Oh
son Monday that Erickson's pardon
application be denied. The unfavor-
able motion was carried unanimous
IL. the United Press reported, after
Attorney General Earl Warren read
a report from Imperial county OF
ficials quoting Erickson's rcVolu-
tlonary statements.
The pardon board decision held
in effect that persons convicted OF
criminal syndcalism should recant
their Comrlunistic beliefs before
they are eligible for pardon.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware, Judge
VAUGHN N. Thompson and District
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
New Ruling Boosts
Sugar Beet Acres
In Imperial Valley

Imperial Valleys 1910 sugar beet
acreage will be increased approx
mately 5000 acres over the 1889
planting, Roland Ballou, state agrl-
cultural conservation field super
visor. declared Monday following
release of new formula for de-
tarmining individual sugar beet
acreage allotments from the secre-
tary of agriculture.
The new formula rules that grow
ers may plant the equivalent of the
acreage they planted in 1887, 1888
or 1889 in order to qualify for bene-
fit payments. The allotments will
be the highest acreage planted by
a farmer in any of the three years
and is expected to be sufficient to
meet the marketing quota of 1,559,-
sos tons.
The 1899 allotment to valley grow
erS cut the sugar beet acreage from
$500 acres in 1888 to approximately
1000 acres, according to BallOu.
Twelve hundred additional acres
of beets were planted independent
of the program in 1899. however.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
800 Reds Killed
In Lake bdttI G

HELS.NKI, Jan. 20. CUP>-Ap-
proXlmately SEQ Russians were killed
and leo were made prisoners yes
tcrday IN fighting northeast of Lake
LadOGa, an official Finnish COM
munlquN said today.
Farther north, in the region of
EittoIOkl. the Russians attacked in
what appeared to be an attempt
TO turn a Finnish flank but were
thrown back. the commuuique said.
The enemy left more than $50
dead on the field" the Firms said.
Finnish aircraft shot down Red
army bomber at PaSila. on the
Immediate outskirts of Helsinki dur
inc the fourth air raid alarm Of
today, which vas sounded at 4:47
pm.
The air alarms which sounded in
Eelslnkl today caused Firms to ex-
pect new Red army bombing cam
paign in revenge for what appeared
to be Russian failure to break
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

\ %. daF cold wave, which para
i ed so4thera ana midwest United
~.ates and inflicted an estimated
sa00O0O0G damage to citrus and
1esetable crons. brought new hope
Ia yallay citrus growers Monday
or at least a partially successful
.3pefrlit deal.
Ruyers offered as high as $40 per
IN for yalle4 grapefruit Monday,
HreGrdino to B. A. Harrigan, agri-
iltural commissioner, as compared
- less than So per ton two weeks
q o Harrigaa declared valley grow
ers ANTICIPATED additional price in
gYease d1Tlns the week.
Severe damage to Florida citrus
IN the freeze and damage to Texas
sruit early las. week will eliminate
further shipment of fruit from those
areas to the coast. Harrigan said.
A federal market news service
bulletin indicated heavy damage to
/ eppers, beans, tomatoes, potatoes,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

lected from the fallrOad rlglt-O1 =
way and given to their fellow tribes
men for traditional rites and crc-
nation.
While officers were collected the
mutilated parts of Pat Smiths body
Addison Miguel another Indian,
found the body OF John Smith about
l12 miles from the other Smith, S
body
John Stephens, engineer, did not
know his train struck two mon, he
testified. AS far as could be ascer-
tanned. Deputy Coroner Herbert
Hughes said no one saw John Smith
killed Both Indians were some dis
tance from the railway crossings,
witnesses testified Both had been
drinking.
About an hour before. the train
passed through Winterhayen Char
les Miguel said he saw John Smith
sitting on the railway tracks with
a bottle of rubbing alcohol beside
! him Miguel told him to move Off
the tracks but Smith told him he
could take care OF himself, Miguel
testified. A bit of glass with the
rubbing alcohol intact on the Ia
bel was found near the body
A coroner's jury exonerated the
! train crew
Five persons suffered serious m
! jurieS when two cars c0lllded or
Mt Springs grade late Saturday
| Andrew M Dahl. SO. Jacumba, had
been drinking and caused the col
, lision by driving on the left side OF
the highway while rounding a
curve. Highway Patrolman Pau
Brown said
In the accident on Mt Springs
grade George H. Brown. 81. Ell Cen
! tro. Florence Brown. %. Cuma
Brown, 10, and j. E. Stephens, 81
were injured Their car turned bot
! tomside up when it collided With the
machine driven by Dahl. The
Browns were taken to the Ell Centre
! hospital
Late Sunday night Karter Singh
so, Holtville Hindu. suffered hcad
and hip injuries when he drove his
car into the rear Of a truck loadec
With Filipino Workmen two miles
east of Ell Centro. Singh was sc
drunk he couldn't talk, Brown said
and when taken from the Wrcckagi
of his car had half empty bottls
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Bill Would Set Up
Elective Board to
Rule Over Liquor
Local Option Provision,
Old Age Pension Rule
Included in Plans

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.
(UP)-Bills which would es-
tabiish a new alcoholic bev-
erage commission, including
a provision fer local option.
and repeal the property lien against
old pensioners were introduced in
the stnatc today by Ralph Swing,
San Eepnardiro republican.
Tie ncW Leverage commission
would take over liquor control func-
tions of the board of equalization.
Iiaa measure provides for division
of tho state Tito five districts and
for fiy2 t12ct.va commissioners with
salaries Of $4,000 per year each. A
Eotc OF tie people is required in ad-
di;ion to legislative approval.
The organization as proposed by
Swing Would be little different IN
form from the equalization board.
Coy. Culb2rt Olson favorS instead
an appontiye commission with ad-
illristr,,tion on statewide basis.
Another clause of Swings liquor
bill would prohibit sale OF liquor
near schools or churches. The To-
cal option provision would allow
cite or counties TO limit or pro-
hi'5it sale g. liquor within their
limits.
Tic old age pension amendment
would repeal provisions requiring
old age pensioners to sign an agree
lIeat nat to sell, lease or otherwise
enculmber their property without
permission Of the local board of su-
pervisors. Tho lien provision was
passed by the 1893 session and since
has been subjected to widespread
1ttoclyC
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Lewis
Attacks
Per rkins
Labor Secretary
Latest Target for


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan.
%. (UP) = John l.. Lewis
told delegates to the United
Mine Workers convention to-
lay that Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins does not know as
much about economic problems as
"a hottentot does about the moral
laws"
Lewis. UNIV president, demanded
an answer from President Roose-
YcltS administration for its "inac-
ton" on the unemployment problem
and asked if they are not going to
do anything about it, why don't
they quite
A few moments before, Vice Pres
dent Philip Murray of the UNIV
had charged that 100000 unem-
ployed Pennsylvanians are starving
to death and had demanded a ma
tional economic conference to seek
JOBS for 100000 idle Americans.
Lewis told of a recent conference
between Congress of Industrial Or
StIllLt llOllS OIlllISiIo sllIlA ANSA NlttA
of Labor Perkins in an effort to
expedite a solution to this serious
problem.
Fe SAID that the secretary re-
pned that she did not see any par
ticular problem. that the CIO was
! eXaSgeratins. and said in effect
",,ust give tie Democratic party a
little mere time and everything will
be all right
After two and a half hours, our
committee went away talking to
Themselves -Woozv III the head
.jlst Ike the good woman who Is
secretary of labor Lewis said.
Shes nice lady and I like her
a lot. l think she'd be good
housaEceror but l don't think that
Shc knows as much about the eco
CONTINUED on Page 6, Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
FSA Collections
Exceed Last Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, VI
Laurence HeWes. regional director
of the farm security administration
reported today that collections on
FSA loans in the western states
during the last half OF 1899 eN-
ceeded collections for the s2of
period of 1888 by % per cent
Hewes said collections for the past
six months from farmers in Art
zona, Nevada, California and Utah
amounted to $1,l51,572.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Meeting TO Discuss
AAA Prourarn

Questions Concerning the me-
ehanics of the Agriculture Adjust
mcnt Administration program will
5c answered tonlaht at a Farmers
3usinessmens dinaer al the Bar
ia Worth country club at which
members of the State Conservation
aommitt2e will preside.
The dinner uaetlne. set for 7 p.
NJ, will climax Il day of activity for
he state conservation committee.
'urin9 which the group will discuss
''lrront problems with members OF
lie county committee, county sugar
beet growers and vegetable growers
according to Rudolph Miller, county
secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
tssI0 Wins Valley
.5;a.ioiiing Tests
In Two Sheds

The CTO won two elections held
this weekend to determine bar
GAMMA agents in a Heber and a
CaleXico packing shed.
At the J. p. Carter shed in Cal
exico the vote Saturday was 13 for
the Go and SIX for the Fruit and
Vegetable Packers association OF
California. At the Imperial Garden
Growers shed III Heber the vote
was Il for tho CIO and 1 for the
association.
shed help IN the Joseph Palmi-
sano company at El Centro and
the c. 2. Denny she'd at Sandla
were to vote Monday The National
Labor Relations board ordered cleo
tions held in SIX lettuce packing
sheds IN the valley to determine
Bargaining agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

through the Finnish lines northeast
of Lake LadOea.
Soviet bombs struck Red Cross
military hospital on the Karelian
isthmus todaY. killing % persons.
including four women. Most OF the
casualties were wounded soldiers.
OF 30 bersons in the hospital when
the Red army bombers scored =
direct hit only seven were saved.
The dead were incinerated In the
hospital which burst into flames
as soon as 1t was struck.
Although the hospital prominently
displayed a Red Cross sign the
Soviet planes sWooped low and drop
ped bomb through the center of
the building.
Within a matter OF minutes the
entire structure was ablazc. Seven
Of the dead we're men wo,irsded 20
seriously in recent fighting at tl1s
front that they were In bed. Thy
had no chance TO escape either ~;
explosion Or the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
2CO Attend Lodge
~
To Welcome Ch'ef

More than 2c0 membCrs e1 =
Eagles lodge attended sn2,.s
meeting IN El Centre SUNDAY ~
il honor of Roy L, DriggegS. s..
president of the order
A star class OF IS was initial,
during the evening.
Drlggcrs presented Dr. + "
Peterson with a veterans pm Me-
bership pins were gwen Rudy t5aE
iss. jr., Greeley Winn, Art Corr
Tweed Jolly, paul Seward an :
A. Sparks. Mayor +. W Fa@1
Of FL Centro presented the ereaf g
of the city TO Drlg2ers and Fore
B. Owens. state organizer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

The vote was 43 to 33 Tor Car
land. previously. the lower house
voted A to 33 in refusing TO re-
turn the speaker and attaches that
served during the regular session
of 1899 Neither Peck nor Garland
voted in the final ballotlng.
Gardiner Johnson. Berkeley Re-
publican, was elected speaker pro-
TEN by vote of 78 to 0. He re-
placed Hugh Donnelly Turlock
Democrat and Peek's running mate.
Garlands first act after being
sworn in by Deputy Secretary of
State Charles j. Hagerty Wd5 to
yank the telephone at the speaker
desk from its connections, symbolic
of removing 1.-The pipe line to the
governors office
Peek had been in the habit OF
talking to the governor on the
telephone during crucial battles in
the assembly.
Success of the coalition gave op-
ponents of Gov. Culbert Olson con-
troll of both houses and practically
doomed the major part of the 64
agenda points he submitted to the
special session which convened to-
day.
1t was anticipated that reVamp-
ing of the assembly committees and
a voting majority would enable the
coalition to scuttle nearly every
thing on the Olson program except
relief and force an early adjourn
ment.
Assemblyman Alfred w. Robert
son, of Santa Barbara, Democratic
floor leader, introduced the defeat
ed resolution to retain the officers
then nominated Peek. Seth Mil
lington. Gridley Democrat among
the group of 10 Bouroons VINO de
serted the Olson ranks, nominated
Garland as a symbol in braking a
free from gubernatorial control OF
the lower house.
This man will have no pipeline
to the governor office Milling
ton shouted and Garland carried
out the thought a few minutes later
as he mounted the speakers plat
form.
Peek then named Assemblyman
Earl Desmond, D., Sacramento;
Seth Millington, D, Gridley, and
Gardiner Johnson, r., Berkeley, to
escort the new speaker to the
speakers stand.
Garland and Peek shook hands
as the Long Beach asSemblyman
relinquished the presiding job, Then
Peek resumed his place on the floor
of the house.
Garland expressed appreciation
for his election and declared he
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

10y SIAANNt ~ 'C''NNN -
3cfare noon. Mrs. Lillian Richards
.ttle. fo"mer water clerk now ac-
Used of embezzlement, entered the
..tsy room.
Unofficial sources said the Stuarts
rohably we're qulzzed regarding an
s. e'.t d loan from Mrs. Little. They
II TIC grocery business. George
- appeared at the sheriff's Of
.ic9 tie MT MIS-. Little surrender
,d and i-as her bail bond.
sharp VI probably questioned
.egaadne Ms part in the compli-
led cat tt came 10 light short
alto q TIP . Sharp from John
ittIe
Lutte. meanNhlle. was still IN the
mnty Jail >Tonday. He was ques-
'aa7d orer re weekend by Sheriff
Gahcf " We and District At
,sfaav i'ner Beald. They also
.5alzad Nf,. iiffie III weekend con-
.sIcGce~.
\ b,eamy complaint filed by Rex
,Continued ON Page s; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Suspect in Theft
Arrested in North

Deputy Sheriff Ernie Cox was on
route to Fl Centre Monday with
Jacob S. Fleming. 35, whom he ar
rested in Tacoma, Wash, on a war
rant issued in Imperial county.
The prisoner must face trial on
charges of grand theft, passing bad
checks. and failure to pay Workmen
he employed. Cox went to Washing
ton in search Of Fleming who had
avoided capture for approximately
two years in spite of requests that
he be arrested on sight,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Parachute Jumper
Sets Record Here

Herbert "Shorty'' Stark, a para
chute jumper who halls from Glen
dale, Sunday established new
worlds record for consecutive para
chute jumps in a single day at the
Calexico airport when he paraChut-
ed to safety 30 times between 6:45
an and 442 pm The previous
record of 25 was established by Troy
Colback in 1888
Stark, leaping from a plane 2O00
feet in the air every 90 minutes.
landed on the airport field on every
Jump. He made ten consecutive
"standup' landings, another worlds
record
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

The mother was shot in the head
by a 90 calibre bullet while she
sat reading in her bedroom. Her
body was discovered by firemen
after they extinguished blaze that
destroyed the garage and scorched
the back porch.
Another daughter, Mrs Etfic
Dodson, %, told police her sister
had been suffering from nervous
disorder and had been quarrelling
violently with her mother. She told
, police that her sister had been
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
bb Millions Urged
For Unemployment
Relief in State

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %.
rUP) - Gov. Culbert Olson
today asked a critical legis-
lature to appropriate $685.
100000 for unemployment
relief. vote S5O.0o0,oOO worth of new
tax revenue and act on 81 other
items he listed as requiring emer-
eency legislation during the special
session.
Olson addressed a joint session
CT lawmakers after an assembly
floor battle between administration
forces and a coalition of Republic
cans and conservative Democrats.
New taxes to return $50,OO0,O 900
included levies on personal incomes.
severance on Oil and gas production,
hank and corporation franchise,
corporation income, gifts, Inherit
ances, alcoholic beverages, tobacco.
horse racing and excise.
Olson declared a relief appro-
p.iation of $95,5o0000 would be
required for the remaining II
months of the biennium on the
present basis of eligibility, but said
adoption of certain restrictions
would cut this estimate to $66,000,-
000 The restrictions included $65
j per month ceiling on family budgets
! now over 5000, three year state
residence requirement for relief in
stead OF one year. and more rigid
rules for eligibility.
;, In
without causing untold misery and
hardship, however" Olson warned.
The governor pointed out his bud
set estimate of last January called
for S73,6Oo,OOO but did not con-
tfmplat, the drastic WPA curtail-
ment which followed, throwing back
onto SRA 10000 families He said
/ the caseload increased from $1,000
in December, 1888, to 100000 in year
later.
Olson said only four per cent OF
the relief appropriation was ear
marked for the production-for-u
works program designed as an at
tack on the whole dole system. He
pointed to economies already made
in the SRA and added that the
appropriation might we'll include
limit of Is per cent to spend for
/ administration.
Turning to the need for S50,000,000
in new revenues, Olson said the
deficit is increasing at the rate OF
S2,4OOOO0 per month. He said a
S66.0OO,00 relief appropriation when
added to budgeted appropriations
and fixed charges, will bring au-
thorized expenditures for the bien-
rum to S397,797l73. whereas exist
ing revenue laws will yield only
S551 .486,923
This shortage when added to the
Inherited deficit of S38,3l0,250 from
previous administrations would Gre
ate ar all-time record deficit of
S85000,00C, on June 80, l941, he
said New revenues of $4,000, 600
will at least balance the budget
for the current biennium and pre-
vent any further increase in the
accumulated budget
Olson said it was possible that a
prolonged increase in business and
prices would result in greater rev.
enue than now estimated but there
is no positive assurance at the
present time. however that the
business pickup will attain any such
proportions, unless induced by de-
mands arising out of intensified war
activities abroad"
The Olson revenue program, by
subjects, was summarized az fol-
lows:
|. Personal income tax. A rate
schedule change will return from
Continued on Page 6. Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Flowers for Blind
Bring ii, S173

Proceeds from SatNfdaE@ TT0N.-
selling campaign 10 AID tic AHef=
jcan Brotherhood of the Bind II
FL Centro wero Sl73.4l It ~a a1z
nounced Monday The fsofs
500 beyond last years total
Children who Won award fef
helping sell were Laura pottlhs.
PHYLLIS Justman. Mary lGn RaN
Mary Wilson, Betty Jean RaE, N2f&
Lou Peacock. John Moore jim car
son, Richard Clifton, Kenneth Hart
man. Tommy Tyler and Billy LIE
Ray.
The funds will be used for pub
fishing Braille books and maeazlnf'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
:; Grapefruit Price
Still Going Up

cabbage, celery and strawberries III
all sections of Florida.
The U. S. weather bureau pre-
dlcted higher temperatures in the
stricken areas for Monday with
additional rising temperatures Tues
day and Wednesday.
High cioudiness with clearing skies
Tuesday were indicated for the
valley, according to Woodrow c.
Jacobs, fruit frost meteorologist,
with no danger of temperatures
lower than 38 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

A former Imperial county rural
school teacher was hunted by a
posse through the rugged back coun-
try east of San Diego Monday as a
suspect in the Staying of her own
mother
The hunted woman was Miss Bea-
trice Cox, 35. who taught for two
years at Seeley Union Elementary
school in 1926-27 and 1929 She
was sought for questioning in the
murder of her mother, Mrs. Clara
Co., IS. u San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
81 KILLED WHEN GAS
TANK EXPLODES ON BUS

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20. tUP1-
The newspaper Ell Nacional reported
from Toluga, state of Mexico, today
that 80 persons were killed and %
injured yesterday when passenger
threw lighted cigarette into the
gasoline tank of San Bartolo to
Otclotepec bus.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Former |.V. Teacher Gets
Blame for s. ,. Murder

home alone with the mother a short
time before the Staying.
A % calibro rifle was missing
from the home and police believed
that the daughter might still be
carrying it.
The daughter had been prodigy
student, graduating from San
Diego State college at 10 years of
age and had taught school in I'M
perial Valley and Los Angeles
county until suffering a nervous
collapse IN 1881 t5om oveyWcrk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
COMEDIENNE LOSES
TAX DEFICIENCY SUIT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, iUPe-
The supreme court today denied
the petition of ZaSu Pitts. film COM
edienne. for review of lower court
decision requiring her to pay income
tax deficiencies for 1882 and 1893
amounting to $15,395.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Pardon Denied TO
Nv. Red Leader

Attorney Elmer W Hcald had 0fs
the pardon board to recommend
against clcmcner for Erlck.c9
pointing out the nflammatorN HI
turc Of his testimony when lc E.a#
tried here. and sending conrt fef.
orols TO Sacramento TO back NIP t1e'
recommendations.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Grand Jury Calls
Theft Milne S ses
Business Men, Police Officers Quizzed 6
During Inquiry Into EraI7 ezzIement;
Mrs. Lif+lc Files Arn''mcnt Suit

-Four witnesses Went before t}, grand Jury Monday a.
Jurors due deeper into involving more than $4,000
missing from the city 81 Il Centre water Department.
Olost oned during the forenoon George W. Stuar
and his father oIdam Surt III Ecntro businessmen, ane
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
SO Million rax Request
Follows Conservatives
Success Agoinst Governor
New Assembly Speaker Pulls Ou+Phone
Line to Governor Office. Signalling
administration Loss Of Control

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. UP)-Tho Olson admins
traton received crushing setback today when the state
assembly oused Speaker Paul Peek and elected Gordon
Garland Tuare county Democrat and candidate of coai
ton of Republicans and conservative Democrats.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29
Violence Claims
Two Lives DurinQ
Valley Week-En
Seven In ured d in Auto Accidents While
Indians Killed by Train Near Bard;
Drunkenness Blamed for Fatalities

Two persons met violent deaths in Imperial county
this weekend while persons suffered INJURIES
John and Pat Smith, Yuma Indians, struck and
killed by Southern Pacific train Wnerhaven early
Sunday The pieces of their mutilaed bodies col
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-29

Lunch Service
What's it going to be next at the
theatre?
Not long ago Jack Tackett con-
sumed lollypops during the show
and Sunday Mrs. Everett Weather
bic amused herself by munchlng an
applet
Make ours a T-bone, medium rare
Off Somewhat
Stopped by an officer after fail
ing to halt at boulevard stop, the
distraught driver explained:
I'm all upset :. I'm on my way
to get a marriage license and
you know how it is, I'm not IN
my right mind"
And AL Bisgard, the officer re-
piled:
Buddy, if you re going to get
married I know you're not in your
right mind
But he didn't do anything about