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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
MUSSOLINI SHOUTS DEFIANCE TO
WORLD IN ADDRESSING SOLDIERS
Will Bring Forces Up To Million Men By October
First And Calls Talk Of Imposing Penalties BY
Other Nations Absurd.

King Victor Emmanuel was with
him.
AS he shouted defiance to the
world, the chief of staff of his
army was on the way to France on
a sudden mystery visit to the chief
of the French general staff.
All the submarines in his navy
were assembling off Sicily, ready
for maneuvers that would put a
deadly line of the torpedo craft
across the Mediterranean from Si-
cily to Africa.
Airplanes were flying to Sicilian
airdromes and coast defense bat
teries were being strengthened.
Mussolini reminded his men of
his recent announcement that the
army would be brought to a total
of 100000 men by October I, with
the calling out of 100000 more men
"In other times after maneuvers,
you would have been free. But not
so this year," he said.
During September an additional
100000 men will fill your ranks to
bring the army up to the previously
planned level namely 100000
men.
II am sure that if tomorrow the
fatherland calls upon you to solve
more difficult problems (than those
in the maneuvers) you will do SO
with courage, resolution and daring
to the last"
Salute For King
Mussolini expressed King Victor
Emmanuels satisfaction with the
maneuvers and concluded his speech
by calling for a salute for the king.
The troops, drawn up on a front
two and half kilometers, Ga lit
tie more than a mile and half
long) responded enthusiastically.
Politically the dispatch of Mar
shal Badoglio to France might
prove of equal Importance with the
submarine order. Gen. Gamelin
the French army chief. visited
Rome recently and concluded an
agreement for French-Italian army
cooperation. Badoglio is going to
visit Gamelin at maneuyers on a
line 80 miles long, from Gap to
Sisteron, facing the Italian from
tier in southeastern France and
roughly from 40 to SO miles from
the border.
Italy's entire submarine fleet,
roughly 60 ships, was said to be in
volved in the "maneuver" mobili-
zation order. The undersea boats
will be concentrated at Port Angus
ia, on the eastern coast of Sicily
just above Syracuse.
The submarines will maneuver on
a line from southern Sicily, close
to Malta. the British Mediterran-
can naval base, and on to Italian
Libya, distance of about 300 miles.
The ships in event of an emer-
gency could seek to close traffic in
the Mediterranean-for instance, if
the Suez canal were to be closed to
Italian ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Stolen Automobile
Found By Police

Driving to Los Angeles in a car
he had borrowed from a friend for
the trip, w. M. Knights, Ell Gen.
tro, stopped in Redlands early this
morning for a lunch. While in the
restaurant the car was stolen, ac-
cording to the report he brought
back to local police and the sher-
ifs office. The report of the stol-
en- car was broadcast by police and
the sheriff's office.
At 11:15 o'clock this morning, VIM.
Housewright, owner of the car was
notified by Los Angeles police that
his car had been picked up in that
city together with the two boys
who had stolen it from its parking
place in front of the Redlands
restaurant.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31

PouDer Company
Has Asked For
Federal Funds

Representatives of the Southern
Sierras Power company are making
a thorough canvass of the valley
to secure signatures of rural resi-
dents to the proposed rural electri-
fication program of the company,
it was announced this morning.
r. P. Moore, vice president and
general manager of the Imperial
Valley office stated today that
these company representatives are
at present canvassing the territory
south of Ell Centro to Calexico
and from the Westside Main to the
Eastside Highline canal.
"They are meeting with excel
lent success in the canvass" Moore
said, "and have secured many sig
natures to the applications being
circulated"
The power company has made
an application to the Rural Elec-
trification Administration for funds
to carry out it's program of sup
plying power and light in the ru-
raj areas of the valley. This ap-
plication has not as yet been
granted but officials of the power
company are hopeful that it will be
soon.
1--WE are hopeful that this ap-
plication for the necessary funds
will soon be granted" Moore stated
"and are now making our prepar-
atory survey so that when the
funds are granted we will lose lit
tie time in getting the proposed
program under way"
The application as presented tc
rural residents desiring this SER
vice from the company is couched
in the following language:
"This is to indicate my willing
ness to take electric service from
the Southern Sierras Power COM
pany in case the company's lines
are constructed to the property on
which I reside at no cost to me
and, insofar as my interest evists
I give my consent and approval
for the location of the power lines
upon said property" Property
owners further agree in the ap-
plication to grant the company the
necessary easements to bring the
lines onto the property. Wiring OF
the houses to be served, however
is to be done at the owners cost.
Engineering data on extension OF
power lines into rural areas has
been completed, it was stated, and
as soon as the government loan is
received the work of identification
can proceed without any delay.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
MEETING WILL
PLAN ANNUAL
FALL OPENING

A meeting of the mercantile trade
relations committee of the Ell Cen
tro Chamber of Commerce has been
called for Tuesday evening at the
chamber headquarters, when plans
will be made for the eighth annual
Fall Opening festival to be held
sometime in october.
General approval has been given
the plan to have the floats and
commercial trucks along the side
walks on Main street in lieu of the
commercial parade. This would
bring moe people to the stores and
give the merchants better oppor-
tunity to display their goods, it was
stated at chamber headquarters.
The parade of school children
will be continued as this has a
tendency to bring in people from
outlying districts.
The members of the mercantile
trade relations committee are: j.
Duke Johnson, w. j. Clements,
Gordon r. Scriven, w. H. Tyler,
Jr., NJ. o. King. Fred Kenyon and
M. j. Horton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
CaIexico Woman
Commits Suicide

DeSpondent because she was out
of work, Mrs. Mable Folkman, 90,
drank dose of cyanide of potas-
SUM in the Imperial Valley club
in Calexico last night and died be-
fore medical aid could be obtained.
The womans death was inveSti-
gated by Frank McCaslin, deputy
coroner, who stated this morning
that her act was evidently caused
by dependency.
She is survived by her mother
who lives in Oakland, brother
in Imperial two in Boulder City,
another in Los Angeles and a sis
ter in Oakland.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Plan Funeral For
Bendix Race Flyer

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81. U.P)-
Cecil Allen, flyer killed yesterday
at the start of the Bendix air races
here, will be buried beside the grave
of his father in the little coast
town of Iona Vista, it was an
nounced today.
The services will be held at 2 p.
m. Monday in the Methodist church
there.
Meanwhile, United States bureau
of air commerce officials conducted
an investigation into the crash
which cost Aliens life, They said
the plane was so badly demolished
that they would be able to recon-
struct the accident only from the
position in which the plane struck
the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Annual Labor Day
Holiday Starts

Ell Centro started its annual Lab
or day holiday trek to the coast and
mountains last night followed by
an almost continual stream of cars
today bearing happy holiday seek
ers to coast and mountain resorts.
1t is expected that an unusually
large number of local residents will
take advantage of the two day hol-
iday.
All county and state offices will
be closed Monday as we'll as irriga-
ton district headquarters. Finan-
cial institutions and business hous-
es will also be closed. The Press
will not publish on Labor day.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Whitneys Horse
Captures Classic

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Aug. 81. U.P)-C. V. Whitney's Red
Rain came from behind in the
stretch to win the rich Hopeful
stakes, closing day feature of the
1885 season here today, beating E.
R. Bradleyis Bien Joli by neck on
the wire at the finish of the six and
a half furlo0gS test.
Calumet Farms Sun Teddy was
thixi W)th Wheatley stables Shark
fourth in the field of II select two
year-olds. Red Rain paid 8 to l
straight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
OIL MONOPOLY
PROBE ASKED
BY OPERAT TORS
California Independents Assert
Major Companies Responsible
For Crude Oil Cut

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. W.P-
The justice department today as
signed an attorney to investigate
the protest of the Independent Pc
troleum Association of California
that "monopolistic" practices by
major companies were responsible
for a so per cent cut in crude oil
prices there.
Pending thorough study of the
situation. department officials de-
clined all comment. 1t was expect
ed to be several days before any
statement is made.
A demand for a federal inveSti-
cation was telegraphed to Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings by
John B. Elliott, California Dem
ocratic leader and chairman of the
independent association. Cum
mings was enroute to Europe ana
the protest was referred to other
officials.
Harold L. Ickes, oil administra-
tor, and officials of the defunct pc
troleum administrative board said
they were powerlesS to stem the
toppling crude price structure.
They were stripped of their pow
erS when the United States supreme
court held NRA unconstitutional.
The boards chief function had
been making monthly production
ALLEGATIONS and attempting to hold
oil stocks down to a point near
consumption demand to keep prices
steady.
The government now has only
the Connally oil act passed at the
recent session of congress, which
supplied the power to hold down
hot oil" production, chiefly in
East Texas.
Congress also ratified the oil
states compact designed to prevent
physical waste in petroleum pro-
duction. However, federal officials
held little faith in its ability to
maintain prices.
Informed that the Standard Oil
Company of California had cut the
amount it was paying for crude oil,
IckeS said
1.-The oil states compact, long
may she wave"
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81. W.P)-
The demand for investigation by
the department of justice of an
"oil monopoly" here, was made by
the Independent Petroleum Associ-
alton of California as a result of a
price war which eliminated in so
per cent slash in the rate of crude
oil.
In the meantime another indie
pent group, Southern California Oil
Producers association, had voted to
stop pumping oil until the ST a
barrel price is restored"
The association includes 1877 lead
ing operators in the Long Beach
and Huntington Beach fields.
A third development in the price
war situation was the announce
ment of the committee of seven of
the oil producers agency that it
had appealed to all producers to
sign before September 7 an agree
ment to permit voluntary control of
production. abandoned after the
collapse of the NRA.
The wholesale price war was re-
flected in cut in the price of low
grade gasoline to go cents a gallon,
a cent below recent bottom prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
BY RALPH FORTE
United Press Staff Correspondent

OnibCu ITCoS OLstll COfItSuOnuent
Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY,
Bolzano, Aug. 31.-Italy's reply to
threats of the world will be to
bring to the highest degree of pow
er all the armed forces of the ma
tion, Benito Mussolini shouted to
100000 soldiers of his maneuvering
army today.
THE world must know once
again that while there is talk SO
absurd and provocative of penalties
(sanctionS), we will not give up
single soldier, single sailor, sin
gle aviator" II Duce told his men.
He spoke from the heights of
Mt. Ronzone, with the soldiers
ranged along the slopes of the hill.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Four-H Delegates
To LeaUe Tuesday

Delegates to the All annual
camp at Davis next week are sched-
uled to meet at the Southern Pa
cific station here on Tuesday night
at $50 to take the train for Los An
geles, it was announced today.
Delegates chosen are: Gertrude
Katriner, McCabe; Yoshiko Sakur-
all Verde; Koyko Morinaga, Nc
Cabe; George Miller, Verde; and
Earlene Northrup, Silsbee.
The leader for the delegates will
meet them at the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
White Sox Pitcher
HurLS No-Hit Game

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. U.R)-Vernon
Kennedy entered baseballs hall of
fame today when he pitched a no.
hit, no-run game for the Chicago
White Sox against the Cleveland
Indians. The score was 5 to 0.
Kennedy, a 26-year-old rookie
from Oklahoma City, joined the
White Sox this spring. 1t was his
tenth victory against seven defeats.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Yuma Sentinel
Visited BY Fire

YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 81. W,p-The
Yuma Sentinel published today
despite a fire which broke out last
night in the stockroom. causing
serious damage to the newspaper
plant.
For a time the entire business
block was threatened by the flames.
The loss was estimated at $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
Suspension GiUen
"Gabby" Street

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81. Wp
-"Gabby" Street, manager of the
Mission Reds, was suspended "in-
definitely" today by Hyland Bag
gerly, president Of the Pacific
Coast league, for his assault on
Umpire Tanning at Seattle Fri
day night
Tanning wired Baggerly recon-
mending the suspension and said
he was writing full report on
the affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31
CANCELLATION
SUGGESTED BY
GREAT BRITAIN
Halle SeIassie Warned To With
hold Signing Away Rights To
American-English Interests
LONDON ACTS PROMPTLY
Revelation Which Startled The
Entire World Overnight Met
With Firm Policy
By HOBART C. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondents


LONDON, Aug. 81. U,P) The
British government warned Em-
peror Halle. Selassie today to car-
eel the oil concession granting
rights in half his kingdom to An
glo-American interests.
The government instructed its
minister at Adds Ababa to advise
the emperor to withhold the con-
cession."
A foreign office communique
said:
"His majesty's government as
yet has not received confirmation
of reports in todayis press of a
grant or concession of oil and min
eral rights in Abyssinia but they
felt it necessary to inform the
minister at Adds Ababa that such
concession would be matter for
preliminary consultation by his
Majestys government with French
and Italian governments under
Article Q of the Tri-Partite treaty
of 1906.
Under these circumstances Sir
Sidney Barton has been authorized
If the report is true to inform the
Emperor that his Majesty's gov
ernment must for their part ad-
wise him to withhold the conces-
sion."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. = The
state department received in cold
silence today the news that huge
exploitation rights in Ethiopia had
been granted American interests.
but it was indicated that the Unit
ed States has no intention of being
dragged into a foreign conflict by
such maneuver.
Responsible state department au-
thorities said that the grant to
American oil interests of rights
for exploitation of more than half
of Ethiopia-on the eve of threat
ened conflict with Italy-presents
no immediate diplomatic problems.
This indicated the United States
had no intention of being dragged
into the Ethiopian crisis by
adventuring American capital.
The word immediate" was used
with emphasis, however, with the
full understanding that if and when
the Italo-E Ethiopian crisis is set
tied, the holders of American
property legitimately acquired. may
well have claims against one or
both of the belligerent countries.
which the American government
would be compelled to recognize.
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31

st. Louis at Cincinnati. night
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-31

Continued on page g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
REC EXECUTIVE
 WILL ADDRESS MINING SCHOOL
Public Invited to Meeting M on day Evening at
 7:30, A. B. Hall

An opening feature of the six weeks mining course, which starts Monday in A B. hall will be the appearance of Alton E. Klitz, Super vising Engineer of the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation who is now in Juneau, 1t was announced today by Howard O. Wilcox, director of the course. MT. Klitz, whose headquarters are in Portland, will tell of the work of the REC. He has charge of REC operations in Ore gon. Washington and Alaska and has recently been on a business trip to the Interior. He expects to leave for the south on the Alaska the first of the week.
 } MT. Klitz will speak at 7:30 O. clock Monday evening, MT. Wilcox announced, and the general public is invited in addition to those who will take the short course.
 Registration for the mining course will be taken at am. and pm. Monday in the A. B. Hall, the di- rector said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
SMALL VESSEL HARBOR MUST
 BE FOUND NOW
A. l. Needs Present Loca- ton, Lower City Float
 for Waste Rock

A letter from L. H. Metzgar, Gen. eral Superintendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, was read at the meeting of the City Council last night, which stated that due to the existing method of han ding waste rock from the mine, the A. J. Company is in need of the space now occupied by the a,p- proach to the lower city float. The lease to the space has expired and it is now occupied by the City on a rental basis which, the letter said, must be terminated.
 It was agreed by the Council that if the City is compelled to remove the lower City float, which includes the Government float, there will be no place for small boats to tie up in Juneau and emergency measures were decided upon. A telegram was dispatched to Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, notifying him of the situa- tion, and copy of the telegram with full particulars, was referred to the Governors office
 Allen Shattuck, who was present at the meeting, pledged the full sup port and cooperation of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce regarding immediate action on a small boat Iharbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
First Traueling Teachers in Alaska Ply Profession

The first travelling teachers in the Territory are plying their professions from corner to cor ncr of the Matanuska Valley Farm Colonization Project this winter, according to the report of John w. Pegues, Director of the Federal Housing Admins tration, who recently returned from visit to the Valley.
 The schoolhouse has been started but not completed" re- ported MT. Pesues, ''and after locking the situation over, Com mis iuner of Education Anthony E. Karnes made arrangements tc transport pupils to the school at Wacilla and other pupils to the existing school at Mata- nuska.
 seven community teachers are employed who travel from one tract tc another, giving in- dividual instruction to those children not able to be accom- motlated in the two schools"
 MT. Pcyues reported that the Valley project was progressing at wonderful rate, and de- scribed beautiful fields of grain "a5 high as my head"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
IRENE BURKE AND EVERETT E. SMITH
 HONORED GUESTS

Miss Irene Burke and Everett Eugene Smith-whose marriage will take place on October 12--were honored by individual parties last night.
 Mrs. Arthur B. Judson entertain ed with surprise waffle party for Miss Burke, which was attended by a number of her intimate friends who presented her with an appro- priate gift.
 Arthur Burke and George Ben son were hosts at stag party" for MT. Smith at Benson's suite in the Coliseum Apartments. A buffet lunch was served and Smith was presented with a handsome gift. The guests were: Chester Thinner man, James McNaughton. James Primayera. Arthur Judson, Edward Madsen, George Discombe, Bruce Smith, Arthur Weston. w. A. Galle- more, Jack Finlay, Robert Watkins, Douglas Babcock and Mark Storm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
Attacking Roosevelt
 Policies
Far Western Republicans Are Tn Session in
 in Oakland

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. B. The policies of the Roosevelt Adminis- tration are charged with leading the nation into bankruptcy, as Far Western Republicans launched a Spirit of '36'' convention here Fri day night.
 Delegates from eleven Western States held preliminary meetings which will end with banquet to- morrow night, at which former president Herbert C. Hoover will be the principal speaker.
 The convention was called to suggest blanks for the Republican National Platform, and to indict the New Deal.
 Tomorrow nights address will be the first time the former President has appeared before a party gath ering since he left the White House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
FIGHTING FIERcELY

GENEVA, Oct. 5.--Italian and ethiopian troops are fighting fierce ly on three fronts of vital inn portance to the Black Empire. Early this morning The Fascist Army was only I2 miles rom Aduwa and cap tuTe was only matter of few hours, 1t was officially reported from Italian sources.
 Casualties are reported to be at east 1000 on each side.
 The attack on the north was started at dawn this morning.
 Air Raids
 Airplanes swooped over the area and a rain of bombs fell and de- tending tribesmen are reported to have dispersed.
 Achievements sent to the sector by the Ethiopian comand were stop ped by similar air raid, accord ing to reports.
 Tn the huge pincer movement, the southern Italian army is well ad- vanced over the border from Italian Somaliland and bitter fighting is re- ported in this sector, in the Ogadcn Province.
 Italian forces advancing this ~af- ternoon along the Aduwa line claimed prisoners admitted Ethiopv ians had planned counter attacaE' against Eritrea. sz =.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
PATIENTS ARE FLOWN :
 HERE FROM CHICHAGOF

Mrs. Henhietta Elliott. the Chi chagof school teacher for whom Bob Ellis, PAA pilot, made an emergency flight yesterday after noon, is reported to be resting easily in St. Ann's Hospital today.
 Hospital authorities report that no operation will be necessary at present.
 Mrs. John Roehm, also of Chicha- gof, who was another emergency passenger on the flight, is also re- ported to be in satisfactory con- dition at St. Ann's this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
AMERICAN LEGION BIG UGGS DINNER
 MONDAY EVENING

Members of the Afford John Bradford Post No. 4, American Le- zion, and their friends are looking forward with great anticipation to the big Jiggs Dinner to be held in the Dugout at 6:30 Monday night. Chief Chef Dave Davenport and his assistant, Tom Petrich, have promised a deluxe feed and every member of the Post is ex- pected to be on hand. Veterans eligible for membership in the Le- zion or holding membership else where also are invited to join in the gala evening which promises % be one of the high spots Of the Pests fall affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
GOV. TROY, WATSON
 NOW IN FAIRBANKS

Gov. John w Troy and Harry C. Watson, his Secretary, are now in Fairbanks, according to word to their office here. They left Anchor age by plane at o'clock yesterday afternoon for the Interior city. They had planned to go on the railroad but washouts along the line are re- ported to have delayed rail trans portation.