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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07
McCABE

Miss Vivian Harper spent the
weekend in Los Angeles visiting
friends.
The Elton B. Christians motored
to Live Oak Springs Sunday to
spend the day at their cabin.
90
Miss MaSako Yukawa, of Los
Angeles, is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Richard
son, Of. Orange. were guests Sat
urday and Sunday of the George
AuStinS.
A. A. Thaanum is in the valley
this week on business.
Mrs. Frank Stockalpcr returned
Saturday from Stockton where she
visited her sister.
--0O---
A playday was held Friday for
the Silsbec, Elm, Eucalyptus, and
McCabc schools, the primary chill
drcn uniting at tho Eucalyptus
school and the upper grades at
MCCabc. For the meeting the chill
dren were divided into blue" anc
red groups. The blues were
victorious.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Austin en-
tertalned q number ot guests al
dinner Sunday Among those pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs Elmer For
rester and family, Mr.. and Mrs
$. A Grimes and Son Paul, OF
Chino Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rich
ardSon, OF Orange,
Afternoon guests of The Austin'
were Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Morgan
and son, Sam, of FL Centro, anc
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. w Harrington.
%
Miss Mary ShigamatSu, who i:
employed in Los Angeles spen
Sunday with her parents.
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SPECIAL BED
FOR, GIANT

NEW YORK, April 7.-tU.P)-Robt
WadloW, 18, the Alton, Ill, giant
who is in town with a circus, said
today that he had decided that he
can stay in New York because he
finally obtained a bed. Robert is
feet 9 inches tall and was about
to leave town AMI go home until
a hotel fixed him up with special
bed l3 feet long and Az feet wide.
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to her first children-twins- SAT-
urday, her physician reported today.
Ths twins. boys. weighed I pounds
AMI II ounces and 4 pounds and IL
ounces. They and their mother
were doing well
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07
BY HENRY SUTHERLAND

HOLLYWOOD, April 7-UP)-Ted
Peckham, tarry haired STRIPPING
who brough mass production to
the gigolo business, has a bid from
Harlem to organize a sepia section.
Here to author Gentlemen for
Hire" picture exploiting his vo-
cotton, Pecgham has been helping
write a gigolo script for Amos and
Andy, blackrace radio team. which
gave the Harlem boys the idea.
I'm not sure a Harlem branch
would be advisable" he said. but
I'll take it up with my board OF
directors. tSeems The gigolo business
is Incorporated.
However, I believe an escort S'r-
vice would perform very real and
valuable function i'll Harlem. ami
even though we decide against par
ticipating I'll be glad 10 offer my
personal advice in its organization.
PeCkham declined to name the
Harlem delegation
It's regarded AS improbable the
PeCkham organization will take
part, possibly on tn" ground the
business is too young to venture
into teChnicolor.
Lily Pons will try on Mary Pick
tord's untitled shoes in a singing
version of XIX" Jesse l.. LaSky
announces. Miss flckford did the
thing in 1887. It's also reported
RkO will try to step up the Pons
picture production to two a yea'
on the strength OF her SUCCESS IL
Girl from Paris . Her current
contract calls for a film veal
for five years.
Barbara StanWyck Is getting plan
ty Of credit locally for taCkling the
title role III Stella Dallas There
isn't seen, in the picture that al
lows her to look enticing. Makeul
men turned her out as blousN
blond and in most sequences sh'
could Just as we'll dispense witt
the first b"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07
FARM LOAN PLAN
CHANGED SLIGHTLY

WASHINGTON, April UD - compromise proposal to help
their without putting the government
the apparently ended rebellion against
President RooseveltS relief the House Agriculture
D., Texas advanced the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07
I6 YEARS Welded.
HAS FIRST CHILDREN

NEW YORK, April 7.--Up-At
40 and after 16 years of marriage
Mrs. Bessie Finklestein gave birth
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Richard
son. of. Orange, were guests Sat
urday and Sunday of the George
AuStinS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07

Mrs Frank Stockalpcr returned
Saturday from Stockton where she
visited her sister.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07

Mrs. Royden Cartwright is con-
fined to her bed with a severe at
tack of flu.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07

A. A. Thaanum is in the valley
this week on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-07

Miss MaSako YukaWa, of Los
Angeles, is visiting her parents.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

Service business or return to land with
the two rum-runners already caught.
BY the time the first spark fiew from
the radio Sanderlin was shot in the
back by Alderman. In some mysterious
manner the prisoners had smuggled
pistols aboard the cutter
A coast guarcsman nearby tried TO
shoot Alderman The guardsman's
automatic jamned. Alderman shot this
man. Jodie Hollingsworth. through the
head. destroying an eye. Then the
rum-runner seized the wounded COM
mander's gun and transferred it. to
Weech, the helper. Both desperadoes
were now armed and looking for
trouble. Alderman then shot and
wounded another coast guardsman COM
ing through the hatchway to the aid
of Sanderlin
Other coast guardsmen, with Webster.
stood in the stern of their boat as
Alderman came out Of the cabin
flourishing his pistols Before they
realized what happened the Federal
men had their hands up.
Now. you birds. you're gonna get
what's coming to you,a Alderman de-
clared. I'm gonna XIII every one Of
you, one by one. and sink this boat.
Sink It out asight. with all hands
aboard"
One OF the men. Victor Fl. Lanby. OF
the Coast Guard. made move 1t was
probably unintentional Alderman shot
him in the right chest The bullet
lodged against Lanby's spinal cord. The
injured man fell down the hatchway.
He died from hemorrhages
There goes onei" Alderman shouted
Nov. you guys. say your prayers!"
They stood like men in trance.
Wondered what would happen next.
wondered what to do Nothing much
they could do except take a chance
Death glared at them. Alderman had
q maniacal look In his eyes. In
moment hot lead would beleh from the
weapons In his hands. One by one the
men would drop. That WAS the threat
Wholesale execution was about to
lake place when a sound like machine
gun shots split the air At this inter-
ruption Alderman ordered his con-
federate. Weech. 10 investigate Frank
Lehman motor machinist mate, was in
the engine room-unknown to Alderman
working on the engine. When Weech
acted rather slowly Alderman backed
through the cabin door. left Weech to
cover the men and shot at the motor
nlachinist mate, whose engine had
back-fired. Weech was ordered 10 break
the gasoline pipe lines in the Govern
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

board. Not trace OF the tragedy.
That was Alderman's plan.
For what he did Webster is held 40
as one OF the real heroic figures OF the
Secret Service, which numbers many m
its fold-unsung heroes
Only 80 years old when killed. Web
ster left wife and . 9-month-old
baby. They buried the young Secret
Service man with full military honors
in Arlington, for he had served his
country in the World War and had
seen previous military service on the
Mexican border in 1916 with militia
company from Fredericksburg Va.
Secret Service men naturally figure
that Webster's life was a supreme
sacrifice. Designated TO go to Binini
to negotiate with officials there for the
capture Of counterfeiters flooding the
Southern States with queer. money,
the overtaking OF rum-runner was
only incidental to Webster,s trip. Yet
for the coast guardsmen it was in the
line Of duty. At that time they looked
upon such work merely as q traffic
officer does in stopping q speeding
vehicle They looked for no such gun
play as Alderman's The dead com
nlander, Sanderlfn, saw his duty and
did it. So did Webster.
Webster had uncovered information
in Miami which convinced him OF the
necessity for the trip to Binaini He
had spent quite some time tracking
down the evidence.
There had been deluge of $40 ana
$50 notes In the Southern territory.
Webster finally found the source Of
supply. Then he secured the necessary
authority from Washington to enlist the
cooperation of the Coast Guard at
Fort Lauderdale. They supplied the
rum chaser. The res. of the story is
Coast Guard and Secret Service history.
Such Importance was attached to this
case that Norman j. Morrison. an
Assistant Attorney General, was sent
from Washington to prosecute Alder
man and Weech in Florida
They were found guilty Of three mur-
ders. Alderman was sentenced to be
executed and was hanged on May IL.
1928. IN Broward County. Florida. The
actual execution took place on the Gov
ernment reservation at Fort Lauder
dale. Weech was sent TO prison for life.
HollingsWorth, the coast guardsman
who was shot in the head, lost his right
eye as the result OF this fatal trip, and
the Secret Service, to keep the record
straight, caught up with all the counter
feiters in Bimini. though they operated
on foreign soil Because Of what hap
pened to one Of their men, the Secret
Service went out to complete Webster's
unfinished task
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23
Operative Loses
Ills Life When
Coast Guardsmen
Battle With
Rum-Runners
By JOHN JAY DAILY

WHEN Secret Service men get TO-
gether in moments OF relaxation
few and far apart--strange cases are
recalled. Always the talk turns to the
heroism OF Robert King Webster. On
bis way to get counterfeiters In Bimini
the Bahamas, he saved the lives OF
three companions, and by placing his
own life in jeopardy prevented tragedy
OF the deep seas that would have re-
manned an unsolved mystery A boat
set aflre and sunk without trace, no
one would have lived TO tell the story.
All this happened thirty-eignt miles
of the coast of Florida. on the high
seas. and no outsiders as witnesses.
Webster was on his way TO Himini 70
consult authorities about counterfeit
notes used In the liquor Importation
business.
On instruction from headquarters the
Secret Service agents contacted the
commandant OF the Coast Guard base
1T Fort Lauderdale Florida. and secured
the services of revenue cutter.
Several guardsmen were ordered 70
accompany Webster on his trip through
extra-territorial waters They sailed on
the morning OF august I. 1927. When
they had passed out Of sight of land
! tho captain of the cutter, Sidney j.
sanderlin, saw q rum-runner and gave
chase.
With the coast guardsmen, this was
all In the days work. but it was ex-
hilarating to the Secret Service man.
q guest aboard the iugger Webster was
like boy ON vacation
The rslm-runner was a st-moving
boat, faster than the Coast Guard
cutter. To make the race more inter-
esting, the coast guardsmen fired d shot
at the vessel ahead. The rurn-runner
would not have been overtaken had not
the motor stalled
Overpowered. the rum in-rnnner sur
rendered easily enough 1t was manned
by notorious character, Horace Alder
man. His helper, Robert F. Weech, was
the only other person aboard. These
two desperadoes were enough TO keep o
police force busy. Their pictures
adorned many rogues' galleries.
Alderman was In the cabin when the
Coast Guard cutter drew alongside.
The Federal men expected no trouble.
SIX against two. Contrary to expecta-
sion. Uncle Sans men ran into q
motion picture thriller.
Twenty cases of contraband nquor
were discovered and ordered transferred
from the rnn-runner to the cutter.
This done. Alderman and his COM
panion were told to go aboard the Gov
eminent vessel The two men were
unarmed SO far as the coast guardssnen
knew. They had "frisked" the pris-
0ners
Commander Sanderlin, IN charge OF
the cutter, went 30 the cabin and
started radioing Fort Lauderdale for
instructions He was not sure whether
ne should proceed to Bimini on Secret
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As the radio began to sputter,
its message being sent by Com
naander Sanderlin, a shot from
the gun of Webster laid the
Coast Guard officer lov
ment patrol boat and set IRE TO the
fluid
Weech broke the pipe line. He
lighted match, threw it toward the
gasoline. The match fell on some waste
and went out. Weech came back to
Alderman and reported that Lanby,
sprawled at the foot of the hatchway,
was paralyzed from the bullet wound.
What must do with him?" Weech
asked. Hes hurt pretty bad
Shoot him. Alderman said. Have
you set fire to that gasoline?"
just as Alderman asked this question
Webster, the Secret Service agent, made
a lunge at the outlaw who had glanced
away from his prisoners for one short
moment to see If the boat were on fire.
Despite the fact he was covered by pis-
tolls, Webster lowered his arms. The
others moved as If signal had been
given-for rush.
In the rush toward Alderman Web
ster was instantly killed. Shot through
the heart. A two-hundred- FOUNDER, he
Gid not ole in vain. In his mad plunge
to get Alderman the Secret Service
agent succeeded in throwing the man
Gff baI la
deck, the dying Webster on top of him
Dead weight pinioned Alderman's arms
but he managed to unload his pistols.
Shots few in all directions. Weech
made flying leap overheard, dropping
his gun at the gunwale One OF the
coast guardsInen recovered the weapon
and fired at the fleeing figure. Others
overpowered and disarmed Alderman
now lighting like maniac.
Coast guardsmen hshed Weech oat OF
the water and saved his life for a time
After the two prisoners, Alderman
and Weech. had been subGued coast
guardsmen found Sanderlin, COM
mander and radio operator. dead on the
floor near his instrument. Lanby was
also dead. Webster, who foiied Alder
mans attempt to oblterate the whole
outfit. had breathed his last
Thus three men met death on q Coast
Guard cutter going after counter
feiters. After coanterfeiters and
stopped by rum-runners was their fate.
Had it not been for Webster all hands
aboard this boat would have perished
thirty-eight miles of the Florida
coast. The revenue cutter would have
been set afire and sunk with MI on
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-07-15
The Garden Murder. Case
By s. S. Van Dine c1,s.nS zv@0a. wa0sr@.
wNu Service

or leave it. I've been mixed up
with Stella Fruemon for the past
year. She's nothing but gold-dig-
ger and blac knailer. Madge Wealth
erby got on to it. She's the jealous
member of this combination-not
me. And she cared about as much
for Woode Swift as I did. Anyway,
! got involved with Stella Fruemon.
1t came to a showdown, and had
to pay through the nose. To avoid
scandal for my family, Of course.
At any rate, we each got our law
yers, and a settlement was reached.
She finally named stiff figure and
agreed to sign general release
from all claims. In the circum-
stances, had no alternative. Four
o'clock today was the time set for
the completion Of the transaction.
My lawyer and hers were to be at
her apartment. The certified check
and the papers were ready. So /
went down there a little before four
to clean up the whole dirty bust
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Copyright S. S. Van Dine

Worthwhile suggestion" Vance
crushed out his cigarette and got
up. What I was leadin' up to
was the fact that someone has def
initely accused you Of numbering
Swift"
Kroon started, and his face went
pale. After a few moments he
forced harsh gutteral noise in
tended for a laugh.
"And who, may ask, has ac-
cused me?"
miss Madge Weatherby."
One corner Of Kroon's mouth went
up in a sheer of hatred.
"She would! And she probably
told you that it was a crime of pas
sion-caused by an uncomfortable
jealousy"
'Just that" nodded Vance. ut
seems you have been forcing your
unwelcome attentions upon her,
with dire threats; whereas, all the
time, she was madly enamored Of
MIR. swift. AND so, When the strain
became too great, you eliminated
your rival"
"Well, I'll be damned!" Kroon
thrust his hands deep into his pock-
cts. II see what you're driving at.
Why didn't you tell me this in the
first placer"
"Waitin' for the final Odds"
Vance returned. "You hadn't laid
your bet. But now that I've told
you, do you care to give us the
name and address of your maiden
aunt and the nature of the legal
documents you had to sign?"
'"That's all nonsense" Kroon
spluttered. 81 don't need an alibi.
When the time comes
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ness. And I cleaned it up and
got out. I had walked down the
two fights Of stairs to her apart
ment, and at 4:15, when the hold-up
was over, walked back up the
stairs"
Kroon took a deep breath and
froWned.
II was so furious-and relieved
that kept on walking without real
izing where I was going. When /
opened the door which thought led
into the public hallway outside the
Garden apartment, found I was
on the terrace Of the roof. When I
saw where / was I thought I'd come
through the garden and go down
the stairway there. It was really
the natural thing to do )"
''You knew about the gate lead
ing into the garden, them"
Eve known about it for years.
Everybody who's been up here
knows about it. Anything wrong
with my knowing about the gate?"
''No. Quite natural. And so, you
opened the gate and entered the
garden?"
eyes"
"And that would be between a
quarter after four and twenty min
utes after four?"
II wasn't holding stop-watch on
myself, but guess that's close
enough When I entered the
garden / saw Swift slumped down
in his chair. His position struck me
as funny, but I paid no attention to
it until I spoke to him and got no
answer. Then I approached and
saw the revolver lying on the tiles,
and the hole in his head. It gave
me hell of a shock, I can tell
you, and started to run downstairs
to give the alarm. But ! realized it
would look bad for me. There I was,
alone on the root with a dead man
:"
"Ah, yes. Discretion. So you
played safe. Can't say that I blame
you entirely-H your chronology Is
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CHAPTER VIII

At this moment Heath appeared
at the door, and walking directly to
Vance, handed him a page torn
from his notebook, on which were
several lines of handwriting.
Vance read the note rapidly as
Kroon looked on with malignant re-
sentiment. Then he folded the paper
and slipped it into his pocket.
when the time comes J"
he murmured ''Yes-qu quite" He
raised his eyes lazily to Kroon. "As
you say. When the time comes.
The time has now come, Mr..
Kroon."
The man stiffened, but did not
speak.
"Do you, by any chance" Vance
continued, know a lady named
Stella Fruemon? Has a snug little
apartment on the seventeenth floor
Of this building only two floors be-
low. Says you were visitin' her
around four o'clock today. Left her
at exactly four fifteen. Which might
account for your not using the ele-
vator. Also for your reluctance to
give us your aunt's name and adj
dress. Might account for other
things as well (. Do you care to
revise your story?"
Kroon appeared to be thinking
fast. He walked nervously up and
down the study floor.
''Puzzlin' and interestin' situa-
tion," Vance went on. Gentleman
leaves this apartment at-let's say
ten minutes to four. Family doc
uments to sign: Doesn't enter the
elevator. Appears in apartment two
floors below within few minutes
been a regular visitor there. Re-
mains till 4:15. Then departs.
Shows up again in this apartment at
half-past four. In the meantime,
Swift is shot through the head
exact time unknown. Gentleman
is apparently familiar with various
details Of the shooting. Refuses
to give information regarding his
whereabouts during his absence. A
lady accuses him Of the murder,
and demonstrates how he could
have accomplished it. Also kindly
supplies the motive. Fifteen min
utes Of gentleman's absence-name-
ly, from Ais to 4:30-unac counted
for"
Vance drew on his cigarette.
II say, MIR. Kroon, any sugges-
tions?"
Kroon came to sudden halt and
swung about.
He sucked in deep noisy breath
and made despairing gesture.
"AL right, here's the story. Take It
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tered the public stairway and came
down to the front door Of the Gar
den apartment"
That's just what I did"
"By and by, during the brief time
you were on the roof, or even after
you returned to the stairway, did you
hear a shot?"
Kroon thought moment.
"By George? I did hear some
thing, now that you put it that way.
! thought nothing Of it at the time,
since Woody was already dead. But
just as I re-entered the stairway
there was an explosion Of some kind
outside. thought it was car
back-fring down in the street, and
paid no attention to 1t"
That's very interestin'
vance's eyes drifted off into space.
II wonder But to continue
your tale. You say you left the roof
Immediately and came downstairs.
But there were at least ten min
utes from the time you left the gar
den to the time encountered you
entering the apartment at the front
door. How and where did you spend
these ten intervening minutes?"
II stayed on the landing Of the
stairs and smoked a couple Of ciga-
rettes. was trying to pull myself
together"
Heath stood up quickly, one hand
in his outside coat pocket, and
thrust out his jaw belligerently to-
ward the agitated Kroon.
What kind Of cigarettes do you
smoker" he barked.
The man looked at the Sergeant in
bewilderment, and then said: II
smoke gold tipped Turkish ciga-
rettes. What about it,"
Heath drew his hand from his
pocket and looked at something
which he held on his palm.
"Au right" he muttered. Then he
addressed Vance. II got the stubs
here. Picked 'em up on the land
ing when I came up from the
DANES apartment"
well, WE'LL" sneered Kroon. $50
the police actually found something!
-. I. What more do you want?" he
demanded Of Vance.
Nothing for the moment, thank
YOU" Vance returned with exagger-
ated. courtesy. "You have done very
well by yourself this afternoon, Mr..
Kroon. We won't need you any
more"
Kroon went to the door without
word.
"A good story" Markham COM
mented dryly when Kroon had gone.
eyes, yes. Good. But reluc-
tant." Vance appeared disturbed.
do you believe it,"
my dear Markham, keep an
open mind, neither beIevin' nor dis
believin' Prayin' for facts. But
no facts yet. Drama everywhere,
but no substance"
There was rustic in the passage
way, and Madge Weatherby came
rushing into the study, with Heath
following and protesting vigorously.
It was obvious that Miss Weatherby
had dashed up the stairs before any
one could interfere with her.
Whats the meaning Of this?"
she demanded inperiously. you're
letting Cecil Kroon 60, after what
I've told you? And I'-she indicat-
ed herself with dramatic ges-
ture-"I am being held here, a pris-
oner."
"The fact is, Miss Weatherby,"
said Vance, returning to his chair,
"Mr. Kroon explained his brief alb
sence this afternoon lucidly and
with inpellin' logic. It seems that
he was doing nothing more repre-
hensible than comforting with Miss
Stella Fruemon and brace Of at
torneys."
"Ah!" The woman's eyes glared
with venom.
UOrIita On Ha wou hrookjpo ofr