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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
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MERCY ERRAND

BALBOA, C. T., May 25. W.P)-
The destroyer Hale started its
dash to the Canal Zone from the
Galapagos Islands at 7;30 a. m. to-
day, bearing William A. Robinson,
American explorer, who is in a
critical condition after an emer-
gency appendicitis operation.
Another and faster destroyer
rode at anchor half way to Bal
boa, ready if necessary to act as re-
lay ship and transport Robinson
the last part Of the voyage from
the Equatorial Isles.
Robinson-who underwear; a n
emergency operation last night
lay in the hot little sick bay OF the
destroyer Hale, sent from here as a
hospital ship to provide an oper-
ating room and sea ambulance.
His condition was critical although
physicians reported the results OF
the operation as favorable.
The destroyer Hale. Lieut.. Comdr.
Davenport Brown commanding. ar
rived at Tagus Cove last night.
Awaiting it were Lieut.. Comor.
Rollow w. Hutchinson and Lieut..
Oscar D. Yarbrough, navy sir
geons sent from the Canal Zone
by seaplane.
Hutchinson performed the oper-
alton with Harbrough assisting.
The seaplanes which carried the
surgeons to the island had been
fitted as medical laboratories. Ev-
erything was ready for an opera
ton when the little destroyer ar
rived.
At 6:55 a. m, just at sunrise, the
two naval planes which had taken
the surgeons TO the islands left
Tagus Cove for Balboa. They ex-
pected to make it in II hours.
The Hale has not been in contact
by radio for some hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
More Clashes
In Manchukuo

HSINKING, Manchukuo, Nay Is.
U.P)-New clashes between outposts
of Manchukuan and Russian SOL
diers were reported today.
The Hsingan provincial govern
ment advised that an unspecified
number of Soviet guards reconnoit-
cred in Manchukuan territory Sum
day near Dalainor. The Manchu-
kuan guards fired blanks at the al
legged invaders and the horsemen
disappeared, the report said.
The report came at a time when
the japanese foreign office in Tokyo
described the atmosphere in Jap
anese -Russian>relations as becoming
surcharged by recent annoyances.
The Soviet government apologized
to Japan for the gunfire directed at
the home of the japanese consul
In Habarovsk, Siberia, which is on
the Manchukuan border. One of the
men involved in the attack on the
consulate repeatedly has been ar
rested.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
SWISS MAY
RECOGNIZE
MANCHUkUO

HSINKING, Manchukuo, May %.
U.P)Switzerland, little European re-
public high in the Alps, may pro-
vide the next move in the diplo-
matte game being played to obtain
recognition of Manchukuo in the
family Of nations, it was indicated
today.
Schihitaro Ada, privy counsellor
and former japanese minister to
Switzerland, said the Swiss repub-
lie may soon use its good offices
to arrange permission for Manchu-
kuo to participate in the interna-
tional postal conference.
Yada asserted that the Swiss for
eign office was pledged verbally tc
such action when some country in
addition to Japan-sponsor of the
Manchukuan empire - recognized
the new state.
The Manchukuan embassy, after
long delay, announced this weel
that the little central American
republic of Ell Salvador on March
3 recognized the empire formally.
Ell Salvadore's action, the PRIV
councillor intimated, may precipi
tate Switzerland's effort TO include
Manchukuo in the internationa
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
PARACUAYANS
PREPARE FOR
FINAL CLASH
BY I. p. FARRELL

Onlt6Q freSS StakI Correspondent
BUENOS AIRES, May 25-Para-
guayan shock troops, haggard ana
worn after huge losses in six days
of almost continuous fighting, hurl-
ed themselves stubbornly coday
against a wall-like Bolivian line in
the Gran Chaco jungle. Bolivian Of
ficers claimed the ParaguayanS had
suffered 5000 casualties in the bat
tie.
Rallying from one of the most Sc
we're defeats of the two years war,
the ParaguayanS repelled Bolivian
counter attack and sought to re-
new their offensive.
There was indication the battle
might prove the decisive one of the
war for the frontier region.
The Paraguayans, dour fighters,
with a military tradition from their
five years war of the 1860s that RI
walls that of the Spartans, seemed
ready to go the limit.
In their ranks were grandsons
and great-grandsons of the men
who fell in that war of the 1905
when Paraguay, fighting the COM
bined armies of Argentina, Brazil
and Uruguay, began with a pop/la-
ton of 1887, ,439 and emerged with
total of only 221,3 ,379.
Of the survivors, 28,746 were men,
l06,254 women and 86,079 children.
Some of their regiments were made
up of boys from II to Is years. Wo-
men were used as beasts of burden.
Today, they had seasoned men
and modern arms. Their command
er-in-chief, General jose Felix Es-
tigarribia, is French trained.
Against the Paraguayans, was a
Bolivian army of mixed, seasoned
and new men.
At the beginning of the battle last
weekend the Paraguayans, flushed
with months of success, planned a
French thanking movement to route
the Bolivian army.
The Bolivians, using German de-
eense methods, repelled them and
almost annihilated three regiments
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
EXPLOSION IN
TANKER TRUCK
DOES DAMAGE

MARTINEZ, Calf, May Is. W.P)
"A spectacular fire and explosion
of an oil truck and trailer on the
outskirts of Martinez, today en-
dangered 10 lives, disrupted high
way traffic and tied up the main
line of the Southern Pacific rail-
road.
The explosion occurred in the
tank of Western Oil and Refin-
ing Company truck, carrying a
trailer and a total Of 1888 gallons
of gasoline. A pin connecting the
trailer and truck worked loose and
struck the cap of a gasoline tank.
The fluid splashed to the truck
engine and starred the fire.
Lewis S. Syla, the driver, was
drenched with gasoline. He leaped
from the truck and ran into a
field a few seconds before a ter
rifle explosion took place.
Martinez firemen and workers
from the Associated Oil company
were summoned as the fire spread
along the ground to. the Associated
Oil line from the Avon Refinery
to a wharf. Despite efforts to
"coolo the line by high pressure
movements of oil, the line exploded
and shot flame $50 feet in the air
Nine fire fighters were drenched
with oil and narrowly escaped
death. The clothing of several
caught fire, but the flames were
beaten out,
A Southern Pacific freight train
passed the location as the pipe line
exploded. The engine was sprayed
with burning oil, but Engineer W.
M. Bachhardt, of Oakland, saved
his train by backing it from the
danger zone.
Passenger train no. SIS from
Stockton to San Francisco was
warned and held up beyond the
fire. 1t was due in Martinez al
1920 p. m., and faced at least an
hours delay as men battled the
flames.
Asphalt on the highway between
Martinez and Pittsburgh caught
fire and traffic was held up.
A 10000 volt power line crashed
to the ground to add to the danger
and confusion at the scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25

cause the agreeable climate Of
Southern California did not require
air conditioning and no practical or
efficient air conditioning system
had yet been developed. If the
climate in Yuma, some go miles
distant from Fl Centro necessitates
an air conditioning system, Hays
has contended, certainly such a
system is also necessary in El Gen.
tro, and ce..sSlnly a system which
will work efficiently in Yuma will
also serve in El Centre.
The local chamber fought for
months to have an air condition
ing system included in the budget
for the El Centro post office and
Congressman Swing, and later Con-
gresham Burnham added their
arguments 70 those of local organ
izations, but the necessary budget
ing was not made. When it was
found that it was going to be i'm
possible to get a complete air con-
ditioning system chamber officials
urged that the air ducts be in
stalled while the walls of the local
federal building were being con-
structed, in order that the COM
plete system could later be added
without the necessity of putting IN
ducts, but, although the ducts were
approved at one time, they were
never installed.
1t is hoped that the fact that
$4,000 has been appropriated FOL
an air conditioning system in Yu-
ma will serve as precedent ano
that the California delegation in
Washington can now get permission
for the air cooling system in the
Ell Centro post office and with this
thought in mind the Ell Centre
chamber Immediately contact d
Senator McAdoo and Congressman
Burnham and hopes for some def
mite action in the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
CHAMBER SEEKS COOLING SYSTEM
FOR Ell CENTRIC POST OFFICE

With word received that the bud
get bureau of the United States
treasury department has approved
the appropriation of $4,000 for in
stallation of a cooling system in
the new federal building in Yuma,
the El Centre Chamber of Com
merce has again taken up the fight
which it waged year ago to have
an air conditioning system installed
in the El Centre post office and let
ters have been writtento Senator
McAdoo and Congressman Burn
ham urging that they make every
effort to contact the interested de-
partments of the government and
bring to their attention the neces-
sity of an air conditioning system
in the federal building in El Gen.
tro.
In the letters to Washington
Robert Hays, manager Of the local
chamber, has pointed out that the
air conditioning system in the FL
Centro post office was rejected be-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
SILVER BILL 8
PASSAGE WILL
BOOST PRICE

WASHINGTON. May 25. U.P)-
Enactment of the administration
silver bill ultimately will raise the
price of the metal, Herman Oil
phant, treasury expert who helped
draft the Legislation, told the house
ways and means committee today.
Oliphant appeared before the
committee to explain what the
treasury hoped to accomplish un-
Ger the measure after Henry Nor
genthau, secretary of treasury,
urged the committee to retain the
so per cent tax imposed on prof
its gained from silver sales or pur-
chaSeS.
THE tax" Morgenthau said,
will affect only spectators who
are operating in direct competi-
ton with the government on the
silver market. A tax of SO per
cent is very modest"
He indorsed the bill and said
he hoped congress would enact it
at this session.
Oliphant's prediction that silver
prices would rise was made in
connection with a clause in the
bill which provides that no pur-
chase of silver held in continental
United States after May l shall be
made at a price in excess of so
cents an ounce.
When this purchase plan has
been carried out" Oliphant told
the committee, there is no ques-
ton in my mind that silver will
not remain at so cents an ounce"
You mean it will go down." he
was asked.
Il mean it will go up" Oliphant
said.
He told the committee that the
bill was so written that the ad-
ministration would be able to
break any attempt of any group
of SPECTATORS to corner the silver
market.
The bill, introduced by Rep.
Martin Dies, Dem0 Texas, directs
the secretary Of the treasury to
purchase silver at home and abroad
at such rates, at such time and
upon such terms as he believes
advantageous to the public inter-
est.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
TOLEDO MOB
CONTINUES To
USE VIOLENCE

TOLEDO, O., May 25, W.P)-
Rioting Electric Auto-Lite strikers
beat and stripped /. youthful, red
haired Strikebreaker late today
and forced him to lead their par
ade through downtown streets.
Violence surged toward the busi-
ness section after a day in which
national guardsmen repeatedly used
tear gas and nauseating gas to
beat back prick throwing, scream
ing strikers at the Auto-Lite plant.
A 12-year-old boy, John Parent,
was struck in the neck by an ex-
ploding gas bomb. He was expect
ed to recover.
The young strike-breaker, Jo-
stephen Kardos, was rescued by a
corner policeman after being forced
to walk stark naked at the head
of the parade while it wound past
thousands of shocked citizens.
Desperate efforts to mediate the
strike continued, under leadership
of Charles P. Taft, son Of the late
President, sent here by Secretary
of Labor Perkins to attempt to ar
rive at a truce.
Violence continued at the Auto
Lite plant, with approximately
5000 rioters massed there late to-
day. There were wholesale ar
rests. Many rioters and national
guardsmen received injuries from
flying bricks, adding to the scores
who have been hurt during the
bloody turmoil Of the last three
dayS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
CiLberf's Wife
GiUen DiUorce

Its ANGELES. May 25. up
John Gilbert, handsome screen lov-
er, was divorced today by his fourth
wife, the blonde and beautiful Vir-
ginia Bruce, film actress.
Miss Bruce's court appearance
was extremely brief and unusual in
that she was not required to re-
peat any of the details set forth
in the complaint, which charged
mental cruelty.
She was asked if she had read
the complaint and if she was sat-
isfied with the terms of the prop
erty settlement she made with the
actor.
She answered in the affirmative
in each case.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
SAY OFFICERS
WERE SLAIN
BY D|LL|NGER

EAST CHICAGO, Ind, May 25.
U.P)-A star murder witness against
John Dillinger was one of two po-
licemen killed early today by a ma
chine gunner believed to have been
the desperately sought outlaw.
Convinced that Dillinger shot the
patrolman and fled from the scene
of his latest killings, hundreds of
police and federal agents guarded
highways in Illinois and Indiana,
seeking vengeance and final show
down with the man who had defieI
the law for months.
The dead policemen, Patrolmen
Martin O'Brien and Floyd Mulvihill,
had pursued a suspicious automo-
bile out of East Chicago toward
Gary. The car slowed down on a
lonely stretch of highway and ma
chine gunner within directed fire
that riddled the policemen with bull
lets.
Mulvihill was the witness expect
ed to send Dillinger to the electric
chair for the murder of Patrolman
William P. OMalley during hold
up of an East Chicago bank five
months ago. Dillinger, after his ar
rest in Tucson, Ariz., was charged
with this murder in the Crown
Point Jail. He escaped to continue
his deadly forays against society.
Mulvihill, father of six children
was within a few inches of O'Mal-
ley when he was machine-gunned
and had positively identified Dill
linger as the slayer. -g
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
To Probe Charge
OF Censorship

WASHINGTON, May 25. U.H -
A resolution directing the senate to
determine whether a press censor
ship exists in the government was
introduced today by Sen. Thomas D.
Schall, (Rep) Minnesota.
On motion of Sen. j. Hamilton
Lewis, Dem) Illinois, the resolu-
ton was referred to the interstate
commerce committee.
Schall said he would not permit
gagging of the press"
"It does not belong in this gov
ernment," lie said, land must not
be tolerated"
The resolution directed special
committee of five senators to de-
termine whether censorship is being
imposed by heads Of government
agencies, and whether the NRA
telegraph industry code could be
used to censor press dispatches.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
SUPERVISORS
MAK|NGPEACE
WITH bRAN|ON

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, May 25.
nIp)-The State Association OF
County Supervisors was ready today
to make its peace with r. c. Bran
ion, state emergency relief director,
on the subject of state and federal
assistance to county relief funds.
A special committee which con-
ferred with Branion submitted a
resolution proposing that the state
government assume a substantial
proportion of relief work in cities
and counties.
simultaneously the Los Angeles
delegates at the annual supervisors
convention submitted a resolution
proposing a special legislative ses-
sion for the appropriation Of ST.
100000 monthly to counties to aid
relief work.
Both proposals are to come up
for votes today. Their passage is
expected.
The committee which discussed
the relief situation with Branion
included L. S. Greer, San Bernar-
dino; William j. Hamilton, Ala
media; w. D. Jerome. Orange; Tom
Hurley, San Diego, and Charles
Deterding, Sacramento.
The hottest controversial point
was passed over amicably when the
relief director assured the super
visors that federal aid to counties
is not all dependent on the pur-
chase Of state relief bonds and
that counties can raise relief funds
through any method desired.
Previously speakers, including
| Mrs. Rheba Splivalo, state welfare
director, had aSsailed Branion's
administrator of relief and hi:
| INTERPRETATION of relief rulings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
VALLEY WORK
PREPARED BY
COLLEGE DEAN

A photography of the historical,
scientific and engineering litera-
ture relating to Imperial Valley and
the lower Colorado River, recently
completed by Frank I. Shepherd,
dean of the Central Junior college,
has been pronounced by chamber
of commerce officials as most val
liable contribution yet prepared to-
ward the furthering of general in
formation on the valley, and it will
prove a great aid to those interest
ed in the early history of Imperial
Valley, the geology of this area, or
any other phase of the valley upon
which articles have been written.
The photography contains 332
pages of references to articles con-
nected with Imperial Valley and
over SO pages are devoted to list
of serial publications, including con-
gressional publications, which have
been reviewed by Dean Shepherd. III
all there are 1856 references and,
as practically all were personally ex-
amined, the work of compiling this
interesting reference work has oc-
cupied the author during the sum-
mer months for several years past.
The work has been particularly diff
ficult because Imperial Valley is so
far removed from the source OF
many of the government and other
publications and the vast number
of reference works available in large
communities are difficult to obtain
here.
The references have been cross in
dexed, making it very simple to find
any subject in which one is inter-
ested and among the dozens Of sub
jects alphabetically listed concern
ing this region are the zoology, irri-
cation, published poems, floods
earthquakes, fossils, oil wells, the
geography and geology, which indi-
Gates that no subject has been ne
elected.
A copy of the photography has
been presented to the Ell Centro
Public Library and in commenting
on it today w. H. Tyler, Jr., presi-
dent of the local chamber, stated
I'VE have calls SO often at the
chamber of commerce counter for
detailed information concerning
some phase of the development OF
Imperial Valley and it is often diff
ficult to advise inquirers where they
can obtain just the information
which they desire The chamber
staff can now refer such inquiries tc
the public library where, through
this photography, the librarians can
without effort locate the desired in
formation"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Firm, Plans To
Bid On Canal

A telegram was read at meet
ing of the irrigation district direc-
tors this morning from San
Francisco firm of contractors stat
ing that members of the firm would
be in the valley soon relative to
making a bid on the construction
of the All-American canal
This is in line with the recent
proposal discussed by the board
whereby the construction work
might be contracted for in this
manner and then sublet to the dis
trict under whose direction the
work would then be done.
No action was taken relative to
the telegram.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
PATTERSON
PROGRAM AT
KIWANIS CLUB

Fathers and sons day was en-
joyed this noon by the Kiwanis
club members and their sons who
met at the Barbara Worth hotel
with Dr. r. C. Clemons as chair
man of the day.
Rev. Gerald B. Harvey, pastor OF
the Brawley Methodist church,
demonstrated a series of magic
tricks, prefacing his demonstration
with the statement that he believed
everyone should have a hobby and
that from the time he was in the
sixth grade he had been interested
in magic.
From that time on he has kept
this hobby and has continually
practiced old and new tricks. His
demonstration delighted the adults
as we'll as the boys.
Bill Dubois spoke for the boys,
welcoming the fathers and thank
ing them for having the sons meet
with them. He declared that the
meeting had made such an impress
sion on him that he has already
made up his mind to become q
member of service club.
Raynor Clemons, Jr., talked on
what may be expected from an
American boy, habits of cleanliness,
or not shirking duties. He COM
pared life to a football game, ad-
vising his hearers to hit the line
hard and to take the knocks as we'll
as the breaks of the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Will Free DonIey
In Bribery Case

LOS ANGELES, May 25. U.P) -
The jury that heard testimony in
the bribery trial of James S. Nc
Knight and Roy L. Donley, former
city councilmen, accused of solicit
ing campaign funds for their influ-
ence in a garbage disposal contract,
will be instructed TO acquit Donley,
superior judge Charles Fricke an
nounced today.
The jurist made this announce
ment at the conclusion of an argu-
ment by Eugene Williams, deputy
district attorney. who resisted mo-
ton by counsel for Donley and Nc
knight for a directed verdict Of ac-
Quittal for both defendants.
1.-The state IS testimony is insuffi-
cient 10 convict Defendant Donley,
Judge Fricke said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Library Wants
Pioneers Aid

Pioneers of the valley or any one
having material relative to the
early days which they are willing
to have the library keep for them
are urged to communicate with
Agnes Ferris Bigelow, city librarian.
Mrs. Bigelow says that the Ii
brary's collection of material on
the pioneer days of the valley is
limited and that she is eager to Sc
cure more historical material. Old
programs of meetings, of gather
ings of various sorts, as we'll as
clippings from magazines and pa
pers, bulletins, papers, anything on
this line will be greatly appreciat-
ed.
Thel library will keep it for the
individual and make the material
available for those interested in
seeing it and studying this period in
the valleys development.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
EUen Lizards
Like To Drink

Even desert lizards get thirsty,
says j. B. Norton, plant pathologist
in the agricultural commissioners
office.
His pet lizard was sadly detected
and restless yesterday, but after
water was put inside the case in
which she is kept, she rushed to
it with JOY and after quenching
her thirst, relaxed in placid con-
tentment.
Norton says that this is the first
time he has ever seen her drink.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Forester Funeral
Conducted Today

Funeral services for j. l.. Forrest
er, son Of Ed .'orrester, Imperial
Valley pioneer, who died as a result
of injuries received in an automo-
bile accident on Tuesday, were held
this afternoon at 2:30 in Lemons
funeral parlors.
Rev. j. C. Spencer, pastor OF the
Seeley Community church officiat-
ed. Burial followed in Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
BroziPs Action
Arouses Jopar,

TOXIC, May 25. U.P)-Reports
that Brazil had adopted a constitu-
tional amendment restricting jap
anese immigration caused intense
excitement here today.
Koki Hirota, foreign minister, in
structed Gen. Senjuro Hayashi
war minister, to make friendly rep
reservations to Brazil expressing
disappointment over the action.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Treat Man For
Slight Wound

Falstaff Hawkins, Negro, was
treated at the county hospital yes
terday for a stab wound in his left
arm near the shoulder. The at
tending physician stated that the
wound was not serious and police
are seeking the man. IS assailant.
According to the police report
Hawkins was stabbed as he entered
the home of friend on the east
side his assailant making good his
escape in the resultant confusion.