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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
PRESIDENT CONTINUES TRIP OF
INSPECTION ONPOWER PROJECTS
Bonneville Visit Occasion For Address On
Policy To Develop And Preserve
Power For People Program

umbia river there should be just a
starter for much greater expan-
sion in the future.
"While We are improving navi-
cation we are creating power, more
power, and I always believe in the
old saying of more power to you, "
he said.
81 don't believe you can have
enough power for a long time to
come and the power we will develop
here is going to be power which
for all time is going to be con-
trolled by the people,
Back of him were the green
walls of the towering Cascades and
the swiftly flowiiC Columbia,
"river of the west.'' About him
were steam shovels, silent for the
moment, and workers in Soiled
clothing. |
"When in Portland two years ago
I laid down the principle of the
need of government yardstickS so
that the people of this country will
know whether they are paying the
proper price for electricity of all
kinds,' he said.
Refers To Boulder Dam
"The government can create
yardsticks. At that time one al
ready had been started on the Col
orado river. Since then two other
yardsticks have been undertaken
one in the Tennessee valley and
the other on the Columbia. The
fourth, the st. Lawrence. is going
to be started.
In the remark he served notice
on those in congress who blocked
his efforts on the proposed st.
Lawrence river development that
he has just begun to fight.
Mr.. Roosevelt commented on 9TH
er aspects of his social and econ
omic planning program in the
Bonneville address.
He envisioned the Pacific north
west as offering the opportunity
for a vastly increased population.
After the speech the President
boarded his special train which
will carry him eastward to the ma
tional capitol.
AS the train passed over border
into the state of Washington, In
dams in full war paint danced
around a log fire in his honor.
The President watched the scene
from a window of his private car
With him were Mrs. Roosevelt
who joined him yesterday in Port
land; his son James, who flew to
Portland from Wyoming; and his
younger sons, John and Franklin
who had accompanied their fathe-l
on his trip from Annapolis through
the Panama Canal to the Hawai-
ian Islands, then back to the con-
tinental United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT'S SPECIAL TRAIN, EN-
ROUTE TO EPHRATA, Wash.
Aug. 4.-President Roosevelt struck
out into the heart of rugged Wash
ington state today to see for him
self the government $4,000, 900
power, navigation and irrigation
project at Grand Coulee.
On Me last lap of his $4,000 mile
trip inspecting the workings of the
new deal, the chief executive plan
ned to motor to the Grand Coulee
workings from Ephrata.
He entered the state of Wash
ington from Oregon, where he visit
ed the Bonneville dam site near
Portland, one of the yardsticks of
his "power for the people, policy.
Enthusiastic over the reception
given him in Oregon and impressed
with the swift progress of the
Bonneville undertaking, the Pres
ident looked forward to his Grand
Coulee visit with a feeling that the
administration long range social
and economic program was justi-
fled.
In a brief address during his in
spection of the $30,0O0,000 Bonne-
vile workings, Mr.. Roosevelt said
that the development OF the Col
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
HOLD INQUEST
ONEXP[OS|ON
At HOLTv|LL.E.

That Arthur w. Stewart came to
his death yesterday noon "by an
explosion at the city water works,
Holtville, the cause of the explos-
ion being undetermined was the
verdict reached by coroner's jury
at the Field funeral home in Holt
vile this morning. The inquest
was held urJ1er the direction of A.
R. Underwood, county coroner.
Stewart was instantly killed when
struck by the head of an air COM
pressor chamber which exploded
during operations of drilling an ar
tesian we'll in Holtville shortly be-
fore noon. H. R. Atkins and Vim
cent Mulkey who were also work.
ing with Stewart were injured, the
former being in the Valley hospital
at present where, it was said, he
is expected to recover from his in
juries. Mulkey was not seriously
injured and was attended by a
Holtville physician.
Funeral arrangements for Stew
art are indefinite at present as
word is awaited from a sister who
resides in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
|C[OUDBURST
At PHOENIX

PHOENIX, AriZ., Aug. 4. (U.P)-
The Salt River valley today dug
out from debris scattered over a
wide area by freak wind, rain
and hail storm that brought death
to a Mexican youth and caused
thousands of dollars in damage last
night.
The fury of the storm centered
about Phoenix, extending into the
Patagonia district, where l3-
year-old, Mexican youth WAS
drowned in Sonoita creek, follow
ing one of the worst cloudburstS
reported in 20 years.
The creek was turned into a
Raging torrent and overflowed on
the Southern Pacific trestle at
Patagonia. washing out the state
highway near Tubac and flooding
the town.
Telephone service into Buckeye
and Tucson was disrupted most of
/ the night The service had not
, been restored to Buckeye at noon
today. More than two miles of
! telegraph and telephone wires were
reported down along the highway
leading into the town.
Electric lights and telephone SER
vice in Phoenix was disrupted for
several hours as the freak dust
and rain storm was whipped by a
60 mile an hour wind. Trees were
uDrOoted. houses and barns were
overturned and many lettuce and
vegetable sheds were destroyed.
During the early part of the
evening motorists were forced to
luse headlights on their automobiles
for safety measures as a swirling
fdust storm completely enveloped
the city like heavy fog.
Rainfall in Phoenix was reported
at SO inches during the night and
80 inches was reported at Sky
Harbor airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
BABY ARRIVES
IN ELEVATOR

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. W.P)-If
Tiny Georgia Spears Carpenter
gets the same service all her life
that ushered her into this world
early today, she III be an important
person indeed.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter
were enroute to the hospital when
it became apparent that a crisis
was near. Pausing at a police sta
ton, Mrs. Carpenter was moved in
to an ambulance by Police Surgeon
Spears.
The good doctor soon discovered
that it was a matter of minutes.
He stopped at the nearby Georgia
street emergency hospital.
Four persons got on the elevator
the Carpenters, the doctor, and
helper.
There was a short delay. When
the elevator reached the third floor
there were five pasSengrs-the new
conner weighing five and one half
pounds.
That's why they II call her Geor-
gia Spears Carpenter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
PREPARE FOR
HITLER VOTE

BERLIN, Aug. 4. U.P)-Joseph
Goebbels, minister of propaganda,
today worked on high pressure
drive to bring Germans in mass to
the polls August 10 to vote Adolf
Hitler into office as president
chancellor under his self-elected til
tie of fuehrer and reich chancel-
lor.
Hitler was installed already-and
legally-under the broad powers of
the Nazi cabinet, and is the most
absolute autocrat in the civilized
world.
But Nazis, realizing doubts at
home and abroad as the strength
of the submerged, but not dead,
opposition elements, were eager to
get out a landslide vote to show
plainly Hitler was wanted by the
nation on his own terms.
Government commissioners were
busy today preparing for the fun
eral procession of President Paul
Won Hindenburg which will start
from his Neudeck chateau Monday
midnight.
Funeral services will be held at
Neudeck Monday night. These will
be under the auspices of the army,
honoring Hindenburg purely as an
old soldier. Then the body will be
taken from the chauteau and es-
corted to Tannenburg and the
great war memorial that commem-
Grated Hindenburg IS victory over
the Russians. Funeral services al
Tannenburg will begin at IL a. m.
VrtIecHaV
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
ESTATE Of OIL
MAN SETTLED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. W.D
Attorneys for the heirs of the
late Washington Henry Ochsner.
discoverer of the Kettleman Hills
oil fields, reported today that a
"final settlement had been
reached for division of his post
humouS estate.
In announcing that the three
widows and several children Of
Ochsner finally had reached an
agreement, the attorneys intimated
that the estate may not return
more than $l,000.000 to the liti-
gants. They explained that litiga-
tion had ensnarled the royalties
which some sources had estimated
at S10.000,000.
Under the agreement filed in San
Francisco and Alameda county
courts Mrs Frances Ochsner, who
married the geologist when he was
a college student, will receive 10
per cent; Mrs. Nancy Badly. his
second life, five per cent; her
daughter, Elizabeth Ochsner, 20 per
cent; her second daughter, Winifred
Ochsner Clark, 80 per cent; Mrs.
,, Hilda CARING Hinckley. the third
wife, Is per cent, and her son, John
Henry Ochsner, 8, and remaining
30 per cent.
Ochsner died in poverty in Port
land hotel in 1927. Two years after
his death oil was discovered on
properties he owned In the Kettie-
man Hills. The battle for his es-
tate began Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
GOLDEN STATE
HAS TROUBLE

SAN BERNARDINo, Cal, Aug.
A. W.P)-E. L. Parker fireman
aboard the Golden State Limited,
was slightly injured and numerous
passengers were shaken up late
last night when the limited side
swiped a helper" locomotive on
a siding near Ordway, eight miles
east of here.
Parker was injured wnen he
jumped from the cab of the train
just before the engines crashed.
A baggage car was SO badly dam
aged that the train was delayed
four hours.
The eastbound limited had just
passed long freight train when
it struck the locomotive. No cars
we're derailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR rain ALONG COLORADO
Borah Offers Free Counsel To Battle NRA Code
SERA POSITION
OPEN FOR MAN

w. j. Sterrett, county SERA di-
rector, stated this morning that he
is seeking a competent man to be
placed in charge of the PTWW or
Professional, Technical Women IS
Work division of the SERA organ
ization in the county and is pre-
pared to receive applications from
those who feel they may be quail
fled to handle this work.
The one chosen for this post,
Sterrett said, will have complete
charge of all work to be done by
women under the pNesent relief
program as we'll as all projects
covering school Fairgrounds, camps
similar to the Hipass health camp
and all others of special nature.
Applicants should submit their
applications to the county SERA
directors office in the old post
office building, Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
IDAHO BAKER
GIVEN ADVICE
BY SENATOR
Order To Increase Price OF His
Bread To Be Disregarded On
Solon's Suggestion.
OFFICIALS DENY ORDER
Claim Nestor Is Victim OF I'm
poster And That Code Does
Not Apply To Him.
OFFICIALS DENY ORDER

GLENNS FERRY, Ida, Aug. a.
W.P)-Senator William E. Borah.
Rep, Idaho, today telegraphed E.
w. Nestor, the only local banker
an offer to provide counsel with
out expense should the baker be
prosecuted for defying an NRA
code authority administrator ord
er.
Nestor appealed to the states
senior senator for advice after be-
ing ordered by Sidney Graves,
Southern Idaho's bakery code ad-
ministrator, to increase the price
of bread by one cent for each 16
ounce loaf.
Senator Borah replied with
free counsel offre and Nestor i'm
mediately lowered his wholesale,
and retail prices from cents
wholesale on a 16-ounce loaf to
7 cents and from 10 cents retail
to cents, the prices charged be-
fore he temporarily raised them as
Graves ordered.
After some deliberation on Mes
tors request, Borah advised him
as follows:
II have concluded to say to you
that upon the basis of the facts
stated in your letter I feel. you
are justified in going ahead and
conducting your business as you
have been conducting it and dis
regarding all instructions to raise
the price of bread If you choose
to take this course and are pros
ecuted, I will see that you get
counsel without expense to you"
Nestor does not ship bread out
of town and does not have any
competition either from within or
outside of Glenns Ferry.
Says Poor Being Cheated
Graves order pertained only to
unsliced white bread prices. 1t did
not involve sliced or other breads.
81 contend that they have no
right to direct you to increase the
price of your bread" Senator Borah
wrote in a letter Nestor received
IT not only contend they have no
constitutional right to do so, but
that it is indefensible in morals
and economics.
II observe in press dispatches
of the past few days the price of
bread has been advanced one cent
a loaf practically throughout the
United States. This, roughly esti-
tCOntinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
HALT CHINESE
REBEL HORDE
Communists Advancing On Foo
chow Stopped By Nationalist
Forces.

NANKING, Aug.4. U.P) The
advance of a rebel communist army
on the city of Foochow was stopped
today at ShiukoW, 35 miles west
of the threatened city, the Chinese
National government informed for
eign consulates here. =
The central government minim-
ized the possibilities of danger to
the many foreign residents of Foo
chow, insisting that Nationalist
troops were in control of the Sit
uation. Chen Vie, chairman of the
Fukien provincial government, ad-
ded a similar note or reinsurance
to consuls, whose solicitude for
their nationals brought four war
ships-two japanese, one Ameri-
can and one British-to the city.
Apparently the rebel army of
5000 men, led by Lo Ping-Hui, a
notorious chieftain, was unwilling
to risk battle with the Chinese
Nationalist soldiers, whose num-
bers were being augmented con-
stantly. The defense force may
reach 10000 today.
Reports said the regular troops
had turned the marching horde
toward the sea coast and that the
communists were consolidating
their position around Paisha. The
rebel force was described as hungry,
desperate and dangerous.
Despite the belief that the COM
munists were in retreat toward
Checkiang province, Japan order
ed second warship to proceed
from Formosa to Annoy, Port of
Foochow. The Japanese Cruiser
Kuma already was on the scene.
The British warship Witch and the
United States Cruiser Sacramento
also were dispatched.
The communists had advanced
rapidly on the city from the north
west. They plundered Haungtien
and Chekow, driving the refugees
before them as they marched south
ward. After they took possession
of Shiukow their advance was
halted and turned aside.
Foochow has a large foreign
colony. Consular reports indicate
there are 139 Americans there. The
Japanese foreign office records show
200 Japanese and 1900 Formosans
in the city
Fukien province, in which Foo
chow is the principal city. was
the scene of extensive fighting
last spring when the Nationalist
forces crushed another commun-
iStic revolt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
Cro,Uder To Join
Detroit Tigers

DETROIT, Aug 4. U.P)-Alvin
Crowder, Washington hurler, is
coming to Detroit to join the De-
troit Tigers within the next day
or two," Frank j. Navin, owner OF
the club, announced today
Navin said that no club below the
standing of Detroit had bid for
Crowder, and that the Tiger team
had thus claimed him.
According to Navin teams in the
lower bracket automatically waived
rights to CroWder.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
SIX INDICTED
IN KIDNAPPING

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. U.P)-
Indicted on kidnapping and robbery
charges, six men and two women
rounded up following the abduc-
ton of John Jeske, former makeup
man for Lon CLANCY, and his wife
on their honeymoon, today faced
trial in superior court.
Preliminary hearing for the Sus-
poets was set for next Wednesday.
The eight persons named in three
indictments are: Floyd Britton,
George Dorsey, Ida Mae Alameda,
c. r. Russell, Linden Parker, Joey
Parker, Manuel A. CORDOBA and
w, Mikesell.
Numerous other robberies were
laid to members of the group in the
grand jury indictments,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
PIX Ro74.1.
&iss& AsNsuxat gsndieats. faA
BRITAIN AND
i. 6. HAVE
NAVY PAR[EY
By X. ID. MCMILLAN

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1894, BY United Press
PARIS, Aug. 4. - The United
States and Great Britain were re
ported today to have been in COM
munication regarding the posi-
bility of naval cooperation in the
Pacific if the 1885 naval conference
failed.
Though the reports were not con-
firmed, they came from informed
naval quarters here.
It was said the discussions con-
cerned defense plans for Australia
to Alaska, based on the possibility
Japan would insist on maintain
ing it's claim to equality, causing
the great powers to engage in a
building race.
The United States, if the agree
ment were concluded, would pro-
ceed, it was said, with defense
plans in Alaska and the Hawaiian
Islands, while Great Britain would
proceed with plans to build a
second giant naval and air base
at Port Darwin, on the Australian
continent, and simultaneously COM
plete the great Singapore base.
Presumably both bases would be
available to the United States.
Exact nature Of the proposals
were Withheld, pending continuance
of negotiations between EGitish
and American experts at London
preparatory to the 1885 conference.
Naval sources said Britain would
be glad to cooperate with the
United States if this conference
proved futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
REVEAL PLOT
AGAINST RICH
COAST GROUP
Five Wealthy Los Angeles Men
Receive Threats Unless Big
Sum Paid Out.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. U.P)-
An amazing wholesale eXtortion
plot aimed at five prominent cit
liens and demanding 100000 as the
price of safety for themselves and
their families was revealed today
as federal and local officials launch
ed a concerted drive to run down
the gang which signed its letters
THE Trio.'
The threatened men include Ora
Monnette, prominent banker; E. L.
Doheny, multimillionaire oil man;
William Gettle, recent kidnap vic
tim; j. j. Doyle, sports promoter,
and Alexander PantageS, theatre
owner.
While pointing ouc the possibil-
ity that the notes were the work
of a crank, federal postal officials
called in district attorney and sher-
iff office aids to join the search
for the letter writer's.
Monnette received the main let
ter containing full details of the
demands, it was revealed Each of
the other four received supple
mental letters. rs +.
The plot victims were instructed
in the letter to pay a total of
100000, with Monnette designated
agent in the extortion. The money
was ordered to be split up as fol-
lows: $4,000 in $50 bills; $4,000 in
$40 bills; and $4,000 in $40 bills,
all of the currency to be old and
unmarked.
Families Threatened
The five men, according to "the
trio" were to receive further in
structions by mail. Communication
would be through the personal COL
umnS of the newspapers. The pay
off would be arranged later.
Threatening not only the five cit
liens but their families as well, the
mysterious "trioo added a warn
ing that it possessed an arsenal of
high powered rifles with Silercers,
which might be used If the police
were informed of the plot.
All of the letters were typewrit-
ten and mailed in Los Angeles.
The first of them was received less
than 48 hours ago, federal postal
inspectors revealed
While the five threatened men
discounted seriousness of the let
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
BAER GETS SMALL CROWD

CHICAGO, Aug 4. U.P) - Max
Baer'S first public workout since
he won the heavyweight title from
Primo Carnera drew a crowd of 200
paying customers to see him in ac-
tion in a Loop gymnasium. They
paid $50 to see the new champion
engage in 20 minutes of bag punch
ing, rope skipping and shadow box
ing.
Baer and his party are scheduled
to leave Sunday for Joplin, Mo-, to
fulfill an exhibition.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
Parade Precedes
Political Rally

With an automobile parade along
Main street shortly after noon the
big political rally and free barbecue
sponsored by the local Negro DEM
ocratic club and the Benito Juarez
association at the fair grounds got
under way.
Free barbecue is to be served this
afternoon and again tonight with
all candidates for office at the ap-
preaching primary election asked
to be present and outline the plat
forms upon which they are seek
ing office. The general public is
also cordially invited to attend both
the free barbecue and the political
rally.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
Quarantine On
Camp Rer1oUed

Quarantine on the Hipass health
camp, imposed two weeks ago when
several cases Of infantile paralysis
were suspected, was lifted yester-
day by Dr. Alex LESSEN, San Di-
ego county health office.
No cases of the disease develop
ed and the camp was given clean
bill of health by the authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
T.Uo Lose Lives In
Phoenix Explosion

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. A. U.P)-
Two persons were dead today and
third was in a critical condition
following an explosion of a gaso-
line tank in their small shack.
The dead were A. Romero, 40;
and his daughter, Esther, 3. Mrs.
Josephine Romero was near death
from burns. Six other children had
left the shack just before the blast.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-04
@AWlLL-
~ ROGERS
W 'says:

HONOLULU, Aug. 8. (Spe-
caldwell, we are heading to-
day for the broad Pacific. It's
been a wonderful week here,
but it would take months to see
it all. They do lots of play
ing here, but these old mis-
sionary families do lots Of work
too. One good thing about
'em, they put all their money
right back in the islands.
Attorney General Cummings
got in yesterday. He is Roose-
velt's lawyer and I guess he
came here to straighten out
some devilment his boss got
in while here. Huey Long is
getting more publicity out here
in the papers than Hitler. If
I am seasick tomorrow you
won't hear from me.
Vn,trc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-12
COMMUNISM
SCHOOLS OPPOSED
Patriotic Groups Unite in
Fight For New England
Universities

Attempts Of communists, paci-
fists and socialists to abolish the
Reserve Officers Training Corps
which annually provides military
| instruction to more than 5000 New
England college and high school
students will be discussed at the
| National r. o. T. c. Conference of
| Patriotic Societies which meets at
the Willard hotel In Washington
Saturday.
The purpose of the conference,
which is to be attended by many
noted educators, army leaders and
r. o. T. c. students, is to bring
together the patriotic, civic and
fraternal societies OF the country In
closer cooperation, in opposing the
combined efforts of the communist
signed to bring about "the aboli-
forms of military training"
Constitutional obligations Of cit
izenship in relation to national de-
Tense and the value OF military
training are subjects which the
conference will discuss.
U. 8. Senator Arthur M. Robin
son of Indiana will deliver the
principal address.
A feature of the conference, the
first of its kind to be held. will be
q broadcast over the Columbia
Broadcasting System of part OF the
program, from 2 to Q p. m. The
principal speaker will be heard at
this time.
Music for the conference will be
furnished by the United States
Army band.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-12

Variety marked the presentation
of the minstrel show by the st Jo-
seph's Alumni in st Joseph's hall
last night. 1t was the alumni's
first show and from the reception
it received it is safe bet that the
group will make the affair an an
nual event. John Stokes and Henry
Grenier directed last nights enter
tainment.
The chorus displayed real har-
mony proving that considerable
pains had been taken in the prep
aration Of the pieces. The pro-
gram opened with the current
popular hit, "There's Something
About a Soldier" with John Kelly
as soloist. The show then as
sumed a swift moving production
rivaling any amateur presentation
OF the city.
Soloists included Peter Lazaus-
kas, Anthony Radvilas, Hilaire La
Bonnie, Harry Matthew, Mrs s. Sa-
pranas, Marie Manners (duet), Billy
O'Brien, Charles Conner, Miss Lang
and Miss Petrosky. One of the hits
Of the show was the harmonica
selections played by Troop IL Of
the Boy Scouts. Miss Doris Snyder
in dance selections was well re-
ceived, as was the tap dance of
youthful Miss Gelgauda. While Mr.
Matthew sang Beautiful Girl,