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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
FORMER ARMY
MAN HELD IN
Staying CASE

NEW YORK, April 2. U.H - A
double murder SO deftly executed
police failed to recognize the crime
until an autopsy revealed the two
women victims had been criminally
assaulted was solved today.
An eX-army man of IA years SER
vice, confessed killing his 68-year-
old mother in-law and her grand
daughter, Is, in their home Sum
day night. The victims were Mrs.
Nora Kelly and Miss Florence Nc
Vey.
The confession was made by
Thomas Mcfarland, 80. He told of
going to the home of Mrs. Kelly
about o'clock Sunday night. He
said he had bottle of sherry wine
and his drinking led to a quarrel.
Mrs. Kelly and I were in the
Kitchen the confession said.
Florence was lying on the couch
in the parlor. Mrs. Kelly raised a
chair. She was going to strike me
with it. Everything went black be-
fore me. I have a faint recollection
of choking her.
II remember that the girl start
ed for the kitchen. She said, See
what you have done Mrs. Kelly
had fallen when I choked her.
There was knife on the kitchen
table. I was afraid the girl was
making for that knife. I knew that
she knew what I had done, so I
grabbed her and choked her until
she was unconscious. carried her
back to the living room. She was
senseless then. I went back to the
kitchen and carried Mrs. Kelly
down to the cellar"
Mrs. Kelly's body was found
hanging from rafter. Insulated
wire was noosed around her neck
and fixed to the beam overhead.
This was the position in which the
police found the body after a
whining dog prompted neighbor
to investigate.
The girls body lay just in front
of a sofa, her clothing neatly ar
ranged.
There were no marks or bruises
on her body and she appeared as
If she had died while sleeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Trick Questions
Fail To Stump
Clever Student

OMAHA, April 2. UH An
Iowa university graduate has forced
farm credit personnel officials to
think up some new questions for
their application examinations.
All applicants for jobs must pass
the intelligence examination which
heretofore included two "unanswer-
able" questions:
l. How long is piece of string?
2. How far can a dog run into
the woods?
Applicants were supposed to mark
mo answer" to each OF the ques-
tons. Not SO with the bright young
man from the u. OF l.
"A piece of string is twice as long
as the distance between the center
and either end" he wrote in an
swer to the first "stumper."
"A dog can run only half way
into the woods; after that he's rum
ming out of the woods" DR.. Henry
F. Hubbard and his staff read in
answer to the second question.
DR.. Hubbard's embarrassment
that his supposedly unanswerable
question could be solved by young
college graduate prevented him
from admitting that his tests con-
tanned the following question and
answer:
@. IF "A gave a mortgage on a
mule TO b and the mule had a
colt, who would own the colt?"
A. "A mule can't have a colt"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
To
BRING NOTED
F|O-R|TO BAND

Ted Fio-Rito. whose world-re-
nowned radio. stage and screen
band comes TO the Veterans Me-
mortal hall tomorrow night, began
his musical career at the age of
six in his home town, Newark, N
j. 1t was then that his unsteady
inclined parents first introduced
the frail Italian youth into the
study of the old square piano rest
ing in the Fio-Rito living room.
During the high school days that
followed, Fio-Rito organized small
band, and played local dance and
party engagements. AT the same
time he started to write music.
Love Bird" was the romantic
title he gave his first composition.
In the years that have followed,
he has written nearly a hundred
outstanding tunes. Among his
many hits are mo, No. Nora, .
foot, loot. Tootsie," King for a
Day." Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Il
Never Knew" Three on a Match, +"
and other equally popular num-
bers.
The appearance of the Fio-Rito
band in this city comes at a time
when it is enjoying its greatest
national popularity, due. no doubt,
in large part to its appearance the
past year ON the Old Gold cigar
cite programs.
Long a popular favorite on the
Pacific coast, Fio-Rito has bet\
starred during the past five years
at the st. Francis Hotel in Sar
Francisco, and the world-renownec
Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles.
The band, which features "Muz.
zy" Marcellino, the Three Debu.
tantes and Ray Hendricks, records
for Brunswick, and has also beer
featured in many Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer, RKO and Warner produc
tons during the past year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
L. A. Banks
Townsend Plan
To Be Related
Thursday Night

DR.. o. Lewis of Long Beach,
Calf, and l.. j. Crawford of Po-
mona, former Southern California
representative. will ston over in Ell
Centre to attend and address the
regular Thursday evening meeting
of the FL Centre Townsend club
this week. DR.. Lewis and Mr.. Craw-
ford are on their way to the states
b of Kentucky and Tennessee to la
Dor in behalf of the Townsend
cause.
DR.. Lewis is a forceful speaker
and will explain in detail why the
Townsend plan will work, and
where the money to pay the PEN
sions will come from, the method
of raising such money and how the
adoption of the plan will end I'M
employment within 80 days there
after.
\ The public is invited to hear DR..
Lewis, and especially those who are
doubtful of the feasibility of the
plan.
The meeting will be held at Will
son school auditorium, Thursday
evening, April 4, 1885, 7:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, April 2. U.P)-
Utilities, making seven new highs
for the year, continued to soar on
the Los Angeles stock exchange
today. Trading was generally &C
tive, but prices on all other stocks
tended to drop during the early
session.
Los Angeles Gas and Electric led
the utility rise, gaining 21a to a
high of 94lA on a sale of 1900
shares. Other highs were Edison
common, 1900 shares sold at ID. up
Il; Edison rs, 400 shares at 25as,
up rs; Edison IS, 500 shares at
221s, up Is; Edison 514s, 600 shares
at 20A, up Is; Pacific Gas COM
mon, 100 shares at TN; Southern
California Gas IS, 100 shares at
241a. up u.
Security First National Bank
dropped a to new low of 33 on
a 300 share turnover. Trans
america lost Il to 7-8 on 200
share sale.
Signal Oil and Gas "a gained
is to 10 7-8 on 400 shares. Two
thousand shares of Union Oil sold
at 1873, up 4. Republic Petroleum
sold 500 shares at "a, off a.
Lockheed lost 05 on sale of
300 shares at lao. Kinner stood
firm at go on a 1900 share sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Science Group
Says Mongoose
Is Not A Hero

WASHINGTON, April Q U.P)-
Immortalized as nero by Rudyard
Kipling in his tale of Rikki-tikki-
tavi, the mongoose debunked by
the National Geographical Soci-
ETY. becomes a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde of the animal world"
Readers of Jungle Book" recall
the mongoose as a doughty little
animal that killed snakes and rats.
These people, the society said, Of
ten write to Washington and sug-
gest the importation of the animal
into the United States for that pur-
pose.
Then it is necessary to inform
them that this hero of the Old
World is a pest and curse in the
New, the group continued.
1.-THE DR.. Hyde temperament of
the mongoose only shows when he
is tranSplanted into a part of the
world where nature did not origi-
nally place him." it was explained.
Once away from his native
haunts the mongoose does not con-
fine his game hunting to snakes
and rats. After discriminating them
the bloodthirsty marauder finds
barnyard animals and domesticated
animals an easy prey.
Experiments with importation of
the mongoose into Jamaica and
British West Indies have been dis
astrous. Their introduction into the
United States, the society said. has
been prohibited by federal statute
for the last 35 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Sheriff Talks To
Junior Chamber

Sheriff r. w. Ware was speaker
OF the evening last night for the
Junior chamber of commerce, Civ
ing a fascinating talk on the work
of his office, illustrating each
point with actual case records,
showing photographs and other ex-
hibits.
Not only the work of the local
office but its contact with the law
enforcement agencies of the state
and with the federal authorities
were described to the great inter-
est of the group.
Experimental theatre presented a
scene from its forthcoming pro-
duction, Noel Smith. Leroy Rum
sey, Florence Hess, Kathryn Hin
derks appearing.
The junior chamber voted to
sponsor a Camp Fire group and
also to enter a baseball team in
the elimination contest in group
e of the night ball league.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
WORK-REL|EF
BILL B0GGED
BY DEADLOCK

WASHINGTON, April 2. U.P)-
House and senate conferees in two
hours of bitter argument today
failed to break the deadlock on the
$4,880, O00,0 900 relief bill.
Sen. Carter Glass (Dem) Vir-
ginia, chairman of the senate con-
ferees. held out stubbornly for the
original conference report. which
was rejected by administration
forces in the house after "new
dealers" commended its provisions
would make part of the bill un-
workable
Chairman James Buchanan of
the house conferees battled for
elimination of the disputed provis-
ion, which would require 100000
900 of a $900000,000 public works
fund to be spent for direct en-
ployment.
Glass and Buchanan dominated
the meeting.
The former was incensed over
newspaper headline to the effect
that he had recanted."
ct haven't recanted anything, -
he said.
Glass insisted the direct en-
ployment provisions was necessary
to put men back to work.
Harold L. Ickes, PWA administra-
tor. meantime asserted that Glass
was suffering misrepresentation y
and was failing to take into &C
count the Indirect employment Gre
ated by PWA projects.
The conferees planned to meet
again today
Glass said the senate conferees
who yesterday were considering re-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Horse Loses Caste
With Mounted Cops

MONTREAL, April 2. NUP)-The
word mounted" has nearly lost its
meaning when applied to the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's
colorful police force.
After serving the force faithfully
for 60 years, the once indispensable
horse is slowly but surely being re-
placed by more modern methods of
transportation.
A report issued by J. E. Dancey,
head auditor of the r. G. M. p,
shows that the force travelled 49,
506.622 miles in pursuit of crimi-
nails during 1894. but the mileage
covered by saddle horse was sc
small as to be of little account.
The "Mounties" Travelled 6,278,-
997 miles by railway and steam
boat, 6,687,635 by auto, 10000
miles by airplane and $4,000 miles
by dog-sled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
TUo Centers To
: Hold Meetings

Two farm center meetings are
scheduled for this week, Calipatria
on Thursday evening and Magnolia
Mulberry on Friday.
Calipatria center will meet at
7:3O p. m. in the high school.
Frank G. Reyschlag, farm advisor,
will discuss trends in valley agri-
culture; w. E. Walters, secretary
for the Ell Centre Production
Credit association, will talk on fl
napcing farm production.
The home department women
will serve lunch and will sponsor
recreation program Of games ana
old time dancing assisted by the
recreation council. Movies also
will be shown.
Magnolia Mulberry meets Friday
at 7.45 In the Mulberry school. w.
b. Houghton, emergency assistant
in agriculture, will talk on farm
flocks of sheep; Walter d Carey
county auditor, will discuss county
finances; Mrs. o. G. Carleton VIII
talk ON All club exhibits at the
county fair and will also direct the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
LETTER LINKS
BARUCH WITH
n. !. TRADER

WASHINGTON, April 2. U.R)-
A report that Bernard ". Baruch.
financier. and Ben Smith, New
York stock market trader. we're
interested" in the New York Ship
building corporation IN 1893 was
laid before me senate munitions
committee today.
Baruch, testifying last week. de-
MED any connection with Smith.
and told the committee he had not
acquired a single share Of the COM
pany's stock. The E. L. Cord in
terests bought control of the
company in 1888.
The report regarding Baruch was
contained in a letter from L. H.
Korndorff. president of the Federal
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock corpor-
alton, to w. A. Irwin. president of
the U. S. Steel corporation the
parent concern.
Il am reliably informed Korn-
dorff wrote, that Mr.. Baruch and
his associate, Mr.. Ben Smith are
interested in the project.
This is quite interesting in view
of Mr.. Baruch's reported relations
with the present (Rooseyelt) adj
ministration."
Korndorff. whose company's af-
fairs are being investigated by the
committee. testified he could not
recall the source of his informa-
ton.
Smith and Tom Bragg, Wall
Street Spectator, were disclosed in
earlier testimony to have pur-
chased so per cent of the New
York Ship stock and to have been
represented on the company's
board of directors by Gene Tunney,
former world heavyweight boxing
champion.
Baruch told the committee last
week that Smith attempted to sell
him 5000 shares in the corpora
tion.. but he refused to buy because
the trader used prospective gov
eminent business as a sales argu-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
'UnknolUn Citizen
Saves Oklahoma
City Large Sun,

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 2.
W.P)-An unknown citizen" saved
Oklahoma City 100000.
The most useful citizen" award
made annually may go to the I'M
known person who with scrawled
note saved the city its most valu-
able asset-title to the civic CEN
ter.
Several years ago city lawyers
unanimously questioned the valid
ity of the citys title to the strip
of land which extends through the
heart of Oklahoma City, and which
for 40 years prior to 1880 was the
Rock Island Railroads right of
way. ,s
The unknown citizen" one morn
ing left a scrawled note under the
door of Malcolm Mackenzie, then
cit yattorney, which gave the his
tory of how the railroad was grant,
ed the land by the federal gov
eminent.
Never Saw Visitor
Mackenzie never saw the visitor
He went to Washington to verify
the history, involving Indian trea-
ties with the government and a
law passed to benefit the city OF
Seattle, prior to the opening OF
the country in 1889. The note re-
suited in findings upon which the
city finally won its case for title
to the land.
In 1888 Congress gave the rail-
road right of way, but before the
railroad staked off the right OF
way, several persons had staked
claims on the land when it was
opened the following year.
In 1922 congress passed an act
providing that when right of way
is abandoned the title shall revert
to the municipality. The "un-
known citizen" furnished the clue
ON which the suit was won.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Nurse Ends Life By
Jump From Hotel

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. U.P)
Mrs. Amelia O'Connell, %, grad
uate nurse, left an elderly patient
on the fifth floor of a San Fran
cisco hotel today and walked to a
hallway fire escape, where she
hurled herself to the pavement in
the alley below.
She was dead when found by
Jack Smith, bell boy.
Police said they believed Mrs.
o Council had gone to the fire es-
cape to end her life because she
knew the shock of seeing her leap
might be fatal to her patient, Mrs
S. Nelson. suffering from heart
ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Legion To Dust
"Red" Members

NEW YORK, April Q. UP A
secret drive to purge the American
Legion of Communists was believed
being sped to a climax by all state
posts today.
An undercover movement to pur-
ify the patriotism of Legion ranks
has been in progress for two
months. The movement became
known when a Legionnaire. appar-
rently inadvertently, made public
a resolution which directed post
commanders to expel Legion men,
bers who we're members of the
Communist party or who advocated
government overthrow by force or
violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
PHOENIX MAN DIES

PHOENIX. April Q. U,R - Flu
neral services will be held Friday
for Thomas K. Dunbar, 40, promi-
nent local businessman and former
foreign representative of the Pull
man company, who died last night
of a heart ailment. He was the
son of the late Thomas K. Dun
bar, Sr, general superintendent of
the Pullman company.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Wild Swans At Port COlbOrne

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (U.P) =
A flock of over 100 swans has
been an attraction here for several
days as the birds rest along the
lake shore while enroute north.
Wild swans are rare in the district.
with the exception of the regular
appearance of a flock about this
time each year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Film Star To Get
Scotland Estate

HOLLYWOOD. April 2. U.P)-
Marie Provost, former screen star,
was packed and ready today to
make hurried dash to Scotland to
claim an estate in Caithness prov
ince.
The only surviving relative of
the Gunn- Mcdonald family. the
coincidence was located by GLASGOW
attorneys after a two-year search
and notified of her inheritance.
The estate, that of her great
grandmother. has not been apprais-
ed.
Miss Provost has been making
personal appearance tours since
her last motion picture work.
The rain storm that struck Co.
lusa county on March is said to
be the greatest in 20 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Flax Market
L A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, April Q. U.n)-
Hogs, 125. Steady; locals $500.
Cattle, 400. Steady; load 1095-lb.
fed steers 9.15; thin grass steers, z;
few grass COWS z; bulk cows 4.75-6;
cutter grades 3-4.50.
Calves, rs; holdoyers, 27l. Prac-
tically no sales.
Sheep, 275. Steady; good 84-lb.
spring lambs, 8.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
NeuU Standards For
Asparagus, Lettuce

SACRAMENTO. April 2. U.H =
New standards for Imperial VAL
ley lettuce probably will be fixed
by the state legislature. 1t was in
dictated last night, The senate ag-
riculture committee gave do pass"
recommendation to an assembly
bill fixing new requirements for
asparagus grown south of and
east of San Gorgonio pass" and
setting up special standards for
such asparagus when less than IA
inches in length.
Another bill recommended fixed
standards for lettuce crates. 1t
also was passed in the assembly.
recreation. Refreshments will be
zzI<l Co.. AIxo A ol,,b
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

w. H. Struckmeyer bought $685.
acre ranch at Harrington, ColuSa
county for about $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

All grocerymen of Redding re-
Gently renewed their agreement not
to sell butter substitutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

signing, would continue to serve.
1--WE re going through with it,, -
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

recreation. Refreshments will be
sold for the All club.
, 1935-06-24
R~aymondville Club
Names Committees

RAYMONDVILLE, June "A.
Committees TO serve the Riwnnia
club OF this city for the ensuing
six-month period have been named
by the board OF directors 10 assume
their appointed duties July I.
Committees are: attendance, ". y.
Sanders. B. +. Watson. B. z. Car
roll; classification and membership,
N. g. Tracy. n. r. Manning, N. d.
Parr. inter-club relations. @. E.
Craig. w. "A. Addington. MI. y. GlAr-
ner. y. M. Feguson; agriculture, E.
y. Jamison. Herbert Roepke. p. E.
Goss; boys and girls work, n. Il.
Scott. r. L. Wilson. Lee Nash, J. II.
Jones; finance and business stand
ards. W. d.. Russell. j. A. Fam
brough. III. q. Wright: Kiwanis ed
ucation, R. II. Robinson, s. I. ByMrs,
Jesse T.. Byron: program. O. ID
Cox. Harry Douthit. G. IL. BennMck-
music. Don Johns, R. III. Fackelman.
Wayne Sprecker: publicity and pub
lie affairs @. r. Johnson. II. Ia
Snow. l.. G. Branner: under-privi-
legged child, r.. X. Duddlesten. q.
B. Calder, I. ID. Loe; vocational
guidance. w. w. Pittman. G. Il. Ben
mack, R. wv. Hutchinson: athletic,
II p. Ausmus. T.. G. Smith, Fred
King. r.. III. Fackelman.
, 1935-06-24
MASS MURDER
CLUES FOUND
Stains On Auto May Lead
Officers to Solution
Of Disappearance

ALBUQUERQUE. June "a. Up
Clues from the automobile driven by
the four Illinois tourists missing
more than a month may prove a
key TO their fate. Governor Clyne
Tingley said Monday.
Two different types OF stains and
a seat cushion partially eaten away
by acid formed the bases for the
governors new hope to solve the
disappearance Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lorus, East st. Louis. Ill.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Heberer.
DuQuoin, Ill.
AL the same time army air pilots
from Fort Bliss, Texas, we're pre-
pairing TO return with flares to drop
on a small island near San An
tonic. N. M, where they saw buzz
yards lowering Sunday.
The f1iers reported they we're un-
able to land their planes and due
to shadows could not determine
what attracted the buzzards.
San Antonio is q short distance
east OF Albuquerque.
One OF the stains on the Lorus
motor car, on the top. Gov. Tngey
described as asphalt, indicating that
the car had been overturned on a
surfaced highway. The other stain
on the side OF the car. he said, ap-
peared to be blood.
, 1935-06-24
VESTS MOTHER
= y 4 4 4
CELEBRATES HER
4 n " "
80TH BIRTHDAY

Mrs. NJ. G. West OF Mercedes
mother or Congressman Milton
West or Brownsville. has just
passed her eightieth birthday and
has been visited the past few days
by many OF her children and
grandchildren. She is expecting
a number Of others TO visit her in
the next few days.
With her late husband, M. O..
West, Mrs. West was a pioneer
resident OF the Mercedes section.
She Is active In church and civic
affairs in this city. Those who
attended the reunion who reside
in this section include: her
daughter. Mrs. d. A. Acker. and
granddaughter. Gertrude OF Mer-
cedes: Mrs. L. II. FreaSier and
son. Ray and Horace: a son, Il.
y. West, and grandsons. Earl and
Roland and granddaughter Helen
Florence. all OF Edinburg. and a
daughter, Mrs. c. r. Park OF
Sinton. There are three other
sons, Milton West OF Washing
ton. ID. c.: Paul West OF Mathis:
and Eugene West OF Hebronville.
all OF whom have families.
Mrs. West was born In Lock
hart. Texas
, 1935-06-24
Bright Future
Seen For Pitts

ALBANY. N. ". June 24.-F-
Seasoned baseball critics Monday
predicted q bright future or Ala
bama Pitts in the sport he played
behind Sing Sing prison walls.
The opinion was almost unanim-
Gus that the Southerner, perform
ing like a veteran both az bat and
Ia ~centerfield. demonstrated In no
Uncertain terms Sunday IN his
organized baseball debut that he
has the making of a first class
minor, II not major league. player.
Appearing in the lineup Of the
Albany International league club
for the first time since he was ruled
eligible. Alabama in q doubleheader
with Syracuse banged out two
singles in eight times at bat. drove
In q run, scored another himself
and accounted for five put-outS
The team, however. lost both games
s 70 6 and 3 TO 2.
He played marvellous ball" said
general manager Johnny EverS.
who with Warden Lewis Il. LAweS
vas responsible for giving Pitts q
chance In the sport.
With q little more training. and
polishing up here and there, I
firmly believe the boy wiz 90 to
the top"
The 1852 bowling fans who saw
aim play agreed.
, 1935-06-24
HIGHWAY WORK,
GETS
Hidalgo-B Brooks Connection
To Be Widened And
Resurfaced

EDNBURG. June 24.-Construc-
ton work on State Highway SO from
Edinburg TO the Hidalgo-BSooks
counties line is expected 70 set un-
der way by August 4. acc@ding TO
state highway engineers.
Texas Highway commission call
ed for bids on the highway IN Aus
tin Saturday. the work to be done
including widening and resurfactng.
Bids will be received July 3.
The right-of-way for the high
way has been increased from 00 Co
100 feet In accordance with tho
highway departments plans to
further improve Highway 66 as one
OF Texas most important north
south traffic arteries. Surveys az
the wider right-of-way were COM
pleted some time ago and laborers
are now nc work INC various places
along the highway between Alice
and Edinburg moving back fences
and buildings to allow for the tn
creased right-of-way width.
Highway So has been the only
paved highway leading out of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley TO the
north since about 1924 and will
continue as such until completion
OF the Hug-the-Coa Highway
through Kennedy county. nc IA one
OF South Texas ain-traveled roads
and has carried a steadily increasing
traffic load during the past few
years. Traffic for Laredo, San An
tonic and Houston follows this road
ms far north as Alice.
The section 20 be- resurfaced and
widened liz JIM OF the toughest ON
the highway between McAllen and
San Antonio. When Il Is resurfaced,
the two worst strips on the highway
will have been eliminated. engineers
now working on the Pleasanton-San
Antonio section.