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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
LONG LIST OF
CELEBRITIES
INVITED HERE
President Roosevelt, Garner,
Cabinet Members And Leaders
OF Nation Asked To Attend.
SET FOR DECEMBER I6
Irrigation District Takes Lead
In Forming Program For
Eventful Occasion.

Between 500 and 600 invitations
have been issued by the Imperial Ir
rigation District to persons promin-
ent in the civic life of the nation
and state to attend the valley wide
celebrations to be staged at Araz
and Calexico December 16 in com
memoration or the commencement
of operations on the All-American
canal construction.
Among those to whom these invi-
tations have been sent are: Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Vice President Gar
ner, members of the cabinet and
also of the bureau of reclamation,
with DR.. Elwood Mead at its head;
the federal emergency administra-
ton of public works and other fed
eral departments connected with
the inception of this vast project.
Invitations have also been sent
to every member of the U. S. Sen
ate and House of Representatives
and also to the members Of the
California Assembly and State Sen
ate.
California and the governors of all
the Colorado River basin states have
received invitations. They have also
been sent to other prominent Off
cials of these different states. Mem
bers of the state board of equaliza-
lion, the highway commission and
the state railroad commission are
;v,1 -
Eight kilograms were dispatched
TO President Roosevelt, DR.. Mead,
Secretary Ickes, Senator johnson,
Vice President Garner, r. F. Wal
ter, chief engineer of the bureau of
reclamation; Senator McAdoo and
Governor Merriam, each phrased
as follows: Imperial Irrigation dis
trict and cohosts request your pre-
sence at the American canal
celebration in Imperial Valley on
Sunday, December 16, at II o'clock
a. M, and ask the honor of your
name on the program of speakers
for this occasion. An expression as
to your plans would be greatly ap-
preciated. Evan T. Hewes, presi-
dent"
General Lazaro M. Cardenas, in
augurated as President of Mexico,
Gtneral Abelardo Rodriguez, his
predecessor; General Agustin Ola
chea, governor of Baja California,
northern department; Antonio Ba-
nuet, secretary to Governor OLA
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
November Weather
Just About Ideal

November had % clear days and
only two cloudy days. according to
the monthly report of Howard En-
mons, local weather observer There
was just a trace of rain during the
month and the prevailing wind was
northwest with a total movement
of 2400 miles, an hourly average of
3.3 miles per hour and a maximum
velocity of 81 miles per hour on
the 10th. -=.
The mean temperature for the
month was 65.2 degrees, with a
mean maximum of 82.9 degrees and
mean minimum of Ats degrees.
The maximum was SO degrees on
the 9th and 9th and the minimum
was 36 degrees, reported yesterday.
The greatest daily range was As
degrees. stss.-t...' .tt's.-
Humidity averages for. the month
were 5 a. m, 81; noon, 27, and
5 p. m, 35.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
EXPECT HOOBER TO BE CHOSEN
HEAD OF FARM BUREAU AGAIN
Directors Express Favorable Sentiment AS
Annual Report Is Submitted AT Meeting
Here Today.
gs, Imperial

reau dairy meetings, Imperial
county's position was strongly
voiced. Since May, this county
has been represented by L. E.
Sinclair on the committee of 26
set up by the state milk industry.
Joe Enz was last month made an
other member. At that time a
subcommittee of seven was chosen
to draft bills for the regulation
of the dairy industry to be present.
ed at the next legislature. The
farm bureau representatives from
this county stated that they would
support program only if it pro-
vided equal opportunity for I'M
perial dairymen and outlets for
Imperials dairy products.
The farm bureau dairy depart
ment, with the cooperation of 9TH
ers is working on a proposal for
1000 gallons Of milk to be delivered
daily to Los Angeles, health and
inspection regulations having to be
considered in adjusting the matter.
Hoober, in his report, voiced the
change in the dairy industry from
chaos to a situation of hope, the
t. b. eradication campaign, the
drought relief program, ETC., con-
tributing to its Improvement
A saving of $4,000 to grain and
flax growers of the valley and to
others using jute bags has resulted
in the successful work of the local
and state farm bureau to obtain
revocation of the processing tax
on these jute bags.
The local farm bureau opposed
lowering of tariffs in general and
the removal of the flax tariff in
particular, the flax tariff having
been retained.
Aided Many Projects
Other projects of aid to the
farmer with which the bureau has
cooperated are: the work of the
extension service in furthering sue
cess of the cotton, corn-hog and
cattle drought relief programs
which brought to Imperial Valley
farmers $226,000 they would not
have had otherwise; cooperated
with other counties in the pro-
poSal for a state police Or some
other coordination of police actiW-
ties; supported the irrigation dis
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
RAILROAD FAMILIES COMING HERE
Southern Pacific To Concentrate Trainmen
Here Permanently

How would you like to have a
new industry, bringing 25 men and
25 families to Ell Centro?" asked
John w. Donahue, district freight
and passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific company, of Manager
Robert Hays of the FL Centro
Chamber of Commerce, this morn
ing. SWELL was Hays reply, but
do we have to furnish a factory
site and do we have to pay for pip
ing water, gas and electricity to the
plant, and do we have to further
subsidize this infant industry?"
Douahue. revealed that, effective
tomorrow morning 25 trainmen
with their families viii move to FL
Centre for the operation of trains
here. .t-..s.
'"The Southern Pacific company,
he states, is eentering its train
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER HERE
Craig Of Orange County Wis
it's Valley With Sons

Edward Ted" Craig, assembly,
man from Orange county and can
didate for the post of speaker at
the coming session of the legisla-
ture in January. was a visitor in
FL Centre today.
His purpose in coming to Impe-
rial Valley was dual one, as he
hoped to confer with Clarence
Walker, assemblyman-elect from
Imperial county, who is out of the
valley at present, and to give his
young sons an opportunity to see
something of the state outside of
their home community.
THE boys have school holiday
so 1 decided to take them down
to Imperial Valley of which they
have heard so much on account of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
F FAM|[Y FEUD
FOLLOWS IN
TRAGIC CASE
Little Victims OF Eastern Ira
gedy Given Community Burial
By Pennsylvania.

ROSEVILLE, Calf, Dec. l. U.P)
In a strange sequel to the babes
in the woods" tragedy of the Penn
sylvania hills relatives of the five
victims today split into bitter
family feud marked by arrests and
charges of "bewitchment."
The intra- family dispute swelled
into storm following the positive
identification of the bodies as those
of Elmo Noakes, 32-year old Rose
vile widower; Winifred Pierce, 18,
his niece and housekeeper, and
three little girls, two of them
Noakes daughters, the. third, his
ward.
Mrs. j. C. Gibby, sister of the
man who led the group from Rose
vile to Pennsylvania, charged that
Winifred was responsible.
"I warned Elmo not to have any
thing to do with her." she said.
Winnie could make him do about
anything she wanted him to-"
The girls mother and her bro
theirs rallied to her defense and
claimed that if anyone had been
misled, it was the girl who quit
high school six months ago to enter
NoakeS home to take care of the
girls-l2,. 10 and years old.
They retaliated by having Mrs.
Gibby and her sister, Mrs. Winnie
Chaffin, arrested on charges of dis
turbing the peace by abusing and
cursing" Mrs. Pearl Pearce, Wini-
fred's mother and their sister.
Feared Gossip
When Justice of the Peace John
Bass imposed a 90-day suspended
sentence on the two women, Mrs.
Chaffin collapsed, kicking and
screaming.
Both families insisted that it was
fear of smal1-town goSsip-RoSe-
vile is a community of less than
5,000-more than a love affair that
drove Noakes and his household to
flee November IL in an automobile
the railroad yard worker had pur-
chased for $46 just the day before.
Their flight ended when their
funds became exhausted, with the
three little girls apparently suffo-
Gated and Noakes and the Pierce
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
FARM LABOR
URGED AWAY
FROM VALLEY

The Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce has received communica-
ton from w. V. Allen, assistant di-
rector of the farm placement serv-
ice, in charge of the agricultural
labor offices in the west, stating
that he has received a letter from
George G. Tucker, national director
of the service, advising that he has
issued bulletin covering the Impe-
rial Valley labor situation, and has
requested all offices in Texas and
Oklahoma to keep workers from 60
ing to Arizona and California.
fuckers letter, a copy of which
has been received at the chamber
of commerce, says, II agree that
everything should be done to pre-
vent outside laborers from coming
in when there is not employment
for them, and you may count on
this office to do everything possible
at all times to prevent such influx
of workers"
In concluding his communication
to Hays Allen stated, I'VE are do
ing everything possible to make the
burden as light on Imperial Valley
as we can, and the agricultural
labor that now comes to Imperial
Valley, I am sure, will be only
those people who consider them
selves residents of the valley, or
else it is the natural drift of
people who are determined to come
west from Oklahoma and Texas,
other regions in the middle west"
Allen expects to be in Ell Centro
next week to further familiarize
himself with the labor situation
and confer with Captain Cunning
ham, in charge of the local service.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
Midshipn,en Win
Service Contest

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia,
Dec. l. U.P)-A muddy football sail
ed straight from the toe of Slade
Cutter to the Army goal posts today
and carried Navy to a to 0 victory.
Cutter kicked the Nayy's field
goal from the 19-yard line in the
first period and from then until the
final whistle the blue-clad Anna
polls team battled Army in ankle
deep mud without score.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

crews in Ell Centro, and the crews
operating freight and passenger
trains will start here, end here.
and of course live here in Ell Cen
tro. The resultant payroll will be
about $4,000 monthly, it is esti-
mated, and will materially benefit
Ell Centro merchants. These train
men in the past have lived at
Yuma, San Diego, and other points
on the Southern Pacific line. Their
concentration at Ell Centre is in
the nature of an experiment, which
it is believed will be made perma-
nent.
From payroll standpoint" ne
continued. "the railroads are one
of our biggest industries. The ad-
dition of these 25 families means
just that much more business in
Ell Centre"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
Foriss Will Head
State Employees

w. F.. Fariss, of the division of
highways, was chosen new presi-
dent of the Imperial county chap
ter, No 81, California State En-
ployees association, at meeting
held last night in the court house,
succeeding I. A. Thomas who served
in that capacity for the past year.
Tillman Daley, of the Highway
Motor Patrol was named vice-presi-
dent, while F. r. Bourne and L.
w. Cope were retained in office as
secretary and treasurer respectively
Fariss will represent the valley
chapter at the state convention to
be held in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
CANAL CELEBRATION INVITATIONS SENT OUT
SERA Planning Commission Approves Road Wor
County Warrants
Being Registered

General warrants have been reg
istered for the past 10 days at the
county treasurer office, these
warrants having to await payment
until more money is turned into the
general fund, which will take place
when the first installment of state
and county taxes is turned over to
the treasurer.
This morning the county treas
urer's books were given their
monthly audit by w. d. Carey,
county auditor; C. c. Halliday, dep
uty district attorney, and B. M
Graham, chairman of the board Of
supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
Of
HIGHWAY 50
MEETS FAVOR
Plan Would Give Imperial Val
ley Better Connections With
Area To Immediate North.
REFERRED TO SUPERVISORS
Proposed Construction Of New
County Hospital Here Also
Recommended.

Development of u S. Highway
No. SO so that this north and south
artery might be extended to reach
TO Ell Centre, was approved by
members of the county SERA plan
ming commission at meeting held
here last night. In addition TO
this the commission also discussed
the general setup of county high
ways at last night IS session.
The commission suggested the
continuation of this highway
through to FL Centro from Desert
Center on the Blythe road. This
would give connections with a
through road direct to Needles, Las
Vegas, Ely, Nevada, Twin Falls,
Idaho, Missoula, Montana and from
thence on into Canada, the termi-
nus of this highway being at Banff
on Lake Louise.
The development of this road
would give the county direct con-
nections with the main east and
west transcontinental highways and
also an outlet to these highways
for the produce of the valley with
out making necessary the present
detour and long out-of- -the-way
trip which must be taken by valley
motorists before connecting with
these main national highways to
the north.
1t means the construction of ap-
proximately 35 miles OF road be-
tween INLAND and Desert Center in
order that this much sought-for
connection might be obtained. For
this reason the commission recon-
mended to the board of county
supervisors that that body take ac-
tive measures, best suited for the
purpose in their opinion, to secure
this connection as part Of it will
be in Riverside county.
Favor Needed Roads
The commission opposed the ex-
penditure of SERA monies at pres
ent on the Imperial Highway, feel
ing that these funds can be better
expended on roads on the floor of
the valley to provide better facili-
ties for the farmer which would
enable him to get his produce to
markets and shipping points with
the greatest facility and despatch.
In this connection, Phil w.
knights, city engineer and MEM
ber of the county commission stat
ed this morning: I'm my opinion
the thing that makes this valley
and brings success to the business
enterprises here is mainly agricul-
ture and not the tourists and feel
that we should give the country
districts and county roads prime
reconsideration in the spending OF
this money"
The commission recommended
the construction of the proposed
new county hospital at the earliest
possible date and also passed a res
olution referring the whole matter
of county roads TO the board OF
supervisors asking particularly that
no money should be taken for other
purposes from the funds which
have been, or will be, allotted TO the
county roads and city streets OF the
valley.
This matter is expected to be
taken up by the supervisors at their
meeting on Monday and a week
later the entire question will again
be gone over in great detail at an
other meeting of the county plan
ming commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

Boulder dam and the All-American
CANAL the assemblyman said on
a courtesy visit to The Press office,
'and also l wanted to brush up
somewhat on my own knowledge
of this region for schoolboys can
ask some embarrassing questions" "
Assemblyman Craig will start
serving his fourth year in the leg
istlature in January. He is Re-
publican and has been prominent
in American Legion affairs in Cali
fornia. He resides at Brea, of
which he is a former mayor, and
is connected with the banking and
oil industries.
Captain Oswalt and Chief Os-
walt of Ell Centre escorted the as
semblyman on trip about the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
DATA ON RIVER

River readings posted at irri-
CATION district headquarters this
morning show an increase of 400
second feet at the diversion but
a drop of 1870 second feet for the
Grand Canyon station. Other
stations had not reported here by
noon.
Light SHOWS are reported TO
have fallen in northern Utah last
night according TO a telegram
from the. Yuma office of the
weather bureau which states fur
ther that snowfall is indicated
for the upper basin and north
eastern Arizona over tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

Accomplishments of the Imperial
County Farm bureau in the past
year were reviewed this afternoon
by c. o. Hoober, president, at the
meeting of the farm bureau direc-
tors held in the court house, in his
annual report.
One of the chief problems en-
countered by the board of direc-
tors was the dairy problem, some
phase of which was discussed at
each monthly directors meeting.
AT all state and regional farm bu-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

Sentiment among directors of
the Imperial County Farm Blu
reau at their meeting this after
noon indicated that c. o. HOOber
of Calipatria would be reelected
president of the organization for
another term. HOOber's work
during the past year has been
Out5tanding and directors openly
expressed the opinion that he
should remain at the head of the
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
00R|SSS'Ss!a;tR

BEVERLY HILLS. Nov 80.
(SpeciaD When you don't
know what to write or talk
about you can always resort to
two subjects: Weddings and in
flation. I once heard Lady As
tor say, "Only two things get the
house of lords excited, tax on
liquor and a tax on landed es-
tates. Then the old lords really
come to life."
Well, about the only time you
can get our big houses of fl
nance" interested is to start talk
ing about cutting that dollar up
into little ones. The big fellows
say, "Mr. Roosevelt, we think
you mean well, but your ideas
are wrong. We are not going to
play with you"
He can say: II am sorry, gen.
tlemen. Love to have you with
me. In fact, I think you are
still playing with me. It's a
game called heavy, heavy hangs
over your head, and it's not an
axe; it's just a printing press
which stops all government in
terest. Don't slam the door as
you go out"
VN,irc
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

Continued on page g.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

IN ETROIT. September l3.-In q
manner amazingly naive the
municipality Of Chicago, which
!. is phooey on the Cubs and
thumbs down ON the White. Sox,
eagerly Is awaiting . rAsslefest be-
tween Jim the Londos and Stranger
Lewis, scheduled q week from today
at Wrigley Field.
"A sCf1icatp newspsper 3 sponspsing
the affair and It emissions q sellout.
Columns Of training dope are being
carried daily by all papers and nine
tenths of the type treats the forth
coming match as an event that will
go down in history as shooting
match" which, In the parlance of
rassledom, means bout in which the
boys will be trying.
The Illinois State Commits
sion gravely has okayed II as
. contest and not an "exhibi-
ton,
The best BARRIERS in town tempo
rarily have laid aside their stocS::
"Who do you like In the world series?"
and unblushingly talk rasslin in q
serious vein. On the most active
curbs Illuminated by corner drug
stores the CAB is all rassling. In the
face Of all this 1t is not wise to muster
even. the semblance Of Sneer, ex-
cept of to yourself.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Reason for Doubt.

DUT there are two separate. and
n weighty reasons for dubiousness,
in spite Of it all. First Is that
most Of the rasslers themselves come
out In the public prints allowing as
how Mr.. Lewis has thrown Jeems IA
times in the past and can do 1t again.
This, I am inclined to doubt,
but, III 30, why . shooting
match?", Why let Mr.. Lewis
throw Jeems?
The Stranger Is passe as far as
drawing crowds is concerned. He
used to do it, but Lewis star as q
box-ofiice attraction has fallen with
his chest
Jeems, on the other hand, started
packing 'em in four years ago ard
still Is doing 1t, for he Is In class
by himself as champion. He can
outgrowl Lewis. possesses more color
ana speed and wins with far greater
sincerity.
If Lewis won it would prove q great
blow to rassling, not because Stranger
isn't nice fellow and all that, but be-
cause he just hasn't got it" any more.
When the trade sees the
Strangers fallen chest heaving
and putting and hears his weezes
back In double z row, his tri-
umphs fall more than bit fiat.
He does not look the part Of
champion.
The second reason for doubt Is that
Jeemes has made a drastic change in
the routine of his rassling life. For
every other match in the past Jeems
has trained assiduously on at least
four fraternity brothers week in
widely scattered towns. negotiated by
frenzied dashes from train to plane,
bus to subway; slept restfully to the
Evening star., 1934-09-13
RICH REGATTA PRIZES
oarsmen to Get Silver Plaques in
Mckinney Event Here.

Silver plaques win be awarded win
ming oarsmen and trophies win 60 to
victorious canoeists In the annual
Mckinney Memorial Regatta for the
Potomac River championships to be
held Saturday and Sunday by Po-
tomac Boat Club. Thirteen events
will be contested each day.
Ernie Millar heads the committee
In charge, which includes Granville
Guide, George A. Herman, J. w.
Burch. George w. Birch, Gerald J.
Lawler, G. C. Eisenstein, H. B. Day,
James @. Burke. r. A. Bogley, Thomas
Hayes. Harry Smith, Edwin G. War.
rem, J. w. Belt, John Dollins, G. G.
Johnson, Francis Fahy, Fred Fritz
and L. p. Allwine.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
WORLD SERIES DUE
TO OPEN OCTOBER 8
Play Starts in A. L. Park-Tigers.
Yankees, Three N. L. Clubs
Figure in Plans.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHIcAoo, September 13.-Repre-
~ sentatives. of the New York
Yankees, who were slightly
lukewarm over their pennant pros
poets week ago, were expected to do
q lot of talking and planning today
rs Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lands
made final arrangements for the 1884
world series.
Names Of eligible players, dates and
ticket prices were matters to be set
tied by the commission during the
conference. Club representatives of
New York, st. Louis and Chicago In
the National League and Detroit and
New York In the American were in
Wted.
The series this year will open at
the park Of the American League
champion, probably October 8. After
two games the teams viii play In the
National League champions park
three games, returning for the other
games. If necessary, to the American
League lot. Ticket prices are expected
TO be the same as q year ago.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
MAN HELD PIONEER
. Of CURVE BALL DIES
George Sykes, Who Pitched It for
Washington and Lee in 1878,
Suceumbs in Georgia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va. September 13-
George A. Sykes, who died in Mari
eta, Ga.,- and was buried at Aber-
deem. Miss, Monday, is credited with
pitching the first curved ball in
Southern collegiate base ball.
1t was In the Spring Of 1873, the
story goes, that Sykes. pitching for
the Washington and Lee team, un-
corked his curve against Virginia and
so led the Lexington club to an easy
12-to-0 victory.
Sykes, 1t is recorded here, sin
vented" the curve ball when q stu
dent at Washington and Lee in the
Spring Of 1877, but did not use it
until the next year.
Only three members OF the WASH
ington and Lee nine of 1873 survive
One of them is Dr. william M.
McElwee Of Lexington, catcher for
SSRSSs :. .e..ss
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Chocolate Shows
Here as Second

LIS laurel shed, but still a
i j glamorous ring figure. Kid
Chocolate will be more than
. passing attraction tomorrow
night when the Lincoln Athletic
Club presents what 1t believes win
be Its hottest show of the outdoor
season. Chocolate win be in the
corner Of his stablemate, Canada
Lee, when the latter battles Young
Peter jackson In q semi feature.
Young Kid Norfolk, colored
lightweight champion Of the coun-
try, and Tommy Cross are reported
A rare fettle for the main bout.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Two New Hurlers
Join Mats Monday.
TOE CRoNrN win get q look next

TOE CRoNrN win get look next
week at some of the new
talent Clark Grifnth recently
purchased for the Nationals.
Orville Armbrust and Sid Cohen.
pitchers picked up from the Chat
tanooga farm. will report for big
league work in Cleveland next
Monday.
And If Albany takes three more
lickings from Rochester In the
International League play-off, Fred
Sington and Al Powell, outnelders,
win finish the season with the
Washington club.