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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
EAGLES BASKETEERS READY
 TO COMBAT SABIN'S FIVE


 All set for their first fracas in the second half of the Channel League basketball season, Douglas Eagles play Sabin's team at the natatoriuIn tomorrow evening. After several good practices and with their new lineup, a better account of their ac- tivities is expected from the locals to at least balance the series of de- feats suffered during the first half. The lineup for tonights game will be: Fox and Erskine, forwards, Jen- sen, center. T. Niemi and Bonner, guards. Subs-J Niemi, G. Edwards, C.. Gray, and A. Stragier.
 The game will start at 8 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
STARS AND MASONS
 INSTALLING TONIGHT

Invitations have been sent out by Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, F. & A. M., and Nugget Chapter O. E. s. for their annual installation of of ficers for 1886, which they will hold in joint session this evening. Rob- ert Fraser, Worshipful Master elect for the Masons and Mrs. Doran Kirkham, Worthy Matron elect for the Stars, head the lists of officers to be inducted by their respective lodges.
 With the usual meetings to be held first, the Installation ceremonies will not get under way much before g o'clock. A banquet will follow the installations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
WILEY POST o4 Mzsz7aA% zae 57Sa75yauzaz a3 Fights Burning Oil Oper Desert Luke

Wiley Post was a flier of the future. Death in an Alaskan air crash last summer ended a ca- reer that had brought much do aviation. Most newspaper read CTS knew of Posts four unsuc- cessful attempts to fly across the continent in the substratosphere, blt little has been told of the real success of those failures This is the first in a series of four articles by Billy Parker, aeronautical engineer, fIier and co-worker of Post, on the last great ventures of that globe girdler,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
"SCOTTY" ALLEN IS
 GUEST Al BANQUET

"Scotty" Allen of Alaska dog-sled fame and his son were guests at d recent banquet given at the Wills Ruth Hotel in Morton, Wash, by William Euler, 8 close friend. Scot ty" demonstrated the handling of sled dogs and exhibited the sled he used in the northern sweepstakes races and which has travelled more than 150.000 miles over snow trails
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
MRS. DAY AND LEROY
 NOW IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Ray G. Day and grandson LeRoy Vestal are now in San Diego, California. for the remainder of the winter and spring. Young Vestal is attending the Roosevelt, Jr., High School, according to a letter received in the mail yester- day Enroute south from Seattle. Mrs. Day stopped off at Marshfield, Oregon, to visit a brother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14

bereh law" now is before the Su- preme Court for definite inter 2retation of the scope of the phrase
 "held for ransom or reward or otherwise. The question is whether holding an officer to avoid arrest falls under the heading of an ab- duction. The answer will be of great importance because it easily could broaden or limit the kidnap fields in which the Federal Government may operate.
 gC
 Issues somewhat similar have aris- en before in the extortion law That act, makes it felony to send a letter threatening harm to the re- cipient accompanied by demand for money or other thing of value. What is of value has sometimes been hard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
CHIMNEY BLAZE.
 CAUSE OF ALARM

A chimney fire at the home of Jimmie Paddock on the tide flats near the H om Grocery at 7:15 o'clock last night resulted in no damage. The alarm was turned in and the Fire Department responded and applied chemicals to the blazing chimney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14

to determine. In one case, the courts have held that threatening a judge unless he granted a new trial to convicted criminal constituted a demand for thing of value"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
By BILLY PARKER
Copyright, 1886, By The Associated


 Press) '' Whistling, screaming, diving down out of the stratosphere, a long trail of smoke streaming behind her, came the famous old Winnie Mae of Oklahoma.
 Had you been there to see her, there is no doubt you would have thought her on fire, for no ship ever strailed such a column of smoke without flames ahead of it.
 But no one saw her, for this dra- .snla was staged far out over the desert !, in eastern California early on the morning of February g, 1885.
 In that ship, blinded by burning oil and handicapped by a useless en- ...s.gine and cumbersome stratosphere togs sat Wiley Post
 He was calmly debating what to do in order to damage his beloved ship the least. He was not worried. Wiley never was worried.
 His greatest emotion at the mo- ment, I believe was disappointment- that he was unable to reach New York, his goal, and that many months of painstaking research and labor were ending thus.
 Landed in Dry Lake
 But down and down he came. headed for the one spot he knew best in that section of the country, Muroc dry lake.
 AS he approached it's flat surface he saw a lone automobile stranded on the sand. Circling and slipping to check his speed, Post came to . perfect landing on the belly of the ship about 300 yards from the motor car (Post had dropped the landing gear after the take-off to reduce wind resistenceD
 He believed the ship was afire, and as he had more than 300 gallons of gasoline aboard, he climbed out hur- .riedly, preferring to watch the con- Migration from a distance.
 Once outside he found all the smoke was caused by burning lubri- eating oil and that there was no danger of the ships burning.
 He turned his attention to getting out of his suit, which could be &C., complished only with help, and then saw man busy at the automobile, his head under its raised hood. Ap- parently the man was having engine trouble of his own and had neither -~ seen nor heard Wiley land.
 Wiley's suit was worth its weight in gold in the stratosphere but it Y was not designed for hiking. By the -As time he had covered the distance between the Winnie Mae and the auto, Wiley was almost worn out. 'gtThough he now was beside the car ' ,the man still did not look up. Wiley si touched him on the shoulder. and ' the man jumped as though he had / been shot aa Man From Mars He evidently considered himself ithe only occupant of the entire des- ? ert, and when he saw that strange helmeted figure, with eyes peering at q him through four inch glass port { hole, he believed he was eeing things.
 7 He started to run, hesitated and looked back. He saw the Winnie Mae ..; then, resting without landing gear Bon the old lake bed, and as he took in the situation, evidently concluded < Wiley was badly hurt.
 He returned and tired to get the X flier to lie down. Post finally man. s' aged to explain the helmet was part \ of his flying equipment and was mot z part of the airplane wrapped around
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
IF YOUR ARh SICK

of being sick, ENSCH'S scientific X-Ray chiropractic adjustments will remove the cause of your trouble. Phone 451 or call at 2O6 Main St. -adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14

". o. Carlson, wife ard daughter, are returning to Juneau aboard the Northland after visiting in the Pa cific Northwest for several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
ATTENTION

A1lENllON
 Juneau Mine Workers Association meets tonight, A. B. Hall at o'clock. Important discussion on group insurance. All members urg- ed to attend. adv,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
CHAMBER MEETING TO
 BE IMPORTANT ONE

 Regular meeting of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, scheduled for tomorrow evening, will, according to Chairman Shudshift, be of great interest to the welfare of the town. All the local business men as well as the members of the City Council, are urged to attend the meeting.
 ATTENTION EASTERN STAR Regular business meeting O. E. s. No. Tuesday night at eight o'clock
 LILLIAN c. WATSON, -adv. Secretary
 -
 SHOP IN JUNEAUi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
MOLIFR ARRIVES

Dan Moller, CCC foreman, arrived on the Princess Norah after short vacation in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14

Tomorrow-How Post designed his
 Man from Mars" suit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
New Federal Crime Laws Are Placed on
 Congress Work-List

rConrlnuec rrom Page One,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-14
ATTENTION EASTERN STAR

SHOP IN JUNEAUi
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
D. w KITCHEN
SELECTED TO
HEAD COUNCIL

Donald w. Ketchen was unani-
mously elected president of the Co
ordinating council at the special
meeting Monday afternoon in Will
son school, the council accepting
ing with regret the resignation of
Gordon Scriven as president.
In presenting his resignation
Scriven said that his duties were
so heavy that he felt he could not
do justice to the council work and
that he believed he could do more
effective work for the council in
other ways.
Appreciation of his activities was
expressed by the council.
All committees for next years ac-
tivities will be appointed at a later
date.
E. A. Nance, county probation Of
ficer, Mrs. w. ]. Meagher Guy A.
Weakley were appointed a COM
mittee to present nominations for
other officers.
Two new members were welcom-
ed to the board Mrs. D. B. Roberts
representing the Ten Thousand
club, and Mrs. Clark Jacobs, the
Junior Ten Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
R. c. SIM | 7 H.
TO RUN FOR.
SUPERVISOR 0 R.
Will Compete With
Hugh Osborne In
Primaries

Romeo C. Smith, who was
supervisor from the Ell Cen
tro district from 1925 to
1888, will oppose Supervisor
Hugh Osborne in the August
primaries, he announced Tuesday.
Osborne already has announced
that he will seek reelection.
His experience in county govern
ment, his record and his reputa-
ton as a citizen and taxpayer were
cited by Smith in his request for
the support of voters in the second
Supervisorial district. He has been
a continuous property owner and
taxpayer in the district since 1907,
living on and operating his ranch
for 20 years.
Il have paid thousands of dol
lars in taxes toward maintaining
schools sand other governmental
expenses, as we'll as meeting all
ether Indebtedness. Being under
no obligations to anyone, and hav-
ing a clear record, l feel qualified
to again serve the people of the
district" Smith said.
IF chosen by the people of this
district to serve as as supervisor,
Smith said, Il am willing to de-
vote my attention to the welfare
of District No. 2, and to make
every effort to work in harmony
with the other supervisors for
the development and prosperity of
Continued on Page 6, Col. 3
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
ON
STORM DRAIN
CIRCULATED
Another Ballot On
Project Asked
In EICentro

A petition asking that the
proposition for a storm
drain in Ell Centro be again
placed on the ballot to be
submitted to the qualified
electors of the City of Ell Centre
was being circulated Tuesday
through the Storm Drain commit
tee of the Ell Centro chamber OF
commerce under the direction of
Chairman w. A. Scheniman.
According to the petition, it will
be asked that Proposition No. 2
which appeared on the ballot of
May 25th, or substantially the same,
may again be considered at the
polls at an election to be called by
the City Council. The proposition
states: Shall the City of Ell Centro
incur bonded debt in the sum
of Sixty Five Thousand $3.50
Dollars for the purpose of the ac-
QUESTION, construction and compile
tin by said city of a certain munic-
ipal improvement, namely, the ac-
QUESTION, construction and install
lation of all trench work and other
work, and the acquisition of all
rights Of way and property neces-
sary for the construction and COM
pletion of said storm drain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09

Ell Centro's junior police are as
sured of their uniforms as the re-
suit of the Junior chamber of COM
merce's activity and the generosity
of citizens of Ell Centre.
In order to raise money Tor the
uniforms, which will make their
first appearance at the American
Legion convention in Hollywood
the FL Centre Junior chamber Spon-
Sored a banquet and entertainment
Monday night at the California
hotel, attended by $50
During the dinner hour w j.
Hunt, chairman for the evening,
presented j. Sterling OSwalt, chief
of police, with a check for S3OO
remarking that it was $40 short OF
the quota. Not long afterwards
special messenger arrived with a
note containing a check for S2o
from F.. M. BCNles. That complet-
ed the quota.
During the first part OF the
evening a program of entertain
ment numbers was presented. Duke
Westover acting as master OF cere-
monies. Jack Korn was featured
in a rhythm tap dance; Glendoris
Looney, in a tap dance ana Song'
Miss Doris Robinson and Jack
Kern, in an exhibition waltz; "Gyp
Gregory, accompanied by Westover,
in a group of popular songs; West
ever, in accordion specialties; and
two professional dancers in MeXl-
can and tap dances, Mrs. Russell
Bennitt playing their accompani-
mentS.
Hunt introduced Howard Rhodes,
head of the junior police, who eX-
pressed the boys appreciation.
j. Sterling OSwalt, chief of po-
lice and daddy" of the junior po-
lice idea, spoke on the organization
Of the department to combat ju-
venile delinquency and the neces-
sity for the cooperation of all ii
the movement is to be a success.
A number gave brief talks on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
TWO DIE IN
PLANE CRASH.
Ship Bursts Into
Flames After
Accident

OAKLAND, Cal, June g..
(UP) - Two naval reserv-
lists were killed and two
others escaped uninjured
when their airplane crashed
from an altitude of so feet after
taking off from Oakland airport
on a practice flight.
The plane burst into flames as
it struck the ground and the men
who were killed were burned be-
yond recognition. :,
The dead:
Lieutenant F.. B. Waterman, 80,
sjausalito high school teacher.
Lieutenant ]. E. Pinkerton, %,
Berkeley.
The two who escaped were:
Lieutenant Leroy Miller, "a,
Fresno, and C. J. Pierce, %, San
Mateo. Miller and Pierce escaped
by leaping just as the plane struck.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
BANQUET BRINGS IN FUNDS FOR
OUTFITTING CITY'S JUNIOR POLICE

the merits of the Junior police syS-
TEN. commenting OsTalt, Cal Rec
tor. the Junior chamber and such
individuals as Chan Livingston,
john Doherty, Capt. Frank Os-
awlt, George Bucklin, who have
given much time to the work OF
the Junior police. Parents OF the
Junior police were also presented
Those who spoke were: Sheriff
r.. w. Ware, Russell Bennitt for the
Post Press, Supt. c. B. Collins, E..
A. Nance, county probation officer
Hugh T. Osborne, supervisor. Wal
ter B. Havekorst, president OF the
chamber of commerce.
Elmer f1eaiu, district attorney,
spoke on character building as an
aid TO crime prevention.
Roy Hammond, club president,
announced the approaching outing
Sunday in Pine Valley when the
El Centro group will be entertain
ed by the San Diego Junior cham
Der of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
TAKES STAND.
At HEARING IN
MORALS CASE
Off ender
Framed, , Court
Told

Mark Rose, Holtville resi-
dent and we'll known politi-
cal figure, threw a bomb
shell into proceedings in
superior court Tues a y
when he declared John Riddle,
convicted morals offender, has
been framed Further confusion
resulted when Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson announced from the
bench that reported neckling OF
the Riddle jurors amounted TO
contempt of court.
Riddle was found guilty of a
statutory offense against his IL
year-old step-daughter after de
tails of his asserted relationship
with the child were described from
the witness stand by several per-
sons, including the girl.
Rose made his accusations fol-
lowing the presentation of petit
ton asking that Riddle be granted
probation. The court was in ses-
sion to sentence Riddle to- the
penitentiary.
Contends False Verdict
After Rose made his allegations,
District Attorney Elmer Heald
asked if Rose thought he had
framed Riddle. Rose said he
Continued on Page G. Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09

ed gentleman in SeerSucker suit
and button shoes, was thrown out.
1t seems that the ticket which he
preserved assayed only pound of
gold scroll, which is eight ounces
under that assayed by the genuine
ducatS.
The gates had been open little
less than half an hour when the
first delegate arrived and he was
so arrayed in badges and medals
that policeman at the door, think
ing him at least visiting ambas-
sador, gave him a 15-gun salute
on his pistol. The pistol fire was
greeted by eXclamations from those
in the convention hall. Good Lord!
Zioncheck's herew
A gentleman from Michigan who
sported a Vandenberg button the
size OF naval target, stopped joy
ously when the pistol shots rang
out: There goes the Landon
BOOM"
There is no doubt officials in
charge have outdone themselves in
the way of badges for delegates.
Sergeant Alvin York could put on
every medal he won during the
World war and still not be half as
impressive as a quarter vote dele
gate from Rhode Island. II York
walked up they'd send him down
the chute with the telegraph mes
senger boys.
There wasn't a ticket for the
convention to be lawfully had in
Cleveland. The extra ones were
in the hands OF scalperS, and they
were getting as much as $500 a pair
for the pasteboards.
There was a bit of confusion
when the first quarter-vote dele
gate arrived He insisted on oc-
cupying a full chair and put up
quite an argument when it was ex-
planned he was entitled to only
fourth of a chair The confusion
was heightened when his three fell
low quarter-vote brothers tried to
sit down beside him. They kept
falling off.
Immediately upon arrival the
gentlemen of the press (and there
must be 500 or more of them
shucked their coats, united their
cravatS and stuck their feet up on
the nearest chair. This caused a
dignified Republican in a white
waiStcoat to remark that the place
was beginning to look like a Dem
ocratic convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
ROOSEVELT TAKES
TRIP THRU SOUTH

boarded the train for brief confer
ences. Mr.. Roosevelt left Washing
ton last night on trip that Will
take him 1000 miles, largely
through Democratic territory dur
ing the next week.
Three major addresses and sew
eral informal rear platform appear
anceS in Arkansas, Texas, and IN
diana and Kentucky will be strict
ly non political, White House at
taches emphasized, Democrats IN
the states planned rallies to greet
the president, however.
The presidents visits were re
garded as of considerable political
significance although most OF the
section to be visited is considered
safely Democratic.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
H OPES FAIL
FOR LANDON,
BORAH UNION
Kew Committee Post
Refused by Aide
Of Senator

CLEVELAND. June 9.
(UP) = Landon platform
drafters ran into revolt over
a proposed farm plank to-
day and hopes of coopera-
tive effort by Sen. William E.
BCrah dwindled when his aide,
former Sen. John Thomas of Ida
no, declined the key post of chair
man of the Republican resolutions
committee.
Troubles developed also over
suggestions for a monetary plank
on which Borah has demanded
that Gov. Alfred M. Landon make
clear his position.
The Thomas refusal was regard
ed as a blow to hopes of Landon
managers to obtain friendly CO.
operation of Borah in writing the
Republican 1886 platform. John d.
M. Hamilton, Landon manager.
supported the move to name chair
man of the resolutions committee.
Prospect of serious difficulties
in framing a Landon farm plank
appeared when Edward V. O'Neal,
president Cf the American farm
bureau federation, charged the
Landon farm plan drafted by Rep.
Clifford Hope and Sen. Arthur
Capper was too conservative"
CHOICE OF STEIWER
QUICKLY RATIFIED
PUBLIC HALL, Cleveland. June
8. (U.P)-The Republican conven-
ton convened in this vast, lake
front auditorium today and quick
ly ratified the choice OF bread
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
Prisoner Tears Up
Jail, Chief Protests

James A. Tilletson, "a. was an
nCyed when sent To the Calipatria
Jail for being drunk. His sojOurn
in the Jail was SO stormy that Chief
of Police Guy Wood filed COM
plaint against him for tearing up
the city's Jail.
At present Tilletson is languish-
ing in the Imperial county jail In
lieu of $1,000 bail demanded by the
Calipatria officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
Officials Discuss
Budget Problems

Budget problems were discussed
by Imperial county supervisors at
a special meeting at the court house
Monday afternoon. Various county
officials were summoned to explain
items on the tentative budgets pre-
sented for the approval of the board.
During the afternoon D. B. Rob
erts, representing the Imperial
county bar association, asked the
supervisors TO include a salary item
to pay for the services of public
defender to handle the cases of de-
PENDANTS unable to pay for the serV-
ices of an attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
Do You Know the Inside Story
Of The All n-Ameriean Canal?
DO YOU KNOW:

If there any women employed on the All Amer-
canal?
That gigantic fossil bones are found at only one place
along the entire stretch of the canal?
When water will be delivered to Imperial Valley
lands from the project?
What the desilting works will look like?
How many miles of the canal have been completed?
The answers to these and many other questions Will
be found in The Post-Press All American Canal Prog
ress Edition next Sunday. 1t will be an edition to be
filed in the archives of Imperial Valley history to
be sent the length and breadth of the United States with
the glamorous story of Imperial Valley and the greatest
reclamation project in the Western Hemisphere.
Make up your mind to send copies to your
friends in other parts of the country Order them
because the extra copies will not last long The cost is
10 cents Is will cost and postage anywhere
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09

calls for creation of a power zone
in Imperial Valley in which power
business would be conducted joint
ly by the company and the Dis
trict.
The proposal would provide the
District an option to purchase in
not less than eight years, at an
agreed price.
Under this proposal the power
company, the Irrigation District
and the California Railroad COM
mission would determine the value
of the properties to be used as a
rate base, a fair rate of return
on the values established, a proper
price to the company for power
delivered in the zone, a proper
price for power delivered from the
All American canal plants, and a
proper price for standby power
An agreement between the COM
pany and District is also proposed
for division of surplus earnings,
if there be any, above the agreed
rate Of return and an understand
ing that if the District should
exercise the option to purchase the
company's system, standby power
would be supplied by the company
rendering unnecessary the con-
struction of standby facilities by
the District.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES

AMERICAN
Chicago ....0O0 010 001 3-5 10 .
philadelphia 100 600 100 o. .
KennedY and CRUDE; Fink, Die
trich and Hayes.
St. Louis ...... 900 600 S11-5 10 |
New York 49,. 900 900 030--3 j
Hogsett and Hemsley, Giulani;
Gomez, Brown, Hadley and Jorgens'
Detroit O7O 900 O01-S IS !
Sorrell, Marcum and Reiber;
Walberg and K Ferrell
Cleveland ..... 900 600 100 4 o
Allen, Lee, Hudlin and Pytlak;
Appleton and Bolton, Miles.
NATIONAL
Brooklyn 100 900 O0O--1 I 0
Pittsburgh .... 900 600 04X-4 /
Earnshaw. Frankhous and Ber-
res; Weaver and Todd.
Cincinnati -. OO4 2O5 O4x-15 1s |
Castleman and Danning; Slime and
Lombard
Chicago ......310 00l 1OX--6 /
Kelleher, Paseau and wilson; !;
Henshaw and O'Dea.
Second Game
Brooklyn ..... 600 130 1905 II l
Pittsburgh -. 240 001 00X-7 10 d
Mungo. Farmhouse and Berries,
Phelps Welch, Brown and Padden.
Boston .........,.,,,,0o 900 20
81. LOUIS ...s....., 9uu W
Lanning and Lopez, Walker and
Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-09

ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPE-
CIAL EN- ROUTE TO HOT
SPRINGS. Ark, June 9. WP)-While
Republicans gathered in Cleveland
to nominate his opponent for the
presidential elections, President
Roosevelt sped through the Demo-
cratic south today on a friendly
visit" to the southwest.
Crowds gathered a stations
through Tennessee TO greet the
President and local party leaders