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Evening star., 1937-06-26
REV. S. c.. COALE
SELECTS THEMES

At Brightwood Park M E. Church
tomorrow Rev. S. Carroll Coale will
preach on The Modern Rephidim. -
For the children's story the topic will
be The Big Umbrella" At the Sum-
mer twilight service at o'clock the
theme will be When a Man Looks
at His Own Picture"
The young people will hold an out
of-doors devotional service in the
park at 6:45 o'clock.
A number of boys and girls will
leave Monday to attend the Junior
High School Camp at Western Mary
land College, Westminster, Md. Miss
Valerla F. Martin, director of religious
education, will accompany the group.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
Bethany Baptist.

THE Attitude of Jesus Toward the
1ndividual' will be the pastors sub
ject tomorrow morning. In the eve
ming reports will be given by those who
attended the Westminster conference.
The Junior church, under the leader
ship of Mrs Jaeger. will meet at II.
Senator M. M. Logan will teach the
Stevenson Bible Glass.
The deacons will meet Monday eve
ming in the church parlor Midweek
prayer service Thursday evening, con-
Quoted by the pastor.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
Y. M. G.. A. News.

Robert A. Caffey will be the guest
teacher at the Trilla B. Young Bible
Glass OF Western Presbyterian Church
at 10 am. tomorrow.
The morning service at the Gunton
Temple Presbyterian Church will be
conducted by Page NICK. Etchison,
religious work director of the Y. M.
c. A., at II O'clock
The first of series of vesper serv-
Ices will be held at Camp Let's, the
Y. M. c. A. camp for boys, today at
$50 pm. c. Gordon Clews will be
the speaker.
Mr.. EtchiSon will speak tomorrow,
1t $3.50 pm, at the National Train
ing School for Boys.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
SCHEDULE CHANGED

The Summer schedule of services
begins in Eldbrooke M. E. Church to-
morrow. At am. the early service
will be in charge of the pastor, Rev.
Walter M. Michael, and will last for
as minutes.
The regular morning service will be
at IL O'Clock. Holy communion will
be observed, the pastor giving a short
sermon on This Mind in You"
The Epworth League will meet at
7 pm. and the leader Is Margaret
BoeSch.
The annual church school picnic
will be held at Glen Echo next
Monday.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
DIR. MCCARTNEY
LISTS SERMON
Covenant First Presby-
terian Church on Sum-
mer Schedule.

THE Peril and Providence of the
Porch c'The Remorse of Simon
Peter will be the subject of DR..
Albert Joseph Mccartney at the Gov
enant-First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning
Rev. Mr.. Allison, assistant pastor,
is on his vacation and will return
about the middle of July.
The midweek worship service and
the young peoples meetings have been
discontinued for the Summer months.
Each Sunday at 10 O'Clock Summer
Sunday school is taught: one class
OF adults with various teachers. To-
morrow morning Judge James Quarles
will teach on Messages From Gene
sis" Miss Emily Tate and Misses
Julia and Virginia Walker will be
in charge of the children's group.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
DIR. HART TO SAIL
SOON FOR ENGLAND

DR.. Oliver j. Hart, rector OF ST.
johns Church, will sail for the World
Conference on Life and Work, which
opens at Oxford, England, July IL
and continues until July 26. DR..
Hart has been appointed an asso-
clate delegate to this conference.
After the conference he will 20 to
Cambridge University for a two
weeks course of study.
At the IL o'clock service tomorrow
DR.. Hart will preach on The Change
in st. Peter Holy communion is
at am
Evening star., 1937-06-26
SERVICE FOR MEN
st. Luke's Episcopal Plans
Annual Affair.

At st. Luke's Episcopal Church to-
morrow morning Rev. Josiah E. Ell
lott will conduct the IL o'clock serv-
ice especially for the men of the par
ish. 1t is expected that all men will
attend this service in group and COL
laborate with the Mems Guild in max
ing this an auspicious beginning of
an annual mems day service The
rector will conduct the morning
prayer service and deliver the ser
mon. Holy communion is at 7 o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
SUBJECT CHOSEN
spiritual Dividends" to
Be Rev. SINNERS Theme.

Spiritual Dividends" is the subject
OF the sermon by Rev. Robert NJ
Skinner tomorrow at II o'clock in
Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
At 3 o'clock the young people will
meet in Cissel Chapel and drive to
Frederick for vesper services at the
Presbyterian Young Peoples Confer
ence.
The church school will hold promo
ton exercises for all departments
tomorrow at GAS am.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
PASTOR BACK
Rev. A. P. Shirley VIII
Preach at Francis Asburv.

Rev. Albert P. Shirley, pastor o,
Francis Asbury M. E. Church. Will
preach at both services Sunday. He
has just returned from Northfcld,
Mass, where he attended the World
Conference on Evangelism. At the
IL O'Clock service his subject will be
Harvest Fields and in the evening
"A New Person"
On Thursday evening Mr.. Shjrkev
Will speak on the second OF a series
OF talks on The Twenty third Psalm"
Evening star., 1937-06-26
STUDENT SPEAKER
Chevy Chase M. E. to Hear
Charles L. Wood.

Charles L. Wood will speak on '"The
Sky Pilot" at the IL O'Clock service
Sunday in Chevy Chase M. E. Church.
Mr.. Wood is ministerial student at
tending American University. The
pastor, Rev. Edward G. Latch, will
preside
In the evening at o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Latch will be the speaker at the Chevy
Chase vesper service to be held on the
lawn OF All Saints Episcopal Church.
He will have as his subject Our Need
Of God"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Collections Set !
Record in City's
Water Billings

A record equalled by no other
city in California was established
by Ell Centro during the fiscal
year ending June 30 1887, audi
tors records at the city engineer
ing department disclosed Thurs
day.
The water departments total bill
lings during the 12-month period
amounted to $67 1911, said City
Engineer Philip w. knights, while
collections. including delinquencies,
totaled $67,60612. The balance un-
collected on June 80 was only
$200.81.
Collections subsequent to June
80, however, totaled $164.85, leaving
the uncollected balance to date
only $3596, of which $1912 is owed
by S.E.R.A., and probably will be
paid after officials rules are COM
piled with. -.~-
These collections. knights said
are made possible under an amend
ed city ordinance which permits
no favoritism in water shut-offs
when bills are unpaid. The only
way a water user NAV. escape pay
ment of his water bill is by an af-
|. fidavit stating he is financially un-
liable to paw. The affidavit must
approved by the city engineer
and city council before the city
will contiue delivery of water to a
ron-paying consumer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
DIRT FARMERS
AGREE AID OF
u. s.. NEEDED

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Oct. 81 (UP)
"A U. S. senate agricultural sub
committee adjourned today after
hearing from dirt farmers" o..
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota anil
Minnesota that the farm problem
was national one demanding ac-
ton by congress.
Corn and wheat growers, live
stock breeders and feeders, dairy
men, sheepmen, beet growers, ranch
ers and few business men and
women appeared before the SUBJ
committee during a three-day ses-
sion in which testimony of lot per-
sons was taken
Members of the subcommittee
senators McGill of Kansas, chair
man, Frazier of North Dakota and
Pope of Idaho, predicted that per-
manent farm legislation would be
enacted at the special session OF
congress called for Nov. Is. They
said data compiled at this hearing
and others throughout the nation
would be the basis for the legisia-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
C OLLAPSES
AT CAFE IN
Ell CE N 7 R 0
This is My Day
Are His Last
Words

Fred Williams, 55, general
superintendent of the Impe-
rial Ice and Development
company, died of a heart at
tack in Sherwood's Coffee
shop, Ell Centre, at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning.
He and group of six friends
had just finished drinking a cup of
coffee They had met for coffee
every morning or years, alternating
in paying the check. Williams
laughed as he picked up the check
and said,
This is my day" A moment later
he sumped dead at their eet.
The resuscitator from the El Cen
tro fire department was used in
an unsuccessful effort to revive
him. A physician pronounced fur
their efforts useless at 1920 o'clock.
Williams had been connected with
the Imperial Ice and Development
company in Imperial Valley since
1908. He was vel known through
out the valley among business as
sociates and among members of
the Masonic order. He was a past
master of the El Centro Masonic
lodge and had been active in the
order for many years.
He was born in Pasadena Sept.
IL, 1882. Alter he was grown he
was connected with ice companies
in Portland and Seattle. He arrived
in Imperial Valley in 1908 to work
for the Holton Power company
and the ice company.
When the present company was
organized Sept. l, 1910, he was
made its first chief engineer. He
was appointi assistant general
superintendent March. %, 1898. On
December the following year he
was made general superintendent, a
post he held at the time of his
| death.
His survivors include his widow
who lives in El Centric and a mar
ried daughter living in Pasadena
The body was taken to the Lem
ons undertaking establishment In
Ell Centro pending funeral arrange
ments.
R. P. Moore, president of the
ice company and Williams prede-.
SCISSOR as general superintendent.
said he had known him since 1905
and had worked with him since
that date. He declared the whole
organization will miss Williams
presence.
j. E. Collins, general manager of
the company, expressed grief when
informed of Williams death.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Cleanup Campaign
Started by Council

deeds will be cleaned up by city
crews. Because the law forbids ex-
penditure OF municipal funds on
private property. lots owned by res
idents or others will be posted with
a warning that they must be clean
ed up. If the owners fail to heed
the warning. the city will send its
crews TO the job. charge the cost
against the owner, and hold II as
a lien against the property.
The drive will be In charge OF
the street department under the d.
rection of City Engineer Philip w.
knights.
PLANS APPROVED
FOR FIRE STATION
Plans for FL Cent''o's first fire
department sub-station on the south
side of Main street between First
and Second streets we're approved
by the city council W ednesday night.
City Engineer Philip w. Knights
was directed TO cal informal bids
on the structure. with the expecta-
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
HOT FIGHTING
BREAKS OUT IN
SHANGHAI AREA
japanese And Chinese
Troops Locked in
Fierce Battle

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21. (UP)
Fighting of extreme inten-
sity broke out all along the
Shanghai front today. .
Japanese shock troops were
trying to break the Chinese front.
But according to Chinese spokes-
men the Chinese, not only were
holding their positions, began a
series of counter attacks.
Japanese artillery in the Hong
kew section and Chinese artillery
in the Chapel section exchanged a
terrific bombardment and fires
broke out in both areas
Japanese stormed the north rail-
road station, in the Chapel section,
through the raging flames of fires
their artillery had started.
One artillery shelled, fell south
of Soochow Creek, in the area de-
Tended by the international defense
force including United States mar
ines.
Reused by the admittedly unex-
pected strong Chinese stand, jap
anese leaders agreed that despite
any peace negotiations at the
Forthcoming Brussels Nine Power
Treaty conference, they must push
the Chinese back before the war
can end.
Not only were the Chinese not
retreating but they were assuming
the initiative often. Chinese air.
planes raided japanese areas all
about the Shanghai front seven
times last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Sweeps Winner
Charged With
Gold Smuggling

Alejandro Vega, who was
lodged in the Imperial county jail
after his arrest last month for fail
ure to pay income taxes on lottery
sweepstakes winnings, was under
indictment at Los Angeles Thursday
on another charge-of smuggling
gold into the United States.
The latest charge accuses Vega
of bringing three and half ounces
of gold into the United States from
Mexico. Federal agents said they
found the gold in his possession
when he was arrested at Yuma on
the income tax charge, and that he
admitted it was contraband..
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
FARMERS FIGHT
ACCUSATIONS
OF IN SANITY

Two Imperial Valley farmers are
fighting legal battle to prevent
commitment to the state hospital
after two Los Angeles alienists and
five valley physicians declared them
insane.
Alfred Casenban, 49,. Frenchman
who has lived in the valley 80 years,
and Hannes H. Armann, SO, valley
resident for 80 years, Wednesday
filed demurrers to affidavits of IN
sanity filed in Imperial county SUI
perior court. Insanity complaints
against the two farmers were sign
ed by DR.. Victor Parkin, Los Angeles
court pSychiatrist, DR.. Theo Miller,
assistant superintendent of Patton
hospital for the insane, and Sheriff
Robert w. Ware.
The Imperial county sanity COM
mission, Drs l.. G. House, Floyd
Burger, and DR.. c. S. Brooks, also
declared the men insane. In addi-
ton, Drs. M. G. Canfie1d and DR.. H.
j. Gregg concurred.
Threats of violence made by Ar
mann and Casenban against various
valley residents and officials led
the order for the examinations.
Each man, District Attorney Elmer
Heald said, alluded to a recent mur-
der as the best way to get results" Z"
''It is to avoid another tragedy"
District Attorney Heald said Thurs
day, that these men were exam
ined. They have had trouble with
neighbors, business associates and
officials for years. They have caus-
ed numbers of persons to be taken
into court for what always were
found to be fancied wrongs. They
imagine that first one public Off
cial after another is prosecuting
them. Their prosecutors change
as elections change the personnel
in the various officials.
"They have gone before grand
jury after grand jury for years
and demanded indictments against
various persons for wrongs they
declared had been done them. The
grand jurymen made a sincere eff
fort to find out what was wrong
but Casenban ana Armann never
were able to give them accurate
information"
Casenban and Armann announc-
ed they would demand a jury trial
if committed to the state hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21

climaxed when Ell Centro stores are
thrown open Saturday morning in
a day dedicated to the further es-
tablishment of Ell Centro ass trad
ing center for. Imperial Valley and
adjacent territory. Extra clerks will
be on hand in most stores to speed
up service to shoppers.
The Ell Centre chamber of Com
merce, where the Dollar Day plan
originated, has cooperated with var
iouS merchants and other members
in laying plans to b. facilitate busi-
ness and handle the throngs ex-
pected from city and farm areas.
Through the chamber of commerce,
observers believed, this Dollar Day
will become an outstanding day in
the business history of the city.
The Post-Press, cooperating with
merchants and civic organizations,
today presents to its readers COM
plete Dollar Day edition crammed
with advertising news of the bar
gains that will be offered shoppers
Saturday. In the advertisements
published today is a comparatively
brief outline of the thousand and
one items which will make Dollar
Day historic in the annals of bar
gains here.
Not only Ell Centrans, but resi-
dents of every community in I'M
perial Valley are expected to flock
to the downtown streets here for
the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21

City Identification, building, i'm
provement and repairs received the
attention of the FL Centre city
council in an extended meeting
Wednesday night.
Business ranged, from plans for
a cleanup campaign directed at the
city's vacant lots to building of a
new sub-statfoh for the city fire
department.
VACANT LOTS
MUST BE CLEANED
Owners of vacant lots in El Cen
tro must clean UP their property
or the city will do 1t for them ana
charge the cost against them as a
lien on the property, the city coun-
Gil ruled Wednesday night.
Launching an extensive cleanup
drive to eradicate municipal eye
sores in both business and residen-
tial districts, the councilmen an
nounced that survey will start
Immediately to list all unsightly va
cant lots in the city.
Lots owned by the city under tax
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Member of Prison
Beard Receives
Threat Letters

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 81.
(UP)-Police today declined details
but admitted Joseph H. Stephens,
Sacramento banker and member of
the State Board of Prison and
Paroles, had received. threatening"
messages.
Stephens home, officers said, was
under watch of patrol car.
The banker refused comment on
all phases of the reports, including
the rumor the threats came as the
result of the Modesto dynamiting
case.
The messages, police said, came
few days after settling of the
trial date for two of the Folsom
prisoners who participated in the
killing of Warden Clarence A. Lar
kin and Guard Harry E. Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
BLAZE SW EEPS
tn RU RESORT

TAHOE CITY, Calf. Oct 81 W.p)
Fire swept through this resort
city, today, destroying the Tahoe
Mercantile building, the Tahoe
postoffice and the Women's club
building. Damage was unestimated.
The town was threatened with
destruction before volunteer fire
fighters brought the flames under
control. Two clerks sleeping in the
mercantile building jumped to safe
ty from a window of the burning
building.
Forest rangers said only a lack
of wind prevented the fire from
spreading to the remainder of the
resort colony. ~ -.--
Origin of the fire was not de-
tsrmined Immediately. 1t was dis
covered shortly after Q. am.
The Women's club house was one
of the towns eldest buildings, erect
ed in 1896.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
ELKS TO HOLD
: DANCE TONITE'

Ell Centre Elks will entertain at
the hall tonight with one of their
famous dinner dances.
The event is open only to lodge
members and their wives and
friends. This dance is the first of
the fall season and is expected to
attract a large crowd.
Dinner will be served at 7:30
o'clock and will be followed by
dancing. Arno Yaeckel, chairman
of the entertainment committee
recently announced especially at
tractive dinner dances for the fall
and winter dances.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
KING MURDER
CASE PUT IN
JURY'S HANDS
Final Arguments Made in
Sensational Trial
In FL Centre

The fate OF N. E. "Tex" King,
on trial for the murder of Clayton
Franks August 10, was placed in
the hands of the jury shortly af-
ter noon Thursday.
Arguments were made by Deputy
District Attorney r. I. French for
the state and Lee Nuffer for the
defense Thursday morning in a
court room packed with spectators.
The spectators did not leave while
Judge r. D. McPherrin instructed
the jury but remained to see them
ushered into the jury room by Court
Bailiff Robert Elmore.
The case went to trial Monday
morning. A jury panel of 80 per-
sons was exhausted by late after
noon and the court issued special
venire to provide prospective jurors
for questioning Tuesday. The evi-
dence had all been placed before
the jury before o'clock Wednesday
night.
Trial of the former rodeo per-
former attracted greater interest
than any trial in superior court
since the Culberson trials of last
year. Every seat was filled through
out the proceedings.
King was charged with the MUIR
der of Franks after he shot and
killed him at the King home short
ly after noon August 10. He went
to Ell Centre police headquarters,
gave the gun to officers with the
remark, "Well, I've done it." He
contended he killed Franks because
he took his wife away from him.
He entered a plea of not guilty
and not guilty by reason OF lnsani-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
EX-CONVICT LINKS
MONTY WITH GANG
Witness Convicted
In 1890 HOldup
Identifies

ELIZABETHTOWN, NY.
Oct. 21. (UP)-One of ~the
four men who robbed Kin
Hana's roadhouse in 1890
swore today that John Mon
ague, the mysterious master golfer
from Hollywood, was a member of
the gang that comitted that crime
The. witness was Roger Norton
of Cleveland who served two years
in prison for the robbery. ~
Not a flicker of recognition came
into Montague's face as Norton
strobe into the courtroom where
the mystery man is being tried on
charges of first degree robbery
Montaoue, dressed in a gray suit,
sat quietly. staring at the witness
who kept referring to him as La
verne Moore, which was Monta-
gue's name before he found fame
as a golfer in California.
Earlier District Attorney Thomas
Mcdonald. In his opening state
ment, pictured MONTAGUE as Q
sort OF muscle man OF the gang-a
brawny fellow who was the one they
called when there was fighting to
be done.
Norton followed Hama, stocky
japanese, on the stand. Hama had
described the holdup but had been
unable positively to identify Mon
tague as one of those who parti-
cipated.
The positive Identification came
when Norton was asked:
"Is this man whom you call La
verne Moore in this courtroom?"
yes.
"Will you point him out please"
Norton pointed to Montague.
There he is" Norton said, "sit-
TING at the table"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21

i
show how long a plane had been
flying at any given height.
1t was brought here with the
other instruments of the craft and
the results of the study will be
presented at a federal inquiry, date
of which will be set Saturday.
The recording barograph provides
record of the up and down move
ments of the ship.
What information was contained
in the Paragraph was not disclosed
by air company officials, but if the
instrument was working properly
it would indicate how long the
transport was at an altitude of
10000 feet before it struck the
mountain ridge.
If it recorded a sustained low
flight it might indicate that other
Of the airliner's instruments were
not working properly.
The bodies OF me 10 victims were
being claimed by relatives today.
They were prepared for burial be-
fore relatives were permitted to
view them. Some of the bodies were
badly mangled and some were in
more than one piece.
The formal investigation was ex-
pected to end speculation as to
whether the plane was still on It's
radio guide beam when the crash
occurred. The beam ordinarily COW
ers so mile wide band.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Bombing Of Cities
BY Red Air Force
Reported in Tibet

TOKYO, Thursday, Oct. 81. (UP)
The Domei (Japanese) news agen-
cy said today it had received re-
ports from certain quarters, be-
lieved to be British India, that a
Soviet air force had invaded Sim
khan, west of Mongolia, and bomb
ed cities along the Tibet border.
The report said the attack was
by IS bombing airplanes from Rus
sia, and not a military airforce sta
toned at Tihwa, the largest city in
Sinkian.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Mrs. Marcus Bates
On School Board

AT the request of Calexico school
trustees, County School Superin-
tendent c. B. Collins appointed Mrs.
Marcus Bates as member of the
Calexico Union high school elemen-
tary school boards.
He previously had been requested
to declare vacant the position on
the board occupied by Mrs. Frances
b. MacKinnon, who had not at
tended meetings for four months.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
Picketing Held
Illegal in City

ESCONDIDO, Cal. Oct. 81. CUP
-Picketing in any manner or for
any reason became unlawful in Es-
condido today.
The city council adopted an or
dinance, said to be modelled after
a Beverly Hills measure recently
held constitutional, outlawing one
of union labor's principal weapons.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-21
RALLY HELD AT
CHURCH WE'D.

BRAWLEY, Oct. 21.-To create
moro interest in Brawley laethodist
church, activities, rally was held
at. the First Methodist church We'd
nesdhy evening. Beginning at $50,
a pot luck supper was served.
Throughout the evening the
theme was that of football rally.
The five tables in use were cleverly
decorated with football motif. Ev-
eryone present was part of the
team. Adults represented back
fielders, young people were tackles
and guards. SJunior and primary de-
partment were fight and left ends
respectively.