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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
EXPERT WILL
REBUFF SNAKE
DEATH ST DRY
Los Angeles Barber
Maps Out New
Defense

LOS ANGELES, July 8.
(UP) - Robert S. James,
dapper barber on trial for
his life, will introduce tes-
timony of a rattlesnake ex-
pert in an effort to disprove the
testimony of Charles H. Hope, his
confessed accomplice, who declared
James thrust the foot of his dead
bride, Mary, into a box containing
a killer" rattleSnake.
AS james, murder trial resumed
today, defense Attorney Russell E.
Parsons announced that Douglas
Garner, a snake expert of River
side, is conducting experiments
with a Diamond-Back reptile of
the type which assertedly struck
Mrs. James.
The defense will contend that
Mary James could not have been
bitten on the left large toe in the
manner described by Hope, who
declared James seized Mary's left
foot, showed 1t into the box, and
withdrew it almost instantaneous
ly.
"a Diamond-Back rattleSnake
always inspects and gets bead
on the object it is about to- strike"
Parsons quoted Garner as saying:
IF Hopes description of how it
happened is true, the rattlesnake
could not have bitten her"
The defense hoped Garners tes-
timony would shatter Hopes story
that he and James attempted to
kill Mrs. James by rattlesnake We
nom for her insurance money, and,
James, failing in this effort,
drowned his attractive bride in a
bathtub.
DR.. Charles Decker, surgeon and
X-ray expert, resumed testimony
at the morning session. He de-
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
GROUPS
DRAW UP PLAN
FOR CAMPAIGN

Preparations for the campaign of
Elmer Sears, candidate for state
senator on the Democratic and Re-
publican tickets, were made at a
rally at the Planters hotel in Braw-
ley Tuesday night.
B. M. Graham and Hollis Wood,
both of BraWley, and Roy Breed
love of Heber were selected to Or
ganize committees in every COM
munity in the county to handle
the Sears campaign.
Sears denied rumors that he is
planning to withdraw from the
campaign and said he would solicit
votes personally as soon as he COM
pleteS business transactions which
now engage his attention.
He is opposed by Ed Law and w
I. Stone, Democrats, and William
S. Dunn, Republican.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
SPYS SISTER
FEARS REVENGE

BALTIMORE, Md, July 8. WP)-
Mrs. Grace Kraft fled from her
barricaded apartment today to a
secret hiding place to escape re-
priSals from angered relatives be-
cause she disclosed that her broth
er sold naval secrets to a japanese.
The brother, Harry Thompson,
was convicted last week and SEN
fenced to Is years on an espionage
charge and police here disclosed
that Mrs. Kraft supplied informa-
ton that aided authorities in track
ing him down.
Last night Mrs. Kraft barricaded
herself in her flat and shouted over
the transom in a hysterical voice
that she would admit no one be-
cause she feared her younger broth
er is seeking revenge.
Police said they aren't looking
for her and have no idea where
she may have gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08

in service to a point of minimum
Interruptions. I pointed out then
that in addition our power rates
had been steadily reduced through
the years until they were, at that
time, 40 per cent less than in 1916
Since that statement was made
a reduction in all valley rates was
made on October /, 1885, of ap-
proXimately 10 per cent, which is
now followed by the present re-
duction of 13 per cent.
West further said that, "As the
foregoing rates include the cost of
taxes paid by the company, amount
ing to approximately SO per cent
of the revnue to the company, the
public will be receiving service from
the company at a true cost of 8.5
per cent less than that supplied at
similar rates by the Irrigation Dis
trict which pays no taxes"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08

Citing the frequent fluctuation
of milk prices in the metropolitan
markets, Tinley asserted that this
reduced Southern California dairy
men to bad state"
Price Cf butterfat per pound in
San Francisco is 65 cents" he
pointed out, in urging greater con-
troll. "In other bay cities it is
63 cents. In San Diego it is 64
cents while in Los Angeles the
price is 52la cents.
IF this situation continues many
dairymen near Los Angeles will
be forced out of business, as costs
of labor, rent and feed have in
creased considerably
Dairymen attending the meet
ing said they were deSirious of es-
tablishing a SO cent market and
that this offer was acceptable to
various distributing companies who
were anxious to fOrestall the es-
tablishment of cooperativeS by the
state department of agriculture.
A. A. Brock, director of the state
Department. of agriculture, pre-
sided at the hearing,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08

the CIO on the grounds that it
had caused division discord and
confusion" in labor's ranks when
the A. F. of L. was preparing to
drive toward its longtime goal of
unionizing 100000 steel industry
workers.
A majority of the 16 council
members scheduled to be present
were reported favorably inclined
toward suspension OF the IL u
Mons who joined Lewis in the
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
W PA RELIEF
SETUP TAKES
5000 A DAY
Starvation Threats
OUercome By
Program

WASHINGTON, July 8.
(UP)-Acting on President
Roosevelt's report of wide
spread want and suffering,
Works Progress Admins
tration officials today opened relief
rolls to 10000 farm families
in drought-stricken northwestern
states.
Farmers whose crops have been
ruined by weeks of record-high
temperatures and lack of rain.
turned to relief agencies to prevent
starvation of their families. WPA
rolls were swelled at the rate of
5000 a day.
Department OF agriculture Off
cials designated 81 emergency
counties" in five northwestern
spring wheat states into which the
president ordered immediate cash
relief poured to alleviate human and
livestock suffering.
Mr.. Roosevelt promised $4,000
other families would be aided as
soon as the program can be ex-
tended to include them.
President Roosevelt announced
plans for:
A vast program of relief for 204,-
600 families already made destitute
by the drought.
A personal survey of the drought
area in mid-August in order to
check up on the operation Of the
relief program. 49,
Modification of soil conservation
program regulations designed to
encourage harvesting of all pasture
crops and conserve feed crops not
ruined by the drought.
Showers Promised
Showers were promised for to-
morrow for the worst drought area
Of the parched middle west in the
official forecast today of the U. s.
weather bureau.
Light showers will fall in the
Dakotas, northwestern Minnesota,
and northwestern Nebraska tomor-
row and in western and northern
North Dakota tonight" Forecaster
j. r. Lloyd predicted.
But the blazing sun continued its
destruction over half of the Unit
ed States and Canada today, in
creasing the havoc of what may
become the worst drought in his
tory.
The predicted showers will bring
only temporary relief. Drenching
rains are needed to save surviving
crops in the central states.
1T will be somewhat cooler in
the Dakotas, central and northern
Minnesota and northwestern Neb-
raska tomorrow" Lloyd said.
THE relief of temperatures of
from 80 to 80 degrees will be of
some value to crops not already
destroyed.
The expected showers probably
will hit western and northern
North Dakota tonight"
Heat Continues
whitening hot winds continued to
Continued on Page 2, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08

Inc nearing was neld IN superior
court following the filing of a
petition for mandamus to compel
Law to issue the license. Law had
refused to do Sc because the bridal
couple represented a racial COM
bination to which matrimony is
barred in California.
The woman swore from the wit
ness stand Tuesday that she was
part Negro and thus came within
the classification permitting her
to wed Khan.
Judge Thompson commended the
clerk for his caution in the matter
of issuing licenses and instructed
him to deliver the papers permit
ting the union.
The couple received the license
and Immediately went to Ell Cen
tro justice court to be married by
Judge John E. Simpson.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Democrats Ahead
In Registration

Registration at the county clerks
office stands about to Demo-
cratic with about II registrations
being made daily. The last day for
registration prior to the August rs
primary election is July l6.
Several changes in party affilia-
tions have been made recently, ac-
cording to County Clerk Ed Law.
Some changed from Democratic to
Republican in order to vote for
Elmer Heald or Ed Sample for con-
gresham.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
STATE TO FEEL
NEED OF WHEAT

SACRAMENTO, July 8. U.R)-
California, as a wheat importing
state, will suffer as the result of
the midwest drought and skyrock-
citing wheat prices, grain dealers
indicated here today.
While California was expected
to produce one OF the largest
wheat crops in several years, the
supply. will not be sufficient to
meet the states needs, and higher
prices will have to be paid by
farmers for stock and poultry feed
ing as we'll as for other purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
TRUCK DRIVER
CHARGED WITH
MORALS CRIME

A criminal complaint charging
Frank Calhoun, truck driver, with
an attempted crime against nature,
was signed by California Highway
Patrolman Don Nice in Ell Centro
justice court Wednesday.
The truck driver was arrested in
Ell Centro after a l5-year- old boy
appealed to Nice and Bill Tackett,
another patrolman, for protection.
Calhoun found the boy at Indio
and offered to give him a ride to
Ell Centre where he wanted to visit
relatives Calhoun registered at an
Ell Centro hotel as Miller and said
the boy was his son.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES
NAVY MAY RESUME
DIRIGIBLE PROGRAM

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. tU.P
The navy department is con-
sidering' possibility of resuming
its lighter than air program.
halted by crash of the dirigible
Macon, Adolphus Andrew, Jr..
acting secretary of the Navy,
informed the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
COOK TO FACE
PAROLE CHARGE

Past transgressions caught up
with Agustin F. Hernandez Tuesday
when he was arrested on warrant
from Los Angeles county as a parole
violator He was paroled in Los
Angeles after conviction on a charge
of bigamy.
Hernandez recently was paroled
from the Imperial county Jail after
serving a sentence for implication
in the West store burglary. Since
he was paroled, he has been en-
ployed at the county hospital as
second cook.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
RUSSIA MAY
BOLT CONFERENCE

MONTREUX, Switzerland, July
8. UP)-Russia threatened today
to bolt the international confer
ence here which Is considering
Turkeys demand for the right to
refOrtify the Dardanelles Straits.
Soviet circles said Maxim Lit
vinOv, foreign eOmmissar, had
been instructed to quit the con-
ference unless he receives con-
cessions regarding Russia's secur-
ity on the Black Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Auto Part Cache
Found by Police

Automobile parts taken from var
ious makes of machines were found
in a cache in the city park by FL
Centre police Tuesday night.
The collection was found at mid
night on the Adams street side of
the park between Fifth and Sixth
streets. Police borrowed a huge
garbage can to transport the find to
headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
STRIKERS STONE
CREW OF LABORERS

MiDDLETOWN, Conn.,. July 8.
U,D - Wholesale arrests were
threatened today as a bus load
of Remington Rand workers was
stoned by strikers after a night
of disorders. Police announced
1--WE may lock up the whole 14O0
before we're through"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Driuer Arrested
After Accident

Fred Smale was arrested at Sec
ond and Main streets in FL Centro
Tuesday after his car collided head
on with one driven by Mrs. Lala
Thedford of Seeley. The two
coupes came together after Smale
tried to pass another car. He was
charged with drunk driving and
the case continued TO July 16, in
Ell Centre justice court.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
l.. A. OFFICIAL
SEEKS DIVORCE

Los ANGELES, July 8. U.P,--
Stewart o. Mertz. member OF the
city board of education, demand
ed a divorce in his own right to-
day. a week after Mrs. Edith g.
Mertz Withdrew her separation
suit. Mertz charged cruelty,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
RACIAL BAN DODCED
BY VALLEY COUPLE

Love not only laughs at locksmiths but also chuckes
in tn face of marriage laws demonstrated Tuesday
when Judge Vaughn n. Thompson ordered County Clerk
Ed Law to issue marriage license to Rosie Corea Holt
vile Negro, and N Kahn, Ell Centro Mohammedan
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Right, BY GOlly--

Noted on street corner at $3.50 p.
m. Tuesday: City Treasurer Harmon
Tyler expertly appraising clouds ad-
vancing from Mexico, commenting
that they were mostly dust and just
q little rain. He was right, too The
city council might do well to com
bine the offices of city treasurer and
weather prognosticator.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
LABOR SHOWDOWN
MAY AVOID SPLIT
Internal Conflict Threatens 50-Year Record oil
Solidarity; Secret Conferences May Find
Way Out of Impending Troubles

WASHINGTON, July 8. (UP)-American Federation
of Labor leaders gathered for a momentous executive
council meeting today faced with failure of preliminary
efforts to compromise internal conflict threatening its
50year record of solidarity On the of awaited
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
RIOTERS HELD UNDER
HEAVY BONDS; COURT
ELECTS RED LEADER
Asserted Agitator Taken From Hearing By
Deputy Sheriffs; Defendants Charged
With Attacks

SANTA ANA Cal, July 8. (UP)-Thrteen Mexicans,
alleged pickeers who participated in citrus strike fight
near Anaheim Monday, held to to superior
court today charges of riotng and held in jail under
bonds of $1,000 each The Mexicans taken before
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
COAST MILK MARKET
CONDITION ATTACKED
Greater Control of Price Fluctuation Urged
By Expert Before Dairy Conference
At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, July g. (UP)-Sharp criticism of the
condition of Los Angeles milk market voiced by DR..
j. NJ Tnley of the University of California today in
address before 200 darymen who assembled discuss
the possibility of forming milk pool"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
~
VI
- AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
Up And Over, Lads

Up [hhu oNCty
Brawley's volunteer firemen turn
ed wall scalers Tuesday night, then
retracted, all to save the home of
Police Chief Lon Cromer. The fire
siren, it seems, sounded whilst most
of the firemen were attending the
amateur fights. One and all, they
made break for the gates, only to
find them closed and locked. So
alley, oop! Up they went, atop the
high board fence. Just then some
one opened the gates. The firemen
were in quandry. Not for long,
though. Down they came-inside
the enclosure-and out the gates
they dashed. They were on the
scene SO fast, it must be admitted,
that the fire was practically smoth-
cred.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Bravery Under Fire

Bravery Under Fire
Usually it's the dog that chases
the cat. but it was almost the other
way around with Ada Besse Bey-
mons white kitten, Snooks, and her
brothers CThomas Elmore's) white
dog, Popeye. They hadn't met until
Snooks was taken to the mountains
to be out of all this weather-and
Popeye was a gentleman about it.
In fact, he wanted to be friends.
Not so the tiny feline. It swelled up
about twice as big as a dime-it's
dime-Sized when relaxed - and
threatened all kinds of things. Only
when bed time was followed by meal
time did the dog succeed in wrig-
Cling into the cats good graces, but
at last reports they're friends over
bowl of milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
Confidential Note

Operative 101 reported Wednesday
that one of FL Centro's leading bus
mess men recently had friends in to
help make dead soldiers out of a
case of fine Mexican beer Why the
hurry? The BINS wife was due
back next day, and all trace of beer
needs must be destroyed. The BINS
identity will be kept under this col
umn's hat provided RR is asked to
tine next festive occasion. A bar
gain?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
A Compliment, Sirs--

n OUnIpIiIHtIiI, oITS-
James Dotson, visiting George
Bennitt, was asked what he thought
of Imperial Valley after the Monday
night when humidity ran rampant
and the temperature rose to the no
sleeping allowed mark. pretty
tough night. wasn't it?" someone
asked.
mot so very" said Dotson. You
see, I come from Memphis, where it
gets a lot worse"
Maybe we're all wrong, and the
valley really is a summer resort
would have been.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
MAJOR LEAGUE
SEQ r ES-.

NATIONAL
No games scheduled.
30
AMERICAN
No games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08
MARKETS AN BRIEE

Butter; Los Angeles 3515c; butter
Tat, Imperial valley lob. rnnch,
Grade A. 43Lci manufn cturlng milk,
3scE r0Dte gathered cream, 35c.
l.. A. hay-U. \. No. 1, extra loafy,
I7-1si u. =. No. 1, S14.5Oi u. y. No.
1eafy. $I4-I4.JOi u. y. No. =, SI3.5O.
Minneapolis flax 1O0-205.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-08

WASHINGTON, July 8.
(UP)-Acting on President
Roosevelt's report of wide
spread want and suffering,
Works Progress Admins
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Good Taste Today
Continued from preceding pose
Continued from preceding poge

becoming worst. Whereas the ideal
method of making a party list is to
choose your guests exactly as an ar
tist combines flowers in a bouquet; 3;
the greater the artist, the greater the
variety he can combine, of course.
Having made sure in this way that
your bouquet of guests is in harmony,
you need not really worry about any
of the less important details. Dozens
of them can 60 wrong and few people
will notice, and fewer still will care.
Copyright. 1896, by Emily Post
Evening star., 1936-06-07

work? Stay behind and I'll warn you
of every hole"
They turned into the Gale de los
Desamparados with a sigh of relief,
never realizing its name translates into
the Street of the Forsaken. Houses
rose only on their right, facing ware
houses. wharves and the bay. They
walked in black shadow. Trent still
ahead.
Look out for that one, Kay" he
called.
At his cry she paused, balancing for
a long stride, and as she stood poised
a sudden icy crepitation raced across
her skull A blackness within black
ness, felt rather than seen, had opened
close beside her She knew it was there
by the cold breath that struck her
cheek. She would scream-she must
scream! A hand shot out, thin and
muscular, to clamp itself tight across
her open mouth and at the same in
slant its mate closed on the back of
her neck. Literally lifted from her
Evening star., 1936-06-07
"CutUCu
Continued from pose fen

feet she was propelled into pitch
black corridor. The door closed quickly
as silently as it had opened. Even the
sliding bolt made no sound. Again she
heard Trent call, his voice muffled and
far away.
Here's another, Kay. and it's lined
with mud. Let's take to the street
where l can help you. What do you
say?"
No answer He stopped and turned.
Nobody in sight. Emptiness - vast
incredible void. He had read about
people being struck speechless but it
had never meant anything, not until
now.
His throat closed tight, so tight
it sent sharp ache through his neck.
In the eagerness of their search his
eyes felt as though they were dragging
out of his head, dragging out by the
roots, Nobody in sight.
Kay" he whispered. Then he
wrenched his jaw open almost with
cracking of bone, "Kayr he shouted.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

His foot touched loosened cobble. He
dug it out with his nails and stood
holding it balanced in his right hand.
He listened. Not a sound. Which
house? Which door? Without some
sign he could not know and there was
no sign - only silence.
(To Be Continued Next Week)
Evening star., 1936-06-07

He raced back few steps, then halted,
totally at loss. Kay! Kathiel Kayi
Answer, Kay" Now he was half sob
bing. "Oh, Kay. please don't hidei
l know you're there. Answer
He faced the houses and knew
despair. Not single unshuttered win
dow, no open door. no CLEAN of light.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
The Magic To|ismon
Mosozine Section
Continued from Pose twelve

monstrous to think she owed allie
glance to this man, was nominally the
mistress of gambling establishment!
The more McLennon thought of it the
more intolerable the situation became.
Louise returned. She was carrying
leather scrapbook. In satin, shoulders
and arms bare, she was very beautiful
and incontestably apart from every
thing she seemed committed to here.
II saved all the clippings | could
find about you" she smiled nervously,
putting the scrapbook on a table and
opening it. when finally discovered
where you were, followed your every
move"
He laid his hand on hers, found it
cold and trembling. "When did you
first know was down there?"
She pointed to the initial clipping in
the book. when l happened to see
this in the Sunday paper"
He looked at the date. 1t was year
after her marriage But you knew he
had made it possible for me to get to
Mexico City. You said as much, in
other words. earlier this evening"
She was looking at the clipping. 81
didn't know until showed him this. "
He sought to learn more. What
was his explanation for Withholding
that news from you?"
"He said you hadn't wanted me to
know. that you didn't care to see me
any more"
McLennon was rendered dumb. To
relli's bargain had been we'll and dia-
bolically made. For McLennon to tell
her, at this stage, that he had gambled
away his and perhaps her happiness
on turn of loaded dice would make
her despise him.
From his waistcoat pocket he took
something wrapped in tissue paper. 1t
was a small, delicately-made frog,
wrought in pure gold. ITO its pos
sessor," he told her hoarsely. lit is
supposed to give powers of good luck
and happiness. l want you to have
it."
Louise had heard him speak about
it. and other Mayan charms, during
his lecture. mo, Phil, couldn't. It's
too valuable"
He gave it into her hand. Its
magic powers are wasted on me" he
tried to tell her; and, suddenly, his
spirit sagged. Louise" he groaned.
why - why did you marry him|'
She looked at him, her pallor more
pronounced. The Venice Club closed
shortly after you =" She seemed un-
able to go on. "He offered to help me
- but l couldn't wouldn't -
Her voice was breaking. Il had re-
fused to marry him. tried and tried
to find work - until collapsed. He
came to the hospital. | didn't know
where you were Il had searched
everywhere waited - hoping to
hear from you
McLennon, his head bowed. felt
craven
''He was kind to me at first. But
that changed when l couldn't conform
to his way of living. It's been horrible
lately" she shuddered For the past
five months he's been losing steadily