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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
QUESTION COLLEGE STUDENTS
IN SKEELE KIDNAPPING PLOT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. U.Pl =
Former campus rosters of the Uni
versity of Southern California were
scanned by police today in a dill
gent search for suspects in the
kidnapping of a music deans wife
and in an attempted abduction of
the daughter of a University of
Southern California trustee.
Investigation of the abduction of
Mrs. Mary B. Skeele, who was re-
leased after her captors had failed
to collect $4,000 ransom, was To-
cused at the university when Pas
adena police revealed that Miss Is
obel Smith, Is, daughter of a ma
tionally prominent Methodist di-
vine, had frustrated a kidnap at
tempt.
From a similarity of methods
employed and the identity of the
victims, investigators we're con-
vinced both plots were designed by
minds formerly associated with the
university. Mrs. Skeele's husband,
DR.. Walter F. Skeele, is dean of
tne cOllege OF music.
Several former students of the
university were questioned but later
wer dismissed.
A former stud mt in Dean
Skeele's music class, Miss Smith
fought off a band of kidnapers on
the night of Jan. 27, police re-
vealed. She received a telephone
call from a Mr.. Johnson" who
said the congregation was planning
a surprise party for her father, Dr.
Merle N. Smith, pastor of the
First Methodist church in Pasa-
dena and a member of the U. S. C.
board of trustees. Although protest.
ing she did not know him, Miss
Smith promised to meet her caller
and discuss arrangements.
The young woman said she met
johnson" outside in a car, driv-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
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VALLEY FIRMS
GET WORK ON
FEDERAL JOB
0lsu Mcknight Syndicate. Inc

j. K. Thomas, president of the
Union Engineering company, in
charge of the building of the new
Ell Centre post office, yesterday
visited Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce headquarters to report
that the sub-contracts on the fed
eral building had now been let
The following is a list of the local
sub-contractors, who were award
ed contracts:
Plumbing, Earl w. Fite, Ell Cen
tro; heating, S. c. Blackman, Cal
exico; lumber, Sones Lumber COM
pany, Ell Centre; cement, Sonea
Lumber company, Ell Centre; elec-
trical work, Ferguson Electric
company; trucking, Pioneer Truck
and Transfer company. Ell Centre;
rock and sand, D. E. Layman,
Holtville, and plaster, Pacific Port
land Cement company, Plaster
City.
Robert Hays, manager of the To-
Cal chamber, has been in constant
communication with Thomas, since
the post office general contract
was awarded to his company, urg-
ing that preference be given to the
local bidders for Sub-contractors
Thomas stated on his recent visit
that in every case possible prefer
ence was given to local bidders as
his policy is to see that federal
funds expended for public build
ings are spent as far as possible in
the community where the building
is located.
"We have never mad as splendid
cooperation in the matter of hir-
ing local labor as we are getting
from the Union Engineering COM
pany," stated Hays today. George
Hallatt, in charge of the con-
struction work, has made it a
point to use only registered local
labor and we have not had single
complaint that outside labor is be-
ing used in the construction of the
post office, as has been the case
in many past building jobs. Hal
latt sincerely wishes to cooperate
with the chamber, U. S. Employ
ment Service, and City Engineer
knights in seeing that as many
local persons as possible get work
on this building and Thomas has
made every effort to see that local
sub-contractors get the same con-
Sideration."
Thomas reported that the exca-
vation work on the federal build
ing is going forward steadily and
that when this part of the job is
finished progress in building will
be more readily observed. He did
not state definitely when it was
expected that the excavation would
be completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08

Thomas D. Campbell, who
achieved world renown for his
grand scale farming operations in
the United States and for his sue
cess in advising Soviet Russia con-
cerning modern farming methods,
was in Imperial Valley yesterday
and today, to familiarizs himself
with local agricultural develop
ment.
He came to the valley at the re-
quest of DR.. H. T. Cory, engineer
interested in testing the Egyptian
type of agriculture on large block
of valley land. Campbell and Earl
c. Pound spent yesterday in visit
ing ranches in all parts OF the val
ley and in talking with growers
and shippers of valley products.
Campbell is president and chief
engineer of the Campbell Farm
ing corporation operating $4,000
acres of land in Montana for rails
ing wheat and flax. He was special
advisor and consulting engineer for
the Russian government in form
ing plans for farming 100000
acres.
His visit to this section was
greeted with interest as he is
known to be planning to move part
of his Montana equipment to some
section of the southwest. He said
this morning that he found condi-
tions locally more encouraging than
in any other part of the country
at present.
Imperial Valley has a fine type
of agricultural development which
is unusual and different from other
sections as is that in Hawaii
Interested In Flax
Campbell was particularly inter-
ested in stand of flax at the ex-
pertinent station which w. w.
Weeth is producing, He said he had
not seen a better production of
flax anywhere and spoke enthus-
iastically Of flax growing here for
the Los Angeles markets.
He expressed the opinion that
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
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BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. Z.
(SpeciaD-One of my broad
minded papers wired me, didn't
use your article today because
you attacked credits and loans.
Well "credit means interest"
and I will attack interest be-
cause interest attacks me and
you.
Not only attacks us, but has
what you might call a con-
slant attack. There is not a
man that's in the hole today
but can look back and wish
the first guy had never loaned
him anything. Any loan made
was better If we had let the
first guy foreclose on us, and
shrunk instead of trying to ex-
pand.
Depression amt nothing but
old man interest just gnawing
away at us.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08

melons were harmed also, possibly
to a 25 per cent crop damage, al
though the survey has not been
completed.
1t is impossible to estimate citrus
damages at the present time, stated
Harrigan, Frank Beyscnlag, farm
advisor, and Glenn A. Hipes, man
ager of the imperial valley Grape
fruit Growers, all three of whom
point out that it takes come time
for citrus damage to show up.
Water Pipes Frozen
Fortunately for citrus, the frost
occurred at the time of the year
when the trees were dormant and
did far less damage to trees than
it would have done if the trees
were growing. Foliage was un-
doubtedly nipped and fruit hurt in
the colder regions, but at present
it is considered doubtful if many
trees were harmed. Tangerines and
oranges are more susceptible to
frost than are grapefruit.
Howard Emmons, local govern
ment observer, reports that % was
the minimum temperature record
ed. This morning the city water
department received numerous calls
from frantic citizens whose water
pipes had frozen during the night
and burst this morning. They also
insist that this morning there were
icicles foot and a half long at
the city water works. Whether El
Centrans found icicles or not
many found pools of water frozen
over, their flower gardens and fruit
trees badly frosted.
In the rural districts many en-
terprising farmers were working at
amateur smudging in the hopes OF
saving their crops.
Another cold night is in pros
pect for tonight, and today was
cold and hazy, the haze being the
only fortunate thing about the
weather, since less damage is done
by frost if the day is cloudy than
if bright sunny weather prevails.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Youth SWdlIoLUs
Pocket Knife

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. W.H :
Surgeons planned to operate today
to remove a small, opened pocket
knife which 5-year-old Raymond
Wilkinson swallowed while play
ing at his home last night.
The knife lodged in the boys
pylorus, the opening between the
stomach and intestine His con-
dition was not considered serious.
For more than two hours, DR..
Phil Shumaker and DR.. John E.
Kirkpatrick worked with a bron-
choscope in attempting to remove
the pointed instrument, which
measures about two inches, opened.
A small ring attached to the up
per end defeated their efforts and
an operation was deemed neces-
sary.
The boy swallowed the knife
shortly after finishing eating which
makes its removal more dangerous,
surgeons said. The blade of the
knife lodged downward.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Woman, Dies At
Advanced Age

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 8. U,R
Mrs. John Wheeler, widow of
John Wheeler, publisher of the
first Southern California newspa-
per, died at the home of a grand
daughter here yesterday at the age
of LOG.
A native of Norwich, Conn, Mrs.
Wheeler came to California in
1851. Two years later her hus-
band established the Californian at
Los Angeles, which was the first
newspaper published in Southern
California. Wheeler drew cartoons
Of local celebrities and news events.
Among contributors to the paper
were Bret Harte, Joaquin Miller
and Ina Coolbrith. Wheeler died
30 years ago.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wheel
er will be held tomorrow morning
at Mt. View cemetery, Oakland,
where her husband is buried. The
body was to be forwarded to Oak
land today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08

en- by young woman whom she
later thought was man disguised
in feminine attire. Mrs. Skeele had
reported woman was driving the
car she entered on the pretext of
being taken to a hospital where
she thought her husband was suf-
fering from traffic injuries.
AbductorS Flee
Miss Smith said she refused to
enter the car. johnson" tried to
force her into the machine. In the
struggle, her assailant lost a false
mustache. In the back seat she
saw what she said appeared to be
man huddling under a blanket.
Breaking free, she ran back into
the house just as her aunt, Miss
Anna Wolfe, came out on the front
porch, attracted by her outcries.
They sounded an alarm but the car
sped off. Pasadena police said they
had suppressed the attempted kid
naping to facilitate a search for
the culpritS.
Police said Miss Smiths descrip-
ton of johnson" tailed at major
points with that furnished by the
65-year-old wife of the college dean
of the man who trapped her into
the machine.
In linking the two cases, inves-
tigators also cited the 700-word
typewriter note which demanded
the ransom money from Dean
Skeele. Officers have been puzzled
by the use of the word wife"
which had been pasted over the
word daughter" They said they
were convinced the original version
had been intended for the Metho-
dist minister.
Dr. Smith is widely known in
Methodist church circles. Several
times he had declined the post of
moderator in favor of remaining
at his pastorate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
KING OF WHEAT GROWERS HAS
HIGHEST PRAISE FOR VALLEY

times never were better for extern
sion of develoment and for aquir-
ing more land and more property
to be used when times return to
normal. He also was firm in the
belief that conditions already are
on the mend. Even though wheat
prices today are lower than then
they have been in 5S8 years, Camp
bell expressed faith in the achieve
ment of a stable basis of econom-
ic endeavor.
One of Campbell's chief interests
at present is the development of a
domestic allotment plan which he
considers the first step back to nor
NAL conditions as 1t will make il
possible for the American farmer
to realize a profit on his produc-
tionS.
To Give Radio Talk
The domestic allotment plan, he
explained, has the support of farm
ers and businessmen as offering a
concrete and workable method OF
bringing order and system into
present chaotic conditions by plac-
ing tariff on that portion ofIcrops
consumed within the United
States. 1t will be effective by law
and will set a domestic basis for
price determination.
Details of the plan will be eX-
planned by Campbell in a l5-min-
te broadcast Thursday from San
Diego over national hook-up.
In discussing valley climatic con-
ditions Campbell said he saw nc
reason for excitement regarding
summer heat here.
1T doesn't cost as much to cool
q house here as it does to heat a
house in a cold climate. AS soon as
all the houses are cooled there
will be less complaint of the sum-
mers," he said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell left to-
day for San Diego but ne asid he
planned to return TO El Centre
soon to continue his investigation
of local agricultural CONNEXIONS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Damages Awarded
To Dairy Worker

BY decision filed in the county
clerks office yesterday afternoon
Frank Schnuriger was awarded
$263.34 for a permanent injury to
his thumb while he was working as
a mixer on the dairy farm of Cas-
per Britschgi.
The award was made by L. E.
White, referee for the Industrial
Accident Commission. White. in
his findings, commented that
Britschgi, at the time his employee
was injured, was uninsured. and
that both employer and employee
come under the terms of the work.
mems compensation act.
S. P. Williams appeared at the
accident commission hearing as at
torney for Schnuriger. and Paul
Eggler represented Britschgi.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
BARRY CUSTER
CAUSES TALK
BY LYLE G. WILSON
Tnited Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb. g. = The
question today is who got the worst
of the argument between the SEN
ate and David S. Barry, late SER
geant- and now full time
congressional commentator for AL
fred E. Smiths New Outlook.
Barry lost his $4,000 job. The
senate lost its temper.
The sergeant-at-arms was dis.
missed last night by a vote of So
to II after four hours and 81
minutes of meandering debate.
Barry wrote in the magazine that
some congressman sell votes for
money and, further, that a lot of
them are demagogueS. Under
questioning he was a bit uncertain
about the bribe-taking but he
stood pat on the demagogue count.
AS the debate went far into the
night, it was difficult to determine
on which county Barry was thrown
out.
The serious business Of purging
capitol precincts of one who was
charged with impugning the integ-
rity of congress had its comic mo-
mentS.
President Pro Tenn Moses threat
ened to clear the galleries of visit
crS who were laughing at or with
the senate. Presumably for all he
cared the good folk could go down
and pay their way into some other
talkie.
Moses reiterated warnings caused
no little speculation for it is the
sergeant nt-at-armS' job to clear the
galleries and perform other senate
police chores. 1t appeared for a
time that j. Mark Trice, deputy
sergeant alarms and storekeeper,
was about to have a big moment
preventing the gallery crowds from
laughing while the senate fired
his boss. But Deputy Trice was
not called upon. The visitors
stayed.
Laughing at a 74-year-old man
about to be kicked into the mid
winter SHOWS of unemployment may
seem brutal. But it was announced
ldSI nlgHC III NEW YOrK UIlaC Ine
"New Outlook" would reimburse
Barry for this months salary. This
e all he would have gotten from
the senate, anyway, for he is a
Republican and like a good many
of his party would have been
through on March 4. More than
that, Barry will continue to write
for the magazine, said Managing
Editor Francis Walton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Asks Damages For
Auto Collision

Presenting the unusual aspect of
a plaintiff asking more for the
damage to his machine than for
injuries to himself, civil action
for damages totaling $4,000 was
filed in superior court yesterday
afternoon by Pete Kezerian against
the Continental Baking company
and w. G. Reed, truck driver.
Kezerin's truck was damaged in
a collision last June 27 five miles
north of CaleXico, when Reed
failed to stop the bakery truck he
was driving at the intersection of
a side road with the main high
way, according to the complaint.
Kezerin asks $500 for damage to
his truck $500 for injuries to him
self, $1,000 for loss of use Of the
truck and $10O for loss of his own
time. Percy G. Church and Lee
Nuffer are his attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
NEW HIGHWAY
DRAWS MANY
AUTO PARTIES

Many persons travelled over the
Imperial county end of the I'M
perial Highway last Sunday, ac-
cording to a report made by J. c.
Chalupnik to the Ell Centro Cham
ber of Commerce. Since this end
of the highway was cleared of brush
and we'll marked it has attracted
many motorists each Sunday and
it is expected, when highway
markers are erected in the near
future, that the Imperial Highway
will be one of the favorite desert
roads for desert lovers.
Among the many visitors to this
newly opened desert country last
weekend was group of Is cars
which carried geological class
from Pasadena Junior college, un-
der the direction of Prof. A. M.
Van Amridge. This group spent
several days in the vicinity of Oc-
otillo, making side trips to Shell
Canyon and the Painted Gorge.
w E. Loucks, of the California
Packing company, of San Francis
co, made a trip over the Imperial
Highway last week under the di-
rection of the El Centro Chamber
of Commerce. Loucks made motion
pictures of the route as far north
as San Diego county and expects
to exhibit these films privately in
San Francisco.
Chalupnik, who has been much
interested in the development of
the Imperial Highway, states that
he, Peter Jacobs, of Ocotillo, and
G group of men from Seeley, last
Sunday brushed over two miles of
,cad which they had surveyed the
preceding Sunday. This stretch
began at the San Diego county line
and continued into that county,
connecting with the sector of the
highway which had previously been
cleared by Everett Campbell from
the northern part of San Diego
county. The group from Seeley
who donated their labor for this
road clearing were Thomas White,
Elton Mckinney, Earl Joy, Gran
vel Hunga, Walter Edwards, L. D.
Pippinger, c. L. Breting and A. c..
Beeman.
The Imperial Highway is now
cleared and easily traversible for
its entire distance, according to
the chamber staff, and it is ex-
pected that, as travel increases,
further improvements will be made
and that many Imperial Valley
persons will delight in a trip over
this highway which opens up a
country, not only highly scenic, but
of great historical interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
lOne Killed In
Railroad Wreck

GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. 8. U.P)
One person was killed today and
six were injured when a passenger
train was wrecked Is miles north
of here.
Otto Beck, brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul 6,
Pacific train enroute from Chicago
10 Ironriver, Mich, was crushed to
death when a Pullman coach left
the rails and rolled down an en-
bankment.
Passengers in the sleeping car
were bruised. Only six persons
were in the car and all suffered
some injury.
Railroad officials said a broken
rail caused the wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Storm Warnings
On East Coast

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. U.P)-
Northwest storm warnings along
the Atlantic coast from Jackson
vile, Fla, to Eastport, Me-, were
ordered by the weather bureau to-
day as the midwest blizzard moved
eastward.
Winds will probably reach gale
force tonight between Sandy Hook
and Eastport, the bureau warned.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Wife OF Gandhi
Gets Jail Tern,

BORSAD, India, Feb. 8. W.P)-
Mrs. Gandhi, wife of the Mahatma,
was sentenced to jail for six
months today and fined 500 rupees
in lieu of another six mcnths.
She was convicted of leading a
disturbing procession from the VIII
lage of Ras into the countryside
for agitation among the farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
Kellogg Visitor
Here OUernight

Frank B. Kellogg, secretary of
state in the cabinet of the late CAL
vim Coolidge when he was Presi-
dent of the United States, was in
Ell Centre yesterday and last night.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Kellogg and Mrs. William H. Foley.
The party remained at the Barbara
Worth hotel last night and left for
Tucson today where they had a
luncheon engagement with Gen.
eral John j. PerShing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
DAM WORKER KILLED

LAS VEGAS, New, Feb. 8. W.p)--
Boulder Dam added another vic-
tim to It's construction toll today
when M. M. Kaighn, 80. OF Eureka,
Utah, was killed in rockslide
while working in a pennstock tun-
mel. Harry BlaIock, an electrician,
was slightly injured. Kaighn wGs
buried under 100 tons OF rock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
DeVALERA REELECTED

DUBLIN, Feb. 8. U.P)-Eamon
De Valera, victorious in the recent
general election, was reelected
president of the executive council
OF the Irish Free State today by
the dail eireann at its first meet
ing.
Evening star., 1933-10-15
Water Color Shade

Sears best water color filled
opaque shade, mounted on a
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3 by 6 feet. Your
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Evening star., 1933-10-15

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Evening star., 1933-10-15

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an entire room.
sidewalks and
border for this
low price. Pat
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for any room in
your house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-02

Ordnance maps of parts of Eng land have just been found to be 40 years out of date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-02
Eat Big Meals, Yet
 See Inches Melt Away!
Ugly Fat Goes Fast Or No Cost!

s'E aM very glad te bs able to report te yea -tkas have lest an even 22 peands after ak weeks and i've days of the Sleepy Salts X tfeasmens. I am 6nishing my secend jar of Sleepy Sslts--s tetal cost to me of 4I.l8 ' CT less than 6e fer every pound of fat that I sssk sf. Bseaase I hsd always been led se believe ahat 70 called sfas reducers" were haymfal se the health, I csn say that today Fnevse felt better in my iife."--M. F. Marry, ,70l0 Clyde Ave. Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-02
Hold Benefit at
 Park Tomorrow
Raise Funds for Tank for Seals-D Dancing at
 Pavilion

One of the greatest bills of en- tertainment ever offered to the people of Waterbury has been ar- ranged for Hamilton park field for tomorrow night starting at 7:3O o'clock sharp. The show will be a benefit affair for the purpose of raising funds to purchase a huge glass tank for the seals at the Hamilton park zoo. The seals and tank will be on exhibition to-mor- row night in the headliner of the show which will also feature Odiva, sensational mermaid, the Seaman Studio Revue of 75 juvenile per- formers as we'll as Jack Fitzger- aid and his great band will also be featured in the great out of door show. The park department has provided seating accommoda- tions for 2,000 people but it is ex- pected that many more than that number will be on hand for the big time.
 Following the show. there will be dancing in the pavilion until midnight with Jack Fitzgerald and his orchestra. comprised of enter ,tainers, providing the dance de- manding rhythms. George Brown is the featured solist, with the or ichestra. s ,st s
 The management of the park. is pleased to. announce the return en- gagemept of Buddy Harrod and his Cardinals featuring the Columbia Broadcasting company's. famous tenor Sonny" O,Brien, on Thurs day night of next week, August