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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
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GROUP FACING
SEVERE TEST
Hitler Gives Support To Con-
servatives And War Veterans
Organization.
By EDWARD BEATTIE
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, June 25. - Two of the
most powerful elements in Ger
many-the conservatives and the
Stahlhelm-were opening aligned
against the radical Nazis today.
With a crisis apparently newt
able, none knew the extent of un-
derground strength of 100000
Socialist and Communist voters
who at the last election in March,
1898, won 201 seats-nearly 1-3 of
the total-in the reichstag.
On both the conservative and
Stahlhelm fronts the radical Nazis,
personified by Paul Joseph Goeb-
bells, fiery minister of propaganda,
seemed to have suffered reverses.
To the affront given them by the
recent speech of Vice Chancellor
Franz Won Papen, representing the
conservatives, was added rebuke
from Chancellor Adolf Hitler, "Die
Puehrer,' himself.
Nazi secret police struck back at
Won Papen by arresting Edgar Jung,
a writer who helped prepare his
speech. First they searched his
apartment and that of Walter
Schotts. a fellow writer, seeking
copies of the speech.
Won Papen intervened with Sec
ret police heads in an effort to OBJ
tain Jung IS release. The result
was not known.
Writer In Prison
Jung was understood to be still
in prison. 1t also was understood
that Schotts, who is editor of the
semi private, conservative n e W S
service Der F'uehrer Briefe, adso
was arrested.
There were increasing signs that
the storm troops, who tried vainly
to absorb the Stahlhelm-the Steel
Helmet organization, composed of
World war veterans-were being
curbed as part of the government IS
policy.
AS Won Papen conferred with
Hitler to obtain assurance of con-
tinued confidence in him after his
denunciation of Nazi radicals, so
Franz Seldte, Stahlehelm leader,
sought and obtained assurances
yesterday.
Seldte not only is cabinet min
lister but he is president of the
Stahlhelm.
Seldte said Hitler promised the
Stahlhelm would be permitted to
retain its identity. 1t was said al
so that Hitler gave strict orders to
newspapers and storm troop lead
ers that their campaign against
Stahlhelm must be stopped.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
MERCURY HITS
HIGH RECORDS

CHICAGO, June q. = Sweltering
killing heat hung over the United
States today with scant hopes OF
early relief after exacting a toll of
nearly a hundred lives.
In several states all June records
were shattered as the mercury con-
tinued its upward climb beneath a
blazing sun.
Under a summer sun that beat
down on a suffering populace and
parched, withered crops the mer-
curry rose to well above the 100
mark. Temperatures of l04 were re-
ported from number of cities.
The heat wave, following close
upon the worst drought in a gener-
alton, was held responsible for IS
drownings and % other deaths dur
ing the last week, according to a
United Press nationwide survey.
The weather bureau said that in
most sections the tortuous hot wea-
ther will continue for at least two
days and that the only prospects OF
relief from rain were in the north
western states, Minnesota and the
Dakotas.
The greatest toll of life was In
Illinois where II drownings aud
four heat deaths were reported.
Ohio reported 10 drownings and
three other deaths directly attrib-
utable to the humid heat.
The heat, coupled with reports
that corn was WitherinR ON itg
stalks in the great farmlands OF Me-
braska and Iowa. sent the price OF
corn up from lls to nearly 2 cents
on the Chicago board OF trade.
| Wheat prices rose more than cent
as also did oats.
The choicest grade Of heavy steers
commanded $l0.40 a hundredweight,
the highest price since January,
1892.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
OILED STREET 7
PROPOSED
Chamber Of Commerce Sug-
gests Property Owners Co.
operate In Improvement.

At the meeting of the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce directors
held last evening a plan was pro-
posed for oiling unpaved streets in
all residential districts of the city,
and w. H. Tyler, Jr., president of
the chamber and r. B. Whitelaw
director, were directed to ascertain
If the cooperation of property own
ers on such streets could be obtain
ed for the consummation of such a
plan. Cost of oiling would be borne
by the property owner at nominal
figure. Ross avenue is an example of
the oiling plan.
The board of directors agreed to
give full cooperation to the plan of
a general celebration to commemor-
ate commencement of construction
OF the All-American Canal and Pre-
sident Tyler appointed a committee
comprising Walter B. Havekorst,
Mayor Charles E. Anderson, Edgar
Mason, George Bennitt, P. E. Ryer-
son, Jimmy Greene, Warren Cur
rier and Russell j. Kliegel. The di-
rectors favored holding the celebra-
tion at the point where the first
earth is turned but agreed to COOP
crate with the district and civic and
commercial organizations should
some other location be chosen.
1t was voted unanimously to urge
the reelection of F. Roy Thompson
of Holtville as president of the as
sociated chambers of commerce for
the coming year.
Honorary membership for one
year was granted to Chas. l.. Child
ers, who has removed to Los Ange-
les and whose resignation as a reg
ular chamber member was offered
and accepted with regrets. The
board instructed Manager Hays to
indite a letter to Childers thank
ing him for his service to the cham
ber and community during his more
than 81 years as a member. Child
ers, it was brought out, arrived in
Ell Centro January l, 1913 and ap-
piled for membership in the cham
ber on January 8, of that year. Sew
eral routine matters we're taken up
by directors before adjournment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
M<& Re7eA4
eIpsl, GsNausht Syndicate. Ias
DIRECTOR Of
SERA ENLISTED
FROM VALLEY

AN old valleyite come home to
stay" was the way Wyman j. (Jack)
Sterrett, newly appointed director
of the SERA for Imperial county,
described himself today in an in
terview with The Press.
Sterrett, who arrived here yester-
day, is federal officer, working
under the FERA, and has been
assigned to Imperial county to CO.
ordinate and carry out the work re-
lief program for this community.
Il first come to the valley in 1912
and 1 wildly recall working on the
first street pavement work in Ell
Centre" he said today. II think it
was Main street, but it seems to me
it was called Center street then.
Later resided in Brawley until
the morning OF October 4, 1917.
Then in company with a bunch of
other fellows, making up the third
valley contingent for the draft, I
left Ell Centro and eventually found
myself member of the 91St division
doing a bit of work in France. Amos
SiiiCh wac AL Oiilu Oliil "
SO was Ward McGreW, John Kuhn,
Jimmy Schofield all from Ell Centre
and wild Bill" Nichols, Wylie Ad-
ans, Verne Monte and number of
others from Brawley.
After the war I came back here,
but like lots of other fellows found
the going tough after the postwar
deflation set in and left.
1T surely seems good to get back
and I am particularly glad to know
that lots of the old Powder River
gang and still here and am looking
forward to meeting with them, and
hope we will recognize one another
when we meet"
Sterrett is making a survey of the
SERA set-up in Imperial County
and stated he will have announce
ments to make relative to work pro-
jects here as soon as his prelimin-
airy Investigations have been csm-
pleted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
Asks Date On
Johnson Appeal

A letter was received at the coun-
ty clerks office this morning from
Grover c. johnson asking that the
appeal of Mrs. Johnson to the sup
erior court from the judgment of the
local justice court be set on the cal
endar early in July, preferably on
the third or fifth.
Mrs. johnson had been convicted
of carrying firearms without a per-
init and received $3.50 fine with
the alternative of 125 days in the
county Jail from Judge Mayfield
She appealed this judgment and at
present is out on bail pending the
hearing of the appeal by superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
BELGIUM'S NEUTRALITY UP AGAIN
England Moving To Get Germany's Assur-
ance If War Should Come.

liminary to the possible treaty, and
that France was standing aside as
an interested observer.
1t was Germany's violation Of
Belgium IS neutrality that caused
Great Britain to enter the World
war. The little country is one of
the most important strategically in
that Britain or France can be at
tackled through it.
The move was said also to be a
British move to counter balance
Russian activity in the direction of
a Russian-French- -Czechoslovakian
defensive alliance. 1t was said that
as an alternative to this lineup Ger
many might be offered the chance
to join an eastern European de-
fensive alliance which would make
her partner instead of a possi-
BILE enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
DEATH HOvERS
OVER BELOVED
SCREEN STAR
Marie Dressler Losing Gallant
Fight Against Disease At
Santa Barbara.
By GEORGE III. BEALE

United Press Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, June 28.-The life
of Marie Dressler, beloved stage and
screen comedienne, seemed ebbing
fast today.
Bulletins from the Santa Barbara
bedside of the actress indicated she
was losing her valiant two-year
fight against a complication of dis
eases generally held incurable but
which the indomitabse Marie
thought she could defeat.
Her friends here-she is the most
highly respected and most popular
of all the stars-studied physicians
reports, and then sadly agreed that
she probably was making her last
stand.
Her condition is grave and the
outcome dubious" a late. bulletin
read. "It is not anticipated that she
will pass on Immediately"
Until the past few days every ef-
fort was made to conceal the fact
that the actress passed half-doz-
en- grave crises since she first was
stricken seriously two years ago.
The admission that the outcome
was dubious and that her immed-
late death was not anticipated car
ried the inference to her friends
that she never would arise from
her present sick bed, although the
very nature of her ailments might
permit her to linger for weeks.
Ill For Years
knowledge that her health was
not good and that she had beaten
back previous serious attacks was
general in Hollywood. OF late years
when she worked, she never put in
more than a few hours day at
picture making. Even this abridged
schedule was condemned by physi-
clans and friends but she went right
ahead turning out some of the
greatest of Hollywood's box office
attractions.
Her health was failing when she
made Min and Bill which won for
her the annual award of the aca-
deny of motion picture arts and sci
ences for the best performance by
an actress. Another year she was
runner up for this honor for her
work in Emma. Still later Tug
boat Annie" broke box office rec
ords everywhere.
Forced to her bed finally late last
fall the actress still held to the be-
lief she would return for still great
er screen triumphs. Born in 1869 Miss
Dresslers age was initiating against
her in this apparent final fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
PRESIDENT To
TALK TONIGHT.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, June 2o-Pres-
ident Roosevelt in bis fireside chat
to the nation tonight is expected to
bring personal word to the country
on his plan for greater new
deal.o
The Presidents IS proposed broad
social program probably will di-
vide attention with his account of
congressional stewardship.
Phases of the social program
which will be whipped into shape
during the summer in readiness for
presentation to congress early next
year, were gone over informally by
Mr.. Roosevelt.
He discussed his plans with Har-
ry Hopkins, federal emergency re-
lief administrator; Harold L. Ickes,
secretary of the interior, Frances
Perkins, secretary of labor, and
Donald Richberg, chief NRA coun-
sell
1t was thought likely that the
President will also give an eX-
planation of his long-range plan
ming program calling for systematic
government expenditures through
orderly development of public works
and the complete utilization of
land and water resources.
The President put the finishing
touches to his address today and
turned to consideration of import
amt pending legislation that in
cludes communications, stock mar
ket control and housing.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. U.P)
San Francisco newspaper offices
and several public and private
buildings were under guard today,
as the deadline approached for the
carrying out of plans to open the
port of San Francisco, closed since
May 9 by the longshoremen' IS strike,
Owners of buildings under guard
said they were merely taking pre-
cautions because of the tense sit
uation in the community.
Earlier statements that the San
Francisco Chronicle had received
specific threats unless it changed
its attitude toward The marine
strike, were denied by w. H. B.
Fowler, general manager.
Copyright, 1884, by United Press>
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-Pri-
vate detectives guarded San Fran
cisco newspaper plants today after
the Chronicle received notes threat
ening to bomb its building unless it
changed its attitude toward the Pa
cific coast maritime strike.
San Franciscos other newspapers,
the News, the Examiner and the
Call-Bulle!in, were guarded. The
publications refused to support the
the strike, although none has con-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
CLAIM NAMES
OF LIE EADERS
WERE FORGED

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
Charged with forging names of
prominent Democrats to kilograms
to President Roosevelt, Nelson c..
Welborn, As, of Gilroy Calf, was
sought by federal agents today
The indictment charges the tele-
grams of recommendation were
sent to obtain appointment as a
member of the veterans board of
review, position which Welborn
gained in OCTOBER, 1888, at a sal
ary of SIS a day.
According to federal officers.
Welborn, who described himself as
a captain during the World war
and a member of post As. American
Legion, obtained the appointment
after sending kilograms eulogizing
his integrity and honesty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
13 Persons Lose Lives In Two Explosions
WOMAN MAY
BE EXECUTED
AT SING. SING

OSSINING, N. Y, June %. WP)
The state of New York showed
no sign of softening in its deter
mination to execute a woman to-
day. and Mrs. Anna Antonio, moth
er of three children, began what
probably will be her last day of
life.
Unless Governoy Herbert H. Leh-
man intervenes she will die in the
electric chair a few minutes be-
fore midnight. She will die with
the two men she hired to kill her
husband for his insurance.
Mrs. Antonio, % years old and
worn by her long stay in the death
house, busies herself with compos-
ing her will. She frequently asked
her matron if there had been any
word from the governor.
81 won't believe it,' she said
each time her question was answer
ed negatively. "Nothing could be
so terrible.'
In the death room, electricians
were testing the generators.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
GiUen Jail Term
For Bad Check

A 80 day sentence in the county
Jail was imposed by Judge Nuffer
In police court this morning on c..
A. Barber when the latter pleaded
guilty to an attempt to cash fic-
titious check at local business es-
tablishment. Two other men who
had been arrested with Barber
last night were released when no
complaints were filed against them.
j. Frazier, v. Thompson, j. Page
and w. Hunter, Negroes, were CIV
en- suspended sentences of 10 days
in the county Jail following their
trial on a charge of gambling near
the city scales, Fourth and State
street. The court suspended the
sentences on condition that the
men refrain from using that place
rs gambling hangout.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
More Candidates
For Governor

SACRAMENTO June 28. U.P)-
Names of two additional Demo-
cratic candidates for governor
reached the secretary of state IS
office today when DR.. Forrest E.
Dewey Of Los Angeles and James
E. Waddell of Oakland officially
entered the race.
DR.. Dewey qualified and Waddell
sent all necessary papers except his
filing fee.
The new candidates increased to
16 the persons who have filed for
governorship. Some must pay their
fees and complete their sponsor
lists in order to quality. All filings
must reach the secretary of state
by midnight tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
BY FREDERICK KUN

Copyright, 1884, By United Press
LONDON. June 28. A move to
guarantee Belgium IS neutrality in
view of the increasing danger of
war was reported today in usually
reliable diplomatic quarters.
Information was that at the sug-
gestion of the British government,
Belgium would approach Germany
with the suggestion of a 10-year-
non-aggression treaty between Bel
gium and Germany.
There seemed chance that if
Germany agreed, Great Britain
might offer itself as a guarantor
of Belgium IS neutrality.
1t was said that talk was pro-
ceeding at Brussels and Berlin, up
ON Britain S inspiration. as a pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
Epidemic Causes
Convention DELAY

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
Charles E. Wright, Los Angeles
member of the DeMolay grand
council, announced today a con-
clave of that organization, sched-
uled for this weekend in San Di-
ego. had been postponed indefin-
itely because of the infantile par
alysis epidemic. The meeting prob
ably will be held In September. he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
MILKMEN FIGHT CHISELERS

CHICOPEE, Mass, W.H = The
chiselers in the milk business have
got to be stopepd somehow, so the
Chicopee Milk Dealers association
adopted this method: They loaded
a truck with cases of milk, parked
near an offending place, and sold
milk at four cents quart. They
also had banner on the machine
which read: "We III beat the CHS
eler at his own game.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
PAIR ADMIT GUILT

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
Just as jury had been selected
after three days of questioning,
Ed Lang and Ralph Balicki today
pleaded guilty to the murder of
Louis Mallin, Hollywood jeweler.
Mallin was killed when he resist
ed holoup in his store last April
10
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
INJURIES MAY
BE FATAL To
SIX D THEIRS
Blast At Olympia Powder Plant
: Results In Heavy Loss OF Life
And Property.
THREE DEAD AT CHEYENNE
Women Victims Of Disaster In
Rooming House From Unde-
termined Cause.
THREE DEAD AT CHEYENNE

' olympia, Wash, June %. 0p) -
Ten persons were dead and six 9TH
ers fought for their lives today af-
ter two terrific explosions wrecked
the Denn Power company plant
} near here
While state fire marshars investi-
gators searched the blackened
walls and charred debris seeking to
determine exact cause of the blasts
six employees were near death in a
hospital. Little hope wa SHIELD for
their recovery.
Among the dead was H. j. Denn
mixing room worker, and relative
of j. A. DEM, president of the COM
pany. Other victims we're:
Charles Carpenter 65, Black Lake
Hazel Epley, 81, Olympia.
Andrew Hayden. %, laborer
Olympia.
j. @. Adams laborer, Olympia.
John Clausen, "a, Black Lake.
Clarence and Earl Ulery, broth
ers, Olympia
Oliver Wilson, 81, Olympia.
Alvin Smith, 20, Olympia.
4 Seven were killed outright by the
explosions, which occurred late yes
terday shortly after the day shift
had reported for work. Three were
injured so badly they died shortly
after reaching hospital.
The plant, located at Hawks
Prairie, suburb eight miles north
east of here, presented a gruesome
scene today. So great was the force
of the blasts that bodies were blown
to bits and scattered widely in all
directions. Surrounding country in
q four mile radius felt the shock.
The explosions originated in the
mixing plant where 40 tons Of dy-
Mantle was stored. The first blast
started fire in the structure and
ignited powder magazine. Most of
the employees apparently escaped
injury in the first explosion, only to
receive full force of the second
while they were attempting to ex-
4tinguish the blaze.
Burning debris hurled by the
blasts started several brush fires,
and for time second storage
house was threatened. Volunteer
firemen from Olympia, assisted by
state police, quickly gained con-
troll.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June %. U.P)
Three women were killed late last
night when an explosion, followed
by fire, wrecked nearly an entire
business block here.
The dead, all permanent guests
of the Mecca and Starr rooms on
the second floor of the building,
were Margaret Mitchell, Jane Reed
and June Monroe.
The bodies of Mrs. Mitchell and
Miss Monroe were recovered early
today. Firemen raked the debris for
the third body after the fire had
been brought under control quick
ly.
Two other women, occupants of
the rooming houses, and an uniden-
titled soldier were injured but none
critically. The women were Evelyn
Wells and Irene Paris.
The explosion occurred at l1:25 p.
m. and was of undetermined origin.
1t shook the entire business district
and broke window glass in stores a
block away.
Buiness establishments on the
First floors of the buildings were
I bur.ed under a mass of debris. Pro-
perty loss exceeded $4,000 in the
wrecked buildings alone and there
we're scores of windows shattered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
WATER PROBATION Will START TOMORROW
@AW WllL
F'sYR0!!]GERs
w p$oys:

BEVERLY HILLS, June 81.
(SpeciaD-Well, tomorrow night
(or l mean tonight as you read
this) Mr.. Roosevelt is going to
talk to the country. I doubt
if ever in the history of any
country, at any time, was the
talks of one man SO earnestly
listened to.
The best example we have
that he actually feels that we
are headed out of the brush is
that he is going on this trip to
Honolulu. Firemen don't stop
for a nap in the middle of a
fire. If he feels like it's COM
ing out all right, why the rest
ought not to worry, for he has
more invested in it than any
man in it.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Only games scheduled.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-19
WASHINGTON CURRENT
 COMMENT

The Home Owners Loan Corpora tion announces that for the present at least it will accept no more applica tions for loans. The sum of two billion dollars has been disbursed, and the balance on hand, amount ing to about billion, will be absorb ed by applications already on file. It does not appear likely that an ap- propriation for extending the work will be sought. The view of the Corporation is that the emergency out of which it arose has passed and that private interests now are in a position to handle the refinancing of mortgages. Many who had it in mind to borrow through the federal agency referred to undoubtedly will be disappointed, but if there is no occasion for the Home Owners Loan Corporation to enlarge it's field of action, that circumstance indicates an advance toward a normal busi- ness condition which all will vel come.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-19


 Up to a week or so ago. anyone who wanted to carry money out of the country had to convince the Treasury that the cash was being used in the regular course of busi- ness, and get permit. Under new order, money can be carried abroad gold alone excepted. A man with dollar in his pocket now can move about almost as freely as tramp. Seriously it is expected that the transaction of business will be facil- itated, and that step, even though a small one, has been taken in the direction of stabilizing our currency away from home.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-19
MY WILD ROSE OF THE YUKON

Some pick a lovely Southern Rose, Some fall for Hollywood; But have picked Northern Rose That wears "parka hood She's a graduate of sunshine,
 The husky dog her "car;" She's pilot on a friendship craft, That watches near and far. She's my Wild Rose of the Yukon With a heart as pure as gold, And the sunshine of her lovely
 Smile
 Would melt the coldest cold. My Rose is lythe and husky too, For she roams the. hills afar; And the tWinkling of her shining
 eyes
 Are my one Guiding Star. I'll be happy in my cabin North, With love all round my door, My Yukon Rose is waiting there, What more is there-What more? Reprinted from the Whitehorse, Y. T. Star.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-19

A public official thinks that the speed limit for autos should be rais- ed in cities, and that a good deal should be left to the discretion of the motorist He says that when accused of making forty miles an hour, he asked the policeman: What if I was? His ideas about speed may be correct, but he is not to be followed in his method of handling a traffic cop.