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Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
NEW TORN STOCKS
BY ELMER &. WALLER
TnIfed Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, July II. -UP)-
Stocks moved narrowly In duli
turnover in the week end session
today.
Declines and advances were about
evenly divided Listlessness was
ascribed to caution pending rate OF
the supreme court reorganlzauon
bill.
There was no news TO Influence
the list. The street anticipated
slovine down in automobile pro-
duction next week as the INDUSTRY
prepares TO turn out 1885 mooeis
steel operations were expected &c
register a small decline because OF
vacations. Otherwise business was
holding wei.
The +. w. Dodge report on June
new high level for any month since
building was favorable, showing
building began its uptrend follow
ing the depression bottom reacheil,o
in 1893. Government projects swell
ed the total.
Railway issues were steady. Rev
enues during July are expected 70
gain substantially because OF IN.
creased freight and passenger trai-
fic. Small gains were mace ny oS
timore d Ohio. Union Pacific cas-
ed fractionally.
Short covering came into u;
steel and the stock registered o
small gain after touching ll4B OIL
IA AT the opening on block OF
1000 shares. Bethlehem ana he-
public were higher
Chrysler gained a point. Genera
Motors was steady. Copper shares
we're steady. with Nickel and Ken
necott on the upside. Oils sagged
trifle. Warner Brothers was firm
Robert Gair made new hlgh. Oo
firm crown Cork a. Seal record
ed a two point rise.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: Industrial l19.Is
up 0.19; railroads 53.2S OF o.oo
utility 2s.17 off col.
Transactions approximated 250,
coo shares compared with 3ou'Vo'
shares last Saturday. Curb transac
uons Appro minated $4,000 shares
compared with $4,000 shares las
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18

Mission Reds with an 8-3 victory
George Myatt topped the 10-hit at
tack on Hermann and Beck with
homer and two singles. Jim
Chaplin pitched his 18th win in
checking the Reds with nine hits
Lefty Prim and the Los Angeles
Angels triumphed over Sacramento,
AZ, for the Angels third win in
four starts. Each side collected only
six hits, but four errors contributed
to the downfall of Sacramento's
Henry Pippen.
The San Francisco Seals, third
team in a three-cornered pennant
fight for weeks, slipped back fur
ther as Portland trimmed them, 20.
Bill Posedel, Beaver right-hander,
gave the Seals six hits.
Sam Gibson, Seal veteran, with
drew in the eighth for a pinch
hitter after yielding six hits. Stutz
finished, giving two hits. 1t was
Gibsons third defeat as against Is
victories.
Oakland made it three out OF
four over Seattle with 80 victory.
The winning run crossed in the
ninth after the Oaks tied it with a
pair in the sixth. Ernie Bonham
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
Galaxy of Stars
Seek Records i'm
Huge Track Meet

DALLAS, Tex, July IT, UP
The Pan-American Olympics will
reach their climax tonight when
crack and field stars from a dozen
nations throughout two continents
compete in the biggest internation-
al track meet which America has
seen since the 1882 Olympics.
Interest was centered today on
the 800 meters, in which John
Woodruff, Pittsburgh's lanky Ne
gro who came home from the Ber-
lin Olympics a national hero. will
match strides with Elroy Robin
son, California school teacher who
hung up new world record in
the half mile, Woodruff's speciality
at New York last Sunday.
In the race against these stars
will be Jose Gomez, Colombian
National champion, Jose Nieves
Venezuelan National champion
William Sayan of Peru; Ross Bush
of Southern California; and Leon
Marin of Venezuela.
Glenn Cunningham, the tireless
Kansan, headlines a notable list
of entries in the mile.
Ben johnson. Columbia univer-
sity Negro, and Ray Dean, former
Stanford star now wearing the
colors of the Olympic club of San
Francisco, were favored to win
the go meters. Bento Assis of Brazil
put On jesse Owens finish which
left him only few inches behind
Johnson at the tape in last nights
trials.
Perrin Walker, former Georgia
Tech sprinter, ran the 200 meters
in 22.7 seconds to lead the quail.
fiers. He will have to travel tonight
however, to beat Jack Weierhauser
San Franciscan who holds the Ma.
tional A. A. U. championship.
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CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, July IT. CUP)-wheat
futures showed an inclination to
approach the eight year highs scor-
ed yesterday at the board of trade
today -bu profit taking held prices
down despite the stimulus of
number of afctors. Houses with ex-
port connections were prominent
buyers.
At the close wheat was unchang-
ed TO Is cent lower, new corn y 10
IL cents lower. old corn off u cent
and oats q to 17s cents lower.
Early firmness was laid 70 the
strength in Liverpool, details Of
combat between the Chinese and
Japanese and a sharp reduction in
crop prospects throughout China
md sections of Europe. These fac
tors led to scattered buying.
rGain news will not be issued in
Germany, a report from the Reich
stated. The September Chicago
contract ran into realizing around
S1.29 and much u the opening ad-
vance was erased.
Receivers booked 5000 bushels Of
corn to arrive while shippers re-
ported sales of $1,000 bushels. Re
ceipts were estimated at 30 cars.
Buenos Aires opened unchanged
and Rotterdam closed firm.
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COMICS PROVE.
LEADING men
NOT SO GOOD

LOS ANGELES, July 17.-Thirty
thousand persons saw how base
ball should not be played when
Joe E. Browns movie comedians
defeated Robert Taylor's leading
men 7-6 at Wrigley field today.
Most of the playing was done
before the game started.
II will start the Ritz brothers at
third announced wide mouth
Brown. The Marx brothers al
short, Parkyakarkus at second, the
Metro o-Goldwyn- Mayer lion at first
Burns and Allen at home. Mickey
Mouse or possibly Pluto will pitch"
His outfield will consist of Lee
Tracy, Joe Penner, Andy Devine,
Eddie Cantor, and Bustor Keaton,
in relays Of three or all at once.
Leading man Taylor picked q
nine from a field including Tyrone
Power, Fred MacMurray, Jack La
rue, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy,
John Boles, Dick Arlen, Don Ame-
che, Edmund Lowe and Richard
CorteZ.
Spanky MacFarland is mascot
for the comedians, and Freddie
Bartholomew for the leading men.
Proceeds go to Mt. Sinai Hospital
Twenty four thousand persons
watched the first match last year.
They're still arguing over who
won.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
UNION BATTLE
SPLITS LABOR
GROUPS MEET

TACOMA, July II CUP)-Intro-
duction of a resolution of wood
workers, recommending the i'm
mediate affiliation with CIO touch
ed off the fuse that split the spec
ial convention in session at Green
wich coliseum wide open today.
The third day of the scheduled
tWo-day convention opened with a
recommendation of the executive
board that the convention go on
record as endorsing a resolution to
wire John L. Lewis at once for a
charter for an international union
to be affiliated with CIO.
The resolution had hardly been
seconded when Homer l.. Haney,
president, Tacoma district council
of Lumber and SaWmill workers,
jumped to the floor and launched
an attack on the validity of the
proposal which opened a filibuster
that was destined to last through
out the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. July II. UP)-
Ioday's short session on the Los
Angeles stock exchange was featur.
ed by a rise of 2 y points in Supe-
rior Oil when 200 shares sold al;
42k. Another issue to jump was
Emsco Derrick & Equipment, which
was up a full point to Is on sale
of 200 shares.
Other sales included: LA. Indus
tries 800 shares at 4. unchanged
Transamerica Zoe shares at 13la
unchanged; Bandini Oil 100 shares
Republic Petroleum 200 at rs. Oft
\; Republic pfd. so at AZ. unchang
ed; Richfield OIL 100 at ga. un.
changed; Univ. Con. Dill 14OO at 1871
up u; Pacific Distillers 100 at 1.2C.
unchanged; Webber Showcase &
Fixture so at IA unchanged.
With approximately 22,500 shares
up. four were down and 10 were
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18

Chicago Cubs who were stopped 6-l
by the three-hit pitching of Louis
Fette of the Boston Bees. 1t was
Fette's 11th triumph of the year.
Jimmy Bucher's single drove in
the winning run in the Brooklyn
Dodgers three run, ninth inning
rally to defeat the Cincinnati Reds.
6-5.
Dteroit's win over the American
league leading Yankees failed to
improve their fourth place standing
as the runner-up Boston Red Sox
took a Ga decision from the st.
Louis Browns and the Chicago
White Sox walloped the Philadel-
phia Athletics, 9-4.
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PADRES TIGHTEN TOP r
TIGERS SCORE 7
RUNS ON HIT

ming streak at nine straight. Pear
son who had pitched scoreless ball
for five innings walked the first
three men to face him. He famed
Gerry Walker but Rudy York work
ed him for another base on balls
forcing in a run. Pat Malone was
called to the rescue, but Chet
JaabS greeted him with a double
the only hit of the inning and
drove in two more. Goslin was in
tentionally passed. but he could
Mt regain control and walked Jo-
10 White, forcing in the fourth tai
ly for Detroit. Malone was ex-
cused of MakaSky, but Red Roll
fumbled Pete Fox's double play
ball, and CroSetti booted Rogell's
hooper, allowing two more Tiger
tallies. A walk 20 Gehringer forced
in the seventh run. then Makosky
famed Greenberg and Walker to
end the inning.
walters was oelted out IN the flrSt
inning with a five run assault il
the opening game he lost to the
Cards. He returned in the eighth
of the nightcap and was driven to
cover in the 10th when the Cards
put on their big rally.
The double win lifted the Cards
into a third place tie with the Pitts
burgh Pirates who nosed out the
New York Giants, 4-3. in an H.
inning struggle. Burgess Whitehead
threw wild to first base and allow
ed the deciding run to come home
The Giants remained .003 per
centage points behind the leading
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18

from Detroit to Houston, from Hol-
lywood to Augusta. Cooper has fir
ed brides and pars. Over slow
green's and fast ones, on soft fair
ways and baked ones, he has rifled
them long and true.
The records of his competitors,
including the national open cham
pion, Ralph Guldahl. are not in a
class with his. Guldadl has play
ed in II tournaments and his aver
age finishing position has been 9th,
and his average scores 72. Others,
in case you are interested, follow
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|. SCHMELING MAY
FIGHT PASTOR

LOS ANGELES, July II. UP
Col. John Reed Fitzpatrick, Madison
Square Garden chief, said today
I'VE may bring over Max Schmel-
ing for a fight with Bob Pastor in
September.
ITO tell the truth" said the New
Yorker, here for a combined vaca-
ton business trip, The Garden
is so busy with other things now
days / donitdpay much attention to
the fight game
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Cooper also is the leading money
winner, with $8654.53. Henry Pic
ard is next with S650658, and Snead
third with $5428.50. Guldahl has
collected s496990 That profession
el golf is not a short cut to wealth
is proved by Bill Mehlhorn's earn
ings of S333.40, Jimmy Demart's
$500 even, and AL Watrous' $3.50.
And Dudley, near winner of the
national and British oens, has bag
ged exactly S297.
Copyright, 1887, United Press
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Baseball Results

NATIONAL
Pittsburgh 100 100 141 8 II Q
Philadelphia 100 0oS o41-e II 2
Swift, Bauers. Weaver, Tobin.
Blanton Todd. Padden; Johnson,
Mulcahy q Grace.
Cincinnati ZOO 900 o00-0 Q
Boston .....010 100 O1x-3 9 2
Hollingsworth d lombard; Mac
Fayden & Lopez.
Chicago .... 400 o1o coz Is II 2
French. Bryant, Shoun. Root &
Harnett. O'Dea; Butcher. Henshaw.
Hoyt, Jeffcoat & Phelps, Chervinko.
st. Louis 81. 600 so2 600 o-5 6 !
New York ..011 0o1 10 is IL 0
weiland & Owen: Castleman
Coffman. Smith & Danning.
90
AMERICAN
Washington 900 600 600
Detroit ....... $40 600 00x-6 II 0
Deshong, Cohen, & r. Ferrell;
Bridges e. Hayworth.
Philadelphia 100 100 600 5 .
ST Louis -. $40 600 OSx-1o Il 1
Turbeville. Nelson & Brucker,
Koupal & Hemsely.
New York 49,. pol 030 030--9 Is
Cleveland o.. 600 121 2SO-14 Is
Hadley, Murphy & Dickey; Gale
house, Brown & Sullivan.
90
Roston 900 600 600 o
Chicago .....oo0 03O 1OX-4 y
Grove & Desautels: Whitehead
e. Sewell.
New York ..2o1 o3O O3O-9 Il 2
Cleveland 900 121 2oo-6 Is !
HadIey. Murphy & Dickey: Gale
house Brown. Andrews, Heving.
whifehi1l & Sullivan.
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Padres Grab Lead
In Coast LEAGUE
San Diego Tops Sacramento by Slender
Margin After Long Climb Toward
Supremacy Among Teams

The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League
further entrenched themselves in first place Saturday
with Sd victory the Mission Reds then turned
their eyes toward Sundays doubeheader the crucial
point in their precarious hold on top place.
The third place San Francisco Seals slipped badly
in losing doubeheader Saturday to Portland 40 and 53.
The losses virtually skdded the Seals out of the three
way pennan that has kept the coast league interest
at fever pitch for weeks
While Sacramento was preparing to defend second
place against Los Angeles in night game the Oakland
team drubbng Seattle 62 to make it four out of five
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Grimes Suspended,
Fined for Using
Obscene Language

NEW YORK, July II. UP
President Ford Frick of the Nation
al league today ordered fine of
$50 and suspension of three days
upon Manager Burleigh Grimes OF
the Brooklyn Dodgers for "usine
inexcusable and obscene language
Yesterday at Ebbet's field. direct
ed at Umpire Charles L. Parker"
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l.. IL. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, July 16. UP)-
Livestock:
Hogs: so. holdover 80. Slow. fair
ly steady. medium grain fed and
lccals S12-12.35; quotable top $13.25
Cattle; 500. Slow steady; medium
short fed steers $S.S5-9.65. grass
steers S9.35: Mexican IS; grass heif-
ers $6.1O-725; cows $5.50-7; cutter
grade S350-5; bulls $6.75 down.
Calves: 100. steady; few vealers al
$3.50.
Sheep: 400. Steady: plain Idaho
lambs SO; medium TO good shorn
lambs S4.15.
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FAMOUS TRACK
COACH SIGNED
UP BY MOVIES
FAMOUS TRACK

PALO ALTO July II. UP)-
"Dink" Templeton. Stanford track
coach. recovering from an automo-
bile accident, disclosed today he
was going TO work for the movies.
Its a temporary job as a writer
for Paramount in connection with
the filming of track story" Tenn
pleton said at the hospital where
he was being treated for injuries
suffered when he swerved his car
into a telegraph pole to avoid
striking a dog.
Templeton said he didn't know
much more about the job except
he hoped to be able to report on
the Paramount lot Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
ILLINOIS YOUTH
WINS TOURNEY

CHICAGO, July IT. U.P)-John-
ny Holmstrom of Rockford, ILL.,,
held his first western junior golf
championship today after defeating
Bert Mcdowell, Kansas City star,
UP in 38 holes. Holmstrom, who
led up at the end of 18 holes,
was evened at the 35th when Nc
Dowell scored his second straight
birdie.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
Markets At
A Glance

stocks irregular in narrow range.
Bonds steady: L. S. government
issues irregular
Curb stocks irregular in dull trad
ing.
Foreign exchange irregular.
Cotton steady.
Grains mixed: wheat up q to 4
cent.
Silver in London 90 pence fine
ounce. off 1-16 penny.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
WILMER ALLISON IN
NET TOURNEY FINAL

SPRING LAKE NJ j.. July IT
CUP)-Wilmer Allison of Austin.
Texas, reached the final round of
the annual bathing and tennis
club invitation tournament today
by beating Robert l.. Harman of
Berkeley, Calf. 6-1, 60. 1-6, 6-4
Allison will meet Ernest Sutter
of New Orleans in the final match
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
L. A. HAY

LOS ANGELES, July IT. UP)-
y. $. No. ! extra ieary $20. so
u S. No. leafy ........ $17.O0-S17.5O
L. S. No 2 & good mixed S15. 5.50-S16.0 90
z (These prices represent wholesale
quotations. Retail prices generally
run $1.00 higher)D
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L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. July IT. GUP) -
aecurity First sHat7.7-..!. No. Quot.
Transameriea f--...st pa. 1872 1875
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BY UNITED PRESS

The Pacific coast league had leader for the first
time in month Friday night San Diego took
mand topping Sacramento long time leaders, by two per-
centage points, San Diego made it four in the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

LOS ANGELES. July IT. UP)-
Butter and ogEsi
Rutter. extra sac; prime firsts
81 e; standard 32c. undergrade 20.
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California Youth
Wins Tennis Title

TACOMA. July II CUP)-Jack
Kramer, of Montebello, Calf, de-
feated Ted Odewine. Santa Monica,
to win the junior championship in
the Pacific Northwest tennis tour
nament here.
The score was 4-6, 6-3. Ga, 6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-18
FLAX .MARKETS

luth ........-r.......... s2.O8
........... $2.04-2.0S
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LOS ANGELES, July II. UP
Don Hurst, big first baseman OF
the Los Angeles Baseball club, an
nounced his retirement today to
accept a job at Paramount Movie
studio. He said his legs were ailing
He played with Philadelphia and
Chicago in the National league.
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Canada Probing
Butter Smugglers'

sARNIA, Ontario, Aug. ID
Canadian police today
probed a suspected plot to SNUG
Gle butter across the international
border into the United States after
wholesale theftS of butter were re-
ported.
Butter sells for from 81 to 20
cents a pound in Canada, and
about 40 cents a pound in the
United States, with the price diff
ferential making it profitable, po-
lice said, to smuggle butter across
the border in small boats.
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Marines MAKE
READY TO SAIL

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Aug. Is
G.N.SD.-Twelve hundred officers
and men of the United States
Marines were making ready today
to sail for China.
Preparations were launched
after the announcement in Wash
ington that the troops would be
sent to augment forces protecting
American lives and property.
There are 1924 officers and men
of the fleet Marine force and
1,O21 members of the base Marine
force stationed here under Major
Gen. Louis Mccarthy Little. All
but a skeleton crew could sail on
q minutes notice, officers said.
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STAYS EX-W|FE,
PLEADS GUILTY

IONA, Mich, Aug. Is Q.N.SO.
Less than eight hours after he
smashed his way into the home
of his divorced wife and shot and
killed her, Lester Steele. 23-year-
old truck driver, today pleaded
guilty to murder charge
At 2:30 a. M, Steele smashed
the window of a bedroom, clam
bered into the room where his for.
mer wife, Hermene, 20-year-old
bank secretary, was alsep and fired
one shot into her body. She died
an hour later.
At $50 a. M, Steele was
arraigned before Justice Donald
Steele, and he pleaded guilty. He
waived examination and was
bound over to circuit court.
After shooting his wife, Steele
fell across her body sobbing with
remorSe.
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Story of Bombing
Paralyzes Sparks

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 QN.S0.
So graphic was a wireless opera
tors description of the Japanese
aerial attack on the big Chenju
radio station today that an oper-
ator taking the message miles
away in the Sassoon House was
paralyzed with fright.
By throwing another scare
into the operator with a pointed
pistol, the station manager in the
hotel brought him out of his
panic,
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Goes
ON RADIO TODAY

ELIZABETH CITY, N, c.. Aug.
10 d.N.S0.-President Roosevelt's
special train arrived here at $40
a. m. today.
Mr.. Roosevelt and members of
the official party embarked for
Roanoke Island at $3.50 a. m. for
the celebration of the 350th an
niversary of the birth of Virginia
Dare.
The President was to deliver his
first nationally broadcast public
speech since defeat of his Supreme
Court enlargement proposal and
other reverses at the hands of Con-
greSS,
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RAPs TYD1NGs BHL

In addition, President Roosevelt
dictated a statement criticizing
Congress for permitting the Ty-
dings-Miller price maintenance bill
to ride through to enactment on
a wholly unrelated major tax bill.
The statement was made public at
the White House today with the
news that the President had
signed the measure.
'"T'his is the first instance"
said the President" during my
term of office that this vicious
practice of attaching unrelated
riders to tax or appropriation
bills has occurred"
Other than the above, tax in
creaseS in the District, effective in
thirty days, are:
1. A graduated tax on auto
mobiles by weight; the tax rang
ing from an additional S. to an
added $12 per car.
2. A new inheritance and
Continued ON Page S, Col. p
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US. STUDENTS
JAILED BY NAILS

M1DDLEBURG, N. Y, Aug. 1S.
G.N.S).-Arthur j Barry, jr.,
farmer and organizer Of students
tours, today revealed upon his re-
turn from Europe with 10 school
boy tourists that the party was
jailed for five hours in Dresden,
Germany. Because the boys took
pictures of troops and tanks, they
were suspected of being foreign
agents, he said.
The boys were Ted Glatfelter,
II, and Henry Wilton, IT, of York,
Pa; RawSon Haverty, II. and Will
liam Akers, 10, of Atlanta; E. J..
OBrien, Of Louisville; Richard
Shriner, II, and his brother,
Charles, 10, of Boston; Robert
scoville, Is, New York; Harry
Hammond, jr., 10, Garden City,
N. Y, and David Walker, 10, Rye.
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British Navy Told
To Protect Ships

LONDON, Aug. 18 (CTP.S).
British ministers today turned
their attention to the position Of
merchant shipping in the Medi-
terranean.
1t was announced officially that
the British government issued in
structions through the admiralty
that if any British merchant ships
were attacked by a submarine
without warning, British warships
would be authorized to counter
attack.
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TRAIN COLLISION
ISFATAL TO TWO

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Aug. 10
UN.SO.-Two members of the
crew Of a Cleveland to Pittsburgh
express train were killed today
when their train Sideswiped a
freight car just outside of New
Galilee, near here.
The dead: B. F. Bieri, engineer,
of Alliance, Ohio, and A. E. Wag-
goner, fireman, of Bellevue, Pa.
Passengers on the train were re-
ported shaken up but otherwise
unhurt. Traffic was delayed for
an hour and half.
The accident occurred early to-
day when the passenger train
struck a freight car which had
pushed through an obstruction on
a siding and run athwart the main
track.
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Bride, Ii, Taken
From Mate, 80

MARTINEZ, Cal, Aug. 10,
GNSO.-Separated from her 80
year-old husband, Leonard New
lun, Oakland street railway en-
ploye, 13-year-old Cleone Goad
Newlun sobbed today in detention
home here.
Meanwhile authorities directed
Mrs. Gertrude Goad Newlun, IS,
mother of the child bride, to in
stitute annulment proceedings.
She was married yesterday. The
mother is married to . brother
Of Newlun.
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~ The body was found by Joseph
W. Elder, $500 block Cedar ST..
Silver Spring, Md, who told the
police he had left Mrs. Merrick
about 40 minutes before to go to a
barber shop. He said he was al
most overcome by the gas when
he forced the door after receiving
no answer to his knock. Clad in
negligee, Mrs. Merrick's body was
Sprawled on the floor.
First aid efforts of the fire
rescue squad and Casualty Hos
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Exhibitor of Farm
Journal Dead At 80

PORT CHESTER, N. Y, Aug.
18 Q.N.S0.-Hubert Austin Heath,
80, former publisher Of the Kan
sas Farmer, was dead here today.
Most of his life was spent in
Topeka, Kan, where he edited
the weekly publication now owned
by Senator Capper, of Kansas.
From 1929 to 1898 he lived in
Haiti with his son, who was asso-
ciated with the American legation
there.