davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-09-12
FIRST CORN-HO
MONEY THIS YEAR

A total of SO ,069 go has just been re-
ceived as the first 1885 corn-hog adj
justment payment for the Benton
county area, according to the state
ment of Waldo w. Skuse, County Ex-
tension Agent, who announces that
checks for signers Of this district will
be distributed at the Hanford Grange
hall from $50 to 10 am. Wednesday,
September IL.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-09-12

J.B. Whitehead OF Benton City, Sec
rotary of the Benton county Public
Utility District, will speak at Liberty
hall in White Bluffs Sunday, Sept.
Is, at two o'clock, on the work of the
power district.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-09-12
HERE & THERE
in the
HEADLINES

IT MAY NOT come back, but I'll
die fighting" Senator Huey P. Long
of Louisiana is reported to have told
his wife as he left his New Orleans
home for Baton Rouge. Within a few
days the prediction had been full
filled, as Long died in a hospital from
gunshot wound, inflicted by DR.. g. A.
Weiss in the state house Sunday night.
Thus ended the life of one of the
most amazing characters of present.
day politics. Entering political life be-
fore he was old enough to vote, Long
became Governor of Louisiana at the
age of 35. Within year and half
an effort was made to impeach him,
but failed. In 1880, a year before his
term as Governor expired, he. was
elected United States Senator, retain
ing the governorship as dictator. In
1882 he took Office as Senator, the
governorship going to his political
henchman, o. K. Allen.
AS Senator, Long was a lone wolf,
preaching his share the-wealth and
every Man King program, fighting
the administration and all political
groups, and provoking headlines
through the size of his body guard and
his public .hstic arguments. His die
tatorship in Louisiana was built up
through victories over the New Orleans
city political ring and his control over
every local elective and appointive Of
fetal
Investigated by the federal govern
ment for alleged failure to pay suttl-
cient income tax, no evidence could
be found against him; as he wrote no
checks, and kept no accounts Of his
income.
He had many enemies, and had often
predicted that attempts would be made
on his life, for which purpose he re-
tanned his body guard, the size OF
which was the object of many jokes
His assailant was the son-in-law OF
a district judge, whona Long was at
tempting to force out of office by elm
mating his judiciary district.
GREAT WAS the rejoicing through
out the Yakima valley this week as
word was received that the President
had allocated $5,OOO,000 to be spent or
the construction of the Roza project
When completed, this project, fed
eral reclamation project, will irrigate
about $4,000 acres of now arid lane
in Yakima and central Benton coun-
ties. The land lies parallel with the
already developed lands of that dis
trict. being for the most part on high
err levels.
The total cost of the project will bt
about $15,0O0,000. The present alloca-
ton will permit the development o.
some $4,000 acres. Plans call for 'tht
construction of a diversion dam with
80 miles of main canal TUNNELS ant
syphons with 500 miles of laterals ane
power plant to develop 10000 kilo
watt hours of energy.
It is planned to establish subsistence
homesteads, strategically located, ST
that people who desire a small trac
will have an opportunity to engage il
seasonal work in the fruit orchard
and on the farms already developed
The Roza land will be available TO
settlement before the larger Columbi;
Basin lands are ready. 1t is estimates
that two years will be required, Will
the Columbia Basin lands will not b
watered for some few years. The Roz
will be entirely settled in advance 0
the Columbia Basin
Evening star., 1935-12-15
CROSSING DEATHS
IN WORST MONTH.
Census Figures Show De-
cember Comparison With
Other Periods.
az the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A study of the Census Bureau dis
closed yesterday that this is the
month when more people try to beat
the train to crossings with fatal
consequences than any other month
Of the year.
A few of the other things set out
by its survey of last years accident
Geld we're: 40
Enough people to populate fair
sized city were killed by accidents
last year.
July was the month Of horror. It
led in number of deaths. In IA diff
ferent kinds of accidents. July was
the high month of the year. August,
December and June were next.
Fewer were killed in February than
any other month, with March and
April standing also in the low month
category.
The total of deaths by accident for
the year was 1902, an average of
361 a day, almost 1000 month.
In July, the high month, there were
14.509 February, the low month,
had 1854.
High in November.
Definite trends for some of the
types of accidents were noted by eX-
perts in comparing the figures with
those of past years. For automobile
accidents, they found that, starting
with February as the low month OF
the year, the number of deaths rose
steadily through the Spring, Summer
and Autumn to high in November.
There was slight drop in Decem-
Der, another drop in January and a
low in February.
One explanation given-and they
found none that was fully satisfactory
was that fewer automobiles were on
the streets in February and more
care exercised because of icy streets
end roads.
But as the weather became balmier
and more automobiles took to the
highways, there were more deaths
through the Summer and Autumn,
with fallen leaves adding to the hazard
Of the roads in the late Autumn.
There was no explanation why De-
cember was the month in which more
died by collision between automobile
and train, and automobile and street
car
Nor was there any explanation why
October seemed to be the month
when everything that wasn't fastened
firmly fell on and with people. Oc-
tober led in the number of deaths
by landslide, falling, elevators and in
mines and quarries.
July Categories Lead.
But July led in more categories
than any other month. More we're
murdered, more were poisoned, by
food and otherwise, more died of
cuts and falls, more were clawed and
bitten to death by animals. Heat
claimed more victims. Lightning
struck down more. More were elec-
trocuted by faulty wiring. Farm ma
chinery killed more Railroads took
more. Fewer swimmers came back
alive.
May led in suicides and air casu-
alties. June was the peak month for
deaths by poison animals and motor
cycles. February was the month Of
death by poison gas, including
monoxide. fires. burns, cold, legal exc
cutions and suffocation.
November, with its hunting season,
had more shot to death and more
killed by automobile.
To o,sxrx a. v,onSofL Af IoofJ1 k1Ey
cataclysm, which might be either
flood or earthquake. August led in
deaths by hunger and thirst. Sep
tember had more by boat or ship
disaster.
March and April led in no cate
CORY. but. nevertheless, they had
plenty Of accidents.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
Russians Coming to U. S.

MOSCOW, December IA (Pl.-The
wife of Premier Vyacheslaf Molotof,
Nine. Paulina zhemchuzina, left yes
terday at the head of delegation Of
Tezhe, or Soviet perfumery trust, Off
cials to study the perfume and soap
industries in the United States,
France and Germany,
Evening star., 1935-12-15
Bookkeeper Robbed of So, 900.

MILWAUKEE,, December IA (P).-
A masked man held up Bernice Lund,
North Milwaukee State Bank book
keeper, yesterday and escaped with
approximately $4,000 in an automobile
driven by an accomplice.
Evening star., 1935-12-15

when the operator receives them-are
the special types skated on their way
to the delivery outlet. Each boy
handles about 1000 in this category
every day.
Evening star., 1935-12-15

TINE average boy probably would
rate John Callahan and Bob
Emory as pretty lucky young
II sters. They get paid for roller
skating. To be sure, it is not the ordi-
nary aimless variety of roller skating,
but rather a very special type.
Callahan and Emory are sort Of
machine age Mercurys. They work
for Western Union. The company
has mounted them on ball bearings
and assigned them to the job Of
picking up rush kilograms from re-
ceiving equipment and rushing them
to the quickest delivery outlets. The
ninth floor of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank Building is the rink in
which these youths. and three others.
do their special cannon-ball express
act
N0iSeleSS Business.
You might think that it was q
pretty noisy place with the boys
tearing around on skates. 1t isn't
though. The skates roll noiselessly on
the composition floor. Neither those
in the same Office nor the tenants
on the floor below are disturbed.
Nor are there any collisions. The
boys are naturally skillful and ex-
perience has taught them to temper
speed with caution on the sharper
and more blind corners.
They travel pretty fast and steadily
on the job and after about an hour
or an hour and a half energy has
ebbed quite a bit. Another pair puts
on the skates and those relieved go
on regular floor duty, which is less
tiring and, of course, less swift.
Eight Miles a Day.
How much ground do the boys
cover in a day? About eight miles,
but it seems lot longer, what with
the sharp turns, quick changes Of
pace, etc. 1t is more firing than ordi-
nary skating.
Western Union has been using
Skating aids" for six years. Officials
say the job is a pretty quick way to
the top. Some former skaters are now
in quite responsible positions.
Government information, stock
orders, death messages, and train dis
patcheS-all marked by q red ticket
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
SANTA Notes
FUN TO WRITE.
Get Busy And Win
Your Share OF
$50 Prizes

Those Santa Claus let
ters are arriving in bigger
lots every time the postman
enters the door. Keep it up
kids!
1t seems you kids take Santa
Claus for granted Once in while
you probably wonder just how you
know there really is Santa Claus.
Sit down now Figure it out. Then
write the Santa Claus editor, I'M
perial Valley Press and Morning
Post and tell him just why you
know there is a Santa Claus. Be-
sides being barrels of fun it's an
opportunity for you to win some
of that $50 in prizes offered for
the best letters.
Remember, it's easy! Every child
IL and under need only take few
minutes to write down his reasons
and to mail the letter. This puts
them in the big contest.
While no extra credit is given to
Continued on page 2; column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
ENGINEER TO
MAKE TESTS
Expert To Be Here
For Study OF
Water

r. J. Parshall, senior irri-
cation engineer of the Unit
ed States reclamation serv-
ice, will arrive in Ell Centre
next Thursday to continue
desilting experiments at Rositas dam
which he began two years ago, ac-
cording to a letter received this
morning by Chan Livingston, head
of the National Unemployment serv-
ice here.
Parshall set up his equipment at
the dam just before the big water
shortage to determine the most ef-
ficient desilting methods possible
for use on the main dam and diver
sion canals of the All-American Can
al system. However, the drought
made it necessary for him to cease
his work shortly after experiments
were begun in order that every drop
of water could be given to the farm
lands.
Analysis of water and it's silt con-
tent will be picked up where it was
left off as soon as Parshall arrives.
He is considered one of the coun-
try's leading experts on irrigation,
has written several books on the
subject, and is an instructor in this
field at the Colorado School of
mines.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
TORIES PILE.
UP BIG LEAD.
in ENGLAN D.
Safe Majority In
Parliament
Assured

LONDON, Nov. Is. (UP)
The national government,
strongly Tory and pledged
to support international ac-.
tion against any war-maker,
won the general election today with
a safe majority in Parliament.
At 2 p m. the government passed
the 308 seats necessary for ma
jority and its victory became more
pronounced as returns continued to
come in.
Labor headquarters, in admitting
a clear-cut government victory, said
it expected the government majority
to be between 200 and $50 seats. La
Dor made gains, but not as much as
expected 1t will have stronger
voice in Parliament than in the last
session, but not enough to upset the
government
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
CLARK GABLE AND
WIFE SEPARATE

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Is. WP)-A
strange sequence of real life ro-
mances which have colored the ca
reer of handsome Clark Gable, No.
l leading man of the films, today
reached a new milepost with the
announcement Gable and his sec
ond wife, formerly Rheta Lachman
Lucas, wealthy Texas widow, had
separated
Gable made the statement by long
distance telephone from New York
while Mrs. Gable, left behind in their
West Los Angeles home when the
actor started on his latest vacation"
two months ago, conferred with Ivar
Parker, her lawyer.
Mrs. Gable, mother of two chill
dren and IL years the actors senior.
married him in 1881. They separated
once before, and it lasted seven
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
ON EDGE.
FOR BIG GRID
TILT TONIGHT
Ell CentrO Team
To Give Hard
Battle

With nothing to lose and
everything that goes with
the glory of winning to gain,
the desperate Ell Centre
Spartans will rally their in
creased strength in offense as we'll
as defense for the fray against a
championship bound Brawley team
at 8 o'clock tonight on the Ell Centro
gridiron.
The fires of competition never
burned brighter between the rival
schools as the two elevenS swing
into the last half of the 1885 con-
ference schedule which will mark
the miserable downfall of Ell Centre
unless it can turn the tide on the
invaders tohight.
Tension was felt in both towns
as the big annual contest draws
nearer by the hour and the eyes of
Imperial Valley were turned with
interest and expectancy upon the
county seat.
Ell Centro school heads prepared
for the largest crowd of the season
which is expected to witness the
hardest battle for supremacy ever
fought between the two teams.
AS an added attraction the Ell
Continued on page 2; column d
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
2 Army Aviators
Injured In Crashes

HAMILTON FIELD, San Rafael,
Cal, Nov. Is. UP)-Two army air
corps pilots today were recovering
from serious injuries in the Stanis-
laus County General hospital after
two plane crashes in central Cali
fornia
The most serious accident occur
red at Oakdale airport, near Nodes
to. Capt. d. R. Lyons, the pilot, and
Lieut., R. c. Kugel, observer, were
injured seriously.
Witnesses said the observation
craft plunged $50 feet to the ground
after going into spin as it appar-
emily was about to land.
The second accident repeatedly
occurred when bomber of the sew
enth bombardment group ground
looped" in landing at Visalia air
port as Lieut.. A. w. Bryant banked
sharply to avoid administration
buildings at the end of the airport
runway Neither Lieut.. Bryant nor
three companions were injured, it
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
SCANDAL LOOMS
OVER MISUSE OF
STATE CREDIT

SACRAMENTO, Nov. Is. U,P)-
Criminal prosecution of more than
100 state employees for misuse OF the
state credit in making private pur-
chases loomed today with disclosure
by finance department auditors that
the practice of obtaining discounts
had been widespread.
Articles costing more than $4,000
were bought for personal use through
credit channels of the state printing
plant during the past six years, the
auditors reported. While the state
lost no money through the dealings,
payment for the purchases some
times was delayed as much as 30
days, they said.
District Attorney Otis Babcock
said he would ask the grand jury to
take action against all persons in
volved if it were shown the employees
feloniously used state credit to real
ize discounts. An opinion by Jess
Hession, deputy attorney general,
pointed out use of the states credit
for private gain is prohibited by the
constitution as we'll as being a vio-
lation of other statutory provisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15

uluIQGI.
DR.. H. Wolford, chief criminal dep
uty district attorney, will ask the
jury this afternoon to impose the
death penalty
Following Wolford's closing argu-
ments for the state, Superior Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson will instruct
he jury on law to be followed in its
consideration of events of Oct. 16,
when Null was fatally wounded by
5Wo rifle bullets fired from a gun in
he hands of Corley Null was ques-
ioning the suspects about robbery
hat night of Bonds Corner store.
A verdict may be forthcoming to-
light, court observers believed.
Asks Acquittal
In arguing that Corley is not
.uilty Of murder and the the only
proper verdict besides acquittal
would be one of manslaughter, Fin
ley declared the 23-year-old Holt
lille man acted on fear that his own
ife was in danger when he fired at
Iull. Corleys act was instantaneous,
Ind not the result of premeditation,
he attorney argued. On the same
theory, he contended that the Nor
is brothers had no hand in the
5hooting, and should be acquitted.
Finney recalled testimony by the
defendants that Null, in attempting
to question the youths, threatened
Corley with revolver.
Pleading against capital punish
nent, the defending attorney liken-
ed the three suspects to the robber
and thief crucified with Christ.
These are the very men-they are
the men for whom Christ died." Fin
ney shouted.
The former superior court Judge
was the last of defense counsel to
make his argument. He had been
preceded by H. H. Myers, attorney
Tor Corley, and Charles Provence,
counsel for Nobel Morris.
Shortly before noon, Wolford be-
gan final arguments for the state.
He was to continue at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, leading up to close of the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15

tons of gas being loaded in drums
was destined for Italian Somaliland.
The vessel was to sail Saturday for
Singapore and other Oriental
ports"
AT the same time a second ship,
the Norwegian tramp motor tank.
er Rigmor, was taking aboard $3.50
tons of airplane fuel, ostensibly for
Singapore "for orders"
A sister ship of the Oregon, the
Wisconsin, was due here from Port
land, Ore, Nov. 81, rept tedly to
take on similar load. Both vessels
were recently sold by the States
Steamship Company to the Bulk
Carriers corporation, a subsidiary of
the Continental Grain corporation.
Officers Of the American Flag
freighter, Oregon, shipping $3.50 tons
OF aviation gasoline, tacitly admit
ted the cargo was consigned for the
Italian Somaliland, investigators
said. The freighter is officially
bound for Singapore.
AC tne same time second ship,
the Norwegian tramp motor tanker
Rigmor, was taking aboard $3.50
tons. of airplane fuel, ostensibly
for Singapore for orders"
A sister ship of the Oregon, the
Wisconsin, was due here from Port
land, Ore, Nov. 81, repeatedly to
take on a similar load. Both
vessels were recently sold by the
States Steamship company to the
Bulk Carriers Corporation, SUBJ
sidiary of the Continental Grain
Corporation.
Officers of the Flag
flieighters Oregou, shipping $3.50
tons of aviation gasoline, tacitly
admitted the cargo was consigned
for the Italian Somaliland, in
vestigators said. The freighter is
bound for Singapore
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
ITALIANS ROUT
NATIVES AND
CAPTURE TOWN
Copyright 1885 by United Press

Copyright 1885 by United Press
ASMARA, Eritrea, Nov. Is. U.R)--
A bloody fight on the edge of the
Danakil hell hole" between native
Askari troops under Italian officers
and Ethiopian warriors including the
savage Wanakil tribesmen was de-
scribed today in dispatches from the
front.
AS the dispatches came in it was
announced that Italian airplanes
had bombed a large zone south of
Makale, on the northern front line,
and officers newly arrived describ-
ed Guerilla fighting that left no
doubt of the development at least of
real activity.
The fight on the plateau edge,
overlooking the wild Danakil coun-
try, occurred between Ethiopians
and the native column under Gen
eral Mariotti and Coloney Graziani,
Continued on page Q; column d
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
Dairymen Confer
On Price Issues

Dairymen today were conferring
in Ell Centre with w. B. Woodburn
of the division of market enforce
ment, state department of agricul-
ture, and Paul Robertson, super
vising market inspector of Los An
geles.
Question of retail milk prices and
of fair trade practices were discussed
this morning at the meeting held in
the agricultural commissioner Of
flee at the court house.
The state officials will be in the
valley for several days on business
relative to milk situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
PWA TO RULE
ON FL centric
SEWER SOON
City Advised To
Advertise For
Work Bids

Approval by Public Works
Administration officials at
Washington for Ell Centres
requested S290,000 loan and
grant for construction of a
new outfall sewer system was fore
seen today by City Engineer Philip
w. knights on his return from Los
Angeles, where he was advised by
state PWA officials that the city
should advertise for bids Immediate
ly.
Chief Engineer Wagner of the
Los Angeles office advised knights
to advertise for bids so the city
will be ready to proceed with con-
struction Immediately after approx
al, the city engineer said.
Adding to the belief that federal
sanction for the loan and grant
Continued on page 2; column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
ON
TAXES SENT OUT

Approximately 1900 assessment
statements were mailed to taxpayers
of the Imperial Irrigation District
today from the office of Miss Winnie
Barry, assessor-collector whose staff
has been working extra hours to get
the staten ents cut ON time.
Both first and second installments
of current assessments are due and
payable, Miss Barry said First in
stallments will be delinquent Dec. %
and second installment the last
Monday in June. To maintain in
stallment payment of delinquent as
sessments under the 10-year plan.
Miss Barry pointed out, landowners
must pay current installments in
full.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
FANS SET FOR
DINNER RALLY

An invitation was issued this
morning to valley football fans PLAN
ming to be present at the Ell Centro-
Brawley grid contest here tonight to
attend the Ell Centre Junior Cham
ber of Commences goodwill dinner
rally at the California hotel at $50
tonight. Cal Rector, chairman of the
committee in charge of the affair.
extended the invitation.
The dinner will be in honor of the
Continued on page 2; column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
Arizona Cattleman Shot To Death
In Bloody Wild West Duel On Road

McDaniels, who left his friends
body beside the road and hitch-hiked
here to report the affray, said
Franklin shot at him first. He re-
fused, however, to disclose the cause
of the quarrel
Franklin was pierced three times
by bullets from McDaniels' rifle. Be-
side his body lay a heavy-caliber re-
volver with one exploded cartridge
and a second which missed fire.
Both men are prominent in the
Winkelman district.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
THREE ARRESTED
ON DOPE CHARGES

Held for investigation on narcot-
ic smuggling charges, three El Gen.
tro negroes are now being lodged in
the county Jail for officials of the
United States customs patrol at
Calexico.
The three, w. M. Mullen, 55, 181
Main street; E. H. Cross, Al, 1T
Main street; and Charlotte Davis,
alias Cook, 46, 165 Main street were
arrested yesterday afternoon at their
homes by officer Aaron Quick of the
customs patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
Planes Finish
War Maneuvers

HONOLULU, Nov. Is. U,P)-Six
United States naval planes landed at
1890 p. m. Thursday, co<lpleting
their part in maneuvers that carried
Al planes to French F'rigate Shoals,
ATS miles to the northwest.
The six planes left the shoals at
7:30 a. m. Honolulu time.
The remaining 35 planes probably
will not return from the shoals be-
fore Saturday it was indicated
During the maneuvers in the vicinity
of the shoals flight to johnson is
land, 500 miles to the south, was
made by one squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-15
BANDITS SLAY
SIX in MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Nov. Is. (U.P)-Six
persons were reported killed and
eight, including several children,
were wounded seriously at Elcedro,
state of Vera Cruz, by armed BAN
dts.
The outlaws repeatedly burned the
bodies and ransacked the village.
An official statement from mill
tary authorities at Vera Cruz said
federal troops are pursuing the band.