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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Frontier L-dWmun
Kills Pa, , Self

PASADENA, Cal, Sept. 13. (UP)
William F.. Neail ga, once an
Arizona frontier marshal and man
ager of Boxer Tommy Burns, shot
and killed his best friend last night
and then committed suicide.
The friend was Andrew Jackson
Moore, so, policeman and former
Police Chief of Phoenix, Ariz., who
was vacationing in Neails canyon
home. Moore's wife heard the shots
and rushed into the bedroom to
find the bodies.
No motive for the shootings could
be discovered and deputy sheriffs
believed that Neail had been Graz
ed by liquor.
Neail had been the first city mar
shall of Phoenix, according to clip
pings found in his home, and was
g colorful figure in the frontier
days. In 1906 he managed Burns,
claimant to the worlds heavyweight
boxing title, and took Burns on
tour to England and Australia. He
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Mrs. MiIste ad
Section Guest

Miss Katherine Won Allmen held
high cards at the meeting Tuesday
evening of the Advanced Bridge
section of the Junior Ten Thou
sand club Miss Lillian Holiday and
Miss Mildred Record acted as hos
tesses, serving delicious dessert
soon after the arrival Of the guests
at the Holiday home at GIL Hamil-
ton.
Miss Holiday won second prize
in the game of contract. Other
members were; Mrs Louis Nc
Manus. Mrs. Karl Kaiser, Mrs.
Louis Galloway. Miss Lucille Wells.
Mrs. Felix Milstead, the former
Margaret Tondro who is now max
ing her home in FL Centre, was the
guest of the section.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

was known as Johnny" Neail He
became wealthy as druggist and
retired 10 years ago and came here.
Moore was chief of Phoenix police
for IL years. He resigned to enter
private business and then rejoined
the force as a patrolman. With his
wife, Ida Mae, he was spending a
weeks vacation with Neail, his
friend of 30 years standing.
All day long Neail had been
drinking heavily, and last night
was wondering about the house in
toxicated, clad only in his under
wear, Mrs. Moore said. She heard
a noise in the front of the house
and sent her husband to investi-
gate. She heard two shots mo-
ment later.
Apparently Neail stood at bath
room door and shot his friend In
the neck with a shotgun. Then he
stepped into a bedroom and fired
the gun into his mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Vacation Notes of
Valley Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bratton
left Wednesday morning on a vaca-
ton which will include attendance
at the ElkS convention at Santa
Monica. The convention meets
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. Cal
Rector, Exalted Ruler of the Ell
Centro lodge, is another Ell Centro
Elk attending.
An extended stay in New Or
leans. La, and visits in Napoleons-
Vile, La, and in Texas, Oklahoma
and New Mexico were included in
the five week vcation of Mrs. Fred
FabareS and her sons, Clyde and
Paul The Fabares were accom-
panied by Miss Agnes Thompson.
They returned Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Louis Moore and daughter,
Florence, returned Monday from
their vacation on the coast. Mr.
Moore joined them for his vacation
earlier in the summer.
Mrs. Joe f. King and daughter
Mary have returned to Yuma from
summer spent in Pasadena. They
we're in FL Centro Tuesday where
they visited friends.
Mrs. Joe Mayo, 1851 Olive. re-
turned Sunday from Los Angeles
where she had spent the summer
MI and Mrs Herbert Miller re-
turned this week from a three week
vacation in Long Beach and Es-
condido.
AL DeVore returned Monday from
a months vacation. He drove to
San Francisco and spent some time
at the fair. Returning he visited
in Los Angeles and environs.
Joe Morton returned Monday al
ter spending a month in Detroit.
While there he visited his mother,
Mrs. Julia Morton and renewed
former friendships.
Miss Francis Foulds, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott B. Fou]ds oi
FL Centro. returned to Tempe
Teachers college in Arizona this
week for her second years training
in home economies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Three e Boys Born
A+Rospital

Three boys were born recently
at the Fl Centre hospital, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter p. Hallawell. BAL Park
avenue arc the parents of one,
born at TAB am, September 7, and
weighing seven pounds and 7h
ounces at birth,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harper of
Imperial are the parents of an
eight pound. 13 ounce boy born at
d.34 am last Friday.
Monday evening at i0:l5 pm. a
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Smalling Of the FL Centro dis
trict. He weighed seven pounds and
12 ounces at birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13. CUP)
Fascism or National Socialism were
not so much "of a real threat to
American liberties" as totalitarian-
ism in democratic form
Woodlock, speaking to delegates
to the convention here of the
National Council of Catholic Wom-
en-, declared "the danger of totali-
tarianism in the clothing of demo-
cracy" lies in the educational sys-
TEN of the country. He vigorously
attacked educators allisd with the
Thomas F. Woodlock, editor Of
the Wall Street Journal New York
today warned that Communism.
John Dewey society as upholding
theories which constitute a com
plete denial of the affirmations of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
War Parliament in
Canada Ended on
High Tax Nofe

OTTAWA, Ont. Sept. 13. CUP)--
An emergency session of parliament
which put the nation on a war
basis adiourns today.
1t g had approved a 500, 100000
war appropriation bill and a sup
plementry budget carrying new
taxes to meet war expenditures
The budget included 20 per cent
war surtaX on all income tax pay
ments. The new taxes will yield an
estimated $2l,000,O00 during the
remainder of the fiscal year.
The session, which began last
Thursday and finished its business
shortly before midnight last night,
was the shortest in Canadian his
tory except that of the 1914 war
parliament.
1t declared war against Germany,
created new ministry of munitions
and supply, and established a pa
triotic fund and an act dealing
with war charities ..e =.
Prime Minister w. l.. Mackenzie
King told Commons that it would
meet again in January and that
, there would be no election before
He said national government was
not contemplated at present, with
his government taking the respon-
sibility of war administration fear
lessly and courageously"
The house after passing over
vslelmnigly the war budget, went
into committee to study each Sec
ton of the new taxation measure
The war budget was supplement
Gary to the regular budget passed
last spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Mrs. E. @. Davis
Returns Oct. |

Mrs. Earle G. Davis will return
to Ell Centro October l, according
to word received from her Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Davis is recuperating at the
home of her parents. DR.. and Mrs.
E l.. Hardy in San Diego. follow
ing major operation performed
early in August. She writes she is
much stronger each day.
Mrs. Davis is society editor of
the Imperial Vaiey Press and the
Morning Post,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
White-Anderson
Rites at Yuma

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond r. An
derson left on a short honeymoon
Tuesday evening following their
marriage in Yuma. Mrs. Anderson
is the former Phyllis White.
The bride wre smart white
taffeta frock and her corsage was
o. red rosebuds. Thelma White,
sister of the bride. was her only
attendant. while Morlin Childers
acted for Mr.. Anderson as best
man. Only close relatives of the
bride and bridegroom attended the
ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson will be
at home after September % at the
Glacier apartments.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
District Plans
Biu PoWerLine

The way was open Wednesday
for construction of $4,000 volt
transmission line to Plaster City
and installation of additional elec-
trical equipment at the Brawlcy
plant of the Imperial Irrigation
district.
Members of the district board
approved contracts late Tuesday.
The Plaster City line will connect
the Pacific Portland Cement COM
pany with the district power sys-
tenn. Successful bidder on both con-
tracts was Fritz Ziebarth of Long
Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
L.V. Sugar Beet
Growers TO Meet

All sugar beet growers of mpe-
rial Valley were urged Wednesday
to attend meeting Friday night
at the Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce offices. An organized effort
to increase the valleys acreage
quota will be discussed, according
to Joseph F.. Hallawell, president
of the Imperial Sugar Beet Grow
ers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

place the aircraft tender Langley
as flagship of Adm Arthur l.. Bris-
tol. commander of patrol wing two
at Pearl Harbor. The Langley is
to be transferred to the Philip
pines for patrol duty in conjunc-
ton with a squadron of 12 patrol
bomberS, it was said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
Methodist choir, 80, ME. church.
Eagles, s, 500 Broadway.
Il. V. Stamp and Coin club, 7:30,
ice plant.
c. of c. directors 1880, c. of c.
THURSDAY
Rotary club, Barbara. Worth.
Junior club directors, s, Barbara
Worth mezZanine.
B.P.O,E.. I, ElkS hall.
RAM. No. 100. 1880, Masonic tenn
pie.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
GERMANS. POLES
COMPETE AT CHESS

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 13, CUP)
AS German and Polish armies
fought on the eastern European
front today, German and Polish
chess teams reached a tie for the
lead in a world chess tournament
which was entering its 18th round.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
HENRY REBA
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

Henry Reba, who entered the Ma
val hospital in San Diego two weeks
ago with a cerebral hemmorhage,
is showing some slight improve
ment,. according to his brother, Joe
Reba. Though he is still in a SER
ious condition, the clot which caus-
ed the coma condition, is said to
be breaking up.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Mary King EnroIs
AtWhittier

Miss Mary King, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe E. King, former
FL Centrans now living in Yuma,
will attend Whittier college this
fall. She plans to major in home
economics John King will continue
his teaching preparation by doing
post graduate work at Claremont
college.
Word has been received from
Berkeley that Philip Van Slyck, son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Van Slyck
of West Main, has been appointed
chairman of the Radio Commission
of the University of California at
Berkeley.
Van Slyck Is in his junior year
and is majoring in English.
Miss Ethelena Kamm, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kamm of
Holtville, enrolled this week in
Woodbury's School of Business in
Los Angeles.
Miss Earlene Northrop. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl C. Northrop,
will leave this week for UCLA,
where she will continue her studies.
Othniel Horne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. c. Horne, will leave shortly
for California Institute of Tech
nology where he has completed two
years of work.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Security Executive
Dies Of Injuries in
Automobile Accident
NieIs Christensen, 63,
Former State Senator
In South Carolina
Star Staff Photos.

NlelS Christensen, 63. an eXecu-
tive of the Social Security Board, of
Ais Wisconsin avenue NV, died
yesterday at a hospital in Laurens
S. c., of injuries received Thursday
N an automobile accident near there
/ the Associated Press reported.
Mr.. Christensen. a South Caro-
/ lima State Senator from 1905 through
1925, has been connected with the
Social Security Board here for sew
eral years. w. E. Richardson OF
/ Washington, who was travelling with
Mr.. Christensen. was only slightly
injured when the automobile over
turned.
The funeral will be held at Beau
I fort, S. c., at 5 o'clock this afternoon
and Mr.. Christensen will be buriec
in the Baptist Church yard beside
the grave of his wife, the former
Miss Katherine Wales Stratton o1
Boston, Mass, who died year ago
Mr.. Christensen was prominent ir
South Carolina as a lawyer anc
newspaper publisher.
Isaac Newton Cupit. colored, 80
Of ll8 V street NV. possibly suf-
fered fracture of the skull yes
terday afternoon when struck by g
truck as he was alighting from his
automobile in the 1000 block of Nine
/ teenth street NV. He was taker
to Freedmen's Hospital The truck
police said, was operated by Oti,
Pitman, 36 of Al Florida avenue NV
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Body in Trunk Staying
Is Returned 10 Capital

Two Washington investigators
were returning from Atlanta earlv
TODAY with the body of a murdered
mulatto woman found Thursday at
a railroad station in the Southern
city in a trunk which had been
checked from Union Station.
Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen-
berg and Detective Sergt. Aubrey
Tolson notified their superiors here
they were leaving Atlanta last night
with the body after attending an
inquest at which it was found that
the woman came TO her dSe/l st
the hands of "a person or persons
unknown"
The woman's skull had been
crushed by some blunt instrument
The cody was being returned here
in hope of Identification.
The trunk was checked from
Union Station by two men who
brought it there in an old truck.
The check was issued on a passenger
ticket never used.
Police here today continued their
search for the two men.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
New Baby HoIts
City Project,
Stops Presses
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Md, Aug. 19.-Gail
Richardson, who is almost one day
old and doing nicely, had right to
yawn tonight after stopping news
papers presses, halting a municipal
project and having her name
changed all in her first hour of life.
Power had been turned off for
work on the Berlin municipal light
plant. The doctor called Mayor
Whaley who called Manager A. p.
Christopher. who called the plant,
and power was turned on to allow
the physician light to work.
E. Peter Richardson. her proud
papa, called the Delmarva News at
Selbyville. Del, and announced the
baby had been named Arlene, Mrs.
Richardson objected to Arlene, and
the baby was renamed Gail.
Richardson called the paper to
announce the change, and the obEg-
ing staff stopped the presses and
made the correction after half the
edition had been run.
Gail-Arlene then decided to call
it a pretty fair first days work and
went to sleep.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
roadside store

Determined to earn living with
their hands, despite insufficient re-
turns from crops, more than 300
Virginia farmers are finding new
source of income in the Old Domln-
ion Home Industries Cooperative at
Mount, Va, on u. S. route l, 81 miles
south of Washington.
Ninety of the States 100 counties
are represented in the rustic stores
company of consignors, virtually all
of whom dwell in rural areas. The
producers receive 6623 per cent of
retail prices at the mart the re-
mainder being applied to rent, main
tenance and salary of the manager
The shop structure, built of logs,
is located along the roadside.
Establishment of this co-opera-
tive enterprise was made possible
through joint activity of the Farm
Security Administration. Depart
ment of Agriculture Extension Serv-
ice and Craft Training Section of
the Works Progress Administration
R. E. Pippin. regional handicratt
specialist for F. S. A., was assigned
to assist farmers in planning and
executing their work No Federal
funds were advanced for the project,
however.
Baskets and Pottery Displayed.
Outside the store painstakingly
woven baskets and neatly wrought
pottery are displayed Within is ar
rayed a variety of items-products
of the hand in the farm home from
the Tidewater country to the noun
tains-which have been bringing
gross returns of about $500 per
month.
Farmers wives are the co-opera-
tive's mainstavs. Delicate laces and
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Hioh School Youth Is Missinq
With Family Car, Police Dog

gested William may have gone to
the Worlds Fair in New York.
The mother of the girl insists she
is at beach with relatives. Mr..
Smith said he believes his son had
less than IS in cash.
Mr.. Smith smiled as he told of
the boys fondness for the pet police
dog, for which he was believed to
have taken along cans of dog food.
Meanwhile, yesterday Mr.. Smith
borrowed an automobile and drove
around in nearby Maryland to check
on a theory William may have gone
to a beach. He also tried to check
in nearby Maryland and Virginia to
see whether a marriage license had
been issued. but found no trace
of one,
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Gas Firm Emp|oye
Found Fatally Shot
In Truck; Gun in Hand
Body Of Otis B. CosheII
In Vehicle OFF Rood
Near BrookeviIIe

Otis B. Cashel!, 36-year old gas
heating Inspector, was found fatally
shot in Washington Gas Light Co.
truck off the Brookeville- Mount
Zion road in upper Montgomery
County late yesterday
Montgomery County police said he
was shot through the mouth and a
25-caliber automatic was clutched
n his right hand. DR.. c. E. Hawks,
Montgomery County deputy coroner,
said ne would issue a certificate of
suicide
Identification was made by Sergt
Joseph Nolte of the Montgomery
County police, who knew Mr.. Cash.
ell per ,onally. The family has long
been prominent in Montgomery
County.
The car had left the road on a
curve about three miles from
Brookeville and came TO a halt about
35 feet away in field. Police said
the ignition switch was on and the
car was still in gear when the body
was found. They expressed the be-
lief the shooting may have occurred
while the car was on the road. Mr.
Cashell's body. police said, had
f'llen under the steering wheel.
A resident of Brookeville reported
noticing the truck in the field about
$50 am. yesterday but the body
was not found until about 4 80 when
another resident reported it to police
! They investigated and found Mr.
Cashell's body. ending a search that
was started yesterday morning when
H. L. Leonard. safety engineer for
the gas company, reported Mr.
Cashell had failed to return the
truck when he was scheduled to go
off duty at midnight.
The body was taken to the Pun
phrey funeral home at Bethesda
Police said Mr.. Cashell was unmar-
ried and lived with his mother at
GIG Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring, Md. They were unable tc
establish motive for the act.
Beside his mother, Mr.. Cashell is
survived by brother, DR.. Irving M
Cashell, veterinarian, of 2801
Eighteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
28 Boy Scouts
| Will Take Over
| WMAL tuesday

A campfire will be built in the
National Broadcasting Co. Trans
Lux Building studios Tuesday.
This menace to the carpets has
been arranged as a feature of the
program that will see % Boy Scouts
from Camp Roosevelt, Md, taking
over Station WMAL. They will
demonstrate the Scout method of
camp cooking in Studio A.
During the afternoon the boys will
edit and read news broadcasts. an
nounce programs, give station
breaks between network periods
read commercial announcements and
produce their own show. The Scout
program has been scheduled to be-
gin at pm. over WMAL.
Scout day at the station is to be
observed in connection with SINH
lar program in New York City
where Scouts will assist in operating
the NJ B. c. blue network head
quarters.
Evening star., 1939-08-20

Police last night were trying to
find William C. Smith, jr., l6-year-
old Roosevelt High School student,
who disappeared before breakfast
yesterday from his home at 5100
Fifth street NV.
The family automobile and Tim, -
German police dog pet of young
Smith, also had disappeared. Like
wise, police were told a 16-year-
old neighborhood girl, also a stu
dent at Roosevelt High School, left
her home early yesterday morning.
Whether the boy and girl are
together, however, is merely con-
lecture, the boys father said last
night. AS a possibility, he sug-
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Greenbe|t Personal Taxes
May Be Assessed

Residents of Greenbelt, Md, in all
probability soon will be assessed
personal property taxes for 1889, in
accordance with an opinion of Will
liam c. Walsh. Maryland attorney
general holding that they are citi-
zens of Maryland and liable for
personal property and automobile
taxes, Ogle Marbury, counsel for
the Prince Georges County Board
of Commissioners, said yesterday.
Mr. Marbury said that it is posi-
BILE that the taxes will be retro
active for 1888 and 1887 but that
that was matter for tax authori-
ties to decide
Greenbelt automobile owners have
paid personal property tax on their
cars, but no other personal prop
erty taxes have been levied on
them by Prince Georges County
pending an opinion by the attorney
general, Mr.. Marbury said.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
'Squotters Club
o Be Formed
In Arlington

The cliff dwellers" of Arlington
County, Va. will organize "Squatters
CLUB, Inc" at a meeting tomorrow
night
Residents of Colonial Village, Ar
lington Village and Buckingham
three large-scale housing projects
will form the new club. Preliminary
plans call for chapters in each of
the three projects.
Sponsors have selected the name
from = remark made about two
years ago by a county official who
designated the apartment dwellers
as "squatters." The "squatters" have
sirce made light of the expression
and the new club name is the out
growth of the remark.
The club will endeavor to carry
out the principles of better Govern
ment and sponsor social events to
enable new residents to become ac-
quainted, according to an announce
ment by M. A. Quinn.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Request 10 Establish
School Made 10 Board
Of zoning Adjustment
Seven Other Appeals
To Be Considered at
August 30 Meeting

Permission to establish an educa-
tional institution in the American
University Park section was re-
quested yesterday of the Board of
Zoning Adjustment, which will meet
on August 80 at 10 m. in the Dis
trict Building to consider this and
seven other zoning appeals.
The request was made by NJ
Frances Burns on behalf of the
Green Acres School, which was de-
scribed as non-proflt organiZa-
ton of teachers and parents. The
location for the institution is 46l6
Verplank place NV. The school
will accommodate not more than 40
pupils between the ages of 2 and 7
and will not require any addition or
enlargement to the present struc-
ture.
Home for Aged Women.
In another appeal Sallie H. Weller
has petitioned the board for per-
mission to establish a home for
aged women at 1900 Farragut street
NV. Miss Weller states in her
application the institution is en-
dowed and will be located directly
opposite an existing home for aged
men. The area is zoned "A" re-
stricted, but the home for aged
men was erected before the District
Zoning Commission or Board of
Adjustment was established.
The Giant Food Shopping Center
on Georgia avenue NV. has re-
quested permission to erect a ware
house on an alley lot in the rear of
646 Newton place NV which will
be used as Storehouse for foods
and foodstuffs sold in the center.
David S. Moore has appealed for
permission to establish a gasoline
service station at 1885 New Jersey
avenue NV. An appeal for a
change from a non- conforming use
was requested by M. Heilman, 345
Elm street NV. Mr.. Heilman was
to change his store from con-
fectionery to a delicatessen store.
Other Appeals.
B. D. Friedman placed an appeal
| for permission to extend the per-
mitted retail store use on the first
commercial part of parcel 143 over
23 square 4128, a distance of Is
feet into the adjoining residential
district and for a variance from
the use of provisions Of the "A" re-
stricted district to permit part
of the remainder of the parcel to
be used for the temporary parking
of automobiles.
Antonio Vicino appealed for q
variance from the side yard pro-
visions of the "a" restricted area
district to permit the erection and
Enclosure of a rear two-story porch
at 1912 Park place Sc.
Jesse S. Baggett has requested
permission to erect one-story real
addition to the dwelling at PIG Pea
body street NV.