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Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

assault charges against her after
Atty. Gen. John l.. Sullivan told
the court there was not sufficient
evidence to warrant second trial.
Prosecution of the case was turn
ed over to Sullivan because Dodd
L. Greer, present county attorney,
was one of Mrs. Turkeys counsel
at her first trial.
Mrs. Turley was granted new
trial last June by the state su-
preme court after she had served
two years of 5 to 25-year sem
tence imposed at her first trial.
She was convicted of assault
largely upon the testimony of her
then 15-year-old daughter, Matte,
that she( the girD killed her fa-
ther with a shotgun after she had
been directed to do so at an Ouija
Board Seance with her mother.
The girl, who was committed to
the state school for girls, said the
Ouija board directed Turley's re-
moval SO that mother could marry
a handsome cowboy"
Mrs. Turley, who won the title
of "the American Venus" at a
New York beauty contest contest
20 years ago, denied she had any
connection with her husbands
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
JUDGE NAMED
FOR HEARING
IN EL CENTRO

Isaac Patch, former superior
court judge in Los Angeles county,
probably will sit as a master in
chancery to hear arguments and
witnesses in the Southern SierraS
Power Company suit against the
Imperial Irrigation District and
Imperial county in Ell Centro early
in October.
The power company suits against
the two bodies were combined into
one suit and heard at the same
time. The suits have to do with
the power company's objections to
the district and county refusing
to permit the company to cross
their property with lines and poles
in a proposed rural identification
program.
Judge Harry Hollzer, who rem
dered two decisions favoring the
district and county in Los Angeles
this week, indicated Patch would
be designated as master in chan
Gerry. Patch will hear the evidence
and arguments and make his recon-
mendations to Hollzer. The judge,
howevermay not be guided by
PatchS recommendations.
The judge refused the power COM
pany temporary restraining order
preventing the power company from
crossing county property pending
settlement of the suit and granted
the district temporary restraining
order preventing the company from
crossing district property until the
suits are settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

Will not nave long TO walt before
they know what the bill will be.
The county rate is $178, a rise
from the rate of last year. The dis
trict rate is bound to go up as a
result of the valuations having been
lowered by Miss Winnie Barry, the
assessor collector. and because bond
interest must be paid 100 per cent
next year and the Laguna dam con
tract payment is scheduled to be
made, The rate last year was So 40
FL Centro's tax rate went up 80
cents over that of last year and is
$1.90. The hike was declared to
have been caused by the necessity
for paying the city's share of the
outfall sewer cost.
Westmorland does not want to set
place in the tax picture of Imperial
county. The rate is Is cents on each
$100 valuation, the lowest rate per
mitted by the laws of California
This rate will bring the city $287
and it will cost $13 more than that
sum to collect it.
Mestmorland does not want to set
a rate and collect taxes because the
city does not need taxes, it is de-
clared. Fines and occupation IL
censes would pay the bill for West
morland.
Brawley also has a higher tax
rate for next year. The rate was
set at $1.80. The boost over the $155
rate of last year was brought about
by the necessity of paying water
and sewer bonds.
Holtviile is the only city to lower
the rates thus far this year. A five
cent drop was made when the rate
was placed at SITS. This represents
the fifth consecutive drop since 1928
Imperial city council has not decid-
ed upon the rate but is expected
to do so next week. Last year it
was So.
The rate in CaleXico this year was
raised to $1.54 over the $1.22 rate
of last year A 20 per cent reduction
in real estate and improvement val
uations was blamed for the hike.
Calipatria's $1.90 rate of last year
will remain the same for next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

the city sponsored it. -Four hum
dred palms and 100 offshoots were
to be planted as the WPA project.
The total cost Of the project was
estimated at $2,160 with the WPA
to provide SLIGO for labor and
trucks and the city $400 for super
vision and materials.
The application was submitted
to the government June l6, 1885
and subsequently was approved by
the WPA. Other important prof.
ects planned by the city were
completed before the palm garden
project was started, Knights ex-
planned, and when the time came
to transplant the palms, little w.
P. A. labor was available.
Since this is the season the palms
should be transplanted, Knights
said, the city is doing what it can
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

attack that was even more vicious
than that of the earlier set.
Miss Marble swept the first four
games, losing only four points in
that march. Then, in the fifth,
the champion rallied momentarily.
The crowd was tense as Miss ia
cobs forced the issue to deuce
three times before taking the game
on a service break.
Then she held her own service
and it seemed like she might have
a fighting chance to win. But
Miss Marble was too steady.
Renewing her devastating at
tack, the California blonde took
the last two games with loss OF
only a point. In the final game,
which Miss Marble won Al, Miss
Jacobs pulled the score to 15-15.
Then her game went completely
to pieces. She jammed shot
into the net. The next she hit
out. And the winning point was
an attempt at a lob which drop
ped at least two feet over the base
line.
1t was Miss Jacobs first major
setback since 1885 when she lost
in the Wimbledon finals to Mrs.
kHnadu
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
FLAMES RAzE
; BUILDINGS IN
TULARE AREA

TULARE, Sept. IL. U.P- A fire
which early this morning destroyed
three large buildings in Tulare's
downtown district was completely
out today as authorities revealed
that the quick action of an unnamed
telephone girl probably saved the
town from complete destruction.
Three of the city's largest build
ings were burned at an estimated
loss of 100000. For time the
entire business district was threat
ened and embers ignited number
of awnings in the residential Sec
ton.
Credit for turning in the alarm,
and, in the opinion of authorities,
saving the rest of the city went to
switchboard girl whose identity
the telephone company refused to
reveal. She was designated only
as Operator No. H."
Operating the switchboard about
2 am, she noticed the phone con-
nection at drug store had shorted.
She looked out the window, saw
the glow of a fire in the sky and
turned in an alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

planted at Jne Slte. Inc clCy uSed
tractors and scrapers to level the
land and also built irrigation can
ais to provide water for the palms.
The palms are being purchased by
the city at ST each. The offshoots
are found on the trees the crews
grub out.
The work of preparing the site,
grubbing the palms and replant-
ing them is being done by the
city chain gang and the regular
city crew. The city crew is used
when not engaged in other city
work assigned to it, according to
Philip w. Knights, city engineer.
He said no money was set aside to
pay special crews as the palm
garden originally was designed as
a Works Progress administration
project.
Chamber of Commerce officials
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
LEMKE DARES
OPPONENTS TO
MEET in DEBATE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12-U.P)
Rep. William Lemke of North
Dakota today prepared to continue
his campaign tour of the south
west in behalf of his candidacy
for president on the Union party
ticket after challenging President
Roosevelt and Gov. ALT Landon to
debate with him on money and the
Townsend Plan.
Characterizing his opponents as
"the gold dust twins because of
their stand on monetary questions,
Rep. Leinke last night dared them
to meet him in debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
UNIT ORGANIZED
FOR SUPPORT
OF ROOSEVELT

CHICAGO, Sept. 12-CU. P) =
Eastern liberals, southern Demo-
Gratis, midwest Progressives and
liberal labor leaders united In a
new political alignment supporting
President Roosevelt today.
The four elements were brought
together under leadership of Sen.
Robert M. LaFollette Jr, of Wis
consin in the first important ma
tional Progressive movement since
1924 when his father was defeated
for the presidency.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
ELKS TEAM TO
SEEK HONORS


The ritualistic team from the Ell
Centre lodge of Elks will compete
for district honors at meeting in
Ontario Masonic temple Sunday
afternoon. The winning team will
compete for state honors at the
state convention in Oakland late
this month. Ell Centro won the
state honors in 1882, was second
in the state in 1888 and took top
district honors both years.
Lee Nuffer is captain and can
didate; N. C. Deaton is director;
Les Rogers is exalted ruler, Neil
Gavin is lecturing knight, Lloyd
Miller is inner guard, Cal Rector
is esquire, and Grover Baker is
chaplain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
GLIB-TONGUED
NEW YORKER
TRICKS POLICE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. IL. U,D
Milton G. Cole, 30-year- old New
Yorker, had such a glib tongue
and brusque manner that he had
no trouble convincing Los An
geles police he was visiting
detective from Manhattan.
He rode on police cars, was
given tickets to the recent ma
tiOnal air races, and was dined
and wined by the local force at
breakfasts, luncheOns and din
ners.
II wasn't until later that the
local sleuths discovered his badge
was tin, his claims false.
Last night he was convicted
i'm municipal court of vagrancy
and sentenced to five days in jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

WILL ASSEMBLE

American Legionnaires from all
parts of Imperial Valley will assem-
BILE near Westmorland Monday night
for joint installation of officers and
general get-together to initiate the
fall season
District Commander Max Brents
of Calexico will officiate as installing
officer and will be assisted by other
district officers.
Ell Centre Legionnaires and ex-
service men will meet at Veterans
Memorial hall at 6:45 o'clock Mon
day night to form a motorcade to
the desert site where the meeting
will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
ENGLISH DRIVER
CRACKS WORLD
SPEED RECORD

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
Utah. Sept. II. (U.P0 John Cobb
of England completed a triumph
ant 24-hour automobile speed run
on Utah's salt bed speedway today,
smashing the world record esta-
blished early in July by Captain
George E. T. Eyston of London.
Tim Rose Richards, one of the
British drivers relief pi ! is,
flashed Cobbs high-wheeler Nap
ier-Railten speedster across the
finish line for a 24-hour average
of 150.162l miles an hour, shatter-
ing by a small margin Capt. Ey-
ston's mark of 1900 m. p. h.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
LABOR CALLED
TO MEETING In
STRIKE CRISIS

PARIS, Sept. 12-CU.P0 Premier
Leon Blum summoned representa-
tives of virtually all major employ
ers and all organized labor to meet
with him Monday to discuss a
wave of strikes approaching pro-
portions of the epidemic of May
and June.
Three thousand cotton textile
workers occupied factories in the
Vosges region in new stay-in
strike as Blum acted and at Cler-
mont -Ferrand, in the south, mobile
guards patrolled the streets in
force to prevent recurrence of
rioting in which several persons
were wounded yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
MARCH FIELD.
ARMY FL|ERS.
DIE IN CRASH.
Mystery Surrounds
Fatal Midnight
Accident

MARCH FIELD, Calf,
Sept. IL. (UP)-Two Army
fliers were killed instantly
when their speedy Northrop
attack plane crashed a half
mile from the army base early today.
The two victims were Lieut.. James
T. Carter, the pilot, son of DR.. James
T. Carter, lat Mills Ave, Spartan
burg, S. c., and his mechanic, Pri-
vate Milton J. Cutting, son Of Mrs.
Matilda Trynke, 1888 Hazel Ave,
Hayward, Cal. Cutting was ma
tive of Helensburg, Wash.
Brig. g.-Gen. Delos c. Emmons, COM
mandant of the first wing corps to
which the two fliers were attached,
appointed board of three officers
to investigate the crash.
Although the crash occurred at
mldnlght, the news was Wlthneld
until this morning.
Army authorities refused to re-
lease any additional details until
the board had completed its inves-
tigation.
It was learned, however, that the
two fliers were returning from
cross country navigation flight to
Fresno and had been sighted by the
airfield dispatcher half mile
southwest of the port.
AS Carter gunned. the plane for a
landing, it went out of control and
crashed in an open field. The
wreckage was scattered over wide
area, indicating the speed at which
it nosed into the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
FIRE CRACKER
INTERRUPTS
CHURCH RITES

Services at the Assembly of
God church at Tenth and Park
streets i'm FL Centre were inter-
rupted Friday night by an ex-
ploding firecracker which was
tossed into the building by
thus far unidentified person.
Ell Centre police were informed
that the firecracker was thrown
into the church by a person who
Immediately disappeared into
house nearby.
The officers are continuing
their search for the miscreant
responsible for the unseemly
noise i'm the place of worship.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
California State
Fair NearS Close

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12-CU.P)
-California's 82nd annual state
fair today moved toward close
with most of the judging contests
completed and the last three days
being set aside for a variety of
entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

a palm tree near the city hall,
snapped the trunk off four feet
from the ground. The palm was
uprooted.
The car had been proceeding
west on Alexander street, which
is deadend street. The fact
that the hand brake on the car
was set and Tracy appeared to
have been attempting to get out
of the car, led officers to believe
he saw he was about to crash and
tried to save his life. One officer
advanced the theory that Tracy
thought he was driving on Main
street, which is cut through, and
was unprepared for. the street
to end.
Tracy recently had returned
from Los Angeles and was not
employed.
Deputy Coroner Frank Raney
said he found a pint bottle con-
tanning little wine in the car
but could detect no odor of liquor
about Tracy's body. He is to
continue his Investigations. No
date for an inquest has been set.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

thoritieS", Merriam said.
Tim Reardon (Timothy A. Rear
don, director of the. state depart
ment of industrial relationS) is
down there watching the situation
and will report developments to
me. He has had conferences with
both sides"
The governor pointed out that
he had no authority to call out
the national guard to quiet strikes
unless the sheriff of the county
asked for troops and it was ap-
parent that the situation had ad-
vanced beyond the sheriff's con-
troll.
VIGILANTE COWBOYS
GUARD ICE SHEDS
SALINAS, Cal, Sept. IL. U.P)-
Vigilante cowboys, dressed in wild
west regalia and armed with guns
and lariatS, today guarded the
Valley Ice company sheds in NOM
entary anticipation of violence be-
tween striking lettuce pickers and
strikebreakerS.
Shippers constructed fence
protection around the ice compa-
ny grounds with the announced
intention of loading lettuce in de-
fiance of the 5000 members of
the Fruit and Vegetable Growers
union who struck two weeks ago,
tying up the fall harvest of this
largest producing area of the Unit
ed States.
The union today declared any
lettuce shipped from the plant
would be labelled hot" by organ
ized workers throughout the coun-
try and would not be handled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
CALIPATRIA
BOY DIES In
AUTO CRASH
STATE WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN
LETTUCE WAR

SACRAMENTO, Sept. II. (UP)-The state will not
interfere in the Salinas strike unless county authorities
request help, Gov. Frank F. Merriam said today.
'There is nothing much the governor do in case
like this unless he receives request from the local
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
HELEN BEATEN IN
TENNIS TOURNEY

FOREST HILLS N. y, Sept IL (UR-Alce Marble hapely San
Berkeley defeating
utleholder final, 6-3, 6-2
Marbles victory stunning that cmaxed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
'EX>VENUS' FREED
IN 'OUIJA BOARD
SLAYING OF NATE
-()I)-

ST. JOHNS Ariz., Sept. II. (UP)-Mrs. Dorothea
Irene Turey onetime American Venus was free today
of charges she implicated in the "Ouija Board" say
ing of her husband retired naval officer three
Superior Judge Levi S. Uda dismissed first-degree
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
CREWS TO BEGIN DIGGING UP PALMS
MONDAY IN IDENTIFICATION PLANS

City will begin digging palm trees at the Engle
breson ranch Imperial Monday for transference to
the Ell Centre palm garden at the east end of Wensey
avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Twenty-Five large palms and rs offshoots will be
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
TAX RATES INCREASED
IN THREE VALLEY Cities
Two Remain Same, One Lovered; County's
Set and Districts Due in Few Days;
Westmorland Holds Unique Spot

Tax rates in three cities in Imperial Valley raised
for the coming year, was lowered two remained the
and one has not been set yet The county tax
rate already has been and the Imperial Irrigation dis
rct rate will be set within the next few DAYS Taxpayers
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13


Valley law authorities combed
Ell Centre and surrounding country
today in a frantic man hunt fol-
lowing the brutal kidnapping of
Clara Bell Hill, torn from the
loving arms of Marvin Hill We'd
ne3day.
In view of the victims advanced
age, fear was expressed that the
kidnapers, not understanding her
weaknesses, might seriously in
jure her.
Hill was in a state of collapse
from the strain OF uncertainty. He
sent out a broadcast for ransom
notes. His friends stood ready
to intercept any demands, however,
and took up purse to bribe the
abductors not to return the vic
tim.
Investors in antiques fought for
- chance to pay the ransom, real
ing Clara Bell Henry Ford, vim
4Vage 1919 would bring a pretty
price in museum.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
BIG APPROPRIATION FOR
ITATIAN ARMY MADE

ROME. Sept. IL. (U.P.) Prem
Ter Benito Mussolini informed
the cabinet today that an extra
ordinary appropriation had been
made for the navy. air force and
army II was announced officially
No figures. were disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

Ray, a friend. Tracy
drove to Rays home
and left him there
shortly after 2::30 a..
m. Shortly thereaf-
ter he crashed into
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
VALLEY TOLL
RAISED TO So
BY TRAGEDY
Lifeless Body Found
In Overturned Car
Bv Police Chief

Charles Willis Tracy, 49,
year-old Calipatria youth,
lost his life at an early hour
Saturday morning in an au-
tomobile accident near the
Calipatria city hall. His death
brought the traffic total in I'm
perial county to 35 since January l.
The lifeless body of the youth
was found in the overturned ma
chine by Chief of Police Guy
Wood, who Immediately summon
ed physician to examine the boy.
The youth had been crushed be-
meath the body of the car.
Tracy, who is son of George
tracy, Calipatria tractor driver,
had been to BraWley with Fred
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
We Hope Not,

VIC hOPc NOt--se-r-st --is-s4
Deputy game wardens who gall
lantly permit members of the fair
sex to pass checking stations with
out submitting to the customary
search for the overlimit of doves,
may have been taken in time or
two by heartless gals. A laughing
salute and the remark, you don't
look like dove hunters to me-"
and the female of the species
often are sent on their way Some
of them may know a male animal
who likes to kill doves and not
be at all averse to helping in a
little game of smuggling.
At It Again
The years long war between Sher-
iff Robert w. Ware and Jailer Ernie
Cox'as to the superiority of the navy
and the marine corps added another
engagement to its history Friday
night. Three gobs journeyed from
San Diego to bout it out in the Ell
Centric fight arena. Each sailor
went down to defeat. Cox, who was
n marine, poured it on the sheriff,
)ho was a sailor. Sheriff Ware eX-
planned the situation remarking,
"Oh, well, the navy isn't what it was
when was in the service"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
G -
REPoR4ER AMs5FMs
Says
Shoot The Works

Shoot The Works
With one fell swoop RR hereby
exhausts the available supply of
oleanders, in addition to all car
rots and onions handy, by award
ing the whole KIT and kaboodle to
Judges Mike Henry and L. L. Grif-
fifth who handed down the decision
Friday night in the Graves-Mor-
rissette bout at the amateur fights.
On second thought, the majoriy
Should go to Griffith, for rumor has
that Mrs. Henry took a hand
- the daisy donations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-09
By HENRY McLEMORE

BERLIN, Aug. 8. UP)-Unless a
miracle comes to pass (and the
chances that it will are as remote
as that Hermann Goering will wear
the same uniform two days in a
row the United States Of America,
or Och Ess AS" as the Germans
call it, is a shoo-in for the Olympic
track and field championship.
When the boys went into action
today America had 167 points
against STA for its nearest rival,
Finland. With but five events re-
naming to be decided-two relays
the decathlon, the 1000 meters
steeplechase and the marathon =
the Firms would have to sweep all
of them to take what the Teutons,
with their flair for originality, term
the bacon. They won't do this,
and you may quote me. We are
a cinch in the two relays and for
two reasons, the first being that
we have the fastest runners ano
the second that we know how to
pass that baton.
Even if your relayers were no
faster than the opposition they
would win handiIy because they
are certain to pick up two or
three yards with each passing of
the stick. The EurOpeans make
ceremony of handing on the
baton. They act as if il were
Christmas present. The receiver
takes the stick and then, with
graceful bow, extends his thanks.
The rude Americans grab the
batcn as if il were money from
home, and light out.
Our decathlon boys are doinp
quite all right, too, having finished
one-tWo-three in the first five
events yesterday. Speaking of yes
terday, Der Fuehrer put the chill
on the stadium for the first time
which must have been a BLESSING
for three sailors who, when he is
there, are burdened with the UNI
happy duty of standing at rigid at
tention directly behind his dictator
ial loge. Brother Hitler certainly
chose an ideal day to stay away
They say he doesn't know thing
about track affairs and would have
difficult time distinguishing be-
tween a hurdle and hammer. bu
his decision to miss the decathlor
would indicate he either knows
more than people give him credit
for, or else he has very capable
tipster.
For the decathlon - even ar
Olympic decathlon - is a business
which would put even close rela-
tives of the competitors to sleep
have always maintained that il
is an event OF high grade medic
Gritty, designed for chappines who