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Evening star., 1934-09-22
REALTY CONVENTION
Virginia Association Will Meet
in Richmond.

The Virginia Real Estate Associa-
ton will hold its annual convention
in Richmond October 1s and 20, it
was announced this week.
The program for the convention
includes discussion Of large number
of subjects of interest to real estate
business of the State Among these
are sales, rents, mortgages, appraisals,
and the different phases of the Fed
eral housing act.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

federation legislation program
which did not meet with the ap-
proval of the local group was that
relative to the proposed survey for
determining natural school bound
aries, the directors stating that
they believed this measure to be an
opening wedge on the part of the
towns to gobble up the schools of
the state.
Resolution that the state legisla-
ture be asked to pass a law requir-
ing that before power generated
by the All-American canal is dis
posed Of an election shall be called
SO that the people may decide as
to its disposition was brought up
at the special meeting of farm bu-
reau directors Saturday,
The resolution was not acted up
on by the board as it could only
be brought up at a regular meet
ing. However the resolutions COM
mittee was instructed to draft a
tentative bill which will be pre-
sented at the regular meeting the
first Saturday in January, and
which, If passed, will be presented
to the state legislature for adoption.
Members of the committee are s.
E. Robinson, Evan T. Hewes, G. @.
Halliday, II. A. HaStain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
SUPERVISORS
GET LETTER
FROM STATE

Following a visit to the buildings
operated by the county for tuber-
culosis patients made on December
8, Elythe T. Thompson, chief of
the state Division of communicable
diseases, bureau of tuberculosis, a
letter has been sent to the board
of county supervisors for their
consideration.
In this letter it is stated that
the visit found the pavilion occu-
pied by the men apparently to be
in good condition and that the pa
tients have adequate care. The
buildings occupied by the women
patients, however, are not only bad-
ly in need of repair but also new
bedding is needed, the letter states.
1t is intimated that these i'm
provements should be made in the
buildings for women patients eth
er under SERA labor or, if this is
not used, "and the women pa
tients are to remain on the Subsi-
dy, the buildings occupied by them
will have to be put in better con-
dition.'
The letter states further that no
where in California are there such
excellent transient camps as the
county now has on the outskirts of
Ell CentrO.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS DISCUSS
LEGISLATION WITH HULSE-WALKER

Farm bureau directors met in
special session Saturday with Ben
Hulse, state senator, and Clarence
Walker, assemblyman-elect, to dis
cuss the California Farm Bureau
Federation legislative program
and the wishes of the county or
ganization in this respect.
Among the legislation discussed
was the following: the request that
hay and grain dealers be placed
under the licensing act; that ade-
quate bonos be required for all pro-
duce dealers; that a tax be placed
on oleomargarine; that in planning
road systems the farm-to-market
plan be taken into consideration
so that roads will be provided from
the farms to markets; that utility
rates be lowered; that every effort
be made to prevent imposition of
an advalorem tax as a result of the
states losing the revenue formerly
derived from taxation of utilities
which has now been turned over to
the counties, the farmers feeling
that property now bears an excess
sive burden of taxation which
should be lowered rather than in
creased.
Oppose School Measure
The only measure of the state
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
MISS McCARTY
NOW AT HEAD
OF LA SOLANA

Miss Tia Mae McCarty, R. NJ,
has been appointed superintendent
of La Solana hospital according to
announcement made today, sue
ceeding Walter Bargum, while re-
tanning his interests, planning to
leave the valley shortly.
Miss McCarty was chosen for
this position because of her splen-
did record in Los Angeles and San
Diego where she is well known, hav-
ing come to California in 1920. She
is graduate of the Methodist
Training shcool, indianapolis, Ind
La Solana is holding open house
on Thursday of this week, Deem
ber 20, from 2-4 p. m. and invites
the public to visit the institution on
that particular day although visit
ors will always be welcomed at the
hospital, states Miss McCarty.
Modern and up-to-date in every
detail, well equipped and attract
i've, La Solana offers to valley res
identS the latest in fine hospitals
and Miss McCarty extends a cordial
invitation to Ell Centrans to visit
the hospital on Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
SERA FUNDS
To Be USED
ON PROJECT
Removal OF Silt From Canals
And bitches To Be Super
vised By District
ESTIMATED COST $1,000
Sterrett Plans To Take Up Re-
moval OF Blind Crossings
Throughout County
ESTIMATED COST $1,000

Dredging the canals of the irri-
CATION district and removal of silt
from TOO miles of these canals will
get under way within a short time
as a SERA project according to
word which reached here today.
This came in the form of COM
munication from the state head
quarters of SERA and stated that
the project had been approved to-
day for operation in this county,
according to a report made by Roy
w. Pilling, SERA assistant state
administrator.
This project was first broached
last summer during the water short
age in the valley and it was pro-
posed at that time to have this
work done whfle the canals were
free of water and as an emergency
relief measure. With this work
done and water storage to COM
mence at Boulder dam shortly af-
ter the start of the new year, 1t
was expected that the canals of the
district system would be in bet
ter condition to receive the new
supply of water from the river
when the shortage no longer exist
ed.
Work on this project will be un-
der the supervision of M. j. Dowd.
chief engineer and general super
intendent of the irrigation district
which organization is sponsoring
the project. According to the esti-
mate made both by those drawing
up the original plan and also the
state SERA committee, 40 men will
be employed as workers on this
project and, it was stated today,
$4,000 has been appropriated to
be expended on this work.
1t appears quite possible that the
number of workers profiting by this
approved project will not be limited
to the original 40 but will be ex-
tended to almost four times that
number. In the communication
announcing the approval of the
project it il stated that because Of
the stagger system of labor en-
ployed on SERA projects necessitat-
ed by having the workers earn on
ly their budgetary deficiencies, a
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
STRIKE HINGES
UPON ANSWER
MADE by ?. {.
Continued On Page 81

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IT. U.P) -
Possibility Of sympathy strike"
of trainmen of three western rail-
roads hinged largely today on an
answer the Pacific Electric railway
was to give to a compromise pro-
posal advanced by union leaders.
Officials of the interurban line
were scheduled to reply before noon
10 an offer of the trainmen's and
Signalmen's unions to reduce their
basic wage demands from rs to 621a
cents an hour. Minimum P. E. wage
scale now is 40 cents plus a per
cent cut that will be restored jan
uary l.
ShouldNthe railway reject the
compromise offer a strike appeared
inevitable. Union workers of the in
terurban voted overwhelmingly sew
eral weeks ago to strike but walk
out was deferred twice at the re-
quest of the national mediation
board
D. A. Mackenzie, international
vice president of the Trainmen's
union, summoned lodge chairmen
Ill the Southern Pacific, Union Pa
cNlc and Santa Fe lines to meet
with him tomorrow and discuss the
possibility of calling a sympathy
strike" Mackenzie said he was vir-
tually certain" a strike would be
voted should a walkout occur on the
p E. lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Supervisors Viii
Meet Tomorrow

The regular Monday meeting CT
the county board of supervisors
was not held today but the board
will meet tomorrow afternoon in
stead.
This postponement was due in
part to the absence of Supervisor
Osborne who is in Kern county to-
day seeking information relative to
the operation Of the county hos
pital in that county in receiving
pay patients. Osborne will give this
information to the board tomorrow
as resolution has been presented
by the hospital committee of the
farm bureau which calls for the re-
ception of pay patients in the local
county hospital.
Action on this resolution was de-
ferred at last week meeting of
the board until this information
could be had.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Ask Termination OF
Bank Liquidation

In superior court on Friday of
this week will be heard petition
for an order authorizing the declar-
alton of final dividend payment
by the Farmers and Merchants
bank of Imperial, now in liquida-
ton. This dividend, according to
the petition will be 48h per cent
against the commercial department
of the bank. The petition was pre-
sented by F. v. Bordwell, as agent
for F. w. Richardson, superintend-
ent of banks for California.
The petition states that claims
against the commercial department
of the bank total $90,77885 while
those against the savings depart
ment amount to $12,201.52. The
sum of $557 has been estimated as
expense necessary to cover the
closing of the liquidation in addi-
ton to the $l3,549.63 already ex-
pended for this purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Eight Arraigned In
Local Police Court

Drunkenness, vagrancy and dis
turbing the peace were the charges
brought against eight persons when
they appeared in police court this
morning. They had been arrested
here over the weekend.
A 80 day term in the county Jail
was given Wanda Jordan when
she plead guilty to a charge of
vagrancy. James Morris facing a
similar charge was sentenced $40
or five days in Jail, suspended on
condition that he leave town.
Sentences of SIS or 71s days in
the city Jail were given tranquil
no Cuamea, j. A. Littrell, K. T.
Dooley, Paul Wampler and A. Lopez
when they plead guilty to charges
of drunkenness. Max Olibas plead
ed not guilty to a charge of drunk
enness and disturbing the peace
and his case was continued until
4 o'clock this afternoon for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
SHIP
NEARING PORT
CONTINUED On Page 81

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. IT. W.P)-
The lumber freighter Cape Orte-
gal, with 40 men aboard, was limp
ing slowly back to port today after
an exciting night at sea.
At the side of the schooner rode
the S. S. Empress of Asia, first of
the ships to answer the Cape Orte-
gals SOS.
One hundred miles west Of Van
couver, B. c., the schooner sent out
its appeal for help last night, saying
that its lumber cargo had shifted,
a ballast tank had burst, and the
ship was listing badly.
The Empress of Asia was only 80
miles away when the SOS silenced
other radio communications and
brought five ships racing toawrd
the stricken schooner. When the
transpacific passenger ship drew
alongside the schooner, the other
ships were advised their assistance
no longer was needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Graham Confers
With Grand Jury

B. M. Graham, chairman of the
county board OF supervisors, ap-
peared before the county grand
jury this morning to discuss with
that group the proposed conSolida-
tion of certain county and irriga-
ton district offices.
In a recommendation made by
the grand jury last week it was the
opinion of the jury that much saw
ing could be effected by a consoli-
dation of the offices of assessor
collector and treasurer for the
county with like offices for the ir-
rigation district.
The irrigation district took this
matter up at a meeting held last
week and was of the opinion that
the time is not opportune to take
any such steps as recommended by
the grand jury. Following Gra-
ham IS appearance before the jury
today the matter will probably be
taken up by the supervisors in their
meeting tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
FINE TRIBUTE
To PIONEERS
BY GOVERNOR
Huge Drag-Lines Officially Ded-
icated To Job OF Building
Project
DELAYED IN STARTING
calexico Barbecue Furnishes
Fitting Climax To Historic
Occasion

Over 5000 persons gathered at
the Potholes yesterday to witness
the ceremonies attendant upon the
formal ground breaking and COM
mencement of operations for exca-
vation of the All-American canal.
The day was ideal, the warm val
ley sunshine being tempered by a
cooling breeze which blew over the
site of the celebration throughout
the day.
Although scheduled to start at II
o'clock, it was after midday when
the ceremonies finally got under
way, but the large crowd passed the
time by watching the huge drag
line excayators as the shovels dug
into the ground and removed the
earth along the canal route in that
section of the county.
Probably it could be rightly said
that these large machines occupied
the center of the stage and until
late in the afternoon many persons
sat about and watched as the booms
swung out, the large scoops dug up
the earth and gave everyone thrill
that will long be remembered.
With the arrival of Governor
FaRnk Merriam, the formal portions
of the days program got under way
Governor Merriam, escorted by
traffic officers and officials of the
irrigation district, was taken to one
of the excavators. He inspected the
machine and formally dedicated it
to the cause for which it had been
built and then, while cameras
ground out their reels and micro
phone caught every spoken word,
the group watched as the machine
dug what was considered the first
official scoopful of earth from the
canal route near the Potholes.
At the speakers stand, in the
meantime, the San Diego county
SERA band had been giving con-
cert for the people who had found
seats on the ground surrounding
the stand. Following the inspection
and formal dedication of the drag
line excayator, Governor Merriam
and his attendants returned to the
stand.
Before the speaking program
started, a sound picture was taken
of Governor Merriam, Evan T.
Hewes, chairman of the irrigation
district, and other officials. The
governor held large map of I'm
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
LEADERS Of
BUSINESS IN
CONF FER'ENCE
Industrial Chiefs Gather To Dis
cuss Extent OF Cooperating
With Administration
BY II. o. THOMPSON
limited Press Staff C0rresDOnlleI


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
West Va, Dec. 17.WD-An internal
conflict over the extent to which
business should cooperate with the
New Deal" developed today at the
beginning of the joint business
conference for recovery.
The. conference, called in an ef-
fort by business and industry to
plan a united program for recov-
cry, split into two principal group
ings.
One favored a program of active
cooperation. The other urged a
more conservative attitude.
Ninety leaders of American bus
jness, industry and finance met
together at an opening session and
then divided into b-committees
to study particular phases of their
problems.
G. B. Ames, chairman Of the
Texas company, was named chair
man of the conference but Silas
H. Strawn of Chicago, who is act
lively urging greater cooperation
with the Roosevelt administration
on the ground that that is the ro-
sition demanded by practical real
tiles, was a dominant figure as
chairman of the steering COM
mittee.
The subcommittee chairmen:
Agriculture, Harper Sibley, Roch-
ester, N. Y; foreign trade, Henry
D. Sharpe, Providence, R. T.; So
cial security and relief, w. B. Bell
New York; durable goods, Walter
Kohler, Kohler, Wis; federal fl
nance, Fred H. Clausen, Horizon
Wis; transport, A. w. Robertson
New York; national recovery act
Malcolm Muir, New York; vice
chairmen, John w. Hook, New Ha-
ven, and Charles r. Hook, Middle
ton, o.; business financing, George
H. Houston, Philadelphia; govern
ment competition, Lewis E. Pierson,
New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
HuLse Communicates
ith Supervisors

Ben Hulse, state senator, in
communication to the board of sup
ervisors received at the court house
this morning. announced that he is
leaving for Sacramento on Decem-
ber 28. He suggested that he might
meet with the board to discuss pos
sible recommendations which the
supervisors wish to be taken up be-
fore the legislature when it con-
venes in January
This matter will be brought to
the attention of the board at their
meeting tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Roads Discussed By
Farm Bureau Group

Members of the farm bureau
chamber of commerce committee on
roads are meeting this week in an
attempt to solve road problems to
their mutual satisfaction.
The committee, organized last
week, is headed by c. F. Kamm Of
Holtville, chairman; c. o. Hoober
of Calipatria, ce-chairman; Scott
B. Foulds of Calexico, secretary;
Mack Trentham, D. E. Green end
John Scott, farm bureau members;
E. Holmquist of Calpatria; w. H.
Tyler, Jr., Ell Centre, A. j. Mercier,
Calexico. and L. j. Thomas, Imper-
ial, chamber of commerce represen-
tatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Third Tulsa Death
Held Accidental

TULSA, Okla, Dec. IT. U.P)-The
body of an unidentified man about
35 years old was found in pool of
water east of Tulsa today, rousing
temporary fears that a third death
had been added to the list of vic
tins of an alleged society gang"
The excitement subsidized, how
ever, when deputy sheriffs report
ed the death apparently was acci-
dental They said footprints at the
edge of the pool indicated the man,
intoxicated, had staggered into the
water, fell on his face and drown
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
FARLEY ON RIVER
ORDERED BY ICKES

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. U.P)
Harold L. Ickes, secretary of
interior, today instructed six
western states, signers of the
Colorado river contract and Ari-
zona, which wants part of the
water, to negotiate an agree
ment through appointed represen-
tatives.
Arizona, California, Nevada,
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and
Wyoming, all agreed to discuss
the controversy, brought on by
construction of the S165, 1000, 900
Boulder Canyon Dam and pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
DATA ON RIVER

A further increase of the Col
orado river flow at the Grand
Canyon station is noted for to-
day in readings posted at irriga-
tion district headquarters. To-
days mark is 394O second feet,
an increase of 200 over yester-
days reading. The diversion re-
mains at the 5000 mark with no
other readings received here this
morning.
In telegram from the Yuma
office of the weather bureau the
weather Is reported as somewhat
colder over the watershed with
no precipitatiOns of consequence
since Saturday. Unsettled wealth
er with some light snow is indi-
Gated in the upper and middle
basins over Tuesday, according to
this message.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
nix &.R1~~
0iSsJMsNausht syAdisatA -
GREEN WARNS
Of INCREASE
IN RAD|CAL|SM

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. U.P0 =
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor con-
tended in the house Nazi inquiry
today that the administration re-
cognition of the Soviet Union was
partially responsible for the growth
of the Communist movement.
Extending recognition to the So
Wet has helped the movement
along" Green said during his tes-
timony that Communist groups
were attempting to bore in and
control the American Federation of
Labor.
1.-The Communists activities in
this country are increasing and un-
less checked will inevitably be a
definite menace to the American
form of government" Green said.
He submitted to the committee doc
umentary evidence that he said
showed Communist efforts to un-
dermine trade unioniSm.
Questioned at length as to whe-
ther he believed Communists had
been particularly active in the
longshoremen's strike in San Fran
cisco and the street car strike in
Los Angeles, Green said:
"They had very little to do with
either strike. Both strikes were
simply the uprisings of oppressed
labor groups"
Reports of Communist activity on
the west coast are tremendously
exaggerated" according to conf
Dental reports he had received,
Green said.
The Communist movement, he
said, centers in New York and is
negligible elsewhere in America.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

posed division of Colorado River
waters.
81 want the states interested to
report to me in a week that you
have appointed one representa-
tive apiece to seek an agreement,
Ickes said. 81 want you to for
get provincial interests and con-
slider this question in a patriotic
light"
Ickes ordered the negotiations
after Arizona, through Charles A.
Carson, Jr, had refuted charges
of William w. Ray of Utah, that
the state ,refslsed to sign the
Colorado river compact SO "she
could raid the stream"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Socialist Leader
Flags 'Neuu Deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. U.P) -
The new deal" is a feeble compro-
mise between capitalism and social
ism and cannot endure, Norman
Thomas, Socialist leader, said in a
Town Hall address last night.
What we have under the new
DEAL" Thomas said, sis state cap
italism, the intervention of the
state in affairs of business. There
is only one socialist project in the
new deal and that is the Tennessee
Valley development"
Capitalism, Thomas said, is driv-
ing America toward revolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
COMMITS SUICIDE

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. II. U.P)
In i'll health and tired of life,"
according to his statement to q doc
tor when he was found dying from
a self inflicted bullet wound, Ed
ward F. Crocker, 75-year-old retired
Massachusetts, paper manufacturer,
died today. Crocker had shot him
self through the chest with pis-
tol,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Hiccough Victim
Suffers Relapse

BOSTON, Dec. IT. U.P)-Joy over
the cessation of a 23-day spell of
hiccoughing caused Otto Kober, so,
to over-eXert himself and he suf-
fered relapse today.
Kober began hiccoughing after
an operation and hospital physi-
clans were unable to stop it until
yesterday. The victim was so over
joyed that he insisted on sitting up
for dinner He contracted a cold as
a result.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Delinquent Rental
List NoU Ready

1t is announced that the delin-
quent list is now ready for men,
bers of the Rental Protective asso-
citation and those who have not re-
ceived their copies may obtain them
at the association meeting Tuesday
evening, December 18, at o'clock
in the chamber of commerce build
ing.
All members are urged to attend
since much business is to be tran
sacted. The last meeting was poor
ly attended and little was accom-
plished.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
AMELIA PLANS HOP

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. (U.P) -
Amelia Earhart, undaunted by the
tragic outcome of Capt. Charles T.
P. Ulm's Pacific hop, plans to fly
solo from Hawaii to the United
States, it was learned today.
The date of the projected hop
has not been set definitely but
plans for the flight are believed to
be virtually complete.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Large Crowd Attends Formal Start Of Canal Worl
@lx!mLIL-.

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 16.
(SpeciaD-One of the most hon
est divorce reasons I ever heard
was given the other day by some
fellow: "She suits me fine, but I
just can't afford her."
I guess Florida is destroyed by
the cold beyond any hope of ever
coming back by what I read in
the papers out here.
I see where somebody has
started a movement to "unrecog-
nize" Russia. We didn't sell 'em
as much as we thought we would.
I imagine their recognizing us
hasn't turned out so hot for them
either. ssxsts