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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
ISLAND DEF|ES
COLD HUNTERS

SAN DIEGO, Nov. IS. UP)-
Tiny Coeos Island again has de-
fled efforts of treasure hunters to
pry from its rock-jowled shores the
fabulous riches which pirates are
supposed to have buried three CEN
turies ago.
The little island, lying off the
coast of Lower California 300 miles
south of here, was invaded six
months ago by two British expedi-
tions which with picks and shoyels
and scientific instruments, sought
the treasure trove. Faced with
shortage of food the argosies will
return to the mainland within two
weeks.
One of them, headed by Colonel
Leckie of Vancouver, B. c., will
abandon the quest and will be
taken to Panama, C. a., by Com
mander Plumpton of the Royal
British Reserves, who likely will
return with his party of II for one
more attempt.
The story of failure was told
iltIe bOudy ny Ddilu VI II olllp-
wrecked fishermen who were cast
out on the island after fire had
destroyed their $4,000 tuna clip
per. In small boats, they reached
the shores of Cocos Island and
there remained with the treasure
hunters until rescued by a tuna
boat which later transferred them
to the navy cruiser Trenton. The
navy boat returned them to San
Diego.
The fishermen, under Capt. Chris
Rasmussen, said the goldhunters
are subsisting mainly on wild pigs
which abound on the island
Cocos Island has been the mag
net for numerous treasure hunters.
The story of its fabulous buried
riches was revived a year ago when
party of four Americans landed
there Six months later they were
picked up by a passing steamer
and returned here-empty handed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
WIFE SLAYER
VISITED HERE
Cerney Confession Reports
Driving To This City Follow
ing Crime.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28.--U.P)-
A full confession of the brutal
Staying of Idamea Cerney, pretty
red-haired waitress, was in the
hands of police today as Gus Ger
ney, her husband, was returned
from Chicago to face the charge of
murder.
81 won't fight the charge" Ger
ney told Detectives Joe Filkas and
William Baggot. who returned him
from the east. I'll plead guilty. I
just can't figure out why I did it,"
Mrs. Cerney's unclad body was
found last month in the Mojave
desert near Victorville. She had
been beaten to death with an auto
mobile spring.
81 can't remember anything
about it," Cerney told detectives.
1--WE went to bed about IL o'clock
on the night of October 18. We
hadn't quarreled, or anything All
I can remember is that I wrapped
her body in a blanket, put it in
my car and started driving"
But detectives charged that Ger
ney killed his wife because a sup
posedly large inheritance she was
to have received failed to material
ize.
81 drove around town for several
hours with Idemea's body in the
rumble seat, and finally parked in
front of the city hail. Cerney con-
tinued.
"I sat there for almost an hour,
trying to make up my mind whe-
ther to surrender. But I returned
home instead, changed my clothes,
and after putting the blood-stained
rug in the car, drove to San Ber-
nardino."
Late that night he drove into the
desert and dragged the body from
the car, Cerney said
Came To Ell Centre
81 sat on the running board
staring at Idamea for an hour, try
ing to figure out why I had done
it," Cerney said. But I couldn't
figure it out SO I came back to Los
Angeles.
"Then I went to San Fernando
and got my pay check (Cerney is
telephone lineman) and then
went home and tried to wash the
blood spots from the floor.
Later that day packed my
cothes and beat it. I drove to Ell
Centre first, and between Ell Gen.
tro and Yuma l tossed the blood
stained blanket and rug out of the
car.
"I drove to Carbondale, ILL.,, and
visited my wife, Mary. No, I've
never been divorced from her. I
married Idemea in Tijuana. I took
my wife and daughter for a ride,
and then drove to Chicago.
IT won't fight the charge. I'll
plead guilty. I just can't figure out
why 1 did it. It wasn't liquor I
don't drink and I don't use dope.
I was fond of Idemea and we never
quarreled." :
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Solons To Decide
Saloons Status
Continued From Page u

without Incorporating safeguards
insisted upon by drys.
One of these is a clause which
prohibits the sale of intoxicating
liquors "for consumption at the
place Of sale commonly known as
a saloon,' ETC.
How About Drug Stores?
Critics of this restriction, such
as Senator Bingham (Rep) Con-
necticut, said that if the phrase
were construed literally it would
prevent service in restaurants and
hotels, and would leave the country
still with the speakeasy as an il
legal saloon.
Would the large chain drug
stores, which have. become half
restaurant in recent years, be per-
mitted to serve beer and wine with
their lunch counter food?
Senator Glass has said he did
not believe his proposed amend
ment would prevent the sale of
LIQUORS in hotels or restaurants.
When his definition of saloon
was challenged, he said: MIR. Web
ster defines saloon as, "A place
where Intoxicating liquors are sold
and drunk; grog shop The
term is used commonly of place
where there are no lodgings or
regular service of meals as in a
hotel"
Both presidential candidates,
both party platforms, and most
senators and members of congress
are on record as being opposed to
the saloon. Pressure is strong for
Incorporating some restriction
against the saloon into the pro-
posed amendment But the vari-
ETY. of definitions causes fear
among many interests opposed to
prohibition that some definition
may go into the constitution which
would curtail their marketing plans
subsequently,.
Definitions Vary
Senator Ashurst (Dem) Arizona,
defines a saloon as: "A place where
neither meals nor lodgings are
served, but a place where intox-
icating liquor is sold and is drunk
perpendicularly.
The supreme court, so far as is
known, has never made defin-
ition of the term. State courts,
however, have construed it in var
ious ways, including the follow
ing:
places where persons resort to
obtain food or drink, which are
not also devoted to some other
business. Michigan.
'sDoes not include an inclosed
park in which such liquors are
sold. Connecticut
MAY be applied to place for
retailing spirituous liquors, or to
many other kinds of places. y
Texas.
"a shop or room wherein is
kept a varied assort of liquors
which are sold by the glass, drink,
or at retail. New York
Includes a restaurant, or eat
ing house, where Intoxicating liq-
uors are sold for consumption by
guests with their meals. Color
ado.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Shrine To House
Sculptor's Work

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.-(U.P)
"A permanent shrine was opened
in the California Palace of the Le-
gion of Honor today to the memory
of typical American boy who be-
came known internationally for his
works in clay, then was stricken
n the prime fhis career.
He was Arthur Putnam, descend
ant of old New England stock who
spent much of his boyhood in small
towns and on a ranch near San Di-
ego and who died in 1880, 20 years
after paralysis stilled his creative
hands, George Putnam, publish
er of the Salem, Ore, Capital-Jour-
nal, is his brother
In the shrine through which
hundreds have passed are scores
of statues, small and large, fig
ures of animals, other works that
raised the boy of humble beginning
to a place of pre-eminence in the
world of art, and now win him
lasting recognition in the great hall
of the Legion of Honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Non-Voters Must
Register Again

Unless voters of Imperial county
cast ballots at either the general or
primary elections, they must re-
register in order to be able to vote
at the Imperial Irrigation district
election February 1, County Clerk
Edward H. Law said today.
Those whose registrations were
cancelled because of their failure 10
vote, and those who were not reg
istered, must do so before Decem-
ber % if they wish to vote in the
district election, the county clerk
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Utah Authorities
Probe Prison Riot

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov,
28.-U.PG - Harried authorities OF
Utah state penitentiary were con-
vinced today that convicts who
rioted Saturday night intended to
set fire to every prison building.
Ten convic-s were in solitary con-
finement today and 20 more were
scheduled for the same punishment
as officials pressed their investiga-
ton into the riot which ragged for
an hour and 25 minutes.
The outbreak began in the pri-
son dining room. Tables were up
ended, food thrown on the floor
and windows smashed. Three fires
were started-one in the kitchen
and another in the dining room,
The riot was finally controlled af-
ter arrival of reinforcements.
Unrest in the prison, it was said
was brought to a climax by a tenn
porary quarantine barring admis-
sion of visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
FORD PATIENT
IN HOSP|TA

DETROIT, Nov. %. U.P)-Henry
Ford rested easily today in a $50
day suite in his $14,000,00O hos
pital where the strictest privacy
has prevailed since he underwent
a major operation Saturday.
A bulletin issued by I. R. Peters,
superintendent of the hospital, at
ii o'clock last night said
"Mr. Ford had a good day.. his
condition is satisfactory
Messages from world notables,
wishing the 69-year-old automo-
bile magnate speedy recovery,
poured into the hospital. Premier
Mussolini and King George were
understood to have sent cable
grams.
Ford was stricken Saturday fol-
lowing prolonged suffering from
hernia. The condition was called
"a strangulated femoral hernia,
OF rupture" necessitating a prompt
operation. His appendix also was
removed when surgeons found ii
was inflamed.
Ford was on the operating table
for an hour, but withstood the Or
deal we'll, according to his attend
ing surgeon, DR.. Roy D. Mcclure.
The pain from the operation was
known to be extreme.
Ford entered the hospital after
leaving a group of friends at his
home. He was said to have
walked into the building. despite
the intense pain, with the assist
ance of Harry Bennett, head OF
the secret service of the Ford
Motor company.
Physicians estimated the auto
manufacturer would be in condi-
tion to leave the hospital in IA
days, under normal conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Citrus Men Ask
Arizona To Help

Phoenix and Yuma grapefruit
growers are to be asked to cooper
ate with those of Imperial Valley
in clearing house organization
as a result of the meeting this
morning of the growers executive
committee.
This committee met with B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commission
er, at the court house, and decid-
cd that if the Arizona growers
would cooperate with them, the
clearing house would be set in
operation Immediately. Members
of the committee plan to visit
Arizona growers in the near future
in regard to this plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
KILLS 10000 GOPHERS

DEER LODGE, Mont. -U.R)--
Hunters have killed 10000 gophers
in Powell county during the past
three years, county officials have
announced. Contests were spon-
sored by local authorities to ex-
terminate the pests, who annually
do great damage to farm crops
and stocks. Melvin Mcdowell,
Deer Lodge, was credited with
killing the largest number this sea-
son. There have been 9,345 destroy
ed this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
0UNTYBRIEFS 0UNBRIS

Chun Kong Herb Co.-Rellable
Chinese herb specialists. Select
herbs for every i'll. Special in
chronic cases. 683 Broadway, El
Centro. 14tf
LOS ANGELES, Nov %. = Ace
Hudkins, former state heavyweight
champion, wound up his training
today for his scheduled 10 round
bout tomorrow night with Wesley
Kitchell in Olympic auditorium.
Hudkins is a fayorite to win.
Contract Bridge Instruction-Cul
bertson system. Monday. Wednes-
day, Friday evenings. Afternoons
by appointment. Phone 1120. Mrs.
E. A. Nance, Mrs. Callie Harrison,
$40 State st. 22t5
Money Stolen-While the attend
ant was in a cafe across the street
yesterday afternoon, a thief en-
tered the Texaco service station
here, taking $12 from the cash
register, according to a report at
the police station.
Commission To Meet-Members
of the zoning and planning COM
mission are reminded of the meet
ing to be held at 7:30 o'clock to-
night in the city hall. All men,
bers are asked to be present.
Buys Christmas Merchandise-J.
r. Fahs, manager of the furniture
department of the I. v. Hardware,
spent the weekend in Los An
geles making purchases of addi-
tional Christmas merchandise for
the firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
POUND HITS LOW

LONDON, Nov. 28.-(U.Pl - The
pound sterling declined to the low
est level in its history today, SELL
ing for $3.17A as the British gov
ernment considered means to meet
the sos, 100000 war debt payment
to the United States on December
Is.
Opening at 1921, the currency
steadily fell, breaking below the
old low of 1921 established here
in February, 1920. gt7.F
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Get Boat For Scouts = Joe E.
Bush, chairman of the Ell Centre
district, Paul Rogers, skipper of
Troop DO, Westmorland, and H. E.
Iounsbury were in San Diego last
week working with the naval au-
thorities to secure additional ma
terial to be used by Sea Scout
ships in the council They we're
successful in getting II oars for
the Westmorland Sea Scouts, and
made arrangements to secure a
boat for the Sea Scouts of Ell
Centre in the near future.
DIR. A. b. Hansen. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. 9tf
. Perishable Shipments Perish
able shipments for the weekend
as recorded in the office of B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commission
er, are as follows: November 26,
, 20 cars peas, one car mixed veg
etables, one care asparagus; Nov
ember 27, 20 cars peas.
orapeJu1ce pressed OUT OF DeSC
Escondido grapes, fresh daily. Sold
by gallon or more-at Marcot's.
19tf
Postpone Club Meeting The
Schoolmaster club meeting, orig
inally scheduled for tonight, has
been postponed and will take
place on December in Holtville.
New La Solana hospital now open
for professional service. 23t5
ALHAMBRA, Nov. %. Fred
Morrison, state open golf cham
pion, and Robert Sweeney, British
amateur, defeated Olin Dutra, P.
G. A. champion, and John de For
est, British amateur titlist, and 2
in a charity benefit match at Mid
wick Country club yesterday. Nor
rison annexed the state crown last
week at Altadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

south on the highway, happened
along and stopped to investigate.
They placed Williams under ar
rest. He had handed his gun to
Ethel Pope, who secreted it in her
clothing. The officers requisltioned
the services of Jouella Gaines as
matron to find the weapon. and
secured statements from each of
the Negroes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
CARD OF THANKS

wish to express my sincere
thanks and appreciation for the
beautiful floral offerings and ex-
pressions of sympathy during the
death of my beloved wife, Mrs. Vel
ma Celia Cappos.
(Signedl JOHN CAPPOS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

ligious practices of which he does
not approve.
HE may even indulge private
malice or personal slander-subject
of course, to be required to answer
for the abuse thereof-but he may
not" the court said, "as we think,
demand, of right, the continued use
of an instrumentality of commerce
for such purposes @''
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Vi IldblOllo COuilCll IOudy w lllC
league assembly. Japan consented
to the transfer on condition that
discussion be limited to the Lytton
committee report and japanese and
Chinese public announcements.
PARIS, Nov. 25.-TIle interna-
tional oil conference between rep
resentatives of American, British,
Roumanian, and Dutch companies
will be resumed Tuesday The con-
ference disbanded in July after
Russian delegates refused to agree
to restricting production.
DUBLIN, Nov %. Donald
Buckley, shop keeper and former
rebel appointed governor general
of the Irish Free State, indicated
today that his aide de camp would
be drawn from the civic guards
with no higher rank than cons
table. An aide de camp is usually
a high ranking army officer Buck
ley also intimated that he would
not live in the vice regal lodge.
DUBLIN, Nov. 28.-Leaders of
Irish railway unions were instruc-
ted today by railwaymen to give
notice of a strike to begin Dec. II
unless wage reductions proposed by
the wages board are Withdrawn.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 28.-Four
blind youths started on an Sc mile
hike today to demonstrate the eff
ficiency of modern instruction for
the blind. The youths, Paul Molina,
Rufino Urena, Alexandra Vanegas,
and Baltasar Jminez, expected to
make the trip from here to Puebla
on foot.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28-Promin-
ent men and women from all sectS
attended funeral services Sunday
for Herbert F. Gunnison, former
publisher of the Brooklyn Eagle,
who died last Friday. Owen D.
Young and representatives of the
Roman Catholic and Jewish faiths
were among the honorary pail bear
ers
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. %.
Six members of the Omega Last
Mans club, organized with several
hundred members in Philadelphia
in 1884, met today for the clubs
48th annual convention. The last
survivor will get a government bond
of unknown denomination and an
ancient bottle of liquor.
NEW YORK, Nov. %. = Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt made a fly
in trip here from Warm Springs,
Ga, to teach her classes at Tod
hunter school today, travelling from
Atlanta in a regular passenger
plane. The wife of the President
elect was accompanied by her sec
retary, Malvina Thompson, Colonel
Louis McHenry Howe, confiden-
tial secretary to Mr.. Roosevelt, and
Miss Nancy Cook. No secret service
men were in the party.
PASSAIC, N. j., Nov. 28.--Henry
Williams, 43, slashed by his IL
year-old son, James, angered be-
cause he was spanked, was in a
critical condition today, MY ia
ther would not stop beating me, SO
l grabbed a razor and cut him,
James explained to police.
BRONXVILLE, N. Y, Nov. 28.-
Will Hicok Low, friend of Robert
Louis Stevenson and noted painter
of murals, died last night at his
home here. He was 10. Low painted
80 murals for the state education
building and a frieze for the state
capitol at Albany. Another notable
mural is in the federal building at
Cleveland, o.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

The state department of agricul-
ture says the value of the dried
fig crop has been reduced $2l6.000
by being infested by dried fruit
pests.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

The pomegranate crop in the
San Joaquin valley is large and
the quality excellent but the prices
are very unsatisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28
Late News

Japan was referred by the league
OF nations council today to the
league assembly. Japan consented
to the transfer on condition that
discussion be limited to the Lytton
committee report and japanese and
Chinese public announcements.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Grapejuice pressed out OF best
Escondido grapes, fresh daily. Sold
by gallon or more-at Marcot's.
19tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

Postpone Club Meeting The
Schoolmaster's club meeting, orig
inally scheduled for tonight, has
been postponed and will take
place on December 5 in Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

PARIS, Nov. 25.-The interna-
tional oil conference between rep
resentatives of American, British,
Roumanian, and Dutch companies
will be resumed Tuesday. The con-
ference disbanded in July after
Russian delegates refused to agree
to restricting production.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

BRONXVILLE, N. Y, Nov. 28.-
Will Hicok Low, friend of Robert
Louis Stevenson and noted painter
of murals, died last night at his
home here. He was 10. Low painted
80 murals for the state education
building and a frieze for the state
capitol at Albany. Another notable
mural is in the federal building at
Cleveland, o.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-28

New La Solana hospital now open
for professional service. 23t5
Evening star., 1932-12-09
| A PATH TAcA'!R:A!!DlSE|
DAWSON.

sponsing on YOU" His chest swelled q
Not by your own efforts"
(Golly, he's pathetic, she thought)
Does II matter by whose effort?"
he urged. But We were speaking about
Give. Your only chance Of holding
him !: to present him with squalling
She turned.
And II were to lick Give to the
devil you'd give me romsnce7" she
lets" He pinched her arm.
Eat your asparagus" she squelched
him.
He put down his wine glass, empty.
"You have yet to persuade me that
my attentions are unwelcome. As to
what you have said about the Life we
led. that's granted. But since then
you've revealed Qualities which you kept
hidden while we were man and wife
I've seen you, tender, considerate, pa
tient. There's no woman can drag the
best out Of me the way you can, Santa !"
THE other day you called me a
faker."
"You are, but not consciously" he
pleaded. You don't appreciate the
maddening effect Of your sympathy"
He ref1lled his glass. Come across. II
I've discovered new qualities in you,
haven't you discovered in me more at
tractive Qualities than you'd suspected"
His expression was tense.
"All I've discovered, Dicky, are the
self-pity and evasions Of small, bad
boy"
Her answer whipped him into pride
Heavens, how you women can lie.
During the past months you've devoted
more Of your waking hours to me than
to the man who figures as your hus-
band"
She felt that she had mastered the
situation.
Misplaced kindness"
He upset her with q question.
Have you told him about our taxi
rider"
Lunch was ended. The restaurant
was emptying. Soon they would be the
last guests left. She began buttoning
her gloves.
II haven't. I didn't want to distress
him"
Lying again, Santa. You didn't
want to distress yourself. You didn't
trust him enough to tell him"
In O flash she was on her feet and
had placed the table between them.
'I trust him absolutely"
He made no attempt to delay her.
Refilling his glass, he looked up
casually.
You're mine. You daren't tell Give
that we're still meeting. I shall wear
you down."
She stamped her foot.
He raised his glass.
Here's to our reunion"
Having reached the door, she hesi-
tated and came back.
i've endured you: now I loathe
you"
He spoke without raising his eyes.
You'll need me. Hatred Is akin to
love-"
As Santa scurried through chill Feb
ruary streets she felt little and threat
ened. She pieced together the word
portrait which Dicky had presented
her of herself. She wasn't like that at
all, she protested: yet all her conduct
fitted perfectly to construct such
portrait. Even Give, when he was
angry, had been Of the same opinion
as Dicky. Afterwards he'd gone the
limit in twisting facts to her advantage.
It had sounded grand and comforting.
But what did he really think OF her?
It Is Give, who, tomorrow, unexpect-
edly makes il impossible for Santa 70
tell about Dicky's prosecutions.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
Soap Is Watchword.

SAN FRANCISCO [R.-Police here
have their ears cooked for mention Of
soap Sheriff Nick Shriner Of Thomas
County, Nebr, telegraphed he wants
"HowS. your mother fixed for soap?"
Evening star., 1932-12-09

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