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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
DEATH HURRIED
BY STUDENT IN
ARIZONA CITY

PHOENIX, Aug. %. Un)-Judge
Daniel Walker of Ruidoso, N. M,
today was en- route here to claim
the body of his son, James A..
Walker, 20, who shot and killed
himself because he was told he
had only a week and half to live,
according to police.
Police reported Walker had been
suffering from critical heart all.
ment and recently was told that he
could not live more than 10 days.
Officers said Walker had just
finished a long distance telephone
conversation with Edward Barrow,
physical education instructor al
University of Arizona, when he
fired bullet from 90 calibre gun
into his head.
Walker, former resident of Beau
mont, Tex, had been a student at
University of Arizona recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
CHANGE OF NAME GRANTED

Joan Bennett, despite objections OF
her former husband, today was
granted legal permission to change
the name of her eldest daughter
Diana Bennett Fox, 8, to Diana
Bennett Markey.
Judge Arthur Crum honored the
actress request after she revealed
that adoption proceedings were
pending by which the child would
become the legal ward of her
present husband, Gene Markey
screen writer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

NEW YORK, Aug. %. = Adela
Rogers st. John has become one
of the most vital, unpredictable and
prolific writing ladies of the day.
She tells friends her recent mar
riage to the aviation official, Pat
rick O'Toole, is the five-star final
of her life. Never was she so buoy
antly abeam with happiness.
Miss st. John, daughter of bril-
liant coast criminal lawyer, displays
much of the brilliancy in writing
he displayed in cross examination.
Plus the vitality of an entire hockey
Often she has three serials on the
fire and does a job of murder trial
sob-sistering on the side.
t Tall, willowy and with retrousse
nose that marks her Irishry she
can enter a crowded room abuzz
with conversation and suddenly,
like twirling a radio dial to new
number, everything switches to her.
With no effort, and to complete
the simile. Adela is on the air.
Her menage at Great Nick in
cludes two children by firss- mar
riage, one of whom is the recently
separated Mrs. Paul Calico. And
son by her marriage to Dick
Hyland, football player. And the
other day she adopted two friends
of a grown son. There's often Is
at dinner. "I love lot of clucks,"
beams Adela, "for I'm a Biddy at
heart!"
Charlie Macarthur who has his
joust with journalism done some
ransom climbing and picture
snatching, now knows how it feels
to have his own ducky-wucky let
| tiers read to IL perfect strangers
| in a court room. The hardest boiled
of flinty guild, he, just the same
| as the rest of us. had his soft
moments of baby-talk. Every news
paperman will experience tiny
inward glow to learn that MacAr-
thur, suddenly knocked off his high
horse, is no different from the run
of the mine reporter-just big
tough guy who talks of fuzzyeyeo
love and things and signs himself
Charliecums.
They still refer to Park Row on
the screen, stage and in fiction as
though it might be the newspaper
mans generating ground as is Fleet
street in London. Yet Park Row
is newspaperless There is not the
roar of a single press or shril
shout of Copy boy!" The Worlc
building apd its scabrous gift tower
once the hub of such maddeninG
activity, is fairly dripping gloom
faded, archaic structure with ar
almost haunted look. The Sun il
gone. too The Sun of Dana, Bos'
Clarke and Frank O'Malley. The
Tribune also has joined the hegire
uptown. Not even Ham and Dol
an's-with the long whiskered
psalm singing Mr. Dolan slicine
ham at the entrance-is there Il
remind of those ago days when the
scoop was triumph. And Doc Perry
Of blessed memory, was always gooc
for hurry-up tide-over until The
ghost walked again.
| 90
Park Row was ShadoWed anC
glorified by the arch of Brooklyn
Bridge-that once SO busy ter,nina
now touched by the sweep of ravel
Brooklyn Bridge newsboys were th'
most raucous perhaps in the world
They had to be to spume thei
voices above the din. And NOR,
newspapers were sold there at home
going time than any other spot il
the metropolis. There was tn,
-lunged newsie Butch, whit
arnbuscaded an eyeless socket will
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
State of California, Department of
Public Works, Division of High

State of California, Department of
Public Works, Division of High
ways.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Department of Public
Works, Division of Highways, at the
office of the District Engineer, 1865
Harbor Boulevard, San Diego, Cali
fornia until o'clock p. m. on Sept.
l, 1886, at which time they will be
publicly opened and read, for per-
forming work as follows:
Imperial County, between l mile
east of Heber and 3 miles east of
Imperial (XI-Imp-201-AB), about
seven and sIx-tenths 76) miles in
length, gravel surfacing and liquid
asphalt to be furnished and applied.
Plans may be seen, and forms OF
proposal, bonds, contract and speci-
fications may be obtained at tfN
above address.
No bid will be received unless it is
made on proposal form furnished
by the District Engineer. Each bid
must be accompanied by cash or a
certified or cashiers check made
payable to the Director of Public
Works for an amount equal to at
least ten per cent Q09o) of the
amount bid, such guaranty to be
forfeited should the bidder to whom
the contract is awarded fail to enter
into the contract.
The Department of Public Works
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 397, Statutes of 1881, the
Department of Public Works has as.
certained the general prevailing
rate of wages applicable to the work
to be done to be as follows:
Da{a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

One Minte Test Answers
i. King, queen, rock Cor castle)
bishop, knight and pawn.
2. Generating or shedding tears;
given to shedding tears; fearful.
g. Six
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Horoscope for Sunday
Persons whose birthday is Sun
day are apt to be hasty in speech
and sometimes cruel and unjust in
their judgment and criticism.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Per
Classification Hour
Laborer ............................... 5000
Tractor driver $50 hip. and
OVcr) l.UU
Operator Of power shovel or
other excavating equip
ment, shovel type contrals
(A cubic yard or more) 49, 1,375
Dragline operator Except
shovel type) ............................. 1.25
HolStman ,.-......... l.31os
Tractor driver (under SO h.p) ..O.68
Oiler (poWer Shovels or
craneS) Observation-Disclosures. OBJ
Truck driver Qess than GU
bic yards water level ca
Truck driver "A cubic yards
water level capacity or
more) acknowledgements. OTIS
Asphalt plant fireman .. O.90
Mechanic (trouble shooter) -. 0.88
Oil distributor bootman ..... OTIS
Handyman (roustabouD ...... 0.60
Any classification omitted
herein not less than ... 0.60
Overtime-one and one-half 40
times the above rates. Sundays
and holidays Except watchman,
guards and flagmen) the
above rates.
Department of Public Works, Di
vision of Highways,
c. H. PURCELL,
State Highway Engineer.
BY E. Z. WALLACE,
District Sngineer, Dist. IL
Dated Aug. II, 1886.
(Aug. 1923 Inc,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Europe seems to be copying President
Roosevelt's federal alphabetical agency
idea, since several countries are getting
together to subsidize MARS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Soak the Rich advocates should re-
member, if they win, that their ship of
state will have to ride some pretty big
swellS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

the circulation wars that once
ragged. He ruled the area. And was
copy. For Russell Sage always walk
ed over to him every noon for pa
per on way to the fruit stand where
he bought his scent luncheon ap-
pie. Another stock story on Park
Row when the news founts bubbled
low.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Following the Rightists and Leftists
in Spain merely adds confusion for base
ball rockies trying to figure out opposi-
tion pitchers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

The young man who inherited, the
postal carrier route his father had for
25 years will deliver letters by heir mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
TOday's Hor0scO

TOday'S Horoscope
If your birthday is today, you
are apt to be generous. You have
talent for entertaining and you are
more willing to display it at social
gatherings.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

A future as flagpole sitter awaits
the little girl who ran away from home
in Cleveland to climb fire plugs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
Fdmos.s Sayings

To which We may add this other Aristateian con-
sideration, that he who confers benefit any one
loves him better than he is beloved by him again.
Montoigne.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

how
The road to better social order is
very much like charity. 1t begins at
home
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. Wp)-
Harry Crowder, 78, fell out of bed
and died today. He suffered a
skull fracture.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

been almost as good as a COW
hookin'."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

One Minute Test
/. Name the six pieces used IN
the game of chess.
2. Define lachrymose.
8. How many legs has a common
house fly?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
s. on So FRANK
y ;. ;. ...s.. s.'' wATANABE
BY ED HOLDEN

COMET
My cousin Yaku telling must getting up in
middle of night and look see big comet. So every
night try for waking up. :. but cannot did, Then
l try alarming clock and that waking me alright
:. but it are too dark cannot getting up. Yaku
say that best time to seeing comet next night
l getting up in dark and going out in my dgnifed
nght-shrt and look. But cannot seeing anything
because very fog of cloud. Final getting up once
more and it beautifully night and many star
lights are there =. but cannot seeing comet.
Next day Yaku telling me that comet have gone
and not coming back for years and years. Oh so
very happy now can sleeping and let astronomy
march on.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
Hints on Etiquette

Hints on Etiquette
Although it is not necessary for
weekend guests to give the hostess
a present, it is considered correct
to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
Words Of Wisdom

If thou art man, admire those
who attempt great things, even
though they fail.-Seneca.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

There's ever tug for me in those
middle-aged couples drifting to
park benches at sundown. He is
freshly washed and changed from
his work clothes. She is pin neat in
her laundered dress. He reads, puffs
his pipe. She knits. Between
them sits a proud poodle, freshly
bathed too, and seemingly saying
These, folks are my master and
mistress and this world wouldn't be
half so fine without them" And
indeed the shine of serenity that
cannot be found on Park avenue or
Fifth is there.
I had a Singer today thinking
Of the day Grandma came home
from church meeting with the gig
giles. 1t was the era of jet bonnets
and two of the good ladies in get
ting up to greet each other botbed
their jet fandangos into clinch
so that the hats had to be removed
for eXtrication. Grandpa the old
harum-scarum looked up from his
box chair to chuckle: Must have
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

BRNcNG ALL
THE NEWS TO
IMPERIAL
VALLEY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12

Pearl River, La, Nov. l2-(UP)-
This community Of the Louisiana
scrub pine forests massed Its re-
sources today TO aght for possession
Of O modern day Moses, destined,
the superstitious believed. to lead
the INDECENT but yearning Of the
countryside from the wilderness.
Out Of the dreary forest at dusk
trotted O large dog who deposited
the ragged bundle he was carrying
In his mouth, In the clearing around
the one room shanty Of Louis =.
Crawford, and trotted back into the
forest. The bundle contained an
eight day old baby. large. healthy.
with blue eyes, who awed the Craw-
fords and their neighbors BY his
serenity.
That happened Tuesday night.
wednesday. the authorities Of the
parish came to the wilderness, and.
over the protests Of the Crawfords
and their neighbors, took the baby
across Lake Pontchartrain TO the
New Orleans Charity hospital. 40
miles away.
Today scores OF the poor residents
Of the pine forests called ut the
Crawfords, Offering what little re-
sources they had. from clothing 70
money TO rcpossess the babe they
believed OF divine origin. intended
not for the Crawfords alone but for
them all. Ono Of these callers was
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
"Modern Day Moses" Baby
Is Arousing Superstition

sairy Adams who came with her 10
wear old son. II wouldn't Of let ''en
tuck 1t away from me-" she said re-
provingly to Mrs. Crawford. Her
son was being playful and she said
10 him, "IIesh up, Bubber." then
continued: IT O dog came and
brung me q baby I wouldn't say
nothing at all. But I'd know where
It came FROM"
Others pointed out that God could
easily create o dog to deliver Mes
hiah. Come prayed for o quick re-
turn Of the babe to the pine forest
for which, they believed, omnipres-
ent divinity, aware Of their lot. had
destined him. Mrs. Crawford be-
moaned the tragedy to all. Only "a
years old, she Is worn and aged
by the rigors Of her existence. Il
didn't have right good sense TO let
them took that baby" she said. Il
was downright foolish to let him get
out Of my sight"
In New Orleans. Charity hospital
physicians found the baby III per-
feet physical condition. though the
navel cord had not be severad. M
dicating he had been born without
medical aid. They will keep the
baby there for i've weeks to as
sure his survival. and then return
him to st. Tammany parish oki-
cials who probably will permit the
Crawfords. who have two children
OF their own. 10 adopt him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
WEEDS Only Girl Who Didn t
LAUGH At Him, Killed Her

clocks-and thinking. He grew cac-
fuses In small flower pots-and
brooded.
Looking out across the street from
the window of his room. he could
SC, Mrs. Mills when she returned
home with dates" Final she told
him she wanted divorce. She was
Tn have filed the suit yesterday.
Tuesday night Mills persuaded her
to get into his automobile when she
finished work. Two hours later she
we found de,d by side OF the road.
Police reconstructed the scene. Mills
had p,eaded f.r a reconciliation. Sne
refused. He threatened her. she
tried to jump out OF the car. Mills
shot her four times In the back with
an automatic pistol and once IN the
side as her body spun around. Then
he fed. Leaving her there.
AL night and all wednesday police
searched for him. Last night they
trapped him OH country road,
three miles from here. Before they
could take him In custody, he shot
himself.
Police found a note in his pocket.
II read:
1T tried TO go back TO her but she
re.used. killed the one ! loved. ]
am not myse. am somebody else."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12

Red Bank, N. j., Nov. l2.-(UP)--
In the morgue early today doctors
pushed open the eyes OF Ralph
Mills, %, wife slayer and suicide.
They were crossed
Police came In with further evi-
dence. To psychologists. the case
was conclusive. Mills had been drlv-
en- by a psychosis to kill his bride
Of , year.
IRON infancy Mills had carried
his afYliction. AS {. youth he had been
afraid OF girls--afraid they woulo
laugh at him.
Last year he met girl from whom
he couldn't run. She didn't laugh
at him. but was sympathetic. He
married her.
She work. / In a drug store. He
watched her constantly, was AFRAID
always that some man would lake
her away from him. Customers
passed pleasantries across the coun-
ter. Tse was wild with jealousy. She
didn't like the thought OF being
bossed and watched. They quarreieo
and separated.
Mills took room across the street
from his former home where his
wife continued TO live and spent gu
his spare time working over Old
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
BEHEADED BODY
OF WOMAN SOUGHT
All Utah Excited By Story
Told By Little Girl
of II Years.

Ogden, Utah. Nov. l2.--(UP)---
Police cars criss-crossed the coin-
try side early today, searching Tor
a tall thin man with little NOUS
tache who they believed was driving
around In an old black car with
the be-headed body Of q woman on
the back seat.
They believed this because OF the
story OF a II year old girl. She
saw the head, she said, held up by
the hair, blood dropping. and she
saw also, the body. A blood stained
newspaper was found In the street
near where the child said the man
displayed his handiwork.
Police from this and all surround
ing communities as far away as
Salt Lake City Joined the search.
All town and country roads were
being searched.
Child Tells Story
The child, Della Dehaven, II. ran
into her home last night
and dropped a piece Of abe blood
stained newspaper into her mothers
lap. She was hysterical, barely CO.
herent.
Her story, in essence, was:
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
WALLY SIMPSON
GOING ABROAD
Will Probably S ay at
Riviera Until Decree of
Divorce is Absolute
BY II. L. PERCY

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., no,,ao ,,,tav uI. soo,, to leave for
S an .,,,n SeuS ,.e vywn W yey,ain
liz .,,e 'o ..st.I w.. rs aacres ~ divorce
; sN.n,,,s u'a nhs a, ' newt snrinr II
. De.on ,ns.,,s aV .nSov ~
we" a., . ,.,;i, to- ~, tim Y,,v,era Will,
,,. S' s,, " M ~ ana Mrs Herman
pc.srs ~ New work. who we're
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
PRESIDENT AIDS
AUTO DISPLAY

New York. Nov. 12-(Up)--Pres-
ldent Franklin d. Roosevelt added
his commentator TO the annua,
automobile show today.
He sent q message to Alvan Mac
cauley. president Of the Automobile
Manufacturers Association, congrat-
ulating the automobile builders for
adding many safety features to
their cars this year.
He expressed his pleasure over
the industry again holding the show
In November instead Of January,
thus providing more steady employ
ment In the industry.
Use of steel bodies. with wood be-
ing entirely eliminated In many
cases, and the almost universal
adoption Of hydraulic brakes was
noted as record crowds Viewed al
most 200 American 1887 models and
five British makes on exhibit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
Madrid Rocked Today
By Artillery Barrage
Both Sides Did Firing-Loyalists Believe They Have
Stopped Drive - Rebels Get Their Orders to
Wait-Threaten to Destroy City
By KEayRIs 5xIEERENs,

fC0nyright 1895 BY United Rtes1l
Madrid, Nov. l2.--tvr1-A heavy
artillery barrage rocked Madrid and
its envirofls today as governn y
and nationalist batteries resumed q
fierce cannonade. With rain ana
poor visibility preventing the power.
full aviation forces Of either side
from operating, the leftist artillery
began Smelling tbs insurgent posi-.
lions on almost tn, entire Madrid
front, the rationalists quickly re.
spending and concentrating on the
government batteries. Loyalist lead
ers believed that today would marx
the beginning Of the. decisive night
for the city, and they were conf'dent
that they were on the winning SIDE.
Now thousands OF fresh troops
have arrived, men with fighting ex-
perience. They come from Catalonia
an. Valencia and from abroad. II
is reported there arc many thou-
sands OF men n.assed at, Albacete,
southwest OF Valencia, awaiting only
orders to start for the front.
Believe Threat Failed
The complete shift In the situation
here rs believed by many persons TO
mean that the fret threat to Madrid
has definitely failed. The second
threat was expected TO start today
4. tomorrow when the nationalist
have reorganized their men and
consolidated their positions. Their
attack early today In the Fra7ceses
bridge section, when 1000 OF their
best men were reported trapped, was
believed to be the opening move IN
the second Lhasc Of the siege. The
iniiltration OF tn. Moors and foreign
legionnaires came after on intensive
artillery bomjafGment and machine
gun barrage. The nationalists them.
selves fought bat with hand gren-
AIDES III whose use they are expert
But they were stopped cold.
Bombardments Hurt
A special committee OF the diplo..
matte corps offered today to start
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
SLASH IN TAXES
RECOMMENDED
Roosevelt Regime Will
Present Such a Plan For
Action in Congress
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
1885 by United Press)

Washington. Nov. Ia (UP - A
slash In the hidden" tax load on
the American public will be recon-
mcnded to congress by administra-
ton experts studying tax law reVis-
ion, It was learned today.
Tentative recommendations de-
yeloped after three months study
will include elimination OF certain
nuisance" taxes where the cost OF
collection virtually countef-balances
the revenue involved.
A list OF these levies, abolition or
A. .duction OF which will be urged,
Is not yet complete. 1t was learned
that the admissions tax, sporting
goods levy, cosmetics tax and tax
on club dues are among those likely
TO be changed.
Tax Experts Were Busy
Treasury tax experts and agents
OF the congressional Joint committee
on internal revenue taxation have
been working on these problems un-
der n mandate from Secretary OF
Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr..
and Chairman Pat Harrison ana
Robert l.. Doughton OF the senate
and house tax sponsoring commits
tees.
Most so-called nuisance taxes ex-
pire June 80. They brought IN $685.
1000 during the last fiscal year
The administration and congress
sional tax experts have been work.
ing on possibilities OF eliminating
or unnecessary admin
istrat!ve difficulties" as proposed by
Morgenthau.
President F0ret0ld l.
President Roosevelt emphasized
a~.AAA~sSAA AS1 Oo0a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
RESTAURANT IN
LAW VIOLATION
Bank Street Place Visited
By Police..Regular Work
of Vice Squad

The visit OF two members OF the
vice squad to O Bank street res
taurant shortly after midnight this
morning and their orders that the
place be closed on the allegation
that i'1uor was being sold after mid
night, In violation OF the state law.
Ii but part Of campaign for city
wide enforcement Of the IL o'clock
closin.: law, Police Superintendent
William J. Roach told The Demo-
crat when questioned today about
the incident. '
Owners Being Warned
Supt. Roat said that members
Of the vice squad have for some
time been visiting establishments
which are alleged to sell beer or
liquor after midnight and have
warned the owners 10 obey the
LIQUOR law and stop sales at mid
night. Under the law. taverns must
close their, doors at midnight, while
restaurants, though they are not
obliged TO close, cannot sell liquor
after II o'clock. The presence OF
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-12
S|EbERT TRIAL
WAS CALLED OFF.
Wife Had Brought $4,000
Suit Against Husband;
Is Now Off Docket

Order to withdraw the $4,000
action OF Florence II. Siebert Of
Waterbury against Frederick M.
Siebert, Of Woodbury., from the
docket OF superior court was re-
ceived by the clerk Of that court
today. The action, which had been
awaiting trial, was brought by Mrs.
Siebert against her husband. to
collect money for her maintenance,
which he had promised to pay, but
allegedly had not paid In full.
The litigants were married In
Waterbury, December 10, 1911 and
resided here together until 1914. In
May Of that year, the defendant In
the suit bought @ home In Wood
bury, but when he expressed his
intention OF living there perman-
emily, his wife refused TO move
there, 80 he went alone, leaving
her here.
Agreement In 1891
In August, 1891, the two entered
into m agreement whereby Mr..
Siebert was to pay the plaintiff 1850
per month las long as they lived
apart. " was agreed In the pact
however, that the amount would
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