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, 1935-06-11
TESTIMONY IN
LASKA'S TRIAL
Is UNDER Way
Judge Rules One May
Become Conspiracy
Part by One Act AS
Case Begins

OKLAHOMA CITY. June IL. t1
An important ruling in the trial of
Ben B. Laska, Denver attorney. on
a charge Of conspiracy in the $780,
900 ransoming Of Charles +. Urschel,
was made Tuesday by Federal
Judge Edgar s. Vaught.
lone may become a part Of a
conspiracy by a single act II 1t can
be shown that person had knowledge
Of the conspiracy and had an ul-
innate part in its execution" Judge
Vaught ruled, in answer to a
blanket objection made by Laska.
Gains One Point
Laska Is accused of receiving a
portion Of the ransom fund after
the arrest of his convicted kid
naper-clieT4t and had contended the
conspiracy ended with the arrest.
The Denver attorney gained one
point in the ruling when Judge
Vaught held:
THE court should state definite
ly in its ruling On introduction OF
evidence leading up to the time
these defendants Oaska and James
c. Mathers, Oklahoma City attor-
ney) entered into the alleged con-
spiracy.
The theory o. the government Is
that the conspiracy was formed
prior TO the date when these de-
PENDANTS had anything to do with
J.
None of the evidence is binding
On these defendants until 1t can
be shown they had knowledge of
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OF the bull the most difficult part
Of the work. The banderillas are
short colored sticks with darbs I'm
one end. "A short time before the
kill, the toreador thrusts them into
the bulls flesh.
This is not only hard to do. but
so very dangerous" she says. you
have to jab them into the animals
shoulders while he Is bearing down
upon you. To do this, you must
raise the banderillas above your
head and in one quick stroke. sink
them into the beast, using all OF
your strength. For me. this Is
gruelling work. My arm muscles
are not so strong as those of the
men who have spent their lives
bull fighting"
Frascuelillo is proud Of his girl
pupil. He tells one: Although five
years usually are required before a
toreador can master all OF the Sc
cretS Of the sport, and becomes a
professional, I believe that within
a year and a half Miss Portar will
be able TO enter the pro ranks. This
Is due largely to her remarkable
gracefulness.~
, 1935-06-11
Inclement Weather
Causes Recital To
BE i o { o n e Z

The recital in which Miss Bev-
erly June Shuler. pupil in the
Gracey Studio Of Music, was q
have been presented. Tuesday eve
ming at FL Jardin school, has been
postponed until further notice be-
cause Of inclement weather.
The recital. to which the music
loving public had been cordially
invited. will take place as soon as
the weather clears. Further an
nouncement will be made concern
ing the date.
, 1935-06-11
Is To
Build New Offices

HIDALGO. June ii. - Construc.
ton OF a new office building to &C.
commodate officers Of the United
States customs, health. immigra-
ton and agriculture services al
the American end of the Hidalgo-
Reynosa international bridge 1:
expected to get under way here
within the next go to 90 days, &C
cording TO j. z. Pate, manager OF
the Valley Bridge company. owner
Of the bridge.
The new building will be OF
Spanish design and Of stucco
construction. 1t will house all gov
eminent offices at the port.
, 1935-06-11

--e fan-tailed warbler sews reeds
together and places It's nest within
the enclosure.
, 1935-06-11

More than ear, 100000 copper pen
MES yer produced during 1884 in
this country.
, 1935-06-11

the conspiracy and took part in its
execution.
However. it Is necessary for the
government to establish the con-
spiracy and then trace 1t to the
time when they entered. The jury
will be instructed to disregard all
testimony up to that time"
Testimony Begins
The first witness was Z. B.
Thompson. manager Of the Denver
office of the Western Union Tele-
graph company.
Over objections by both Laska
a. 1 attorneys for Mathers, the gov
eminent succeeded in obtaining
Identification Of kilograms sent by
Albert Bates, Laska's client.
The kilograms are expected 70
show inception Of the conspiracy
to kidnap Urschel. the government
indicated.
Mrs. Laska was seated on a bench
across from Urschel and Z. Z.
Kirkpatrick. who paid the Urschel
ransom.
Both Urschel and Kirkpatrick
leaned forward in their seats and
followed closely all the proceedings.
The government Is expected to
call a number OF witnesses to lay
the foundation OF the alleged con-
spiracy before Summoning Urschel
TO tell Of his abduction.
He win testify. however. said w.
c. Lewis, district attorney.
Kirkpatrick also Is expected to
testify he paid the 100000 ransom
to members OF the kidnap band in
Kansas City.
Others Testify
In quick succession the govern
ment called six other Western
Union employees TO prove its con-
tention the alleged abductors of
Urschel conceived a plot to kidnap
him several weeks prior TO the
day he was taken from his palatial
Oklahoma City home.
All Of the witnesses made routine
identifications Of kilograms. The
government did not disclose to the
jury the wording Of the kilograms.
The six Western Union employees
were j. H. Wallace, Paradise. Tex
as; r. T.. Honeycutt, Stratford.
Texas; B. F. Grub, Decatur, Tex
as: w. L. Tomsley, Dallas; Ben
Reed. Bridgeport. Texas: r. G.
Hartman. Minneapolis.
w. w. Bond. Oklahoma City
hotel clerk. was the next witness.
He identified a registration card
which, 1t was learned, was signed
by George Machine Gun" Kelly
and his wife. Katherine, with the
name OF Mr.. and Mrs. r.. G. Boss
Shannon.
Both Kelley and his wife were
convicted in the kidnapping as was
Shannon.
, 1935-06-11

A white squirrel was captured In
Hardin County, Tex. in 1888. 1t
was not an albino. since 1t did not
have pink eyes.
, 1935-06-11
BE SURE IT's Frosty Cold

Only when DIR. Pepper is 40 degrees or colder is
the genuine taste az IFS best. Sip il. Roll il on your
tongue. Soak up taste impressions. Then write a
simple statement or rhyme. Your entry may win.
Get busyl Taste A.. d. then tell!
, 1935-06-11

Here's the problem: Describe te DR.. Pepper
davor in your own words Cyou may also include
reference to sensations other than taste). Prizes as
shown will be awarded for the most original an
swers. Write entries with name and address on
card or letter preferably penny postal card) Limit
each answer 20 forty words or less; rhyme IL IL you
like. Entries must be Postmarked On OK before
midnight July 6, 1885. All entries become properly
Of DIR. Pepper Company. Duplicate prizes in cases
Of tic. Employees, families Of employees and Others
directly connected either with Dr. Pepper Company
or is bottlers are barred. The opinion Of impartial
Judges will be final and binding. Address entries 20
, 1935-06-11

Miss Portar finds the plunging
OF banderiIlas into the shoulders
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
STUNT MAN
ENDS LIFE IN
NOVEL MANNER

SAN DIEGO, Calf. March 90.
U.D-At first believed to be a grue-
some murder mystery, the strange
death of Karl Frey, 81, former Hol-
lywood stunt man, today was Off
cially pronounced IAN insane and
melodramatic suicide"
F'rey's body, trussed with auto
mobile tire chains, his legs pulled
behind his back and his nose pierced
with a gold medal of the Detroit
athletic club, was found hanging
from a pepper Ikee yesterday.
Police and Deputy Coroner Dave
GerShon said marks on the tree in
uicated Frey stood on a limb and
either leaped or fell SO that the
chains woun daround his throat ano
Strangled ilin. IL small strap also
was drawn tightly about his neck.
The murder theory, advanced af-
ter a housewife looked out of her
window and saw the body, was
blasted when police found scrapings
on his shoes corresponding to cuts
in the bark of a tree, indicating the
manner in which he died. He was
dressed in a chauffeurs coat, shoes
and socks.
Frey was known as an excellent
gynnast and athlete. The fact that
he was a former motion picture
stunt man led police to believe he
may have died while attempting
some kind of a "Houdini escape
act.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
UNCLE WIGGILY SURPRISES
THE FOX

Uncle Wiggily was dancing
around the bubbling spring, on the
first day of spring, in the warm,
sheltered valley where he had
found an early apple tree with
sweet green bark. The rabbit gen.
tleman had come out to look for a
spring adventure. The first day of
spring weather was to be one ad-
venture. The bubbling spring of
water from which flowed a bab-
bling brook was to be another ad-
venture.
For, as I told you in the story
last night, the bubbling spring was
a trick spring. Uncle Wiggily knew
the trick, so that is why he was
dancing around the spring before
taking a drink from 1t.
The trick of the spring was this:
Springs, as you know, come from
water deep under the ground. The
water bubbles up through hole
Just as the water in your kitchen
or bath room comes out of a hole
in the faucet. The bath room wat
or drops down out Of FAUCET hole
and the water in a woodland spring
bubbles up out of an earth hole.
Knew Springs Trick
Underneath a woodland spring is
something that pushes the water
up. Sometimes the spring water
is pushed up slowly, little at a
time, just a few bubbles. Again the
spring may bubble, up hard and
strong and high, and If you should
lean over 1t then to get a drink not
only would your mouth be filled
with water but your nose also.
AS Uncle Wiggily knew the trick
of the bubbling spring, which some
times spouted up hard. just as
when you press too firmly the ham
die of drinking fountain In
school, the rabbit gentleman wait
ed until he saw the spring bubble
and spout high in the air.
I'm glad didn't have ny nose
and mouth over it them" said the
bunny uncle as he danced around.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
Don't Quote Me-
tBy United Press

to decide whether II had been Serv-
ing up illegal fish or palming off sea
bass as fresh water bass to piscator-
tally ignorant congressman.
The reporters assigned to the in
terror department have just moved
into their new press quarters, gen.
erously advertised in advance as
the swankiest in town.
Well, the quarters lived up to ad-
vance advertising all right. The
newsmen have a suite of three
rooms. Two are devoted to working
quarters. and one is lounge where
the hard worked newsman can re-
lax during idle moments Of the day
and enjoy the fuller life" of the
new deal.
The lounge is plentifully supplied
with black, overstuffed, leather
covered couches. There is a radio
and a bridge table editors, please
note) and the walls are done in a
restful shade of ivory.
The workrooms are fine, too.
Brand new typewriters, commodious
desks and posture chairs have been
provided. There is fine view of the
Potomac river. Air conditioning has
been introduced to insure the COM
fort of the corps in summer.
There was just one little thing
wrong, one reporter revealed, when
he moved in. The teleph N e
wouldn't work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
TOBACCO TAX NOT WANTED

Although it has defeated proposal
to place state tax on tobacco at three
former sessions, the state legislation is
to be called upon again this year to vote
on this proposition, bill to tax cigars
cigarettes and tobacco having been in
troduced by Senator Schottky.
1t is similar to a bill defeated at the
last legislative session, providing for the
licensing of all tobacco vendors and
strict regulation of sales under the state
board of equalization.
There are so many arguments against
the plan that it is doubtful it will be ap-
proved. A tax on tobacco does not raise
revenue. That is, it is nothing like the
gold mine" supporters of such legisla-
tion claim it is.
Merchants established in business in
various cities and towns in states where
a tobacco tax exists could tell plenty of
stories as to the undesirability of such
tax. 1t does not prevent those desiring
to purchase tobacco, cigars and cigar
cites from doing so without paying the
tax. They can purchase them by mail in
other states and have them shipped in,
they can get them from "bootleg" ven-
dors or, if they live near the state bor-
ders, they can go to adjoining states to
get their supplies. In this latter event
they do not limit their purchases to to-
bacco needs-they buy other merchan-
disc to the loss of the local merchants.
Imperial county, in the event such a
bill should be passed, would be hard hit.
Mexico and Arizona would be certain to
get much of the trade inspired by those
wishing to purchase tobacco.
Another argument against the tobac-
co tax presents itself in the injustice it
imposes on the poor man. He likes to
smoke For many of them it is the only
luxury" they have and they are taxed
for it now by the federal government.
To impose further taxation might we'll
make tobacco prohibitive for them un-
der present conditions. Those who op-
pose the use of tobacco on moral grounds
may say the user would be better off if
he could not get tobacco. Probably so,
but we have the lesson of 13 years of
prohibition and its failure to stop drink
ing as reminder.
Anyhow the proposed bill is not in
tended to prohibit tobacco but to tax it.
Fifteen states now have tobacco taxes
of one sort or another. Thirty-three (ir-
Guiding California; have repeatedly de-
feated such legislation. California should
retain it's place among the 33 by voting
down the proposed tobacco tax.
Mr. Brisbane was over in San Diego
yesterday which reminds us again how
consistently he has avoided Imperial
Valley through the wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22

WASHINGTON, March %. =
There is no question about 1t, either
the house restaurant in the capital
basement is violating the law or the
house members are getting gypped.
Either situation is equally ufi-
comfortable.
Rep. John j. Cochran CDem)
Missouri, is credited with uncover
ing the state of affairs. He Is a
fisherman. which explains how the
matter came to his eye.
He noticed that the house restau-
rant was offering fresh-water black
bass on its menu. Sale of these fish
is illegal. He ordered one, ate 1t and
then brought the matter up In the
house.
Rep. A. Willis Robertson Dem.)
Virginia, undertook to defend the
restaurant.
II have made investigation" said
Robertson, land have found that
these are black sea bass, salt wa
ter fish which can be sold legally
Then" retorted Cochran. "they
should take off the menu the des-
cription Potomac bass because
there is no salt water where those
bass are found in the Potomac RI
yer. Bass of that kind do not come
out of salt water; I have caught
too many of them for the gentle
man to tell me that"
Which left it up to the restaurant
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Reese of Brawley will be interested
TO learn that they are the parents
of a baby daughter, born Friday,
March g. She has been named
Mary Mildred. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Reese are former teachers in the
elementary schools of Imperial.
George Merkle who was called to
Denver, Colo, some time ago on
account of the death of his BROTH
er-in-law, returned to Imperial
last week, accompanied by his sis
ter. Mrs. John Triblehorn, who will
visit with the Merkle family indef-
initely.
The night school classes of tipping
and shorthand got under way last
week and are being held at the
high school on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday ard Thursday evenings
of each week. The project is part
of the state IS emergency educa-
tional program. The classes are be-
ing conducted under the supervis-
ion of Miss Ruth Mowery of San
Diego.
Services are being conducted each
night this week at the Methodist
church. The Methodist ministers
of the valley are holding these
meetings. 1t is called Mission week.
Miss Evelyn Hicks had as her
guest Wednesday night Miss Wini-
fred Conley of San Bernardino and
Miss Virginia Bowman of Imper-
ial.
The Rose Mesquite women of the
home department met at the home
of Mrs. A. H. Hevener Wednesday
for their bi-monthly meeting. Mary
Alice Jones, Brawley attorney, and
Mrs. r. B. Harmon, county chair
man, were principal speakers. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. A. 0. DolSon, presi-
I dent of the department. A pot luck
luncheon was served at noon.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Hood Littlefield,
who have been living in San Luis
Obispo the past year, have returned
to Imperial. Littlefield, who is an
employee of the Gilmore Oil COM
pany, has accepted position with
! the company here, which was made
vacant by the resignation of Lever
cite House.
Miss Vera Ingram motored to Los
Angeles last weekend where she
visited friends and relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. John Green have
moved into the Bob Russell proper
ty on south Imperial avenue.
Mrs. Hazel House has accepted a
position with the Imperial Irriga-
/ tion District.
( Mrs. Margaret Rau had as her
guests Saturday night the Misses
Winifrcd Conley, Evelyn Hicks,
Marion Belford and Virginia Bow
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wilson had as
their guests Saturday and Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ledford and Mr..
and Mrs. B. Word of Long Beach
who motored down especially to at
tend the midget auto races.
Miss Anna Belford, Marion Bel
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1895, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatel

What he was going to do was to
wait until the spring stopped bub-
bling and spouting up so hard.
Then he could safely take a drink
without getting water up his nose.
After the spring had bubbled hard
1t rested and it would be three or
four minutes before it would spout
hard again. Uncle Wiggily knew
this.
Nov 1t will be safe for me to
lean over the spring and get
drink and not get any up my nose" :"
said the rabbit gentleman as he
watched the spring gently bubbling.
So he knelt down, leaned over, held
his mouth above the gently bub-
bling spring and had fine drink.
"Ah, that was good!" said Mr..
Longears as he stood UP. He was
surprised to hear voice near him
growl:
Il know something else that is
good"
What is?" asked Uncle Wiggily
before he thought.
Your earsl" growled the voice
and, turning around, Mr.. Longears
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22

saw the Fuzzy Fox standing there.
Obi" said the rabbit gentleman
politely. Are you--are you going
to nibble my ears?"
Il ami snarled the Fox. They
look good to mel"
weller, ahem! Before you nib
BILE them wouldn't you like to take
a drink of water from the bubbling
spring." asked the rabbit.
Yes, might do that" groWled
the Fox. I'll drink and then nib
ble."
Go ahead and have a drink"
said Mr.. Longears. Maybe you'll
be surprised, Mr.. Fox" The Bad
Chap leaned over the spring to get
drink. Uncle Wiggily knew it
was time for the spring to spout
up again.
Il don't see any surprise" growl-
ed the Fox, opening his mouth.
Just then the spring bubbled up
very hard. A stream of water
spouted into the Bad Chaps mouth,
nose and eyes. "Blubl Blub! Blub!''
he cried.
There's your surprised" laughed
Uncle Wiggily as he hoped away
and the Fox couldn't see TO chase
him, as his eyes we're full of water
So this teaches us we ought TO be
careful. And If you see the auto
take a drink Of gasoline before ii
runs up hill with the tires, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the pigs buttons.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
k|S|S|l(I| ! ny NJ
WOOMclnfyre

grass, alasl Pigeon feeders of large
centerS are solemn guild, gentle
souls happiness has brushed ever
so lightly. Their vespersl hour ges-
ture is often their only contact with
friendliness. Even the pigeons
bright. ungrateful eyes seem to
soften in understanding. Was 1t
Charles Hanson ToTne who poetized
Bryant Park pigeons?
The bloW-up of the two-year-old
American Spectator ended still an
other wistful experiment in coop
eratiYe genius. AS critical literary,
monthly it was stated with sundry
and o, SO arty big-wigs, such as
Dresser, Cabell, Nathan, O'Neill and
Anderson, who we're to write what
they pleased with no hope of fin
ancial profits. In a swan song the
editors profess TO be simply tired OF
the job, although claiming circula-
ton and prestige had been growing
by leaps and bounds. In non-liter-
airy circles we call that apple
sauce.o Or: Now, I'll tell one"
I was once in at the coverlet pick
ing of a magazine that sflrieked its
mortal wound was inflicted by Wall
Street. Even the staff took on the
injured air of martyrdom. / began
TO suspect the Morgan crowd for
not being able TO get job--and
boy was I getting hlIngry!-for IA
months. The truth was its muck
raking style had tipped out like a
light and a new editor drafted TO
save il arrived too late.
Members of the old Chicago gang
If crack newspapermen, which in
cluded the talented trio of Ade, Nc
Cutcheon and Duhne, are indulgi(g
a few sly filters behind the fan
over Frank Vanderilp's recent rem
iniSeences in weekly journal. The
intimations are that Mr.. Vanderlip
did not indulge the camarader1e OF
the newsman's brotherhood nor did
he belong to the white Chapel" a
club of the select inner circle. AS a
financial writer he was somewhat
of a dilletsnte. stiff and starchy
and had little truck with the roys-
terers. He thawed out only in his
memoirs. Chiefly he used his pen
as an Alpine stock and scaled the
Matterhorn and is one Of the few
news-gatherers TO become multi
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
Community Church
Pastor Ordained

Rev. Herschel Fravel, pastor of
the Imperial community church
was ordained as a Baptist minis
ter at an impressive ordination
service conducted last night in the
local church with ministers from
all parts of the state and from the
valley churches in attendance.
DR.. John Bunyon Smith, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Sap
Diego, delivered the ordination SER
mon. DR.. CowleS, city missionary
society director for San Diego, CIV
ing the ordination prayer, the lay
ing on of hands.
Evangelist Harry o. Anderson,
DR.. Martin Charles, Rev. Mcdonald
of Thermal, the ministers of the
valley Baptist churches, all partici-
pated in the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
Imperial Church

Sunday Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
Mroning preaching service at II a.
m. The sermon topic by the pastor,
Rev. H. Fravel, will be, "The Meal
Offering" second in a series of SER
mons on the Jevitical offerings.
Christian Endeavor services for
all young people at $3.50 p. IN.
Evening preaching service at 7:30.
The sermon topic will be, "A Victim
of Conspiracy" second in series OF
sermons on the life of Joseph.
Bible study in the book of Romans
on Wednesday night at 7:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
IMPERIAL READERS COLUMN
Evelyn Hicks, Staff Correspondent

ford and Wilbur Leach of San Di-
ego motored down to spend the
weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs w. M. Belford, and
friends.
Mrs. Esther Hicks spent the week.
end in San Diego with her mother.
Mrs. Ansely, who is very i'll.
Miss Ruth Ferris of Los Angeles
spent the weekend with her friend,
Mrs Hilda Nelson. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas and
daughter, Mary, of Colorado
Springs, Colo, arrived at the home
of Thomas sister, Mrs. f. N. Cos
and, Wednesday, and plan to spend
an indefinite time here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
CalexicO Methodist

Corner Fourth and Heffernan.
Rev. Earl y. Carter, minister.
GAS a. m, church school. F. J..
Tucker, superintendent.
IL a. M. morning worship, SER
mon, LAS We Forgive -
$3.50 p. m, Epworth League. Doris
Ritter, president; leader, Paul Goss.
1880 p. M, evening devotions, SER
mon, 1.-THE Corrupt Jurist.'
Wednesday, 730, teachers prayer
meeting at the parsonage.
Thursday, 7:30, fourth quarterly
conference at the church.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-22
Methodist Episcopal

Church school, $50, Russell Tagg,
superintendent.
Morning worship. IL; contralto
solo Prayer" Guion, Mrs. Eugene
Waterman; sermon topic "The Off
ice Work of the Holy Spirit. -
Epworth Leagues, $50.
Evening worship, 1880.
Again we invite you To worship
with US in "the house Of happi-
ness. - We are sure you will enjoy
the fine fellowship OF people who
truly worship God.
Eighth street at Olive.