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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05

Mrs. Valentine Buffers, 90, wife
of a prominent Magnolia district
rancher died in the Brawley COM
munity hospital at 6 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon of internal in
juries and shock received in an au-
tomobile accident which happened
Az miles east of Brawley an hour
earlier. Her death makes the 33rd
automobile fatality in this county
for the present year.
According to information receiv-
ed here this morning the accident
happened at the intersection of the
West highway and the Usage canal
road Mrs. Buffers, accompanied by
her three year-old daughter, Mar
garet Ella, was driving on the canal
road while another car driven by
Bishop Blake of Corona Del Mar
was approaching the intersection
along the West highway
This is a blind intersection and
neither driver saw the other until
the two cars crashed. Blake and
his two companions, Mrs. Ada Craig
and Miss Bessie Pitts were taken to
the Brawley hospital severely in
jured. Blake who had all the ribs
on his right side broken and re-
ceived chest injuries which resulted
in a hemorrhage of the lungs, is
given but an even chance of e.
covery. it was stated this morning
Mrs. Craig sustained broken
collar bone while Miss Pitts was Sc
verely lacerated about the face
and head, suffered a conclusion Of
the brain and possible skull frac-
ture. Her condition Is also consid-
cred very serious by hospital at
tendants. Margaret Ella received
but a slight cut on the forehead
which was treated at the hospital
and then was sent home with her
father.
Deceased was the mother of five
small children, the oldest being
nine years of age ard is survived
by her husband, five sisters, four
brothers and her father who resides
in Long Beach. She was a sister
in-law of Rev. A. d. Buffers, pastor
of the Methodist church here. The
body is at the Hopes funeral home
in Brawley where an inquest is to
be held this afternoon. Funeral
arrangements will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
HOOVER BREAKS LENGTHY SILENCE
Sporting Arms Conference Was Called At
Request Of State Secretary

tic comment by some participating
in the Investigation.
"The full report and details Of
the conference Of sporting arms
manufacturers which was called by
myself as secretary of commerce in
1925 and yesterday referred to be-
fore the senate committee are no
doubt in the state department, "
Mr.. Hoover IS statement said.
"The conference was called at
the request Of the secretary of state
and for the purpose of giving a
hearing to the manufacturers views
as to methods of discriminating be-
tween sporting arms on one hand
and war arms on the other and such
other proper projections as might
be necessary to the American in
dustry at an international conven-
tion then about to be held in Eur
cpe.' -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
BANKER TALKS
To CHAMBER
Of COMMERCE

Blaming a lack of cooperation
between neighbors, communities
and various parts of the country
as being responsible in great meas
ure for the economic depression,
Ora E. Monette, vice president Of
the Bank of America. made a plea
for a return cf confidence as the
most effective means for returning
prosperity, in 2 stirring talk at the
weekly chamber of commerce
luncheon this noon.
He declared that a desire to re-
turn to the false prosperity OF 1929
is entirely wrong, unless we wish
to return to the state of corrup-
tion and lack of cooperation which
is to blame for the conditions Of
the past five years.
I'VE should accept the opportun-
ity to return 10 the sound funda-
mentaLs and observance Of the
ideals under which this nation ce-
veloped and prospered for more
than $50 years, he said, and
should welcome the discipline which
we all deserve for our part in the
wild scramble for riches which we
mistook for prosperity five years
ago.
People should have confidence
in their neighbors and cooperate
with them, - he asserted, "and
this confidence and cooperation
should go on down the line from
neighbors to all sections Of the
country.
Because something is wrong rs
not essentially reason for a new
deal" he SAID, though he has an
open opinion on whether the adj
ministration "ncw dcal' rs the
proper means OF romedying the
nation S difficulty IL cannot be
proved right or wrong until IL has
had sufficient time 10 function he
asserted. and only The future viii
decide its success on failure
He declared that hc has no REM
edies TO offer except q return 9f
confidence and cooperation and Of
the homely ideals Of Anericanism
which the history Of the country
has ShoWec are sound and effective.
Tne speaker was introduced by
Attorney Ross 7. Hickcoz
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
VALLEY DRINKING WATER PROJECT
WAS CONDUCTED AT SMALL EXPENSE

Drinking water provided for I'm
perial Valley families during the
period of extreme water shortage
this past summer cost ole cents per
gallon, according to a report made
today by DR.. N. E. Dupont, who
was in complete charge of the
drinking water project. Various
estimates made when it became
necessary TO import water ranged
as high as five cents per gallon, the
actual cost speaking highly for the
efficiency with which the project
was conducted.
Distribution of drinking water
began on July 10 and was diScon-
tinued on November 80, during
which time 30l cars with an aver
age capacity OF l2,500 gallons were
imported. OF this total Il were con
demned as unfit for use. The 289
cars used contained total of g.
612.500 gallons.
The estimated distribution was to
1000 families of 35 persons to the
family. representing a total of l.,
1882, 500 persons in the period Of
operation. or an average of 200 gal
Ions per person each day.
Cars were placed at the following
points throughout the valley: FL
Centro. Heber, Calipatria, Seeley,
Brawley, Imperial, inland, Wilsie,
! Calexico. Westmorland. Meloland
and Holtville. Several other points
were included when the project
first started but were discontinued
owing to the small amount of water
taken from them.
At Brawley and Calexico water
was pumped into the city tanks for
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
Suit Filed Ouer
Mining Claims

A complaint to impress a trust
upon lease and option to purchase
mining property and to compel
transfer thereof to plaintiffs was
filed in superior court this morning
by R. T. Kirkman and Vera L.
Knox against Paul A. Fisher, ct al.
The property in question is the
Three C. Mines" in Imperial coun-
ty and, according to the complaint
has a potential value Of 100000 or
an intrinsic value of $4,000 at
present.
The complaint asks that GER
tain agreement entered into by sew
eral of the defendants for the lease
of this property, be declared to be
held by them in trust TO and for the
use of the plaintiffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
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Of
INSTITUTE To
MEET TUESDAY

Walter 3. Havekorst. temporary
chairman of the Milk Institute of
Imperial Valley has called a meet
ing of directors to be held next
Tuesday evening, December II, at
7:30 0 clock at the Bank of Amer
ica, Ell Centro. Notices have gone
to directors, asking them to be pres
ent at meeting Thursday of this
week, but this has BEEN changed to
Tuesday OF next week. This meet
ing was called by Havekorst at the
request of q number of directors
who desire that the institute pre-
pare itself to transact necessary
business. The membership cam
paign under the generalship of Fred
Nebel-Thau is actively under way.
The directors of the Milk Institute,
however, find they have much
other business to transact.
Zone of the first things We want
to do" said Havekorst. "is to ar
range for a vitamin test made by
some scientific laboratory in order
to be able to prove to the world
that cur milk, cream, butter and
cheese is far higher in nutritive
value than teh dairy products of
other communities. There are a
number of local dairy problems
which we want to attempt to solve.
The directors want to he rpa1iZe i
to assist Fred Nebel-Thau in his
vigorous campaign to bring the
membership of the Milk Institute
up to 10000 persons. We shall also
at this meeting probably elect the
president and other officers, so
there will be plenty for the Milk
Institute directors to dop
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
NONE KILLED
BY 'QUAKES

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, Dec.
5. W.P)-Dispatches from five Cen
trail and South American capita!s
today described alarming earth
quake shocks Of great intensity
Monday and yesterday. Severe
damage was done in some small
towns. So far there were no re-
ports of casualties.
There was a 40 second quake in
northern Chile yesterday morning,
with some damage. At 1925 p. m,
there were shocks in southern
Peru, to the north of Chile. Peo-
pie of several towns were thrown
into panic. but no damages or cas-
ualtieS were reported.
A strong shock lasting 40 seconds
was reported from La Paz depart
ment in Bolivia. II was Lne first
earthquake in that country since
1920.
Guatemala felt strong temblors
Monday. There was no serious
damage, Guatemala City dispatches
reported.
Shocks in FL Salvador we're
strong and did some damage at the
hamlet of Citala but apparently
general damage was slight and
there was no loss of life.
In Honduras. the quakeS were
severe. Official messages report
the destruction of the small town
of San Jorge. Houses were destroy
ed at Gracias, La Esperanza and
Naranjito. Many people in the
western portion of the country were
sleeping outdoors, IN lear of more
temblorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
sweeps
FILM STUDIO
Continued on page g.

BURBANK, Calf. Dec. 5. U.P)-
One man died and seven others
were injured in a fire that spread
widespread damage across the 30
acre Warner Brothers-First Ma
tional Studio lot before it was
brought under control early today.
Albert M. Rounder. 65, chief of
the studio fire department, was
overcome by smoke and died of
a heart attack after directing 400
firefighters combating the spec
tacular blaze.
Those injured:
Earl Baldwin, scenario writer,
face cuts.
Mick Potsoff film extra, frac-
tured right foot
Rudolf Hopp, extra. underter-
mined injuries.
Flava slankevich, extra, broken
left leg.
j. Mcfarland studio fireman,
lacerated back and bruised foot.
E. P. Randolph, Burbank fire
man, first and second degree burns.
G.. L. Rove Burbank fireman,
lacerated hand,
Damage was uuofficially esti-
mated in excess of $250,000.
But only for a lucky shift in
wind the damage would have been
much greater. One million dollars
worth of standing sets. exposed to
the fire. were saved when the stiff
wind veered. Ten sound stages,
housing valuable equipment, and
the administration building were
also saved
Actors Assist
Rounder died while enroute to
hospital. Since 10 p. m. last
night he had supervised an army
of volunteer firemen, including
Dick Powell, the actor; Jack l..
Warner, studio vice president and
production chief. and a host OF
other notables who work on the
lot.
Potsoff, Hopp, and Slankevich,
the three injured extras. were
among the first to discover the
fire. With 70 other extras they
had just quit work in filming q
coal mining scene in Paul Muni's
newest picture. "Black Fury, when
swirl of smoke at the back of
the huge lot attracted their at
tention.
They toiled at the fire lines un-
| til the blaze was controlled three
hours later. Mike Curtiz. the di-
/ rector, was with them, but NUM-
and principal members OF the cast
were not present.
The fire, turned from the sound
stages, threatened for short time
to spread TO adjoining Universal
studio, but was checked before
! leaping across the boundary line.
Baldwin was injured when ht
grabbed an axe in an effort to helT
the firemen and was struck b!
falling timbers. The scenarist wa!
not seriously hurt,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
Driuer Held For
Failure To Stop

K. Yamaji. charged with failure
to stop and render aid after an ac-
cident. was arraigned before Judge
Mayfield In justice court yesterday
afternoon. Bond was set at $4,000
and preliminary hearing for Dec
ember 10.
Defendant is alleged to have run
down Gerald Shaw, local contract
Nor. in front of the latter s home
early Monday morning and fled
from the scene after the accident.
Shaw is recovering from his injur-
les at the county hospital,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
DATA ON RIVER

No report for the flow of the
Colorado river at the Grand Can
yon station was received at irri-
CATION district headquarters this
morning. From existing weather
conditions, however, il IS estimat-
ed that slight drop might have
occurred at that station.
TOpOck reported 4130 second
feet of water which shows an in
crease since the last reading re-
ported here from that. point.
The diversion was raised from
3100 to 5000 for today.
There was no precipitation in
the upper barin yesterday, ac-
cording to a telegram from the
Yuma weather office which states
further that cold weather will
continue in the upper basin with
little change indicated over
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
Report Progress On
Boy Scout Campaign

First reports on the Scout drive
indicate that satisfactory progress
is being made in Ell Centre, states
Karl Keeler, who is assisting with
the valley campaign.
In Brawley the KiWanis club has
challenged the Rotary club in spon-
soring the drive which is making
great hea6way IN the northern city.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
Great Circle Tour
Made By Hotelmen

Hotel men in Southern Califor-
mia made their circle tour yesterday
visiting the hotels which are men,
bers of the association.
The tour began at San Diego, and
in the valley stopped at the De An
"a hotel, Calexico, lunching at the
Barbara Worth here, and ending the
tour in Palm Springs where they
dined at the FL Mirardor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert +. Miller OF
the Barbara Worth and their
daughter, Anne, were the valley
representatives at the meeting in
Palm Springs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
FAIL TO FIND ANY TRACE OF LOST FLYER
@MlLL
R'YIROGERs
w Is0yS:
District Makes Changes In Boundary Lines

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 4. (Spe-
ciaD-In legal game, two Cali
fornia College Students VS.. U. S.
Supreme Court. y. s. Supreme
Court wins. Score, Court 9, Stu
dents nothing. College boys get
aWfully smart nowadays, but that
CID supreme court has still got
quite bit on the ball.
Speaking of colleges. feel real
sorry for Hucy Long. I believe
his team was as good as Tulane
tif not better, but they didn It
kick goal after touchdown. The
first bill to be passed by the SOW
ereign state of Louisiana IS legis-
lature will read as follows: "In
accordance with. and in defense
of state rights, any football
kicked through goal after touch
Gown, is null and void, unless
done SO by the University Of
Louisiana.
It's the one bill that he over
looked last fall. So he has no.
body to blame but himself for
not being in the sugar bowl New
Years day.
voi,rc
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05

distribution, this being discontinued
at Brawley on October 7 and at
CaleXico on October 90.
With the opening of school on
September 18, water was supplied 20
the following schools: Meloland,
Eucalyptus, Mt. Signal, Trifolium,
McCabe, Lantana, Mesquite Lake,
Silsbee, Verde, Seeley, Imperial,
Acacia, Mt, Signal and Americani-
2ation. Jasper and Elm. This water
was delivered by county trucks and
averaged 1000 gallons a week to
each school.
The total cost of the project was:
Water ......................... .Sl4.539.52
Printing of signs and
water cards ............- 1000
Labor by relief work.
ers issuing water 90. 45.573.45
Total ....,..,.................S6 .S6O,122.97
The cost Of water. freight and
demurrage was .004 cents per gallon
and for labor OH cents per gallon.
In making the report DR.. Dupont
called attention to the fact that
numerous persons who would other
wise have been idle, were given
work on the water distribution and
earned over S45, 900 by so doing, the
labor cost being the chief item for
the project
Splendid cooperation given by
cities. railroad companies, county
supervisors, irrigation district of
ficials and many others, is acknowl
edged by DR.. Dupont, who, in.
cidentally served without com.
pensation in directing the project
in addition to carrying on his pr
vate practice,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
WOMAN DIES
IN CAR CRASH
At BRAWL
Mrs. Valentine Buffers Dies
In Hospital; Three Others Ser
iously Injured

Condition of Bishop Blake, in
jured in the fatal crash near
Brawley late yesterday, was re-
Tcrted to be extremely grave" at
the Brawley Community hospital
this afternoon and there were
serious doubts regarding his re-
ccvery. The ether victims were
reported to be rallying somewhat
though still in the danger zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
BANK CLEARINCS

S70.7S7.10
BUILDING PERMITS
S101,150
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Laurette Taylor
Here June a

Negotiations were completed
yesterday between George C..
Tyler and S. E. Cochran for the
return Of Laurette Taylor to the
stage in a play especially written
for her, ''Marian's House"
Departing for the moment from
their established policy of not
starring" or featuring any player
or the bringing in of guest
stars" the National Theater Play
ers in presenting 'Marian's
House" will also for the first
time in their nine years do a
new play.
"Marian's House" comes to the
National the week Of June 4
with Miss Taylor in the lead
role supported by the players.
Washington will be the only city
to see the play as it will then
be taken off till fall when MIR.
Tyler, in association with Mr.
Cochran, will produce it. There
is also a possibility that the Ma
tional Theater Players will try
out another new play for Mr..
Tyler, the title of which has
not been announced.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

rect. action method of landing
your man is more effective than
the ancient plan of being coy and
leading him on. The playwright
makes Mama an honest woman as
a SOD to those who like their end
ingS moral.
Good FarceurS-
With such skilled laugh jugglers
as Cora Witherspoon, Spring By
ington and Ernest Truck the COM
edy Of the play is well assigned.
Give Cora Witherspoon lines that
have tang and bounce and she
will provide the timing and fun
technique to make them register.
Miss Byington has a role similar
to her famous BRIDGE" Of when
Ladies Meet" less appealing per-
haps in its loose moralled aspects.
but cleverly projected by a fin
ished actress. Quiet but capable
Ernest Truck extracts every ounce
of mirth out Of his opportunities
An ingenue new to this out
post but distinctly on the upgrade
is Gertrude Flynn, who played
the lass from the convent. Charles
Richman seems miscaSt, too dig
nified and i'll at ease for this
pseudo Alexander Woollcott. Eliot
Cabot was both nervous and fun.
bling last night-a first perform.
ance-and the competent Helen
Wesley has only a minor chore,
as has Shepperd Strudwick.
Phillip Moeller'S direction is ex.
cellent except for the lethargiC
pace of his third act. The two
settings by Lee SimonSon are bril-.
liant examples Of scenic art and
furnishings.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Now that baseball is here,
office boys are haunting their
grandmOther'S funerals.
I happened to be reading q
sporting sheet the other day,
and remarked to my stenOgra-
pher, ''I see where Ruth walked
twice today" She said, "Wellp
she ought to be careful who
she rides with"
Then she asked me how
much it costs to go to q ball
game, and when told her that
it was fifty cents for the
bleachers. She said, "HOw
much for brunettes?"
/ took her out to q game
and after watching the umpire,
she said, 'The way that fellow
keeps mOtiOning with his
thumb, he must hitch-hike from
town to town."
She thought that the umpireS
wore masks to keep them from
biting the other players.
After Heinie Manush made q
beautiful running catch, 1 re-
marked, 81 wonder why a girl
can't catch baseball like q
MANI" And she said, ooh, q
man is much bigger, and easier
to CATCH"
So Remember:
If at first you don't succeed
TRY secOhd base.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Destructive Force
To the general public, unac-
quainted with scores of problems
facing picture people Of promi-
nence, this matter might seem an
easy one to solve. "Let love dictate
the course of action" would seem
to be a sensible answer and rem
edy, but the problem can't be dis
missed as easily as all that. In
Podunk Center love is the ruling
force; in Hollywood it sometimes
is most destructive one, for love
and business don't mix in the max
ing of films. Many have found
that out.
It is interesting to note that
with but few exceptions, filmdom's
top-ranking players are unmarried
or practically so.
For sake Of argument, let's hear
some statements on the subject OF
love and the movies:
Mae West cracks:
"HOw is it possible to serve
two masters, the screen and your
husband? 1t is like having two
boy friends. The trouble starts
when you give one q little more
attention than the other"
Sidney Blackmer, Lenor Ulric'I
ex-hubby, has a few remarks:
Marriage does definitely in.
terfere with the careers Of play
ers who are striving toward the
top rung in the ladder Of sue
cess.
There are some exceptions, Of
course, as in the case Of Lynn
FOntanne and Alfred Lunt, or in
the case of Mr.. and Mrs. George
ArlisS, SOthern and MarlOwe,
and others who have definitely
arrived, and whose careers run
paraIlel-but in most cases they
are two strong forces, pulling in
opposite directions"
There are quite a number o1
stars who are married, but an over
whelming majority of them over
come this handicap" by maintain
ing separate establishments or b!
living apart Among this grouT
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Musical Comedy
At Fox Friday

A Broadway musical show with
a national reputation as a hit
and best seller, the 1884 edition
of Fifty Million Frenchmen,' -
created by a master Snowman.
Anatole Friedland, will come to
Loew's Fox Friday as the stage
attraction.
The cast includes Venita Gould,
AL Norman. Richard Lane, Es-
ther Lloyd, Susan Jayne, An
nette Hoffman, Eddie Michaels,
Phil White, George Magis, Roger
Logan, Francis Black, Dot Shan
ahan, Peggy Alexander and a
spread Of others embracing a
Stageful of the worlds most beau
tiful girls.
AS the chief number, the gor-
geous scene of Ostrich Plumes'
brings to the stage a wealth OF
color, amid unique and varie
gated lighting effects. The beau
tiful silver curtains, jeweled set
tings and colorful costumes oc'
cupy no less than IL stage scenes
Particular attention is given to
the laugh department. as one
may glimpse from the roster OF
Broadway comedians.
No less than So stage people
are with "Fifty Million French
men," The scenes are all re-
productive Of Partisan night. life