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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
ENDS LIFE AS
NAME TAKEN
FROM RELIEF
Once Prosperous Bank Execu-
tive Shoots Self In Pershing
Square At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. WR =
William l.. Mckee, SO, former Chi
cago bank official and recently a
dole recipient in Los Angeles,
shot himself to death early today.
The body was found on bench
in Pershing Square facing the ho-
tel Biltmore, where Mckee, in more
prosperous days, had been a guest
on many occasions.
A story of the reverses which had
sent him down the grade until a
few days ago when he lost "a lousy
$4.40 week DOLE" was told in note
to the county coroner and his ap-
plication for relief.
The application card showed that
from 1910 to 1923, Mckee had been
vice-president of the Fort Dear
born National bank at Chicago at
salary of $3.50 a month.
From 1923 until 1926, he was as
sistant vice president of the He'll
man bank of Los Angeles, at a sal
ary of $3.50 a month.
From 1926 until 1882 he was
general manager of the New York
and Nevada Mining company, at a
salary of $500 month.
From 1882 to 1884, he managed a
Los Angeles apartment house at
$110 monthly salary.
In 1884 he went on relief.
The note to the coroner read:
"As a reason for my act, have
done nothing for over a year and
no matter how efficient one may
be, when he is 63 he seems to be
through.
Have been promised a govern
ment job for long time but put
off from week to week.
WAS told yesterday that the
dole, lousy $40 week, would
not be paid, owing to some fac
tional fight"
kilograms found in McKee's pos
session indicated he had received
aid from James r. Leavall presi-
dent of the Continental Illinois
bank of Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
ELECTION IN
ALBERTA WON
BY SOCIALISTS

EDMONTON, Alta, Aug. 49, WP)
Alarmed by the overwhelming
victory of the Social Credit party
in yesterdays provincial elections,
bankers and business men held
hurried conferences today to dis
cuss the probable effects of the
party's radical economic program
which includes a promise to give
$25 month to each citizen.
With sufficient returns from the
SO constituencies available to indi-
cate that the social credit party
would control not less than 50
seats in the Alberta legislature,
wealthy residents repeatedly were
withdrawing cash and securities
from banks and transferring them
to Montreal or Toronto.
1t was the first time in Cana
dian history that a Socialistic Or
ganization has gained control of
any provincial government.
Liberals were known definitely to
have won two seats, one in Edmon-
ton, the other in Calgary. They held
slight majority in two other con-
stituencies but the final outcome
was uncertain. The Conservatives
and Laborites appeared to have
been defeated in every district.
1t was this program, drawn by
the social credit party's founder,
William Aberhart, school teacher
evangelist, that so alarmed finan-
cial and business interests:
Provide basic dividends of $25
monthly to begin with to every
bona fide adult. The dividends will
be in the form of credit to pro-
vide such necessities as food, clo-
thing and shelter. Approximately
100000 persons are eligible.
Develop an automatic price con-
troll system to fix a fair figure at
which goods and service will be
available.
Provide a continuous flow of Gre
dit.
Eastern Canada banks with
branches in this province hurriedly
called directors meetings to discuss
the situation. Outside business
firms with interests in Alberta took
similar steps.
Aberhart, jubilant over the
sweeping triumph, announced that
his party will have a candidate in
every federal constituency in Al
berta and probably in Saskatche-
wan.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Threats Send Film,
Star Into Hiding

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 90. U.P) -
Thelma Todd, screen actress, has
leased her Santa Monica home and
gone into hiding with friends as
the result of series of death
threat letters received during the
past several months, it was report
ed today.
Miss Todd received the first
threatening letter last February.
An investigation by federal agents
was climaxed several days ago with
the arrest in New York of Harry
Schimanski, superintendent of a
Long Island apartment house.
The actress said she never had
heard of Schimanski until his ar
rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
PARLEY HELD
BY COUNCIL.
" Of DEFENSE
Diplomats Are Still Hoping For
Peace But Military Leaders
Getting Ready For Action
ENTRUSTED WITH POWER
Cabinet Authorized Necessary
Procedure At Meeting Held
On Thursday
BY FREDERICK KUH
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF correspondent
Copyright, 1895, BY United Press
= LONDON, Aug. %. - A meeting
of the Imperial defense committee,
described as of extreme importance,
was held today at historic No. 10
Downing street-a direct sequel to
yesterdays cabinet meeting on the
Italo-Ethiopian crisis.
1t was believed the meeting was
convened to discuss naval, military
and aerial preparations to safe
guard the empire in the event of
complications in the dispute, now a
national emergency.
Eight cabinet ministers and a
high representative of the air force
attended the two-hour meeting.
The cabinet ministers included
Ramsay Macdonald, lord president
Of the council and recent prime
minister; Sir Samuel Hoare, for
eign minister; Sir Bolton RyeSmon-
sell, first lord of the admiralty;
and Viscount Halifax, war minister.
1t was believed they were dele
gated at yesterdays cabinet meet
ing to handle immediate defense
problems while others took advant-
age of a hoped-for lull to complete
their vacations before the League
of Nations Council meeting Sept
ember and the prospective out
break of war between Italy and
Ethiopia-a war which now Britons
fear frankly may endanger their
empire unless prompt precaution-
ary measures, political and military,
are taken.
AS result OF that meeting,
Great Britain has decided on a
two-point policy in the Ethiopian
crisis-firSt to seek united action
by the league, secondly to prepare
measures of its own to safeguard
empire interests to the ultimate
limit, it was indicated.
AS the cabinets strategy was out
lined, and the Imperial defense
committee was still meeting. it was
confirmed that the government had
given its initial order for military
movements.
Troops Dispatched
A detachment of $50 Sikh troops,
1t was learned, have been ordered
to leave India at once and proceed
to Alden, the strategically important
British protectorate at the entrance
to the Red Sea from the Indian
ocean. There they will await ord
ers to go to Adds Ababa to REIN
force the legation guard.
Reports that the government had
addressed a note of warning to It
ally, and that Anthony Eden, min
lister for league affairs, would go to
Paris to consult Premier Pierre
Laval, were denied authoritatively.
The significance of today's ex-
traordinary session of the defense
committee was emphasized when it
was authoritatively revealed that
the cabinet yesterday delegated full
powers to the committee to act as
CONTINUED on page @
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Great Britain Preparing For War If 1t Comes
IUelUe Cent Cotton
Loan Recommended

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. U.P)-
The senate appropriations commit
tee today approved an amendment
to the third deficiency bill directing
the Commodity Credit Corporation
to lend farmers II cents a pound
on their 1885 cotton crop.
The amendment was sponsored
by Sen. James Byrnes (Dem) South
Carolina.
He and many other cotton belt
senators were irate over the admin
istration's announcement that loans
would be restricted to nine cents,
coupled with a government guaran-
tee of a subsidy to give the farmers
a 12-cent net return.
Southern senators generally were
expected to support the amend
ment when the bill comes before
the senate, but its fate was uncer-
tain.
Sen. John H. Bankhead Oem.)
Alabama, meantime, announced an
immediate drive to get farmers to
hold their cotton off the market
until they get price of 12 cents
or more.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
FARLEY DEFENDS PRESIDENT IN
ONLY COAST POLITICAL SPEECH

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. U.P) -
In what he termed his "only po-
litical speech to be made on the
west coast" Postmaster General
James A. Farley, chairman of the
Democratic national committee to-
day defended President Roosevelt's
program, from the fire OF recent
critics.
Farley was guest of honor and
principal speaker at a meeting of
the California women's Democratic
study class. He arrived yesterday
from Honolulu.
president Roosevelt had thought
out program that wiped out the
sweatshop, abolished child labor,
headed the ledger figures of buSi-
ness from the red ink stage to sta
tistics of profit, cut the unemploy-
ment in half" Farley declared.
"The supreme court decided The
process was unconstitutional, that
the federal government infringed
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
YESTERDAYS STORM WAS FREAK
Rain, Hail And Wind Reported From Various Sec
tiOns Of Valley

Rain. wind and hail storms Wis
tied the valley yesterday afternoon
after darkening skies had threat
ened since morning. The storms
started shortly before 2 o'clock and
had stormed thmeslves out in less
than an hour.
AS is the case in most storms
visit the valley only certain por-
tions of the county were struck.
The heaviest rain fell in El Centro
where, according to Howard En-
mons, loca lobserver, a fall of 20
of an inch was recorded between 2
and $50 o'clock. A report received
here says that Brawly received a
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
SHERIFF HAS
DOUBTS UPON
SLAY|NC YARN
Placer County Officer Says The
Confession By Cramer OF II
Killings Is Exaggerated

AUBURN, Calf. Aug. %. U.P) -
Earl Cramer's wild story of q
murders within two years today
was described by Sheriff Elmer
Gum of Placer county as "a lot of
hooey."
I'm not going to run all over
the country looking for bodies on
that fellows say-so," the sheriff
said.
"Of course we intend to keep
looking for Fred Realing and J. j.
johnson because obviously they are
missing.
"I talked to Cramer this morning
and he said Sheriff, don't you be-
lieve all that stuff I said last night.
Don't go wearing yourself out look
ing for those two bodies"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
TURNER'S SETS
FAST MARK ON
COAST FLIGHT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. U.H -
Col. Roscoe Turner tipped tiny
racing plane to San Francisco and
return in 2 hours, 20 minutes to-
day for a new unofficial round
trip flight record.
He averaged approximately At
miles a minute for the 670 miles,
cutting down by 81 minutes the Of
ficial mark he set in 1882.
II was just coasting-I didn't
have the motor wide open," laugh
ed the flier as he landed at Union
Air Terminal.
The plane, a Wedell- Williams
special, is capable of faster than
the approximately 282 miles per
hour speed he made on the flight,
Turner explained, but he is saw
ing it for the Bendix air race to
Cleveland, Aug. 30.
Turner was not cunning for a new
record, but only testing his ships
fuel consumption, he said. He took
off from Union Air terminal at
7:20 a. M, streaked northward at
10000 feet elevation, circled the
San Francisco Municipal airport,
and shot back, putting the ship
down here at $40 a. m. He was
clocked by the terminal dispatcher.
He used the same plane in which
the previous mark was set. 1t has
been re-streamlined, and equipped
with a more powerful motor, in
preparation for the dash to Cleve-
land.
Turner. racing against the pick
of the nations speed pilots in the
Bendix race, will defend his trans
continental record of 10 hours, 2
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Man Who Closed
RiUer Break Dies

G. K. Clarke, who was made SUI
perintendent when Z. H. Hartman
took over the job of closing the
break in the Colorado river in the
late part of 1906, died yesterday at
Gridley California, according to
information received here.
Clarke, under the direction of
H. T. Cory and with Tom Kinds as
his right hand man, closed the
break in the river on the seventh
attempt that was made to turn it
back from the valley into which It
had been flowing for two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Woshout Holds Up
Traffic On S. p.

Traffic over the Southern Pacific
main line was held up today, ac-
cording to the local office, by a
washout at Mortimer siding, be-
tween Mecca and Salton siding.
Over a mile of track was under
mined by heavy rain which fell
in that area during the night. A
large force of repair men were at
work today fixing the break and
it was hoped to have the line open
by 8 o'clock tonight.
Yesterday afternoons storm
caused some damage to the tracks
in the lower Salton sea area but
repairs were completed within a
few hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Damages Sought For
Injuries In Crash

Ysabel Vasquez has brought suit
in superior court against Vincente
Turano and l.. w. Bell asking dam
ages totaling $15,300 for injuries
received in an automobile accident
three miles east of Brawley the
night of July lS, 1885.
The complaint names Bell as
driver of a truck belonging to Trr-
ano which. due to the carelessness
of Bell collided with car in which
plaintiff was riding. He asks $4,000
for the loss of an arm and other
injuries with $500 for hospital care.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Mexico Not InUoLUed
In Arizona's Protest

Through a regrettable typograph-
ical error the article in yesterdays
Press regarding Arizona'S protest
on power development on the ALL
American canal, quoted President
Evan T. Hewes of the Imperial IT.
rigation District as saying of the
protest, 1T is merely another way
of Mexico trying to backdoor into
a redivision Of Colorado river wat
er."
The word Mexico in the quotation
should have been Arizona as was
evident from the general text of the
article, the matter of Mexico seek
ing additional water not entering
into the situation.
President Hewes called attention
to the error today and The Press is
glad to make the correction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Taxes Delinquent
On September /

State and county taxes on unse-
cured personal property become de-
linquent on September l, Dan
West. county assessor collector
stated this morning. After that
date a delinquent penalty of per
cent will be added to all these taxes,
he said further.
These taxes concern not only
those due on automobiles but also on
all other unsecured personal prop
erty. This is the last time this tax
will be paid to either county or city
on automobiles as by a recent act
of the state legislature this has
been taken over by the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Reckless DriUer
Fined In Court

Appearing before Judge Simpson
in justice court This morning La
mar Wedgworth, 10, was fined $25
on reckless driving charge. He
had been arrested last night on Mt.
Springs grade by Frank Oswalt,
captain of the state highway patrol.
Oswalt said that while on his
way into the valley last night Wedg-
worth who was operating a light
truck coming up the grade, passed
four cars on a turn and forced Os-
waits car off the pavement and
nearly over into ravine.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
School Chief In
Temporary Office

Guy A. Weakley, superintendent
of city schools, is conducting school
business from a temporary office in
the Bank of America building, he
advised today.
With a large amount of detail
work to be done in preparation for
the reopening of school. the super
intendent fouRd the office at Will
son school a little too uncomfort-
able at this season of the year.
The temporary quarters. he ex-
planned, do not cost the taxpayers
anything, the Bank of America do
mating the use of a couple of va
cant rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
BY MELVIN LORD
United Press Staff Correspond

GTtSS Sbdll
AUBURN, Calf, Aug. 23.-Stor-
les of brutal killings, released in
serial form by Earl Cramer, 81
year-old former sailor who didn't
like people around him." sent
Placer county authorities today in
search of the bodies of two more of
the 81 persons he intimated he had
slain.
Either a colossal liar or one of
the most cold-blooded Bluebeards
in history, young Cramer reported
ly intended to tell about 1.-TWO or
three killings" every day until the
whole list of his purported victims
had been covered.
The bodies of two of his victims
already have been found in the
Fulda Flats area. They were 65-
year-old James G. Kennett of Chi
cago, and John Thomas Mangan,
Continued on page O.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

fild sprinkling of rain while in Cal
exico some hail fell.
East of here there was no rain,
according to other reports while in
Imperial, residents were treated to
light shower.
A heavy wind storm struck about
three miles east of Westmorland,
during which several trees were
knocked down and two houses de-
molished. No one was injured.
East of Brawley more trees were
blown down and roads were under
water from nearby canals. Mail
service on the Southern Pacific
was delayed last night due to water
on the right of way.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
Storm Threatens
PoDer Service

"We're skating on thin ice,' was
the report from the Southern Sier-
ras Power company shortly after Q
o'clock this afternoon. with another
storm ready to hit the valley.
The company's main line was
'out" at that time, due to a pole
being washed away near Salton
Sea. The company was using its
auxiliary line from the west, also
threatened by a storm in that di-
rection.
Indications were that the valley
was going to get plenty of water to
add to that which fell yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At B'klyn (1st game)- r II r
st. Louis 400 301 002-6 Is
Brooklyn ........... 100 900 000--1 8
Heusser and Davis; Clark and
Lopez.
At B'klyn (2nd camel r II f
st. Louis 900 OFT 030-li II |
Brooklyn .......... 100 900 0l0- 10 l
Hallahan, P. Collins and Delan-
cey; Leonard, Refs, Baker and Lo-
PEE, j. Taylor.
At Boston r III II
Pittsburgh ........10l 300 200-7 Ia o
Boston ................ .00l 030 1905 13 l
Swift, Bush. Hoyt and Grace;
Cantwell, Blanche and Spohrer.
At New York r. II r
Chicago ............ O2O 0l2 020-7 16 2
New York .,...00l 110 00l--4 IL 2
French and Hartnett, O'Dca:
Castleman, e. Moore, Stout and
Mancuso.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10
be played later date.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

Hallahan, P. Collins and Desan-
cey; Leonard. Refs, Baker and Lo-
PEE, j. Taylor.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10
be played later date.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

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Clarence Certainly Puzzles Junior

" ' " oveaiH RrhuR Reersed
, 1935-09-18
Internal Strife In
Huey's Regime Shows
Up in Short Order

going to the senate. AZ he should be
elected.
Earl Long, brother OF Senator
Long. also has gubernatoriaI aspira-
tons. some of the factions In the
machine look on him favorably as
"a candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
while others oppose his presence ON
the ticket
The anti-Long organization watch
ed the smoke rising from the Allen
camp gleefully, as smoke also Is
rising from their field. They are
having a hard time building lid IN
united front, and they probably viii
wait until Allen announces his
ticket before advancing their slate.
IN this section, the two congress
men. Cleveland Dear and y. w.
Sanders. Jr-, stood prominently I'm
the battle over selection for the
governors race. Rep. John Sandiin
and Eugene Stanley, former district
attorney OF Orleans Parish. have
substantial backing for the sena-
torial candidacy.
, 1935-09-18
Students From
Valley Off To
Many Colleges

Many boys and girls win leave
Pharr. San Juan and Alamo for
college during the next two weeks.
Some Of them. and the colleges
they VIII attend are.
Edinburg Junior College - Helen
Sorensen, Daisy Ellen Polk. Helen
Bell. Ellen Une and Cathryn Mel
ton. Franklin Brant, Helene Woody,
Don Martin. Woodrow Schumacher,
Harry Christensen, Dillon McDan-
lei. Adair Hawthorne. Mrs Rex
Norman. Bob Bailey. Marie Cron,
Louise Crawford
Mary Hardin Ez1or-Lois Smith.
Marie Wahlers, Mary Louise walk
er.
Kingsville College OF Arts and
InduEtries-Jackie Zoe. Ivy Lee
Doty. Marvin Palmer. Lillian Bell.
Lucille Hiesermann, Leon Reynard,
Matt DoffinR...
A. a. M. CoIIege-Bobhy Devine.
Jean Devine, J. 3 Bailey. Maurice
Cranler. Lawrence Cron, Dan Nc
Clendon. Roy Tsutsui.
University Of TexaS-BilIy Gold
berg, Lucius Polk. Mary Virginia
Polk. Margaret Hogan. Paul Car
man. Victor Kormier. Helen Ever
hard.
Southwestern University - Ken
meth Glover. Schreiner Institute
Melvin Ehlers. University OF Okla
homa-Virginia Stigler. University
Of Minnesota-Dale Denzer. Univ
ersity OF Nehraska-Eddie Van Den
bark and Leo Curtis Union Univ
erity. Lincoln. Neb.-Dan Greene,
Elsie Greene.
Texas University School or Ned
icine-Gilberto Guerra. Galveston
Hospital - Marjorie Cramer. Uni
versity Of Observation-Disclosures Peha.
College Of Industrial Arts-Dorothy
Van DreSar. Northwestern Univers-
ity-Vrginia Scheer. Mars Hill Col
(of North Carolina)-ohn
Wilder.
, 1935-09-18
Mercedes Faculty
I1onored AT First
P.-T.A.RecepiOn

AAAA&A1A ~ 49, A8NA8AAA
MERCEDES. Sept. lathe an
nual reception for the school faculty
was held at the high school Mon
day night. II was sponsored by the
Grammar School PIT. A.
Miss Ann Smith. teacher presided
az the business session Mrs. W..
j. Copeland welcomed the faculty,
calling each teacher by nsme and
introducing the members. Principal
w. Ed Perry responded for the Ia
Guilty.
The maicr project OF the associa-
ton this yer will be TO establish q
standard organization. with a drive
for membership 20 start at once. "A
contest will be staged In the rooms
with a picnic In prospect for pupils
securing the greatest number RI
members. Child welfare as usual win
be the associations aim.
Entertainment features included
dance numbers by little Doris Ogden.
and Peggy G7rrabrant and Freddie
Sandmeir or San Benito, members
of the Garrahrant School'of Dance.
Mrs. Henry L~auderdale. hospitality
chairman In the association. was In
charge CT the social session. Mrs
Fred Bernard prerided az the punch
towl In serving refreshments.
, 1935-09-18
QUEzON VICTOR
In PHILIPPINES


MANILA. T. r. Sept. ID. Pf-An
elaborate Inauguration with all the
trimmings Of a similar American
celebration vas planned Wednes-
day for Manual Quezon. apparently
overwhelmingly elected as first
president or the embryo Philippine
commonwealth
The ceremonies Nov. 10 will sig
nalize the birth Of q new nation TO
the Filipin0S. and they planned TO
dramatize the event.
Late election returns made Que
zOn's election appear certain as well
as that OF his vice-presidential run
ming mate and most OF his support
ers.
Incomplete and official returns
Wednesday from Tuesdays election
gave Quezon sol ,233 votes, mere than
double the combined total OF Emilio
Aguinaldo. who led the insurrec-
ton or 1900 against the United
States, and Bishop GreECria Aglipay.
Aguinaldo polled 160,S72 and Agli-
paw 70,887.
BY similar impressive ma1oritieS
senator sergio Oomena Was appdf-
emily assured election as Vice Presi-
dent. and Quezon's nationalist
democratic party control q the Ma
tional assembly.
OF the 80 seats In the unicameral
assembly. 81 appeared TO be captur-
eel by nationalist democratas and
ri more by Osmena's pro-indepen-
dence group. Osmenia, former lieut.
enant OF QUEEN, was Quezon's run
ming mate on a consolidated ticket.
Three men viii share the spotlight
at the November ceremonies@Que-
zon, whose 20-year fight for indie
pendence will be climaxed by the
event: John W. Garner. vice presi-
dent Of the United States. who viii
lead the American delegation felici-
tating the F1lipinos on their pro-
gresS toward becoming a nation. and
Frank Murphy, former Detroit may
or. who viii en- that date become
American High commissioner TO the
Commonwealth as his old office Of
governor general ceases tc exist.