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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Government To
Get Share Of
Holmes Estate

WASHINGTON, March 9. U.R)-
Former Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes left more than half of his
$569,O0O estate to the United States
for use by the government as it sees
fit, filing of his will revealed to-
day.
The bequest to the government
was in addition to considerable
gifts to the Library of Congress.
Attorneys said the gift was one
OF the most unusual on record. At
ter making bequests to relatives and
servants, Holmes said in his will:
"Ail of the rest, residue and re-
mainder of my property of whatSo-
ever nature, wheresoever situation,
of which may die, seized and pos
sessed, or in which I may have any
interest at the time of my death,
give, devise and bequeathe to the
United States of America
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Too Many School
Exhibits Offered
For County Fair

Due to limited space many Of
the exhibits sent in by the county
schools could not be placed at the
fair, but instead, some will be saved
for the state fair exhibit and others
are on display at the instruction
supervisors office in the court
house.
The schools in their exhibit, are
stressing entries relative to their
art, social studies and science units.
In addition to those in the school
display at the fair, other schools
are represented in the home econ
omics display. the Future Farmers
exhibit. the All club projects. I'M
perial school has a health project
exhibited in the county health de-
partment IS booth. Each school
which contributed fair material has
been represented in the fair dis
play.
Among the exhibits in the court
house is a splendid display featur-
ing a farm, with all the products,
the equipment, the buildings that
would be found on a model ranch.
Another school, in the science work,
has a splendid sea exhibit.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
REPUBLICANS
MAY AID LONG
FIGHT FARLEY
Minority Report Holds Charges
Against Democratic Chief
Should Be Prosecuted

WASHINGTON, March 9. UD -
A Republican drive to take up the
cudgels for Sen. Huey P. Long,
Dem) and carry on his demands
for an investigation OF Postmaster
General James A. Farley was in the
making today.
Long himself promises plenty OF
action and the prospect indicates a
head-on collision next week when
Longs renewed attacks run into the
senates efforts TO dispose Of the
S4 1880, 100000 work-relief bill.
Debate in the senate, which in the
past fortnight has distinguished it
self for bitter exchanges and fight
ing moods, may be complicated fur
ther by the peppery Sen. Carter
Glass, (Dem) Virginia.
Glass has announced an intention
TO move for elimination of extran-
eous subject matter while the senate
iN considering appropriation bills.
THE idea of the senate taking
five days to pass the war depart
ment Appropriation bill is ridiculous, -
Glass said.
Glass said he was not referring
particularly to Long.
The attitude of Republicans to-
ward the proposed Farley investiga-
ton was revealed in the minority
reports filed when the senate post
office comm / tee recommended
against proceeding with the inquiry
The minority held that in view OF
charges made against Farley the
subject should be explored thor
oughly. They agreed Long had not
offered concrete evidence but insist
ed that Farley be given an oppor-
tunity-as Sen. Lynn J. Frazier,
(Rep) North Dakota, put ito
yindicate himself and to allay the
suspicion that has been created in
the public mind by the constant re-
iteration of the charges"
Long, cocky and confident, laugh
ed at the committees report.
"The mistake the senate made, y
he said, was in not sending the re-
solution direct to Farley so that he
could reply without going to the
trouble of sending it through the
committee"
The resulting situation found the
senate in far from peaceful mind.
The controversial work-relief bill is
due for the beginning OF debate
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09

ATHENS, March 8. UD-Govern-
ment airplanes bombed rebel forces
in Macedonia today in the opening
OF a decisive offensive designed to
wipe out the revolutionary move
ment led by Former Premier
Eleutherios Venizelos. Other bomb
ing planes flew to Crete to bomb
Venizelos' home and rebel head
quarters.
The big aerial bombardment -
most potent weapon of Premier
Panagiotis Tsaldaris' government -
was the forerunner of a three -head-
ed offensive in Macedonia, where
Gen. George Condylis, government
commander in chief, established
headquarters at DemirhiSsar and
personally directed the fighting.
The bombardment apparently
covered a wide range, extending to-
ward the bulgarian frontier, where
fear Of a Balkan outbreak has been
created by charges Turk troops
were massing on the Thrace from
tier. This dispute was liquidated at
Geneva today, however, when the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Mid WINTER FAIR OFFICIALLY OPENS TONIGHT
ed Man Confesses Fatally Beating Charles w. Reed
Monday Minimum,
Day At Schools

Cooperation of all parents OF
elementary school children is asked
by Guy A. Weakley, district super
intendent, in connection with Mon
days minimum schedule.
Since Monday is school children IS
day at the fair, the city elementary
schools will run on minimum
schedule, closing promptly at LAS
Children will be able to reach the
fair in plenty of time for the pro-
gram which has been changed TO
2:30 when the Holtville drill team
will be presented.
In this way, children may attend
the fair that afternoon and the
schools will be able to maintain
their average daily attendance rec
ord. Weakley asks that parents
cooperate with the. schools in see-
ing that the children attend the
short session.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
YOUTH VICTIM
Of MAD F|END

YPSILANTI, Mich, March 9. UP)
The mad slayer of 7-year-old
Richard Streicher, Jr son of veal
thy and prominent parents, was
sought by police forces In southern
Michigan today.
While authorities had no clues to
his identity, they believed the bru-
tai crime, resembling in some of its
details the murder of Bobby Franks
by Nathan F.. Leopold and Richard
Loeb, was near solution.
The boys body was found last
night beneath a footbridge leading
to a secluded island in the Huron
River. Richard had been stabbed
eight times in the chest. Three stab
rounds to the heart were the center
of figure resembling either a cross
or a "Y" made by decorations. His
head also had been slashed. Either
a knife or an ice-pick was the wea-
pom used.
The cross-like figure cut on the
child's chest caused police to sus-
p6CI JlldO iCLlSioho iiioiAAu hhSt4"
have dominated the killer.
The child's parents are we'll known
in this section. The father is part
owner of the Streicher Tool and Die
works. His grandfather is promin-
ent automobile designer.
PoSt-mortem examination indicat-
ed the child had been mercilessly
tortured before death. Only three of
the eight chest wounds reached the
heart.
Richard disappeared Thursday
afternoon after leaving his home to
play.
Police were convinced Richard was
slain elsewhere and carried to the
spot where his body was found, a
block from his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
CUBA |NVOKES
MARTIAL Law
Army Reserves Called Out For
Finish Fight With Revolution
ary Strikers
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press)
HAVANA, March 9.-The gov
ernment today suspended all con-
stitutional laws and called out Or
ganized army reserves for a finish
fight with revolutionary strikers.
The death penalty was restored
and President Carlos Mendieta was
authorized to inflict it as he saw
| necessary.
Formal immunity was voted gov
ernment employees who kill at
tacking strikers.
The army forbade assembly OF
more than two persons in the pub
lie streets.
Commandants of the country's
various military districts were
named military governors of the
provinces.
An emergency government was
effected by merging the council of
state, usually an advisory body OF
eminent men, with the cabinet.
Included in the reserves, called
out by the army staff, are all po-
licemen, firemen, private watchmen
and civilians on the army payroll.
The governments DEGREES came
in answer to a fast spreading
strike-which railwaymen and port
workers voted to join today-which
has the tacit support Of political
leaders opposing the government.
Terrorists were active. Bombs
were exploded at intervals in Ha-
vana, three in omnibuses and one
in water main. Firt bombs were
exploded in six street cars-which
like the buses, are run by strike
breakers.
Fifty persons were arrested dur
ing the night, including DR.. Joa-
quiz. Rio Balmaseda, former minister
Of justice, who was accused of in
citing people to strike. Numerous
army searches disclosed caches of
arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
SC|OTS WILL
HAVE CHARGE
Of PROGRAM
Everything Reported In Readi-
ness For Week OF Valleys
Big Spectacle
AUTO RACES ON SUNDAY
Crack Drivers OF Coast To Be
Seen In Number OF Events
On Track Tomorrow

Somewhere around 7 or 7:30 to-,
night, the Sclots of Imperial VAL.
ley and other points in the South
west will officially open the Sixth
Annual Imperial County Mid-Win-
ter fair, and from then until
week from tomorrow, the fair,
which has been given considerable
attention in past weeksl will hold
the center of the stage, so far as
Imperial Valley is concerned. e
Last minute arrangements today
occupied the attention of fair Of
ficials and an army of men and
women, arranging exhibits and get
ting everything ready for the grand
opening.
The fair, In reality, was open.
today, but this will not prevent the
official opening from being the
real thing. Last minute arrange
ments occupied the attention Of
fair officials and crowds of ex-
! hibitors during the day. Many Of
the exhibits were also judged and
winners will display their badges
when the visitors arrive tonight.
From all reports the fair gives
promise of being the best yet pro-
duced In the valley. The exhibits
are as numerous and as attractive
as in former years and six years
experience in producing a fair
has given the officials the "savvy,"
as the boys say.
Concerts, vaudeville shows and
numerous specialties will provide
free entertainment for visitors to-
night and throughout the fair.
There are also numerous couces-
sions offering sport and amuse-
ment, and the exhibits will take
several hours of anyone's time to
see them correctly.
Tomorrow the automobile races
are expected to draw a large crowd
to the fair. Two dozen of the
coasts crack drivers, which means
the best in the country. will be on
hand for the events. A list of en-
tries and their cars will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
The Sciots will get underway at
O'Clock tonight with parade
through the business section of the
city, disbanding at Eighth and
Main streets where cars will take
them to the fair grounds. The pa
rade will feature local and county
officials and organizations In ad-
dition to the Sciots.
Nnnan To NfarcA
Boyce Aten drum and bugle
corps, 38 strong, under the direc-
ton of Harry Woodbury., will march
in the fair parade tonight, 1t was
announced this morning. The
marchers will be led by two girls
as drum majors and the last three
ranks of the formation will be
members of the Legion Auxiliary.
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Mexico Imposes
Small Fine On
Church PreIate

MEXICO CITY, March 8. Up) -
Free after a days secret imprison-
men, Archbishop Pascual Diaz, Ro-
man Catholic primate of Mexico
today thanked Americans for their
sympathy.
He said he was ordered to pay 4
fine of 100 pesos ($27.85) for tech
nical and unintentional violation OF
the government law regulating
church activities. The fine is to be
paid at his convenience.
The charge was that he had ap-
peared outside church in clerical
dress. The archbishop said he dress
ed in his motor car and walked
across the sidewalk into church.
In long statement explaining the
arrest the interior department said
the archbishop admitted violation
of the law, if technical one and
unintentional.
He was arrested outside the
church Thursday, driven for hours
in a motor car, kept in cell until
yesterday and then taken to the de-
partment of government, after
which he was released. He was ex-
tremely fatgued and went to bed.
He said to the United Press cor
respondent:
God bless the people of the Uni
ter States for their close commun-
ion with us in our fight for the
same religious freedom as that
which they enjoy
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
POLICE SEEK
OPERATORS Of
STRANGE Gull I

LOS ANGELES, March 8. W.P)-
Search for three men charged with
grand theft in connection with the
operation of a bizarre "houSe OF
skulls" spiritualistic organization,
centered around San Diego today.
Raoul Miranda, reputed "arch
priest'' of the central spiritual
resurrection, the name used by
the organization, and his two as
serted assistants, Carlos and Ar
tonic Rivero, were charged with
grand theft in complaints issued
yesterday alleging theft of $2975 in
cash and a $3.50 diamond ring from
woman.
Police said the spiritualistic head
quarters was decorated with grim
ming skulls whose luminous eye
sockets and jaw bones were operat-
ed by wires.
Victims, according to officers,
were swindled of their money on
promises of cures, advice on busi-
ness and love and other pretexts.
Two girls who are said to have
been seen in company of the River
os and who are believed to have
fled with them, also were sought
by police. ..-...
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
SAN DIEGO TO BOOST Ell CENTRIC
Coast Group To Support This City For 1886 Broad
way Of America Convention

San Diegos pledge to assist Ell
Centro in getting the 1886 conven-
ton of the Broadway of America as
sociation, was given at meeting of
representatives of some 40 San Di-
ego organizations held in that city
last night.
Leo Hetzel of this city, director
of the association. and Robert Hays,
of the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce, attended the meeting.
San Diego pledged at least 20 cars
would attend the convention of the
association scheduled for early April
in Nashville, Tennessee. The San
Diego delegation, in addition to
boosting El Centre as the 1896 con-
vention city, will also advertise the
San Diego International exposition
to be held this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Post May Make
Test Hop Today

LOS ANGELES, March 8. WP)-
Wiley Post prepared today to take
another hide and seek test flight
among the clouds before hopping
off, perhaps tomorrow morning, on
another attempted seven hour
stratosphere flight to New York.
The controllable pitch propeller
was installed on the one-eyed fly
er's ship the Winnie Mae" to-
day and Post expected to make his
test flight late this afternoon. II
the globe-circling plane performs
suitably Post S associates said he
may take off for New York "to-
morrow morning or anytime in the
next two weeks depending on
weather conditions.
, Post took the plane aloft yester-
day and pronounced it satisfactory.
The flight was made with an ordi-
nary propeller. however.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Severe Floods
Menace South

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 8.
U.R)-Floods menaced sections of
Alabama and Mississippi today as
continued rains poured into al
ready overflowing rivers and creeks.
Rising waters blocked highways
and railroads and drove residents
and livestock from low areas as
more rain was predicted.
AT Demopolis. Ala, the Black
Warrior and the Tombigbee rivers
were still rising. With crest of
SO feet expected by Tuesday, which
would inundate the rich farming
section surrounding the junction.
The river reached q level of 5l.l
feet yesterday, 121 feet above the
flood stage.
In Mississippi, the Coldwater,
Tallahatchie, YalobuSha, YaZoo,
Leaf, and Tomigbee rivers all were
rising steadily.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09

Committees will begin to work at
once signing up memberships for
the Broadway of America associa-
ton, the local men were assured,
and every effort will be made to
increase the number of cars, with
20 set at a minimum figure.
Pledges to send cars were made
last night by the San Diego Cham
ber of Commerce, City and County
of San Diego, City of La Mesa, Au-
tomobile Trades association, Hotel
mems association, National Auto
club and Automobile Club of South
crn California.
Ell Centre plans to make a vig-
crous effort to capture the conven-
ton for next year at this years ses-
sion, and the preliminary work at
last years convention is expected to
bear fruit, Hetzel said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Rumble Seat Rider
Accorded Justice

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March g..
WP)-June Crawford, pretty Holly
wood model, had $5,877 today as
proof that rumble seat riders may
legally cover their heads when rid
ing in chilly winds.
Miss Crawford was a rumble seat
passenger in an automobile involved
in a collision last April 3. She sued
for $4,000 damages.
Defense contended that the model
was negligent in having her coat
pulled over her head while riding in
2 rumble seat. The superior court
thought differently, however, and
awarded Miss Crawford the $4,000
The supreme court upheld the YER
oict.
Payment of $5,s77 was announced
as settlement"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Unreasonable CoIR
Due For Weekend

LOS ANGELES, March 8. up
A prediction that unreasonable
cold weather. is in prospect for
Los Angeles and the southern area
was made by the weather bureau
today following rain storm last
night that ended in a furry OF
hail
Forecasters said the rain is at an
end, but that heavy frosts are pre-
dicted for exposed spots tonight,
with return of fair skies.
Last nights rain and hall raised
the precipitation total TO SO of an
inch and the total to 17.65, COM
pared with 14.l3 at the same time
last year, and a normal of 11.87
Heavy snowfall was reported in
most mountain districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Collins Warns Of
Ne.U Sign Racket

Word has been received by c. 3.
Collins, county superintendent Of
schools, that out-of-town sign
painters have been approaching the
various school boards in the rural
districts, promising them free stage
curtains at no cost to the board.
Various local firms have then
been consulted, been sold advertis-
ing space on the curtain, which is
then hastily painted bearing garish
advertisements. superintendent Col
Inns points out that this practice is
not approved by educational auth
critics and has warned several
boards against it,.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Settle Oakie Suit
Outside OF Court

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 8.
A $125,000 slander suit brought
against Jack Oakie, moon-faced mo-
ton picture comedian, by Marty
Martyr, dance instructor, today was
settled out of court.
Attorneys for both sides declined
to reveal the terms of the settle
ment.
Martyr charged that Oakie, in
the presence of diners at a Beverly
Hills hotel, called him "$2-a-day
bum" Martin also charged the
comedian said he would gladly pay
ten grand to get rid of Martyn."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Commissioners Visit
Fair This Morning

Legislation and routine business
completed yesterdays session Of the
agricultural commissioners OF South
ern California who met In the local
commissioner office, b. A. Har-
rigan acting as host.
This morning the group visited
the construction work on the ALI
American canal and this afternoon
the commissioners were TO act aE
official Judges for the agricultural
and horticultural division Of the
fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
Continued on page 81
Fear Los Angeles
Artist Met Death

LOS ANGELES, March 9. U.P-
Hope that Everett Ruess, 81, Los
Angeles artist, may be found alive
in the wastes near Escalante, Utah
was dimmed today when the young
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs Chris
topher Ruess. received a letter from
Postmaster II. j. Allen OF Escal-
ante.
eve fear that your son has
wandered into the desolate wastes
of the desert and is lost" Allen
wrote.
He advised them that footprints
showed the young artist had visited
caves along Escalante creek in
Davis gulch.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
KIRKPATRICK WINS

LONG BEACH, March 8. U.H
Leroy Kirkpatrick, Montezuma
high school, Los Gatos, won the
12O yard open high hurdles in the
Southern California Relay carni-
walls here this afternoon, taking
the hurdles in 14.7 seconds. Will
son, Santa Ana, was second and
Cope, use was third.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
GREEK GOVERNMENT OPENS AERIAL
BONIBARDMENT ON REBEL FORCES
Reports OF Victories By RevOlters Later Denied In
Official Dispatches From Headquarters
OF Loyal Troops

Bulgarian delegate to the League OF
Nations withdrew his protest.
General Condylis said the offen-
sive in Macedonia, where the gov
eminent has massed troops, was
starting today and, in Athens, the
premier announced that the Often
sive would be under way by tomor-
row in all events, with little resis-
tance expected because of today's
heavy aerial bombardments.
The planes dispatched across the
mediterranean sea to rebel head
quarters in Crete were ordered TO
bomb the Venizelos residence at Ca
nea, the barracks Of troops and
other towns and strategic points.
Officials denied that the rebels
had bombarded the Athens-Salonica
railroad and said that reports, via
Alexandria, that Athens had been
bombarded were erroneous.
There was some apprehension in
Salonica due to reports, most of
which were officially denied, that
rebels were bombarding loyalists
from the air and were landing crack
troops from Crete near Salonica.
The government took over all pri-
vate road stations in an effort to
present rebel radio communication.
GENEVA, March 9. UH-Nicholas
Antonoff Bulgarian delegate to the
League of Nations. today withdrew
a Bulgarian memorandum protest
ing alleged massing of Turkish
troops ON the thrace frontier.
The letter of withdrawal closed
| the Turko-Bulgar incident.
SOFIA, Marhc 9. U.P)--Greek gov
ernment airplanes today bombed the
rebel town of Demirhissar, on the
Struma river, it was reported but
were repelled by rebel fire.
BELGRADE, March 9. W.p)-Re-
ports abroad that Jugoslavia warned
Bulgaria not to cross the Greek
frontier, and that there was be-
lief Italy might have stirred up the
Greek rebellion, were denied today
as absolutely false.
1t also was said officially that
neither Jugoslavia nor Turkey, or
Roumania, individually or collect
lively issued any warning to Bull
garia.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09

kirkpatrick, former Central
Union high school student, holds
the national interscholastic rec
ord for the high and low hurdles,
his mark for The former being
14.7 seconds-the time he made
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-09
VICTIM DIES
IN HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING
William Roehl Held In Jail AZ
ter Assertedly Admitting At
tack During Quarrel
INQUEST SET FOR MONDAY
Dead Man, Familiar Character
On City Streets, Found Uncon-
scious Yesterday
INQUEST SET FOR MONDAY

In a statement made this morn
ing at the county Jail where he had
been taken following his arrest late
yesterday afternoon, William Roehl,
81, confessed that he had assaulted
Charles Reed, Sheriff Robert Ware
announced this morning. The con-
fession was made to T. M. Sharp,
chief criminal deputy sheriff.
Roehl is said to have told Sharp
that he returned to Reeds house
from a visit downtown about 10 o.
clock Thursday night. Reed criti-
cized him for not returning earlier
to cook dinner and the men quar-
relied for few moments when Roehl
. grabbed hatchet and struck the
older man with 1t several times on
the head, according to the confess
sion.
Apparently Roehl did not realize
how seriously Reed was injured be-
cause he did not return to the house
until o'clock yesterday morning
and even then made no effort to re-
port the matter to police or secure
aid for Reed, according to the con-
fession and records filed at police
headquarters.
This confession frees other sus-
poets held for investigation. No
charge has as yet been made against
Roehl it was said at the sheriff's Of
flee but it is expected to follow the
coroner's inquest which will be held
either this afternoon OF Monday
morning.