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Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Mysterious Cause of Utah Air Crash
Locked in Tangled Debris of Plane
@ My SLIGHT
HOPE HELD OF
FIXING BLAME.
Investigators Wade Thru
Snow Searching For
Tragedy Clues

EVANSTON, Wyo., Oct.
20. (UP).- Federal investi-
gators waded through the
SHOWS of a mountain peak to-
day collecting bits of wreck
age from the United Airlines' trans
continental plane "Mainliner" which
crashed Sunday night, killing 10
persons in the nations worst COM
mercial airplane disaster.
The company announced that re-
mains of the ,wreckage would be
burned today after federal and air.
line officials have salvaged vital
instruments aboard the transport.
The officials were principally in
terested in one instrument used on
all United PlaneS-a recording baro-
graph. If found reasonably intact
1t will indicate up and down move
ments of the pfarie throughout its
flight.
The scene, 10000 feet up in the
mountains of northeastern Utah,
furnished only slight hope that the
Investigators ever would learn what
happened to cause the crash.
~. Careful Pilot
Pilot Earl Woodgerd was an ex-
ponent of high altitude flying. Men
who had flown with him said he
always rose several hundred feet
higher than was necessary to clear
the western mountains on his flights
to allow for any miscalculations by
his instruments and for any slight
deviations from his route that might
Continued on Page 6, Col %
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Ell CENTRO READY TO WELCOME
WHEELED CIRCUS OF SCIENCE

Ell Centre prepared Wednesday
to welcome wheeled circus of SCI
ence, the General Motors Parade
of Progress, which will arrive here
Thursday for a. two-day showing
OH a vacant lot west of the Ell Cen
tro high school football field.
The Parade of Progress will ar
rive Thursday TO wheel down the
streets In a motorized, scientific
circus parade forerunning the open
ing of the exposition at pm. Fri
day.
Originated at the Century of Pro-
gress exposition in Chicago. the
Parade of Progress was installed In
over sized trucks and put on the
road to give the American, Canad-
ian and Mexican publics an op-
portunity to view the scientific
marvels it demonstrates.
II was the idea of the sponsors,
said agents of the travelling exposi-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
CHINESE TURN !
GUER RILLAS IN
JAPAN ADVANCE
NippOnese Forces Cut Off
From Main Bases
After Drive
P 1-CHINESE 1-24 SXW-
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20. (UP)

P 1-CHINESE 1-24 SXW-
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20. (UP)
Chinese sources asserted
today that the three main
japanese forces in Northern
China were in difficulties
and that many advance units had
been cut off or were in great
danger.
Reports persisted that there was
something wrong with the Japanesy
drive in the north 1t was known
that the Japanese had made aston
ishingly rapid progress on all north
ern fronts-so rapid that foreign
military experts had wondered
about the safety of communications
with tneir main bases.
The reports today were that Chi
ncse troops of all sorts-regulars,
provincial levies, guerrillas, former
communists of the eighth route
army and Chinese Mohammedans-
were harraSsing the japanese mer-
cilessly and winning considerable
success
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

letting college sophomores" draft
legislation such as the national re-
covery act, the social security law
and tax statutes and criticized his
relief and labor policies.
In contrast he praised Chief Jus
tice Charles Evans Hughes, whom
he credited with the sound insur-
ard bearer in an address to a radio
ance policy on which New York
states insurance laws are built and
"Mr. Roosevelt is changed man" {"
Landon asserted. HE is not the man
who was elected in 1892.
1T is apparent that Mr.. Roosevelt
is going through the same process
that transpired in the life of every
man in history who was given too
much power"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Prisoner Accused
OF Taking Load
Of Railway Ties

CALIPATRIA. Oct. 2O.-James r.
Smith, Negro, was arrested at Cali
patria Tuesday and accused of theft
of a truckload of railroad ties from
the Southern Pacific October IA.
He was one of the two Negroes
sought by law enforcement officers
after they disappeared from the
truck during official investigation
of their right to the ties. Smiths
companion, he told Deputy Sheriff
Philip Dewitt and Railway Off
Ger David Almon, was a hitchhiker
he offered ride and had nothing
to do with the tie transactions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Veterans in Swiss
Wrestling to Take
Part in Contests

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 20 Veterans
from 35 years up, who have not
wrestled fer five years, will be given
the opportunity to display their
prowess in a special class when the
Swiss Swingers go into action at
10 am. Sunday at the Swiss club
house two and half miles north
and mile west of Holtville.
The swinging Swiss wrestline)
will be one feature of big two
day celebration participated in by
Swiss residents of southern Cali
fornia. The celebration begins Sat-
urday.
Leaders of the Swiss club an
nounced today that the public may
= tend the celebration, which is an
annual affair attracting Swiss from
every part of the southland.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
VALLEY MEN ON COMMITTEE
TO STUDY WATER PROBLEMS

Three Imperial county men We'd
nesday were appointed by Governor
Frank Merriam on committee to
join in a comprehensive survey o.
California's water problems and re-
port to the state planning board
Imperial county members of the
Lower Colorado basin committee are
Evan T. Hewes.. president of the
Imperial Irrigation District; Ben
Hulse, former state senator; and
William Dunn, prominent Imperial
business man. Other members of
this committee are Franklin Thorn
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Worker at Mine
Attempts Suicide

AMERICAN GIRL MINE, Oct. 90
Robert Earl Lee, %, mine en-
ploye. attempted to take his own
life. officers were informed Tues
day night, by stabbing himself with
an ice pick
Relatives summoned officers who
ordered them to take the wounded
man to the Yuma hospital for
treatment. The relatives feared
Lee would make another attempt
ON his life, officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

IS, Pasadena; A. d. Edmonston, Sa-
.ramenGo; and Richard w. Black
ourn. Indio
Other committees represented
other parts of California. There
IRE five of them.
Flood control, soil conservation
and development of water resources
in the state will be the prime OBJ
iects of the study by the commit
tees. Reports submitted by the five
groups will be coordinated at Sa-
cramento and sent to the National
Resources Committee in Washing
ton as part of a national program.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

ton that demonstration of tbs ac-
complishmentS of science and in
vention in many fields might en-
courage even greater development
in these fields, making many things
available for every day use in the
future which now are among the
oddities of science.
The Parade of Progress is strictly
non advertising and is free to the
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

iiidoo AiCCGlilS Ile IuIilStl1 Called.
charged the president with violating
"the Letter and spirit of the consti-
tuition"
He demanded that the president
be deprived of some of his broad
powers so that the chief executive
be compelled to take advice of sex
perienced and practical men,"
others are modelled.
sa With vehemence suggestive of
a campaign speech, Landon criti-
cized the president for his supreme
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
Corn Loans Asserted
Immediate Necessity

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. UP) -
Edward r. ONeal, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
told President Roosevelt today that
government corn loans of 60 cents
bushel are an immediate neces-
sity.'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

court enlargement proposal, assert
ing that he wasted practically the
entire session of congress of 1887
fighting to get more power for him
self"
He charged that the administra-
ton fused all its mighty power" to
prevent public hearings on the ap-
pointment of Supreme Court Justice
Hugo L. Black, in disregard of the
constitution.
He struck at Mr.. Roosevelt for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
REFORM
URGED BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Oct 20. (UP)-President Roosevelt
declared today that only by perfectng the nations
ary and credit machinery the disasters of extreme
boom and depressons be avoided He presented his
in ceremonies dedicatng federal bank build
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

Saturdaythen holding the stock for the return of ord
nary prices.
Ell Centre merchants expect volume of business
Saturday that will them ordinary days profit
out of an extraordinary days trading-the prices
shaved down that close
Dollar Day will answer the question: 'What has New
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

Saturday will be Dollar Day in Ell Centro
1t will be the one day when a dollar stretches
far rubber check-but doesn't bounce 1t will be the
farmers day in town and the city dweer's day in the
shops 1t will be the day when Ell Centre plays host to
Imperial Valley and the merchants play host to Ell
Centre.
Dollar Day will have bargains than school has
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

stomach aches examination day.
Dollar Day will bring many people to Ell Centre
that the Chamber of Commerce will be too tired at the
end of the day pat itself the back thinking of
the idea.
Prices shaved SO low for Dollar Day that the
spectators are thinking of buying out the whole town
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
ATURDAY Ell CENTRO +BARGAINS=GREATEST DOLLAR DAY

York got that Ell Centro hasn't got?" And the answer will
be: Nothing"
The idea is not profit 1t further strengthen Ell
Centros position as the trading center of the great
Imperial Valley Dollar Day is gigantic coopera-
tive drive by Ell Centre business to furnish Imperial
Valley capital city outstanding commercial as
well as an agricultural center.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
ROOSEVELT POWER
MAD SAYS LANDON

Topeka Kans, Oct. 20. (UP)-Former Gov Alf NJ
Landon, inferentiay comparing President Roosevelt to
modern julius Caesar feeding power last night called
the 100000 Republican voters who supported him
last November to join in "The fight preserve the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20
KING BREAKS DOWN AT TRIAL

They're Like That
ANY news today?" RR asked
Bert Hamburger, new maestro at
Sears. Bert went into deep thought.
"Oh! Yes" he said, my golf
clubs came down today"
Then he paused, again searching
his mind for new events.
And" he added, Il brought my
wife down, too" ....--,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

1l3 The POina- -,
Len Moore, POST Press photo
graver, left note on the editors
desk describing the picture he'd
made. 1t began and continued
thus:
Three kids and a. tub. ..--...
Five kids and Tub and a bucket.
One kid--no tub and no, bucket.
Revenge Sweet-Bv Hairy
Hood Littlefield, jr.. spent the
greater part of an evening playing
about the room with. Nazi, Dick
Erskine's German police dog. Hood
evidently was having a great time.
Now Nazi cannot get it through
his canine brain why Hood, tired
of the romp left off pulling Nazi's
tail to bite his ear by way of dis
missal sa
He's GSne Overheard
Wade Ramsey, the flax straw
Yen. aids new quirk to RR's
Experience with camera enthusiasts.
Wade was equipped by his. COM
pany with 16 nm. motion picture
camera. and is enthusiastic about
operating the gadget. In fact. he
rates as a bug" Queer part is
Wade's never seen one O. his films
projected on the screen. They all
90 to Headquarters back east after
development.
All Ab-O-a-r-d =
Herb Gerrish. the border patrol
man. stepped aboard the north
bound train the other night for
last word with some Mexican ac-
ouaintances who were travelling on
it. Mrs. Gerrish waited beside the
station house in the family auto.
Inside the train. Herb didn't hear
the conductors mournful wall. FL
nally however. he started down the
aisle for the door. Something was
queer. The train was moving.
Herb role all the wav to Imperial
before ho could get off-and Mrs
Gerrish. who had gone to sleep in
the auto. had to be told by friends
that Friend Husband had deserted
her-tempcTarily and unWilFngly.
True TO Tradition
Names withheld by request) An
1l-year-old Imperial girl hunting
with q visitor, carried the shells
while her grownup friend knocked
down couple of doves from the
blue. Then, to the horror of the
girl. the hunter spotted one sitting
on a fence wire She dropped the
shells, turned briskly about and
focee'1ed home as fast as she
2ould walk Dad had told her. 1t
gems, that a sportsman never
shoots sitting dove.
o
No Place % Argue
Don O'Glennis. timekeeper at the
Brawley fights, let three rounds go
overtime Tuesday night He was
arguing with the spectator directlv
behind him about whether left
hook or a right cross kayoed a
Mexicap I'm tho fioht met hafore
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

Butter: Los Angeles 81; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A a.; manufacturing milk
40 route gathered cream 36h.
L. A. H ay; U. s. No. S1g-19.50
40. 2 leafv S17.50-$18.50; No. 2
$16.00-S16.5o.
Minneapolis Flax, Oct, $208.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-20

No Place % Argue
Don O'Glennis timekeeper at the
Brawley fights, let three rounds go
overtime Tuesday night. He was
arguing with the spectator directlv
behind him about whether left
hook or right cross kayoed a
Mexican in the fight just before.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
BY CHICK KENNY

The Captain and Mrs. Charlotte
Stern followed the threesome of
Leo Walper, Mel Shorey and
Johnny Bass in the last 10 holes
of the P. G. A. Mid-Atlantic
qualifying rounds at Indian Spring
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Stern
believed she picked q winner in
Bass, the Baltimore lad, but he
faltered badly in the last nine
holes to pull up with 148. The
Clifton Baltimore pro, who is but
% years old and said to be the
most promising of the Baltimore
crowd sunk a 50.foot putt on Num-
Der yesterday morning that was
really something to see. Irish
Carroll, Catholic us brilliant
halfback, took a fling on the
course and turned in a nifty SO
for his first try this season. He
went around with Jack Fitzpatrick
And speaking of the collegians,
western Maryland is staging an
intermural golf tourney at West
minister, Saturday with Catholic
u, Georgetown and Maryland
participating. The C.. U. outfit
lines UP with Tom Quigley, Fitz-
patrick, Ed Egan and Phil
Kenneally.
Mrs. Betty Meckley took turn
on the green's yesterday afternoon
and then cheered for George Diff
fenbaugh to breeze in, in the nine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
{. j. Lettermen
Get Awards

Letter winners for Catholic Uni
verSity athletic teams during the
season of 1867 were officially
approved today, according to Ar
thur j. (Dutch) Bergman, Cath
Ollie q. director of athletics.
The awards will be made at the
Catholic U. annual sports banquet
which is slated for lturday night
in the C. U. dining hall on the
Cardinal campus beginning at
1880 o'clock.
The presentation of awards is
one of the main features of the
banquet which is headed by the
appearance and address by DR..
John, B. (Jock) Sutherland, coach
of the University of Pittsburgh,
and that of Congressman William
j. Connery of Massachusetts,. DR..
Sutherland will also show motion
pictures Of the game between the
Pitt Panthers and the Washing
ton U. HuskieS in the Rose Bowl
last year. The award list:
Varsity FOotball-WilIiam AdamaItis,
Joe. Anthonavage, Max Brinkman: Her:
bert Brown, Maurice Carroll, EIwoOd
Clements, Stewart Foley, Leo Katalinas,
Robert Makofske, Charles Munhall,
George Ortiz, Sam PaganO, Orien Per
ron, Capt. Herman Schmarr. Victor
SOchOn, Pearson Stanley, Burke VfdnOviC,
Howard Walker, Joe Yanchulis, Ed
Dunno and Manager Jack ThraIls.
Varsity Basketball-William Adamai-
tbs, Wayne Ambrose, Herbert Brown,
Maurice Carroll, Sam PaganO, Herman
Schmarr and Manager James Mccormick.
Varsity BOxin8-DaVid Bernstein. Joe
Bunsa, Edward Dunno, Salvatore Greco,
Francis Guinan, Leo KataIinas, NestOP
Marines Fred Mix and Manager Henry
Ratke.
freshman Football Numerals-Peter
Bevilacqua, Al Calabrese, Leo Dunn, John
Fiorellino, Joseph GuyOn, Frank Kovacs,
Victor Miller, Peter OrsinsA, Carman
PirrO, Rocco PirrO, Arthur SabO, NichO-
las Sarelas, Francis Se1grade, Louis
Shine, Fred Slant and Manager Clement
Mccormack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Supporting Card
Good at Arena

Frankie Terranova, outstanding
club fighter from New York, and
joey Straiges, of Camden, who
headline the card next Monday
night at Turner's Arena, will have
good supporting fights, according
to the lineup released yesterday.
Joey Archibald, World Cham
pion Lou AmberS' stablemate, and
Buddy Grimes, of Norfolk, bantam
weights, are scrapping in the
eight-round semiwindup.
Two local featherweights, both
popular, Doug Swetnam and
frankie DeAngelo, will meet in a
six-rounder, and Ole Anderson,
the mustachioed Leonardtown,
Md, battler, will be back for the
fifth straight meeting, facing Bill
Temes in a six-round rematch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Mar Hirsch
Sized
HasChdnCe

LOUISVILLE, April 30.-Mary
Hirsch's dark eyes snapped and
sparkled.
"'With ordinary luck and .
good ride my horse can win 1t"
she said.
'It," is, Of course, the Derby.
my horse" is No Sir, the only
horse ever trained for the Derby
by the gentler sex.
The usually reticent 24-year-old
girl, daughter of Max Hirsch, who
Saddled Bold Venture for his SEN
sational Derby victory last year,
went on:
"There is no question but that
War Admiral is the horse to
beat.
81 respect POmpOon and all
that, but I have no fear Of him
because No Sir beat him at his
own game Sprinting - in the
, Diana Handicap at Saratoga
last August.
N6A4 wv D40 ANVIL
'tNO Sir has worked well since
he came to the Downs, and has
shown he can go the Derby dis
lance. He has world Of early
foot and I think can hold his
own in the early stages against
War Admiral and POmpOOn
when the three of them will
probably be out there fighting
for the lead.
81 don't think either War Ad-
miraI or PompoOn can run him
in the ground.
eyes sir, No Sir has plenty
Of heart.p
And so has little Mary Hirsch.
She purchased No Sir from Andy
Joiner last spring, and developed
the horse herself. His first start
under Mary's colors was in the
East View stakes at Empire, and
he won easily.
"After that race" she said,
'T knew I had a good horse"
Mary particularly wanted to
race No Sir, she revealed, because
her dad had raced both his sire
and dam, Sortie and Fib, for Nor
ton L. Schwartz of New York.
Must Go It Alone
Her dad won't be here to help
her derby day, Mary revealed. The
veteran trainer wants his daughter
to ego it alone" And If she saddles
the winner the glory that goes with
the gold will be hers alone.
War Admiral arrived on the
scene today, making an uneventful
journey from Havre De Grace, Md.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
GOLF CHIPS

'hole medal playoff with Bob Bar
nett. Mrs. Diffenbaugh was also
on hand awaiting for George to
make the grade" which he did.
AL Houghton, who now holds sway
at Old Point Comfort, Va, was
busily engaged with talking up his
P. G. A. tourney slated for May
10. He claims a flock Of the boys
from Washington and Baltimore
will be on hand for the affair.
Ed Burns, recently resigned from
Rock Greek, as exclusively an
nounced in The Times the other
day, plans on a golfing holiday
for the next month or so, then
will enter some other line" of
work. Ralph Beach. the Balti-
more pro, failed to show up for
the affair yesterday and his alb.
sence has some of the boys whis-
pering 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Central Nine Banked
FREDERICKSBURG, va, A,

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
30.-With Wheeler in the box and
pitching five-hit ball, the Fred
ericksburg High School baseball
team whitewashed Central High
School of Washington, 80. 1t
was the tenth straight win Of the
season for the local team, and the
second time the Washington out
fit has been defeated this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Old Milwaukee
Faces Edstport

The Old Milwaukee baseball club
and the semi-pro team of Eastport,
Md, will clash Sunday at 2:30
p. M, at Eastport. This is the first
game of a three game series.
Lefty Reggie" Brown, Mil
Yankees ace moundsman. will be
on the rubber. Catalin or Hause
will do the pitching for the Mary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Seeks Weekday Job

Bill Cleveland, star pitcher Of
the Kensington A. c., desires to
play weekday ball with some fast
unlimited team. Cleveland can
also play the outfield. Those in
terested, call Kensington 219.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
lay, ID to 0

All PHILLIES tobaccos
are aged and meIlowed for
at least two yearS-and are
cured by the same methods
used in making the most
expensive cigars :: BUT
BAYUK DOESN'T STOP HERE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
East Potomac Reopens

Due to recent floods which sub
merged the East Potomac golf
course, this publinx layout has
been closed for the past few days
for general cleanup and repairs.
Manager T. Cilbraski announces
that the course will be reopened
for play tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Rice Doing Well

Sam Rice, former outfielder Of
the Washington Senators, is hatch
ing an average Of 1000 chickens
a week on his poultry farm in
Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
Today's Probable Pitchers

New York Giants-Hubbell.
Brooklyn Observation-Disclosures.
Chicago Cubs-PaFmelee.
Pittsburgh Pirates-BauePs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
He Won't Talk

10. There is no substantial evi.
dence that any fight in Washing
ton has ever been in the sack, or
possibly they call it in the bag, but
circumstances concerning one out
door fight and one indoor fight are
not what they should be. Three
of the principals are out of town
and the fourth won't talk.
II. When fighters fail to appear
for weighing-in, don't give out
their assumed weights to inquriers.
Tell 'em the truth.
IL. Aw, nuts, there's nothing
wrong with boxing here that a
little closer supervision from the
top won't cure.
p. S.-DOn't pay too much at
tentiOn to those dizzy newspaper
guys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
NO SIR MUST BEAT WAR ADMIRAL AND POPOON IN DERBY
Home Run Hitters

Whitehead, Giants (2); FitzsimmOns.
Giants; TrOsky, Indians; York, TtgerBs
CuccinellO, Bees; Lewis. Senators.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
MILLER SAYS:

Continued from LIST Sport Page)
per card where he started and
taken off the current $40 fee. The
dough is in the kick, why not pay
dignified fees for professional
service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-07-29
DEFENDANT DENIES
KROCHMALNY DEATH
Young Erwin Williams Says He and
Two Kinsman Did Not Gre
mate Paul KrOchmalny

Burgaw, July % (AP) Erwin
Williams, 23-year-old farmer, denied
from the witness stand today the
States charges he and two kinsmen
killed Paul Krochmalny, elderly far
mer, and burned his body in dairy
sterilizer, in April last year.
Williams testified he and young
Paul Krochmalny, his brother-in-law
and co-defendant, were in Burgaw at
the time prosecution witnesses said
they said the alleged crime on farm
in the st. Helena area. The third de-
PENDANT, Pete Krochmalny, father OF
Paul. and brother of the supposed
victim, was expected to take the stand
later
In an hours direct testimony, Will
liams asserted he had last seen old
Paul walking toward the home OF
neighbor, with whom he boarded.
A box of bones-human bones-the
State contended-cow bones said the
defense provided disputed but
gruesome exhibit in the murder trial
here in the meantime.