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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
LONG LEGISLATIVE SESSION MAY
BE CONCLUDED DURING THIS WEEK

Important revenue fights loomed
Observers predicted the senate,
following recommendations of the
joint steering committee, would
ameCN the Chatters income tax bill
to provide for a rate one-fifth that
of the federal levy, rather than one
third as approved by the assembly.
This would send the bill back to the
lower house for concurrence, and
the assembly was expected to stand
by its original bill. This would
cause the measure to be sent to free
conference, with the houses possibly
comprising on rate one-fourth
that of the federal tax.
Oppose Auto Levy
Next on the list of controversial
proposals was the recommendation
that the state levy a tax on auto
mobiles in lieu of the present local
property taxes on cars. This would
raise $4,000, 900 for the state, at the
expense of counties and cities.
Since the proposal has the oppos-
ition of all local governments, it
HdS DOullQ W tlfSOulilCl tlOhb4t AAA
both houses.
Advocates of a gross receipts tax
hope to bring their pet revenue
producing scheme to final show
down this week. Governor Mer-
riam, while insisting he was stand
ing behind his own recommended
tions, many of which were incor-
porated in the joint committees
program, said he would sign a gross
receipts tax DILL if the legislature
passed one.
"I told them I would approve al
most anything but murder" he said,
80 long as the budget is balanced.
Merriam is flatly opposed to an
ad valorem on property.
There are scores of other import
ant measures, besides taxes, on the
files of both houses. They include
the chain store tax bill, amended
by the senate and awaiting assem-
bly, concurrence. and proposals to
increase benefits under the old age
security law.
Day and night sessions will be
necessary If the legislature expects
I to clear up 200 or more bills and ad-
iourn within week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
RADIO PRIEST
HAS HOPE FOR
NEW DEALERS"

DETROIT, June 8. UR)-Despite
the recent supreme court ruling de-
claring the NRA unconstitutional,
federal regulation of business and
industry "is essential and must
continue" Father Charles E.
Coughlin said i'll his regular Sun
day address last night.
Such supervision, he said, is made
necessary "by the ever present ex-
istence of that minority of wage
cutters, price cutters and chiselers.
Previous to the dawn of the
new deal legislative measures had
been passed to enable the rugged
individualistS to amass wealth
when and how they pleased and TO
protect their ill-gotten gains. 1t
was the business of government to
protect business but to keep its
hands off business" he said.
The new system set out to es-
tablish social justice and aimed at
marking the limits below which the
citizen must not fall in the econ
omic order. Reconstruction of the
social order was the philosophy OF
the new deal as it set out to solve
the problem of distribution.
Though it appears as paradox
I am more optimistic now than
ever as to the final outcome of the
new deal Events of the past week
will result in consolidating the
broken ranks of new dealers AL
is not lost but rather all is about
to be gained.
There is a way to salvage the
new dear-the only way which
now remains. Congress can and
must enforce the regulation oi
business-Dy the simple means Of
re-defining the nature OF intra-
state commerce, thus rendering in
operative the subterfuges of mod
ern corporations organized to evadt
federal jurisdiction" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

Tomorrow we are starting one Of
the greatest tire sales in the history
of Imperial Valley" Jno. r. Robert
son, valley distributor for General
tires said this morning.
This sensational pre- summer
sale will make it possible for mot
orists, who insist upon safety dur
ing their extensive summer driving
on hot pavements, to ride away on
top quality blowout proof, low pres
sure tires. In addition to lower
prices we offer customers the ad-
vantage of selling us their old, worn
tires.
I'VE have just received a whole
carload of these famous General
tires direct from the factory; all Of
latest, modern, new design, fresh
from the mold, in a plentiful as
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
LINER
ARRIVES WITH
NE v RECORD

NEW YOEK, June Un) - The
super liner Normandie captured the
mythical blue ribbon of trans-At-
lantic speed supremacy today when
she came triumphantly into New
York harbor on her maiden, record
breaking voyage.
The new ocean queen was escorted
by hundreds of gaily decorated har-
Dor craft. Military and private
planes roared above her. Crowds
hailed her as the largest and fast
est afloat."
The harbor was a bedlam. Hun
dreds of horns and sirens combined
in a piercing cacophony of greet
ing The noise drowned the cheers
of thousands of spectators on scores
of excursion vessels and small craft
and ashore.
Pulling up to quarantine at 1908
p. m, EDIT, the Normandie drop
ped anchor.
The 1920 ton liner, carrying g.
ITO passengers, reached Ambrose
Light, outside New York bay at
10:02:02 a. m, EST completing the
2,971 miles in approximately 4 days,
3 hours and IA minutes, new
transatlantic record Her average
speed was 29.68 knots.
The previous mark for the north
Atlantic, 2792 knots, was by the
German liner Europa. The record
for the IL mile longer southern
route, from Gibraltar to Ambrose
was set by the Italian liner Rex
with 1892 knots.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
PRE-SIMMER SALE OF GENERAL
TIRES TO START ON TUESDAY

sortment of sizes. We are passing
our carload purchase on to our Gus
tomers!" Robertson declared.
Our tire rebuilding shop requires
thousands more used tires" he add
ed, "and we will pay twice as much
for old worn tires as they will ever
be worth to the present owners. No
matter how smooth or thin they
are, they can be cashed-in now for
more than the remaining mileage is
worth
"The new General exclusive cork
screw silent safety tread is quite
unlike that of any other tire. The
modern, new, winding, twisting,
tread design has increased skid
safety and tire mileage beyond any
thing else in the past 20 years. 1t
is the only tire built that does not
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
Boy Shoots To
Protect Mother

LOS ANGELES, June 3UD-A g.
year-old boy, rushing to his moth
er's defense, early today shot and
critically wounded John Cortez, 81,
according to police.
Officers said CorteZ and Mrs.
Antonia Ortierez, %. had quarreled
upon returning from a dance and
that, in a rage, Cortez produced a
revolver, firing a shot into the floor.
Aroused by the report. Jose Or
tierez. the boy, leaped out of bed,
grabbed the gun in both hands and
fired, the bullet piercing Cortez'
back.
Detectives said the mother. at
tempting TO shield the boy, at first
insisted she shot Cortez. Jose was
taken TO the county jail while his
mother was booked as a material
witness.
Hospital surgeons said Corte2
might die.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

NEW YORK, June 3.-In the
manner of Arnold Benefits jour-
nal: I saw her at Chatham Walk
last night with a complete scum
ster. One of those rare, fairy girls
with an elf smile-a Marie Doro
in The Admirable Crichton" -
who entrance, make you ashamed
of staring so fiXedly. But she didn't
| mind.
The admiration of men was her
cocktail. And when she fades -
get thee to a nunnery or leap out
of a 18th story window or
James, the Face LifterS in West
48th street, and don't spare the
horSeSi" Then there was the Ber-
nard Shaw fellow on the sidewalk
bench opposite Otto Kahn's on the
upper avenue.
Elderly, with white beard; dig
nified, though seedy. He had an
uncouth brown paper package, all
his worldly effects. He was solving
a cross word puzzle. He had plenty
of time Plenty of time. Plenty. He
had all the time there was. I'm
crazy, but daSsent, to use the words
edacious, gular, wittol, catoptric
and xanthous.
People imagine that an author,
ha, ha, just names his book and
that's that. Alas! He has to please
the sales force. LuckleSs he who
suggests several names, of which
he really likes only one. They are
pledged to select the one he hates.
Title for essay: Unknown books OF
well-known authors.
One of the hardest working auth
ors in the business was the late
and monocled Louis Joseph Vance.
He always worked at night-best
time of all for creative work. He
was fine fighter and fine friend.
Really started the Authors League.
But he was as lonely as his Lone
Wolf and died alone horribly. He
lived at one time at the for-men-
only Benedick in Washington
Square East. Nearly all whose
whosers in art and literature seem
to have lived there. Ike Marcosson,
Hendrick Van Loon, Jack London,
Charlie Norris and many others. A
year in Washington Square usually
removes the last traces of small
townishness. Or so it is believed.
The most fun at amateur thea
tricals is the offside humor Such
as the fellow-Arthur McVeigh, l
believe-at the Dutch Treat jinks
who after a long delay of the first
curtain, stood up and yawned:
well, anyway" And that first
time James Montgomery Flagg
yelled: Louder and funnierl" Then
Broadway picked it up and claimed
it, as usual.
The fortnight frankness in mod
ern literature makes it difficult to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
SCI 100000
AS TOTAL IN
QUAKE TOLL

QUETTA, India, June 5. U.P) -
Estimates of the total killed in the
earthquake which devastated the
Quetta area were raised today to
10000. Six thousand injured were
in hospitals. There was another
earth shock this morning, complet-
ing the ruin and powdering the
wreckage of buildings.
LONDON, June 3. U.P)-Twenty
thousand persons remained buried
in the ruins of Quetta, in Baluchis-
tan, an official report from the
government of India to the India
office said today.
Quetta, the report said, has been
sealed as if it were a tomb, on
medical advice.
Early estimates of 10000 killed in
the earthquake which destroyed
Quetta and did terrific damage
over a 100-mile area were optimis-
tic, the report said. Not only were
10000 bodies still in the ruins, it
was said, but several thousands
the exact figure was not obtain
able-had been extricated.
Besides the loss of life here, the
report indicated there would prove
to be a tragic toll elsewhere in the
earthquake zone. The cities of Ka-
lat and Mastung, the report said,
were believed razed to the ground,
with heavy casualties, and all viii
lagos between Quetta and Kalat, 88
miles to the south, were destroyed.
Soldiers are trying to reach towns
and villages in the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
LUCKY AMERICANS

DUBLIN, June 3. U.P)-Ameri-
cans won seven of the 10 residual
prizes of 5000 1929 300 each in the
Irish hospital sweepstakes draw to-
day.
The prizes were made up of the
residue from the main prize fund
ON Wednesdays derby, which was
divided into II units. The residual
prizes are won outright and do not
depend on the race.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

WASHINGTON, June 3. = The
appropriation bills that get into the
headlines are those dealing with
millions of dollars--or since the
new DEAL" often billions.
But good deal of congress time
is spent passing measures for ridi-
culously small sums. Mostly they
are to pay damages to individuals
who have real or fancied claims
against the government and who
can be reimbursed only by special
legislation because of the limita-
ton on suits against the govern
ment.
There was the case for instance,
of a preacher who was paid $4.52
for damage done to his church by
federal troops.
right off by writing the minister a
personal check. But the parson said
it was the principle of the thing
that mattered SO a special bill was
passed.
Other bills often have been in
troduced for amounts as small as
$1O or SIS.
The cost of putting an average
bill through congress is estimated
at $97, including printing, drawing
up reports, and clerical work, but
not counting whatever the time
spent by congress in discussing it
may be worth.
Thus the cost of enacting some
of the claims bills is more than the
amount provided for IN them. Con-
gresSmen realize, however, that get
ting those small amounts taken
care of often means votes for them
in the next election.
The bills mostly are considered
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

When Mrs. LongearS and Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy were getting
breakfast ready in the hollow stump
bungalow one morning they heard
Uncle Wiggily singing up in his
room.
Your husband is very jolly" said
the muskrat lady housekeeper as
she set the dishes of carrot oat-
meal in front of the plates of the
forty leven sixteen little bunny
children who would soon be down to
eat. Very jolly!"
80 it seems" agreed the rabbit
lady.
Let's listen to the song" said
Nurse Jane. Uncle Wiggily sang:
I'm going TO gather them soon,
I'll not wait for the light of the
moon.
I'll hop out this fine day,
Just as fast rs I may,
And bring back bunch in a
spoon"
what in the world is he going to
gather?" asked Nurse Jane.
II can't imagine" said Mrs. Long
ears. Whatever it is, he's going to
bring back bunch in a spoon. May
be it's ice cream or soup
Soup or ice cream doesn't come
in bunches," laughed Nurse Jane.
Here comes Uncle Wiggily now.
Ask him what he's going to gather" "
June Roses
rr,t..- H6y~, T 1,,naore r3iI n fto,. L.
ing her husband good morning.
I'm going to gather June roses, p"
answered the rabbit gentleman as
he began eating his breakfast so he
might hop out early before the lit
tie rabbits came sliding down the
stairs. This is the first week OF
June my dear, and June is the
month of roses around here, SO I'm
going out to gather bunch OF
them for you and Nurse Jane"
That's sweet of you, Wiggy," his
wife said. But you sang about
bringing back a bunch in a spoon.
"I know, my dear" laughed the
rabbit gentleman, but 1 needed
something to rime with soon and
moon and spoon was all 1 could
think of. Anyhow I'll bring you
back some roses of June in or out
of a spoon"
THAT will be lovely said Mrs
Longears.
! Uncle Wiggily hoped through
the woods and over the fields to a
fence corner where many wild flow
ers were IN blossom and gave off a
most delightful perfume.
Il shall gather large bouquet,
said Mr.. Longears as he smelled the
roses. There will be flowers for my
wife and Nurse Jane" He began
picking the June roses but, all OF a
sudden, he cried: "Ouch!"
Some of the rose thorns had
pricked his paws.
The Fox Appears
TT is too bad that beautiful roses
have such sharp, prickery, stickery
thorns," said the rabbit gentleman.
After that ne was more careful ana
picked a large bunch of roses, TAX
ing care not to let the thorns PRICK
him. Just as he finished gathering
the last of a big bunch OF flowers
there was noise back of the BUSH
and out jumped the Fox.
"Ah, hal" barked the Fox, for ne
could bark or yap almost like a dog
"Ah, ha! I have caught you, Uncle
Wiggily."
80 it seems" said the rabbit gen
tleman sadly. You have caught
me. But before you take me to your
den, would you mind holding this
bunch of June roses while tie my
| ehOe lace "
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
BudUeiser Back To
Former Lou Price

T. Samaha has been appointed
new valley distributor for Budwei-
ser beer by the Annheuser Busch
Brewing company, makers of Bud
Weiser.
In announcing his appointment
as distributor cznfaha stated that
Budweiser will return to its for
mer low price, the increase placed
on it by the former distributor be-
ing removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

Give me the roses! I'll hold
them!" growled the Fox. Uncle Wig
gily had been holding the roses
loosely so the thorns wouldn't prick
him. But the Fox, being in a hur-
ry, grasped the stems hard and
and tight. The thorns pricked him
very much. "Ouchl Wow! Fowl"
howled the Fox, dropping the roses.
why didn't you tell me there were
thorns on the roses?"
"You should have known that!"
laughed Uncle Wiggily as the Fox
ran away to dip his pricked paws
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
WE ARE LUCKY

Extent of last weeks terrible earth
quake in India is increased instead of di-
minished by later reports, which indicate
that at least 100000 persons perished in
the disaster instead of the 10000 at first
reported and which, it was thought,
might be cut when communication with
the devastated region was resumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

have straight-line, sled-runner ribs
I'VE urge prospective buyers to
come early, as the sale is confined
to one carload" Robertson stated,
land of course the size assortment
will more complete the earlier they
select tires. We are employing ex-
ira help and will give service day
and night during the sale, mount
ing all tires free" Robertson con-
cluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

Published every evening (except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, 1nc. 625 State street,
E Centre California. W. G. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 2e, business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Fun leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
SENTENCED TO SPANKING

CHESTER, Pa. Upl - Sentences
that they be spanked by parents
were meted out to three boys and
an 1l-year-old girl when they were
arraigned before Magistrate Robert
Mcbride on charges of borrowing
an automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

DeIleNe Ile TeSJrlCIlOIlS OF q lew
years ago. There was the publish
er who wouldn't permit Gelett Bur-
CESS to use silk stockings" in his
first novel. A bit to risquel And
it was the Ladies Home Journal
as I recall, that forbade Bert Ter
hune's hero to leave the heroine's
house at IL o'clock. Must be 10 o.
clock!
Metropolitan mystery: How those
tired mattresses in little restau-
rants, on their feet all day, can still
smile a goodnight. And that Awful
Minute of suspense for heavy
smokers: Wondering if they will get
their cigars Immediately after cof-
fee.
l was musing today about the
modern boy when Ray Long, Jr.,
called If he forms secret societies
before college or prep school frats.
AS a youngster I was a member of
an order called the Foul Fiends OF
Hell. I was Arch Fiend. Will Gep-
perS was the BloodthirSty Destroy
er. Such honors make the Con-
gressional Medal or the RoSette of
the Legion seem paltry today. Are
there any boys who have printing
presses, or bean blowers, the two
cent kind, two feet long, with which
0f Atya,Niyan ", nnIlln
bring a frightened girl to a Sec
ond story window? And there was
that greatest thrill. Making oxy-
gen yourself in the cellar and burn
ing magnesium in it. Or hydrogen
and filling balloons. Too, there was
lifes great problem; Shall I put
Mr." on my first engraved card?
Eureka! I can float on my back.
The enormous Normandie, with
its floating grandeur, will send sew
eral great liners of year ago to
the junk heap. I'm glad Will Hays
had the good taste to make no de-
mails of the constant stories that
JdIIlGS SGIdIu, al oilllOll, JUG AACii-
nedy and Farley would take his
place. He knew all the while he
was secure and could have the job
as long as he wanted. Denying
false statements is always a waste
of effort. Someone was saying
Frank Crowninshield is the star of
the salad mixing experts. Supersti-
ton is not confined to illiterates.
It's the belief of two intellectuals
that Edwin Booths ghost hovers
about The Players. But what upsets
me is my upsetting a bottle OF red
ink on a new study rug two days
ago. So far M. has not discovered
it. But when she comes around l
am in the grip of that solemn
hush just before the captain of the
execution squad yells "Fire!' The
dry throat, numb bewilderment.
That last glimpse of the cold, grey
dawn!
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

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son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
L O king
B a C k W a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
- % InHE

Within two weeks. work will start
on siphoning every canal crossing
on the road between El Centre and
Dixieland.
For the purpose Of organizing a
dramatic club in Heber, all persons
interested in dramatics are invited
to meet tomorrow evening at the
residence of L. A. Barnum.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 3, 1920

With everything running smooth
~ and the season going at fun
speed the eantaloupe season mas
been most successful 70 date.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03
TEN YEARS AGO
June s. 1925

strong support for the Imperial
Valley cantaloupe was given in an
Interesting talk at the chamber OF
commerce luncheon today by Clarke
Irvine
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

Such heavy loss of life is hard to ap-
preciate particularly by those who are
removed by thousands of miles from the
scene of disaster. The reports make news
for moment but are soon forgotten.
More capable of prompting our SYM
pathy are the reports of death and disast-
er nearer home, in Colorado and Wyom-
ing, where tornadoeS and floods have
taken heavy toll of lives, though small
compared to the Indian disaster.
The inhabitants of peaceful little set
Elements in that area have seen the roar
ing waters of rivers swollen by torrential
rains sweep into their homes, taking rel
atives and friends to their deaths, or the
even worse fate of being listed as miss
ing" while property damage has reached
over S10,000,000.
The death toll is estimated to be as
high as 300 and may go even higher as
storms continue in the devastated area.
For many months past the inhabitants OF
that region have been suffering from
shortage of water and its resultant dust
storm" catastrophe. When relief from
the water shortage comes it also brings
disaster. Truly the people there have
cause to murmur at the unkindnesS ma
ture directs toward them.
distress existing either in India or our
own neighboring states, but we can learn
something from the disasters which have
afflicted them-that serious as our own
troubles may seem at times, they are
nothing to what can befall us and we
should be thankful that we do not feel
the full extent of nature on the rampage.
Babe Ruth ought to be able to go OUT
in a manner more fitting than his present
release from the Braves. 1t is not de-
sirable end to his long and spectacular
career.
Even the kings honors must seem bit
empty to DR.. Dafoe after the honor con-
ferred on him last year by nature, Provi-
dence and the Dionne girls.
What Senator Borah has to say about
criticism of the supreme courts NRA de-
cision, just about bars him from any
more breakfasts at the White House.
Mr.. Karpis is not going to be able to
enjoy a vacation after his latest bit of
work if the federal men have anything to
do with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

There seems 10 be little founda-
ton to the current rumor that ia
cslmha is 10 be made port of entry
from Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

The alumni banquet given IN
honor Of the class of 1920 CUHS
was in every respect one Of the most
brilliant OF its kind ever given here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

Babe Ruth ought to be able to ''go OUT
in a manner more fitting than his present
release from the Braves. 1t is not a de-
sirable end to his long and spectacular
career.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

Even the kings honors must seem bit
empty to DR.. Dafoe after the honor con
ferred on him last year by nature, Provi
dence and the Dionne girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-03

What Senator Borah has to say abou
criticism of the supreme courts NRA de
cision, just about bars him from an
more breakfasts at the White House.