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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
EXCAVATION
STARTED At
PILOT KNOB
Big Shovel Takes First Bite
Out Of Rock Marking Fulfill
ment OF Valley Dream.
ROSE OPERATES THROTTLE
Honor Given Veteran Director
When President Hewes Crac-
iously Declines.
ROSE OPERATES THROTTLE

YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 8. U.P)-Con-
est irrigation projects in the coun-
try was started today when the
first shovelful of dirt was dug out
of the side of Pilot Knob mountain.
marking the beginning of the $780,
600, 600 All-American canal.
AT the throttle of the steam
shovel was Mark Rose, Imperial
Irrigation district director, known
as the "father" of the project.
He was accorded the honor when
President Hewes of the district de-
| clined in favor of the pioneer
sponsor of the engineering feat
that will bring water to several
thousand square miles of Southern
California desert land.
More than 400 people from I'm
perial and Yuma counties gathered
at the side, eight miles from Yuma
They stood in a burning sun to
watch the giant steam shovel bite
into the mountain side marking
| another chapter in the nation S
progress for bringing water to an
arid countryside.
When finished the canal will be
a 100 mile stream of water, 200
feet wide at the water surface, 1874
feet wide at the bottom and % feet
deep. 1t will run directly through
the shifting sand dunes of the AM
erican desert which has been the
background for many of the "For-
eign Legion - Sahara, and Arabian
desert motion pictures.
) No Speeches Made
1t will irrigate approximately
100000 acres of ground in Imper-
| ial and Coachella valleys, famous
date growing center. The canal al
SO is expected to act as a safeguard
against water shortage throughout
| the San Diego coastal plain region.
AS Director Rose turned on the
steam and swung the shovel into
| Pilot Knob more than dozen
photographers snapped pictures of
| the event.
There were no speeches to mark
the occasion. Members of the dis
trict board, Imperial and Yuma
county board of supervisors, E. j.
Westerhouse, government engineer
in charge, M. j. Dowd, district en-
gineer and Cliff Bong, of the Grif-
fifth Construction company, in
charge of the job for the Los An
gele contractors, were in attend
| ance.
The canal will probably be sew
eral years in construction and will
. give employment to hundreds Of
California laborers when work on
additional units gets underway.
| The celebration today marked the
start OF work on the Griffith con-
tract calling for the removal of
525, 900 cubic yards of rock in the
Pilot Knob sector.
The Callahan Construction COM
pany, of st. Louis, is expected to
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
POLICE SEEK
HNS!RANn 0F
SLAIN WOMAN

SALINAS, CAL, Aug 8. W.P)-
Authorities of San Benito and
Monterey counties sought Byron
Stewart, wandering gold-seeker,
today as a possible key to the
mysterious Staying of his estranged
wife, known here as Alverette
Castor, 20, the girl with the pink
toenails.".
Stewart last was reported in
Nevada City, Cal Although San
Francisco newspaper reported he
had been. located and had prom
ised to communicate with Salinas
police, the authorities had no word
from him.
The newspaper said Stewart
was in Blairsden, Plumas county,
and allegedly had not been aware
of his wife's Staying. Her body was
found on a little used road near
San Juan Sunday morning. Her
neck had been broken and there
were bruises on either side OF her
head
May patsy Grimes, an associate
of Mrs. Stewart, surrendered to
deputy sheriffs yesterday and was
held as a material witness. She
admitted she had been in hiding,
because of a fear that she may
become involved in the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
FLYERS SEEK
NEW RECORD
Two British Aviators Take Off
From Canada With Bagdad As
Destination.

WASAGA BEACH, Ont, Aug. 8.
U.P)-Two British aviatorS, Leonard
G.. Reid and j. R. Ayling, took off
from Wasaga Beach today in an
attempt to break the word IS long
distance nonstop flight record by
flying to Bagdad, Iraq.
Their plane, "Trail of the Carl
boo," carried 600 gallons of gaso-
line. They hoped to make the
flight of approximately $500 miles
in about 65 hours.
Weather reports over eastern
Canada and the North Atlantic
were favorable.
The heavily laden plane, the
same one in which Amy and Jim
Mollison, Great Britain's famous
flying couple. crashed when they
attempted to take off from Wasaga
Beach year ago in an attempt to
break the nonstop flight record,
headed east for st. Johns, New
foundland, after a perfect takeoff.
The airmen had been awaiting
favorable weather for more than
two weeks and had almost given up
hope of taking off this year when
the Dominion weather bureau last
night reported favorable conditions.
They took off few minutes after
2 a. m. CPST.
"The flight is purely personal
and is being attempted as a sport
ing venture, - Reid told reporters.
"Of course we expect to make
Bagdad. Wen just keep flying un-
til we get there" "
Not Experienced
Reid was at the controls at the
takeoff. They said they would take
turns plotting.
Neither airman has had expert
ence in long distance flying. Reid,
who is SO, worked for airplane
companies in Toronto and London
and has had much short flight eX-
perience. r..
Ayling is 20 and served four years
with the royal air force at Singa-
pore. Both are single.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
WESTERN END
Of CANAL To
Be SURVEYED

A crew of men from the Yuma
office of the reclamation bureau
will arrive in Calexico tomorrow
to run lines from the central main
canal to the west side main, 1t
was learned at irrigation district
headquarters today They will make
a survey of the l113 mile stretch
of the All-American canal, con-
struction on which is asked as
soon as possible to aid in the re-
lief of unemployment in the
county.
Field offices for this work will
be located in Calexico and that
city will be headquarters for con-
struction of this portion OF the
canal. Ten valley men will start
out on this work and this number
will be increased as time goes on
and the need of other men war
rants the increase.
Federal authorization Is being
asked to spend up to a million
dollars in construction this p0r-
ton of the canal in which local
labor and equipment are TO be
used. The preliminary work which
is to start tomorrow will assure
prompt commencement OF the con-
struction when 1t Is approved by
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
JUDGE SHOT
BY CLIENT
Continued On Page 81

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 8. U.P)-
Police Judge Howard L. Bacon,
81, Oakland, fought for his life
today in Peralta hospital, suffer-
ing from bullet wounds allegedly
inflicted by client who didn't
like the way Bacon represented
him in a divorce case.
The judges condition was SER
ious. A bullet was removed from
below his heart and another was
imbedded in his thigh. A blood
TRANSMISSION operation was per-
formed.
Police were holding 63-year-old
Dominic Hefferon, with whom
Bacon was struggling when the
shots were fired in the judges
private office in downtown Oak
land. Hefferon was treated for a
cut ear and powder burn on the
finger.
He didn't do right by me-" the
old man was mumbling when ar
rested.
Bacon represented Hefferon in
a divorce case in which Mrs. Emma
Hefferon obtained an interlocutory
decree August l. Under the de-
cision Mrs. Hefferon was awarded
all community property, including
1O-room house in San Diego, a
house of similar size in Oakland,
and store and a house in An
aconda, Mont.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
FLASH FLOOD
IN COLORADO
HELPS LITTLE
River Bed Absorbs Large Guam
tity OF Water Between Blythe
And Yuma.
MAY, RESUME. RESTRICTIONS
Fact That Drought Still Contin-
ues Here Emphasized By
Authorities.

With the reading of the Color
ado river for the Grand Canyon
station at the lowest mark in the
history of measurement records ac-
cording to information obtained at
the irrigation district office, and
the diversion mark cut to 500 sec
ond feet at midnight last night,
hopes of valley residents to secure
an abundant water supply over the
next two or three days we're doomed
to disappointment today.
The canyon reading for today
states that but 1890 second feet of
water is passing there at present.
No telegram was received this
morning from the Yuma office OF
the weather bureau reative to
weather conditions in the upper
basin, neither did United Press dis
patches today carry any stories OF
rains in the watersheds of the Col
orado.
The expected 5000 head of water
which was said to have been at
Blythe yesterday failed to material
ize having spread itself out over
the river bed between here and
Blythe to such an extent that but
q relatively small stream Of water
reached the diversion. This, how
ever, was sufficient to again refill
the pond formed at that point by
sand dam in the river.
While, according to report, many
took advantage of the opportunity
, given yesterday and today to use
the water which was drained from
this pond earlier in the week for
irrigation purposes the expected
large supply is not on hand today.
1t is expected that orders for fur
ther restrictions on the use of wat
er will be published within a day
or two.
With the ban on the use OF wat
er in Ell Centre temporarily remov-
ed, Phil w. knights, city engineer,
recommended today that residents
give trees and grass good soak
ing.
81 would suggest Knights said,
"that lawns, even though it ap-
pears that they are utterly destroy
ed. be given a good saturation today
and tomorrow so that the soil will
not dry out completely. In this
way the trees, whose roots extent
out under grassy places will be en-
abled to get a greater amount of
water than would be possible were
just the ground in the immediate
vicinity of these trees given the
soaking.'
Trucks To Remain
knights added that this oppor-
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
HURT IN
CRASH WHILE
TAKING FILM

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. s. U.P)-Two
persons were in serious condition
today and seven others were re-
covering from minor injuries re-
ceived in a spectacular crash OF
bicycle riders and motorcycle car
lying a heavy sound camera dur
ing filming a six day bicycle race
sequence at the Winter Garden
track.
The race was a part of picture
featuring Joe E. Brown, film COM
edian. The actor left the garden a
few minutes before the crash and
had himself been riding earlier in
the night.
Those seriously injured:
David Landry, 33, nationally
known racer, fractured skull, frac-
tured collar bone, internal injur-
les; condition critical.
Lou Rush, 80, bike racer, frac-
tured skull.
Approximately % riders were rae
ing around the oval in double lines
with the motorcycle racing in the
opposite direction in the center
lane when a rim buckled on the bike
ridden by Rush. The motorcycle
and bicycle crashed head-on, spill
ing Is other riders.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
ACTOR
| WORRIED BY
LEGAL WOES
Bancroft Awaits Verdict Of
Judge In Badly Snarled Mari
tai Case.
LOS ANGELES Aug. 8. aIp)

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 8. U.P) =
George Bancroft, veteran film
actor, today awaited superior
court decision as to whether he
was still married to his first wife
and if SO, just how much money,
If any. it would cost him for sep
arate maintenance.
The actors entire marital status
was spread upon the court records
after brief hearing of the $1,000
month separate maintenance
suit filed by Mrs. Edna B. Ban
croft, who contended that the
actor never divorced her after
their marriage in Buffalo, N. Y, in
1918.
Superior Judge Valentine did not
ease the worries of Bancroft, who
married the former Octavia Broske,
actress, in 1916 on the assumption
that he had been granted divorce
from his first wife.
"I realize it is a most serious
situation Mr.. Bancroft finds HIM
self in,' the jurist said as he took
the case under submission.
Bancroft, his second wife, and
their 17-year-old daughter all nod
ded glumly. The first Mrs. Ban
croft gave the jurist a sad stare.
The actor testified he never
went into court to obtain a de-
cree.
| II was given q paper and natur-
ally thought 1t was divorce" the
actor said.
His situation was made more un-
comfortable by the loss of the
paper in later years and the death
of his New York attorney, he ad-
mitted.
Judge Silent
do you think / would have
brought a child, now II years of
age, into the world if I had not
believed the divorce to be valid?"
He exclaimed to the judge.
The jurist did not venture an
answer
Mrs. Caroline Mclean Goodhue,
former actress, testified briefly for
Bancroft. She said that during
the brief time she lived with the
first Mrs. Bancroft in 1919, the
latter maintained she was divorced
from Bancroft
The actor testified he lived about
a year with Mrs. Edna Bancroft
before they we're separated.
You introduced her to your
friends as your wife, didn't you?"
Mrs. Bancroft's attorney demanded.
NO" a.
why not?" the attorney asked
in surprise.
Il didn't have any," Bancroft
replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
SILVER SHIRT
EVIDENCE: To
STAY SECRET
Fear OF international Compi-
cations Dictates Drastic Move
By Government.
BY NORMAN Ii. DEUEL.
United Press Staff Correspondent

OnUeu fTeSS StdIi correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. Be
hind closed doors, congressional
subcommittee today delved into
activities of the Silver Shirt Legion
which allegedly planned a "putsch''
last May to seize control of the city
of Sah Diego as the first step in
a revolution.
Secret hearings were ordered in
the midst of revelations on grounds
international complications" might
arise out of testimony.
Details of the fantastic plot were
withheld after three hours of tes-
timony yesterday. Volney p Moon
ey, counsel for the subcommittee
headed by Rep. Charles Kramer,
said:
This evidence will never be
made public because 1t is so poison
Gus, international complications
might result"
Subsequently, witnesses were
warned contempt proceedings would
be brought should they reveal testi-
mony. and deputies escorted them
to the street to avoid contact will,
reporters.
international mpl ications
We're threatened on another front
when DR.. George Gyssling, Ger
man vice consul, was invited and
refused TO testify. Diplomatic imun-
ity cxempts him from subpoena.
The German official revealed he
4. had received a series of 10 kidnap
dcath. and bombing threats by
telephone in the last few weeks.
He denied that his wife had gone
to Europe with their six year old
daughter because of the threats.
II have never in any way at
tempted to spread Nazi propa-
qarda in this country through the
Silver Shirts or any other group
the consul declared. 80
Mix-Up In Names
His connection with the case ap-
parently rested on similarity OF
the names of his private secretary
and a. John Reimer," head of the
American labor party. Neither
Reimer nor the American labor
party was connected in open teSti-
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
.CA[MON GETS
SERA PLACE

M. C. Calmon has been appoint
ed director of the PTWW division
of the SERA with offices in the old
postoffice building here, w. j. Ster-
rett, county SERA director stated
this morning. Calmon will have
charge of all projects on which
women win work as well as play
ground projects and others of a
similar nature.
The county relief committee met
last night and discussed present
county relief problems in detail
particularly case work and other
relief problems.
1t was generally agreed by the
committee that better under
standing should exist between in
dividual members of the committee
and case workers as this is neces-
sary to carry on better relief pro-
gram and better results will be
achieved in the different districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
ALGERIA FEARS NEW RACE RIOTS
Jews And Arabs Ready To Clash Again Af-
ter Original Outbreak Quelled

he left Monday afternoon, con-
ferred with General Kieffer, COM
manding the troops, and the mum
icipal officials, the protective police
lines in the danger zones were
doubled.
Of the 90 dead, now lying in a
row in the Constantine hospital,
% are Jews and the other is an
Arab. -Four of the dead were chill
dren. Their throats had been cut.
The outbreaks were believed due
to two primary causes-first, an
inflamed religious feeling, and Sec
ond, resentment at high rates of
interest charged by Jewish money
lenders. 1t was explained offic-
tally that with wheat selling at
low prices, many Arab farmers
have been forced to borrow money,
and are angered by heavy interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08

CONSTANTINE, Algeria, Aug. 8.
W.P)-Heavy detachments of police
and troops patrolled the narrow
streets of Constantine today hop
ing to check another murderous
uprising by Arabs.
Inhabitants of the Jewish quart
er, covering in fear, learned their
traditional enemies planned mass
onslaught today. The entire city
was tense with terror.
Latest estimates of the victims,
dead and wounded, in the three
days and nights of race rioting,
reached 400. Twenty-three were
dead, according to official reports,
and 40 more were injured critically.
Governor General Jules Carde,
arriving by airplane after a record
breaking flight from Paris, which
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
EXPLOSION OF
GAS INJURIES
N. Y. WOMAN

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. W.P)-A gas
explosion that sent a ton of brick
and mortar tumbling to the street
damaged four penthouses on the
roof of an 18-story apartment build
ing in Greenwich Village today.
One woman was injured so bad
ly police at first believed her dead.
Several other persons were in
jured, one of them being Louis
Sobol, Broadway columnist for the
New York Evening Journal. who
suffered minor cuts when he was
thrown from his bed in one of the
penthouseS.
Police said the dying woman was
Jeannette Baer, renting agent for
the huge building, which houses
125 families. They formed ten
tative theory that she had smelled
gas leaking in one of the pent-
houses and had gone to investigate.
Possibly she had lighted a match.
The detonation was heard many
blocks from the scene and several
thousand persons lined the streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
Seuen Held In
Kidnapping Case

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. U.H -
Seven alleged members Of a gang
which kidnapped John Jeshke,
chauffeur for the late Lon Chaney,
and his bride, Elaine Jeshke, en-
tered pleas of not guilty today to
charges of kidnapping, robbery and
one statutory offense. Their case
was docketed for trial Sept. IL.
An eighth alleged member will
plead tomorrow.
The JeshkeS were kidnapped
from mountain resort and
driven to Los Angeles where they
were held captive before they ef-
fected their release, No ransom
was paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
ALL AMERICAN CANAL WORK ACTUALLY BEGIN
Grand Canyon Has Lowest Water Mark In Histo1
Absentee Ballots
NoW Available

Absentee ballots are being mailed
out now, Ed Law, county clerk
stated this morning. He added that
August % is the last day on which
these can be mailed according to
state election laws. Three of these
ballots have already been voted
and returned, he said.
81 anticipate about 1000 alb
Sentee ballots will be voted in this
election,' the county clerk said,
"making a new high record in the
history of the county for these
ballots -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
Pair Arraigned
For Grand Theft

Charged with grand theft, Frank
Allison and Albert Taylor were ar
raigned before Judge r. D. Nc
Pherrin in superior court this morn
ing. D. B. Roberts was appointed
to represent them and their case
was continued until Friday for plea,
The men are charged with the
alleged theft of an automobile be-
longing to w. H. Klock in Brawley
last Saturday night, and were ar
rested here by j. @. Macdonald
of the highway patrol after htey
had been stopped by the officer
for faulty headlights.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
PROWLER AT
DIONNE HOME

CALLANDER, Ontario, Aug. 8.
W.P)-An attempt to raise the win
dow of the nursery in which the
Dionne quintuplets are kept was re-
ported today to provincial police.
The attempt was made after
night yesterday. Yvonne Leroux,
night nurse, heard someone fImb-
ling at the sill. Mrs. Elzire Dionne,
mother of the babies, also was
aroused and both rushed to the
window.
They could see no one. but heard
the sound of rapid footsteps, and
later the throbbing of an automo-
bile engine. News of the prowlers
brought neighboring farmers to
the Dionne home today with offers
to form posse if necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Aug. 8. W.R)
Speaking at a program in honor
of the famous Mayo brothers of
Rochester, President Roosevelt to-
day declared that the unselfish SER
vice of medical leaders is necessary
for the success of his own social
program.
The President paid tribute to DR..
William j. and DR.. Charles M.
Mayo, to whom he referred in
neighborly fashion as CDR. Will and
DR.. Charles.
"ThoSe of us who are concerned
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08
Baseball Scores
National League

National League
AT New YorS--
Brooklyn 900 900 1912 8 l
New York 900 900 0O0-0 8 2
Mungo and Lopez; Fitzsimmons,
Bowman and Mancuso, Danning
AT Pittsburgh First Camel
Chicago ......... LOG 900 000-7 8
Pittsburgh POI 600 00l-4 IL 0
Malone, Warneke and Phelps;
Holley, Birkofer, Chagnon and
Grace.
AT Boston
Philadelphia w 600 101 OOO-2 G /
Boston .......,.. 900 0O2 00l-3 6 0
C. Davis, Collins and Wilson;
Cantwell, Rhem and Hogan Spoh-
rer.
AT Pittsburgh (Second Camel
Chicago -. 200 1872 114-14 16 0
Pittsburgh ....... 100 001 0l0-3 7 3
Bush and O'Farrell; Swift, and
Padden.
..a mprican League
At Detroit r H E
st. Louis 900 104 900 0-6 IA 0
Detroit ..........011 900 202 II Ia l
Wells, Hadley and Hemsley;
Crowder, Marberry, Hamlin, Fisher
and Hayworth, Cochrane.
At Washington H E
New York 100 900 001-2 9 l
Washington ,.......602 600 0lx-9 l6 0
Ruffing, Van Alta and Dickey;
Whitehill and Bolton.
AT Chicago
Cleveland BOP 900 202-11 IA 0
Chicago ..............001 030 000- 4 IL 3
Pearson, L. Brown and Berg;
Jones, Gallivan and Madjeski
At Philadelphia RH E
Boston ..............073 010 000-l1 IA l
Philadelphia LOG 900 200 8 IA 2
w. Ferrell, Grove and r. Ferrell;
CaScarella, Lager, Flohr, Wilshere
and Berry, Hayes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08

Wells, Hadley and Hemsley;
Crowder, Marberry, Hamlin, Fisher
and Hayworth, Cochrane.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08

Ruffing, Van Alta and Dicl
Whitehill and Bolton.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08

At New YorS--
Brooklyn 900 900 1912 l
New York 200 900 000-0 3 2
Mungo and Lopez; Fitzsimmons,
Bowman and Mancuso, Danning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-08

i nprican League
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-02-17

small stuff. Keep him covered while I go through his pockets"
 Smith dropped the shovel and stood meekly with his hands clasped as the man came toward him. He still had a trick left and, with a little luck, he might win. His attitude was so inno- cent that it was quite disarming and yet. it was the most advantageous at titude that he could assume. Bull Danby. noticed nothing suspicious and stood. ten feet away with his pistol dangling in his right hand.
 As the would-be despoiler came be- tween him and Danby. Smith slipped the fingers of his right hand into his left cuff. When the thieving fingers entered the first pocket, Smith drove his knee with great force into the pit of the mans stomach and. extracting tiny revolver from inside his left sleeve, fired as Danby raised his arm to shoot.
 Bull Danby dropped his pistol and cutched his right shoulder while the other bandit sprawled senseless upon the ground. Smith collected the vari- ous weapons, lighted cigarette and made himself comfortable to wait un- til some of the sherffs men might ride up the trail. With quick stroke he had won in the middle of digging his own grave.