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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
ADOPTS
STERN POLICY
No Quarter To Be Shown By
Government In Warfare Upon
Rebel Bands.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS

L
HAVANA, Nov. 15.-Col. Fulgen-
clio BastiSta, army chief of staff,
has instructed soldiers in Oriente
province to pursue rebel bands to
the death and take no prisoners,
dispatches said today.
The "no quarter order came as
many repel bands, ranging from a
few men upward, roamed the west
ern provinces and added to the
lawless state prevailing there since
The overthrow of Gerardo Machado
four months ago. 1t was regarded
IS the government IS strongest move
to date t. restore order in the prov
! inces.
Five rebels we're killed yesterday
in fight with government troops
near Ell Cristo - 1.-THE Christ -
yesterday. Other members of the
rebel force escaped.
Rebels and tlcops clashed at Hol-
guin and Las Delicias also. There
was no report of casualties.
While these fights were proceed
ing at the eastern end of the island,
army units were sent against four
groups OF rebels operating in Santa
Clara province. Small encounters
were reported.
The capital continued quiet. Sem
tenceS of "a leaders in last week s
Atares fortress revolt, tried by
courtmartial, were awaited.
Supporters of the government
continued bitter against American
Ambassador Sumner WelleS.
A plan of student delegates to the
approaching Pan-American confer
ence at Montevideo to attack WelleS
and the United States were damp
ened somewhat by the fact that
most Latin American nations, like
the United States, have withheld
recognition from President Ramon
Grau San Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
UNIT Of PRODUCTION CREDIT
ASSOCIATION FORMED HERE
Valley Farmers Take Advantage Of Agri-
cultural Loans Offered By Federal Gov
ernment On Easy Terms.

Following a detailed explanation
of the setup for the production
credit association given by M. A.
Thompson, temporary head of the
corporation at Berkeley and Howard
Miller, associated with the Farm
Credit Administration, Washington,
d. c., a group of Imperial and Yu-
ma valley ranchers proceeded to the
formation of this association for
these two valleys yesterday after
noon. The meeting was held in
Judge McPherrin s court room.
Virgil j. Sims was named chair
man OF the incorporatorS' meeting
with w. E. Walters as secretary
The next item of business before
the meeting, attended by Al incor-
poratorS, was the selection of a
name for the association and also
the center from which its activi-
ties are to be directed.
1t was at this point that the
greater part of the discussion oc-
Iui leu. FL SCllIlO, DldWley dIlu
Holtville were named as the cities
to be chosen as headquarters and a
lively debate resulted. When final
ly put to the vote, El Centro polled
20, BraWley, 20, and Holtville, 4
To decide ohiS deadlock another
vote had to be taken and this re-
suited in 25 votes for Ell Centro with
19 for BraWley and therefore the
county seat was chosen as head
quarters for the new association.
In the discussion those support
ing BraWley contended that city
was the natural center of the farm
ing interests of the county and
should be chosen as the seat of this
association which had to do with
production loans to ranchers. El
Centre proponents upheld the view
that their city was the county seat
and it was no more than right that
it be chosen for headquarters of the
corporation. When the Holtville
group sided with the Ell CentranS
the tide turned to bring victory to
the latter.
The next item of business was
the choice of name for the new
association. Again there was a di-
vergency of opinion. 1t was sug-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
By FREDERICK KUH

WASHINGTCN, Nov. 15.-White
House, state department and Soviet
officials today answered the ques-
ton as to what was holding up the
Soviet-American recognition nego-
tiations by declaring they were not
being held up.
This assertion, however, did not
explain the fact that his mission in
Washington has been prolonged far
beyond CommiSSar Maxim Litvin-
ov's anticipation. He had intended
to sail for home on the Majestic
today
Litvinov arrived in America eight
days ago on the supposition that a
brief visit with President Roosevelt
would suffice to arrange an ex-
change of ambassadors, possible
! agreement on a reciprocal non-in-
reference pledge, and preliminary
discussions of debts, claims, coun-
ter claims and trade, on which the
future Soviet embassy then would
formally negotiate accords.
Litvinovs discussions here are
known to have burroWed deeper
than he foresaw. To that extent he
appeared to have reckoned without
his host.
One indication of the unexpected
ramificationS of the negotiations
came to light when it was divulged
that the President had asked Lit
vinov for assurance that the right
of Americans in the Soviet Union
to indulge in religious worship be
safeguarded.
LitVinov was in a position to ex-
plain that Americans in Russia, like
Soviet citizens themselves, are en-
tirely at liberty to attend church or
worship in accordance with their
faith. This is not altered, he may
have added, by the fact that the
Bolsheviks teach their countrymen
that religion is incompatible with
science and that scientific train
ing and outlook are essential.
Moreover, Litvinov, aware of op-
position of the American churches
to the Soviet ecclesiastic policy, ap-
preciated Mr.. Roosevelt's desire to
respect the church attitude.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
FRANCE TAKES
BOLD STAND
Gives Germany Its Choice Of
Continued Peace Or Rap From
Mailed Fist.
BY LAMAR MIDDLETON
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Nov. 15-France offered
Nazi Germany today its choice be-
tween a friendly hand or a mailed
fist.
Premier Albert Sarraut, fighting
for his governments life, emerged
triumphant from a chamber of de-
putieS debate with vote of conf p
dence of 1896 to 1874 after his de-
claration that:
l. France will not reduce her arm
ament by a man or gun until she
has the strictest guarantees Of Sc
curity.
2. Despite German objections,
France will continue to insist on a
system of permanent arms control.
3. France will not engage in di-
rect negotiations with Germany to
obtain her re-entrance to the
League of Nations and disarma-
ment conference but will insist Oh
staunchest adherence to the frame
work of the league.
4. France is prepared to meet with
arms any attempt to enforce a for
eign will upon her.
LET us be frank" said Sarraut.
1--WE are ready to say to Ger
many, You claim a desire for
peace. So does France. We have no
wish to humiliate you or to threaten
YOU. We are not Indifferent to the
suffering of the German people
though Germans trade balance is
more favorable than is ours. But
France demands of you a SINGER
ity equal to hers
The speech, considered a reply to
those Germans who want to rearm
themselves unless France disarms,
served to quiet wide fears of new
German menace.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
FITZPATRICK
ADMITS elf 7
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Wil-
liam S. Fitzpatrick. former head of
the Prairie Oil and Gas company,
told senate stock market investi-
gators today that when he accept
ed a S300,05273 gift from profits in
a stock syndicate of the competing
Sinclair Oil organization, he was
under the impression the money
came from the Rockefeller COM
pany.
Fitzpatrick put the gift on the
basis of a reward to a faithful en-
ployee. He said he was to have re-
ceived 10 per cent of profits in sale
of Rockefeller stocks which were
held in maturing philanthropic
trusts. But he received, instead De
per cent, aggregating $149,000 Blair
and company purchased the Prairie
stocks for which the ROckefellerS
sought a market.
THE other participants Cn Sin
clair syndicate profits) were ar
ranged without consultation with
me-" Fitzpatrick told Ferdinand
Pecora, committee counsel.
why they did it you will have to
ask them" Fitzpatrick continued.
Il thought it was something the
Rockefellers were going to do for
me in return for my 20 years Of
service. The name of Rockefeller
wasn't real good in Kansas and Ok
lahoma when I went with them in
1908. When I quit it was good.
Il thought they (the Rockefellersl
wanted to do something for me.
During the 20 years I was compen-
sated but sometimes it was mite
small. 1 hadn't been able to save
much money and if had died my
family would not have had more
that 100000 or $70,000'
He said his present salary from
the Sinclair controlled Consolidat-
ed Oil company is $4,000 year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
To
NEE 7 MEAD

At O'Clock. this afternoon men,
bers of the irrigation district board
of directors were to leave for Los
Angeles where they are to meet
with DR.. ElWood Mead, chief of the
U. S. reclamation service at 10 O.
clock tomorrow morning. This meet
ing is a follow-up Of the one with
E. T. HeWeS, board chairman and
M. j. Dowd, district engineer, in
Washington, D. c.. last week.
Yesterday the board adopted a
resolution that certain applica-
tionS for the district and filed with
the division of water resources of
the department of public works OF
the state of California, on Novem-
ber 7, to appropriate water from the
Colorado river for power purposes
in connection with the All-Ameri-
can canal, are and each of them is
hereby ratified, confirmed and ap-
proved, as and for the act of I'M
perial Irrigation district"
The sites which have been deSig-
mated for future plants to generate
power for the valley are to be To-
Gated at Pilot Knob with a drop Of
SIS feet and a 1900 second-foot
flow of water; in Sect. 4, TIT, Rio,
where there will be 26-foot drop
and a flow of 5000 second feet OF
water; in Sect. 81, TIC, R18,, 81 foot
drop and 5000 second feet flow of
water; in Sect. 3, TIT, R17, having
40 foot drop and flow of 5000
second feet of water The last is to
be located on the Ash canal, five
miles east Of CaleXico in Sacs 49,
IA, TIT, R15, where the drop will
be 20 feet and the flow 5000 second
feet of water.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
SEEK SUSPECT
IN DEATH CASE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. U.R)-
A Hollywood film studio attorney
was sought today for questioning
in connection with the mysterious
Staying of a young woman near
Van Horn, Texas, on November 8.
The girl, whose nude body was
found partially burned, has been
tentatively identified as Ramona
Warren, of Warnock, Calf.
The lawyers name had been
scribbled on a card, together with
the license number of an automo-
bile which she told Las Cruces,
New Mexico, police, had been fol-
lowing her.
The girl, accompanied by two un-
identified men, was enroute to Fort
Worth, Texas, to visit her mother
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
DEATH TAKES
T. n. HURLEY

CHICAGO, Nov. Is. U.P)-Edward
N. Hurley, wartime chairman of the
United States shipping board, died
of pneumonia last night. He was SO
years old.
Hundreds of messages from indus
trial and political leaders from all
parts of the nation poured into the
family home, from which Hurley
was removed to a hospital few
hours before his death.
Edward Nash Hurley, keen self
made American business man, be-
came a power in American indus
try and finance through SO years of
enthusiastic work. He also had time
to take a generous interest and i'm
portant part in his country's well
fare.
AS a business man. he originated
and developed the pneumatic tool
industry in this country and Europe.
as a patriot he handled without
losing his poise the gigantic job of
American shipping during the
World war.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
WIFE STAYS
HER RIVAL

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. Is. U.P)-
A wife lured the rival for her hus-
bands love to his bedroom here to-
day and then shot her dead when
they admitted intimacies.
The wife was Mrs. L. H. Boone.
Her husband is L. H. Boone, whole
sale hardware buyer. The slain wo-
man was Mrs. Pearl Hall, 30.
In a statement to police Mrs.
Boone said she fired with As cal
ibre automatic pistol when Mrs. Hall
advanced on her, her hand inside
her coat. She said the shot was
fired in self-defense.
Accompanied by a friend, she
drove to Mrs. Halls rooms before
dawn and on a ruse got her rival tC
return to the Boone apartment.
Boone was asleep when the three
women marched into his room. He
was awakened. Mrs. Hall said, Hell
10, Dan"
Boone quoted Mrs. Hall as say
ing, "She knows all about u.s."
And what does she want us to
do about it?" Boone said he asked
Mrs. Hall.
ITO finish it or wind it up" was
the reply placed into the police
report.
Mrs. Boone said she picked up the
revolver when she entered the ap-
artment. She said she shot after
warning Mrs. Hall not to move to-
ward her.
Boone said he became acquaint-
ed with Mrs. Hall during a busi-
ness association.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15

geSted that the name Imperial
Yuma Production Credit association
be chosen as the organization is
not limited to this county but in
cludes Yuma as we'll. Finally, how
ever, to agree with the name of
the city chosen as headquarters the
name Ell Centro Production Credit
Association was chosen.
Directors Elected
The meeting then proceeded to
the selection of its board of direc-
tors, five, seven and nine being
suggested and upon vote of the or
ganization, seven was decided upon,
two for Yuma and five for Imperial
Valley. Nominations were then in
order and the following named:
George Buffers, Brawley, grain
and cattle; Jack Strobe, Westside,
hay and pecanS; r. L. Mclaughlin,
CaleXico, Flax; Len Shaw, Holtville
alfalfa; Charles Sperry, Calipatria
grain; George Swink, BraWley, veg
etables; w. j. Gregg, Holtville, cit
rus.
With these names the polls for
the valley directors were closed and
ballots were cast. The final tally of
these votes showed: Buffers, "a;
Gregg, %; Swink, 27; Sperry, 27;
Mclaughlin, 26; Strobe, "a, and
Ehaw, II. The first five of these,
therefore, were named as directors
from this county
In the meantime the Yuma coun-
ty delegation had retired to select
their directors and chose Fred
Bloom, Yuma cotton, alfalfa and
livestock, with Louis P. Hamilton,
Yuma, citrus, for these positions. AS
mark of courtesy, "a votes were
given to these two Yuma directors
by the voters from Imperial coun-
ty.
This completed the elective part
of the meeting after which the in
corporatcrs proceedd to sign the ar
ticleS of Incorporation, bringing the
meeting to close.
AS outlined in The Press yeSter-
day, members of this newly formed
association will receive crop and
livestock loans to take the place of
those loans made by the Agricul-
tural Credit corporation in Los An
geles and from theoffice in Salt
Lake City last winter
Under this new plan every bor-
rover becomes a member Of the
corporation and must take out in
stock 5 per cent of the amount Of
his loan. This stock is non-aSSesS-
able and cannot be attached, the
only liability being that for the
amount of the stock.
The local association will make
loans at 61a per cent interest and
no individual may borrow more
than 20 per cent of the amount OF
the capital stock and surplus of the
association. TWenty-one similar as
Sociat ations have been set up to date
in California and Others are oper-
ating in other parts of the country
The Production Credit Corpora
ton at Berkeley will provide most
of the capital stock, class A stock,
providing 20 per cent as much stock
as will be loaned This Berkeley
Corporation is affiliated with the
Federal intermediate Credit bank,
one of four divisions under the Farm
Credit Administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
RAISE PRICE:
Of MILK HERE

Milk consumers in Ell Centro will
have to add two pennies to the
former amount of money they have
been placing in the empty bottles
for the milkman starting tomorrow.
This raise in price was decided
upon at a meeting of the Ell Centro
Citizens Milk committee held last
night, the new price to depend up
on approval of the county market
milk code by the secretary of agri-
culture.
According to the new prices, milk
whether delivered at homes or pur-
chased in stores, will be as follows:
pints, 7 cents; quarts, II cents;
per gallon, delivered daily, 40 cents.
Cream prices have not been alter
ed.
Distributors whose products are
affected by the new prices are:
Golden Valley Dairy, Haverkorst
Guernsey Farms, Quality Dairy,
Stevens Dairy, Sunland Dairy, Ltd,
Vencill's Dairy and Williams In
dependent Dairy.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
Body OF Admiral
To Be Taken East

PASADENA, Nov. Is. U.P)- The
final voyage of Rear Admiral Rid
ley Mclean will begin by rail to-
night when his body is placed
aboard a transcontinental train for
Washington.
The last cruise was completed
last night when his former flagship,
U. S. S. Nevada, dropped anchor in
Los Angeles harbor and a barge
drew alongside to take the body
ashore. 1t later was brought here
to await the night train.
The body will be accompanied to
Washington by the officers widow,
who lived here. Burial will be in
Arlington National cemetery. Nc
Lean died aboard his ship follow
ing brief illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
WOOD|N OUT
Of TREASURY
TEMPORARILY
Quits Cabinet To Seek Eestor-
alton OF Health By Long Rest
In Arizona.
MORGENTHAU TAKES PLACE
Present Head Of FCA Assumes
Office AS Acting Head Of U.
S. Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. U.P)-
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., today was
named acting secretary of the trea-
sury by President Roosevelt in the
place of William H. Woodin, who
has taken leave of absence due
to i'll health.
Woodin had submitted his resig-
nation to the President but Mr.
Roosevelt, declining to part with his
services, asked him to reconsider
and the leave of absence was the
result.
AT the same time, the White
House announced that Dan Ache
son, undersecretary of the treasury
had resigned, effective Saturday
the same date on which Morgen-
thau will assume his new duties.
Morgenthau at present is COVER
nor of the farm credit administra-
ton. Mr.. Roosevelt has not yet Sc
lected a man for the job which
Morgenthau will vacate.
Wocdin plans to leave for Ari-
zona, wheer he will seek to regain
his health.
In his letter of resignation, he
wrote:
MY dear governor.
1T is SO cheering to hear your
voice over the telephone, that al
ways feel better after talking to
you.
Last August, after a severe i'll
ness, I took up with you the ques-
tion as to whether, on account OF
my health, should relinquish the
position 1 now hold in your cabinet
You suggested that I try remain
ing away from my desk for few
weeks, and, as far as possible
forget the treasury, in order to give
my system a chance for full recov-
cry.
Unfortunately, am not exact
ly built that way, and it has been
impossible for me, on account OF
the great responsibility 1 feel, to
refrain from being almost as ac-
tive in the affairs of the depart
ment when away as when I was
actually at my desk.
IT have tried faithfully to carry
out your suggestion, but it has been
a failure, as evidenced by the re-
lapse 1 have just suffered. There
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
NO CHANGE IN
GOLD PRICE

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. U.P) -
The government today set its price
on newly mined American gold at
1886 an ounce, unchanged from
yesterday.
Today's Washington price was
$1.15 under the world price set in
London today.
London price today was 129 shill-
ings, " penny, up 51a pence. on
the basis of the early high exhcange
rate on the pound sterling ($5.38)
this was equivalent to $34.71 a fine
ounce.
The dollar, on this basis, was un-
changed at 6l.59 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
Mann, Surrenders
To SerUe Term

NEW YORK, Nov. Is. U.R)-Con-
rad H. Mann surrendered to feder-
al authorities today to begin a five
months sentence after conviction
on charges of violating the federal
lottery laws.
Prominent in Kansas City's bus
mess and in mid-western political
circles, Mann had hoped until the
last for a presidential pardon and
when it was not Forthcoming this
morning he was near collapse.
''He is in no condition to receive
anyone said Lester H. Lobe, of
Washington, counsel for the frater-
nal order of Eagles which sponsor
ed the alleged lotteries in which
Mann was a prominent figure.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
WHO 'PLOTTED'
HARRY BAINE?

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. U.P -
An alleged assassination plot
against Supervisor Harry M. Baine
of Los Angeles was narrated today
after the official returned home
from Mexico City.
Baine said the plot was discov-
cred by the attorney general OF
Mexico City who arranged a body
guard to accompany him to the
train. The alleged plot followed pub
lication by a Mexican paper of an
article bitterly condemning repat-
ration of MeXicans from Califor-
mia, especially from the Los Ange-
les area.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15. UP
A pilot" against the life of Super
visor Harry M. Baine of Los Ange-
les was denied today by police Of
ficials who said they had never
heard of him.
Officials believed Baine'S infor-
nation was without foundation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
KEEP AT 1T, SON!

NEW YORK, Nov Is, U.P) -
Franchot Tone, Hollywood leading
man, smiled ruefully today at re-
ports he would be married to Joan
Crawford, movie star. Both arrived
here yesterday.
There is nothing to it, but it
isn't my fault" said the handsome
actor. I'm doing my best to put
across the idea but I haven't had
much encouragement yet"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
.L|NDBERGHN NOT
To Fly HOME
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
;fa< Dv.ac c.

United Press Staff correspondent
Copyright, 1888, By United Press)
PARIS, Nov. Is. - Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, in an executive in
terview with the United Press, tel
ephoned from Lisbon, denied today
that he intended to fly back to the
United States.
Colonel Lindbergh said his plans
were not yet completed, but that
his seaplane would be Grated at
some port, either in Spain or Port
ugal, to accompany him back to
the United States by steamer.
LISBON, Nov. Is. W.P)-Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived
at 1880 p. m. today 7:50 a. M
EST in their seaplane after a 235
mile flight down the coast from
Caldelas De Tuy.
Lindbergh was expected here, his
European terminus on his flight
along the Atlantic ocean borders
to confer with aviation officials on
plans for a transatlantic air route
via the Azores.
lt lliOloilol dll COuiitll
ed that he had telegraphed seeking
q conference on establishment OF
such a route for commercial pur-
poses.
The air council IS assertion OF
Lindbergh IS request for a consulta-
ton lent weight to reports that he
would fly back, leaving Mrs. Lind
bergh to return by steamship.
The southern seas are reasonably
moderate and the Azores, stretch
ing for many miles in the Atlantic
about one-fourth of the way across
from the Lisbon side, provided safe
harbor. Captain F. T. Courtney
British aviator, floated in his giant
flying boat with three companions
for many hours between the Azores
and the United States in 1927 and
were rescued by a steamship.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
Kidnaper VIII
Receive Sentence

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. U.P)-
Joe Valdez, escaped convict, will
know Friday what penalty he must
pay for kidnapping Deputy Sheriff
Will Clark of Stockton, and his wife
Carrie Clark, and holding them pri-
soner 20 hours.
Convicted by a jury on kidnapping
charges, Valdez was ordered to re-
appear in court Friday to be sem
fenced.
Clark testified Valdez slipped his
handouts and forced him to drive
from Richmond, Calf to Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-15
RECOGNITION
Discussions
PROCEEDING c
Litvinov May Accompany Presi-
dent On Trip If Conference
Not Ended.
NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS
Guarantee Of Religious Liberty
For Americans Sought From
Emissary Of Russia.
By JOSEPH III. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. = Af-
ter a conference at the White
House today between President
Roosevelt and Former Commissar
Maxim Litvinov of the Soviet Un-
ion, it was said authoritively that
district progress was being made
toward the goal of recognition.
1t was indicated that if the con-
verSationS are not finished before
the President leaves Friday for
Warm Springs, Ga, Litvinov might
be invited to accompany him.
Despite the silence of both Amer
ican and Russian negotiations dur
ing the last three days, it was said
that the conversations were pro-
ceeding normally. The President
was represented as hoping the prob
lens impeding recognition would
be disposed of and that normal re-
lations between the United States
and the Soviet would be restored.