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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
RELIEF PROBLEMS 0F COUNTY
DISCUSSED At OPEN NEE TING
Plenty Of Work And No Need For Anyone
Going Hungry Is Statement Made By
Judge r. D. McPherrin.

Relief problems of Imperial coun-
ty and the means taken to solve
them were thoroughly discussed at
a meeting held last night in de-
partment No. 2 court room at the
court house. Judge r. D. McPher-
rim acted as chairman of this meet
ing which was attended by about
so interested persons from all Sec
tions of the valley.
In his Introductory remarks
Judge McPherrin stated that the
meeting had heen called in order
to consider the setup under which
relief work and unemployment are
being administered in the valley.
No one need go hungry, he said if
he cannot find employment as
there are departments in the coun-
ty where people may register for
employment and others to aid
those in dire straits.
He warned against an unrestrain-
ed use of public moneys to take
the place of labor as such methods
would not only bankrupt the pub
lie treasury but American manhood
as we'll. 1t is the natural order
that man must work to live and
when this order is tampered with,
dire results must necessarily fol-
low.
"Let u.s. he urged his hearers,
"make it clear to the people of the
valley that we intend to take care
of all human wants but we demand
fair play both from employers and
workers.
DR.. N. E. Dupont, chairman OF
the Imperial county emergency re-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
Vessel Loses
Its Propeller

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Nov IA. U,P)
The freighter Point Palmas ra-
diced its operating agents today
that it had dropped its propeller
some $50 miles south Of this port,
off the coast or Lower California.
The single-screw vessel was be-
calmed by the accident. the mes
sage said, but was not expecting SER
ious trouble unless heavy weather
developed. The weather at the time
of the message was calm and ap-
peared likely to remain so for sew
eral days.
Arrangements were made here to
dispatch a tug Immediately to the
vessels aid.
Engaged in the Pacific-Gulf
trade, the vessel carries a crew Of
approximately 40 men, 1t was
northbound at the time of the ac-
cident.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
OPERA SINGER
Gets DIVORCE:

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. U.P)-
Reciting a list of alleged acts of
cruelty, Mary McCormic, opera
singer. obtained a divorce today
from Prince Serge Mdivani.
Miss McCornlic won the divorce
without contest. A property set
tlement was reached and Mdivani
withdrew his counter-Suit for di-
vorce. Terms of the property set
tlement were not made known,
though it was believed to have in
vClved oil properties said to have
been financed in the names of
Princes Serge and David Mdivani
by Miss McCormic and Mae Muir
ray, film actress, who recently was
divorced from the elder brother.
Miss McCormic was evasive when
questioned about her reported en-
gagement TO Harry Bannister, actor
"Mr. Bannister is and would be
perfect fiance,' she said, "but
have said nothing about mar
riage," She made no effort to
conceal a gold bracelet on her
wrist, on which was engraved
" Harry Bannister' but she would
not say whether it signified any,
thing beyond a certain "fond
friendship
On the stand, Miss McCormic
proved an emphatic and unhesi-
tating witness, except when it be-
came necessary for her to repeat
some of the profanity she said her
titled husband directed toward her
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
MGe Rn~~
0,,ss nsi'assh, eyndssass, lac
SUSPECT
IN k|DNAP inc
Garageman Reported To Have
Made Threats Against Father
Of Brooke Hart.

SAN JOSE, Calf, Nov. IA. UP)
Police announced today they were
seeking Jack Baust, garageman,
for questioning regarding alleged
threats against Alex j. Hart, veal
thy San Jose merchant and father
of Brooke Hart, %, missing since
last Thursday night.
Authorities said they were in
formed that Baust said Chart is
a sucker. I'll take him for SO
grand
BauSt and O. woman named Ca
mile Silver opened a resort here
some time ago and purchased furn-
iture from Hart IS department store.
Later the furniture was returned
when Baust telephoned the store
and said the woman "waS going to
skip according to police.
Officers also planned to question
the woman, they said.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. U.P)-
Following receipt of information
from a restaurant proprietor that
he was certainp Brooke Hart
kidnapped San Jose man, had been
brought into his cafe last Saturday
morning, District Attorney Buron
Fits ordered search of the city
today.
Fits withheld the name of the
cafe owner. The man said Hart
was brought into his restaurant
about 6 a. M Saturday by two
roughly dressed men.
SAN JOSE, Calf, Nov. IA. U.P,
The wealthy parents of Brooke
l.. Hart, 22-year-old "model SON.
appealed directly today to his al
legged abductors. to open ''confi-
dentialo negotiations for his return
after five days of extensive police
activity failed TO reveal trace of the
curly-headed youth who disappear
ed last Thursday.
The parents message read
"To the kidnapers of Brooke L
Hart: We desire to negotiate fol
his return personally or through
any Intermediates who might bt
selected. When contact is made W.
will of course want evidence II
prove that Brooke is held by you
All negotiations will be considered
confidential by us and we will al.
low no interference from any out.
side force.''
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
LIFE TERMS
FOR SLAYERS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. U.P)--
James j. Walsh, who ended ship
board quarrel by killing his gang
ster friend, Buel Dawson, resigned
himself today to a sentence of life
Imprisonment.
He said he would not appeal the
sentence imposed by Federal Judge
H. A. Hollzer, after being convict
ed of shooting his friend to death
aboard the gambling ship johann
ma Smith two months ago. Walsh
said he was angry at Dawson for
threatening to notify police in the
event he ever shot q holdup vic
tim.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. U.P) =
Jack Pivaroff, truck driver who
allegedly killed his 2-year-old
daughter with a shotgun volley
directed at his wife, will be arraign-
ed Thursday for sentence of life
imprisonment. A jury spared his
life by recommending leniency
when it returned a verdict of gull
ty of first degree murder charges.
Mrs. Pivaroff was uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
NAVY STAGES
MOCK BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA. Up)
An imaginary island, somewhere
in the blue Pacific off Point Ar
guello, was menaced today by an
"enemy" force of fast-moying war
ships, seeking to establish air bases
for an invasion of the United
States in the greatest mock bat
tie the U. S. navy has staged.
Ships of the attacking force
were the cruisers and the destroy
ers, speedy vessels conveying a
theoretical expeditionary force.
They were augmented by submar-
ines and airplanes in the demon
stration of tactical maneuvers ar
ranged by Admiral David Sellers
mmander in chief of the battle
force in the Pacific area.
Defending the coast and seeking
to reach the invaders" before they
came within 10 miles of the i'm
aginary island were the heavier
ships of the fleet, the dreadnaughts
and larger destroyers. Planes and
submarines also were assigned to
aid the defence.
The U. S. dirigible Macon was to
have its first test under "war con-
ditions" in the maneuverS in which
approximately 100 ships. several
hundred airplanes, and three naval
pircraft carriers, submarines and
all other units of the fleet now on
the coast will take part.
The attack was arranged to last
for at least two days, with the
maneuvers on the third day COM
bining both attacking and defend
ing forces for resistance of new
enemy, moving northward with sup
ply and base ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
Greek Orthodox
Bishop Elevated

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA U.P) =
The elevation of Bishop Sophonios
of Los Angeles to the post of arch
bishop of the GREGG Orthodox Ca"
tholic church in North America
was announced today by officials Of
the church.
The change brings to the Les
Angeles diocese the center OF the
church on the two American con-
tinents.
Archbiship Sophonios was for
merly in charge OF activities west OF
the Mississippi river. He is As years
old.
The cnurcn has It's headquarters
In Moscow, with four patriarchS its
supreme mundane authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
F FARNER AID
PLANNED BY
ORGANIZATION
Unit OF Production Credit As
sociation To Be Formed For
Imperial And Yuma Valleys.
WILL LOAN TO MEMBERS
Federal Program Expected To
Meet With Approval Of Val
ley Agriculturists.

Formation OF a production credit
association for Yuma and Imper-
ial valleys is the purpose of meet
ing called this afternoon in the
court house, preliminary steps
toward organization having been
discussed at smaller meeting this
morning. at which Frank Beyschlag.
farm advisor, who has been aiding
in the work, was present.
Farmers of Imperial and Yuma
valleys have been asked to meet
with M A. Thompson, temporary
head of the Production Credit Cor
poration at Berkeley and with
Howard Miller, also of that institu-
ton, to discuss this association.
If the association is formed, crop
and livestock loans will be made
to members, taxing the place of
the loans made by the Agricultural
Credit corporation in Los Angeles
and these small loans obtained
from the Salt Lake office last win
ter
Under this plan every borrower
becomes a member of the corpOr-
alton and must take out in stock
5 per cent of the amount Of his
loan. Stock is worcestershire and
can not be attached, the only liza
bility being that for the amount
of the stock.
The Production Credit Corpora
ton at Berkeley will provide most
of the capital stock, class A stock,
providing 20 per cent as much stock
as will be loaned. This Production
Credit Corporation is affiliated
with the Federal intermediate
Credit bank, one of four divisions
under the Farm Credit Administra-
tion The Federal Intermediate
Credit bank obtains money by is
suing bonds and debentures bear
ing 21s per cent interest. this
money then being loaned to local
| associations who pay an interest
| rate of 31a per cent.
The local association will make
loans at 61a per cent interest and
| no individual may borrow more
than 20 per cent Of the amount of
the capital stock and surplus OF
the association.
These associations are operating
in all parts of the nation and the
proposed local organization is one
Of 26 planned for California, 81 of
which have been set up already.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
Lindberghs May
Tackle Atlantic

CALDELAS DE TUY, Portugal,
Nov. IA. U.P).-Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh neared the end OF
their four months flight along the
northern borders of the North At
lantic today amid conflicting re-
ports concerning their future itin-
erary
An American consular attache
here from Vigo to assist them re-
ported that the Lindberghs planned
a nonstop flight home to New
York. Renick S. McNieve, United
States consul, who came as rep
resentative of the government, said
Lindbergh told him his explora-
tory tour would end at Lisbon.
Lindbergh said nothing about
FLYING home, McNieve said.
Lisbon, 235 miles down the coast,
is the next stop of the Lindberghs
who landed here yesterday because
Of fog.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
LAWYER HELD
|. FOR K|DNAP INC

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. UP)-
Frank j. Golden, Los Angeles at
torney, was scheduled to be ar
raigned today on kidnapping char
ges resulting from the disappear
ance last March II of Mrs. Mary
Gesford Lott, 77-year-old wealthy
client.
Golden was arrested by three po-
lice lieutenants who signed the
complaint, charging that he for
chilly and fraudulently carried away
Mrs. Lott with intent to restrain
her." The woman was last seen in
his company, and he had persist
emily refused to disclose her where
abouts, authorities charged.
Mrs. Lott, sister of former
Judge Henry C. Gesford of Napa
county, Calf, received a $4,000
estate in Cook county, ILL.,, in 1926.
and four years later guardian
was appointed after she was ad-
judged incompetent, authorities
said. Golden refused to be finger
printed or photographed when book
ed at Lincoln Heights jail.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. ID. U.P)--.
Mrs. Mary Gesford Lott, 77-year-old
wealthy San Francisco woman who
has been missing since March 10,
was located today in the home OF
C. c. Keefer, automobile salesman,
in Altadena, police announced.
Keefer telephoned officers today
that he believed the women a man
left in his care some time ago was
Mrs. Lott. He said he had not known
she was sought until he read OIL
the case in the newspapers.
Frank j. Golden, attorney, was TO
be arraigned today or charge OF
kidnapping growing out OF Mrs
Lofts disappearance. Golden WIS
arrested yesterday in court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
TODAYS GOLD
PRICE 1886

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA. UP
The government today raised its
price on newly mined American
gold to 1886 an ounce from the
$33.45 level of yesterday. The price
was an overnight advance of II
cents an ounce.
Todays Washington price was 3
cents above the world price set in
London today.
The London price today was 1913
shillings 7 pence, off 61A pence from
yesterday. On the basis of the
early high exchange rate for the
pound sterling ($5.21h), this was
equivalent to 1888 a fine ounce.
The dollar, in gold, was worth
61.59 cents as compared with 61.79
cents yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
Hotels Will Not
Establish Bars

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. U,P) -
Los Angeles hotels will not estab-
lish clubs" at which liquor may
be purchased and drunk over the
bar, according to a set of rules an
nounced today
The rules, informally adopted by
leading local hotels, provide that
purchasers must be bona fide guests
or members of parties in private
dining rooms, and that they other
wise must convey their bottles to
their rooms.
"We'll stick by the state control
act in letter and in spirit" a
spokesman declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14

lief commission was then intro
duced. Dupont explained the coun-
ty setup on the relief question stat
ing that at present it is uniform
throughout the valley so that no
duplication is possible. Under prev
ious methods it was possible for a
man to go from one city to an
| other, receiving relief in each place
so that general mixup resulted.
He stated further that the work
relief program has been cut down
to considerable extent particular
| ly in cases of those who refuse to
! do other work in the county when
| it is offered them. In regard to
the national unemployment pro-
gram Dupont stated that local
men are to be used on public works
projects in the county. Many have
been registered and classified for
these projects and it was his opin-
| ion that there will be plenty of
work ahead for the winter months.
Explains State Situation
H. E. Walker, supervisor for the
southern district of California for
the national unemployment service
was next introduced. Walker out
lined the situation in the state at
present saying that there is one or
more projects in every county in
| the state under the P. w. A. 1t is
the object of this service to have
on hand a list of competent work
ers who can be sent out to the con-
tractors working on the different
projects. 1t was his opinion that
everyone is cooperating with the
government in order that the en-
tire unemployment program might
be carried out properly.
He was followed by r. E. Pill
ing, field superintendent for the
state emergency relief program
Pilling stated that this was the on
ly county in the state in which the
government carried out the full re-
lief program. This, he said, was
no reflection on the county but just
the result of circumstances over
which the county had no control
Unemployment, he said, was at the
bottom Of all present day ills and
the state is working as hard as pos
sible to overcome this condition.
Captain Cunningham, county y
agent for the department of labor
was the next speaker. He stated
that the labor situation in the coun-
ty looks much better now than at
any time in the immediate past
Emergency relief, he stated, is the
only "big business of the United
States today. Men will work il
satisfactory labor is offered them
was his opinion and he cautioned
against agitators, stating that they
must be kept out of the valley es-
pecially in present trying condi-
tions.
Rev. j. c. Spencer, who is in
charge of transients in the county
was called upon to explain what is
being done in that department OF
the general relief program. He
stated that camps are to be formed
in the county to care for these
transients, financed by fedora
funds. The object of such camps
will be to rehabilitate the men, give
them necessary food, clothing ane
medical attention. In return fol
this six hours work every day viii
be asked of these men.
A general discussion of the ques'
ton followed the last speaker the
main subject touched being that o.
the inequality of farm wages ane
relief wages. 1t was pointed ou
that the farmers were unable to Sc.
(COniinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
REPORT PLANE
SUNK AT SEA

LOS ANGELES, Nov IA. U.P) -
Reports of an airplane plunging be-
low the oceans surface off New
port Beach provoked an official in
vestigation today.
Mrs. Lou j. Talley and two other
Newport Beach residents reported
the plane, apparently land plane,
settled on the waters and then sank
shortly before dusk Sunday night.
The area was searched until night
fall yesterday without result but
authorities said the search would
be renewed this morning.
A check of airports in the met
ropolitan area failed to locate any
missing plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
WILLARD DENIES CHARGE

GLENDALE, Calf, Nov. IA. U.H
jess willard, former world hea-
vyweight boxing champion, was at
liberty under bond today, waiting
trial Dec. on a battery charge
growing out of an automobile acci-
dent.
The charge was preferred by Joe
Logreco, who accused Willard OF
striking him when he sought to OBJ
tain Wizards name and license
number after a collision. Willard
pleaded not guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
KILLED ON NEW ROUTE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. H. U.P)-
William E. Huddleston. 43, of Long
Beach was crushed to death today
when his car overturned and skid
ded rs feet on curve in the new
ridge route six miles north of Cas-
tiac.
Richard Morgan of Coalinga was
seriously injured in the crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
M.IACv
~ QOGERS
w 'S0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 13.
(SpeciaD - Germany had an
election to see if they approved
leaving the League of Nations.
There was one fellow voted
against it, but they are on
track of him. Poor old league.
Always felt en- account of her
having no policemen nobody
wasn't going to pay much at
tention to it. We just seem to
be living in an era when good
ideas don't get over.
Everybody is out to protect
themselves in the clinch. They
are not depending on the ref
cree helping 'em out much.
Look at little Switzerland, al
ways gone along minding their
own business. Now they got
them going out buying a gun.
The world has just lost faith
in bunch OF guys with silk
hats Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14
IDENTIFY TWO
AS KEDNAPERS

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. IA. U.P)
Roger Touhy, and Willie Sharkey,
one of the lesser lights in Touhy's
gang, were identified today as
members Of the gang that abduct-
ed william Hamm, Jr., wealthy
brewer, for 100000 ransom last
June, in a trial OF four Touhy
gangsters on Lindbergh law charges.
Touhy was identified by Or. Hor-
ace Labissoniere, a dentist. Shar-
key was identified by Daniel Bush.
a surprise government eyewitness
Of the kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-14

The university has developed some
200 varieties OF peaches in au at
tempt to improve the canning var
ieties now In use.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-07
BANCROFT IS FEATURED AT
 THE COLISEUM
Lady and Gent" Is on for Last Times Tonight
 at Playhouse

Lady and Gent" George Ban croft's latest starring picture. which opened last Saturday at the col- issum Theatre, is showing for the last times tonight.
 Bancroft has one of the most amusing, and at the same time one of the most human roles Of his career in the picture, in which he is suddenly called upon to de- eide between continuing his life as. a not-so-big "big sho." in the shady areas just west of Brcad- way, or becoming the foster-father of the 12-year-old son of dead friend
 Playing opposite the husky star is petite Wynne Gibson cast as a hardboiled blonde night club proprietress. She shares Bancroft $ life. both before and after the decision is made.
 Also in the cast are Charles Starrett, James Clemson, Joyce Compton and John Wayne
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-07
MORE PLAYTIME
 IS BEING URGED

CLEMSON COLLEGE, s. C., Aug. 7.--If people knew the prop CT use of their leisure time there would be less crowded conditions in state hospitals and nerve sani- tariums, says T. P Vaughan, camp and recreation specialist of Clemson College
 Every person, young or old, should have some special form of amusement he says, which car ries the mind from the daily rou- tine. He recommends athletic rec reation for youth, and that every school should nave recreational work for each student rather than for few, which he says is the condition in some institutions.
 Vaughan says most people must be taught how to enjoy their leis- ure time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-07
]. .AKINA IS DUE
 AT il TONIGHT

The LaKlna is due in tonight northbound from Seattle at II o'clock. She will go on to Haines and Skagway, and is due to return here Wednesday afternoon. She is taking the route of the North western with the exception of Sit ka.
 The Lakina probably will not call at Wrangell, Petersburg and Ketchikan on the return trip to Seattle, as she will be running al- most on the same schedule with the Aleutian, which is due here at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-07
COMEDY KING ALSO PRINCE
 OF TAXPAYERS

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. IT, Prosaic Ed Hopkins. the County Assessor who delights in juggling figures with ten digits, has this to say about the personal fortunes of the Hollywood film celebrities.
 Charles Chaplin, wistful person. ality of screen comedies, has tax able wealth amouting to $2,96l,- 560, consisting of stocks, bonds and solvent credits.
 Mary Pickford, estranged wife of globe -trotting Douglas Fairbanks, has S1 1653,630, and Fairbanks, him. self $l ,056,970; Ruth Rowland, one time serial star, $6,310; Tom Mix, $107,710; Norma Shearer, $l63,775, and Wallace Beery, $29,980.
 E. L. Doheny, the oil man, is on the assessors roll for $256,215.
 The appraisals for the coming fiscal year represent approximate ly 50 per cent of the market value of both real and personal prop erty, ana do not include any prop critics owned or controlled by the taxpayers outside Los Angeles County.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-07
CAPITOL HAS BIG FEATURE
 SHOWING NOW
State Fair with Large Cast Is on Tonight
 and Tomorrow

Surpassing in entertainment val ues and supreme in characteriza- ton, Fox Films eagerly awaited State Fair" measures up to every thing that could be expected from the winning combination of grsat star cast and great story.
 ! The picture opened yesterday at the Capitol and will be shown again tonight and Tuesday and ap- pears destined to establish new records, both in audience attend ance and enjoyment.
 Miss Gaynor as Margy, Rogers as Abel Frake, Lew AyreS as the reporter, Sally Eilers as the tra- peze artist, Foster as Wayne F'rake and Miss Dresser as Melissa Frake are perfect in their various roles. Other performances which leave no room for improvement are those of Craven as country store keeper and Jory as carnival stand barker,
 Authentic in atmosphere, beauti- fully photographed and handsome ly mounted, State Fair" possesses every quality that goes to make a picture great. Without question it ranks as one of the screens really outstanding achievements.