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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Bridges Named
Head Of clio
Convention

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 UP)-
Six hundred delegates to California; s
first statewide CIO convention to-
day unanimously elected Harry
Bridges, maritime union leader. to
be chairman of the convention
Bridges election came quickly when
six other nominees withdrew in his
favor
Numerous resolutions were voiced
around the hall. One would givs
Governor Frank Merriam of Cali
fornia permanent vacation,
while another would advocate 9
third term tor President Roosevelt
Other resolutions upheld the
Wagner labor act, condemned the
labor referendum measure on the
California ballot, demanded free.
dom for Tom Mooney, convicted
San Francisco Preparedness da!
bomber now in San Quentin prison
urged uplifting of the Spanish EN-
barge, asked a boycott of Japan
and pledged CIO support to th'
New Deal program.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
DRIVER FLEES
after TRUCK
0VERTURNS

California highway patrClmen,
deputy sheriffs and immigration Of
ficers Saturday sought a Mexican
truck driver who fled the scene OF
an accident because, investigators
believed, he thought his companion
had been killed.
Jose Amarillo, 81, companion of
the driver, was knocked uncon-
scious when the truck overturned
at midnight Friday on the Calexico
highway at the first turn south of
Ell Centro. He suffered minor in
juries and appeared drunk, Sergeant
Cliff Reid of the highway patrol
said
The driver disappeared before the
officers arrived. Theorizing that the
driver saw the unconscious body OF
his friend lying near the truck and
believed him dead, officers were
convinced the driver, still uniden-
titled, fled into Mexico.
He was sought during the night
and morning by Reid and Everett
Weatherbie of the highway patrol
and by deputies and inspectors from
the sheriff's office and immigra-
ton headquarters. The truck, they
believed, had been en- route from
Tijuana to MeXicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

tlOlile.
The society matron, wife of the
conductor of the Kansas City Phil
harmonic orchestra and member
of the Mccormick Harvester family
was given an even chance to live at
Good Samaritan hospital. PhySi-
clans gave her two blood transfu-
sions to replenish the blood she
lost from bullet wounds in her
chest and leg.
MOrOse Silence
Mcdonald, after accusing the 38-
year-old wife of the orchestra con-
ductor of alternating the affec-
tions of my wife" lapsed into a
morose silence today.
The third party in the marital
triangle, Mrs. Frances Mcdonald,
o. sobbed her grief over the shoot
ing of Mrs. Kruger, her benefec-
treSs.
Poor Mrs. Kruger, she. only
tried to help me-" she cried to po-
lice.
Meanwhile the tall, stately or
chestra leader kept his vigil at the
hospital, awaiting some word of
hope for his wife and the mother
of an eight-year-old daughter
Thera.
An unexplainable jealousy wa;
blamed by Mrs. Mcdonald for he
husbands act of shooting dow
Mrs. Kruger in front of a Holly
wood dance studio where she hat
gone for her daughter.
"He was insanely jealous of
woman who never harmed any
one," cried Mrs. Mcdonald, VIII,
had been working as nursemai,
at the Kruger home since separ
ating from her husband.
II don't know what came owe
Charles. He became more and NOR
unreasonable and I could not g
on living with him, so I filed sui
Continued on Page 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Actress Joins
In Attack on
Stage Project
Testimony Received as
Further Evidence
Of Red Influence

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20
(UP)-A comely blonde ac'
tress told the unamericar
activities investigating com
mittee today that a Negro
youth on the Federal theater prof.
ect in New York tried to date me
up" after meeting her at one OF
the project rehearsals.
Sally Saunders, petite Vienna
born actress on the theater project,
charged that the Negro's advances
were an evidence of the Commu-
mist activity on the project, and
that directors of the project re-
monstrated with her for feeling
that the Negro was out of place in
asking her for date.
She said Harold Hecht, producer
of the "Sing For Your Supper"
theater project play, on which she
then was engaged, told her Sally,
I'm surprised at you when she
protested to him against the Incl
dent which occurred last May 80.
"He told me- Miss Saunders said,
"'Sally, he has just as much right
to life, liberty and pursuit of hap
piness as you have"
Miss Saunders was the fifth en-
ploye of the theater project to
testify before the committee con-
corning communistic activities on
the project. All charged that the
Workers Alliance, frequently brand
ed from the committees witness
stand as a Communist front, WELD
ed tremendous power throughout
the theater project and was the
controlling factor in gaining en-
ployment on the project.
Earlier, a witness testified be-
fore the committee that a New
York official of the project had
told him that he could not clean
up this cesspool of unamericanism'
because he was controlled by an
unseen force in Washington"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Catholic Society,
FasCists End
Row on Powers

ROME, Aug. 20. CUP) The
Fascist party and the Italian
Catholic Action Soci by reached
an accord today ending dispute
between the church and state over
Italy's racial problems.
An official communique announ-
ced a new agreement fully con-
firming the agreement of Septem-
Der, 1881 between the Italian gov
ernment and the society, regulat-
ing the activities of Catholic ac-
ton.
The 1881 agreement provided
that Catholic action could continue
to function in Italy under the
jurisdiction of biBhopS OF the
church, but would refrain from all
political activities and confine it
self entirely to religious questions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
British Officer
Deported by
Nazis as Spy
Freed After Vigorous
Protest of London
Ambassador

BERLIN, Aug. 20. CUP)
The Deutsch Allegemeine
Zeitumg said today that
Capt. Thomas ]. Kendrick,
British passport officer at
Vienna, confessed that he was
military spy.
Kendrick, who was held by the
German Gestapo (secret police al
the Metropole hotel in Vienna, was
released, but ordered to leave the
country Immediately. He left with
his wife, presumably for the from
tier.
The action was taken after Sir
Neville Henderson, British ambas-
sador to Berlin, made a strong
protest to the foreign office which
said the British government took
IAN extremely serious view of the
arrest of Kendrick"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
SOCIETY MATRON WOUNDED
.uQhes Sets Cross-U. s. Mark

depended on the weight of the
plane" Hughes said. when we
started the plane was pretty heav-
lily loaded and we didn't make any
attempt to shoot into the high alti-
tudes then. As we burned up the
gas we continued to go on up but
we didn't go nearly as high as !
had expected. We didn't go any
higher than 10000 feet. We aver
aged about 1900 feet for the entire
flight"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Police Arrest
Three in Film
Racket Raid
Probe Reports Parents
Aspiring Actors
VictimiZed

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20.
(UP) - Police today ques-
toned the parents of nearly
two hundred aspiring child
film stars as they gathered
evidence against a film talent cor
poration which brought the young
sters to Hollywood in the belief
they were preparing for film car
eerS.
Raiding a dance studio, men,
bers of the police bunco squad
took into custody Ira G. Overdoff,
55, president of the National Tai
ent Pictures corporation; Mrs. Myr-
tie Overdoff, So, his wife; and Ed
ward Rose, vice president of the
corporation. They were booked on
charges of false advertising. mis-
demeanor, while police gathered
additional evidence from the par
ents.
Officers reported the children
had come virtually from every
state on assurance they would be
assisted in obtaining film acting
| jobs.
Detective Lieut.. M. B. Swan re-
ported the corporation had been
operating for the past nine months
selling $125 franchises" to nearly
500 dancing schools throughout the
country.
Lieut.. Swan said the schools were
encouraged to run contests from
which the winners came to Holly
wood at their own expense in the
belief they were on the way to
screen fame. Upon their arrival
here, Swan said, the youngsters
were charged for screen and dane
ing tests on the representation of
Overdoff thai ne was planning to
produce picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
CanOufIa e

CamOuila .e--
RR's going to catch several kinds
of brickbats for doing this, but he
was never one to think of his own
welfare when duty is at stake.
Young FL Centro mother and her
infant. six months old, were seated
in DR.. O. II. Van Eman's Office,
waiting their turn. Into the Office
came a large man, preceded by
mass Of bushy sweeping Whiskers
that looked as if they had been IN
a wind storm. The growth ac-
cented a white flash of teeth as
the fellow grinned at the young
woman. Politely but a bit doupt-
fully she grinned back, just on the
chance she'd met him somewhere.
He sat down beside her. He COM
mented on the robust appearance
Of the baby. Her eyes were liked
fearfully on the ragged bsard She
replied briefly, but still politely.
She figetad neryously as the infant,
knowing no class barriers, reached
Justify for a handful OF Whlskers,
but failed TO get them.
do you think he'd come to me?'
inquired the fellow.
She started. "Well-uh, you see
that is, he doesn't like strang-
ers." she explalned uncertainty.
The doctor appeared in an IN
ner door. The situation was saved
The young woman fled to the sane
tuary, her infant held tightly but
safely in her arms.
"Who was tnat man out there!
she demanded of the doctor.
"Oh--that's Dusty Rhodes" DOC
replied casually.
obi said the young woman, bu'
there was a world of expression IN
the word. But most of all there
was horror because she hadn't re-
cognized an old friend who, foi
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Office Barricaded
So Rival Opened

YUMA, Aug. 20 (UP)-The Ariz-
cna unemployment compensation
commission today developed a new
technique in handling sit down
strikes.
When Marc c. Howe, discharged
deputy of the commission, barricad-
cd himself in his office and re-
fused to give up his post to a new
deputy, the commission opened a
rival office for business.
Hove can Sit-down until the
COWS come home if that's what he
wants." George Locke, attorney for
the commission, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
BicycIist Will Try
To Circle Nation

FRESNO, Aug. 20 (UP-Around
America in so days is the goal OF
Jack Wood, 25, who packed his
toothbrush and hoped on his BIZ
cycle today for tour of the nation
Armed with letters of introduction
from local authorities, Wood plans
to shake hands with Mayor La
Guardia of New York within 25
days. He will pedal east over the
southern route and return over the
northwest
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
County Buys $25000
Of Border Bonds

Imperial county Saturday morn
ing purchased S25 1000 worth of Cal
exico high schcol district bonds af-
ter fixing at five per cent the in
terest Calexico must pay ON the
securities.
Added to a S21 900 grant from the
Public Works Administration, the
funds provided by action of the
board of supervisors will go to build
a modern gymnasium for the Cal
eXico high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
New Witness in
Lottery Case
Located in Pen
Prisoner May be Called
For Hines Trial in
New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 20
UJP) = District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey today To-
Gated in a California prison
a bondsman for the late
Dutch Schultz who may be re-
turned as a star witness against
James ]. Hines, Tammany Han
leader on trial charged with nav
ing sold political protection to the
Schultz lottery mob.
The bondsman, Max Silvermah'
located through police flngerprlht
records, is serving term OF one
to IA years in San Quentin prison
IN a bad check charge. 1t was re-
norted that he had conferred with
schultz three hours before that
mob leader was slain in a Newark
N. J.. saloon in October, 1885, and
that at the time Schultz was slain
he was going over the records OF
his payments for political protec-
ton.
Dewey hoped that Silverman
might have seen these records dur
ing his conference with Schultz
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Aug. ~
CUP)-San Quentin authorities said
today it would be impossible to re-
lease Max Silverman to appear as
a witness in the New York lottery
trial unless the case should reach
federal court.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
WORK TO START ON
ADDITION TO SCHOOL

Mark McClelland, Ell Centro con-
tractor. Saturday announced that
his low bid of $500 for an addition
at Wilson school had been accepted
and work will start Immediately
McClelland expected to complete
the work within go days.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

FLOYD BENNETT FIJI NEW
YORK, Aug. 20. CUP) 0Sfoward
Hughes landed here at 8:56:50 am.
(EDT) today after a record-break-
ing flight from Los Angeles in his
already famous round-tf.e-world
transport plane.
Flying most of the way in the
ub-stratosphere, he completed the
trip in 10 hours, 35 minutes, so
seconds, breaking the transport
plane record set four years ago by
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

Il went over the matter very
thoroughly with the President"
Green said, land referred to GER
tain specific cases which in my
mind were handled out of accord
of the purpose of the law
Green said that he advised
changes in the law" and explained
that while nothing specific was
agreed on both were in accord on
the necessity of certain changes
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

averaging 332 miles an hour from
Los Angeles to Newark airport.
Flying at an altitude of 500 feet
as he crossed the airport admins
traticn building, Hughes turned the
plane into q wide circle and brought
it down into a 12-mile north wind.
Hughes was asked at what alti-
tude he flew and said that he flew
at various attitudes
I'VE operated ct attitudes which
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

bridge Products company OF AM
bridge, Pa.
There" he explained, tine
board intervened on complaint OF
the CIO and ordered a contract
between the Ambridge company
and the electrical workers set aside.
The management took the case to
the federal district court and the
court held the contract valid. Not
withstanding the court decisions
the board refused to abide by the
decision and ordered an election
held. The AF OF l. won and, OF
course, the contract applied"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

Tommy Tomlinson, who crossed the
country in II hours and five min
utes.
He took off from Los Angeles at
1921 pm. (EDT) and reported by
radio only twice-at Alton, ILL.,, and
Pittsburgh. He was never sighted.
Already, Hughes held the transcon'
tinental record for speed planes
seven hours, % minutes and rs sec
onds, which he set Jan. 10, 1887
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

in the law that would overcome
the objections against administra-
ton by the board.
He suggested reduction of the
power of the board of amplifica-
ton of the law to make clear the
authority of the board. Asked to
cite a specific complaint, Green
said that he informed Mr.. Roose-
yelt of a ruling affecting the AM
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

it was asserted. Since then, dis
patches showed, the japanese had
landed reinforcements at Kiukiang
and resumed a series of attacks
designed to break a month long
stalemate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

Of the river, pierced the JAPANESE
line, captured several hills north
of Shaho and reached the out
skirts of Kiukiang. The hills were
abandoned, the communique said,
when the japanese resorted to
use of poison gas
The attack was made Thursday,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Green Carries WoQner
Act Protest to F. D. r.

HYDE PARK N. Y, Aug. 90 (UP) = Complaints
against the labor boards administration of the Wagner
Act coupled with request for certain revsons of the la
Dor law laid before Pres Roosevelt today by William
Green president of the AF of L.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Baseball Results

NATIONAL
prooklvn 10 900 0OO-2 30
Boston ............ Oil 100 0OO-3 Is l
McFayden and Lopez; Hamlin
and Campbell
Pittsburgh -. 600 013 100-5 IL U
Chicago ............ 010 600 00l-2 8 8
Lucas, Swift and Todd; Dean,
Page, French and O'Dea.
First game:
Cincinnati -. 100 600 102-4 9 U
ST Louis ............ O10 900 00l-2 6 l
Grissom, Weaver and Hershberg-
er: Macon, Henshaw and Bremen.
Philadelphia -. 102 020 201-8 10 0
New York -. O20 210 011-7 II l
Mulcahy, Holingsworth and At
wood; Schumacher, Coffman,
Brown and Danning.
AMERICAN
New York -. 410 200 013-11 13 3
Philadelphia O30 900 600 3 8 l
Pearson and Dickey; Ross, Will
1iams, D. Smith and Hayes.
WASHINGTON -. POI 002 110-7 Is 0
Boston ............ 05l 211 00x-10 IL
Deshong, Chase, Hogsett and Fer
rell, Guiliani; McKain, Baker, Har-
ris and DeSautelS.
ST. Louis .......... 010 0210 000-4 7 0
Detroit ............. 302 600 01x-6 B 0
Cox, Tietje and Sullivan; Lawson
and York.
Chicago -. 900 900 200 7
Cleveland -. 102 010 l3x-8 II 3
Stratton and Rensa; Harder and
Hemsley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Chinese CHARGE JAPANESE SOLDIERS
USED POISON GAS TO STOP DRIVE
electrocuted,

SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. (UP)-A Chinese official COM
munque charged today that Japanese troops used poison
gas to stop Chinese conteroffensive in the Kukang
area of the Yangtze river.
# was asserted that Chinese attacked at Shaho, south
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21

The application of Oliver Ellis
for a position as crossing guard in
a northern California city last
week began an investigation that
pieced together for the first time
particles of evidence definitely
clearing a man named Oliver Ellis,
believed to be the same person, OF
a brutal murder in Imperial coun-
ty in January, 1919.
At the same time the investiga-
ton linked Ellis with the theft OF
"McNeer'', famous Imperial VAL
ley harness racing horse, at about
the same time the mutilated and
burned body of a woman was found
at Lyons Crossing on New River
south of El Centro.
With the passing of almost 20
years, grand theft charge against
Ellis was outlawed, and a murder
complaint filed against him on
Jan. 25, 1919 was cleared away by
evidence exhonerating him of the
killing.
Routine Check
| Deputy Parrish began his crimi-
nal research after Ellis, applying
for a crossing guards position, SUBJ
mitted his fingerprints to the state,
where they were filed in the bureau
Of criminal investigation and iden-
tification, under Clarence Morrill,
at Sacramento. In a routine check
of the prints Morrill's deputies
came across the name, Ellis, in
their files. While the Ellis men,
toned there had not been finger
printed, descriptions tailed almost
exactly, taking into consideration
the passing of time. The man
wanted here had been employed
by the Los Angeles Street railway.
The man asking for a job said he
had been employed there. The state
bureau asked the Imperial county
Sheriff's office to investigate the
| Did case.
The county's records, except for
the murder warrant, were frag-
mentary. Deputy Parrish scanned
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Suspect Cleared at Last
In 20 Old Murder
Of Woman i'm Valley

Fingerprints yeowed newspaper files, memory OF
juvenile horror and the efficiency of state identification
experts late Friday led Deputy Sheriff Robert Parrish
back over 2O-year-old trail that began in mysterious
murder and the theft of a famous racehorse,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
Shot Because She
oIeWife's Love,
Saws Ia. Man
Mrs. Karl Kruger, Wife Of Noted
Musician, Given Even Chance to Live
After Sudden Attack on Street

HOLLYWOOD Aug. 20. (UP)-Gaunt Charles E. Nc
Donald paced his cell in Hollywood police station today
while physicians in hospital five miles away fought to
the life of Mrs Karl Krueger shot down by the
yearold electrician who believed she had broken up his
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-05
Ohio Beauticians
Plan State Meeting

Cleveland. Ohio CAMP The re-
Gently organized Colored Beauti-
clans Of Ohio this week announced
plans for their first State conven.
ion. TO be held in this city july
'7-19. and TO which invitations will
be sent to officers OF the National
Association of Colored Beauticians
md TO members OF the Boards OF
Cosmeotology OF Ohio and nearby
7tates Mrs. Minnie l.. Dixon. pre-
sident has appointed a convention
committee Matters TO be placed
before The body at the July meeting
will be Negro representation on
the State Board of Cosmeotology,
Negro inspectors in the large cit
los Of the state and the develop
ment OF greater cooperation among
the beauty shop owners ond opera
tors throughout Ohio.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-05
sdetal LeanFOFAtgl
Aid Home owners
z In Michigan

washington ID. C.-Congress-
man George D. O'Bnen. OF Michi-
gan announces that Federal saw
ihgs anu loan dissertations ia
mchigan performed greater thrift
and home financing services for
Their communities In 1897 than
eyer before, II Is shown IN reports
Tor the year received today by the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
The reports covered the activities
OF 20 associations. three of which
are less than one year old.
Direct reduction home mortgage
loans for construction, purchase.
reconuiiioning and refinancIng
OF Michigan homes. made by these
associations. increased during the
year from $780, 43 to sl0.s20.351,
or s3.A3S,yOS. Such loans provide
Tor The monthly reduction In prin-
cipal and interest like rent.
Assets OF these % Fcderals to-
tailed si9. 502.lO3 at the close OF
the year. an increase of $2,s47 SOL.
Savings invested in these insti-
tutions rose from s12.330.416 to
s13lS2.942 an increase OF $780,
526. Such savings are protected
through insurance up to $4,000 on
each account by the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corpora
ton.
Federal associations In Michigan
IRE located in Adrian. Battle
Creek, Birmingham, Charlotte.
Coldwater. Dearborn, Detroit
Flint. Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
Ludington. Midland. Mount Gle
mems, Muskegon. Niles. Owosso
plymouth. Pontiac. Royal Oak
Sault ste. Marie Wayne and wyan-
Iotte,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-05
ATTY. CHARLES r. PERKINS
ss7 +. Warren Ave.
M o-r ooo


STATE OF MICHIGAN. In thu
Slrcuit Court for the County Of
wayne, In Chancery.
sSSIE CLYDE REAvEs. Plain
.'H' VS. CLARENCE REAvEs, De.
PENDANT.
AZ a session OF said Court held al
.ne Court House in the City OF De-
uo,'' IN said County. on the sth dag
=, January, A. D.. 1898. Present
c honorable Theodore J. Richter,
crcuit Judge
y satisfactorily appearing by af-
suavit on ME that the said defen-
eresidencer f. unknown and
sannot be ascertaIned after diligent
'esrch and inquiry.
on Motion OF Charles r. Perkins
c," o,ney for the plaintiff. Essie
Clyde Reaves.
II Is ORDERED that the said de-
:, appear and answer the Bill
~ u, complaint fiIed IN this cause
INN three months from the date
81. ms order or said bill may be
m ssn as confessed against him;
s wa, This order Be published ac-
sv"'ns TO Law. and a copy thereof
sna 'eo 70 said defendant al his last
Known addrr>s
THEODORE. prcaTrR
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-05
ATTY. CHAS. X PERKINS
sea Z. warren Ave.
NO- 0>l-701

STATE OF MICHIGAN. In the
Circuit Court for the County OK
Wayne. In Chancery.
LOUISE ROBINSON. Plaintiff'
Va. EMMETT ROBINSON. De-
PENDANT.
At a session OF said Court held
AZ the Court House in the City Of
Detroit, IN said County on the 10th
day Of Dec. A. D., 1897. Present;
Honorable Henry @. Nicol, Circuit
Judge.
satisfactory proof by affidavit
showing that said defendant. En-
NETT Robinson. does reside IN TINS