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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No 2023
No. 2OS2.


In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the Coun-
ty Of Imperial. In the Matter of
the Estate Of JOHN WOFFORD,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, Bessie Wofford,
executrix of the estate of John Wof-
ford, deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons having claims
against said decedent, to file them
with the necessary vouchers within
six months after the first publica-
ton of this notice, in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
the State OF California, in and for
the County of Imperial, or to ex-
hibit such claims, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this
notice to said executrix at the law
office Of G. L. Brown, attorney for
said executrix, in rooms 3, 4 and 5
on the second floor in the old Bank
of Italy Building located at the
northwest corner of Sixth and Main
Streets of the City of Fl Centre
County of Imperial, State Of Cali
fornia. which said office the under
signed selects as her place Of busi-
ness in all matters connected with
the said estate OF John Wofford
deceased.
BESSIE WOFFORD.
Executrix of the Estate Of John
Wofford, Deceased.
{. L. Brown,
Attorney for said Executrix.
Apr. %, %. May 6, l3, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Kidnapped Doctor
Still Prisoner

ST. LOUIS, April %. U.P)-For
the wealthy wife of Dr. Isaac D.
Kelley, kidnapped physician, every
telephone ring in the Kelley's stone
mansion today brought hope that
the abductorS were ready to ap-
proach her for a ransom fee.
Kelley drove his big black car
away in a pouring rain Monday
night to answer what turned out to
be a fictitious emergency call.
Police, however, today had arrest
ed Edward (Cocky) Leonard, police
character, for investigation. He was
arrested. police said, when it was
learned that he owned yellow au-
tomobile similar to the one contain
ing six men which crossed the Lewis
and Clark bridge over the Missis.
sippi river Monday night.
Leonard was last arrested in con-
nection with the kidnapping of Mi
chael Katz, millionaire druggist of
Kansas City in March, 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Serious Blaze
At Washington

WASHINGTON, April %. U.P--
Fire early today which for time
threatened an entire congested bus
mess block in downtown Washing
ton. was brought under control af-
ter three hours. Five alarms
brought apparatus from all over
Washington.
Three firemen were injured, one
perhaps seriously. Struck on the
head by a falling timber, he was
removed to a hospital for treat
ment
The fire. originating in an auto
mobile accessory shop at 9th and
f streets, gained great headway be-
fore firemen arrived. It soon
spread to a shoe store next door,
but was held in check from that
point. The accessory store was
destroyed, and virtually none of the
stock saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Huge Shipment
OF Drugs Seized

SAN FRANCISCO, April %. U.P)
Sang Cheung, Chinese cook
Aboard the Dollar liner President
jackson, was held by federal Off
GERS today after they had seized
opium valued at more than $4,000
in raid on the vessel in dock here.
Cheung was arrested when mar
rotic agents assertedly caught him
attempting to remove the opium
from the ships engine room. The
contraband was contained in two
suitc3SeS.
Officers of the President Jack
son said this was Cheung's first trip
from the Orient. The agents
planned to make another search OF
the ship today for more narcotics
meanwhile preparing ch arges
against Cheung of violating the
Jones-Miller act
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
CALIPATRIA SUIT
STRICKEN FROM
COURT DOCKET

BY stipulation of attorneys for
plaintiff and defendant, the outfall
sewer damage suit of the city of
Calipatria against the Imperial r.
rigation District and its board of
directors today was stricken from
the calendar of Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson's department of the su-
perior court. without prejudicing the
rights of either party.
At the same time demurrer was
filed by the irrigation district to the
second amended complaint of the
city of Calipatria. The demurrer
charged misjoinder of parties in the
suit, and alleged facts set forth in
the complaint were insufficient to
constitute a cause for action.
The case had been set for trial
April 81 before Judge Thompson.
BY the stipulation this morning
striking the case from the calendar,
an indefinite postponement is made.
Calipatria brought suit for Sl5,-
900 alleged damages suffered when
the Alamo river undermined the
septic sewer tank belonging to the
city, completely destroying it. 1t
was through the actions of the dis
trict in strengthening out the chan
mel of the Alamo river, and run
ming excess water through it. that
the tank was undermined, asserted
the city.
The tank was destroyed almost
10 years ago. The city charged it
was damaged by having to install
a new sewer system, and by losing
the money involved in installation
OF the septic tank.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Check-Up Made
In Geesman Case
Continued from Page y


respect the district attorneys office
is handicapped in its efforts to get
at the bottom of the affair.
Resent Criticism
Officials of the sheriff's office
and district attorneys office today
took exception to statements that
they have done nothing to further
the investigation, and make appre-
hension Of the man who fired the
shot that killed Geesman, possible.
No arrests have been made. they
said. because with the evidence at
hand none are possible. Virtual as
surance that Blaekie Bell did not
fire the shot that killed Geesman
was given when il was disclosed
that Bells revolver is of .3S cali
bre, while the bullet that killed
Geesman was from a gun of 1920
calibre.
All of the information in the
hands of officials has not been
made public, said Wolford today.
Another report was spiked by Un-
dersheriff Clarke when he denied
Bell served a two year prison term
in the Arkansas state penitentiary
for manufacture and possession of
liquor, after being committed April
II, 1929.
Bell was in the Imperial county
jail on that date, awaiting trial OH
a charge OF smuggling. said Clarke.
He was taken before the federal
court in San Diego, and in June.
1929. began serving a nine months
sentence in the county Jail here.
The Sheriff's office here has
checked Bells fingerprints with the
criminal Identification bureau in
Sacramento, Clarke asserted, and
received word that no prior hold
or convictions were marked against
him.
Bells place on the banks Of New
River, just west of Brawley, has
been the scene of two recent raids
by members of the sheriff's fc
No liquor was found on either oc-
casion, although the report made
of one raid stated that plenty of
evidence of recent possession and
sale was found.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Stage Company
Loses In Court

Because the Pickwick Stages Sys-
tenn accepted bundle Of clothes for
delivery to H. j. Humphrey in CAL
exico, and failed to make delivery,
Humphrey this morning was award
ed judgment against the stage
company for s234.74, the amount
asked in his complaint.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson re-
turned the verdict in favor of Hum
phrey.
The plaintiff, a Brawley cleaner,
had sent the clothes to Paul Marsh
III Ell Centre to be cleaned and re-
turned to Brawley for delivery.
Marsh cleaned them, and put them
on the stage for delivery to Hum
phrey He did not receive them, he
said in his complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
SUMMONS
I4221-Dept. 2.


In the Superior Court of the State
fCalifornia in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial
DARTS o. Bacon, Plaintiff, VS.. Ralph
v. Bacon, Defendant.
+. l.. Buttterway, El Centre, Attor-
ney for plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to RALPH
v. BACON, Defendant
You Are Hereby Directed TO Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State Of
California, within ten days after the
service on you of this Summons
il served within this County; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant as arising upon contract, or
she will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the Superior Court of the County
of Imperial, State of California, this
End day of April, 1881.
EDWARD H. LAW,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY j. G. HINDERKS,
Deputy Clerk.
Apr. 1929 May 6,13,20.27
June 3,10,17,24, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Defendant Gets
Divorce Decree

Divorce on her cross-complaint
charging extreme cruelty was
granted Guadalupe de la Vega, CAL
exico dressmaker, from Efrian de
Ia Vega. by Judge A. c. Finney this
morning.
Custody of two minor children,
possession of community property
and s35 a month for the children
were awarded to Mrs. de la Vega, in
addition TO the interlocutory decree
of divorce.
NJ. c. Atchison was attorney for
Mrs. de la Vega, while Ray johnson
represented the husband. The di-
vorce was granted on a cross COM
laint filed after de la Vega brought
suit, charging infidelity.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Items OF News
About Town

Mrs. Arthur Burke has returned
to a Ell Centro after a weeks visit
to Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louise Rose arrived
from Los Angeles to make their
home in Ell Centro. He is a driver
for the Pacific Greyhound stage
lines and was transferred to the
valley run.
Mrs. I. F. Mcintyre left El Centre
this morning for trip to Kansas
City.
J. H. Hodge, assistant general
manager OF Pacific Greyhound
Stage lines, A. V. Allen. assistant
superintendent of the Los Angeles
division. and H E. Clemens, super
intendent of maintenance, were Wis
itors here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gates of La
Habra visited here yesterday with
Mrs. Matte Fox and Tom Fox.
They were friends when all resided
in Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Hay Shipments
Show Increase

That hay shipments from the val
ley are increasing is brought out by
the weekly report of inspection from
the Trifolium station for the week
ending April 10.
Fifty bales of cotton, 22 tons cot
ton seed, 4041 tons alfalfa hay, 10
tons alfalfa meal, 80 tons grain, II
tons milo maize, ton hides, 284
tons manure, 100 head cattle, 800
head hogs. % head horses, 18 head
turkeys. 200 dozen chickens, los
crates carrots, 9515 crates squash,
Is crates cucumbers, 1888 crates to-
matoes, ITO crates cantaloupes,
9225 crates grapefruit and Is trucks
of miscellaneous products.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
MADCE MILLER
Press Staff Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Page and
family spent a delightful weekend
in the San Diego mountains.
A. H. Maupin spent the weekend
in Pasadena attending the exhibits
and expositions at the California
Institute of Technology.
L. d. Hanks spent very delight
ful weekend visiting friends in Los
Angeles.
Adds Kelley. local field manager
of the Homes Livestock company of
Los Angeles reports promising pros
poets for the future hog industry
of Imperial Valley. Kelly is one of
the national authorities on Duroc
hogs. He is making his headquar-
ters at the Imperial hotel and will
be glad to discuss the question of
hog raising with anyone who is in
terested
Rev. Sam Smyser, of Holtville,
was the speaker Sunday p. m. at
the Community church. His SUBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Injured Worker
Will Recover

Joe Beebe will recover from Sc
rious injuries to his skull, suffered
when rim flew from the tire he
vas changing on truck in Ben
tons Welding shop here Monday
afternoon, hospital attendants said
today.
Beebe recovered consciousness
early this morning. The first thing
he asked, it is said, was what had
struck him.
The injured youth was changing
the lugs on a wheel when the rim
flew off, striking him on the head
and fracturing his skull. An opera
ton was performed Monday after
noon after he was taken To the hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
POULTRYMEN TO
VISIT RANCHES

The Agricultural Extension Sery-
ice cooperating with the poultry
men will conduct a tour in the
Holtville district on Friday, April
"a, leaving the civic center 10 o'clock
Friday. This tour will take the
visitors to several interesting ranch
es where chicks are being brooded
with and without artificial heat.
Various systems Of management
will also be seen. Equipment OF
different types will give the visit
ors a clear idea OF the cost involved
in poultry keeping. The tour VII
spend the noon hour in 10. lillc
and visit several ranches north Of
Holtville during the afternoon. All
those interested in such a meeting
are urged to line up at 10 O'CLOCK
sharp at the Holtville plaza.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Many Cases In
Traffic Court

With 25 cases on Judge l. May
fields county traffic docket this
morning. 16 defendants appeared in
answer to summons issued by state
traffic officers, while nine failed
TO appear.
Harry Belmont of Los Angeles was
fined $40 for cutting i'll, and w. T.
Mohanay was fined $40 for careless
driving. Other cases resulted in
minor fines for such offenses as
glaring headlights and faulty
brakes. One reckless driving charge
was listed. but the defendant had
not appeared
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Frats' Receive
Scant Attention

SACRAMENTO, April %. UP)-
Fraternities and sororities for Cali
fornia high schools we're given scant
consideration in the assembly COM
mittee on education today.
A bill by Assemblyman Roy
Bishop, Oakland. which would legal
ize such institutions failed of ap-
proval and was passed on file.
A motion to table the bill made
by Assemblyman Sam Green,
Inglewood, was carried by six to
five vote but lacked the necessary
majority of committee votes defi-
nitely to kill the measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
HOLTVILLE NEWS BRIEFS

and there will be added features to
make the service most impressive.
Monday evening will be the dedi-
cation of the banquet room at which
time the ladies aid society will serve
a chicken dinner with DR.. James
Geissienger Of San Diego as the
speaker.
The remainder of the week will
be taken up with other services.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Divorce Action
Is Withdrawn

LOS ANGELES, April %. UP
Mrs. Alta p. Dunning. wife of Will
liam S. Dunning, millionaire oil
operator of Fort Worth. Tex. to-
day withdrew her action for divorce
in which she charged her husband
with taking another girl on tln-
chaperoned yacht trips.
A reconciliation was reported as
the reason for dismissal of the suit.
f. w. Byrd, counsel for Mrs. Dun
ming, said the dispute over property
rights had been settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
MARGARET KIRBY
Press Staff Correspondent

The WomenS club viii hold their
regular meeting Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at the high school,
The literaturs section will put on a
one act play entitled, "A Cup OF
Tea.
Miss Doris Denny is entertaining
the Guappo club Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Jasper of
Riverside spent the past week the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackie,
Jr.
John Hartzog and j. r. Snyder
went to Los Angeles Friday return
ing Sunday evening.
Willie Anderson who is attending
school at Pomona College is home
for a weeks vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hartzog left
Sunday morning for Ventura where
they will be the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. w. P. Mosher. They were ac-
companied as far as Los Angeles
by Mrs. E. H. kersten and son,
Danny.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackie, Jr
entertained Friday evening with two
tables of bridge honoring her house
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Jasper
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. j. K.
Fahring, Mrs. j. r. Snyder, Mrs.
Laura Thornberg, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Foster.
Mrs. o. c. Harris has been con-
fined at her home the past week
with flu.
Mrs. May Harmon OF San Diego
is the guest Of her son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Harmon.
George Davis of Corona is the
guest OF his nephew, Alive Davis.
Mrs. Leslie Henderson entertained
Monday afternoon in honor of her
mother of Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hayes of
Long Beach spent the past week
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Holmes. They also entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Hopkins of Tor
renee over the weekend
DR.. and Mrs. Bedford of San Di-
ego visited DR.. and Mrs. John D.
Keye the past week.
George Wright of FL Centro was
in town Monday on business.
Miss Bette Harris and Miss En-
ma Gerhadand of San Diego visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Harris over
the weekend.
One of the lovlieSt bridge parties
of the season was given Saturday
afternoon at the Barbara Worth
hotel, when Mrs. John D. Keye,
Mrs. Frank Taylor and Mrs. Cor
don Schneider were joint hostesses.
There were "a tables Of bridge.
After four tables had been PLAYED,
the guests were invited to the din
ing room where a delicious lunch
was served and a musical program
rendered by Mrs. Carl Bechtel, Mrs.
Russell Bennitt, Miss Elizabeth
Garlick and Mrs. Walter Reynolds.
Mrs. Ned Holmes gave one of her
Snappy readings which was very
much enjoyed.
The prizes were then awarded,
first prize going to Mrs. w. l..
Huebner, second, TO Mrs. E. H. Ker-
stem. third. Mrs. John Hartzog,
fourth. Mrs. Harrie Wood and fifth
Mrs. John Zeno5. Each Of the en-
tertainer-s also received a gift.
Mrs. Worthington of Yuma and
Mrs. M. V. Oakley of San Diego vis-
ited here a few days the past week
and attended the Kcye, Taylor,
Schneider party.
The new Sunday school building
Of the Methodist church will be
dedicated next Sunday April 26.
Sunday morning at II O'Clock Rev.
Irwin Engle. pastor Of Garvanza
Methodist church of Los Angeles
will preach. The real dedication
service will take place Sunday eve
ming at 7 o'clock. when Bishop
Charles Wesley Burns, of San Fran
cisco will preach and conduct the
dedication service. Special music
has been arranged for both services
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
Daily Reports
Of Finance And
Grain Markets

LOS ANGELES. April %. U.P)-
Further declines market fairly ac-
tive trading on the Los Angeles
Stock Exchange today.
New lows were recorded by STAN
GARD Oil of California at fl, off
Is, and Union Oil at 1885, off *.
Transamerica led in volume with
turnover of 7400 shares, and
dropped to l03s, off q, after SELL
ing at los.
Security First National Bank sold
at 83is, off 4.
Other prices included:
Union Associates 19I4, off i: Rio
Grande 6l4. unchanged; Richfield
Preferred 3as unchanged: Byron
jackson S, off u; Pacific Finance
IL. unchanged Pacific Finance A
llas. unchanged and Pacific Fin
ance &C" 10, unchanged.
NEW YORK, April %. U.p)-The
stock market today continued its re-
treat to new low levels for the bear
market which has been in progress
since September, 1929.
Steels and motors bore the brunt
of liquidation.
United States Steel declined to-
ward the 1926 level for the first
time since 1927. This selling was
caused by adverse reports from the
steel industry.
Bears put pressure on automobile
shares. especially General Motors.
New York Central broke below 100
for the first time in seven years.
Several other carrier shares made
new lows for the year or longer.
Electrical output for the week
ended April Is was down 4.6 per
cent from the corresponding 1880
period.
Oil production for the week ended
April Is rose 113,750 barrels daily
and oil shares were hammered to
new lows.
Selling picked up momentum near
the close as lower prices brought
out stress stock
Few issues escaped the decline |
which broadened out fractions 10
more than two points, but there !
were no wide breaks.
CHICAGO, April %. U.n)-Wheat |
rallied from its morning decline |
around noon on the board of trade /
today but reacted from the best fig |
ures to close lower. The market was
unsettled and easily influenced.
Damage reports from freezing in the
southwest, though many reported no
damage, were sufficiently numerous
to make the trade uncertain. The
forecast is for rain and snow and
again low temperatures. A strong
close at Liverpool helped to offset
the early weakness in the stock
market Corn was under pressure
from the start and while moving
with wheat, was mostly lower. Oats
were easy with the major grains.
At the close wheat was to 11sc
lower with May l2c off, corn was
IS to lc lower and oats were Is to
asc lower. Provisions were unevenly
and sharply lower.
May wheat, old, close .8lsi; May
corn, old, .59ss, and May oats, old,
29%.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
WELL. WELL AND WELLl

NEW YORK, April % UP
Colleen Moore has quit the movies,
she announced today upon return
ing from vacation in the West
Indies.
I'm out of pictures and don't
expect to go back Miss Moore said.
Il may go abroad for a while but
my plans are still indefinite
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22

Perishable Shipments-Yesterday 5
of vegetables as reported
to the office of the agricultural
commissioner consisted of 10 cars OF
corrofg
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22

LaCnaIy, hIIlt dIlu EpOIlItI,
Phelps, Mattingly and Lopez.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, postponed,
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22

III TNIIrItiJUFd
Washington .... 01O coo 0OO-1 7
Philadelhia ..... 400 600 0iX-5 7 0
Hadley, Fischer, Tauscher and
Spencer; Grove and Cochrane.
st. LOUIS at Detroit. postponed,
wet grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
American

At Philadelphia
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22
BASEBALL SCORES
National

At Brooklyn
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-22

At New York
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-03

Education is not matter of school
or college. Those merely are places
where facilities for education are
grouped and made more available. But
all anyone needs for education is am
bition and perseverance. 1t is hard
to see how anyone can avoid a Ger.
tain amount of education In these
days. 1t was not so long ago that a
dweller in rural community had to
depend mainly upon his imagination
to tell him what foreign lands looked
like or what good music might be. He
never heard lie voice of really prom
inent foreigner, or even of the lead
ing thinkers of his own country. To
day, the movies bring him the atmos-
phere of foreign lands. He is as well
acquainted with the appearance OF
the great buildings of the world as he
is with that of his own barn. He
knows how the people of distant coun,
tries look, move and act. On the ra-
dio, he hears the best music. the best
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-03
MyNeigbbor
Says:

EASONING added to the water In
~ which ham is being boiled help
give a delicious, savory meat. The
amounts can be varied to suit the
taste, but the following kinds and pro-
portions are satisfactory for one ham:
Two carrots, diced; one small onion
stuck with several cloves; stalk or
two Of celery, diced; one sprig of pars-
ley, and few pepper-corns.
If apples or tomatoes are pricked
with a fork before baking they will
not break open while cooking.
When you are cleaning room
make some powdered whitening into
thin paste with cold water and
smear this mixture over the panes
with piece of rag. When dry lightly
rub off and polish the glass with clean
busters. The window is thus. cleaned
easily and quickly.
Four cupfuls of -four equal one
pound.
ight.)-WNU Service.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-03

two girls across the court Their win.
dow also was open; the light blazing.
They were girls the man never had
seen before and their conversation
was plainly audible. Their idea was
that it was too hot to stay in and
who would lake them to a night club.
They telephoned a couple without sue.
cess. Finally, one of the girls said:
"Well, tell him as soon as he comes
in to call Dorothy" And she gave
her number.
This WAS enough for the listener He
went into his living room, where he
has telephone which doesn't go
through any apartment switchboard,
and he called that number. He got 1t.
is this Dorothy?' he said. "Well,
Dorothy it sure is good to talk to you
again. suppose you heard the old
man finally left me million. Think
Of it! And you and ] used to have
so much fun on so little. But now
we'll show them some speed, won't
we, Dorothy. Don't be silly. OF course
you know WHO this is. Do you mean
to tell me after all the trouble have
had getting your number that you
don't even remember my voice I'd
never forget your voice. Oh, well,
what's the use?" And he hung up the,
receiver and went back into the bed.
room.