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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
B TEAMS To
STAGE BATTLE

Strengthened by two tricky new
plays added to their repertoire by
Coaches Stafford and Carr, the
Spartan B squad will meet the Cal
exico B squad on the local field
at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon in an
endeavor to add their third win in
a series of four starts.
This will be the B squads last
game of the season. They have won
two games and tied one.
In a good hours scrimmage with
the third string varsity yesterday,
O'Guin, triple threat back, showed
up well, and Rudolph Adams, bro
ther of a former Central star, play
ed center to advantage.
Some good material is being
brought to light in these B squad
games, and Coach w, S. Taylor is
watching workouts with interest
with an eye to future men for the
varsity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
CR|OIRON
BRIEFS
By United Press

PULLMAN, wash, NOV. ZU.-Al-
ter a week of comparative rest, the
Washington State Cougars were
back at hard work today, gearing
the scoring machine for the clash
with Washington in Seattle. Three
of the Cougar Aces were on the side
lines as hard practice resumed. Ted
Christofferson had an attack Of flu
and Goddard and Dougherty, other
first string backs, had minor in
juries.
CORVALLIS, Ore, Nov. 20. -
Oregon States rallyng cry next Sat
urday against U. c. L. A. will be
Lets win this one for Red Frank
! lin" The sparkling back, hampered
most Of the year by injuries, will be
playing his last conference game in
the meeting between the Beavers
and the Bruins at Los Angeles.
SANTA CLARA, Calf. Nov. 20.
Coach Clipper Smith called his dis
heartened Santa Clara Broncos
back to practice today after one
day rest following their TO defeat
at the hands of st. Mary's. The
squad came out CT the annual game
without injury and will be at full
strength for a contest with Colum-
bia of Portland on oregon soil this
week end
BERKELEY, Calf, Nov. 20. -
With "big game" and the climax OF
the season a few days away, Coach
Bill Ingram OF the University OF
California was giving serious con-
sideration today to using two re-
cent scrub graduates n backfield
roles against the unbeaten Stanford
team. Bert Welch at quarterback
and Ed Vallejo a halfback did SO
well against Idaho that Ingram may
use them part of the time against
the Cardinals. The Bears practiced
indoors yesterday but they'll be out
on the field today.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Nov. 20.-Stanford welcomed Bob
by Grayson back to practice today,
setting aside reports that the Port
land All-America candidate would
not be in shape for the California
game Saturday. Grayson missed last
week ends game because of stom-
ach ache and cold.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 20.-Coach
Howard Jones, elated over the
humping his U. S. c. squad gave
oregon Saturday, scheduled only
light drill today at the Trojan
Field. The team enjoyed layoff yes
terday and will probably be restrict
ed to light exercises for the balance
CT the week as an open date is on
tap Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2O.-U. c.
L. A. was at full strength today as
it entered a strenuous campaign of
drilling for the game with oregon
State Saturday. The Bruins are
fired up over the contest, hoping to
snatch a win and thus establish un-
official city supremacy over U. S. c.
which was tied by Oregon State
earlier this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
Injuries Fatal
To Former Boxer

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20. aJ.Pl =
Al Friedman. 20. once promising
heavyweight boxer, died today in
general hospital of injuries suffer-
ed Sunday when struck by hit
skip motorist.
After dropping out of the top
heavyweight ranks, Friedman came
to the west coast and was en-
ployed as a boxing instructor at
the Hollywood Y. NJ. c. A. He was
a native Of Roslindale. Mass, Bos-
ton suburb.
His widow and three year old
son survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
UCDANS
.SPORTRARADE
NaA&yRAD
BY HENRY McLEMORE

by HENRY McLEmOhE
United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Notifica-
ton that 1 had won the ig-Noble
prize for 1884 was received from
Stockholm today.
The collect cable conveying the
news read:
"Ig-Noble prize 1884 yourn stop
Alkaa Jokavoisi skol Garbo stop
your selection Princeton whoppo
Yale so points won you unanimous
vote judges stop congratulations
stop"
The ig Noble prize is awarded an
nually to the person who manages
TO make a sports prediction which
leaves him furtherest out on limb.
The winner receives a medal
of pewter and old leather on which
is embroidered Roy Riegels riding a
jackass up one-way street the
wrong way.
This makes the second year in
succession that l have won the
award. Last year, following my Phil
lipic against the selection of Colum-
bia for the Rose Bowl, the judges
mailed the medal to me without
even taking time to cast ballots. Co
lumbia, I said in the masterpiece of
logic and foresight, would gain pos
session of the ball only when it re-
covered its own fumbles.
Frankly, didn't expect to be hon.
ored this year And I wouldn't have,
had I not been keen enough to see
a Yale slaughter by Princeton, for
I know for a fact that Bill Brown
of the New York boxing commission
had been No. l man with the judges
ever since his famed estimate OF
Max Baer two days before the Cali
fornians fight with Primo Car
nera.
1t was Commissioner Brown, who
after watching Baer in a training
bout, said that Make was a bum
and in such poor condition that he
wouldn't last five rounds. When
Make laid Primo among the holly
hooks, the judges tagged Commis
sioner Brown for the honor. But
they reckoned without me anc
those double crossing Yales.
News of my honor must have
leaked out, for already congratula
tory letters and wires are coming
in. These two letters, the first from
Mr.. H. j. Lloyd of Williamsport
Pa, the second from Miss Frances
Pedder of Syracuse, are TYPICAL ol
| the dozens coming:
Dear Sir: feel as though have
squawk coming, and am going tt
do it while I am warm under the
collar. For on the strength of you
article from Princeton Saturday
was hornswoggled out of five bucks
You must have been magnificent,
boiled or fricasSed or something
when you wrote it. How in the hel
do you figure that you rate repu
tation as football score prognosti
Gator? Very truly yours =.
Miss Pedder's note was scarcely
less flattering.
MY dear chump," it began. "You
couldn't pick flowers out of a vase
On your advice, / took Princeton
and gave three touchdowns for two
dollars. If you had been here wher
I heard the final score 1 would have
baked chocolate pudding just fol
! the pleasure of throwing it at your
very empty head. My sister says
she would have been glad to bake
one, too. Sincerely
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
PRAISES ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Nov. 20. U.Pl -
Walter Damrosch, orchestra con-
ductor, thinks that with one ex-
ception political speakers should
learn how to speak English prop
erly. He cited President Roosevelt
as master of pronunciation and
of microphone technique in ad-
dressing a child guidance confer
ence, but said other political speak
ers mispronounced even the names
Of American cities and states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20

Picetti Brothers, Sonoma, Sono-
ma county, shipped five cars OF
tomatoes tc Honolulu this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
HONOR MRS. SABIN

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, U.P -
The American Woman's associa-
ton award for eminent attainment
was presented last night to Mrs.
Charles H. Sabin for her leader
ship in the fight to repeal prohibi-
ton. The award was made at the
eighth annual friendship dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
VALLEY WAITS FOR BIG CANAL CELEBRATION
Western Railroads Threatened With Walkou
OUR VISITORS WELCOME
Wow! What a weekend!

Wow! What weekend!
This to be the biggest in the history of
Imperial Valley and valeytes particularly happy to
have many outsiders here to help make it
First and foremost among the several standouts, is
the All-American canal celebration tomorrow. Imperial
Valley has waited long for that 1t has been torn asunder
time and again in the past 20 factions disputed
the desrabty necessity of the canal That is
water the DAM now and the canal is actuaty.
The canal means the start of for Imperial
Valley, which should eclipse beyond comprehension the
achievements that have accomplished here despite
terrific odds in the first 80 years of the valleys history
If visitors unable to grasp the full sgnifi
of the canal ask them to take our word for
that great progressive step not only for Imperial
Valley but for all of Southern California and Arizona
And they must know, as men and women who keep
abreast of affairs that anything which benefits
ticular community, indirectly, at least, beneflts all
Progress like the spread by pebble cast into
pond-it spreads to the limit in all directions
Yesterday told the ice executives they are wei
to Imperial Valley and we don't mind saying IL
again today. They even more welcome today than
yesterday for have had better chance to become ac
quainted with them and knowing them better makes us
Our own "flesh and blood"-the newspaper publish
ers of the Southland know they welcome If they
don't they newspapermen and we'd hate to make
that latter statement in front of of them They
only welcome but they because they
can enjoy themselves while must work when we
would much prefer romp with them and help them to
know what splendid place Imperial Valley is Beng
newspapermen, however, know they will find out
plenty for themselves for there is no such thing as
newspaperman being 'off the job
Last but by means least the Lions of the cit
rus belt who welcomed outstanding American
service organization which has full understanding OF
the meaning of that word American We know of the
organizations fine work from own Lions club in FL
Centre and those of Imperial and Calipatra We know
that many Ell Centros outstanding men are members
of the local organization and that the high type of
citizens make up it's membership elsewhere.
In welcoming the icemen, scribes and Lions we are
not overlooking those who accompany them - their
ladies' They are welcome, if that possible than
their escorts All these functions would be dismal af
fairs without their presence-we fellows can be so darn
boring by ourselves.
Again we say welcome to all our visitors and we
it. We hope all of you who will attend the
canal celebration tomorrow that you may for your
selves what great work is being undertaken here for
us and for you.
We hope you will enjoy every moment of your stay
and that you will not only come again. but often.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
REMOVAL Of
Fits ASKED
Demand For Custer OF District
Attorney Made By Los An
geles Grand Jury.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Is. U.P)--
District Attorney Buron Fits, un-
der indictment on perjury charges,
prepared to fight to retain office
today in the face of custer pro-
ceedings brought by the county
grand jury. The jury's accusation
listed 81 specifications of alleged
misconduct in office.
The jury accused Fits of seeking
to forestall prosecution of his
brother-in-law, George Gregory,
former president of the defunct
$7,000,000 California Reserve Cor
poration, and of misconduct in dis
missing a morals charge against
John P. Mills, wealthy San Diego
real estate man and central fig
ure in the 1881 Hollywood love
mart' case.
Fits testimony in the investiga-
ton of the Mills. case formed the
basis of perjury charges recently
voted by the grand jury. His SIS
ter, Mrs. Gregory, was indicted
with him at that time. Gregory
recently was indicted on a charge
of defrauding investors of the re-
serve concern.
Eleven grand jurors voted the
misconduct accusation, thus presag-
ing a bitter legal controversy. The
attorney general IS office had ruled
that II votes were necessary but
the opinion was waved aside when
Presiding Judge Frank c. Collier of
the superior court informed the jur-
ors that a majority vote would suf-
flee.
Under California law, an accusa-
ton differs from an indictment in
that the only penalty permissible is
removal from office.
Fits charged the grand jury has
been acting against him through
political motives.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
FINAL TRIBUTE
ACCORDED To
MONT. ]. REID
Funeral Services Conducted By
Masons This Afternoon For
Late County Tai Collector.

Commandery Hall, Masonic Tenn
pie, was taxed to capacity this af-
ternoon as friends from all parts
of the valley and from all walks
Of life, gathered to pay final
tribute to Mont j. Reid, veteran
tax collector of Imperial county,
who died suddenly Thursday af-
ternoon at his home in this city.
Services were conducted by Off
GERS of Oasis and Ell Centre lodges,
F.. and A. NJ Mr.. Reid was a past
master of both lodges and was one
of the organizers of Oasis lodge.
He was also a past patron of
Signal Chapter 0. E. s., No. 276.
Walter D. Carey, county auditor,
and close friend Of Mr.. Reid,
acted as master for the Masonic
funeral ritual.
Officers and members of both
lodges, members of the Eastern
Star and of the Elks lodge, occu-
pied seats reserved for them, Mr..
Reid having been a member of
both organizations.
Behind, and on either side of
the casket, were arranged a wealth
of flowers, expressing the sympa-
thy of friends and associates in
fraternal orders and county gov
ernment. Prominent among them
were the emblems of the Masons,
Eastern Star and the Elks, placed
Immediately above the casket, tes-
tifying to the active work Mr.. Reid
had done in behalf Of these Or
ganiZationS.
Music appropriate for the occa-
sion was sung by trio composed
of Ray Johnson, j. G. Scott and
Aubrey Moody. DR.. E. o. Carter
and son Addison, opened the SER
vices with cornet duet. Mrs. r.
r. Armstrong was accompanist.
Active pail bearers included Le-
roy Holt, E. A. Nance, Charles
Knights, Otto Bradshaw, C. E.
Sones and Judge r. D. McPher-
rim.
Masonic burial services followed
at Evergreen cemetery, a detail
from the state traffic squad ac-
companied the funeral cortege to
the cemetery. Arrangements at Ma
sonic Temple and at the ceme-
terry were under the direction of B.
E. Lemons.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15

0,DsJMsNsusAs sxnt.sata ~
CLUBS
WILL GATHER
HERE TONIGHT

Imperial Valley Lions will be hosts
this evening to the Lions of the cit
rus belt council, comprising 20 clubs
from Pomona south. From 150-250
delegates are expected and the
clubs of Ell Centre, Imperial and
Calipatria are planning royal well
come for their guests.
The California hotel will be
headquarters for the conference
which will begin with banquet at
Z p. m. DR.. Thomas F.. Madden,
governor of the fourth district,
Lions International, California :
Nevada-H Hawaii will be present for
this occasion.
A program consisting largely OF
musical numbers, will be provided
after the dinner for the entertain
ment of delegates.
After this program the business
of the council will be transacted
Many of the delegates will remain
in the valley for the All-American
canal celebration Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
Ell CENTRIC YOUNGSTERS SWARM
OVER SANTA CLAUS HERE TODAY

Greeted by practically every able
bodied youngSter in Ell Centro and
adjoining territory, Santa Claus
arrived in Ell Centre shortly before
2 O'Clock this afternoon as guest
of the Imperial Valley Press and
local merchants, to make his an
nual visit to Imperial Valley. He
stepped from his new Dodge sedan
in front of the I. v. Hardware
company s store on Main street
and was Immediately surrounded by
the crowd of youngsters-and old
sters too-who had been awaiting
his arrival.
Downstairs in the toy department
of the Hardware company's store
an even larger number of children
had been waiting for nearly an hour
with many of them running out
from time to time to look up and
down the street and dart back in
side again with the information
that "he hadn't come YETI
Leaving his car at the curb,
Santa paused for some moments
on the sidewalk to chat with the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
DEBRIS COVERS
FLOOD A R { A

LOS ANGELES, Dec. is. W.p)-
Mud, rocks and tangled debris
covered sections of the Montrose-La
Crescenta district today in the wake
of three day rainstorm that piled
up the second heaviest downfall in
history of the local weather bureau.
Blue skies were cheered by refu-
gees who fled from their homes
when flood waters cascaded down
the slopes of the Sierra Madre
mountains. The rain stopped be-
fore heavy damage was done to
property or loss of life occurred.
Thousands of tons of debris, how
ever, choked the three flood basins
in the area where more than two
score of persons died in last New
Year S day cloudburst.
A number of roads, including the
usually bustling Foothill boulevard
were covered with silt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
SAYS CAPONE
FAVORED A 7
PEM|TENT|ARY

MARTINEZ, Calf, Dec. Is. U.P)
Life in AlcatraZ prison is "hell
on eartho for all prisoners except
AL Capone, according to John M.
Stadig, counterfeiter serving a term
in the gloomy fortress in San Fran
cisco bay.
Capone s influence saves him
from the beatings and the stern
discipline the other men have to
endure, Stadig charged.
Stadig, who escaped Monday from
a train and was caught yesterday,
pictured the federal prison as a
"hell hole'' from which men are
willing to risk their lives to escape
He told of the harsh, discipline
Warden James Johnston and the
prison guards maintain over the
nation IS toughest and most unruly
laWbreakers.
"There is no entertainment or
DIVERSION he said. "'There are no
books, no magazines, no newspapers
and no shows. A man is allowed
only six hours a day for exercise. -
Because he and another prisoner
circulated a petition asking for one
picture show a month and some
reading material they were thrown
into dungeon and chained, Stadig
said. Their only food was two
slices of bread day. The other
prisoners, including Capone, went
on strike protesting the treatment
given Stadig and his companion.
"Al Capone gets no more priv
ileges than the rest except that he
does not get beaten or thrown into
the dungeon" the prisoner said
"He has too much political influ-
ence for that.
"We don't get any of the letters
sent to us. Some one reads them
and sends us a typewriter copy
Stadig said he wrote Attorney
General Homer Cummings protest.
ing "injusticeS and in conSe-
quence IN was "framed," taken
to Portland for trial on additional
counterfeiting charges and given an
additional seven and one half years
Imprisonment. 1t was while being
returned from the Portland trial
that he dove through the window
of a train here and fled into the
foothills. He was caught while
begging for food.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
PUBLISHERS CONVENE IN VALLEY
Southland Journalists Here For Meeting And
Canal Celebration

Newspapermen from various parts
Of Southern California were in I'M
perial Valley today to take part in
the regular meeting of the South
ern California Newspaper Publish
ers association, and to attend the
All-American canal celebration at
Potholes and Calexico tomorrow.
The newspapermen and their
ladies were quartered at the Bar
bara Worth hotel, El Centro;. De
Anza hotel, Calexico and Planters
hotel, Brawley, as guests of the
management of the respective
hotels.
Tonight they will be guests at a
banquet to be given in the Planters
hotel, Brawley, following short
business session scheduled for late
this afternoon.
During the morning and early
afternoon groups of the visiting
newspapermen visited various points
around the valley, confining most
Of their sightseeing to the main
highways because of muddy condi-
tions on country roads.
Those who remain overnight, and
it was expected most of the visitors
would, will join the motorcades
going to Potholes tomorrow morn
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15

admiring youngsters who surround
ed him and many happy children
dropped back to the outer edge of
the circle after having received a
pat on the head and a kindly smile
from the benign Santa. Their
places were Immediately taken by
others who Surged forward to shake
hands with Santa and await an op-
portunity to tell him what they
desired most of all for Christmas.
Following this introduction out
of doors, Santa proceeded inside
the I. v. Hardware store to greet
the children awaiting him in the
toy department. Here he was most
enthusiastically received and moved
among his willing subjects all
wreathed in smiles, leaving happi-
ness behind him at every step.
On the completion of his visit to
the Hardware company store,
Santa will visit other business es-
adjustments along Main street
during the afternoon and evening,
Santa Claus distributed his card to
all the youngsters, providing them
with the means of listing the pres
ents they desired for Christmas,
these cards to be given to their
parents for their guidance.
Enroute from Los Angeles, where
he arrived by plane, to FL Centro,
Santa Claus stopped at the juvenile
home in Imperial where he greeted
and was greeted by the youngsters
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
Professor Quits
Forestry Board

SACRAMENTO, Dec. Is. U.P)-
Emanuel Fritz, University of Cali
ornia professor who didn't like the
"shenanigans' of his fellows on the
state forestry board was replaced
today by William j. Bolce, Lakeport
editor.
Bolce's appointment by Governor
Frank F. Merriam is expected to
break the present deadlock over
the status of M. P. Pratt, veteran
state forester.
Three members of the board want
Pratt removed and three desire his
retention. Fritz, the seventh member
at the time of the dispute, refused
to vote either way, and resigned.
Merriam, in announcing<he Lake
port mans appointment, said that
he knew nothing of Bolce's attitude
on the Pratt issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
HAGEN HEADS
ICE INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION

In their closing session this morn
ing Roy M. Hagen of Los Angeles
was reelected president of the
Southern California Arizona Asso-
citation of Ice Industries which has
held its 10th annual meeting in
El Centre for the past two days.
Al Lundin, also of Los Angeles,
was reelected vice-president, and
D. H. Fry, secretary treasurer.
Directors are Windsor Llewellyn
of Los Angeles; E. F. Condor, Los
Angeles; Duff HartWell, Los An
geles; Jack M. Neagle, Ocean Park;
Earl Collins, Riverside; H. D. Bak-
er, Phoenix, Ariz.; T. Paul Dalzell,
Santa Barbara; B. H. Farmer, Long
Beach; Norman r. Pike, San Ber-
nardino.
Many of the delegates at the
convention are remaining in the
valley to attend the All-American
canal celebration Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
COLONISTS
FOR MEXICO
PASS HERE

4 A caravan of between 25 and 80
automobiles and trucks, loaded with
household goods of all kinds, passed
through here early this morning on
its way to Mexicali. The group was
observed by several motorists COM
ing into Ell Centro this morning
Just outside the southern city limits
proceeding toward Calexico.
Later it was learned that this is
part of the move being made by
ITS Mexican families from various
parts of California who are on their
way to colonize a 1000 acre tract of
land situated near Mexicali on
which they will build their homes
and work.
The caravan which passed
through here today had come from
Brawley which was the last point
of concentration for the entire
group before crossing the interna-
ftional boundary. Their cars and
trucks are completely equipped
with household necessities and i'm
plements for farming purposes.
1t is expected that other groups
OF automobiles will be leaving Braw-
ley for Mexicali regularly until the
last of the TOO families has crossed
over into Mexico.