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The Washington times., 1935-10-14
HARPER LOSES
BANK SUIT

Sopreme Coort decisions in
four Washington bank cases to-
day placed depositors one step
nearer to receiving additional
money from the Golfers Of Dis
trict financial institutions tied hp
since the 1882 bank holiday.
The court denied petition of
Robert N. Harper for a review
of decision of the District Court
of Appeals which held that stock
holders of the North Capitol Saw
ings Bank were liable for 100
per cent stock assessment made
by the Comptroller General. The
bank was organized under the laws
Of Arizona. Mr.. Harper was sued
by John F. Moran, receiver Of the
bank for a $1,000 stock assess
ment.
Directors Lose Fight
The court likewise denied the
petition of Joseph w. Thompson
and John F. Moran, receiver of
the Park Savings Bank, for a re-
N1CW Vi CA4C OAoVAlCG NOuAU Va AP-
peals decision holding that stock
holders and the receivers could
not sue directors of the bank be-
cause it continued business after
the banks Alabama charter ex-
pired August, 1929.
Another angle Of the bank situa-
tion was finally decided when the
court denied the petition of Cary
A. Hardee, receiver of the Federal
American National Bank and
Trust Company, for review of the
decision holding him obligated to
pay $2,273 unpaid taxes to the
American Security and Trust Com
pany.
The case grew out Of a fore
closure of a mortgage on an apart
ment house in the 1900 block of
Fourteenth Street N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
ASSAILS
BRITAIN'S
ENMITY
BattIeships Refused to
Acknowledge Italian
Salute

ROME, Oct. IA QN.SO.-Italy
struck at Britain's Bitter Anti
FaScism" in the press today al
most at the same time she was
bidding for American understand
ing of the Justice" of ItaEy'S
claims in Ethiopia.
Writing in the Voce D'Italia,
Virginio Gayda, noted Fascist edi-
tor, charged that British battle
ships concentrated in the Medl-
terranean refused to acknowledge
the salutes of Italian battleshipS.
Gayda wrote:
"ThiS failure to observe inter.
national naval cOurteSieS is an.
other indication of British bit
ter anti-FaSciSt sentiment.
Baron Pompeo AloiSi, Premier
Mussolini's gaunt and monocled
chief delegate to Geneva, in an in
ternational radio broadcast to the
United States yesterday appealed
for American understanding of
Italy'S position in its armed con-
flict with Ethiopia, which he said
still may be settled peacefully by
two methods. He denied Italy had
broken the Kellogg Pact outlawing
war.
Baron Aloisi's talk, was to have
been delivered in Geneva last week
but he was cut off the air at that
time by a British censorship which
was termed the first sanction"
applied against Italy.
The two methods Aloisi put for
ward as peaceful settlement of the
Italo- Ethiopian conflict were:
Setting aside by the League
of its policy of two weights
and two measures" or the con-
demning of Italy for violating
the League covenant which al
ready had been broken in the
Sino-Japanese war and the
Bolivia-Paraguay conflict in the
Gran Chaco.
Harmonizing of the League
covenant as a whole to bring
it into accordance with world
change and recognizing the
rights of certain nations in the
event of disputes threatening
their territorial integrity. This
long has been advocated by
Premier Mussolini.
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
C0PTIC PRIESTS
YIELD, BRING
DUCE GIFTS
Ras Seyum Said to Be
Fleeing With a Part
of His Army
(continued From Page -
the second phase of his penetra-
tim
S2OO,OOO,OOO Cost

SEVU,UUUOVVV NUSb
Contemplating rank upon rank
of mountain ranges, peaks, valleys,
gorges, canyons, with Increasingly
high altitude and complete abb
sence of roads, we can see only q
long, drawn-out phase Of penetra-
tion followed up laboriously by
well.made roads, which are re-
uuired for a modern mechanlzed
army, and consequently is task
requiring months.
Ras Halle SelasSie GugSa's COM
ing over to the Italian side gives
Italy dominance ove-' further
zone Of practically the same width
and penetrating more than 100
miles further south into Ethiopia.
But this dominance at present
takes the forr- of aerial recon-
naissance and does not mean
control, much less occupation OF
this vast additional area Of some
10000 square miles.
The tremendous military effort
to date is estimated to have cost
200 million dollars, and the PROB
lem now confronting Premier
MusSolini's army is not armed re-
sistance of Ethiopians, but the
simple physical financial propo-
sition of masticating and Swal'
lowing the enormous mouthful al
ready bitten off.
AS far as I can learn the
Ethiopians will offer no armed
resistance to this operation, and,
as q matter Of fact, it is quite
possible they may be inviting
just such action on Italy's part
as fitting in with Ethiopian plans
and strategy.
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
Clipper Crew Guests
Of Honor in Guam

GUAM, Oct. 14.-Tiny Guam
staged its gayest fete in years
today for seven airmen who
landed Pan American Airways'
Clipper plane after a week-long,
6,480-mile flight from Alameda,
Calf.
"Gofmauleg!" was the cry
among the Chammoral people of
this U. S. Pacific outpost as they
cheered Pilot R. o. D. Sullivan
and his crew. 1t meant, VERY
good-weu done" Gov. George A.
Alexander led the reception.
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
Embargo on Arms
For Ethiopia Lifted

LONDON, Oct. IA G.N.S).
Britain's embargo on arms ship
ments to Ethiopia was lifted, ef-
fective last Saturday, it was Off
cially announced today.
Placing Britain in the van Of
nations acting on this first formal
sanction, the government also
barred arms shipments to Italy
Immediately upon notification of
the League of Nations vote on the
embargo resolution,
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
SIX ETHIOPIAN CHIEFS SURRENDER TO ITALIAN


THE NATURAL DEFENsEs Of Halle
selassies rugged country are easily noted
on this map. It makes clear the fearful
task confronting Mussolinis engineers in
laying roads over the forbidding mountains
that lie in the path from Adua and Adj
The Washington times., 1935-10-14

graf to Adds Ababa. From the South an
other force is pushing toward Harar with
the Webbe Shibeli River as its best prac.
ticable route. The southern army's final
objective will be the country's only rail-
road line connecting the capital with Jibuti
The Washington times., 1935-10-14

would then be taken by plane to
the northern front. Arms also may
be imported from Kenya Colony,
on the south. -,
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
Halle SeIassie's Engineer
And His Corps Surrender
Bv FLOYD GIBBONS
Copyright. 1895. by International
News SerVice)


Without shot or q spear
thrust, Aksum, EthiopiG'S an
cient old Holy City, proposes to
yield t. the Italian forces,
Floyd Gibbons diScloSeS in the
latest of series of dramatic
dispatches from the wGr zone
that filtered through, hours
apart, today.
GIBBONS made a flying trip
over the leD Roman road from
ASmdrG to accompany Gen.
Emilio de Bono on his trt.
HmphaI occupation of Adut0G,
and describes the scenes there
during the celebration of the
"nUengtng" of the italian defeat
In 1896.
Two other dispatches relate
the deSertion OF the guard OF
$50 sent to protect S10tSS en-
gtneer 1Dho Uas to direct con-
Struction of a military road
from Adds AbGbG north, tOith
the result that the road project
fell through; and the sabotage
By an Italian youth of one-hG!t
EthiopiG'S northern comnIunicG-
tion lines. The StDiSS engineer,
said Gibbons, confirmed the Gb-
Sence of any strong Ethiopian
forces Immediately south OF the
Italian line.
ITALIAN. GENERAL HEAD
QUARTERS, ASMARA ERITREA,
Oct. IL (9 p. mD.-Well, all
know is what the generals tell
me and what I pick up here and
there in Africa, and it seems like
the latest dope is that all Halle
Selassie's Ethiopian army engi
neering corps walked out on him
lock, stock, and barrel and sur
rendered to the Italians today in
the person of one man, a husky
fine-looking Swiss engineer hired
by the Emperor to build a road
north from Adds Ababa to Ak
sum, over which the Ethiopians
planned to march north to kick
the living spaghetti out Of Mus.
Solini's boys.
Engineer Bietry told me he had
$50 of Haile's soldiers with him
as escort and guard, but when
Caesar crossed the Rubicon and
started moving that one million.
ton war machine southwards into
the land of milk and honey and
flies, Bietry'S escort deserted en-
masse and started on a bonus
march for Adds Ababa.
Hadn't Been Paid
Neither Bietry nor his escort
had received any pay from Halle
SelasSie in the last five months,
and had been living mostly by
giving Ethiopian due bills To
friendly Ethiopian hotel keepers
and peaceful peasants along the
route who happened to own such
valuables as chickens, goats or
cattle, without any army strength
to protect their possessions.
Without guard or escort, Bietry
said, it seemed like a useless task
to continue building a military
road himself, especially in view
of the long periods between pay
days and meals, so he took the
engineering corps remaining mule
and made the long march by night
and day to Makale, then into the
italian lines, where he delivered
the mule and much valuable in
formation concerning the country
Immediately south.
The Washington times., 1935-10-14
Treasury Condition

international News Service
Treasury balance $1,735, ,022, ,231.-
20.
Internal revenue, $9,452,542.04.
/ Customs receipts $11,286, sos. .S7.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
TUo Sentenced
To Son Quentin,

Two men were sentenced to San
Quentin prison by Judge Vaughn
Thompson in superior court this
morning, while a third entered a
plea of not guilty to the charge
filed against him.
William Roehl, found guilty of
second degree murder by a jury
here last week was sentenced to
the state prison for the term pre-
scribed by law. Roehl had been
charged with the killing of Charles
Reed in his home on the east side
early last month.
Fred Fain had his petition for
probation denied and he was SEN
fenced to San Quentin for the
term prescribed by law He had
pleaded guilty to charge of lewd
conduct with five-year-old girl
j. c. eagle, charged with having
escaped from the county Jail plead
ed not guilty to this charge and
his trial was set for May 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
NIX R1u<.
. 1855. hcHaught Syndicate. la
MANY PAYING
Up ON TAXES

Substantial sums of money are
coming into the county treasurer's
office as a result of the payment
of first and second installments
under the 10 year redemption plan.
Including payments posted yes
terday, almost $55,000 has been
paid exclusive of the straight re-
demptionS, which also are coming
in to that office. The county trea-
surer's office had to work until S
o clock Saturday to accommodate all
those who wished to make pay
ment and is now going through re-
mittances sent by mail.
AS for the county assessor -collec-
tors office, that office is humming
with activity also as tax returns
are being recorded, the safe being
full of checks for taxes ranging
from few cents to several thou
sand dollars.
At noon, Saturday, the second
1nstallment of state and county
taxes became delinquent and those
who had not paid the first and
second installments under the 10
year redemption plan will be un-
able to avail themselves of it's priv
ilegeS unless the present session of
the legislature extends the tina or
makes new provision.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
NATION NEEDS
BILLIONS To
PAY ITS WAY
Must Raise Over Twelve Billion
By January First To Meet
Expenses
By RICHARD l.. GRIDLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, April % U.P)-The
federal treasury must reach into the
public's pockets for $12,480, ,968, $50
(B) before January l to meet de-
mands of creditors and pay for cur
rent expenses, it was revealed to-
day.
This was at the rate of approx
mately $37,202 minute for the next
eight months, or the equivalent of
500 for every man, woman and
child in the nation.
This sum must be raised by taxa
tion, new borrowings and exchange
of new securities for old.
The huge federal financing sched-
ule comedies with the start of the
gigantic work-relief program, for
which $4,880,000,0O0 has been ap-
propriated. Most of this, however,
will not reach the publics hands be-
fore next year.
Holders of the $780,, ,208950 of
first liberty loan bonds falling due
June Is are now being offered 27S
per cent 20-25 year bonds or rs per
cent year notes instead of cash.
Presumably holders of most of
the other maturing issues over the
next year will be offered new securi-
ties in exchange. This is a short
cut" to avoid direct security sale
The effect on the national debt
however, is the same as if the treas
ury went into the open market to
borrow through the sale of new
securities.
If the $7,O00,0 100000 in maturing
obligations are met largely through
refundings, the government will
still have $5,0O0,00O,OOO to raise by
January for ordinary costs of run
ming the establishment and for
funds for relief and public works.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
SCHOOL OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS
FOR IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL WORK
Citizenship To Be Stressed AS Major Part Of Cur
ricuum In Valley Institutions
Next Year

Principals of the valley schools
and interested teachers gathered at
Wilson school this afternoon to dis
cuss many problems relative to the
remainder of the school year and
plans for next. c. B. Collins,
county superintendent, called the
meeting and presided, introducing
the various speakers, including Miss
Helen Thomas, instruction super
visor, who explained the program
for the remainder of this year and
next.
Bulletins were presented those
present containing much of the de-
sired information.
In the commencement field two
things are being stressed: first, the
program should center about the
graduates, be planned, developed and
staged by them and, second, it
should be used as means of in
terpreting school service to students
and citizens. The bulletins include
comparisons between the old and
the new commencement programs
with references for graduation pro-
gram material available at the coun-
ty office as well as other material.
Connected with commencement is
the problem of promotions which
are based on the educational OBJ
jectives, consideration of the whole
child and the place where he will
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Protest Slash In
Tariff On Flax

Protest against any reciprocal
treaties whereby the tariff on flax
seed would be reduced and replaced
by processing taxes and benefit
payments to growers has been filed
with Henry Wallace, secretary of
agriculture, in letter sent today
by Scott B. Foulds, farm bureau
secretary.
Foulds states that in the letter he
has received many reports that the
administration is contemplating
such a step and while they may not
be true, he wishes to file a protest.
The letter states that the valley
acreage is $4,000 against 1000 acres
last year and will probably increase
in the near future to 100000 acres,
replacing other crops in which there
has been overproduction. a step
Foulds believes to be in the right
direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

flourish best. Emotional develop
ment and stability, social an d
physical development, academic
standing, mental equipment, citizen
ship, attitudes and work habits
should be considered equally when
deciding upon promotions. These
points were brought out in the dis
cussion today as we'll as those rela-
tive to aiding children in develop
ing vacation interests.
Announcement was made that
state fair entries which are to be
pupils work only, must be in the
county office by May Is.
Discuss Social Studies
During the past year, under the
alienation of social studies pro-
gram, whereby the fifth and sixth
grades have been taking up the
sixth grade social studies units,
many of the teachers have written
their own units to supply material
not available. Reports and criticism
of the use and value of the units
used this year are asked and various
teachers were appointed as chair
men.
Roger M. v. Walton, attendance
supervisor, asked for any correct
i've suggestions which teachers and
principals might have in regard to
alterations on the permanent rec
ord cards instituted this year.
An outline was given as a sug-
gestion for teachers to use in writ
ing units of work
Citizenship is to be one of the
major emphaseS for next year IS
program, it was announced, CEN
tering on the theme my Place in
a Democratic Government"
1t was also announced that read
ing, science and social studies are
to be emphasized in the schools
next year.
Routine information relative to
closing of schools, returning books
and bulletins. etc., salary warrants,
retirement salary, contract at
tendance, etc., was given the group
also.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
State School Head
Coming Saturday

Plans have been made for two
meetings Saturday at which Vier-
ling Kersey, state superintendent of
public instruction, will speak the
county teachers institute to be held
in Brawley and the annual meeting
of all trustees in the Wilson school,
Ell Centre.
Institute will be held all day in
Brawley, beginning at 9:45 a. M,
Kersey will speak in the morning
and in the afternoon John Sexton,
city superintendent of schools from
Pasadena, will be the speaker.
Trustees of all the county schools
will convene at p. m. at Wilson
and Kersey will address them as will
w. L. Blair, managing editor for the
Pasadena Post and president of the
Pasadena board of trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Local Youngster
Stars At Rodeo

Jack Oswalt, son of j. Sterling
OSwalt, chief of police, proved his
skill as a cowboy Sunday when he
won first prize for riding wild
steer at the big rodeo at the Jackie
Cougar ranch in Buckman Springs
valley.
Chief Oswalt. with Gene, Jack and
Pauline Oswalt attended the rodeo
from Ell Centre as did Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Scriven, Miss Caroline Al
derman. Mrs. Myrtle Clark, Shirley
Clark, Kirk Henry and others.
Jackie Cougar and his brother,
Bobby, and number of other mo-
ton picture stars were present for
the rodeo. At noon big barbecue
dinner was enjoyed by all present.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
State Executes
Slayer OF Five

JOLIET, ILL.,, April % W.p) Fred
Blink, 43-year-old farmer who shot
to death five persons in an argu-
ment over $40 worth of vegetables
was executed today while praying
that somewhere, some day, I'll
catch up with the man that did this
to me-"
He blamed mis- plight on poison
liquor" and Timothy Corrick, hus-
band of one of his victims, who he
said gave him the drink that crazed
him.
Blink killed three men and two
women, all his neighbors, in Nor
rison, ILL.,, after disagreement
with John Hamilton, one of the men
he shot, over a division of potatoes
from cooperative garden.
AS a guard slipped the hood over
his face he said:
I'm not afraid. Life was nice"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
BOARD VOTES
UNANIMOUSLY
FOR REQUEST
Legal And Engineering Depart
ments Authorized To Pro-
ceed With Application
WILL SEEK $13,50O,OOO
Today's Action In Line With
Program For Development OF
Canals Resources

Another step forward in the full
fillment of the irrigation districts
power development and distribu-
tion program was taken this morn
ing when by unanimous vote the
board of directors adopted a res
olution which authorized the legal
and engineering departments to
prepare an application to the
Public Works Administration for
funds to carry out this program.
M. j. Dowd, irrigation district
chief engineer, was authorized to
sign and execute this application
which will ask for $13,50000O to be
expended by the district in the de-
velopment and distribution of pow
er from the All-American canal.
Today's action is directly in line
with the course mapped out by the
district board some months ago
and follows closely on another res
olution which authorized the rec
lamation bureau to draw up plans
and specifications for the con-
struction of the power plants along
the canal route. While approving
this resolution the board further
voted an expenditure of $4,000 as
first advance to the government
for this work which is not to ex-
ceed total cost of 100000 and is
to be paid for by the district in
quotas of $4,000 at time whenev-
er such funds are needed by the
reclamation bureau to further the
drawing up of the needed plans
and specifications.
AS impediments in the path of
the district toward the fulfillment
of this program, stand court ac-
tions brought by the Southern ST.
erras Power company and the New
Cal corporation. The former COM
pany has an injunction suit pend
ing in local superior court against
the installation of machinery in a
proposed Brawley standby power
plant. The Nev-Cal company has
brought similar suit in federal
court and also seeks an injunction
against the drawing up of plans
and specifications by the reclaim
alton bureau. All these actions are
still in the courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
PLAN PACKING TRAINING PROJECT
Suggestion Made BY Press Being Investigated By
Sterrett And Officials

Establishment of an SERA pro-
ject to teach inexperienced local
residents to become proficient in
packing fruits and vegetables, may
be submitted to the state SERA for
approval, according to w. j. Ster-
rett, Imperial county director.
The suggestion that such a pro-
iect be investigated was made to
Sterrett by The Press at a recent
conference he held with valley news
papermen.
Plans arc now being discussed
with the supervisors to obtain a
group of experimental farms, con-
trolled and operated by the govern
ment during the period persons are
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Arizona Seeking
Boulder Dam PouDer

PHOENIX, Ariz., April %. U.P)-
Arizona's contemplated plan to ask
the federal government to construct
a power line across the state from
Boulder dam got under way today
with appointment of fact-find-
ing committee.
Governor B. B. Moeur named M.
J. Daugherty, Mesa; 1. M. Clawson,
Cortaro, and D. E. Rienhardt,
Globe, to gather necessary data to
perfect an application to the gov
ernment.
The legislative resolution under
which the appointments were made
contemplated a power line from
Parker across the state to Bisbee.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Chamber Luncheon
Will Be Resumed

The regular monthly luncheon
meeting of the Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce will be held tomorrow
at noon at the Hotel Barbara Worth
and an invitation has been extended
to DR.. M. E. Mcdonald, assistant
state supervisor of state dairy serv-
ice and to Guy P. Mayo, state dis
trict supervisory dairy inspector,
both in the department of agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Mcdonald has been asked to
speak at the luncheon regarding the
status of Imperial Valleys dairy
situation. and President Tyler asks
that there be large attendance at
the luncheon meeting. These We'd
nesday gatherings have been omitted
for two weeks and it is the intention
of chamber directors to resume
them, commencing tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
ONE DEAD IN
FATAL CRASH
ON HIGHWAY
Redlands Grain Dealer Victim
OF Collision l8 Miles West OF
Brawley

- Matt zandbergen, %, a
Redlands feed de aler,
- died in the Brawley hos
pital at o'clock this
~ morning from injuries re-
ceived in an automobile
accident on highway No. SO, about
Is miles west of Brawley. The acci-
dent happened at o'clock. Frank
d. Echols, Westmorland mechanic,
received severe internal injuries in
the same acyident and is in the
Brawley hospital where little hope
is held for his recovery. This death
marks the 10Th automobile fatality
on county highways to date this
year.
According to reports made by in
vestigating officers from the traf-
fic department and sheriffs office,
the truck on which Zandbergen
had been riding, operated by Elmer
Blivens, was carrying a load of
sacked grain from the valley to
Redlands. The machine had bro
ken down and was parked off the
highway while Echols was making
repairs on rear wheel.
A truck loaded with cement and
operated by Earl Rasco, Brawley,
coming from the opposite direction
is said to have crossed over the
center line of traffic, struck an
other car which was parked in
front of the stalled truck and then
sideswiped the latter vehicle. Zand-
bergen who had been standing
near the front end of his truck was
first hit by the oncoming machine
and badly crushed. Echols was
caught under the wheels of the
trailer and dragged about 100 feet
before the other machine could be
brought to a stop.
Rasco was taken to the Brawley
Jail and is being detained there
pending the outcome of an inquest
which Is to be held in Brawley at
4 o'clock this afternoon.