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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP
FICTITIOUS NAME
Civil Code Sec. 2466-2468- 2470
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COIINTX OE IAnpEp1AI

ClVll CODE Sec. 2466-2468-247
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS.
We hereby certify that we are
partners transacting business at
$50 State Street, Ell Centre, in the
State of California, under a des-
ignation not showing the names of
the persons interested as partners
in such business, to-Wit:
STAR BEVERAGE COMPANY.
The names of the partners are:
BLISS DEEM. residing at 1904
Villa Terrace, San Diego;
carroll B. DEEM, residing at
1929 Swift, San Diego;
HARRY l.. DEEM, residing at
4424 Mississippi St, San Diego.
Witness our hands this End day
of February, 1886.
HARRY L. DEEM,
4424 Mississippi ST., San Diego
BLISS DEEM,
Villa Terrace 1904. San Diego
Carroll B. DEEM,
1929 Swift, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05

them with three counts of grand
theft. When the case came up for
trial in superior court Monday, the
court, at the request of the prose-
cution, had the case re-submitted
to the grand Jury for inclusion of
evidence obtained after the first
Indictment was returned. The in
dictment returned Wednesday was
signed by J. L. Travers. foreman
pro TEN, in the absence Of John
Andrew. the foreman.
Indictment of Rutherford and
Speer followed the conviction of
J. c. Wilson and H. G. Boyer for
grand theft and sale of mortgaged
property and the sentencing of
Wilson 10 Folsom and Boyer to
San Quentin. Wilson. at the time
he was in court for sentence. ae-
cused Rutherford and Speer Of
purchasing and disposing of the
cattle which had been mortgaged
to the First National Bank OF
Holtville by Boyer and of cattle
the bank left in Boyer's care.
In the indictment returned We'd
nesday, three counts list the cattle
as Boyer's. three counts list them
as the banks property and four
new counts were added 10 those
included in the original.
Both Wilson and Boyer were
brought from the penitentiaries to
appear as witnesses in the case.
They are held in the county jail.
Rutherford and Speer are TO be
arraigned on the Wednesday in
dictment Friday morning by order
of Judge Vaughn N. Thompson.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
MOTORBOATERS
PRAISE OFFER
OF P0ST-PRESS

Continued Prom rage II
c. W. Maitland. manager Of The
Maitland Auto Service at Seventh
and Nam streets. FL Centre. was Tie
first to sign up. Maitland has new
hui and a 25-horse powered Even
rude motor.
Right on his heels came IVen
Chuck Hays of the Imperial Val
lev Hardware company. who is a well
known local enthusiast. and has
owned and used his own boat here
for a long time. His craft is pow
cred with a 32-horse power Johnson
motor. more powerful than Matt
lands, but it has to push larger
hui over the waves. so each thinks
he can take the other.
Third Entry
The third entry to date is Carl S.
Vogt, operator of a service station,
500 Broadway, Ef Centre. Vogt, also,
is an old line devotee of the Watery
SPORT and owns two boats. He is en-
tering his smaller craft. midget 10
foot hull powered with a 14-hosse
motor, against the larger boats OF
Maitland and Hays. And whats
more. Hays may fool 'em.
Several other boat owners are ex-
pected to participate in the race. In
fact. indications ere that between
six and eight valley boats will cross
the starting line. How many will
finish depends on the motors.
The race is a last minute addition
to the regatta events in which ma
tional professionals are taking part.
Because local boat owners would
have no chance against these experts
with their expensive craft, the regat-
ia committee welcomed the offer Of
The Post-Press to sponsor a race
between valley boats, the suggestion
being made because of the belief
that Salton Sea will eventually be-
come a great winter playground. ana
that INCORPORATING is an unusually
healthy and interesting sport.
Trophies Chosen
Trophies yesterday were selected
from the stock Of o. F. Haun, The
Jeweler at sos Main street. They are
being embossed with the seal OF the
Mid-Winter Regatta and it is hoped
will be ready for display Thursday
It is planned to place them in the
window of Haun's store until the
races and for a few days next week.
Participants should notify either
the Post-Press or the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce Of their de-
sire to participate. Boats must be
locally owned and operated. They
can be fast. slow, big or little, cost
" or home made. The more boats
the merrier in this strictly local
race. No entry fees are charged
just bring your boat and gasoline
and join in.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
OLD BELL COMES BACK

ROCHESTER, N. Y, U.P-An Did
locomotive bell has replaced modern
automatic ringing apparatus at a
New York Central grade crossing
near here. Motorists complained
they could not hear the modern
warning signals. So railroad off,
Gals installed the old locomotive
bell
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05

Neither Cramer nor Secretary of IN
terror Harold Ickes, whose depart
ment administers the Virgin Islands.
We're willing to guess in advance
what island law would say about
painless colonistS.
We have a law against indecent
exposure Cramer said cautiously
The courts will have to decide
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
EAST SIDE TEAM WINS

Coach Stewards East Side high
school basketball team were easy
winners over the Imperial Union
high basketball team on the latter's
court last week The score
was Is to 4. The Craig brothers were
the stars of the game making baskets
every time they tossed the ball A
return game will be played on the
local court next Wednesday at 3 p.
m
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OLE IMPERIAID

On this 18th day of January,
AID, 1896, before me, Clarence B.
Smith, Notary Public in and for
said County and State, personally
appeared NJ. E. Thornburg, known
TO me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within
Instrument, and acknowledged TO
me that she executed the same.
In Witness Whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal the day and year
in this certificate first above writ
ten
(Notarial SeaD
CLARENCE 3. SMITH,
Notary Public in and for said
County ard State.
J.29-F.5,12,19.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
FIRST RURAL POWER LINE
STARTS WITH us. FUNDS

PIQUA, o. Construction of
the first of the farmer owned
electric lines with which the Fed
eral Rural Electrification Admins
tration proposes to blanket the
United States, is under construc-
ton.
Seven hundred farms are to be
served by the 1870 miles of line of
the Miami Rural Electric Cooper
alive, Inc, which is financed with
a $254,000 lean from the REA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
FOUR HOLDUP
THUGS NABBED
BY OFFICERS

Continued from Page y
beating one of the men severely.
Still later, at a Holtville pool hall,
the ClinkSeales brothers were IN
duced to join the robbers. ostensibly
to go to Mexicali. South of Holt
vile they were held up. robbed of
SIS. and beaten on the heads with
pistol butts.
Lloyd Smith, when arrested, was
carrying a pistol. Sheriff Ware said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Imperial Valley Press

Published every weekday after
noon except Saturday. ISSUED
Sunday as The Post-Press, joint
issue with The Morning PosD, by
the Imperial Valley Publishing
Company. 625 State street, Eel
Centre, California.
Entered at Ell Centre, California.
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher; George
Bennitt, General Manager; Russell
Bennitt, Secretary-Tre Ed.
Fitzhugh, Managing Editor.
NJ. C. Mogensen & Co, National
Advertising representatives
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: Per Month
60c; For 3 months, $1.60; For
months. $2.75: One Year. $500.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
SIX REPORTED TURNED BACK
AT YUMA TODAY

PHOENIX. Feb. 5. U.P)-Govern-
or b. B. Moeur fatty denied today
that any transients had been turn
ed back from the California border
By Los Angeles foreign legion.
Advised by the United Press that
Sgt. B. B. Eubanks, in charge OF
the detail at Blythe, Calf, had re-
ported his squad turned back 200
hitchhikers yesterday, the govern
or commented acridly:
The Arizona Highway patrol is
under strict orders to report to
me at once if any persons are
turned back into this state from
California.
To Search Train
However, advises to the United
Press from Yuma were that the
California "legionnairese across the
state line from that city turned
back six transients this morning,
according to Sgt. D. A. McCoole, in
command of the Los Angeles Of
ficerS. McCoole was quoted as
saying his men would search the
first Westbound freight train, due
at 6 pm, and turn back all hoboes
found on it. Two additional South
ern Pacific railroad agents arriv-
ed today, the report said, presum-
ably TO aid the Califonians.
Police Chief Isaac Polhamus,
meantime, went ahead with plans
TO prevent hoboes congregating at
Yuma if they are refused admis-
sion to California. He said they
would be ordered to move on, and
jailed and put to work in the city
chain gang il they refused.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
EAST Ell CENTRIC NEWS
CHURCHES

Rev. j. L. Castor, pastor of Sec
ond Baptist church, returned to Ell
Centre last Sunday night from St.
Louis, after an absence of several
weeks. While in st. Louis he at
tended the graduation exercises of
his daughter Victoria held at Sum
ner high school Miss CASTOR re-
turned with her father TO California
and will matriculate in the spring
semester at the University of Red
lands,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
East Fl Centre News

An initiation team from Los An
geles chapter of the Knights Of
Pythians will organize a Temple Of
the Order of Kokeys among local
knights Saturday. Feb. 20.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
FILA INSURES

The Federal Housing Administra-
ton lends no money. 1t insures loans
made by private financial institu-
lions operating under provisions OF
the National Housing Act.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
CERTIFICATE OF FICTITIOUS
NAME

I, the undersigned. do hereby
certify that L am transacting a
business at Heber, California IN
der a designation not showing the
name Of the person interested in
such business, to-Wit:
THOR PACKING co.
Dated this 9th day of January,
1896.
NJ. E. THORNBURG,
Residence, 49l LenRey Avenue,
FL Centre, California.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COON I Of DAN DlEGOD SIS.
On the Bird day of February in
the year one thousand nine hun
bred and thirty-six, before me per-
sonally appeared Harry L. Deem,
Bliss Deem and Carol B. Deem
known to me to be the persons
whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged to me that they ex-
ecuted the same.
Witness my hand and the seal
of my office this Bird day of Feb
ruary, 1886.
(SEAL)
MARION c. BRABAzON,
Notary Public
My Com. Exp. 2-3-37
F.5-12- 1926.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05

ion venture.
de likewise refused To give on
any information received from the
multiple fronts. Advices from
Blythe and other points came
through private sources.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
FRATERNAL-

It Ht1h HlItINIfE4-
Pride of Imperial Lodge of local
Pythians will hold its eighth annual
service on Feb. 28 at the East Side
high school auditorium. This service
will be conducted in the form of an
International affair with other
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
SOCIAL

bOJEAE-
Mrs. H. L. Smith and Mrs. Pagan,
wife of the pastor OF the Church of
God were delightfully."- surprised at
a party given in their honor by the
women of the church at the home
of the former ON Commercial
street.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
POSAGAWAGME DEAD
David FeIIs Goliath -
PORCUPINE WINS BOUT

DENVER, Colo, Feb. g. UP -
PosagaWag me is dead.
And David of the animal world
is strutting around Boosting of his
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Sbeers Also Named in
NeaV Action by Jurors

Imperial oountys Wednesday returned another
indictment L spee them
with
ferring rnortgaged property.
against Brawy
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
AND JURY AGAIN RETURNS VERDICT AGAINST RUTHERFORD

Patsy King,
5, is being
hailed as a
little heroine
because when
the two
room house
of her
parents was
being
destroyed
by flames
in their
absence,
Patsy ran
into the
blazing
home and
carried her
sister,
Betty, II
months old,
out under
one arm
and her dog
under the
other.
The Kings
live at
Pulga, near
Oroville,
Calf.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

BY CITHA LAMSON,
J.27-F.6-.ncl. Deputy Clerk
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
Evening star., 1936-02-28
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.

STUDEBAKFR 1884 sedan, Just Ike new
throughout; black finish without scratch.
upholstery spotless. tires IKE new: mei. AZ.
fine care by original owner; $51k: Safety
Tested" Pohafika Service. 1126 10th st.
NV. Phone District 0l41. ---
srupEBAKER 1888 Commander coupe,
rumble seat fine s-cyl. motor: clean as Z
pin excellent tires LIBERAL terms 81 an smo
Sc Phone Lincoln 0303. Open evenings
and sundays. ..------------
sTuDEBAKER 1929 brougham exeep--
tionaliy clean and sound throughout;
sood tires: $95. Walsh Motors, 5000
Georgia ave Phone shepherd 1854.
PARTS! PARTSl
For All Cars and Trucks.
Auto Glass Installed and Repair Work.
ROBERT HERSON AUTO EXCHANGE, mo
72 Florida Ave NE. = North l0z0S.
Evening star., 1936-02-28
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.
fCOntfnued.l

PONTIAC 1929 coach: irst-class shape.
good paint; $40. 1901 18th NV. Phone
Evening star., 1936-12-27

Prof. Steinberg also pointed out the
need of undermining highways
throughout the United States to make
them safe for today's traffic demands.
There Is little excuse for a large
number of the hazards on the high
ways" he declared. THE main thing
that is preventing their correction is
the lack Of funds-or rather. the mis-
application of highway funds. Re-
gardless of our rising highway fatali-
ties, most States continue to use high
way funds for purposes wholly unre-
lated to highways, such as unemploy-
ment relief. schools and other pur-
poses which are meritorious. but far
removed from the purpose for which
the taxes and fees were imposed"
In 1885 approximately 5000 ,000, 900
in highway revenues were SO diverted,
and in 1884 approximately 1922, 2,OOO,-
600. making total of 1922 ,0OO, 900 for
method of assuring no diversion is for
the States to adopt constitutional
amendments prohibiting diversion,
Prof. Steinberg believes.
He called attention to the Committee
on Safe Highways of the American
Road Builders Association and to the
survey it is conducting on motor ve-
hicle accidents to determine to what
extent accidents may be traced to
highway conditions. The committee
will meet for report and discussion of
its plans at the thirty-fourth annual
convention of the road builders in New
Orleans January Ills. DR.. H. E.
Tabler. chairman of the Maryland
Roads Commission, is chairman of
the Committee on Safe Highways.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

So upon his release from Atlanta
they deported him, by direct order of
immigration officials.
Anyway, the cleverest notemaker Of
them all was sent out of New Orleans
and into La Guayra, Venezuela, his
old home town. There he was born
and there he had learned the art Of
making notes.
7 A GUAYRA did not appeal to De
Shelley. 1t was, to begin with, not
big enough for his operations. Also,
paper money there was not so valu-
able as that which came from the
United States Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing. So. on September 20.
1884. De Shelley, his pockets full Of
spurious coins, sailed from his native
heath and went to Santo Domingo.
1t was easy then to cross over to
Cuba, and he made that journey by
passing counterfeit money. Then on
to Key West, Fla. There the nemesis
Of the Secret Service again entered
United States territory illegally.
To make sure they would not iden-
tify him so easily this time. De Shell
ley in Cuba applied for q birth certi-
ficate issued in the name of Jose
Ignacio Herrera. 1t was under this
name that he purchased passage to
the United States.
In Tampa De Shelley probably
sensed the Secret Service men were on
his trail again, and that was a good
guess, for they were about to pounce
on him when he started his trek
northward.
In Atlanta De Shelley dropped the
Jose Ignacio Herrera alias and con-
tacted two old prison mates, dis
charged with him from Atlanta. To-
gether this trio entered a conspiracy
to make 50-cent COINS comedown
for notemaker. They were just get
ting a good start-the idea being to
recoup De Shelley's fortune so he
might get back to note-raising-when
Jones, the new Secret Service man,
went on the job.
When taken into custody De Shelley
had in his possession some high art
samples Of his superb work as q note.
raiser. That convicted him and put
novice in the ranks Of professional
Secret Service men.
A source of trouble to the Secret
Service for the last 20 years, old
timers at first could hardly believe q
newcomer to the fold had landed De
Shelley, the expert.
tCopyrlght 1g36D
Evening star., 1936-12-27

Never was there q counterfeiter like
De Shelley. De Shelley, Q native Vene-
zuelan, is still rated by the Secret
Service as the most expert designer
and maker of raised notes the Nation
ever saw. No one who ever operated
in the United States could touch De
Shelley for artistic workmanship. His
notes bore the stamp OF genius and
yet he was never at large for any
long period.
1T WAS on st. Patrick's day. 1885,
that the youngest Secret Service
man, Jones. arrested De Shelley on the
charge Of possessing and passing coun-
terfeit notes. AS the old counterfeiter
was cornered he tried his best to get
rid Of the queer money he carried, and
notes flew all along the line Of pur-
suit. Still when they had him safely
in cell De Shelley had enough evi-
dence on him to warrant a six-year
sentence in the Atlanta Federal Peni-
tentiary. He pleaded guilty nine days
after his arrest and is now back in his
old haunt, thinking it over.
Really, it was while serving q pre-
vious term in Atlanta Penitentiary that
De Shelley made plans for the opera
tions that led to this spectacular arrest
Once a counterfeiter, it seems, al
ways q counterfeiter. It becomes q
habit.
Years before his last Atlanta arrest
De Shelley had been apprehended in
New York State as counterfeiter. He
got 20 years in Atlanta, and had
served Is years when he made his
escape some time in 1884.
Immediately following that escape
De Shelley hit for Chicago. There he
set up another establishment for the
making Of $40 notes, his speciality.
In order to get the money for pur-
chase of necessary equipment this ex-
pert counterfeiter had to become q
common passer Of queer coins.
Only nine months liberty was en-
joyed by De Shelley in Chicago The
Secret Service men got him there after
another lively tussle In which gum
play figured.
The law had strange quirk to it
this time. De Shelley, returned to At
lanta to serve out his sentence after
enjoying his nine months freedom,
was released on March 81, 1884. Au-
thorities had found that he was not q
native American; that he was not
even entitled TO be in the country.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

Berthemy, French Minister, and Don
Manuel Freye, Peruvian Minister, and
here was organized in 1853 the origi-
nal Metropolitan Club, which dis
banded about four years later. The
present generation will recall this site
best as having been occupied by
George Washington University As its
headquarters prior to the erection Of
the Woodward Building.
st. Matthew's Church stood on the
corner where u now the Southern
Building, and on the opposite corner
where Is the Shoreham ONCE Building,
was for many years an old residence
built by Samuel Harrison Smith, early
editor Of the National Intelligencer.
Later it was owned by Representative
Samuel Hooper. who rented it to Gen.
George B. Mcclellan.
In this square also resided at one
time Senator J. Rodman West. Senator
Buckingham, James @. Blaine, when
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives; Representative Thomas Swami
and Representative Fernando Wood
lived at the southeast corner Of Fiji
teenth and streets, the present site
Of the Liberty Savings Bank, and
here was John Chamberlain's club
house. subsequent to 1882. when he
moved from 1909 New York avenue.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

That street was crowded-packed
with humanity. 1t was Saturday, mar
ket day. Women and children made
up the greater part Of the crowds. The
pursued man ran through these crowds,
knocked people aside, trampled chill
dren as he tried to evade capture.
Jones, many years younger, gained
on the older man. Soon only 10
PAGES separated them. The Secret
Service man ordered the fugitive to
stop. The man turned and fired at
Jones. The bullet went wild.
Then youth was served. Jones. a
former star foot ball player on the
University of Georgia eleven. made a
flying tackle. He brought his quarry
to ground.
1t was not much Of wrestling
match. The older man was winded.
The younger man was decidedly
stronger He had his first taste Of the
hunt. Now. what to do. and who was
the man? He might, by some chance,
be innocent-and that would be the end
of Jones in the Secret Service.
Jones called the first policeman on
the beat. Together they took the man
to a police station. There they found
that Jones, the novice. had really not
made much Of q catch.
His captive was only Hugh Downs,
whom Jones thought only minor Of
fender: but this experience led directly
to greater glory. Downs passed raised
notes made by master-and the mas
ter eventually was to be Jones prey.
The day following, the new Secret
Service agent was sent out to investi-
gate the passing of counterfeit So
cent coins.
After three days intensive work
Jones decided that certain men living
in a downtown hotel probably were re-
sponsible. So he shadowed them.
One night one of the men left the
hotel and went to q nearby store.
There he passed 50-cent piece that
proved to be counterfeit When the
cided to raid the place. With police
aid he battered down the door leading
to a counterfeiter's den-the workshop
Of Luis Eduardo de Shelley. expert en-
graver and notemaker. brought by
necessity to- hobnob with ex-convicts
engaged In passing counterfeit coins.
De Shelley's pride was hurt. He cried
like baby when arrested in such COM
pany. 1t meant that when he went to
the penitentiary De Shelley would be in
disgrace.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Prize for Sleep Fails.

Whether Raj Bahadur Ramjidas
Bajoria of Calcutta called 'the Sleep.
less millionaire" must continue to &c
without sleep in spite of the prize he
has offered is still an open question
Recently the chief magistrate dis.
missed an action brought by w. E
Holder. a health consultant, against
the wakeful Midas. Holder arrived in
India with the object of curing the
millionaire after Bajoria had an
nounced that he was prepared to make
any one who could induce him to sleep
"rich beyond his dreams" At that
time he declared that he had not had
q wink Of sleep in two years. An i'm
ported apparatus gave him q few
hours sleep several months ago.