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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

S. w. Leffingwen, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, has received
a letter from Congressman William
Kettner to the effect that he has
introduced a bill to donate cam
non to Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

At the regular meeting of the city
trustees this evening it is probable
the question of paving Fifth and
Sixth streets will come up again.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

An old-fashioned session in the wood
shed would be grand thing for those
two smart Alecks who wrote a fake note
fn connection with the Siever case.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

Victoria, B. C. high school students
prefer Hollywood films over the British
variety. Mickey Mouse" and the "Three
Little Pigs, are great for making con-
verts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

The state treasurer is in favor of abol-
fishing the state finance department If
|he is elected governor he might want to
|use it for some deserving campaign help
Ter so better not be too hasty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Sunday; con-
tnued moderately cold. Local frost
in exposed places tonight; moder-
ate humidity; gentle changeable
wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January II. 1919

The next big event under the
auspices of the Elks is to be the
big charity carnival that will be
staged the week commencing Feb
ruary 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

France must have an idea as to how
Job felt. 1t is having quite session of
"boils" Just now
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

A jolly bunch of knights of Py-
thias chartered the big Stanley
steamer stage last evening and went
to Brawley to take part in the in
stallation of officers of the north
end town lodge of Pythians.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13
TEN YEARS AGO
January l3, 1924

Frank G. Weir, superintendent OF
the county farm. was highly elated
with the action taken by the super
visors this week, in authorizing the
installation of an electric lighting
system at the county farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

Walter B. Havekorst of Brawley
was a visitor in El Centro today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-13

Hugh Wilson, American minister
B Switzerland, received unofficial
romotion in a letter addressed to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-18

crNsE. Any psfson Of psrtnsr.hi l
who desires to become the proprie-
tor or owner OF : business for the
wholesaling or distributing. Of tn-
poses within this state and having
IN established place Of business
within this state and who possesses
the other qualifications defined BY
this Act applicable e such businsss
.tributor's license Tor the Wholesale
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
TRIO HURT IN
HOUSTON BLAST

HOUSTON, Texas. July 5. U.P)-
An explosion wrecked offices on
the 10th floor of the Marine Bank
building and seriously injured three
persons here today.
The injured were Ed S. Phelps,
attorney, his daughter, Mary Flea
nor Phelps, %, and Negro porter
L. Jackson.
The explosion rocked buildings
in the downtown area two blacks
away. 1t occurred when Phelps and
his daughter entered his office
door and turned on the ceiling fan.
There was a binding flash. Phelps
and his daughter were knocked to
the floor. Miss Phelps clothing
caught on fire She was burned
critically.
Firemen said the blast was cauS-
ed by an accumulation of gas from
a leak inside the office walls. A
spark from the ceiling fan appar-
emily touched off the gas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
CREWS FIGHT
FOREST FIRES

SACRAMENTO, July 5. UP
Crews in widely separated districts
are fighting range and forest fires
which have destroyed dozen farm
houses and outbuildings while
sweeping over 10000 acres of land,
state fire wardens reported today.
The fires, in the mountain coun-
ties, have spread quickly because
of extreme dryness of grass and
timber. One fire, which ragged in
Nevada county between Bridgeport
and Indian Springs, covering 10000
acres Of range land and destroy
ing farm buildings, was brought
under control yesterday.
Another blaze, near Newtown,
was extinguished last night but a
crew of $50 was unable to control
a fire which had burned over 1000
acres in Calayeras county.
A large sawmill at Murphy was
destroyed.
Firefighters controlled a blaze in
Amador county after it had cover
ed 600 acres yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
FLORIDA GETS
OUR LAURE[S

WAUCHULA, Fla, July 5. UP
Perennial rivalry between Califor-
mia and Florida, embracing scenic
attractions, climate and fruits, has
been extended to frog jumping, with
Florida claiming a world record, 13
feet 7 inches, or five inches better
than California can boast.
AS $1,000 spectators strained for
ward in their seats and as count
less other thousands listened intent
ly on their radios, "Woco-Pep," the
victor out of field of go, croaked,
california, here I come!' and leap
ed the record distance plopping in a
cloud of dust on flour-covered
course.
Every year California holds SIM
liar meet at Angels Camp, where
the best previous mark recorded was
l3 feet, two inches. Determined 10
wrest whatever laurels leap-frog-
ging lends to any state, publlc-splr-
tied citizens here put on a stirring
show the fourth. The mayor, the
postmaster and the clerk of courts
were the judges.
"Woco-Pep", entered by Jack Gil
EFT of Wauchula, at first tied with
one "Wimpy," owned by Henry Bon
ev. former big league baseball play
er' They both scared 13 feet five
inches. Mayor S. E. Ausley called Tor
a re-leap. and "Woco-Pep", facing
westward with a look that carried
defeat to California in it, did his
stuff.
Officials swore there was mo
skullduggery," such as occurred IN
Mark Twain's humorous account Oh
the jumping Frog OF the CalaVer-
as" The Florida frogs simply were
in the best of leap, and responded
nobly for the deep southeast.
"Wimpy" carried off second hon
ors. pluto" was comfortably third;
abstract" was fourth and King
was fifth.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05

SHOT FORMER
KLAN LEADER

JEFFERSON. Wis, July 5. UP)-
An itinerant painter confessed to-
day that he killed Earl Gentry, for
mer Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader
Sheriff Joseph Lange announced.
The sheriff said George King, 35,
admitted he shot Gentry for $50
Pand a million dollars worth of
satisfaction"
Kings capture and confession
came a few hours after Mrs. Carrie
Gill, 58-year widow, confessed
she planned Gentry'S death because
she was "deathly afraid of him."
Mrs. Gill said she paid King 500
for the Staying. Her brother, Fer
dinand Probst, So, admitted he
helped King remove Gentry'S body
from his sisters blood spotted kit
chen and place it in an automo-
bile. The car and body were found
last Sunday, a few hours after the
killing, at a lonely spot on Rock Ri
yer.
King offered no resistance when
he was captured last night.
Sure. I shot him." Lange said he
told him.
He should have been killed a long
time ago. I'm glad l did it and I'd
do it again. I got a million dollars
worth of satisfaction out of remov-
ing him."
Gentry had lived with Mrs. Gill
since he was acquitted seven years
ago of the murder of Madge Ober-
holtzer, Indianapolis girl. The same
charge sent D. c. Stephenson, for
mer grand kleagle of the Indiana
Klan to prison for life.
Lange said King would be ar
raigned on a first degree murder
charge today with Mrs. Gill. Her
brother was to be arraigned as an
accessory.
Solution of the mystery of Gen.
trys death came from discovery of
a will in which he had left his pro-
perty to Mrs. Gill. Across its face
Gentry had scrawled: "Nulled and
void by Earl Gentry, Nov %, 1888,
when I was threatened to be killed
by Carrie Gill"
Mrs. Gill confessed after four days
of questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
ROTARY CLUB
GIVEN POINTS
ON SYNCROTAX

A comparison of syncrotax With
other types of taxation was given
to members of the Ell Centro Ro-
tary club today by w. E. (BilD
Young, chairman of the Imperial
County Syncrotax association.
Young asserted that work of OBJ
tanning $4,000 signatures necessary
to have syncrotax placed on the
state ballot is going forward and
meeting with success and in his
opinion the question will be placed
before the voters this fall.
The movement has met with con-
siderable encouragement in this
county, he said, and a strong organ
ization has been formed here.
R. L. Hayden, newly appointed
president of the club, assumed his
duties today, Roy Breedlove, retir-
ing president, being relegated to the
past president IS table only to be de-
serted by all of his predecessors who
refused to sit with him until he
has become more docile as a "pri-
yate in the ranks The retiring
president expressed his thanks for
cooperation given him during the
year and paid tribute to those
associated with his regime.
The new president outlined COM
mittees and work for the year and
asked the cooperation of all men,
bers to make the club year a sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
VALLEY
|1Oe -AIRDOME : zoe
TODAY TOMORROW
ssg ssr rsa7 HssF "BLACk MOON
BANDIT PAIR
STRIKE SNAG

LOS ANGELES, July 5. U.P)-Two
14-year-old South Gate boys who
allegedly set out to be bandits and
We're captured by their first would
be victim, were held in juvenile
hall today on suspicion of automo-
bile theft and robbery charges.
Sheriff's deputies said Don Leroy
Vance and Harry James Yardley,
after stealing the automobile OF
Jesse Wilson of South Gate and
changing the license plates, drove to
a cafe at 2600 E. Compton boule-
ward. While Yardley remained at
the wheel, Vance reputedly entered
the cafe and attempted to hold up
waitress with a revolver.
stop your Kidding" the waitress.
Myrtle Scott, mocked. Retreating to
rear room she called the proprie-
tor who fired shot into the gaso-
line tank of the car as the boys
sought to flee. They were overtaken
after short chase, and surrendered
meekly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
|. A. HARbOR
BUSY PLACE
DURING JUNE

LOS ANGELES, July 5. U.p =
Commerce staged a remarkable re-
covery at Los Angeles harbor last
month despite the strike of marine
workers, export trade gaining II
per cent over the corresponding
month of 1888, according to the
Southwest Business Review of the
chamber of commerce.
Exports for the month totaled
S7,4l0,000 compared with $4,329, ,678
for June, 1888, the survey esti-
mated. Imports showed even a
greater increase, advancing from
S1,97O,9O5 in 1888 to $6,263,000 a
gain of 218 per cent. The report
attributed the gains, partially at
least, to the strike itself. Much
of the trade was diverted to the
local port from other coast ship
ping points, closed by the strike.
Shipping to Hawaii drew an ex-
tremely heavy diversion of ton
mage from other ports, the report
stated, advancing from 1851, 900 in
1888 to $1,842 900 last month.
The survey pointed out that the
figures were estimated, exact val
uations of the final days OF the
month being unavailable.
Export trade ior the six months
of the year were said to be 80 per
cent over 1888 levels. Exports for
this year aggregated $67,512,0 900, ap-
proximately $15,000,000 greater
than those of 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
CONV|CTS
FLEE PRISON

SALEM, Ore, July 5. {U.P) = Be-
hind hastily thrown up barricades,
state policemen, prison guards and
peace officers guarded all roads
south of Salem today to intercept
five armed convicts who escaped
from the state penitentiary annex
late yesterday.
The convicts, outdistancing pur-
suers by a quick exchange OF stolen
automobiles, were believed early to-
day to have failed to penetrate po-
lice defenses and were hiding i'll a
sparsely populated area between
here and Lebanon, so miles south.
With the fleeing convicts was a.
C. Rahm, a farmer, whom they
kidnapped after he had refused to
give them $25G demanded of him.
Rahm was a hostage in his own
car. which the convicts command
eered after they abandoned two
other stolen machines in which they
fled flom Salem. Later Rahms
car was found abandoned.
The convicts had more than an
hours start before prison guards
noticed their absence. First EeWs
of their whereabouts came in a re-
port 70 state police headquarters
that the group had entered the
farmhouse of Carl Limbeck, near
Scio, cut communication wires and
stole a rifle and shotgun and
clothing.
The escape was not spectacular
affair. None of the escaped men
was classified as dangerous. AL
were formerly employed laborers
and were serving short terms for
larceny and assault convictions
They were:
Harold Flackus, "a, five years for
assault and robbery.
Leonard Kanhout, 27, five years
for larceny.
Herbert SWeetland &C. three
years for assault and rape.
Ace Taylor, 33, five years for lar
ceny.
Floyd Corliss, 20, two years for
larceny.
Escape from the prison annex
occupied by about SO TRUSTEES, is not
difficult. Most of the inmates are
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
BURGLAR ROBS
LOCAL CHURCH

An undetermined amount Of
money was stolen from poor boxes
in st. Mary s church yesterday al
tsrnoon according to report at
police headquarters.
This states that at l:30 O'CLOCK
William Meagher, LEGAL merchant
told police that he had interrupt
cd q man in an attempt 10 burglar
ize the church. He salo ne had ,- oD-
sa,,'ed 4 suspicious looking man
enter the church and followed him.
Aeled what he was doing in the
lnildine the man said he had for
eoften his hat and returned to get
After his departure Meagher
round the boxes opened, The thlei
wade his escape by driving away
II car parked at the curb on
Orange avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
NAz| LEADERS
HOLD MEETING
CContinued from page D

of all the youth organizations; Ju-
Illus Streicher, one Of the chief
PARTY publicists and editor Of the
weekly newspaper Der Ostuermer;
and Lieut. Gen. Franz Ritter Won
Epp. governor of Bavaria and the
Nazi party's military adviser.
A communique covering the first
DAYS sessions said that the dele
gates met. gave the usual "heils."
vowed allegiance to Hitler-and lis
tened to reports on economic prob
lens. including an announcement
that 90 per cent Of old party mem
bers who were promised jobs had
obtained them.
The future OF Franz Won Papen,
Vjce-chancelior, representative OF
President Paul Won Hindenburg and
spokesman for the army and the
Catholics in the cabinet, still was
uncertain.
Official announcement that ne
would remain in the cabinet for the
present. despite the humiliations
to which he had been subjected,
deepened an apparent mystery.
He was placed under protective
arrest Saturday and remained in
that state until Monday night, iso-
lated in his home under guard Of
the same Sc men who "liquidated'
other non-Nazis with pistols.
He offered his resignation and II
was declined. Hitler went to Neu-
deck. the aged presidents estate
in east Prussia. On his return
came the announcement that Won
Papen would remain.
Speculation was varied. One pos
sible hypothesis was thatt, despite
everything. Hitler was not anxious
that Won Papen leave the cabinet
unless he did SO in circumstances
winch would satisfy Hindenburg.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Kings County Has
First Plane Death

HANFORD, Calf, July 5. UP
Kings county's first fatal airplane
crash today, had claimed the life
of George Emmett Ford, %, son of
prominent Kings county rancher.
Ford, witnesses said, put his
plane into dive at an altitude of
1000 feet. When he pulled up a
portion of the right wing tore
away The ship crashed into a
vineyard as he attempted TO right
IL
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
.BORAH FLAYS
BUREAUCRATS
Idaho Senator Condemns Demo
Gratis And Republicans For
Present Conditions.

WASHINGTON, July S. U.P) -
Senator William E. Borah, individ-
ualistic as ever, today dedicated
himself to fight against govern
ment by bureaucrats.
In the first of a series of address,
eS to the nation, the Idaho orator
spared neither Republican nor De-
mocratic policies. He praised the
American tradition of constitution
al government and attacked the new
Republican leadership and cited bu-
reaucracy as the chief threat of the
new deal"
What threatens, he said, is:
Simply that meddleSome, irritat-
ing, confusing, undermining, des-
tructive thing called bureaucracy. 1t
is form of government which
steals away mans rights in the name
of public interests and taxes him 10
death in the name of recovery.
"Of all forms of government
which has ever been permitted to
torture the human family the most
burdensome, the most expensive, the
most demoralizing, the most devas-
tating to human happiness and the
most destructive of human values is
bureaucracy.
1T has destroyed every civiliza-
ton upon which it has fastened its
lecherouS grip"
Borah decried fears that Amer
lea was headed toward a dictatorial
form of government.
Il do not call this Nazi-ism," he
said, God forbid I do not claim it
is Fascism or Communism. 1t is
none of these"
Monopoly he said, sis the most
vital problem before the American
people today" He attacked Repub-
lican policies for leading 70 this con-
dition and for continuing to ignore
it.
Borah promised to support all ef-
forts by the administration to fight
monopoly.
AS causes of the depression, Borah
listed first the World war, second
the continued expenditures for
ornaments, then speculation, man
ipulation of the monetary system,
waste of public money and extern
sion of the hold of monopoly upon
the American public.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Start Drive On
Local Option

LOS ANGELES, July S. UP)-A
campaign to get III, 900 needed sig
natures by July is to force a vote
on local option over the liquor
question, had been launched today
by several thousand persons fol-
lowing a Fourth of July rally here
under the sponsorship of the Am
erican Temperance Federation.
Speakers at the rally included the
famous Rev. "Bobo Shuler who
promised to get 1900 of the re-
quired signatures.
The delegates hope to achieve
temperance by barring liquor in
local communities where it now
flows freely.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
DEATH CLAIMS
NOTED WOMAN
Madame Curie, CO-Discoverer
OF Radium, Ends Long And
Useful Scientific Career.

PARIS. July 5. U.p)-All tn,
world today mourned the death o
Marie Curie. co-discoverer of ra
dium, one of the greatest of mod.
ern scientists, and one Of the great.
est women of all time.
While her body was being brought
back to Paris from the Savoy Alp.
where she died yesterday, a move.
ment was under way to bury hel
and her husband in the Pantheon
which is to France what Westminis-
ter Abbey is to England.
Physicians said the woman whose
discoveries saved untold lives anc
allayed the sufferings of thousands
died a martyr to science. The di-
rect cause of death was a lung in
fection. but contributing was ply
sical fatigue. For months she had
worked 10 and - hours a day in her
laboratory.
Nine. Curie viii be buried first
beside the simple grave of her hus-
band Pierre Curie. in a suburban
cemetery. Curie died in 1906. If later
both bodies are transferred to the
Pantheon it will be the greatest
honor France ever bestowed upon a
foreigner. Nine. Curie was a Pole
by birth. although she spent almost
all her adult years in Paris.
Nine. Curie realized several
months ago that her days were
numbered. Eager to continue tie re-
searches she began with her hus-
band that gave the world two new
elemenIs-poloniu and the all
important radium-she pursued her
research in black uranium oxide
furiously.
Easter she caught a cold that
persisted and settled in her left
lung. Thursday she was taken to the
Alpine sanitarium at Saint Celle-
moz where infection developed and
rapidly got out of control because OF
a generally weakened condition
brought about by overwork.
Daughters Present
Her daughters, Nine. Irene Curie-
Joliet. her assistant in many scien-
tific experiments, and Eve, musician
ana playwright, were at llt peu-
side as were assistants of the Curie
Institute.
She had worked so hard during
the past few months that she pre-
pared her meals in her laboratory
over a Bunsen burner.
The government indicated Il
would continue to SubSidize the
Curie Institute which it established
and financed on condition Nine
Curie would be its director and sup
ervise research devoted entirely II
application of radium in the treat
ment of cancer and other TISSUE
diseases.
Associate Researcher Fournie
announced that Nine. Cures as
sistants had full knowledge Of tn
progress of her studies and would b
able to continue.
Nine Curie received the Nobe
prize twice-once alone and again
with her husband and Henry Bee
uuerel. whose original researches in
to the radio active properties o
uranium provided the inspiration TO
the discovery Of radium.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
TRAINS KILL MOTORIST

LOS ANGELES, July 5. U.p) -
William L. Lomax, %, salesman for
a burbank canning company, was
killed instantly today when his car
was demolished between two South
ern Pacific trains at Allen street,
Glendale. The machine was caught
between the trains approaching
from opposite directions. r..
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
lCOTTNTY OF IMPERIAL. s


On this 11th day of June, A. D.,
1884, before me, Russie w. Shaw,
Notary Public in and for said
County and State, personally ap-
peared Earle Richmond, known to
me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the within instru-
nent and acknowledged to me that
he executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal the day and year
this certificate first above writ
ten.
(SeaD RUSSIE w. SHAW
Notary Public in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of Califor-
mia. June l2-19-26 July 3-10
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Seek Evidence In
Payne's Behalf

ST. LOUIS. July S. U.P)-Law-
yers taking dispositions for the de-
fenSe of Louis r. Payne, who will be
brought to trial on a charge of slay-
ing his mother and brother with an
axe in Los Angeles, today called on
old friends of the family.
The attorneys already have the
testimony of Col. Clarence Stribling,
commandant of the Missouri Aca-
deny at Mexico, MO, where young
Payne attended school.
Col. Stribling testified that Payne
was an intelligent student.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Society Leader
Seeking DiUorce

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, July
5. W.P)--Naming Miss Lassie Hon.
eyman, New York society woman as
the third person. Mrs. Dorothea
Longcope, former wife of Jesse
Livermore, New York financier,
has filed suit for divorce from her
second husband, j. Walter Long
cope, her attorney revealed today.
Mrs. Longcope charges mental
cruelty induced by her husbands
alleged associations with Miss
Honeyman, heiress to vast for
tune, the attorney said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
CERTIFICATE OF DOING BUSI-
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME AND CHANGE OF PER-
SONNEL,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that with respect to that certain
business, to-wit: plumbing business,
heretofore conducted under the
name of Richmond Brothers, in
which said business Frank Rich
mond and Earle Richmond are the
interested parties, said copartner-
ship has been dissolved and the
said Frank Richmond is no longer
interested in said business.
THIS is TO CERTIFY that here
after said business will be conduct
ed under the name of EARLE
RICHMOND, PLUMBER, and that
the names and places of residence
of all persons interested in said
usiness are as follows, to-wit:
Earl Richmond, address 480 Holt
Ave, Ell Centro, Calf.
EARLE RICHMOND.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Former Pitcher
Slain By Bandit

BUTTE, Mont, July S. W.p)-Po-
lice and sheriff's officers today
could find no trace of the bandit
killer of Gaylord Reppy, 80, former
major league baseball pitcher.
Reppy died at midnight with an
unidentified robbers bullet in his
back. He was shot during service
station holdup. ~
Reppy is survived by widow and
4-year-old daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
NOT ABSENT IN 10 YEARS

GADSEN, Ala, U.P) - Mildred
Freeman, junior in Etowah county
high school, claims the distinction
of never having been absent or
tardy in her 10 years of school at
tendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05

permitted unrestricted run of the
grounds, which are not walled. The
annex is located about fives miles
from the main prison building.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05

J. L. Kilkenny, Davis, Yolo coun-
ty, has 80 acres of OnuS wheat that
will thresh 20 sacks to the acre.