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Evening star., 1938-08-21

he confessed. Towney said that he
wanted to see you first | told him I'd
come up and tell you.
so kind of you, Simon"
"Oh. you needn't go on that way
with me! Haven't you anything to
say about it? Are you going to sit
there and take this as if you were
piece of wood? Good Lord, man. are
you human. or are you machine"
"A judge" said Ben Henry, look
ing at him
Yes. Judge And the father of
son who embezzled ten thousand
dollars. That's what he took Lost it
gambling. He's afraid to come home.
But this afternoon, Ben Henry,
there'lI be a warrant for his arrest.
And you can sit there just as if -"
Il can sit here, Simon. and what
you say doesn't mean thing. You
thought you could shock ME. You
thought you could bring me to my
knees. You thought you could see me
for once. not always the Judge, as
you said. Well, Simon. I've disap-
pointed you"
You amt human" Simon roared.
"Or else you're acting. No. you amt
acting. You sit there as if you grew
in that chair. Yes, nothing could
shock you" "
is that all, Simon? III see you to
the door
After Simon had gone, Judge Ben
Henry went ponderously up the
stairs, with his usual dignity. When
he reached the top, he turned and
faltered for moment. as his hand
clasped the bannister Then he went
down the hall
He had defeated Simon Oldholt
at his own game. A thousand Slmons
couldn't nettle him.
He opened the door of the room he
had left He looked at the body on
the bed. so that was the reason"
He turned and with set face went
out of the room Ponderously and
with dignity. he descended the stairs.
At the bottom he sank to his knees
and bowed his head
Yep, the man amt human said
SIMON, as ne crossed the street Amt
human But you've got to say for
HIM, he's always the Judge"
The End
Evening star., 1938-08-21

Judge" Simon would say Have you
ever seen him any different? Always
the Judge. Big and pompous, walking
along without blinking an eye. Never
nettled No, sir. never saw him
nettled, not once"
Now, however, Simon had some
thing of the greatest import to tell the
Judge, which he believed would
fatten him against that wall. Its
about Robert" he said. HAS he
come home2"
Robert? No." The Judge looked
up. mo one is in the house but my
self, Simon.
Evening star., 1938-08-21

have been on the bench, with his
robe on HIM Always the Judge Even
now, in the'face of this crude opening,
he hadn't batted an eye. His face was
set. his large hands folded.
Once" said Simon, you decided
case against me-
Yes went by the law"
We'll, this is another case, Ben,
and you can 60 by the law. It's the
law that's brought me here You're
judge, amt you?"
I've always been given reason to
believe l am" Always the Judge.
There he was. Weighing his answers,
not the least nettled. disquieting and
making smaller the ruthless man.
We'll. as a judge. then, you can
tell ME what's going to happen"
Simon laughed
The Judge folded his arms as if he
might have been listening to a charac-
ter witness
Before you do" he said, Il must
remind you, Simon. that your attitude
is very offensive. But accustomed as
am to dealing with all kinds of peo-
pie, long ago learned that to lose
patience is foolish thing. Rather
would admonish person as am
doing you Now, proceed"
Simon gaped at him. For moment
that speech had taken the wind out of
Slmon's sails. but he rallied
We'll. then" he said. "for twenty
years, Ben, ever since I've known
you. I've wanted to see you nettled.
I've wanted to see you come down off
your high horse I've wanted to see
you stop being the Judge"
Your prattling, Simon. is taking
you off the main theme. In court. a
judge would have the right to reprove
you for not keeping to the facts. Now.
proceed"
Again Simon gaped at him.
well" he said. standing up to
deliver better his bombshell. 1--WE
come here to tell you that your son
is a thief
The Judge never batted an eye.
His brows, contracted, then raised.
I'm waiting, Simon" he said, very
patiently. THE charge? The proof"
Proof. eh? Well. guess they have
all the proof in the world! A half hour
ago old man Towney qulzzed him and
Evening star., 1938-08-21
Four reading minutes of tense drama

"Well. he'll be along Any minute.
Can we go into that room?"
Eyes, come along" The Judge en-
tered. Simon followed and sat down.
He was a wizened man, cashier for
Towney and Company, local manufac-
turers, Roberts employers.
Now, what got to tell you said
Simon, rs going to take something
out of your sails You might think
I'm vindictive man talking like that,
but | don't like you. Ben, and you
know it"
The Judge nodded He looked to
Simon, sitting there, as if he might
Evening star., 1938-08-21

Famed fort rsparking smiles omeym of rough
efoodth that teeth exercised polished and sound
We teeth of needed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

10 years ago. He had served 18
months of mans;aughter convic-
tion from Murphysboro. He was
sentenced under the name of John
James.
"I'll be. 81 my next birthday Sept.
s. the old man said. White hair
surrounded shining bald pate and
fell below his ears. A black kerchief
was about his neck. Black boots
reached nearly to his knees.
Robert Ford didn't kill Jess
James like he was supposed to have
He killed Charles Bigelow and pass
ed the body off as James.
Ford shot Bigelow in the back
down in st. Joe, Mo-, and told people
it was me he killed.
"They buried him beneath my
mothers window, but neither she
nor my wife was fooled. They knew
was alive"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Body Of Boy, 3,
Found IN Pond

BUFFALO. N. Y, July 4. CUPD-
The body of three -year-old Nelson
Duerr, jr.. who had been missing
since Saturday morning. was re-
covered today from a pond near
his home in suburban Sloan.
AS soon as word was received that
the body had been found, deputy
sheriffs and a medical examiner
hurried to the scene to investigate.
Disappearance of the flaxen hair
ed, brown-eyed youngster at first
gave rise to a theory that he might
have been spirited" away in a
manner similar to the abduction of
four -year-old Betty Jane Hobbs of
North Tonawanda. The Hobbs child
was discovered in Ohio, where she
had been taken by neighbor
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

He concluded that since people bought news
papers to read the nesVy, he should tell them
the nesos about his merchandise and his store.
AS result, ADS advertisements were read as
eagerly as any other part of the newspaper.
Soon every one in town knew that AID had
the newest things
AID did not make exaggerated statements in
his advertising. He just made the nmh interest
ing. Repeatedly AID had to enlarge his store,
and employ more people to take care of his
increasing business And, although his expenses
were now very much greater, he sold so much
merchandise and turned his stocks SO RAPIDLY
that his store was very successful and was
known far and wide for the values it gave its
customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
British Ships Get in Way. Frances
Reply to Protests from London

LONDON July 4 CUPD Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain told
the house of commons today that
Generalissimo Francisco Franco. in
reply TO protests against bombing
of British ships maintained that
Spanish Loyalist ports were legi-
innate military objectives for the
Nationalist aviation to attack.
Franco said that the Nationalists
did not single out for attack the
British ships that chanced to be in
those parts.
Franco proposed that the Loyal
ist port of Almeria be set aside as
a neutral zone that would be i'm
mune from attack. He asked. how
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Parties Clash on
Which Carries on
Jefferson Ide ais

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
4 CUP) An ardent New Dealer
and the Republican party chair
man clashed today at the Univers-
ity of Virginia Institute of Public
Affairs, each claiming that his
party's political philosophy coin
cided with the theories of Thomas
jefferson, Father of Independence.
Chairman John d. M. Hamilton
of the Republican National COM
mittee asserted that the Republi-
can party better eXemplifies his
political philosophy than any other
organized group in this country.
Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla.
warm exponent of the New Deal
told the 5000 delegates composed
of the nations leading minds that
the party founded by Jefferson
throughout all its long history, its
varied and changing career, has
held steadaSt to these sentiments
of its origin"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Boisterous Fish
Disturb Peace

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, July l..
CUP)-The boisterous carp of Lake
Agawam we're subjected to capital
punishment today for offenses
against the peace and dignity of
this decorous and socially self-con-
scious community.
The Carp had a rowdy habit of
slapping the surface of the water
with their tails. The noisiness and
downright vulgarity of their conduct
became community scandal.
Workmen dredged the lake and
removed about $50 of the raucoGs
fish. some of which weighed more
than 25 pounds. Their place will
be taken by well-mannered bass.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
CaIipatria Residents Take Summer Week
Ends in Mountains and on Coast

I having a grand time te the Boys
State in Sacramento and that he
was learning a lot about govern
ment. City officers had been elect
ed and Buddy was appointed city
attorney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. wilkinson
and children will leave their sum-
mer home in San Diego soon for
motor trip through the Jackson
Hale country in Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. M L. McKendry
were hosts at dinner and to a
swimming party at Salton Beach
recently when their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hewitt and
children, Mrs. Tracy SorenSen and
family, Miss Nell Fisher and Miss
Dotson of San Diego. Miss Anna
Baretta and Marlin Hightower.
The alfalfa mill will close for the
summer about July Is according TO
w. j. Dayton, manager. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dayton expect to spend their
vacation in Long Beach after TAX
ing trip to San Francisco and
to their old home in Nevada.
Harold Hoffman returned from
the coast recently where he left
his wife and son, Dickey to spend
the summer.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Manning were Mrs. Mann
ing's sister and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Scheele of Sierra
Madre and Miss Virginia Irwinot
FL Monte.
Mrs. Julia Hay and her two
grandchildren, Elma Grace and
John Auckerman, jr. are spending
the summer at Jacumba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Burden and
son, Johnny, are going TO Catalina
Island to spend the Fourth of July
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Eddins and
small daughter, Peggy Ann, are
driving to Pecos, Texas TO visit
with relatives over the Fourth of
July. They expect TO visit the
famous Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico while away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Benson and
family are located at Live Oaks
for the summer and Phil is operat-
ing a jewelry repair shop at ia
cunba.
A swim and a picnic dinner at
Salton Beach was enjoyed Wed
neSday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
w. j. Young and family and Mr.
and Mrs Roy Simmons and family
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Hearst Now lie gal
Californian

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, July 4
tUP) = William Randolph Hearst,
becoming a legal resident here de-
spite his opposition to California s
taxes. compared himself with a
woman who recently went to pri-
son rather than leave the state.
The publisher in past years has
kept his legal residence in New
York while attacking the Califor-
MIA income tax in his newspapers.
He has now informed the San Luis
Obispo county assessor he desires
his 1898 legal residence to be his
huge seaside estate at San Simeon
This brings his assessable wealth
in the county to $3,0000OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
How Cd Failed and AID Succeeded

So he decided to have a clearance sale.
He had big signs painted for the front
of his store. He had circulars printed and
sent boys out to put them into parked
cars and distribute them at homes, But
the people who came saw SO little they
wanted that his sale was failure. At
last, he disposed of all his remaining
stock to an out-of-town bargain store at
less than half what he had paid for it.
Cd had had very unhappy expert
ence, but because he had never adver-
tised in the newspapers, few people in all
the city ever knew that his store had
opened or that it had closed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
CaIipatria Boy
Hurt in Acciden

CALIPATRIA. July - Ronnie
Becker. 3, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Becker, is recovering from in
jules suffered when he was run
down by an automobile at Big
Bear recently.
1t was necessary to reset brok-
en- leg because it was set crooked
Immediately after the accident, his
parents said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

DSdl lSouSS diS AT STAKE III state
contests.
White House attaches here con-
tinued to assert that he was ad
herring to a hands off" policy in
regard TO local contests. But OBJ
servers took these statements with
at least a grain of Salt-in view of
the Presidents own recent fireside
declaration that he naturally fay-
ored Liberal" candidates and in
view of the itinerary that he has
mapped out
One of his first stops will be Fri
day in Kentucky, where Alben w.
Barkley. senate majority leader. is
being pressed for denomination by
Governor A. B. Happy Chandlar
The President is determined to
go to town" for his man.
From Kentucky his special train
viii carry him July 9 into Okla
homa. where Sen. Elmer Thomas,
ardent New Dealer, is faced with
contest for denomination. He will
deliver an address in Oklahoma
City and it was regarded as a
certainty that he would pay tribute
to Thomas.
In California, another hot-bed of
Democratic politics. leaders feel
that he will make a ringing speech,
perhaps mentioning by name the
man whom he believes should be
awarded the Democratic guber-
material nomination. OF the half
dozen in the race two of them are
we'll known to the President, John
Dockweiler. congressman from Los
Angeles. and J. F. H. O'Connor,
former United States comptroller
of the currency. O'Connor. parti-
cularly. has been putting on the
heat to have the President person.
ally espouse his cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

ments into newspapers read by many thou
sands of people every day. He knew that peo-
pie were eager to get their newspapers to read
the news Therefore, his advertising was more
likely to be seen in paper people uanted to.
read. Also, the newspapers were delivered all
over the city as soon as they were printed.
AID found that the more he advertised, the
more people came to his store and the more
goods he sold and the less it cost him to handle
each sale. So he passed on the greater part of
these savings in lower prices and better values
to all his customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
and The 2 STORES

and front, and he put in fixtures that flooded
the whole store with light.
He chose merchandise we-known by name
to the public, and bought smaller quantities
of many lines, thus giving customers greater
selection. He arranged his stock in the store
to make shopping eonUeniem. He put in win
dow displays of his most interesting merchan-
dise-and changed them frequently.
Because his windows and his store were so
attractive, many people stopped to look, and
enough people came in to buy so that ADS
goods sold quickly and he was soon ordering
more of many items.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

ever. that guarantees be given as
to the nature of the merchandise
that would be shipped to such n
neutral port.
Simon said that the government
was consulting with British ship
ping interests regarding the neu-
tral port proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Holiday Takes
Lives in Ariz.

PHOENIX, july 4 UP)- The
Fourth of July holiday weekend
took two lives in Arizona, both au-
tomobile accident victims.
At Oatman. Olm w. Little. Sd,
superintendent of the Kaaba mine,
was killed instantly yesterday in
collision on u. S. Highway Sc to
bring the list of Arizona's traffic
fatalities to LOG for the year.
William A. Smith, 25, of Superior
died in a Phoenix hospital from
injuries received when his automo-
bile crashed off the Scottsdalc-
Tempe road and overturned sew
eral times.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Big Circus Goes
With Barnes Show

SARASOTA. Fla. July CUP) =
The Ringing Brothers and Barum
and Bailey Circus prepared to re-
sumo its trike-shattered 1898 sea
son today as part of the Al G..
Barnes show
General Manager George w.
Smith said the big show would go
out again tonight under lease to
the Barnes show. part of the gil
gantic Ringing combine.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Janitor Becomes
Bus Mechanic

CALIPATRIA. July - Ray
Phillips, school janitor for the last
two years, is the new bus mechanic
for next year. Charles Baird of
the North End district will be
janitor
The appointments were made at
a recent meeting of the high
school board. Bus drivers for next
year include Phillips, Mrs. John
McNeely, Miss Ila Vawter Mrs.
Phillips. and Stanley German.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
How Cd and AID went after Customers

printed and hired boys to distribute
them from house to house. Sometimes
they put them under the door or into the
mail box but often they threw them on
the porch or into the yard, and many
were blown away. Also, Cd found it was
a slow and costly way to tell his story, as
in whole day a boy could cover only
few hundred homes. -.
Cd was disappointed to find that after
all this work and expense, only few
more people came to his store.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

But these are not sufficient without Advertisins
to tell the people about them. So we continu-
ously publish interesting, informative, truthful
news about our service and our merchandise
And we tell it in the way that reaches the arg-
est possible number of people quickly-through
newspaper ADVERTISING"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
CALIPATRIA NOTES

w. Smith will spend the week
end holidays with his wife and
small son at Santa Ana where they
are located for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. McKendry
will spend the Fourth in San Diego.
Mrs. Tracy Sorensen and chill
dren. Martha Ann, Tom and Bill
and Kenneth MsKendry will drive
to San Felipe Suday where the
boys will spend the next two weeks
in the Boy Scout camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Riddiough and
Mrs. Rilliough's mother, Mrs. Ad-
die Turner, left Friday morning
to Los Angeles where they will
spend the weekend visiting rela-
tives. Later the Riddioughs expect
to go TO Salinas and Mrs. Turner
will return TO Calipatria.
Hostess for the Tuesday Sewing
club this week was Mrs. Roy Sim
mons. Members attending were
w. J. Young. Mrs H. T. Martin,
and Mrs. John Smoot.
Mrs. c. A. SperTy was hostess at
an afternoon tea Thursday when
the invited guests were Mrs. j. @.
Writ. Mrs. w J. Young, Mrs. M.
A. Short and daughter, Joan; Mrs.
r. E. Bedwell and Mrs. V. H, Vaw-
ter Cooling refreshments Wet
served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Grosvenor
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse are
spending the holidays in Los An
geles.
Another group spending the
Fourth in Los Angeles are Mr.. and
Mrs. Eddie Rademacher and son
Gary, and Miss Ida johnson.
i lie CITY kOOlAL4l lllNb NNSNSs'
night and finished all business foi
the fiscal year ending June 80
Mayor w. c. Wilkinson came ovel
from San Diego for the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy D. Kuns anc
Suzanne will spend the holidays a
San Diego where Mrs. Kun's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Martin
are spending the summer.
Other boys VINO are going TO Boy
Scout camp Sunday are Roberr
Martin, Francis Shuts, Bob Writ
Roy Bussee, Robert Bedwell anc
Chester Lee Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kuns received
a letter from their son Buddy
early in the week saying he was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
How Advertising Store Customers

ONE DAY Cd came to AID and applied for a po-
sition. He asked AID how he had built such
fine business and obtained so many customers
AID said, "First, by making the store an
attractive and convenient place to shop.
Second, by having the kind of merchandise
our customers want
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Salesman Hunted
After Shooting

PITTSBURGH, Cal, July 4. CUP)
Police searched today for Thomas
j. McBarron, 48, San Francisco
salesman, charged with shooting his
wife, Martha, q, and Joe Silva, 40,
tavern operator, following family
quarrel. Neither Mrs. McBarron
nor Silva were dangerously wound
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Astor Kin Takes
Coli Course Job

NEW PORT. R. l., July 4. (UP)
Francis o. French, father-in-law
of John Jacob Astor 3rd, accepted
a job late today as handy man at
golf driving range in Boston.
He will start work Tuesday at
about $25 a week. for Edward c..
Madden. He may pick up extra
fees as an instructor at 81 half
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

IC WaSnt TOT any UI tIIUSe UIu
killings that Jesse was in jail
today. The charge was the prosaic
one of parole violation. =.
The law said he was careless in
reporting his whereabouts after be-
ing released from the southern
Illinois prison at Chester more than
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
LICENSES ISSUED

Two marriage licenses were Is
sued Saturday by County Clerk w.
J. McClelland. One to j. D. How
ard, 81, and Modean Talley, TO- I'M
perial: and Dale Wapler, "a and
Margaret Jones IA, Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
FR to Take Up CudseI
For New Dec Boosters
On Journey Into West

HYDE PARK, N. Y, (UP) = The extent to which
President Roosevelt will exert his influence in behalf
of primary candidates whom he likes is expected be
determined this week when he travels the
try The trip will take him through states where New
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
I'm Jesse James. Aged Man Declares
After Arrest for Parole Violation

CHICAGO, July d. (UP) An aged sat in a
Cook County Jail cell today and protested there was
lot of loose talk about all the killings" Jesse James was
supposed to have notched in his gum
81 ought to know, he said, because I'm Jesse James
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

AID found that with more and more people
now coming to his store, his stocks moved very
quickly. AS a result, he was constantly able to
have fresh, new merchandise for his customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

AID decided that the first thing he must do
was to make his store aHractioe to customers.
So he had it painted throughout in cheerful
colors He completely changed the windows
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Other boys VINO are going TO Boy
Scout camp Sunday are Robert
Martin, Francis Shuts, Bob Writ,
Roy Bussee, Robert Bedwell and
Chester Lee Dickerson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy kuns received
a letter from their son Buddy
early in the week saying he was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
How Cd and AID Opened their Stores

as possible in fixing up his store. He said
he was not going to waste" money on
trick lighting and fancy front He
bought large quantities Of jey lines Of
merchandise, because that way he got
them cheaper.
Then he put an assortment Of his
goods into the windows. but because he
had done so liale to make his store at
tractive, fer people noticed that it was
new store, and tes0 came in to buy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs Roy D. Kuns and
Suzanne will spend the holidays a;
San Diego where Mrs. Kun's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Martin
are spending the summer.