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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
HALF DOZEN
MAJOR BILLS
AWAIT ACTION
Passage OF Tax Program By
Senate Clears Way For The
Winding Up OF Long Session
REPUBLICANS ARE SATISFIED
Willing To Let Democrats Take
Responsibility For The Hastily
Drawn Measure
REPUBLICANS ARE SATISFIED
BY II. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

\ WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. - Ad-
sournment of congress neared to-
day with the record-breaking, two
day passage of the tax-the-rich bill
by the senate. The eight month
old session, marked by much bit
terly disputed legislation, probably
will end next week.
With the Presidents $250000,0O0
tax-the-rich bill safely in the hands
of friendly conferees, major OBJ
Stacles to adjournment were half
a dozen bills yet to be reported out
of conference.
The senate broke all records for
speedy consideration Of revenue
measure in racing through two days
of debate that ended in 81 to %
vote in favor of the bill last night
before half-filled galleries and an
apathetic assemblage of senators.
Senators thought principally Ct
adjournment. Republicans, real
izing the futility of opposition, were
content to let Democrats take re-
sponsibility for hastily drawn and
speedily passed tax measure. Demo-
, Gratis wanted to get the business
over with as quickly as possible.
New deal" leaders set adjourn
ment before the end of next week
as their goal. Joseph T. Robinson,
senate majority leader, said he be-
lieved adjournment could be ac-
complished by Thursday, possibly
before.
Besides the tax bill, principal
measures in conference are the om-
nibus banking bill, utility holding
company legislation, IVA amend
tnents, gold clause amendments
and the federal alcohol control bill.
Before passing the tax bill the
senate added two amendments
which probably will be killed in
conference. One was by Sen. Will
liam E. Borah (Rep), Idaho, adopt
ed by 40 to 80, to ban future issu-
ance of exempt government Sc
curities. The other was by Sen.
Pat McCarran (Dem0, Nevada, ac-
cepted without a contest, repeating
licensing, tax and naturalization
features of the silver purchase act
of last year.
Seven Rxublicans voted with 48
Democrats, one Progressive and one
Farmer-Laborite for passage of the
tax bill.
Ten Democrats and 12 Repub-
licans voted against it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
FOR
POWER AT.CAPlTAL

Districts power application has
been received in Washington, "
sJltes a telegram received from
Phil D. Swing at district headquart-
ers this morning. This is the ap-
plication for $13,500,000 PWA funds
to develop the districts All-Ameri-
can power program which was first
filed with the state PWA officials
for their examination several weeks
ago.
This action of the state officials
in forwarding the application TO
Washington is construed by Evan
T. Hewes, district president, as an
approval of the application by the
state, in a statement he made this
morning. A copy of this applica-
ton had been forwarded to federal
engineers have had an opportunity
to give careful study to the appli-
cation and it is expected that fed
eral action will be taken within a
very few days and that this will be
in the form of definite approval.
To SubStantiate this view Swings
telegram states further that Morris
Cook, head of the rural electrifica-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
WIVES ARE TOLD
Of AIR TRAGEDY

LAKEWOOD, Me-, Aug. 16.U.R)-
Will Rogers wife and pretty act
ress-daughter, Mary, bore up brave
ly here today as they listened TO
the news of his death in an Alaskan
airplane crash.
Ironically, Mary has been playing
the feminine lead in the Lakewood
Players presentation of the Broad
DAY success, Ceiling zerI" a
thrilling aviation drama.
A feature of the play is an off
stage plane crash in which a pilot
is killed.
PONCA CITY, Okla, Aug. l6. U.P)
Mrs. Wiley Post, who originally
intended to make the Alaskan aer-
ial tour with her husband and Will
Rogers, was grief stricken today at
reports of the death of the two
Oklahomans.
She was unable to discuss the
tragedy. She left her husband at
Seattle and returned here where
she has been visiting at the home
of L. E. Gray.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
President Hopeful
On Holding Bill

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 16. U.R)
President Roosevelt is still hope
full that this congress will pass the
utilities holding company regula-
tion bill, he said today in a press
conference alongside the special
train on which he arrived from
Washington.
The President, looking much more
refreshed than the reporters who
crowded around his open automo-
bile, declined to comment on the
final form of holding company leg
islation desired.
After the conference he was
driven to the summer White House
where later he was to join in cele-
brating the 21st birthday of his
son, Franklin, Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
ALLEGED SLAYER HELD ATT BORDER
Man Assertedly Wanted For Phoenix Crime Under
Arrest AT Mexicali

Information was received at the
sheriff'S office this morning that
Phoenix, Ariz.. officers are prepar-
ing to come here after Juan Valen-
2uela, %, wanted in that city for
the murdeS of S. B. Finney, SO, on
April 7. Valenzuela is at present
confined in the Mexicali Jail fol-
lowing his arrest there last night
by MeXicali police.
His arrest was brought about
through Fred Elliott and Frank
McCaslin, deputies from the local
sheriff'S office who were in Mexi-
cali last night looking for another
man wanted by this county and
thought to be hiding below the
border. While standing on a street
corner they saw Valenzuela come
out of saloon.
The local officers followed the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16

ton administration has promised
DR.. Clark Foreman who is in charge
of all PWA power applications that
he will give fullest cooperation on
the districts application. Swing
states that he believes the matter
will come to head in the near fu-
ture and asks that M. J. Dowd,
district engineer, be sent to Wash
ington Immediately.
HeweS stated that Dowd will
leave for Washington probably to-
morrow to represent the district in
the hearings on this application be-
fore the federal officials. Swing in
his telegram says further that he
belivs h figh has bn.. ltETAOIN
believes the fight has been won
against the Southern Sierra's pro-
posed power contract with the gov
ernment, which, had it been APP
proved, would have obstructed the
districts power program.
HeweS stated further that he is
highly pleased with the situation
as it is shaping up at present in
reference to the power development
and distribution program adopted
by the district board of directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Here's Final Total
On State Election

Returns for Tuesdays special
election from the Palo Verde pre-
cinct have been received at the
county CLERKS office completing the
returns from the county's % con-
solidated precincts for this election.
T'hirty-two absentee ballots are still
to be counted and these will be
opened next Monday when the
board of supervisors canvass the
returns.
Counting the seven ballots voted
in the Palo Verde precinct the COM
plete county returns for the elec-
tion are as follows:
Total vote cast, 1860.
Proposition No. l, yes, 436; no,
812.
Proposition No. 2, yes, 354, no
882.
Proposition No. 3, yes, 433, no,
8l1.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
FIRM
ACQUIRES BIC
COAST STORE
Imperial Valley Hardware Co.
Buys Long Beach Firm And
Subsidiary Concerns

Stockholders of the Imperial VAL
ley Hardware company, as announc-
ed by Howard P. Meyer, president
have just concluded a deal which
has been under negotiation for sew
eral months, whereby they acquire
the American Wholesale Hardware
company, located at Long Beach, in
the Los Angeles harbor area This
concern is one of the larger hard
ware wholesalers in Southern Cali
fornia and has been operating for
many years. 1t is housed in one
of the most modern and efficient
plants in the west, and is within
short distance of the docks at
the harbor, affording low cost dis
tribution to all Southern California
and Arizona points.
George w. Anderson, former pres
ident of the Imperial Valley Hard
ware company and co-founder with
Meyer, has been general manager
of the coast company for the past
three years, and will be president
of the fe-organized wholesale firm.
II will be operated as an entirely
separate company, and will continue
exclusively wholesale. The separate
companies will pool their buying
and take full advantage of the
greatly increased buying power.
Included in the transaction is an
other corporation, known as Ameri-
can Avenue Hardware Company of
Long Beach, operating one of the
largest and finest retail hardware
stores in the west. The company
also acquired title to three other
retail stores: Pacific Avenue Hard
ware company of San Pedro; Long
Beach Hardware company in the
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16

man whom they had recognized
from a photograph sent TO the
county jail after the murder. They
notified the Mexicali police who
made the arrest and when lined up
at the Mexicali police station IL
was discovered that the mans de-
scription tailed perfectly with the
photograph.
News Of the arrest was Immedi-
ately transmitted to the Arizona au-
thorities. 1t is believed that the
suspect is an American citizen as
he is said TO have been born IN
Arizona, in which case there will
be no difficulty in having him ex-
PEELED from. Mexico as an undeslr-
able alien and picked up by county
officers as soon as he Is across the
line, 1t was said at the jail this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
ROGERS-POST KILLED I'm CRASH
Expect Congress To Adjourn Next Week
PRESS EXTRA
SPEEDS NEWS

Following a brief bulletin
received over the United Press
leased wire shortly after Z o.
clock this morning, the first
story on the Will Rogers
Wiley Post tragic crash reach
ed The Press office shortly af-
ter 8 o'clock.
In less than an hour an Eek
ira" was on the streets of FL
Centre and being distributed
to Brawley, Calexico, Holtville
and other valley cities, giving
the public first information on
the tragedy.
With a shortened staff due
to the vacation season, it
meant much work had to be
done in brief time. This will
explain, we hope, the short
ness in giving information out
over the telephone, as all
hands were doing their bit to
get the extra" out in the
shortest possible time. Tele-
phone calls, once it became
apparent they concerned the
tragedy, were answered as
briefly as possible, i'm order to
speed up the work and to
make way for other calls
which continued to pour in.
Over 1000 extras were sold
throughout the valley in little
over an hour.
The Press appreciates the
recognition given it as a news
source by the numerous tele-
phone calls and the coopera-
ton extended by inquirers
who apparently sensed that
speed was the watchwOrd.
THE Editor.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Italy Will Haze
Million In Army

ROME, Aug. 16. UP)-Italy soon
will have 100000 men under arms
an official communique announced
today.
it was explained that 100000 re-
servists must report to the colors
Sept. %. They will bring the army
to the million mark.
The army classes of 1911, 1913 and
1914 are under arms now and the
1912 class is subject to call. In ad-
dition 100000 Fascist militia may
be called if desired.
AS for the East African eXpedi-
tionary force, about 225,000 men
are in East Africa, on the way, or
awaiting embarkation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
INDICT SLAYING TRIO

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16. U.P) -
Indictments charging Alfred Paine,
Hugh Smith and George Wallace,
all of Oakland, with first degree
murder Ill connection with the slay-
ing of Chief of Police Elton G.. Fish
of North Sacramento were returned
today by the Sacramento county
grand jury.
District Attorney Otis Babcock
planned to arraign the three de-
PENDANTS Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Lindbergh's Boy
Has Birthday

NORTH HAVEN, Me, Aug. 16.
WR)-Jon Lindbergh had a birth
day party today. He was three
years old.
The seerecy that has surround
ed domestic affairs of the Lind
berghs since Charles Lindbergh,
Jr., was kidnapped and killed pre-
vailed, but it was assumed Jon
would have a cake with three can
dies and perhaps a small guest or
two.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh have
been at the summer cottage of Mrs.
Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Dwight
Morrow, most of the last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16

Natives said the engine appeared
to be running smoother as the big
ship lifted from the river and took
off in the binding mantle which
overhung the country.
1t was not long after that the
ship plummeted into the tundra.
The motor was driven into the ca
bin by the force of the crash. Both
flyers were killed instantly.
Posts watch stopped at 8:18 o.
M, Point Barrow time. The hum
orist's watch was still running
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
THIR Y

FAIRBANKS, Alaska Aug Is. (Spec-
iaD-Visited our new emigrants Now this
is not time to discuss whether it will sue
ceed or whether it won't. Whether it's a
farming country or whether it is not and
to enumerate the hundreds of mistakes and
confusions and rows and arguments and
management in the whole thing at home
and here.
AS | see it there is not but one problem
now that they are here and that's to get
'em housed within six or eight weeks.
Things have been a terrible mess They
are getting em Strengthened out but even
now not fast enough. There is about 700
or 800 of 'em. About 200 went back. Also
about that many workmen sent from the
transient camps down home (not CCC) and
just lately they are using about $50 Alas
kan workmen. Paid regular wages but it's
Just a few weeks to snow now and they
have to De out of the tents.
Both workmen and settlers. Plenty food
and always has been and will be. They
can always get that in but it's houses they
need right now and Col Hunt, in charge,
realizes il. You know after all there is a
lot of difference in pioneering for gold and
pioneering for spinach.
Yours,
WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Boston (1st game)- RH e
Cincinnati 200 900 1903 8 2
Boston 100 002 000-1 10
Schott and Campbell: Cantwell
and Spohrer.
At Boston (2nd game)- r H E
Cincinnati .....,001 002 001-4 8 o
Boston 900 600 030-3 Z 1
Hollingsworth, Derringer, Camp
bell and Lombardi; Belts, Benton.
Farmhouse and Mueller.
At Brooklyn RH e
Chicago 900 0l0 000-I S L
Brooklyn 900 900 1912 6 o
Root and Hartnett; Earnshaw
and Lopez.
AT New York RH e
st. Louis 900 900 001-l S o
New York 100 900 000-0 3 2
j. Dean and Delaney; Schuma-
cher and Mancuso.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, post
poned, wet grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AT Detroit r H E
Washington ..... ..004 200 O02-8 is O
Detroit 100 100 0O0-1 4 3
Hadley and Bolton; Auker, Sulli-
van, Hogsett and Cochrane.
AT Cleveland r n z
New York .......-111 oil 000-5 IL 2
Cleveland .......-..004 003 10x-8 8 1
Allen, Malone, Deshong and
Dickey; Pearson, Stewart and Phil
lips.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
DOORS OF RARE BOOK ROOM

England about 1894. AS a locksmith
he emigrated under contract to work
two years for the Rev. Josse Glover.
The latter brought a press, a font OF
type and EGO worth of paper to
his New England home. Following
the death of her husband, Mrs. Glover
established a press in Cambridge. The
first book in English printed in this
country, The Bay Psalm Book" came
from the press of Stephen Daye. His
name and the date 1889 appear first
on the panel.
At jamestown, Va. William Nut
head set up the earliest press south
of Massachusetts. This pioneer was
born about 1854. BY the time that ne
was % Nuthead was winning for him.
self a place in the history OF printing
in America. His career was a ha-
rassed one, especially during the years
he spent in Virginia. When his press
was stopped, Nuthead moved to st.
Marys City. Md. Here he. lived from
1888 to 1895. His was also the flrst
press in the neighboring colony.
The third name on the central
panel Is that of william Bradford.
For him, also, life was made difficult
because of his activities as a printer.
Soon after his arrival in Philadelphia
he established the first press in the
English middle colonies. An almanac
by Samuel Atkin, issued in 1885, was
the first of Bradford's contributions.
A contemporary American, Bruce
Rogers, is honored in the sixth panel
of the bronze doors through which
the visitor passes to the new rare
book room. Rogers is listed as a
Typographical expert" To the lay
man. the phrase in no way reveals the
gifts of the man. In the words Of
Valta Parma, curator Of the Rare
Book Division, Rogers pioneer work
established in our day an under
standing of the beauty of printing
and the importance of the beautifully
printed book. Rogers is now in Eng
land, printing an edition OF the Bible.
which will be the crowning work OF
the typographical art of the English
speaking peoples"
These doors in the Library OF Con-
gress carry on the tradition of deco
rative doors which tell tale. To the
booklovers who pauses to study them
they richly reward those who look
upon them with "enfranchised eyes,"
Evening star., 1935-03-17

Our first mayor Robert Brent. who
served from 1902 to 1911, was also OF
this race, as have been many Of our
officials and judges and outstanding
citizens. Several of our Presidents
we're of Scotch-Irish ancestry, name
ly, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk,
James Buchanan. Chester A. Arthur,
William Mckinley and woodrow VIII
son.
On Massachusetts, avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, stands
the statue of Edmund Burke, one Of
Ireland's faithful sons. who fervently
and eloquently defended the right Of
the American Colonies during the
Revolutionary War, while he was a
member Of Parliament. Farther west
on Massachusetts, avenue, at Twenty
third street, is the statue of another
son Of Erin. one of the greatest three
soldiers of the Union Army during the
Civil War-Philip H. Sheridan, for
whom was written that stirring poem,
"Sheridans Ride"
Indeed. there Is no end TO the
praises one can sing for the Irish. In
music, the world recognizes the beau
tiful scores and melodies of Michael
William Balfe, Sir Arthur Sullivan,
Victor Herbert and the celebrated
bandmaster, Patrick Gilmore. In
poetry the soul of Thomas Moore will
ever live, as will his words:
The harp that once through Taras
hall
The soul of music shed
Now hangs as mute on Tara's wall
AS if that soul were fed"
This noted Irish poet visited WASH
ington in 1904, and his remarks made
at that time are still being quoted.
He was not greatly impressed. 1t
would be nice II he could return today
and see the progress we have made,
and also see Ireland as a Free State,
a condition for which he undoubtedly
longed.
OF course, it is eminently fitting
that st. Patrick's day should be cele-
brated here in Washington, and else
where. wherever dwell the sons of
Erin, for it was the patron saint who
introduced into Ireland Christianity
and Christian literature, which, in
addition to its moral effect, eventually
resulted in the little island becoming
the western seat Of learning. It Is
quite probable that, with the Irish, no
saint will ever take the place of st.
Patrick
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Continued From Second Page)

United States and Irish colors. Knights
of st. Columbkill, 40 men in line.
headed by field music, R. A. Dore,
commander, with silk flag represent
ing St. Columbkill leaving Scotland
and United States flag: uniform, green
baldrick, chapeaux with green and
orange feathers. and swords. knights
Of st. Bernard. headed by RepettiS
Band; blue baldrick, swords and caps,
with silver band; j. F. Spellman,
commander; John Cady, deputy
Knights of ST. Peter, headed by field
music, 40 men in line, commanded
by J. P. Barrett, with fine United
States flag; purple baldricks and belts,
swords. white chapeaux and purple
feathers. Knights of st. Joseph. No.
l. j. T. Dunn. about so in line: blue
baldricks and gauntlets. swords.
chapeaux and white feathers; banner,
flag and guidons.
SECOND DIVISION.
"W. Smith and P. Mccartney, as
sistant marshals.
washington Hibernia Benevolent
Association. No. /, headed by band of
I'd Artillery. aboot $50 men in line,
marshaied by M. Broderick. with the
old banner Of the society showing the
date of rganization-1818. They
we're uniformed in green sash and
slouch hat. West End Hibernia As
sociation. rs men in line, headed by
S. M Gonigle, president, and mar
shaled by James Harmon and Messrs
Herkelin and Foley, headed by Lewis
Weber's band in new uniform. Hi
bernia Association, No. 3, about so
men In line. with field music, mar
shaled by James Butler and John
Spalling. They wore green sashes
with chapeax. Georgetown Hibernia
Association. over 100 men in line.
marshaled by Baker Thorn, uniformed
in green sash. slouch hat, green feath-
ers, headed by Donch's band. In this
line, the fine banner of the society
was carried on carriage trimmed
with the national colors. and BAN
ner with blending of the American
coat of arms with that of Ireland,
and a national flag were also borne.
THE various societies, before they
appeared on the ground, at
tended the masses in the churches.
Along the route many houses dis
played the Irish and American colors.
THE ROUTE.
"The line of march was over the
following route: Down Four-and-a-
Half street, passing the District Com
missioners in review at the Columbia
Building; thence down Pennsylvania
avenue to the Capitol; thence along
Pennsylvania avenue to the Execu-
tive Mansion, where the line was re-
viewed by the President; thence to st.
AIMS Infant Asylum, where collec-
ton was taken up for the orphans;
thence across the bridge and around
the fountain at M and Twenty-eighth
streets; thence counter marching
along Pennsylvania avenue to K
street, to Fifteenth, to H, to st. JOS
eph's Orphan Asylum; thence to Sev-
Evening star., 1935-03-17
By Alice HufchinS Drake.

NRlNIERS ana book designers
- of the Old World and the New
are honored by the doors of the
4 rare book room of the Library
Of Congress. The design of
the decorations was chosen by Valta
Parma with the approval of the
librarian of Congress, DR.. Herbert
Putnam. The motif is the Miracle
Of the Printed Word. Each door is
divided into three panels. In the
first is reproduced the design found
on the colophon of the Bible printed
in 1926 by Fust & Schoeffer
Henri Bouchot, in writing of Fust,
speaks of him as a money lender of
Mayence. It was Fust who lent Gut
enberg 1.100 forms to use in expert
mentation. The Schoeffer of the
firm of Fust & Schoeffer was a callig-
rapher of Germsheim. It was not
long after the first meeting of Fust
and the younger man that they
formed a partnership. From the
workshop of this firm of printers was
issued the first dated edition of the
Bible.
The "printer's mark" of Fust g.
SCnOeuer Is IN the IOTm OF Two SnleloS
suspended from a'branch. The shields
are decorated with compositors' rules
A printers mark was a device used
by printers of long ago partly to pro-
tect them from counterfeit editions.
Fifty-six of thesc engraved devices
have been reproduced in the pene-
trations in the corridor overlooking
Staircase Hall In the Library OF Con-
gress. Each mark is about foot and
q half high.
American, Scottish and English
printers marks are used in the north
corridor of the Library, French in the
south, Spanish and Italian are In the
east corridor. majority of the marks
in the west corridor are those of Ger
man printers.
Geoffroy Tory is honored twice in
the decorations Of the Library. Nearly
40 years ago, when the Library was
constructed, the device of this cele-
brated man was selected as a deco
ration of the ceiling Of the south cor
ridor. This same device now appears
in the second panel OF the left door
of the rare book room.
On the title page Of book now on