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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26
For SofetY Sdke

"CUTTING-IN" as an accident
~ cause can be eliminated if
motorists will remember that
safety requires waiting until the
car just passed can be seen in
the rear view mirror before turn
ing back into the same traffic lane.
Thinking about one thing while
doing another causes accidents.
Flying around a corner in a car
and honking all the way doesn't
relieve your conscience if you hit
someone.
Dirt on lenses may reduce the
light intensity of automobile head
lights from 10 to so per cent. In
addition to glare caused by scat
tering of the light beam.
On long trips, get out of the car
frequently and "stretch your
legs" Tired muscles react slowly.
Speed must be consistent with
volume of traffic, condition of road
and time of day, even if laws al
low greater speed. Never drive
so that you cannot stop quickly
enough to meet any emergency.
According to scientific tests, the
ear responds to a warning faster
than the eye does. Thus, a bell,
whistle or horn causes a driver to
put on the brake faster than when
he sees a signal.
The most important safety de-
vice on any motor car is the driver,
safety officials point out. Even
the "sef-starter" needs a foot to
start it, and the best brakes re-
quire quick toe pressure to stop
the car.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26
By
D. J. WALSH
Copyright.-WNU Service.

her. He had grown careless and
this was his reward. At closing
time he had worked himself up
into such a frenzy about the whole
thing that he drove straight home
instead of going to Speedwell's.
He was home a half hour earlier
than usual.
Minette, the maid. was at the
door and her eyes frowned as she
saw him.
Madame is not-expecting you
yet" she said. falteringly, in
reply to his inquiry.
Novel, I'll go right on up,"
he said trying to be casual.
Butt would be best if you"
began Minette.
Without reply he went up the
staircase, past her, the veins in his
throat swelling uncomfortably.
Throwing open the door of her
room, he stood on the threshold,
glazing.
There was a sudden yelp-hard-
ly human-but he recognized the
tone as that of his wife.
And his wife's face-gray as
ash!
"Well?" he said harshly.
ooh, Merrick, I thought you 60
ing to be late" she said lamely.
There is so little time during the
day and I thought this would be a
good chance to use my clay mask
stuff"
And Nora wondered why it was
that with the crumbling clay on
her face her husband took her
into his arms and affectionately
caresSed her.
"It just shows" she told her
self later, "that men don't care a
rap for looks-because who could
be pretty in a clay mask!"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26
"From Halls of Montezuma," Marines
Fighting Song, Dates to Mexican War

Of verses became so long that the
corps set in for deliberate pruning
of everything that was not in ac-
cordance with the traditions Of
the corps. AS the song now stands
it consists Of only three stanzas
which begin with Halls of Monte
yuma" the place of origin and end
with the assurance that the marines
will be found guarding the streets
Of heaven.
The song has been the battle cry
of marines in the Civil war, the
Spanish-American war, the World
war and in the scores of other in
ternational operations in which the
marines have participated.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26

will never succeed. for you are a
murderessi" He stopped as though
the word choked him, then putting
his hand to his throat, flung the ac-
cusation at her again.
'Murderess!"
Eulalia took a wavering step to-
ward him, her hands outstretched
as though to ward off bludgeons,
then sank at his feet.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26
Old Method to Test Gold

The ancient test-Stone, needles
and acid method of determining the
karat quality of gold never has been
improved upon as a convenient test.
Starting with the fact that pure gold
is called "a karat; that less than
"a karats indicates the relative
amounts of gold and alloy in the
metal Q8 karat gold is l8-24ths gold
and 6-24ths alloy; and that nitric
acid dissolves alloy but not gold. it
is seen readily why old methods are
still in use.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26

she told you the messages l have
sent; Of my trust. and confidence in
you :"
The Governor read no further, but
crumpling the letter in his hand
went to seek his wife. He found her
leaning over the crude cradle, filed
inconsistency with laces and pillows
where lay his little daughter.
Roughly he pulled Eulalia away
from the infant. and stood before
the cradle.
You have no right to touch that
child" he said. his face working
with rage. You a deceitful. lying
woman, lower than the low!"
Eulalia put both hands to her face
as she staggered back.
What do you mean? What is it?
What has happened?"
Pedro FACES stretched the letter
toward her. Read it. read every
word ="
She read rapidly until she reached
the words that had sent the Cover
nor raging to her. She let the letter
slip to the floor as she stood with
trembling lips, her hands pressed
over her heart, staring at her huS-
band.
you made promises to him . . q.
to help him when he was desperate!
You kept me from him when he was
sick, dyingi You kept me from him
when he was laid in the grave. You
drove him TO that grave with your
false friendship and your empty
promises. God knows what your
plots and schemes were. but they
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26
A Happy Home

Happy is the house that shelters
a friend 1t might well be built,
like a festal bower or arch, to en-
terrain him for a single day
Emerson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26

~ 0A(R VE ~ N - ~ =
featuring Richard Crooks and Margaret
Speaks and the 70-piece Firestone
Symphony Orchestra, under the
direction of Alfred Wallenstein, Monday
evenings over the Nationwide n. B. c..
Red Network.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-26

THE FHRESToNE VOICE OF THE
FARM-Interyiews with the Champion
Farmers of America, featuring Everett
Mitchell. Twice weekly during the noon
hour. Consult your local paper for the
station, day, and time of broadcast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Rofarians Enjoy
Christmas Program

we should not lose sight of the
real purpose of Christmas. parti-
cularly at a time when many ma
tons Of the world have a tendency
to revert to paganism," declared
the Rev. Mr.. Devon Ellsworth in
a brief Christmas message to the
FL Centre Rotary club at its meet
ing Thursday noon in the Barbara
Worth hotel. The speaker EN-
phasized the real significance OF
this great Christian festival
A Christmas program, arranged
by the Rev. Mr.. Ellsworth, was
presented which included one num-
Der from the Wilson school recent
program, the selection The Plains
of Bethlehem. sung by 20 girls
under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy
Armstrong, accompanied by Jane
Tylor Field.
A play, The Little Mixer, was
given by a group of Harding and
Wilson students. directed by Mrs.
Winifred Wilson. the cast including
Dorothy Rapson, Richard Ebert
Harold Williams. Ida Ruth Rob-
ertSon, frankie Lee Kirk, Dorothy
Dinsmore.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
So|on Levels Barb
At Japan, Germany

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. CUP)-
Chairman Pittman, D., New, of
the senate foreign relations COM
nittee said today the American
people dislike the governments of
Germany and Japan.
Pittman, whose position of the
foreign relations committee adds
weight to his statements on in
ternational affairs, said the "peo-
pie of the United States have the
right and power to enforce moral
ity and justice in accordance with
peace treaties with us-and they
will"
Our government does not have
to use military force and will not
unless necessary" Pittman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
America Rejects
German Protest
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claring that it was unnable to
accept the German protest, which
it described as having no proprie-
ty and being ill-graced.
Welles warned the German charge
d'affaires that this government is
of the opinion that public recrimi-
nations in any country against
another country were not condu-
Give to good relations. He added
that so long as attacks against u.
S. officials continue in Germany,
the German government could not
expect attacks of the same char
acter to cease in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Italy Renounces French Treaty As
First Step Toward Colony Demands

Tunisia-whether for territory or
for an altered status of the italian
population in Tunisia remained 10
be seen.
The Laval-NIussolini accord was
concluded early in 1895, before It
ally attacked Ethiopia 1t was ne
gotiated by Premiers Pierre Laval
for France and Benito Mussolini
for Italy. 1t was never formally
ratified
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Musica Note Says
Others TO Blame
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Continued from rage II
is the innocent victim of my fran
tic operations"
The letter was addressed to his
attorney, Samuel Reich, who made
it public today.
AS God is my judge" the last
words from Coster ended, Il am
the victim of Wall Street plunder
and blackmail in a struggle for an
honest existence.
20, merciful God, bring the truth
to light"
Coster Musica exonerated his
brothers of wrong doing in the
McKesSon g. Robbins swindle and
asserted that no millions had been
lost in his operation of the mys-
terious crude drug department be-
cause the huge sums listed as assets
of that department had merely
been false profits which he put on
the books.
The letter charged that the con-
dition of the firm was due to the
bankers, lawyers, auditors, apprais-
ers and incompetent high salaried
executors who, he declared, were
bleeding McKesson and Robbins
white.
He said that the company should
have been in receivership at the
time of the Wall Street crash in
1929, year after he had reorgan-
lied it. The department said that
q
officials got cold feet" and started
"a secret investigation to cover
their own steps" and to make Co.'S
ter their dupe..
The letter said that no illegal
handling of narcotics or alcohol
was involved.
The note did not admit any of
those sideline schemes which are
now engaging federal and state
investigators, and did not supply
the missing details of how Coster-
Musiea was able to disappear in
1920, while under perjury indict-
ment in poultry racket case, and
reappear five years later in Wall
Street as Coster, industrial organ
izing genius.
In taking the full blame, Philip
Musica was repeating himself. He
had done the same thing in 1909,
after he had involved the family's
imported foods business in cheese
smuggling charges, and in 1918
when all male members of the
family had been arrested for a
Sl,000,000 swindle with a human
hair company. On both occasions,
Philip Musica, the family schemer,
played the "big brother" role by
abSolving his father and brothers
and going to Jail alone after
naming all others implicated in
the crimes except members of his
family.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Immigrant Lad Who Built Huge Firm
Sent to Prison For Fraud in Mails

Jury in Federal Judge Harold Loud
erback's court after the Morthrift
Finance company of Stockton won
a verdict for $4,000 damages in
a civil case but failed to collect
damages.
The criminal action resulting IN
the convictions came after a
weeks trial during which time wit
nesses testified loan contracts were
raised" as much as 10 times the
stipulated amount, with resultant
losses to the finance company.
Judge Louderback sentenced Cot
trell to five years in prison ON
each of the 13 counts and Mrs.
Prado to three years on each, but
ruled the terms should be served
concurrently.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
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by The Post-Press Sunday es-
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ter.
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general manager; Il A. Fitz-
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5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
British Bomber
Over Southland

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. CUP)-
A bombing plane with the olive
drab camouflage and bulls eye in
sigma of the British Royal air
force zoomed at unusual speed over
southern California today.
1t was the first plane completed
of a $21 100000 order placed by
Great Britain with the Lockheed
Aircraft Corp. The rest of the 200
ships will follow in short order.
Leader James Adams of the B. R.
A. F. it is believed capable of over
300 miles per hour
The ship carries 5000 pounds of
bombs and mounts three heavy
machine guns. 1t is operated by a
crew of four.
Huge airplane purchases by Bri-
tain to hurry up her rearmament
program have swamped southern
CALIFORNIA; vast aircraft factories,
already carrying a big backlog of
U. S. military orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Grand Jury Gets
Samish Tax Record

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. CUP)-
Copies of income tax records of
Arthur H. Samish. San Francisco
lobbyist, requested by the Sacra-
mento county grand jury during
its investigation into asserted leg
islative corruption, will be inspect
ed by the jury at its regular meet
ing today
The inquiry ended a week ago
after more than a year of investi-
cation into various phases of legis-
lator and lobbying activities. The
Samish records, ordered submitted
to the jury by court decision, were
turned over to District Attorney
Otis D. Babcock yesterday by L.
Luke Howe. attorney for the lob
bViSt.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

LONDON. Dec. p. CUP) - Re-
ports frcm the French Spanish
frontier today detailed a series of
alleged developments in Nationalist
Spain which would indicate wide
disaffecton in insurgent territory
The reports ranged from asser-
tions that hundreds Of persons had
been arrested TO one that As Italian
soldiers had been waylaid and
hanged by angry Spaniards.
United Press correspondents
placed at strategic centers Of COM
munieation along the frontier
agreed that there had been q ser
les Of incidents in Nationalist
Spain but insisted that many re-
ports were exaggerated. It was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Well Meant Warning
Snowfall Covers
Northern Arizona

PHOENIX, Dec. %. CUP)-Ari-
zona's first general snow Of the
season abated today but left Pres
colt and Flagstaff and other high
areas covered by a fall of more
than a foot in depth.
The highways of the northern
sections of the state were described
as icy" and snow plows were kept
busy clearing roads for Traffic.
Cloudy skies in most sections of
the south and central areas pre-
vailed today. The weather bureau
predicted more snow flurrieS in
the northeast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
&c. Mayor Gets
Home AS Present

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. %.
CUP)-Mayor Bryce B. Smith had
site for "a little gray home in
the west" today, but didn't know
whether he would be able to use
it.
Thomas H. Beck, New York, pres
ident of the Crowell Publishing
company, sent Smith the deed to
an acre of ground in Arizona for
Christmas.
An accompanying map and pic
ture revealed little but cactus COW
cred desert. The map indicated the
acre was l6 miles from flowing
water. 20 miles to the nearest rail-
road station and lis miles from a
principal city.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
EICentro Lettuce
On Way Market

First carloads of lettuce ship
ped from Ell Centro sheds this sea-
son left Wednesday under the seal
of the Salinas Valley Lettuce COM
pany.
Two cars of lettuce were shipped
to Chicago and New York. Lettuce
in both cars was graded US. No,
! standard, company officials said.
Other lettuce has moved from
Imperial Valley this season, but
none from El Centre. The ship
ments heralded beginning of what
growers and shippers expected will
be one of the most successful deals
in recent years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Girl Killing Laid
To White 'SIayers
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day was offering her a job as
stenographer. Nothing more was
heard of her until a trapper found
the 'gunny sack partly submerged
beneath a bridge on the Williams
port road near here and II miles
from Kingston. He dragged it
ashore and called police.
Miss Martins body was mutilated,
suggesting that she had been tor
tured either by white slavers seek
ing to force her into commercial
immortality or by sexual maniac.
An autopsy will determine the cause
of death. It was indicated that
she had died of strangulation or
drowning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. CUP)
An Irish immigrant boy who built
up one of the largest furniture
warehouse firms in the west faced
five years in prison today on
charges of using the mails to de-
fraud.
He was Richard Cottress, found
guilty with his secretary and CO.
defendant, Mrs. Florence DAILY
Prado, on 13 counts of mishandling
his business through fraud.
The verdict was returned by a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

PARIS, Dec. %. CUP)-The Ital-
ian government in a note to Andre
Francois-P -Poncet. French ambassa-
dor to Italy, has announced that
it considered the Laval-Mussolini
was announced today.
This agreement concerned the
status of Tunisia and involved a
concession by France of territory
bordering on Italian Libya and
Italian East Africa.
Presumably. the Italian note was
the first step toward making new
demands on France as regards
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Rescue Plan Laid
For Lobster Crew

PARIS, Dec. %. UP)-Prepara
tionS were under way today to res
cue the 48 disillusioned lobster
fishers on the desolate Cursed
Island of Saint Paul, close to the
Antarctic ice fields.
An Official message from Gov.
Marcel Truitart of Reunion Island
revealed that, contrary to earlier
reports, there were no women and
children at Saint Paul and that OF
the original group which set out
Tor the island, only one stayed with
Rene Moreau all the way. The
others deserted the ship at various
ports en- route after pickering broke
out, and at Djibouti most of the
white crew was replaced by Sonali
blacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Indians to Forqet
Ancient Customs

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. %. CUP)
The ancient tribal customs of
the southwest Indians will be for
gotten in the celebration of Christ
mas by the Yavapais, an old Ari-
zona tribe, and the occasion will
be heralded in white man fash
ion.
Viola Jimulla, Indian matriarch
of the Prescott Yavapais, said to-
day the celebration planned for
the holiday on the reservation
would consist of a big Christmas
tree" decorated with the white
mans ornaments" and Indian trim
ketS as we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
WPA WORKER JAILED
FOR LOAFING FIGHT

CLEVELAND. Dec. %. CUP)-
Charles Griffis faced two months
in the reformatory today to ponder
his suggestion that a fellow WPA
worker take it easier. He was con-
victed of banging a shovel on the
head of Frank Wisniewski who.
he said, was shoveling dirt at him
too fast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Dwarf Confesses
He Murdered Wife
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burned them in the incinerator.
I was still burning her when Billy
came home. I told him l was burn
ing leaves and he went to bed.
went on burning Rosa. 1t took
me almost all night and l burned
eucalyptus leaves with her to kill
the smell Then I scattered the
ashes in the driveway"
The confession was fortunate for
Billy. Police had had some circum-
stantial evidence that he might
have killed his mother or helped
kill her.
Spinelli confessed that his wife
had been killed at the culmina-
ton of a quarrel caused by Mrs.
Spinellis discovery that he had
had intimate relations with two
of their daughters.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Justice Dismisses
Contributing Case

BRAWLEY, Dec. 22.-A charge OF
contributing to the delinquency OF
a minor girl was dismissed against
Florencio Rodriguez in justice
court here Wednesday.
The youth was freed of the
charge bechause of a lack of evil
dence, Deputy District Attorney D
H. Wolford said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
MEXICAN SENTENCED
IN ASSAULT CASE

BRAWLEY, Dec. 22-Thirty days
in the county jail was the sentence
handed down in justice court here
Wednesday after Ramon F. Lopez
was tried on a charge of simple
assault. The charge was filed after
a fight here last weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Franco Forces Split by Revolt Say
Multiplying Nationalist Reports

true. also. that there seemed sus-
picion among the LoyalistS that
the Nationalist themselves were
not diseouraging the disaffection
reports, hoping that the Loyalists
would relax their vigilance in east
ern Spain where the Nationalists
for weeks had been planning a
mass offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
High School Dance
Still on Schedule

In spite Of rumours to the con-
trary and in spite of threats OF
rain. the Junior Prom at Central
high school Thursday night viii
take place as scheduled, school au-
thorities announced Thursday
morning
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
Rambling Reporter
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r. p. Moore ought to feel right at
home this week, considering con-
ditions and anniversaries. Thirty
two years ago Thursday Bob came
to Imperial Valley, which he haG
been told was barren desert. In
stead he found it almost a sea,
That, in case you don't remember
few of us do-WaS when the Col
crado river was trying to add the
valley to the Pacific ocean. Bob's
memories are numerous, but RR
likes the one about the time Bob
played trap drummer in an enter
tainment at the old Opera House,
because the regular drummer got
sick. We'd like to see him batter
the drums now.
Legislative Candidate
Young Charles Blalack is headed
straight for Washington, or at least
Sacramento, if he continues the
persuasive oratory he demonstrat-
ed Wednesday night before the El
Centre city council. He was pre-
senting a petition signed by him.
self and other youngsters for
new tennis court. And he practic-
ally had the council adjourning to
play tennis before he was through
o.
Well Meant Warming
If you value your personal well
being, don't ask Woodrow C..
Jacobs, the weather man, about lle
weather. 1t oouolecrosSed him.
But then cheer up, old man. II
doublecrossed everyone else too, in
cluding every weather man in
southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22
WEATHER

Southern California - Partly
cloudy Thursday night with local
frost; Friday fair; moderate north
erly wind off coast.
Los Angeles and Vicinity-Partly
cloudy Thursday night; local frost
in wind protected places; Friday
fair; little change in temperature;
moderate northwest to northeast
wind
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-22

Also featured this week at
especially Low Prices! Swift
Premium, Arm ours
"Star", Rath's "Blaek
Hawk, Wilson's "Tender-
Made" Hams.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Missing Girl Reads
OF Search, Comes Home
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star. :,
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. %
Reading in the newspapers that a.
search was being conducted for her,
17-year-old Jane Akowsky returned
to her home here last night after
she dropped from sight three days
ago.
Police had been looking for the,
girl at request Of her father. Carl
Akowsky, a junkyard checker, who
expressed the fear that she had been
abducted. Mr.. Akowsky found his
daughter gone Saturday night when
he went to her room to summon her
to midnight mass.
The girl, in highly nervous con-
dition, police said, told them she.
had gone to the mountain farm
house Of some friends about 8 miles
from here after a MISUNDERSTANDING
at home.
Detective Capt. William H. Peters
said the farmhouse was occupied by
an elderly woman and 12-year-old
boy.
They expected to question young
man later today thought to have
taken the girl to the house In an
automobile.
Detective Peters was to confer
with the Commonwealth attorney
today to determine If action should
be taken against the youth. Tho
girl was unharmed upon her return, !,
police said, although too nervous to
supply complete details of her dis
appearance.