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Ibid III Child
Admits Staying
Playmate, Is
Boy ChOked With Wire,
Cut by Knife, Razor,
Stabbed by Shears

OCdDDeO Dy SncarS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. %.
(UP) = Fourteen year old
Richard Jensen confessed to
police today that he stran-
gled, stabbed and slashed his
l3-year-old companion, Billy Will
liams, to death yesterday in a
makeshift playroom under the Jen-
sen home because "he was teasing
me about being an ex-convict.'
Young Jensen, curly, red-haired
youth, was released last June from
the state reformatory at Whittier
after he had served a 13 month
sentence for petty theft and mali
cious mischief.
He was arrested today at Venice.
a beach resort southwest of here.
He drove away from his parents
home in Montrose on his bicycle
late yesterday after telling his
mother, Mrs. Frances Jensen:
Don't come under the house. ma.
I've Just killed Billy Williams
Later when he was brought to
the sheriff's bureau of investigation
here young Jensen said:
Billy was teasing me about be-
ing an ex-convict So I let him
have It,"
The Williams boy was strangled
with a copper wire, beaten with a
hammer. slashed with butcher
knife and razor blade, and stabbed
with a sheep shears.
Deputy Sheriff James Green said
Jensen told him he slept last night
in house under construction across
the street from the Venice police
station.
Describes Killing
Deputy Green said the. boy de-
scribed the Staying as follows:
"Billy and I were building boats
under the house. Billy asked me,
How does 1t feel to be an ex-con-
vict?' and I told him to shut up.
But he kept 1t up and so I
picked up the hammer and let
him have it.
"Then stabbed him with the
butcher knife and wrapped the
copper wire around his neck.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Housing Authority Inquiries Into Merits
Of S!um Clearance -Womack RESIGNS

thority with which to finance slum
clearance and erection of low-rental
homes. Although Childers declined
specific comment, he intimated that
work of the authority so far has
been restricted to studying all rami
fications of the project.
Mayor H. w. Fawcett will have
an appointment to make on the
authority when he returns from
the northwest. Roy Womack, ap-
pointed for four year term, de-
clined the position, giving the press
of private business as an explana-
ton,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Dove Season Opens
Oct. | in Valley

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 80. up
State fish and game officials today
explained provisions of a new type
dove hunting season for California
that divides the state into two
zones.
In all of the state except Imperial
county, the open season lasts from
Sept. to Oct. Is, while in I'M
perial county it runs from Oct.
to Nov. Is, it was explained The
45-day season is the same length
as in the past, and in the major
portion of the state covers the same
period of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

ther down, connecting with the
present road somewhere near Shep-
herds bridge
Office Engineer Ray Beuthel of
the state division of highways in
San Diego was unable to say when
work would be started. BY long dis
tance telephone to the Post-Press
he said:
First of all. the preliminary plans
must be drawn and passed upon in
Sacramento. Survey crews are at
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
DaIadier Issues
Call For Reserves

PARIS, Aug. %. (UP)-Premier
Edouard Daladier issued an official
communique tonight announcing
that supplementary military reserves
were being called to the colors to
complete defensive measures taken
by France.
Daladier said the additional re-
serves were called up because of
the international situation. Trains
loaded with reservists were leaving
Paris and other centers tonight,
heading for the main points of con-
centration behind the Maginot line,
facing Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Ell Centro's newly-named housing
authority, minus one member, con-
tinued an investigation "Wednesday
into the merits of a proposed slum
clearance project within the city.
Chairman Charles Childers said
he had conferred in Los Angeles
with members of the city and coun-
ty housing authorities there and
planned to continue informal con-
ferences with members of the au-
thority in Ell Centre.
No definite action has been taken,
it appeared, toward application for
funds from the y. s. Housing Au
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

way commission. recently released
provided $35O000 to continue re-
alignment of the highway from
Mountain Springs to point near
Meyers Creek bridge, also known
as Shepherds bridge. A sum nearly
double this has been sought to COM
plete the project as far as the val
ley floor.
At present, the realignment has
been completed to a point just be-
low Mountain Springs. The next
segment will carry the new high
way approximately five miles far
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

desk. said he forged the fictitious
signatures and endorsements on
them, and told how he passed them
to grocers, filling station operators,
lumber yard operators. and seed
store managers.
Previous to his Identification of
the checks he wrote and passed.
Clark Sellers. hand writing expert,
selected the same IA checks as those
having been written by Osburn,
Sheriff Robert w Ware said.
Osburn first was suspected of be-
ing the check passer when Jailer
Continued on Page 6. Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

into of all places-the Imperial
county Jail.
Marion v. Winter. serving SEN
tence for forgery. was caught en-
tering the Jail with two pints of
whisky hidden in two boxes of
breakfast cereal, Deputy Sheriff
Peter Klyne testified at prelimi-
nary hearing Tuesday. The prisoner
had just walked into the Jail after
his work as trusty at the county
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

missed destruction.
The third plane was a tri-motored
Lufthansa D-ABHF with crew
of three and II passengers, includ-
ing four children, the agency said.
1t was fired on by Polish batteries
and a Polish warship IA miles from
the Baltic coast, the dispatch re-
ported
The plane was in regular service
from Danzig to Berlin and flying
at about 5000 feet. The incident
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

garage. the officer testified.
A half empty bottle of whisky was
later found under locker shared
by Winter and William Edward
McClintic. Klyne said Winter ad-
mitted the half empty bottle was
his.
Sheriff Robert w Ware testified
that William Dennis, also serving
Continued on Page s, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

was reported in the midst of pow
erful anti-Polish outburst In the
Nazi press.
The agency previously reported a
passenger plane EN- route from Ber-
lin to Danzig was fired on by Poles.
King Asks Peace
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Aug. u.
CUP) - King Leopold In radio
broadcast to the world tonight call
ed upon European powers to avoid
war by peaceful negotiations but
warned that time presses"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
TEMPLE PICTURE
BANNED IN ORIENT

PEIPING, Aug. %. (UP) = The
Pavilion theater today stopped
showing Shirley Temples picture
THE Little Princess. Japanese and
Chinese policemen protested that
such pro- British picture is
trsitorous, ......., ....
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
John BorIeycorn
Breaks Into Jail!

John Bareycorn chorted duet with cupid Wednesday
in laughing at lOcksmths
AS result jail TRUSTEES suspected of being high
ly UNtrustworthy where spirits of grain concerned)
will face trial in superior accused of smuggling liquor
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
'Unkinked' HiWoy
To Be Continued

Survey studied the Mountain Springs grade We'd
nesday preparatory to drafting plans for S35OOOO con-
tinuation of work already done in un-knng the twist
ing highway drops from rocky foothills to the floor
of Imperial Valley Completed budget of the state high
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Three German Airp|anes Fired Upon
While Flying Over Poland. Nazis Charge

BERLIN, Aug. %. (UP)-Nazis charged tonight that
three German arplanes had been fired by Polish anti
aircraft batteries.
The shootings reported by the official news agency
DNB said that the three arpanes passenger craft
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
AMERICANS WARNED TO Leave EUROPE
England Informs
Hitler His Plans
Will Mean War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UP)-The state depart
ment today warned American citizens against travelling
to Europe.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Wees said he
understood that the American embassies in both France
and Poland also have warned American tourists in those
countries to return home, if possible
The warning came as President Roosevelt and Secre
ary of State Corde Hull short vacations to hurry
back to Washington and the second meeting was held
within "a hours of high governmental officials who con-
sidered steps which America must take if comes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Bad Check Artist
Arrested After
yeor-Lon9 Search
Former Oklahoma School Teacher
Admits Forging Fictitious Signatures
And Endorsements to IL Checks

Arrest of Ralph Lloyd Osburn 30 ex-school teacher
of Oklahoma this week ended yearong search for the
wanted for passing bad checks in almost every town
in Imperial county
He selected Ia checks heap of checks Deputy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
d AMBLING
X EPORTER

DilOTt TdutS-
Don't be astonished If RR trips
out in shorts one of these fine days.
because a sufficient precedent has
been set. Judge John E. Simpson,
solemn and dignified as befits a
iurist, presided over his court Tues
day with his pants legs rolled up
to his knees!
Streamlined justicel
Little Hunter
A small boy stood in an Ell Gen.
tro store and stared at a cap pistol.
His eyes caressed the long. Shiny
barrel and his fingers moved con-
vulsively as though he held the
dark stock in his hand. But the pis-
tol was not for him. He had ten
cents and that was only enough to
buy caps. much less the gun. Con-
tent with a crumb rather than no
cake at all, the boy bought the caps
and started to leave when he met
friend, Lucy Deaton.
"ThoSe caps are no good without
something to shoot them" remarked
Lucy. The boy agreed. The look In
his eyes was too much for Lucy.
She bought the darned thing.
Diplomatic Courtesy
Carl Chickahisa isn't going to al
low himself to burn any bridges.
Not by far sight.
Umpire at a softball game be-
tween team of youngsters and a
nine made up of city employees,
Carl was plenty cagy whenever he
called a runner out" He made
the out sign and then continued
with his hand in motion until he
ended by scratching his head.
whats the idea of the fancy
signalsP" we asked.
can umpire" said Carl in a judi
Cious tone, cant be too careful
about close decisions. Especially
when there are couple of police
men on one of the teams"
Irons Hot
Somehow this tickled us nightly
It's clipped from the New Yorker
that ran it in this manner
Dept. of Understatement
O"rom the Business Opportuni-
ties column of the Sunday
Times)
Want investor with $4,000 to
join us in organizing an arma-
ment corporation; have large in
ventory; possible profits tre-
mendous; indications awfully
good.
Another one Was quoted from
"Pomfret Towers" by Angela Thir-
kell and labeled Neatest Trick of
The Week. 1t ran.
Guy looked and saw Lady
Pomfret, all furs and pearls.
sweeping across the hall to the
front door followed by Miss Mer-
riman carrying extra wraps,
Alice and Mr. Foster
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Chicago ....... 900 43O 001-8 IL l
New York -. 900 300 OO0-3 9 0
Lee. Root and Hartnett; Gumbert,
Lynn, Coffman and Danning.
St. Louis ........ 900 00l 1913 3 3
Brooklyn ........ 204 900 02x-8 8
Cooper, Shoun, Gehringer, Sunkel
and Owen; Hollingsworth and
Phelps.
Pittsburgh .... 900 900 00O-0
Boston ............ 900 900 01x--1 7 2
Brown and Susce: Posedel and
Lopez.
Cincinnati .... 900 O10 O20-3 3 0
Philadelphia . 900 900 000-0 10 0
Derringer and Lombardi; Beck
and Miles.
Second Game
Pittsburgh ..... 900 O01 000-1 Q 0
Boston -. 600 300 0Ox-3 8 0
Heintzelman, Sewell, Blanton and
SuSce; MacFayden and Mast.
AMERICAN
New York ....... O22 2l0 000-7 Q l
Chicago ............ 900 900 300 3 2
Donald and Rosar: Smith, Dietrich
and Schlueter.
Philadelphia O01 l2l 900 OF 9 4
Detroit ... l02 900 020 01-6 Ia 4
Pippen and Hayes; Hutchinson,
Benton and TebbettS.
Second Game
New York ............................... 2l0 GIL
Chlcago Ol0 O2U
Ruffing and Dickey; Lee and
RenSa.
Boston $50 90
ST. Louis ................................ 900 10
Ostermueller and Peacock; Kram-
er and Karshany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
- BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News EditO

G~eat Britain warned Adolf Hitler today that his plans
for carving up Poland would mean European war
Answering a communication from the NaZi fuehrer
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Butter: Los Angeles. 27c: but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 36ci manufacturing milk.
28c; route gathered cream, 25isc.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. 1. Sl3-13 so:
us. No. 2 leafy S11.50-12; us. No.
2 1850 11.5O. MINI. flax Sept. S1.54ia
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

er and Karshany.
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rancher and raised a bunch of wild
buckaroos and radio-singing girls
I learned my lesson. The next
girl that was foolish enough to lei
me get within arms length of her
never told anything.
And I've nver told one of them
the truth since that time.
Hoping you are, the same, I beg
to remain,
LESLIE j. SMITH,
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Frank Green was a visitors at the
Guy Travis home last week.
The Horse Heaven Home Eco
Monies club will meet "Wednesday
with Mrs. Irwin Fouch. Roll call
is current events.
FAINT daughter, Loretta May, were
expected home Sunday from the
Pruden hospital.
Celebrate Birthdays
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice McBee and
children and Mrs. E. H. McBee and
son, Clinton, were guests of the
Christian and Dorothy families in
Sunnyside Sundays at a turkey din
ner. The occasion celebrated the
birthdays Of Mrs. E. II. McBee, her
daughter, Mrs Ellis Dorothy and
her granddaughter, Diana McBee.
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ton at the Uland home. John Ulant
returned to the CCC camp at Car.
son last week after a weeks visit a.
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Palmer
and son Laurence of Outlook were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M
w. Roop. Palmer is a former local
grade school principal. He holds a
similar position this year in the
Outlook school.
Elect New Treasurer
The Ladies Aid met "Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Arthur john
son. It was decided to have the pot
luck dinner meetings again this
winter beginning the last meeting
in November. Members will pay Csc
for their dinner instead of lOc as IL
the past. Also anyone in the com
munity wishing to attend the din
ner may do so by paying their Csc.
Mrs. w. E. Fillmore was elected
treasurer to fill the vacancy by the
resignation of Mrs. G. d. Van De
Venter, who moved away. The next
meeting will be November 8 with
Mrs. Mary Scott.
Ray Wilder and c. M. Sparks left
Saturday for Keller's Ferry, where
they will be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grending were
Yakima business visitors Monday.
Mrs. william Terrell marjorie
COLBY and infant son, Michael Earl
were moved Tuesday from the Pasco
hospital to the home of Mrs. Fer
rell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Cobb at Kiona. They will spend
several weeks there before going to
their home in Pendleton.
Rebekah lodge members enjoyed
a potluck supper Wednesday evening
at their hall before the regular
lodge meeting.
Will Denslow left Thursday for
where he will work in the
woods this winter.
Mrs. Henry Purnell, Mrs. Alice
Hartman and Mrs. Eva Hazard were
Prosser visitors Thursday.
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Al Parents Observe
Halloween with Party

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN
The H. s. Bell home was the scene
of lively Halloween party Satur-
day evening with pumpkins, black
cats and witches very much in evil
dence, not to mention the horror"
room. Guests were members of the
local Al club and their parents and
several weekend guests. The eve
ming was spent in games, telling for
tunes and in visiting. Refreshments
of doughnuts, cookies and coffee
and cocoa were enjoyed at q late
hour. About IS guests were pres
emit. The Al club will hold q bus
mess meeting, November IL at the
home Of Edward and Maxine
Tyacke.
Mrs. Chester Anderson and In.
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the floors before I could get in. NJ
more cutting wood or carrying wa.
ter or putting things away. To hav.
some one for company and to d.
the washing, mending and patch.
ing. In fact figured that life would
oe one long, sweet dream with such
woman for wife. I was for get
ting married right away and start
ing in our one-way ride to Para
disc, but her father had promised
her new dress if she would STAY
with him until she was eighteen
and I guess her feminine intuition
told her that was more than she
would ever get by marrying me.
After being near Ter a few hours
and then riding home under the
brilliant western stars I would
dream dreams of an endless care
free, blissful future with nothing to
mar the serenity except how to
make a living, would my 'favorite
candidate get elected, the price Of
beef in Chicago, and a few little
things lige that.
Then I would lie down upon my
hard bed and look at the moon
shining through my poorly con-
struced homestead cabin and all
the cracks would look like rainbows,
and all the nail holes looked like
diamonds, and I would fall asleep
and dream real dreams of Joy. All
at once I awoke with the cold
sweat breaking out all over me. Too
well knew the symptoms. was in
for another spell of worry. Now that
I held the future of this beautiful
maiden's happiness in my power,
suppose anything should happen to
me, what would become of her, and
at once resolved to be more care
full of myself. I wouldn't ride any
more wild horses, wouldn't over
work myself and If I thought it at
fected my health would quit smok-
ing and drinking.
But was honest with that girl.
told her everything. I told her
how good was going to be to her.
told her how much she meant to
ne and that she must be very care
Jul Of herself. She must not wear
light shoes to pinch her feet or
light clothing to cramp her lungs.
We wouldn't dare go to town be-
cause we might get run over or eat |
It restaurant, for we might get poi
;oned, or go picnicking for we
night get snake bit. promised to
ct her have the heam when she
wanted to pillow her garden or haul
wood or snake up some logs to build
! chicken house and would let her
lave come cows to milk if she would
1T Starve the calves. I meant to be
,ood to her. We could live on the
'anch because we wouldn't need to
end the kids to school as children
rom such intelligent parents, If
ducatd might be too smart to vote
he straight Republican ticket. Then
there would the country be? I ask
1ou where?
Well, you can imagine the results.
sh married q rich, hard-riding,
vhiSkev.dr-inkinp card.nlaviY,0 COW
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Newlyweds Visit Here
EnrOute to Kansas

| BENTON CITY-Mr. and Mrs
William Schreiner jr. (Grace Peck.
enpaugh) visited with friends here
Saturday on their way to Frank.
fort, Kansas. The Schreiners were
married Wednesday in Monitor al
the home of Judge Mabie. The bride
IS the youngest daughter of Lloyd
iPeckenpaugh and had lived here al
OF her life attending the grade and
high school. She left for Monitor a
year ago, where she has been en-
ployed. Schreiner came to Moni-
tor September first from Kansas
! They plan to spend the winter in
Kansas returning to Washington in
the spring. Accompanying them on
the trip were Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Rressley and Pressley's brother,
George Presley, all of Chicago. The
Pressleys were also married We'd
nesday at Monitor.
The Benton county tuberculosis
league held their fall meeting We'd
nesday in the Domestic science
room in the Kiona- Benton school,
house. Mrs. j. r. Ayers of Hover,
Mrs. M. w. Roop. Mrs. w. A. De-
Good and Mrs. Harry Fleming gave
reports on the state convention in
Spokane held in June. The educa-
tional plans of the year were dis
cussed and arrangements made for
the annual seal sale campaign. Mrs.
B. B. Buchanan of Seattle, executive
secretary of the Washington State
tuberculosis association, attended
the meeting and was guest speaker.
Other guests were G. G.. Frisbie of
Prosser, superintendent of the Pros
ser schools, DR.. r. L. La Mott of
Kennewick, pastor of the Methodist
Mrs. E. Y. Hawley of Walla
Walla, league worker, and Supt.
NJ. w. Roop of the Kiona-Benton
school. The next meeting will be at
Prosser in February.
Mrs. Howard AlSbury and child
rem of Yakima visited last week with
Mrs. Alsbury's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Montgomery and her sister,
Mrs. Everett Asher.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Uland, daugh-
ter, Slinor, Mrs. Will Finley and
Clelan Wilds were Yakima visitors
Saturday. Miss Elinor Uland and
Wilds continued from Yakima to
Retsil, where they are employed.
They have spent a two weeks vaca-
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Smith Thinks Love is Just too
Grand for Words to Express

Words to EXPIRES:
made cooking after three long year
of batch camp grub that I kney
II was branded for life. I dom
think I ever enjoyed a meal an
more in my whole life and the reali
cation that perhaps 1t might opel
up whole new vista of life for m,
added zest to the well-cooked Wit
ualS.
I sat on the porch and smoked
and talked to the old man while tn,
girl washed the dishes and tiediet
up the kitchen. She then went out
Iside to finish the chores. She fee
the pigs, made the chickens ready
for the night and MIXED the cows.
want to say right here that milk.
ing cows at that time wasn't the
same interesting fascinating job it is
now. You didn't simply step into q
concrete floored barn, adjust the
milking machine, turn on the radio
and wonder if the electric ice box
would keep the beer cool enough fol
supper.
But you put on a pair of gum
boots, waded out into dirty corral
among bunch fhalf-wild long
horned range bred cows and opened
a gate and turned in a certain
number of 1alf-grown calves. When
the calves had sucked long enough
to start the flow of milk you batted
them away with a club and tried to
persuade the COW to stand still long
enough to rob her of the rest of her
milk. It just wasn't easy, refined
work fit for a tired man to do.
We could hear the girl swearing
and knocking the calves around, but
didn't offer to go help her. When
the girl finished her work she came
and sat down beside me and the
warmth and and nearness of her
vigorous body sent thrills through
me and made my poor heart 60 pit
a-pat. I knew was in love with
bhat girl but looking back after
long years of sophistication and ra-
dio education I don't see how I
could possibly have been. Her hair
mad never known modern shampoos
or permanent wave, her teeth had
never been brushed with soap or
powder, her lips were not dyed, her
cheeks rouged and I know she had
never seen or used Lux upon those
lainty belongings that are supposed
20 be so carefully rinsed every day.
But If the pioneers and sons of |
pioneers had been as afraid of |
3. O. and that other unmention-
Ible affliction that even your best
riends won't tell you about, as the
dudes are today, there |
would not now be 100000 children
n the public schols at the present |
line. I soon told her how I felt |
nd as she seemed to reciprocate
ny feelings, we often sat side by
ide In the moonlight holding hands,
ometimeS as late as nine O'Clock,
flaming our future and during the
aytime I would ride around in q
ind Of a daze trying to visualize
be beauties of married life that I
oped would soon be mine. Often I
'ould become so befuddled that I |
'ould miss perfectly good chance
. put my brand upon some ones
tray calf just because I was dwell
lg upon the joys Of martial bliss.
No more cooking or washing Of
ishes. No more coming home to q
old, dark house and have to clean
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Mrs. Chester Anderson and In