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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
BLACKBURN ASSERTS AGRICULTURE
UNITED ON NATIONAL PROGRAM

At the American Farm Bureau
Federation convention in Nashville
agriculture was united as never be-
fore on a national program, declar-
ed r. w. Blackburn, president OF
The California farm bureau fedora
ton, national director and member
of the executive board, in an ad-
dress this noon at the California
hotel before an audience of $50
farmers, home department women
and representative members OF The
community.
Interesting, unpublished high
lights of the convention, which he
asked press representatives to re-
frain from quoting, including con-
versations with high authorities of
the government, were told as Black
burn outlined the national agricul-
tural program.
This program was endorsed by
organized agriculture, the National
Agricultural council which Is COM
posed of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, the American Agricul-
tural Editors association, the Farm
ers National Grain corporation and
the National Grange. Copies were
given President Roosevelt who went
over 1t with a group of farm lead
ers of which Blackburn was one
and to congress as well as other Of
ficialS.
Blackburn himself had partici-
pated in formulation of the pro-
gram which begins with a re-state-
ment of objectives. Restoration OF
farm buying power by the regula-
ton of the value of money and by
the AAA, Farm Credit Administra-
ton and other agencies has been
the most potent of all recovery mea-
Sures."
Normal balance of income be-
tween city and county, intensified
ton of efforts to increase farm pro-
ducts, raising the quality of STAN
dards, reduction of distribution
costs so that this farm income may
be increased without further cur
tdiliilcllt VI piOluOJlOll, olC oulllC VI
the objectives stated.
I'VE favor the continuance OF
farm production control for the
time being" the statement contin-
ues, land urge simplification of pre-
sent plans and especially the cor
rection on inequalities in allotments
Further increase in farm prices un-
Til they reach parity and reduction
in industrial prices which higher
production will make possible, are
the most important measures of re-
covery and unemployment"
Specific recommendations are
given for amendments to the Ag-
ricultural Adjustment Act which
have been designed to correct de-
fectS in the law.
In regard to monetary reform or
ganiZed agriculture wants revalu-
alton Of the dollar to the extent
authorized in the present law and
consideration given to the estab-
lishment of the commodity dollar
as method of preserving and
maintaining the benefits accruing
from revaluation of the dollar.
Rural credit program is con-
cerned with facility loans to pur-
chasing cooperatives. privileges for
banks cooperativeS, reduction of
interest rates to agriculture on a
basis comparable to rates enjoyed
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
AUTOMOBILE CODE CENTER OF BITTER FIGHT
District Refunding Case Decision To Be Delayed
Monthly Police
Report Filed

Collections amounting to $2558.35
we're made by local police headquar-
ters during the month of January
according to the report filed yester-
day. OF this amount $20O1.75 was
for occupation license fees; $l93 in
general fines; $121 for traffic fines
and $142.20 for dog license fees.
Police arrested 155 persons during
the past month of which 70 were
for drunkenness; 40 ON vagrancy
charges; 80 for disturbing the peace;
five for petty theft: three for bat
terry, three for reckless driving and
one for carrying concealed weapons.
Disposition of these cases was as
follows: SO served sentences; 81 paid
fines; 18 were committed to the
county; so cases were dismissed or
suspended; one was released to pay;
two cases are pending, one was
turned over to federal authorities
and four others had been held as
transients.
The report further states that it
cost the city $13225 to feed city pri-
soners during the month and also
that 100 traffic citations were issued
during that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
NAVAL FLYERS
DIE IN CRASH

wEATHERFORD, Tex, Feb. 2.
W.R)--Two U. S. navy flyers were
killed near here today when their
plane crashed and burned.
The two victims were identified
tentatively as Oscar Willis Pate,
Jr.. and George E. Chafee. Pate's
Identification was made through
a ring and cigaret case, bearing
that name. Naval orders sending
the men from San Diego to Phila-
delphia bore Pate's and Chafee's
names.
1t was believed the plane crashed
when its pilot attempted q forced
landing.
The ship had dropped behind
two other navy planes, believed
headed for Barksdale field, Shreve-
port, La. The other flyers evi-
IDENTIFY did not see the ship fall
and continued on their way.
George Williams, farmer, said
the plane circled a plowed field
near where he was working and
as it attempted to land, he heard
an explosion and the ship burst
into flames. 1t fell in the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
Arizona Files
Its AnstDer To
Federal Suit

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. UP)-The
state of Arizona today filed In su-
preme court it's answer to. the suit
of the United States asking an in
junction to prevent state author
ities from interfering with the
construction of Parker dam in the
Colorado river near Boulder dam.
The answer charged that the
United States had no authority to
proceed with the construction with
out the consent of Arizona and des-
cribed the dispute as essentially one
between Arizona and California ov-
er the division of the Colorado IS
waters.
The answer contended that it
would have been "more in keeping
with the amenities and proprieties
which it is the custom of states to
observe" If California had sought
Arizona's consent to build the
Parker dam.
The same, ii said, might be added
with propriety in reference to the
United States in proceeding with
the construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
SAYS
HAUP PTMANN' s
CASE BROKEN
Claims Abb Witness Discredit.
ed By Vagueness During Ex-
animation By Wilentz
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT

PENNINGTON, N. j., Feb. 2. =
The prosecution declared today that
1t had smashed Bruno Richard
Hauptmann last defenses and
would succeed in sending the Bronx
carpenter to the electric chair for
the murder of Charles A. Iindbergh,
Jr.
Members of the states staff felt
the defense collapse with the cross
examination of Peter H. Sommer,
Al, who told the strangest story of
any of the defense alibi witnesses,
and suffered the most damage In
cross-examination.
Sommer' IS testimony was intended
to bear out the theory of Edward
]. Reilly, chief defense coussel,
that Isidor Fisch, assisted by Violet
Sharpe, Morrow servant, both dead,
kidnapped the baby and collected the
ransom. The story, however, disin-
tegrated rapidly under the hammer
ing of Attorney General David T.
WilentZ. Sommer will be further
cross-examined when court recon-
venes Monday.
The state has positive evidence
that Violet Sharpe was in no way
implicated In the actual kidnapping,
the United Press was informed.
Miss Sharpe committed suicide a
few months after the kidnapping
just before she was to undergo ad-
ditional police questioning.
Expert Weakened
Even the first of defense's hand
writing experts did not escape un-
scathed. Wilentz made John M
Trendley admit he had studied the
handwriting involved only two and
one-half hours.
But Sommer suffered most. First
he identified Fisch positively as
one of the two men he saw with a
woman carrying baby on a Hld-
son river ferry bound from New
Jersey to New York the night of
the kidnapping. Then he said he
wasn't so sure. First he said the
woman was Violet Sharpe, recogniz"
ing a photograph. He was broken
down on this point, too. Finally
he placed the time he saw the
group on the ferry as after mid
night of the night of March /, 1882.
The baby was kidnapped at around
9 'clock and long before midnight
every highway and every ferry was
guarded.
Reilly. however, seemed unworried
by the fate of his witnesses.
The defense Monday will present
more handwriting experts in an eff
fort to refute the testimony of
eight state script experts who have
sworn that the former German
machine-gunner penned, in dis
guised hand, the ransom notes. Be-
yond that, it has a few more alibi
witnesses.
AS the case entered what may be
its last week of trial, it was gen.
orally conceded that Hauptmann
himself has been his best witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
San Diego Mayor
Declared Guilt,

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. 2. U.P)-
Mayor Rutherford B. Irones faced
a possible Jail or prison sentence
today following his conviction by a
superior court jury on charges of
hit-and-ruf1 driving.
The district attorneys office said
it was within the province of the
court to sentence him either for a
misdemeanor or felony. The latter
automatically would remove him
from office. Sentence will be passed
next Monday.
The jury deliberated less than 30
minutes before finding Irones guilty
of the charge. The state accused him
of driving city automobile into a
small car containing George D.
Pickett, a sailor, and his wife and
speeding off, leaving the Picketts un-
conscious. Both have recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
Landmarks To
Be Discussed

Imperial Valleys historical land
marks are due to receive much at
tention at a meeting of the SERA
county planning committee next
Tuesday evening with the view of
formulating a project which would
provide suitable markers for all
such landmarks: the erection of
monuments to valley pioneers whose
names have become inseparably
linked with certain interesting
places here and also the improve
ment of roads leading to these land
marks.
At recent meeting of the SERA
committee. Percy Palmer of Braw-
ley addressed the group on this
matter of conserving and improving
interesting spots in the valley and
it is expected that further action
will be taken at the meeting of
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
TWO GUNMEN
PAY PENALTY
IN VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2. W.n)-
A brief fortnight after their cap
ture in New York, Robert Mais, 20,
and Walter Legenza, Al, leaders in
the notorious tri-state bandit gang,
were executed today in the electric
chair
Mais, a quaking, dark-haired
youth, went to the death room first.
He was pronounced dead at 7:50 a.
m, 3 minutes after the electrodes
were fastened about his limbs.
Legenza, both legs broken in gun
battle with Philadelphia police, HOl-
lowed his younger companion to the
chair. Physicians cut the plaster
casts from his legs to apply the
death dealing electrodes.
LegenZa was pronounced dead at
8.06 a. m, approximately five min
utes after he was strapped in the
chair with the electrodes fastened
about his broken legs. He had been
carried into the execution cham
ber
Mais died protesting his inno-
cence of the Staying of federal
reserve truck driver here last March
1t was this crime of the many
charged to the desperate gang which
brought the sentence of death to the
pair.
II never killed a man. Mais told
prison officials during the sleepless
night which preceded his execu-
ton. Il was in on the planning of
the reserve truck robbery with the
rest of the gang, but ] wasn't down
here when they pulled the job"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
WeU-knoWn Heber
Resident Dies

Mrs. Essie Knapp, well-known re-
sident Of the Heber district, died
at her ranch home located about
three miles south of El Centre at
7:45 last night.
Mrs. Knapp is survived by her
husband, Lester w. Knapp; two
daughters, Delta Mae, 9. and Bev-
erly, 3; her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Zack Broyles of Oregon, and two
brothers and three sisters, also res
idents of Oregon.
Funeral services. in charge of B.
e. Lemons, are pending the arrival
Of word from relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
INSTRUCTIONS SENT OFFICIALSFOR
GUIDANCE AT DISTRICTS ELECTION
All Persons Listed AS Property Holders Will Be Per-
mitted To Cast Ballots In One Of
Two Classes Outlined

There has existed much misun-
derstanding regarding qualifications
of voters in the irrigation district
general election to be held through
out the district next Wednesday,
and with the object of clearing up
whatever difficulties might exist a
set of special instructions to election
officers has been prepared. These
will be explained to such officers at
meeting to be held with w. w.
Goodson, secretary of the district
board, tomorrow.
Tie main difficulty that has ex-
listed is regarding the right of GER
tain electors whose names appear
both in the great register and the
special tabulation of names for each
precinct to vote next "Wednesday.
On the inside cover of each of these
books appears the following state
ment:
"Only those persons whose names
appear in the voters register and
before whose names no asterisk or
star appears, are to be considered
as bona fide fully qualified voters.
In other words, if an asterisk or
star appears in front of the name
in the register of voters furnished
you, that person is not fully quail
flied voter. If no asterisk appears
before the name of a person that
person is fully qualified.
This matter is somewhat clari-
fled in the instructions as to pro-
cedure to be followed as the voting
is being done. These state that
names without asterisk are to be
given their ballots and allowed to
vote with no further complications.
Those, however, before whose names
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
Retired Minister
Dies At HoltDiUe

Rev. Amos Clark, retired minister
and former pastor OF the Christian
church in Holtville, died at his
home in that city this morning fol-
lowing a brief illness. He had Suf-
fered from heart trouble and was
able to be about his home this
morning, death coming suddenly at
1880.
Rev. Clark was pastor OF the
church until about five years ago,
at which time he retired due to ad-
vanced years. Mrs. Clark preceded
him in death about eight months
ago and he had gradually failed
since that time.
He is survived by daughter,
Miss Susan Clark of Holtville.
The body is at Lemons funeral
parlors in this city pending funer-
al arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02

/ by other branches of industry, ex-
tension of commissioners loans sc
that they may be used for pur-
chase Of new farms, etc., and 9TH
er provisions relative to the farm
credit administration including re-
striction of Its credit facilities to
finance the sound business needs
of agriculture and the mainte-
nance of the FCA as a separate
Independent agency of government.
Provisions relative to national
land utilization and cooperative
marketing are included, the AAA
being asked to recognize Capper-
Volstead cooperatives and farm or
ganizations to the extent that
labor organizations are recognized
under section IA of the MIRA.
In regard to tariff, Blackburn
gave a brief discussion, declaring
that 1t was his purpose to protect
California agriculture fully.
The 1886 convention of the ma
tional federation will be held in
California In all probability states
Blackburn as he has been auther-
lied to extend that invitation which
he hopes will include a tour of the
valley.
Clarence Walker, aSsemblyman.
was present and was to speak on
the recent session of the legislature
after which the farm bureau direc-
tors were to meet.
Community singing was led by
H. Lee Landerman, assistant farm
advisor, Mrs. s. p. Holiday, ac-
companist. G. o. Hoober, farm bu-
reau president, presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
BRIEFS To De
SUBM| TED BY
BOTH PARTIES
Burden OF Proof Placed On
Directors By Judge McCor-
mick's Ruling Yesterday.
DISTRICT MEN OPTIMISTIC
Expected Six Weeks May
Elapse Before Final Verdict
In Action Is Delivered.

With all testimony presented, the
hearing on the petition presented
by the Imperial Irrigation District
for the valuation of the district IS
bond refunding program wa
brought to a close before Judge
Paul j. Mccormick in federal court
Los Angeles, yesterday.
The court ordered that briefs
are to be presented by attorneys for
all parties to the action and indi-
Gated that the burden of proof In
the matter rested on the objectors
and they were ordered to file the
first brief. This is to be done with
in Is days after which the district
has 10 days within which to file its
answer followed by another five
day period for the objectors' an
Swer.
This means, it was said here this
morning, that decision in the mat
ter can be expected within the next
six weeks.
Witnesses called to the stand
during the two day hearing ON the
valuation petition were: Winnie
Barry. district assessor-collector; F.
H. .McIver, district treasuer;.,B. P
Lester, secretary of the bondholders
committee; Milo Bekins and Robert
Fullerton, members of this commit
tee: M. j. Dowd, district chief en-
gineer; r. H. Maddux, district pur-
chasing agent; Walter Havekorst
manager of the local branch Bank
of America; E. L. Carson, assistant
manager, local branch Security
First National bank; with three
other bankers one from San Fran
cisco, the other two from Los An
geles.
Harry w. Horton, chief counsel
for the district, stated this morning
that he was greatly pleased with
the way the case went and expects
q favorable verdict shortly after the
requested briefs are filed and con-
sidered.
Comment BY Hewes
In commenting on the outcome OF
the hearing, Evan T. Hewes, chair
man of the district board Of d1rec-
tors stated that in the opinion OF
both the board of directors and the
bondholders committee the whole
case had been handled most salts
factorily by the district legal de-
partment and that q verdict favor
able to the district could be expect
ed within short time.
This hearing found group OF
bondholders and creditors of the
district seeking to block the pro-
posed reorganization of the district
under the new law which permits
the district to go into bankruptcy
Under the terms of this plan the
district would be protected from
foreclosure and permitted to work
out over a period of time an ar
rangement to pay off its indebted
ness.
Objecting groups were the South
crn SierraS Power company, the
Hydro Electric Securities company,
George r. Covell. James H. Jordan,
j. F. Joyce, and other creditors
The district legal department asked
that the objections be overruled be-
cause less than five per cent of
general creditors were represented
in the protestantS' group.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02

an asterisk appears will be given a
ballot and allowed to vote but on
each such ballot will be stamped
the words: "Cast by Special Per-
mission.''
Canvass Each Set
Following the closing of the polls
In each precinct at z O'Clock We'd
nesday evening canvass of each
set of ballots will be made, care be-
ing had that those allowed to be
voted under special permission are
kept in special envelope, apart
from those not SO marked.
Names appearing in the register
marked with an asterisk are those
which were included in several land
grants made and filed here last
spring. 1t is doubtful whether such
persons are legally qualified to vote
in district elections and for that
reason the discrimination Is being
made in the manner of handling
and counting the ballots as voted.
All persons who have received a
postal card from the district, noti-
flying them of the election and of
their polling places, are eligible to
vote next Wednesday. Persons
whose names were placed on the
lots in Imperial and Holtville as
owners, and who have received such
cards from the district, should go
to their polling places Wednesday
and cast their ballots. They may
not know they are property owners
for in many instances names of
persons were used on the lots with
out their authorization. ALL WHO
HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION
! CARDS SHOULD VOTE.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
AIabon1a's Grid
Star Signed To
Movie Contract

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2. WD -
Millard Dixie Howell, who passed
and raced his Alabama crimson
tide to a victory over Stanford
university's football team in the
New Years day game at Pasadena,
has been signed to long term
contract by Universal Pictures, it
was announced today.
Howells first assignment will
be the main role II a Frank Mer-
riwell" serial, scheduled to 60 into
production shortly. The picture
will run in II chapters.
The football player, who also
has a great future as baseball
player. was secretly brought to
Hollywood for testing, and his
presence was not made known un-
til the contract was signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
WORKERS AND
OPERATORSAT
LOGGERHEADS
Extension Granted By President
Bitterly Opposed By A. F. OF
L. Chieftains
RICHBERG DENOUNCED
Crisis Similar To Threatened
Strike Last Year Now Con-
fronts Industry.
RICHBERG DENOUNCED
BY LYLE A. BROOKOvER
United Press Staff Correspondent

oy LII LIZ n. DsOVnOtEn
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The
automobile code today was the CEN
ter of furious battle waged by
organized labor to secure rights
claimed under the recovery act.
President Roosevelt. who ordered
extension of the code until June
16, was supported by Donald r.
Richberg, recovery coordinator, and
S. Clay Williams, recovery board
chairman. Arthur D. Whiteside
voted with Williams to accept the
code amendments agreed to by the
industry.
The American Federation of Lab
or, claiming the amendments would
not benefit workers, refused to rec
ognize the new code.
| Francis j. Dillon, A. F. of L. Or
ganizer in the automobile industry,
attacked the automobile labor board
headed by DIR. Leo c. Wolman as
ga genuine and real menace to
the trade union movement and
said that it "legalizes company un-
ions.'
Lined up, at least in sympathy,
with labor were five members Of
the recovery board. Sidney Hillman,
Leon Marshall, Walter H. Hamilton.
Leon Henderson and Blackwell
Smith we're disclosed as having vot-
ed to drop the code rather than
extend it as outlined in the White
House order.
Question Lab0r's Right =
| The industry, basing its conclus-
ions, on recent election held by the
Wolman board, questioned the labor
federation \ right to speak except
for small minority OF workers.
! The federation's plan Of action
was not disclosed but a protest to
the White House was expected.
! Labor leaders in steel, cotton tax
tiles, automotiye parts, and all 9TH
| er industries where collective bar
gain controversies are raging were
| believed certain to side with the
automotiye labor men.
Industry spokesman said the
federation is demanding majority
representation, contrary to proper
tional representation which mott
vated the Wolman board. If the
board operated by majority rule, the
| industry claims, the A. F. of L.. ac-
cording to its voting strength,
would not represent workers.
VIM. A. Green, president of the
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-02
Jury Trial Asked
By Accused Pair

Pleas of not guilty to disturbing
the peace and threatened offense
were entered by E. G. Castener and
w. G. Bowers in police court this
morning. They asked for jury
trial and the case was set for fur
ther hearing on February Id. Com
plant against them had been filed
by B. Knight for alleged disturb
ance and fighting at 459 Main
street last night.
Paul Glassee pleaded guilty to a
reckless driving charge and drew
a $75 of 371s days in the county
Jail sentence. M. Gonzales was giy-
en- $40 or five days in jail sem
tence on his plea of guilty to drunk
enesS. ''-'-