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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
INLAND MAN NAMED PRESIDENT OF
VALLEY CHAMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR
Final Meeting Of Year Passes Resolution Favorng
Continuance Of Force Account Work On Canal
And Endorses Federal Housing Plan

At one of tn most important
Associated Chambers of Commerce
meetings of the year, held last
night at Imperial, and presided ov-
er by President L. j. Thomas, j.
d. Thompson of inland was unan-
imously elected president of the As
Sociated Chambers for the ensuing
year. Other officers elected were
Dr.. Sem Bacon of Ell Centre, first
vice-president; Claude Torrence of
Heber, second president; and
F. Roy Thompson of Holtville, re-
elected treasurer The secretary
will be selected by the new preSi-
dent and his action ratified by the
executive committee. New officers
will be installed at the meeting at
Westmorland in September.
A resolution was adopted endors-
ing the federal plan of model hous-
ing for the cities of Imperial VAL
ley. It was recommended that the
government be urged to remove
unsightly and unsanitary dwellings
in the various Imperial Valley cit
les, and replace them with model
houses under the federal building
plan.
At the solicitation of President
Claiborne of the Holtville Chamber
of Commerce, a resolution was un-
animously adopted, urging the en-
gineers of the reclamation service
at Denver to rescind their action
by which the force account work on
the All-American canal east OF
Calexico would stop. A careful
survey has shown that the men
and teams working on the canal are
in better condition now than ever
before. Hours of work have been
established from 4 o'clock to 9
O'Clock daily, six days per week, and
under this schedule, men and
teams are holding up splendidly. It
was pointed out by Claiborne in his
argument that if the force account
work were terminated at this time,
300 men would be Immediately
thrown upon direct relief. Secre-
tary Eyer was instructed to wire
the reclamation office in Denver.
protesting against cessation of can
al work and urging that the men
and teams be continued on the job
through the summer under the
schedule.
Favor New Road
The meeting adopted a resolution
urging the department of public
roads, the American Association of
State Highway Officials and state
and county governments on the
route to request that the road from
Glendale, Nevada to Boulder City,
thence Searchlight, Nevada, thence
Needles, thence Rice, thence Desert
Center, thence inland to Calexico,
should be designated as U. S. High
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
RECORD PLANE
CONTINUES ON
DREARY GRIND
Key Brothers Fight Fire Sue
cessfully And Are Unworried
By Debated Tire

MERIDIAN, Miss, June %. U.H)
The endurance plane "Old Miss"
caught fire today while flying five
miles from the municipal airport,
but the pilots, Al and Fred Key,
quickly extinguished the blaze.
The brother pilots reported by
radio that the fire was due to
short circuit, and that damage was
slight.
The flyers were five miles from
here when the fire was first noticed
by AL. Investigation revealed that
the fire was confined to the wires
leading from the battery to the ra-
dio set.
They promptly flew to the air.
port and dropped the burnt wire to
the ground.
They also reported that the left
rudder stabilizer had been damaged
by last nights thunderstorms. The
damage, however, was not danger
Gus, they said.
The flyers insisted they would
remain aloft as long as the motor
holds out.
At 5 a. m. they took on SO gal
Ions of gasoline and supply OF
oil. Less than a half hour before
that, the brothers had been in the
air 592 hours, one full day beyond
the official record for sustained
flight.
mo matter what happens" they
advised by radio, well stay up un-
til we are forced to quit. We are
going on as long as possible"
If "Old Miss" stays up until 1902
p. m. Monday, the Keys will pass
the unofficial record of GATE hours
set by Dale Jackson and Forest
O'Brien at st. Louis some years ago.
That record was disallowed because
of improper records and equip
ment.
The flyers expressed no concern
over the fact that the right tire
had deflated They were warned
about it many days ago, and told
not to attempt a landing with
full load of gasoline.
Otherwise. they could effect a
reasonably safe landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29

way SO. The road extending north
from Glendale, Nevada through the
states of Idaho and Montana and
into Canada is already designated
as Highway U. S. SO and if such des-
ignation were applied to the pro-
posed Niland-Desert Center link
and from INLAND to Calexico, it
would place Imperial Valley on an
other transcontinental and interna-
tional highway. This resolution
was adopted unanimously.
It was voted to appropriate $125
towards the expense of moving the
large Neon sign now at Coachella
to a point on the highway one mile
north thereof at the junction of
the newly built road to Blythe. H.
A. Harris was made chairman of
the committee to appear before the
board of supervisors and ask that
the sum of $50 monthly be budgeted
for this and other highway direc-
ton signs maintained to bring traf-
fic through Imperial Valley.
Urges Wider Program
Dorsey G. Whitelaw of Ell Centro
outlined plans for increasing ma
terially the scope and the useful
ness of the Associated Chambers
of Commerce. He pointed out that
through the activities of the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce
greater development and prosperity
could be brought to all Imperial
Valley, and he urged a much wider
and more comprehensive program
of work. Whitelaw's talk was en-
Enthusiastically received and til e
views which he expressed seemed
to be the cryStallization of the
thought of a number of those who
had given consideration to possible
wider activities of the Associated
/ Chambers.
President Thomas stated, follow
ing Whitelaw's address, that there
were 40 organizations in Imperial
I county engaged in civic and COM
mercial activities and that the work
of these 40 organizations could well
be correlated within the Associated
! Chambers of Commerce.
j. E. HarShman spoke briefly on
the farm bureaus proposed farm to
market roads and on the efforts If
that organization to obtain greater
efficiency from the tax dollar. He
urged all citizens of Imperial coun-
ty to become more agriculturally
minded, reiterating that agriculture
is and always must be the back
bone of Imperial county prosper
ity.
President Thomas gave a brief
resume of the work of Associated
Chambers during the past year, and
rising vote of thanks was extend
ed him and other retiring officers
for their faithful and efficient
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
VICTIMS
GIVEN RELIEF
immediately

Within an hour after they had
been burned out of their home, two
local families were furnished with
clothing, bedding and all other
necessities through the efforts of
Miss Mildred Record, social service
visitor of the local SERA office.
The two families, consisting of
parents and 10 children had lived
in a small house on East He'll
avenue. At 9:30 o'clock this morn
ing fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the house and all the
furnishings it contained. Miss Rec
ord arrived on the scene of the dis
aster at almost the same time the
fire department started pouring
water into the blazing house and
took care of the victims. They were
brought to relief headquarters and
furnished with all things needed in
the way of clothing and other nee
esSitieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
TELLS MINERS
To QUIT WORK
NEXT MONDAY
Nearly Half Million Men Are
Expected To Leave Pits In
Response To Leaders Call
GOVERNMENT TAKES HAND
Labor Department Is Working
Feverishly In Last Minute
Effort To Avoid Walkout

WASHINGTON, June 80. W.R)-
president John L. Lewis of the
UNITED Mine Workers Union today
{issued a final strike call" order
hing approximately 100000 miners to
cease work Monday.
Lewis sent out his order as last
minute efforts to avert the long
Threatened walkout and tie-up of
the nations coal supply were being
made.
Just a few moments before
Lewis ordered strike instructions
telegraphed to all locals Frances
Perkins, secretary of labor, emerged
from the White House with state
bnent indicating belief that an
agreement for a further truce would
be reached before the miners act
|Ially leave the pits.
The Lewis order was dictated
when the joint conference of mine
union representatives recessed at
midday after failing reach any
pasis of understanding for a new
|pptract covering wages, hours and
thef issues.
Miss Perkins statement which
lonflicted squarely with the atti-
ude assumed by Lewis was that
'everything will be all right in the
bituminous coal situation"
Lewis had no statement to make
concerning a possible conference
with Miss Perkins to arrange fur
ther extension of the truce on the
toal strike.
The strike originally was order
ed April l, extending to June 16
hnd then to July to afford con-
gress an opportunity of action on
he Guffey bill for stabilizing the
toal industry.
Action on the Guffey bill can
hot be completed by congress before
The latter part of next week at the
Earliest.
On the announcement by Lewis,
local union chiefs, here for the con-
tract negotiations, prepared to leave
Immediately for their districts.
Lewis said the union had ample
Funds for a strike of whatever dur
htion was necessary. He gave strict
orders against any disorder, or
Demonstrations unless the coal
mines attempt to operate-an un-
likely eventuality.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
ELIMINATES
ALL ACT UAL
FOODSTUFFS
Three Per Cent To Be Paid On
All Other Commodities After
July First
GROCERS PLAN CONTEST
Will Make Court Effort To Have
Exemption OF Food Declared
Unconstitutional
BY GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, June 29.-Cali-
fornia housewives need no longer
pay penny taxes on groceries after
today-provided they do no shop
ping at the neighborhood store to-
morrow. But their husbands had
better stock up on liquor.
At 1901 a. m. Monday, July 1,
the new sales tax law exempting
foodstuffs goes into effect. And
from then on. liquor will be taxed
30 cents a gallon.
While the housewife will save the
pennies she has had to pay the
grocer for the past % months, she
much reach a little deeper into
her purse for the tax on dresses
and all other commodities except
food.
The new per cent sales tax, re-
placing the 212 per cent rate of the
biennium now closing, will apply to
retail sales of everything except
food And the wording of the bill
which passed the legislature and
was signed by the governor is such
that practically all food is includ-
ed in the exempt list, with the ex-
ception of candy, confections, So
das, malt products, wine and pos
sibly baking powder and flavoring
extrastS.
The exception does not extend to
food served by restaurants, cafes,
cabarets, hotels, boarding houses
and other public eating places. Din
ers must pay the per cent tax on
their meals.
In the long run, the average per-
son may not pay as much tax at
per cent as he did at 21s per
cent. The increased rate on all
other commodities will not make up
for the heavy loss resulting from
removing the levy on foodstuffs, in
the opinion of controller Ray L.
Riley.
Grocers Puzzled
While grocers scratched their
heads and wondered how to go
about segregating the tax, liquor
dealers throughout the state adver-
tised "taX saving" sales during the
past week. Because on Monday,
each quart of whisky will be taxed
20 cents. The purchaser will pay
the tax as designated by stamps
affixed to the bottles, jugs and
flasks.
The new sales tax will raise be-
tween $96,0O0,OOO and $120,000.000
during the 1935-37 biennium. Riley
says $96,000,000; the legislative
steering committee which support
ed the change estimated $120,000,-
900.
The new liquor tax will produce
between $10,000,00O and $18,0O0,OO0.
depending upon the capacity of
California imbibers.
Should the food exemption plan
be declared unconstitutional-a su-
preme court opinion will be sought
next week-the sales tax rate will
drop from 3 to 2 per cent, with no.
thing excluded. This, in Riley's
opinion, would make no difference
in the amount of revenue, because
he believes a flat per cent would
raise as much as the 3 per cent,
with food exempted, plan, legisla-
(Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
President Doesn't
Want Any Delay
On Tax Proposals

WASHINGTON, June 90. U.R =
President Roosevelt is desirous
that there be no delay or confu-
sion of issues in the consideration
of his new tax proposals, Chair
man Pat Harrison of the senate
finance committee said today af-
ter White House conference.
For nearly a half-hour Harrison
discussed the general tax situation
with the President.
He said it was Mr. RooSevelt's
opinion that there should be no
general revision of the whole tax
structure, but that attention be
centered on the Presidents sug-
gestions for higher levies of large
private and cooperation incomes
and on inheritances.
IF the house and senate follow
that policy, legislation can be cur
tailed and enactment accomplish
ed at much earlier date than if we
prolong the discussion of gen.
eral revision of tax rates as now
carried in the law" Harrison said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29

exemptions and asked The Press to
publish it in the hope that it will be
a guide to grocers and others until
such time as more definite infor-
nation can be obtained.
Food products as defined in AS
sembly Bill No. 1871 include:
Cereals and cereal products, milk
and milk products, oleomargarine,
meat and meat products, fish and
fish products. eggs and egg pro-
ducts, vegetables and vegetable pro-
ducts. fruit and fruit products
spices and salt, sugar and sugar
products other than candy and
confectionery, coffee and coffee sub
stituteS, tea, cocoa and cocoa pro-
ducts other than candy and con-
fectionery. SpiriSlous, malt or vim
Gus liquors, soft drinks, Sodas or
beverages such as are ordinarily
dispensed at bars and soda foun-
tains or in connection Herewith are
not included in the exemption.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
VALLEY BOYS
SHIPPED To
c { { CAMPS

Thirty-five valley boys were sent
to the Pine Valley CCC camp yes
terday, w. j. Sterrett, county SERA
director announced this morning.
He added that these boys and their
families are now off the relief rolls,
lowering the present relief load by
that number.
On Monday morning, Sterrett
with Kenneth Hickcox. supervising
engineer and Roy Johnson. super
intendent of the works division, will
meet with M. II. Lewis. field agent
for Southern California, in River
side. At this time, Sterrett said.
the new works program for the
county will be outlined and the
schedule Of work here for the next
few months will be set.
Relief clients who have had q
high school training and some ex-
perience in typing and who wish 20
improve themselves In tipping viii
be allowed TO attend a typing school
10 be held in Brawley and III Gem
tro for the next three months. Ster-
rett added.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
GROCERS PUZZLED BY EXEMPTION
New State Sales Tax Effective Monday Eliminates
FOOdstuffS AS Listed In Bill

With the new state sales tax eff
fective Monday, carrying with it
the exemption of foodstuffs, local
grocers and others affected by the
exemption were making prepara-
tions to conduct their business I'M
der the new regulations.
Considerable puzzling was being
done by the grocerymen in an ef-
fort to find out just which pro-
ducts they handle are exempt and
which are not. Appeals to Charles
Farrell, in charge of the local office
of the board of equalization met
with the information that the Off
ice had not received a detailed
statement from Sacramento head
quarters as to just what is ex-
empted under the law, though he
had hoped it would be received be-
fore the bill became effective.
Later Farrell succeeded in getting
a copy of the amended assembly
bill which carries a general list of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
Valley Exhibit At
Exposition Clicks

The palace of water and power
at the San Diego exposition is re-
ceiving a great deal of attention
from fair visitors, it was learned
here this morning. A communica-
ton addressed to the county board
of trade from exposition officials
states that many inquiries concern
ing this display are being received
every day from prospective visitors
living in various parts of the coun-
try.
Not only are inquiries received
through the mails but a constant
stream of visitors to the fair pass
through the water exhibit every
day. 1t is in this exhibit that the
valley is represented as a part of
the water and power development
survey in Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
AGED FRENCH
POLITICIANS
STAGE DUEL.
Former President Of Paris
Council Wounded In Thigh By
Successor In Office
BY WAVERLY LEWIS ROOT
United Press Staff Correspondent

oiiitCu EEtsS SO1hSoPObiuSAiS
PARIS, June 29.-Pierre Gcdin,
former president of the municipal
council. was wounded in the right
thigh today in a pistol duel with
Jean Chiappe, his successor in
office.
Intimate friends for many years
during which, from youth to ripen-
ed age, they rose to national prom
inence, the 60-year- Godin and
the 57-year- Chiappe exchanged
four shots with duelling pistols at
$3.50 a. m.
They stood 25 PAGES apart in the
garden of the beautiful mansion of
Nine. Cotnarneau, widow of the
late perfume millionaire Francois
Coty whose name is known to Wom-
en- around the world.
Chiappe was seconded by Col.
Des Isnards and Armand Masard,
a famous fencer and president OF
the French Olympic committee;
Godin by Gen. Brissaud Des Mail
let and Deputy Henri Fiori.
Massard directed the duel. The
distance was paced, and the signal
for fire was given. Godin at the
second shot slumped to his knees,
a pistol ball in his thigh.
In token of the bitter enmity
thai succeeded their one-time
friendship, Chiappe, as Godin fell,
walked to his motor car without
the usual handshake-a notifica-
ton to Godin that they remained
unreconciled
Linked With Scandal
Chiappe challenged Godin a week
ago. II was the elimination of an
enmity that started with the Stav-
isky banking scandal of last year,
which broke so many politicians.
Chiappe then was prefect of po-
lice, and politicians made him a
scapegoat. He was forced from
office.
Chiappe determined on come
back. He entered the municipal
election of last May and was elect
ed triumphantly. A Chiappe can
didate defeated Godin.
Godin wrote a bitter open letter
to Chiappe. which the Socialist
newspaper Populaire published. sc
charged Chiappe. his old friend,
with winning the election by means
of organized fraud, linked him with
cases of corruption, charged him
with avoiding war service, and said
he cowed at home during the Stav-
isky riots.
Godin, whose son Andrew had
been a member of Chiappe's office
force in the prefecture of police
during their friendship, wrote:
Il consider you dangerous, low
politician"
Chiappe then challenged.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
|VVRESTLERS To
|bE EXPERTS IN
( At I ACK CASE

IOS ANGELES, June 30. WP)-
he trial of Wyatt Wayne, he-man
Ihlete who whipped nude girl
fighting for his honor" reach
b the comedy stage today with
val attorneys threatening to call
D professional wrestlerS to prove
[heir contrasting claims.
Wayne, one-time football player
1t the University of oregon, de-
hies charges that he attempted to
assault pretty 21-year-old Marian
Palmer and claims he used a
leather quirt on her only to resist
her advances after she disrobed in
her apartment to show him how
the posed for artists.
Miss Palmer, a model, testified
yesterday that Wayne, now an ar
list, stripped her clothes from her,
beat her with the quirt and at
tempted to attack her.
Wayne's attorneys stated out of
Eourt they intended to call to the
witness stand Ed Stranger" Lewis,
yell known wrestler. They said
they would prove through him that
Wayne could not possibly have at
tempted to assault the model in the
manner in which she claimed.
The prosecution-in an out of
bourt statement, too = countered
That it would call Man Mountain"
Dean, bearded giant of wrestling, to
contradict any testimony Lewis
hight give.
Observers were certain tn a t
neither wrestler would reach court.
Miss Palmer will continue her
testimony when the trial resumes
Monday after the weekend recess.
1t an earlier trial, jury was dis
Charged when it could not reach a
verdict on the charges against
Wayne.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
Dollar Wheat In
Minneapolis Mart

CHICAGO, June 90. UP)-Dollar
quotations on July wheat at Min
neapolis led the major cereal into
new high ground for the current
upswing today but a last minute
reaction erased gains on the Chi
cago board of trade and wheat
closed unchanged to 4 cent low
er.
Corn was 3s to z lower, oats q
to rs lower, rye Is to q cents
bushel lower.
Closing prices: July wheat .84ss-
Is; July corn BIZ: July oats .369s
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
Lan1son Prosecutor
Head OF Attorneys

SANTA MONICA, Calf, June 90.
U.P District Attorney Fred L..
Thomas, San Jose, today had been
elected president of the State Dis
trict Attorneys association at the
groups 25th annual convention.
Thomas succeeds District Attor-
ney Buron Fits, Los Angeles. 9th
er officers elected were P. L. Hec-
kendorn, Santa Barbara, vice-pres-
ident, and Earl Warren, Oakland,
secretary.
Lake Tahoe was chosen as the 1895
convention site.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
More Misfortune
For Photographer

HOLLYWOOD, June 30. U.P)-
Lansing v. Brown, Jr., 33-year-old
portrait photographer who acci-
dentally inflicted the guhshot
wound tina tcaused Russ Columbo's
death, was injured critically today
in an automobile accident.
The photographer, who special
izes in portraits of motion picture
stars, was crossing a street here in
the middle OF the block with H. /.
Sullivan, a friend, when William
Redman, II, of San Marino, ran
him down.
Brown was rushed to emergency
hospital where physicians said he
suffered a broken arm and leg
skull fracture and possible internal
injuries. He was unconscious but
was expected to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
Baseball Scores
By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AT Phila. Qst game)- r H E
Boston ............001 PIP 000-6 II 2
Philadelphia ....010 100 900 9 1
Grove and R. Ferrell; Wilshere,
Benton, Caster and Berry.
At Phila. (2nd game)- R H E
Boston ..............332 010 1918 IA 2
Philadelphia O02 900 004-6 6 3
Welch and R. Ferrell Blaehold-
er, Benton, Caster and Richards.
At Cleveland r H E
Chicago 100 100 310-5 Is 2
Cleveland ..........120 101 10x-6 8 0
Phelps, Fischer, SalveSon and
Sewell, Shea; Hudlin, L. Brown
and Phillips.
At New York r H E
Washington 1000 900 OPS 8 o
New York .......... 102 300 00x-6 10 0
Hadley and Holbrook; Gomez,
Murphy and Dickey.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
Doctor Convicted
In Narcotic Case

TUCSON, Ariz., June 30. U.P) =
DR.. G. E. Duvall, 55, prominent
Arizona physician, was convicted
by federal court jury today on
two counts of violating the Harri-
son narcotic act. .
Duvall, the government charged,
prescribed excessive amounts of
morphine to an alleged addict who
later turned government witness.
1t was the physicians second
trial on the charge The jury at the
first trial disagreed
Duvall, federal government
physician at one time, will be SEN
fenced next week. 1t was expected
he will appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
HOT IN ROUMANIA

BUCHAREST. June 30. W.P)-An
almost unparalleled heat wave sent
the mercury to 122 degrees yeSter-
day. Several persons died of sun
stroke and heart failure. Streets
were deserted and all commerce
halted as residents sought refuge
from the burning sun.
Six men and five women were
killed by lightning. in a thunder
storm that broke a heat wave in
northern Roumania, reports reach
ing here said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
BLAST KILLS MINERS

NEVADA CITY, Calf, June 20.
W,R)-Trapped either by a prema-
ture blast or an overcharge of
powder, Charles H. Seehuber, Al,
and Albert Sharp, %, were killed
in the Gracey mine, two miles
south of here, last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29
HEADS JUNIOR CHAMBER

COLUMBUS Ohio, June ~. U.P)
Alan Whitfield of Des Moines,
Iowa. was elected president of the
U. S. Junior Chamber of Com
merce at the closing session of the
annual convention here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-29

p. Dean, Walker, P Collins and
Delaney: Johnson, Nelson, Hol-
lingsworth and Campbell, Brennan.