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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
Ell CENTRIC NAMED FOR CONVENTION
OF BROADWAY OF AMERICA in 1886
Dallas Convention Decides Route Will Not
Be Changed So AS To Eliminate Valley
And San Diego AS Terminus.

pared to invite the group to meet in
Ell Centre in 1885. Invitations were
mimeographed and buttons OBJ
tanned urging that Ell Centro be the
next meeting place of this organi-
zation, whose membership extends
from coast to coast. Hays states
that the group was unable to have
Ell Centre designated as the meet
ng place in 1885, but it was named
the convention city for 1886, with
Nashville, Tenn, designated as the
gathering place for the Broadway
Association in 1885.
Retiring President Mackey, ac-
cording to Hays, was planning to
visit Phoenix when the convention
adjourned last night to discuss the
matter of diversion of Broadway
of America traffic over Highway U.
S. &c at Phoenix. instead of direct
ing it through Imperial Valley to
San Diego. Mackey has long pointed
out that if the communities Of
Southern Arizona and Southern
California do their part, in the ma
tional publicizing of the Broadway,
to bring traffic from the east over
this southern route into Phoenix, in
all fairness Phoenix should con-
tinue to direct motor traffic west
ward over the Broadway in order
that these southwestern communi-
ties may have their share of Broad
way tourist business.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
OPERATIONS OF HOT BOND RING
DESCRIBED AT LOS ANGELES TRIAL

thousand dollars worth of stolen
bonds, allegediy cached there. Cole
found upon his arrival, however,
that another man named clyde"
had beaten him and had sold the
bonds to a Vancouver liquor dealer
for $4,000, the statement said.
"Cole thereupon said that if I
would advance expense money he
would have one of the other men,
bers of the Pretty Boy Floyd mob
to come TO Los Angelesc and bring
some more OF the same kind OF
bonds" the document quoted Wiley.
Continuing it said Waggoner came
to Los Angeles few Gays later with
approximately $4,000 in Liberty
bonds but this report was attributed
to Cole in a later conversation with
Wiley.
The statement further set forth
that a local police officer had hand
in operating the ring. He was said
to have threatened to jail-one ac-
complice unless he was "cut in" for
20 percent of the proceeds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
SWAMI HAS CRUSH ON MAE WEST
Knocks Off Some High Faluting Poetry Tc
Movie Star Who Has No Husband

that such things made him un-
happy
Like little children they mis-
understand my words,'' said the
swami. "Am I to blame? When
I hear of such cases I say to them,
/" Your first duty is to husband,
children and home'.''
The swami then admitted auth
orShip of the following poetic ad-
dress to Mae West:
"Come up and see me some time,
o maiden girl.
Ignorant of the bliss supreme
That awaits on the mountain top
Where 1 live forever, free in divine
ecStacy-
Filled with the power that limit
knows not.
Come up some time from the un-
real life of fleeting pleasure
To the life of eternal ecstacy.
I am neither an angel nor a devil. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
Use Of Slough
Causes Suit

Asking that the defendants show
cause why they should not be re-
strained from interfering with the
plaintiff using certain slough for
drainage purposes, Margaret X.
Winert filed her complaint against
Kelley Yount and c. A. Butler IN
superior court this morning.
The complaint states that plain
tiff is the owner OF tract lat, Ti5S,
R13E. and that defendants own
and farm lots 8 and in Ti5S.
Rl3E. 1t states further that a
slough or depression on the last
named property had been used by
her to drain her land for some
time past. The defendants. how
ever, have sought TO prevent her
using this slough for that purpose.
She alleges this to be the only
possible way in which her property
can be drained satisfactorily and
asks the court TO allow her the con-
tinued use Of the slough Tor that
purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
REPORTS SAY
SHIPPING IN
DIRE STRAITS
Over Hundred Ships Tied Up
AT Pacific Coast Ports By
Walkout.
UNION MEN STAND FIRM
Mail Permitted To Be Taken
From Ships By Volunteers
From Strikers.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. U.R)
Paralysis spread over the Pacific
coast IS extensive shipping industry
today as 10000 longshoremen hung
up their hooks in strike for high
er wages and other waterfront
workers began sympathy" strikes.
Faced with the task of getting
cargoes, some of them periShable,
from the holds of 1913 ships between
San Diego and Seattle, shipping
firms advertised openly for strike
finish, the companies pressed old
freighters and idle passenger ships
into service TO provide living quar-
ters for the requirements. An arm
ored car, flanked by motorcycle po-
lice, was used to transport men to
the docks here.
Strikers, dressed in their Sunday
best, hooted the truckloads of strike
breakers Police at the San Fran
ion workers from violence only by
the threat of drawn clubs. Sever
al demonstrators were arrested but
later released. The men in the
crowds at the piers were still good
natured. The strike was just start
ing.
Authorities, gauging the deter
mination of the strikers, feared
open clashes such as marked the
1919 dock strikes, in which the steel
hooks of stevedores Changed often
on steel helmets worn by strike
breakers. al
Reports to the headquarters here
of the International Longshore-
mems association, leading the walk
out, indicated it was 100 per cent.
Seattle workers joined at the last
minute yesterday, the deadline set
for capitulation of the employers
to the union demands. At Port
land, Los Angeles, San Diego, San
Francisco and Oakland harborS and
at other ports the tieup was COM
plete. Some cargoeS were moved by
the strikebreakers but the number
was reported negligible. Under spe-
cial dispensation, the I. L. A. fur
nished men to remove U. S. mail
and passenger baggage from incom-
ing ships. The liner Tatsuta Maru
stood in port here with a $50o,000
silk cargo untouched.
Meanwhile federal mediat o T S
made frantic efforts to effect a
peace. Dr. Henry Grady, Berkeley,
head of President Roosevelt IS con-
citation board in the dispute, sub
mitted a compromise plan to both
employers and workers. Neither
side indicated its immediate reac-
ton.
The I. L. A. called the strike af-
ter virtual collapse of negotiations
for a 81 an hour wage scale, 30
hour week, and union recognition.
The union claimed the employers
refused to agree to impartial arbi-
tration. The delay in enforcement
of master shipping code by the
NRA contributed to the unrest of
the workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10

LOS ANGELES, May 10. U.P) -
Amazing revelations of an alleged
"hot bond" ring were spread across
the records of federal court here to-
day at the trial of three men,
charged with implication in the ring
which federal agents alleged dis
tributed between $1,000,000 and $2,-
100000 worth of stolen middleweSt-
ern bonds and securities in Southern
California.
The disclosures were described in
lengthy statement attributed to E.
E. Wiley, local attorney and a CO.
defendant with Elmer Waggoner,
Oklahoma City salesman, and Elgin
S. Cole, accused "go between for
Charles pretty Boy) Floyd. The
trio are charged with conspiring to
defraud the government by selling
Liberty bonds, stolen from Oklaho-
ma, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
banks.
The statement, said to record a
conversation between Wiley and an
other attorney, linked "Dapper
Don" Courtney, to reputed plot to
distribute part OF the Lindbergh
ransom money. Courtney at the
time of the asserted incident was in
Jail here.
"One day while visiting Courtney
in JAIL" Wiley's statement read, HE
said he had line on some of the
Lindbergh money and wanted tc
know how it could be disposed of.
talked to another man but appar-
emily nothing came of it,"
Wiley's attorney had waged
three day battle in an effort to keer
the statement from being read t(
the jury, but Judge Harry Hollzel
ruled against them, permitting par
of the document to be introduced.
Headquarters Revealed
Headquarters for the bond rims
were maintained at Springfield
Mo-, according to the statemen
which described a trip Cole made II
the Ozarks town to obtain severa
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10

El Centro is not going to lose the
Broadway of America, and will be
host to the organization at the 1886
convention, according to a telegram
received last night at the Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce from Rob-
ert Hays, manager, who is attend
ing the Broadway of America as
sociation convention at Dallas, Tex
as. According to Hays, the matter
of re-routing the Broadway direct
from Phoenix to Los Angeles by way
of Blythe was brought up at the
convention but the more southern
communities of California and Ari-
zona were able to combat this
change with the result that the
Broadway of America will remain
on Highway U. S. 80, passing
through Yuma, Holtville and Ell
Centro with the western terminus
at Broadway, San Diego
In order to be prepared to fight
tbs change in routing, Ell Centro,
CaleXico, Holtville, Yuma and San
Diego had all made drive for
Broadway of America memberships
prior to the convention, in order
that these communities might have
voting strength when the matter
came up for a vote. 1t is apparent
from Hays telegram that these
membership drives gave the SOU
thern communities enough strength
to combat the movement on the
part of Los Angeles to route the
Broadway over the northern high
way, eliminating Imperial Valley
and San Diego from the route.
Imperial Valley Jared very well in
the matter of officers of the Broad
way for the ensuing year and Lee
Hetzel, who is in attendance at the
convention and served as director at
/ large last year, was elected first
vice president of the Broadway OF
America association for the coming
year. A. j. Mercier of Calexico, also
attending the Dallas converEidn,
and w. A. Tondro, both of whom
served as directors last year, were
reelected for the coming year to
serve as members of the board of di-
rectors. Robert A. Jones, of Hot
Springs, Arkansas, was elected pre-
sident of the association, to succeed
F.. o. Mackey, OF Ell PaSo.
To Jack Up Phoenix
The delegates from Imperial VAL
ley attended the convention pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
CREDIT UNION
BILL PASSES

WASHINGTON, May 10. U.P) -
The senate today passed, without
debate, bill to establish a federal
credit union system for extension of
credit to persons of small means at
nominal interest rates.
The bill now goes to the house.
The credit union plan was spon-
Sored by Sen. Morris Sheppard,
(Dem) Texas. 1t was reported fav-
orably by the senate banking COM
mittee, which urged its adoption on
the ground that it would aid recov-
cry by putting into the channels of
trade the billions of dollars now
paid in high rates of interest for
short term, emergency loans.
The bill provides for a federal Or
ganization to supervise operations
of credit unions, described as a CO.
operative society enabling its mem
bers to save money in good times
and borrow money at low interest
rates in times of emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
UNIFORM
ARCADE SIGNS
Continued On Page 81

Equal visibility for all merchants
using signs along Main street is
sought by the city engineering de-
partment in an action they con-
template taking regarding these
signs next week
Phil Knights, city engineer, ex-
planned the situation this morning
as follows: All arcade signs.
knights stated, must be 10 feet
above the walk and all street signs
placed on the arcade over the curb
must be 16 feet from the ground
and not over four feet over the
street.
The trouble in the past has been.
it was pointed out, that some mer-
chants wished to make a greater
display of certain signs and would
not follow the city building code
restrictions in this matter. Begin
ming next Monday. Knights said.
campaign will be inaugurated to
secure the enforcement of the pres
ent city ordinance relative to these
street signs
Some of these signs, he said, are
hazardous and are not safely an
chored. This matter will also be
considered thoroughly during the
coming week and all signs will be
inspected from every point of view.
particularly in regard to the pro-
vision of the city statutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
M& R1~~'
OisSJ. NsNauEh ht Syndicate. Inc
WIDOW GIVES
NEW VERSION
Of SLAY|NG {

SAN BERNARDINO, May 10.
U.P)-Mrs. Louise Shaw, South
Gate widow, today repudiated her
previous version of the death of her
husband, Harry D. Shaw, at the
hands of Don T. Snyder, her CO.
defendant on the charges of Shaw IS
murder
Sobbing so Historically as to be
almost incoherent, Mrs. Shaw told
a new story in which she confirmed
the testimony of Synder that he
killed Shaw in elf-defenSe. Re-
pudiating her earlier account of
sitting some distance away and
not witnessing the encounter, Mrs.
Shaw said Snyder had testified
truthfully that she was present
when Shaw was killed.
She told the earlier story she
said, because "that seemed the
best way to get out of it,
"You realize you face perjury
charges, don It you?' asked her at
torney.
"Yes, but III stand it, the
widow sobbed in reply.
Snyder IS entire account of Shaw S
death was true, Mrs. Shaw said.
He had asked her to drive him
east on the Arizona highway to ov-
ertake Shaw's truck, in which he
wanted to ride to Phoenix, she
said. They overlook the truck and
Shaw stopped the vehicle and "got
out cursing' and waving a pipe
wrench, she continued
"Snyder picked up stone to de-
fend himself and struck my hus-
band over the head she testi-
fled.
Mrs. Shaw further joined Snyder
in insisting that neither knew in
what manner Shaw's body got un-
der the wheels OF his own truck.
After Shaw dropped to the road,
Mrs. Shaw said, Snyder said "he
would protect me, no matter what
happened
The state charges that Mrs.
Shaw and Snyder were paramours
and conspired to kill Shaw and
then run over his body with his
own truck, to create the appear
ance of accidental death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
ORGANIZATION
WILL COMBAT
COMMUNISM

LOS ANGELES, May 10. W.P)-
An organization to be known as the
Associated Farmers of California
Inc. today was being formed with
a view to combat aggressively Com
munistic agitation in the state s
farming centers, particularly in I'M
perial Valley which has been the
scene of recent disorders.
The executive committee of the
organization, following a meeting
at the Biltmore hotel here, an
nounced that articles of incorpor-
alton would be filed Immediately
and that offices would be establish
ed in San Francisco.
Guernsey Frazer. of Los Angeles
prominent in veteran affairs and
secretary OF American Institutions
Inc, was made secretary of the
nti-Communist organization.
The group is sponsored by the
state chamber of commerce, the
California Farm Bureau Federation
and the state department of agri-
culture.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10

MILL VALLEY, Calf. May 10.
W.H - Dayananda Priya Darsi,
young Hindu Swami, conducting
councils Of his universal brother
hood, has disrupted the quiet Of
Mill Valley life.
The swami, who closes his eyes
to Think maintains his calm,
however, and writes poemS-the lat
est to Mae West.
The swami has many women at
his councils and one husband was
extremely upset when his wife was
said to have come home with the
announcement she had been re-
born spiritually and was no longer
his mate, nor the mother of his
children. Another man, the story
goes. talked of divorce when his
wife took on the reincarnation of
Cleopatra.
Dayananda told an interviewer
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
RACE DRIVERS
ARE PUNISHED

LOS ANGELES, May 10. U.P) =
One automobile racing driver was
sentenced to Jail and another was
fined today for assaults upon a re-
porter and a photographer at the
recent funeral of Ernie Triplett
prominent racer.
Joe Tomei was ordered to Jail for
six months on his guilty plea to
having beaten and kicked Joe Ben
nus, photographer. E. A. (Babe)
Staff was fined $100 for his attack
on Jimmy Lee, reporter.
The assaults took place when the
newsmen, working for paper
which was campaigning against
racing because of its danger, ap-
peared at the funeral of Triplett
Triplett was killed in a collision
during race at the Imperial coun-
ty fair.
Tomeis attorney pleaded for a
suspended sentence or fine be-
cause Tomei wished to be free to
enter the indianapolis race.
Superior Judge Charles Burnell
said there was no justification for
the brutal attack on Bennus, and
ordered the Jail sentence. In the
case of Stapp, Judge Burnell said
there were extenuating circumstan-
ces and ordered the fine.
Originally the drivers were accus-
ed of kidnapping as we'll as assault
The former charge was dropped. Al
Reinke, third defendant, was kill
ed in another crash several weeks
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
MASKED MEN
ESCAPE WITH
THEIR VICTIM
William F. Gettle Seized AT
Arcadia Estate While Compan-
ion Looks On Helplessly.
NO RANSOM DEMAND MADE
Family Declares No Motive
Other Than Attempt To Get
Money Exists.

LOS ANGELES, May 10. UP)-
Two masked kidnapers defied the
iron-grilled gates and high walls OF
an exclusive Arcadia estate to kid
nap William F.. Gettle, Al, wealthy
retired business man of Beverly
Hills, and hold him a prisoner to-
day.
A swimming party had just brok-
en- up and Gettle and a friend were
lettering in the party house, at
the rear of the palatial home when
the two masked kidnapers scaled
high stone wall, cowed Gettle
and his guests with revolvers, bound
them with rope and adhesive tape
and fled with their hostage, liter
ally throwing him over the wall in
their haste to depart.
The guest, James P. Wolff, was
tied to a tree.
"Listen, this is a kidnapping,
Wolff was warned as the gunmen
disappeared over the wall. "Don It
give the alarm for an hour if you
know what is good for you."
Trampled weeds and tire tracks
IL d ildITOW QlTI dley-Wdy at CIl6
rear of the estate disclosed the
gunner made their escape in a
, waiting car.
Although no ransom demands
have been made, police believed
there would be.
The kidnapping occurred as the
swimming party was breaking up.
After completing their swim and
dressing, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hitchin and Mrs. Wolff, the other
guests, re-entered the house. Wolff
and his host fingered in the "party
| house, for a drink at the bar.
"We were having drink and
| didn't see anyone approach until
the kidnapers stuck revolverS in our
ribs and said, Stick 'em up'.'
Wolff told police ''They ordered
us out of the house and forced us
to walk to the southeast corner of
the grounds. 1t was dark there.
| Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
.|NSULL LOSES
ATTEMPT To
REDUCE BAIL

CHICAGO, May 10. U.P)-Judge
Will M. Sparks of the United States
circuit court of appeals today de-
MED a writ of habeas corpus to re-
duce the 100000 bond demanded
for release of Samuel insult from
the county Jail.
Judge Sparks in denying the writ
and ordering that the 74-year-old
fallen utility monarch remain in
the Jail until his friends obtain
the 100000 bail said:
81 do not want to make this
court of appeals attractive for such
petitions. -
Judge Sparks, who consented to
hear the habeas corpus petition to-
day after insult IS attorney, Floyd
Thompson, had gone on a ''shop-
ping tour of the federal court
chambers, said the aged prisoner
was entitled to no acton by the
court of appeals until he had lex
hausted the possibilities of the low
er courts.o
Thompson, former chief justice
of the Illinois supreme court, ar
gued that the one time multimil-
lionaire s friends could raise bond
of only $15O,O00-$lO0,000 on the
two federal indictments and $4,000
to cover two estate indictments
charging embezzlement,
Insull confined to the hospital
ward of the county Jail, was not
in court.
BY agreement with United States
Marshal H. c. w. Laubenheimer
Thompson and the prisoner son,
Samuel insult. Jr., arranged to have
him remain in the Jail because of
his weakened physical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
State D. A. Y.
In Convention

SACRAMENTO, May 10. W.P)-
Reports on committees was the
program feature of the disabled
American Veterans of the World
war at their state convention, which
opened here today.
The conclave will continue for
three days. AuXiliaries of the vet
eranS' organization at the same
time will conduct their annual state
conventions. Approximately 900
delegates are attending.
The D. A. V. sessions were pre-
sided over by John F. Burke of Riv-
erside, state commander. Joe w
Mcqueen, national commander, at
tended the gathering.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
QUESTIONABLE
For Poultrymerl

In order to determine whether or
not poultrymen of the valley wish
to form a cooperative, at the COM
mittee meeting OF poultrymen held
last night in the Holtville cham
ber of commerce, decision was
made to send out QUESTIONABLE
to all growers known to the COM
mittee
This QUESTIONABLE will endeavor
to ascertain the number of flocks,
the number of birds in flocks, the
amount of poultry or eggs market
ed during the past year, methods
and materials used in feeding and
whether or not the individual is
favorable toward a cooperative.
With this information as basis
the committee then can proceed
with organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
UNEMPLOYED
KANSANS RIOT

WICHITA, KanS., May 10. U.P)-
City officials today considered ap-
pealing for aid of the national
guard to prevent recurrence of un-
employed riots which resulted yes
terday in serious injuries to five
persons.
A mob of about 400 unemployed
men and scattering of women
rioted for an hour. They succeed
ed in halting work on three relief
projects where about $50 men were
employed. They then dispersed
and went home.
Police, reinforced by the fire de-
partment manning hoses, were un-
able to cope with the riot. -Four
of the injured men were policemen
and firemen.
Lieut.. C. D. Murell, police Off
GER, suffered a possible skull frac-
ture and a stab wound in his back.
Most of Officer Cal Woods teeth
were knocked out by rock. Off
Ger COX" Whitney probably will
lose the sight of one eye, and Lieut..
Ford, fireman, suffered severe cuts
and bruises on the face.
John Hardy, one of the unem-
ployed demonstrators, also was in
jured gravely. He suffered severe
scalp wounds.
About 30 other unemployed were
hurt when police used night sticks
in a futile effort to halt the riot
The unemployed had gathered
for a mass meeting to demand more
relief jobs and higher pay sched-
ules. Three thousand men had
voted Tuesday night to go in strike
yesterday unless their demands
were met.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
kidnapping Only
Playing Hockey

GLOBE, Ariz., May 10. W.p) -
Another Arizona kidnapping scare
swept the Globe Miami district this
morning when it was learned Ma
ria, 10-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Rosa Chavez, had not returned
home or been seen since leaving her
class at the Hill Street school yes
terday afternoon. Officers started
a search for her last night, but
when she was missing from class
this morning their efofrts redoubled.
1.-THE "scare" was nipped in the
bud, however, when Maria turned
up at home about IL O'Clock with
a school mate with whom she spent
the night and played "hookey"
from school today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
BROKER KIDNAPPED FROM HOME NEAR |. A.
Strike Marked By No Violenc
Little InUalid
Can't Be Told
Father SIair,

CHICAGO, May 10. UP)-At
Jackson Park sanitarium J.
year-Old Patricia Redmond
played happily today, awaiting
the weekly visit of her faith
er.
Her mother visited her yes
terday.
Daddy couldn't ccme,"
she told the little girl. He
was busy Then for more
than an hour the two laughed
and chatted.
Outside, after leaving the
child with a happy smile, the
young mother broke into hys-
terical sObs.
Because of acute heart dis
case Patricia cannot be told
that her father, PatrClman
Patrick Redmond, was killed
Tuesday by four bandits who
attempted to hold up a cur
rency exchange he was guard
ing. Physicians said it might
be necessary to- keep the fact
from her for several years