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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
Says Al Capone
Fears He Will
Become Insane

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
CHEHALIS, Wash, April IL. U.R)
Al Capone believes he may go
insane before he completes his
term in Alcatraz prison, Verrill
Rapp, one of the first prisoners re-
leased from Americas "Devil IS
Island" told the United Press to-
day.
Rapp said Capone now is in soli-
tary confinement following a fight
with another inmate.
The notorious Chicago gangster,
serving II years for income tax
evasion, was working in the pris-
on IS laundry, Rapp said, when his
assailant hit him on the head with
stool because Capone aSsertedly
sent clothes through the mangle
too rapidly.
The two men will be in solitary
week-their feet Shackled day and
night--their hands held by chains
suspended from the ceiling during
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
STATE INCOME TAX BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY
BrouUneU Named
On Committee To
Help Farm, Debts

Announcement was made at yes
terday's meeting of the Imperial
County Farm Debt Adjustment COM
mittee in FL Centro that D. D.
Brownell of Calipatria had been ap-
pointed a member of the debt aid
body. Chairman c. w. Brockmar
stated that the group was most for
tunate to secure Brownell's services
and felt highly pleased with the ap-
pointment.
Brockman also advised that the
committee would probably cut meet
ingS to a minimum during the
summer months. All growers con-
tending with farm mortgage dis
tress who may have need of ad-
justment aid should place their ap-
plications with the committee as
early as possible. There is no
charge for any service rendered by
this agency.
In addition to Brockman there
were present at yesterdays meet
ing Howard G.. FarnSWorth, Ell
Centre, secretary, George r. Buffers,
Brawley, j. Harlan Butler, Imperial,
d. d. Brownell Calipatria, and
Harvey M. Coverley, field repre-
sentative in Southern California
for the state program which Is
headed by T. c. Tucker Of San
Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
WILSON SCHOOL
PROGRAM To Be
HELD TONIGHT.

Wilson school is observing ma
tional public schools week. sponsor
ed by the Masonic lodges locally,
in a fine program to be conducted
this evening at 730 o'clock in the
school auditorium. Parents and
friends are given a most cordial in
vitation to. be present.
During the past week the seventh
and eighth grades have been hold
ing spelling contests and the six
best spoilers in each group have
been chosen to represent the school.
These II will challenge the parents
to compete with them in a real old
fashioned spelling bee.
Special musical numbers will be
presented by the glee club, the girls
sextette, and by members of Wilson
faculty.
Certain pupils will give explana-
tons of the health program as
conducted in the school, there will
be a penmanship demonstration and
also one in physical education.
Several TOPICS have been assigned
to the children and they will dis
cuss things going on, in the school
inder the headings OF social studies,
leisure time, educational changes,
the activities of the safety COM
mittee and others.
A representative of the citizens
committee will be presented.
The other elementary schools of
the city have been holding special
programs and demonstrations all
week, parents being invited for GER
tain specified performances, exhibits
of school work being available for
them at this time.
In the rural scnoois the week is
being observed throughout the coun-
ty, each school being free to select
it's own method of observance. Some
are holding open house, others are
having programs or demonstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
BY JOSEPH MYLER

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IL
A thick dust pail hung over eight
states today. 1t appeared to be
thinning with maddening slowness.
Visibility from central Missouri to
Tucumcari, N. M, was zero-zero
most of the way.
In the Oklahoma Panhandle the
shifting silt blotted out the wheel
tracks of automobiles, trucks and
wagons bearing the household
goods of farmers fleeing from the
dust. More than 100 families have
left already.
In western Kansas the dust
Shrouded ruined farms from Gar
den City southwest. The wheat
crop was complete failure. Dis
couraged farmers applied for fed
eral funds with which to leave now
barren farms. They learned there
was no money for that purpose.
In the Texas Panhandle the dis
integrated topsoil moved before the
wind in great slow waves, drifting
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
Approved Seed
Group Meets

Approved seed committeeman met
yesterday in the Hotel California to
discuss plans for inspecting the
fields and requirements of grow
ers cooperating.
Upon motion by j. R. Snyder the
group passed a resolution that all
growers of Calapproved seed be
notified that they must attend all
meetings that are educational as
part of the requirements for grow
ing Calapproved seed. This action
was taken due to the fact that a
large amount of Information was
brought to the meeting which
growers must have and only two
of eight were in attendance.
Tomorrow the committee will
hold a preliminary inspection of
the growing fields of wheat and
barley, making the final inspection
two weeks later. Members will meet
at $50 o'clock at the court house
and from there visit the various
fields.
Eight of the 13 committeeman
were present, H. Lee Landerman,
assistant farm advisor, and Har-
old Hunt, vice-chairman, presid-
ing in the absence of George But
terS, chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
CITRUS MEN
FILE PROTEST
To ASSEMBLY
Oppose Adoption OF Certain
Phases Of AAA Marketing
Control Agreement

Grapefruit growers of the county
have wired a protest to the state
assembly committee on agriculture
against the adoption of certain pro-
visions of the national Agricultural
Adjustment Act referring to a mar
keting agreement for the control OF
citrus. The telegram was signed by
j. Ralph Anderson, president of the
Imperial Valley Cirtus exchange,
representing "a members, and 9TH
er prominent citrus growers here.
The telegram is as follows: CAS-
sembly bill GIG relating to adoption
Of provisions of National Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act If passed will
bankrupt grapefruit growers in
Imperial Valley as it will adopt
present Arizona California Market
ing agreement for grapefruit and
oranges, vicious agreement enter
ed into between large distributors
and cooperatives for controlling
movement of citrus.
"No grower was ever consulted
before agreement was made and it
is simply shippers agreement.
This is first year this agreement is
effective and it is first year Imper-
ial Valley grapefruit growers have
taken red ink straight through the
season. Much fruit still on trees
in Imperial Valley and no honest
effort being made by shippers to
move same.
Overhead of large cooperatives
so high when their high salaries
are paid, nothing left for grower.
This is most vicious bill as it does
not allow grower to have say in
whether his fruit shall be moved
but puts all authority in large CO.
operatives and shippers who are
topheavy with expense and unable
to meet competition of private
shippers. This bill will also allow
regulation Of all other crops if a
marketing agreement between states
is effective for apples, potatoes and
other products. Will make crimin-
ais of all farmers who sell at road
side or direct to consumer if they
try to move crops in excess of pro-
rate given by a shipper dominated
by marketing agreement.
"Imperial county farm bureau
board of directors adopted resolu-
ton last Saturday insisting provis-
ion should be written into bill to
make it lawful for farmer produc-
e. to always be allowed to sell di-
rect to consumer without license or
penalty. Bill should be defeated
but in any event provision of farm
bureau should be adopted. Some
cooperatives who are supporting
bill do not realize the danger of
this bill which will Russianize agri-
culture and bankrupt all Imperial
Valley grapefruit growers. E"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
EIGHT STATES ENGULFED BY DUST
PARALYZING MIDWEST BUSINESS
Farmers Driven From Homes Learn Government
Has No Money Available AT Present To Relieve
Their Distress

over railroad tracks and highways,
making travel hazardous.
In eastern Colorado where the
dust three weeks ago claimed six
lives, the inhabitants wore masks
to prevent recurrence of the dread
dust pneumonia" The Baca
county correspondent of the United
Press wired from Springfield that
I'VE cannot hold out much longer
without relief or rain" All traffic
was stopped, schools were closed,
lights were kept burning "a hours.
Dust from Kansas, Oklahoma,
Colorado and Texas spread east,
west, north and south over Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri and New Mex
leo.
Plea For Help
In Washington congressman and
senator's pleaded with President
Roosevelt for federal money with
which to list dust-breakS in the af-
flicted regions. But in many coun-
ties of Western Kansas, where
S250,000 already is available for
supplying oil and gasoline for trac-
tors, farmers could not get to town
to claim their supplies.
Eastern Kansas communities ex-
perienced a light rain of blood"
Rain falling through the dust fill
ed atmosphere left reddish splotch-
es on pavements and the sides OF
buildings.
Snow bringing up the rear of the
dust storm at Goodland, in north
western Kansas, fell in muddy
flakes.
Communities which received the
dust second hand from the areas
where it was lifted from the al
ready denuded farms were alarm
ed.
/. The staccato phrases of press
kilograms told the story:
Tulsa, Okla.-Worst dust city's
history. Visibility two blocks. City
lights turned on in daytime.
Hutchinson, Kansas - Terrible
dust storm. Visibility less than
block. Cars cannot drive safely.
Coffeyville, Kansas-Worst storm
of year. No sign of abatement.
st. Joseph, Mo.-Dust. arrived g
o'clock. Visibility two blocks.
Winfield, Kansas-Unprecedent-
ed dust storm, visibility hundred
feet.
From western Kansas, the Okla
homa Panhandle and eastern Col
orado the reports contained tone
of panic, but not surprise. The SER
les of storms of which the present
one is merely the latest and worst
started March l. There had been
earlier intermittent storms.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
SEES DEFEAT
FOR. TOWNSEND
PENSION PLAN

WASHINGTON, April II. W.p)
The house defeated the Town
send old age pension and Lun-
deem unemployment insurance
blocs today in a test vote.
The vote was 1873 to 81. and
came just before adoption of the
rule permitting 20 hours of gen.
eral debate.
WASHINGTON, April II. W.P)-
Defeat OF the Townsend old age
pension plan was predicted by
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns today as
all legislation was pushed aside to
give a clear road for passage of the
administration social security mea-
sure.
I'm confident the Townsend
plan and the Lundeen unemploy-
ment insurance plan will be turn
ed down if offered as substitutes,
ByrnS said.
Byrns predicted few major
changes would be made in the bill
on which the house began 20 hours
of general debate. After that
amendments may be offered under
a rule which permits the house to
consider virtually all possible SUBJ
stitutes.
Byrns said it was planned to
keep the house in session Saturday
to dispose of minor bills, which Or
dinarily would come up Monday
in order to expedite the security
program.
1--WE should pass it late next
week or early the week after, y
Byrns said. Il don't think the
house will adopt any amendments
which will seriously change the
bill"
He reiterated that the president
considered the bill foremost on the
must" legislation list for this ses-
sion.
The Townsend plan calls for pen
sions of 5000 month to all over
60. The Lundeen unemployment
insurance bill would require the
federal government to pay every
jobless man $40 a week, with So adj
ditional for each dependent.
Byrns reported R epublic a n
would attempt to force a record
vote on a motion to strike out the
contributory old age benefit section
of the bill. The section calls for a
graduated to per cent tax on
payrolls and earnings to establish
a huge old age pension fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
nix Re7u~.
Q 1855. Aekaaght Syndieata. LA
HURT IN
CAR ACCIDENT

Ira Lacey, Brawley, Bob Cochran,
Calipatria and Lloyd Brown, also of
Calipatria, were injured in an auto
mobile accident which happened
two miles north of Ell Centre on
highway No. SO at 2:l5 o'clock this
morning. Lacy received a severe
cash on the forehead and several
broken ribs; Cochran possible head
and chest injuries and Brown, cuts
and lacerations on both legs.
The men were removed to La
Solana hospital for treatment.
Brown was taken to his home after
his injuries were cared for but the
other two men are still at the hos
pital where it was said this morn
ing their condition is good.
According to the report of the
investigating traffic officer, Lacy
was driving one car and Brown and
the other which met head on on the
highway. Both machines were prac-
tically demolished by the impact
and the injured men were brought
to the hospital by passing motor
lists.
Two other traffic accidents were
investigated by the highway patrol
last night.
At $3.50 o'clock, according to one
report, a hit and run driver struck
a horse which had wandered out
onto the highway near the Melo-
land store. The driver failed to
stop after striking the animal and
left it lying on the pavement.
The other accident happened a
mile north of Ell Centre on highway
No. 80 at $50 o'clock last night.
The report on this states that a car
driven by Hollie Burleigh, FL Centro,
ran into the rear end of truck
being operated by Kenneth Arnold
of Holtville. No one was injured in
the accident and the report quotes
Burleigh as saying that he did not
notice the truck until too late to
avoid the crash, due to the fact that
it had no tail light burning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
RADICALS GET
PRISON TERMS

SACRAMENTO, April IL U.D -
Eight Communists convicted here
recently of violating the state
criminal syndicalism act were under
sentence today to one to IA years
Imprisonment each.
The prison terms were ordered by
Superior Judge Dal M. Lennon at
the conclusion of arguments for a
new trial, which he denied. The
Judge said he would decide later
whether the group will be released
on bail pending their appeal to the
supreme court.
Those sentenced were Nora Conk-
lin, Lorine Norman, Caroline Deck
er, Jack Crane. Martin Wilson, Al
bert Hougardy, Pat Chambers and
Norman Mini.
Judge Lennon also imposed a
fine of $50 on Leo Gallagher, chief
defense counsel in the case. who
was cited for contempt during the
trial. Gallagher was given ten days
in which to pay or start serving the
alternative 25-day Jail sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
Acacia Center
Will Dedicate
NeU Building

Acacia farm center met last night
in the Acacia school and enjoyed
moving pictures and talk on agri-
cultural trends by Frank G.. Bey-
schlag, farm advisor.
Plans were also discussed for the
formal dedication of the new conf
munity building at the school, the
result of Acacia home department
activities.
This building will be dedicated by
G. B. Collins, superintendent OF
schools, on April 13, the anniver-
sary of the day upon which Padre
LaSuen founded the Mission San
Luis Rey, near Oceanside, in 1898.
OF interest to all CalifornianS is
the fact that the new structure at
Acacia is a replica of one OF the
original buildings which compris-
ed the mission.
Since a considerable sum OF
money is still owed for the build
ing, the Acacia home department
is putting on bazaar, and cooked
food sale, and will serve q noon
meal, as well as a cafeteria lunch
from 6-8 p. m, on the day of the
dedication, to help defray these
expenses.
Features on the dedicatory pro-
gram will be music by the Boyce
Aten Post. American Legion IS new
ly organized band, Hawaiian num-
bers by the Holtville G. A. A. drill
team. the rhythm band of the
Acacia school, and the All club
play.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
FIRST MAJOR
MEASURE To
Be APPROVED
Vote Of 20 To S Gives En-
dorsement To Revenue Pro-
gram OF Administration
FOLLOWS FURIOUS DEBATE
Tension In Chamber As Charges
Of Trickery And Stacked
Decks" Are Thrown

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April II
W.P)-A $25, 100000 income tax bill
of one-third the federal rate was
passed by the assembly today by a
vote of 10 to 5.
Approval of the bill, the first
major tax proposal passed by
either house this session, repre-
sented complete victory for ad-
ministration forces which success
fully beat back every attempt by
Epic Democrats and other factions
to amend the measure.
The bill now goes to the senate
The assembly moved swiftly to-
ward final vote on the contro-
yersial measure, after a morning OF
debate that cracked with accusa-
tions of political trickery, stacked
decks" and threats of retaliation.
A final unsuccessful effort by the
Democratic bloc to amend higher
rates into the bill was made by AS
semblyman William Moseley Jones.
Montebello, when he sought ap-
s,roval of levies based on one-half
the federaf rate, instead of the one
third rate sponsored by Governor
Frank F. Merriam as a part of his
general revenue program.
In urging approval of his plan.
Jones declared it would raise an
additional $1O,C0O,O0O thereby max
ing it unnecessary to levy high
nuisance taxes as the proposed
assessments against theater admis-
sions, real estate transfers and in
Surance premiums.
Assemblyman Ford Chatters,
Lindsay, author of the administra-
ton bill, termed the Jones amend
ments "outlandish and out of line"
He spoke only briefly, insisting
there was mo need to waste time
discussing it."
Rallying behind Jones, many
house Democrats urged approval OF
the amendments because it was Job
yious" that ths additional funds
provided would be needed by the
Atate, and the money should come
from persons 'best able to pay"
Jones Gets Angry
When it appeared certain the pro-
posal would be defeated, Jones, be-
coming angry, charged his op-
ponents with "sneering attitude
that took it for granted all amend
ments were part of an obstruction
ist program"
1--WE been sincere in every pro-
posal have made" Jones said. II
have always assumed Governor
Merriam to be sincere, but if ex-
pressions made on this floor are in
dicative of his attitude, then 1 cer-
tainly doubt his sincerity"
The Democratic leader went on
to charge the administration lead
ers with "unAmerican tactics" In
pledging votes for the Chatters bill
regardless of the merit of amend
ments offered by others.
The accusations threw the lower
house into sharp debate. during
which AsSemblyInan H. Dewey An
derson, liberal Republican, said the
administration would find it very
difficult" to get its budget approved
if the Jones amendments were
voted down.
rs that a threatP" Anderson was
asked.
You can take it as a threat If
you want" he snapped.
After defeat of the Jones amend
.ments by vote of 48 to 30. Jones
sought approval Of another change
whereby the income tax would be
administered by the state board OF
equalization instead of the franchise
tax commissioner as provided in the
Chatters bill. This proposal also
was defeated.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
DOCUMENT Is
PESS|M|ST|C
N CONTENTS
Calls On League Of Nations
Council To Act On Rearma-
ment Program
CITES SERIOUS CONDITIONS
Memorandum Is First Business
Sub mitted To Conference
Being Held AT Stresa
CITES SERIOUS CONDITIONS
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
STRESA, Italy. April IL tUP -
France submitted to Britain and
Italy today the text of a French
memorandum to be addressed to
the league of nations, calling on
the council TO act on the threat of
war provoked by Germanys re-
armament
The French action was the first
definite move in the three power
conference on the European crisis
which started this morning on Isola
Bella Island in Lake Maggiore.
Frances memorandum, which
probably will be published Monday,
bears out the French request for
convocation of the league council to
consider the threat to peace con-
tanned in Germany's single-handed
denunciation of the military clauses
Of the Versailles treaty.
Containing eight typed pages, It
is pessimistic in tone. 1t does not
predict war but stresses the serious
ness of the crisis. although arguing
that it can be solved If efforts are
seriously applied
Pierre Laval, foreign minister of
France submitted the text to
Premier Benito Mussolini, j. RAM
say Macdonald, prime minister, and
Sir John Simon, foreign secretary
of Great Britain. He did not ask
their approval because the memo
randum will be purely French and
needs no approval.
Laval, however, prefers 20 ac-
quaint the others with the argu-
ments contained in it that Ger
many's act may have serious con-
sequences if respect of treaties is
not imposed on all.
Laval brought the finished draft
J'of the memorandum from Paris.
1t was not considered likely the
British or Italians would suggest
any modification.
The first decision of the confer
ence was to make the memoran-
dunn the first subject of discussion.
The morning session opened, after
IHlssolini S welcome, with a speech
by Simon in which he outlined the
results of the recent exploratory
trips on the continent made by
himself and Anthony Eden.
A series OF questions were put to
Sir John by Mussolini, Laval and
Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin of
France about points in his state
ment. Sir John enlarged upon the
sketch he had already given the
house of commons about Adolf Hit
ler's attitude towards re-armament
and Germany IS demand for equal
ity of strength and equality Of
treatment.
The French declared their first
impression of the conference was
better than they had expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
PRESIDENT To
SEEK AC T|ON
ON ESSENTIALS
BY II. o. THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, April l1.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt, after thorough
study of the legislative situation,
was reported today to have decid-
ed to press for immediate action on
his most important measures and
leave the remainder of his pro-
gram for congress and the country
at large to decide.
The President has been informed
that congress is in an unruly mood
and that some of the "new deal"
measures face opposition which
makes enactment impossible if
long, turbulent session is to be
avoided.
He counts upon public opinion
to strengthen some of his reform
proposals.
Joseph T. Robinson. senate ma
jority leader, discussed the soldiers
bonus with the President at length
last evening.
"It may be that the President
will desire to send to the senate a
message on the bonus within a
comparatively short time" Robin
son said after the conference.
In the various trades, deals and
agreements which have been made
to effect what little progress the
"new deal" program has made in
the senate, leaders have promised
senators would be permitted to vote
on the bonus at the present ses-
sion.
The plan is for the senate to
pass the bill which the house al
ready has approved.
The President then will veto it..
If bonus sentiment is sufficiently
strong in congress at that time
leaders will broach compromise.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
CCC Boys Stranded
By Mountain SnotU

LOS ANGELES, April IL W.D-A
report was received here by Union
Pacific Railroad officials today that
211 CCC boys were marooned by
snow in the mountains overlooking
Death Valley.
Railroad officials said a special
train was to have picked up the
boys at Death Valley Junction next
Saturday but that the reservation
was cancelled, pending clearing
weather. The boys we're TO be trans
ported to Bolton, Mont.
Local officials said they were not
advised as TO the exact position OF
the snowbound camp. The FunerN
mountains are near Death Valley
Junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
Gianola Resigns
From Bank America

Fred j. Gianola, member of the
city council and assistant manager
of the local branch of the Bank of
America, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the bank, it was announced
today, the resignation being re-
ferred to the advisory board which
has not taken action on the matter
as yet.
Gianola who has been connected
with the bank for years, having
been with the Ell Centro National
bank before it was absorbed by the
old Bank of Italy, is at present on
vacation in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-11
CLIPPER PLANE READY

ALAMEDA, Calf, April II. W.P)
After an exhaustive series of
takeoff, flying and landing tests,
the Pan-American Always clipper
Orientel was pronounced fit and
ready today for its flight to Homo
lulu to open the way for trans
Pacific air service.
The departure, however, probably
will be delayed until April Is.