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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
WEAkLEY WILL
CONT INUE AS
SCHOOL HEAD

Renewal of the contract of Guy
A. Weakley as district superintend-
ent of schools for Ell Centro took
place at this mornings IS meeting OF
the board held in the Wilson
school.
Today was the day set for the
election of clerk and Mrs. j. M.
Adair was chosen new clerk of the
board, succeeding w. A. Tondro,
whose term expired and whose place
on the board is held now by E. E.
Clements as a result of the recent
election.
According to law the nigh school
board of trustees must meet at
noon and elect both a president
and a clerk, which was done to-
day, J. E. Brock being the new
president of the board and j. w
Donohue, clerk.
After the meeting the board
members and their wives were
guests at the annual luncheon held
in the school cafeteria. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. E
Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dono-
hue, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Horne
Dorsey Whitelaw, c E. Sones, and
]. L. House, principal of Central.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01

A telegram received at the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce to-
day indicates that the recent good
will tour Of the valley made by
group Of San Diego businessmen ac-
tually resulted in increased good
will toward the people of Imperial
county, as well as better under
standing of the true conditions as
regards labor agitators in Imperial
Valley.
This group of business leaders
of the coast city who visited the
valley last week knew nothing OF
the activities of Communistic agi-
tators in Imperial county and was
not aware that headquarters for
these agitators are located in San
Diego. The San Diego good will
visitors expressed themselves as
much interested in the facts con-
cerning Communistic C tiyitie S
which they learned during their
tour of the valley and promised the
cooperation of the business interests
of San Diego in combating the
activities of the red" representa-
tives. Their sincerity is indicated
by the following telegram sent to-
day TO w. H. Tyler, Jr., president,
and Robert Hays manager Of the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce:
Our heartiest congratulations to
President A. N. Jack for his clear
cut statement regarding actions
Civil Liberties Union, as contained
in press dispatches. Business in
terests of San Diego realize clearly
that you people of Imperial Valley
are also fighting our battles. This
community has no sympathy or pa
tience with misguided individuals
going to valley points to incite
trouble. These Communistic indi-
yiduals are not representative OF
the great majority Of our citizens
and the business interests of this
community pledge their best efforts
toward ending these Communist in
spired disturbances.
The telegram is signed by the
following: John l.. Fox, president
San Diego Chamber of Commerce;
j. o. Blethen, president Associated
Manufacturers of San Diego; c. D.
Colon, manager of the merchants
association; U. S. Grant, chairman
of the business development COM
mittee; Henry Cramer, Cramers
bakery; F. B. Dorsey, manager OF
the San Diego and Arizona Eastern
railway; j. F. DINNER, manager
of the Williams Steamship COM
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01

Copyright, 1884, by United Press
TUCSON, AriZ., May l. = June
Robles, 6, granddaughter of a
wealthy retired cattleman, will be
released by her kidnapers within
two or three days upon the pay
ment of $4,000 ransom money the
United Press was informed by a
reliable source today as all police
activities, including those of de-
partment of justice agents, were
suspended.
Bernabe Robles, the grandfather,
was assured that the girl was safe
and being held captive near Tucson,
during a secret 30-hour trip he made
into Mexico, the United Press in
formant said. The ransom money
will be paid, it was said, at a Sc
cret rendezvous across the border
in Sonora. One condition of the
purported agreement was that the
kidnapers be guaranteed a cessation
of all police activities.
The 73-year-old cattle baron
scarcely had returned from his Sc
cret mission last night before Jo-
seph Dunn of Los Angeles, in charge
of II federal agents here, an
nounced they would withdraw from
the case. Police and county au-
thorities previously had surrendered
jurisdiction to Dunn.
The sudden withdrawal of the
investigators was construed as evi-
dence that Robles had established
a contact with the kidnapers who
awaited only assurance of protec-
ton before surrendering the child.
The new developments were ac-
companied by a direct appeal to
the kidnapers from Junes father,
Fernando Robles, asking them to
act In good faith in their negotia-
tions. To forestall a hoax he de-
manded a piece of his daughters
dress
Sends Open Letter
In an open letter, his first pub
lie statement, since the chubby
little girl was abducted last We'd
nesday by dark man." the father
said.
ITO the person or persons who
have my daughter, June:
II am ready and willing to follow
any and all instructions received by
me SO that my little girl June will
be returned to me safely and un-
harmed. I have requested the To-
cal, county, state and federal Off
GERS to withdraw entirely which
they have agreed to do SO that we
can enter into negotiations sue
cessfully.
Il have requested and request in
this message, that all rewards that
have been offered be withdrawn and
that all persons refrain from in
terfering with my attempts to con-
tact you and secure my child. In
order that 1 may be certain that
am dealing with the proper parties
and that my daughter is alive I re-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
\ N(u uu'I<effS
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK. May l. - Markets
today appeared to be adjusting 10
a more orthodox monetary policy
on the part of the administration.
Stocks were irregularly lower; cor
porate bonds softened; q. S. gov
ernment bonds rose to new highs;
wheat lost IL to 2ls cents a BUSH
el: silver and cotton eased; the
dollar strengthened in foreign ex-
change terms with the pound off
2 cents.
Rubber Futures, still under the
influence of the restriction plan
announced yesterday, exte d
gains, and rubber shares firmed in
anticipation Of an increase in the
price Of rubber tires.
Despite the decline in many ma
jor commodities, the stock market
made a good performance. &C
cording to observers. Prices, about
steady at the opening, drifted low
er in subsequent transactions, then
rallied from the lows. Investors
were buying some of the preferred
issues and these made wide gains
in several instances. American Su-
gar was up more than point.
Steels firmed on 80 per cent
rise in rate of operations.
During the course of the day a
number of issues made new lows
for the year, including Allied
Chemical at 431s. off Z; American
Commercial Alcohol 469s, off y
American Smelling 3834, off Is;
Atlantic Refining 267s, off 4; Ger
70 de Pasco 305s, off lss; Chrys-
Ter 45%4. off Is; Commercial Sol
vents 251s, off IS; Consolidated
Gas, 347s, off 4 International Sill
yer 33, off !; R. H. Macy ass,
off e, and Mack Trucks 29is, off
as.
Air Reduction reached 1007s, up
IL, while Du Pont touched 93i2
up IL.
Silver Futures rallied and silver
stocks firmed. U. S. Smelling
gained nearly a point, American
Smelling and Cerro de Pasco re-
duced their early losses. Copper
issues We're about steady on re-
ports the price of copper soon
would be advanced under code op-
Grafton.
Stock sales today approximated
$4,000 shares against /, 100000 yes
terday.
Dow-Jones preliminary averages
showed industrial 100e2. up o13;
railroad 4706, off 0.33; utility 2481
off 0.24.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
ROBLES FAMILY CONFIDENT GIRL
WILL BE RETURNED BY KIDNAPER

quest that I be furnished piece
of her dress and her answer to the
following questions:
What do you do with your bum
nies in the morning?
What do you call Corney?
What is the name of Bettina's
maid?
Where is your little box with
the key in it?
please take good care of my
baby
Sincerely, (signed Fernando a.
Robles.'
The message itself was seized up
on as an indication that the father
and grandfather were assured of
June's safety. Previously, fears had
been mounting that she might have
been killed.
Bernabe Robles was his usual
taciturn self when he and two
friends, who accompanied him, re-
turned to the border town of No.
gales, after driving into the interior
of rough, mountainous Sonora.
ut was a wild goosechase," he
muttered briefly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
SAYS BEAUTY
BEING RUINED
BY DRINKING

CHICAGO, May /. U.P)-Repeal
and a wave of feminine drinking
has sent women with whisky
faces" flocking Historically to
beauty parlors, NJ. Henri Gorden,
makeup adviser to Hollywood's S
stars, said today.
Gorden, just back from the movie
capitol where he was beauty ex-
pert for Joan Crawford, Jean
Harlow and other stars, calls him.
self a beauty psychologist
AS for the most of the new legal
liquor and its effect on pulchritude,
Mr.. Gorden's comments were very
disparaging.
''Quick gin, whisy that is too
young and poor blends are giving
women whisky faces-yeins, hard
lines and bad complexions," he
said.
The feminine drinkers are stam-
peding into beauty shops all over
the country for treatment, or are
trying to cover up their repeal
blemishes with cosmetics
The great challenge TO every
person who has the American
women's beauty at heart is Ito get
her back on the water wagon just
as soon as possible" he declared.
Beauty and bum alcohol don't
mix. We must get these women
away from the bottle
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
'HEALD WILL
Be CANDIDATE

The following signed statement
has been received by The Press
from District Attorney Elmer w.
Heald. announcing that he will be
a candidate for rejection at the
August primary.
The time for the filing of nomi-
nation petitions for the primary
election is drawing near and many
of my friends throughout the coun-
ty have been inquiring as to
whether or not I intended to be a
candidate for reelection.
This letter I am writing with the
request that you print the same in
the next issue of your paper.
1T is my intention to be candi-
date for district attorney for the
county of Imperial at the coming
August primary.
In asking the people of Imperial
county for their support for re-
election to this office, I again
pledge to the taxpayers and voters
of this county my very best effort
in the performance of the duties
of this office and will continue to
conduct the same with fairness and
to all the people in the
county.
During the past four yearsI have
observed the sirictest economy in
the work of the district attorneys
office and shall continue to carry
out a program of strictest economy,
and in the matter of law enforce
ment, I shall continue to give to
the people of this county an hon.
est, fair and impartial enforcement
of the law.
II take this occasion, through the
columns of your paper, to announce
my candidacy and earnestly solicit
the support of the voters and tax
payers of the county of Imperial"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
CHAMBER MEETING TO BOOST
BROADWAY OF AMERICA ROUTE

Tomorrow's Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce luncheon will be a
Broadway of America booster
luncheon, with A. j. Mercier of CAL
exico director at large of the asso-
citation as the principal speaker.
MERCER will tell of plans which
have been made by San Diego, I'M
perial Valley and Yuma Valley to
combat the move to reroute the
Broadway direct from Phoenix to
Blythe and Los Angeles, leaving
out Imperial Valley and will de-
scribe the road situation in Ari-
zona as it affects the southern
cities of California.
Mercier is one of the delegates
from Imperial Valley to the Broad
way of America association conyen-
ton. which is to be held in Dallas
on May and 9, and at which the
plan TO reroute the Broadway will
be proposed. 1t is expected that
four or more delegates will leave
Imperial Valley on May for the
convention and they will be joined
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
EXPERT HERE TO MAKE
INSPECTION OF FLAX ACREAGE

! fers, chief of the state agricultural
department in charge of grain
Standardization and warehouse in
spections, and Prof. B. A. Madison,
head of the agronomy division of
the University of California at
Davis. Calf, will both be here
this week for the group meeting
of x-interested persons which
has been scheduled for Friday
evening, May 4, at the court house
El Centro.
At this meeting the board of
directors of the Southwest Flax
seed association and Imperial VAL
ley flax growers will have an op-
portunity to meet these men who
are experts in the flax and grain
industry for a forum discussion of
problems and prospective devel-
opment of flax in the valley. There
will also be group of IL Or Is
farmers from the San Joaquin
Valley (Fresno) coming down on
Friday to observe harvesting oper-
ations and later attend this meet
ing. Several coast oil crushers are
expected to attend, too.
This meeting will give local
growers a chance to become ac-
quainted with the different rep
resentatives of the crushing busi-
ness and state and federal de-
partments of agriculture experts
with whom they must deal re-
garding grading Standardization of
flaxseed, tariff regulations, Market
ing, and cultural methods where
by they may improve their crop
in order to get the most salts
factory price for high quality pro-
duction.
The group meeting is planned for
7 o'clock, Friday evening, May 4,
at the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, May /. up
Stocks moved irregularly down
ward in very dull early trading on
the Los angeles stock exchange
today.
Pacific Finance common, leader
with only 600 shares sold. moved
against the trend to gain z at 10.
while Standard of California on a
slender volume Of 300 shares, was
losing * points 10 touch 341s
new low for the year.
On volume of 300 shares or less,
Pacific Finance A was down 4 al
94a, Signal A was unchanged al
AZ and Security-First National
was down 4 at 33.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
STATE
RADIO SYSTEM

SACRAMENTO, May l. (Up) =
Urgent need of a statewide radio
system linking highway patrolmen,
sheriff's deputies and city police
was stressed by state officials to-
day after they had studied the
escape of two San Quentin convicts
who kidnapped two San Rafael
policemen.
Chief E. Raymond Cato, of the
highway patrol, approached from
all sides by the question: why
did the convicts travel SO far be-
fore they were apprehended?" said
his men apparently did not know
about the escape until the fugitives
had slipped across the valley and
were we'll into the mountains.
The patrol first was informed
of the escape at $40 p. m. last
Thursday, he said. A description
Of the convicts was received at
3:45 p. m. and it was not until
4:40 p. m., that the patrol knew
two policemen had been kidnapped.
Meanwhile, members of the high
way pau vi wiz "ClC ouO oii tilS
roads knew nothing about the
escape. A patrol detail was estab-
lished in this vicinity, but too
late to apprehend the criminals.
Had we been equipped with
radio, we might have apprehended
the convicts," Cato said "One of
the kidnapped officers said he OBJ
served three patrolmen, one at
Black Point, one near Napa and
one near San Andreas. The pa
trolmen were ignorant as to the
identity of the car and its occu-
pants"
ROLAND Vandegrift, finance
director, long an advocate of a
state radio police system, pro-
posed system of stations in Sac
ramento, San Francisco, Fresno,
Los Angeles and probably Eureka.
Every police and highway patrol
automobile and motorcycle should
have a receiving set," he said
These could be hooked onto the
statewide system, and there would
not be an instant's delay in start
ing search"
The present state teletype Sys-
tenn, according to Clarence Nor
rill, superintendent of criminal
Identification, does not cover
enough points and therefore is
inadequate.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
ACLU INSISTS ON GOOD WILL
VALLEY TOUR NEXT SATURDAY

was published for the sole purpose
of misleading the Mexican workers
into doubling the honesty of the
federal government in attempting
to create better conditions and to
promote the welfare of both the
growers and the workers.
Enthusiastically the principal
objective of this bulletin is to in
cite a strike. Nothing could be
more harmful than a strike at
this time. The present melon sea-
son promises to be successful
one and this is important to the
economic welfare of the entire COM
munity. Wages have been increas-
ed and so far as I can ascertain
are satisfactory to those who are
actually working.
eff some of the melon pickers
are receiving less than 13 cents per
crate, as the bulletin processes,
then the workers who are being
'chiseled' should come to me with
their complaints. I am here to see
that they receive justice and fair
dealings, and I will be glad to see
any worker who has a grievance, at
any time.
"On April % went to the
headquarters of the Cannery and
Agricultural Workers Industrial
Union at 852 Eighth street, San Di-
ego. I purchased there the Mos
COW News, International Press Cor
respondence, Soviet Russia. To-day
and other Communistic literature.
81 wish to assure the workers
of Imperial Valley that the officials
and organizers of this union have
no interest in the welfare of the
workers. Their only objective is
to create dissension, destroy private
property and foment strike.
"Any injury to the shippers
and growers during the melon sea-
son will be even more injurious to
the workers. Do not follow the
advice of these vile agitators. To
do so will bring restitution, despair
and hunger, and will add nothing
to the welfare of the workers.
Urged To Keep Peace
"Since April 8, when 1 arrived In
Imperial Valley, there has been nc
violence. The law has been re-
spected, and there has been an or
derly harvesting of the melon crop
Do you, the workers. desire to start
violence, following the red banner
of outside labor agitators who are
being assisted by a few profession
al Mexican troublemakers, such as
Nietto, Salgado, Godinez, Mendoza
/ Palacio and Gonzales?
"Again, I urge you to keeI
peace and if you have any griev-
ances, come to see me at the Dun
lack Hotel Brawley, day or night
Do not fear that you will lose youl
job if you have just complaint
to Make
! (Signed)
"GEN. P. D. GLASSFORD,
Especial Conciliator, Representing
the Department of Labor, De.
partment of Agriculture and Ma.
tional Labor Board.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
j. {, AWAITS
JAPAN REPLY
Continued From Page II

made to Koki Hirota, Japanese
foreign minister, by Joseph Clark
Grew, American ambassador, re-
vealing the United States stand
on treaty rights. was countered
here with publication of the answer
Hirota made to Grew.
The answer was revealed today
by the now famous foreign office
spokesman, Eli Amau. Hirota, he
announced, said not only to Grew
but to British ambassador Sir
Francis Lindley:
Japan cannot ignore any action
which threatens the peace and
order of China in any manner.
Because of her special geogr-
praphical position in eastern Asia
Japan is the most deeply con-
cerned nation as regards the
peace and order of this section
of the world.
Accordingly Japan cannot re-
main a mere spectator if any third
country fails to take into con-
sideration the facts mentioned and
intends to utilize its relations with
China in the execution of policies
based on selfishness."
This seemed to be the final word
In a critical diplomatic situation
which caused Cordell Hull, secre-
tary of state to instruct Grew to
make his friendly but uncompro.
missing statement regarding treaty
rights. Japan published Hirota S
statement after publication of
Crews instructions but it was not
clear which actually spoke first.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
RIVER READINGS

on the morning of that day by three
carloads of San Diego representa-
tives also attending the convention
in Texas.
"Few businessmen of Ell Centre
understand the true road situation
in Southern Arizona" stated Leo
Hetzel. also director at large of the
Broadway. "It is to the advantage
of every resident of this city that
this most highly publicized trans
continental route should continue to
serve Imperial Valley and all should
be interested in hearing Mercier's
outline of the present status of this
and other routes in Arizona and the
necessity for action on the part OF
Imperial Valley, Yuma and San Di-
ego if we are to keep a large volume
CT traffic flowing into these commu-
mites"
All interested persons will be
welcome at the luncheon w. Fl. Ty-
Ter, Jr., president, states and he
urges a large attendance for this
important booster meeting tomor-
row noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
RARE CACTUS
PLANT FOUND

A specimen of the barrel crest
cactus, one of the rarest of this
desert plant was found recently
just below Shepherd S bridge by H.
o. Burton of Jacumba who was at
the court house yesterday re-
newing his permit TO gather speci-
mems after search of IL years and
that TO his knowledge there was
but one other Like it in the whole
state, that being In the garden of
Kenyon s Desert plunge II El Cen
tro. He said that this particular
specimen very rarely crests and for
that reason when one is found it
becomes extremely valuable.
Burton has a cactus garden near
Jacumba and at present is engaged
in putting in a similar garden for
the Standard Oil station in Holt
vile.
He said that in the hunting OF
rare specimens of the cactus fam
lily he uses a field glass in order to
save himself fruitless steps and
said further that he has been en-
gagged in the culture OF cacti fol-
the past II years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01

+ Accident Commission Meets i
meeting of the state industrial ac-
cident commission was held at the
court house this morning to hear
cases in which valley residents are
concerned.
Announcement - l am now man.
aging the Antlers Barber Shop, $50
Main street, next door to Cox Bros,
and invite my friends and custom
ers TO pay me a visit. Rich Ben
nett. formerly with I. V. Barber
and Southern Barber Shop. lt1
Yuma Couple Marry Here-Rus-
sell S. New. 43. and Mary E. De-
Mund, SO. both of Yuma were mar
ried by Judge Mayfield at the
court house this morning.
Henry L. Loud, Realtor = Moved
from Barbara Worth hotel to Secu-
rity Title Insurance building, $50
Main street. Its
District Board MeetS-The regu-
lar weekly meeting of the irriga-
ton district board of directors was
held today Routine matters oc-
cupied the board S attention dur
ing the morning session and fol-
lowing the noon recess.
Omission Is Through
inadyertence the names Of U. L.
Martin and c. B. Smith were omit
ted from the list of El Centre fish
ermen who made such a good haul
off San Diego Sunday.
Approved Seed Meeting-A meet
ing of the approved seed commit
tee will be held on Wednesday,
May 2, at 12:l5 at The Hotel Cali
fornia for the purpose of making
final inspection of grain fields eligi-
bic for the Caliproved standard.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-01
BY WALDO w. WEETH
Associate in Agronomy in Charge
of Imperial Valley Experiment
Station


Station
A. c. Dillman, in charge of flax
/ investigation. Washington, D. c.,
in now in Imperial Valley looking
over the present and future pos
sibilities of flax as a profitable
crop here. Dillman is an authority
on flax growing in the United
States and has been working with
1t in the northwest for many years.
He has some 750 varieties of flax
at his disposal for distribution to
various sections of the country
where the crop is grown. Many
of the different strains he has
selected and cultivated himself. The
past three days he has spent with
the writer inspecting valley flax
paintings, and he will remain for
the rest of the week.
Dillman's opinion of the valley
as a flax-raising section is that
it is very we'll adapted to pro-
duce excellent yields of fine quail
ity flaXSeed due to the ultra-favor-
able climatic, soil, and irrigation
conditions. He agrees with the be-
lief that local growers will have
to learn and exercise more pre-
caution in their cultural practices
in order to eliminate weed haz-
ards in their flax fields.
This week A. E. Benton, of the
bureau of agricultural economics
working on grain Standardization,
Washington. d. c., will also arrive
in the valley. At present he is
comforting with Pacific Coast oil
crushers in regard to the linseed
oil crushing code in its relation
ship to the present Imperial Valley
flax crop. In addition, L. M. JET