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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moody. Of
Indian Head are the proud parents Of
baby girl born to them on Friday
morning.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. G. Grinder and family
spent delightful afternoon at Sweden
Point on Sunday.
Miss Marie Weisinberg motored from
Washington on Sunday to spend the
day with her family.
Miss Fannie H. irslip spent the
weekend with her parents.
Mr.. John Speake was given birth
day party on Saturday many friends
attended the celebration.
Miss Catherine Wood spent Saturday
in Washington.
Mr.. C. P. Price motored to Penn,
Tuesday to visit his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Wax spent Sun
day with her parents, MIR. and Mrs
B. A. Handbook,
Miss Georgia Rae Hodges. Of Whit
Plains spent the week with Mr.. anC
Mrs Otis Hamilton
Detective Dan Jones and family. o.
Washington spent Wednesday witt
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Knott.
Mrs. Sara E. Hancock returned to
her home at Nanjemoy Sunday after
spending four weeks with her son, Mr..
B. A. Handbook.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McRoy, Mel.
vim Hancock, and Fairfax Carpenter
visited Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Handbook
on Tuesday.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-06-29

Robert NJ. Brooks and Charles r.
Lane, combinationmen of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of Baltimore City, are two of the
six employees of the Bel System and
connecting companies awarded silver
Vail medals and checks of $3.50 each
for noteworthy public service by the
Theodore N. Vail memorial fund.
For the first time since the estab-
lishment of this fund in 1920, group
employees were awarded special
plaques. Plaques awarded the enl-
ployees of the Southern California
Telephone Company at Los Angeles
and the Associated Telephone COM
pany, Limited, at Long Beach, Cali
fornia, read: Awarded to employees
by the Theodore N. Vail Memorial
Fund in recognition Of their skill, eour-
age and devotion to duty, in perform
ing acts Of noteworthy public service,
following the earthquake on March
10, 1888"
Awards made TO Brooks and Lane,
telephone repairmen at Baltimore,
came as a result Of their activities in
rescuing marooned people along the
Chesapeake Bay during the severe
storm & August %, 1888. The eta
ton accompanying these awards reads
in part; "For courage, rcsourcefulness
anG effective action in rescuing
group of women and children under
food conditions"
Employees, in addition to Combina-
tionmen Brooks and Lane, who were
rewarded for meritorious acts, include:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-06-29

| Mrs. Mary S. Gould, Englishtown,
N. j., agent of the New Jersey Bell
Telephone Company; Mrs. Margaret
Beauchamp Grant, Dover, Del, night
operator in charge, the Diamond State
Telephone Company; Manly A. Norlin,
district plant chief, independence,
Kansas, of the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company; and Mrs. Charity
Blackburn, Port Isabel, Texas, agency
chief operator of the Rio Grande Val
ley Telephone Company.
Mrs. Gould aided in the restoration
of telephone service disrupted by a
severe electrical storm by driving six
miles to nearby town in the early
hours of the morning to inform off,
cials of the damage done. Mrs. Grant
gave special service to railroad officials
in connection with serious passenger
train wreck, while Plant Chief Norlin
rendered first aid assistance to injured
occupants of passenger plane follow
ing crash.
Mrs. Blackburn, from her switch
board, gave warning of a hurricane
that did great damage to the surround
ing territory. She stayed at her
switchboard until she was ordered to
leave by Coast Guard officers. Imme-
diately after leaving the building the
roof was blown off, but the equipment
was not seriously damaged at the
time, so she took steps to protect it
from further harm which aided in the
restoration of telephone service much
more promptly than would ha- other
wise been possible.
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The John Hopkins
University
Bsasimore, Maryland
Scholarships

II NAAAASA ~ ANAAA sN=A
| Scholarships
School of Engineering
| Applications for scholarships
in t h Q School of Engineering
which were established under pro-
visions OF Laws Of Maryland,
Chapter 90, 1912, will now be re-
ceived. II there is no more than
one applicant for a particular
scholarship, competitive examina-
tions will be held Friday, Septem
Der q, 1894. beginning at 9 AM.
Each Legislative District OF
Baltimore City and each County
Of the State, with the exception
OF Garrett, Hartford, Kent, st.
Mary's, and Talbot will be entitl-
ed to one or more scholarships
for 1885.
Scholarships are awarded only
to deserving students whose fin
anciai circumstances make it i'm
possible for them to obtain engi-
neering courses unless free tuition
be granted.
The scholarships entitle the
holders to free tuition, text books,
and exemption from labratory
fees. One scholarship in each
County and each Legislative dis.
trict of the city with the exeep-
tion Of the Fifth and Sixth. car
ries also the sum of $500. Scholar
ships may be awarded to grad
yates Of Loyola College, st. Johns
College, Washington College,
Western Maryland College, Uni
versity of Maryland, Mount St.
Mary's and Rock Hill College.
Applicants should address the
Registrar, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, for application forms and
circulars of information and re-
garding examinations, awards OF
scholarships and courses OF in
struction. A applications should
be in the hands Of the Registrar
by September J.. The next session
begins on Tuesday, October 2.
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
CONGRESS READY To SUPPORT
PRESIDENTS MONEY PROGRAM
Republicans Discuss Opposition Strategy But
See Little Hope Of Defeating Administra-
tons Plans.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (UP) =
Congress appeared today certain to
write President Roosevelts money
policies into the law of the land.
The gold reserve act, title of a
bill carrying out the Presidents
recommendations for taking into
the treasury all monetary gold and
revaluing the gold content of the
dollar at point between SO and 60
cents, aroused constitutional dis
pute, but sentiment appeared over
whelmingly in support of the mea-
sure.
Senate Republicans were called
together to discuss opposition stra-
tegy. Their leaders, however, fore
saw a senate division approXimating
the 81 to 81 vote last April on the
Thomas amendment by which the
President was given authority to de-
value the dollar down to SO per cent.
Constitutional objections were
raised promptly.
House Majority Leader Byrncs
was first to reply. There is no
doubt of the constitutionality OF
congress delegating monetary pow
er to the President" Byrnes said.
THE supreme court decision in the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
COMM |TTEES NAMED FOR BALL
GIVEN To HONOR ROOSEVELT

JOHN T. Rice, mayor of Ell Centro.
acting as general chairman of the
Presidents national birthday party
to be held simultaneously in every
city and town in the United States
on the evening of Tuesday, January
30, announced yesterday the ap-
pOintment of Fred Nebel-Thau, ex-
alted ruler of the local Elks lodge,
as chairman of the ticket distri-
button committee. E. A. Nance Jr.,
secretary of the Elks lodge, was
made vice-chairman, and officers
of the Elks lodge, as well as officers
of all of Ell Centro's fraternal, So
cial. civic and commercial organl-
cations, will serve on Nebel-Ttau
committee. Ticket distribution, ac-
cordlng to Nebel-Thau, will COM
|mence next Friday evening, whe.1
la general gathering of his commit
tee will be held at the Elks hall
at 1880 o'clock.
This morning Rice, general chair
man. announced the selection Of
DR.. N. E. Dupont as chairman of
the publicity committee, who
named Mrs. j. D. Huston, Herb
Norris, Leo Madden and Frank
Bowles as his aides. Dupont las
been charged by Rice with the re-
sponsibility of seeing that every
man, woman and child in Ell Cen
tro knows about the Presidents
ball and to create an irrepressible
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
ALL QUIET ON
STR|KEFRONT
CONTINUED On Page g.

With the arrest yesterday and
Sunday of persons whom the auth
critics believe we're leaders in the
strike agitation among the lettuce
field workers every indication today
is that the strike is either at an end
or very near that desired point.
Those arrested, eight of whom
were Filipinos and five white per-
sons, are in the county Jail after
complaints against them were issued
by the district attorneys office.
Information received at the sher-
iff's office this morning was to the
effect that no disturbances by Strik-
ers from any part of the valley were
reported last night. Police stated
that at 9 o'clock last night they
were called to disperse meeting OF
strikers being held at First and Or
ange streets. Upon arrival of the OF
ficers it was found that the meeting
had already disbanded and no fur
ther strike call was sent to head
quarters during the night.
Pete Gorospe, Filipino, was ar
rested here last night when found
with homemade weapon consisting
of heavy lead ball with a rope
passing through it and then heavily
taped. He is being detained by po-
lice while his activities during the
recent strike outbreak are being in
yestigated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
ACCUSED MAN
DENIES CRIME

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. U.P)-
Detectives today saw the possible
influence of the Lawson murder case
in the death of pretty red-haired
Mrs. Ruby Holler, clubbed, CARROT
ted and gassed to death last night
in the apartment she shared with her
alleged sweetheart.
The man, Harold v. Montfort, 40
year-old automobile salesman, was
held for questioning.
Detectives said they found in the
room where Mrs. Holler was killed
a detective magazine opened at a
page captioned "The Lamson Muir
der CaSe.'
David Lamson, young Stanford
university employee. was convicted
of the murder of his young wife,
Allene.
Beyond the fact that the open
ed magazine apparently indicated
interest in the Lamson case, de-
tectives admitted there was no i'm
mediately apparent parallel.
Montfort s 17-year-old son, Har-
old Jr., high school student, came
home last evening to find Mrs.
Holler's body bundled beneath the
bedclothing in the gas-filled bed
room. She had been beaten about
the head with a flatiron, strangled
with the silk cord from her dressing
gown.
The youth. who shared the apart
ment with his father and Mrs. Hol-
Ter, said he did not know where his
father was, and a search was be-
gun which ended last night when a
bystander told officers who had
gathered at the scene of a bandit
chase:
"You ire looking for Montfort! !!
There he isl
The officers approached the des-
ignated man and arrested him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
HUNDRED
DIE IN QUAKE

CALCUTTA, India, Jan. 16. QIp
Deaths in yesterdays disastrous
earthquake, felt over a large area
OF India, were estimated today at
more than 124, including 40 at JAM
alpore, go at Patna and Is at Gaya.
More than 400 were injured in
the city and district of Patna and
thousands were homeless. -Four
thousand buildings were demolished
or damaged.
AT Bihar the government reuuis-
ltioned airplanes to fly over Muzza-
farpur, from which no news had
been received. Other casualties
were reported at Monghyr and Bha-
galpur.
The quake fulfilled predictions
of Hindu astrologers. who asserted
two weeks ago that there must be
one because seven planets converg-
ed into Capricorn in the Zodiac.
Ancient and modern buildings
trembled and cracked during the
quake. Some victims were drowned
in the sacred Ganges river at Be-
mares when crowds bathing there
stampeded
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
SUPERVISORS
WILL REQUEST
FEDERAL HELP

At their meeting yesterday after
noon the board of county super
visors adopted a resolution request
ing the department of the interior
and the bureau of Indian affairs
to make an additional appropria-
ton of $4,000 to provide money
under the present work program to
pay the cost of continuing the
cleanup now under way at the Yu-
ma Indian reservation. An exten-
sive program for the eradication of
johnson grass on the reservation
has been inaugurated and more
funds are needed to carry it through.
The board also adopted an ordi-
nance amending section IL of ordi-
nance No. 102 concerning the duties
of the county livestock inspector. In
this amendment it Is ruled that the
livestock inspector and county vet
marian give their full time to the
work of bovine tuberculosis eradi-
cation "for the immediate preser-
vation of public health and SAFETY
This action followed conference
with county dairymen during the
morning session at which time the
dairymen had told the board that
such action was imperative if the
industry wished to preserve its out
side markets for the sale of milk
products for the future. A letter
had been received from the San
Diego health department demanding
that all producers shipping milk to
San Diego markets must have their
herds tuberculin-tested before jan
uary 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
CLEANUP IN
LOS ANGELES
CWA LEADERS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. l6. dip
A complete "house-cleaningD of
the local Civil Works Administra-
ton was promised today by Harold
English, prominent Southern Cali
tornia Democrat, following his ap-
pointment as director for Los An
geles county.
He succeeds Major Jules E. Han
ique who was removed by Edward
Macauley. state director, In the
face of a rising tide of criticism
against local CWA heads. Critics
were headed by John B. Elliott, vice
chairman of the Democratic state
central committee. whose special
committee charged general negli-
gence and incompetence and urged
federal grand jury investigation.
Hanique served as director only un-
der temporary appointment.
Macauley set his broom In motion
Immediately upon his arrival from
San Francisco. He transferred
Hanique to the subordinate position
Of project engineer. removed Eugene
VI. Brown as executive secretary.
and stripped of authority the citi-
zens advisory board. headed BY jos
eph Scott, prominent Republican
attorney.
English. a well-known engineer
md a member of the Democrats
central committee. promised gen.
eral shakeup. He asked that COM
plants against the CWA be sent
him personally for an Investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16

urge on the part of every resident
OF this community to attend.
The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce will assist in preparing the
tickets for the use of Nebel-Thau's
ticket committee, as will Ctas. A.
Bratton, city clerk, who is secre-
tary of the executive committee for
the ball.
Rice said today, 1--WE expect to see
there every resident of Ell Centro
old enough or young enough to be
on TIE ballroom floor on the night
of Tuesday, January 80"
Has Double Purpose
The ball has a two-fold purpose.
1t is to provide entertainment for
the people of the nation on the oc-
casion of President Roosevelt's s
birthday, and the committee in
charge in Ell Centro has made
plans to see that Ell Centro has its
full share of this entertainment.
The second purpose is to raise
money to establish fund for the
Warm Springs Foundation where
children suffering from infantile
paralysis may be treated and where
this dreaded disease may be studied
with the hope of finding a means
of prevention.
Tickets will be $1.15 per couple,
Nebel-Thau has announced, and a
portion of this goes to TIE estab-
lishnent of the Warm Springs hos
pital. With all the cities of the
country, as well as smaller towns,
participating in this ball, sub
stantial sum for this foundation is
assured and Nebel-Thau states that
the people of Ell Centro will GER
tainly do their share in raising tie
money for the plans for the local
Presidents ball are so attractive
that no person can afford to miss
this evening of fun and entertain
ment.
"ThiS gives the people of I'M
perial Valley an excellent opportu-
nifty to express their Appreciation
to the President for the recovery
program which he has made pos
sible here Dr.. Dupont stated. "1he
Warm Springs Foundation is close
to his heart, and nothing will give
him greater pleasure than to know
that it has been given the coopera-
ton of those whom his program
las helped.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
London Raises
Price OF Gold

LONDON, ia. 16. Up)-London
raises the open market gold rate
to it's highest figure in months TO-
day. American interests were re-
ported to be buying heavily.
The rate was equivalent to $33.74
at the prevailing rate of $34.45. But
the rise was larger than that at
washington yesterday, which was
80 cents.
Gold sold totaled 1923 bars, worth
865 900 pounds or $4,430,962.
Experts here figured that the
United States stood to make pro"
fit on any gold it bought, because
the London price was still below
that fixed at Washington for newly
mined gold. Even if the eventual
dollar revaluation was at not less
than go cents, it was calculated, the
profit would be made by issuing pa
Der currency against it.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
MONEY PLANS
EXPECTED To
START FIGHT
Experts See Battle Between
England And United States On
Foreign Exchange.
FOREIGN TRADE IS GOAL
English Pound Scars Beyond
Fair Level Suggested During
London Conference.
By LYLE C. WILSON


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's money plans ap-
peared likely to lead the two most
powerful world powers into a multi
billion dollar battle over foreign ex-
change, but also toward ultimate
international currency stabilization.
Great Britain and the United
States, possessed, or soon to be, of
huge equalization funds, would be
the antagonists. France, still on the
gold standard, is third party vital
ly interested in the outcome, what
ever it may be.
London dispatches reflected the
fear of British financiers that the
American equalization fund policy
would lead to race for deprecated
currency. The goal would be foreign
trade.
Great Britain has a 81 300, 900 900
equalization fund. Mr.. Roosevelt
proposes S2,0O0,O0O,0O0 fund for
the United States.
1t is notable that Mr.. Roosevelt
attributes some responsibility for
last autumn's dangerous commodi-
ty price slump here to foreign eff
forts to increase the exchange value
OF the dollar But the disposition of
the capital is to look beyond a pos
sible billion dollar foreign exchange
battle to the ultimate international
currency stabilization which may
flow from American policy. Mr..
Roosevelt hopes his policies will has,
ten such agreements.
Only when foreign nations proved
to be unable or unwilling to Join in
| monetary discussion with worlu
wide detectives did Mr.. Roosevelt.
| decide to go part of the way alone.
His request for ultimate dollar re-
] valuation between so and 60 cents
represents about as far as he is like
| ly to proceed without France and
Great Britain. 81
Secretary of Treasury Morgen-
thau believes that a three-way
agreement among the Unite d
| States, France and Great Britain
would permit International none
tary adjustment. The position OF
France in this international none
tCopiinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
MAY DEMAND
COLLIE : LIFE

UKIAH, Calf, Jan. 16. U.P)-
Gilbert F. Collie IS shortlived escape
from the Mendocino state hospital
led authorities today to demand
that the former Medford, Ore.
blacksmith known as "the Gorilla -
be returned to San Quentin prison
to be hanged for one of the slayings
he allegedly committed.
Collie sawed through three iron
bars and slid down a rope made of
bed sheets to escape from the state
hospital for criminal insane. Ten
hours later guards found him at
Largo, near the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
county line.
Following his conviction on MUIR
der charges, Collie was adjudged
insane by a jury in Marin county,
Calf. Hospital authorities have
decided, however, that the prison.
er now is sane. Under state law,
he must be returned to San Quen-
tin at the governor discretion to
be executed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
ESCAPE
FROM TEXAS
PRISON CAMP

CROCKETT, Tex, Jan. 16. U.P)
Two men manning machine guns,
one of them believed to have been
Clyde Barrow. notorious southwest
gunman, liberated five convicts
from the Eastman prison farm near
here today and wounded two
guards.
An ally of Barrow, Raymond
Hamilton, former Dallas desperate
under sentences totaling 263 years,
was one of the five who escaped
The others were A. B. French, of
Hunt county; w. H. Bybee, of
Stevens county; Henry Meghein of
Refugio county, and Joe Palmer OF
Limestoe county.
The delivery was made as the
men prepared to leave the camp
about a. m. to chop wood.
Two men in a small black sedan
began firing with machine guns
as the line of convicts reached the
open, dropping the two guards.
Then as if prearranged, Hamilton
and his four companions broke from
the ranks and fled to the waiting
car.
The machine roared away with a
hail of bullets pouring from guns
of the two deliverers and weapons
issued the five men who joined
them.
Major Crawson, one of the guards
was taken to the prison hospital in
Huntsville in a critical condition
Olden Bozeman of Groesbeck, the
other guard, was taken to Hunts
vile with less serious wounds.
All Of those who escaped with
Hamilton were classified as dam
gerous characters. They were serv-
ing the following terms:
Bybee, life, for murder.
French-12 years for robbery with
firearms.
Meghein - 10 years, for assault
with intent to murder
Palmer = 25 years for robbery
with firearms.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16

Minnesota mortgage foreclosure
case indicated clearly the court
would take similar view as to
emergency monetary matters
Silver advocates were disorgan-
lied by the Presidents message.
Some regarded his declaration for a
greatly increased use of silver" in
the monetary structure as a hope
full sign. Others were disappointed
in his insistence on waiting until
results of present international and
domestic silver policies are demon
strated before embarking on new
moves to rehabilitate the white me-
tai. Sen. Wheeler, DEM, Mont, an
nounced he would continue to press
his bill for silver reconciliation at
16 to |.
The house faced debate on the
81 000,000,000 farm credit bond
guarantee bill.
The senate prepared for continued
discussion of the st. Lawrence wa
terway treaty.
The house coinage committee,
continuing its money stabilization
hearings, was scheduled to hear the
monetary views of Frank A. VAN
derlip, New York financier and Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit priest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
Burned Woman
Will RecoUer

At first thought extremely serious,
the condition of Donaficio Sanchez
de Lopez, Mexican woman who was
burned at the county Jail at 3
o'clock Sunday morning, has shown
great improvement, according to a
report from the county hospital to-
day.
Jail officials stated that tic
woman had gone to bed while
smoking a cigarette which ignited
the bedclotLing, burning her about
the hips and legs. Her screams at
tracted Clayburne, Poole, the night
iailer, and Mrs. c. l.. Gillett, night
matron, who eXtinguished the
flames and sent her to the county
hospital for treatment.
The woman was prisoner at
tie county jail brought in on an
immigration charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-16
TRIO DIES IN
TRAGEDY AT
SANTA ROSA

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Jan. IL.
(U.P)-An auto camp operators fear
OF losing his business was believed
responsible today for a shocking
crime, in which two persons were
burned to death and a third was d
suicide victim.
From the smoking ruins of the
Auto camp which George Meek, 81,
had operated at Windsor, nine miles
north of Santa Rosa, searchers
pulled the charred bodies of Mrs
Meek and Jack Larner, former
Cwner of the place. In another
part of the main building Meeks
partially burned body lad been
found with a bullet hole in the
head.
AS Sheriff Mike Flohr. Sonomd
county, reconstructed the crime,
Meek and Larner had quarreled
over the latters plan to regain the
business. In some manner Meek
tound the former owner and Mrs.
Maud Meek, AZ, saturated their
bodies with gasoline, and set them
afire, FloEr believed. Later Meek
killed himself, the sheriff believed.