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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
TWO HANGED
FOR PR|S 0 N
.K|DNAP CASE
ConUict's Death Ends
International
Incident

SAN QUENTIN, Calf,
May %. (UP) = Climaxing
an international incident"
Alexander Mackay of Glas-
gov, Scotland, and Joseph
Kristy of Cleveland, were hanged
on the San Quentin gallows today
for kidnapping members of the
California prison board in a break
from prison here January 1885.
They died gamely
The traps were sprung at 1904
a. m,
Mackay dropped through the
trap first and KriSty followed an
instant later
Both men walked up the l3 gal
lows steps unassisted.
Their execution eliminated in
death months of desperate efforts
by the British government to save
Mackay on the ground his kidnap
victims had not suffered bodily
harm and that, therefore, the
death penalty was not warranted.
The doomed men continued
hopeful to the last, as their at
torneys, Melvin Belli and Harding
MCGUIRE, made final frantic ap-
pealS to Governor Merriam, in
Long Beach, for another reprieve
The governor, however, who had
granted two prior reprieves, re-
fused to interfere.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Judgment Entered
In Election Contest
For Mrs. Carpenter

Judgment in favor of Mrs, Ella
M. Carpenter was entered in de-
partment l of superior court Fri
day in Mary V. Jones suit con-
testing Mrs. Carpenters election as
HOltville city clerk.
Mrs. Carpenter was sworn in as
city clerk following the municipal
election April Ia, and shortly there
after Mrs. Jones filed suit contest
ing the election, She alleged that
of the ballots thrown out by the
election board, a majority had been
cast for her. These, she contended
in her suit, would have elected her
il counted,
In reply, MuS. Carpenter con-
tended Mrs. Jones was not eligible
to run for city clerk as she had
not been resident of Holtville for
the required length of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
dunn TO RUN
FOR SEAT IN
STATE SENATE
Will Enter Race To
Be Successor To
Ben Hulse

w. S. Bill Dunn will be
a candidate for the state
senate to succeed Senator
Ben Hulse, who announced
would not be a candidate
to succeed himself
The we'll known Imperial Re-
publican was the first to announce
his candidacy although other
names frequently have been men
toned in connection with the SEN
atorship race.
The first day for circulating
and filing nomination papers is
Wednesday of next week. Dunn
said he will seek election in the
primaries August 25.
Dunn has been a resident of
Imperial Valley for l6 years. He
has lived in Calexco, in Ell Centre
and at present makes his homo
in Imperial where he is the pro-
prietor of the Dunn pharmacy,
He came TO the valley after he was
graduated from the University of
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

VatP army, the HeimWehr. is fore
od to diSband. its former members
may provide fertile soil for Ger
man propa ganda. In Austria the
HeimWehr has been considered
"Nazi" in temperament, but es-
Scntially Austrian ratheh than
German in allegiance.
Some observers believe that if
Starhemberg's followers become
convinced there is no hope of a
national socialist government in
Austria because of the strength of
the united opposition under Chan
cellor Kurt Schuschnigg, they may
turn to Berlin for leadership. Ad-
olph Hitler long has dreamed of
uniting Austria with Germany in
great Nazi-controlled teutonic
state.
One state department official
who has just returned TO America
after long service in Vienna, Ber-
lin and other European capitals
believed Nazi revolution in Aus
tria would mean Italian interven-
ton. He felt ii Ducc could not
afford to allow great pan-Ger-
manic state TO overSfadow and
menace Italy,
Czechoslovakia, too, it was be-
lievcd, would be prepared to order
its armies to the field rather than
see the creation of a great German
state which might menace its own
security.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
CUT IN FIRE
INSUR ANCE
RATES SOUGHT

AS part of their plan for
seeking lower fire insurance rates
in the city, Ell Centre city council
men held a conference Friday
morning with representatives OF
the board of fire underwriters.
The council recently asked that
the underwriters make a survey
of the city with the idea of obtain
ing lower rates.
Two representatives of the un-
derwriters outlined their findings
to the council and made recon-
mendations for improvement.
Mayor Roy Womack, Council
men H. w. Fawcett and Harry
Sones intend to take the matter
up at the next city council meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

ing. SlAUy DOyS anu TWO IedCIIelS
were included in the group.
Becerra was rushed to the Grif-
fin hospital but doctors were un-
able to save his life. Death came
at 9 am.
Beccerra, able to swim only a
few strokes, got into the deep
water near the sluice pipe, ap-
parently became frightened and in
struggling to reach shallower wa
ter became exhausted. He went un-
der three or four times, inhalins
large quantities of silt laden water.
A group of small boys near by
were apparently unaware of Bee
cerra's plight and failed to call
for help until he had disappeared.
The boys then called upon some
older classmates who began to
search for the body
Emmett Wagner located Beccer-
ra's apparently lifeless form and
dragged him to safe ground. He
was brought around after several
minutes and taken to the Griffin
hospital.
The boys administered first aid
bringing the stricken youth back
to consciousness. DR.. T. f. Bar
tholomeN was summoned at once
and took BeCerra TO the hospital
where he died from pneumonia, his
lungs being filled with silt.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Saturday morning from the
Calexico Catholic church, Calexico
high school students attending in
a body to honor their comrade who
was a popular member of the school.
Out of respect to his passing the
Freshman dance has been cancelled.
Becerra was born in Calexico May
y, 1917. Survivors are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Liberato Becerra, sr.,
three sisters and a brother.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

RESTS CASE IN
MURDER TRIAL

NEW YORK, May %. UP The
prosecution rested today in the
trial of John Fiorenza charged
with numbering Mrs. Nancy Evans
Titterton, a writer, after present.
ing witnesses.
After producing witnesses who
heard the 24-year-old upholster-
er's helper twice admit the crime,
and photographs of him enacting
it's details for police, District At
torney william c. Dodge finished
prosecution.
Henry C. Klauber, defense at
torney, apparently relied upon a
plea of insanity to save Fiorenza
from a death setnence. He sub
penaed more than 20 of Fforenza's
acquaintance and two psychia-
trists to support his contention
that Fiorenza is moron, with
deteriorated mind and body
Klauber revealed the outline of
his defense in an opening state
ment Tuesday when he said that
Johnny would as soon have con-
fessed the Lindbergh kidnapping as
the Iitterton murder If police had
pushed him that way"
He said almost from birth Flo
renza had shown evidence of an
unsound mind
Fiorenza told police that he
went to Mrs. TitterCons apart
ment at about 10 a. m. raped her.
strangled her, and then went to
work at noon. He told his en-
ployer that he visited a probation
officer. Investigation disproved
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
SCHOOLMATES
STAB GIRL, 13, IN
JEALOUS RAGE

DENVER, Colo, May %. UP
Anna Marie Klantchnek, 13-year-
old Gilpin school pupil was re-
covering today from a stab wound
in the thigh and shock following
narrowing experience yesterday
when 100 students from her school,
assertedly prompted by jealousy
over her high grades, threatened
to hang her.
The girls mother said the trouble
started three days ago when Anna
was told that she was to be passed
from the fifth to the seventh grade
and that several of the other pupils
were to be denoted Since then
the other pupils had followed her
about the school yard hurting taunts
and threats at her, she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

Typhoid vaccinations Werc sched-
ulcd to be given at Laguna dam
Friday by DR. Warren F.. Fox, corn-
ty health officer as the last step
in the campaign of prevention plan
ned to forestall epidemic during the
summer months. No more vaccina-
tions for typhoid will be given this
summer unless an emergency arises,
Approximately 300 men, women
snd children had complete vaccina-
ton and many more took part of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
LIQUOR WILL BE
BANNED MONDAY
IN Ell CENTRO

No intoxicating liquor may be
served within the city limits OF
Ell Centre on Monday because the
state law prevents the sale of
liquor on election days, it was
announced
All places having liquor licenses
must refrain from selling liquor
during the hours The polls arc
open.
The law in this instance does
not apply to areas outside the city
because the election is purely a
municipal one.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
EDITORIAL WORKER
ORDERED REINSTATED

WASHINGTON. May ~. uPl--
The national labor relations
board today cited the Associated
Press for unfair labor practices
under the Wagner Labor Act and
ordered the organization 10 re-
instate Morris Watson, dlscharg-
ed editorial emplOye.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Forgery Suspect
Enters Guilty Plea

Cayetano Rivera pleaded guilty
to forgery and applied for proba-
fion when brought before Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson in superior
court Friday
The probation period for John
Susoeff was continued for one
year Friday. He appeared in SUI
perior court where the entension
was given. He was arrested on
a check charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
FLOOD CONTROL BILL
SENT BACK TO HOUSE

studies
4. $64,OOO,0OO for work already
authorized in the $272,000,000 Ov-
erton lower Mississippi Valley bill
which is also pending in the house
This sum will be eliminated if
the Overton bill passes.
In addition, the bill recognizes
the policy that flood prevention
is federal responsibility and calls
upon benefitting communities to
share in the costs,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 3D. up
The flood control problem was
thrust back into the house today
where speedy consideration was
promised the senate approved
1894, 100000 omnibus program.
ITS the first porkless' flood
control bill ever passed in the
senate" said Sen Royal S. Cope
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
JEAN BRADY TO
WE'D vi. {. VAIL

Notice of intent to wed was filed
Friday morning by Jean Marie
Brady, 80, and Martin c. Wahl, 43.
both of Ell Centre. at the county
clerks office.
The marriage will be performed
in FL Centre within the next week
or 10 days. Mrs. Brady makes her
home at the Barbara Worth hotel.
and is a former resident of Los An,
geleS
Wahl is prominent Ell Centre
grower and shipper.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Last Minute
Flashes!
SURGEON TESTIFIES
IN WIFE Staying

Los ANGELES, May %. UP
An autopsy surgeon swOre in court
today that two of the three bull
lets that killed Mrs. Ethel Whit
taker were fired by her 6O-year-
old husband, Samuel p. Whit
takcr. who is being tried on first
degree murder charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
AUTO DEATHS FOR
VALLEY REACH "

Highway traffic deaths in Impe-
rial county for 1886 mounted to II
when Angel Sua died at the coun-
ty hospital Thursday night as 4
result of injuries received in an
automobile accident near Sandia
the morning of May Is.
A coroner'S jury which was as
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
RRAWLEY DOCTOR
TO SEEK APPEAL

PHOENIX, Ariz,, May %. UD
DIR. Charles o. Long, Brawiey.
Calf. physician who was con-
victed in federal court here on
narcotic charges. prepared today
TO ask the u. s. circuit court of
appeals al San Francisco TO re-
lease him on bail, pending an
appeal. Long, sentenced to serve
IL months i'm federal prison, was
denied release on bond while
awaiting his appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

the measure.
The bill provides:
/. General authorization for cx-
penditure of about $31O,0OO,O00 on
265 projects in all sections of
the country.
2. A limit of $50,OO0,O0O on ex-
penditures during the next fiscal
year
3. Appropriations of $5,O00,0O
for future flood control surveys
and $5,0O0,00O for soil erosion
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Aides of Dictator
Injured i'm Break

HAVANA, May 3D. WR'-- Several
leading figures of the regime of
Dictator Gerardo MaGTlado, were
injured in a frustrated attempt at
a Jail break from Principe Fortress,
it was reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

Sembled at Thornton's undertak-
ing establishment in BraWley Fri
day morning, decided Sua died as
a result of injuries received in an
unavoidable accident.
Tho RraMlcY rnSideni received a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

turned over IN the sand.
Five other persons were injured
in the wreck. The driver of the
car, Julia Rocha Barro, 18, still is
in the county hospital for treat
ment of fractured leg and deep
leg lacerations. The other injured
were able to leave the hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
p R 0 P 0 Sc D
CON 7 { NJ P 7
ACT HELD UP
Doctor Says He'll
Rot in Jail Before
Returning
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, May %.
(UP)-Dr. Francs Il. TOWn-
send dnnOn need today
through his attorney, Sheri-
dan D0Uney. that he had
notified all officers of The
TOWnsend pension mOUc e
ment noU under subpoena to
refuse to testify before The
house old age pension in
qHiry.
WASHINGTON, May %.
(UP) = The house old age
pension committee perpleX-
ed by technical difficulties
of furnishing DR.. Francis f. Town
send for his defiance of the in
quiry, today held up its proposed
contempt action pending further
study.
A plan to bring immediate con-
tempt action against Townsend in
the house as soon as it met today
was dropped. Study was being
given another proposal to certify
a contempt action to the District
of Columbia Supreme Court.
Certification of the case to tho
district court probably would post
pone any action in the matter un-
til next fall. .--
Elderly DR.. Townsend squared
his gaunt shoulders today and said
he would rot in Jail" rather than
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Calexico Football Star
Dies After Classmates
Rescue Him i'm Canal
High School Grid Player Dragged From Water While
On Class Outing; Pneumonia Takes Life of
Liberato Becerra Friday Morning
90

CALEXICO, May 22.-Lfberato Becerro, 10, high
school football star, died of pneumonia Friday morning,
after being dragged unconscious from canal Thursday.
Becerra a sophomore, had gone swimming in the drop
at Hemlock suce, east of CalexicO while a class out
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
SHAKEUP III AUSTRIA
THREATENS TO START
EUROPEAN CONFLICT
German Propagandists Expected to Make
Inroads in Won Starhemberg's Private
Army if Unit Forced to Disband

WASHINGTON, May %. (UP)-Thc split in Austra'5
government and the threatened dissolution of the Helm
wehr, diplomatic observers believed today constitutes
the greatest menace to European peace
Dancer seen that if Erns Won Starhemberp's pr-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
STATE REFUSES TO
CHANGE LIQUOR RULES

SAN FRANCISCO, May ~. dJfl
The state Of California today
refused TO liberalize It's present
liquor importation regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
-.
~ R<y
ID AMBLING
NEP7'OcRTf1F;R
Says

Here Too. Herb
Just by way of stealing the edi-
tors thunder, RR is going to take
over something he started in the ed
itorial column-and may he have
mercy on our soul! Herbert Low
dermilk writes in:
Referring 10 your editorial ask
ling for expressions for or against
'the so-called double feature shows,
beg to register our diSapproval of
the present system of having two
features. We like good news reel,
good light comedy and the feature.
We rather like the trailers adver-
tisinG coming pictures and We ina
gine this is good business for the
theater."
RI agrees with You, Herb, and
wonder of wonders! with the edi-
tor too.
How about the rest Of your
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Boston 900 l02 600 00-3 II 0
Brooklyn ..... 0C0 100 oil OIL IL 3
III innings.
Benge, Cantwell and Lopez; CLARK.
Leonard, Baker, EarnShaw an d
Phelps, BerreS.
Philadelphia Il0 0lO 500 - Is q
New York .......... OOn 900 600 0 4 0
Walter and Wilson, F'itZSimmOnS
Coffman, Spencer and Mancuso.
ST. Louis 06l 0l0 02l-ll II |
Pittsburgh ....0 900 200 002- 3
j. Dean and Ogrodowski, Using,
Bush, Birkofer Lucas and Todd.
Only games scheduled.
AMERICAN
St Louis 002 900 Ol0 3 q /
Chicago ....... 100 020 0lX-5 III 1
Andrews, Van Alta and Giuliani;
Lyons and SeWell.
Detroit ........ 1854
Cleveland ............... 203 002
Auker and Cochrane, Harder and
Sullivan.
Only games scheduled,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
MARKETS IN BRIEF

nutteri Los Angeles 2OIac, butter
fat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Grnde A. 3712c; manufacturing milk,
j2cI route gathered cream, 2Dc.
L.. A. hay-U. =. No. I. eNtra leafy,
NILS; Us. No, I. xIi-t5i US. No.
leafy, $ff-1d.5O: u. y. No. =, $3.50
ID. Minneapolis flax 631a-16Sk,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Thanks, Dan

Thanks, Dan
II is comforting to be missed and
RR appreciates Dan Wiest's com
plant that this column 90 did not
appear one day this week. RR also
appreciates the fact that West ex-
pressed the hope that nothing
would happen to cause the abolish
ment of this column 90. Would
that others felt the same way.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Pride of Ownership

o. H. Meyers, Safeway store man
ager here, could hardly get through
his days work Friday, what with
running to the thermometer every
three or four minutes TO marvel at
the results of the new Sno-Breeze
cooling system installed among the
vegetables and What-nots.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Line Forms Here

Line Forms Here
Skipper F'arrar, in line With his
chores as American Legion Flag
committee chairman, has received q
new shipment of flags-just in time
for Memorial Day-and has fond
hopes of success in revivins the Leg
ions flag movement. For which. it
seems, some sort of recognition, hat
tipping and few scattered oleand-
crs are due to the Skipper.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
All In The Family

MI IN Tic FamHy-
The Rev. A. d. Buffers has devised
a new system. If the young folks
won't trade at home. the reverend
sees to it that they take home grown
products along with them, at least
as far as Yuma. He's going with
the couples to Yuma now, when
they want to get married there.
Makes it more homelike, you know.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
Hell Get There

RR's chief operative reports the
best hitchhiking scheme of them all
and it works. The l7year-old lad
didn't stay in one place long after
he set down his black suitcase be-
side the highway near the EaStside
school Friday morning On the side
of it, in white letters easily discern
ible at a distance, was printed,
Mother is Sick
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22

Mabel G Bradley of Lincoln
school tips her hat, if she wears
one, to Frank Watanabe. which
makes RR rather Jealous I'VE new
er miss reading oh So!". she says.
Sometimes he reminds us of O..
Henry and sometimes of Will Rog
erS."
RR's faVorites. too!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-22
See What They Missed

See What They MISScd-
Those guys at the Holtville
creamery" remarked Burdette Kin
ne, chieftain of the Post Press
sports department, ARE sure base
ball crazy. First thing they asked
me when I went over to see about
night baseball was the major league
scores today. l told them. (Here
a Wistful look flashed across the
Kinne countenance9 They walked
away before ! could tell them about
myself"
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20

The monthly business meeting Of
the Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Leah Hudson on FRI
day night
a number of people from here at
tended the dedication exercises
which were held in Showeli on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lynch enter
tanned their children and their fami-
lies to a pre-Thanksgiving dinner
on Sunday. as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Nelson and two children,
Bettye and Jackie, of Philadelphia,
Mr. and Mrs. William e. Bunting of
Selbyville, MIR. and Mrs. J. Derrick
son Quillin of Berlin, and Tilghman
Lynch.
Miss Dollye Hemple OF ST. Mar
tins Neck is spending awhile with
her brother-in-law and sister. Mr.
and Mrs Warren Cropper and fam
lily.
Mrs. Addie C. Murray who after
having spent the past two weeks
with relatives and friends in Phila-
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
BISHOPYILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William Collins mad,
a business trip to New York anc
Boston last week.
Mrs. Laura Campbell Of CollinEs.
dale, Pa. has been the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. Sarah Nelson and Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Nelson and family
last week.
Elmer Hudson of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with his parents
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hudson.
Mr.. Washington Long OF Fairview,
N. j., is spending awhile with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Luther Long
of near town.
Wray and Clifton Hudson were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
land Lynch in Roxana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Selby-
Vile were guests of Mrs. Smiths
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Col
Inns and family on Sunday.
Esman Hudson who is employed
on a tug boat at Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Murray and
little son were guests of Mr.. Muir
rays parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Murray in Williamsville on Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Evans of
Philadelphia spent the weekend as
guests of Mrs. Evans brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and MIRO. e. T.
Brittingham.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
WARWICK

The pupils in this district attend
ing the Millsboro High School en-
joyed a two day vacation last weeI
while their teachers attended the
State Convention held in Whining
ton Oh Thursday and Friday
Mrs. Iva BartO of Rehoboth was a
caller in Warwick on Monday after
neon.
James Lee visited his daughter
Mrs. Howard Baer in Georgetown
last Friday.
Mrs. Villa Lingo attended the
Teachers Convention in Wilmington
on Thursday and Friday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs f. c. Wilson of Har-
rington visited Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R.
Lingo on Wednesday.
Mrs. Roger LittletOn of Lewes is
visiting Mrs. Edith Dodd near Mills
borO, for a few days.
This section had its first taste of
winter on Sunday night with blus-
tering winds and a drop in temper
ature. accompanied by a light snow,
covering late autumn flowers and
trees that still were in foliage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matford Rogers will
move the first of the year to the
farm of James Phillips, near Oak
Orchard.
l.. r. Lingo has returned home af-
ter spending few days with his
daughter, Mrs. Grace Parsons near
Millsboro.