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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
COOMES DEATH
INVESTIGATED

Electric signals should be in
stalled at the point Imperial high
way crosses the San Diego and
Arizona tracks, in the opinion of
a coroner's jury investigating the
death OF Donald Coomes, who was
killed in an accident there We'd
Hasday. No one was held respon-
sible for the death.
Coomes was killed early We'd
nesday morning When he drove a
truck into the side of passenger
engine at the railway crossing.
Rosary was arranged for the Ell
Centre youth at the B. E. Lemons
undertaking establishment at 7:30
o'clock Thursday light. Funeral
services were scheduled for the
Lemons chapel at $3.50 o'clock Fri
day morning and at st. Mary's
Catholic church at 9 o'clock Friday
morning.
His survivors are: his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coomes; two
sisters, Mrs. Anna Gardner and
Mrs. Carmelita Spraule, both of
Imperial; and five brothers, Bert
and Carl of Ell Centre, Ellis of I'M
perial, and Gerald OF Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
FARM BUREAU
TO HOLD BIG
CONFERENCE
Four Counties Will
Send Delegates To
Ell Centro

Imperial County Farm
Bureau will entertain dele
gates from four other coun-
ties, San Bernardino, River
side, Orange and San Diego.
Saturday when Region No. l of
the California Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton will have its conference
in El Centre.
--latest information cf the new
sell conservation program adopted
by the federal government to re-
place the AAA will be given by
R. w. Blackburn, president CT the
state farm bureau and director On
the American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON. .#.#.
Blackburn has been actively en-
gagged in working out this new
program, having spent most of the
winter in Washington, D. c., in
conferences with federal authori-
ties. He is one CT the national
leaders in agriculture and will be
able to give regional members lat
est and most authentic informa-
ton.
w. F.. Eldridge, representative
of Region No. l en- the state
farm bureau beard, will also
speak. -.
Sessions will begin at 10 a. m.
in Wilson school where various
farm bureau departments will
meet. Dairy, citrus, field crops,
disqualification and other farm bu-
reau groups will discuss mutual
problems The county hospitaliza-
ton and dairy committees have
met already and have several rec
concentrations.
Flax growers are planning to
attend in large numbers to secure
the farm bureaus backing in an
endeavor to obtain a tariff on oils
now shipped duty free into this
country and which are in direct
Continued on Page 6, Col. u :
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26

Illc CAuIl Vi pdIuOllS COllVeIltS GO
say the last word in the case-life
or death for the Bronx carpenter
Hoffman demanded aid of Haupt-
manns prosecutor, Attorney Cen
aral David T. Wilentz.
He rejected DR.. John F.. Con-
don's proposals for a discussion
If the case in writing, and told
Wilentz it is the attorney gener-
ais duty to arrange fer the cross
examination to which Hoffman
wants Condor tc submit.
Paid RaEsOm
Condor, who as Gel. Charles A
Lindbergh's agent, paid $4,000
ransom to a man he identified Is
Hauptmann, offered to receive
Hoffman in his New York home
and tC answer written questions.
Hoffman retorted that anyone
can answer written questions" and
said he had no intention of ex-
amining Condor in his home.
He tCld Wilentz he wished a
meeting arranged at an "appro-
pirate" place where a stenograph-
er could be present to record the
interview
The conference must be today
or tomorrow if it is to be useful,
for only the pardons court and
Judge Thomas w. Trenchard, who
sentenced Hauptmann, can halt
the execution. The pardons. court
will not meet again after Satur-
day until the day Hauptmann is
to die.
Hoffman admitted yesterday that
he does not have legal power to
reprieve Hauptmann again and in
reference by Trenchard was con-
sidered most unlikely.
Locates Suspect
r. w. Hicks, one OF the inves-
tigators, was en- route by airplane
and train to Trenton from Cuba
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Farmers Recover
$500 in Hearings

Imperial Valley farmers Wednes-
day recovered nearly $500 as the
result OF hearings conducted by w.
B. Woodburn of the division OF
market enforcement, state. depart
ment of agriculture, in cooperation
with B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner
These farmers had sold hay to
non licensed dealers and Harrigan
suggested that in the future growers
selling hay inquire as to whether or
not the buyer is licensed by the
state department.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
MEXICAN KILLS
SELF WITH KNIFE

An unidentified Mexican COM
mitted suicide in Brawley We'd
nesday night by slaShing his
throat with a lettuce knife. He
was suffering from tuberculosis.
His bciy was found Thursday
morning by Mrs. Josefa Olivas,
who had permitted him to sleep
in a little shack at the rear Of
the Molina apartments on E street
in Brawley.
He had been in BraWley about
a month Deputy CorCner Frank
McCaslin and Deputy Sheriff Joe
Lizarraras investigated.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
LURID STORIES
OF VICE DEN
TOLD BY GIRLS

Horrifying tales of their expert
ences in a Negro vice dive in West
haorland were told in Westmorland
justice court Wednesday by two
juvenile girls as a result of their
stories, three Negroes were held to
answer in superior court for two
crimes each, one a felony and one
a high misdemeanor.
They are charged with pandering
a felony, and two counts of contrib
uting to the delinquency of minor
a high misdemeanor. Their bail was
raised from 81 900 to $4,000 by Judge
U. E. Bailey.
Andy and Ella Culbertson and
Bob Thompson are the Negroes.
The Is and l6-year-old girls are
held at the county detention home
by order of county officials pending
disposition of the charges against
the Negroes.
Thompson, according to the story
the girls told. picked them up in
Phoenix and brought them to West
morland He told them how to
earn easy money and established
them IN tWO CaDlnS IN tne nOrJn-
end city. Later, they said. he took
them to Culbertson's dive which is
,frequentel by Filipinos.
The girls Mortified court attaches
by their descriptions of happenings
at the Negro dive.
Constable p Cochran and Special
Officer Chet Vaughn noticed an un-
llc,lallV large OlI0ber of islanders
hanging around the Culbertson
place They decided to investigate.
They found the two youthful Okla
homa girls in a rear room of the
place and brought them to Ell Cen
tro for questioning by Sheriff Rob-
ert Ware and t. M. Sharp, chief
criminal investigator for the sher-
ifs office
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26


At 1888 o'clock Thursday morn
ing the w. L. Rutherford grand
theft case was placed in the hands
c. the jury Judge Vaughn NJ
Thompson read his instructions
shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday
morning
At S o'clock Wednesday afternoon
arguments were completed and the
case was ready to go to the jury.
Judge Thompson. however, wished
to have more time to prepare the
instructions and the jury was dis
missed for the night.
Rutherford is charged with granc
theft for his alleged part in cattle
purchases and sales which sent H
G. Boyer and j. c. Wilson to The
state penitentiary. Part of the
cattle involved were mortgaged tt
a Holtville bank and part WERE
placed in Boyer's care by the same
institution.
John Speer, also accused in the
same case, was acquitted of charg-
es Tuesday afternoon in superior
cCIrt
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
MAN BURIED IN
SEWER CAVE-IN

Earth from one slde of the Ell
Centro outfall sewer line buried
John Murray Thursday afternoon
as he worked in the ditch where the
line crossed the San Diego and Ari-
coma railway tracks. Fellow work.
men dug him out before he smother
ed.
Murray. was in the bottom of the
IA foot excavation when the cave-in
occurred. Planks and large humps
of earth heaped around him provid-
ed sufficient air space for him TO
breathe.
The inhalator from the FL Centre
fire department was rushed to the
scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26

through the state fund, 1t was es-
>plained by Charles Halliday. depu-
ty district attorney.
In the findings of the commission
it was set forth that Nulls injuries
did not rise out of or in the course
of his employment as special dep
uty sheriff for the county.
The findings and award were
signed by w. F. Moury, referee OF
the Industrial Accident commission,
and approved by the commission.
Halliday said the findings were
based on state law ruling that per-
sons acting as special deputy sher-
ifs receiving no pay from the colln-
ty, shall not be treated as employees
for purposes OF receiving compen-
sation.
II Mrs. Null Is not satisfied with
the decision OF commission. she may
take her suit To the appellate court
for a review OF the findings. II the
decision should not satisfy her
there, she may ask for a rehearing
and then If she wishes 10 90 10 the
state supreme court. Halliday Aald
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
HALF MILLION
LOSS NOTED
IN CALIFORNIA
Northern Area Hit
Hard; Wave To
Continue

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar.
26. (UP)-Orchardists and
farmers of California bios
soming rural areas counted
a half million dollars in
frost and wind damage today from
a sudden cold wave which weather
experts predicted would continue
today and tonight.
While smoke from thousands of
smudge pots blackened the skies
above the Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Santa Clara and Salinas valley ag-
ricultural sectors. the weather bureau
warned that additional frosts are in
prospect, although heavy winds OF
the past few days were expected to
recede.
Napa county estimated its prune
crop damaged to the extent of
$4,000. In many areas, recent rains
which followed period of unusual
ly balmy weather caused ice to form
on trees and buds were blasted and
sap stopped flowing.
Snow flurries were common yes
terday in Sierra Nevada and foot
hill areas, while some districts re-
ported more rain.
The thermometer hit minimum
of 40 in San Francisco yesterday,
one degree below the preceding days
mark. Reading as much as 10 and
Is degrees lower were noted at other
points in the state
A 50-mile gale, meantime, lashed
the coastline, causing considerable
Continued on Page 6, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Ell CENTRO RED CROSS UNIT
SEEKING FLOOD DONATIONS

A plea for more contributions to
the Red Cross flood-relief fund was
issued Thursday morning by Mrs. A.
B. Hanson, official of the Ell Cen
tro Red Cross chapter.
New floods in eastern states have
increased the emergency needs
greatly, Mrs. Hanson said, and de-
spite many contributions, donations
are far short of meeting the quota
of S675 set for Ell Centro, Imperial,
Holtville, Seeley and Heber.
A total of $l67.50 had been re-
ceived up till neon Thursday,
leaving $508.50 yet needed.
Directors of the chapter, were
eager to see the Ell Centre division
meet It's quota, in view OF the fact
Continued on Page 6, Col p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26

SACRAMENTO, March 26. UP)-
Possibility of a special legislative
session to provide funds for con-
Ginuing California's unemployment
relief program after May 20 was
indicated today after Gov. Frank
F. Merriam had approved sale of
$2,500,000 state warrants to handle
the program during April.
Sale of the $2,400,000 of warrants
will leave only $1,200,000 TO handle
relief work in May and June, and
the governor believed this sum
would be exhausted by May 90
The warrants were expected to be
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
HITLER URGED
To BRING OUT
PEACE PLANS
Nazi Chief Adviser
Has Talk With
Baldwin
Copyright 1886 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
LONDON, March 26. (UP)
= Prime Minister Stanley
Baldwin has asked Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, chief Ger
man delegate, to, take a personal
message to Adolf Hitler urging him
to submit practical proposals to
end the Rhineland crisis, it was
understood today.
Baldwin invited Ribbentrop, Hit
ler's chief adviser on European If
fairs, to No. 10 Downing street, his
official residence, for breakfast.
They talked for an hour and a
half.
The prime minister's interview
came when hope for an early set
tlement of differences between
Germany and France, which Bri-
tain alone is in position to mediate,
were receding rapidly.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden,
at the cabinets order was report
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
TWENTY KILLED
WHEN FREIGHT
CAR BLOWS UP

MEXICO CITY, March &C. UP)-
Twenty persons were killed and 60
injured when a freight car load of
dynamite exploded at Tultenango
railway station, dispatches said to-
day.
The dynamite was to be taken to
gold and silver mines .or blasting
use, and was on a siding near the
station.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
SPECIAL SESSION
ON RELIEF LOOMS

offered for sale next week.
Unless additional federal money
is made available, the governor
probably will call the legislature
in session TO authorize use of some
of the $24,000,000 appropriated for
relief work during the second half
of the biennium. Otherwise these
funds would not be available until
July l.
I'VE are not going to let people
Continued on Page 6; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
FOUR PHOENIX MEN
MISSING IN PLANE

DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 26. W.0
Fear fer the safety of four
Phoenix men, missing since they
took off at the local airport at
IL o'clcck last h,ght, niouhted
today as hours dragged by with
cut trace of them, Nine local and
Phoenix airplanes were engaged
in an aerial hunt over the desert.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Valley Veterans to
Get Over Million

Exactly $1,317, ,697.3l will be re-
ceived by Imperial Valley residents
when the veterans bonus is paid,
M. o. King announced, who re-
Ceived the figures from the Cali
fornia Retailers association of
which he is a director.
There are 200,424 certificate hold
ers in the state of California and
the total sum TO be received is
$l22,833, ,il.86.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
County Valuations
Checked for Board

Representatives of the state board
of equalization were checking coun-
ty valuations for the board and OBJ
tanning information to bring land
files up to date Wednesday morning
in the county assessor collectors
office. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
STRIKING WOMEN
KEEP PLANT IDLE.

COSHOCTON, c., March 70.
tUP)-Twen.g-five striking lwo-
men armed with clubs, today
held the indianapolis Glove Co.
plant idle fer the second time I'm
their dispute over 20 per cent
wage reduction.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Refuqees Of Floods
Flee Homes Again as
New Crest Threatens
Spinal Meningitis Epidemic Breaks Out in Kentucky
Intense Suffering Reported Among Victims
- Over Wide Area in East

NEW YORK. March 26. (UP)-Wheeling, w Va,
Marietta, O., and other communities of the upper Ohio
Valley menaced by flood crest today, while
cities of the lower valley anticipated lowered river level
Hundreds of refugees from last weeks devastating
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
COVER RNOR
HO P E s + O
SAVE BRUNO
Wilentz Called For Last Minute Investigation
Before Hauptmann Faces Death Penalty;
Condor Proposal Rejected
40

TRENTON N j., March 26. CUP) = Gov Harold
g. Hoffman sdetracked virtually all other state business
today to pursue investigation of the Lindbergh kdnap
ing he hopes will Bruno Richard Haupmann's
life next Tuesday. With only AZ hours remaining before
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Have You Done Your Part
In HELPING Flood Victims?

Countless children in the devastated flood of Eastern
of shelter clothing The Red
supply all including medical at
tention attending the than million homeless
children The Red cannot continue TO
perform this humane service without additional finances
only many desire to contribute small amounts but
interested local quota OF
SG75 is met and met promptly.
desire bring cash check To
Rec this
YOUR HELP
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
Last Minute
FIashes!
= |. - - = - . - - - 9
TAX RECOMMENDATIONS

TAX RECOMMENDATIONS -
ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. U.pD
The house ways and means
committee voted to-day to accept
its tax subcommittee recon-
mel dations for first year
S799,000,00 tax bill as the basis
for public hearings to start next
week
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
lie 'fessed up

70
lie 'fessed up
Pat Patterson is a gentleman,
scholar and an honest man, even
ii it hurts. Not wishing to sail
under false cC'lors and attract un-
deserved glory, Pat came to the
Post-Press offices Thursday and
confessed that recent sports story
erred in saying he hailed from
Oklahoma. Arkansas, with a
saw on the end, is the place. he
said. But here's the rub, Bill
Tackett, also mentioned in the
story as an Oklahoman, also comes
from back in those Arkansas hills.
Bill hasn't confessed yet.
Life's Not Dull
Interesting things are happen
ing at Kings store as the new
cooling system is being installed.
RR almost tainted when he saw
saw blade suddenly shoot
through the ceiling overhead. But
Mel King didn't turn hair. you
get used tC it, you know"
A Pin Party
Instead of service stripes, the
Elks hereafter will be decorated
with pins. Oleanders and felicita-
tions to the Ell Centre lodge for
the 80 members who have been
Elks for mere than 20 years More
oleanders and more fluctuations To
the long-term members them
selves.
4 The Game Goes On
RR happened by the high school
tennis courts the other day and
paused to watch the fair young
maidens gambol about. One of
them, Mary Ann Riddle, slipped
and fell in the middle Cf a brisk
rally but kept up the game from
sitting position. The modern
Diana, (Overlook it, Mr.. Bris-
bane).
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26

Back to Crib
, Mothers OF several Ell Centro
young men would have felt dis
tinct tugs at their heart strings If
they could have seen their sons
and heirs contentedly nursing on
baby bottles at the nautical party
Wednesday night. Winners in the
event will have to remain a mys-
tery
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
-
~ R<y
% ANfBLING
IMPORTER
Says

Slow Pick Up
Withered oleanders with a sprig
Of celery TO Bob Wiley. AT the
Junior Ten Thousand clubs "nau-
tical' party Wednesday night Bob
specialized in the peanut on-a-
knife event of the deck sports. The
trick was to pick up peanuts on a
knife and carry them across the
room. When his opponents fin
ished, star peanut picker Wiley vas
still picking away at his first pea
nut!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
RUTHERFOR
THEFT CASE
UP TO JURY
Instructions GiUen
Group Thursday
Morning

At press time teday, the jury
still was cut in the w. l.. Ruth
Crford case.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-26
MARKETS IN BRIEF

MARKETS IN BRIEF
Hutteri Los Angeles 3J12ct butter
lat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
trade A, 431sc, manufa curing milk.
5"1sc; route gathered cream, 35c.
l.. A. hay-U. =. Mol. extra leafy,
si9.oo-iS.5O; L. =. No. 1, SI5.5O-I8; L.
:: No. leafy SI4.50, L. =. No. =,
aIao1-i4; Minneapolis flax. 170a-
174A.
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The teams personnel is to change
in accordance with the players cluE
records between the tournaments
which are to be held monthly.
Members of this months teams
are:
Highland - Mesdames Freeman
Davis, G. A. Jaqua, Richard Sinz
Frank Mills, Misses Mary Gorhan
and Helen Mattice.
Hillcrest--Miss Harri 1t Randall
Mesdames William Hutchinson, Dor
Bridges, William F.. Rookwalter, r
a. Staudt and Vance Cathout.
Woodstock Indianapolis - M S.
DANES Edward Dean, Charles A
Latham, Edward Piel, Roy Balm am
Herman c. Wolff.
Meridian Hills-Miss Dorothy FL
lis, MeSdames John Spiegel, Ralp.;
Flood, Walter Brant, Don jenkins
and George M. Weaver.
Pleasant Run-Mesdames Peggy
Stonehouse, Dale Lentz, Ben Olson
George Stewart, Scott Legge and
Harry Mountain.
Broadmoor-M mes I. G.
Kahn, David Lurvey, Jack Gold
farb, Philip Adler, David KirSh-
baum and Samuel Mueller.
Remaining tournaments are SEIZED
uled as follows: June Is, Broad
moor; July 6, Meridian Hills; Aug
8, Highland. and Sept. %, Indian
apolis.
The play is sponsored by the In.
dianapolis WomenS Golf Associa
ton.
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Miss McAfee. SO. was cooking her
breakfast in her small but attrac-
lively furnished apartment just off
the campus. She went about it
with a business-like manner, the
same in which she pursues her work
of guiding Oberlin women.
"Oh, yes, my new job" Miss Nc
Afee said, making few deft ma
neuvers with the eggs. We'll. it will
be interesting and strange to be
back on a women's campus.
Upholds Co-Education
IT will continue to believe in CO.
education as it exists at Oberlin,
but I am equally certain that wom-
ems colleges have great contribu
ton to make to American educa-
ton"
Miss McAfee, a Vassar graduate,
was asked about her plans for
Wellesley.
II spent less than a day on the
campus there, you know" she an
swered. so you wouldn't expect me
to venture plans for its future on
such short acquaintance. am look
ing forward to it with great en-
thuSiaSm."
Miss McAfee believes she will find
the Wellesley girls much the same
as those at Oberlin and other COL
leges with which she has been con-
nected.
Have Much in Common
college students have much in
common whatever institution they
attend" she said. Il anticipate a
great deal of similarity between
Wellesley and Oberlin students,
since both schools draw from all
over the country and the world and
not just from limited geographical
range"
Miss McAfee is fond of sports,
often is late to her o'clock sociol.,
ogy class, the only one she teaches.
She drives her own car. and often
picks up hitchhiking students.
She plans to remain here until
Aug. 1, spend a month with her
parents in Vermont and then re-
port at Wellesley.
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Violinlst Is
on Program of
Literary Club

Northumberland Literary Club
members and their guests were to
attend the clubs program meeting
today at The Home, $685. w. Wash
ington-st.
Mrs. D. E. Gruber, hostess chair
man, was to have Mesdames Carl
w. Foltz, Frank E. Weimer, William.
Stanley, Herbert T. Grouns ana
Adolf Wagner as her assistants.
Mrs. Julius Rockener was to pre-
sent the entertainers, including Miss
Dorothy Woods, v1olinist, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Florence Keeper Lewis;
Mrs. Gruber, so1oist, accompanied
by Mrs. Ruvine Kolkman Jones, and
Mrs. Felix T. McWnirter, who talked
on 1.-THE American Home"
Decorations we're to be in the club
colors, red and white.
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Mesdames Bowling, Gausepohl
Entertain for Local Visitors

Mrs. Frank bowling and Mrs.
Lewis Gausepohl we're to entertain
60 guests at tea party today for
their house guests, Mrs. Arthur
Meyer, Washington, D. c., ard Mrs.
Roy Rich. San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. Dowling's guest, Mrs. Meyer.
is to leave tomorrow for her home,
following a number of parties given
in her honor. Mrs. Rich is to visit
in indianapolis for several weeks
longer
Mrs. William Stark is to give piano
selections at the tea today, and Mrs.
BERTHA Harding is to talk on Mex
leo" Mrs. Claude Jones and Mrs.
Myron Mckee are to pour. Assist
ing in tie dining room are to be
Mrs. Dowlings daughter, Miss Helen
Marie Madden, and Mrs. Ralph
Boozer and Mrs. Don Carter.
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SORORITY NAMES
INDIANA OFFICERS

Miss Margery Bodkin is the new
ly elected president of Delta Theta
Chi Sorority's state association. 9th
er new officers are Miss Arlene
Heckber, South Bend, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Katherine Shaw, Evans
vile, secretary; Miss Dorothy Ew-
ing, Terre Haute, treasurer; and
Miss Helen Knight, Muncie, SER
geant-at-arm Mrs. Mae Marcum
Jacobs was elected state patroness.
Representatives from Dayton,
Louisville and Cincinnati joined In
diana delegates at the two-day con-
vention at the Lincoln which was
called by Alpha Chapter, of which
Miss Ann K. Russell is president.