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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
FUNERAL FOR
MRS. DER|NODY
HERE TUESDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. G. A
Dermody who died Saturday after
noon at the La Solana hospital will
be held tomorrow morning at 10 o.
clocK from the chapel of B. E. Le-
mons, with interment in Greenwood
cemetery, San Diego.
Mrs. Dermody was the former
Miss Martha Ryerson of Holtville
She was a graduate of HoltWlle
high school, Central junior college
and also attended Pomona college
Twenty-Five years of age at the
time of her death, she numbers
among Imperial Valley residents a
wide circle of friends, many of them
former schoolmates, who will feel
sincere grief at news of her passing.
She is survived by her husband,
Gerald Dermody, assistant secretary
of the Imperial Irrigation District
here; one-year-old daughter; her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ramah Ryer-
son, well-known residents of Holt
vile; and a brother and sister,
James and Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
SNOW COVERS
WIDE AREA IN
MIDDLE WEST
Dust Storm Driven By Gale In.
creases Damage To Cattle And
Property
TRANSPORTATION LINES HIT
Planes Grounded And Railroad
Schedules Interrupted Causing
Many Delays
TRANSPORTATION LINES HIT

CHICAGO, Feb. IS. U.P)-Snow
laden gales reaching velocities OF
70 miles an hour swept all but the
southern coast regions of the Unit
ed States today in the wake OF
southwestern tornadoeS and precip-
itate temperature drops across the
country.
Transportation facilities were dis
rupted from Cleveland to Los An
geles by the closest approach to a
blizzard the winter has offered
Only the north central plains states
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Mon
tana-saw clearing skies.
AirlineS Cancelled flights on all
but the most southern routes as
Swirling snow blotted the landscape
from sight and winds of hurricane
force tossed planes crazily up and
down over the AlleghenieS and
Rockies. Trains were delayed and
!. even stalled. Highways In the west
!. were impossible and city streets
from the eastern Rocky mountains
TO Chicago were covered with snow
and ice
A weather bureau bulletin warm
ed shippers to protect perishable
merchandise against zero tempera-
lures throughout the country.
Three tornadoes bounced across
the tri-state area OF Oklahoma,
Missouri and Kansas yesterday,
taking one life, sending "a persons
to hospitals and causing inestima-
BILE property damage.
Mrs. Ellen league, SO, died OF a
fractured skull incurred when a
twiater flattened three blocks OF
buildings at Century, Okla. Her
husband and another woman were
injured critically and eight other
persons went to Picher, Okla, hos
pitfalls. Ten persons were injured
in Stapleton, Mo-, by the same wind
and the Webb City, Mo-, electric
power plant was disabled.
Building Demolished
Ten buildings were demolished at
Independence, Kan, and rs damag-
ed by another tornado and a third
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25

At mass meeting of striking let
tuce shed workers held at head
quarters here last night, a vote was
taken to continue the strike indefin-
itely. Confidence was expressed in
the strike leaders and the commit
tee which has been in control and
1t was determined to continue until
further notice.
G. B. Lawrence, secretary OF the
Fruit and Vegetable Workers union
stated this morning that following
the action of the strikers last night
it was understood that the strike
was still in effect. He stated that an
understanding had been reached
whereby those strikers who had Sc
cured work in other sections of the
state or in Arizona were free to leave
but that sufficient numbers would
remain here to give effect to the
strike movement.
He added that all operations un-
der the direction OF the union would
be of a peaceful nature.
At 7:30 o'clock this morning about
SO strikers marched past police
headquarters on South Sixth adjoin-
ing the irrigation district offices anu
then turned and marched back
again. There was no disturbance
during this demonstration which, it
was stated, was merely to indicate
that the strike had not been called
off by the union or strikers.
1t was learned that a similar de
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
VOTE TAKEN LAST NIGHT FAVORS
CONTINUANCE OF LETTUCE STRIKE
Some Strikers Leaving For Jobs In Other Areas But
Leaders Assert Local WalkOut
Not To Be Given Up

monstration had. taken place in
Brawley yesterday which was also
without any outbreak of any kind.
Full Crews Claimed
Meanwhile, it was reported, many
of the former strikers have sought
employment in sheds here. Some OF
these have been taken back while
others could not be given work be-
cause their places had been taken
by non-union workers. All sheds
here are reported as working with
fun crews and as the end of the
present lettuce shipping season is
expected within the next few days,
it was considered highly improbable
that any further outbreaks or mass
demonstrations at the sheds would
take place.
No disturbances OF a serious ma
ture either here or in| other parts OF
the county were reported to Off
cials over the weekend. This is
taken to signify that the effective
ness of the strike has been lost.
Frank Oswalt, captain of the local
highway patrol stated this morning
that no orders have as yet been re-
ceived from Sacramento for the re-
t,/n of the extra patrolmen who
were sent here from Los Angeles and
neighboring counties after the start
of the strike almost two weeks ago
He intimated, however, that such
orders might be expected either
later today or tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Valley Chambers
To Meet Friday

Postponed from last Friday night
so as not to conflict with the an
nual get-together meeting of the
Valley Masonic lodges, the monthly
meeting of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce will be held at
Holtville on Friday night, March
l, at p. m.
A turkey dinner will be served
in the Gresham building as first
item on an excellent program, the
chief speaker of which will be A.
B. Clayton, of the English Village
Curio shop who will talk on Color
Photography of the West" The
public is invited to attend
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Find Children
Lost Near Bog

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. U.P) -
John and Margaret Miller, 8-year-
old twins, started worrying for fear
they would be late to school almost
as soon as they were returned home
safe today after being lost II hours
in a Marylane swamp not far from
the district line.
They disappeared Sunday near a
large bog in Prince Georges county,
Maryland. They were located un-
harmed today by Claude Reese on
the Washington Baltimore pike, 8
miles from the capital.
The pair were trudging along to-
ward home, worrying over whether
they would have time for breakfast
before going to school,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
JUDGE CRA|G'S
TRIAL STARTS
Appellate Court Justice And
Two Others Face Federal
Bribe Charges

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 25. up
With a jury panel SO large that
spectators were barred from the
court room, the conspiracy trial OF
Appellate Justice Gavin M. Craig,
Helen Werner and Joe Weinblatt
opened in federal court today.
i! The three are charged with con-
spiracy to impede justice and bribe
government officials il: connection
with investigation Of the Italo Pc
troleum Corporation.
Craig was represented by -four
lawyers, including A. r. Mccormick
brother of Federal Judge Paul j.
Mccormick.
Federal Judge jeremiah Netere1
told the prospective jurors that the
three accused are charged with II
overt acts in alleged attempts to
bribe government officials and pre-
vent indictment of former officials
of the Italo Petroleum Corporation
on mail fraud charges.
Twelve witnesses, including for
mer United States Senator Samuel
M. Shortridge, have been subpoe-
naed
1t was expected the jury would
be selected this afternoon.
Before court opened an attorney
for Mrs. Werner asked Judge Meter
er TO issue a subpoena to force the
government to produce letter
written by Clay Carpenter of Long
Beach, former Italo Petroleum re-
ceiver.
The attorney said the letter wa:
sent to Federal Judge William P
James by Carpenter who outlined
conference he had with Craig ant
Mrs. Werner concerning Italo Pc
troleum assets.
The two were said to have aSket
Carpenter to pay a $4,000 note Civ
en- by the McKeon brothers of thu
Italo Petroleum Corporation, as
sertedly to supplp them with funds
for the alleged bribery plot
Carpenter made full report o.
the conference to Judge James, il
was said.
Craig asserted he was not wor'
ried.
1--WE expect not only acquittal but
complete eXoneration, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
SAYS MACON
WAS VICTIM
Of SABOTAGE
Experts Claims Discounted By
Commander Wiley As Being
Nearly Impossible

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. tUp -
Sabotage was responsible for the
crash OF the airship Macon. the
house patents committee was told
today by Roy w. Knabenshue, who
described himself as an airship bull
der.
Knabenshue declined to amplify
his charges or say who he believed
the responsible persons were.
81 believe that If an investigation
could be made OF the wreckage OF
the Macon, 1t would be found that
sabotage had something to do with
the wreck, possibly sabotage while
the ship was in flight" Knabenshue
said.
He was asked il he believed any
foreign government was involved.
I'D hesitate to say" he replied
He said he had too high regard
for American navy officers to be-
lieve they could have been respon-
Sible.
Knabenshue urged that the gov
ernment continue work with light
er-than-air ships, arguing that they
were essential to the national de-
Tense. This was particularly true on
the west coast, he said.
SUNNYVILLE, Calf, Feb. 25. tUR)
Commander Herbert V. Wiley,
master of the dirgible Macon when
it plunged into the sea off Point Sur
Calf, today said he could not grant
credence to theories the huge craft
was sabotaged.
II don't believe sabotage could
have been possible" Commander
Wiley said, commenting on testi-
mony of Roy w. Knabenshue, aero
nautics expert, before the house pa
tents committee.
1--WE always maintained a heavy
guard around the Macon hangar y
he said, land frequently conducted
close inspections of the ship"
Referring to Knabenshue's testi-
mony that the ship might have been
damaged in flight, Wiley said:
"I believe that would have been
highly improbable as officers of the
Macon were in that part of the ship
less than half an hour before the
accident.
He said he knew Knabenshue as
a balloon expert, but expressed be-
lief he had had little acual expert
ence with rigid types of lighter
than-air craft, although conceding
that Knabenshue undoubtedly was
an authority on the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Would Substitute
For Hauptn7anr,

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 25. U.H -
Governor Harold G.. Hoffman today
received letter from Brooklyn
war veteran offering to take Bruno
Richard Hauptmann's place in the
electric chair if the condemned
murderer of the Lindbergh baby will
pay $4,000.
The letter purported to come from
Stanley Prystup, G. w. r., worker of
Brooklyn.
The letter explained that Prystup
desired the money to provide for
his 14-year-old son and l2-year-old
daughter
The family, the letter said, found
great difficulty in existing on its $12
g week relief allowance.
1.-THE procedure you mention Is not
permissible under the laws of the
state of New jersey" Governor
Hoffman replied to the writer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
TO CONTINUE CORN HOG CONTROL
Imperial County Farmers Will Repeat Program I'm
der AAA Supervision

The difference In the amount of
benefit payments between last year
and 1885, Beyschlag explains, is due
to the rise in prices OF corn and
hogs, and the approach of returns
to farmers approximating parity.
The adjustment program is to be
continued, however so that price
improvements may be maintained
and the accumulation of surpluseS
prevented.
One of the features of the 1885
corn and hog adjustment program
is that, SO far as the corn and hog
contract is concerned, there is no
limitation on acreage of feed crops
to be planted except for corn, and
no limitation at all on numbers of
livestock to be produced except
hogs.
New rules, governing those who
are eligible to sign corn and hog
contracts, for the purpose of parti-
cipating in the adjustment program
and OF receiving benefit payments
will be announced in the immedi-
ate future. according to Farm Ad-
visor Beyschlag.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
District Officials
At Salt Lake City

Irrigation district directors Evan
Hewes, Ira Aten and Mark Rose,
with M. j. Dowd, chief engineer for
the district, are attending confer
ence of Colorado river basn states
in Salt Lake City today. 1t is not ex-
pected that the local delegates to
this conference will be able to re-
turn to the valley until Wednesday
afternoon or night.
This conference is being held rel
ative to the Arizona contract for
distribution of storage water and
power from Boulder Dam and fol-
lows an earlier meeting of these
states held in Phoenix several weeks
ago. Phil D. Swing, special repre-
sentative of the district, came from
Washington, D. c., to attend this
conference in the Utah capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Minister Shot
By Young Son

SAYRE, Okla, Feb. 25. U1-Jack
Campbell, IA, who shot and killed
his father, the Rev. Earl Campbell,
in a fit of anger after being repri-
manded for having obscene pictures,
was held in Jail here today.
County Attorney Ralph Hood
planned to file a charge, the nature
of which he had not determined, la
ter in the day. The prosecutor said
that Saturday afternoon j. P. Rod
gers, city marshal at Carter where
the shooting occurred, warned the
boy that he was going to tell your
father"
This rebuke was given in down.
town store where Jack was exhibit
ing the pictures. The boy went home
and was reprimanded by his father.
The minister's body was found in a
bed room at the home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Jimmy Walker
Says He Cannot
Meet Old Debts

LONDON, Feb. 25. U.P)-Former
Mayor James j. Walker of New
York, was summoned to Chancery
court today regarding two debts
which he said he did not have the
funds to meet.
The debts were one of 489 pounds
($2.445) for good supplied by the
American firm of Sommers, Inc.
and another Of 1000 pounds ($5,000)
previously obtained by the Mayfair
hotel of New York.
He pleaded he was unable TO offer
settlement.
The court postponed decision un-
til March l8 to enable Walker S
creditors to decide whether TO in
stitute bankruptcy proceedings.
The former mayor revealed he
had not registered in Great Britain
as an alien.
''I did not know I was obliged to
register,' he said. There was no
official comment, although author
tiles generally are very strict on
registrations.
Walker admitted he had received
$25, 900 a year salary as mayor OF
New York, "but more than $4,000
OF it was turned over TO my them
wife, who caused all these debts. :"
He said he intended to go TO New
York this coming summer and take
up the hotel bill matter. part OF
which he disputes.
Walker said at present he Is re-
ceiving 81 pounds (sl05) a week for
newspaper articles. out OF which ne
pays 40 per cent to another person
who is Choking up data for a
book. -
Walker said his present wife, the
former Betty Compton. paid the
expenses Of their recent solourn IN
Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
STATEEDUCATIONAL SUPERVISORS
TO ATTEND INSTITUTE ON FRIDAY

leo, beginning at 9:30 a. m, when,
an audiometer demonstration will
be made. AT 1920 the Calexico
schools will present a program of
music and at 1880 Miss Heffernan
will speak on the status of the ele-
mentary school principal in Cali
fornia. An exhaustive two-year S
study on the training and qualifi-
cations for elementary school prin-
cipals in this state has recently
been completed and Miss Heffernan
will use this as the basis for her
talk.
The meeting will end with a
luncheon at the De ANA.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25

Miss Helen Heffernan, chief of
the division of elementary educa-
ton and rural schools, with Mrs.
Gladys Potter, assistant chief, will
arrive in the valley Thursday of
this week to conduct a series of
meetings for the elementary schools
of this city ana a teachers insti-
tute Friday night for the entire
county force. All meetings will be
held in Wilson school auditorium.
Thursday and Friday the city ele-
mentary schools will run on mini
mum schedules, closing at 2 p. m. SO
that the teachers may be at Wilson
by 2:l5 D. m. to hear Miss Heffer-
nan and Mrs. Potter. Miss Heffer-
nan will talk from 2:15 to p. m.
each day. On Thursday, after Miss
Heffernan S talk, Mrs. Potter will
give a teaching demonstration on
social sciences, and on Friday, one
on reading.
Teachers from the neighboring
tend these afternoon sessions have
been invited to do so.
Thursday evening the Ell Centre
teachers will give a dinner honoring
the two visitors at which Miss Hef-
fernan will speak.
Friday evening, March l, G. B.
Collins, county superintendent, has
called an institute for the teachers
of the county to be held at the Will
son school with Miss Heffernan and
Mrs. Potter as the speakers. Music
for the institute will be supplied by
the Ell Centro schools.
Saturday, March 2, the regular
meeting of the administrators and
supervisors association will take
place in the De ANA hotel, Calex-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
THREAT MADE
TO MARCH On
WASHINGTON
Mayors Director Says Mobili-
cation Will Make Bonus Army
Look Like Boy Scouts
CONGRESS AT STANDSTILL
Battle Over Measure Holds Up
Action On Other Important
Legislative Matters
CONGRESS AT STANDSTILL
BY II. o. THOMPSON
nited Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. = A
mobilization in Washington of work
relief supporters "that will make
the bonus army look like q Boy
Scout parade" was threatened to-
day by Paul v. Peters, director OF
the United States Conference of
Mayors.
Betters threw the support OF his
organization behind the administra-
ton s $4,880,000,000 work relief bill
as the battle over the measure was
carried to the country by both
sides.
kilograms and mail to senators
began to reflect the effects of the
drive for popular support for and
against the huge work program.
Administration leaders made no
effort to bring the bill out from
senate committee again until they
could judge better the nations re-
actions on the issue.
The relief battle brought the adj.
ministration to such crisis that
congress was brought to virtual
standstill. Leaders feared the re-
volt might spread to other legisla-
tion.
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns, how
ever, expressed confidence house.
members, who passed the relief bill
a month ago, would stick to their
guns" and support the administra-
ton against the rebellious senate.
The organization which Betters
heads is composed of mayors Of
| many cities. The conference long
has urged huge federal work appro-
! priations, which would ease the re-
lief burden on city treasures.
ProlOngs Idleness
eff the action of the senate last
week means the death knell for
the $4,O0O,000000 work program, 4"
BetterS said, sit means sentencing
3,500,000 American citizens who
want work instead of free groceries
to a term of involuntary idleness.
"I do not believe those members
of the senate who split on an
amendment to the bill and thus
forced the whole program back into
committee will be willing to assume
responsibility for the withholding OF
work and wgaes of these 3,500,000
people. When it is considered that
100000 workers represent close to
! 100000 dependent family men,
bers now on federal relief. this con-
gressional sentence is more severe
and serious than any action taken
by any government in the history
of the world.
"If it becomes necessary, there
will be a mobilization in Washing
ton of force of those who believe In
work rather than the dole that will
make the bonus army look like a
Boy Scout parade in comparison.
"Telling 3,500,000 workers they
cannot work, regardless OF the reas-
on, is to foment social unrest which
will be unparalleled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
TWo Injured In
Auto Accident

F. E. Perry of Winterhaven and
j. v. Patterson, El Centre, were TAX
en- to La Solana hospital last night
suffering from serious head wounds
received in an automobile accident
which happened a short distance
east of Heber at o'clock last night,
according to report made of the
accident at police headquarters here.
1t was reported at the hospital
this morning that following treat
ment for scalp wounds the two men
were released from the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Man Struck By
Race Horse Dies

MONROVIA, Calf, Feb. 25. tUP)-
Milan E. Ulm of San Diego, tram
pied by horse at the Santa Anita
race track Saturday, died in the
Monrovia hospital of his injuries to-
day.
War Over, trailing the leaders in
the third race by 100 yards, knock
ed Ulm down as he crossed the track
in front of the grandstand. A hoot
crushed Ulm's chest and a broken
rib punctured one of his lungs.
War Over stumbled and threw
his jockey, A. Pendergrass, who was
uninjured.
Police ordered an autopsy and said
an inquest probably would be called.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
M& Ro7u<,
Cis3s. AeNaaght Syndicate. lna
GIRLS GRIEF
REFLECTED IN
TWO LETTERS

ROMFORD, England, Feb.25 U.Pl
Farewell letters written by two
heart broken American girls rev.
ealed today the story of their de-
cision to follow their British avia-
tor SweetheartS in death by a
plunge. hand in hand, from an air
liner soaring over the English CO.
untryside.
The letters were read at the in
quest on the broken bodies of Jane
and Elizabeth Dubois, 20 and %
years old, only daughters Of Coert
Dubois, American Consul General
at Naples.
After their reading, over the for
NAL protest of Franklin C.. Gowen
of the American Consulate at Lon
don, the jury of eight men under
coroner G. E. Lewis returned ver-
dict of suicide while of unsound
mind.
There were two letters, one to
Dubois, the other to the girls
mother, who was unable to attend
the inquest. Each girl wrote part
of each letter, it was understood.
They were written in the last
hours in a room at the Ritz hotel
in Piccadilly, between sobs that
could be heard in the corridor.
They expressed love for the par
ents, asked forgiveness and exp
lained that it was their love for the
two British aviators which caused
the act.
The coroner directed the jury to
bring a verdict of suicide while of
unSound mind. Jane was unable
to control herself, he said, and it
was obvious they agreed to do
what they did.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
Woman Flyer Plans
To LosDer Record

BURBANK, Calf, Feb. 25. U.P)-
Laura ingalls,, aviatrix who last
year made a 1900 mile solo flight
around South America, announced
today she hopes to take off within
a month or six weeks in an attempt
to better Amelia Earhart IS trans
continental record.
Miss ingalls, is testing her plane.
Her ship, she explained. carries
more equipment than has any plane
flown by woman.
The ayiatrix said she will not at
tempt to follow Wiley Post into the
stratosphere, in her try for wom-
ans record.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
BULLET HALTS FUGITIVE'S FLIGHT
Man Who Jumped From Deputy's Car COrnered
Yesterday Near Brawley

Ed Bauer. 81, is recovering at the
county hospital from bullet wound
in the head, received when he at
tempted to escape from pursuing Of
ficers late yesterday after beicg COR
nered by them in a field southwest
of BraWley
When finally run to earth after
his thrilling escape from Ike Holmes,
deputy sheriff, Saturday afternoon,
he was commanded to halt. This
he refused to do and made another
break for freedom. An officer in the
posse shot at the fleeing man, and,
it was reported, the bullet creased
his skull causing a severe wound.
He was taken to the county hospi-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-25
QUAKE IN GREECE

ATHENS, Feb. 25. UR)--A des-
tructive earthquake occurred today
near CANDIDA Crete. Eight were re-
ported killed and many injured.
Whole streets of villages near Can
dia were in ruins and mostly unin-
habitable. Considerable damage was
done in Gambia itself.