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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Border Opium
Plan SqueIched

WASHINGTON, j Hne
20. (UP)-CustOniS Offici-
ais reUedled today that the
Mexican government h ID
destroyed an opium pro-
ducing industry along the
Mexican u nil ed States
border Uhich might hare
become a potential source
of narcotics second only to
the Orient.
With the aid of federal
trOOps-infantry and eau
airy--the Mexican gOUern-
ment destroyed hundreds
of fields of "amnpOla"-
opium producing pOppies
in the states of Sonora,
SinaIOa and Nayarit.
There lUere enough p0ppies
under cultiUatiOn, customs
officials here Uere inform
ed, to hare yielded betueen
three and fiue tons of
opium annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Brickbat Murder
Suspect Awaits
Trial al LA.

LOS ANGELES, June 20. (UP)-
Howard Green, 20-year-old Negro,
today awaited trial for his part in
the "brickbat" murder Of Mrs. Edna
Worden and her daughter, Margaret,
aged u, following his return here
from Chicago.
Green was named as an accom-
plice in the Worden slayings by
Thomas Nixon, 20, who is being
held in Chicago for several sex
Slayings there.
The deaths of Mrs. Worden and
her daughter had remained unsolved
until Nixon was apprehended in
Chicago and involved Green. Chica-
go authorities held Nixon for trial
there but released Green to Los
Angeles officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

Attorney A. j. Kennedy, counsel
for the lobbyist, was informed that
if his client desired a jury trial.
July 20 would be the earliest trial
date possible.
Deputy District Attorney Alvin
Sheehy told police Judge Silas Orr,
who is presiding at the contempt
trial, the state will oppose a post
ponement until July 20.
Kennedy then asked a continu-
ance until this afternoon as he
wished to confer with "other coun-
sell
The contempt charge grew out
Of Samish's refusal to appear be-
fore the grand jury last Thursday
Of more significance was the
weekend announcement of District
Attorney Otis D. Babcock that Sam
ish would not be permitted to blast
Gov. Frank F.. Merriam at a public
hearing set for Thursday. Babcock
took the position that the public
hearing is reserved for the probe
of legislators only" and any other
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

tural OIllCe QlleCleu uLSClllS Ol o0OU
acres.
Decision to disc was reached late
last week after virtually all valley
growers agreed to the move to
strengthen the market. One of the
last holdoutS, the American Fruit
Growers company, late Saturday
signed up, leaving only the New
York Produce company refusing to
allow its 240 acres to be sliced
down.
Mondays prices were quoted by
shippers as $l40 to $165 for house
packs and $1.25 to $3.50 for ranch
packs. Sunday the valley shipped
l49 cars of cantaloupes to a SIPS
to $1.40 market. Thirty cars Sun
day went north by truck.
Both the M. c. Wahl and the
Fred Bright sheds reported demand
active. A drop in volume of ship
ments was explained as due to the
discing program and cold nights
The Southern Pacific railroad re-
ported 265 cars of mixed melons
shipped Friday, 254 Saturday and
1T Sunday. Indications were for
about IT'S going out Monday, with
approximately SO ordered before
noon.
Discing of the valley crop went
forward Monday at high speed, Har-
rigan reported, with about 80 per
cent of the $500 acres already cover
ed. The balance, Harrigan declared,
is being policed and should be
disced by Monday night. The same
progress was reported for Yuma
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

City, Mont.) June 20. (UP)
Cranes pu e d smashed
coaches of one of the worlds worst
railroad disasters from the muddy
waters of Custer Creek today as
the toll reached 48 dead and 81
injured.
Authorities said at least 20 more
were trapped in submerged sleep-
er.
A freak cloudburst that sent q
flash flood" roaring down Custer
Creek, Transforming it into raging
torrent, caused a trestle to collapse
under the Chicago. Milwaukee, st.
Paul & Pacific's westbound Olympian
Sunday morning, plunging a loco
motive and six cars into the swirling
waters.
j. J. Oslie, assistant passenger
agent of the Milwaukee, who arriv-
ed by plane from st. Paul, said
48 bodies of men, women and chill
dren victims of the disaster had
been located. Workers with acetyl-
enc torches cut through steel cars
searching for bodies.
Custer County Coroner Ralph
Bray said Is bodies, several unrecog-
nizable, were in the Miles City
Morgue; one was at Glendive, and
four more were recovered from the
wreckage during the night.
"At least zc more will be added
to the death list when rescuers
raise a submerged sleeper" Bray
said.
Rescuers said several bodies had
been carried downstream by the
torrent.
Several days will be required to
complete an accurate casualty list.
Forty five bandaged survivors
were in Miles City hospitals. Many
of them were only slightly injured
and were to be released within the
next "a hours.
Custer Greek is 26 miles east of
Miles City in eastern Montana,
Miles City is 100 miles from the
North Dakota line.
Milwaukee trains were running
on schedule over Northern Pacific
tracks. They were routed over the
latter road from Terry to Miles
City, where they returned to the
Milwaukee main line.
In addition to pulling wrecked
cars out of the creek, crews also
began to drive piles over the old
trestle site for a temporary struc-
ture. Railroad officials said they
expected TO have trains running
over the temporary bridge Tuesday.
Lewis Williams, heroic porter who
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

for the fall of Lanfeng, strategic
city on the Langhai railroad line.
He disobeyed the orders of Chang
and retreated. Later he recaptured
the city but the counter offensive
was considered more costly than
continuous defenSes.
Thousands of Chinese troops were
drawing up for the deepest defen-
sive lines of the conflict in the
vicinity of Kiukiang on the Yangtse
river, between Hankow and Anking
where the japanese have establish
ed a base.
1t was estimated that more than
200 japanese warships and trans
ports were operating along the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

NEW YORK, June 90 CUP)-
The federal grand jury investigating
a German spy ring returned three
indictments today against 18 per-
sons, including two German war
ministry officers.
The officers named were:
1t. Commander Udo Won Bonin
and 1t. Commander Herman Men
eel.
Both were said by the government
to be in the Reich defense minister's
counter espionage department.
The indictment named Germany
officially as the country sponsoring
the wide espionage network direct
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Honling Pigeons
On Round Trip

SAN DIEGO, June 20. CUP)-
Twenty homing pigeons take-oft
here tonight on a roundtrip flight
to Seattle-but only one half Of
it will be made under pigeon-power.
The twenty birds, property Of
the Coronado Homing Pigeon club.
will rest in tiny cages during the
l2O0-mile flight to Seattle aboard
a United Airlines plane.
Arriving at Boeing field, Seattle.
tomorrow at 7:42 am, Dick Rum
nell, airline representative will re-
lease the birds and they will at
tempt to set a Pacific coast record
to San Diego-under their own
power
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

Yangtse, south of the capital, shell
ing shore line defenses and landin?
troops in preparation for the drive
on Kiukiang.
yellow river floods in the north
were reported to be subsiding but
west of HankoW thousands of Chi
nese workers were strengthening the
dikes along the Yangtse which was
reported seven and one half feet
above normal.
The japanese sent four armies
against Hankow as the rampant
yellow river reached its crest after
laying waste thousands of square
miles of territory and hating the
japanese offensive in the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Sex Slayer Hears
Death Sentence

LOS ANGELES, June 20. CUP)-
Charles A. McLachlan, 55-year-old
house painter, today was sentenced
by Judge Frank M. Smith to die
in the lethal gas chamber in San
Quentin prison for the sex Staying
of 7-year-old Jenny Moreno last
April l3.
McLachlan is the third slayer
sentenced by Judge Smith to die
in the gas chamber since establish
ment of that form of death penalty
by the state of California. The
other two condemned men are Ed
win SPOTS and William Martin,
convicted holdup slayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Chinese General Executed
For Disobeyins Orders

SHANGHAI, June 20. CUP,-cep
Lung Mao-Shan, commander Of tbo
8oth division, which comprises the
best of Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek's own troops, was executed
Friday for diSobeying orders, it was
officially announced by the Chinese
today.
The execution of General Luno
was interpreted as a general stiffen-
ing OF Chinese resistance. The
heaviest concentration of war ma
Achines and men since the outbreak
'bf the war poured into the narrow
Yangtse valley below the provisional
capital at HankoW.
General Lung was held responsible
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

would be sold.
Festivities, which will start at
6:15 with a parade of the Imperial
Valley Boys band and Chinese ac-
tors, will get under way officially
at GAS at the stadium where a ma
tive rice dinner will be served, fol-
lowed by Chinese vaudeville acts
and judging in a beauty contest.
Mayor Fawcett announced COM
mittee of three to supervise judg-
ing of the beauty contest. Members
are Mrs. Warren Currier, Mrs. Lucy
Deaton and Mrs. A. B. Hanson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Midget to Divorce
Giantess Wife

HOLLYWOOD, June 20. UP)-
Billy Curtis, advertised as the
worlds handsomest midget, rebelled
today at being what he calls the
TOY husband" of Lois De Fee. the
attractive giantess who takes him
on her lap when they're together
He is going to sue for divorce.
Curtis is three feet, II inches; his
wife is six feet, four.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
8 Parties Ready
For Ele

SACRAMENTO, June 20. (UP)-
Eight political parties, including the
Townsend group, have qualified for
places on the ballot in the August
80 primary election, the secretary
of states office announced today.
The parties listed are the Demo-
cratic, Republican, Prohibition, So
cialist,' Progressive, Communist
Commonwealth, and Townsend. The
latter group qualified through reg
istration of 31,770 members before
the time limit expired on June 10
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

Maine and Minnesota went to
the polls Monday in primary cleo
tions watched throughout the ma
ton for their significance in the
national political picture, the Unit
ed Press reported.
A record primary vote appeared
probable as Minnesotans cast bal
lots to select three party tickets for
the November election.
Principally because of a tumul-
tuous campaign in the farmer labor
gubernatorial race, it was believed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Mother Fails to
Poison Her Son

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. CUP
Mrs. Helen Shea was held here
today after police said she con-
fessed attempting to poison hel
l8-yearold son, Robert, to prevent
his being sent back to a home fol
the feeble minded Mrs. Shea tolc
officers she would rather see hel
son dead than back in the Glen FL
len home for feeble minded tc
which he was committed four years
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Coroner Succumbs
At StanisIaus

MODESTO, Cal, June 20. CUP)-
George Severn, coroner of Stanis-
lauS county for the past II years
and a candidate for reelection in
the August primaries, died here
last night after an illness of several
weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Tragic Poverty
Prevents Burial

GLENDALE, Cal, June 20. CUP)
In pitiful aftermath of their death
in a suicide pact a week ago, the
bodies of William E. Dysart, rs,
veteran cattleman of the south
west, and his wife, Mrs. Olive lone
Barry Dysart, once one of Califor-
MAS wealthiest women, still lay in
mortuary here today because
funds were lacking for funeral SER
vices.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
INSPECTOR HERE

DR.. R. P. Gingerich, market milk
specialist for the state depart
ment of agriculture, is in Imperial
Valley on business in connection
with the department.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

lind $45 in cash, a $3.50 diamond
ring and a s. dime bank missing
His purse, empty, was returned
when thrown from a sedan that
speeded past his home, 318 South
Fifth street, Sunday afternoon.
AndroS described the car to police
as black with the rear license plates
missing. 1t was driven by a white
man, he said. Although a police
call to be on the lookout for the
machine was sent out, the car had
not been located Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Trifle Garbled-

If the policeman in the FL Cen
tro prowl car were a bit stumped
by this order, they have RR's com
rlete sympathy. Over the police
radio came:
watch out for a black sedan
One man driving with no plates on
his rear!"
That definitely is news.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
TUlARE CRISIS OVER

HANFORD, Cal, June 20 up
A continued drop in the flow of
the Kings river today led Tulare
Lake Basin ranchers to believe
that the flood crisis is over for
the present season.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Olde st Officer
Observes Birthday

RIVERSIDE, June 90 fUP) -
Charles F.. Larabee. veteran bailiff
in superior court here and believed
to be the oldest active peace officer
in the United States, today obsery-
ed his 82nd birthday on duty In tho
courthouse. He has served as baiiiff
since 1896 under five sheriffa.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
All Dressed Up

One El Centro barber must have
had a shock Monday. The barbe,
chair in his shop (near the West
ern Union office Oh Main street.
Sunday was all dressed up with
bottles of hair tonic. Bottles on the
arms and seat.
RR looked three times, so he is
sure it was hair tonic.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Silent Signal

A secret operative reports that
San Diego motorists have banded
together for protection against
jealous traffice officers. Driving in
San Diego over the weekend. the
operative started to swing around
a car and pass when he noticed
the driver going through strange
motions Of warning with one arm
The valley motorist dropped back
puzzled. and carried on a panto-
mine with the driver ahead thru
the latter's rear view mirror.
Finally, while the driver ahead
made face like Tom Sawyer say
ing Cheese it," and pointed ex-
citedly ahead, the valley driver
caught on. There was a police car
ahead.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
48 Bodies Taken
from r. z. Wreck
Lobbyist, Warned He Can't Talk About
Merriam. Has Contempt Trial Set
Over in Sacramento Court
District Attorney Declares Arthur Samish
Will Not Be Allowed to Blast Governor:
Inquiry Reserved For Legislators

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 20. (UP)-Tria of the con-
tempt charge against Arthur H. Samish San Francisco
lobbyist central figure in the Sacramento county grand
jury legislative investigation, was continued until pm
today at the request of Samish's counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Strange Company

Bert Fawcett will probably look
before he climbs into his car for
months to come. After a shindig
at the Ed Adams ranch at which
presidents of four clubs were put
through their PAGES, Bert climbed
into his auto to leave. In the front
seat with him was a calf!
To prevent confusion, we mean
a cows offspring.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
1000 Expected at Rice Bowl Festival
In EI Centre Stadium TO Raise Fund
For Relief OF Chinese Civilians
Parade Will Start Festivities Including
Beauty Contest. Native Rice Dinner
And Entertainment by Chinese

crowd of 1000 expected to attend the Rice Bowl
Festival Monday night at Ell Centre stadium.
With 5000 tickets the streets, Mayor Herbert FaW
ce in charge of the ete raise funds for civilian suffer-
ers in war and flood China estimated at least half
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Fl Cenfro Burglary Victim Declares
Suspicion He Was Drugged. Tells
Of Thugs Who Returned Wallet

SQSpclon that he had been drugged voiced Monday
oy Harry Andros of Ell Centro who early Sunday was
robbed of $500 in cash and jewelry
AndroS, ordinarily light sleeper, said he slept more
soundy than usual Saturday night and awoke groggy to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
TRADE ACTIVE
In CANTALOUPE
AFTER DfSCING
Market Picks Up AS Third of Crop Goes
Underground in Campaign to Limit
Offerings, Boost Demand

hot demand for Imperial Valley cantaloupes Monday
followed destruction of third of the unharvesed
Prices and sales which Jagged dangerously last week
had strengthened magicaly since Saturday morning wher
Lerysed by B. A. Harrigan othe county agricu
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
Today's Results

NATIONAL
Cincinnati 100 600 900 0O02-3 7 /
Boston -. 900 900 O01 900 o-l 10 1
R. Davis & Lombardi; Fette, Lam
ming & Mueller.
Chicago .--.... 900 200 3OO-5 II O
Brooklyn .-... 900 100 OO0-l 7 o
Lee & Hartnett; Hamlin, Posedel
& Phelps.
AMERICAN
New York ......................... Ol0 OO5
ST. Louis ---..-.-....--................. 900 202
Chandler & Dickey; Tietje &
Heath
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20
wenty
More
Deat Toll Feared
80 in Worst
Disaster

TRAIN WRECK SCENE,
Custer Greek, Mont. (Via
Rural Telephone to Miles
City, Mont.) June 20. (UP)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-20

Butter: Los Angeles. 2ela but
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob ranch
grade A, 3Ilae; manufacturing milk.
2Sl3c; route gathered cream. 25i6c.
L. A. Hay; u. :. No. l SIi.-14.50.
No. 2 leafy s13-13.50; No. 2. S1l-fs.
Minneapolis, flax. May S1.75l9.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
SEVEN PLEAD GUILTY
IN CHURCH LOTTERY
Priest Is Among II Charged With
Mail Fraud in $25 900 Contest

in Pittsburgh.
By tine Assc ciated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 2-seven per-
sons plea aded guilty today at the OPEN
ing Of the trial Of Father James r..
Cox and II others on lottery and
mail fraud charges.
Father Cox and four others, Thomas
A. Harkins, Pasadena, Calf; G. A.
Pierman, Buffalo, N. Y: Herbert
Shearf, Buffalo, and P. E. Shepherd
Of Cleveland, will stand trial on a
Federal indictment for the operation
Of a $4,000 prize contest to select
name for the monastery gardens
at Old St. Patrick's Church where
Father Cox is pastor.
Bernard J. Clifford of Cleveland,
named by the Government as one of
the promoters of the contest, pleaded
guilty to operating lottery as court
opened and entered no-defense plea
to a charge OF using the mails to
defraud.
Sam Bloom Of Teaneck, N. j., and
Arthur G. Wicks of Cleveland pleaded
guilty to both charges
Ernest Whiteleather Of Youngstown,
Ohio; Fred Block, Ernest Robinson
and Mike Lehan, all of Cleveland,
pleaded guilty to operating a lottery.
The charge of using the mails to
defraud was nolle pressed in their
case.
Fourteen persons were named in
the original indictment. Two of the
defendants have not been appre-
hended
Evening star., 1938-05-02

nesses Of the Pitcairn Islanders by
ferrying 20 tons Of hard wood 100
miles from another island for them.
Among the curios slowed away on
the Yankee were three-foot model
war canoe from the Solomon Islands,
q blow gun obtained on q visit with
the Sultan Of lahore at Malay, poi
soned darts for the gun and numerous
trinkets.
Disaster almost befell the Yankee
at another stage of the voyage. She
just missed the Rabaul volcano erup-
ton In New Britain. Capt. Sohnson's
first indication of that disaster was
when he noticed volcanic ash on the
water.
Baby's First Steps.
Every one aboard the Yankee was
healthy at the voyages end-particu-
larly 2l2-year- r-old Arthur Cook john
son.
Asked how much the baby weighed,
johnson laughingly said:
Il don't know. We haven't seen
anything like scales on this trip"
The skipper, who left a farm at
Hadley to go to sea, proudly told OF
his baby's first steps, taken while the
Yankee sailed the Indian Ocean.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
NUD|ST EMPRESS,
IS |SBEL|EvEDDEAD
Society Around he-WorId
Cruise Fails to Find Trace
of Baroness.
BY .he Associated Press.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, May a.
Capt. Irving johnson, adventurous
master of the schooner Yankee, said
today he was convinced the Baroness
Won Wagner, who several years ago
proclaimed herself, Empress of
lonely Charles Island, of the Gala
pagos group. and head Of "nudist
Eden," was dead.
The master Of the 92-foot Yankee,
which completed Ar l8-month, IS, ,0OO-
mile world cruise yesterday with an
amateur. crew, including several So
cially prominent persons, said he could
not locate the baroness or any one
who knew anything about her on the
island.
I'VE landed there in January,
1887" the captain said, but didn't
find any trace of the baroness and
couldn't learn much, although we
talked with family named Wilmer,
including man and wife and their
two children. We shared our supplies
with them"
Mummified Body Found.
The baroness, with Robert Phillip
son and Alfred Lorenz, said to be
Germans. set up her empire" on the
island in the summer of 1888. Sew
eral months later the woman, who
said she was from Vienna, vanished
and nothing has been heard from
either her or Philipson since.
The mummified body Of Lorenz was
found on an island far to the north.
Nearby was the body of a second man,
identified as that Of Tryge Nuggrud,
sailor supposed to have joined the
baroness colony or to have been a
member of another nudist group.
The captain told how virtually all
Of the 20 persons aboard the Yankee
were poisoned seriously after eating
fish caught 180 miles of Pitcairn
Island.
I'VE had every symptom there is"
johnson said, but fortunately Mrs
johnson was less affected than the
rest. She took charge and got the
ship into Pitcairn"
Bounty's Anvil Obtained.
The anvil and part of the rudder
of the famed ship Bounty, which car
ried the mutineers to Pitcairn, was
obtained by Capt. johnson and shipped
from Tahiti to the Mariners Museum
at Newport News, Va.
The Yankee travellers repaid kind
Evening star., 1938-05-02

the road would be cut also. The sec
ond Is the French railway from Haip-
hong to Yunnafu. But rumorS per-
sist in Hankow that the French, fear
ing that the japanese may bomb their
property, may forbid its use for trans
portation of munitions.
The two last resorts are, first, the
new road which is being rushed to
completion from Burma to Yunnan,
and, second. the overland route to
Russian through Sian, Lanchow and
the desert wastes of Mongolia or
Sinkiang. More than 100000 men are
volunteering work on the Burma road,
which was scheduled to be opened on
April /, but which will probably not
be open to heavy traffic till early
summer. The Russian route is being
used regularly-about 1000 trucks
came through recently-but it is grim
ly long and arduous.
The first evening I arrived in
Hankow a Chinese friend said, I'VE
will night to the bitter end"
When he was asked. But what Is
the bitter end?" he admitted promptly,
When We can no longer get sup
plies"
(Copyrisht, 1898, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Evening star., 1938-05-02
T0YNES ARE DIVORCED
Margaret Rawlings Wins Decree
Nisi From London Court.

LONDON. May 2 (R.-Margaret
Rawlings. dramatic actress, was grant
ed probationary divorce decree nisD
today from Gabriel Toyne on grounds
OF adultery. Her suit against the
actor-producer was not defended. De-
cree nisi may be made final in six
months.
Miss Rawlings, who last summer
became involved IN dispute with the
Oxford League because of remarks
she made at a luncheon. said her
domestic troubles started when she
returned from the United States in
March, 1886.