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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
BILL WOULD
CURB RADIOS

SACRAMENTO, April 10. <U.P)--
Irresponsible dissemination of news
and fraudulent advertising would
be controlled and prevented by a
bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Walter H. Duval, Ven-
tura-the first concrete step taken
to regulate radio broadcasting in
this state.
Radio control would be in charge
of so-called radio "czar" referred
to in the measure as the radio
authority"
Control would not only include
a material broadcast but would also
aim to prevent radio interference.
Senator Duval said the radio sit
uation has reached the point in the
state where wild stuff should be
kept off the air."
Duval said there have been num-
erous examples of some radio sta
tions spreading false and irrespon-
sible news reports. His measure
would set up the machinery to pre-
vent such irresponsible news re-
porting.
If either a radio station or an
individual broadcaster violated pro-
visions of the act the radio "czar"
would be empowered to recon-
mend to the federal radio commits
sion the revocation of the license.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
TRAFFIC COPS
OPPOSE: BILL. |.

Frank Oswalt, captain of the
state highway patrol operating in
this county, this morning sent tele-
grams to State Senator Ben HulSe
and Assemblyman S. E. Robinson,
asking their influence to defeat
the passage of Assembly Bill No.
675 which was introduced in the
senate today.
This bill-the budget bill as
amended in the assembly-proposed
a drastic reduction in the allot-
ment for the department of motor
vehicles for the next piennium end
ing June 80, 1885 which would SER
iously handicap the operation cot
the patrol throughout the state.
Among other things, Oswalt
pointed out, this bill provides that
the California Highway Patrol
would be compelled to lay off ap-
proximately 230 members. Affecting
Imperial county, this bill, if adop-
ted, would do away with 5 men,
bers of the present county force
and one in the office. AS matters
now stand here, the patrol is four
members under its original allot-
ment and this new reduction would
mean that the patrol would be un-
able to render satisfactory service
with such a depleted staff, he
said.
Oswald stated that many other
activities and valuable services rem
dered by the patrol would natural
ly be stopped. The night patrol
would be eliminated entirely and
every motorist in the county would
be affected. This proposed saving,
he pointed out, will not reduce tax
es because every cent spent on
highway protection and for regis
tration service comes from registra-
ton fees. This belongs to the mo-
torist and he is entitled to have it
spent for his protection and SER
vice.
These kilograms were sent after
another had been received from E.
Raymond Cato, chief Of the state
highway patrol, notifying the To-
cal office concerning the proposed
bill and asking that protest be
made or that the office be prepared
to reduce its staff should the bill
be adopted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
ON
WILD RAMbLE

DURANGO, Colo, April 10. U.P)
-Colorado's rambling peak speeded
up its march into the Animas val
ley today.
Old Carbon Mountain, with 40
acres Of rock and debris shifting
from its sides, developed a new
crevice. The latest split was 10
feet wide and on the north side of
the mountain, in contrast to the
other activity which has centered
on the south side.
The new activity of The moving
mountain disclosed a variety of
multi-colored rocks, disgorged from
their resting place as the mass of
debris rolled along toward the val
ley, where, it was predicted, it
would eventually throw dam en-.
tirely across the Animas river.
Pressure of the ground heaping
against a "hogback" was the cause
of the new crevice, biologists who
visited the moving mountain said
After making study of the slide
Sunday the biologists were unani-
nous in stating that heavy rains,
of several days duration, would
cause the peak to slip more rapidly
in its steady trip to the valley.
Most of the geologists have come
to the theory that the crumbling
of the mountain is fault action" :"
The fault is 126 miles long. 1t
originates at Ute Dome, New Mex
leo, and runs directly under Du-
range, eventually losing itself in
the Rocky Mountains.
Earth tremors, which are record
ed on the Regis college seismo-
graph, in Denver, caused Carbon
Mountain to take on new activity
it was said by Charles Gilmore.
geologist for the Mayday mine
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
HEWES To AID
.HU[SE BAT TIE
FOR HIS BILL

AS representative of the minority
of the board of directors of the I'm
perial Irrigation district, and also
as representative of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau of which he
is president, Evan T. Hewes left
this morning for Sacramento in the
interests of Senate Bill Oil, intro
duced by Senator Ben Hulse and
providing for the classification OF
irrigation districts.
In an interview with a Press re-
porter this morning, Hewes pointed
out that this classification is sim
liar to that of counties which has
proven so advantageous to the var
icus counties of the state.
"In my opinion" the director
stated" this bill if passed, will
mean more to Imperial Valley than
any bill before the legislature at
the present time. 1t seems that
special legislation applicable to this
district may be passed and will en-
able Imperial Valley to secure leg
islation which 1t needs and which
may not be suitable to other dis
trictS.
obviously legislation which is
applicable to a district composed
of 1000 acres may not be suitable
at all for Imperial Valley with its
acreage of 100000. Under this bill
all irrigation districts of over 500,-
xr,0,,1I Hn ole n
perial Valley is the only district
coming under this heading and
thus would be able to secure spe-
cial legislation needed.
"I believe that I represent the
opinion of the majority of people
in the valley as expressed by their
votes during the past year, and If
this bill is passed, we may then
feel more certain of obtaining the
property qualification bill for the
valley. I wish to state that I am
making this trip at my own ex-
pense in the interests of Imperial
Valley
Farm bureau directors at recent
meeting unanimously endorsed the
bill.
Imperial Irrigation district will
be represented at the hearing by
Charles L. Childers, chief counsel,
Mark Rose, director, and F. H.
McIver, secretary-treasurer.
The three men left for the north
this afternoon after appearance in
court in the injunction suit in the
Burleigh Adams recall action.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Mx& R1N~
0ls,a MsNausht syndtsats. Lac
.CH|NA MAY
MAKE PEACE
Chiank Kai-Shek Reported To
Have Reached Agreement With
japanese Leaders.

LONDON, April 10. tU.p>-Chiang
Kai-Shek, head of the Chinese Ma
tionalist government, has reached
an understanding with Japan
wereby China will recognize the in
dependence of Manchukuo and ia
pan will abolish unequal treaties
and disclaim her Monroe Doc
trine of Asia" exchange telegraph
dispatches from Canton said today.
SHIMENCHAI, China, April 10.
tU.P3-Japanese -Manchu troops be-
gan spirited advance inside the
Great Wall today, opening what
was believed to be an extended
drive to purge the sector of Chi
nese defenders and extend the do
minion of Manchuguo in to China
proper.
At Changchun, capital city OF
Manchukuo, a spokesman for the
Japanese Kwantung army intimat-
ed direct attack was contem-
plated.
1T is impossible to limit our op-
erations any longer along the line
of the Great WALL" he said. "Ac-
cordingly we have decided to pun
insh all the disturbing Chinese
units
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
By THOMAS B. MALARKEY


SACRAMENTO, April 10. The
senate gazed ruefully at an un-
touched budget bill today while the
assembly, thoroughly relieved it has
rid itself of the measure, for the
time being, turned its attention to
other legislative matters.
It's up to the senate to carry the
burden of budget revision-if any.
An assembly bloc forced the bill
through the lower house and sent
it over to the upper house in pre-
cisely the same form as turned out
by the assembly ways and means
committee.
The budget provides for total
state expenditures of $241 100000
for the forthcoming biennium, a
$170O0,000 cut under the RoIph
budget.
Comparative ease with which the
bill passed the lower house is no
criterion of what will hapen in the
senate. There, it is expected, the
budget will be taken up item by
item and revised in many partic-
ularS.
In the assembly, the strong Sou
thern California delegation and
assemblymen from many other sec
! tions, decided to swing in behind
the bill and rush it through with
out amendment. But in Che senate,
such a bloc is conspicuous by its
absence.
The bill has one fortunate e
break, however. 1t so happens the
assembly ways and means commit
tee incorporated many recommend
ations of the senate fact finding
committee, in fact, the budget went
a little farther along the economy
road than the fact finding commit
tee suggested.
Break Imminent
A break in cordial relations be-
tween the two houses appears in
evitable. The senate is mad to the
core over the assembly's refusal to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
NofabIes Attend
Jordan Funeral

LOS ANGELES, April 10. {U.P)-
Criminal court procedure was at
standstill today as judges and peace
officers attended the funeral of
Assistant District Attorney Wayne
E. Jordan.
The 37-year-old prosecutor shot
and killed himself last Thursday
after a long and unsuccessful fight
against i'll health.
Active pail bearers include Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits, Super
ior Judge Samuel R. Blake, Sheriff
Eugene Biscailuz, Deputy District
Attorneys John Oliver and Ernest
Roll, and David OLeary, county in
vestigator, all closely associated
with Jordan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Hay GrouUers Will
Attend Meeting

H. A. Hastain of Brawley, presi-
dent of the Imperial Valley Hay
Growers association, with Walter
Goodson and J. S. Sanborn, left
this weekend to attend confer
ence in Lancaster today.
At this conference representa-
tives of all the hay growing dis
tricts which supply the Los Angeles
market will be present to confer
on cooperative efforts to stabilize
the market. TIE meeting was call
ed by the alfalfa growers division
of the Kern County Farm Bureau.
This weekend Hastain visited
the various dairymen of the Los
Angeles district on behalf of the
local cooperative and he plans to
go on to Berkeley for a conference
with the intermediate credit bank.
He may go on to Sacramento if the
necessity arises, being interested in
the maintenance of the state hay
grading service.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
TUo Killed In
Bay City Blast

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. U.H
Two persons died and four others
were possibly fatally burned early
today in an explosion and fire that
partially destroyed two apartment
houses.
Three firemen were injured.
Trapped in an upper suite by a
gas explosion that ignited the three
story building, Lyle Spaulding, en-
ployee of the local office of the
Metro Goodwin Mayer motion pic
ture company, and his wife, May
were suffocated. George Millymaki
manager of the apartment, and his
wife, were seriously burned.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ottnot were
rescued by firemen when fire des-
troyed three story building. They
we're not expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
BIC PROJECT
IS ADVOCATED
BY PRESIDENT
Special Message To Congress
Asks For Authority To De-
velop Muscle Shoals.
PLAN is COMPREHENSIVE
Flood Control, Reforestation,
And Power Among Items On
Gigantic Program.
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 10. U.P-
President Roosevelt In a special
message to congress today called for
the creation of a Tennessee valley
project with authority to carry out
titanic program for industrial and
economic development of the south,
including Muscle Shoals.
The President wrote that this
authority should be clothed with
the necessary power to carry these
plans into effect. Its duty should
be the rehabilitation Of the Muscle
Shoals development and the CO.
ordination of it with the wider
plan"
The program, which will be spon-
sored by Senator George Norris,
and others, would promote an ex-
tensive scheme for reforestation,
flood control, prevention of soil
erosion, abandonment of unpro-
ductive farm lands, and the dis
tribution and diverslfication of in
dustry.
Supporters of the program believe
it could be financed at the start by
about $50,000,000 to be obtained
from unexpended treasury balances.
The remainder would be drawn
from a bond issue.
The Tennes essee development
scheme is one of the outstanding
ones in Mr.. Roosevet's broad pro-
gram for return of good times.
In recommending it to congress,
he is carrying out the pledge that
he made to the people of the south
few months ago when he visited
the Muscle Shoals plant.
Concerning the power develop
meat embraced in the Muscle
Shoals set-up, he added that ''it
leads logically to national planning
for a complete water shed involv-
ing many states and the future
lives and welfare of millions"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
COURT GIVES
CONTINUANCE
ON INJUNCTION

Continuance of five days was
granted in the injunction suit de-
signed to prevent calling of the
Burleigh Adams recall election, at
the hearing conducted at the court
house this morning before Judge l..
P. Turrentine of San Diegos
The continuance was granted in
order to give Charles L. ChilderS,
chief counsel for the Imperial Irri-
cation district, an opportunity to
file an amended answer and state
ment of facts.
Confusion in the suit filed fol-
lowing disappearance of IL sections
of the Adams recall petition March
13, was not cleared appreciably by
this mornings hearing, it is said
Immediately after the disappear
ance of the petitions from the pri-
vate office of F. H. McIver, Secre-
tary-treasurer of the district, Err
nest Utley, for Maril L. Box and
Herman Huth applied for a tenn
porary restraining order to prevent
certification of petitions by Nc
iver an calling Of a special elec-
tion by the board of directors. Box
alleged that his signature to the
petitions was obtained through
fraund.
w. E. Young and Evan T. Heyes,
among the five directors named
as defendants in the original in
junction suit, April 6, filed suit
to hame the temporary restraining
order made permapent. S. p Will
liams represented them. Reading
of various points of la woccupied
most of the time this morning, with
attorneys representing the three
groups appearing in court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Officer Berated
By Mrs. Barnett

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.P)-
A justice department agent today
reported that Mrs. Anna Laura
Lowe Barnett, wife of Jackson Bar
nett, 91-year-old millionaire Greek
Indian oil leaser, shouted: Get
out, you gangster," when he at
tempted to serve a subpoena on her
last night.
"She just opened the door enough
to shout at me adding I'm all
fed up on government men when
the door slammed, the subpoena
caught and she pulled it inside
Oh, yes, the subpoena ordered
the Barnetts to produce certain
original documents" before a fed
eral court in Washington, D. c.,
April %, when she and her hus-
band are scheduled to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
HENRY ENTERS
GUILTY PLEA

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.Il-
In a dramatic last minute move,
Leslie B. Henry, prominent Pasa-
dena clubman and broker, today
pleaded guilty to five counts OF
grand theft in juggling the account
of Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, mother
of Mary Miles Minter, former screen
actress.
Henry, who allegedly misman-
aged Mrs. Shelby's $500,000 bond
account which he handled for his
firm, declared he had dispaired OF
an acquittal in the face of sui
eide note" he wrote last Novem-
ber.
He expressed the conviction that
a jury which was to have been en-
paneled to try him today would
interpret it as confession.
Henry hobbled on crutcheS as he
entered the court of Superior Judge
Chalre S. Burnell where he was to
go to trial. A month ago he fell and
fractured his leg. r
A few minutes previous to his ap-'
pearance today in court, he had
made a futile attempt to see Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits. Fits
refused to admit the broker to his
office.
Henry was released today to his
original bond of $25,000 and was
ordered to return May for pro-
baton hearing and sentence. He
asked freedom so that he might
have further treatment for his
broken leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
PRISON TERM
FOR k|DNAPE En-

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.H -
Earl H. Van Dorm, confessed kid
naper of Mrs. Mary B. Skeele, 65-
year-old wife of the University OF
Southern California dean of music,
today was sentenced to spend from
10 years to life in Folsom peniten-
tiary by Superior Judge William
Tell Aggeler.
Van Dorl's previous criminal rec
ord made the maximum penalty
mandatory.
He interrupted his trial on the
kidnapping charge last Friday, and
after a stormy scene with his as
serted companion in the crime,
Miss Louellapearl Hammer, changed
his plea to one Of guilty and at
tempted to take the blame for the
kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Hays And Picture
Heads Conferring

HOLLYWOOD, April 10. dU.PJ =
Important problems confronting
the motion picture industry were
under consideration here today at
conferences between Will H. Hays,
president of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of AM
erica. and film executives.
Salary and production issues were
given the first consideration.
"The broad purpose is to decide
such policies as are necessary for
the stability of the industry" Hays
said in discussing the purpose of
the meetings. "The fundamental
problem, if course, is to balance the
budget between the outgo in all
branches with current income from
the box office"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Farm Bureau Head
Wires President

Urging that President Franklin
d. Roosevelt in no way curtail his
program of agricultural education,
Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial County Farm Bureau, on
behalf of that organization, sent
the following telegram to the pre-
sident.
I'm consistence with your farm
program do not be misled by selfish
interests who, in guise of economy
advise a curtailment of agricultur-
al education. Education to help
farmers help themselves is the fun
damental basis of farm relief. Urge
you sustain agricultural education
appropriations"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
KILLED IN CRASH

MODESTO, Calf, April 10. U.P)
Ben c. Pendleton, 80, owner of
a Hollywood drug store, was killed
and Fred Meiser, 90, of Los An
geles, was in hospital here today
as result of an automobile acci-
dent on the highway near Modesto.
A light coupe Meiser was driving
crashed into the rear of a stalled
truck, killing Pendleton instantly
and injuring Meiser seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Educator
Dies In East

PRINCETON, N. j., April 10. U.R}
DIR. Henry Van Dyke, world fa-
nous educator, author, philosopher
and clergyman, died today at his
home in Princeton, in his 81st year.
Revered as 1.-THE Sage of Prince
tom DR.. Van Dyke enjoyed a car
eer that brought his international
fame, professorships in foreign un-
iversities. and high acclaim in the
field of letters.
Death came peacefully, while he
was in bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
CITY COUNCIL
AGAIN TACKLES
BEER PROBLEM

At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
city council was to resume its
consideration of the beer prob
lem in Ell Centre. This matter
was held over from last Friday
when it was learned that the
state legislature would adjourn
over the weekend without do
ing anything definite in the
matter of beer legislation other
than what had been decreed up
TO that time.
1t was expected that at this
afternoons meeting the council
will formulate and adopt an or
dinance which will determine
the status of 3.2 beer in the
city, not as to its legality but
as to its sale and taxation for
the purpose of obtaining reve-
nue. for the city.
While the council will be pri-
marily engaged in this question
of revenue it will also give much
thought to the proposed re-
strictions as to territory in
which beer may be sold. At
meeting last week several dele
cations from civic bodies ap-
peared before the council in
sisting that the proposed re-
strictions of 600 feet from a
school and 100 feet from
church, be incorporated in the
ordinance.
It is the cOncensus of Opin-
ion among members of the
council that such restrictions
will be incorporated in the Or
dinance but it had not been
determined just what these
distances would finally be.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
By H. o. THOMPSON

OIhttu OtdAI OOTTCSpOiluCht
COURTROOM, NAVAL AIR STA
TION, LAKEHURST, N. j., April
10.--A torn and water-soaked note
book, the property of one of the
men who went down with the Ak
ron, was produced today as the
naval court of inquiry began its
efforts to determine the cause OF
the disaster
The notebook was identified py
Lieut.. Com. H. v. Wiley, one of the
Akron survivors, as the property of
Lieut.. James H. Dugan of Cations
vile, Md.
The book was recovered by search
ing vessels near the scene of the
disaster yesterday and was rushed
to the court room and introduced
as one of the first pieces of evi-
dence.
Wiley said the observations noted
in the book agreed exactly with
his own recollections of the hours
preceding the fatal crash.
1t contained details of buoyancy,
static condition of the ship and
other particulars not Immediately
followed up by questioning.
Judge Advocate Pennoyer also in
troduced as evidence a chart drawn
from memory by Wiley to- show tire
course of the Akron before it ran
into the shattering storm off Bar
negat Light.
Wiley, who said at the outset of
the questioning that he had no
complaint against any officer OF
the Akron, amplified the report he
rendered to Secretary of Navy
Swanson last week.
He told of receiving word from
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
ANNOUNCE SPINE TREATMENT

NEW YORK, April 10. U.P)-A
new method of treating lateral cur
vature of the spine resulting from
infantile paralysis has been devel-
oped at the New York orthopedic
dispersary and hospital, 1t involves
early diagnosis, made possible by
X-rays of the spine. Hinged jack
cts and plaster jackets are used to
straighten the spine. Early dag
nosis and prompt treatment, it was
said preclude in most cases the
necessity of an operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Roosevelt Uses
HooUer's Camp

WASHINGTON, April 10. W.P)-
President Roosevelt vent picnicking
yesterday at the mountain camp
which his predecessor, Herbert
Hoover established on the upper
reaches of the Rapidan river in
Virginia.
Enjoying the warm sun to the
full. the President rode in the front
seat of an open touring car on the
200-mile Grip to the camp and back.
Five other automobiles followed
bearing members of his family and
party of friends. Mrs. Roosevelt
and their son, John, drove two "a
the cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
Beer Shortage
Boosts Prices

LOS ANGELES, April TO- W.P)--
Increased retail beer prices loom
ed today with only a limited sup
ply of the brew to be had.
A decided shortage has existed
since legalized sale OF 3.2 beer be-
gan. Local brewery men have
worked overtime in an effort 10
stem the drought.
Reports from Seattle, Tacoma
and San Francisco indicated that
only a few carload shipments Will
be received here from those cities
during the next month.
In many restaurants. prices have
gradually climbed until 20 cents q
glass Is being charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-10
HITLER SEEKS
VATICAN AID
BY THOMAS B. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ROME, April 10. U.P)-German
Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen,
seeking papal approval of the Hit
Ter government, held the first of
q series of conferences at Vatican
City today with Cardinal Eugenio
Pacelli, papal secretary of state.
Won Papen sought to win sup
port of the holy see for a COM
bined Nazi-church war on commu-
nism. He was accompanied by the
charge daffairs of the German
Vatican City embassy.
Later today Won Papen planned
to confer with Premier MuSsolini,
and tomorrow he will have an au-
dience with the Pope.