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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09

and ID, was approved. The two men
leave tomorrow to discuss with 9TH
er dairymen, proposed relief pro-
gram for the industry.
Once more the farm bureau re-
peated its stand against Commun-
ism, reaffirming its approval of the
action taken at the state conven-
ton in Santa Barbara last fall. A
resolution urging continuance of
efforts to conserve the rights of
Imperial Valley agricultural work.
erS and to preserve the present
social system with protection for
the rights of private property was
unanimously passed.
The farm bureau also went on
record, after discussion, as oppos-
ing the Wagner bill although a
committee was appointed to study
the bill.
Audit Accepted .
Auditors report made by E. N. D.
Hatch was accepted, the report
showing that all funds received by
Scott B. Foulds, secretary treasur-
err, had been accounted for proper
ly
Discussion as to the famous $1110
contribution from the Southern ST.
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
FLEET MOVES
To ATLANTIC
Huge Armada Departs From
Pacific Coast To Remain
Nearly Year In East.

LOS ANGELES HARBOR, Calf,
April 9. U.P)-A nightlong round Of
farewells that brought thousands to
the navy docks in scenes reminis-
cent of wartime DAYS ended this
morning when the United States
fleet hoisted anchor and left Cali
fornia waters for a scheduled g.
month stay along the Atlantic sea-
board.
Nine-thirty a. m. was the zero
hour for 104 ships, carrying approx
imately $4,000 men, to leave their
anchorages at San Pedro and San
Diego to make rendezvous off San
Diego by evening and proceed
southwark to the Canal Zone.
Heading the Armada out of San
Pedro was Admiral David F. Sellers,
commander = in chief, who wa S
aboard his fleet flagship Pennsyl-
vania. DreadnaughtS, cruisers, air.
craft carrier with some 300 planes
and the base force trailed in the
Pennsylvania wake. The San Diego
unit comprised the destroyer flotil-
las and submarines. e.
The fleet will proceed ieisurely
while performing problem Is in the
fleets war games and will arrive in
New York, May 80, when it will be
reviewed by President Roosevelt.
December 2 is the date set for the
fleets return here although it is
believed a large portion of the
scouting force will remain in Allan
tic waters, until two years ago its
permanent base.
To Stage Gas Attack
Actual maneuverS will start as the
fleet approaches the Panama canal
and will end May IL in the Carib-
bean. More spectacular than the
usual non-firing phases Of past
maneuvers, the performance will in
clude an actual gas attack in which
three battleships, including the
California, flagship of Admiral J..
M. Reeves, battle force commander
will be barraged. Phosgene bombs
will release clouds of tear gas on
the decks of the battleships to de-
monstrate the navy's ability to cope
with chemical warfare.
Owing to a last-hour draft of the
trained personnel for Asiatic sta
tons, the fleet sailed with many
ships carrying less than their peace
time quotas. From the California, SO
men were transferred ashore to
await transportation to the Orient.
Fleet commanders explained that
the draft was an annual routine de-
mand that will be offset by replace
mentS in the Atlantic.
According to naval estimates, the
shift of fleet personnel will move a
population of approximately $4,000,
principally from the San Pedro
Long Beach and San Diego areas to
Atlantic ports. Air units were pre-
pared to leave San Diego for Nor
folk and an overland movement OF
trucks and air base equipment was
ready to start a procession of motor
caravans.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
Strike Threatens
Strawberry Crop

SACRAMENTO, April 9. (U.P) -
Five hundred japanese and Fill
Pine, strawberry pickers were on
strike in the Florin district, south
east of here, demanding a wage in
crease today
The pickerS walked out when
growers said it would be impossible
to increase wages from 20 cents to
25 cents an hour The employees re-
ceived Is cents an hour last year.
Growers insisted they would lose
money paying pickers 25 cents an
hour and selling berries for the pre-
sent price of 80 cents a crate.
Three hundred pickers were in
the first group that failed to appear
for work yesterday. Another 200
left their jobs after being approach
ed by pickets stationed by the Can
merry and Agricultural Workers In
dustrial union.
Growers feared the perishable
crop, valued at approximately $780,
COG, would be lost if speedy settle
ment is not made.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
CONSIDER ILLINOIS ELECTION TEST
Administration Policies Up For Judgment
Of Voters In State Primary.

CHICAGO, April 9. U.H - Illi-
nois voters will ballot tomorrow in
a primary election which may pro-
duce the first indications at the
polls of how tie public looks upon
the national recovery program and
the Democratic administration
which it swept into power two years
ago.
Except for several local contests,
the principal fights will be to select
candidates for the states 81 seats
in tie house of representatives. In
the presidential year upheaval, when
this normally Republican state sent
10 Democrats to the house, the
Democrats showed their best
strength in history. If they can
hold this showing, the balloting will
be looked upon as an endorsement
for the present administration.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
SUBSTITUTION
PLANNED FOR
Mcleod BILL

WASHINGTON, April 9. U.P) -
A substitute for the Mcleod bill,
which would pay off deposit claims
up to $4,000 in all closed banks, will
be introduced this week by Rep.
PrentisS M. Brown, DEM, Mich, it
was learned today.
The principal points of difference
between the Mcleod bill and the
proposed Brown measure are, the
$500 limitation of the substitute
bill and inclusion of it in all tanks.
The measure sponsored by Rep,
Clarence j. Mcleod, Rep, Mich,
placed no limitations on size of de-
poSits and did not include non-fed-
eral reserve member banks.
The new proposal would author
ize loans of rs per cent of deposits
between $4,000 and $4,000 and loans
of SO per cent on deposits over $10,-
900.
Browns proposal also would take
in banks which have been reorgan-
lied and have made part payments
tc depositors.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
Probe NeuU Clues
In Staying Case

BREMERTON Wash, April 9.
U.P)-Kitsap county officers worked
secretly today on two new clues in
the sextet murder case.
Nature of the clews was not di-
vulged by officers, who said too
much outside information might
kinder their investigation.
1t was understood officers had
questioned a person closely asso-
ciated with Frank Fielder at whose
home the murders were committed.
An attempt by party to persuade
the Flieders to go to an isolated
spot to look for oysters was also
being investigated.
Harry Kimble, SO, who was ques-
tened in Couer d'Alene, was still
being Eeld there. He was cleared
of any knowledge of the Bremerton
case last Friday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
MARK
FOR OIL WELL

BAKERSFIELD April 8. U.P)--
The General Petroleum company
today held the world record for the
deepest oil well
Their Berry No we'll, at Bel
ridge, was nearly 1000 feet deep,
considerably below the 1924 foot
mark set by the North Kettleman
Oil and Gas association in their
Lillis-Welch No, well near Goa
linga.
The Berry we'll was an explora-
ton project, designed to determine
if production may be obtained at
great depths. Drillers said increaS-
ing gas pressure and recurrent
streaks of oil sand indicated prob
ability Of great body OF oil within
a comparative short distance more.
The Lillis- Welch well. now OPP
Grated by the Union Oil company.
was drilled TO nearly 1000 feet
and then stopped when a section OF
drill pipe was lost. The Union
company started re-drilling from
a depth of 0,640 feet.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09

Complaining the selection of the
Illinois primary as a Wind-straw
was the fact that Democratic can
didates are not widely opposed. Sit
ting members, however, have pledged
their continued support to the
Roosevelt program and their oppo-
nents have not expressed any great
opposition to it.
Even the Republicans have soft
pedaled national issues in their
private fights. There has been
some 'radicalism" charges against
the Democrats. They lave con-
Quoted extensive campaigns, how
ever, on local issues, with their
strongest campaigns coming in
Cook county and Chicago, where in
November they will lave TO pit
their strength against the powerful
Nash Kelly machine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
M<& R11>~.
oisSl. NeNsurht Syndicate. Inc
Of
ROCK CRUSHES
THREE LIVES

WEST POINT, N. Y, April 9. U.P)
The state highway commission
started an investigation today into
the origin of an avalanche that
Numbered down the precipitous
slope of Storm King mountain and
smashed against three automobiles
on the congeSted Storm King high
way, killing three persons and in
juring three others.
The apparent causes of the unus-
ual accident were the late winter
frost and rains. A three ton section
of rock tore free and rumbled down
the slope so swiftly that none of the
trapped motorists had time to act.
Hurting bnulders crushed their We
hicles like eggshells.
The largest boulder, a fragment
weighing more than ton, bound
ed on top of coach in which Otto
Seilheimer, East Patterson, N. j.,
was driving with his family. His
wife, Louise, and his five-year- old
son, Eugene, were killed. Seilheimer
suffered broken left shoulder and
his 18-months-old daughter, Ger
aldine, a possible fracture of the
jaw.
Another rock tore through the
roof of an automobile about 100
feet behind the Seilheimers killing
Lambert H. Shaknis of Brooklyn
and injuring his wife.
An almost miraculous escape from
death was recorded by Dr. F.. E.
Lehman and Miss Mary Folf, who
were in the third car destroyed A
huge boulder weighing 1000 pounds
missed their heads by inches, flat
tening the rear half of their car.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
WRIT CHARGE
DISCOUNTED
BY SPEAKER

WASHINGTON, April 9. (U.P) -
Henry T. Rainey, speaker of the
house, said today he was turning
over to the red plot" investigating
committee documents" issued by
DR.. William A. Writ two years ago
which he said showed Writ then ia
vored a recovery program along the
lines of the new deal"
There Is nothing we are doing
now which he did not favor in 1882"
said Rainey.
The Writ investigating committee
picked the elaborate new caucus
room of the house office building
for the hearing. =.
Rainey said that Writ lin an in
teresting document issued two years
ago favored the exact present farm
program and devaluation of the
gold dollar. But now he says it is all
Communistic."
Rainey said the document was
three typewriter copyrighted ar
ticles prepared by Writ and edited
painstakingly with pencil.
He sent me one two years ago,
and have it now" said the speak
err.
Il can't account for bis mental
processes, except that it is too bad
for us that in 1882 when it was i'm
possible to realize the program
which we now have, he favored it,
and now that we have it he says it
is Communistic"
Are you going to attend the
hearingS?" Rainey was asked.
I'm not going to listen To Writ"
replied Rainey. I've got something
to do"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
Citizens Are Flocking to Polls in City Election
BOULDER DAM
HALFCOMPLETE

LAS VEGAS, New, April 9.
(U.HSOme time tonight Boulder
dam, greatest reclamation prof.
ect of the United States, will
be half completed.
Without ceremony, the night
crew will dump the 1900, OOOth
cubic yard Of cement into the
towering mass which dams the
Colorado river at Black can
yon. When completed, there
will be 100000 cubic yards of
material in the structure.
The first bucket of cement
was poured June 6, 1888. BY
January 7, 100000 cubic yards
had been placed in the forms,
and at the present rate, the
100000 mark will be reached
by June 6, 1884, and the last
concrete placed by March, 1885.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
Sailor Wounded
In Fight On Ship

SAN DIEGO, April 9. U.P)-A for
mer U. S. sailor was in the city Jail
and a one-time shipmate was fight
ing for his life in Naval hospital
today as the result Of shooting late
Sunday aboard the u. S. S. Roper,
destroyer at dock in the harbor here
The wounded man, C. A. Emily,
was shot through the head. Police
said Purcell M Dugan, discharged
six months ago, admitted the shoot
ing, blaming jealousy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
WILL
SUE NOBLEMAN

LONDON, April 8. W.P) Miss
Angela Joyce, WHO was Miss Eng
land" beauty contest winner in
1880. issued a writ in a breach of
promise suit today against Lord
Revelstoke. Miss Joyce is at pres
ent in Hollywood.
Lord Revelstoke is 90. He was
married March to Miss Flora
Femor- Hesketh and just returned
from the honeymoon.
HOLLYWOOD, April 9. U.P)-An-
gela Joyce, blonde, blue-eyed Eng
lish actress, confirmed today the
report that size will seek 100000
from Robin. Lord Revelstoke, for
alleged breach of promise.
Robin and I were very much in
love-" she said, land I did not even
know he was planning marriage I'M
til learned of the wedding"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
CAR SALES INCREASE

NEW YORK, April 9. WP)-Gen-
eral Motors corporation sales to
dealers in the United States in
March totaled 1888 cars and
trucks, against 82,222 in February,
and 45,098 in March, 1888. The to-
tai was 1858 per cent over a
year ago, and 45.8 per cent over the
previous month.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
DEFER SOVIET AGREEMENT

WASHINGION, April 9. IU.P) =
Operation of the governments new
Informed eXport-import bank to
finance foreign trade with the Sow
lets, has been held up for a ruling
by the state department to deter
mine whether these operations could
go forward under the johnson bill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-09
GLASSF0RD REPORTS PROGRESS BEING MADE
nhM!LlL-.o
EWYR!S9}s!;fR

SANTA MONICA, April 8.
Speculative haven't heard of
our President now in days. We
haven't heard of Dillinger in
days. You don't reckon he
could be on there with 'em? I
will say one thing about a Dem
ocratic President fishing (maybe
he hash t caught anything). but
we don't have to look at pic
lures in the papers of him drag
ging some poor little trained
perch in.
The Republicans would get a
camera man before they did
their bait. One summer here
one poor little fish got so he
would get his picture taken,
then take the hook out of his
own mouth and go back and
wait for the President the next
day with new photographer.
Yours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

{. .z xfayor Frank Hayes of this city,
 |6mncratic candidate, for lieuten- 1nf-tovernor, last night in ad- dresses delivered in Meriden assail- s6 the claim of U. s. Senator F. C. Walcott, z. O. D. candidate for re- election, that the federal govern uaent has become Q grab bag. At
 fhe same time, Major J. Joseph Smith of this city, nominee for congress in the fifth district. speak ink in Middlebury cited earnings
 of the Anaconda company, owner of the American Brass company and the Kenneeott Copper com- pafiy. owner of the Chase Com panies, Inc. in denying claims of Senator Walcott and Congressman N. w. Goss and Charles M. Bake
 we'll that business is being stified under the New Deal.
 Congressman Francis T, Maloney, Senator Walcott's democratic op-
 ponent for the national senate,
 spoke over the radio last night and
 attacked the congressional record of Senator Walcott, declaring that his opponent has taken little or no interest in the public office he holds.
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross spoke in Hartford over the radio last night while his opponent, States .lAttorney Hugh M. Alcorn ad- E3addressed a republican rally in Bridgeport. Mayor Hayes said. in part:
 "Of course, every administration
 spends money. It has to, and Pres 1dent Roosevelt. coming into office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
CHURCH KIDDIES
 PLAN MINSTREL
St Thomas Parish to Give Juvenile Show NOvem-
 Der ' and s

Presenting a cast of S5 juvenile performers, the majority of whom
 are members of the parish, St
 Thomas's church parishioners will
 be treated to a minstrel show in their parish hall November 7th
 and Sth which will be directed by
 Clifford McHale.
 One of the features of the pro- duction will be the appearance of seven six-year-old youngsters singing "This Little Piggy Went To Market" The group will include Theresa Norman, Barbara Gron- ley, Helen Labric. Marion Blacker. Bernice Deadly. Mary Hunihan and Evelyn O'Donnell.
 George and Irene Burns will be
 seen in dance speciality while
 Margaret Driscoll, will be interloc- utress. Mary and Albert Graveline will be featured in 8 song duet.
 Eight end men have been lined
 up by the director, namely. Robert Burns. John Grout, Joseph De-
 laney, Edward Fitzpatrick, Will
 liam Clarity, William O'Connor,
 Joseph Murray and Fred Rich
 mond. The soloists will be Emalie
 Fuller. Matilda Scappini, Mary Carney, Grace Boreno and Rita Penotozi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
BETHEL PRESENTS
 OFFERING
"We American" Title of Three-Act Play Selected
 By Group

Finishing touches are being made on we American, 8 three act play to be put on by BethEl Dramatic Group at the Beth Ei auditorium, Sunday, October 2eth. This play is sponsored by the Beth El Sisterhood under the chaimafl- ship of Mrs Morris Kosersky. Miss Zelman Paine of Staley College of the Spoken Worw in Boston, is di- recting the play.
 The arrangement committee of the Beth Fl Sisterhood is:
 Mrs Morris Kosersky. chairlady; Mrs l.. N. Albert. assistant. chair lady; Mrs Morris Winikoff. Mrs Sam Goldman, Mrs Louis Green- blatt, Mrs Louis Albert, Mrs George Kaplan, Mrs H. Kornrich. Mrs Jacobs, Mrs Edward Goldberg.
 Officers and staff: President, William, Kosersly; secretary, Lee Winikoff; treasurer, Orville Alex ander. Director: Miss Zelma Paine of Boston; technical adviser. Michael Shacat; scenic artist, An- nett Bernstein; stage manager, Ben Steinberg; makeup artist, Nat Fidler; stage carpenter, Irv Mt kowsky; property men, Dr Irv Weiss and Ben Robbin; electrician, Abe Fandiller; prompter, Regina Beer; wardrobe mistress. Sylvia Baurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
M'CIVNEY CIRCLE
 ANNOUNCES DANCE
Social Program Arranged, Investiture Plans COm-
 pleted at Meeting

Arrangements for the Halloween dance sponsored November 2 by the Michael McGivney circle, Columbian. Squires,. at. St. Mar garet's hall, werea completed at the meeting last night. John Kelly is chairman of the dance commit tee and Francis Corr chairman of the decorations committee. The hall will be decorated in black and orange.
 The sports committee announced that preparations are complete for the game to be played tonight at the Wilby gymnasium with the Wilby basketball team. Swimming practice will begin at the Wilby pool November 1.
 Rev James Woods addressed the circle on Good and Welfare" and following the meeting rehearsal of the drill team in preparation for the investiture ceremonies to be held Sunday at the Sacred Heart auditorium was held. Chief Squire James Phelan presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

The Bottle family were on hand last evening arguing on art, love, sanitary engineering, and incident ally, to welcome Waterbury audi ences to the successful opening of the Civic Theater of Waterbury for the 1934-35 season at the Water. bury Women's Club. Benn Levy's "Art and Mrs Bottle" was the pro- duction. Alan Wallace was the pro- ducer. A capable production staff and a we'll chosen cast brought the play off to good advantage, and the Bottle family gave a good or bad account of themselves in spright- ly fashion. Three acts transpiring in the basement studio of the Bot tie afmily passed very quickly and at about 10:20 George Bottle was excitedly calling his batter on the telephone to establish his moral state.
 Mir Wallace has worked up this slight comedy in shipshape man. nerJ Last nights audience was most appreciative and applauded right heartily at effective moments of the plays action. There were several new lights in the produc- tion, among them Lucy Brodie who shone conspiciously bright, giving an excellent performance, nothing lacking in voice, stage manner, and having able command of situations. Her acting was at all times easy. yet forcible and entirely natural.
 The play opens in a moderate tempo. Two of the young Bottles, who have gone in for art, Michael and Judy, are working away in the studio. A model named Sonia Tip pet is posing. A telegram arrives stating the arrival of one Celia Bottle, and the young Bottles say, who is Celia? Father Bottle enters excitedly and all is told. There is a Mrs Bottle. And so after some 20 years, during which time Michael and Judy did not know of her exis- tence, Mrs Bottle returns, as you might say, to the bosom of her family. Twenty years previously Mrs Bottle had preferred an artist to her prosaic sanitary engineer husband, but strange to say after her years first with the artist and later a prince. she does not favor the artistic life that she finds her son and daughter headed for. How she thwarts their art tendencies and brings about Michael's renun- citation of art for drains and nips Judy's romance with an artist, the same twenty years ago artist, in the bud, makes up the play called "Art and Mrs Bottle." It's nothing much. but that much is highly amusing.
 Barbara Webber was Celia Bot tie, and that tells everything. She made the most of every situation. She glided over her slightly irreg- lar past with 8 nonchalance that was highly amusing. Her perform ance was at all times adequate, and she carried on in an unruffled fashion, so much so that when she reaches her big scene, flies off the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
NURSES URGED TO | LIST VIOLATIONS
Brauer Asks Convention Delegates to Report All
 Code Offenders

Miss Agnes K. ohlson. R. Nv superintendent of the Waterbury hospital training school. presided at the educational nursing session of the state convention of nurses M at Torrington yesterday: Reprs- ,,s sentatives of every branch or mss sr- irig in the city attended the conier-
 sThe NRA and Your Part of lt was the subject of an address py August Brauers IT, executlve sistant to the state MIRA complIs, ps ance director. MT Brauer urged nurses and visiting nurses in par ticular, to report to the authorizes ias,s ail code violations which miant M an,ne o to their attention during the courte of their duties.
 He asked that all homewoTk which might be violation of eode rules be reported and cases or qn- Ia wfui child labor and inadequate wa pes for workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
SCOUTS ARRANC CE
 HALLOWEEN PARTY
Troops Plan Unique Ob- servance of Popular
 Event

Parties for Halloween have been planned by several Boy Scout troops and one Cub pack for this week. Troop z, Second church, Frank Dillane scoutmaster, will
 hold a father and Scout banquet nd Halloween party tomorrow evening at the church.
 Troop 22, First church. Milton Hultmn, scoutmaster, will also hold party tomorrow night. Parents
 have been invited. Cub pack 5, Bunker Hill church, Norman Hole scoutmaster, and Danforth Shat tuck assistant, will hold party
 Tuesday night. Prizes will be given
 for the best costume.
 It has been estimated that at
 least 20 troops and Cub packs of the city will earn the 10-year pro- gram award of the Boy Scouts of America. A medallion will be given
 each troop earning the award. The ultimate goal of the program is the enrolment of one out of every