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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
DELEGATES Of
SEVEN STATES.
HOLD PARLEY
Hope To Reach Agreement On
ALLEGATION OF Waters OF Col
orado River.
DISTRICT MEN PRESENT
Officials From Here Expected
To Play Vital Part In Deib-
erations.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. Ia. W.P)-
The aged old dispute over Colorado
river water was renewed here today
when 80 delegates from the seven
basin states of the river met for
the purpose of thrashing out diff
cultieS over a proposed contract of
Arizona asking 100000 acre feet of
water
William r. Wallace, chairman of
the Utah Colorado river commits
sion was named permanent chair
man and Jack Ryan, of Phoenix
was elected secretary as the meet
ing opened
California, with l6 representa-
tives, had the largest delegation,
headed by U. S. Webb, attorney
general of the state and Phil
Swing, attorney for the Imperial
Irrigation District. The Coachella
valley water board, Metropolitan
Water District and other water dis
tricts of that state were represent
ed.
Delegates from Colorado, New
Mexico, arizona, Nevada, Utah and
Wyoming were present, The meet
ing was called at the suggestion of
Harold Ickes, secretary of the in
terror, when protests against the
proposed Arizona contract were
made in Washington. Gov. Henry
H. Blood of Utah called the meet
ing.
A. H. Favour, chairman of the
Arizona Colorado river commission,
declared the 100000 acre feet of
water sought by Arizona was the
only water in the Colorado that
had not been allocated and eX-
pressed fear Mexico would file on
-
Continued on page 6l
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
LEGION AREA
MEETING HELD
At CALEX|C.O

G.. w. (Cap) Stevens, was en-
dorsed as delegate-at-large from
California to the national American
Legion convention to be held at st.
Louis, Missouri, next fall, this en-
dorsement taking place at the fifth
area meeting held Sunday in CAL
exico at the De ANA hotel.
Richard WEIGH was endorsed for
the office of department command
er at the meeting.
The arrival Sunday morning OF
the Riverside delegation was the
signal for the opening of the morn
ing business session during which
action was taken opposing the bill
introduced in the state legislature.
which, if enacted, would make 1t
unlawful for citizens to possess
firearms.
Hugh T. Osborne, chairman OF
the subversive activities committee
of the department, spoke on the ac-
tivities of his committee, giving its
recommendations.
Leroy D. Owen, coordinator for
the U. S. junior chamber of COM
merce's Americanism committee.
talked on the work of that group.
and on its own program, pointing
out the growth of Communism as
evidenced by the numbers of legally
registered voters in that party.
At noon there was big parade,
led by the Riverside drum and bu-
gle corps and Boyce Aten post drum
and bugle corps.
During the noon hour banquet
was served to 1856 delegates. The
afternoon session concluded with a
vote of thanks to Goree-Lake post
for its hospitality.
Saturday night Legionnaires en-
joyed a dinner and 40 camp.
Special entertainment was ar
ranged by the Calexico Auxiliary
unit for the women.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
Seek Extension Of
Loans From RFC

WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. WD =
The administration has decided de-
finitely to seek legislation extend
ing the lending power of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation for
two more years, Jesse Jones, chair
man, said today after conference
with President Roosevelt.
Jones cited various reasons as to
the necessity for the extension,
pointing out that the commodity
credit corporations need further as
sistance, as we'll as export and i'm
port banks.
He added that he also wanted to
stand by to assist in the situation
involving real estate mortgages.
The extension would be from
January 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
FAR REACHING
DECISION ON
j. 8. BONDS.
Verdict Asserts Payment Need
Not Be Made At Rate OF
$1.69 Per Dollar.
BYRNS HAS CONFIDENCE
Speaker Feels United States
Supreme Court viii Uphold
Clause As Legal.

THE HAGUE, Jan. ID. U.P-The
Hague court of justice today ruled
against a validity of the gold clause
in bonds of the Royal Dutch Oil
company floated in New York and
Amsterdam.
The decision was to the effect
that because of the Roosevelt sus-
pension of gold payments, interest
on the bonds need not be paid in
gold dollars, as stipulated.
The case, brought by the Stock
brokers Union of Amsterdam, will
be appealed to the high court of
The Hague.
The case is a direct outgrowth Of
the American legislation of May,
1888, abandoning the gold standard
and abrogating the gold clause in
bonds. Similar cases are now be-
fore the United States supreme
court. Bonds in question, of the
Royal Dutch and the Batavian Pc
troleum company, were floated in
New York and Amsterdam In
March, 1880.
They carry a clause to pay prin-
cipal and interest in "United States
gold coin," but the company de-
cided last October that the Roose-
velt legislation, abolishing this
clause in all loans, foreign or do
mestic, was mandatory upon the
company so far as this loan was
concerned.
Bonds in question are $6,600, 900
at 4 per cent and $25,0O0, 900 at Az.
Brokers, realizing that gold was
unobtainable, asked an equivalent
in present currency.
On the basis of the SO per cent
/ increase in the price of gold. their
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
VALLEY GRAIN
GROWERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEET

George Buffers was reelected
president of the grain growers as
sociation at the meeting Saturday
afternoon in the headquarters at
Brawley, Glenn Walker being re-
elected to the office of secretary.
Directors were reelected also.
Two resolutions were passed:
one, asking that the SERA approve
the gopher and weed eradication
projects as soon as possible; the
other asking the state director Of
agriculture to pass regulations pro-
hibiting the importation of flax
seed into this county from dis
tricts where flax wilt is known to
exist.
DR.. D. G.. Milbrath, plant patho-
logist from the state department
of agriculture; ]. B. Norton, plant
pathologist from the agricultural
commissioners office and P. ".
Harrigan of the office yesterday
made a survey of the flax fields
and found no wilt in those in
spected. B. A. Harrigan, agricul-
tural commissioner, announces that
the survey will be continued but
that they do not anticipate wilt.
The survey will be conducted by his
office, DR.. Milbrath having return
ed yesterday to the coast. har-
rigan says that the local seed is
of excellent quality for valley con-
ditions and not only is there no
need for growers to import seed
but local grown seed should find
a ready market in other regions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
DriUer Injured As
Auto Overturns

A car driven by Sid Curtis, e0e
South Second street, overturned At
the intersection OF Third and
Orange streets early Saturday night
when Curtis tried 10 make turn
on the slippery street. according
to report OF the accident at police
headquarters.
Curtis received injuries 10 hia
left arm and was taken 10 tlle
county hospital for treatment whlis
companion riding with him. al
though thrown from the car, wa4
uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
Local Church Gets
Visit From Thief

A resident living near the Pres
byterian church, Sixth and Olive
streets noted an open window in
the church building about 8 O'Clock
Saturday night and notified po-
lice.
Officers investigated and discov-
cred that someone had entered the
building through an unlocked base
ment window and left by the front
door. A checkup of the premises
was made but nothing found miss
ing, the report at headquarters
states. --.L.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
Valley Fifth In
Honey Production

Imperial Valley is fifth in the
list OF honey producing counties in
the state, Los Angeles county pro-
ducing the largest amount for the
year 1894 according to a report of
the state department of agricul-
ture.
Imperial IS honey this year
amounted to 100000 pounds as COM
pared to 100000 last year. Mes
quite, alfalfa and melon honey are
largely produced here, states the
agricultural commissioner office,
although athel trees in the fall are
quite a source of winter supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
Asparagus GroDers
To Hold Banquet

Annual banquet for the aspara-
gus growers association has been
called for $3.50 p. m. Tuesday eve
ming, January Is, in the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Plans for the spring harvest will
be made and a resume of the year
given in the reports by various
officers and committee heads.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
REVOLTA TAKES LEAD

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. W.D -
Johnny Revolta, Milwaukee, hel3 d
lead of five strokeS at the end of
the first 18 holes of the final sc
in the $4,000 Los Angeles open golf
tournament today.
Revolta added clipped SO, one
under par to his lao for the pre-
vious SO holes for a total of 209.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
River Conference Opens Today At Phoenix
DATA ON RIVER

Recent rains i'm the upper
basin of the Colorado river have
raised the flow of the river at
the Grand Canyon station to
over double the reading record
ed OH Saturday at the same sta
ton with corresponding increases
at other river points.
The canyon reading for today,
8640 second feet is an increase
of 1850 second feet over the 1880
reading of Saturday. The divers
ion was increased 300 second
feet from yesterdays 1000 sec
Ond foot reading while TOpOck
registered 4760 second feet, an in.
crease of $50 second feet since
Saturday.
No information was available at
irrigation district headquarters
this morning relative to weather
conditions In the upper basin or
along the watershed for today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-14
HAGUE COURT HOLDS GOLD CLAUSE IS VALID
~ W09A
S;yG20Ia}2S
SR SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 13.
(SpeciaD - Congress ought to
really get into the main show
next week. This past week was
just the overture. They will get
settled down this coming week
to "steady taxing" All the
lobbies are gathered in there to
see that the tax is put on some
body else IS business, but not on
theirs.
Congress got all their COM
mittees made up last week and
they are composed of two DEM
ocrats to each one Republican.
So what pleasant year that
poor fellow will be in, for course
there is an awful lot of different
breeds of Democrats.
I bet you before the session is
over President Roosevelt will
trade you two or three Democrats
for one Republican.
Yours,
M0 R0u<.
Cis35. McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13

semi finals he met Blaine McNutt
of El Paso III what was one of the
most hotly contested matches of the
tournament, according to Ell Paso
newspaper comment. The El Centro
man was leading by two holes when
McNutt took the 18th and birdied
the 18th against ReX's par, thus
winning the match. Observers say
they never saw Don Rex play such
brilliant golf. He fought every
inch of the way and McNutt had to
perform tour de force to beat him.
Jack Stroble brought home a
handsome prize for Mothers day
He was runner up in the first flight.
At the annual meeting. Howard
Jones of Barbara Worth club was
elected vice-president. Tucson was
named as the location for next
years tournament but the local rep
resentatives were assured that in
1887 the tournament will come to
the Barbara Worth club.
Entertainment features were lavish
and the hospitality of Ell Paso coun-
try club was highly praiesd by the
local delegation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
UPSET SCORED in GOLF TOURNEY
Valley Golfers Give Good Account Of Selves In
Southwest Association Match

Finals in the Southwestern Golf
Association tournament at Ell Paso,
Sunday, upset the dope and made
Jack Hardin, El Paso player,
champion OF the association.
"Spec" Stewart, winner of the
title for the last five years, was
favored to win again this year but
met defeat in the semi-finals Fri
day at the hands of his old op-
ponent, j. H. Buchanan, president
of the association.
Buchanan has given Stewart
tough battles in the past and when
he won his semi-final match he
was highly favored to win the
tournament. However Jack Hardin
defeated him down and 3 to go in
final round Of play.
Local golfers. Don Rex and Jack
Ctroble, representing Barbara
Worth country club, the clubs pro-
fessional, Joe Martin and Mrs Mar
tin returned from Ell Paso yester-
day.
Rex was winner of his first match
in the championship flight, In the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
BOY KILLED BY STEPFATHER
Former FL Centran Arrested Following Shooting
OF StepsOn

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May Is U.R)-
R. A. Hensley of El Centre, Calf,
faced a possible murder charge to-
day after he ran amuck in his es-
tranged wifes home, killed his Is
year-old step-son and critically
wounded young boarder.
HenSley surrendered to police
after his gun jammed when he ran
into his wife's bedroom.
Charles Laurence, the step-son.
was shot and fatally wounded when
he ran into the room to protect his
mother, police said, The boarder,
Clyde Parker, was in a critical con-
dition in a hospital with bullet
wounds in his lung and hip.
AS police reconstructed the story
of the shC oting, Hensley went to his
wife's home and appeared at the
door of Parker'S room, gun in hand.
Parker, who occupied the room with
Eoung Laurence, was shot twice
when he leaped out of bed accord
ing to police.
Without uttering a word, Hensley
ran toward the bedroom of his wife,
Mrs. Lola Hensley, 80, from whom
he had been separated for months.
The woman made an effort to dis
arm him and was struggling with
her husband when young Laurence
came into the room.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
DAIRY
OFFICIALS To
SPEAK HERE
Will Discuss Dairy Situation In
County And Throughout The
State

Sam H. Greene, manager of the
California Dairy Council, and G.
H. Rothe, the latter in charge Of
the Los Angeles office of the coun-
Gil, will be the guest speakers of
the chamber of commerce at its
weekly meeting, Wednesday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock at the Hotel
California, Ell Centro, President w.
H. Tyler, Jr., of the Ell Centro
Chamber Of Commerce announced
today.
President Tyler called attention
to the fact that his weeks cham
ber of commerce gathering will be
held Wednesday evening at the
California hotel instead of noon, in
order to make 1t possible for a lar
ger attendance of the country and
other towns of Imperial Valley. He
also has stated that the meeting
is open to anyone and not con-
fined to chamber of commerce
members and that general invita-
ton is extended to all those con-
nected with the dairy industry, and
particularly dairy producers and
dairymen throughout the county to
attend this meeting of the cham
ber and hear Greene and Rothe
speak on the dairy situation in
California.
II hope there is large attend
ance," said Tyler. Greene particu-
larly, is known as a vigorous and
forceful speaker and his long eX-
perience in dairy promotional acti-
vities in connection with his Of
flee in the dairy council fits him to
talk intelligently and interesting
ly on dairying and the dairy stu
alton"
The Wednesday evening meeting
was arranged for the chamber Of
commerce by Charles c. Bram-
kamp of the Golden State Com
pany. Bramkamp, with E. w. Schil-
ler of the Western Dairy Products,
F.. P Temple of Arrowhead Cream
cry, and, E. w. Lott of the Imperial
Valley Milk Producers Association,
comprise an attendance commit
tee to contact dairymen through
out Imperial county and urge their
attendance at the Wednesday eve
ming chamber of commerce dinner
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
JURY
IN DEADLOCK

SAN JOSE, Calf, May 13 U.P)--
Still apparently only marking time
till dismissal, the jury of seven
men and five women celebrating
in the David Lamson case resumed
conferences at $50 a. m. today.
Passage of the hours stamped
with certainty the apparent fact
the jury was deadlocked hopelessly
on decision as to whether Lamson
killed his wife.
Because of the expense of another
trial, it virtually was certain Lam
son would go free if the jury found
itself unable to agree He was con-
victed and sentenced to hang in his
first trial, but the verdict was re-
versed by the supreme court.
Allen P. Lindsay, chief of the
prosecution staff, indicated if the
jury were hung the state would an
nounce before the week is over
whether Lamson would be retired.
The jury apparently was con-
fident of dismissal. Souvenir hunt
prs in the group gathered up hotel
menus and wine lists at the hotel
where they have been eating, re-
marking to Matron Netti Snow:
We'll, guess you'll be glad to get
rid of us"
1t also was learned the jurors
suitcaseS were packed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
Man Wounded By
Braauley Police

Joe Okaybayashi, SO, Los Angeles
japanese, is in the county hospital
recovering from gunshot wounds
received in Brawley late Saturday
night when he engaged in pistol
duel with members of the Brawley
police department. The japanese
was the only casualty in the ex-
change of gunfire and at the coun-
ty hospital it is said his wounds are
not serious.
Following his capture by Brawley
police, Okabayashi is said to have
admitted to them and to T. M.
Sharp. chief criminal deputy sher-
iff. that he killed T. Masunaja, an
other Japanese in Los Angeles on
May.
A teletype was despatched to the
Los Angeles sheriff IS office and in
a return message the local office
was notified that a warrant has
been issued against Okabayashi
charging him with murder and at
tempted murder 1t asks that the
wounded man be held by officers
here until he can be moved to Los
Angeles.
Okabayashi, according to report
at the sheriff.'s office, opened IRE
on the officers who had answered q
call to Brawley's eastsioe on dif-
ferent case and had not expected
to run into the Japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
SERA Official To
Make Survey Here

E. Rodney Overton, assistant
superintendent of recreation for the
SERA will be here tomorrow to
make a survey of all county recre-
ational projects, according to word
received here today by w. j. Ster-
ritt, chief of county SERA. Over
ton works under the supervision of
the state department of education
and his office has charge of all
recreational work under the emer-
gency relief administration.
He will give special attention, it
is understood, to the projected rec
reational camp in the Laguna
mountains.
L. M. Canaday, chief of the con-
struction department of the SERA
reports that to date there is still
no money for materials for any
construction projects in Imperial
county. He will advise El Centre
office Immediately when such funds
are available he says.
Request of DR.. w. F.. Fox, county
health officer, for a laboratory as
Sistant to be attached to his depart
ment was approved today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
POLESMOURN
PASSING Of
FAMOUS HERO
Dedicated Self In Youth To
Cause Of Polish Liberty And
Progress
BY WLADISLAW BESTERMAN

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
WARSAW, Poland, May 13.-Po-
land, in deep mourning over the
death of its national hero, Marshal
Josef Pilsudski, was further shocked
today when his grief stricken widow
was seized with a heart attack.
Physicians feared her condition was
serious.
The nation was bowed in grief.
Markets and universities were closed.
Factories shut down at noon.
PilSudSki S body will lie in state
at Belvedere palace tomorrow and
the people will file by to pay him
tribute.
The mourning extended to other
nations. Although PilsudSki, actu-
ally dictator, held no other govern
ment position than minister of war
and inspector general of the army,
his death was treated as though he
had been a president or ruler, and
flags were half-masted both in
France and Germany.
Poles were asked by the govern
ment today to build their young
republic into a mighty nation as a
fitting memorial to Pilsudski, called
the greatest of all national heroes,
who died last night. The nation
was advised of his death in an off,
cial A1mmunique early today and
the country, including those of po-
litical factions who had fought him
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
CENTRAL BOY WINS HIGH HONOR
Jean Veiquette Named To High Position In State
Organization

Centrals Future Farmer judging
teams returned from the annual
state judging contests and con-
vention at San Luis Obispo with a
singular honor conferred upon one
of their group, Jean Veliquette.
During this meeting, Jean was one
of the 25 boys selected for the high
est honor given by the Future
Farmer organization, that of the
degree of California Farmer. This
is the fir time any boy in the
valley has been so honored Out of
the 5000 Future Farmers in Cali
fornia, thirty made application for
the degree. Every chapter in the
state is given the privilege of choos-
ing one of their group to enter the
competition for this degree.
To attain the distinction, all the
records, both Photographic and
written, of the candidates projects
and accomplishments during his
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
WITH
LEADERS D n
FISHING TRIP
Outcome Shows Chief Execu-
tive Determined To Veto Pat
man Bill When Presented
MANY TELEGRAMS SENT
Supporters OF Measure Still
Unable To Muster Strength To
Override Expected Veto
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 13 UD- A
fighting President was said today
to have emerged from weekend con-
ferences with political advisors.
Despite the great mass pressure
brought to bear on the White House
by extensively organized lobbies, and
at the risk of the political animosity
of veterans organizations and
Father Charles E. Coughlin's Ma
tional Union For Social Justice, the
chief executive was still determined
to veto the Patman inflationary
bonus bill.
Moreover, President Roosevelt
was represented as weary of con-
gressional dilly-dallying and insis-
tent upon enactment of the entire
new deal legislative program at this
session.
His conferees were understood to
have detected no indication of a
willingness to compromise.
Father Coughlin turned his guns
directly upon the White House last
night. Speaking to the chief execu-
tive with his radio audience listen
ing, the priest urged Mr.. Roosevelt
to sign the bonus bill, representing
that "the millions who supported
you" wanted him to sign, whereas
those against the bill "seek to
wheedle you into fatal trap"
Coughlin's words only supple
mented pressure brought by the
American Legion and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. Thousands OF
kilograms continued to pour into
the White House, urging favorable
action on the Patman bill. The
Veterans of Foreign Wars frankly
seek to inspire 100000 kilograms
to the President.
AT his weekend conference with
Vice President John N. Garner,
Senate Majority Leader Joseph T.
Robinson, House Speaker Joseph
Byrnes, Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Pat Harrison and POST
master General James A. Farley,
Mr.. Roosevelt was understood to
have ordered the new deal legis-
lative program speeded.
Sponsors of the Patman bill.
which calls for issuance of $780,
100000 in greenbacks to pay the
bonus, continued to delay its de-
livery to the White House, hoping
mass pressure would force q re-
versal of the Presidents position.
Apparently failing on that score,
they also were discouraged in their
efforts to find the four more senate
votes necessary to override al veto.
1t was not expected that the bill
could be held back beyond the mid
die of the week.
Mr.. RooSevelts position was made
the more difficult by the moral sup
port given to the Patman advocates
by chairman of the federal reserve
board. Both minimized the infla-
tionary potentialities of the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-13
ROOSEVELT STILL FIRM IN BONUS STAND
lawmakers In Final Weeks Of Present Session
School Exhibits
For State Fair

County schools having material
for exhibit at the state fair are ask
ed to communicate at once with
the county office in the court house
giving descriptions of the materials
they plan to enter. G.
Miss Helen Thomas, instruction
supervisor, and other members OF
the county office, are busy collect
ing materials, and as they plan to
send in a request for specific
amount of space it is necessary
that they know what materials are
to be entered.
Each year in the last few years
when exhibits have been entered,
Imperial county has won high
honors at the state fair for the
school display, one year winning the
sweepstakes.