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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
ROGERS PRAISED OLD FRIENDS IN
FINAL WRITING BEFORE TRAGEDY

Nome, but it's fishing and hunting
where his heart lies. He had no
more than hit Juneau there a few
weeks ago when the very next day
he was out in what they call Strip
fishing for what I think they call
Jack Salmon" Then a little later
he will start bear hunting, and he
sure knows this country.
He came to Nome in about 1901
that was when she was really
Hot" You see the "98ers" were
for Dawson and the Klondike Dis
trict, thousand and more miles
from Nome. Then the Nome strike
took it away from the old Klondike
District.
Rex and his wife Greta, Chats
Mrs. Fred Stones sister they were
responsible for me in the movies.
They was making a great Alaskan
picture. and the character was
Laughing Bill Hyde" 1t was one
OF his famous short stories, by that
same name.
was playing that summer in
the Follies, and they got the "Nut''
idea that I could play the part. We
made it while was working in the
show. 1t was made at the old Ft.
Lee Studios, in New Jersey just
across the river from New York
City. They used to make an awful
lot Of pictures there.
1t was made for Mr.. Sam Gold
wyn, who has all these years re-
manned the famous producer. With
producers coming and going, and
changing, he has held his own right
at the top. He was my first picture
boss, and we have remained friends
all these years, rare combination.
Beach Aided Picture
I learned what little I know about
mining, which is practically moth
ing, from that picture We made.
Rex supervised the picture, and he
made 'em make all the details as
to the actual mining scenes, eX-
actly correct, "Sluice Boxes" and
Planning" the gold. Then Rex
wrote all the sub-titles, and they
were "WoWs."
1 went to the barber and got a
hair cut right in the middle of the
picture and like to spoiled it, I
dident know what I was doing, (and
here was going in one door with
long hair, and coming out with a
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
Presidents Son
Heals PeeUe Of
Young Democrats

MILWAUKEE, Aug. "a. W.P)-Two
Roosevelts, the President and his
youngest son, John, Harvard STU
dent, today rescued the Young
Democrats national convention
from factional disputes which had
threatened party harmony.
John STROBE Unexpectedly into
the convention hall last night just
as Gov. George H. Earle III OF
Pennsylvania, personal representa-
tive of the President, was conclud-
ing his speech.
Speaking extemporaneously, young
Roosevelt said he brought the re-
grets of his father and his two eld-
er brothers, James and Franklin,
Jr., who were unable to attend
II thought one of us should be
here" the smiling youth said.
Delegates, who had been glum
over the failure of a Roosevelt to
appear, cheered Justify.
Governor Earle told the delegates
that President Roosevelt has freed
the United States from European
war entanglements.
President Roosevelt, held i'll Wash
ington by the closing session OF
congress, will speak to the delegates
over the radio tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
DAY BRINGS
MANY DUTIES
TOPRES|DENT 7

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. W.P)-
President Roosevelt today swung
into a busy schedule that parallel
ed that of congress, planning to be
at his desk all day to clear away
important administration matters.
His first act was the signing of
an executive order naming Laur-
ence J. Martin of Virginia, as act
ing administrator of the National
Recovery Administration in the
place of James j. ONeill, resigned.
A few minutes later the President
issued another executive order to
heads of all departments and agen-
cieS having supervision of public
works. 1t ordered them to notify
their representatives in charge of
such works to report all cases in
which contractors or others require
persons in their employ to work
more than eight hours in any one
calendar day.
Mr.. Roosevelt hoped to find time
this afternoon to put the finishing
touches to a radio speech he will
make at $50 p. m. (EST) to the
Young Democratic clubs of Amerl-
ca, meeting in Milwaukee.
1t was emphasized at the White
House that the speech, while ad-
dressed to the Young Democrats,
would in effect be a message to the
youth of the nation and would be
nom political and non-partisan.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
'v|C|LANTES'
SCARE LABOR
FROM COUNTY
Shortage OF Workers In Sonoma
Area Following Tar And
Feathers Party This Week

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a. U.H
j. A. Stellern, federal reemploy-
ment director, today invited $50
workers to disregard "vigilante"
violence in Sonoma county and go
there to assist in the fruit and hop
harvest.
Stellern Safd men willing to work
and to avoid trouble would not be
molested and that there was an
urgent need for workers in the
s-.s-a--a-----
area.
The vigilante activity, he said,
had created labor shortage.
The federal official pointed out
that the citizens protective COM
mittee" which early Thursday tar
red and feathered two men and
manhandled three others was act
i've only against persons suspected
Of fomenting labor troubles and
spreading CommuniStic doctrines.
SANTA ROSA, Calf, Aug. "a
NU.fJ-DlSJTlCJ AIOOIll6y WlllldHl T.
Cowan, who pledged himself to
prosecute identified members of a
"vigilante committee" which pun
ished five Communist suspects, was
reported today to be considering
kidnapping n d assault charges
against any of the group who may
be arrested
Cowan mas obtained statements
from Jack Green, who was tarrec
and feathered by the crowd of 300
men who instituted a minor reigr
of terror for eight hours Wednes-
day night in their efforts to drive
alleged labor agitators from Son.
oma county.
The American Civil Liberties Un-
ion is demanding complete in
vestigation and vigorous prosecution
in the case.
The union has posted q $100 re-
ward for information leading to the
arrest and conviction Of any of the
mob members.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
WEATHER DELAYS RAIL TRAVEL
Main Line Of Southern Pacific Out Since Yesterday
Following Bad WashOut

way to Ell Centre, a heavy down.
pour starting at 1880 and lasting
about half an hour, during which
"a of an inch was recorded by
Howard Emmons at the city water
plant.
While El Centro escaped rain
yesterday, other sections of the
valley reported varying amounts of
precipitation, the heaviest occur
ing at Dixieland late yesterday
afternoon, flooding the highway in
spots and covering the land on
either side of the highway to such
depth that much of it was still
visible this mornings
The Southern Sierras Power
company main line was out this af-
ternoon between Coachella and
Calipatria, service being maintain
ed over the auxiliary line from
Rincon. While this latter line was
also threatened by storms along
it's route, company officials were
hoping for "break" from the wea-
tlier, which would enable service to
be maintained.
Telephone communication had
not been bothered at press time.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
amendments
To 4 "A ACT
BECOME LAW
Bill Designed To Terminate
Suits Against Government Is
Signed By President

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. WD -
President Roosevelt today signed
the complex Agricultural Adjust
ment Act amendments, which the
new deal" relies upon to bolster its
farm program in an approaching
supreme court test case.
The amendment act also pitched
the AAA into regulation of another
basic commodity, potatoes-a diff
cult task which it does not relish.
1t extended for another crop year
the Bankhead and Kerr-Smith acts
for specific control of the size of
the cotton and tobacco crops.
New deal" lawyers hoped sigma
ture of the amendments would lead
to early dismissal of more than 500
temporary injunctionS restraining
processing tax collections. These
injunctions have reduced by about
rs per cent the collection of funds
which the government is suppo2d
to use in making benefit payments
to farmers cooperating in crop con-
troll programs.
The amendments sought to cor
rect legal weaknesses noted by the
supreme court in its NRA decision
and by lower federal courts in some
of the pending AAA cases.
To meet the contention that the
original act made unconstitutional
delegations of power to Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace,
specific guides and standards would
be laid down for him to follow.
License Power Granted
Power to license commodity hand
lers, another disputes point, was
discarded. In its place, the secre-
tary was authorized to issue orders
governing marketing of milk, fruits
except apples, vegetables, soy beans,
tobacco, pecans, walnuts and naval
stores. Fruits and vegetables for
canning will be exempted.
The marketing orders are to be
limited to regional areas. Except
Continued ON page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
NEW DEAL PROGRAM RECEIVES
FULL SUPPORT FROM CONGRESS
Practically Entire Set-Up Of Administration Passed
By Congress During Long Session
Starting In January

came after a three hour speech in
opposition to the bill by Sen. Mil
lard Tydings Dem) Maryland.
The first session of the 74th con-
greSs-the second congress assem-
bled under the new deal'-was one
of the longest in history. 1t also
appropriated more money than any
peace time oongreSs-some $10,300,-
100000.
1t enacted legislation affecting
every one in America, those without
jobs, those with moderate incomes
and those with princely fortunes.
Many Compromises
This congress has been in session
continuously since January 3. The
wartime congress of 1917-12 lasted
from December to November q.
1t was congress of compromise.
President Roosevelt suffered out
right defeat on only one issue, that
of American adherence to the world
court.
Important legislation enacted
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
BY II. o. THOMPSON
nited Press Staff Correspondent

UnlItu FreSS StaII correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. - Con-
gress approached the end of a long
and weary session today. Adjourn
ment by tonight was promised.
The new deal" program was as
sured of enactment almost in its
entirety. The only corners shaved
from the administrations ambitious
ideals for the second new deal"
congress were fragments not re-
garded as essential.
For all practical purposes, the
new deal" aims for sweeping legis-
lation which may have a prolonged
effect upon the nations future So
cial and economic life have been
accomplished.
The road to adjournment was
cleared by lengthy sessions of both
house and senate lasting until last
midnight.
The senate cleared a major ad-
journment hurdle when it recon-
mitted the 100000 flood con-
troll bill to conference. apparently
killing it for this session. The vote
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
PASS NEUTRALITY BILL
Europe Occupied With Preparations For War
Friends Boosting
GoUernor Merriam
AS Vice-President

SACRAMENTO, Aug. "a. U.H -
Gov. Frank F. Merriam has all the
state problems he can take care Of
at the present time, he said today
when informed of movement to
advance him as candidate for vice.
president of the United States next
year.
THAT is very complimentary" he
said, reading a circular prepared
by the California Republican Boost
er club, of Los Angeles. "a man
enjoys compliments Of that kind.
but I have all the state problems I
can handle"
The circular, signed by William
La Plante, Albert E. Sherman,
Harry Lyons, Joseph L. Pedrotti,
r. @. Armstrong. Greely Kolts and
Lee D. Mathews, proposed that
California Republicans present the
name of Merriam as candidate
for vice president on the Repub-
lican ticket at the 1896 convention
"Those men are good friends OF
NINE" Merriam said. 1T just shows
they would go to war with me If
went to war"
He declined to comment further
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
WOMAN HELD
FOR QU|zz|NC
ON SHOOTING

LONG BEACH, Calf, Aug. 23.
UR-Mrs. Florence Boykin Dow
ling was held today for further HI
vestigation in the Staying Of her
sister, Mrs. Gladys elena Fair.
naval secretary, on recommended
ton of coroner's jury.
Shot through the head, Mrs.
Fairs body was found crouched
over bathtub half-filled with wa
ter in her apartment here Tues
day. Bloodstains indicated she had
been killed In another room and
dragged to the tub.
Mrs. Dowling was brought from
San Francisco where she presented
herself to police Wednesday night.
She told officers she had last
seen Mrs. Fair at $50 p. m. Mon
day Night. A. M. Engle. interur-
ban conductor, identified her as
having ridden on his sar at 6:30 q.
m. Tuesday, three hours before the
body was discovered, however.
Engle said he recalled her be-
cause of limp and her unusual
height. Mrs. Dowling Is almost SIX
feet tall
Evan Fair, husband OF the VIC
tim and San Francisco chef, tes-
titled at the inquest that Mrs.
Dowling frequently carried a -
calibre revolver. the same caltpre
as that of the bullet which killed
MIS-. Fair.
Mrs. Dowling said the weapon
had been lost or stolen several
weeks ago.
An autopsy report asserted that
water was found in Mrs. Fairs
lungs. a circumstance which was
taken TO indicate that her aayer
had held her head under watsr to
make sure that the victim died.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
NATIONS BUSY
PLANN|NCF FOR
COMING BREAK
All Are Ready To Defend Their
Interests If The Italy-Ethiopia
Crisis Boils Over
LITTLE TALK OF PEACE
Gesture By Mussolini In United
Press Interview Sole Friendly
Expression Heard
BY FREDERICK KUH
BY United Press

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
LONDON, Aug. %. - War-like
preparations echoed throughout
Europe today.
News, reports, and rumors of the
Italian Ethiopian crisis dealt al
most entirely with preparations of
nations to defend their interests in
event war in East Africa spreads to
continental Europe.
There was no word at all, for the
moment, of efforts to avert an Ital-
Ethiopian war. The talk was
of troop and ship movements, pen
alties to be imposed on an agrees
sor and the result of those penal
ties.
The sole non-martial note was
sounded here, where the interview
which Benito MusSolini of Italy
gave yesterday to Ed L. Keen, vice
president and general European
manager of the United Press, was
called the first friendly gesture
MuSsolini has made to Britain dur
ing the crisis.
This gesture was Mussolini'S as
Surance that Britain had no need
to fear his encroachment on its
great Nile irrigation project cen
tering in Ethiopian Lake TSana and
its neighboring Nile head waters.
Three British officers and $50
picked Indian army troops en-
barked at Bombay on the steamship
Jehangir for Alden, at the entrance
to the Red Sea, to await orders
there to reinforce the British lega-
ton guard at Adds Ababa.
Fleet Preparing
The British Mediterranean fleet
was provisioning at Malta, the great
base off italian Sicily, for a cruise
which authorities called normal
one.
The imperial defense committee
was reported studying many meas
ures to safeguard Britain's national
and empire interests. These were
expected to envisage particularly
policing of Britain's African and
near Asian sphere such as the
Sundan and Palestine, as well as
Malta.
In the Netherlands and Spain
there were army maneuvers. Spain
was reported to be strengthening
military defenseS of Mediterranean
ports and the Balearic Islands.
In Italy 10000 men of the home
army took positions for maneuvers
Continued on page %
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
SENATE GETS
BATTLE OVER
COTTON LOAN

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a W.P)-
A bitter battle over demands for a
II cent cotton loan opened on the
floor of the senate today when
Sen. James F. Byrnes (Dem.) South
Carolina, sought to suspend the
rules so he could offer a II cent
loan amendment to an appropria-
ton bill.
The controversy arose out of dis
satisfaction of certain southern
senators with the recently announc-
ed AAA cotton loan of nine cents,
with a guarantee that farmers
would get IL cents a pound on
Bankhead allotments. Byrnes de-
manded flat II cent loan.
He first moved his amendment
directing the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make loans of IL
cents on cotton in approved ware
houses and directing the RFC to
furnish necessary funds.
Sen. Frederick Hale Rep0
Maine, protested the amendment
was out Of order. Byrnes then
moved to suspend the rules.
In response to a question from
Majority Leader Joseph T. Robin
son, Byrnes said that cotton grow
ers were not necessarily guaranteed
a price of IL cents for their cotton.
Twelve cents is fixed as the
price," Byrnes said. Then the
average price of all cotton sold be-
tween September l and January l
will be determined on January l..
If the average of all sales on the
spot market should be II cents
then the cotton grower who sells
for nine cents will not receive three
cents, the difference between nine
and IL, but only one cent per
pound, the difference between IL
and IL.
IF the average price is liz cents,
the grower will not receive three
cents but only one-half of one
cent"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
JASPER TRAVERS HURT IN ACCIDENT
Pioneer Ell Centre Builder Victim Of Slippery Pave
ment At Pine Valley

Jasper TraverS, 65, we'll known
pioneer contractor in the valley,
Mrs. William Wythe and her five
year-old daughter, Darlene, are in
Mercy hospital, San Diego in SER
ious condition as the result of an
automobile accident which occur
red late yesterday afternoon a mile
west of Pine Valley, according to
information received here this
morning.
OF the three, Mrs. Wythe and
her daughter are the most severely
injured as they are suffering from
conclusions of the brain, severe
body decorations, and possible skull
fractures, Travers received several
broken ribs, decorations of the face
and internal injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
Jacobs-Fabyan
Team Captures
Tennis Doubles

LONGWOOD CRICKET CLUB,
CHESTNUT HILL. Mass, Aug. 25
W.R-Helen Jacobs of California
and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of
Boston, successfully defended their
national tennis doubles champion
ship today with a GA, GO, victory
over Carolin Babcock of Los Ange-
les and Mrs. Dorothy Andrus of
Stamford, Conn.
The veteran Davis cup team Of
Wilmer Allison of Texas and john
ny Van Ryn of Philadelphia, gain
ed the final round of the mems
doubles with a 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, Ga, 6-3,
victory over Wilmer Hines of Col
umbia, S. c., and Henry Culley of
Santa Barbara, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
Man Who Helped
Convict Mooney
Asks His Liberty

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. W.P)-
Aged John Macdonald, who con-
fessed he committed perjury to
help send Tom Mooney and War
rem K. Billings to the penitentiary
for San Francisco's Preparedness
day bombing 18 years ago, petit
toned members of congress today
to help him free the pair.
He came here from Baltimore's
poor ward, where he received treat
ment for paralysis of one leg, to
seek a hearing from President
Roosevelt on the case. He was aid
ed by several representatives and
senators. 81
Macdonald, now 60, made the
trip on funds furnished by the
Mooney defense league.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
CONGRESS TO QUIT TONIGHT

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. W.D
Congress battled to crush OBJ
stacles in the path to adjourn
ment today, with hopes of quit
ting late tonight or early Sunday
morning.
House members whooped and
yelled as they iammed through
resolution calling for adjourn
ment by midnight. The slow pro-
gress in the senate, however, in
dicated it would be early morn
ing when congress finally closes
up shop and goes home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24

The accident happened, according
to witnesses, when Travers' auto
mobile skidded on the wet pave
ment, failed to make a level turn
in the highway and turned over
twice. The car was demolished
Travers whose family is spending
the summer at Pine Valley was
taking Mrs. Wythe and her daugh-
ter to San Diego at the time the
accident happened. Her husband
Is employed in the Brawley office
of the irrigation district.
Following the accident the in
Jured were first taken to a nearby
CCC camp and thence to the hos
pital in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
Man DrotUned In
San Joaquin RiUer

NORTHFORK, Calf, Aug. "a
U.P)-Forest rangers today began
an arduous eight mile hike over a
narrow mountain trail with the
body of Kenna E. Slater, MADEIRA
business man, found drowned in
the swift waters of the upper San
Joaquin river.
Missing "a hours, Slater's body
was located yesterday by Herrick
Brown, a mountain fire guard, al
most a mile down the river from
the point where Brown found Slat-
er's fishing reel.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
BY WILL ROGERS

Editors Note: The following
article probably is the last writ
ten work of Will Rogers. It was
sent by air mail from Juneau,
Alaska, on August 10, and re-
ceived after his death. Readers
will note the significance of the
last two words, lets CO."
Well, all I know is just what I
hear when I talk to somebody, and
as I generally do all the talking,
why I cont hear much, but I start
ed out on this trip with the idea
that I was going to do some listen
ing.
AS I told you in a daily dispatch
awhile back, Rex Beach hit Juneau
just before we took off. Rex seemed
to know everybody there, and all
over Alaska. That Spoilers" I eX-
pect is one of the finest novels ever
written about this or any country.
He haSent been up here in years.
He has always maintained some
some mining claims up around
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
No Inquest Into
Works Suicide

LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a. W.D =
Police today said dependency over
ill health apparently had caused
Robert v. H. Work, 38, son of DR..
Hubert Work, secretary of the in
terror during the Coolidge admin
istrations, TO fire a bullet into his
head.
In view of a suicide note addressed
to his wife, Lucy" an inquest
probably will not be held, authori-
ties said. A pistol lay at Works
side when his body was found in
a hotel room here.
Work recently underwent an op-
Grafton for a stomach ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
GIRL
IN
NORTHERN DIVE

PITTSBURG, Calf, Aug. "a. U.P)
"A pretty, 15-year-old girl, assert
edly abducted from her home in FL
Centro, Calf, two weeks ago, was
rescued from a house of i'll repute
by police here today.
Acting on telegraphic advice from
Ell Centre, Assistant Chief Of Po-
| lice Charles Hamilton. raided the
house and found Thelma Pauline
Farrell, who according to the tele-
gram, was abducted from her home
in Ell Centro.
Carmel Malone and Gene Tuck
er, alleged operators of the house,
were taken into custody.
The girl was taken to the county
Jail at Martinez, where she denied
she was the Farrell girl. She claim
ed her name was Peggy Davis, that
she was born on April 5, 1914, in
San Diego, making her q years
old.
According to Hamilton, Sheriff
Ware received the information of
the Farrell girls whereabouts, from
Salt Lake City police, who have
taken into custody two men, who
allegedly admitted the kidnapping.
The girl, when questioned by Sher-
iff John Miller in the Martinez
Jail, said Il have boy friend, Jim,
in Salt Lake"
Police here and in Martinez were
awaiting additional information
from Sheriff Ware who is expect
ed to arrive here tomorrow morn
ing from Ell Centro.
The police department, advised
Of the above dispatch by The Press,
identified the girl as resident OF
Ell Centre who has lived here for
the past two years, being supported
by her sister who works in San
Diego.
Recently the sister had quarrel
with her boy friend" who disap-
peared, taking her car with him.
The San Diego woman came to Ell
Centro to visit the local girl and
was informed that the latter had
received a telegram telling her to
come to San Francisco, and bus
ticket was mailed to her for that
purpose. The San Diego WomanS
name was signed to the telegram,
but she told police she had not sent
it and had been in San Diego all
the time. She asked the aid Of po-
lice in finding the younger girl and
this led to her discovery in Pitts
burg.
The "boy friend" in the opinion
of local police, was the sender of
the telegram and is believed to be
one of the men under arrest in Salt
Lake City.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
TENNIS STAR SHAKEN

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Aug. "a.
U.P)-Fred Perry, world amateur
tennis champion, and Arthur E.
Woods, executive secretary of the
Eastern Lawn Tennis association,
were shaken today in an automobile
accident neAr here. Neither was
injured. Their car was rammed
from the rear.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-24
DYKES SIGNS AGAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. "a. W.P)-Jimmy
Dykes, manager of the Chicago
White Sox, today signed a contract
to direct the team again in 1886.