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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

Depending on whether one slices
cantaloupe in two sections or
three. either 67,780, 800 persons have
plunged a spoon into Imperial VAL
ley cantalouped this season, or l0l.-
671 200 persons have plunged a
spoon, etc.
This fact may be arrived at by
simple process of adding, sub
tracing, hair pulling and finger
nail chewing, with emphasis upon
the last two. First take an adding
machine. Then take another for the
left hand and a mechanical multi
plier that works with foot pedal
and if your teeth are good stick
a pencil in your mouth for fun.
Ready? Then aim and fire at
this. The valley up until Tuesday
morning had so far this season
shipped 3138 carloads of cantal-
oupes. That seems quite simple and
easy, doesn't it? Well, it gets worse
later on.
Now. according to Art Sinclair
of the county agricultural office,
there are about 300 crates of cants
to a car and 36 cants on the aver
age in crate. Waggle your feet
over the multiplier until you have
waggled the answer to 36 times
300, which is 10000, only we won't
swear to it. That means there are
that many cants in a carload.
NoH comes the fun. Try multi
plying the number of cants in a
car times the number of cars ship
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Wife Encourages
Husbands Killer

BARTLESVILLE, Okla, June Is.
(UP)-Mrs. Essie Matthews, 81, who
stood on the bank and shouted en-
couragement to Leonard Overcast
while he drowned her husband, Ben
Metthews, So year old tenant far
mer, has confessed. r. K Harris,
county attorney said today.
Overcast also has confessed"
Harris said. HE said Mrs.
Matthews nagged him to kill her
husband. She told us Overcast came
to their farm Thursday and that
she fell in love with him. Matthews
was drowned Sunday"
The Matthews children, Gene, g.,
and Rose Lee. 5, saw their father
held under the water by Overcast,
Harris said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Electric Chair
Sentence Awaits
Florida Kidnaper
Cash AbductOr to Hear
Penalty Thursday
In Miami Court

MIAMI, Fla, J.u n e 10.
(UP)-Circuit Judge H. F.
Atkinson today found Frank
lin Pierce Mccall, a 21-year
old farm hand, guilty of kid
naping five year old Jimmy Cash,
at Princeton. Fla, and set 10 am,
tomorrow for sentencing the de-
fendant.
Judge Atkinson said this verdict
makes the death penalty manda-
tory. There's nothing for me to
do but give him the chair"
Mccall told of taking the Cash
boy from his home in Princeton and
of later finding that he had been
smothered to death by handker-
chiefs placed over his face.
Attorneys believed the only SEN
tence possible was death in the
electric chair.
Other witnesses in the trial were
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Cash, par
ents of the victim, and E. j. Con-
nelly, Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton agent who aided in investiga-
ton of the kidnapping.
Mccall sighed when he told of
cutting open the screen door of the
Cash home, picking Jimmy out of
bed and placing two handkerchiefs
about the child'S face.
Il walked through the woods to
my house" said Mccall Il placed
'Skeegie on the bed and shook
him to wake him up He didn't
answer 1 called his name"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

was only beginning. -..-
The muddy waters poured through
dyke breaks that at some points
we're miles long, and steadily werd
becoming longer. They swamped
the Central China Plain which is
between Is and 80 feet below the
river bed.
Over miles of territory, the Japa
nese troops, all thought of their
triumphant drive for Hankow for
gotten, worked night and day in
relays side by side with sweating
Chinese farmers, trying tC patch
up the dykes.
But even the Japanese admitted
that their work seemed useless. The
current of the river was becoming
stronger each hour, fed by rams
which had been falling steadily for
weeks in the far west.
japanese aviators, flying over the
yellow river basin, saw nothing for
miles but the sWirling. muddy
waters of an enemy more powerful
than the Chinese who had fought
them for almost year.
THE battlefleldS on which we
fought are under water japanese
army spokesman said. THE roads
are submerged. Great areas of
countryside, even entire villages, are
under water. We are doing all we
can to repair the dykes. But it
looks hopeless"
Chinese army units. fighting as
guerrillas in independent detach-
ments, saw the river now-the river
which they call China's sorrow and
the scourge of the sons OF Han-as
an ally. At this crisis in their his
tory, no enemy was as hated as
Japan. The guerrilla units harassed
the japanese who were working on
the dykes, and gave them no rest.
Continued on Page 3; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

conference report and sent the
measure to the White House for
presidential signature.
The chief remaining bar to end
of the 18th congress is senate and
house conflict over the $212 900 900
farm parity benefits amendment to
the recovery bill. This was expected
to be adjusted.
The house moved smoothly to-
ward the adjournment goal after
Speaker William B. Bankhead
blocked an 11th hour attempt by
John L. Lewis to obtain a house
vote on a bill to establish a BLACK
list of government contractors who
violate the Wagner Labor Relations
act.
Bankhead announced his flat re-
fusal to cooperate in plan urged
by Lewis to bring up the controver-
sial proposed amendment to the
Walsh -Healey government contracts
act under suspension of house rules
Sen. Richard B. Russell, jr., D.,
Ga, conferred with President
Roosevelt on the parity conflict
and emerged from the White House
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Jurist Champions
Democracy Cause

An appeal for closer watch on
preservation of the democratic
form of government was issued
Tuesday night by Judge r. D. Nc
Pherrin, chief speaker on an Elks
Lodge Flag Day program at the Ell
Centro stadium.
Judge McPherrin warned against
trends away from the strict inter-
pretation of democratic govern
ment, and pointed to Germany
and Russia as examples of "the
other path.
by means of the ballot" Judge
McPherrin said, "the American
people hold the one great privilege
of determining their own govern
ment. They should not fail to take
advantage of it,
The program included presenta-
ton of the flag ritual by officers
of the Elks Lodge and music by
the Imperial Valley Boys band.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

a branch bank at 2:40 pm. yeSter-
day and showed note through a
tellers window at Manager P. A.
Baer which read:
1--WE have your son in custody.
We want $4,000 in fives, tens, twen-
ties and fifty dollar bills.
IF this messenger is not back
with us at PAS pm. you will never
see your son again. Remember the
Levine and Cash cases!
You are being watched through
the window. We mean business
Baer has three sons. and he had
no idea whether they were safe.
Nevertheless, he pressed the rob-
berry alarm with his, foot, at the
same time inviting Altshuler into
his office to wait for the money to
be counted.
Three carloads of policemen rush
ed in, reyolvers in hands, and Alt
shuler gave no resistance.
Baer frantically grabbed a tele
phone and inquired about his sons
ranging from Is to &c years of age
Ihey were safe.
When he banded me the note
a cold chill Went through me be-
cause I didn't know whether all
three were safe" he said "Peyton
and Bob were home at noon, but
l wasn't sure where Jack might be-.
Altshuler insisted he was paid
So as a messenger to deliver the
note and bring back the package
and had no idea what the note
contained. He said his employer
met him on street corner. Police
booked him on suspicion of at
tempted robbery, and searched for
a possible accomplice.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Singer Reports
ANONYMOUS Threats

HOLLYWOOD, June Is. CUP)-
Anonymous Jail threats against
Eloise Spann, 21-year-old singer.
and her mother, Mrs. Charles
Spann, were related to the grand
jury by the mother today as in
vestigation was resumed into the
girls charges. made in a $5.000000
civil suit, that she was attacked by
Milton Beecher, film musical di-
rector.
Mrs. Spann said the threats were
made by a mysterious telephone
caller last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Hypnotism Used
For Childbirth

LOS ANGELES, June Is. CUP)-
Royal Leon Gaynor, dapper bearded
hypnotist, said today he has been
keeping his 45-year-old wife under
an hypnotic spell all week to assure
painless birth of her expected baby
without an anaesthetic.
Birth of the child, her sixth, is
expected probably tomorrow by
Mrs. Ethel Pardie- -Gaynor.
Gaynor says it is the first use
of what he calls post hypnotic
suggestion in child birth. He claims
his wife was put under hypnotic
influence last Saturday and con-
stantly since then he has been Civ
ing her suggestions that the birth
will be painless.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Scientists Honor
Former U.C. ad

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. (UP)
AS fellow scientists and former
colleagues joined in tribute, funeral
services were arranged today for
DR.. William Wallace Campbell,
famed astronomer and President
Emeritus of the University of Cali
fornia who ended his own life by
jumping from his apartment win
dow rather than suffer blindness
and a failing mind.
Services will be at IL am. tomor-
row at Grace Cathedral.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Traffic PatroIman
Injured in Fall

SACRAMENTO, June Is CUP) -
A. S. Matthewson, member of the
Sacramento county squad of the
California highway patrol, was in
serious condition in Mercy hospital
today from injuries suffered late
yesterday when he fell from his
motorcycle on the Sacramento
Folsom road.
Matthewson suffered fractured
ribs and possible internal injuries,
hospital attaches said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Rice Bowl Plans
Considered Here

Plans for a Bowl of Rice" event
in Ell Centro to raise funds for des-
titute Chinese refugees were
whipped into definite form We'd
neSday afternoon, Mayor Herbert
Fawcett. announced.
Working in conjunction with the
announced a combination tag day
and rice bowl" fete will be held
Monday Rice, cooked by Chinese
will be served at the El Centre
stadium.
Mayor Fawcett was named chair
man for the event by the United
Council for Civilian Relief in China
of which Theodore Roosevelt jr. is
president.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Power Co. Target
For Complaints

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. UP)
Complaint that the Southern Cali
fornia Edison company was charg
ing them too much for electric light
service was filed with the state rail-
road commission today by eight
southern California communities.
They are Ell Segundo. Huntington
Park. Inglewood, Lynwood, Man
haitian Beach, Redondo Beach, Sig
nal Hill and Whittier.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Home of Miner
Called as Witness in Bloody
Harlan Conspiracy Trials

said. Il believe the dynamite was
not intended for SeXton's home but
was possibly aimed at my infor-
mant."
He said several sticks of explosive
were used in the blast.
Sexton always has been a good
man in this community. I really
don't think his house was intended
to get the force of the explosion
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

that his mission to London had
been completed, if certain obstacles
to the projected Anglo-American
trade agreement can be removed
.,lby the time he reaches Washington,
rand that he might therefore resign.
Ostensibly the ambassador was
making the trip home to attend his
4 sons graduation from Harvard
SHowever, he was to report to Presi-
dent Roosevelt the impressions he
has gathered during three and one
half months service here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Legion Urges East
Mesa Be Opened

Urging that the Eastside Mesa in
Imperial county be opened to home
steaders, Boyce Aten post of the
American Legion Tuesday night
passed a resolution endorsing the
project.
Interest in the project is occa-
stoned by the fact that veterans are
given preference in the settlement.
Members we're informed that the
mesa was closed to homesteaders
pending completion of the All Am
erican canal as it was feared it
might interfere with the Imperial
Irrigation District development pro-
gram. Ed Hail. visitor from BfaW-
ley, informed Legionnaires home
steaders were permitted in other
reclamation bureau projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Hungary Pays Part
Of Postwar Debt

WASHINGTON, June Is. CUP)-
Hungarian Minister John Pelenyi in
a note to the state department to-
day announced that his government
had paid to the Federal Reserve
bank in New York today the
amount of $9,828. IS on account of
its post war debt to the United
States.
The payment was in accordance
with the three-year plan announced
by Hungary last year under which,
it undertook to pay each year one
per cent of its debt to the United
States.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Posses in Nevada
Hills After Killer

ELKO. New, June Is (UP) -
Posses headed by Sheriff Charles
Harper searched the hills in this
vicinity today for Tony Valdez, 46,
rancher, accused of shooting to
death Justo Urrutia, 36, and wound
ing critically another man.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Hendricks at
Elko said the shooting occurred in
vicinity of the Il l." ranch on the
Urrutia property.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Unusual We ather
End Pre- edicted

Signs that Ell Centros unusual
weather" - unusual because of a
temperature that has stayed close
to or below the 100 mark-will end
soon were noted Wednesday at the
weather bureau
Although Tuesdays maximum
was only los, a higher maximum
was certain when the mercury
stood at LOG Wednesday noon. HUI
midity at that time was 25. Wednes-
days minimum was SO. At am.
Wednesday the temperature was ~.
humidity AZ, At 5 pm. Tuesday
the temperature was 92, humidity
l3
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Nurse Killed in
Doctors Office

ST. LOUIS. June Is. CUP)-Mrs.
Theresa Cope, 40, a nurse. was shot
and killed today in a physicians
office where she was employed.
The killer police said, tossed a
.38 calibre revolver out the window.
ran from the office and escaped.
He appeared to be intoxicated, in
vestigating officers said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
ANOTHER BRITISH
MERCHANT SHIP SUNK

LONDON, June Is. (UP)-Lloyds
reported from Marseilles today that
the British steamer Lucky had been
bombed and sunk at Valencia.
Other dispatches said that Valen-
cia had been bombed again and
the French ship Karbear set afire
and sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

Kennedy has refrained from dis
cussing the advice and information
he may offer Mr.. Roosevelt, but
persons here who have some basis
for guessing, if not knowing, sur
mise that among other things the
ambassador will try to "sell' Brit
aims new government, and explain
and possibly defend Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain's efforts to
make deals with Adolf Hitler and
Benito Mussolini.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

ed, w. r. Johnson, district man
ager, explained the move as neces-
sary because of prospects for in
creased load.
Significant because of current dis
cussion of three-year contract for
power between the city and New Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
.2Hurt in Car
Crash Near Border

Two persons were slightly injured
early Wednesday in an automobile
accident three miles north of CAL
exico. James Sherbot, Holtville. and
Charles F. Ledbetter. Calexico. drove
the cars which collided at the Call
exico highway and Jasper road in
terSection.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
New Gal Opens Campaign
Against Opposition Threat

In the face of predictions that
Ell Centro will have public powe'
service by autumn, NevCal We'd
nesday announced a program for
increasing capacity of the COM
pany's distribution system.
improvements on the lines, esti
mated at costing $4,000, were start
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
l0I, ,6I7,2OO PERSONS
SPOON |.V. CANTALOUPES

ped. or 10000 times 3,138 and if
you don't go crazy you'll end up
with $780, 400. Assuming that nc
one gobbles up a cantaloupe whole
the idea is either to double or
triple this number to arrive at the
number OF persons.
Unfortunately. this figure must
be revised to suit personal tastes,
Continued on Page 3; Col ~
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
PRODUCERS THREATEN
TEST OF NlRB POWER

HOLLYWOOD, June Is. tUP)-
Motion picture producers today
threatened to carry to the supreme
court a fight to determine whether
the national labor relations board
has jurisdiction over screen writer's.
They refused to recognize an order
authorizing a collective bargaining
election.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

the program calls for installation
of 48 unit type capacitors TO increase
capacity and maintain more urii-
formly constant voltage conditions
B. o. Mitchell foreman, predicted
the work would be completed by
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Accident Victim
Ire ated for Hurts

Watt Leslie. 80, Negro, was treat
ed at the county hospital Tuesday
night for cuts and bruises suffered
in an automobile accident four
miles south of Brawley His car
and one driven by Vital Tavares
cCllided. Tavares was uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
FiIibuster Ends;
Farm Parity Only
Remoinin9 Item
House Blocks Last Minute Lewis Try
To Force Government BlackbaIIins
OfNLRB Rule VioIators
RIILLETIN

BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, June Is. (UP)-Vice President J0hn
". said late today that the senate U0ufd recess
until TOMORROW, delaying congressional adJOHrnMeM
day. The senate prepared to recess Wifhn feW minutes
WASHINGTON, June 10. (UP) - Senate fllibuster
against the $375000000 flood control measure ended at
3 10 pm today removing major blockade to congress
sonal iournment tonight With abandonment OF the
fbuster the QUICKLY approved the flood control
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Banker Braves Threat
To Capture < Extorter
'Hande d Branch Manager; Peril
Remember Cash Case Warns Note
Ignored. Robbery Alarm Sounded

LOS ANGELES, June Is. (UP)-Nathan Atshuer, q
Jail today because courageous bank manager tool
chance that his not kidnapped despite
note warning: Remember the Levine and Cash cases"
Altshuler StocLy shock-headed YOUTH walked int
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
Joe Kennedy Silent on Presidential
Aspirations in 1910; Refuses TO
Discuss Possible RESIGNATION

LONDON, June Is. (UP)-Unted States Ambassador
Joseph p Kennedy sailed from Southampton aboard the
Queen Mary today refusing comment reports of
movement to make him presidential candidate in 1910
The ambassador also refused to discuss speculation
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

Git Along, DOggic-
Like starting a chicken ranch
with single egg, Roy Wells and
Bill Mitchell have entered the cattle
business with one head. calf. Chief
point of dissension between the
neophyte ranchers is how to feed
the youngstcr, not long away from
mammy's side. They don't know
whether to have a bottle or bucket
fed baby
Friends noticed that Roy's Texas
draWl had broadened considerably
recently. particularly when he
speaks of "out on nah ranch,'' Bill
was looking longingly at a l0-gallon
hat!
Bug Treatment
The loWly cricket may come in
for slurring remarks from virtually
everyone in Imperial Valley, except
Elmer Coleman of Brawley. Cole
man has a good word for them, 81
worth.
Coleman, a furniture dealer, de-
cided to save money by loading
merchandise himself. He did, and
the next morning he was of the
firm opinion that either his back
was broken from the exertion, OF
soon would be. Limping downtown
to see a doctor he slipped on a
cricket fell and arose with the pain
in his back gloriously gone.
Therefore. a So doctor bill saved.
Bad TO Good -
RR got chuckle out of letter
received by Bob Hays from one
Murray Kalfell of Montana. Kalfeii
was inquiring about Imperial VAL
ley's climate and the town from
which he wrote was named Zero!
He would be going from bottom
to top, mercurially speaking.
One Sure Way
When it comes to getting crowd
for their affairs. the Elks have a
technique that never fails. Thurs
day night they will show movies of
the Elks picnic taken in the noun
tains. They scheduled a free din
ner before the show!
O.
Friendly Kick
When Tony" the ice cream
vender read the item about Little
Miss .Bisgard he was a trifle miffed
because he had! been quoted by RR
as dropping letters in his speech,
indicating a southern accent. On
the contrary. however. Tony's speech
may be southern, but it is distinct
and he doesn't miss a letter. What
warmed RRs heart was Tony's COM
ment:
But l don't mind, because the
column is to make people laugh"
Would there were more Tonys!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15
japanese Halt Conquest
To Fight Torrents Of
Raging Yellow River
10000 Chinese Civilians Drowned,
Many Nipponese Units Trapped in
Path Of Growing Flood Waters

SHANGHAI, June Is. (UP)-Japanese troops hated
their against the Chinese today to fight the Yellow
river floods. japanese estimated that 100000 Chinese
civilians had been drowned They admitted that many
thousands of their trapped, and the flood
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-15

Butter: Los Angeles. 26c; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A, 3ic; manufacturing milk
28c; route gathered cream 25c.
L. A. Hay; U. s. No. 1 s1i.-14.50.
No. 2 Ieafy $3.50; No. s11.-$1s
Minneapolis, flax May Sl77s.
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Over
Pedestrians
Discussed
Mrs. Thorpe Tells of
Practices Used by
Nations Abroad

The effective results of pedestrian
control as practiced In several coun-
tries in Europe was described by
Mrs. George G. Thorpe, chairman Of
the Women's Safety Committee of
the D. G. Motor Club of the Amer
lean Automobile Association, at the
opening meeting yesterday at the
Sulgrave Club.
Mrs. Thorpe, who travelled extern
sively in Europe last summer to
make traffic observations, told of
the enforcement of pedestrian
regulations in Germany, Czechoslo-
vakia and Poland by the plan of
having violators fined on the spot.
The officer who sees the infraction
imposes the fine, she said. The ad-
vantage of this system is the expedi-
ton with which the penalty follows
the offense and the elimination of
court congestion.
The fine Is / mark in GERMANY
and similar amount in the other
countries.
Throughout Europe Mrs. Thorpe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03
Group Backs
Pedestrian
Control
Miss Cooper Speaks
AtSoroptimist Club
Luncheon

A resolution favoring pedestrian
control provided a regulation giving
the pedestrian the right of way over
motorists making right-hand turns
Is strictly enforced was adopted yes
terday by the Public Welfare De-
partment of the Housekeepers' Al
lance and will be presented to the
alliance at it's next meeting.
The work of the department was
outlined at the home of the depart
ment chairman, Mrs. Lyman F. kep-
Ter. Mrs. Olive E. Madden was
elected secretary and appointed vice
chairman, Mrs. Morgan Ottenback
was placed in charge of the child
welfare section and Mrs. Sam S.
Smith in charge of the community
service section with Mrs. w. w.
Wheeler, vice chairman.
Committees on corrections and
public safety will be appointed at
the November Is meeting, to be held
with Mrs. w. w. Husband. The de-
partment voted to hold monthly
meetings at the homes of members.
Miss Cooper Speaker.
Miss Anna Cooper of George
Washington University was guest
speaker for the Soroptimist Club at
its luncheon meeting yesterday at
the Willard Hotel. giving a talk on
her observations during a sabbatical
year spent in England and IN Europe.
Mrs. Miller Hickerson, promotion
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found a greater insistence on pedes-
TRAN control than in this country.
In London, however, she reported
the police as well as motorists I'M
usually courteous toward the pedes-
TRAN, with the result that she felt
more at ease as a pedestrian there
than in any city she has ever visited.
Other speakers included Capt. H.
S. Bishop, Assistant Engineer Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03

the new Engineer Commissioner for
the Distrist, attended the meeting,
the latter as 4 new member. It was
announced that Miss Katharine r.
Lenroot Of the Children's Bureau q
also new member.
Others who attended included Mrs.
Close, wife Of the Minister Of the
Union Of South Africa; Lady Leslie