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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25
DAVIS POST TO
 LAY OUT PLANS
Convention to Be Topic at Next Tuesdays
 Meeting
WATERVILLE

All members of Casper 6. Davis post, No. i30 of the American Legion are expected to attend next Tues day evenings meeting ct Fraternity hall. Plans for attending the state convention ct New Britain next week are to be discussed, partic- ilarly with reference to particlpa. ton in the parade on next eatur. day. In the parade the post will Dc accompanied by the auxiliary unit. The junior auxiliary and the fife, drum and bugle corps which has been sponsored by the post.
 At tho business session of the convention which takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The WaterVille post will be repre-. sented by Commander D. Lester Platt and Senior Vice Commander Edward Martin, aS delogates, and by George dogglns and Andrew w. Bell, as alternates.
 Post Commander 0. Arthur Du. Bois who iS Q member Of the dee partInent convention committee, will attend c meeting of that body on Wednesday evening.
 0uarlnl Promotion Popular
 The appointment of Matthew Quarini to tho post of regular patrolmafl meets with the approval of the Waterviiio public. Mir. Quarini who has been BupernuEn. erary for the past several years, but who has been doing regular duty In Weterville, has proven himself to be an ofilcor of outstanding ability and popularity. Always on the job, and carrying out his duties fairly and thoroughly his advancement iS weli.deserVod and pleasing to his wide circle of friends and aquaint- aElceS.
 Drum Corps Takes Rainbow Lodge
 Friends of tho Junior Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps of Davis post of the American Legion are invited to attend tho series of dances which are conducted each Friday evening ct Rainbow lodge in Beacon Valley. Members of tho corps have recently taken over this popular resort and Q good time iS assured to all who attend.
 A recent picnic for members and their friends took place ct the grounds of the lodge. Swimming, horseshoe pitching, baseball and dancing were enjoyed.
 Howard Cookson has been recent. ly elected vice-president of the corps following the resignation of George dronier.
 SC. MlChael's
 Masses ct St. Michaels R. 0. NYa,,,.nI. s.,tiI iaa aaIahratad hv khA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25

ton avenue, has been spending Q month in Chicago' III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25
PONY RIDES FOR
 KIDDIES ATLAKE

Dancing will be held at Lake Quassapaug dance pavilion tonight and tomorrow night. Timmie Grove and his Lake Quassapaug band will furnish the music. There is also dancing at the lake on Wednesday and Friday evenings with the ladies admitted free on Friday.
 Sunday at Lake Quassapaug the management has secured six Shet- land ponies for an attraction for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25

ht Chase Park. or Bill Deeley ct Fulton Park. All boys desiring to compete arc invited to enter innine- dlately and facilitate the work of drawing up the pairinga. ,....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25

St. MlChael's Masses ct St. Michaels R. O. church will be celebrated by tho pastor. Rev. Michael Keating to- morrow morning ct 500 and i0:iO o'clock,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25

akias Dorothy nurneH Of Thonaa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25

Players may submit their names to Bob Blcwltt or to Don Walsh,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

Superior Judge w. Turney Fox
also imposed an additional sem
tence of from one to 10 years on
charges of deadly assault upon
James Fagan Culver, 90, a tran
Sient, who allegedly was hired by
Whitaker to stage the fake"
holdup.
A jury convicted Whitaker last
week and recommended leniency
on the first degree murder count.
His wife, Ethel, was killed in
Stantly and Culver was wounded
three times in the shooting affray
which took place in the Whittak-
er'S hotel room early this year.
Whitaker, a native of Rich
mond, Va, displayed no emotion
wh en- sentence was passed
Throughout the trial, he stoutly
denied the states accusations.
Culver, who turned states evil
dence against the elderly organist.
is under sentence of from five
years to life for pleading guilty to
second degree murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
TEMPERATURE.
GOES TO NEW
HIGH SUNDAY
ia Reading Taken;
Hottest Since '33;
1O9 Monday

Sunday was the hottest
June IA in three years with
the temperature soaring to
ia degrees at the maxi
mum. The temperature at
noon Monday was 109 degrees.
Imperial Valley residents swelter-
ed until a wind brought some re-
lief in the late afternoon
June ID, 1888, brought tempera-
lures of lot to Imperial Valley
followed by temperatures of los
on the following day, according to
Howard Emmons, government
weather observer in Ell Centre.
Two years ago the temperatures
On June IA, stood at 100 degrees
and rose to 103 degrees on June
Is, Emmons quoted from the Of
ficial records.
Twenty years ago on June IA,
temperatures were 112 degrees.
Hundreds of valley residents
sought relief from the heat by 60
ing to beach and mountain re-
sorts for the week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
FLAG DAY TO
BE OBSERVED
IN Ell CENTRO

Flag day will be observed in Ell
Centre Tuesday night under the
auspices of the local Elks lodge, the
celebration having been postponed
from Sunday since SO many resi-
dents were to be away for the week
end
The program will begin promptly
at 7 .. m. on the Wilson field, and
those who arrive on time will be
the guests of the Elks club at the
night ball game between Holtville
and Ell Centro which will follow the
flag day exercises.
This year the program will center
on a portrayal and explanation OF
the nine different flags which have
flown over the United States
Elmer Heald. district attorney,
will deliver the flag day address
and Norman c. Deaton will tell the
history of the American flag.
Novaks boys band Will play sev-
eral patriotic numbers.
Neal H. Gavin, leading knight, is
in charge of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

cello nome OF InOmaS Jefferson
near Charlottesville, Va, July 4. 1t
will be his answer to Gov. ALT
Landon's statement that ito me
the fight is on"
Prior to the convention Mr.
Roosevelt will remain in Wash
ington to pilot congress through
the adjournment rapids and pre-
pare his acceptance speech to be
made at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia, probably June 26 or q.
While the Democratic national
convention waits to make Mr.
Roosevelt Governor Landon's Of
ficial opponent for the presidency,
others engaged in sharp Skirmish-
ing in which the Kansas governor
was the central figure.
Assail LandOn
Postmaster General James A
Farley, also Democratic national
committee chairman, and Sen
George w. Norris, nominally a
Republican, assailed Landon as
"the man nobody knows" John
Hamilton, newly elected COP ma
tional chairman, replied sharply.
Farley, speaking in New York,
said because the COP nominated
an unknown" showed the del::-
gates to the Cleveland con yention
were taking orders from repre-
sentatives of special interests" He
described the Republican platform
as composed of counterfeit New
Deal" planks.
Norris Attacks
Norris, in an address last night
said the Cleveland convention
demonstrated it believed in Hoo
yer principles of government" and
that if Republicans had the cour-
age of their convictions they would
have nominated Mr.. Hoover for
president"
He echoed Farley's reference to
Gov. Landon as "the great mys-
terry candidate" and described the
Kansas governor as a man "WhoSe
greatest asset is that NOBODY
knows him, and nobody knows
what he stands for"
Sen William E. Borah, R., Idaho
remained silent as to his plans.
The Idahoan, resental of Gov
ernor Landon's personal reserva-
tions on the COP platform. said
he would wait until he returns
home before making known his
campaign plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
new PARKING
PLAN STARTS
7 HIS WEEK
Ell Centre Police Will
Not Wait for New
Markers

Parallel parking a along
Main street in Ell Centre
will go into effect this week
wf&her the state highway
department street marking
machine is available Or not, said
Chief of Police j. Sterling Oswalt
Monday.
The exact date upon which the
enforcement will begin to be en-.
forced will be announced later. the
chief announced.
Chief Oswalt and his force will
enforce the parallel parking rule in
conformance with orders received
from the state highway depart
ment, he pointed out.
Officials have been waiting for
the machine used to mark the
streets with parallel lines. Chief
Oswalt decided not to wait longer
for its arrival.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

usually would Cffer a settlement
The suspects, four men and a
woman, were taken into custody
yesterday after photographs were
installed in the home of Martin
Biggs, one of the arrested quintet
Two of the suspects, Harold
jenkins and his wife, Alta, were
reported to have confessed. The
others, Elton Miner, William Bone
. and Biggs, denied any connection
with the purported ring.
The investigator reported they
laid his arm across two blocks OF
wood and tried to break it with
a mallet. When three blows failed
to smash the arm, he said, they
abandoned that plan and squirted
blood into his ear with a hypo-
dermic needle 20 give the i'm
preston of a brain conclusion.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
REQUESTS POUR IN
FOR CANAL EDITION

rial Valley newspaper"
Imperial Valley turned to unqualified adjectives
Monday to describe the Post-Press All American Canal
Progress Edition issued Sunday, June IA. Many plan
ned to file the full edition historical reference
Others ordered copies sent to friends in other
parts of the country Metropolitan newspapers in every
section of the United States received copies.
Foresight of the publishers in ordering extra copies
of the edition printed proved boon to those who wish
to send the edition to friends Many did so by leaving
the names of their friends and their addresses at the
Post-Press office together with the price fixed for
mail copies
Extra copies may be obtained for 10 cents, will
be mailed to any part of the United States for Is cents
The supply of extra copies is limited Those desir-
ing them urged to make taeir wants known
possible to escape the possibility of finding the ed
tion "sold out"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

eral U. S. Webb. Webb has not
yet ruled on whether the committee
may receive help from this fund.
Reports were that the committee
would demand help direct from
Merriam who last week promised
his complete cooperation" and fl
nancial assistance, if it were need
ed. Tho governor was said to
have $1,000 available for this pur-
pose.
ASsemblyman c. Don Field men,
Der of the committee, said he would
ask Merriam to provide $4,000 in
stead of $1,000.
The hearing got off to a delay
ed start before a crowded court
room. attracted by prospects that
the days Witnesses would include
Queen" Helen Werner. reputed
"superfixer of state liquor enforce
ment, and her husband, Erwin
CPete) Werner, former local city
attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
ELWOOD SQUIRES
CRITICALLY ILL

SACRAMENTO, June l5, UP)-
Preparations were made today to
give Elwood Squires, assistant sec
retary of the state board of equali
zation, blood transfusions in an eff
fort to improve a condition which
has grown more critical daily.
DR.. John d. Lawson, Squires' ply
sician, called DR.. F. B. Reardan in
to the case early today and an
nounced the transfusions would be
given just as soon as proper don
ors could be found.
THE usual method of treatment
have not produced satisfactory re-
suits" Dir. Lawson said.
Squires has been Lamed promi-
nently in graft and corruption
charges in connection with the state
liquor control setup.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
GETS
NINETY DAYS
FOR VAGRANCY

Ninety days in the county Jail
was the sentence given James II.
Meyer, 38, in El entro police court
Monday morning on a drunk ana
yagrancy charge. Records showed
he had been arrested in FL Centro
seven times since October.
The Cffenses listed against Moy-
er included everything from drunk
enness to suspicion of petty theft.
On February 9, Meyer was given
a 30-day sentence which was Sus-
pended upon condition that the
leave town and remain away per-
manently. May 6, a Today SEN
tence was suspended upon similar
conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
FINANCIAL LACK
THREATENS PROBE

LOS ANGELES, June Is U.P)-
Lack of finances again threatened
to hamstring the Donihue liquor
control investigating committee to-
day when Chairman Leon M. Doni-
hue announcsed that only a few
hundred dollars remained in the
groups Golfers.
Legal technicalities, he explain
ed, shut off, for the time being at
least, necessary finances from a
$4,000 fund Gov. Frank F. Mer-
riam appropriated Attorney Gen
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
CAR HURTLES
THRU SPACE,
STRIKES POLE
Spectacular Highway
Crash Occurs Near
Plaster City

Mrs. Edith H. Hinkle, So
year-old resident of Mission
Beach, miraculously escap-
ed serious injury in a spec
tacular automobile accident
four miles west of Plaster city
at tbs o'clock Monday morning,
The automobile She was driving
struck the sand beside the high
way and hurtled through the air
for 1875 feet before striking a tele-
phone pole.
The force of the impact broke
off the telephone pole just below
the cross-arm and 20 feet from
the ground, according to Captain
Frank OSwalt of the California
Highway patrol. Telephone wires
were found entangled with the
front of the car.
Mrs. Hinkle told Oswalt a bee
flew into the car. distracting her
attention from her driving. The
machine was found in an upright
position 200 feet off the left side
of the highway and $40 feet from
the point where it first left the
pavement, OsWalt said. The cal
was said to have overturned sew
eral times before striking the pole
The accident was reported to
the county sheriff's office by Da-
vid H. Ryan and an ambulance
was dispatched to take Mrs. Hin
kle to the hospital for treatment.
She is said to be suffering from
cuts on her head and knee ait3
severe bruises on her body.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
Suspect Confesses
Guilt in Check Case

Hal F. Hallett waived prelimin-
ary hearing in Calexico justice
court Monday and was taken into
superior court in Ell Centre one
hour later where he pleaded guilty
to a check charge.
Hearing on probation asked by
Hallett was set for Friday by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson. c. w.
Brockman, CaleXico rancher, was
the complaining witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
GREER FINED
,SIOO ON LABOR
CASE CHARGES

F.. w. Greer, Brawley publisher
and delegate to the National Demo-
cratic convention in Philadelphia,
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Frank Raney at his newspaper office
Saturday on labor case commit
ment and fined 500 in Judge B. F..
Grubel's justice court in Calipatria.
The case was tried in February,
1885, and Judge Grubel found Greer
guilty of the charge brought by
Wythel Pike. ranch worker Greer
was said to have served notice of
appeal but the appeal was not per
fected
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
MRS. RIDDLE
SEEKS DIVORCE

Mrs. Selma Riddle in an amended
divorce complaint filed with the
county clerk Monday, asked for
divorce from John Riddle because
he had been convicted of a felony
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
She asked for the custody of the
minor child of the couple and for
possession of property involved.
Riddle was sentenced to San
Quentin after he was found guilty
of a statutory offense against his IL
yearold step-daughter, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Riddle by a former mar
riage.
Mrs. Riddle is represented by M.
G. AtchiSon, CaleXico attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
WHEAT SHOOTS
UP ON REPORT
OF BIG DROUTH

MINNEAPOLIS, June Is. U.P)-
July wheat shot up the full cent
limit permitted in a single days
trading on the Minneapolis market
today.
Drought reports from many sec
tions of the northwest sprig wheat
belt prompted the heavy buying.
September and December futures
were up over 4 cents. Prices reced-
ed about a cent in later trading,
however.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
over MILLION
WILL BE SENT
OVER COUNTY
Ell Centre Veterans
Will Be Served
Day Early

Heralding the more than
one million dollars in bonus
bond money scheduled to
pour into Imperial county
Monday and Tuesday, the
El Centro post office began the
distribution of the first bonds
at a. m. Monday. Imperial coun-
tys total is $1,3l7,000.
Twenty of the bonds were cer-
titled in the first hour after the
bonus office" opened in the base
ment of the post office. Benjamin
Franklin Smyer received the first
bond from the office and William
Hendry was the first to apply for
certification.
A total of 226 registered letters
were ready for distribution at
the Ell Centro office Monday, one
day ahead of the distribution in
other towns of the valley.
The post office contained bonds
for veterans Monday and carriers
were scheduled to begin distribut-
lllS GIlcill dlOllB Ille QcilNSly IOuIco
in the afternoon. The morning
brought no great rush of business
Effects of the bonus money al
ready have been felt at the Impe-
rial county office of the State Re-
lief administration. Five veterans
already asked to have their cases
with the relief agency closed, ex-
planning that they planned to use
the money to establish themselves
in business, according to w. s.
Fitzer, head of the SRA in this
county
Few veterans, he said, are iii-
cluded on the SRA relief rolls so
the payment of the bonus is net
expected to have a far reaching
effect upon the total relief load.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
DREAD FEVER
TAKES 3RD LIFE

Mrs. Jessie Sibigha, 35, wife of
a Brawley dairyman, died of typhoid
fever at the county hospital Sunday.
Her death was the third resulting
from the typhoid epidemic at a
dairy near Brawley. Two children,
relatives of Mrs Sibigha, died re-
Gently of typhoid making the third
death among the five persons con
tracing the disease.
One adult and one child, who con
tracted the disease at the dairy, still
are alive and said to be in satisfac-
tory condition at this time. They
are, however, still patients at the
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

an investigator Tor the QlStrlcC at
torney'S office gained the conf
dence of its members and even
allowed them to batter his arm
with q rolling pin to obtain evil
dence against them.
The accident racketeers' were
accused of having swindled insur-
ance companies out of approx
mately $l,000,000 in the past few
years.
The investigator, whose name
was kept secret, informed Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits that
one member of the ring would take
out an automobile accident insur-
ance policy, fake an accident in
which another member of the ring
supposedly would be injured. The
victim, who actually was injured
by confederates, then would pre-
sent a claim.
Upon admission of the policy
holder that he was at fault in the
accident, the insurance companies
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
'HOLDUP TURNS
OUT AS BRAWL

Deputy Sheriffs were summoned
to investigate an alleged holdup
six miles north of Holtville at 3
o'clock Sunday morning but found
the excitement due to a drunken
brawl.
Three Mexican men and women
were said to have held up and
beaten two Mexican men, appro-
priating $40. No arrests were made
the deputies said, because all were
involved in the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
Suspect Held on
Charges of Girl

Mike Ruiz, %, charged with rape
and contributing to the delinquency
of a minor, was held to answer in
superior court. Preliminary hear
ing was held at Winterhaven justice
court recently. The girl in the case
was sa to be resident of Bard.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
LEADS
IN DECREASED
RELIEF BURDEN

The total case load for Imperial
county is 1853, a number SO low that
it has occasioned comment in the
state offices of the SRA.
While the case loads are said to
have dropped in other counties of
the state, the drop in this county
is exceptionally low. w. S. Fftzer,
head of the SRA in this county. ex-
pressed the opinion that the load is
as low as may be anticipated for this
season as most of those still remain
ing on the rolls are unemployables.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
REPORT ON INTERIOR
BILL ACCEPTED

WASHINGTON, June 5. UP
The house accepted the report Of
its congerees today on the Sllf,-
$4,000 interior department annual
supply bill and sent the report 10
the senate with minor amend
ment in which the upper cham
Der Is expectde 10 concur.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
NOTED BRITISH
ESSAYIST DIES

LONDON, June Is. WP-Gilbert
K. Chesterton, England's brilliant
essayist and master of paradox, will
be buried Wednesday from the lit
tie st. Theresa's Catholic church in
Beaconsfield He died yesterday af
ter a brief illness He was 62.
Chesterton, book reviewer, man
of letters, editor and author, was
one of the most brilliant and best
liked men in literary London.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
NATIONS VETERANS
COLLECT S3,518,000

WASHINGTON, June Is, W.p---
The nations 3,51800 World war vet
Grams collected $4,000, 100000 from
Uncle San. today as bonus over
regular army pay for the months
and years they spent in training
camps, dugouts and trenches.
Special delivery postmen began
distribution of the biggest American
payroll of all time, in villages and
cities clear across the country, at
exactly midnight. Long before dawn
Continued on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
LAND0N TO OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN AUGUST

TOPEKA, Kans., June I3. WpD
Gov. Alf M. Landon. Republican
presidential nominee. probably
will open his active speaking cam.
paign in Pennsylvania or New
York City about the middle Of
August, IL was indicated today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES
ZIONCHECK TO BE
KEPT IN HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, June Is. up
Gallinger hospital officials sud
denly decided to keep Rep. Marion
A. Zioncheck, playboy congress-
man from Washington, for at least
one more day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
GETS LIFE:
IN WIFE MURDER
Oreanst Found Guilty of Staying Mate in Fake
HOldup; Transient Accused of Part in
Plot Sentenced to PEN

90 LOS ANGELES, June 15 (UP)-Samuel T. Whitaker
OF % G crippled theaer organis who convicted
Si Oil Killing ms vile IN holdup he aegedy faxed" to
divert suspicion to unwilling accompce was sentenced
to Hfe Imprisonment in San Quentin today
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
q. -
~' <2
- AMBLING
NEPORTER
Says
Topics of the Day

Topics of the Day
The way things started out, it
looked like RR was going to get
the real loWdoWn on everything
for today's column. Furtive bee
konings drew him into secluded
nook after secluded nook. 1t SEEM
ed that everyone had something to
say-but, alas, there were only two
subjects of general conversation.
One vas the bonus, and the other
1--WE told you SOL! was the All AM
erican canal progress edition is
sued by the Post-Press Sunday. II
would be hard to say which occa-
stoned the greatest excitement. The
next time someone draws RR aside,
he's going to beat them to the punch
something like this:
Did you read about the bonus
bonds in the All American canal
edtion?"
Guess thatll stop them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
RACKET
LANDS FIVE IN JAIL
Members of Ring Accused of Deliberately
Injuring Selues to Collect Damages;
Investigator Tricks Suspects

LOS ANGELES, June Is. (UP)-Five persons were
under arrest here today in connection with nvesga
ton OF fake accident insurance ring whose members
assertedy inflicted upon themselves collect damages
Activities of the fake accident ring disclosed after
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
Woman Escapes in Us Foot Auto Plunge
President TO Take
Up Challenge Made
BY Governor Landon
Roosevelt TO Plunge Immediately Into Drive for
Reelection After His Expected Nomination
At Philadelphia Convention
OO-

WASHINGTON, June Is. (UP)-President Roosevelt
will plunge Immediately into his reelection campaign af
ter his expected denomination at Philadelphia next week.
the White House revealed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
Wanted, suggestions

Isabelle King (Mrs. Melvin o.
King TO youD would appreciate sug-
gestions about keeping a bathing
suit on young Tommy King, aged
two and a little bit. With the great
est unconcern, Tommy has insisted
on removing his attire while in
swimming in his miniature pool ev-
cry time his mothers back is turn
ed to the covert amusement OF
DaSSerS-bV.