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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
NRA PROGRAM
GIVEN SENATE
by R|CHbERG
Finance Committee Asked To
Extend Plan For Two Years
AS Critics Open Attack

WASHINGTON. March 7. U.P-A
broad program for two-year extern
sion of NRA was laid down before
the senate finance committee today
by Donald r. Richberg recovery
coordinator, and Immediately at
tackled by "new dealD critics.
Richberg recommended limitation
of codes to industries engaged
strictly in interstate commerce, a
"clear definitiono by congress of
what constitutes monopolistic prac-
tices and Of what claSSifications of
industry should come under coGes.
He admitted many individuals
had suffered "hardships or injus-
tice' under the present admins
tration, but denied that codes of
fair competition generally had prov
ed harmful to small enterprises.
Urging continuation of general
NRA principles, Richberg said that
"for the first time we have ac-
quired the ability now to give an
honest protection to workers and
consumers against the abuses of &c
onomic power. 1t would be we'll to
preserve this new-found ability and
to use it effectively"
Sen Gerald P. Nye (RepO North
Dakota, co-author of the resolution
under which the committee is in
vestigating NRA, criticized Rich
berg's suggestion as designed to
justify what has become a great ma
tional racket y
Other senators expressed "dis-
appointment in the program, de-
claring Richberg made it difficult
to distinguish between industries
engaged in interstate and intfastate
commerce. The coordinator agreed
to submit a list of codes he believed
should be eliminated.
"I thought they were going to
abolish most of the codes said
Sen. Daniel o. Hastings (Rep)
Delaware, "but I judge from what
has been said that they are only
going to abolish few
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
REQUEST BY
MERRIAM |S
S|DESTEPPED
Resolution To Approve Pension
Plan Fails To Get Necessary
Two-Thirds Vote
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Half Dozen Assemblymen Voice
Immediate Objection To Pro-
posed Step
REFERRED. TO COMMITTEE

SACRAMENTO, March Z. UR)---
The California assembly refused to-
day to act Immediately on Cover
nor Frank F.. Merriam's request that
congress be memorialized To include
fundamental principles OF the
Townsend plan IN a national old
age pension program.
Assemblyman Charles w. Lyon,
administration floor leder, intro
duced a jpint resolution and asked
that rules be suspended to permit
its consideration without reference
to committee. He failed to obtain a
necessary two-thirds vote. and the
resolution was sent to the commit
tee on federal relations.
Merriam threw his support to the
Townsend plan Monday night when
in an address, he approved the
fundamental principles of the pro-
Eram and urged Californians to aid
Yin attempts to formulate nation
al pension system.
He asked the legislature, through
his floor leaders, to memorialize
congress to utilize the Townsend
idea for spreading relief on an
equal basis.
The resolution introduced by
Lyon. read:
q Resolved by the assembly and
the senate of the state OF Califor-
MIA, jointly, that the congress OF
the United States is respectfully
urged to incorporate in national
old age pension plan the general
principles and objectives of the
Townsend plan, together with such
additional requirements and provis-
ions as will assure the establish
ment of a unified national system
of old age benefits supported by
the federal government and admin
istered by federal authority"
Half dozen assemblymen sprang
to their feet with objection as soon
as Lyons asked for immediate con-
sideration of the measure.
The furry OH old age pensions
marked the only development in an
otherwise quiet, short session. Both
houses recessed at noon and will re-
convene Friday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
M<x Ro7u~.
cisss. MeNaaght Syndicate. Iae.
SEWER PLANS
DISCUSSED BY
CITY COUNCIL

Adolph H. Koebig, member OF
the firm of Koebig and Koebig, con-
sulting engoneers, Los Aneles, ap-
peared before the city council
last night offering the assistance of
his company in furthering plans
for the proposed city outfall sewer.
After a thorough consideration of
the question the board agreed with
the proposals outlined by Koebig
and retained him to act with them
in the matter. This firm will aid the
city in checking over present plans
for the sewer, in forwarding the
application to Washington for PWA
funds to finance the project and
also in all other matters pertaining
to the plan.
The city engineering department
has estimated that the new sewer
system will cost between 100000
and $225,000, and engineers have
completed preliminary plans and
specifications for the sewer. 1t is ex-
pected that some few weeks will be
necessary to complete all arrange
ments before the actual work can
begin.
The board awarded two city in
surance policies to the U. S. FL
deity and Guaranty company
through the Edgar Realty COM
pany, local agents. Other matters of
routine business were disposed of at
this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
ONE-TH|RD Of
PWA FUND NOT
YETEXPENOED

WASHINGTON, March 7. W.P)-
More than one-third the $4,000, ,000,-
600 allotted the Public Works Ad-
ministration in 1888 remains unex-
pended, the United Press learned
today.
Figures compiled to January
show that while Administrator Har-
old L. Ickes had allotted $3,260, 1884,
657, actual expenditures totaled
$2,016, ,499,95l
Sen. Harry F.. Byrd Oem) Vir-
ginia, called upon the U. S. treas
ury to furnish the senate with data
on all PWA financial transactions.
Unofficial PWA figures revealed
that allotmept to Irregular depart
mentS of governemnt totaled
$1,434, ,372, ,063, about twice he
$7O2, ,127 ,894 allocated to "non-fed-
eral construction projects.'
Under the heading of "legisla-
tive. executive and special' allot-
ments. PWA listed $1,113,6 ,634 700, in
cluding S4OO,O0O,000 for road con-
struction, 100000, for navy ves-
sells, S50O00,O00 to the Tennessee
Valley Power Authority and other
special grants.
The $1,434 372, ,063 for Irregular
departments of government it
was explained, paid payrolls of spe-
cial agencies set up by the ."new
deal" including almost every re-
Gently created federal branch ex-
cept the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration.
The three types of allotments
totaled $3,26O, ,l34,657, leaving a bal
ance of $39,865,343 unallocated.
Actual expenditures were listed
as Irregular government depart
mentso $836,474,135; Legislative,
executive and specials 1886, ,137;
non-federal projects to March l"
$343, ATT ,465.
Expenditures totaled $2,0l6, ,499,-
951, leaving PWA with treasury
credit of $1,283, ,500,049.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
Riley Opposes
Merriam State

SACRAMENTO March 7. U,H-
New attacks on Governor Frank F.
Merriam IS proposal to place all
county roads in the state highway
system were expected at today IS
sessions of the California Supervis-
ors association, in annual conven-
ton here.
Open hostility which greeted the
governor when he sought to explain
the merits of his plan was further
augmented after speech by Con-
troller Ray L. Riley in opposition
to Merriam IS road program.
Merriam urged support for the
plan solely on the grounds OF econ
omy. He told the supervisors the
unification program would save the
taxpayers $8,000,000 annually.
Riley based his opposition on the
eadvisability of placing all roads
under control of politically ap-
pointed highway commission.
'sWhile I have no doubt OF the
sincerity of the present administra-
ton in urging the consolidation,
and while l feel that Governor Mer-
riam will always treat the counties
fairly, I cannot support the COVER
nor S plan," Riley said.
~ can conceive of future gov
ernor, hungry for power, admins
tering the highway system in such
way that counties refusing to sup
port him would have no work done
on their roads,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT ON
DISTRICT ELECTION GIVEN HEALD
Says Creation OF "Star Voters" Was Out Of Har-
mony With Spirit And Purpose OF
Property Qualification Act

with the spirit and purpose of such
act. and quite as reprehensible as
the methods under which the cleo
ton was conducted, but whether
those methods give to the grantees
in those deeds the legal right to
vote is question not for our de-
termination, at least it is not pre-
sently before u.s."
Matter In Courts
81 note as you suggest the mat
ter is now pending in the district
court of appeal, fourth district, and
I anticipate that all the questions
will be there determined"
This action now before the court
Of appeals is hearing on an alter
native writ of mandate obtained by
Hugh MacKinnon, attorney for Vim
ME Barry and F. H. McIver who
were defeated in the election. This
writ calls upon the district board
to either count these "star" bal
lots in the election totals or show
cause why they should not be count
ed. The hearing will be held before
the court in Fresno on Next Tues
day.
On March IL, the day set for this
hearing, E. N. D. Hatch and Charles
A. Bratton, who defeated McIver
and Barry, for the posts of treaslr-
er and assessor collector, respective
ly, will take office as officials of the
district together with Charles Nor
row and Ira Aten who were elected
directors from the Brawley and I'M
perial divisions. The new officers
take office at noon and as the hear
ing in Fresno is not scheduied to
start until 10 o'clock that morning,
it is doubtful whether any decision
of the court on the matter will be
known here until later that after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
BY GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, March 7.-Econ-
omy in state government will be
stressed when the assembly COM
mittee on ways and means delves
into the 1935-37 budget submitted by
Governor Frank F. Merriam, COM
mittee members decided today.
Until the group held its first
meeting there was practically no
open discussion of the budget itself.
Only the governors proposal for
raising more than $l00,000,000 in
new revenue to meet departmental
expenses were exposed to legislative
fire.
But members OF the committee,
headed by Assemblyman c. c. Cot
trell, San Jose. decided after pre-
liminary discussion to consider the
budget department by department
and trim expenses wherever pos
sible.
Most of the bugetary items are
described as fixed charges-fixed by
vote of the people or by private le-
gislatiye action. But Cottrell said
every effort would be made to cut
corners in the fight to balance eX-
penSeS.
"All departments insist they can
not get along on cent less than the
budget apportions them," he said
They made the same statement
two years ago, but the budget was
slashed and all departments stayed
within their allotments."
University Asks More
There were few departmental de-
mands for more money than Cover
NOR Merriam proposed to allow
them. An exception was the Uni
1versity of California, which has
asked $1,300,0Oo in addition to the
$12,568, 783 proposed in the budget.
(The same amount permitted the
university during the present bien-
nium)
The ways and means committee
decided to appoint a sub-commit-
tee to visit the university, investi-
gate expenditures and determine
where the money is spent.
Three items inadvertently omit
ted from the budget were discuss
ed by the committee and probably
will be approved. They will provide
$2,750 for the lieutenant governor,
$4,000 for the attorney general and
$250,000 for the San Francisco har-
Dor.
Detailed consideration of the bud
get, which contemplates expendi-
ture of $347,313,074 during the next
two-year period, will be undertak-
en- by the committee next week.
While the lower house ways and
means committee discussion held
the attention of the north end of
the capitol, the senate judiciary
group, going into action for the first
time, drew an audience to the south
side committee chambers.
Papers Seek Protection
Protection to newspaper editors,
publishers and reporters was urged
in a bill prohibiting examination OF
a newspaperman as to the source OF
published information. The bill, ap-
proved by the committee, would not
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
RETURN NO INDICTMENTS IN STRIKE SHOOTING
State Educational
Officer Will Aid
SiIsbee District

Proof that the state department
Of education is always interesting
in cooperating with valley schools
was received this morning in a let
ter to c. B. Collins, county super
intendent, from Miss Helen Heffer-
nan, chief of the division of ele-
montary education and ruxal schools.
Miss Heffernan, while in the val
ley last week was interested in the
Silsbee school situation and upon
learning that Silsbee has planned
to rebuild, has made arrangements
with DR.. Charles Bursch, chief of
the division of school planning, to
put aside his other engagements
and come to the valley on March IL
to confer with the Silsbee board of
trustees.
Dr-Bursch is an authority on
school buildings and will be delight
ed to give his services to Silsbee.
Supt. Collins was today to make
arrangements with Silsbee.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
GRAND JURY'S
INVESTIGATION
IS COMP[
Total OF 81 Witnesses Given
Opportunity To Present Evil
dence On Tragedy
HAMAKER STATEMENT TOLD
T. J. Mcclure And Rudolph
Jansen Named In Testimony
As Firing Fatal Shots

After considering the evidence
offered by 81 witnesses the county
grand jury at las O'Clock this
afternoon returned no indictments
against H. j. MCGUIRE and Rudolph
Jansen. The jury had opened its
session Tuesday morning of this
week and it was concluded shortly
before noon TO-DAY.
Mcclure and Jansen had been
named as the persons connected
with the shooting of Paul Knight
and Kenneth Hamaker in the raid
on the Wahl packing shed here
during the lettuce workers strike
last month. Evidence in the mat
ter was taken by a coroner's jury
following the shootings.
This jury returned an open ver-
dict with the recommendation that
the entire question be again gone
over by the county grand jury. A
panel of prospective jurymen was
then called to meet in Judge Nc
Pherrin department of superior
court the following week. From
this number the present grand
jury was chosen and its first Off
cial act was to probe into the mat
ter of the death of Knight and
Hamaker.
AS during the inquest proceed
ings witnesses representing both
the strikers and non-union shed
workers were heard by the grand
jury and the last testimony offer
ed to the grand jury was the dy-
ing statement of Hamaker to the
effect that "Rudy' had not shot
him.
This raid on the Wahl shed was
the climax of the strike by lettuce
workers. 1t came on the afternoon
of Sunday, February II. During
the raid, Knight was shot in The
neck and died almost instantly, the
bullet piercing his spine. Hamaker
who had been shot through the
breast fingered until later in the
afternoon and passed away at La
Solana hospital.
Their funeral which took place
the day following the inquest was
attended by large number of
Sympathizers and a line of march
counting nearly 1000 persons, most
of whom were on foot, accompanied
the two hearses through the busi-
ness section.
This was the only violent out
break during the entire strike which
had been called on February IL. In
Ell Centro and other parts of the
valley minor disturbances occurred
such as fist fights between strikers
and strike e-breakers; the overturn-
ing of loaded lettuce trucks and
burning of pile of shook Eear
Brawley.
Following this incident in the
strike, many of the strikers left the
valley to accept work in other parts
of the state or Arizona but the
committee in charge of the strike
is still remaining in El Centre and
has issued manifestoes to the effect
that the strike is to be considered
still in effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07

while the report shows a most
industrious effort TO avoid conduct
ing the election in accordance with
the plain provisions of the law gov
erning it, am OF the present view
that there is nothing present re-
quiring action on the part of your
office or this" U. S. Webb, attor-
ney general, stated in a letter to
Elmer Heald, district attorney, re-
ceived here recently.
Webb referred to the report on
the irrigation district election filed
in the state office by Heald on Feb
ruary %, and thanked Heald for the
complete and impartial account of
the election proceedings which he
filed.
Action by the local district attor-
ney was taken on receipt of a mes
sage from Webb which stated that
on the day of the election he had
received kilograms from many irri-
cation district voters complaining of
the methods used in the election
particularly with reference to the
stamping of ballots cast by the So
called star" voters. Heald made the
required investigation and inter-
viewed persons who gave him data on
both sides of the controverted ques-
ton. Webb further stated in his let
ter that he had received a commun-
ication on the matter from Harry
w. Horton, chief counsel for the
district.
The letter adds: "As you suggest,
everything which the extra =
ordinary method accomplished could
have been lawfully done by pursuing
the statute relative to the conduct
CT elections, challenges, etc. The
method adopted to qualify voters
under the 1888 act, without any
doubt, was entirely out of harmony
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
Brings Body Of
Girl To Home

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 7. W.p
Helen Miner, 21-year-oid maid,
Kept an all-day tryst with her
sweetheart yesterday. and was
brought home dead by him last
midnight.
The man knocked at the door of
the home where Miss Miner is en-
ployed.
"Helen is outside, she has faint
ed," he told Mrs. Albert Malenfant,
her employer. please help me carry
her inside"
After the pair brought the girl in
side, the man left, saying he was go
ing for a doctor. Mrs. Malenfant
then discovered the girl had been
shot through the head. The man
Gid not return.
. Later, Coroner Frank Coppock
announced she also had been at
tackled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
UTAH BLAST
KILLS ELEVEN
Premature Explosion In Oil
Well Brings Death To Specta-
tors Gathered For Ceremony

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March g..
UP)-A premature explosion of a
powder charge in an oil well seven
miles south of here last night killed
II persons and injured several
others seriously.
A crowd had gathered to witness
the, Arrowhead Petroleum company
bring in the we'll when the "Shot"
exploded unexpectedly, spreading
death through the ranks of oil
workers and spectators.
The dead:
Charles D. Alsop, general mana
ger of the company.
Mrs. Charles D. Alsop, wife OF the
manager.
Virginia Alsop, 9, their daughter.
Mrs. Joseph S. Snow, former state
representative.
Joseph Empey, electrician.
Gail Nicholson, Salt Lake City,
son-in-law of Empey.
Joseph Kitterman, Salt Lake City,
druggist.
William M Maloney, st. George
businessman.
Ray B. Nelson, st. George grocery
clerk.
C. M. Flickenger, oil driller in
charge of the Shooting"
Miss Leah Cottam, daughter of q
local contractor
The explosion occurred between
9:30 and 10 p. m. More than 100
automobiles had gathered near the
well. The crowd was thrown into a
panic when the explosion ripped the
derrick and other equipment to bits
Fire followed the blast but it could
not be determined whether oil OF
gas was burning.
Cause Not Known
Sheriff John H. Cottam organ
lied a crew to battle the flames
while a corps of hastily assembled
physicians and nurses took care OF
the injured, rushing them by auto
mobile to this tiny railroadless vii
lage.
S. L. Dixon, auditor for the COM
pany, said the cause of the explo-
sion prabably never would be de-
termined. 1T was what is known
as a surface explosion" he said.
1.-The charge was being sunk in the
well but exploded before it sunk
very deeply"
Flickenger was an expert powder
man and specialized in blowing in
wells.
Ellis j. ..Jickett, st. George at
torney, escaped probable death be-
cause his wife was nervous. Pickett
wanted to be near the scene but
Mrs. Pickett asked him to park some
distance away. He complied.
The we'll was called Escalante No.
l, and was being drilled by the Es-
calante Exploration corporation,
an Arrowhead subsidiary. 1t was one
of four wells being drilled in this
region by the company which has
1ll,000 acres of U. S. petroleum re-
serve No. 7 under lease.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
NEW WORLDS
RECORD MADE
BY CAMPBELL
By HENRY McLEMORE


United Press Staff Correspondent
OCEAN SPEEDWAY, Daytona
Beach, Fla, March 7.-Sir NAL
colin Campbell, Britain's knight
of speed, established new worlds
automobile speed record Of 276.3i6
miles an hour today in two trips
through the measured mile on
Daytona Beach.
Campbell with the wind I'm his
face, made the run south ut
speed of 272.727. Coming back.
with the wind lashing Bluebird's
tail, he hammered through the
mile at 2Sl.030 breaking his marx
of 272.108 established in 1888.
His average elapsed time
through the mile was I3.005 Sec
ondS. He went through the traps
going south in 1920 seconds. and
came back through In 1881.
TOday's ride was Campbeil's
fourth assault on the old mark
this year, and today, given n near
Iy perfect beach, he let bluebird
have the gum all the way. And
not once did she fall him. The
only approach TO a mishap came
shortly after he passed threugh
the measured mile.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
Girls Take Lead In
February Births

Ell Centro births declined and
deaths showed gain during Feb
ruary as compared with January,
according to the report of Dr.. War
ren F. Fox, city. health officer.
Births for January number 90, while
February was one shy of that num-
her. January recorded four deaths
while nine occurred during Febru-
ary. 4
In January boys and girls staged
a dead heat" there being 10 of
each. Last month the girls took the
honors, the score being II to 8. Ten
of the girls and six , of the boys
we're white. One Negro girl and one
each Filipino and. Mexican boy
made up the balance. -.
DR.. Fox points out that the slight
decline in births really means Moth
ing as February is a "bob-tailed"
month and because, of this got
cheated out of a couple of young
sterS born early this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
QUAKE HITS
COAST AREA

LOS ANGELES, March T. Up)-
Almost on the second anniversary of
an earthquake which struck South
ern California March 10, 1888, TAX
ing more than 100 lives and causing
millions of dollars damage, two
sharp temblors shook the Los An
geles coastal plain shortly after
noon today.
No damage was reported.
The shocks were felt in Long
Beach, Huntington Park, South
gate, Inglewood, haywood and in
the southern limits of Los Ange-
les.
This was the approximate area in
which the quake of 1888 was felt
most severely. Santa Ana and San
Bernardino, shaken two years ago,
did not feel today'S shock.
The first shock struck Long Beach
at 1917 p. m. 1t was followed i'm
mediately by a second, lesser rmove-
ment. The quake was felt minute
later in Huntington Park and SOU
thern Los Angeles.
The earth movement was des-
cribed as up and down" in char
acter.
The coastal area has felt numer-
Gus slight quakes since the 1888
temblor and its scores of after
shocks.
Nose recent was slight earth
movement felt in Long Beach Sun
day morning.
| Today's quake was not of suffi-
ciet force to cause thee alarm bell
of the Carnegie Institutions seismo-
graph in Pasadena to ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-07
HEAVY RAIN IN
Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, March I. UP
A steady rain that may continue
through tonight and tomorrow,
swept over the Los Angeles area
from the north today dropping ST
of an inch precipitation.
The rainfall raised the season IS
total of 1874 inches, compared with
1413 inches at this time last year
and an anticipated normal of 11.67
inches.
The weather bureau predicted
unsettled weather with rain tonight
and tomorrow, accompanied by sea-
sonable temperatures and moderate
to fresh southeasterly and south
westerly winds.
Santa Barbara reported 10 inch
es of rain and Mt. Wilson had a
trace of snow.
Long Beach received q of an
inch of rain between 7:30 and $50
a. m, setting a 15-year precipita-
ton record with total fall of
1880 inches for the year.
Although life boats were placed
in the flood areas, there was no
danger and they were not used