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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

OLIlCCIo
Speicher, testifying in a criminal
conspiracy case hinging on army
contracts let five years ago. assert
ed tnat the sales manager. Norman
K. Haig embezzled the money.
Recountins efforts to obtain ar
my contracts in 1888 and 1884.
Speicher asserted that Haig OBJ
tanned the funds on the pretext he
could pay it to the late Secretary
of War George H. Dern. Harry H.
Woodring. at that time assistant
secretary of war. and Gen. Doug
las H. Macarthur, then army chief
of staff.
Instead, Speicher said. sHaig
embezzled the money but nothing
was ever done about it." He did
not assert that any money ever
was paid to the army officials.
Speicher is key witness in crimi-
nal conspiracy charges against a
former quartermaSter general of
Continued on Page 2. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Singing Waiter
Held for Theft

WESTMORLAND. Dec. 13.-Ray-
mond Coleman, 81, who gave hig
occupation as singing waiter. was
arrested here Monday night on sus
piCion of car THEFT.
Police Patrolman Harold Dick
erson arrested Coleman when he
saw him near a car which hac
been stolen from a San Diego park
ing lot early in the day. He was
taken TO the county Jail in El Cen
trC to await arrival of San Diego
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

AT present, nearly 600 miles of
Rural Electrification Administration
lines have been strung in areas not
now served by electricity, l21 miles
of transmission line is up and a
third of a proposed 100 miles of
Public Works administration lines
has been erected within valley
towns.
Connections with the Brawley
diesel plant on both rural and city
lines are progressing at a rate of
so a day, he reported, with 450
connections already made on rural
lines. The rural connections are
chiefly in the southern section OF
the valley. north and south OF
HOltVille, in the CaleXico, Heber,
Silsbee and Verde areas. Connec-
tionS started this week in the
northend near Niland,> Calipatria
and Alamorio where lines have
been erected but not connected.
Dowd estimated the rural lines
would reach around 1000 homes
with only a few too remote to be
served. Already 1900 have signed
up, he said. He estimated the
Total valley load, including that
carried now by Nev-Cal Electric,
at $4,000 homes The district is
serving 1850 homes in Brawley,
ne said.
One factor which may retard
operation of rural power lines is
the necessity in many cases of wir-
m3 homes for electricity. Financing
for this is provided through the
Electric Home and Farm authors
ty with collections made through
the district. Similar deals permit
Continued on Page ,. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

rill of Salinas; O. o. Eaton OF
Watsonyille; H. P Garin of San
Francisco; w. L. Hopkins of Santa
Maria.
A resolution was adopted asking
congress to repeal the land grant
statute which compels railroads 10
haul government materials at re-
duced rates. Another asked repeal
Of the undistributed profits tax and
a third condemned proposed pro-
cedure of the American Association
of Railroads for paying claims
amounting to more than $40.
Four new members were elected
to the board of control. They we're
Steve DArrigo, San Jose. Calf:
w. b. Gainger. Salinas. John w.
Law Guadalupe. Ariz and L. M.
Yuma, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
More Film Stars on GriddIe in Gem
Smuggling Inquiry; US. Attorney
Says Others May Be Indicted

NEW YORK, Dec 13. (UP)-The
United States attorneys office dis
closed today that federal grand
jury was still taking evidence OF
purported smuggling by movie stars
and that others in addition to the
Comedian George Burns might be
indicted.
Katharine Hepburn, Jack Benny
Jack Pearl and Wallace Ford; Ralph
Hitz, hotel operator and Joseph
Moskowitz, goth Century Fox films
executive, have appeared before the
grand jury. Presumably they were
questioned about their knowledge OF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
$4,000 Due Here
In Beet Payments

Sugar beet payments for compli-
ance with the farm conservation
program will total more than $60,-
900, Roland Ballou, conservation
association secretary announced
Tuesday as applications for pay
ment on the 1898 crop began to
arrive at the county office.
Payments will also be made to
growers who suffered losses due
to insects and to growers who die
not receive an average return for
the l937-33 crop, Ballou said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Angelina Injured
Battling ProwIer

los ANGELES, Dec. l3. CUP)-
Howard Krill. 49, his head crushed
md an ear almost torn off, was
m critical condition in Genera
hospital today after terrific bat
lie with a prowler ir his Venice
home last night
During the struggle Krill's wife
told police she lay i'll in, an adj
Joining bedroom, unable to assist
her husband not knowing exactly
what was occurring. Krills daugh-
ter Mrs. Pauline Hall, returned
home early today and found her
father lying unconscious on the
.loor. She summoned police.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Youths Sentenced
In Kidnap-Robbery

Pleas of guilty to kidnapping. rob-
berry and grand theft were entered
in superior court Tuesday by two
Young men who help up and rob-
bed Jack Hensley in Ell Centre
November 26.
Judge R. d. McPherrin sentenced
them to San Quentin and recon-
mended that the terms run con-
currently. Raymond Genseal 10
ana Robert Miner, 20, will be trans
ferred from the county Jail to the
state prison this week.
They are the youths who kid
naped Hensley in Ell Centre, forcec
him to accompany them in his
car, put him out of the car near
Imperial, and later were arrested
after the car crashed into another
machine in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

is responsible. Police Chief J. Ster-
ling Oswalt reported that there are
fewer professional hoboes in El
Centre this season than ever be,
fore.
Our climates still good and 7
don't see why the buns shouldn't
be dropping in as usual" he said,
"unless they have heard about the
work CT not eat procedure"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Mrs. Sc. Woody, Pioneer Resident Dies
tia JoIla Hospital; III Since October

Mrs S. E. Woody, 40, for many
years a resident of Imperial VAL
ley. died at Scripps Memorial hos
Dital at La Jolla at am. Tues
day.
She had been i'll since October
and recently was taken to the hos
pital. Her daughter and her two
sons were called to her side.
The Woody family lived at Holt
vile and later in El Centro. Two
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

The appeal for unity against a
recent National Labor Relations
board ruling came from Ivan Nc
Daniel, Los Angeles attorney, who
pointed out that a hearing will be
held in Washington, D. c. next
Monday on the issue.
Board members reelected. which
include a number of present or
former Imperial Valley men were
Fred Bright of Ell Centro; Edward
HitoW of CaleXico; M. o. Best
o. d. Miller, Dean Stanley and
Fred G. Hilvert of Phoenix: John
A. Arena, A. E. Barker, A. Fl.
Grupe, Leonard Jones, r. j. Rich
ards, G. L. Sawdey, o. w. Schluss-
ner, and Harry B. Sears of Los
Angeles; S. V. Christierson. r. w.
Farley, E. E. Harden. K. r. Nut
ting. Ed. Seifert, and Russell Mer-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Those Toys Again
Man Arrested for
5-Year.0!d Crime.

G. H. Sutton, SIS, was arrested
In Los Angeles this week on a
ive-year-old warrant charging him
with robbing the .Gullet Grocery
store in Calipatria of $4,000.
The prisoner is said to answer
The description of the man who
held a gum On the store staff and
customers while he collected the
money.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

years ago she sold shoe shop sht
had operated in Ell Centlo and went
to Oceanside where she opened 6
dress shop. She left the valley in
the summer of 1897.
Her survivors include her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. T Estes of Hilo. HI;
and two sons, Warren and Henry.
who live in Ell Centro.
Fune"al arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Freezing Weather
Forecast forI. Y.

Temperatures will fall as low as
81 degrees in colder sections OF
Imperial county Tuesday and Wed
lesday, according to Woodrow C.
Jacobs, meteorologist for the fruit
irost service.
There is no dangel of damaging
frost, however, Jacobs said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
All Hunting Out
For Eight Months

After quail season closes Decem.
Der 81, hunters will have 10 wal;
eight months before they may hun,
again in Imperial county.
There is no open season in this
county until next September. j. A.
Loundagin, state fish and game
warden, said
Quail may be Shot in this coun-
ty ur to and including December
81.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Gang Gets SqueaIer
In Sing Sing Yard
WORK OR YOU
SHALL. NOT EAT

Work, or take hitch in your
belt" members Of the Ell Centre
city Jail "chain gang" were warn
ed Tuesday in new system where
by prisoners eat i'm direct proper
ton to their willingness to labor.
In future. prisoners who refuse
to work will receive only a limited
diet, while the willing workers re-
ceive regular Jail fare.
Whether or not the new system
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
PROBATION ASKED IN
MORALS CASE HERE

Franklin H Coil asked the court
COR probation Tuesday after ht
pleaded guilty to rape and to con-
tlibuting to the delinquency of a
minor. The court granted him i
hearing and set the date for Dec.
%. Parents of a young Imperial
girl brought the charge against
Coil.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Deputy Loses Robe
Outdoor Thief

Because a thief took a fancy to
clothes line, Herbert Hughes,
deputy coroner, was without a bath
robe Tuesday Hughes mother.
Mrs. Juanita Hughes, reported to
police IN Ell Centro that the robe
was steien from the clothes line at
534 Hamilton street
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

and $278.l5 in pledges has been
turned over to him so far for a
total of $1663 SO.
This total however, represents
funds turned in by only seven out
of The 80 captains and only two
of the seven have covered their
assignments completely" he pointed
out
Campaign leaders generally were
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
4 r. Shopping Doys
T. W Till Christmas

7 OOKING BACK TO CHRIST
MAS 10 YEARS AGO
Christmas peace disturbed by
war against rum runners on
Canada-U. S. border.
California starting public move
ment against swearing.
President Coolidge was suggest
ing government build country
White House for him and sue
Ceeding Presidents. PreSi-
dent-elect Hoover touring South
America. Flu epidemic was
sweeping south, midwest.
japanese enthroning Hirohito.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Witness Charges Ex-Auto Executive
Got Thousands of Dollars Plea
He Paid Money to High Army Chiefs

WASHINGTON Dec. 13. (UP)-Frank E. Speicher
government Witness charged in L. S. district court today
that former fleet sales manager for large automobile
manufacturer obtained thOusands of dollars the pre-
text he could influence the armys three highest ranking
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Entire District Power System viii
Operate al Capacity Within Year,
Dowd Predicts; Many Lines Now Up
Rural System VIII Serve 1000 Homes in This
Territory, is Estimate; Development May
Be Retarded by Need For Wiring Homes

By the end of January 1889 power lines Of the Impe
rial Irrigation district will be complete in all towns o
Imperial Valley and year from the entire power
system of the district will be at capacity operation NJ J
D0Wd, chief engineer, predicted Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

pleased by the high percentage Of
cash turned in, much higher than
last. year.
In renewing his appeal for funds
to support the seven character
building agencies, General Chair
man j. Sterling OsWalt called at
tention to the fact that pledges
are acceptable rs well as cash.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Over Half of Character BuiIdinu
Quota Raised With Only 7of30
Captains Reporting Funds Raised

With more than half of their quota raised 81 field
workers for the Character Building campaign renewed
efforts Tuesday in FL Centre.
Following conference of leaders Monday afternoon
Treasurer Roy Jonstone announced that $385 38 in cash
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Prominent Y. Growers Returned TO
Board Of Control as Association
Ends Annual Farley at Phoenix

with more than dozen prominent Imperial Valley
growers returned to the board of control two day ses-
SION OF the Western Growers Protective association ended
tuesday at Phoenix following plea for cooperation to
combat placing packing house labor under the Labor
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Police Defy Union
Attempt to Shut
Off City's Water
Labor Group Seeks Vengeance by
Calling BriefWa of Engineers at All
St. Louis Municpa Hospitals

ST. LOUIS Dec. Is. (UP)-The third of four pump
ing stations shut down by strike of operating engineers
reopened early today by police to insure this city
of 100000 normal supply of water. Water Commits
sioner John B. Dean predicted that the remaining
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
. DAklNN AMBLING
NEPORTER
From Extremes

From Extremes
For nearly two hours Madalyn
Phillips. composer and talented pl-
anist. entertained an Ell Centre
audience with classical music. The
audience. brimIul of culture, hat
left the Central auditorium and Rk
was about to leave when the strains
OF a sons more familiar than the
classical numbers came from the
auditorium
With a band of high schoo,
pupils grouped around the piano
Mrs. Phillips was doing a marvel
Gus Job OF beating out AleXanders
Ragtime Band!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Something Definite

Is Leo Ellis there?' asked a
reporter, calling the CaleXico pro-
moter.
Nope" said the voice over the
phone. But he'll be here about
About after while
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
To House Noted Hoover War Library

This is the archi-
tect's sketch of
the new 100000
Hoover War Lii
brary to be built
at Stanford Uni
versity to house
the five million
documents, rec
OrdS and histOri-
cal pieces gather
ed by the former
President.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Speed, What is Speed

This comes from r. C. Day, adj
dressed to RR as zone rambling
stranger to another. Day says;
why so to Salt Lake for the
worlds fastest automobile driv-
ing range. when you can stay il
Ell Centric and make records that
cam be touched?
Il have head O. deceptive dis
tances but Fl Centro's go beyont
that. Driving through town !
noticed a sign at Main and Impe-
rial avenue which read San Diego
100 miles; los Angeles 222 miles.
I drove. en- to Adams and Imperia
avenue where other signs said 'Sar
Diego 1T miles; Los Angeles 2lE
miles.
Imagine my elation to find that
although tho distance looked like
three blocks to me. actually I ha6
covered three miles or ten miles
depending on whether I was going
to San Diego or Los Angeles!
Either way. I felt that 1 had made
amazing time because I was trav-
cling 900 miles an hour toward L
A. and 27O miles an hour toward s
D. Bring on those British speed
demonS!"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13

Butter: Los Angeles, 3lcl but
terfat, Imperial NaUey lob. ranch,
grade \. 39ci manufacturing milk
30c; route gathered cream 29isc.
L. A. Hay: 4. $. No. I. Sfl.O0i
L. s. No. / Ieafy S15.50-16' No. 2
leafy S13.OO-13.5O; No. 2 S11-11.5Oi
Minneapolis flax. Dec. s1.SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-13
Now and Forever

Now and Forever
Charles knights can just sit
back and look forward to what ap-
pears to be a permanent job o.
'tcretary Of Ell Ccntro Lodge Nc
384 F. and A. M He is now in his
eleventh year as secretary!
o.
Those Toys Again
To Just repair an electric train
wasn't enough for James E. Nc
Kahan. He had to take it home
and test" it. The testing turnec
into a pleasant evening of enter>
tainment.
Evening star., 1938-12-05
Redskins, Playing OverIong
Season, Fed Up on Game,
But FIop Is Mystery

some of the backs never did learn
their assignments on every play. In
deed, going to the Polo Grounds
from their Garden City Hotel in
the bus yesterday Andy Farkas
asked Flaherty to explain to him
what he was supposed to do on
certain play.
But nearly as responsible as the
teams inability to depend on a set
scoring unit was the mental atti-
5ude of some of the players as they
neared the end of the season. Some
were tired and some frankly skep-
tical of their chances to repeat as
Eastern champions.
1t may be that the right to- par
ticipate in the annual All-Star game
at Chicago every August 81 is an
honor to pro footballs champions,
but there is no denying that it
stretches the season into abnormal
lengths for athletes accustomed to
certain period of time. Had the
Redskins won yesterday next Sun
day would have marked their fourth
month of football, which is about
one-fourth longer than most of the
boys ever have kept at the game
for a stretch.
One of the players was heard to
remark last Friday that he didn't
care whether they won or lost to
the Giants. It wasn't indifference
as much as the fact that he was
tired and wanted to get home. Even
the lure of $500 or $500 which he
(see REDSKINS. Page A-l50
Evening star., 1938-12-05
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

AS easy to answer as the question
of when the world will end is the
question, What happened to the
Redskins this season." That some
thing radically was wrong with the
worlds professional championship
team OF 1887 during 1888 now is
clear. Just what, however, no one
seems to know
If yesterdays 800 rout by the
Giants had marked the only time
this season that the Redskins had
looked bad, the title CLOSING game
might be explained as just one of
those things that happens to a good
team now and then.
But the fact that is most evident
today is that the Redskins weren't
a good team during 1898. Twice
they were tied by Brooklyn. Twice
they were given close calls by Phil
adelphia. They were humiliated by
the Chicago Bears even worse than
they were by the Giants yesterday.
AS a matter of fact the Redskins
looked good in only two league
games all season-when they beat
the Lions at Detroit, rs, and when
they ran up their 37-13 score against
Cleveland here in September. And
after their season-record score in
that game the Redskins scoring
punch was conspicuous by its alb
sence, for in their last eight league
games the Indians couldn't push
over more than one touchdown in
six.
They did beat Philadelphia, 20-14,
and Sammy Baugh's passes in the
last five minutes gave them two
touchdowns and a $50 win over
Pittsburgh, but one touchdown was
their limit in the other half dozen.
Injuries . Big Handicap.
If any paramount reason Tor their
ineffectiveness is to be given it
may be found in their inability to
depend on any one lineup for any
length of time. Injuries to key
players throughout the season forced
Coach Ray Flaherty constantly to
shift his combinations, especially
his backfield. It is doubtful II even
today Flaherty could name any one
backfleld unit that functioned bet
ter than another this season. He
had IL good backs on the roster,
but-because of injuries-it was the
exception, rather than the rule, for
any four of them to play together
more than twice. And a team with
plenty of good backs but without
regular ball-carrying combination is
like . new automobile without gas
it looks swell, but 1t can't 60 any
place.
Because Of this constant shifting
Evening star., 1938-12-05
NOTHING the Redskins Did Was Right.

history been completely
still sticking
the Redskins good hoo.
tackle the last
that had of his The Giants
through romped touchdown and knew
his
Christian uncertain wild His second
intercepted by Ward Cuff setting the
touchdown. Mickey ball back the
baked its shift spoiled promising march, and the Giants
touchdown inside of four minutes
Washington fumbled
third the Giants recovered allow Cuff to
Fchock leading Redskin
his % to threw fiat that Cuff caught
touchdown by 86 yards down the
sidelnes, Redskins bouncing off his legs
Max and Riley Smith, normally good defensive players
while
the final touch the Baugh
Smith, taking
ball his hand Baugh and Smith
Al-Ameicas both. 1t happen to anybody.
the it's just question of the
football take that kind
he likes the STILL the Giants
pounding. don't
Evening star., 1938-12-05
Giants and Packers
Clash Next Sunday
For Pro Crown
lowIy Eagles Erose
Lions as Western
Title Contenders
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-A new pro-
fessional football champion will be
crowned next Sunday in New York
and 1t will be either the touchdown
stingy New York Giants or the high
scoring Green Bay Packers.
The lineup for the title battle
definitely was decided yesterday
when the Giants completely crushed
the Washington Redskins, 1897
champions, to capture Eastern Divi-
sion honors, and the Detroit Lions,
Green Bays only threat in the
Western Division. dropped 21-to-7
decision to the lowly Philadelphia
Eagles and eliminated the possibility
of a play-of with the Packers.
These two games and Cleveland's S
1877 victory over Pittsburgh COM
pleted the leagues regular season.
Green Bay. whose season total Of
223 points easily was the leagues
outstanding offensive record, last
won the pro championship in 1886.
The Giants won their last title in
1884, defeating the Chicago Bears,
2O-13.
Evening star., 1938-12-05
A. A. j. Seeks Better
Understanding Of
lis Funttions
Would Have Current
Issues Threshed
Out Above 1obIe
BY BILL BONI.
Associ&ted Press SPORTS Write

A determination to win a better
public understanding of its func-
tions guided the Amateur Athletic
Union today at the start of its second
half-century of control over the
country'S amateur sports.
The keynote for this attitude was
furnished by committee report sub
mitted to the unions convention,
which closed yesterday. Presented
by F. Marvin Plake Of St. Louis,
chairman of the Publicity Commit
tee, it urged that the Al district
associations cooperate more closely
with the newspapers and let current
issues be discussed freely and above
table"
Leaders Laud Plake.
Plake's report was termed by
Judge jeremiah T. Mahoney of New
York, former A. A. U. president, and
other leading delegates as one of the
most constructive" ever presented
to an A. A. U. convention. 1t fol-
lowed closely another move to pub
licize the organizations work-the
appointment of a committee charged
with the task of planning a national
sports week.
The Publicity Committee also pro-
posed a Nationwide sports educa-
tional program. designed to develop
thousands of los century men in
stead of a hundred 81 sprint stars"
and a campaign to publicize the his
tory of the Olympic games to win
funds and interest in the 1910 games
in Finland.
Olympic Committee Meets.
A number of delegates, notably
American Olympic Association Presi-
dent Avery Brundage Of Chicago
and Judge Samuel E. Hoyt of New
Haven, Conn, reelected to the A. A..
U. presidency, will attend a meeting
of the American Olympic Commit
tee in New York tonight.
The delegates selected Miami, Fla,
for their 1899 convention.