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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
18th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT:

Two weeks from today the voters of Imperial Valley
IN accordance with proclamation issued by the gov
ernor of the state, will to the polls and elect
assemblyman to fill the unexpred term of the late
Myron D. Witter.
This election will be held under special procedure
provided by the state law in which many of the usual
formalities will be waived. The voting will be
non-partisan basis, with neither printed names of
didates the opportunity to express party prefer
ence on the ballot. Voting will be done by writing in
the name of the candidate preferred.
In the absence of party leadership and the usual
nominating procedure it inevitable that there should
be more or less confusion surrounding election of
this character.
In order to meet this emergency, and for the pur-
pose of clarifying the situation as much as possible
the undersigned publishers of seven of the eight news
papers in the 18th assembly district wish at this time
to offer the of Sam Robinson their choice for
the office to be filled.
Following meeting yesterday afternoon at which
all valley newspapers represented, the entire
group went to the ranch of Mr. Robinson and virtual
ly drafted him into the contest.
For the past three years Mr. Robinson has been
president of the Imperial County Farm Bureau. He
has served the agricultural interests of this valley un
sefishly and with high degree of effectiveness He
is man of stalwart character and acknowledged ab
ity.
In offering his name at this time have entire con-
fdence that he will to Sacramento and carry the
fine work of his predecessor in manner that will re-
fleet credit to himself and benefit to Imperial Valley
we'll as the entire State of California.
The fact that seven of the eight newspapers o. lmper
ia Valley, representing wide range of interests and
policies have by common consent asked Mr.. Robinson
to become candidate for the assembly is in itself evil
dence of the confidence and high esteem with which
he is held throughout the district.
We invite for Sam Robinson the loyal interest
and support which he has always given to every worth
while public enterprise in this valleywide community
(Signed)
CALIPATRIA HERALD
S. c. Sorenson, Publisher
WESTNORLAND MAIL
T. M. Hancock, Publisher
IMPERIAL ENTERPRISE
Mrs. l.. M Thompson Publisher
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
w. c. Costello, Publisher
IMPERIAL VALLEY FARMER
George Bennitt Publisher
HOLTVILLE TRIBUNE
Russell Bennitt, Publisher
CALEXICO CHRONICLE
Randall Henderson Publisher
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
ARGUMENTS In
SLAYINC CASE
NEARING CLOSE

SANTA CRUZ, March 5. (U.H -
Final arguments in the lengthy mur-
der trial of Mrs. Helene Grant Thor
newill, beautiful Santa Cruz widow,
were presented to the ju-y of u men
today with prospects that the case
will be ready for deliberation to-
night.
District Attorney J. Frank Murphy
opened the argument with a simple
resume of the case. The state
claims Mrs. Thornewill killed her
husband, Leslie A. Thornewill, in a
jealous rage.
Mrs. Thornewill claimed her hus-
band, once a Canadian mounted po-
liceman, was shot while they strug-
gled for possession of revolver,
The defense presented several dying
statements signed by Thornewill in
which he absolved his wife from all
intention to shoot him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
MORROW PROVES
DEEP PUZZLE TO
HIS COLLEAGUES
Prospective Presidential
Candidate Has Little To
Say In Senate
BY YLYE c. WILSON "a
United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

WASHINGTON, March 5. U.P)-
A dininutive, inquisitive and un-
precedentedly silent United States
senator from New Jersey has left
the senate guessing.
Dwight w Morrow entered the
senate last December TO find 95
colleagues wondering what he would
do They are still wondering. Nor
row voted, talked privately with
every member and did nothing else.
He showed an amazing ability to ask
questions of senators, clerks, pages,
newspapermen and anyone else who
happened by.
Morrow figured in a dozen legis-
lative matters, but always in pri-
vate, out of earshot of alert senate
reporters. His votes prove him to
be reasonably regular party man.
Those 95 colleagues are wondering
whether they have just spent the
winter in company with prospective
president of the United States. IN
the senate dining room, it was Nor
row who most often was pointed out
by other senator's lunching with
guests from back home. Eyes from
the gallery played on him constant
ly.
In the midst of this widespread
interest, senators agree there never
was a more humble freshman than
the former partner OF j. P. Morgan
and company. He even refused
membership on the banking ana
currency committee. During the
short session just ended, Morrow
made no speeches and introduced
no bills.
Morrow opposed the Howell bill
for drastic enforcement in the DIS
trict of Columbia He voted yea -
to give physicians unlimited rights
to prescribe liquor. His vote op-
posed the veterans loan and Muscle
Shoals bill and he supported both
Presidential vetoes. He also voted
against the proposal to make 70
600 900 bushels of farm board wheat
available to the hungry this winter
On the proposal to appropriate
SOS 900 900 to feed drough-stricken
farmers. Morrow sided with Presl-
dent Hoover and voted "no." Again
he supported Mr.. Hoover in the dis-
pute over power commissioners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
BELIEVE BID ON
DAM CONTRACT
IS ACCEPTABLE

DENVER, March 5. (U.P)-Recla-
nation bureau officials here today
predicted acceptance within 10 days
of the low bid of S48, ,890, ,995.50 for
building Hoover dam.
They were unable to forecast Of
ficially the action of Secretary
Wilbur, who must pass on all bids,
but characterized the low bid as
every satisfactory
The bid was submitted yesterday
by six of the largest construction
companies in the west, who formed
corporation, Six Companies, Inc,
with offices in San Francisco, to
make the bid.
If the Six Companies obtain the
contract within 10 days, the award
likely will specify that wo:k start
within 80 days. Thus reclamation
bureau officials were confident that
the digging of the water tunnels,
first task of the gigantic project,
would be underway by April Is.
The water tunnels, two on each
side of the site of the dam, will di-
vert the Colorado river, so that the
construction work will proceed on
the dry bed of the river.
The $48,890,9 1850 figure repre-
sents the cost of construction. The
bureau itself will spend sum ap-
proximately equal that for cement
and machinery, which will make the
cost of the dam itself about about
SlO8 100000. The cost of building
q town near the site of the dam
and of building the all-American
cnal. will boost the total cost tc
$165, 100000.
S. o. Harper, general superin-
tendent of construction for the rec
lamation bureau, said bids for build
ing the canal probably would not be
opened until next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
FILIPINO LETTUCE
WORKERS ORGANIZE

WATSONVILLE, Cal, March 5.
U.P)-A union of Filipino ranch
workers was organized today as an
outgroWth of labor troubles that
were renewed in the farming dis
tricts here after almost a years
peace.
While police were questioning
Frank Riberal, 25, Watscnville Fill
ipino, as suspected agitator, some
500 workers held a mass meeting at
which it was voted unanimously TO
form the union.
Preliminary demands Of the un-
ion, leaders said, will be for u min
imum wage scale of 40 cents an
hour. So an acre for thinning lettuce
and Sc for hoeing. The Fiiipinos
now receive 35 cents an hour.
The union men also greed to boy
colt all Japanese stores here II
japanese ranch workers. their chief
competitors, work below the scale.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
LAW MOVES TO
CURB SALES OF
JAMAICA GINGER

LOS ANGELES, March 5. U.p)-
Drastic steps against druggists who
handle poisonous Jamaica ginger
which already has paralyzed more
than 200 persons in this country
and contributed to the death OF
two inmates of the soldiers home,
had brought about the arrest OF
two druggists and conviction of a
third of food law violation charges
today.
F.. j. Lewis, Whittier druggist,
pleaded guilty to charge OF vio-
lation of the California Pure Food
and Drug Acts in Whittier township
court, and was sentenced to pay a
SlO0 fine or spend 80 days in jail.
He paid the fine.
County Health Officer j. L..
pomeroy declared that sales OF
poisonous ginger which paralyzed
Ia men had been traced to Lewis.
Evidence accusing r. A. Ball OF pos
sessing So three ounce bottles Of
the asserted poisonous extract,
brought a warrant for Balls ar
rest, but his case fell when 1t was
taken into the wrong township
court. Another warrant was to be
sought today. DR.. Pomeroy said.
b. c. Winslow, inspector for the
department of agriculture, seized
and impounded IA bottles of the
suspected mislabeled extract yes
terday in three local wholesale
houses. A chemical analysis was
to be made.
Evidence against 20 other drug
gists has been prepared by DIR.
Pomeroy and their arrests were ex-
pected today. .
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Accident Victim
Not Known Here

TUCSON, Ariz., March 5. U.P) =
A man who was killed three miles
north of here when he fell from a
Southern Pacific freight train was
identified today as c. Saul Nash, "a,
of Ell Centre, Calf.
identification was furnished by a
union barber's card found in the
man S billfold. 1t was dated May
26, 1890, and gave the name and
Ell Centro address. It was signed
by w. L. Stagner, president of the
Ell Centre union.
The accident, which occurred late
yesterday, was witnessed by Elbert
Harris OF Douglas, Ariz. Nash was
riding between two freight cars, lost
his hold and fell beneath the wheels.
Stagner, president of the barber S
union here, today did not recall Nash
as ever having worked here. The
man must have stayed in Ell Centre
some time in order to take out a
union card, he said, but he could
not remember having issued it. 9th
er BARRIERS in El Centre did not know
Nash.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Woman Plans To
Fight Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, March 5. U.P-
Col. Tim Mccoy, former cowboy
film actor and World War hero,
and his wife, Mrs. Agnes Miller
Mccoy, have separated, but there
will be no divorce il Mrs. Mccoy
can prevent it, she said today. Nc
Coy was said to be on his ranch
near Thermopolis, Wyo.
Francis d. Adams, attorney for
Mrs. Mccoy, revealed that Col. Nc
Coy had written to her requesting
that she commence separation pro-
ceedings here, but Mrs. Mccoy said
she would fight to the limit any
thing of this nature which he start
ed.
Mrs. Mccoy is a daughter of the
late Henry Miller, stage star, and
sister of Gilbert Miller, New York
producer. Mccoy was a colonel in
the United States forces in France,
and entered motion pictures as an
expert on Indian scenes in The
Covered Wagon. He later was
starred himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
HOOVER PLANS
WESTERN TRIP
NEXT SUMMER
By PAUL X. MALLON
United Press Staff COrresuOndenI

WASHINGTON, March 5. U.P)-
President Hoover plans to go out
to meet the country this summer,
it was learned today from his as
sociates, although his itinerary is
still indefinite. He is expected -
make several speeches.
The Presidents itinerary may
take him across the country by a
northern route to his home in Palo
Alto, Cal In that case, he prob
ably would return by southern
route, thus affording him an oppor-
tunity to visit at least half the Is
states.
This journey-is being discussed
tentatively at the White House fol-
sometime in June.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hoover is looking
forward to the prospect of a brief
vacation, something he has not had
in the past IL months.
His friends and secretaries are
urging him to take his fishing pole
and visit Florida or some other
southern state for about 10 days.
They want him to go as soon as ne
can get away, if possible next Mon
day. Announcement of such a trip
is expected shortly.
The western trip may prove an
important political venture. Its
primary purpose will ne to visit the
national parks. The President
planned such trip last year, but
was forced to postpone it when
drought relief work necessitated his
presence here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
NEW WET
PLAN BY
RASK0b
Democratic Chief Would
Permit States TO Decide
Issue
REPEAL AVOIDED
Party Leadcrs Gather To
Discuss Program To BE
Followed ln 1892

WASHINGTON, March S. U.H-
A proposal for an additional agree
ment to the constitution permit
ting states to manufacture, trans
port and sell liquor within their
borders was put forward by John
j. Raskob. chairman of the DEM
ocratic national committee for the
consideration of the party today.
Raskob explained that his pro-
posed amendment should not be
effective until 1t had been ratified
by the states through conventions
of the people.
Under this plan as Rasko,: ex-
planned II. the 18th amendment
would not be replaced.
The effect OF this would be TO
operate under the 18th amendment
with full protection Of the federal
government. States desiring to
change would be free TO do so with
out federal interference and could
adopt any method desired of re-
storing and controlling the liquor
traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
States Prison
Shows Increase

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March
inmate publication, said today that
consistent with the modern mania
5. U.P)-The San quentin Bulletin,
Tor bigger and better everything,
San Quentin showed a population
increase of 90 per cent over the past
three years.
Commenting on San Quentin s
cosmopolitan aspects, the Bulletin
noted that "there are no Eskimos,
Albanians, Belgians, Cubans or
Montenegrins, but Alameda ana
Los Angeles can be counted upon to
remedy this deficiency at a short
notice.
"There were 1476 new tenants ad-
mitted in the year. the Bulletin
said. "Three counties seen their
duty and the done it, as follows:
Los Angeles sent us SIT, Alameda
ia, and San Francisco SO. y
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
GhMlLL-.

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar.
a. Especially = Our very
popular new governor of
California, Sunny Jimmy
Rolph, on the. first meet
ing he had with his cabinet
last Monday, lost h i S
watch. That's nothing,
wait till he meets the high
way commission.
The senate-right in the
last minutes when dozens
Of important bills were up
for their last chance, what
do you suppose they stop
ped and discussed?" How
wet Chicago and New Jer-
sey was and the private
life of AL Capone."
Such minor matters as
the lame duck bill, the en-
barge on oil bill, (that the
very prosperity of five
state depends on) al |
we're passed over in order
to discuss the fact that
Colorado was dryer than
New York because there
was fewer people.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Mountain States
Get Cold Spell

DENVER, March 5. Up)-Driving
wind spread snow across a half doz-
en- states of the Rocky Mountain re-
gion today in the years severest
storm.
The snow, whipped in a spring
blizzard, came down from Montana,
roared across the plains OF Wyoming
and reached Colorado early last
night. The weather bureau fore
cast its extension into New Mexico
today
Temperatures fell sharply last
night in Denver after the city had
enjoyed an unusually warm day. At
maximum yesterday, the thermo-
meter read So at 5 a. m. Today it
had fallen to 10. Snow with much
colder weather was predicted for
Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska
for today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Cheaper Divorce
Urged By Woman

WASHINGTON, March 5. U.P) -
Burnita Shelton Matthews, former
president of the American Associa-
tion of Women Lawyers, said in an
interview today She believes divorce
laws should be liberaliZed so couples
OF moderate circumstances can OBJ
tain divorces cheaply and quickly.
A noted feminist, Miss Matthews
based her conclusions on nation
wide survey of divorce laws. which
she has just completed for the ma
tional woman S party.
Divorces should be granted on mu-
tual agreement of husband and wife
to separate finally, in the opinion
of Miss Matthews. She urged frank
ness in divorce proceedings rather
Than collusion or pretense.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
PROBE OF GAS
RATES PLANNED
BY COMMISSION
City Council Informed OF
Hearing To Be Held
Here In Near Future

A promise that the railroad COM
mission will investigate alleged ex-
orbitant rates charged gas consum-
ers in Ell Centre was made in a let
ter read last night to the Ell Centre
city council, meeting in regular Ses-
sion.
Action on the high rates charged
fuel consumers by the Natural Gas
company was requested by a resolu-
ton adopted by the council in their
meeting two weeks ago, at which
time the commission was asked TO
take immediate action.
Other business taken before the
city council last night was as fol-
lows: 20
The city attorney was directed to
attend conference in Los Angeles
with officials of the Southern Pa
cific railroad relative to opening Of
the State street crossing. Should
no agreement be reached at the CON-
ference, the city attorney was di-
rected to proceed with legal action
asking the railroad commission tc
determine the amount of compen-
sation due the railroad for the cross
ing.
DR.. Warren F.. Fox, city and coun-
| ty public health officer, appeared
before the council to suggest repeal
OF the present city ordinance gov
erning rabid dogs and other ami
mails, and to propose a new ordi-
nance requiring owners of dogs to
! do one of four things, keep the dog
on a leash, keep the dog muzzled
confine it the premises owned by
| the dogs master, or have it inno-
culated against rabies.
Only innoculated dogs, under the
proposed ordinance, would be al
| lowed to run at large. Mrs. F. H
Mitchell appeared before the coun-
Gil to urge acceptance of DR.. Fox
proposal. Drafting of the new ordi-
| nance was referred to the city at
torney. and enforcement of the pres
ent ordinance left to the discretion
of the health officer. The existing
ordinance provides that the health
officer may require all dogs in the
city to be muzzled.
Discuss Insurance
Councilmen discussed insurance Il
cover members of the American lie
gion forming an Ell Centre polio
auxiliary force, and decided to hir
the men by the day when they ar
needed, thus bringing them unde
the state compensation act.
A report on the use made by fire
Continued on Page Four
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. March S. U.P)-
Chairman John j. Raskob of the
Democratic national committee to-
day told party leaders gathered
here at the committee meeting that
he opposed forcing action on any
policies at this meeting.
II hope no attempt will be made
TO force any action on policies at
this meeting" he told committee
members.
Raskob made this declaration af-
ter IL was announced that his
speech 10 the committee, in which
he is expected TO reiterate his wet
views, would be made at an after
noon session.
He explained IL was his intention
that his speech should be mailed
out to members of the committee
for their consideration, and the
proposals advanced to be consider
ed at another meeting of the COM
mittee probably a year hence.
representatives from dry states
had organized their forces to fight
any attempt to bring the prohibi-
ton issue into this meeting They
selected Senator Elect Cordell Hull,
Democrat, Tennessee, as their lead
er in event of fight on the floor.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
of New York was not OH hand
when the meeting began.
Chairman Jouett Shouse without
mentioning names. struck at re-
ports that the party management
favored the candidacy OF Owen d.
Young of New York, when he rose
to speak
Seeking Counsel
I'VE are looking for counsel from
Democrats everywhere" Shouse de-
clared. I'VE are not interested and
haven't been at any time, in the
question of individual candidates"
we are interested in building
victory for the party but we shall
CONTINUED on Page Four
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Y W0ME:N \
WINNERS
Of FIGHT
Bill Prohibiting Employ
ment OF Married WOm-
en- To Be Killed
ROLPH DISAPPROVES
'COnmodity Wass' To Be
Investiga'..; Dy State
Legislature
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, March S. UD-
The death sentence was pronounced
today on the bill prohibiting en-
ployment of married women as
school teachers, or in state, county
or city offices.
Governor Rolph, in a terse state
ment of eight words, made public
by his private secretary, William A.
Smith, gave the legislature the
first broad hint it has received
from the executive thus far.
Rolph declared:
II am not in favor of the bill.'
Because of the governors veto
power it is expected the measure.
by Assemblyman Dan Emmett of
Santa Paula, will be permitted to
die in committee.
Already it has evoked storm of
protest throughout the state, and
members of the Legislature have
virtually been showed under by the
avalanche of letters, kilograms and
resolutions condemning the pro-
posal
Under the Emmett bill, which Is
far reaching in scope, married
women not the head of the fam
ily." would be forbidden to hold
any job in state, city or county
offices, or teach school. II adopt
ed, it would hit thousands of women
employed in schools of the state
and in state offices at Sacramento.
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The legislature today also launch
ed a general investigation into
| price wars in California.
1t started with gasoline and end
| ed with milk. Following closely af-
! ter action by the assembly to in
yestigate gasoline companies, the
senate oil industries voted to sum-
| mon officials of the great oil COM
| panies of California to a conference
here March 25.
Covers Wide Field
The step went beyond any prev
| iously contemplated action by the
legislature, in that it proposes to
go into the following:
Causes of delinquences of gaso-
line companies in payment of the
state gasoline tax.
| Causes of recent price fluctua-
tions resulting in disturbed condi-
tions.
Immediately after the legislature
adopted the measure calling for
California delegate to attend the
five state oil parley at Texarkana.
Tex, Saturday, Governor Rolph
appointed William Cooley, Bakers
field, to represent the state.
Milk price wars in the state
would be ended under terms of a
bill by Senator H. C. Jones, San
Jose, with the sponsorship of Sem
ator Thomas Maloney. San Fran
cisco. before the Legislature today.
Under the Jones proposal, milk
control boards would be organ
lied i'll cities where a price war is
impending, under direction of the
state department of agriculture.
The board would consist of 10
members consisting of three repre-
sentatives of producers, three rep
resentatives of distributors, three
disintereSted citizens and the state
director of agriculture.
The right to fix prices at which
milk is to be purchased from the
producer would be vested in the
| board
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
EASTERN COAST
BADLY BATTERED
BY HIGH TIDES
Much Damage Reported
In Various Sections OF
New England
BY HENRY MINOTT
United Press Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, March s. U.p) = Fresh
havoc was wrought at midnight by
savage seas which yesterday caused
damage estimated at S2,000,000
along a 200 mile stretch of the New
England coast.
The midnight high tide. general
~ equal and at some points sur
passing yesterdays near record
wash, ruined more seaside homes.
flooded and undermined scores o.
additional buildings, battered al
ready weakened breakwaters, iSo-
lated two entire towns for four
hours, and tore hundreds of small
craft from their anchorages.
Red Cross and Salvation Army
workers and coast guards were busy
caring for more than 300 homeless
and reScuing motorists and pedes-
trians caught in the many danger
zones along the seaboard by the
treacherous overwash of a swollen
tide.
Overnight the wind switched from
northeast to northwest and it was
fI.a4,,na1 D.. u
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Eastern Star card party, 3,
534 Wensley.
Sea Scout committeeman. 1880,
court house.
ROse-Mesquite farm center.
1880, Mesquite school.
Scoville revival, 1880, Christ
ian church.
Night school, 7-9, high school.
B. =. o. Z. No. 1925, s, Elk's
hall.
X. A. NJ. No. 100, s, Masonic
Temple.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 8,
Davis hall.
Troop IA. b. S. A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Phi Chi, $3.50.
Brunk's Comedians, 8, Imper-
ial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Ran
go"
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
w. c. I. u, 2:30, 572 Olive.