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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-12-21
The Blackboard

of the WORLD Lillian Ray
Applicants
Trian Bardwright Peggy Broughton.
Valencia Dushane Ruth Stoddard
The cast for the Pirates Ghost
Garden" also to be presented by the
seventh and eighth grades, is as fol-
lows;
Janet-a college girl-Evelyn Barge.
Aunt Priscilla-Janet's Aunt-Clara-
bell Hall
Mathilda- Priscilla's ADVANTAGEOUS
Smith
Elaine-Janet's chum-Alice' Roberts
Gertrude-Janet's chum-Jean Shinn
Nancy -Janet' chum = Peggy
Broughton
Jack-A college boy-Bil Meek
Ned-Jack's chun-Harry Anderson
Harold-Jack's chun1-Ted Goodner
Lawrence = Jacks chun - James
Graves.
Marmaduk- college Coke
George Gilhuly
Benjamin-the care taker-Donald
Shelton
Parrot Jim Kelly
Village Maid Pauline Leander
Village Maid Isabella Smith
Village Maid Ruth Stoddard
Village Maid Martha Greene
The date for the play has not yet
been decided upon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-12-21

The seventh and eighth grades are
going to have party Friday, Dec. %,
in the afternoon. The party will be in
their own room. During the afternoon
games will be played and presents will
be given out.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-12-21

Chorus and dancing instruction. has
been dropped from the activity period
because Of the basketball teams need
ing an extra practice period. However,
they will start again at the close of the
basketball season.
Around Christmas time it is the Gus
tom for the High School to draw names
and buy gifts for the person whose
names were drawn and the presents
will be given out at the Christmas
party Thursday evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-12-21
Richland-White Bluffs Games

Talk about exciting games! You
surely missed something if you didn't
see the games between Richland and
White Bluffs last Friday night The
games turned out very differently from
what was expected, as White Bluffs
gave the Ireland teams a good run for
their money. Perhaps the teams can
win next time as the scores were very
close, being 1924 in Richards favor
for the girls game, and 1919 in Rich
lands favor for the boys game.
During the first quarter of the girls
game, the score was 1916 in White
Bluffs favor but the Richland team
had the lead by the half, and kept it
during the rest Of the game
The Richland boys had slight lead
over the White Bluffs team throughout
the game.
! White Bluffs next game will be
played at Hanford on January S.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
FEDERAL PROHIBITION SQUAD
DISBANDED AFTER 10 YEARS

WASHINGTON, Aug 10. W.P)-
The federal prohibition bureau, set
up Is years ago to dry up the coun-
try under the 18th amendment,
passed out of existence last night
as a separate organization.
In it's place today was a newly
created division of investigation in
the department of justice, absorb
ing prohibition enforcement, in
vestigation and criminal Identified
ton agencies of the government.
Prohibition enforcement person.
mel has been reduced from a peak
of 1888 two years ago to around
2,000 These were transferred to
the new division, but it was believed
additional establishments might be
made later in line with the admin
istration S confident belief the 18th
amendment will be repealed by the
end of the year.
In event of repeal, the govern
ment IS prohibition enforcement ac-
tivities would be confined to pro-
tecting states which desired to re-
main dry. How many men this
will require is uncertain.
Rapidly changing public senti-
ment, prospects of early repeal, and
the Roosevelt program of govern
ment reorganization dictated the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
CHECK UP ON
GIRL SLAYER.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10. U.H-
Notches on Roy Mann IS gun coupled
with complete indifference to ms
victim S fate, today impelled Sheriff
Don Cox to urge San Francisco 10
check up on their unsolved murder
mysteries on the theory Mann
might be connected Herewith.
Mann shot and killed a woman
known as Patsy Burnes Sunday. He
confessed and will be charged with
first degree murder.
~ requested the San Francisco
authorities to check up for TWO
reasons, - Cox said.
"First this fellows gun has a
couple of notcheS on it-ploneer
stvle YOU know. He said they didn It
mean anything. But already we we
caught him in number of lies and
he won t tell us any more than nc
has to.
Second. Mann is the typical
type of ruthless, cold-blooded Killer.
He was completely indifferent about
this Sunday murder. He has no
excuse
Cox said he had no reference TO
any particular case but pointed out
that Mann resided in San Francisco
and in the same vicinity where
Paul Hanson was murdered in de-
tense of a girl
"Of course" he said, ~ have no
evidence. But my bunch is that
this ism It this fellows first MUIR
der .....,..
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
NEWSPAPERS
CODE OPPOSED
BY PRINTERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. W.P) -
President Charles P. Howard of the
international Typographical union,
in a statement issued here, said
printing trades unions would OPP
pose approval of the newspaper
code submitted by the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
Howard asserted the code docs
not conform to either the spirit or
the letter" of the recovery act, and
that it was prepared without con-
ference and without consideration
of the rights of the employees or
their representatives"
1.-THE representatives. of the en-
ployees will resist the code present.
ed and we shall oppose the modi,i-
cation of section 7 of the National
Recovery Act as it is an attempt TO
restrict the rights of workers, pre-
vent them from bargaining collec :
lively through representatives OF
their own choosing and also legal
izing contracts between employers
and employees" Howard said.
Howard said printing trades
unions representatives would offer
a substitute to the code when NRA
hearings are held.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
WILL CLEAN
Up KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 10. W.P)-
Gov. ALI M. Landon today promised
a 'housecleaning to the last piece
of dirty linen" in the investigation
of alleged forgery of Kansas NUM-
Cipal and school district bonds ag-
gregating we'll over half million
dollars.
The state Legislative council meets
next week to consider and recon-
mend matters for consideration of
the special session of the legislature
in September. Landon said the
council will be asked to make a
thorough investigation of the al
legged forgeries and report to the
legislature.
Meanwhile the state treasury was
guarded by state troopers, ordered
by Landon to take charge of the
office after Treasurer Tom Boyd
admitted granting permission to
Ronald Finney to take $150,000 in
bonds from the state vaults.
Finney, perhaps the most spec
tacular figure in midwestern finan-
cial circles with a wealth and vari-
ETY. of ventures to his credit, was
under $4,000 bond. He was charged
with dealing in forged securities
Lee Caldwell, employed in Fin
ney's office, was arrested last night
on the same charge. After he was
taken in custody on order of Lester
Goodell, Shawnee county attorney
Goodell left the city for an unan-
nounced destination
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
ILLNESS FATAL
To ". J. REID
Death Claims Popular Business
man And Civic Worker Early
Today.

w. j. Reid, 46, well known bust
nessman and civic leader of FL
Centre, died at a local hospital at
1870 O'Clock this morning of COM
plications developed after an APP
pendicitis operation.
Encouraging reports of his con-
dition were received by his family
and friends until noon yesterday
when he developed hiccoughs. Ply
sicians were unab-e TO stop the at
tack and his condition rapidly be-
came worse Hope for his recovery
was abandoned early in the after
noon and the end was expected
momentarily
News of Mr.. Reid IS death was re-
ceived with universal sadness in e.
Centre. He was one of the most
prominent businessmen of the towr
and had played leading part ir
civic, fraternal, religious and char
liable enterprises of all kinds since
his arrival here in December O
1919.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Penn.
and prior to his arrival in Ell Cen.
tro, was employed by one of the
large hardware stores in Holly
wood.
When Edgar brothers decided to
enter the hardware field in Imper-
ial Valley, jobbers highly recon-
mended Mr.. Reid for the post OF
manager of all the Edgar brothers
hardware stores in the valley. At
that time he was president of the
Retail Hardware Dealers Associa-
ton of Southern California.
Following his arrival here he as
sisted Edgar brothers in handling
negotiations necessary for taking
over the business from Varney
brothers. He was made manager
of the five stores of the company
and at the time of death was man.
ager of the three hardware stores
still maintained by the company.
He was held in high esteem by
Edgar brothers and capably filled
one of the most responsible posi-
tons in the concern, place it will
be difficult to fill, officials of the
company said.
AS neighbor, friend and bus
Continued On Page p
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
|. A. SlASHES
CHAR|TYFUNO.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.P} =
Earl E. Jensen, new superintend-
ent of charities, was vigorously re-
organizing administration of coun-
ty charities today.
A new employment bureau to re-
place the one now in operation and
to open up new jobs and make
certain that indigents are not re-
fusing employment, was being Gre
ated
More than $4,000 workers will be
affected by 80 per cent slash in
the relief work budget announced
yesterday by Jensen. The plan calls
for 14-day work period for indi-
gents with four hours day at 40
cents an hour. An estimated $6,000,-
600 a year will be cut thereby from
the budget and jobless induced to
seek permanent employment else
where.
The new superintendent said
there will be no curtailment in di-
rect aid given the aged, sick or
others whose condition of depend
ency results from misfortune other
than unemployment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
HOODLUMS IN
LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 10. U,P)-
Eastern hoodlums have taken up
residence in Los Angeles and made
their influence widely felt. accord
ing to Edgar Dudley, onetime in
vestigator for Chicagos fame Sec
ret SIX and recently dismissed as
a local investigator by Buron Fits
district attorney.
Upon emerging from the grand
jury room, Dudley revealed he had
alleged that gang influence was
rampant here. He said he under
stood" that Bugs Morgan, Chicago
underworld leader, and cousin Of
"Two-Gun' Louis Alterie, also of
Chicago, were Los Angeles visitors.
While the grand jury sifted the
organizations charges of police lax
ity, the police commissioners began
a reorganization by appointing
James E. Davis chief of police to
succeed Roy E. Steckel. Davis form
erly occupied the post. Steckel was
named deputy chief in charge of
traffic.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10

decision to combine the prohibition
bureau with other federal law en-
forcement agencies.
About $100,000,O00 was spent, more
than 100 lives were lost and thou
sands were sent to Jail in the pro-
hibition bureau IS 10 year existence.
The Roosevelt administration be-
gan to curtail the prohibition unit
almost as soon as it came into
power. Medicinal liquor regulations
were relaxed, making it easier for
individuals to buy whiskey from
drug stores at prices of SITS to
$3.50 a pint. This cost the boot
leggers many customers, as did the
legalization of 80 per cent beer.
Under the consolidation plan, pro-
hibition enforcement activities will
now be under the direction of John
S. Hurley, heading the unit as a
subdivision of the new division Of
investigation.
The shipping board and the mer-
chant fleet corporation, formed in
dependent federal agencies operat-
ing "a boats and giving financial
aid to many shipping lines. were
taken over today by the department
OF commerce. Secretary Roper said
there would be no immediate
change in activities or personnel of
the agencies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
Wants Money To
Rebuild Schools

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10. UP
Vierling Kersey, state school super
intendent, today awaited impatient
ly word from Washington on how
soon $5,000,0OO appropriated for re-
building quake damaged schools in
Southern California will be avail
able.
Kersey wired Senators Hiram
johnson and William Gibbs Nc
Adoo seeking their help in eXpedit-
ing the federal funds.
The school superintendent said
he had applications for school re-
building loans totaling approx
mately 100000.
"This money is an urgent neces-
sity," Kersey said. "These schools
must be put in shape for the fall
term. The money was voted four
months ago. 1t certainly should
have been available by this time. !"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
STRIKE
Up To UNIONS
Academy Acting As Mediator
Finds Trouble Matter Of Jur-
isdiction.

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10. U.P)- A
strike of 1000 motion picture tech
nical workers should be settled
among representatives of two rival
unions and not with the producers,
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Science held today in a
report complied after 10 days of
investigations into conditions back
of the the walkout.
A jurisdictional fight between
the International Alliance of Thea
trical and Stage Employees and the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers was responsible for
the strike, and therefore the mat
ter of wage agreement and work
ing conditions for sound men
should be taken to New York for
final arbitration, the findings held.
The report was a victory for the
producers, who have insisted that
they were placed lin the middle"
by the battle between the two
rival unions over which was en-
titled to claim the sound engineers
as members.
In addition, the academy report,
drawn by J. T. Reed, chairman;
Robert Fairbanks. for the pro-
ducers; Frank Lloyd, represent
ing the directors; Max Parker rep
resenting the technicians; Lewis
Stone, for the actors and Carey
Wilson for the writer's, held that
the basic wage agreement between
the unions and producers still
stands.
The academy found the basic
wage contract was still in effect
because the striking unions failed
to give written notice of withdrawal
from the basic agreement before
the walkout, as provided in the
contract.
Casey Statement Made
Pat Casey, producers representa-
tive, reiterated today that he has
always been willing to negotiate
with the 665 sound engineers who
precipiated the strike when they
were refused wage increases and
shorter working hours.
But, Casey contended, he was
unable to determine whether he
should negotiate with the 1. A. T
S. E. or the I. B. E. w. because
both unions claimed jurisdiction
over the sound technicians.
The academy report suggests tina
these two unions first settle tn,
question of Jurisdiction, and thel
negotiate with the producers for ;
new wage scale for the sound men
Meanwhile the striking technic'
ians. including cameramen, pro.
jectionists, studio mechanics, lab
oratory workers and sound engi-
neers announced they would return
to work Immediately provided the
producers readmitted them with
out prejudice or exception
They so informed William Green
President of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor while awaiting in
structions from the national labor
advisory committee as to how tc
end the four-week strike.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
No Prostitutes
Recorded Here

Humidity again took the lead in
nuisances in Imperial Valley dur
ing the last few days and today
played a variety of tricks as the
percentage jumped up and down.
Shifting winds were held respon-
sible for the variance by Howard
Emmons, local observer for the
United States weather bureau.
At 10 o'clock this morning the
temperature was 113 degrees while
at noon it was 100 degrees. The
drop Emmons said, was caused by
change in wind direction.
Clouds rolled in from the east
shortly after o'clock last night
and made sleeping a task for val
ley residents. The clouds hung low
all night and the humidity was
most oppressive.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
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GROCERY MEN
DISCUSS CODE

Representative grocers from ev-
cry city in the valley with the ex-
ception of Westmorland met in the
office of the Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce last night for the pur-
pose of discussing the adoption of
a code in conformity with the reg
ulations of the MIRA for the regula-
ton of their business operations in
the valley.
Earl E. Cavanah, of Calexico, was
elected chairman of this meeting
and under his direction the discus
sion of the proposed code got I'M
der>way with delegates from all the
cities expressing their views and
ideas.
The main subject under consid-
Grafton was that of hours during
which the stores were to be kept
open for business. Two plans were
proposed. The first called for all
the stores to open at 7 O'Clock in
the morning and close at 6 O'Clock
every evening. The other would
have the stores open at O'Clock in
the morning and close at 6 clock
in the evening. These hours are
| for every week day and all the
stores would be closed all day Sun
days and holidays.
| Most of the delegates present fav-
ored the latter plan but no decisive
action was taken in the matter.
The chairman announced that he
will appoint a committee within
the next few days to take under
consideration all the suggestions
made at last night IS meeting and
with these in mind, draw up a code
which will be presented to all the
delegates at another general meet
ing to be called as soon as this
work is completed. Should this
code be satisfactory, it will then be
sent on to NRA headquarters in
Washington for approval.
In this manner, it was said, a
general working agreement for all
the grocers of the valley could be
arrived at and should it receive the
official approval of the government,
would be put into effect immediate
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
FIVE DIE IN
PLANE CRASH

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 10. tU.pl
Navy divers today hunted in the
sea off Fort Wheeler for wreckage
of a plane that carried five navy
aviators to death.
The wreckage held four victims,
it was believed The body of one,
thrown clear of the plane as 1t
struck the ocean surface, was re-
covered.
Machinists mate M. A. Tuft was
the sole survivor. He was taken from
the water by speedboat which put
out from Fort Wheeler, q mile dis
tant. when the big seaplane fell.
Victims were Lieut.. c. P, Hill,
chief pilot, Washington, d. c.;
Lieut.. T. G. Marshall of Long
Beach, Calf; C. c. Stewart, avia-
ton machinist's mate of Dallas,
Texas; v. c. Hovey, radio opera
tor, of Kingman, Kans.; Seaman S.
B. Pitt of Athens, Ohio.
Lieut.. Marshall's body was re-
covered by the speedboat that res
cued Tuft. Marshall was pronounced
dead at a hospital ashore.
Lieut. Hill lost control of the
plane when a section of fabric was
torn from the tail, Tuft related.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
INDUSTRIAL PEACE OBJECT Of
NATIONAL RECOVERY PROGRAM
Administration Planning Drive To Halt Ac-
tivities Of 'Chiselers' Abusing Provisions
OF MIRA Codes

was to appear during the coal
hearings. He participated with
operators of uniopized mines in
formation of what is known as the
general or Harrington" code.
While discussions of the coal
codes continued, hearings were to
begin on a far different business,
that of the theatre. A proposed
code up for consideration would fix
minimum wages ior chorus girls
and actors and set up standards of
fair practice for Broadway
Hearings also were scheduled for
today On a code for the hosiery in
dustry.
Another Strike
DR.. Leo Wolman, chairman of
the MIRA labor advisory board and
acting chairman of the national
labor board created by President
Roosevelt as an agency TO treat
with industrial discord, announced
the board had assumed jurisdiction
over a strike of more than 10000
hosiery workers in Reading, Pa,
and a shirt factory strike in Potts
vile. Pa.
Johnson is building up system
for handling complaints against
violators of codes which supposedly
ere already in effect. He is having
the most difficulty with retail store
operators who attempt to nullify
effects of the agreements by stag
gering hours and cutting down the
hours their stores are open, thus
making it unnecessary to hire more
men.
It was learned that if these con-
ditions are not corrected, Johnson
intends to take away the 48-hour
week modification applied to food
stores and permit them to work
their employees only 40 hours a
week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
Screen Star Has
DUN NRA VieUs

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10. W.P} -
Esther Ralston's idea of a National
Recovery Act is to separate from
her husband, George Webb, she re-
vealed today.
Denying she had gone Holly
wood" the Titian-haired film &C
tress asserted, however, she lad de-
cided to. abandon the SNUG life of
a wife so she could start anew in
motion pictures. Her husband has
served as her business manager.
Il am not planning a divorce"
she said. This is friendly part
ing of the ways, parting which
both of us deeply regret. For the
last eight years, I've made marriage
my business. Now I'm going out of
that business. This will be my Ma
tional Recovery Act"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
Los Angeles Waits
For NeW Tax Rate

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. OUR
On the eve of the opening of the
county budget hearings, official
forecasts by the county auditors
office of this years tax rate ranged
from more than ST." to $1.68 per
500 of assessed valuation-the lat
ter figure almost double last years
88-cent levy.
The figures were based on:
l. An estimated IS per cent re-
duction in the total of assessed val
uation.
2. A 100000 decrease in the
surplus from Last year as COM
pared with the year before.
3. An increase of approximately
$6,800,000 in the charity burden
Offsetting this, the tentative coun-
ty budget offered a reduction of
about $4,000,000 in all departments
except that of charities.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-10
HUGE RANSOM
IN K|DNAP|NG

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 10. W.P)
"A total of $l99,62o was the ram
som paid kidnapers for the release
of Charles F. Urschell, multi-mil-
lionaire trustee of the T. B. Slick
estate, it was learned today.
This was the largest tribute ever
paid to kidnapers in America, Off
Gals said.
The serial number of 1881 $40
bills, identified as "ranson in kid
mapping cases." without mentioning
the Urschel case specifically, were
in the hands of bank officials in
various parts of the country today.
The confidential information was
sent to all banks by j. Edgar Hoov-
err, chief of the U. S. bureau of in
vestigation at Washington, under
date of August 7, week after the
oil multi-millionaire was released
by his machine gun abductors.
ALL the bills were from the 10th
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, the same as those recovered
at st. Paul and identified as Urs-
chel ransom money.
The arrest of three suspects in
the Minnesota city was believed to
have spurred the search of federal
agents for the real kidnapers and
to have blanketed the country with
information on the ransom money.
The money was reported paid to
agents of the kidnapers in a Kan
saS City hotel by John G. Catlett,
Tulsa oil man, and a close friend
of the Urschel family.