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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-03

81 had a lot Of trouble In get
ting my bill passed To increase
the states revenue which 1
thought IL was rightfully en-
titled to after comparing them
with other states where racing
was conducted.
REVENUE INCREASES
Before the bill was passed
the highest amount Of revenue
taken In at any race meet was
SEAS, 900. After my bill became
a law In 1914, the revenue re-
ceived by the state this year
was S2,224,OO0. almost ST.
100000 increase.
Rep. Green. contacted Saturday
at his Hillman (Mich4 home, said
he was just an old farmer and
had nothing more to say.
The proposed law would have
compelled the Detroit Racing
10 install a totalizator
would have created a three-mar
racing commission instead of
single commissioner. and woulc
have taxed the Detroit track on
a basis of the amount of money
bet on each race.
PROPOSED PER CENT TAX
At that time the track was
paying a fixed sum of $500
day to the state. The proposed Law
would have allowed the racing
commission to fix a tax of either
3 or 4 per cent on the pari'
betting pool. The exact
level was left TO the discretion OF
the commission.
The one controversial issue
however, was the proposed re.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-03
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continued. 1.-THE whole con-
spiracy will he unfolded."
He indicated. however, that sew
eral bribe-takers have confessed
and will be state witnesses.
There are going to be prom.
inent men as surprise witnesses"
he said. "and they will have an
amazing tale to tell. Their tes-
timony will be neat little
package OF dynamite"
Mckay. former state treasurer,
was in Lansing for two days prior
to the grand jury action. corner
ing friends in the lobby of the
Olds Hotel and asking what was
in the air. He had been a witness
before Judge Carr.
ONCE COP CAR
Once the absolute boss of the
COP, he served as national COM
mitteeman until the Republican
convention last summer in Chi
cago, when he was unseated by
Gov. Kelly, who supported Arthur
Symmetrical of Flint for the job.
That outcome. changing the
complexion of the Republican
party in Michigan. was the final
"over-the-precipice' development
in the descending trail of the
wealthy Grand Rapids politician
who once dictated the nomina-
tons of all Republican candidates
for state office.
This is McKay's second indict-
ment.
In 1910. he was accused by a
federal grand jury in Detroit of
master-minding a plot to control
giving special favors TO distilleries
agreeing to employ as local rep
resentative his old friend and
crony Mayor William II. McKeig-
han, of Flint.
FREED AT SECOND TRIAL
The federal charge against Nc
Kay, McKeighan and others was
not proved beyond a doubt in the
federal court. The jury disagreed
at the first trial, and acquitted
all defendants at the second trial.
But these trials marked the
turning point in McKay's career.
Kelly assembled soon after to the
governorship and took the war
path to break up the old COP
machine. Gov. Kelly succeeded in
this enterprise, as far AS the
Grand Rapids politician was con-
.cerned.
The legislative bill VIII c h
brought Mckay face-to-face with
Judge Carr and Prosecutor Sigler
was introduced during the 1913
session by former Rep. George
Higgins (R) of Ferndale and for
mer Rep. Edward Walsh CD OF
Detroit, who is now free on bond
pending appeal from a three-year
sentence for accepting bride
from automobile finance COM
panies.
IT'S NEWS TO HIGGINS
Senator Higgins said:
Il only know Mckay as a
speaking acquaintance and he
never talked to me at any time
about horse racing In Michigan.
In fact. I have never been APP
preached by any one attempt
ing to keep totalizers from being
installed.
II talked to sports writers on
all three Detroit newspapers
about the necessity Of totes at
the track because think the
fans should see what Is In the
pool when they make their bets.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
Treaty Battle
Gains Ground.
Horton Reports
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
the Bureau of Reclamation is irving
to give to Mexico a part interest in
that portion of the enire project in
Guiding the dam, and extending to
Pilot Knob"
That the Pacific Northwest states
are swinging behind California and
Imperial Valley in opposing the pro-
posed Mexican water treaty. was
reported by Horton who returned
this week from an extensive trip
through the area. The purpose of
the trip was to explain to these
states the dangers of such a treaty.
Horon was accompanied by state
engineer Ed Hiatt. Max Brents.
prominent valley Legionnaire. and
Z. z. Elder of the Los Angeles
metropolitan Water District. Among
the states visited were Oregon.
Washington, Utah, Montana and
Wyoming.
CARRY ON DISCUSSION
In each place. they discussed the
effects of the treaty with highest
state officials and presened the dam
gers Of the treaty personally at a
JOINT meeting of the governors of
each.
In most cases. Horton reported
many hidden and obscure features
OF the treaty were entirely un-
known. After these were revealed
four out OF five of the governors
committed themselves as definitely
opposing the plan which. it is con-
tended. would ahrogate state and
contractual rights in this country.
In Utah, hotbed of the treatv
proponents, much public and civic
sentiment was found to oppose the
program despite the opposite atti-
tude by state officialdom. These
groups. Horton saio, are militantly
battling to bring about a reversal
OF the stand by the state.
The immediate target of the drive
is to educate state officials and the
public to such a point that in
more equitable" hearing before
the senate committee. or even in
open discussion on the senate floor,
the treaty will be condemned, Hor-
ton said.
Second item on the club program
was a life history by new Rotarian
Paul Marsh. Marine officers headed
by Lieutenant Colonel Karl Voelter
were present as guests of president
w w. McEuen.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
Business Plans
Rest on Monday

Though holiday duo-Labor Day,
Monday and California Admission
Day. September 9-will close a ma
jority of city and county offices,
Imperial Valleys gendarmes will
punch the clock as usual No pro-
grams are slated in any of the VAL
ley areas.
Labor Lay was originated in the
year 1894, when congress passed a
bill designating tha first Monday in
September as national legal holi-
day. Although the holiday was
originally known and observed as
'Labor's Holiday" the name was
shortened by usage.
Federal offices as we'll as those
of Imperial Valley will observe Mon
day as a holiday. All business houses
and banks also will join in the day
of rest.
The state of California was ad-
mitted to the union September g.
1850, and it is in commemoration
of that assimilation that Califor-
mans observe that as a holiday
Asked if his office would close
either day, Sheriff R. w. Ware
smiled:
Not a chaLce We stay open
Saturdays Sundays and holidays"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
RAMBLING REPORTER
Continued from Page /

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find. without counting cost or dam
ger.
"A lot has been said about this
delinquency. But what is the cause?
Are the kids to blame? Are the par
ents to blame? What if the mothers
didn't have their bridge games and
parties in the afternoon and al
night? What would they do? What
if the fathers didn't have their club
and social meeting in the afternoon
and night? What would they do?
We would have adult delinquency
wouldn't we? Why kid ourselves?
Why don't we speak from the Shoul-
der? Why don't We admit that We
adults are talking but We are doing
nothing about our youth.
We have a swimming pool. but
the kids can't use it. Why? We don I
have much of an excuse that will
work. do We? Somebody once said
turn the park across from the court
house into a Fairgrounds Why
hasn't something been done? Are
we really too busy at war that We
are forgetting our youth? How
could we insure peace in the future
if nation CT youth knows only
war? Well. what are we going to do
about it? Are We going to alibi out
of it. are are We going to work? A
year ago we started to do something
for the youth and so far nothing
has been done. Why? Our youth are
dedicating themselves TO the rights
and responsibilities of American
citizenship and the principles OF
tolerance and human brotherhood,
but what they really need is for us
adults to stop knocking them and
start giving them helping hand.
How about it?
What Of our long-range goals
for youth? 1t is not too soon to be-
gin translating long-range goals for
young people into specific postwar
objectiveS-better housing. better
health services. broader education,
more effective welfare services, bet
ter work training and better oppor-
tunities for recreation.
How about it? Are We going to
work or are We going TO loaf on the
iob?"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
Minister Pleads
Innocent to
Statutory Count

The Reverend Eugene Dunaway
Friday pleaded innocent to charge
of statutory rape before Superior
Court Judge w. Heald.
Dunaway, a pastor of the -Four
Square Gospel church and former
ly of Ell Centre, waived statutory
requirement of 80 days and trial
was set for october 2 at 10 am.
The defendant was arrested in
Riverside following complaint
authored by the mother of 13-
year old girl, was arraigned August
25 before Judge Heald Lee Nuffer
was appointed to defend him at
that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
.CIean-Up Plans
Meet Approval
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
take my medicine" He added that
he hopes immediate arrangements
can be made for trucks or scme
vehicle to remove the major trash
which citizens point out are re-
Sponsible largely for the notices re-
ceived.
Following is a list of the 40 who
had received notices Friday noon.
and their addresses:
Paul A. Jenkins, $50 Wensley: w.
E. Hartzog. l24l Olive; Lemon r..
Powell, 872 Holt: Grace Williams.
88l Orange; Ben Peters, SIG Holt:
c. w. Maitland 535 Holt, H. K.
Long, els He'll: George M Broome.
4l9 Vine; Ray E. Magness, 615 Vine:
A. C. Finney, 476 Wensley; c. w.
Heinecke. 434 WenSley; Edward
Maljan. 48O Wensley: Russell Haas.
6l5 Wensley: H. H. Hubbard, 795
Len Rey; R. L. Rumsey. TAO Len
Rey; Guy L. Hatch, 562 lie Rey:
Lee Nuffer, $40 Len Rey; Malcolm
i'Aa>oi sids OAf I1Sil iNCN L. ~ Luis
more. 652 SandalwCod; R. L. Knox
Jr., 766 Sandalwood; NJ. J. Horton,
744 Sandalwood; J. f. Brock, TIA
Sandalwood; Frank o. DWyer, 704
Sandalwood; Lieutenant William A
Graham, 492 Sandalwood: Estella
Reid, 436 Sandalwood: Lester Black
man. 592 Wensley; Clyde Chambers.
$50 Orange; W. A. Tondro, 525
Wensley: Rev. Edward Hutchinson,
SIS Orange: F. D. Jacobs, 500 Wens-
ley; Herbert Lowdermilk. 700 San
dalwood; Harry w. Horton, 69l
Sandalwood; Steven H. Harris, 764
Sandalwood; Alice Harrison. zoos
Olive; G. w. Garrigues, l249 State;
Howard Clark, l24l State: Clara
Waterman, 1860 Olive; Emil Faure,
1860 Olive; Henry Swanson, 1902
Olive, and R. M. Armstrong, 1861
Olive,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
PLANS OF BOMBING" DUCKS
RECEIVES NEW IMPETUS

BRAWLEY, Sept. bombing OF
Salton Sea game refuge, feeding at
strategic points, and the use OF
private planes, were promised I'm
perial Valley as means of reducing
concentrations of ducks and curbing
the ravaging of north end crops by
the federal wildlife service in let
ter to Charles Nice, secretary OF the
chamber of commerce here.
Albert M. Day, assistant wild life
director, told Nice in the letter that
arrangements are being made TO al
low the Navy TO proceed.
The navy expects to place several
targets in the refuge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
FOUND GUILTY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. /. CUP) =
Mrs. Leila Eva Pruitt, 81, Friday
awaited sentence on a verdict OF
manslaughter for killing her de-
formed five-months old son. A jury
convicted the red-haired young
Texans late yesterday after three
day trial during which Mrs. Pruitt
denied repeatedly that she had
hurled the child into chair in a
jealous range.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
SEVEN MINES SEIZED
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGION, Sept. 7. VUP5-
President Roosevelt late Thursday
directed Secretary of Interior Har-
old L. Ickes TO take possession Of
seven coal mines and cCllieries OF
the Ford Collieries Co. of Curtis
vile, ennsylvania, and the Roches-
ter and Pittsburgh Coal Co. of In
diana, Pennsylvania. Mr.. Roose-
velt's action was prompted by a
strike of about 100 supervisory en-
ployes in the two mines of the Ford
Collieries and five mines OF the
Rochester and Pittsburgh Co. They
are seeking recognition of the Unit
ed Mine Workers as their repre-
sentative.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
BuIgary Cabinet
Quits in Body

Continued from Page u
might attempt to escape through
Bulgaria.
Cairo dispatches indicated the
Bulgarian Allied armistice might be
signed before the weekend, and
stated that the Bulgars were with
drawing from those sections of Yu-
goslavia and Greece which they
have not claimed as part of greater
Bulgaria.
DNB quoted Bagrianov as an
nouncing that his resignation was
prompted by a desire to avoid war
with Russia and that Bulgarian
troops were withdrawing from occu-
pied areas of their neighboring
countries and disarming German
sole iers inside their own borders.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
Heber Pioneer
Celebrates
goth Birthday

Continued from Page II
served his goth birthday anniver-
Sary Thursday.
Mentally alert. he delights in re-
counting events that punctuated
the years.
I'll never forget the time a Bap-
tist preacher figured we were mix
ing his cattle with ours" he
laughed, and the sheriff came out
to settle the dispute. He was wear
ing a high collar and, before any
one knew it, cowboyd poured a
box of lice down his neck"
Mr.. Atkins spent the early part of
his youth in Dennison. Texas. He
was married July IL, 1880 in Chris
tian Falls in the same state.
He arrived in Imperial Valley the
day of the San Francisco earth
quake, 1906, and later made his
home in Heber.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
ELECTRIC FIRM ANNOUNCES
fOWERT III GENERATOR

LOS ANGELES. September ]
aOP)--Westinghouse Electric and
Mig. Co. Friday announced devel-
oprnent OF an alternating current
generator for aircraft, lighter and
more powerful than direct current
equipment now in use.
Reported in a paper before the
Pacific coast meeting of the Amer
ican Association of Electrical Engin-
GERS. the generator is only 10 inches
oy nine, and yet produces more
power than shoulcer-high industrial
euuipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
JUNIOR TOASTMASTERS PICK
MARSH AS BEST SPEAKER

Junior Toastmasters Thursday
night voted w. F.. Marsh best
speaker and C. NJ Miller as most
improved. Jim Hess acted as toast
master and C. H. Shaller was chair
man and general critic. Speaker
critics were F. M. Mcclure Jr. and
Smaller. Guests at the meeting were
F. M. Mcclure, president of the
Cactus Gavel Toastmasters' club.
M. G. Haun was admitted as a new
member.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
Two Cows Stray
From Domicile

Lost, strayed or stolen two
cows!
The bossies-property of Mrs. S.
w. ALEXANDER of Imperial-have
been missing from their usual haunts
the last four days. Their owners
first assumption was that they had
taken it into their bovine heads to
search for greener pastures and
simply had wandered away But
when an intensive search of the
neighboring countryside failed to
produce either COW, Mrs. Atzlander
enlisted the help of officers.
Sheriff's office records described
the animals as large Holstein
mostly black and 2-small Jersey
both mixers"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
DATE GROWERS CONSIDER
NEW MARKETING SET-UP ..

NEW NIAfIhE INI DE- -OF
SACRAMENTO, Sept. l. CUP) =
An amended date marketing order
which in effect would extend an Or
der adopted in 1888 Friday was sub
mitted to the 375 producers and 65
date handlers of Riverside, Imperial
and other California counties by
A. A. Brock, director of agriculture.
The order covers date specifica-
tions and authorizes a nine-man
board TO conduct promotional
campaign.
Written assent by 65 per cent OF
the growers and handlers is re-
auired to make the order effective,
Brock said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
GARAGE BURNS

BRAWLEY, Sept. l. - Children
playing with matches were believed
responsible for the second fire in
week Thursday when a garage
was razed and two houses badly
damaged at Fifth and A streets.
The fire started in a garage be-
tween houses located at 557 and $50
A street
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
ARIZONA GETS 9 AUTOS

PHOENIX, AriZ., Sept. l. (UP)-
Only nine new passenger cars will
be allotted Arizona this month, but
there will be 124 bicycles available,
the district Office of Price Admin
istration announced Friday. Four
teen automobiles were allotted last
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
HOW TO HOLD
FALSE teeth
MORE FIRMLY IN PlAC

Do your false teeth annoy and EN-
barrass by slipping, dropping or wab-
bling when you eat, laugh or talk? just
sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your
plates. This ulkoline tnon-acidl powder
holds false teeth more firmly and more
comfortably. No gummy. gooey, pasly
taste or feeling. Does not sour. Checks
plate odor' tdenture BREATH. Get
FASTEETH today at any drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
WHY LONG LIFE

Asked to what he attributed his
age, the nonagenarian answered
that he imagined it was because he
had never worried, smoked nor
drank
I've taken two chews of tobacco
and smoked two cigars" he said.
And as for liquor, I've seen it kill
a lot of big stout fellows. I don't
use it"
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins are the par
ents CT six children, four of whom
are living: Garrett Atkins. 81, Chi
no; Jess Atkins, 54, Prescott, Ari-
zona; L. D. Atkins, 80. Orcutt, and
Mrs. Cleo Brown. 35. of Hemet.
They have eight grandchildren and
four great-gran children.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-01
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Friends will be interested in
knowing that Mrs. Dan w. West,
who has been i'll for the past year,
has been moved from the Iona
Linda hospital at Iona Linda to
IA West Olive street, MonroWa.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Bond Drive Spurred
As District Reaches
10 Per Cent Of 0uofa
Visits to Liberty Ship
Scheduled All Week
For Federal Groups

Officials were taking stock of
the Districts achievements dur
ing the first week of the Fourth
War Loan campaign today and
were mapping plans to give the
drive new impetus this week to-
ward meeting the S95,OOO, 900
quota set by the Treasury.
Particular attention is to be given
to meeting the goal of $4,000. 900
worth of bonds sold to individuals.
according to John A. Reilly, chair
man of the District War Finance
Committee.
Workers are placing emphasis on
the fact the campaign cannot be
considered complete success unless
the individual goal of $50 900 900 is
reached Mr.. Reilly said. Thus
far, reports from every part of the
city indicate that Washington's citi-
zens are responding to the bond ap-
peal and will meet their obligations
to our fighting forces
A four-day progress report from
the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank in
Richmond, Va, disclosed that in
(See WAR BONDS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1944-01-23
I Die al Langley Field
As Bombers Collide
Crash Landing Saves
Full Crew Of One Plane
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Jan. o.
Seven Army flyers were killed and
eight others escaped with minor in
juries early today when two four
motored bombers collided in the air
near Langley Field.
Officers said the two ships were
approaching the field for landing
about l aan. after training mission
when the accident occurred One of
the big planes crashed and burned
near Fox Hill, resulting in the death
of all members of its crew. The
other made crash landing in a
swamp near Messick and, although
the plane was virtually demolished,
none of it's crew suffered serious in
jury.
The seven men killed we're listed
as:
Second 1t. Howard R. Cosgrove
81, pilot, Weston, Mass.
Flight Officer Maurice r. Merren
%, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sergt. Robert B. Anderson, q, of
East Chicago, Ind.
Sergt. Frederick E. Schreiber, 81
Of Inglewood, Calf.
Staff Sergt. Oliver M. Vance, 90
of Fort Worth, Tex.
Sergt. Dwight o. Rowlett, 26, OF
Kansas City.
Staff Sergt. Thomas B. Long, Is,
Of Austin, Tex.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
o, SUI Ions Of Bombs u. ). Bombers Blast
Strike Enemy Areas Pacific Areas From
In Two Nights and Day Arctic 10 Equator
Puromushiro Island
Again Hit by Planes
From AIeutiun Boses
BY the Associated Press.


Far-ranging American bomb
ers hit widely scattered strong
points of Japan's outlying circle
of defense from frigid Paramu-
shiro to the equatorial Solomons
while Australians resumed their
inland drive toward enemy
strongholds on Northeast New
Guinea. .-... ...- .. s.... -.
Allied bombers returned unscathed
from every raid except on fiercely
defended Rabaul where, Gen. Mac
Arthur reported today, Is japanese
and 6 Allied planes were shot
down. The dog fight occurred on g
raid Thursday afternoon by low
flying Mitchell medium bombers
Liberator heavies followed up with
another attack on the Northeastern
New Britain enemy base Friday.
Around 200 Japanese planes anc
AZ Allied raiders have been de-
stroyed over Rabaul this month.
Attacked on Anniversary,
Start of the Australian push uI
the Faria River valley toward the
Madang area was announced on the
first anniversary of their drive tc
clear the japanese out of Northeast
New Guinea. The Aussies were
about Is miles from Bogadjim, the
nearest of a series of strong points
in the Madang area.
Down the Northeast New Guinea
coast American planes strafed Japa-
nese retreating before a coasta.
force of Australians almost into the
arms of Americans at Saidor.
Northwest of Madang a 7,0OO-tor
tanker was sunk. A Japanese
freighter was bagged near the Ad-
miralty Islands in the Bismarck Sea
Alautian- based bombers twice at.
lacked the Paramushiro naval base
at the northern tip of the home
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Comouf|oged Yonks Rumored
Shot as Spies by Japanese

I'm one sense for the meaning of
the word disguise" the Register said,
the jungle suit is a disguise and
the wearer thereof may be said to
be acting clandestinely for the pur-
pose of killing more Japs while at
the same time he acquires all pos
sible information of the enemy"
While the japanese, so far as
known, the Register said, have not
raised question of what constitutes
military spying in war, "It is fact
that they have summarily made new
definitions which they claim justify
their execution of certain of the
Doolittle raiders over Toxic and by
parallel reasoning it may be that
they will decide that an American
jungle suit does in fact conform to
the old definition of a disguise as
worn by one who. clandestinely seeks
military information in the zone OF
operations"
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Ry ]. A. FOX,

President Roosevelt yesterday
created War Refugee Board and
directed it to join with other Or
ganizations of similar purpose to
speed the rescue and relief of
prosecuted minorities in Nazi-
dominated Europe-"all civilian
victims of enemy savagery."
1T is the policy of this Government
to take all measures within its power
to rescue the victims of enemy op-
preston who are in imminent danger
of death and otherwise to afford
such victims all possible relief and
assistance consistent with the sue
cessful prosecution of the war" the
President said in the order setting
up the board, which consists of the
Secretaries of War, State and the
Treasury.
The board, to be directly respons-
ible to the President, Is to have un-