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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24

George Swink, general farming,
Brawley; A. j. Kalin, stock, Braw-
ley; w. j. Gregg, citrus, Holtviile;
A. o. Dolson, general farming, I'm
perial, and L. P. Hamilton, citrus,
Yuma, were elected directors of the
Ell Centro Production Credit Cor
poration at a meeting held in the
grand jury room at the court house
this morning. 1t was the annual
meeting of the stockholders in the
corporation and 81 attended.
Election of these directors was
unanimous and they succeeded
George Swink, Brawley, w. j.
Gregg, Holtville, George Buffers
Brawley; Charles Sperry, Calipa-
tria; L. P. Hamilton, Yuma; Fred
Bloom, Yuma; and Argyle McLach-
Ian, Calexico. The number of di-
rectorS has been reduced from seven
to five.
w. E. Walters, secretary-treas-
urer of the corporation read from
the annual report showing thai
SAFE, 900 in loans had been made
through the local office during th'
first year in which the organiza
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24

Unanimously endorsing the I'M
perial Irrigation Districts program
to develop to the fullest extent,
power resources of the All-Ameri-
can canal for the benefit of the peo-
pie of Imperial Valley, directors of
the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce last night went on record as
fully supporting the districts plan.
Evan T. Hewes, president of the
district, and Phil D. Swing, its spe-
cial counsel, were present at the
meeting and explained the program
and the necessary steps to be TAX
EN- to bring it to fulfillment.
Swing pointed out the wisdom of
Immediately seeking loan from the
PWA funds necessary to prosecute
the power program. emphasizing
that it ties in with the Presidents
work relief program and his policy
of retaining the natural resources of
the country for the benefit of the
people.
He stressed the necessity of unan-
imous support for the program by
the people of Imperial Valley as be-
ing the best means of convincing the
PWA that the loan should be grant,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
FIND GUN IN
SAN QUENTIN
Continued On Page 81

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Jan.
"a. UP) - An all-night search of
San Quentin IS cells and $500 in
mates to>ay resulted in discovery of
a revolver hidden in wall of the
prison print shop.
The print shop is adjacent to the
gallowS rooms where a murderer is
scheduled for execution Friday
morning The execution has added
to the unrest felt in the prison since
four convictS escaped week ago
last Wednesday after kidnapping
four members of the parole.
Julian H. Alec, acting warden OF
the prison ordered lights on most
of last night. Each prisoner was
stripped and searched by guards,
who also went into every cell and
department of the nation IS largest
penitentiary.
Shortly after dawn, Acting Ward
en- Alec and Ralph H. New, guard,
found a revolver wrapped in a pill
low case in the wall of the print
ing shop.
Alec returned from Folsom prison
late yesterday and said he had been
clipped" there that a weapon had
been smuggled into San Quentin
and that another break was likely.
Alec said identity of the convict
who planted the gun was known
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24

Whole hearted cooperation by ev-
cry resident of Ell C9ntro, to make
the Presidents ball a splendid sue
cess, was asked today by the gen.
eral committee in cnarge of the af-
fair and by Henry Swanson, chair
man of the ticket committee.
Tickets have been placed on sale
at Clements Drug Store, Valley
Drug Store, Sherwood's Cafe. Ell
Centro Drug company, Johnson's, j.
G. Penney company, Barbara Worth
hotel, California Hotel, Imperial
Valley Hardware company, Edgar
Brothers Hardware company and
Shirer Drug company, or can be
obtained from the chamber of COM
merce or various members of the
committee.
An enormous birthday cake,
weighing So pounds, lG of which is
in icing, arrived here this morning
and is on display in the show win
dows of the M. o. King company.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
PRODUCTION CREDIT GROUP MEETS
Annual Report Shows Fine Success Of Loan Pro-
gram During First Year

tion has functioned here He show
ed that the net earnings of the To-
cal corporation after all organiza-
ton expenses have been paid show
a profit of $500 which will be ap-
piled to dividends on class B stock.
1t was pointed out that 403 ap-
plicationS for loans were presented
during the year and of these 205
were approved by the executive
committee. Value of the organiza-
TONS stock which has a par of IS
has now increased to $5.32, 1t was
further disclosed. A vote of thanks
was given by stockholders present
to George Swink. president of the
board and w. E. Walters, secretary.
E. w, Kayser, president Of
the federal intermediate credit
bank, Oakland; John Pingree. man
ager of the Los Angeles office of
the Intermediate credit bank: Sam
P. Applewhite, treasurer of the
production creuit corporation, Berk-
eley and Jack Eakins, field repre-
sentative of the corporation from
the Los Angeles office attended the
meeting and explained many fea-
lures of the corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
RECOMMENDS
. EXPENDITURE
Of BILLIONS
Plans For Next Twenty Years
Outlined In Special Message
Given To Congress
AFFECTS FUTURE OF ALL
Natural Resources OF Nation To
Be Developed To Utmost For
Public Welfare
AFFECTS FUTURE OF ALL

WASHINGTON. Jan. "a. (U.P) -
President Roosevelt today recon-
mended to congress the spending of
billions of dollars for conservation
and orderly development of nation
al resources that have been wasted
recklessly in past generations.
With special message he trans
mitted the report of his national re-
sources board, which presented a
broad, long range planning pro-
gram and cited need for more than
100000, 100000 of public improve
ments over the next 20 years.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would use
"a substantial portion" of the pend
ing $4,880, 100000 work relief fund
for projects recommended by the
board to conserve land, timber, min
eral and water resources.
las years pass" the President
said, "the government should plan
to spend each year a reasonable and
continuing sum in the development
of this program.
1T is my hope, for example, that
after the immediate crisis of unem-
ployment begins to mend, we can
afford to appropriate approximately
$500, 100000 each year for this pur-
pose. Eventually this appropriation
should replace all such appropria-
tions given in the past without PLAN
Ming"
Asks Permanent Board
Emphasizing that "the future of
every American family everywhere
| will be affected by the action we
take" the President also asked es-
tablishment of a permanent nation
al resources board which would rec
! ommend annually the projects most
Immediately necessary.
I'VE seek to use our natural re-
sources not as thing apart, but as
something that is interviewer with
industry. labor, finance, taxation.
agriculture, homes, recreation, good
citizenship" Mr.. Roosevelt said.
1.-The results of this Interviewing
will have a greater influence on the
future American standard of living
than all the rest of our economies
put together"
Through four centuries of unplan-
ned development of the continent.
He said, resources have been used
for the needs and exploitation of
the moment, with no thought of the
needs of generations to come"
At last, he said, the nation is re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
COUNTY BILL
PREPARED FOR
LEGISLATORS
Heald Returns From Capital
With Statement Government
Act Will Be Passed

The county government act has
been drawn up and introduced into
the assembly by Clarence Walker
and will go through without much
trouble, Elmer Heald, district at
torney stated this morning. Heald
returned from Sacramento last
night. He had gone to the state
capital in the interests OF legisla-
ton relative to this act.
Heald stated further that much
legislation is being introduced which
is of great interest to law enforce
ment officers. One bill brought up
for consideration. he said, would
allow defendant to attack evil
dence presented to grand jury
which was preparing an indictment.
Another bill would allow the organ
ization or road camps in one coun-
ty using prisoners from neighbor-
ing county to aid in the construc-
ton and other work.
Another provides for a new Sec
ton to the penal code and is con-
cerned with unlawfully causing the
death of a person through the op-
Grafton of a motor vehicle. Ac-
cording to this, jury before which
the case is tried and in which a
verdict of guilty is returned, shall
recommend the punishment to be
inflicted by the court and the judge
would not be able to increase the
same. Penalties provided include
Imprisonment in either the county
Jail or state prison not to exceed
three years or a fine from $500 to
$4,000 The court is further given
authority to revoke the operator IS
license of the offending defendant.
- Urges Change In Law
Heald had recommended change
in the present alien land law so
that cases in the future might be
prosecuted on an actual violation of
that law and not make it necessary
to prove a conspiracy to violate the
act. This has been introduced by
Assemblyman Walker and will re-
ceive support by Senator Ben HulSe.
Heald was told that Assemblyman
Walker is we'll liked by his con-
freres and also that Senator Ben
Hulse is looking much better now
and expects to be at his desk in
the senate very soon. He was also
told that Fred Woods of the legis-
lative committee in the senate del
egated one of his men to confer
with Senator Hulse every day while
Hulse was i'll on matters of legis-
lation which the Imperial senator
wishes to have considered in the
senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
HAUPTMANN' 'S
AL|b| CLAIM
FALLS FLAT
CONTINUED On Page 81

FLEMINGTON. N. j., Jan. "a
W.P)-Bruno Richard Hauptmann
went to the witness chair today
stalking his life on three alibis and
one of them collapsed.
The prisoner who is accused OF
numbering Charles A. Lindbergh
Jr., had been testifying less than
half an hour when Edward j.
Reilly, chief defense counsel, ord
cred him to step down from the
stand.
Christian Frederickson, owner OF
a bakery where Mrs. Hauptmann
formerly worked, took his place
Reilly was about to attempt to
prove that Hauptmann could not
have committed the kidnapping,
because he was in FrederickSon IS
bakery on the night Of March l,
1882.
"Was he there that night?"
Reilly asked.
"It might be-" Fredrickson re-
piled, "but I can't swear to it."
Defense counsel were counting on
Frederickson to give Hauptmann
one alibi. They said they also
would produce witnesses who would
swear -Hauprmann was attending a
party in his own home the night
the ransom was paid, and that he
also was at home the night a thea
ire ticket girl said he gave her a
IS ransom bill in payment for a
ticket.
Hauptmann, sitting far forward in
his chair on the witness stand, gave
the impression of trying for the ut
most honesty in his replies.
When he could not remember al
answer, he said SO. Only his left
hand, tightly clenched in his lap
with his right arm folded over it
gave any indication of the nervous
strain he was undergoing.
Tells Early Life
His chief defense counsel took him
gently through his early life and thu
criminal record that lies agains
him in the little town of Kamenz
He stressed the fact that Haupt
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
HEAVY LOSSES
REPORTED IN
ALL SECTIONS
Maine To Florida Swept By
Fury OF Winter With Thou
sands Suffering From Cold
MIDWEST ALSO STRICKEN
Mississippi Goes On Rampage
Flooding Extensive Area And
Hating Transportation

Copyright 1885 by United Press)
A raging blizzard bringing the
heaviest snow fall of years crippled
cities and towns of the eastern sea-
board from Washington to Portland
Me-, today, causing a heavy toll OF
deaths, injuries and suffering. BuSi-
ness losses were expected to mount
into millions.
New York City, Boston, Philadel-
phia and other major cities were
semi -paralyzed. Smaller cities Suf-
fered even more.
Railroad traffic was delayed for
hours and in many cases suspended
altogether. Airplane passenger sche-
dulles were cancelled or disrupted. Bus
and other highway traffic was halt
ed by great drifts blocking all high
ways. City streets were either impas-
sable or so snow clogged and slip
perry that vehicles moved at snails
pace.
Thousands were unable to reach
city offices and other thousands
were marooned in cities, unable to
reach suburban homes.
Communication facilities failed IN
many sections and some sections
were without electricity.
The death toll in the east approx
imated 25.
Floods and cold in other sections
of the country brought the nations
death toll from the elements to be
85.
Floods threatened to spread over
new territories in the bottom lands
of the lower Mississippi tributaries
in Arkansas and Mississippi. Hun
dreds of acres already are covered
and suffering in the area is intense
Intense cold in the middle west
'abated gradually.
A new blizzard was sweeping
north along the east coast from the
Virginia Capes, sending down tenn
peratureS.
Suffering among the destitute in
all cities was intense.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. "a WR)-
Flood swollen rivers of the south
had claimed a toll of at least Is
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
Hospital Plans To
Be Presented

j. B. Potter, field agent, and 9TH
er SEEA officials from Los Angeles
are expected to attend meeting of
the county emergency relief COM
mittee to be held here tonight.
disqualification in the county will
be the main subject brought before
the committee at this meeting.
Plans for the new county hoSpit-
al building have been completed
and these will be presented at the
meeting for further consideration.
This question of a new county hos
pital building has bVen given ser
iouS consideration by the relief
committee and other county agen-
cies and it is felt that many neces-
sary improvements must be made
or else new structure erected.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
TICKETS FOR BALL NOW AVAILABLE
Public Asked To Cooperate By Purchasing Them To
Assure Affairs Success.

The cake was baked by the Dolly
Madison Cake company for Cra-
mer's Bakery and will be auctioned
off at the ball one week from last
night at Veterans Memorial hall.
1t is an Old English pound cake in
four layers, with replicas of the
White House at Washington worked
into the icing on the four sides. Two
men, working eight hours each, were
required to bake the cake, according
TO Leo Madden, manager of Cra-
mer's Bakery who ordered it.
All proceeds resulting from the
auction of the cake will be added to
the proceeds of the ball which are
to be used in combating infantile
paralysis. Seventy per cent of the
proceeds will remain in Ell Centre
for this purpose and the remaining
80 per cent will be given to a naS
tional foundation to cor
search work in connect. 6S
disease. @
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
CLAIMS
v. {. KELLER
Heavy Investor In Valley Prop
erty And Founder OF Globe
Mills, Dies In Los Angeles

Information received here today
advised of the death in Wiltshire
hospital, Los Angeles, shortly after
midnight last night, of Will E. Kel-
ler, founder and formerly president
of the Globe Mills and heavy in
vestor in property in Ell Centro and
other imperial Valley cities.
Mr.. Keller had been i'll for the
past two months following gen.
eral breakdown in his health. He
organized the Globe Mills in 1885
and was president of the concern
until 1927 and had extensive hold
ings throughout Southern Cai:for-
mia and other sections of the South
west.
He was the owner of the M. O.
King company property on Main
street and was a vice-president of
that company in which he was one
of the major stockholders. He also
owned considerable other Main
street property and in the indus
trial area, as we'll as in Holtville and
CaIexico. Among other concerns in
which he was active were the Sea-
board National bank and Central
Investment company in Los Ange-
les, being a director of both con-
Germs which own the Biltmore ho-
tel and other concerns in Los An
geles. He was also the sole owner of
the El Paso Globe Mills and di-
rector in the Ell PaSo National bank
At one time he was director OF
the Metropolitan Water District.
Mr.. Keller was firm believer in
the future of Imperial Valley and
proved it by investing heavily ir
property and business here in the
early days and had kept in clost
contact with the valleys progress
and development. He was frequen
visitor here, and had many clos'
friends among the business leaders
of this community.
Mr.. Keller was 81 years old anc
Is survived by his wife and foul
sons, one of whom, Bob, formerly
resided in Ell Centre.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday at r. m. at Pierce Bros,
funeral parlors in Los Angeles. Mr.
and Mrs. M. o. King will attend the
funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
FLOOD CAUSES
HEAVY DAMAGE
IN MISSISSIPPI

SLEDGE, Miss, Jan. "a. (U.H -
Gov. Sennett Conner was expected
TO order national guardsmen into
the flooded area of north Mississip-
pi today where 5000 persons were
marooned and facing serious ia
mine.
j. w. Hopkins, Coahoma county
legislator, appealed to Governor
Conner by telephone for the troops.
Fighting for food has started
among the refugees" Hopkins said,
land troops are necessary to pre-
vent serious trouble"
Unofficial death toll reached Is
when a mother and babe were found
frozen to death in cottonshed
near here, and the bodies of six
Negroes were recovered from the
flood waters at Crenshaw.
Red Cross officials, however, esti-
mated many more deaths in the
outlying districts. Many small towns
in the area are entirely isolated and
communication lines are down.
The temperature over the area
ranged from to IL degrees and
the intense cold added to the suf-
fering of the thousands.
At Marks and Darling men work
ed all night building up the levee
These towns are directly in the path
of the flood, and it was feared the
leyees would 90 out today.
Gov. Conner was expected to order
prisoners to aid in strengthening
levees.
An area estimated at about Sc
miles long and 20 miles wide was
already inundated. Flood waters
were reported spreading rapidly.
Sickness was prevalent and Rec
Cross workers believed an epidemic
would follow unless medical sup
plies were rushed into the stricker
territory at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
Ell Paso Mar, Cut
By ShotU WindouU

H. G. Getchell of Ell PaSo re-
ceived a badly cut wrist when he
fell against a plate glass window
here this morning according to a
report made at police headquarters.
This states that Getchell with
two companions drove up in front
of a cafe ON Main street shortly
before noon to have dinner. He
stumbled and fell against the plate
glass window which was shattered
and he received such severe cash
on his arm that he had to be TAX
EN- to the county hospital for treat
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24
DISTRICTS POWER PROGRAM GETS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPROVAL
Board Of Directors Takes Unanimous Action To
Support Plans For Fullest
Development Of Canal.

ed, and declared he believes that
such support will be accorded.
Swing and Hewes asserted that
power development should proceed
with construction of the canal,
pointing out tiiat the program calls
for immediate development of power
from the standby plant to provide
the valley with cheap power in a
year, or two years ahead OF the
time estimated to complete the can
al. The distributing system is also
to be constructed and will be tied
in with the power plants which are
to be constructed along the length
of the canal.
Moore Protests
R. P. Moore, president of the
Southern Sierras Power company,
and j. E. King, district manager,
were also present at the meeting
and protested against the chamber
taking any action at this time.
In behalf of the Southern Sierras
company, Moore pointed out that
his firm has a large investment
running into several millions of dol
lars for service to the valley; that
it has reduced rates continuously
and has been most progressive in
improvement of its service and is a
heavy taxpayer.
He asserted the company is ir
| fairness entitled to the opportunity
| TO present its side of the case after
it has reviewed the report of the
districts consulting engineer, which
report he stated had not yet beer
even read by power company rep
resentative. He believed that bene'
fits equal to those in the district;
proposed plan would accrue to tn,
people of the valley as a result o.
negotiations between the compan!
and district officials If the oppor
talnity for such negotiations is Civ
EN-, thus avoiding the additional in
vestment which the district plal
contemplates. He urged that TIN
chamber take no action until fur
ther information was available Il
the chamber directors.
| D. B. Roberts moved for th'
adoption of the resolution which wa
seconded by Gordon Scriven, anc
unanimously approved. Following il
the text of the resolution, which i
is proposed to have adopted by ev
cry organization possible in 1mpera
Valley to supplement the petition
to be made for PWA funds:
Whereas Imperial Valley contains
no natural resources for fuel, sucf
as gas, oil, coal or wood and re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24

LEGISLATION
SPEEDED UP
Mortgage Moratoriums And As
sessment Relief Presented At
State Capital

SACRAMENTO, Jan. "a W.D -
Mortgage moratoriums and relief
of highway assessment districts
were argued in the legislature to-
day as attempts were made to
push emergency measures through
both houses before the weekend.
While assemblymen discussed
relative merits of two mortgage
moratorium bills, the senate meet
ing was enlivensd by arguments
over an assembly bill which would
permit county supervisors to buy
in at market value assessment
bonds issued under the Mattoon
Act for the building o. arterial
highways.
Senator Culbert l.. Olson, Los
Angeles Democrat, led a group ask
ing immediate passage of the bill
as an emergency measure, but
Senator l.. j. Difari, Riverside Re-
publican, and others believed the
subject should not he handled on
an urgency measure basis, making
it effective Immediately.
Under terms of the act, super
visors would treat with individuals
separately for the amortization OF
the obligations. The plan was de-
signed to prevent foreclosures that
may result through depreciation in
values following levies of assess
mentS.
The senate passed it, % to IL.
Motion Defeated
Assembly interest centered or
mortgage moratoriums and was
heightened when AsSembly,nar
jefferson Peyser introduced bill
similar to one which came out oi
the senate judiciary committee last
night. Peysers desire to push the
bill through without waiting for the
senate to act on the other meas
ure, written by Democrat William
Moseley Jones, was defeated wher
the lower house refused to suspend
the rules and blocked immediate
consideration.
Other developments included:
Introduction by Senator Stow oi
bill creating the California rura
rehabilitation corporation through
which the federal government
could make small loans to farmers
for purchase of seed and equip
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-24

certain to have a message of par
ticular interest to every business
man and resident of this commun-
nifty.
Looking Ahead-1935 a Year OF
Confidence" will be the title of DR.
Giannini's address. He has recently
returned from an extensive Euro
pean trip and possesses first-hand
information, not only on political
and economic affairs In this coun-
try, but in Europe also.
DR.. Giannini is a brother of A. P
Giannini, founder of the Bank OF
America, and has been closely asSo-
ciated with him throughout the his
tory of the bank.
He will be introduced by Leroy
Holt, vice-president of the Bank OF
America ana valley pioneer, who
has been invited by L. j. Thomas
president of the Associated Cham
bers, to present the speaker and
guest of the evening. Mr.. Holt, vet
eran valley banker, has had a LONG
acquaintanceship with DR.. Giannini
The meeting will be held in the
Barbara Worth hotel, with dinner
being served at Z o'clock. Reserva-
tions from other valley cities indi-
cate large attendance and Ell Gen.
tro residents planning to attend are
urged to make their reservations
with the Ell Centre Chamber OF
Commerce before it is too late.
A group of Bank Of America Of
ficials, headed by Emil Klicka ano
Charles Cotant, as well as bank Of
ficials from other parts of the state
will attend the meeting.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Wooda BleSy dancers II
"Dance of the Palo Verdes.'