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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
WOMAN SAYS
"BEW|TCH|NC"
CAUSED DEATH
Shot Former Friend Because
Latter Worked Magic On Her
And Her Husband
BY MEADE C. MONROE
United Press Staff COrrespOndeI

OnlLeu freSS Staft correspondent
CLEVELAND, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Ma
tilda Waldman, whose hallucina-
tions of "witchery" and "fireballs'
led her to kill her one-time friend
calmly told police judge today
that she was far from sorry that
she had slain Mrs. Ida Rose Cooper
"She was a witch. I shot her
I'm not sorry" the staid, austere
matron said when arraigned on a
charge of first degree murder.
After the hearing the woman was
led away to the Jail cell where
last night she "got the first good
nights sleep in two years." the
nature of her crime will not ad-
NIT of bail.
In cell at the county court
house sat her swarthy husband
Sam Waldman, awaiting issuance
of a lunacy warrant. 1t was he
who apparently convinced his wife
that he was being "witched" by
Mrs. Cooper; that "fireballs" were
entering the room at night; that
"black magic" and "fire" magic was
being practiced by the wife of Isa-
dore Cooper, the delicatessen man
Mrs. Waldman had only one ex-
planation to offer for her action ir
stalking into the east side delica-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
M<& RozN~,
etsts. Aefiaaeht syodseaaa. f.aL
Deny Request Of
S. D. Schools To
Increase Expense

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8. WP) "A
request for permission by San Di-
ego city schools to exceed by $780,
900 the statutory limitation on
school expenditures was refused ap-
proval of the state board of equali-
zation today.
Request for the additional funds
to enable the city schools to make
survey of buildings to determine
if reconstruction work was neceS-
sary to make them earthquake
proof, was presented to the board
by A. C.. Rogers Of the San Diego
federated trade and labor council.
Board members questioned the
fact that the school budget also
contained $260,000 for salary in
creaSeS of teachers. They asked
why this item, inasmuch as it was
considered important enough for
inclusion in the budget, was not
presented as the reason for asking
the increase over the limitation.
Rogers did not answer the ques-
ton.
In refusing approval of the re-
quest. board members pointed out
that the school authorities had not
taken sufficient interest in the
proposal to appear before the
board.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Tax -The-Rich Program Wins
FARM BUREAU REQUESTS FEDERAL
SURVEY OF ALKALINE CONDITIONS
Asks Department Of Agriculture To Institute Study
Of Situation To Prevent Spreading And Reclaim
Lands At Present Worthless

| as we naturally are more familiar
with local conditions.
Both the soil of Imperial Valley
and the waters of the Colorado riv-
er contain large quantities of various
salts. 1t is our understanding that
the Colorado river is the saltiest of
any river of its size The salts are
principally sodium sulphate, sodium
chloride, calcium carbonate, cal
cium sulphate and magnesium sui
phate; there is no material amount
of sodium carbonate present. The
principal injury is done by the
sodium and magnesium salts.
THE proper control of these al
kalies is the principal problem of
our agriculture. Since the begin
ming of the cultivation of the val
ley, many thousands of acres of
once fertile land have become
worthless due to the accumulation
of alkaI. AS a result of our drain
age work, it has been possible to
bring considerable amount of
this land back into cultivation;
but there are at least 100000 acres
of land that, due to alkali, are eth
er worthless or the yields have been
cut to such an extent as to put
them into the marginal class
VEN much of the good land is sub
ject to deterioration due to salts
Large expenditures have been
made by the Imperial Irrigation
District on drainage, much of which
has not been fully effective, due tc
lack of data as to the action Of
these salts. Still larger sums will
need to be expended before the
valley can be considered safe. A
study of these salts, as herein re-
quested, would undoubtedly result
in q more economical and effective
return for the money spent OF
drainage.
"It is our understanding that
there is very little data available
as to the effects of different de-
grees of concentration of the var
ious salts on crops usually grown
| in this area. We believe that
such a study would be of tremend-
Gus benefit to both the Imperial
Valley and to all lands of the aka
line type"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
TAKEN FROM
DEPUTIES IN
COUNTY JAIL
E. L. Johnson, Asserted Killer
OF Policeman, Captured And
Executed By Masked Mob
NO RESISTANCE BY VICTIM
Work Carried Out Swiftly And
Surely In Early Morning Hours
By Outraged Citizens

YREKA, Calf, Aug. 3. W.P)--
Cheating the law in return to
frontier justice, a mob of about rs
men today seized G. L. Johnson, "a,
suspect in the Staying of a police
officer, and hanged him to a pine
tree outside of Yreka.
Johnson was taken from the Sis
kiyou county Jail, where he had
been held since Monday when he
was captured after the murder OF
Chief of Police F. r. Daw of Duns-
muir, a small Siskiyou mountain
towr so miles south of this county
seat.
Within an hour Johnson's body,
clad in a white shirt and black
trousers and barefooted, was swing
ing from a pine tree outside the
town. The mob scattered before
authorities could mobilize to save
the youth who had confessed that
he and Robert Miller, a fugitive.
had shot the police officer when
Daw tried to question them about
a roadhouse holdup.
The lyncherS struck so suddenly
that only one man was on duty at
the county Jail, to which he had
been removed for safekeeping after
threats had been made against the
young prisoner at Dunsmuir.
The mob came in automobiles
from the south, apparently from
DAVIS home town, where yesterday
hundreds of men from the noun
tains and the ranches joined war
veterans at his military funeral.
Masking their faces with white
handkerchiefs, the lynchers appear
ed in front of the county jail short
| ly before 2 a. m.
One of them rang a bell which
summoned Deputy Sheriff Martin
Lange. Lange opened the door par
TALLY and asked what they want
ed.
you know what we want" some
one in the crowd replied.
Break Down Door
The deputy tried to close the
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Governor States
Lynching "Blot''
Upon California

SACRAMENTO Aug. 3. WP)-
The lynching of C. L. Johnson near
Yreka today was "blot on the fair
name of California" and cannot be
justified even though it was COM
mitted in response to very aggra-
waiting and distressing eircumstanc-
es, Gov. Frank F. Merriam said
today.
mo matter how heinous a crime, y
the governor said, "the culprit was
entitled ~ fair trial in the court
of the state and I shall at all times
assist in upholding such provisions
of the constitution and laws"
Merriam indicated he would take
no active part in attempting to
identify and prosecute the persons
responsible for the lynching but
said he would cooperate personally
and officially with any law enforc-
ing authority in the interests OF
Justice"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
HUNGRY Boy
KILLED WHILE
TAKING MILK

CHICAGO, Aug. 3. UP)-Eddie
Schultz, a lean, freckled lad of l6,
stood the pangs of hunger as long
as he could. He wanted to do what
was right but there seemed no
other way.
And so he Rugged the shadows
of the shrubbery in back Of the
home of Joseph Kirner early today
until the milkwagon ratified down
the cobbled street.
The white-coated milkman slid
an 11-cent bottle of milk onto the
Kirner back porch, climbed onto
the side of his wagon, and clucked
at his horse. A touSled thatch OF
sandy hair showed from behind a
lilac bush and Eddie crept silent
ly up the steps, snatched the bottle
and started to run.
The crack of a rifle shot sound
ed. Eddie dropped in his tracks
and the bottle crashed to the alley
pavement, spilling the fluid which
would have kept life in the lads
undernourished body for another
day. -
told police.
AT the hospital, Eddie choked out
his story.
INV dad is out of work. We
haven't eaten for three days. We
can't get relief. We were all hun
cry"
Two nurses and an inferno look
ed silently at one another
Eddie was dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
AG|TATORS Of
SHIP STRIKE
GET WARNING
McGrady Threatens Direct
Action By The Government If
Red Inspired Walkout Called

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. tU.R -
The department of labor sought
today at a conference of ship own
er representatives and west coast
labor leaders to avert threatened
strike of Pacific coast ship work.
ers.
Edward F. McGrady, assistant
secretary of labor, called the two
groups to meet with him to seek
accord on renewal September 80 of
the arbitration award which fol-
lowed settlement of the Longshore-
mems strike last year.
McGrady was understood to
have warned agitators for strike
that unless they agree to settle diff
ferences with ship owners ami
cably and discard plans for TO-
menting another general strike
next month, the federal govern
ment may take direct action.
The bitter controversy over con-
troll of the Pacific coast shipping
unions was complicated by reports
of extremist activity. Communist
leaders in Moscow were reported
behind plans for a ship workers
strike on the Pacific coast as a
preliminary to general strike.
The conference was expected Ic
take up charges the union has
broken its agreement with the ship
owners by calling strikes of sea-
men and dock workers and tie
ing up dozens of ships in coast
ports.
Parties to the award which end
ed the bloody San Francisco strike
last summer must decide by Aug
ust 20 If they will extend the terms
another year. Ship owners have
given notice of willingness to re-
new the pact for all ports except
San Francisco.
Ship owners charged the union
with scores of violations of the
award. They blamed the crisis CEN
tering in San Francisco on leader
ship of Harry Bridges, president of
the longshoremen's local.
Charge. Appeals Ignored
International officers of both the
longshoremen and Seamen unions
have charged that west coast local
unions have ignored appeals to live
up to terms of the strike award
effected by a special board named
by President Roosevelt and head
ed by McGrady.
Strike demands by local union
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
BANKER SEES BETTER CONDITIONS
Local Deposits Show Increase And Seasonal Decline
Not Apparent This Year

maintained a healthy condition.
Indications are that business
here this fall will be better than
for several years past. There is a
good demand for loans and loans
for undermining homes are particu-
larly active. We have had many
inquiries about loans for new con-
struction, and while there is no evi-
dence of a building book, there is
every reason to believe that there
will be activity in new homes and
in property built for investment.
This condition is not limited to Ell
Centre but seems to prevail in gen.
eral throughout the valley.
II believe there is a feeling of
optimism generally, and certainly
we have reason to be optimistic
when we consider that last year
at this time we were in the midst
of an extensive and intensive
drought"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03

Pointing to substantial increase
in bank deposits as an indication
of improved conditions in Ell Gen.
tro, Walter B. Havekorst, manager
of the local branch of the Bank of
America, stated today that deposits
at the bank have reached approx
mately three-quarters Of million
since April l.
Deposits have practically dou-
bled since August of 1933," he said,
land are about one-third greater
now than they were in August of
last year. The increase started a
year ago and has been steady and
substantial. Usually deposits drop
off at this season but they have
continued to be as strong if not
stronger than in recent months
and the seasonable decline has
failed to materialize New business
is increasing and old accounts have
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
YOUTHS DIE ON DESERT
Miss Tagg Lauded
For Scholarship

Commendation for Eliza b e h
Tagg's excellence in scholarship"
which enabled her to tie with sew
eral other entrants in this phase
of competition, was expressed in a
letter received today by G. B. Col
Inns, county superintendent of
schools, from James @. Force, who
holds similar position in Mon
terey county.
Miss Tagg was Imperial county's
representative at the recent rodeo
in Salinas, in which girls from all
sections of the state competed for
"all round supremacy" Scholar
ship formed one of the principal
points of competition, Superinten-
dent Force stated and Miss Tagg
stood exceptionally high.
Imperial county is to be con-
graduated for the splendid type of
girl which represented it in this
statewide competition" Force sta
ted,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
AMENDMENT
BEATEN DOWN
WITH SPEED
House Defeats All Attempts At
Change With Only Handful
Of Members Voting
FINAL ACTION ON MONDAY
Little Chance For Bill To Lose
Out In View OF Overwhelming
Democratic Strength

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. W.H -
The house virtually completed ac-
ton on the taX-the-rich bill today,
rushing the measure past the
amendment stage and killing every
attempt to elaborate the Presi-
dents program with radical wealth.
sharing schemes.
Two roll call votes Monday, one
on a Republican motion to re-
commit and another on final pas
sage of the measure, will complete
action. The bill then goes to the
senate, where efforts are being
made to bring the bill up late next
week.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. W,H-
The house rejected an avalanche of
amendments today in defense of the
administration tax rich bill,
but rebuffed President Roosevelt
by approving committee amend
ment giving corporations certain
exemptions on gifts to charity.
Repeated Republican attacks on
the Presidents desire for a grad
uated corporation tax, increasing
the rate on big companies, were
defeated. Rep. Allen Treadways
amendment to retain the present
flat rate of 1874 per cent on cor
porations failed, 96 to 40.
Other amendments, including one
for a national lottery, another for
a two to four per cent tax on inter
corporate dividends, third to per-
nit deduction from taxable incomes
the sums spent in purchases from
heavy goods industries, were de-
feated as the house rolled toward
final action on the measure Mon
day.
An amendment by Rep. Charles
C. Truax Dem) shio, to increase
the bills inheritance tax scale,
which, he estimated would yield
from $130,OO0,000 to $140,000,000 in
stead of an estimated $4,000, 900
annually was defeated, As to 13.
Then the house turned thumbs
down on another TruaX proposal,
46 to 13, to a 80 per cent tax on
inheritances over $2,000,000.
The house voted down motion
to substitute a national 10000
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Third May Succumb
After Being Found
By Searchers

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 3. W,P) =
The blistering Arizona desert today
took the lives of two young Mexi-
can boys, who, with three COM
panions, left a recreation camp at
Cave Greek Wednesday because
they were dissatisfied"
Bodies of Raymond Flores, II,
and Tony Acosta. IL, were found
by deputy sherifffs within short
distance of each other. Flores, they
said, apparently insane with thirst
and suffering, lay beside small
hole he had scratched in the deS-
sert's hot floor, in a mad attempt to
find water.
Near them, unconscious, lay Leo
Coronado, 13. He was brought to a
hospital here to join Edwin Arce,
IL, who was brought here Thursday
after he had wandered into a
ranch house and collapsed.
Ralph Romero, II, fifth of the
young adventurers, was brought to
Phoenix yesterday from the ranch
house into which he had wandered.
The five boys left the camp
Wednesday, declaring. according to
friends, they were dissatisfied and
intended to return to their homes.
They remained, together for sew
eral miles then Arce wandered into
a ranch Thursday and was brought
to a hospital here, suffering from
heat exhaustion.
Romero left his three compan-
ions and made his way to another
ranchhouse, from where he was
brought to Phoenix late yesterday.
Arce, during periods OF conscious
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
WAR THREAT
= LESSENED BY
LATEST TURN
Plan Already Accepted By Italy
Which Wins Disputed Points
In Preliminary Move
TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
Fifth Arbiter To Be Selected In
Effort To Settle Row Between
Two Belligerents
TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
BY WALLACE CARROLL
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

GENEVA, Aug. 3. - The League
of Nations announced today that
Ethiopia had accepted its peace
proposal to end the Italo-E Ethiopian
dispute.
Acceptance by Ethiopia of the
leagues latest proposal insures its
approval by the league council
which means that diplomatic efforts
to bring a solution to the contro-
versy have proved successful to
date.
The councils plan, already ac-
cepted for Italy by Premier Benito
Mussolini, only needed Ethiopian
agreement to remove to a great de-
gree the menace of war which has
threatened to break out between
Italy and the ancient East African
kingdom.
The councils plan listed three
main provisions:
l. Resolution by the council fa-
voring resumption of negotiation
between Italy and Ethiopia regard
ing responsibility for frontier
clashes. A fifth neutral chairman
would be appointed to cast decid-
! ing vote if the four negotiators,
two for Italy and two for Ethiopia,
cannot agree.
2. A resolution by the council
agreeing to meet and consider the
whole Italo-E Ethiopian dispute at
once if the negotiatorS have not
reached a decision by September 4.
8. A joint glo-French-Italian
declaration to the council that the
three countries will start negctia-
tions among themselves in an ef-
fort to liquidate the Italo-Ethio-
plan dispute.
Maxim Jitvinov. president of the
league council and Soviet foreign
commisar, Immediately notified
members of the council to prepare
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Camera Passport
Is Cancelled For
His Poor Shouting

ROME, Italy. Aug. 8. U.H -
Achille Starace, Secretary-general
of the Fascist party, today ordered
cancellation of Primo Camera IS
passport because of the giant Ital-
ian heavyweight's poor showing in
recent boxing bouts abroad.
Cameras showing is a dishon-
or to Fascist sport" said Starace.
Carneras passport will be re-
turned to him only if the boxing
federation considers him capable
of upholding the honor of Italian
sport in a worthy manner.
1.-THE boxing federation now con-
trols all future matches in which
Carnera will appear abroad" said
an official of the federation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
NONE INJURED
AS AIR LINER
FORCED DOWN

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 3. U.P)
An eastbound Transcontinental
and Western Air airliner, part of
flight 6, was forced down early to-
day 10 miles east of Otto, N. M,
the company reported.
None Of the 10 passengers was
injured. The plane was damaged,
however
Water in the gas caused the
emergency landing, made with
landing gear retracted on the rough
terrain by Pilot Clifford v. Abbott
of Kansas City.
The landing occurred at l a. m,
(MSTO, half an hour after the big
liner was gassed at Albuquerque.
The passengers were taken back
to Albuquerque by automobile and
put aboard another plane which
will bring them to Kansas City.
Flight six is the same section of
the TWA that crashed in fog near
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03

In a letter sent yesterday to
Henry A. wallace, secretary of agri-
culture, by c. o. Hoover, president,
and Scott B. Foulds, secretary, of
the county farm bureau, information
is sought from the federal official
which would aid ranchers here in
their light against the alkalinity of
valley soil and the constant strug-
gle going on in the valley to pre-
vent the spread of this condition.
The letter is as follows:
1--WE are writing you this letter to
urge the department of agriculture,
through the proper agency, to in
itiate a study of the effects Of al
kali on plant growth. While we
believe that such a study would be
of much benefit to all western ag-
riculture, we shall confine this let
ter to the needs of Imperial county,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
SOVIET FLYERS RETURN
Attack Made On
Match Box Will

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. UP)-A
will penciled upon match box by
the late Francisco Bosch was at
tackled today as invalid by Mrs,
Maria Crane Deu De Bosch, mo-
ther of the deceased, of San Feliu
De Codinas, Barcelona Province,
Spain.
Bosch's will, written in Spanish
on the end and side of a match
box, bequeathed his property. val
ued at 1851. to Mrs. Rubie R. On
toya and her family. A similar will
of identical character was found
inside the box. Bosch died Dec. 81
1884.
His mother contended the writ
ing on the match box was not that
of her son.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
GIBBONS ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA
Accused Slayer Of Harry Loss To Go To Trial In
Superior Court August 10

Jimmy Nash was arraigned on a
charge of burglary. He pleaded
guilty to the charge and applied for
probation The application will be
heard in superior court next Friday.
Everett Swader, also charged with
burglary entered a not guilty plea
and will be tried on August 10. T.
H. Murphy. forgery had his trial
continued until September 16 while
the trial of Juan Martinez charged
with petty theft following a felony
conviction was continued until
August 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Delinquent Land
Conveyed To State

Dan West, county assessor-col-
lector, was engaged this morning
in signing deeds which conveyed
certain county properties to the
state of California for delinquent
taxes. Between 500 and 600 par
GELS of city and rural real estate
in the county were included in
the transfer.
This is a regular annual duty of
his office, West said, and this year
it was concerned with county
lands which became delinquent in
1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Find No Trace Of
Missing Aviator

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. W.P)-
Another hope for the finding of
Lieut.. Arthur H. Skaer, missing
army reserve flyer, flickered out
here today when coast guards re-
ported that wreckage found on San
Clemente Island, go miles south of
here, was not his mystery plane.
The island wreck was the remains
of an airplane which crashed there
last November, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03

Pleading not guilty to charge Of
murder in superior court this morn
ing. George Gibbons will go to trial
on this charge, August 10, Judge
Thompson ordered. He is charged
with the fatal shooting of Harry
Loss in Brawley last month. He
will be represented for the trial by
S. p. Williams.
Mike Lopez was arraigned on a
charge of driving an automobile
without the owners consent. Frank
Birkhauser was appointed his at
torney and the case was set for
plea on next Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Continued on page 81
SCRIBES UNDER ARREST

ANGLETON, Texas, Aug. 8. tU.P
Six Houston newspapermen were
arrested today when they refused
to pay $375 in fines assessed by
District Judge M. S. Munson for
contempt of court.
Judge Munson ruled them in
tempt for the publication,
sagainst his orders, of testimony in
IA murder trial last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-03
Forced To Turn Back
AS Supply OF Oil Is
Threatened


LENINGRAD, Aug. 3. WP)-
Three Soviet flyers who were
forced by a leaking engine 10
turn back from a projected nom
stop flight across the top of the
world from Moscow to San Fran
cisco landed near here tonight.
MOSCOW. Aug. 3. UD Three
Soviet airmen, flying over the top
of the world from Moscow TO San
Francisco, asked the Soviet air
ministry tonight for permission to
return to Leningrad because OF mo-
tor trouble. The air ministry
granted their request.
Excess consumption of oil by the
single-motored plane was the reas-
on given by the flyers for wishing
to turn back from the flight which
was planned to shatter all existing
distance records.
MOSCOW, Aug. 3. U.P)-The So
Wet polar plane, USSR-025, left
land behind today and headed out
over the Arctic wastes of the Polar
Seas on its long flight over the
North Pole to San Francisco, ac-
cording to radio messages received
here from the flyers.
AT 2:25 p. m. (7:25 a. m. EST a
message was received here from
the low winged monoplane saying
that 1t was out from land and over
the desolate Barents Sea In the
Arctic ocean.
Sigismund LeYanevsky and his
two companions were flying toward
IContlnued an maze fi