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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23

famous name OF Traitor
Born In Tidewater. Md. in 1867 he was a scion
OF the lesser landed gentry with sufficient income
20 give him a good education At the age OF hf-
teen he was sent 10 Philadelphia to study medl-
cine with an uncle and there was every indlca-
ton that he was destined for a career OF alleyl-
ating human distress instead. as II turned out.
OF adding 10 the sum total OF human distress.
AT the outbreak OF the Revolution he "put by
pill-box and lancet" and. a gentleman volun-
teer." headed north toward the Siege OF Boston.
In the camp AT Cambridge his ''ingratlating man
ners. pleasing and plausible address. education
above the average of young gentlemen of the
time. knowledge OF drill and discipline beyond
that OF rustic militia officers" soon won him a
captaIncy ln the army.
IL Is probable that in the camp ht Cambridge
Wilkinson made the acquaintance OF two men
with whom his name 10 be linked Ia the fu-
ture-their names TO be besmrched while he
equally II not more guilty was 20 have his name
whItewashed. One was Benedict Arnold then
colonel. and the other Aaron Burr, also a
gentleman volunteer
From that time on Captain Wilkinson is much
In evidence in the history % the Continental
army. He is sent the expedition 10 Canada un-
der General Sullivan to support Arnold and quite
by chance. rather than by his ability. saves Ar
mold from disaster as the latter retreats before
the advance OF Sir Guy Carleton. Next we find
the young captain with Gates. who has been
placed In command OF the Northern army "pan-
dering 10 the vanity" OF Gates. who makes WI
klnson member OF his staT Forgetting his
friendship for Arnold wilkinson "goes over
horse. foot and dragons 10 Gates; shares there
after his jealousy and depreciation OF Arnold" :"
Thus Wilkinson first appears In his characteristic
role OF doublecrosser
Next he IS with washington at the splendid
victory al Trenton. Then he Is at Princeton.
at Valley Forge. and at Morristown. becomes in
volved In the Conway cabal against Washington
and again does some double-crosslng OF his fel.
low-conspirators. including his friend Gates. al
though this time II must be admitted. his be
trayal OF the plot was more or less unlntentIonal
and came about while he was under the influence
OF liquor.
By this time he was brevet brigadier-genera
albeit over the protest OF some Al colonies who
were more worthy OF the promotion than he.
After the winter at Valley Forge he resigned
from the army. But IS months later he was
back on the payroll again as clothier-general for
the army a post which he held unta the end Of
the war and which. for wonder. he handled
without becoming involved In any shady deals.
After the war he was member CT the Penn
svlvanla legislature then finding himself In fnan-
cial straits he started for the Kentucky frontier
TO recoup his fortunes There he rapidly rose to
prominence. helped in the development OF the
new state and became involved again in Ills favor
ite occupation-that Of intrigue-this tine In
the famous Spanish Conspiracy which Is still
confused and unsolyed mystery, although docu-
ments have been found in the Spanish archives
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
Dog Sticks by Its
Pal, Dead in Street

Norfolk. VA sequel 70 the
many tales OF the dog standing
guard over It's masters body IS
told here OF the little NUT which
refused 10 forsake a canine play
mate IN death.
They were playing in the street
"A shaggy brown pup and one
with black and white spots They
belonged 10 nobody.
An automobile whlzzed around
the corner and hurried on. leaving
the brown dog dying In the street
Pretty soon be gasped the last time
and lay still.
He of the black and white spots
must have thought Il was Just a
new part OF their game lie en-
pered around and then dashed
down the street as though daring
the other 10 race.
His challenge ignored. he came
back. gazed at the limp form in
puzzled manner and then licked
The dead dogs face. Al that mo-
ment he seemed 10 understand. for
be lifted his head In a long. mourn
tul howl.
\ crowd gathered and sympa-
thetic people tried TO see n Brownie
was beyond help. But snarllng
Spot drove them back with flashing
teeth. After three hours the gar
bage driver came. routed Spot
with sticks and stones and hauled
Brownie away.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
HUMORIST PULLS
JOKE FROM GRAVE
Bum Stocks Left to Friends
Who Recommended Them.

Denyer.-The late Charles r. Hoe
excl. for many years a Denver sta
toner, In a unique will nled in county
court here. disposed OF certain securi-
ties In a manner best suited 10 satisfy
a sense OF humor undlmmed by old
age. Hoeckel's estate was appraised
AT $4,000 after his death. He had
found among bis holdings. however.
various blocks OF worthless stocks and
bonds which he could afford 10 dispose
OF In payment OF long-standlng debts.
Heading the list was bequest OF
I've shares OF brewing company stock
10 Nrs Adrlanna Hungerford. state
president OF the women's Christian
Temperance Union.
Hoeckel was thoughtful OF former
friends who had advised him concern.
ing his Investments
Il give and bequeath TO Percy Gle
land 2.320 shares OF Southern Wyoming
on company stock" he stipulated. "in
consideration FOR services rendered
me 10 recommending 10 me such stocks
and bonds as he could only sell 10 his
dear friends who had confidence In
him because OF the position he then
held In q large Denver bank"
CLARK Moore. Fort Collins banker.
received another block OF oil stock
for similar reasons The "1917 ON
GERS" OF a now defunct mining COM
pany. not mentioned by name. were
likewise remembered.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
That Finished Scoundrel
Gen. James Wilkinson
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

OU probably have never heard % the
sd W Batti. % Ia Cole Mili whsch
ia fought ~ years ago this month
II Just across the Canadian border
kZ6sE1.1 from Rouses Point. y. T. IN that
FlE<31 respect you're not much different
from most of your fellow-couniry-
fueu for this battle has never yet been consid-
cred important enough 20 win place IN our
school Histories And n you have read
about u elssuherv. ii's cot likely that you care
particularly 20 rcmsinker the story Of that
Eagemenr- Fur u Just another in the hong
series % failures and disasters. brought about
BY hluudrrnz American generals. which makes
the military History % the War Of 1872. with bot
one or two exceptions. such dreary reading Tor
those Aussficabs Who ike TO think that we as
a nation. have becn uniformly successful In
ery war have waErd
Ne. The Battle % n Cole Mri wns rot the
sort % affair to foster much pride In the history
81 American arms. Ia IL army % some 400
Americans WAS held az bay BY only 30 British
until relocated rrinforcements came up. bring.
lns their numbers up TO about 100 men But
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
Detective Seeks Diamond
Ring, but He Finds Wife

Hagerstown. Md.-He was searching
for a diamond ring, but Detective VIII
liam Peters found a wife.
Last summer be was called TO Pen
Mar. near here. TO investigate the theft
OF a ring from Mrs. Clinton Troyin-
ger. II was a diamond ring. and
whether or not he found that ring he
ended up by finding one In jewelry
store for Mrs. Trovinger's granddangh-
ter. He met the young woman while
searching for the ring. and romance
blossomed into a trip to the altar.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
Garbage Can Employed
in Escape From Jail

Athens, Ohlo.--Garbage cans have
their uses. even II they are used TO
escape from a county jail.
Willard Grimes and Bert Yargo, In
mates at county Jail here, employed
a garbage can TO effect an escape.
Grimes hid in the can; yargo carried
II outside the Jail yard. They both
fed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
Dictionaries Teach Reds

Moscow Millions OF dictionaries
are going into Soviet homes as part
Of the Communist regimes drive tc
spread know.edze among the proleta.
riak.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
Ants Hide City

Budapest.-Flying ants recently In
vaded the small town OF Dunafoldvar,
near here. The insects took three
hours to pass over the town, and dur
ing that time the view was entirely
obscured and traffic was unable to pro-
coed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
FARM BUREAU
COMMITTEE TO
AID DAIRYMEN

Believing that there is a large
amount of young dairy stock which
can be saved to the valley instead
of being shipped out as part of the
drought relief program, the dairy
committee of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau is anxious to help
dairymen who may be in need of
assistance, Earl V. G. Northrop,
member of the committee said to-
Gay.
The committee is anxious to get
in touch with dairymen having
young stock and who have Suffi-
cient feed and water but who may
be in financial difficulties.
If such dairymen will communi-
cate with George Winwright, as
sistant farm advisor, Howard
Farnsworth or Northrop. they will
be glad to discuss affairs and seek
to make arrangements whereby the
stock can be kept in the valley.
"There is going to be shortage
of dairy stock here eventually, -
Northrop said, "and if we can do
anything to help too much young
stock from leaving here we believe
it is the farm bureaus duty to do
So.o
Northrop stressed the fact that
the committee is working in full
accord and is cooperating active
ly with the state and government
officials conducting the t. b. erad-
ication campaign and other drought
relief measures and has no inten-
tion or desire of disrupting their
work. 1t is merely that the farm
bureau is in position to extend or
obtain financial aid for response
BILE dairymen who may be up
against it temporarily and believes
that such men should be given ev-
cry aid and encouragement to con-
tinue in the. dairy industry here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
NATURALIZATION OF SILVER TO
BRING ABOUT SLIGHT INITIATION

ther. The plan to issue currency
against it at the rate of 50.01 cents
was what had been expected. For
the approximately 20O,0OO,0oO ounc-
es expected to be turned in to the
treasury this would amount to an
expansion of currency of only about
$1O0,000.000 which like the S80,000,-
900 in bills now being printed is
but a trivial fraction of the total
amount of money in circulation.
The possibility of further cur
rency expansion lies in the pros
pect that the treasury may at a
later date expand its silver certifi-
cate issue to the full limit Of $1.29
per ounce required by law.
Even this would not bulk very
large so far as the nationalized
stocks are concerned. However.
should the treasury set about an
aggressive policy of acquiring on
the world markets enough silver to
bring its stocks up to the 81 ra-
ito with gold which has been set
as the legal goal, the expansion
would be considerable.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Ranchers Apply
For Feed Loans

Applications for emergency
feed loans made by az valley ranch
ers have been received to date at
the office of c. A. Bratton, clerk
in charge of these loans. These
applications approximate $4,000,
Bratton said. He added that 18 Of
these applications have been re-
turned as approved, the loans Civ
en- representing nearly $4,000.
Bratton received notification this
morning that these emergency feed
loans may be made to Indians
upon the same basis prevailing for
other applicants. However, applica-
tions submitted by Indians must
have the approval or disapproval
of the superintendent of the res
ervation before being laid before
the local committee. Checks for
these loans should be made pay
able to the Indian but not for
warded to him and delivery is to
be made through the superinten-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
RUSSIA GIVES WARNING TO JAPAN
Insists Outrages Along Chinese Eastern
Railway Must Be Halted

ing for many months between Mos
COW and Toxic for the sale to jap
anese- dominated Manchukuo of the
railroad, which is owned jointly by
Russia and China. So far it has
been impossible to reach a price
agreement. &c.,,
The Soviet government is con-
vinced that Japanese are sponsor
ing so-called "Chinese bandit
raids" on trains and stations to
force Moscow to accept a lower
price.
The report of Julius w. Rudi,
Soviet director of the road, claims
that bandits responsible for the
killings have robbed AZ railroad
employees, damaged nine bridges,
destroyed Is telegraph or telephone
lines and wrecked 16 trains.
Terrorism has increased notice
ably since June IT, Rudi charged,
the period during which negotia-
tions for the sale at Toxic have
heen particularly active.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
Escaped Prisoner
Sentenced Here

Claude Sailing, under arrest in
Los Angeles on a charge of having
escaped from San Quentin prison
Is years ago, was a prisoner from
Imperial county. Sailing was iden-
titled when fingerprints were TAX
en- after he had applied for a. truck
ing job in the coast city.
According to records on file at
the court house, Sailing was ar
raigned in superior court here on
September 20, 1917, on a statutory
charge involving a l3 year old See
ley girl on August 27 of that year.
The complaint states that he took
the girl with him to San Diego,
registering there. as husband and
wife for a few days. He was ar
rested on his return to the valley.
At the time of his arraignment
he entered a plea of not guilty to
the charge and trial was set for
September 26. On that day he came
into court and changed his plea to
guilty, applying for probation, This
application was heard on Septem-
Der % and denied after which
Judge. Franklin Cole sentenced Sail
ing to San Quentin prison for a
term not to exceed so years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
GRAND CANYON
SETS ANOTHER
LOW READ|NG c
Hope For Thundershowers In
Upper Basin Territory Over
Weekend.

Although the Colorado river flow
at Grand Canyon reached a new
low mark of 1910 second feet to-
day, according to readings taken at
that point, indications noint to an
increase within the next few days.
A telegram received at irriga-
ton district headquarters this
morning from the Yuma office of
the weather bureau states that
thundershower have continued in
northeastern Arizona and south
western Colorado with indications
for more over Sunday.
No word has as yet been receiv-
ed from B. M. Graham and Evan
T. Hewes who were to meet with
v. D. Northrop, acting SE2A di-
rector relative to the project of
additional tank trucks to haul stock
water to ranchers in the valley.
This project which received the ap-
proval of the local committee and
was then sent to the state office
for its consideration and approval,
calls for &c more trucks to be used
in the stock water hauling pro-
gram.
An earlier project which was
approved by the state office and
allowed state and other trucks to
come in the county for the pur-
pose of hauling this water has been
in effect here for some weeks past
but the situation has reached such
a stage that it is felt additional
trucks are now necessary in order
that sufficient water might be
brought to stock needing it.
PurHing at the city water plant
will continue today and probably
tomorrow and 1t is expected that
the reservoirs and tanks will then
be filled to capacity. This will give
the city a supply for the next
month.
With the ban on the unrestricted
use of water again in force, res
idents are cautioned by city Off
cials to be most economical in the
use of the present supply. 1t was
intimated at the city hall this
morning that. if necessary, neces-
sary means will be taken to enforce
the emergency regulations govern
ing the use of water within the city
as proposed by officials earlier this
week
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11

WASHINGTON. Aug. IL. U.P)-
A slightly more inflationary cast
was placed on the treasury's new
silver plans today by Qualification
of what currency IS to be issued
against the metal.
Currency will be issued against
free silver bullion now held in the
treasury up to the full legal value
of $1.29 an ounce. Against silver
stocks acquired by naturalization
currency equal to the purchase
price of 50.Ol cents will be issued
"for the present."
Since the treasury now holds, it
was revealed, 62,000O00 ounces of
silver unpledged as the backing of
any bills, this means that 100000
900 in silver certificates are being
printed and will be put into cir
culation Immediately.
However, these 62,000,000 ounces
the treasury reported, cost only
sac, 100000 to acquire. The differ
ence between the face value of the
certificates and the cost of the
silver is to be reported daily in the
treasury statement as "'seignior-
age
1t previously has been supposed
that the treasury would print GER
tificates against this silver only TO
the amount of its cost. The pres
ent plan doubles the amount of
the bills being printed.
AS regards the newly nationalig-
ed silver the new treasury state
ment did not reveal anything fur
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
STARS
STAGE BAT TIE

ASHBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. II.
W.P)-Two of Americas outstand
ing bridge experts, P. Hal Sims and
Oswald Jacoby, settled a dispute in
fist fight early today.
-Four hundred persons participat-
ing in and watching the masters
pair event of the American Bridge
League summer tournament were
spectators,
The encounter was short lived
but 1t threatened to disrupt play
for the Waldemar Won Zedtwitz
gold cup which Sims and Won zed-
twitz won in 1890. Sims was elm
mated from the Asbury Park tro-
ply event yesterday afternoon by
the Burstine -Jacoby team.
According to witnesses, the ar
gument started when Sims ap-
preached David Burnstine and Jac-
oby and told them their laughter
disturbed other players. ByStand-
ers said Sims related a story in
volving Jacoby. The latter was in
censed and termed the story a
falsehood. Sims became offended.
There were sharp words. Accord
ing to those close by Sims struck
Jacoby in the face and held his
arms
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
UNION LABOR
IN ALUMINIUM
PLANTS OUT
Strike Called In Eastern Fac
tories Controlled By Andrew
Mellon.

NEW KENSINGTON. Pa, Aug.
11UP)-The huge aluminium Com
pany of America plants in this
district were choked into idleness
today by a strong line of union pic
kets in a strike that started at
midnight.
Grim-faced strikers, clad in rain
coats, stood in a drizzling rain
and quietly discouraged any work
ers who appeared.
Aluminium company officials ad-
mitted all works had ceased and that
no laborers or office employees had
begun the morning shifts. Walter
| Haney, a foreman, announced last
night that he was planning to en-
| ter the plant. He was under a
physician IS care today.
Although Aluminium officials said
they had no immediate plans for
bringing men into the plant, they
would not say definitely strike
breakers would not be called. 1t
was indicated, however, such action
would be unlikely.
There were no disorders today at
the time for the morning shift to
begin work. Such employees as
might have wished to work kept
( away from the gates.
Employees have been at odds
with the Mellon dominated Alum
mum trust for some time. The
present strike, asking for union
recognition, was the second in this
district in the last few months.
The present minimum wage Is
about 35 cents an hour.
Backed BY A. F. L.
The strike. backed by the Amer
| ican Federation of Labor and Off
cially sponsored by William Green,
federation president, went into ef-
feet at midnight. Promptly at that
hour, the $4,000 members of the
National Council Of Aluminium
Workers, federation affiliate, or
ganized for militant picketing, took
up stations around three chief
plants here, another in East st.
Louis. Ill, and a fifth in Arcola,
Tenn. They prevented non-union
men from going to work on the
midnight shifts and the company
decided to make no immediate ef-
fort to continue operation.
Plants at Baden, NJ c., Massina,
N. Y. and Fairfield, Conn.,, were
not affected at once.
The company mustered special
guards and police almost to equal
the number of strikers at all af-
fected plants. The shift going to
work at midnight is small and pic
kets had no difficulty in stopping
workers reporting for duty. Pic
kets we're good natured, but OBJ
viously prepared to fight.
A picket and non-striker were
slightly injured in the only incident
of violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
RAIN FALLS IN
MIDDLE WEST

CHICAGO, Aug. IL U.P)-Rain
over eight midwestern states, with
sharply lowered temperatures in it's
wake, brought surcease today from
heat wave and drought which
have killed hundreds of persons
and have cost more than $780,
100000 in damaged crops in the
last week.
Substantial rains fell in Ohio
Indiana, Southern Michigan, Him
ois, Southern Wisconsin, Southern
Iowa, Northern Missouri, Eastern
Kansas and Central Nebrasga.
In Kansas City, center of CAL
dron Of heat yesterday, the tenn
perature dropped from a 110-de-
gree maximum to 83 degrees. In
Chicago, where the rains fell early.
the mercury dropped to 72.
Through all the favored terri
tory a cooling breeze accompanied
the storm. The weather bureau
predicted unsettled conditions
throughout the day, with possibly
more rain tonight.
To residents Of a hundred steam
ing cities the change was an in
estimable blessing.
Forecaster w. P. Day of the
Chicago weather bureau offered
little hope that relief from the
heat would be more than tempor-
ary.
All time heat records fell yester-
day all over the southwest. At
Topeka, Kansas, it was l12; at
Kansas City and Columbia, 10; at
Jefferson City, Mo, Ill; at St.
Louis 106, at Nowata, Okla, 118-
highest reading reported in the
country.
Little hope was felt that suffic-
lent, rain would fall to aid cities
suffering from water shortages.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-11
MEANS MORE
PROGRESS ON
CANAL WORK
DR.. Mead Favorable To First
Item Which Is Placed Before
Secretary Ickes.
EXPECTING ACTION SOON
Contract To Construct Leg To
Northern Valley Will Be Sent
To Washington.

Yesterday was another red let
ter day in the history of the ALL
American canal, two events of the
utmost import to the construction
of the canal happening within a
short time of each other.
The first was in the nature of
Information ltelegraphed from
Washington, D. c., by Phil d.
Swing, that he had succeeded in
securing the approval of DR.. Ell
wood Mead, chief of the reclama-
tion service to have the west liz
miles of the canal constructed by
force account. The proposal has
still to be considered by Secretary
Ickes and the cabinet committee.
The second event was news
dispatch from Los Angeles stating
that approval had been given by
the Irrigation Board Certification
committee to a contract between
the Coachella Valley and the fed
eral government for the construc-
ton of the canal from the main
line to the Coachella district.
Swings telegram reads: "Suc-
cessful securing approval by Mead
Schneipfe and White to million
dollar force account west II mile
canal Notwithstanding Walters re-
port not received Proposal still
to be considered by Ickes and cab
met committee.
Approval of this portion of the
canal by force account so that a
large number of unemployed in the
county might be given work and
equipment available here used in
this work had been sought as a
means of relieving the unempoy-
ment situation here. Swing, who
had been sent to Washington to
secure aid for the valley during
the water shortage, was also in
structed to secure the speeding up
of work on the canal and also, if
possible, to secure the force account
construction of the western end of
the canal.
This part which extends from
the central main to the westside
main, a distance of liz miles, is
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