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Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
D { s PER-
SEARCH KEPT
UP BY SHIPS
Last Signal Says
Cant Hold Out
Much Longer

SAN FRANCISCO, July
6. (UP) = Despite fading
hope, United States navy
and coast guard continued to
strain every resource today
in their despairing search for Anne
liza EIarhart and her navigator, Fred
Noonan, lost in the South Seas.
Scores of reports continued to
come in that signals and messages
had been picked UP from the radio.
band assigned to Miss Earhart's.
plane, but so far not single posi-
lively identified word has been re-
eeived from the fliers.
Miss Earhart and Noonan dis
appeared Friday in their round
the world plane after missing How
land Island on a flight from Lae,-
New Guinea.
The latest shred of hope was off.
cred by coast guard headquarters
at Honolulu which disclosed at
9:45 A. M, (PS.T), it was check
ing a report that the mainland had
picked up a new distress message
from Miss Earhart.
REPORT HOPEFUL
Earlier Miss Earhart's husband,
George Putnam, fighting to keep up
his courage, was buoyed by a report
from Charles McGill, Oakland
radio amateur, that he picked up
at 6:35 A M. (FST) faded voice
message on 31O5 Kilocycles, one OF
the missing planes frequencies.
McGill said the voice was SO weak
he was unable to distinguish wfe-
! ther it came from a man of woman
"NRUI," the voice spelled out
tiredly, according to McGill
'.KHAQQ KHAQQ- SOS, SOS.
SOS-KHAQQ.'
KHAQQ is the radio call of Miss
Earharts plane.
McGill said he did not know what
"NRUI" meant
"281 North Howland." the voice
continued. Cannot hold out much
longer. Drifting slowly northwest
We above water. Motor sinking In
water. Very wet
Coast guard headquarters we're
,keptical of the messages authens
ITCHY
Coast guard officials. however,
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
DIR. LUCKETT
SLATED TO GO
ON TRIAL WED.


DR.. T. o. Luckett, facing trial in
superior court Wednesday on abor-
tion charges, turned upon his CO.
defendant Tuesday with a request
for an injunction to prevent his
wife from disposing of community
property pending trial of divorce
case.
DR.. Luckett, charged with per-
forming an illegal operation on g
17-year old girl, was indicted alons
with his wife, Mrs. Lucille Luckett,
May IL. Mrs Luckett will face trial
In October.
The injunction against Mrs. Luck
EFT will be sought Wednesday, At
torney Herbert L. Iasigi declared
Iasigi, with Attorney Lee Nuffer,
will represent Luckett. The divorce
suit. charging cruelty, was filed
early last week
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
BOARD 0.K.'S
APPOINTMENT

Mrs. Ollie Yates appointment as
matron at the Imperial county jul
venile detention home was confirm
ed by the Imperial county board of
supervisors Tuesday.
Mrs. w. w Copeland, acting ma
tron since Mrs. Yates was injured
in an automobile accident last Sep
tember. was appointed to her form
er post of assistant matron. Mrs
Yates was matron before injuries
forced her temporary retirement
The appointments. were made by
the county probation committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06

SOnerS S1OuUeQ through LIE UdTS dt
the confessed Inglewood slayer,
covering and groaning in corner
of his isolated CELL "He ought to
be hung up and pulled apart with
pinchers.'
Dyer was placed in blocked off
section of the high power" tank
reserved for prisoners who may try
to escape Three cells on each side
of his were vacant.
Jailers said they acted because
of the other prisoners threats, there
was report of an anonymous tip
that Inglewood citizens planned to
lynch party" and march
on the Jail. Officials laughed at
the possibility of such an attempt
actually being made against the
14th floor county Jail with its null
tiple guards.
Dyer virtually collapsed in terror
over his fellow prisoners threats,
jailers said. He huddled in his cell
moaning semi-coherent pleas for
protection against the wrath of
Inglewood citizens.
Earlier he had expressed the hope
that by pleading guilty he might
escape the gallows or lethal gas
chamber.
Hopes For Life
"If I plead guilty they can give
me life and I can do barbering work
in prison." said the 80 year old
laborer after making a new and
more complete confession.
District Attorney Buron Fits said
he would place Dyer's case before
the county grand jury tomorrow
and ask swift trial
81 will ask first degree murder
Indictment and demand the death
penalty" said Fits. "There will
be no trading"
Dyer was given an opportunity
to retract, if he wished, his first
confession to Staying Jeanette Ste
phens, s, Melba Everett, 9, and her
sister, Madeline, T. whose bodies
were found in a ravine week ago
Before God / swear killed those
three little girls and attacked
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
Charges Drawn
In Staying Case

4 murder complaint was pre-
pared Tuesday against Mrs. Minnie
Hansen, who Saturday night stab
bed her husband, Ed Hansen, to
death at 1922 "B' street, Brawley,
in drunken fight.
A coroner's jury at Brewley found
Monday that Hansen came to his
death "by knife wound at the hands
of Minnie Hansen. his wife" Tho
Jury further recommended that q
criminal complaint be filed against
Minnie Hansen"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06

TO employ stern tactics against any
filibuster tactics, the senate agreed
without record vote to proceed to
immediate consideration of the
measure.
Robinson's move signalized start
of formal consideration of tbs con-
troversial subject after weeks of
public debate and judiciary com
mittee hearings which eliminated in
an adverse report June IA.
Robinson explained to his col
leagues that he proposed to make
the court reorganization bill the
unfinished business of the senate
II shall not object" he said. "to
laying the bill aside from time to
time for emergency business"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06

Smyer, veteran FL Centro IraIIlc
officer; j. P. Calderaz, High Grove;
Kalla Singh and Sucha Singh Dha-
liwal, Holtville; L. Esquer, Pacifico
Bank, Mexicali and Steve Com
poris, Holtville.
Minor injuries were suffered by
three persons riding with Smyer
when a tire blew out on his car
Tuesday night, causing it to swerve
into the soft dirt beside the high
way four miles west of Ell Centro
and overturn three times. Smyer,
thrown 80 feet from the machine.
suffered compound fracture OF
his left leg near the ankle. Mrs.
Smyer. Betty, Is, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Smyer, and Juanita Hor-
Continued on Page 2; Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
VICTIM BEATEN,
ROBBED OF S11

rHoENTx. July S. --uPl-Fnlice
reported today two Negroes seized
Robert Simon, of La Cresenta, Cal.
yesterday. took him to Papago park
where they beat him unconscious,
robbed him of 81 and threatened
to kill him If he told authorities A
27-year- Negro was held today
as a suspect.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
TRAFFIC TOLL
CLIMBS TO ONE
DEAD, II HURT
Frank Smyer, Ell Centre Police Officer, Among
Injured; Driver Critically Hurt When
Machine Crashes Into Bridge

Imperial county Monday and Tuesday counted five
automobile accidents bringing the traffic toll for the
long july Fourth weekend to killed and II injured in
II accidents.
Injured in crashes Monday and Tuesday were Frank
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
SENATOR'S TURN
TO COURT BILL

WASHINGTON, July g. (UP) - Senate Majority
Leader Joseph T. Robinson today moved in the senate to
begin consideration of President Rooseves judiciary pro-
gram, first proposed just five months ago.
After hearing warning by Robinson that he intended
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
Rift Reported
Between Lewis
And Roosevelt
By UNITED PRESS

A back to work movement in the steel area gained an
other step today with the reopenng of three Republic
plants in the vicinity of Cleveland o. suggestions OF
conflict between John L. Lewis sponsor of the six weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
PRISONERS
THREATEN SLAYER
Killer of Girls Covers in Cell, Moaning
As Convicts Try to Get at Him;
March on Jail Anticipated
-OO-

LOS ANGELES, July 6. (UP)-Lynch threats shouted
by fellow prisoners caused Albert Dyer who confessed he
strangled three little girls and ravshed their bodes to be
hustled today into the center of tier of empty cells
the county jail "Let the yellow dog" other pri-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06
Sub for Conversation

Subject for Conversation
Imperial county counted AIS
hours OF sunshine out OF a possible
428 hours during June, Observer
Howard Emmons OF the U. >,
weather bureau reported Tuesday.
The weather bureau observer
made no personal comment as he
wiped the perspiratlon from his
brow and handed over the report
Additional facts for June reveal
ed a mean maximum temperature
of 1865, mean minimum OF 66.9
and a mean temperature OF 86.2
(Here Emmons restrained himself
manfully from delivering pun.)
Total wind movement i1or the
month-outdoors wnere no cool
ers were operating ALL miles
or an hourly average OF six miles
Howard should get in front OF
some of the coolers entered in RR's
Cooler True Story club series.)
Todays Oleander-
RRs staying OUT OF this, but be-
brickbats tossed unthinkingly at
the fireeaters, it seems only fair
to pass on the oleander Jerry Ash
er offers the Ell Centre fire de-
partment. The only thing Jerry
could find to be thankful for when
he returned from his weekend trip
to find his home Just short of ruin
the efficiency of the fire depart
ment saved the dwelling from COM
plete ruin. So, ECFD, here's an
oleander
We Know the Feeling
RR gets a certain vlcar1ous sat
isfaction out of the action of the
Calexican who stole a U. S. mail
box Monday from downtown
street corner. Tne poor devil pro-
baby got to thinking about a let
ter he'd written--and wished he
hadn't. Or else he discovered that
he'd put the wrong letter in the
right envelope. We all know the
feeling-but this is the first time
RR's heard of anyone With nerve
enough to do anything about it.
O.
This Right OF It.
Here's the contribution that en-
titles Bill Casteel to membership
in RR's Cooler True Story Club.
These amateur cooler fans do
we'll enough for small-talk. but ]
think that some of them have
heard of the. cooler that my old
pal, Istabod, built in the early days
end which. / am sure, was the ori-
ginal desert cooler. Its measure OF
success / leave to you.
1--WE had prospected all fall thru
southern Nevada, and ho]ed into an
Continued on Page q, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-06

Butter: Los Angeles 30: Butter
fat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch.
Grade A f5e: manufacturing milk
81. route gathered cream 52isc.
L. A. Hay: u. 5. No. ieafy $1,000
2O.50; U. S. No. si8.00-1s.50: 7.
S. No. leafy S17.00- SI7.50; L. s.
No. 2 15.00-S15.50.
Minneapolis flax July s2.02.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
Two Lipstick Murder Victims
Change in Habits Befogs Probe
Drinking By Model
Pair Is PuzzLing
BY DOROTHY KMGALLEN

BY DOROTHY kLGALLEN
NEW YORK, oct. 6 d.N.s0.
The mystery of the scarlet circles
was deepened today as all clues
pointed to the puzzling fact
that Frances Hajek and Lewis
Weiss-the girl and a boy whose
lives were the pattern of regular
ity-"went haywire" the night
they were murdered and did some
things they had never done before.
1t is as if on that fatal night
the quiet, sober couple had
changed personality and gone
riding wildly up and down the
countryside, death at their heels.
Their unexpected actions on that
last date have the police swamped
in contradictions.
WHAT CHANGED THEM?
What changed them? That is
what the investigators are asking.
Frances never drank. Everyone
who knew her, from her parents
to her chums, agree they would
have been startled had they seen
her take a cocktail.
Yet when she died she was lin
a state bordering on intoxication."
Where had she done her drink
ing?
Why did she drink on that night
of all nights?
And Lewis, the church-going,
career.bent, athletic and ever-sober
lad-why did he, too, have a cou-
pie Of drinks?
WERE THEY ALONE?
Were they alone, or did they
drink with their murderer at his
beheSt?
The police are sure something
extremely unusual occurred to
shake the young couple out Of
their normal routine.
1t started out to be just another
Saturday night in Queens. Lewis
was little tired from an after.
noon at football game, and in.
tended to get home early. That
was all right with Frances because
her mother liked her to be in be-
fore midnight. Here is the way
detectives reconstruct it:
The couple left Frances home
between 1880 and 8 p. m. They
were going skating at the Mineols
rink, about 20 minutes from the
girls house. But they didn't GO
there directly. They didn't get to
the Mineola rink until about GAS
p. M, about two hours later. Ear
Won Horn, proprietor of the rink
declared 9:45 is a late hour fol
arrivals at his place.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
SOCIAL QUESTIONS

Foremost were the questions
whether the President should
make the distinguished honey
mooners his guests at the White
House, and whether they should
be given official protection while
in this country.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
Score Painting
Denied by N.Y.U.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 GN.S0.
New York University today pleaded
mot guilty" to the intercollegiate
incident" at Pittsburgh Saturday
when the score of the N. Y. U.-Car-
negie Tech game was paint
Smeared on the Mellon Institute
Building.
From Phillip o. Badger, assistant
to the chancellor and athletic
chairman at N. Y. u, went a letter
to Pittsburgh delicately suggesting
that as the police had the name of
the man believed to have painted
the score" and who never was con-
nected with New York University"
the university can only regret the
unfortunate incident"
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
AUDITOR WINS
COURT VICTORY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. &C.
Vaughn Darby, auditor of Mont
gomery county. won victory in
circuit court today over the grand
jury, which last week indicted a
number of other county officers
and former officers and recon-
mended that the county auditor
be dismissed.
Judge Charles w. woodward
ruled the grand jury had no right
to make such a recommendation.
It was argued that the grand
jury's finding infringed the au-
ditor's constitutional rights by
condemning him without trial.
Judge Woodward declared the
grand jury should have restricted
itself to finding true bills or no
bills against the persons named
in the evidence.
The county commissioners al
ready have to retain not only
Darby but two officers indicted by
the grand jury, pending their trial
for alleged irregularities.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06

after a 4:30 a. m. breakfast last
Saturday in Reubens.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
YOUTH GUARDED
TO BLOCK MOB

CLEVELAND, Oct. 6 Q.N.S0.
Accused Of shooting to wound,
assault and battery and criminal
attack, Vandy Lee Matthews, 49,
year-old Dover, Ohio, Negro, today
was held in Cuyahoga county jail
here for safe keeping.
The youth was brought here
yesterday as precaution against
possible mob action after being
spirited from one Jail to another
near Dover. A crowd Of 200
angry citizens had inspected
Tuscarawas county jail, New
Philadelphia; Harrison county
jail. Cadiz, and the Dover city jail
in search of him.
Matthews was arrested Monday
by Dover Police Chief Frank H
Javens in connection with the al
legged beating of Forrest LantzeI
and criminal attack on Mrs
Lantzer. According to TuScarawas
county Prosecutor Ralph Finley
the youth made a complete con
fession.
Finley said the county grand
jury would be convened Monday
to consider the case, eliminating
arraignment in a lower court.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
BUILDING MANSION

Feverish building activity is re.
ported by airplane pilots who have
flown over Wye Island recently.
Pearson is reported to be building
replica of the islands 35-room
mansion which burned in 1885.
Meanwhile, arbiters Of official
Washington society were studying
rules for the reception of the royal
couple,
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
WHIPPED" Wife
HAS new WOES,
SUIT DISCLOSES
Mrs. Emily Brandeis Is
Sued by Secretary

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (C.TP.SO.
The vivacious ex.wife of S. John
Brandeis, Omaha sportsman, who
in 1923 accused him of beating
her with a jewelled whip. had
household trouble of her own to-
day.
1t involved a personable male
social secretary, a bedroom scene
and some Sis cash.
IN $4,000 SUIT
The appearance of her attorney
before Supreme Court Justice Will
liam T. Collins disclosed that Mrs.
Emily Marie Ryan Brandeis has
been sued for $4,000 damages by
Samuel Franklin, formerly her so
cial amanuensis.
Franklin, through his attorney.
Bernard H. Sander, charged that
Mrs. Brandeis caused his false ar.
rest. Last July, she formally ac-
cused him of Selling Sis and her
automobile registration card from
her in the bedroom of her New
Rochelle, N. Y, home. Franklin
spent a few days in jail awaiting
trial on that charge.
WAGES, HE SAID
1T was money she gave to me
in my secretarial capacity"
Franklin said.
He never came to trial on Mrs.
Brandeis' robbery charge. This
was dismissed by Judge Charles
Van Auken when she refused to
prosecute.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06

ton to the German actress, whose
penchant for wearing mannish
clothing and trousers is world-re-
nowned, because of her steps to-
ward naturalization as an Ameri-
can citizen.
Informed circles are convinced
the actress in the future will be
refused a visa should she wish to
visit Germany.
Decorated with pictures showing
an American judge in his shirt
sleeves administering the oath Of
allegiance, Stretcher's paper said:
THE German-born Dietrich
has spent so many years among
the film Jews of Hollywood she
has now become an American
citizen. Her frequent contacts
with Jews render her entirely
out of the German conscious
ness"
The Washington times., 1937-10-06

Moore, SON of the Restaurateur'
Dinty, epitomized the gallantry Of
old in Yorkville police court, where
Miss Bannister appeared as COM
plainant. He had, she said, BACKED
her eye and bruised her thigh
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
ISLAND IN BAY
limited RETREAT
FOR WINDSORS
Mansion Being Built on
Wye Near Easton

Wye Island, in Chesapeake Bay
20 miles north of Easton, Md, is
the latest on the rapidly growing
list Of possible retreats of the
Duke and Duchess Of windsor
when they come to America.
The island is the property of
Henry Pearson, Glen Cove, L. T.,
millionaire and close friend Of
Herman Rogers, who, in turn. is
the "best friend" of the former
King of England.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06

Cooperation Topic

Washington Rotary Club mem
bers were to hear R. w. Doe, vice
president of Safeway Stores, Inc,
on the subject of farmer-consumer
cooperative plans. at their lunch
con meeting today.
The pain calls for chain store
operators to work with farmers
to move surplus crops into con-
sumption. About $4,000 stores in
the United States tried this plan
with success last year.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
Oct. 16 Deadline
On Business Taxes

Business and professional men
of the District were warned
against delay in filing their bust
ness privilege tax returns and OBJ
tanning licenses by the District
Commissioners today.
Up to yesterday 5000 returns
had been filed, approximately
one-third of the number antici-
pated. Time for filing returns
has been extended until october
16, at which time licenses also
must be obtained.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
Sister Sends Plea
For Boys Return

Henry Collins, please come
home! Mother is i'll, and we
need you.-Your sister Cathe-
rine."
This is the message in an appeal
made to The Washington Times
today by the sister of Henry Col
Inns, of 221 Fifth St. S. E., who
disappeared from his home several
days ago and has not been heard
from since.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
ANOTHER MYSTERY

Detectives argue theoretically
that, assuming the young couple
were "the petting type" they nor
mally would have stopped on the
way home, not en- route to the
rink.
No matter what their program,
none OF the investigators has de-
termined how the couple arrived
at the lonely spot off Grand Gen.
trail Parkway, where their bodies
were found.
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
Incident ClOsed,'
Nippon Victim Says

1.-THE incident is closed" de-
clared Carol Lathrop, Washington
girl. who was treated roughly by
japanese soldiers two months ago
in Peiping, as size returned to her
home at 2129 Florida Ave. N. W.,
yesterday. Miss Lathrop, daughter
of U. S. Navy commander, added:
Its all Just memory now, but
it seemed pretty terrible then"
The Washington times., 1937-10-06
MISS DIETRICH
TRAITRESS, SAYS
GERMAN EDITOR.
StreiCher Scores Plan
To Become U. S. Citizen

NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct.
6 I.N.S).-Julius Streicher, fam
Gus Nazi arch-foe of Jews, in his
weekly newspaper Der Stuermer
today branded Marlene Dietrich,
the film star, "Traitress to Ger.
many"
Streicher pinned this appella.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
RUSSELL HAAS

USED CAR LOT
Across from DeSoto-Plymouth
Show Room, 757 Main, Phonei 10
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

LOS ANGELES, June 81 WR)-
Claude d. Dc1gin was an authority
on the occult, Lord of the Cycle"
and the Living Buddha" to his
cult disciples, but to his wife he
was just a fake" and runaway
husband, according to Dodgin's
complaint in Mrs. Amboline
Margaret Dodgin's divorce suit. He
complained that she denounced him
before his disciples: and She de-
clalad that he ran around with
other women.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
Special Notices

Yes We Won and a landslide,
The yess were valley wide.
, North and south did they go,
Looking for a vote no.
The yes vote came from the heart,
From their power they would not
part.
The nos worked very very hard
But we had the nos barred.
They saw the gates closing tight
AS they worked day and night.
Seeing the crowd going yes,
Knowing defeat, not a guess.
We gave you boys quite a punch, Z?
But you are a fighting bunch.
And l think you very fine,
Only hope you fall in line.
Right away do not wait,
A month or SO might be too late.
Let's get together without a guess,
With all OF us voting yes.
Electricity and irrigation,
Yes We would lead the nation.
In crops and things we'd do,
| say yes and SO do you.
EI. CENTRIC
LUMBER 81 TRADING co.
l409 Adams st. Phone 1892
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
NORRIS URGES
FULL USE OF
WATER POWER

WASHINGTON, June 81 U.P)-
Sen. George w. Norris, Ind, Neb.,
author of the measure to divide the
nation into seven authorities SINH
lar to IVA told a senate agriculture
subcommittee today, that it would
be an economic sin" not to utilize
the hydroelectric power possibilities
which would be developed incident
to the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
FIRST FISH a WHOPPER

SILVERTON, Ore, WH'-Mrs'
Eliza Hathaway, SO, had never
fished in her life, but she tells a
fish tale as unique as those told
by veteran sportsmen. Hearing a
thrashino in the creek near her
home at S!lvertC;l, she lnVeStl-
,ated and found a I5-inch trout
impaled on a willow limb. She
picked up the trout-her first ana
only catch.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
ALLEY OOP'

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t-s.s .it--. tt-e r.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

Mission Beach ocean
front house, completely furnish
ed. Accommodate 8. Rental 500
per month. Address owner, 1907
Columbia. San Diego. (J24)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

USED SAFE for sale. .Scheniman
Paper Co. (J22)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

JESSIE CONNER PHONE 474
For Better FL Centre Homes"
See Choice Listings Rentals, Sales.
Leases, Trades on Opportunity
Board at 1876 Main. (O23tD
FURNISHED House at 1919 Park
street. (J4-tD
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
Summer Homes

$500 - $4,000 - $500 - Bunga-
lows, furnished except bedding.
One and two bedrooms, over
stuffed furniture. Tile. Garage
Extra bed. j. H. Mathes, owner.
313G Granada Ave, San Diego
Telephone Hilc. 3466-W. CJ2D
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

TOMATOES SOC lug. Also baskets
l0c and 15c each. | block north
City Limits Cafe. (J22))
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21

NEW 1897 John Deere Row Crop
Tractor, Tires. $4,000. Discount
Massey Harris, 4-wh. drive. Box
1lJ, Post Press. (J25)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
POST PRESS CLASSIFIED ADS
24 Wanted, miscellaneous

WILL BUY your screenings from
grains of all kinds containing
sour clover. Phone 294 or bring in
a sample to Whitman Seed Co,
618 Main. (M26-tf)