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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Schoolgirl Stays
Father with Gun
In Family Fight
He Pulled
Mother Across
Room by Hair

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June =.
(UP)-A murder complaint
will be issued against Mar
ian Ayres, 15-year-old Els
condido school girl, who shot
and killed her father, Frank T.
Ayres, AZ, naval petty officer, early
today, District Attorney Thomas
Whalen said.
Whalen said the girl will be ar
raigned late today and bound over
to the juvenile court, where, he
said, Judge L. M. Turrentine will
decide whether she shall stand trial
in his court or face the murder
count in superior court.
Marian admitted she fired one
charge from a 410 gauge shotgun,
into her fathers heart, in the FAM
ily's three-room mountain cabin
in the Poway Valley, when she
responded to a screamed appeal
from her mother, Mrs. Frances
Ayres, to come and help me-"
She said before she fired she
saw her father pulling her mother
across the room by her hair, she
than went to the kitchen, took
down the gun, loaded it, and re-
turned and fired.
Brought to the juvenile deten-
ton home here, Marian said She
had been awakened by her mother S
scream of, Marian, Marian come
and help me-"
"They were in mothers bedroom, y
the EScondido high school girl con-
tinued between sobs, her head bur-
led in her arms. so 1 put on ny
bathrobe and went in. He was
choking mother.
Daddy tried to strike me. l went
to the kitchen, got the gun, loaded
it. Everything was mixed up l
guess. I think he said, Don't do
it, Marian.
And I guess-oh, I don't know
yes, 1 shot him.
Il don't know where I was stand
ing. don't know where daddy was;
where any OF us were. 1t was all
SO haZy."
A few hours before the shoot
ing Ayres had called for his daugh-
ter at a party given in her honor
-AyreS with % years of service
in the navy and perfect record
to his credit had been ordered
to Norfolk, Va, for three years
shore duty and the family planned
to leave for the east Friday.
About 1890 last night daddy
came for me. 1 saw he had been
drinking but he was nice to me.
when we got home I went to
bed. I sleep in the room next to
mother and daddy. A little while
later 1 heard them quarreiing.
Then it was quiet for while
and then I heard mother scream
for me-"
Don't blame the child" Mrs
Ayres sobbed to officers. 1T WASH
her fault. I should never have call
ed her into the room. She is too
young. Don't blame Marian"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
TREASUR { R
OF DISTRICT
TAKES STAND
Mass of Evidence
Presented by
State

Drama, obscured by a bar
rage of technicalities, played
to an almost empty court
room Wednesday when Miss
A nna McManus, Imperial
Irrigation District treasurer, took
the stand against her predecessor.
F.. H McIver, in his trial on charges
of embezzlement and forgery.
She faced the man in whose Of
flee she worked as deputy for APP
proXimately IL years, across a mass
Of evidence presented by the state
in its attempt to convict McIver of
appropriating $2265 of district funds
and forging and passing a $500
check of a district bondholder
Her task was to identify, through
questions asked by District Attor-
ney Elmer Head, signatures on
checks and records from the treas
urer's office, checks supposedly
covered in the IA counts of a grand
Jury indictment returned against
McIVer.
McIver remained impassive dur
ing the questioning of his former
employee and the candidate who de-
feated him in the race for treasurer
ship. The grand jury investigation
followed an audit of the treaSurers
accounts made before they were
turned over to Miss McManus after
she assumed office.
Bundles of checks were clipped
together slipped into envelopes and
marked for Identification after
Heald and Defense Attorney Walter
Hoy questioned Miss McManus re-
garding them.
Heald's attempts to delve into the
workings of the Mexican company
of the irrigation district was halted
by the courts sustaining an objec-
ton of Hoy.
Some idea of the trend the de-
Tense plans to take was revealed
during Hoys questioning of Miss
McManuS regarding the historic
siege of the treasurers office by
two men, McIver and END. Hatch,
succeeding the election subsequently
declared illegal.
Hoy asked the witness who did
the work in the treasurer's office
while the battle for possession was
going on. She replied that McIver
did the work. He then asked If
she knew whether Hatch ever had
done any of the actual work of the
office during the siege. She replied
that the disputing treasurers both
had signed certain documents, re-
funding warrants, SO they would
be legally signed no matter which
eventually was declared district
treasurer.
She said she was away a month
during the dispute over the winner
of the election and upon her re-
turn, had resigned from her posi-
ton as chief deputy treasurer.
Later she was an assistant in the
district secretary's office.
Miss McManus told Hoy she did
not know who had crossed out GER
tain numbers on certain receipt
slips in the treasurer's office and
Continued ON Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

In Cleveland, lOln Slfulei, re
public chairman, said he had never
met John l.. Lewis, CLIO. head,
and I hope to God l never see
him"
Meanwhile. the strike of thou
sands of steel workers had reduced
Republic production by half, and
had completely shut down plants of
two other large independent pro-
ducers-Inland Steel corporation and
youngstown Sheet e. Tube.
There were two bright spots on
the labor horizon:
In Hollywood, a month old strike
of motion picture technicians was
believed nearing an end. l'''..
In Gillespie, ILL.,, it was announc-
ed that $50 miners, who staged
an 8 day sit down strike at the
bottom of the Superior Coal COM
pany's mine at Wilsonville, will re-
turn TO work pending negotiation
of their demands.
%
CLEVELAND, June 2. WD--A Re-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
BROUGHER TO
SPEAK AT J. G.
GRADUATION

DR.. ]. Whitcombe Brougher, jr,
OF Glendale, considered one of the
ablest speakers in California, is
to deliver the main address tonight
at the Junior college commence
ment exercises.
The commencement program will
begin at o'clock in the school
patio and is open to the public.
The largest graduating class in the
history of the school will receive
diplomas.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
First Watermelon
Carload Shipped
From CalexicO

First car of Imperial Valleys 1887
watermelon deal was shipped out of
CaleXico Tuesday by j. p. Carter.
The crop is some 10 days late
this season, the first car having
gone out on May 10 last year. In
1885 the first shipment was May
%, in 1884, a particularly warm
season, May l, and in 1888, May
81.
For some two weeks truck ship
ments have been going out of the
Westmorland district
Quality is good and the price
is about $50 per ton.
This first car was shipped direct
to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

public Steel corporation airplane
made a crash-landing while de-
livering food to nom striking work.
ers at the company's Warren. O.,
plant today. Corporation officials
blamed the crash on alleged snip
ing by strikers.
Frank Lynn, manager of the
plant, charged that sniperS' fire
and a barrage of bricks and bolts
hurled at the plane frightened the
pilot and caused the mishap. The
plane sheared a right landing wheel
at is fell against row of railroad
box cars used to screen unloading
operations.
Spokesman for the corporation,
which resorted to airplanas as a
means of getting food to its work.
ers, said the pilot was not injured.
(AdditinaI news stories on the
strike situation will be found ON
page 80
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
WAGES BILL
HELD LEGAL

WASHINGTON, June 2. WP)-
Robert H. Jackson young assistant
attorney general, today told a joint
session of the house and senate la
Dor committees that the administra-
TONS proposed wage and house
bill is clearly constitutional in the
light of recent supreme court deci-
5ionS.
Jackson urged enactment of the
new measure as a means of placing
commerce between the states upon
a basis of industrial justice to
1isadvantaged men,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Dizzy Suspended
On Order of Prick

NEW YORK. June 2. W,P)-Dizzy
Dean, star pitcher of the st. Louis
Cardinals. today was indefinitely
suspended on order of Ford Flick,
National league president.
Frick gave no reason for suspen-
sion.
Frick. asked to comment on the
suspension, said:
Il think my statement speaks
for itself. l don't know what else
/ could say. You know as well as
1 know about all this popping-off
that Dean has been doing"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
SCION OF PIONEER FAMILY
KILLS WIFE, Then HIMSELF

LOS ANGELES, June 2. (UP)-JOseph A. Quartz 55
former deputy sheriff and scion of early California
family today shot and fatally wounded his wife, Edith
in jealous and then committed suicide according
statement to the police by Virgil Westbook daughter
of Mrs. Duarte by former marriage.
The girl witness to the shooting and the quarrel
which preceded it. She telephoned the officers as
step-father fell dead the floor of their home with
bullet in his head
Mrs Duarte died later the Georgia Street Receiving
hospital with bullet wound in the head and another
the chest.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

This will acknowledge receipt of
your letter dated May 28th at
Riverside and posted Saturday
night in Ell Centre.
Nothing in your letter outlining
what you consider new proposals
to the district in the development of
power ON the All American canal
changes the principle involved. AS
you know, profits from power on
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

their control sections Professionally
to insure a neutral survey of all
Spanish water until German and
Italian ships return to the non
intervention plan and patrol their
sections.
2. The four powers will pledge
no punitive operations against inno-
cent persons.
3. The powers will pledge that
their warships will not enter Spanish
ports.
4. The four control fleets will be
banded under common direction for
their mutual interests and protec-
ton, to satisfy Berlin and Rome.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Bids Called on Gigantic
Canal Construction Job

Another gigantic construction job
on the All American canal will be
begun soon under a contract which
will be based on bids received by
the United States Bureau of Re-
clamation at Yuma at 10 am. June
% the bureau announced Wednes-
day.
The bids were called this week on
construction of the Pilot Knob
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
FRENCH, BRITISH
AGREE ON PLAN

PARIS, June 2. UP)-The French
ana British Governments have reach
ed by telephone consultation COM
plete agreement on a four point
program on Spain to be submitted
to Rome and Berlin it was learned
today.
The program follows:
|. France and Britain will extend
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Ell Centre police renewed their
search Wednesday for degenerate
criminal whose operations have
conferred for many months in the
southside residential district along
Seventh street.
Latest report of the degenerates
activities was made Tuesday night
by two girls, both Is years old, who
were accosted by the man in the
100 block on South Seventh street
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Prisoner Hangs
Self With Shirt

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
June 2. William R. McMurray,
25, committed to San Quentin pris-
on from Los Angees in 1884 on rob-
berry charges, hanged himself with
his prison shirt today, prison Off
Gals announced.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Police Renewing Search
For Phantom Degenerate

at about 10 pm. When the girls
ran from him, screaming, the man
fled east in the alley,
1t was the first time in several
weeks that his activities had been
reported. On the last occasion, the
degenerate was reported to have
frightened a woman pedestrian on
South Seventh street by stepping
from a car. nude. He drove away
rapidly when the victim screamed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Agricultural Hopes
Soar in Dust BoUl
AS Big Rain Falls

DODGE CITY, Kans., June 2, (U.H
The western dust bowl today drew
another installment of one of the
best general rains of the past four
years and agricultural hopes scared
again.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

A. B. West Of the power company
Tuesday r
Authorized by the board of dir
ectors late Tuesday, Hewes' letter
closes insofar as the district is con-
cerned any consideration of the
Nev-Cal proposal to buy All Ameri-
can canal power from the district,
financing construction by the dis
trict of canal power plants.
The letter follows:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

INDICTED IN
BRIBE PROBE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 2. Wp
-Assemblyman Gene Flint, los
Angeles was arrested today as ie-
suit of a grand jury indictment
charging him with violating the
penal code which makes II a felony
for anyone to bribe a Legislator
for the purpose of influencing his
vote.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Amelia Completes
Second Leg of Hop

PARA, Brazil, June 2. WP)-Amel-
Ia Earhart. globe circling aviatrix,
will take off fer here tomorrow from
Caripito. Venezuela. where she land
ed this morning after a flight from
San Juan. p. r..
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
ROOSEVELT CALLS
DIPLOMATIC FARLEY

WASHINGTON, June 2. U.P) -
President Roosevelt today summon
ed American diplomatic chiefs to
the White House for a luncheon
conference on the Spanish situation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
~ AMBLING
NEPORTER
Says:
Likes And Dislikes-

Likes And Dislikes-
Don Nice remember him } was
an applicant when it became known
that two Imperial county highway
patrolmen would be assigned 10
duty on the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay bridge. He got the assignment
and now he's spending his vaca-
ton in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Nothing in Latest Supplemental Proposal of
Nev-Cal Changes Principle Involved,
Says Hewes in Letter to West

Because nothing in the latest supplemental offer of
the Nevada California Electric corporation to the Imperial
Irrigation District changes the principle involved, there is
further for correspondence the subject Presi-
dent Evan T. Hewes of the district board wrote President
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Making The Headlines

What's this about Head Copper
j. Sterling Oswalt breaking into
the metropolitan journalism the
sports columns, of all placeS-be-
cause he was so pale around the
gills while watching the Nestell-
Pastor fight in l.. A. last week. Al
ter ALL Sterling, it was the boys
in the ring who were taking me
beating.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
SfeeI Company
SternIy Against
Giving i'm TO Clio
(By United PresS)

While hundreds of police patroed steel manufacture
ing in Chicago to prevent repetition of violence the
Republic Steel corporation held fast today against sign
ing working agreement with steel unions affiliated with
the Committee for Industrial Organization.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Cleric Volunteers
To Conduct Dukes
Wedding Ceremony
British Vicar Ignores Attitude of Church and Viii
Officiate at Rites; Obey Phrase
Will Be Included
Copyright 1887 by United Press

MONTS, France June 2. (UP)-The Duke Of Windsor
will the blessing of Church of England clergyman
when he married Mrs Wallis Warfed at the Chateau
de Candle tomorrow but it will be- without the approval
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
The Gals Good

If Rita Fabares doesn't find her
self a spot one of these days as
a high-priced professional singer
and actress, it will be because RR
is wrong and some young lad is
lucky. Only those two things Will
keep her from it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

The desert coolers installed in
Judge r. d. McPherrins superior
court room here made SO much
noise you couldn't hear the attor-
neyS, so they had to turn off the
coolers. RR wondered at the time
if it wouldn't be more satisfactory
to turn off the attorneys.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
On SafetY'S Side

Chuck Provence, by the way, has
built his cooler higher from The
floor this year. 1t seems it was
to near the human anatomy last
year, as Wife Winifred discovered
at the cost of extremely painful,
not to say embarrassing, bruises.
She got too close.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Submarine Torpedoes
Spanish Boat Fires
Upon Escaping Crew
Survivors Shelled, One Killed, Two Hurt, AS They
Attempt to Flee in ROwboat; Peace Plan
Drawn by Britain and France

PERPIGNAN, France, June 2. (UP)-The Spanish
sailboat Granda pa tons, out of Barcelona with load
of cement torpedoed today by submarine off the
northeastern of Spain. The ship filled and sanh
rapidly The of eight escaped in rowboat which
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

s Among notices of intention to
marry filed here Tuesday was one
entered by Mr.. Dessert and Miss
Peach. Raymond B. Dessert, Ell
Centre, and Libby Marie Peach,
Yuma) There's one thing-they're
starting out with an edge on the
grocery bill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Butter: Los Angeles 80; Butter
fat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch.
Grade A Al: manufacturing milk
IS; route gathered cream 32lse.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. leafy S20.50-
S21.0O; u. 5. No. 1 S1S.00-Sl9.00. u.
S. No. 2 leafy Sl7.OO-S $500; u. 5.
No. 2 SIT OO-S16.5O.
Minneapolis flax S1.87 -S1.9i1 =.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
Don't You Dare

Don't You Dare
If Mildred Smith puts up the
signs she threatens to, adverois-
ing the three scottie pups for sale,
RR is going to retire in utter con-
fusion for a period of six months.
II would be going just too far.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
A Tense Situation

A Tense Situation
More nervous than her daughter
at the latter's piano recital Tues
day night was Mrs. Russell Shell
wood Daughter Joyce, in fact ac-
Quilted herself like an old perfor-
mer. Yes, and Dorothea Eiler was
good, too, while papa and mama
were a bit off form.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Salvador Barberoni, and Wounding
two.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

Drama, obscured by a bar
rage of technicalities, played
to an almost empty court
room Wednesday when Miss
Anna McManus, Imperial
Irrigation District treasurer. took
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

CLEVELAND, June 2. WD--A Re-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-22
SANDSTONE BIBLE CHURCH

Sunday services, April 25-Bible
school, 10 a. m. There is a class
for your age Morning service, II
a. M, subject, The Future Destine of
Believers. Life does not end when
we die, it begins. There is wonder
full eternity for the believer in Jesus
Christ. We invite you to this serv-
ice. 2 p. M, Bear Creek, Bible
school. 8 p. M, gospel service, Cos
pei singing and preaching, subject,
What the Bible Teaches About the
Devil or Satan. What does the Devil
look like? What is his nature, his
position and his character? Come
and listen to what the Bible says
about this.
Tuesday, 8 p. M, choir rehearsal.
Wednesday, 8 p. M, prayer meet
ing.
Thursday, 2 p. M, Missionary club.
Friday, 4 p. M, Boys and Girls
club.
Friday, p. M, Fisherman club,
young People).
R. DEURSEN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-22
Brook Park High Life
High School.

Pauline and Ella Kruba visited
school Monday morning.
Mr. Caldwell entertained the pu-
pills with an hour of real japanese
life Monday. He modelled his kim
ono on six of the girls and the mems
clothing on himself. The students
learned that the japanese people do
not wear shoes in their houses and
that they eat with sticks and pour
soup into their mouths. He also
played several musical numbers and
whistled.
Superintendent Nuetzman recently
announced the ranging of the sem
iors. Betty Hall is valedictorian and
Helen Walker is salutatorian.
Primary Grades.
The pupils are studying about the
signs of spring and making a poster
of them.
They recently broadcasted the story,
'The New Rubber Ball." Robert
Furrer was the announcer
In the recent second grade number
contest John Runa's team counted the
most raindrops.
Lois Vettling, Donna Berndt and
Leslie Kolesar of the first grade class,
received the most punches in their
reading.
Gala Nordenstrom walked the tai
lest as she had an A in spelling every
day.
Robert Furrer, Arlene Towle, Glor-
ia Fleming and Gala Nordenstrom
of the second grade class received the
most punches on their cards in read
ing.
Seventh and Eighth Grades
The seventh and eighth graders
were very happy when two members
from their room, Ann Ziegler and
Donald Peterson, were given first and
third places in the county declama-
tory contest held at Hinckley re-
Gently.
The pupils are giving hard-time
party in the town hall Friday eve
ming The girls are inviting high
school boys, and the boys are invit-
ing girls. They are planning on a
good time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-22

part and done it like good soldier.
And now it is up to the athletes
themselves to carry along without
your help.
You have helped the managers
select this and that player for posi-
ton. You have decided on who
must formulate the various pitching
staffs and who shall be at cleanup,
ETC. In short, you have performed
the duties of Mr.. Good Average Fan
to the nth degree and now 1t is al
loted that you may sit back and
watch the results.
Every fan starts a season with
favorite Some of them gang up and
pluck the same favorite and the spirit
of the Minnesota community rooter
is uneXcelled in all baseball. l have
had plenty of opportunity the past
few years, to witness the various
specie throughout the country and
it truthfully may be said that Min
nesotans know their baseball better
than the fans of any other section,
unless it be New York or Chicago.
This is meant to include knowledge
of the proper moves, too, not just
memorizing of batting and pitching
averages Anyone can do that if he
or she is a baseball nut or nuttess.
Minnesota cities and towns have
newspaper men who understand and
appreciate baseball. The skill and
enthusiasm of the teams in the.
leagues and leagues throughout the
Northwest prove what a hold the
National Game has on the fans. Even
some of the good fans in other sec
tors are amazingly ignorant of who
is who and what is what in baseball.
Even Indianapolis, for instance.
We always recall the year Mike Kel-
ley went there with Bubbles Har-
grave and George Kelly as catch and
first base. Hargrave had led the
National League in hitting, Kelly was
a Giant immortal and one of the fin
est right-handed first SackerS who
ever lived The SPORTS EDITOR,
1--WE blush to say it) of an Indian
apolis paper, called Mike on the
phone to chit-chat and ask about the
players, etc.
"Who've you got new, Mike?" he
asked. And Kelley told him about
Hargrave and Kelley. 'Hargrave,
Hargrave," he repeated, where did
he ever play?" And seems to me
I've heard that Kelly's name before
some place"
Well, the race is on and, as The
Journal columns may have told you,
we pick st. Paul. But this race
should be picked in two sections for,
if Minneapolis gets pitching help
from the Red SoX, it will WIN
You and you and you, good fans,
who may trek to Nicollet during the
spring and summer, will see one of
the most colorful ball clubs ever as
sembled in a minor league. Its pre-
dominating quality is hustle. The
same thing applies to st. Paul, for
Gabby Street never has been one to
string along with a loafer.
Well, well, as we say, the players
are on their own. Let's 60.