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Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Extortion Plotter
Under Arrest By
Government Men

HOLLYWOOD, July 90 W.P)-
William E. Evans, 54-year-old
sheepherder on lonely San Clemen-
te Island, was in custody today on
charge of engineering an extor-
ton plot against two Hollywood
physicians.
The sheepherder allegedly wrote
DR.. George Anthony zorb and DR..
Earl ODonnelr that he would ac-
cuse them of holding wild parties"
on the island unless they paid him
$4,000
The doctors arranged the pay
off after informing postal inspect
ors and police. AS instructed, they
left a package supposedly contain
ing the money near Alhambra.
When a man picked up the pack
age. he was arrested by Postal In
spector c. D. Lowe and Detectives
Chester Lloyd and w. c. Allen.
The man was identified as Evans.
DR.. ODonnell was sued recently
for 100000 by his secretary, Alma
Artner, who charged he criminally
attacked her in his office. Two
years ago DR.. zorb accidentally shot
a fellow physician, DR.. Clair Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
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SEATTLE GIRL
SQUAD TAKES
WATER RACE

NEW YORK, July 20. U.P)-An
all-star quartet, representing the
Washington Athletic club of Sc
attic, today won the 880-yard relay
title of the National AAU women's
swimming championships. This VIC
tory moved the west coast squad
into the team leadership with an
aggregate of 20 points.
The west coast team established
a new American record of 10:37.8 in
defeating three fast teams for the
title. The old record of 11:10 was
held by the Carnegie Library club
team of Homestead, Pa, last years
winner and second in today's race.
The expected last-leg fight failed
to materialize because the first
three Washington swimmers, Mary
Lou Petty, Betty Lea, and Doris
Buckley, had amassed a lead of
fully three-quarters of a length
of the 55-yard pool when Olive Nc
Kean splashed into the water for
the final leg.
Closest in pursuit was the Car
negle team, but even Lenore klght
was unable 60 overcome three
quarters length lead, and so Miss
Mexican did little more than coast
home.
A terrific thunder and lightning
storm struck just as the race was
over. Most OF the 500 spectators ran
for cover but the meet was not
halted.
The other swimmers on the Car
negie team were Johanna German,
Anna Mae German and Louise
Clark.
Third honors went to the Wom-
ems Swimming Association of New
York and the Miami Beach SWIM
ming club quartet was last.
Washington won 10 points for the
relay victory. Carnegie got six
points for second place and this
gave the Homestead girls a like ag-
gregate of 20 points.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

touch all the small papers through
out the nation but also the large
publications in New York, Chicago,
st. Louis, San Francisco, Los An
geles, Boston, Baltimore, Toxic and
the Hawaiian Islands. To date we
have received clippings from 1863
papers and no doubt before many
weeks roll by that number will in
crease greatly. as the Acme News
pictures Inc, alone has more than
1000 clients throughout the world.
not counting those of the other
large photo services.
"All clippings of this story are
on file at our offices if you ever
wish to refer to them"
The board of trades publicity de-
partment worked hand in hand
with the Powell press service, fur
nishing the fair with advance and
time pictures of the Imperial Val
ley day program.
Throughout the year the board
of trade sends hundreds of news
photos to the newspapers through
out the world, publicizing Imperial
Valley, through these same chan
nels. -s hl
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Strike At Dam
May Be Ended

BOULDER CITY, New, July 20.
U.P)-Settlement of strike of 900
workers on Boulder dam was re-
ported near today as a special ar
bitration committee went into seS-
sion
The committee, named by Ed
ward H. Fitzgerald. federal concil-
iator, consists of the Rev. c. H.
Sloan of Las Vegas, New, chair
man; l.. A. Parker. representing the
Boulder City Labor Council; and
Frank T. Grove, general superin-
tendent of the Six Companies, Inc,
builders of the dam.
Hints that the strike would soon
end sent many of the strikers back
to work. The workers are demand
ing ST an hour for skilled labor
and II cents for unSkilled instead
of 80 cents for skilled and So cents
for unskilled which they now re-
ceive.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
BATTLE OVER
AMENDMENTS
GETS WARMER
Senate Refuses To Reconsider
Refusal To Place Tax On
Rayon Products

WASHINGTON, July 20. (UP)-
The senate, called into session two
hours early, returned today to
bitter battle over the AAA amend
mentS on which the administration
already has been defeated in its eff
forts to prevent processing tax
suits.
Renewal of debate found southern
senators again attempting to add
a section to the amendments levy
ing tax on rayon to compensate
for the cotton processing tax.
The senate, however, refused to
reconsider it's action in refusing to
levy a compensating tax on rayon
at 125 per cent of the cotton pro-
cessing tax. The motion to recon-
slider lost, Is to 81.
The arguments were intensified
by recent developments, including
reports that southern cotton farm
ers were ready to march" bn the
capital to defend the Roosevelt
farm program, by initial victories
for professors seeking to prevent
collection of taxes and by charges
of E. A. ONeal, president of the
American Farm Bureau federation
that utility concerns were lobbying
against the amendments. He de-
manded an investigation.
Sen. Richard B. Russell (Dem)
Georgia, moved to reconsider the
senate rejection of an amendment
fixing the rayon tax at 125 per cent
of the cotton tax. He contendeo
cotton and rayon were direct COM
petitors.
If the cotton textile industry is
to continue to bear the burden OF
the processing tax" he said, "it de-
serves protection.
Compares Benefits
"ThiS is one case where the in
| terests of the cotton farmer, the
cotton mill owner and those who
toll in the mills is one"
He charged the cotton farmer
received less in benefit payments
than the producer of any other ba-
sic commodity.
Georgia he said, with 100000 con-
tract signers, received only $8,000,-
| 900 in benefits. Kansas, with 94,-
900 contract signers in wheat, re-
ceived $30,000,000.
The cotton processing tax, Sen.
Tom Connally CDem), Texas, said,
without a compensatory rayon tax,
amounts to a tax for the benefit
of rayon." He said rayon mills
were principally owned abroad.
Other southerners refused to
agree. Sen. Ellison D. Smith
(Dem), South Carolina, said, mo
one would ever accuse me of being
against the cotton farmer, but I'm
against this amendment because
it will destroy the cotton export
market"
Sen. Millard S. Tydings (Dem)
Maryland, said compensatory taxes.
carried to a conclusion, would fix
a tax on everything produced in
the United States.
"I think there ought to be tax
on cellophane which is now used
for bathing suits" he said. 80
senators won't have to wear glasses
while viewing beauties at the bath
ing beach"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Bar Association
Ends Convention
At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES. July 3d. W.P) -
The American Bar association adj
journed its annual convention here
today after delegates voted to meet
next year in Boston.
Boston was selected over Kansas
City and Columbus, o. Columbus
submitted an unexpected bid after
New Orleans and st. Louis with
drew as candidates. Kansas City
delegates offered the use of new
$7,000,000 auditoriu mas an induces
ment but the bid was rejected.
Date of the 1886 convention win
be selected by the arrangements
committee meeting in Chicago With
in the next three or four weeks.
Many vacant seats were IN evil
dence at the concluding session
which was devoted solely to tho
selection Of a convention city. Many
delegates were visiting the Pacific
International Exposition at 1an
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
VALLEY GIVEN MUCH PUBLICITY
Recent Day At San Diego Exposition Was Record
Breaker In Column Inches

Imperial Valley day at the worlds
fair in San Diego was given 293,471
column inches of space in 1852
newspapers throughout the United
States, and including Europe and
Japan.
This information was received to-
day by B. A. Harrigan, secretary of
the Imperial county board of trade
from the Los Angeles office of the
Eyre Powell press service.
In letter to the publicity de-
partment of the local board from
VIM. A. Wood, coast manager for
the Powell press service he said:
"This story, one of the highlights
of the fair, received more publicity
than any similar story to date. The
total amount of space given your
Imperial Valley day, advance and
time copy included was 293,47l
column inches. The publication of
pictures through the nations larg-
est and greatest news pictures serv-
ices, which include the Acme News
pictures, Inc, A. P. Wirephotos.
International News Photos, Wide
World, NEA, and others, not only
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Governor Urged
To Approve Bill

Hugh Osborne, county supervisor,
was informed this morning by tele-
phone message from San Francisco
of a possibility existing that Gov
ernor Merriam might not sign as
sembly bill 1874 which would extend
the powers of the bureau of crimi-
nal Identification and investigation.
Following receipt of this mes
sage, Osborne communicated with
other county officials and valley
peace officers with the result that
urgent requests are being wired the
governor today asking that he put
his signature on the measure in
question. Osborne stated that the
approval of this bill would do much
to aid in curbing radical activities
in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
THIRTEEN DIE
IN WRECK Of
DUTCH PLANE
No Americans Reported Aboard
Ship Enroute From Milan To
Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, July 20. WP)-
Amsterdam kim AirWays COM
pany today announced that 13
persons had been killed when a
KILN airliner crashed into a
mountain near the San Bernar-
dino Pass in Switzerland.
The company said the victims
included nine passengers and four
members of the crew The plane
was enroute from Milan, Italy, to
Amsterdam.
The accident was attributed to
heavy clouds obscuring the pilots
view. The plane was a Dutch
built Douglas.
Victims of the crash included
two British citizens. All occupants
of the plane were killed. Tt was
announced officially that no Am
orleans were aboard.
The crash marked the fifth
kim airplane disaster of recent
months.
The passenger victims of the
crash included one German, two
Englishmen and six Dutch among
whom were a woman and an IL
year-old boy. The four members
of the crew were Dutch.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Fatal Boat Crash
Held Accidental

TAHOE CITY, Calf, July 20.
U.p)-A coroner'S jury verdict that
a boat crash on Lake Tahoe We'd
nesday night which caused the
drowning of two persons, was acci-
dental was on file today
The jury decided that Tommy
O'Connor, 7, son of DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas OConnor OF Murphy'S,
Calf. and Mrs. Litia Votau of San
Francisco, died from accidental
drowning.
G. D. Woods, San Francisco, pilot
of a speedboat which struck the
small boat of DR.. O'Connor IN
which his son and Mrs. Votau we're
passengers, was cleared of all blame.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
GOVERNMENT
WILL SUE BIG
OIL CONCERNS

LOS ANGELES. July 20. U.P)-i
Suits to recover between $35 100000
and $50,000,000 and valuable oil
lands will be filed shortly against
the Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia and the General Petroleum
company, according to plans of
government attorneys today
John w. Preston, associate justice
of the state supreme court, an
nounced he will resign to become
special prosecutor in the litigation
as soon as he receives his commits
sion from Washington. Preston
was appointed as special counsel by
President Roosevelt.
Two sections of land in the nav
al oil reserve in Elk Hills Field,
Kern county, are involved in the
dispute. According to Justice Pres
ton, the land originally was decided
to the state by the federal govern
ment for school purposes in 1853
with the understanding that it was
not mineral land. The sections lat
er passed into private ownership
and, after rich oil deposits were
discovered, into the hands of the
Standard and general companies.
The government will attempt to
void the original deed to the state
and also seek an accounting from
the two companies.
Preston said the state probably
will be included in the actions as
defendant
Standard has owned one tract,
known as section SO, since 1919 and
has drilled 38 producing wells. The
General Petroleum company owns
section 16 but has sunk no wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
TAX WEALTH
LOBBY WILL
FACE PROBE
Scope OF Senate Investigation
Broadened To Include Quiz
OF big Business"
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 20. - The
senate lobby investigation was
broadened today to include an in
quiry into charges that "big bus
iness" campaigned to defeat Pres
ident Roosevelt's wealth-tax legis-
lation.
Chairman Hugo L. Black of the
special lobby committee said he
would "look into" charges a power
full drive had been organized to
influence senators and representa-
tives to vote against levies propos-
ed in the new program.
1t was indicated the committee
would extend its inquiry to include
other major new deal" measures,
such as the pending amendments
to the Agricultural Adjustment
Act, Tennessee Valley Authority
Act, the Omnibus bank bill, and
the Guffey measure creating a
little NRA" for the bituminous
coal industry.
Before starting testimony on
other new deal" measures, how
ever, the committee planned to
complete it's investigation of the
campaign against the Wheeler
Rayburn holding company dissolu-
ton bill.
The vast Associated Gas and
Electric company has admitted
spending 100000 to fight the legis-
lation. Another 1901, 900 was spent
by the committee of public utility
executives.
Although members declined tc
discuss their next move, it was
learned an effort would be made
to determine how far A. G.. E. Of
ficials went to destroy all records
relating to their campaign. The
committee already has heard OF
wholesale destruction by agents in
more than go branch offices of the
company's securities department.
Committeeman indicated they
would call the two men who con-
troll the vast A. G.. E. system-J.
Mango and H. G. Hopson-for an
explanation of inside" activities
relating to the Wheeler-Rayburn
battle.
Chairman John J. O'Connor
Oem0 New York, of the house
rules committee, promised sensa-
tional disclosures when his lobby
investigation is resumed Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Former BralUley
Resident Victim
OF Car Accident

Injuries received in an automo-
bile accident near Salinas early in
the week, proved fatal to Mrs.
John Martin, former resident Of
Brawley and well known to valley
residents of the north end, her
death occurring la tie Thursday
night at the Salinas hospital.
With her daughter and a girl
friend of the latter, Mrs Martin
was driving near Salinas when the
car went over a $50 foot embank-
ment and was totally wrecked. The
two girls we're injured. but not SER
iously. She was a sister of Tom
and Richard Laughrin, residents of
Brawley.
Funeral services were held in
Salinas today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Ship Aground off
Coast OF Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO, July 90. WD
The motorship Polar Bear was
aground today on reef off Kodiak
Island on the Alaskan coast. coast
guard headquarters here was in
formed by radio.
The last message from the YES
sci. which in 1882 rescued Father
Hubbard. famed Padre of the
Glaciers" and his party. was that
she was resting easily and await
ing rescue"
The coast guard cutter Morris
set out from Seward to aid the
stranded ship. The cutter Calyp-
so, enroute from Unalaska to Seat
tie after a Bering Sea cruise, also
turned from her course to assist
the vessel commanded by Capt. c..
F. Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
HeUes axes Plane
For Washington

Evan T. Hewes, president of the
irrigation district. with Richard
Emerson, Calexico city clerk, left
here this morning for Los Angeles
where they will board a plane for
the east. With NJ. j. Dowd, dis
trict engineer, they will attend a
hearing in Washington. D. c., next
Thursday relative to the routing of
the All-American canal in the city
of Calexico. The hearing is to be
held before DR.. Elwood Mead, COM
missioner of the bureau of reclaim
alton.
Yesterday Hewes returned from
Iona Linda hospital where he
gave a pint of blood by TRANSMISSION
to his father-in-law who is SER
iously i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
NAZ|S START
BITTER DRIVE
ON CATHOLICS
State Moves Into Action After
Drastic Orders Are Issued By
General Goering
BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER
United Press Staff CorresDOndent

BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1885, by United Pre5s)
BERLIN, July 20-Nazi Germany
today opened its drive against the
Roman Catholic church, inspired
by the drastic anti-clerical decree
of General Hermann Goering.
At Kaieserslautern, in the Pala-
innate, police closed the Wisefthal-
er Hof, home of the Catholic
Young Mems association. They
based the closure on grounds that
tension existed between Catholic
and Nazi youth organizations. A
second reason given for the action
was alleged Catholic opposition to
the government and subversive ac-
tivitieS against the Hitler Youth
League.
In Munich, police confiscated
the last issue of the official Ga
zette of the Munich Archbishopric
without an explanation.
The anti-Catholic drive was ac-
companied by action against other
groups who have come into Nazi
disfavor. Jews, members of the
Steel Helmet organization of war
veterans and Communists all felt
the weight of governmental dis
approval.
Afternoon papers in Berlin gave
screaming headlines to the an
nouncement of Kurt Daluege, po-
lice general of Prussia, that ener-
getic action would be taken to
protect the population against "un-
scrupulous damaging of the ma
tion's property and health by jew
ish criminals" General Laluege
charged that Jews played an i'm
portant role in certain spheres of
international crime such as mar
cotic traffic, card-sharping, and
pickpocketing. He mentioned the
international swindlers "un d er
Jewish leadership operating in
western Germany.
The Steel Helmets chief, Franz
Seldte, who also is minister of
labor in the cabinet, is enroute to
Berchtesgaden to discuss his or
ganization with der fuehrer, Adolf
Hitler. In four different sections
of Germany during the last week,
police have disbanded or closed
down Steel Helmet units.
1t was understood the seldte is
prepared to assure Hitler that the
Steel Helmets are ready to accept
throughout Germany
and merge with the new general
reichs veterans organization which
all existing leagues of
war veterans.
Catholic circles awaited tomor-
row with apprehension to find out
what results might arise from
anti-clerical decree of
July 18. In the decree, the bulky
air minister ordered provincial au-
thorities to apply every legal
means against clergymen who
misuse their authority for politi-
cal ends"
Charging that sections of the
Catholic clergy we're engaged in
systematic political opposition to
the Hitler government, Goering
to disband Catholic
youth organizations, similar to the
one at Kaiserslautern affected to-
day. He asserted their policies
we're increasingly political rather
than religious.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Seeks Extension Of
Time For Payments

Two suits were filed in superior
court yesterday by T. E. Anderson,
ct al, asking for extension of time
to pay on trust deeds covering val
ley properties. The first suit was
against the First Central National
Bank of CaleXico, concerning lots
three to five. inclusive, in block 81,
townsiteiof Calexico.
The other suit names w. T.
Hales, ct al, as defendants and re-
lates to lots 1924. block Sc; lots
3-13, block SO and lots 8-12, block
81, all in the townsite of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Court GiUes TUo
Suspended Terms

In police court this morning Y.
Escalante and Chita Mejias plead
ed guilty to charges of drunken
ness and disturbing the peace. They
we're sentenced to 30 days each in
the county jail, suspended on con-
dition of their future good behav-
ior.
F. Martinez and D. d. Gibbons
pleaded guilty to charges of
drunkenness and were given SEN
tences of So or four days in the
city Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
British Troops Fire
Into Mohammedans

LAHORE. India, July 20. U.P) -
Four Mohammedan Indians we're
killed today when British troops
fired three volleys into a Moslem
mob of 10000 who were disobeying
a curfew order and had refused to
disperSe when ordered.
The mob had attempted to storm
barricades which police had raised
to prevent their progress.
Several demonstrators were ar
rested.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
CANADIAN WINS SOULS

CARNEGIE LAKE, PRINCE
TON, N. j., U.P)-Sweeping down
the mile and a quarter straight
away on Lake Carnegie with power
and precision. Charles A. Camp
bell of the Argonaut Rowing club
of Toronto, today won the Phila-
delphia gold challenge cup, emblem
attic of worlds amateur single
SOULS supremacy. His time was
seven minutes, 35 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Heir To Immense
Fortune Arriues

NEW YORK, July 20. (U.P)-Mrs.
John Jacob Aster, 3rd, and her new
TX pound son.. were doing fine" at
Doctors hospital today
Mrs. Astor entered the hospital
yesterday and the baby was born
in the evening.
Astor abandoned for the day his
$25-a-week job as shipping clerk,
to remain at the hospital with his
wife.
The baby, whose mother is the
former Ellen Tuck French, is heir
apparent to the $7O,OOO,OOO Astor
fortune.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
a. M9@
SR &AYS'

SANTA MONICA, July 10.
CTo the Editor of The Press:)
Well the lawyers of the American
Bar association convention are
leaving us, think they had
good time, like all conventions.
Dident do anything, no conven-
ton ever did anything, if this
country ever become civilized the
first thing eliminated would be
people trapsying around to get to
a convention, and the humorous
thing about EN- is they always
wait and hold 'em in the hottest
weather. Convention slogans
should be, Lets meet and per-
spire together" 1t seemed to be
the unanimous opinion of the
convention, that the management
of the u. S. should be entirely
in the hands of lawyer judges,
and that elected representatives
of the people dident know what
they was doing.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Baseball Scores
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

At Wash. Gst game)- r H E
Chicago .........010 900 000-1 7 l
Washington 900 900 000-0 1 0
Fischer and Sewell; Hadley and
Holbrook.
At Phila. QSt game)- f. H E
Cleveland 300 321 100-15 81 0
Philadelphia ...002 0O1 000-3 3 8 /
Lee and Phillips, Brenzel; Diet
rich, Caster, Turbeville and Rich
ards, Berry.
At Phila. (2nd game)- r H E
Cleveland 900 010 100-2 6 3
Philadelphia ....004 900 01x-5 9 0
Weingarner and Phillips; Ma
haffey and Richards.
AT Boston r H E
Detroit ............... 220 900 1915 13 2
Boston ...............000 100 310-5 13 0
Crowder, Auker and Cochrane;
Rhodes, Walberg, w. Ferrell and
r. Ferrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Chirago- r H E
New York ......... 900 900 1912 IL 3
Chicago ............0 012 900 04x-7 10 l
Parmelee and Mancuso; French
and Hartnett.
At Cincinnati r H r
Philadelphia ...421 900 1903 IA 0
Cincinnati ...O10 100 1903 9 l
Walter and Wilson; Freitas, ST
johnson, Schott and Campbell.
Att Pitts. Qst game)- r H E
Boston 100 900 002- 2 10 3
Pittsburgh ....00l 76O 00x-14 Is l
Farmhouse, Benton, r. Brown,
Belts and Hogan, Mueller; Brown
and Padden.
At Pitts. (2nd game)- r H E
Boston ............... 900 900 030-3 8 /
Pittsburgh ......030 900 2lx-6 IL 1
McFayden and Spohrer; Weaver
and Grace.