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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
POLICE HOLD
BOGUS LORD
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. UP -
Bertram H. Duncan. who as Lord
Charles Conyneham" and the Earl
of Campeydown" once made AM
erican society hearts flutter, was
under arrest here today on
charge of practicing medicine
without a license.
He was taken into custody az
Van Nuys, a suburb, by Albert
Carter investigator for the medical
board.
According to Carter, Duncan
married Mrs. Bertha Dare Rado of
Philadelphia in 1925 after mas
querading as Lord Charles Cony-
neham. While wooing her. he
professed to own a large estate in
Scotland, numerous oil leases. aud
100000 acres of Texas land, the
agent said. Mrs. Rado later had
the marriage annulled on the
ground her husband had not been
divorced from Virginia X. II. Won
Bittenfeld, of San Francisco.
Under the other pseudo-title,
Duncan had won the heart OF his
first wife who finally divorced him
in 1923 when she learned he was
born in Boston The divorce was
awarded in San Francisco.
Duncan was released on $500
bail, pending hearing next Tues
day when he viii enter a plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Found Guilty OF
Disturbing Peace

L. Bartlett appeared in police
court this morning on a charge Of
disturbing the peace at the home Of
Harry Woodbury. 1910 Ell Centro
yesterday afternoon. He pleaded
not guilty to the charge but was
found guilty after a court trial. A
sentence of $40 or five days in the
city Jail was pronounced by Judge
Nuffer.
Two other cases were continued.
Carl Warren. arrested last night on
suspicion of petty theft of gasoline
pleaded not guilty to the charge and
his trial was set for tomorrow af-
ternoon. Marcus Anniel, had his
case also continued until tomorrow
morning for trial. He is charged
with drunkenness and disturbing
the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
De ANzA PARK
SURVEY URGED

In a resolution adopted by the
county SERA planning commission
at a meeting held recently, Sena-
tors johnson ad McAdoo and Rep
resentative George Burnham are
informed that Imperial Valley is
extremely desirous of having the
great De ANA park surveys ap-
proved in the coming session OF
congress in such manner that the
park will include portion of the
Salton Sea.
w. j. Sterrett, county SERA di-
rection stated this morning that
approval had been given by the
state headquarters to the project
which calls for the use of Ruth
dredges in the cleaning of canals
belonging to the irrigation district
system. The use Of these dredges,
it is believed, will not only simplify
the work of cleaning out these
canals but will also do this in a
better and more satisfactory
manner.
Sterrett added that his office had
been given supervision over the
Yuma Indian reservation project
by the state office. This. he said,
adds 283 cases, comprising 900 in
dividuals, to the work now being
carried on here by the county SERA
office. The first projects which are
TO be undertaken on the reservation
are the eradication OF the Johnson
grass pest there and the construc-
ton of Fairgrounds for the school
on the reservation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Gets Prison Term
!: For EmbezzIen1ent

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. U.R)
Robert H. Hemphill, "a, of Glen
dale, today had been sentenced to
serve from two to 10 years in San
Quentin penitentiary on each of 10
counts of embeZzlement.
Superior Judge Thomas White
ruled the terms should run concur.
r ntly.
Hemphill, a former employee OF
the Golden State Dairy. was ac'
cused of taking $4,000 of the COM
panys fund over period OF five
years.
Ray s. Smith, so, former collector
FOR the company, accused with
Hemphill in the complaint, was
granted probation on the terms that
he spend week ends in the county
Jail for the next six months and
make restitution in the amount Of
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Insane Slayer
Giuen Freedom,

UKIAH, Calf, Dec. 6. U.P)-
Warren Dutton, adjudged insane
and committed to the Mendocino
state hospital for the murder of a
San Francisco taXicab driver in
1929, was released from the institu-
ton last night.
While officials of the hospital
refused to disclose details of Dut-
ton S release. it was reported he
was met by an unidentified man
from San Diego and was enroute to
the southern city today.
Another unverified report said
he was on his way to Arizona,
where he has relatives. to work on
ranch owned by his family.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Lettuce Acreage
esSet At 1900

Lettuce acreage for this season is
estimated at approximately 1900
acres as the survey made by the
agricultural commissioner office
indicates. Last years estimate was
a little over 10000 acres.
1t is anticipated that shipments
will begin about Christmas.
Pea deal is practically over for
this fall, states B. A. Harrigan, ag-
ricultural commissioner, the frost
having done such heavy damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06

ment of the hearing, named j..
Stuart Neary, counsel for the rail
way concern, as its representative
at the sessions.
Although the labor board tele-
graphed that it "has assumed juris-
diction over the controversy be-
tween the Los Angeles Street Rail
way corporation and the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
Electric Railway employees" the
telegram stated that argument at
the hearing would be limited to the
pre- strike issue Of sole recognition
Of the Amalgamated.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 UP, =
Longshoremen came to the finan-
cial aid Of striking car and bus
workers today by contributing $500
to the strikers campaign fund.
The contribution came from the
San Pedro local of the Longshore-
mems union as pledge of support
to the local walkout.
Discouraged by their inability to
negotiate a settlement, federal
mediators admitted they were only
marking time" and had tenn
poraily abandoned conferences with
the warning factions. Negotiations
collapsed when the striker s
unanimously rejected a company
offer to reinstate 100 of them
within 80 days on condition they
surrender seniority rights.
Violence continued yesterday
when police barraged 1000 strikers
and strike sympathizers with tear
gas before dispensing a parade pro
ceeding to city hall.
Motorman James w. Thornton
So, who led the parade with an
American flag in his hands, was
arrested on a charge of melting to
riot, a felony. Ten other marchers
also were arrested. Two women
pedestrians were gassed, requiring
hospital treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
WCTU WORKER HELD

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. U.R)-On
her own asserted admission that
she had taken small sums of w.
c. 7. U. money for four years to
aid an aged relative, Mrs Alberta
Andrews, sc, former treasurer of he
Los Angeles City w. c. 7. u, was
charged with petty theft today,
Mrs. Hattie M. Doughty. president
OF the Los Angeles organization,
swore to a complaint based on a
specific alleged theft of $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
POLICE SEEK
CRIPPLE AS
WIFE SLAYER
Finding OF Womar's Body In
Trunk At Los Angeles Starts
Statewide Search.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. U.P) -
Police throughout California joined
today in a search for John Happel,
partial cripple, who has been miss
ing several days from the bungalow
court where neighbors last night
found a trunk into which his wife's
mutilated body had been crammed.
Beaten on the head with some
heavy instrument, Mrs. Rose Marie
Happel, 40, had been dead, police
surgeons said, from four to seven
days. The legs were severed at the
knees to allow entry of the body
into the small trunk. The members
were crammed into the space be-
tween the torso and the trunk wall.
When Mrs. Happel had not been
seen for week, nor Happel for
thpee days, neighbors searched the
premises, and found the trunk,
heavy and bloodStained, in stor
age shack in the rear. Police lifted
the lid. to find the body, clad in
old fashioned long underwear, the
head wrapped in a sweater and pill
lowcase.
In the Happels' quarters, officers
found a bloodstained hacksaw, signs
of struggle and blood on the bed
loom wall and bathroom mat.
Happel was said to have suffered
a paralytic stroke several years ago,
and to have done no work since the
couple moved into the court. Mrs.
Happel was caretaker. Previously,
Happel had been a stationary en-
gineer.
Bankbook Stolen
Neighbors said Mrs. Happel inner
tied small legacy-$1500-several
weeks ago, and had been disturbed
last week over the disappearance of
her handbook.
Neighbors said, too, that Happels
behavior had !. been curious for
several weeks, spells of deep des-
pondency following frequent indis-
positions.
The police teletype broadcast af-
ter the discovery described Happel
as short and slight, grey and par
TALLY bald, and walking with pro
nounced stoop.
Happel was said to have bro,
ther living in st. Louis, and the
slain woman a daughter by pre-
vious marriage living in Detroit.
They are William J. Happel and
Mrs. Ruth ManSke.
Documents indicating that Mrs.
Happel owned a small farm near
st. James, Mo, led TO the tentative
belief that she had other relatives
living in that section.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
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TRIES
To END LIFE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 U.R)-
RufOrd Watt Blair, 33, English
teacher at Hollywood high school,
died late today.

LOS ANGELES, Zee. 8 U.P)-Be-
lieved to have been driven to
desperation by financial worries
and his recent arrest on a morals
charge, Ruford Watt Blair, 80,
English teacher at Hollywood high
school for the past six years, at
tempted to commit suicide early to-
day by hanging himself from a
rafter in his garage, according to
police.
He was believed to have taken
several poison tablets, police said.
Police records showed that Blair
had been arrested Tuesday, in COM
pany with another man, on a
morals charge and released on $500
bail for appearance in municipal
court Division 80. next Dec. 81.
Blair was found lying unconscious
in corner of the garage of his
pretentious home IL the Los Feliz
Hills.
Police said he had twisted a rope
of bed sheets, attached it to a
rafter in the garage, and stood up
On a small box, apparently twisting
the make shift cord by turning
around on the box.
The rope broke and in falling,
Blair'S head struck a rock.
In his pocket police said they
found a bottle of poison tablets.
One of two notes written by Blair
was addressed to his attorney with
instructions for disposal of Blair's
effects.
The second note, addressed to
Blair'S father, Charles Blair (413
Roe Drive, Santa Ana) and other
members of the family, revealed the
teachers brooding over his arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Satisfied With
Ia. Payments

With yesterday the last official
date for payment of the first in
stallment of state and county tax
es, without imposition of the penal
ty for delinquency, the taxes are
coming in quite well, states Mont j.
Reid, county tax collector.
Reid is anticipating about the
same percentage of return as OBJ
tanned last year at the same per-
iod, something under so per cent Of
the total l934-35 return.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06

The San Diego group brought
plans for the building TO be built
adjacent to the line and used by
both counties as an inspection sta
ton.
AS provided for in these plans the
station will be a building 63x67 and
will contain living quarters for
inspectors and chamber of COM
merce office.
The valley inspection station,
formerly located at Boulder Park
is in temporary headquarters at
Mountain Springs. 1t is hoped that
construction viii start immediate
ly since both groups are agreed on
plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
OFFICERS Of
NAVY BELIEVE
MEN PER|SHED
Ulm Declared Before Leaving
His Plane Could Rem in
Afloat 48 Hours
SEARCHERS CONTINUE TASK
Experts Hold To Opinion That
Aviators Overshot Mark And
Passed Hawaii

HONOLULU, Dec. G. U.P)-The
coast guard cutter Tiger report
ed by radio today that an object
seen three miles at sea was not
related TO the missing plane of
Captain Charles T. p. Ulm. The
Tiger Investigated the object and
found boxes and crates floating
on the ocean.
HONOLULU, T. H, Dec. 6. UP
Deadline-the 48-hour limit which
Captain Charles T. P. Ulm said he
and two companions could survive
after their airplane settled upon an
unknown portion of the Pacific
ocean, enroute from Oakland to
Honolulu-passed at 1888 a. m. to-
day.
The United States navy contin-
ued an extensive search for the
three Australians and the plane,
Stella Australis. although officers
in high command believed the. tly-
erS were dead.
HONOLULU, T. H, Dec. 6. U.P)-
Determined to find some trace Of
the missing trans-Pacific plane
Stella AustaliS, the United States
navy today organized a new giant
avnb- like maneuver in the waters
off the Hawaiian Islands.
Many naval men believe the
move to be the last desperate at
tempt to save Captain Charles T.
P. Uulm and his companions Leon
SHILLING and George Littlejohn.
When Ulm' IS plane, nearing Hon
olulu lafte a flight from Oakland
became lost and took to the water
Tuesday morning, the aviator said
he thought the Stella Australis
would float 48 hours. The dead
line expired today.
Surface craft of the navy went
into searching formation at a. m,
under orders to make a clean sweep
of an area as far as 400 miles east
of Honolulu. Submarines took up a
line 10 miles apart, while deStroyers
were Is miles apart.
Nine army airplanes which spent
the night at Kauai took off at dawn
to renew the search. If the army
flyers fail to locate Ulm on the pre-
sent flight they will be withdrawn
from the search, said Col. DeloS EN-
mons, commander OF the eleventh
wing air corps.
The army's land planes are scout
ing waters adjacent to the islands
of Kauai, Oahu and Maui, leaving
more distant areas to the navy air
force.
Navy radio operators maintained
an almost constant stream of con.
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
Poultryn,en To
Meet Tonight

Poultrymen of the valley are
meeting this evening with Dr. w.
L. Taylor. poultry specialist from
the University of California The
meeting has been called for 7;30
n the Holtville civic center.
Erhis afternoon Taylor and H. Lee
alderman, assistant farm advisor,
were to make a tour of the key
roultry ranches of the valley, in
vestigating problems. This is Dr.
Taylor's first visit to the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
nkM!LL-..

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 7 tSpe-
ciaD-Having lunch in the studio
cafe Tuesday with Sir Kingsford-
Smith, the great Australian avia-
tor. He was called to the phone.
He came back and said. They
have missed the Hawaiian is
lands and are down; that's too
bad"
Then he told how important
navigation was, especially over
the ocean. He paid great tribute
to the American that took him
to Australia and the Australian
that brought him over this time.
Gatty is a great navigator.
Lindbergh and Post are couple
of the best navigators. Thou
sands can fly, but few can find
the speck in the ocean. You got
to be on intimate terms with
astronomy. Never mind the car
buretors or the feed line or the
RPM, it's old man sun, moon
and stars that you want to be
on speaking terms with. Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
INVESTIGATORS ACQUITTED

Los ANGELES, Dec. D. tU.Rw
Edgar Dudley, dischar.ed invests
gator for the district attorney 8
office, today was acquitted OF TWO
counts OF attacking i6-year-old
Ramona Vinegar Alexander. A
jury OF six men and six women dr.
liberated less than an hour before
returning the verdict before Super
Tor Judge William Tell Aggelef.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
,JAPANS naval PARITY DEMAND REJECTED
DATA ON RIVER

Because of circumstances, the
nature of which could not be
learned this morning, readings
for the river at the Grand Can
yon, Diversion and TopOck points
were not received at irrigation
district headquarters this morn
ing.
Readings which were posted
show that Yuma has flow of
1880 second feet with 1870 Sec
ond feet recorded at the spill.
No information wac received here
this morning relative TO weather
conditions in the upper basin
along the watershed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-06
WASHINGTON
PACT UPHELD
BY AMERICA
Alternative OF Costly Building
Race Given In Speech By U.
S. London Delegate
TOXIC TAKES NEWS CALMLY
All-Around Reduction In Arm
maments Declared To Be
More Desirable
TOXIC TAKES NEWS CALMLY
BY HOBART {. MONTEE
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT

AN1n EaaAA 1thttRFVs.%%@a~
LONDON, Dec. W.P) - The
United States today rejected Japan's
demand for parity and insisted on
maintenance of the Washington
treaty, with the implication that the
alternative is a costly naval race.
Norman H. DAVIS, chief United
States delegate to the London naval
conversations. explained his coun-
try's stand in a significant speech
TO the Association of American Cor
respondents.
Abandonment OF the principles
embodied in the Washington and
London naval treaties, he said.
would lead to conditions of inse
cluity, of international suspicion
and costly competition, with no real
advantage to any nation"
On the contrary, he said, on in
struction of President Roosevelt.
II have proposed a substantial all
around reduction in naval arma.
mentS to be effected in such a way
| as not to alter the relative strengths
or to jeopardize the security Of the
participating nations as established
by those treaties
! TOKYO, Dec. friday U.P)-
News that the United States will not
agree to naval parity for Japan was
received here today without excite
ment.
! japanese officials said the state
/ ment of Norman II. Davis, chief
American delegate to the London
naval conversations, merely con-
firmed japanese contentious as to
the attitude of the United States
Japanese naval circles pointed
out that since 1922 Japan has felt
that her navy equaled the strength
! of that of the United Safes. II was
said that while the United States
had more naval units. many of the
vessels were over age and were not
moderniZed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. - The
United States served notice today
that this country will not agree 10
Japan's demands for naval parity.
If Japan persists in her determin.
alton to abrogate the Washington
and London naval imitation trea-
ties, she may expect a free-forall
naval construction race, with the
strong implication that the United
States can and will out-strip her in
building warships.
The pronouncement OF American
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
Turkeys The Meat
 For Thanksgiving
As in Everything Else, Half the aBttle Is In the Coing
 After You've Selected Good Bird

melted butter over the breast and legs about every 20 or 30 minutes If the turkey is not so young it | will be advisable to cover it after the first browning so that the steam may soften the meat. When the breast is tender and the rest of the dinner is ready to serve, place the turkey on your biggest and best platter and gar- nish it appropriately. A thoughtful hostess will limit the garnish on the platter so that carving will be easy. Crisp celery and parsley leaves make an attractive combina- tion. Small moulds of cranberry jelly set in lettuce leaves, curled celery and f1owerlike radishes are also suitable. Reme ember that well roasted turkey is decoration enough for any platter and needs only bit of green to set it off.
 TURKEY DRESSING
 Bread Dressing: To quarts of stale, toasted bread, cut in 1-inch cubes, add tablespoons salt, cups chopped celery. 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon pep per, cup melted Cloverbloom butter and enough boiling water to moisten the dressing. Cut the giblets fine and brown them in the butter: then add them to the dress ing. Crowned pork sausage added to the dressings gives different flavor.
 ..Oyster Dressing: Tn the regular turkey stuffing omit the giblets and add l pint of oysters, cut in half and the liquor from the oysters.
 RAISIN STUFFING
 3 quarts stale toasted bread
 cubes
 2 tablespoons salt
 1 teaspoon pepper
 1 cup ClOverblOom butter
 1H cups seeded raisins
 1 cup walnut meats
 Mix the same as for bread dress ing.
 Other variations may be made as follows:
 15 whie bread and i whole wheat or rye bread in the bread dressing recipe.
 Add 1 cup mushrooms to bread dressing recipe.
 Add 1 pound pork sausage links cut in short pieces and Drowned.
 Use F cracker and N bread crumbs.
 Use F cooked macaroni and # bread in bread dressing recipe.
 Add i pound chestnuts and tablespoon of grated lemon rind to regular bread stufYing instead of celery and giblefs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

Thanksgiving looms just around the corner bringing signs of antici- patton from the family and some thoughtful planning on mothers part.
 Of course, turkey will be the choice of meat, for 1t seems to be- long to Thanksgiving dinner. And since the success of the turkey means the success of the whole dinner 1t is doubly important that 1t be cooked to perfection.
 Ask your dealer at least 10 days or two weeks ahead to,save you a young, plump bird of the size need ed for your family gathering. Al- low at least pound for every guest and few extra pounds will insure the plenty that the day de- mands. A young bird weighing 10 to IF pounds is about right for the family numbering to z.
 Dressing the turkey is simple if you've taken advantage of the dealers service and had him draw the turkey and remove the head, meet and leg tendons. Just singe it over the gas flame then remove the pinfeathers with the aid of your best tweeZers. Scrub the fowl thoroughly with mild soda water, dry it, salt it, and it is ready to stuff.
 There are all kinds of delicious turkey stufings, but the founda- tion is much the same for all. Stale bread, either white or dark cut in small pieces and toasted lightly to insure delicate flavor, seasoned with butter, condiments, vegetables or fruits and moistened with meat broth or just plain hot water is the basis for all. Whether you use eggs is . matter of choice as is the addi- ton of various seasonings. Good dressing should not be over moist because it packs and becomes soggy. It shuold be delicately sea-, soned so as not to mask the good fowl flavor and most of all there must be enough. If you like, you may substitute cooked macaroni or boiled rice instead of part of the bread in any dressing.
 Stuff the bird good and full, both s the body cavity and the neck cav ity, serving the openings shut with cord and needle. Any layer of fat from inside the bird should be spread over the legs and breast bone. Tie the feet together close to the body, anchoring them to the tail and turn the wing tips back under the body.
 A Figure the time for roasting from the weight and age of the bird. From 20 to 30 minutes to the pound will be the necessary al- lowance for safety.
 A young turkey should be roast ed in an open pan without the add ition of any water. Fill the end of tho breast bone to judge age. If it is soft and flexible the turkey is young. Keep the oven up to 400 degrees F.. for about the first 20 to 30 minutes of roasting, then turn it very low (300 degrees F), or less and continue the roasting without a lid. To keep the skin from becoming dry and brittle pour a little hot water mixed with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
ONE DAYCAKE

This is a filled cake which should be eaten the day 1t is made, be- cause of the peculiar, fluffy quality of it's filling which is lost if the cake stands too long.
 Dissolve teaspoon chocolate in 5 teaspoons boiling water. Cream 1-2 cup butter, add 1 1-2 cups su- gar and bland well; then add 4 well-beaten egg yollxs, followed by 1-2 cup milk added a little at a time, and the melted chocolate. Sift together 3-4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add to first mixture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
POTATOES FOR sTEws

When the chefs assistant pre-. pares tomatoes for stews, ragouts, and like dishes he uses only the firm tomatoe meat. reserying juice and seeds for tomato sauce and gravies. The whole tomatoes are skinned and cut in halves. then each half is squeezed dry of juice and tossed in a bowl, later to be cut in pieces of the desired size for the stew, or diced according to the purpose for which they are wanted, L