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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12

Information received by Mana
ger Robert Hays of the Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce discloses
that a battle is being waged today
in the Arizona legislature at
Phoenix to place the Wilcox Bowie
road connecting Benson, Arizona
and Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the
Arizona state highway system. OPP
position is being offered, by other
communities in Arizona who fear
the competition of this link of
highway which would then make
the so-called Border Sunshine"
way the greatest and most i'm
portant road in Arizona. Accord
ing to Hays, it would very much
increase the traffic in Southern
California through the Yuma gate
way and benefit Ell Centre and I'm
perial Valley.
"A strange situation exists in
Arizona" said Hays. 1.-THE as
sembly has several times voted 81
to place this road in the state
highway system, but it has failed
each time by only one vote by the
Arizona State Senate. The senate
of Arizona consists of 10 members
and 1t is necessary to secure 10
votes to make majority, AS late
as the special session on December
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12

"Relative to the recent general
Imperial Irrigation District election,
and the manner in which it was
conducted, and the manner of the
canvass and recount held yesterday,
1t should be realized that the same
became necessary because of the
following series of events" said
Harry w. Horton, chief counsel for
the district, in a statement issued
this morning. -
"The legislature in 1893 passed a
property qualification act relating
to the Imperial Irrigation District,
which limits voting on irrigation
district affairs in this district to
those duly registered with the
county clerk and who are the own
ers of property upon the assessment
roll of the district.
"Shortly after the passage of
this act, in February and March of
1884, for the obvious purpose of
circumventing the property quail
fication requirement, Mark Rose, F.
w. Greer, and a half-dozen others
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Testify Radicals
Urged Revolution

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. IL.
W.p-Forceful overthrow of consti-
tuted authority was advocated by
organizers who led strikes in agri-
cultural areas in 1888 and 1884, wit
nesses testified during the trial here
of II Communists charged with
criminal syndicalism.
Ross Gladney, university student
who was at Pixley during riot
October 10, 1893, said he heard Pat
Chambers, one of the defendants
here, make a vociferous speech a
few minutes before fighting start
ed between strikers and cotton
growers. ......
Austin Murray, Tulare county
rancher, said he heard Chambers
say on that occasion: "Well not
stand for any more arrests. We need
all our men. If anyone stands in
the way, put him in the hospital.
Well make the strets of Pixley run
red with blood"
The prosecution indicated it
would complete its case tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
M<& R0u~
Q 1885. NeNaught Syndicate. lac
REPUBLICANS
FAIL To SPLIT
SECURITY BILL
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Re-
publican attempt to delay congress
sional action on the economic Sc
curity bill failed today when the
house ways and means committee
defeated, II to 6, proposal to di-
vide the social legislation into four
separate bills.
The Republican proposal was
made at an executive meeting of the
committee which is working on the
final draft of the legislation. The
motion was to break down the broad
program into separate bills, one in
volving unemployment insurance,
another old age pensions, and the
third and fourth, child health aid
and health inusrance respectively.
The vote was along party lines.
The victory came as President
Roosevelt indicated to Democratic
members the manner in which he
wanted the bill reported. He in
formed the group that he was op-
posed to exclusion of 100000 tram
sient laborers and dolnestics from
contributory old age pension pro-
vision unless the administrative cost
of including that group was excess
Siye.
The committee acquiesced to the
Townsend old age pension bloc s
demand for another open hearing
on the $20000,000 Townsend pro-
gram by agreeing to hear later to-
day Robert Doane, New York &C.
onomiSt.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
FOUR MEN DIE
AS bUNKHOUSE
IS DESTROYED
Cause of Early Morning Fire On
Aqueduct Job At Beaumont
Not Determined Yet

BEAUMONT, Calf, Feb. IL. W.P)
"A two-story bunkhouse, housing
several dozen Colorado river aqlle-
duct workers, today became fun
eral pyre for four men.
Awakened by flames in the early
morning, the workers started a mad
rush for exits. M ost of them reach
ed the two doors on the first floor.
Others who Jagged were trapped by
flames which covered the doorways.
Several jumped from the second
floor while others dashed downstairs
through the flames and reached the
outside with their clothes abiaze.
At least four men were caught as
the structure crumbled, its wooden
supports burned through.
The charred remains of the four
were removed from the smoking
shed by deputy sheriffs summoned
from Riverside. One of the bodies
was believed that of Oscar Carlson,
a miner. Fellow workers failed to
identify the other bodies and a
checkup of hundreds of workers will
be necessary before the identities
can be established.
Coroner Ben F. White of River
side county reported that the orr
gin of the fire was mystery to
both the sheriff IS office and Beau
mont firemen.
Heroic Rescue Attempt
When the fire first was noticed
by workers in other bunkhouseS
they called the Beaumont fire de-
partment which sent two compan-
les to the camp. However, the build
ing already had collapsed upon the
trapped men.
Eugene Grashal, commissary
department worker, played heroic
part in attempting to rescue the
four. He fought the blaze single
handed with a hose until the con-
nection to the water outlet was
burned away. He then tried to turn
off a gas connection to prevent an
explosion.
The camp is located near the Cab
azon tunnel of the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern Califor-
mia. The tunnel pierces the San
Jacinto mountains.
The bunkhouse was operated by
w. l.. Anderson of Los Angeles. A
commissary building also was burn
ed. The loss was estimated at $25,-
600.
Coroner White said no inquest
would be held until the identities
of the four men were established.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
LONG BEACH
MAN DIES IN
ROAD CRASH
Seventh Traffic Victim In I'm
perial County This Year Killed
East OF City
That an unavoidable au-

That an unavoidable au-
tomobile accident caused
the death of William M.
Sullivan, 35, Long Beach
oil operator about a half
mile west of Seal Heights
service station at $50 o'clock last
night was the verdict returned by
jury which heard evidence in the
case here this morning. Frank Ra-
ney, deputy coroner, presided at the
inquest.
According to evidence produced at
the inquest and Investigations made
last night by both state and city
traffic officers, Sullivan, who was
on his way to Texas from Long
Beach crashed into truck belong
ing to Theodore Won Rotz which
had been parked, beside the pave
ment near the Seal Heights station.
Won Rotz told officers last night
and repeated his testimony at the
inquest this morning that he had
pulled his truck, loaded with lettuce
leaves being hauled to his dairy
south of Meloland, off the highway
because of blowout. He had left
the truck at that point and went to
his home to procure new inner
tube with which to repair the tire.
1t was while the truck was left un-
attended that Sullivan crashed into
it.
It was brought out at the inquest
that the truck had been pulled COM
pletely off the concrete highway
with the two left wheels resting on
the shoulder of the road. 1t was i'm
possible to pull still further away
from the road because of soft
ground at that spot and danger of
overturning the truck, according to
the evidence. .
w. r. Dryden of Brawley was the
first person to reach the scene of
the accident. With the assistance
of another motorist he extricated
Sullivan's body from the wreckage
of his sedan and it was brought to
La Solana hospital but death oc-
Cured before reaching the hospi-
tai.
Sullivan was alone in the death
car. His wife, Mrs. Nell Sullivan
and partner, D. c. Roberts were
present at the inquest this morn
ing, Roberts identifying the remains
as those of Sullivan. His death
makes the seventh automobile fa-
tality in the county for the cur
rent year.
Won Rotz was held by the district
attorneys office following the ac-
cident last night and booked at the
county Jail. After the inquest this
morning, however. he was no longer
detained by county authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Need Extra Venire
In Staying Trial

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Is Wp-A
special venire of 20 will be sum-
moned to superior court tomorrow
when efforts are resumed to select
a jury to try Ceverino Paiva, 16,
accused of forcing his two younger
sisters into an ice box where they
suffocated. .-..
Defense Attorney Clinton W..
johnson said Paiva was innocent
of the charges.
1--WE deny everything he said.
"The little girls were playing and
got into the ice box. One of the
other II Paiva children closed the
door. Ceverino wasn't even in the
room. He was frightened into
making the so-called confession"
The first jury panel was ex-
hausted yesterday, johnson chal-
lenging 18 jurors and the state
eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Valley Lettuce Workers Called Out On Strike
Court Dis71isses
Wirin Injunction

An injunction suit brought
against George Campbell, former
sheriff and Lon Cromer. Brawley
police chief by A. L. Wirin was
dismissed yesterday in San Diego
federal court for want of prosecu-
tion on the part of the plaintiff in
the action. Elmer Heald, district
attorney, represented the two coun-
ty defendants at the hearing.
The action had been brought by
Wirin and the American Civil Lib
critics Union last winter against
Sheriff Campbell and Chief Crom-
er to prevent interference with a
meeting scheduled to be held under
the auspices of the union in Azteca
hall, Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
DISCUSS MOUNTAIN RESORT PLANS
SERA Planning Committee Hopes To Get Approval
For Recreation Grounds

Two projects of extreme interest
to valley residents were discussed
at a meeting of the SERA county
planning committee last night and
we're passed on to the county
emergency relief commission for
further and more definite action.
The first of these was a proposed
resort in the San Diego mountains
to accommodate 10000 persons as
o meeting ground for residents of
both Imperial and San Diego coun-
ties. 1t was intimated that the
federal department of the interior
might purchase the land for this
resort if representatives from the
two counties would agree on the
site and would also cooperate in
furthering the project.
A committee composed of w. j..
Sterrett, county SERA director,
Dave Vencill, Holtville supervisor,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12

DR.. N. E. Dupont, El Centre and
l.. G.. Niles, Imperial, was ,ap-
pointed to consider further ways
and means toward securing this
resort.
The second project considered a
farm-to-market road system in the
county as part of the road i'm
provement program being drawn
up for the county. This project
was also approved by the COM
mittee last night and turned over
to the emergency relief commits
sion.
improvements on the roads used
almost exclusively by ranchers in
hauling their produce to the mar
ket centers of the county are felt
to be of vital Importance in any
program Of road Improvements in
the county, 1t was pointed out to
the commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Man Held Up On
Yuma Highway

Two tall, slender Americans,
each about 80 years old, held up
M. A. Pace of Yuma at the. point
of a gun, IS miles east of Ell Centro
on the Yuma highway about 10
o'clock last night and relieved him
of $24 in currency, according to a
report Pace made to police here
and the sheriff's office.
The two bandits who we're riding
in Chevrolet coupe with no
license plates drove west after the
holdup. Before leaving their vic
tim they returned 81 of the money
they had taken from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
ART EXHIBIT
D|SMANTLED

NEW YORK, Feb IL W,P)- A
gallery of horror" containing pic
lures, murals and statues of
Negroes suffering death tortures
from mobs was dismantled today,
ending an outburst of secret pro-
tests.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored people
sponsored the exhibition. which
was to have opened Saturday at
the jacques Seligmann galleries.
An invitation opening was held
last Friday and the exhibition was
called one of the most Macabre
art shows ever arranged in New
York.
Contemporary artists were rep
resented. Included were a print
by the late George Bellows, "The
Law Is Too Slow" showing a
Negro being burned by mob; an
oil painting by Thomas H. Benton
in which Negro was being hanged
to a telephone pole, and a por-
trayal in black and white of a
young girl being held above the
heads of mob by her mother so
the child could see the lynching.
Jacques Seligmann explained
that he took over the show merely
on its artistic merit.
Among those sponsoring the
show in addition to the Negro Or
ganization were:
Sherwood Anderson, Faith Bald
win Harry Elmer Barnes, Robert
Benchley. Stephen Vincent Benet,
Mrs. Richard S. Childs, Mrs. Ber-
nard S~Deutsch, Dorothy Garfield
Fisher, Zona Gale, George Gersh-
win, Fannie Hurst, Will Irwin and
Dorothy Parker.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
CENTER MEETING CANCELLED

Acacia farm center has Cancelled
its meeting scheduled for tomor-
row night due to the muddy con-
dition of the roads.
AS a result the home depart
ment's dinner to have preceded
the farm center meeting will not
take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Plan Improvements
At Rockwell Field

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL W.D =
The house military affairs COM
mittee today had under considera-
ton the War Department recon-
mendation that $3,625,914 be spent
to improve Rockwell Field, Calf.
The improvements consist of a
new marine barracks, headquar-
ters and operating building, ware
house, paved aprons and additional
landing field.
The department estimated it
would take 10 months to complete
the construction and that the pro-
ject would provide 189,740 man
months of employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
JAIL BREAKER RECAPTURED

While city prisoners we're at
breakfast this morning, Ralph Nc
Clendon, 25, arrested here last night
ON charge of drunkenness left
the company of his fellow prisoners
and started for parts unknown. He
was recaptured later this morning
in Seeley and returned to police
headquarters where an added
charge of escape was filed against
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
Miss McElroy Back
Home With Father

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. IL. W.p)
Miss Mary McElroy, who has suf-
fered great emotional stress since
she was kidnapped in 1888, was back
home today with her father, H. F
McElroy, city manager of Kansas
City. after an effort to "get away
from it ALL
Miss McElroy, who started for
Chicago by bus Sunday night, al
though she had but 20 cents after
buying her ticket, flew back to Kan
sas City last night. She was~locat-
ed at Normal, ILL.,, after she wired
her father.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
CANVASS Of
VOTES ENDS
EARLY TODAY
Certificates Granted To Nor
row, Aten, Bratton And Hatch
By Secretary Goodson
McIVER-BARRY IN PROTEST
Defeated Candidates Register
Opposition To Election In For
NAL Manner

Charles Morrow, Ira Aten, E. ~
D. Hatch and Charles A. Bratton
were the successful candidates in
the irrigation district election held
last wednesday, following canvass
and recounting of the votes by the
district board This recount which
started shortly before IL O'Clock =.
yesterday morning was not conclud-
ed until $3.50 o'clock this morning.
Delay in the recounting of the
ballots was caused by objections
raised by Director Mark Rose, sec
onded by Director Ira Aten. who
protested against the counting of
the ballots for each precinct as it
came before the board. In each in
stance the objections, in the. form
of motions, were put to roll call
vote and defeated by a 80 count,
Directors Hewes, Young and Kalin
voting in favor of continuing the
recount.
Objections OF Rose and Ateu were
grounded on the allegations that
the whole election process had been
illegally carried out, with particu-
lar reference to the stamping of
certain ballots given to so-called
"star' voters. AT the conclusion
of the recount, McIver and Miss
Barry through their attorney Hugh
McKinnon, entered formal protests
against the certification of the cleo
ton results. ~H
With Directors reeves, Young and
Kalin voting yes, and Directors Rose
and Aten opposing the results of
the recount were certified by w. w.
Goodson. district secretary, and
certificates of election were issued
to the successful candidates Fol-
lowing are the official results as
certified by Goodson after the re-
count:
bro uInu diviciO,, 6ireotor.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12
BOARD UPH0LDS ELECTION RESULTS
GDMSz9lg9@e6c DM99@6
Sk SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. IL.
(SpeciaD-Still arguing In the
senate committee over whether,
in trying to relieve the unem-
ployed, the Roosevelt way, which
is to pay 'em so much Il think
its $50 a month"; until they can
get other employment, or the
senate way, which is to have Mr..
Roosevelt match anybody else IS
offer that will hire you. For in
stance, if you was unemployed
and they give you job making
speeches for some cause or an
other, they would have to pay
you a senator IS salary.
Some of 'em kinder look for
the gold decision to be handed
in tomorrow. Whenever they do,
I predict a six three decision
in favor of upholding what has
been done.
Hauptmann hung jury, but why
it should be, the good Lord only
knows.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-12

According to returns from the
election total of 418 star" ballots
were voted in the district election.
These did not figure in the final
results since they were not counted
along with the regular ballots.
OF these votes, Miss Barry re-
ceived 287; Bratton, 1z5; IlaJcn, 1872.
McIver, 240 and Hale AZ. Tabula-
tions of these votes for the five
other candidates were not available
at district headquarters this morn
ing.
The directors meeting which was
to have been held this morning was
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, March 21.-Mrs. Howard
H. Mitchell of Aberdeen, Md, en-
tertained a number including sew
eral from Dover at a dinner and
bridge Friday evening at her home
in Aberdeen.
Mrs. Henry Ridgely and Mrs. w.
Watson Harrington were among
the delegates elected to the Nation
al Convention of the Society of
Colonel Danes of America to be
held in Washington from April 20
to May 3. They were chosen at
the meeting of the Delaware Chap
ter, held Monday in Wilmington.
The Dover members will be host
esses to the Delaware Society at
luncheon on Monday, April 8, at
the Mapledale Country Club.
Mr.. Harry Beers Wilson arrived
Saturday from Hill School, Potts
town, Pa, to spend his spring va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph C. Wilson.
A number of friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Mcdonald gave them
a surprise house warming Tuesday
evening of last week. Before her
in the fall, Mrs. McDon-
aid was Miss Anna Roberts Jones
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
.KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, March 21.-The P. IA
will hold their monthly meeting in
the school house on Thursday ev-
ening, March 21st.
Miss Catherine Smith of Lewes,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Smith.
Mr. Roland Taylor and family of
Kennett Square, Pa, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
M. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Cook
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son on Monday.
March 18th, in the Kent General
Hospital, Dover.
Mr.. Fletcher Hurd of near town,
is in a critical condition from re
suits of an automobile accident on
February 9Th, near Odessa. His
family and friends wish him a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Reed of
Wyoming, visited Mrs. Ella Carey
and daughters on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
Mr.. Lemuel Hickman spent the
weekend in F'rankford, with their
parents.
Mrs. Addie G. Arthurs and Mr..
and Mrs. J. d. Crossley and daugh-
ter Carolyn, motored to Whining
ton ON Sunday.
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her moth
er and sister.
Mrs Harriet Money of Reho-
both, who spent several weeks this
winter in Florida, stopped over in
town last week on her way home
to visit Mrs. S. G. Walker.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. Olin
PiPnder on Thursday afternoon,
March 21st.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
CHESWOLD
Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Cheswold, March FL Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Boggs and son, of
Washington, d. c., spent a visit
last week to Mr.. Bogg's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Boggs.
Mrs. Frank Luff entertained the
Ladies' Aid of Central Church last
Wednesday afternoon, about 25
members were present. After bus
mess was over a social hour was
had.
Mrs. Rebecca ]. Morris, of Do
yer, has returned from a visit to
Mr.. Denney Morris and family.
Ms. Frank King and son, Junior,
OF Dover, and Mrs. Samuel King
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George King in Wilmington.
Mrs. Victor Downs, of Guyen-
court, was a visitor with her aunt,
Mrs. Frank Luff last Wednesday.
The Cheswold fire company ex-
tinguished a chimney fire recently
at the home of Henry Moore at
Moore,s Corner. No damage was
sustained.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Townsend, March 21.-Six pure
bred dairy calves were awarded to
the winning All Club members in
the New Castle County 4-H
Achievement Contest recently. Ir-
vim Pinder, of Townsend, was one
of the six to win a prize calf. His
friends are congratulating him ON
his success.
The new bungalow for Mr.. and
Mrs Oscar Biddle on East Main
street is about completed and
makes them an attractive home.
1t has eight rooms and bath, six
on the first floor and two rooms on
the second floor.
Samuel G. Derrickson, who re-
sides at Denton, Md, stopped over
in Townsend on his return from
the poultry show in Philadelphia
and greeted by his friends. He
predicts a brighter future for the
poultry industry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Weigel, of
Kenton, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs R. R. Reynolds last week.
Miss Dora Bradley, of Whining
ton, has been spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Wat
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morgan en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs Harvey
Daniels and son Dorman, one day
recently.
The Farmers Union met in the
lodge room on Tuesday evening,
March 10Th.
Mrs. John w. Guessford and Mrs
Walter o. Melvin will attend the
class on First Aid to be given in
Wolf Hall, Newark, March 28th,
under the direction of DR. Downes.
Farmers are busy in getting
their plans in operation for the
busy routine of the year when only
the crops that hold to a demand
are to receive full attention and all
hope for a season generally sue
cessful
Mrs. Miriam Douglas, Miss
Blanche Lee, Junior Hutchinson
and I. Wainer motored to Phila-
Pa, one day recently.
Miss Edna Hart Taylor, of Will
spent a few days last
week with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lee, Jr., of /
Philadelphia, Pa, were recent Wis
itors at the home Of his parents, !
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lee