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Evening star., 1938-12-02
5finInef Repudiates
Two Confessions
In Can't Staying
Told Them Anything He
Says Of Settlement
Made to Police
D the AssetiAtsd Press.

- the ASsetiAted Press.
FRINGE FREDERICK, Nd, Dec.
2-Walter Stinnett took the stand
today in his trial for the murder for
william Warren CAN'T, 55-year-old
tobacco grower. to testify that II
don't reniember."'
The 24-year-old defendant, calm
and self-assured, intoned * don't
remember" many times under cross
examination by States Attorney
Arthur w. Dowell. ~
He completely repudiated two Al
legged confessions given State Police
Sergt. John w. KreiS and Patrol
man Charles w. Magaha on July 13
In Washington, the day after Gantt's
body was found with five bullet
wounds ON the tobacco farm.
Il just told them anything" he
said with gestures. II was feeling
bad. I was scared and half asleep.
I stgned the statement but I didn't
know II I had to sign 1t or not"
Statement Was Read.
Prosecutor Dowell read portions
Of the statement which was given
to the Jury last night and in which
Stinnett blamed Mrs. Margaret
Abel, 18, for the actual firing. Mrs.
Abel and Mrs. Evelyn Betty Ba-
jowski. also 18, have obtained sep
arate trials on murder charges.
"You said Betty shot him." said
Mr.. Dowen.
II don't remember" Stinnett an
swered.
Stinnett's reputation Of the
signed confession left him sticking
to his story that the shooting fol-
lowed struggle for the gun by the
three defendants and that all three
had their hands on the gun when it
discharged five times, each bullet
Striking CAN'T.
GfveS Version Of Killing.
stinnett tock~the stand last night
to give this versi6r>of the Staying:
Can't and I were ~ the car
and the girls had gone up To- the
house. We were drinking and kept
talking to the girls and then I went
to sleep. When I awoke I saw he
had fallen out Of the car and one
foot was still in the car.
Margaret had gun and was
pointing 1t at him. We all went
after the gun. I was absolutely
drunk. All hands were pulling over
the gun and 1t went on. But
don't know who pulled the trigger.
I went up to Mr.. CAN'T, who was
lying on the ground, and called to
him. Margaret said it was no use !;
he was dead.
Il tried to drive the car, but was
too drunk to drive and Margaret took
the wheel"
Version Varies.
That version varied from the con-
fexsion the State said he signed and
which was read into the records. In
1t Stinnett was quoted as saying:
The girls went to the house Qeav-
ing CAN'T asleep in An automobile)
and followed them. Margaret had
q gun. We went back to the cal
and she shot him. Betty evelyn
grabbed the gun and I grabbed II
from her and shot him twice" That
confession later was changed, the
record showed, to read 7 shot the
nrst shot. Margie had the gun, bur
she lost her nerve ana I did the
shooting"
The confession said that CAN'T VA
slain for his money, after a party
at his farm.
Objections Overruled.
It was placed in the records de.
spite objections Of Defense Attor.
ney J. B. Grey, jr, who said three
alleged confessions existed, each con-
tradicting the other, and that none
should be admitted.
Evening star., 1938-12-02

h es parlors.
Burial with Ma
sonic rites win
be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. ellis, Who
had been an
employe Of ths
Federal Govern
men for the last
IS years, died
Wednesday . t
his home, ISL
Meridian place
NV, after q
PROLONGED III.
ness. He was 81.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Row House Permits
Sought in Arlington
Despite New Ban
Mace Properties Pluns
GIebewood.C G obstruction
Under Court Ruling

Applications for 30 rov-house
construction permits win be filed
With the building inspector Of Ar
hngton County. Va. tomorrow. de-
spite action of the County Board
hast Tuesday in prohibiting this type
Of dwelling.
n. A, Mace, president of Mace
Properties, Inc, said today he would
file the applications to build the
houses on . group Of lots in Glebe-
wood Village on the Lee highway
and Glebe road.
The Mace application for Glebe-
wood Village was upheld by Circuit
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy in .
judgment issued in October, 1887.
The Mace legal action was one Of
four similar mandamus suits brought
against County Building Inspector
Andrew Jensen, who had refused to
issue row-house permits because this
type Of dwelling was not permitted
in the 1880 zoning ordinance, which
has.b been effective until this year.
Most Lots Developed.
Following the courts ruling, which
held Mace Properties, Inc, has the
right to and is entitled to have
issued to it" the row house permits
the realty firm developed all but
a few lots In GlebeWood Village. It
is these remaining vacant lots, also
covered in the court order, which
are to be the site Of the new row
houses.
Meanwhile It was learned there
Is possibility OF even more row
houses being constructed in Foxcroft
Heights under court order similar
to that granted to Mace PropeTties
w. L. Trenholm Abrams, president
Of Foxcroft, Inc, said today his
hYm also has some undeveloped
property upon which row houses
may be constructed. Eight row
dwellings are now being constructed
In Foxcroft Heights and permits for
eight additional ones have already
been issued. It Is said that approx
mately 40 row house units may be
constructed on the remaining un-
developed land In Foxcroft Heights.
OtAer Tracts Developed.
Under the other two mandamus
actions no additional land remains
to be developed. One suit was BY
Paul Oon, who subsequently con-
structed about - one-family dwell
fngy on approximately . acres on
North Abingdon street and Wilson
boulevard. The other development
resulting from . court order IL Nom
rec Courts, . completed row-house
project ut North Nelson street and
Washington boulevard. This was
built by e. T. Mason and consists Of
about - units.
Some question arose among OBJ
servers today ~ to whether the row
house permits can be issued t0mor-
row In view of the recent amend
ment prohibiting future develop
ments Of this nature In the county.
An oMcial in the legal department.
expressed the opinion that the per-
lnits must be granted In accordance
with the judgment for Mace Proper
ties. It also was pointed out that
the applications are for land cov-
cred in the court orders and no ac-
tion has been taken to resone or
build row houses on other properties
since the new amendment was ap-
proved. The new law becomes ef1ec-
tive December II.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Nebraska May Set Up
Statewide Public
Power System,
Bond Adjustment for
Purchases Approved
By Secretary Iekes
- the Associated Press,


Secretary of the Interior Ickes ap-
proved today . bond adjustment
under which two Nebraska public
power districts may purchase private
utility properties to create the Ma
tons first non-competitive, State
wide public power system.
Secretary Ickes said he had con-
sented to modification of IN inden-
ture securing p. w. A. bonds on the
Central NebrAskA Public Power and
Irrigation District and the Loup
River Public Power District.
The districts had requested the
change, Mr.. Ickes said, 70 they could
sell bonds to investment houses and
finance purchase of private utility
properties.
Negotiations are Held.
Officials of the two districts are
negotiating with bankers and owners
Of the private electric properties with
a view to selling the necessary bonds
and agreeing on price for the prop
critics.
The districts, established by the
State. have built extensive generat-
Ing facilities with p. w. A. financial
assistance and are now extending
their distribution facilities.
Secretary Ickes said the decision
to purchase the private properties
and the arrangements for financing
was entirely the distriets' and the
question he had to decide was
whether the interests OF the Gov
eminent would be jeopardized by
purchase Of the properties.
Terms and conditions had been
worked out which would protect the
FEDERAL interest and the value Of
the bonds now held by the Govern
ment - security for p. w. A. loans,
M. 1ckes said.
Details Remain.
The exact private facilities to be
purchased and the price to be paid
will develop from negotiations be-
tween the power districts and the
private utilities.
TN these negotiations, P. w. A.
will not be . partner and such de-
termination will be made by the
provided they do not in
any way violate the loan contract
between the Public Works Admins
tation and the power districts" !" Mr..
Ickes said.
Under the terms and conditions
agreed upon by the modified loan
contract, however, the districts have
the power to purchase any private
facilities In the State of Nebraska." !"
Evening star., 1938-12-02
500 to Attend Junior Prom

More than 500 persons are ex-
pected to attend the Columbus Uni.
versity Junior prom tomoRTow st 10
pm. ct tlae HaAigh Hotal recording
b 1ert parod, chairman.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Leslie ellis Funeral
Will Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for Leslie Gillis,
senior technical adviser to the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, will
be held tomorrow at l pm. from
Evening star., 1938-12-02

The disturbance that Was centered over
the Canadian Maritime Provinces Thursday
heJend NevfoundlanA. s. g. Duchess Of
York. 1918 inches while . disturbance is
moving northeastward over the southern
Plains: oklahema City: 29:5e inches
over the upper Msekenzte valley and
Southern Alaska: Che.terneld. District Of
Keevattn. 2e50 inches, and Kodiak.
Alaska. 1928 inches. An extensive area
ef high pressure ts movinG slowly eastward
over the Atlantic States Canton, N. Y.
80. SO inches. while pressure Is hfgh over
California and the Plateau resien. Fresno.
Calf, 30.46 inches During the last "a
hours there has heen some hight prectpAtA-
ton in the Central Valleys and rain IN
the North Pacific States and Northern
California. Temperatures have fallen con-
siaerably IN the North Atlantic states,
yh1le thay have risen over the Central
Valleys.
River Resort.
Potomac and shenandoah Rivers clear
ct Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear ct Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Report

District Of Columba-CIoudy with slowly rising Temperature proc
ably rain lowest epera-
Winds mostly easteriy
Vgna-Cudy probably occasional rain tomorrow and m ex-
portion tonight; slowly rising temperature =.
MayandIg tonight probably turning to rain TO-
morrow slowly rising temperature
West Virginia. tonight and tomorrow somewhat
Evening star., 1938-12-02
River Resort.
,epeft fer Last "a Hours

Record fer Las - Asars.
Hrom neon yesterday 70 nosa today.)
Highesk. 4S z:30 pm. yesee1asy. Year
40. Al.
tswest. ~. 3 an. today Year 90. -.
1ssssa 1salDsEntuEss 1AAs Year.
lighesk - - Angast IL.
LAVest. IL on November 70.
humidity fer Last "a Asurs.
Oro0 noon yeG<sY6oy 70 nAen t0Aay)
Htghest, 81 per cent. ut lis an. to
k0wssk II De1 esnt. ct 2:3O pm. yss-
Tia Ban aDd Neon.
Rises. 4eta
Oon, today - 7:OS 4:4S
ANn to0ASrUv--- TOO A:40
xutsScSiie Ifshts msst - vi tunsd ~ "a a.
o0e-hA6 hear After sunset.
RHeelDitA2ion.
-HEon&hIR InHneas,ixa4io In. In,
Evening star., 1938-12-02

TIDE Takes.
Furnished hy United States Cusss ana
0eodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-12-02

Monthly precipitation In inches In the
caDttai teuSTsot month 70 6ats):
Mnmfk 1879 AyefARe Rne0e6
Evening star., 1938-12-02

on1-hA6 h8aY after sunset.
Evening star., 1938-12-02

Identified by Clothing.
At the hospital several bodies could
be identified only BY bits Of clothing.
Typical was the instance Of . nmse
appearing IN a corridor with q boys
leather belt, calling, rs Mr.. Hunt
here? Is Mr.. Hunt here?"
Albert j. Hunt Of South jordan
stepped forward and identified the
belt as one his 17-year-od son,
George, was wearing.
Nurses brought in scraps of cloth
ing, bracelets. a bit Of stocking, and
held them up before the parents IN
the waiting room, to ask: "Canrny
one identify these?"
A parent would stare, then burst
into sobs.
Four cousins were among those
killed-Dyard and Rosa Larson,
brother and sister, and their cousins,
Wilbert and Naomi Webb, also
brother and sister.
DR.. c. N. Jensen, superintendent
Of the Jordan School district, and
Principal L. w. Nielsen issued this
revised death list today:
Prom Riverton, UtAh-Farrold II.
Silcox, 20, bus driver, and Neal
DensIey, IL; Robert Esbert, 1s; VIII
liam Glazter, II; Naomi Lewis, II;
Miss Rae Miller, Is; Virginia Mel
son, Is; Blaine Page, II; Kenneth
Peterson, II; Harold Sandstrom, Is;
Carol Vincent Stephenson, 10;
Naomi Webb. 16, and Wilbert Webb,
10, brother Of Naomi, and Oie Peter
son, n.
Prom South Jordan-Geofee Hunt,
II; Helen Lloyd, l6; Dean Winwsrd,
Is; Helen Young, Is: Lois john
son, II.
From Bluffdale-Rosa Larson, 10:
Byard Larson, Is, brother Of Rooa. :
From Crescent-Duans Paxikin-5
son, Is; Viola sundquist, n. I.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
A. R. WALLACE
.PION EER> DIES
OF OLD STROKE

CALEXICO, April A. r. Wal
lace, 60, pioneer resident of Cal
eXico, died at his home here Sat-
urday night after an illness of
several years duration.
He suffered a stroke of paralysis
several years ago and during the
past year. gradually became weaker.
He retired from business 10 years
ago.
Wallace was born in Kentucky.
He arrived in Imperial in 1909 and
the following year moved to CAL
eXico where he lived 81 years. He
was employed as accountant for
the late c. K. Clark, manager for
the Chandler interests in Imperial
Valley, for years. Later he was en-
ployed in the office of the Goree-
Hartman cotton gin in Calexico.
He was a member of the Methodist
church and a charter member of
the Knights of Pythias lodge.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church here at 2:3O O..
clock Monday afternoon with the
Rev. Mr.. Edgar Zimmerman, pastor
of the church, officiating. B. F..
Lemons, Ell Centro funeral direc-
tor, is in charge.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Halle Wallace; his daughter.
Mrs. James Vierhus: his son. Thom-
as; and Il grandson, John Wallace
Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
HOLDING CUTS.
MEXICAN FLAGS
PASSING AUTOS
Brawley Man Victim of
Knife Wielder on
Vacant Lot

BRAWLEY, April 4. =
Suffering from stab wounds
IN the stomach, Rafael Gu
tierrez stood on Main street
here late Sunday and beg
bed motorists to take him to a
hospital.
He clasped one hand over his
stomach and frantically signalled
drivers with the other. Chief Her
bert Gerrish of the immigration
border patrol, leaving the airshoW
with Patrolman Howard Carey, took
the Mexican to the Brawley hospital
with Carey administering first aid
en- route. The officers telephoned
Brawley police.
Gutierrez said Gustavo Reyes
asked him to accompany him along
the street to a vacant lot. When
they reached the lot, Gutierrez
said, Reyes stabbed him. He gave
no reason for the stabbing. He re-
fused to give further details. The
wounded man later was transfer
red to the county hospital. Officers
sought Reyes Monday with a war
rant for his arrest.
Meanwhile officers planned to
question the injured Mexican fur
ther in an effort to determine what
was the cause of his battle with the
alleged assailant, and why he agreed
to walk with the man to the vacant
lot where he said the attack took
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
CRY OF WOLF
THREATENS u. S.
DICTATORSHIP

CHICAGO. April 4. (UP)-There
is danger of a dictatorship if Pres
ident Roosevelt's efforts to improve
conditions by Democratic processes
continually are baked by false cries
of dictatorship. Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. IckeS said last
night.
He spoke at a banquet commem-
Grating the 50th anniversary of the
Jewish Daily Courier in Chicago.
He criticized "those who cry out in
tones of simulated anguish that at
this moment in the United States
there is an existing dictatorship"
IF the brave efforts of a great
Democratic leader to improve con-
ditions of the oppressed and under
privileged by means of Democratic
processes are baked continually by
false cries of dictatorship, there is
the danger that our people may
come to feel that economic securi-
ty can be had only through a die
tatorship," he said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
BONELLI GETS
EDGAR'S PLACE

SACRAMENTO April 4. (UP)-
William c.. Bonellis successor as
director of the state department
of the state department of profess
sional and vocational standards
will be a southern California man,
Gov Frank F.. Merriam said today
The governor said. however, he
is not yet prepared to say who the
appointee will be. Bonellis post was
left vacant when Merriam appoint
ed him to the State board of equal
ization, taking the southern Cali
fornia district post left vacant by
the death of Ray Edgar several
weeks ago
Mr.. Bonelli was not candidate
for the office" Merriam said. 81
have selected him in preference to
a dozen more persons because OF
my confidence in him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
PROVE IT. SAYS
SOLON TO F.R.;
REQUESTS VETO
PettengilI Urges Right TO
Override Changes in
L. S. Bureaus

WASHINGTON, April A..
(UP)-Rep. Samuel B. Pet
tengill, D., Ind, today called
upon President Roosevelt to
reinforce his disavOwal OF
dictatorship ambitions by approx
ing amendmentS TO the pendino
gevornmcnt reor 9anization bin
which would give congress the pow
er tC veto any changes in eXecu-
tive department agencies.
Pettenoll. q leader of a house
pnrc eratic - Republican Insurgent
coalition fighting the reorganization
bill. urged the president to put
first things first" and pat legisla
tion to er'l business recession ahead
of action on the reorganization
measure.
He demanded public support Of
amendments to give congress final
control of reorganization as the
president returned from Warm
Springs to take personal command
CT the fight for the bill. Admins
tration congressional leaders, after
a White House conference on strate-
gy last night. renewed their pre-
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
Truck PlOWs Into
Sheep; 10 Injured,
Killed at BraWley

RRAWLEY, April 4.-The mutton
market went up in the air near here
late Sunday when Ray E. Magness
81, FL Centre, drove truck and
trailer through herd Of sheep near
a corner a mile and a half SOUTH
of here.
A moment after the impact, the
pavement was strewn with dead
dying and mangled animals. Sheep
were tossed into the air and scat
tered along the borrow pits. Tires
Of automobiles and trucks carried
blood stains a mile in each direc-
tion from the scene of the accident
Nineteen sheep were killed or in
jured. Highway Patrolman Tillman
Daley shot 10 of the injured sheep
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
SCORE OF DOGS
WITHOUT TAGS
in DEATH ROW

A score of dogs painted in con-
demned row" at the dog pound
Monday and waited for the last
mile that will lead them to the
gas chamber in 48 hours.
Only a reprieve from their own
ers can prevent the law from TAX
ing it's course, because they aren't
legal, j. Sterling Oswalt, police
chief, and Jim Scroggins, dog catch
er, agreed. The dogs haven't licens-
es, and nowadays a dog can't even
lead a dogs life unless he's regis
tered with the city authorities.
Last year 400 dogs were entitled
to a years lease on life when own
ers purchased 400 dog tags. This
year only 100 have purchased Ii
censes. That means 800 dogs are
living on borrowed time" and
ScrogginS will get them if they
don't watch out.
Scroggins roams Ell Centre streets
daily in his pickup truck, arranged
with a cage at the rear, and picks
up stray dogs. After more than a
year at the business he is an expert
at snagging pups with a long pole,
equipped with a moose at the end.
Once caught in the moose, the most
vicious dog is helpless. The dogs
are taken to the dog pound, north
east of the city, kept 48 hours, and
then, if the owners have failed 10
call, they are led to Ell Centro's
own gas chamber, a sinister metal
box. Once in the gas chamber, the
dogs pay the laws price-with their
lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04

alton of Labor affiliate and the
CLOS utility workers organizing
committee-all claimed a majority
of consumers power company's 5000
workers
While Murphy shuttled between
hotel rooms in conferences with
company and CIO officials leaders
of the other unions cooled their
heels in an ante-room and announc-
ed that they would fight any set
tlement which ignored their claims
Of majority membership.
Meanwhile UWOC members main
tanned service from a half dozen
generating plants and sub-stations.
but were ready to pull switches and
paralyze industry in such cities as
Saginaw, Bay City, Flint, Owosso
and Pontiac if Murphy's mediation
should fail.
L. c. Jensen, president of the IN
dependent union, termed the A. F..
OF l.. electrical workers claims to a
majority grossly exaggerated" and
said he believed an election would
be the best method of settling the
dispute. His petition for a national
labor relations board election has
not been acted upon.
A new labor peace was threaten
ed by warning that the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, an
American Federation of Labor af-
filiate, might call a strike in west
srn Michigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
FARMER TRUCK
GROUP STARTS
DRIVE TUESDAY

Wheels of the Farmers Transpor-
tation association, Associated Farm
erS weapon against Transfers un-
ion control of hauling in south
ern California, will be set in mo-
ton in Los Angeles Tuesday.
Representatives of the 10 south
ern counties included in the aSso-
citation will attend a noon meeting
to complete final arrangements,
Hugh Osborne, originator of the
movement, announced Monday.
The other nine counties will in
corporate with Imperial county
farmers to handle the finances.
Only those truck drivers and truck
owners bearing certification from
the Farmers Transportation asso-
citation will be permitted to haul
farmers products in the 10 coun-
ties, Osborne explained The certi-
fications will be issued free to the
drivers and owners upon applica-
tion to the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
YOUNG GENIUS
HEADS EMPIRE
OF STEEL co.

HOBOKEN, N. j., April 4. (UP)
(UP) Stockholders of the $1,000, :
100000 United States steel corpor-
alton elected new directors today
and Edward R. Stettinus, 37-year-
old industrial genius, became chair
man of the board.
He succeeds Myron c. Taylor, 64,
who relinquished the leadership of
the worlds largest corporation to
younger men after guiding it thru
the latter part of the depression
era.
Stettinus began his business car
eer only IA years ago and Joined
the steel corporation in 1894.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
Sheepmen Snub Union:
Battle for Open Shop

union shearers is about IA to l." a
spokesman for woolgrowers open
shop" committee said. I'VE are
having no difficulty obtaining
ShearerS."
Preparing for similar operations
in Butte county, growers were
scheduled to meet at Chico to-
day.
R. c. Anderson, member of the
board of directors of the Butte
county chapter of the Associated
Farmers of California, said farm
ers from the northern section of
the county would be urged to join
the organization, which claims 300
members in the south.
The meeting was scheduled to
outline a course of action to be
followed when shearing starts in
Butte county within the next few
days. Employer-labor relations in
all other branches of agriculture
also was to be discussed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-04
ELECTRIC TAX
APPROVED BY
HIGH JURISTS

WASHINGTON, April 4. (UP)--
The supreme court today presented
another in a series of decisions in
which it has affirmed extension OF
state and federal taxing powers.
The new opinion, rendered by a
seven to one division of the court,
upheld application of Louisiana S
electrical energy tax to power gen.
Grated by the Arkansas-Louisiana
Pipeline co., to be used in inter
state pumping of natural gas.
The decision was delivered by
Justice Stanley F. Reed. Justice
James C. McReynolds dissented and
Justice Benjamin NJ Cardozo did
not participate.
Reed rejected a contention by
the firm that the tax was an un-
constitutional burden upon inter
state commerce.
ut bears generally on all use of
power and is not discriminatory,
he said. 1T obviously adds to the
cost of the interstate commerce
But increased cost alone is not
sufficient to invalidate the tax as
an interference with commerce"