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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-25
Legdls

NOTICE Or INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
February "a, 1898
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that flf-
teen days after the above date,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these prem
iSes, described as follows:
DROP INN LUNCH.
476-478 Broadway,
Ell Centro, California.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the
State Board of Equalization for
issuance of an alcoholic beverage
license Cor licenses) for these prem
ises as follows:
On-Sale Beer and Wine
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance Of such license (s) may file
verified protest with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacra-
mento, California, stating grounds
for denial as provided by law.
MITSURU TASHIRO.
F. 25
Won hauan,f raaI Tho NEtuo
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23 For Sale, Miscellaneous

ELECTRIC Ranges. Used, rebuilt
and new demonstration. All
makes. Guaranteed. Walter w.
Heine Co. 620 Main st. Phone
l2O] J17-TF
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Special Notices

FOR expert horseshoeing and hoof
trimming see j. b. WINNER lH
miles west Of Imperial on 9Th.
Go anywhere. Mo
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LONELY? Worthwhile" sweet
heart for you'll (Members every
Calf. city; county,. Club ELITE,
Box 375, Los Angeles. Jl-TF
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Legats
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1884
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
JAMES c. STUART,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by
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'sfOu Haven't Read All the News
until you READ the ADS!
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FOUR room house partly furnish
ed. $500 month. water paid.
Owner 1040 So. 7th. F27
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FOR SALE, Centrifugal pump,
inch capacity. Almost new, less
than half price. j. A. Paine, Holt
and 11th SITS. Holtville. MI
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USED Bathroom fixtures, complete
at bargain price. Inquire at
G92 Vine street. Fog
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Lost and Found
Personal
HOW TO BECOME NATURALLY

HOW TO BECOME NATURALIZ-
Ed, pocket size book, containing
complete information by questions
nd answers. prepared by legal
-Authority. Will enable you TO pass
the required examination after
only q few readings. Thousands
have passed. Easy to understand.
Send only $500 to Ramon RothS-
child, 4ll-15 Crocker ST., Los An
geles, Calf. MI
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Houses FOR Rent

MODERN furnished house close
in. Couple only. Inquire ATS San
dalWood. MI
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FOR SALE. Bull Mlnorca hatch
ing eggs. Phone evening, lmpe-
rial 3875 M
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YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADSl
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Situations WOnted
III Apartments For Rent

NICELY furnished down stair du-
plex apt. Adj. apt. will be avail
able Mar. 10. Reasonable. l.. j.
Thomas, Imperial. Phone 228.
F27
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TOY FOX Terrier puppies for sale
$500 each. miles north on 4th
st. at trailer house. F25
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FLANT Kanota oats until Mar. Is
for green feed. Have few sacks
left. $1.75 per 100 ID, Phone
8709R1 Mckinley, Seal Heights.
MI
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Real Estate For Sale
% For Sale, Miscellaneous

UNDERWOOD typewriter. Very
good condition. Reasonable price.
Ais Brighton. MI
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

that A. E. Stockburger, director OF
finance, had announced that the
state lands commission will not act
on the cases of two accused state
employees until its next regular
meeting Sept. l, two days after
the primary.
Stockburger said that special
call would be necessary if the COM
mission were to meet before that
date and pointed out the resigna-
tions of the two employees were not
made effective until Oct l.
Both men, Carl B. Sturzenacker,
chief of the state division of lands,
and Arthur H. Alexander petrol
cum inspector in the Huntingdon
Long Beach area, turned in their
designations to Stockburger
Sturzenacker, however, has asked
that his resignation be returned,
claiming "double cross" in being
permitted to resign prior to being
accused with Alexander in an as
serted plot to gain control of rich
state-owned oil tidelands.
With a lands commission hear
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Airline Project
Taken Under
Amusement
Ariz. Board Considers
Plan for Route to
Imperial Valley

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. Is.
(UP)-The Arizona corpor-
alton commission today took
under advisement an appli-
cation of International Air
lines to establish aerial service
linking San Diego and the Califor-
mia Imperial Valley with Arizona
cities and Mazatlan, Mexico.
A representative of the proposed
airline presented testimony before
Commissioner w. M. Cox, outlin-
ing route which the company is
petitioning to put into operation
within 20 days from San Diego and
Imperial Valley through Yuma,
Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales, Ariz.,
contracting American Airlines for
connections to the east at Phoenix
and Tucson and meeting Mexican
and South American lines at Her.
mosillo, Sonora, Mex
The company said it was now
operating three planes between No
gales and Mazatlan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

j. p. Thomas, r., N. j. He insisted
on showdown on report of the
committees investigator, Edward
Sullivan, that labor department Of
ficials offered Bridges advice while
patriotic citizens" were trying to
have him deported.
In view of this" Thomas said
Il move that without delay we
secure evidence and subpoena wit
nesses who can testify that public
officials gave him aid and advice.
Previously Walter S. Steele, editor
of the magazine National Republic
charged that unamerican forces in
the United States are spending
more than $10,0O0,OOO annually to
further their objectives.
Claiming to speak for ia organi-
cations with more than 20,00OOOO
members, Steele testified before the
Dies committee that Communists
influence more than 100000 per-
sons in the New York district alone.
Steele followed John P. Frey of
the American Federation of Labor
who charged that Communists are
endoctrinating the Works Progress
Administration and asserted that
they are spreading their beliefs
into the federal theater through
the medium of the Workers Alli-
ance.
Earlier Frey charged that Com
munistS are spreading their doc
rine5 among relief workers ana
into the federal theater through
the medium of the Workers Alli-
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
IE.R. SUPPORTS
new DEALER
IN MARYLAND
Backs Rep. Lewis for
Senate; Attacks
Lazy Congress

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UP)-
President Roosevelt today broaden
ed his purge of conservative leaders
of the Democratic party in a state
ment bitterly attacking Rep. John
J. O'COnnOr. D., N. Y, and Sen.
Millard d. Tydipgs, D., Md.
Broadening his drive against what
he terms "Yes, but" Democrats, the
president charged that O'COnnor
is zone of the most effective OBJ
structionists in the lower house"
who week in and week out labOrs
to tear down New Deal strength
and pickle New Deal legislation "
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.
(UP)- President Roosevelt
advanced his purge of the
Democratic party today with
an inferential endorsement
of Rep. David J. Lewis who is seek
ing to unseat the anti-New Deal
senator, Millard E. Tydings, in the
Maryland primary Sept. II.
Addressing the nation by radio
on the third anniversary of his
signing of the Social Security bill,
Mr.. Roosevelt praised the two SEN
ators and the two congressman who
were instrumental in passage of
the bill. But he mentioned Lewis,
co-author of the measure with Sen.
Robert F.. Wagner, D., N. l., first,
and at the last minute revised his
prepared address to refer to him as
lone of the American pioneers in
the cause of social security"
George Replies
His mention of Lewis followed by
the voters of Georgia to defeat the
conservative Senator Walter F..
George, who replied yesterday that
he would fight and die to prevent,
the Democratic party from becom-
ing one-man party"
From officials close to the White
Continued on Page 3; Col. -
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Dragged
From
80 r.
Daring Rescue
Ten Stories Up
In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Aug.
16. (UP)-Noreen Leonard,
"a, stood on the 10th floor
ledge of the st. James hotel
for more than an hour to-
day, shouting imprecations at po-
lice who sought to rescue her be-
fore she was grasped and pulled
back to safety.
Balancing herself with a chair,
she called down to a growing crowd
of 5000 spectators: Look out, I'm
coming down."
AS she stood with her hands
over her eyes, apparently trying
to make up her mind whether to
Jump, George Courser, assistant fire
chief, and Dione Crocker. beauty
shop employe, crawled out upon the
three foot ledge and grasped her
by the arms.
Pulled Through Window
After a brief struggle they man.
aged to pull her back through q
window.
Traffic at Broadway and E
streets were tied up as downtown
shoppers followed a dozen pieces
of fire apparatus and ambulances
to the scene.
Along the sidewalk below, fire.
men spread life nets, hoping to be
able to catch her hurtling body
should she fall or jump.
The Leonard girl wore a rosary
around her neck. To those who
pleaded with her to come in from
the ledge she responded that she
would talk only to Archbishop
John J. Cantwell.
Police hurried her to headquar-
CONTINUED on Page 3 Col. 81
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has adopted the practice of making
accusations without revealing facts
to substantiate them," the leagues
statement said. g. these charges
leveled against an organization de-
voted to the task of combating
NaziSm are in themselves a threat
to Democracy.
The Hollywood anti-Nazi league
repudiates this attack"
Donald Ogden Stewart, screen writ
Donald Ogden tSewart, screen writ
er and chairman.
Stewart also issued an informal,
personal statement attacking the
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Good Old Summer

Good Old Summer
Grand weather! Just grand! Bet
l get a good sleep tonight MUIR
INJURED RR to nobody in particular
Monday night, and with infinite
pleasure he adjusted the water to
a mere trickle in the desert cooler,
opened the windows wide, inhaled
a lungful of coolness and tumbled
into bed and the oblivion of sleep
1t may have been minutes later,
or it may have been hours. You
know how it is once you really
settle down to sleeping. What was
wrong was that there seemed to be
a Commotion down near the foot
of the bed. The thought of bur-
glars pierced the dim consciousness
of slumber. RR laid still. Very
still. Yes, there was motion down
there. 1t seemed hours before RR
got up enough courage to lift his
head.
The moonlight streamed through
the window, etching shadows deep
er, making mountains in the Wrin-
killed. sheets. Then RR saw 1.-THE
cause of the commotion. 1t was his
own knees!
RR Wiggled a toe-or tried to.
1t wouldn't move. And only then
came the slow realization of what
had happened. The thermometer
was dropping. Extreme cold set the
knees to shaking. The toe was froz-
en-, or nearly SO.
So this was August in Imperial
Valley!
Betrayed!
BY this time RR's teeth we're
chattering so the momentum shook
him out of bed. Vengeful, RR tot
tered to stand on complaining feet,
then lunged toward the light
switch. That cooler had to be shut
off at all costs. After all the loving
care RR has lavished on it, after
all the pains he has taken to make
it effective, it does a thing like
thiS
RR lunged for the light switch,
but never reached it, Somebody
hadn't put the cat out, and the
cat was under the light switch
He was there, that is, until RR's
foot came down. Then neither RR
nor the cat was there. RR stumbled
graSped for balance, failed to
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
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of areas not occupied by the Japa-
neSe.
At another point on the settle
ment boundary British Seaforth
Highlanders forced armed Japa-
nese soldiers to retire into Honkew
when they attempted to cross close
;. ly guarded bridges over Shoochow
Greek.
Another challenge to United
States and British authority in the
settlement was seen in the flight
of 20 Japanese bombers over the
center of the international area
The bombers flew low while pur-
suit planes stunted nearby.
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u. s. Marines Drive japan
Troops Out Of Sector

SHANGHAI, Aug. l6. CUP) -
United States marines armed with
machine guns and bayonets drove
japanese troops out of the Ameri-
can sector of the International Set
tlement today.
A lorry carrying armed japanese
soldiers was forced to turn back
after attempting to enter the Unit
ed States marine sector in the
area near the Yuyching and Bub-
bling Well roads.
Diplomatic circles regarded the
japanese attempt as an effort to
test the determination of third
powers to preserve the neutrality
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Germany Gets
Taste of War
In Maneuvers
Army Swells Swiftly
To Battle Strength
During Games
BULLETIN

PRAGUE, CzechoslOvakia, Aug.
16 (UP)-Between $4,000 and 400
900 men were mObilized with great
secrecy in CzechOslOvakia tonight
fer the opening of the summer war
games.
BERLIN, Aug. 16. (UP)
The armies of the Reich
swelled swiftly to wartime
strength today in the great
est summer maneuverS in
the history of peacetime Germany.
Gray-clad helmeted troops march,
ed along sunken roads along the
Belgian frontiers. Anti-aircraft bat
teries fired along the Rhineland
facing France. Normal civilian life
was obscured by the discipline
which is imposed when nation
is at war.
Government spokesmen depreci-
ated descriptions of a test mobili-
zation. But more than 100000 men
were being brought into the field
and there was evidence that the
highly mobile forces of the Reich
were on the march to demonstrate
speed.
At Cologne in the Rhineland an
anti-aircraft gun, planted in front
of the United States consulate gen.
eral on the Kaiser Friedrich Ufer,
barked every 20 minutes at an inn
aginary enemy in the sky.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Eight Convicts
In Texas Stab
Guard, Escape

CROCKETT Texas, Aug. 16 CUP
Eight prisoners escaped from
Eastman prison farm today after
stabbing and seriously wounding
John Greer, a guard. The prisoners
took Greer's shotgun.
The prisoners were just starting
work in a field VIXEN they attacked
Greer. They fled on foot into the
Trinity river bottoms.
Officials believed the leader OF
the break was William Everett Gar
ner 25 year old desperate from
Beaumont, who was sentenced to
100 years in prison after shooting
highway patrolman who tried to
help him get a wrecked automobile
cut of olLCn near Bryan several
months ago.
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Rich Bridegroom
Hurt in Powder
Blast browns
Mangled by Dynamite
On Honeymoon, He
Leaps into Lake

LITTLE CURRENT, Ont,
Aug. 16. (UP) Daniel G.
Dodge, 81 year old heir to an
automobile fortune, probab-
ly was Temporarily insane
from the agony of dynamite shat
tered arm and lacerations of the
face and head when he plunged to
his death from a speedboat yester-
day, DR.. G. R. Young said today.
The story of the tragic end of
Dodge's honeymoon with a former
SIS a week telephone operator was
pieced together today.
Young Dodge went overheard
from the boat which was carrying
him and his companions to a first
aid station. A short time earlier a
dynamite explosion had blasted the
party on Manitoulan Island
Dodge's estate 20 miles west of here
Mrs. Dodge was in a weakened
condition from loss of blood and
lacerationS. Attendants said she
would recover.
Lester Bryant, caretaker, receiv-
ed most of the impact of the blast.
He was in a critical condition. His
wife was the only one of the party
unScathed.
Awaiting Dinner
Flying splinters struck Frank
Valquette, camp attendant, in
the side.
The party had gathered in the
driveway to the garage on the
estate, awaiting the call to dinner.
Mrs. Bryant went to summon them
for the meal. She said that stick
of dynamite, with fuse attached
had been around the garage for
some time.
"Mr. Dodge said he was going to
light it to see if it would 60 off.
Mrs. Bryant said. "He thought it
Continued on Page Col. g.
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Baseball Results
NATIONAL


Brooklyn ........ 000-200- -014-7-12-1
New York ..... O21-000- -O0O-3- II
Hamlin, Tamulis & Campbell; 4;
Gumbert, Coffman and Danning.
Boston ..... 011-O01 -0O3 -00-6-11-3
Philadelphia OOO-OO1- -O41-O1-7-14:2
Turner, Refs, Shoffner, r. Muel-
leer; Hollingsworth, Sivess, Null
cahy 81 Davis.
Cincinnati -... -000-O00-O- 80
Pittsburgh .... 0l6000-0 0-03x-l0-14-l
R. Davis, Weaver & Lombardi,
Hershberger; Blanton & Berres.
St Louis w -020-01O-0O-4- 90
Chicago 49,. 00-O20-O02- -01-5-13-0
MCGEE, Macon and Bremen; Lee
Russell, Carleton 0 O'Dea.
AMERICAN
New York w 010-904- 4-101-16-14-O
Washington 80. 100000 -OO1- l. 6-3
Gomez & Glenn; Chase, Hogsett.
Appleton & R. Ferrell, Giuliani.
Philadelphia go 000,52O O25-14 Is 3
Boston ............ 003 11O i05-1l IA 2
Ross and Hayes; Bagby, Dickman,
Midk,ff and Desautels, Peacock.
st. Louis ........ 100 900 1906 II
Cleveland 1900. 204 100 OOx-9 IL 2
Tietje, Cole, Newsom and Sulli-
van; Harder, Hunphries and Hens
ley.
Chicago-Detroit postponed, rain.
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The Japanese press, controlled
by the japanese army, challenged
the United States and Britain to
a test of strength. The press pro-
tested against the detention of a
japanese army major and a colonel
Sunday by settlement authorities.
EIGHTY KILLED IN
BOMBING RAID
HANKOW, Aug. 16 CUP)-Eighty
persons were killed and 200 wound
ed today when SO Japanese bomb
ing planes, accompanied by 20 pur-
suit planes, dropped more than 200
bombs on the tri-city district of
Hankow, Hapyang and Wuchang,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
GIRLS SUICIDE DIVE THWARTED
Jockey Ordered
To Hold Horse,
Story Charges

SAN DIEGO, Aug. Is up
In a copyrighted story, the San
Diego SIN said today Jockey
George Woolf aboard Seabiscuit
"was told to hold his horse in
and make a race" cut CT the
S25 900 added special match race
at Del Mar between the Biscuit
and Ligar0ti, South American
Champion.
Further disclosures by the Sun
revealed that Jockey NScl Rich
ardson, Ligaroti's jockey "aprar-
emily knowing of the orders to
make a race Oh it, either himself
or had friends put large bet
On LigarOti."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Driver Receivers
After Car Accident

Stanley B. Hemler, %, San Diego,
was recovering Tuesday in Yuma
from critical injuries received last
Friday when the car he was driving
struck a bridge railing six miles
west of Winterhaven, Patrolman
A. j. Alleger reported.
Hemler's car struck the bridge
when the driver apparently went to
sleep, the officer said. Broken ribs
and chest and spine injuries result
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Produce e De-
Will Face Charqe

A. Raphael will appear in the
Imperial county superior court Aug.
26 for arraignment on a charge OF
operating as a produce dealer with,
out license.
Raphael, arrested in Los Angeles
at the request of Imperial county
authorities, was released from jail
there under $500 bail to guarantee
his appearance here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
80 DAY TRUCE CALLED
IN CUSTER BATTLE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 CUP)-
Confirmation Of a 60-day truce in
the governments battel to oust
Mrs. jackson Barnett from her
Wiltshire boulevard mansion, came
today from Assistant United States
Attorney General Charles f. Cal
lett to the United States attorneys
office here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

SdIlQ IIldU gathered OUTSIDE Une 81
James Hotel were Highway Patrol
man Paul Brown, with his sister-in-
law, Miss Geneva Abel of Ell Centre,
and Mrs Naomi Thompson of Long
Beach, friend
Brown said the crowd laughed
and shouted while police and fire
men rescued the girl, Noreen Leon
ard against her will. She had
perched on the ledge more than an
hour, threatening to jump, before
pulled to safety.
Everybody appeared disappoint-
ed when she didn't leap" Brown
declared.
Every neWSpaperman and pho
eographer for miles around was
there. They stuck cameras out of
windows of a building across the
street.
From the ground it was hard
to tell exactly what was going on
when the girl was rescued. 1t ap-
peared to me as though she might
have been lassoed. One minute she
was sitting on the ledge kicking
her feet over the side and the next
minute two man had darted from
a window, grabbed her and pulled
her inside. Those two men deserve
a lot of credit for their courage -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

motives of Edward Sullivan, inves-
tigator on un-American activities.
"As screen writer" said Stewart.
Il congratulate Mr.. Sullivan ON his
imaginative piece of fiction.
Il am only sorry that Mr.. Sui
livan's story failed 10 include one
additional and equally true rumor.
which is TO the effect that when
Hitler has taken over czechoslo-
vakia, he is coming secretly 10 Hol-
lywood 10 play the part OF scarlett
in Gone With the Wind
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
FlFTY-FlVE LOSE
LIVES IN STORM

KEIJO (SeouD, Korea. Aug 16
(UP)-Forty-five miners were killed
today by caYe-in when rain
storms caused streams to inundate
the Koigando mine in northern
Korea. Ten other were killed be-
meath collapsed homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
JAPAN 'lEPER GANG
IERORRlZES VICTIMS

TOKYO, Aug. 16 (UP)-A "leper
gang" which terrorized robbery
victims by threatening to commune
cate their dread disease, has been
rounded up by police at Osaka, the
Domei news agency said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

ing set for Sept. l, it appeared
charges against the two men would
be put over until the Merriam
Hatfield nomination battle was
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
ACTION IN STATE OIL LEASE SCANDAL
Will BE DELAYED Until after
PRIMARY ELECTIONS AUG. 80

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. (UP)-Importante of the
Aug 80 primary date in the fight between Gov. Frank
Merriam and Lieut. Gov. George Hatfield became appar-
today in the investigation of Californas mondoar
tideland oil leasing scandal From Sacramento came word
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Attacks on Anti-Nazi League as Well
Founded as Rumor Hitler to Play
Scarlet 0'Rara, Says Writer

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16 UP)-The Hollywood anti
Naz league today attacked congressional committee fol
accusing the league of communistc sympathies without
revealing substantiating facts.
ut is ominous that the Dies investigating committee
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Crowd Disappointed When Girl Failed to
Jump from Ledge. Says Fl Centro
Witness of Suicide Session

A number of Imperial Valley residents, in San Diego
on holidays, spent thrilling hour Tuesday morning wit
Messing tragic drama played ten stories above the
street when girls suicide plan frustrated
Among Ell Centre folk in the crowd of several thou
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16
Probers to Vote on InQuirv
Into u. s. Aid to BRIDGES
Congressman Insists on Showdown Over
Report Labor Officials Gave Help
During Deportation Fuss

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (UP)-The house committee
investigating unamercan activities today agreed to take
secret vote motion to investigate charges that gov
ernmen officials aid and advice to Harry Bridges
west coast CIO leader The motion offered by Rep
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-16

Butter: Los Angeles, 27c; but
torfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
fpade A 37e; manufacturing milk.
3Oc; orute gathered cream. s6c.
L. A. Hay: U. s. No. 1, S13.50-tt:
No. 2 leafy S12-12.50. No 2 SI1-fI.50
Minneapolis flax, May s1.6s.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Soions TO Inspect Coast
Defense Maine 70 Alaska

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 30.
UP)-Chairman Carl Vinson, D.,
Ga, of the House military affairs
committee and Andrew j. May. D.,
KY, Of the military affairs COM
mittee, today announced that sub
committees of both groups will
make an inspection tour this sum
mer of the nations defenses from
Maine TO Alaska.
The trip probably will start in
June and may cover about 10000
miles. mostly by air.
VinSon said a group would be
appointed to visit every navy yard
from Maine to Seattle and make
an additional trip to Alaska to
investigate the need for air. sub
marine, destroyer and mine bases.
He said the fiVe-man naval board
which Secretary of the Navy Claude
A. Swanson would be empowered to
appoint under the pending naval
expansion bill will be invited to
accompany them
May said a similar House military
affairs subcommittee would inspect