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Evening star., 1933-07-13

was still fresh IN
his mind. He had found the old white
haired gentleman lying on the bed,
shot through the head. While his in
vestigations indicated the body had
been disturbed after death. there was
no definite proof The important thing
at the moment was to get Cohen's
story
II had jist climbed into Bradstreet's
second floor bed room window" con-
tinued the yegg, when the door was
sneakily opened. My only chance for
hidin' in the room was behind the door
which I did. A tall thin guy entered
looking like Bradstreet's nephew. He
stood about feet from the bed
and plugged the old man! There was
silencer on his rod. He left the room,
closing the door behind him and beat
it the way entered. I weren't gettin'
mixed up in that mess.
He made an accurate shot Bug,
commented Fordney But that's right.
it was moonlight He killed his uncle
while he was sleeping. eh? Cohen,
you're lying! Put him in cell,
Reynolds
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH
BUGS STORY?
For Solution See Page Ais
Perhaps you have stcry or problem
you would like to submit to Prof Ford
ney. If so, send it to him. care of this
paper. He will be delighted to receive it.
tCOpyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-07-13
!G. A. R. AUXILIARY
| TO MARK JUBILEE
Fiftieth Anniversary of Women's s
Relief Corps to Be Observed
Here July % to 26.

The Golden Jubilee year of the
Women's Relief Corps will be celebrated
by the Department of the Potomac
July 1926.
Fifty years ago this organization,
auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
Republic, was organized. and on Sun
day, July %. all organizations allied to
the Grand Army are invited to a re-
ligious service at the Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church to
celebrate the anniversary.
partment chaplain, will be like others
to be given by Relief Corps groups all
over the country. Among the rites to
be observed will be the placing of yel-
low flowers on the altar by the corps in
Evening star., 1933-07-13
1IVORCEE WINS CUSTODY
OF SON, THEN MARRIES
Mrs. Phyllis Potter Weds Dancer
After Winning Right to Child
II Months of Each Year.
AZ the As-nciatnG Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13-Assured of
The custody OF her 4-year-old invalid
son for all but one month in each year,
Mrs. Phyllis Livingstone Potter. society
divorcee. gave romance its turn b.
marrying Fred Astaire, musical comedy
star and dancer.
The couple were married yesterday
by Supreme Court Justice Selah B.
Strong at his Brooklyn court chambers.
The ceremony was brief and witnessed
only by small group of friends. Henry
w. Bull. an uncle. attended the bride.
The marriage came as a surprise in
its suddenness following an agreement
out of court giving her custody of her
son for IL months of each year and
her first husband, Eliphalet Mott Potter
custody Of the boy for the twelfth
month.
Evening star., 1933-07-13

tions have been made for o large num-
ber at the Mount Pleasant Library
branch
Tonight Esperanto classes win be
held at Central High School. under the
auspices of the Northwest Community
Center.
Glasses for colored students are be-
ing conducted by Miss Doris Lohee. at
1877 Fairmont street, every Tuesday at
7:3O pm.
Evening star., 1933-07-13

memory Of the pioneer members. Color
bearers from the department and each
member corps will also attend.
Inc following day, July "a, greeting
cards will be mailed to each G. A. r.
member and corps member in the De-
partment of the Potomac.
On July 26 the golden jubilee BAN
quet hnd reception will be held at
$50 pm. at the Kennedy Warren. with
Mrs. K. P. McElroy and Mrs. Della L.
O'Brien, past department presidents, in
charge At the banquet. pioneer men,
bers of the corps, Army nurses and the
G. A. r. will be the departments
quests
Evening star., 1933-07-13
GIVEN COTTON POST

G. H. Afford, Mississippi cotton
farmer. has been selected by the Agri-
culture Department to serve with the
Advisory Committee of the cotton cam
paign.
Afford was State agent Of extension
work in Maryland in 1915 to 1917 and
field agent for the Agriculture Depart
ment for Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky in 1917.
He is a writer on agricultural sub
jects and lecturer.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
M | fNl It Is
MYSTERY
Gan Ca! You, ~
SOLWNZkE

Dr. Fordney is professor Of crimin-
olosy at a famous. university. His ad..
vice is often sought by the police Of
ticularly baflng cases. This problem
has been taken from his case book cov-
erinE hundreds Of criminal inyestiga-
tions
Evening star., 1933-07-13

ACA CN - ~ Il -
Cohen removed the
cigarette dangling
from his lower lip.
If yuh'll forget't ]
was in the house
and I'll tell you
who killed him!"
It was 2 am.
Prof. Fordney had
just returned to
headquarters after
investigating Brad
streets death and
the sc6e he had
witnessed as he
pulled open the
door to the mil
lio,,oira'e hoI roov,,
Evening star., 1933-07-13
PLANS MORE CLASSICS
Esperanto Club to Meet Demand
for Instruction.

The Washington Esperanto Club plans
to hold more classes in the language
to accommodate the many students who
have applied for entrance Registra-
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Bugs Breaks In.
BY H. A. RIPLEY.

~ URE. yuh can send me up for
housebreaking but yuh know
didn't git away with nothin'.
~ If only that cop hadn't ketched
me jumpin' the hedge, and
hadn't dragged me back to the house
and woke up everybody, yuh wouldn't
have known, until later, that old
Nicholas Bradstreet had been muir
II o c
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
Fine Increase In
Dodge Shipments

dodge business has reached a
volume that gives US third place
in the automobile industry says
w. M. Purves, assistant general
sales manager of Dodge Brothers
corporation, in letter to Haas
Brothers, recently appointed local
Dodge dealers.
ITO be specific-during tn
month of April of this year the
factory shipped a total of 5000
units-Dodge and Plymouth passen-
ger cars and Dodge trucks and
buses.
1.-The last time we did better
than that was in May 1929 when
things were quite different and sales
certainly came a bit easier.
1.-The figures, $1,000 units ship
ped during April, does not include
any Canadian business. Nor ex-
port shipments. 1t represents just
u. S. domestic shipments. Can
adian business is making new high
records of it's own. Dominion sales
of Dodge cars alone, from January
TO April, exceeded the sales vol
ume of the entire year 1892
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

Mrs George Wooliscroft for several
days and Miss Mabel Wooliscroft
accompanied them to Los Angeles
where she will spend few weeks
as their guest.
Miss Allora Gallaher and Miss
Mollie Mcbride attended the en-
gagement tea given for Miss Goldie
Copeland in San Diego. to Ensign
Alvin Mckee of the u. S. S. Ari-
zona.
Miss Copeland was a resident for
several years here and graduate
Of Central Union high, and has
many friends both here and in Ell
Centro.
Scoutmaster Meadows, with his
wife and two little sons, left We'd
nesday for Idaho, where they will
spend the summer. Boy Scout
troop will welcome him back on
his return in September.
Farm home department was held
Tuesday in Community hall with
few members present, Mesdames
! Cobleigh, Higgins, Cook, Wise, West
and Ferguson. June Is a meeting
will be held at the home Of Mrs.
| Lorenzo Adams.
The Seeley union grammar school
graduation exercises were held
Tuesday evening and more than
200 attended.
The graduates were Alice Will
liams, Connie Duarte, Chyoko Yos'
hida, James McHone, Raymond
Higueria, and Jack Euchler.
Pupils from the different rooms
helped with the program which was
greatly enjoyed by the crowd at
tending.
Members of the P. T. A. served
ice cream, cake and punch.
John Paul Sprinkle and Johnny
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE OF
REAL ESTATE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on Friday, the 30th day OF
June, 1893, at ten o'clock d. m, at
the main front entrance to the
County Court House of the County
of Imperial, in the City of Ell Cen
tro, County of Imperial, State OF
California, the undersigned, as
trustee, will sell, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash, IN
United States gold coin of the pres
ent standard of weight, fincness and
value, or for lawful money OF the
United States the followin g.
described real property situate in
the County of Imperial, State OF
California:
All of Blocks l, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Is, l6, except Lots l, 2, and Z,
in Block l, Ell Centre Addition
No. 4, as per Map No. l52 Oh file
in the office of County Recorder
of Imperial County, California.
Said sale will be made to satisfy
the obligations secured by and pur-
suant to the power of sale conferred
by a certain deed of trust executed
by WATT A. JOHNSON, a single
man, to CORPORATION OF
AMERICA, a corporation, as trus-
tee for CALIFORNIA LANDS INC.
corporation, dated the 4th day OF
January, 1882, and recorded on the
5th day of February, 1882, in tbs
office of the County Recorder OF
the said County of Imperial, II
Book 304 of Official Records at page
311.
Notice of breach of said obliga-
tions and election to sell said real
property was recorded in the officf
of said County Recorder on the
10th day of February, 1888, in Booh
355 of Official Records, at page 149
This notice is given in compliance
with the demand of the beneficiary
this date made.
Dated: May IL, 1888.
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
10 CTrustee, as aforesaid,
(SeaD BY LEE HARRIS,
It's Vice Presiden
BY Z. C. ABEL,
It's Assistant Secretary
KEYES & ERSKINE,
Attorneys for Trustee,
625 Market Street,
San Francisco, California.
June 8, is, %, 20, 1893
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
NEWS OF M'CABE DISTRICT

Plaster City A picnic lunch and
games and dancing by phonograph
music were enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Siple of San
Diego were callers Sunday at the
home of Miss Seeley Oftelie.
Frank and Miss Allora Gallaher
were weekend visitors in San Di-
ego.
Those attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Mackey Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs. Buddy
Vess. the Misses Mary, Eunice and
Grace Sprinkle, Beth Spencer, Dor
phelia Deardorff, Messrs. j. C.
Spencer, Frank Trammell, Edgar
Davis, Dewitt Durham and George
L. Campbell.
I Mrs. Nellie Davis is at Jacumba
this week with her father, 1. Nc
Creary, who will spend the summer
there.
Rev. J. c. Spencer and Miss Dor
phelia Deardorff attended the ben
eft entertainment at Brawley Sat-
urday evening given for the Hipass
camp.
! Mrs. j. w. Roberts and children
Of Meloland called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Meadows Tuesday.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. H Sheldon mo-
tored to San Diego Sunday, taking
True Sheldon back to the forest
camp after the weekend spent with
his folks, and also leaving Miss
Beulah Sheldon at Ramona, where
she will spend the summer months
Mrs. T. A. Howard and daugh-
ters, Katherine and Elizabeth
Gladys Womack, and Irene Will
liams spent the weekend in the
Howard cottage at Jacumba.
Mrs. William Womack, Mrs
George Brent, Roy H. Womack, and
J Harvey Womack were dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
kins at Brawley Thursday.
Many from here attended the
| graduation of Central Union Fri
day evening. Miss Katherine How
ard was one of the graduates.
Miss Jonye Jobes of Yuma is
spending two weeks with her aunt
Mrs. Jack Carter.
Miss Virginia Ward, primary
teacher, left Wednesday for hel
home in Whittier and will return
to teach again next year.
Miss Mary and Miss Eunict
Sprinkle motored to Los Angeles
Friday afternoon to attend the
wedding of Miss Myra T'roth, {
iroom mate of h. c. L. A. Mis-
Troth was married Saturday after
noon and the Misses Sprinkle wer,
bridesmaids.
On their way up Friday after
noon, they visited with their siste
at Riverside, Miss Ruth Sprinkle
and also their brother at Ontario
They were guests at the Trotl
home Friday and Saturday night
and left for San Diego Sunday t.
attend a tea given for Miss Goldi
Copeland announcing her engage
ment.
Mrs. C. Bartlett, Mrs. H. Peterso
and Mrs. George Harrison of Braw
ley were callers at the Beleal HON
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Rogers an
frankie of Coachella were week
end visitors at the W. L. Womacl
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schoonove
we're guests at the home of Mr.. ant
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
NOTICE OF SALE BY COMMITS
SIONER ON FORECLOSURE
In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the

In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the
County of Imperial.
John Deere Plow Company of Mo-
line a corporation, Plaintiff, VS.
Bernie Avert, also known as Burnie
Avrit, Standard Oil Company of
California, corporation, Doe One,
Doe Two, and John Doe Company.
corporation, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and decree of foreclosure
issued out of the Superior Court OF
the State of California in and for
the County of Imperial, on the Oath
day of May 1898, in the above-en-
| titled action, wherein the above
named plaintiff obtained a judg-
ment and decree of foreclosure
against the said defendants OH the
! 20tn day of May 1888, which said
| judgment and decree was, on tie
22nd day of May 1888. recorded in
Judgment Book 16 of said Court,
| a; page 272, to which Judgment aliG
| decree reference is hereby made
for the terms, conditions, and man
liner of sale, and the amounts due,
I am commanded to sell all that
certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situate, lying, and being in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
| fcrnia, and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
Lot One tD, Block Eighty
four (94); and Lot Twelve 12)
in Block Eighty-five (85), of the
Townsite of Heber, County of
Imperial, State of California.
Together with all and singular
the tepements, hereditamentS
and appurtenances thereunto
| belonging or in anywiSe ap-
pertaining, and the reversion or
reversionS, remainder and re-
mainders, rents issues and pro-
fits thereof.
And public notice is hereby given
that on Friday, the 30th day of
June 1888, at - o'clock noon of
that day, at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Ell Gen.
tro County of Imperial, State of
California, will, in obedience to
said order of sale and decree of
foreclosure, sell the above described
! property, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to raise suffici-
ent money to satisfy said judg-
ment, with interest and costs, to the
highest and best bidder, for gold
coin of the United States.
Dated June 9th, 1888.
RAY EDGAR
Commissioner appointed by said
Court.
S. p. WILLIAMS
Attorney for Plaintiff.
June 8, Is, %, 30, 1898
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE AT PRIVATE
SALE
No. 122204

In the Superior Court Of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles, in the
Matter of the Estate of CECIL
JAMES GARDNER, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, the Administrative of
the Estate of said Cecil James Gard
ner. deceased, will sell at private
sale, to the highest bidder, upon
the terms and conditions herein
after mentioned and subject to con-
firmation by the said Superior
Court, on or after the 18th day of
June, 1888, all the right, title, in
terest and estate of the said Cecil
James Gardner, deceased, at the
time of his death and all the right
title and interest that the said es-
tate has, by operation of law or
otherwise, acquired other than or
! in addition to that of said deceased
at the time of his death, of, in and
to that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
the County of Imperial, State of
-
described as follows, to-wit:
SA of SWA of Section IL,
Township IL South, Range ID
East, s. B. M, Imperial Coun-
ty Records.
The terms and conditions of sale.
Cash in lawful money OF the United
States; ten per cent of the purchase
money to be paid at the time OF
! the sale; balance on confirmation
, of sale, or as may be contracted
| for.
The purchaser is to assume the
payment of, and take the property
purchased by him, subject to all the
State and County taxes, and all
assessments of whatsoever name or
nature which are now or may be-
come hereafter chargeable to or O
lien against the property purchased
by him.
! All bids or offers must be in
writing and may be left at the Of
flee of Ogden, Steelman & Crocker,
Attorneys, I'll American Bank
Building, in the City of Los An
geles, County of Los Angeles, State
of California. or may be delivered
4 to said Administrative personally
in said County of Los Angeles, or
may be filed in the office of the
Cerk of this Court, at any time af-
ter the first publication of this no.
tice of sale.
] Dated May 81, 1893.
/ ADELE c. GARDNER,
! Administrative of said estate.
Ogden. Steelman & Crocker,
I'll American Bank Building,
Los Angeles, California,
Attorneys for said Administrative.
/ 2t13
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
BY MRS. s. T. ROBINSON
Pres Staff Correspondent

Mr., and Mrs. Beleal entertained
at tea last Thursday in honor of
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hart
eel Klenzing of the Mesquite min
ing district. Bridge was enjoyed
by those attending, Mrs. C. c. Cos
tello, Mrs. M. Brooks of Ell Centro
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Geddus, Mrs. FL
mo Long and Mrs. w. A. Doren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Geddus were
dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Beleal Sunday and visit
ors in the afternoon were Clyde
Clice, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Parsons
and sister, Miss Collins of Chula
Vista, and Mr.. and Mrs. Primer.
A merry group enjoyed a desert
party Monday evening beyond
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Two work horses
weight about HOO and 1900 each.
Also l mule weight 900. Priced
to sell quickly. See them on Bur-
ton Ranch 11a miles north Cur
phys Corner, Heber district.
6t2
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
SPEAKER GIVEN SADDLE

AUSTIN, Tex. U.PJ-That the
horse is still used in Texas despite
automobiles, was given official no
tice by the 43rd Texas Legislature.
Members chose a silver-mounted
saddle as their farewell gift to
Speaker Coke Stevenson, rancher,
lawyer and banker, of Junction,
Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

Goss left Sunday for Sweetwater,
Tex, to bring back some horses.
They expect to be gone q week.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

A 60 day drouth at Yucaipa, San
Bernardino county, was broken
when it rained over two inches over
the last week end in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE-80 acres, vegetables
preferred. just plowed. Has been
in alfalfa 5 years. Write Holt
vile, Box 284. 6t3
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

FOR RENT-4-room house, sum-
mer rates. 513 Brighton. 7t3
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
FOR RENT HOUSES

FOR RENT - Furnished house, 3
bed rooms, hardwood floors. In
quire Ritz Flower Shop. Phone
1l09. 8t3
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
SITUATIONS WANTED

WANTED-Milking Job or charge
of dairy, board self. Press Box
200. sest.- 6t6
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished A
room house, close in. Electric
ice box $4,000. 591 Park. 6tf
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
CONSTANT DRIPPING
REAL ESTATE WANTED

WANTED TO RENT OR LEASE
Five or ten acre place close to
lE Centro. P. o. Box 1434. dh
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
HELP WANTED

WANTED - Experienced mixer,
must be single. mile west, 4
miles north of Imperial ON Braw-
ley Main. Frank Silva. 7t2
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
RIVER READINGS TODAY
Professional
ARNOLD
FUNERAL HOME

Seventh and Broadway
Ambulance Service Phone 240
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
Lodge Directory

Ell Centro Lodge No. 1925
3. p o. E. Elks
Every Thursday 631 Main st.
FRED NEBELTHAU, Exalted Ruler
E.. A, NANCE, Jr., Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS

FOR RENT-WeI furnished apart
ments, electric refrigeration, cool
est place in town. Country Club
Inn, 9th and Holt. 8t3
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-08

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Muncie h. p. out
board motor, a real bargain. Call
608. 8t6
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Composers Club Night.

THE Washington Composers Club
will be the guest of honor at the
Arts Club on Tuesday evening, when
among many other numbers the first
public performance OF THE Argument"
a humorous scherzo for oboe, basSoon
and piano, composed by Siegfried
Scharbeau, will be presented. A first
performance of three pieces written for
the flute by j. Alden Finckel will also
be given. These compositions have
been dedicated to Dominica Iascone,
who will play them.
Although this is probably the sixth
appearance of the Washington Com
posers' Club at the Arts Club, it will
introduce at least two new members in
their first appearance as members OF
the composer organization. These new
members are j. Alden Finckel, we'll
known cellist of Washington, and Louis
Malone, a new member from California,
formerly a student Of Henry Cowell,
but at present a scholarship student OF
the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
studying composition under Gustave
Strubbe.
This occasion also brings as inter-
prefers two members of the Marine
Band Orchestra, Sylvio Onofrey, oboeist,
and Siegfried Scharbeau, bassoonist, as
well as two Of the leading members of
the National Symphony Orchestra.
Louis Ferrara, violinist, and Dominica
1ascone, flutist. This program also will
introduce to Washington Ruth Starkey,
soprano, a newcomer and sister of
Alice Finckel.
Edward c. Potter will have a group
of his songs sung by DR.. George E. An
derson. Other composer members of
the Composers Club whose work will be
presented on Tuesday are Karl Holer
and Henry s. Gregor.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Final Philadelphia Concert.

NHEN the Philadelphia Symphony
w Orchestra comes to Constitution
Hall Tuesday night, February %, at
8:45 o'clock for its last concert In
Washington this season, the young
Russian, Issay Dobrowen, will conduct.
This will be Mr.. DobroWen's third ap-
pearance in the Capital this season.
He appeared first as guest conductor
of the New York Philharmonic Sym
phony Orchestra. Then he conducted
the third in this series of four Phila-
delphia concerts in which he particu-
larry won high acclaim.
The program which Mr.. Dobrowen
has chosen for two weeks from Tues
day night, will include two works that
are unusual. The opening number Is
to be the overture to Berlioz's opera,
"Benvenuto Cellini." The second is to
be "Passacaglia," by Jensen. The
concluding number of the program is
the familiar Fourth Symphony" by
Tschaikowsky. This will be Mr.. Do
browen's final appearance as well as
that Of the orchestra here this season.
Tickets for this concert are on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths Bureau in Kits
Music Store, 1880 G street northwest.