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Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
MAY ABANDON
MARKET NEWS
Board Of Supervisors Files Pro-
test Against Disseminating
Service.

A recent announcement from the
state department of agriculture that
it is intended to discontinue the
market news service brought a pro-
test from the board of county SUI
pervisors at their meeting yester-
day. This protest took the form
of the following telegram which
the clerk was instructed to send
to Henry Wallace, secretary of agri-
culture:
estate department of agriculture
advises that all market news ser
vice to be discontinued. This
county ships 10000 cars of perish
able produce annually. This SER
vice has been of inestimable value
to all growers, especially to the
small growers who have no other
means of obtaining market infor-
nation. We urgently request that
you reconsider this matter and
continue this cooperative service
The clerk of the board was fur
tner instructed to transmit a let
ter to the treasury department
asking that the international line
be closed at 6 O'Clock p. m, every
day excepting Saturdays when 9
CLOCK should be set as the dead
line. The motion for adoption was
made by A. Y. Preble and seconded
by Dave Vencill.
On the vote, Supervisors Preble,
Vencill, Osborne and Graham voted
in favor of its adoption with Chair
man Best not voting. This action
was taken by the board at the re-
quest of a delegation composed of
Mrs. Carr, Calexico, Mrs Stanfield,
Calexico, H. Worthington, Imper-
ial, and George Harlan, Holtville,
who appeared before the board
asking its adoption.
Favor Extra Holiday
The board adopted proposal by
which the governor is asked to de-
clare July 8 a legal holiday this
year, coming as it does between a
Sunday and the Fourth of July.
Captain King of the Salvation
Army appeared before the board
concerning the care of transients
during the summer. He outlined a
plan by which these can be fed at
a very nominal cost through the
use of R. F. C. funds. This plan
received the hearty endorsement
OF the board.
Budget matters were considered
and it is the hope of the board that
these may be ironed out satisfac-
torily within the next few days.
Lack of sufficient funds has forced
the supervisors to consider many
drastic cuts in allotmentS for var
iouS departments of the court house
but nothing definite was done yes
terday along those lines. A meet
ing with the county tax committee
was set for this afternoon at which
time it was proposed that the two
groups would go into this matter
more thoroughly,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
MGR1~~
DISMISS TWO
IN FRAUD CASE

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)-
The governments case against John
B. de Maria, former president of
the Italo-Petroleum Corporation of
America, and Edgar P. Lyons book
keeper, was dismissed today.
Fifteen other former members of
the concern remained on trial,
charged With mail fraud involving
$10,000,000.
Federal Judge George Cosgrave
dismissed the cases against De Ma
ria and Lyons after Gwyn RedWine,
special prosecutor, closed the gov
ernments case this forenoon with
the admission that he had been I'M
able to link either with the alleged
fraud.
On the contrary, Redwine said,
the evidence tended To show that
De Maria had enteres the Italo-Pe-
troleum company, after the asserted
fraud had been committed, and had
spent more than 100000 of his own
money trying to save the firm from
bankruptcy.
Following the dismissals, defense
attorneys began arguments for the
same treatment in behalf of the
other defendants.
Seventeen defendants, former Of
ficers and employees of the con-
Germ, were brought to trial origin
ally. charged with fraud in the pro-
motion Of the company, and with
the division of secret profits.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
MIDDLE WEST
STILL ROASTS

CHICAGO, June 20. U.P) - The
end of spring found the midwest
sweltering today in its second heat
wave of the year. With dry, hot
winds blowing in from the parched
southwest, temperatures scared TO
the 100 degree mark in areas eX-
tending northward into Canada
Prostrations were not as numer-
Gus as in the first heat wave of
two weeks ago, but more than
score of drowningS were reported
as thousands of city residents went
to lakes and beaches for relief.
The only persons who found
note of cheer in the torrid spell
we're grain brokers in wheat pits
here. On reports that wheat fields
were burning up, grain prices jump
ed nearly three cents yesterday
Further rises were predicted for to-
day as the weather bureau failed
to see signs of immediate relief,
A rare occurrence in Canada, the
mercury scared to as high as los
degrees. In most midweStern states
il was in the upper COS Two heat
deaths were reported in Canada
and one man was killed when a
heat-induced whirlwind collapsed
a bridge.
A United Press survey showed
Grownings as follows: Indiana, 6;
Canada, 4; Wisconsin, 3; Iowa, .;
Minnesota, Q; Michigan, l, and ILL
noiS, |.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
$4,000 LOSS
At GAMbR|NUS

Damage which has been eSti-
mated by owners and firemen in
excess of $4,000 was caused when
the GambrinuS Cafe, one of Mex
icali'S most famous restaurants was
destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. The fire which is thought to
have originated either in the kit
chen or in the rear dining room
between the ceiling and roof, start
ed at 3 o'clock and spread rapidly
before the MeXicali and CaleXico
fire departments could swing into
action. Cause of the fire was in
definite though the theory Of de-
fective wiring was expressed.
Many valuable paintings, gold
leaf work and paneling were badly
damaged by the fire although a
report here this morning stated
that several of the better known
paintings, the work of Raven
stein, were saved.
The GambrinuS, which had been
the rendezvous of valley folk for
many years was under the manage
mentof Joseph Smith who was also
one of the owners of the buSin-
ess. The others were j. Barcenas,
Eddie Baker and A. JasSe, the two
latter being connected with the A.
B. G. brewery as we'll. 1t was just
three years ago that the beautiful
new dining room which is now
in ruins was completed. 1t was here
that the fire concentrated and ac-
hieved its worst damages.
1t is understood that no one
was in the place at the time the
fire started. Firemen succeeded in
holding the blaze to the Gambrinus
but much water damage was caus-
ed to the Climax and Ell Dorado
cafes which flank it on either side.
The loss is only partly covered
by insurance.
Ruins of the fire were inspect
ed this morning by Tom ReamS,
chief of the local fire department,
who asserted the fire depart
mentS of CaleXico and MeXicali
deserved praise for excellent work
in preventing the blaze from
spreading to adjoining buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Excellent Price
For Watern1eIons

Watermelons are bringing an
excellent price to date when COM
pared with the price last year ac-
cording to figures available at the
federal-state market news service
in BraWley.
Last year at this date watermel-
ons sold from $l5-16 per ton while
this year the market is ranging from
$16-22.50 per ton according to size
One reason for this variance in
price lies in the fact that last year
at this time over 300 cars had been
shipped while this year, due to the
late spring, only about 300 cars
have been shipped. Acreage is
about 1000 acres less this year. ap-
proximately $500 acres being plant
ed last year as compared to 1850
this year.
Shipments slowed up yesterday
and the market was a little easier
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
NEW DEAL n
INDUSTRY HAS
FIRST TRYOUT
Cotton Textile Group Increases
Wages And Shortens Hours Of
Its Employees.
RECOVERY DRIVE OPENS
Various Government Depart
ments Contribute To Stimula-
ton OF Business Revival.
RECOVERY DRIVE OPENS
By III. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 20. = In
creased wages, shorter working
hours and a spreading out of en-
ployment were provided in the first
code of fair competition formally
proposed under President Roose-
welt IS program for planned and
controlled industry.
The first proposed code, submit
ted by the cotton textile industry,
provides for an increase of approx
imately 80 per cent in wages for
large part of the industry and a
reduction Of approximately 20 per
cent in working hours.
The drive for recovery proceeded
on a wide front. In numerous gov
eminent departments officials were
moving in the letting of contracts
and in other ways contributing
toward the stimulation Of business
and employment.
Among these developments were
the following:
half of President Roosevelt to dis
suade railroad executives from
making another general wage cut.
2. Announcement by the Tennes-
see valley authority that labor for
its great undertaking would be
hired from the valley itself so far
as possible.
3. Secretary OF Interior Ickes
contracted to buy 100000 barrels of
cement for Boulder dam.
4. Treasury officials revealed that
proceeds from sale of new securi-
ties totaling more than a billion
dollars we're now on hand in the
treasury to finance public works.
S. Postmaster General Farley re-
ported a marked rise in postal re-
ceiptS.
6. Chairman Stevenson of the
Home Owners Loan corporation said
he hoped to have state organiza-
tions functioning by July l to
bring relief to home owners in
danger of foreclosure.
7. A delegation from the far west
agreed tentatively on program i'm
volving $25 100000 expenditure from
public works to complete various
reclamation projects and arranged
to seek government approval at a
conference later today.
1t is the intention of the national
recovery administration to have a
basic code for each industry, rather
than various codes for component
parts of any one industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
LAMSON TO FACE TRIAL DURING
AUGUST FOR CAMPUS TRAGEDY

SAN JOSE, June 20. U.P)-David
Lamson. manager of the Stanford
University Press, today awaited
trial in superior court in August on
charge of numbering his attract
i've wife.
Grandin H. Miller, justice of the
peace, ordered Lamson held at the
conclusion of his preliminary hear
ing here late yesterday, after three
days of testimony by the state.
Although the defense summoned 25
witnesses, none was called to test
ify.
Lamson received Justice Gran
din S ruling without show of emo
ton.
Friends tried to hearten him, but
he remained taut-hpped except
when Mrs. Ernest G. Dunbar, niece
of former President Hoover, shook
his hand. Then he smiled.
The prosecution failed to elabor-
ate on its asserted Freudian mo-
tive for the Staying.
Deputy Sheriff Howard Buffing-
ton, who questioned Lamson after
his wife's body was found in the
bathtub of their home on the Stan
ford campus Memorial day. testi-
fled Lamson admitted he and his
wife talked about marital affairs
the previous night.
Lamson said he slept apart from
his wife that night, Burlington
said
The deputy also said that the
next day, after the body of Mrs.
Lamson was found bleeding from a
wound in the head, Lamson was
unable to account for bloodstains
on his pajamas and bathrobe.
cit looks bad for me, but 1
didn't kill her. I had no reason
to kill my wife. She was a sweet
woman the officer quoted the
defendant as having said.
The testimony of DR.. F. L. Proes-
cher, county pathologist, definitely
eliminated the theory that Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
To Investigate
Airplane Crash

BIG BEAR LAKE, June 20. ,U.D
Department of commerce invest
igators studied the wreckage Of
single-motored plane today seeking
responsibility for the crash in
which Harry Sweet, Hollywood mo-
ton picture director, and two COM
panions were carried to their death
in Big Bear Lake Sunday night.
The bodies OF Sweet, 80, Claudette
Ford. 30. film extra, and Howard
(HaD Davitt, 30. scenario writer.
were recovered when the plane was
lifted from % feet Of water. hours
after it collapsed while flying at
low altitude. A coroner S I'M
vestigation disclosed Dayitt and
Miss Ford suffered fractured skulls
while Sweet apparently drowned.
All three bodies we're wedged In
the front cockpit
The body Of Miss Ford, whose
real name was understood to be
Vera williams, was TO be sent 20
Toledo, o.. for burial
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
BY LYLE c. WILSON
TIn;tad Dracc STAFF rorraSnond,

On1Jcu tTeSS StdII Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June Whole
sale revision of federal tax laws
to equalize the burden among the
millions of contributors to the fed
eral treasury was proposed today
by Senator King (Dem) Utah,
chairman of a senate finance sub
committee charged with investiga-
ton of the revenue laws.
King told the United Press that
what he called "leakso such as
were revealed by investigation of
the j. P. Morgan & Co. partners,
none of whom paid income taxes
in 1891 and 1882, had demonstrate
ed the necessity for general revis-
ion of the tax laws.
A hodge podge of emergency tax
legislation is on the statute books.
Congress spent months last year
in an effort to balance, the budget
with a combination of special sales
taxes and income tax increases.
The treasury continued to spend
more than was collected and the
session just ended extended So
called nuisance taxes for another
year and devised new emergency
levies to amortize the administra-
TONS $3,30OO00,O00 public works
program.
The committee of which King is
chairman will undertake to lay the
foundation for more equitable tax
alton. His colleagues were Sena-
tors La Toilette (Rep) Wisconsin;
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Board Discusses
Drainage Work

Public works funds to be used
in installing a drainage system in
Imperial Valley constituted the
main business discussed at an in
formal session of Imperial Irriga-
ton district directors at headquar-
terS this afternoon
1t is proposed that the district
seek loan under the public works
program to pay for installation Of
the drains so badly needed in some
sections of the valley.
Directors discussed the same
plan yesterday afternoon and M. j.
Dowd, chief engineer, was instruct
ed to begin a survey to determine
where the drains could be installed
at the best advantage and also to
make estimates of the probable
cost and amount of labor required
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20

Lamson was killed when she slipped
and fell in the bathtub.
DR.. Proescher said it would have
been impossible for the Stanford
Y. w. C. A. secretary to inflict
four blows an autopsy disclosed on
her head.
He said a 10-inch piece of pipe
found in a bonfire in the LamSon
Yard, with which the prosecution
asserted Mrs. Lamson was killed,
contained blood stains, but he was
unable to determine whether they
were those of human blood
Edwin Rea, defense counsel, rid
iculed the state S theory. thFt. Lam
son killed the mother of his two
year-old daughter in fit OF anger
: because she repulsed his advances.
The marriage of Lamson and
Allene Thrope was an outstanding
social event on the Stanford cam
pus, where their courtShip while
they were students was described
as "perfect.
The 31-year-old defendant SAID
he discovered his Wife's death on
.etmning to the house after work.
ing in the yard for several hours.
Burlington said LamSon told him
his wife woke him up the night be-
fore the killing was disclosed, say
ing she was i'll and couldn It sleep
and wanted something to eat.
After preparing a lunch, Lamson
said he returned to his room, and
the next morning helped his wife
into the bath, Burlington said Lam
son told him.
An attempt was made to wash
out blood inside a sleeve of Lam
son s coat found in the bathroom
Dr. Proescher said.
Lamson probably will be tried in
August, attorneys said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
PRODUCE MEN
WANT MARKET
NEWS SERVICE

Local produce men, shippers and
growers are interested in seeing
that the federal-state market news
service is maintained in the valley
since they feel it is of vital i'm
port to the valley. Under present
rulings, as a part of the federal
economy program, this service,
which in the valley has headquar-
tiers at Brawley, will be discontin-
ued July /
Many OF the shippers have sent
kilograms to Washington protesting
disseminating of the service. Fred
R. Bright, prominent local shipper,
when interviewed by The Press,
stated that the service was OF ire
mendous Importance not only to
large shippers but to the smaller
ones as we'll.
In fact, he declared, the smaller
growers and shippers profit by it
tho most since it gives them infor-
nation each day in regard to mar
ket prices and conditions, enabling
them to ship their products where
the market is good and making
possible better distribution of the
crop. Larger firms have connec-
tions which supply information TO
them which the smaller shipper
can secure only by the market news
service.
The Importance of the service in
enabling local shippers to distribute
and market their crop advanta-
geously is realized by produce men
in the valley who are making every
effort to have the service main
tanned.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
THREE STATES
VOTING TODAY

DIES MONIES, Ia, June 20. U.P)
Iowa, solidly in the prohibition
column for II years, voted today or
repeal on the 18th amendment.
A closer contest was expected in
Iowa than in any of the other II
states which have voted, all of which
recorded repeal victories. Whirl-
wind activity by both prohibitionists
and repealists marked the last week
of the campaign.
The all-Iowa Emergency Prohi-
bition council, composed Of the W..
c. T. u, Anti-Saloon league ana
kindred organizations, appealed for
victory on grounds that repealists
had flooded the state with false
propaganda"
r. N. Gown. chairman OF the
Iowa Repeal for Prosperity COM
mittee, accused drys Of forming
boycotts against drug stores, gro
Gerry stores and restaurants owned
by repealistS.
DR.. J. w. Graves, secretary Of
the Emergency Prohibition council,
predicted that 'if Iowa resists re-
peal, the prohibition amendment
will not be erased from the con-
stitution."
But if Iowa fails the dry cause"
DR.. Graves said, "it's decision will
have a marked effect on states
which have not yet voted"
CONCORD, N. H, June 20. U.n)
"A wet victory by two to one was
forecast by political observers today
as New Hampshire elected dele
gates 10 a repeal convention.
HARTFORD, Conn, June 20. (U,P)
Squared by a last minute plea of
Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, Connecticut
voters were electing delegates TODAY
to a prohibition convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
REVISION Of FEDERAL TAXES
PROPOSED BY SENATOR KING
Cites Recent Morgan Revelations AS Demon
strating Ned For Equalizing Burden Among
Taxpayers Of County

Reed (Rep) Pennsylvania; Bark
ley (Dem.) Kentucky, and Byrd
(Dem) Virginia. King said con-
gress could not escape general re-
vision of the revenue law next ses-
sion.
Plans To Proceed
King said it might not be posi-
BILE to obtain a meeting Of the full
subcommittee but he would pro-
coed alone within the next fort
night to get the inquiry under way.
cit is my hope that we will be
able to get rid Of most of the nuis-
ance taxes enacted in the emergen-
cy revenue act of 1892 King said.
"That could be done either by in
creasing income taxes or by means
of a general sales tax. Personally,
I don t want to increase the nor
NAL rate of income taxes. The men
and women earning from $4,000 to
$4,000 are the backbone of the
country and in my Judgment they
are paying enough.
but there is pressure both for
increased normal rates and for a
general sales tax. The sales tax
problem is complicated by the fact
that many states recently have re-
sorted to that source of revenue and
if the federal government enacted
sales tax law we simply would
be adding to the duplication which
already exists between federal and
state taXations. In my judgment
however, a sales tax would permit
reduction in the income taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Reject Plan For
NeuU Township

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)-
The board of supervisors today
had denied the petition OF city
officials of Bell, Vernon, haywood,
Cudahy and Bandini asking that
San Antonio township be divided.
The action was taken upon re-
commentator of Supervisor Hugh
Thatcher, who said an efficiency
survey indicated that better COVER
nment may be obtained by reduc-
ing, not increasing the number of
townships.
The petitioners said they believ-
ed more efficient constabulary and
police protection could be obtained
in the smaller township, to have
been named Rio Hondo". Popula-
ton was to have been 107,894.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Weather Hats
Hunt For Flye,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 20
UP)-Search for James Mattern
-the-world flyer lost in the
Arctic, was reported halted tenn
porarily today by adverse weather
conditions.
According to radio advices, sew
erai ships participating in the
search, including the S. S. Victoria
were locked in the heavy ice of St
Michael bay.
The Aleutian Islands we're blan-
keted by fog. grounding airplanes
Kenneth Reese, veteran pilot OF
north, was reported fog-bound at
Unaiakeet.
No trace of Mattern had been
found since he left Khabarovsk
Siberia, last Wednesday on an at
tempted 24OO-mile flight to Nome
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Advertising Men
Discuss Business

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 90
(U.P)-Heartened by hopeful and
even optimistic forecasts of prom
inent speakers. over 300 delegates
attending the Pacific Advertising
Clubs association convention today
prepared to add liberal slice of
pleasure to their business of the
day.
Rccreational features include a
luncheon, a tea and swimming
party, and finally, a trip down
Sacramento river in a chartered
steamer.
In effect, speakers took apart the
business of advertising to find out
what makes it tick" The mistakes,
as well as good points of the &C.
cupation, were mercilessly analyz-
ed by experts.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
Henry's Side OF
Case To Be Told

LOS ANGELES, June 20. UP
Leslie B. Henry. former Pasadena
broker, will give his own version of
the financial operations resulting
in the loss of 100000 worth Of
securities belonging to Mrs. Char
lotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles
Minter.
Beginning next Thursday, Henry
will tell his story in the court of
Superior Judge Charles Burnell.
An attempt to hold such a hearing
yesterday failed when the court and
opposing counsel could not agree on
rules.
Henry S probation hearing will be
held before Judge Burnell June 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-20
0 yERSstR'

BEVERLY HILLS, June 10.
(SpeciaD-There ain t but one
way for these foreign princes
Tor so-called titled BIRDS to
prove it to Americans and that
is for one of 'em to marry a
poor girl. Then we will know
he is a prince. For III all our
story book reading the prince
always married the poor girl.
Mr.. Roosevelt went out on
what he hoped would be a pri-
vate cruise. All that followed
him was a battlesIlip, three
coast guard cutters, three
shiploads of newspaper men
and two camerameIl.
Talk about gossiloy old wom-
an wanting to see and hear ev-
erything! American newspa-
pers make an ANA ture out of
her for hanging on the back
fence and peeking in the key
hole. If I was him l would
make a parachute jump some
time and see if 1 couldn It get
few seconds of privacy.
Yours