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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
S|X DEAD AND
ONE MISSING
IN NORTHWEST.
Low Temperatures, Heavy Snow
And High Winds Cause DAM
age To Transportation
GALE IN L. A. AREA
Heavy Blizzard Hits San Ber-
nardino Mountains And Lake
Arrowhead
BY United Press

Winter in one of its most savage
moods swept the Pacific Coast to-
day, bringing snow, hail or rain and
lower temperatures to five states
and British Columbia.
Six deaths were reported in the
Pacific northwest. Two persons died
in the San Francisco bay area from
traffic accidents caused by wet
streets. A game warden was missing
in an isolated area SO miles from
Reno.
The storm which blew in from the
northwest Friday sent the thermo-
meter skidding downward. At points
in British Columbia it dropped to 56
degrees below zero, so degrees cold
er than it was in Juneau, Alaska.
In Portland it was 20 above; in Sc
attic 49, and in Victoria, B. c., 16.
San Franciscans, accustomed to
mild winter temperatures, shiyered
with the thermometer at 40 degrees
above.
The heaviest snowfall in years
covered the area. The snow blanket
at Norden, summit of the Sierras,
was 1873 inches and at Soda Springs
149 inches. Drifts estimated at 30
to so feet packed mountain ravines.
Drifts reached IA feet in Modoc
county, extreme northeastern cor
ner of California, blocking traffic.
cutting off mail for three days.
stalling a railroad snowplow.
San Francisco was lashed by a
heavy rain and O brief fall of hail.
In some areas of the city residents
reported seeing snowflakes.
Storms abated temporarily in
Alaska, permitting Pilot w. H.
Barnhill to fly to Chevak and bring
Mrs. George Sheppard, critically i'll
mother, to Mountain City for hos
pital treatment. He had been fAsld
up for days on his mercy trip by
snow and wind.
High winds in the Long Beach =
San Pedro-Santa Monica beach
areas tore down power and trolley
lines, crippled shipping and caused
one SOS.
Rescued From Ships
Pounded by heavy seas three
miles off the Santa Monica break
water, the Star of Scotland with
40 members of the Santa Monica
Shrine club aboard sent up flares
to summon help. A shore boat
! brought the Shrine members to the
mainland without accident.
Many homes in Santa Monica.
Manhattan Beach and HermoSa
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Warming GiUen
On Solicitors
For Magazines

The Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce has received number of
calls from members of the chamber
and from residents of the city in
quiring about the reliability of a
number of young women comprising
magazine soliciting crew who are
now soliciting magazine Subscrip-
tions in the city. LET them alone, u
is the advice given by Manager
Hays, of the chamber, to such i'll
guirers. 1--WE have not been able to
secure any information about the
corporation for which these girls
are supposed to be working, in order
to obtain credits which will entitle
them to an aviation course" said
Hays. Its name was not listed in
the Los Angeles December tele-
phone book, nor does it appear in
the 1895 Los Angeles city directory.
It does not appear amongst the Gre
dit reports. AS these young women
demand money in advance for their
magazines, it is safest" he said,
mot to pay them anything" Imper-
ial valley folk have had frequent
losses through paying out good
money to strangers for magazines
which never come. 1t does not re-
quire much acumen to decide that
it is unwiSe to pay money to ;tran-
,gerS-for anything"
Chamber of commerce directors
have often in the past urged Ell
Centro'S citizens to place their sub
scriptions for magazines at local
news stands, conducted by local
taxpayers who are permanently in
business here and are building up
the community. 1t is unfair for a
crew of young women to come in to
city and secure dozens or even
hundreds of subscriptions, taking
them away from the local concerns.
Besides, say chamber of commerce
staff members, in most instances the
magazines do not arrive.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
League Says Japar
May Keep Islands

GENEVA, Jan. 10 W.P) = The
League of Nations council today
agreed that Japan should retain
its inundated Pacific Islands, even
though it has given notice to leave
the league.
It's action was taken in adopting
committee report which failed to
challenge Japans announcement
that it intended to keep the is
lands despite its resignation.
The report called Japan's at
tention to an apparent dispropor-
ton of expenditure for equipment
of certain ports and receipts from
commercial activity. 1t asked for
particulars of the expenditures
when Japan next reports as the
mandate holder. The expenditures
have been reported to be OF milf
tary nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Mansfield GiUen
Term In Prison

A. F. Mansfield, A, was sentenced
to San Quentin prison by Judge
Thompson yesterday afternoon fol-
lowing his plea of guilty to a
charge of lewd and lascivious con-
duct.
Mansfield had previously appear
ed before Judge Simpson in justice
court and entered his guilty plea
there. He was then certified to
superior court for judgment and
sentence. This was the first ap-
plication in the local justice court
of the new amendment to the
state constitution permitting pleas
of guilty on felony charges to be
received in justice courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Police Advised OF
Trio's Arrest

Police were notified by telephone
from Los Angeles this morning
that two men and woman, driv-
ing car with Oklahoma license
plates were arrested in that city
following the robbery OF several
pay telephones there.
The message contained the state
ment that this car had been check
ed through the Yuma bridge con-
troll station and 1t was discovered
that it entered the state the same
day that three pay telephones were
robbed here last week.
1t is believed that the trio ar
rested in Los Angeles are respon-
sible for the damage done here and
the case is considered closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19

off the animals, shooting at them
though not being able to kill any
Of them.
There are 10 or more dogs in
the pack, according to reports
from Seeley. The animals hang
out in the bottoms along New
river and forage on the country
for their subsistence. The fact that
they attack animals as large as
calves and colts is responsible for
the belief that they are wild
enough to attack humans.
All are mongrels abandoned by
their owners, or who have stray
ed from home to shift for them
selves. The Humane Society is
hoping to interest the board of
supervisors in killing the dogs be-
fore they do something worse than
attack and kill animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Paraguayan Troops
Capture Santa Fe

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Jan. 10
U.P)-An Official announcement to-
day reported that Paraguayan
troops in the Gran Chaco war had
captured Santa Fe, on the Para
pitt river in the Villa Monies Sec
tor, where severe fighting has been
underway with the Bolivian army.
The announcement also said
Palo Marcado had been captured
by the Paraguayans.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
AUouD Injured Man
To Leave Jail

Robert Craig, 10, Holtville, who
was serving five-day sentence in
the city Jail for drunkenness, was
sent to his home last night for me-
dical treatment when it was discov-
cred that he is suffering from a
chest injury.
Craig was arrested here Thursday
morning on the drunk charge and
it was learned he had been in an
automobile accident near Holtville
AT the time it was not thought he
was injured, but it later developed
that he has a chest congestion. He
was sent first to the county httspi-
tai and then to his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Moiey Sees Congress
AS. re- Liberal Group

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 UD - The
new congress isn't radical, it's
merely liberal" in the opinion OF
Prof. Raymond Moley, erstwhile
leader of President Roosevelt's ad-
visors at the beginning OF the
New Deal"
"As congresses go, I'd say it is
a little better than the average, p"
~Moley said at the annual dinner
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
The former brain truster" de-
fined the Roosevelt recovery pro-
gram as:
"a stupendous effort to main
tain Dur traditional democracy in
politician life and the profit and loss
SYSTEM in economic life"
He' applauded the Presidents
social security proposals.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
WILD DOGS MENACE RURAL AREAS
Pack Near Seeley Said To Have Killed Two Calves
And Attacked Colt

Ferocious wild dogs. travelling in
packs throughout various parts of
the rural section of the county are
proving menace to property and
even to human life, according to
complaints received by the Humane
Society of Imperial county.
The latest complaint made
against the dogs was received from
the Davis ranch, just south of
Seeley, where the dogs attacked
and killed two calves Thursday
night. Attention of members of
the Davis family was attracted
when, after killing the calves, the
dogs attacked young colt. The
colts. mother put up a stiff battle
for her offspring and it was her
cries which brought the family to
her aid. They succeeded in soaring
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Slayer OF Wife
Declared Guilty

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 W.H-F.
Ray Groves, bail bond broker, who
shot his wife, was convicted cs
first degree murder by jury 10
day, the verdict carrying recon-
mendation for life Imprisonment.
Groves will return to court Mon
day for a trial on the issue of his
sanity, under his dual plea of not
guilty and not guilty by reason OF
insanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Motorist To Face
Superior Court

K. Yamagi, charged with failing
to stop and render aid after an au-
tomobile accident, is to come to trial
before Judge Vaughn Thompson in
superior court on Monday morning.
. Defendant is charged with having
run down Gerald Shaw, local con-
tractor near his home on the San
Diego highway several weeks ago
and is said to have left the scene Of
the accident without rendering aid.
When arraigned in court on this
charge Yamagi entered a plea OF
not guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
SERA Officials
ConUene Here

SERA directors, case super
visors, auditors and engineers for
San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange,
San Diego and Imperial counties
are meeting here today at local
headquarters. Sixteen representa-
tives from the five counties had
arrived this morning for the con-
ferenceS.
1t was announced this morning
that Frank Y. Mclaughlin, former
SERA director for Los Angeles
county will be the new field agent
for the Southern California dis
trict, replacing j. B. Porter who
resumes his former position of field
engineer for this district.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Eetinguish Fire
Aboard Freighter

NEW YORK, Jan. l9 WP)-The
freighter Astra, which caught fire
at sea yesterday, was safe and eX-
pected to proceed to port today af-
ter extinguishing the blaze.
The fire started in the aft hold
and was SO dangerous that a dis
tress call was sent out. The S. S.
Lars Krause stood by the Astra
while repairs were made after the
fire was extinguished. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
PROGRESSIVE
IDEAS | MARK
LEGISLATION
Old Age Pensions, Unemploy-
ment Insurance And Relief
Measures Planned
PROPOSE CODE SYSTEM
Authorities Would Handle
Emergency Operations Like
Federal Plan Does
PROPOSE CODE SYSTEM
BY GEORGE f. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO Calf, Jan. 10.
California; liberal-minded legis-
lature appeared to have cast aside
reactionary bindings today as it
consideed a variety of measures
which, If adopted, will revamp many
habits and beliefs of the past
Progressive ideas expressed in
both Democratic and Republican
platfoms last fall were incorporat-
ed in bills which will be argued
when the legislature shows its real
attitude in March.
Wide support of humanitarian
proposals such as old age pensions,
unemployment insurance and work
relief was indicated in corridor dis
cussion of measures which would
have been opposed heavily two years
ago.
Actual fate of these measures will
not be known until the bills are
voted upon later, but general pro-
gressive spirit prevailed with most
legislators admitting liberal, if not
radical, advances must be made If
economic and social evils of the past
are to be eliminated as Ts
Outstandingly progressive subjects
under consideration included:
Several measures advocating more
generous provisions in the state old
age security act.
Unemployment insurance propo-
SalS.' ~
establishment of state code sys-
tenn which would give the governor
power to set up authorities" to
handle emergency matters, much af-
ter the manner in which the federal
government has operated since Pre-
sident Roosevelt began his recovery
program.
A production for use" plan al
most identical to the one proposed
by Upton Sinclair and his Epic for
ces last fall.
A Democratic suggestion that a
state lottery be devised to raise
money for old age pensions.
A proposal that all funds and con-
tributions used in political cam
paigns be made public; that public
utilities, banks and corporations be
prohibited from advancing money
for campaigns.
Plans to assess severance taxes on
natural resources.
Concentrate On Two
Although almost every subject
known TO legislation was touched by
bills, legislators concentrated on
revenue and unemployment relief
measures, since these two were the
most pressing problems to be solved
by the lawmakers.
Every revenue source was inves-
tigated for it's possibilities. Perhaps
the one drawing the most atten-
ton was the proposed severance tax
on natural resources. California has
not resorted to that medium pre-
viously but was expected to this
year in its attempt to raise 100000
600 needed to balance the budget.
Economy in government was an
other watchword. One bill proposed
to set $1,000 as the maximum sal
ary for state officials other than
those elected by the people. De-
mands for special appropriations
were slated to receive legislative
cold shoulder.
Plans for investigation of prison
conditions and the state building
and loan situation were completed
today. Members of the prisons COM
mittees of both houses will visit
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Film, Couple Expect
Visit From Stork

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10. WH -
George O'Brien, screen star, and
his wife, Marguerite Churchill, an
ticipate the birth of child early in
June, the couple announced today
Since the sudden death of their
five-day old son last year, they
have been inconsolable. Miss
Churchill has abandoned plans to
appear in a Broadway play until
late next summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Boy Killed By
'UnloadeH Gun

VALLEJO, Calf. Jan. 10 W.P)-
An "unloaded" shotgun today
claimed the life of 1l-year-old Will
liam Lahr. ..t..1.
The child was playing in the
basement of his home with two of
his brothers, Howard, IA, and
Lester, z. .-='.. -" e.
They found a 12-gauge shotgun
on a shelf. The children argued
as to who would play with it first.
William was on the barrel end of
the gun. Suddenly, with a roar,
the gun went off.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
Rogers Takes Crack
At Indiana SoIons

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10 UR)-
Will Rogers told the Indiana legis-
lature that Il wish I could send
you all home before you make a
mess of things" II.
The humorist was delayed in
visiting the capitol by an accident
in which the train he was riding
killed two indianapolis women,
Mrs. Margaret Ehlers and Mrs
Minnie Webster, at a suburban
crossing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
GRAND JURY TO MEET

What is expected 10 be the last
meeting of the present grand fury Is
scheduled to be held at the court
house Monday morning.
The jury has been working ON Sc
report for the past year and IN all
probability viii have this report
ready for presentation 10 Judes
Thompson on Monday after which
the jury will be dissolved and q new
one chosen.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
SEEK MORE RELIEF FUNDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 UR)-
Roy Pilling, acting state relief ad-
ministrator, said today that Cali
fornia will ask for $12.280,445 in
federal funds for relief purposes
for February. -. -s.
The largest previous request was
for $7,300,0o0 for relief work during
the current month.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
TERROR HITS
SAAR BASIN
France Appeals To League Of
Nations For Aid As Nazi Per-
secution Increases

SAARBRUCKEN, Jan. 10. UH-
Terror spread through the Saar to-
day. Hundreds of men, women and
children feared Nazi persecution.
Anti-Nazis charged League of Ma
tions governing officials had COM
pletely lost control of the situation.
Saar police were said to be taking
orders direct from Berlin. Soldiers
of the international army, brought
here only for use in event of ser
ious" trouble, were idle in barracks.
Those who voted against reunion IF
the Saar with Germany in Sundays
plebiscite had nowhere to turn for
aid.
Socialist and Communist leaders
were absent.
Thousands of anti-Nazis-many
afraid to try the journey to the
French frontier-awaiued their fate
with resignation. Their only hope
seemed to be from the League OF
Nations at Geneva. Though there
has been no recognition in Geneva
of many stories of persecution
Saarlanders who oppose Nazsm
heard with some comfort last night
a wireless speech made from Gen
eva by Anthony Eden, British CHIEF
delegate to the council meeting.
Eden appealed to Germany to
keep its promises to protect those
who voted for the Saar to remain
under league rule, and expressed
concern at reports that Jews ano
Communists were prosecuted.
GENEVA, Jan. 10. W,R)-Franct
appealed to the League of Nations
today to assume responsibility fol
anti-Nazi refugees fleeing from tn
Saar basin as result of the recen
plebiscite returning the territory Il
! Germany.
A memorandum from Pierre La
val, French foreign minister, wa
presented to the league council. L
said >.
"The leagues budget should as
sumo charges resulting from main
tenance of the refugees"
Laval pointed out that France
must absorb several thousanc
French citizens fleeing the Saar be.
cause of their opposition to the Ma
ziS.
However, the French govern.
ment cannot continue to assum,
these charges and cannot leave the
door open for immigration if mo-
assured of effective League of Ma
tions collaboration" the memoran'
dun said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
COLD WEATHER GRIPS ENTIRE PACIFIC COAST
Liberal Trend Noticed In Attitude At Sacrament
DATA ON RIVER

Prevailing cold weather in the
upper basin of the Colorado river
preventing SHOWS melting in that
area is held responsible for a $40
second foot drop in the flow of
the river at the Grand Canyon
station today. Readings show q
$500 mark there today against the
$3.50 second foot fl,w for yester-
day. The diversion remained at
24OO second feet.
No reports were received from
the Yuma office of the weather
bureau relative to weather con-
ditions in the watershed for the
weekend.
Grand Canyon ..............................59o
............... Z40t
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19
a. W10aG
GNN SAYS

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10 (Spe-
ciaD-It had been bad flying
weather and I had to be in In
dianapolis for a hospital benefit
tonight. It seemed like good old
times to be back on a train.
Fine train, fine service. Rail-
roads are recovering. Then an
accident at one of those grade
crossings which really seemed to
be the fault of no one. In giving
people work, that eliminating of
grade crossings looks like it
would be great thing for the
worker, and for the lives saved.
Old Indiana, the home politics,
is coming through great, they
are getting by without any new
taxation. Any news from the
supreme court?
Yours,
&Ro71N,
Cl935. McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-19

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The Washington times., 1935-07-15
MRS. MONTREAL
SUICIDE IN n. !.

Diplomatic and social circles
were stirred today by the suicide
in New York of Mrs. Federico
Montreal y Pilon, estranged wife of
the former naval attache of the
Spanish embassy. Mrs. Montreal
was the former Mrs. Caroline
Harriss, of Washington.
Commander Montreal was de-
tached from his post at the. en-
bassy about two years ago and
ordered to duty in the Black Sea.
Since that time the authenticated
Mrs. Montreal had made her
home in the Capital.
Mrs. Montreal died in Bellevue
Hospital, New York, after she had
been taken there from her hotel,
suffering from an overdose of
medicine and a slashed artery in
her wrist, according to the hos
pital report.
Mrs. Montreal had registered at
the hotel on July 8, using the
name of Caroline HarriSs. She in
formed hotel employees that she
was planning to enter a sani-
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The Washington times., 1935-07-15
FILM BEAUTY.
D|ESOF SHOT.
IN HEAD
Former West Virginia Choir
Singer Found Nude With
Bullet in Temple

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July Is
G.N.SD Beautiful Julia Graham
the choir singer from Sistersville,
w. Va. who came to Hollywood to
crash the movies, died today under
mysterious circumstances in hos
pital few minutes after she had
been found nude with a bullet
wound in the left temple.
She had been taken to the hos
pital from the home of Benjamin
F. Reynolds, Paramount camera
man.
Tried Suicide Twice
Police records show that Miss
Graham twice before tried to com.
nit suicide. s.~p-s az g.zsas,a st.s 4. II.
On March 2. last, she swallowed
sleeping powders after writing a
note which said:
"I'm tired of living and hate
life"
Eight weeks afterward, Earl
Carol, producer, gave her a screen
test, and a job. She played in
several "bit" roles. and attracted
the attention of studio officials.
Today there was a shot from
her room, according to the story
Reynolds told police.
From an adjoining room, he said,
he rushed in and found the nude
body of the 22-year-old beauty
crumpled on the floor before a
mirror.
Inquiry Launched
cording to surgeons the
woman had been wounded more
than an hour before she was taken
to the hospital.
Blood was CONCEALED from a
wound in her temple, and the
death weapon, a 45-caliber re-
volver, was under the dressing
table.
Detectives announced that paraf-
fin tests would be taken to deter.
mine whether Miss Graham's hand
held the pistol that ended her life.
The Washington times., 1935-07-15
ISLAND MEET.
IRONS OUT
DISPUTES
Willing to Have Tax Matters
Go Over, Executive Says;
Wants Adjournment
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

PRESIDENT Roosevelt WOulQ ike
to see Congress enact tax bill
this session along the lines re-
Gently outlined in his message, but
is agreeable to having it go over
provided both Houses agreed
upon a definite plan of action
later in the year.
The presidential viewpoint was
given Democratic legislative lead.
ers over the weekend. which Mr..
Roosevelt spent with them at the
jefferson Island retreat in Chesa.
peake Bay.
Moreover, it was learned today,
the President informed the lead.
ers that he is prepared to accept
reasonable" compromise on
any Of the legislation now pend
ing If it will speed congressional
adjournment.
Ready to Compromise
That goes, it was said, for any
of the measures tied up in con-
ference committee disputes, like
the social security bill, the hold
ing company measure, and some
matters upon which completed
action has not yet been taken by
either house.
The President told his legisla.
tive leaders frankly that he would
like to see the Senate version of
the holding company bill pre-
vail-outlawing utility holding
companies after five years. But
if the House bill prevails, simply
putting such companies under
SEC regulation, he will not veto
the legislation. He feels that
regulation alone marks a consid-
cradle step forward in the utility
field, and that if Congress doesn't
want to go the whole route of dis
solution at this time, that is
something that can wait.
1t was evident as the Jefferson
Islanders returned to work today
that considerable progress had
been made in harmonizing some
of the conflicting Democratic
viewpoints that were reaching the
embarrassing stage. In the past
few weeks, Democrats have been
pickering among themselves as
much or more than they have
with Republicans.
Not DictatOrial
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared anxious,
one of the leaders said, to dispel
the idea that he was adopting any
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