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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
RECLANAT
CHIEF MAKES
No Comment
Escorted Over Project This
Morning By Officials OF Inn
perial Irrigation District
MEETS CALEXICO GROUP
Force Account Work Defended
By Hewes In Discussion With
Service Engineer

CALExICO, Sept 9. U.H = Or.
Elwood Mead, u. S. reclamation
commissioner, inspected progress on
the All-American canal today and
left for Yuma, Ariz., leaving behind
the unexpected statement that
Parker Dam had not been included
in his bureaus allotment of public
works money.
Mead's statement regarding Park
er Dam, though a surprise, did not
perturb officials of the Metropoli-
tan Water District, builders of the
dam.
Water district officials minimized
the situation, declaring that the
dams financing was provided for
in the districts original bond issue.
Under the arrangement, the rec
lamation bureau was to build the
structure and be reimbursed by
the district.
Following a conference with ir-
rigation district officials and a visit
to the All-American canal excay-
alton operations last night and this
] morning, DR.. Elwood Mead, reclaim
alton service commissioner left the
valley for Yuma. After short
visit there DR.. Mead will continue
on to the Parker Dam site, Boulder
Dam and thence to Idaho as a part
of his present visit of inspection to
reclamation projects In the west.
DR.. Mead, accompanied by his
wife, his secretary, Mary E. Gala
CHER and R. w. Blackburn of the
Coachella district board, arrived in
the valley at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. He went to the De ANA
hotel in Calexico which was his
headquarters while on his visit to
the valley.
During and following dinner at
J the De ANA last evening, an in
| formal discussion was held by DR..
Mead and district officials on mat
ters pertaining to the All-American
canal project. Those present at
the discussion were Directors Hewes
and Aten of the irrigation district
board; w. w. Goodson, secretary of
the board; r. F. Walter, chief en-
gineer of the Denver office of the
reclamation service; R. B. Williams,
Yuma, engineer in charge of canal
operations; r. C. Weber, superin-
tendent of the Yuma project, w. E.
Hartzog, assistant general superin-
tendent of the district, representing
M. j. Dowd, district chief engineer
and j. H. Fertig, in charge of force
account operations on the canal in
the Calexico sector.
Meetings Informal
This meeting and another held
this morning with representative
Calexico citizens relative to the
Identification of the canal where 1t
passes to the north of the city were
Continued on page %
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
LABOR READY
To ASK FOR
MORE WAGES
A. F. OF L. Says Workers Not
Getting Proper Share Of Pres
ent Business Upswing
BY LYLE A. BROOKOVER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. - The
"healthiest" business upswing since
1888 was reported today by the Am
erican Federation of Labor, but it
charged that workers were not get
ting their share of jobs and wage
increases.
Prospective gains in business
must be shared with workers." the
federation said in its monthly sur
vey, "if we are to have balanced
and permanent recovery.
"The present business upswing is
the healthieSt thus far; it is the
first not due to government spend
ing or currency action; the first
which seems due chiefly to inherent
economic strength.
Dividend payments in August
exceeded last year by $11 100000 or
4 per cent; the steel industry is out
of the red for the first time since
1880. With these signs of increased
industrial earnings, much depends
on the workers making drive now
for higher incomes"
Surveying workers incomes dur
ing the so-called recovery period,
the labor organization found that
wage earners in four industries
mining, manufacturing, building
construction and transportation by
steam railroads and water-lost SO
per cent of their income from 1929
to 1882.
Income Loss Serious
Incomes of highly paid manage
ment officials in these same indus
tries during that period showed a
38 per cent drop. In 1884, when
wage earners received So per cent
of 1929 income, the property hold
ers' income was 81 per cent.
Declaring the loss of income to
workers is "a matter of the greatest
national concern" the survey added
"even in 1919, their share was too
small for industrial health; today
it is smaller yet"
IF industry is to increase its
market for goods and its opportun-
tiles for production and progress, if
the American nation is to build up
its living standards, the share of
these workers must increase. For
these groups have the greatest need
for industrial products = food,
clothes, homes, radios, automobiles.
Give them buying power and their
buying will lift industry to higher
levels than any yet reached"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
GAMBLING OUT
BELOW LINE.

MEXICALI, Mex, Sept. 0. U.P)-
Gambling will not return to Baja
California, Gen Gildardo Magma,
the new governor, declared today.
Ending whatever hopes operators
Of the closed Aqua Caliente and IT,
juana resorts may have had that
the new administration might be
more favorable toward gaming,
General Magma announced:
II am fully in accord with Pres
ident Cardenas' anti-gambling poll
icy. Nothing will be done under
my administration to reopen
gambling"
The governor, who flew here from
Mexico City Saturday to replace
Gen. Aguustin Olachea, will go to
Tijuana tomorrow for a conference
on the closed resort situation.
Federated labor unions of Tijuana
and Aqua Caliente requested him
to confer with them at noon to-
morrow. The unions represent
workers, most of whom were thrown
out of employment when the re-
sorts weIe shut down because of the
gambling ban.
President Cardenas has threaten
ed TO reopen them, minus gambling
under operation of workers organ
izations.
From Tijuana, General Magma
will go to Ensenada, returning early
next week to the governors place
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
Mexicali Greets
New Governor

MEXICALI, Mex, Sept. 8. UP
Gen. Gildardo Magma, new gov
ernor of the Northern District of
Baja California, newly arrived to
take over the administration, an
nounced today that Il have form
ulated no definite policy to pursue
as yet"
IF any new appointments are to
be made to official positions, I will
announce them within a few days, =
he said
General Magma is succeeding
Gen. Augustin Olachea. He arriv-
ed Saturday by airplane from Mex
leo City,
Meeting him at the MexicaIi air.
port were General Olachea, United
States Consul Howard Bowman,
Vice-Consul WHY'S Myers, Chinese
Corsul DR.. Y. w. Chan and delega-
tions from Mexicali and Tijuana
labor unions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
Jail Inmate May
Face New Charge

A charge of burglary may be
brought against Victor Rivers who
started serving a term at the coun-
ty jail Saturday morning on pet
ty theft charge, it was stated at the
Jail this morning.
Rivers is said to have admitted
to Sheriff Ware and T. M. Sharp,
chief criminal deputy, that he had
committed the burgle17 at the
Baker ranch east of Heber on
September l during which an over
coat, a suit of clothing and an Ell
gin watch were stolen. The loot
was recovered in a Calexico board
ing house.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
CATFISH MAY
Be PLACED IN
LOCAL RIVERS

Channel catfish may be placed
in the canals and the New and
Alamo rivers in Imperial Valley, ac-
cording to Manager Robert Hays of
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce. Hays, at the suggestion of
D. l.. Zinn, had communicated with
the state department of fish and
game and suggested that there be
a planting of channel catfish here.
Until the water shortage of 1884,
channel catfish were fairly abund-
ant in all the large canals, but as
a result of the shortage and the
drying up of the canals, their
number has been much diminished.
Following receipt of Hays letter,
DR.. j. o. Snyder, in charge of the
bureau of fish conservation, wrote
Hays as follows: Your letter re-
lating to the establishing of channel
catfish in Imperial Valley water
ways has been passed on to Alan c..
Taft who will act as chairman Of
the commission which has been
named to investigate the planting
nf fish in Salton Sea. 1t is my
purpose that this commission will
thoroughly investigate the entire
situation relating to fish in your
region. You will remember, of
course, that you are member of
this same commission and your
body should go into the matter of
establishing these channel catfish
in your canals at the same time
that you investigate the possibili-
ties of further paintings of sport
fish in Salton Sea-"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
President Voices
Regret For Attack
On SeMatOr Long

HYDE PARK, N. Y Sept. 9. WR)
President Roosevelt il a formal
statement today expressed deep re-
gret over the attempted assassina-
ton of Sen. Huey P. Long, his Sc
vereSt congressional critic.
Il deeply regret Mr.. Roosevelt
said, the attempt made upon the
life of Senator Long of Louisiana.
! The spirit OF violence is unAmeri-
can and has no place in a conSid-
Grafton OF public affairs, least of all
at a time when calm and dispas-
sionate approach to the difficult
problems of the day is SO essential" ."
The President was informed Of
the shooting at Baton Rouge by
Secretary Marvin H. Mcintyre who
received the news at the temporary
White House offices in Poughkeep-
sic.
He then dictated the statement
after which he went into confer
ence with Gov. Herbert H. Lehman
of New York state, twice his run
ming mate on state tickets.
Mcintyre revealed that the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt also dis
patched a message Of regret to Lou
isiana. 1t was addressed to Mrs.
Long.
The President also received Frank
Belgrano, national commander Of
the American Legion, and Col.
Monroe Johnson, 1ormer national
commander and now assistant Sec
retary of commerce. They invited
him to speak to the national con-
vention of the Legion in st. Louis
that opens September %.
Some close friends of the White
House felt that he might stop off
in st. Louis enroute to the coast to
make such an address. They point
ed out that Postmaster General
James A. Farley last week indicat-
ed that Mr.. Roosevelt had one
speech in mind for the middle west
and that st. Louis offered a logical
spot for its delivery.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
death CLAIMS NOTED FIGURE IN
OIL INDUSTRY AT LOS ANGELES
Edward l. Doheny Rose From Pick And Shovel Po-
sitiOn To BE Dominant Character AS Developer
Of Huge Petroleum Fields.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Sept.
9. (U.P)-EdWard Laurence Doheny,
10, S1OO, 100000 oil emperor, lay dead
here today.
The son of an Irish immigrant
whose pick and shovel first tapped
the great Pacific coast oil fields,
died quietly yesterday in the pre-
sence of members OF his family at
his Beverly Hills home.
Doheny had been failing in
health since 1929, when his son,
Edward L. Doheny, Jr., was slain
by a crazed secretary.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a. m. Wednesday in st. Vincent's
church, endowed by Doheny. His
old friend, Bishop Francis c. Kel-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
POLITICS To
Be AFFECTED
BY SHOOTING
Attack On Huey Long Certain
To Have Repercussions In
Election Next Year
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oniteu ETeSS SIa1I correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. - The
bullet which ripped through SEN
ator Huey P. Longs body will af-
feet the course of national politics
next year regardless of the outcome
of the senator's fight for life.
Without the amazing red-head
who swept to prominence as "the
kingfish," the political machine by
which he controlled and manipulate
ed the Louisiana state government
is almost certain to collapse.
With it would vanish all likeli-
hood that there will arise in the
south and southwest an effective
radical political hegemony dedicat-
ed to share the wealth" and the
defeat of the Roosevelt administra-
ton.
But if the senator survives his
wound, he will be before the public
again in a somewhat appealing
pose. In the opinion of most po-
litical observers the senator's pres
tige had been somewhat tarniShed
in recent months, first by the re-
fusal of the senate to offer any
support in his attempt to compel
the resignation of Postmaster Gen
eral James A. Farley.
Hurt BY Filibuster
Long then weakened and perhaps
! destroyed his influence with a large
body of organized labor on the
night congress adjourned when he
filibustered for hours against a fin
al appropriation bill which woulc
have provided funds for new deal
social security legislation. The bill
carried also the tax plan with
which a pension system for railroad
workers was to be established.
He explained that he filibusterec
against the last appropriation bill
in an effort to obtain a 12 cents-a-
pound cotton loan for the new crop
and 90-centS-a-bushel guarantee
on wheat.
With the issue of share our
wealth" and of treasury bounties
for wheat and cotton, Long was
headed from the bayous toward the
grass roots" but whether as pres
idential candidate or one-man
plague among new deal" congress
sional leaders probably was not
known even to Long himself. He
said the other day in New York
that he would be presidential
candidate if the Democrats renom-
mated Mr.. Roosevelt and the Re-
publicans put up former President
Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09

Huey Long Battles For Life Following Shooting
Holiday Ruined
By Judge Nuffer

Some sort of suitable prize
should be given by the city
council to Judge Lee Nuffer,
in recognition of his devotion
to duty which led him to ruin
a perfectly good holiday for
himself.
The judge spent the week
end in the mountains with his
family and bright and early
this morning was observed
reeling off the miles enroute
to the city. The judges de-
sire to keep his 8 o'clock op-
ening of the police court
prompted him to step along at
considerable speed.
Arriving In town he enjoy
ed his breakfast and rushed
over to court only to learn
that it is a state holiday
hence illegal for him to hold
court. All the courts being
closed, thereby making no
work for a lawyer, the judge
had to content himself with
shampooing the office cat and
killing time in other ways
while he cussed the spirit of
forgetfulness which made him
fOregO his favorite summer
seat on the old front porch in
the hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
EARTHQUAKES FELT In VALLEY
Series Of Shocks Over Weekend Severe But Cause
Little If Any Damage

A series of earth tremors visited
the city over the weekend but
caused no damage outside of loos-
ening some plaster in several places,
particularly in arcades along Main
and State streets.
The temblorS started late Satur-
day night with the two strongest
being felt at 6:4O and 9:45 o'clock
yesterday morning They were not
of long duration and decreased in
intensity as the day wore on. Ano-
ther Slight shake was felt here early
this morning.
Reports from other parts of the
valley indicate that the shakes
caused little if any damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
Prominent Swiss
Rancher Expires

AS the result of a long illness.
Joseph Sigrist, 36, prominent Cal
eXico rancher, died in Ell Monte
yesterday. Funeral services will be
held Thursday morning from the
chapel of B. E. Lemons at $50 o.
clock and one-half hour later at
st. Mary's Catholic church, with
interment in Evergreen cemetery.
Sigirst came to this country from
Switzerland about 20 years ago, and
was well-known in Imperial Valley,
having been a membe rof the Eagles
lodge, the Swiss club, and the Swiss
Rifle club. He leaves a wife and
three children, as well as his fa-
ther, who lives in Chino, and sew
eral brothers and sisters.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
TO QUESTION
DIRECTOR ON
FATAL CRASH

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 9. UH -
From his hospital bed where he was
being treated for severe injuries,
Busby Berkeley, noted motion pic
ture dance director, was to be
questioned today by police, investi-
eating a spectacular three way au-
tomobile collision in which wom-
an was killed and five other persons
we're injured.
Officers said Berkeley was driv-
ing at a high rate of speed when
his machine piled into the other
two cars on the coast highway, near
Santa Monica canyon.
Mrs. Ada Won Ericsson, so. occu-
pant of the second machine, died
within a few minutes after fire
men cut their way through the
wreckage to liberate the victims.
Police said they found Berkeley
in a dazed condition, attempting
to telephone his mother 500 feet
from the scene. He suffered pos
sible skull fracture and painful leg
injuries. His condition was not
regarded as critical, however.
Lyon Brieson, 20, and Mrs. Man
on Won BrieSon were reported in
critical condition.
Mrs. Won Brieson's death was the
seventh in the county's weekly
traffic toll. Mccoy Cole, SO, 1910 j
street, Hoquiam, Wash, a pedes-
trian, was killed when he stepped
in front of a speeding car.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
STATE FAIR
NEARS CLOSE

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 8. WH-A
program devoted almost entirely to
entertainments including an out
standing horse racing card, was to
bring the 81st California state fair
to a close today.
The day was designated state en-
ployees' day and more than 5000
members of the California State
Employees association from Al chap
ters throughout the state participat-
ed in various activities at the expo
sition grounds. Governor Frank F.
Merriam was the guest of honor at
the association banquet.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09

leY of Oklahoma City, will assist
Bishop John j. Cantwen of Los An
geleS in the requiem high mass.
Born in Fond Du Lac, Wis,
farmhouse in 1856, western gold
lured Doheny soon after he was
graduated from high school. He was
a failure as a prC~pector, until he
turned his attention to "black gold
on the Pacific slope. Here his touch
became enchanted, and oil spouted
as if by magic where Doheny drills
pEobed.
He started his first well with a
pick and shovel on the outskirts of
Los Angeles, later persuading a
banker to lend him money for drill
ing equipment. Within four years
he had brought in SO producing
wells. Thereafter the Doheny for
tune multiplied fabulously.
The magnate reached the height
Of his career in 1924, when the Tea
pot Dome "oil scandal" staggered
brought indictments against Do
heny and Albert B. Fall, secretary
the Harding Administration and
of the interior.
Acquitted of Charge
Doheny was tried and acquitted
in November, 1926, of a charge of
conspiracy to defraud the United
States in connection with the Elk
Hills naval petroleum leases.
Fall was convicted of conspiracy
and accepting 100000 from the
magnate, with Doheny testifying i'll
(Cnntinued On nare e.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
BY ALAN COOGAN


United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1885. BY United Press)
BATON ROUGE, La, Sept O.
Senator Huey P Long, shot and
seriously wounded last night in the
state capitol by DR.. Carl Austin
Weiss, 30year-old eye specialist, is
given better than an even chance
to recover. a member of his at
tending medical staff announced
today.
While Long, senator, dictator,
kingfish of Louisiana, fought against
death, the future of his southern
empire" hung in balance.
The best physicians in the state,
including DR.. Urban Macs, world
famous surgeon, fastened here by
plane and automobile. In New Or
leans 200 hastily modified mem
bers of the Louisiana national guard
prepared to move to Baton Rouge
against any attempt of Longs po-
1itical enemies to seize the state
government
Physicians were ready to give the
!. rapidly weakening senator a second
blood TRANSMISSION. He already had
undergone one TRANSMISSION and an
emergency operation.
His friends understood his wound
was critical. The bullet entered
his right side and ranged down.
ward through the abdomen, pune
turing the colon twice.
/ The would-be assassin was killed
an instant after he fired on Long
in the main corridor of the state
capitol last night Fifteen shots
from guns of Longs bodyguard of
10 state policemen riddled Weiss
body. Weiss motive apparently
was political Long was planning
to GUST his fatherin- Judge B.
H. Pavy of Operlousas, from office
by legislative maneuyer as he
had ousted many others of his OPP
ponentS.
Machine Keeps Watch
Gov. o. K. Allen, and other sub
leaders of the Long organization
kept close watch on a seething pc
litical situation they appeared to
fear might explode. Anti-Long
leaders we're silent and there was
no word from the Militant Square
Deal association which has advocat-
ed the overthrow of the Long
dictatorship by force. But with the
mobilization of troops, Longs sub
ordinates appeared to be taking all
precautions.
A bulletin from the hospital gave
detailed, medical exposition of
Longs wound. 1t read:
Senator Long was shot through
the right upper quadrant of the alb
domen, the bullet going through the
body. There we're two penetrations
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09

in charge of Colorado river litiga-
ton.
In joining Arizonas protest the
upper basins states are said to have
taken that states view, that water
necessary to generate power on the
canal will be wasted back into the
Colorado river into Mexico, a con-
tention that is denied by Imperial
Irrigation District officials.
Because of the state holiday. the
arrival of DR., Elwood Mead head
OF the reclamation service, and the
necessity of other district officials
being in the federal court at Los
Angeles this morning, no definite
statement as to the course of pro-
cedure to be adopted by the dis
trict could be obtained today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09

PASADENA, Sept. 8. UP)-A
very strong" earthquake at a great
distance from Pasadena was re-
corded on the seismograph of the
Carnegie Institution and the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology at
10:25.07 p. m. last night, scientists
reported today.
1t was not possible to determine
direction or exact distance Of the
temblor.
The seismograph continued 10 re-
cord numerous very light earth
quakes in Imperial Valley, shaken
by temblors at Gal and 9.O4 a. m.
yesterday. One of these was record
ed at 4:38 a. m. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
Brawley Man Held AS
Suspect In HOld-Up

V. c. Pendley, Brawley, was book
ed at the county jail for investiga-
ton into the alleged holdup of S.
E. Milan, a ranch worker, who re-
ported that he had been held up by
two armed men on the CaleXico
highway shortly before 9 o'clock
Saturday night. Milan was relieved
Of between So and $4 in cash.
The suspect was arrested later
by Brawley police and the report
at the sheriff's office states that
"he and his car were partially iden-
titled by Milam," as one of the men
taking part in the holdup and the
car in which they made their es-
cape.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
DISTRICT MAY ACT ON PROTEST
Two Upper Basin States Join Arizona In Protesting
Canal Power Plan

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District are expected to dis
cuss at their regular meeting to-
morrow, the latest move in efforts
to block development on the ALL
American canal.
This is the action of Colorado and
Utah, in joining with Arizona to
protest ALLEGATION of federal funds
for construction of the power plant
at Pilot Knob and other phases of
the power development project.
Governors E. G. johnson of Col
orado and Henry H. Blood of Utah,
have forwarded protests to Wash
ington, according to information
released at Phoenix over the week.
end by James r. Moore, special as
sistant attorney general of Arizona,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
Deny Report OF
Alfonso Divorce

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 8. U.P)-
The Holy Rota denied emphatically
today that former King Alfonso of
Spain had ever presented a request
for a divorce.
An official source alfk said Queen
Victoria had presented no such pc
tition.
The London Sunday Referee had
printed a story saying an annul-
ment had been granted by the Rota.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
FIREMAN'S BURNS FATAL

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8. U,P)-
Fire Capt. L. w. Krumseik. 38. was
dead today from burns suffered in
an explosion which tossed him and
q fellow fireman 80 feet out flam-
ing building Saturday Fireman
George A. Damron is in critical
condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-09
DRIVES OVER CLIFFS

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Sept. 8. U.P)
Chris L. Anderson, 55, Hermosa
Beach cabinet maker, was dashed
to his death in the sea today when
his car plunged over a 125-foot
cliff in the Palos Verdes hills
Deputies said he possibly drove over
the cliff while lost in the early
morning fog.