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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
DIVORCES IN PRESIDENTS FAMILY
UPHELD BY MAN WHO GAVE THEM

erable situation exists divorce is
the humane and justifiable reme-
dy.o
Judge Guild, a stocky Westerner
who talks at a measured, judicial
pace, had some very cryptic OBJ
servations about married life, the
depression and sex.
Sex, he said. is the underlying
cause of rs per cent of the di-
vorces in this country. Often, he
added, the real reason is buried
beneath such charges as incompat-
ability, mental cruelty and neglect
Asked why testimony in the di-
vorce hearings of the President IS
son and daughter was kept secret
and never appeared in the news
papers, he replied quickly:
THAT was done solely out of
respect to the President of the
United States.
Ordinarily I believe that cases
should be aired in public. Courts
should be open to the public if
they are to remain above criticism
and suspicion.
Judge Guild had these observa-
tionS:
There would be more immortality
without reasonable divorce.
Unhappiness is justification for
divorce.
The depression has slackened di-
vorce, drawing couples closer be-
cause of privations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Demented Man
Berates Chief

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. W.H-
A bellicose stranger invaded the
office of Police Chief James E.
Davis today, seized him by the arm
and harangued him for ISLANDER
Gus remarks over the radio be-
fore he was captured by other Off
GERS.
The chief shouted for aid when
the stranger berated Davis for
slandering' him in radio ad-
dress. Other officers rushed into
the office and overpowered the
visitor. Although he carried a
hunting knife in his pocket, Davis
said the man made no attempt to
draw it.
The stranger at first insisted his
name was "Twenty Miles, but
later said he was Miles Hogan, 80,
foreman in a haywood furniture
factory. Davis ordered him taken
to Georgia receiving hospital for
a mental examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
MIDDLE WEST
GETS STORMS

CHICAGO, Aug. Is. U.P)-Elec-
trical storms accompanying driv-
ing rain, which drove temperatures
down over the middle west IS 'des-
ert, claimed at least two lives to-
day.
A 71-year-old farmer was killed
when struck by a bolt of lightning
at the Hawthorne race track near
Chicago. A national guardsman
was killed by lightning and eight
other soldiers injured at the Camp
Grant national guard encampment
near Rockford, Ill.
Thunderstorms and brilliant elec-
trical displays roared across the
skies and torrents II rain poured
on a half dozen middle western
states.
The weather bureau predicted
other heavy rains during the next
48 hours in southern Illinois, low
er Indiana, Missouri and Kansas
in the LNart of the drought-ridden
farm lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15

CHICAGO, Aug. Is. Up) - Di-
vorceS in the President IS family
are nothing for people to get ex-
cited about "like a lot of nosey old
women over their tea cups in
the opinion of the Nevada divorce
judge who gave DEGREES to two
Roosevelts.
Judge C. J. Guild, who has heard
the marital woes of $4,000 couples,
made that clear today in a vaca-
ton interview.
A year ago he dissolved the mar
riage of Elliot Roosevelt, son of
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Two weeks ago he granted a de-
cree to Mrs. Curtis Dali, theilr
daughter.
Human nature works the same,
whether it be in the families of the
pauper or the millionaire, the ditch
digger or the President he said.
divorce can happen in any
family.
"When an inharmonious, intol-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
RIVER SHOWS
Ne " RISE At
GRAND CANYON
Encouraging News From Upper
Basin Comes From Salt Lake
City And Denver
STILL SEEK MORE TRUCKS
No Information From North
rop On Additional Relief
Supplies For Valley
STILL SEEK MORE TRUCKS

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
Is. W.H-Heavy rain storms last
night soaked parched western
Utah fields.
Storms were reported heaviest i'll
the mountains Stockmen report
their ranges improved. In the low
lands, ripening fields of grain, al
falfa, and orchards glistened today
under their first sheen of heavy
moisture in several months.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. is. U.P)-
No rain is expected to fall in the
Colorado river basin today or to-
morrow, according to government
forecasters here.
Light rains were reported yes
terday in Leadville and Grand
Junction but both Colorado and
Utah will be without precipitation
for the next two days, the fore
cast said.
A substantial rise in the Colorado
river at the Grand Canyon station
is noted for today, according to
readings posted at irrigation dis
trict headquarters. These show
that 1890 second feet of water as
passing the Canyon station as
against 1850 for yesterday.
Weather conditions in the up
per basin of the river are encour-
aging and give promise of high
er flow of water there within the
next few days. A telegram receiv-
ed this morning from the Yuma
office of the weather bureau states
that light to moderatS n showers fell
in Utah, western Colorado and
southern Wyoming yesterday. The
forecast is that these showers will
probably continue in the upper
basin today.
Word y still awaited here re-
garding approval of the project
which seeks 26 additioilll tank
trucks inN the valley to haul water
for stock. B. M. Graham, chair
man of the county emergency wat
er committee and Evan T. Hewes,
president of the irrigation district,
had conference with v. d. North
rop, acting state SERA director on
this matter over the week END and
it was understood at that time that
Northrop was to give the question
still further consideration before
arriging at decision, which is ex-
pected within a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
BAR POLITICS
FROM SERA

That no political pressure from
any angle shall be allowed to in
fluence the local SERA office in
the apportioning of work was the
subject of a resolution adopted by
the county relief committee at a
meeting held here last night. 1t
was the unanimous conviction of
the committee that politics are not
to play part in the administra-
ton of relief in this county.
The committee showed much in
terest in the housing program
which has been discussed here to
some length in the past few decks
and suggested that 1t be made
countrywide through a PTWW prof.
ect which would furnish persons
necessary to secure needed infor-
nation relative to the remodeling
and building of homes throughout
the county. All civic organiza-
tions were asked to aid the COM
mittee in this work.
A QUESTIONABLE was received ut
local SERA headquarters this
morning relative to the prices OF
foodstuffs in the county. This Is
to be filled out Immediately and
returned to the San Francisco
office to aid in drawing up the
budget for the local office.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15

BERLIN, Aug. Is. (U.H - The
late President Paul Won Hinden-
burg specifically bequeathed his
post to Adolf Hitler, it was dis
closed today.
Hindenburg's political testament
making the bequest was handed to
Hitler at Berchtesgaden yesterday
by Vice-Chancellor Franz Won Pa
pen.
The testament was dated May
IL, 1884, and stipulates that it is
to be transferred from Hinden-
burg's son, Oskar, to Hitler. 1t
consists of four typewriter pages.
Hindenburg proceeded to deal in
chronological order with events be-
ginning in 1919. The reference to
kaiSerdom is a verbatim paragraph
from Hindenburg's memoirs, treat
ing with the subject theoretically,
and declaring that "out of every
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
RIVAL EXPLORER WILL AID BYRD
Lincoln Ellsworth To Fly Doctor to Camp
of Admiral in Antarctica

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. U.P) -
Lincoln Ellsworth, famous explor-
er of the polar regions, is chang
ing the plans of his present expe-
dition to the Antarctic to carry aid
to the Little America expedition of
his old friend, Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd, the New York Sun
said today.
A mild attack of dysentery
among the Sc men at the Byrd
base in the Antarctic led to the
change in plans, according to the
newspaper, and Ellsworth, Dr.
Francis D. Conan of Johns Hop
kins hospital and Bernt Balchen,
famous pilot, will sail for Little
America as soon as possible.
Many troubles have plagued the
second Byrd expedition and at pre-
sent the leader is isolated 123
miles south of the main base at a
weather depot where he spent
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
To
HaUe Censorship

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. U.P)-Tin-
pan alley operated under censor
ship today.
Henceforth all tune mill products
will come under the scrutiny Of
the committee of five for the
betterment of radio,' composed Of
five well-known radio bandmasters.
If the committee finds anything
Objectionable in either title or Tyr
ic, the publishers will be asked to
make revisions. Should the pub
fishers refuse, the songs will be
"banned from the air.
The censors are Richard Himber,
Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman, Guy
Lombardo and Abe Lyman.
Hinber, who sponsored the move
ment to ward off any danger of
the extension of the church crus-
ade against indecent movies to ra-
dio, said the better known orches-
ira leaders have agreed not to play
any banned tunes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15

many weeks alone and where a
relief party found him, thin and
ill. a few days ago.
Ellsworth's original plan was to
go to Deception Island on the op-
posite side of the continent from
Little America and, later, to fly
over the west coast of the We'd
dell Sea and over uncharted re-
gions to the Ross Sea, not far
from the Byrd base.
But while he was in Honolulu,
from where he will sail with Mrs.
Ellsworth On Aug. 26 for New Zea-
land, the explorer was advised that
there was dysentery at Little AM
erica, the Sun said. While the at
tacks were confined to mild cases,
it was felt that the presence of
DR.. Conan would be desirable. He
spent more than a year at the
Byrd base with the first expedition
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
German Radicals
Opposing Hitler

BERL IN. Aug. Is. UP) - Com
muniSts and Socialists, working un-
der cover at imminent risk of their
lives, today sought to reduce the
landslide vote by which Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler seeks approx
al of his assumption of the offices
of president and chancellor.
All over Berlin there appeared,
painted on walls and sidewalks, or
jammed into householderS mail
boxes in the form of printed mat
ter, appeals to the public to vote
against Hitler in Sundays nation
al referendum at which the public
will be asked to say eyes" to his
assumption of a dictatorship unriv-
allied in modern civilization.
Though ruthlessly suppressed,
the Communist and Socialist par
ties, it is known, have been oper-
ating in secret, maintaining "cells -
all over the country which are in
contact with refugees in the from
tier towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
HEALTH OFFICE
COMMENTS ON
TYPHOID CASES

There have been reported to the
office of the county health de-
partment 16 cases of typhoid fever
since July l, 1894. -Four of these
cases occurred in July, the remain
ing II being reported during the
first 13 days of August. OF this
number, five cases were secondary
cases to a case previously reported
in July-all in the same family.
For an eight year period, 1925-1932
inclusive, a total number of "a
cases of typhoid fever were report
ed Thus it will be seen that there
were reported pproximately four
cases a month for the month of
August during this period, and that
this August the prevalence of the
disease has been almost twice the
usual rate, DR.. Warren F. Fox,
county health officer. points out.
While this does not necessarily
mean that the situation is alarm
ing, We feel that lit is strongly in
dicative that every precaution be
taken by our citizens to prevent
them contracting the disease.
Among these precautions are:
/ Boil all raw, untreated ditch
water for at least five minutes, or
disinfect it according to formulas
released by the county health de-
partment.
2. If users of raw, untreated
ditch water in any form, take ad-
vantage of the simple preventive
procedure of anti-typhoid vaccin-
alton.
3. Destroy all fly-breeding places
on the premises and make sure
that all privies, etc., are sanitary
and fly-proof and are removed at
least so feet from any ditch bank.
4. Dispose of garbage in a safe
manner by burning or burial. If
garbage is fed to poultry or live
stock the pens and corrals should
be cleaned regularly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Discuss Changes
In County Budget

Various changes in the present
tentative county budget were sug-
gested at a meeting of the county
supervisors yesterday afternoon.
Another hearing on this budget as
it now stands has been set for next
Tuesday but it is not expected that
final approval will be given by the
board until later this month.
In order to keep the total allow
able increase of $4,000 in the bud
get, which, according to law must
not exceed five per cent of last
years figure, the board was forced
to consider trimming the budgets
of various departments of county
government in order to set up a
special budget to cover election ex-
penses. These expenses are ex-
pected to total in the neighborhood
of $4,000 this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
SEE
IMPROVEMENT
. IN BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. W.P)-
Labor and industry leaders pre-
dicted an economic pick up this
fall today as government depart
ments also saw indicators of bus
iness rallies. {.
Henry 1. Hartman, president of
the chamber of commerce of the
United States forecast a moderate
business increase which he said
would be "much more accentuat-
ed' if the President "could give
business more assurance. - Presi-
dent William Green of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor predicted
ga very substantial increase in
business.
Frances Perkins, secretary of
labor, meanwhile, revealed that
while 7,065,277 applicants for jobs
are on public employment service
rolls, that 6,951, ,523 others had been
placed, 1,305,873 in private business.
A department of commerce re-
port said that a per cent business
level increase occurred last week
compared to the four previous
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Verdict Giuen
In Page Death

That William Page, A, came to
his death from a fractured skull
caused when his head hit on a
cement floor in a fall caused by be
ing struck on the chin in a fist
fight with Roy Eulberg at 450
Main street, August 7. was the
verdict reached by a coroners jury
at Lemons funeral pariors yes
terday afternoon.
The verdict also stated that ev-
idence in the case showed that
Eulberg rendered all possible as
sistance to Page after the blow
had been struck. An autopsy per-
formed earlier in the day deter
mined that Page suffered a linear
basal skull fracture when his head
struck the floor during the fight
Pages funeral will be held this
afternoon with interment in Ever
green cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
HITLER CHOSEN BY HINDENBURG
Late Presidents Political WIFI Bequeathed
Office To Chancellor

unruly and troubled sea, kaiser
dom will emerge as an eternal
rock"
Hindenburg dealt with his for
mer opposition to Naziism and said
differences had to be ironed out.
He expressed satisfaction that he
finally saw the way to making
Hitler chancellor, and concluded
that he wanted my chancellor to
become my successor"
1t was understood the references
to kaiserdom in no way demanded
restoration of the monarchy. but
only a personal conviction that the
monarchy finally will emerge"
The document will be made pub
lie tonight 1t is expected to be of
enormous help in the campaign
for Sundays plebiscite. in which
the people will be asked to approve
Hitler as Hindenburg's successor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Fairbanks Back
In United States

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. U.H =
Douglas Fairbanks returned to the
United States on the S. S. Rex to-
day-without a word to say about
a possible reconciliation with Mary
Pickford
Fairbanks, who has been sued
for divorce by Miss Pickford and
who has been named in the Lon
don divorce suit of Lord Ashley. is
expected to go to Denver and
thence to Hollywood, where he
will see his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
GENERAL. MAY
Be REPLACED
BY DIRECTORS
Willing To Remain As Chair
man OF Board If Full Time
Is Not Required
DENIES ANY DIFFERENCES
Administrator Admits Organi-
cation Has Grown Too Large
For One Man

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. U.P)-
Hugh S. Johnson, recovery admin
istrator, today outlined his plan
for reorganization of NRA, requir-
ing creation of a board of directors
to guide the future course of in
dustrial recovery.
Daniel C. Roper, secretary of
said he expected within the next
"a hours to approve a board TO
coordinate work of the commerce
department and NRA advisory
boards.
The Johnson plan and Roper's
announcement both pointed to-
ward a coordination of recovery
effort.
Johnson said if Roosevelt de-
sired him to remain IN the re-or-
ganizeed NRA he might act as
chairman Of the NRA board of
directors provided it did not re-
quire his full time. All other board
members would devote full time to
the directorate's labors.
johnson s explanation of the re-
organization plan was made in his
first press conference since July
10. He laid the program before
President Roosevelt June 26. The
general today compared the execu-
tive organization proposed for MIRA
to the board of directors set-up in
a corporation.
The Roper coordination board
will consist of 81 members. 1t was
proposed some months ago by the
department IS Industrial advisory
and planning council.
Donald R. Richberg, former NRA
general counsel, was detached more
than month ago to prepare to
the reorganization which appear
ed to be inevitable in NRA Struc-
ture. Richberg has been drafting
tentative new legislation for con-
gress next January.
johnson denied any differences,
as reported, between himself and
Richberg.
"Richberg and wrote the law
together, and we operated the or
ganization without difficulty he
said. indicating Richberg would
have a large share in future plan
ming.
He said he had recommended
Richberg for the post which he
now holds with the President IS
executive emergency council. 81
also gave Richberg the job OF
Strengthening out the conflict be-
tween the federal trade commits
sion theory on antitrust laws and
that Of NRA, and I am sure he
will do that job" he said.
Johnson pointed out that NRA
had grown beyond one mans pow
er to control it.
"The 500 codes we now have
will be reduced to $50 when he get
through with coalescense, - he said,
"and still the job is too large. -
He said there must be per-
manent policy board to safeguard
consumers, labor and industry.
The present advisory council COM
posed of the three advisory boards
is "working beautifully john
son said and this council might
become the administrative board.
This council has nine members,
representing the three groups in
NolYed in codes
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Mean Trick To
Play On Boys

KINGMAN. Ariz., Aug. Is.
U.H Miners and cowboys
who compose the member
ship of the young Democratic
club in these parts today were
demanding a new deal in fan
dances.
Visitors of Sally Rand and
her accomplishments were
raiGed when the club adver-
tised fan dance as a feature
of nights entertainment.
Sturdy modern pioneers
troOped in from the desert
country. Promptly at IL p. m.
the young demos passed out
fans and invited the crowd to
dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
REPORT HEAVY Transforms IN UTAH AREA
Daniel Needed
For This Case

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
U.P)-The commerce depart
ment is being sued for $50,
the price of a calf that died
after licking the paint off the
bottom of a federal radio
beacon.
An unnamed midwestern
farmer is the plaintiff.
Daniel c. Roper, secretary
of commerce, served notice
that he will fight the case,
holding that if the farmer
fed the calf enough salt he
wouldn't have licked the
paint and died. Roper also
feels that the claim should
be offset by the cost of the
paint job ruined by the calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Chamber To Omit
Dinner Tonight

There will be no dinner meeting
of the chamber of commerce to-
night.
The chamber having already
participated in one gathering this
week. which was the luncheon held
Monday for Miss Mae Schnurr. as
sistant commissioner OF the bureau
of reclamation.
A number of the directors OF the
chamber are also away on summer
vacations, so II was deemed best
to omit this week dinner meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Sickness No Bar
To Primary Vote

Sick persons or others in the
county who will be unable to visit
the polls on August %, the day
of the primary election, are re-
quested to notify the county clerk IS
office at the court house Of this
fact and arrangements will be made
by which these persons will be Civ
en- an opportunity to vote, it was
announced this morning.
1t is stipulated. However, that
this notice must be sent to the
court house before August %.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Man Injured In
Auto Accident

In attempting to avoid being
struck by one automobile near the
Meloland store yesterday, T. Acuna
of Ell Centro, worker employed
on the ranch of K. K. Sharp, ran
in front of another car driven by
Miss Jean Meyer of Ell Centre and
was painfully but not seriously in
jured, according to a report at
state traffic headquarters.
The injured man was taken to
the county hospital where an ex-
animation showed a fractured knee
cap, torn ligaments in the right
leg and various bruises. Acuna was
crossing the highway afoot when
the accident happened the report
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
TWo Men Killed In
Oakdole Explosion

OAKDALE, Calf, Aug Is. W.P)
"A defective compressor was
blamed today for an explosion
which killed two men and injured
two others at the plant of the
Yosemite Park Distilling and Brew
ing company.
Jess Mettles, 35, Oakdale me-
chanic, and A. B. Ferrier, 40, of
Stockton, were killed instantly.
The brewery, a new plant, was
to have begun operations shortly.
The compressor was the last unit
of its machinery to be installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
PRESIDENT TO MOVE

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. U.P)-
President Roosevelt plans to de-
part from Washington week
from Friday night for the sum-
mer White house at Hyde Park,
N. Y.
Temporary offices will be set up
there and Mr. Roosevelt will be
free to work in comfort that is
somewhat denied him now be-
cause of construction work on the
new White House offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
DIVIDEND DECLARED

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. U.P) -
Directors of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company to-
day declared a regular dividend of
Is cents a share payable October
Is to stockholders of record Sep
tember Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
Baseball Scores
American League

At Philadelphia r H T
Chicago .........100 10l 001-4 9 0
Philadelphia 100 1O1 4Ox-7 u ,
CASTOR Heving & Madjeski; Cain
and F.. Haynes.
Second game r H f
Chicago 400 900 010-1 7
Philadelphia loo 001 00x-2 S I
Tietje, Gallivan, & Shea, Mad
jeski; Dietrich and Berry.
At Boston, r H E
st. Louis .O02 900 000-2 l
Boston .................. .202 002 00x-6 13 0
Hadley, Knott, Andrews an d
Hemsley; Walberg and r. Ferrell.
At New York III E
Detroit ................O 900 002 0O0-2 10 l
New York .........120 022 01x-8 IL l
Bridges, Fischer, Hamlin and
Cochrane; Broaca and Jorgens.
Cleveland at Washington, post
poned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
National League

Mungo, Clark and Lopez; Derrin-
ger, Benton and Lombardi.
Boston at Chicago, postponed,
rain.
Philadelphia at st, Louis, post
poned rain.
At Pittsburgh-Qst game) r H Z
New York 400 100 000-5 9
Pittsburgh loo 003 000-4 10 8
Fitzsimmons, Smith and Man
cuso; French and Grace, Padden.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15

Cleveland at Washington. posi-
poned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-15
MAMiLL-

TOXIC, Aug. ID. (SpeciaD-
Got my American swimmers
turned over on their backs last
night, and they broke world IS
record and won three out of
six final events.
We are coming back in SWIM
ming Olympic Games. In 1882,
the Japanese could just throw
a pair of trunks in the water
and beat us. Awful hot here,
plenty of mosquitoes and Amer
ican tourists.
Yours,
M<& Ro7Dt4,
OipsG EsNsuxht syndiaats. Ina.