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Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Post-Hypnotic Birth Aide Held in
Death of Expectant Mother

GLENDALE. CAL, July 4 CUP)-
Robert A. Gilbert, hypnotist who
assisted a woman to a painless
post hypnotic" birth of a baby
recently, was held on suspicion Of
murder today in connection with
another woman's death. Mrs.
Marie Colomobos was found dead,
her husband said. after Gilbert had
been to see her. The cause of the
death has not been determined.
Mrs. Colomobos was % years OF
age, the wife of a bartender, George
ColomboS. Detective Lieutenant S
L. Woodard of the Glendale po-
lice department said her husband
told him:
I'VE had heard about Gilbert
helping woman to painless
birth by hypnotic suggestion few
weeks ago. I thought he could do
something for my wife, who ex-
pected a baby in about six months
The hypnotist. according to the
husbands story, came to their
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

; Record breaking rains fell in
southeastern Wisconsin,, northeast
ern Illinois and western Indiana,
flattening crops, disrupting both rail
and highway traffic and flooding
easements.
Health officers issued general
warnings against the danger of
typhoid left in the muck which
covered city streets and checked
storm sewers.
c. A. Hughes, Cook county farm
adviser, estimated crop damage in
that county alone at more than
S1,000,0OO.
He said many truck farms outside
the Chicago metropolitan area had
lost their entire crop. Corn and
small grains also were included in
the damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

ShootingS, falls and freak accidents.
A circus worker was killed when
an elephant butted him against a
truck, another man was crushed to
death by a falling steel beam and
a little girl was run over by her
fathers tractor.
Automobiles as usual topped the
casualty list with a total of 166.
Drowings were second with II.
Twelve of the drownings occurred in
metropolitan New York where an
estimated 100000 persons thronged
nearby beaches.
The steadily mounting death list
gave every indication it would equal
if not surpass other years, despite
an intensive safety campaign in
which % organizations with MEM
bership of $4,000, 900 took part. Last
years Independence Day death toll
was $50.
There were only two deaths from
fireworks in Virginia.
A near panic occurred at
Springfield, ILL.,, stree: intersection
when a small boy lit the fuse OF
skyrocket and watched it sail into
an outdoor display of fireworks.
Pedestrians and motorists scurried
for cover when the display exploded.
Pennsylvania and Illinois had "a
and New York had 81.
Texas reported one man crushed
by a falling steel beam, one shot
to death, another stabbed and still
another smothered.
A -year-old boy was drowned
in whirlpool of the Niagara river
at Niagar Falls, Ont. 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
He Loses Ere
And Cash, Too

Clarence Jackson was doubly pun
iShed for a slight deviation from
the straight and narrow. While he
served a seven-day Jail sentence, an
unidentified man collected cash
Jackson left at an Ell Centre store
to pay for clothing.
He has the receipt but the other
man has the 1924. Jackson said he
told the clerk a week ago he woulo
call the next day to select $2.34
worth of clothing, paid over the
money, and accepted a receipt. Tha,
night he was thrown in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

home about 10 am. Thursday. Co
lombos had left with the II months
old daughter, Zoe Ann. He return
ed at noon to find his wife sitting
bolt upright in a sofa, either dead
or in a coma. A neighbor called
a doctor. DR.. S. Ching, who pro-
nounced her dead. The coroner's
office is still studying the results
of an autopsy upon ner body be-
fore posting the cause of her death.
Gilbert denied having seen the
woman that morning. The hypnot-
ist told police of knocking at the
Colombos's front door, receiving
no answer ana going away.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

modern civilization by the mile-hign
cliffs are Miss Elzada Glover, 40
University of Michigan botanist, ano
her 25-year-old assistant, Lois Jot-
ter.
Other members of the party are
DR.. Eugene Atkinson. University OF
Michigan zoologist; Donald Harris
U. S. geological survey scientist and
engineer; Norman d. Nevills, vet
eran Utah river guide, and w. c.
Gibson, San Francisco artist-photo-
grapher
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Valley Observes
Quiet Holiday
Without Mishap
Highway Patrol Makes
Drunk Inspection
To Bar Accidents

Imperial Valley celebrated
three-fourths of the July a
holiday without a traffic fa-
tality of a major crime to
darken the brightness of the
occasion.
Police in every valley city round
ed up the drunks and took them to
Jail. Highway patrolmen held a
"drunk check" as a part of con-
centrated drive to keep intoxicated
persons from driving automobiles
and trucks on valley streets and
highways. They planned to tighten
their lines Monday night. patrol
highways leading from coast and
mountains, and increase their vigi-
lance to maintain highway safety
Firecrackers tossed on the roof by
children caused a disasterous fire
at the John r. Adams home at 653
Hamilton, El Centro, at IL am.
Monday. Mrs. Adams. who was
home at the time, saw the roof
blazing and summoned firemen
The Adams children, Eugene, 16,
Julia, IA, Grant, 10, and Reed, 7,
were playing in the yard with neigh
borhood children when the fire was
discovered.
Firemen and neighbors carried
furnishings and clothing from the
blazing house but fire and water
damaged much of it. Fire Chief
G. S. Reed headed an investigation
Continued on Page 3; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
President Praises
American Method
AT Dedication
Another Conflict Seen
To Preserve Popular
Form of Government

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July
4 (UP)-A bright new flame
of peace burned over Gettys-
burg Battle Field today while
The arms most modern ma
chimes of war rumbled across the
hills in a gigantic Independence
Day celebration. The flame spouted
bravely from a 51-foot high men,
orial which President Roosevelt
Roovelt dedicated yesterday on Oak
Hill with a call for America to
pledge itself to an eteranl struggle
for peace through democracy.
Here in our land we give thanks
that, avoiding war, we seek our
ends through peaceful processes OF
popular government under the con-
Stitution," Mr.. Roosevelt told a
crowd of perhaps $1,000 persons
gathered on the grim Civil War
battle field IS years after the men
of Lee and Meade fought across
the farms of this fat Blue Ridge
foothills country.
1T is another conflict as funda-
mental as LincolnS, fought not with
CLINT of steel but with appeals to
reason and justice We afB
near to winning the battle" he said.
Some 1900 veterans of the Con-
federate ana Union armies heard
the presidents speech, which was
followed by unwilling of the 100000
memorial on which is carved peace
Continued on Page 3; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

A trio of youngsters looking re-
markably like we've always pictur-
ed Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
and an unidentified companion
meandering down an almost desert
ed Main street Monday morning
pausing now and then behind an
available pillar to touch light to
a giant cracker and toss it into
the street, much to the discomfort
of passing eardrumS. RR watched
idly, until suddenly two of the trio
gestured wildly to the third, who
was in the act of lighting the
granddaddy of them ALL The third
looked up just as the fuse began
to sizzle.
There, driving at a snail's pace
past them, was T. p. Farmer in
the police prowl car.
The lad with the firecrackel
looked in anguish at the police car
in greater anguish at the rapidly
burning fuse in his hand, made a
gesture toward his pocket, thought
better of it, and finally closed his
eyes tight and heaved the cracker
from him.
"Plup', it went.
1t was dud!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
TB Testing Here
Not Compulsory

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4. (UP)-
The testing of beef cattle in I'M
perial county for tuberculosis is
not compulsory under state law,
Attorney General U. S. Webb ruled
today.
Webb said Imperial county is one
of 40 counties in California that
are designated by the state depart
ment of agriculture as accredited"
because of the low percentage OF
bovine tuEerculosis among dairy
cattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
FIRECRACKERS BURN
S0 AT T. A

LOS ANGELES, June 4. CUP)-
At least so persons were burned ano
injured by firecrackers in early
Fourth of July celebrations, police
reported today.
Anthony Bright, 1l-year-old son
of Capt. William j. Bright, chief
criminal deputy sheriff, was burned
seriously when he tossed a fire
cracker into a five-gallon can and
caused an explosion of gasoline
fumes which enveloped him in
flames.
He is expected to recover.
All the other firecracker victims
were burned either about the hands
or face.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Laborer Killed
In Holiday BrawI

HANFOicD, Cal, July 4. CUPo-
j. Cox, ST. Stratford laborer was
killed late last night in a holiday
brawl at the farm community of
Stratford west of here. Deputy
sheriffS were holding Woodie Div
ems, %, on an open charge in con-
nection with the death. Under
sheriff S, C. Hagley said Cox died
of broken neck suffered when
Owens knocked him to the floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Turqid Colorado ConceoIs
Fate Of River voyo9ers

LEES FERRY. Ariz., July d. (UP)
The mighty Colorado river, run
ming at flood stage from early sum-
mer rains, today obscured the fate
of two women, attempting to be the
first of their sex to conquer the
river, and four men companions.
Residents of this isolated northern
Arizona outpost where the Colorado
churns in deep canyons awaited the
scheduled arrival of the party axi-
ously.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Howard Hughes on
Way to New York

WICHITA, Kans., July 4. (UP) =
Howard Hughes took off at 1875
am. (CST) today for Floyd Ben
nett Field, New York, from where
he plans to start flight to Paris
and perhaps around the world.
Hughes, millionaire oil man and
sportsman. took on 502 gallons OF
gasoline at the airport here wherc
he landed last night after a leisure
ly flight from Los Angeles.
He was accompanied by five crew
members who plan to make the
trans-oceanic flight in the big, els
borately equipped Lockheed mono
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Thought Was Too Smart, Declares
Illicit Still Owner Near BrawIey

BRAWLEY, July 4 Holiday
supplies of Illicit liquor suffered
setback Sunday with the arrest OF
Gavino Cavillo so. and confisca-
ton of a so gallon still he was
operating five miles south of town
Cavillo rose from stoking the
fire at the still he thought well
hidden on the banks of the Tri-
folium. canal. He saw Deputy Sher-
iff Frank Raney and State Liquor
Conrtol Officer Willis Pendergast
standing a few feet away. A slow
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
HOLIDAY TOLL REACHES 800
Violent Death Takes Heuvv
Count Throughout Nation:
~ Killed i'm California = Vs.
July 4th Butchery
Rides by Motor

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4
(UP)-The annual Fourth
of July accident and violence
butchery took a toll of at
least 20 lives in California
so far over the holiday week -end
a preliminary checkup showed today
as thousands jammed the states
highways on Independence day trips
OF the total % were killed in au-
tomobile accidents; three committed
suicide, two were drowned, one was
burned to death, and one was killed
in holiday fight.
Many others were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Tuesday with the Rev Father J..
A. C. Van Veggel Of st. Marys
Catholic church officiating. Grave
side services will be held at Green
wood cemetery In San Diego at
l0:30 am. Wednesday.
He is survived by daughter.
Mrs. John Burger of San Diego.
son, John Angel Of Lakeside; five
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mary
Smith OF David City; and two bro
theirs, Lew and Leo, also Of David
City. y
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Police Seek
Check Forqer

Southern California law enforce
ment officers are searching for A. W.
Blackstone, inventor, charged with
forging the name of S. Quay Smith.
Brawley real estate man, to a series
of checks.
Blackstone worked for Smith for
a year but left June 28, supposedly
for Los Angeles. Smith said Black
stone forged checks totaling $206
and received S63 in change.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

grin spread over the Mexicans face
as he said.
"Officers must sleep sometimes
Saturday and Sunday holidays. I
think officers go away to coast.
Not many work. I thought I too
smart for them"
The officers destroyed 100 gal
Ions of mash, confiscated the so
gallon copper still and a large sup
ply of empyt bottles and jugs de
signed to receive the whisky. Cav
lilo was taken to the county Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
THIEVES PASS UP MILK
IN OPENED BOXCAR

Sneak thieves either failed to no.
tice the yawning doors of a boxcar
standing on a railway siding in El
Centre Sunday night or they don't
like milk
Police found the doors standing
open and called railway officials to
close it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
MAN JAILED FOR
DISTURBING PEACE

Ell Centre police found an open
knife in Jack Holmes pocket when
they arrested him for fighting in a
pool hall Sunday night.
He was booked at headquarters
for being drunk and disturbing the
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
SAN DIEGO COUNTS
THIRD VICTIM

SAN DIEGO, July 4. (UP)-Eariy
M. Ward, 10, died in a hospital here
today, the third Fourth of July
holiday victim, and the eleventh
person to succumb to traffic injuries
since January l. -......-.
Harold M. Calm, SO. died yester-
day of injuries received Saturday
when Paul Kessler, 13, was fatally
hurt in a traffic accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Wednesday
He was born in David City, Neb..
Nov. %, 1873 and arrived in Cali
fornia 80 years ago. He maintained
a grocery store in the 400 block
on Main street for Is years. At the
time of his death he was proprietor
of the magazine and confectionery
store in the Pioneer garage on Main
street. He belonged to the Odd Eel
lows lodge.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons chapel at 2:30 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

The expedition left Green River.
Utah, June 20, estimating 1t would
reach here about July after two
week plunge down the rapid-filled
stream. The party was last report
ed past the junction of the Green
and Colorado rivers and about to
enter the dangerous Cataract CAM
yon, major obstacle of the entire
route.
In search of botanical freaks and
archaeological quirks hidden from
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
WRONG NElGHBORHOOD,
SO HE GOES TO JAIL

II thought I was in different
neighborhood," insisted Dan Nc
Auliffe, As, Irish sheepherder, when
he was arrested by Ell Centro police
as a "Peeping Tom this weekend
He was sent to Jail to orientate
himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
EMERGENCY CREW FIXES
WATER METER CEYSER

A geyser pouring out of meter
box in the alley at the rear oil
Gullett's grocery Sunday night, was
repaired by emergency crews from
the city water department.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
In Dads Footsteps

Bill Donohue will swear on q
stack of dictionaries that he trap
ped a wild turkey in The wilds near
Jacumba the other day. (Which
brings to mind some of the tales
his illustrious dad, J. w., has told.>
To date, RR hasn't heard of any
Jacumba rancher missing turkey
however, SO there might be some
thing to it,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
No Housing Shortage

An unidentified man burst from
the interior of the Valley Theatre
early Sunday morning after a night
in the deserted amusement house
81 signed that bank night record
and though it was a hotel regi-
ster," he remarked TO a man stand
ing on the curb. He apparently had
turned in for the night in an iso-
lated spot, as theatre employees had
not noticed him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Eternal Flame Of Peace
Burns Over Gettysburg
Midwestern Flood Waters Leave Five
Million Dollars Damage in Wake
As Farmers Promised Relief

CHICAGO, July (UP)-Yellow flood waters crept
gradually back within the banks of streams in the Fox
and Des PLANES river valleys today Forcasers predicted
cessation of rains which caused estimated crop dam
age of SIS, 100000 in three states
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Highways Cost Most Lives During Long
Weekend as Shootinss. Falls and
Freak Acciden Swell TotaI
BY UNITED PRESS .

Violent death in nearly all its forms accompanied the
nations celebration of independence Day.
The long July weekend accounted for the loss of
least lives the highways and the beaches in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
This Independence

Monday was July Fourth to most
folk, but it's more important day
to Bob Parrish, the deputy sheriff
feller 1t was BCb's birthday. Like
us common herd members, Bob
celebrated with noise-but the
noise was confined largely to his
shirt. Bob explained that he was
only trying to wake up the sheriffs
office, but his fellow deputies dis
agreed. The only way they could
get any rest, they declared, was by
closing their eyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Death Comes to
james Angel. 81

James Angel, 64, Ell Ceotro merchant for n years
died at the Ell Centro hospital early Monday after five
day illness.
Four blood transfusions given him this weekend
in effort to his life Death II :15 Mon
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Today's Results
NATIONAL

First games
Boston .......... 010 400 050-10 IA o
Philadelphia O21 200 OOO- IL 1
Lanning, Refs & r. Mueller; Null
cahy & Atwood, Clark
Pittsburgh -. 900 002 000-2 9 2
Cincinnati -. 900 00l 000-1 8 I
Blanton & Todd; Davis a. Lom-
bardi.
Brooklyn ........ 900 900 O00-O 6 0
New York ....... 021 600 0Ox-3 9 o
Pressnell Frankhouse g. Shea;
Schumacher a. Danning.
AMERICAN
Philadelphia e.. 900 ITO 003-5 10 0
Boston ............ 900 2l1 3lx-8 Is 0
Ross, Potter &5 Hayes; Oster-
mueller q EoSauvelS.
New York @ 101 00l 241-10 IL
Washington .. 010 900 30l- III 2
Ruffing, Murphy g. Dickey; Chase,
Deshong & r. Ferrell.
Cleveland ........ 600 oil 1903 8 4
Detroit ............ 00l 0O3 03x-7 10 0
St. Louis ........ 210 900 1904 IL 0
Chicago .......... 900 050 00x-5 10
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04
Jealous Woman
Theory Dropped
In King Staying
HoIlywoodPo|ice Switch to HoIdup Idea
In Film Cameraman's Death After
Mans Footprint is Discovered

HOLLYWOOD July (UP)-Poce discarded theory
today that jealous woman might have slain King D.
Gray, movie cameraman. The large, clear imprint of
mans foot discovered the rubber foormat the
automobile in which Gray shot to death in front of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-04

Butter: Los Angeles, 27cl But
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch
grade A, 35c; manufacturing milk.
29ci route gathered cream, s6c.
l.. A. Hay: U. $. No. 1 sii00
No. Ienfy $1,000, No. 2 Si2.00
Minneapolis, flax May si.s0.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-04

BOYCOTT SPREADS - The
Panay incident has had an inn
portant effect on business here.
The label Made In Japan" al
most overnight became much
more unpopular with the Ameri-
can public. Retailers questioned
last week revealed that business
in mems hosiery is at standstiIl,
and privately they expressed con-
Germ over inventories of japanese
merchandise. Importers have
placed no new orders in Japan for
several weeks. Japan. with its
cheap labor costs. had built up a
good business here in mems hos
iers. Last year imports amount
ed 10 2, fo0, 000 dozen pairs, equal
to about IS percent Of the COM
parable mems hosiery made by
mills IN The United States where
a substantially higher living
standard IS enjoyed by the work
ers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-04
TO AID RAILROADS

AS a resul of its investigation
Of the financial structures of the
domestic railroads, the Senate
Committee on Interstate Com
merce win recommend legislation
designed to aid the rehabilitation
of the rail transportation systems.
Senator Wheeler indicated that
the regulatory powers of the I. c.
c. win be greatly increased and
if this does not work, the Gov
eminent may have to take over
the railroads. He expressed the
hope that this viii not be neces-
sary because few people in the
United States want government
ownership"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-04
JENNINGS WORKING ON TRAVEL BOOK
Two Sections VIII Deal With Verdant Florida Keys
To BE ENTITLED AMERICAN TROPICS

Here at work on a travel book
to be called the american Trop-
ics", the first section dealing with
South Florida, and two sections of
which viii deal with the Florida
Keys, is ]. E. Jennings, the we'll
known novelist and adventure
story writer. i'<s - -
The Keys. the Virgin Islands,
and Porto Rice are as richly trop-
ical and as interesting as any of
the foreign possessions, the tour
list usually tricks to, Mr.. Jennings
said. In the book, MIR. Jennings
expects to touch Mexico and Palm
Beach, take a verbal trip through
the Everglades, and come down
the Keys. In the Key West sec
ton a detailed reproduction of
the historical, sporting and resort
features will be made.
The book viii be illustrated,
and in this connection Mr.. Jen-
nings has taken very excellent
pictures of different sections of
the island Among them are
photos of the shoreline, an out
line setting with a palm tree,
cabana and the white, wavy sand
of Rest Beach; the bridges, and
the coconut tree and grass effect
of the upper Keys.
With the two first chapters of
his book and the photographs Mr..
Jennings viii leave sometime
next week for New York to sub
NIT them Later he viii 60 to
Porto Rico to absorb the atmos-
phere of that place.
A very interesting phase of his
work is that the kids now run
along behind him, while he rides
the bicycle he uses to get to all
the feature spots of the island,
and pelt him with coconut shells.
He smilingly chuckles as he re-
members what an enticing target
he must be.
The work viii be on the mar
ket about the first of May, and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-04

viii be published by Thomas z.
Crowen Publishing House.
Mr.. Jennings was IN Key West
the entire winter last year, kav-
ing rented Colonel Taylor's resi-
dence in Martello Towers. It was
here that he wrote the historical
novel. Next to Valor", which viii
be issued in book form sometime
this year. It is historical in line
with the recent trend toward his
torica1 fiction. It is the story of
the French and Indian life of the
New England States. The we'll
known novel, Northwest Pass
age, Kenneth Roberts, deals with
Rogers Rangers from the time
they marched on the old town of
St. Francis to the end of their ca
reer. Next to Valor" takes up
the beginning of their career to
the march on the town. This was
done quite Internationally, Mr..
Jennings pointed out, and is quite
a coincidence.
Later he intends to write a Sc
ries of short stories on the same
period with the same characters.
Mr.. Jennings was a salesman
and a seaman for the first part of
his life and had been a graduate
of a School of Mines and Mining
Engineering. Then the depression
came. He submitted copy he had
been fooling with, and was sue
cessful in selling it, he said His
first manuscripts sold in 1884.
In his writing, there is some
times a start Off period, IN
which he rips the paper out of the
typewriter carriage and tears it
UP, his hair with it also at times,
but once the flow starts, st goes
right along" Mr.. Jennings said.
Last year Mario Sanchez of this
city helped him to type the &c.
900 word novel
Mr.. Jennings is here with his
little son, Jack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-04
behind The Scenes In American Business"
By ORION B. MoTTER


NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-BUSI-
NESS-The nation as whole has
Just enjoyed one of the biggest,
merriest Christmases in seven
years judging by a report furnish
ed by the Department of Com
nerce. Based on a survey among
1900 retailers and chain stores
in Is states, the report estimates
the value of December retail
trade at $500, 00O, 900, an increase
of $50, 000, 900 over last year, and
81 $50, 000, 900 over December,
1898. More than 100000 workers
were provided with temporary
jobs, and retail shelves were
cleared sufficiently to warrant
predictions of an early pick up in
new buying from wholesalers and
manufacturers.