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Glacier County chief., 1939-04-21

aside Bare bedstead in southwest cor
ner. Bare shelves and hooks on south
wall.
Body in center of cabin floor. Badly
burned. Partly covered with bedding
An empty lamp and empty five-gallon
oil tin beside the body. Fire had gained
enough Roadway to char floor and burn
through scuttle door.
Doctor says only one shot fired
Struck behind right ear and came out
above nose, exploding as it did so.
Rigor mortis gone from body hdicat-
ing 1t had been there several days
Which checks with what neighbor Bill
Woolsey says about being the last to see
Homer alive on Thanksgiving eve
Roy Ward says fur coat, clothing,
harness, groceries, sewing material in
box, razor from wall ,six-gun and 1910
rifle gone. Nothing touched in second
Ward cabin a few miles down creek so
killer did not plan a raid on both
places. And. he overlooked, or DELHI
erately rejected taking a loaded 12-
gauge shotgun. HMM.
mo tracks anywhere but it was evil
dent killer stood outside east window.
When I tried to draw a bead on the
spot where a person sitting at the
table could be shot through the win
dow I had to bend over or back up
L y.
He must have been shorter than I am.
Nothing shown in sitting the barn
ashes but the wagon had broken straps
on one wheel and had been dragged
away from the barn by the horses
before they broke away.
KILLER liked to keep his gun loaded
or he would not have levered out his
shell as soon as he got in the cabin
And. he used an explosive shell in a
1920 to give it extra force"
There were many other little facts
in the notes but these are the essen
tial ones recorded. Mulling them over
in his mind and placing them in order
the undersheriff continued his work
until after midnight Satisfied at last
he leaned back in his chair, sighed,
picked up the brown hat and regarded
1t reflectively. AS he was doing so the
jail door crashed open and in rushed
an excited citizen.
George, you know Bill Woolsey?"
the arrival asked needlessly.
Sure" replied Williams.
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-21

Lost in the more gaudy accounts
Of Montana's road agents are the
court records of crimes even more
cruel and desperate than those of
the bandit gangs.
How Montana law officers of early
days met the challenges of GRIM
inals and defeated them makes
stories which reflect the life of the
times after law and order came to
the state.
Herewith is presented q short
serial story dealing with true Mon
tana crime mystery based on facts
in the court records Of the state.
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-21
Hat Murder Glue Solves
Crime i'm Meagher County
BY CHAD WALLN

q EATED at his desk in the little
- log Jail in White Sulphur
w. Springs the night of Dec. 2,
1904, Undersheriff George Will
liams pondered the mystery of the
wanton killing of Homer E. Ward,
"a, likable, ambitious young ranch
er. Before Williams were spread
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-21

with oil and ignited in an attempt to
destroy all evidence. Payne had not
touched anything but had reported his
find to Mombrue who, after ordering
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Navy to Improve
Press Relations

WASHINGTON. May 18. up
The navy today moved to improve
relations with the press, movies and
broadcasters by designating an Of
ficer in each naval unit to handle
public relations.
Admir- c. C. Bloch, commander
in chief of the fleet, made public
fleet letter which navy officials
said was intended to clarity the
relationship between navy officers
and newspapermen, press and news
reel photographers and broadcast
ing companies.
The letter placed responsibility
for press contacts ON the command
ing officer of each vessel or group
of vessels but specified that
the intelligence officer on the COM
manders staff shall act as his rep
resentatiVe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Cooking For British Royalty Easy
Compared TO Some, Liner Chef Says

He himself is a very light eater,
with meat never more than once
a day, and often he dispenses with
meat altogether for three or four
days.
Every morning during the voyage
Frank sent up proposed menus for
lunch and dinner while the king
and queen were at breakfast. The
queen went through each menu and
marked out what she did not want;
then the menu finally decided upon
was printed.
1t was interesting to stand in
the kitchen while a royal dinner
was being served and watch Frank
examine the dishes when they came
back down the dumbwaiter. He was
glad when the guests had eaten
a lot. with a natural professional
pride, despite his deep convictions
that a person should eat lightly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

The catch is that you have to
have a hypnotist around the house
and there is a further catch-the
hypnotist may take a notion to
make drinking, or any other pleas
ant vice distasteful to you. One OF
Polgar's favorite amuSementS Is to
tell a subject that thereafter Gig
arets will taste bitter to him, bring
him out of the hypnotic state and
offer him a cigaret.
Until he came to this country
five years ago Polgar worked in
European hospitals as profess
sional hypnotist, assisting the med
ical profession in drugless anes-
thesia and treatment of hypo-
chrondriacs.
His brother, DR.. Laszlo Polgar,
noted Hungarian pSychiatrist, per-
suaded him to take up hypnotism,
he said, but in this country he has
found the medical profession a
mite conservative and quack-fear-
ing on the subject Almost no SER
ious work is being done on hypno-
tism here. he said.
I'm Europe he said, "only the
most skilled hypnotists are employ
ed in medicine because there they
understand that while anyone may
learn piano, everyone may not be
an artist. Anyone may learn hyp-
notism, but it requires artistry to
practice it successfully"
Polgar now practices his art at
sWanky parties and occasionally be-
fore medical groups but only for
entertainment. He functions also
as a telepathist. Thus, at a party
last night he was instructed men,
tally to mix scotch and soda
without ice. The without ice" was
put in to make it difficult but
Polgar did not even reach for the
ice cubes.
AT the same party he hypnotized
two young couples-young folks are
easier TO hypnotic, he says-and
handed each a glass OF water. He
told them it was gin and orange
juice. After a few sips all -four
were uproariously gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

QUEBEC, May 18. (UP) King
George and Queen Elizabeth are
easy to cook for, according to Frank
Severgnini, chef of the Empress
of Australia, who has prepared
their meals during the last 10 days.
IT would much rather cook for
them than plenty of passengers I
have known" he said.
For six generations Franks fam
lily has run the same restaurant
near Milan, Italy. Frank worked
in restaurants in Monte Carlo,
Paris and London before he went
To sea and for 80 years he has
worked on ships.
In his opinion, their majesties
eat just about the right amount of
food. They eat less than the aver
age passenger at sea, but Frank
thinks the average passenger eats
much more than is good for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Jerome Frank New
Commission Head

WASHINGTON, May 18. up
The securities and exchange COM
mission today elected Jerome N.
Frank as its chairman.
A few minutes after newly ap-
pointed Commissioner Leon Hen
derson was sworn in, the commits
sion by three to two vote selected
Frank for the craftsmanship, which
was vacated when william o.
Douglas became associate justice
of the supreme court.
Acting Chairman Robert Healy
said he and Commissioner George
c. Matthews voted against Frank.
They are Republicans. On the Win
ming side were Edward C. Eicher,
Henderson and Frank.
It was the first time in the his
tory of the commission that that
body has been divided on the
selection of a chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Civic Leader Asks
Peace For World

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. CUP)
Thomas j. Watson, president OF
the International Chamber of Com
merce, today called on individual
citizens of the world to demand
that their governments make eco
nomic adjustments that would
guarantee worldwide peace and ban
war.
Watson, an apostle of peace and
a good will ambassador throughout
the world, made his plea in an
International peace day broadcast
from the Golden Gate international
Exposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

| MISS Louise Storey Is IN the FL
Centre hospital where she was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis Monday
She is making satisfactory recovery
Mrs. Alfred Sand and small
daughter, Judith Ann. returned
from the hospital in Brawley Wed
nesday.
J. V. Scott of Los Angeles, one OF
Calipatria's pioneer citizens, Is visit
| ing old acquaintanceS here
Mrs. Charles Everett drove to
Riverside Saturday and surprised
her sister, Mrs. V. II. Mitchell, on
her birthday. She was accompan-
led by her son, Buddy, and Mrs.
j. b. LESLEY and daughter, Doris
Jean. They also visited Mrs tv-
erett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Earl
Farmer, in Redlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Davis visited
friends in FL Centro over the week
end and attended the Tin Lizzie
derby at Imperial Sunday
Mrs. E. L. Becker has returned
from the El Centro hospital where
she underwent an operation recent
ly, and is conYalescing at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Ingram and
daughters are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Ingram's sister Mrs w. M.
Corn, this week The Ingrams are
living in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cobb have
rented the home of Mrs. Ben
Herring and moved in last week.
Miss Grace Writ, Miss Blanch
Writ, Miss Cleona Clouse and Mrs.
Jack Young drove to San Diego
Saturday returning Sunday.
A seven pound son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hayes on May
7 at the BraWley hospital. The
baby, whom they have named Terry
Walter is the Hayes first child.
Fred C. Boyes and son, Mack OF
Hemet we're in Imperial Valley last
week looking after business inter-
!, eSts. While here they called on the
families of c. A. and r. L. Sperry
! who have been friends for many
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rose and
Mrs. Harold Hoffman and son drove
to Los Angeles Saturday TO spend
the weekend with relatives.
Chapter CIV P. E. o was repre-
sented at the State Convention in
Pasadena last week by the presi-
dent, Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. Vance
Wilson, Mrs. D. D. BroWnell and
her daughter, Mrs. Jack Blakeney
of Laguna Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Ragle have
moved into their new home at the
corner of Lake and Church avenues
which was recently completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baird have
rented the house vacated by the
RagleS.
Mrs Charles Everett entertained
Mrs. Pete Davis and Mrs. j. B.
LESLEY at lunch Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben King, jr., and two chill
dren, Mary Ann and Bennie, of
Louisville, KY, are here visiting
Mrs. Kings mother, Mrs. Ralph
Burdin.
Mrs. NorVel Johnson was q buSi-
ness visitor in Los Angeles over the
weekend
j. l.. Love drove to Cotton Sun
day to visit his brother, Roy Love,
who is in business there.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Everett and
children were dinner guests Satur-
| day evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
| Davis.
Mrs. Roy Anger taught at FIRE.
mont school Monday for the prin-
cipal, Miss Ruth Asbury, who was
i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Hypnotist Offers
Cheapest jag Yet

NEW YORK, May 18. (UP)-This may be sad news
for the liquor interests but DR. Franz Polgar recently Of
Budapest going around the country demonstrating how
easy it is get hilariously corned potent
drink than plain water and without fear of hangover.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
Former Resident,
Pioneer of Valley,
Visits Friends
CALIPATRIA NOTES

Mrs. John Hutton of Oregon is
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebert Mead and renewing old
acquaintances.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

Mrs. Roy Anger taught at FIRE.
mont school Monday for the prin-
cipal, Miss Ruth Asbury, who was
ILL.,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Minister Explains
Groups Policy on
Associated Group

The ACTON taken recently by a
group of ministers with reference
to the program OF the Associated
Farmers. was in the nature of COM
mending the associations approach
to the problem of friendly relations
between labor and employers, rath-
er than actual endorsement of the
associations specific program, DR..
George w. Thomas, president OF
the Ell Centro Ministerial Alliance
explained Thursday
No action was taken Wednesday
when ministers from throughout
Imperial Valley were guests of the
El Centro group, and heard pre-
sentations of the Associated Farm
ers program by G. c. Bennett and
Hugh T. Osborne, DR.. Thomas ex-
planned.
The resolution passed last week
by the Ell Centre ministers stated,
DR.. Thomas said, that the ministers
commend the fair, open minded
and Christian approach to the
problem by the Associated Farmers
and any similar approach by other
organizations.
Representatives of labor unions
will speak at a ministerial meeting
scheduled for the Baptist church
in El Centre next Wednesday at
10 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Pennebaker Ends Is Years Service
With Power Company; Going TO Sd.

ployeS and their families gave Pen
nebaker an informal farewell party
at the Ten Thousand club in Ell
Centro Wednesday night and pre-
sented him with an appropriate
gift.
With the exception of five years
in which he operated his own man.
ufacturing plant in New York.
Pennebaker has been employed in
power utilities since 1899 He ac-
cepted a position with the New
Cal company in 1923 as assistant
storekeeper in Imperial Valley. He
was made district storekeeper in
June that year.
Company officials estimated that
he has handled between four and
five million dollars worth of pur-
chases and stores in his 16 years
of service.
Pennebaker plans to live in San
Diego with his family and said he
is going to take it easy for a
while
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. lUP)-
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., CAM
advocate of California's Ham
and-Egg" pension plan. said TO-DAY
that he would ask congress TO pro-
vide $100 per month social diVl-
dends" for all retired citizens over
SIS.
Downey, Democratic primary
winner last fall over former Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo with the
backing of the $30-Eyery Thurs
day" group, outlined in an inter
view the objectives of his pension
proposals. He declined to discuss
details which he said would be in
corporated in a bill to be intro
duced in the senate after further
study by economists.
He estimated that $15,000,000
people over 55 years old, retired
from gainful employment" would
benefit under his program which
would require certain monetary
reforms" to finance it.
Meanwhile, the house ways and
means committee continued hear
ings on proposals for changing the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

the red coloring matter and oxygen
carrying element in the blood
stream, and eventually may prove
fatal
Sergeant zelk will be in the val
ley q week stopping trucks and
commercial vehicles at random,
testing cabs to see how much gas
poisoning is in the air inside.
This survey, one of several being
made in other parts of the state,
is purely to see if many automo-
bile accidents caused by sleepy
drivers can be prevented by i'm
proving exhaust lines in motor cars
so that drivers are not subjected
to gas poisoning" Sergeant Zelk
said
Carbon monoxide, the cause of
more deaths than any other gas,
is colorleSs. almost odorleSS and
tasteleSs. 1t gives little or no warn
ing of its presence. 1t is the result
of the incomplete combustion OF
fuels and only small percentage
of il in the air person breaths
is enough to cause serious harm.
The gas itself is non poisonous but
does its deadly work through its
attraction to the human blood
stream.
The gas combines with haemo-
globin more readily than oxygen,
and thus renders haemoglobin in
capable of carrying oxygen from
the lungs to the organs of the body.
If a sufficient percentage of car
bon monoxide is in the air per-
son literally dies from lack of oxy-
gen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Valley yEscapes
Frost

Continued From Page ID
c. Jacobs of the federal frost SER
vice predicted light froSts but said
temperatures would not be low
enough to be dangerous.
While Imperial Valley escaped.
mountain areas received more
snow Coolest place near the VAL
ley was Jacumba where the mer-
curry dipped TO Z above zero Thurs
day morning. There was ice on the
towns pavementS. The weather was
warmer at Mountain Springs which
was douSed in a general snowStorm
Wednesday that extended as far
down the grades as Shepard's s
bridge.
A new Alaskan storm brought
hardShipS to the northern part Of
the state Thursday while temper
atureS dipped in Arizona. Phoenix
and Tucson both experienced light
snowfallS.
The weather bureau predicted
gales off the north coast of Cali
fornia. Forecaster Thomas Reed
said there would be rain to-day,
tonight and Friday" in the Sacra-
mento, Santa Clara, Salinas and
San joaquin valleys, in the San
Francisco bay region and at lower
elevations in the mountains. Snow
was predicted at higher attitudes.
OrchardistS in the citrus belt fir
ed Smudge pots in preparation for
another drop in temperature.
In Los Angeles the temperature
ranged from a maximum of So
yesterday to a minimum of 49,
which rose to 43 at 6 am. Los
Angeles had the coolest night since
Jan. "a, 1887, when a minimum of
SO was recorded.
. Other temperatures reported were:
Avalon 81. Bonita %, Burbank
33. Corona 80, Culver City 80, Long
Beach, 38, San Pedro Al, Riverside
33, San Fernando 80, Santa Ana 81,
Santa Barbara 81, Santa Monica
43, and San Diego 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Two Hundred
Attend PIaV

HOLTVILLE, Feb. 1.-Two hun
dred persons saw the one act COM
edy "Vereins-Kranzli' given last
Saturday evening at the Swiss club
house north of Holtville.
The cast included Mrs. Werner
Hofer, Mrs. John Durrer, Mrs. John
Studer. Mrs. Clem Muller, John
ShutZ, John Studer, Walter Bris-
tegi and Fred Strahm.
Following the play dance was
held at the club hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

public schools and the University
of Michigan and is a former Los
Angeles assistant city attorney and
water board member. Parker, Olson
said, is a former United States
internal revenue collector who now
maintains a stable of trained saddle
horses on his ranch.
Douglas, Governor Olson said
was a leader of the motion picture
Democratic committee during the
last campaign. He said the movie
star has studied relief and unem-
ployment problems with various
California congressman and has
been active among the movie in
dustrv's unemployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

ment TO the important racing board
post, said he also had named Claude
!. Parker, Los Angeles rancher-
sportsman, as a member of the
board TO fill a vacancy created by
resignation Of Samuel NJ. Haskins.
Another major commission mem
bership went TO Movie Actor Mel
vyn Douglas, who was appointed
to the state relief commission and
state welfare board, replacing Frank
b. Gigliotti of La Mesa.
Governor Olson described Young
as a man of highest character, :"
whose place as a member of the
state bar is generally recognized" !"
He was educated in Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Maybe you think you're sleepy.
but there's a good chance that
you are not!
There's a good chance that your
haemoglobin is on the blink. And
that's as bad as it sounds.
This idea was what brought Ser
geant George S. Zelk of Sacramento
to Imperial Valley Thursday, bent
on finding out for the California
highway patrol how many valley
drivers suffer from monoxide gas
poisoning
"A number of drivers who be-
come sleepy on the road actually
are being poisoned by exhaust
fumes" Sergeant Zelk said. "The
gas reacts upon the haemoglobin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

E. P. Pennebaker, for 16 years
district storekeeper and purchasing
agent for the Nevada California
company in Imperial Valley, retired
this week under the retirement
pension plan of the company.
He will be succeeded by w. H.
Rhodes. who served the company
l3 years as district transportation
manager for the power and ice
divisions.
Three hundred company en-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Downey Calls For Pension Scheme TO
PAY Hundred a Month to All Over
55 as National Social Dividend

present Social Security act, mciuo-
ing President Roosevelts sugges-
tion that it be broadened to cover
approximately 100000 workers
now excluded from its provisions.
The committee called Rep. Harry
r. Sheppard, D., Cal, floor leader
in the house for the General We'll
fare Federation-another Califor-
mia fusion group-to testify on his
bill that would provide payments o1
$50 to $50 per month to all past 6o.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
LAUNCH ATTACK

BERLIN. Feb. ?. CUP)-A storm
of anger against President Roose
welt mounted in the controlled Nazl
press today in a concerted cam
paign to give the impression that
Americans were up in arms against
being dragged into war" as a re-
suit of the chief executives pro-
posed aid to the democratic pow
erS.
Semi-official information given
cut to the foreign correspondents
in Berlin warned that "repercus-
sions' were likely as a result OF
the enthusiasm with which certain
French circles received Mr..
RooSevelt's aid in providing war
planes for France.
mo one can doubt that it will
not be without repercussions when
q desire for peace-as expressed by
F'uehrer Adolf Hitler-is met with
absolute enmity,' the semi-official
statement said.
1T is evident that the spirit OF
Versailles is still alive in these
quarters and proves that they are
not yet willing to accept Ger
manys voluntary offer of friend
ship as a basis for mutual rela-
tions."
The reference presumably was to
the recently signed French-Ger-
man on-aggression accord.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Secretary Ickes
Enters Foreign
Policy Dispute
Continued from Page ID
the nation.

Illt lldOlOil.
Chairman Key Pittman, D., New,
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, said that Mr.. Roosevelt
has not violated American policies
of non-alliance, non Intervention
and non-interference, and asserted
that restoration of a balance OF
power between the democracieS and
totalitarian states is a means of
preventing conflict.
Ickes statement was directed par
ticularly at statements by former
President Herbert Hoover who last
night charged that the New Deal
was leading the United States to-
ward war.
There is no danger of this coun-
try being involved in war under
this administration" Ickes said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Sleepy at The Wheel? Then Maybe
Monoxide's Got Your HaemogIObin
On the Blink, Says Highway Officer
: BY LOGAN JENKINS

When your eyelids feel as though they were made of
lead , . and your head keeps noddng the steering
wheel and the highway ahead of you is blurred and
YOU would trade your best shirt for catnap
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Olson Fills Racing Board Vacancies.
Appoints Movie Actor MeIvyn Douglas
Member of State Relief Commission

SACRAMENTO, Feb. ,. (UP)-Edward R. Young, Los
Angeles attorney and sportsman today held the chair
manshp of the California racing board, succeeding J
Carleton Burke, who resigned
Gov. Culbert L. Olson, in announcing YOung's appoint
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
WEATHER

data compiled by observers fer
the official United States Weather
Bureau Station at Ell Cenfro)
Maximum Wednesday ......-......-..... So
Minimum Thursday ........................ 80
Reading at Noon Thursday
Temperature -...................-....-..-..... oi
Humidity 20
Reading at am. Thursday
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ
Humidity ..................................... 33
Reading at pm. Wednesday
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49
Humidity 54
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

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