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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20

it was murder; and that outline Is
exactly the concentration Of events
which the murderer wants us ia
accept. We are supposed to arrive
at the obvious conclusion of suicide.
Suicide as the result of losing non.
ey on horses is by no means a rare
occurrence. 1t is not impossible
that the murderer's scheme was in.
fuenced by this account. But there
are other factors, psychological and
actual, which belle this whole super
fetal and deceptive structure" He
drew on his cigarette and watched
the thin blue ribbon of smoke dis
perse in the light breeze from the
river. ITO begin with" he went on,
"Swift was not the suicidal type.
In the first place, Swift was a weak
ling and a highly imaginative one.
Moreover, he was too hopeful and
ambitious-too sure of his own judg-
ment and good luck-to put himself
out of the world simply because
he had lost all his money. The fact
that Equanimity might not win the
race was an eventuality which, as a
confirmed gambler, he would have
take into consideration beforehand,
In addition, his nature was such
that, if he were greatly disappoint-
ed the result would be self-pity and
hatred of others. He might, in an
emergency, have committed a
crime-but it would not have been
against himself. Like all gamblers,
he was trusting and gullible; and !
think it was these temperamental
qualities which probably made him
an easy victim for the murderer
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
SYNOPSIS
Copyright S. S. Van Dine
WNU Service

Phi1o Vance, famous detective, and John
r. X. Markham, district attorney for New
York county are dining In Vance's apart.
ment when Vance receives an anonymous
telephone message informing him Of a dis
turbing psychological tension at Professor
Ephriam Gardens apartment" advising
that he read up on radioactive sodium,
consult a passage in the Aeneid and coun-
selling that "Equanimity Is essential" Pro-
fessor Garden Is famous in chemical re.
search. The message, decoded by Vance,
reminds him that Professor Gardens son
Floyd and his puny cousin. Woode Swift.
are addicted to horse-racing. Vance says
that "Equanimity'' is a horse running next
day In the Rivermont handicap. Vance is
convinced that the message was sent by DR..
Siefert, the Gardens family physician. He
arranges to have lunch next day at the
Gardens penthouse. Vance is greeted by
Floyd Garden and meets Lowe Hammle, an
elderly follower of horse racing. Floyd ex-
presses concern over Swift's queer actions.
Mrs. Garden, supposedly i'll. comes down.
stairs and places a 500 bet on a horse.
Gathered around an elaborate loud speaker
service. listening to the racing are Cecil
Kroon, Madge Weatherby and Zalia Graem,
who bet varying amounts on the race.
There is tension under the surface gaiety.
Zalia and Swift are not on speaking terms.
Kroon leaves to keep an appointment be.
fore the race starts. Miss Beeton. a nurse,
and Vance bet on Azure Star" Swift reck-
lessly bets 10000 on "Equanimity" and
goes to the roof garden to hear the results.
Floyd follows Swift. remaining away sew.
eral minutes. Zalia Graem answers a phone
call In the den. Soon after the announce
ment that Azure STAR wins, the guests
hear a shot. Vance finds Swift dead, shot
dead, shot through the head with a revolver
nearby. He says Swift has been murdered.
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20

"I'l run over the whole matter with
you. There are some strange angles
to the case. I don't at all like it,"
He moved down the hall, and
Markham and Heath and I followed
him. But before he mounted the
stairs he stopped and turned to the
nurse.
"You needn't keep watch here any
longer, Miss Beeton," he said. "And
thanks for your help. But one
more favor: when the medical ex-
aminer comes, please bring him di-
rectly upstairs"
The girl inclined her head in &C
q%uiescence and stepped into the bed
room.
We went Immediately up to the
garden. AS we stepped out on the
roof, Vance indicated the body of
Swift slumped in the chair.
"There's the johnnie" he said.
"Just as he was found"
Markham and Heath moved clos
er to the huddled figure and studied
it for a few moments. At length
Heath looked up with a perplexed
frown.
well, Mr.. Vance," he announced
ENORMOUSLY, sit looks like suicide.
all right" He shifted his cigar from
one corner of his mouth to the other.
Markham too turned to Vance. He
nodded his agreement with the Ser
geant's observation.
"It certainly has the appearance
of suicide, Vance," he remarked.
"No-oh, no." Vance sighed. mot
suicide. A deuced brutal crime
and clever no end"
Markham smoked a while, still
staring at the dead man specifically:
then he sat down facing Vance.
Lets have the whole story be-
fore Doremus gets here" he re-
quested.
Vance remained standing, his
eyes moving aimlessly about the
garden. After a moment he re-
counted succinctly, but carefully,
the entire sequence of events of the
afternoon, describing the group of
people present, with their relation
ships and temperamental clashes;
the various ace and wagers;
Swift's retirement to the garden for
the results of the big Handicap;
and, finally, the shot which had
aroused us all and brought us up
stairs. When he had finished, Mark
ham worried his chin for a moment.
81 still can't see a single fact" he
objected, "that does not point logi-
cally to suicide"
Vance leaned against the wall be-
side the study window and lighted
a cigarette.
"Of course" he said, there's
nothing in the outline I've given you
to indicate murder. Nevertheless.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
Foreign Words
und Phrases

Toute medaille a son revers.
CD Everything has it's good and
its bad side.
Chacun pour sol ct Dieu pour
tous. CD Everybody for himself
and God for all of us.
Laissez e vains scrupules.
Cd Discard or lay aside those
vain scruples.
Je suis. CD I am.
Ad nauseam. (L.) To the point
of disgust.
Argumentum ad absurdum. (L.)
An argument intended to prove
the, absurdity of an opponents ar
gument.
Bon marche. CD A bargain.
Empressement. CD Eagerness.
Pater patriae. (L.) The father
of his country.
Chronique scandaleuse. CD A
scandalous story.
Embarras de richesse. CD
O%versupply of material.
Entr'acte. CD Between the
acts.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
MFavotite
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Actress
Chicken Salad.

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/ pint finely cut celery
3 hard-boiled eggs
2 cupfulS m~ayonnaiSe
Small bottle of olives
Salt to taste
Paprika
Joint the dressed chicken and
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then cut into small pieces until the
required amount is obtained. Use
only the whitest celery, and none
with coarse strings. Cut two of
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Allow the mixture to stand with
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To serve, the mayonnaise may be
mixed with the chicken or served
as a top dressing, according to
taste.
Serve on fresh lettuce leaves.
Garnish with slices of the third
egg and stuffed olives. Sprinkle
with paprika.
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20

made herself such a pretty new
dress. Really, Ma, those soft
graceful lines make you look lots
simmer. I think the long ripping
collar has a good deal to do with
it. Or maybe it's because the skirt
fits where it should and has plenty
Of room at the bottom"
eyes, My Darling Daughter"
Daughter, dear, how you do
run on! Initiate Sis; put your
apron on and have the busting
done when I get back from the
Civic Improvement League meet
ing. And speaking of aprons, that
is the cleverest n Sis ever had.
I love the way it crosses in the
back"
$50 do I, Nom, and see how it
covers up my dress all over. Good
by, Mom, have a good time"
Sisterly Chit Chat.
isis, run upstairs for my apron,
won't you? I wouldn't have a spot
on this, my beloved model, for
all the world. It's my idea of
smooth: all these buttons; no belt;
these here new pulled sleeves;
and this flare that's a flare"
"Just you wait, Miss, till I grow
up! Your clothes won't have a
look in because I've already be-
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going"
And so on we'll into the after
noon!
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Size 38 requires 5A yards of SO
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Pattern 1892 is designed for sizes
IL to 20 go to AZ bust). Size IA
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terial.
Pattern 1855 is designed in sizes
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
v-Continued

Garden shrugged carelessly, as if
the matter was neither important
nor unusual.
Probably" he suggested, "the
pater didn't shut the door tightly
when he went out this morning. 1t
has a spring lock-"
Sand the key?"
1.-THE key is a mere matter of
form. It hangs conveniently on a
small nail at the side of the door,"
Accordingly" unused Vance, "the
vault is readily accessible to any
one in the household who cares to
enter it."
Vance went to the door. "Miss
Beeton," he called, twill you be
good enough to run upstairs and see
if the key to the vault door is in
its placer"
A few moments later the nurse re-
turned and informed Vance that the
key was where it was always kept.
Vance thanked her and, closing
the den door, turned again to Gar
den.
There's one more rather impor-
tant matter that you can clear up
for met may have a definite bear
ing on the situation. Can the gar
den be entered from the fire exit
opening On the roof"
Eyes, by George!" The other sat
up with ~alacrity. "There's a gate
in the east fence of the garden,
just beside the privet hedge, which
leads upon the terrace on which the
fire exit of the building opens. When
we had the fence built we were re-
CURED to put this gate in because
of the fire laws. But it's rarely
used, except on hot summer nights.
Still, if anyone came up the main
stairs to the roof and went out the
emergency fire door, he could easily
enter our garden by coming through
that gate in the fence"
Don't you keep the gate locked?"
Vance was studying the tip of his
cigarette with close attention.
"The fire regulations don't permit
that. We merely have an old-fash-
Toned barn-door lift-latch on it,"
We could hear the sharp ringing
of the entrance bell, and a door
opening somewhere. Vance stepped
out into the hall. A moment later
the butler admitted District Attor-
ney Markham and Sergeant Heath,
accompanied by Snitkin and Hen
Messy.
"Well, what's the trouble,
Vance?" Markham demanded
brusquely. IT phoned Heath, as
you requested, and brought him up
with me-"
tits a bad business" Vance re-
turned. "Same like I told you. I'm
afraid you're in for some difficulties.
It's no ordin'ry crime. Everything
I've been able to learn so far con-
tradicts everything else" He looked
past Markham and nodded pleas
antly to Heath. "Sorry to make
you all this trouble, Sergeant"
"That's all right, Mr.. Vance"
Heath held out his hand in solemn
good-nature. "Glad 1 was in when
the chief called. What's it all about.
and where do we 60 from here?"
Mrs. Garden came busting ener-
getically down the hallway.
"Are you the district attorney"
she asked, cycling Markham Zero.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
Statue Honors Dog
Shot by degenerate"

Battle Creek, Mich.-A wooden
monument, surmounted by the
figure of a pointing dog, stands
under a huge walnut tree on the
farm of Flo. d Preston, three and
a half miles east of Battle Creek.
The monument, about five feet
high, bears the inscription: "Bud-
dy-This dog was killed by a de-
generate"
The monument was made and
erected by Preston, in memory
of his brown pointer Buddy, his
constant companion, who was
shot and fatally wounded by a
neighbor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-20
VOYAGE of Life

Today, in the voyage of thy life
down the dark tide of time, stand
boldly to thy tiller, guide thee by
the pole star, and be safe.-Martin
F. Upper.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Emmanuel Circle
Has Last of All
Day Meetings

Emmanuel Circle had a particu-
larly pleasant meeting Thursday. a
meeting which marked the end of
the all day sessions this season.
Members spent the day in White
Cross work, stopping at noon to
enjoy tempting pot luck luncheon
for which Mrs. Warren Taylor and
Mrs. T. A. McChristy were hostesseS.
Mrs. Harold l.. Doty conducted an
impressive devotional on the subject
of Vision. Mrs. M. H. Gavin gave
an excellent report on the recent
state convention in Pasadena. Mrs.
Earl Maddux was appointed White
Cross chairman to succeed Mrs.
Charles Forsberg.
In compliment to Mrs. C. c. Smith,
past president, the Circle presented
her with handkerchief shower.
Mrs. Smith is to leave the valley
shortly.
Mrs. Gavin was presented with a
gift in celebration of her birthday
anniversary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
ShotDer Compliments
Mrs. Bob WyIie

Mrs. Robert Wylie was guest of
honor Wednesday at a shower Civ
en- by Mrs. Dee Percival and Mrs.
Wilford Tyler.
The guests met at Mrs. Percival's
home, 1861 Vine avenue, and from
there motored to EdgeWild ranch
where the shower was held, the
guest of honor .. receiving many
charming gifts. Refreshments were
served by the hoStesSeS.
Guests were: Mrs. Wylie, Mes
danes John Rogers. John O'Guin,
John Wells, George Conner, Bert
Cosby, Tom Duer, Rudolph Frow-
iss, jr., George Adams, r. N. john
son, d. B. Roberts, Aaron Afford,
Charles Bartholomew, B. j. Brad
ford. j. D. Townsend, w. E. Whit
acre. John F.. Waterman, Bob Mar
shall, Milton Zinn, w. j. Thorn
burg, Guy Sawyer; the Misses Mac
Thomas, Rheta Percival, Lucille
Goss, Lillian Shawley and Opal
Townsend.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
6. g. Smiths To
LeaUe Valley

Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Smith, well
known valley residents, are to make
their future home in Modesto, to
the regret of their friends in this
county.
Mr.. Smith is already in Modesto
and Mrs. Smith and their son, Car
roll. will Join him as soon as school
ends. Carroll is a student at Central
and has played an important part
in school affairs, starring in the
recent comic opera.
Miss Hazel Smith. and Glenn
Smith and his wife will remain in
Ell Cehtro.
Mrs. Smith has just returned
from BellfloWer where, with Mr..
Smith, she attended the golden
wedding anniversary celebration of
Mr.. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Smith. The affair took place
at the H. P. Smith residence. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith Sr were married
on May 26, SO years ago. in Texas.
Mrs. Smith is past president of
Emmanuel Circle of the First BAD
tiSt church.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Southern District InstaIIs New
Officers at La JoIIa Session
EDITED eY ANNE HARDY DAVIS

Mrs. David A. Fraser of San
Diego was installed as Southern
District president at the board
meeting Wednesday in La Jolla
MU. Fraser succeeds Mrs. John
Stewart of Hemet whose admins
tration was highly successful as
was born out by the fact that dur
ing her term of office, ID clubs
Joined the district, three were re-
instated, one joined the general fed
Grafton and all five counties in the
district reported increased men,
bership.
Other district officers. all of
whom wore installed by Mrs. Stew
art, included Imperial Valleys own
Mrs. r. L. GlaSby of Calexico who
is the new recording secretary,
and the following list: Mrs. George
Foster of San Bernardino, first vice.
president; Mrs. c. NJ. Deakins.
Orange county, treasurer; Mrs. C.
A. Tracy. San Diego. corresponding
secretary and Mrs. Ida p. Fenton,
Riverside, auditor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Child Guidance Studied at
be-Euealyptus Meet

women serving a pot luck lunch
con.
In the afternoon Miss Edith
Eicke, Ell Centro school nurse,
talked on child care, stressing such
topics as immunization, vaceina-
ton, proper care in minor commu-
nicable diseases, the tuoerculin
skin tests, and rhe requirements
of good physical examinations.
For entertainment a Mexican
bullfight sketch was presented by
Mrs. Osborne, Mrs Thaanum, Mrs.
Rice, Mrs Harrington.
Those present were: Mesdames
Frank Kirk, Clara Harrington, Dol
othy Richardson, D. B. Bromley,
M. c. Dandoulakis, Rena Smith,
f. A. Jessop, Glenn Larry, A. K.
Swami, Alex McRae, D. w. BuckeI,
Earl E. Anderson, Edna Forester,
Edna Carson, Fred w. Sunstrom,
George Witcher, George Farmer,
Glenn Haskell, Ralph Sprague,
Hugh T. Osborne, F. O. Rosenbaum,
R. w. Haworth, John T. Rice, Ell
ton B. Christian, Frank G. Bey-
schlag, Curtis Anderson, j. q.
Boone, Lloyd Winter, James Hol-
comb, Ollie Boone, j. H. Davis, w.
w. Routt, Flossie Wardlow, 8. P.
Greenwood, P. A. Thaanum, H.
Jones, Joe Hopkins, r. B. Steward,
Charles Hackelman, the Misses
Thelma Carter Earlene Northrop,
Edith Eicke, and Mr.. Earl Nor
thrOD.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

With the desert as the central
theme for their program, students
from Acacia, Eucalyptus, Heber,
Seeley, Westside, McCabe and Sils-
bee participated in union COM
mencement exercises Thursday night
in Central high school.
The graduates all in white, with
the girls wearing colore1 SaShes,
filed on TO the stage in solemn pro-
cesSional. The Rev Harold E. Doty,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
delivered the invocation after which
the graduates, in concert, sang the
Imperial Valley song written by
Mrs. F. d. Jacobs and Ruth Teeple
Reid, next reciting a group Of desert
poems.
Guy A. Weakley, Central prin-
cipal, welcomed the graduate to that
institution and gave the commence
ment address.
Diplomas were presented by c. B.
Collins, county superintendent after
which the graduates recited in uni
son, Young Americas Creed. The
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
G.A.A. Banquet
Closes Year

The final activity of the year for
the Girls Athletic Association was
the annual banquet, which was
held at the California hotel recent
ly. At this time the officers for
next year were elected and installed.
The new officers are as follows:
Bernice Hurst; Glenna Kilgore,
vice-president; Fumiko Nakagawa,
recording secretary; Ruby Norris,
corresponding secretary; LaVerne
Abel, teasurer. Managers of the
teams, who are also part Of the
cabinet, are Betty Cook, red; Masio
Sugimoto, green; Helen Terrence,
orange: and Elizabeth Howard,
purple.
Following the banquet the girls
gave Marie Graham HiggS, who
was recently married. a kitchen
shower, the cabinet starting a set
of pottery for the bride. Mrs Higgs
is a member of the GAA. and will
graduate next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Poppy Sale This
Saturday

Saturday is poppy day in Ell
Centro and members of Boyce
Aten unit, American Legion Auxil-
iary, will offer for sale on that
day the crimson poppies made by
veterans in the San Diego naval
hospital.
The poppies are worn in memory
of the World War dead and the
money reaped by their sale is used,
largely locally, for the families of
dead or disabled veterans. The
veterans making the poppies re-
ceive a small sum for their work
and for many it is their only in
come.
No set price is made for the
poppies, citizens being free to con-
tribute whatever they wish.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

Mrs. H. T. Miller of the Holtville
Women's club is the new president
for the Imperial County Federation
of Women's clubs. Mrs. H. j. In
gram, Calipatria, retiring president
for this county, reported the prog
tess made in the valley during the
past two years.
Announcement was made that the
Junior Ten Thousand club has join
I'd the ever-increasing ranks of the
Junior membership Of the Califor-
mia Federation of Womens clubs.
Among those presiding at the
tea table. when tea was served after
the program and business meeting
was Mrs. A. L. Abrams of La Jolla
who has frequently visited, with
DR.. Abrams. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Currier of Ell Centre and who has
many friends in the city. Dr..
Abrams is Mrs. Curriers' father.
Mrs. Argyle MacLachlan, Mrs.
Adolph Binder and Mrs. Hugh Mac
Kinnon all of Calexico, attended
the sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Return From u. &.
Commencement
Festivities

Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey WhitelaW
have Just returned from the Uni
versity Of California where they
attended the commencement exer-
cises. their DAUGHTER. Miss Peggy
WhitelaW, receiving her diploma at
this time as did 3407 other gradu-
ateS.
The commencement program took
place in the coliseum and one of
the hiehlightS Of the program was
the address by Robert Gorden
Sproule. president of the university.
TIL" university. he said. has en-
deavorcd to discipline and train
you for what seems to us of vastly
greater moment than commercial
success). namely. the free exercise
of an endowed intelligence.
In return. the university may ex-
poCt of its graduates to subordinate
prejudice and passion to reason.
to exhibit that patience which is
the truce check and balance of the
American system. Democracy. is
effective only on the basis of in
formed and intelligent public Opt
nion," he declared, and only through
education is it possible to attain
this type OF public opinion
The Rev. c. Rankin Barnes. at
one time vicar of st. Paul's Epis-
copal church in FL Contro, deliver
cd the invocation.
Miss Whitelaw is remaining in
Berkeley and is attending the train
ing school of the telephone COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

Child guidance was the general
topic for study by McCabe-E -Eucal-
yptus home department at the
meeting Thursday at the home of
Mrs. George Witcher. Mothers of
pre-school children were special
guests.
During the morning session sew
eral of the mothers discussed var
ious phases of child care and train
ing, telling some of their own ex-
periences. General discussion fol-
lowed. Those giving talks were
Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Edna Forester,
Mrs. Curtis Anderson, Mrs. ]. Z.
Boone, Mrs. Richardson.
At noon Earl V. C. Northrop eX-
planned the underlying issues IN
the power election June 16, the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Consumer Buying
Center Project

Better consumer buying, particu-
larly in the field of package goods
was the subject for study Thurs
day when Mesquite home de-
partment met at the home of Mrs.
w. l. Fifield.
Miss Florence Glenn, home DEM
Cnstration agent, conducted the dis
cussion, emphasizing the factors to
be considered in making such pur-
chaSeS.
A pot luck luncheon was enjoyed
at noon and during the business
meeting plans were made for the
next meeting which will feature
series of book reviews and also
numbers by each member. Every
woman is to contribute some item
to the program; recipe, clothing
project, etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Seniors Conduct
School Assembly

The annual senior assembly was
held Friday morning for high
school and junior college students,
only seniors taking part in the
program. The features of the pro-
gram were the showing of motion
pictures taken on senior ditch day
last weekend reading of the class
will, take-offs on teachers, burn
ups, and the presentation of the
present to the school. This year
the seniors gave the rest of the
student body public address sys-
tenn with 60 watt power This sys-
tenn will be used in the graduation
program on Friday, June 4.