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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
Sole of Justice
Evidence Given

PHILADELPHIA, July 81. CUP)-
Bank records by which the govern
ment hopes to prove that William
Fox, former motion picture mag
nate, paid for favorable court de-
cision, were introduced today at the
second conspiracy trial of retired
circuit judge j. Warren Davis.
Davis and Morgan S. kaufman.
former bankruptcy referee, again
are charged with conspiracy to OBJ
struct justice and defraud the
United States. Their first trial last
May ended in a jury disagreement.
FOX has pleaded guilty to the
charges.
Inc government yesterday at
tempted to show that part of the
a!leged payment-five $1,000 bills
was Withdrawn from an Atlantic
City, N. J., bank py Fox's daugh-
ter, Belle, and later we're deposited
at the st. Augustine, Fla. National
Bank by Judge Davis daughter
Mrs. Mary Firestone. Fox allegedly
paid Davis for favorable decisions
IN his bankruptcy affairs.
Walter H. Gahagan, jr., special
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
Jury Turns Down
Cult Damage Suit
As Girl weeps

LOS ANGELES, july 81. CUP)-
A superior court jury last night re-
iected pretty Irma Weber's $1,000
coo seduction suit against the MAJ
daznsn religious movement and
Henry Sorge, 33, a iMazdaznan in
structor.
Miss Weber had charged that
Sorge seduced her when she was
II. as an introduction to "the mys-
teries of life"
When the verdict was announced
she cried on the shoulder OF her
mother. Mrs. Ida Weber. Sorge
and Mazdaznan followers in the
courtroom cheered.
The Jury of seven men and i've
women deliberated more than sew
en- hours before voting, 9 to g. 10
dismiss the suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
Braw'eyC Court
Hears Two Cases

Two cases were heard before
Brawley justice court Wednesday.
A non-Support charge brought
against Irven Wallace by his es-
tranged wife was dismissed When
the court heard that he hal made
recent efforts toward support of
his four children and had been
handicapped by hospital demands.
A no funds check case against
Spivey Love was continued to Wed
nesday pending further evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
r
NioOs OAAA~AA Churches
Two FLA Members Get Scholarships

awarded the scholarships offered by
the Sears stores. This was the sec
ond successive year in which two
Imperial Valley boys have received
the honor. Last year it went to
Stanley Scaroni and John McCas-
lin.
Bishop and Graham are active
leaders in the Future Farmers of
America movement in Imperial Val
ley. Scholarships were awarded
them on the basis of successful
projects, leadership, scholarship and
initiative.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31

Imperial Valley farm youth scor-
ed another triumph Thursday.
Earl Bishop, who Wednesday was
notified OF one scholarship award
had a second one Thursday, and
sharing his honor was Harry Gra-
ham.
Both Graham and Bishop were
awarded 500 scholarships at Cal
ifornia Polytechnic school by Sears,
Roebuck and Co. Bishop previously
had received an identical scholar
ship awarded by large creamery.
Only 25 youths in California are
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
kev.Ca| Grants
Wage Increases.

F. o. Dolson, president ano
general manager California Electric
Power company, announced Thurs
day that a contract recently signed
with the Nev-Cal Employees as
sociation on wage increases as of
July l6, will result in total in
creases to employees over the COM
pany's system of approximately
100000 year.
DolSon also stated that the COM
pany, following its general policy
will include salary increases to
other employees who do not come
under the contract With the as
sociation and whose salaries are
less than $225 per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
TROUBLES GO MO COuRI

One divorce complaint and one
suit for separate maintenance were
on file Thursday at the county
clerks office.
Joseph H. Hubble sued Grace M.
Hubble for divorce, charging de-
sertion. They were married in 1917.
Elsie Mae Leach sued Jesse B.
Leach for separate maintenance,
charging cruelty. She asked S1oC
q month.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31

assistant attorney general, charged
that Belle Fox withdrew the money
for her mother, Mrs. Eva Fox, pres
ident of the Parkwood corporation,
subsidiary of the giant holding
company, All Continent Corporation.
He asserted that the bills we're Civ
en- to Fox and by Fox to Judge
Davis.
A jury of nine men and three
women is hearing the case before
Judge Hugh D. Mcclellan of the
Boston federal district court, spe-
cially appointed by the U. S. SUI
preme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Bradford,
1119 North Third, left this week
with their family for a vacation
visiting relatives and friends in
Oklahoma. They will return the
last of August
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31
News Items About
Valley Residents

A great deal of pleasure was
crowded into a few days for Mr..
and Mrs Leo Hetzel who returned
Monday from a few days vacation
in Ventura with their son, Victor,
his wife and small son Leo Craig.
Mrs Jake Brown, the Hetzels dau-
ghter, and her small daughter,
Patricia Ann, accompanied them
to the coast, and while there they
all enjoyed a picnic on the beach
in celebration of the birthday OF
Mrs. Vi.tor Hetzels mother, Mrs.
Victoria Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Phillips of
Heber, accompanied by Mrs. Otis
Grigg, drove to Yuma Sunday to
visit the j. T. Phillips family. Miss
Minetta Phillips returned with
them to spend fortnight or SO
in Imperial county.
Fort Worth, Texas, is the destin-
alton of Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Farmer
who will leave this weekend for a
fortnight's vacation. The Farmers
have many friends and relatives
ind and about FIT. Worth. Farmer
plans to spend as much time as
possible with his mother.
Mr.. and MRS. {. H. H. Small spent
a pleasant week in Arizona, return
ing to the valley Sunday. Their
daughter, Margaret, remained with
friends for longer vacation while
the Smalls drove another daughter,
Edith, to CuyamGca where she has
registered for a stay at Camp Wo-
lahi, Camp Fire camp. The Smalls
plan another short vacation before
the opening of school.
Mrs. w. S. Heating and children
| left last week for Mendoza, where
they plan to remain until the OPEN
ing of school.
Six weeks of fishing in the lakes
of Mendocino county was over for
the j. A. PiGues when they return
ed to the valley from their vaca-
ton which began early in June.
They visited number of inter-
esting places enroute, and alto
gether had a vacation they will
remember with pleasure.
The Lagunas usually attract Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hovey for many
weekends during the summer, and
this year they plan. to enjoy the
mountains and pines thereabout
during a large part of their vaca-
ton which began this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Bradford,
1119 North Third, left this week
with their family for a vacation
visiting relatives and friends in
Oklahoma. They will return the
last of August.
Walter Riedy has no very pleas
ant prospect ahead for his vaca-
ton which begins this Sunday, as
he will enter Sawtelle for a check
up. Mrs. Riedy and Jim will visit
Mrs. Riedy's father, H. F.. Herman,
in Ocean Beach. Jim will not find
the ocean nearly as attractive as
the tennis courts, and is planning
on improving his game by daily
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-31

Phyllis Purdy, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. B.. r. Purdy was notified
Thursday that she had been award
ed a scholarship at the University
of Southern California.
Phyllis was graduated this June
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Does Uncle Sam Need
A New National Anthem?

war which the United States fought
with England in 1914.
The author, as most everyone
knows. was Francis Scott Key,
American scholar lawyer and church
man. On September IA, 1914, he was
aboard a British man-of-war arrang-
ing for the exchange of American
and British prisoners. On that day
the English attacked Fort McHenry,
at Baltimore, Maryland.
Kew was detained imprisoned
aboard one of the British ships
until the battle was over 1t was dur
ing the attack that he wrote the first
draft of The Star Spangled Banner
describing the bombs bursting in
air" and noting, with patriotic fervor,
that our flag was still there
Some of our citizens today argu-
ing that The Star Spangled Banner
is a hard song to sing, anyway and
convinced of the practical idealism of
cooperating with England, believe
we might as well pick a more stirring
and more appropriate national
anthem.
Some of them lean toward God
Bless America" Others think Julia
Ward Howes Battle Hymn of the
Republic" or George Roots Battle
Cry of Freedom" might better typify
the spirit of America in these
troubled times.
This is not the first time that
patriotic and well-meaning people
have urged the citizens Of this coun-
try to consider shelving the compost
ton inspired by the Battle of Fort
McHenry for something more general
and singable They pointed out that
any crowd of people giving voice to
The Star Spangled Banner" will find
the low notes too low and the high
notes too high
A few years ago Mrs Florence
Brooks Aten. a patriotic American
woman, offered 5000 in prizes for
the words and music of new
national anthem. The contest enlisted
the talents OF a stable army of pro-
fessional and amateur composers.
Three thousand pieces Of music were
sent in and 300 lyrics. The first
prize Of IS 900 went TO Frederick II
Martens and Leo Ornstein for a com
position called America" - which
was quite different from the familiar
My Country. It's Of thee" This hap
pened 10 years ago but The Star
Spangled Banner" was not pushed
into the background.
Three years before this a COMPETE
ton held for the same purpose at
tracted 900 manuscripts but the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

A MEXICAN girls women go, not
- pugnacious lot. They alert and active.
but they don't go around with chips their
shoulders. Like the overwhelming majority of their
countrymen and countrywomen. they are for peace.
They are, however, engaged in a Fighter their
figures And they are fighting each other-with
swords These blades shed blood. They leave
no wounds on the body the spirit They do
provide the thrill of personal combat. in a pleasant
way They sharpen the eye and quicken the hand.
They perk up the mental faculties and they do
wonders for the feminine figure.
The photographs this page scenes from
the benign battle now going in schools gyms
and clubs from end of the country to the other
Statistcians who compile the dope such activi-
ties say that more than 100 900 Americans are now
thrusting and parrying with the foil, the slightly
heavier epee and the still stouter saber. Many of
these disciples of ancient and gallant
sport are members Of the gentler
They are finding out that there's much
more TO fencing than meets the eye of the
novice unfamiliar with the formal and
complicated rules of the sport. 1t takes
year to learn the rudiments of fencing
and to be able to put up intelligent and
effective battle against a fairto -middling
handler of the foil Many years needed TO turn
out a masterful job with the whip-like blade
American girls especially college students
are fighting for their figures because they have
found that fencing exercises both the mind and
the body, develops poise and grace tones up all the
muscles without ever binding" any of them and
does wonders for the figure
They stick to the light foil and leave the epee
and the saber TO the masculine disciples of the sport
who also find that this kind Of fighting is fine
for the physique.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Waterme|OnS
That Whistle
A WATERMELON that whistles
~ when it's ripe has been de

A WATERMELON that whistles
~ when it's ripe has been de
veloped recently by Steve y.
Harrison. a farmer near Belleville. Hi
nois. after more than eight years of
research.
Plugs with whistle attachment are
inserted into the melon when small and
as the fruit ripens a gas forms, blow
ing the whistle and informing the
planter that it is ready to harvest.
Harrison denied that a field when
ripe would sound like a football REL
eree's convention. saying that whistles
of a soft and melodious pitch are easily
obtained and that with practice even
the simpler tunes might be played to
entertain the pickers.
Harrison, who lives near school for
the blind, said that several of its grad
yates worked in his patch guided by
the whistles alone. This, he says, frees
bodied men for national defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

- VERY so often someone gets the
notion that what this country
- needs along with few eco
nomic, social and political changes
is a new national anthem.
Right now there is a mild but per-
sistent movement to denote the ia
miliar air that starts off oh, say
can you see" from its place as the
official American tune. The chief
reason for this movement seems to
be tNat the anthem has distinct
anti British angle because it was
composed around an episode in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Maybe It's the
Temper Of the
Times
way. Women
Are Finding
Fun, Health and
Grace in the
Ancient Art Of
DueIIing

Judges. after playing them all, de
cided that none of them was worthy
to replace Mr.. Keys lyrical inspira-
ton while watching the ships of John
Bull bang away at one of Uncle
Sans best forts.
The recurring attempts to adopt a
new national anthem have also
brought out the fact that the tune. to
which Francis Scott Keys stirring
words were set, was an old English
drinking song called when Bibo
Went Down to the Regions Below
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

In the Past There Have Been Sew
eraI Attempts to Replace The Star
SpangIed Banner" With a National
Anthem That isn't Based on One
Episode in a War With England and
Which Is So Written That II Is
Easily Singable as Well a. InSpira-
tionaI and TypicaIly American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13

the same Qel8QL LOS
pounds and both are considered nor
NAL In weight.
Insurance statistics definitely show
that the narrow individuals live
longer than the wide ones and we
are told that this is not because wide
individuals are not as strong Che
cause they are usually stronger
physically, but because they eat too
much for the amount of work done
or exercise taken. Wide individuals
by overeating are more frequently
attacked by heart vessel, liver and
kidney ailments Thin individuals,
on the other hand, usually eat less
and because they have no excess
weight, are more apt to be active
physically.
Blood Pressure Types
Some interesting results from an
investigation of the relation between
body width and blood pressure are
recorded by Drs. S. c. Robinson and
M. Brucer, in American Journal of
Medical Science. They divided
their patients into six groups, from
the very narrow to the very wide
They found that few of the narrow
type had high blood pressure where
as many of the wide individuals had
high blood pressure The shape or
build of the Individual is related, as
definitely shown by the figures, to
blood pressure.
The thought then for wide individ-
uals Is not to allow themselves TO
become overweight, because their
blood pressure is naturally high ow-
ing to their wide build.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
MERRY-GO-RoUND

Argentine Ambassador Esp1 rises
early enough to read five newspa-
pers before most Of his diplomatic
colleagues are out of bed.
Henry Wallace, recalling the days
when he used TO run the far-1ung
department of agriculture, says, SCI
used TO have $4,000 helpers; now
have three!"
Following Roosevelt's action In
naming Lauchlin Currie on spe-
cial mission to China, press room
wits coined the phrase, "Currie for
the rice OF China"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Unit of Arc Measure

When the Greeks divided the cir
Gle into $50 degrees, in accordance
with the number of days In the year,
it was also decided that the unit Of
arc measure would be called the
degree. The word degree" is from
the medieval Latin ode" plus grad
u.s." meaning ''of the step. The
word minute" used in reference to
the division of degree comes from
the Latin 'spars minuta prima" and
the term second" from the Latin
"pars miuuta secunda."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
DEFENSE AUTHORITY


Secretary Stinson says that one
reason for bun's-rushing the in
creasingly discredited 'lease-Iend"
bill is that it will cure the disorder
which has existed for nearly two
years In the manufacture of NUM-
tons"
His point is that the President
must purchase all supplies for our
several defense departments and
also for any allies because, other
wise, they would compete with each
other, raise prices and create con-
fusion.
Whatever confusion has existed"
Is not traceable to any lack of ex-
ecutive authority.
Up TO the middle of last year, our
government had no plans whatever
for adequate defense and then, In a
moment of panic, dumped indigest-
ible billions of dollars of totally I'M
co-ordinated orders into the lap of
an unwarned industry. It is due
also to the long and inexcusable lag
m setting up any single authorized
and intelligent control. That hasn't
been done yet.
It was not because government
had not been warned by the voice
OF intense and highly successful ex-
perience. B. NJ Baruch warned it
over and over again as to precisely
what was wrong and what was nee
essary to cure it.
To use the excuse that Mr.. Slim
son thus advanced for the passage
of this totalitarian bill-this gratui-
tous American assumption of re-
Sponsibility for the worldwide con-
duct of this warts either confess
sion of ignorance or it Is an attempt
TO brighten this nation into such an
abandonment of democratic and con-
Stitutional processes as Is neither
necessary nor desirable.
The second and only other point
of Mr.. Stimson's argument is that
the barter process of ''lease-lend''
or otherwise dispose of our
weapons is more flexible" than the
advancement of credit or cash.
More flexible for whom? Money
and credit were invented and over
the ages have proved to be the most
flexible of all methods of exchange
of goods between nations. One of
our chief complaints against Hitler
IS his design to substitute barter IN
kind for money transactions. The
secretary's testimony is seIf-contra-
dictOry and astonishingly absurd.
Let US do what Is prudent or nee
essary In our own defense to do to
aid Great Britain but let us not. un-
der the urge of the advisability Of
doing that, revolutionize our whole
framework of government
Finally, the argument is made
that the President viii never use the
totalitarian powers granted In this
bill. Said Patrick Henry: 'Is it
consistent with any principle of pru-
dence or good policy to grant un-
limited, unbounded authority which
Is 50 totally unnecessary that it viii
never be exercised" But that was
IN the pre-horse-and-buggy days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13

POUNDS from the
weight recorded on
the tables for their
height; if they are of
the wide or bulldog
build, they can add
10 pounds to the re-
corded weight for
their height. This
means, then, that a
narrow man 5 feet 7
inches IN height can
weigh 139 pounds
and a wide man of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Cheese

A Dane who travelled IN Switzer.
land In 1920 wrote an account of the
practice of Swiss farmers Of send
ing their cows to central organi-
zation where most Of the milk was
made into cheese. Each farmer
was paid in due ratio according to
the yield of his cows. The increase
In profit was marked and the move
ment spread to France. The mod
ern creamery may be said to date
from 1866, when the first distribute
ing society was founded IN Denmark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Origin of Roman Numerals

The origin of the Roman numerals
v and K is not definitely known. It
has been suggested that v or rep
resents the open hand with the fin
gers, except the thumb, held togeth-
er. K or 10 is possibly double v.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Jealousy

When sUife sees her husbands at.
fecions being taken from her by an
other, solat should she do? Kathleen
Norris is confronted toith this question
asked OF her by mother of t,oo chill.
dren tohO is fearful of their future.
Miss Norris offers her some cIear-head.
ed adUice rUhich offers the best solution
to her distressing problem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
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Washington, d. C.

Washington, ID. G..
THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
dropped into the vice presidents
private Office just before Henry Wal
lace was girding himself to make
his debut as president of the senate.
He found Wallace with the senate
chaplain, Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips.
Vandenberg looked at the two
men, apparently trying to decide
which was the more devout. JOSH
ing Rev. Phillips, he said: "We won't
need you any more. Henry Wal
lace can offer the prayer"
In senate circles it is generally
agreed that Wallace will be every
thing that Garner wasn't. Garner
used to make his appearance for the
opening at noon, stay for 10 minutes,
then disappear. Wallace will start
at noon and stay on the job, really
running the senate in conscien-
tious manner.
But what Garner did after he left
the chamber, Wallace will fail to do.
Garner was a mixer, mixer of
men, and a mixer of drinks. His
backstage work was enough to put
any bill across-or to kill it.
As one senator put it, Gamers
Office was the only place in the SEN
ate wing where we could always
count on getting a drink. We know
we can't count on Wallace for that"
HOPKINS SURVEY
Harry Hopkins went to Britain as
the personal emissary of the Presi-
dent, but he also had private as
signment from Mrs. Roosevelt.
She asked the ex-cabinet member
to make a frst-hand survey of the
activities of English social welfare
agencies, both private and public,
under blitz conditions. Hopkins is
particularly fitted to make such a
study because of his many years as
a New York social worker.
Note-Mrs. Roosevelt has decided
to break her recent self-imposed
plan to stick closer to Washington.
Following the election last Novem-
Der, she made up her mind to aban-
don her speaking tours. But on the
strong advice of friends she will re-
sumo her practice of getting out in
the country, feeling the pulse of pub
lie sentiment, soon will visit the
Midwest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Rent Land Under Water?
It's Quite the Thing Here!

Waer all around Here's lesson No. horO
from air. Visitors renting ground under 81
Mas Bcayne bay II miles off shore and building tumbedon
tack Uh all the comforts of home telephone These
of those Nth Robinson Crusoe complex iuho
reach their summer homes" only uia boat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-13
Loss of Color

Loss of the natural color IN fruit
products often means the products
have lost dietary values, according
to DR.. NJ A. Joslyn of the Univer-
sity of California college of agri-
culture.