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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
DEATH CLAIMS
{. n. PERRY
Pioneer Engineer On Valley
Project Succumbs Suddenly
At South Gate

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
Funeral services were held at a local
mortuary today for Charles Napier
Perry, So, staff engineer of the I'm
perial Valley irrigation system, who
died late Saturday at the home oi
son, Richard Perry, in South
gate.
Perry was one of the first en-
gineers employed on the Imperial
Valley irrigation project. He super
vised completion of the canals on
the c. and M ranch near CalexicC
and remained there as irrigation
expert until 1922 when he trans
ferred his activities to Los Angeles
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Grace D. Perry; q second son,
Charles Perry; two daughters, Mrs
Winifred Fall and Prudence Perry;
two grandsons, and one grand
daughter.
The name of Charles N. Perry
is linked with that of G. r. Rock
wood and other historic characters
in the development of Imperial
Valley.
According to erry's story in
Tout's First Thirty Years." he and
lockwood first became associated
in the Yakima valley project in
Washington in 1891. Later Rock
wood became chief engineer of the
Arizona and Sonora Land and IT.
rigation company. organized to de-
velop land in northwestern Sonora.
While working on this project in
1892 the idea of developing Impe-
rial Valley was conceived. the first
surveys being made late in 1892.
The development work was halt
ed by the panic of 1893 and 1t was
not until April, 1900, that Rock
wood obtained the capital neceS-
sary to start OH the project. On
April II, 1900, Perry headed a
gang of surveyors for the purpose
of re-running the rection lines and
helping prospective settlers to iden-
tify their claims. Associated with
him in this were D. L. (Scotty)
Russell, Fred F. Hall, George Sex
smith, Jack Larrabee, Martin
Queally and Sam Carter. Camp
was made at Flowing Wells.
Later the survey was continued
with headquarters at Cameron
Lake and still later to Indian Well,
near the present site of Seeley. 1t
was at this camp that the first
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
GOVERNOR ENDORSED AT MEETING
OF LEADERS HELD IN FULLERTON
Criticism OF His Policies Fades Away Following
Straight From -The-ShOulder Address
BY Executive

criticizing or censuring me for do
ing what they asked me to do. Most
of you will live to see the day
when the Townsend plan, or plan
similar to it, will be in operation
in California and other states of
the Union.''
At the conclusion of the COVER
nor's talk the meeting adopted a
resolution endorsing him the ap-
proval being unanimous.
Those attending from Imperial
county were w. S. Dunn, chairman
of the Republican county central
committee; w. G. Costello, business
manager of the Imperial Valley
Press; Ray Edgar of Edgar Bros.
Realty company and Romeo c.
Smith, former supervisor State
Senator Ben Hulse flew down from
Sacramento for the meeting, re-
turning to the capital Saturday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
FIRST SURVEY.
CORRObORATES
EARLY REPORT.
More Thousands Injured And
Made Homeless As Disaster
Sweeps Island
VICTIMS MOSTLY CHINESE
Authorities L abor To Avoid
Pestilence And Fire In Wake
OF Catastrophe

TOXIC, April 22. W.D-The
overseas ministry announced To-
day that official figures from the
governor general of 'Shinchiku
province of FormOsa placed the
dead In the earthquake at 3,O45.
The seriously injured were an
nounced at 5000; houses des-
troyed, 12,647; houses badly dam
aged, 12,154; houses slightly dam
aged, 2,879.
copyright, 1885, BY United Press
TAIHOKU, Formosa, April %
U.P)-A vast area of crumbled viii
lages and desolated countryside ir
which survivors and relief workers
struggled to stave off fire and dis
ease was disclosed today by the
first survey of the earthquake Sun
day in the province of Taichu ano
Shinchiku.
The series of temblors, most Sc
we're since the Japanese earthquake
in 1923, took a huge toll Of casual
ties, estimated officially at 3,053
dead and some $3.50 injured. The
peril of pestilence and fire added
to the misery of tens of thousands
although drenching spring rains
after the quake aided in preventing
conflagration in some areas.
The rain and quick action by To-
cal authorities prevented serious
fires, the governor general of For
mosa announced. He said all ad-
vices from the stricken area showed
there were only a few fires Sunday
and later surveys showed none OF
Importance.
The population of the stricken
regics,-almost enkrely Chinese
and with few Americans or Euro
pean residents-was stunned by the
ruin of their homes and fields.
villages were flattened. Fires
broke out in Karakento and Byor-
itzu. A terrific rain washed out
roads and bridges in some areas
In others, there was a shortage OF
water due to disruption of normal
facilities. Property damage was
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BraUley Mexican
Stabbed In RoU

Jesus Gonzales is in the county
hospital suffering from punctur-
ed lung and other stab wounds re-
ceived from an unidentified assail-
ant during a quarrel in a Brawley
pool hall Saturday night. His as
sailant escaped and has not been
apprehended, the sheriff's office
was notified.
No details could be obtained as
to the cause of the assault and at
the county hospital the wounded
mans condition is said to be SER
ious.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
MAY TAKE POWER CENSUS HERE
Enumeration OF Farms Wanting Electrical Energy
Suggested AS Relief Measure

as basis for future application by
the district for assistance in rural
electrification. 1t is Swings opinion
that the information cleaned
through such census would prove
helpful with the Public Works and
would be absolutely necessary if
the federal emergency relief should
handle any future rural electrifi-
cation project.
1t was said at irrigation district
headquarters this morning that
this census would not necessarily
be considered as part of the dis
trict's power development and dis
tribution program but could be
used to great advantage by the dis
trict when the time arrived to ex-
tend this program into the rural
sections of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
School Heads To
Meet Tomorrow

Problems of commencement, pro-
motion policies, the development OF
vacation interests, the announce
ments concerning the state fair,
the program for next year, COM
pletion of sixth grade social studies
units and of permanent record
cards will be taken up at a meet
ing of principals and interested
teachers of the county tomorrow.
This meeting, called by c. B.
Collins, county superintendent OF
schools, will take place at $3.50 p.
m. in Wilson school.
After this meeting a short busi-
ness session of the administrators
and supervisors association will be
s,held for the purpose of electing
Officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
West To Address
Valley Chambers

"Our Companies in Imperial VAL
lev" will be the subject OF the prin-
cipal address to be given. at the
Associated Chambers OF Com
merce meeting in inland Friday
night by A. B. West, president OF
the Nevada California Electric cor
poration, the Southern Sierras
Power company and the Imperial
Ice and Development company
The announcement was made TO-
day by J. P. Eyer, secretary OF tne
associated chambers, who invites all
residents of the valley to attend
the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Next City Prisoner
To Be "Honored''

The next person to be booked at
local police headquarters will be
honored by the number 10000 on
the docket, that number just hav-
ing been missed when the final ar
rest was made here last night.
The first one booked in the pres
ent series on the local docket was
B. Ramirez, on December 10, 1923.
The charge against him was drunk
enness and he was given sentence
of $25 or 121s days in jail in police
court. The arrest was made by
Officer Pennington and sentence
pronounced by Judge Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Coordination Council
Meets Here Tonight

Members of the coordinating
council, a group composed of rep
resentatives from various orgsni-
cations of the city and whose aim
is cooperation with the county pro-
baton department, are reminded
of the meeting at o'clock this
evening in the Wilson school.
Matters relative to a public play
ground and other civic activities
are to be discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
SCOUT LEADERS TO MEET

Scout leaders are meeting to-
night at 7:30 o'clock in the First
Baptist church of Calexico for the
third meeting in the training
course, II. w. Sobke being the
speaker This meeting is for Lead
ers in the southern half OF the val
ley, those in the northern hail
meeting Thursday in Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
mW1MaG@a MGa
Sk &A7Si

SANTA MONICA, April 81.
(SpeciaD-That Europe is funny.
The leader of one country, ma
by Hitler, maby Mussolini, will
say something, then all the 9TH
ers will run together and hold a
conference. "What did he say,
Do you think he meant it, do
you think he will fight or is he
bluffing.'' Then they all go
home again and then in a couple
of days somebody else will make
a statement, then the huddle
starts all over again. OF course
before each gathering adjourns
it's understood and goes on the
minutes of the meeting automa-
tically that we (the u. 81 are
directly to blame; that If we
would just meet with 'em they
could blame 1t on somebody else.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22

r H E
New York 300 Ola 000--8 Is 0
Philadelphia 200 100 00x-1 4 a
Hubbell, Bevin and Mancuso;
Collins, Pearce and Wilson.
(Only game scheduled)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

At Washington- r H E
Boston ............ 900 OH 001-4 II l
Washington ZOO 001 010-2 l
w. Ferrel, Walberg and r. Fer
rell; Whitehill, Russell and Boil
ton.
At Detroit R H E
Cleveland ..,..-...004 600 0l0-5 II 0
Detroit ...........o.. 900 600 000-0 3 l
Hudlin and Myatt; Bridges, Sui
Ivan and Cochrane.
At st. Louis r H f
Chicago ............. .302 600 000-5 7 0
st. Louis .23l 900 00x-6 10 l
Tietje, Lyons and Sewell; Coff-
man, Walkup and HemSley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Philadelphia
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Kiwaais Urging
NewGylllnaslurr2
As WA Project

The Kiwanis club today heard
an address by w. 3. Sinclair en-
the first objective of Kiwanis In
ternational, "To give primary
emphasis to the human. and i'm
material rather than the material
values of life, and adopted reso-
lutions urging the board of city
commissioners to submit a city
gymnasium building project to
the Works Progress Administra-
ton. The building would combine
a gymnasium, dance hall and au-
ditorium.
Speaking for the underprivil-
eyed children committee, Mr..
Sinclair said that the club is
doing the job only so per cent.
if it looks after the physical well
fare of poor children and does
not look into and help remedy
their spiritual condition" He
urged all Kiwanians to give great
er support to religious activities
and to oppose those things which
would hamper the work of the
church.
Roy C. Bennett was program
chairman.
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SHOW
BIG SUCCESS;
GIVE PRIZES
J. L. Cleveland, Scott Ser.
viss, Jackson Flower
Shop Among Winners

The 18th annual Flower Show,
held yesterday at the city high
school gymnasium under the aus
pices of the Woman's club, was
reported as highly successful to-
day. ~
Large numbers of flowers were
entered in the show by amateur
and professional growers, and a
number of summer visitors also
showed interest by entering flow
ers in a special class. Large num-
bers of people visited the show
between the opening hour OF 10
a m. and the closing hour last
night. 81 ~,
show as follows: y
SECTION A--AMATEUR =
GROWERS Il.
CLASS I-DAHLIAS
(a) Largest and most pertect
1) Mrs. Marcus Williams, Bre-
ward; (2) Miss Rena Chafee; :,
(b) Smallest: % Mrs. L. o. =.
Northrup, Mountain Home; "
Mrs. Marcus Williams.
(c) Best six, blended: Il? MISS
Rena Chaffee; (2). Mrs. Marcus
id1 Most artistic arrangement:
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j. 5. WILL MOVE
CAUTIOUSLY IN
RED" DISPUTE
Matter Left With Roose-
welt and No Great Haste
Will Mark Action
By HOBART c. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (UP)
The United States government de-
cided yesterday to proceed eau
tiously in its dispute with the So
Wet over communist propaganda.
Passing responsibility to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the next step
involving Soviet-American rela-
tions, Secretary of State COrdell
Hull and his advisers spent half
an hour with the chief executive,
discussing the whole situation. At
ter the meeting, r. Walton Moore,
assistant secretary of state and
HulPs chief adviser on Russian
affairs, said:
eve are not going to be in any
great hurry to take action. There
will be no announcement today"
1t was the president who per-
sonally conducted the negotiations
which eliminated in diplomatic
recognition of the Soviets. Hull at
that time was en- route to South
America attending the seventh
Pan-American conference and had
practically no hand in the nego-
tiations. Since his return, how
ever, he has had the responsibility
for attempting to get along with
the Soviets through series of
fruitless negotiations for settle
Continued on page FOUR
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WASHINGTON, Aug. ~. tUf)
A preliminary injunction for
bidding the PWA to lend money
to cities to build their own pow
er nlants. was issued late yeste!r-
dav bv Judge Jesse Adkins IN
District of Columbia supreme
court. .;a. Tho
Kansas Utilities Co., and Inc
Texas Utilities Co.,-appiied tGr
the Injunction. Court acton 1oi-
lowed reports that PWA was
preparing to make loans TO burT;
iington, Kansas, and Plainv,eW,
Texas, for construction OF their
own power plants.
New Deal attorneys are e1-
pected to seek to quash the m
junction this fall. Failure to 40
so, however, would precipate .tne
issue to higher courts inasmuch
as a major principle in the ad-
ministration's power program, IS
involved. :. .,z,,..
Ire first session of the 74th
congress passed amendments to
the iva which specifically au-
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Federal Judge Enjoins Loans to
Cities to Build Own Power Plants

thorized loans from a $50, 000,-
600 fund to cities for establish
meDt, of their own power sys-
TENS. ~
It was the second such case
the PWA has lost in recent weeks.
The United States circuit court
of appeals at ST., Louis ruled that
the federal government exceed
ed it's constitutional powers by
lending and granting funds to
Kenneth; No., TO- build a munici-
pal power plant. -
PWA will continue to receive
and act upon municipal applica-
lions, it was said, until the SUI
preme court has passed on the
issue. 80
Administrator Harold L. Ickes
has set UP q special board to ex-
pedite power projects.
PWA officials appeared to be
uncoacerned, about. yesterdays
court. action. They pointed out it
was only. "A, preliminary .injunc-
ton and that the real issue would
not be. decided .ultit arguments
are heard ard the court consid-
ers permanent action. edipa-.-.
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IL DUCE INDICATES FEAR
OF BRITISH PRESSURE IN HIS
WAR OF CONQUEST, IS SAID
Britons, Foreseeing Pos
sibIe Decline of Empire,
Ready to Act
BY H. r. EkINS
Copyright 1885 by United Press)


NEW YORK, Aug. 20: (UP)-
Benito Mussolini last night for the
first time publicly indicated his
fear of British pressure against
his plan for a war Of conquest in
Ethiopia.
The dictator's declaration be-
fore his cabinet that the colonial
question has no. connection with
the European situation unques-
tionably was designed for foreign
chiefly INSTRUMENTATION.
The Colonial question" to
which Mussolini referred is his
Ethiopian war. 1t is war in his
view justified by Italy's need for
colonies as an outlet for her sur
plus population and production.
NO BRITISH CONCESSIONS
TO ITALY ,FORESEEN
Britain, however, is not likely
to accept the Italian viewpoint.
A major armed disturbance in
Ethiopia may be only a Colonial
question" to Mussolini but to
Britain's king emperor, it is a
question of the prestige of the
British empire, of its control of
the sea routes to India and the
far east, and of European stabil-
ity.
Equally Mussolini's assertion
that "any talk of sanctions (ecO-
nomic pressure such as a trade
boycott) against Italy by the
council of the League of Nations
will result in the gravest compli-
CATIONS" is. not likely to cause
trembling in Downing street.
England is the power which has
made yelled hints of economic
pressure against Italy.
Not since the World war-not
excepting even the potential dan
gers of the Sino-Japanese-Sovlet
crises of the early years of this
decade-have the nations faced a
situation of such moment.
Dispatches from Bolzano, Lon
don and Paris last night showed:
/. The British lion, strangely
passive during far eastern events
of 1881 and subsequently, is
aroused. Britain believes that
Italian conquest in Africa would
mark the beginning of her decline
as a world power.
IL DUCE BRINGING ON
MORE THAN HE WANTED
2. Premier Benito Mussolinl
Continued on page FOUR
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Federal Officials Talk Of Day When
Tarheel "Spuds" May Be Bootlegged
Eyerv Hamper of Potatoes Must Soon Bear Revenue
Stamp, Else Someone May Pay Jail Penalty

nue. bureau, which must work out
the rules for the sale of every
Irish potato consumed in the
country.
Some 100000 folks grow po-
tatoes.
Every hamper they sell will
have to carry the proper kind of
internal revenue stamps, else they
may be jailed for breaking the
law.
The chieftains of the agricul-
tural adjustment administration,
the treasury and the postoffice
department haven't figured out
the regulations yet, but they have
decided on two kinds of stamps.
Potatoes grown under quotas
by farmers cooperating in the
control program will carry tax
exemption stamps, which will be
free and probably green.
Spuds produced by farmers who
want nothing to do with the new
deal also will carry stamps, which
they'll have to buy at the post
office and which may be pink, so
the inspectors can look over a
carload of sacks and tell at a
glance what kind they are. These
Stamps will cost three-fourths OF
a cent for every pound of pota-
toes sold.
"And does that mean that eV-
Continued on page four)
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By FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

By FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. CUP
"Shh-Lady, wanta buy some
spuds, just struggled in from
North Carolina
The speaker is the potato boot
logger, who officials admitted TO-
day may set up business December
1, when the government attempts
to regulate the sale of potatoes
with excise stamp taxes, just as
it does whisky, cigarettes, ana
plug tobacco.
"Sure they're good?" asks the
housewife.
Absolutely" replies the boot
logger. "Grown in secret down IN
North Carolina, struggled at
night, and brought up here by US,
without a sign of a revenue
stamp. And cheaper than an!
store can sell 'em."
So might the conversation Dc,
tween the seller of contraoaho
vegetables and his customer, some
governmental officers said pr,
vately in discussing the potat'
control bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Lindsey Warren, Demo,
crat, of Washington, N. c., cente'
of the southern potato industry,
"This bill is one of the wots,
headaches we've ever had, SAY
an executive of the internal re'e'
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MARRIAGE CLIMAX
TO EARLY ROMANCE
Copyright, 1885. United Pres.)

(Copyrishs, 1885. United PresD
ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 20.
(UP).--Astrid, Queen Of the Bel
gians, was killed instantly today
on the shore of Lake Lucerne
when the automobile her husband.
Leopold 3rd, was driving, skidded
and lurched into tho lake.
Astrid WIS catapulted into a
tree, fraeturins her skull. Leopold
was da.ed from head injuries.
The pretty Swedish princess,
who married Leopold in 1925, af-
ter q romanee which started in
their childhood at q Swedish cas-
tie, was. riding in the. back seat.
A chauffeur was sitting beside
Leopold.
Tho couple were en- route from
Lucerne to Luessnacht.
Astrid ascended the thone last
year when Leopolds father, King
Albert, was killed while climbing
an Alpine peak. ir.1 a
Her death leaves the Belgian
succession to the throne safe.
She gave Leopold three chill
dren; Princess Josephine Char.
.lotte, 9; Prince Baudouin, 4, and
Prince Albert, 1.
Resides a skull fracture Queen
Astrid received deep cuts in the
cheyt and other wounds sufficient
to cut her arteries and cause her
death. yf
The car was going only about
80 miles an hour at the time OF
the accident, = witness said.
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which must accompany each apph-
cation.
He pointed out that full engl-
neering facilities of district OF
.fices have been made available to
cities and counties in order to has
ten preparation of the loan re-
quests.
At noon today Coan had APP
proved applications calling for ex-
penditure of more than S12,OOO,--
900 With between 100000 and
100000 in additional projects
reported enroute to his office, the
WPA director expected applica-
tons to total S15,000,000 by Sat-
urday.
At Washington, the WPA .divi-
sion Of applications and informa-
ton announced today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has approved an
allotment of federal funds total
ing SAL 15 to be used for WPA
projects in North Carolina. To the
federal funds will be added $62,
. M pledged by sponsors of the
. .st Continued ON page four)
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ZACHARY REUNION
SET FOR SATURDAY

BREVARD, Aug. 20. Especially
The 9th annual reunion of
descendants of Col. j. A. Zach
arv will be held at Cashiers Val
lev on Saturday in an all-day
gathering of relatives and friends
of the Zachary family. The re
union will be held at the old
Zachary burying ground.
An interesting program has
been arranged for the days event,
with T. A. billiard, chairman, in
charge. G.
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|@ In State Redoubled When
'sedAsked In Filing WPA Schemes

so,.5 Aug. 29.-CUP)-l
10 -. VI George W. Coan,
f.. 'O'z' Progress admins
,,.S sVeed in completion of
a 'ffr ,st drew response
3 '0m the eight district
.oS !, % Geographic instruc-
FpsS;" 'e headquarters, the
a5rs ! ! ehieftains promised
en- " 'aelr efforts-even to
!, MI =. working two shifts
plca s.S:eSSary-to complete
N a''on quotas within the
5bi =. applications must be
4 gun S,on by September II,
, fii;p'emoer 10 as dead
hea5Ilg the loan requests
,fic;siq quarters. County and
!, ss;5 sponsoring WPA
II az as Coan, should sub
.rts s.pp!leations to district
D siI m by September 5 in
,iectS' " time for checking
and preparing data
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Balfour to Play
King Cotton 9

The Balfour Western North
Carolina Industrial league team
will meet the Piedmont, S. c.,
King Cotton league team 9at the
Balfour field on Friday afternoon
at a o'clock.
Donald Parker, former high
school star, will be on the mound
for Balfour and a close game is
expected with the South CAROLYN
ians.
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HEARST BOOMS
ALFRED SMITH.
Publicist Says New York
er Would Be Powerful
In Presidential Race

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (UP)-
Alfred E. Smith would make a
powerful candidate" for presi-
dent on genuine Jeffersonian
Democratic ticket" William Ran
dolph Hearst says in an article
prepared for publication in his
newspapers today.
"He is the accredited leader of
the genuine Democratic party"
Hearst said of the 1928 Demo-
cratic presidential nominee who
Continued on page three)
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LONG MAKES CHARGE
AGAINST ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Sen-
ator Huey Long, whose flllbus-
ter killed the appropriation in
tended to launch President Roo
sevelt's social security program
today charged that the president
is trying to keep people from
finding out what fake his pro-
gram is"