Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - November 1, 1937, Yuma, Arizona Today's News TODAY BY FULL LEASED WIRE THE YUM A DAILY SUN And THE YUMA A RIZO N A S E NTI N E L Newt TODAY WHILE IT IS NEWS VOLUME 255 YUMA ARIZONA NOVEMBER 1 1937 THE 255 WIRE FLASHES O Nov 1 The old prank of ing tho farmer's wagon today one mail dead and another injured Hie wagon which ald Muth and Howard both of were guiding from the rear of an automobile broke loose and ran over them Muth 30 died in a hospital in critical hurts 5 DIB IN KIKE Nov 1 Five persons were burned to death today when fire swept a farm house in the Timber Hill district near here The dealt were Mrs Sarah Arvin 00 her daughter Mrs Opal Herrin 37 and Mrs three children Helen 12 Mary 10 and Betty S of the blaze wua undetermined The victims apparently were ped in a room from which was no outdoor exit NEW YORK Nov 1 Mrs Patricia Ryan slender 20 year old brunette was held without bail today on a charge that she killed her policeman husband 28 year old Michael Ryan because he refused to put the family au in the garage naid Mrs Ryan her husband's service revolver and shot once as he lay in bed again as he attempted io rise and a third time aw he lay on the floor WINDOWS Fla Nov 1 Twit office Inspectors today were looking for thieves who took a leaf from the Halloween book to screen their actions while they robbed the here of and a Binall quantity jt registered mall Before breaking In the building Saturday night the yeggs fully soaped all the windows so that they could not be detected from outside DIES SAN DIEGO Oil Nov 1 more than M hours after nhc died Dr Charlotte linker 82 one of California's pioneer women physicians was to hens today WAR DIES III Nov 1 H Hutson World War filer and former airmail pilot was ed yesterday in an airplane crash his companion 21 III filer escaped serious Injury Cal NOV 1 today investigated theft of In currency and from the safe of the Vallejo hound bus station The burglary occurred early yesterday ing to C W Flint station ager BIDDER CANAL TURNOUT JOB t Norman I of N For- mosa avenue Los sub- mitted the of four bills op- ened here today for construction of the Siphon Drop turnout di- water from the criean to project it was announced today at the of- fice of L J Foster Bureau of Reclamation engineer in charge of canal construction bid was for Other Bennett and Taylor Log Angeles Lewis Brothers Construction company Phoenix Gates ami Huntley LOP Angeles The will bo sent to the Denver office of the bureau for and announcement of award uf contract in to be Inter from the Washington D C JAPS INVADE U S AREA SHANGHAI Small Vote Cast In School Elections Simpkins While the official canvass volcH will not be made until scattering reports received today from the school board tion last Saturday indicated but slight intercut by the electorate ami that in most districts whom the two or more candidates sought the office the was elected Only votes were cast in Yimm district No 1 the in I ho E I Simpkins seeking tion a trustee of the Yuma school district received JO 4 votes it was reported against 120 for C C Dimbar whose written in un the ballot by the voters 11 N Campbell elected to the Yuma Union High school board succeeding O C Johnson who not a candidate for re- election It was reported that Campbell received votes Clayton candidate in CONTINUED ON F TWO CITY BUILDING PERMITS OCT TOTAL in value Uie con- struction activity In Yuma ing any previous month this year and almost equaling the gate for the yen i1 to date the tober building permits issued in the city of Yuma amounted to BUD BUMP WINS PISTOL MATCH FIRES Norman Adair state pistol champion marksman fired a score of 298 out of a possible Bound Over On Charge Liquor Sale to Indian I guess I did commented Basil G Miller 40 when United States Commissioner C W Ing- read a complaint charging Miller with selling liquor to ail Indian Miller was bound over to await action by the federal grand jury I'm setting bond at can you Altaian asked the com- I couldn't furnish five was the reply Miller was taken into custody by officers Just Saturday points day tt tin tro Bhoot of the Yu ma only and Auxiliary To Meet Tonight A joint meeting of members of Veterans of Foreign Wars the of Capital Post No 17 will be held Peace Officers association to find himself in second in that contest and second In u announced today the grand aggregate for day's events Bud Rump U S vice officer fired a score of out of a possible JOO to take Lop In the army L target event nosing out by one point night at the dub on Prison Plans arc to be made for an- ual observance of Armistice Day Wrong Chapter of Serial Story Run Catching Up Today Jn Saturday's Daily Sun el's who are following the con- story Jill noticed that something was wrong They called the Sun and a checkup revealed that the boys in making up the paper had inserted the wrong chapter skipping Chapter 4 and using Chapter 5 Chapters and 0 are being run today so that there will be no break in the story n little confusing to go back pick up the chapter thai was skipped Saturday TONIGHT Members of County Nurses association are to meet tonight at the home of Mrs J G Livingston 443 First street U today according to n report made I oday by E L Simpkins building inspector This sum docs not include the permit for construction of the juicing and canning plant of the Y um a Mesa Fru i t G rowe rs nor thu value of work on the ern Ice Storage com- pany Both of these permits are pec to be issued this month Simpkins said Krult Growers The fruit growers plant Is ex- to cost The ice plant construction work is to replace damage caused by the fire there several months ago The largest permit issued in October was for additions to the Desert Ice company on Third street Fees for the 17 mits issued in October to 576 j The total income to the city j building department was j which included 12 electric j mils amounting to and nine plumbing permits amounting to in addition to the from the building permits L Kaldman Hit By Car Injured Struck by an automobile while walking on US SO north of street about o'clock last night Leonard was iously not illy injured It was reported at the Yuma today of Calif driver of the car which struck him up and him Lo the sheriff's office from which place IIP was taken to the hospital Kaldman suffered bruises ami contusions hut no broken bones it was reported was held blameless by officers who investigated the accident formerly a Southern Pacific employe resides at 045 Third street Six Companies Claim Upheld WASHINGTON Nov The United Stales court of claims i today upheld the claim of the Six i Companies Inc now construe t- j ing tho Boulder Dam project for representing increased ounces cost of installing refrigerator lt The aggregate scoring not available here also showed i Adair one point behind the ner Adair was the only Yuma member of the association to attend yesterday's shoot Defense Motion Denied in Hahn CINCINNATI O Nov 1 Charles S Bell today overruled a defense motion for directed verdict of acquittal in the trial of Anna Marie Hahn 31 accused o murder of 78 year old Jacob Wagner Judge Bell gave his ruling at the start of the fourth week of Mrs H trial The state has charged her with poisoning four aged men in addition to ner in an effort to get their savings Overruled lie also ruled against taking motions of the defense that in connection with the deaths other than Wagner's be stricken out nnd that graphs of be ken out Then he overruled a de- fense motion that testimony concerning the finding of a tle of arsenic in Mrs home be stricken out A large crowd gathered out- side the courtroom before the doors were opened today ently in the hope of hearing Mrs Hahn testify in her own Do tense counsel Joseph I she would be his second witness Mi s Hahn's year old son Oscar was the first witness Field Mass Held At U of Arizona TUCSON Ariz Nov 1 A pontifical field mass the first of its kind ever held in the south west drew persons Lo the University of Arizona stadium Sunday tabulations revealed day The crowd included Gov R C Stanford and state and oral officials The mass was held in honor of the 150th sary of the signing of the United States consli tut ion It brought about by the most Rev Daniel J Bishop of son A of sane tional change was asked by Archbishop J T of Angeles who delivered a mon on the background of gions freedom enjoyed by Catches Fish While not as large perhaps as those caught in the good old Dr Harry Reese brought in a catfish Saturday afternoon which collected a of ad- when ho stopped on Main street Play Prank On Justice Ed Winn A prank night un YunutV of t ho Kd M Winn which tills morning tho tice accepted tu ml In ory Thu prank consisted of placing a largo on tho front of homo ut GOO Tho alga Credit Good I them life Mio justice commented and I I'll have tn admit tho rest of tlm Winn officiates nt reds of marriage ies every year ICKES TO NAME RECLAMATION SURVEY BOARD WASHINGTON Nov 1 Secretary of Interior Harold L Ickes will name a three man commission within the next few days to study new methods for repayment of construction costs on western irrigation projects it was learned today Interior departments officials said the three men already are westerners ly familiar with irrigation Irma The appointments probably will be announced this week Congress authorized the com- mission in the White one of the last Cotton Growers To Open Off ice At Phoenix Soon PHOENIX Ariz Nov 1 Coordination of efforts of west cotton producers to obtain legislation be reached through a new office to be op- ened in Phoenix this week cording to N W Dysart dent of the Arizona State Farm Bureau Federation The office representing ton growers in irrigated districts of Southern California New Mexico West and zona will receive and distribute information pertinent to the en- tire district Dysart said The headquarters here is to be maintained by contributions from ouch of the districts Japs Drive South enacted last session and appropriated for ex- penses and salaries 50 Tho commission will study 00 reclamation projects which in- clude more than of farm land The projects cost of which j 000 hns been repaid by irrigators I The authorizes the com- mission to study new methods of repayment of cost of the construction projects H calls for a report und tions which IL is will be made to the next regular session of congress Lived Here 32 Yrs Ago Back On Visit Murk II Gates of Sun cisco won a pleasant caller at the Daily Sun office one day recently i He recalled that he was almost an old timer Yuma having come here with the reclamation service in 1905 and remained here for two years Mr Gates also recalled some times of that day when he played baseball on the local team with Newt and Chan Parks Danny and oilier athletes of that day He is now tary of the board of state harbor commissioners in California 1500 ATTEND HALLOWE'EN PARTY FOR CHILDREN SATURDAY NIGHT Double Trouble Means 60 Days Double struck Juc Tully in product court Ibis when he found guilty of being disturbing die in he of Muin and streets double on the sentence days in jail Forty-five ago when Tully appeared before of I'M At Wimi on a similar a sentence was Imposed and tin promise the next Tully appeared on Mich a charge the penalty would doubled Kill ecu days later It was and Tully served out the day term Freedom was too much for him and In his he forgot promise of double penalty until this morning next said tice Winn it'll be TO ADDRESS THREE FARM MEETINGS Heralding a or three farm bureau unit meetings to be held in Yuma county during the week members of the unit will participate tonight in a pot luck supper parley to be held in the Woman's club building of that community starting at o'clock A B extension specialist in rural sociology of the University uf the principal speaker Lo be d will Gets 50 Days At Work On Charge Of Petit Larceny With a estimated it 000 and their taking part the Halloween party Mrs R B Bud held in the -100 block on South Main street Saturday night proved a gala affair It was held under the joint auspices of the nf Com- merce the club and t h e Recreation department Aubrey Kraser represented the club while Smith and Miona Mackey each represented their organizations All persons who made the party possible donated their time to the cause There were no opening address Fire Chief workers Those assisting Rupp who gave the George Robinson who gave the awards Chief of Police Isaac Bert Power Jimmie and other special Scott muse 1 P Burns Cowin Mary John Sylvia Craft Norman Baun Mi1 of the high school C W McGraw of the grammar Miriam S Jack fritz Abe cus Sam Dick Helen Klohr Helen Wheeler anil Bobby Miller Costumes Costume awards were given as Jimmie Barclay of ladsden the most comical Karen the most beautiful and Carl for handsomest Most original costume Mary tha Barclay Only one smalt cut was treated by Nurse Scott at first aid station which was set up in the yard of the Catholic parsonage Dressed in a Indian CONTINUED OH Police court proceedings brought little in revenue to the city but provided much in the way of man days at labor and all from one man Charles Bryon colored pleaded guilty to petit larceny ami was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail or iO dyas at work for the city He chose to work George German charged with being drunk and disturbing the peace forfeited cash bail when he failed to appear before Judge i 11 I for trial Clarence McLarens Get Big Play in Glasgow Paper Met by N Brother Escape Being in Two Fatal Mr and Mrs L M McLaren Yuma's No I travelers got a great play in the Glasgow j Evening News of Oct G when i they arrived in Scotland on their J sightseeing flight hither and yorii about the globe according to clipping received here by man Hindie from his brother Prof Hindie Yuma people will Prof from his two visits here with his brother and ily He became acquainted with the McLarens while and when they arrived in his city he and Mrs Hindie met them and entertained them The story accompanied by a two column picture of Mr and Mrs McLaren was featured in that edition of the paper Tho stuff reporter who interviewed the McLarens and wrote the story said in part the tions and markings are as they wore in the ing to cool concrete l II weighed 11 pounds and four Meet the world's most was caught at minded Mr and Mrs L on the Arizona side M of Arizona who r I travel by piano ly as we go for a bus They are have completed two-thirds of I heir miles itinerary by civil air lines but for i change are using surface transport in Scotland to-day Before Uie left for Edinburgh to-day I had a chat with them Would you believe it their air trips have without a single thrill or incident There is nothing heroic about declared Mr ing is a speedy and enjoyable means of that's why elect to go by air Missed tho Crushes The only narrow escapes we have had if you can call such are that two of thu air ers on which we travelled ed with loss of life on their very next trips China was exciting hotel in which they lived was ed by the day after ler charged with drunk was given n suspended sentence of 12 days in jail and Ygnacio is accused of a similar of- fense was given a suspended ence of BO days MAN FIRST GRAPEFRUIT FROM CALIF DIES RIVERSIDE Cal Nov 1 Frank M Brown said to have made the first shipment of grapefruit fium California died last night of natural causes Brown shipped 10 boxes of grapefruit in He also re- was the first to attempt artificial frost control He at- tempted the culture of pineapple in his long career as a fruit grower Carpenters Union Pledges Cooperation In Cleanup Campaign Complete cooperation in the municipal clean up campaign was pledged to the city today by local Union No of the ted of Carpenters loiners nf America in a tor received by Mayor W S In- galls C A Erickson recording of the union informed the mayor that a special com- had been named to meet with the general clean up com- and to assist In the city wide campaign lead discussions on pertinent farm problems Seed improvement insect con- trol and eradication and the fect on agriculture of the posed wages and hours now pending action by congress are among topics to be discussed Cargo In Charge Charles Cargo is in charge of Wogram arrangements for the mooting and Betty and Caroline Liott are in charge of refreshments AH persons interested are in- to attend according to G A Pickering secretary of the county farm bureau The Rood farm bureau unit meet tomorrow night and the unit at Roll on Wednesday night Both sessions are to begin at 8 p.m JAIL TAXED TO ITS CAPACITY 50 PRISONERS The Yuma county jail was to capacity today with the to it of throe additional prisoners from police and justice courts which brought the total in confinement to HO Early in tho day prisoners were being kept in cells ed to accommodate 12 while the upstairs of the jail con In ed 14 inmates including two women No quarters were available for juveniles which under the law cannot be kept in the cor- ridor or cell block with adult prisoners LEST WEDNESDAY 3 Funeral services for mas Davis -IS has operated a restaurant foe thu past 10 years who at his on avenue last night following n attack will be hold at the O C SHANGHAI Tuesday Nov 2 ana other were menaced day by a new threat train Chinese guns as fierce tling Soochow creek caused a Japanese invasion of tho American defense sector strong tests from United States authorities and a Japanese apology As the Japanese drove south the sluggish yellow waters of Uie stream ran red In the heat of the battle a force of ese crossed to the United States marine sector to capture a ese junk after a Japanese try had fired into the ment Meanwhile foreigners already endangered by Japanese sheila faced the prospect of a Chinese bombardment of the Hangchow railway which runs parallel to tile French sion on the south and would bring the International ment into the lino of fire Uy JOHN B United Tress Staff Correspondent Ffl 2 y DIP SHANGHAI 1 Japanese troops invaded a part of the International settlement defended by United States ines today creating an Incident the marines considered unsettled ON AID FOR NEEDY CHILDREN LEFT TO LEGISLATURE only by legislative action ciui funds be made available for the relief of needy school dren and that no session of the legislature will be called for this purpose an- to Yuma county ials at Phoenix Saturday ing a four-hour conference on re- lief problems This was the report marie day by Samuel deCorse to tho county board of supervisors DeCorse and George Hagely of thu board of supervisors K L Simple ins and George nf the social security and fare board and Clifton U county school I ent represented Yuma at the parley Called primarily by Gov K C Stanford Lo consider school needs the session developed into one in which relief was sed with executive limitations ON PAGE TWO Nelson Gate To Address Legion Meeting Tues Police Court Fines Last Month Payments of fines bail forfeitures in city police court last month amounted to Nelson Gate will address n meeting of the H H son chapel Wednesday p American Legion tomorrow with the Elks in charge it night it was announced today by announced at the Johnson Commander G Tho Legion fnr Miss Penny will be in- At n meeting of the post's committee yesterday ning pin OH for the Armistice day fnr continuing the drive and financial ters were discussed the der said Also it plan for eling Legion Hull Mortuary will Uko in Lawn Memorial Park Horn in Foil Worth Tex he to Yuma in soon opening Cafe which he continued to operate until his death Surviving are the widow Mrs Davis bis mother two thers und i sister Gopple Recovering From Foot Injury Glenn county attorney was on duty today virtually re- covered from an attack of blood poisoning in his left foot ing from an several days ago when the of a fork penetrated the side of his they left Shanghai while the according to n report in which they left period being prepared troubled part of I lie world was JR 1 Winn police judge and foot He ordered from the court I house to his home last Friday for the morning by his attending by I clan At that time it CONTINUED ON PAGE TIVE ed th e infection might be THE WEATHER Highest temperature today 87 Lowest today riO Average high this datr Average low this date Rainfall last 0 Rainfall for month Rainfall since Jan 1 Sunshine percent of possible yesterday Wet Kel Humidity fi P M -1.1 A M 22 Knir tonight anil iiy change in
