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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Billiards IN
MIDDLE: WEST

CHICAGO, April 16. UD =
Gusty BABY" Blizzards drove
spring far back into the southland
today and threatened destruction
of fruit and field crops in virtually
all the middle west
Government forecasters id
temperatures may rise late today
to nearly normal levels but warn
ed gardeners and farmers to keep
smudge pots burning and truck
beds covered overnight. They eX-
pected minimums of 20 to 25 de-
greeS this morning from Canada
to Kentucky and Montana to
Pennsylvania.
Snow, dust, gales and freezing
temperatures made life a misery
for residents of both farms and
cities yesterday from the Rocky
Mountains to the northeastern
coast. The mercury sank to zero
at Cutbank, Mont, and 10 degrees
in Duluth and Superior, Wis, and
fell so degrees in other northwest
ern cities.
Clouds raced southwark before
a 45-mile an hour wind, creating
freakishly recurrent snow squalls
and bright sunshine in quick sue
cession. In Fort Wayne, Ind, mo-
torists turned on headlights in
mid-afternoon and five minutes la
ter blinked in the glare of mid
spring sun.
Weather forecaster w. P. Day
said snowfall in Chicago several
times reached the density of bliz-
zard. The Great Lakes were whip
ped to a lather of waves, holding
ships in port.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
COURT RULES
AGAINST PLEA
Of CLAIMANT IS
Decision By Judge Warmer
Permits Them 10 Days In
Which To Amend Petition
RULES ON "lNCUMBENCY"
Jurist Refuses To Recognize
Claim That Petitioners Actu-
ally Hold Office

Basing his ruling on the opinion
that neither in the petition nor in
the stipulation of facts does it ap-
pear that E. N. d. Hatch or Charles
A. Bratton are actual incumbents
of the Imperial Irrigation District
offices of treasurer and assessor
collector, Judge 3. F.. Warmer, San
Bernardino, today notified attor-
neys for the petitioners and also
Hugh MacKinnon, attorney for
Mrs. Winnie Barry and F.. H. Nc
Iver that the demurrer of the lat
ter was sustained with 10 days
given in which to amend the Or
iginal petition.
Under the statute the actual
incumbent is the only person who
can initiate such petition. 1t
therefore appears that without
such pleading the petition does
not state a cause of action Judge
Warmer stated in his ruling, and
for that reason he felt that his
only course of action was to sus-
tain the demurrer.
Events which preceded this rul-
ing were as follows: After Judge
Mundo of San Diego had dissolved
an injunction against Hatch and
Bratton from taking possession of
the offices of the treasurer and
assessor collector to which they held
election certificates issued by the
secretary of the irrigation district
board of directors, a petition was
presented in superior court asking
that the books and records OF
those offices be turned over TO the
petitioners.
Judge Warmer of San Bernar-
dino was appointed to hear this
petition and the hearing opened in
superior court here on March 25.
Instead of hearing the petition as
presented the court decided to
hear a demurrer to the petition
which had been filed by MacKin-
non.
Await Court Ruling
The principal argument present.
ed in this demurrer was that Miss
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the incumbents of the office under
dispute and that until the appel
late court had given its ruling on
the legality Of the February 6 elec-
ton they should remain in their
offices and not be compelled to
give up books or other records be-
longing to these offices.
A.I
The hearing which lasted until
late in the afternoon of March Is
was devoted chiefly to the deter
mination of the exact significance
of the terms incumbent" legal
incumbent" actual incumbent"
and other similar legal terms. Pc
titioners argued that only the pos
SCISSOR of the election certificates
would legally be termed incum-
bents while MacKinnon argued
that only those actually in pos
session of the disputed offices and
the records belonging there could
be so denominated.
n At the conclusion of the hear
k,g Judge Warmer took the mat
ter under submission. Harry Hor-
ton who represented Hatch and
Bratton at the hearing did not
state today what further action
would be taken in the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Father OF Local
Resident Dies

Funeral services for Lyman w.
Tondro, 95, father of William A.
Tondro, proprietor of the Valley
Auto Supply company, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
in the Little Church of the Flow
ers at Forest Lawn cemetery, Glen
dale.
Mr.. Tondro died yesterday morn
ing at 2 O'Clock due to infirmities
of old age. His son left here for
the coast Immediately upon receipt
OF the news of his fathers death.
Besides his son he is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Phil
lips, Los Angeles; Mrs. David Good
rich, Santa Ana; and Miss Edith
Tondro of Tujunga.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
NATIONS PLAN
CONDEMNATION
FOR GERMANY
England, France And Italy
Move To Force Censure For
Armament Program
VOTE is DUE TOMORROW
Series OF Treaties To Bind
Armies And Air Forces For
Peace Underway

GENEVA, April 16 Ue) - Great
Britain, France and Italy adopted
steamroller tactics today to force
through the council of the league of
nations resolution strongly con-
demning Germany for re-arming in
violation of the Versailles treaty.
The resolution implicitly provided
that treaty violations shall be dealt
with by the members of the league
as provided in the covenant, thus
opening the way for economic penal
ties against Germany if necessary.
The three powers adopted firm.
united front and passage of the
resolution tomorrow virtually was
assured.
The council adjourned without
taking a vote. When the vote Is
reached, Denmark and Poland, who
oppose such strong condemnation of
Germany, probably will abstain. A
unanimous vote is required, which
the abstentions would permit.
The resolution says Jnat the
council declares that Germany
failed in the duty which lies on all
members of the International COM
munity to respect undertakings
which they contracted, and con-
demns any uilateral repudiation Of
international obligations.
Further, the resolution said, this
unilateral action, by introducing
new and disturbing element into
the international situation, must
necessarily appear to be threat to
European security"
Copyright. 1885, BY United Press)
PARIS, April 16. U.P)-A series
of treaties unprecedented in world
history, binding armies and air
forces in a formidable combination
to enforce peace, was in prospect
in Europe today.
What these treaties are to mean
to Europe and the world depends
on NaZi Germany and the League
of Nations whose council is meeting
at Geneva.
NebulouS talk of various schemes
for making peace secure has end
ed. Hope of early disarmament has
gone. If ornaments are to be linn
tied at all they will be limited at
the highest peak in history. Ger
man rearmament and Adolf Hit
ler'S rejection of British, French
and Italian proposals for securing
peace, started the treaty makers to
work.
Pierre Laval, French foreign
minister, is working out at Geneva
with Maxim Litvinov and Edouard
Benes, foreignm inisters of Russia
and Czechoslovakia, the first steps
toward eastern European army al
lianceS.
Gen. Victor Denain, French air
minister, will go to Rome early in
May to talk to the Italian general
air staff and draft a basis of the
French-Italian air alliance.
Despite reluctance of statesmen
to admit the prospect of militaris-
tic army and air alliances, 1t is in
dicated that some of their activity
may be due to reports that Ger
many S air force is not only equal
to, but far superior to, Great Bri-
tain's, with planes that can fly
faster and farther.
There was no doubt that the
treaties, as a whole, were designed
to curb Germany, and their ulti-
mate fate depended on the reich
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Central Union To
Close On Friday

Central high school and Junior
college will be closed on Friday of
this week in observance of Good
Friday it was announced today.
Due to the fact that the city
elementary schools lost SO much
time during the "mud" holidays
in the rain last winter, they will
not be able to close for the day.
but will run on a lighter schedule
enabling them to close at p. M.
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Variety ShotUn In
Ell Centro TheftS

Sneak thieves have singled out
two local places for their depreda-
tions during the past two weeks &C
cording to reports filed at police
headquarters yesterday.
Mrs. w. j. Reid, 523 Holt avenue
reported that two hand axes, a
shovel, two hoes and a steel rake
have been stolen from her yard
during that time while j. G.. Little
John, engineer in charge OF install
ing the cooling system in the Reh-
kopf building reports that three
bags of mineral wool, one blanket
of mineral wool and two short
lengths OF pipe have been stolen
from the premises during the same
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Jury To Hear
Civil Action

At o'clock this afternoon before
a jury in Judge McPherrin's depart
ment of superior court, trial of the
action brought by M. c . Wahl
against Charles Forsberg began.
The jury for the case was en-
paneled this morning.
This action seeks damages of 81
477.72 alleged due on notes and con-
tracts relating to a series of lettuce
shipping deals. There are 12 causes
OF action alleged in the complaint
against Forsberg.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
NO GOOD FRIDAY HANGING

SACRAMENTO, April TO. lU.R)--
Governor Frank F. Merriam today
reprieved Telly McQuate, San Di-
ego, scheduled to be executed at
Folsom prison Friday, 70 permit
further consideration of an appli-
cation for clemeney. The reprieye
extended the date OF execution 10
May "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
BRIDGE GETS ANOTHER

PASADENA. April 16. U.R)-The
Colorado street "suicide" bridge
spanning the Arroyo Seco. claimed
its Goth victim today when a man
plunged over the railing to ms
death.
He was identified tentatively as
Herbert A. Jones, 36, of North Hol-
lywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
STEAMR0[LER TACTICS IN LEAGUE COUNCIL
GAIS;S75iE721, I&2854
SN SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, April is.
(SpeciaD here is where
this Hitler kinder has these
other nations in the hole when
they start yelling about his arm
ing when he was supposed not
to.
In the treaty Germany wasent
to arm for so many years, but
and here is the but, they were
to disarm down to certain
point by then, now its a ques-
tion of "who has broke who's
treaty?'
Trouble with all these treatys
is, that the guys that make 'em
are generally kicked out by the
time they get home and the new
bunch says, "that's not our sig
nature But nobody is fight
ing, SO whats all the worry
about?
Yours,
Mx& Ro7N<.
eisss. NeEadeht Syndicate. tsA
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
Baseball Scores
AMERICAN LEAGUE

w. Ferrell and r. Ferrell; Go
mez, Smith and Dickey.
Chicago at Detroit postponed.
Philadelphia at Washington,
postponed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Schott, HollingSWorth and Lom-
bardi.
AT Philadelphia r H E
Brooklyn Bob 002 1912 13
Philadelphia 900 300 00O- 8 3
Mungo and Lopez; Davis, Han
sen, Bivin and Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
A Thought for Today
What Does Public Opinion Weigh?

Now if the Rev Charles B. Coughlin wants to measure the weight of his lnflu- ence in public opinion he can start drive to urge President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign the Patman bonus bill. Everybody says he won't sign the bill, but will veto it. And everyone seems to concur III the belief that the House will override the veto, but that the Senate will sustain the veto, thus probably ending any hopes of bonus measure during this session ot Congress.
 But all these surmises are purely mathematical At one time there was plenty of bets being made that the Senate would not pass the Patman measure, but the Senate did and almost with enough votes to insure the two-thirds necessary to override the presidential veto. That the weight of Coughlin influence, as ex- emplified in telegrams and letters to sen- ators of recent days, had some little part in the final vote goes without question. It is just as logical to believe that the Coughlin influence will be maintained both before and after the President takes action on the bonus bill.
 It is unfortunate that we have dragged the World War Veterans through such mess of politics To day there are few people, even including the veterans, who know what the bonus bills mean. All of them are mis-termed bonus. The govern ment is not paying any soldier bonus for participating in the recent war. The government is simply adjusting it's ac- counts with the men who served in the service. An effort along such lines was made in 1925, seven years after the war ended, mind you, with issuance of the ad- iusted service certificates.
 That was the first real effort of the government to compensate our fight ing force not for fighting for the United States, but for the amount of time the members of this fighting force were away from civilian duties and thus denied the opportunity to work for liy- ing. If we deny the claim to such com pensation, and there are thousands who do so under the guise of opposing cash bonus for duty to ones country, then we show poor sportsmanship.
 The oft-quoted statement that the aver age veteran will get only small amount of money if paid off now in cash has no real bearing on the issue. It is one of principle. Uncle Sam has incurred debt of honor. In settling this debt it should be done so that no profit will accrue to interests outside of the government and veterans themselves. We don't think conditions will be any worse than they are now by issuance of new money under the Patman plan of adjusting veterans claims We think that more people will voice heartfelt Amen if the issue were decided once and for all. The means of so doing is now at hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
A Book a Day
How a Nice Old Lady Went in For Murder
BY BRUCE CATION

Tn his preface to .'The Deadly Dowager," by Edwin Greenwood, Arthur Machen suggests that 1t IS high time for our novelists to re- turn to the ancient art of telling an interesting story.
 To give point to his argument. he contrasts two famous books or his younger days-"Robert Els mere," by Mrs Humphrey Ward. and king Solomon's Mines." by Rider Haggard. The first was very serious. profound, and weighty; the second was pure adventure and nothing more. -
 The first, being rather dull, is quite forgotten today: but Hag- gard's adventure story is still being read because. while it settles no profound arguments, it is swell en- tertainment.
 It is a pleasure to report that .The Deadly Dowager." to which MT Machen contributes this pre- face, measures up to his standard in every way. It makes good read ing, 1t tells good story which, as he says, is after all the first re- quirement for any novel.
 It has to do with a pleasantly venomous old lady of decayed English family, who wants to en- dow her pet grandson for a life of public service. Lacking funds. she persuades all the relatives to take out life insurance policies in his favor; then she starts murdering them, bringing to the task self less ingenuity that is really amaz- ing.
 MT Greenwood has knack of mixing humof and horror in a way that makes. his book unusually efl- tertaining. Put it down as one of the brightest spots on the spring fiction list.
 Published by Doubleday. Doran and Co. 1t sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09

The New York State Chamber of Com merce is pretty busy these days checking up on all the unfavorable comments that followed issuance early in April of four page pamphlet in which the Chamber was quoted as opposed to government owner ship of utilities and industries. There was quite bit of complaint about Congress usurping powers not properly belonging to it. Now it is revealed that such publi- cation was not authorized by the State Chamber of Commerce and use of the name in connection with the campaign was both without the knowledge and au- thority of the officers of the Chamber. The Democrat which commented adverse ly on the remarks, credited to the Cham Der, takes the opportunity of acknowledg- ing the explanation offered and of correct ing any impressions caused by the same comment. It undoubtedly is an unfortu- nate situation in which the innocent party is going to- suffer. We offer our exoner- ation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
Get Your Order In Early

With the announcement that $2,000,- 100000 of the work relief fund is ready fo be allocated it behooves Waterbury and Connecticut to get their orders in early. There is much work to be done in this state, work that will affect every com munity within it's borders. Now is the time to make known the salient facts about such projects. Now is the time to start action that will result in favorable report from the governmental agencies that may be required to report on the need and feasibility of the same projects.
 Glancing down at the list of jobs that are being planned we note an allocation of $175, 100000 for sanitation, soil erosion control prevention of stream pollution, re- forestation, flood control, rivers and har bors. We are concerned with this item. If it should be evenly divided between the forty-eight states (quite unlikely Con- necticut would be allowed something like $3, 500, 900, not terribly large sum when you think of the work that could be done in this field of enterprise right in our midst.
 h the Naugatuck valley alone two mil Hons could be easily spent in restoring Che stream to it's former pure state. Elim- nation of pollution in the several large river valleys of the state is an important piece of relief work. It is one that we hope each community on polluted stream #ill recommend to the state officials to te recommended in turn to the federal 1koncy that will control awarding of jobs, money, etc. It is our hope that Waterbury and other communities in the Naugatuck ealIey may see in the next five years the a1d of stream pollution.
 Wa firmly believe that the state should [5ckIe this problem as . whole and not as #1Igidual ones pertaining to the ccm- #1nity responsible for pollution. In sim-
 Err measure the New EAglahd states .xtaHh which ihe Connecticut river flows z.ea|1 tackle elimination of pollution of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09

Washington, May 9.-From all the fire and counterfire regard ing the continued life of the MIRA, one thing definitely em- ergese-Politically, the MIRA is bad medicine.
 This is why the senate is so hostile. Democrats in the sem ate want to steer clear of 1t for that reason. Republicans want to use it as campaign ammuni- tiOn against the democrats. Neither wants to take the risk of championing 1t.
 Political fright is the main factor behind the senate finance committees vote to grant the MIRA breathing spell only until next April. The committee did not dare Haunt the President outright by going the whole way and voting to junk the MIRA en- tirely as all but a few mem- bers would have liked to do.
 But 1t did the next best thing to it. Its proposal would strip MIRA authority to the bone, would limit it's existence to such a brief period that there is grave doubt of its chances to survive.
 Members of the senate com mittee are boosting openly that if their short-term program goes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL
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order by the Sunday school is without any preparation brought before the movie screen, and there sees child actors who are unruly, disrespectful and forward in their behavior, and samples its own con- duct in the home and the school to the distress and surprise of teachers and parents, who do not realize that the child has subcon- ciously absorbed the lesson it has seen illustrated and applauded, by the child actor on the movie screen.
 In the screen presentation, for example, of '"The Little Colonel" we see little girl throw mud up- on the white clothes of its grand father, see a pet dog allowed to be taken into her bed and coddled like a dou.
 Needless to say that the exhibi- ton of such a character tantrum is not lost on the child audience. Rebellion against parental author ity is one of the greatest of child problems facing all to whom are entrusted the guidance and train ing of the little children and adolescents, and here IS a primary lesson not to be ignored in child rebellion. Also the far-fetched fiction of child of six being hand ded a commission as colonel in the United States army, falsity which has no precedent in truth or fic- ton, but for purposes of cheap movie melodrama, no doubt has its value.
 One would expect that a veteran actor of the status of Lionel Bar rymore would be clear-eyed enough to value his own screen reputation to reject such a charac- terization, but evidentally his con- ception of the sacred art of the drama has suffered since he con- tacted with the ethics of the Holly wood movie screen, more's the pity, for the Barrymore family have few equals for uphoiding the reputation of the legitimate stage.
 Of course it must be admitted that under the star system; as acc cepted in America, the star is ev- erything, the plot or story come after, characterization as . rule is untrue to art or fiction, or life, but serves the purpose of the box office. Given q good looking star, male or female, adult or juvenile, and . story to fit the particular talents and personality can be written over night, as . reporter writes his copy kurriedly to catch the last edition. Films are not as rule classics, or art or literature, are not even, true to llfe, but dIs. toFted pictures of life, that Che producers think will fIII the house, and swell the box office returns. In this connection the attention Of the Legion of Deesnny is called tO the truism, that vigilance 10 the price of screen aeceney, Ger greed or avariee, have no heart eF cons science when it comes te a qHee' ton of 6aIIarr ana cents,
 s~tsed Edwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
Capitol Nude

Recent changes made in the appearance of the Capitol's Sta- tuary Hall are not the first that historic chamber has seen.
 Some years ago tine walls of the large vauIted room were covered with . painted irnita. ton of Sienna marble. Scattered over this decoration were . number of painted pictures, among them Iilenesses of Theo- dore Roosevelt, William AfcIkin- ley md Mark Hanna.
 Only one of the pictures, however, proved real drawing card.
 It occupied a most inconspicu- ous place amid these notables, but was pointed out by all Capi- tol guides.
 Complaints finally caused the Capitol Architect to remove the picture. To do this he had to abolish the entire painted mar ble decoration.
 Reason for the censorship was that the design was fuil- length nude.