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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
BALL PLAYER
GETS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 16. U.P)-
Ernie Orsatti, outfielder with the
st. Louis Cardinals, was granted a
divorce here today after he testl-
fled that the course of conduct pur-
sued by his wife, Mrs. Martha Or
satti, writer, impaired his baseball
playing ability.
Orsatti told Superior Judge Min
or Moore that Mrs. OrSatti persist
ed in holding parties at which liiq-
uor was served lavishly and that
during these parties she was indis-
creetly familiar with other men.
Her conduct. the outfielder claim
ed caused him to become so nerv-
GUS that he was not himself on the
ball field and he lost weight con-
sistently.
He testified Mrs. Orsatti ran up
bills of from $500 to $700 monthly.
Most of the money he said went to
buy liquor.
Under property settlement
reached cut of court, OrSatti agreed
TO pay his wife $1,000, of which $500
was to be turned over Immediately
and the remainder at the rate of
$100 a month.
The OrSattis were married in 1929
and separated in February, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
COMMISSION
FILES REPORT
UPON STRIKE
Continued From Page u

ditions," the report listed as Spe-
cific evils exploitation of workers
by the growers, improper sanitary
conditions, unsatisfactory housing
and "overstepping of authority by
peace officers
The permanent labor board or
federal labor arbitrator, the COM
mission wrote, is necessary to
"equalize and balance TIE labor sup
ply and see that preference is
given permanent residents"
The report stressed the belief
that the federal government should
offer full protection to workers in
order that the rights of free speech,
free assembly and "tEe right to
strike and picket peacefully" be
maintained.
On the subject of abuse Of their
authority by peace officers, the
commission wrote:
During the recent disturbances,
large numbers of men and women,
including many wholly innocent
persons, were picked up but not
booked. Many were induced to
plead guilty through intimidation,
under the promise that suspended
sentences would be given. 1t is
not fair that these persons carry
the stigma of a police record.
Bail was fixed in such large
amounts in many instances as to
make release from Jail impossible.
Several of TIE strike leaders were
released on bail furnished by SYM
pathizers outside of Imperial county
"Only by prostitution of the state
vagrancy law could some of the
prisoners be arrested or held.
I'm our opinion, regular peace
officers displayed pistols too freely.
and the police unwarrantedly used
tear gas bombs"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
Jaycee FiUe Wins
OUer La Jolla

In a game marked by spectacular
plays and effectual scoring rallies,
the Central Jaycees quintet handed
the La Jolla Merchants their first
setback of the season last night in
the local gymnasium. The final
score was Al to 49,
Although FL Centre took the lead
and maintained it during most of
the game, the La Jolla team man
aged to even the score repeatedly.
AT the half both teams had 81
points.
Steele and Young turned in
their usual good game. They were
high point men for the college
team, having IA and 13 points re-
spectively. Steel'S scoring was hin
dered by the excellent guarding of
Kinds, La Jolla IS right guard.
Goodman with ID points and
Carroll with 7 were high men for
La Jolla.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
To GET
FEDERAL HELP
Chicago Professor Named To
Devise Means For Aiding Fin
ancially Embarrassed.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-Emer-
gency federaal relief for near bank
rupt municipalities is in the hurry
up category of administration pro-
jectS. Alarming reports of the fin
ancial problems of cities large and
small trouble President Roosevelt's
advisers. The first concrete move
toward relief was selection of Pro-
fessor Simeon Leland, of Chicago
University, to prepare a program.
The plight of the debt burdened
municipalities is related to the
large problem of debt structure and
interest rates to which Mr.. Roose-
velt hopes shortly to give his at
tention. He believes interest rates
generally should be lower.
The emergency arises from the
inability of many cities to borrow
at all. Others are able to borrow
only at prohibitive interest rates.
Cities uniformly are restricted to
a legal borrowing limit represent
ing determined percentage OF the
assessed valuation of taxable pro-
perty.
In announcing Leland's appoint
ment, Secretary of Treasury Nor
genthau estimated that the NUM-
cipalities of the country are spend
ing approximately $4,000, 100000 an
nually and he said some of them
are confronted with bankruptcy.
approach to this problem of city
finance. The RFC could lend
against municipal anticipation war
rants. Many cities, notably Chi
cago, have been financing them
selves by thus mortgaging their
future tax revenue. When the banks
refused to continue to purchase
Chicago tax warrants there were
demonstrations and parades by
teachers and other unpaid civil
servants.
Alternative Offered
Another method would be fed
eral guarantee of interest or prin-
cipal of emergency municipal OBJ
legations. Approved by the house
and now awaiting senate COM
mittee action is a bill to permit
any municipal or county taxing
unit to institute refinancing ar
rangements with the consent OF 81
per cent dn amounD of its cred
itors. The refinancing plan woulo
become effective with consent Of
two-thirds of the creditors. The bill
would employ the machinery OF
the bankruptcy act. Among it'
opponents are the United States
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

which all the commission and rep
resentativeS of the Pea Growers
association were present. This
meeting was requested by Mrs.
Helen Kuns. member of the COM
mission from Calipatria.
The pea growers were under the
impression that the commission
was aiding and abetting the strik-
ers by giving them food and that
relief should be temporarily dis
continued, the minutes of the meet
ing show. The chairman pointed
out that the commission could
take no sides in the strike and
there followed a general discussion
of the strike and the reasons for
it.
On motion of Judge F. T. Cook
of Calipatria, it was voted, as a
temporary measure, insofar as pos
sible, even though handling great
crowds of people. that all new
cases in Calipatria be given limit
ed emergency order and that a
thorough investigation be made
before any additional relief was
given.
Transients Increasing
II was explained that there are
more than 1000 families in the
Calipatria area, many of them
tranSientS, with more arriving
every day. There is work for only
one-third this number. The COM
mission feels that as many of
these workers are tranSientS, some
of the burden of their care should
be taken by growers and shippers
who bring them into the valley
and the director was instructed to
ask the state Emergency Relief ad-
miniStration for the status of a
migratory worker, as Imperial
county cannot continue to care
fer the large number of people in
the Calipatria area on the present
! funds.
Report that the Calipatria Of
flee was closed, DR.. Dupont ex-
planned, may have arisen from the
necessity of closing the doors and
permitting only two or three per-
sons into the office at time for
interviewing. To admit all seeking
relief would seriously handicap the
work. The presence of several
hundred around the office door, in
his opinion, led to the report that
the office was not functioning.
Extra workers arrived last night
and this morning to aid in the
Calipatria office, he said, and all
legitimate relief cases will con-
/, tinue to be handled.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

the Golden Valley shed causing
damages to the headlights and
fender.
Experimental Theatre, Seeley,
$3.50, THE Romantic Young Lady,"
Feb. 10 and 16. dh
Dry Olive or Eucalyptus wood.
Best in town. Ed Royce. m,w,f
Cotton Group Meeting-Members
OF the cotton committee were meet
ing this morning in the farm ad-
visor s office at the court house to
continue work on the cotton reduc-
ton contracts.
DIR. r. C. Clemons. dentist pro-
fessional bldg. Phone 245.
m W I tt
Smart Wash Frocks for afternoon
$l.98. j. G. Penney Co. 16t1
P0ultrymen To Meet - Valley
poultrymen are reminded of the
meeting Saturday morning at 10 a.
m. in the farm advisors office at
the court house when they will
elect two delegates to the poultry
industry control board.
DIR. A. Is. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. Off
The Academy of Music announces
a recital by children of grammar
school up to seventh grade, Mon
day, the nineteenth, at 7:3O p. m.
The public cordially invited 16t2
Marriage License Issued Rak
M. Din, AS, and Jesus OSorio, 81,
both of Ell Centro, were granted
a marriage license at tie court
house this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

On the 18th day of March, 1884,
at 100 o'clock P. NJ, Lyman M.
King and A. E. Ball, Trustees, as
Joint Tenants, under and pursuant
to deed of or transfer in trust,
dated March 81, 1880, recorded
March 10, 1881, in Book 308, Page
q of Official Records, in the Of
flee of the County Recorder of I'm
perial County, State of California,
and securing among other obliga-
tions a note for 100000 dated
March 81, 1880, in favor of Red
lands Building-Loan Association, a
corporation, will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash
PAYABLE AT THE TIME OF
SALE IN GOLD COIN OR LAW
Full MONEY OF THE UNITED
STATES) at the North Main En-
trance to the County Court House,
in the City Oh FL Centro, County of
Imperial, State IF California, all
right, title, and interest conveyed
to and now held ny them under
said deed Or transfer in that GER
tain property sinafe in the City
of Ell Centro, County of Imperial,
State of California, described as
follows:
That part OF Block II, Ell
Centre Addition No. 3, in the
City of Ell Centro, County of
Imperial, State of California,
according to Map No. 209 on
file in the office of the County
Recorder of Imperial County,
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on
the South line of said Block
II, 2G0 feet East of the South
west corner thereof; thence
Fast along the South line of
Block IT, SO feet to a point;
thence North 140 feet to a
point; thence West so feet to
L point; thence South 40 feet
to point of beginning.
Said sale will be made, but with
out covenant Or warranty, express
or implied, regarding title, posses
sion CT encumbrances, to pay the
unpaid balance of principal of said
note, advances, fees, charges, ex-
penses, and interest thereon, total
ing, as of February 16, 1884, the
sum of $3,60389, the expenses of
the trustees, and of trust created
by deed of or transfer, and inter
est on said sum to date of sale.
The beneficiary under said deed
of or transfer, by reason of a
breach or default in the obliga-
tions secured thereby, heretofore
executed and delivered to the un-
dersigned trustees a written dec
laration of default and demand for
sale, and written notice of breach
and of election to cause the under
signed to sell the property to salts
fly said obligation, and thereafter
on November Is, 1888, the Redlands
Building-Loan Association caused
a notice of breach and of election
to be recorded in Book 367, Page
541 of Official Records. records in
the office of the County Recorder
of Imperial County. California.
Dated February IS, 1884.
LYMAN M. KING,
A. f.. BALL,
Feb, ,l6=23, Mar, 2 Trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
BOARD HOLDS
CONFERENCE
ON COMP ACT
Continued From Page II

in the agreement. With tie eX-
ception of two small areas in the
Imperial and the Dos PalmaS area
in the Coachella district, the pres
ent areas embraced by tne two dis
tricts are followed. IL is stipulated
that hot more than 5000 acres
might be added to or taken from
these districts at any time.
When the question of power
rights was reached in the agree
ment it was stipulated that the eX-
elusive control and sale of all pow
er produced from the canal is to be
vested in the Imperial district. The
two districts are to execute a lease
! agreement in which Coachella will
demise to the Imperial district all
power rights. This lease will COM
mence the date it is signed and
terminate in 2033.
The Coachella district is not to
contribute to the construction Or
maintenance of the power plants
on the All-American canal and
when the Imperial district is ready
to construct these plants the Coach
ella district will then obtain the
signed contracts for power to be
delivered
1t is understood that Coachella
may always have access to these
power plants for the purpose of
inspecting them and also to the
books of the district relative to
power operations. The Imperial
district is not to sublet any power
rights without the written consent
of the Coachella district.
On the question of power con-
tracts and power rates the follow
ing stipulationS are contained in
this agreement: When the Imperial
district is ready to deliver this
power it will be furnished to
Coachella on the following terms:
To the Coachella district for use
in thai district at a cost not ex-
Ceeding that paid in the Imperial
district plus transmission charges.
Coachella agrees that within a pc
riod of Is years it will purchase
and pay for all power to be used
for project purposes in that dis
trict, said power not to be delivered
however to those places where the
Imperial district has not transmits
sion facilities.
To all other consumers power
will be distributed at the same rate
as obtains in the Imperial district
with additional charges for the
transmission of this power. 1t is
agreed that rates will be made COM
petitive with those of public utili-
ties and will not be sold at less
than cost of production.
The Coachella contract was read
and it was pointed out that it was
identical with that of the local dis
trict.
Shortly after noon tie directors
recessed until 1:30 o'clock at which
time the reading of the agreement
was continued.
A telegram was received at dis
trict headquarters from Congress-
man George Burnham which stated
that Colonel Waite, deputy pub
lie works administrator under Sec
retary Ickes, will be in tie valley
on February 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
Students To Get
CWA Assistance

LOS ANGELES, Fco. 16. lj.P) -
Part time CWA work will be eX-
tended deserving college students
in accordance witt: plan of the
Association of American Colleges,
President Rufus B. con KleinSmid
of Southern California announced
today.
The plan has been approved, he
said he learned from San Fran
cisco CWA officials in telephone
conversation.
The plan will be inaugurated i'm
mediately on school allotment
basis. use expects to place be-
tween 1900 and 150C students in
part uime jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
QUNYQBRIERS

Perishable Shipments - Accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner, perishables shipped
yesterday were: lat carloads let
tuce, one carload cabbage, % car
loads carrots, six carloads mixed
vegetables, one carload greens, and
two carloads citrus.
Experimental Theatre, Seeley,
$3.50, THE Romantic Young Lady,
Feb. 15 and l6. dh
UnifOrms-White and colors. 81
up. Polka Dot Shop. 15t2
Hats for Spring Newest shapes
and colors, $2.98. j. c. Penney Co.
16tl
California Hotel Coffee Shop -
Charcoal broiled Steaks and Chops,
from S to 8 p. m. Open all night.
2tf
Houses To Be Moved "A permit
was granted the Whiting-M Mead
company to move two bungalows
from Villa Farms to 1868 and 1869
Woodward avenue.
Ruth 7. Reid piano studiOs-523
Holt Ave. High school credits. Pri-
vate or class lessons. Moderate
rates. 31t13
Our Special Chiffon and SEMI
chiffon hose 69c. Polka Dot Shop.
15t2
Car Damaged In Crash - R. G.
McFall. s13 Vine street, reported to
police that between 7:30 and 8
O'Clock last night an ice truck
backed into his automobile near
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

Chamber of Commerce, the Amer
ican Bar association and some
banks.
The Public Works Administration
is undertaking a test Of municipal
credit. Some of it's loans have
been in exchange for municipal
bonds, which will be offered for
sale on the open market.
A census market report computes
city, town, village and borough
debts at 51.3 per cent of the total
of all governmental debt in the
United States. The net debt for
that category of borrowers was
$8,839 ,249, 900 in 1882 compared with
So, 1868, $4,000 in 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

ing 1888 on a tentative salary
which amounted TO $21,00o The
board Of directors on December %,
last, pleased by TIE success of the
corporation and its record OF earn
ings voted Brown a salary "a $780,
000 for the year.
In answer to a question by Sena-
tor James Couzens (Rep), Michi-
gan, Brown said he intended TO re-
port the increased income III the
March Is returns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
ALCOHOL HAS
LARGE PROFIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (UP) -
A story of financial success at the
height of the depression, rivaling
that of boom years, was revealed
in testimony tJday before the SEN
ate banking committee.
1t was shown that Russell r.
Brown, chairman Of Cle board Of
the American Commercial Alcohol
corporation. was voted a retro
active salary of $4,000 for 1888, and
that stock of the corporation was
listed on the New York stock eX-
change through an error IN an ex-
change office.
Brown served The corporation dur
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
Golf Pro- To
Become Benedict

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16. UP)-
Leo Diegel, "a, prominent golf pro-
fessional and Miss Violet Bird, 20,
of Los Angeles, filed notice of in
tention to marry here today.
Diegel formerly was profession
al at Aqua Caliente, Mexico, and
now is with the Philmont country
club, Philadelphia.
Diegel said the date Of the mar
riage was not certain but that it
would be soon and that they would
leave February q for Philadelphia
where they will make their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
RIVER READINGS

AS the result of T. B. test in
which only % reactors We're found,
Shasta county has been re-declared
a modified accredited area.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

The first outbreak of anaplas-
mosis in cattle ever known in Shasta
county recently struck 81 small herd
OF beer cattle there.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

Business of the post office at So
mona is booming because Mrs. Ell
mer Peterson, secretary Of the State
Grange, lives there.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
N 8l']NiEath@E

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Saturday; with
increasing cloudiness Saturday; lit
tie change in temperature; rather
hlg gh humidity; gentle variable
winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau.
Maximum yesterday ......................7 IA
Minimum today ................................54 .54
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature -................................ II
Humidity .................................. 30
Reading at 6 a. m. Today
Temperature .................................. SIS
11uiilitliIy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
Temperature .................................. 67
S1uAllSAlty Al
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16

A telegram was received at dis
trict headquarters from Congress-
man George Burnham which stated
that Colonel Waite, deputy pub
lie works administrator under Sec
retary Ickes, will be in tie valley
on February 25.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08
School Officers to
Consider Financing

Subjects for talks to be given at the
annual Burleigh County School Of
ficers association meeting, which con-
venes at the Bismarck city auditor
ium at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
were announced Friday by Miss Marie
Huber, county superintendent Of
schools, who Is directing arrange
ments.
F. w. Pusch, st. Paul, tax agent for
the Northern Pacific railway, will in
troduce the meeting theme Of school
finances in his talk, Making Out the
School Budget" ...@.
w. B. F'alconer OF Lincoln town.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08

several he is making to 1884 seniors
Graduates were seated in rows up.
on the stage, which was trimmed with
potted ferns and giant bouquets OF
pink and white peonies. The pastel
organdy dresses worn by the girls
were in striking contrast to the dark
suits of the boys.
Incidental music for the program
consisted Of selections by the Boys
High School chorus, under direction
Of Clarion E. Larson, and soft piano
music played backstage as the grad
yates advanced to receive the diplo-
mas. Rev. Floyd Emerson Logee, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
gave the invocation and benediction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08

ship, president Of the association. will
talk on THE Common School," r. B.
Murphy, deputy superintendent OF
public instruction, will address the
group on School Finances"
Donald Falconer, son of the associa-
ton president, will dance the High
land Fling" The Menoken school
glee club, will sing several numbers.
The meeting will be open to the in
terested public, according to Miss
Huber.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08
HoPPERs ARE DROWNED

Winnipeg, June 3.-(F)-Nature has
turned on the grasshopper, age-old
scourge of the grain fields. Once ex-
tending clear across the western
wheat field, the hoppers are more
thinly scattered today-drowned in q
heavy deluge that brought tint Of
green to shriveled grain stands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08
EIGHT DIE IN STORM

New York, June 8.-tP)-Eight lives
were lost, 500 persons were made
homeless and damage estimated at
Sl,5OO00O done by a hurricane that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08

swept San Salvador Thursday and
Thursday night. Pan-American Air
ways reported today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Ht-RunAutO
Fek Girl
Doctor

Victims of a hit-and.run driver
on Fourteenth Street Northwest,
near Thomas Circle, DR.. James
Hicks, an inferno, and Mrs. Thel'
ma Little, %, a clerk at the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital, are in a serious condi.
ton in Emergency Hospital to-
day.
They were struck down late
last night while crossing Four
teenth Street. The car, which
witnesses told police was. travel.
ling at an excessive speed, bore
Virginia license plates.
Adolph Bond, a taxi driver,
who pursued the fleeing driver
for several blocks, gave police the
license number of the car, which
was corroborated by other wit.
nesses, including John w. Jen'
kins, of the 1900 block of Six
teenth st. N. K, who declared it
was the "dirtieSt case" of hit-and-
run driving I've even seen." Pc.
lice said they hoped to arrest
the driver today.
DR.. Hicks came to Washington
in July following his graduation
from Duke University. Mrs. Lille
lives in the 200 block of Maple
Ave-, Takoma Park, Md.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
F FALSE LIQUOR
ADS SCORED

The Better Business Bureau
through its director, Louis Roths'
child, has asked the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to put
a stop to liquor dealers adver-
tising that they are wholesale
and retail distributors"
Mr.. Rotlschild stated in a let
ter to the ABC Board that IRE,
tail liquor stores and dealers are
prohibited from having at the
same time wholesale liquor Ii
censes." He asks that the dis
semination of false and mislead
ing advertising be made ground
for revocation Of liquor licenses
In his letter to Chairman OF.
futt of the ABC Board, Director
Rothschild said:
Several retail liquor dealers
have purchased from the Fed
eral Government a wholesale
stamp which permits them to
sell beverages in unlimited
quantities and which tax costs
them $1OO. The tax receipt
specifically states that it is not
a license, yet the law requires
such dealers to post signs and
letters at least three feet high,
Wholesale Liquor Dealer. :.
there are some Washington
liquor stores having signs on
their windows Of Retail and
Wholesale Liquor Dealer which
is actually untruthful and mis-
leading"
Mr.. Rothschild stated also that
the inference is that these so.
called wholesalers are able to
sell at retail below the prices of
the strictly retail dealer.
Chairman Offutt has referred
the matter to the Corporation
Counsel.