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Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Change Made In
Committee Meet

M o. King, chairman of the
Better Housing committee of the Ell
Centro chamber of commerce, has
called a meeting of his group at
chamber of commerce headquarters
at 7:30 Thursday night to consider
plans for carrying on the campaign
for remodelling and rebuilding El
Centro homes begun earlier in the
year.
The meeting had been originally
scheduled for Tuesday evening. but
was changed to Thursday because
of the funeral tomorrow of P. A.
Murray.
King quoted the government fig
ures showing the following inn
provement in residential construc-
ton over the same month of last
year: March, 130 per cent; April,
122 per cent; May, 112 per cent;
June, 228 per cent; July, 214 per
cent; August, 207 per cent; Sept
ember, l67 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

about the robbery earlier in the
night of the Bonds Corner store.
AS it has during the history of
the case, fate took leading hand
in opening of the trial this morn
ing. Mrs. Dora E. Kinnaird, wife
of Joe r. Kinnaird, Holtville ranch
er, was discharged from the jury
box because it was her husbands
automobile which was stolen and
in which the asserted killer bandits
were riding when they crashed the
machine into another car and were
captured.
D. r. Hardeman, another of the
first II veniremen called to the jury
box, was discharged for cause. He
was Null's fatffer- -in-law.
The two instances bore out
chain of circumstances which start
ed when check drawn by the
murdered deputy sheriff was found
among loot taken from the Bonds
Corner store several hours before
Null was killed.
Objects to Hanging
Grant Hansley, another of the
first IL, was discharged because he
objects to capital punishment. He
was the only one of the IL who
stated such an objection.
Before selection of jury began.
it was evident the trial will be
among the most hotly contested in
the history of criminal cases in
Imperial county.
Continued on Page o
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
MASS MEETING
CALLED ANENT
SCHOOL UNION

Consolidation of five school dis
tricts will be discussed at the mass
meeting called for Tuesday night at
7:30 o'clock in the Seeley Communi-
ty hall.
The schools in question are West
side union, Lantana, Seeley union.
Elm and Silsbee.
Representatives of the state de-
partment of education will be pres
ent as will c. B. Collins, county SUI
perintendent. Westsicj, Lantana ana
Seeley have already agreed to form
union district and have invited Elm
and Silsbee to join them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
CHARGES FACED
In LOS ANGELES

Ben Agbalog, 28, Filipino, was
turned over to Deputy Sheriff r. r.
Johnson of Los Angeles county by
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke this
morning to face charges in the coast
city of kidnapping. robbery and as
sault with intent to commit murder.
Bond for the Filipino had been
set in Los Angeles at $25 900. Clarke
failed to learn details of crimes
charged to Agbalog.
1t had been reported earlier that
Agbalog held up hotel in Los An
geles, escaping with $500.
He was arrested at Westmorland
by Deputy Sheriffs Connie Hayhurst
ana Frank P. McCaslin last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
NEE: TIN c
DISCUSSES
PROBLEMS
Further Session In
Los Angeles On
Nov. 7-8

Combined problems of con-
5truction of a Niland-Desert
Center road to bring another
Sranscontinental. highway in
20 Imperial county, an d
handling Of relief cases which will
be shifted TO county departments in
he near future, will be taken up by
members of the county board of sup
ervisorS in meeting Nov and 8
With directors Of the state chamber
Of commerce and state officials at
Los Angeles, Chairman A. Y. Preble
said today.
Indications that the State Emer-
gency Relief Administration may eX-
oect counties to absorb about, 4700
persons now on the administrative
taft of SERA, as we'll as So-called
relief clients, threatened a storm in
consideration cf the relief set-up
supervisors said
Relief Denied
At the same time, it is believed
federal funds now going to SERA
for relief will be apportioned to the
counties. The amount of supervis-
ion, and terms under which appor-
tionment will be made, will be dis
cussed at the Los Angeles meeting.
Discussion of the proposed Niland-
Desert center road, which would
complete the last link in a highway
route running from the Canadian
to the Mexican border, will center
about facts disclosed in a letter to
the board from Col. Ed Fletcher.
Continued on Page o
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Secret Agent X-o
Assigned TO Valley

Sherlock Holmes started it. Philo
Vance carried on in approved fash
ion. There were and are others -
scads of them-but in 1885 America
there is one who ranks head and
shoulders above all others of the pre-
sent-day detective crop.
He is Secret Agent X-9.
A two-fisted, hard hitting, straight
shooting detective who plays the
most dangerous game of them all,
Secret Agent X-9 has become prob
ably the most popular fiction detec-
tive in America. His exploits are
followed daily by thousands of news
paper readers in every corner of the
United States, and in many foreign
countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

The Imperial Valley Press takes
great pleasure in announcing that it
has obtained this outstanding ad-
venture strip as regular feature for
the entertainment of its growing
list of readers Secret k/ent X-9
will make his first appearance in
The Press Wednesday, appearing
daily thereafter.
Imperial Valley reaoers Will be-
come among the most ardent follow
ers Of the adventuring detective,
who. combats modern crime with
modern methods, putting into his
work a measure of human interest
which endears him to readers of
every class.
Watch for Secret Agent X-9 in
The Press Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
THIRD FROST.
VISITS VALLEY

Scattered frosts occurred in the
colder locations of the valley, Fred
Baughman. local meterologist for
the U. S. frost service, stated today.
This is the third frost to occur in
the valley this fall, none of them be-
ing widespread in extent, however.
The minimum temperature reported
this morning by Howard Emmons,
local observer for the U, S. frost
service, was 38.
Frosts were NH eerlier this sea-
SON than last, according to weather
reports for both years. Usually the
first general frost of the year takes
place near Nov. Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
e OH So!
W. says
1dGhr FRANK WAIAMAEE
IV1 by
N/ Eo HOLDEN
Ed Holpes

The San Diego Fair are going
shut up November Ill been
there last week. 1 never seen so
many free things which cost 80
much money i'm my life. "Step up
in bunch folks and feel close"
say one fellow-'Madame Kazuxu
is going answer any question you
asking Absolutely free
that one costing me 25 cent.
Mother all free show ON Midway
costing me so cent. Free photo-
graph exhibit are 25 cent. Oh my
goodness so many free shows that
| went homeb0und broke. I pick
ed up a innocent towel In gem
tiemans washing room--lt cost
ing me 10 cent and because color
ed fellow touched my shoe II
were Is cent more. But many OF
many wonderful things are there
which are purely free with no
threads upon. Don't missing II N
you stu got time land 81 please.
remain. y. w.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Drive Workers
Report Asked

All workers in the consolidated
drive for funds sponsored by the
coordinating council for the Red
Cross, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire
Girls, Girl Reserves and Hipass
Health camp are asked to turn
their reports in as soon as possible.
stated Warren Currier, general
chairman.
A number of workers have not
made their solicitations yet and
they are asked to do so as soon as
possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
PRO TES 7
BY BOARD
Supervisors Act
Against Naming
OF Wirin

Appointment of A. l..
Wirin, former attorney for
the American Civil Liberties
Union, as counsel for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
was condemned by the Imperial
county board of supervisors today
in a harshly Worded resolution
adopted unanimously on motion
of Hugh Osborne seconded by Ike
Schlatter.
Continued on Page q
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

APPROVED BY
FARM BUREAU

A series of resolutions to be pre-
sented before the convention of the
California Farm Bureau federation
in Santa Cruz, Nov. 1922 were pre-
sented at directors meeting of the
local farm bureau Saturday.
The meeting put itself on record
as, opposing an ad valorem tax
for state use; asking continuance
of the tuberculosis testing program;
endorsing county hospitalization at
cost; protesting the reciprocal treaty
with Cuba regarding fruits and
Continued on Page 2)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
KILLERS TRIAL UNDER way
Road Before Board
Planes Overhead Ears TO Ground

When Italian airpIanes
roar overhead, Ethiopian
troops scurry to nearby
road d embankments in
search Of cover, flattening
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

themselves against t h e
ground to escape notice A
daring cameraman caught
this photo in a tense mo-
ment on the Ogaden front
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Too Many Pipes

That now famous squip about the
handsome young business man who
smokes a pipe while waiting on Gus
toners certainly brought business
First Bill Gullett raised the roof be-
cause he had been singled out--and
1t took a lot of explanation to make
him believe we weren't shooting a
him. Now it's Jimmy Marshall who
claims his pipe is inoffensive, any.
way. Funny thing. 1t wasn't Jimmy
we meant either. We referred to Mel
vim King
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
NATIVES KILLED
III AERIAL RAID
War
Bulletins
BY United Press

Latest war developments:
ITALIAN NORTHERN 'FRONT.'
Italy army pushes steadily towards
Makale, without resistance so far.
ROME-Italian aviators report TO-
900 Ethiopians marching toward Ma
kale, presaging stiff battle. Anti
English demonstrations renewed in
Rome. Italy is going ahead to victory
as in World War, Mussolini pro-
claims on italian Armistice day.
Adds ABABA-Italian advance
deep into Ethiopia affords chance
for mass Ethiopian attack, Emper-
or's military advisers feel.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

with a detachment of Ras
Nassibu's army, which was
ready today to meet It.
aly's greatest push of the
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Page HRH, the Prince

Clyde Duringer, who jugPles ledg
ers for one of Ell Centro's auto deal
ers, not only ate his meals from the
mantle today, but acted as testing
ground for various linaments. He
went horseback riding Sunday, so
the story goes, and toppled twice
from his steed before the stables
hove in sight again. That's what the
saddle horns for, Clyde.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
ANSWER DISTRESS CALL

SAN PEDRO Cal. NOU. 4. (UP)-On the report of a
lighthouse keeper that tp0 boys in distress in small
boat off Anocdpa Isad the coast guard cutter HermeS
sailed today for the Windswept bit of land so miles south
Uest of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Attention Uncle Sam

The Imperial county farm bureau
board conducted as much business
in a few hours last Saturday as
congress does in three sessions and
a couple of crippled ducks dead
ducks now) And this, gentle read
er, Is what this country needs to
end all what this country heedses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Z Late News
CCC YOUTH KILLED

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, NoU 4. (UP)-One youth
0aS killed and Is Others seriously injured Uhen truck
loaded with CCC boys left the highway and overturned
after collision at Cotton, 10 miles south of here today
Albert Erickson, Los Angeles the dead youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
NEGRO LYNCHED
WHITE BLUFF, Tenn, NOU

WHITE BLUFF, Tenn, NOU 4. (UP)-Bdrter Bell
45yed-C Negro taken fOrcibly from officers and
shot to death by the husband and three brOheysino of
Mrs. Wuter DOdsOn. 25 Whom the Negro alegedIy struck
and inSued according to Sheriff w. E. Hutton Dickson
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
THREE BUNDLES FROM HEAVEN

CHICAGO, NOU. H. (UP)-ChHdIess for Is years. Mr.
and Mrs Otto Scimezer MayUOOd today the enor-
mOusIy proud parents of triplets The babies all girls
had total Ioeigh of H2 pounds phen born and
placed in an incubator
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
!! = J y:
~
~ AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
In the Mail

In the Mail
Todays mail brought this:
Dear RR:
When the reserve officers met in
Ell Centro Saturday eve, did you
know the first lieutenants held then
own little gab-fest in a bomb-proof
bullet-proof room-just to keep in
training? Only reason it wasn't gas
proof was because all the gas came
from inside
An old Top-SergeanL.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Sit Down Next Time. Harry

Friends Of a well known blond, be-
spectacled business man have start
ed fund for gyroscope. Return
ing from football game at a. m.
the other morning, he toppled into
a closet with crash which rever-
berated throughout the entire neigh
borhood. GHe's one of those persons
who removes his respective shoes
while standing stork-fashion on one
foot) Needless TO say, he didn't
argue with his wife about the time
of his homecoming
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
OF
JURORS FIRST
COURT MOVE
Tenseness Pervades Crowded Court
AS Names Are Drawn for Duty
To Decide on Evidence s

Woodrow Corley %, Nobel Morris 90 and Marvin
Morris 20 went on trial before Superior Judge Vaughn
n thompson mere TINS morning on charges of numbering
Ivan Null special deputy sheriff near Hovlle on the
night of Oct 23 when Null ATTEMPTED question them
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Ad Elated Alumni

Warren Currier, now that Dart
mouth is beginning to look up in
the football business, again is claim
ing his alma mater publicly.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
One Down and Still Going

Fred Cross started the Sirens 60
ing Saturday night when Ell Gen.
tro and California highway patrol
coppers answered a hurry-up call
to his place of business, expecting
to find dead man, at least, on the
premises. Instead, they found a
Dead Soldier of the well known
drained-dry variety The joke was
on the minions of the law,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
History in The Raw

Few valley explorers who have
seen the lonely gravestone, dated
1857, at the old Butterfield stage
station at Vallecitos on the proposed
Imperial highway, know that the
man buried there was killed in a
brawl in the old bar at the station.
His buddy toted the marble head
stone from New Orleans on the
back of mule. Numerous bullet
marks show riflemen have tried
their craftsmanship upon it since.
Such thoughtlessness seems almost
criminal in view of the untold hard
ships undergone by that old packer
in order that his pals grave be
properly marked.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Meet Dan MacWiest!

There's no Mac preluding Dan
Wiests hind name, but the county
assessor collector rates it there, just
the same. The RR wandered ami
ably into Dams office at the court
house seeking evasive news, and in
stead was handed tax statement! !!
Dan explained that the county saved
postage that way. That's the kind OF
a public servant we all want-let's
run him for President.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Attorney Off-side

Darwin H. Wolford, chief crimi-
nal deputy district attorney, is going
to have a lot of explaining to do to
his hometown friends at Brawley.
Darwin sits on the wrong side of the
field at football games. At the Holt
vile tussle for example, he was
viewed in the Holtville stands big
as life. He's going to need more than
a habeas corpus writ, though, unless
he gets out of the habit Of roofing
for Brawley, too, while amid foes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04
Friend at Court

Mrs. Ruth Marable Johnson, over
whose desk the doings of the Cali
fornia highway patrol pass, seems 10
have friends, judging from the curt
way the lady snakes traffic ticket
duplicates from under the rowing eye
of the RR.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-04

Bank Clearings
S32.1s1.T4
Building Permits
S77,317
TO Date This Yearl
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-07
EFERYONE'S HAYWIRE
But HUGH JOHNSON

General Hugh S. Johnson, who hatched
the Blue Eagle nursed its pin feathers
and saw its tail feathers plucked before
the bird got in the way of the L. S. su-
preme court steam roller, is an outstand-
ing man in his class. In fact, he is about
the only man in his class. There are
"aginers" and other "aginers," but there
never was a man who could be as con-
sistently and vocally 'agin" everything
as the general. He's against the New
Deal, he's against the Old Deal, and if
there were a middle course, he would be
against that, probably. The only thing
the respected general has never told the
public is what he is for.
When he was in the spotlight of NRA,
and as long as NRA furnished enough
energy to keep him in the spotlight, the
general was very much for the New Deal.
He was the most publiciZed man in the
country for a while, barring not even the
president, and Mr.. Johnson liked it. He
liked it so we'll that it hurts, now that he
is not in position of reflected glory.
The natural result is that he attempts
to make his own spotlight, and to date
he has succeeded pretty well.
The latest Johnsonian outburst demon
strates better than any other has the
mans true attitude. From the lecture
platform at Pasadena he shouted, "the
New Deal and the old deal have gone
haywire, and we're sitting quiet in the
middle and taking it in the neck.
The subject of his talk was, 80
What?'
After he got through, his audience
might have asked, $50 what?"
Gen. Johnson cannot be blamed. He's
getting paid for ranting in the style he
first inaugurated by cracking down.
under the old Blue Eagle. He's got a
reputation to keep up.
The chances are, though, that the
general wouldn't object very strenuous
ly if someone suggested that he run for
president. 1t would be about the only
thing he has not objected to.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-07
behind the Scenes
!" WasIh1iinm.gs:ttoo ii in.s:t o,rc,
By RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON William E Idaho busy
Few get in him those with mysterious
sons bearing Republican political problems.
of these visitors Smith w. Brooktar
He and Boah substitute something
which offered whether uphods
about suggest the plan be bit
wide SIDE
Harry
relief
picket And they pcked fellows
And they these big banners and cards.
Most of these who relief pcketng this Bronx
landlord demanding everything under the Finally he
got them all together and said
"A right will reduce the rent Is cent will put running
bathroom floor hell
high certain federal office
eacng the federal
Most of the know about understand Roosevelt will
the plan the his major gestures
in advance of the presidential campaign.
Odtme have reorganization plans killed off in the
last that they wouldn't advise take this too serious
developments.
Nevertheless feeling within the administration that
the agencies must be cut down and merged with the
taking consulting
won't promptly pulled
to pieces when-I r-H Capitol Hill.
THE plan hasn't been submitted to top men In the administration
sketchy outline
other things
into Federal
cudng activities 81 separate agencies the Procure
division of the Treasury, work-relief activities
2Iransfer public national definitely
AAA into the Department of Agriculture.
Build into Department of Labor and
public Office
ton, and consumer and similar agencies
which hasn't leaked out from the planners
however this
administration looks forward to big future in housing
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-07

NEW YORK, Dec. MY vie
telling me I was foolish TO venture
cut on a slippery day without rub
bers! You'd think was 80 and ripe
for the ether cone. 1t seems only
yesterday Mary HenKing and l won
the graceful waltz prize at Miss
Jenny Myers dancing class. Aleshlre
Halls to 5 p. m.
On top of that I learned to walk
a slack wire, hike bike, I'm going
to run through that again, hike a
bike on one wheel and tWirl, to say
nothing of swinging off a moving
bus, often bowling to pretty girl in
the quick skippy run to the curb. l
should put on rubbers for a layer
of sleet
Giving way to things that makes
towards. Begin wearing rubbers at
the first slight freeze and before
you know it you'll be stuffing key
holes for fear of draft. The proper
caper is to scotch such teeny-weeny
fears before they mass into a full
blown phobia.
On a clear, crisp day such as this,
one should go forth with a conVic-
ton everything is going to be per-
fectly dandy, yes sir. Confidence Is
everything. Place the feet on the
sidewalk firmly, head thrown back.
Those further advanced in asSur-
ance may snap their suspenders.
Sometimes, indeed, these social
ed treacherous days bring out the
don't-carishness in me. See that cop
over there? For two cents I'd walk
up and ask him what he's getting at.
No, I'll hum tune. Something lively
and clipper. Like that Top Hat"
song. Ia, ta, I'm in Heaven, dunn
de dee, when we're out there dane
ing cheek to cheek.
But don't hum just because I
do. The idea is to keep cheerful. If
you prefer you can chirp. Aunt Ida
often thought a chirper got more
out of his chirps than a hummer
his huns. But that's just a body's
viewpoint. Most folk walking in
Sleety weather act as though they
were treading egg shells. That's no
way. Look! Slap the pups down like
you were going to town. Left, right,
left, right. I'm not even annoyed
going over gratings And watch me
scoot around this corner. Like a
swan in graceful parabola.
Down goes a duffer across the
street. And does he suggest a pref
zell One of those tWiddledy walkers,
mincing along like hen on a hot
griddle. A little courage and he
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-07
THE MOST HEINOUS
KIND OF MURDER

An intended tragedy that would nave
rocked California was averted when
several sticks of dynamite placed on the
railroad tracks near Ell Centro failed to
explode as a train passed over them.
The way in which the dynamite rested on
one rail made it almost certain that the
explosive was placed there intentionally.
It was carefully camouflaged, even, TO
escape the eyes of a chance passer-by.
Imnerial Valley owes debt of gratitude
70 the ignorance displayed by the person
or persons who left the deadly stuff
there. If the man handling it had known
how to treat dynamite, the resultant
tragedy would have shocked the state.
But dynamite, as men who work with II
know. is freaky stuff.
The person who left the explosive on
the railroad tracks is worse than the
average murderer. Usually killer has
some reason, real or fancied, for ms
crime. There could be no reason for
the attempted crime of the insane indi-
vidual who placed dynamite in the path
of a public conveyance, regardless Of its
nature. His victims might be persons he
had never seen, against whom he could
have no possible grudge.
No punishment could be too severe for
such one.