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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
BILL
SURE To FACE
MANY DELAYS
Senate Ready For Lengthy
Debates On Measure To Aid
Aged And Jobless
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
United Press Staff COrreSDOndeIl

WASHINGTON, April 90. - The
administration IS social security bill,
embracing the first permanent ma
tional program 10 aid the aged and
jobless, today faced gauntlet of
senate delay and debate, but lead
ers confidently predicted ultimate
enactment this session.
Roosevelt forces both in and out
of congress displayed a fresh ag-
gresSiveness. Coupled with admin
istration action against state Off
cialS considered to be ObStructing
the relief program, leaders sought
to shake congress out Of the leth-
argy which had threatened to tie
up major legislation.
Even if the senate moves at a
quicker tempa, it will be some time
before it gets 60 the security bill,
which the house yesterday approv-
ed by II to l majority. And then
there is certain to be protracted
debate. The $2,O00,000, 900 payroll
taxes, the Townsend plan and other
aspects of the far-reaching program
are certain to be made senate is
sues.
The bill probably will have to
take its place behind NRA extern
sion and the bonus in considera-
ton by the senate finance COM
mittee. The committee, however,
already has held hearings on gen.
eral principles of the security pro-
gram and will be in a position to
get down to work on the bill itself
when the other questions are out
of the way.
Only 33 house members voted
against the security bill on final
passage. Fourteen were conserva-
tive Republicans.
AS the "new deal' leaders tried
to speed things up, relief and pub
lie works administrators "cracked
down. on those whom they re-
garded as obstructing the $780,
100000 relief program.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
LEGISLATORS
OUT To QUIZ
UNIVERSITIES
Request California President
To Attend Conference On
Alleged "Red" Activities

SACRAMENTO, April 20. W.H -
Legislative investigation of subver-
sive activities in California colleges
and universities was threatened to-
day as "anti-Red' members of the
legislature pursued their determi-
nation to rid schools of any possible
Communistic influences.
A telegram signed by 18 profess
sors OF the University of California
protesting series of bills design
ed to strengthen the states crimi-
nal syndicalism law. led to a re-
quest that DR.. Robert Gordon
Sproul, president of the University,
appear before the assembly judi
ciary committee next week.
DR.. Sproul was asked by Assem-
blyman Frank G.. Martin, Altadena,
to determine If the professors pro-
test represented the general atti-
tude of the university administra-
ton.
The institutions president in
sisted the professors spoke as indi-
viduals and did not advocate the
overthrow of government by force
and violence or other unlawful
means.
"I am informed" he said that
their protest was against section
in the proposed law which they be-
lieved would make felons of regents
for possessing certain literature in
the university library and of men,
bers of the faculty for transporting
such literature to their classrooms
and commenting on 1t, even to
show its fallacy."
Assemblyman Astounded
Assemblyman Martin, despite the
explanation, said he was "astound-
ed and stirred to deep resentment"
at the professors action.
Outcome of the proposed confer
ence was expected to determine
whether Assemblyman j. E. Fra
zier, Gridley, will go ahead with
his contemplated resolution asking
for special committee investiga-
ton of reports that Communistic
activities were evident in Califor-
MAS junior colleges. colleges and
universities.
The asserted spread of Commu-
nism in schools also was to be called
to the attention of the assembly
ways and means committee which
has under consideration the UNI
versity's request for a $1,300,000
increase over the amount recon-
mended in Gov. Frank F. Merriam's
budget. 'sts
Assembly bills which drew the
protests of university professors,
preachers and students would make
1t unlawful to advocate or teach
overthrow of government by force,
or possess literature which taught
subversive methods, Opponents in
sisted the bills would prevent study
of Communism and make it impos-
sible for professors to discuss the
subject without CHANGING arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Missing p. 0.
Clerk Located

LOS ANGELES, April 20. W.H>-
Exhausted by loss Of blood and pri-
vation, Frank E. Rodenbough, for
mer money order clerk in the
Glendale post office, was in the
prison ward of the general hospital
today, facing theft charges. after
his discovery last night in his cabin
in San Francisquito canyon.
The man was found by his wife
and daughter after a search OF
several days following his disap-
pearance when postal inspectors
went to work on his accounts.
A federal complaint charges him
with embezzlement Of $500 OF gov
ernment money.
According to investigators, Ro-
denbough attempted to commit sui
eide by slashing his wrists and
then made his way to the cabin.
above Saugus. seeking death BY
starvation.
He was In such weakened con-
dition when found that Glendale
police. who arrested him in the ca
bin. made no attempt 10 question
him last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
APPEAL FILED
IN BEHALF Of
BARRY NJ '|VER

Notices of appeal were filed in
superior court this morning by
Hugh MacKinnon, attorney for
Winnie Barry and F. H. McIver
against the judgment of Judge Ar
thur Mundo, SaN Diego, dissolving
the restraining order against E. N.
D. Hatch and Charles Bratton to
prevent them from taking possess
sion of the irrigation district Of
fices of treasurer and asSessor-col-
lector.
The appeals which are directed to
the state supreme court also take
exception to the refusal of Judge
Mundo to grant the injunction
during the pendency of the action
now in appellate court to deter
mine the legality of the February
irrigation district election.
Judge Mundo based his March
IS decision on the opinion that the
court over which he presided had
no jurisdiction in the matter in
controversy. Last week Judge Mum
do granted Barry and McIver leave
to file an amended complaint, but
again refused to grant the injunc-
ton either as originally asked or
during the pendency of the ap-
pellate court hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

here July Ia, 1925. Her automobile
was found abandoned on the edge
OF Orange county park. Police be-
heved she had been murdered
Three days later, however, she
reappeared in Calexico, California
border town. She told a highly sem
sational story of being kidnapped
and held prisoner in a Mexican
dungeon by an aged Mexican
who sought to force her into
matrimony. She stated she es-
capped with the aid of an obliging
young Chinese who smuggled her
across the border in an old clothes
hamper.
She returned to Los Angeles but
within week again disappeared.
This time she bobbed up in FL
Paso, Texas.
81 want to go home" she told po-
lice, but had no explanation to o.
fer for her presence there.
The Press of July II, 1925, car
ried a headline story on the 1ino-
ing of Mrs. Cookson the night pc
fore at Calexico, following several
days search throughout Southern
California, and an account OF tne
weird yarn she told police at tnaC
time.
She asserted she had been
brought to the border from Santa
Ana in an ambulance by a tall
man" who kept feeling her pulse
during the trip. In Mexicali she
claimed she was placed in an un-
derground den bossed by Dorothy
Arnold, New York girl who has
been missing for the past Is years.
The den, Mrs. Cookson claimed,
was operated by Chinese, who kept
a large number OF white girl cap
tives sodden with opium. She as
serted she made friends With
young Chinese boy after she had
been sold to an old Spanish Don."
The boy gave the don" an over
dose of drugs and helped her to
escape across the line to Calexico.
The article quotes the late Joe
Hardwick, at that time Calexico
chief of police, and G. E. Markey,
who was justice of the peace, who
branded Mrs. Cookson's story as
"bunk'. "The kindest thing that
can be said about Mrs. Cookson,'
Hardwick said, "is that she has
been in ill-health for some time
and is temporarily deranged.' Both
men asserted Mrs. Cookson appear
ed to be a drug addict and infer
red she had visited the border vol
unfairly. possibly. for the purpose
of obtaining drugs.
Sheriff Sam Jernigan OF Santa
Ana and a woman deputy, who es-
corted Mrs. Cookson home, stopped
here with her for breakfast on the
morning of July II, a Press repre-
sentative dining with them.
H. U. Willis, a member of the
Ell Centre, police department now,
was at that time on the Calexico
force. Mrs. Cookson, after being
taken into custody in Calexico, was
allowed to go to the Willis home,
where Mrs. Willis learned that she
and Mrs. Cookson had gone to the
same school years before in Fort
Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
STRONG NOTE
DENIES RIGHT
To JUDGE HIM
Reichsfuehrer Observes Birth
day By Charging New Dis
elimination
RESTRAINS RESENTMENT
Leader Presented With Al New
Airplanes To Build Up Nation
al Air Force
RESTRAINS RESENTMENT

BERLIN, April 20. Wp)-Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler, on his 46th
birthday, today challenged the
'self appointed" judges of the
League of Nations council and
firmly rejected their condemnation
of Germany's rearmament.
In strong, yet nto intemper-
ate note to the IA nations Of the
council, the Nazi chieftain denied
the right of the council members
to judge the reich's action, charged
them with attempting "a new dis
elimination" toward Germany and
spurned the councils action 'in
the firmest manner"
Hitler did not, however, close the
door to future negotiation. Obvi-
ously restraining his bitter resent
ment, he avoided invective and put
into the record of Europe's foreign
offices message which indicated
the reich's willingness to cooper
ate in forthcoming efforts toward
fortifying the peace of the contin-
ent.
The sending of the note was the
highlight of Hitler's nationwide
birthday observation, during which
Nazi storm troopers gave him az
airplanes and the League Of War
Veterans presented him with IA
more. These are a part of the re-
building of the German war ma
chine which brought the reich to .
European crisis on charges of vi0-
lation of the Versailles treaty.
Into every chancellory of Europe
went the Hitler note:
The German government chal-
lenges the right of the govern
ments which, in the council Of the
League of Nations, adopted reso-
luton April II by which they ab-
pointed themselves judges of Gef-
many.
"The German government sees in
the league councils resolution an
attempt at new discrimination to-
ward Germany. 1t therefore rejects
the resolution in the firmest man
ner.
''The German government re-
serves the right to make known
soon its viewpoints on various ques-
tions dealt with in the resolution"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
/. Y. Hardware
Playing Host At
HoltuiIIe Store

Open house is being held in the
Holtville store of the I. v. Hard
ware company today in commemor-
alton of the 9th anniversary of the
founding of the original store of
the company and also the remodel
ing of the Holtville establishment.
This remodeling was done to keep
abreast of the modern merchandis-
ing ideas and in keeping with the
policy of the company to maintain
the best looking stores and most
diversified stocks in each of the
valley cities.
The first store of the I. v. Hard
ware company was opened 27 years
ago by Howard P. Meyer and
George Anderson, which gives add
ed color and meaning to the re-
modelling Of the Holtville store.
Flowers will be given to each
woman calling at the Holtville
store today and demonstration of
frozen desserts made in gas-op-
Grated refrigerator will also be held
in the store all day. New stocks
of merchandise have been added
for the Holtville trade area.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Missionaries Flee
Chinese Rebels

SHANGHAI, April 20. U.P)-For-
eign missionaries fled headlong by
air, river and road today from the
menace of a spreading revolt of
Chinese rebels in isolated Szechuan
province.
Telegraphic reports from the in
terror indicated that the rebels yir-
tually were in control Of the entire
province. They were sweeping the
countryside, looting as they ad-
vanced on Chengtu, the capital.
General Li-Hsuing, commanding
government troops in the disaf-
fected area, advised foreigners to
hasten their flight, started several
days ago when a Chinese National
Airways plane took women and
children from the capital city.
Mission reports showed that there
were So Americans and so foreign
ers of other nationalities in SEE
chuan. Presumably all were ON
their way to Chinkging. where the
guns of the American gunboats and
other foreign warships of the Yang
TIE river patrol would protect them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Seek Slayer OF
Japanese Girl

LOS ANGELES, April 20. W.p)--
Police searched today for suspect
for questioning in connection with
the tragic death of Yoshi Nishida,
pretty 20-year-old japanese girl,
whose slashed and beaten body was
found last night in flaming bed
room in the home of her foster
father, Shiglzo Nishida, wealthy
nurseryman, at 2180 West Twenty
Sixth place. ..
The girl had been stabbed eight
times in the neck, breast and abb
domen, after a criminal attack, ac-
cording to investigators.
The body was discovered by Mrs.
Nishida when she returned home
from a shopping trip.
A trail of blood led from the liv-
ing room into the bedroom.
The body had been thrown into a
corner and newspapers stacked
around had been fired.
Police said there was evidence
that the girl had struggled desper-
ately with her assailant and had
been badly beaten.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Court Continues
District Case

After 80 OF the SO paragraphs in
the Nev-Cal petition asking for an
injunction against the irrigation
district had been considered by
Judge Harry Hollzer in federal
court, Los Angeles, yesterday, the
court continued the hearing on the
remaining paragraphs until next
Friday. Evan T. Hewes and Harry
w. Horton of the local district who
had attended the hearing returned
here last night.
The Nev-Cal corporation h "a d
brought the injunction suit against
the district to prevent the install
lation of machinery in standby
power plant in Brawley as part of
the district IS power development
and distribution program.
The Southern Sierras Power
company has similar suit against
the district pending in local super
ior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
FORCED DOWN
SIXTY MILES
FROM CAPITAL
Flyer Loses Way But Resumes
Flight And Is Greeted By
Government Officials
BATTLES HEAVY WINDS
Noted Aviatrix Adds To Her
Laurels By Trip From Los
Angeles

MEXICO CITY, April 20. up
Amelia Earhart Putnam, America IS
premier woman flyer brought her
high-winged monoplane over the
treacherous Mexican Sierras today
in 1,750-mile flight from Los An
geles to Mexico City. She landed
at 2:27 p. m. (EST).
The flight required 13 hours and
80 minutes from the time she left
Los Angeles at 1885 a. m. (EST).
Miss Earhart, first woman to fly
alone over the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, and now the first to fly ov-
er the Los Angeles-Mexico City
route, averaged around 130 miles an
hour.
Miss Earhart was forced down at
Nopala, so miles from Mexico City,
when she lost her bearing.
The forced landing prevented her
from achieving a goal OF nom
stop flight and made her an hour
late in arriving.
A crowd of some 10000 greeted
her.
Emilio Portes Gil. foreign min
lister, headed the official reception
committee from the cabinet.
Miss Earhart said she had stray
ed from her course about 100 miles
to the north.
The landing at Nopala, she said,
was difficult.
She had to come down in a place
covered with cactus. However, when
she took off again 80 minutes later
she had no trouble.
Her husband, George Palmer
Putnam, was anxiouSly watching
the horizon when the plane finally
came into view. He had been wor-
ried because she was late in arriv-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Experimental Farm
Plans Discussed

w. j. Sterrett, county SERA di-
rector met with the farm bureau
directors yesterday to discuss the
rural rehabilitation program parti-
cularly as it concerns the estab-
fishing of experimental farms In
the county. The farm bureau di-
rectors favored this plan and 1t Is
intended to hold general meeting
in the near future at which Ster-
rett will explain the whole expert
mental farm program in greater
detail.
At the last meeting of the coun.
ty emergency relief committee, Drs.
Hodgkins, Garfield and Van Eman
met with the committee and dis
cussed a possible medical program
for the valley under the auspices
of. SERA. This program is to be
given further consideration at
meeting with the physicians to be
held Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CHALLENGED BY HITLER
Federal Prisoners
Returned To Jail

T. A. Eggleston, deputy U. S.
marshal returned from San Diego
yesterday afternoon with Is federal
prisoners who had been tried and
sentenced in federal court. Most
of the prisoners were offenders
against the immigration laws and
county Jail sentences were given
them.
Those brought back were: Jesus
Villareal, 60 days; Jose Luna, six
months; Stephen Varga, l year;
Ignacio Flores, 9 months; Luis Sara
goza, 6 months Manuel Romero, 10
months; Enrique Valencia, 10
months; Baldomero Soto, 9 months;
Arnulfo Chavez, months; Mateo
Hernandez, 6 months; Enrique AL
varez, months; Galdino zabala,
10 months; Rosalio Montopa, 9
months Gav1no Cavillo, thre e
months and Sl0o for evasion OF
liquor tax payment and Santos
Gonzales, 8 months.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
VICTIM OF TEXAS ROAD ACCIDENT
ONCE CAUSED SENSATION HERE
Mrs. Virginia Lee Cookson Gave Weird Story In
1925 Of Having Been Kidnapped And
Placed In Mexicali Den

DEL RIO, Texas, April 20. W.P)-
Mrs. Virginia Cookson, 40, former
Los Angeles newspaper woman and
novelist who wrote under the pen
name of Lee Chambers, died here
today from injuries suffered in an
automobile accident Thursday.
At her bedside was Mrs. j. w.
Heartfield, sister, and Mrs. R. F.
Nelson, niece, both of Houston,
Texas. Mrs. Heartfield said her
sister was the divorced wife of Wal
ter Cookson Of Los Angeles. She
resided at the home ranch, IL
miles from Orange, Calf.
The woman was found in a
wrecked automobile about SO miles
west of here late Thursday.
SANTA ANA, Calf, April 20. U.P)
Mrs. Virginia Cookson, 40, fatal
ly injured in an automobile acci-
dent near Del Rio, Texas, today
was identified as the Virginia Lee
Cookson, central figure in a sem
sational kidnapping" case here 10
years ago.
Advices from Del Rio said the
victim was identified as the wo-
man once well-known here as a
writer and "farmerette."
Mrs. Cookson, wife of Walter M.
Cookson, former postal inspec-
tor, disappeared from her home
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Dupont Head Of
Reserve Officers

DR.. N. E. Dupont of this city
was chosen president of the I'M
perial Valley Reserve Officers as
sociation at meeting held last
night in Calexico.
Capt. S. P. Lefner of Brawley
was named president and
Chan Livingston of this city was
chosen secretary-treasurer.
The association voted to hold all
future meetings in El Centro as
being more centrally located for
the membership.
DR.. Dupont and Capt Charles p
Delp were named delegates to the
state conference to be held at Riv-
erside in May.
Next drill for the members will
be held at the Imperial county
fair grounds next Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
CoIexico Team In
Consolation Play

POMONA, Calf, April 20. U.H-
Pasadena Muir Tech and Long
Beach Polytechnic advanced to the
finals of the Southern California
high school baseball championship
today by emerging from semi-final
tilts with flying colors.
Pasadena squeezed through with
a to l victory over Escondido and
Long Beach shut out Cotton, to
o.
In the consolation bracket. San
Diego high school defeated Whit
tier, 6 to l, and Calexico crushed
Norwalk Excelsior, 81 to 5.
Pasadena and Long Beach were
slated to meet in the final en-
counter this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Plans To HoUe
18th Wedding

NEW YORK, April 90. U.H =
Former Lieut.. Commander William
Comerford, who claimed to be a
handwriting expert when he in
terrupted proceedings at the trial
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann by
asking the court for a seat, today
announced he was marrying for
the 18th time.
Comerford told the Daily News
that Ernestine Smith, 13, of the
Palms Hotel, Los Angeles, daugh-
ter of Java planter, would marry
him on June /. He is Al and has
been divorced IL times. Two of his
wives died.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Avenue
Work Started

Work was started by the o. u.
Miracle company, San Diego this
morning on the improvements on
Imperial Avenue from Adams to
Main streets.
This work had been authorized
by the city council some months
ago and the bid awarded to the
San Diego firm. Grading, install
lation of culverts and curbs will
form the major part of this work
which is estimated to cost in the
neighborhood of $4,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Local Group To
Meet GoUernor

w. S. Dunn, chairman of the Re"
publican county central committee,
accompanied by w. G. Costello,
business manager of The Press, Ray
Edgar, of Edgar Bros. Realty COM
pany, and j. D. Huston OF Imperial,
left early this morning to attend
a luncheon to be given this noon
at Fullerton in honor OF Governor
Merriam.
The valley men plan to take up
with the governor several matters
of legislation interesting TO Impe-
rial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
M& Ro7uN
Q 1888. Meiiaaght Syndicate. Ia
TREATY MEETS
WITH DELAY
BY RALPH HEINZEN
,ited Press Staff C0rrexnOn

UmteQ freSS Sta1I correspondent
PARIS, April 20. U.PeFrance IS
military treaty with Soviet Russia
was tangled today in the maze of
treaties which European diplomat
lists have built up during the post
war years as guarantee that If
and when new war comes it will
be big one.
The treaty was to have been in
itialled here today by Pierre Laval,
foreign minister, and Maxim Litvi-
nov, Russian foreign minister.
Instead, Litvinov left Geneva for
Moscow and Laval, tired out, in
tended to leave for an Easter holi-
day in the country.
It was explained that the treaty
draft was not completed and that
Litvinov was called home for politi-
cal reasons.
But the reason really was a dis
agreement, probably susceptible Of
easy liquidation, as to the terms on
which France and Russia will aid
each other in event Germany at
tacks.
Russia, believing that Germany
seeks a portion of its territory and
is ready to go to war to get it,
wants a treaty that will bring
France to its aid directly.
France insists that the treaty
must conform with the League of
Nations covenant, which means
chat the league council would have
to meet, and declare Germany an
aggressor before aid was given.
1t was found also, belatedly, that
If France invaded Germany to aid
Russia, the Locarno treaty signed
in 1925 would bind Great Britain,
Italy and Belgium to attack France
in Germany's defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Planning Summer
Camp For Scouts

Scout summer camp is soon to be
occupying the center of attention
as far as Scouts are concerned. To-
day Carl Helmick, Scout executive,
with Frank Weed, camp chairman,
and r. P. Moore and DR.. Norman
E. Dupont, all of FL Centre, are in
specting sites suitable for camp.
wednesday evening the camp
committee meets in Scout head
quarters and will make definite de-
cision as to the location of the
camp.
Last night the district commits
sioners met at Scout headquarters
and discussed their activities which
consist of working with those Or
ganizations sponsoring troops and
also training of troop committees.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Flax Inspected
By Federal Man

A. G. Dillman, U. S. department
of agriculture expert in agronomy,
is in the valley today and will in
spect various flax fields with Allen
Scott, superintendent of the Melo-
land experiment station. Dillman
is already at work on breeding ex-
periments for wilt resistant
strain, using the varieties grown
here, Punjab and AbySsinian.
On Monday Dillman will meet
with the seed committee Of the
Southwest F'laxseed association.