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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Tolunsend Clubs
To Meet Sunday

Tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
representatives from all the Town
send plan clubs in the county will
gather at the fair grounds for
grand mass meeting. In addition
to the regular members of these
clubs it is hoped that all other
persons who are interested in the
plan or desire further information
regarding its operation will attend.
Van Dyke Todd, from the Los
Angeles headquarters of the Town
send plan, will be the principal
speaker for the meeting. Todd will
discuss the caucus held in Wash
ington, D. c., earlier this week at
which DR.. Townsend explained his
plan to members of congress. Vo-
cal entertainment will be furnish
ed by the Cotton Blossom singers
who have given several programs in
the city this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Veteran Lost In
Arizona Mountain

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 5. W.P)-
Sheriff's deputies from Pinal and
Maricopa counties formed search
ing party today to search for
Charles Williams, disabled war vet
eran, who disappeared in the awe
some canyons of Superstition noun
tain, legendary stronghold of fab
ulously rich lost gold mines.
Williams, accompanied by his
wife drove to the mountains yes
terday on one of their frequent
prospecting trips. Following lunch,
Mrs. williams reported to authori-
ties, her husband went into Super
stition and failed to return last
night.
Superstition has claimed the
lives of many prospectors seeking
the alleged lost mines. Nine such
persons have been known to go in
to the mountain without return
ing or ever being found.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
SA|TO GIVES .
JAPAN VIEW
UPON NAv|ES

4
NEW YORK, Jan. S. W.P)-Jap-
anese Ambassador Hirosi Saito to-
day challenged the right of Am
erica and Great Britain to have
navies which could make war on
Asiatic waters while limiting Japan
to navy which had no chance of
attacking them at home.
He contended in an address to
the Foreign Policy association that
such was the effect of the existing
5-5-3 naval ratios. Japan gave
notice last week of withdrawal from
the Washington naval treaty which
established that ratio.
Japan believes, he said, that fair
ness and mutual security require
all navies be reduced to a common
level with elimination of the big
vessels capable of aggression. He
emphasized Japan S willingness to
cut the size of her navy drastically
if such steps were taken.
He denied that the ratio gave
equality of security to all three ma
tions. They have held that Japan
gained by her geographical isola-
ton what she lacked in battle pow
er.
eff equality of security means
that Japan, with her 8, will be Sc
cure always against the attack of a
nation with in the waters near
her shores, that may or may not be
true. At any rate, to japanese it
seems unfair. Why should western
powers have the right to carry war
to our side of the oceans? There
is at least the chance of attack up
on Japan and none whatever upon
the United States or Great Britain.
The best we could ever do would
be to capture far-outlying British
or American possessions, which
would never be a telling blow to
either of these countries.
The ambassador based his con-
tention that the higher ratios for
Britain and American gave them
exclusive attacking power in part
upon recent Improvements in the
range of fleet vessels and air.
planes. He recalled that even in
1905 the Russian fleet encircled At
RIGA to attack Japan in its home
waters.
"But we can not expect to be
always so fortunate if such vista
tions are made to our waters. Since
that memorable date the power and
range of movement of naval vessels
have both enormously increased"
Japanese experts contend that it
would be impossible for their navy
to attack America or Great Britain
because the strength of a fleet de-
creases relatively the farther it op-
crates from home waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Suicide Bridge
Claims Another

PASADENA, Jan. S. U.P)-In view
of scores of motorists, Morten H.
Schnur, 35, of Los Angeles leaped
to his death from the highest span
of the Colorado street suicide"
bridge late today.
He is the 61st victim Of the bridge.
The span is $40 feet high at the
point from which he leaped.
Cards in his pocket indicated he
was a member of the Los Angeles
Athletic club.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
WILL PLACE
PROGRAM UP
To CONGRESS
Conference With Advisers Fol-
lows Closely On Annual Mes
sage Yesterday.
WILL START NEXT WEEK
MIR. Roosevelt Anxious To
Speed Plans For Social Secu-
rity And Jobs For Workers.
WILL START NEXT WEEK
BY H. O. THOMPSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-An i'm
mediate legislative attack was
planned today by President Roose-
welt to hasten his twin objectives
of social security for the average
man and work for the unemployed.
Beginning next week, Mr.. Roose-
welt will place his proposals before
the newly convened 74th congress
In rapid-fire order.
The legislative program was
worked out at a three-hour confer
ence after the President had gone
before congress and enunciated his
American plan for the American
people"
AS result of Mr.. Roosevelt's dis
Sussion with congressional leaders,
Ire following legislative program
was decided upon:
l.. To provide, by joint resolution,
nearly $1,000 100000 for the contin-
uation Of relief programs until the
new public works program can be
put into effect.
2. To lay before congress next
week comprehensive message on
social security with legislation pro-
viding old age pensions and unem-
ployment insurance.
8. To stress the administrations S
insistence on financial program
tending toward the business worlds
conception of balanced budgets.
4. To refrain from increased tax
alton.
S. To develop the administrations
lqpg-range public works program SO
that direct relief grants may be
terminated as quickly as possible.
Meets Advisors
President Roosevelt discussed his
specific legislative proposals last
night with 13 of his most trusted
advisers in the house and senate.
Joseph T. Robinson, senate ma
iority leader, stood in the White
House portico later to dictate 200
word statement of the topics un-
der discussion.
Robinson failed to reveal, how
ever, the amount of money that
would be asked for the new public
works-relief expenditures. Fro m
other sources it was learned that
this sum will be between $4,000,O00,-
900 and $1,000, 100000.
Robinson said that probably
$3.50 100000 will be required to con-
tinue relief until those on the rolls
may be absorbed into employment. :"
J"An appropriation for public
{ works is expected to be authorized
a4tNe early future" he continued.
johnson revealed that Presi-
\ dH Roosevelt's social security pro-
I Am, expected to be presented TO
l6ngress next week, probably would
be Incorporated in a single bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
NeLu Year Romance
Crashes On Rocks

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 5. U.P-
Four days of married life was end
ed today for George Long Weaver,
of Kansas City, who was granted a
divorce from Nancy Cole Smith
Weaver, of New London, Conn.,, by
Superior Judge Fred w. Pickett.
The couple called the county
clerk from bed at 2 a. m. New
Years morning for a license and
were married by Presbyterian
minister short time later.
my wife informed me immedi-
ately after the ceremony that she
did not love me, never could love
me- and that the marriage was a
horrible mistake,' Weaver teSti-
fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Farm Bureau Board
Meeting Here Today

Membership and membership ac-
tivities, disqualification with special
reference to the possibility of wild
ening the scope of the proposed
new county hospital, the question
OF the development and sale of
power generated by the All-Amer-
ican canal were some of the prob
lens to be discussed by the farm
bureau directors at their monthly
meeting today.
The directors were to meet this
afternoon at the office in the court
house, G. Q. Hoober, president, pre-
siding.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
MAY GET NEW ASPARAGUS SEED
Norton Returns Here With Hopes Of Obtaining
Some Of Original Variety

Seed from the original Mary
Washington asparagus may soon be
available for valley growers, states
j. B. Norton, plant pathologist in
the agricultural commissioners Of
flee and originator of the strain.
Norton has just returned from
Hartsville, South Carolina, where
the original plants exist, having
been planted by him in 1920.
Only the strongest plants are liv-
ing and prior to this time the seed
has never been sold but plans are
under way to separate the plants
and secure the seed.
The first Mary Washington seed
sold came to the valley and was
sent to the Tamarack ranch. A thou
sand dollars worth was brought in,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
School Heads To
Meet January l9

Plans for the January meeting
of the administrators and super
yisors association of the valley were
discussed at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board held yesterday in
the Wilson school.
The date for the next meeting is
Saturday, January 10 and will be
held in the small dining room of
the Barbara Worth hotel. The
meeting will be held at l0:30 a. M,
and will be followed by luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Grand Jury To
Convene Monday

The county grand jury is sched-
uled to meet at the court house
next Monday morning at which
time final action will be taken on
the county government act. This
has already been signed by the
board of county supervisors and
now awaits the signatures of the
grand jury members before being
sent to Senator Ben Hulse and As
semblyman Clarence Walker.
This may be the last session of
the present grand jury as they are
preparing their report for 1884 for
presentation to Judge Thompson,
after which they will be diimisSed.
Should it be necessary, another
meeting will be held to complete
The report.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Coast Mar, Slain
In Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. S. WH
Police were confronted with a
possible murder today when a man
who registered at a downtown ho-
tel last Wednesday as Ronald T..
Owen of Los Angeles died early to-
Gay in a hospital.
He was found unconscious in his
room early yesterday. His ankles
and wrists were loosely tied. His
wrists were slashed, his skull frac-
tlTed, and his left lung punctured.
He did not regain consciousness. He
was nude when found.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05

and the price for the seed from this
original planting is expected to be
much higher.
Norton says that he did not work
while he was gone but enjoyed a
rest except on holidays and Sun
days, which days he always works.
as is we'll known to many here.
While he was gone a peculiar bug
was found by an employee of the
Imperial Ice and Development Co.,
which no one was able to classify
1t was saved for Norton who was
able to identify it at once as a
"house centipede," a harmless var
iety, highly useful in that it eats
flies, moths, and other insects. Nor
ton says that this is the first one
he has ever seen in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Editor Cleared On
Charge OF Libel

VISALIA. Calf, Jan. s. We)--A
Kings county jury cleared Malcolm
F.. Calkins, editor OF the Corcornn
News. today OF libel charges brought
against him by Sheriff W. v. Buck
ner.
In an editorial calkins accused
the peace officer Of receiving vice
protection money. The Jury found
Calkins not guilty Of libel.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
RUM0RS REPORT TROUBLE ACROSS BORDER
resident To Hasten Action On New Legislation
DATA ON RIVER

A decrease of 80 second feet is
noted in the flow of the Colorado
river at the Grand Canyon sta
tion for today, according to read
ings posted at irrigation district
headquarters. TOday's mark is
433O second feet compared to the
4410 second foot reading of yes
terday.
The diversion was raised from
1900 to 2400 second feet today.
No readings were received from
other points along the river nor
did the Yuma office of the wealth
er bureau report on weather con-
ditions in the upper basin or
along the watershed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
~ W0AG
&~k SAYS

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4. (Spe-
ciaD-When 1 wasn't making
faces at a movie camera this
morning was hustling out to
hear the President IS message on
the radio in the car. don't
blame him for bringing his mes
sage up in person. 1t would have
been a shame to have to turn
that over to some reading clerk.
They read good but they are
not like that baby. 1t wouldn't
ever do any good to try to i'm
peach Roosevelt. All he would
have to do would be to go on
the radio and the whole thing
would die out. When he hit
those tholding companies he
must have hit a popular note, for
I could hear even few scatter
ing Republican hands. He dug
up three new initials for a new
unemployment work programme.
"Big Business had its ear to
the ground but all they got in it
was dust.
Yours,
W<R KrNN,
@ 1895. McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
Blessed Sacraments
 Play This Evening

Tonight at 8: 30 o'clock the fast moving Blessed Sacrament basket ball squad will shoot for it's second victory of the season at the Russell school gym, when the boys coached by Lou Darlington and Marty Me- Donald will face of against an able outfit of New Haven with the tag, Hull's Collegians. Their win of last week showed the B.S. parishioners that their courtmen can score, which indicates a good turnout of fans tonight.
 Thursday night the Blessed Sac- raments will oppose the St. Ann boys from the south end, the latter cquad having the benefit of clergy coaching in the person of Rev. Ubald Laurion, a former athlete. The game will be played at Bunker Hill gym. In the meantime, the Rob- bins street lads are trying to book the best hoop opponents in the city for game next Monday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
CARAS BEST IN
 MEET TO DATE
Kelly and Rudolph Can Tie Leader in Pocket Bil=
 Hard Play

New York, Dec. 16-(UP)-With Jimmy Caras, Wilmington, Del, youngster, leading the field, two stars in the world pocket billiard championship tournament get to- gether today to deadlock the lead three ways.
 George Kelly of Philadelphia and Erwin Rudolph, Cleveland, each of whom has won three matches and lonst one, are the players who can tie Caras today. Kelly meets Char les Seaback, Astoria, N. Y, this af- ternoon, while Rudolph clashes with Frank Taberski, Schenectady, N. Y.., veteran who handed Caras his first defeat of the tournament last night.
 Today's matches: Afternoon Bennie Allen, Kansas City, vs Ma talie and Kelly vs Seaback. Even ing-Rudolph vs Taberski and Joe Procita, Glocersville, N. r., vs Mar eel Camp, Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
NORTH END " vSBUCK|NGHAMS
Strong Hoop Attraction Billed for Thursday;
 High School Stars

After a month of hard earnest drilling, the North End "" team will open its season Thursday against the Watertown Bucking- hams. The team is managed by Hennie Jacovino, who has games boked with some of the leading senior teams in the state.
 Rento Riccinti, the only mainstay of last years varsity squad, along with Ciacia and Chistone, two six foters, and Rainy" Spadola and Petrone will make up a strong and aggressive North End "Y" five, with plenty of reserve material in Mar grotta, Guard, V. Jaconvino and Santopietro.
 Manager Phil Andrews of the Buckinghams will bring down to the "" 8 big and experienced team composed of many former Watertown High school players. Werenko, Berchanak, Podebinski, Pierce, Kowalski, Beauty and Mgr. Andrews himself will compose the Watertown outfit.
 The strength of both teams as unit are not known as yet, but Thursday game should tell just about how far either team will go this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
.NAUGY Y.M. 6. A.
 SIX
 WON TOURNEY
Round Robin at Worcester Was Closely Played;
 Games Next Month

Naugatuck, Dec. 16-The Nauga- tuck YMCA Volley ball team was planning today for future meets with some of the best teams in the state, after scoring its most im- portant triumph of this season Sat- urday when it won round robin tourney in Worcester, Mass, de- feating the crack Boston "Y" com- bine and the Worcester team with out the loss of single game.
 Caution!
 Naugatuck met Boston in the first match of the tourney and won, 15- 12 and 15-8. The locals played care- fully in this match and the super iority of their attack was the de- ciding point. The Naugatuck team is Baker, Hassell and Holloway showed a trio of spikers all equally dangerous. The local defense was good in this contest. The victory was sweet for Naugatuck for Boston is the New England champion, hav- ing won that title last year in Prov idence, beating Naugatuck in its march to victory.
 Boston then disposed of Worces- ter, 15-13 and 15-6. When Worces- ter played Naugatuck it exhibited a much better game than it had against the Hub City outfit and Naugatuck was pressed to win 15- 12 and 15-11. The local defense lapsed often during these games but the team found itself when the score got close. Just to show it could repeat Naugatuck played Boston one game thereafter in a practice game and won without the services of Fred Baker, 15-8.
 Lineup
 The Naugatuck team consisted of George Halloway, Joseph Valinches, Carl Hassell, Bill Baxter, Fred Ba- ker, Elton Abrahamson and Man ager Edgar Wyatt. Captain Joe Smith was unable to make the trip and that the team did so well with out his help showed it has an abun- dance of material this year.
 The locals will play the Queens, N. Y. team on Jan. Il, and is 10 meet outstanding out-of-state net combines in a Bridgeport tourney, Jan. IS. It will compete for the New England title in Providence on Feb. and is seeking to arrange journeys with Rochester and Albany and Philadelphia and Boston. Other matches with state teams are booked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
LEAvENWORTH-
 WILEY TUESDAY
Local Teams at Grove St. Gym-Lewis Beaten By
 Leemen Saturday

Out for their third conquest in as many games, the Wilby high school basketball aggregation takes on Leavenworth tomorrow night at the Wilby gym, with every prospect of winning the game, as the lads from South Elm street have 8 young and inexperienced team that has lost two of three games to date. The tilt is set for 8:30 o'clock.
 Strong Finish
 Saturday night wilby turned in 8 25-16 win over Lewis high of Southington in its second game in as many nights, gaining a 7-6 lead at half time, with Darlington and Saldukas showing well for Wilby in the scoring department, getting i6 points. Wilby Reserves won 8 25-9 tilt from Southington Seconds in the prelim. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
BY HENRY McLEMORE

United Press Stan COrresp0ndent)
 New York, Dec. 16.-(UP).-It is well for Promoter Mike Jacobs that Germany and the United States are on farily cordial terms, for in June he may have to use the hands which are said to reach across the sea to yarlk Herr Max Schmeling out of hiding and bring him over here for his fight with Joe Louis.
 There is more than an outside chance that the ''hands" won't be long enough, and Mike will have to employ block and tackle to budge Herr Schmeling from the Vaterland. For Herr Schmeling, due to blunder on the part of someone, had a ringside seat the the Pauline zzcudun's execution by Louis Fri day night.
 He never should have been there. Had ' been his manager, and count ing on my cut of the huge purse he'll get for fighting Louis, I would have had Herr Schmeling no nearer Madison Square Garden than the city limits of Minneapolis, and I would have stuffed his ears with turkey dressing so he couldn't have liz =.ened to 1t over the radio, and fastened a drllmstick securely over each of his eyes to prevent his read ing of the carnage in the news papers.
 I don't know anything about psychology-in fact, I'm not positive l can even spell it-but you can't tell me it was good for the man who has fought Pauline AS rounds with out even knocking him down, to watch his proposed opponent butch- CT the Basque in three and a frac- tion rounds. Herr Schmeling is bet ter than fair hand at mathematics, and I'll bet you that right now, as his boat slider through the Atlantic, he is figuring how long he figures to stay in there with the killer from the can-brakes.
 l talked to the German after the bout and he made a brave effort to be brave. He admitted Louis look ed pretty good, not no more.
 He'd never hit me with the right hand like he did Pauline in the fourth round," he said.
 Maybe not in the fourth round" someone volunteered. He'd probably nail you with it in the first"
 Two points on Friday nights fight are worth recording, I think. One is the absolute fearlessness of the old man of the Pyrenees. The old man wouldn't know the shakes" if he met 'em in the middle of the ro1d. He went down, but he went down swinging. In fact, it was bravado which led to his downfall, for the opening through which Louis propelled the lethal lick was created by left hook which Pauline threw-and landed. Had he cared to stay encased in the armour that is his giant forearmS all right. he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
Team Sckuuork LproDed h American League Last Season
TO-d0y:S Sports Parade

probably would have lasted twice as long.
 And Paulino's last words-spoken through gashed and bloody lips were:
 Come on and fight"
 The or heart was there, even if the head was gone.
 Louis a Sportsman
 The second point was the failure of the announcer to make the ap- peal for a fair-play he had made before all of Louis earlier bouts. Be- fore Joe met Baer, LevinSky and Camera, the announcer, knowing the fiare1ups that sometimes occur when white man meets black, plead ed with the crowd to show sports manShip, forget any racial feelings, and pull for the better man.
 Such a speech is no longer nec- essary, for Louis, through as gentle manly conduct as ever shown by any fighter, has earned the respect and well wishes of every boxing customer in the country. Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
MEYER WITH 34S WON AMERICAN BATTING GROWN
Washington Infelder Fin- ished One Point Up on
 VOsmik FOxx Next
BY HENRY SUPER Limited Press Staff COrreSn0ndentl

NOhAOCU AACoS OS%A OUEICopOnUGuk1
 New York, Dec. 16 = (UP0 - Charles (Buddy) Myer, Washing tons left-handed slugging second baseman, was the champion bats- man of the American League last season, according to final statistics released to-day.
 Myer, who took the crown in driving stretch fight against Joe Vosmik, Cleveland, and Jimmy Foxx of Philadelphia, won the title with the lowest average in 27 years .349.
 The only other times a champion failed to finish above the .350 mark were in 1906, when Ty Cobb won with 1924, and in 1915 when a mere .306 gave the title to Elmer Flick.
 Vosmik was cenod with .348 and Foxx, traded last week to the Bos- ton Red Sox, finished two points behind the Cleveland outfielder.
 Going Up
 Despite a general fal-off among the higher hitters, the league aver age as a whole improved, rising from .273 in 1883 and .279 last year to .280 this season. A pronounced clump was noted in the 300 class. Only 9 players who played in 100 or more games got above that figure compared to 30 in 1894.
 Team batting laurels went to the champion Detroit Tigers for the second year, although their average of .290 was 10 points lower than last seasons mark. Washington was second with .285, topping Cleve- land by a point. New York was fourth, followed by Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and St. Louis.
 Individual laurels were closely contested in almost every depart ment, with Vosmik and Hank Greenberg, Detroit first baserl1an, edging out the greatest number of leaderships. Vosmik made the most hits, 216, the most doubles, 47, and the most triples, 20. Greenberg tied F'oxx with 36 hom runs and led in total bases with 389.
 Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, who won the batting crown in 1884, led in runs scored with 125. Gehrig stretched his "iron man" record, begun in 1925, to l. 653 consecutive games. Hit batting. however, dropped from 1883 to 1923 to place him sixth.
 Bill Werber, Boston, stole 29 bases to top Lyn Lary, who played with both Washington and St. Louis by one.
 On Their Toes
 The Tigers, in addition to win- ming the team batting title, also led in total bases, 2,358. Washington made the most hits, 1,59l, the most triples, 95, and also left the most men on bases, 1,3o5. Cleveland led in doubles with 324 while Phila- delphia's 112 topped the home run column.
 The individual batting leaders: