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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
HOT WEATHER
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RAISE HAVOC
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ficially were attributed to heat eX-
haustion.
Fifteen major cities experienced
temperatures Of 100 degrees or
higher yesterday. MarySville, Mo,
saw the mercury bubble to l13
degrees. a record. In Kansas City
it was 10. in St. Louis and Con-
cordia lO8. and in Dodge City 1o6.
Springfield, IL. saw its all-time
heat record surpassed for the
third time in as many days, reach
ing lO8 degrees.
Only South Dakota and isolated
points along the seaboards were
exempt. At Aberdeen, s. D., a show
er plummeted the temperatures
from high in the nineties to 55 de-
grees.
Chicago's lake shore and loop en-
joyed a cooling breeze, but a few
miles inshore. at the city airport,
the mercury climbed TO l03.
Effect Of the continued heat on
crops was almost inestimable but
was undeniedly catastrophe
greater than any ever experienced
in this country. Roughly, the
monetary loss was pleced at S5.000,-
100000.
It was conceded the AAA would
be forced to modify its crop re-
duction plans for next year, ano
may approve plans Of prairie farm
ers to raise the largest winter
wheat crop in history. The drought
almost has wiped out surpluses.
The shortage Of water placed
the supplies Of many cities and
towns in jeopardy.
NJ. E. Linton, Topeka, Kansas
water commissioner, warned resi-
dents of the populous Kaw river
valley a severe winter would leave
them without water. The river j;
SO shallow, he said, that it easily
might freeze to its bed. Even now
the river barely covers intakes al
the Topeka water plant.
Eleven fatalities directly attribut.
able to heat were recorded yester.
day in greater Kansas City. lively,
others were treated for heat pros,
tration.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
SNAKES BITE
MAY BE FATAL
TO PREACHER

SYLVIA, N. c., Aug 10. U.P)-
Death was believed only a matter
of hours today for Albert Teester,
39-year-old Holiness preacher, who
failed to prove to his congregation
that rattlesnake would not at
tack "discipline of Cod"
TeeSter, on a bed in a little
mountain cabin, refused medical
attention. He Stunned the noun
taineers' remedy for snake bites,
corn liquor, crying, whisky only
makes the snake the madden and
the poison will go deeper I am a
disciple of God. He will take care
of it,
The minister stood before his
congregation Sunday night. holding
the mountain rattler in one hand
The snake sank its fangs in his
arm. Teester left the pulpit, dashed
to the churchyard and in few
minutes was on the ground, writh-
ing in agony.
His right arm, neck and back
are now swollen. He can hardly
talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
COTTON MEN
URGED TO ACT
IMMEDIATELY

Cotton growers of the county are
warned that only a limited time
remains in which applications for
cotton tax exemption certificates
may be filed, Dan Pubols, assist
ant in cotton adjustment stated
this morning.
AL growers who desire TO escape
the so per cent tax on all cotton
above the allotted quota provided
by the Bankhead act are urged to
file this application at the farm
advisor S office Immediately, Pubols
said.
In answer to rumorS that the
Bankhead act might be abrogated
due to drought conditions and a
subsequent short crop this year,
Pubols pointed out that Secretary
Wallace has just stated that the
administration of the Bankhead
cotton production control act was
going ahead despite the crop re-
porting board IS estimate placing
prospective yield this year at o.
/ $4,000 bales, or l,265 ,25l less than
the tax exempt total provided un-
der the act.
In sections where production is
prospectiyely far below the limit
provided by the act, growers will
j be permitted to sell unused tax ex-
emption certificates representing
allowed production to farms in 9TH
er sections whose production prob
ably will exceed their quotas.
The secretary estimated that
about SIS or $40 may be received
for such excess certificates.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10. W.P)-
The market continued dull ana
fractionally lower in early trading
on the Los Angeles stock exchange
today. Volume was again poor
Edison common led with 500 shares
opening at l4A and slipping to a.
down Il. Union Oil, with 400
shares changing hands, opened at
15M and climbed to 15A, up u.
On volume of 200 shares or less,
Security First National was down
y at 311a; Transamerica was down
i at So; Standard Oil was down
q at 33ai, and Shell Union was up
x at 7as.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
MINERALOGY
ARTICLE BY
LOCAL M AN

An interesting article on the
neurological formations found in
the western part of Imperial VAL
ley, written by Dick Erickson Of
this city, appears in a recent issue
of Pacific Mineralogist, official
publication of the Los Angeles
Neurological society.
The article recounts trip made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson in COM
pany with a group OF Los An
geles persons interested in mineral
ogy last March, in the course of
which visits were made to Painted
Canyon, Alverson canyon and Pin
to mountain, all located on the
extreme western edge of the val
ley.
Many interesting mineralogical
formations were found on the trip,
none more SO than the petrified
oyster shells familiar to valley
residents. The article contains a
scientific explanation for the pres
ence of such shells in the desert
country and describes the various
rock formations found in the vi
cinity of the places visited.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
DOINGS IN AND ABOUT SEELEY

Oakwilde to spend a pleasant af-
ternoon.
Claude Ferguson father left
Friday for his home in Hemet after
several weeks spent with his son
and family here,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Little have
recently moved to CaleXico. Mrs.
Little assisted in the White Cafe
for several months.
Miss Katherine Mackey accom-
panied her mother who has not
been very we'll lately to Jacumba
and will spend this month in the
mountains.
Fred Robinson of Borego valley
is spending this week visiting his
sisters and families. Mrs. William
Schultz and Mrs. S. T. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon had
as their overnight guests for the
weekend at Oakwilde Mr.. and Mrs
William Schultz. Others who were
invited guests for dinner Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Curtis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Higgins and
two children, Ivagene and Betty.
Mrs. Delmar Potter and Mrs. I.
NJ. Trammell who are staying at
Jacumba this month were business
visitors in the valley one day last
week.
R. j. Clevenger. who, with his
wife, is visiting at San Jose mo-
tored to the valley for few days
to look after his interests on the
ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10

HELD LEGAL

LOS ANGELES, Aug. TO- UP)-
The legality of the present county
grand jury was upheld today by
Superior Judge j. j. Trubacco in
sustaining grand theft and con-
spiracy indictments against II
former officials and employees of
the defunct California Reserve
corporation.
Judge Trabucco, assigned here
from Mariposa county, overruled
the motion of defense attorneys
to dismiss the indictments on the
ground that they were returned by
an illegally impanelled grand jury.
Judge Trabucco stated his ruling
in 20. words. Against this opposing
counsel consumed almost two weeks
in argument designed to prove that
the zeal of Superior Frank c. Col
lier Bowron in examining pros
pective grand jurors led them into
"praiseworthy but illegal excesseS"
in that jurors were not chosen
from the country as whole, en-
tire districts being unrepresented
when the panel was completed.
Roland Swaffield, defense at
torney Immediately gave notice of
appeal from Judge Trabucco's rul-
ing.
Officials and employees of the
defunct mortgage concern, which
was headed by George G. Gregory,
brother-in-law of District Attorney
Buron Fits, were indicted after
the grand jury succeeded in hav-
ing Fits disqualified. The concern
failed spectacularly about three
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
PgRU1AL
pQRnCRQPur

Clyde Kassens Of Chicago, Ill,
arrived last night TO visit his broth
er, George Kassens, 872 Orange
avenue.
Al G. Smith will leave tomorrow
to resume his studies at the Cali
fornia College of Chiropody in San
Francisco.
Victor Hetzel and John Wells
left yesterday to spend a few days
in Los Angeles.
Clarence L. Smith returned re-
Gently from a months IS vacation
tour of the Pacific coast, including
San Francisco, Seattle, and VAN
couver, B. c. Mrs. Smith will re-
main on the coast until cool wealth.
er begins.
Miss Virginia Hetzel has returned
from an enjoyable visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Mullarkey, formerly
of this city. now of Gallup, New
Mexico. Miss Hetzel will leave
shortly for Los Angeles to enroll
in Woodbury. IS business college.
Arthur Shirer haa left to spend a
few days with his family at La
Jolla.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
VALLEY
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LAST TIMES TODAY
sasss sssss WILD CARGO
BANK ROBBER
MEETS DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.R)-
Police today sought a second man
involved in the holdup of a Will
shire boulevard bank yesterday
which ended fatally for Frank o.
Avery, former police stenographer.
Avery, his face swathed in ban
dages and distorted by collodion to
conceal his identity, was shot down
by E. L. Oker. bank guard. as he
demanded cash from a teller. The
bullet pierced his head, killing him
instantly
Outside, a lookout in a car park
ed at the curb sped away as he
heard the shooting.
1t was the second time within
week the bank was robbed, two
bandits posing as officers robbing
it of $1,000 a few days ago. On
last July another bandit pair OBJ
tained $500 from the bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
L. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.P)-
Hogs so. Steady. Few locals $5.15.
Grain fed $585.
Cattle $50, 316 governments.
About steady. Medium steers $3.50
to $5.35. Medium grass and short
fed heifers 81 to s4.75. Common to
medium cows $275 to $3.50. Cutter
grades SIPS TO $3.50.
Calves $50, 144 governments.
About steady. Few vealers Sc down.
Sheep none. Holdovers 708 No
early sales. Medium to good lambs
quoted $3.50 to $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
Los ANGELES
DENIED PLEA

i SACRAMENTO. Aug. TO- U.P)-
Los Angeles county's application to
exceed its budget limitations by
$5,000,000 for relief purposes was
turned back to the county super
viSors today, stamped with the re-
fuSal of the state board of equal
ization to permit the increase.
The board S refusal was based
on the ground that the county tax
rate would be increased too much
if the added expenditure were al
lowed. The board also held the
budgt excess requested violated the
aims of the Riley Stewart tax plan.
The increase would have raised the
tax rate from S1.20 to S1.69.
In the hearing on the applica-
tion II. A. Payne. Los Angeles coun-
ty auditor, said that if the extra
budget allowance were not permit
ted, the county would have to dis
continue its relief work or trim its
governmental costs drastically.
Under the Riley-Stewart tax law
political subdivisions cannot in
crease their budget more than five
per cent in excess OF the previous
year s expenditures without per-
mission of the equalization board.
Los Angeles county planned to
spend s5.000000 of the money for
work, 100000 for general
hospital expenses. and 100000 for
of the primary and general
elections. Unemployment relief is
handled in separate budget
through federal funds.
The equalization board has ap-
plications from 275 school districts
and 325 cities and counties for
budget increases.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
BIRTHDAY Of
HOOVER TODAY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
Aug. 10. U.H - Former President
Herbert Hoover is 60 years old to-
day.
If it weren't for the thousands
of congratulatory kilograms, there
wouldn't be anything about the
mansion overlooking Stanford uni
versity to indicate it is the birth
date of the nation IS only living for
mer President.
A few personal friends and mem
bers of the family, including his
son Allan, Dr.. and Mrs. Ray Ly-
man Wilbur, and Mrs. Charles
Walcott. widow of the former di-
rector of the Smithsonian institute,
will come to the house on San Juan
hill tonight for a quiet dinner.
! Mrs. Hoover will cut a birthday
cake.
Most of the former President IS
days since he retired to private life
! are the same, except when there IS
a birthday cake to cut.
he rises early WdlhS anu IIAcA
spends the remainder of the day
resting or writing.
Sometimes the routine is broken
by a short fishing trip. He return
ed from one Tuesday after he and
Arthur Hyde, former secretary OF
agriculture, had caught a full
quota of trout in Yosemite National
! Park streams.
| During the past year Mr.. Hoover
has written a book which has been
called "The Challenge To Liber-
ty." In it Mr.. Hoover is reported
to have said that national regi-
mentation and bureaucracy is en-
dangering the entire structure OF
American liberty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
<R

? residing 3is miles east of FL Cen
tro reported to the Sheriff's office
that quantity of wire and several
fence posts were stolen from his
ranch.
DR.. x. c. CIemon..: dentist pro-
tessional bldg. Phone 245.
m VI II
More Cattle Shipped-Five cars
of cattle containing 240 head were
shipped to Los Angeles from the
county yesterday in following out
schedules adopted by the drought
relief program.
Woodie Mills. formerly of e. Gen.
tro. is now operating the Five
Point Service Station located at
1910 California street, San Diego.
He will appreciate meeting his
many friends from Imperial Valley
Come in and see us" Al service.
tro 6 m I
Ask For ProbatiOn-Frank ALI
son and Albert Taylor. charged
with grand theft, plead guilty TO
the charge before Judge McPherrin
this morning. They asked for pro-
baton and hearing on this will be
held next Friday.
The An-American Canal just
started let's clean up. l will paint
your buildings and give you ten
months to pay. Walter D. Pollard.
Phone 994. lOt3
Cowans Have Boy-Mr. and Mrs.
w. L. Cowan Jr. of this city are
the parents of a baby boy born
this morning in the Brawley hos
Spital.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
Stephens Talks
To 20-3O Club

Members Of the 20-3O club en-
joyed a brief talk on the Los An
geles aqueduct by Gorge H. Steph-
ems at their weekly meeting last
night in the California hotel.
Junior McNUtt was program
chairman for the evening. Dave Lee
accompanied oy Harold Foster on
the banjo, was heard in several
vocal selections, and money was
raised to send a delegate to the
20-30 convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
Head To Aid In
Trial At Capital

District Attorney Elmer Heald
is leaving for Sacramento tonight,
where, at the request of the Sac
ramento county district attorney he
will assist in the preparation of
evidence for the trial OF Pat Cham
bers and Carolyn Decker on charges
of criminal syndicalism.
Heald's experience in a similar
trial here in 1890 caused Neil r.
McAllister, the Sacramento dis
trict attorney to ask his assistance
for the trial of Chambers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
Three Held In
Bank Robbery

LA MESA, Cal, Aug. 10. U.R-
Three men were under arrest to-
day for the attempted holdup of
a branch bank after customers
aided officials in nabbing the trio
fleeing with $1,000 loot.
Paul Van Doren, teller, struck
down one bandit with a revolver
as he fled with the loot. Tony Co.'S
tello, service station employe,
knocked down a second robber as
he grappled with woman Gus
toner.
A third suspect was captured in
San Diego a short time later. The
three gave their names as Phillip
Maisell, Willis Beal, and Fred
Aguinaldo.
The woman customer mentioned
in the above dispatch, is Mrs.
Charles Andermatt of Seeley, ac-
cording to the San Diego Union.
Her husband is a dairyman in the
Seeley district and the family has
resided there for several years.
According to the Union account
of the affair Mrs. Andermatt was
entering the bank to make a de-
posit as one of the bandits was try
ing to leave. Thinking the man was
trying to rob her she grappled
with him and he struck her in the
head with his gun, infliCting a
painful but not serious wound.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
EXPLOITATION
OF CHILDREN
CONDE MINED

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. UP
Charles H. Warner, superintendent
OF the Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
today proposed spankings for moth
ers who see in precocious traits OF
children potential Shirley Temples
or Jackie Coogans.
He made the statement in con-
nection with the enforced two day
shutdown of a Brooklyn theatre for
violating an order of the city IL
cense commissioner in conducting
a "Shirley Temple Resemblance
Contest" with 80 participants be-
tween the ages Of three and six.
THE mothers are 10 blame, -
he said. They all get crazy when
their little girls begin acting up
like Shirley Temple
The closed theatre was the r. K.
o. Prospect. The theatre man
agment had applied for permission
TO display 19 little girls in the lobby
for period of five minutes. The
application was denied. Neverthe-
less. investigators said they found
30 girls sitting in the lobby beside
baskets in which patrons dropped
votes for more than two hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
L. A. Banks
RIVER READINGS
IN COLORADO
KILLS FOUR

MORRISON, Colo, Aug. 10. W.P
Scattered debris, wrecked auto
mobiles, uprooted trees and wash
ed out mountain highway, testified
today to the devastating and death
dealing flood that rushed out OF
Bear Greek canyon here.
Bear Creek, sub-normally low all
summer, was turned into noun
tain torrent yesterday when a
cloudburst sent millions of gallons
of water tumbling down the noun
tain sides.
-Four persons were known to be
dead and it was feared more bodies
will be found by searching parties.
Two of the dead were identified
as Mr.. and Mrs. John Husband,
Denver. They drowned when their
automobile was caught in the flood
waters. The bodies of man and
a boy were so badly mangled by
sharp rocks Identification was de-
layed.
Examinations led to belief prop
erty damage would be about $4,000.
The flood, coming 13 months af-
ter another death dealing wall OF
water that claimed three lives. or
iginated in the upper reaches OF
Bear Greek and Mount Vernon
Greek. Hail preceded the cloud
burst.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
GANDHI FASTING AGAIN

WARDHA, India, Aug. TO- U.P)-
The Mahatma Gandhi, doing a sew
en- day fast of penance, showed
alarming symptoms today. He raj
lied in the evening, although ex-
tremely weak. Doctors were salts
fled with the condition of his heart
and temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10

To Erect Sign - A building per-
mii has been issued to the Al @.
Smith company for the erection of
a Neon sign on the Barbara Worth
hotel. $50.
Triple-A Water at Sherwoods.
d.. A. B. Hanson. denuSt. New
Professional Bldg. Phone So etf
Fined Fer Drunkenness - A $40
fine was PAID by Trinidad Arambo
in police court this morning when
he pleaded guilty TO a charge of
drunkenness.
lee Cold &C. Beer. bottle l0c.
Fl Centre Fish Market, 799 Main.
Phone 1888. l tim
Rolls 15c dozen: coffee cakes 6 for
25c. doughnuts 2Oc dozen; pies 2oc.
Martin S National Bakery, 635
Main Th.F.-tf
Wire, Posts Stoien-W. c. Boyd,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
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L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. WH-
Following are today's market quo
tationS:
Hens, Leghorns, "a to 3A lbs. .1Oc
Hens, Leghorns, ga to 4 lbs. ...loc
Hens, Leghorns, lbs and up lie
Hens colored, 3A to 4 lbs. .......15c
Hens, colored, over lbs. and up l5c
Broilers, l to ~ lbs. ..................l6c
Broilers, IA to 2A lbs. .........,.....16c
Fryers, Leghorns, 2A to 3A lbs. 15c
Fryers, colored, 2A to 31a lbs....18c
Roasters, soft bone, 31s lbs. up ..18c
stays
Ola rOOSterS OF
Ducklings, Pekin, Az lbs. up ......10e
Old DUCKS 90
Young tom turkeys, IA lbs. and up
to IL lbs. ..........-.....--....-..-"......
Young tom turkeys, over Is lbs.
and I'D .............................. zoe
Hen turkeys, 9 lbs. and up ........18c
Old tom turkeys ..............................12c
Old hen turkeys .............................12c
Capons, under 7 lbs. ......................20c
CaponS, lbs. and up ..................23c
Rabbits, No. l white, to lbs. ....8c
Rabbits, No. old .......................... &c
Rabbits, No l mixed colors, 3
10 IDS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10

San Joaquin valley farmers plan
to make things hot for the labor
agitators if they make trouble dur
ing harvest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10

Weeds that act as hosts for beet
leaf hoppers are being eradicated
in King City district, Monterey
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-10
Flax Market
L. A. Hay

LOS. ANGELES. Aug. 10 up
Receipts equivalent to 80 car
loads.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06
THIRD PAROLE
REVOKED

AS the District Parole Board
was considering the cases of two
convictS, arrested for alleged
violation of parole, a third man
on parole was held in custody
today on a charge of assault.
The man, John w. Holmes, 80,
b truck driver of the 1900 block
Randolph st. N. w.. was arrested
last night on a charge of simple
assault. The warrant was sworn
to by Mrs. Nellie Rhomer, $500
block Eleventh st. N w.
Holmes was turned over to the
United States marshal and
taken to the District Jail pend
ing action by the Parole Board
on his case.
Holmes was paroled last Au-
gust after serving six months
on three sentences ranging from
one to two years foi robbery.
The Parole Board is expected
TO make decision in the next
few days in the cases of Albert
Sutton and Harry Yudelevit. pa
rolled convictS accused of viola
tion of parole.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06

Representatives of all the
Maryland towns in the metro
politan area met last night at
Hyattsville to discuss proposals
for the consolidation Of the in
corporated towns massed around
Washington.
A approximate estimate of the
cost of operation of these towns
amounted to $4,000. while col
lectively costs would be approx
mately $115,000
These figures were cited by
corporation counsel for Mt.
Rainier, Bird Dolby, and included
the towns of Mt. Rainier. Colmar
Manor, Brentwood, Hyattsville
Bladensburg. Riverdale, Cottage
City and EdmonSton.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06
Towns May Be United

A proposal to include the entire
metropolitan area of Maryland in
a new county to be known as
Washington City County was set
forward by T. H. McClenon of
Takoma Park, Md, who cited
Baltimore County as illustrative
of the scheme.
Next Tuesday night a meeting
of the mayors of the various towns
will be held at the Riverdale Fire
House, at which time accurate fig
ures showing the cost of operating
the towns will be compared.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06
BAZAAR PLANNED

Members of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Takoma Park
Lutheran Church will hold their
annual church bazaar and chicken
dinner tonight from to 7:3O
o'clock in the church auditorium.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06

Whenever you wish to know the
correct time Of day or night telephone
District 1000. the office of THE
WASHINGTON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1934-12-06

Fdayanoher great day of value giving Every priced
of lO and instances the saving Special
chas merchandise marked for clearance and specially priced items from
stocks afford opportunities Plan be here
The Washington times., 1934-12-06

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