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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
ROOSEVELT To
PLAN BUDGET
Starts Series Of Conferences
In Preparation For Message
To Be Given Congress.
By CLYDE G. BYERS
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTOfJ, Dec. II. = Pres
ident Roosevelt today turned his at
tention to preparation of his annual
budget message to congress.
The task involved arriving at
figures for emergency governmental
expenditures on the recovery drive
as we'll as for carrying on the ordl-
nary functions of the government.
Mr.. Roosevelt scheduled a series
of conferences during the week with
Lewis Douglas, director of the bud
get, and heads of other government
departments. The message will go
to congress soon after it convenes
on January 3.
Douglas tentatively foresees a
governmental income of about So
100000 for the 1895 fiscal year.
Against this income an outlay OF
approximately $2,600,000,000 will be
required for the regular govern
mental establishments, leaving a
balance of three quarters of a bill
lion dollars according to tentative
forecasts by Douglas.
Ills DdldllCS dllO UllC oiCoociJ .
currency cash balance of approx
mately 81 0OO,OOO,OO0 would be avail
able for emergency relief and public
works expenditures if their contin-
uation is required.
Additional funds are expected tc
accrue from plugging the holes in
the income tax laws and from other
sources, such as the liquor levieS
and tariffs and the processing taxes
laid on farm products.
Mr.. Roosevelt had worked from
the start of his administration fol
balanced budget by a system Of
meeting current expenses from rev,
enues and spreading out liquidation
of emergency OUTLAWS over a long
period of years.
! This policy of separating the ord
mary expenditures from those fol
emergency purposes has been adopt
ed since congress last considered
budgetary matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11

Impressive ceremonies yesterday
margked the dedication of tire mon
ument in honor Of the members Of
Boyce Aten post of the American
Legion who blazed the trail of the
Imperial Highway in Imperial
county last January. The monument
was erected at the San Diego-Ir~
perial county line. A copper cas-
ket was placed in the base OF the
STONE marker and it was sealed
with a bronze plate in commemora-
ton of the work done by the Le-
gionnaireS. Members of the I'M
perial Highway association, the
American Legion and the Ell Centre
Chamber Of Commerce participated
III the ceremonies and scroll con-
tanning the names of those present
was placed in the copper caSket,
together with a list of names of the
men who cleared the highway route
and copies of local newspapers con-
tanning an account of the Imperial
Highway association meeting.
After advancing the colors and
singing of America" a prayer was
offered by Rev. J. c. Spencer and
address of welcome given by John
T. Rice, mayor OF E; Centre. both
of whom are members of Ameri-
can Legion. Hugh T. Osborne,
president of the Imperial Highway
association and past commander of
Boyce Aten post presented the mon
ument, which was accepted by
Charles P. Delp, present command
er of the local Legion post. OS-
borne told of the plans for the I'm
perial highway and George KEEL
logg, secretary Of Imperial High
way association and Legionnaire,
described the progress which has
been made in the development Of
the highway since the association
was formed.
Past Commander Harry B. Wood
bury, Peter Jacobs of Ocotillo and
Ira Aten, father of Boyce Aten for
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
At
REMOTE SPOT

MANAOS, Brazil, Dec. IL. UP
Nine hundred miles up the great
Amazon, at one of the world IS out
post airway terminals, Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh made ready
today to continue their flight back
home to spend Christmas with their
son, Jon.
Though Lindbergh made no an
nouncement of the route he would
take, it was indicated he might try
the dangerous overland route to
Port Of Spain, Trinidad, off the
coast of Venezuela instead of re-
turning to Para, whence he arrived
here yesterday.
The Lindberghs were the guests
at this thriving Amazon town OF
Henriceue Pinto, leading business
man. Their seaplane was moored
in the broad river.
The flight direct from Manoas to
Port of Spain would take the
Lindberghs 900 miles over the
Guayanas forests, alongside the
Mountains of the Moon at the
British Guiana frontier, and over
the Sierra Pacaraime mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11

SAN DIEGO, Dec. II. U.R)-A
lean, hard-bitten admiral's faith
in his ships and men was hailed
today as responsible for the pro-
jected flight OF six navy planes
across the treacherous eXpanse Of
Pacific to Hawaii next month.
The passage from San Francisco,
if accomplished, will not only mark
a new epoch in American naval
flying but also vindicate Rear
Admiral A. w. Johnson'S easy as
surance that the six VP-1O flying
boats could ely to Hawaii or around
the world If the navy wanted them
to-"
Such a prophecy was voiced by
johnson upon his arrival here Oct.
9 on one OF the planes after a
1892 mile one-stop flight from
Coco Solo, Canal Zone. The hop
completed a trans-oceanic flight
from Hampton Roads, Va.
According to present plans, john
son will not be aboard when the
twin-motored seaplanes turn their
noses into the foggy Pacific air
lanes sometime after January o.
Instead he will be aboard his flag
ship, the USS Wright, awaiting
the squadron's arrival in Pearl
Harbor, T. H. He expects to sail
on that date for the Hawaiian
naval base.
The flight will be directed by
It. Comdr. Knefler McGlnnis'
dapper, youthful appearing com
mander who brought the ships
safely up the coast OF Mexico from
Coco Solo two months ago. There
was not hitch in the flight
the last 1648 miles OF which was
made nonstop.
McGinnis will have in his squad
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
SHOTS GREET
HOG THIEVES

An intensive search is being con-
Quoted by county officers for two
men believed to have been shot
when they attempted to steal hogs
from the Earl Lang place on Villa
street near the city limits Saturday
night.
The report of the affair made to
the sheriff states that at O'Clock
Saturday night two unidentified
men were surprised by Lang as they
tried to steal some of his hogs. He
fired at them with a shotgun and
believed that one of the men was
wounded as he fell down several
times while running across field.
Both however got away.
Harold Gillett, deputy sheriff,
with Lang searched the premises
very carefully but could not find
any wounded man. They found
plenty of evidence, however, that
both of the men had been hit and
hit hard by the slugs from the
shotgun.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
FOUR INJURED
IN ACCIDENTS

-Four persons were injured in au-
tomobile accidents over the week.
end according to reports made to
the county traffic and sheriff IS
office.
w. H. Edwards, Ell Centre, Gene
Houck, Brawley, and Clinda Bailey,
also of Brawley, were injured in an
accident which happened at 2:10
clock yesterday morning. The in
jured persons suffering from cuts
and bruises were taken to La Solana
hospital for treatment.
According to the reports made of
this accident, Houck, accompanied
by Miss Bailey were coming north
on the Calexico highway at the time
of the accident and Edwards car
is said to have been parked on the
highway with no lights showing.
The traffic office report is to the
effect that there were no tracks on
the pavement to tell where the cars
were when they struck and that it
was almost a head-on collision.
Another report states that the lights
on Edwards car were turned off
after the collision. The accident
happened about 81 miles south of
Ell Centre on the Calexico highway.
Cars driven by Allen Lewis, Hunt
ington Park, and D. Potter, Seeley
collided about a mile south of e.
Centre early yesterday according to
another report This states that
Lewis was driving north, and Potter
south at the time. Lewis told Off
GERS he saw Potter weaving over
the highway and pulled to the right
side of the highway and stopped.
Potter is said to have headed his
car straight toward Lewis who tried
to pull out of the way but his car
was struck on the right rear fend-
err. No one was injured.
Quen Jong, Ell Centric, is in the
Holtville hospital suffering from in
juries received in an automobile &C
cident which happened at 6:15
o clock last night a mile west of
Meloland on highway No. 80 &C
cording to report made to the
sheriff s office.
This states that G. j. DoXey, FL
Centre rural route No. l, driving
west, started to make left turn
into his drive way. VIM. Hui, See
ley, going the same direction was
forced off the pavement into the
ditch, his car turning over twice
Jong who was passenger with Hui
was injured but the others escaped.
Hui said Doxey gave no signal when
he was about to make the turn, the
report states.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
MONUMENT To COMMEMORATE
LEG|ON'S WORK IN HIGHWAY

whom the local American Legion
| post was named, spoke on the I'M
perial highway and tie part the
Legion has taken in its develop
ment in Imperial county. Other
speakers were VIM. T. Hart, state
park commissioner; Fred j. Hansen,
! president of the San Diego county
planning commission; Guy Fleming,
superintendent of state parks,
southern district; Judge Vaughn
/ Thompson, J. j. Mays, NJ. M. Swee-
ney, John Kuhn and Robert Hays.
Members Of the Imperial High
way association were guests of the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce
over the weekend and held their
business meeting following a din
ner Saturday night, which was
largely attended by Imperial VAL
ley residents. w. H. Tyler, Jr,
president of the chamber, opened
the dinner and after welcoming the
visitors turned the chair over TO
Hugh Osborn, president of the
highway association.
ming was Guy Fleming of La Jolla,
superintendent of the southern dis
trict of the state division of parks,
who told of the Anza'S first visit
TO California from Sonora. Mexico,
and of his experiences in crossing
that portion of the Colorado deS-
ert which has since become Impe-
rial county. Interesting highlights
of the later trip made under his
direction by colonists who founded
San Francisco were also given by
Fleming, an authority on early
California history. His description
of the establishment OF the Butter
field road and the early wagon
trains which marked this route
were of particular interest to ms
hearers as it is the Butterfield
route which is now followed by the
Imperial highway through desert
and foothills containing important
landmarks and much of historical
interest.
f. E. Wallace, state highway en-
gineer of this district, spoke brief
ly on plans in San Diego county for
development of the highway and T.
j. Ton of Yorba Linda described
improvements in the north end.
Ton was complimented by the
chairman on the attendance of the
Yorba Linda group at this meeting,
which numbered 20 persons. Fred
Hansen told OF the plans of the
San Diego county planning COM
mission for this road and Commits
sioner Hart described briefly the
De ANA state park which it is
hoped to establish in western I'M
perial county and eastern San d.
ego county, connecting the present
Cuyamaca park and Borego park.
/ Following TIE dinner meeting,
which was broadcast through the
courtesy of radio station KXO, TIE
visitors were tie guests of Herb
Norris at special theatre per
Torrance. Fl. L. Bush, chairman OF
the chamber commerce highway
committee, took the visiting guests
on q jewel hunt yesterday preced-
ing TIE dedication of the monument
and members of the association
were much impressed with the
semi-precious stones found on the
desert. Upon the completion of
the dedication of the monument
Imperial Highway association men,
bers from five counties returned to
their home cities, many driving
mort hover the Imperial Highway
and all expressed their apprecia-
I ton of tie entertainment which
had been provided by the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce on this an
nual pilgrimage to the desert"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Says Prohibition
VIII Come Back

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. IL. W.P)
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., militant
dry crusader, predicted here last
night that national prohibition
would again be the law of the land
in his life time.
The Methodist leader, who is 60
years old, addressed a church au-
dience seated, as he is crippled and
was unable to stand.
"You cannot find any place
where the vets have given up the
idea of selling liquor on the prem
Uses by the drink" Bishop Cannon
said.
He said that the worst blow pro-
hibition had to face was lack of en-
forcement and said that the 18th
amendment never was adequate
ly enforced'
Bishop Cannon wished the ma
tional administration we'll and said,
81 m not going to rock the boat. -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
MAY CHARGE
GOV. ROLPH
WITH MURDER

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IL. W.P)
, Ellis o. Jones of Los Angeles, a
representative of the American Civil
Liberties Union, said today that che
executive committee of which he is
a member may attempt to charge
Governor James Rolph, Jr., with
murder because of his official &C
ton and public stand on the San
Jose lynching.
1--WE believe,' said Jones, "the
governor acts can be made the
basis for a murder complaint.
Jones and A. L. Wirin, attorney
for the union, are scheduled to
meet with Fred Thomas, district at
torney of Santa Clara county or
Tuesday to present evidence they
have gathered against participants
in the hangings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Perjury Charged
Al Hindu Hearing

A complaint charging perjury
has been sworn out against Doll
Singh by Ripdamon Singh, Holt
vile, and a warrant for the man s
arrest issued by the justice court.
This action followed the prelim-
mary hearing in Brawley on Tues
day of j. Under Singh, Bishan
Singh, Mala Singh and Ripdamon
Singh together with an unnamed
Mexican on charges of having MUIR
dered Hira and Amar Singh near
Brawley on September 8. At this
hearing which was presided over
by Judge I. Mayfield, the charges
were dismissed because of lack of
sufficient evidence against the men
to hold them.
Ripdamon Singh charges in his
complaint that Doll Singh per-
jured himself in the evidence he
gave at this hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Mc& R1~~
n,,,s n.sassss syaSsss's. Ia
Of
DISTRICT SEEK
DATA IN BOND

Directors Hewes, Young and Rose
with F. H. McIver secretary,
Charles Childers, attorney, and M.
j. Dowd, chief engineer of the ir-
rigation district are in San Fran
cisco where they will consult with
financial and bonding officials rel
alive to the possibility of securing
a bond should the district be the
successful bidder for construction
of the All-American canal.
1t has been rumored about that the
district would find it very difficult
to secure this bond even though
they might be the lowest bidder for
the construction of the canal and it
is for the purpose of settling this
question definitely that the San
Francisco meeting is being held.
Meanwhile preparations are under
way at district headquarters for the
straw vote which is scheduled for
Thursday to secure an indication
of the sentiment of the people in
the county relative to the method
under which the canal should be
constructed by the district.
Ballots are being prepared which
ask the people to indicate theil
preference whether the district
should do this work by force ac-
count or under a contract, entering
its bid along with those of other
bidders.
Places where this vote may be
cast will be in INLAND, Calipatria
Westmorland, Brawley, Imperial, E.
Centre. Seeley, Heber, Calexico and
HoltVille.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
ReSents Getting
Bogus Currency

In these days of depression when
money whether inflated or regular
is at a premium, it is not befitting
ing whether or not it was money.
tricks on his unsuspecting brother.
There is one Ell Centric resident
of the east side who is in an ex-
ceedingly angry mood and whose
weekend was completely ruined
by such a trick.
This man came to police head
quarters with the tale that he had
taken a SNEAKER candy bill to
the Pure Ice company office ask
ing whether or not is was money.
When told mo-" with plenty of
emphasis on the word, he left the
office vowing vengeance on the
colored brother who had given
the paper to him in change"
Police have had no word this
morning whether these two have
met or not.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
ADMIRAL 8 FAITH WILL SEND
PLANES ON DANGEROUS TRIP

ron 81 officers and enlisted men,
all of whom have won the con-
fidence Of Admiral johnson by
past performances. So firm is his
faith in them and their mechanical
equipment that he dismisses the
planned adventure as mere mat
ter of routine.
Matter of Routine
Since the planes are going to
be transferred to Hawaii" he said
today, II recommended they go by
air. It's just routine"
Nevertheless, planes and pilots
will be defying one of the most
hazardous stretches known to aVia-
ton. Their flight from San Fran
cisco will parallel the course cross
ed by the Dole Race flyers in Aug
ust, 1927. Two planes in this race,
the Miss Doran," and the Gold
en- Eagle" were lost and a rescue
plane the Dallas Spirit" joined
in aeronautical eternity. Mildred
Doran, Flint, Mich, school teach
er, was one of the seven persons
aboard the Inflated ships.
The six planes are undergoing
exhaustive adjustments in pre-
paration for the flight. Motors are
being overhauled on North Island
by the men who will make the
trip. They are the same planes
that flew from Hampton Roads,
Va, to Coco Solo previously to the
Coco Solo-San Diego flight. The
personnel was changed at Coco
Solo, however.
The squadron will fly to San
Francisco and there await favor
able weather before undertaking
the 24O0-mile hop, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
TWO S[AY|NGS
PUZZLE POLICE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. II. U.R-
Two macabre deaths, one posi-
BILE Tong killing, faced police au-
thorities today as detectives sought
to learn the identity of persons
who threw the body of the second
victim into the driveway of the
Hall of Justice.
A long hunting knife, buried to
the hilt, protruded from the abdo-
men, of Wong Cong, 60-year-old
produce merchant, when j. Vein
berg, a customer, walked into the
Oriental IS vegetable booth To-Day.
On the counter nearby lay two
five dollar bills, each slit in the
center and the pieces carefully
placed end-to-end.
In this inexpiicaDle symbol de-
tectives saw the mark of an ORR
entail killer, and sought an answer
in Chinatown.
Cong died enroute to police hos
pital without opening his lips.
The body of Max Apodaca, 26-
year old taXicab driver. was found
in the driveway of the Hall of JUS
tice early today, within few feet
of the sheriff IS office.
Police were undetermined If Apo
daca was Siam or the victim of a
hit-run driver who with grim hu-
NOR, flung the body at the doorstep
of the law.
Within a few minutes of the dis
covery of the two bodies, authori-
ties were faced with identifying a
man of about As years, who dove
to his death from the North Broad
way bridge 60 weet to the railroad
tracks below.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
SCORE DEAD
AS BLIZZARD
LASHES EAST
Heavy Snow And Winds With
Extreme Temperatures Cause
Severe Damage.
FLOODS HIT NORTHWEST
Millions In Property Damaged
AS Swollen Rivers lnundate
Large Area.
FLOODS HIT NORTHWEST
By United Press

Billiards and severe snowstorms,
driven by blustery northwest winds,
ragged over the eastern states today,
forcing temperatures down to new
lows for the winter in many Sec
tons. Twenty-Five deaths were re-
ported due to the storm.
Air traffic was tied up and sur
face traffic in the cities seriously
impeded. At FIT. Erie, Ont, two
aviators were missing on a short
flight from Hamilton, Ont.
Philadelphia reported IL deaths,
three of them from exposure. Three
persons died in New York. In
Pittsburgh five persons lost their
lives in traffic accidents. At Hamp-
den, Me, explosion of steam heat
err at the height of blizzard
caused a fire at a dance hall in
which three persons were burned
and others forced out into knee
deep snow in night attire.
Two mail pilots, caught in biz
zard east of Pittsburgh last night,
, abandoned their planes after the
wings became coated with ice and
snow, and parachuted to safety.
! A light snowfall in western New
York turned into blizzard today
and bus and railroad lines were
warned In northern Connecticut
the temperature dropped nearly to
zero. At Northfield, VT, it was Z
degrees above and at Boston 10
above.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. II. W.P)-
! Flood waters isolated sections of
southwestern Washington today af-
ter a steady 48-hour rainfall swept
the region and inundated highways.
Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Kent, Auburn
and other towns were cut off tenn
porarily from the rest of the state
when the Cowlitz river and other
streams overflowed.
Red Cross workers rescued 275
families marooned by the high wat
ers. Hundreds of homes were
abandoned hastily in the North
Kelso section. The Puyallup bridge
was washed out.
! Main highways from Seattle were
! blocked by flood waters and train
traffic was cut off.
Property damage was estimated
tentatively as more than million
dollars No lives were lost, accord
ing to present reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Shots Repulse
Chicken Thieves

AT 2 o'clock yesterday morning
man working on the T. H. Gebbie
ranch, two miles south Of Ell Cen
tro, surprised two intruders who
had entered the chicken yard and
were making off with number OF
the birds.
The rancher took a shot at the
intruders who ran down the road
and made their escape. A report
was made to the sileriff's office and
search was made of the grounds.
Blood spots were found on the road
but it could not be determined
whether they were caused by the
men who might have been wounded
or by chickens they had killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Report Attempt
To Rob Box Car

A call was received at police head
quarters late Saturday night that
an attempt had been made TO break
into a loaded Do1 car in the South
ern Pacific yards, consigned TO the
Western States Grocery company
Police were told that small
truck had been backed up 10 the
car and the thieves we're preparing
to break into 1t when they were
frightened away by a door being
slammed in the warehouse. An In
vestigation OF the car showed that
nothing had been taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
Women AUiat0rs
Forced To Quit

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. IL. U.H-Mrs.
Frances Harrell Marsalis, and Miss
Viola Gentry, New York, abandon
ed temporarily today their endur-
ance flight over Miami in the plane
"Outdoor Girl" to break the eX-
listing world S record for women.
They were forced down because
high wind made mid-air refueling
impossible. They came down at
1850 a. m. after having been in
the air since 2:33 p. m. yesterday.
If winds are favorable, the two
New York stunt flyers plan to make
second attempt tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
RECREATION GROUP MEETS

Rural recreation council mem
bers are meeting tonight at o clock
in the Imperial Veterans hall with
the Eastside-Sunset delegates in
charge.
Instructions in regard to farm
center programs are TO be featured
and all members are urged to be
present,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
First Carload OF
Lettuce Shipped

Imperial Valleys firs car of let
tuce, which really amounted to
three cars, was shipped out of the
valley yesterday from 1.-THE North
End.
This first car is little earlier
than last years which WENT out on
December 16. B. A. Harrigan, agri-
cultural commissioner, reports that
the quality is fine. Lettuce has
been shipped from the valley as
early as November according to re-
ports available at the agricultural
commissioner S office.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
TWo Killed In
Marital Tangle

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Dec. IL.
W.P)-A verdict of murder and sui
eide was reported today by police
Investigators in the death of John
A. Wennsten, SIS, and his divorced
wife, Ida, 81.
Police said Wennsten fatally shot
his former wife at her apartment
and then motored to his brothers
home several miles away where he
killed himself in the garage Mrs.
Wennsten was to have been mar
ried tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-11
OLD CASE IN COURT

Hearing on the supplemental ac-
count of the administrators of the
Rene Grivel estate as to the dis
position of 27o bales of cotton sold
some years ago was held today in
Judge r. D. McPherrin S court.
This case has peen in the courts
for the past 10 years,