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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

of Arizona and Mexican officers.
His victim lies unconscious in
the general hospital in Yuma. He
suffered fractured skull and a
broken arm. His clothing contained
nothing to establish his identifica-
ton and he had not regained con-
sciousneSs by p. m. Monday. The
injured man is a middle aged AM
erican rather poorly dressed.
Lovett failed to stop after strik-
inf the pedestrian, officers said,
and proceeded toward Yuma. En-
route, they said, he side-swiped
another car and again failed to
stop to determine the extent of
the damage he had done. He left
his own automobile at his home In
Yuma, borrowed another machine
and departed to Algodones, Mexi-
co.
After each accident, however,
witnesses obtained the license num-
ber- on Lovett'S car and notified
Deputy Sheriff John CrouSen and
California Highway Patrolman
Bill Tackett.
The two officers enlisted the aid
of the sheriff's department at Yu-
ma and later that of Mexican Of
ficials. When Lovett came across
the line the California and Ari-
zona officers arrested him. Low
ett'S car was covered with dust
except on the right fender where
the pedestrians body had brushed
it clean, Tackett said.
Lovett was held in the Winter
haven Jail Sunday night and was
scheduled to be arraigned in Win
terhaven justice court Monday.
Tackett said Lovett had been in
difficulties in California on traf-
fic violations prior to this time
D. H. Dorez was arrested in
Winterhaven Sunday night and
charged with drunk driving. Tack
EFT said he was driving his auto
mobile on the wrong side of the
road. CrouSen took two small
children, who were passengers in
Dorez' machine, to their home in
Somerton, Ariz.. and placed Dores
in the Winterhaven jail
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
MEXICALI WILL
HAVE NEW RADIO
POLICE AUTOS

Police Radio Station XE2FY,
operating under license from the
Mexican COVER ment, Monday
bound the MeXicali police depart
ment closer to the Imperial coun-
ty sheriff's department and the
Ell Centre police department by
putting into operation three radio
prowl cars for the Mexicali de-
partment.
Lieut.. Col. Eugenio Milla Tama-
yo, Mexicali police chief, in an
nouncing installation of the new
radio sending apparatus below the
border, promised complete cooper
alton with the American police
stations. The MeXicali prowl car
will receive broadcasts from the
stations in Imperial county as
we'll as from their own station.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

are accused OF grand theft OF an
automobile and with attempting to
bring stolen car from Mexico into
the United States.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Elliott chain
ed the three men together and plac-
ed them in the front seat with him.
When they reached point on the
highway where the All American
canal is to cross, the man sitting
on the outside and upon whose lap
another prisoner was sitting, thrust
a gun in Elliott's side. The deputy
applied the brakes so violently that
his three passengers piled up against
the windshield, permitting him to
snatch the gun.
James W. Jones, Is, had the gun
hidden upon his person and plan-
ned, he said, to hold Elliott up and
make his escape His two COM
panions were Richard Priest, 18,
and Lewis Crandall. 10.
The attempted escape was staged
when no other vehicle was visible
in either direction.
Jones told Elliott he had hidden
the pistol in the top of one of his
boots while being searched in Cal
exico Immediately following THEN
arrest. He. later transferred it tc
the front of his shirt and took il
from that hiding place to force FL
lott to stop the car.
The youths stole an automobile
belonging to Humberto Ruiz in
Tijuana and crossed the mountains
to Mexicali. They were stopped at
the boundary line when they at
tempted to bring the car into this
country. The suspicion of line in
spectors was aroused because the
American men were driving a car
with Mexican license plates.
Line officials turned the car over
to Mexican officers and the prison
ers over to the Calexico police Cal
exico police turned them over to
the sheriff's department.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

did two of the screens greatest
luminaries.
Fairbanks and his wife were in
separable. For years it was their
proudest boast that they had never
missed dining together. They rare
ly appeared in public without each
others company. The 100000
home they built on a Hollywood
hilltop and called Pickfair was
the "house that love built" accord
ing to sentimentalists who regard
ed the marriage as so idyllic that
it would endure.
The open break finally came in
July. 1888, when Mary received a
fateful cablegram from her hus-
band. He bluntly informed her
that she would have to maintain
Pickfair out of her own funds.
1t was then that Miss Pickford
admitted that Hollywood's per-
feet romance" had gone the way
of countless others.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
COUNTY WILL
CRACK DOWN
ON HUNTERS
Pheasant Slaughter
To Be Stopped,
Say Officials

Pheasant slaughter in I'M
perial Valley will be stop
ped by a strict enforcement
of the county ordinance pre-
venting shooting of the birds
at any time during the year. Ar
rests will be made by Sheriff Rob-
ert w. Ware and his deputies and
the cases will be prosecuted by
District Attorney Elmer Head.
There is no open season for
pheasant shooting in this county.
declared Heald. The ranchers are
opposed to their slaughter because
of their service in Kidding agricul-
ture of insect pests.
Attempts to increase the num-
bers of pheasants inhabiting this
area always are frustrated by the
brutal shooting of the birds by
hunters, Heald said Ranchers have
tried for many years to protect
the pheasants from the hunters
but the slaughter continues.
Violation of the county ordi-
nance is q misdemeanor and con-
viction carries a six months jail
sentence.
Young pheasants are released In
this area at intervals by the state
game commission and readily make
themselves at home along the cam
ais.
These birds are too valuable
to agriculture" declared Heald.
ito permit their slaughter by
hunters from coast areas as well
as by thoughtless valley residents" :"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
COAST CITIES.
WILL ASK u. S..
AID IN STRIKE.

WASHINGTON, Nov l6. W.p)-
Federal intervention in the mari
time strike paralyzing the Pacific
coast and impeding the commerce
of Atlantic and gulf ports will be
demanded today by the mayors of
three cities.
Angelo Rossi. mayor of San Fran
cisco, and Joseph K. Carson, of Port
land, Ore. will plead with Secretary
OF Labor Frances Perkins, and pos
sibly with President Roosevelt, for
strong federal actions to end the
strike that is costing the Pacific
coast $7000,000 a day.
Mayor Fiorello II. LaGuardia of
New York, planned to mape similar
representations for intervention in
the outlaw strike on the east coast
that has tied up number of Ameri-
can flag vessels, interfering serious
ly with the normal business of the
port of New York
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
BOX OF DATES
DOW MALL OF
THEFT SUSPECT

A box of dates and a Woman'S
wrist watch were the downfall
Saturday night of George w. Cox,
18-year- -old transient, who is held
at the Imperial county Jail on
suspicion of burglarizing the home
of Mrs. Anis Robertson at 1865
State street.
Patrelman w. S. Heating, Ell
Centre police department, spot
ted" .at Fifth street and Orange
avenue to trap degenerate who
has been molesting women in that
vicinity, arrested Cox Saturday
night as a suspicious character.
Cox was taken to the police sta
ton and searched.
The search revealed box of
dates, woman's wrist watch, a
two-cell flashlight, IL new hand
kerchiefs, a black dress tie, a
leather wallet and a Bank OF
America check book and deposit
book made out to E. j. Banner of
BarStoW.
A few minutes later the tele-
phone rang and Mrs. Robertson
reported that her home had been
entered and her refrigerator rifled.
Mrs. Robertson identified the dates
as some from the refrigerator, and
the watch as the property of her
daughter Miss Doris Robertson.
The flashlight, she said, had been
taken from a dresser drawer. The
other property was not identified
Mrs. Regina Miller, who lives at
the Robertson home, reported the
loss of check book. 1t was not
found.
Cox was turned over to the
sheriff's department for further
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

the bulk of the valley total. The
$50 members will receive checks
in excess of $4,000 as a reward
for thriftily depositing a specified
sum at stated intervals through
out the past year.
The 100 club members in Braw-
ley will receive $4,000 and like
number in Calexico $4,000.
Club membership at the various
Bank of America branches in the
valley was larger last year than
ever before, bank officials declar-
ed. The amounts many of them
deposited were larger than in re-
cent years also.
The last of the annual deposits
were made November Is, and the
members will receive their Christ
mas shopping money December l,
in the form of a check from the
bank.
The first Christmas Savings club
was started in Imperial Valley
seven years ago and every year
has increased the number of men,
bers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

according to a studio announce
ment, which was issued after Rog-
ers' father disclosed the engage
ment in, Olathe, Kansas.
The ceremony ostenSibly will be
held in Hollywood after Rogers
returns from England where he is
scheduled to make picture for
British International studios in
January.
1t will be the third marriage for
the 42-year-old former actress, who
recently definitely abandoned her
acting career to devote all her
time to production activities. Rog-
ers is 80.
For years the screens reigning
Americas Sweetheart" Miss Pick
ford has been married twice be-
fore.
Her first marriage was to Owen
Moore. She divorced him to Marry
Fairbanks in 1920.
For nearly 13 years, that mar
riage was publicized as Hollywood S
Ideal romance matching as it
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
CITY REPORTS
BEST BUSINESS
IN SIX YEARS
Dollar Day Sales in
Ell Centre Set
Records

Biggest days sales since
the Christmas s h oppi n g
rush of 1880 in, several in
stances, and new records in
almost all stores, were re-
ported Monday as Ell Centro mer-
chants checked up on the success
of Saturdays COMMUNICATIVE Dol
lar Day.
Billed as Dollar Day, the event
attracted many shoppers who
bought largely in higher price
fields, some tradesmen reported.
The one dollar items found ready
buyers, but other bargains of far
greater price also found ready
turnover.
Merchants declared their custom
ers were, to a great extent, repre-
sentatiyes of every section of, the
valley. The event was intended to
prove Ell Centro the valleys logical
shopping center, the Ell Centro
chamber of commerce explained.
Without exception, participating
stores reported the best business for
any similar day in five or six years.
Two stores, one a general depart
ment store of high calibre and the
other gift and supply shop, re-
corded the best days business since
the day before Christmas, 1890. An
other large chain store which en-
tered the field only recently had
the best day since it opened its El
Centre store.
One mems store reported the best
day in it's history. Another depart
ment store declared it to be the
best day of similar date in its his
tory. Grocery stores reported in
creases over other Saturday shop
ping periods.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
CREW DIGS TO
REACH MINERS
CAUGHT IN MINE

SUPERIOR, Mont, Nov. l6. U.p)--
A crew of rs men today dug ir
treacherous wet sands in an effort
to reach two miners trapped near
the surface of the Deep Greek gold
mine here.
The miners were trapped late
Saturday about l8 feet below the
ground In l4-foot crosscut off the
main tunnel of the small diggings
they had leased. Hope virtually had
been abandoned that they would be
rescued alive
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
JOB LOST MAN
TAKES 6 LIVES

1TELAND, Alta, Nov 16. W.R)--
The entire population of this 'front.'
ier village was wiped out today In
a fed which took six lives.
Authorities said they believed Carl
Sheits, deranged over loss of his
job as railway foreman. killed Carl
Nelson, foreman who replaced him,
Nelson's family and two others.
Iteland is railroad village 100
miles north of Edmonton.
Sheits killed himself after shoot
ing and beating to death the others.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
LAST MINUTE +
FLASHES
CALIFORNIA GOLFER
LEADS PRO TOURNEY

PINEHURST, N. C., Nov. is.
UP)--Fay Coleman, the Culver
City. CAL, professional with the
ccllar-ad features, took the lead
in the qualifying round OF the
18th annual p. G. A. golf tourna-
mint today when he shot the first
18 holes in 68, four under par.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
.ilipino Sentenced
To Fine or Jail

Sam Ragnit, "a, Filipino was
sentenced by Police Judge Lee Nuf-
fer Monday to pay fine of $25 or
serve 12i4 days in the city Jail for
failing to stop after an accident.
The Filipino was arrested by
Patrolmen Floyd v. Ackley and w.
S. Heating al Fifth and Commercial
streets Saturday night after his car
crashed into one driven by Johnnie
Newman, 632 Commercial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
COURT RALKS AT
AIDING HOEPPEL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. UP)-
Rep. John H. Hoeppel and his son,
Charles, today were denied recon-
sideration by the supreme court OF
their conviction on charges of con-
spiracy to sell West Point appoint
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
FORCE OF OFFICERS
ASSIGNED TO COURT

Los ANGELES. Nov. l6. W.P,---
U. s. Marshal Robert Clark, after
ccnferring with Federal Judge
Paul J. Mccormick today assign
ed an extra force OF deputies 10
the courtroom where the ques-
tion of unloading cargo of
bananas rom strike bound boat
Is to be fought out later In the
dav
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
Additional Teacher
Employed at INLAND

inland school employed an addi-
tional teacher Monday morning to
take care of the increase in en-
rollment caused by the entrance in
school of children of migratory
workers who are beginning to ar
rive to harvest the pea crop in that
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
Valley Sending Out
Big Pea Shipments

AImperial Valley, since Nov. II,
Us been shipping over half the
peas Of the nation, the majority of
the other shipments coming from
Florida.
Shipments are increasing daily
and the present warm weather Is
proving Of great benefit.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
DestrOyers Slide Out
OF San Diego HarbOr

SAN DIEGO, Nov. l. W.P)-Con-
stituting the largest movement of
ships out of San Diego harbor in
several month, 40 U. S. navy de-
stroyers today crept slowly through
the heavy fog banks to sea-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
PICKFORD WILL
WE'D BUDDY ROGERS

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16. (UP)-Mary Pickford, former
wife Douglas Fairbanks confirmed long persistent re-
ports today that she would Charles Buddy Rog
ers, screen actor and orchestra leader.
The wedding will take place sometime in the spring,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
Prisoner. Pulls
Gun on Officer,
Escape FoiIed
Deputy Sheriff, in Auto With Three Captipes
Jams on Brakes and Grabs Weapon as
Theft Suspects Attempt Break

Suddenly applied brakes which tossed three prisoners
against the windshield of county and the quick
snachng of gun from of the prisoners prevented
the escape of the Sunday afternoon as they were
being brought the county Jail from CaleXco The men
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

MAN VICTIM
OF ACCIDENT
Motorist Captured After Unsuccessful Flight
To Mexico Following Accident on
Highway Near Winterhauen

WINTERHAVEN, Nov. 49, (Special)-A hit and run
driver charged with driving the that injured
identified pedestrian late Sunday today in jail
following unsuccessful flight to Mexico
The driver, c. NJ Lovett, arrested with the help
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
THOUSANDS IN XMAS
FUNDS TO BE MAILED
OUT TO VALlEYITES
Savings Club Members in County to Receive S2S,00O
Part of Million Total for State;
Ell Centre Leads in Volume

Santa Claus will pay early visit to Imperial Valley
because the bank of America will mail $28 600 November
30 to the 700 members of the Christmas Savings club
This sum part of the 100000 be distributed club
members in California Ell Centro members will receive
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16

49,
REPoRTER ANR51as
Says

Alert But Awry--
Hazel Livingst on, travelling
through Jacumba Sunday, caught
a glimpse of face in one OF sew
eral passing cars. She fastened TO
a telephone, interrupted Sheriff
&b Wares Sunday rest and re-
tied that a group OF automo-
blles, sticking closely together, was
en- route to the valley-and In
one was woman who looked a
lot like Emma Cutler. Not wishing
any demonstration, Bob marshalled
his forces several cars strong ana
proceeded to meet the supposed
Communist motorcade. The Off
GERS did meet the caravan-but it
was caravan of Brawley resi-
dents bringing in some used cars.
OF all the red faces in Imperial
county today, Hazels is reddest.
Embarrassing Affection
Mrs. Earl Trey, 864 Olive street.
might be expected to be some-
what flattered by the affection
displayed by a stray dog which
adopted her home as its own the
other day, and proceeded to pro-
tect the premises as dogs are sup
posed to do from time immemor-
ial. Ferocious barking warned ev-
cry passerby off, until it became
acutely embarrassing for the pass
ersby and for Mrs. Trey. She no.
titled police. They carted the dog
away, admonished the mutt Suf-
ficiently, and turned him loose.
In few minutes he was back
at his post protecting the Irey
property again. So Mrs. Trey sum-
moned the officers again. What
brand of magic they used Is un-
koown, but the canine stayed "a
y this time.
Justice Does Exist
Benny Kellerman was one down
on No. 16 at the Barbara Worth
Country Club Saturday, playing
with Bud Smurr and Robert Ray
burn. His companions had been
sinking them for brides and eagles
all day, and Benny was getting
llttlt dllSly duOut IL Gil. nc
stepped up TO the tee on Sixteen,
growled that it was about time he
went uoWn for two himself, and
whammed the sphere. True and
neat it sailed through the air,
heSltated over the green, dropped
there-and rolled into the cup. An
ace! A hole in one! There was
another recruit Saturday night for
the vest busting club.
%
Just A Friendly Call
Police Chief Guy Echols and
Mrs. EcholS were at home in Cal
exico one night last week. The
telephone rang. The Chief took
down the receiver.
"Hellow," he growled, in best Of
a eial voice.
Hellow," came the answer.
This is your little boy, Lee. I'm
talking from New York City"
Lee, who is in the federal Gus
toms service in Puerto Rico, was
in the United States with the pis-
tol team from the island, for big
match.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
SUSPECT ACCUSED
OF ALTERING ACCOUNTS

Of ALTERING ACCOUNTS
Los ANGELES, Nov. Is. WR)---
A witness. testifying at the trial
Of John j. Berke. 80. today accus-
ed the former credit manager OF
instructing his assistants 10 alter
paid-up customers accounts.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-16
Markets An iRIEF

Grade \. 431ae, manufa curing milk.
Grade A, Age, manufac cturing milk.
l.. A. Hay-D. y. No. 1 extra leafy,
S21-22; u. s. No 1S17.5O: u = No
leafy. xIs; L = No. >. SI6; Minne-
apolis flax 20. Y, -22IN.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-21
AMERICAN GIRLS
SCARE NE, SAYS
YOUNG COUNT

DETROIT, May 81. UP)-For a
few choice comments on things
American such as hot dos, jazz
music and cocktail bars, there's
nothing quite like the words of
Count de In Hubaudierc. 27-year-
old son of a French pottery manu-
facturer.
Surrounded in his hotel quarters
by a bowl Of goldfish. two pet
turtles, a couple of alligators and
a shortWaVe radio the count WaXed
eloquent in his best French, pro-
Viding some of his enlightening OBJ
serVations on this, his first trip to
the United States.
For one thing. American women
astound the young Frenchman.
They are lovely to look at but
they frighten me- he confessed
The American girl is much smart
er, much more beautiful than our
French girl But believe me Nhen
l say I'm afraid OF them in this
country
The count said the American
cocktail lounge, amazed him A look
into The luxurious interior of one
Of them, he added, convinced him
that TO equal the spectacle therein.
his technique would need revision
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-21
Farm Bureau Stand
Will Be Determined
By Ballot System

The board of directors of the Cal
ifornia Farm Bureau federation has
decided to use the ballot system as
a means of determining the posi-
tion OF the state organization on
those legislative measures not al
ready covered by resolutions at an
annual meeting.
There will appear on the ballot
at the next election many proposals
of vital interest to California agri-
culture and on which the state or
ganization has not established an
official position.
The proposal will be discussed BY
letters from the state office to The
county farm bureaus after which
ballot forms will be distributed to
each county farm bureau in the
state. County farm bureaus will
then be requested to submit the
measures for the consideration and
vote OF members at either center
or commodity meetings. Votes will
be tabulated by the county farm bu-
reauS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-21

Associate in Arts. They are:
Frances Allen, Helen Bezdecheck
Emily Coates, Melba Deets. Edward
Burns, Archie Drennen, Juanita
Gregg, Dorothy Holt, Mary Frances
Hoppin, Albert jenkins, Louis
Kaplan, Woodrow Mayfield, Eunice
Phillips, Bob Shimamoto. Velma
Sleeper, Donald Smyser. Donald
Taylor and Chester Veliquette.
Seniors of Central high school will
be graduated Friday, May 20 Ex-
act details of the program are not
yet available.
Those who will be graduated are.
Rudolph Adams, E. j Afford. Joe
Badger. Jane Baroni, Lucille 'Bey-
non, Emogene Blackard, Angeline
BlaSchko. Don Bonar, Marjorie
BoWles. Virginia Bozarth, Helen
Bradshaw Louise Bromley, Mary
Louise Brown, Duncan Burk, Mary
Louise Burk.
Kayre Cheser, Margaret Chestnut.
Randall Connor, Mary Cook, Doro
thy Corkhill, Thurston Grassland.
Clara Mae Davis, Mary Dixon. Bob
bic Domenigoni. James Dyer, Lee
Edgar, Mary Edgar, Gus Estrada,
Pearl Farley, Bob Fox Mildred
Frohly,
Dorothy Lou Gillian, Bertha Gil
lett, Cecil Gipson, Lewis Groves.
Howard Hatch, Myrtle Havens. Tom
ylr Ntln l..
Herrick, Ferne Hime Kimiko Hor-
ibe, Mary Kathryn Horton. Kusuto
Ishimaru, Mary Lee Johnson, Jack
Jones,
Kenneth Kenyon, Bradford Xii
gore, Reed Kirkpatrick, Aiko Ku-
bota, Mary LaBrucherie, Robert
Landerman, Jacqueline La Vine,
Clifford Lawless, Enoch Lazo, Dave
Lee, Hall Longacre.
Rosemary Madden, Betsy Mazda.
Yum Nah, Johnnie Mallory, Allene
McChristy, Loris Mcconnell. Robert
McElvaney, John Moore, Jordan
Mora, Jack Morgan, Sam Morgan,
Joe Mori. Helen Nakagawa, Eugene
Napier, Tom Nishimoto, Nurma
OXSen.
Jack Page, Caroline Paine, Boyce
Palmer, Margie Farmer, Marcella
Payne, Rheta Percival, Donald Pet
ers, Ola Mae Price.
Annie Lee Rapson, Tom Rawls,
Ella Reams. Leslie Reynolds, Rex
Richards, Roy Robertson, Harold
Robinson, Adolph Romero. Gail
Ross, Flora Sato, Charles Schumm.
Sybil Shipp, Rae Snodgrass Homer
Spear, Maxine Spears, Kathleen
Stephens. Susumu Sugimoto, Fran
ces Sunstrom. Billy Swerdfeger,
Alfred Tagg, Yoshio Tamura. Bob
bic Thacker, Milton Trudell, Phillip
Vaienzuela, Jean Veliquette,
Gene Wagner, John Weiss, vi
Wan Whitehead, Edgar Williams,
Mary Williams, Orpah Willingham,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-21

grams so as to enable them to carry
on activities which are peculiar to
groups Of their own ages
Development of attractive recre-
ationel programs is also considered
a means to further the program
IN formulating the proposed plan.
state organization has had in mind
the Strengthening and developing
of the thread" of contact between
former All club members and their
parent organization, the farm bu-
reau.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-21
HAUPTMANRS
SPIRIT SHOWN
IN PHOTOGRAPH

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 81.
UP)--Diari0 NCne, daily news
paper, published four column
photograph of "Bruno Richard
Hautmann's spirit" and said the
spirit had confessed to an un-
named medium that he kidnap-
ed Charles A. Lindbergh. jr.
The spirit said, ACCORDING To
the medium. that he committed
the crime while under a hypnotic
influence and that be became
conscious of it only after death.
Diari0 Notes photograph" of
the spirit" which the newspaper
said was taken by "a special
Process" bore no resemblance to
Hauptmann.