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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Pay Up or Shut
Off City Warning
To Water Users
CONTINUED from Page Ont

Continued from Page One)
lections in recent water depart
ment history.
REVISIONS PROMISED
An indication of the seriousness
of the water departments fiscal
affairs was given by FaWcett Sat
urday morning, when he announced
that a complete revamping of the
water ordinance, and readjustment
of water rates is being studied by
City Attorney Dorsey WhitelaW.
Fawcett said the present rate
structure was unfair to smaller
water users, in that it forces them
to pay the same minimum rate as
owners of large homes with many
outlets.
And it is unfair to the larger
users because under the present
system, rates graduate upward as
consumption increases, instead OF
downward, as in the case OF most
utilities. Rates should encourage the
use of increased amounts of water,
instead of discouraging it, as is the
case now he said.
Another change contemplated in
the water department, Fawcett said,
is in the manner of guaranteeing
payment of bills. At present, non
property owners are required to post
cash deposits, while property own
ers are given turn-on service on
their signatures alone.
THEORY BLASTED
Original theory of extending this
courtesy to property owners was
that unpaid water bills might be
charged as liens against the prop
erty City officials, however, long
since discovered the error of this.
So now some scheme whereby
such unpaid bills might be classified
as assessments, the same as any
other form of taxation, is being in
vestigatcd thoroughly by the city
attorney. At one time, FaWcett re-
vealed, the water department
thought it had found the answer
in a contract whereby the property
owner formally agreed to have his
water bills assessed against his
property, and which would be placed
on record along with other tax lev
les.
This plan was abandoned, how
ever. when the title companies in
formed the city that recording of
the contracts might serve TO place
a cloud on tltlc 10 properties ia
yolved.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Japanese Special
Trouble Shooter
In Final Talks

Continued from Page One)
the hour" if she becomes involved
in war with the United States. the
speeches of Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox, have demonstrated
Anglo American readiness for any
thing the future may bring in the
Pacific. The truculent tone of the
Japanese press and reports of ON
inouS Japanese troop movements
have seemed to indicate that ia
pan is preparing for drastic action.
1t was learned from reliable
sources that Kurusu is bringing
new approach to U. S.-JapaneSe
difficulties which have been dis
cussed for months in "exploratory"
conversations between Hull and
Nomura. Those conversations made
some progress but had reached a
point where failure appeared i'm
minent when the new TOTO cabinet
dispatched KuruSu.
MAY MAKE CONCESSIONS
Those in a position to know
Kurusu's Instructions gave the i'm
preston that Japan is now pre-
pared to make more concessions
than Nomura was authorized to
offer.
The American position in prin-
ciple is unchanged 1t was expected
that the American negotiators
would use every effort to convince
Japan that it would be in her best
interests to accept the American
views.
Kurusu arrived in San Francisco
by clipper yesterday and immedi-
ately began the flight to the capi-
tai, where he will begin confer
ences Monday.
He indicated he hoped for sue
cess. pointing out:
My daughter is about to get
married and my brother is dying
in hospital in Tokyo, yet made
the trip"
Il Just arrived on my way to
Washington, he told intervieWerS
at San Francisco. whose question
ing caused him to miss one plane
You all know how difficult my
mission is. l will do all | can to
make it a successful one for two
countries-Japan and the United
States"
Asked whether his trip would
have any effect on the situation in
the east. the special envoy re-
piled:
II hope it does. I have been
asked the pointed question. is my
mission peace or war
We'll, all good diplomats work
for peace. It's up to you to judge
if am a good diplomat
He said he did not wish to COM
ment on the ordered withdrawal of
United States marines from China,
explaining:
IF your president is silent cn
this matter, why should I talk?"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

WORCHESTER. Mass, Nov Is.
CUP)-SeCretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. said today
that the United States must pre-
pare to feed hundreds of millions"
throughout the continents of Eur
ope and Asia when the war is
over.
Addressing the 18th anniversary
meeting of the National Grange.
Morgenthau said:
II am in favor Of seeing that
the credit of the United States
is used to do the humanitarian
thing, the economic thing, the
sound thing. in putting the great
food production of the United
States into the hands of the hungry
Millions
Morgenthau said there was one
important fact to remember con-
cerning the coming democratic
order in Europe"
That is" he said, that great
masses of decent hardWorking men
and women will no longer tolerate
the economic insecurity which
furnished so much of the fuel for
the political turmoil of the past
25 years. They are going to de
mand elementary guarantees for
decent life"
In order to build a better world,
he said, we must recognize the
citizens right to have a minimum
standard of food" Morgenthau be-
lfeves every man, woman and child
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Reds Slash Reor
Of German Lines

LONDON. Nov. Is Up - Rus
san reports said today that Soviet
.auk formations have slashed into
ne rea~ a. German lines on the
Ieuu&lrad and Kalinm fronts. in
t..cune heavy casualties. and have
dri,cu back Italian troops in the
D0Ho;s BASIN.
The Soyle; GISpatches said the
Germans are constantly bringing
reserves up 10 the Moscow front
and are making persistent efforts to
get a new offensive rolling against
the Tula Salient.
Temperatures on the Moscow
'front.' were reported to have fallen
radically and Radio Moscow. heard
By the United Press listening post
asserted that increasing numbers OF
NaZi prisoners suffering severe frost
bite have been captured.
ACTIONS SUMMARIZED
Radio Moscow reports gave this
picture Of operations for the entire
eastern front:
LENINGRAD: Russian tanks, at
tacklng from the rear, smashed a
series Of Nazi positions while Rus
san tank and !nfantry forces wiped
oUt 4 German company moving
along The river Y
KALININ SECTOR: More than
1000 Germans killed and 5000
wounded II month of fighting Rus
san tanks broke through and at
.acNe5 Germans along rear roads
beInE used TO bring up reserve
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Roosevelt Confers
With Army Chiefs
Over Mine Seizure
Continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page Onel
at a meeting by the chief execu-
tive yesterday.
OTHER STRIFE
Meanwhile leaders of skilled rail-
road workers continued with plans
for a nationwide strike.
Representatives of major truck
ing companies in II midwestern
states and of the AFL teamSterS
union agreed to submit their wage
dispute to the National Defense
Mediation board. The union cam
celled a strike order which would
have pulled 100000 drivers and
warehouse workers from their jobs
tomorrow.
Joseph D. Keenan,, labor repre-
sentative for the Office of Pro-
duction Management, promised to
urge consideration Of the case by
the NDMB. The union has asked
that the existing wage scale of
three cents a mile for driving and
80 cents an hour for other work
be raised TO five cents a mile and
81 an hour. Management officials
refused TO grant an increased mile
age rate and offered an hourly
rate of 82ia cents.
STRIKE CALL ISSUED
The big five operating railway
brotherhoods mailed strike inStruc-
tions TO 350,0OO members for pro-
posed Walkout Dec. 7-8-9. The in
structions called for strike on
81 lines Dec 7, on so more Dec.
8 and on 50 Dec. 8.
Union spokesmen said the in
structions we're issued to call White
House attention again to the
threatened strike, which would i'm
mobhiaa all rail transportation.
Both the operating and non-oper-
ating unions have rejected wage
recommendation of the preSiden-
tial fact-finding board but the IA
incorporating groups have not fixed
strike date. Both groups expect
government Intervention.
AFL workers at the Cleveland
(O) Container company joined CIO
employees in accepting terms to
end an eigfst-day strike which
interrupted production of ammuni-
ton containers. The unions we're
granted g. cent hourly wage
increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Germans Gain in
Mediterranean

gail
On the Crimean front, the Ger
mans again reported they were
making progress toward KerCh and
SeyaStopol, but acknowledged that
they were encounterlng strong re-
sistance in their efforts to break
across the KerenSki straits to the
mainland route toward the Cau-
casus oil fields.
Russian defenses of Rostov con-
tinued to hold after two weeks IN
which the Axis troops appeared
TO have made no progress.
SEA FRONT ACTIVE
On the sea front. the Germans
SAID that two of their submarines
which reinforced Italian naval
forces in the Mediterranean had
attacked a British naval force with
success. 1t was a German sub
marine, according to Berlin, that
torpedoed and sank the battle
SCARED British aircraft carrier Ark
ROYAL. which went down east of
Gibraltar with a reported loss Of
only one member of the crew.
III dOOlllOn, Inc GtTINdllS Sdiu
one Of the submarines damaged
the British 1000 ton battleships
Malaya. which was extensively re-
paired last summer in the United
States, Other warships not named
were also damaged, the Germans
claimed.
Tl-e German naval reinforce
ments in the Mediterranean ap-
parently we're intended to bolster
the Italian fleet in view of almost
constant aerial and naval attacks
by the British on Axis supply lines
from Italy 10 the North African
desert. where the British reported
they had greatly delayed" German
plans for an offensive from Libya
against Egypt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
ti.Mud Streets
Drive Bears Fruit
In Projects 0kay

Continued from Page One)
commissioner by Hatton, who re-
l!nquished his post Of finance COM
missioner 10 Bratton.
The projects approved by the
san Diego office Of the highway
engineers are:
Olive street from Fourth TO Fifth
streets; Brighton from Fourth TO
Fifth streets; Wenslcy from Fourth
10 Fifth streets, State street from
Eighth 70 Imperial; Imperial ave-
nue. from State TO Main; Broadway
from Eighth 10 Imperial; Eighth
from Broadway TO Adams; Third
from Commercial 10 Orange; Or
ange from Fourth 10 Third; Orange
from Third % Second; Second from
Orange To Commercial; CONNER
clal from Third 10 Second Olive
from Second TO Third.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
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fenslYc rolling against the capital.
Blu, IL the Kalinin sector the
Russians we're reported TO have
continued loca. advances. On the
Nara river they captured several
moro villages and in the DonetS
basin ,hev hurled back the Ital-
taa. with 90 attacks in four days.
Weather conditions we're getting
steadily worse before Moscow. and
many German troops were suffer-
lug from frost bite, according to
the Russian broadcast.
Rome acknowledged that the
Russians il the Donets sector were
cons 'antly attacking with tanks
and a.rplanes supplemented by cav
alry ana on the Moscow front tho
Germans said that the enemy had
launched heavy" blows. The Axis
dispatches SAID that these counter
attacks were being repulsed, ana
Berlin reported "A Red Army tanks
destroyed IN one engagement.
BRITISH SEND TANKS
On the far northern front. ac-
eordHg 70 Stockholm. the Rus
SANS arc using Brltish-built tanks
Io- the first time in defense OF
3iurmanst and the railroad line
running southwark along the White
Sea. Tie Russians also were said
q be holding out strongly al their
1asa OF Hango, in southwestern
Finland which has been under
parua, blockade since the war be-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
legionnaire Dies
After Tavern Row
With Potato Kinq'

STOCKTON. Cal. Nov Is up
Otto Dander, 40-year-old past COM
mander Of Karl Ross American
Legion post died early today of a
gunShot wound allegedly received
during a tavern quarrel Armistice
Day with Maurice Zuckerman, So,
of Los Angeles, known as Califor-
MAS Potato King"
ZuCkerman. who gained his liberty
under $4,000 bond was reported
near collapse in rest home. 1t
was believed he would be surrend-
cred today by his attorney. Len
Honey, as soon as a formal murder
charge has been prepared by Dis
trict Attorney Raymond Dunno. He
had been arraigned on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to murder.
The potato king. whose home is
in Los Angeles, has refused to give
a statement on the advice of his
attorney. He has been quoted only
that 1t was purely a case of at
tempted Self-defense. when he was
attacked and beaten by much
younger men
Dander. his wife, Hazel; his bro
ther, Ernest, and his sister-in law.
Mrs. Thelma Brandt, were in a
tavern Tuesday afternoon when
zuckerman and a companion iden-
titled as H. E. Podmore. Los An
geleS commission merchant, took a
table nearby.
Podmore sought to dance with
Mrs. Brandt and Otto Dander OBJ
Jected to the attentions she was be-
ing paid. He and his brother scuf-
fled with Podmore and Zuckerman
ard the latter, knocked to the
floor, rose to one knee, witnesses
said, drew a pistol and shot Otto
Dander in the stomach.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

It's consideration of the govern
ment's measures. Only one inter
polation will be made following
the addresses OF Tojo. TCga and
Kaya. Former railway minister
Gotaro AgaWa will make it.
Japanese government quarters dc
clned any comment Oh the Amer
lean oi'rr withdrawing marines
from China. asserting: That's the
American governments business in
dealing with its own marines"
The newspapers said the move
represented a United States pre-
caution to obtain freedom of action
in event of the worst cvcntuality
with Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

Will not come until Monday when
Too. foreign minister ShiRenori
Togo and Finance Minister Okinobu
Kaya speak on the International
situation. particularly relations with
the United States. and on proposed
military and domestic measures
The press declared tnat the sit
ualan Is being aggravated day
by day" by the United States
Hoch claimed The Anglo-Amty e.
lean combination has been taking
ever possible step to lntimidatc and
Cypress Japan by economic, polt-
lcal and military steps"
Parliament PREPARED 70 hasten
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Marine Recruiter
Here Wednesday

The United States Marine corps
will have an itinerant recruter :,
FL Centre next Wednesday TO me-
view youne- men between the ages @.
l. and 80 years
Those interested NAV confer VIZ,
the recruiter in the E Centro post
office between 8 a m. anG 30 pm.
Marine officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
japanese Face Decision

TOKYO, Nov Is. UP Pa.a.-
ment convened IN special session TO-
cay amid an unprecedented e.lsls.
with the press Sueeo>uaA '.s. tns
United States IS prepaun- ta9 ;.f
worst evcntuality
The five DAY mee'u- "a> ao.-
orally described as .'H. ao~t M-
portant9 IN Japan al>,ass 0rsaasr
OF the necessity Il t.ts.- 80 !.
10 meet the CIsis atl>.a- 80"
the conflict IL relations -. Aa..
lca.
The initial day was d.'"'#. ..
routine formahtlc~ II e.=...eae.. 2.
and appointing COMMITTEE.
Tomorrow the solemn ,..cas#.....
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
THUGS ROB MAN
WHILE HE BATHES

DALLAS, Tex, Nov Is CUP)
Bob Fletcher took a bath last night
and got cleaned. Two men entered
his apartment while he was in the
tub, held him up, took S2,860 i'll
cash, a $500 cashiers check and a
wrist watch, and escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

II receiving the imperial reScript
rom Emperor Hlrohlto viii occur
Tie emperor viii command the
pAlEnIanta2iaMS to approve the
eCNcEmart's special request for eX-
s,orlGsrt military expenditures
a. >.5#ouoa ooo ven o$S74.o000Ooi
aHG ssc Other extraordinary lcelS-
.a'.oa GRATED to meet The crisis.
Tae Two houSos VII then draft
M,~~a-r~ If r,/.y after which they
H.u hoa. reports or the China
~: troW Premier Gen Hldcki
Ia'- #aC Navy Minister Shigctara
S.uHa5d.
Ths nam business a. the session
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
DISTINGUISHED GUEST
TO VISIT RED CROSS

Richard E. Ziegler. field director.
U. S. fleet. San Diego area will be
guest Of the Ell Centre chapter of
the American Red Cross at its
meeting Monday night, 7:3O o'clock
in the headquarters, l2o North
Fifth. Plans for the annual meet
ing will be made at this time
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
SEATTLE BASEBALLERS
TO JOIN AIR CORPS

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. Is. up
--Outfielder Edo Vanni and Catcher
George Farrell of the Seattle Pacific
Coast league club will join the army
air corps because their draft num-
bors arc soon TO come up, they said
today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
CALEXICO BUSINESS FIRM


A certificate of dissolution of
the Going and EdmundS real estate
and insurance business in CaleXico
was filed in Imperial county Su-
pcrior court Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
DIVORCE COMPLAINT FILED

ConnOr Lowe Friday filed suit for
divorce from Bobbie High Lowe.
charging extreme cruelty. They
married in ViSalia Aug. Is, 1925
and separated May IS. 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice of their intention to wed
was filed with County Clerk w.
J. McClelland recently by Ralph
Pendley, %. Holtville trucker. and
Vivian Nadduz, 20. also of Holt
Vile
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Food For Europe
Postwar Scheme

would be guaranteed enough of the
protective foods of all kinds to 1t
him for the world of tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Murder Charged
Against 7 Youths
In Poker Staying
Continued from Page Onel

w. F. Orahood of Los Angeles, for
cremation.
Officiating at the services was
Ralph French, master of El Centre
Lodge No. 384, F. & A. M, who, as
deputy district attorney, also will
prosecute Keeling and Saunders
when they are brought TO trial
here.
The youths will be arraigned next
week in El Centre justice court.
Keeling and Saunders sat hand
cuffed together Friday and heard
DR.. Floyd A. Berger describe in
lurid detail the manner in which
they are charged with having bat
tered <.ahood into an almost un-
recognizable pulp
WOUNDS DESCRIBED
DR.. Berger, who conducted the
autopsy on the body of the slain
man, testified before Coroner Her
bert Hughes that Orahood had
suffered a broken nose, two black
eyes. a torn left ear, five lacera-
tionS on the head measuring from
one and one-half inches to two
and one-quarter inches in length,
WeltS on the right shoulder neck
bruises that caused severe hemorr-
hageS, a bruised left knee and other
wounds.
The weapon with which Keeling
and Saunders are charged with
having inflicted these wounds was
an iron poker that was found in
the murder room.
Throughout DR.. Berger's testi-
mony, the youths sat huddled to-
gether in the midst Of a heavy po-
lice guard Keeling, tall and angular
was unmoyed, but Saunders wrlg-
gled often, and kept his eyes cast
down.
Both have admitted, according
TO police, that they were alone
with Orahood when he was beaten
but each blamed the other for hav-
ing started the "Scuffle" that. ended
in the staying
DRINKING BOUT TOLD
They said they had gone to Mex
leo with Orahood for drinks, and
returned 10 his quarters TO continue
TO consume large quantities of Whls
ky
An apparent discrepancy in thel.
stories came out during the IN
quest. French produced a report
on q test of OTahoodS blood tha,
revealed that the victim had not
consumed enough alcohol TO render
him drunk
Other witnesses at the inquest
included Officer Cunningham, who
described how he had arrested Saun.
derS as the youth stood on EaS
Main street trying TO hitch ride
out OF town early Thursday morn.
ing, and c. r. WhitloW, attendant
at an East Main street filling sta.
ton, who held Keeling at gun poin
at 2 am. Thursday when the boy
showed up there wearing blooc
stained clothes.
Orahood, in addition to his Mas.
onlc membership, was an American
Legionnaire, graduate of Cornell
university, a first lieutenant in tn,
signal corps reserve, former heac
Of the veterans bureau at Denver
and former Imperial Valley ran.
cher
He Is survived by two brothers
A. T. of Denver and w F. Ora
hood of Los Angeles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
BayOnet Next
Knife Called Dangerous
So He Joins Marines

The 4-inch hunting knife which
caused the arrest and conviction
of 16-year-old Joseph Lincoln
Braun for carrying concealed
weapons should be replaced today
by nice. shiny bayonet on the END
of a marine rifle, provided Braun's
latest plans do not miscarry.
Braun, arrested last month for
carrying hunting knife concealed
on his person, appeared before Re-
corder's Judge Arthur Z Gordon
for sentence.
AS Judge Gordon was about
to impose sentence the youths
mother, Victoria. presented Judge
Gordon with letter which won a
years probation for Braun.
The letter was from Lieut.
Charles Popp United States Ma
rine Corps. Federal Building, De-
troit, was addressed to Braun and
informed him he had successfully
passed Marine Corps enlistment
examinations and asking when he
would report.
Upon receipt of Braun's promise
to report to Lieutenant Popp inn
mediately, Judge Gordon place.
him on one years probation anC
assessed costs of $50. Braun lef'
the court to complete the enlist
ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Hit
By Rigid Order

Serving notice that fumigation
companies. are TO be held strictly
responsible for obeying the fumi-
cation ordinances. Mayor Edward
J. JeffrieS Jr.. today ordered re-
vocation of the license of the
Peerless Exterminator Company.
The company was found at
fault by a coroners' jury in the
death of two boys in building
being fumigated July 8 at 474
Peterboro street.
In revoking the license, the
mayor told William S. Straub,
company president:
I'VE cannot allow n man to
be around with such a danger
Gus weapon as cyanide FUSED i'm
fumigating) unless he Is re-
spOnsible."
In a second hearing before the
mayor, the Reliable Fumigation
Company, which was fumigating a
house at 498 Meldrum avenue,
July 10 in which Fred Newbert.
40, was later found dead, was
granted until August Is to present
"a defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Ends Milan Sentence,
Faces Dope Charge

Solomon Gelb. 80. who today
completed three-year perjury
sentence at the federal correc-
tional institution al Milan. will be
taken 10 New York City TO face
charges as an international dope
importer Federal Judge Ernest
A. O'Brien signed a removal order
after Gelb waived a removal
hearing.
S. Vincent Fordell. assistant
United States attorney here, said
Gelb and an accomplce Travelled
in the Orient and Europe purchaS-
ing narcotics which they sold IN
New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Governor Picks
Labor Medidtors
On New Basis

LANSING. Aug. s 80 Governor
Nsn Wagner has abandoned his
policy Of appointing clergymenI
and other community leaders 10
work with members OF the labor
mediation board on defense and
Utility disputes.
Until this week IL has been the
7lsctice Of the administration to
Hamc two local men and state
Preventative 10 each special,
'cdlauon commission.
Half a dozen new commissions
we're named yesterday 10 iron out
abor disputes throughout the
state. with local members elimi-
mated in all cases. Instead. several
"cunciliators' and Commission
Secretary Paul r. Ricketts, were
appointed.
Auditor Gen. Vernon J. Brown
recently attacked the commits
sion's spending policy, pointing
out its appropriation OF $4,000
would be gone before half the
fiscal year is ended.
Chairman Thomas j. DonahueI
defended this on grounds there
have been double the number of
disputes this year over last.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
a Fined for Attempt
To SmuqqIe Money

Four foreign-born residents Of
Windsor today were given stiff
fines by Magistrate d. M. Brodie
when they pleaded guilty to at
tempting 10 smuggle Canadian
money across the border Ihe
three men and one woman all
said they were taking the money
10 Detroit 10 send 10 relatives in
Nazi-occupied Europe.
The four are Joseph Varga,
fined SIPS; Thomas Szymanski,
fined SIS; Joseph Szaniszlai, fined
SIS and Katy Sep. fined SIS. All
were caught by agents of the
Canadian Foreign Exchange Con-
troll Board and officers of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.