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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Senator Suing
Threatens To
Wallop Dual

SACRAMENTO, May 80. U.P)-
Termination of the high cost of
defunct bank liquidation neared
realization today.
A bill permitting two thirds of
stockholders of defunct institutions
to appoint their own administrator
was approved by the senate, but not
without verbal battle which al
most led to fisticuffs.
The exchange of personalities de-
veloped when Senator Walter Du-
val, Santa Paula, charged Senator
Ralph Swing, San Bernardino, au-
thor of the bill, with uttering a
deliberate falsehood" in charging
that the finance committee didn't
dare send the bill out to the floor
with do pass recommendations.
Say that outside and I'll knock
your head Off," Swing threatened.
He later apologized, and admitted
that he had asked the committee to
favor MIN by submitting the meas
ure to the senate without recon-
mendation.
Swing said his bill would elimi-
nate excessive liquidation costs by
the state by permitting creditors
and stockholders to submit their
own plan with approval of the state
bank supervisor and the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
IN
CASES LISTED
ON SERA ROLL

With the return of $40 persons
to private employment the relief
case load for the county has been
reduced to 2640 cases, according to
statement made by w. j. Ster-
rett, county SERA director, this
morning. These persons have been
given employment in the harvest
fields of the county and other
places.
eve are working hard to cooper
ate with all persons seeking pri-
vate employment or who need work.
ers in private fields and hope to
reduce this number still more"
Sterrett added.
Three county projects were ap-
proved by the state administration
and notice of this approval reached
here this morning. They are the
construction of a poultry building
at the fair grounds, $2611; con-
struction and improvements at the
Magnolia school, 1881, and pipe
line in Imperial, $249. Work on
these projects is expected to get
under way soon.
A committee from the farm bu-
reau met with DR.. Donald DaVy
last night and discussed the med
ical situation in the county as it
affects the SERA administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
7 IS
FOUND GUILTY

NEW YORK, May %. U.P)-Jos-
eph Leib Steinmetz, apostate Jew,
was found guilty today of first de-
gree manslaughter for the killing
of his 17-year- bride, Ruth,
whom he found in a hotel room
with the Rev. Joseph j. Leonard, a
Catholic priest.
The verdict was believed to be a
compromise. The state had not
asked for first degree murder ver-
dict. nor had it pressed the second
killing charged against the young
divinity student-that of the priest
who died under the youths barrage
of pistol shots.
The jury elaborated Is hours,
debating four possible verdicts.
Steinmetz slumped against a pill
lar when the verdict was read, and
was held erect by a guard.
Sentence will be pronounced on
June IA. 1t was indicated that in
dictment charging him with the
murder of Father Leonard will be
dropped. He faces one to 20 years
Imprisonment.
Your verdict is amply support
ed by the evidence" Judge Charles
G. Mott said upon receiving it, "and
the court will take into considera-
ton your recommendation for mer-
cv"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29

pearance led to the belief that they
had driven far, had had little sleep.
This evidence coupled with the
fact that the five days" which
the kidnapers gave the distraught
family to raise the 100000 ran
som, led to the belief that contact
had been made, the ransom paid.
If the ransom was delivered to
the kidnapers by the family, it was
considered likely it might be many
hours before the curly-haired lit
tie first t-baseman on the baseball
team of the ga grade at Lowell
school might be returned.
Remember the money will be
gone over before the release so
don't mark it." thus read the ran
som note. Going over 5000 $40 bills.
$4,000 $40 bills and $4,000 SIS bills,
observers pointed out, would be a
herculean task.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
CITY To SEEK
FEDERAL AID
On PROJECTS
Council To Discuss Plans For
New Sewer System, City Hall
And Library

Plans for El Centre to take ad-
vantage of the governments offer
Cor financial aid to municipalities
as announced last Saturday by
President Roosevelt, were to be
discussed at a special meeting of
the city council this afternoon.
Under the Presidents program,
municipalities will be given an out
right gift of As per cent of the cost
OF projects approved by the gov
ernment, the remaining 55 per cent
TO be loaned at the rate OF per
cent interest annually.
A new city hall and an outfall
sewer are two projects in which
the council is interested, while a
third-a new library for the city
was discussed at a meeting of the
library board held yesterday,
preparatory to taking the matter
,up with the city council for its ap-
DroVal. The present crowded con-
dition of the library and the diff
FicultieS of adding TO the present
structure, are emphasized as points
in favor of erecting a new structure.
Under the highly favorable terms
of the government offer, it is felt
that the city can hardly afford to
pass up the opportunity to obtain
nearly half of any funds desired
without having to repay it.
The proposal for a new library
as we'll as the city hall and sewer
projects, are still in preliminary
stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
CON TRACT FOR
Canal. GIVE N
7 v D FIR NJ :

Contracts have been awarded the
Lewis Chambers Construction COM
pany, New Orleans, and Mitry Bro
therS company, Los Angeles, by
the bureau of reclamation for ex-
cavation of 90 miles of the All-An-
erican canal from the sand hills to
the East Highline canal, according
to information received here. Cost
of this work according to the bids
offered by the successful companies
will be $765,906.10
AS a part of the contract, includ-
ed in the information given at the
time the bids were called, the re-
clamation service will serve notice
on the contractors that the work
of excavation must start not later
than 80 days after such notice and
the contracts have been ratified.
The contracts will lalso specify that
the work must be completed with
in 212 years after commencement.
This leaves but that portion of
the canal between the proposed
site of the Imperial dam and La
guna, about eight miles, still open
to contract. 1t is expected that
contracts will be let for the dam,
desilting works, the remaining por-
ton of canal excavation and other
canal structures during the sum-
mer, SO that by fall all the canal
operations will be covered by con-
tract.
A portion east and another west
of Calexico have. been dug by force
account work, while contractors are
hard at work eXcavating rock in
the Pilot Knob sector and also east
of the sand hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
CREATOR Of
BLUE EAGLE
To RESPOND
Will Be Consulted In Effort To
Save Structure From Oblivion
Now Threatened
MANY WISH IT RETAINED
White House Claims kilograms
Show 8 To l Ratio In Favor
OF Continuation

WASHINGTON, May 20. U.D -
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, who helped
draft the original NRA act and
carried it into operation, is being
called in by President Roosevelt to
help save it from oblivion.
The White House today an
nounced Johnson, who resigned
command of NRA last fall, would
be among those consulted by Mr..
Roosevelt in his effort to build a
new business regulation system.
WASHINGTON, May 80. U.H -
Many businessmen beseeched Pre-
sident Roosevelt today OF find some
way quickly to maintain the STAN
dards set up under the invalidated
NRA codes.
Others frankly welcomed the end
of the NRA system.
The White House received hun
dreds of kilograms from business
men urging speedy action. Secre-
tary Steven T. Early said most of
them complained that code STAN
dards of wages, hours and price
policies already were being broken
down. About TOO kilograms were re-
ceived. Early said they averaged 9
to l for continuation of NRA.
Business organizations generally
appealed for voluntary compliance
with code standards until the Sit
uation is clarified.
Edward McGrady, assistant sec
retary of labor, however, said he
was being besieged by telephone
calls, letters and kilograms from
workers charging that employers
were reducing wages and lengthen-
ing hours. All the complaints con-
cerned small establishments, he
said. He declined to reveal details.
With 100000 coal miners threat
ening to strike June 16, labor gen.
orally viewed the situation with in
creasing anxiety.
Price cutting developed in some
retail lines in New York City and
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
BELIEVE WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY
HAS PAID RANSOM TO KIDNAPERS
Boys Father And Uncle Return From Mysterious
Visit Asserted To Have Been For Purpose
Of Paying Money

TACOMA, Wash, May %. W.P)-
Ending mysterious mission-be-
lieved possibly to have been the
ransom payment - John Philip
Weyerhaeuser and F.. R. Titcomb
father and uncle of kidnapped
George Weyerhauser, 9, returned to
the family home here shortly be-
fore noon today
Weyerhaeuser slipped into the
house unobserved. Titcomb drove
his car to the curb in front of the
place and entered the front door
He appeared tired harried,
drawn.
Il can't say anything" he an
swered to the question: Has the
money changed hands?"
Plainclothes police drove news
papermen across the street and
Titcomb quickly entered the house.
WeyerhaeuSer and Titcomb had
left the house under cover of dark
ness. The latter'S tired. worn ap-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
PETITION IN
HOUSE SEEKS
FARM RELIEF
Farm Bloc Is Determined To
Force Action On Frazier
Lemke Refinancing Bill
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
Tnited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Copyright, 1895, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Infla-
tion-farm relief became a heated
congressional issue today. A petit
ton to force action on the $3,000,-
100000 Frazier-Lemke farm mort
gage refinancing bill bore signature
of 173 house members.
The names of the signerS were
revealed, although the petition is
secret. The maneuyer of farm-bloc
representatives came as agrarian
congressman warned of possible
blood and violence" in farm states
unless something was done for the
farmer.
Fuel TO the fire being built under
congress by farm organizations
came from supreme court nullifica-
ton of the stop gap" Frazier
Lemke farm mortgage moratorium
law passed last session and fear
that licensing powers of the AAA
must be discarded because of the
NRA decision. The AAA amend
ments are back in senate and house
agriculture committees, withdrawn
because Of uncertainty over their
constitutionality.
Farm bloc leaders predicted the
reaction was certain to result in
completion of the Frazier-Lemke
petition in 10 days.
Calls For Greenbaeks
If A additional signatures are
obtained a house vote will be forced.
The bill calls for issuance of green
backs sufficient to enable farm
erS to refinance their mortgages at
a total interest rate of three per
cent annually over AZ years. This
government aid would come through
new currency up to $3,000000, 600
which, however, would act as re-
volying fund n d theoretically
could refinance the $8,000000,000
mortgage burden of farmers.
The bill is supported by 80 state
legislatures which have memorial
lied congress in its behalf. 1t was
favorably reported by the house
agriculture committee but lacks
administration approval.
The list of SignerS on the house
petition revealed that all repre-
sentatives from IA states are listed
including Arizona and Nevada.
Others VINO have signed it in
clude:
California: Gearhart, Stubbs,
Hoeppel, Kramer, Scott, McGroar-
ty, Costello, WEIGH, Burnham, Col
Inns, Carter, Tolan.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
DISPUTE OVER
CONDITION Of
FATAL PLANE

SACRAMENTO, May 90 W.P)- A
dispute ragged II army flying circles
today over the condition of the
Martin bomber which crashed in
the high Sierras yesterday, carry
ing four men to their deaths.
A United Press informant at
Sacramento, from which the plane
had taken off during maneuvers,
said the ship was one which had
undergone structural and technical
changes.
Brig. General H. H. Arnold, COM
mander of the Pacific wing of the
G.. H. O. air force, replied that that
was news to him.
Those Martins are just as they
came from the factory the COM
manding officer said. They have
undergone no changes whatever
which would affect their flying
ability.
ut is true that they have been
through the shop but that was only
ior minor engine adjustments neces-
sary to any pane"
Arnold suggested that structural
changes to several pursuit planes
might have been the base for the re-
port of alterations to the giant
pombers.
The dispute probably will be air.
ed thoroughly by the board of in
quiry headed by Major H. D. Smith,
commanding officer of the unit
stationed at Hamilton Field, Marin
county
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
East Side High
Graduation Will
Be Held Friday

East Side high school graduation
exercises will be held at o'clock
FRIDAY in the school auditorium, w.
A. Payne, principal announces.
East Side elementary school held
its graduation program last night,
splendid program centering OH
American composers being given.
Compositions by representative
musicians were played, and bio
graphical sketches of the composers
were given by various class mem
berS.
The class was presented by A. E.
Prince, principal, and diplomas were
delivered by Roy Womack, member
of the board of trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Shotgun Speeds
ProtUIer On Way

Returning to his home three miles
east of Ell Centre on the Holtville
highway just at dusk yesterday af-
ternoon, Thurman Makemson sur
prised a prowler going through his
house. The prowler left by the
back door just as Makemson came
through the front but the latter
picked up a shotgun on his way
through the house and fired one
shot at the fleeing man who cut off
across the fields.
The man was evidently struck by
some OF the shot but did not stop
No description other than that the
prowler was a white man could be
given officials who Investigated the
affair. Nothing was missing from
the house as the man had probably
just started his operations when the
Makemsons came home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
PRESIDENT CALLS JOHNSON TO AID NRA TANGIE
Asks Display Of
Flags Tomorrow

Citizens of FL Centre are
asked by DIR. o. III. Van Eman,
commander of BOyce Aten
Post, American Legion, to dis
play the flag tomorrow on
their homes and places of bus
mess, in observance of Memoir
ial day.
"The uniform flag cOde," DIR.
Van Eman said, provides for
displaying the flag at half
staff on Memorial day from
sunrise until noon, as a mark
of honor to those who have
died in the service of their
country. At noon the flag is
placed at full staff.
I'VE ask citizens to cooper
ate with us in a proper dis
play of the flag. In placing it
at half staff it should first
be run TO full staff and then
dropped to the half-staff pos
itiOn. Flags which are station
airy, and which cannot be
half-masted, may, of course,
be displayed on any and all
occasions proper for the use of
the flag"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
RIVER BILL
APPROVED BY
COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, May 20. UP
The house flood control cimmittee
today approved the Ford bill valid
ating PWA contracts on the Parker
dam in the Colorado river. the
Grand Coulee dam on the Collrn-
bia river and affiliated projects
A similar bill has passed the sem
ate The legislation is aimed to
correct a recent supreme court de .
cision which held there was 40
authorization for the Parker prof.
ect.
In drafting the bill, proponents
aimed also TO tighten up possibili-
ties that The Grand Coulee author
ization might be questioned.
The bill specifically authorizes
the projects, validates contracts
made already, and authorizes the
President to revise Or supplement
present contracts
The bill covers harbor, oeclama-
ton, flood control, irrigation and
similar works.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED
Usual Parade And Services In Honor OF Service
Dead To Be Conducted

march will include the following
organizations in this order: the Ell
Centro Post colors; Ell Centro drum
and bugle corps; firing squad; Civil
War veterans; Spanish War eVter-
ans; F. S. w; Imperial post; I'M
perial Auxiliary; Imperial Junior
Auxiliary; Ell Centro Legion Post;
Ell Centro Sons of the Legion; El
Centro Legion Auxiliary; El Cen
tro Junior Auxiliary and other or
ganizationS.
At 10:30 o'clock memorial exer-
cises will be conducted in Evergreen
cemetery under the direction of O.
H. Van Eman, commander of Boyce
Aten post, assisted by Ray Mouser,
commander of the Holdzkum post.
W. S. Dunn, Imperial, commander
of the Interpost Council, will de-
liver the eulogy.
Business in general and all coun-
ty, city and district offices will be
closed for the day. The Press will
be published as usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Wilson School
Graduation To
Be Held Tonight

Wilson school Will hold COM
mencement exercises this evening
for the eighth grade graduates, the
program held at 8 o'clock in the
school auditorium.
To the strains of Land of Hope
and Glory" the graduates Will
enter in professional, after which
the salute to the flag and singing
of America" will take place.
The invocation will be delivered
by Rev. A. D. Buffers and will be
followed by the class singing OF
Hymn of Praise"
Two numbers will be given by
the boys octette: "All Aboard for
Senior High" and Wilson We Sing
tc Thee" the latter being composed
by the 80 class. Members of the
octette are: Charles Radcliffe,
Philip Knights, Jack Kinne, Curtis
Henry, j. v. Stewart, Bob Tackett,
Robert Womack, Morris Stein
winder.
Members of the girls octette will
sing GLOW Worm, this group con-
sisting of Mary Moore, Jean Mum
son, Jeanne Burger, Myrle Clayton,
Barbara Ruth Henson, Phyllis Hin
derks, Elrose Maquar, Alice Combs.
A group of talks by various stu
dents will follow, Jeanne Burger in
PRODUCING the various speakers.
Richard Shannon will talk on Will
son school class organizations;
Louise Chormicle, on homemaking;
Amzi Bridgers, on cumulative rec
ords; Amy Takahashi, on educa-
tional and vocational guidance;
Robert Womack, radio engineering
as a vocation.
Parting Song will be sung by
the girls glee club, Barbara Ruth
Henson playing the piano accom-
paniment, after which the eighth
grade class will deliver the Ameri"
can creed.
Guy A. Weakley, district superin-
tendent, will present the class,
members Of which will receive their
diplomas from a member of the
board of trustees.
Friends and relatives and those
interested in the program are in"
vited to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
CITY JAMMED
AS Bic SHOW
GE STARTED
Formal Ceremo onies To Be
Conducted Tonight From
Washington By President
VALLEY EXHIBIT PREPARED
Opening Day Finds Attractions
Ready For Thousands Who
Will View Them
BY GEORGE IL. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent


SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 90. W.R)
California $15,000,000 Pacific IN
ternational exposition was given a
colossal opening here today with
all the fanfare, trumpeting and
extravaganza of a Hollywood pre-
miere.
The exposition which is expected
to draw 100000 visitors to South
ern California before it closes No
vember II, was thronged with
thousands of visitors when the
gates of its 300-acre site in beauti-
full Balboa Park were opened.
The big moment of "America's S
Exposition" was scheduled for p.
m. when President Roosevelt will
announce the opening formally, but
meanwhile the grounds were filled
with a crowd estimated at $4,000.
From the giant, modernistic Ford
exhibit 10 Golden Gulch where
bearded and booted 49ers held
forth with the Zoro Gardens where
real nudists cavorted at so much
per nude, visitors were given treat
after treat.
A blare of trumpets was Sched-
uled to halt all noise and merry
making at 7:58 p. m. in prepara-
ton for the formal opening by the
President, who has promised to
visit the exposition personally be-
fore it closes.
At p. m. Mr.. Roosevelt was
scheduled to speak to the crowd
over a loud speaker system, con-
nected by telephone with the White
House.
His speech will close at 8:05 p.
m. when he will call upon an un-
named boy and girl to pull the
switch which will turn on millions
of lights.
NOtables Present
AS the lights flood the array of
buildings and exhibits a band will
play the "Star Spangled Banner"
and every whistle and bell in the
city will add to the merrymaking.
Guns of the national guard will
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Central Union
Closes Today

Central high school closes this
afternoon for the year, the teach
ers however, being in their class
rooms on Friday to conclude work
for the year.
The city elementary schools will
close for Memorial day but will hold
their final sessions on Friday.
AS for the rural schools, the
dates of closing vary, some having
closed already and others remain-
ing open until almost the middle OF
June.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
JUDGE CONKLING INJURED

Judge NJ. w. Conkling suffered
several fractured ribs and other
injuries in a fall at his San Diego
home this morning it was learned
here today. Harry w. Horton ac-
companied by Mrs. Horton, the lat.
ter being Judge Conklings daugh-
ter, left for San Diego this after
noon. Judge Conkling was former
ly superior court judge in this
county and of late years has made
his home in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Five Aliens Will
Seek Citizenship

Citizenship classes, which have
been conducted for several months
past at the high school by Glenn
Kieffer, of the high school faculty,
have been discontinued, he an
nounced today.
Thirteen members were included
in the class, five of whom will take
the examination for citizenship at
the the court house on June IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
JUNIORS TO GRADUATE TONIGHT
Central Union Junior College To Give Diplomas TIC
Twenty-Five

For % Junior college students the
elimination of two years of schol-
astic, social and athletic activity
will be the graduation exercises, at
8 o'clock tonight in the high school
auditorium.
AS the orchestra plays Beethov-
ems Turkish March" the gradu-
ates will march in to take their
places on the stage.
After the invocation by Rev.
Charles Bailey. the girls double
trio will sing Schuberts "Serenade."
DR. William G.. Campbell, pro-
fessor of education at the Univer-
sity of Southern California who
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
BralUley Bride
Ends Her Life

Rushed 10 the county hospital
after she had imbibed the contents
of glass containing a lye solution,
Amelia Dominguez, 18. Brawley, a
bride of two weeks, died at the
county hospital yesterday.
Dependency is given as the cause
of her action and there will be no
inquest, Frank Rainey, deputy COR
oner stated this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Jasper Graduation
Set For Friday

Friday night G. B. Collins, coun-
ty superintendent of schools, will
present diplomas to the graduates
of the Jasper school.
Graduation week is a busy time
for the county superintendent and
this week has proven no exception
as he presented diplomas to the
Holtville joint ceremony for schools
in the Holtville high school district
Monday night, and last night at
the joint exercises for schools in
the Central high school district.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
ElkS Lodge Oniits
Weekly Meeting

El Centre lodge Of Elks will omit
the regular meeting scheduled for
tomorrow night because OF the
Memorial day holiday. Secretary
Henry Swanson announced today.
Officers of the lodge plan TO 90
to San Diego where Michael y.
Shannon, OF Los Angeles. grand
exalted ruler OF the Elks. Is 10 make
an official visit 10 the Elks lodge Of
that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-29
Scouts To Get
Honor AtUdrds

Willis Kenline and Richard Van
Nostrand will be presented awards
at the Eagle court of honor Thurs
day evening at o'clock in Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson's court room,
Judge Thompson presiding with r.
P. Moore making the presentation.
Kenline will receive the Eagle
award, the highest honor in Scout
ing, and Van Nostrand, the Eagle
Palm, award made to Eagle Scouts
who have earned five additional
merit badges.