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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

WASHINGTON, June .. 0P)-A
fisherman trolling Chesapeake Bay
today hooked the body of the mys-
FERROUS man in the brown beret
who disappeared from river boat
two weeks ago.
He had been murdered-Stabbed
through the neck-and weighted
down with an assortment of articles
as weird as were the circumstances
surrounding his disappearance May
IA.
The body was that of Charles
F.. Keene, prosperous real estate
broker and jewel fancier who
boarded the steamer District OF
Columbia in Washington, wearing
brown beret When the boat dock
ed next morning at Norfolk, Va,
Kenne's cabin was locked from the
inside. bloodstained and empty, eX-
cept for his shoes. his wrist watch
and his broken eyeglasses.
The fishing boat of Capt Edward
Smith was trolling slowly south
ward today when suddenly the cap
tain'S hook Snagged something SO
heavy it almost snapped his line.
Carefully he pulled the heavy
something to the surface, to find
the body of Keene with gaping
wound in the neck and water
logged suitcase wired around it.
Capt Smith unsnapped the lug
q
bile jack, a hammer, two can open
erS and a womans pocketbook of
tan leather Inside the latter was
tin, ten-cent-store tea-strainer
The captain sent his boat at top
speed to Smith Island, where a
hastily summoned coroner's jury
of fishermen rendered the verdict
of murder. DR.. w. F.. Stout said
the wound in the neck might have
been made by knife; possibly by
bullet. The body had been SO
long in the water he could not tell
The condition of the lungs proved
that Keene had been slain aboard
the boat and thrown into the river
by husky assailant. Was the lat
ter the man who bought Keene a
bottle of beer in the ships salon
shortly before his death? Or coulo
the murderer-aS contents of the
suitcase indicated have been 6
woman?
Federal officials, and police of tive
states and the District of Columbii
scratched their heads They coulc
not answer. They could hardly be-
lieve-even when confronted with
the grueSome evidence-that muir
der had occurred in cabin number
70.
Members of the ships crew, from
the captain to the loWlieSt cabir
boy, testified at federal inquiry
here soon after KeaneS disappear
ance, that the voyage that parti'
cular night had been unusually
uneventful
A night Waterman said he hearC
a sound at about las am, bu
that it seemed like banging steam
radiator. Then came Mrs. Mary
E. Lopez. gray-haired housewife
from Norfolk, who had occupied TIN
cabin next to- Keene'S and Separat
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Peach Growers
Approve Plan For
Marketing Crop

SACRAMENTO. Cal. June >. UP)
The Grange canning peach grow
ers' association was on record to-
day with unanimous support of the
1886 grading plan for marketing the
current crop
In a one-day meeting the aSso-
citation also endorsed senate bill 942
the revised California marketing
act. now awaiting action by Gov.
Frank F. Merriam.
The group left to the executive
committees discretion any chang
es in the grading set-up that might
be necessary because Of unforeseen
contingencies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
BIG BRUISER'
BREAKS TRUCK
DRIVERS ARM

SACRAMENTO. Cal, June ,.
UPl-Police today hunted a big
hruiser" pedestrian who revers-
cd normal procedure and broke
a truck drivers arm.
Bill Shrader. 81, who tips the
scales at $50 pounds and drives
delivery truck, told the story to
emergency hospital attendants.
Il was waiting for a red light
to change. See" he began.
An Of a sudden this big bruis-
or reached into my cab and socks
me with big book. Ii all hap
pened to sudden I hardly got
chance TO look nj him
Dr. George +. 0'Brien set his
broken arm and police started a
search for the big bruiScr.'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
District Official
Gives Testimony
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
substituted numerals in red. She
said the slips were in that condition
when she assumed office.
She was followed on the witness
stand by Walter Goodson, secretary
of the district board of directors
who was appointed to the position
following McIver's dismissal by the
board. He had with him three
huge minute books showing records
Of board transactions. He turned
over to the court certified copies
Of passages requested by Head.
Mark BloOjgood. auditor who dis
covered the alleged discrepancies in
McIyer's accounts waited in the
court room for summons TO the wit
ness stand.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Church Debates
SanctiOning War

COLUMBUS, O., June 2. tUP)-
Sharp debate between conservative
and Liberal factions over whether
the Presbyterian church in the U.
S A. shall continue to sanction
lawful war" was expected at the
closing session of the denomina-
tions 149th general assembly here
today.
Action on the proposal and other
questions dealing with war and in
ternational relations, including a
recommendation the United States
Join the world court and denuncia-
ton of compulsory military training
and this country's huge military ex-
peditures, was delayed until today
after the assembly adopted a broad
platform" recommended by its So
cial welfare committee.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Flax Straw Plant
To Be Constructed

Continued from Page One
the advantage offered by Imperial
Valley for the operations.
The Southwest Flaxseed asSoci-
alton has entered into an agreement
with its members who have placed
thousands of acres at its disposal.
In turn the corporation has con-
tracted with the association TO
select straw for purchase.
Tonnage to be purchased during
the coming season cannot yet be
determined. The corporation in
tends, however, to widen its scope
of operations with a view to ulti-
mately contracting for up to &c.
900 tons of straw a year.
Price at present is also indefin-
lite but after this years operations
have been concluded the corpora
ton will be in position to place
its value upon the straw and will
be ready to discuss prices with the
association.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
BY ID. L. ZINN

Folks it the old story in Europe If bunch hangs
fight with strapped is going
shootn Then the fight Let's hope the United
keeps shirt attends strictly to business
look like this election going be hotter
election with the power company
working Let's personalities out of the fight
right to their opinion Some
doubtful Thomas in his her precinct
the people their and deliver
out for this means more to the
valley than vote have ever cast before Be on
your folks
thing for the Duke and Wale they arc not
ashamed Wale 40 They ought to
doing England stop all the nobility from
attending wedding Yankee girl grabbed off
the king wanted to be and
De
I'll be een' you
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded by
The Post Press, Sundays) by the
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany, 625 state street, Ell Centre,
California.
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice-president and gen
eral manager; f. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West Holiday Co, Inc National
Advertising Representatives
NJ ber California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: sc per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month, coo;
Paid in advance; 3 months, S1.65;
months. 1925; one year $500,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
RADO RIVER BASIN STATES FAIL TO AGREE ON POWER
CLERKS DEMAND
AIR CONDITIONING

TOLEDO, O., June 2. UP)-Thc
retail clerks union in a contract,
proposed to a downtown store in
cluded clause asking that the
companys store must be air con-
ditioned The company agreed to
the air conditioning if it could
obtain a satisfactory lease on the
building it occupies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Dam
The seven basin states-served
by Boulder Dsm-had made an un-
successful effort during the past
week to agree on a rider, which
California and Nevada. two on the
affected states. had approved.
S. B. Robinson, assistant city
attorney for water and lights, Los
Angeles. Calf, appealed to the
committee to add a proposed COM
promise 10 Bonneville.
The proposal would permit re-
duction from four to three per cent
on interest charged by the govern
ment on power contracts and per-
mission to repay the S25,00000o
flood control allotment charged
against Boulder power without in
terest and after amortization of
the balance of the governments
Boulder investment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
ELM NOTES
MRS. NJ. l.. BOONE

Thursday. Eunice Sprinkle, tea
cher of Brawley, left for the coast
after a brief visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Ada Gallaher Eunice is plan
ming to visit Norway and Sweden
on her summer vacation.
Rosie Sexton visited in Los An
geleS over the weekend.
90
ing Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Hopkins OF Elm.
%
Elm school enjoyed a swimming
party at the Ell Centric plunge We'd
neSday. Their teacher, Mrs. Julia
Klingensmith, treated them to ice
cream afterwards. The school closed
Friday. Mrs Klingensmith left for
Inglewood Saturday. She will re-
turn in the fall
Thursday the Westside Country
club had its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Monroe Lowe Of Elm.
A short business meeting was fol-
lowed by a program, sponsored by
Marion Junkins and Olive Cannon.
The club presented Mrs l.. D.
Hanks a gift as the Hanks are leav-
ing for the coast. Members present
were MesdameS Curtis. Allender
Ravens. Gallaher. Green, West
moreland, Diehl, Herrick, Rich, Hig-
gins, Junkins. Cannon, Ferguson
Robertson, Minnie Hull and Byrtal
Dickerson of Ell Centre. Visitors
Mrs. l.. D. Hanks of Seeley; Mrs
E. j. Slipper and Mrs. G. Harper
Ell Centre; Maggie Ravens, Hemit;
Mrs. w Cobleigh and daughter
Nancy, Ruth Moore and Effie
Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Marshall OF
Indio, we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Monroe Lowe over the weekend.
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Mar
tin motored to the coast to get Mr.
and Mrs. Boone, returning that
evening.
90
Emma RoSenbaum spent Sunday
at the F.. o. Rosenbaum home.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Armstrong AND
daughter Patsy of Ell Centre, visit
ed at the M. l.. Boone home Sun
day evening. Mrs. Armstrong ano
daughter had just returned from
Bisbee, Arizona, where they visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Patton and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Cannon en-
joyed Sunday at the Claud Fergu-
son home at Seeley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
SWIMMERS FEET
STICK IN MUD

LONG BEACH, CALI. juno J tUP'
Warren Eddenfield. ., took d
prodigious Jump into the lagoon.
and didn't come up. His feet were
stuck faSt in the mud bottom. his
head below water. A boat operator
rescued him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
West to Speak
To Farm Leaders

A. B West, president of the Ne
vada- California Electric corpora
ton will explain the power offer
made by his corporation to mem
bers Of the farm bureau board of
directors at their meeting Saturday.
The board will meet at 100 pm.
and in addition to the talk by West,
will consider reports on the recent
membership drive.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
JUNE STARTED BY
WEDDING LICENSES

LOS ANGELES, June , UP)
It's June all right, agreed Clerk
Rosamond Rice Of the marriage Ii
cense bureau. She started the
month by handing out licenses to
300 couples and accepting applica-
tions from 1874 more.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
CAKE BOUGHT FOR
FELLOW PRISONERS

CLEVELAND, june :. IJF-LOuIs
Rothkopf. held bondleSs in jail
pending appeal OF a federal sent
ence for income tax evasion. was
the most popular inmate of the cell
blocks today. He bought ice cream
and cake for all his 800 fellow pris-
onerS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
ALAMO-VERDE
BY AMY FUTILE

Mrs. Ray Elder visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hi
guerra Sunday evening.
Miss Barbara McAfee spent the
weekend with her sister, Miss Billie
McAfee of Holtville.
Mrs. A. w. Corey, who has been
confined to her bed with the flu,
is reported recovering.
90
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smart enter
tanned group of friends Wednes-
day evening in honor of their son
Bird. who is a graduate of the Verde
school.
Carolyn Maurer is spending few
days visiting with Ethel Lee Vogcl
of Heber
Robert Hawk entertained over the
weekend Bernard Leblanc of Los
Angeles.
MT anu Mrs. al Mlllef OF FL
Cajon, called at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. AL Mckenzie Saturday
evening.
90
Miss Ruth Melbourne spent the
weekend visiting in Los Angeles.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Davis and fam
lily motored to Live Oaks Sunday to
spend the day.
90
The seventh grade of the Verde
school gave the Verde graduating
class a swimming party in Holt
vile Thursday afternoon. After
swimming a picnic supper was en-
joyed in the park. Elizabeth Chestnut
and Mrs. l.. C. Hawk we're guest
hoSteSseS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
WOMAN SENT
TO COUNTY JAIL

Bessie Calvert will spend the
next five months in the county
Jail because she pleaded guilty to
charges of vagrancy. This occa-
sion marks the eleventh time she
has been booked at the institution
within the last two years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Fire In Hotcl-El Centre fircmen
extinguished fire in the boiler
room at the California hotel at 200
o'clock Tuesday afternoon before
much damage resulted Fire Chief
Tom Reams estimated the total
damage at $40
Jacumba. Live Oaks and Pine
Valley summer campers. Week end
truck service for campers, supplies
and household goods. Phone /,
Pioneer Truck and Transfer Co.
(J-0
Married by Judge = Judge John
E Simpson officiated at the mar
riase of Leonor Guerra, 25, and
Refugio Herrera, 25. Heber residents,
in FL Centre justice court Tuesday.
90
Sherwood's Cafe. Summer bachel-
or rates. (M-20-t)
Intend to Wed-Raymond B. DeS-
sert, jr.. "a. Ell Centre, and Libby
Marie Peach, 10, Yuma, Tuesday
filed a notice Of intention to wed.
90
Benefit rummage and white ele-
plant sale Newberry's old location
on Main St, Friday and Saturday
June and S. Many articles of
value. Household goods. children's
TOYS. clothes, etc (J-2)
Licensed TO Wed-County Clerk
w. j. McCleHand issued mar
riage license Tuesday to Sostenes
Cuellar, SO. and Maria Jesus Ceva-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
PISTOL USED
AS COLLATERAL

LOS ANGELES, June 2. Up
Completing the routine questions
asked all applicants, H. A. Sum
ners, manager of a finance comp
any, said:
And what would you care to
post as collateral?"
This" said the applicant. He pro-
duced a ipstol.
Police were searching for the APP
$3.50 e. %s-N it'll ~.rt law
ING Inc o.. -,e- =. y-.~ 4.1iaup,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
/ Illus. 80, residents of Mcxicali.

Illus. 80, residents of McXicali.
Community Auction at Zinnerie
Sale CorralS, Friday at ten sharp.
80 Jersey COWS, complete herd, some
fresh. some Springers, balance milk
ing; good fresh first calf heifers,
Holstein springers, Guernsey spring.
ers, beef COWS, bulls, calves, horses,
mules. pure bred Hampshire boar,
6 mo. old, from the Joe Enz herd;
90 Weaned pigs. brood SowS, chick
ems, turkeys, 200 eight foot ties, $50
street car ties, mower, wagon, etc.
Strictly high grade piano, 2 bed
room suites, dresSers, tables, dining
chairs, rockers. dishes, cooking uten-
sis. Remember, Friday at ten sharp
Zinnerie Sale CorralS. do
90
Suffers Injury-Mrs. Dozier DaW-
son. information clerk at the I'M
perial County court house, suffered
a severe injury to her knee recently
when she slipped on a slick SUBJ
stance on the floor of the main
corridor and fell. Her ankle turn
ed, throwing her to the floor. A
ligament in her knee was injured,
forcing her to walk with cane.
90
Intend To Wed-A notice of in
tention was filed with County Clerk
w. j. McClelland Wednesday to
Henry Cauzza. 81, and Dorothy
Googe, Imperial residents.
90
Released On Bail E. Sherwood
Johnson. Is, Negro was released
from the county Jail Wednesday on
500 bail. He is charged with fail
ure to provide for his family.
Case Dismissed-MoralS charges
against McCaully B. Arnold, II,
were dismissed by John E. Simp-
son in Ell Centre justice court We'd
nesday. He was arrested in Ell Cen
tro May 20 and had been held in
the county Jail on $1,000 bail.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
SPEED URGED ON
BONNEVILLE BILL

WASHINGTON June yUP-oregon and Washington representa-
today the Harbors committee
speed legislation the S5O00o0
power navigation after Colorado basin states
we're affecting Boulder
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Mrs. Ray Elder visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hi
guerra Sunday evening.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Davis and fam
lily motored to Live Oaks Sunday to
spend the day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Intend To Wed-A notice of in
tention was filed with County Clerk
w j. McClelland Wednesday to
Henry Cauzza, 81, and Dorothy
Googe, Imperial residents.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Al Miller of FL
Cajon. called at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. AL Mckenzie Saturday
evening.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Miss Ruth Melbourne spent the
weekend visiting in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Miss Barbara McAfee spent the
weekend with her sister, Miss Billie
McAfee of Holtville.
Mrs. A. w. Corey, who has been
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

.Cuors Maths thoroughly aged before mash.
ing. The brew is again thoroughly aged
after fermentation Thus il is double aged
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

confined to her bed with the flu,
is reported recovering.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Robert Hawk entertained over the
weekend Bernard Leblanc of Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Emma Boone of Heber was visit
ing Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Hopkins OF Elm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Carolyn Maurer is spending a few
days visiting with Ethel Lee VogcI
of Heber.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-08-13
PART 25

PART 25
Fort Duquesne was finally can.
tured and destroyed in the latter
part of 1853. Fort Pitt was then
built and named after William
Pitt, the English statesman. and
held by the British thereafter
The Indians had received terrible
punishment in the battle. so
many of them having been slain
by the gallant Marylanders, and
being deprived of French leader
ship on account of the capture of
the fort, most of them retreated
to new hunting grounds down the
Ohio river and never molested
the whites again.
While the last campaign was
in progress large body of In
dians as usual led and accompan-
led by about $50 to 200 French
were raiding and laying waste the
L OIOAAcIC oCIJ1CnCnLSS having Ill
the year 1858 gone as far east as
the Monocacy. The raiding must
have been easy for them, the wo-
men and children being unpro-
tected because most of the men
folks were with Forbes on his
campaign. 1t is not believed how
ever that many lives of whites
were lost during the season be-
cause the people had learned by
experience to protect themselves
by fleeing to their several strong
holds for safety which have been
heretofore described.
Somewhere east of the Monoc-
acy the French and Indians met
a force too strong for them to
overcome and they themselves
were turned back defeated. They
Immediately began the long trek
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-08-13
RECONSTRUCTING
PART OF ROUTE 80
Nearly Three and a Half
Miles West of Cham
bersburg Being Built

The H. w. Shaull Construction
Company, of Merchandising, Pa,
has established headquarters in
the former McMurray Dairy Bldg,
West of Chambersburg, prepare
tory to reconstruction of the Lin
coin Highway between the Dor
ough of Chambersburg and Back
Creek. The project will rebuild
3.44 miles of Route 30, at cost
of 1921, 7O729.
The highway will be recon
strutced as a three-lane roadway
with two 10-foot outside lanes of
concrete and a 10-foot macadam
inner lane. Construction will be-
gin at the Chambersburg borough
limits and proceed westward,
while another crew of workmen
will be employed widening and
rebuilding the Back Creek bridge.
1t is expected to employ $50 men
at the peak of operations. Skilled
labor is being hired direct by the
Shaull firm while laborers are be-
ing hired through the offie of the
National Unemployment Service.
One-way traffic will be maintain
ed at the point of reconstruction.
although Milton S. Barkheimer,
supervisor, expresses the desire
that autoists and truckers, when
possible, select another route.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-08-13

pack toward Fort Duquesne ex-
pecting there to join their COM
panions in arms. They must have
Kept together in a fairly compact
body SO long as they had as their
objective the forts on the Ohio
held by the French. Tradition
says that when the retreating
columns of Indians and French
had reached Tonoloway the news
was brought to them that Fort
Duquesne had fallen. Upon the
receipt of this news the Indians
who were already becoming rest
less Of French authority and
having good pretext at once left
their French allies. The French
men, being deserted by the In
dams, and having no place of
refuge, no objective nor source of
supply to which they could go,
broke their organization and set
tied in the forest as best they
could. Traces of these French
settlers are found to this day
scattered from the Alleganies to
the Blue Ridge Mountains. 1t is
well known that the French read
lily amalgamated with the Indians.
These men could easily obtain In
dian wives because the Indian
male population had become deci-
mated by the recent Indian wars.
Many folks today, living in this
territory and proud of their In
dian descent, plainly bear the
marks of their Indian parentage.
The truth of this tradition is
we'll established by the fact that
it exists in many families dating
back to Indian times and the
marks of racial descent which are
so plain to be seen in the faces
of many of our people today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-08-13

with God at all or he is not living
out his Christian life in practice.
/. Family life ". 12). The fifth
commandment has to do with the
relation between child and parent.
There is plain and direct COM
mand that father and mother should
be honored. Only in respect and
obedience to parents can the child
possibly find true and proper de-
velopment.
2. Physical life WV. IS, 14. God
is interested in our bodies. Already
we have noted his provision for
day of rest each week. Now we
are reminded of the sanctity of hui
man life. "Thou shalt not KILL and
remember there are many other
ways to kill man than by shoot
ing him. DR.. Wilbur M. Smith
makes telling point by reminding
us that we may kill others by sell
ing them tainted food. intoxicat-
ing liquors, or dope" by neglect
of duty, by careless driving, by
failing to provide employees with
sanitary and healthful surroundings.
A solemnizing thought-"thou shalt
not kill"
There is another way that the
body may be destroyed-by its mis-
use in adulterouS living.
8. Social life wv. 15-1D. Thou
shalt not steap'-and remember
any dishonest appropriation of what
does not belong to you is stealing
call it what you will. And false
witness''-how it has honey combed
our very civilization. Not a little
Of II is found within the church,
more shame upon us! Lastly, we
come to ''covetousness'-which has
been called one Of ''the respectable
sins Of nice people" It is subtle and
often hidden. Let US root it out OF
our own lives by Gods grace.