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Nogales international., 1938-03-19
HELEN O'KEEFE
CANDIDATE FOR
CLERK OF COURT

Miss Helen O'Keefe, popular
young woman, announces in the
political announcement column OF
today's Nogales International as a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Clerk OF The Su-
perior Court.
Miss O'Keefe was born in No
gales on September q, 1908 and
reared in this city. She is daugh-
ter of Mrs. Marie O'Keefe, 316
Noon street, and the late Timothy
O'Keefe, who was at one time
Deputy U. g. Collector of Customs
at the port of Nogales. She is a
niece of the late Con. O'Keefe,
former collector of customs and
former county treasurer.
Miss O'Keefe was educated in
the local schools and was appoint
ed deputy clerk of court on No
vember /, 1923 by the late Robert
E.. Lee, who was clerk for many
years until his death on April 80,
1885. She continued as deputy un-
der Mr.. Lees successor, his wife,
Mrs. Anna Louise Lee until Mrs.
Lee resigned in May 1887 at which
time she was appointed clerk by
the Board of Supervisors. She was
interpreter for the late U. S. Com
missioner w. A. O'Connor's court
for couple of years.
She is thoroughly acquainted
with the duties of the office for
which she is candidate for the
first time.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
KNIGHT JURY
is DISCHARGED

Unable to reach verdict after
celebrating five hours the jury
in the case of the State of Arizona
versus DR.. j. A. Knight, charged
with practicing medicine without
license, was discharged Tuesday
afternoon.
Judge E. r. Thurman presided.
Knight was represented by At
torney G. A. Little and the state
by County Attorney J. v. Robins.
Date for new trial is expected
to be set shortly.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
II RIBBONS WON
BY SANTACRUZ
AT TUCSON SHOW

Santa Cruz County cattlemen
brought home "the bacon" from
the recent livestock show in Tue
son, returning with ID ribbons.
From a percentage standpoint
Santa Cruz, the smallest county in
the state, took the largest num-
ber of ribbons, which is proof the
county ranks high as a producer of
fine cattle.
The IA ribbon winners were H.
B. Thurber, 2; j. p Sexton, 2; r.
G. Larimore, 2; Dave Jeffcott, l;
w. T. Roath, 1; Newell Clark, 3;
Heady & Ashburn, /; Chiricahua
Ranches, g.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19

Chamber Of Commerce.
Among those having entries from
this county are T. E. Heady, Frank
Brophy, Blaine Lewis, Johnny
Sands, Chan Anderson, Captain
Haley, F. w. Cowlishaw, T. F..
Griffin, Lee zinsmeister, Nelson
Brown and Paul Siler.
Lee zinsmeister' loud speaking
system will be on the grounds to
do the announcing.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
GROWING
WHISPERS

Among Nogalians growing whis
kerS for the 3rd annual Frontier
Fiesta in April are the following
Senator j. A. Harrison.
Royal Macgregor.
L. B. Randel.
James w. Hiler, Sr.
James w. Hiler, Jr
Harold Roesner.
Les Wooddell.
Ted Farmer.
Barney Johnson.
Presley l.. Cheshire.
George Januel.
William Lowe.
Paul Temple.
r. Woodhouse.
J. B. Robinson.
J. M. Soto, Jr.
Syke Marsland.
Orville Field.
Homer Tully.
+. g. Harrison.
Frank Ashford.
Felix Halle Sahasie' BeniteZ.
Don Taylor.
Canuto Perez.
Dudley Pitts.
Jerry Nolan.
Hugo Miller.
Enrique Fernandez.
Max Keyte.
Herman N0vick.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
RECOVERING

Miss Betty Jean Bowman, who
returned Monday from San Diego
reports her father, Writ G. Bow
man, who recently underwent a
major operation at Mercy Hospital
in San Diego, is we'll on the road to
recovery and expects to be able
to Leave the hospital soon. Miss
Bowman was accompanied home by
Writ Cavannaugh Of Chula Vista,
grandson of Mr.. Bowman, who
spent several days here at the Bow
man home on Crawford street.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
| ZOO EXPECTED AT HORSE SHOW AND SALE
AT TCURLY HORSE RANCH WEEK FROM SUNDAY

S. B. Hough who was here
yesterday from his Curly Horse
ranch, three miles north of So
nOita, said that about 1000
persons are expected at the
horse show and sale to be held
at the ranch starting at IL
O'Clock a week from tomorrow
morning.
The ranch is the former Annie
Black place.
The show and sale are being
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
Border Baseball
League Organized

With 30 games on it's schedule,
the Border Baseball League, or
ganized Sunday at Bisbee, will open
the season Sunday April 18th.
Games will be played on Sundays
and holidays until September 18th.
Nogales games will be at new
park back of the old brewery in
Noga1es, Sonora.
Comprising the league are No
gales, Cananea, Auga Prieta, each
one team; Douglas, two teams; and
either Tucson or Wilcox, one team.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
NOGALES WINS
RIFLE MATCH

With score of 1852 Nogales won
the sn1all-bore rifle match held
Sunday near Fairbanks.
Bisbee was next with a score Of
1949, Douglas 1914 and Tucson
1928. IS.
Individual scores of Nogales par
Elephants were as follows: S. D.
Monahan 397, Ted Bethel 395, Will
liam Lytle 391, Duane Bird, Jr.,
1886, David Miller 384. Grand total
1852.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
YOUNG DEMOS
MEET AT MESA

MESA, March 18-UP) - This
city will play host to the Arizona
Young Democrat convention April
20 and 30.
Executive board members set the
date for the conclave, which is held
here every two years. The board
issued charters to Young Democrat
clubs in TUCSON, Verde Valley,
Chambers, and South Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
POLITICAL.
COMMENT

Candidates for the September
primary are announcing a little
later than usual this year but one
by one they are getting into the
political marathon"
James A. Harrison announces
today as candidate for State Sen
ator and Miss Helen O'Keefe for
Clerk OF The Superior Court. They
are the third and fourth to formal
ly announce, the others being John
A. Jones and George Bercich, both
of whom seek the Democratic nomi-
nation for Supervisor in District
No. 8. The supervisor in that dis
trict as present is A. S. Henderson,
Republican. Two years ago there
were several candidates for the
Democratic nomination. ..
Nogales international., 1938-03-19

sponsored by horse breeders Of
Santa Cruz and Pima counties.
Gene England is in charge Of
entries from the Nogales district
and his headquarters are at the
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
2O-3O MEETING
HERE IN JUNE

Delegates of Arizona 2O-3O clubs
closed their two-day winter con-
ference at Phoenix Sunday after
selecting Nogales as the scene of
the June conference.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19

PRESCOTT, March 1S-(UP)
"A first-hand description of
Mediterranean wa- zone con-
ditions had been received here
Nogales international., 1938-03-19

Upstate the main interest will be
centerad in the contest for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor, since Governor Stanford is
not a candidate for reelection.
We would not be surprised to see
a NogaAes man-Wirt G. Bowman
democratic National Committee
man)-enter that race. Sidney P.
Osborn Of Phoenix is already can
didate and there are rumors that
Secretary of State Jim Kerby and
Bob Jones of Phoenix will take a
shot at the governorship.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
TO SAN ANTONIO

Arthur D. Page left Wednesday
for San Antonio, Texas, to join
Mrs. Page who has been visiting
there the past two weeks.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
Many Happy Returns

Mrs. Mildred Summers, March
7.
Buster Sorrells, March 16.
Sharon Summers, March 19.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
MAKING ARIZONA ATTRACTIVE
TOCAPITAL FOR INVESTMENT
In MINING DISCUSSED HERE
Hugo Miller Elected Chairman And Louis Hudgin
Secretary OF NOgales Council Of Arizona
Small Mine Operators :

throughout the state.
Enrolment in the Nogales coun-
Gil can be made with either Hugo
w. Miller, or Louis Hudgin.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19

According to Dame Rumor the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff will be one of the hot
test of all contests in this county.
1t is reported that Sheriff Brown
will be a candidate for reelection
and it is also reported that he will
be opposed by Former Chief Of Po-
lice J. j. Lowe. Both Brown and
Lowe are expected to formally an
nounce very shortly.
Nogales international., 1938-03-19
AZ ~ e NAG
MARCH

a mans wistiom mdketh his face To-
shine"
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

NEW YORK, May 10 Q.N.SD.
Q.NSJ.-The hurried departure
for Germany of DR.. Ignatz T.
Griebl, the Governments chief
witness against foreign spy ring,
was a surprise to his wife as well
as to the G-Men who had been
questioning him almost daily, Mrs.
Mitzi Griebl revealed to the New
York Journal and American to-
day in an exclusive interview.
II honestly do not know at
this time, whether my husband
is alive or dead" asserted the
wife Of the former President Of
the League of the Friends Of
New Germany. when my huS-
band left me near the North
German Lloyd pier last week he
said he would be back in half
an hour"
VIRTUALLY PENNILESS
Virtually pennileSs, uncertain
whether the one-time German
artillery officer will ever return
to her, Mrs. Griebl said she can
"only wait"
Federal agents, whom DR.. Griebl
had promised to remain in this
country, attempted to have the
physician questioned by the French
Surete when the liner Bremen
put in at Cherbourg, but the
French police were ordered off the
ship.
DR.. Griebl, if he sailed on the
Bremen last Wednesday, must
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
GAY PARTY
OF BEULAH TOLD
At DEATH TRIAL
Mixed Gin and Whiskey,
Dance Escort Says
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admitted that he had lied to police
when he was first taken into Gus
tody and questioned about the
death of the girl.
In his first story he said he
and Vernon Limerick had gone to
the Whoopee Club dance together,
while the truth was he had gone
with Beulah. Mrs. Martha Barg-
frede and Dudley Thompson.
BLAMES GIRLS MOTHER
Under croSsexamination by De-
Tense Attorney Russell Kelly,
Paddy admitted Mrs. Limerick had
asked him to say he had gone
with Vernon, explaining, that this
had something to do with Beulah's
insurance.
The second time he was ques-
toned by detectives, he said, he
told them the truth about who
WCLlI VII Vic party.
Between midnight and l o'clock
of the morning Of the last day OF
1930-the last day the girl was to
live-the young couple returned to
the little house on the Anacostia
flats at 10 Nineteenth st. s. z.
where she lived with her brother,
Vernon, and his friend, Richard
Reed.
They sat on a day bed in the
sparsely furnished basement room
and waited until Vernon came
home from work about lis. The
three then sat and talked for a
little while. Then Vernon went to
bed. Paddy sat a short time
longer, talking to the girl, then
left. He walked to lunch room
in the vicinity, had coffee and
doughnutS, then went to his home.
TIME OF KILLING
And it was not long after he
left, the Government charges. that
Langdon, "the cop on the beat, !"
came into that little basement
room and killed Beulah with a
well-aimed shot behind the ear,
using q .25-caliber automatic
pistol.
In his opening address to the
jury yesterday afternoon, Assistant
United States Attorney John j.
Wilson, who is prosecuting the
case, declared the girl was muir
dered between 2::30 and 2:45
o'clock that morning, and that he
will produce q witness who heard
O shot at that time.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

ST.?
Ayes I was.
Q.-Who was there?
A.-Her mother and her sis
tiers.
Odd you see Beulah?
A.-No I did not.
Didn't you see her on
the day bed?
Al just saw her as passed
by.
Q.-You were taken into Gus
tody that day?
About 1880 that night.
Q.-You were in custody some
time?
A.-Forty-eight days.
CONSTRAINED
Cross-examination by Russell
Kelly:
Q.-when did you first meet
Beulah?
AIN the fall Of 1928.
Odd you 60 with her con-
Stantly?
A.-No, I wouldn't say that.
Q.-How many times had you
gone out with her?
A.-Oh, maybe dozen times.
Q.-When did you make ar
rangements to go to the dance
with her?
A.-Think it was the previous
evening.
Q.-Where?
AIT her home.
Q.-How many times had you
been at her home?
A.-Oh, maybe a half dozen
times.
Q.-How long had she lived
there?
About two months.
think.
PUZZLED ABOUT PARTY
Q.-Who was Dudley Thomp-
son?
A friend of mine; we
worked together.
Q.-What time did you meet
him that night?
Ale picked me UP about
7:3O in his car.
Odd you know Beulah was
married?
Al did.
Q.-Do you know when she
was married?
Al don't know.
Q.-What time did you arrive
at her house?
About 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
'Ex-VICE QUEEN
PLEADS GUILTY
TO TAX CHARGES
Mae SCheibIe Weeps as
Court Rules

PITTSBURGH, May 10 GIN.
SO.-Mrs. Mae billie" Scheible,
formerly well-known hostess in
Plttsburgh's vice-life, pleaded
guilty in Federal court today to
evading income taxes on her earn
ings for three years and was
sentenced to as many years in a
State penitentiary.
Her guilty plea made it un-
necessary for the Government to
introduce a series Of checks
signed by prominent Pittsburghers
for entertainment in her luxuri'
Gus apartment. U. s. Attorney
John D. Ray had threatened to
produce the Cancelled checks in
court and read them into the rec
ord unless Billie pleaded guilty
and spared the Government the
expense Of a trial.
SIGNS GUILTY PLEA
Billie, already serving four years
in the Federal Reformatory at
Midland, Mich, for transferring
her vice traffic to New York city,
dabbed at her eyes with a small
handkerchief as Judge Nelson
McVicar pronounced sentence.
She remained silent. She signed
the guilty plea after a last-minute
conference with her attorneys,
Henry x. O'Brien and Thomas M.
Marshall. after jury had already
been drawn.
"She's not a bad woman"
her attorney pleaded with Judge
McVicar. "She never drank,
never used tobacco or slang ex-
pressions. She was like a s.
year-old child in money affairs
and had a mania for buying
stocks"
DOSSIER PRODUCED
In rebuttal, U. s. Attorney John
D. Ray handed Judge McVicar
an inch-thick dossier on Billie
from the Federal Bureau Of In.
veStigation. With painstaking de-
tail it told of her rise as the
keeper Of q small house to that
Of queen of a luxuriously ap.
pointed apartment, where girls
were kept on call for wealthy
Pittsburghers.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
D.C.GOvernnent
Revanping Starts
Naming McCOdch,
Sultan Cited as
First Steps

The District government today
was in the first important stages
Of major administrative reorgan-
tZation. =,
/. A new engineer commits
Sioner was preparing to step into
the shoes Of the present commits
sioner, Col. Dan I. Sultan who
goes to another place September
/. Lieut.. Col. David McCoach. jr.,
toprated Army engineer. was
named yesterday by the President
to the local post.
2 Friends Of Isaac Cans, mem
Der Of the Alcohol Beverage Con-
troll Board, put forward the name
OF the veteran business man and
civic leader as q candidate for
successor to Commissioner George
e. Allen, whose resignation is
elective September /.
3. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Re-
serve Corps, U. s. A.. was named
bv President Roosevelt to head
the District National Guard, fill
ing q vacancy created four years
ago by the death Of Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan.
-, McCOACH is LAUDED
Lieut.. Col. McCoach, 81, and q
native of Philadelphia, was hailed
by fellow officers throughout the
Engineer Corps as an engineer of
high ability. He is stationed at
New York city as the War Depart
ment'S expert on rivers and
harbors work.
A West Pointer, Lieut.. Col. Nc
Coach has carried out numerous
difficult projects. He acted as
WPA engineer for projects in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland, taking a leading
part in the development Of super
airports at Newark and Philadel-
phia. He has served several tours
Of duty here at the Army War
College and does not come to the
District a freshman"
Lieutenant Colonel McCoach
was somewhat surprised when in
formed by telephone Of his ap.
pointment. He expressed delight
at the assignment, but said he had
o hard man to follow in Colonel
Sultan"
CANS TRIBUTE RECALLED
Mr.. Cans had thrice been Of
fered q District CommiSsionership
nv former Presidents, and this was
stressed by his friends as assisting
his chances. Attesting his local
popularity, Mr.. Cans supporters
pointed out that several years ago
1000 local civic personageS ten
dered him a testimonial dinner.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

have left without a ticket or pass
port, according to his wife.
ACTING STRANGELY
"He had been acting
strangely for weeks" the blonde
Mrs. Griebl recalled. Last
Wednesday we drove to Green
wich Village and my husband
called at the home of a patient.
Then he drove to the Hudson
River and parked the car"
The doctor, a naturalized Amer
lean citizen, told his wife. she
saidi:
IT will be back in half an
hour. I have an appointment
with someone on the North Ger.
man Lloyd pier"
WALKED TO PIER
He walked towards the pier
alongside of which both the Bre
men and the Hansa were docked.
Il never saw him again." Mrs
Griebl said. II waited. Finally, al
2 a. m, I realized something must
have happened. I called the gar
age and they sent a man named
Anton who sometimes drove my
husband and me. He took me home
and put the car away"
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
Verbatim Testimony in Langdon Trial

Q.-Who was there?
A.-Beulah and Martha.
Q.-Was Vernon there?
Al don't recall.
Q.-Was Reed there?
Al don't recall.
Odd you see Reed at all?
Al don't remember.
Q.-Was Reed in the house
when you got back from the
dance?
Al understand he was in
bed, but I don't know.
DETAILS DRINKING
Q.-You say the four of you
drank a pint Of whiskey and a
pint of gin?
Ave had the pint Of whis-
key when we started and we
drank that. Then someone went
out and got us a pint of gin, and
he helped us drink it.
On other words, four Of
you drank the pint Of whiSkey
and five Of you drank the pint
Of gin?
A.-That's right.
Q.-You knew Martha Barg-
frede was married?
Ayes.
Q.-You went directly to her
home after the dance?
Ayes, we did. It was some
place in the Northwest, but I
don't remember just where.
Q.-When was the last time
you saw her?
Att must be three or four
years ago.
Q.-The night of the dance,
who got out of the car at her
home?
A.-She did.
RETURNED ABOUT 1 A. M.
Q.-What time was it when
you got to Is Nineteenth st.?
A.-About ! a. m.
Q.-When you got to the
house you saw no one?
A.-No.
Q.-Had Vernon gone to the
dance?
Ayes.
Q.-Who went with him?
Al don't know if he took
anyone with him.
Q.-What time did he come
in?
At must have been lis
or 1920.
o-You sat on the bed all
that time?
Ayes.
Q.-Was that the bed Beulah
slept on?
Al don't know, I suppose
so.
Q.-Was it the same bed
where you saw her the next
day?
Ayes.
LUNCH ROOM STOP BRIEF
Q.-After you left you went to
to BANDS lunch room?
Ayes.
Odd you know Fats Cal
vert, who worked there?
Al did.
Q.-You know he is now deadf
Ayes.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
BEARD IN new
FREEDOM FIGHT

Sam Beard, one.time king Of
Washington gambling circles, has
begun a second attempt to gain
his release from Atlanta peniten-
tiary where he is serving time i'm
posed in United States District
Court here for gambling, according
to news dispatches.
Judge e. Marvin Underwood In
Federal Court in Atlanta has
granted a hearing June 3 on
Boards petition for habeas corpus
in which the latter claims that his
conviction was illegal.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

Q.-Where did you sit?
A.-On the day bed.
Q.-Where was that day bed
in the room?
At was on the opposite
side of the door in the corner.
WAITED FOR VERNON
Odd it fit closely in the
corner?
Ayes.
GLOW long did you re-
main there?
Ais or 20 minutes.
Q.-For what purpose?
Ave were waiting for Yer"
non.
Q-What occurred?
Ave just talked.
Q.-WaS Beulah in good
spirits?
Ayes
Q.-When did Vernon arrive?
About 1:15 or 1920.
Q.-What did he do?
Ale sat and talked for
few minutes and then went to
bed.
Odd you see him again?
.A.-No.
LEFT FIVE MINUTES LATER
Q.-How long did you re-
main?
About five minutes after
Vernon went to bed.
Q.-Then what occurred?
Al started for home.
Q.-Where was Beulah when
you left?
A.-she was still sitting on
the day bed.
Q.-Was she in good spirits?
Ayes.
Odd you let yourself out
the door?
Al did.
Q.-Where did you go first?
Al went to BANDS lunch
room at Fourteenth and East
Capitol Streets. I had coffee
and doughnuts there and then
went home.
Q.-What time did you get
home?
About 1:40.
Odd you see any police
men on your way home?
UNABLE TO REMEMBER
Al don't recall.
Odd you ever see Beulah
alive again?
A.-No I did not.
Q.-Later that day were yol
| sent for to 60 to Is Nineteenth
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
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CONTINUED from Page II
Q.-Had you paid attention
to Beulah-that is taken her to
dances and other affairs.
Ayes, I had taken her out.
Q.-On December 80, the day
before she was found dead. did
you have a date with her9
Al did.
Q.-Where did you go?
A.-To a dance in Capitol
Heights.
FOUR IN PARTY
Odd anyone go with you?
A.-Martha Bargfrede a n d
Dudley Thompson.
Odd you call for her at
her home?
Ayes. about 8 o'clock.
Q.-How did you 60 to Cap"
itol Heights?
Am an automobile.
Q.-Whose car was it?
A.-Thompson's.
Q.-Who gave the dance?
Alt was given for the bene-
fit Of the club?
Q.-What club?
A.-The Sky High Whoopee
Club.
Q.-who was in charge Of the
dance?
BROTHER IN CHARGE
Al think it was Vernon
Limerick.
Q.-What time did you arrive
there?
About 9 O'Clock.
Q.-Describe the appearance
OF Beulah?
A.-She was about S feet 5
inches tall, had black hair, a
fair complexion and a medium
build. guess she weighed about
100 pounds.
Q.-Was her hair bobbed or
long?
At was bobbed.
Odd you spend the whole
evening at the dance?
Ayes.
Odd you use any whiskey
or any intoxicating liquor at
the dance?
GLOW much?
MIXED THEIR DRINKS
Ave had a pint Of whiskey
when we started and later in
the evening we got a pint Of gin.
Q.-What time did the dance
break up?
About 1890.
Q.-What did YOU do then?
Ave took Mrs. Bargfrede
home first, then Thompson
drove u to Beulah'S house and
I stayed there until her brother
arrived.
Q.-What happened there?
Ave just sat and talked.
Q.-Was the front door
locked?
Al don't recall.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

Every Man Married to Six or Seven
Wives. But Women Are in the Same
Boat Because They Have As Many
Husbands, Science Asserts, for Nobody
Is One Personality But Several or
Many and All in the Same Body
Which Also Explains Why Any Two
Photographs Of You Seldom Look
Alike. An illustrated Feature in The
American Weekly. the Magazine Dis
tributed with Next Sundays Herald.
Times. Phone RE. 1894 for Home De.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18
Fire in Court House Fails
To Halt Lonqdon rial

AS the Beulah Limerick murder trial waxed hot on
the main floor of the District Court building today
small fire broke out in the basement trash
Smoke seepng up through the corridors started wait
ing witnesses in the crowded corridors to coughing
Reporters dashed about seeking the of the smoke
janitor calmly put out the small blaze.
The trial went on waxing hotter.
The Washington times., 1938-05-18

international Photos
Lights up the OF pipe for a smoke
LIEUT.. COL DAVID MccoACH JR., appointed by
President Roosevelt to succeed Col Dan Sultan as Eng
Commissioner Of the District of Columbia snapped
by candid camera in his office in New York. where he
is now on duty with the Army engineers.