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The Washington times., 1935-12-10

Buffet Supper
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings will entertain
at buffet supper after 1890 this
evening at their residence in Til
DEN Street. Among their guests,
who will number %, will be Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Sullivan, Of New
York.
The Minister of El Salvador and
Sonora de Castro will entertain
informally at dinner at the Shore
ham this evening in honor Of Mrs.
Tanchito Mejia Buckley, daughter
of Senor FREDERICK Mejia. former
Minister from Ell Salvador to the
United States.
Mrs. Buckley who has spent the
past year in Washington, expects
to leave shortly to visit her family
in Ell Salvador.
Observation-Disclosures
The new attache of the Ger
man Embassy, Herr Herbert
Blankenhorn, and Frau Blanken-
horn have arrived in Washington
and are at the Shoreham for the
season. They have come from
Athens, Greece, where Herr
Blankenhorn was Attache of the
German Embassy.
=
The First Secretary of the Jap
arese Embassy. Mr.. Takemi Miura,
will be host at a buffet supper at
the Mayflower Hotel Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Henry G. Bishop, widow of
the former Chief of Field Artillery
of the Army, has returned to
Washington and opened her apart
ment at 5000 Connecticut Avenue.
She has spent several months
travelling in California and in the
Orient.
Mrs. Henry R. Rea is staying
at the Sulgrave Club, having come
to Washington from her home in
Pittsburgh to attend the memorial
services today for Gray Ladies,
who died in service. Mrs. Rea,
founder of the Gray Ladies, is
now honorary chairman OF the
group.
The Washington times., 1935-12-10

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The Washington times., 1935-12-10
Selects Date for
Wedding

Miss Clara Lehoe Etchison,
daughter of Mrs. Howard Mont
gomery Etchison. has selected De-
cember II as the date for her
marriage to Lieut.. Charles Joseph
Hoy, U. S. A., son of Mrs. Kath-
crime Hoy, of New York city.
The ceremony will take place
in St. Adams Episcopal Church at
4::30 o'clock, with the Rev. Charles
T. Warner officiating.
Miss Etchison will be attended
by her sister, Mrs. John Story Cleg-
horn Sd.
Lieutenant Hoy will have as his
best man Lieut.. Edwin H. Ferris,
and the ushers will be Lieut.. Don
aid A. Phelan and Lieut.. Brooke
Maury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps
Emo are in Washington for a few
days and are at the Mayflower.
They are returning to their coun-
try place in Connecticut and have
not yet made any plans to come
back to the Capital for any def
mite length of time this season.
X X X
Luncheon in N. Y.
General John j. Pershing was
the guest in whose honor Mrs.
Francis Emory Warren enter
tained at a luncheon yesterday in
the King Cole, Room of the st.
Regis Hotel in New York City.
The Washington times., 1935-12-10
Diplomatic and Official Notes:
RECEPTION TODAY AT LEGATION
The Minister of Siam and Nine.
Rajanait1 Will Celebrate
Their Constitution Day

The Minister of Siam and Nine. Rajamaitri
will entertain at reception this afternoon
from until o'clock at the legation in Kalorama Road IN
celebration Of the anniversary Of Samese Constitution Day
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
HETZEL AND HAYS RETURN FROM
BROADWAY OF AMERICA MEETING

|. Leo Hetzel who was reelected
first vice-president of the Broad
way of America association at the
Nashville convention last week, and
Robert Hays, manager of the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce, who
accompanied Eetzel to the conven-
ton, arrived home Saturday night,
returning here via highway U. S.
No. Sc, the Santa Fe trail, picking
up this road at Oklahoma City.
"If we can only" said Hetzel, "get
our message to the motoring public
to the effect that the Broadway of
America is 100 per cent all-paved,
with not a single foot of dirt road
and that it's other competitors have
as yet hundreds of miles of roads
to construct and pave before they
can compete with travel on the
Broadway success of the road will
be assured" said Hetzel.
"The Broadway of America is 10
years ahead of any other road and
it will take millions OF dollars to
bring these other roads anywhere
near to completion, Now that our
own road is completed, the problem
is to let the public know about 1t
and plans were made for this pur-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22

Saturday, April 81, has been def
nitely set as the date for the Palo
Verde festival according to Mrs. j.
S. Jones, chairman of the festival
committee, who states the warm
weather indicates the palo verde
trees will be in full bloom by that
time.
With the hope that all the cities
and towns in Imperial Valley will
join with El Centro in celebrating
her second annual Palo Verde Fes-
tival, invitations have gone for
ward from the El Centro Chamber
of Commerce, asking that the
neighboring cities as we'll as the
town of Jacumba participate. The
latter community has amos its
children many fine riders, and 1t
is hoped that they will be entered
in the horseback section of the
children's parade.
All of the merchants in Ell Cen
tro have contributed prizes of cash
and merchandise and the commit
tee consisting of Warren Currier,
M. o. Simms, w. H. Tyler, Jr., r.
p. Moore and Walter Havekorst
announce that long list Of awards
together with the donors, will be
published the first of the week. AS
the colors of the Palo Verde are
green and gold, merchants are
planning to decorate their places
of business in keeping with the
event during Palo Verde week,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22

Declaring he is determined to
balance the state budget and keep
the credit of California intact,
Governor Frank F. Merriam gave
Republican representatives OF 10
southern counties meeting at Full
lerton Saturday to understand that
he is working in harmony with the
provisions of the platform adopted
in the campaign last year and
proposed to continue doing so.
Criticism of his acts as governor,
particularly his attempt TO name
former Mayor Porter Of Los An
geles to the state personnel board
and his endorsement of the Town
send plan. was directed toward the
governor by some of those attend
ing, his 'excellency listening in sill
ence until all concerned had had
their say.
Pre-meeting rumorS that the as
sembly was going to "tear into
the governor" failed to MATERIAL
ize when the Imperial county dele
CATION made it plain that they pro-
posed to support the governor by a
vote of confidence and would stand
by him.
After listening to his critics the
governor made a straight-from- the
shoulder speech in which he called
attention to the fact that Califor-
MIA had recently sold bond issue
at a premium and that this was
unique among state governments
today, indicating that California IS
credit. is sound and he emphasized
his intention of keeping it so.
81 am determined to balance the
budget" the governor said, and
hope to accomplish it by spreading
out the additional taxation neces-
sary SO that all residents of the
state shall share in the cost OF gov
ernment. AS they enjoy all the
privileges of California 1t is only
fair that they should be willing to
pay for them and I believe the
greater portion of the people are
willing to do their share.
Discusses Townsend Plan
81 supported the Townsend plan
because the platform adopted by
the Republican party last year
called upon me to do and until the
party removes that feature from
the platform I intend to support
the Townsend plan to the utmost.
I am making no apologies nor ex-
cuses for asking the memorial to
the national government calling
upon it to adopt the Townsend
plan. That was what was expect
ed of me in the Republican plat
form. If Republicans are dissat-
isfied with that plank in the plat
form let them remove it before
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22

pose at the Nashville convention"
The 1886 convention comes to Ell
Centre. Hetzel was in line for ad-
vancement to the presidency, but as
there was considerable competition
for the 1886 convention, the El Cen
tro man relinquished the presidency
in exchange for the convention.
Plenty of Competition
Roanoke, Virginia, Ell Paso, Tex
as, and TeXarkana, Texas, were
vigorous contenders for the 1896
convention and it became neces-
sary for the California delegation
to decide whether they would ac-
cept the presidency for Hetzel OF
the convention, and at Hetzel's in
sistent urging, it was decided to
take the convention as offering q
fine means of publicizing Imperial
Valley. Notwithstanding the fact
that Hetzel announced that he was
not seeking the presidency, he nev-
erthelesS received very high COM
plimentary vote for this office.
When finally submitted to the con-
vention, the selection of Ell Centro
as the 1886 meeting place was
unanimous.
The western delegates at Nsh-
vile succeeded in blocking efforts
made to reroute the Broadway of
America away from Yuma, Imperial
and San Diego counties and sue
ceeded in anchoring it over its
present route. Western delegates
had hoped to be able to route the
Broadway through Casa Grande
and Gila Bend, but in view of the
vigorous opposition of other COM
munities who were afraid the short
cuts might be extended to eliminate
them on their points on the Broad
way, this was withdrawn and ef-
forts were made to keep the Broad
way on its present route and pre-
vent any direct routing from Phoe-
nix to Los Angeles.
Hetzel and Hays encountered
rain, snow, sleet, hail and most of
all, the late midwestern dust
storms, travelling over 1000 miles of
unpaved roads until they rejoined
the Broadway of America at Gila
, Bend.
In addition to being reelected
vice-president, Hetzel was also
made a director -at-large, to serve
FOR a period Of two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
LONG DIRECTS FIERY BLAST AT ADMINISTER ATI0N
Assessor-CoUectors
Office Is SUanped

Saturday may have been half
holiday for most OF the court
house offices, but it was day OF
hard work for the county assessor
collectors office, that department
working until 7 o'clock Saturday
night.
At noon Saturday was the dead
line for the payment of the Sec
ond installment of state and county
taxes and the pressure was SC
great, SO many coming in to pay
their taxes, that the staff was kept
occupied until o'clock
Dan West, county assessor col
lector, wishes to express his great
appreciation to the taxpayers for
their courtesy and patience. The
office was necessarily shorthanded
and while the staff worked as rap
idly and as efficiently as possible,
the long line OF taxpayers made de-
lay unavoidable.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
THREE HURT
IN WEEKEND
CAR CRASHES

Three persons were injured in
automobile accidents in the coun-
ty over the weekend according to
reports filed at the sheriff's office
and local police headquarters. No
one was injured seriously, the re-
ports state.
Bob Munson, Brawley, was taken
to La Solana hospital suffering
from severe cuts on the face and
body when the car he was driving
collided with another car operat-
ed by Orc Peatro, El Centro, at the
intersection of Main street and the
Dogwood road at las o'clock yes
terday morning. Leonard Grafton
and Ray Pillow, also of Braw)ey,
were slightly injured in the crash.
At 6:35 o'clock yesterday after
noon cars operated by Jesus Ruiz,
Heber, Phillip Wiegand, El Centre,
and John Salgado, Ell Centro, col
lided at the intersection of Fifth
street and Ross avenue. No one was
injured, the police report states.
This morning at $40 o'clock, 500
yards east of Shepherds Bridge on
the San Diego highway, Gordon
Young, Calexico, driving into the
valley, lost control of his car when
it jumped out of gear and the ma
chine ran into two highway stakes
breaking them off. The car was
badly damaged but no one was in
jured according to the report made
to the sheriff's office.
A car driven by Ruth Guerra,
Holtville, ran into moving freight
train at 4:10 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon at Main street and the
railroad tracks. a police report
states. No one was injured in the
accident, according to the report.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
GOODWILL Of
JAPAN SOUGHT.
BY SECRETARY.
Hull Seeks To Prevent u. S.
Commercial Interests From
Making Nippon The Goat
BY HOBART c. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, April 22.-One
of the most difficult tasks con-
fronting Cordell Hull, secretary OF
state, today was to prevent Ameri-
can commercial interests from
"'rocking the boato of interna-
tional peace in the far east.
Hull is attempting to minimize
emphasis being given Japan IS pos
ition in almost every trade and po-
litical controversy which develops
in that and other areas. He Is at
tempting to prevent Japan from
being made the goat in the Amer
ican popular mind for every COM
mercial or political i'll in the inter-
national field with which the ad-
ministration has to deal.
Hull believes it is both CONNER
cially unwise and politically dam
gerous for the American public
mind to single out Japan as the
malefactor in every such situation
that arises.
In this case it is the American
businessman, the importer and ex-
porter, the manufacturer and the
workers in numerous American in
dustrial plants who are rattling the
sabres. The military men, the
leaders of both the army and the
navy are cooperating with Hull to
minimize the likelihood of any SER
ious conflict arising in the immed-
late future between Japan and the
United States.
Exports Lead Imports
Complaints of American manu-
facturers and business men that a
torrent of japanese goods, manu-
factured with cheap japanese lab
or are making heavy inroads on
markets which American manufac-
turers heretofore considered their
own are being used as the spear
head of the attack on Japan.
Hull and his advisers point out
that Japan now purchases approx
imately twice as much from the
United States as she sells this
country.
japanese manufacturers, mer-
chants and exporters are already
showing anger toward the appar-
emily concerted campaign to hold
Japan up as the principal male
factor in our international CONNER
cial woes. Some fear is entertain
ed here that retaliatory measures
against American products may be
started in Japan if the present hue
and cry is not stilled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Nine Cases In
Police Court

Nine persons appeared in police
court this morning following their
arrests here over the weekend. Six
of there prisoners were booked for
drunkenness, two for vagrancy, and
one for disturbing the peace.
Lawrence Huber and V. Cum
ningham were arraigned on vag-
rancy charges. Huber was given
a 10 day term and Cunningham
five days in the city jail, both SEN
tences being suspended on condi-
ton the men leave town today.
Jose Sanchez, drunkenness, $40
or five days; K. Kezerian, disturb
ing the peace, $40 paid; H. I.
Standley, drunkenness and B. Mat
hews, same charge, forfeited 81
balls posted at the time of arrest
by their non-appearance; j. Nor
man and F. Martinez, drunkenness,
$40 or five days each while T. A.
Gould drew a sentence of SIS or 21s
days in Jail on a drunkenness
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
M& R1~~.
Q 1855. Meiiaaght Syndicate. L.
WOMAN GUT
by CLASS IN
BORDER ROW

Two arteries in her left arm cut
by a piece of heavy glass in the
hands of an allegedly jealous man,
Margaret Robinson, 353 Brighton
avenue, is recovering from her ex-
perience at the county hospital ac-
cording to the report made at po-
lice headquarters of the affair.
This report states that on Sat-
urday night the woman and a
group of friends were seated in a
Mexicali cafe when a man known
as Jim Brady attempted to force
himself into the party and the
manager of the cafe had him put
out. Brady, it is said, waited out
side the cafe door with a large
piece of windshield glass in his
hand.
When the party finally left the
cafe, Miss Robinson was the first
to pass through the door and Brady
is said to have struck her with the
glass cutting a large cash and op-
ening two arteries in the arm. First
aid was given the injured woman
at the Mexicali hospital and she
was then removed to the county
hospital for further treatment.
The man who made the attack
disappeared and has not as yet
been found but the report states
that the matter is being investi-
gated by Mexicali and Calexico po-
lice, the latter department having
sent the report here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Decision OF Local
Court Is Sustained

A judgment given in local super
ior court by Judge C.. c. Haines,
San Diego, in the case of Daisy F.
Cline against Hosea G. Cline, was
upheld by the district appellate
court according to a remittitur re-
ceived at the county court house
this morning.
The case In question was a di-
vorce action, Judge Haines had de-
MED the plaintiff a divorce on the
grounds of cruelty and granted a
decree to the defendant on his
cross-complaint alleging the same
grounds. The court had also set
aside the major portion of the pro-
perty involved to the defendant as
his separate property. Plaintiff took
an appeal against this Judgment on
February 18 of this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
PALO VERDE FESTIVAL SATURDAY
Date Definitely Set For Big Program With All
Valley Invited

when the trees will be covered with
golden blossoms.
Parents of young equestrians will
be gratified to learn that ample
police protection has been offered
by Chief Sterling Oswalt, to pro-
tect the children in the parade,
and to prevent any harm coming
to them through excitement.
The main event of the Palo
Verde Festival will be the flower
show, sponsored by the Women's
Ten Thousand club. The committee
is headed by Mrs. j. S. Jones and
Mrs. Robert Hays and has been
promised the support of the Junior
Ten Thousand club and other El
Centro organizations. According to
a statement made at the Chamber
of Commerce this morning, by Mrs.
j. S. Jones, festival chairman, those
who wish to arrange their tables
the night before the Festival are
assured that they will be WE'LL
guarded that night as we'll as the
next day as Chief Oswalt has Of
fered complete police protection to
all participants.
In view of the elaborate prepara-
tions being made for the Palo
Verde Festival and the many love-
ly flowers growing in FL Centro
gardens, the Clover show. the par
ade and other events promise to
make this years affair an out
standing one.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22

That an electrical census of I'M
perial Valley farms may be under
taken as a work-relief project is
intimated in telegram received
this morning by Evan T. Hewes,
from Phil D. Swing, special irriga-
ton district representative now in
Washington, D. G.
The telegram says: "Am advised
by federal emergency relief admin
istration that Frank Mclaughlin,
state administrator, has authority
to make any questionnaires for
making electrical census of Imper-
ial Valley farms as a work relief
project and has already made such
survey in other counties"
Swing suggests that this project
be set in operation before the warm
weather starts and it could be used
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
IVES MO RLAND
To CAL|PATR|A
ROAD DESIRED
Supervisors Approve Construc-
ton F lilo wing Conference
With Farm Bureau

After conferring with members
Of the farm bureau road committee
the board of supervisors in special
session this morning adopted a
resolution approving the construc-
ton of a road connecting Calipat-
ria and Westmorland and extend
ing directly southwark from the
latter city as far as possible with
the funds to be made available.
Word of this resolution is to be
sent to the state highway engi-
neering office this afternoon.
This road will be part OF the
farm-to-market road systems advo-
Gated by the federal government
and will be financed by funds allo-
Gated by the government for that
particular purpose. The road will
start at a point q. miles west o.
Calipatria, westward three. miles
and then south to Westmorland,
entering that city on Center street.
Should funds still remain the road
will then be extended south from
Westmorland as far as possible.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 will be
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
PRESIDENT IS
INCLUDED IN
HIS ATTACK
eKingfish' Hangs Fancy Names
On Leaders In Course OF
Bitter TRADE
TIME LIMITED BY CHAIR
Defends State OF Louisiana ID
Battle Over Public Works
Funds With Ickes
TIME LIMITED BY CHAIR

WASHINGTON. April 90. WP)-
Huey Long today delivered a blast
of epithets against the "new
DEAL" declaring that its officials
had been "anointed and appoint
ed's instead of being truly repre-
sentative of the people.
During his TRADE Long struck
directly at President Roosevelt.
Roosevelt desires that there
shall be re-inflicted upon the state
the rottenest, most corruptive form
of political debauchery ever known
and I don't mean maybe
Long was limited to 40 minutes
under a ruling by Vice President
John N. Garner. The "kingfisno
went down the line of Hnew deal"
officials with derogatory epithet
for each.
This is what Long called them:
Harold l.. Ickes, secretary of in
terror, with whom Long has been
quarreling over public works funds
in Louisiana:
"Lord High Chamberlain Ickes,
The Chinch Bug of Chicago"
Henry Wallace, secretary Of ag-
riculture = the "Lord Destroyer;
The Ignoramus of Iowa"
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, NRA'S
first administrator, Hugh Sitting
Bull Johnson, the Expired and
Lamented"
Limited BY Rule
AT 1911 p. M, Long arose and
asked for recognition.
Last week gave notice through
another senator that I wanted to
speak on a question of personal
privilege" he said. Subsequent
to that time an agreement for lin
itation of debate on the Bankhead
tenant-aid bill was reached.
II would like to know before
begin whether I will be bound by
that rule"
1T is the opinion of the chair
that you would" Garner said.
Then I will take my 40 minutes
now" Long answered.
MY state has withstood q good
many scourges and floods" he con-
tinued, land there have been dust
storms in the west. But this Is q
new event. It is unlike the locust
plague, which is limited to seven
years, and it threatens us with
eternal damnation."
Long veered from his thrusts at
the administration to defend the
state advisory board which the re-
lief officials have refused to recog-
nizefor relief distribution in Lou
isiana.
Long was gavelled to a halt at
1880 p. m. He stopped without
protest.
Joseph T. Robinson, senate ma
jority leader, attempted to gain
recognition, apparently for reply
to Long, but failed.
Long declared that President
Roosevelt has "set up a new kind
of Boston tea party"
"He IS reaching into the sover-
eign states and drawing upon their
resources and then withholding the
proportion of their funds II they
won't yield their sovereign rights"
he shouted.
yield, he says to them. yield
in this instance of corruption and
debauchery from which you have
freed yourself.
"The states are taxed without
their consent but the states mustn't
allow the money to be spent"
Long charged that the admins
tration of federal relief funds In
Louisiana was designed to help de-
feat Long when he comes up for
reelection to the senate next year.
"But they could spend the whole
five billion dollars down there and
couldn t win the election" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-22
Child DroDns In
Irrigation Ditch

Derald Engle, the three-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Engle
was accidentally drowned at Bal
four Guthrie ranch east of Calipat-
ria at 8 o o'clock yesterday morning.
according to a report filed at the
sheriff's office.
This states that the child fell
from a footbridge while crossing
the canal. The body was recover
ed and removed TO a Brawley uri-
dertaking establishment.