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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07

first payments expected within a
few weeks; second payments sched-
uled in November and final set
Elements next February.
A report was received that fed
eral drought feed loans are being
closed eXpeditiously Ah u,g h
Charles Bratton in charge of this
activity in Imperial county.
Progress was reported by Mrs.
Charles Hackleman, chairman, in
the survey that is being made of
medical conditions and costs in I'M
perial county. Questionnaires being
filled out by families, physicians
and hospitals contain information
that will make possible a scientific
study of this health problem.
Announcement was made of the
farm bureau picnic at Balboa Park,
San Diego, Saturday, August Il.
when Mrs. Charles SeWell, head of
the national home department,
will bring a message to Southern
California folks on the activities
and work of the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor
reported on the federal adjustment
activities, showing an immense
amount of work handled and nu-
merous benefits that have accrued
to Imperial county farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
s M ALL GIRL
PRINCIPAL IN
SORDID MESS

DENVER, Colo, Aug. T. (U.R-
The life Of a 12-year-old eXpectant
mother hung in the balance today
as law and medicine quarreled over
source of authority for an opera
ton believed necessary to save her
and insure good health
Colorado laws do not permit rev.
elation of names of principals in
such cases.
The girls mother, who signed
papers at one time that made the
child a dependent of the juvenile
court, will take first steps Tuesday
to have her daughter operated up
on.
She will attempt to have set aside
the action in which she relinquish-
cd custodial rights. After that, if
successful, she will seek to have
either legal or medical authorities
sanction the operation. Up to now
both professions here have shyed
clear of a positive statement fav-
oring or rejecting the idea Of the
operation. Hospital author j t e S
where the girl is confined say they
must have sanction of either rep
resentatives of their own profess
sion or the Denver bar before they
will permit the operation.
Authorities are holding a man
allegedly responsible for the girl IS
condition. They say the man was
scheduled TO have married the
child IS mother August 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
FAMILY GOES
ON TRIAL In
DEATH CASE

WILKESBORO, N. c., Aug. T.
aJp)-Five members Of the same
family went on trial in wilkes
county superior court today charg-
ed with murder. conspiracy to mur-
der, and with being accessories pc
fore and after the fact, in the
Staying of Leota Childress, l8-year-
old orphan girl, on a farm near
Ronda last Dec. 81.
The defendants are Mr. and Mrs
Warwick w. Tilley, foster parents
of the slain girl; their sons, Luther
and Clyde, and Luther riley
wife, Minerva.
Trial of the Childress case in ex-
pected to solve the questions OF
whether the girl was the victim
of family conspiracy and whether
! she knew anything of the murder
more than seven years ago OF
Andrew Eldridge, with which Luth-
er Tilley and Winifred Stanley
are charged.
The two murder cases were link
ed together by notes found on the
victims bodies
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07

ity to pay" fi-ure for farmers and
home owners.
Scott B. Foulds, debt concilia-
tor, reported an increase in the
number of farm foreclosures, five
in the last two weeks. In such
cases relief may be had under the
Frazier-Lemke law, staying the
foreclosure. permitting the owner
to stay on the farm and work out
solution of his economic problem
over a five year period.
A committee was appointed to
study the proposed amendment to
the school code changing the pro-
cedure Of forming and consolidat-
ing school districts to determine
the effect of its operation on I'M
perial county schools. The COM
mittee consists Of Earl V. C. North
rup, Charles G.. Halliday and j. E.
Harshman.
Mack Trentham, head of the
corn-hog committee, reported that
contracts have been sent to Wash
ington involving 30,420 hogs; with
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
BY EVELYN HICKS
Pres Staff Corresnnndenf


Mrs. A. Y. Preble and daughter,
Martha Jane and Virginia motoreo
to Live Oaks. Friday morning
where they plan to spend the re-
mainder Of the summer. They
were accompanied by Gladys Bos-
man who will remain with them for
of couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jones of Sac
ramento. were business visitors in
Imperial Tuesday.
Mayor Lawrence Niles spent the
weekend in Live Oaks with his
family.
Junior Wilson spent the week
end in Live Oaks with his grand
mother, Mrs Miriam Wilson. who
will leave for Kansas Wednesday
for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. George Wright motored to
San Diego last week where she
will spend the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Saleman mo-
tored to Live Oaks Saturday eve
ming and spent the weekend with
Mrs. Hotter.
J. M. Husery of Oakland. was an
Imperial city business visitor We'd
nesday morning.
Frank Douglas spent the week
end with his mother Mrs. Maud
Lane, of Los Angeles.
MFR. and Mrs. J. c. Nayden of
Holtville spent Thursday in Imper-
ial visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Thomas left
Friday morning on a two weeks
trip to the northern part of the
state. On the way they plan to
stop at Loleta and visit Mr. and
Mrs. D. c. eagle, former residents
of Imperial
Miss nellie Ansil, after a week
in Live Oaks, has returned to work
in Thomas's office.
Otto Asper of Julian was in In
perial on business Friday morn
ing.
w. L. Townsend spent the fore
part of last week in Coachella on
business.
Mrs. H. v. Gray, completing her
business in Los Angeles, returned
Friday morning.
Gordon Shore spent the week
end in Boulevard, visiting his sis
ter Mrs. D. D. Vinzant.
DR.. and Mrs. S. F. Loffer return
ed from a short business trip to
San Diego, the latter part Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. E. Brandon mo-
tored to Boulevard Saturday,
where they will spend a couple Of
weeks.
Mrs. Lawrence Niles motored
down from Live Oaks Wednesday ,
on business, returning the follow
ing day.
Miss Madge Miller left for Lou
isiana Saturday morning to recup-
crate from her recent illness.
Mrs. Earl Templeton and child
ren, Lucille and Donald, left We'd
nesday for San Diego, where they
will remain the rest of the summer |
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. McChristy
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
CHAMBER To
HEAR ABOUT.
HOUSING ACT

The chamber of commerce,
through President w. H. Tyler, an
nounces its Wednesday evening
dinner meeting. The national
housing act will be considered and
explained.
The national housing act is de-
signed to aid one million people
who want to build homes; two mil
lion who want to repair and re-
model: and four million whose
livelihood depends directly or indi-
rectly on the building industry,
President Roosevelt has stated in
recent speech.
The meeting will be open to ev-
cry one, whether members Of the
chamber of commerce or not, and
President Tyler says that women
especially are invited to attend.
The chamber IS Wednesday evening
dinners have been very popular
and have been largely attended by
women interested in civic develop
ment.
Tomorrow evening IS dinner prom
ises to be of special interest and
plans will be made for a survey of
El Centro's building needs, and
perhaps plans made for a campaign
for new building and repairs to ex-
isting homes to be financed
through nation housing act funds.
Tyler asks particularly that all
chamber of commerce directors in
the city should attend as immedi-
ately following the dinner, there
will be an important executive
meeting to consider other chamber
matters. The dinner will be held
at the Barbara Worth hotel at
$50 O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
MERRIAM IS
TARGET FOR
UNION LEADER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. U.P)-
Opposition to Gov. Frank F. Mer-
riam was outlined by j. w. Buzzell,
secretary of the Los Angeles Central
Labor Council, in a vigorous speech
here last night, in which the gov
ernor was accused of supporting the
power trust' during his legisla-
tive career.
Endorsing the Republican candi-
dacy Of John R. Quinn, Buzzell har-
angued Merriam for his alleged
support of "yeSted interests and
for opposing passage Of the work
mems compensation act and the
King tax bill, imposing a taxation
increase on public utility properties.
AS speaker of the assembly and
lieutenant governor, Merriam
"packed all important committees
with reactionary corporation legis-
lators who were willing TO be dam
gled on string by plundering lob
byists and political hipackers. - the
labor chief asserted.
Pre-dating the governor IS politi-
cal career in California. Buzzell
charged Merriam with irregularities
in administering the office of state
auditor Of Iowa in 1904.
Merriam m lie eXorbitant
charges for unauthorized examina-
tions of foreign insurance compan-
les, and retired from office with
out complying with the governor IS
request for an accounting of such
moneys, for which he was severely
criticized by Gov. Alva B. Cummins
in his message TO the Iowa general
assembly in that year." Buzzell al
legged.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
IMPERIAL READERS COLUMN

and daughters, Willie Alice and
Dorothy Mae, left Wednesday morn
ing for Brownwood, Texas, to visit
Mrs. McChristy's mother. Mrs.
Charles Haynie, and other relatives.
They will return in a couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conley mo-
tored to San Bernardino Sunday
morning on short business trip.
Mrs. Isabelle Slatten left Sunday
for her home in Topeka, Kansas,
after spending the last three weeks
in Imperial with her son and
daughter, w. L. Townsend and
Mrs. o. B. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend and Mr. and Mrs. Smith
motored with Mrs. Slatten as far
as Yuma where she boarded the
train for her eastern trip.
Mrs. S. O. McGeughy and child
ren left for a visit with relatives
in Anaheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. J B. Dawson left
Thursday morning to spend two
weeks yscation in Oklahoma City
and Arkansas.
Earl Waugh visited his mother
Mrs. Sarah Waugh of San Diego
the past weekend.
Mrs. Pat Caradine and daughters
Pauline and Patricia. went to Po-
mona Saturday TO visit her moth
er.
Mrs. c. T. Gibson is home from
Los Angeles where she attended
summer school,
Fred Hudson, Roy Templeton and
James Savidge were deep sea fish
ing in San Diego waters Wednes-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07

A group of Napa county prune
growers plan to establish a cooper
ative dehydrater Of 500 tons cap
acity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
Boy Says Devil
Made Him Kill

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 7. (U.P)
Because a devil" whispered in
his ear, 13-year-old Billy Atares
waited in Jail cell today for a
grand jury to act on charges that
he murdered his companion of a
petty crime career, Raymond Wyl-
der, IL.
A sentence to the electric chair
would be possible, though improb-
able, if he were convicted of the
crime.
Billy confessed last night to AL
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
Seventeen Die In
Mine Explosion

BIG STONE GAP, Va, Aug. 7.
U.P)-ReScue workers recovered to-
day the last of the bodies of II
coal miners killed yesterday when
dust explosion rocked the No. 3
Derby mine Of the Stonega Coal
and Coke company.
Eight bodies were recovered short
ly after the detonation. Ihe other
nine victims were removed in res
cue operations during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07
GET SHORT TERMS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. up
Because their concessions aided in
breaking up a midwestern 'hot
bond" ring, Elmer S. Waggoner
and Elgin S. Cole today faced
prison terms II only three years
each instead of original IL and %
year sentences.
Leniency was shown the pair by
Federal Judge Harry Hollzer after
federal attorneys sought the mod
ificatiOn
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-07

fred H. Greening, states attorney,
he shot and killed Raymond be-
cause he fsnitched' about smal
robbery and "because devil guid-
ed me-
Previously he had insisted stout
" that Raymond IS death was &C
cidental.
DR.. Paul Shredder, state crimi-
nologist. was TO examine him to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
New Barriers Impeding
World Flow of Commerce
~ ~. Hoppln 3 e.

which have had an adverse trade
balance, enabling the latter, mostly
creditor powers, to obtain better
treatment for their holders of for
eign bonds.
They are reported to be eXerting an
unfavorable influence, however, on
the trade of countries which nor
mally have a favorable balance of
trade. The United States especially
has suffered, since it has not only
an excess of exports over imports
but is a world creditor as we'll.
Bilateral trade agreements and
state foreign trade monopolieS, such
as the one just put into effect in
Germany, have a similar effect on
world trade generally, economists
declared, since they violate the
principle of triangular trade and
tend to narrow down international
commerce to a point where the ex-
ports and imports Of each country
are approximately balanced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
GRAINS UNEVEN
IN SMALL RANCE
Lack of Aggressive Support
Turns Wheat Prices
Downward.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-Wheat and
corn prices moved aimleSSly in a
narrow trading range on the Chi
cago Board of Trade today.
A lack of aggressive support APP
peared, however, and the price trend
took to the offised. An announce
ment that the government con-
templated purchase of 5000, 600 to
10000 900 bushels of North Pacific
Coast soft wheat attracted con-
siderable attention from the trade.
If the plan materializes, it will have
considerable influence on the
market, cash handlers said.
The local cash basis was we'll
maintained today with all receipts
coming direct to an elevator, pre-
sumably for shipment to the east.
Liverpool closed Is to rs cents
lower.
A fairly strong undertone was es-
tablished in corn but activity was
light and the yellow cereal was dis
posed to follow the pace set by
wheat.
Oats at times showed independent
strength on a strong feed situation
and more resistance to selling than
in other pits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
Chicago Futures Ranqe
On Commission Row

Quotations below are average retail
prices being offered to buyers by local
commission house dealers.
Peaches-Michigan ElbertaS, bushel, SO.
Plums-Michigan large blue. half bushel,
81; Italian, half bushel. 81.
Pears-Michigan Bartletts. bushel, 50. so.
Lemons-Sunkist, $3.50.
Grapes-California seedless; crate. 81. go.
Grapefruit-California Seedless, ATS.
Watermelons-25@50c.
Bananas-Pound. SAC.
P%ineapples-24 size. Sc; 80 size. 81.
Vegetables
Endive-Ohio. 2 doz. basket, 75c.
Sweet Corn-Home grown. doz.. zoe.
Cabbage-Northern. 50-lb. bag. 75c.
Celery-Michigan. mediums, dozen, 45c:
jumbo. CSC.
Cranberries-25-lb. box. SO.
Onions-Idaho sweet Spanish. large, So
ID. bag. $3.50; Michigan yellow. s1.1o:
western whites, s1.s5.
Picking onions-10-lb. bag, 9Oc.
Professionalism Cobblers. 100-lo. bag,
sl.65; Wisconsin round white, 100-lb. bag,
81 so: Idaho r~ussets, s2.25.
Sweet .potatoes-Eastern Yellow Jerseys
Beans-Round ~stringless. bushel. 81:
homegrown Kentucky Wonders. Use;
homegrown Limas, large. h.. 25c.
Beets-New. 30c doz.
C~arrots-Ohio, coz. 55c.
CauliioweF-15c-lls. crate. sl.75.
Lettuce-Outdoor. l5-lb. basket. 75c; Ice
berg California crates. $3.50.
Cucumbers-Home grown. bu. sl.25.
Egg plant-Home grown, doz., e0c.
Peas-Hamper, $3.50.
Peppers-Home grown. bu.. 50.
Radishes-Basket Of 2 doz.. 75c.
spinacn-Home grown. New Zealand.
Tomatoes-Outdoor. basket. SOC: bu..
81 so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18

After pointing the need for crop
control to curtail surplus, it devotes
a chapter to The Farm Situation,
1884" beginning as follows:
What was the situation in which
the American farmer found himself
a years experience of the recovery
policies of the Roosevelt adminiStra-
ton? The picture is in sharp con-
trast with the situation at the close
of 1882.
Shows Sharp Gain
From August 1888, when diStri-
button of benefit payments began, to
April 1884, farm cash income totaled
81, 1879, 600, 900, an increase in farm
income of about $1,000, 900 900, or
38 per cent, over the income of the
same period of the preceding year.
The benefit payments contributed
nearly one-ffth of the increase.
Charts in the booklet set forth
in detail how each crop was affect
ed to make up the 38 per cent in
come increase. They also show the
future goal of parity price levels"
which the administration seeks to
obtain for the farmer through AAA
and other governmental agencies.
Restoration of the farm market,
with the farmer able to buy both
capital equipment and manufactured
goods for his farm and home, will
lead to economic revival, the AAA
authors contend.
Conclusions Drawn
They conclude:
"a national policy for agriculture
has been in the making for more
than a decade. The McNary-Hau-
gen bill and the export debenture
plan were among the early express
sions of concern about u farm sur
pluses. The act creating the farm
board was a concrete measure which
recognized the need for action to as
sist the farmers.
There must be balance between
the income of the farmers and the
income of their neighbors in the
cities and towns. Insofar as we are
successful in achieving and main
tanning such a balance we shall in
sure a fair share of our national in
come to the producers of the farm
commodities on which basic
national welfare to a large extent
depends"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
IVA ANNUAL SAVING
PUT AT S16,OOO,OOO
Estimate Made on Reduced
Power Costs.
By scripps-Hotoard Newspaper Alliance

By Scripps-HoWard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - The
governments electric yardstick prof.
ect in the Tennessee valley, organ
lied in June, 1899, today is the geo.
graphic center of a continuing series
of rate reductions saving users nor
than $4,000, 900 annually.
A file kept at Tennessee Valley
Authority headquarters here shows
total estimated savings by reduc-
tons of $16,295, 900 annually in
eleven states, while a twelfth, Ar
kansas, has a special board investi-
eating rates.
The first major reduction fol-
lowed TWAS announcement of it's
rate schedule, ranging from 3 cents
for the first fifty kilowatt hours of
domestic consumption down to four
mills per XVIII.
The large operating companies of
the Commonwealth and Southern
Corporation in Alabama, Tennessee
and Georgia shortly afterward re-
duced their domestic rates from IS
to % per cent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
STOCK MARKET
BECOMES DULL
AFTER ADVANCE
Prices Hold at Highs for
Day, However; SteeIS
Come Back.
BvT Pc"

BV Hffrf Pr~FF
NEW YORK. Sept. 18-Stock
market trading was dull this after
noon despite gains which ranged
from fractions TO a point.
Opening steadiness was followed
BY a mild recovery in the first hour
and prices held around their highs
OF the DAY. No group showed out
standing strength. although United
States Steel iSsues-depressed in
recent trading-csme back nicely.
The preferred showed 2tz points
gain at I'll and the common was
up = AZ 30tz.
American Telephone was easy in
the morning trading and then found
a market difficult. Just before l
p. m. the stock appeared at 100 bid
and 1927 offered, against a previous
Of 100
Some sO-called farm shares. in
GLIDING Case and mail order issues,
hrmed. while Mcclellan Stores raced
10 a new high Of ia. up Il points,
and held near the top in fairly
active trading.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18

OANOANLOAA SS0NS
of its heavy investment in these
companies, and it is bound to as
sumo that something has gone
wrong because of the exchanges re-
fusal to furnish the facts concern
ing it.
It is no secret that the manage
ments of several important COM
panieS resent the interference of the
government in what they regard as
private business. 1t is possible that
some of them have refused to make
application for the registration of
the securities of their companies on
these general principles. If this is
so the public, particularly the share
holders of those companies, have a
right to know it.
IF the reason for failure to COM
L ply with the commissions re-
quest is due to vacations the public
has a right to know that, too. A
great many important questions are
bound to arise in the running of any
large company, and it would seem
that if officials are obliged to make
trips to Europe or elsewhere, either
for business or pleasure, they should
leave some one behind with suf-
fcient authority to act on these
questions.
In the final analysis it is safe to
say that the exchange and the COM
mission will set investors right on
the question of registrations. That
is to say, all efforts will be made to
see to it that corporations register
under the new rules, and those
which refuse to fall in line will be
forced in one way or another to do
so. There is little chance, it is re-
ported in responsible quarters, of
any important stock being delisted.
DUT failure to make full and
II complete announcements is
likely to lead to more mistaken
conclusions" than would publication
of the facts. An example of this
was furnished in a recent break in
Allied Chemical which was off
more than 8 points. Rumor had it
that the company would not apply
for registration, and it is possible
that the break was due, at least in
part, to that rumor. Company Of
f1cials refused either to affirm or
deny the report, and the exchange
likewise declined to comment on it..
1t was learned on good authority,
however, that the company already
has filed its application.
That the exchange was sincere in
its efforts to protect the investing
public by taking the step it did few
people familiar with its viewpoint
will deny. But if later developments
prove its judgment faulty, its good
intentions will not protect it from
criticism. There are many who feel
the exchange would be a great deal
more popular with the public if it
did not attempt so often to carry the
loads of others.