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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
CHAMBER ADDRESSES SUPERVISORS
Urges Careful Consideration OF Proposition Made
By SERA CHIEF

Members of the board of county
supervisors are urged to give very
careful consideration of the propo-
sition made by M. H. Lewis, south
ern California field representative
of SERA as outlined by him to the
Imperial county emergency relief
committee last week concerning
the proposed employment on work
relief projects of certain of those
persons formerly classified by the
SERA as unemployables," in a let
ter signed by Sem Bacon, presi-
dent of the Ell Centre chamber of
commerce.
The letter, dated July 81, states
that the chamber directorate took
this stand following the considera-
ton of the apparent impasse ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
|NGELS HEADS
STATE MOTOR
DEPARTMENT 7

SACRAMENTO, Aug. l. (U.H -
R. Ray Ingels of Ukiah, former
state senator, today assumed office
as director of the motor vehicles
department, succeeding Theodore
Roche, San Francisco, an appointee
of the late Gov. James Rolph, Jr.
Effective September Is, Ingels
will begin drawing a salary Of
$4,000 annually, authorized by the
legislature to replace the 81 year
allowance previously given the de-
partment head. Ingels will spend
his full time on the position.
He will have until August 20 to
determine whether to retain all the
personnel of the department or to
make changes before probationary
employees attain permanent civil
service rating.
The most important positions in
the department under Ingels are
those held by E. Raymond Cato,
chief of the state highway patrol,
and Russell Bevans, registrar of
motor vehicles. Gov. Frank F..
Merriam has indicated that both
men will remain in their present
posts.
One of Ingels' outstanding duties
will be the revamping of the de-
partment in preparation for collec-
ton of the new auto transfer tax
imposed by the legislature. Mo-
torists will pay state tax on their
cars when they obtain their 1886
license plates, but will not be re-
quired to pay city and county prop
erty taxes on their vehicles next
year. a..
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Tronsients Die
In Train Wreck

WACO, Texas, Aug. 1. U.P)-One
charred body, that of an unidenti-
fled Negro, had been removed from
the burning wreckage of IL Mis-
souri-Kansas-Texas freight cars de-
rallied at Bruceville, IS miles south
of Waco last night.
At least five and possibly eight
or 10 transients we're killed. Two
oil tank cars, exploding as they
turned over, burned and those rid
ing the train said they say several
men on the tank cars. All of these
presumably we're killed.
Eight injured men were taken
to Waco and Temple hospitals.
Rescue workers today were still
held back by flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
ANOTHER TRY
To Be MADE
BY COUNCIL
Atmosphere AT Geneva Is Not
Conducive To Working Out
Peace Settlement
DENY MESSAGE TO IL DUCE
French Delegation Says That
Mussolini Was Not Asked To
Show Spirit OF Cancellation
BY WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent


Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
GENEVA, Aug. Italy refused
today to accept a Franco British
compromise proposed to avert war
in Ethiopia and work out settle
ment of the dispute.
Consequently, the session of the
council scheduled for today was
postponed until tomorrow so that
another plan could be drawn up
which might prove satisfactory.
The atmosphere was none too
hopeful but Premier Pierre Laval
of France and Capt. Anthony Eden
of Great Britain were determined
to spare no effort to find a solu-
ton.
The French delegation officially
denied a report circulated by the
Reuter- and Exchange Telegraph
news agencies, which said Laval
had telephoned to Premier Benito
Mussolini, appealing to him to
show a spirit of conciliation.
The decision to postpone the
council meeting was reached at q
p. M, when it became known that
Italy's objections would necessitate
further negotiations.
Laval conferred IS minutes later
with Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy
seeking to satisfy the Italian de-
mands. Italy still objects to in
clusion of Ethiopia in the proposed
four-power conference with Britain
and France. She prefers negotia-
tionS under the 1906 treaty which
determined British, French and
Italian spheres of influence in Eth
iopia and promising to protect Eth
iopia'S sovereignty.
italy also OBJECTS TO holding the
conference under league auspices
and fixing a time limit of Septem-
ber 4 for the conference to end.
In refusing to accept the Franco
British proposal, Mussolini was un-
understood to have rejected major
portion of it, calling it "unnacep-
table"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
NAVY PLANE
REPORTED IN
COAST CRASH

SAN DIEGO, Aug. l. U.P) = An
airplane, believed to be navy
ship. repeatedly crashed and burn
ed in Moosa canyon, between Oc-
eanside and Escondido today.
Capt. John H. Towers, command
er of the naval air station, said a
navy plane was "out"
IT don't know whether it was a
navy plane or not" Captain Tow
ers said. "But we're afraid it is"
Two planes were sent from the
fleet air base at North Island to
search for the wreckage.
A ground working party was ord
cred to proceed from Escondido.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Court Furnishes
Reckless DriUer

A sentence of $25 or 1914 days
in Jail with suspension of his driy-
er's license for a period of 80 days
was imposed on Floyd Heron when
he pleaded guilty in police court
this morning to a reckless driving
charge. Francisco Martinez. also
charged with reckless driving, had
his case continued until o'clock
this afternoon.
Jim Boyd pleaded guilty TO a
charge of drunkenness and drew a
$40 or five days in jail sentence
while the charge of disturbing the
peace brought against Jack Wise
will be heard in court this after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
COURT FREES
ACCUSED MAN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1. U.P)-
Murder charges against Otis Thur
man Shields, Lancaster rancher,
were dismissed today by Superior
Judge ISaach Pacht on motion of
defense counsel which contended
Milton Shoup, 19-year-old Pasadena
hired hand, killed himself because
of unrequited love for the defend
ants wife.
The court revealed it was swayed
by testimony of 7-year-old Gerald
Foster that Shoup called out to
Shields as he lay dying on Shields
front porch.
Help me, I'm bleeding to DEATH"
the dying youth cried, according to
the boy.
Gerald said Shields responded to
the cry from inside the house where
he had been asleep.
Judge Pacht, in ending and ord
ering the defendants release, said
it was incredible that dying man
would ask his "aSSailant" for help
in his dying moments.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
DEATH SENTENCE AGAIN REJECTED BY HOUSE
taly Refuses Franco British Compromise Plan
Drunkenness Is
Top Cause For
Local Arrests

OF the 1873 persons arrested by
local police during July, 81 were
booked on charges of drunkenness,
according to the monthly report
compiled last night. Other charges
were: reckless driving, IA; disturb
ing the peace, IT; vagrancy, Is; bad
checks, 2; burglary, A; battery, /;
petty theft, 7; defrauding an inn
keeper, 2; simple assault, 2; prowl-
ing, L; peddling without a license,
l; for investigation, 8; on federal
charges, /: and indecent exposure,
l.
Disposition of these cases were as
follows paid fines, %; served time,
81; suspended, Is; dismissed, II;
released to pay fines, 8; turned
over to probation officer, 7; pend
ing, IA; released, 10 and one turn
ed over to the county.
Collections made by the police
department during July totaled
$32917O, of which $244l was for
occupation licenses; 5000 in gener-
al fines; $163 traffic fines and
$87.70 for dog license taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

isting between your honorable body
and the SERA." The chamber be-
lieves the county governing board
should do everything possible for
the continuance here of the feder-
al work relief program and transi-
ent shelter.
Our citizens are opposed to any
increase in taxation, unless as n
last resort; yet we feel that the
withdrawal of federal relief funds
from this area might conceivably
result in greater net cost to the
community than that resulting
from an increase in taxation, if
such increase became necessary"
the letter states further.
This communication will be pre-
sented to the supervisors at their
meeting next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Report Hollywood
Romance At End

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. l. WR)-An-
other Hollywood wedding bark ap-
peared today to be headed for the
rocks. Friends reported the separa-
ton Of Bessie Love, one-time film
star, and William B, Hawks, artists
agent.
Miss Love, who staged a come
back in talking films, only to re-
tire, is in London with their daugh-
ter. Hawks declined to comment on
the separation. "At this time it is
impossible for me to make state
ment," he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Union Sean1en In
Attack On Vessel

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. l. UR -
Sixty-five members of the Inter
national Seamen's union attacked
ship in port here which was des-
cribed as manned by a non-union
crew. The union men were driven
back by gun fire.
The sailors boarded the Gertrude
Kellogg, a tanker, early today, The
ship was in Port Houston. Union
men said they learned the Ger
trude Kellogg's crew, Filipinos
were non-union. AS the attacking
party climbed over the side of the
vessel it was met by a volley Of
pistol fire.
The attackers retreated No cas-
ualties were reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
DANCER SENT TO JAIL

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. l. U.P)-
Danny Dowling, dancer who mar
ried Marjorie Crawford, film act
ress, after she had preferred kid
naping charges against him, today
began serving a 30-day Jail sentence
for violation of probation Bowling
had been granted probation on a
charge of selling liquor after hours
in his Hollywood night club but
was again arrested and the Jail
term then was imposed. He and
Miss Crawford are divorced,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
To
MEET WISHES
Of PRESIDENT
Refuses To Include Clause IN
Holding Company Measure
Despite Senate Approval
BRAIN TRUSTER" BANNED
Conferees Instructed To Keep
Outsiders" From Conference
On Disputed Bill
BRAIN TRUSTER" BANNED

WASHINGTON, Aug. l. U.R-A
rebellious house today again reject
ed the utilities death sentence and
then emphasized the administra-
ton rebuff by instructing its con-
ferees to insist on barring outsiders
from conferences on the measure.
The double rebuke to the admin
istration came amid scenes of high
drama.
The house first, by vote of 209
to 155, rejected proposal of Chair
man Sam Rayburn (Dem) Texas,
that the house concur with the
senate on the disputed mandatory
abolition of unnecessary holding
companies.
1t then proceeded to approve, by
183 to 172, motion by Rep. George
Huddleston DemO Alabama, fiery
opponent of the administration
power program, that outsiders
reference to brain truster" Ben
jamin Cohen-be barred from fur
ther house-Senate conferences on
the utilities bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l. U.Rl-
The house late today by vote of
261 to 78 adopted a rule leaving the
administration tax bill wide open
to amendment, but limiting general
debate to six hours.
WASHINGTON, Aug. U.D-The
house today approved the Eastman
bill giving the interstate commerce
commission power to regulate motor
bus and truck traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Morgenthau Mum
Upon Taxation

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. UR)-
Henry Morgentnau, Jr., secretary OF
the treasury, sought to head off
prospective bonus and initiation
drives with a statement to the SEN
ate finance committee today that
revenues from the new TAX bill
would not warrant new or addi-
tional expenditures"
Morgenthau refused to make spe-
cific tax recommendations to the
committee and rebuffed all efforts
to place him on record for or
against the tax bill written by the
house ways and means committee
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Price OF Wheat
Drifting LoWer

CHICAGO, Aug. l. W.P)-Wheat
prices drifted lower on the Chicago
board of trade today when hedge
pressure increased sufficiently to
uncover stop loss orders.
Wheat closed Ia to RS cents a
bushel lower, corn lss to is higher,
oats % to q lower, rye rs to IA
lower.
Closing prices:
September wheat .932s Is; Sept
ember corn .777s-%; September
oats .32B-%. t-.--,--.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
a. W1aA
SI;@9Iaz2S
SR &AYSi

SANTA MONICA, July 81.
(SpeciaD-Here is your head
lines in the papers every day.
Jim Doakes delivers bliStering
attack on Roosevelt" Woodruff,
Republican of Michigan, de-
nounces heartily new deal in its
entirety" col. William A. Bo-
hunk says unless country return
ed to good old Republican rule,
Moscow will annex us" "Dr. Jas
be the well-known infantile par
alysis specialist, a man of great
means and a lifelong Republi-
can, says there Is something
about the affliction and it's af-
ter effects that delusions the
patient to want to bring equality,
it's purely a mental disease and
shllld be kept out of office"
Now it's 10 months till election,
you think they going to feed peo-
pie on that for 16 long months.
No, the boys started their race
too early. The time to make
your plea to the jury is just be-
fore they go out. You can't lee
ture a jury for year and four
months.
Yours,
M<x Ro1U<
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Hockette, Walberg, Rhodes and
R. Ferrell Whitehill and Bolton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Van Alta, Thomas and Hemsley;
Crowder, Hogsett and Hayworth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01

Itt anu FIIIIIIpSi bItIIAeIi IoNIl
er, SalVeSon and Sewell.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Warneke. Kowaluk and oDea;
Swift, Hoyt and Grace.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
ESCAPES
IN CAR CRASH

A young auto thief who miracu.
lousy escaped death when the
car he had stolen crashed off the
end of Highway Bridge over Poto-
mac Yards today was hunted to-
day by police of Alexandria and
Washington.
The youth, who had stolen the
car, owned by the New York
Decorating Company, from the
front of their establishment in the
900 block Thirteenth st. N. w.,
failed to make the turn into the
bridge, located just outside of
Alexandria. He crashed through
the guard rail and plunged down
a 25-foot embankment.
Extricated from the wreckage by
motorist, the youth explained
that he wanted to get back to
Washington and get wrecking
company to send out for the car,
and disappeared.
Witnesses to the crash, which
occurred about 2:30 a. M, said
the car was travelling at a high
rate of speed when it came to the
curve.
When informed of the crash,
officials of the decorating firm
said the CIR was stolen from a
parking space near their store late
last night.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
BALT|MORE'S
DEMOCRATS
A 7 WAR
Party Split Gives G. o. P. Hope
or Victory in MayoraIty
Race; Voting Light

BALTIMORE, May IA driv-
ing rain kept many voters from
the polls in the city elections
here today. BY noon less than
one-seventh of the total registra-
ton had cast its ballots.
In the Eleventh precinct Of the
Seventh ward only 70 votes out
of registration OF 588 had been
cast.
Both Mayor Howard Jackson,
Democratic incumbent, and his Re
publican opponent, Blanchard
Randall, jr., expressed confidence
of election to office.
Tricks Are Charged
While the city is primarily
Democratic, political observers be-
lieve the Republican ticket has a
chance of winning. There has
been a definite reaction, they as
sert, to the charges that Mr.. Ran
dali is a "socialite and a tea
drinker" hurled by Democratic
speakers in the closing stages Of
the campaign.
The campaign was enlivened
last night when Mrs. William
Bauernschmidt, Democratic leader,
made a radio appeal to the voters
to defeat George Sellmayer, Demo
cratic candidate for president OF
the city council.
She announced that she was
supporting Mayor Jackson, but
urged the election of a Republican
to head the council. Mr.. Sell
mayer made a caustic reply today
charging this was IAN old political
trick, to wait until the last min
ute to make statements without
foundation"
Tax Big Issue
Baltimore bars closed from mid
night last night until midnight to-
night. Extra police were duty at
the polling places, but there was
no disorder.
One of the most controversial
questions being balloted on is the
tax-limitation measure, an ordl-
nance which would set a limit on
real, property tax levies.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
London Groggy
After Night
Of Reuelry

LONDON, May 7 G.N.SO.-Lon-
doners YEARLY dragged themselves
back to work today, 3leepyeyed
after the most amazing night since
the armistice.
Paper-hatted, confetti-throwing
hundreds of thousands, disregard
ing police pleas to go home,
danced, sang and created chaos in
the main streets of the west
End" until we'll after dawn in cele-
bration of King Georges twenty
fifth anniversary.
Piccadilly, Regent Street, OK
ford Street, and other famous
thoroughfares, closed to vehicular
traffic, we're damned with masses
of humanity, "navvies" from the
poor sections singing Aud Lang
Syne" with hilarious parties in
top hats. Pubs" were allowed to
stay open later than the custom.
airy II o'clock closing time, and
night clubs and hotels were
packed.
The center of attraction was,
of course, Buckingham Palace,
and all through the night milling
throngs drifted past crying:
Long live the King"
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
King Leopold Visits
Mother, Ill in Italy

ROME, May 7 G.N.SD.-Queen
Elizabeth, widow of the late King
Albert, is i'll at the Italian royal
residence at San Rossore, it was
learned tolay.
Although her son, King Leo
pold, has arrived incognito from
Brussels, the Queens illness is not
believed critical as her daughter,
Crown, Princess. Marie Jose, of
Italy, has not been recalled from
Tripol, where she is visiting.
Queen Elizabeth has been in poor
health since her husband fell to
his death from a Belgian noun
tain peak last year.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
Al Smith Helps
Sidewalks Author

NEW YORK, May 7 G.N.SO.
The composer of Sidewalks of
New York" dangerously ill and
broke, today was receiving the
best of medical attention, thanks
to former Governor Alfred E.
Smith.
James w. Blake became ill
eight days ago. Doctors advised
him to have some X-rays made Of
his stomach. Too proud to admit
he didn't have the necessary for
the X-ray plates, Blake refused,
His condition grew steadily
worse until word of his plight was
slipped to Smith. The ex-governor
Immediately ordered Blake taken
to a hospital and placed under
the care Of his own physician.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
WAGNER ACTS
/ TO REVIVE .
. RAIL Law
Senator Holds Scheme Would
, Be Upheld If Inserted
} + In Social Security Bill
International News Service

international News service
: While warning the Senate that
further reversals by the Supreme
Court may render Congress power
less to enact reform legislation.
Senator Wagner CD Of New
York, late today declared a rail-
road retirement act may be writ
ten into the pending social secu-
rity bill.
Senator Wagner interpreted the
Supreme Courts 5-to-4 ruling
against the railroad pension law
yesterday as holding it unconsti-
tutional solely under the inter
state commerce clause of the
Constitution. He declared the
same bill could be enacted con-
stitutionally under the power Of
Congress to tax for general pur-
poses and spend for the public
welfare"
Backs Pension Bill
Declaring he believed the social
security bill constitutional, Sena-
tor Wagner said:
"Another theory on which
this legislation can be sustained
is its inclusion in the social
security bill"
Attorney General Cummings
will be asked to term n e
whether the Supreme Courts
ruling will effect the pending
social security legislation.
Mr.. Cummings will be called be-
fore the Senate Finance Com
mittee, which is considering the
social security program. He is ex-
pected to appear within the next
few days and will be asked point
blank whether the Supreme Court
decision has menaced President
Roosevelt's social program.
Harrison Asks His View
Senator Pat Harrison CD of
Mississippi, committee chairman,
announced today that the COM
mittee experts did not believe the
railroad pension decision had any
direct bearing on the social secur-
1Iy pIOSL GILL, OuG odAN AAO "0AVCA
the opinion of Attorney General
Cummings.
Senator Harrison's announce
ment came after the committee
spent two hours discussing the
pending legislation.
The possibility that the shift in
Supreme Court alignments may
doom vital New Deal legislation,
including the MIRA. threw congress
sional lawyers into a ferment Of
speculation today
While predictions on Supreme
Court decisions admittedly are
hazardous, the humping to 4
decision holding the rail pension
law unconstitutional was gener-
ally regarded as ominous to the
New Deal.
NRA Decision Near
The court now has before it the
Government chosen NRA test
case, with a decision expected be.
fore June 3.
Congress is considering the
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The Washington times., 1935-05-07
CUTTING CRASH
INVESTIGATED

MACON, Mo-, May 7 G.N.SO.
Mrs. William Kaplan, wife Of a
Hollywood motion picture execr'
tive, today was the fifth victim
in the crash of nightflying
TWA air liner that snuffed out
the life of United States Senator
Bronson Cutting Of New Mexico
in a fog-shrouded farm pasture
near here.
Eight survivors, two in critical
condition, were suffering from in
juries today as a coroner's jury,
aided by Federal inspectors, called
it's second hearing in the inves'
tigation, which thus far had pro-
duced testimony showing the plane
had nearly exhausted it's gasoline
supply when the crash occurred.
U. S. inspectors also said the
crafts radio was disabled.
No Fog, Two Declare
Two brothers living near the
scene of the crash testified today
at the coroner's inquest that
shortly after the wreck they heard
another plane pass overhead and
that there was no fog.
The brothers, Harry and Nolan
Rhoades, said they we're awak.
ened about $3.50 a. m. Monday,
when the air liner passed over
their farm home.
Harry Rhoades testified:
1--WE looked out and saw 1t,
and as we watched it its motors
seemed to quiet and then speed
up"
Coroner w. H. Gooch still was
indefinite as to whether he would
call some of the crash survivors
to testify if the Samaritan Hos
pital officials would release them.
U. S. Probe Starts
DIR. Gooch announced however
that the U. S. Department of Com
merce had informed him their Of
ficial inquiry was to start this
afternoon at the scene of the
tragedy.
A coroner's jury, consisting of
six farmers. displayed keen inter
est when Marvel H. Davis, of
Kansas City, attorney for TWA,
sought to have the ships log as
compiled by the Kansas City
office entered into the proceed
ings.
DR.. Gooch did not indicate at
once whether he would permit the
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The Washington times., 1935-05-07
International NAws Service

Government expenditures May
4 passed the 6 million dollar mark
for the first time during the cur
rent fiscal year, starting July l.
Today's figures were slightly
less than 100 million dollars in
excess of the same period last
year.
For emergency purposes, the
Government spent $2,979,900,000
as compared with $3,306, $4,000
the same period last year, the de-
crease being due to the heavy re-
payment of RFC loans.
The RFC this year showed ex-
penditures of $346,30O,OOO against
$1,369, 100000 last year. Most
other items showed heavy in
creases, headed by Federal Emer-
gency Relief at $1,016,900,00 900,
against $172,765, 900 last year. In
part, this increase was due to
certain new activities.
Total receipts amounted to
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
P|CKSTE|NMETZ
JURYMEN
RUTH STEINMETZ

NEW YORK, May 7 Q.N.S).
The jury which will try Joseph
Leib Steinmetz for the honeymoon
Staying of his 17-year-old bride
neared completion today in gen.
eral sessions court.
The 22-year-old d IF end a n t,
though being tried only for the
shooting of his wife, is also under
indictment for the Staying of the
Rev. Joseph j. Leonard, Roman
Catholic priest. Both were killed
in the priests room in a local
hotel.
Seven jurors had been selected
at the noon recess.