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Evening star., 1936-08-19
WOMAN'S MURDER
|NHOTEL |SSOLvED.
CoIored Mans Confession
May Lead to Perpetrator
of Similar Crimes.
Hy the Associated rress.

~ the ASSoCldteu kIeSo'
CHICAGO, August l9.-Turning
swiftly from Rufo SWANS confession
that he killed Mrs. Mary Louise Tram
nell, investigators questioned the
SCARED and sinewy colored man today
concerning the Staying of two other
women.
Capt. Daniel Gilbert said Swain.
81, admitted last night he bludgeoned
and choked Mrs. Trammel, "a, to
death last Saturday night.
After the prisoner re-enacted the
crime in the room she occupied in the
State Hotel, officials rushed him to
the Criminal Courts Building for in
terrogation about the violent deaths
of Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, "a,
night club beauty, and Mrs. Lillian
Guild, SO, connoisseur of antiques.
One hundred and five men, includ-
Ing so colored men, were arrested in
a police roundup of loiterers and
casuals in the Loop and Grand Park
Fire Escapes Used.
In all three cases, Gilbert said, the
assailant stole up hotel fire escapes,
crept into the rooms of his victims
and broke their skulls with heavy
blows.
This similarity in technique, he
added, "led to a suspicion that Swair
may be responsible for one or bott
Of the other deaths"
Mrs. Castle was found dead JUNE
20 and Mrs. Guild on May 9.
Capt. Gilbert quoted Swain as say.
ing:
81 wanted money Saturday night
So I climbed the fire escape of the
hotel and went into the first room
I saw with light burning. Tht
woman was standing in corner.
She didn't have many clothes on
She said to me: What do you want
here? What are you going to do?
told her to give me some money.
II saw she was going to scream, ane
I choked her. I didn't have much
trouble, and pretty soon she stopped
kicking. I threw her across the bed
and just to make sure she wasn'
fooling. picked up the water pitcher
and hit her on the head.
Il couldn't find any money, so
ran away"
Criminal Assault Denied.
Swain insisted he did not criminally
assault Mrs. Trammell, former Knox.
vile, Tenn, stenographer. Her hus
band of 18 months, Thomas Trammell
found her nude body wrapped in blood
stained sheets last Sunday when h,
returned from a week end trip as /,
dining car steward.
The 6-foot prisoner said he was 6
native of Clay, La, and attended higr
school and a college at Little Rock
Ark. He said he played foot ball ant
was high jumper on the track teams
Swain was traced through laundr!
ticket made out under his alias. Jane.
Gray" 1t was dropped on the Stat.
Hotel fire escape nine days ago by {
prowler, who fled.
Capt. Gilbert said he SURRENDERED
yesterday, but broke" after Mis-
Frances Veiger identified him as tn
intruder who was chased out of he
room in the Lorraine Hotel last Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Castles 7-year-old son, jane
Thompson, described her aggressor q
big black man."
Evening star., 1936-08-19
NAz1 CHARGES IGNORED.

OSLO. Norway, August 10 R.-The
states attorney decided today to ignore
Nad charges that Leon Trotsky, the
Russian exile, has engaged in illegal
activities here.
The charges were not backed by suf-
dcient evidence. the prosecutor ruled.
Trotsky returned today to Hoenefos
from a small island on the south
coast.
Several Nazis charged with breaking
into Trotsky's house earlier this month
face a jury trial In October. Trotsky,
himself, may be Q witness.
Evening star., 1936-08-19

"A worthwhile undertaking that de-
serves the commendation of every
public spirited resident of the Dis
trict" Is the way Leo Fee, special
legislative assistant in the corporation
counsel's office, today described the
campaign of The Star to relieve heat
suffering policemen with cold and
invigorating soft drinks.
Fee. who was formerly connected
with the House District Committee,
is now the legislative adviser to the
Commissioners and other District
Evening star., 1936-08-19
Tribute to Susan Anthony.

A garden party and program honor
ing Susan B. Anthony will be given at
8:l5 tonight by the Government
Workers Council in the rose garden Of
Alva Belmont House, headquarters Of
the National Woman's party, l44 B
street northeast.
Evening star., 1936-08-19
Boys of Club to Be Guests.

Thirty-five members of the Boys
Club Of Washington will be guests to-
day Of Col. Wrisley Brown on his l2O-
acre Hollow Tree Farm" at Sandy
Springs, Md.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
T>Men Get
GOldHOard


NEW YORK, Feb. 10 lU.P) - A
hoard of 100000 in $50 gold pieces
was seized by secret service agents
late today from a safe deposit box
in the Chemical Safe Deposit COM
pany.
The treasury department said the
safety box was listed under the
name of zelik Josefowitz.
Pending further inves t g a ito n
there was no additional ldentitlca-
ton Of Josefowitz the treasury said.
It was one of the largest seizures
ever made under the federal act
forbidding private possession Of gold
and was the first in New York in
many months.
It was not knWOn whether josef
oWitz is a resident of this country
He is said not to be in custody
The treasury announcement said
there was a "presumptive violation
of the provision of the gold re-
serve act Of 1884 prohibiting possess
sion of gold except under license
The penalty is forfeiture of the
gold and a fine of twice its value
It was emphasized that the in
yestigation is not yet completed
The treasury was unable to say
whether possession of the gold may
have constituted a violation of pro-
visions of the 1888 emergency bank
ing act Executive orders issued
under this act provided a penalty of
up to 10 years Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

No. 1904
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving Will and Hearing APP
plication for Letters TeStamentary.
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, In and for the
County of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
EDWARD EVERETT FORREST
Err, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a pc
tition for the probate of the will of
EDWARD EVERETT FORESTER,
deceased. and for the issuance to
Emalinda ForreSteu of letters tesla
mentary, has been filed in this
court, and that Friday, the 2lst
day OF February, 1886, at 200 o'clock
P. NJ, of said day, at the courtroom
of said court. at the Court House in
the City of FL Centric, County OF
Imperial. State of California, has
been set for the hearing Of said pc
tition. when and There any person
interested may appear and contest
the same. and show cause, If any
they have, why said petition should
not be granted.
Dated February 5th, 1886.
EDWARD H. LAW,
Clerk.
BY CITHA LAWSON,
Deputy Clerk.
(F9-19 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Prohate No. 1883


In the Superior Court of the State
of California. In and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
CLAUDE KING, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the ur
dersigned James P. King, Admins
traitor of the Estate Of Claude King
deceased, to the Creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, that within six
months after the first publication OF
this notice. they either file them
with the necessary vouchers in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
present them with the necessary
vouchers to the said James P. King,
Administrator of the Estate OF
Claude King. deceased, at the office
of Wolford & Heald in the Court
House in the City of FL Centre, Dis
trict Attorneys Office, said place be-
ing the place for the transaction Of
the business of said estate in the
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA.
Dated at FL Centre, California,
this 18th day of January, 1886.
JAMES P. KING,
Administrator of the Estate Of
Claude King, deceased.
WOLFORD & HEALD,
Attorneys for the Administrator
James P. King. tF5-12-19-26)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. UP)--
The house today authorized an
Investigation of old age pension
movements after hearing DR. Fran
els E. Townsend bitterly denounced
as an economic "charlatan" advo-
eating taxes double the infamous
excise tax of Augustus Caesar"
Rep. c. Jasper Bell, D., Me,
termed Dr.. Townsend a "charlatau
and a quack' of the nations So
cial ills.
AT this point I pause fer a
moment to say cast no reflec-
ton whatever on DR.. Townsend
as a medical doctor" Bell said.
Il assume that when he was in
pursuit of his duties as a doctor
of the physical ills of humanity
he was a good doctor, but as o
doctor of the ills which afflict cur
social structure he is a charlatan
and a quack.'
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Tribute Paid to
DR.. Elwood Mead

Continued from Page II
ute to local leaders who had been
similarly Instrumental in accom-
plishing the early stages of the
project.
Largely as the result of DR..
Mead's efforts Childers declared,
Imperial Valley has a most bril-
liant future. The road is wide open
for prosperity. No ether communi-
ty has as safe and sure a supply
Of water and insurance against
drouth and similar handicaps to
agriculture.
Evan T. Hewes, president Of
the irrigation district, told OF meet
ing Mead fer the first time in
1929 and of the many consultations
with Mead during recent years.
Reclamation works such as
Boulder Dam and the All-Ameri-
can canal" said HeWes, will be
the salvation of the West. They
will comprise the best possible
insurance as to the future welfare
of this nation"
NJ. j. DGWd, engineer for the
district, related incidents as eX-
amples of how DR.. Mead had aided
in solving some Of the most seri-
Gus problems confronting the prof.
ect.
Albert C. Finney, and Elmer
Head both told of incidents dem
onstrating Mead's personal fervor
for this and similar developments,
Ira Aten, district director, declar-
ed Mead had been a real friend
of the valley in a time Of need.
Mark Rose, district director, said
that Mead's death was a real loss
to the development of the West.
UNLESS a man of similar sim
cerity and ability is found to take
DR.. Meads place Rose said, this
entire section will suffer Mead
needs no monument. His works are
in themselves his epitaph, and his
visions transposed into actuality
will carry his name forward
through generations tC' come
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS. default has been made
in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by, and in the performances
of the covenants contained in that
certain trust deed dated February B
1881, made, executed and delivered
by EDGAR L. PALMER and RENE
PALMER, his wife, said Rene Palmer
being also known as Irene Palmer
as trustors, to CORPORATION OF
AMERICA, a California corporation
as trustee for BANK OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
ASSOCIATION, a national bank as
ISOLATION, beneficiary, which trust
deed was recorded on February 7
1881, in book 304, page 81, Official
Records of IMPERIAL County, Cal
ifornia; and
WHEREAS, on October IA, 1885
Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, the owner and
holder of said deed and the debt Sc
cured thereby, applied to and direct
ed said trustee in writing to execute
the trust by said trust deed created,
and to make sale pursuant thereto;
and
WHEREAS, notice Of such breach
of the obligations Of the trustorS and
of the beneficiary's election to cause
to be sold the property below des-
cribed to satisfy said obligations has
been recorded as is provided for by
law, and more than three months
have elapsed since such recordation
and the trustee deems it best to sell
the real property now remaining
subject TO the trust deed as a whole,
in order to fulfill the purposes there.
of NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE
is HEREBY GIVEN, that on the
28th day of February, 1886, at the
hour of II o'clock in the forenoon, at
the North or Main door of the In
perial County Court House situated
in the City of FL Centre. Imperial
County. California, CORPORATION
OF AMERICA as trustee, under and
pursuant TO the terms of said trust
deed will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash pay
ABLE AT TIME OF SALE IN GOLD
COIN OR LAWFUL MONEY OF
THE UNITED STATES all the m
terest conveyed by said trust deed in
and TO the following described real
property situated in the County OF
Imperial, State of California, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Tract One Hundred Seven GOD
Township Sixteen Q6) South
Range Thirteen OBJ East, S.BM.
in the County of Imperial, State
of California, as per Map of the
re-survey approved and filed ii
the United States Land Office al
Los Angeles, California.
Dated at Los Angeles, California
January 81, 1886
CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
as Trustee.
BY A. C. Maurer, Vice President.
BY A. T. Smith, Assistant Secretary.
corporate SeaD J29- F5-I2-l
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Ceremony to Mark Finish
OF Gigantic RiVer Project

million dollars over the estimate
This was the most important of
several alterations in plans and de
sign. The penStock tunnels, how
ever, were increased from 80 feet
in diameter to a size which would
permit the installation in them of
steel pipe of 30-foot diameter. This
increased the cost of these tunnels
by about one million dollars over
the estimate.
Up to January l, 1886. Six Com
panies had eXcavated 5,965,972 Gu
bic yards of all classes of materials
on which it earned S27. 1882. It
had poured 1864, 903 cubic yards
Of concrete in the dam and power
house, and thus earned 1906. 1913.
Thus amount of concrete would
build a standard highway across
the continent. In almost 100 dams
1t had built up to 1885 the Bureau
OF Reclamation had poured a total
OF 3,690,000 cubic yards of concrete,
These figures will be increased by
work done in January and Febru-
airy, but not appreciably.
Total Concrete Pouring
The amount of concrete actually
poured in Boulder Dam itself. with
out considering the appurtenant
works such as spillways, intake
towers and power house. was s.
24O,87l cubic yards. for which the
contractor was paid S8.750,351.7
The most costly single item in the
construction program was the drill
ing of the four 50-foot diameter
diversion tunnels at $12,914,874.
These tunnels carried the Colo
RADIO river around the site of the
work until February /, 1885. when
the dam was sufficiently near
completion to permit the start of
storage of water. Two tunnels were
drilled on either side of the river.
each being about 1000 feet in
length. They will be used PERI
manently for the greater part of
their length, the outer two as
part of the spillWay system and
the inner pair as penstock tunnels.
Only one important item in the
Six Companies contract will not
be completed when the contract is
terminated. 1t is the plugging of
one Of these tunnels. The Bureau
found it necessary to delay place
ment of this plug because of the
necessity to bypass water for ir-
rigation through the tunnel until
the power house is placed in oper-
alton. The Bureau will place the
plug by force account when the
time arrives.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Missionary to Be
Speaker at Church

Miss Merle Thompson, missionary
from China. will speak at the church
of the Nazarene, Eighth and Orange,
Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock
Miss Thompson has spent several
years in China and will have a di-
rect report on work in the field
where she was a nurse, practicing in
the Church Of the Nazarene Breese
Memorial hospital.
Although Miss Thompson is sup
posedly on furlough she is devoting
much of her time to visiting the
home churches and telling them of
the work in China and its needs.
The meeting is opening to the
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP
FICTITIOUS NAME

Civil Code Sec. 1906 2468- 2470
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS.
We hereby certify that we are
partners transacting business at
532 State Street, Fl Centric, in the
State Of California, under a des-
ignation not showing the names of
the persons interested as partners
in such business, to- wit:
STAR BEVERAGE COMPANY.
The names of the partners are:
BLISS DEEM. residing at 1904
Villa Terrace, San Diego;
carroll 3. DEEM, residing at
1929 Swift, San Diego;
HARRY L. DEEM, residing at
4424 Mississippi ST., San Diego.
Witness our hands this 2nd day
Of February, 1886.
HARRY L. DEEM,
1924 Mississippi St, San Diego
BLISS DEEM,
Villa Terrace 3704, San Diego
Carroll B. DEEM,
1929 Swift, San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
SIX COMPANIES TURN OVER BOULDER DAM TO ICES MARCH

ID 4.
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns said
he would name Bell head of the
inquiring committee and would
select ether members after a con-
ference with Republican Leader
Bertrand H. Smell, of New York.
The resolution was amended TO
permit the committee to report
its findings even if congress is not
in session. Advocates claimed this
was to permit a report prior TO
next November's elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Death Takes Catholic
Dignitary of Mexico

GUADALAJARA, Mex, Feb. 49,.
U.P)-Archbishop Francisco Orozco
Y Jimenez, fighting Archbishop of
Guadalaiara, died at his home last
night of heart disease. He was 81
The Archbishop Of Tabasco, the
Bishop of Sinaloa and other high
churchmen were present when he
died.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Townsend Branded 'Quack'
In Bitter House Attack

With support of both Democratic
and Republican leaders, the house
approved a resolution offered by
Bell to appoint an eight man con-
gressional committee to inquire in
to all phases of old age pension
plans The standing vote was 24O
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Imperial Valley Press

Published every weekday after
noon except Saturday, dssued
Sunday as The Post-Press, joint
issue with The Morning Postl, by
the Imperial Valley Publishing
Company, 625 state street, FL
Centre, California.
Entered at Ell Centre, California,
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher; George,
Bennitt, General Manager; Russell
Bennitt, Seeretary-Trea Ed.
Fitzhugh, Managing Editor.
d. c. Mogensen & Co, National
Advertising Representatives.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: Per Month
Coo; For 3 months, S165; For
1925; One Year, $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Tunnel CaUe-in to
Delay Aqueduct Job

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. UP)-
Construction work on the Los An
geles aqueduct from Mono Lake
will be delayed a week as a re-
suit Of an explosion in a tunnel,
Los Angeles water and power de-
partment officials said today.
The explosion yesterday releas-
ed an underground flow of water
and forced the water department
to rush extra pumping equipment
more than 100 miles to the lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
HOOber to Address
Ell Centre Rotary

c. o. Hoober. president of the I'm
perial county farm bureau, will be
the speaker at the Thursday lunch
con of the Ell Centre Rotary club
which will be held at the Barbara
Worth hotel. The program will be
in charge of Otto Bradshaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY, OF IMPERIAL }

On this 28th day of January,
AID. 1886. before me. Clarence B.
Smith. a Notary Public in and for
said County and State, personally
appeared NJ. E. Thornburg, known
TO me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within
instrument. and acknowledged to
me that she executed the same.
In Witness Whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
nv official seal the day and year
in this certificate first above writ
ten.
CNotarial SeaD
CLARENCE B. SMITH,
Notary Public in and for said
County and State.
J29-F.5.12,19.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Clark Gable Becomes
Grandaddy of Sorts

HOUSTON. Tex, Feb. 10. U.t
Clark Gable the screens
romantic conception Of dynamic
youth, is a grandfather. In a
way. that is.
His step-daughter, Mrs. T. w.
Burke, wife Ct a Houston doctor,
is the mother Of a boy born
Feb. IA, it became known to-
day.
That, according to those who
have figured it out, makes
Gable a grandfather Of sorts.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
LGGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF FICTITIOUS
NAME

I. the undersigned, do hereby
certify that I am transacting a
business at Heber, California un-
der a designation not showing the
name of the person interested in
such business, to-Wit:
THOR PACKING co.
Dated this 9th day Of January,
1886.
M. E. THORNBURG,
Residence, 491 LenRey Avenue,
FL Centre, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
PoSt-PreSS Notice
Attracts Response

Advertising in the PoSt-Press GER
tainly pays according to the county
probation office
Last week an announcement was
made in the Post-PreSS that the de-
partment was seeking homes for a
boy and a girl. The response to the
announcement was almost over
widening, tn boy and girl were
placed in excellent homes and the
office has a fine list Of names to
which it may resort in future cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Mcnamara UndergOes
Appendix Operation

Robert J. Mcnamara, prominent
Ell Centre businessman, was recov-
ering in La Solana hospital today
following an appendicitis operation
Monday afternoon. Mcnamara
passed a quiet night and was much
improved Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
Live Oak Residents
File Intent to Wed

Leo Leadbetter, %, and Lou Ann
Headington, II, both of Live Oak
Springs, Tuesday filed notice of in
tention to wed, according to records
at the county clerks office.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
sTATE on CALIFORNIA)

COUNTY OF SAN DlEGO) SIS.
on the Bird day of February in
the year one thousand nine hun
dred and thirty-six, before me per-
sonally appeared Harry l.. Deem,
Bliss Deem and Carol B. Deem
known TO me TO be the persons
whose name is subscribed TO the
foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged TO me that they ex-
ecuted the same.
Witness my hand and the seal
Of my office this 3rd day of Feb
ruary. 1886
tSEAL)
MARION c. BRABAzON,
Notary Public.
MY Com. Exp 2-3-S7.
F.5-12-l9-2e.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-19
CERTIFICATE OF FICTITIOUS
NAME.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

L
)SS
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, }
The undersigned do hereby certi-
fy that they are transacting bust
ness in the State of California, in
the City of FL Centre, County Of I'm
perial in said State aforesaid, under
the firm name and style of,
VALLEY TENT & AWNING co. ~
That said business is located at
No. 442 Main Street, in said City Of
Ell Centre California;
That said undersigned are the sole
owners thereof, and their names in
full and places of residence, respect
lively are as follows:
w. J. Meagher, who resides at No.
832 Hell Street, in the City Of FL
Centre. County Of Imperial, State OF
California; and,
Lottie NJ. Meagher, who resides
at No. 932 He'll Street, in the City
of FL Centre. County Of Imperial,
State of California;
That they are the sole persons in
terested in said business, and the
members composing said co-part-
nership, doing business under said
fictitious firm name above set forth,
within said County and State.
That they commenced doing bus
mess under said fictitious firm name
and style on January 81, 1886, at
which time said copartnership was
organized and they commenced so
doing business under said fictitious
firm name aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, they
have hereunto set their hands and
seals, this 18th day Of February,
1896.
w. J. MEAGHER.
LOTTIE NJ. MEAGHER.
State Of California,
Cour u of Imperial IS.
On this 18th day of February, A.
D. 1896, before me Frank Birkhaus-
er. Notary Public in and for said
County and State aforesaid, resid-
ing therein and duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared, w.
j. Meagher and Lottie M. Meagher
known to me to be the persons
described in and whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument,
and who acknowledged to me that
they executed the within instru-
ment.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal the day and year in this certi-
ficate first above written.
FRANK BIRKHAUSER,
Notary Public in and for the County
of Imperial, State Of California.
(SeaD (Fl9-26-M Allie