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Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
GENERAL SAFE
AS RESULT Of
"BA|L|NC OUT
Major General Leach Reported
Missing After Jumping From
Plane, Turns Up Uninjured

KINGMAN, Ariz., July l6. U.P)-
Major General George F.. Leach,
newest member of the army's cat
terpillar club" left here by airplane
today for March Field, Riverside,
Calf, his destination when he
jumped from a flaming army plane
near Seligman, Ariz., yesterday.
Captain Charles M. Cummings,
his pilot, accompanied him but will
return here tomorrow to attempt
to fly the damaged plane to the
coast.
General Leach, enroute TO Cali
fornia to inspect national guard
maneuverS, "bailed out" when the
airplane caught fire somewhere
near Seligman.
I'VE were flying at about 10000
feet" Captain Cummings told the
United Press, when the ship
caught fire. I turned to General
Leach and told him, Get ready to
jumpn
Il was getting ready to jump my
self when the flames died down. I
looked around and found that the
general already had bailed out.
Il finally brought the ship down
near the emergency landing field
at Seligman, walked into that town,
and caught a train for Kingman. F"
General Leach said he under
stood Cummings to tell him to
bail out" so" he said, Il dove
over and came down near old Fort
Rock. After walking about five
miles across the desert, I came
across a sheepherder who took me
to the Jack Tremberech ranch. w.
C. Denny, another rancher, brought
me to Kingman."
Meantime while General Leach
was walking across the desert, Cum
mingS was searching for him in an
other army airplane sent here from
March Field. He returned to the
Kingman airport shortly after the
general was brought here by Denny.
Neither General Leach nor Cum
mings was injured. Their airplane
was unchanged except for injury
done the motor by the fire. 1t was
expected the plane would be ready
to fly tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16

more than a week. Macdonald
stated this morning that he has
not as yet received any definite
papers authorizing his transfer
from state highway patrol head
quarters but that they are expect
ed soon.
Bole Evans was employed by the
board to draw up plans for living
quarters at the Winterhaven JAIL
He is to be paid the regular scale
for this work. The board passed a
resolution asking that gopher era
dication work in the county be in
cluded as a major project under
the new WPA program.
Following this business the board
adjourned as a board of equaliza-
ton to meet again on July % at
o'clock p. M, at which time mat
ters pertaining to the county bud
get will be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
Government Man
To Be Speaker At
Chamber Meeting

D. G.. Hildebrand lately placed
in charge of the governments ru-
raj rehabilitation program in I'M
perial county, will be one of the
speakers at Wednesday evenings
chamber of commerce dinner meet
ing, according to announcement
made by DR.. Sem Bacon, president.
Hildebrand, formerly with the Fed
eral Farm Credit Administration,
was recently transferred to the
rural rehabilitation section, be-
cause of his intimate knowledge of
Imperial Valley lands, cleaned
through his years of service with
the federal land bank. He will tell
of the work undertaken by the
government in establishing farm
minded families upon ranch homes,
end its application to Imperial VAL
ley.
The meeting Wednesday evening
will be a joint affair of the El
Centre Chamber of Commerce and
the Milk Institute of Imperial VAL
ley, arranged by President Bacon
of the chamber and Walter B.
Havekorst, president of the Milk
Institute. Another speaker will be
E. w. Lott, manager of the Impe-
rial Valley Milk Producers asso-
citation, who will tell of the changes
in the associations plant at Holt
vile designed to permit the han
ding of fresh sweet cream for the
Los Angeles markets, and the fu-
ture possibilities of greater guam
titles of Imperial Valleys dairy
products reaching the coastal popu-
lation centerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
POSSE SEEKS
FUGITIVE IN
RIVER LANDS
Desperate Believed To Be
William M Mahan Object OF
Manhunt In Washington

PUYALLUP, Wash, July 16. W.P)
"A fugitive slayer identified by
several persons as William Mahan,
Weyerhaeuser kidnaper, was be-
lieved trapped today in river bot
toms area near here.
A heavily armed posse surround
ed the area, cautiously closing the
trap. Bloodhounds were to be sent
into the thick brush to drive out
the man believed hiding there.
The posse moved slowly, expect
ing every minute to be met with
burst of gunfire such as killed
Chief of Police Frank Chadwick,
81, and Policeman H. w. Storem,
both of Puyallup, when they at
tempted to halt the fugitive in an
automobile after a bank robbery
yesterday.
The manhunters were armed
with almost every kind of weapon
conceivable as citizens snatched
their hunting pieces to join in the
search and were joined by local
and state police.
The policemen carried sub-ma-
chine guns. Others in the posse
had shotguns, rifles, revolvers and
pistols.
Later the citizens in the posse
were ordered to fall back and 81
policemen moved into the van
guard of the encircling movement
Sheriff John Bjorklund of Pierce
county and Chief of Police Nelson
of Sumner we're certain the fugi-
tive, whose identity was in dispute
would be captured soon.
I'm optimistic that the slayer
has not eluded us but is hiding
along the riverbank or in the
brush" Bjorklund said.
| Ready To Shoot
They were prepared to shoot it
out with a man they believed was
| the fugitive Mahan, accused of en-
gineering the 100000 kidnapping
and ransoming of nine-year-old
George Weyerhaeuser of Tacoma,
and who escaped from Butte, Mon
Continued on page 60
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
District Deputies
Seek Back Wages

Echoes of the controversy over
the offices of treasurer and asses
sor-collector for the irrigation dis
trict were heard here this morn
ing when the board of directors
were served with written demands
for payment of back salaries alleg-
ed due two deputies in the asses
sor-collector'S office. The papers
in the case were served by John r.
Lester, deputy labor commissioner.
The demands were filed by Mrs.
Edna Christofferson, asking S298.l3
for work done under Winnie Barry
and by Helen Siegel for $1,000 un-
der Miss Barry and $38.94 under
Charles A. Bratton.
No other similar claims have as
yet been filed, Lester said this af-
ternoon but several applications for
these claims have been taken out
by other deputies in the assessor
collectors office and are expected
10 be filled out and returned for
service soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16

assembly members was recognized
by permitting their names to ap-
pear on the bill. The justification
for our action was the welfare of
the state of California which was
seriously threatened by the de-
structiye program originating in
the assembly"
Senator Hulse stated he support
ed and fought for, as we'll as in
troduced the constitutional conven-
ton bill and believed that the rights
of the rural areas would have been
protected in the measure, thereby
differing with Assemblyman Walk
er, who had previously spoken and
asserted he had opposed the bill
believing the rural interests were
jeopardized by it.
Lauding the work done by AS
semblyman Walker, Senator Hulse,
at the outset of his talk, stated
that whatever he said in condem-
nation Of the assembly did not ap-
ply to AsSemblyman Walker, and
anything commendatory relative to
the assembly included him. AS
semblynan Walker made a Splen-
did record and I am happy to re-
port this to his constituents" Sen
ator Hulse stated. He was one
of the outstanding members who
worked hard to counteract the pro-
gram of the radicals and while we
differed on the constitutional con-
vention bill it Is an honest differ
ence and we have not allowed it to
interfere with working together for
the best interests of Imperial coun-
ty and the state of California.
Because of the conditions in the
assembly, the senate legislative
committee saw to it that all bills
for revenue or appropriations were
returned to the senate finance COM
mittee which we knew was a sound
committee. We were insistent that
safe and practical methods for pro-
ducing the necessary money should
be included in all such bills"
Many Lobbyists Present
The senator commented on the
fact that there were 26 lobbyists in
attendance at the legislative ses-
sions, representing over 200 indus
tries throughout the state, all OF
whom were active throughout the
session in opposing or supporting
legislation concerning their busi-
ness.
Senator Hulse stated he voted
for the exemption of foodstuffs
from the sales tax though he be-
lieves such exemption is mistake,
pointing out that while the exemp-
ton was favored by the labor
unions it actually does not benefit
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
MG Ro1N~,
Q isss. aeNaasht sysAtesss. lnA
PENSION BILL
GIVEN OKAY
BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, July 16. U.P)-
Participation in CALIFORNIA; old
age security act will be possible for
an estimated 10000 needy persons
under terms of the liberal social
legislation which today carried the
signature of Governor Frank F..
Merriam.
In view of the increased benefits
provided in the measure, propon-
ents termed it "the outstanding act
relative to old age passed by any
state in the United States"
Governor Merriam, when he
signed the bill, pointed out that
while this pension may be bur-
den on the taxpayers it Is doing
the thing in a magnificent way"
It hope to see," he added, "the
day when everyone will be required
tC pay for insurance during his
earning years and be assured of
some pension similar to that pro-
posed under the Townsend PLAN"
Most important of the provisions,
the bill reduces the minimum age
limit from 10 TO 65 years and pro-
vides that the residence require
meat may be reduced from IS years
to five years i'll the preceding nine
years whenever federal aid is avail
able under the National Security
Act.
Effective September Is, the new
act strikes out the old maximum
payment of 81 a day and provides
a benefit range from $40 to $35 a
month. A $4,000 property exemption
also is provided and the maximum
amount of personal property which
an aged person may possess and
still receive a pension was increased
from $500 to $500.
This bill will under its present
FORM" said Assemblyman William
Hornblower, San Francisco. author
of the measure. before receiving
aid from the federal government,
increase the expenditure of the
state and counties considerably and
will be paid TO all those who have
Is years residence until such time
as the federal government pays It's
money and the residence is re-
duced, thus bringing upon the rolls
of the state many persons who are
not now elig be.
1T is estimated by the social
welfare department that the mon
eys paid by the federal government
will just about take care Of those
that will come under the provisions
Of the act as result Of tie five
year residence clause
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
Merriam Approves
Gas Tax Measure

SACRAMENTO. July l6. WP)-
A series of bills OF vital importance
to CALIFORNIA; agricultural indus
try went on the state statutes to-
day following signature Of Gov.
Frank +. Merriam.
Substantial changes in the Cali
fornia prorate law are provided in
one measure, including a new pro-
vision that prorate program may
be instituted only on petition Of
two-thirds Of the producers and 81
per cent of the producing factors"
with the latter able 10 vote only
in units Of SO acres or less, thus
restricting their power.
While the old law provided that
the prorate commission could Sc
leet members OF the prorate COM
mittees without restriction. the
new measure says that the COM
mittee members shall be selected
from a group nominated by the
producers.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
House Turns DouUn
Adjournment Plea

WASHINGTON, July 16. WR)-
By vote of Ill to 48, the house
tabled a resolution providing for
adjournment of congress on July
%.
The vote followed a motion by
Chairman John j. O'Connor Dem0
New York, Of the house rules COM
mittee, to table the resolution off
cred by Rep. Braswell Deen (Dem0
Georgia, to adjourn sine die July
%.
Rep. Bertrand Smell (Rep) New
York, Republican minority leader,
demanded a roll call vote.
Deem requested permission to
speak for one-half minute on the
resolution, but was denied the op-
portunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
DEPUTIES LIKE CHOW AT JAIL
Supervisors Instruct That Meals Are To Be Paid For
At average Price"

Certain reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding it appears evident
that the culinary department of
the county Jail has reached a de-
gree of outstanding perfection to
such an extent that deputies on
Sheriff Bob Wares staff appear to
prefer it to other food dispensaries
in the city.
Proof of this is contained in an
action taken by the board of sup
ervisors at their meeting yesterday
afternoon when they decreed that
these deputies 'be allowed to eat
at the Jail at the price of an aver
age meal"
The board approved the per-
manent transfer of j. @. MacDon-
aid from the local squad of the
highway patrol to the Los Angeles
county squad. This action on the
part of the board was necessary to
allow absence of any official for
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
CONFESSION
CLAIMED BY
AUTHORITIES
George Gibbons Charged With
Murder OF Harry Loss At
Brawley Last Night
ACCUSED MAN NOT SORRY
Jealousy Over Attentions Said
To Have Been Paid Ex-Wife
Blamed For Tragedy

AS the climax of an intensive
investigation on the part of T. M.
Sharp, chief criminal deputy Sher-
iff, and Frank Raney, deputy COR
oner, which lasted several hours,
George T. Gibbons, 46, was arrest
ed in a house at $50 South Second
street, Brawley. at 430 o'clock this
morning. At 6 o'clock he was
booked at the county Jail ON q
charge of murder in connection
with the fatal shooting of Harry
Loss, AZ, in Brawley early last night,
Following his arrest Gibbons is
said to have confessed to Sharp
and Raney that he had done the
shooting for which he expressed
no regrets. Domestic difficulties
are said to have been the cause of
the tragedy.
The sheriff's deputies stated this
morning that in his confession Glib
bons outlined what had taken
place as follows: About week ago
he had made inquiries as to the
whereabouts of his ex-Wife, Marie
Gibbons, and also regarding a GER
tain man with whom he believed
she had been keeping company.
Gibbons for 10 years had been an
engineer at the ice plant in BraW-
ley but of late was working on the
Jackson ranch, four miles south
of Ell Centro.
Early last night, according to the
story he told Sharp, he took a .33
special revolver from room in the
Jackson house and started for
Brawley On the highway near the
house he met a strange Mexican
who picked him up, gave him a
ride to Ell Centro and then con-
tinued with him on to Brawley. He
said that he did not know the man.
Reaching Brawley about 8:l5
o'clock he left the Mexican's car
about a block from the house IN
which his former wife was living
and proceeded on foot to the house
in the vicinity of Seventh and A
streets. Loss and his two minor
children, a girl of 10 and a boy of
years, roomers in this house, were
standing on a lawn in a nearby
yard with some other people watch
ing the total eclipse of the moon
Did Net Know Victim
= lid not know Loss Gibbons
is %. to have told the officers. ut
was the first time had ever seen
him."
Loss was standing with his back
to Gibbons as the latter walked
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
Many Attend Rites
For HoUard Rood

Funeral services for Howard
Rood, held yesterday at the Meth
odist church in Calexico, were
largely attended by friends of the
young man who lost his life as the
result of burns received when gas
with which he was refueling a
tractor, caught fire on his ranch in
the Jasper district last Friday.
Rev. Earl Carter, pastor of the
Methodist church, officiated and
burial followed in Mountain View
cemetery.
Rood had lived most of his life
in the Jasper district and had a
large circle of friends in the south
ern part of the valley. He is sur
vived by his parents and three
brothers. -
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
Area Of Chinese
Flood Spreading

SHANGHAI. July IS. W.P)-Flood
waters OF the yellow river today
broke through the Tai Hung dyke,
main northern barrier which ex-
tends westward from Chang Yuan.
The Golden dyke. second line de-
tense against the spreading water
which has left 10000 homeless. still
was holding but 10 was the last
barrier TO the north Of the city.
Chang Huan Is In Southern
Hopel province.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
SET CANAL HEARING

July % has been set as the date
for a hearing in Washington. D. c.,
on the routing of the All-American
canal through Calexico, according
to a telegram received at irrigation
district headquarters from the Den
yer office of the reclamation bu-
reau. No special representative has
as yet been appointed to attend
this meeting on behalf of the dis
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
A. M201G
SR SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, July IS.
(SpeciaD-Pat Hurley called me
up last night, remember Pat, Sec
retary of war during the time
when we had no trouble with the
Constitution, but had 1t with ev-
erything else. Well sir, there
was a cheerful, and in fact an
arrogant ring in Pats voice, you
know Republicans voices are
changing, they are not whisper
ing any more. You meet one
now and he hollers across the
street, Hello, hello, did you know
that our free American institu-
tions are in greater danger to-
day than ever before, did you
know that our Constitution is
in jeopardy. Did you know they
are going to take our Rolls
Royces away from us and make
us ride in a mere Cadillac. Did
you know that six months ago
there wasn't a Republican Pres
idential candidate in a car load,
and now there is over a million,
happy days are here again"
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16

Cain, Thomas. Van Alta, Coll
man and Hemsley; Hadley, Petit,
Newsom, Mclean and Holbrook.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16

Whitehead and Sewell; Allen and
JorgenS.
Cleveland at Boston, played for
mer date.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AT Philadelphia r II E
Detroit ................010 900 00l-2 Is o
Philadelphia ..020 102 03x-8 8 l
Crowder, Hogsett and Cochrane;
Blaeholder and Richards.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-16

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21

What promises to be one of the
gayest. most entertaining of the
many enjoyable annual meetings of
the Ten Thousand club is scheduled
for tomorrow. Wednesday. which
VIII begin with a breakfast at IL
a. m.
A committee Of club women is
preparing a delicious menu which
VIII delight those who attend and
which viii prove ideal for the hour
ana type Of weather.
After the luncheon will be the
reports BY committee chairmen and
officers. each being limited to two
sentences il which 10 describe her
activities. Complete written re-
ports viii be filed
Installation OF new officers will
follow and after that the Harmon
iouS Pictures Inc. viii take charge
OF The program presenting the most
productions ever witnessed.
cameramen, script girls,
extras. stars will all be seen as the
comedy. written by Mrs
w. W. McEuen, and the exciting
written by Mrs. John T
Rice, are filmed right before the
eyes of club members.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21
DEBATE STATE
PROBATE: ACT

SACRAMENTO. May 81 UR)--
Technicalities OF the California
agricultural pro-rate act were be-
ing settled in a subcommittee to-
day preparatory to favorable action
of The senate agricultural commit
tee
Following another public hear
ing last night, the committee vir-
tually completed its discussion OF
the measure leaving it substantially
in the same form as it was when
it passed the assembly recently.
An attempt to remove prunes
and apricotS from provisions oi
the act was defeated. Milk was
excluded. Another amendment
provides that tWo-thirds instead CT
70 per cent Of petitioners are neces-
sary to obtain a marketing agree
ment through the department OF
agriculture.
The committee approved the
elimination OF clause which
would provide for expiration Of the
act two years hence.
Assembly agriculture committee
members met in cooperation with
the senate members and it was be-
lieved that. the final draft of the
act would be suitable to both
houses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21
FIRST OF TWO RECITALS BY STUDENTS OF.
MR. AND MRS WILLIAMS THIS EVENING

"Thou Art So Near, Ricard, Bob
Weakley;
Piano solo. A Little March, -
Wright, Brian Williams; violin solo,
Minuet III @, - Beethoven, Walter
Madden; trumpet solo, "Cradle
Song Brahms, Billy Thompson;
cello solo, :" American Song, "
Smith, Daisy Mahlmann; waltz,
"Leayes of Autumn, - "Tennis
Match" zamecnik, orchestra; clar-
met solo, Rocked in the Cradle
OF the Deep Russell Sherwood
Jr., accompanied by Joyce Sher-
wood: intermeZZo. Rendezvous, >
Alletter, Leonard Carey; piano solo,
NEARER My God to Thee Mas
on. Anita Boone; violin solo. "Mel-
ody in F. Rubinstein, Forrest
Damron,
Saxophone solo, "Isle of Capri, -
Freddy Cox; piano solo, "DeuXieme
Magurka. > GODDARD, Miss M. Genet;
polka for trumpet, Marigold, J"
Wander Cook. James Cope; violin
solo, .'Traum Der Sennerin,' - Lab
itsky, Annie Lee Rapson, accom-
panied by Daisy Rapson; march,
Pennant. > st Clair, orchestra.
Horace Williams, director; Mrs.
Horace Williams, accompanist.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21

Pupils of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Williams will be presented in the
first of two recitals this evening at
7;45 clock in the First Baptist
church. The second recital is June
4, Tuesday.
Last night Brawley pupils gave a
/ highly successful concert in the
/ high school in that city.
The program tonight is as fol-
lows. the public being cordially in
vited to attend:
March, War Eagle" Beery, or
chestra; mellophone solo, "Aloha
Oe, " Liliuakalaui, Lawrence Cook;
march. Mllitaire, = Wecker. Dor
othy RapSon, accompanied by Daisy
Rapson: piano solo. pretty But
terfly.7 Greenwald, Peggy Moore;
mandolin solo. Romanesca, - Her
man. Marjorie Anderson; piano
solo. "'Old English Dance, - jain,
Edgar Williams; trumpet solo,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21
WAFFLE PARTY
RECENT AFFAIR

One of the interesting events Of
the past weekend was the waffle
party enjoyed recently by a group
of the younger set.
The first part of the evening
was spent in playing cards, Louise
Pennington winning high score prize
and Evelyn Shannon, low.
Refreshments and dancing occu-
pied the remainder of the evening,
those present being the Misses
Margaret Bristow, Irene Jensen,
Leigh Ella Mallory, Bonnie Wilson,
Louise Pennington, Alice Combs,
Evelyn Shannon, Mildred Morgan,
Lorena Sweeney, Pauline Farrell.
The party was held at the G. C.
Combs home, 627 North Tenth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-21
FLEETS NEAR
MOCK BAT TIE

HONOLULU, T. H., May 81. Wp
Two divisions of the United
States battle fleet were believed
near a decisive engagement today
in the mock warfare they are wag-
ing near the Midway Island group.
Although strictest secrecy sur
rounded the movements of the rival
armadas, it was estimated here
that the maneuvers would reach
their peak today or Wednesday
While nearly one-third of the
United States naval vessels were
approaching the climax of Problem
Is, seven army bombers from Luke
Field flew over Honolulu last night
at low altitude in apparent prep
aration for an air raid" which will
follow the battle at sea.
The attacking" fleet command
ed by Vice Admiral Arthur Hep
burn and the defense forces head
ed by Admiral Harris Laning are
expected to come together at a
point so far west of the United
States that the residents of the
nearby islands hear Amos and
Andy's" night broadcast from New
York at noon island time.