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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

ALLTGATORS IN OHIO RIVER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. U.Ps-Two
small alligators were seen in the
Ohio River here during the June
heat wave. One was killed. Local
officials were unable to account for
their presence.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier,
per month, SIS cents by mail, so cents per month
In advance. Entered at El Centro California, post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association M. C. Mogen-
son. national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
THE OLD GAME CONTINUES

NORMALCY is back again. ANY doubt
" about it was wiped away by the stock
market report of yesterday, which con-
tanned full indication that Wall street is
functioning again and very close to 100
per cent.
For several weeks past the so-called
repeal" stocks, representing business
houses which will benefit by repeal of
the 18th amendment, have been booming
consistently.
Yesterday brought the news that AL
ALBANIA and Arkansas had joined the
''wet" column, giving almost conclusive
proof that repeal is on its way.
The layman would think that such an
occurrence would send the repeal"
stocks booming still higher Instead,
the contrary happened The repeal"
stocks declined like thermometer
stuck in refrigerator, slumping from
five TO 81 points.
What's the answer? Apparently the
the little fellows, is on in full force. The
repeal" stocks look good to the big fell
lows and why let the little fellow in on
anything good. The little fellow hasn't
learned his lesson despite four years of
hut he's getting his fingers burned.
Only cad of most contemplate
breed would give his wife's love letters
to the newspapers before divorce suit
is heard. In that respect at least, Aimee
has our best wishes.
In keeping out graft from the public
works program, Mr.. Ickes is likely to
come to the conclusion that Hercules was
Just another of the unemployed.
Dry Tennessee goes to the mat today
with odd John Barleycorn". The string
of victories the latter has run up in his
comeback make him the favorite.
Henderson Visits Hitler On Arms,
saws a headline. Then Arthur is appar-
emily off his feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Calls have been issued by the
county exemption board for all
men of the new 1918 draft to be
examined before the end of this
forenoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Some disease has appeared on ap-
ricots in Stanislaus county due to
late rains.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
July 20, 1918

A special committee of the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce has
called a special meeting with rep
resentatives of all the valley
chambers of comerce to look into
ice, electric and gas situations. 1t
was brought about by a demand
of the public utilities corporations
for an increase in rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

A. B. c. D. E. F.: In filling po-
litical jobs in Washington pref
erence is given to F. R. B. c. ap-
plicants. These are job hunters who
were "for Roosevelt before Chica-
CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The election to determine on the
issuance of bonds for additions to
the high school, will be held this
week. The amazing growth Of the
school made a new addition neces-
Sary one year after the completion
of the main building.
A large force of men went to
Seeley this week and began work
on the Holt block. The First Ma
tional bank and a number of stores
are waiting to make this fine block
their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press +.

Time makes ancient good un-
couth.
''They must upward still and on
ward
who would keep abreast OF
truth"
Confidential: Louis r. CLAWS,
chief investigator of the interior
department whose job it is to keep
graft out of the $780, 100000 pub
lie works program wants the public
to help him. He wants to hear from
any newspaper or private citizen
who learns of irregularities. Sour
ces OF all information will be kept
confidential
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Impatient general: Gen. Hugh S.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

In keeping out graft from the public
works program, Mr.. Ickes is likely to
come to the conclusion that Hercules was
Just another of the unemployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Only cad of most contemplate
breed would give his wife's love letters
to the newspapers before divorce suit
is heard. In that respect at least, Aimee
has our best wishes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Dry Tennessee goes to the mat today
with odd John Barleycorn". The string
of victories the latter has run up in his
comeback make him the favorite.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Henderson Visits Hitler On Arms,
SAYS a headline. Then Arthur is appar-
emily off his feet
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
RIVER Of MUD
DOES DAMAGE

MANILA, P. l., Dec. 26. (U.P) -
Sulphurous water and mud poured
in a devastating deluge from a
mountainside in SorSogon, spread
ing death and destruction in the
town of Irosin, the Philippine con-
stabulary was informed in frag-
mentary reports today.
Ten bodies were recovered from
the torrent, II other persons were
missing, and SO families were driv-
en- from their homes, the reports
said.
Exact nature of the disaster re-
mained indefinite. The Irosin post
master said that the volcano "Bulu-
san" had erupted. The Red Cross
here was advised that Subterran-
can stream had broken its bounds
and that the worst destruction was
along the river banks. Bulusan is
about 100 kilometers from the bet
ter known Mayon volcano.
Scientists seeking an explanation
of the river of mud, believed that
water from recent heavy rains sift-
ing through the earth came in con-
tact with hot lava and turned to
steam. There were not sufficient
vents to release the steam, the sci
entists reasoned, so that the extra
pressure finally forced the sulphur
GUS mud and water through the
mountainside about three kilome-
ters from the village.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
.WESTMOR[AND
P. D. ROBBED
Trio Loads Safe Into Truck And
Is Chased Out OF Town By
Citizens.

A safe containing approximately
$3.50 in stamps and money with an
additional $1O0 in currency were
stolen from the Westmorland post
office early this morning according
to a report made to the sheriff's Of
flee.
The report was made by T. t.
Langlois, WeStmorland toWnSlte
manager who stated that he was
awakened at 80 o'clock this morn
ing by the sound of some heavy OBJ
lect being rolled along the pave
nl,ent near his home. Looking out OF
the window he saw three men load
ing this object into an automobile.
Summoning the aid OF John Ma
this, night watchman, they attempt
ed to surprise the three nl-n en-
gagged in the work but failed as the
thieves got their car under way and
escaped. Mathis chasei them north
from Westmorland for several miles
but could not. catch them. Walter
Walsh, state traffic officer was
summoned and took up the chase
while Skixiff Campbell and Harold
Gillett, deputy sheriff, went to the
scene of the crime later this morn
ing.
Langlois and Mathis, following
the escape of the men, made an in
vestigation and discovered that the
door of the post office had been
jimmied open. The safe, Diebold
product with a Yale combination
lock SO inches high by "a inches
wide had been taken bodily and Ii
was this Langlois saw the men load
ing into the car.
It contained approximately S4oo
in stamps and money, mostly
stamps. The $10O in currency was
in an envelope. Besides this the
thieves took some army discharge
papers belonging to T. w. Cox, post
raster and 200 money order blanks
numbered from 42201 to 42399.
No definite description could be
had of the three men taking part in
the robbery excepting that they wers
small which gave officers the I'M
preston that they might have been
Filipinos.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
HITLER POLICY
PREFERRED BY
FRENCH CHIEF

PARIS, Dec. &c. U.P) = Edouard
Herriot, outstanding political fig
ure, in year end review of inter-
national politics, expressed today
a preference for the outspoken for
eign policy of Adolf Hitler to that
of tie late Gustav 5treseman OF
Germany. whose work won him the
Nobel peace prize.
Herrlot, former premier and for
eign minister, still leader of the
oominant radical Socialist party oil
which Premier Camille Chautemps
is a member, and present chairman
of the chamber of deputies foreign
affairs committee, made other sur
prising statements.
One was to voice the opinion that
the four-nation treaty of Premier
Renito Mussolini OF Italy, binding
Italy, France, Great Britain and
Germany to keep the peace for 10
years, was worthless
Herriot stuck firmly to his de-
mand that France pay its war debt
to the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
CHINESE BOMB
REBEL CITY

SHANGHAI, Dec. 26. (U.P)-Sol-
diers of the Marking central gov
ernment staged terrific three-day
aerial bombardment of the rebel
city of Foochow, causing consider
abIa loss of life and much proper
ty damage, delayed official reports
revealed today.
The bombardment started on
Saturday and reached its climax
Christmas day, the japanese lega-
ton was informed. The Nationalist
military flyers directed their attack
at the centers of concentration OF
the revolutionary peoples govern
ment" of Fukien and of the 18th
route army which joined in the re-
volt when sent by Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek to suppress the
uprising.
News agency reports indicated
that part of the populace of Foo
chow had fled in terror to the hills
as heavy rain of bombs descend
ed on their city.
Casualty reports to the japanese
legation said that 10 persons were
killed the first day and 20 the Sec
ond day. Most of them were civil
ians. The effects of the third days
bombing, when the air forces re-
leased los high-powered bombs,
were not determined.
So far as could be learned, the at
tack was directed at the native Sec
tions of the city and the foreign
settlement was untouched.
The offices of the peoples gov
ernment, the Hunang Chwang air.
drome and the first army headquar-
ters were selected for the main
bombardntsnt in an attack appar-
emily planned to terrify the popu-
lace and demoralize the independ-
ent government.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
CWA PAYROLL
is HEAVY ONE

Christmas happiness was brought
to 1885 valley workingmen and their
families last Saturday in the form
of $26,49840 in government checks
issued by the county CWA office as
the payroll for the county projects
now being carried through. A total
of 100000 in payroll money has been
disbursed to these workers since
December l, G. H. Edmison, county
CWA director, stated this morning.
Edmison stated further that pur-
chases are being made of materials
wherever possible for these pro-
jects and it is expected that within
a week full authorization will be
had for the purchase of all neces-
sary materials. Those now being
made are for small sums of money
and will enable the work already
started to be continued and several
other projects to get under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
TRIO ARRESTED
AS k|DNAPERS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26. W.P) -
Three youths, the Oldest 81, were
arrested early today after alleged
" kidnapping Lizare Clark, 23-year-
old salesgirl, from downtown
street and beating her.
The girl was taken to the Georgia
Street hospital where she was found
to be suffering from deep cuts on
her face ana numerous body bruises.
Attaches said she had been attacked.
She said she was abducted as she
left her home to go to a restau-
rant. For three hours, she said, she
was held captive under bridge
while her captors beat her. Her
screams attracted the attention OF
a special railroad officer who held
the three youths until other off,
GERS arrived.
According to police, Pachel Gay
ton, 18. confessed attacking the girl
His two companions, Eugene San
chez. 81, and John Sara, Is, were
held on suspicion Of criminal as
sault.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
WAR VETERAN ADMITS HAVING
SLAIN YOUTH IN k|DNAP PLOT
South Carolina Crime Parallels Recent Hart
Tragedy At San Jose According To Con-
fession Made.

told the United Press that Wiles
made a confession of Turing the
boy to a deserted house II miles
from here, striking him on the
head with an iron bar when the
boy showed fight, and then drag
ged his body into the house and
covered it with waste cotton.
Scarborough said Wiles would be
questioned further in an effort to
obtain a definite motive and also
10 learn just what part, if any,
Rushton had in the plan.
Clue Gives Tip
A 48-hour search for Harris end
ed when a blood-stained wisp OF
hair was seen protruding from the
pile of cotton waste under which
the body was hidden.
Wiles. officers said, traced his
movements since early Saturday
when he borrowed an automobile TO
solicit gifts. The confession said
Wiles had stopped at downtown
shop and sent a Negro in to in
uuire whether a boy named Harris;
worked there. Another person
named Harris came from the shop
but Wiles realized that Harris was
not the right one.
Wiles then asked if there was
anyone else in the shop by the
name of Harris. He was informed
l1o one else was there by that namt
but that there was a boy nameo
Harris across the street waiting tt
go to work.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
NONE HURT IN
THREE WRECKS

Three automobile accidents were
reported to local police over the
Christmas weekend. No serious IN
iuries resulted from these accidents
and but minor damages caused TO
the cars involved.
Frank Moori, Plaster City, was
struck by a car driven by Simpreslo
Colonies in front of 465 Main street
at GIT o'clock last evening, accord
ing to one report. witnesses to the
accident stated that Moori walked
out on the street in front OF the
automobile and was knocked ITO
the pavement. He was not seriously
injured and Colonies was not held
by police.
At 7:55 D. m., Sunday evening at
the intersection of Sixth and Broad
way. cars driven by A. l.. Ray and
G.. H. Lee, both of Ell Centre col
lided. Neither driver was injured.
The report states that Ray was drlV-
ing west at the time and ran INTO
Lee after the latter had crossed the
intersection.
Saturday evening another accl-
dent occurred at the intersection OF
Fourth and Broadway when cars
driven by F. Gutierrez and E. l.. Su,
magit collided. The crash happened
at half past five o'clock. Nelther
driver was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
FOUR HELD IN
ASSASSINATION
OF CHURCHMAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 26. W,P)-A sec
ret revolutionary society dedicated
to the establishment of an Ar
menian republic was blamed by po-
lice today for the Staying OF Arch
bishop Leon Tourian, primate OF the
Armenian church of North and
South America. He was stabbed TO
death in front of the altar in the
HOLY Cross Armenian Apostolic
church Sunday.
Members of the society asSemb-
led to assassinate the primate, po-
lice charged. Lots were drawn ana
the man thus chosen was armed
with a dagger which he plunged
into Archbishop Tourian's back
while about 25 society members pre-
vented interference from the con-
gregation, detectives said.
Four men were held, charged with
homicide. The actual dagger WELD
er was not among them, detectives
admitted.
The old republic of Armania is
now a Soviet state. The archbishop
was regarded as friendly toward the
Soviets and detectives surmised that
the sociaty felt he stood between IL
and fulfillment of its plans.
The four men were Oszan YER
ganian, Martin Mozian, Matos Ley
legian, and Nishan Sarkisian.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 26. W.R)
Robert Wiles, 49-year- World
war veteran, confessed today that
he beat to death 15-year-old Her
bert H. Harris, Jr., with an iroi.
bar after he lured the boy to de-
serted farm home in an alleged kid
naping plot.
Officers who had questioned
Wiles most of the night said the
motive for the crime was not clear
but the theory was held that Wiles
intended to collect ransom from the
boys father, H. H. Harris, vice
president of Home Stores, Inc, a
grocery chain. No ransom note
had been delivered to Harris.
Wiles, in his confession, impli-
Gated John Martin Rushton, who
maintained that he had no part
in the plot.
At the order of Governor Black
wood, both Wiles and Rushton were
held for safe-keeping in the state
penitentiary. Rushton will be
questioned later by officers.
Wiles said that after he killed
young Harris, he met the boys
father OH the street and wished
him merry Christmas" After
the Staying, the confession contln-
ued, he went about his business OF
soliciting gifts for the veterans bu-
reau as part Of a Christmas pro-
gram.
Col. A. M. Scarborough, super
intendent of the state penitentiary
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Asparagus GrouUers
To Hold Meeting

wednesday evening, December
27, at 7:30 o'clock, an importan'
meeting of asparagus growers will
be held in the court house relative
to the asparagus code under the
AAA.
Last week only Is of the GO grow
ers were present and did not wish
TO take responsibility for the larger
group in settling matters relative
to proration of shipments.
All growers are urged to be
present and Frank Beyschlag, farm
advisor. states that the price of
harvesting will be discussed and
decided at this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
REFLOAT SHIP
WHICH STRUCK
LOW SANDBAR

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Dec. 26. W.P)
The Quaker liner Peter Kerr,
aground on a sandbank off Lower
California since early Yesterday
was floated today under its own
power, according to a radio mes
sage reaching the company's Of
fees here.
The vessel proceeded toward San
Diego, where it was due tomorrow
afternoon.
A coast guard cutter had UNDER
taken the 5OO-mile cruise from San
Diego after word that all efforts to
float the vessel had failed. The
cutter was understood to have turn
ed back, 100 miles short OF its des-
tination, after coast guard officials
learned the liner was afloat.
The vessel was enroute TO New
York when it ran aground in fog
II carried 40 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26

Braving the icy waters of the
central main canal late Sunday
night, Odel Farmer, 10, son of P
T. Farmer, member of the local
police department, aided by Virgil
Fairchild, rescued three men, one
of whom died later as a result of
injuries he sustained.
Stunned by the accident and un-
able to extricate themselves from
the machine, the three men would
have died of drowning but for the
heraism of young parmer.
Farmer and Fairchild were driv-
ing to Calexico late Saturday night
when they saw a number OF persons
standing by the canal bank gazing
into the water. Learning that an
automobile containing four men
had plunged into the canal, Parm-
er Immediately jumped into the
water and started his work of
rescue. He and Fairchild pulled
three of the four men, Harold
Beesley, Ward Clark and Richard
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
FEUD RENEWED
At CHRISTMAS
Arkansas Militia Called To
Maintain Order As Families
Exchange Shots.

MARSHALL, Ark, Dec. 26. (U.P).
National guardsmen maintained
order here today after an outbreak
in feud of long standing between
two families. City Marshall j. H.
Barnett was wounded in Christmas
Eve gun battles.
Four members of one family were
arrested by guardsmen and three
members of the rival family were
sought after fleeing from q down
town building in fierce fight.
Capt. Fay S. Brown commanding the
detail of groups sent here by Gov.
j. Nj. Futrell, had not learned the
names of the men under arrest.
The battle began after Leland
Henley, serving a life term on a
murder charge, returned to his ma
tive mountain village on furlough.
Henley was convicted of numbering
w. w. Findley, merchant, who was
slain several years ago while walk
ing along a street with City Mar
shall Barnett. He fell before a fu-
silade generally believed to have
been intended for Barnett.
Barnett and two of his sons, Ru-
pert, 25, and Oscar, 30, stood on a
city street Christmas Eve and fired
a score of shots into a restaurant
operated by Henley's cousin, Ralph.
Two of Leland's brothers and a Wo-
man were in the restaurant, but Le-
lands whereabouts at the time was
uncertain.
The battle continued for several
minutes with gunfire from within
the restaurant finally wounding the
elder Barnett in the face. County
authorities said he would be ar
rested. Four persons already under
arrest are members of Barnett's i'm
mediately family.
The feud started several years ago
when Vance Barnett, son of the city
marshall, was killed by an unidenti-
fled assailant. Latar Findley was
killed.
Isaac Ragland, a farmer was shot
fatally two weeks ago as he sat
alone in the restaurant. The assas-
sin fired through rear door and
escaped. Officers believe the farm
er was mistaken for another man.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
ONE FUNERAL
FOR VICTIMS
OF BIG WRECK

PARIS, Dec. 26. U.P) Cabinet
ministers, their Christmas saddened
by the most tragic railway accident
in French history, made plans to-
Gay for a national funeral tomor-
row morning for victims OF the
Lagny wreck.
After 60 hours of work, construc-
ton gangs this morning cleared the
second track of the line where the
StraSbourg express, travelling at
more than 60 miles an hour, plow-
ed through the wooden coaches of
the paris-Nancy train.
There were I9l known dead TO-
day, with 80 desperately injured
in hospitals here and at Meaux. The
dead lay in the chapel Ardente un-
der the eastern station here in I'll e
dim light of holy candles. Many
of the children, lying in the long
rows of dead, still clutched Christ
mas teddy bears and dolls.
Inquiry into the cause of the
wreck continued to center on the
operation of safety signals. These
failed in a test yesterday-though
two persons testified that tie sema-
phores beside the tracks and the
torpedoes placed Oh the rails as
signals in the dense fog worked
normally when the wreck occurred
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
SPY INQUIRY
CENTERS ON
FRENCHMAN N

PARIS, Dec. 26. UP)-Investiga-
ton of Frances spy case, in which
an AMERICAN man and woman are
among 10 persons accused OF espl-
onage, centered today On Louis Mar
tin, government interpreter.
Martin is accused Of having made
a voyage to Finland with Nine.
Lydia Stahl, alleged ringleader Of
the plot, which he denies; of hav-
ing in his apartment navy docu-
ments which could not possibly be
connected with his current work.
and of possessing $1,000 francs
(about $l,620).
The day of his arrest, Martin
tainted when asked how he got the
money, but since has assured his
lawyer that he can give a legitimate
explanation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Vote CanUaSsed
By Supervisors

Imperial Valleys total vote in the
special election held last Tuesday
on the Central Valley Project was
2415 in favor of and 724 against the
project according to the last Off
cial figures on the election which
were canvassed and approved by the
board of supervisors this morning.
At this canvass the results from
Palo Verde and also absentee votes
were counted Palo Verde voted ii
for and 3 against the proposition,
while three absentee votes were for
and one against the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Josliy, Planning
Hoover Defense

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. U.P) -
An informal memoir OF what hap
pened behind the scenes at tee
White House during the admins
traitor of former President Hoover
will be published in the spring by
Theodore c. Joslin, his secreta- Y
for two years, it was announced
today.
Political observers believed that
the book would be a defense OF
Hoover to aid Republican drives in
the congressional election cam
paign.
The announcement promised the
book would shed new light on the
German moratorium, Secretary OF
Treasury Melons retirement, the
smear Hoover" campaign, Hoover's
attitude on prohibition. his press
relations, his part in the Lind
bergh kidnapping case and the bo-
nus army affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Blythe Holiday
Quarrel Fatal

BLYTHE, Calf, Dec. 26. UP
A quarrel over few Yuletide drinks
provoked Larkin Rogers to stab his
brother-in- law, o. p Petit. SO.
county authorities announced to-
day as they held Rogers on MUIR
der charges.
Petit died in a local hospital
shortly after being brought here
from his ranch home where he and
Rogers were said to have met 10
celebrate Christmas.
Officers said Petit began pour
ing the drinks out when he became
convinced his relative had drunk
enough. Angered, Rogers Stabbed
him in the neck. seyering his jugu-
lar vein, according to authorities.