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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

conditions of today in a state of
flux, it is a highly advantageous time
for the farmers to unite and secure
needed legislation.
f. T. Hewes. chairman of the
farm bureau organization commit
tee, outlined the plans for the
membership campaign in October
and j. l.. Dubois and Earl V. C,
Northrup spoke of their trip over
the irrigation system yesterday, the
visit being arranged through the
courtesy of Ira Aten, director for
the Imperial Irrigation district
1t was decided to hold the next
nomination of officers at the Or
ganizatior meeting on September
80, and the farm center expressed
regret at the resignation of ID. E.
Creighton, assistant farm advisor,
who is moving to FonAna. The
balance of the evening was spout
in dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
COLLINS SPEAKS
AT MEETING OF
: KIWANLS CLUB

Professor c. s. Collins. county su-
perintendent OF schools. presented
facts and figures of school financ-
ing at KiWanis club luncheon yes
terday ana tod how school funds
are obtained
He outlined the cost Of education
per pupil IN both elementary and
high schools in the valley and dis
played a chart showing attendance
increases and cost per pupil de-
creases during the last six years.
The three sources from which
schools obtain revenue are state,
county ard school districts, said
Professor Collins. The cost is based
on average attendance per year and
supervisors and councilmen have no
control over the rate. 1t is set au-
tomaticaily. he explained
Each county must match the
states contribution for each pupil
while the high school districts must
double the states proportion. A
marked increase in pupils in both
elementary and high schools has
tended to reduce the cost per pupil
to some extent. he said
Professor Collins was declared
winner in a contest with a "mys-
terry ball" brought by Fred Nebel-
THAI. There were 20 contestants
and the speaker was declared to be
the most proficient III the new sport.
A. Harvey, music instructor, en-
tertained with several vocal selec-
tions. He formerly made his home
in Holtville and now plans to estab-
lish himself in El Centre.
DR.. Philip Hodgkin was chairman
of the day
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
Shuler Defends
Radio Station
CONTINUED from page u

noon. Many were attracted to tn,
room 10 hear the fiery pastor o.
the Trinity Methodist Church South
He talked eloquently, maintaining
his station was acting in the pub
lie interest and was supported b
community opinion.
Half a dozen men in Los
Angeles public life have been
sent to San Quentin penitenti-
airy as a direct result of Station
KGEF's sroadcasts," he said.
II submit that that is in the
public interest"
He cited the penitentiary SEN
tence of Asa Keyes, former dis
trict attorney Of Los Angeles,
as result of his exposures.
"You must attack the cancer he
said. You must attack the weeds
in your garden, a mad dog that ap-
pears in your front yard. or any
vicious practice that springs up ir
your community
He said the Wickersham report
on courts was evidence that there
was need Of Just such a service AZ
he said he was performing.
Favors Decency
THAT report was an annihilat-
ing criticism Of certain courts, the
fact that crime and corruption eX-
lists. and that there is a connection
of corruption between courts and
public officials. he said MY sta
ton has always favored public de-
cency, morals and behavior, and
has never been in favor of the evil
element of vicious practices
He said the station had been deS-
cribed as % deterrent to crime" by
Buron Fits. Los Angeles district
attorney.
Shuler denied that he had re-
ferred 20 the whole city admin
istration as white whelps", but
said he had named three men
who were rrofiiing at the ex-
cnse of the Negroes. He renew
cd his charges that DIR. Parrish,
health officer. had accepted
$500 per month from meat
packers for radio broadcasts.
Commissioner Robinson said his
personal interest in the case was
whether Shuler might not have
been RECKLESS and perhaps inde-
cent in his broadcasts.
I'm an intense man" Shuler
said. not a reckless man. When
I believe I'm right I fight and
that IS why have had some sue
cess in improving Southern Cali
fornia"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
TRANSATLANTIC FLYERS ARE LANDED
AT new YORK AFTER DAYS ON OCEAN

NEW YORK. Sept. 26. U,P)-Wil-
by Rody. Christian Johanssen and
Ferdinando Da Costa Veiga, Eur
opean airmen rescued after cling
ing to their airplane for six DAYS
in deSolate seas off the Newfouna-
land coast, arrived in New York
still suffering from their exper-
fences.
Nevertheless. we will try n trans
Atlantic flight again next spring.
Rody insisted from his berth in the
steamer Stavar3yerjord whic Il
brought them to the port they hao
expected to reach by air
Rody's feet were badly swol-
len from constant immersion in
salt water for six days. and he
had to be carried ashore. Jo-
hansen appeared to be in fair
ly good condition. but Veiga's
leg painfully injured while the
three were aflOat, still troubled
him, and he was unable to leave
his cabin when the Stayanger-
jord docked.
JohansSen. who speaks excellent
explained why they
changed their course after passing
the Azores on their flight from
Portugal.
Gasoline Short
we had intended to take the
route" he said, "but we
discovered our gasoline consumption
was too high. SO we decided to try
TO hit the northern route.
After we passed the Pennland
(about 400 miles off Halifax We
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
Funeral Services
For Pioneer OF
Ranching Here

Funeral services for Marcellus
Alonzo Kendall, 68, will be held
from Lemons chapel at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. He died last
night at his home in Holtyille.
Rev. E. G. Manley, pastor of the
Hcltville Baptist church, will Off
ciate at the services. Interment
will take place at Evergreen ceme-
terry.
He was born in Mannington,
West Virginia. and has been a
rancher in the valley for % years.
His survivors are: his widow. Mrs.
Fannie Robinson Kendall; and
three sons, Harold NJ, and Howard
r.. of Holtyille, and Ralph R. Of
Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
SPEED AUTO WILL
START TOUR OF
PACIFIC STATES

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 26.-"Old
Scout the famous one cylinder
curved dash Oldsmobile which won
the first eross-country automobile
race and has just completed a COM
memoratiye tour in the interests of
good roads over the same route and
driven by the same driver, will make
q supplementary tour through the
Pacific Coast states, it was an
nounced today. This trip will start
September % and will include the
majority of cities and towns in
washington. Oregon. California
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. Sept. 26 (UP)-ThC
stock market held within a narrow
range through most of the session
and then slid off near the close tc
end the day at slightly lower levels
Pressure was eXerted against a
few individual issues. American
Telephone dropped about four points
from its high.
Steel common. American Can,
Westinghouse Electric, General Mo-
/ tors and other industrial leaders
lost early gains and failed to rally
before the close They made only
moderate declines from the previous
close. however Railroad shares
we're supported III the early trading
but they also slipped back from the
highs
One feature was a squirt in the
silver producing company shares In
this division International Silver
scared more than 5 points.
Demand for silver recently has
brought into the forefront COM
panies engaged in silver production.
The National Metal Exchange has
been doing the largest business in
silver futures of any time since t
added this metal to its diversified
group. Sales in silver for the first
hour today totaled 100000 ounces.
These were traded at prices to -
cents an ounce below yesterdays
close. the decline following a dip in
the metal at London and a drop of
60 points in the Mexican silver peso
According to preliminary calcula-
tons. the Dow, Jones q Co. indus
trial average stood at 1929, off 2.57
points; rail averages 55.85, off LOG
points and utility averages 42.33, off
0.55 points.
Sales totaled 100000 shares. COM
pared with 2,437, ,553 shares last Sat-
urday.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26. U.P)-
The market was off and trading
was light on the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange today as four new lows
were recorded.
The lows were made by Security
First National Bank at "a: Califor-
mia Bank at IS: Interna tional Re-
insurance at 1912 and Taylor Mil |
ling at 9i2. Security First National
gained part of its loss to close at |
64l2, down q.
Pacific Finance was the most ac- !
tive. selling $500 shares at u, up 2. !
Transamerica had a brief respite !
today when only 900 shares were /
sold. The closing price was Az, un-
changed.
Standard Oil sold 300 shares at |
30. down :; Union Oil sold 500 |
shares at 1324. down l..
Southern California Edison COM |
mon dropped |. to 81 on sales of |
500 shares and 6 per cent preferred |
was unchanged at 26i4.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
NOTE OF OPTIMISM SOUNDED
AT FARM BUREAU MEETINGS

farm advisors. pointed out that
increased production per unit
does not necessarily mean
great increase in the market
supply Of commodities, but
rather that the same amount
may be produced from fewer
units. Efficient farming means
increasing the production of
each unit.
McCabe Eucalyptus farm center
also met last night, the McCabe
school being headquarters for the
occasion. Scott B. Foulds, secre-
tary manager of the farm bureau
spoke on the advantages to farm =
ers of organization. He emphasized
the fact that with the economic
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

checked again on gasoline and
thought we had enough 10 make
land at least, which was then only
% miles away. We had II tanks
of gasoline. and some of these con-
tained less than we figured.
we used up every drop of fuel
in those last hours. and finally were
forced to drop down to the sea.
Our rationS consisted of about
10 ounces OF chocolate and two
gallons OF water
AL of us were very weak the last
day. but I believe we could have
held out two or three days more.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
New Ruling Of
Scout Board

All Scouts in the Imperial-Yuma
council of the Boy Scouts of Am
erica are notified of a new ruling
in the Court of Honor procedure
which was passed at the last meet
ing of the executive board for the
council.
The board re-established the old
ruling that only three merit badges
per month may be obtained by
any one Scout. There will be no
deviation or exception from this
Illle
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

a note of optimism for Imperial
Valley farmers was sounded at last
nights meeting of the Alamo-Verde
farm center held in the Alamo
school.
E. D. Lott of the Milk Producers
association pointed out that the
amount of butter stored is much be-
low normal while last year at this
time the supply was far above nor
nal. With butter holding at a
steady price. with cream bringing
fair price. and with the hay
market greatly improved, Imperial
Valley dairying and allied indus
tries are facing a much brighter
future.
GecrGc L. Winwright, assistant
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Government dredgers at the
mouth of Noyo River. Mendocino
County, are uncoYering large
number OF perfectly preserved logs
Of highest market value: sunk In
early numbering operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
Baseball Scores
American
First Game

First Game
At st. Louis
Chicago .... 300 900 100 01-5 IL ;
st. Louis . ll0 0O2 900 oo-4 II o
Thomas, Lyons and Tate; Cooney
and Bengough.
At Cleveland
Detroit ........ 0lO 200 00o-3 7 i
Cleveland ..... 500 100 l0x-7 10 0
Bridges and Ruel; Ferrell and
SeWen.
At New York
Washington .... lO1 900 000-2 7 2
New York ... 900 l2l 30H-7 3 0
Hadley, Msrberry. Fischer, Weav-
er and Spencer; Gomez and Dickey.
Boston at Philadelphia-rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

Twelve miles Of the Tahoe Ukiah
highway. from Williams TO Abbott s
Mine, are being graveled and oiled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
National

Pittsburgh at Chicago-rain.
New York at Brooklyn-rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
@s.JAEl5:.sIag {

-, Countless miles of service. in the hands of
AAsaaas several million owners, have established
tbs feet about the Chevrolet Six: You buy Chew
rolct ard Enor you getting genuinely good auto
n,clicsoundIy designed, soundy built, bascally and
technically right.
From the selection of materials the completion Of
the finished producteac of building assembling
and checking the Chevrolet Six is marked by
and precision IN exhaustive system of and inspection
males certain that every part specified dimensions
c1ac:,; Nan, these parts held limits of
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

motor Chevrolet engineers offer the
public anything than tried and prored design. They
knew that the only satisfactory smooth, flexible
power in a is least six cylinders. SO they
adopted the sx-cyndcr engine without compromise. And
this is what you get in today's Chevrolet Six.
mpor rant, too is the fact that Chevrolet the six
cylinder rgidy the frame three different points.
This construction stays fixed and stable throughout the
life of the and prevents the oosening OF connections
and other vital parts Millions of miles of driving have
proved the worth of this standard practice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26
Hoover Loses His
Commission Idea

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-26

ihousard.h Of au inch. No manu-
faCturcr in the motor car industry
uses more care or precision in build
ing and testing than Chevrolet.
Just as every part Of the car is
soundiy built, every feature Is
soundly designed. In planning the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
STEGEMEIER TO
VISIT GERMANY
Restaurant Man to Settle
Brothers Estate.

Forty-one years ago, Richard w.
Stegemeier, restaurant owner. 46
South Capitol avenue, returned to
his native land, Germany, to bring
bride back to the United States.
Monday he will leave New York
for his first trip to his "fatherland"
since 1890.
Stegemeier is returning to Ger
many on the Bremen to settle the
estate of his brother, Henry Stege-
meier, who died here Feb. 10.
The brothers were famous in IN
dianapolis and throughout the
sporting world for their cafe on
North Illinois street before prohibi-
ton.
Dick" admits that his return to
his native heath is not without the
compensating thought of a good cold
bottle of German lager.
He will visit three sisters, heirs in
the estate of his brother, in the
provinces of Baden and Hanover.
He will return to the United
States within six weeks.
When my sisters last saw me
didn't have a white mustache and
white hair" he commented as he
prepared for his trip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
PUSH CAMP AIGN
FOR PARDON OF
STEPHENSON
Drive for 100000 Signers
to Continue Despite
DarroW's Views.

Elias w. Dulberger, Indianapolis
attorney, is going right ahead with
the pardon petition for D. G. Ste
phenson, despite the pronounce
ment of Clarence Darrow condemn
ing the procedure.
Dulberger made this announce
nent today, following a statement
issued by Darrow at Michigan City,
after a visit to the Indiana state
prison, where he conferred with the
one-time khan dragon, now serving
life sentence for murder.
1--WE did not know anything about
the petition for pardon until it
appeared in the press" the Darrow
statement set out. "Of course, every
man needs friends, and Mr.. Ste
phenson more than most men.
I'VE do not believe that this is
case for a pardon. Certainly we
would not advise it. This case is
pending in the supreme court and
it should be passed on by the
courts. If it is reversed and he
finally is discharged, it means he
never was guilty.
But Dulberger declared that his
organization, headed by Henry F.
Kottkamp, will continue to secure
100000 signers for the Stephenson
pardon petition.
barrow may be the lion of Chi
cago, but am the daredevil of
Indianapolis" Dulberger declared.
Meanwhile, Stephenson inter
viewed in his cell, asserted he had
placed his hope IN God and Clar-
ence Darrow.'
DarroW is an atheist.
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REPORTERS SEE
RETALIATION IN
HOOVER SILENCE
Press Conferences Can-
ceIed After Reprimand
or News Leaks
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press star Correspondent

(Copyright. 1881, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-White
House press conferences have been
Cancelled frequently by President
Hoover since the recent attempt to
prevent leaks of news to reporters
through personal sources, and this
has caused some concern among a
large number Of newspaper CORE
spondents here who serve as eyes
and ears for the reading public.
Since the White House began its
unsuccessful attempt to discover the
private sources of newspaper report
ers, six Of the eight scheduled Tues
day and Friday press conferences
have been Cancelled by President
Hoover.
Twice when he had something to
say, he held the scheduled confer
ences. One was on July 10 when
Mr.. Hoover took short sellers in
wheat to task as unpatrioticauy de-
pressing the price of wheat: the
other on July IA when he revealed
the virtual consummation Of his
moratorium plan.
Only for Announcements
Theodore c.. Joslin, the Presi-
dents press secretary, denied Mr..
Hoover has any intention Of abol-
ishing the regular press conferences.
1.-THE President has no such pur-
pose and the conferences will con-
tinue to be held whenever the
President has anything to say" JOS
lin told the United Press He saw
no need of a conference unless the
President had an announcement to
make.
A conference was scheduled Fri
day for 4 p. m, but Mr.. Hoover left
for his Rapidan camp two hours
earlier. Correspondents were sum-
moned to the White House at the
regular conference time. From JOS
lin they received a formal presiden-
tial statement on drought and
grasshopper relief.
Admits Many Privately
Mr.. Hoover sees more newspaper
correspondents privately than any
President in twenty years. Often
he talks with great freedom about
public affairs. Such meetings are of
great assistance to those who have
the opportunity.
The President sees a few favored
correspondents frequently. Others
have little difficulty in obtaining
appointments.
Newspaper correspondents prepare
written questions and submit them
in advance for the Presidents ex-
animation. President Hoover grad
ually abandoned any attempt to an
swer most of the questions long ago
though many reporters continue to
submit them hoping eventually to
strike Oil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
SHAW LAUDS SOVIET
Says Europe'S Hope Lies in
Adopting Russian Plan.
By United Press

By United Press
WARSAW, Poland, Aug. l.
George Bernard Shaw, returning
from a brief visit to Soviet Russia,
said today England and other
European nations should follow the
Soviet plan if they would save
themselves from economic disaster.
The. Irish playwright was enthusi-
astic about what he saw and heard
during a ten-day tour in Moscow
and Leningrad.
1.-THE Russian f1ve-year plan is a
great success" he said in an inter-
view at the railway station. ITO
save themselves. England and other
European countries must follow the
remarkable example of human eff
fort taking place in Russia.
There's no starvation in Soviet
Russia" Shaw added, "and the
workers live much better there
than in other countries"
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found a dope" that would tighten
the fabric after it was applied.
The Los Angeles already had been
an experimental laboratory for new
types of gas cells to be substituted
for the expensive gold beater skin
cells. AS a result, the Akron has
both rubberized and a gelatinous
latex fabric for it's cells.
There were all sorts of other tests
of joints, girder assemblies, cleo
trical installations, pumps, wiring
not only for material, but for the
discovery of the best technique in
applying this material to the airship.
NTHEN the first huge fin was
w completed on the floor of the
dock it was tested under extreme
load and measured for various de-
Elections and stresses.
A report of every one of these
tests was sent to Washington for
approval or comment before work
could proceed on that particular
part. More than a thousand test re-
ports were issued.
More than 10000 drawings were
made, and from these nearly half
a million blue prints printed. All
these were needed for the con-
struction of the Akron and for files
at the Goodyear Zeppelin Corpora
ton and the navy department at
washington.
Next: Operation tests that must
be made before and after the
Akron takes the air.
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a FULL size gas cell was in
IA stalled in the bay and inflated
to full capacity with helium. De-
tailed measurements were then
made of the stresses and strains on
the whole structure. In addition,
every individual joint in this first
compartment was tested.
The problem of installing the
motors inside the hull of the Akron,
with only the propellers projecting
a new step in airsllip design, was
considered early.
ITO prove the workability of such
a unit" DR.. Arnstein continues, "a
test stand was built. This was a
duplicate of the section of the struc-
ture surrounding an engine room
and everything was set up just as
1t would be built in the ship.
The complete power plant unit
was tested for about 900 hours,
which, assuming an average speed
Of 70 miles an hour, is equivalent
to over 10000 miles"
THESE tests included not only
u thorough trial of the powerful
Maybach engines, but of the trans
mission, the fitting propellers and
their swiveling arrangement, the
water recovery system and other
power plant auxiliaries.
In their study of the outer cover,
the engineers sought to develop bet
ter methods of applying the dope"
which weatherproofs the ship. They
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
FORMER PASTOR
WILL PREACH
HERE SUNDAY
Or. Gebhardt Will Speak on
"Men, Religion and
Machines"

A T the Carrollton Avenue Re
"A formed church, Sunday morn
ing, former pastor, the Rev. G.
H. Gebhardt, B. D., now minister Of
the Trinity Reformed church,
Wadsworth, O., will occupy the pull
pit.
He will preach in the absence Of
the present pastor, the Rev. E. @.
Homrighausen, who is on his vaca-
ton in Iowa and Wisconsin. His
sermon subject will be Men, Re-
ligion and Machines"
The Rev. Gebhardt served the
local church for ten years, having
completed a successful pastorate
here in July, 1929
He is native of Indianapolis, and
has many friends in religious, edu-
cational and fraternai circles of the
city and state.
He is spending part Of his vaca-
ton here, visiting relatives.
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That s Justice

CLEVELAND. Aug. Lit
tie Julia Dassel, % months old,
still is with her mother today
because Judge Samuel H. Sill
bert has old-fashoined ideas
about the rearing of babies.
Babies should be allowed to
grow up naturally" the judge
said in ruling against Julia's
father, who. sought to gain her
custody. Fashion does not de-
cree for children. They should
wear a minimum of clothing
when it is hot"
The baby's father had
charged he found Julia wearing
only a shirt" when he visited
her.