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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
L. A. Banks
FATAL
To EIGHT MEN

AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND,
Calf, Nov. l3. W.P)-An explosion
in which eight workmen were
burned fatally was said by author
tiles today to have been caused by
a pickaxe accidentally striking a
powder can.
Sparks from the axe ignited the
can of blasting powder and in the
ensuing explosion nearly 900 other
cans blew up, killing Marion Paul,
%.
Others who died later from burns
included Kenneth Ernest Smith, %,
Angel Hernandez, 80. Herman Ber-
mudas, 81 Peter Hansen, 80, Rus
sell Ladders, Manuel Flores, 20, and
John Halyerson, all of Avalon. Hos
pital physicians concede r. Macha-
do only a slight chance to recover
from third degree burns.
Oscar Larson, foreman of the
crew which was storing the exploS-
ives in a vault on the side Of a
cliff, saved himself by leaping into
the ocean. his clothing ablaze. Es-
Gaping with minor burns, he climb
ed ashore and dragged one work
man from the flames but the latter
died.
The blast occurred two miles
from Avalon, popular winter resort.
Force of the explosion blew the
clothing from the victims backs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Four Injured AS
Autos Collide

A head on crash between two au.
tcmobileS on the San Diego high
way about four miles west of here
at 10 o'clock last night injured four
persons. two perhaps seriously, the
state traffic office reported this
morning.
The cars were driven by R. K.
Green. Ell Centro and Mrs Verda
Bell McLaWs, of Yuma. Green. who
was travelling west cn the highway
started to make a turn off the high.
way and crashed into the other car.
He received a broken ncse and chest
injuries while his wife was cut on
the head and received other minor
cuts and bruises. Mrs. McLaWS had
a hand broken ana Richard Swink,
El Centro, minor injuries.
The Green's were taken 10 La SO.
lana hospital for treatment. Mrs.
McLaws returned TO Yuma while
Swink was taken 10 his home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
ANTICIPATING
No INITIATION
BY CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. UP
The Roosevelt administration to-
day turned its back on further de-
valuation OF the American dollar
for the present in favor of contin-
ued conservative monetary policy.
That was the general interpre-
tation placed on a treasury order
removing restrictions against the
movement of American capital or
currency 10 foreign countries.
The move was believed to indi-
cate the administration had little
fear Of possible initiation moves by
this winters congress.
Because of returning world con-
fidence in the American dollar and
American fiscal affairs, treasury
officials said there was no longer
need for barriers against the flight
of capital.' The bars were erect
ed nearly two years ago when for
mutation of the Roosevelt none
tary policy was begun.
Effective today. Americans can,
without government approval, send
their currency or credit abroad and
deal in foreign exchange, just as
they could prior to the financial
crisis of March, 1888.
"This order" Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge. undersecretary of treas
ury. explained. will permit people
to take their money out of the
country whenever they want to-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
NO HOPES OF
AGREEING ON
DISARMAMENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3. U.P) -
Tacit admission that the United
States practically has abandoned
hope for any immediate general dis
armament agreement among the ma
tons of the world was made at the
state department today.
Cordell Hull, secretary of state,
said this government was working
for an immediate international
agreement to control the manufac-
ture of and traffic in arms and mu-
nitions of war.
He added significantly that eff
forts to bring about such an agree
ment would be pushed without wait
ing for any general agreement on
disarmament
Hugh Wilson, American ambassa-
dor to Switzerland and a member
Of the American delegation to the
general disarmament conference at
Geneva, already has sounded out the
Japanese ambassador in London re.
garding Japan's willingness to "go
along" with the United States in a
treaty to regulate the manufacture
Of and trade in arms and mum
| tiCns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
GIRLS FATHER
AWAITS MOVE
BY KIDNAPERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. (U.P-A. L.
Distelhurst, Tennessee business
man, today announced he was Will
ing TO accept "any intermediary
the kidnapers of his six-year-old
daughter. Dorothy Ann, might name
t. facilitate return of the chlld,
abducted at Nashville last Septem-
Der 19.
Calm and apparently refreshed
after four hours of sleep in his
New York hotel room, where he
has waited in hope that the kid
napers would again contact him,
Distelhurst said he had received no
word since the last message from
Nashville advising him to come TO
New York for further instructions.
"There is only one party we
want to get in touch with, he said.
of that party wants TO offer an
intermediary, we II be only too glad
to work with them that way.
Dorothy Ann disappeared from a
Nashville street on her way home
from school, The abductor sent
! four communications to the dis
traught parents advising them to
have $4,000 ransom in bills of small
| denominations ready for their call.
The last message advised Distel-
| hurst to come to the New York
hotel here, make himself as con-
spicuous as possible and await
contact.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Collins Talks At
School Conference

Educational emergencies in the
drought states were discussed Sat
urday at the regional conference of
the commission on the emergency
in education. at which c. 3. Col
Inns. county superintendent, was
present.
Collins talked on the problems Of
the schools in the river district
and educators from Arizona and
Nevada, including the superintend-
ent of public instruction for Ari-
zona. were present.
Many valuable and instructive
facts were brought out in the re-
ports. The commission is one APP
pointed by the National Educa-
tional association and will present
its findings on the emergency II
education to the federal department
of education.
Saturdays S meeting was attended
by so educators and was held II
the Mudd Memorial hall, y. S. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
THIRD BONNER
TRIAL STARTS

After a jury haG been empanel-
ed in Judge Thompson s depart
ment of superior court this morn
ing. Earl Bonner withdrew his plea
of not guilty by reason of insanity
ard he and his brother Clyde went
on trial on a charge of assault with
intent to commit murder.
This charge grew out of the
shooting of Ronnie Voyles, a men,
Der of the local police department,
as he was placing the two men
under arrest when he found them
in a vacant packing shed here the
morning of August % Earl is said
to have shot the policeman twice,
Voyles receiving flesh wounds in
the abdominal region from which
he has since fully recovered. Earl
was also wounded by the officer Is
fire
D. H. Wolford is prosecuting the
! trial for the state while George
Kirk and N. w. Hacker are attor.
neyS for the Bonners.
/ This is the third time the two
Bonners have been on trial Withir
the past two months and they art
now under sentence TO state IS pris-
on under charges of burglary ano
robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. UP) :
Weakness in utilities and activity
in automobile equipments featured
today's stock market. Large blocks
turned over. headed by l5,200 shares
of General Gas and Electric A at
so cents a share, off ls, and a new
low.
Consolida ted Gas broke to rec.
ord low at 237s. off 2ss en- the re.
port of the New York power author
.ty that electricity rates in New
York should be reduced 40 per cent.
Public service of New Jersey was off
. points at 30 at its low. while
Brooklyn Union Gas lost 2 points to
So. Peoples Gas Il to 20a,' and
North American rs to 11a.
Utility weakness brought prices
down, but buying in automobile
equipments helped the main list to
rally so that the market was irreg-
ular near the close.
Briggs manufacturing rose to a
new high for the year at 21a, up
Is. It was the mcst active issue on
the board.
Automobile issues were down
small amounts with distinct weak.
ness in Studebaker. Selling III Stu
debaker followed publication of a
plan of reorganization.
Building issues continued to re-
spond to government aid Johns
Manyille rose 21s points.
Oil shares we're prominent on the
upside late in the day. Socony Vac
uum was active at 151s, up IS, while
Standard Oil of New Jersey rose
:, to a..
Railroad issues were about steady.
Silyers rose on higher prices for the
metal here, in Canada. and in Lon
don, but were not particularly ac-
tive.
United States Steel common stock
was steady all day.
Sales today approximated 1,l3O,-
600 shares compared with 100000
shares Friday. Curb sales were l84,,
600 shares against $4,000 shares
Friday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: industrial, 9e.l9
off 0.02; railroad, 1912, off 0.23;
utility 1905; off 065
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
EDUCATORSO Of
COUNT TY WILL
HOLD NEE 7

Principals and supervisors of the
county will meet Saturday morning
in the Wilson school for confer
ence. The association was organized
last spring with Guy A. Weakley of
FL Centre as president, Mrs. Vera
B. Fem of McCabe, president;
A. w. Mains of Calexico, secretary
treasurer; G. K. Anderson of Braw
ley and Mrs. Agnes Evans of East
side, as directors. The county sup
erintendent of schools and his staff
are x.officio members of the execu
i've committee.
Saturday will see the first meeting
since spring and the program will
start at Q o'clock in the morning
when Is minutes will be allowed fol
greetings.
At 9:l5 a. m. the program will
open with Is minutes of music pre-
sented by the Ell Centre elementary
schools.
From 9.30.l1 a m. forum dis
cussion on "Mthod VS.. Pupil" viii
be held with G.. K. Anderson Of
Brawley as leader.
At II another discussion pane
will be held en- Organization ant
Administration, this to be divided
into two sections. The one on rura
schools will be led by Miss Heller
Thomas, Instruction supervisor, ant
the one on city schools, by Guy A
Weakley, district superintendent O.
schools for Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
WINDS DELAY
R|CKENbACKER

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. l3. (U.P)-
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker landed
the worlds fastest passenger plane
at Municipal airport at 2:44 p. m,
today, completing the first half of
a round trip dawn to dusk New
York-Miami flight.
The silvery, stream Lined 'Flori-
da Flyer" under command of the
American war ace was beaten into
a tardy arrival by unrelenting
headwinds along the eastern sea-
board.
Due here six hours after clearing
Newark, N. j., airport at 6:06 a. m,
Capt. Rickenbacker was two hours
and 81 minutes late.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. U.P) =
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, on a
Dawn dusk passenger flight from
New York to Miami and return re-
tueled here and took off at 7:5S a.
m. slightly behind schedule.
Rickenbacker, plotting the new
Florida Flyer" which will be put
in a regular eight-hou schedule fol-
ound-trip service between the two
cities. encountered headwinds be
tween Newark and Washington
which held the time down. His time
for the Newark Washington leg was
l hour 33 minutes. He had expected
! to make the distance in an hour.
/ After landing here at TAO a. m.
the plane was refueled and took off
18 minutes later.
Capt. Rickenbacker was in ccm
mand of the crew CT two and the
Douglas transport plane carried l3
passengers.
The plane was the same machine
that last week established a new
tranScontinental speed record for
passenger planes. Rickenbacker ex
pected to be in Miami in time for
! luncheon and back in New York for
dinner tonight
Today's flight is dress rehearsal
of regular dawn to dusk round
trip service between the two cities to
be inaugurated Thursday by East
ern Airlines, Inc. At first the round
trip flight will take y hours, but Ia
ter. with still faster plane, the com
pany hopes to cut it to eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
NEGROES HELD
FOR SLAYING
use STUDENT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13. UP) -
The murder and robbery Of Law
renee L. Lyon, 80, University of Sou
thern California medical student
was marked on police records as
solved today with the alleged con-
fession of George Johnson, 25.year-
cid Negro.
JohnSon's confession, according to
police. named Willie Smith, "a, Ne
gro, as an accomplice. Smith also
vas under arrest.
Johnson killed Lyon, police
charged as he resisted the pairs at
tempt to rob him. Johnson was al
legged to have shot the student when
he seized one of two guns johnson
was carrying.
Descriptions given by witnesses
and a tie pin dropped at the scene
of the crime led to JohnSon'S arrest.
Lyon was a graduate of Columbia
and Yale Universities and was the
son of DR.. D. Willard Lyon, who re-
Gently conducted survey in China
for the Rockefeller foundation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Affirm Judgment
OF Local Court

Notice has been received at the
district attorneys office that the
the district court of appeals has af-
firmed the judgment given by the
superior court for this county IN
the damage action brought by w. H.
Armstrong against John Struder.
The complaint in this case was
filed on March %, 1893 and grew
out of an automobile accident on
November 25, 1882, in which the
plaintiff received personal injuries.
Damages amounting to $3.50 were
asked in the action.
The case was tried before Judge
McPherrin on May 81 CT last year
and at its conclusion damages Of
S162l were granted the plaintiff.
The verdict of the court was ap'
pealed on September l3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Mexican Women
Stoned To Death

MEXICO CITY, Nov. l3. U.P) -
A mother and her daughter were
stoned to death at Acajete, in Pueb-
Ia state, for supporting the govern
ment,s rationalistic educational pro
gram. the Acajete correspondent OF
the newspaper Universal reported
today.
Indictments against Archbishop
Leopcldo Ruiz Y Flores, papal dele
gate. and Bishop Jesus Manrique Y
Zarate. of Huejutla, were returned
Yesterday on charges of acting
against the government in opposing
the program. 1t was ordered that
they should be arrested if they re
turned from Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
PRESIDENT To
KEEP PLEDGE
Up ON RELIEF
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
Jnited Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov 13.-Presi-
cent Roosevelt Is preparing to re.
new his pledge that no one will
starye" this winter, it was learned
today.
Administrator officials said the
Presidents "fireside" talk to the ma
tion next month would outline a
cold weather relief plan involving
speedy action by congress to refill
an almost empty federal pocket
book.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected also to
answer Sen. William E. Borah,
(Rep.) Idaho, and other critics who
charged that relief money was di-
verted to political uses and wasted
"shamefully' on persons capable OF
caring for themselves.
Need for speedy action on the re
lief problem once congress Assem-.
bles was seen when the RFC re-
ported it had already advanced
s2l5, 100000 to the FERA of the
$500, 100000 fund authorized last
spring.
Relief officials said that $50, 1000,
600 of the total advanced was spent
during October and the remainder
would be spent this month.
Borah. who had projected the re
lief question into the forefront oi
debate, injected new issue wher
he revealed that he might favor
cash payment of the veterans bo
nus if a plan was devised to pay il
as part of the relief program.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Los Angeles Gets
Good Bond Price

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 49, U.P)-
The Anglo California bank of San
Francisco successfully bid for 81
100000 in municipal water bonds
before the city council today.
The bank took the bonds at par,
guaranteeing to pay accrued in
terest and premium of $8029 as
we'll as Al per cent interest.
"This is the pest offer for mum
icipal bonds that the city of Los
Angeles has received in years, -
Ned T. Powell, city treasurer, said.
Proceeds from the sale are to be
used in continuing the city's Mono
basin constructor project
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
SURVEY
CON NT|NU|NG c

After a three-day holiday the
canvassers connected with Ell Gen.
tros federal housing survey, start
ed work again this morning. In
addition to the former canvassers,
two colored citizens who are cam
vassing the east side started upon
their duties this morning and ex-
pect to bring full reports on the
housing needs of their territory
I'VE are encouraged" said M. O..
King, chairman of the Ell Centre
better housing committee, "by a
telegram received this morning
from Los Angeles headquarters,
stating that up to Wednesday OF
last week 3,293 housing loans have
been made in the Southern Cali
fornia district. totaling s1,265. .438.37.
In addition to this, stimulated by
the nation wide campaign, there
must have been many thousands of
repair jobs undertaken without
financing by the banks. However,
this figure Of over a million and
a quarter dollars in Southern
California, is impressive, and 1t
shows the possibility Of what we
can do here. Our goal in Ell Gen.
tro is s25O,0O0 worth of home re-
pairs and remodeling which Will
put more than $1,0O0,000 into cir
culation in this city.
May we again make an appeal
to the public" said King, that
they facilitate in every way, the
work of these canvasserS and as
sist them in their survey so that
when the work is over We may
have complete picture of Ell Cen
tro's building needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Sciofs VIII Go
To Convention

Walter Palmer and wife, Dr. Rob,
ert L. Palmer and wife, Henry Jen.
sen and wife, Fred Williams. Joe
Jardin. G E. Kirkpatrick and G.. H
Jampkins will leave here early to
morrow morning for Phoenix, Ari
2ona. where they will attend the
convention of Sciots from Pacific
Coast Pyramids.
A special train from San Diego
will arrive to pick up the delegates
of the local pyramid, Imperial Val
ley No. 81, while other special trains
are enroute from San Francisco and
Los Angeles with delegates from
these cities.
The convention will open tomor
row and continue until Saturday
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Red Cross Will
Open Quarters

Red Cross headquarters will be 10.
Gated at the old Republican head
quarters on Main street, between
Sixth and Seventh, according to an
nouncement made today.
The headquarters will be open
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday mornings so that workers
may go there TO obtain supplies, in.
formation and make reports. The
headquarters is two doors south of
Edgar Brcs. Realty company
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Norton Breaks
Work Record

Employees of the agricultural
commissioner IS office are interest
ed in new record which was brok-
en- Monday The record is that OF
j. B. Norton, plant pathologist,
who has never missed working a
holiday in the seven years he has
been connected with the depart
ment, save one day when he was
down with the flu. Even then he
wrote an article on Imperial VAL
ley IS fine qualities as health re-
sort.
However, Norton, failed to work
Monday and the office, sometimes
annoyed by his perverse habit of
working on holiday, is delighted
to have the famous record broken
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
MOEUR' 8 MEN
REPORTED IN
HIGH SPIRITS
tContinued From Page Il

distributed before the courts finish
ed with the case. = Moeur said in
answering a telegram from Inter
ior Secretary Iekes, who minimiz-
ed the necessity of using troops in
the dispute.
Wants Full Share
The governor said he was inter-
ested only in obtaining a fair share
of water and power rights for his
state. California and five other in
terested states have termed Ari-
zona S demands exorbitant. Ari-
zona wants rights to half the power
generated and water diverted.
The guardSmen we're issued full
field equipment. including an extra
supply of tear gas bombs, hand
grenades and several hundred
rounds of ammunition for side
arms, rifles and machine guns.
Staff officers said they were pre-
pared to carry out instructions to
halt California S workers from
crossing over to the Arizona side
of the river. A bridge is being
erected at the first phase of dam
construction operations.
In the war zone, = the troops
will be under the command OF
Maj. F. I. Pomeroy. a seasoned vet
eran of the campaign. With six
men. Pomeroy has been stationed
at the dam site since last March.
This squad was employed as an in
telligence unit. reporting the activ-
ity of dam engineers TO Governor
Moeur
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l3. U.P =
The market continued to slant up
wards in early trading on the Les
Angeles stock exchange today.
Gains ranged to Is. and Signal Oil
struck a new high for the year. Vol
ume was light.
Union Oil led with 1900 shares
sold, opening at l5B, and touching
16, up L.
On volume of 300 shares Of less,
Claude Neon was down Il at Il;
Standard oil was up IS at 1875; So
cony vacuum was up Is at Al; Sig
nal was up q at 5i2; Edison 6's was
down Is at 18si; Taylor Milling was
up Is at 10@s. and Transamerics
was unchanged at 5as.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Small Describes
Dam To Lions

Boulder dam was described for
the Lions club at the meeting this
noon by C. H. H. Small who was
one of the valley residents who
made the trip to the dam this
last weekend.
Small said that he had visited
the construction work two years
ago and unless one had seen the
dam then and now it was almost
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
L. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13. U.P) -
Hogs, So Locals unsold.
Cattle 900, holdovers 312. Slow;
early sales about steady; short fed
steers 4.85-5.35; grass steers 4.60
down; short fed heifers 4.85; grass
heifers 425 down; common to good
COWS 1895; cutter grades 1.50-2.85.
Calves $50, steady to 25 cents low.
er Bulk range calves AIS to ATS.
Sheep $50, holdoyers 1868. Steady;
medium to choice lambs 440 to 6.85
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
Probation Group
Discusses LalUs

Legislation affecting probation
work was discussed at the recent
meeting of the California Proba-
ton Officers association, southern
section, held Friday at Whittier
state school. The local department
was represented by Miss Jean Mey-
er, deputy county probation Off
Ger.
At noon the group was served
luncheon by the boys of the school
and in the afternoon taken on a
tour of the institution.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
QUNTY1RRIEFSs

company to erect signs at l44 South
Fifth. s225; 500 Broadway. $50, 649
Main. sos and l424 Broadway, SAC
Or. A. b. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone IS. etf
Christmas Photograph Specials
at Hetzels. Make your appoint
ment early. Phone "a. 25tf
Real Good Steaks-Sherwood'S S,
Fifth and Main. 29tf
Gate CTasheTs Warned-Three Il.
year-old local boys were brought TO
police headquarters yesterday after
mon on complaint of the manager
of local theatre that the boys had
crashed the gate to see the show,
The boys admitted the charge and
were released by police on their pro.
mise not to repeat the offense.
Magazines = New and renewals.
Ideal Christmas gifts. Mrs. Lef-
fingwen. Phone 6l3-M. 1915
Call IS for Sunland Dairy Ser
vice. Grade A, raw and paSteurized
milk. tt
Wednesday - Chicken pie day
Sherwood's. " II
Church Ta Give Dinner-St. jos
eph S Catholic church. Holtyille,
will sponsor a turkey dinner to be
given Thursday night in the civic
center at Holtyille. from s TO s
o o'clock. Dancing will follow the
dinner to which the public is in
vited.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13

impossible to realize the great
progress which has been made in
a two year period. He urged all
his listeners to make the trip,
stating that it is we'll worth their
while.
The dam lacks $50 feet of being
completed and he stated that in
February the diversion tunnels will
be closed.
DR.. Arnold Ariado was guest of
the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-13
School Officials
Work On Holiday

Monday may have been a holi-
day for most people but it was just
another day of work for Miss Helen
Thomas and Miss Edith Redit, in
struction supervisors in the county
superintendent of schools office.
They spent their holiday moving
furniture and in general re-arrang-
ing the basement office so that
there is considerable more space
at present.