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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14

Fire which originated in a defect
i've stove completely destroyed the
two buildings of the Silsbee school
plant at O'Clock this morning,
The high wind which was blowing
at the time made it impossible to
curb the flames.
There were no pupils or teachers
in the main building at the time
and, according to information OBJ
tanned at the office of the county
school superintendent, the janitor
had built a fire in the stove pre-
paratory to the opening of classes.
He left the room for few moments
and it was during that time that the
blaze started.
Future plans for either rebuild
ing or for using a vacant dwelling
near by which could be made into a
building are alternatives which the
board of trustees for the school dis
cussed this morning with C. B. Col
Inns, county superintendent. The de-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Trio Arrested For
Burglary At Yuma

Three men whose names were
not reported here, were arrested by
Southern Pacific special officers at
inland yesterday. They were taken
from a blind baggage at the sta
ton and when searched had ap-
proximately $40 in nickelS, large
number of assorted cigarettes and
candy bars in their possession, ac-
cording to a report filed at the
sheriff s office.
The Yuma Sheriff'S office was
contacted and it was learned that
a robbery had occurred in that city
Tuesday night during which $40 in
nickels and a large quantity of Gig
arettes and candy bars were stolen
from a Yuma store. The men are
being held in inland for Yuma Off
GERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Cutten's Grain
License Revoked

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. UP) =
Arthur w. Cutten'S spectacular
grain trading career was halted by
government order today.
The grain futures commission in
structed all contract markets to re-
fuse Cutten's trading privileges for
two years beginning March /.
Cutten was charged with violating
the grain futures act by concealing
operations in an attempt to man
ipulate prices.
The order followed a meeting of
the commission Tuesday at which
it reviewed the evidence presented
at hearings here and in Chicago .
The commission consists of At
torney General Homer S. Cum
mings, Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace and Secretary of
Commerce Daniel c. Roper.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
TUo Valentines
Arriue In City

Girls sneaked two over on the boys
today, being on the job and recog-
nizing Valentine day as a good date
en- which to be born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Sears, 429 Wen
sley avenue, received a valentine
weighing 81 pounds at their home
early this morning. The weight be-
ing more than the average for val
entine did not in the least discon-
cert the happy parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Williams, re-
siding on the Vencill ranch west of
El Centre also received a valentine
tagged Peggy Joy and weighing 5
pounds, 141s ounces.
All inquiries at press time failed
to reveal any chances of the boys
being able to break into the show.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
TROUBLE BREAKS OUT IN LETTUCE STRIKE
4auptmann Depending On Appeal To Avoid Chair
Valley Covered By
Press Special

Cooperative Bargain Days
opened in Ell Centre today,
with interest in them being
stimulated by the special bar
gain edition issued last night
by The Press.
The edition, containing 20
pages, included 34,854 agate
lines of advertising, in addi-
ton to the regular news and
features of The Press.
Over a ton and half of pa
per was used in printing the
edition of $500 copies which
were distributed throughout
Imperial Valley, calling atten-
ton to the bargains offered by
Ell Centre merchants, and
ar0using valley-wide interest
in FL CentrO's stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
REILLY WILL
TAKE CASE To
HIGH COURT
Condemned Man Greatly Shock
ed By Adverse Verdict OF
Jury Returned Last Night
DECISION is SATISFACTORY
Flood OF Congratulatory Mes
sages Descends Upon Flem-
ington From All Over Nation
DECISION is SATISFACTORY
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press staff Correspondent


Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
PENNINGTON, N. j., Feb. a.
Bruno Hauptmann wept in his cell
today while his lawyers prepared tC
"appeal to the highest courts in
the land,' to save him from death
IN the electric chair on March Ia
for the murder of the Lindbergh
baby.
In his closing argument Attorney
General David T. Wilentz had told
the four women and eight men jur-
ors that the enigmatic Hauptmann
would "thaw out' when he heard
the throwing of the switch in the
execution chamber at Trenton.
Wilentz overestimated the temper
of the former German machine
gunner S nerves. He began "thaW-
ing out" soon after the jury re-
turned it's verdict of guilty at 10:44
last night, and today his spirit
seemed to have been broken COM
pletely.
He tainted Immediately after be-
ing returned to his cell from hear
ing his death sentence, but was re-
Vived quickly.
C. Lloyd Fisher, local member of
the defense staff, said he would visit
Hauptmann later in the day to dis
cuss plans for an appeal on the
grounds that the verdict was con-
trary to the evidence. Fisher and
other defense counsel said the rec
ord of the six weeks trial was re-
plete with errors.
However contrary the verdict
may have seemed to the defense, 1t
was eminently satisfactory to Haupt-
mann's prosecutors. And the AM
erican public s approval was re-
Elected in the hundreds of congrat-
uatory kilograms which showered
down today upon the jurors.
Defense To Fight
The defense would not concede
the verdict solved the mystery of
the kidnapping and murder of Col
Charles A. Lindbergh's infant son.
The prosecutors insisted it proved
conclusively that Hauptmann alone
committed the crime which shocked
the world on the night of March l,
1882.
Hauptmann win be taken secret
ly to Trenton Friday to await exc
cution. But it is unlikely that he
will be put 10 death on the day set
since the filing and hearing of any
appeals his lawyers may prepare
will cause automatic postponement
of the electrocution today.
The jury which found Hauptmann
guilty was out IL hours and 20 min
utes and took five ballots. On the
first vote the jurors agreed unani-
mously that he was guilty. -Four ad-
ditional polls were necessary before
they could agree that he should be
sentenced to death.
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
HAUPTMANNS MOTHER BITTER AT
VERDICT, CLAIMS SON INNOCENT

bulletin board as if she could not
realize the truth.
Their her head bowed slowly, as if
she were praying, and tears began
yelling down her wrinkled cheeks.
Townspeople stood in silent en-
parraSSment.
Frau Hauptmann turned away
and started slowly down the hill
toward her home, her body seeming
almost broken.
Comments Bitterly
A United Press correspondent
overlook her and told her that the
defense had appealed to higher
courts. Half impatient, she turned
and exclaimed:
"Ach! We are only poor louts.
They can do what they want with
US. Lindbergh is rich. Against all
that, my son cannot do. anything,
even if he were a hundred times in
nocent.
Up to the moment she heard Of
her sons condemnation, Frau
Hauptmann was inSistent on his in
nocence and hopeful. She said last
night
1T is true that Richard gave me
a lot of trouble. But will never be-
lieve he is a murderer. I believe he
is innocent. I believe his innocence
will soon be proved to the world"
Her house today was a center of
interest in the Hillside Saxon town.
Neighbors pretended to be indif-
ferent as they passed by and gath
cred in groups at two or three near
by shops to discuss the verdict in
low tones, as if they were afraid
Frau Hauptmann might overhear
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Medical Care Group
To Hold Meeting

Second meeting of the farm bu-
reau committee ON the study of me-
dical care and disqualification is
called for Saturday, February 16, at
1:30 p. m. in the farm bureau Of
flee at the court house.
Important matters are under con-
sideration and Mrs. Alex McRae,
chairman, requests that all men,
bers of the committee be present.
Last Saturdays meeting was un-
successful due to the fact that the
muddy roads kept many away from
the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
VIOLENCE At
HEbER SHEDS
THIS MORNING
Numerous Complaints Made To
Authorities OF Annoyances
Caused By Strikers
SHERIFF AND POLICE READY
Ware Declares Law Will Be Up
held And Additional Deputie,
Are Sworn In

Twenty-six striking lettuce shed
workers were arrested in Heber this
morning by deputies from the sher-s
ifs office and are held at the
county Jail for investigation. 1t
was said at the jail that charges Of
disturbing the peace might be
brought against those arrested.
Cause of the arrest was the ov-.
erturning of a truck loaded with
lettuce at the Sunset Farms shed
and an attempt to treat a second
truckload of lettuce in similar fash
ion. Sheriff s deputies and patrol
men from the state highway patrol
were stationed in Heber this morn
ing to prevent any disturbances on
the part of strikers.
The overturning of the first
truck happened before officers could
take action to prevent 1t. When the
strikers attempted to interfere with
second truck, however. the dep
uties swooped down upon them and
made the arrests. 1t was further
said that some stones were thrown
by the strikers during the outbreak.
No disturbances or acts of vio-
lence were reported to Sheriff Ware
from other parts of the county this
morning.
In El Centro this morning no
trouble was reported to oplice
headquarters. Police, special depu-
ties and traffic officers were on
hand ready for call and a continual
patrol was made in the vicinity Of
| the packing sheds to quell any dis
turbance which might arise.
Both Sterling Oswalt, local police
chief and Robert Ware, sheriff.
said this morning that everything
appeared peaceful and under con-
troll. However, no chances are be-
ing taken by peace officers and at
the slightest sign of real trouble
officers will be moved into action.
Nearly so special deputies have been
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
A|RSH|PS GET
SUPPORT FROM.
GEN. M|TCHELL
Continued On Page 81

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. W.D -
Proper navigation would prevent
such accidents as the crash of the
dirigible Macon, Brig. Gen. William
B. Mitchell, former army air chief,
said at house patents committee
hearing today.
Mitchell said that it was IAN alb
solute fatal mistake to try to keep
dirigible over the fleet" and that
lighter than air craft should be
handled so that they can keep out
of storm areas. He said that he
understood that the Macon had
been through a squall and it was
possible that its structure had been
weakened"
Mitchell criticized proposed aban-
donment of dirigibles as a sign OF
moral decrepitude" and urged the
building of a large fleet of properly
manned and equipped dirigibles.
He criticized failure Of the navy to
keep highly trained officers in COM
mand of dirigibles, explaining that
they were as difficult to handle as
sailing ships and a thoroughly
trained personnel was necessary.
IF we had so zeppelins properly
manned and equipped we could go
straight to any Asiatic power and
destroy it," he said.
Proposes World Line
Dirigibles, according to Mitchell.
would make ideal airplane carriers,
but are more suitable as an offen-
sive weapon and for scouting pur-
poses.
He proposed that young officers
be assigned to instruction under the
German Zeppelin company and
that the govnrement subsidize the
Goodyear Zeppelin company so that
round-the-world service could be
established in cooperation with the
German firm.
Such a service. he said, would give
practical experience to the naval Of
ficers assigned to master lighter
than-air craft.
Mitchell asserted that stupidity
and nothing else" caused the Akron
disaster and charged that the navy
department was responsible for the
ship leaving Lakehurst while the
squalls enveloped the coast.
The dirigible Los Angeles which
the navy has taken out OF service
still is in sound condition and could
be utilized as one OF the ships In
lound-the- world service, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Court DissolUes
Citrus Exchange

An order for the dissolution OF
the 1. v. citrus exchange was signed
by Judge R. D. McPherrin in super
ior court yesterday. Consent to the
the dissolution of this corporation
was given by "a stockholders and
signed by j. R. Anderson, president
and A. C. Smith, secretary.
Officers of the corporation are di-
rected to take such further action
as is deemed necessary to termin-
ate the business of the corporation
and complete its dissolution, accord
ing to the papers filed at the county
clerks office.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Aegie Club To Meet
At Fair Grounds

In order to see for themselves
the actual amount of space which
they will be allotted at the county
fair, Aggie club council members
will meet at the fair grounds Sat
urday morning instead of at the
court house as originally planned.
In this way the group may work
out more definite plans so that work
on fair entries may proceed as rap
idly as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14

Copyright, 1885, by United Press
KAMENz, Germany, Feb. IA. W.R)
"A small, white haired woman of
&C, Frau Pauline Hauptmann, stood
pricing vegetables before a market
stall today, a market net in her
hand, and heard a passerby say that
her wayward son Bruno Richard
Hauptmann had been sentenced to
death.
She turned quietly away and
walked, through crowds of neigh
bors, to the town newspaper office
block away. There on the bulle-
tin board she read the news for
herself.
For a moment she stood staring
straight ahead, her faded, red-rim-
ed blue eyes fixed unseeingly on the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Pioneer Dies
At HoItuille

James H. Halpin, &c, resident
of the valley for the past 81 years,
died at 6 o clock last evening in the
Holtville hospital, it was learned
here this morning.
Funeral services will be held in
st. Joseph S church, Holtville, at 10
o clock tomorrow morning followed
by interment in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Files Damages For
Automobile Crash

Damages totaling $27,335 for per-
sonal injuries received in an auto
mobile accident are asked in a suit
filed in superior court yesterday by
j. de la Vega, Helen Vasquez and
her mother against John T. Perrin,
ct al. The accident happened in Ell
Centre on January IA, 1885.
Helen Vasquez asks $20,600 for
personal injuries including the loss
of sight in one eye due to the &C
cident while the remainder of the
total amount asked is for injuries to
De la Vega and Mrs. Vasquez, loss
of business, medical treatment and
car repairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Former King Of
Hejaz Is Dead

BAGHDAD, Itak, Feb. IA. W,D -
Former King Ali of the Hejaz died
today after heart stroke.
Ali was SO. He lost his throne in
1925 to Ibn Saud. the Mohamme-
dan fundamentalist leader who con-
quered the country with his Waha-
bi tribesmen. Ibn Saud has COM
bined his realm as the kingdom of
Daudi Arabia, embracing the HejaZ,
Nejd and dependencies in one Ara
bian kingdom.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
WEATHER NOT
To BLAME FOR
MACON CRASH
Commander Wiley Says Wind
At Time OF Disaster Caused
I Him No Concern
BY RONALD WAGNER

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. WH
Weather conditions of Point Sur
had nothing to do with the deStruc-
tion of the naval dirigible Macon,
1t. Commander Herbert v. Wiley
told naval court of inquiry today
aboard the battleship Tennessee.
THE weather gave me no con-
Germ" 1t. Com. Wiley told the in
quiry board at the opening session.
I'VE ran into two squalls during
the day and there was some wind,
but the ship had gone through that
sort of thing many times"
Commander Wiley declared he
had no time when disaster threat
ened to determine the cause, but
said he subsequently talked with
men in the part of the ship where
the trouble started, and got their
views on the subject. The court in
dicated it would question these men
later.
The commander described the
calm manner in which the crew
abandoned ship. Although the Ma
con was falling at a speed of 300
feet per minute, Commander Wiley
said there was no sign of undue
alarm or haste among its crew.
Praises Men
I'VE shipped a lot of water and
couldn't row with our paddles" he
declared. I'VE kept flares going and
stayed closer together. At one time
had five boats tied together, but
the chain was broken when two OF
them left to pick up men still in the
water"
He praised discipline of the Of
ficerS and men highly.
st have seen men Under emer-
gency before" he testified, land ex-
pected some one to become panicky,
but there was no evidence of fright.
Every man deserves commentator" "
Commander Wiley was the only
witness at the morning hearing. He
did not complete his testimony be-
fore a recess was called for lunch
con.
The court will reconvene aboard
the Tennessee in San Francisco bay
for an afternoon session. Later the
members may shift to Sunyvale, 40
miles south of here, where the 81
survivors of the 83 crew members
of the Macon will be available for
questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
MANY PAY AUTO TAXES

County collector assessors office
was crowded this morning with
people taking advantage of their
last opportunity to pay the personal
property tax on automobiles so as
to obtain licenses, today being the
final day for securing licenses.
Taxes may be paid up TO and un-
til March states Dan West, assess
or-collector.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Sheriff To Haze
.Sub-Machine Gun

After a demonstration before
Sheriff Ware and other county Of
ficials yesterday an order was placed
for a Thompson sub-machine gun
for use by the sheriff IS office. When
received within the next few days
it will be the only instrument of its
kind in the valley.
The gun which uses AS calibre
bullet can discharge these missiles
at the rate of 10 per second.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
Legislators To
Address LauDyers

Pending legislation will be dis
cussed by Senator Ben Hulse and
Assemblyman Clarence Walker at
the monthly meeting of the Imper-
ial County Bar association to be
held tomorrow noon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
All members of the association
are urged to attend as much legis-
lation of interest to attorneys will
be touched upon during the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA. - A
naval board of inquiry headed by
Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, fleet
commander, convened aboard the
U. S. S. Tennessee in San Francis
co harbor today to investigate the
wreck of the navy dirigible Macon
off rocky Point Sur late Tuesday.
Shortly before the inquiry began,
Rear Admiral Thomas j. Sem, 18th
naval district commandant, an
nounced the session would be open
to the press.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-14
mMn1@aNAa @Naa
SA SAYS;

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. 13. (Spe-
ciaD-I wrote a little gag from
New York the other day about
them not being able to get any
snow shovelers on account of ev-
erybody on relief. Well, I got a
lot of letters explaining it. They
say that If you are on relief and
accept any work, (even a day or
500 that it knocks you off the re-
lief rolls and you can't get back
on. So all I know is just what I
read in the letters.
We been unlucky with our dir
igibles, but what makes it look so
bad is We only have one at
time, and when we lose that it
makes us look 100 per cent in
efficient. Maybe if we didn It have
but one airplane at a time, we
might lose that, too. They did
a good job landing it, and the
navy of rescuing the men.
Yours.
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Troop | Scouts.
Enjoying Cabin

q a
With most of the real hard
work completed the Boy Scots q
Troop One are enjoying their
work on their Headquarters
Cabin on Hillside Camp. Last SAL
urday a small group of boys UNI
der the direction of David T.
Mashburn worked on their cabik
and now are ready to begin
building. The boys who went said
that they are just now beginning
to enjoy building the cabin. Next
Saturday unless further announe-
ment is made, the Scouts Of
Troop One will again 90: to: Hin
side Camp and try to get b good
start on the "goihg up'' Of the
cabin.
Oliver Brownlee, who was re-
Gently appointed Scoutmaster Of
this troop is proving very pDpu.
lar with the boys and IS Making
an able leader. He has SOME
great plans for the troop and ID
urging the cooperation Of every
Scout and every parent. =
1t is now time for Scouts to re-
register and each boy who has
not re-registered is asked to
bring his so cents next Friday to
Scout meeting. 80 >
Bill Lampley, Scribe. y
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there" said Jean. He looked at
her soberly, and when he grim
ned, at last, there was something
wistful IN his eyes. yeah, l guess
maybe | do" he said. Reckon
will, too, some day
They left the river and came
out in broad pasture lot. Be-
yond the level expanse of grass
they could see the roof of the
riding academy barn rising above
a clump of trees.
Another race?' said Sandy
abruptly. Jean answered by lean
ing forward and squirting her
mount forward. Again they went
drumming across the springy
earth, and again wild sense OF
physical exhilaration and mental
well-being took possession of the
girl, so that she found herself
laughing aloud, for no especial
reason, when she finally refined
in her horse at the far end of the
meadow.
| Sandy came up beside her and
pulled his horse to a halt. Then
suddenly he leaned over, slipped
his arm about her shoulders, and
kissed her on the mouth.
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at is, said Sandy.

They came out of the woods
into an unpaved country road. 1t
led them in a gently undulating
course past the woodland, along
the edge of a prosperous-looking
farm and around a bend to an
ancient wooden bridge over a
small river. They let the horses
have their heads, and the animals
turned off along a little path and
went down to the waters edge
to drink. Sandy looked upstream.
Look" he said. "The ground
comes shelving down to the wa
ter, like, for a couple of miles up
there. We can ride up that way
and come out right near the
stables. Okay7"
She nodded, and they started
up the river, the horses stepping
slowly along the flat stretch o.
sand and gravel. Jean threw hel
head back and looked up. Tree
fringed the river, framing a STRIP
of clear blue sky. Their leave
rustled gently in the wind. "Pn
glad | came" Jean thought.
They talked lazily as they rode
Sandy seemed a strange combina
ton of frankness and reticence
He spoke of life on the western
plains, of going hunting in
Usage hills, of nights under tn
stars in far-off camps; but J
seemed to be reluctant to sa,
much about the present, or abou
his reasons for leaving that ope
western country.
"You must want to get bac