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The Washington times., 1935-01-23

Brig. Gen. Alfred T. Smith,
U.S.A., and Mrs. Smith are
spending a week at the Mar
Unique before going to their
new station In Boston.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23

Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
was hostess at dinner last
evening, entertaining in her
apartment at the Shoreham.
Her guests numbered 20.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Dinner Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene w. Bur-
CESS entertained at dinner last
evening at the Shoreham. in
compliment to their house guest,
Mrs. w. G. w. Clos, of Chicago,
Ill. Others present included
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Pearson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter K. LeCount,
and Capt. H. B. Smith.
X X y
Representative and Mrs. Rich.
ard M. Kleberg entertained at
dinner last evening at the
Shoreham, in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bell, of RoaneS, Va.
Others present included Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Korth and Mrs.
F. L. Andrews, of Houston, Tex,
daughter of the hosts, who had
arrived earlier in the evening
to spend several weeks with her
parents at the hotel.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
SEASONS FIRST
KILLING FROST
HITS VALLEY

First killing frost of the season
was experienced in Imperial VAL
ley this morning when tempera-
lures ranging from 80 in Ell Centre
to 2814 in the colder locations were
reported.
Fred A. Baughman, local meteor
ologist for the u. S. Frost service,
predicted about the same tempera-
lures for Tuesday morning. Accord
ing to reports reaching him from
growers, the frost has about ended
the fall pea shipments.
The frost is the latest in the his
tory of the frost service reports in
the valley. Usually the first killing
frost, stated Baughman, occurs be-
tween Nov IS and Dec. l. The record
previous to this time was Dec. 6.
The coolest temperature was re-
ported at the station between Nj
land and Calipatria, and the So
called frostless belt reported a tenn
perature of 367.
No damage was done to citrus by
the frost.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
GRAND JURY
WILLGATHER
ON TUESDAY

Members of the 1885 grand jury
will assemble in the grand jury
room at the Imperial county court
house at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, subpoenas having been issued
late last week.
The 10 Granddaughter were dis
missed September II, after having
returned an Indictment against
Rene Rambout, accused of conspir-
acy to commit murder.
1t is rumored that the grand jury
was summoned to consider the case
of w. L. Rutherford, prominent
Brawley rancher, accused of grand
theft and the sale of mortgaged
property.
Rutherford was a witness for the
state in the case of j. c. Wilson
and H. G.. Boyer, found guilty in
superior court of grand theft and
the sale of mortgaged property.
The complaint against Rutherford
was signed by Wilson. Rutherford
was featured in the case because
he was said to have been the pur-
chaser of the allegedly stolen and
mortgaged cattle sold by Wilson
and Boyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
PANIC HOLDS
MEXICO WITH
GALES BACK
Disorder Expected
AS Strong Man
Returns

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 16.
(UP)-Strikes and disorders
were feared today as a re-
suit of the return to Mexico
of Plutarco Elias Gales,
former president and once the po-
litical strong man" Of Mexico.
Gales, who left the country five
months ago after a disagreement
with President Lazaro Cardenas
and leaders of the dominant ma
tional revolutionary party, return
ed unexpectedly by airplane.
Labor leaders at once protested
and students and laborerS began
preliminary demonstrations. T h e
government, believing Gales had
evolved a plot" in Los Angeles to
restore himself to power, struck at
his supporters here, especially those
who came out in the open by well
coming him on his return.
The senate voted to remove five
left wing senators who welcomed
Gales at the airport. President
Cardenas ordered the relief from
duty of Gen. Manuel Mandinavey-
tia, military commander in the VAL
ley of Mexico, and Gen. Joaquin
Amaro, director general of the mil
itary academy.
Gen. Jose Maria Tapia, former
governor of the northern district
Of Lower California, was under
stood to have been warned to leave
the country for trying to rally sup
porters around Gales. He obtained
an injunction to prevent his expul-
sion.
Gales, however, stood his ground
counting on the support of the
peasants and right wing labor fac
ton. The newspapers ignored him
and only one published his state
ment that he had returned to as
sumo responsibility for the actions
of his government from 1924 to
1928, and his activities in later gov
ernments up until last June, when
he left the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
FIRE RAZES
NIGHT CLUB
IN IMPERIAL

Fire early Sunday morning RACED
the Silver Slipper Cafe, Imperial
night club, and slightly damaged
The Home Bakery.
Johnny Moore, of Ell Centre, one
of the proprietors of the establish
ment, estimated the total damages
at $4,000. Moore, owner of the
Owl Billiard parlor in Ell Centre,
recently purchased the building in
Imperial and said the night club
was not insured.
1t is alleged the fire originated
in "Margie'S" lunch stand. Two
young couples, apparently under
the influence of liquor, overturned
a gasoline stove, it was believed
by officers called to the scene. The
couples were held for investigation.
One truck from the Ell Centric
fire department answered the call
for help from the imperial depart
ment when the blaze threatened
to get out of control.
The blaze could be seen as far
north as Brawley and attracted
many motorists to the scene.
A large crowd of townspeople
clustered about the street and SER
iously hampered efforts of the
fire fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
FORMER VALLEY
YOUTH KILLED
in CAR MISHAP

Frank Warren Keyes, 18-year-
old, who was killed in an automo-
bile accident east of La Mesa Sun
day, is we'll known in Imperial VAL
ley. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
w. Keyes, formerly owned a dairy
ranch near imperial. The family
sold the ranch and moved to a
ranch near National City last sum-
mer.
Keyes was killed when light Sc
dan in which he was riding with
three companions, left the high
way at a curve east of La Mesa.
The car plowed into pole, snap
ped it off, careened into another
pole, severed it and halted with two
of the passengers dead. Jack j..
Whiteman, another occupant also
lost his life in the accident. The
other passengers were severely in
jured and the machine was wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
Move Presents New
Hope for Hauptmann

NEW YORK, Dec. 16. W,R)-The
New York Daily Mirror said today
in a copyrighted story that Bruno
Richard Hauptmann is prepared to
prove that the principal witness
against him in his trial for murder
of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., had
sworn previously that he was near
ly blind.
A New York lawyer is preparing
a suit as a citizen and taxpayer, the
Mirror said, to obtain records Of ap-
plication by AmanduS Hochmuth,
the witness, for city pension. Hoch-
muth, 00-year-old veteran of the
Franco-Prussian war, sWore in his
application in 1880 that he was so
nearly blind as to be unable to
work.
He testified during Hauptmann's
trial in Pennington, N. j., that he
saw Hauptmann, driving a motor
car, skid into a ditch less than a
mile from the Hopewell home of
the Lindberghs at approximately the
time their infant son was kidnapped.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
CHINESE RIOT
AGAINST NEW
GOVERNMENT

PEIPING, Dec. 16. W,R)-Thou-
sands of students battled police To-
day in a riotous demonstration
against the new autonomous gov
eminent in Hopei and Chahar pro-
vinces. Many were hurt when police
beat one group with swords. The
students replied with stones and cut
fire hose that was turned on them.
Coincident with the demonStra-
ton, Inauguration of the new gov
eminent was postponed. Authorl-
ties said they were not prepared TO
set it up formally for few more
days.
Down with japanese Imperial
ISM" hundreds of students clamored
at the north and west gates of the
city which were closed against them.
Ten thousand students, peasants
and workers assembled before the
Temple of Heaven and passed reso-
lutions urging the organization OF
armed masses of the people to put
down Japanese Imperialism" They
also voted to march to government
headquarters and ask the members
of the wly-established govern
ment council why they are selling
out our national interests"
The demonstrators then marched
with banners flying towards the
Chienmen gate near the American
embassy, where they clashed with
police. Five thousand, divided into
group, finally were permitted to
enter the Tartar city.
Seven boys and four girls were
treated at the Rockefeller hospital
for injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16

New England, Manager Robert Hays
of the Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce learned today in a letter
from j. Warren Madden, chairman
of the labor board.
Maddens letter was in reply to
one by Hays, in which the cham
Der of commerce man forwarded a
resolution by directors of his organ
ization, protesting Wirin's appoint
ment and asking his removal.
Maddens letter indicated that no
steps have been taken to discharge
Wirin That a campaign to obtain
his discharge will continue was
demonstrated Saturday when the
executive committee of the Cali
fornia department, American Leg
ion, adopted a resolution urging his
recall. The resolution charges
that Wirin has been supporting
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
PLANS DRAWN
FOR BATTLE
OVER WATER

Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial Irrigation district, and
Harry Horton, chief counsel, are
attending conference in Salt Lake
City, Utah, today at which plans
are being formulated for the fight
against Arizona's attempt to OBJ
tain redivision of Colorado river
water.
All California divisions having
interest in the division of the wat
ers of the river have representa-
tives present as have other basin
states included in the famous Colo
RADIO river compact.
Arizona petitioned the United
States supreme court to accept the
states suit to obtain redivision
of the water and the other states
have until January 13, to present
briefs showing why the supreme
court should not accept the suit
Phil D. Swing, former congress-
man, was selected to represent
California interests in the suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
MYSTERIOUS
K|DNAP GANG
HOLDS HEIR
Grandson of Rich
Manufacturer
Disappears
NEW vOpK Deo 1e nIpl

NEW YORK, Dec. 16. U.P) = A
crude ransom note pieced together
from words clipped from newspa-
pers in the best fictional tradition
was the sole clue today to the dis
appearance of Caleb j. Milne ",
would-be mystery story writer and
grandson of wealthy retired Phil
adelphia textile manufacturer.
Young Milne was last seen Sat-
urday when he left his apartment
telling his landlady he was en- route
to the Oracle Square section to &C
company a Doctor Green" to the
bedside of his grandfather, Caleb
Milne, Jr., who was supposed to be
seriously i'll at his home in Ger
mantown, Pa.
The grandfather is in good health
and police and department of JUS
tice agents have not been able to
locate any CDR. Green" in the vi
entity of Oracle Square.
The ransom note, accompanied by
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
ICKES AWARDS
CONTRACTS ON
CANAL PROJECT

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. U.P)-
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes today awarded the $489, 527.5O
contract for construction of four
wash syphons of the All American
canal in California and $273 1893
contract for building Unity Dam on
the Burnt River in Oregon.
The All American contract went
to the Frazier Davis Construction
Co., st. Louis, Mo. The bid was
the lowest of seven opened by the
bureau of reclamation at Yuma,
Ariz., Nov. 25.
The Burnt River contract went to
Jatereling g. Sons, Boise, Ida. Ten
bids were submitted for the dam,
and opened at Vale, Ore, Nov. 80.
The four wash syphons will carry
the flash" floods of Picacho, un-
named, No. 100 and No. 424 washes
across the canal.
The syphons will be of concrete
and rest on a series of pilings.
Work will begin on the syphons,
locatd from five to II miles north
east of Yuma, within 80 days and
be completed in 600 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
BID SENT IN
ON FL Centric
SEWER BONDS
Money! Believed
Set Aside for
Project

Bid for the 100000 Ell
Centre outfall sewer bonds
was received at city hall to-
day from the Federal Emer-
gency Administration IN
Washington, which led city Off
Gals to believe the money for the
Public Works Administration had
been set aside even though official
notice of the act was not received.
The offer of the government in
cluded the notation of the grant to
the city of a sum not to exceed
$130,909.
The bonds are of the general OBJ
legation type in $1,000 denomina-
tions with interest of per cent to
be paid semi-annually. The place
of payoff will be the office of the
Ell Centre city treasurer or a bank
and trust company in New York
City. The bonds are registerable as
to principal and interest.
Maturity schedules follow:
$4,000 in each of the years 1896 to
1888, inclusive.
$4,000 in each of the years 1899 to
1912, inclusive.
$4,000 in each of the years 1943 to
1947 inclusive.
$1,000 in each of the years 1948 to
1858, inclusive.
$4,000 in each of the years 1854 to
1860, inclusive.
Principal and interest are pay
able from city taxes
The bonds may be sold privately
if bids are Forthcoming, city Off
Gals said.
The letter containing the bids
came from Horatio B. Hackett, as
sistant administrator dated Deem
Der 6, and was relayed to Ell Centre
from the state PWA office in a letter
dated December IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
LOOT BEARS
ODD TITLE

If the motto on the side of Orbia
Cummings suit case lives up to its
meaning, the missing baggage and
it's contents soon will be in the
hands of the owner.
Don't cry, Kid, I'll come back"
was said to be the title of a tender
love scene painted on the side of
the suit case taken from a truck
parked at Fourth and State streets
Saturday night. Cummings report
ed the loss to the Ell Centre police.
Mac Mcfarland reported the loss
of a handbag from his automobile
which was parked at Fourth and
Main streets Saturday NIGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
GREAT BRITAIN
TOOFFER NAVAL
LIMITING PLAN

LONDON, Dec. 16. UP) - Lord
Ayres-Monsell, first lord of the
admiralty, announced at the naval
limitations conference today that
Great Britain would present its
own proposals for quantitative linn
itationS Tuesday.
1t was understood he will present
the British suggestion for a mu-
tual exchange of building programs
for the next six years.
The conferees unanimously APP
proved Monsell's suggestion that
Japan's common upper limit" plan
be shelved temporarily.
Admiral Osami Nagano, chief
Japanese delegate. said Japan was
ready to listen to the proposals of
others to limit total tonnage to be
allotted each power.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16

Inspector Norris G. Stensland of
the sheriff's office rushed to the
scene and virtually every detective
in the West Los Angeles police sta
ton was assigned to the case.
There were conflicting reports.
The initial police report stated that
circumstances appeared at first to
indicate suicide.
ut looks like suicide" was the
first report of police, following the
coroner's report.
Later, after investigation, police
issued terse statement saying the
actress had been dead two days.
They said her body was found in an
automobile at the rear of her home.
Heart disease was the apparent
cause of death, according to this
report.
No explanation was given imme-
diately as to why the actress was
not reported missing, or why two
days elapsed before her body was
found so close to her home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
DIES
in AUTO AFTER
FREAK CRASH

T. Martinez, Brawley 1aborer,
was found dead in the rumble seat
of an automobile submerged in
the Mead irrigation canal south of
the Brawley city limits Sunday and
deputy sheriffs are seeking an I'M
identified man believed to be the
owner of the automobile.
The canal was drained after the
car was seen in the water and
Martinez body was found in the
rumble seat, officers said.
A coroner's inqust was schedul-
ed to be held in Brawley Monday
afternoon. Few details concerning
the accident were available until
after completion Of investigations
in progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
THREATENED
NATIONS MAY
QUIT GENEVA
Biting Protests in
Wake of Italy's
Peace Plan
Copyright, 1885, By United Press

PARIS, Dec. 16. (UP)-
Mexico is considering resign
ing from the League of Ma
lions if the Italian-Ethiopian
peace plan is approved, it
was understood today.
1t was believed possible that
Latin American nations would act
as a unit in the league in opposing
the plan, joining other groups of
small nations such as the Balkan,
Little and Baltic Ententes.
In any event there was authentic
information here that Mexico con-
siderS the French-British plan so
unjust in its present form that it
won't countenance its acceptance
in any way.
Marie r. Gomez, MeXico's chief
delegate to the league and its rep
resentative on the general staff
committee in charge of penalties
against Italy, told the United Press
that Mexico would insist on full
respect for the league covenant.
Gomez said Mexico, one of the
great world producers, was ready
to sacrifice its own material inter-
ests in the interest of peace, and
apply the oil embargo against It
ally. He consented to postponement
of consideration of the embargo
only on the understanding that the
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
on SOL
says
FRANK WATAatADE
by
SO HOLDEN

In Italy Mussolini are ask
ing all Italian people to brung
all their gold so he can melting
ii up in one pot--s0 can pay
for misunderstanding ships
and other ferns of spaghetti.
That make me thinking about
a other melting pot--America
For hundred of years thousand
and thousand Of persons from
all nations are coming here and
throwing in their rare gifts. Not
gifts of golden metal please.
Other gifts which are more pre-
ci0us as gold. II will build
Nation composed of many Ma
tions--nOble in peace and uD-
defeated i'm War" The Bible say
that. Maybe l not remembering
the identicate words. But mean
ing are same. wondering "
America are realizing their re-
sponsibIe.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16

Vigorous and combative on the wit
ness stand, he denied he had poor
eyeSight. The man he saw skid into
the ditch, he said, was 80 or 40 feet
from him.
The Daily Morror said the New
York department of public welfare
had given Hauptmann's lawyers eX-
cerpts from Hochmuth's application
for pension but refused the orig
inal documents, desired for presen-
tation to Gov Harold G. Hoffman of
New Jersey to bolster an appeal for
a 90-day repreiVe while further evil
dence is sought to discredit trial evil
dence.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
CRASHED HOLLYWOOD
THRU BEAUTY CONTEST

Thelma Todd, petite blond COM
edienne, crashed the Hollywood
films by winning state beauty
contest as Miss Massachusetts,.
She was born in Lawrence, Mass,
and was educated there and at
Lowell. After being graduated from
the Lowell normal school, she be-
came a teacher. 1t was while teach
ing in Lawrence, that she won the
contest.
Miss Todd had been in pictures
for six years. One of her latest
films was Unknown Woman" for
Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
VOTE DEADLINE
SET FORWARD

For the convenience of citrus
growers who have been unable to
vote OH the California Arizona mar
keting agreement up to the present
time, the voting will be continued
until S p. m. Tuesday, Frank Bey-
schlag, farm adviser, said this morn
ing. The polls in the farm advisers
office will be open from 9 am. until
pm. today and Tuesday.
This citrus pro-rating agreement
has been tentatively approved by
Henry A. Wallace, secretary of ag-
riculture, but the law provides that
referendum shall be taken before
he may finally approve it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
P. 0. SEEDING
PLANS ARRIVE

Plans drawn by the treasury de-
partment's supervising architect for
seeding and planting the Ell Centre
postoffice grounds were received
today by Postmaster Frank Rich
mond for inspection, shrubbery sug-
gestions and approval.
The plans call for greenery to
offset the now bare postoffice build
ing in Ell Centre Bids will be
called and contracts let as soon as
final approval is given the prelim-
mary details, Richmond predicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
HUNDREDS OF
CHILDREN SEE
SANTA FILMS

Several hundred children Sun
day viewed the exclusive POST
Press moving pictures of Santa
Claus and his home, shown at
the United Artists theater. The
pictures again will be shown
at this theater tonight and Fri
day, after which they will be
run at the Capitol theater in
CaleXicO on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
RICH KIDNAPPING
VICTIM FOUND

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 16. UR)-
The army announced today that it
had found Nicholas Castano, veal
thy sugar mill owner who had been
kidnapped and held for 100000 ran
som.
Castano was unframed, the an
nouncement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
CLIPPER HOP
ENDS SAFELY

MANILA, P. l., Dec. 16. W,P)-
Sixty hours and four minutes after
leaving San Francisco bay, Pan
American Anyways Philippine Clip
per landed on Manila Bay today,
completing the second scheduled air
mail flight from California to the
Philippines and matching exactly
the inaugural flight time of the
China ClipDer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
A Hunter Gets the Bird

E. H. Hagaman, of the Greyhound
Hagamans, doesn't believe that old
saw about a bird in the hand any,
more. Also, he believes that most
of them stay in the bush. On re-
cent expedition he flushed covey
of quail on the highline canal, be-
tween himself and gang of work
men about 100 feet away, chopping
and burning brush. Hagaman spent
two hours trying to induce the quail
to leave their safety zone, but the,
knowing little beggars kept them
selves between the workmen and the
hunter, so Hagaman rambled on.
Later, he did get some quail, putting
them inside his shirt for safe-keep-
ing. One of the critters came to and
started running round and round.
Hag says it tickled. Anyhoo, when
the huntsman got home, he spent
two hours with tweezers pulling cac-
tus from his intersection. Hag AYERS
it is marvellous how many cactus
spines one quail can shed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
DEATH TAKES
GOV. COONEY

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 16.
UP)-Gov. Frank H. Cooney, 81, died
here Sunday night from a heart
ailment. He was stricken Satur-
day night while en- route from Flor
ida to Helena, the state capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
Slips in the Night

Some thoughtless soul-and you
can't tell me it was accidental
loosed tear gas bomb in the Ell
Centre police station Thursday
night, just to break the monotony.
The payoff came Friday when T. p.
Farmer, the day desk sergeant, rec
ognizing that something was amiss
but not having heard about the tear
gas, called a man to inspect the
stovepipes. That's all right, T. p,
R.R.' S stove is that way too.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
NOTE Tells
HACKERS O.
A. L. WIRIN
Judges, Bar Association Officers and
Eastern Senator Recommended
Him, Says Chairman

A. L. Wirin appointed attorney for the National
Labor Relations Board recommendation of judges of the
United States district court the superior court of Calfor
na the Los Angeles municipal court officers of the Los
Angeles bar association and United States senator from
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
Seasonal Notice

Charlie Knights secretary passed
word to R.R. through a mutual ac-
quaintance that she wanted special
mention made to Santa Claus not
to slight her again this year. The
lady wants fur coat. R.R. hazards
a guess that she may have chosen
the wrong Santa Claus last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
4 LateNIeWS
COURT RULINGS DELAYED

WASHINGTON, Dec. rs. (UP)-The supreme court
today ARRANGED by Ueek the date Uhich it
pected TO rule outstanding tests of Ne Deal IegisIa
ton including the AAA the TVA and the Bankhead cot
ton control act.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-16
ARMY FLIER KILLED

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. rs. (UP)-SecOnd Lieut.. Robert L.
Carer, 2S, army fier killed here tOday uhen
his plane crashed during gunnery practice.