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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Ex-Convict, Faced with Life Term,
Granted Temporary Freedom While
Perfecfinq Plane Si|encer' for US.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5. CUP)--
Harry r. Jersten, Al, awaiting tri-
al on burglary charges and faced
with a life sentence if convicted.
today was granted continuance of
his case until Jan. Is, to complete
development of a device for sill
encins airplane propellors.
1t was the second postponement
granted Kersten by Superior Judge
Clement D. Nye because aviation
experts said that the ex-convict's
experiments might prove of great
value to national defense.
Last June 16, the judge post
poned action on Kerstens case
until September and ordered him
released on the nominal bail of
$500 pending his trial.
Scientists from California Insti-
tute of Technology and aircraft ex-
perts from aviation companies all
testified at the June hearing that
Kersten's theory that an airplane
could be silenced by a new type
of hub was worthy of being tried.
An airplane parts company, the
Axiom company of Los Angeles,
offered to finance the experiment
if Kersten's difficulties with the
law could be held in allegiance until
he finished developing a model of
his new propeller hub.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
City
Under
Fire
Ar+illeryLoosed
On Leninsrad in
Capture Attempt
BY UNITED PRESS

The Red army reported
Friday that sustained coun-
terattacks before Leningrad
and Odessa and on the CEN
trail front had driven back Adolf
Hitler's legions, sometimes "in pam
ic" and with heavy casualties.
A great battle Tor Leningrad con-
tinued in full force and appeared
to be the key to immediate mill
tary developments on the eastern
front. The Germans reported their
heavy artillery has been shelling
the birthplace of the Bolshevik rev.
olution for two days. The Russians
said their artillery, tank and infan-
try attacks had recaptured four vii
lagos and broken up number OF
enemy units, including heavy ar
tillery battalion used in the attack
on the city.
The Leningrad oattle may hinge
on other Russian operations intend
ed to relieve the defenders, which
include a fighting peoples guard.
On the front at an unspecified
point, the Red army reported a
successful drive in which the Ger
mans suffered 1000 casualties, that
may have been designed to weaken
the Nazi siege. Moscow also report
ed that more than 100" German
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Traffic VioIators
Facing Arrest in
New Highway Drive
Valleyites Blamed
For Most Accidents
On Local Roads

Arrests instead of warn
ings await Imperial county
residents who violate traffic
laws, Sgt. Cliff Reed of the
California highway patrol
declared Friday.
Since rs per cent of the traffic
accidents in Imperial county are
caused by Imperial county resi-
DENTS" Reed said "the patrol will
pay the greatest share of attention
to local motorists.
"A recent survey revealed that
local motorists are responsible for
rs per cent of the local accidents
and therefore they are greatly in
need of severe tactics on the part
of highway patrolmen," he said.
In a safety campaign planned
to stem the rising tide of traffic
death, Sgt. Reed instructed his Of
ficers to give arrest citations in
stead of warnings to persons caught
violating traffic laws. To date in
1899 there were 40 deaths in I'M
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Russ Technicians
Start INSPECTION

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. S. CUP)
Forty y-seven Russian technicians
rested here today after a week long
flight from Moscow in two flying
boats and prepared to start their
tour of inspection of American war
production centerS.
Navy patrols fired four times
and stopped press boat that came
too close when the first flying
boat landed at Sand Point naval
air station yesterday from Sitka
Alaska.
Paul O'Neil, reporter for the Sc
attic times, and Harold E. Smith,
his photographer, were in the mo-
torboat. The shots splashed across
press boats bow and brought it to
halt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

Fears ..
Attack
Tokyo Prepares
Air Raid Defense
system for Nation

TOKYO, Sept. 5. (UP)--
The cabinet created an air
defense bureau today and ap-
proved a plan for mobilizing
the transportation and COM
munication systems on a ready
for war basis.
The creation of an air defense
bureau and a land planning bu-
reau, both within the home minis
try, was a development in the gov
ernment's recently intensified air
defense campaign. The cabinet in
formation board, in its weekly PAM
phlet, gave special directions to
householders in air attack defense.
1t explained all phases of possible
air raids but did not say what ma
ton might do the raiding.
United States Ambassador Jo-
seph c. Grew protested to the for
eign office against demands by
Japanese employees OF American mo-
ton picture companies for salary
retirement guarantees totaling $780,
600. In retaliation for the theater
managers informing Grew of their
demands, the employees threatened
the Americans with physical vio-
lence and with police action-pre-
sumably arrest. Police arranged
meeting of company and employe
representatives at the Marunouchi
police station, with embassy repre-
sentatives fresent and Japanese
police acting as 'mediators".
Newspapers avoided reference to
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
British Shipping
Losses Lower

LONDON, Sept. 5 (U)-Official
British circles said today that Brit
ish shipping losses during July and
August were particularly low" des-
pite operations by number of Ger
man submarines and aircraft.
(The German high command said
that British shipping lost in Aug
ust totaled $4,000 tons and the Of
ficial German news agency DNB
said that British shipping losses for
the first two years of the war
we're 13,088,238 tons0
Claims by the Germans on sink
ings in July and August were not
without their advantage for there
will be a rude awakening for their
people when the true facts are
realized" British spokesman said.
He added that the past IL months
had been the most difficult ever
faced by the royal navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Doves Plentiful,
Official Finds

Lots of doves in Imperial VAL
ley," was the verdict of Captain L.
T. Ward of the state division of
fish and game who visited the val
ley this week.
He predicted that sportsmen will
find plenty of birds when the dove
season opens in Imperial Valley
Sept. 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

ings. Charles Pierce, one of the jury
panel, addressed the court:
"Your honor, is there any way
to indict liquor in case like this?"
Pierce referred to testimony that
Mrs. Tucker, her husband and
guests at the party had been drink
ing. Tucker was stabbed in the
kitchen of his home after the
guests had departed. Mrs Tucker
said he had inflicted the wound ac-
cidentally while making a sand
wich. and the army accepted that
explanation for the time being.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
HUNT DOWN NAzI sub ORDER TO us. navy
Congressman, Ending Reserve Duty.
Reports Shameful Lack of Arms

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. CUP)-
Rep. Albert L. Vreeland, r., N.
j., reserve army captain who has
just completed a month of active
duty with an armored division at
Pine Camp N. Y, said today that
the unit was suffering a "deplor-
able and shameful" lack of equip
ment.
He said in an interview thai
token" material furnished the unit
was superb, but that the division
was only 20 per cent equipped.
"If we can keep these troops
in camp for year or two wc1l
be, all right" he said, but if they
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

dictment after it had been in ses-
sion only few minutes.
Mrs. Tucker is 80, the mother of
three children, the eldest of whom
is William, age IL. She is plumpish,
roundfaced and stands less than
five feet. She married Tucker II
years ago just after he had been
graduated from West Point.
There were few spectators pres
ent when the grand jurors filed into
Judge Scheinman's courtroom. Only
one incident marked the proceed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Nazis Accuse US.
OF Aiding Spies

BERLIN, Sept, 5. CUP) - The
official German news agency DNB
reported from Zagreb today that
1t appears to have been proved"
that the United States consulate
general at Zagreb conducted es-
pionage and sold American pass
ports.
The agency said also that large
quantities of dynamite had been
stored in the British consulate at
Zagreh.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

In gaining the continuance, Ker-
stems attorney, Charles B. Hazel
hurst, said the lanky, 41-year-old
inventor had not completed work
on his device and needed several
more months of freedom to do so.
Kersten began work on his "sil-
ent hub" while serving q term in
Folsom prison where Warden Clyde
Plummer provided HIM with ma
chine shop facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

naIrtu BIrI ytSCtTudy WIUII II1e eN-
planation that he could not find
it in my heart to add to the burden
of this girl by sending her to the
penitentiary.
In pleading guilty to manslaughter
charges, Miss Hansen told of CIV
ing birth unattended to the two
illegitimate children in her locked
room while she was enrolled as a
student in San Diego State college.
She said she smothered the first
child, born in April, 1910. She con-
fessed strangling the second baby,
born in similar circumstances last
June.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

have to go into actualcombat-wcl
it's going to be awfully cmbaras-
sing for somebody
Vreeland served with the Fourth
Division, the army's newest arm
ored unit, composed of 10000 men.
He said war department plans
for it called for 274 light M-3 tanks
but that only so were on hand.
THE division should have 108
medium tanks, it has none" he
said. The division likewise has
not a single 81 mm antitank wea-
pom and is forced to utilize 1896
vintage artillery as antitank wca-
pons.'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

"If l give you back your daughter" ,"
Judge Kelly asked the girls mother,
Mrs. w. K. Brown of Missoula,
Mont, what makes you think that
the same thing won't happen again
to her?"
Both of us are lot wiser now,"
the mother replied.
Mrs. Brown said she planned to
take >cne girl with her to live either
in Oakland, Cal, or the Los An
geles area and would find a job
to support them. She is estranged
from her present husband, who lives
in MiSsoula.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

!. the submarine if they
find it, he said.
The president said that the Greer
was subjected to more than one
attack in good visibility. The at
tack, he said, definitely occurred
on the American side of the At
lantic ocean.
Speaking at press conference,
Mr.. Roosevelt said that a search
for the marauding submarine is
underway. If it is found, he said,
the American naval forces will
eliminate" it.
Eliminate" is very good word,
he added, granting permission to
put direct quotations around the
term.
The president, however, declined
to discuss a suggestion that such
action would bring the United
States into actual shooting warfare.
He said, with emphasis, that it
was very fortunate indeed that the
destroyer was not hit when the
submarine attacked with torpedoes.
DETAILS WITHHELD
He would not specify how many
attacks had been made or how long
period of time they covered.
When the submarine launched
its torpedoes at the American des-
troyer carrying mail to Iceland,
said the President, the destroyer
was alone. The Greer, he said, was
clearly marked by the American
, ensign and her identification num-
ber was plainly marked on her
sides.
AS to the possibility that the
submarine fired a torpedo by mis-
take, he said the fact remains
that there was more than one at
tack. The president admitted the
possibility that the submarine
might have fired a torpedo by TAX
ing bearings with it's listening de-
vices and never actually sighting
the destroyer usually.
NO EXCUSE
But, he said Sternly, this is no
ameliorating circumstance. The con-
sequences of launching a torpedo
blindly at a ship identified only
by the sound of its motors carries
consequences fully as grave as
launching a torpedo at a ship ident-
flied specifically as an American
naval vessel, he laid
Mr.. Roosevelt however, said that
no new orders had been issued to
the American naval units operating
in the Atlantic as a result of the
incident, implying that the orders
under which the units are now
operating are broad enough to per-
NIT them to eliminate" the at
tacking submarine should they
track it down. AS to specifically
what these present orders might be,
Mr.. Roosevelt offered a broad hint
with the direct question: What
would you do if somebody fired
a torpedo at you?
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Lot Wiser Now
BobY Killer Says

SAN DIEGO, Sept s. (UP)-Demure, 22-year-old Ann
Marie Hansen, unmarried college coed who confessed
Staying her unwaned babies began life today
with her mother both admitting they "a lot WISER
Judge Edward Kelly granted probation to the dark
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Widow Indicted
In Party Death

LOS ANGELES, Sept. g. (UP)-Mrs. Marie NJ Tucker
was indicted by the county grand jury today for the md
der of her husband Major George Tucker artillery
officer at Fort McArthur who stabbed fatally last
July following gay cocktail party
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Remember When?-

Do you remember away back
when Roy Wells, the cx-cowboy
from Texas, started to drive a
truck for the irrigation district and
refused to discard the spurred
boots he had worn all his life?
And do you remember when he
started to work for the state as
a highway patrolman and rode the
official motorcycle, still wearing
the spurred boots?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
New Title Awarded

1t is perfectly correct to address
Harry Horton as Grandpa. He
hasn't belonged to the Ell Centre
Grandpa club long enough, how
ever, to put up with any of this
disrespectful Cramps business.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Time called, darkness)
Starr and West. Dietz and Baker.
tNo American League Day Games)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Roosevelt Soys
Attacks on Shi p
Will Be Avenged
German Vessel Fires Torpedoes at Mail
Carrying Destroyer Bound for Iceland;
Depth Charges Ist Answer TO Onslaught

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. (UP)-President Roosevelt
said today that American naval forces are hunting for
the submarine which attacked the u S. destroyer Greer
several times in daylight the American side of the At
lantc. The American forces have been instructed to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Planes. Dred!9es
Seek Mans Bodv
Mexican Oil Executive Sought When
Auto Found Submerged in Canal Here
With Doors Open; Shoe Found Nearby

Arpanes motor boats dredges, and divers press
ed into service Friday officers intensified their search
for the missing j. P Anaya, oil company distributor for
Baja California believed drowned early Thursday when
his car plunged into the Westsde Main canal west of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

Both doors of Anayas car were
open when it was lifted from Il
feet of water, indicating, officers
said, that whoever was in the car
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

That Stopped Him
Charlie Nice, ever the helpful
chamber of commerce secretary,
hustled up to welcome a tall Ne
gro youth who appeared in BraW-
ley chamber headquarters early
Thursday morning.
"Ah wants youall TO fill out ma
draft papahs," the Negro said in
an urgent voice.
II won't have time to fill them
out for you" Nice explained, but
you sit right down here at this
table and fill them out. Here are
pen, and ink, and blotter. Help
yourself
The Negro sat down and spread
the lengthy QUESTIONABLE out on
the table. Hours passed. Still the
Negro sat at the table AT noon he
still sat there.
I"I'l have to close this place
during the lunch hour" Nice told
the Negro, but you are welcome
to come back after lunch and stay
as long as you like. BY the way,
how far diG you get with your
QUESTIONABLE? In a burst of con-
fidence, the Negro stammered:
"Ah amt got nowhar, boss. All
CANT Write!"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Thurs. 103, minimum
Fri. SO; pm. Thurs. 100, humidity
20; am. Fri. II humidity 68;
Noon Fri. 103, humidity 26.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. S17.50; u. S.
No. 2 leafy 1. v. $15.50-16.5O; No. 2
$13-14; Mpls. Sept. Flax $l.93H.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Moscow De cIares Nazis
Falling Back In Panic
2 fM,t7Hs H,Ss4ts
Absolutely Disqualified

Absolutely Disqualified
A group of the fair sex engaged
in spirited discussion of hair
dos. Some waxed enthusiastic over
the upsweep. Others raved over
pompadours. Others became poetic
over bunch curls.
Lee Landerman sat silent, listen
ing intently.
why don't you join in the con-
VerSation, Lee?" hair discuSser
asked. Lee drawled:
II haven't got enough hair"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
BULLS AND PITCHERS,
THEY ARE JUST ALIKE
tny Associntea PreEsl

LOS ANGELES. June l2--It
may not be very flattering to
pitchers. but Rodolfo Gaona,
great Mexican bullfighter, sees
some similarity to his tactics in
the ring and a baseball batter at
the home plate.
Every bull is different, every
pitcher is different he says.
They must be hit or thrust at
differently.
In his active career Gaona
killed 1000 bulls. He has never
faced a pitcher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12

Washington Senators Ga, mainly
on three-run homer in the
fourth by Hal Trosky.
Roy Weatherly, Cleveland
rightfielder, was hit on the head
by pitched ball and carried off
field. Later he was taken to a
hospital for an examination but
was conscious.
Going the route for the first
time since May 5, Buck New
som won out over the Philadel-
phia Athletics, So. A homer by
Pat Mullin in the second with a
mate on base helped the Detroit
Tigers cause.
Rain caused postponement of
the Boston-St. Louis game in the
last of the fourth with the Red
Sox leading, 40. The New York
Chicago game was also rained
out.
Swapping the Cincinnati Reds
winning streak at five straight,
the Boston Braves rode to a 20
victory behind three-hit pitching
by Dick Erickson, who won his
first job in eight starts. The
game, fastest played in the Ma
tional league this season, saw
the Braves pound Bucky Walters
/ for eight hits and get to him for
all their runs in the first in
ming. Babe Dahlgren, formerly
of the Yankees, touched Walters
for three hits. one a double. The
game was played in an hour and
10 minutes.
Chicago Cubs noSed the New
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
SeSs4Gaca5| u salsa I u

YESTERDAY: Eileen's mar,
ridge tcith Martin Dane has
broken on the rock of Martins
incorrigible plGy-boy manner.
And so far as Eileen knot1s,
Martin is getting a divorce and
probably tDiII marry Caroline
DenlpsteT, trho had dllUays in
tended to marry him Anyway.
And Eileen has forced Letpis
DeleDnn, tDho manages the Viii
lesdon Institute and distributed
Martins fathers money, to oi0e
her q Job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
ALBURY DoUsES FIELD

Theodore Albury. city cleo
trieian-manager of the BARRIERS.
yesterday afternoon ran SOC
feet of hose from the nearest
fire hYdrant to the field to
wet the grounds. The present
drought has dried the dirt TO
a powder. TO such an extent
that when runner slid into
a base a cloud of dust resemb-
ling a gas attack would fill the
air.
AlburY transported the hose
from No. Fire Station to the
field in a truck. Players and
managers were deeply grateful
for his thoughtful act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
NIGHT GAMES
Especial ~ the Citizen)

especial ~ The Cittzenl
NEW YORK. June H.
Increasing its National loop
lead TO two games. the ST.
Louis Cardinals edged the
Philadelphia Phillies az in a
lo-inning night game in the
City of BrotherlY Love.
Cooper and Krist combined
their hurting talent to hold
the pills TO seven hits. An
error aided the lowlY phila-
delphians in scoring two runs.
The Cards added a game to
its first place margin when
the Brooklyn Dodgers bowed
TO the Pittsburgh Pirates 81
In another nocturnal contest.
With Sewell limiting the
Dodgers to a half dozen safe
ties. Lopez and DiMaggio
smashed homers for the vic
iorious Bucs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
BLAME OPENING
!. INNING DECISION
Runners-Up Forced To
Quit When Several
Players Refused To
Continue Game
By RABID FANsTER

An unidentified umpire who
called one of their number out,
and a gang of Plumbers who in
sisted on scoring more and more
runs turned out to be too much
for Sawyer's battling BARRIERS
last night.
Scourge of the second division
and leaders of the city league
until they first ran into the
Plumbers a month ago-SaWyer' S
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12

Us. Senator lnarIeS IL. NC
Nary of Oregon, born in Salem,
Greg, 81 years ago.
Admiral Thomas c. Hart, COM
mander of the Asiatic Fleet, who
today reaches the statutory age
of retirement but ordered to re-
main indefinitely at his post,
born in Davidson, Mich, ga years
ago.
1t. Gen, Herbert ], Brees.
U,S.A., who today reaches the
statutory age of retirement,
born in Laramie, Wyo., "a years
ago.
DR.. Frank M. Chapman of the
American Museum of Natural
History, New York City. famed
ornithologist, born in Engle-
wood, N. j., n years ago.
Nicholas Roosevelt of New
York, authorization. born there.
48 years ago.
Capt. Anthoy Eden, British
foreign secretary, born "A years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
CONNIE MACK STADIUM

The name of Shibe Park, home
grounds of both of Philadelphia's
major league teams, has been
changed to Connie Mack Stadium,
in honor of the veteran manager
of the Athletics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
WEARY OLD BRAVES

BOSTON, June 12.-Now that
the Waner brothers have been
reunited in Boston. the Braves
can boast--but probably won't
that they have the oldest out
field trio in the majors.
Lloyd Waner is IS and Paul
28, while Johnny Cooney, still
the Braves regular center field.
er, is 80. i =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-12
INDIANS INCREASE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LEAD; REDS LOST
BUCK NEWSoM FINALLY
GOES ROUTE FOR TRIBE:
BRAVES SNAP cINcY'S WIN
STREAK AT FIVE

NEW YORK, June 12.-The
Cleveland Indians, ringing up No.
6 in row. stretched their
American league lead to four
and-a-half games over the idle
New York Yankees.
Behind steady pitching by Al
Smith. the Tribe bumped the