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Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
CHINA CLIPPER
IN EMERGE NCY
|. A. LANDING
ClOgged Fuel Line Halts
Hawaii Hop, Causes
Return to us.
= BULLETIN

- BULLETIN -
SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan. 22. (UP)
The giant China clipper, which
made an emergency landing here
this morning because of a clogged
fuel line, took off from the outer
harbOr at 2:13 pm. today to re-
turn to her base at Alameda.
Aboard her when she lifted from
the water and rOared north were
all but one of the passengers she
brought with her.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. %.
(UP) = Turning back 700
miles out at sea on a flight
to Hawaii because of a stop
ped fuel line. the China
clipper sped for the California
coast and made an emergency land
ing at Los Angeles Harbor with
eight passengers and seven crew
early today.
The four-motored flying boat,
still larger companion of the i'll
fated Samoan Clipper that ex-
ploded and was lost Of Pago Pago
with a crew of seven two weeks
ago, cruised for several hours
awaiting daylight before attempt
ing to come down in the unfamil-
lar water here. 1t was ordered
here instead of the regular base
at Alameda because fog shrouded
the san Francisco bay area.
Reported off Santa Catalina
Island as early as 5:36 o'clock, it
finally swooped down over a navy
cruiser at 6:35 and TAXED to Cab
rillo Beach to unload the passen-
gers.
Capt. J H. Tilton. commander
of the flying boat. explained the
trouble that forced abandonment
OF the flight.
1--WE were two hours vhis side OF
half way to Hawaii he said, when
the fuel line from the right wing
became clogged.
Because we were two hours on
this side of hair way, there was
nothing else for us to do but turn
back"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
CHINA GUERILLA
UNITS DEFEAT
JAPAN TROOPS
300 NippOnese Soldiers
Reported 'Disarmed'
BY Irregulars

S H A N G. H A l, Jan. %.
(UP)-C h in e guerrilla
units claimed today to have
defeated the japanese in
the Pootung area, west of
Shanghai
Although direct communication
with Pootung was out of the ques-
ton Chinese reports asserted that
fighting continued and that the
guerrilla units attacked in force
around Nanhuihsien and Fengshin.
Both are within 20 miles of the
center of Shanghai.
The Chinese were said to have
"disarmed" 300 japanese soldiers.
The guerrilla units last week CAP
tured 270 Japanese prisoners in the
area around Chuansha, about IA
miles west of Shanghai across the
Whangpo river.
The reports from Chuansha indi-
Gated that the fighting there had
halted and that the Japanese were
negotiating Tor the surrender of the
Chinese irregulars. Release of Japa-
nese prisoners was included in the
negotiations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

raymond, IorIner san DIEGO pO-
lice chief and lately prober into
Los Angeles vice and gambling, was
seriously injured one week ago by
two bombs exploding under the
hood of his sedan.
The city police intelligence squad
was disclosed to have been "shad-
owing" Raymond for three months
up to the day of the bombing, and
District Attorney Buron Fits had
two OF the squads high ranking
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

went into weekend recess today.
Plump and dapper Defense Coun-
sci Jerry Giesler plopped down on
the floor before the jury. and DEM
onstrated how the bodies of
Wright's pretty dimpled wife and
the man he found her with lay after
he had emptied a pistol into them.
Then Giesler arose and led
police officer again and again to
repeat Wrights almost hysterical
statements after the shooting that
II caught her cheating on me
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
400 PEACAMP
FOLK RECEIVE
VACCINATIONS

More than 400 pea camp dwellers
in the Calipatria area were given
smallpox vaccinations Friday by
physicians and nurses of the depart
ment of health.
All camp dwellers in the north
end district will be offered vaccina-
ton, DR.. Warren F.. Fox, county
health officer said, in order to pre-
vent the disease getting started
among the migratory workers in
Imperial Valley during this season
of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

1oza ordered men who never had
worked for him to stay out while
he talked to his employees and ask
ed them to cooperate with him
until the lettuce deal improves.
approximately so men, some of
them declared to be CIO organiz-
ers, assembled outside the building
on Commercial street to offer
peaceful chaperonage to the walk
out crew. They caused no trouble,
however. Sheriff Robert w. Ware
and Chief of Police j. Sterling
Oswalt stood by to see that no
violence resulted from the differ
ences.
Forced to Cut
L. E. Cardoza told the men busi-
ness forced him to cut the wages
to so cents an hour He said If they
wished to continue to work for
him for that price, he would raise
the wage to the regular scale when
business improved He also. prom
Continued on PAGE 8: Col. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

10 Ine COlOraQO river and washed.
out as an experiment. The dirt
yielded SIS worth of gold a yard
and the truck load 500 worth of
gold. Subsequent results of the
washing were between SIS to $50
yard miners from the diggings
declared.
The company now is digging a
well four miles east of their prop
erty and preparing to run a four
inch pipe line to the mine. The
water will be used in washing out
the ore. The company is said to
own several acres of property. Ex-
periments have been carried on
for a year.
A recently formed corporation
operating adjacent Property is
said to have shipped a carload
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Coast Officials
TOCOme Here to
Greet Governor

Gov. Frank Merriam will be tn
chief speaker at the monthly meet
ing of the associated chamber OF
commerce at the Barbara Worth
hotel in Ell Centre Wednesday
night. ..t
The governor will be accompani-
ed by his wife and a large delega-
ton of state officials.
Several city officials from San
Diego will attend the dinner head
ed by Frank G.. Forward, Council
man Fish and State Highway Com
missioner Hart.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
$500 IN CHECKS
BY
HOLDUP VICTIM

BRAWLEY, Jan. CIV. F.. Lom-
bard, collector for a hotel concern
who told police he was slugged and
robbed here Thursday night, Friday
found 5000 in checks near the scene
Of the holdup.
He summoned police Thursday
night to help search for an uniden-
titled man he declared had slugged
him and robbed him of $3.50 in cash
and the 5000 in checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Strength of Fasting
Pastor Ebbs Swiftly

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan. %. (UP)
The Rev. Israel H. Noe, 2l-days
without food or water, rallied his
waning strength today and prepar-
ed to ieopardize his chances for life
by going to a radio station and
making a 15-minute talk. Physi-
clans believed the physical collapse
which they consider inevitable was
not far away.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

much work" in a spinach field
near Brawley. Other men were
hired. A similar instance occur
red i'm a Holtville carrot field.
Demands for higher wages were
met by contractors i'm a earpen-
ters' strike at the new Brawley
ice plant this week.
The lone picket who carried a
card i'm front of a Calexico cafe
this winter finally abandoned
his lonesome protest around the
holiday season.
All seven labor controversies
ended with no sign of violence.
Last labor strife which led to
serious violence in Imperial Val
ley was i'm 1888 in Ell Centre.
Similar riots took place i'm Braw-
ley the year before.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Judge Faints After
Relief Food Diet

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Jan. %.
(UP) Weak from the lack of
f3Gd and thinner by four pounds,
Probate Judge MalcOmb Hatfield
said today be was convinced the
SO weekly food budget granted
families on relief was insufficient.
The judge said he and his wife
tried for week to live on So
worth of food.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Prisoner Accused of
MOlesting Children
In Calipatria Camp

CALIPATRIA. Jan. %. - Louis
Berg. GA, vegetable worker, was ar
rested in a pea camp near here late
Friday after other camp dwellers
accused him Of molesting little girls.
Father of one of the girls in the
camp, officers said. watched Berg
Friday and reported his conduct to
officers. Berg was taken to the
county Jail for questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

Speaking OF Contrast
Biology class members at Gen.
trail Union high school, interested
in germs which collect in various
places, set out bottles full of bug
catcher dope in a lot of funny
places in Fl Centre. A church, a
dance hall, night club, a private
club. a chicken pen, the county
Jail and the high school gym. cThe
private club elected pupil, bottle
and all before the end of the five
proper number of germsD After
the analysis, the pupils were
astounded TO discover that there
were more and worse germs in the
bottle placed in the high school
gym than there were in that from
the county Jail. tThey didn't know
about the high powered disinfec-
tan used to keep the county bas-
tile pure and undefiledD
The Good Samaritan
ReXford Ruggles( not the Red
Gap RuggleS) is a bit dubious
about picking up hitch mixers and
stranded mo orists and such like
but he decided to take chance on
the onestappearing chap between
Jr'Na ar'al and Brawley. The fellow
told a stroy of how his gasoline
tank. as they will occasionally, had
become dry, leaving him trans
por ationless along the highway
Then he introduced himself, anc
now Ruggles is not so shy about
hitch mixers. The man was q. w
Schultz superintendent of one OF
the nations biggest Oil compan
Frcm MegsicO Cidy-
Sterling Oswalt and H. w. FaW-
ce,t returned from 10 days in
Mexico City Friday night. Sterling
is FL Centro's most pleased man to-
day and Herb Ell Centro's most
disgusted one. Sterling brought
back a Mexican saddle and is like
a kid with new toy, but the most
important thing Herb brought back
was the memory of a cold that put
him in bed for two days. He could
not even pronounce the name OF
the Mexican capital, he declares
You Asked For It.
Accompanying clipping from a
coast newspaper telling how a city
ordinance in Pasadena prohibits
dogs from the streets between Z
am. and pm and allows them
to be walked on leashes between
pm. and 7 am, postcard to RR
asks:
Nov. should the news on the at
tached clipping make the Ell Centre
dogs happy, or disgusted? Happy
that they are allowed to roam at
large and overturn garbage cans
if they can, or disgusted that they
are not taken for evening walks
along our avenues? You tell u.s."
OKay! RR grew up with dogs
around the place. He firmly be-
lieves that they are intelligent AMI
mails and indispensable pets. He
firmly believes, also, that the things
some people blame on the dogs
should be blamed on the owners
It's a matter of training You can
not let human child run Wild
from the time he is able to eat by
himself and expect him to keep
out of trouble Why ask it of the
dogs?
As to the garbage cans, that's ths
fault of the owners, too. The own
ers of the garbage cans. The gar
bage can in back of RR's house in
encased in a big conrete pipe the
like of which you can buy for less
than a dollar-and there isn't a
doc in town can overturn 1t.
Anything else?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
this wasn't the first time !"


Attorney Giesler put on his stage
play late yesterday during cross
examination of Policeman Harry w.
Reed of suburban Glendale. Reed
was the first to reach the Wright
home after Wright shot down tho
two as they sat or reclined on a
piano bench in the living room.
Wright pleads the "unwritten law"
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

detectives booked on suspicion of
telephone wire tapping.
District Attorney Fits promised
a grand jury investigation into the
case. He conferred with presiding
Judge Clarence Kincaid who said
the 1898 grand jury would be form
ed early next week and that one
of its first orders of business would
be the Raymond case.
Continued on Page 8; Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

get their auto out Of the ditch was
excelled only by anger of the Off
GERS at the same boys, who believed
they could make race course out
of residential district without
hurting somebody.
AS a result, the drivers license of
one youth was impounded until such
time as he presents himself for
lecture by Police Chief j. Sterling
Oswalt on the ignorance of smart
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
INQUIRY
ORDERED IN L. A.
POLICE SCANDAL

LOS ANGELES, JAM %. (UP)-Police Chief James
Davis flying back from Mexico City to find his depart
ment involved in the sensational Investigation the bomb
ing of Private Detective Harry Raymond ordered an i'm
mediate and thorough investigation today
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
AUTO
DRIVER LOSES
PILOT PERMIT
Youths Who Helped Police Car Out of Ditch Land
In Trouble With Law After Wild
Gymnastics in Motor Car

Three youths who tried to prove that modern auto
mobile can equal an acrobatic dancer in gyraons and
excel her in speed landed the Ell Centre police prowl
difficulties Friday night and then landed in difficulties
themselves Gratitude of police to the boys who helped
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Seaport Bombing
Takes Many Lives

BARCELONA, Jan. %. CUP)--The
seaport of San Feliu Guixols, 10
miles north OF Barcelona, was bomb
ed today. Casualties were heavy,
an official announcement said.
Twenty dead were reported in the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Rich Gold Strike
In Mesquite Area

OGlLB4, Jan. pa rich gold strike made Dy a Seat
tie corporation at the Mesquite dggngs "a miles north
here stimulated mining activities here week and
tracted an unprecedented of prospecors specu
atorS and mine Dirt from the mine was rucked
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
E-SLAYINC SCENE
REENACTED AT TRIAL
Wright Pictured as Husband Maddened
By Repeated Infidelities; Attorney
Acts Out Shooting Episode

LOS ANGELES JAN %. (UP)-Pau A. Wright was
pictured in his words husband maddened by his
wes repeated infidelity and the discovery OF her III an
eroc situation with male friend his trial for the
murders of Mrs. evelyn Wright and John b. Kimme
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
BaIk at Cut in
Pay--EmpIoyer
Makes Appeal
Urges Cooperation, Offers to Raise Rate
If Business Warrants; Part Return
To Jobs After Dispute

Ell Centro's first labor trouble since 1885 occurred
Saturday morning when lettuce trimmers walked out of
the Cardoza Packing shed in protest to five hour
cut threatened sdown strike inside the shed and
pickeng outside the building failed to materiaze Car
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23
Oil Firms Held
Guilty Of Plot
To Fix Price S
16 Companies Convicted on Charges of
Conspiracy to Boost Rates
Throughout Midwest

MADISON, Wis, JAM %. (UP)-Major midwest oil
companies convicted today of criminal charges of
conspiracy to raise and fix gasoline prices at end of
16 weeks trial here in u S. district court
A Jury of farmers and small town business men re-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-23

OF ore to Arizona and be prepar-
ing to ship another
Renewed activity is under way
on the nine claims owned by X.
B. Whitelaw, w. j. Clements, Har-
ry Horton, Lee Nuffer, Ernest Ut
ley, Paul Gillett, and Ray Forshey.
foup '1alI alapa
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
Rebekahs Entertain Assembly
President.

Mrs. Arts Dickson of Billings. AS
sembly president of the Rebekah
lodge, arrived in town Monday after
noon. Mrs. Dickson was the guest
of Mrs. Mary Voorhees,, noble grand,
on the Senior picnic at Graves
creek in the afternoon. In the ev-
ening special meeting was held
In her honor at the Masonic hall.
The hall was beautiful with huge
bouquets of flowers. Mrs. Dickson
gave an inspiring talk on the work
of the order. Mrs. Voorhees, rem
dered vocal solo and Misses Maui
rine Thomas and Blythe Shenefelt
a piano duet. Mrs. c. F. Dierman,
IN cordial manner, presented Mrs.
Dickson a gi9t from the local lodge.
Ice cream, angel food and coffee
were served in the dining room at
tables made attractive with flowers
in crystal vases and sunbonnet ba :
bies as favors carrying out the lodge
colors. Mrs. Dickson was guest of
Mrs. Sampson on Tuesday before
leaving for Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
Vacation Bible School Opens
Monday.

The annual vacation Bible school
sponsored by the Baptist church will
begin at 8 o'clock on Monday morn
ing at the Roosevelt grade school
Glasses will continue for three weeks
with hours between and IL a. m
A more varied type of curriculum
will be used this year thus appeal
ing to larger range of children
and age groups. A definite course
of study will be taken up by each
division. Rev. Harness will be in
charge of seniors. 1t is hoped a
large group of young people will
take advantage of this course. Mrs.
Harness will have charge of inter-
mediate; Mrs. Ralph Cole of juniors
and Mrs. Sam Bottorff of the pri-
mary All children of the town and
community, as far as they may pos
sibly come from, are cordially well
come to this school. Age limits are
set between the ages of the little
ones who will attend grade school
this fall, up. 1t may seem hard to
the child to return to school so
soon. As parents, we are placed
over our children to guide and dirct
them into the most good since chill
dren seldom realize that for Them
selves. Do not fail to urge your
child to attend this vitality worth
while session.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
Baccalaureate Service.

The annual baccalaureate service
of Lincoln county high school was
held at the high school gym on Sun
day evening. Rev. H. w Woods
was speaker, assisted by Rev. T. P.
Beresford and Rev. Geo. E. Harness.
The high school chorus rendered
Thou Knowest Lord" with great
beauty while Ben Frost favored with
a vocal solo, when Survey the
Wondrous Cross" This is the last
time this community will hear Mr..
Frost before he leaves for his new
position at=Carlten College in Mimi
esota and his solo was deeply ap-
preciated.
Mr.. Woods used the Eighth Psalm
as scripture reading and part of
the 31st verse of 1st Corinthians as
his text: "Covet earnestly the best
gifts. Some of the gems of his
lecture were Education is the cor
rect knowledge of things as they
are . Religious education should
play very vital part George
Peabody gave as his key to success,
I always keep my working capital
unimpaired' The true test of sue
cess is the true expression of self
Always preserve carefully char
acter. your working capital And
so let me admonish you as you go
out into the world of things that
awaits you out yonder with its
trials, its struggles and its many
heartaches to, 'Covet earnestly the
best gifts Mr. Woods used two
beautiful quotations to exemplify
his point. But once | pass this way,
And then,-and then, the silent door
swings on its hinges-Opens-Clos-
es-And no more | pass this way. So
while / may, with all my might
will assay sweet comfort and de-
light to all meet upon the Pilgrim
way, for no man travels twice the
Great Highway that climbs through
darkness-up to light through
dark to day Also. Greatly begin
though you have time but for a
line. Be that sublime-Not failure.
FoH#loW= aim is crime.
Emphasis was placed on the need
of the practical in education, the
need of vision in reaching success
and the supreme value of listening
to and obeying the voice of God
speaking within each which directs
the individual IN the will to do, and
to be SO that at journeys end one
may say with Paul, Il have fought
the good fight, I have finished my
course, | have kept the faith
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
New Baptist Pastor Arrives.

Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Harness and
three children-John age nine, Betty
age and David age 5--arrived Fri
day afternoon, having left Berkeley
at six in the morning of the previous
Wednesday. They report the roads
in fine condition as they must have
been to cover the 1900 miles in four
days. Mr.. Harness has been taking
post graduate work at the Berkeley
Baptist Divinity school for the past
year, having graduated from the
Northern Baptist school in Chicago.
Before going to Berkeley the
Harness were located at Saskatoon.
Alta, for six years. Eureka gave
visible evidence of its warm well
come to the newcomers by filling
the large auditorium of the church
on Sunday morning to hear Mr..
Harness first sermon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
School Notes.


Lowell McKeen was pleasantly
surprised last week to receive no
tice that one of his students, MARY
Hurst, who had entered poem ir
the spring poem issue of Curren
Science, had been awarded thirC
place. Mary had entered the poem
without the=kneWledge of Mime
Keen.
Picnics are the order of the day
at schools. The seniors were guest.
of the faculty at picnic on Grave:
creek Monday evening. The Junior:
went to Glen lake Thursday and the
freshmen and sophomores joined fol-
picnic at Dodge creek on Wednes
day. The 1st, End and 3rd grade:
held their picnic at the fair ground:
Monday, the 4th grade at the fail
grounds on Thursday, the 5th grade
is having a party in place of a pic.
mic on Friday, the sixth grade te
Dickey lake Friday, the 7th are go.
ing to some undetermined place or
Thursday and the 9th grade will &C
to Phillips Falls on Wednesday.
The Senior breakfast was held or
Thursday morning with faculty
members and wives as guests.
Mr. McKeen takes Gene Fleming
and Wayne Richmond to Missoula
on Thursday to the state meet. Gene
has proven himself the most out
standing all around athlete of the
year, in fact he is probably the
champion for all time considering
that he is only a freshman. And
what is more important, he is Q
happy, unspoiled, clean ehap-one
we. are all proud to claim for Lin
coin.
The home folks had their radios
tuned to KGEZ on Saturday and
were delighted with the fine broad
cast put on by the chorus in Kali
lspell. Their knees may have
knocked but there certainly was nc
knock in their music.
The Home Ec. club went to the
reservoir Tuesday for their picnic
Tuesday proved roundup time for
all who had not been vaccinated
in the schools. The powers that be
descended last week and issued an
ultlmatum that all who had not had
smallpox or had not been vaccinated
must do so or quit school, Monte
Gaertner was deputized to quar-
antlne cases and see that quarantine
rules were obeyed. The annual
rural field meet, scheduled for Sat
urday, was cancelled due to the
epidemic
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-12
Attend District Rebekah Meet.

Mrs. c. F. Dierman and Mrs
Horace Sampson went to KaIspell
Friday where they attended the dis
trict Rebekah meeting. Miss Har-
riet T'horson, formerly of this place
received the initiatory degree by the
kalispell lodge as courtesy to the
local lodge Mrs. Arta Dickson OF
Billings, assembly president, was
present. Mrs. Emma Schaller OF
kalispell and Mrs. Wilma Coe OF
Whitefish, past assembly presidents
were also present as were Judge
lockwood and Mr.. Coe, past grand
masters. One hundred fifteen at
tended the banquet served in the
Episcopal parish house by Mrs
Jordon.