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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
TRANSIENT RELIEF TERMINATES
Orders Issued To Close Down Both Local Camps
Received Today

At miclight tomorrow all tran
sient relif service will be discon-
tinued il Imperial county and
throughot the state, Homer T. Mil
Ter, coung SERA manager, an
nounced lis morning following re-
ceipt of oders to this effect from
state headuarters of SERA.
There ae about rs families on
transient ,ervice in the county at
present, Miller said. He added that
these tranients will be disposed of
in one of nree ways as outlined in
the orders Gc9iVed from state head
quarters.
First, all these transients will be
urged to goback to their homes and
rail transportation will be furnished
them if necessary. No means will be
furnished tt make the return trip
by automobile,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Steel Subsidiaries
Will Consolidate

PITTSBURGH. Sept 10. U.P)-
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
company and the American Steel
and Wire company will be merged
as the next step in the United
States Steel corporations simplifi-
cation program, the Pittsburgh
Press said today.
The newspaper said it had learn
ed that preliminary legal steps al
ready are being taken toward
bringing smaller subsidiaries of
American sheet and tin into that
company.
That progress is identical with
that followed for Carnegie Steel
company and Illinois Steel company
before those two concerns were
brought under one management.
The Carnegie Illinois merger be-
comes effective October l, with
Benjamin F., Fairless, formerly of
Republic Steel, as its head.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
TOM MOONEY
STILL HOLDS
RADICAL. VIEW
Asserts President Roosevelt
Stands For Much O t
Things He Believes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. UP)
Tom MONEYS social and econ
omic philosophy, source of much OF
the determination of California Of
ficialdom to keep him in prison un-
til death. remains unchanged after
10 years of imprisonment.
Mooney still believes in social
revolution. in a dictatorship of the
working classes, and in the prin-
ciples of the I. w. w, he revealed
in an exposition of his beliefs dur
ing the hearings on his application
for a writ of habeas corpus.
Furthermore, the man California
accuses of having set off the dyna-
mite bomb which killed 10 persons
and manned more than 30 at a pa
triotic demonstration here in 1916
maintains that President Roosevelt
stands for much of what Mooney
himself has stood for in the years
of his militant unionism.
Moneys exposition of his philoso-
ply overshadoWed the legal routine
of the hearings which resulted in
his fight for vindication and free
dom.
It came in the concluding phase
of the first day Of a procedure
which is expected to take several
months instead of several weeks be-
cause of the determination of
Moneys counsel to get into the
record every detail of the case.
Called as the first witness in his
own behalf, Mooney answered ques-
tions of his counsel concerning the
historical phases of his case, telling
of his surrender to authorities, of
the alleged prejudice of his pros
ecutors, of the trials and of his
fight for freedom.
Refers To Alibi
He referred to the photograph al
ibi pointing out himself and his
wife Rena on the roof of the Eilers
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19

If this is not done, then the tran
sients will be certified to WPA for
work in this state. Finally if neither
of the first two are made use of the
transients will be left alone to make
their way as best they can.
Many of the transients in the val
ley, Miller stated, are anxious to re-
turn to their homes and the local
SERA office is engaged in routing
these to get them back to their for
mer homes.
Both local transient camps will
be shut down absolutely at midnight
tomorrow, he said, after which there
will be no transient service avail.
able in this county. Transients will
be on their own from then on, he
said, as the fact that the service is
to be closed has been publicized
throughout the entire country.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Dozen Injured In
Los Angeles Riot

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 49, U.R)-
Twelve men were injured in a riot
in the factory district today as
furniture workers strike flared in
to hostilities. Five required hos
pital treatment. Police riot squads
were rushed to the scene.
More than so men participated
| in the outbreak at 44th and Ala
media streets.
Police said the riot started when
SO workers rushed 20 pickets who
were on duty at the plant. After a
brief, fierce encounter, the pickets
were routed.
Only the casualties, all of them
pickets. were on the field when po-
lice riot squads arrived. The work
ers had returned to their benches.
A half dozen exhibited cuts and
bruises but required no medical at
tention.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
-FOUR DIE IN
FAMILY ROW
Newark, N. J. Police Find
Bodies Of Men Following
Phone Call From Slayer.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 10. UR)-
An agitated young man told the
telephone operator early today to
ring police headquarters. When a
voice answered he screamed:
Come over here. I've just killed
three men"
He banged up the receiver, locked
the door, and wired it shut. A min
ute later another muffled shot was
heard in the apartment house cor
lidor. Police raced up the stairs and
pounded on the door. No answer.
They battered down the door and
entered an apartment splattered
with blood. On the floor of the kit
chen were the bodies of three men.
On the couch in the living room was
the body of fourth.
The body on the couch was that
of Charles Russell Geary, %. He
had died from a As calibre bullet
fired from the pistol at his side into
his heart.
The bodies in the kitchen were
those of Orlando LIE Van, 80, MS
brother, Benjamin, 45, and Geary
brother, John, 81. All had been kill
ed by shots from the double-barreled
shotgun that leaned against Geary S
J couch.
One man of the four had killed
the other three, then killed himself
Every window was locked and the
door was wired shut on the inside
That man, police decided, was
Charles Geary.
In the apartment was not one
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
URGE MANDATE FOR ETHIOPIA
Youngsters Testify To Staying OF Their Father
RambOut Freed
On $4,000 Bail

Brought to the county Jail yester-
day afternoon after a bench war
rant had been issued for his ar
rest, Rene Rambout was released
under bonds of $3,5O0. John Raptis
and A. S. Rambout, both of CaleX-
leo. were his bondsmen.
Rambout and Manuel Avalos had
been indicted by the county grand
Jury on Tuesday afternoon on
charges of conspiracy to commit
murder and a bench warrant was
ordered issued in superior court for
the arrest of Rambout who at the
time had been free under S2,500 bail
The two men are charged with
conspiring to kill Mrs. Rambout at
the Rambout ranch home, just
north of CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
WILL OBSERVE
STATES SIGN
REGULATIONS
Highway Department Ad-
vises On Those Which Are
Above Main Routes.

Under the direction of the city
engineers office a Neon sign at the
eastern entrance of the city which
welcomed visitors to Ell Centro was
removed from over the highway yes
terday and placed in a new posi-
tion to the north OF the roadway.
This action was taken in confor-
nifty with advice contained in a
letter to the department from E. E..
Wallace, San Diego, district engin-
eer of the division of highways.
In his letter to Philip w. Knights,
city engineer, Wallace said: Under
division ruling, it is apparent that
1t viii be the policy to have any
overhead signs removed from the
highway as soon as possible and in
accord with your letter of July 30,
1t is hoped that the Junior cham
b-r Of commerce will cooperate in
tlis respect and have the sign moved
to the north of the highway"
This sign had been placed over
the highway at the eastern city
limits several years ago through the
efforts of the local Junior chamber
of commerce.
Policies Differ
Wallace further makes reference
to signs within the city on Main
street which, apparently, are not in
conformity with the policy Of the
state division relative to signs on
public highways. He says: Il have
read over your building code gov
erning the erection and mainten-
ance of signs in Ell Centro and find
there is one place in particular
which does not agree with the policy
OF the division of highways, that is
the paragraph which permits signs
to project over the street four feet. "
He asks that this paragraph be re-
Vised to conform with the general
policy of the division.
In answer to this Knights wrote
Il feel certain that business places
will object strenuously to this re-
vision and that the council will be
reluctant in making it unless they
are compelled to do SO for the rea-
son noted in your letter, namely,
that arcadeS constructed over the
sidewalk area largely destroy the
visibility from the highway Of any
signs built over or under the ar
cades. I will present this matter to
the council at the next meeting. In
the meantime I request that an ef-
fort be made to make exceptions to
this extent because of the special To-
cal conditions"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
To
CONFER WITH
L|EUTENANTS

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. 10.
UP)-While President Roosevelt's
Forthcoming swing across the coun-
try ostensibly will be to inspect So
cial and economic conditions, politi-
cal observers pointed out today that
expected meetings with party lead
iers along the westward trail will
lend the trip strong political
touch.
Although he has decided against
set speeches, except at Boulder dam
and San Diego, the chief executive
has not ruled out meetings with the
Dmocratic lieutenants who helped
elect him in 1882. From them he is
expected to obtain first hand infor-
nation that may be used in map
ping strategy for the national cleo
tionS.
The fact that he contemplates
only two speeches does not neces-
sarily mean, observers pointed out.
that he will remain silent for the
rest of the trip. While his sched-
ule calls for a five day crossing TO
California, it was argued he would
have ample time for short, extern
Iporaneous addresses.
To many, however, the journey
westward is regarded in the light of
an inspection of social and econo-
mic conditions. Minimizing politi-
cal implications they explained such
a survey would provide the Presi-
dent with invaluable data when he
begins consideration of his next
Legislative program.
He was expected generally to de-
part from Washington September
20 arriving at Los Angeles october
l or 2. Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Approval For More
State PWAPrOjects

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. up
Presidential approval Of an addl-
tional S7,7O0,0OO allotment of PWA
funds for California, virtually all OF
it for Los Angeles county, was an
nounced today by the division OF
applications and information.
The division stated that various
sponsors will add $402,333 to the
federal appropriations, as pledged
by Frank Y. Mclaughlin, State
Works Progress administrator.
OF the total federal allotment
Los Angeles county will receive
$7,5OO,000 or $42,686 less than the
amount sought for six projects
Alameda, Fresno, San Bernardino
San Diego and Shasta counties will
receive the balance or $100555 less
than the amount contained in their
proposals.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Farm Bureau Board
To Meet Saturday

Farm bureau directors are remind
ed of the postponed meeting which
is to be held Saturday of this week
at 1870 p. m. in the court house.
1t is anticipated that G. o. Hoober,
president, who surprised his many
friends with his marriage last week,
will be back in the valley to preside
ct the meeting and receive the con-
gratulationS of his friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
GREECE TAKES ACTION

ATHENS, Sept. 10. UR)-Small
Greek mrships will be detailed
henceforh to accompany any Ital-
ian Warslips which enter Greek wa
ters, the cabinet decided today. 1t
was reprted the decision was the
result complaints from foreign
goverEnents at Grecian tolerance
of the visits Of Italian ships, some
of which have made soundingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
INCREASE In LETTUCE ACREAGE
Harrigan Estimates Valley Crop To Be Between
10000 And $4,000 Acres

Lettuce acreage both in the I'M
perial Valley and Arizona is con-
siderably larger than that last year
states B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner, after a preliminary
survey.
Harrigan estimates the lettuce
acreage to be between 10000 and
$4,000 acres, with Yumas acreage
being in the neighborhood of 10000
and that in Phoenix, 10000. San
Fernando valley is also planting a
larger acreage in lettuce.
Approximately $500 acres are be-
ing planted to peas and 1000 to car
rots, the former being larger than
last years
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Bank OF France
Shares Slump

PARIS, Sept. 10. U.P)-Shares of
the Bank of France and of Suez
Canal broke widely on the Paris
bourse today, reflecting increasing
nervousness over the international
situation precipitated by the IT,
Ethiopian crisis.
Bank of France issues dropped ATS
franc ($31.30) a share to 1925
francs, while Suez Canal broke 525
francs ($3460) a share to 16,475
francs. Yesterday both issues lost
300 franc ($19.7O each. Industrials
and international shares, however,
were only moderately lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19

Acreage in Imperial Valley for
the 1934-35 season as compiled by
Harrigan was: lettuce, 16,789 acres;
spring and fall peas, 1922 and cav =
rots, 2,484.
Lettuce acreage for the three prior
seasons varied from $4,000 to $1,000
acres, in round numbers, while the
acreage for the 1929-30 season was
33,354. Carrot acreage does not
vary greatly during this period bur
the acreage devoted to fall anc
spring peas formerly was arounc
10000 acres.
Last years water shortage was
largely responsible for the decrease
III acreage last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
COUNTY LIBRARY GETS OLD MAP
Ancient Drawing OF City OF London Presented By
Professor Eaton

Imperial Valleys county library
has received a valuable gift today
from Prof. Arthur l.. Eaton, of the
Holtville high school, an historic
map of the City of London made in
1920 and for over 200 years a posses
sion in the Eaton family.
Aside from its value due to its
antiquity and historic Importance,
the map is of great interest as it is
beautifully drawn with all places Of
interest carefully noted, The old
English printing in which the let
ter IS" is made almost like an az
is somewhat confusing at first in
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Boys Play With
Dynamite Caps

Police are investigating the activ-
tiles of a group of boys who were
reported exploding dynamite caps
in the city park this morning. Ar
rivitg at the scene after having
been summoned by residents in the
neighborhood, police could not find
any of the boys but found evidence
of their activities.
A hole had been blown in the lid
of a garbage can and a palm tree
in the park. Several fuses were
found and brought to headquarters
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Rising Markets
Please Growers

Rises this week and last In the
price of wheat and flax have
brought real pleasure to local grow
ers, several of whom this morning
in the court house were jubilant
ever the increase In the market.
Additional rises are being anti
cipated and the future for these
crops is considerably brighter than
formerly, they declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
CHILDREN Of
HARRY Loss
TAKE STAND
Details OF Parents Death
Revealed At Murder Tria |
Of George Gibbons.
DEFENSE SIDE OPENS
Accused Man Witness AS
Questioning Proceeds In
Superior Court.

After the state had rested its
case against him shortly before
noon today, George T. Gibbons, on
trial in superior court for the shoot
ing of Harry Loss in BraWley the
night Of July Is, took the stand IN
his own defense. Questioning OF
Gibbons will continue following the
noon recess after which the attor-
neys will open their arguments TO
the jury.
> Before court had recessed, Glib
bons testified that even though his
marriage to Marie Gullett had been
annulled by court order he had con-
tinued to give her money from time
to time and that he had still hoped
a reconciliation might be effected.
He offered further testimony in the
case this afternoon.
During the morning session the
state continued the examination OF
witnesses started yesterday. Helen
Loss, 9, and Howard Loss, 6, child
ren of the slain man, were put on
the stand to tell their story, They
told how they were with their faith
er on the lawn before the house
watching the lunar eclipse when
Gibbons came to the house and
asked for Loss, after which the
shooting started,
Following these witnesses I. M.
Sharp, chief criminal deputy sher-
iff took the stand to testify con-
cerning a statement made to him
by Gibbons the morning following
the shooting. Sharp stated that
the statement had been made by
Gibbons freely and without any CO.
ercion used or any promise OF re-
ward or immunity offered by the
authorities.
Statement Read
Mrs. Hazel Livingston, shorthand
reporter at the district attorneys
office was then called to the stand.
She testified that she had been
called in to take Gibbons state
ment and after some verbal joust-
ing between D. H. Wolford, prose-
cutor, and S. P. Williams, attorney
for the defense, anent the statement
in question, it was read from the
original shorthand notes and later
offered as evidence by the prosecu-
ton.
In this statement, according as
read in court this morning, Glib
bons freely admitted that he had
shot Loss and also that he had
made the trip from the jackson
ranch south of El Centro to Braw-
ley for that purpose on the night
of July Is.
When questioned by Sharp, in the
statement, as to any possible rela-
tions between his former wife and
Loss, Gibbons refused absolutely to
give any answer to such questions.
When other similar questions were
put to him during the progress Of
the examination, as revealed in
the statement, Gibbons continued
in his refusal to answer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
AMERICAN ATTACKED

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAN, Sept
10. U.H-Eric Locke, business man
ager of a Paramount film unit now
in Spain making background shots
for forthcoming picture starring
Marlene Dietrich, was attacked to-
day by six men armed with knives
who robbed him of a wallet con-
tanning 6,7O0 francs ($422), docu-
mentS and q gold watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19

reading the map which, however, is
well drawn and in a fine state of
preservation except for a few cor
ners which have been torn.
These will be mended as the orig
inal pieces still remain and the map
will be placed on display in the Ii
brary headquarters at the court
house where those interested will
have the privilege of examining it,
states Romaine Richmond. county
librarian.
Later, since Mr.. Eaten comes from
Holtville, the map will be placed
permanently in the Holtyille library.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
FATHER SHOT
BY DAUGHTER
At SAN DIEGO
Quarrel Between Parents
Over Property Prompts
Girls Rash Action.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Sept. 10. U,D
Shot by his beautiful film actress
daughter as he quarreled with her
mother, Roy r. Zachary, wealthy
real estate dealer, hovered between
life and death at q hospital here
today.
Il didn't mean to kill him. I did
it to protect mother" said the girl,
Velma Lois Elaine, 18, white-hpped
in a jail cell.
"It was all my fault. I take all the
blame" gasped her father. Physi-
clans said he probably would die.
His wife, Myrtle Zachary, and
their 2O-year-old second daughter
Lorine, nearly hysterical waited at
the hospital as the husband and IA
ther was reported weaker.
Velma Lois, slender, grey-eyed
blonde, was a Hollywood extra, and
was also in demand as a CONNER
cial artists model. She recently
worked with Jack Holt and Mona
Barrie in the film play "I'll Fix 1t. ,
Almost unable to talk, Zachary
said he was quarreling with his
wife, but not violently"
"All I remember is the noise" he
said. IT must have fallen, because
next thing remember, daughter
was standing over me.
"She was trying to shoot again. ]
heard the gun click but it didn't &C
off. I put up my hand to stop her. .
Mrs. Zachary tearfully protested
that her daughter didn't mean tc
do it,"
Argued Over Property
She said she and her husband
were arguing over property, but the
quarrel was not violent. Suddenly
the girl began firing, and Zachary
fell, pleading for mercy.
Surgeons found one bullet had
entered the right side of his chest
and that the other punctured his
liver and severed the spinal cord.
II was afraid he would hurt mo-
ther," Velma Lois told police. There
were several guns around, so I grab
bed a 80 revolver and tried to pro-
tect her"
The real estate broker was appar-
entity a collector of guns, for there
were many in the house.
Velma Lois was brought to the
city Jail clad in red slacks and white
blouse. Born in Canada, she came
here with her parents 10 years ago
She was held on a charge of "sus-
pected felony
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CfoWuef ana HayWorth; Grove
and r. F'errell
All other games played former
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-19

Paid hw
CoaIl ts CoAn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-19
81 Liquor Tax
Protested By
Tourists

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. - That
500 tax exempt ruling by the
U. S. Customs Court on LIQUOR
brought in on steamships proved
a boomerang today.
Amid a bedlam of protests,
passengers whose declarations
showed more than one quart of
liquor were taxed at the rate of
$3.50 per gallon-$5 customs and
$3.50 revenue, in accordance with
the old ruling allowing exemp-
ton on only the one quart.
The application of the old
Treasury Department decree will
continue at least so days, pend.
ing action by the United States
Customs Appellate Court in Wash
ington on an appeal taken last
week by Miss Miriam A. Schwing
from tax levied on liquor in
excess of one quart which she
brought in. If her case is upheld,
refunds will be made to others
similarly taxed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-19
POSSE TRAILING
S|XFUG|T|VES

HOU STON, Tex, Feb. 10.
G.N.SO.-A posse of officers and
guards today trailed six long term
convicts who disarmed a guard
and escaped from the Harlem
State Prison Farm in a stolen
automobile. One of the figitives
Is a murderer.
Capt, A. owens, prison farm
manager, was in charge of the
search.
The prisoners overpowered
Guard R. A. Jones near the
Brazos River several miles from
the farms administration build
ing. They took Jones' pistol and
ran to a road where they stopped
and Communicated an automobile
in which they drove north.
The six who escaped were
Walker Sarrett, serving a 50-year
term for murder; Ed Vanden, &c.
year robbery term; Nonnie Dobbs,
13-year arson term; Raymond
Henderson, S. B. Vowel and Le-
roy EggleSton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-19
SILENT WITNESS
HALTS TRIAL

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (U.S0.
Dramatic refusal of the States
star witness to testify here in the
trial of Irving Weitzman for the
murder of Eli Daiches, head of the
Thomas M. Bowers Advertising
Agency, brought the case to an
abrupt halt yesterday.
Adjournment was ordered until
this morning.
The balky witness was Arthur
Emblem, who has been in Jail four
months on his story that at Weitz-
mans instigation he once had
made an unsuccessful attempt on
Mr.. DiacheS' life.
Assistant States Attorney John
;oyle declared that Weitzman,
owner of a chain of bakeries, had
liquidated his own debts and had
bought his brother, Louis, of New
York. control of the Bowers Adver-
tiSing concern by the murder of
Mr. Diaches, assertedly for Mr..
Diaches' 100000 life insurance.
Mr.. Boyle said Weitzman first
had bargained to pay Emblem
$1,000 for killing Diaches. Enl-
blen, according to the prosecutor,
lay in wait at Mr.. Diaches' office
and beat him, cracking his skull
in three places, but not killing
him.
Mr.. Boyle named Walter
Murphy. Jack London and Jerry
Pilot at the men who carried out
the murder plot last March.