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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
DEDICATES DAM
Over Billion Pared Today From Federal Deficit
LEGION TO HELP
MOUNTAIN AREA
GET AMBULANCE

An ambulance at Jacumba, which
will serve the Mountain Empire in
emergency cases, is the objective of
the American Legion posts of San
Diego and Imperial county, follow
ing a meeting of the 22nd district
posts held yesterday at San Diego.
Agitation for an ambulance has
been intense in the mountain area
for many months, reaching a climax
in midsummer when two youths in
iured on Mountain Springs grade,
had to wait without medical atten-
ton for a matter of hours until they
were eventually taken to San Diego.
Newspaper articles stirred up critic
ism of officials OF the two counties,
this being followed up by an effort
to get @ fund for an ambulance at
Jacumba included in the San Diego
county budget. The effort failed.
Yesterdays meeting resulted in
the appointment Of a committee
OF Legionnaires representing the 80
POSTS in the two counties, and the
pledge of the 22nd district to put its
support behind a movement to OBJ
tain an ambulance.
j. S. Sutton of CaleXico, was ap-
rointed from Imperial county to
serve on the committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
RAID On BANK
MEETS DEFEAT

CHICAGO. Sept. 80. W.P) - A
gang of bank bandits believed led
by Alvin Karpis, public enemy num-
Der one, was frustrated by tear gas
and bullets today when they at
tempted to rob the University State
bank.
Four employees, including two
women, were wounded.
The general description of the
leader of the gang answered that
of Karpis. He had a scar on one
cheek and the usual bravado which
characterizes the deSperado. Also
the gang was armed with three
machine guns and shotguns as they
entered the bank. This led police
to believe they were dealing with
formidable, organized gang.
AS six of the gang entered the
bank one of the clerks stepped on
button which released tear gas.
William Fleming, bank guard, SIM
ultaneously engaged the bandits in
a gun duel.
Fleming was struck beneath the
heart and may die. Two women
and man, employees of the bank,
were wounded less seriously.
The gang retreated empty hand
ed and leaped into their cars, one
OF which contained a woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Valley Exhibit
At Exposition
Draws Crowds

Art Sinclair of the agricultural
commissioners office is in Ell Centre
for brief visit before returning to
the San Diego fair where he is sta
toned with the valleys exhibit,
Although he is at the fair daily,
Sinclair states that he has seen lit
tie outside of the Palace of Water
and Power where the valley dis
play is located and is still hoping
to see the other exhibits before the
exposition closes.
Sinclair says that the valley ex-
hibit, with that of the Metropoli-
tan Water district is creating much
interest and that it is one Of the
attractions of the fair.
The huge map showing the valley
and the water and power develop
ment to be created by the Boulder
dam and the All-American canal
has received much favorable COM
ment as have the movies and lecture
on valley agricultural products.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
WEST RETURNS
FROM MEETING
Of ASSESSORS
Return Of Public Utilities
Property To Counties
Offers Much Discussion

Dan West, county assessor col
lector, returned this weekend
from the county assessors state
convention held September 25-27
in Fresno.
The sessions were filled with
discussions of problems connected
with assessing, considerable time
being spent on the problems in
volved with the return of the pub
lie utilities to the county tax rolls
from those of the state, declares
West. Soyle dissatisfaction was
evidenced as to the way in which
this is working out, he said, and
considerable dissatisfaction was
voiced over the states taking over
the automobile tax from the conn
ties.
Ray L. Riley, state controller and
member of the state board of equal
ization spoke Thursday afternoon
and made the statement that both
the state and federal government
will shoulder relief expenses by
means of initiation money, dime"
dollar.
Riley also pointed out that in
the case of the transfer of public
utilities to the county it will be
mandatory for assessors throughout
the state and for the state board
of equalization to reach some COM
mon ground in the valuation.
John M. Keith of the state board
of equalization was another speaker
who advocated uniform assessment
rolls, the assessors appointing a
committee to study this question.
Tenn New Legislation
Fred E. Stewart, state board of
equalization member, pointed out
that the board has attempted to
transfer some of the burden OF
taxation from the real property
owner to other citizens of the
state. The sales tax has removed
the burden of the average daily
attendance school tax from proper
ty and it is believed that the trans
fer of public utilities will afford
further relief to the property own
er.
New legislation affecting the as
SCISSORS office was discussed by d.
L. Pierce.
Election of officers was conduct
ed Fred S. Lukens of Placer coun-
ty is president; Frank W. Wemple
OF Lassen county, president;
c.. P. Cummings of Fresno, secre-
tary; Thomas Burke Of Kern coun-
ty, treasurer.
San Diego is to be the conven-
tion city next year.
West left Friday night for the
valley, stopping enroute to visit
his mother, near Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
b|M|NI PEOPLE
SAFE, REPORT.

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 30. UP)-A
tropical hurricane that ragged up the
Atlantic coast last week from Cuba,
caused heavy property damage at
Bimini, British island as miles east
of here, but no lives were lost, the
first message from the island re-
ported today.
The first report on storm dam
age done the island reached here
from Charloes Lorber, pilot of the
american Airways plane sent
from Miami by the British govern
ment to learn the fate of $50 BIZ
mini inhabitants.
The small coral island felt 125-
mile-an hour winds, it was estimat-
ed by residents, as the vicious hur-
ricane swirled across it on an err
ratio course from the Florida main
land.
Sixty per cent of the buildings
on Bimini's mainland single street
were crushed by the storm, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
HANG k|MbA[L
JURY DEGREES

AUBURN, Calf, Sept. 30. U.P)--
Earl Kimball, 21-year-old Were
wolf of Fulda Flat" was sentenced
today to be hanged at Folsom pris-
on for the murder of James G..
Kennett, Sr., former Chicago con-
tractor who went into the Sierras
in search of health.
The death penalty was ordered
by Superior Judge j. B. Lands as
result of the jury's verdict that
Kimball was sane when he killed
Kennett and dumped the body in
to the abandoned mine shaft. Kim
balls dEense was based on the
plea of not guilty by reason of in
sanity
A law passed by the last legis-
lature makes appeals automatic in
cases like this. The supreme court
must review the trial records before
the Judgment becomes final.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
MAN
SUSPECTED Of
GRAND THEFT

w. S. Wilson of Imperial, was
booked at the county jail this
morning on a charge of grand
theft. Back of this item lies a
story of reported burglary which
was finally unraveled by Sheriff
Ware and Deputy T. M. Sharp af-
ter quick but intensive investiga-
ton.
At 2:2O o'clock this morning the
sheriff's office received a report
that the Palace pool hall in Imper-
ial had just been held up by a
slender American, about six feet
tall, weighing 145 pounds, wearing
a green shirt and black bow tie.
Wilson. who made the report, told
the county office that the man
walked in and held him up at the
point of a AS automatic, scooped up
money from the safe and fled in
a car with a confederate.
Ware and Sharp were suspicious
of the whole affair and picked up
Wilson to bring him to the county
Jail for investigation. While Will
son was being brought in, Deputy
Frank McCaslin searched the mans
car and found 5000 under the front
seat. Police Chief Smith of Imper-
ial was also there when the search
was made, it was said at the jail.
Salty" Melon is proprietor of
the pool hall while Wilson was en-
ployed there. Further inyestiga-
ton in the case is being made by
Sheriff Ware and Deputy Sharp.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
CHAMBER WILL
HOLD LUNCHEON
ON WEDNESDAY

The first fall luncheon of the El
Centre Chamber of Commerce will
be held this Wednesday noon, Octo-
ber 2 at the Hotel Barbara Worth,
President Bacon announces. Dur
ing the summer months, several
dinner meetings were held, and as
this is the first of the regular
luncheon meetings, held throughout
the year, a large attendance OF
Chamber directors, members and in
terested residents is expected to be
present.
R. c. Allen of the firm of Allen
and Whitaker, public accountants
and tax counsellors, of Los Angeles,
Will be the speaker Wednesday and
will discuss the many new state and
federal taxes on income and pay
rolls, some of which become imme-
diately effective He will also explain
the effect of these taxes on costs
and profits of all business men.
"I have found in several cities
where I have been," Allen stated
in a letter to Robert Hays, secretary
of the El Centro chamber, that
there is little realization of the
tremendous additional burdens add
cd to business, some of which even
affect this year, and it gives me
great pleasure to accept the invita-
ton of your Chamber of Commerce
to speak before Ell Centro merchants
and explain these new tax meas
nres to them"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
NEARS
IN HOT CARGO
DOCK DISPUTE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30. UP)
After a week of uncertainty and
near panic, the San Francisco mar
itime industry looked for peace to-
day through the decision of two
striking unions to withdraw pick
cts and permit longshoremen to un-
load hitherto "hot" cargo.
Unless new complications develop
the waterfront should be On nor
NAL basis by nightfall.
The action of the warehousemen' S
union and the bargemen's union
cleared the way for loading or un-
loading 81 vessels tied up by the
"hot cargo" dispute for three or
more days.
Officials of the International
Longshoremen's Association indi-
Gated they were ready to handle all
kinds of cargo. Employers indicated
they would lift the blacklist of 1900
dock workers who we're suspended
last week for refusal to work cargo
from strike sources.
The embargo was lifted by the
striking unions after Judge M. c..
Sloss, federal arbitrator, ruled for
the second time that the long
shoremen were not justified under
their working agreement to dis
criminate against cargo because of
its sources or destination.
It was believed that after the
second rebuke the longshoremen
officials brought pressure on the
other unions which are offSprings
of the San Francisco local of the
I. L. A.
Meanwhile federal conciliation
authorities are attempting to adjust
the two strikes which almost in
volved the Pacific coast maritime
industry in a general walkout or
lockout. Walter G.. Mathews, fed
eral conciliator, will meet today
with bargemen and representatives
of the River Lines, Inc. The region
al labor board is considering the
case of warehousemen against the
Santa Cruz Packing company plant
of Oakland.
One dispute involved longshore-
men remaining to be settled A
union embargo still holds on the S.
S. Point Clear which was to have
been sent to British Columbia,
where marine strike is IN pro-
greSS. -,<
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Local Democrats To
Call On President

Edward H. Law, county clerk, Cal
G. MouSSeau, city clerk and chair
man of the county Democratic CEN
trail committee, T, A. Eggleston,
deputy U. S. marshal and Frank
Richmond, Ell Centro postmaster
are among the prominent local
Democrats who will attend the re-
ception to President Roosevelt in
San Diego Wednesday and also the
exercises at the stadium.
Invitations were received here to-
day and it is expected that num-
ber of other Democrats from other
parts of the county will swell the
county delegation to greet the Presi-
dent in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
ADMITS
GEER KILLING

MIAMI, Ariz., Sept. 80. UP)-
Police Chief John WEIGH said to-
day that Paul D. Petro last night
confessed to San Diego, Calf, Off
GERS he killed Mrs. Catherine Geer.
San Diego hog ranch owner.
Petro was to be started back for
California during the day by Un-
dersheriff George Brerton of San
Diego, who came here after Petro
had been arrested in connection
with the Staying. Petro waived
eXtradition.
According to Welch, Petros con-
fession to the California officer
came after he had been questioned
for some time about the Staying.
Previously, he insisted he knew
nothing of it and offered to return
voluntarily to California He de-
clared he never had been on the
Geer ranch, although California
authorities said some of his per-
sonal effects were found there af-
ter Mrs. Geer was found beaten
to death in a presumed attempt to
force her to divulge the hiding
place of her money.
A diary found among Petro's be-
longings by Miami officers con-
tanned this statement; 7 killed my
father. 1t was on account of me
that he killed himself. Now you are
trying to kill me-" Petro, they said,
would not discuss the statement.
The entry was date at Water
town, Wis, April 13, 1884. Petro's
mother, Mrs. Johanna Petro, lives
at WatertoWn, according to the
diary.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Ray Johnson Is
Injured As Car
Leaves Highway

Attorney Ray D. johnson of this
city, suffered painful injuries and
had a close escape from death Sat
urday when his automobile over
turned near Jacumba while enroute
to San Diego.
Noticing the car swerve suddenly,
the attorney, who was riding alone,
swung over the wheel to keep the
machine on the highway when it
suddenly went out of control and
slid into ditch at the roadside,
turning completely over. Passing
motorists helped to extricate him
and brought him back to Ell Centre
where his injuries received the at
tention of a physician.
He was able to be at his office
today though badly bruised and SUI
fering from lame back and arm.
"I don't know what happened,
unless there was blowout or the
tire suddenly went SOFT" he said.
There was no noise to indicate a
puncture or blowout. The car simply
became unmanageable and was in
the ditch almost as fast as it can
be told. Lady Luck must have been
with me, or I wouldn't be telling
about it today"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
REVISION Of
BUDGET WILL
MAKE SAVING
President Pro m i S es To
Get Out Of The Red
Without Tax Increase
BUSINESS IMPROVING
Increased Activity Per-
mits Greater Return
From Present Levies
BY RICHARD l.. GRIDLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80 U,p) -
President Roosevelt. promising to
get the nation out of the red with
out resorting to new taxes, today
pared nearly billion and a quar-
ter dollars from the prospective fed
eral deficit for the current fiscal
year.
In a drastic revision of the budget,
prepared and left with the treasury
department before he departed on
his western tour, Mr.. Roosevelt de-
clared that business is improving
and therefore increased revenues
can be expected.
"Thus it is clear to me-" he wrote,
that the federal government under
provisions of present tax schedules
will not need new taxes or increased
rates in existing taxes to meet the
expense of its necessary annual op-
erations and to retire its public
debt"
In it's budget for the current fiscal
year ending next June 30, the gov
ernment had projected expenditures
of $8,520,413,609. This estimate was
cut to $7,751, $4,000 a saving OF
S768,O31 500.
The federal income in this period
Originally was estimated at $780,
i5O4 ,639. Because of increased tax
rates and higher tax revenues, this
estimate was raised to $4,470, ,349, ,14O,
giving the government $478,444,501
additional estimated revenue.
It is estimated that the govern
lnent for the current 1886 fiscal
year will be ''in the red only to the
extent of $3,291 1882 $50 instead OF
$4,528, ,508,970.
The President held out hope for
further progress toward a balanced
budget in the 1887 fiscal year be-
ginning next July l, but did not
set a definite time when govern
ment income would balance its
outgo.
He indicated that should collec-
ton of processing taxes be declared
unconstitutional, new revenu e
sources would have to be found 80
take the place of these leyies which
are bringing in half a billion dol
lars annually.
Recovery and relief expenditures
furnished the largest saving in the
revised budget, the estimate for
these purposes being slaShed from
S4,582,O11,475 to $4l54,82400O.
Interest will take $745, 100000 in
stead of 1915, 100000 and public debt
retirements 1851, 100000 instead OF
S636 ,434,O0O. Another large saving
was in national defense costs, which
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Pair Admit They
Stole Automobile

A confession said to have been
obtained from Paul Brooks and
Barnie Stone, arrested by local po-
lice for investigation, states that
the two men had stolen an auto
mobile in San Diego last week and
drove the machine to Ell Centro,
intending to continue their trip to
Texas and then to Florida.
The two were routed out of a
box car here Friday. In their pos
session at the time were two auto
mobile tires and two blankets. Ac-
cording to the confession the men
took the tires and blankets from
the stolen car. They were turned
over to the sheriffs office for fur
ther action in the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Says Speed Law
Still In Force

Attention of all motorists is
called to the fact that there is a
definite speed law in the state of
California regardless of any pre-
conceived idea on the part of some
that there is no such law" Frank
Oswalt, captain of the highway pa
troll squad stationed in this county
stated this morning. Oswalt has
Just returned from Sacramento
where he attended school of in
struction for patrol captains rel
ative to the administration of new
traffic laws passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
"The present state speed law is
45 miles an hour and the burden
of proof is on the defendant in
case of rest to prove that he was
not exceeding this limit" Oswalt
said. He added that the present
law will be enforced by patrolmen
operating in this county.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Court Gives Break
To Credit Buyers

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 80. U.P)-
Buyers who fall behind on their
furniture payments cannot not be
deprived of all their furnishings to
satisfy the unpaid balance, accord
ing to a ruling on file today in the
appellate division of superior court.
Only articles of furniture of
equal value to the balance owed
can be seized, the court held in or
dering a local furniture company
to repay Mr.. and Mrs. John Sa-
lata $100 as compensation for four
pieces of furniture the company
!repossessed to satisfy an $8l5 un-
paid balance.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
SPEECH TELLS
BENEFITS Of
BIC PROJECT
Mr.. Roosevelt Refers To
Structure A S Boulder
Dam, UphOlds Ickes
THOUSANDS ON HAND
No Reference To Part
Played By I'm perial
Valley In Program
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

BOULDER DAM, New, Sept. 80
(Up)-Under a blazing Nevada sun,
President Roosevelt today set out
to dedicate Boulder Dam, an en-
cheering feat of the first magni-
tude that he brought to completion
with PWA funds.
From a flag-draped platform
overlooking the huge project that
thousands of workmen built between
the forbidding walls of Black Cany-
on on the Colorado river, Mr..
Roosevelt delivered a major speech
of his western tour in connection
with the dedication exercises.
Thousands of citizens poured into
this region of sand and sagebrush
and barren mountains to join with
him in celebration. To them Boul-
der Dam is the realization OF their
dreams of quarter of a century
for economic and social security.
With the President went Secre-
tary of the Interior Harold l.. Ickes.
Harry Hopkins, WPA administrator,
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada and
a large group of other officials,
state and national.
Ickes presided at the dedication.
Senator Pittman introduced the
President.
The Presidents speech follows
in part:
Ten years ago the place where
we are gathered was an unpeopled
forbidding desert. In the bottom
of a gloomy canyon, whose precip-
itous walls rose to height of more
than a thousand feet, flowed a
turbulent, dangerous river. The
mountains on either side OF the
canyon were difficult of access with
neither road nor trail, and their
rocks were protected by neither
trees nor grass from the blazing
heat of the sun. The site of Boul-
der City was cactus covered
waste.
The transformation wrought here
is a twentieth century marvel.
We are here to celebrate the
completion of the greatest dam in
the world, rising 726 feet above the
DCO-lOCh VI IllC llFCi dlAt ulOCA AA6
the geography of a whole region;
to see the creation of the largest
artificial lake in the world-115
miles long, holding enough water
to cover the state of Connecticut
to depth of 10 feet; and to see
nearing completion power house
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Rotary Governor
To Visit Valley

Rotarians of Imperial Valley are
preparing to welcome George W.
Mcclellan of Santa Barbara, gov
ernor of the second district Rotary
international, who. will make his
official visit to valley clubs this
week.
The Ell Centro club will greet the
governor at dinner meeting to bs
held at the Barbara Worth hotel OH
Thursday night at $50, the rather
early hour being at the governors
request and all members of the club
are urged to be present at this
meeting The governor will meet
with the directors and club assem-
bly, at $50 at the same place.
Governor Mcclellan will meet
with the Brawley club on Tuesday,
the Calexico club on Wednesday and
the Holtyille club on Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
McADOO PERMITTED
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 U.H -
William Gibbs McAdoo, 71-year- old
newly married U. S. senator, who
was injured in an automobile ac-
cident last week, received his ply
sicians permission to leave the hos
pital today. He was unable to
stand the trip to Boulder City to
hear President Roosevelt, but ex-
pected to be among political leaders
comforting with the executive here
tomorrow.
Senator McAdoo was cut and
bruised when he turned his car into
a pole to avoid collision.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
Press And Theatre
Will Cover Series

Baseball fans are reminded of
the opportunity presented them by
The Press and United Artists the
atre to sit in on the world series
starting Wednesday of this week.
A complete play-by-play account
of the game will be received over
the radio and will be broadcast at
the theatre. Fans will be welcome
to attend and root for their particu-
lar favorite, without any cost.
This program has been an an
nual affair with The Press and
United Artists theatre for several
years past and has always drawn a
large attendance.
Time of the first game will be
announced in tomorrow's paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
FORMER ASSESSOR
ON VALLEY VISIT

Frank G.. Weir, former county
assessor, is in the valley for few
days on business connected with the
state veterans welfare board
Weir is an appraiser for the board
and came to the valley to appraise
several pieces of property on which
veterans have asked aid. He now
makes his headquarters in San
Diego but expects to make OCCASION
al visits to Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
District Directors
Reach Washington

Directors Hewes, Rose and Nor
row arrived in Washington yester-
day by airplane for the conference
with government officials relative
to the districts RFC refunding and
refinancing loan, it was learned at
headquarters this morning.
The directors left here on Satur-
day morning for the conference
which is scheduled to be held this
morning.
Director Hten with w. w. Good
son, board secretary. are in Boulder
City to represent the district at the
dedication of Boulder Dam by
President Roosevelt. With the direc-
tors absent the regular board meet
ing scheduled for tomorrow will be
postponed until their return, it was
said at district headquarters.