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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
kIDNAPER GETS 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
Jackie Coogan Sued For Half Million in Damages
SEEKING COAST
TERMINAL FOR
PACIFIC MAIL

WASHINGTON, June 81 U,P) -
Harllee Branch, second assistant
postmaster general, said that three
sites were being considered today
for the eastern mainland terminus
of the proposed California to China
air mail and passenger service.
The sites are San Francisco, Los
Angeles and San Diego, according to
Branch, who returned recently from
an inspection trip of trans-Pacific
airmail facilities which carried him
as far as Hawaii.
No decision will be made on Selec-
ton of the eastern terminus until
after the money has been appro-
priated for the expansion of air
mail service across the Pacific,
Branch said
Other officials Of the post office
department said San Francisco was
the most central of the sites under
consideration and that in addition
to its geographical advantage the
city on the Golden Gate now ham
died the bulk of the trans-Pacific
and Hawaii mail sent by steamer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

Cream and Butter organization was
the principal speaker of the evening.
The Imperial Valley Mix Pro-
ducerS' association of Holtyille is al
1iliated with the Challenge group
and Cronchey explained the work
in progress at Holtville to refit the
creamery plant for handling Grade
market Cronchey told his auditors
that there exists an almost limitlesS
market in Los Angeles at the present
time for Imperial Valleys Grade A
sweet cream, due to the fact that
this county is now entirely free
from bovine tuberculosis. San Joa-
quin Valley counties, it appears,
are handicapped because the tuber-
cular control program has not been
commenced in many of these coun-
ties.
Big Market Available
Your county took the right at
titude." said the speaker, when
you voted two years ago to clean up
your dairy herds. You will benefit
greatly from this. There is a mar
ket awaiting all the Grade A cream
which Imperial Valley can produce.
Cronchey would not say the ship
ment of cream to Los Angeles might
result later in the movement of
sweet milk to the coast city, but he
urged dairymen to clean up their
premises, put up good dairy Struc-
lures, to be prepared in case the
call comes. The visitor commenced
the work of the Milk Institute in
attracting attention to dairy facts
and in enlisting the assistance OF
business men in solving dairy proe-
lens. He stated that the health re-
uuirements of Los Angeles and other
large cities are becoming more
stringent, demanding always g
higher quality of milk and cream
and those communities which first
meet these conditions will be the
ones to control the market. Il am
glad to work with a group such as
this" said Cronchey, land We want
to pull together for mutual help
fulness."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

and administered. and certainly
one of the greatest possible con-
tributionS to this exposition, or to
any exposition, or to the enjoy
ment and enlightenment of our
community.
The three groups involved in its
conception and execution. and
every person connected with the
work should be most highly COM
mended by the citizenry
In conclusion, I hope that you
have plans for maintaining this
exhibit in Los Angeles or some
suitable location after the EXPOSE
ton ends.
With deepest personal apprecia-
ton for your cooperation with the
exposition management at all times
! am,
Sincerely and cordially yours,
Zack T. Farmer,
Managing Director
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Deficiency Measure
Passed By House

WASHINGTON, June 81. UP)-
The house approved and sent to
the senate today the $224,472,000
second deficiency appropriation
bill. last of four must measures
rushed through this week under the
adjournment drive of Speaker JOS
cph w. ByrnS.
The bill, carrying $173,000,0O0,
for various public works, went
through intact.
An attempt of Tennessee valley
authority antagonists to restrict ac-
tivities of tha, agency failed by a
one sided vote shortly before final
passage.
other bills passed by the house
this week were the nuisance tax
bill. AAA amendments, and Wag-
ner-Connery labor disputes bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
GUILTY PLEA
ENTERED BY
ACCUSED PAIR
Court Rejects Mrs. Valleys
Plea In Weyerhaeuser Case
But Sentences Husband
ASK MERCY FOR WOMAN
Attorney Informs Judge She
Was Not Actively Connected
With Abduction Of Boy
ASK MERCY FOR WOMAN

TACOMA, Wash, June 81 tUR-
Harmon and Margaret Valley plead
ed guilty to kidnapping 9-year-old
George Weyerndeuser In federal
court today but Judge E. E. Cusn-
man rejected the plea in behalf OF
Mrs. VALLEY.
She will enter new pleading at
10 a. m. tomorrow.
1t was when Stephen OBrien, at
torney appointed for Mrs. Valley by
her parents in Salt Lake City, asked
the court for leniency for the l9-
year-old blonde, that Judge Cush-
man, rejected her guilty plea.
O'Brien said she was victim OF
circumstances and that she did not
participate in the actual KIDNAPPING.
The court then sentenced Valley
to as years in Mcneil federal prison.
TACOMA, Wash, June 81. U.D -
Margaret Valley, blonde Utah girl
whose five and ten cent store
shopping tour solved the Weyer-
haeuser kidnapping case, will plead
mot guilty" to charges she con-
spired with two men in the abduc-
ton of nine-year-old George Wey-
erhaeuser of Tacoma, it was indi-
Gated today.
Her plea may be entered at 2
D. m. today when, shackled to de-
partment of justice agents, she
and her husband, Harmon Metz
Valley, face Federal Judge E. E.
! Cushman in a continuation of their
hearing in the United States court
room here.
A strenuous legal battle to save
, the 19-year-old wife from a maxi
mum punishment of life imprison-
i ment and possibly from any prison
term at all was indicated in the
preliminary moves of her ex-con-
vict husband and the attorney they
retained at hearing here late yes
terday.
First determined not to employ
counsel, because we haven't any
friends" Valley, a small town bad
boy who failed in his first big time
crime, consented to let Steve o.
Brien, Tacoma, represent them af-
ter the language of the indict-
ments, as read by Judge Cushman,
puzzled the defendants.
Puzzled BY Words
AS Valley listened to the indict-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

DR.. Fox, but il is most important
that there be no laXity in using
some one of the simple measures
of sterilization which are bacteri-
ologically effective and approved
by the health department during
the warm summer months. Steril-
ization measures must be adopted
to properly care not only for all
glassware and utensils, etc, in pub
lie restaurants. cafes, etc, but also
for beer glasses and glasses in use
at soft drink stands. soda foun-
tainS, etc. While we dislike to take
court action, we feel that enough
warnings have repeatedly been CIV
en-, and inspectors now in the field
will swear out complaints when vi
olationS are noted"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES WARNING
Food And Drink Utensils Must Be Sterzed To
Conform With Law

THE proprietors of all food es-
tablishments must comply with the
provisions of the state law regard
ing adequate sterilization of eating
and drinking utensils" said DR..
Warren F. Fox, county and city
health officer, in a statement re-
leased today.
DR.. Fox pointed out that in al
most every instance written instruc-
tions regarding methods of sterili-
zation have been given the propri-
etors of each food establishment at
some time during the past five
years, and their cooperation has
been repeatedly asked in this re-
gard. There is no reason why
this compliance should not be had
at all seasons of the years." said
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Imperial Man Dies
In Indio Hospital

Fritz Finch, a well-known resi-
dent of Imperial and member OF
that city's police department sew
eral years ago. died at 7 o'clock last
night Of injuries received in an au-
tomobile accident near Indio Tues
day. He had been taken to the
Indio hospital following the crash.
No details were received here of
the accident and it had at first
been reported that Finch had been
a member of the CaleXico police
force.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Unen1pIoyabLes In
County Listed By
Relief Officials

There arc SID indigents or unem-
ployables being carried on county
relief rolls at present according to
lists submitted to the county board
Of supervisors by w. J. SterTett,
county SERA director and Charles
Nice, county INDECENT officer. Ster-
rett's list numbered 26O cases while
that of Nice carried 254 names.
These lists were submitted in
answer to request made by the
board at a recent meeting The
supervisors had been notified by the
state relief administration that they
must make provisions for caring for
these unemployables and suggested
that $4,000 be added to the county
budget for this purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
County Treasurer
Attends Convention

George Varney county treasurer,
is in San Diego today attending the
state treasurers' convention being
held in that city today and tomor-
row.
The convention headquarters arc
at the San Diego club and the
group is holding busy sessions,
special entertainment being proyid-
ed at the fair as we'll
Varney plans to remain over for
the Imperial Valley day at the fair
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

offices on the ground floor and the
library on the second floor of the
combination building. 1t had been
proposed to house the police de-
partment and Jail in the present
library building, separated from
other city offices, but this plan was
discarded and the new plans will
have all city departments in the
one building with jail accommoda-
tions at the rear of the ground
floor. These plans are to be resub-
mitted to the council and library
board at a future meeting.
This change in proposed plans
will raise the expected cost of the
building from $150,0OO to SITS, 600
Funds for the work will be sought
through a PWA grant and a city
bond issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Boys NoUel Excuse
Fails To Convince

"a melon was falling from the
truck and I tried to catch it before
it struck the ground and broke" a
local II year old lad told police this
morning when arrested on a charge
of stealing Watermelons from the
truck.
In spite of his explanation the
boy was turned over to E. A. Nance,
county juvenile officer for further
action. Shippers have been COM
planning to police of late that
juvenile boys are causing them
much trouble near the city scales
and elsewhere, stealing watermelons
from trucks being loaded and
weighed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Judgment Awarded
For Death Of Boy

In judgment rendered yester-
day afternoon by Judge R. D. Nc
Pherrin, damages amounting to
S7,781.5O were awarded Bryan and
Ora Knights in the action they
had brought against j. j. Andrews
ct al, for the death of their son
in an automobile accident.
This accident happened south of
Ell Centre on January 81, 1884 and
resulted in the death of Weldon
Knight minor son of the plaintiffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
SAILOR KILLS
MAN IN FIGHT
At SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 81 (UP)-
Police announced today that Bert
Nauman, fireman on battle fleet
minesWeeper, confessed killing Alex
M. Svege, Al, carpenter, of st. Paul,
whose battered body was found in
a waterfront vacant lot this morn
ing.
Nauman, attached to the USS Or
tolan, broke after an hours grilling
police said. He first had reported
finding the body when his auto
mobile lights flashed upon it.
The sailor told police, they said,
that he beat Svege to death in a
fight.
Il was sitting in the vacant lot
with a girl" he was quoted by Of
ficers, when I saw this guy sneak
ing towards me. We started fight,
and I beat him. I may have kicked
him, too," police quoted him as say
ing.
SAN DIEGO. June 81. W,P)-A
revenge motive was advanced by
police today in the murder OF a
visitor to San Diego. The body OF
a man identified as AXel M. Svege,
al, st. Paul, MINI, carpenter, was
found in d vacant lot early this
morning. He had been slugged TO
death after a terrific struggle.
The body was found by a sailor,
Bert Nauman fireman second class,
attached to the USS Ortolan, who
was driving by when the lights Of
his auto picked out the body.
As far as police were able TO
learn, Svcgc had no friends in San
Diego, giving rise to theory that
perhaps he was trailed to San Di-
ego by the slayer.
PHOENIX. AriZ., June 81. U.P)-
Axel NJ. Svege. st. Paul, Mimi, car
penter who was repeatedly found
murdered in San Diego today, was
admitted TO membership in the To-
cal carpenters union June 8, 1885,
it has been learned. He left here
at 7 o'clock the evening of June 10,
driving to the coast.
Police are checking his move
mentS and associates here in an
attempt to discover a possible mo-
tive for the unexplained crime. 1t
is not known how long Syege re-
sided in Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Man Injured In Fall
From S. p. TraiI,

A man whose identity was not
learned WIS injured early this
morning when he fell from South
ern Pacific passenger train near
Drvlvn switch in the north end of
thc valley. At first it was thought
that the man had been killed by his
fall and a call was sent to the Sher-
Aiff,s office for the coroner.
II Tn the meantime, however, it was
discovered that he was not killed
but badly injured and he was put
ON the gasoline car and taken to
yuma for treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
BANKERS DEATH ACCIDENTAL

LOS ANGELES, June 81 UH -
The death of Herman A. Mater, ST.
vice president of the Bank of
America, killed when his automobile
struck an embankment Monday was
an accident, coroner's jury found
today.
Members of the family and bust
ness associates testified the bank
er's health and finances had been
sound.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
PROGRESS|vES
WANT ACTION
ON TAX BILL
May Force Vote On Wealth
Redistribution During Present
Session OF Congress

WASHINGTON, June 81. UP
Senate progreSsives of both parties
today determined to force Presi-
dent Rooseyelts tax redistribution
program to an early vote despite
the lukewarm attitude of admin
istration leaders toward action this
session.
Sens. Burton K. Wheeler, CDemD
Montana, and Robert M. LaFollette
(ProgO, Wisconsin, were among the
leaders of a bloc fighting to pass
the program this summer. They
claimed support from both Repub-
lican and Democratic colleagues.
La Toilette intends to offer the
Roosevelt program of higher leVies
on large private fortunes and cor
poration incomes as an amend
ment TO the pending resolution eX-
tending nuisance taxes.
Regular Democratic leaders op-
pose this course and expressed con-
fidence they could defeat it. They
want to defer action until next
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
COOLER THAN YESTERDAY

The 3 O'Clock weather report To-
day oy Howard Emmons, observer
at the city water plant, showed a
drop of one degree from the read
ing at the same time yesterday.
TOday's reading at that hour waA
100 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
JOHNSON HEADS ROTARY

MEXICO CITY, June 81 UP)-Ed-
ward r. Johnson of Roanoke, Va
today was elected president OF
Rotary International. succeeding
Robert l.. Hill of Columbia, Mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

WASHINGTON, June 81. U,R) -
Possibility that news of President
Roosevelts $1,0OO,0O0,00O tax-the-
rich plan may have leaked to Wall
street in time to permit market
cleanup aroused interest in CAPT.
tai circles today.
The Street" had heard inheri-
tance tax rumors several hours be-
fore Mr.. Roosevelt sent to congress
his plan to tap great inheritances
of wealth and power in a move to
shift a larger proportion of the
cost of government to the richer
portions of the population.
The tax message was ready for
congress early on the morning OF
June 10. Ordinary procedure would
have placed it in the hands of
newspaper correspondents several
hours before congress convened at
noon. But distribution to the press
was delayed to enable the senate
to dispose of the then pending So
cial security bill.
There was apprehension that the
tax plan bombshell would have
complicated the job of easing So
cial security legislation through the
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
M99A MHM{gAc
EsNR SIA07Ss

HOLLYWOOD, June 20. (Spe-
ciaD-All Dig influential papers
this morning are full of the
sock the rich" And you can
tell from the tone of their voices
they have been "socked." But
as the scheme is mostly on inheri-
itance, he don't really hit 'em
good till they die, SO I would call
that the nearest to a painless
tax that could be invented. You
don't pay it til you die and then
you don't know it.
I would sure liked to have
seen Huey's face when he was
woke up in the middle of the
night by the President, who said,
LAY over Huey I want to get in
with you"
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
Baseball Scores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BY United Press

At Chicago R H E
Philadelphia .OO2 900 OO1-3 7 2
Chicago ............001 020 11X-5 10 0
Mahaffey, Dietrich and Berry;
Kennedy and Shea.
At Detroit r Fl f
New York ........ 900 900 000-0 q |
Detroit .............1l0 005 00X-7 II 0
Ruffing. Brown, DeShong and
JorgenS: Rove and Cochrane.
At st. Louis R H E
Boston .................... 010 OILS 6 |
st. Louis .......-...... 900 000-0 3 l
Called rain0
Grove and Ferrell, Thomas and
Hemsley.
Washington at Cleveland, post
pOned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Lucas, Brown and Grace; Cas-
tleman and MancuSO.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-21

Paid mm
Coa1 10 Coat
Evening star., 1935-09-19
AN OLD TRADITION IS UPSET. SoNeBIRDS, MINUS THE
USUAL WASTlWE, PuBLlCLZED LIKE FAN DANCERS

rolling away in back of her, and with
Henry Fonda acting as her chauffeur
in the front seat. This took place
on an R-K-O Radio Pictures lot"
Outside the stern gate large sign
said: mo one allowed" in four diff
ferent languages. But, after a fever
iSh discussion between some sort of
high priest of the gate, several little
priests of the gate and 10 other
people, we were sneaked into a dark
corner where we could see this small,
attractive opera star work out on her
first film.
AS Paris" slid away in back of the
car (something which is known as a
process shot') and Fonda grappled
with the gear shift of this motionless
vehicle, Miss Pons' cherub face sprang
into sight. Leaning forward she said,
Take me to such and such a place, y
which seemed to plunge Fonda into
such confusion that he Immediately
stalled the car. Thereupon the di-
rector waved his hands, the scene was
over and the two young stars sprang
out of their wagon"
Mr.. Fonda is that presentable young
man who made his first screen hit not
so long ago with Janet Gaynor in
THE Farmer Takes Wife" Frankly,
he said that he did not think the pic
ture was as good as the play. Frankly
we agreed with him. Also he said that
he was working like the devil, that he
liked Hollywood and that he thought
Miss Pons was swell.
Our guide then said: Miss Pons is
the most obliging star, the most oblig-
ing person and the hardest-working
actress that we have ever had"
She was sitting outside of her own
little dressing room door, looking very
! hot and a little worried. The scene
Evening star., 1935-09-19
BAR TO COM MUNISTS
. IN BALLOTS SOUGHT
Military Order of the World War
Calls for Restriction as Con-
vention Ends.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Septem-
Der ia law which would bar
candidates of the Communist party
from Official ballots in local and ma
tional elections was advocated by the
Military Order of the World War in
a resolution at the close of its fif-
teenth annual convention yesterday.
State commanders and local chap
ters Of the order, which is composed
of commissioned officers who served
overseas, are called upon to petition
their respective Legislatures to enact
such legislation.
Lieut.. Col. George E. Ijams, Wash
ington. D. c., assistant administra-
tor of veterans affairs, was elected
commander in chief.
Other officers chosen included:
Junior vice commanders in chief
Col. E. N. Wentworth, Chicago; Lieut..
Col. Oscar E. Engler, Omaha: Col.
Henry D. Lindsey, Dallas.
Treasurer general-Maj. Edward S.
Bethlehem, jr., Washington.
Judge advocate general-Capt. J.
Lewis Smith, Washington.
Chaplain general-Capt. Arlington
A. McCallum, Washington.
Historian general-Maj. Gist Blair,
Washington.
General staff-Maj. Karl F. Burck-
hardt, Cincinnati; Col. Frank G.
Jonah, st. Louis; Maj. Gen. George
Van Horn Mosely, Fort Mcpherson;
Maj. Omar w. Clark, Washington.
Evening star., 1935-09-19
DAWES TO DISCUSS
DEPRESSION HISTORY
Financier to Address Chicago As
sociation of Commerce and
Manufacturers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 19.-Business
men ringed September 26 on their
Office calendars yesterday following
announcement that Gen Charles G.
Dawes next speech on the economic
situation would be delivered that night.
The man who was Vice President
during the Coolidge era of prosperity
has been busy most of the Summer on
charts and graphs in his study of de-
pressions.
1t was similar study that impelled
him last December to make his vividly
remembered prediction that a sharp
upturn in business. especially in dura-
BILE goods industries, would occur last
July.
Confident that time has borne him
out, the general has remained silent
Evening star., 1935-09-19

in the limousine had been one of her
worst. She knew it. She had fought
against it. And, by golly, she was
going to conquer it-something which
she eventually did.
In the meantime she sat back in
her chair looking like little girl.
little tired, but still grinning. This,
you see," she said. being my first
picture. I want to make it 'gooood "
and she smiled the same smile that
has delighted opera followers 10 these
past four years. Zen fact" said she.
II have just turned down three offers
very gooood offers-to flemish thees
right our escort leaned
over and whispered in our ear that
that meant that she had said no" to
over 0,000.
We looked upon Mile. Pons with
increased admiration. 1t isn't many
people who can say poof to $4,000
these days.
Yes, Paris Galli-Curci and the
have thrilled thousands of patrons
of Constitution Hall, likes the movies,
likes work and she likes Washington
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. She spoke
of Mrs. Townsend's District of Co.
lumbia morning musicales and said
that she hoped to be back in Wash
ington this season.
She also spoke enthusiastically OF
her supporting cast in this picture,
including, beside Henry Fonda, that
excellent actor, Osgood ("Ceiling
Zero'D Perkins.
r + \
T UNCH at "Luceys" with Bob Sisk
and Howard Benedict, run out
to Warmers Sunset Studios, where
Bette Davis and Franchot Tone are
working together in Hard Luck
Evening star., 1935-09-19
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

r OLLYWOOD, Calf, Septem-
ber 18.-Next to Fred As
taire's dancing the most
Il L popular thing in Hollywood
right now is singing U. S. A song
birds are being glorif1ed as much as
Sally Rand. Every lot has its quota
of nightingales and do-re-me's sound
from Graumont's Chinese Theater to
the Pacific and back again. At Para
mount the moguls are agog with en-
thusiasm for Gladys Swarthout, a
Metropolitan diva" who has def
nitely shattered the theory that sin
gers waist band must stretch around
the world. Young. slim and human,
Miss Swarthout has recently COM
pleted film. Rose of the Rancho, I"
which is said to be the incest thing
of its kind. Paramount also has
Helen Jepson under its wing, and
soon it is rumored that this popular
operatic star. will become the Frau
lein Crosby of the studios singing her
"Tannhauser" bo-bo-de-os to the high
heavens and seas.
At this minute, however, it is Lily
Pons who is the talk of the town.
We came upon Miss Pons today in a
studio sitting in a limousine, Paris