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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
High School
Student Dies

Masakichi Miyata, II, high school
student at Holtyille high school,
died at a local hospital Saturday
night as a result of blood poison.
He is a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Olo-
kichi Miyata Of Eoltville and was
born in Los Angeles.
Funeral services were conducted
this afternoon at the japanese
Christian church in FL Centre. In
terment took place at Evergreen
cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
WHOLESALERS TO
COOPERATE WITH
Ell CENTRIC P. @.

Coast wholesalers who arrange
with local branches to deluge this
community with letters and circu-
lars of advertising matter are to be
asked to purchase the necessary
stamps in e Centre in the future
since the local postoffice must han
die and distribute the material
The El Centro Chamber Of Com
merce recently wrote one coast
wholesaler regarding the matter and
a favorable reply and a check for
the postage were received at the
local poStoffice at once
Probably local branch managers
do not stop to think what the pur-
chase Of stamps here would mean
10 FL Centro's postal receipts" said
c. c. Jenkins. local postmaster
That is the reason this postoffice
and the chamber Of commerce are
taking steps to call the matter to the
attention of local branches of
wholesalers and also with the ad-
vertising departments Of the buSi-
neSSes.
The local office must 90 ali the
work in handling and distributing
the mail and il is no more than
right that the stamps should be
purchased where the work is done
I am certain we will receive cooper
alton all along the line in bringing
this well earned business 10 the El
Centro post Office jenkins con-
cluded.
Not long ago an e Centric branch
house brought to the local post Of
flee 5000 pieces of advertising mat
ter which had to be handled in ad-
dition to the usual daily mail. All
the stamps had been purchased at
a coast post office and sent to the
valley, according to the postmaster
Our annual postal receipts will
run up an impressive total when the
campaign is under way" said Jen-
kins, "and the chamber Of COM
merce is working on the plan now"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Trip To Mining
Towns Enjoyed

An interesting trip 10 the Tunco
mines in the Chocolate mountains.
60 miles east of e Centre. was en-
joyed yesterday by q group Of El
Centro and Brawley residents.
The day was spent visiting the
old mines and miners cabins. Thev
went down into the Golden Crown
and Golden King mines. The visi-
tors were informed by miners that
operations are expected to be re-
sumed soon by owners Of the com
pany.
Those who made the trip were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. Huddleston and
Miss Jessie Sawyer Of BraWley, Miss
Cassie Richter. John Lofn. Mertz
Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. II E.
Thornton and son, r. c. Thornton
of El Centro "A picnic luncheon
was enjoyed at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Family Property
Lost In Flames

Fire Of undetermined origin de-
stroyed a tent house at the rear Of
753 Park avenue shortly before
o'clock today and endangered near
by dwellings and an apartment
house.
Mrs. Louis Stark. who resided in
the house, went to the grocery store
and when she returned the place
was in flames. Nothing was saved
from the house, the Stark family
losing all their wearing apparel and
furnishings.
The fire department succeeded
in preventing spread OF the
flames but the small tent house
burned like tinder. The damage
was estimated at 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Items Of News
About Town

Mrs. j. V. Neary. former resident
Of El Centre, left Saturday night
for her home in Santa Barbara
after q Today visit in the valley.
Neary formerly was connected with
the Southern Pacific freight Of
fices here.
c. j. Lehman, general agent for
the Holland American Steamship
line and the Pacific Mail. spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Farlin. The visitor is Mrs. Farlin's
father.
Mrs. George Martin has been
called to Long Beach by the serious
illness of her mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
TROJAN STAR HURT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. &c. (U.P)-
Orville Mohler, star University of
Southern California quarterback,
was injured at Berkeley Saturday
while playing against the University
of California. He suffered a kick
en- the spine. Although Il was
thought Mohler was out for the sea-
son, physicians said today he will
be ready for Stanford on Novem-
ber T.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Three Killed In
Weekend Wrecks
Continued From Page II

rom J
the plane failed after the ship
dropped through an air pocket. Prit-
chard and Nichols had been work
ing on the ship for several weeks.
repairing it. yesterday was the
first time it had been in the air
since they owned it.
A slender thread of circumstance
linked the death of Mattson with
that Of the two flyers. The young
service station attendant lacked
only a few weeks Of flying time to
procure a pilots license. 1t was his
ambition to become an air mail pi
lot.
MattSon was killed instantly when
catapulted from his motorcycle into
the car driven by Tapia. With Miss
Hartman as a passenger, Mattson
was riding the motorcycle north on
Eighth street at 8:45 Saturday night
when the accident happened. Traf-
fic officers asserted there were no
lights on the motorcycle. Mattson
had been warned several times by
state traffic officers TO get lights
Tor his motor.
If an inquest is found to be nee
eSsary, one will be held in Mattson's
death tomorrow morning.
Reported Engaged
Mattson was due at work at the
Goss Complete Service station.
Adams and Imperial avenue, at 7
o'clock, just Is minutes after the
accident.
Miss Hartman is senior in Cen
tral Union High school, and was
rumored engaged to Mattson. The
two were principals in another acci-
dent in San Diego last summer, with
the same motorcycle, but escaped
injury, it was learned today.
Funeral services for MattSon will
be held at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon from Lemons funeral parlors.
Services were delayed pending ar
rival of Mattson's grandfather from
Minnesota. The youth also is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. H. s.
Harris. He had lived here since
boyhood and was formerly a car
rier for the Press
Accidents which resulted in Slight
injuries to T. A Williams and Lena
Horton were on the CaleXico and
Holtville highways.
Williams started to cross the CAL
ex;co highway two miles south Of
FL Centro, and in an attempt to
avoid a truck driven by Louis Eisen
of Pasadena, turned too sharply,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Scout Council
To Hold Banquet

Scouters OF TIE I-nperial-Yuma
council OF the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea are to participate in a banquet
Wednesday evening. October %, at
the De ANA hotel, CaleXico. c. j.
Carlson, regional executive, Will be
the guest Of honor.
Carlsons talk on the work Of lay
leaders in Scouting will be of par
ticular interest to Scoutmasters,
troop ana district committeeman.
r. S. Emerson, chairman Of the
Caiexico district will be host chair
man for the evening and has plan
ned a real banquet for Scouters
and their wives, H. z. Lounsbury
Scout executive. announces.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Governor Flags
Hunger Marchers'

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Oct 26.
U.p)-The right to march in force,
terrorizing towns and cities, is not
included in the right of petition
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Governor Henry IS. Caulfield said
today in a stinging answer to de-
mands OF hunger marchers" who
called upon him at the capital.
Flanked by uniformed officers
and detectives. the governor met a
committee of 10 from the approx
mately 300 unemployed who had
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Prisoner Takes
French Leave

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Oct. rs
U.P)-Escape Of one prisoner and re-
capture of another was announced
today by Warden James B. Holo-
han.
James Davis, 20, escaped from the
prison road camp at Virgilia, Plu-
mas county, Sunday night, the pri-
son was informed. He was serving
a seven-year sentence for burglary
in Los Angeles county.
Domingo Martinez, %, who es-
capped from the same camp last
April, was recaptured at Prescott
Ariz. He was serving 10 years for
arson in Tehama county.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Walked Mountains To Wed

NORTON. Va. U.P) = Jim Jones,
20. and Eunice Lee, l6, wanted to
get married, but the girls father
objected. So they walked 80 miles
over the mountains to Whitesburg
where they found willing preacher.
Admirers staked them to fare home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
FLYING HIS PAsTINIE, TOO

ATLANTA, Ga, U.P)-Dick Mer-
rill, mail pilot, who flies the night
mail from Atlanta 10 Richmond, Va,
for five hours, four nights each
week. has purchased an airplane to
fly during his spare hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
WHEAT MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE

GOLDENDALE, Wash. lU.RJ-WlJh
wheat too low in price TO sell. far
mers here have resorted TO old
fashioned barter. Fruit is traded
for wheat, mutton for salmon and
other produce for fuel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26

overturning his truck in the gra-
vel.
Lena Horton was injured while
riding with M A. Horton. driving
10 E. Centro from Holtville. jim
Camden of Brawley, entering the
intersection of the Dogwood road
and Holtyille highway, failed TO
stop, became confused, and crashed
his car into that of Horton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
SHERIFFS OFFICE TAKES PAY
CTfT

NEW ORLEANS, La, UP)-Sher-
iff George E. Williams announced
the members Of his office volun-
tarily agreed to give five per cent
of the salaries for the benefit Of
unemployed
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
STOCK QUOTATIONS
WATCHDOG LIKED BURGLAR

LEXINGTON, n. G. (U.P = When
police arrested an alleged robber in
a home here recently, they found
the family watchdog lying near the
robber on the floor, flapping his
tail on the floor in friendly fashion
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
GRID PLAYER DIES

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. 26. U.R)
Richard 3. Sheridan, Army foot
ball player, died late today Of
broken nick received in the football
game with Yale Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26

paraded through the streets, earlier.
holding mass meetings and shout
ing their demands for unemployed
relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 26. up
A sagging market with inactive
trading was reported today by the
Los Angeles stock exchange. One
new low was recorded.
Southern Pacific sold 100 shares
at 81, down "a, to hit a new low.
The most active issue was Union
Oil, which sold 1000 shares at 15$4
down 5; Rio Grande Oil sold 500
shares at 4. down 5; Standard Oil
sold 300 shares at 33A. down y
Transamerica sold only 200 shares,
all at 4. down Is. Los Angeles In
vestment company sold 100 shares a.
AZ. unchanged.
FicSwick stages was UP Is at a
on a sale Of 100 shares. Pacific
Lighting was up Is at Ale on sales
Of 100 shares.
Southern California Edison I per
cent preferred sold 200 shares at
231a, down u.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. Oct. 26. U.P)-Lack-
ing incentive in the form of any
new plans to help the economic sit
uation. traders sold stocks. bonds
ana commodities today, sending
them to lower levels.
Stocks lost l to 4 points; cotton 81
] 4 bale: bonds, including U. S. gov
ernment issues. fractions to S
points; wheat 2 cent bushel and
corn fractions 10 a cent.
The principal event in the news
over the weekend was the Hoover
Laval statement. This was received
variouSlv III the Street where some
traders expressed frank diSappoint
ment that it did not lay down any
specific program.
Railroad shares were carried down
l 10 points. Illinois Central lost
more than q point on fears over the
safety Of the present dividend when
directors meet tomorrow and Penn
sylvania dipped nearly a point on
belief poor earnings would bring q
lower dividend
Chain store stocks were under
moderate pressure following the de-
cision Of the U. S. supreme court in
upholding the North Carolina law
which takes chain store units. Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea company
brought the losing suit and its stock
tumbled points from the early
high on the curb.
Steel shares were influenced by
the weekly review Of the magazine
Steel which found production slight
" under the preceding week despite
more indications OF basic improve
ment in the industry.
U. s. Steel dropped nearly 3
points and Bethlehem Steel lost
more than q point to a new low on
the movement on fears over the
safety of the dividend on which ac-
ton will be taken Thursday.
United States Steel corporation di-
rectors meet for dividend action af-
ter the close tomorrow. The divi-
cend of 81 annually instituted at
the preceding meeting has not been
earned thus far this year, but trad
ers until today had been Of the |
opinion the. company would not re- !
duce it further |
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-26

with plenty OF volume for
sedans and touring cars.
Illuminated dial gives easy
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02

rtaiy's public works program calls for
The employment of $4,000 men during
the Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
BOND PRICES SINK
TO NEW LOW MARK.
Wabash Receivership Causes
Further Slump, but Losses
Are Reduced.
BY F. III. RICHARDSON,


special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 1.-The bond
market today again dropped to new low
levels for the bear market. The rails
led the decline. Trading was fairly
heavy.
The receivership proceedings against
the Wabash railway was the prime In
tuence at the opening and virtually all
railroad descriptions declined sharply.
Shortly afterward, however, the an
nOuncement that the Canadian arbi-
tration board had agreed to 10 per
cent wage reduction on the Canadian
Pacific and Canadian National Rail-
ways caused a run-up In domestic car
rier issues.
Wabash B IS, which were put out
only last July at 1904, fell Is points to
new low Other junior bonds of the
road sold around 10 cents on the dollar
and the prior lien AVS declined more
than is points to a new low around IS.
st. Louis-San Francisco prior lien As
bonds Of road which has only recently
succeeded in refunding part of It's first
mortgage debt-were under 30 for the
first time, off over points. Frisco AVS
were points lower.
Nickel Plate IS, which mature next
year to the amount of 100000 were
off 6 points. Nickel Plate 412s. issued
last year at 97A, sold around rs cents
on the dollar. Losses of points or
more occurred in Allegheny S. Cana
dian Pacific AIS, Chicago Great West
ern As, Chicago & Northwestern ANS,
Erie Refunding SIS, Illinois Central 434s
and As of 1853 Louisiana & Arkansas
SIS, MissourivPacific SIS. New York Gen.
trail Refunding SIS, Pennsylvania 61as
and Southern Pacific AIS
With the Wabash already in receiv-
ership and Wall Street full Of rumors
of railroad difficulties, the market OPEN
ed weak, the general list following car
rier bonds into lower ground.
New York Central 41as, Pennsylvania
SIPS, Missouri-Paciflc IS, Erie SIS, Cana
dian Pacific AIS, Chicago Gerat West
ern As, Atchison general as and ALLIE
ghany Corporation SIS were from l TO
212 points lower at the start. Wabash
bonds reflected the news with sharp
slump. The SIS of 1880, which were is
sued only last year at 1904, sold close
to an 80-point discount.
Foreign dollar bonds also declined.
British SIS broke a point to near their
previous low. Italy's Is, Rome 61as and
Milan 6 l2s were off about point. Ger
man issues were narrowly lower South
Americans reflected the new defaults In
that group.
Just after the market opened, the
award Of 10 per cent wage reduction
by the Canadian Government Board of
Arbitration to the Canadian National
and Canadian Pacific Railroads was an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
BOARD MAY SEEK
GREATER POWERS
u. S. Commission Held Likely
to Ask More Authority
From Congress.
BY GEORGE E. DOYING.

While reiterating the statement fire.
quently made of late by individual
members of the Federal Power Com
mission that there need be no conflict
between Federal and State Governments
in dealing with hydroelectric projects,
the annual report of the commission
gives notice that it is likely to seek ad-
dltlonal authority from Congress
Chairman George Otis Smith, in a
recent magazine article, declared that
he believes now as he did IT years ago,
that What we need today is to get
the Federal action to coordinate itself
with the State action" Commissioner
Claude L. Draper told the convention of
the national Association of Railroad
and Utilities Commissioners, at Rich
mond, Va, in October that he could see
no reason why the Federal Commission
and the States should have any trouble
over their respective rights.
Warning Is Sounded
Commissioner Ralph B. Williamson,
however, in an address before the West
ern Association of State Engineers at
Sacramento, sounded a warning of
what is now brought forth in the report
OF the commission, although, he too,
asserted that there must be close CO.
OESldIlOll btINtCIl TtOCl d. anu OldJ6
governments in dealing with the prob
lem
Nevertheless, the report to Congress
declares that effective regulation of
operating companies may be found to
depend upon an extension of the COM
missions jurisdiction" This is due to
the fact, according to the commission,
that interstate commerce in electricity
has become national rather than re-
gicnal in scope" and any attempt to
picture the present status of the power
industry, much less to forecast its
trend, "discloses serious deficiencies in
the information available for use' This
is further explained by the control by
holding companies of many of the most
important projects under the commits
sion'S Jurisdiction.
1T is in this field of helping on the
work of regulation through marshaling
of facts that Federal leadership prom
iseS substantial results, says the report.
mo single State is sufficient unto
itself to undertake unaided the task of
finding all the pertinent facts concern
ing the power industry and making
| them public. Cooperation under the
| leadership of central agency like the
| Federal Power Commission promises
the nearest approach to 100 per cent
| success"
All that the States need to do, the
Federal Commission suggests, is figur-
atively TO- obliterate their States lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
Bearishness Continues

NEW YORK, December 2 (SpeciaD -
with the temper ct the Street so bear
lsh, 1t would take several days of strong
markets to convince it that there was
the right kind of buying going on,
Prices are SO low that when the market
SHOWS a sign of rally there are ALWAYS
number OF people who are afraid thew
may miss the bottom prices and thew
commence to buy The difficulty with
the market is that nothing especially
favorable develops from day to day
or is IN sight to relieve the main prob
lens that are overhanging the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December a.
White potatoes, 100 pounds, 75a105;
sweet potatoes, bushel, 35a50; vans
barrel, 1.25al.75; beans, bushel, 150a
It's; beets, per 100, 2.00a2.50 Brussels
sprouts, per quart, l0a2O; Savoy cab
bage, bushel, 40a60; carrots, per 100,
2.50a3.50; caulifower, crate, 175a20 90;
celery, crate, 1.50a2,75; cucumbers,
hamper, 3.00a4.5o; eggplantS, crate,
1.50a3.00; lettuce, crate, 400a475; okra,
bushel, 15Oa2.5O; onions, per 100 pounds,
1.75a2 90; oyster plants, 100, 400a5 90;
peas, crate, 6.00a700; peppers, 2.50a40 90;
pumpkins, per 100; 300a10.00; spinach,
buShel, 60a80; squash, bushel / 50a2 90;
kale, bushel, 35a40; tomatoes crate,
3.5oa6.00; turnips, hamper, 15a2o; ap-
pies, bushel, l.00a125.
Dairy Market.
Chickens, young, 1921; Leghorns,
15al8; old hens, l6a21; Leghorns, old,
12al6; roosters, 1la13; ducks, 12a20;
geese, 15a2O; pigeons, pair, 20a25;
guinea fowls, pair, 25a5O; turkeys,
2Oa3O.
Eggs-Receipts, 529 cases; current re-
ceipts, 28a30; small pullet eggs, 22a25;
hennery whites, 35a38 nearby f1rsts,
32a33; Western frsts, 30a32.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery,
28a33; ladies, 20a22; process, 24a25;
store packed, l5al6.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, export, no
quotations; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 6014; December, 60l4 !;
January, 6l34.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot,
52a53; cob corn, new, 2.25a2 40.
OatS-No. white, domestic, spot,
35a351a; No 3, 34a341a.
Rye-Nearby, 40a45.
Hay-Receipts, none. New hay is
starting to arrive in increasing guam
titles, but so far no official grading has
been attempted, selling being strictly
on merit Demand for old hay slow
and market is dull and quiet, with
prices in buyers favor at a range of
l400al7.50 per ton.
Straw-No. l wheat. 6.50a90O per
ton; No. oats, 9O0a1Ooo per ton.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-ReceipJs, SO head; light sup
ply, market dull. SteerS-Chotce to
prime, none; good to choice, 7.75a8. Us;
medium to good, 7.OOa75O; fair to
medium, 5.6Oa65O; plain to fair, 4.5Oa
$50; common to plain, 4.00a4 So
pu4lo-h1cI4uIll W BOOIt f.UUa9zO, ldlr
to medium, 350a4 90: plain to fair, 3.25a
$50; common to plain, 3O0a3.25. Cows
Medium to good, 3.75a4.25; fair to
medium, 3.25a3,75; plain to fair, 250a
3.25; common to plain, 1.5oa2 so
HeiferS-Good and choice, 535a5 10;
medium TO good, 5.75a6.25; fair to me-
dunn, 4.75a5 Is; plain to fair, 3.75a4 rs
common to plain, 3.25a3.75. Fresh COWS
and Springers, 30.00a60.00.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 400 head
light supply, market lower; sheep, l O0s
300; lambs, good to choice, 6.00a7 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; moderate
supply, market spotty; lights, 490a5 20
heavier, 4.75a5 05; medium, 5.00a5.20
roughs. 3.50a4.3o; light pigs, 4.75a4 90
pigs, 4.85a5 90; Ohio and Western hogs
10 cents higher.
Calves-Receipts, 500 head; light sup
ply, market steady. Calves, 3.ooas 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
WHOLESALE PRICES
OFF DURING WEEK
Index Reveal Largest Slump Since
Upswing Started Early
in November.

Commodity prices at wholesale last
week weakened materially. The whole
sale price index of the National Fer
tlllzer Association showed decline of
2 fractional points for the week ended
November %. This Is the largest de-
cline since the upstart shown In the
index during the early part of Novem-
Der. For the first week in November
the index advanced more than / fun
point, and, with the single exception of
a slight advance for the week ended
November 81, the index number has
gradually tapered off. The latest in
dex number is 668, which number
closely approaches the record low point
OF 66.3 shown for the week ended Oc-
tober 3. At the end of October the in
dex number stood at 66.6; a year ago
the index number was 813.
Not one OF the ID groups comprising
the index advanced during the week:
nine of the groups declined, and the
remaining five showed no change. The
groups which declined were foods,
grains, feeds and live stock, fats and
oils, fuel, textiles, fertilizer materials.
metals, chemicals and drugs and the
group of miscellaneous commodities,
Murder by the Clock" the American
film, has been banned by Manchester,
England, as being too gruesome,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
and view the matter from the stand
point of the Nation as whole.
Conflicts of Interests.

ANY apparent conflicts of Federal
and State interests" says the report,
are capable of adjustment if the ad-
ministrative agencies take the larger
view of the interests of the whole people
of the, United States as distinguished
from the different groups OF that whole,
segregated within the geographical
boundaries known as State lines.
While there are many forceful rea-
sons why the principle of States rights,
as far as they pertain to the govern
mental machinery, must be preserved,
much less can be said for the applica-
ton of this doctrine when it is advanced
for the purpose of preserving to one
group Of the people some particular
material advantage which it may have
by reason of the chance location of pub
lie resources within certain arbitrary
boundaries originally fixed for purely
governmental reasons"
The report states that during the past
decade the invested capital In the light
and power industry haS increased five