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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-23

'"e Souhty court as ranking mem
Der came forward and without mine
ing words, or without hcsitancy as to
the far-reaching influence and strong
need of this impurtnt depart meut of
OF our government being in the hands
OF efficient men, men withut prcju-
dice, men divorced of the lowly prac-
tice of injecting partisan politics in
the schools ut tn" expense of the little
children, promised if elected. he
would TO the hest of his ability To do
what he could to purge the school
system of any Ill of lis irrcyulirity.
He made il known il would be his
'casure and ambition To remove the
operating of the SchnS aS far rom
politics as possible. Efficiency. quail
ficatiOn and downright merit would
be the prerequisites by which teachers
should and would be appointed to
! AXE care of the thousands Of children
Of this county.
! 'The Old War Horse. Sc. Samuel
Crider, the oldest Justice of the Peace
Ill this county was called on and in
his usual way, being quiet ut all
times, spoke and thanked the Ieoplc
for what they had done for him all
these past forty years and earnestly
solicited their support 70 rthe future
Candidate for Constable of Browns
Creek District, Arthur King bein.
present was introduced who made a
itimcy talk. When his name WAS men
Toned loud and enthusiastic applause
His election is a. sure az the ctlcr of
May ever comes around.
While there has been considerable,
I>pr"nlHiion on the attitude of In,
mcni5rrS of The United Mine Work
"rS/a> To how they feel toward TN,
republican party and lis candidates
IN" Hon. Lawrence Reed put ut res,
''mcr for all time thar so far as the
Miners were concerned, their Interests
'''n'"rrd i'll and on their wholcheartrd
support of the Republican ticket both
III tn" State and in this county He
made II known that the general mIIl-
! basement an ddirectOrS of the United
/ MIHr Workers of America are strong
! f"r lhc election of every candidate
"n inc Republican ticket in the stat"
even though il be true that most or
many will support Roosevelt for Prc>i
dent.
In connection with this excellent
statement of facts Ivy Mr.. Reed. same
was Dnrroborated by Mr.. Hudson. an
other influential and long outstanding
member and official of the United
Mine Workers throughout the state
"I N"~t Virginia. These two gentle
men we're enthusiastic and had the
c"ura-" of their conviction and at the
conclusion Of their speeches. both tell.
in@ lhrir hearers that the highcr-up+
vic" his sentiment
Nhirl Wind Joe Brown --
Admi~t loud and prolonged ap.
plau-c 1i the very mention Of DR.. .Io.
cpI +. Brown, the versatile. eloquent
Picturesque and dcscriptiv" orator. a
m"u who hcSitatcS not to let his hear
'r~ know how nc feels along any and
ui lines what he thinks about trait
"r~. i.pocrits, prcjurers, floppcrs'
i''W Huc side of the political fence to
at.'.n" yea, the one man above mos.
tfI.". SIS no fears not tO call a "Spadn
3, Spade. when driving home To the
hearts nj minds Of his people about
@lE M how we might continue our
|p' .Nistcncc here ON earth with
these od folks, from the start I'm.
rul,r.. tho dire efforts now being
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-23

Whe woman expressed herself wanting the Demo
Gratis to win McDowJu County Negroes could bo cu ont
of theNght to carry Gun Wear a Badge etc
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-23

Fay Your Debts, very toward establishing
strong reputation for honesty and veracity.
Polite Rights and civil Privileges in Danger
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-23
Negro Democrat is nothing but Mad Republican

10 away with Capital and then look for poverty
Strife Raveges, Stealing and all Manner of Crime
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
De N j R R { R
OVER R u Ii D
Cooperation Urged
In L. A. Court
Hearing

Judge Fletcher Bowron
again denied the Southern
Sierras Power company re-
quest for an order restrain
ing the Imperial Irrigation
district from engaging in the pow
er business in Brawley pending
settlement of litigation. The de-
nial was made in Los Angeles su-
perior court late Saturday.
The judge also Overruled the
district demurrer to the power
company complaint and gave the
district 80 days in which to an
Swer the complaint. He overruled
the district motion to strike GER
tain parts in the power company
supplemental complaint.
1t was stipulated that the case
brought by the power company
against the district system in
Brawley will be heard in either
Los Angeles or Ell Centre before
Judge Bowron as early as possible
after all pleadings have been filed.
In denying the application for
restraining order, Judge Bow
ron declared there were four in
stances in which the district sys-
tenn might constitute hazard
and said he reserved the right to
issue a mandatory restraining Or
der at the end of 30 days if the
district fails to correct them.
Judge Bowron's refusal to grant
the temporary restraining order
was hailed as a victory by the dis
trict. The Southern Sierras had
listed more than 200 instances in
which hazards were alleged to exist
in the district system at Brawley.
The decision was made after wit
nesses for both sides had testified
and all the evidence was heard.
Out of the more than 200 alleged
violations, the court pointed out
only four instances in which a
hazard might be said to exist.
District officials Offered to go
over the system with the Southern
Sierras and to cooperate in better
hazard. The judge commented
favorably on this offer of coopera-
ton and indicated that in his pri-
vate opinion the power company
should be willing to accept this Of
fer since the district offered to
stand any expense necessary in
connection with the work. He in
dicated further that he was of the
personal opinion the Southern Sier-
ras as a practical matter should
ask the California railway commits
sion to go over the matter.
Since the district had to con-
struct lines in the city of Brawley
through territory already strung
with Southern Sierras and tele-
phone lines, said NJ j. Dowd, chief
engineer, it is remarkable that only
four instances of possible hazard
occur. The districts pride in the
Brawley system, said Dowd, may
be said to have been vindicated by
the decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

lynch vengeance against the pair
if they are captured alive, spread
across the rugged Siskiyou noun
tainside while an official posse es-
tablished siege headquarters along
Horse Creek.
Doberman-Pinscher dogs follow
ed long circular trail and re-
turned to the Horse Creek camp
where the killings occurred.
On a possibility that the Bright
brothers had circled and were hid
ing near their camp, a group of
possemen started new search in
that vicinity, ready to shoot it
out" with the killers if necessary.
The trail from the tiny gold
mining camp on Horse Creek where
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Clark, Dep
uty Sheriff Martin Lange, and Fred
Seaborn, Vallejo, Cal, were shot
down, had grown cold when two
possemen joined the main search
ing party and reported they had
found evidence that the two men
had assembled the sterling ridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

H. Dern, late secretary of war.
The chief executive who from the
drawing room of his private train
ordered the representations by Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull to both
the Spanish government and revo-
lutionists, received telephone calls
bearing on the situation at operat-
ing stops.
At Rapid City, on the fringe of
the Black Hills, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived first word of the attack on
the Kane.
Later Marvin H. Mcintyre, White
House secretary, read the following
memorandum:
1.-The President received dispatch
es relating to the dropping OF bombs
in the vicinity of the U. S. S. Kane
38 miles off the Spanish coast by an
unidentified plane. He has talked
to Secretary of State Hull by tele-
phone and representations will be
Immediately made to the Spanish
government and the Spanish rebels.
Amy further information will be
given out by the secretary of state.
The President is in constant touch
with Washington"
The Presidents swing today
toward Utah, together with the ov-
ershadowing foreign developments,
forced him to cut to minimum his
drought inspection tour although he
took advantage of stop or two to
inquire into local conditions and
point out that the salvation of the
region lay in the projection of a
long-range planning program.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

been in Idaho but he again clud-
ed arrest. Clarke is expected TO
arrive in Ell Centre with his pris-
Oner ON Tuesday.
Swader entered the Jones home
on Wensley avenue while the
owners away and made himself
comfortable during their absence.
He shaved, played the radio and
put i'm long distance telephone
call to his sweetheart i'm Las
Cruces, N. NJ, all at the expense
of Jones.
He tried on Jones' clothing un-
til he found what suited him. He
then packed several complete out
fits in one of Jones best pieces of
luggage, telephoned for a taxi
cab and departed for an Ell Cen
trO stage station. Police arrested
him for noisy conduct and later
charged him with the robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
DROUTH DATA
REPORTED BY
B. A. HARRIGAN

Drouth conditions in the middle
west and the prospects for the. pur-
chase of feeder, cattle, sheep and
pigs were described Monday by B.
A. Harrigan, county agricultural
commissioner, after a 5000 mile
automobile journey through the
drouth areas in the last two weeks.
Contrary to reports, many of the
farmers in the dry sections plan
to stick to their land in the hope
that rains will come and condi-
tions improve, Harrigan said.
Ninety per cent of the sheep and
cattle have been moved from the
affected areas in northeast Wyom-
ing, South Dakota and eastern
Montana. The drouth now is NOV
ing into southern New Mexico and
Oklahoma and western Montana,
necesstating the movement of stock
from the areas within the next four
weeks as feed is scarce.
Ranchers who 'want to purchase
feeder cattle or sheep, Harrigan de-
clared, should apply in northern
Texas or in Kansas. Steers are
cheaper in the Wichita area than
anywhere else.
In Nebraska, and the Dakotas,
feeder pigs weighing between 40
and 60 pounds may be bought in
small punches. Young dairy stock
is available in Kansas, Minnesota
and in small quantities in Wyom-
ing where they are available at
beef prices. Lots of ewes gummers
will be available later at ST a head
and could be fattened on pasturage
Imperial Valley, Harrigan said.
"There is no need to go to the
northern areas to buy sheep and
cattle until after October L. said
Harrigan, "as the owners will hold
their stock until after that date in
hope of getting better prices. The
feed will be gone by that time and
the owners will have to sell. So far
good prices have prevailed for stock
from the drouth areas
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

Roosevelt, formally warned the
Spanish government and General
Francisco Franco, leader of the
rebels.
News of the bombing sent a
chill through officials who have
been striving for weeks to main
tain a strict and objective Ameri-
can neutrality in Spain's civil war
and the growing war-like atmoS-
phere in all Europe.
This danger was reflected in the
announcement of the state depart
ment, issued after President Roose-
welt, from his special train in Rapid
City, S. D., had given the public
its first news of the near tragedy.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
in this announcement, pointed out
that this government felt that the
plane had mistaken the Kane for
an enemy Spanish warShip, al
though it flew the American flag,
and that both sides had been most
careful to protect American life
and property.
But by its warning and by the
action of the Kane's commander
in replying to the bombs with fire
from an anti-aircraft gun, the
United States joined Great Britain,
Italy and Germany in the nations
who have told the Spanish gov
ernment that their warships in
Spanish waters will return fire if
fired upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
TRAIN KILLS
MOTHER, SON
AT CROSSING
Woman Sacrifices
Life in Vain To
Saue Baby

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81.
(UP)-A 3O-year-old Lyn-
wood woman who sacrificed
her life in a vain effort to
save her infant son from an
onrushing train was one of five
victims listed in the Weekend
traffic toll today.
Mrs. Florence LouckS and the
baby, Arthur, 3 months old. were
injured fatally when a Santa Fe
train demolished an automobile at
the telegraph road crossing, near
Santa Fe Springs. The car had
stalled on the tracks and Mrs.
Loucks and her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Ideborg Loucks, had leaped out as
the train bore down on them. Sud-
denly thinking of her baby asleep
in the back seat, Mrs. Loucks ran
back to the car just as the train
struck the machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

AlOnzO WlmDerly, Zl-year-Olu
Brawley resident, died in the e.
Centre hospital of injuries suffered
when, an automobile in which he
was a passenger failed to make a
turn and crashed into the embank-
ment 500 feet north of Boulder
Park. The accident occurred at 2
O'Clock Sunday morning and VIM
berly died of a basal skull frac-
ture and internal injuries at $3.50
O'Clock Sunday morning. His COM.
panions, Luther Teal, %, and Leo
Cashow, 20, suffered slight in
iuries. No other car was implicat-
ed.
Zack Fugate, 49-year-old shop
foreman at Imperial dam, died OF
chest injuries suffered when a
truck ran over him late Saturday
afternoon. F'ugate was rushed to
the hospital maintained at the
damsite but efforts to save his life
were unavaiiing. He lived at 1866
Third avenue, Yuma. The body
will be sent to Anaheim for burial
He is survived by wife and two
children.
This is the second death which
has occurred on the highways near
Imperial dam since All-American
canal construction began.
Isiah Blackwood, 43, was injured
in an automobile accident which
took place at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
morning one half mile southwest
of Meyers creek bridge on the
grade. A car driven by Steve Bar
ich, 81, Ell Centre, and one driver
by Jessie Ferguson, 40, Manzanita.
sideswiped on the grade and Black
wood, who was a passenger, was
injured. He was taken to his home
by Barich.
No one was injured in an acci-
dent 81 miles west of Ell Centre
at o'clock Sunday night. Cars
driven by Gamett H. Hardin, 25,
of San Diego, and Eleazar R. Mon
real of Calexico were damaged
when they sideswiped on the high
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
KILLS
CRIPPLE WITH
HAMMER, CANE

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. U.P)--A
confessed killer at Is, choirboy
Roland Munroe woke from a sound
sleep in his Jail cell today confid-
emily proclaiming his belief his
youth will save him from con-
viction and the electric chair.
Red-haired, tall, and gangling,
the youth was arrested in his home
four hours after Mrs. Agnes Rof-
feis, SIS, a crippled widow, was
found beaten to death in her home
with a small hammer and her
cane.
After several hours questioning
the youth detailed his story of an
impulsive murder for a handful
of trinkets which police said were
worth only SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
FUGITIVE CAUGHT
Jail Breaker Trapped in Oregon


ard AvalOs was tried and released
i'm the Rambout alleged wife
murder attempt.
One man, Alfredo Garcia alias
Tony Ysabel, still is at large. He
was to be tried for escaping from
an Imperial county chain gang.
News of Swader's arrest was
withheld by Sheriff Robert w.
Ware until Swader could be ques-
toned as to the whereabouts of
Joe DOaX.
Swader was arrested in Fort
Worth, Tex, several months ago
i'm a raid on a tramp hangOut.
Sheriff Ware telegraphed Fort
Worth officers that he was to be
held for this county and extradi-
ton proceedings were started.
Swader. however, was released be-
fore the necessary papers arrived.
Later he was known to have
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

Everett Swader, q, who escaped
from the Imperial county jail
September "a, 1885, while await
ing trial on charges of burglariZ-
ing the J. S. Jones home i'm El
Centre July 4, 1885, is en- route TO
Ell Centric in custody of Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke. Swader
was arrested in Klamath Falls,
Ore, recently under the name of
Wilson. His finger print record
betrayed his identity.
Swader was a member Of a
quartet of prisoners who picked
the lock on a rear door of the
jail and escaped. Two of the
fugitives, Juan Martinez and
Manuel AvalOs were arrested near
the Mexican border within two
hours of their escape by Clarke
and Deputy Sheriff Ike Holmes.
Martinez was sent to San Quen-
tin for being an habitual criminal
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

While it was generally believed
that the fugitives never would be
taken alive. but would shoot it out
to the finish if they are tracked
down by the horde of pursuers,
many old-time residents of the
country believed they could hide
out successfully for weeks and pos
sibly months. Game abound In the
territory and both men are fam
liar with the terrain which fur
nished days of shelter for the
D'Autremont brothers, train rob-
bers.
If the pair are brought back to
Yreka, it seemed almost certain an
attempt will be made TO lynch them.
Meanwhile, Charles Baker, only
survivor of the ill-fated group that
met death in the wild shooting af-
fray on Horse Creek, was reported
barricaded in his mountain cabin
and warning passersby to keep
their distance at the point of a
gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
WOMAN KILLED,
TWO INJURED
IN AIR CRASH

COTTON, Cal, Aug. 81. UP
An amateur pilots apparent ina
bility to land his plane at pri-
vate airport was blamed today for
the death of a woman and the
perhaps fatal injuries to two men.
The dead woman was identified
as Mrs. Aileen Roach, 81, of San
Bernardino. Her husband Kurt
Roach, "a, suffered serious intern
al and back injuries which were
expected to prove fatal Robert
Doty, 24-year-old Redlands mech
anic, who piloted the plane, lis not
expected to recover from chest and
throat injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

COUNT VOTES

Ballots cast at the primary elec-
ton last Tuesday were canvasSed
by Imperial county supervisors
Monday morning and the afternoon
session was devoted to cour ding the
absentee ballots. The results of the
absentee ballot count will not be
known until late this afternoon.
The official canvass made little
difference in the totals announced
in the unofficial count last week,
officials said.
Complete official returns will be
announced in the Post Press as soon
as the figures are available.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
DR.. BLACKBURN
IN NEW POST

DR.. w. H. Blackburn. who has
been a resident physician at the
Imperial county hospital for the last
two years. left today for Indio
where he has taken a position in a
hospital.
His place will be taken by DR.. L.
Schultz of Los Angeles. DR.. Schultz
is son of a former Methodist min
lister in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
Landon Delays Plan
For Drouth Meeting

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 81. UP
Gov. Alf M. Landon held final
plans for his trip to the Des
De5 Moines drought conference in
abeyance today while he conferred
with Gov. Walter Wexford and
other party leaders from North
Dakota.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
BABCOCK-VAN RYN
TEAM SCORES WIN

CHESTNUT HILL. Mass, Aug.
81. (U.P)-Carolyn Babcock OF Los
Angeles and Mrs. John Van Ryn
of Philadelphia won the wom-
ems national doubles tennis
championship today upsetting
the 1885 hampions, Helen Jacobs
of Berkeley, Calf, and Mrs.
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan OF Boston
a the final, 81, 2-6, Cd.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
Last Minute
FLASHES |!
DON BUDGE SEEDED
NO. l IN AMERICA

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. W.P)-
Don Bulge, Oakland, Calf, and
Helen Jacobs. Berkeley Calf.
today were seeded No. 1, among
the American players for the
National mems and w0men's ten
mis- championships starting at
Forest Hills Thursday. Fred Per-
ry, England, and Kay Stammers,
England, we're given top seeding
among the foreign group.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
Clara Bow, Former
1T Girl, iii at Ranch

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 81. WP)-
Clara Bow, the former ut" girl of
motion pictures, is ill at her ranch
home near Nipton, New, it was
learned here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31

This Is Too Much
The non-hunterS and the nOn-
fishermen of the county sheriff'S
department are getting sick and
tired of tall tales about big fish and
fat deer alleged to have been caught
and bagged by the hunters and
fishermen of the staff. Proof is de-
manded. And by proof the long
mean either fish steaks or
I enison, no photographs, moving
picture reels or affidavits will be ac-
cepted. They want raw meat and
they want it fresh.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
FORMER SECRETARY
OF COMMERCE. DIES

HOLYOKE, Mass, Aug. 81. tUP)
William Fairfield Whiting, ".
secretary of commerce in the cab
met Of President Calvin Coolidge
died at his home here today. He
had been i'll for some time. Whit
ing was the millionaire owner
of the Whiting Paper company.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
ROOSEVELT PROTESTS
BOMBING OF u. S. SHIP
NEAR SPANISH COAST

ABOARD THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL TRAIN
Aug 81 acknowledgements growing out of the bomb
ing of the u S. S. Kane occupied President Roosevelt
today while his train sped from the Dakotas to Salt Lake
CITY where he attends the funeral Of George
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
u. S. NEUTRALITY IN
CIVIL WAR PERILED
Washington Frightened by Bombing of
American Destroyer, Fearing Nation
May be Drawn Into Spanish Conflict

WASHINGTON, Aug 81. (UP)-The United States
brushed perousy close to involvement in Europes armed
crisis today because Spanish military plane bombed the
destroyer Kane high off the coast of Spain
The state department, at the direction of President
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
TWO DEATHS
= BOOST AUTO
TOLL TO 81
Brawley Resident Killed, Two Companions
Hurt as Machine Hits Embankment
Near Boulder Park Sunday

Traffic deaths in Imperial county reached 81 this
weekend when two fatalities were added to the grim
total person severely injured and several others
slightly injured in traffic accidents which characterized
weekend travel valley highways
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
POSSE WITH DOCS
TAKES UP TRAIL OF
MOUNTAIN KILLERS

YREKA, Cal, 81 UHA everish manhun for John and
Bright sheiffs civilian
afra the state border
picked the trail of the ugites
archers,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
judge Decides In
Favor Of District
L. A. Officers Give Up
Hunt for Judge Crater
In Hills Near Valley
Prospector Who Served as Guide Rumored Off to
Hollywood Contract; Sheriff Ware Gives
Report on Following Ell Centro Tip

WARMERS HOT SPRINGS Calf, Aug. 81. (UP)-
Reports that Lucky Backiet picturesque prospector
had deserted the Crater expedtonary force to
siren call from the Hollywood studios heard today
as posse seeking missing Judge Joseph Crater prepared
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-31
Vote of Thanks

Vote Of Thanks
The winning candidates in the
primary election certainly owe a
= vote of thanks to the board of
supervisors and the special board of
counters. Their perspiring efforts
to count the absentee ballots and
canvass the ballots cast at the polls
continued for hours and hours and
hours. The humidity ridden atmos-
phere was punctuated by the crackle
of votes and the drOne of checkers.
The tension was terrific. No worse
job for hot day can be imagined.
March of Civilization
The machine age has at last crept
up and taken possession of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob McNamara. They took
their first airplane jaunt recently
while vacationing at San Diego.
Now Bob wants to quit golf and take
up flying.
Playing the Ponies
Wayne Elvander's been going
around and around at Mission
NBeach-on the merry-g go round.
EAfter a spirited go with the ponies
the other night he found himself
in an embarrassing position. The
merry go o-round owner wanted his
fare, and Wayne suddenly found
his pockets empty. A friend had to
bail him out.
o
Quite a Shock
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hines had
quite a surprise Saturday when they
read in the Post-Press that their
new liz pound baby, born Friday,
weighed one pound. A typographical
error was to blame.
o
At the Movies
All the show Sunday afternoon
at the United Artists theater wasn't
on the screen. Somebody, 1t was
too dark to see who, tripped at the
top of the balcony stairs and did
SNOWFALL rolling stunt to the bot
tom. The balcony stairs stopped
him. And then there was the young
swain who laid his straw hat in the
next seat. His girl friend sat on
It.