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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Collins Returns
From Conference

G. 3. Collins, county superintend-
ent of schools. has returned from
Los Angeles where he attended tho
council meeting for the California
Teachers association held in the
Alexandria hotel Saturday morning.
One of the chief problems of the
conference was the discussion on the
best means of relieving real estate
from the burden of taxation sup
porting the schools. Members of
the California Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton and the state realty board
were present to discuss their plans
and it is hoped that in the near
future the three organizations can
present a united plan.
Superintendent Collins visited his
son and daughter r-in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Bruce Collins, and reports that
his first grandson, Ronald Carroll
is a great addition to the name of
Collins.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
CACTUS PICKING
GETS YOUTHS IN
PECK OF TROUBLE

That cacti have tnows IS a WELL
known fact, but that those thorns
can stick in more ways than one
was discovered by Carl Bradley and
Harold Norton of San Diego yester-
day when they attempted to remove
trailer load of the desert plants
from this county to San Diego.
The sticker in the entire affair
came when the two youths were ar
rested by Don Campbell and Lloyd
Castanian at Boulder Park, charged
with miSdemeanor. 1t was eX-
planned to them it Is against a
county ordinance to gather cacti
without a permit from the board of
supervisors.
The boys, together with the
trailer load of cacti, were returned
to Ell Centro and subsequently re-
leased to return to San Diego where
they promised to secure affidavitS
they intended to use the plants to
beautify the boy scout camp in
Balboa park.
Taken before Judge l. Mayfield
this morning. the boys were roundly
lectured and asked to bring to the
attention of others connected with
Scout work the. fact plant life in
Imperial Valley is protected. They
we're released.
Subsequently taken before the
board of supervisors, the bows OBJ
tanned a special permit to remove
the cacti to San Diego county and
departed happy, but with a silent
vow to secure a permit in the fu-
ture before going cactus picking.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
DUBOIS CHOSEN
AS PRESIDENT
OF FARM BUREAU

j. l.. Dubois, acting president OF
the Imperial Valley Farm bureau,
was selected as president for the
coming year at Saturdays meeting
of the board of directors held in the
farm bureau offices at the court
house.
Other officers elected were: E. T.
Hewes, vice-president, and A. O..
Dolson, Joe Epz, Judge A. c. Fin
ney. r. E. Gonder, N. w. Hindle,
C. G. Halliday, C. o. Hoober, c. F
Kamm, w. A. McFadden, S. E..
Robinson, Vernon Rood, H. G.
Swink, Leo Watts, L. c. Hawk, Earl
v. C. Northrup, J. A. Perduyn, j. E.
Brock. Leslie Mcconnell, directors
at large. The entire group of di-
rectors at large was reelected and
five additional members included:
Brock. Perduyn, Northrup, McCon-
mel and Hawk.
The committee appointed to re-
write the All-American canal con-
tract in less technical terms, pre-
sented its report, at the end Of
which was included resume OF the
essential points in the contract. The
report was accepted by the board
of directors and the committee, its
duties fulfilled, discharged with
thanks for its able work.
Rose Talks
Mark Rose, irrigation director,
spoke briefly, urging the farm bu-
reau to take an active side for OF
against the proposed contract. Scott
B. Foulds. secretary manager tor
the farm bureau stated that the
reason the farm bureau had been re-
luctant to take a stand on the con-
tract was that both the membership
and the board of directors were di-
vided in their opinions as to the
merits of the contract. AS there are
many matters of vital Importance to
local farmers needing attention, it
has been the farm bureau policy to
refrain from taking sides in the dis
pute.
Foulds was instructed to have
copies made of the farm bureau
summary of the contract and to
distribute those copies to any in
terested in obtaining them.
The board voted to meet again
on Saturday of this week, Decem-
ber IL, at which time the two sides
in the dispute on the proposed ALL
American canal contract, will be
invited to attend and to debate on
the matter.
H. Lee Landerman, new assistant
farm advisor in charge of All club
work. spoke briefly of his plans and
urged the cooperation of the farm
bureau in the club work
S. E. Robinson, state director, Joe
Enz. Mrs. C. F. Hackleman and
Scott B. Foulds reported on the re-
cent farm bureau convention in
Merced.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Baker Silent On
His Candidacy

CLEVELAND Dec. 7. U.P -
Newton d. Baker, still had no
candidacy" to announce todav as
the movement spread to draft his
name before The 1892 Democratic
convention.
II understand that it was by COM
mon consent, but wise and proper,
that the delegates from Ohio should
go to the Democratic convention
pledged to Governor White" said
Baker, replying to the announce
ment of former Congressman Mar
tin l.. Davey that a state wide
movement launched to draft him
as a presidential candidate.
II have no candidacy the for
mer secretary of war said.
GAS I understand it, everybody
agrees that Governor White shall
have the support of the Ohio dele
cation. That is my own wish and
I have no knowledge of any move
ment to the contrary"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

vcStigation by the grand jury into
sale in Imperial county in 1890 of
stock in the Associated Insurance
Underwriters, Inc, which the in
dictment alleges was sold under the
representation it was stock in the
Associated Life Insurance COM
pany Of California.
Named in the indictment are
Lewis Hart, F.. H. Warren. Bert
Bane, M. Penn Phillips, William
Leslie, Simon Newman, Louis R.
Rogasner, l.. R. Mullen, Arthur
Goldberg. Percy C. Pickerell. Ber-
nard Phillips. r. K. Stephens, Sam
Mosher, F.. C. Bauer and one de-
fendant listed as John Doe Mahan.
Two others are named under John
Doe aliases, their true names not
heing known when the indictment
was voted.
Of these some are officers of the
holding company, while others are
sales managers and statesmen who
operated in Imperial Valley.
Phillips, Bane and Stevens ap-
peared before Judge Finney here
this morning for arraignment on
the charges. With them was H. w.
.Tudson of Los Angeles, their attor-
ney. Bond for each CT the Defend
ants was set at $4,000, which they
will be able to post.
Judson informed the court he
also represents Newman. RogaSner,
Mullen and Mosher, and asked that
they be allowed to appear in court
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
II INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
IN INSURANCE STOCK FRAUD

Secret indictments by the l930-3l
county grand jury and charging II
prominent Los Angeles business
men in 90 counts with grand theft.
criminal conspiracy and conspiracy
to violate the corporate securities
act of California, were made pub
lie today after three of the defend
ants and their attorney appeared
before Judge A. c. Fmney for ar
raignment.
Bench warrants issued by the su-
perior court here were being served
in Los Angeles today Oh the other
defendants.
The indictments followed an in
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

DETROIT, Dec. !. W.P - A
trial" conducted by a gang of
school boys, who put "the fin
GER on an outsider because
they believed he bullied one of
their friends was disclosed to-
day in the Staying of Joseph
Pryzstas. Is.
The Pryzstas boy was shot
through the heart yesterday as
he was emerging from the
basement of his home with
scuttle of coal.
Stanley Orienski, 14-year-Old
leader of the 'FlOyd Cans"
whose club rooms were in
hayloft, admitted firing the fa-
tai shot, police announced. Two
other youths, Joseph Sawiski.
IA, and Anthony Mazur, IL,
were held as accomplices.
Longin Jandzyentzi, IL. who
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Planes Conduct
Army Game Here

Planes from coastal Army and
Navy aviation fields we're IN the
valley this week end 10 conduct war
manuevecs over the valley, the Sal
ton Sea and Calipatria districts be-
ing the center of activities.
Following the engagement Satur-
day between the red and the
blue squadrons. tho planes land
ed at the Calexico airport. return
ing to their local bases on Sunday
Air reserve officers in CaleZico
arranged dinner Saturday eve
ming in honor OF the visiting tiy
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
CONGRESS
CONvENES
A 7 NOON
Seventy : Second Session
Faces Most Important
Tasks Since War.
WOMAN is SENATOR
Group OF Hunger March,
ers' Stage DemOnstra-
tion At Capitol.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. tU.P) -
The seventy-second congress of the
United States came into existence
at noon today.
Gavels fell in the house and SEN
ate calling to order the most i'm
portant national legislative session
since the war.
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
house, called that body to order.
Vice-President Curtis was in the
chair in the senate.
1t was John Nance Garner's day
on the house side. Garner. a
quick-tempered, white-haired Tex
an, is considered the ablest of rough
and tumble legislators. He was
about to be elected speaker in sue
cession of his late friend, Nicholas
Longworth. Control of the house
passes to the Democrats.
Awaiting the oath in the house
were 80 representatives and dele
gate from Alaska. There were l8
new senators.
The order of business iu both
houses was to proceed with organi-
zation
The senate remained Republican
Among the 10 senators TO take the
oath was Mrs. Hattie Caraway. the
first woman in history to become
a workaday senator. The ''most ex-
elusive club in the world" already
was experiencing some difficulty in
o5ipctipU itca1f m itc ladu ,,,pp,hnr-
Overflow crowds sought house
and senate galleries. An obscure
back bench in the senate, which at
. tracted much attention last session.
no longer excited the curiosity Of
= the crowds. That desk last was oc-
cupied by Dwight Marrow, whose
recent death took from the senate
one of its thoroughly able men.
The keynote of the new congress
seemed to be uncertainty. It's mem
berS were deeply troubled by eco
nomic conditions with which they
so far have not been able to cope
They were hearing from the folks
back home. From the forks of the
creeks came word that congress had
better reach into its plug hat and
produce something more interesting
than a rabbit. As the volume of
complaint rises the thought comes
today to many $4,000 a year SER
wants of the people that they NAV
be recalled to private life next year
unless the seventy-second congress
becomes one of accomplishment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
To Serve Jail
Term At Night

LOS ANGELES, Dec. !.
U.P)-Because Dudley ii. Nc
MILAN ''has a job despite the
depression and wants to keep
it," Superior Judge Ruben
Schmidt ordered a night Jail
sentence today when the
salesman appeared before
him for sentence on a con-
viction of driving while in
toxicated.
II don't want to see any
person lose his job" the
judge said. II am going to
sentence you 20 spend the
next 60 nights in the county
Jail. You may spend Christ
mas eve and New Years eve
with your family-but no
drinking"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Paper Seeks To
Restrain Judges

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 7. up
The state supreme court will hear
petition for restraining order
against Superior Judges Frank c.
Collier, and j. T. B. Warne to pre-
vent them from handling contempt
OF court proceedings brought against
the Los Angeles Record, next FRI
day.
H. B. r. Briggs, Gilbert Brown
and Rodney L. Brink, as editors o.
the Record, have filed the petition.
The contempt action was brought
against the newspaper following
publication of articles and cartoons
about the county grand jury and
the district attorney
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
BY ID. c. BESS
d Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

MUKDEN, MGnchuria, Dec. 7.
U.R-Japanese troops were in ac-
tion today against Chinese units
identified here as bandits or dis
banded soldiers.
A Japanese battalion went into
action early today against 1000
Chinese, said to be disbanded troops.
at Hsin Cheng-Tze, 20 miles north
of Mukden.
Part of large number of irreg-
ular Chinese were captured and dis
banded last night in the Changtu
district. The remainder were pur-
sued toward Hischiapao. No Japa-
nese casualties were reported. Chi
nese casualties we're estimated at
100.
Successful punitive expeditions
against the Chinese began Sunday.
Part of the Japanese battalion at
Changtu, where the japanese be-
lieved that the Goth Chinese in
fantry brigade stationed 80 miles
north of Fukamen intended to es-
intensive campaign against the
Chinese irregulars.
japanese headquarters reported
continuation of Chinese military
preparations and alleged that Mar
shall Chang Hsueh-Liang's army
was digging trenches southeast of
Chinchow. Headquarters also
charged that Chang's chief of staff.
General Yung-Chen. had tele-
graphed Heilungiangs troops in
the Tsitsihar region to maintain
their military spirit and announced
that Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, defeated
by the japanese at Tsitsihar, had
requested that artillery belonging
to the Sungar river fleet be placed
at Yung's disposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
@HInLdLzos
w lSsays:

TOXIC, Dec. 6. (SpeciaD-
Well, sir, yesterday on the boat
before we steamed into Yoko-
anna I got the first indication
that depression h a d really
turned the corner.
A professional Scotch golf play
CT deliberately and with malice
aforethought drove six golf balls
from the deck away out into
the ocean.
Talk about a 'rube in town"
Got off the boat last night.
standing rubbering at every
thing with my mouth wide open
and got run over by a ricksha.
That's a taxicab propelled by
man. Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. WP--
Facing condition which President
Hoover described as second only to
n war emergency, a new congress
assembled today to wrestle with re-
sponsibilities more grave than ITS
recent predecessors have consider
cd.
For the first time since the war
Democrats, taking control of the
house, now share in these RESPONSE
bilities. 1t is a test of capacity ex-
pected to have much bearing in the
coming presidential election.
Decisions will be required i'm
mediately concerning:
l. Higher taxes to meet the yawn-
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
JAPANESE AGREE
ON ACCEPTANCE
OF LEAGUE PLAN
Reserve Right To Free
dom OF Action For
Troops In Manchuria.
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent


TOXIC, Dec. 7. U.P}-Japan in
structed the japanese delegate to
the League of Nations council meet
isg at Paris today to accept the
leagues resolution for settlement
of the Manchurian dispute, reserv-
ing freedom of action for the Jap
aneSe army.
Acceptance also applied 10 Aris-
tide Brands presidential declara-
ton regarding the right of the army
to suppress bandits, with the same
provision for reservation.
1t was stated that this provision
would Satify Japan if China would
merely make a similar reservation.
however, if China would accept
such a plan. 1t was believed the
councils final action then would
be appointment of a commission Of
inquiry under article V of the
league covenant, without japanese
or Chinese consent.
Meanwhile the government in
sisted that forcible election of Chi
nese troops in the ChinchoW area
would be undertaken only as a last
resort, because of the danger of the
conflict spreading inside the Great
Wall to China proper.
The report carried by the Rengo
news agency that Gen. Shigeru
HOMO commander of japanese
troops in Manchuria, had sent an
ultimatum to Marshal Chang
Hseuh-Liang, was denied formally
by Minister of War Gen. Jiro
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
Airplane 20. Hold
Interesting Meeting

An open house meeting of the Smith
Airplane Company was held on Satur-
day evening, January 18th, at the S.
LIE Crone Garage in Tacoma, where
the ship is under construction.
Horace H. Smith, president of the
company, was the chairman and
after short talk on "Airships and
Aviation" he introduced P. j. john
son, president Of the Tacoma Glider
Club, who gave very interesting adj
dress on gliders. Lieutenant Colonel
Perry, government flight surgeon, was
the next speaker. r. Lester Kelly,
county commissioner, of Tacoma,
spoke on the advantages the Tacoma
Airport has to offer. Other speakers
were Joel Boone, who will take the
Smith ship on Its first flight, Don
Medley, and Culver Davis, directors
Of the company
At the conclusion of the business
meeting social time was enjoyed
Mrs. S. LeCrone served refreshments
assisted by Mrs. Carl Esterle, Mrs
Don Medley, and Miss Dorothy Smith
The ship, decorated with flags and
tunting, was on exhibition during the
evening, also several very fine models
loaned by the College of Puget Sound
for the occasion.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
CLUB WOMEN GIVE SHOWER.

On Wednesday afternoon Mrs
Frank Fuller and Mrs Hendrickson
entertained the members of the Ellis
port Woman's Club at the home Of
Mrs. Fuller. The affair was shower
Jack Wendler, who has been an active
member of the club for many years.
The dainty packages were opened and
inspected. and the rhymes accompany
ing the gifts were read by the honor
guest. Other friends of Mrs. Wendler
present were Mrs. Ed Beard, Mrs. Otto
Therkelson, Miss Hendrickson, Mrs. @.
L. Garner, Mrs. G. Soike, Mrs. Rich
ard FULLER and Mrs. j. Brockway. De-
licious refreshments we're served by
the hostesses and social time was
enjoyed during the remainder Of the
afternoon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
County To Hold
Brooding Schools

Now is the time that poultrymen
should begin to plan their brooding
program for the coming season. 1t
would be time well spent to sit down
by the fireside some evening and sift
over the brooder records from the
past two or three brooding seasons
and refresh the mind as to mistakes
made or as to the good results OBJ
tanned from using a particular pro-
gram of brooding. The proper anal
ysis of these records will prove in
valuable as the basis for planning the
program for the coming season.
The county agricultural agents Of
flee is planning to assist the poultry
men in working out their brooding
program by making arrangements for
six brooding meetings in various parts
of the county.
Mr.. Wayne Miller, poultryman
Western Washington Experiment Sta
ton, Puyallup, and his assistant, Mr.
Gordon Bearse, will assist c. A.
Svinth in conducting these meetings
and will have some valuable informa-
ton to give to the poultrymen attend
ing in regards to feeding problems and
experiments as conducted at the ex-
pertinent station during the past year.
The meetings are scheduled as fol-
lows:
February End, p. m.-Grange Hall,
Tolt.
February Bird, / p. m-city Hall,
Kent.
February 3rd 1880 p. m-Danish
Hall, Enumclaw.
February 4th, p m.-Community
Hall, Vashon.
February 4th, 7:3o p. m.-Grange
Hall, Issaquah.
Not definitely scheduled, Kirkland.
Poultrymen will have ample oppor-
tunity at these meetings to ask ques-
tions and carry on a general dis
cussion of problems which are of par
ticular concern.
For further information in regard
to these meetings or as to the
scheduling Of brooding meetings in
other communities. poultrymen should
get in touch with c. A. Svinth, as
sistant county extension agent.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
Continued on page six)
ROGERS

be giving people money, and them not
do anything for it, no matter what
you had to hand out for necessities,
the receiver should give some kind of
work in return. Cause he has to eat
| just the same when he is laying off
as when he is working. So every city
or every state should give work of
some kind, at a livable wage so that
no one would be in actual want OF
course it would cost the taxpayers
more money, but if you are making
/, it, and all your fellow men are not
why you shouldn't mind paying a
good slice of it for the less fortunate.
Course the big mans argument, and
all the heavy taxpayers alabi is that
when you take TOO big slice from a
man as taxes it takes that much more
out of his investments and might cut
down on money being put into enter
prises. But it dident work that way
after the war, and during it why in
Gene taxes run as high as seventy
per cent on every dollar earned, and
yet there was more money being made
and put into things than there is
now.
If your income taxes go to help out
the less fortunate, there could be no
legitimate kick against it in the world.
This is becoming the richest, and the
poorest country in the world. Why?
Why, on account of an unequal dis
tribution of the money.
How can you eaqualize it, by putting
a higher surtax on large incomes, and
that money goes to provide some pub
lie work, at livable wage. don't
mean a wage that is maintained in
other lines. I mean wage is pro-
| vided for the unemployed. That is If
you could in no way find Job, you
could go to some state or national,
or city or country public work, that
would give you say four hours day
work, instead of the usual eight. You
wouldent be accepting charity. But
you would be doing honest work for
it, until you could get employment in
some line that was not public work
and at regular wage. 1t wouldent
cheaper labor. 1t would only cheaper
public works, the thing that belongs
to all the people, and the thing they
would like to have cheapened. But 1t
would be an insurance against not
having anything to do.
Now that we got that settled all we
have to do is to get by congress, and
see If the Republicans will vote G
higher inclt, y tax on the rich babies
1t might not be great plan, but II
will dam sure beat the one we got
now.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
Experiment Station
Heads Speak Here

The Vashon local of the Washing
ton Coop met at the Island Club
Tuesday OF this week. A good sized
and appreciative audience greeted the
speakers of the evening, and much re-
greet was expressed that every poultry
man on Vashon-Maury Island could
not have been present to hear the
message delivered during the evening.
DR.. j. W. Kalkus, head of the ex-
detrimental station at Puyallup, spoke
on the rapid growth of the poultry
industry in the state and outlined the
relationship between this industry and
the experiment station. Through the
activities of the station information
is relayed to the poultry raisers
through bulletins, short courses, field
meetings, and personal contact.
Specialists in the various phases Of
agriculture aid the farmer in every
way possible.
Wayne Miller, in charge of the poul-
try department at the experimental
station was the second speaker of the
evening. His talk was timely, with
the beginning of the Matching season
close at hand. He pointed out that
in selecting baby chicks many things
should be considered such as freedom
from disease, the vigor of the chick,
the record of the parent stock, its
laying record size of eggs, etc. On
these factors depend what the chick
will do in the laying house when it
reaches maturity. Mr.. Miller spoke
also at some length on the feeding Of
chicks and range management.
DR. Hamilton, head of the veter-
mary department. had with him a
large number of slides, and with them
gave lot of valuable information on
the subject of diseases among poul-
try.
Particularly deserving of comment
was the common sense attitude taken
by Mr.. Miller and DR.. Hamilton in
regard to the state of affairs existing
today, and the necessity of faith
among the poultrymen that condi-
lions are bound to improve before a
great while.
Clarence Svinth, assistant to the
county agent spoke briefly on the
All work soon to be begun on the
Island among the boys and girls.
A social hour concluded a pleasant
and profitable evening.