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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
RAIN FALLS IN
| MIDDLE: WEST.
Slight Relief Comes To Sum
Baked Area After Longest
Drought On Record.
By FRED MYERS

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 4. - Snow and
heavy rains over wide areas of the
sun scorched west brought at least
temporary surcease today from a
drought which in three months has
reduced millions of American farm
ers to the verge of poverty.
Clouds over the entire northwest
promised rain in dozen parched
states farther east.
Prospects for an end to the long
est rainless period in the 50-year
history of the weather bureau were
pronounced "the best since April
l" by w. p. Day, Chicago fore
caster.
While Colorado, Nebraska and
Montana fields soaked up from one
fourth to two inches of rain and
snow fell on the eastern slope of
the Colorado Rockies, the record
heat wave of last week still per-
sisted, however, in Michigan, Illi-
nois and states to the southeast
Three deaths directly attributable
to heat, with six by drowning,
brought the death toll of the week IS
scorching suns to at least 160.
Farmers of the Dakotas, Mime
sofa, Nebraska and Iowa had the
monetary loss of the drought new
ly emphasized today as govern
ment agents began purchase of
100000 head of cattle for which
there is no feed or water.
Officials of the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration an
nounced that thousands of head OF
the animals bought and slaughter
ed will be fit only for conversion
to waste products.
Emaciated and diseased, they
are unfit for human food.
Thousands of head of cattle have
been driven northward in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin to greener pas
lures at the head of the Great
Lakes, while the governors of both
those states and of North Dakota
enforced an embargo against i'm
portation of livestock across their
state lines.
Cattle drives approaching the
size of those of the old Chisholm
trail made their dusty way across
the country
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
MAN
IS VICTIM Of
STRAY BULLET

PHOENIX, AriZ., June 4--(U.P)-
Civil and criminal action against
members of the Phoenix police de-
partment loomed today as city and
federal authorities continued their
investigation into the fatal shoot
ing of an innocent man here Sun
day morning when a hail of rifle
and shotgun bullets killed young
embryo extortionist.
Attorneys for Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
H. Perkins, parents of Robert
Perkins, 20, killed by a stray bullet
that crashed through the sleeping
porch and killed him while he
slept, said they were considering
court action in the case.
Perkins was the innocent victim
of leaden hail of bullets that cost
the life of Louis Walsh, 25, who
had been paid $500 by I. Dia-
mond, wealthy department store
manager here. The money had
been paid at a midnight meeting
while officers waited in ambush.
Walsh was shot when he failed to
comply with orders to halt.
Just what legal action will be
taken by attorneys for the mans
family will not be determined until
after an inquest tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04

made no arrests at the time of his
visit to Winterhaven as he thought
the best way to procede was to
put the matter directly up to the
supervisors for their action.
Supervisor w. H. Best did not
agree with this procedure and felt
that the sheriff IS action was mere
ly "passing the buck" to the SUI
pervisors. He said further that to
his understanding of the matter no
money was being used in these
games but merchandise tokens is
sued by the merchants of Winter
haven.
K. B. Perkins, attorney who rep
resented the defendants this morn
ing said that before further action
be taken verified complaint
should be filed in writing by the
sheriff.
Elmer Heald, district attorney,
pointed out to the board that ac-
cording to the ordinance as adopt
ed and approved by the supervis-
ors the board itself can take action
on a verified complaint of the per-
son making the investigation or on
its own motion can proceed with
the hearing and if necessary, re-
yoke the licenses.
The complaint was then pre-
pared, signed by the sheriff and
presented to the board after which
the date for the hearing was set.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04

CHICAGO, June 4. U.P) - Big
political medicine brewed today in
Chicago hotel lobbies as leading
strategists of the Republican party
assembled to name new national
chairman and, as a necessary by
product, define the battle lines of
coming campaigns.
Among themselves the G. o. P.
leaders discussed the "new deal, "
the "brain trust" and govern
ment in business almost to ex-
clusion of the personalities of cam
didates for party leadership.
Seeing the possibility of close
ly-knit fighting unit in an assault
on Rooseveltian policies, the Re-
publican planners sidetracked de-
terminedly every controversy that
might disrupt harmony.
Most frequently mentioned as
candidates for the post vacated by
resignation of Everett Sanders were
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
DRUG SELLER
NEAR DEATH

LOS ANGELES, June A. U.P)-
Shot in the abdomen when he at
tempted to evade arrest on mar
cotic charges, Ray Erickson, alias
Fred Jackson, was in a critical
condition today at the county hos
pital.
Meanwhile police held Frank
Ardovina and Peter Gomez, alleged
confederates of Erickson, on fed
eral charges on possession and sale
of narcotics.
Erickson was shot early Saturday
by Vaughn De Spain, federal agent
who with a police officer, assert
edly bought morphine from Erick-
son and his companions. Erick-
son was shot when he allegedly
attempted to flee
Police said morphine valued at
$400 was found in Erickson's pos
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
EUROPE STAGES PRAYERS FOR RAIN
Christian And Heathen Rites Invoked To
Terminate Long Dry Spell

dington, source of London's water
supply, was the lowest on record.
Consumers of water all over Buck
inghamshire county were ordered
to reduce their consumption by
25 per cent, under penalty of pros
ecution.
Heath fires were increasing. Fit
teen hundred soldiers were sent
to Liphook, Hampshire, to fight a
fierce outbreak.
Clouds covering half of France
promised relief to parched crops.
But in cases where the clouds full
filled their promise there were
terrific downpours that did great
damage, carrying away railway
tracks, swelling rivers and des-
troying bridges.
In the Balkans and the Danube
valley, prayers for rain were at
tended by rites centuries old.
Gypsies danced in the streets,
chanting supplications to rain
gods. In some Jugoslav villages
girls dressed only in green leaves
danced in the streets to the rivers,
then took off their leaves and
threw them in the river as a
sacrifice to bring rain,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
ONE OF FIVE
DIONNE GIRLS
GRAVELY ILL

NORTH BAY, Ont, June 4. U.P)
Marie, smallest of the quintup-
lets born to Mrs. Olivia Dionne,
continued a game fight for life
today. Her four sisters apparently
were recovering from a light at
tack of jaundice.
The quintuplets' weights today,
announced by their father, were:
Emile, pound, 13 ounces; Cecile,
2 pounds, l ounce; Annette, 2
pounds, ounces; Yvonne, pounds,
6 ounces; Marie, pound, 10 ounces.
No conclusion regarding show
ing the babies at the Chicago
fair had been reached, Dionne
said, although he inferred he re-
gretted having signed contracts to
display them. The doctor has not
yet given the necessary permission
for the babies to be moved
The infants spent good night
and their stamina heartened OBJ
servers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
NEW GOVERNOR
IS SIXTH TO
INHERIT JOB

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June a
U.P)-Although Governor Rolph was
only the second chief executive to
die while in office, Frank F. Mer-
riam was the sixth lieutenant gov
ernor to be elevated to the COVER
norship, according to records of
Secretary of State Frank c. Jordan
The others included:
John McDougall-Sworn January
9, 1851 to succeed Peter Burnett,
resigned.
John G.. Downey- January IA,
1860, Vice Milton S. Latham, re-
signed.
RCmualdo Pacheco-February 27
1875, Vice Newton Booth, resigned
Robert w. MISUNDERSTANDING
13, 1887, Vice Washington Bartlett,
who died.
William D. Stephens-March Is,
1915, Vice Hiram w. johnson, re-
signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
BY RICHARD l.. GRIDLEY
United Press Financial
Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 4-lU.H -
The national public debt neared
new all time peak of approximately
$27, 900, 10000 today with the offer
by the treasury of S800,000,000 in
new securities to obtain funds to
carry the recovery program through
the summer months.
Investors we're asked by the
treasury to buy $500, 100000 of 5
year 2A per cent treasury notes
and $3O0,00O,000 of IL to IA year 3
per cent treasury bonds.
Enough per cent bonds will be
issued above the 100000 cash
sale to allow holders of treasury
certificates and notes maturing
over the next six weeks to exchange
them dollar for dollar for the new
bonds.
The securities which may be eX-
changed for the new bonds are
$174,905, 500 of a per cent treasury
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Merriam FaUors
Middle Course
The vote was 300 to IS.

LOS ANGELES, June 4-U.P)-
AS acting governor of California,
Frank F. Merriam favors middle
course, free both of a dictatorship
and Communism.
"Our country is divided into
groups" he told group of Glen
dale knights of Pythias before en-
training for San Francisco last
night. "On one side, to the left,
are the Communists who would
take us that way. On the other
hand is the trend toward dicta-
torship, groups trying to promote
their own interests. Let us hold
on to the good old Pythian ideal
of neither to the right nor the left
but straight ahead in this coun-
try"
Merriam was due to arrive in
San Francisco at a. m. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
YOUTH TELLS
OFFICERS Of
AWFUL DEED
Confesses Killing Mother And
Brother In Family Home At
Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, June 4-U.P)-A
series of "little things goaded
Louis Rude Payne into the fright
full hatchet slayings of his mother
and his younger brother, the
trembling, asnen-faced youth told
detectives today.
Mrs. Carrie L. Payne, wife of a
st. Louis utilities magnate, was the
first victim, according to the story
which poured from the shaking lips
of the 20-year-old youth soon after
his surrender to police.
He crept into her room while she
slept and slashed her with a
hatchet. Then he went into his
brother Roberts room and struck
at the 14-year-old boy.
Robert threw up his hand to de-
fend himself as the hatchet blows
rained down upon him, the confess
sion obtained from Louis Rude
Payne said.
"It was a series of little things
that, caused me to do it," he told
the police. But the youth, for
whom police planned a sanity test
refused to explain what the little
things were.
The slayings occurred Tuesday
night. Louis remained in the house
until Friday, when he fled. He said
he could not account for his wander
ings until his surrender at Hunt
ington Beach last night, soon aftel
the bodies, strapped to their beds
were found.
In his pocket police found an un'
signed telegram addressed to hi
father, L. F. Payne, vice-presiden'
of the Commonwealth Utilitie!
Corp, of st. Louis. 1t read:
Dear Dad: I have killed mother
and Bob. I am going to tell the
police"
Payne left his st. Louis home fol
Los Angeles after hearing details OF
the slayings. He will arrive here
tomorrow.
Young Payne, former student at
Missouri Military Academy, Mexico
Mo-, said he had suffered a lapse
of memory. He could not recall, he
said, where he had been since the
slayings, said by police to have oc-
Cured Thursday or Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
G. @. P. LEADERS DRAW UP PLANS
Party Chiefs Confer At Chicago For Lmpend-
ing Campaigns

former Gov Walter j. Kohler of
Wisconsin, former Senator James
E. Watson of Indiana and Henry
Fletcher of Pennsylvania. Former
Senator Walter E. Edge of New
Jersey was an almost equal chance.
Kohler, choice of a large element
demanding new blood at the head
of the party, was regarded as head
and shoulders above other candi-
dates until a report circulated yes
terday that he would refuse the
post.
Among seconc choices for the
leadership were Hanford MacNider,
former assistant secretary of war
and past national commander of
the American Legion; former Sem
ator William Z. Butler of Massa-
chusetts and campaign manager
for Coolidge and John M. Ham
lion. chairman of the Republican
state committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
NATIONAL DEBT SAID TO HAVE
ESTABLISHED NEW HIGH MARK
Total Indebtedness At Present Exceeds Pre-
vious Record Set Immediately After Close
Of World War.

certificates, due June Is. and $345,-
292, 900 of 21s per cent treasury
notes, due August /, total of
$500, 198,1O0.
Sale of the new securities carries
the debt to s26,955, of, ,448. Sur
passing the war time peak of $685.
500, ,701,6 ,642 reached on August 81,
1919. The government at the
present time, however, has nearly
billion dollars more cash than in
1919.
The new debt peak brought the
government closer to the outside
limit" public debt of $31 1874 4000, 900
set by President Roosevelt in esti-
mating the monetary needs of the
recovery program.
This figure is expected to be
reached by June 80, 1884.
In borrowing $2OO,OO0,0O0 in new
money and offering to refund an
additional $52O,OOO,O00 of maturing
obligations, the treasury made no
mention of the $1,200,000, 900 of
called fourth Liberty loan Al per
cent bonds due October Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Melon GroLUers And
Shippers To Meet

Growers and shippers of canta-
loupes are reminded of the highly
important meeting to be held at
7:30 O'Clock tonight in the court
house.
At this time the subject of re-
questing the supervisors to pass a
county ordinance forbidding plant
ing of any melons that are known
hosts to mildew will be discussed.
B. A. Harrlgan, agricultural COM
missioner, states that the mildew
situation is serious. The canta-
loupe crop, in his estimation, will
be over within the next two weeks
and the white melon crop will
continue probably until the first of
July.
The acreage planted to late mel
onS is small, states Harrigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
BY w. G. QUISENBERRY
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, June 4. Prayers
in Christian churches, prostrations
before idols in heathen lands and
dances designed to appeal to the
rain gods in both Christian and
heathen countries testified today
to a drought that spotted great
areas all over the world.
In some cases, nature or the
gods responded but with torrential
downpours that threatened to COM
plete the ruin the drought started.
Asia and India, particularly In
dia, Russia and the Balkans, were
affected.
Anxiety spread to Great Britain
over the weekend after two days
in which a brazen sun withered
crops all over the isles.
More than 160 hamlets and viii
lagos we're suffering from a short
age of water that added a fire
hazard to drought damage. Many
small towns resorted to milk cans
to obtain water by railway as the
normal supply failed.
The level of the Thames at Ted
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
SENATE GIVES
APPROVAL To
BILL TODAY
Action Is Distinct Victory For
Administration After Weeks
OF Lengthy Debate.
WILL STIR FOREIGN TRADE
Regulatory Authority Accorded
To Roosevelt To Act Without
Consulting Congress.

WASHINGTON, June 4. U.P)-
President Roosevelt IS request for
authority to negotiate reciprocal
trade agreements in an effort 20
restore America IS foreign trade
was approved by the senate today
when it passed the administration
tariff bill
The bill already has passed the
house and acceptance of senate
amendments would send the all
important measure to the White
House for MI. Roosevelt's sigma
ture.
Mr.. Roosevelt plans to use the
new tariff bargaining power for
some old-faShicned yankee trad
ing He hopes to find new for
eign markets for American pro-
ducts, thus stimulating home in
dustries, providing some measure
for unemployment and increasing
purchasing power.
The bill was fought by the Re-
publican minority on the ground it
was an unconstitutional delegation
of congress treaty making and
taxing powers. 1t was charged al
so during three weeks of senate de-
bate that agricultural interests
would be sacrificed in the tariff
negotiations.
The bill authorizes the President
to enter into foreign trade agree
ments and gives him power to raise
or lower existing tariff rates by SO
per cent without obtaining con-
gressional approval.
WASHINGTON, June 4. DIP
Administration forces in the senate
today defeated the most formidable
Of the Republican efforts to scuttle
the Roosevelt-H Hull reciprocal tariff
bill.
1t rejected an amendment by
Sen. Hiram Johnson (RepD Cali
fornia, which would have prohibit
ed changes in tariff rates on agri-
cultural or horticultural products.
The rejection was taken to indi-
cate certain defeat for other at
tempts to emasculate the bill.
The vote was 33 for 54 against.
The senate proceeded under
limitation of debate agreement which
assured a final vote on the bill to-
day.
The measure already has passed
the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Fire Damage
AT Imperial

Fire Of undetermined origin part
tally destroyed the roof OF the
Vessel building in Imperial Satur-
day afternoon. Only the excellent
work of the Imperial fire depart
ment prevented total loss OF
the building, it was said here.
This building is one OF the best
known in Imperial and was un-
tenanted at the time OF the fire.
1t had been a funeral establish
ment and then a saloon, before
prohibition days and following that
era it was occupied for a time
by a Chinese store.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Youngsters Get
Severe Lecture

Three local boys were given a
lecture at police headquarters fol-
lowing a juvenile escapade Satur-
day afternoon.
The police report states that
one of the youngsters had paid his
admission into local theatre and
then had opened a back door to
allow the other two to get into
the show free. The attempt was
nipped by the management, how
ever, and after some pointed ad-
vice by police as to the necessity
of mending their ways the boys
were allowed to go to their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
UNUSUAL TARIFF POWERS GRANTED PRESIDENT
Boy To SurUiUe
Diet OF Shot

PASADENA, June 4EU.P)--
Robert Taylor, Jr., aged 8. is
feeling much better, thank
you, since he's had a pound
of buckshOt taken out of his
stomach.
Surgeons were amazed when
Robert started emitting buck
shot at an alarming rate
after he was stricken ill in a
theater and taken to a hos
pital. He was back home to-
day.
The boy said he used his
mouth as magazine for
buckshot and swallowed the
shot he didn't use in his air.
gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Park Files For
Surveyors Post

Clarence j. Park filed his nomi-
nation papers for the post of coun-
ty surveyor at the county clerk s
office this morning.
Other candidates for county
offices who have previously filed
their papers are: Walter D. Carey,
county auditor; S. M. Smyser.
Holtville justice of the peace and
Charles l.. Gillett sheriff coroner.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Bran Being Sent
To Help Valley

B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner. has received word that
the first two carloads of bran do
mated by the federal government
for use in the eradication cam
paign against grasshoppers, have
been shipped and should arrive in
the valley shortly.
This poison bran will be spread
by force of men employed under
the SERA and a similar campaign
is being urged for gopher elimina-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
County Graduates
.ShoU Increases

Thirty-nine IN ore elementary
school pupils graduated from the
county schools this year than last
according to the figures turned in
at the county superintendent of
schools office.
This year the county elementary
school graduates totalled TAO as
compared to 7Ol for last year.
Two schools are still in session,
Highline, which closes tomorrow,
and Alamo, which closes on Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Mar, Victim OF
Vicious Assault

On Saturday night shortly be-
fore IL o'clock, F. Olivas, 33, was
taken to the county hospital by
local police.
Olivas severely beaten, had been
found near the California Pine
Box company's plant on Orange
and New streets. He was unable to
give police any direct story of the
attack on him save to state that
it was done by men he did not
know. His head was painfully
bruised and several teeth knocked
out, the report at headquarters
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
M& R1~>4
NissI. MoNauRht 8yndlcate. Ina
DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSES
LOWER HOUSE

WASHlNGION, June 1-AU.fJ-
The deficiency bill, carrying ST.
172,OOO,OOO for relief and recovery,
passed the House today, complet-
ing disposal by that chamber OF
the must legislative" list as drawn
up two weeks ago.
The vote was 300 to As.
The bill now goes to the senate
where a fight will be made to boost
relief and public works appropria-
tions to $5,000,000, $1,000.
The measure, in addition to its
direct appropriations, authorizes the
President to use unCbligated RFC
and PWA balances, estimated at
SIS 900, 100000 fol relief purposes.
The President could use this money
for drought relief if he wished.
House action was speedy, the bill
being brought up under rules sus-
pension which limited debate, pre-
vented amendments and required
two thirds majority for passage.
The deficiency measure provides
approximately $900,000,000 for the
President to use as he sees fit for
relief, IVA and CCC programs. In
addition it carries congressional
earmarked funds of $176,0O0,000 for
public highway and public building
construction.
Under the bill the treasury and
postoffice department instead of
Secretary of interior Harold Ickes
would have power to pick from a
list of coneI essionally approved
postoffices and federal courthouSes,
projects to be constructed out of
S65 100000 set definitely aside for
public buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
Baseball Scores

No games scheduled in either
league. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-04
AkMiLL-.o
EWY'R2$@2se;ERs R2$2e;

SANTA MONICA, June 3.
(SpeciaD-That Mussolini, who
is the "sireo of the present
dictator epidemic, knows just
what to do to drive those other
nations "nutty.'
He knows sycology chats not
spelled right, but it sounds
right. He asked his soldiers
Saturday "are you ready to
fight?" and he did it so loud
that adjoining nations could
hear.
Now that is how he kept out
of a war all this time (when
everybody predicted he would
have one every week., but here
is something that he did tell
his people that will bear re-
peating all over the world: "We
must accept hard times. We
must get used to hard times.'
Yours,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
WHATS DOING TO-DAY

Meeting - National Aquarium
Society. 8 p. M, National Museum.
Meeting - Washington Liquor
Retail Dealers Association, 8 p. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-American Photo En-
graVerS, p. M, Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-Concord Club, 8 p. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
Dance-Boys Band, 9 p. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
GENERALIZATION County
Christian Endeavor Union, 7::3O
p. M, Ballston Christian Church,
Wilson Boulevard, Ballston. Va.
Dance-Pennsylvania State So
clety, $3.50 p. M, Willard Hotel.
Card Party-AndrewS Bridge
Club, 8 p. M. Ambassador Hotel.
MISUNDERSTANDING Citizens AS
sociation. 8 p. m. Twelfth Precinct
Station House.
Meeting-Glover Park Citizens
Association, 8 p. M, Industrial
Home School.
Lecture-Mrs. Amy johnson
Mollison, BIS p. M, Constitution
Hall.
Dance-Columbia Chapter, o.
E. S., 9 p. M, National Press Club.
Lecture-Boris Brasol, $50 p. m.
Arts Club, 2017 St. N. w.
Dance-Phi Sigma Epsilon So
rority, 10 p. M, Shoreham Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
WOMEN,S CLUB CALENDAR

Park Women's Club, p. M,
Mayflower Hotel.
TOMORROW
Five-HundredA Card Party
Ways and means committee,
Columbia Chapter, No. 1853,
Women of the Moose, 8 p. M,
at the Moose Hall, 14l4 I st.
N. w.
Annual Benefit Card Party
District of Columbia Society
of the United States Daughters
Of 1912, 2 p. M, Shoreham
Hotel.
Silver Tea - Richard Arnold
Chapter, D. A. R., $3.50 p. M,
at the home of Miss Olive
Harrington, 1925 Fifteenth st.
N. w.
Annual Card Party - Acacia
Chapter. No. %. Order of the
Eastern Star. 8 p. M, Willard
Hotel.
Supper-Washington Girl Re
serves. 6 p. M. Barker Hall,
Seventeenth and K SITS. N. w.
Entertainment - The older
Saturday Morning Girl Reserve
Club will entertain members of
the Rickety-Rackety Club, 1915
a. M, Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth
and K SITS. N. w. A play and
several dances will be presented.