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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

Angeles in 1882 when it won
eleven titles. With six mere events
to go, it was almost certain the
American athletes will surpaSs that
figure.
Unied States is far ahead of the
world in points, having 167. Fin
land forged into second place to-
day by finishing one-two in the
5000 meter run, with 57h points.
Germany is third with 54&.
One more victory seemed assur-
ed for the United States in the
Decathlon where its three stars
led the field Bob Clark of San
Francisco was on top, with 1920
points followed by the favorite,
Glenn Morris, with $3.50 and Jack
Parker, Sacramento, 3,187. The
athletes jump off the grueling ten
event test. One more event re-
manned up for competition today
400 meters. Tomorrow they will
compete in five more events and
the man with the highest point
Continued on Page 3; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
DEMOCRATS MEET
IN ANTI-ROOSEVELT CONFERENCE

DETROIT, Aug. 7. WP)-Jeffer-
sonian Democrats convened here at
11:20 am. today in an anti-Roose-
welt conference which apparently
was moving toward endorsement of
the presidential candidacy of Gov.
Alf M. Landon.
Former Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri was elected chairman.
AS upwards of 40 anti-Roosevelt
spokeSmen from % states met in
the Book Cadillac hotel, leaders re-
vealed former Governor Alfred E..
Smith of New York would speak
during the campaign against the
New Deal
Another former governor, William
A. Comstock of Michigan, withdrew.
Comstock had accepted an in
vitation to be present but tele-
graphed today he would not attend.
Comstock bolted the New Deal
last February in a statement saying
President Roosevelt and Postmaster
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

CT 461, was clock2d in 46.5 sec
ondS as he broke the tape a fifth
of a second ahead of Arthur God
frey Brown, bespectacled Cam
bridge University sophomore run
ming for Great Britain.
Jimmy Lu Vale, the Negro
graduate of U. c. l.. A, finished
third, William Roberts of Great
Britain was fourth; Bill Fritz, Can
ada, fifth and John Wilfred Loar-
ing, Canada, sixth.
Lu Vale and Roberts finished
so close together that each was
clocked in 468.
The weather was sultry, and the
track heavy fer the event, which
was watched by a crowd of $4,000
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler did not at
tend today's seSsion-the first he
has missed since the Olympics
opened last Saturday.
Williams victory gave the Unit
ed States its first clean sweep Of
the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meter
events since 1912. He also record
ed the SlXth Negro victory OF ten
scored by the United States. Jesse
Owens, Ohio State thunderbolt, had
scored triple broad jump, 100 and
200-meters; Johnny Woodruff of
Pittsburgh won the 800 and Cor
nelius Johnson OF Los Angeles took
the high jump.
Harold Smallwood of Ventura,
Cal, who probably would have
made the finals, was withdrawn
from the semi-finals earlier today
when he suffered an appendicitis
attack which required an opera
ton. SmallWCod was reported
resting easily this afternoon in the
West End hospital.
Williams triumph brought the
United States to within one victory
of equalling the mark set at Los
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
R EPUBLICAN
SLAT Ed FOR
.INV|TAT | 0 N
State Executives To
Study Drought
Conditions

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug.
7. (UP) - President Roose-
velt announced today t he
would invite Gov. Alf M.
Landon, Republican nomi-
nee for president, to conference
of state executives on the drought
situation.
The meeting to work out a CO.
operative state and federal pro-
gram is being arranged for some
where" west of the Mississippi, and
no date has yet been fixed.
1t was expected, however, that
the conference would take place
within month in Iowa.
Have the invitations been sent
the president was asked.
Not yet" he replied
Mr.. Roosevelt startled his press
conference by casually mentioning
that the Kansas governor, ~ his
capacity as such, would be asked
to attend along with those of Iowa,
Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The details came out as he set
forth a step-by-step program COW
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
MARY ASTOR
WINS VICTORY
IN CHILD SUIT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Z. U.P)-
Mary Ast0r, screen star, who is
fighting DR.. Franklyn Thorpe, his
divorced husband, for custody of
their small daughter, today won
a victory when Judge Goodwin
]. Knight blocked efforts to force
the actress to answer certain queS-
tions before the trial of the case
is resumed on Monday.
Judge Goodwin said however,
that Miss Astor would be expected
to answer deposition questions dur
ing noon recess on Monday. The
Judge also told r. r. WOolley,
chief of Miss Astor's counsel that
the actress must remain within
jurisdiction of the court after the
custody trial. Judge Goodwin said
he made the order to assure that
Miss Astor will be available when
trial of her case to substitute an
annulment for DR.. Thorpe'S di-
vorce is called.
DIR. Thorpe sought to submit
questions tonight to his former
wife concerning her allegations in
deposition he refused to answer
thereby placing himself in jeop-
ardy of contempt of court. The
questions relate to Miss AStor's
assertions that DR.. Thorpe was
married to Lillian LaWton Miles
when he married the star in 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

General James A. Farley had brok-
en- promises to the Michigan DEM
ocratic organization. He said then
that the administration in Wash
ington had preferred to take the
advice of Senator James Couzens
and Father Charles f. CougIhlin
rather than of the regular Demo-
cratic organization.
But the governor explained today
in a long distance telephone con-
versation that his friends had put
pressure" on him TO withdraw.
The Jeffersonians laid barrage
against the New Deal as they as
sembled.
Ely said Mr.. Roosevelt had de
parted from the Democratic party"
Bainbridge Colby, secretary OF state
in the second Wilson administra-
tion. charged that the "Washington
administration regards Democratic
principles as annoying and irritat-
ing"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

geleS attorney.
The discovery eliminated Wein-
erS systematic search in all parts
OF the world for the mother and
child who disappeared from New
York City two and a half years
ago after a court gave the mother
custody of little Eugene for the
first six months Of each year and
the father custody for the last
six months.
The child was found in the Gus
tody of Attorney Byron c. Hanna.
He and a little girl, Pepper Holi-
field, were turned over to him by
William F.. HClifield, a former
cafe owner, who is now in prison
in Oklahoma for mail fraud Holi-
field obtained custody when Miss
Dawne died here, her true iden-
tity unknown, last March.
Miss Dawne was one of the
most beautiful and best known
girls on New York's musical COM
edy stages. Her beauty led to
marriage with Weiner, a wealthy
man, and a luxurious apartment
on Park Avenue there. Two years
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
SUSPECT HELD
IN HIT-AND-RUN
DRIVING CASE

Charged with smashing the ar
cade of a building in Westmorland
and racing away after injuring an
other Mexican in the accident,
Juan Gotta. 43, was held in the
Brawley city jail Friday on sus-
picion of hit-and-run driving and
drivink while drunk.
Frank Salcido, 1858 G street,
Brawley, was recovering from a Sc
we're cut in his chin, suffered when
he was Truck Thursday night by
Cota's truck as it smashed into a
business building in WeStmorland,
tearing down the arcade.
Westmorland police telephoned a
report to the accident to Brawley
police, who arrested Gotta and his
companion, S, Bonilla, 81, a few
hours later,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
BIDS WILL BE
OPENED UPON
CANAL WORK

Bids for furnishing labor and
materials in construction of one
section of earth lining on the All
American canal four miles north
of Yuma will be opened at the Yu-
ma office of the United States
Reclamation Bureau at 10 a. m.
Sept. 3, the bureau announced Fri
day.
Contracts will call for 215,000
cubic yards of compacted earth lin
ing and $4,000 cubic yards of un-
compacted earth lining. The lin
ings are intended to prevent seep.
age.
Usual terms will govern the con.
tractors.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
SPAIN SENDS
NEW FORCE TO
FIGHT RE e. s
$500 Men to Attempt
Capture of Isle
Arms Base
Copyright 1886 by United Press


MADRID, Aug. 7. (UP)-
The government is dispatch
ing an expeditionary force
to take the Balearic Islands
off the east coast from the rebels
it was announced officially today.
Eleven bombing seaplanes, three
submarines, two destroyers, a con-
verted transatlantic liner and a.
700 men will take part. With the
fleet will go $500 bombs and 100
machine guns. Four wireless units
will maintain contact among the
forces.
The object of the expedition is
to gain possession of a great am
munition depot near Palma on
Mallorca Island, and a large oil re-
finery.
Thirty-five hundred men will be
embarked for the islands today or
tomorrow, it was announced; 1,200
men from Barcelona are waiting
the fleet at Valencia, and the ma
tional labor confederation is form
ing a supporting column of 10000
or more militiamen.
AS the rebel threat TO Madrid
continued, anger mounted among
the left wing elements against for
eign aid. The newspaper Claridad
charged that rebel airplanes were
landing and provisioning at Amar-
alicia, Portugal.
1t was announced that Jose Mar
tinez Velasco, former foreign min
ster, was arrested and taken to
the Madrid Model prison. The So
cialist mayor of Escorial sent to
police headquarters here 140 Agus-
tinian Monks, it was announced,
and police will search the monas-
terry today. The Monks arrived
here in civilian clothes.
The agrarian reform institute
sent agents into five provinces in
$4,000 square mile area about Ma
drid to seize right wing farms and
resume operations on them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
U.S.. WINS TENTH TITLE
IN OLYMPIC CONTESTS
GERMANS DROP
TO THIRD SPOT
IN OLYMPICS

OLYMPIC STADIUM, Berlin,
Aug. Z. U.P)-The unofficial track
and field point standing at the
end of t0day's events in the
Olympic games follow:
United States 167
Finland 57H
Germany 54M
Japan 81 1922
Great Britain % Ill
Canada II Ill
Italy Is 1922
Sweden Is Ill
New Zealand 10
Holland 8
Switzerland s
Norway 5
Australia
Philippines 4
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
COWBOY GIVEN
TWO YEAR TERM
IN COUNTY JAIL


Joe Murphy, Brawley cowboy, was
sentenced to the maximum term of
two years in the county Jail by Su-
perior Judge R. D. McPherrin Fri
day, following his conviction Thurs,
day night of contributing to the de-
linquency of an eight-year-old Braw-
ley girl.
Murphy was convicted after a
court trial. He had waived trial by
jury. Judge McPherrins verdict, he
said, was based largely on Murphy's
confession to T. M. Sharp, chief
criminal deputy sheriff. He dis
counted the story told on the wit
ness stand by the girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

after the birth of their son, Wei
ner petitioned for divorce, alleg-
nag his wife was teaching his
baby to drink highballs. The Vein
ers were reconciled, but split again
and Weiner renewed his suit.
After long litigation, the court
divided custody and Miss Dawne
disappeared. Not a trace of her
was found until the child was
located in Hannas home.
District Attorney Buron Fits
said Miss Dawne apparently came
directly to Los Angeles from New
York, where she became associated
with Holifield.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
'UNLUCKY DICE
LEAD TO JAIL

Whatever else they may have
been, the dice were unlucky for
Paul Jones, 80, and Clement Birus,
%, Thursday night.
BiruS claimed the spotted cubes
were loaded as well as unlucky
Jones, proprietor of the insulted
square dominoes, defended the
honor of his charges in battle
which led to the arrest of both
Negroes on charges of disturbing
the peace, according to the police
report of Patrolmen r. R. VoyleS
and T. j. Harris.
Jones pleaded not guilty Friday
morning. Trial was set for Aug.
10. Birus failed to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
3 REACH PORT
AFTER FACING
DEATH AT SEA

ABERDEEN, Wash, Aug. 7.
UP)-Adrift for 40 days, the AZ
ton freighter Badly was docked
at West Port, Wash, today after
foundering through heavy seas
from a point 600 miles south of
Umnak, Alaska. Captain John
Berconccini and his two mates
were without water for nearly
week. The engines crankshaft
broke June 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
ROW RAISED
over DEATH
OF GERMANS
Hitler Enraged By
Spain's Attitude
For Nationals
Copyright 1896 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
BERLIN, Aug. 7. (UP)-
The German charge DAFT
faires at Madrid has de-
manded compensation for
the killing of four Germans in Bar
celona, it was announced officially
today. Germany protested vigor-
ously against the indictment.
To make the protest more for
midable, Admiral Carls, command
ing the German fleet rushed to
Spanish waters to protect German
citizens, was expected to protest
direct to the commander of the
Spanish loyalist fleet.
Carls will be instructed, it is
understood, to demand that Span
ish loyaliSt authCrities-anti-FaS-
ciSt-take measures to prevent re-
currences of anti-German Incl
dents.
Adolf Hitler was reported en-
ragged by manifestations against
Germans and there was doubt that
Continued on Page 3. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
TODAY'S GAMES
90
NtTInN Al.

NATIONAL
First game:
Pittsburgh .....01O O10 1906 8 0
Cincinnati 1000 600 OO1-l U
Lucas and Padden; Hollingsw
Slime and Campbell.
Second game:
pittsburgh ...........O
Cincinnati ...........O
Blanton and Padden; Hallahan
and Lombardi.
st. Louis ........... .023
chicago ............2O 2Ol
Earnshaw, Rhem, Parmelee and
V. Davis; Warneke, Bryant, Carle-
ton and Hartnett, O'Dea.
Brookly at Boston to be played
later date.
New York ..... 900 710 1000 10 0
Philadelphia -. 900 600 03O--3 10
Smith. Coffman and Mancuso;
Walters, Benge. Kowalik and At
wood
90
AMERICAN
Chlcago ''''''....' '00o 900
house and Becker.
Boston .........I. 600 lou
Washington ....... 200 900
w. Ferrell and h. Ferrell; White
hill and Miles.
Philadelphia at New York to be
played later date.
Only games scheduled
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Argentina Polo A
Championship Victor

BERLIN, Aug. 7. CUP) Argen-
tina's hard-riding polo four today
retained the Olympic title it won
in 1923 - - the last time polo was
on the program. The Argentines,
who will visit America next month
for the cup of the Americas series,
won the title by defeating Great
Briatin 10. 81
Tomorrow, Mexico and Hungary
play off for the third place.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
JURY TRIES TO RETURN WIDE OPEN
VERDICT IN VALLEY HOMICIDE TRIAL

and "a misdemeanor" may be any
thing from vagrancy to blasphemy
Judge McPherrni sent the jurors
back to deliberate some more, then
discharged them at 1920, when it
was evident no other verdict would
be Forthcoming.
Long is charged with causing the
traffic death of I. H. Harry on the
Bonds Corner highway east of Cal
exico June a. Taken into superior
court Friday, his re-trial was set
for Sept. 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
III OF RAINFALL
STRIKES VALLEY
DURING NIGHT

Rain which brought total of
IL of an inch precipitation to
Imperial Valley early Friday
morning left the region swelter-
ing during the day under excessive
humidity which made the COM
paratively low temperature uncom-
Portable.
Temperature at noon was 10l
degrees, but humidity was 81. Low
hanging clouds threatened addi-
tionel rain.
No damage was reported either
from the rain or the high wind
which accompanied it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07

There are open verdicts and open
verdicts, but the openest verdict of
all would have been on the records
of Superior Judge r. d. McPher-
rims court Friday if jury had been
given it's way in trial of James Long,
charged with negligent homicide.
The jurors attempted at 9.45 p
m. Thursday to return verdict that
Long was guilty of a misdemeanor
Crimes are divided by law into two
classe. felonies and misdemeanors-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
BRITISH CONSULATE
WRECKED BY SHELLS

,ALGECIRAS, Spain, Aug. I.
U.P)-The British consulate was
completely wrecked today when
government warShips bOmbarded
this city, a base of rebel opera
tions. The Argentine consulate
also was hit by shells and badly
damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
SS97,0O0 Contract
For Jail Awarded

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. W.R)-The
treasurys procurement division to-
day awarded 1897 900 contract to
Robert f. Mckee, Los Angeles for
construction of a federal Jail in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Last Minute
FLASHES |!
WORKMEN ARRESTED
ON TRESPASS CHARGE

PASO ROBLES, CAL, Aug. =.
U.P)-Working under the cover
of darkness, IS men employed
by the Valley Pipe Line compa-
ny, a subsidiary of TexacO, were
routed from the Almond orchard
of ]. r. Ranches early today
by deputy sheriffs and constables
armed with John Doe warrants
for their arrest. The wOrkmen
faced charges Of illegal tres
pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
FIRE FROM PLANES

JERUSALEM, Aug. !. U.P)-
Twenty-siX Arabs were killed i'm
the Nablus district today, mostly
by fire from government air.
planes, after the Arabs had at
tackled a convoy between Haifa
and, Tel-Aviv.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Archie Williams, University of California
Negro, Holder of World Record, Wins
4OO-Meter; Americans Far Ahead

OLYMPIC STADIUM, BERLIN, Aug. T. (UP)-Ar-
chic Williams University of California won the Olympic
400meter title today, giving the United States it's 10th
mems track and field title of the 18th Olympic Games.
The dusky Californian, who holds the world record
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
RICH FATHERS LONG HUNT
FOR MISSING CHILD ENDED
Son of Famous Former Chorus Girl And PlaybOy
Broker Discovered in Los Angeles; Mother
Vanished With Boy Over Two Years Ago

LOS ANGELES, Aug. (UP)-A two and half year
search for six year old Eugene Wener of Daye Dawne
famous chorus girl of her day. and Eugene w. Weiner
playboy New York broker ended here today The mother
dead and the child in the custody of Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
We Should Bill Them

RR is being recognized in un-
animous sort of way. One San
Diego and one Los Angeles news
paper, it develops, picked up this
columns yarn of the honest police
man, H. u. Willis, who returned the
stolen quart of whisky to a local
store. If RR is going to work for
more than one newspaper, he's 60
ing to demand pay for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Dubious Proceedings, These

Ed Hall, they say, lays claim to
being pretty much of a deep sea
fisherman - but Sam Marshall is
beginning to doubt it. Ed was pre-
pairing Thursday to go to San Diego
for deep sea excursion, and with
out so much as offering a reason
he borrowed Sans rifle. Not that
Sam would cast any aspersions, but
he did say he has always used the
rifle for hunting game on dry land
he doesn't know how it will work
on the water. Less cautious critics
wrote a motto for Eds coat of
fisherman's arms:
"If you can't hook 'em, shoot 'em"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
MARKETS AN BRIEE

Butch; Los Angeles 3712c, butter
fnt. Imperial Valley Fob, ranch,
Grade 4, 15ci manufacturing milk,
4olRci route gathered cream. 371Rc.
l.. A. Hny-U. =. NO. 1 extra leaiy,
SlOOO; u. =. No. 1, SI5.5O-10i
q. :. No. Ieafy, S15.OO-15.5Oi u. ).
No. =. SI4-OO-I4.5O; Minneapolis
flax 2I3-2IO.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
An Apt Description

MI Hpt DtSETIptfUII-
This business OF operating a
switchboard always has fascinated
RR, but never has he heard more
apt description than that advanced
by Miss Frances Erskine, blonde
vacation operator at the county
court house.
II feel" said Miss Erskine, like
a wall with ears"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Gum Goes Old Fashioned

Gum Goes Old Fashioned
Startled by the appearance OF
two pretty lassies on Main street
in flaring red hoop skirts of a
bygone decade, RR was prompted
by curiosity to see where they went
and felt like some sort of suck
er when they stepped into an au-
tomobile bedecked with signs ad-
vertsing a well known brand OF
chewing gum. What modern ad-
vertising won't do!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
Pay No Notice

Pay No Notice
The uses of propaganda are
legion. A neWspaperman becomes
used to looking for it in practically
everything. so it is not to be Won
dered that A. G. johnson, who
tumbled unceremoniously from a
curbing. into a puddle Friday morn
ing, emerged irately to charge that
the rain of the early morning was
just another piece of propaganda
staged by proponents of the storm
drain proposition. Then, looking
at his ruined trousers, he Gained
down.
Maybe it's good idea, at that
he grumbled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
A Student of History

Jack Christensen has taken up
the study of party convention his
tory in unique way. He was i'm
mersed Friday in a copy of the
New York Times containing re-
prints of first pages issued by the
newspaper on the occasion of Re-
publican and Democratic conven-
tions since before Lincoln was
nominated - and they spelled his
first name "Abram" by the way.
Studying history while it was in
the making, sort of.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-07
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