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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Fire
EnsuIfs
Crazed Animals
Machinesunnedin in
Sire cts of CITY

CLEVELAND, Aug, a.
OUP) Police armed with
machine guns and high pow
cred rifles were shooting wild
animals in downtown Cleve-
land today as huge crowds gathered
at a fire in the Ringing Bros
Barnum & Bailey circus.
The shrill cries of burning ami
mails were heard for blocks around.
Circus attendants, police, and fire
men were hard put to keep order
in the surging throng.
Fire broke out in the menagerie
tent, which collapsed almost i'm
mediately, An entire row of side
show tents was torn down to keep
the flames from spreading to the
big top"
The loud trumpeting of elephants
and shrill neighing of horses could
be heard for blocks, as the animals
milled madly in the confusion. Five
two-humped camels were counted,
dead or dying, in the flames.
Two giraffes were reported killed.
Fifty elephants were marched from
the grounds, some of their hides
badly singed. One of them, the
skin burned from three-fourths of
his body and blood streaming from
him, broke away from the handlers
and was shot.
Horses were herded into park
ing lot.
Gargantua and Toto, famous
gorillas with the circus, were both
reported safe.
Police said they shot at least 26
animals. The number burned to
death was not Immediately ascer-
tainable. Circus officials estimated
the damage at $125,000
They said much of the less was
irreparable, since tents, wagons and
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
REDS GIVE GROUND I'm BATTLE TO Death
y AMs!!Ns
II EPORTER
Mystery Solved

Mystery Solved
Are you one of the persons whose
telephone rang Tuesday, only to
give forth sundry Kisses, squeaks
and groans in broken sequence
when you picked up the receiver?
If you are, you're probably still
wondering whether it was line
trouble, a woodpecker on the wires,
or a storm somewhere close by that
created all the static.
Well, it wasn't any of those
things.
1t was Marguerite Brooks, Post
Press reporter, back from her va
cation and telephoning to see if
you had any news.
Brooksie, you see, has practically
lest her voice. She's hanging onto
the last shred of it by desperate
measures, and it was the last shred
you heard over the telephone
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
A Scene Stealer-

A Scene Stealer-
In the midst of the entertainment
at the Town Meeting in Ell Cen
tro Monday night. Billy Greed, 3,
stole the show from Attorney Gen
eral Earl Warren.
Billy, who is a little too young
for political speeches, broke away
from his parents and mounted a
small platform in full view of the
audience. His mother, Mrs. Elmer
Creed, made frantic efforts to in
duce the boy to stop capering back
and forth on the platform to make
the audience laugh. She would
reach for the boy but he would elude
her by lying down and rolling over
or scampering to the other end OF
the platform.
Suddenly Daddy Greed appeared
on the scene. Billy instantly disap-
peared from public view, last seen
dangling dejectedly from paternal
fist.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
N. y. MYSTERY
TO BE SOLVED

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-UP) = In
1909 the Collyer brothers, descend
andts of a distinguished colonial
family. retired without explanation
to their red brick mansion and be-
came part Of the citys legend.
Since then Langley Collyer, who
was prosperous lawyer, has emerg-
ed only infrequently and then only
after midnight. His blind brother
Homer, never has been seen by
neighbors.
With the passing years the house
has become dilapidated and the
once glossy Fifth Ave. neighborhood
is now part of Harlem. In a district
of shabby homes the old mansion
is crumbling landmark - without
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

there is an "unbalaoce" In the pro-
duction effort, they said. which Is
one of WPB's major problems at
the moment.
AS one method of meeting that
problem, II was learned that Ernest
kanzler, former Ford Motor COM
pany executive, soon would be plac-
ed In charge Of the scheduling, or
balancing. OF war materials WPB
Chairman Donald M. Nelsen ia ex-
pected TO name Kanzler as one Of
his two deputy chairmen. The
other, William L. Bait, already mas
been appointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

WPB representatives did not
break the figures down into num-
berS of planes, tanks, guns and
ships. But they did say that pro-
duction of some types of shell cas-
ings and various types of army
trucks was far ahead of schedule.
The officials said "selective pres
sures" were being put behind those
parts of the program behind sched-
ule SO that President Roosevelt'3
major production goals would be
attained. The fact that some war
materials are ahead Of schedule
ana others behind indicates that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
He Told 1t Himself

Earl Warren also featured in
another public event. He happened
to be in Calipatria city hall during
a police court trial. He didn't no
tice what was going on SO showed
no surprise when Negro couple
stopped him and asked to speak
to him.
Such things frequently happen to
candidates for public office, es-
pecially candidates for state gov
ernor SO Warren agreed to listen
to them They led him out of the
city hall and down the street a
block before he decided it was time
they got down to business and
spoke to him as they had requested.
1t developed that they wanted him
to see that they obtained justice in
the trial about to come off and
wanted to request his help in
secrecy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

in military service or actively en-
gagged in war production.
In recruiting hundreds of thou
sands of workers, we will find it
necessary to tap every reservoir ex-
isting in on-eSSential industries.
The overall demand in the coun-
try is reaching a critical stage"
Hopkins said it was not the intent
OF the government to draft men and
women from essential jobs
against their will but that it would
be necessary to make heavy drafts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

county Jail with three other prison.
ers Sept. "a, 1885 and was captured
the same night. Later he pleaded
guilty to grand theft and to having
served two pi.or terms In a peni-
tentiary. He was arrested for bur-
glary in Brawley while on parole
from the penitentiary in 1899 and
sent back to the penitentiary as an
hab.tuai criminal.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

Revealing the existence of the
bootleg markets" for the high pri
ority product, Higgins said that he
would provide letters from ware
houses which supplied the plant,
at an executive session of the COM
mittee to be held later.
Higgins, son of Andrew Jackson
, Higgins, whose contract for 200 Lib
erty merchant ships was cancelled
by the U S. Maritime commission,
testified before the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries subcommittee
investigating the cancellation.
Higgins was called to the witness
stand by Rep. Herbert G. Bonner
of North Carolina, who recounted
the sub committeemen's visit yes
terday to tne abandoned Michaud
shipyards.
REPORT VERIFIED
Bonner said that he had been told
while there that the black markets
supplied scrap iron and steel in the
construction, and asked Higgins il
this were true.
Higgins said that steel could be
obtained by priorities but that,
I'VE bought our steel from the
black markesc."
I'VE bought it in lots of $4,000
pounds" he c.ntinued. "A regular
carload lot is 10000 pounds, and
there are ceiling prices on carload
lots, but not on less than carload
lots"
Rep. j. Harden Peterson OF Flor
ida asked from what sources the
Higgins plant got this steel, An
drew Higgins, spectator, jumped
up.
Wen kill the source of our sup
ply, but the tallow might as well
60 with the hide" he said. GO
ahead and tell them, Frank"
The son continued:
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
I'VE got the steel from warehouses
all over the country. They know
even before we do that We'll get
certain contracts, and they send
us lists of what well need to fill
the contracts. They send us these
lists before we know what con-
tracts we'll get"
You mean they know what con-
tracts you'll get, before you do?"
Rep. John B. Sullivan of Missouri
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

Hopkins, just returned from
Washington conferences with Paul
v. McNutt, commission director,
said complete draft boards lists
would be available to local man
power commission of ten members
which he will appoint soon. Five
members will represent management
and five labor
1T is my opinion" Hopkins said,
that large numbers Of individuals
now engaged in on-essential in
dustries will find themselves either
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
War Production Loss in
Vital Items. Study Shows

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-tUP) -
War production board officials
checked over the nations war imple-
ments output today and found that
while production of some items was
far ahead cf schedule, the general
picture was none too rosy,
The survey showed
That in seven months a few war
goods items virtually have reached
the goals set for the entire year of
1912.
That some phases of the program
are tagging far behind schedule, in
some cases production being only
10 per cent along the road toward
is42 goals.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
DISTRICT BOARD IN
VALUATION SESSION

Imperial Irrigation District S
board of directors began a Today
series of meetings as a board of
equalization Tuesday, prior to set
ting the water tax rate.
Under state law the tax rate must
be set within Is days after the last
meeting an an equalization board
The same tax rate, $377 per hun
dred dollar assessed valuation, has
been in effect for the last three
years
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

tai cut off Martinez nose and
slashed his face, neck and one arm.
Guards intervened and Lardistal
was placed in solitary confinement.
Martinez was taken to the hospital
to have his nose sewed back on
Martinez was a four-time loser,
his fingerprint record showing he
has been a police character since
1921.
He escaped from the Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

knocked down. The crowd, yelling
and yammering in panic, trampled
over chem.
When police finally restored order,
they found Mrs. M. Cote, 63, and
Denise Wistave, eight, lying in the
exit. Mrs. Cote was dead. Denise
died an hour later in a hospital
At least 80 more were taken to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Tried and Tested

1rIe0 ana rested
An unopened bottle of beer was
one of the main exhibits in a case
in city court in Calipatria Monday.
E. B. Patterson, attorney for the
defendant, told the jury he thought
the contents of the bottle should
have been tested by an expert to
determine if it really was beer.
Deputy District Attorney Russell
Yeager tcld the jurors he thought
they were expert enough to ascer-
tain if the bottle contained beer
and could do SO when celebrating
the evidence.
When the jury returned with its
verdict, one of the jurors clapped
Yeager on the back and said:
well, son, that was beer all right.
A little warm and a little flat. But
1t WAS beer"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

hospitals and one OF these, an un-
identified young woman, died to-
day. Seven, suffering from serious
injuries and shock, remained in the
hospitals.
The fire, under the grandstand
of what used TO. be a ball park on
Ontario street, was extfnguished
befcre all the victims we're removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Famous Director
Dies in HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4 (UP) -
James Cruze, So, who ranked as
one of Hollywood's best directors
during the silent screen era of the
late l920s, died at his home here
last night
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Valley LITER in
Eiqht at Folsom

Juan Martinez, 38, to Folsom pententiary from
Imperial county for life late in 1889 in the prison
hospital Tuesday recovering from knife wounds inflicted
by his cell mate, Los Angeles burglar, Monday night. =
His cell mate, Martin Lardistal a. attacked Martinez
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Labor Draft Due
Soon, Prediction

LOS ANGELES, Aug 4. (UP)-Conscription of men
and women engaged in nonessental industries into
war production jobs may be made Immediately, William
K Hopkins regional director of the manpOWer COM
mission said TODAY
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Scores Hurt in
Riot at Stadium

MONTREAL, Aug. A. (UPl-A spectator at charity
vaudeville show in DID, open-air stadium last night
smelled smoke and shouted 'fire!"
Instantly the 1000 persons present took up the cry
jumped up and stampeded for the single, exit
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Fire Peril Net
AtHiposs Camp

Forest fires in the vicinity of Hipass Health camp in
the mountains west of Imperial Valley IA Imperial
Valley youngsters unexpected picnic and outing Mon
day while the fire marshal started backfres to eliminate
possibility of the fires coming close to the camp
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Communications
Smashed; Soviet
Facing Disaster
Russians Strike Heavily in North But
Give Way Before UnreIentns German
Onslaus hi Toward Caucasus Riches
: BY UNITED PRESS

lhe battle of the Caucasus ragged Tuesday with un-
diminished fury the Red Army making the Germans
heavily for every foot of ground fell back before the
Wopronged Naz drive down from Kushchevka and Sask
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Bootleg Markets
Dealing in Steel
Warehouses Sell Metal Sans Priority
After Acquiring it In Legal Way,
Hiqqins Reveal Is Before Committee

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4. lUP)-Frank Higgins told
committee today that BLACK markets ha
been the of supply for steel which used in tn
construction of his fathers unfinished sipyards Mi
CHI nud
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

heating or lights.
Up to l940 payne mort
gage were. made p Then
they stopped and So. this
week the mortgage holO the
Bowery Savings Bank-will ve its
foreclosure notice and attempt to
evict the strange pair.
Neither brother has been seen
tor months and neighbors specu-
lated on whether they are alive.
Rumor says the old house has II
grand pianos, a collection of rare
books, a rcwboat in the attic, and
an old automobile in the cellar
put there because the brothers were
curious and wanted to examine the
new "horseless carriage"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04

WEATHER
Maximum Monday Ill. Minimum
Tuesday IS. S pm. Monday 10S, hu-
midity 28. am. Tuesday 81, hu-
midity 60. Noon Tuesday 100, hu-
miGiity 28.
BANK DGBIH5
Ell Centre Business Barometer
Monday S44O,O55'S2
Last Year S33O,922.26
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-04
Baseball

NATIONAL
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-03

703 missing. II covered officers
and men from all states except
Arizona, Delaware, Nevada and
Wyoming.
Listed among the missing was
Lieut.. John Pratt Spears, son of
Rear Admiral w, O, Spears of
Washington. d. c. now on duty
at the Navy department.
The latest figures raised the
Nays announced casualty list
since the war started, to II 466
1000 dead, 1892 wounded
and 9,13S missing.
The list includes, in addition
to naval personnel, members Of
the Marine Corr and Coast
Guard.
The enemy accounted directly
for most casualties, the Navy
said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-03
u. S. Secret Service Probes
Leak on Presidents Trip
Birmingham Antique Dsslsr
Advertised FDk's Presence

DETROIT, Oct. SIR As
q matter of routine, the United
States Secret service was inves-
tigating in suburban Birming-
ham today and Fenton r. Ma
thews, who deals in antiques,
had returned to the headlines AZ
ter long absence.
The investigation was going
on because Mathews and the
Birmingham Eccentric, weekly
newspaper which served as his
unwilling aide, had reported
President Roosevelt's recent
visit TO Detroit before the White
House gave official sanction.
A footnote of Mathews ad-
vertisement in last weeks &c
centric said:
The President visited Detroit
this week-election in Novem-
Der"
Editor George r. Averill new
er saw il, but he vas emphatic
in q pronouncement that u
wouldn't happen again.
From now on" Averill said,
MY news editor will check
Mathews copy"
Mathews was nonchalant. The
dealer, q one time Pontiac real
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ForiresSes
5|latier laps
in South Seas
Execute DsedIy
Sweeps Over
Enemy Bastions
BY DEAN SCHEDLER

SOM E w H RE IN NEW
GUINEA, Oct. a (Delayed)-
(R- United States flying for
tresses ranged across the Coral
sea to New Britain and the Solo
mon Islands today to deal out
some Of the most damaging
blows inflicted on japanese
shipping in that area in recent
weeks.
The fortresses unloaded tons
of bombs on q concentration Of
enemy vessels in the harbor of
Rabaul, New Britain and return
ing pilots reported that despite
intense anti-aircraft fire they
scored direct hits on two trans
ports one Of 1900 tons and
another of 1000 tons.
Probable hits also were scor-
ed on a cruiser and an unidenti-
fled ship.
"a communique issued from
General MacArthur's headQuar-
tiers in Australia today said both
the transports mentioned in this
dispatch were set afire. The
communique also reported 4
Japanese cruiser was bombed
off BUN in the Solomons with
unobserved results.) "A. .s (.
-9quodfURf l63Ue
William Benn Of Washington.
Pa, rode along In . co-piiot's
seat to watch the pilots operate.
See SOUTH SEAS-Fage 3
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Scrap Thieves
penalties
Prosecutions
Will Follow

Mount Clemens salvage off,
Gals, backed by the Federal gov
eminent, today threatened to
prosecute any person found TAX
ing articles from scrap piles or
depots in the city.
Gall junk in these piles is the
property of the Federal govern
ment," q salvage committee
spokesman said today. Anyone
who takes anything from these
piles is stealing government pro-
perty. Severe penalties will be
meted out to anyone convicted Of
stealing scrap"
The spokesman said some
junk was taken from q scrap pile
on Cass avenue yesterday. THE
nam Of the person who took the
Junk Is known" he said, land
unless 1t Is returned immediate
ly the person will be prosecut-
ed"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-03
Raj SnlasIles
al Germany
Round hs-Cloek
Roids losh Foe

LONDON, Oct. 8 ---Rp-RAF
b 0 m hers kept = follnd the
check assault On akn waf
machine rolling last night with
q strong smash 1t the Rtineland
which started many fires only .
few hours after U. S. flying for
tresses bested the Naxi air force
by shooting down Is Focke-W un
1905 in q raid on northern
France.
The British communique did
not identity the exact targets of
last nights raid. but it reported
that "a strong force" took part.
Seven British bombers failed
to return, indicating an attack
ing force of perhaps $50 planes
on the basis of previous averagr
es. In their daylight attack on
Northern France, the fortresses
returned to England without
loss.
The British attack on Ger
many was the second in q, many
nights. following up an assault
on the big German submarine
building yards at Flensburg.
Swarms of American and Al
lied fighter planes went along
on the fortress raid and shot
down five of the Naxis' priced
Focke-Wulf 100 fighter planes
thus bringing yesterdays bag to
13 enemy aircraft.
The main detectives of the
fortresses were the Nazi aircraft
factory at Meaulte and an air
field at st. Omer in northern
France. Returning bombardiers
said they could see their bombs
See RAF-Page Z
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Ho,u Neu Price Curbs
Will Effect Public
Questions and Answer Summary
Clarifies Many Problems

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-(R-
Here are the answers t. some of
the most pertinent questions on
the new Anti-Inflation provis-
ions, signed into law last night
by President Roosevelt.
What is the new law?
Broadly speaking, 1t is a Con-
gressional grant Of power, with
some limitations to President
Roosevelt. to hold down war
time living costs.
Why is it necessary?
To prevent initiation, which
results in lowering the purchas-
ing power of the dollar and
throws the nations economic
system out of balance.
Whom does ii effect?
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Will Oppose
Vernon Brown
on Nov. 3rd
County Treasurer
Selected 10 Fill
Nowieki- HuEone<

The name of Carl B. Brandenv
burg. Macomb county treasurer,
today emerged as that of sue
cessor to Leo j. Nowicki as the
Democratic candidate for cleo
ton to the post of states audit
or General, now occupied by
Vernon j. b r o w n, Republican
who is seeking a third term. The
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sue
cessor will not De known until
the county Democratic Commit
tee meets on Midday.
Speculation wis rife today
that j. Victor M&ssmore, of Uti-
ca, mer Shelby township
treasurer and lonk q potent pow
er in Democratic circles, would
be named to carry the Dem ban
ner in .Brandenbt rg 5 place.
Brandenburg, unanimously
nominated by the Democratic
State Central Committee in
Lansing last night, will fill the
vacancy on the state ticket Gre
ated through the withdrawal of
Nowicki who is entering the
krax of the United States. -
In accepting the state nomina-
ton Brandenburg makes Dec. 81
of this year the final day in 10
years of consecutive service in
the Macomb county treasurer's
office. Appointed dGpnty treas
urer in 1882 Brandenburg, be-
See BRANDENBURG-Page 3
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Boys Held
i'm Murder
OfTeacher

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 - R -
Two boys will appear in police
lineup today to answer ques-
tons about the death of a Brook
lyn High school mathematics
teacher, Irwin Goodman, 40.
who was shot to death in the
school after reprimanding the
pair for smoking.
Assistant District Attorney
Nathan Math said Joseph An
"zoot suit"-wearing 10
year-old, admitted firing the ia
tai bullet after Neil Simonelli,
husky 16-year-old with reform
school -record,--had pull ad--.thA
trigger twice and the gun failed
to fire. Both youths were charg-
ed with homicide.
Goodman, the father Of two
children, was shot in the back
as he climbed q school stairway
and fell dead on a landing.
Math said that Simonelli first
took responsibility for the STAY
ing, but later when he and An
nunziata were brought face to
face at a police station, Simo-
nelli told his friend:
go ahead, handsome, tell
these people the truth"
Math said Annunziata replied:
"All right did it. l killed
the guy"
Sc TEACHER-Page 2
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is Dem Candidate for Auditor-Ceners
Child Care
Survey Planned

LANSING, Oct. 3-@-
The State Social Welfare
Commission prepared today
for q Federal survey of the
need for child day care pro-
grams in Michigan as . result
of the growing demand for
women in munitions plants.
The department said Miss
Mary S. Labraee, regional
representative of the Federal
Children's Bureau, would Wis
It Lansing and Ann Arbor
Monday, Ypsilanti Tuesday,
Midland Wednesday, Trav-
erse City Thursday and Pc
toskey Friday to study local
needs and proposed solutions.
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service. Committee members
will be at the church until p.
m. for the purpose of receiving
contributions and pledges.
The Corps committee is COM
posed of Chairman Thomas A.
Babcock, M. s. Warner, Mrs.
X. J. Walton, c. r. Walters, r.
w. Clark, A. H. Noe and n.
S. Randolph.
Members of the advisory COM
mittee are: Mrs. James Jackson,
Mrs. Rufus Reitzel, Mrs. Robert
Rosso, DR.. j. M. Croman, ST., H.
Spencer Roys, G. Donald Smith,
Mrs. Hugh Neale, Mrs. Paul
Hirt, Mrs. James Neal, Jacob
Hoffman, Guy Verkler, Frank
Schanher.
Claude Copeland, DR.. c. A.
Ward. Robert I. Winslow, A. w.
Hameister, Kendall J. Walton,
Emery A. Albee, BENJAMIN
Stone, Royal Cressey, Macy z
Watkins, Stanley Worthington,
Virginia Thornberry, Mrs.. BY
ron Stuck, Mrs. Sydney Tinker,
A, d. Brewer, Fred I. Niemann.