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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
HOT ROW IN
FARM MARCH
To CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Heat-
ed words flew today over the ques-
tion Who started the farmers
march" on Washington OF support
the AAA?
Most of the 4,5OO cotton, corn
hog and wheat farmers who rallied
to the new deaP here this week
were on their way home.
In their wake was angry poll
tical discussion. Administration
critics, stung by President Roose-
yelts reference to the "specious
lies" of AAA attackers, refused to
believe the movement was spontan-
eouS.
The peoples lobby issued a state
ment charging the President was
playing the game of landowners"
and that mot even the greatest
bribe-fund in the worlds history,
to be used by the President, can
make a success of the new deal
schemes to maintain property re-
turns at the expense of consum-
ers."
Benjamin C. Marsch, executive
secretary of the lobby, asserted
"the President is a typical junker
himself, and has always operated
government for his own class
Secretary Wallace said he would
welcome any investigation of Of
ficial connection with the march -
Chester c. Davis, AAA admins
traitor, implied that the only data
which could be furnished Hastings
were letters and kilograms instruct
ing field agents not to participate,
Officials made it clear, however,
that they were overjoyed by the
mass demonstration OF faith in
government agricultural programs
and had not discouraged the trek.
Much of the credit for organiz-
ing the junket wen to Clifford H.
Day, Plainview, Texas, cotton
farmer Day wrote hundreds Of
letters to farmers on production
control committees throughout the
nation asking them to get up dele
cations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
GREENE OPTIMISTIC ON FUTURE
OF IMPERIAL VALLEY DAIRYING
Head Of California Dairy Council Predicts Six Or
Seven Years OF Advancing
Price I'm Industry

At a Well-attended dinner meet
ing of the FL Centro Chamber of
Commerce, held last night at the
California hotel, with President w.
H. Tyler, Jr., as chairman, the fu-
ture Of dairying in Imperial VAL
ley was enthusiastically considered
by Sam H Greene, for Is years
manager of the California Dairy
Council and a nationally recog-
nized authority on dairy subjects.
Greene was introduced to the as
sembly by Walter B. Havekorst,
President of the Milk Institute.
and told his listeners of the dairy
situation prevailing throughout the
United States and the world. He
directed attention to the fact that
not enough butter is produced in
the United States to supply the ma
tion, although the consumption at
the present time is less than nor
NAL, and much foreign butter has
to be imported. He commended
Imperial county for its tuberculo-
sis eradication campaign and con-
graduated the dairy farmers in
Imperial Valley upon having a vir-
tually tuberculosis free county.
Greene stressed Imperial Valleys
natural advantages which enable
dairymen here to operate more
cheaply than in any other section.
"Dairymen here in Imperial coun-
ty," he said can safely expand
their operations. Althoug hit is we'll
to increase the consumption of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16

WASHINGTON, May Is. U.P)-
President Roosevelt definitely will
veto the Patman bonus bill and he
will do it in the strongest possible
terms.
The President IS secretary, Steph-
en- T. Early, dissolved all possible
doubts as to Mr. Roosevelt's atti-
tude with an official announcement
today saying:
''He will veto the bonus bill and
his message on it will present as
forceful an argument as he can on
the subject
The President IS determination to
veto the bill had been we'll known.
But there had been recent rumors
that the veto might be routine and
that at heart he would not care if
the veto were overridden Reports
were circulated that some admin
iStration leaders were passing the
word that the issue could be played
both ways to the party's advantage
Mr.. Roosevelt winning conserva-
tive support with a veto and Demo-
cratic senators corralling bonus sup
porters' votes by overriding him.
Answering such reports as those,
Early said:
"I will say as definitely as I can
that the Pesident is not interested
in the bonus question because of
political reasons or political eXped-
iency.
'The President s message will
make the strongest possible argu-
ment for sustaining of the veto"
Barring shifts, the Patman bill
opponents appear to have the votes
needed to prevent enactment of the
measure over Mr.. Roosevelt S OBJ
jections Indications point to a
showdown roll call next week.
Conceding probability of defeat,
bonus forces are planning to attach
another bonus bill to one of the
routine appropriation measures
which must be passed before con-
gress adjourns to provide funds for
government activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
|CKES GIVES
APPROVAL To
DISTRICT PLAN
Reclamation Service AT Denver
Ordered To Proceed With
Work Immediately
DRAFTED BY PHIL SWING
District To Advance Money For
Preparing Necessary Plans
And Specifications
DRAFTED BY PHIL SWING

Secretary Ickes today signed
contract for designing power plants
along the All-American canal route
and reclamation bureau engineers
in Denver we're advised by telegram
to start the work Immediately, &C
cording to a telegram received at
irrigation district headquarters this
morning from Phil D. Swing, spe-
cial district representative now in
Washington, D. G.
On April 10 the irrigation dis
trict board of directors by unani-
nous vote appeared a contract
providing for the preparation of
plans and specifications for power
plants on the canal below the Sy-.
phon Drop. This contract had been
drafted by Swing in consultation
with solicitors for the department
of the interior.
The portion of the canal below
the Syphon Drop is particularly
included in this contract because
that section above the drop had
been taken care of in the contract
entered into on December l, 1882.
One clause in this contract calls
for advances of money to be made
by the district to defray the cost of
preparing these plans, the first of
which in the amount of $4,000 was
authorized by the board at the April
10 meeting. The entire amount of
money to be so expended by the
district is limited to 100000 by the
contract which further contains
the clause that on the completion
of the work of drawing up these
plans and specifications, any unex-
pended balance will be refunded to
the district. Additional sums of
$4,000 each shall be deposited by
the district as needed by the rec
lamation bureau to continue the
work of drawing up the plans.
Suits Delay Plans
This action by Secretary Ickes is
another step forward in the prog
ress of the power program set up
by the local irrigation district board
of directors. The program is being
delayed by suits brought by the
Southern Sierras Power company
and the Nev-Cal company, both of
which seek injunctions against the
district to prevent the full develop
ment of this program.
Action on the first suit is still
pending in local superior court
which granted an injunction against
proceeding with the installation of
machinery in the proposed Brawley
standby power plant.
The second suit has been argued
twice and taken under submission
in federal court. This court grant
ed an injunction against proceeding
with the drawing up of the pro-
posed power plant plans but in a
latter order this injunction was so
modified the power company con-
curing, as to exclude certain
phases of the power plans from its
terms.
With the signing of this contract
it is expected that bids for the
work will soon be called and will
get under way as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16

dairy products locally, great deal
of interest must naturally lie in the
great consuming markets on the
outside" Greene predicted that the
present upward curve in dairying
would last for at least six or seven
years longer and that there need
be no fear of over expansion. His
tone was decidedly optimistic and
he urged Imperial Valley dairynen
to take advantage of opportunities
and expand the business of dairy
ing in this county. "Dairying will
pull any agricultural community
out of the depression" he stated,
G. H. Rothe of the Los Angeles
office of the dairy council spoke
briefly of the educational program
now being launched in schools to
educate students respecting the
value of dairy products in a health
diet.
Another speaker was E. Rodney
Overflow assistant supervisor of
state recreation projects of the
state board of education, who told
of the need for supervised recrea-
ton. Juvenile delinquency" he
stated, was cut down SO per cent
where there has been supervised
recreation" The speaker urged a
summer program here where all
classes of children could have sup
ervised recreation and urged the
appointment of a county recrea-
tional supervisor. Overton has just
completed a survey of Imperial
county and states he has found a
number of areas where with very
small expenditures, picnic grounds
and swimming places could be es-
tablished. During his visit, he gave
consideration to the establishment
of a municipal county family camp
in the mountains for the use of
Imperial Valley folk. j. c. Spencer
then told of the plans for recrea-
ton now pending in this county.
Phil jacobson, attorney for the
Goldberg Film Delivery, told the
gathering of an application made by
has company for permission to car
ry parcels between Los Angeles and
Imperial Valley, as we'll as films.
President Tyler introduced the
three newly elected directors of the
chamber who are John Drummer,
Jasper L. Travers and w. H.
Rhodes.
Visitors introduced were j. e.
Davis, now residing at Long Beach
and Judge Franklin Cole of Los
Angeles, both former residents of
El Centric. Judge Cole stated that
he had in recent months visited
great number Of places, and no To-
cality seems so prosperous as Ell
Centre, which statement was greet
ed with applause. Other out-of-
town visitors were Ben S. Gold
berg, president of he Goldberg Film
Delivery and NJ. Wadlinger of the
same firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
THREE: LABOR
BILLS PASSED
BY ASSEMBLY

SACRAMENTO. May 16. UR) -
Labor measures began a march
through the legislature today after
the assembly had acted fayorably
on three bills designed to aid en-
ployees.
Outstanding among them was a
measure providing for siX-hour,
five-day week provided legislation
along that line is passed by con-
gress. 1t would apply to all en-
ployes with the exception of those
governed by codes of fair compe-
tition, agricultural workers, domes-
tics and certain railroad workers.
The lower house also passed an
"anti-spotter" bill which would pro-
hibit employees from being dis
charged on the basis of reports
made by "spotter" without first
being faced by the accuser and Civ
en- an opportunity to defend him
self,
A third bill would limit fees
charged by employment agencies
to seven per cent of the first
months wages for manual work.
ers and 10 per cent for white col
lar" workers.
Meanwhile, a measure to set up
a state code of fair competition lay
dormant in the senate judiciary
committee. Motions to approve and
to table the baby NRA" bill were
defeated, and the measure re-
manned on file in committee, des-
pite its passage by the assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Arizona Planning
Water ALLEGATION
By Supreme Court

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 16. U.P)-
Efforts to have the United States
supreme court apportion the wa
ters of the Colorado river and end
the CONTROVERSY among basin
states were planned today by the
Arizona Colorado river commission.
The commission, acting on a sug-
gestion of Governor B. B. Moeur
asked John L. Sullivan, attorney
general, for an opinion Of the feas-
ibility of such suit, pointing out
that the test case was suggested :
by the supreme court when 1t halt
ed construction of Parker dam.
The action, commissioners said,
would end years of pickering among
Arizona, California and other basin
states over the streams flow.
The proposed suit was regarded
here as AriZona's answer to q Dill
introduced in the United States
senate by Senator Hiram johnson
of California TO 'legalize' several
irrigation and reclamation pro-
jeots whose status he claimed, was
endangered by the supreme courts
Parker dam decision.
Meanwhile. Arizona was proceed
ing with negotiations for COM
promise which would permit con-
struction Of the dam IN return Tor
government financing OF a huge
reclamation project In southwest
ern Arizona, and apportionment OIL
$500, 900 acre feet OF water from
the Colorado river.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
MAKE PROTEST ON WATER RATE
Rental Protective Association Asserts City Charge
Prices In Industry

In a petition presented to the
city council at its meeting last
night, members of the Rental Pro-
tective association protest "unfair
charges for water" made against
them. After considerable discus
sion of the matter it was referred
to Mayor Anderson and Phil
knights, city engineer, for exam
ination with a report to be re-
turned to the council at its next
meeting.
The petition protested chiefly
against charges being made for
each additional house on a lot or
apartment or room in a hotel on
the minimum rate made by the city.
1t was pointed out that rentals have
been reduced to a comparatively
low figure but the charges for wat
er remain at the same level of
former years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
SENATE WATTS
OPPORTUNITY
To GET LONG
Democrats Tired Of Having
"Kingfish" Make Attacks On
New Deal"
By RONALD C. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 16 W.P) -
Senate Democrats, tired of being
special targets in Huey P. Longs
frequent attacks on the New Deal
awaited a favorable opportunity to-
day to crack down" on the king
fishs re-the-wealth program.
They hoped to prove that Longs
plan to restore prosperity by slash
ing big incomes and providing every
family with a home and comfort
able income is unavoidable and
fallacious.
Long has promised that under
his program every man will be a
"king," no one will be allowed to
possess more than between $780,
600 and $3,0O0,000, and the country
will be free of droughts, floods and
deserts,
Majority Leader Joseph T. Rob-
inson of Arkansas and Sen. Alben
w. Barkley Kentucky New Deal
er," have attacked the plan in
speeches outside the capitol, but
no one has taken it apart with
Long on hand to watch the opera
ton.
The "kingfiSh" has delighted in
twitting Robinson and Barkley.
They are awaiting the day when
they can strike back. Sen. Josiah
w. Bailey, Dem), North Carolina,
is understood to have been study
ing the share-the-wealth plan in
preparation for a slashing attack.
Claims Plan Simple
You amt seen prosperity yet,
Long said in a new defense of the
program. Its just as simple as
falling off a log. The only way to
keep the people from becoming
cannibalS is to see that what's on
earth for mankind is shared by all
mankind"
Barkley recalled that when Long
started the movement it was pro-
posed to limit personal fortunes to
$5O,O00,000. He demanded to know
why the figure had been reduced
to $3O00,000.
I'll take what 1 can get-S50,-
100000, $25,00O,O00, or $3,OOO,0OO," J."
Long replied. I'm trying to get a
principle established"
Long manages to remain good
natured despite the fact that he
has been called everything possible
under senate rules.
He issued an invitation for
critics of his program to come for
ward and he would show them
"how simple it all is" "All We'll
do" he said, lis seize every dollar
over $3,0O0,OO0 and distribute it to
those with less than $4,000.
THE Bible says you can do it"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16

Phil knights, city engineer, pre-
sented a tentative plan to the
council for use of the city's share
of the state gasoline tax for con-
struction of storm drain for the
city. The proposed drain would
connect with a portion of the pres
ent outfall system which will soon
be abandoned and the use of this
would lower the estimated cost of
the much-needed storm drain. No
action was taken on the matter
last night.
The council passed to its second
reading an ordinance which will
declare water cooling towers which
cast a spray over cars or pedes-
trians on the streets below, nuis-
ances. Buildings in the industrial
sections of the city will be exempt
ed from this classification.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
VIII Hold Hearing
On ChilPs Custody

Tomorrow morning in superior
court, Judge Thompson will hear
arguments in the action brought by
Emma Calkins to regain possession
of her three months old child, Ev-
elyn Tate, "now unlaWfully held
by Andy and Muriel Tate, - ac-
cording to the complaint. Judge
Thompson granted a writ of habeas
corpus yesterday afternoon COM
manding principals in the case to
appear before him in court.
The petitioner is the mother OF
the minor child and claims that at
the time of its birth, she, being i'll,
was persuaded to leave the child
with defendants who had a birth
certificate issued in the name of
Evelyn Tate. Now petitioner wish
es to have her child back again.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
M<& R1~~
cis3s. heHadght Syndicate. LA
"Anti-Heart Balm"
Bill Is Passed By
State A sse mbL y

SACRAMENTO May 16. U.p) -
California's assembly was on record
today in favor of removing ro-
nance from the gold standard af-
ter it had sent to the senate bill
outlawing alienation of affection
and breach of promise as causes for
court action.
The so-called "anti-heart balm
bill by Assemblyman Paul Richie
San Diego, was passed by a vote OF
SIS to Is after a sharp debate be-
tween most of the attorney-mem-
bers of the lower house.
Agreeing with the general pur-
pose of the bill, Assemblyman Will
liam Hornbiower, San Francisco
objected to the fact the propose,
included no provision affording pro.
lection in cases of seduction with &
promise to marry.
The assembly accepted amend
ments to meet this objection
In urging passage Of the bill
Richie declared it would abolish
"rackets that exist both inside and
outside our courts" and result in
freeing the courts of a flood of
spurious litigation"
Assemblyman John B. Pelletier
Los Angeles, objected to the mea-
sure, insisting that no decent
man would vote for it.
when the government ceases to
protect our womanhood, then the
government should be abolished
he shouted.
Assemblyman James Breannan
San Francisco, joined the oppon-
entS with the statement that II
would favor "only those rich mer
who want to prostitute our homes
AS the debate grew more vigor-
Gus, Assemblyman Frank j. Wat
ers, Los Angeles, moved to table the
bill, but the motion was voteo
down 81 to 8.
Should the bill become law, Cali
fornia would join New York, Ohio
and Indiana in outlawing "heart
balm" cases except in the event oi
a written contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Educator To Get
Masters Degree

Miss Edith Redit, instruction
supervisor for the rural schools,
left today for Berkeley where she
will officially receive her master IS
degree in education at the COM
mencement exercises tomorrow.
Miss Redit completed her work
this last summer but as the award
is made but once during the year,
had to wait until this spring to re-
ceive her degree.
After the commencement eXercis-
es Miss Redit will go to Sacra-
mento to confer with the staff OF
the state department of education
and also with the state fair board.
Miss Redit and Miss Helen Thom-
as have prepared this week a list
of all possible materials TO be con-
tributed by the rural schools of the
county and Miss Redit will ask for
definite cabinet, table and mural
space for the rural schools , ASn-
tries.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Order Teachers
Job Restored

In a writ of mandamus issued
by Judge Vaughn Thompson in su-
perior court yesterday afternoon,
members of the Brawley element
ary school board of trustees are
commanded to reinstate Beulah
Abraham as a permanent teacher
in the schools of that city. The
writ also commands that warrants
for salary in 1928, 1933-34 and
1934-35 be issued to plaintiff in
action by the board.
This action is based on ruling
of the appellate court which re-
Gently reversed a former judgment
of local superior court which had
been given in favor of the defend
ant school board.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Held By
Asparagus GroWers

Asparagus growers last night met
to amend the bylaws so that the
annual meeting, scheduled for last
night, might be changed to the
first Monday in June.
A quorum was presented to vote
the change, to hear the auditor IS
report and the review of the last
season, the general opinion being
that the association had been
highly successful, V. j. Sims OF
Brawley presided.
Prior to the meeting the growers
and their wives enjoyed banquet
held in the card room of the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Court Authorizes
DiUidend By Bank

Acting on a petition filed in Su-
perior court by Friend Richardson,
state superintendent of banks,
Judge McPherin yesterday signed
an order authorizing the payment
of dividends Of 10 per cent on the
commercial and savings accounts of
the Holtville bank, now in liquid
alton.
The petition states that there
are proved claims against the COM
mercial department of $72,l93.39
and of $68,115.91 against the saw
ings department of the defunct
bank
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Fear Youngster
Was Kidnapped

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 16. U,D
"A sound truck was called into the
hunt today for Frank Sazama, T.
year-old son of Naval Academy
athletic coach, believed lost or kid
naped
The youngster has been missing
from his home since yesterday af-
ternoon.
Searching parties have been or
ganized in neighboring towns and
throughout the city to hunt the
child. The sound truck was hired
by the child's parents to cruise
Annapolis streets and arouse citi-
ZenS to aid In the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
Violin Rites To
Be Held Friday

Funeral services for Wallace Wo-
lin, at one time border patrol Of
ficer in the valley, will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Ben
bough Funeral parlors, San Diego.
Violin, who recently had been
stationed at Tecate, was native Of
California and was "a years old. He
was a member of I. Q. o. F. lodge
No. 397 of this city. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
AXel w. Violin and a brother, Will
liam NJ. Violin, all of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16
INCREASE IN TRAFFIC DEATHS
Report From
Department
Supervisors Get

Deaths the first quarter of this
year have increased more than %
per cent over two years ago and
traffic now claims an average of
almost seven deaths a day in Cali
fornia," states a communication
received by the board of supervis-
ors today from the state depart
ment of motor vehicles.
"It is an unfortunate fact the
communication states. that most
of these deaths occur to the occu-
pants of new, high-powered auto
mobiles which have had accidents
while travelling at excessive speeds" "
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-16

The communication which is in
the form of an analysis of motor
vehicle accidents in California from
January to March, 1885, inclusive,
shows a decreasesof 46 accidents
under the figures of a year ago,
but that IL more persons were
killed in traffic crashes during the
first quarter of this year than last.
Figures for the first three
months of 1884 and 1885 as con-
tanned in the analysis are as fol-
lows:
Accidents: 1884, 1898; 1885. 7792.
Deaths: 1884: GOT; 1885 618.
Injured: 1884, 1882 1885. 10,477.