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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
Ex-Red's Death
Laid to CPU Plot

had written the note to his wife
I last because. unlike the other two,
it showed nervous stress.
To his wife he wrote that he
wanted TO live very badly. but it
is impossible You will under
stand that I must 60"
The "Dobertov angle was supplied
by this Postscript:
"On the farm Of Dobertov, wrote
this yesterday, but I did not have
any strength in New York. I did
not have any business in Wash
ington. I went to sec Dobertov, be-
cause that is the only place I could
get firearms
All three notes were written ON
plain paper headed only by Char
lottesville" Charlottesville, Va,
where Waldman said Kriyitsky had
planned to seek q haven for his
wife and family.
The notes to Dear Suzanne" ans
to Waldman asked them TO help his
| Vile anC son.
Waldman listed three reasons why
police should not close the case
es a suicide. but rather. should seek
an assassin.
I. Questionable authenticity of tie
suicide" notes. He said the OGPU
has speciments Of Krivitsky's hand
writing in every language" and
that the OGFU is recognized as
expert at forgery"
.. Krivitsky had talked to him in
New York last week of buying g
little farm in Virginia for himself
and his family. Waldman said
all Of his plans were of a man
not inclined to self destruction. sui
eide or ever pessimism, but Of a
man arranging 10 start new life =
g. Within the past three weeks
Krivitsky had been informed that
"a special OGPU agent named Hans
/ had appeared in New York" Wald-
man said Krivitsky told him the
man was a dread killer" and that
his life CKrivitsby's) was not safe
FBI and state department Off
cials said they planned no investiga-
ton. State department. spokesmer
said it was strictly a case for the
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
Balkans Seefhe
With Nazi Troops
Ready for Drive
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Balkans.
Istanbul reported that British
diplomats throughout the Balkans
have sent all confidential papers
TO Turkey for safe-keeping and are
prepared to leave al a moments
notice.
Amid these alarms Sofia remain
ed quiet and even reported belief
that the atmosphere had been
cleared for the time being by an
official denial that NaZi troops are
in Bulgaria.
There was one factor which SEEM
ed to initiate against any immed-
late large-scale warfare in the Bal
kanS-tne weather.
Although the Germans are known
to have prepared many pontoon
! bridges along the Danube, ice still
is floating down the river and it
seemed doubtful that many troops
could be moved from Rumania into
Bulgaria by this means or the in
adequate roads which connect the
two countries until winter relaxes
Airplane movement Of troops, OF
course, could be carried on with
little interference.
Gen. Francisco Franco and Ramon
Serrano Suner of Spai we're en-
route TO Italy FOR a meeting with
Premier Benito Musso-ini and, some
reports said, Adolf Hitler.
The British admiralty revealed
that fleet units bombarded Ostend
today. German accounts claimed
that the British Warshlps were driv-
en- off by coastal guns.
Reports poured in of large-s scale
offensive action by the hard-hitting
RAJ. Indications were that British
air action has hit a tempo seldom if
ever equalled since the outbreak OF
the war.
Incentive for the sweeping air
offensive appeared 10 be we'll
founded fears that complex NazI
plans 20 strike new blows at Britain,
possibly on several fronts stimuli
taneouSly, nave almost matured.
The Balkans, France and Spain,
and the Far East appeared to be
the danger points.
The famed German luftwaffe was
almost inactive in contrast with
the breath-taking pace being set by
the RAF
So long as good weather holds
out the British apparently have put
their air offensive against the in
yasion coast of France and certain
German industrial aleas on a pa
hour basis.
Scope of the British activity was
indicated By the German claim that
50 British planes were destroyed
n air action of the past "a hours.
The British admitted losses Of pos
sibly half q dozen aircraft.
British Warships Joined in the
attack. The Nazi high command
reported they launched a lombard
ment against the FLANDERS coast
but were driven off by shore bat
teries. London limited that British
warships shortly would be blasting
the Eritrean coast in support of the
fast-developing attack on that Ital-
ian colony in Africa.
The British made a great sweep
of the French invasion coast in day
light hours yesterday and even
raided detectives in northwest Ger
many in one of the RATS rare in
cursions before nightfall.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
Free French Take
Desert Gases

LONDON, Feb. IL. UP)-Gen.
Charles DsGaulle's headquarters re-
ported tonight that Free French
forces have seized several cases in
the Cufra area of aouthern Libya,
$50 miles south Eardia.
The Free French troops stormed
an Italian air base in the area and
inflicted heavy losses" On the iso-
lated Fascist garrison, DeGaulle's S
communlque reported.
The raid was carried out by a
motorized column frcm Lake Chad,
French equatorial Africa, under
command Of Colonel L Clerc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
State Will Try.
Tristan Extorter

threatening harm to members OF
her family.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents sought to trap him in Santa
Rosa when he appeared in a cab
bage ratch to receive the extortion
sum, but he escaped under cover
of darkness.
The small son of the de TristanS
was kidnapped last September by
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich, but
was returned unmarried a few days
later when Muhlenbroich was cap
tured in the mountains. He is under
life sentence at San Quentin prison.
Parker has expressed preference
for federal trial and confinement
at Alcatraz federal prison "for a
change of scenery" but if he is
convicted in the state tours, he will
be returned to Folsom as a life
termer and "two-time loser"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
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vitsky's past had been certified by
Trotsky and other exiled and dis
sident Communists, but American
Communists had always insisted
that he was an imposter, a Viennese
who had never any connection with
Soviet Russia.
Beside the body was a SO calibre
revolver In the room were the
three notes, one in Russian address
ed TO his wife; another in English
10 Waldman, the third in German
TO Dear Suzanne'-identified fy
Waldman as Suzanne La Toilette.
New York writer, cousin of Sen.
Robert M. La Toilette, Prog. Wise.
Ira Gullicson, metropolitan po-
lice handwriting expert. said there
was no doubt that the signature on
the hotel register and the suicide"
notes were written by the same
man. He said Krivitsky apparently
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
LIGHTNING HITS AUTO,
ElECTROCUTES DOG

Los ANGELES, Feb. II. CUP)-
lightning struck an automobile
curing a rainstorm today electro
cutting a small dog riding in the
machine, but leaving the driver un-
scathcd.
However, the driver, Mrs Blanche
Conncrs, So, was so dazed that
she crashed the car into pole and
fractured two ribs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
IRA JOHNSON SUING
IRA JOHNSON AT IA.

los ANGEL ES. Feb. II. up
IRA Johne2n was suing Ira johnson
for divorce today.
County clerks who accepted the
suit for filing wouldn't believe it
until they checked Mrs. Johnson's
lawyer. He said it was correct;
her name Is Ira. She is charging
husband Ira. a golf club employe,
with mental cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11

family fortune through the pur-
chase Of the Delco-Remy company,
manufacturers of automobile light
ing and ignition equipment, which
he later sold.
Fletcher / at one time owned
some Cf the naticn'S leading stock
farms, and bred Peter the Great,
big money winner and sire of a
great line of race horses. He was
head of the Fletcher Savings an6
Trust co. Of indianapolis and the
American National Bank.
His estate was said to total more
than $2,000000.
The family fortune. however, be-
gan TO dWindle after Bruz mo-
ther committed suicide because she
was suffering from a malignant
ailment. Her mother discovered the
body and was SO overcome by grief
that she also committed suicide.
Bruz' sister, Louise, who as a
schoolgirl, mad shocked Indian
apolis society by bobbing her hail
anu iO4iiliii5 away W JOIil Il liluSiSd
company, died IN Paris of linger-
ing illness.
The last of the Fletcher wealth
disappeared in the 1929 market
crash.
Bruz was educated at The Howe
military school and the University
Of Virginia He studied music ano
travelled in Europe; when he re-
turned, he wrote two books, Be
ginning With Laughter" and On
| ly the Rich" Among his musical
compositions was Dream Girl"
Shortly before he killed himself
the night club il which he WORKED
| plCcp1
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
University Club
Meets Saturday

Arthur Eaton of Holtville union
nigh school will be guest speaker al
the meeting of Wcmen's University
club, talking on stones and semi
precious jewels to be found on the
desert.
Mr. Eaton is an authority on the
subject, has one of the best known
collections in the, valley, and in
addition is an able speaker so that
his programs are always enjoyable
The club will meet for a l O'Clock
luncheon Saturday at the Barbara
Worth hotel, Mr.. Eaton speaking
IN the afternoon. Luncheon reser-
vations should be made by Friday
and in FL Centro, with Mrs. Will;
johnson, telephone 57l.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
In The
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and For the
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
No. 1857
= II NJ nj n ~ &


SU NJ MONS
Lee Nuffer, attorney for Plaintiff
ELIZABETH c. STEVENS, also
known as ELIZABETH c. STEPH-
EMS, Plaintiff,
VS.
HENRY E. WALKER. Defendant.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO HENRY Z. WALKER.
Defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
TO APPEAR and answer the Com
plant in an action entitled as above.
brought against you in the Superior
Court OF the County of Imperial,
State of California, within ten days
after the service on you of this
Summons-if served within this
county; or within thirty days if
served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
she will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court Of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of December,
1910.
w. ]. McCLELLAND,
(SeaD County Clerk
BY c. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk
Dl7-24-3l: J7-l4-2l-28: F4-1D
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
INTEND TO WED

A notice of intention to wed was
filed with County Clerk w. j. Nc
Clelland by william j. Berggren,
80, National City sheet metal COM
pany employe, and Lavinia Ann
Duncan, %. Holtville nurse.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
JACUNIBA SCENE OF
HIGHWAY MEETING

Highway enthusiasts from Imper-
ial and San Diego counties assem-
bled in Jacumba Monday night to
talk over future highway plans.
More than 60 persons attended
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
PRELIMINARY HEARING
DATE SET

Bob Sweden, bottled water sales
man in El Centro was scheduled
to appear in Ell Centro justice court
at Il m. Friday on statutory
charge The complaint was signed
by Mrs. Opal Unrein of 760 Com
mercial avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
MASONIC MEETING
SCHEDULED THURSDAY

El Centre chapter No. 100, RAM,
will conduct stated meeting
Thursday night, 1880 o'clock in the
Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11
NOTICE FILED

Edward j. Preslik, 26, Ell Centro
seeds company owner and Dorothy
Dorm, 25, bookkeeper at Madison,
Wise, Monday filed notice OF their
intention to marry.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-11

s,ypIE But GREAT!
"Humps"in in the the new srs
dssif s;5sin fnfI place whenitis .,i lis
neeessary me to drive on
r. short distances
Evening star., 1941-12-03
New Owners Take Over
indianapolis Indians
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-New
owners, but old in baseball expert
ence, promised today a thorough
housecleaning of the Indianapolis
Indians. who finished sixth in the
American Association last season.
Frank E. Mckinney, banker and
Democratic leader, and Owen j.
tDonie) Bush, veteran manager and
former big league shortstop. both
of Indianapolis. bought the club
from Norman A. Perry, Indianapolis
utility man. at the minor league
convention in Jacksonville, Fla, late
yesterday.
Mckinney indicated they would
spend more than 100000, including
the unannounced purchase price, to
revamp the Indians and also would
buy 18 new players.
The new owners decided against
working agreement with Cleveland
of the American League and instead
will maintain friendly relations"
with Cleveland, the Boston and De-
troit American League clubs and
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh of the
National League.
Bush will be president of the
club, Mckinney vice president and
treasurer. No indication was given
who would be field manager. Wade
Killefer has been acting in this
capacity.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Rail Rate Rises Weighed
AT Secret Chicago Session
b the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-Railroad traf-
f1c officers convened secretly in
Chicago today to discuss proposals
that freight and passenger rates
be increased to help pay the wage
boosts granted their 1,250000 or
ganized employees
Under an agreement announced
yesterday by President Roosevelt,
1t was expected the Nations rail-
roads would have to add from $780,
100000 to s325,000,0O0 year to
their pay roll costs.
Although no announcement was
made of the meeting, it was under
stood that all sources for obtaining
higher revenues would be examined
in an effort to offset the increased
wage costs. Passenger rates of the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
Lines were among the first subjects
discussed
Later a conferee who declined
to be quoted by name reported that
passenger men had retired from the
meeting to formulate their rate rec
concentrations at separate confer
ence. Those left in the original
meeting had turned their attention
to freight rates, he said. and would
probably hear report from the
passenger group late in the day.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Red Wrack Captures
Thrilling Feature
AtCharIes Town
1000 Turf Fons Watch
Neor-Record Event;
Pays Boekers $3.50
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec. 3.
The Skyline, -eighths feature,
provided a great thrill for 5000 turf
fans today when Mrs. Mary Knie-
riemS Red Wrack raced to within
four -fifths of a second of the record.
Red Wrack's time was l IA.
The race was a thriller. Red Wrack
was kept in the thick of the fight by
Martin Bletzacker, and then came
away in the stretch to net his
hackers $3.50 J. L. Freidman's I'M
perial Impy bested Ewart Johnston's S
Royal Business for the place. Mrs.
J. Y. Christmas Rough Time set the
pace for a half, only to quit badly
when Red Wrack collared him.
The days third favorite, Henry
Little's Gooseberry. won the mile and
ne-sixteenth of the fifth. He paid
$500. Aseleda bested Bar Ship for
the runnerup money.
V. S. McClintock's Engle's Charm
came within a second Of the 6i2 fur
long track mark of 1:19 in landing
the fourth. He paid $1,000. Saran
took the place from Adolf.
The apprentice P Glidewell rode
a rousing finish astride Aldrldge to
nose out McHenry in the seven
eighths Of the third. He paid $3.50.
Welsh Lad was third.
Clay Hill raced the course in
1925 to capture the second. He
paid s420. Chide was handy win
ner of the place over Garden Gal.
Top Transit captured the Az fur
longs opener in 0:50 TO win easily
from Pete's Gold. Myrtle M. was
| third. The winner paid $3.50.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
u. 5. NavyCan Shoot
Straight, Conna||y
Warns japanese
Senator Declares
This Nation Will Not
Back Down From War
p the Associated Press.

Eb the hsSoCIhltu FItss
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Dec. s.
The chairman Of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee bluntly as
serted yesterday that If Japan wants
war "she will find out we have a
| Navy in the Pacific that can shoot
and shoot straight"
Senator Connally, Texas Demo-
crat, told the United States Saw
ings and Loan League Convention
| that he represents a majority of
| his colleagues in saying this Ma
ton will back down from no other
| one
-Four years ago" Senator Con-
nally declared Japan engaged in
the most brutal war in modern
times. China did all the pacifists
would have us do. She had no
navy, no army. She pursued the
paths of peace.
I'VE are now discussing the situ-
alton with Japan. We don't want
war, but the Japanese Premier a
few days ago made a speech indi-
eating the purge of foreign infu-
ence in Asia.
Let me say to the japanese Pre-
mier we have rights and are not
afraid to fight for them. If Japan
wants war. If she must have fight,
she will find out We have a Navy in
the Pacific that can shoot and
shoot straight. That is my answer
TO the japanese Premier"
Turning to repeal of the Neu-
trality Act, Senator Connally said it
operated only to the advantage Of
the conquerors.
1T denied arms to the peaceful,
unprepared nations of the world" he
declared. The act was a surrender
Of the freedom of the seas by domes-
tic law.
I'VE have reclaimed those rights
which we surrendered, We thought.
for peace We are building and
should build a Navy which can dom
mate the Atlantic. the Pacific and
every sea in the world"
In a message to the leagues 29th
convention, President Roosevelt
praised members for their work in
defense housing.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Coast Guard Rescues "a
From Doomed Freighter

BY the ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PORT OXFORD, Greg, Dec. g.
The 24-member crew of the 604-
ton freighter Willapa was rescued
by motor lifeboat and skiff from
stormy seas today Many Of the
crewmen were picked out of the
water after the ship sprank leak.
Two were injured slightly.
The Willapa, bound from Marsh
field, Greg, to San Francisco with
a cargo of lumber, went ashore after
the rescue and was reported break
ing up in the surf.
Coast Guardsmen were summoned
to the disabled ship by flares about
9 pm. yesterday but lost it in the
darkness and did not pick it up
again until early this morning. BY
that time the Willapa's bridge had
washed away. She had lost her
deck cargo and was being driven
aground
The Willapa was owned by the
HARDWOOD Lumber Co. of San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

to picket or break a strike was Of
fered by Representative Hobbs, Dem
ocrat, of Alabama. but, since only
173 out of the 430 members of the
House voted on the question, for
that reason it could hardly be re-
garded as an indication of how the
House finally will vote on labor re-
strictions.
A moment later the House adopted
another amendment by Chairman
Dies Of the Committee on Un-
American Activities, denying the
benefits of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act to unions which choose
officers who are members of the
Communist party, the Young Com
munist League and the German
American Bund, or who are eX-
felons
Attacked by Marcantonio.
Mr.. Dies said the legislation would
apply to Mons who knowingly or
negligentlL" permitted member of
those organ izations to hold office.
Representative M arc an o n o,
American Labor, of New York said
that the Dies amendment involved
not question of Communism, but
one of democratic rights and con-
stitutional rights
AS the House was offered its choice
of the three bills Representative
Ramspeck said IF we are to be
faced with rebellion by labor in
this country the time to find it out
Is now"
Representative Fogarty, Democrat,
of Rhode Island. describing himself
as bricklayer who came off a wall
last summer to run for Congress, :"
denounced all the pending bills as
vicious, anti-labor measures" and
add, Il won't take that back from
any one"
Conceding that organized labor
had some leaders who ought to be
deported," Mr.. Fogarty said that
was true of many other organiza-
tions.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia called for approval of a
strongly phrased bill, shouting:
1T would be better that we do
nothing here than pass something
minus Of CUTS. minus Of brains,
minus of character
Evening star., 1941-12-03

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Occupied France, Dec. s.
The German command in Paris an
nounced today that a German med
ical corps officer had been shot
last night in the Boulevard Ma
genta and Immediately imposed a
$50 pm. curfew on the entire Tenth
Arrondissement
The announcement said the cur
few would continue Indefinitely and
specified that German authorities
reserved the right to take graver
measures later.
Streets throughout the district
were ordered cleared and all public
places closed at the curfeW hour.
Subway stations there also were
closed, just as they have been in
Montmartre since similar restric-
tions were imposed there a few days
ago.
The Tenth ACCOMPLISHMENT is a
working class district including East
Station. where German soldier was
shot some time ago.
1t was the fourth district of Paris
hit by restrictions for terrorist ac-
tivity within week. Besides Mont
martre the others were the Latin
quarter and Montparnasse
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Two Wheeling Youths Shot
To Death, Girl Wounded
BY t. e Associated Press

BY II e Associated Press
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 3.-City
Detective Harry Wolfe reported late
last night that two youths were
shot to death and girl was wound
ed critically during an argument
on United States route 40 in the
Wheeling city limits.
He identified the dead as Clarence
Eugene Winesburg, II, and Rich
ard Vincent, 18, both of Wheeling
Mr.. Wolfe said Vincent shot
Winesburg through the heart and
then fired at Mrs. Vera Mcknight
II, of St. Marys, as the three were
walking along the street near the
Wolfe home.
The girl managed to crawl to the
officers house and Vincent ran down
the street, the officer related.
Mr.. Wolfe said Vincent returned
few minutes later and fired two
shots at the Wolfe home, one strik-
ing the girl Vincent then fed back
down the street and turned the gun
on himself, Mr.. Wolfe added.