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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
osing S9,5oo,OOo in federal money.
Kelly Cites Road Funds

losing S9,500,000 in federal money.
Kelly Cites Road Funds
Earl Lee Kelly, director of pub
lie works, told the committee the
state would have $28,215,0 for BIZ
ennial highway purposes if it were
not for deductions which appear
certain. Approval of a bill to give
cities one-half instead of one
fourth cent of the gas tax will trim
the available amount to $22, ,403 900.
In addition, S5,888,000 may be con-
scripted for schols next month,
leaving $16,515,OO in the highway
fund. If bond interest payments
were paid out of that fund, only
$8,419,000 would remain to handle
the entire state highway system
during the next two years.
This amount, Kelly said, would
be insufficient to match federal
funds, and the state therefore
could expect to lose $9,500,000 which
it now hopes to receive from the
federal government.
Senator Walter H. Duval, chair
man of the steering committee,
presented new budget and financial
estimates today to indicate that
only $68,000,000, instead of $95,000,-
900, as previously believed, will be
needed to balance the 1935-37 bud
get.
He deducted from the original
estimate 100000 in under-esti-
mated revenues from the sales,
franchise, insurance, inheritance
and beer taxes; $2,0O0,0Oo in added
liquor license fees, and $4,000,O0O
which he said could be saved by
reducing allowances for hospital i'm
provementS and the emergency
fund.
The committee said it hoped tc
formulate a general taxation pro-
gram this week for submission to
both houses of the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
CHAMBER GETS
SUPPORT FOR
LOW HAY RATE

The chamber OF commerce has
received pledges of support from
A. A. Brock, California state di-
rector of agriculture, George Burn
ham, congressman from this district,
and G.. B. McGinty, secretary of
the interstate commerce commits
sion, in connection with the cham
ber's appeal for the continuation of
the reduced emergency freight rate
on hay moving from Imperial VAL
ley to the drought stricken areas
of the middle west and Texas.
Brock wrote at the chamber s re-
quest to Henry A. Wallace, secre-
tary Of agriculture, asking him to
initiate a request for the extension
of the reduced rate on hay, and to
include in this instance barley,
milo maize and alfalfa meal, all of
which are produced in Imperial
Valley.
This years production will be
greater than last. and it is neceS-
sary that Imperial Valley finds ad-
ditional outlets for this grain.
Congressman Burnham states in
a communication addressed to the
chamber Of commerce, that he has
taken the chamber IS petition up di-
rectly with the secretary of agricul-
ture and the interstate commerce
commission and expects to do ev-
erything possible to have the rate
reestablished and republiShed.
Secretary McGinty of the inter-
state commerce commission, in ad-
dressing the El Centre chamber,
stated, 1.-The commission has been
cooperating to the best of its abil-
ity with the department of agricul-
ture and the carriers in the mat
ter of emergency reduced rates, and
expects to continue such cooper
ation.'
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH Deb
NOW CLEARED

wednesday, May 10, will be red
letter" day in the history Of the
First Presbyterian church, WI
will be marked by a special program
featuring the burning of the church
mortgage on which the final pay
ment has recently been made.
When the church was erected in
1917 the Presbyterian board OF ma
tional missions loaned the congre-
cation $500 to be repaid in annual
installmentS.
The Women's Guild OF the church
assumed this Indebtedness and
faithfully met the payments as they
fell due, making the last remit
tance a few weeks ago. This leaves
the real estate belonging to the con-
gregation free of encumbrance.
In observing the happy occasion
the church will hold jubilation
meeting beginning with dinner at
$50 and followed by an appropriate
program, the high spot of which will
be the burning of the mortgage,
and the evening will end with a
social hour.
Rev. I. T. Raab, pastor of the
church, invites all members of the
congregation and friends of the
church to attend the program and
join in the jubilation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
PATMAN BONUS MEASURE PASSED BY SENATE
Wrecked Planes Log Shows Radio Gave Trouble
Speed In
Trial OF Allen

States witnesses against Leroy
Allen, Negro, charged with the
shooting of Frank Miller, another
Negro on March 81, completed their
testimony shortly before noon to-
day and the defense then began
questioning of witnesses for Allen.
In all probability this evidence
will be completed by late this af-
ternoon and then the arguments
by counsel will start.
A motion made by Don Bitler,
attorney for Allen, that the court
dismiss the information and in
struct the jury to bring in verdict
of acquittal was denied by Judge
Thompson and the trial then con-
tinued with the introduction of
witnesses for the defense.
The trial began yesterday morn
ing in Judge Vaughn Thompson s
department. of superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Reprieve For
Kidnaper Who
Faces GoLLoUs

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May T..
U.P)-Gov. Guy B. Park today
granted Walter MCGEE, condemned
to die for kidnapping Miss Mary
McElroy, a stay of execution until
May 81.
MCGEE was scheduled to hang in
the Jackson county court house at
Kansas City Friday.
Governor Park granted the stay
when informed by reporters that
division No 2, of the state supreme
court, had denied a motion to
transfer the case to the court Ell
banc.
Governor Park said his action in
granting the 21-day reprieve was
that he might have more time to
study the case in detail.
Miss McElroy and her father. H.
F.. McElroy, city manager of Kan
sas City, have requested that he
commute the sentence to life i'm
prisonment.
Similar pleas have been made by
Miss Lille Knight, attorney for
MCGEE, and MeGee relatives.
The force of the McElroy S ap-
peal is expected to carry sufficient
weight to result, ultimately, in Nc
Gee escaping the gallows and join
ing his brother, George MCGEE and
Clarence Click, other members of
the kidnap band, in the state prison
here.
George MCGEE is serving a life
sentence and Click eight years for
their part in the abduction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
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Q tsss. hehaaght Syndicate. la
HIRAM RAPS
PROPOSAL To
JOIN LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, May 7 U.p)- A
brief furry over the league of ma
Sons was caused in the senate to-
(day by introduction of a resolution
for American membership in the
league.
The resolution was introduced by
Sen. James Pope, Dem), Idaho,
and brought quick response from
Sen. Hiram johnson, (Rep), Cali
fornia, foe of the league.
"I'll tell you how we can keep out
of war;" johnson said. I'VE can
keep out of war by minding our own
business and precluding the posi-
bility of being propagandized into
Europe"
Il am thoroughly convinced that
in this way, and in this way alone,
can we enter the road to perma-
nent and enduring peace" Pope said
in introducing his resolution.
The resolution would authorize
the President tc notify the league
that the United States would ac-
cept league of nations membership
with two provisions:
l. That the Paris anti-war pact
would be recognized as a guiding
principle of the covenant.
2. That the United States should
be specifically exempted from any
action involving use of armed forces
in prevention of war, and that only
the United States government
should determine what action this
country should take under such
circumstances.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
SURE To BE
GIVEN VE To
BY PRESIDENT
Bill Provides For Immediate
Payment With Over Two
Billion Greenback Issue
VOTE REPORTED SIS TO 50
Administration Leaders Hopeful
Senate Will Reverse Action
By Sustaining Veto
VOTE REPORTED S. TO 80

WASHINGTON, May Z. U4 -
The senate today, in the face OF
certain veto, passed the Patman
bill to pay off the soldier bonus
Immediately with a $2,200,00 900
issue of 'greenbacks.
The bill now goes to the White
House. President Roosevelt has let
it be known he will veto the mea-
sure.
The senate vote on passage was
SIS to 33.
The house passed the inflation-
airy bill by an overwhelming vote
earlier in the session.
Administrator leaders said they
believed the senate would sustain
the veto which President Roosevelt
has promised to give the Patman
measure.
Passage of the bill came after a
series of preliminary votes by
which the senate showed its pre-
ference for the Patman bill over
both the Harrison administration"
compromise plan and the Ameri-
can Legion bill sponsored first by
Rep. Fred Vinson, Dem) Ken
lucky.
The compromise plan of Sen. Pat
Harrison Oem), Mississippi. was
brought forward as basis Of sem
ate action. 1t would have cost
about 81 ,100,0 100000 and would have
scaled down the amount to be paid
veterans.
In the first vote of the day, the
senate by Sd to 30 substituted for
this bill the Vinson plan, calling
for an appropriation of $2,263 ,545,-
900 to pay the bonus but specifying
no means of raising the money.
The Patman bill, providing for
issuance of $4,000, 100000 of United
States notes-currency secured on
ly by the faith and credit Of the
governmental turn was substi-
tuted for the Vinson bill. The vote
on this action was SO to 35.
Has Ten Days To Act
Then after brief discussion came
the roll call on passage which sent
the bill to the White House. The
President will have 10 days to write
the expected veto.
The vote on final passage, SIS to
33 was four short of two-thirds
maj jority.
If the same vote occurred when
the senate was voting to override
a veto, the veto would be sustained.
Z Strategy of administration lead
ers was to support the Patman bill
in preference to the Vinson bill in
the belief that it would be more
difficult to override presidential
veto of an initiation bill.
Senate leaders were cheerful over
the result. They felt certain OF
their power to sustain presiden-
tial veto of the Patman measure,
despite the vigorous aid which Sen.
William Gibbs McAdoo Dem).
California, gave to the inflation-
lists by supporting the bill.
The votes were taken before
crowded senate galleries and In the
presence of many congressman who
came over from the house. :
Representatives of the American
Legion, who had held front row
seats in a reserved gallery, left af-
ter the Vinson bill, which they were
supporting, was rejected.
McAdoo withdrew his sinking
fund amendment when point OF
order was raised against 1t on the
ground that it would require a tax
and therefore came in the category
of a revenue bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Engineering Expert
Visiting In Valley

J. P. Fairbanks, extension special
ist in agricultural engineering, is in
the valley for several days, and will
be kept busy by the extension Office
in a number of activities.
Some of the activities planned for
him are visits to ranches to study
domestic water supplies, visits to
citrus groves to inspect tillage equip
ment, ana inspection uf flax har-
vesting equipment provided it is
underway while he is in the valley.
Fairbanks is also to speak at a
number of farm center and home
department meetings beginning with
spruce- e-Westmorland home depart
ment tomorrow afternoon III the
Methodist church, Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Mrs. Burke Found
Dead By Husband

Mrs. Virginia Burke, 25, wife OF
Wayne Burke, office manager OF the
local Montgomery Ward store was
found dead in her home, 1875 Com
mercial street this morning. A re-
port made to police by Burke states
that he had left for work this morn
ing as usual and when he returned
home about II o'clock found his wife
lying dead on the floor. Heart
disease is thought to have been the
cause of death, the report states.
Burke had recently been trans
ferred to the Ward store in San
Diego and was making preparations
to leave here for his new position.
The body was removed to the
Lemons funeral parlors with funeral
announcements to be made later.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Boxer Arrested On
Battery Charge

In police court this morning the
case of Eugenio Quitlves. 28. facing
a battery charge, was continued
until tomorrow morning for further
action. Quitiyes, known also al
young David well-known local
Filipino boxer. was released under
bail of $50 10 await further action
by the court.
Tom Mccoy. charged with ysg-
rancy, drew 30 day jail sentences
suspended on condition that ne
leave town today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Defer Hearing On
Injunction Case

Hearing on the Nev-Cal-irriga-
ton district injunction suit which
was scheduled to have been held
today before Judge Hollzer in fed
eral court was continued until May
IA, it was stated at district head
quarters this morning. Reason for
the postponement was that one of
the attorneys of the state irrigation
districts association, interested in
the action, was unable to be present
at the hearing today.
The Nev-Cal company has asked
an injunction against the district
&c prevent the latter from proceed
ing with its contemplated program
gor the development and distribu-
ton of power from the all-American
canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Cotton Committee
Meets Officials

The farm bureau cotton commit
tee met with four of the five men,
bers of the state board of review to
discuss with them the valley al
lotment of tax free certificates,
hoping to obtain an allotment in
accordance with the history of pro-
duction.
After talking with the commit
tee the board members assured the
local group that it would be i'm
possible under the existing act of
congress and ruling of the AAA
administration for the state board
to issue tax free certificates to
new cotton growers in Imperial
Valley regardless of the local con-
ditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
SEEK CHANGE in DATE AT FAIR
Want Imperial Valley Day At San Diego
Exposition Earlier

Harry Woodbury. appeared before
the board of supervisors yesterday
afternoon with a suggestion that
the date of Imperial Valley day at
the San Diego exposition be changed
This met with the approval of the
board and B. A. Harrigan as secre-
tary of the county board of trade
was instructed to confer with fair
officials relative to that matter.
Reasons offered by Woodbury. for
the change were that July 27, the
day originally set for the Imperial
Day was rather late in the season
and at that time a large number of
people had UT the valley for the
summer. Schools are all closed by
that time and the children away on
vacation and also that it would be
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Rasco Ordered
Held For Trial

Earl Rasco. charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
death of Mat zandbergen in an au-
tomobile accident near WeStmor-
land two weeks ago, was ordered
held to answer for trial in the su-
perior court at the conclusion OF q
preliminary hearing in Westmor-
land this morning.
The hearing opened yesterday
and was continued over until this
morning when evidence in the case
was not completed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
,FUNCT|ONED
IMPROPERLY
DURING TRIP
Equipment Also Defective On
Last West-Bound Flight Of
"Sky Chief"
DEATH LIST REACHES FIVE
Sister-In-Law OF Local Resident
Dies During Night In Missouri
Hospital

MACON, Mo-. May 7. U.P)-The
log of the demolished "Sky Chief, !"
luxury night airliner of Transcon-
tinental Western Air, Inc, revealed
today that its radio equipment
functioned improperly almost from
the time it left Los Angeles until
1t crashed in a pasture near here
Five persons, including Senator
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico,
perished in the accident. The fifth
death, that of Mrs. William Kaplan,
of Los Angeles, wife of a Hollywood
film company official, occurred ear
ly today
The log of the $4,000 airliner
was introduced in testimony at to-
days session of the inquest. A
witness, Everett Wiggans, a grocer
at Barn .'ville, said he talked with
one of the passengers, c. E. Drew,
of Hollywood who told him:
These damned radios - you
can't depend on them.
The log related trouble with the
radio throughout the trip which
started Sunday night at Los An
geles and ended in fog at $3.50 a.
m. yesterday on the c. o. Bledsoe
farm, near Atlanta, Mo.
Under The heading "Los Angeles
to Albuquerque Leg was this en-
try:
"Radio will not work on night
frequency.
Under Albuquerque to Kansas
City Leg" were these entries:
"Radio tranSmitter out. Two
way receiver very weak. Starter
button sticks in. Right engine
requires two inches more manifold
pressure.
The log also revealed trouble had
been experienced with the radio on
the ships trip to the Pacific coast
Under "Winslow to Los Angeles
Leg" was this notation:
"Radio off,
O. R. Haueter, TWA dispatcher at
Kansas City, testified that al
though the transmitter was out be-
tween Albuquerque and Kansas City
the ship was receiving radio dis
patches. That was checked by re-
questing the pilot to flash his
lights over Amarillo and Wichita.
The plane did this, he said.
MACON, Mo-, May 7. (U.P)-The
toll of dead in the crash of giant
TWA air liner near here was
brought to five today with the
death of Mrs. William Kaplan, wife
of a Hollywood film company rep
resentative.
Mrs. Kaplan died shortly after an
operation in local hospital to re-
lieve pressure on her spinal cord.
The pressure, caused by crushed
vertebrae, had induced complete
paralysis. On the operating table
surgeons discovered that the spinal
cord had been severed.
Meanwhile the condition of Paul
Wing and c. E. (Pab Drew, Para
mount film company employees,
= Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
NEEDY
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ARE STARVING
Unemployed Sta &c March On
Capitol To Force Settlement
OF Relief Crisis

SPRINGFIELD, H., May 7. UD
Illinois unemployed staged hun
ger march on the state capitol to-
day.
They carried with them plan
of their own for settling the states
unprecedented relief crisis, brought
about by a Stalemate between the
Illinois legislature and the Federal
Relief Administration.
State and city police mobilized
reinforcements to keep order dur
ing the demonstration and the gall
leries of the state house of repre-
sentativeS were barred to spectators
because of the possibility of riot
ing.
SPRINGFIELD Ill, May 7. U.P)
Actual starvation was reported in
Is downstate counties today as
armed sentries stood guard outside
the state house, where legislators
met for a new showdown on the
state IS relief crisis.
Heavy patrols of state highway
police were posted about the capi-
tai to maintain order among a band
of hunger marchers, repeatedly en-
route to Springfield.
Many of the marchers were mo-
bilized in the coal mining regions
south Of here where food rations
have been cut off to thousands OF
destitute families, authorities said.
Wilfred S. Reynolds, executive
director of the Illinois Emergency
Relief commission, reported that
men, women and children in the Is
southern counties were going hun
cry as a result of statewide clos
ing of relief depotS.
The closing followed refusal of
Federal Relief Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins to grant May FERA
funds to the state until the legisla-
ture provides $3,0OO,000 month as
its share of unemployment aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07

too warm for drill teams who are
to participate in the ceremonies for
that day to indulge in many or
lengthy practice sessions. June 20
or 81 was suggested as better time
for Imperial Valley Day and the
board agreed with this suggestion.
The board approved a recon-
mendation made by the county farm
bureau board of directors to the eff
feet that the state legislature should
approve a law providing that any
contract entered into by the irriga-
ton district for the sale of power
should be put to a referendum
through a petition signed by 90 per
cent of the largest number of votes
cast at the preceding general dis
trict election.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
a. M1aNAa
SN SAYS

MONROVIA, May s. (SpeciaD
This is the home of the famous
Santa Anita race track. We are
over here shooting some race
scenes. I can't even pick the
winner in a movie race where
it's fixed.
Just reading of a fund the
government has called the Con
science fund" If you feel that
you have cheated the Gov. you
send the money. 1t now has
$618,000. Now off hand that
sounds like a lot of money, but
it figures out to just one-half
cent apiece. So I imagine we still
got quite a little bit on our mind
that we haven't settled for. Say,
how about the government hav-
ing a conscience fund.-" They
have skinned us many time.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Gomez, Malone and Dickey; Ly-
onS and Sewell.
Boston at Cleveland, postponed,
rait,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07

NATIONAL LEAGUE
All games postponed, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07

Continued On Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-01
Deaths Reported.

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Elmer Elmer E Masrudeg: q; Garfield Hospital.
Harriet W. Day, 63, 21O1 New Hampshire
Helen A. Wilkes. SO. GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Martha Rode. Is. oeofsetown T sf Hospitsi. os tai
William Quash, AZ. Sibley Hospital
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Infant .Winifred McDermott. children's
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John 4 Hanley. 20, Casualty Hospitai.
Gerald orifith. Is: Tuberc1iosis hospital.
Eva Doss; ~ 81. Elizabeth's Hospital,
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Evening star., 1935-12-01
PERSH|NG TO GIVE
'STRATO' MEDALS
Stevens and Anderson Wild
Be Honored December II
by Geographic Society.

Hubbard Gold Medals, the highest
award OF the National Geographic So
ciety for geographic achievement, will
be presented by Gen. John J. Pershing.
trustee of the society, to Capt Al
bert w. Stevens and to Capt. Orvil A.
Anderson, commander and pilot, re-
spectively, Of 1.-The record breaking
stratosphere balloon Explorer IT," at
a special ceremony in Constitution
Hall December IL, according to an
announcement yesterday by DR.. Gil
bert Grosvenor, president Of the So
ciety.
The Hubbard Medals, which have
been awarded to only 10 other noted
explorers and scientists in the Al
years Of the society's existence, are in
recognition of the flight made Noyem-
Der II when the Explorer H." giant
balloon Of the National Geographic So
ciety-Army Air Corps Strstosphere Ex-
pedition, reached an altitude Of 72,-
3e5 feet above sea level, higher than
man has ever scared before.
Following the medal presentations,
Capt. Stevens will describe the expe-
dition's outstanding scientific achieve
ments, and Capt. Anderson will ex-
plain how the worlds largest balloon
was maneuvered from its take-of in
Black Hills, near Rapid City, s. D., to
its landing place near White Lake, S.
D. Capt. Randolph P. williams, ground
officer in charge of preparations for
the flight, also will speak.
Motion pictures and slides will por-
tray every phase Of the flight, includ-
ing the anxious moments at the take
OF, when a downward draft threat
ened to sweep the gondola into the
tree tops, to the perfect landing Of the
balloon in an open field In South Cen
trail South Dakota.
Another feature Of the program will
be the first official presentation Of the
new National Geographic Society
march, composed by Capt. Thomas
Darcy, leader Of the United States
Army Band. which will play the COM
position.