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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
DRY" MEXICO.
ANTICIPATED

MEXICO CITY. Aug. /. up
President Lazaro Cardenas is ready
to carry out his campaign pledge
to make Mexico a prohibition coun-
try. it was disclosed today.
To a meeting of women at Com
anja. in Michaocan state, Cardenas
for the first time since his inaug-
uration referred directly to pro-
hibition. He urged the women to
work against alcohol and added
The federal government is pre-
pared to take steps to compensate
state governments for loss Of taxes
if they will vote dry, and thus we
shall eliminate the legal pretexts
which handicap us in our fight
against vice
Nobody. more than you women,
has a deeper interest in our fight.
Ycu are interested to see your hus-
bands, fathers and sons make good
use of their incomes. Women Of
Mexico will deserve the greatest
credit for the initiation of this
movement
His statement was considered
significant of early action, after his
recent order that all gambling
houses in the country must close.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
JURY DOOMS
YOUNG SLAYER

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. l. (UR)-Ger-
aid Thompson, convicted OF the
murder of auburn-haired Mildred
Hallmark, today considered the
penalty he must pay-death in the
electric chair.
A Jury last night found the 90
year-old mechanic guilty of murder
in the first degree and ordered him
put to death.
The Jury thus thrust aside de-
Tense plea that Thompson was in
sane a victim of tainted heritage
which left him powerless to resist
the impulses of lust,
Women screamed and sobbed at
the same time and men cheered
when the verdict was known.
Thompson received the verdict
without an outward flicker of emo
ton.
After the jury foreman announc-
ed a verdict had been reached,
Sheriff Marcus Olson, anxious to
get his prisoner from the Jail to the
court house without a demonstraz
ticn, detailed a squad Of deputies
to clear a path through the bowling
mob while Thompson was hurried
through a rarely used tunnel.
Judge Joseph E. Daily set August
u as a date for hearing of motions
for a new trial. He did not pro-
nounce sentence, but under Illinois
law the penalty was fixed by the
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Low RATE ON
VALLEY HAY
IS EXTENDED

The El Centre Chamber of Com
meree was advised late last night
by the Southern Paiific company
that following the request of the
chamber. the railroad freight rate
of s150 per ton on hay moving
between Brawley and Norwalk, and
intermediate points, has been ex-
tended for a period Of six months,
which will enable a large number
Of Imperial Valley hay growers to
avail themselves Of the markets in
the Los Angeles milk shed. In a
telegram sent by President Sem
Bacon Of the chamber OF commerce
yesterday to the California railroad
commission. urging republication Of
the $50 per ton rate on carlots OF
hay, Bacon stated, I'm the interest
OF agriculturalistS of Imperial VAL
ley. half of whose total land acre
age is in alfalfa, we beg you extend
tht $50 per ton rate which eX
pireS tonight On baled alfalfa hay
moving from Brawley to Norwalk
and intermediate points until such
time as truck rates are fally regulat-
ed by the commission. The contin-
uance of this rate is very necessary
to the success of hay growing and
lsellng here until trucks are placed
under the full jurisdiction of the
icommiSsion and rates fixed by your
honorable body"
The chamber of commerce" said
Bacon, in commenting upon the re-
publication Of the hay rate. wants
TO and, I think, is constantly on the
/ alert in matters agricultural in I'm
perial Valley. A few months ago,
We waged a vigorous campaign TO
have extended for a longer period,
,Sle emergency hay rates from I'M
perial Valley to drought stricken
areas of the middle west and Texas,
and we were in a large part sue
ceSsful because the interstate COM
mission and the railroads continued
this low rate to 1872 counties in that
area.
We have been contending before
the department Of state that COM
modities grown in Imperial Valley
including flax, alfalfa hay alfalfa
meal, tomatoes, peas, beef and beet
cattle, should not be made the SUBJ
jectS of any reciprocal trade agree
ments with countries which produce
these commodities at less cost than
We can grow them here. These are
examples of the work which the e.
Centro Chamber of Commerce is
called upon continually to do, and
which work. of course, the directors
most eagerly undertake, realizing
that agriculture is the foundation
of business and prosperity in I'm
perial Valley, and that civic and
commercial groups such as the Fl
Centre Chamber of Commerce can
and should assist in every way pos
sible in these agricultural matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Wood and
children returned Tuesday evening
after a months absence spent in
/ Alvarado, Texas.
! Bud Creason returned from trip
( to the Sacramento valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Fallavena
left Wednesday for San Francisco.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hoage and
baby left Wednesday for Turlock
and Modesto.
( Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Boone, daugh-
1 ter, Ruth, and Lee Boone, made a
business trip to San Diego Thurs
day.
Mrs. Carl Fleming, who with her
children Ralph and Earlent, has been
at Banning, has been i'll. Fleming
moved her and the children to Ar
lington Saturday. Ralph is not im-
proving as he should.
Denzel Porter and group of
! friends went deep sea fishing near
Sar. Diego last week returning with
a % pound tuna and several vel
low tail
Earl Mahanay leaves today to
join his family in Los Angeles He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Archie
McInnis and son Claude Earl who
viii visit friends and relatives for
several weeks.
Randolph Robertson and nephew
Freddie spent several days in San
Diego last week.
Mrs. Bass Atkins ana daughter
Patsy left Saturday for San Fran
cisco to visit her mother.
James Adams returned Monday
evening from a months vacation
which was spent at Pontiac, Mich.
Harry Snyder suffered a heart
attack Sunday
William Cecil spent several days
in Banning with Mrs. Cecil last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Payne and
baby left Tuesday morning on a
trip through Oregon and Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vogel spent
the week -end at Jacumba and will
leave again Monday for months
vacation at Fresno and on the
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. BostWick and child
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. James Phil
lips left Saturday for Dinuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curley Reagan left
Monday for Turlock.
Pete Sanchez took his family to
Ensenada, Old Mexico Sunday for
the remaining hot weather.
Mi and Mrs. Ray Barnes. Mrs.
Wilbur Hoage, Miss Jean Reavis,
and Raymond Barnes spent Sunday
at Jacumba
Miss Agnes Westphal accompan-
led Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs and Har-
old Shrader as far as Mesa, Ariz.,
Saturday evening, the rest of the
party going m to Colorado. Miss
Westphal's brother Johnnie is in
the Mesa hospital with conclusion
of the brain suffered in an auto
wreck Tuesday while he and Otis
Daffern were returning from Texas.
Earl Fleming spent the weekend
with his family at Arlington.
Mrs j. P Wagner returned after
week spent with her daughter at
Hemet.
Mrs. A. nj. Wood entertained
Saturday afternoon at her home
with a surprise towel shower hon
oring Mrs. Wilbur Hoage, a recent
bride. Mrs. Hoage received many
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Arckers Nearing
End Of Tourney

Los ANGELES. Aug. l. UP)-
With worlds records tottering,
boWmen went into the last shoot of
the National Archery association
annual tournament here today.
Gilman Keasey of Corvallis, Ore,
set a new record in the double
York round with scores totaling
1886 for the past two days. 1t was
two points above the former mark
set by Ralph Miller. Everett, Wash,
ar StorrS. Conn, last year.
Larry Hughes of Burbank. Calf,
also bettered the old mark with a
score of 1485, Miller being third
with 1912
The mems division will let fly
last arrows of the tournament to-
DAY. Women have already finish
cd shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
u. S. May Protest
To Russia Against
Communist Meet

MOSCOW. Aug. !. UPJ-William
c. Bullitt may protest officially
against the activities of the Com
munist Internationale now holding
a world congress here, it was learn
ed today.
Bullitt is watching closely reports
of the congress, it was learned,
particularly speeches that are made
by American delegates.
It is understood that no action
viii be taken until the congress
has ended, after passing resolutions
and giving "directives' to dele
gates of other countries, including
the United States.
Then on the basis Of official doc
uments, Bullitt will be able to de-
eide whether TO protest.
ANY protest would be made on
the ground that the Communist
Internationale is plotting to over
throw the American political or
social order It would be based on
the Russian-AmeriCan agreement
Of November Is, 1888 in which
Russia promised not TO permit the
formation or residence on its ter
ritory Of any organization or group
aimed at bringing about by force a
change in the political or social
order Of the United States.
Some American quarters here
hold that even speeches by Amer
leans might come under this pro-
mise, as stirring workers to class
warfare.
OF particular interest was a
speech by Samuel Darcy Of the
American delegation predicting a
strike on a vast scale in the United
States by longshoremen when
their agreement with shipowners
expires IN September
Darcy SAID that the Commun-
ist Internatioaale would try TO OBJ
tain world cooperation among sea-
men and longshoremen in a strug-
gle against the bourgeoisie.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
SOVIET PLANS
FUNERAL F OR
SUB VICTIMS

MOSCOW. Aug. / U.P)-Salvage
work started today to raise the
submarine B3 and give heroes fun
erals to the 55 officers and men
who sank with it in a collision in
the Gulf of Finland during sum-
mer naval maneuverS.
News of the sinking was disclosed
only today, though the ship sank
July 25.
The announcement said that as
soon as the ship was raised, its
crew would be given state funer-
al at the Kronstadt base of the
fleet, off which the B3 sank. Pen
sions of 10000 roubles will be
awarded TO families of every victim,
and personal pensions will be given
also in some cases.
In command of Commander Alex
ander Golnoroy, with seven cadets
from Leningrad naval academy
aboard for training, the submarine
while under the surface was struck
by another ship during a series OF
/ maneuvers.
The R3 Ink at once. No rescue
work was possible and there was no
chance for anyone aboard to escape
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
AVIATOR
DIED IN OCEAN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l. U.P)-
Airmen today believed that missing
Lieut.. Arthur H Skaer and the U.
S. armys mysterious super pur-
suit plane" lie at the bottom Of the
Pacific
A leather aviation helmet washed
up on the beach and two spots OF
oil smearing the ocean surface a
mile southeast Of the Point Vincen-
te lighthouse were evidence sup
porting the theory.
The helmet was not established
as a definite clue, however. Air
port attaches said the flyer usual
" wore a cloth helmet but that
they were not certain what head
gear he was wearing on his final
flight.
Saer. an army reserve flyer,
hoped off from Mines Field Tues
day on a test flight. Spent with
futile conbing of land and sea from
san Diego to Long Beach, tired
flyers reconstructed the death they
believe he met.
They envisioned the mystery
plane rocketing along at something
near its reported top speed of 325
miles an hour when something
broke and sent the ship into the
ocean.
Three hundred miles an hour is
plenty fast. II doesn't give you
much time TO think" said one of
the flyers.
Fifty planes flew in search today
and Yesterday. aided by coast guard
cutters
Lieut. W. Arnett Speer reported
observing the oil spots near the
Point Vicente light. one was 35
feet and one IS feet in diameter,
he said
Coast guard radiOmen at Point
Vicente reported having heard an
Girplane motor apparently cunning
and cutting out in fog bank over
the ocean in the area where the oil
spots were found.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
SOCIAL BREVJTIES

Mr.. and Mrs Albert w. Hale. GIG
Hamilton, planned to leave today
for san Diego where they will spend
the remainder Of the summer and
possibly locate permanently. Hale
is interested in an auto shop busi-
ness at Upas and Both streets which
he Will conduct this summer. Their
plans for next tall are indefinite.
Mrs. p T. Lemons, daughter.
Betty, and son. Berlde. left yester-
day Tor Mission Beach, where they
win spend the remainder of the
sumner.
Mrs. PeTcie Thacker and sons.
Percie, Jr.. Bill and Bobbie left
this morning for Mission Beach
where they have taken a cottage
for the remainder Of the summer.
Nj. and Mrs. Elton B. Christian
and children have returned from a
vacation in Montana
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Labor Unrest In
Santa Rosa Area

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Aug. l..
NU.P)-Agricultural unrest attended
by allegedly Communistic arson
threats, was evident in Sonoma
county apple orchards and pack
ing plants today.
Officials estimated approximate
ly 200 packing plant workers had
left their jobs in strike which,
coupled with a temporary fruit
shortage, forced several plants to
suspend operations for period
yesterday.
The arson threats were heard,
officials said. in connection with
operations of the Molino and Sagu
plants of the Sebastapol apple
growers union and the Garbro
Packing company's property in and
naer SebaStapol.
Thirty-five special deputies were
sworn in Immediately and station
ed to guard the threatened plants
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
DUCK HUNTING
RESTRICTIONS
MADE PUBLIC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. O,n)-A
s0-day duck shooting season, with
regulations barring modern hunt
ing methods. was proclaimed today
by President Roosevelt, the depart
ment of agriculture announced.
REGULATIONS are expected TO save
so per cent OF the normal duck
hatch. Approximately 24.00o,O00
ducks viii enter the United States
flying south from Canada. This
wears kill hy hunters is estimated
between 5.OoOO 900 and 100000 ducks
compared with an average kill Of
9 600 600 Figures are based on bu-
rcau estimates.
Shooting over baited water or
land and use OF live decoys will be
prohibited. Shooting is restricted
to between 2 a. m. and p. m. Some
BAG limits have been reduced. Pos
session Of more than one days bag
10 ducks-is made illegal.
The three shell limit placed on
auto-loading and repeating shot
guns last February win take effect
this fall. Zoning Of states by seas
on will be eliminated and there viii
be two zones, northern and south
ern.
The 3O-day season, applying also
to geese. brant, jacksnipe and coot,
viii open in the northern states
October d and close November l9.
In southern states the season Will
be November 20 to December 19.
States in the northern zone in
clude Nevada and Oregon.
The southern zone includes Ari-
zona and California.
No open season is allowed on wood
ducks, ruddy ducks, bull-head
ducks, ross geese, swans. The for
mer prohibition of brant hunting
in the east has been removed.
Bag limits: geese and brant, four;
coot, IS; jacksnipes, Is; sora, IS;
rails, IS: woodcock, four; mourn
ing dove, 20: and band-tailed pi-
geons 10.
No hunting with the aid of feed
or other lures viii be allowed. The
use Of blinds or floating craft OF
any kind is limited to locations not
more than 100 feet from the shore
line. Power propelled devices are
banned as an aid in hunting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Posse Checking
FugitiUe's Trail

SAN JOSE, Calf, Aug. l. U.R)-
Police today checked closely all
known haunts Of Robert Miller. in
search of the man wanted in Duns-
muir as a suspect in the Staying Of
Chief of Police F. r. Daw.
The search for Miller turned to
San Jose when it was learned he
had occupied an apartment here up
to 10 days ago. A raid on the
apartment provided authorities with
information which sent searchers in
several different directions.
Search for Miller also continued
along the slopes of Mt. Shasta, with
posses assisted by dogs seeking the
fugitiveS trail
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER
Mrs. Laura Barnes, Staff Correspondent

beautiful towels Frozen custard
ice cream and cookies were served
the following friends: Mrs. John
Briggs. Mrs. Jack Chandler, Mrs.
Irwin Stooksberry. Mrs. Ernest Will
lett. Mrs. Tom Wood, Mrs. Bass Ak
ins. Mrs. Frank Lee, Mrs. Archie
McInniS. Mrs. Arthur Vogel, Mrs.
Ray Barnes, Mary Briggs, Jean
Reavis and the hostess, Mrs. A. M
Wood
Mrs. Frank Lee will leave this
weekend to visit at Wilmington
Calf.
Tommie Cummings leR Tuesday
ior his home in Turlock.
MI and Mrs. William Moore of
Yuma visited friends in Heber We'd
nesday.
Ernest Auburg visited his family
at Jacumba last Weekend
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
"P|OUS YOUTH"
PROVES To be
CHURCH THIEF.

NEW YORK. Aug. / U.P)-Eyery
week for three years Clarence Sniff
fen, %, confessed a theft. he told
police. to one or another Catholic
priest in the inYiolable confidence
OF a confessional stall.
The thefts he confessed, without
fear Of betrayal under the sacred
secrecy Of the rite, police said, were
the systematic rifling of collection
boxes in the Roman Catholic
Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception.
Snlffen. parishioner of the
church ne vas charged today with
lrobbing Of some $4,000, did not fully
confess there but went TO other
churches TO ask forgiveness Of the
weekly sin Considered the most
pious youth of the congregation, his
arrest astounded his pastor, the
Rev. John z. White, who had asked
police aid to account for vanishing
funds
He seemed a model young man,
serious and conscientious" the
priest said. Sometimes he attend
ed mass three times on Sunday and
always stayed until the church was
closed"
Detective Sergt. William Hegar-
IT, who also stayed late after mass
keeping his eyes open, said he saw
Sniffen rob a collection box. He
trailed the youth several days be-
fore srresting. He is held in 50 500
bail for hearing tomorrow.
trailing disclosed. the detective
reported, that sniffen, a relief
worker. had furnished home and
saved $3.50 toward his forthcoming
marriage, and had paid for the
funeral Of his widowed mother who
died a year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

cific northwest to supervise special
sales work in that section for the
next six months.
The selection of Hawkins for this
important position has proved a
popular one in the Gilmore con-
Germ and among other members of
the petroleum industry. He began
his work with Gilmore as a truck
salesman II years ago, and because
of his outstanding ability has been
promoted 10 more important posi-
tions from time to time.
His past experience will prove to
be invaluable in his new position.
Prior to his appointment as an as
Sistant division manager in the
home office of the company, Haw-
kinS was branch manager in Long
Beach. San Fernando, Sacramento
and San Francisco. He was also
formerly central California division
manager for Gilmore.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Riot Staged Before
Italian Consulate

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l. U.R-
Police dispersed 200 persons today
who attempted to demonstrate IN
front Of the Italian consulate here.
The crowd. carrying posters de-
nouncing Premier Mussolini OF II
aly,. was charged by mounted off,
GERS. Several suffered cracked
heads as police swung clubs.
Eighteen persons we're arrested
and charged with inciting a riot
Police described the demonstrators
.as Communists
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Gilmore OH com =
.pany by B. A.
Howell. manager
of re fin ed oil
sales of the con-
.cern.
Hawkins Will
Immediately as
sumo the execu-
tive work of Her
man Alber. Jr.,
southwest divi-
sion m a n a G +,
who has b e e II
sent to the Pa
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Doubles Started
At MeadOUO Club

SOUTHAMPTON. N. y Aug. /
UP) - With the mems semi-final
single bracket filled, play in the
45th annual Meadow club invitation
tennis tournament today was de
voted TO second round doubles
matches.
The feature battle pitted John
McDiarmid, Fort Worth, Tex, and
Robert Bryan, Chattanooga, against
Martin Busby Miami, and Bill Eel
bleman, New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
WOMEN OPERATE DAIRY

LOUISVILLE, Neb. UD-An all
woman dairy is one Of the thriving
Louisville enterprises. Mrs. John
Phelps and her "3-year-old daugh-
ter. Josephine. operate a dairy
consisting OF 40 cows and deliver
milk besides.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
ODDITIES IN
THE WORLDS
NEWS NOTES
Nv United Press

by United ffess
BURR OAK, Kans., Aug. l. - A
woman walked into relief head
quarters carrying a shirt she had
obtained for her husband the day
before.
This shirt fits all right she eX-
planned, but there's button come
off. Will you sew on another oneP'
LOS ANGELES, Aug. There
was considerable CONSERVATION, to-
day and some folks said things had
reached a pretty pass. when a
horse slaked its thirst at the 159-
year-old horse trough on Olvera
street.
The trough, hewn from sand
stone by Mission Indians, has been
used as a bird bath for years and
bird lovers protested the horses
presence.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
WIRE MESH REPLACES BARS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. UP) - Bars
on the jailhouse at Knoxville have
been replaced by wire mesh which
cannot be sawed. The head jaiIer
himself cannot saw it, as he found
when his hack saw merely scraped
off the paint.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
8
PRODUCTION
To EXPAND

That 1886 will be another volume
production year in the automotlye
industry was indicated by M E.
Coyle, president of the Chevrolet
Motor company when the motor eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

WASHINGTON, Aug. l. Rep.
Compton l.. White, Idaho. asked
the house paymaster for his salary
-S833 .33 month-in a month-in
big, round silver dollars. Anybody
who can't carry at least five silver
dollars in each pocket is a sissy,
he said
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
HAWKINS GETS
NEW POSITION
WITH GILMORE

Announcement was made during
the last week of the appointment
of w. J. Jerry" Hawkins as acting
Southwest division manager of the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Carl Garrison, agriculture teacher
at Red Bluff. will be assistant farm
advisor of San Joaquin county.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

VIENNA, Aug. IA woman who
gives the front door key to man
without her husbands knowledge
commits adultry, the supreme court
ruled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

during the night. No attempts TO
carry out the threats were reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

PARMA, Italy, Aug. Luciano
Codeluppi had both beard and a
moustache. He leaned out a Win
dow. Lightning flashed down from
the sky. Relatives found him sit
ting on the floor. rubbing his clean
shaven face. The bolt had done no
other damage.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-25
N. p. Budget Cut to $4,764,OO0
Olson Refuses to Quit AS N. d. Road Che
State Track Meet
To Be Held Here
Hen and Mouse in
Fight to Finish

soottsbluff, Neb., March 49,
@eA hens mistake In trying to
eat the head of . mouse first cost
tho hen her life. The mouse
grasped the hens tongue. causing
her to suffocate to death. The
mouse. unable 70 get out Of the
hans mouth, died also.
The barnyard drama WAS relat-
ed BY n. q. Wilson, scottsbluff
farmer, who displayed the victims.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-25
rs PER CENT FIXED
AS Maximum BOOST
IN wheat ACREAGE
Limitation Decided on to Make
Possible compensating
Cut in 1896

Washington. March 25-(R,-Offi-
cials Of the AAA said Monday spring
wheat farmers taking advantage Of
the new ruling permitting increased
paintings for this year would be lin
tied to an increase Of not more than
IS per Get above the acreage they in
tended planting before the order.
This limitation was decided on,
they said, In order to make possible
the compensating cut which may be
asked for In 1896. AS first drafted,
the ruling would have allowed any
amount Of increase.
Under the contract provisions,
farmers would have been required to
hold their planted acreage down to
80 per cent of the base acreage-the
five-year average planted to wheat.
The new rulings permit the planting
Of the 10 per cent and any additional
amount up to Is per cent over the
acreage allowed in the contract.
Thus q farmer with 500 acres who
would have reduced production to $50
acres may increase his paintings by
Is per cent Of $50 acres for . total
Of 787 acres.