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Evening star., 1937-05-29
DIES SUDDENLY
John L. Dugan, Former Resident,
Expires in Cleveland.

Expires in Cleveland.
John L. Dugan Of Cleveland, form
erly Of Washington and Alexandria,
Va, died suddenly Thursday in the
Ohio City, according to word received
here. He was son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Dugan.
Mr.. Dugan is survived by his Wild
ow. Mrs. Elizabeth R. Dugan; two
sisters, Mrs. Carl j. Graf, Richmond,
Va, and Mrs. Charles E. Haury, WASH
ington, and two brothers, Carroll B.
Dugan and Raymond J. Dugan, WASH
ington.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day In East Cleveland.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
DIPLOMAS GIVEN as
BY NURSING SCHOOL
Rev. Calvert E. Buck Delivers
Main Address to Young
Women Graduates.

Diplomas were presented to As young
woman graduates last night at an
nual commencement exercises of the
Capital City School of Nursing, held
ut Gallinger Hospital.
Rev. Calvert E. Buck, superintend-
ent of Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital, delivered the main address,
and DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, superintend-
ent of Gallinger, presented the
diplomas. The Introductory speech
was made by Dr. Charles Stanley
White, Rev. Charles O'Hara of Holy
Comforter Church gave the invoca-
tion and benediction.
Miss Essie Bass was valedictorian
Of the graduating class. The grad
uates received their pins from Miss
Catherine E. Moran, superintendent
Of nurses. Music was furnished by
the United States Marine Band. The
exercises were followed by a recep-
lion and dance
The list of prad,lates.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Imports African Coffee.

italy is permitting the importation
Of coffee from Africa under condition
that it be consumed entirely In Italy.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Kenly. Glenn Howell
Koch. Minnie May
Large. Thelma
Little, Frances L.
Long. Charlyse Lee
McNaught, Marian J.
McNaught. Martha j,
Murphy. Virginia
Oesterle. Mary Jane
Prescott. Edith Raye
Rountree. Hannah M.
SchWeigart, D. L.
Smooth. Goldia v.
Smith. Ellis Mae
Tapley. Mona Lee
Van Lear. Ava c.
Wade. Helen Hazel
Wesley, Florence P.
Wilburn. NJ. H.
Williamson. Ruth c.
Williamson. Sadie O.
Gearing. Ruth A.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Anderson. Esther H.
Androulakis. c. l..
Bass. Essie
Caddell, Marjorie L.
Chace. Dorothy
Chapman. Alberta E,
Cowman. Elizabeth
Crawford. Odetta
Dial. Esther Vivian
pilday. Helen Lucille
Du1bar. Ida
Edmunds, Ruth E.
Foote. Katherine p.
Freeman. Lucille
Gates. Mary E.
Harris. Bette Louise
Harris, Marguerite
Honeycutt. Mildred F.
Hopper. Frances v.
johnson. Sara NJ.
johnson. Virginia NJ
Jones. Helen May
Jordan. Minnie z.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14

new year. Unofficially, it was the
eighth death directly attributed to
automobile accidents. One woman
died of heart disease aggravated by
shock suffered in an accident.
P. G.. johnson. Imperial district
farmer who is well known In politi-
cal circles, was held in the Imperial
city jail as a result of the accident.
Charges will be filed against him
soon, Captain A. F. Oswalt of the
California Highway Patrol said.
Riggs died from injuries suffered
when the tractor he was driving,
pulling two Vessey system trailers,
crashed broadside into the automo-
bile driven by Johnson, who piloted
his machine directly in front of the
tractor while travelling west on
Fourth street into the intersection
at Imperial avenue Johnson was
not hurt.
- An inquest was to be held at 2:30
p. m. Thursday.
Johnson, who is 72 years old, was
driving under an unrevoked opera
tors license issued in 1929, Captain
Oswalt said, The rancher has been
active lately in mass
called to discuss Imperial
Irrigation District politics and taxes.
The nature of charges against him
has not been decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14

next two year period will build up
$21, 100000 surplus.
There was no definite hint con-
oerning the total budget to be rec
commended, but officials estimated it
would reach $45O,OOO,OO0, compared
with S43l 100000 appropriated two
years ago.
1t will include a $4S,000000 item
for unemployment relief.
The governor said he would rec
ommend that The state tax structure
be left alone.
The message was expeced to be
the most optimistic budget report in
six years
While the two houses awaited the
biennial report, scheduled to be
started at 2:30 p. IN. Lit. Gov. George
j. Hatfield, presiding officer of the
senate, announced his committee
appointments, and Speaker William
Moseley Jones of the assembly re-
vealed two changes in committe
chairnarships.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14

these offers constituted a founda-
ton of satisfactory labor relations
upon which to base an immediate
settlement of the Pacific coast mar
itime strike
Plants statement followed closely
after conferences in which four
striking unions talked peace terms
with the operators. Considerable
progress was reported on nearly all
sides as attempts were made to
reach compromises or tentative
agreements with the Cooks and
Stewards association, the Masters,
Mates and Pilots association, the
Marine Engineers Beneficial asso-
citation, and the international Long
shoremen's association.
Claiming that the strike of the
International Longshoremen's asso-
citation is sympathetic in nature,
Plant said ut is natural to believe
that when a settlement is arrived at
with the six seafaring unions, a set
tlement with the longshoremen will
be automatic"
This was the third optimism"
statement released by Plant.
Union spokesmen, however, re-
piled that the shipowners May be
trying TO high-pressure the work
ers" into a settlement of the walk
out, which today entered its 77th
day with 10000 men unemployed,
230 ships tied up and resultant in
dustrial and commercial paper loss
of approximately S300000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
CAPITAL DECORATED
FOR INAUGURATION

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. W.P)-
The committee which shelled out
100000 fer the bunting and the
srow-prOOf grandstands on Penn
Hylvania avenue figured today
that 100000 fGlkG, mostly Demo-
crats, will pour into the capital
for President ROosev1lts second
Inauguration.
Railroads, hotels, bus lines and
restaurants are expecting a har-
vest of dollars. The town is flOssy
with flags and banners, with the
picture Of the president thereon,
aud everybody's happy with the
possible exception of Clifford c.
Lanham. the district engineer.
He's already got some guests
a million or SO starlings--on his
hands and he's promised to get
rid of 'em, every one, before the
dawn of January 20, the great
day.
The1e feathcred public enemies
went cooperate. They've already
reserved seats i'm every tree On the
avenue. NIGHTLY Lanham's as
sistants climb these trees. tottle
horns, clap their hands as though
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
u. s. .PROBERS.
SET TO QUIZ
CRASH PILOT
Flyer May Hold
Key to Fatal
Crackups

LOS ANGELES, Jan. ID.
(UP) = From the lips of
Pilot w. w. Lewis federal
investigators today awaited
an answer to the question of
what causes transport planes to
crash while flying in familiar ter
ritory.
Lewis. whose skillful crash land
ing of his Los Angeles bound West
ern Air Express liner saved the
lives of II Of 13 persons. may be the
first expert participant to explain
why seven huge skyliners have
crashed in recent weeks.
Although federal investigators
were eager to question Lewis on de-
tails of Tuesdays crash which took
two lives, including that of Martin
Johnson, famous African explorer,
physicians kept the pilot under Sc
datives and would not indicate when
the flier would be we'll enough to
talk. He is suffering from a frac-
tured leg and badly mashed face.
iiut 1'CWiS lllS COIu-
posure after realizing he was about
to crash was apparent to investigat-
ors by his almost perfect pancake"
landing 80 miles north of here and
the fact that he cut off his motors.
In previous major crashes along
the Pacific coast persons who might
have supplied an answer to the
n1lACtinYl uyI,ot rnncnl tha onni-
cents were killed. In the present
case both pilot and co-pilot c. II.
Owens survived to relate their
versions of the crash.
One expert. Jack Frye. president
of Transcontinental and Western
Air, Inc. advanced a possible solu-
ton to the problem of safe landings.
He advocated that airports be
built for the future type of planes of
giant dimensions. The airports he
favors would be free from obStruc-
tions on at least two sides and would
have much longer runways than are
now available.
These would permit transport
planes to approach at attitudes high
enough to miss any mountains and
after locating the airport by radio,
pilots could circle and land.
Since 1884" he said, "TWA has
urged construction of adequate air.
rorts equipped with department of
commerce radio beam and naviga-
ton facilities, not only because of
operating practices Of today but be-
cause within five years all U. S. air
lines will be flying larger equipment
which will necessitate longer run
ways"
Although Lewis remained under
sedatives, he was considered in less |
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14

frightened pedestrians off the streets
and jumped parking lot fences with
the agility of fawn.
For 80 wild minutes Sergeant
Mike Shop, whooping like a cow
boy on parade, led his brass-but-
toned vaqueros on the roundup. The
steer, skating around on the icy
streets past hotels and night clubs,
turned occasionally on his pursuers
to give disdainful snort and plunge
on again. He ran into the basement
garage Of the skyscraper Power and
Light company building, sending as
tonished mechanics climbing the
nearest objects toward the ceiling.
Sergeant Shop, glad to have the
steer coralled at last, yelled an or
der and Patrolman Peter Slyman
began pulling at the overhead
garage door But the steer wheeled
made the exist Just in time and
left a wiser Peter Slyman in a
snowbank.
Finally Officer Clarence Majors
! dropped a lasso over the steers
head Sergeant Shop smiled again.
! With a last mighty below the
steer leaped on top of patrol car
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
kIDNAP AUTO.
STAINED WITH
BLOODHOUND
Hammer Disclosed
In Mud; House
Spotted

EVERETT, Wash, Jan.
IA. (UP)-The manhunt for
the SLAYER kidnaper of 10
year-old Charles Mattson
was concentrated at Everett
today as nolice seized two suspects
b'ood-smeared automobile and
rusty hammer believed used by the
abductor.
G-men impounded 1886 black
Chevrolet sedan picked up on an
Everett street. It was virtually
established that the automobile was
used by the kidnaper in perpetra-
ton Of his crime which ended in
the torture death of his Tacoma
schoolboy victim.
The hammer was found imbedded
in mud at the side of the Edmonds-
Beverly park halfway. two milns
south Of the snow covered field
where the bows frozen body was
discovered. Police believed the ham
mer was used to smash the youths
skull.
Another report from Everett DO
lice Headquarters, where the 100n
nanhunters now have established
their working base, said that
searchers had found house where
the hoy had been held captive prior
to his death.
At Tacoma, c. C. Spears. federal
bureau of Investigation aide to !.
Edgar Hoover signed John Doe
warrant for the arrest Of the kid
nsper
One suspect was taken into Gus
todv here for several hours last
night. but was released after ques-
tioning. Police said they were con-
vinced he had no connection with
the case.
In REPORTING their investigation
of the abandoned car. police re-
vealed that its tires checked with
the tracks found in the woods near
the SPOT where the boys body was
found: blood-stained chains were
found in the back seat. and may
have been used to bind the bov:
mud found in the car checked with
that found on the hands OF the
Young victim. G-men were check
ing fineerprints on the car and
blood stains with the blood OF the
boy.
As details of Charles death. re-
vealed by an autopsy ON his BODY
became known. open threats against
the kidnaper were heard ON Tacoma
and Everett streets.
Yesterday Charles body was seal
ed in a mausoleum crypt following
private funeral ceremonies.
Reports of the investigation of
suspects" in the case came from
all parts of the nation today. Five
such persons were either arrested
or sought, and their descriptions
and fingerprints sent to federal
agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
DROPS
FROM SIGHT
IN ROAD ROW
Missive to County
Board UphOlds
HetZel

Disappearance from the
records of the Imperial
county board of supervisors
Of a letter upholding the
craftsmanship of Leo Hetzel
on the Imperial County Highway
committee of the California state
chamber of commerce was reveal
ed Thursday with receipt here of
additional copies of the letter.
1t was learned that the letter
had been received, but was remov-
ed by one member of the county
board from the files and never
presented at the regular meeting
OF the supervisors, where such mat
ters usually are discussed.
The letter was in answer to a
resolution by the supervisors rec
ommending dismissal of Hetzel as
chairman of the county highway
committee, and disagreeing with
his recommendations for primary
and secondary state highway i'm
provements in this county. 1t was
written by George Cromwell. chair
man of the southern regional high
way committee of the state cham
Der of commerce.
The letter, in part, follows:
Under date of December l2, I
received communication from your
chairman Mr. Isaac Schlatter, to-
gether., With a resolution of your
board recommending the removal of
Mr.. Leo Hetzel as Chairman of the
Imperial County Highway Commit
tee of the State Chamber of Com
merce. You will pardon me if I
bring the following matters to your
attention.
"The report and recommendation
Of the committee of which Mr.. Het-
eel is Chairman. had been received,
considered and approved by the
Southern Regional Highway Com
mittee OF the State. several months
before any action was taken in at
tempting to discredit Mr.. Hetzel or
the report of his committee. At
the present time there is nothing
you can accomplish by removing
Mr.. Hetzel as Chairman OF this
committee except possibly his
ut is needless for me to tell you
that the work performed by these
County Highway Committees is pub
lie spirited and without hope of
remuneration. II would appear to
me that the kindest course for you
to pursue would be to recall your
former resolution and pass reso-
luton thanking Mr.. Hetzel and his
committee fcr tiaeir past efforts
on behalf of the County. and sub
NIT an entirely new committee per-
sonnel for the future service to the
county
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
HEWES ENTERS
DISTRICT RACE
FOR REELECTION

Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District and
chairman OF the board of directors.
Thursday announced that he will
stand for reelection as director
from the Calexico-El Centre divis-
ion in the district election Feb. 3.
His was the second election an
nouncement. Ollie Stewart Holt
vile, had filed nominating petitions
making him candidate for director
from the Holtville division. where it
is believed Director Mark Rose al
SO with. seek reelection.
Hewes will base his request for re-
election on the record of the dis
trict during his term in office, his
announcement said. He cited spe-
officially the beginning of work on
the All American canal under fed
eral appropriations. the refunding
program which saved taxpayers a
huge sum in interest payments,
numerous court victories against
forces seeking to block the district
program. and other accomplish
ments OF the present district regime
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Funeral Held in
HOltyille Wed.
For Pioneer, 80

Funerel services for w. q. Car
rantnr 90 wcrn conducted Wednas-
dav mnrniro from the funeral chan
q nf p. f. lemons. the Rev. Devon
Ellsworth nf St Paul's Episcopal
church. officiating. Burial was to
be in San DIEGO.
Carpenter was one of the best
known residents of the Holtvile
district. and as q pioneer of the
county, had many friends i'm various
cities. Ha had made his home IN
Holtvlle for 80 wears, and played a
prominent part there. He also had
a Civil War record of merit. He
was born in Covington, Kentucky.
Survivors are: 4 daughter, Mrs.
Ida B. White Ct Holtvllle: two sons.
Willard Carpenter Of Holtville and
TYLER CARPENTER of New York CITY,
five grandchildren. Catherine Car
nenter. Vivian Carpenter, Kenneth
Robinson. June Carpenter, Marjorie
Carpenter.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14

they were at the opera, and scare
the pesky birds away. But the
birds always return.
While Lanham chaseS starlings,
Admiral Carey I. Grays0n, the
inaugural chairman, lures humans
with glowing reports of the sight
they're going to see.
He's printed 100000 official pro-
grams. which look like deluxe
baseball score cards, for sale at
so cents each. If they aren't fancy
enough for the carriage trade.
there are available some special,
fooled leather democratic year
books, autographed by the presi-
dInt and decorated with gold.
These sell for 500 per each.
The committee Of businessmen,
the ones who gambled the $780,
900 expense money, hope to get
their cash back from sale of
tickets fer seats along the line of
march. A good seat costs $40 flat.
A medium one, around the corner
from the presidential reviewing
stand is $3.50 while an ordinary
seat down the line of the starlings'
hangout is $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
MEXICAN GETS
DEADLY DOSES
AS MEDICINE

Six lethal doses of strychnine
are in the hands of some un-
identified Mexican in southern
California who believes he has,
instead, six capsules Of quinine.
the Imperial county sheriff's Of
flee was notified Thursday.
The strychnine capsules, iden-
tical in appearance with quinine
capsules, were sold by mistake
by a Corona drug store clerk.
the Riverside sheriff informed
the office here.
The Mexican asked for II
quinine capsules. After ne left
the store, the clerk discovered
that he had given the Mexican
six quinine capsules and sIx
strychnine capsules. Any one o.
the strychnine pills would BE-
fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
SIMPSON FILES
SLANDER SUIT

LONDON. Jan IA. WP)-A most
reliable source confirmed today
that legal proceedings which Ernest
Simpson started to defend his name
in connection with the divorce
which Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtained
were commenced about a week or
10 days ago.
Simpson filed slander suit
against Mrs. Joan Sutherland, wife
of Lieut.. Col. Arthur Sutherland.
The suit was based on a remark,
saicyto have been made at a luncheon
at which Mrs. Sutherland was pres
ent, which alleged that Simpson
was well paid for permitting the
divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
AUTO CRASHES
INTO PARKED
CARS AT NIGHT

Jack Wolfe, "a. was cited for
reckless driving after his automobile
crashed into two parked machines
on Fifth street near the California
hotel here Wednesday night.
Highway Patrol and Roy Dupont of
the Ell Centre police department is
sued the citation after investigating
the crash. They found. according to
a police report, that Wolfe's car
skidded l41 feet before striking the
first of the parked cars.
Wolfe told officers that the steer
ing gear of his car locked. and he
could not turn it. Walsh declared
he later drove the car. and the
steering apparatus was in good con-
dition.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Paahler Blamed
For Own Death
In Fatal Crash

w, j. Paahler, Los angeles, was
blamed for his own death by
coroner's Jury which returned its
verdict after an inquest Wednesday
afternoon into Paahler's death in
an automobile accident Tuesday
night seven miles south of West
morland on the Los Angeles high
way.
Paahler's death was due to his
own carlessness in driving, the jury
decided.
The Los Angeles man was killed
when his machine struck a car driv-
en- by Cyrus Rude, Jamestown. Cal,
DRIVING at high speed. was unable to
negotiate a iurn, where his car
crashed into that of Rude.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
PROBE BEGUN
IN RAIL DEATHS

SAN BERNARDINO. Jan. ID. dIp
An investigation was started TO-
dsV bv San Pornardino county auth
critics into the deaths of eight
workmen who were killed when a
locomotive snaehed into a section
car near the Nevara border yester-
dav
The bodies we're held at the ham,
let of Kelso. a few miles from the
scene of the crash, nendinQ the ar
rival of Coroner r. e. Williams and
Sheriff E. l.. Shay.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
ke
~ <N
REPoRTER nMR51HS
Says
| Good Name. Anyway

A Good Name. Anyway
A. II. kellar returned from San
Diego to tell that he had been visit
ing his brother, C. H. Kellar. Some
one remarked that the names are
lot alike. Yes, A. H. explained
there were so many children in the
family that their parents couldn't
find enough variety There were
nine in the Kellar group.
Talk About Results
Someone reads the paper. it seems
Lee Landerman had it published
that there weren't any reservations
for the 4-H club banquet Friday
and now he's got so many he can't
handle them. And Bobbie Thacker
believes he wouldn't have received
nearly so many flowers if it hadn't
been published that he was in the
hospital. Sort of encouraging, you
know.
Coed Reason
Here's note from George Buck
lin, left on RR's desk Friday morn
ing.
Here are highliahts of peace Of
ficers meeting held in Veterans
Memorial Hall, Calipatria. Wednes-
day night (Sorry 1 did not have
time TO write it up, but when I re-
turned to the desk. everything SEEM
ed to pop at once-everythlng from
death to accidents.)
Anyhow, it's my birthday
Tee Much Said
F.. w. Red" Mitchell, who's light
O love is the Chevrolet. edged up
to the lanky center of the visiting
Negro basketball team after game
Wednesday night, asking how the
! team travels around the country.
I'm automobiles" answered the
lanky one.
Reds face frightened up. BEAM
ing noticeably
What kind?" he asked
Then his, face fell-and off he
went.
The kind wasn't a Chevrolet.
TCday's Contribution
Dear RR." says w. H. Harris OF
Holtville, who's entitled to two thea
ter tickets, Here's just line to
let you know that we have some
pretty good liars over here in Holt
vile.
"Rack in 1915 we had some pref
ty hefty earthquakes. At that time
we were living on ranch and had
our drinking water in a Mexican
ola. One quake shook SO hard 1t
broke the olla-out left the water
hanging there. To avoid humping
into the water we had to hang a
bucket under it until the quakes
were over"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Summons Served
On Judge in Jail

3 VENTURA, Cal, Jan. IA WR-
Gavin w. Craig, still justice of the
state appellate court despite the fact
he is serving a Jail term following
conviction on a federal charge. to-
day held legislative summons to
appear at a hearing called to con-
slider his removal from the bench.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Study Authorized
OF Library Building

Instructions to make a thorouoh
study OF the former library build
ing condemned as unsafe in earth
ouakes. to estimate possible cost oil
repairs. End else to prepare plans
for an addition to the brildinp. nr
for n new buildino. were given ID. j..
Eaeton Herrick. Icno Beach archi-
tect Thursday, by the city library
board
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
TWO MILLION
WAGE FARMERS
RECEIVE JOBS

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. Up)-
The American Federation of Labor
reported today that more than
100000 wage earners were restored
to jobs in private industry between
November, 1885 and November, 1896.
THE last IL months have restored
jobs more rapidly than any period
since NRA,' the federation report
ed a.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Legality of Social
Security Act Upheld

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Jan. IA.
Wp-Constitutionality of the FEEDER
al Social Security Act was upheld
today by Federal Judge David j.
Davis of the northern Alabama dis
trict court
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
Landslide Occurs
At Panama Canal

BALBOA, c. T., Jan. ID. Wn)-A
landslide of approximately 10000
yards of earth and rock fell into
the Panama Canals channel today
at Gold Hill, in Culbera Cut. Traf-
tic was not affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-14
SH1POWNERS READY
TO Offer HIGHER
WAGE TO STRIKERS
Cash for Overtime and Recognition of Union for
Collective Bargaining Among Concessions;
Peace Terms Discussd

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. a. (UP)-Thomas G. Plant,
Pacific coast shpowners spokesman said today his group
was prepared to offer striking seafarng unions substantial
increases cash for overtime and recognition of the
union for collective bargaining Plant said he believed