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The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29

ously much harder than drivin
t thru the softer river valley alluv
ium. Not long ago reputable civi
/ engineers believed 90 feet of pene
tration was the maximum possibl
to obtain in glacial till formation
Previous construction records ar.
shattered & engineering practica j.
reaching a new peak of achieve
ment at the Fort Peck Project or
remote plains of eastern Montana
Addison Miller, Inc, & Fielding
& Shepley, contractors for the
gate structure at the spillway
have added 2 new items of equip.
ment to their several other ma
chimes on the job. One is a Craw.
Ter crane of the same type as the
one previously brought in. The
other machine is an electric saw
of the type used 10 soft coal mines.
This machine will make the hori-
z0ntal floor cuts in the shale which
must be excavated ahead of the
concrete slabs. A similar machine
was used to make vertical cuts
with such success that the new
machine for horizontal cutting
was ordered. The previous ma
chine was unable to make hori-
zOntal cuts.
Because of characteristic tenden-
cy of Bearpaw shale to slaKe and
disinteerate into a f1aKey powder
when exposed to the weather, ex-
cavation by the previous c%outract-
or was stopped 4 # above final
Addison Miller Co. must
now strip off this 4 feet thickness
Just ahead of their concreting. The
new machines round out their
equipment for carrying on this
preliminary excavation most expe.
.iitiously. These contractors are
be commended on the fine types
If equipment selected for use on
heir work.
They now have on hand about
10000 lbs. of steel reinforcing
bars to be placed in the concrete.
The new concrete mixing plant is
Working to perfection. The best
avs work so far was 1914 Gu. yds. l
his was taken away by 3 trucks I
arrying 2-yd. concrete skips. Chas. ]
Weaver, a sub-contractor has his :
yd. power shovel in the pit dig ,
ing the shale, & Yves. Christensen
mother sub-contractor, is furnish S
* a fleet of a dozen snail dump t
'ucks to haul it away. t
Massmann Const. Co. thinks the t
nd of month will show another t
lillion cu.yds. moved from middle t
Spillway. This matches record c
of May 4 June during each
which a million Gu. yards were c
tcavated. S
] n spite of all obstacles, Martin v
'underlich whites away at block b
shale left in lower end of Spill e
ay. This is disappearing at a rate a
hich should put him in the clear e,
fore winter sets in. e
BEAR EXPERIMENTS T
Mason & Walsh Co. is trying
1t a different method Of tunnel re
living in No. 4 enlargement from 2:
Itlet portals. The method con. az
SITS of going in with a top seq.
ent of the 80 # circle. Porto IS r.
the steel ring beams are used IL
: temporary bracing until rest of CT
Gle is removed. 1t seems likely &C
at these experienced tunnelling d
would not l0np allOw Il,
emselves to be retarded by the 81
herent difficulties of boring thru
,arpaw shale. It is to be expect.
that variOes methods WILDE tried
It until progress can be realized +,
enlargement comparable to that h
ade in pilot tunnelling. Crews in 8
l are making best progress un- >,
r first method tried. They are n
S #. in & going at rate of 2 rings II
+ shift or from IL to Is # per da.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29
FOR SALE

1860 acres valley land. VIII trans.
fer lease on 100 acres grazing
land adjoining. Good water, S room
house, barns 4 cOrrals. On rural
route.
Mrs VIM. Lavell, Broadus, Mont.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Browning from
south of Glasgow were visitors at
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon BrowniDas
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29

Henry Knutson formerly OF New
Deal moved a 20x24 bldg onto the
vacant lot next to Fort Peck Press,
wheeler, this week.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29
The Modern Javelin

The modern 1avelin used in sports
events consists of a wooden shaft at
tached to 4 sharp steel point. and
have about the center of gravity a
grip 16 centimeters broad formed of q
binding Of whipcord. The total length
IF the %javelin must not exceed S.5 feel
and the total weight shall not be iess
than 1.0 pounds.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29
Uaa Natural Rice

The polished rice so familiar to Us
Is never seen In the Far East, where
rice Is merely husked and skinned.
Real Dreadnaughts
The dreadnaught class in boxing
takes In those fighters who are 6 feet
2 inches or more tall and q minimum
Of 220 pounds IN weight
The Fort Peck press., 1935-08-29

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FOR SALE
or Trade

FOR SALE
or Trade
Six COWS, good mixers, two COM
ing fresh, one Holstein bull & one
heifer six mos old. Will sell or
trade for alfalfa hay or chickens.
Can be seer at Wilson TOWNSHIP
every mite at 7.
St RAYMOND Gendreau
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enjoy perfect baking ON the
n. WI. e. gas range

All A. M. c. Ranges have
oven Heat Regulators,
Safety Top Lighter, Speed
Oven, Heavy lockwood In
sulation and dozens of
other features. It's a gift
that will prove its worth
every meal!
l A. NJ. C.. Model
2 Lib.
A truly de luxe range! In
addition to features listed
above, has Sunshine Oven
Lite, Rollout Broiler, two
Utensil Drawers, Electric
Clock and Cooktrol - to
eliminate all guesswork in
roasting and baking.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
TIP" CLAIMS
EXPLOSION Of
TANK PLANNED

MARTINEZ, Calf, April l8. WG
New tension entered the stubborn
month-old Pacific coast tanker
strike today when Sheriff John Mil
Ter of Contra Costa county revealed
his office had been tipped" an at
tempt would be made to explode
one of Standard Oil company's 65.-
barrel storage tanks near here.
Twenty extra company guards
have been posted on Standards
big tank farm, Miller said, in addi-
ton to several extra deputy sher-
ifs.
Miller said the "tip" had been
picked up by one of his men from
an apparently reliable informer.
Tuesday night a Standard sup
ply station was damaged slightly by
q dynamite bomb. The company
announced a $500 reward today
for capture of the -thrower.
Oil spokesman revealed extra
guards had been placed in all the
plants in the refinery belt border
ing San Francisco bay. Miller said
the Standard pipeline station at
Pittsburgh particularly was being
guarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

At its regular session last night
the city council appointed the ex-
listing SERA planning committee
to work with the federal housing
committee and report its findings
to the city council relative to eff
fecting better sanitary and hous-
ing conditions throughout the city.
Fire hazards are to be removed
and, according to the program, the
entire city is to be cleaned up.
Funds for this purpose are to be
secured through an APPLICATION to
the state SERA administration
Members of the committee are Phil
w. knights, H. Harris, DR.. F.. E.
Kutz, M. o. Simms, DR.. N. E. Du-
pont, @. e. Sones, Harold Tyler
mad r. P. Moore.
A communication was received
from the county humane society
which stated that owing to lack of
funds it would be impossible to
continue the animal shelter under
the auspices of the society. In ac-
cordance with this letter the city
Cancelled the contract it had with
the society and appointed Ray Clark
as city dog catcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Leaue OF Absence
Granted Miller

Albert F.. Miller, manager of the
Barbara Worth hotel, has been
granted a leave of absence and is to
leave the first of next week for
Riverside according to announce
ment made today.
Harry Stockird is to be the new
manager and is expected to arrive
in Ell Centre either today or tomor-
row. He was formerly manager of
the Plaza hotel in San Francisco
and has been connected with the
Whitcomb hotel of San Fracnisco
and the California and Fresno
hotels in Fresno.
During his stay in Ell Centre
Miller has made large circle of
friends both for himself and the
hotel and it is with regret that they
learn of his leaving. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller and their daughter, Anne,
will make their home for the present
at Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Reilly Requests
Investigation Of
Former Partner

NEW YORK, April 18. U.R)-Ed-
ward j. Reilly, chief defense coun-
sci for Bruno Richard Hauptmann
in the Lindbergh murder trial, has
asked the New Jersey State Bar
association to investigate the con-
duct of G. Lloyd Fisher, associate
counsel, it was learned today.
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann dismissed
Reilly recently because of his re-
quest for a $4,000 fee.
The Reilly letter asserts that
while more than $4,000 in defense
funds is in the control of Fisher
or Mrs. Hauptmann, there has been
a delay in getting the complete
record of the trial printed because
Fisher has refused to make an adj
vance payment of $4,000 to the
printer.
AS an instance of alleged un-
ethical conduct Reilly charges that
Immediately after Hauptmann's
conviction in the Staying of the
Lindbergh baby, Fisher rushed to
his cell to obtain power of attorney
in handling the prisoners money.
PENNINGTON, N. j., April 18.
Wp)-C. Lloyd Fisher, counsel for
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, today
described the letter of Edward j..
Reilly as "the raving of a disgrunt-
led and disappointed man."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
LONG |CKES
FEUD S|zzLES
Secretary Says Senator Has
'Halitosis OF The Intellect"
If There Is Intellect

WASHINGTON, April 18 UD =
Public Works Administrator Harold
L. Ickes renewed the New Deals
political controversy with Huey P.
Long today, saying the Louisiana
senator is suffering from "halitosis
of the intellect"
After a vigorous personal attack
on the self-styled "kingfish," Ickes
announced he was withholding
$648,0 900 allocated Louisiana by PWA
for their construction projects.
Ickes also struck at another ad-
ministration critic, Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, of Georgia, announcing
he had rescinded $4,000 in allot-
ments to that state.
He took the action, because Tai
madge had vetoed a bill (which he
had originally sponsored to validate
the sale by counties of Georgia
highway department certificates to
the federal government"
Declaring first he wouldn't at
tempt to match Long in an ex-
change of expletives, Ickes then
answered the senator IS promise to
"blast his ears back,'' on the floor
of the senate next Monday.
"Will he do it, with or without
benefit of his bodyguard?" Ickes
asked.
"The trouble with Long, said
LckeS, 'fS that he is suffering from
halitosis of the intellect explain
ing his remark was based on the
presumption Long has an intel
lect.''
Sat the rate the emperor OF
Louisiana is going,'' Ickes contin-
ued, "he soon will have a consid-
cradle share-the-unemployment un-
der way in his state.o
Ickes was referring to his threat
to rescind PWA allotments to LoN-
isiana if the state legislature passed
Longs proposals to place control
of federal construction and relief
money under the senator's state or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
HEWES DISCUSSES PLAN OF RIVER
AUTHORITY AT |. A. CONFERENCE

Advisability of organizing the
Colorado River Authority for the
adequate division of water below
Boulder Dam was discussed at
meeting held in Los Angeles yester-
day between Evan T. Hewes, pre-
sident of the local irrigation dis
trict, E. F. Scattergood, of the Los
Angeles bureau of light and power;
Paul Whitsitt, chairman of the
Metropolitan Water District board,
DR.. Harry w. Forbes, Coachella,
and Arvin B. Shaw, representing
the Palo Verde and Coachella Dis
tricts.
Following a thorough discussion
of the matter it was decided to
open negotiations to have a zan-
jero placed on the Colorado river
to handle the water situation and
see that Imperial Valley receives
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
TOWNSEND PLAN BILL DEFEATED IN HOUSE
Threatens To Start Recall On Merriam
Taxpayers Flock
To Court House

Whenever long line of taxpay-
ers appears outside the county ass
essor-collector's office in the court
house, those in the building know
without further reminder that 1t
is getting close to the deadline for
payment of taxes.
This morning both that office
and the county treasurer's were
humming with business as many
citizens appeared to pay their
taxes. The second installment of
state and county taxes becomes de-
linquent after noon, Saturday,
April 20.
George Varney, county treasur-
er, urges cooperation of those tax
payers who plan to pay the first
and second tax installment under
the 10 year plan, which cannot be
paid after April 20. He asks them
to make their return as early as
possible to avoid the last minute
rush which his limited office force
will have difficulty in meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
COUNCIL PLANS CITY CLEANUP
Better Sanitation And Improved Housing Conditions
To Be Sought

Following a complaint presented
to the board relative to tenants
moving from rented houses leaving
unpaid water accounts which must
be paid up by the owners of the
property before the water service
can again be renewed, the council
instructed the city attorney and
water commissioner to study the
matter and see what can be done.
1t was proposed that a deposit
should be made by transient ten
nants similar to that paid to pri-
vate corporations for other services
before water services could be CIV
en-. This proposal is to be consid-
cred in working out the plans to
remedy the existing situation.
At the conclusion of a short
business session last night the city
council went into executive session
to consider the audit made of the
city's books up to and including
Marc h31, of this year. The audit
was made by the firm of Crenshaw,
Diehl and Wright, of which j. d.
Foss is local representative.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
BILL
SUBSTITUTION
VOTED DOWN
Democratic B Body Stands By
President On Three Vital
Ballots
KILLED FOR SESSION
Leaders Believe Little Hope
OF Pension Bill Being Resur-
rected Again

WASHINGTON, April 18. W.p)-
The house of representatives re-
fused today by big votes to cast
away the administration S security
bill and sanction substitutes de-
signed to pay 100000 jobless at
least $40 a week and all aged 5000
month.
The Democratic house stood bv
the Roosevelt bill on three vital
votes, the major of which we're on
the $4,000, 100000 Townsend old
age pension plan and the Lundeen
redistribution of wealth. unem-
ployment insurance program. The
Townsend plan lost 206 to 56 on
a standing vote.
A standing vote showed So to 104
against the Lundeen amendment.
The tests on the radical propos-
ais ended with administration VIC
tories which killed for this session
at least any chance of passage of
the Townsend -Lundeen bills.
In addition, the house beat down
the Scrughsm Greenway amend
ment to spend $3.50 100000 for fed
eral needy old age pensions aid in
stead , of 49,500,000 as in the ad-
ministration bill. The standing
vote on that amendment was 165
to 81.
The votes assured passage Of the
administration bill virtually In its
present form either late tomorrow
or Monday.
Reject CoImer Offer
The house then rejected an
amendment of Rep. w. M. Colmer,
(Dem0, Mississippi, which authoriz-
ed the government to pay four
fifths of the old age pension assess
ment instead of one-half.
A substitute for Colmer's amend
ment offered by Rep. A. L. Ford,
(Dem.), Mississippi, which would
have raised the percentage of the
federal contribution even higher,
also was voted down.
Continued on page %
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
POTENTIALLY HOSTILE NATIONS TO
BEGIN ENFORCEMENT OF GERMANY
League Of Nations Proceeds To Form Committee
Designed To Devise Penalties
For Treaty ViolatOrs

Copyright, 1895, by United Press)
GENEVA, April 18. U.p)-Encir-
clement of Germany with ring
of potentially hostile nations was
begun today as League of Nations
officials proceeded to form a COM
mittee to devise penalties for treaty
violatorS.
Delegates of Balkan entente ma
tions, including Czechoslovakia,
Roumania, Jugoslavia, Turkey and
Greece, conferred here. Their con-
versations were the first steps to-
ward a series of Danubian treaties
which will include a guarantee of
Austria's independence and poll
tical integrity and a series of mu-
tual defense treaties.
Pierre Laval, foreign minister of
France, and Maxim Litvinov, for
eign minister of Russia, prepared
to take to their governments the
rough draft of a military agree
ment which will bind them to mu-
tual aid in the event of an attack
by Germany.
Litvinov and Edward Benes, for
eign minister of CZechoslovakia to-
day discussed a similar treaty be-
tween their nations.
Benes will go to Moscow late in
May to sign the Russian -Czecho-
slovakian pact.
The Balkan entente nations,
Roumania, Jugoslavia, Turkey and
Greece, will meet at Bucharest May
10 to write the rough draft of
Mediterranean treaty of mutual de-
fense to be signed by the nations
named in addition to France and
Italy.
The Danubian and Mediterran-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
LONG WILL BE
LEGAL "CzAR"
Of LOUISIANA

BATON ROUGE, La, April 18 tUD
The Louisiana senate proceeded
today to make Sen. Huey P. Long a
legal czar of state relief and to in
dorse a program called by his op-
ponents a declaration of war
against the United States"
The house has passed bill to
seize all federal relief money sent
into the state. The senate refused
to accept a resolution that would
have modified Longs defiance OF
federal authorities by % to vote.
Twenty-Five bills comprising
Longs program for the special ses-
sion were taken up by the senate
finance committee today. Their
early passage as written was indi-
Gated by the test vote on the reso-
luton.
The bill most bitterly opposed by
the small anti-Long force provides
that the highway advisory board
yill supervise expenditure of all re-
lief money allotted Louisiana from
the federal work-relief fund of $4,-
88O,000,000. The declaration of
war" statement was made during
debate.
Long sponsored the relief bill af-
ter a political opponent was named
federal administrator. He charged
Washington New Dealers" planned
to use relief money to build an op-
posing political machine.
Approval of the laws may result
in complete withdrawal of work re-
lief funds from Louisiana.
Harold l.. Ickes, secretary of the
interior, has intimated such would
be the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
FESTIVAL DATE NOT DEFINITE
VIII Depend Upon Whether Or Not Palo Verdes
Are In Bloom

of the festival committee has asked
that all the children who plan to
enter the parade begin their
preparations early. The palo verde
colors are green and gold, represent
ing the leaves and the golden blos-
SONS of the trees.
The Junior Ten Thousand club
members will be in charge of the
fashion parade as well as contribute
to the flower show. and committee
appointments will be made at this
evenings regular monthly meeting
of the organization.
This years palo verde festival is
being enthusiastically planned" said
Mrs. j. S. Jones, chairman. land
we hope that 1t is even a greater
success than the last, with every
city and town in Imperial Valley
represented"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Buck Passing" On
Wartime Letters

WASHINGTON. April 1s Wp-A
decision as to whether wartime
correspondence between j. p. Nor
gan & Co, and the British govern
ment shall be made public was said
to be "up to President Roosevelt"
The British governments objec-
lions to exposure Of its wartime
correspondence with Morgan & Co..
and other American financial
houses was understood to have been
referred by Secretary OF State Cor
dell Hull to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

the water ordered from the dam.
The valley is the last customer on
the river and for that reason it is
deemed advisable to see that I'M
perial receives it's just share of the
water released from the dam res
ervoir.
While in Los Angeles Hewes con-
ferred with Richard Coffee, coun-
sci for the reclamation bureau re-
lative to the recent injunction suit
filed by the Nev-Cal company as to
the possible effect of this action
on the program which calls for the
preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for power plants along the
All-American canal by the bureau.
Hewes met also with B. P. Les
ter and A. P. Sheppard of the dis
trict bondholders committee and
discussed with them phases Of the
districts refunding program. The
conferees were hopeful of an early
decision in the proceedings now
in federal court brought under the
provisions of the federal credit re-
adjustment act.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

Many plans are being made for
the Palo Verde Festival to be held
on April 81 if Ell Centro's palo verdes
are in full bloom by that time. If
they are not, the festival will be
held on Saturday afternoon, May A.
Not only residents of the cities
and towns of Imperial Valley, but
also those of Jacumba, have been
invited to participate, particularly
in the children's parade. Many
lovely prizes will be awarded to the
winners in each class, including the
horsebackriders' section, of which
Mrs. Fred r. Cross is in charge.
Prizes in this class will be given for
the best riding, decorations and
costume, and other classes 1t is an
nounced will be children with dec
GRATED bicycles, with their dolls and
carriages, with their pets, and in
costume. Mrs. j. S. Jones, chairman
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
File Ansuuer In
School Action

Attorneys for the Mulberry
school district filed an amended
answer to the complaint of Myrtle
Haddan in superior court yester-
day afternoon.
Defendants aver the plaintiff
was and is guilty of all the charges
preferred against her, that her fail
ure to keep her promise to resign
at the end of two years and her
gossiping in the neighborhood and
her keeping the other teachers in
a turmoil, and her talking disre-
spectfully concerning the trustees
constitute and was unprofessional
conduct"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
M& Ro7u~.
Q 1885. AeNaaght SynAisats. -.
ROEHL CASE
NEARS JURY

Evidence in the trial of William
Roehl, charged with the murder of
Charles Reed will in all probability
be placed in the hands of the jury
late this afternoon. The trial OPP
ened before Judge Thompson Tues
day morning.
Yesterday afternoon IS session OF
the trial saw the purported con-
fession of Roehl in which he is al
legged to have admitted that he
struck Reed on the face and head
three times with a hammer was
brought up in evidence for the
state. Roehl was put on the stand
and stated that this statement was
not true and that the repeti-
tion of the questions put to him
had made him nervous and led to
his making the statement in ques-
ton.
This morning Elmer Heald, dis
trict attorney who is conducting
the prosecution brought up his re-
buttel against the testimony Of
Roehl and of character witnesses
who had been called for the de-
fense yesterday afternoon.
During the noon recess the jury
visited the homes of Reed and
Roehl near Third and Hamilton.
With the opening of the afternoon
session at 2 O'Clock arguments to
the jury were started at the con-
clusion of which instructions will
be given by Judge Thompson and
the case then turned over to the
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Valley Man To
Visit Homeland

John Hafleger, local dairyman, is
leaving the valley this week for an
extended trip to Reitnau, Aargau,
Switzerland, where he will enjoy
vacation, returning to Imperial VAL
ley about october /.
Hafleger will sail from New York
on May Is and has already ordered
The Press sent him in Switzerland
so that he may keep track of valley
affairs during his absence. having
been an interested subscriber for
many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Announces Scout
Training Course

Carl Helmick, Scout executive,
announces the training course
meetings for Scout leaders to be
held next week in various parts of
the valley.
Scout leaders in the southern
half of the valley will meet Mon
day, April %, in the First Bap-
tist church, Calexico, with H. w.
Sobke as the speaker.
Yuma leaders will meet the next
evening in Yuma, Arizona, and l..
A. Montgomery will deliver the
talk, while north end leaders will
meet in the Calipatria Scout hut
Thursday night with DR.. A. l.. Fin
ley in charge.