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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
To SET
MEN At WORK

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18. UP)-
Employment of 10000 men as part
of President Roosevelt's plan to
put 100000 men to work, was ex-
pected to be accomplished in Cali
fornia within the next few weeks.
Nobody here admitted having a
complete clear picture of the sit
uation or the system by which the
federal unemployment will be
handled, since both R. c. Branion,
emergency relief director, and T..
A. Reardon, of the department of
industrial welfare, were in Wash
ington. But since the work was
ordered started over the weekend,
jobs for the first 10000 were ex-
pected to be available Monday.
Reardon wired Governor James
Rolph:
California IS snare is $20,000000
of relief fund for state, county and
cities to repair public buildings and
improve highways. Starts Monday
with 100000 unemployed California
quota. Wages to be: skilled men
$110 an hour; unskilled 40 cents.
A 30-hour week will be Observed
Pay checks will be sent out week.
ly. Thus, the first thousands given
employment will receive some money
before Thanksgiving.
There were no instructions as to
how the plan should be started,
but complete information was eX-
pected to be available Monday.
Earl Lee Kelly, public works di-
rector, called his district engineers
into conference today to have them
present six or eight proposed road
projects in each county. The pro-
jects are small, generally, and in the
form of maintenance and improve
ment work but they alone could
give employment to nearly 10000,
Kelly said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18

Also this week Jasper school
held a demonstration program for
parents, the first and second grades
exhibiting a unit of work on safety.
Youngsters in the roles of automo-
biles and trains showed how these
vehicles should operate in order TO
avoid accidents. Objects that may
hurt TIE individual we're enumer-
ated, ana reports given.
The third and fourth grades had
been studying clothing as a unit of
work and among other things peint-
ed out ON tEe globe the parts or
the world from which different
clothing materials come and the
uses to which the materials are
put.
Meloland school IS having a simi-
lar demonstration on November IS.
and Silsbee one on Friday, Noycm-
ber "a.
On Thursday. November %. Mrs.
Grace Ferrell, instruction super
visor, has been asked TO expl iin
modern methods OF teaching 70 the
Lantana Women's club,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
CUBA EXPECTS
NEW Re EVOL 7.
Grau San Martin Government
Guards Against Threatened
Air Attack.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Corresponden

HAVANA, Nov. 18-Reports that
enemies of the Grau San Martin
government planned a new revolt,
and woIlC use a squadron Of bomb
ing airplanes operating from
Florida or West Indian base. caused
activity at the presidential palace
today.
1t vas reported everywhere that
a revolt was planned before De-
cember l. Soldiers ct the palace
were busily sandbagging windows,
constructing berricades at entrances
and adding to the arsenal of ma
chine guns and 0ne-pounder can
non on the roof Military tele-
scopes were placed for use in spot
ting aircraft.
Developments OF vital Importance
in Cuban-American relations were
foreshadoWed today with Sumner
Welles, American ambassador en-
route to a conference with PreSi-
dent Roosevelt at Warm Springs.
President Ramon Grau San Mar
tin was silent on reports that he
had formally requested Welles' re-
call
Grau said normal conditions had
been restored throughout the coun-
try and Cuba was strongly desirCus
of resuming normal relations vita
other countries. He followed with
a comment which some believed sig
nificant in view of charges made
by government supporters that
Welles had plotted with opponents
Of the government.
Sadness invades our hearts, ="
Grau said. when we think there
might still exist Cuban clements
which in collusion with foreigners
plot against the standards Of ma
ticnalism and administrative hon.
esty which underly Cur administra-
ton"
Shortly before Grau made his
statements, three bombs exploded
in the capital. Soon after they ex-
ploded firing broke out in the
street, between soiciers and ur-
known snipers stationed on roof
tops.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
FEEL CONGRESS MAY OPPOSE
EXTENDING CREDIT To RUSSIA
Administration Leaders Believe President
Will Have Sufficient Support To Put
Program Through.

between the two nations, some form
of credits must be arranged in the
United States.
Farm products and machinery
are expected to constitute the bulk
of American exports. The Recon-
struction FINANCE Corporation or
the Farm Credit Administration
probably could handle the financ-
ing If not restrained by congress.
Senator William E. Borah, for
mer chairman OF the senate foreign
relations committee, and an origin
al advocate of recognition, hailed
President Rooseyelt's action as a
courageous step of particular Signi-
ficance in view of the uneasy at
mosphere of international relations
everywhere"
Support Expected
President Roosevelt was regarded
as likely to have practically solid
Democratic support plus that of
most Republican progressives IN
preventing congressional sabotage
of his Soviet plans, Senator David
Reed, Repn., Pa, said:
Il have no objection to recogni-
ton, provided it does not call for
the lending of money to the U. S.
S. R. by any government agency.
Russia is in default to France, and
it would be unwise to lend her any
money"
From the Democratic side, Sena-
tor Gore, of Oklahoma, expressed
opinion that the "only way out" of
the economic depression was "to
trade our way out"
Former Senator Smith w. Brook
hairt, of Iowa, farm administra-
ton adviser on Russia trade pos
Russia can absorb much
of our surplus cotton, pork and pork
products. 1t will be necessary to eX-
tend credit, but the Soviet govern
ment is the best credit risk among
the nations of the world with the
exception of the United States"
Indications that some senator's
plan to withhold comment until
congress conveneS in January came
from Senator CouzenS, Repn., Mich,
who said he had informed his con-
stituents that he would not speak
on the subject until the question CT
confirmation of William c. Bullitt
as ambassador reaches the senate
floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
CIRCUS OWNER
IS bANkRUPT

NEW YORK, Nov. IS. U.P)-
John Ringing, once rated multi
millionaire, was forced to surren-
der all his assets, including circus
stock, because he defaulted on an
interest payment, testimony at
bankruptcy hearing were disclosed.
The assets were signed over to
William M. Greve, president of the
New York Investors, Inc, in 1882,
Ringing testified, because he was
unable to pay $4,000 interest on a
loan. He quoted Greve as saying at
that time.
"Put all your assets in bag and
and give them to me-
The loan on which Ringing de-
faulted interest was for $1,714,000
He said he had to put up 40 per
cent of his circus stock for three
year term and so per cent for a
five-year period. The stock, in ad
dition to that of Ringing S circus,
included Hagenbeck-Wallace Sells
Floto, AL G.. Barnes, John Robin
son and the Sparks Big Shows.
Ringing said Greve threatened
to attach his circus at Stueben-
vile, Ohio. The transaction fol-
lowed and included his famous art
collection at Sarasota, Fla; the
museum there houses many famous
oil canvases, including RembrandtS
and TitianS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
EXPERT ASKED
To HUNT FOR
HART 'S BODY
Chief Of Police At Pittsburg
Requested By Family To Join
Other Searchers.
MAY REPUDIATE CONFESSION
Holmes Reported To Be Plan
ming Move To Escape Punish
ment For His Crime.

PITTSBURG, Calf, Nov 18. Q.P)
The aid of Police Chief Charles
Scudero was enlisted today in the
search for the body OF Brooke
Hart, %, kidnapped and slain San
Jose business executive, whose body
was dropped into San Francisco
bay. His kidnapping and subsequent
murder has been confessed by
Thomas H. Thurmond, %, and j.
M. Holmes, %, both of San Jose
who are now in San Francisco
Jail.
Chief Scudero is known through
out the west for his ability in To-
eating drowned persons. Thus far
he has recovered Sc.
His aid was enlisted by friends of
the Hart family at San Jose in the
form of telegram.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 1o tUP)-Re-
movai of two concrete blocks from
lower San Francisco bay furnished
the first definite clues today in the
search for the body of Brooke Hart,
%. He was kidnapped, slain and
thrown into the water according to
his two self confessed abductors.
The blocks, eacl Weighing %
pounds, were used by the kidnapers,
Thomas H. Thurmond %, and j.
NJ. tJack) Holmes, 90, to weight the
body of the victim, according to the
confessions.
Authorities prepared indictments
on which they hoped to send the
pair to the gallows.
One of the blocks was bound with
baling wire, the other was not, the
searchers who brought the heavy
objects from the bay said.
In their confesSi5i:s, Thurmond
and Holmes told of taking young
Hart, son of q prominent business
man, from a parking lot here on
Nov. 8 to the middle of the San
Mateo-Hayward bridge. They stop
ped and placed pillow slip over
his head. After knocking the youth
unconscious, they bound him with
wire, weighted him with two con-
crete blocks, and dropped him into
the water, the confessions said.
In new version given by Holmes,
Thurmond allegedly fired five shots
at the youth in the water and be-
lieved that one shot had hit him.
Another concrete block was thrown
into the bay near the spot where
the body fell.
ASborities cepolhed that they
found stains on the railing on the
bridge. Examination was to be made
to determine whether the stains
were blood.
Men Heard Cries
Partial corroboration of the pri-
soner's story came from two wood
gatherers who wrote Chief of Po-
lice j. N Black that they heard
fCoDlinueG On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
Lon1sos1 Writes On
ChiId's Future

PALO ALTO, Nov. 18. U.P)-
From a cell in San Quentin pris-
on S "death row., David A. Lam
son, condemned wife slayer, out
lined his own and his wife's plans
for rearing their two year old
daughter, Genevieve, it was revealed
today.
LanSon sent relatives here a let
ter which instructed them about
the manner in which the girl was
to be brought up.
The part of his letter made pub
lie dealt with generalizations ON
child care. In it he advised those
responsible for Genevieve that they
were 1.-The rock on which her house
is built. -
Lamson is under sentence to hang
next month for the Memorial day
Staying Of his wife in their home
here. Friends planned an appeal
to the state supreme court to stay
his execution.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Some
congressional opposition appeared
likely today to any plan this gov
ernment may be fostering to ex-
tend credits TO the Soviet Union to
finance trade which President
Roosevelt hopes will result from
Soviet recognition.
Congress is precluded from op-
posing recognition itself as that is
regarded as a presidential preroga-
tive. However any readjuStment of
the debt must be reviewed by con-
gress the same as Allied war debts.
Congress also must appropriate
salaries fer the ambassador and
consular offices. The senate must
approve William c. Bullitt as am
bassador. Whether opposition will
be strong enough 10 raise issues on
these points was uncertain today.
The administration expects $780,
100000 in American goods to flow
into the Soviet Union in the next
year, giving employment to thou
sands of Americans. Economic eX-
perts here generally concede that
if there is to be substantial trade
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
JUNIORS WILL
AID CAMPAIGN
Of RED CROSS

Cal Rector, with the backing of
the Junior chamber of commerce,
will act as chairman for the annual
Red Cross drive to be conducted in
this city November 25, 27, %, 30,
according to announcement received
this morning by The Press.
This year Ell Centrans will be
asked to renew memberships only
and VIII not be asked for the do
nation of large sums. Fifty cents
of every dollar goes to national re-
lief work and SO cents is spent To-
cally.
The following is the proclamation
issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States, at
the beginning of the national drive.
"When our people in any sec
ton of the country are faced with
the perils and suffering which fol-
low so swiftly in the wake of dis
aster, they look with one accord to
the American Red Cross for instant
and efficient relief. They have
never looked in vain.
"Those of us who are willing to
lend a helping hand in time of
emergency to others less fortunate
than ourselves, look to this great
national relief agency as our repre-
sentative in the hour of need. 1t
does not disappoint us. 1t is an
historic institution closely allied
with your government, and its
president is always the President
of the United States.
"Just now the Red Cross Is ask
ing every adult American to lend
his or her support to Red Cross
service through individual men,
bershipS. The record of the Red
Cross is one we may all be proud
of. In the past year sufferers of
lit disasters have been cared for
Five million families have benefited
by distribution Of relief materials.
A million Americans have served as
volunteers under the Red Cross
banner.
81 earnestly urge you to respond
most generously to the Annual Red
Cross Roll Call. We must do our
part to keep the Red Cross ready,
day or night, for service.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
M<e R1~~~
0,sIt EsHassh, syHa,sats. Lac
WIN
MEANS ROSE
BOW. CAME

PASADENA, Calf. Nov. 19. UE)
The University of Oregon defin-
itely will represent the west in the
Rose Bowl New Years day if its
football team defeats Southern CAL
ifornia this afternoon, c. Hal Rey-
noldS, Tournament of Roses COM
mitteeman, said today
Oregon will be the choice in the
event OF victory today, regardless
of how next weeks Oregon-St.
Mary'S game terminates, Reynolds
said
The committee has never picked
non-conference team, and will not
this year. Reynolds announced
Thus, with only the st. Mary's
game remaining on Oregon's sched-
ule after the U. S. C. game, Ore
CONS Pacific Coast championship
cannot be affected by anything that
happens after today.
Should Southern California win
the choice will become wide open"
affair, Reynolds said. Presumably
three teams-U. S. c., Stanford and
Oregon, each with one conference
defeat-Will be in the running, and
the Stanford California game next
week would assume an added sig
nificance.
Though Reynolds refused to be
quoted, the feeling prsisted here
that should U. S. c. defeat Oregon
and Stanford win from California,
the Indians would receive serious
consideration for the bid. The COL
orful Stanford team gained a host
of Southern California supporters
by its victory over U. S. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
GRID SCORES
BY United Press
'regon State 9, Fordham 6.
n Minnesota n

oACSOli oOeiIS VI e'ilciill ",
Michigan 0, Minnesota O.
Coast Guard Academy 8, Nor
wich 7.
Bloomsbury Tchrs. 0, Lockhaven
Tchrs. 18.
S. c. O, Furman 0.
Haverford 0, Washington Col. 8.
VIM. and Mary 7, Davidson 12
Lehigh 0, Muhlenberg 10.
Dover Teachers 18, Howard 0.
w. Va. 26, w. Va. Wesleyan l3
Albright 0, Davis Elkins SO.
Cincinnati 2, Ohio U. 0.
Hamilton IL. Union 0.
Johns Hopkins 7. Maryland 81.
Duke 81, N. Carolina 0.
Georgia Tech 7, Alabama 0.
Tufts 70, Bowdoin 26.
UrSinus 13, Swarthmore 0.
Boston College II, Western Mary
land 8.
Xavier 6, Indiana 0.
Holy Cross 10, Springfield 6.
Hampton 6, Morgan 13.
Ohio wesleyan 13. Marshall 0.
Auburn 7. Georgia C.
Iowa IA, Purdue 6.
Wisconsin, 0, Ohio State 6.
Illinois 7, Chicago O.
Northwestern 0, Notre Dame 7.
Geneva 6, Grove City 0.
Carnegie Tech 10, Georgetown O.
Harvard IL, Brown 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
JAPANESE TO
HONOR BUDDHA
HERE SUNDAY

japanese residents of the valley
will participate in the colorful
ceremony of placing statute of
Buddha in the Japanese Buddhist
church on Commercial street to-
morrow afternoon.
The exercises at the church will
be preceded by a street procession,
starting at city park and proceed
ing through Fifth street to Broad
way, to Fourth and thence to the
church on Commercial street. The
Ell Centro Municipal band and a
police escort will lead the parade.
Appropriate religious exercises
will be conducted at the church in
connection with installing tn e
image of Buddha, with addresses
being made by leading members of
the japanese colony.
Members of the Ell Centre NUM-
cipal band who are to lead the pa
rade have been invited to a dinner
to be served in the Buddhist church
at 1890 Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
LEADERS
MAY MAKE Up

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 18. UP)-
RumorS of an impending reconcil-
iation between Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks assumed a some
what brighter tint today when the
actress refused to decline or affirm
she would meet her eStranged hus-
band in New York and return with
him for a joint Christmas celebra-
ton.
Eyes, I may go to New York
next month"; she admitted. "but
1 cannot affirm or deny any reports
that there may be stockings above
the mantelpiece at Pickfair on
Christmas day.
Fairbanks, according to uncon-
firmed reports, will arrive in New
York from England some time be-
fore Christmas.
RumorS that Mary and Doug have
patched up their domestic difficult
ties have been paraded in print
recently by cinema trade journals,
but Miss Pickford dnied any
change in the status of affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
Defer Decision
In Keyes Case

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18. U.P)-
Decision on the application of Asa
Keyes, former district attorney, for
reinstatement to the practice of
law has been deferred to the next
meeting of the board of governors
Of the state bar at San Francisco,
December 1916, the board an
nounced today.
Keyes lost his right to practice as
an attorney when he was convicted
on bribe charges. He later was
psrdoned by Governor James Rolph,
Jr. and this action enabled him to
apply for reinstatement.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
SCHOOL Demonstrations To
SHOW Me THODS Of TEACHING

In order that the parents cf
school children may have an idea
of the actual methods used in
teaching their children and of the
aims of modern education, a num-
Der of schools in the county are
conducting demonstration programs
to which parents are invited.
Alamo school conducted one yes
terday, the first grade under the
guidance of Miss England showing
the modern method of reading.
Miss Mollie Mcbride gave a dem
cnstration of teaching arithmetic,
explaining why The children are
permitted to make as rapid progress
as they are able, and how drill
work is conducted.
Miss Marcia Parsons demon
strated the teaching of social stu
dies, the class project being on Eng
land, and Mrs. Hester Parsons
seventh class sang a group Of songs
and presented the ukelele band.
After the program refreshments
were served, and the PARENTS and
Teachers held discussion on the
new method of teaching.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
And Don't Burn
Them Biscuits

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 18. U.P-A
new note in the romantic scale
was struck today when Fiji Dor
say and Maurice Earl Hill announc-
ed plans for "trial honeymoon. -
Accompanied by chaperones, the
couple said they would leave some
time today for an unannounced
destination on a pre-marital hon
eymoon.
''Is it not the sensible thing, so?o
the actress inquired. ga trial
marriage if it doesn It take, means
the unpleasant divorce. But a trial
honeymoon may end and no one is
hurt. -
In an apartment, Fiji will serve
her fiance samples of her biscuits
and other culinary accomplishments
for few days, she said.
elf we re both pleased we Il then
be married next Tuesday" she
added. Hill is the son of a Chi
cago manufacturer
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18

BY unonimous vote of the ir-
rigation district board of directors
this morning, authority was given
M. j. Dowd chief engineer, to pre-
pare a bid for construction Of the
first two sections of the All-Amer-
ican canal. Bids on this work have
been called for by the government
to be received at reclamation SER
vice headquarters in Yuma Decem-
ber a.
Director A. j. Kalin of the Braw-
ley district was not present at this
meeting because of illness but he
sent a telegram to the board as
suring his fellow members of his
cooperation in whatever might
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
BOARD |NSTRUCTS DOWD To
PREPARE BID ON CANAL WORK

prove out to be to the best inter-
ests of the district and the tax
payers. He stated in this wire
that he expected to be present again
at board meetings soon.
Carl Brown, representing the I'M
perial Valley Protective League ap-
peared before the board asking its
members to protect the taxpayers
and people of the valley in this
bid. He invited all board men,
bers to be present at mass meet
ing of the league to be held in the
Ell Centro theatre on Tuesday eve
ming at which meeting the matter
of the canal construction and bid
ding is to be publicly discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
Price OF Gold
Still Unchanged

WASHINGTON, Nov 18. U.P)-
The government today made no
change in the price of newly-mined
American gold from the $3.50 an
ounce price set yesterday. The
price has remained unchanged for
five days.
Today's Washington price was 80
cents under the world price set in
London today.
The London price today was 1913
shillings pence, unchanged from
yesterday. Based on the high ex-
change rate for the pound sterling
($52815) this was equivalent to
1888 a fine ounce.
The dollar remained at 6l.59
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
bic D|R|G|bL.E:
DESTROYED

SAN PEDRO, Nov. 18. U.P)-The
U. S. S. Macon, proud sky queen of
the navy, was destroyed, three
times during this week IS mock bat
ties off the Golden Gate, navy Of
ficials revealed today upon the
fleets return to Southern Califor-
mia waters.
simultaneously it was learned
that George M. Benage, 90, sea-
man, second class, was killed and
Joseph Scorpio, %, boatsWain s
mate, was seriously injured by
flying cable that snapped when an
airplane crashed aboard the deck of
the carrier Saratoga.
The Macon, making her fleet de-
but as a unit of the defense forces,
was twice "shot down. by deck
guns Of "enemy'' cruisers. The
dirigible and her 90 officers and
men again "perished when raked
by the fire of SO "enemy' fight
ing planes. For tactical purposes
the dirigible had been granted three
"lives'.
The result not only demonstrat-
ed the Macon S vulnerability but
also the effectiveness of the fleet s
attacking forces, afloat and
aloft.
Benage and Scorpio were on the
flight deck of the Saratoga when
plane hit the deck with great
force and skidded into the heavy
barrier cable. Scorpio's left leg
was amputated below the knee as
result of injuries. The plane IS
pilot, Lieut.. A. C. Olney, was un-
hurt. Benage is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Won Sella M. Bauer,
Mollalla, Ore. Scorpio's father,
Joseph Scorpio, Sr., lives at 173
Sterling Ave-, Providence, R. I.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
ASKS REHEARING

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IS. U.P)
The Pacific Gas and Electric
company today filed with the state
railroad commission a petition for
rehearing a recent commission de-
rision which effected rate reduc-
tions totaling $2,100,00O annually
on the companys natural gas rate
in northern California localities.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-18
Predicts LoUer
Price On Turkeys

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Is. U.R)
Lower prices for turkeys to grace
the Thanksgiving day tables of
California residents were forecast
today in commission markets.
George MaKins, manager of the
California Turkey Growers Asso-
citation, said that the price to
wholesalers would be 18 cents in
San Francisco and 1872 cents in Los
Angeles. This he explained, meant
a retail price of 25 to &c cents a
pound, "three cents lower than
last year.