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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
WANTED MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-Dry stock to pasture.
Inquire 1886 North Seventh st. 1918
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

40 ACRES in Ell Centro. Want San
Diego city or county property.
Good only until May %. Wire
R. R. Zachary, Encinitas. 17t3
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT HOUSES

FOR RENT - During summer
months, six-room electrically
equipped, modern stucco house.
Phone 323-W. Its
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Furnished houses and
apartments. Inquire 419 Vine.
1873
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Furnisne house, 359
South Fifth. Solar heater, elec-
trio washer. Phone /. 16tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

Houses ana apartments
furnished and unfurnished, large
and small. Marie Land, 235 North
Sixth St. 21tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-9O acres dry barley
pasture; good feed, fenced. Asdel,
end of Fern canal, two miles
west and 3h miles north of
Seeley. 1911
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Furnishe house for
couple at $40 Adams. Inquire
Reynolds, 642 Brighton. Phone
99l. 1911
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished mod
ern bungalow. Two bedrooms,
hardwood floors, tile sink, gar
age. Adults. 204 South Eighth
st. 17tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

WANTED-l60 to 800 acres for
wheat or flax on cash basis.
Press Box 1919. 1910
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
HELP WANTED

WANTED - Woman for general
house work. Phone 1911, CAL
exico. 1918
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
POULTRY WANTED

WANTED
CHICKS and TURKEYS
Any amount-cash prices.
Wilson's Poultry Yard
Imperial Phone 214 Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Three acres, 4-room
house, to man and wife, willing to
do occasional work in date plant.
Inquire Highway Date Ranch.
14-m,w,f
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Four-roUm furnished
house; adults only. 753 State. lott
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

SfsCRAPERS first appearance Chicago toward
he close OF the 18th century The definition OF
e Woro skyscaper is found American Slang
DlcSonary 1891 edition 1t defined "skyscraper
very ai ouong such as now being built In Chicago"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FOR SALE - 1880 Dodge coupe,
good condition. $500 cash.
$148.96, balance payable $21.00
month; includes carrying charges
and insurance. 1877 Paulin, Cal
exico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Furnished house, four
rooms close in. Inquire at 753
Olive. 14tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

NEW SOAP DEALr--$l value, sell
for 25c. So daily easy. SOL Delta
Bldg, Los Angeles. 1873
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS

FOR RENT-Three-roo furnish
ed apartment, reasonable. All
conveniences. TIL Park st. 1872
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18
TYPEWRiTERS
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE--Straw. -Four miles
west. Richter. l8t7
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT - Cool, clean apart
ments. GAO Adams. lott
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-18

FOR RENT-Nlce Groom fur. apt.
$3.50. Electricity fur. 783 Park.
12tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
SUGAR BILL
SIGNED TODAY

WASHINGTON May 0. W.H)-
President Roosevelt today signed
the Costigan-Jones sugar control
act at the same time issuing a
statement explaining its effect on
the insular possessions Of the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that "under
the terms of the act, the rate OF
processing tax shall not exceed the
amount of the reduction on a
pound of sugar raw value OF the
rate of duty in effect in January
1. 1894, as adjusted, by our COM
mercial treaty with Cuba"
He expressed the hope that the
act will contribute to the economic
improvement in the Island pos
sessions and among continental
sugar producers.
In carrying out provisions OF the
new law he designated an informal
committee from the cabinet includ-
ing the secretary OF agriculture: the
secretary of the interior, who is
charged with the administration OF
Hawaii and the Virgin Islands: the
secretary of war. who Is charged
with the administration OF Puerto
Rico and the Philippine Islands
and the secretary OF state who rs
charged with the conduct Of ncgo-
ftotfl,~ xxrtffx fsttt.a
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
NEW NOTE IN
K|DNAP CASE
Robes Family Reports Message
Pushed Under Office Door On
Monday Night.

TUCSON, Ariz., May 9. U.P)-A
communication from the kidnapers
of June Robles, was pushed under
the office door of County Attor-
ney Clarence Houston Monday
night, it was revealed today as the
child's family acted to carry out
its instructions.
Carlos Robles, uncle of June, is
a deputy in Houston IS office.
The note was similar in every
respect to the demand for $4,000
ransom delivered the afternoon
June was kidnapped two weeks ago
today.
While the contents of the note
was not revealed officially, the
communication was reported to
have reiterated previous instruc-
tionS.
The crude printing and markings
of the note were identical with
those Of the communication Slip
ped under the door Of Fernando
Robles electric shop two hours af-
ter June was seized "by dark
man. on her way home from
school. Fernando Robles is June g
father
The new note, coupled with the
fact that Fernando Robles has
been making nightly trips over
desert roads, following course
described in the ransom note,
seemed to make apparent contact
had been established and was being
followed through.
Says Confession False
Sheriff John Bolton, who re-
turned from Chicago last night as
sumed personal charge of the city
and county investigation today.
Sheriff Belton branded as entire
ly false a purported confession by
an unnamed man in Sonora, Mex
$50 far as can learn,' he
said, "there are absolutely no sound
facts connected with it,
Joseph E. P. Dunn, heading Unit
ed States department of justice in
vestigators, said he had ''never
heard' of this confession.
II do not see how it possibly
could be based on factS.''
Rumors continued to circulate
that June had been found, or that
her condition and whereabouts had
been ascertained. All were denied
Officially.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
HOLD-UP PAIR
FOUND GUILTY

Verdicts of guilty were brought in
by a jury late yesterday in Judge
Thompson's court against George
Mercurio and Cecil Celos, Filipinos.
Mercurio had been charged with
first degree attempted robbery, Ce-
los with second degree attempted
robbery.
The two men with G. Natl were
tried for the attempted robbery of
the Seal Heights store on the night
of February Ia. During the attempt
Matt was shot with his own gun and
but recently left the county hospital
having recovered from the gunshot
wound.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
FRANCE WILL
CONTINUE To
DEFAULT DEBT
Present Government Unwilling
To Risk Overthrow By Max
ing Payment Due.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1884, by United Press
PARIS, May 9.-France is pre-
pared to continue indefinitely as a
war debt defaulter unless President
Roosevelt is willing to accept no.
minal token payment on the INSTALL
ment due June Is, it was indicated
authoritatively today.
So convinced is the government
that national opinion is against
meeting the full payment that it
believes it will risk its life even by
making a token payment, it was
said.
To ask the chamber of deputies to
meet the full payment of about
SAL ,OOO, 900, of the payments default
ed since December, 1882, totaling
S82,0O0,O0O, would be certain to
cause it's overthrow and bring po-
litical crisis that might precipitate
grave disorders the cabinet report
edly believed.
1t was said authoritatively the gov
ernment's war debt action depends
largely on the answer which the
SbdIc Qcpdl lillCiiI illdhCo w oiiS Ai
quiry of Andre De Laboulaye,
French ambassador to the United
States, regarding the Presidents at
titude toward a nominal token pay
ment in June.
Even if token payment is ruled
satisfactory, it was said, the govern
ment will brave the chamber only
with the arguments that:
l. Because of the cheap value OF
the dollar in francs, any settlement
made of the debt could be discount
ed 40 per cent.
2. The government hopes that if
its position is regularized, there is a
chance of drastic reduction in the
total debt. 1t would hope to obtain
treatment similar to that given Fin
land, in which interest is practically
abolished.
Edouard Herriot, minister without
portfolio, is the chief sponsor for
full debt payment, and he has dis
cussed the debt question outside of
the cabinet meetings with some OF
his colleagues. Herriot was over
thrown as premier in 1882 because
he insisted on payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
WOMAN GIVES
SELF UP AT
COUNTY JAIL

Emma Cutler, accompanied by
Alfred Blaisdell, her attorney, ap-
peared at the county Jail at II
O'Clock this morning and once more
took up her abode in the woman's
ward of the county institution. She
is awaiting the hearing on her ap-
peal from sentence given by the
Brawley justice court which found
her guilty of vagrancy and i'm
posed six-months Jail sentence.
She had been arrested here early
this year in connection with the
lettuce strike agitation, had her
trial on the vagrancy count and
received sentence. She appealed
and several weeks ago had been
let out on bail pending the hear
ing of this appeal. This morning
at the Jail while being booked she
refused to answer any questions
or sign her name.
Meanwhile Sheriff Campbell is
continuing his investigations into
the origin of the telephone call
purported to have been sent from
his office to Indio, Saturday. which
caused officers there to fire on a
speeding automobile and blow one
of the tires. Cmapbell has re-
peatedly denied that anyone from
his office sent the message and
through operatives under his di-
rection had traced the call as hav-
ing come from place in West
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Nd INITIATION
WITH SILVER
ANTICIPATED
New Policy Expected To Re-
suit In Increase Of Commo-
dity Prices.
BY H. o. THOMPSON

BY H. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 9. - Little
if any currency initiation was to-
day expected to result from the
new national silver policy which
the Roosevelt administration is
shaping.
1t was believed by silver ad-
vocates, however, that silver pur-
chases under the proposed leg
islation would serve to increase
commodity prices and thus have
an inflationary effect.
The actual amount of new money
put in circulation could not eX-
ceed $125,0O0,000, if treasury esti-
mates of total of 250,000,000
ounces of silver being held in the
United States are correct.
Any silver purchased above that
figure would be discretionary. The
only mandatory features of the
program as it appears in its pres
ent incomplete form relate to
naturalization of the metal.
AS outlined by senators who at
tended yesterdays White House
conference, the compromise agree
ment between President Roosevelt
and members of the senate silver
bloc was not SO much on def
mite course of action as on a
statement of policy.
Drafting of the legislation which
would put this new national policy
into law was scheduled to begin
today. Treasury officials and silver
senators were cooperating on a
measure which would be present.
ed to President Roosevelt for ap-
proval before being put before
congress.
AS a result of the White House
silver conference the bill as now
contemplated would declare it to
be the policy of the government
to have silver form 25 per cent
of the monetary value of the met
allie reserve. The other rs per
cent would remain in gold.
The measure would provide for
naturalization of silver in the
same way that gold was national
lied. Free stocks would be taken
over at not more than so cents
per ounce. The likelihood of any
excessive profits from silver spec
ulation would be decreased by i'm
position of a heavy tax on any
profits in silver sold to this govern
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 9.-New
federal trace commission revela-
tions of the underground political
activity of public utilities found
congressional reaction today in
strong support for the Johnson bill
which limits court fights in rate
cases.
House sentiment today appeared
to favcr the johnson measure
which has passed the senate. A
weaker substitute proposed by the
house Judiciary committee seemed
headed for defeat.
The latest trade commission util-
tiles report came as the house was
in the midst of debate on the
johnson bill. measure which was
first advocated by President Roose-
welt when he was governor of New
York.
The johnson bill prevents utili"
ties from taking fights on rate de-
cisions into the federal courts. The
President as governor Of New York
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
BY THOMAS COPE

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, May 9.-While one
time millionaire friends of Samuel
insult scurried about today hunting
100000 to bail him out of Jail, the
government announced that the "a
year-old fallen monarch would be
taken into court Friday for ar
raignment.
Forrest K. Harness, special assist
ant attorney general sent here from
Washington to handle the case, said
insult would be arraigned on two
federal indictments use of the
mails to defraud and violation OF
the federal bankruptcy laws.
1--WE are going to demand fast
and speedy trial of Samuel insult on
both charges" Harness said. 1.-The
government has been put to enough
expense and delay
When he is arraigned in federal
court Friday insult will be given his
first formal opportunity to plead
guilty or not guilty to the govern
ment's indictments which charge
him with defrauding innocent in
vestors of millions of dollars.
The 74-year-old financier, who
once had a personal fortune of
$168, 100000 and ruled three bill
lion dollar utilities system, rested
on narrow Jail infirmary bed. He
was recovering from his ordeal of
yesterday when he was arraigned
before the bar Of justice, prisoner
in the city where once he was a
kingly figure
Behind the bars the old man was
dreaming of vindication when he
comes to trial and of a new utilities
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Traffic Offenders
Warned By Judge

Ell Centro violators of traffic Or
dinances who are given traffic tick
cts, must appear in court to an
swer the charges or warrants will
be issued to compel their appear
ance, Judge Lee Nuffer announced
in the police court this morning.
"A general disregard for traffic
citations must be halted" he said,
land from now on those who refuse
to appear in court to answer the
charges against them will be served
a bench warrant and forced to
come into court. There are sew
eral tickets now on the docket
which have not been answered and
this is a final warning to those
to whom they were issued"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Milwaukee Gums
Its OUn Name

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. U.P =
The Milwaukee brewery of San
Francisco must drop the name of
the Wisconsin City famous for its
breWerieS.
Under an order issued by Federal
Judge Kerrigan, the local concern
must become distinctively San
Franciscan within five years. 1t was
given that time to use up all its
Milwaukee labels, repaint its Mil
waukee beer" billboards, and alter
its advertising matter.
Famous Milwaukee breweries, in
cluding Premier-Pabst, Schlitz, and
Blatz and Miller alleged the San
Francisco concern was infringing on
their prestige.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
President Becomes
Grandfather Again

FORT WORTH, Tex, May 8. -
A six pound daughter was born here
today to Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roose-
velt, son and daughter-in-law OF
President Roosevelt
Both mother land daughter were
reported doing nicely by physi-
clans at Cooke Memorial hospital.
mo name had been chosen for the
child.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the former
Miss Ruth Googins, daughter of
Mrs. j. B. Googins of Fort Worth.
Young Roosevelt came here to be
with Mrs. Roosevelt during her con-
finement.
Mr.. and Mrs Roosevelt were
married last July % at the home Of
a relative of Mrs. Roosevelt in Bur-
lington, Ia, soon after Roosevelt
obtained a Nevada divorce from
Mrs. Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt,
Philadelphia heiress. Roosevelt had
one child by his former marriage.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
SHIPPING ON
COAST HURT
BY WA[KOUT
No Violence Reported As Sew
eral Thousand Workers In
Ports Leave Jobs.
REPORT BIG WAR CHEST
Union Men Declare They Are
In Shape To Remain Idle In
definite Period.
REPORT BIG WAR CHEST

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. W.P)-
A strike affecting $4,000 stevedores
in Pacific coast seaports started at
8 a. m. as scheduled by member
of International Longshoresmen IS
association.
Strikers in San Francisco ap-
peared unworried by the prospect
CT idleness, insisting that full
"war fund" and complete ar
rangements for food, housing and
medical service had been made.
The association men on the San
Francisco wharves left their jobs
quietly. Police details along the
waterfront had been augmented to
combat any demonstration. T h e
workers stationed pickets on the
docks, however.
Officials of the employers union
in San Francisco said that strike
breakers will be quartered aboard
two ships, the old Matson liner
Wilhelmina and the freighter, Di-
ana Dollar, which will be docked
at strategic points on the water
front.
The strikebreakerS will be trans
ferred from Job to job in launches,
with the San Francisco police boat
as escort.
Twenty-six vessels were due to
arrive in San Francisco from coast
wise and Oriental points today ana
Thursday and Is were to leave
port. 1t was pointed out that un-
der marine law crew members may
be pressed into service as steve
dores in lease of emergency
SAN PEDRO, Calf, May 8. (U.H
"A strike Of 1900 longshoremen at
Los Angeles and Long Beach har-
bors began without violence at 8
o'clock this morning.
A group of pickets, selected earlier
at meeting of executives of the
International LongShoremen's as
sociation, began patrolling the
wharves, with orders to refrain from
violence but to try to disSuade non
strikers and strikebreakers from
working.
Thirteen cargo ships were due at
the harbors today, requiring an es-
timated minimum of $50 men work.
ing against time.
Employers were not confident of
getting the vessels unloaded under
pressure of time and obstructionist
tactics without trouble.
A total of rs ships, partially un-
loaded or untouched, all ready to
discharge cargo, lay at various
wharves as the strike began.
Fifty or more officers under COM
mand of Capt. William Hynes OF
the Los Angees Red" squad and
Lieut.. Warren Justin of the metro
politan emergency detail patrolled
the WharYeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
LEGION POST.
FROWNS UPON
COMMUNISTS

Boyce Aten post, American Leg
ion, took the lead at its meeting
last night in a campaign to COM
bat the propaganda being circulat-
ed against Imperial Valley, by un-
animously adopting the following
"' 9s,, $50
Whereas, there are certain Com
mut1istic inspired organizations,
known as the Cannery and Agri-
cultural Workers Union and Am
erican Civil Liberties Union, spread
ing false stories about conditions
in Imperial Valley and maligning
its citizenship, and
Whereas, these organizations
have issued statements declaring
that there is a nationwide rro-
test against Fascist (Vigilante) ter
ror in Imperial Valley' and these
statements are grossly in error and
are inspired only by failure of
Communistic plans to cripple or
ruin our major industries, and
Whereas, it has come to our at
tention that representatives of
these organizations are constantly
importuning the U. S. department
of labor to intervene in labor trou-
bles which do not now exist and
never did exist in imperial Valley.
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
That Boyce Aten Post No. 25, De-
partment of California, the Amer
ican Legion, does hereby request
Senators Hiram johnson and Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo, and Congress
man George Burnham to advise
the U. S. department of labor of
the true conditions in Imperial VAL
ley as set forth in state co-ordinat-
ing committee 5 report of Imperial
Valley labor troubles, and that the
citizens of Imperial Valley are
capable of solving their problems in
a truly American fashion, deter
mined to brook no interference
from organizations antagonistic to
our welfare and hostile to Amer
ican institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
STRONG SUPPORT FOR BILL TO
CURB UTILITY POLITICAL ACTS

led a movement for enactment OF
such legislation by congress.
Two years before he was inaug-
urated President he urged the New
York state legislature to memorial
ize congress to pass legislation of
the type introduced and fought for
by Senator Hiram johnson of CAL
ifornia.
1.-THE power of the federal court
must be abrogated, Mr.. Roosevelt
said. 1t appeared today the cul-
mination of his wish was but a few
days off.
House debate centered around
the same question of limiting juris-
diction of the lower federal courts.
Party lines were broken. Rep.
James M. Beck CRep) Pennsyl-
vania, charged that Johnson IS bill
was "the entering wedge to de-
struction of the power of United
States courts.''
Rep. Harold McGuin (RepD Kan
sas, retorted that "what will be
taken away is sort of special
privilege for utilities, and they will
have less to say about the appoint
mept of federal Judges
Advocates of the bill said it
would end the long delays before
various state commissioned Or
ders become effective.
Testimony that two executives
of utilities affiliated with the North
American Light & Power Co., Chi
cago. attempted to bribe Bloom
ington, ILL.,, city councilman to de-
feat a municipal power election,
was the latest trade commission
finding.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
SPEEDY TRIAL TO BE DEMANDED
BY GOVERNMENT in INSULT CASE
Former Utilities Magnate To Be Arraigned
Friday In Federal Court For Misuse Of
Mails And Bankruptcy Laws.

empire, this one in Greece where he
found temporary haven from the
American charges.
Pacing the narrow cabin on the
freighter Exilona, which brought
him back to America, insult told the
United Press correspondent that he
still hoped "after vindication," to
make Greece "a great maritime,
commercial and industrial center
with dominating influence in the
near east and to some extent in the
far east"
II worked on the idea after I was
arrested the third time on August
26," he said. "Yes, worked on it in
prison. I put my notes away only
when it became certain I would be
extradited."
Financiers of three countries, he
revealed, had pledged funds to
throw up skeleton OF the utilities
system he visualized.
The secret of Greek power, insult
said he believed, lies in exploitation
of the countries Ignite coal deposits
and mountain streams.
insults Dire ans contrast e
strangely with his situation today.
In a bed next to him lay George
Rogalski, 13-year-old boy accused of
abducting and causing the death of
a 2-year-old girl. Other cots in the
ward contained an accused slayer, a
pickpocket and wounded gang
Ster.
Because of his heart a.lment and
general weakened condition insult
was Tarmitted to order special food
to supplement the Jail menu which
costs the government less than Sc
cents a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
RANCHER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Gun Discharged While John Manford Of
Calipatria Was Climbing Fence.

John Manford, pioneer rancher
in the Calipatria area, was acci-
dentally killed in an unfortunate
accident at his home shortly af-
ter 8 clock this morning, accord
ing to Coroner A. r. Underwood.
Manford had spied hawk cir
cling about his ranch, and having
suffered several losses from their
depredations, determined to protect
his poultry from attack by the in
truder
Getting his shotgun from the
house he informed his family he
was going to take shot at the
bird. While crawling through q