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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
New York Stocks
By ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, June %. = Stocks
recovered today from their ner-
yousness of the last hour yester-
day when selling attained pro-
portions sufficient to cause tick
ers to lag 3 minutes for brief
period.
Silver shares led a rise that
spread to nearly all groups.
The main reason for the better
feeling was the steadier tone in
the automobile issues. whose weak
ness yesterday caused heavy seiiing
throughout the list.
Hudson Motors which led yes
terdays last hour break, f,Ined
nearly a point. Auburn auto also
made a fair gain as did Nash.
These three made new 1884 lows
in the preceding session. Chrysler
and General Motors firmed fcac-
tionally.
Tie rise in silvers restored near
1y all of yesterdays declines in
that group.
Practically the only commodities
dealt in today we're grains and
cotton. The former were strong
with rye up 2 cents a bushel, and
wheat and corn up more than a
cent. Cotton futures were to 7
points higher. There was no trading
in rubber, hides, tin, copper, cocoa,
coffee. or sugar futures.
Southern California Edison firm
ed fractionally despite production
in the quarterly dividend from so
cents to 37l2 cents. The stock re-
Gently had discounted omission OF
the dividend, hence reduction was
considered a favorable factor. Utll-
tiles generally were steady to firm.
Steel shares were fractionally
higher despite indications of a
sharp slump in the rate of oper-
ations.
Rails made small gains. Sugars
were higher with Great Western
up point. Case regained more
than 2 points of yesterdays oe-
cline of Az points. Oils were steady.
Tobaccos gained. Coppers firmed
under leadership of Kennecott
which was up a point.
Packing shares were active.
The bond market was irregular
and quiet.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed Industrial 1853 up
066. Railroad 44.l3, up 0.6o. Util-
ity 23.7l, up 0.23.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
MORE HEAT IN
MIDDLE: VEST

CHICAGO, June 90. WP-A new
heat wave sent midwestern tem-
peratures bounding upward today
after heavy, widespread rains had
brought only temporary relief from
Yesterdays sweltering levels.
Indiana counted a heavy prop
erty loss and one fatality from a
thunderstorm and gale which swept
the state last night. Another man
was killed by lightning in Chicago
and several houses struck. The
rain was the heaviest since last
October.
Renewal of the heat wave today
struck at virtually every point in
the middle west.
In st. Paul the mercury raced
upward degrees an hour-trom
Sc degrees at a. m. to 86 degrees
five hours later. At Chicago the
gauge reached 80 early In the day
80 degrees above the temperature
during the night.
Farmers reported that rains which
have been general throughout the
corn belt during the last two days
have benefited growing crops i'm
mensely but have done little TO
abate the menace of chinch bugs.
A battalion of 300 CCC workers
mobilized at Sigourney Ia, to aid
farmers overwhelmed by the in
sects and in Illinois employees of
the emergency relief commission
joined the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
WALES KEEPS
ALL GUESSING

LONDON. June %. U.P)-Un-
married, and apparently unlikely to
be, the prince of Wales celebrated
his 40th birthday quietly today.
He had lunch with his parents at
their palace. and received his birth
dav gifts, including those from his
little nieces Princesses Elizabeth
and Margaret Rose.
The birthday revived popular dis
cussion as to the princes persis-
tence in enjoying-or enduring-a
bachelor IS life. For a long time
there has not been even a rumor
regarding a marriage and many
people are convinced that he in
tends never to take wife and pro-
vide an heir to succeed him on the
throne.
Some people even think he will
not be king-that he will renounce
the throne in favor of his brother
the duke of York. In that event,
barring the possibility that a son
is born TO the duke, Princess Eliz-
abeth would be heir to the throne
and would ascend as Elizabeth II.
However. he has high sense of
state duty, and has been raised to
be king.
He takes a great interest in such
problems as unemployment and
housing and in his speeches de-
nounces conditions with fervor that
caused a member of recent cab
met TO say:
Every time he opens his mouth
he loses us votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
CAR
PASSENGERS
GIVEN ride

ST. PAUL, June %. U.P)-Its
controls smashed in a collision with
a coal truck, a street car contain
ing approximately so passengers ran
wild for nearly half a mile through
crowded traffic in 1.-The Loop"
district today. A total of Al per-
sons were injured.
Two ambulance loads of passen-
gers were taken to Ancker hospital
as soon as the car came to a stop
and help could be brought.
The entire front of the street
car was battered in by the collis-
ion. The car finally came to a stop
at the end Of long hill.
After the collision, the controls
were useless but the car continued
on its rails.
c. w. Warner, the motorman,
suffered a cut on the knee.
In its wild ride the car hit an
other truck. The impact of the
glancing blow caused a woman to
fall off the car. An ambulance was
sent to her aid.
Two other automobiles were
struck as the car careened down
the crowded street, called the
4" Broadway Of st. Paul.
All available police squad cars
were rushed to the aid of the in
jured and ambulances called. None
was seriously hurt but all suffered
shock, cuts and bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
WOMAN TELLS
WEIRD STORY
Mrs. Sybil Fidanque Claims To
Have Been Drugged And Kid
naped From Home.

Ell PASO, Tex, June %. W.P)--
Police. half convinced of the truth
of a weird story of kidnapping,
maintained a close watch on the
international bridge today to pre-
vent escape of the supposed crimi-
mails into Mexico.
Mrs. Sybil Fidanque, 80, wife of
a Panama ship line official, who
disappeared from her San Jose.
Calf. home June 16, telephoned
police last night from local hotel
where she had registered alone
Wednesday.
She said she had been kidnapped
by a man and a woman who forced
her to dye her black hair red and
to wear mans clothes. They told
her she was "dead ringer for
"the guy we bumped off" she said.
Ransom apparently was not a mo-
tive.
Mrs. Fidanquc was in distraught
state and her story was not entire
ly coherent. June 16 she respond
ed to the door bell and found her
abductorS on the porch. They
forced her to sniff powder. After
that everything was vague, Sne
said. She could not remember how
she got into the local hotel.
Police said she appeared to be
suffering from amnesia.
SAN JOSE, Calf, June %. (U.H
Police believed today that a tic
ket-seller may hold the answer to
the riddle of the disappearance OF
Mrs Sybil Ffdanque, San Jose wom-
an who told Ell Paso, Tex, author
tiles she had been kidnapped.
Opinions locally were divided as
to whether the attractive 39-year-
old radio entertainer had suffered
a mental breakdown or had been
taken. as she claimed, to Ell Paso
by a woman called "Maizie - and
a man named "Jim.'
Frank Good, ticket seller at the
union stage depot, was positive that
he sold a ticket to Mrs. F1danque
last Saturday and that she boarded
a bus for San Francisco. He based
his Identification on the pictures of
the woman, wife of Panama
steamship company official and
mother of five boys attending
school in this section.
Reports from Ell PaSo indicated
that Mrs. Fidanque had denied go
ing to San Francisco.
When the woman went to Ell
Paso police and told her strange
tale Of abduction, federal, county
and state authorities were working
here on tentative theories of sui
eide, kidnapping, murder and am
neSia.
After reading accounts of her
story, E. P. Guinane, chief of the
department of justice investigators,
said he was "still open to evi-
dence." t.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
MANY FILE
FOR OFFICES
CONTINUED From Page ID

Poole, j. B. Mayo. Otis Tipps, James
Burke, H. L. Keating, C. l.. Pen
nington, F.. V. Ackley.
Brawley Justice of Peace: II. b.
Griffin, c. E. Vonderahe, NJ. j.
Nerbovig, G. J. Gresser.
Brawley Constable: VIM. o.
Brien, G.. r. Dalby, H. T. Stiff.
Calexico Justice of Peace: VIM.
Lorenz, T. E. Anderson.
Calexico Constable: w. w. Pull
liam, j. C. Panoch, r. I. Upchurch,
j. II. Buck, w. S. Crook, J. L. Bet
tis
Holtville Justice of Peace: S. M.
Smyser, T. T. Mayfield, c. w.
Streeter.
Holtville Constable: w. H. Will
liams. J. T. S. Weber, s. E. Cole,
J. A. Peck.
Imperial Justice of Peace: j. B.
Baker, j. A. Mccoy.
Imperial Constable: S. D.
Thomas, j. T. Powell, John Poor,
L. A. Parish.
Calipatria Justice of Peace: B.
F. Grubel.
Calipatria Confhble: @. r.
Phillips, E. H. Thetford, Charles
Holmquist.
Westmorland Justice of Peace:
u. z. Bailey S. P. Rowe.
Westmorland Constable: Lester
Cochran, j. M. Mathis. j. B. Miller.
Winterhaven-B Justice OF
Peace: j. E. Miller. z. A. Breech,
Thomas Killian, w. c. Ross, 7. E.
White.
Winterha ven-Bard Constable: s.
II. Flood, ]. M. Akins, O. l.. VOL
ford, E. I. Rhoads, l.. w. Porter, r.
z. w. Whitmore, j. II. Croussen.
Democratic County Central Com
mitteemen: T. c. Potts. M. G.
Gullett. ]. z. Talbot. E. z. Russell,
T. A. Eggleston, j. E. Armstrong
Ned Holmes, Elmer Ryan. Denny
McChristy. J. D. Thompson. Rich
ard Boaden. L. H. Dove, II. w. Co
ing, L. J. Goree, Jack Keep, George
Pulliam. c. D. Fowler, F. M. Jones
F. w Greer, Mrs. Dozier Dawson
r. l.. Palmer, J. T. Rice. w. Troth-
man, Earl c. Pound, Esther Quinn
j. w. Leonard. I. C. Adams. j. n
Meyers, j. r. Hartzog. G. H. Boget
L. A. Harris, j. E. Williams, @. II
johnson, H. J. Messenger, j. Kav-
anaugh, A. A. Dresher, c. @. Nous
seau, Barney Leblanc, Jack Rio
don, T. c. Lanier, Fred Gianola
Emory Girard. c. s. Brooks. r. L
Mclean, N. w. Hacker, j. r. Hol-
lingsworth, A. @. Ingram, Merta
| Thompson, J. E. Brandenburg. T
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Tuo Girls Killed
In Auto Accident

SUPERIOR. Ariz., June %. U.P)-
Burns and injuries suffered in an
automobile accident early yester-
day that cost the life OF one 13-
year-old girl, today had claimed
another victim, 13. of Lynwood,
Calf, who died in the Magma hos
pital.
Vera Huddleston, 13. also OF Lyn-
wood, died in the flaming wreck
age of her fathers automobile after
it went off the highway, plunged
into a 25-foot canyon, caught fire
and burned.
Three other children of the Hud-
dleston family and Henry Huddle-
ston, the father, escaped with min
or injuries. The group was en-
route to Oklahoma for a visit when
the accident happened on the Su-
perior- Miami highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Officers Shots
Prevent Escape

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.H -
Downtown Los Angeles was thrown
into an uproar today when police
fired a fusillade of shots in cap
turing an asserted automobile thief
after a chase across the lawns of
the city hall and the old court
house.
The prisoner, who gave mis- name
as Clyde Nelson, "a, was arrested
when he made an illegal turn with
his automobile and was unable to
produce a drivers license.
AS he was being taken into the
door of the old central station he
broke away from officers and fled
across the civic center. Under the
volley laid down by police Nelson
surrendered.
He told police he came here
three weeks ago from New Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
PLANE PILOT
MEETS DEATH

LOS ANGELES. June %. UP)-
c. L. Bucher, pilot of Mazatlan-
bound Central Airways plane. was
instantly killed near Burbank early
today when the cabin type air liner
crashed into a street and exploded
just before it was TO pick up sew
eral passengers at Saugus.
Bucher's plane fell near a fire
station. but before help could
reach him, the ship was mass Of
flames.
Two radio police officers cruising
near the scene said the plane ap-
parently was having motor trouble
about five seconds before it struck
the ground. One of the officers
declared that the ship exploded in
mid-air Other witnesses said the
blast followed the crash. An in
vestigation was ordered immediate
ly by airline officials.
Central Airways of Mexico is a
subsidiary of Pan-American Air
WAYS
Bucher left Grand Central air
port at about 4:30 a. m. and start
ed for the government emergency
landing field at Saugus where pas
sengers are often picked up on
foggy days. A few moments later
his plane darted TO the ground,
narrowly missed a high tension
electricity tower.
The wreckage burned savagely
for an hour, police reported. AT
a. m. il was still impossible to re-
move the victim s chared body
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
CHARGE GRAF
ON PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, June %. iUp)-
Investigators for Harold l.. Ickes
secretary of the interior have un-
covered evidence Of kick back"
rackets on government projects
from New York to San Francisco, a
special senate investigating COM
mittee was informed today.
The committee chairman, Sen.
David l. Walsh, D.. Mass, made
public a letter from Ickes in which
the secretary said facts developed
had been turned over to the treas
ury department for appropriate
action"
Under the system, some contrac-
tors for government building pro-
jects have forced employees to
rebate" part of their wages "in
payment for being hired and for
keeping their jobs"
San Francisco and New York
post office buildings were cited
by Ickes as scenes for several kick
back incidents.
Some of the alleged instances
we're listed as follows:
Charles and G. j. Terranova,
San Francisco post office, alleged
to have collected from plasters and
hod carriers.
Eleven painters were said to have
s4,262.l5 while working on the U. s.
parcel post building in New York
during 1893. They were said to
have paid back almost half Of their
daily wage to a paint sub-con-
tractor.
Ten plasterers, paying back s2.5o
each per day, were reported to have
repaid the Joseph S. Fulton Co.,
another sub-contractor on the same
building, a total of $833.15.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
PICTURE OF FILM STAR STARTS
CONTROVERSY in ART EXHIBITION

VENICE, June 90. W.H-Mystery
enveloped today the fate Of a
portrait of Marion Davies, Ameri-
can motion picture star, and the
way it happened to be included in
the Venice biennial international
art exhibition.
Verbal permission for its inclu-
sion, at least. was given by italian
authorities for it was exhibited
few days before the show prop
er was opened by King Victor Em-
manuel May IL. L
The pavilion in which the. ex-
hibit is held is owned by the Grand
Central Galleries of New York.
The Whitney Museum of Modern
Art Of New York was asked to
lend a range of American paintings,
to comprise the complete American
portion of the exhibition. .a
Hearst newspaper publications
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23

assigned Seymour Berkson, Paris
correspondent and formerly cor
respondent at Rome, to attend. He
arrived week before the opening
and got into contact with count
Volpi, president of the exhibition,
and Prof. Antonio Maraini, secre-
tary general.
1t was understood that Berkson
requested that the Marion Davies
portrait be included in the exhi-
bition.
There were difficulties. The
painting is by Tade Styke, pole.
and so is not an American paint
ing. 1t was ineligible for the por-
trait gallery, for only 10th century
portraits are being shown.
Berkson received permission to
hang it in the vestibule Of the
American pavilion but 1t was not
included in the Whitney collection
proper, which occupies other halls
of the gallery.
The portraits fate will be decided
when Count Volpi returns to Ven
ice from a visit to Brussels. He
must choose whether he prefers
to retain the Davies painting or
the Whitney exhibit.
Shippers already have been en-
ployed here to pack the Whitney
paintings in event that count Vol
pi refuses to withdraw the one OF
Miss Davies.
LONDON, June %. U.p)-Marion
Davies expressed surprise today
when she was told of a complaint
regarding the exhibition of her
portrait, by a Polish artist. In the
American pavilion of the Venice
art exhibition, and of demands for
it's withdrawal.
II knew nothing about it," she
said. "I can not understand what
it all means. So far as know
the people running the show asked
that my portrait be sent from the
United States for exhibition"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
CONTRACT FOR
CANAL LET
Continued From Page II

second; from the sand hills to the
West Side main. is 5000 to $500
cubic feet per second.
Total length of the canal from
Imperial dam to the West Side
main canal is to be 80 miles and
total excavation from Imperial dam
to the West Side main canal is to
be 53,000,000 cubic yards.
Total length of the Coachella
branch is to be 135 miles, and its
total excavation will be 100000
cubic yards.
To give an idea as to the size
of the canal a cross section at
Pilot Knob will show the follow
ing figures; width of bottom, 100
feet; water depth. l6.5; width
at water surface, 1876 feet; velocity
of water, 375 feet per second.
This great canal will serve the
present irrigation area in Imperial
Valley and no new land will be
developed until economic conditions
justify.
AS to the power which will be de-
veloped by the canal and which is
looked to as a steady source Of
revenue to pay off the Indebtedness;
there are five power drops totaling
ITS feet of head which will be
available on the canal. Installed
capacity Of these plants is estimat-
ed at $4,000 horsepower and the
output. as 100000 kilowatt hours
per year.
This power is to be developed by
Imperial Irrigation district and
may be disposed Of by wholesale
and retail A potential market for
canal power lies in Imperial.
Coachella, and Yuma valleys, in
San Diego and surrounding area
and in Lower California, Mex.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
AnnuIn1ent Asked
By Screen Actor

BALTIMORE, June %. UP)-
Kenneth Harlan, movie actor, to-
day asked annulment of his mar
riage to his actress wife. Phyllis
Mcclure, charging the wedding was
the result of a merry party at
which "both had partaken freely
Of intoxicating liquors.
The petition was filed in the cir
cult court. 1t stated that the act
or, using the name of Daniel Har-
Ian, married Miss Mcclure, also
known as Phyllis johnson, in Bait
imore, November 9, 1882. 1t was
Harlan's fourth marriage.
Attorneys for the couple said
they met while playing in stock
company here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Astor And Fiancee
Seeking Clergyman

NEWPORT, r. l., June %. W.0
John Jacob Astor, 3rd, and Miss
Ellen Tuck French today sought a
clergymsn TO officiate attheir we'd
ding here next Saturday.
They assumed this detail had
been taken care of and that the
Rev. Stanley S. Hughes. rector OF
Trinity church. would marry them.
But returning from abroad. he ex-
planned. regretfully that he had a
previous engagement for Saturday
officiating at a wedding at Ann
Arbor. Mich.
"It's just unfortunate and Mr..
Astor seemed embarrassed when /
told them.'' said Rev. Hughes.
ssI'ye written, poste haste. TO two
clereymen whom the bride named,
asking them 10 officiate. T"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Chinese May Miss
Their FireLD0rks

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. W.p)
Chinatown was plunged into deep
gloom today.
The Fourth Of July was near at
hand, and there wasn' It enough fire.
crackers to 60 around. Large ship
ments we're held in the holds Of
freighters by the maritime strike.
There appeared no chance of a
strike peace before the holiday.
"Firecrackers all stuck in bay,'
said one Oriental merchant. 'Bad,
very bad -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, June %. W.P)-
Trading was very dull on the Los
Angeles stock market today. So
few were the sales that no trend
was apparent.
Only five issues were traded.
Southern Pacific was up y at 23A
on 300 shares sold. Union Oil was
up i at 16 on 300 shares. Trans
america was unchanged at 6la on
200 shares. Los Angeles Investment
was up u at As, new high for
the year, and Security First Ma
tional was down Z at 3llA on 100
shares sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Report Rush For
Marriage Licenses

Six marriage licenses were issued
at the county clerks office this
morning and yesterday according
to records on file there.
This morning Ruben Trujillo, 81.
and Frances Estrada. 20, both OF
Brawley; Paul Ridley, 26, Pasadena,
and Rachel Whiteside, 81, Brawley;
and Fernando Lacomba, 81, and
Jessie Yepiz, %, both of Brawley,
were granted licenses to marry.
Ben Pentacost, %, and Lydia
Bell, 16, both of Ell Centre; Lcr-
emo CULLEN, 81, and Stella Con-
zales, 18, both of Brawley, and
Marshall Jones, 25, Brawley, and
Juanita Kern, 18, of Calipatria, re-
ceiyed their licenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Diuorces Result
In Mate Swapping

CARSON CITY. Nev., June %.
W.P)-Alexander B. johnson and
his wife, the former Mrs. Helen
Moore Earle, were honeymooning in
Nevada today following their mar
riage in the first Of husband
swapping program.
They were married here last night
after Mrs. Earle and Mrs. john
son, both of Yonkers, N. Y, OBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
NEW PITCHER ARRIVES

Joe Hurst, we'll known Ell Centro
nlghtball league pitcher is the
proud father of an 81 pound boy
born at the Leblanc maternity
home last night. The youngster
will be named zoe Junior and man.
ayers Of the nightball league as
well as the All-Star aggregation
are already bidding for his services.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23

tained divorces at Reno yesterday.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Corinne c.
Johnson was enroute by train to
New York City where she plans to
wed Victor M. Earle. brother of
Ferdinand Affinity Earle.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
PROFESSIONAL
J. D. FOSS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
lS5 Brighton Ave. Phone 1888
Auditing, Income Tax, Bookkeeping
Associated With
CRENSHAW, DIElIL e. WRIGHT
Certified Public Accountants
Santa Ana -Riverside--L0s Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
OKAYS OIL AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON, June %. UP
OIL Administrator Harold l.. Ickes
today approved the Pacific coast
petroleum agency agreement. con-
ceived as a substitute for the null
lifted Pacific coast cartel.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23

y. Mccall. Frank Burris. C. E.
Boydtun Sox.
Republican County Central Com
mittee: B. F. Grubel, II. A. Has
tain, w. S. Dunn, X. B. Perkins,
L. Mcconnell. o. j. Bradshaw. Jes-
sic A. Currier, Ray Edgar, w. p.
Casey, F. T. Cook, E. E. Hale.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
RIVER READINGS
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY

KANSAS CITY. Mo. June %.
U.P)-Mrs. Helen Saunders Dunn,
90. OF San Marino. Calf, died un-
expectedly today at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. o. b. Thompson
where she had been visiting. Mrs
Dunn formerly lived here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
WHEAT PRICES JUMP

CHICAGO, June %. W.P)-Wheat
prices jumped three cents at the
closing today on the Chicago board
of trade following European reports
of great reduction in foreign
crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23
Baseball Scores
American League

At Wn.-ust game) r H L
Detroit .............. 100 03O 600 So IS l
washington 200 20l 001 2-6 Is 0
Sorrell, Auker and Cochrane;
Thomas. Russell. Crowder, McColl
and Berg, Sewell.
At Phila.-Qst game) r H E
st. Louis ............0 900 900 020-2 0
Philadelphia 100 100 00x-4 ii l
Hadley, Coffman, Wells a n q
CRUDE; Dietrich and Berry, Hays.
At New York r H E
Cleveland 200 900 030-0 10 2
New York 400 100 01x-6 8 0
Hildebrand, Lee and Pytlak; Muir
ply and Dickey.
At Boston r H E
Chicago .............. 900 900 020-2 9
Boston .............. ..206 101 00x-10 Is ]
Tietje, Gallivan and Shea; Selch
and r. Ferrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-23

35 cars honeydews, 13 cars honey
balls. 81 cars mixed melons, nine
cars grapes.
DIR. A. Is. Hanson. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88 etf
Try Sherwood's it's cooler. 23tf
Dr. J. p. Zolot, Dentist. Bank
of America Bldg. Phone 382.
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