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Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31

president and secretary respective
ly of the Ell Centro Chamber OF
Commerce appeared before the
board to inquire whether or not
that body intended to make any
representations to the government
in this matter, so that the board
and chamber might not work at
cross purposes.
Tyler suggested that Holtville
might be the logical spot for head
quarters but Mark Rose, while say
ing that there would not be many
members of the engineering corps
felt certain that Yuma would be
the designated location. This he
favored because, as he said, Yuma
had been as one with the valley
in supporting the ALI American
canal project from the beginning
despite Arizona IS attitude, and
was deserving of whatever ad-
vantages might come their way
during its construction.
M. j. Dowd, chief engineer, stat
ed that as TIoltville was so far
away from the center of most of
the important construction work
dams, ETC., in all probability the
engineering headquarters would
be located in Yuma. When the
work proceeded further along,
would also be estab-
lished in Calexico, he said.
While awaiting the arrival from
Washington of Phil Swing who
was to confer with the board rela-
tive to additional canal informa-
tion, the board conducted usual
district business relative to leases
and water problems. F. w. Greer
who was also in Washington work.
ing for canal approval, was in the
district office a short time this
morning but made no formal re-
port to the board.
At the opening of this afternoons
session, a section of an editorial
printed in The CaleXico Chronicle
last Friday was read to the board
by the secretary. This had to do
with the alleged cancelling of two
merchandise orders with a subse-
quent savings of several hundred
dollars.
Rose said that this statement was
a reflection on the purchasing de-
partment of the district and asked
that these charges be substantiated.
He was supported in this by Ira
Aten. Directors Hewes and Young
indicated that they felt this was a
personal matter and that the board
should take no action on it.
A vote was finally taken after
some discussion with Rose and
Aten voting yes, Hewes and Young
no. The motion was lost
A. j. Kalin, board member from
Brawley, was not present at today IS
sessions. 1t was learned that he
had met with an accident in Ari-
zona of which details could not be
learned excepting that he was not
seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
ATTACK AAA
RELIEF PLAN
Midwest Governors Told I'M
mediate Steps Must Be Taken
To Avoid Farm Bankruptcy.
BY HARTZELL SPENCE

United Press Staff Correspondent
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 81. =
Farm relief measures of the AAA
were attacked by spokesmen for
organized farmers before a confer
ence of midwestern governors con-
sidering agricultural problems here
today.
Officials of nine states meeting at
the invitation of Gov. Clyde l.. Her.
ring of Iowa, heard representatives
OF the 100 farm organizations plead
for immediate state and federal ac-
tion to relieve farm distress.
The organizations differed wide
ly in their proposals but were united
in an earnest warning that immed-
late steps must be taken if absolute
bankruptcy of the nations $4,000, 900
farm population is to be averted.
Recommendations included: Q)
federal fixing of farm products at
cost of production; (2) morator-
ium on all farm mortgage fore
closures and evictions; go an ex.
panSion of national currency "suf-
ficiently to restore and support cost
of production levels and "a an
agricultural code under the MIRA
instead of the AAA.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and the AAA were criticized by farm
leaders for failure to keep agricul-
tural recovery apace with industrial
recovery and the increase in prices
of industrial products which the far
mer buys.
"Fallaoy" Stressed
The "fallacy" of the admlnistra-
tion's attempts to insure industry
fair prices on maximum output
while attempting to curb farm out
put and mot even insure a mini
mum price, was set forth by E. E
Kennedy of the National Farmers
union, one Of the largest of the farm
organizations.
Support of the price fixing pro-
poSal was given by William Hirth
head of the Missouri farmers organ
ization, who pointed out prices are
being fixed for oil, lumber, steel, the
rdllrOddS ana even SkllleQ LABOR Dy
the fedearl government"
Milo Reno, militant head of the
Farm Holiday association, claim
ing membership of 100000 farm
ers, who ordered farm strike 1C
days ago to withhold farm products
from market, asserted a farm re-
volution was in prospect if "actior
is not forthcoming at once"
Agrarian sentiment, Reno said
has gone beyond putting up with
promises and excuses" He urged ap-
proval by the governors of an en-
barge on farm products, price peg
ging at production cost levels; i'm.
mediate currency initiation and
mortgage moratorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
NOTED FILM
DIRECTOR IN
REAL BATTLE

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 81. WP)-A
badly swollen right hand was exhi-
bited today by William Wellman,
motion picture director, as he re-
lated details of a fist fight with
Mike Lally, an assistant director, at
the United Artists studio.
Wellman said he was rehearsing
a picture with his assistant, Dolph
thinner, when Lally and compan-
ion, said to be former Chicago po-
liceman. appeared on the set without
authority.
''Lally and I have been on un-
friendly terms for some time so I
ordered him off the set" Wellman
said. HE refused and We started
fighting. His friend innocently got
mixed up in it. thinner also ex-
changed a few blows with Lally be-
fore we stopped"
Wellman hied biz swollen hand to
a physician who assured him there
were no broken bones. Lally, who
could not be reached for his version
of the scrap, was reported to have
suffered q bruised Ve.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
CLAIMS ROLPH
CAUSED DEFICIT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. U.p) -
A sincere and honest" effort on the
part of administration leaders to
live within the states income would
have averted a $4,000 900 deficit IN
California's treasury. in the opinion
of Charles G.. johnson, state trea-
Surer.
The states financial plight was
laid squarely at the door Of the az
ecutive mansion by johnson before
leaving here last night for sacra-
mento. Governor Rolph disregarded
his warnings TO economize ut the
outset of his administration, john
son said.
Criticizing the state sales tax ~
an unnecessary burden on taxpay-
ers, johnson advocated q program
of retrenchment ION the same cf-
ficient and economical basis as pft-
vate enterprise"
I'VE must tear down the strong :
hold OF bureaucracy which has been
allowed TO get Its tenacious hold on
the structure OF state government. "
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
CUbANS MAY
DODGE DEBTS

HAVANA, Oct. 81. W.R)-A plan
to repudiate foreign debts "illegi-
timately" contracted by former
President Gerardo Machado was
considered by the government to-
day.
Debt reputation was discussed
at cabinet meeting late, last
night, when the serious financial
situation of the country, with taxes
unpaid and revenues dwindlying,
was reviewed in detail.
Though the debts held to be
"illegitimately' contracted were
not specified, 1t was understood
they would include those given
prominence in the United States
senate investigation at Washington
OF the Cuban financial activities of
the Chase National bank and its
securities affiliate.
The cabinet discussed also a
plan of Col Manuel Despaigne,
finance minister, to issue paper
certificates with a backing of sill
yer bars instead of coming new is
sues of Silver dollars. The bars
would be obtained from Mexico, in
line with the government IS policy
of widening its separation from
American influence.
A new crisis loomed for the gov
ernment today as the threat of q
general strike apparently was dis
sipated.
University students, who with
the enlisted men of the army and
navy put Ramon Grau San Martin
in office, gave heir directorate un-
til Saturday to find 'formula
for governing the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
STEEL TRADE
SUBMITS To
RULE Of NRA
President Forces Settlement Of
Bitter Dispute In Indushy's
Coal Fields.
COMPROMISE UPON RAILS
Roosevelt Provides Work For
Several Months By Settling
Price Difference.
BY JULIUS FRANDSEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

OIutcu fTeSS St1II correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. - Pre-
sident Roosevelt appeared today to
have established the domination OF
his uphill recovery policies over the
great basic steel industry.
Steel leaders who have been cool
toward the MAR from the start, and
have haggled for weeks over a bit
ter strike in their captive mines in
the Pennsylvania coal fields, acced-
ed last night to settlement on lines
laid down by the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt also wrested from
them price concession on steel rails,
cpning the way for perhaps the lar
2est single railroad order in history,
which will give employment through
the winter and spring to thousands
of workers wherever railroads run.
The captive mine settlement gave
the strikers virtually everything
they demanded. The steel COM
panies, traditional foes of organized
labor, even yielded the "check-off. f"
On the rail price dispute, the gov
eminent made decisively forward
stride in it's program to put men
back to work. The public works ad-
ministration is going 10 loan rail-
roads close to $40,000,000 to buy
100000 tons of rails and more than
100000 tons of spikes, tie fasteners
and other equipment.
The steel companies uniform
bids of $37.75 per ton for rails were
rejected Saturday by Railroad Co
ordinator Eastman. He said the
price was too high. He arraigned the
companies for what he believed to
be collusion in submitting the bids.
Split Difference
Meeting with the President, steel
executives defended their price as
representing only cost plus fair
profit. Eastman still insisted that
$35 was a fair price.
I'm the interest of getting people
to work." a White House statement
said, "the President proposed to
split the difference. The price OF
$36.37h was agreed upon."
Four steel companies with rail
mills are expected to share the huge
order. They are U. S. Steeel, which
has rail mills at Pittsburgh, Chica-
60 and Birmingham, Ala; Bethle-
hem, with mills at Lackawanna, N.
Y, Sparrows Point, Md, and Steel
ton, Pa; Inland Steel at Indiana
Harbor, Ind; and Colorado Iron
and Fuel company, at Pueblo, Colo.
Operating at full capacity, the
mills will require at least three
months to fill the order.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
Ferry Workers
Hint At Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81. W.P)--
Unionized ferryboat workers today
sent the Southern Pacific Golden
Gate Ferries company reminder
that they will not accept extension
of the wage reduction agreeemnt
which expires today.
Neither union representatives nor
company officials would express
themselves on the possibilities of a
strike developing from the disagree
ment.
E. H. Maggard, president OF the
firm insisted that the attitude of his
concern in continuing the 10 per
cent reduction until some time in
1884 was unchanged. Union leaders
claimed the company was operating
at sufficient profit to permit re :
storation of the old wage"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
County Receives
School Money

Second of the 10 payments to be
made the county schools each year
by the state under the provisions
of the Riley-Stewart plan was re-
ceived yesterday at the county su-
perintendent of schools office. This
money is being apportioned among
The schools of the county.
OF the total sum the elementary
schools received $57,85592 and the
high schools, $21 1858.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
FREED IN DEATH CASE

LOS ANGELES, Oct 81. (U.P) -
Oscar Bischoff South Pasadena in
terror decorator, was free today from
blame in connection with the death
of Millard Graves, az, of Montebel-
10.
A coroner's jury decided that
Graves was accidentally injured
during scuffle with Bischoff ovec
the affections of Mary Hewitt.
Graves died later from conclusion
of the brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
CANAL HEADQUARTERS LIKELY
To BE CENTERED At YUMA
Proximity To Work And Help Given During
Fight Considered By District In Not Op-
posing Move.

Phil ID. Swing advised the
district board by telephone
message from Los Angeles this
afternoon that he would be in
the valley Thursday to meet
with them relative to the All
American canal.
That Yuma will in all probabil.
ity be chosen as the headquarters
for the government engineers who
will be sent to superintend the
construction of the. ALI American
canal was the opinion expressed
during a meeting of the irrigation
district board of directors thi.
morning.
This was brought out wher
Harold Tyler, Jr.. and Robert Hays
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
Price OF Gold
Again Advanced

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. W.P)-
The government today raised its
price on newly mined American
gold to 1922 an ounce from the
$31.96 level of yesterday. The price
was an overnight advance Of 16
cents an ounce.
Today's washington price was
81 cents above the world price set
in London today.
The London price today was 1870
shillings 7 pence, off 7h pence
from Yesterday On the basis OF l
o'clock exchange rate on the
pound in London ($4.78) this was
equivalent to $3l.2l an ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
NEW EVIDENCE
PRESENTED IN
CLINE CASE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. U.P) =
Court records were scanned by rep
reSentatives of the district attor-
ney's office today in search of new
disclosures that may shed light on
the affairs of A. L. Cline, wealthy
eX-convict, who is under arrest at
San Bernardino OH a grand theft
charge.
Investigators examined th c
grounds set forth in suit contest
ing the will of Mrs. Carrie May Por-
ter, who died in Reno, New, Oct. 16
1881, leaving all her property to
Cline for "love and affection rem
dered." Clines visit to Reno with
Mrs. Porter was followed by the
deaths of clergyman friend, bro
ther-in-law and his wife, all ol
whom made him beneficiary of theil
wealth.
According to investigators, tht
suit against Mrs. Porter's will was
filed by her step-son who resided in
Mexico City. 1t named as code
PENDANTS Cline and woman named
Martha McCollum. The action
sought to recover $4,000 in stocks
two diamond rings, pair of ear
rings, diamond brooch and two
trunks. Investigators said the suit
was eventually dismissed when the
step-son was unable to come to Los
Angeles to prosecute.
Additional details of Mrs. Porters
trip to Reno were provided by Mrs
Florence FaurOtt of Huntington
Park, Calf, an intimate friend, who
said Mrs. Porter and Cline were ac-
Companied by two women. They
were enroute TO Salt Lake City, but
while stopping at Reno, Mrs. Por-
ter was stricken i'll and died, pur-
portedly of heart attack Her body
was cremated at Oakland, preclud-
ing post-mortem examination.
Mrs. Faurrott said Immediately af-
ter her friends death, her "beauti-
full clothes" disappeared myster-
iously. Reno police declared Cline
claimed her personal effects, repre-
senting himself as her nephew.
Police prepared to search Clines
palatial Glendale home for letters
and other documentary evidence
that might link him with past acti-
vities. The search was ordered when
it was learned that two trunks be-
longing to Mrs. Porter had disap-
peared from a downtown hotel, po-
lice said.
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 81. OU.P)
"A small, self-possessed man with
the air of church elder sat today
in the county Jail waiting with ap-
parent equanimity for police to crys-
tallize or dispel the wholesale sus-
picion with which he is regarded.
He is A. L. Cline, ex-convict, cen
ter of an investigation of four
deaths by which he allegedly profit
ed, and facing charge of robbing
an aged man through the use of
drugs.
Cline's self possession has been
unbroken since his arrest two weeks
ago, police said. He shows no con-
Germ when told of the progress OF
the various Investigations, but offers
no comment. When asked for infor-
nation, he had dryly invited officers
TO find out for themselves.
In appearance, he suggests con-
servative, successful, small-town
business man. He wears dark, eX-
pensive clothes. and wears them
well. He is slightly grayed
For the most part, his manner is
quietly gracious. When questioned
too closely, however, his eyes harden
as he curtly declines to talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
President HaLts
Foreclosure Sales

PIERCE CITY, Mo-, Oct. 81.
W.P) A foreclosure sale was
cancelled here today at the
order cf President Franklin ID.
Roosevelt.
J. r. Cummings, Wentworth,
telegraphed an appeal to the
President asking that sale of his
livestock be averted.
A few hours later, the sheriff
of Newton county was ordered
to take down the notices and
stop the sale until a govern
mcnt representative could ar
rive,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-31
@hMiLL-
Wye9sERS e@S9}:s;

BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. 80.
(SpeciaD-Going to buy gold
on the world market now.
What we been tbuying has
been just "home talent"
gold.
They claim the more you
buy and the more you pay the
cheaper your dollar will get.
Well you will have no trouble
on foreign support in this
scheme.
It will be no hardship for
them to charge you even five
dollars an ounce. Now here
is what us dumb ones don It
get. When we had practical
ly half the worlds gold our
dollar was still higher than a
flagpole sitter.
But this is no place for the
ignorant. For there is two peo-
pie you can't argue with. One
is professor, for he has specs,
and the other is an economist.
for he has a title.
Yours.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16

The home of w. A. Barnes, who re-
Gently moved from the Williams cot
tage in town to the Holecek ranch
west of White Bluffs, was the scene
of an unusually pleasant affair Satur-
day evening Of March 4, when a group
of neighbors gathered to surprise Mr..
Barnes with party. Music for old
fashioned square dancing was fur
nished by Walter Mykol with his sax
ophone, and later, Robert Anderson
entertained with his magic lantern and
an assortment of interesting slides.
A delicious luncheon brought by the
guests was served during the evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. G.
G.. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Mykol, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Holecek.
Mrs. v. G. Wilson, Walter Mykol. Jo-
seph Kaiser, F. M. Hill, Mr. Barnes,
Albert and Stewart Barnes and Walter
Wilson.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16

WANTED-To buy or rent used
incubator. Telephone O38. Charles B.
Hall. 1tc16.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16

GOOD tractor disk to exchange for
team of horses or mules. Phone Ol87.
2tc16
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16
Want Ads

SPUD market looking up, but I still
have, some at the same price. And the
quality is still excellent. j. E. Leander.
3tc16
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16

The Eastern Star Social club held
a meeting at the home of Mrs. I. G.
Hawley Wednesday afternoon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16
Around And About White Bluffs

Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott returned
to the valley Friday evening after
two weeks absence on the Coast.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-16

Mrs. Bertha Schuster of Richland,
accompanied by her daughter Margaret
and John Fierling, was business Wis
itor in White Bluffs Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
FALL BASEBALL
HITS MARYLAND

It's football time, but still
Maryland University thinks Of
baseball.
At least they're thinking Of it
while the weather is still warm
enough to play. Then again
they're getting in few final
practice licks to get an idea of
what next years nine will look
like.
This week Coach Burton Ship
ley has had 20 diamond artists
taking the field daily. Spider"
Chase. renowned Old Line ath-
lete, has been in charge, having
been appointed by Shipley whose
time is now taken up with the
football team.
Although Ray Davidson, south
paw, and Bob Love, right
handler, haven't been in the drills
because of their failure to return
to school this fall, the team
promises to turn in a winning
season next spring with such
men as Nick harrington, Willie
Wolf, Kenny Karow, Robert
Hayden, Harry Bryan, Dick
Clark, and Don Bradley, in
fielders; Harry Clark and Doug
Knox, catchers, and "Cocky"
Medler and Steven Piysioc,
pitchers. around.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
HUBBELL HELD
LEAGUE SBEST

Carl Hubbell, senSa tional south
paw pitcher of the world cham
pion New York Giants today was
voted the most valuable player in
the National League during the
1888 season.
The vote was made by COM
mittee of the Baseball Writers AS
sociation of America. Hubbell re-
ceived II points out Of a maxi
mum of 80. Points were based on
10 for first place, 9 for second, 8
for third, and graduated down to
one point for tenth place Hub
bell was awarded six first place
votes, one second and one third.
Chuck Klein, slugging outfielder
of the Philadelphia Phillies drew
second place with a total of 48
points. Wallie Berger hard-hit-
ting outfielder of the Boston
Braves was third choice with A
points. Bill Terry, who piloted
the New York Giants to a pen
nant and world championship was
in the fourth position with 35
points. Complete selections:
Hubbell, Giants. II; Klein. Philadel-
phia. as: Berger. Boston. "A; Terry. New
York, So; Martin, St. Louis, 81; Man
cuso. New York. "a: Dean, St. Louis
%; ,Traynor. Pittsburgh. 20: Ryan, New
York, 10; Lopez Brooklyn. IS; Cantwell.
Boston. IS; Schumacher, New York. IL;
Maranville' Boston, II; Bush, Chicago,
Louis, I: Bottomley. ST. Louis, 6; Med
wick. st. Louis, s; Hartnett, Chicago, s.;
Warneke. Chicago, 4; Lucas, Cincinnati
Pittsburgh. 2: Moore, Boston, 2; V.
Davis, Philadelphia, /: Hafey. Cincin-
matt, l, and Luque, New York, l.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Wrestling Results

At New York-Jim McMillen,
former Illinois football player, de-
feated Sid N'estrich, New York,
and drew with Sol Slagel, Ger
many, in double-header. Dick
Raines, Texas, defeated Bill Mel
son, st. Louis. Jack Humberto,
Mexico, defeated Little Beaver,
New York. Paul Bosch, New
York, defeated Herb Hickman,
Tennessee.
At Newark, N. J-"Man Noun
tain" Dean, Georgia, defeated
"Bull' Komar. Chicago, and de-
feated Irving Halpern, California,
in twin match. George zarynoff,
Russia, defeated Jim Henry,
Tulsa. Joe Bonomo, Hollywood,
defeated Andy MeiXner, Germany.
Roland Kirschmeyer, Oklahoma,
defeated Steven Vidmar, Newark.
Ernie Dusek, Omaha, and Mayes
McLain, Iowa, drew.
At Harrisburg, Pa.-Everett
Marshall, Arizona, defeated Frank
Brunoicz, New York.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
D.C.GOLF GROUP
To PICK SLATE

A nominating committee to
choose a slate of officers to be
submitted at the annual meeting
of the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation on December 7 has been
chosen. 1t consists. of Mrs. H. A.
Knox, of Congressional; Mrs. j.
Franklin Gross, of Indian Spring;
Mrs. L. G. Pray, of Manor; Miss
Sue CAN'T, of Kenwood, and Mrs.
Douglas Tschiffely, of Washing
ton Golf and Country Club.
Mrs. Roy C. Miller, women's
golf chairman at Kenwood, is ar.
ranging a women's "Field Day" at
Kenwood one week from tomor-
row. It will be in honor of mem
berS of second teams of the
Women'S District Golf Association.
Mrs. L. H. Hedrick, medalist,
and Mrs. L. H. Hewitt were oppoS-
ing today in the semifinals of the
women's tournament at the Army
War College. Mrs. A. E. Dedicke
and Mrs. John Rogers were clash
ing in the other semifinal.