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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
COLLECTIONS MADE BY DISTRICT
REACH TOTAL OF $215,491.OS

Total collections of the 1882 I'M
perial Irrigation district assess
ments as of the delinquency date,
December 27, we're $215 ,491.08, ac-
cording to a report made today by
Miss Winnie Barry, assessor-col-
lector.
This amount represents 2908 per
cent of the total charge for the
1882 assessments. OF this amount
$202, ,772.64 represents collections on
the first installment and is 5472
per cent of the amount charged to
the first installment, Miss Barry
explained.
Second instaliment collections
amounted to $12,718.44 which is 3.2
per cent Of the total charged to
the second installment.
In addition to the collections
made on the 1882 assessment, de-
linquent assessments of $46,025.14
were collected since the 1892 as
sessments became payable Novem-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
URGES PLANS
FOR AQUEDUCT
BE CURTAILED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. W.P)-
The 1920, 100000 Colorado river
equeduct is being constructed on
The false assumption that the met
ropolitan area will have a popula-
tion of 100000 in 1856, Coun-
Gilman Roy L. Donley charged be-
fore city council today in seeking
reconsideration of plans to build
the project on smaller scale.
Donley, supported by Councilman
Evan Lewis, claimed that the pop
ulation figure predicted for 1856
already had shrunk to 100000, but
that the aqueduct cost has not
been reduced.
The population must reach 8,000,-
900 before the aqueduct can be
self-supporting, Donley charged,
and meanwhile property owners
will be saddled with huge tax
burden.
Shouldn't we stop to consider
whether or not we have started a
program that will wreck Southern
Californian" he asked.
Evans said the aqueduct would
cost city taxpayers from $68,000,-
600 to $70,O00,000 before any water
would be needed.
''1n the light of sober facts said
Evans, II think it is time we SER
iouSly considered whether the plans
for the aqueduct should be post
poned or modified, although not
necessarily abandoned"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07

affairs of district and information
received to date would not lead us
to change attitude. If you cannot
locate letters mentioned we shall,
upon request, send copies. Can see
no advantage in meeting with your
board February 6. (Signed) willard
D. Ellis"
The letter approved by the sup
ervisors, to be signed by Chairman
w. j. Best, follows:
"Inclosed you will find tele-
gram from your Mr.. Ellis which is
self explanatory.
Our board of supervisors feel
that it would be only an act of
courtesy that you or representa-
tive of your office arrange a meet
ing with our board on any date in
the near future that meets with
your approval, for the purpose of
discussing the matter of farm loans
to our people.
ANY letters written to any other
group in 1880 or any other date
have no bearing on our people as
of today and we see no reason why
the most agriculturally productive
county in these United States
should be denied aid from monies
We feel we have an equity in"
This letter is addressed to Sec
retary Wilbur.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07

class, TO which this country is en-
titled.
The speaker stated that the
Constitution, or "Old Ironsides"
was built for the purpose of pro-
tecting our commerce from pirates
1--WE no longer have pirates of old,
he stated, sbut there is indirect
piracy aimed at our commerce in
the way of cargo delays, wharfage
fees, etc. and we need navy to-
day to protect our commerce as
much as we did in the 18th CEN
tury. Much government money is
being spent in relief work and it
would seem an ideal time to build
more ships for 80 per cent of the
money expended would go into la
bor and the building of ships would
call for products from every state
| in the Union"
Admiral Sem then introduced
his aide, Commander Davidson
and Commander Hartley, whom he
complimented on his work in charge
of the rescue vessel and divers
which raised the submarines S 4
and S 81.
Inspires Patriotism
Commander Gulliver gave an in
teresting talk on the Importance
of a navy with tradition and
pointed out that the Frigate Con-
stitution represents the naval ira
dition of this country. He stated
one cannot measure the depth of
patriotism aroused by this ship,
which was reconstructed from funds
raised by the school children of
the country Up to date almost
100000 persons have visited the
Constitution and, in San Di-
ego alone, $4,000 persons have
been on board since it was docked
there
The commander of the Constitu-
ton and Admiral Sem both
thanked a group of nine Imperial
Valley Sea Scouts, who, in uniform,
under the direction of Scout Exc
cutive Lounsbury, piped the Ad-
I'LL lilUO UllC I1OUCl Dbl Dcll q
Worth, and presented the local Sea
Scouts with an autographed picture
of the Constitution.
Joseph E. Dryer, director of the
San Diego chamber, who had ar
ranged the visit, introduced Con-
gressman-elect George Burnham,
who spoke briefly on the import
ance of the navy to Southern Cali
fornia and D. N. MILAN, president
of the San Diego chamber, greeted
the people of Ell Centro and Imper-
ial Valley in behalf of San Diego.
Other San Diego visitors were
Henry Cramer, Earl Southgate,
Howard NORM, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Fox and Frank Dorsey. George
Kellogg, secretary of the Imperial
Highway association and T. j. Ton,
president of the body, of Yorba
Linda, were also guests at the
luncheon as were Leo Watts and j..
w. Hendry of CaleXico.
Mark M. MunSon. chairman of
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce program committee, presided
at yesterdays luncheon. He was
assisted in receiving the distin-
guished visitors by Brig. Gen.
Charles L. Phillips of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
q cztnlar1 Attacks
NeLU York Banks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. W.P)-
Representative Patman Dem)
Texas, attacked New York bankers
in house speech today soon after
he had introduced a resolution de-
manding congressional investiga-
ton of their alleged lobbying activ-
tiles.
Patman said basis for the in
vestigation he proposed was fur
nished by the disputed magazine
article by David S. Barry, sergeant
alarms, the charges of Senator
Glass Dem) Virginia, a year ago
that some congressman had been
hired" and in speech last night
in which Senator Thomas (Dem.)
Oklahoma, said the government
vas client" of the bankers.
The investigation, Patman said,
should be made with a view to
outlawing special interest lob
bying.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
ACTIVE DAYS
FOR JURYMEN

One jury is out today, another
hod reported a verdict of guilty
and a third was hearing evidence
in the trial of Coleman Amey, Me-
gro, charged with escaping from
the custody of an officer.
Trial of George Valenzuela,
scheduled for today, was continued
until March 6 at the request Of
Frank Birkhauser, defense ottor-
ney, who informed the court his
client is making arrangements to
support a minor child. Valenzuela
is charged with non-support.
Amey, defended by Harry Stew
art, is charged with escaping from
John Mathis, Westmorland peace
officer, December "a. Aney was one
of a group Of Negroes which in
cluded Willie Roach, shot and kill
ed by Mathis during an attempt to
escape. R. I. French represents the
district attorneys office in the
trial.
JUST dlIeT IIlt LOOIl ICCCoo tOddy
| Judge Vaughn NJ Thompson sum-
moned before him the jury delib-
Grating the fate of John Susoeff
charged with issuing check on
insufficient funds. The jurors were
sent back to the jury room for fur
ther deliberation. They first re-
tired shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
Another jury which retired yes
terday afternoon reported to Judge
Roy D. McPherrin verdict find
ing Chadwick Walters, Negro
guilty of a misdemeanor in con-
tributing to the delinquency of a
minor, and recommended leniency
Walters entered an application for
probation, which will be heard Fri
day morning. His attorney is Ray
johnson. D. H. Wolford was pro-
scouting attorney.
Wolford was preparing today for
the trial of Henry Kines, Negro
for the alleged murder of Clyde
Oliver here Thanksgiving Day
Kines will go on trial tomorrow
morning, before Judge Thompson
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
Dutch Mutineers
Will Surrender

THE HAGUE, Feb. 7. U.P-Na-
val officials and marines aboard
the government steamer Adelbaran
expected to overtake today the
cruiser De Zeven Provincien, man.
ned by a crew of mutinous Suma-
trans, according to advices from
Batavia.
The mutineers, who captured
their ship and put out to sea while
most of the officers were ashore,
said in a radio message that they
were ready to surrender on condi-
ton that they would not be pun
ished. They said they seized the
ship in protest against recent wage
cuts, and would put in at Soura-
baya, where 400 men are under ar
rest for refusing to obey orders af-
ter the cuts were announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
Alleged Slayer
Admits Crime

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Z. U.P)-
Philip Florez, alias Dan Droesch,
has confessed to the murder of
Harry Whited, Crockett, Calf,
jeweler, Undersheriff William Veale
of Contra Costa county declared
today.
Veale said the confession was
made to him and Capt. William
Bright of the Los Angeles sheriff'S
homicide detail.
Florez was captured in Phoenix,
Ariz., and was held here overnight
enroute north to face the mur-
der charge.
The Contra Costa officer quoted
his prisoner as saying he entered
Whited's jewelry store during the
absence of the proprietor with the
intention of stealing loose articles
and making his escape. =
Whited returned to the store,
Veale said Florez admitted, and a
struggle enSued.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
MORE THREATS
BY FARMERS
Rural Sections Determined That
Real Relief Measures Will Be
Adopted.

CHICAGO, Feb. Z. U.P(-From
the midwest today came three Bit
ter and violent threats if speedy
relief is not granted hard-pressed
city and country dWellers = the
menace of martial law in Chicago,
"bloodshed and riot" in Iowa S
lush cornfields and a national farm
strike.
In rural hamlet and great cities
there was raised strident cry of
protest against economic conditions
which men declared struck at their
livelihood and existence.
An epidemic of milk strikes, pro-
test meetings, demonstrations, leg
islative demands and pickets was
reported in half dozen states.
For the first time since farmers
reelled against forced sale of their
land and property, effects of their
revolt reached beyond the barn
yards and villages where they
massed to prevent foreclosures.
In Chicago, Mayor Anton j.
Cermak predicted that militia will
patrol the streets if sales tax to
provide unemployment relief funds
is not enacted in Illinois. The sales
tax proposal, long opposed by
downstate farmers, comes up for
consideration in the Illinois gen.
eral assembly today.
In Des Moines, center of the ma
tions richest corn area, Clinton
county farmers threatened fore
ible dissolution of the state legis-
lature unless immediate relief
measures are enacted. They warm
ed of riots and bloodShed" if
farmers demands are not met sum-
marily.
Strike Threatened
In the northwest, where much of
the nations wheat supply is culti-
waited, a national farm strike was
threatened by Milo Reno, head of
the Farmers National Holiday as
ISOLATION if relief is not prompt.
Other cities were warned of pos
sible dire results by a mass meet
ing in Wisconsin, at which farmers
talked of proving that food rules
the world"
The Wisconsin meeting, only one
of dozens held throughout the mid
west, was at Marshfield. At Mime
apolis, a series of meetings began
to demand increases in milk and
egg prices, Nebraska farmers met to
protest against foreclosures; 150C
farmers fought through blizzard
at Madison, Mimi, to cheer an an
nouncement that foreclosures were
halted in Ivanhoe county.
Farmers succeeded in stopping
one foreclosure sale in Iowa but
were thwarted in similar attempt
in another part. of the state.
Milk price disputes continued at
Sioux City, Ia, and near Daven-
port, Ia. In the latter section,
which extends over into Illinois,
milk prices today were reduced to
three cents a quart from eight
cents. Four men were wounded
last week in a violent Sioux City
milk strike"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07

ber /. These delinquency pay
ments bring the total collected to
$261 ,516.22.
Percentage collected on the first
installment last year was 67.23
with 2.49 per cent on the second
installment last year. A collection
of 34.86 per cent was made on the
whole assessment.
Due to the reduction from the S.
assessment rate to $1.50 rate the
amount to be collected is approx
mately one third of what was to
be collected under the old rate,
Miss Barry explained. The books
were held open during January
and closed February l, and a 10
per cent penalty for delinquency
added.
1.-THE landowners made an hon.
est effort to pay their assessments, !"
she said today, land considering
general financial conditions, I be-
Leve the collections were fair this
winter"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
HITLER AIDE
SCORES JEWS
BY FREDERICK KUH

BERLIN, Feb. 7.--Nazi members
of the Reichstag permanent COM
mittee for safeguarding parlia-
ment's rights broke up meeting
of the committee today after Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler's legal expert,
Hans Krank, delivered a TRADE
against Jews.
The committee adjourned indef-
initely and was not expected to
meet again, because of fear of vio-
lence between Nazis and other
members. The adjournment mark
ed the end of parliament's efforts
to investigate alleged scandals in
connection with agricultural relief
and deprived parliament of one OF
its few remaining guarantees.
In dealing the latest blow to the
emaciated form of the German
parliamentary system, the Nazis
refused to meet under the chair
manship of Paul Loebe, rotund and
jovial Socialist leader. FRANKS an
ti-Semitic TRADE did not apply to
Loebe, who is gentle, but was
directed against the Socialist party
which has many Jewish members.
The committee met to continue
its investigation into the alleged
misappropriation of government
funds in meeting the financial
wishes of big land owners of east
ern Germany.
In the last election campaign,
Loebe referred to Hitler in a speech
in the state of Lippe as Adolf, the
Slovak with bloody fingers" He
referred to report that Hitler is of
Slovakian origin, which Hitler
branded as SlanderouS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
Moruir1 Allen Dies
At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. W.P)-
The last surviving member OF the
once powerful A-B-W dynasty
which for years ruled gaming en-
terprises along the Mexican border
was dead today.
Death removed the last Of the
triumvirate late yesterday when
Marvin Allen succumbed few
hours after undergoing an abdomi-
nal operation. He was 81.
His two partners, Frank B. Boyer
and Carl Wilmington, both had
preceded him in death by several
years. The trio formed the orig
inal "Barons OF the Border" who
for is years dominated border
gambling at Tijuana and Mexicali.
Later they yielded their leadership
to younger men, champIoned BY
Baron Long.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. UP
Senate vote on a motion to remove
Sergeant arms David S. Barry
was delayed Unexpectedly today
when Senator Glenn (Rep) Illi-
Lois, obtained the floor and made
an almost unprecedented attack on
the senate's own conduct.
Red faced and apparently eX-
tremely angry, Glenn shouted that
senators violated proprieties in
taking advantage of their congress
sional immunity to assail people
from the senate floor. He bitter
ly condemned the "brow-beating'
OF witnesses by state committees.
Glenn said there wasn't any diff
ference between attacks on congress
and the wordy accusations made by
congressman on outsiders.
Senator Norris (Rep) Nebraska,
who moved the removal of Barry
because he made charges of con-
gressional bribe-taking in a mag
azine article, challenged Glenn
Senator Couzens (Rep.) Michigan,
interposed that Glenn was correct
in saying witnesses were abused and
broW-beaten.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. up -
Tho capata iIdjoiarv poro roittaa
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
WOMAN SAYS
GUY SLAYER

LONG BEACH, Cal, Feb. 7. U.PJ
Marian Smith, Rockmart, Ga,
girl member of the adventure
schooner Carma's crew, identified
William James Guy today as the
mysterious man at the porthole'
who visited the Carma shortly be-
fore Captain Walter Wanderwell
was shot to death.
1t was the first positive identifi-
cation of Guy during his trial as
Wanderwell's accused murderer.
The Identification came prema-
turely, as the state was laboriously
laying groundwork.
You had just sat down in the
lounge room, had you not?" began
William Brayton, deputy district
attorney.
"Yes, and then Mr.. Guy came to
the porthole," blurted the young
witness.
Miss Smith then completed her
identification by walking up to
Guy and putting her hand on his
shoulder y.
Previously Edmund zeranski, a
cameraman member of the crew,
had partially identified Guy as
the man who appeared at the port
hole asking for Capt. Wanderwell.
But Zeranski, state witness,
backfired to favor the defense
when he admitted that witnesses
we're shown photographs of the
curley- haired Welshman before
they went to the police station to
look over a group of suspects,
among whom was Guy.
The defense inferred from this
that the witnesses we're prejudiced.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
FORMER HEAD
OF BOARD TO
FACE CHARGE

Los ANGELES, Feb. I. U.P,
Sidney T. Graves, former
chairman of the Los Angeles
county board of supervisors,
was held in county Jail today,
charged in an Indictment with
accepting an $4,000 bribe.
Graves was indicted late last
night by the grand jury, in
vestigating records of the San
Gabriel dam project, which was
abandoned after several mil
Lion dollars had been spent in
planning it.
Acting two hours before the
statute of limitations would
have barred prosecution at
tcmpts, the grand jury also re-
turned a secret indictment
which was to be opened today.
The true-bill accused Graves
of accepting the asserted bribe
in exchange for his vote, fav-
Oring payment of an S830,765
damage claim presented by
contractors who had been
awarded contracts before the
proposed S25,000,00O project
was abandoned. Contractors
had represented the amount as
due them for preliminary work
already done. The amount was
paid by the county flood con-
troll district.
Graves, VINO was in the wit
ness room when the indictment
was returned, denied the char
ges. He surrendered and was
lodged i'm jail. Bail was set at
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
Strike Closes
Hudson Factory

DETROIT, Feb. 7. U.P) - Three
thousand employees of the Hudson
Motor company, all workers in the
body plant, went on strike today,
after presenting demands for high
er wages.
The company Immediately closed
the body plant, pending a settle
ment of the strike. There were
no disorders the workers left their
places in the assembly lines quiet
ly.
Company officials said a COM
mittee of 20 men, claiming to rep
resent all of the workers in the
body plant, presented list of II
demands. The committee gave the
company 80 minutes to accept.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
Youth Loses Life
At Lake Cuyan,dca

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 7. U.P;-
The body of Francis Peterson, 81
of San Diego, was found in snow
drift two miles east of Cuyamaca
Lake last night by a searching par
ty.
The youth had frozen to death
after setting out on snowshoes
through a driving blizzard from a
Julian store and heading to a
mountain ranch where he had been
visiting.
Searchers believe he became ex-
hausted from fighting the blizzard
and fell in the drift. He had LETT
his home here January % for a
hunting trip in the Cuyamaca
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
sELZNICK GETS JOB

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 7. up =
David o Selznick, who resigned as
chief production executive at Ra-
dio-Keith- -Orpheum last week, had
new job today as an executive
producer at Metro -Goldwyn Mayer
Selznick will assume his new du-
ties within two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
HNInL1L-..

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. 6.
(SpeciaD-That was an i'm
pressive ceremony over the ra-
dio today held in the house of
representatives to pay beau
tiful tribute to the memory of
Calvin Coolidge.
The law makers gathered in
that body today can pay more
homage to president in
death, and deal him more mis-
cry in life than happens to any
civilized nation.
After the Massachusetts, jur-
lists fine grafton of Mr.. Cool
idge's achievement, we listened
breathlessly for moment for
fear some senator would get up
(just out of force of habit1 and
denounce the grafton as being
partisan, misleading and made
in the interest of the opposing
party"
And Mr.. Hoover sitting there
thinking, II have to die to get
this" Yours,
WILL ROGERS.
MG R1~
0iss. NeNaush, Syndicate. Inc
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07
BABE" HAS BIRTHDAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 7. U.Pi-Babe
Ruth celebrated his 38th birthday
at home today, with his wife, two
daughters and six friends. He and
his wife will leave for st. Peters,
burg, Fla, Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. up -
The senate Judiciary committee
Evening star., 1933-02-10
FEDERAL RESERVE
CREDIT ITEM DROPS
Decrease of $10,00O,000 in Loans
Is Reported for the Week
Ending February s.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The daily average volume of Federal
Reserve Bank credit outstanding during
the week ending February was re-
ported by the Federal Reserve banks
as s2,069, 900, a decrease of SlO,-
900, compared with the preceding
week, and an increase of 1852, 900 600
compared with the corresponding week
in 1882.
On February total Reserve banks
credit amounted to s285, 900 900, an in
crease of SIS, 100000 for the week.
This gain corresponds with an in
crease of $50 5000, 900 in money in cir
culation and decline of $r3, 900 900 in
monetary gold stock. 1t was offset in
part by an increase of $33, ZOO, 900 in
Treasury currency, adjusted, and drop
OF 100000 in member bank Reserve
balances
Holdings of discounted bills declined
$13 100000 at the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco, $4,00O,0OO at New
York and S16,000,000 at all Federal
Reserve banks combined. The systems
holdings of bills bought in open mar
ket and of United States bonds showed
no change for the week, while holdings
of United States Treasury notes in
creased S65, ,000, 900 and those of Treas
ury certificates and bills decreased
S45 5000