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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
DUCHESS PAYS SCORE
State Executes First Woman

SAN QUENTIN. Nov 21.tUPl--
Duchess Juanita Spinelli, So, gang
leading murderess died in San
Quentin's gas chamber today with
pictures of her three children and
her grandchild against her heart
She was the first woman executed
in California since VigilanteS lynch
ed another Juanlta, Id5t name un-
known, in the mining camp of
DGwnieVille during early gold rush
days for killing Wouldbe lover
After receiving blessed sacrament,
Mrs. Spinelli went into the cyanide
cell calmly-in contrast to her
cursing rampage yesterday when
She screamingly hoped her blood
would burn holes in those who
prosecuted her.
The deadly fumes were released
at 10:14 a. m. Mrs. Spinelli was
pronounced deaf at 1925 a m.
Regarded by prosecutors as the
the hardest, most callouSed Wo-
man of their experience, Mis-.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
IL Injured When
Bus Hits Truck

BAKERFIELD Cal. Nov. 2l CUPl
Santa Fe Trailways passenger
bus collided with the rearend of a
truck today at Glen Oak on the
Ridge route, 36 miles south of Bak-
ersfield, injuring Is persons-l1 of
them seriously.
The IL passengers brought tc
Bakersfield for treatment were
identified as:
Mrs. w. E. Chrishman, 38. Sal
Francisco; Marjory Graham. 81
Hollywood; Mrs. Evelyn Adams, Bak-
ersfield; A Mr.. Wilkinson of Los
Angeles; Noreen Fidler, Bakersfield
Marilyn RakoW. Bakersfield; Molly
Lee, Glendora; Mrs. Winifred Keys.
Bakersfield, and Mis- Mamie Fidler
Bakersfield.
Five other passengers were treat
ed for minor injuries but were not
lospitalized.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

hachapi prison for women.
They talked Of many things
fe, the Duchess family. the crime
itself. the war.
frequently through the aleepless
nisnt size gazed al pictures OF her
three children-tWo boys and a girl
and Of an infant grandchild, born
to her daughter Gypsy, 10. She
cbtained permission from Warden
Clinton Duffy to carry the pic
lures With her into the death cham
bor.
Mrs Spinelli had a turkey dinner
yesterday Last night she had a
supper OF tomato soup, pie and ice
cream. Then just before midnight
she asked for a hamburger sand
WIch With lots of onion.
From midnight on, she tasted in
preparation for the blessed sacra-
@ont. patt of the last rites of the
Catholic church. Father George
OMeara, prison chaplain, was with
her often during her death cell
.taN
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Knox Says Enemies
May Bring War to
U.S.. at Any Moment
Navy Secretary Speaks
At Launching of Great
New American Warship

NEWPORT NEWS, Va,
Nov. 21. (UP)-Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox, speak
ing at the launching of the
35, ,000-ton battlaship Indiana,
said today that no one can say
when the actions of our avoWed ene-
mics may drag us into complete
belligerency.'
The Indiana, which slid into the
James river at high tide, is the
third battleship to be launched this
year. Two others were launched last
year and have been commissioned.
Knox cited the completion OF
the Indiana six months ahead OF
schedule as proof that when our
industry and labor are united. there
is nothing on earth can stop them"
we all know that we have need
of record-breaking speed,' he said,
we all know that the dangers
which confront the United States
today are as deadly as any in our
nations history
I'VE know on which side of this
fight our hopes and interests lie,
and we have proclaimed our re-
solve that our side shall win this
struggle which shakes the world.
No one can sa" when the actions
of our avoWed enemies may drag Us
unto complete belligerency. But
should that day come the burden
upon our navy will be the greatest
in our history. And in the struggle
which would follow, this great ship
here would be a tower of strength
to our battle line"
The launching was attended by
Gov. Henry F. Schricker of In
diana whose daughter. Mrs. Lewis
c. Robbins, smashed a bottle OF
champagne over tic new ships steel
bow a few minutes after Knox fin
ished his address.
The launching was at the yard
Continued on Page G, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Boy, II, Shot by
Chicago Policeman

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.cUP) = A
Chicago policeman today shot and
seriously wounded a youth identi-
fled as Morey Hall, II. Pomona
when the youth tried to break away
from the officer while being queS-
toned about burglaries.
Hall was removed in critical con-
dition to Cook County hospital. He
suffered two gunshot wounds.
The youth told police he had
committed two burglaries here. He
said he turned to crime because
nobody would hire me as a nc
chanic on account of my age
Hall said he had come here with
another youth and two girls sey-
eral weeks ago. Search was started
for his companions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

The strikes were reported by the
United Mine Workers union to be
spreading to Kentucky and Ohio.
1t was estimated that of 350,000
captive and commercial miners IN
the area embracing Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland
and Ohio, some 214,000 were idle.
This total included $1,000 captive
miners who are on strike for the
union shop and 16l 900 commercial
miners who walked out in sympathy.
Violence came to the Edenborn
mine of the H. C. F'rick Coal & Coke
company near Brownsville, Pa. for
the second time in two days before
dawn this morning. Eleven UNIV
pickets of $50 who marched to the
mine entrance, were ambuShed ano
fired upon by non-strikers in hid
ing, and received wounds from
shotgunS. rifles and reVolverS. Th6
condition of none was serious.
Today's battle in darkness at
the Edenborn mine was the secono
in two days. 1t was the most serious
violence reported in the spreading
strike situation. One man was
wounded yesterday at Edenborn
when Negro fired his revolver
into the picket line.
FURNACES BANKED
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp, ma
jor operating subsidiary of United
States Steel Corp, announced today
that five more blast furnaces are
being banked because of lack of
coal, bringing to IL the number OF
furnaces closed down this week
This means a loss of $4,000 tons ot
Continued on Page g. Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

Wednesday afternoon when SinaL
group demanded cents a pound
for picking instead CT the IL cents
being paid by growers in the Cali
patria- -BraWley area the heart OF
the fall pea harvest. The strikers
formed a caravan and travelled from
field to field Thursday and Friday
calling all the pickers out on strike
ard urging them to join the cara
van.
POLICE STAND BY
Peace officers were ordered to
standby duty Thursday and Fri
day to see that no violence or riot
ing took place and no property was
destroyed. No violence of any kind
was reported.
The strike was fomented by a
few agitators.s Hugh T. Osborne,
secretary manager of the Associat-
ed Farmers of Imperial County,
said Friday We have made a care
full check of the situation, talked
to the pickerS and we believe 80
per cent of them are satisfied with
the 112 cent wage which enables
them to make from 81 to ST or So
a day. That is for average pickers
too. The growers say they cannot
pay the :. cents demanded
Osborne said the farmers anc
businessmen planned to gather il
Veterans Memorial hall in Cali
patria at p. m. Friday for a mass
meeting at which they were deter
mined to protect the pickers who
want to work and do not want to
join the strikers.
PAYROLL CUT OFF
In the meantime, the daily cash
payroll of between $4,000 and $4,000
for field labor was cut off in the
pea growing areas of the valley.
Picking crews were composed of
migratory Workmen from all Sec
tions of the union, with small group
of MeXicans included in the 1,5OO
strikers. Many of the strikers left
the caravan about noon Friday
and congregated in Calipatria.
AS far as could be ascertained,
Osborne said, there was no union
involved in the strike.
The l941 pea deal was declared to
be unprecedented in yield
In most OF the fields this year,
ono farmer said, the yield was
from 1,600 to 1900 pounds an acre
We were not informed of any la
Dor trouble and had heard of nc
dissatisfaction over the IL cent
wage before the Walk-outs started
late Wednesday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
James Newell in
Air Corp Class

James Newell, Ell Centre Junior
college graduate and former en-
ployc of the irrigation district, now
is stationed at Hancock Field Santa
Maria, where is is taking a 10
weeks Army air corps TRAINING
course.
Newell son of MI and Mrs. P. H
Newell of FL Centre, completed the
Civil Aeronautics Authority aviation
classes at Central Union high schooi
recently. The whole course upo,,
which Newell embarked Nov 10 will
be completed in seven months. Ht
has not been informed where he will
go when he finishes the training
at Hancock Field. friends said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Desert
Bottle
Ro gin i 8
British Offensive
Within 10 Miles
Of Tobruk Walls
BY UNITED PRESS

A big battle of tanks de-
yeloTed in the Libyan desert
as British spearheads slash
ed south and west of the be-
sicged garrison at Tobruk Friday
but on the eastern front the Rec
army again was fighting desperately
to sta3e off great new German
offensive aimed at Moscow and the
Caucasus.
Official British sources said the
offensive designed to knock the Axis
out of North Africa apparently had
swept man" miles" west of Tobruk
and that a battle was in progress
against a large Italian tank force
south of that port, where the Brit
iSh have held out for more than
seven months.
The SpearheadS of the offensive
however. were believed to have
struck still farther westward in ar
effort to trap two German divi-
SiCnS which, with one Italian divi-
sion south of TobruK, are the back
bone of Axis defense in North Africa
The clash of tanks south of To-
bruk was regarded as the begin
ming of major battle in which
the strong British forces, using
many American-b tanks and air
planes, hope to force a decisive test
of strength with the Axis and per-
hapS to push on westward to French
territory or even to the Atlantic
coast.
Raj IN ACTION
Cairo dispatches said the Royal
air force continued widespread at
tackS throughout the Mediterran-
ean area and on supply bases in
Italy in support of the offensive
The growing intensity of the North
African battle was compared to
the increased pressure of new
German drive on Moscow and Ros-
toy. at the gateway to the Caucasus
ell fields. The Russians acNnoWledg-
ed German gains on the Tula, Kal-
inin and MozhaiSk sectors of the de-
fensiVe arc before the Soviet capita
but said that the Req army was
continuing stubborn resistance in
an effort to check the advance
The Germans also appeared to
Continued on Page 6; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
STRIKE BRINGS I.V. Pea HARVEST TO STOP
OLD MAN RIVER
CITY

NEEDLES, Cal. Nov 81 up -
Construction of embankments was
rushed today as heavy runoff OF
flood waters above Boulder Dam
threatened to flood this desert city.
The heavy runoff will result il
an increased discharge of water
from the dam. The flow will jump
from 27,000 to $4,000 second feet,
authorities said
Some damage already had beer
reported by the California Poetic
Utility company. Water had started
backing up in a north side resi-
dental district. The company laio,
about its properties to pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Folsom Warden Fires Man
Because He Wants Nv Job

FOLSOM PRISON. Cal, Nov. 2l
UP Warden Clyde I. Plummel
of Folsom Prison today discharged
Guard Captain William j. Ryan, .
veteran of 25 years at the prison,
Tor "pernicious political activity"
Pummer said he called Captain
Ryan into his office today and
discharged him on grounds Ryan
had been exceeding his authority
and attempting to get an appoint
ment as warden to succeed Plum
mer.
The warden said Ryan denied the
charges.
Ryan left the prison Immediately
and could net be reached for COM
ment on his custer
Ryan was seriously wounded III
1887 III prison riot which cost the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
u AMBLINe
X EPORTER
GARLIC BERRY DEPARTMENT.

There are some things that are
almost too Disappointing to talk
about and this is one of them.
Mrs. E. A. Sallee, whose son is
in the service and could not be
home to spend Thanksgiving day
with his mother, invited soldiers
from Camp Seeley to be her guests
for dinner Thanksgiving day.
She was not in the best of health
this week BIZ managed to get
the turkey ready and cook a fine
Thanksgiving dinner.
"I can't disappoint those soldiers
I invited she told friends who
demonstrated with her for working
SO hard
Il don't know which ones they
will send from Camp Seeley but l
want them to have home cooked
Thanksgiving dinner
The table was set The turkey
was ready. Everything awaited the
arrival of the guests.
They never came.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Farms Canvassed
In Defense Drive

Community committeeman al I'M
pcrial Valley agricultural coGser-
yation association Friday began i
housc-to-house canvas Gf valley
farms to complete ihe governments
campaign to obtain si.aa7 H!esees
of cooperation in the Too to- free
dem program.
The sien-up drive, which started
Qore than a month ago, Va les
than so per cent complete. Seere. a3S
Rudolph Miller said, neeessit9tins
the canvas by the committee mem
berS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Waitress Fined
For Drunk Driyinu

Marie Garlic Albano %. Ell Cen
tro waitress, Friday paid a $50 fine
in Ell Centre justice court for driv
ing while drunk Thanksgiving day
Near the west city limits of El
Centro, she drove her coupe across
the center line of the highway
Highway Patrolman Tillman Daley
and A NJ Bisgard said, and smash
ed into a car driven by Narciso Sar-
abba Telles, 80, Lemon GrGve. Judge
w. H. Tullos of Imperial, sitting III
El Centro in the absence OF Judge
John F. Simpson, imposed the fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

SpinelH paid the penalty soe oader=
ing the death CT Robalf Sherrasfe
10. sloW-witted member Of ne. ga'.=
of petty thugs. She .eaecd he VOC
tell police ahar a klliina the
gang committed dQsias q 81 ran
cisco holdup.
The others Of the eaas men-
are scheduled to be executed neXt
Friday.
The condemned woman spent her
last night writing letters end talk
ing with Matron Alice GWynne,
who accompanied her here from Tc-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
THE UNLUCKIEST MAN

RRs vote for the unluckieSt hunt
er and fisherman in all Imperial
Valley is Harman Tyler.
He went 1lsnlng in the All Amer
ican Canal a short time ago. Tyler
was logged out in costume ap-
propriate for the we'll dressed fish,
erman. He pitched head first into
the water. dunking himself his
costume, {; Id his fishing equip
ment.
He didn't get any fish.
Next time he had an urge to
capture something wild. Tyler went
pheasant shooting.
While scouting the country, Ty-
ler drove his car nose down into
an irrigation ditch. The ditch was
dry but things were not so salts
factory in spite OF the dryness. The
Tyler car was down to the bump
ers in front and stuck on the ditch
forever.
Tyler found jack to jack up the
front wheels and sent his COM
panion, George Bucklin, after a
board. George laughed SO much
it took him a long time to find
a board.
Thrusting his head between fen
der and wheel Tyler worked on
the jack. The more he worked, the
smaller was the space between fen
der and wheel. Suddenly there was
a muffled below from Tyler:
George he shouted My head is
caught between the fender and
wheel Il can't get out
Between howls, George finally
extricated Tyler before he was de-
capitated.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

life of Warden Clarence Larkin. He
was mentioned prominently at that
time TO succeed Larkin, but former
Gov. Frank Merriam named Plum
mer because Ryans wounds were
sc serious.
Plummer's term expired yesterday
but the state prison board will not
meet until next Thursday to decide
whether he shall be reappointed for
another two years.
4 warned Captain Ryan two
months ago" Warden Plummer told
the United Press. Il called him into
my office, told him he was the
captain CT the guard. and should
stay in that CAPACITY and not try
to be the warden. He assured me
he had no intention of ever trying
10 be warden.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

Il explained his political activities
we're not essential to the guard line
and that there were recurring news
paper stories that he was candi-
date for my Job. He has not denied
them, and the stories have never
been contradicted
II have been here four years and
Ryan, through his friends, has been
trying to undermine my administra-
ton. Everybody knows he has want
ed to be the warden. He has been
cooperative In the past He has
been moving continuously TO get
himself into the Wardenship
AS captain of the guard, II he
does not comply with my orders TO
conflne his activities to that W0fk.
and refuses to stay In his place. he's
out "
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

tect machinery.
Wells were banked with Sandbaes
to prevent pollution. They lie just
inside a leYee, which also was re-
enforced with sandba22in3.
Some streets were under as much
as four feet of water already, but
there was no immediate danger 10
highways. it was reported.
Engineers Of the bureau Of rec
lamation said it as necessary to re-
lease the waters tC prepare Lake
Mead, behind Boulder Dam for the
heavy runoff CT spring floods. The
lake had risen to an unusually high
fall level, and normal runoff failed
to lower it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

One was based on the large
demands for power and aluminium
production, expansion of munitions
production, service to army estab-
lishments and other defense pur-
poses
The FWA also asserted that it
sought to prevent financial and
management difficulties of the
Grand river dam authority from
interfering with the full use of the
power.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Wyatt Briggs New
PatroIn,an Here

Wyatt Briggs, employed Tor seE-
elal years at the Cox market. Is
expected to don a uniform and d
shooting iron within a few dars Is
an Ell Centre policeman.
Authority to hire Bgisgs to fill
the vacancy left by Frank SaHel
when he left to accept a pesltios
with the Consolidated Aircraft e.
poration at San Diego. was
by the city council WeIEesl
NIGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

The unprecedented action was
recommended to President Roosevelt
by Edy, the federal power commits
sion and the war department. The
President issued the order Wednes-
day.
Douglas G. Wright was designated
as the acting administrator repre-
sentative. He took over the project
today
The FWA explained that the $25,-
600 900 project was being taken over
for two reasons.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

He said that the United states
is today "a nation in arms" and
declared that we must fit ourselves
to defend the country on all fronts
instead merely of attempting to put
a fighting force on the sea and In
the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Govt Seizes Biz
Power Project

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 (UP)-Acting Federal Works
administrator John N Edy today took possession of the
Grand River dam project at Vinta, Okla state proiec.
built with federal funds, to manage and operate in the
of supplying hydroelectric power for defense
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
IT Ambushed I'm
Mine Strike War
Picke+s Wounded in Gunfire Blast as
Unionists Promise to Defend Selves
Aoainst 'Profe ssional Gunmen'

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21. (UP)-Strikes in the nation
captive and commercial coal mines Were extended today
as new shootings in the Pennsylvania field brought the
assertion from members that til key were gong to de-
fend themselves against "professional gunmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Caravan Pickets
Tour North-E End
TO Close Fields
Workers Ask HaIf-Cen+ Per Pound Hike
As Farmers Schedule Meeting TO Plan
Pro+e c+ion for Non Striking Crews

Imperial Valleys S350O00 fall pea deal at stand
still Friday with 1900 pickers strike and hundreds OF
farmers and businessmen preparing to assemble IN Cali
paria Friday afternoon offer protection to Workmen
who want continue picking The Walkout started late
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Bdruch Predicts
Food CooSe-Step

WASHINGTON, Nov 21. (UP)-Benard NJ. Baruch
chairman of the World War Industries board today
ed congress that unless CAREFUL the time may
come when will be necessary ito goosestep the people
with everybody having the food the same clothing
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

Renewing his plea for drastic
controls TO check the rising tide
OF initiation, the 71-year old indus
trialist told the house rules COM
mittec that the need for price con-
troll legislation is imperative" to
meet an "acutcly dangerous Situa-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
A SLIGHT ERROR

1t was businCos-likc and efficient
Jack Tackett who was getting every
thing ready to put turkey in colo
storage He telephoned the cold
storage company.
In the course of long conver-
sation about the preparation of the
bird for the freezing process.
Jack asked:
Shall I pull it," The storage
company employe couldn't under
stand
Chief of Police Ronnie Voyles.
who was listening to Jacks con-
versation, enlightened Jack.
You mean draw it, you mug" he
told Jack.
They don't say that down in
Arkansas where I came from" Jack
stormed they say pull it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
BEST PHEASANT STORY

Rip Carter was one of those ex-
cited pheasant hunters. He was
crazy to get a pheasant.
While walking along the banks
Of the All American canal, Rip saw
something move on the opposite
bank, He fired at the object, STUN
blcd, and fell into the water.
He had killed a skunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Thurs. SO. Minimum
Fri. 38. pm. Thurs. so. humidity
IL am. Fri. 48, humidity Al.
Noon Friday 81, humidity II.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21

LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. l S22.23; L. S. No. 2
leafy l. V. S2150-22. U. S. No. 2
Sl6-17. Mpls. Dec. flax SI.82M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-11
Authorities Protect
 States Water Supply
Constant Vigilance Necessary to Prevent COntanlina-
 tiOn-TyphOid Fever Death Rate Held Low

cooperation in endeavoring to Mlail- tain sanitary conditions.
 Clean Watersheds
 While clean watersheds have been the first line of defense against waterborne disease from public water supplies, chlorination and filtration afford secondary defense. Colonization destroys any harmful bacteria, Filtration removes most of the bacteria and some of the color and objectionable taste and odor.
 Reasonable standards of bacterio- logical quality of drinking water have been developed and analysel of water supply over a period o1 time give a good indication of iti probable safety. MT. Scott reported that many of the larger water uti. lities maintain or employ the ser. vices of laboratories where ir samples of water from their sys- tems are examined daily or fre- quently. The State Department of Health laboratories also examine considerable numbers of samples from public water supplies collect- ed by local officials and by sani. tary engineers of the department during inspections of water treat- ment plants and surveys of water supply systems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-11

there was no percentage in never having any battles to fight. Bred the spine right out of the best families. Remember"
 MT. Weeming thought of Clar- ence, whose grandchildren these would be, too, and shuddered.
 Now, in the office high above Rockefeller Plaza, he was shudder- ing again. Beatrice was blazing away about that check. He said. This is tremendous expenditure. Totally unnecessary. Unjustified An investment that is not only ex- treme, but that deteriorates half an hour after you have made 1t. What could be realized on string of polo ponies should you er--decide to liquidate?"
 "Nuts!" said Beatrice again Now look here. Clarence called me from Westbury, upset because those ponies were not in their stalls. Will you please see that my check is honored at once?"
 She drew herself up, shrugging into the mink coat, and MT. 'Weern- ing thought suddenly that for all Its feminine roundness, her grand- father had been right about her chin. It was, indeed, alarmingly reminiscent of old Mikes: "I'm be- coming seriously annoyed with you, MT. Weeming."
 She went out through the private,