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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
EXTENSION OF HOME PURCHASES
in STATE PROPOSED BY BILL
Measure introduced In Legislature Would Give Priv
ilege To All Who Have Resided in
California Ten Years.

utilities under jurisdiction of the
state railroad commission, and pre-
venting any candidate from qualify
ing on more than one political par
ty ticket.
Donihue IS bill was one of the
most far-reaching economic meas
ures proposed thus far. Under it,
residents would be permitted to
purchase homes through the state,
paying for them in monthly in
stallments at a low interest rate.
The Oakland assemblyman also
introduced a bill which would au-
| thorize the state to construct and
operate an interurban system over
the San Francisco Oakland bay
bridge, aiming eventually at a five
cent fare for commuters.
Another assembly bill proposed
a $500,000 appropriation for con-
struction of two state-owned radio
stations, to be operated by the
University of California at Berk-
eley and Los Angeles.
Senator J.. G. Garrison Of Mo-
desto submitted bill to make the
state fish and game commission
elective, instead of appointive. Five
districts would be set up. with the
counties of northern California
forming the first, the San Fran
cisco bay area the second, eastern
and central California the third,
Los Angeles county the fourth, and
other southern California counties
the fifth.
Other fish and game measures
proposed a uniform deer hunting
season to extend from September !
to September 81 in all sections OF
the state: bill by Senator Johr
B. McColl, Redding, exemptine
veterans of the Spanish American
war, their wives and widows, anc
any Californian over IS from hav'
| ing to purchase fish and game Ii
cerises: another bill by McColl pre-
venting the killing of muletail dee.
in district Sd. ga re
Investigation of the entire liquo
situation was proposed in resolu'
t1on by Senator A. L.. Pierovich
jackson. Assemblyman Jess Mayo
Angels Camp, introduced bill
which would repeal any present
liquor laws and place liquor con.
troll i'll the hands of the legisla.
ture.
Mayo also proposed a change II
the gas tax ALLEGATION which woulc
guarantee each county minimum
of $4,000 rather than $4,000 as it,
share of the tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
FIRE ABOARD
TANK VESSEL
PER|LS CREW
Rescue Ships Speeding To Aid
Of Stricken Valverda Report
ed In Grave Danger.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81. U.P-Two
British warships raced today to the
aid of the British tank ship VAL
verda, afire in mid-Atlantic, while
the st/cken vessels crew fought
to keep the flames from spreading
to the oil cargo.
The light cruiser Frobisher,
steaming at 80 knots, led the race.
A second warship and three COM
mercial vessels also were steaming
to the rescue.
The Frobisher expected to arrive
at the Valverda IS position at mid
night. None of the other ships
was due before a. m. (ESTD Tues
day.
Approximately 35 men were
aboard the tank ship and hope for
them waned even with the swift
Frobisher under way. Flames were
eating through the Valverda decks
from the engine room. Terse radio
messages accompanying repeated
SOS told graphically of the peril.
eve can't hold out much long
er,' flashed the Valverda.
"Flames on deck. Keeping into
wind to keep fire from cargo. Burn
ing fast. Urgently need assist
ance.'
The operator reported that two of
the stern lifeboats had been des-
troyed. A vessel of the size of the
Valverda usually carries four life
boats, two forward under the bridge
| and two aft.
The freighter Costa Rica report
ed that because of head-winc
and swell she would not be able tt
reach the Valverda until Wednes-
! day. The German Saarlander ex.
.pected to arrive at Ia. m tEST1
Tuesday. The Norwegian tanker
SolSten said she would not arrive
until late Tuesday. ~ Is aA|
The Valverda was enroute from
Curacao in the Dutch West Indies
to Hamburg, Germany. Lloyd s
| register does not list her, but Mac
key Radio understood she was but
! recently completed and on one OF
her first voyages. She is of 8.8O7
tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
SALINAS MAN
MEETS DEATH
At CALEX|C0

Although fully clothed blu t
with no marks of Identification, the
body of Ed Weinstrom, AZ, of Sa-
linas, was found In hallway Of
the Harris building, Calexico, early
yesterday morning. He had re-
ceived a fractured skull and broken
neck in what is believed to have
been a, fall over railing.
Identification was later made by
the brother of a man from whom
Weinstrom had worked in He
Der packing shed. 81 .--.--' ..
Calexico authorities are puzzled
to know what Weinstrom was do
ing in the building at the time he
met his death as it is an office
building. 1t is said that he had
no known enemies who could have
caused his death and there were
no signs of a struggle or fight
either on the first or second floor
of the building.
Deceased is said to be survived
by a. wife and young son living in
Salinas. The body is at the Rugg
funeral parlors in Calexico and will
be shipped to Salinas today, A
coroner's inquest is to be held this
afternoon at which 1t is expected
verdict of accidental death will
be returned.
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
REPUDIATES
CONFESSION
TO Staying

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U.D -
Edward Bond Marin, 33, an up
holsterer, today repudiated Con-
fession" relatives said he made, ad-
mitting he hacked his wife to death
three years ago and threw her dis
membered body into the ocean.
Mis- wife, Mrs. Maxine Marin, 20,
has been missing since 1881 but
Marin declared he was too intoxi-
Gated to remember telling her sis
ter that he was making the CON
fession' because of a harassed con-
science. sr.t.'.-9 ,' -e.ss
Its all a joke of some kind" he
said. 81 don't remember telling any
one such a story" g
Mrs. May Belle Baker, his sister
in-law, and her husband, Clyde,
both told police Marin blurted out
the story when he called at their
home in an intoxicated state.
Marin was held while Officers
sought for clues to the long missing
woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21

SACRAMENTO Jan. 81. U.P)-
Extension of the home purchase
plan, now available only to veter-
ans, to all persons who have lived
in California 10 years or more was
proposed to the legislature today in
a bill introduced by Assemblyman
Leon M. Donihue.
The bill would provide for a bond
issue of $100,000.000 to establish a
fund for home building purposes.
Introduction of this bill and COM
pletion of the Democratic legislative
program were nighlights of the
days session which started fast
with scores of bills pouring into
both houses.
The bourbon program, based
largely on the party platform, and
for which bills are being prepared
proposed exemption from taxation
of the first $1,000 valuation OF
homes; a tax on all unused lands
held for speculative purposes; leg
islative encouragement of mining; a
30-hour work week; classification
of oil and gas pipelines as public
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Farm, Bureau Plans
Dairy Day At Fair

Plans for dairy day at the county
fair and for a field day in the
spring we're discussed at Saturday IS
meeting of the farm bureau dairy
department held in the court house
Methods of increasing attendance
at dairy day, in the judging partic-
ularly were discussed.
The annual cow testing associa-
ton report was read, approved, and
COPIES ordered made to be distrib-
uted. IL. As
Greater part sof the discussion
was devoted to the state legisla-
ture IS dairy program. 1t was de-
cided to obtain copies of ordinances
SO that all might fanliliarize them
selves with the proposed legislation
prior to a second meeting. AT this
second meeting delegates will bt
chosen to attend the Santa Ana
conference January 81 and will bt
instructed as to the wishes of the
local group.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
To
HEAR TALK BY
DR.. G|ANN|N|

DR.. A. II. Giannini, brother of A.
P. Giannini, president of the Bank
of America, and himself a high Of
ticial of the bank, is expected to be
the speaker at the monthly dinner
meeting of the Associated Chambers
of Commerce of Imperial county, on
Friday evening The gathering Will
be held at Hotel Barbara Worth, E.
Centre, and trie dinner will COM
mence at 7 o'clock.
DR.. Giannini's visit has been ar
ranged by Walter ;B. Havekorst
manager of the Bank of America IN
Ell Centre. following request of sew
eral chamber of commerce pres1-
dents who desired that the distin-
guished banker be heard here. He is
noted as one of the foremost public
speakers on business topics on the
Pacific coast, and the attendance
Friday evening is expected to be
large.
There should indeed be a large
attendance at Friday evenings dill
ner meeting at Ell Centro," said l.. j
Thomas, of Imperial, President OF
the Associated Chambers. Besides
the transaction Of much business OF
Importance to the county," he said
"the visit of DR.. Giannini is going
to make this months meeting OF
the countrywide chamber group an
outstanding event. The message
which a banker of national reputa-
ton will bring to US is certain to be
interesting. - 7<1'r| : ... = :.
Dinner reservations may be made
with the secretary of any chamber
of commerce in Imperial Valley
Among the entertainment features
of the evening will be El Centro's
Dance of the Palo Verdes, origin
ated by Mrs. Wooda Blesy in con-
nection with Ell Centro's annual
Palo Verde festival, which occurs In
May.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Mooney GiUen
Encouragement
By High Court

WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. W.P) -
Thomas j. Mooney was denied the
intervention of the supreme court
today in his long fight to be freed
from San Quentin, Calf, prison.
The court refused to permit
Mooney to file with it petition for
an original writ of habeas corpus
but gave him a seeming boost in his
fight for freedom.
The court acted in a brief and
sharply worded order that verbally
caStigated the position taken by
state authorities. fs
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes read the Mooney order
which extensively reviewed the case
and the serious charges against the
state on which he based his plea.
The reply of the state attorney
general opposing Moneys plea was
criticized by Hughes opinion as not
meeting the issues raised by the
petition.
While refusing to hear Mooney,
the court appeared to have opened
the way for a further and perhaps
more fruitful procedure II the state
courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
.BORAH FLAYS
as WORLD COURT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. U,R)-
Sen. William E. Borah CRep) Ida
no, renewing his 12-year -old battle
against the World Court. told the
senate in an aggressive speech to-
day that the court was a political
tribunal in which America should
not participate. -- ss.-,. -,..
Borah said that the advisory jur-
isdiction of the court was the
greatest drawback to American ad-
herence. He said he spoke with
some hesitance because arguments
on the court had been made and
answered for II years, leaving little
more to be contributed in fresh de-
bate.
"We are not dealing with judi
cial tribunal as we construe them,
he said. "We are dealing with ar
advisory tribunal which has as its
purpose the giving of counsel and
advice"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
LAW SP0|LS
WEDDING DAY

CHICAGO, Jan. 81. W.P)--With a
choir chanting softly in the loft,
Bruno Austin, 26, kissed his new 18-
year-old bride before the dark gold
altar of Russian Holy Trinity cathe-
dral and turned happily down the
nave amid showers of rice. He and
his wife, Marie Brenko until a min
ute ago, were going ON their honey
moon.
At the great doors OF the cathe-
dral, 400 guests crowded merrily
around the couple. Rice fell like
snow. The crowd concealed the mo-
tions of four men pushing toward
the bridegroom until they seized his
arms and hustled him toward car
marked police"
The brides long veil and train
were torn to shreds as she rushed
after them, screaming you can't do
that to my man" A policeman whts-
pered in her ear: ....
"Sh! It's joke. Wen bring MIN
back in 10 minutes"
The girl waited 10 minutes-3o
minutes-an hour-then went to the
nearby police station, still trailing
her rumpled finery. Her husband
was in a cell, charged with motor
car theft and forfeiture of $4,000
bond
II don't care" she said, weep
ing. Il love him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Stolen School Bus
Halted At Yuma

A chase which started In Lodi,
north of Stockton Saturday night,
ended at the Yuma bridge at 2:31
o'clock this morning when Ellis
Murphy, 10, was arrested there with
large yellow school bus he is said
to have stolen from the Lodi high
school, according to a report at the
sheriff, IS office. . ~
Murphy, who is said to have es-
capped from the Preston school,
made off with the bus and the
chase was on. The bus, bright
yellow In color. had "Lodi High
School" painted on its sides. Tele-
type messages were broadcast from
Sacramento to stop the bus and its
driver but Murphy managed to
make his way from the northern
part of the state to Yuma before
being stopped. s-
A report at the sheriff's office
states that the bus was seen here
twice yesterday, the last time being
at 7 o clock last night when it went
through town on Main street. Muir
ply is reported held in custody at
Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
REPORT SAYS
MANY WORKING
FOR LUXUR|ES
Cites Instances OF Teachers
With Employed Husbands In
County Schools.
HIGH TAXATION DEPLORED
Higher County Costs Not In
Keeping With Desire To Re-
duce Taxes Here.

1--WE are of the opinion that one
of the causes for the present ma
tional unemployment crisis is the
great number of married women be-
ing employed whose husbands are
earning a sufficient livelihood" the
county grand jury said in its an
nual report filed this morning with
Judge Vaughn Thompson in super
ior court. Following the filing of this
report the jury was discharged. No
definite date was set for the en-
paneling of the new grand jury.
Continuing its discussion of this
topic, the report states: "a recent
federal survey on this question re-
vealed that there are some 8 million
married women in the United States
earning salaries, some millions OF
whom are earning salaries to pro-
vide themselves with what are clas-
sified as luxuries. One of the large
commercial institutions in the state
of California has recently served no.
tice of discharge effective July l,
next, on all their married women
employees, whose husbands are
making a sufficient livelihood"
"Ic has come to our attention"
the report continues, that in one
school in Imperial county where
there .lre II teachers employed, in
cludng three principals, eight OF
these are women teachers whose
husbands are known to be earning
a good livelihood. We believe that
much can be done in this regard to-
| wards relieving the present unein-
ployment crisis and making fair
Ter distribution of labor ~
Speaking of the audit made of
county offices and books the report
states: THE audit disclosed no de-
falcations or misappropriation OF
funds in any of the county offices.
AS whole the county offices were
credftably handled @
School expenses and teachers sal
aries receive considerable comment
from the jurors. The report states
it is to be noted that there is an
/ increase in the nine months period
of 1884 over the previous IL months
period in teachers salaries of $47.-
412.45 and other school expenses of
| $50, ,435.48, making total increase
| in school operations of S107, ,84793.
I'VE, therefore, recommend an ex-
tensive check on all school costs and
that reductions in teachers salaries
| and other school expense be made" !"
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Tuesday Deadline On
District Candidates

Tomorrow will be the last day
for candidates in the February 6
irrigation district election to file
their nomination papers in the off
ice of the district secretary here.
Offices to be voted on are director
for the Imperial division, director
for the Brawley division. treasurer
and assessor collector.
To date the following candidates
have filed their nomination papers:
Ira Aten, incumbent, for the I'M
perial division; Charles A. Morrow,
for director of the Brawley division;
F. H. McIver, incumbent, and E. N.
D. Hatch for treasurer; Winnie
Barry, incumbent, and Charles A.
Bratton, assessor collector.
Early this afternoon Isaac A,
Pearson and Earl C. Pound filed
their nomination papers for direc-
tor of the Brawley division. making
three candidates for that post
Pearson is member of the Braw-
ley city council while Pound is a
former chairman of the irrigation
district board.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Dismiss Charge OF
NRA Oil Violations

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. W.P)-
Charges of Oil code violations
against three maor oil companies,
their subsidiaries and company Of
ficials were dismissed today by Fed
eral Judge william p. James upon
request of Howell Purdue. assistant
United States attorney.
Purdue said he was acting for
Joseph Keenan,, assistant to the at
torney general, who recommended
the charges be dropped.
Defendants named in the action
we're the Standard Oil Company of
California, the Associated Oil Com
pany, and the Signal Oil and Gas
Company, Delaware corporation.
keenan,. however, said the cases
were dismissed because the COM
panies now were abiding by cost
provisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
FEW PLACES
y ESCAPE LOW
EMPERAT TURE
Snow, Sleet And Heavy Rains
Reported From Many Sections
Of United States.
TRANSPORTATION SUFFERS
Smudge Pots Burn In Citrus
Belt To Protect CALIFORNIA;
Crop From Damage.
TRANSPORTATION SUFFERS
BY United Press

A cold wave that blew over more
than three-fourths of the United
States and extended deep into the
south moved toward the eastern
seaboard today.
Snow, sleet and torrential rains
added to the nations suffering in
the worst weather of the winter.
Temperatures dropped to more than
30 degrees below zero. Traffic vir-
tually was at a standstill in many
sections with highways a glare of
ice.
Transportation Jagged far behind
schedules as locomotive wheels
churned without taking grip on ice
coated rails. Srowdrifts isolated
wide areas of the northwest and ele-
mentary schools in st. Paul were
closed when the temperature fell to
. 18 below zero. Service on the ma
tons airways was irregular.
The belated cold wave, sweeping
out of the Canadian Rockies, drove
the temperature down to "a degrees
below zero at International Falls.
MINI, the coldest spot in the Uni
ted States. 1t was 81 below at De-
wills Lake, N. d.
Temperatures in Minnesota were
between 20 and "a degrees below
Zero In North Dakota between "a
and 80 below, in South Dakota, about
20 below and between six and 18 be-
low in Iowa. ..,.
The cold, extending to the entire
Pacific Coast, sent temperatures to
the zero mark in Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma. 1t was six above at
st. Louis but in the northwestern
corner of the state st. Joseph re-
ported readings eight below.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81. tU,P)
The entire Pacific coast shivered
in the grip of low temperatures to-
day as the winters worst storm held
sway in the far west.
The thermometer dropped below
the freezing point at many places.
1t was 81 degrees below zero at Soda
Springs In the California Sierrts and
IA below at Spokane, Wash. There
were other sub-zero readings in the
northwest.
In the citrus belt of Southern
California and Arizona, rancfers
lighted their smudge pots to save
the ripening fruit from frost-bite.
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
NO CHAN GES
EXPECTED IN
RAPROCRAM|

No radical changes are expected
In state relief administration DUR
ing the next three months, was the
conclusion reached at conference
of state sixth area SERA directors,
case supervisors and engineers held
here Saturday. Sixteen officials
from San Bernardino, Orange, Riv-
erside, San Diego and Imperial
counties attended the meeting. j.
B. Porter, acting field agent, pre-
sided.
1t was further stated that all
projects now under way must be
completed by the end of March.
Work will probably be carried on
as at present but 1t was understood
that the Southern California coun-
ties which contributed material
monies and carried the load to date
will be given a liberal allotment of
the S24,000000 for relief work and
also Of federal funds to aid in car
rying the loads and secure other
projects to be put in operation.
w. j. Sterrett. local director said
this morning that there was some
talk of combining the sixth district
with that of Los Angeles but this
is not definitely determined, Dele
gates we/e told that the sixth dis
trict is varying out the relief
program in excellent fashion and
also that there should be a uniform
program throughout the United
States in the matter of wages and
general policies for relief admins
tration.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
District Employee
IL Killed By Caue-In

Richard Mitchell, SO, an employee
of the, irrigation district. died yes
terday at Mercy hospital, San Di-
ego, of injuries he sustained in a
cave-in on a ditchbank where he
had been working Saturday morn
ing. He received a broken back
and other injuries in the accident.
A check was being put in on Nut
meg lateral, gate No. 5, IL miles
southeast of Calipatria. when the
banks caved in on Mitchell. He
was brought to Brawley for treat
ment and then taken to San Di-
ego. He had been an employee OF
the district for the past four years
and is survived by wife living
in Jackson, Mich.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
Explosion Traps
Eastern Miners

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 81. Up
Three men were reported killed
and 30 other trapped today by an
explosion in the Gilbertson collier
les of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron company.
Calls for ambulances. doctors and
nurses were sent out to hospitals at
Mahanoy City. Shenandoah, Tama-
qua. Pottsville and other cities in
Schuylkill county.
The nature of the explosion was
uncertain. First reports said 1t was
caused by gas. -I
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
High Court Holds
Nation Act Valid

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. W.H-
The Mattoon Act of California
which provided for the creation of
improvement districts and the as
sessment of special taxes against
them was upheld without opinion
in the supreme court today.
The ruling was made in the suit
of property owners in improvement
district No. 13 against the city of
San Diego. They challenged the
act because of the provision which
imposed greater share of tax on
non delinquent property owners
when other owners were delinquent.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-21
UPTMANN' 5
STOCK SALES
INVESTIGATED
BY SIDNEY b. WHIPPLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

PENNINGTON, N. j., Jan. 21.---
Playing on margin, Bruno Richard
Hauptmann operated extensively in
the stock market after the Lind
bergh kidnapping, the prosecution
demonstrated today.
But, savagely attacking the testi-
mony by which the state hopes to
prove his money came from the ram
som fund paid him by DR.. John
F. Condor, the defense also proved
that the defendant was engaged
in stock transactions, with vary
ing success, as early as 1929 more
than two years before the baby was
abducted.
Before William w. Frank. the
government IS expert accountant.
was turned over to the defense for
cross examination he had traced
$44, ,486 to the Hauptmann Golfers.
of which nearly $4,000 consisted OF
the ransom currency dug up from
the Bronx carpenters garage
Although Edward j. Reilly, CHIEF
defense counsel, placed before tho
jury the fact that Hauptmann made
an occasional profit in Wall street.
analysis of his complete transac-
tions showed that he lost consider
ably more than $1,000 over the per-
iod OF his operations.
The morning session was the
most tedious since the state sent
it's procession OF handwriting ex-
nerts IN the stand Frank read
off long lists of figures-almost
meaningless except when balanced.
lie went into details of nearly ev-
cry one of the purchases or sales
made by the speculator.
All the drama appeared 10 have
gone out OF the gray courtroom, ana
the interior seemed 10 have taken
on some OF the murky, toggy at
Imosphere outside.