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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20

tical crisis, and while we are at
tempting the organization of a gov
ernment that shall have full ma
tional representation and shall be
supported by public opinion, that
we should express to your great and
noble nation our recognition of the
respect you have maintained for
cur sovereignty and our fervent
wish and hope for an ever more
cordial understanding.
1t is our hope that there shall be
established between the two coun-
tries an advantageous and recipro-
cal economic understanding that
will provide a factor for our COM
mon prosperity and welfare.
Because Of the investments OF
American capital in Cuba, and the
fact that we ourselves have rro-
vided the United States with it's
fourth largest expectation market.
1t is evident that common ecCn-
omic ideal and commercial solidar-
ity must be most useful to the two
peoples in the present crisis.
1t is my desire, within the regula-
tons of international law, that our
governments shall strengthen the
commercial and spiritual inter-
changes between the two countries.
and l realize that there are the pur-
poses of The United States govern
ment and the people.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
PLANNING BOARD APPOINTMENTS
GRATIFYING To LOCAL CHAMBER
Mendieta Expresses Hope For Cooperation
And Understanding Between People Of
His Nation And America.

In reply to letter written by
Robert Hays, manager OF the Ell
Centro Chamber OF Commerce, to
Governor Rolph on January 49,
urging the appointment of a state
planning board to take advantage
OF the planning survey contemp-
lated by the federal government
the governor has written that such
a commission was appointed jan
uary Is and consists OF the fol-
lowing members: John G. Austin,
Los Angeles; Archbishop Edward
j. Hanna. San Francisco; Vincent
S. Brown, chief division OF hous-
ing and immigration, San Fran
cisco; Harry A. Hopkins, Taft, Hon.
Earl Lee Kelly, director of public
works; DR.. JuniS B. Harris. Sac
ramento, and Joseph MeSmer,
Huntington Park.
The reason for the appointment
of such a board is the fact that
the federal board in Washington
has been allotted $250,0OO of PWA
money for the purpose Of stimulat-
ing regional state and local plan
ming for cities, states and regions
The western area Of the United
States offers logical regional
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
PROVIDE FUND
FOR SPECIAL
INSTRUCTION

That funds from the federal
Emergency Relief administration
are available for instruction in vo-
cational education is the word re-
ceived by C. B. Collins, county SUI
perintendent of schools, from the
state department of education.
Provision is made for the in
strLction of unemployed adults who
need vocational training or who are
handicapped physically so as to
need special guidance. Instructors
should be teachers or others quail
fled who are unemployed.
Superintendent Collins st a t c d
that he had no information at pres
ent as to whether there were any
unemployed teachers in the valley
able to carry on this work but mat
lie was to consult j. C. Spencer,
head of The transient labor camp
in regard to the need of such edu-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
COUNTY CWA GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
Commission From Associated Chambers Of
Commerce Finds Conditions Good.

In response to a request by c.
H. Edminson, director of the county
CWA commission, an investigation
of the commission has just been
made by a committee from the
Associated chambers OF commerce
with G. Roy Thompson, president
OF the associated group as chair
man.
Thompson was most lavish in his
praise of the commission stating
that it has done a difficult job in
a most satisfactory manner. No
fault was found, Thompson said,
and remarked in particular that
it was absolutely free from poll
tics or outside influences in its
handling OF the CWA work here
in the county.
He gave some pertinent figures in
connection with the commiSSionS
work since its inception, point
ing out that 1888 men have been
employed by the CWA and A by
the CWS.
The weekly payroll has been $685.
500 on CWA and $500 on CWS
projects with a total OF Sl68,831.74
on the payroll to date. Materials
purchased have totaled S4l,34l with
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
HEWES- ROSE
WILL CONFER
AT COACHELLA

Evan T. Hewes and Mark Rose,
directors of the irrigation district
with F. H. McIver, secretary, left
for Coachella this morning, where
they will hold another conference
with directors of the Coachella dis
trict relative to the agreement being
drawn up between the two districts
concerning contracts for the ALL
American canal and the division Of
water and power from this canal.
A meeting between the two boards
was held last Sunday at which time
a tentative agreement on these
points was reached and attorneys
fer the two districts have been put
ting this agreement into legal form
during the past week. 1t is hoped
that present difficulties will be IRON
ed out at this meeting so that the
agreement can be presented to the
two boards for formal ratification.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
TWO WOMEN
ARRESTED IN
CWA SCANDAL
Charges Of Craft In Los Angeles
County Organization Takes
Serious Turn.
TRUCK OWNERS COMPLAIN
Assert Accused Pair Collected
Commissions For Giving Out
Federal Work.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. W.H =
Climaxing a series of graft charges
against the Los Angeles county
CWA, federal agents early today
Jailed two women. one an assistan,
purchasing agent for the organizs-
ton, on charges of conspiracy to
defraud tie government.
The arrests were based on affi-
CavitS by two truck. owners who
charged that minor CWA officials
enforced a brokerage racket" ASK
ing truck owners to pay commits
sions of 10 to 80 per cent for work
orders.
The women, arrested at their
homes before daybreak were Miss
Loretta Hasker, assistant purchas-
ing agent, and Mrs. Emily Paddle
ford They were acting as go-be-
tweens in the alleged conspiracy
Federal agents said Mrs. Paddle
ford admitted acting as agent in
the scheme after they had seized
significant-appearing papers in Ter
home, including a card index file
containing the names of scores of
truck owners, and records described
as credit cards.
According to officers, Mrs. Pad
dleford is the divorced wife of DR..
George E. Paodleford, millionaire
oil operator whose first wife, Mrs.
Genevieve Paddleford, was swim
, dler known to police of three con-
tinentS.
The first Mrs. Paddleford was
paroled from San Quentin prison
13 months ago.
Mrs. Emily Paddleford was di-
yorced in July, 1881, after sensa-
tional trial.
Other arrests over the weekend
were predicted by authorities and
special citizens committee organ
lied and headed by John B. Elliott,
close friend of the President, pro-
minent Democrat and arch foe OF
! current party leaders in Southern
/ California.
In a secret session last night be-
| fore United States Commissioner
David B. Head, Russell 10y and
Jack Francis, truck owners, made
affidavits that when Frances regis
tered at CWA headquarters for
trucking work on January he was
called upon by one Don Barker"
! who told him that he would receive
the work if ne paid 10 per cent
commission. The next day. Fran
els charged Miss HaSker called him
by telephone and told him to report
at La Crescenta for trucking work.
Soon afterWard. Francis said, Mrs.
Paddleford called and asked him If
everything was fixed up She
then made an appointment to meet
him, and at the meeting suggested
IAN accounting of thew ork orders he
had received. otill later, he said, he
went with 10y to Mrs. Paddleford's
1 homea nd paid her S1660 commits
sion on S166 worth of work, 10y
paying her $5 for $44 in work.
In Logs affidavit, he charged
that he obtained his work orders on
the same understanding, through
man employed by CWA.
! Other affidavits were made to fe-
deral agents by A. H. Steiner, John
E. Burr and Robert E. Griffith,
truck owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20

a grand total of S210,16274 ex-
pended under direction of the
county commission. There are 81
active projects now being worked
in the county under the direction
Of the commission.
Thompson said this morning that
the Associated chambers OF COM
merce will send kilograms tonight
to President Roosevelt, Harry Hop
kins, civil works administrator
Hiram johnson, William Gibbs
McAdoo and George Burnham
urging that the CWA work be
continued and that congress make
appropriations for this end. Should
this work stop now, Thompson said,
it would act as a boomerang and
destroy the good already accomp-
liShed.
kilograms were also sent this af-
ternoon by The Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce to President Roose-
velt, Senators johnson and Nc
Adoo and Representative Burnham,
protesting reduction of the CWA
personnel and disseminating funds
Plans were also beirg made to
have all organizations, business
men, merchants and civic organi-
cations file similar protests.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
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MD|VAN|S
WITH |NSUL[

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.H -
Samuel insult, fugitive Chicago
utilities magnate, was portrayed as
the financial savior of David and
Serge Mdivanl as their trial on
grand theft charges was recessed
today until Monday.
Edwin Pauley, president OF the
Petrol corporation, testified that
David told him that insult posted
$4,000 bond to insure the MIDI
vani-promoted Pacific Shore Oil
company being brought out of re-
ceivership several years ago. Nego-
tiations for tEe transaction, ac-
oording to Pauley, were carried on
by Serge Mdivani.
Pauley's concern instigated the
receivership action.
Serge Mdivani and insult, now
facing expulsion from Greece, were
acquaintances Lhroug h insults
friendship with the princes for
mer wife, Mary McCormic, opera
singer. A few weeks before Miss
McCormic obtained a divorce, Serge
filed charges in cross-complaint
that his wife and insult had COLI
tinued on friendly terms even after
they promised to quit seeing one
another. The charges later were
dropped.
TIE final witness before ao-
journment was Robert Vignola, film.
director, who said he invested S40,-
COO in the Mdivani oil venture af-
ter being promised high profits.
David, president of the firm, prom
ised him that officers were not to
receive salaries and that per cent
holders were to receive one barrel
of oil out of every 100 produced.
the per cent interest to cost $500
each, Vignola said.
Earlier testimony had alleged tfc
defendants had voted themselves
monthly salaries of $1,000 each. The
brothers are charged with lootinG
the firm of $4,000 through unau-
thorized Withdrawals.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
LONG BEACH
GETS SHARP
EARTHQUAKE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.P) -
Tive sharp earth shocks were felt
at 20 this afternoon in Long
Eeach, and, with less intensity, in
San Pedro.
The quake was not believed to
have caused serious damage in
either place.
It was not felt IN Los Angeles.
The quake struck Long Beach
with sufficient force to set build
ings trembling. ana TIE downtown
streets were filled by a frantic ex-
cdus of office workers, who, how
ever, returned to their offices wler
the first tremors were not followed
by others.
The shock WAS plainly fell in San
PeGro, though apparently not as
sharply as in Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20

area, having limitless possibilities
Of expansion OF local, national and
foreign trade. Such regional plan
ming involves complete survey
OF natural resources, water studies,
soil conditions, trade areas, trans
portation, including shipping and
population density and trends.
The national planning board in
Washington has been asked to give
favorable consideration to initiat-
ing the study in the western states
of California, Arizona, Utah, New
ada and New Mexico and, because
of the fact that the Utah plan
ming board had been appointed to
actunder the regional planning
board, it was the belief of
chambers OF commerce in the west
that such a regional study would
be made as soon as all western
states had appointed their plan
ming boards. 1t was for this rea-
son that Hays sent a telegram
from the Ell Centre Chamber, urg-
ing immediate action on this mat
ter, and it is highly gratifying to
see that the governor has taken
prompt action at the request OF
the chambers OF commerce of the
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
RAID
BY CONGRESS
On TREASURY
BY II. 0. THOMPSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga con-
gressional raid on the treasury for
funds to continue public works, re-
store government pay, further liber-
alize veterans benefits, and put the
government in a variety of other
expensive projects was in prospect
today.
Sponsors of specific appropria-
tions cited profits which the govern
ment plans to realize from the Sci
zure and revaluation of gold as a
reason for the new outburst of en-
thusiasm for spending the govern
mentS money. In the senate some
are looking around for other sources
of revenue to finance the spending.
President Roosevelt moved to
forestall ther aiding late yesterday
by signing an executive order in
creasing by $21 ,092 ,205 the total
compensation of veterans, but whe-
ther this action, easing the curtail-
ments voted in the economy bill
last spring, will be sufficient to quell
congressional rebellion was prob
lematical.
Many senators and congressman
seeking election are going to cam
paign on the veterans issue. The
whole house comes up for reelec-
ton this year, and congressman ex-
pecting a close fight will feel con-
siderably more confident if they can
point to record which includes a
vote for veterans benefits. The
Presidents action will deprive them
of this opportunity unless they move
for further liberalization of clie
benefits.
The latter may come to head
next week. Chairman Rankin of the
house veterans committee an
nounced hearings on veterans leg
islation will start next Tuesday. He
intends to press for action on the
floor. Polls of the senate before Mr.
Roosevelt's order indicated sizeable
support in that body for modifica-
tions of the benefit reductions.
The congressional spending en-
thusiasm burst simultaneously with
announcement that the Civil Works
Administration would start demo-
bilizing February Is even if it gets
its requested $35O,O0O,O00 addition
al appropriation from congress.
Workers will be dropped at the rate
of 100000 every two weeks, and
the whole CWA project ended by
May l, Administrator Hopkins said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
DIR. WYNEKOOP
TRIAL MAY BE
DECLARED OFF

CHICAGO, Jan. 20. (U.P) - The
operating room murder trial of DR..
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop was stale
mated today with further prosecu-
zion of the ailing woman physician
dependent on tie report OF three
physicians.
DR.. Wynekoop was under physi-
clans care at the county jail IN
firmary after the fifth heart at
tack she has suffered since the be-
ginning of the trial. Three physi-
clans examined her shortly after
Yesterdays session of court was
cancelled because of her condition.
She is on trial on char ges OF KILL
ing her daughter -in-law, Rheta.
The examining physicians will re-
port to Judge Joseph r. David at
the resumption of the trial Oil Mon-
day. If continuation OF the trial
offers grave danger to DR.. Wync-
koop. a mistrial will be declared,
Judge David said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
Junior Chamber
Meeting Delayed

Announcement was made this
morning by Cal Rector, president
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, that the meeting called
for Monday night to make the
distinguished service award pres
entation has been postponed un-
til Wednesday.
This award is to be made in
connection with a banquet at the
California hotel starting at 7
O'Clock. A special program OF
speeches and entertainment is be-
ing arranged for the occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
DEATH SOUGHT.
BY PRISONERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. U.H =
Albert W. Bates and Harvey j..
Bailey, serving life sentences in
Leavenworth penitentiary sollow-
ing their conviction in the Urschel
kidnapping case, were reported by the
justice department today to have
gone on a hunger Strike.
Bates, the department announced.
began his hunger strike January Z.
Guards screwed him at every meal
time thereafter until January 10,
when forcible feeding was resorted
to.
Bailey joined the strike of his fell
low convict on January Is, but, the
department indicated, has not yet
been jubject to forcible feeding.
Bates refusal to eat was said to
have been accompanied by state
ments that he proposed to starve
himself to death.
Both men, the justice department
statement said, from the start, have
been under close supervision OF off,
GERS of the United states public
health service. The prison authori-
ties plan to continue to offer the
convicts palatable meals at the reg
ular time.
The prisoners, it was said, have
been in segregation since their
commitment. They are not allowed
to communicate with each other or
other prisoners.
For recreation they are allowed to
exercise in a corridor every Gay but
are not permitted to go outside.
They also are permitted to take
books from the library and except
for their segregation are given the
same treatment as other prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
Group Meetings
For Educators

Three group meetings have been
called by Mrs. Grace Ferrell, in-
struction supervisor in the county
superintendent of schools office, TO
take place next week.
The first will be Monday at the
Holtville elementary school, the
second Tuesday at the Seeley school
and the third wednesday in West
morland. All meetings will be held
at p. m.
Mrs. Viola McElhiney will dis
cuss art teaching and appreciation
and the correlation Of this subject
with others in the curriculum.
Miss Winifred Van Hagen of the
division OF physical education, held
Ter last meeting of the week yes-
terday in the lockwood school, Cal
eXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
EQUALIZATION
BOARD NAMED
IN INJUNCTION
Liquor Dealers To Make Test
OF Permission To Sell Hard
Drinks By Glass.
WEBB SAYS RULE ILLEGAL
Liberalizing States Liquor For
Hotel And Cafe Benefit Strikes
Snag.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. WH -
Alarmed at the sudden threat TO
the package liquor business, the Les
Angeles Liquor Dealers association
went to court today ana obtained
temporary restraining order under
which the state board of equaliza-
ton is prevented from allowing tn,
sale of hard liquors by the glass.
The order was promptly served
on local officers Of tie board. with
orders TO appear in court Monday
TO show cause why the order should
not be made permanent.
The association stated in its COM
rlaint that all its members have
licenses for the sale of liquor Off
the-premises consumption and that
the board suddenly decided last
Wednesday to allow glass sale in
hotels and restaurants, in violation
of the state law.
The petition for permanent in
junction asks that the board be-
restrained from licelsipg sale for
on-the~ premises consumption.
Every member of the board. as
we'll as DixWell Pierce, secretary,
and Elwood Squires, assistant Sec
retary, and three John Does" was
amed in the complaint.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. W.cH
Attorney General U. S. webb
warned the state board of equall-
zation today that changes they
plan to authorize in state lqucr
control administration may be con-
trary to the state law.
The board. at a meeting in Red
cling, was expected to give its sane
ton to TIE sale of liquor by the
drink IN legitimate eating piar es
and to the sale of wine in bulk to
retail consumers.
"1he law is clear to everybody
hut the board of equalization that
it is not legal to sell hard liquor by
the drink in California" Webb was
quoted as commenting unofficlaiiy'
He intimated that a friendly
s,,it" the board intended to in"ti-
tute to secure ruling approving It's
course might turn out to be "un-
friendly"
sT'he constitution is plain on The
sale by a drink question:" the VET
eran attorney general said in fore
casting an adverse result of the
contemplated test case.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
NaUol AUiafors
SaUed By Cur,

SAN PEDRO, Jan. 20. W.P)-The
fortunate abutment Of a one-pound
gun was credited today with hav-
ing saved two naval aviators from
serious injury in shipboard acci-
cent last Thursday.
The flyers. Lieuts. w. w. Shea
and G. B. Jones, were in heavy
Corsair observation plane when it
slipped from its catapult atop a
high turret on the U. S. S. PENN
sylvania.
The jutting gun stopped the
planes fall to the deck, and the
men we're unhurt. The plane was
sufficiently damaged to entail
sending it ashore for repairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
NOTE ASSERTS
YOUNG k|DNAP
VICTIM SLAIN
Minneapolis Postmaster Told
Bremen Accidentally Killed By
Abductors.
BY WILLIAM f. HALLBERG
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 90.
U.P)-A note saying Edward G.. Bre-
mer, kidnapped banker, had been ac-
cidentally killed by his kidnape.s
was received today by Postmaster
w. C. Robertson.
The note was unStamped and ap-
parently had been paced in a mail
box in the Minneapolis business
district late yesterday, Robertson
said. 1t was addressed to "TEe
Postmaster of Minneapolis.
The note read:
ITO a Federal Officer:
Very sorry, but Ed Bremen is
resting in peace-was by accident.
Body near Anoka. Will not be
found until snow leaves. Contact
all off. Please forgive us. All a
mistake by one of our gang. Been
drunk. Please tell Walter Magec :"
The only signature was crude)y
drawn insignia OH The lower part
Of the note paper. Robertson said
he believed it was the work of g
CRANK"
ST. PAUL, Jan. 20.-Edward c..
Bremen, SO, kidnapped bank presi-
dent, fought short but bloody bat
tie with three abductors before be-
ing subdued, police believed today.
The police theory was advanced
as Adolph Bremen, wealthy brewer
and friend of President Roosevelt,
took personal charge of attempts to
obtain his sons release. At Bremer'S
request police and federal anti-kid-
naping campaign agents remained
out of the case to enable the pay
ment of 100000 ransom for release
of the victim.
The battle theory was based on
discovery of bloodStains in Young
Bremer's automobile and on the
snow where the automobile was
found. Footprints in the snow and
the position of the bloodstains in
the automobile supported this the
| ory.
Bremer's automobile was found
| less than a mile from his fathers
brewery. In the snow around the
car were many footprints. Police
said, however, that all of the prints
were made by three men.
| BloodstainS in the snow indicated
that one man had stood still and
F., attempted to Staunch the flow OF
blood from a wound, presumably a
bleeding nose.
: Police believed that the young
banker seized an opportunity and
struck one of his captors on the
nose.
Family Anxious
BremerS friends supported the
police theory, pointing out that the
strapping, athletic banker was pro-
! ficient with his fists and had de-
clared that he would fight if any
kidnapping attempt was made.
The victims father and uncle,
Adolph and Otto Bremen, were
frantical,y anxious. The father
pleaded with police and federal
| agents to give him free hand in
negotiating for his sons safe re-
| turn. He announced that 100000
ransom money had been prepared
| and that he was awaiting word from
the kidnaperS.
Police and federal agents, al
though refraining from pushing
! their investigations, were masSlng
for an unprecedented drive to un-
! cover the abductorS.
An intensive hunt by federal men
was forecast by announcements from
the departments Washington head
! quarters and President RooSevelt's S
personal concern in the case. The
Bremer's were promised utmost CO.
peration by the federal government.
MIR. Roosevelt also added a message
of sympathy for the family
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-20
More Complaints
Against Broker

More complaints against j.
Barnes. charged with issuing bad
drafts and operating " ttout a IL
cense by C. j. Carey, chief OF the
division of market enforcement
state department of agriculture,
have been received today by B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commission
er.
This morning HarriRan received
O number OF complaints againsr
Parnes from persons 10 wnom thu
latter had given bad drafts, indi~
eating that Barnes operations vess
cutie extensive.