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The Washington times., 1935-07-15
BLIND SINGER
HURLS GIRL
To DEATH
Quarrel With "Sweetheart"
Blamed; Planned Suicide,
But FaItered

BOSTON, July Is G.NSD.
From the third floor window of a
hotel a blind street singer from
the Midwest threw his blind sweet.
heart to her death today.
He threw her pet dog out the
window after her.
He planned to take his own
life but lacked the courage.
Forrest R. Wells, 80, the alleged
slayer, told police:
II did it because I loved her
so much. She was mentally
weak. We brOOded over it. We
quarreled but she was so help
less.
"She once told me that il she
were going to be murdered she
would prefer being thrown from
n high window. l don't know
whether I'm sorry. We couldn't
get along and there was moth
else to do"
WOMAN FROM OHIO
The sweetheart. he said. was
Miss Hazel R. Martin. Is, former
Columbus (Ohio) waitress. But
in her effects police found the
marriage certificate of Hazel M.
Ammons and Carl Sypher in
Wheeling, w. Va, December IA,
1916.
Police were equally puzzled over
the real identity of Wells. who re-
fused to discuss his past except
to say he had always been blind.
They sent his fingerprints to the
central fingerprint bureau of the
Department of Justice in Wash
ington. He had registered at the
hotel from Detroit.
Cropping his way to the dock
rail, Wells in Municipal Court
waived examination, entered nc
plea and was held without bail
on a murder charge.
secrets" Revealed
A trunk with secrets" which
Wells said his sweetheart haC
left in a Columbus storage ware
house. contained only old clothes
and some letters. Look in the
1927 Columbus city directory,
| Wells told police when pressed
for further information regarding
the girl.
Wells, police said, told them hi
lifted the girl in sleep from he1
The Washington times., 1935-07-15

bed and threw her from the win
dow with all the force at his
command in the same manner de-
scribed in a Los Angeles news
paper clipping found in his bed
room. adjoining that Of his sweet
heart.
Then, he said. he tossed out
the dog, but had difficulty, the
animal apparently knowing
what was coming to him"
The Washington times., 1935-07-15
PRELATE RESIGNS

ROME, July IS G.NSO HAY
ing resigned his rectorship of the
North American College in Rome,
which he held for 10 years, Mgr
Eugene S. Burke today was pre-
pairing to leave Rome the end of
this month.
The Washington times., 1935-07-15
PLAN RIVER TRIP

The Internal Revenue Lodge,
No. AZ, American Federation of
Government Employees, will be en-
tertained aboard the steamer Pc
tomac tomorrow night. The lodge
is sharing the boat with the Dis
trict of Columbia Dental Assist
ants.
The Washington times., 1935-07-15
ORDERS
HIT SWEEPS

Another drastic move to pre-
vent the sale of foreign sweep
stakes tickets in this country was
made today when Postmaster
General Farley authorized the
issuance of fraud orders denying
the use of the mails to 395 firms
and individuals in Canada. SO in
Cuba and three in Luxembourg.
1t was the largest fraud order
ever issued by the department.
According to the department.
purveyors of sweepstakes tickets
ship large numbers of them into
the United States by express,
billing them to agents who in
turn mail them to prospective
customers.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
4th Floor
Eighth St. Side.

Copies of their book, "The 4 Aces System
Contract Bridge" will be on sale-and will
be autographed by Mr.. Burnstine when sold
$500 acopy.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
Tomorrow
800 to 400 P. IA.
David Burnstine
one of the
"4-ACES
Of BRIDGE"
will talk on their
famous system!

Come In and learn to play the system the
champions play-and from the man who
holds more championships than anyone in
the history of Bridge. He will discuss the
system informally and answer questions on
opening bids, responses, re-bids and other
problems. Be sure to be here
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Jan. II U.P)-The
stock market turned extremely dull
today when President Roosevelt
laid before congress his social Sc
curity program. Prices eased after
an early rise, but before the close
a recovery was again in progress
without pickup in volume.
Texas Land Trust was active and
firm in the oils. American Type
founders Issues, American Ice Is
sues, and several other stocks that
ordinarily are dull were given more
than usual attention. General
Electric shot up a point in heavy
trading and Westinghouse Electric
was firm. Servel was among the
most active issues. rising to with
in Is point of its 1934-35 high of g.
Automobile issues were quieter
than usual with prices receding
small amounts. The same was true
of the equipments with the excep-
ton of Houdaille Hershey Issues
which were strong and active. Wet
stocks eased slightly. Utilities we're
steady as were tobaccos and rails.
An exception in the tobacco list,
Phillip Morris, lost nearly points.
Steel shares were steady to firm
on further favorable news from the
industry. Farm equipments follow
ed late rally in the grain mar
kets. Gold and silver issues were
steadier with two volatile excep-
tionS. The latter were Federal
Mining and Smelling in the silvers
which lost points to so, and
Homestake in the colds. The lat
ter sold at $50. ex-dividend, up IL
points.
Sales tooay approXimated 100000
shares compared with $4,000 shares
yesterday. Curb sales were. 100000
shares against ll5,000 shares yester-
day.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 10192 up
0.38, railroad 34.74, off 003; utility
1876, up 0.93.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Continued from page u

paroles board was finishing lunch
and forced Frank Sykes, San Fran
cisco, president of the board: War;
rem Atherton of Stockton and Jo-
seph Stephens of Sacramento, board
members, and Mark Noon, secretary,
to change clothes with them.
Then they herded the four Off
cials before them and marched them
outside. Two guards, Lit. Harry
Jones and c. L. DooSe, were forced
to accompany the group, which en-
tered Holohan's automobile.
At SO to go miles an hour the
black touring car roared through
San Rafael before prison guards
and state highway police were mob
ilized for the pursuit.
Apparently following a pre-ar-
ranged plan, they drove for the
Black Point bridge, which leads into
the Sacramento valley and then in
to the high Sierras. The span is a
drawbridge and the fugitives were
praying that it would be closed.
But it was open and they were
forced to turn. They showed Noon
out with instructions to warn auth
critics that Sykes, Atherton and
Stephens would be killed If any
shots were fired at the machine.
Find Roads Blocked
The warning was broadcast and
the heavily loaded machine raced
through posse lines in comparative
immunity.
With one road blocked by truck
parked across it, the fugitives turn
ed toward Valley Ford, 40 miles from
the prison. A posse formed there
knew only that there had been an
escape. They had not received in
StructionS not to fire.
The possemen cut loose with rifles
as the machine raced by. One tire
was burst and the speed reduced.
Another tire burst. The posse bull
lets struck Sykes and Stephens, the
prison directors, inflicting minor in
jurieS.
AS the second tire went flat,
Straight, Landers Kristy, and Nc
Kay abandoned the machine and
raced into creamery to make their
stand. The workers inside were
pushed into refrigerator room, out
of the way.
The posse surrounded the build
ing, sending a steady stream of bull
lets against its windows and walls
Straight elected to come out and try
to shoot his way through. A bullet
repeatedly fired by District Attor-
ney Albert B. Bagshaw of Marin
county brought him down. The
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF I'M
PERIAL VALLEY PRESS, INC.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to the provisions of the by
laws. the regular annual meeting
of the stockholders of the above
named company viii pe held at
the office of the company in El
Centre, State of California. on
Thursday, the oath day of January
1895. at the hour of 2:30 P. M. OF
said day.
At said meeting five directors
will be elected to serve for the en-
suing year and until their success
sors are duly elected.
The annual business statements
of the office will be received and
acted upon and such other busi-
ness as may properly come before
the stockholders meeting will be
transacted.
Dated at Ell Centro, this 18th day
OF January, 1885.
IMPERIAL VALLEY RRESS.
1ncorporated)
BY w. c. COSTELLO,
Jan. l2-16-22 Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17

Rex Mays piloted himself into
| coast-wise honors when he accumu-
lated enough points to assure him
the 1884 Pacific Coast A. A. A.
Racing Championship at the close
of the eason last week. Mays, q
spectacular young pilot, used Gil
more gasoline plus tetraethyl and
Lion Head Motor Oil throughout the
entire year to capture the honor of
Pacific Coast Champion.
Gilmore cl.maxed one OF the most
spectacular years in the firms his
tory insofar as racing is concerned
when Rex Mays gathered in enough
points during the 2s0 lap main event
at Ascot to win the 1884 Pacific
Coast A. A. A. auto racing cham
pionship.
In his campaign for the coast rae
ing crown, Mays used. Gilmore gaso-
line plus tetraethyl and Lion Head
motor oil in every race, according to
F. ]. Sanders, technical representa-
tive of the Gilmore Oil Company.
The Riverside racing driver won 10
of the 20 main events on the Ascot
Speedway during the last year and
was also a consistent "in the money
performer in the other events.
Kelly Petillo achieved almost an
equally impressive victory for Gil
more products recently when he
won the 200 mile National Auto
Race Championship at Los Angeles
Municipal Airport. Earlier this
year at indianapolis, Petillo also
used Gilmore gasoline and Lion
Head motor oil to set an sll-tine
qualifying trial mark at Indianapolis
OF 1881 miles per hour. Wilbur
Shaw, who placed second in the na-
tional speed classic, also used Gil
more products, according to records.
Sanders declared that Gilmore
products have been thoroughly
tested in every important national
race this year. Three OF the first
four place. In the 500 mile Indian
apolis race were won by Gilmore
drivers. Louis Meyer used these
product. &C win the largo Fiorio
and Oakland stock car races as did
"Stubby stubblef.id," who won
the Gilmore gold trophy early IN
1884
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. U.P)-
The Los Angeles stock exchange
was quiet today with no definite
trend.
Lockheed Aircraft was unchang-
ed at S1.10 on an 800-share turn
over.
Union Oil was unchanged at 15h
on 300 shares; Globe Grain and
Milling was unchanged at So on
200 shares: Goodyear Akron COM
mon was up + at % on 200 shares;
Pacific Finance was up Is at 103s
on 200 shares; Southern Pacific
Sairoad was up 4 at 1914 on 200
shares: Pacific Clay common was
down Is at 25s on loo shares;
Southern California Edison was un-
changed at IL on 100 shares;
Southern California Edison 7 per
cent preferred was up Is at % on
100 shares sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Mrs. Mark Rose
Seriously Ill

Mrs. Mark Rose, wife of Mark
Rose, irrigation district director from
the Holtville district is reported to
be seriously i'll at her home near
Bonds Corner. She is said to have
suffered a slight stroke.
First reports here this morning
were that Mrs. Roses condition was
extremely critical, but later state
ments from the attending physician
were to the effect that there was no
immediate danger. Rose is in Los
Angeles today but it was said the
physician stated it would not be
necessary to call him back until he
had concluded business matters
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17

otner three men then surrendered
In little more than two hours
they were back in the prison, where
Straight died before midnight.
ANTIOCH, Calf, Jan. II. U.P)
Without firing a shot, a police
posse early today captured Clyde
Stevens paroled convict whose brief
criminal career had won for him the
official designation of San Francis
cos public enemy No. l."
Stevens was taken completely by
surprise in a shack on Sherman Is
land in the San Joaquin river.
Apparently he was unaware that
police were on the island although
a few minutes before his capture
they had fired at three of his COM
panions who had attempted to es-
cape.
The young outlaw, accused of four
bank robberies within month and
also named as the brains" of a
desperate escape plot at San Quen-
tin prison, was sitting in the shack
with a girl when the posse entered.
Il thought it was one of my pals
coming in" he said.
When the party r ach e d h e
mainland, Stevens made a break for
freedom. Several shots weer fired
over his head and he stopped. In
the scuffle to handcuff him he was
cut over the right eye. The wound
was treated at Antioch hospital.
Others captured in the raid on the
gangster hangout on the 60-acre
island included Albert Kessel, %;
Eugene Marchini and Albert Leese.
keSsel and Marchini were wounded
slightly in resisting arrest. Marchi-
nj remained at the hospital over
night for treatment of leg wound.
Kessel. Leese, Stevens and the
girl, said to have been Leese's wife,
were brought to the Antioch city
Jail pending their transfer to San
Francisco.
San Francisco police accused Ste
vens of having held up four banks
within two months, one of them
while two policemen, on special de-
tail. were guarding the bank on a
tip that he was planning to rob it.
Kessel was with him in the hold
up, police said. d.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Start Official Test
On Schenin1an Herd

First of the valley herds, the w.
A. Scheniman herd goes on official
test this month, states George L.
Winwright assistant farm advisor.
In addition to the regular test
ing by the local cowtester, dupli-
cate records are sent, in this case
to the Holstein association. Once
during the year an outside tester
will make a surprise 'test. Daily
records must be kept. 1t is anti
cipated that other valley herds
may later go on official test.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
AIRPLANE WARNS OF FIRE

SANDUSKY, o. UP)- Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Purcell, farmers, resid-
ing near here, have an unknown
airplane pilot to thank for saving
their winters crops stored in a
barn. The plane zoomed several
times over the house to warn the
members of the sleeping family that
their barn was on fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
L A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. U.P)-
Hogs so. Locals about steady at
S7.75-825.
Cattle 800. Mostly steady. Med
ium steers $6-8.35. common down to
$5. Medium heifers S4.75- -5.35.
Common to medium COWS $4.50-5. rs.
Cutter grades $2.50-425.
Calves 400. Steady. Medium
COWS $625 down.
Sheep none Goou wooled lambs
quoted $8.50-8.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
BEARS PICK CoACH'S AIDE

BERKELEY, Jan. II. U.P)-Uni-
versity of California turned to the
midwest "Big Ten today in Sc
lecting an assistant football coach.
On recommendation of Head
Coach Leonard (Stub) Allison, the
student executive committee select
ed Irwin G. Uteritz, backfield
coach at the University of Wiscon-
sin, as Allison IS chief assistant.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation for the sympathy
shown us in the death of our little
daughter Veryl Gene Van Der
Linden.
Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Van Der Linden
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Y 'M{a!:tZg!

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Continued unsettled tonight and
Friday with probably occasiona.
rain; continued cool with little
change in temperature; gentle to
moderate changeable wind,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau0
Maximum today ..-...................-,........o4
Minimum yesterday ........-..-.....,.......3o
Temperature at noon ......................60
Temperature at a. m. today 30
Temperature, 5 p. m. yesterday. ...55
(There will be no humidity read
!ngs until broken instruments are
replaced, Emmons said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Flax Market

Flax Market
CASH FLAX
winnipeg 9s
Minneapolis .........-................. 187-197
Duluth .............-........... 1862
FUTURES
Winnipeg -....................-.... l445s
Minneapolis ................................. 1876
Duluth 1876 Y
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
PAROLED CONVICT CAPTURED AS
BRAINS OF PRISON OUTBREAK

other three men then surrendered
In little more than two hours
they were back in the prison, where
Straight died before midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
Markets
L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. U.P)-
Following are todays market quo
tationS
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-17
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Data compiled by Howard En-
rs. local observer for the United
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08
Agricultural
Commissioners
Meeting Here

Pest control, including projects
under the auspices of SERA or PWA
were being discussed this morning
by the agricultural commissioners OF
Southern California who held their
monthly meeting in the office of B.
A. Harrigan, local commissioner.
H. j. Ryan reported for the COM
mittee on oil sprays, recommending
q reduction in the number, there
being already some 166 of these on
the market for use in pest control
work. Ryan stated that these could
be reduced to five or six types
greatly simplifying the situation.
The commissioners were also to
discuss proposed legislation at this
afternoons session.
Those present, in addition TO Har-
rigan, are: A. E. Bottel of Riverside;
A. H. Call of Ventura; John P. Coy
of San Bernardino; D. w. Tubbs OF
Orange; r. Mclean of San Diego;
and H. j. Ryan of Los Angeles. l..
A. Burtch of Bakersfield, Eugene
S. Kellogg of Santa Barbara, and
Oscar Hemphill of Tulare, had not
arrived this morning.
Many of the commissioners will
remain in the valley this weekend
to attend the fair and also to visit
the All-American canal construc-
ton work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08

New York Stocks

NEW YORK, March 8. Up-The
stock market made a fairly good
recovery for a time today under
lead of American Telephone g. Tele-
graph. but when the rise failed to
generate volume. prices Sagged into
irregularity.
Investment buying IN telephone
took 1t to a new high for the year
at l07&, up Ia. The buying par
alleled a statement by Walter 8.
Clifford. president of the company,
noting an improvement in business
as reflected by the gain in tele-
phones this year over last.
Railroad issues turned irregular
after a meager recovery. Changes
were only fractional and dealings
were light.
Automobile issues were up small
amounts. General Motors picked up
on its February sales report show
ing a substantial gain over a year
ago. Sales for the month were l2l,-
l46 units.
Experts looked for further gains
in automobile production for this
month. The February report for the
industry showed 355,350 cars and
trucks produced, against 240,278 in
February, 1884, gain of 48 per
cent.
Oil shares were sold throughout
the day but yielded only fractional
ly. Socony-Vacuum made a new low
for the year and declines ranging
to IS point were noted in other
Standard units.
Steel shares about held their own
with Bethlehem up slightly and U.
S. steel off. Operations at Pittsburgh
were at 81 per cent of capacity, un-
changed, and the first time in five
weeks a decline was not reported.
Gold and silver mining issues were
firm until the last few minutes of
trading when they slipped back.
Copper issues were better.
Sales today approximated 100000
shares, compared with $40 1000 shares
yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 101 go up
o43, railroad 1896, off 0l2, utility
1858 up 0.13.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08
LAW-|NOT|ON
DAY IN COURT

Law and motion calendar in sup
erior court this morning found the
following cases brought up before
Judge Vaughn Thompson for dispo-
sition.
Prudencio Llanes, charged with the
possession of a deadly weapon plead-
ed guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $120 or
spend 60 days in the county Jail. j.
w. Tillery pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of assault with deadly wea-
pom and will be tried on March Is.
The aITaignment and plea of Ed
Wong on a charge of issuing an
n. S. f. check was continued until
March Is. Cecil Duncan entered
plea of not guilty to charge of rob-
berry and his trial was set for March
lS.
Mike Hart pleaded guilty to a
charge of drunk driving and was
sentenced to 90 days in the county
Jail. R. Pinkston had his probation
revoked on charge of non support
of a minor child and was commit
ted to the county Jail.
Jualla Singh, charged with failure
TO render aid after an accident was
granted probation. He was sentenced
to one year in the county Jail but
commitment was withheld during
the period of probation and on con-
dition that he pay for the damages
caused in the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08
0UNYBRIEFS

Annnlmcnt Decree Granted - In
superior court this morning, Judge
Vaughn Thompson granted an an
nulment decree TO Marie Gibbons
against George Gibbons on the
grounds that consent to their mar
riage had been obtained by miSrep-
resentation.
Real Good -Sherwood's.
Fifth and Main. 2eto
Good News, Excellent food
again. English Village Coffee Shop
reopened. As
Car Reported Stolen - The sher-
ifs office has been notified that a
Chevrolet sedan. belonging to Irene
Valazure, Calexico. was stolen there
yesterday afternoon. t...--
Final Decree Granted On
grounds of extreme cruelty a final
decree Of divorce was granted Viola
Mendoza from Pablo Mendoza by
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08
Congress Urged
By Richberg To
Define NRA Scope

WASHINGTON, March s. U.H -
Urging congress TO define the fu-
ture scope of NRA, Donald R. Rich
berg. the Presidents recovery CO.
ordinator, said today that uncer-
tainty over the agency's future
was definitely slowing up trade and
industry"
Testifying for n second day be-
fore senate finance committee hear
ings on NRA legislation, Richberg
said some judges who have given
adverse decisions in NRA cases
needed education in modern econ-
omic conditions" in order to under
stand how local businesses may af-
feet interstate commerce.
He conceded under questioning
that pressure from big business had
the effect of forcing adoption of
some codes which were not entirely
satisfactory from NRA's standpoint.
Conceding that uncertainty is re-
tarding recovery, Richberg said:
IF restrictions are to be removed
on present wage levels and present
prices are not to be sustained, the
inevitable result is holding off in
the placing of orders.
when we urged the desirability
of action it is just question as to
how this retarding effect shall hold
back business" .4
' Rust resistant Schoolman oats
outyielded other varieties in Lane
county, Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-08
PERMANENT PLAN FOR RELIEVING
UNEMPLOYMENT GAINS SUPPORT

only drawback appeared to be lacl
of money.
Observers saw in this attitude ev-
idence that the legislature may
eventually approve definite pro-
duction-for-u plan somewhat SIM
liar, in fundamental principles, to
that advocated by Upton Sinclair
during the gubernatorial campaign
last fall.
A Democratic request that $6,-
100000 of the $24,000,000 relief bond
issue be allotted to self-help asso-
Citations was expected to be defeat
ed in view of the heavy demands
made upon SERA.
Funds Until May
If all the $24,000,000, plus $9,000,-
900 of federal funds now on hand,
is devoted to SERA work relief and
direct aid, the unemployment Sit
uation will be handled only until
May Is, according to Frank Y. Nc
Laughlin, emergency relief admin
istrator. who appeared before a
public hearing of the assembly un-
employment committee.
Removal of $6,000,000 of that fund
for diversion to self-help coopera-
tives would work a serious bard
ship, he said. .a
Since no other state funds for
relief purposes will be available af-
ter the bond issue is sold next
month, many legislators believed a
permanent unemployment relief
program will be mandatory.
immensely of relief demands in
California was illustrated by Nc
Laughlin IS statement that during
the period between January l, 1884,
and February %, 1854 months
$124, 100000 was spent for direct aid
and work relief through the SERA.
Of this amount, the state furnished
S20,000,000 and the federal govern
ment S104, 100000. -,
In view of the complex situation,
the assembly committee on unem-
ployment decided to put over the
self-help association bill until next
week. Meanwhile, a ub-committee
will delve further into the problem.