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Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
State Probing
Operations Of
Produce Firm

Directed by C. j. Carey, chief of
the state division of market en-
forcement, hearing is being held
today at the court house in which
R. Y. Kim, Los Angeles, is charged
with operating as a produce dealer
in the Westmorland district with
out having procured a license for
that purpose in violation of the
provisions of the state wholesale
producers act. The complaint
against Kim was brought by w. B.
Woodburn of the state market en-
forcement division through the Of
flee of the local agricultural COM
missioner.
Several Westmorland growers are
being questioned at this hearing
relative to their dealings with Kim
and the Growers Marketing COM
pany and it was said that about
$500 for produce delivered to the
company through Kim are involved.
The hearing will last all day after
which it was intimated that legal
actions will probably follow in the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
LACUARD|A To
STAND FAST
ON DECISION
New York Mayor Lauded And
Condemned For Stand Against
Nazi Doctrines

NEW YORK, July 26. UP-De-
nounced as a "city hall macaroni
juggler" and praised as a defend
er of noble democratic traditions, "
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia stood
pat today in rising storm as
champion of oppressed" Ameri-
cans in Germany.
Germans and Americans of Ger
man extraction, in numbers ex-
ceeding 10000, sent protests to the
mayor today against his denial to
a German alien of city license
to work as a maSSeur. The Ger
man consul general sent a formal
report to his Washington ambassa-
dor and predicted vigorous diplo-
matte action. The mayors own cor
poration counsel insisted he was
outside his authority.
But organizations representing
100000 Jews applauded vociferously
and Alderman Walter R. Hart,
tDem), introduced into the board
of aldermen resolution requesting
President Roosevelt "to follow the
example of his illustrious predeces-
sors and take such steps as may
be necessary to abrogate any and
all treaties now in force and ef-
feet between the German govern
ment and the United States of
America"
Maintaining the same bellicose
attitude with which he announced
that he had refused a license to
the unidentified masseur because
I Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
BANKING ACT
PASSED TODAY
BY SENATORS

WASHINGTON, July 90. U.D -
The senate today passed the bank
ing act of 1885, intended to increase
government supervision over the
nations credit resources.
The bill was passed without a
record vote after Sen. Robert M.
LaFollette (Prog0, Wisconsin, had
made an unsuccessful attempt to
eliminate the section permitting
limited underwriting Of securities
issues by national banks.
LaFollette's proposal was defeat
ed 80 to %, despite White House
desires to have the underwriting
provision stricken out.
The bill was pushed through the
senate in two and a half days.
faster than any other major piece
of legislation this session. 1t had
been thoroughly revised in COM
mittee from it's original form drawn
up by Mariner S. Eccles, federal
reserve board governor.
1t now goes to conf Brence. join
ing such other important measures
as the public utility, social secu-
rity and iva bills, all of which
have passed both senate and house
and are in process of final ADJUST
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Judges Comment
Causes Reversal

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. U.P)-
The first test of a state law per-
mitting judges to comment on evil
dence before a jury resulted today
in a new trial for Mrs. Bertha
Talkington, Watsonville woman
convicted in Merced county of kill
ing her husband.
The state supreme court, in a
decision announced late yesterday,
sustained the district appellate
court which set aside the woman's
conviction of murder partially on
the grounds of adverse comment by
Trial Judge E. N. Rector and par
TALLY on other errors.
The appellate court had held
that comment must be made in
such a manner that the judge does
not appear as an advocate and
that his review is impartial.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
YOUNG CAR THIEF ESCAPES POLICE
Auto Recovered And Woman Companion Held For
Investigation

Police and deputies from the
sheriff's office were given plenty Of
excitement this morning and the
net result of their endeayors to the
present are: the recovery of a Stol-
en- car and detention of Mary Gu
jska, al, of Reno, who was booked
at the county Jail for further in
vestlgation in the case.
At 8 o'clock this morning police
were notified that a car was driving
through town which bore different
license plates, the one on the front
of the car being Of the OK series,
the one on the rear, TX plate.
After a chase the car was stopped
at Main and New streets but the
driver, a young man estimated to be
about IT years of age, managed to
get the machine going again and
set out eastwards as fast as he
could go, with the patrol car in hot
pursuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
NEW PLAN To
PREVENT WAR
CREATES HOPE
Great Britain And France Join
In Formula Said To Receive
Approval OF Italy
BY THOMAS b. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
ROME, July ga new formula
intended to avert war between It
ally and Ethiopia has been offered
by Great Britain and France, it
was understood today.
Reliable informants said the plan
had met Italian sympathy and that
the diplomatic atmosphere was
more hopeful than it has been for
long time.
1t conceded with an impressive
manifestation of enthusiasm by
$4,000 people, mostly Fascist black
shirts, who paraded to Benito Mus
solinis Venice palace and cheered
him repeatedly while bands play
ed martial airs.
In concern lest the crowds cries
against Great Britain and Japan
lead hot heads to demonstrate be-
fore the British and Japanese en-
bassies, 400 carabiniers were sent
to the areas.
The crowd was peaceable, how
ever, and intent only on drawing
Mussolini to a balcony. He did not
appear
Men in the crowd carried ban
ners and cartoons attacking Japan
and Ethiopia. Impromptu orators
attacked Britain, and said that the
traditional champion of the white
race had become allied with the
yellow and the black races.
News of the new peace plan came
to light after Sir Eric Drummond
and Count Charles De Chambrun,
the British and French ambassa-
dors, talked at length yesterday
with Fulvio Suvich, under secre-
tary for foreign affairs.
Negotiations for peace halted
here some days ago, and then there
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Long Sentence For
"Misery Chiseler''

NEW YORK, July 26. W.P)-Al-
fred Otto Wagner, misery chisel-
ar" was sentenced to 20 years i'm
prisonment today when he pleaded
guilty to one of nine counts OF an
indictment charging him with vio-
lating the postal code.
Wagner was accused OF mailing
extortion letters to friends and rel
atives of kidnapped persons.
Wagner pleaded guilty to the
third count, which charged he
mailed an extortion letter to AL
fred E. Distelhurst Of Nashville,
Tenn, whose kidnapped daughter,
Dorothy Ann, was found dead III
November, 1885, two months after
she was abducted.
Wagners action, complete about
face of the stand his counsel said
he should adopt, brought the trial
to an abrupt end.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
M& Ro1Uu,
o isss. MsSeaasht sy,Assasa. -
RECORD HIGH
MARK SET BY
PUBLIC DEBT

WASHINGTON, July 26. {U.R)-
New deal" financial operations
since President Roosevelt took
office les sthan 90 months ago in
involve nearly $4,000, 100000 treas
ury reports showed today.
New borrowing and refunding
of previous borrowings into new is
sues accounted for $4,000, 0,646. .422,
while total government revenues
were nearly $8,00O,0OOOOO.
Since May 4, 1893, the govern
ment's financial operations have
neared the wartime financing rec
ord. In the past 2819 months Sc
curities valued at $4,000, SAC, ,422
have either been sold to the public
or exchanged for other obligations.
Partly offsetting these flotations,
the treasury has retired securities
valued at $23, 3,752, ,671 ,361, leaving a
net increase of $8,307, ,975, ,161 in the
governments debt.
This gain in government obliga-
tions has carried it's public debt to
an all time record peak of $29,245,-
326,025 from $20,937 $780, 1854 on Feb
ruary %, 1888, shortly before in
auguration of the new deal"
The $8,307 ,975,161 increase in
government borrowings was necessi-
tated by the federal spending pro-
gram, which has taken more than
So for every 81 in the treasury COL
lected in revenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Stensrud Pays Fine
For SalUing Coffin,

His application for probation de-
MED, G. o. Stensrud was fined $50
in justice court this morning. He
paid the fine. Stensrud had been
found guilty on a charge of mali
cious mischief before Judge Simp-
son at his trial last week and ap-
Piled for probation, hearing on
which was at that time set for this
morning.
Stensrud had been charged with
mutilating a coffin containing the
body of child by saving off por-
tion of the coffin when it would not
fit into the vault prepared for it.
Parents of the child caused Stems
rud's arrest on the malicious mis-
chief charge and later filed suit
for damages against him in super
ior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26

Passing the city limits brought
the sheriff's department into the
case and T. M. Sharp, chief erim-
inal deputy sheriff and Frank Ran
ey deputy coroner, took up the trail
from there on. At the city dump
east of town, the car was found
abandoned and by proceeding fur
ther along the Yuma highway the
two deputies picked up the woman
who was on her way to the state
line.
She told the county officers that
the boy had picked her up at Flast-
er City and threw her out of the
car near the city dump, telling her
at that time that the car was stol-
en-. She said the driver was from
Los Angeles Officers have obtain
ed a good description of the wanted
youth and a search for him is be-
ing made.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Men Escape Death
AS Car OUerturnS

Pete Rashid and Manuel Garcia,
both of CaleXico, narrowly escaped
serious itjurieS in an automobile
accident which happened at 7:45
o'clock last night a mile east of
Plaster City on the San Diego high
way. Their car left the pavement
at that point and overturned three
times. Rashid complained of a
sore side, arm and shoulder but it
is believed his injuries are not SER
ious. Garcia escaped unharmed
According to the report they gave
the sheriff's office following the
accident, two trucks were parked
off the pavement, one on each side
of the road near Plaster City. Rash
id stated there were no lights on
the trucks and that he had SwerVed
to avoid hitting the drivers of the
trucks who were standing in the
middle of the pavement. He Just
missed striking one of the trucks
and the sudden jerk caused his car
to overturn.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
PATTON SAYS
BONDS BOUGHT
FROM SALARY.
Texas Representative Declares
He Is Telling Truth About
Mysterious Cigar Box
WITH WITNESS
Sellers Says Patton's Nephew
Told Him Box Did Not Contain
Any Cigars
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
rTnifad pracc Ctaff Corracpoxdauf


WASHINGTON, July 26. U.D -
Rep. Nat Patton Dem), Texas,
thumped a nickel cigar box and q
bundle of books down before the
senate lobby investigating commit
tee and insisted that they consti-
tuted the honest to God truth" Of
the committees "box mystery"
On his heels came a witness VINO
swore he had seen Patton with
box which he did not believe was
cigar box.
Senators closely questioned Pat
ton about his investments, especial
ly $4,000 invested in baby bonds"
this spring. Patton, waving his
arms and Indignantly refuting Eu-
gene v. Sellers story, said his SAL
ary for the first four months of
this year was $500 and that he
brought $500 from Texas.
I'VE want to give you the benefit
of doubt" said Sen. Ernest w. Glib
son (Rep), Vermont, we're puz-
zled how a man can buy $4,000
bonds on four months salary.
Il can refer you only to the rec
ords," Patton said, offering to pre-
sent his bank books.
The witness, Sellers, a florid-.
faced NRA employee and former
Texas cattleman, was called as the
committee pried into charges q
utility man passed "box" to q
congressman prior to the vote on
the utility bill.
He testified he was present when
Patton had box on Sunday, June
30, the day before the house voted
on the utilities death sentence"
He said that in his opinion it was
not a cigar box that Patton had.
Says Something Moved
Sellers said the box was paste-
board, smaller than cigar box and
that, when he carried it part OF
the time, something moved"
He said Patton's nephew said:
Hell, that wasn't cigars in the
box"
The box mystery has proved the
strangest angle of the senate in
vestigation which has shown ex-
penditures of $1,209,034 in the fight
against the utility bill and disclosed
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Court ConUicts
Reckless Driver

In police court this morning
Scott Kirkpatrick, charged with
reckless driving, was found guilty
of the charge at the conclusion OF
his trial and was sentenced to pay
fine of $25 or spend 1215 days in
jail. The complaint against him
charged that he had driven his de-
livery truck in the vicinity of the
federal transient camp in reck-
less manner so as to endanger pc
destrians near the camp.
z. N. Androli pleaded guilty to
a drunkenness charge and drew
sentence of $40 or five days in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
MAN DROWNS
WHEN SCREEN
BARGE SINKS

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 26. (U.P)
"A barge being used by a motion
picture location unit foundered and
sank off San Miguel Island at dusk
last night, spilling rs members of
the company into the choppy seas,
according to word reaching the
coast guard base here today.
All members of the company were
rescued except Glenn Strong, as
sistant camera man, who apparent
ly was drowned.
Although first reports indicated
the craft was q vessel representing
the III. M. S. Bounty" later ad-
vices established it was a large
water barge, equipped with a su-
per-structure and being used to
take camera shots.
Both the Bounty" and a COM
panion ship, the Pandora" were
anchored some distance from the
scene of the sinking.
San Miguel Island lies 40 miles
off the coast of Santa Barbara in
waters long known as the grave
yard of ships"
The barge was being towed from
the west end of the island to the
bay when it foundered.
Details of rescue work were still
meager hours after the accident.
Prominent members of the cast,
which includes Clark Gable, Fran
chot Tone and Charles Laughton,
together with Director Frank
Lloyd, were ashore at the time.
Eddie Quillan, Donald Crisp and
Stanley Fields, actors, were with
the location unit but whether they
were aboard the barge was not
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Boy Struck By Car
Escapes Any Injury

Riding his bicycle on the sidewalk
passing local automobile agencyIat
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Emmett Wilson, 1075 El Centre ave-
nue. was struck by an automobile
backing out of the agency drive
way. He escaped unhurt, accord
ing to the report filed at police
headquarters.
At 6:15 o'clock yesterday after
noon cars driven by Ralph Bridges
and j. B. Lewis, both of FL Centro,
collided at Fifth and Main streets.
No one was injured and minor
damages caused to the two cars,
another report states.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Child Injured By
Running Into Truck

A four year old japanese girl
whose name police have not been
able as yet to obtain was painfully
injured at l o'clock this afternoon
when struck by truck in front OF
her home at 433 Broadway. The
injured child was taken to the
office of a local physician where it
was discovered that she received a
possible fracture of one hip and Sc
we're face decorations.
Frank Ferino, Walnut Grove,
driver of the truck, reported the &C
cident to police. He said the child
ran out from the curb into the side
of his truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Bush Corporation
Votes To DISSOLVE

A notice was filed in superior
court by H. L. Bush stating that
the corporation heretofore existing
under state laws as Joe Bush, Inc,
has elected to wind up its affairs
and dissolve, in accordance with
the consent of stockholders filed
with the secretary of the corpora
tion.
This action, it was stated this
morning. means merely the disso-
luton of the corporation as such
and not of the magnetic, battery
and radiator service operated by
Joe Bush at $40 Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Court Continues
Plea By Gibbons

George T. Gibbons, charged with
murder, was arraigned before Judge
Thompson in superior court this
morning and his case was continued
until Monday for plea. Defendant
is charged with the fatal shooting
of Harry Loss in Brawley the night
of July 16.
Everett Swader entered a plea
of not guilty to charge OF burg
larry and his trial was set for Aug
ust 5. He is alleged to have en-
tered the home of j.. S. Jones sew
eral weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Final Disposition
OF Refunding Near

Final disposition of the new bonds
for the irrigation districts bond re-
funding program will be made dur
ing a meeting to be held In Los
Angeles tomorrow morning. The
bondholders committee win meet
with the local districts board Of di-
rectors for this purpose.
Evan T. Hewes, chairman Of the
board. is expected TO arrive in Los
Angeles by airplane from Washing
ton in time for this meeting while
other members Of the board viii
leave here for Los Angeles tonight.
Harry W. Horton district counsel.
will also attend this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
BAN BACKLESS DRESS

MISHAWAKA, Ind, July 26. U.a)
-Backless dresses for women are
taboo in the huge factory of the
Mistawak Rubber and Woolen Man
ufacturing company here.
The order prohibiting them 'il
the interest of public morals" was
made public today, About 5000
men and women are employed in
the plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Accuse Collier Of
"Red" Syr,pathies

SAN DIEGO, Calf, July &c. tU.H
Charges that John Collier,
United States commissioner of In
dian affairs is sympathetic to Com
munism were discussed today at
the national convention of the
American Indian federation.
Joseph Bruner, Sapulpa, Okla,
president of the federation, ap-
pealed to delegates to fight "the
greatest menace that has befallen
our race" in rapping Collier yester-
day,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
THESE REEDS COME BIG

PRESTONBURG, KY, July 26.
U.P)-A 25-pound baby, born to
Mrs. Willie Reed, 81, of Betsy
Lyme, died at birth, it was revealed
today. Mrs. Reed has two other
children. One weighed 16 pounds
at birth and the other IA pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26

4 Cincinnati 100 100 000-l 8
y Chicago ............ 900 211 10x-5 /
Derringer and lombard, Bren-
nan; French and Hartnett.
Only game scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
mM1aN@2
SN SAYS

SANTA MONICA, July 25.
(SpeciaD = Here is how getting
into wars start. Italy warned
England that they were not to
sell arms to Abyssinia. That's
verging on fighting talk. Guess
we will be able to keep out Of it
for we don't seem to have any,
thing anybody wants, (of course
only on credit.
Went down last night to a
worlds champion wrestling match.
Us movie actors are advised to
go there by our producers SO we
can learn how to act. It was a
fine show, everybody enjoyed it,
but wrestling managements are
overlooking an extra big revenue,
for folks would pay even more to
see them rehearse with each
other before the match.
vO1Irc
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Only games played.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-26
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

At Cleveland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-28
CAN. PACIFIC
 TO OPERATE
 5 STEAMERS
Augmented Service to Be Maintained During
 Tourist Season

The Canadian Pacific will oper- ate more steamers on the South east Alaska route during the com ing season than during the past two years. according to advices re- ceived by Agent V. W. Mulvihill.
 Three steamers will be operated the Princess Louise, Princess Char lotte- and Princess Alice, on a weekly schedule through June, and tri-weekly schedule through Au- gust, the height of the tourist sea- son.
 On July 31 the Princess Char lotte will leave Vancouver on a special cruise calling northbound at all the regular ports but in- cluding side trips to Ocean Falls, Behn Canal. Punch Bowl and Walker Cove. On this trip. an en- tire afternoon and evening will be spent at Juneau to allow fol sightseeing Southbound from Skagway. sailing from there or August 5. the steamer will pro- ceed via Peril Straits, Sergius Nar- rows to Sitka, thence south tc Wrangell, Ketchikan, Stewart, B C., and the regular ports enroute to Vancouver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-28
ALASKA LINE IS
 OFFERING Low
 RATESFOR MEET
Special Round-triip Tickets Announced for Pioneer
 Session Here

At the request of the Secretary of the Pioneers of Alaska, which organization is to hold a Grand Igloo Convention in Juneau next month, the Alaska Steamship Com pany announces a reduction in special round-trip, first-class and steerage passenger fares to Juneau from other Alaska ports. The dates of the special ticket sales will be from February to February IA, the opening date of meeting here.
 This announcement was, released in Juneau by R. J. McKanna, local agent for the steamship company. The order was signed by L. w, Baker, traffic manager for the company in Seattle.
 First-class accommodations in cluding two groups, and steerage passage rates have been reduced. The return portion of the tickets must be used from Juneau no later than February 24. Tickets will not be good for stopover at points other than Juneau.
 The round-trip rates follow. The Group II" first-class price is list ed first, the Group 12" first-class price next and the steerage price last.
 From Ketchikan- $2O.80, $1840, s13.60; from VT angell-$128 80, s1120, $500; from Petersburg s1O4O, s8.80, s6.40; from Haines- s96O, $500, s6.40; from Skagway- sl120, s9.6O, $500; from Cordova- s4O80, s36.So, s24.8o; from Valdez s43-2o, s38.4O, s256O; from Sew ard-s48oo, s42.40, s2S.OO; from Seldovia-s576O, s53.6o, s35.20; from Ouzinki-s6s4O, s62. 40, s41.6O; from Kodiak-s66.4o, s62.4O, s41.6O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-28
50 5 PASSENGERS 5: ] ARRIVE F| IN CITY ABOARD ,! ) 1! B ]! YUKON
Vessel Reaches Port Early Sunday from Seattle,
 Bound Westward

Carrying a large passenger list which included not only many original passages on that vessel but more than one hundred per sons transferred from the Victoria after that craft hit a reef, the Alaska Steamship Company's Yu- kon arrived in port from Seattle at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Due to longshore difficulties, the boat was not scheduled to leave for Seward until some time today.
 Sixty persons were brought to Juneau from Seattle and South east Alaska ports. They included
 From Seattle Arthur Adams Wesley Arnold. Dorothy Adams, J Barker, N. F. Bavard, Mrs. George Brewer, Mrs. O. D. Cleveland, Dr H. c. DeVighne, Mrs. DeVighne, H. c. Dunlop. D. G. Daskalos, Nick Keyko. James L Freeburn, Britta Fuller, A. Fristschie. Melvin Grigs- by, Mrs. s. N. Greenleaf and child, Ethel .Greenleaf, S. N. Greenleaf, Mrs. Lorene Quicker, Edith Hor- ton, Mrs. Addie E.. Holbrook, We'll man Holbrook, ", T. Imlach. Mrs. ImIach, Myrtle Krusey, S. J. Kane, Martin Lardin, Thomas A. Mor- gan, Mrs. Morgan and infant, J. J. Meherin, Mrs Meherin, Mrs. J, F. Mullen, Bell McMullen, Dorothy Mishello, s, Norheim, H. Olsen, c. W, Orr, John E. Pegues, Clarence R. Rands, Jackie RundeII, Betty Rundell, Mrs. Margie Runden, Mrs. J. T. Scheiblberger, F. P. Selef, George Smith, Peter Warner, Mrs. Warner. John vognild.
 From Ketchikan-Henry Lepsito. Jack Clifford, L. H. Kubley, Mau- rice Simpson, c. H. Hegre, P. Will Hams, J. B. Heath, Miss A. Kirk, Mrs. L. F. Hebert.
 From Petersburg-J. P. Morgan, Miss N. Lorentzen.
 lWtliIy-Ilye persons are Sched- uled to depart from Juneau on the Yukon when that vessel leaves to- day for Seward and way ports. The outbound list includes:
 For Seward-J. F. Banish, Elmer Logan, Frank L. Johnson, Oscar Hart, George E. Morgan, Robert Wakelin, Ray Manthey, Georg Brewer, Frank Garrett, John Per. Ietti, Carl Kellerman.
 For Cordova = Louis Giske. C. Che ster Carlson, Harry Curran, Carl Koban.
 For Haines-Mrs. A. E. Johnson, Johnie Jackson, Billie Jackson, For Yakutat = Esther Peterson, Martha Barley, Ted Strand. For Skagway-c. White, J. w Storey.