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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27

rigan'S automobile.
Impersonating an officer with a
deputy sheriff's badge stolen from
Jack Caradine.
Carrying a concealed weapon stol-
en- from Henry Caradine.
Resisting an officer.
Assault with a deadly weapon.
Violation of parole.
A disasterous week end reached its
climax for Decker when he was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff John
CrouSsen while attempting to ex-
tricate Harrigan's stolen automobile
from the sand beside the highway
near Grays Wells. Decker, Crous-
sen said, reached for the revolver
he was carrying. The deputy sher-
iff, however, had stolen up behind
the fugitive, and removed the re
volver from it's holster before
Decker could touch 1t.
Working i'm Garage
Decker had been working in the
county garage behind the county
garage Jail. Officers said he gath
cred up Henry Caradine's revolver,
Jack Caradine's badge and Harri-
gan'S automobile equipped with
county license platcs-and headed
on a mission of revenge for Gray's
Wells. He had been jailed origin
ally for attacking Lucille Tedrow,
operator of a service station there.
Arriving at Gray's Wells, Decker
was said to have terrorized the
woman, who finally fled from him,
notified the sheriff's office of his
alleged offense, and drove west
ward. Decker. evidently pursuing
in Harrigan's car, drove it off the
highway and into the sand. He was
there, working with the marooned
car, when CrouSSen arrived. Deck
ed had been drinking, but was not
drunk, Croussen said.
Snatched Revolver
Under cover of the racing motor
in the stolen car, Croussen slipped
up behind Decker to notify him he
was under arrest. Decker whirled,
reaching for the revolver which was
strapped to his hip. The officer
snatched it away, and Decker offer
ed no more resistance. He was TAX
en- to the county Jail by CrousSen
and Johnny Meadows, California
highway patrolman.
Decker had been released on pa
role from the county Jail only a
short while before.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
GRAPEFRUIT MEN
HOLD CONVENTION

Ell Centre; E. l.. Parker, Mexicali;
M. w. Bates, Calexico; and w A.
Dorman, Los Angeles. Pruitt was
retained as secretary
The business report furnished the
conventions highlight. 1t was
shown that the associations men,
bership is 112 representing an acre
age of 2750 acres from which total
of TIA cars were shipped during
the last year. OF these, 67l were
grapefruit cars, and 43 valencia
oranges and miscellaneous. The as
sociation paid for field boxes an
average net to the growers of .44:57
cents.
Fifty-four per cent, or 81 cars
shipped into fresh fruit channels
went east of Salt Lake City, open
ing up Florida and Texas markets
to Imperial Valley.
Expenditures by the association
included $48,188.2 for packing
house labor; $37,148.53 for picking
and hauling labor; $145545 for heat,
light, power and other operating
expenses; $1349.07 for insurance and
S145630 for taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
WATER COOLING
SYSTEMS PERIL
VALLEY HOMES

Homemade air cooling systems
which allow water to drip against
the base of the house in which they
are installed may cause severe dam
age to the structures, City Engineer
Philip knights warned Monday.
The city engineer advised con-
struction of drainage facilities to
carry the water onto lawns or to
proper drains. Otherwise, he said.
the constant dripping of water may
undermine foundations and cause
considerable structural damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27

A total of $50 ,597.65, besides mis-
cellaneous expenditures, was spent
in Imperial Valley during the past
year by the Imperial Valley Grape
fruit Growers association, a CO.
operative, members were told Sat
urday afternoon by Secretary Man
ager Clarence w. Pruitt.
Members of the association met
here for their annual convention
and election of officers. John w.
Waterman, Ell Centre, was elected
president of the. board of directors,
Other newly elected directors are
j. L. Dubois, Ell Centric; w. j.
Gregg, Holtville; o. j. Bradshaw,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
POLICE SEEKING !.
NEW CLUES In
GIRL MURDER

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 81. WRJ
Police "back-tracked today along
an 11-day investigation trail in
search for some overlooked clue to
the murder of pretty Helen Clev-
enger.
Every lead they have followed
appeared to have failed. Only two
men are held, and neither is sus-
pected of having ravished and shot
to death the 19-year- New York
coed in a hotel here July 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27

NANTUCKET, Mass, July 27.
WR - The crack-up at sea of the
largest single-motored airplane in
the nation, resulting in one death
and injuries or shock to eight sur
vivors, was attributed today to the
powerful downdraft in the wake OF
the speeding liner Queen Mary.
The plane plummeted into the
ocean five miles off Nantucket light
ship yesterday while circling the
giant New York bound liner. It's
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
GOV. LANDON
CONFERS WITH
PARTY CHIEFS

TOPEKA, Kans., July 27. WR)-
Men from the industrial centers of
the east and others who know the
problems of the western farmers
journeyed to Topeka today to aid
the Republican presidential cam
paign of Gov. Alf M. Landon.
The Kansas governor plunged in
to a series of important conference
with party leaders, including Sen.
Arthur Vandenburg of Michigan,
after dispatching to the Young Re-
publican organization of Illinois a
message summoning young men
and women of the nation to battle
for preservation of free America
and maintenance of opportunity
for American initiative"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27

CAUCUS HELD BY
LEGION LEADERS

Ben Leiberman, Orange county,
was recommended for the position
of fifth area commander at pre-
convention caucus at Seal Beach
Sunday, attended by Max Brents,
DR.. o. Fl. Van Eman, James Sutton
and Phil Holman from Imperial
Valley.
The caucus was in preparation
for the American Legion state con-
vention at Hollywood Aug. 10.
Charles Mason, present fifth area
commander, presided.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
mending construction of veterans
hospital in San Diego and creation
of new area, the 35th, to include
San Bernardino county, largest
county in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
DAVID LAMSON
TO WE'D AGAIN

LOS ANGELES, July 27. UR)-
David LamsOn, former Stanford
University Press executive and
now a screen writer. today es-
cOrted Mrs. Ruth Smith Rankin,
fan magazine writer, to the hall
of records where they obtained a
marriage license.
The man who stood four trials
before he was freed of charges of
Staying his first wife, Allene
Thorpe LamsOn, briefly discussed
his new romance with reporters.
Naturally we wish to avoid
all the advance publicity possi-
ble," Lamson said, smiling gen
tally.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
Boy Hurt in Fall
From Ariz. Cliff

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. July 27 WR)
-Donito Medina, 16, son of reput-
edly wealthy Honduras family, faced
possible paralysis of his lower limbs
today as result of fall from cliff
north of here late Sunday.
Medina, a student at Califor
mia military schools summer camp,
fell from the cliff when he and two
companions climbed it in defiance
of camp orders, officials said. His
back was broken
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
DERN RECEIVERS
FROM ILLNESS

WASHINGTON. July 81. UD -
Secretary of War George H. Dern
was reported considerably improv-
ed today by physicians at Walter
Reed hospital where the cabinet
officer is recuperating from effects
of an influenza attack suffered last
string, Physicians said Dern is
making good progress toward re-
covery of his full strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
Suspension of School
District Recommended

Suspension of the Fern school
district in Imperial county was rec
commended to the county board of
supervisors in letter Monday from
c. B. Collins, county school super
intendent, who said the average
daily attendance at Fern school
during the 1935-36 school year was
only four pupils.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
PANTS BURGLAR
BUSY IN CITY

Ell Centro's pants burglar was
busy again Saturday night, Sam
Deceto, $50 South Sixth street, re-
ported to Ell Centro police.
A burglar entered his home some
time after 9:45 pm. Saturday, rifled
his trousers and made away with
his billfold, Deceto said. The bill
fold contained $40 in cash, driv-
er's license and the key to Decetos
automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
90
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REPoRTFR AMR51Ms
Says

Dodh 10 iilt otd-
Two amateur yachtsmen from
Ell Centre Crank amateurs as it
turned CUT set out to sea Satur-
day night to visit a barge anchor
ed off San Diego beyond the g.
mile limit. They returned to shore
in the wee hours with 80 cents be-
\tween them and a first mortgage
v5n the boat. The deal was closed
during a gay evening of playing
a game across felt covered tables.
The idea being that the player
\ lays down a dollar and the dealer
\picks it up. When Mrs. Russ
VNance nc.,rS about the yacht pur-
chase, it's liable to be a case of
Admiral, bar The door!"
Word of Warning
The wise ones Will be giving
Massie Horton a wide berth this
week. Something happened on the
18th green at La Mesa country
club Sunday that will give him
a subject OF conversation for days
to come. just so you'll know
what's coming when MaSsie tells
you, here's the yarn, told in Mas
sizes own quaint way:
1T seems / was playing in a
fCursome with some very mediocre
golfers from the valley. Not wish
ing to break their spirit early in
the game, I loafed along, throw
ing away strokes, until we came
to the last hole. At that point,
enthusiasm overcame my compa-
MONS and they put up a sizable
mCnetary consideration for the
winner of the hole.
Nov, says 1 to myself, is when
! throw OFT the cloak and reveal
my true skill. So 1 takes my
trusty 2-iron and sends beauty
dead for the pin. But breath
OF wind holds 1t back SO the ball
stops just short OF the green. The
others are on the green. I'm
daunted, 1 carefully study the roll
and shoot boldly for the cup. Nat
urally, the ball sinks, for a two.
1 collect. If anyone wants lessons
in clipping, please make reserva-
tionS with my secretary. There
will be a slight fee charged"
Wayne Elvander maintains the
shOG Was a topped niblick But
MasSie doesn't seem to hear him.
A Good Catch
Fred Nebel-Thau, fishing off a
SO busy he didn't have time to
notice the drizzle, according to
all RR hears. Fred pulled them
! In one after the other, but there
fwas d catch in it. Every time
Fred was all ready to rejoice over
a big one," he found it was a
lobster on the end of his line.
Carefully very, very carefully
Fred extricated each one and
tossed it back.
You see,' he said, Il like lob
sters."
He didn't comment on a $25
fine he might have had to pay
if he'd kept Cne. 1t was all d
matter of affection-says Fred.
Another Masterpiece
Did you ever see a moustache
change a man SO much? AL Kel-
log is hardly recognizable since
the hairy adornment has reached
maturity. There were few days
he seemed to be considering a
full -fledged beard bat evidently
he has given up the thought, prob
ably because nc one at all could
recognize him in such garb.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27

only Identification was the name, A.
Gooch, printed inside the remains
of a knitted upper jacket on the
badly decomposed body.
The man was about six feet tall,
weighed about 200 pounds and evi-
.dently was about 35 years old, in
vestigators said The body was
taken to Johnson's mortuary in
Yuma. AA1
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
JUDGE DEMANDS
BARRYMORE APPEAR

Los ANGELES, July "a. U1Rl--
Acting on protests from defense
counsel, Superior Judge Goodwin
J. knight today sterniy demand
ed that John barrymore appear
in court Wednesday 10 prosecute
a suit he had filed against form
er secretary, or else convince a
doctor that he is too i'll 10 appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
ALVIN KARPIS
SENTENCED TO
LIFE IN PRISON

ST. PAUL, July 81. WR)-Alvin
Karpis, former terrorist gang lead
er. was sentenced to life imprison-
ment today for the 100000 kidnap-
ing of William Hamm, Jr.
Charles Fitzgerald, a minor Bark
er Karpis gangster, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment for the same
crime. Both had pleaded guilty
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
New Deal Hit on
High Expense Issue

WASHINGTON, July 81. WD =
The American Liberty league, de-
manding a thorough overhauling
of the structure of government"
charged today that expenditures in
the four years of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration will exceed by at
least 27 per cent the direct cost
to the United States in carrying on
its operations in the World war"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
Youth Shoots Bride,
Self, in Mad Fury

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 81. WR)-
Eighteen-year old Mike Montez and
his 16-year- -old bride were given
fair chances to recover from gun
shot wounds he inflicted in ber-
serk fury, hospital statements said
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
PRISONERS SHOT IN
PATCHES IN SPAIN

Ia LINEA, Spain, July n.
iU.R)-Eighty prisoners loyal TO
the government are locked up I'm
the barracks here and are being
shot i'm patches. according TO re-
liable information today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
MAJOR LEAGUE
-SCOR ES-.

NATIONAL
Pittsburgh -. .003 900 O0O-3 Z 0
Brooklyn ..... .01O 80 10x-6 10
Blanton, Hoyt. Swift and Padden,
Penney; Frankhouse and Berries,
Gautreaux.
Cncinnati-New York. postponed
threatening weather.
Chicago go-Philadelphia. postponed,
rain.
DO
AMERICAN
Philadelphia .........100 %
Kelley and f. Hayes, Kennedy and
Sewell.
st. Louis ....,,'.......1
Henry and r. Ferrell Andrews
and Guilianl.
New York ......... 900 90
Detroit .........'4. =. 003 90
. Gomez and Hayworth; Rowe and
Jorgens. - i=4
Washington-Cleveland, postponed,
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
TROOPS CLASH IN
BLOODY BATTLING

GIBRALTAR, July q. U.P)-
Rebel troops of the Spanish for
eign legion and motley column
of workers militia clashed in
bloody hand to hand fighting on
the La Linea- Malaga road today.
Loyalist casualties were reported
heavy.
The legionnaires, newly arrived
from Morocco whence rebel planes
are bringing hundreds of men, and
the militiamen advanced from OPP
posite directions and met on the
road. The militiamen were arm
ed mostly with antiquated pistols
and daggerS and sticks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
JUDGE DENIES HE
WILL ENTER MOVIES

YUMA, Ariz., July ~. U.p)-
Justice of the Peace T.. A. Free
man, Yuma's and the Holly
wood film colOny's famous mar
nying Judge" today denied
report he would carry this role
into the films. Rumors here
were that he had been offered
a twO-year contract with a Hol-
lywOOd studio and would star In
a film to be named, "The Mar
rying Judge"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
Seven Persons Hurt,
One Driver jailed i'm
Valley Auto Mishaps
Motorst Held in Brawley After Fleeing Scene OF
5, Accident; Machine Plunges 125 Feet Into
Canyon ON San Diego Highway

Seven persons injured, of them seriously,
and jailed the result of four weekend
automobile accidents reported to the Ell Cenro office of
the California Highway Patrol
The accidents were investigated by Roy Wells and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
RIVER GIVES UP
VICTIMS BODY

Complete Identification drowning VICTIM believed to be A
the Colorado river at Andrad
sought Monday the Imperial county office
in the about month";
according Deputy John CrouSsen The
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
FORAY OF REVENGE
HALTED AS OFFICERS
TRAP EX-PRISONER
Man on Parole Flees in Harrigan's Auto
After Taking Pistol, Badge; Machine
Bogs Down in Sand

George L. Decker, 38, paroed prisoner was back in
the Imperial county Jail Monday wondering how many
felony charges will be listed against him from among the
following possible complaints:
Grand theft of Agricultural Commissioner B. A. Har-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
REMOVAL OF u. S.
CITIZENS FORECAST

WASHINGTON, July 27 UP
Immediate removal of the 160
Americans beleaguered in the U.
S. Embassy in Madrid appeared
imminent today with receipt of a
report from the embassy that the
railway and highways have been
opened from Madrid to Valencia.
Eric C. Wendelin, third secre-
tary in charge of the embassy,
informed the state department
that a train left Madrid last night
for Valencia. He said if the train
gets through safely, he will give
serious consideration to evacuat-
ing Americans from Madrid by this
means
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
MARKETS AN BRIEE

Butteri Los Angeles SIC, butter
Tat, Imperial valley Lob. ranch,
Grade A, 4518cI mnnufa curing milk,
4Oct route gathered cream. Sic.
l.. A. Hay-U. =. No. I extra leafy,
S1S.5O-10, u. =. NO. l, S15.5O-10.OOI
U. =. No. . leafy. S15.OO-I5.5O, u. $.
No. 2, S13O0-1i.5Oi Minneapolis flax
2O11R-21O19.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-27
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
TAKES UPPER HAND
Success
Against Rebels
=
Claimed
Copyright 1886 10y United Press

Copyright 1886 ty United Press
MADRID, July 27. (UP)
= The government, in a
smashing drive against the
rebels in central Spain,
claimed impressive success today.
1t was announced that the an
cient city of Toledo, held by the
rebels since the start of the Civil
war, had surrendered, as had AL
cazar, southeast of Toledo.
The government had the rebels
on the defensive of all fronts and
was driving ahead to take advan-
tage of its gains.
A careful, impartial analysis OF
reports from all sources including
rebel ones, left no doubt that as
fighting resumed today the gov
ernment had the initiative and
the rebels must the reverse the
present trend if they hoped to win,
Government airplaneS hurled
bombs on zaragoza, rebel strong
hold in the northeast; on Logrono,
in the heart of the northern rebel
country; on Cordoba and Seville,
rebel key positions in the far
south, on Ceuta and Melilla, chief
ports of rebel-held Morocco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
$2,5OO,OOO BUDGET
FOR PARKS DENIED
incorrect to Say That Sum
Is Spent for Maintenance
Yearly, Says Finnan.

c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of National Capital Parks, today
branded as incorrect and misleading
to the general public" the statement
that that Office spends s2,500,0oO an
nually to keep up its parks.
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
District Playground Department, was
quoted in the newspapers recently as
having asserted that the parks Office
has a $2,500,000 annual budget for
maintenance.
Finnan said:
There recently appeared in several
Washington newspapers a statement
that National Capital Parks spends
$4,000, 900 to keep up its parks every
year. This statement is incorrect and
misleading to the general public The
residents Of the city of Washington
should know that annual park appro-
priationS for maintenance and up
keep are permanent record and
available for their information in vari-
GUS congressional documents and
other publications. 1t is easily demon
strated that the actual regular ap-
preparations available for maintenance
are now considerably less on a per-
acre basis than they were a number
of years ago. In the justification for
the park appropriation for the present
fiscal year, it will be found that dur
ing the past six years appropriations
for maintenance purposes have grad
ually decreased from S158 per acre to
$129 per acre. This sharp decline in
maintenance funds has been further
aggravated by steady increase In
labor and material costs.
1T is also particularly interesting to
note that in 1882 we had Sc reserva-
tons, totaling 1888 acres. In 1886 we
have 683 reservations, totaling 5,556
acres-an increase of approximately
800 acres with a decrease in the total
amount available for maintenance of
$4,000. The Parks Office this year is
spending more money than is repre-
Sented in the total amount available
for maintenance. This money, how
ever, has been specifically allocated for
new construction and is not available
for any phases of maintenance work.
as the public might be led to believe
after reading the aforementioned ar
ticle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
TWO CONFERENCES
SEEK STRIKE END
Auto Mechanics and Hill & lib.
bits Representatives to
Meet Colvin.

Two conferences we're scheduled to-
day in hopes Of bringing about settle
ment of the automobile mechanics
strike, it was learned from union
leaders today.
The first was to be at the Depart
ment of Labor between Howard T.
Colvin, department conciliator, and
representatives of the union and Hill
g. Tibbitts, Inc.
The second was scheduled this
afternoon at the department between
Oscar Coolican, president of Packard
Washington Motor Car Co., who Is
president of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, Colvin and
union officials. Mechanics are not
on strike from Packard Washington
Motor Car Co.. union leaders said.
Oliver N. Garrison, business agent
of the local auto mechanics union,
explained that no further strikes
would be called pending the con-
ferences. David Kaplan Of the Inter.
national Association of Mechanics has
been cooperating with Garrison in
the strike negotiations.
The union Is demanding 90 cents
an hour, q 44-hour week and time
and half for overtime. The trade
association Is insisting that it will
maintain the principle of the open
shop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
Zioncheck Is Dispossessed
As Landlady Vie,vs ''Losses'

up for the injury to antiques for
which she has much sentimental de-
votion.
1T seems like bad dream" Mrs.
Young walled. oh. I never want to
see this place again."
Meanwhile, the Associated Press re-
ported that although Zioncheck has
no house in which to hang his hat he
was announcing he was throwing 1t
back in the political ring.
Despite the possible candidacy Of
five avowed opponents from his dis
trict, Zioncheck announced he would
run for reelection. He said:
In a democracy the people get
what they want. know I could rep
resent my district better than anybody
else they (the voters will have to
choose from"
He sent his last day at ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands pedaling around the
city on bicycle to make last-minute
purchases.