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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
NEW ACCOUNT
SPURS COAST
KILLER HUNT.
Woman Relates Shooting
OF Screaming Girl on
Street of Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Oct t. Is.
UP-A woman eyewitness
who saw a man step out
from the shadows of a hedge
at the minute Mrs. Harriet
Wake, 26 year old film stu
dio "stand-in," was shot to death,
sent police on a new search today.
The witness was Mrs. Thomas
Bryant, whose story, brought out
for the first time, puzzled author
tiles more than ever in their in
vestigation of the North Hollywood
Staying.
Mrs. Bryant's story led police to
doubt their first theory that the
girl was shot from an automobile
which sped away while a shout of
laughter rang out.
Heard Scream
Startled at hearing a woman's
scream, Mrs. Bryant looked from
her front window, she said, and
saw Mrs. Wake run past.
Il saw a shadowy figure of a
man step from behind the hedge on
the corner, I heard two shots. and
then the woman fell" she related.
"The shadoWy figure ducked in
to the hedge and disappeared.
"An instant later, a small car
came down the street, swung over
to where the woman was lying,
paused for a second or SO, and
drove on.
"It looked as though the occu-
pants of the car had started to
help the woman, and then had be-
come frightened and left"
Conflict in Stories
Her story that the automobile
did not reach the scene until af-
ter the shooting conflicted with
that of Ruth Clinesmith, IA, and
Jean Clark, 13, school girls. Police
planned to re-question the girls to-
day.
Running down the mystery car
angle, police learned names of the
roadsters original owner and the
man to whom he sold it, and planned
to question them also.
Police were divided between two
theorieS-that Mrs. Wake was
marked by a revenge" murderer
who pumped a bullet at her from
the passing auto or that she was
shot by nervous bandit who stepped
out from behind the hedge.
A 30 calibre bullet struck the
womans hip, severing an artery
and she bled to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
LEAGUE TAKES
THIRD STEP

GENEVA, Oct. Is. U.P)-Step
three of the League of Nations
plan to penalize Italy for its war
on Ethiopia was brought before a
subcommittee of the general
staff" today.
1t envisages an economic boycott
of Italy which not only would cut
off it's export trade but deprive it
of key commodities essential to
war making and the industrial life
of the country.
But drastic as was the leagues
campaign, belief was growing here
that the leagues pressure on Italy
would prove SO gradual and in
complete that within measurable
time the league and the British
navy must collaborate to isolate
Italys expeditionary force in East
Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
WARRANT CLAIM
PAID TO BANK
BY TREASURER

Payment of 10000 worth of reg
istered warrants presented by one
bank of the county alone was keep
ing the county treasurers office
busy this morning-and similar
greater sum will be paid another
bank when the registered warrants
it holds are presented for payment.
Comparing the county's finances
with last year, the county treasury
is in far better shane. Last year
at this time many warrants were
being registered, including salary.
At present only advertising war
rants are being registered.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Commerce Chamber
Dinner Postponed

This weeks El Centro chamber
of commerce luncheon has beer
postponed until a week from Thurs
day, October "a, Sem Bacon, presi,
dent, announced today,
The postponement was made nee.
essary by the imminent meeting Of
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce to be held Friday in Braw
ley. at which T. c. Macaulay ot
San Diego is scheduled to speak
Army officers now conducting
maneuvers in the valley will be
guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
SEWER LINES
FOURTH BREAK
REPORTED HERE.

Philip w. Knights, city engineer,
was notified this morning that
another break had occurred in the
city outfall sewer line about 800
feet north of the other three which
were reported early last week in
a field about two and a half miles
north of Imperial.
Following reception Of this Inc
formation, William Leekly. assist,
ant engineer visited the place
where the new break was reported
Another crew Of men will be put
on duty there 10 make what repairs
are possible under existing cireum-
stances.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Mexican Rebels Organize for New Attacks
Storm Lashes Coast; One
Dead: Damage Total High
HIRE A HALL?
THEY DID FOR
HUNTER TRIAL

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Oct.
Is. U,P)-Trial of five deer-hunt-
ers aroused such interest that the
American Legion hall was rented
today for a courtroom.
The five, Glen Wiley and Will
liam Cox of Ventura, Charles
Jackson and II. Clithero of Santa
Barbara and a youth, go to trial
tomorrow charged with game law
violations.
They were arrested in the San
ia Barbara hinterland the night
of Sept. IL assertedly packing
deer meat without requisite heads
and hides.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Rental Protective
Group Viii Meet

A discussion of rentals and delin-
quent payments will be the principal
business of an 8 o'clock meeting of
the Rental Protective association to-
night in the chamber of commerce
office. 1t is important that all men,
bers attend, according to Mrs. John
]. Green, secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
MUSSOLINPS SON
ESCAPES DEATH

ASMARA ERITREA, Oct. 10
DelayeO-Bruno Mussolini, Prem
ier Benito Mussolinis 17-year-old
son, returned from an airplane
flight today with four bullet holes
in his plane
Bruno is a member of the 'Des-
perate" squadron of Count Galeazzo
Ciano, Mussolini's son-in-law, as is
his older brother, Vittorio, f9.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
State and County
Tax Payable Soon

State and county taxes become
due and payable Nov. l and the
first installment becomes delin-
quent on Dec. 5 Dan West. county
assessor-collector, said today.
Tax statements will be mailed
shortly. Taxpayers will by asked to
keep their statements. No second
notices will be sent out except up
on request.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
AMERICAN BANKERS
REPORTED SAFE

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. Is. U,P)-
Five American bankers reported
missing early today on a hunting
trip in northern Sonora after being
assertedly captured by rebels who
confiscated their guns and ammun-
ltion, are safe and unharmed at
Camp Huachinetta, Sonora, accord
ing to Bill Fransworth, manager of
Big Game Outfitters, Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Boulder Reservoir
Storage Decreased

Water stored behind Boulder Dam
showed further decrease, according
to information posted at irrigation
district headquarters today.
Readings show 175-foot depth of
water behind the dam with 4,23O,OO0
acre feet in the reservoir.
Readings for October 8 show a
276.05-foot depth behind the dam
with 100000 acre feet in the reser-
Voir
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
DISTRICT BOARD TO STUDY RFC
REFINANCING LOAN RESOLUTION
Terms of Grant Set Forth in Resolve Sent Here By
Federal Allotment Group at Capital

Imperial District expected study
today Of the resolution adopted the
carry out the proposed bond
eundng
the resolution today by
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15

French Propose
New Peace Plan
Ira African War
COpuight 1885 By United Press

PARIS, Oct IA UP-Premier Laval has asked Great
Britain to withdraw its home fleet ships from the Meder
gesture to enable him to seek peaceful set
temen of the crisis official
said today.
The disclosure a sequel a series of conferences
by which Laval understood to have embarked upon
new attempt to bring the Italian Ethiopia to
peaceful end
No gesture to Italy could be attractive, perhaps
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
"MUSSOLINI BELIEVES
ENGLAND WANTS WAR"

ROME, Oct. Is. U.P)-"M "Mussolini
believes England wants war;" for
mer Senator Henry Allen, of Kan
sas, told the United Press today
He had a half-hour's conversation
with II Duce yesterday.
Italy is far better prepared to
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
Wind Reaches 81
Mile Velocity

Wind velocity reached a peak of
81 miles per hour at 1:35 am. to-
day, according to Howard Emmons,
Ell Centre observer for the United
States Weather bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-15
DIR. Samuel Ayres
To Talk Tonight

DR.. Samuel Ayres, skin special
iSt of Los Angeles, will be speaker
before meeting of the Imperial
Valley Medical association at 7:3O
tonight in the Barbara Worth hotel,
DR.. George c. Hooloran, president,
announced today.
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corps in 1900 as assistant paymaster
and later developed the navy's present
purchasing system. When Franklin
D. Roosevelt was assistant secretary
of the navy he and Peoples became
close friends.
The admiral presumably will have
full charge of drafting the regulations
for material purchases but it is un-
derstood the actual buying of supplies
for work relief projects will in most
instances be handled by the states and
other cooperating agencies. However,
certain commodities, like cement, that
will be needed in immense quantities,
probably will be purchased centrally.
A MELIA EARHART, our premier
woman aviator, made fine flight
from Los Angeles to Mexico City,
though she was forced to light first 60
miles north of her destination because
a small insect got in her eye. Remov-
ing the bug, she continued to the cap
ital, where ten thousand persons gave
her an enthusiastic welcome. Amelia
said that after seeing something of
Mexico. she ''hoped to do better job
of flying nonstop to New York"
CENATOR HARRISON'S compromise
- bonus bill, it was believed, might
solve that trembling problem.
This measure would make bonus GER
tificates mature in 1888. instead of
1915. They could be converted imme-
diately into per cent bonds. Vet
Grams who wanted cash right away
could sell the bonds. losing only the
interest they otherwise could obtain
until 1888. Harrison said this would
cost 5O0.O00O00 more than the pres
ent bonus law. but far less than the
Patman bill, passed by the house, to
pay the bonus with S2.5Oo.OO0,OOO in
new money.
Milo Warner, vice commander of the
American Legion, said this bill was
absolutely not acceptable" to that or
ganization. Heads of veterans organ
izations and various others were in
vited to testify at committee hearings
on the bill.
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Grants to states for old age assist
ance (pensions) on a $3.50 basis, but
for no individual will the federal gov
ernment's share exceed SIS per month.
Compulsory old age benefits for per-
sons over sixty-five on basis of salary
earned during working lifetime, pay
ments ranging from S15 to $50 a month.
Income tax on pay rolls of employees
starting with 1 per cent in 1887 and
graduated upward to per cent in
1919; excise tax on employers in same
amounts This will mean total pay
roll tax of per cent by 1919.
Unemployment insurance. Tax on
employer of 1 per cent on pay rolls
in 1886, 2 per cent for 1887, and per
cent thereafter.
Social security board as new bureau
of government in the executive branch
with three members appointed by the
President.
Federal grants to states for mater
nal and child health service, an appro-
priation of S3.S00,O00.
Federal grants to states for public
health service, an appropriation of
$S,000,000.
Speaker Byrns and other majority
leaders were elated by the immense
majority by which the bill carried be-
cause, as they asserted, it was put
through without any pressure from the
White House. Mr.. Byrns said: "We
got no orders from the President, so
help me Almighty Cod"
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the message to Ambassador Sir Eric
Phipps for transmission to London.
Then, On his forty-sixth birthday,
came the reichsfuerher's defiance of the
league, in the form of what the German
foreign office called "short but de-
termined note" Here it is, as made
public in Rome:
1.-THE German government contests
to the governments which in the coun-
Gil of the League of Nations took, in
the elaboration of April II, the right of
making themselves judges over Ger
many. The government sees in the de-
liberation of the council of the league
an attempt at new determinations
against Germany and therefore rejects
it in the most resolute manner. The
government reserves the right to make
known soon its position on different
questions touched upon in the deliber-
alton"
This note did not seem to impress
greatly the statesmen in London, Paris
and Rome, but it nightly pleased Hit
ler's followers. They celebrated their
leaders natal day with gusto and pre-
sented to him fleet of about sixty war
planes bought with popular contribu-
tons, most of which came from storm
troopers.
The German press was loud in de-
nunciation of the league action and
Litvinov, the Soviet delegate. came in
for most of the abuse because he de-
livered the chief speech in support of
the resolution at the council session.
Just recently Germany granted to Rus
STA credits amounting to $4,000. 600
Poland also was assailed for "aban-
doning" Germany, but in Warsaw it
was said by officials that Poland was
still the friend of the reich.
Strange as it may seem, the Jews
in Germany are warmly supporting
Hitler in this controversy. The fol-
lowing message was sent to him:
''The League of National German
Jews stands mistaken in its loyalty to
the Fatherland. and hopes the govern
ment's defense policy will not be
changed on account Of the Geneva
proceedings"
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cnamDer. he was Inn
tied to 40 minutes, but
in that time he used
a lot of language. Aft
er describing Ickes,
Farley, Wallace and
General J o h n son in
terms not very funny.
the "Kingfish" assailed
Mr.. Roosevelt as per-
sonally responsible for
what he called a plan
to force the state of
T ,OuiSiana RI viald to
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stantially as President
Roosevelt wants 1t.
The final vote was So
to 33. 1t may be some
weeks before it is
passed by the senate,
for the senate finance
committee, to which it
was referred. is busy
just now with NRA
extension and veter-
ans bonus payment.
Leading features of
the measure as passed
nv tha houSp are.
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armies and air fleets
of each of those
signing such trea-
ties to protect the
others in case Of
attack.
Unfortunately, In
the new war Of
the air, as in secret
gangster war, no
protection Is pos
sible.
Where one GRIM
inal has an "auto-
matte" or "subma-
chine gum" agree
ments among law
obidinp citizapS ann
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03
HEAVY Tax Levies

The exactions Of the tax collectors
In the near East are notorious, but
the Egyptian of last century really
made a record hard to beat. In one
year he squeezed s75, 100000 out of the
Egyptian taxpayer while the whole
officially recorded revenue only amount
ed to S5O,OOOO0O.
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will have to be started
at once, and it ex-
pected that this will
absorb about S1,70O,-
100000 of the total
sum. According to au-
thoritative sources in
Washington. this part
Of the program will
be supervised by Rear
Admiral Christian ].
Peoples. now procure
ment officer in the
treasury. Peoples en-
forpd tho navy S11Dplv
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violating the treaty of
Versailles by rearm-
ing, and it was expect
ed Reichsfuerher Hit
Ter would make a de-
fiant retort. AS a first
step he sent from his
Bavarian retreat in
structions to Secretary
of State Won Buelow
to protest "England's
detection at Stresa and
Geneva" This Won
Buelow did, delivering
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

corruption and debauchery. He threat
ened a tax rebellion in his realm if
there were further federal encroach-
ments in the matter of controlling the
expenditure Of federal loans for state
projects.
Huey charged that the administra-
ton was concerned solely with con-
trolling the expenditures in Louisiana
in such manner as to insure winning
the election in 1886.
"They could go down there and spend
the whole five billion and they could
not win that election" he said. 'But
they could load US with the five billion
debt that we would have to pay as the
result of carrying on their politics."
FATHER COUGHLIN of Detroit, the
radio priest" and earnest publicist,
has now been endorsed by the bishop
of Detroit, Rt. Rev. Michael Gallagher.
81 pronounce Father Coughlin sound
in doctrine, able in it's application and
Interpretation" the bishop said. "Free-
~ Si'C vi
written word and freely give my ap-
prevail on the spoken word. May both
be circulated without objection through
out the land. Under my jurisdiction
he breaches the just codes of the old
law and it's commandments. Until a
lawful superior rules otherwise, stand
steadfastly behind this priest, Father
Coughlin, encouraging him to do the
will of God as he sees it and see it."
The Michigan unit of Father Cough
Inns National Union for Social Justice
held its first meeting. The priest de-
scribed this as the first of series of
state meetings to put the millions of
members" of the union ito work to
make themselves felt as a democratic
force"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

zen. HUGH JOHNSON'S earnest
~ appeal for extension of the MIRA,
in the course of which he took all the
blame for it's failures, may have been
effective, for it was reported that a
considerable majority of the senate
finance committee was in favor of con-
tinuing the life of the Blue Eagle or
ganization. Three of the members, all
Democrats, were listed as absolutely
against prolongation of the recovery
act, but most of the others favored
such a course, provided various alter
ations are made. The committee had
under consideration a bill introduced
by Senator Pat Harrison, designed, he
said, to stimulate discussion. The hot
test battle will come on the floor of
the senate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03
CURRENT EVENTS
PASS IN REVIEW
PRESIDENTS SOCIAL SECURITY
BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE
HITLER is DEFIANT.
BY EDWARD w. PlCkARD
G. Western Newspaper Union.

WITHOUT benefit of gag rule but
w with perfect party discipline, the
administrations social security bill
was jammed through the house sub
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

Deeply grieved by the killing of
many school children at a public cross
ing, the President plans extensive
elimination of railroad grade crossings.
Complete elimination of such crossings
would involve spending hundreds OF
millions or billions. The work would
be undertaken with careful concentra-
ton on the fact that railroading itself
is bound to change or disappear so far
as transportation of passengers is con-
cerned.
Railroads in the future must carry
passengers more than one hundred
miles an hour, on light railroad equip
ment, able to climb steep grades as
easily as automobiles do now. Elimi-
nation of grade crossings will take that
into consideration and include elimina-
ton of existing sharp curves at cross
ings, that the work may not be done
twice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03
Oxsfers for Anemia

The oyster is a useful food for
treatment of nutritional anemia, since
It contains almost as much iron and
copper as liver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

y USSIA was disappointed and dis
= gusted when the French chamber
failed to approve the mutual assistance
pact which Litvinov and Laval had
concocted. The delay was called off,
cially a temporary halt" In negotia-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

not protect them. And while one ma
ton can secretly build and suddenly
launch airships with poison gas and ex-
plosive bombs, no city can consider it
self safe.
France and England, after elaborate
experiments, announce that there is no
possible way of protecting a modern
city against air attacks, even though
the city knew in advance when to ex-
pect them.
The only safeguard is fear of re-
taliation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

GERMANY was thoroughly enraged
~ by the action of the League of Ma
tons council in adopting the tri-power
resolution condemning the reich for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

How rich will the Russians become.
with their energetic development of ma
tional resources, all over Russia and
far into Arctic regions?
And what will be the effect on Com
munism, bolshevism and the proletariat
when Russia becomes, as she may do,
the richest nation on earth, and those
that rule her become the worlds rich
est men, perhaps the first multiple bill
honaires in history?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03

Y EPUBLICAN leaders who attended
luncheon in Washington given to
William Allen White of Kansas turned
the gathering into real political meet
ing and in their speeches insisted that
the Republican party must openly and
vigorously attack the "fallacies of the
New Deal"
Mr.. White explained the conception
of the regional meeting of eleven mid
western states to be held in Kansas
next month and said that the amount
of interest aroused among Republicans
throughout the country was surprising.
Such a regional meeting could do moth
ing more than write creed and stir
up the electorate to right thinking, he
declared, adding:
Confronted with new conditions, the
Republican party must face this situa-
ton and write platform that will be
constructive and give promise of carry
ing out in sane way the things needed
to restore constitutional government"
1t was announced in Cleveland that
the Republicans of the east central
states would hold big political rally
in that city late in May, to "adopt dec
larations of principles and to conduct
an organized attack on the murk and
fog of loose thinking from Washing
tom
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lions, and the treaty may be signed
later provided the Soviet government
promises to shut off the Communistic
agitation in France. All the French
radicals want the Russian alliance and
so does one section of the conserva-
tives; but another big group is opposed
to any commitments, especially with
Russia. Also, there are many who still
cling to the hope that Brands old
dream Of full Franco German recon-
Citation may come true. though they
don't say much about it in public.
Russian and French papers revived
the story that there was a secret mill
tary alliance between Germany and Po-
land. but this was vigorously denied by
officials in both Berlin and Warsaw.
Communist parties of ten European
countries united in an appeal to the
working classes for demonstration
on May 1 against the German Nazis.
The appeal, printed In the Communist
party organ Pravda, charged that
German imperialists and their Jap
anese and Polish allies" are provoking
war against Soviet Russia.
MORE than three thousand persons
~ lost their lives in q series of
earthquake shocks that occurred in the
most thickly populated section of For
mosa, the island off the Chinese coast
which Japan acquired in 1895. 1t was
the worst disaster of the kind in the
Orient since the Tokyo-Y okohama
quake of 1928. The number of injured
was estimated at fully $4,000, and a
quarter of a million were rendered
homeless. Property damage was placed
at S2S,O00,000. Half dozen stable
towns and many villages were COM
pletely destroyed, and fires and heavy
rain added to the dangers and distress
of the afflicted people. Water systems
were ruined and there was fear Of cpl
denies The Red Cross and the Jap
anese army officials organized relief
expeditions Immediately but progress
was slow because railway lines and
roadways were destroyed, as were tel
egraph and telephone lines.
FOrmosa lies in the Chino-Japanese
earthquake belt and has suffered Sc
verely from temblors in the past. 1t
is mountainous and is separated from
the mainland by a narrow strait. Its
populace is mainly of Chinese origin.
CENATOR HUEY LONG delivered
- his much advertised attack on the
President and the administration be-
fore a crowd that jammed the senate
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Dun & Bradstreet, well informed
usually, say that a big business rise
is coming. Their weekly survey in
forms you that before the end of this
quarter business progress will have de-
veloped to degree beyond the most
sanguine estimates offered at the be-
ginning of the year.