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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
HARRIS NEW
POSTMASTER
At HOLTV|LLE
Continued On Page 81

L. A. Harris, Holtville city re-
corder and real estate man, is the
first Imperial county resident to
age column, having received word
this morning notifying him of his
appointment as postmaster as Holt
Vile, effective April l.
He will assume his office immed-
lately upon filing of satisfactory
bond, and will be acting postmas-
ter until his appointment is con-
firmed by the senate.
Harris was the choice of the
Holtville members on the Demo-
cratic county central committee,
and their endorsement was followed
by unanimous endorsement of the
entire committee. His name was
forwarded to Senator McAdoo, to-
gether with the committees en-
dorsement, and his appointment
followed.
Members of the Democratic coun-
ty central committee stated today
that other appointments throughout
the valley may be expected to fol-
low, including changes in the post
masters of several cities.
Because of the twentieth con-
gressional district having Repub-
lican congressman, while the adj
ministration is Democratic, patron
age appointments will be handled
almost entirely by the county CEN
trail committee and the Democratic
senator, in the same manner as was
the appointment of Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
JURY FINDS
ESTES GUILTY

Manslaughter was the verdict re-
turned by the jury in the Estes trial
shortly after noon today. The case
had been given to the jurors at
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
it was thought for a time that a
hung jury would be the final out
come of this trial. However, the
talesman came into court about IL
o'clock this morning for further in
struction from Judge Thompson
with the verdict following shortly
afterwards.
Estes went on trial last Monday
morning in superior court, charged
with the killing Of Sam Stanley
during a quarrel at a service sta
ton near Holtville on March 8. He
based his whole case on a plea of
elf-defense charging that Stanley
had called him several vile names
and when he had protested against
this, claimed that Stanley threaten
ed him.
The trial created a great deal of
interest, particularly among Holt
vile folk, and the courtroom where
the trial was conducted was crowd
ed during every session. Yesterday
when attorneys in the case were
making their pleas to the jury every
seat in the courtroom was taken and
the bailiff had to stand guard at
the door to prevent too arge a
crowd packing the room.
Lee Nuffer represented Estes dur
ing the trial while the prosecution
was conducted by Elmer Heald, dis
trict attorney.
Sentence will be passed by Judge
I Thompson Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
bALCHEN OFF
On LONG TRIP

LOS ANGELES, April 8. ,U.p}-
Bernt Balchen, flying explorer, to-
day took off in the monoplane Los
Angeles on the first leg of flight.
that will take him with Lincoln
Ellsworth on an expedition to the
Antarctic.
Balchen headed for Teeterboro,
N. j. in the plane, built and de-
signed by John Northrop Balchen
reported that the plane made 210
miles an hour top speed on a test
flight and 160 miles an hour against,
head winds.
With Ellsworth, hero of the
North Polar flights, Balchen said
he would sail for Norway next week
with the airplane. In Norway the
mother ship of tranSantarctic ex-
pedition will be fitted out and set
sail for Ross Sea in August.
After establishing a base in the
South Polar area, the expedition
will use the monoplane to cruise
over uncharted land, mapping its
mountains and snowfields, Balchen
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
Highway Work To
Be Continued

All men who have. been working
on state highway projects as part
of the state unemployment pro-
gram are urged to report for work
Monday, Notwithstanding the re-
ceipt of cards to the contrary, ac-
cording to I. A. Thomas, state
highway superintendent for Imper-
ial county.
Over 800 men have been given
work on the projects and had been
given notice not to report for
work Monday. A telegram received
last night by Thomas from the di-
vision engineer, E. @. sullivan,
countermanded previous oroer
though it advises men SO employed
tc obtain permanent work of an
other kind if possible, as the tenn
porary work provided on the high
ways is certain to be restricted ul-
timately. -.-.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
Arizona To Get
Government Fund

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 8. {UP)-
The federal government will spend
$10,O00,000 in reforestation work in
Arizona under the Roosevelt un-
employment relief plan, according
to word received today by Gov. B.
B. Moeur.
Unemployed workers from popu-
lous centers of the nation already
were reported on their way to
camps in various sections of the
state.
The money will be spent as fol-
lows: for work in national forests,
So 100000; Indian reservations, $2,-
100000 and for soil erosion eradi-
cation in the Gila and Santa Cruz
basins, $5,O00,000.
ArizonaS labor draft was set at
an initial figure of 1000 men. This
state is estimated to have total
of $4,000 unemployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
HUGE NEW PLANE HOPES TO
SET RECORD ON TEST TRIP

BURBANK, Calf, April 8.
U.P,-In an attempt to set
new speed record between Los
Angeles and Salt Lake City,
huge new single-motOred low
wing monoplane took off from
United Airport at 11:43 a. m.
today.
The ship, capable OF 200 miles
an hour with a 1000 pound
payload, was constructed by
General Aviation corporation, a
General Motors subsidiary. IL
was reported that ships of this
type soon will be placed in SER
vice by Western Air Express,
for whom the demonstration to-
day was arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08

DISCUSSED BY
DAIRY GROUP

Approving or opposing pending
legislation affecting the states dairy
industry was the object of the
meeting held this morning at the
farm bureau office when members
of the farm bureau dairy commit
tee gathered to act on bills referred
to them by F. R. Robson, state
chairman of the farm bureau dairy
committee. Ways and means OF
paying this county's share of the
expense we're also discussed.
Bills approved are ALB 1872 and
SB 499, control or surplus of COM
pulsory cooperation; ALB 712, rails
ing scoring requirements for mar
ket cream; ABB 1975-76-77-78-79-83,
prohibiting sale and manufacture
of any imitation dairy products
with the exception of oleomargar-
inc; ALB 1882, prohibits blending OF
skim milk, whole milk, milk powder
with sweet butter to make sweet
cream.
Bills opposed are: ALB 156 which
repeals tax on retail dealers in oleo-
margarine; ALB 686, requires each
metal container of food products
to show date of filling; ALB 928, re-
uuires ice cream to be sold by
weight; ALB 1858, uniform state in
spection of all cattle over six months
old with tax of 25 cents to pay
costs: SB 995-1O05, transfers dairy
products laboratory to state board
of health with bureau of dairy con-
troll paying costs: SB 984, one in
spection only of dairy products.
Discussion of tax for oleomarga-
rine, indemnity for tubercular cat
tie. cattle land company and mar
ket milk was held.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
CRISIS BREAKS
IN FAR EAST
'Puppet State OF Manchukuo In
Clash With Soviet Over Chi
nese Eastern Railway.

HARDIN, Manchuria, April 8.
U.P)-The Manchukuo government
today forcibly severed connections
of the Chinese Eastern railway
with the Trans-Siberian railway
at Manchuli, northwest Manchurian
gateway to Moscow and Europe.
The action precipitated a crisis
in which Soviet officials Immediate
" wired the commissary of rail-
roads at Moscow for instructions.
Manchukuo officials authorized
that the connection be severed af-
ter they had failed to receive sat
isfactory answers to their charges
that the Russians were carrying
rolling stock into Soviet territory
and not returning it.
The dispute had ragged for
months, marked by earlier charges
that Russia was making unauthor-
lied shipment of arms over the @.
E. R., which has been jointly oper-
ated by the JapaneSe-guided gov
ernment of Manchukuo and the
Soviet.
The governments action is a
challenge to the League of Nations
which in its recent Manchurian
report restricted Japan's rail rights
to the South Manchurian railroad
which it gained at the close of the
Russo-Japanese war.
The Chinese Eastern railway was
financed and built by Russia prior
to the war. At its close, Russia
continued as operators in conjunc-
ton with China. China was re-
moved from control last year by
Japan's conquest of Manchuria.
Partnership of the railroad then
was entrusted to the so-called in
dependent state of Manchukuo.
LONDON, April 8. British
warships have landed marines at
Chinhwangtao, below the junction
of the Great Wall with the Sea,
to protect British mining property
in the Kailan region, the Daily
Express Shanghai correspondent re-
ported today.
The Daily Express said it was
believed the British mining admin
istration had been threatened by
Chinese soldiers fleeing from en-
gagepients with japanese troops.
The Chinese were reported looting
in their retreat inland. The dis
patch quoted japanese sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
j. {. TAKING
INITIATIVE IN
BIC PROBLEM
Will Submit American Plan For
Taking World Commerce Out
Of Doldrums.
EXPECT TARIFF REVISION
Invite Premiers OF Leading Ma
tions To Washington For Big
Conference.
BY JOSEPH III. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, April 8. = The
administration today was framing
a concrete "American plan" for
world economic recovery.
The proposals will be submitted
to statesmen of leading powers who
are coming to Washington soon
for man to man talks looking
toward definite agreements and
real action to bring world commerce
out of the doldrums.
Tariff reductions, to break down
the barriers that have blockaded
many markets and stilled shipping
and factories, are salient point
in the program being drafted by
President Roosevelt and his adyis-
orS.
The President expects to submit
to congress shortly bill which
would give him wide powers to me-
gotiate agreements under which
American tariffs would be lowered
substantially in return for trade
concessions abroad.
Other phases of the American
plan" are understood to include:
/. Abolition or modification of
import quotas.
2. Sterilization of international
hange, probably through
gradual reestablishment of the gold
standard.
8. Stimulation of commodity
prices.
The United States proposals will
be laid first before Prime Minister
fContinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
HINT Staying
IN bOD|N CASE:
First Verdict OF Suicide Is Re-
versed After Autopsy Reveals
Bruises.

SANTA ANA, April 8. U.P)-J.
r. Bodin, 40, of San Francisco, who
disappeared last Monday from the
S. S. Yale enroute from San Diego
to Los Angeles. was beaten to death,
not drowned, according to an Off
cial autopsy performed over his
body today by DR.. Elizabeth Took.
The result of the autopsy led
Orange county officials to order
an intensive search for Miss Bar
bara Muller, who repeatedly was
travelling with Bodin and who was
presumed until today to have died
with Bodin in suicide pact.
Bodin, said to pe married man,
and Miss Muller, occupied the same
stateroom on the boat and were
seen after the Yale left San Diego.
Officials of the boat, attempting
to question Bodin regarding a
check, could locate neither when
the craft arrived here.
Bodin's body was found In the
surf at Newport Beach yesterday,
but Miss Mullers body never was
found and local authorities we're in
formed she was seen on the boat at
later hour than the last wit
ness saw Bodin.
Bodln and Miss Muller. who is
%, registered as Mr. and Mrs. j. R.
Smardon, when they boarded the
Yale at Los Angeles for San Fran
cisco on March 81. They remained
aboard the craft in the bay city,
then continued to San Diego
Notes Found
PurSer David ]. Thalen, to whom
Bodin had confided he had lost
a fortune, sought him out to de-
mand that he make good two checks
he had rendered for passage. Neith-
er Bodin nor Miss Muller were to
be found.
In their cabin, however, he found
two notes. One gave their true
names, and the second said:
We are leaving the world fully
understanding what we are doing
and hoping to find love and hap
piness in the next"
Purser Thalen added that San
Francisco police told him they held
13 other assertedly worthless checks
of Bodin's.
Miss Muller'S only known near
relatives, an uncle and aunt resid-
ing in Hollywood, said they had
not seen the young woman for some
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
Burglars Visit
Calipatrid Store

A report was received at the sher-
ifs office, early today that the
store of Gullett brothers in Calipa-
tria had been burglarized again
last night.
Details of the affair were very
meager as they came in over the
wire and deputies from the sheriff's
office were despatched to Calipa-
tria to make thorough investiga-
ton. Their report was not avail
able by press time.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08

Major Victor Bertrandias was
chief pilot of the ship today. He
said he expected to reach Salt
Lake City within two and one
half or three hours. The present
record for the 653-mile flight
is three hours So minutes set
last fall by Pilot Alexis KlOtz.
The ship, powered with a
700 horsepower motor, can car
ry 10 passengers, three hundred
pounds of mail, express and
baggage. Its payload is the
same as present tri-mOtored
ships whose top speed is only
$50 miles an hour. The PLANE
was called the largest single
motored monopIane yet built.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
DRY WEEK END IN LOS ANGELES
AS BEER SUPPLY INSUFFICIENT

Los ANGELES, April 8. U.Pl
Los Angeles faced a dry and
cherries weekend after hav-
ing consumed all available beer
and found that transportation
difficulties would prevent re-
sumption of the task of irriga-
ting parched throats until
Monday at least.
The city's only brewery, hav-
ing distributed 250000 cases of
beer between Santa Maria and
Phoenix, Ariz., as well as ship
ping quantities of the amber
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
FORMING PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
'ick Up In Auto Industry Indicates Business Revival
President Cuts
His Our, Salary

WASHINGTON, April 8. W.H
President Roosevelt has cut
his own salary Is per cent.
He has written out and will
turn over to the treasury a
personal check for $843, rep
resenting Is per cent of his
first months salary.
The constitution fOrbids
compulsory reduction of
Presidents salary after his
election, but Mr.. Roosevelt is
voluntarily taking the same
cut which he decreed for
ther government officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08

fluid to Honolulu, refused to
take additional orders today.
Its entire reserve supply ~as
gone and its daily output of
$4,000 cases has been sold out
for days in advance.
Four carloads of San Fran
cisco beer, as well as scores of
truckloads brought from Oak
land, were sold before they ar
rived here early today. No fur
ther shipments were expected
before Monday, and none from
the midwest and east before
next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
GERMAN ENVOY SAILS

BERLIN, April 8. <U.Pi-Dr. Hans
Luther sailed at noon on the S. S.
Bremen to represent Germany at
the economic discussions with Pre-
sident Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Hull at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
Reach Manslaughter Verdict
mkMlLL
E1Ro!l'Gt;ERs
w ,S0ys:

BEVERLY HILLS, April 7.
(SpeciaD-Well, I can't speak
with any authority on the con-
dition of the country today, for
here it is late in the afternoon
and I haven't sampled single
glass of the spirit of rejuv-
enated America" I have al
ways claimed America didn't
want a drink as bad as they
wanted the right to take a
drink if they did happen to
want one.
And say, did you see what
the senate voted for yesterday?
That a weeks work was to
consist of 80 hours, six hours a
day for five days. I doubt very
much if the people working will
agree to an increase in time
off work like that. We stick
to the old American principle
of only working when the boss
is looking.
Yours,
M& Ro11~e
ois,s heNaushs Syndicate. lac
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08

Setting a new record for the
Chaffey track and field meet,
Roy kirkpatrick, star hurdler
on the Spartan track team, won
his heat in the high hurdle
event in Ontario this morning,
according to a report received
from the field by Coach Bob
Armstrong. Kirkpatrick's time
fer the heat was 15.5. He also
won his heat in the low hur-
dies in 25 seconds flat.
Myrel Gillett aided the Spar
tans' cause toward victory by
winning his heat in the century
dash, negotiating the distance
in 10.2. Leo Maiden failed to
qualify in the broad jump Ow-
ing to the fact that as he had a
prominent part in the class
play last night he had to mo-
tor to Ontario which was bit
too strenuous to help him keep
in the best of condition.
Coach Armstrong stated to
the Press office by phone from
the Chaffey field this morning
that prospects for a Spartan
victory in the finals of the
events in which the local boys
are entered are, extremely
bright and that there is little
doubt the boys will bring home
the hOnOrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08
KIRKPATRICK
SETS RECORD
FOR HURDLES

Gillett set a new record in
the 44O yd. dash, winning the
event in 48.8 seconds and took
first place in the 100. yd. dash
in 10 seconds flat. Kirkpatrick
took first in the high hurdles
taking the event in 152 seconds,
a new record.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-08

Continued On Page 81
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
JUDGE To FACE
CUSTER PLEA

Charging that the Bladensburg
town commissioners had no au,
thority to name Judge Alfred D.
Bailey as municipal magistrate
John White, Colmar Manor attor-
ney, will demand that charges
against seven colored men, ar,
rested for shooting craps, be dis
missed.
Judge Bailey, besides acting in
the capacity Of town justice, is
president of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Citizens
Associations.
He was named to act as magis-
trate by the Bladensburg officials
several months ago.
White contends that the town
commissioners have authority
only to designate some justice Of
peace in the county to act as
municipal magistrate. Judge
Bailey is not a justice of the
peace.
The Bladensburg commission
ers will ask Attorney General
William Preston Lane to decide
the question.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22

tee for a report. The conunlttee
included Raymond Gabel, Max
Tender and j. L. Carr.
A resolution from the Burroughs
Association, advocating a change
in the present form of DistA'ict
government, was referred to the
committee on legislation for study
and report.
Survey Ordered
The committee on streets and
avenues were directed to male a
survey of traffic conditions at
Eighth and Taylor Sts., adjacent
to the school, in order to have ad-
ditional stop signs erected.
Needs of additional Fairgrounds
were discussed. Miss Sibyl Baker,
director of the playground depart
ment, will be invited to address
the next meeting.
A petition for a branch public
library has been placed in the
Roosevelt High School for sigma
lures, Allan Davis, school rrinci-
pal, informed the association.
A. j. Driscoll, citizens associa-
ton editor of The Washington
Times, spoke on the value of citi-
zen associations to washington. A
vote of thanks was extended the
publishers of The Times for Or
ganizing a citizens association col
umn.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
PetWorth Citizens
Seek New Armory

The Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton met last night in the Pet
worth School, John T. Thomas,
newly elected president, presiding.
A resolution stressing the need
o. new National Guard armory
was introduced by Thomas Raj
ferty, who suggested that the
= building be located at the end of
East Capital Street, in accordance
with plans of the National Park
and Planning Commission.
Action on the resolution was de-
ferred until the next meeting in
order to ascertain the cost in
volved.
j. L. Carr told the meeting the
country is speldins too much
. money, and that so per cent of lie
people are on the verge of bank
ruptcy, with the Government cut
ting salaries, and erecting hign-
class buildings.
Questions regarding boundaries of
properties at Rock Greek Church
Road and Upshur Street, concern
ing which the accuracy of a sur
vey made II years ago was ques-
toned, were referred to commit
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
POSTAL UNIONS
MOVE TOWARD
MERCER
Conference in December Ex-
pected to Take Up UNI
fiCation Plan
By DUNCAN FORSYTH

Amalgamation of two groups of
postal employees, one affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor and the other outside the
fold is much under discussion,
and reports are current that a
meeting will be held early in De-
cember to see whether a union
cannot be brought about.
The National Federation Of
Post Office Clerks, affiliated with
the A. F. of L., and the United
National Association of Post Of
flee Clerks are concerned with
amaigamation plans, and both
adopted resolutions tentatively
favoring the project at their re-
cent national conventions. Two
other postal groups, one affiliated
and the other unaffiliated, also
are said to be considering ANAL
gamation.
The initiative was taken by the
United National Association at its
Chicago convention. Resolutions
adopted at that time recited the
existence Of two organizations of
post office clerks and the result
ant division was characterized as
not being in the best interests of
the clerks. The time is now at
hand, the resolutions held, when
a united front should be main
taited against forces seeking to
destroy or nullify beneficial legiS-
lation obtained after years of eff
fort.
It was voted to name a com.
mittee consisting of the president
and secretary and five members
of the association who were not
officers of the national asSocia-
ton, and that this committee
should be given full power to meet
a like committee of the National
Federation. The two committees
would then select three impartial
judges not connected with the
Federal service, one of whom
should be made chairman.
This committee would be known
as the United States Post Office
Clerks Merger Committee. and it's
sole purpose would be to bring
about the union of the two organ
iZations.
A proposal was adopted also to
form a national council of civil
service employees, consisting of one
officer from each ASSOCIATION in
the Federal service. This council
would select chairman from out
side the service, preferably a for
mer Member Of Congre. and
would work out a legislative pro-
gram combining the ideas of all
the associations.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22

was changed in 1904. Expenses
of the hospital are met by the
income from paying patients and
a yearly appropriation from the
Community Chest.
Had Deficit in 1928
In 1923 George Washington Uni
versity Hospital suffered a deficit
of $2,700. An appeal was made
to the Community Chest and the
following year the hospital be-
came one of the SO agencies Of the
Chest. Its first appropriation was
$1,000 for 1929.
The expense budget of the uni
verSity hospital for the current
year is $174,698.30. This includes
both the hospital and the dispen-
sary. The work of the dispensary
is nearly all charity work. there
being a very nominal charge for
those who can afford to pay and
no fee whatsoever for those that
are penniless and in actual need
of medical care.
During the nine months ending
September 80 of the present year.
the university hospital admitted
1877 pay patients and 316 free
patients.