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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28

The Imperial Ice and Develop
ment company and the Southern
Sierras Power company today an
nounce the promotion of r. P.
Moore, general superintendent OF
the ice company, to the office OF
vice president of both companies
and chief executive officer of the
companies in Imperial Valley, along
with other important promotions,
to take effect December | as fol
lows:
Fred Williams, heretofore chief
engineer and assistant general sup
elintendent of the Imperial Ice and
Development company, succeeds to
the office of general superintendent,
vacated by the promotion of Mr..
Moore.
An important change in the per-
sonnel of the Southern SierraS Pow
er company is the announcement of
the promotion of Carl C. Ernst from
the office of assistant district mana
ger in Imperial Valley to the posi-
ton of district manager in charge
Of all business in the State of Ne
vada of Nevada California Power
company and associated companies.
ice E. King continues as district
manager of the power company in
Imperial valley, position he has
held since coming here from San
Bernardino in 1923 and is in immed-
late charge of all power company
operations for the district.
The story of the advancement OF
.R. P. Moore has been an interesting
example of meritorious service well
recognized. A native of Vermont, he
came to California as youngster
and as boy in Los Angeles made
his way through business college by
acting as mail clerk for the Los An
geles Examiner and upon gradua-
ton came to the Imperial Valley
as one of its pioneers, 28 years ago,
entering the employ of the Holton
Power company and doing about ev-
cry Job there was to be done from
bookkeeper and cashier to superin-
tendent.
In these days the Holton Power
company owned the ice business OF
the valley and when the Southern
Sierras Power company purchased
the Holton Power, Moore remained
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. U.P)-
The national labor relations board
intervened today In the Los Angeles
street car railway strike sending P.
A. Donoghue. regional supervisor
from Seattle to Les Angeles to Gre
open attempts to effect truce. -
The action was taken after
Towne Nylander, regional lahor
board director, advised headquar-
ters here that negotiations SO far
have collapsed
He said "the strike is continu-
ing and present efforts at bringing
together the opposing forces have
pretty much ended.''
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28. UP =
Complete collapse Of negotiations
to settle the Los Angeles street car
strike precipitated new crisis to-
day to the accompaniment of re-
newed violence.
The death knell to current nego-
tiations for an armistice was sound
ed by the regional labor board in
notifying the national labor rela-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
PTWW Projects
May Be Planned

All PTWW (professional-techni-
cal women S work. projects of
SERA outside of administrative
projects, can now be written for the
period up to March 28, w. ]. Ster-
rett, local SERA manager has been
informed from state headquarters.
A great amount of interest is be-
ing shown in the county road sit
uation, SterretJ said this morning.
The matter will be brought up be-
fore the board of supervisors at
their next meeting at which time
the coordination of all county roads
will be considered. Following this
the county SERA planning commits
sion will take up the matter at a
meeting to be held two weeks hence
after which definite action in the
matter is expected
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
SEEK TO REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS
FOR TRUCE in RAILWAY STRIKE
National Labor Relations Board Sending
Supervisor To Confer With Employers
And Members Of Union.

tions board that Los Angeles rail-
way officials were enforcing a
lockout"
A conference, looking toward
peace, was abandoned when the
railway stated 1t would not REIN
state strikers nor proceed with pro-
posals previously outlined by May
or Frank L. Shaw.
The company's refusal to arbi-
trate was the signal for new OUT
breaks. which since early Saturday
have inflicted mere than so cas-
ualties.
Fifty men seized a street car as
it reached an arterial crossing,
cleared it of passengers and crew
and overturned it. Traffic, enroute
to Hollywood and Santa Monica,
was snarled for three hours before
wrecking crews could right the car.
Neither conductor nor motorman
was injured. The saboteurs had
fled when police reserves reached
the scene.
Occasional gunfire was directed
at passing motor buses and street
cars. Ralph Whitehead "a motor
ist, was nicked in the ear by a bull
let which passed through a bus
and shattered his windshield.
Frank Morse, so, collapsed OF
heart attack when struck on the
arm by an iron bolt, fired from a
slingshot.
Police Kept Busy
Police riot squads were kept busy
answering calls. most of which
proved false. In some cases, how
ever, motorman and conductor hao
been threatened or beaten.
The railway early today wired {
! denial to the national labor rela-
tions board that it was enforcing
lockout" The company insisted
only 437 employees had "voluntar-
lily relinquished their jobs" by strike
and that the remaining 5000 work
ers "are overwhelmingly determin-
ed and have emphatically stated
their position that striking mer
must not be reemployed."
They" the telegram continued
will consider such reinstatement
as double crossing on part OF COM
pany after having stood fast amidst
injury, danger and vilification from
striking men. They emphasize
that If strike is threatened in the
future even if only by few men
all of the employees will argut
they have nothing to lose by walk
out because the company will take
them back when the strike is ov-
! err"
The statement declared servict
has been maintained ION norma
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
OSBORNE BACK
FROM MEETING

HUGH r. Osborne. county supervi-
sor and chairman of the state Am
erican Legion subversive activities
commission has just returned from
q meeting of the commission held
in San Francisco.
Osborne stated this morning that
the commission is making arrange
ments TO draw up bills made man.
datory by the state and national
conventions of the Legion which
are to be presented to the state le-
gislature at the January session. He
added that it is the inte>>on of the
commission that the bills will cover
the f'hld of radical activities in Cali
fornia and will result not only in
the suppression of un-American ac-
tivities but also will bring about
the deportation of undesirable
aliens and the outlawing Of the
Communist party in California.
Letters are being addressed to all
post commanders in the state, out
lining the program adopted by the
state commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
Work Camp Seeks
Reading Material

Three hundred men, in the tram
sient camp known as Camp Hare,
in Mason Valley, are in need Of
magazines and ether reading mat
ter, according to information re-
ceived at the El Centre Chamber
of Commerce.
These men are working on the
Imperial Highway in San Diego
county but are nearer to Imperial
Valley than San Diego city. hence
the plea for assistance from Super
intendent Holland.
Manager Hays of the local cham
ber will accept donations of read
ing material for the men, and asks
that if possible, they be delivered
IN boxes or cartons for transporta-
ton to the camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
-.~-
NORMAL. CROP
ACREAGE. SEEN
BY HARR|GAN

Normal crop acreage for all mel
onS, cantaloupeS, watermelons and
for grains, alfalfa and other crops
will be planted now that the water
shortage is over, states B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner.
In crop survey, Harrigan re-
ports that growers are busy plant
ing the early melons and that the
acreage devoted to melons will be
the normal amount that has pre-
vailed every year. The water short
age ended just in time to permit
planting and new acreages are be-
ing planted daily The same holds
true for other crops.
Even the lettuce acreage is larg-
er than was anticipated, in fact.
states Harrigan. it will be as large
as the market will be able TO sup
port.
The agricultural commissioner IS
office is busy re-checking the let
tuce acreage and at present esti-
mates that there are $4,000 acres,
if not more, planted to this crop
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28

general superintendent, a position
he has held ever since at the same
time being prominent in fraternal,
civic, educational and service club
activities.
Carl C. Ernst came to the I'M
perialial Valley in March, 1927, as
superintendent of the power COM
pany at Calexico and year later
was made assistant district mana
ger, position he has held since
that time.
Fred williams took position with
the Imperial Ice and Development
company "a years ago on September
as superintendent in the Ell Cen
tro plant. He advanced to chief en-
gineer for all of the company's
Giants and during the past year was
made assistant general superintend-
ent under Moore.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
Court Hearing
Damage Action

Trial Of triangular damage ac-
ton opened before Judge r. D. Nc
Pherrin in superior court this NOR
ming. 1t is to be without jury
The first angle of the suit is the
action brought by Villa May Phil
lips, suing through her guardian
Oryal Phillips and asks damages
amounting to $l0,l1305 from the
Golden State company, Frank Cou-
gar and George Clark. The action
alleges that on June II, 1888, as the
plaintiff was riding as a guest of
Frank Grigg in truck a mile south
of Ell entro, she was injured when
a truck driven by Cougar collided
with the one in which she was rid
ing. The truck was owned by Clark,
it is said in the complaint.
Clark has also brought suit
against the Western Diaries and
Frank Grigg asking S497 as dam
ages to his truck and milk cans
while Grigg asks s7830s from cou-
gar for personal injuries and dam
ages to his own truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
THREE GIRLS
IDENTIFIED AS
CALF FORN|hNS
Victims OF Carlisle Tragedy De-
clared To Be 'Malones' OF
Vallejo.

CARLISLE, Pa, Nov. 20. W.p)
Mr.. and Mrs. GOoden Dill to-
day positively identified the bod
les of three girls found near here
as the children who visited their
tOu.,Jt camp with a woman and
man who said he was j. G. Ma
lone of Vallejo, Calf. The Dills
then agreed to go to Durcans~
vile in an effort to identity
bodies there as Malone and the
woman.
DUNCANSVILLE, Pa, Nov. 2S.
W.P)-Larry Carney, of Philadelph-
ia, has identified the body of n
man found dead near here last Sat-
uray as that of man he knew as
Horace Hughes, Harvey M. Liebe-
gott, local undertaken, announced
today.
Carney came here last night. He
said he was positive the man was
Hughes, whom he last saw in Phil
adelphia a week ago Monday, Lieb-
egott said.
Carney left before dawn today
repeatedly for Carlisle. where he
was to view the bodies of the three
goldn haired girls found dead in
the South mountains.
Carney. Liebsgott said, claimed he
saw Hughes ana a young woman ht
believed was the woman founc
dead with the man near here, Oh q
Philadelphia street on November 10
They told him they were going tc
certain theatre in Philadelphia
Ticket stubs for the same theatre
were found in the pockets of the
two when their effects were exam
ined.
The clothing worn by the body
corresponded with that Hughes was
wearing, Carney said.
Carney said Hughes told him he
had three little girls, but they were
not with him at the time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %. UP,
n Odll diiGisCO QS Pal IlllCilO ooOi
employee, Horace Hughes, today
continued his denial that he is the
man of the same name, identified
as dead in the Pennsylvania mass
murder of five persons.
Hughes, apparently mystified as
to how he became involved in the
strange case, said he did not know
Larry Carney, who identified q
dead man in Pennsylvania as Hor-
ace Hughes.
81 never knew Carney in my
life, - Hughes said of the man who
is supposed to have ben his sroom-
mate in San francisco several years
ago. ~ did belong to the Saliva
ton Army at one time. Carney
told Pennsylvania that Hughes was
a Salvation Army MANI
Hughes said he was living happi-
ly in San Francisco with his wife
and three children.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
THANK KSGIVING
HOLIDAY FOR
Ell CENTRANS

In celebration of Thanksgiving
Day, the city will enjoy holiday
which takes on particular signifi
canoe this year with the news that
a steady increase is being reported
in the flow OF the Colorado river.
All banks and other financial in
stitutions as well as tate, county
and city business offices will be
closed for the day. Schools will not
hold classes and most of the bust
ness establishments of the city will
be closed.
Many FL Centrans are planning
Wit to the coat OF other nearby
points but the majority will remain
home to celebrate the holiday
with the Spartan-Viking football
game at Holtville tomorrow after
noon holding the center of attrac-
ton among sporting events for the
day.
The Pres will not publish toner
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
Local Boy Makes
use Debate Team

Ebert Berry of Ell Centre is
among 16 men at the University Of
Southern California who, as a re-
suit of extended tryouts which have
been carried on during the past
few weeks, have been selected to
make up the IS varsity debate
team at the school, according TO
announcement made by DR.. Alan
Nichols, debate coach.
Berry is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
j. w Berry of this city and grad
uated from Central Union high
school, in the class Of 1888. He
was prominent in his studies while
high school student and was al
SO a member of the famous four
man" track team which won state
honors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
Gypsy Returns
Stolen Money

Faced with the alternative OF a
Jail term If she refused to hand
over the money. a gypsy woman re
turned the $35 she had taken from
the Richfield company's office here
Yesterday following her detention at
the Yuma bridge control station.
Police had been notified yester,
day morning that the woman with
two others had entered the oil
company's premises at New and
Main streets while the clerk was
making up the bank deposit and
snatched the money from him.
Warnings were broadcast through
the county and the culprlts we're
nPrrehended al the Yuma station.
They we're not detained further At
ter restitution had been made. the
sheriffs offIee stated this morning
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
HEAVY STORM
REPORTED IN
UPPER BASIN
Comparatively High Tempera-
ture Gives Hope For Encour-
aging Run-Off.
VALLEY USES MUCH WATER
Diversion Figures Show Drop
Increase Anticipated By To-.
morrow Or Friday.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. %. U.R-
A storm which moved into Color
ado from the west today was blank
citing the entire Rocky mountain
region with snow.
The storm, accompanied in most
areas by fairly moderate tempera-
tures-15 to 20 degrees above zero
brought joy to farmers of the ter
ritory, and to water boards of most
towns and cities.
1t raised precipitation for the
month of November above normal
for the first time in any month
since last February.
Six inches of snow fell in SAT-
Lake City as the storm moved east
ward.
For the first time since Septem-
bed 20 the flow of the Colorado r1v-
Ell at the Grand Canyon station
topped the 1000 second foot mark
when readings for today were post
ed at irrigation district headquar-
ters this morning.
These show the flow to be 407O
second feet, an increase OF 100 Sec
-<bnd feet over yesterdays reading
for the canyon and this is 10 sec
ond feet in excess Of the 4060 mark
for the September 20 reading. A
still greater increase is noted Tor
the Topock station today where a
reading of 4080 second feet was re-
corded which tops yesterday s
mark by 100 second feet.
The diversion dropped 200 sec
ond feet for today, to 3l00, but II
was said at district headquarters
this morning that such decrease
was expected because of the heavy
drain on the supply with the lift
ing of present proration regulations
but it was added that by tomorrow
the diversion will be lifted to new
high mark for the year.
Great satisfaction was expressed
by district directors this morning
over the increased flow OF water IN
the river and it was felt that The
backbone of the shortage has been
broken with opportunities being
given ranchers to put in crops
which, it was thought earlier this
year, would not have been possible
with the low flow of water.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
Blame Company And
Driuer For Tragedy

WICKENBURG. Ariz., Nov. 26,
U.P)-The Pacific Tank and Truck
company of Los Angeles and E. w.
Doyle, Al, Huntington Park, Calf,
truck driver, were held jointly re
sponsible by a coroner's jury today
for a crash in which three persons
were burned TO death.
A loaded tank truck under Doyle's
command raced out of control early
yesterday and crashed into farm
house. In the ensuing explosion, MIR
and Mrs. E. A. Davis and an un-
identified hitchhiker, who was driv-
ing at the time, We're fatally burn
ed. The jurys verdict criticized the
trucking company for keeping Doyle
cn long duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
MWlLl-
yWYR9S9}es;ERs R9S}e;

SANTA MONICA, Nov. 27
(SpeciaD-I wrcte a little gag"
the other day about appealing
to the President for a guarantee"
and bet lot of you thought it
just to be writing. Well, get this,
headlined in the papers today: c.
L. Bardo, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufactur-
ers asks the President the follow
ing: Business must have more
definite ideas to the direction in
which the government is headed
can just see Mr.. Roosevelt rush.
ing in with a guarantee reading
about as follows: Nobody guar
anteed me anything when l took
over this job. No man CANDLES
more than president of the U.
s., SO you will pardon me if am
not able to guarantee business
that it won't lose"
Yours.
MA9 Ro71AN>
0issy hsNsush, Syndicate Inc
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
SUCCUMBS To
BULLE TS Of
FEDERAL MEN
Gangster MortalIy Wounded In
Yesterdays Battle When Two
Agents Slain.
ABANDONED BY FRIENDS
Public Enemy No. l. Left To
Die As Companions Seek Safe
ty In Flight.

WASHINGTON, Nov %. U.p9 -
Baby Face Nelson, accused slayer
CT three federal agents, was found
dead in a ditch near Niles Center,
H., the department of justice an
nounceG Today.
His body was riddled with bullets.
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mings, announcing the finding of
Nelson's body said the Dillinger
gang machine gunner had died of
wounds suffered yesterday in hts
gun battle in which two federal
agents were killed.
There were five shots in his
stomach, two in his chest and he
had been wounded in the leg" Cum
mings said.
The place where his body was
found is about Is miles from Chica-
go, the justice department. said.
Our men were the ones who shot
him. Cummings said.
Some of Nelson's clothes, it was
said, were first found by federal
agents in their hunt for public en-
emy No. l.
Not far away they came across
the riddled body of the man who
was regarded as one of the most
ruthless killers who ever ravaged
through the midwest.
Department officials did not dis
close immediately whether they had
found any trace of the man and wo-
man who reputedly were with Mel
son yesterday in the battle in which
Inspector Samuel P. Cowley and
Agent Herman E. Hollis fell before
machine gun fire.
Nelson was hit by either Cowley
or Hollis, or perhaps by both, be-
fore he mortally wounded them yes
terday.
His wounds bled SO profusely, de-
partment officials said, that he had
been forced to change his clothing
twice. The trail of the bloody cloth
ing led them to the ditch where
Nelson had crawled off to die.
Thus, tie federal sharpShooters.
even at the cost of their own lives,
/ have sent Nelson the way of John
Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd and
have carried out the foremost rule
of the federal service-that the kill
ing of an agent must be avenged.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
School Office To
Be Closed Friday

Teachers in the rural schools who
wish to consult with either Miss
Helen Thomas or Miss Edith Redit,
instruction supervisors, are notified
that their office in the court house
will be closed Friday, November 80,
but that it will be open Saturday
1morning. December l and chat they
will be available for consultation
then.
Miss Thomas and Miss Redit viii
spend their holidays in San Ber-
nardino and Los Angeles, RETURN
ing Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
ACTRESS HOME RoRREp

HOLLYWOOD, Nov %. (U.R) -
Smashing a lock to gain admittance
q thief stole a case of assorted Ii
quors valued at $25 and a gold and
ivory revolver from the playhouse
of Estelle Taylor, actress, according
to police reports today. The play
house" is atop the garage at the
rear of Miss Taylor's home. The ac
tress is in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ELGIN, Ill, Nov. 49, W.p)-Police
and federal agents bottled UP north
ern Illinois today in a frenzied
search for George (Baby Face) Mel
son, whose machine gun ended the
lives of two more federal agents.
The chief killer in the gang OF
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-28
BABY FACE NELSON'S BODY FOUND IN Ditch
Snow In Mountains Expected To Boost River Flo>
MOORE NAMED VICE-PRESIDENT
OF POWER AND ICE COMP ANIES

in charge of the ice department of
that company. When the Imperial
Ice and Development company was
organized in 1918, he became the
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Tryon Accident I
Fatal Saturday to
S. Carolina Man.

TRYON, June l1.-Coy Hor-
ton, "a, of the Gramlin section Of
Spartanburg county, S. c., is dead
and Leroy McCraw is in the Polk
county Jail at Columbus as the
result Of an automobile wreck
near the Home ice plant here Sat-
urday night about 9 o'clock.
Horton, with Leroy and Robert
McCraw, was on his way to Hem
Jacksonville when the crash oc-
Cured. The coupe, driven by Le-
roy McCraw, left the wet pave
ment and crashed into an en-
bankment. Horton and Robert
McCraw were thrown from the
car by the impact and Horton suf-
fered crushed chest and injuries
to his back and head. He was
taken immediately to st. Luke's
hospital but died before an ops
Grafton could be performed.
The McGraw brothers escaped
with minor bruises. A broken
fruit jar smelling Of liquor was
found in the wreckage and the
two were said to have been drink
ing. A coroner's inquest was held
after Horizons death and the de-
cision was that Horton came to
his death as a result Of reckless
driving. ..l.
Leroy McCraw was placed in
the county jail at Columbus pend
ing further investigation,
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This May Not Be
News, But A Iowa
Babies Will Live

EAS CITY, Iowa. June Ii
(UP).-Maybe since the Dionne
qulntuplet event in Canada it
isn't news when a woman has
only bankruptcies but in case any,
body is interested, Mrs. Lawrence
Wycoff and her four new babies
are doing nicely.
Mrs. Wycoff, 80, gave birth
Saturday night to the quadrup-
lets. Three of them were girls.
The smallest of the four weighed
two and ope-half pounds. The
largest (the boy) weighed four
and one-fourth pounds.
DR.. G. H. Swearingen and Miss
Beryl Witte, nurse, said all the
children had a splendid chance to
survive. They are being fed milk
and syrup from a teaspoon.
The three girls were named
Tavern Darlens, Lavonne Darene
and Lorraine Delaiue. The boy
will be called Lester Dean. It
wasn't figured out what will be
done 20 or 80 years from now if
they are living together and let
ter arrives addressed to l.. d.
Wycoff.
DR.. Swearingen and Miss Witte
said all four babies were gaining
strength rapidly.