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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
APPEAL FAILS
TOPOSTP0NE
MANS DEATH
Automatic Stay OF Execution
Required By Law Claimed To
Have Been Overlooked
PROPER STEPS FOLLOWED
Public Defender Says Neces-
sary Papers Filed With Sup
RENE Court Officials

LOS ANGELES, April 8 U.P) =
Rush Griffin, 10, Negro bandit
slayer, was executed at San Quen-
tin last Friday in disregard to an
appeal pending before the state
supreme court, the public defenders
office charged today,
Richard F. Bird, deputy public
defender, who represented Griffin,
said the appeal should have granted
the doomed man an automatic stay
of execution.
The young Negro died for the
Staying of Lawrence L. Lyon, Uni
versity of Southern California post
graduate medical student. Although
he admitted the shooting he claim
ed self-defense.
Bird said he filed the appeal from
the superior court sentence in ample
time to have prevented the execu-
ton.
Such appeals, he pointed out, are
filed in the county clerks office
which forwards them to the SUI
preme court. Upon receiving them,
the high court is supposed to notify
the prison warden of q stay of
execution.
Records of the county clerks Of
flee disclosed that the appeal was
filed Jan. 81 and the death warrant
on Jan. %.
Transcript of trial testimony,
necessary for an appeal, was certi-
fled Feb. 10 and was forwarded to
the supreme court on the same day,
local records showed.
Fred Vercoe, public defender,
ordered an investigation to de-
termine if the appeal was forward
ed to the supreme court in regular
order and if the other routine steps
required for stay had been taken.
Lyon was shot down last Nov. IL
while touring the Negro district. On
the witness stand, Griffin admitted
Shooting him but declared he fired
only after the student had attack
ed him. Willie Smith. Negro CO.
defendant, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
MOTORCYCLE To
STOP TONIGHT
At Fl. WORT H

After a successful journey of
four days across the scenic south
western states of California, Ari-
zona, New Mexico and part of Tex
as, the motorcade of the Broadway
of America Highway association, led
by Leo Hetzel, its first vice-preSi-
dent, will arrive tonight in Ft.
Worth, Texas, and will be honored
with reception at the famed Met
ropolitan hotel of that city. Sew
eral enthusiastic kilograms have
been received from Hetzel and
Manager Robert Hays of the El
Centro Chamber of Commerce, re-
porting many friendly contacts
made and promises of cooperation
and support from the many towns
along the Broadway of America
route.
A luncheon was given today for
the members of the caravan at
Hotel Wooten in Abilene, Texas, at
which city are many ardent sup
porterS of the Broadway, and many
old friendships we're renewed.
Under the leadership of Leo Het-
eel, the group will travel as far as
Jackson, Tennessee. and from this
point on TO the city of Nashville
where the annual convention will be
held on April IL and 13, the motor
cade will be in charge of President
Robert A. Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Assert Negro Illegally Hanged At San Quentin
FARM BUREAU REJECTS PROPOSAL
TO CONFINE HORIZONS ACTIVITIES
Asserts Private Practice Of Irrigation Districts At
tOrney Has Not Interfered With
His Official Duties

these reasons the majority men,
bers, j. E. Harshman and r. H.
wellington, advocated that the
farm bureau do nothing about the
proposal to demand that Horton
devote his entire time to the dis
trict.
This report was adopted by vote
of 1876, J. M. Grafton presenting
the minority report.
The directors also went on rec
ord reaffirming their stand for a
general referendum on any con-
tract for power from the All-Amer-
lean canal that the Imperial Irriga-
ton district board might sign, a
vote to be taken within 60 days af-
ter the contract is signed.
Mrs. o. G. Carleton, All club
council president, announced the
field trip for the clubs on May II.
Endorse Dairy Ordinance
Mrs. r. B. Harmon, home depart
ment county chairman, announced
that Acacia home department will
serve luncheon to home department
chairmen and farm bureau directors
on the day of their next meeting,
May 4, raising money by this
means.
The directors endorsed an ordi-
nance now before the board of
supervisors which provides that no
dairy products may be sold or
manufactured in the county except
those coming from t.b. tested cows
A delegation of beekeepers asked
the boards endorsement of Senate
bill 772 providing for the regula-
ton and licensing of those operat-
ing airplanes for busting, the direc-
tors endorsing this bill.
The directors also passed a reso-
luton in regard to Assembly bill 91t
which sets up provisions for agri'
culture in the state similar tt
those operating under the AAA, thu
resolution requiring that nothing il
this bill shall prevent the farmer
from selling directly to the con-
Sumer.
Another resolution was passed
asking the president to appoint a
committee to meet with the fair
board to make rules regulating
competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
PROBE
REPORT MADE
To SENATORS
Findings OF Majority Of Com
mittee Adopted Over Bitter
Opposition OF McGovern

SACRAMENTO, April 3. WR)-
Lobbying Investigations and pro-
poSal to establish four year state
colleges in seven California locali-
ties occupied the attention of the
Legislature today as it began the
sixth week of its spring session.
Reports based on the 1nvestiga-
ton of statements that Nathan j..
Elliott, Los Angeles, truck associa-
ton manager, boasted control of the
Southern California assembly dele
cation and could pass or defeat
any bill for $4,000, were submitted
to the senate.
One was the majority report,
signed by Senators w. P. Rich and
Ralph E. Swing, members of Spe-'
cial committee. 1t found that Ell
lott had boasted of legislative con-
troll but had received no money.
1t recommended that the commit
tee be continued to handle any SIM
liar occurrences.
This report was adopted in the
face of opposition by Senator Wal
ter McGovern, San Francisco, min
ority committee member who in
sisted his report, advocating a gen.
eral investigation of all lobbying ac-
tivities, be approved instead.
eff Senator McGovern has any
definite information of illicit lobby
ing. as he claims, he should file
report or else apologize to the SEN
ate for reflecting upon the honesty
of its MEMBERS Senator Swing
said.
McGovern characterized the ma
jority report as "a light Slap on
the wrist Of lobbyists.
''We should go further,'' he in
sisted, "and investigate all lobby
ing.''
Adoption of the majority report
was believed to have ended the lob
by controversy in the senate, unless
specific charges of irregularities are
made by members
While the senate discussed lob
bies, the assembly began consider
alton of bill which would create
four-year state colleges at San Di-
ego, Santa Barbara Fresno, San
Jose, San Francisco, Arcata and
Sacramento. The present teachers
colleges at the first six places
would be converted into full-fledged
colleges of letters and sciences, Off
ering four-year courses, and the
Sacramento Junior college would be
enlarged into four-year institu-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
REPLICA OF
BATHROOM IN
LAMSON CASE

SAN JOSE, Calf, April g. UP)-.
With replica of the bathroom
where Allene Thorpe Lamson met
violent death as his backdrop, Da-
vid LamSon today concluded tes-
timony in his own behalf and was
turned over to the state for cross
examination.
Lamson continued his categoric-
al denials of incidents which the
state contends shows he murdered
his wife on Memorial day, 1888, be-
cause of discord in his home and
love for another woman.
The unusual courtroom recon-
struction of the bathroom in the
Lamsons' Stanford university cot
tage seemed to interest the jurors.
Constructed with two walls only
four feet high-to permit the jury
to stand alongside and witness
forthcoming experiments in which
Dr. E. o. Heinrich, Berkeley Grim
inologist, will attempt to show that
Allene died from an accidental fall
the prop" was an exact dupli-
cate of the bathroom where Al
lene was found dead from frac-
tured skull.
Directed by questioning of Chief
Defense Counsel Edwin V. Nc
Kenzie, Lamson continued his de-
mails OF an "affair" with Sara Kel-
ley, blonde Sacramento divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Federal Charge
Lodged Against
BralU[ey Doctor

PHOENIX, April 8. U.P. - DR..
Charles o. Long, prominent Braw-
ley, Calf, physician and his wife,
Mrs. Elsie Jane Long. were arraign-
ed here today before Daniel Hur-
ley, U. S. commissioner, on q
charge of possession and selling
narcotics, and the date of their
preliminary hearing was set for
April 13.
DR.. Long, who lives in Westmor-
land, a nearby California city, was
released on $4,000 bail. while his
wife was released to her attorney
pending the preliminary hearing.
The couple were arrested here
yesterday after DR.. Long is alleged
to have delivered $225 worth of
morphine to government under
cover man for $3.50. They had
come to Phoenix to make the de-
livery, according to government
agents, after the undercover man
had written the doctor he would
not send this amount of money
through the mails.
The agent is said to have been
purchasing small amounts of NOR
phine from the doctor, through the
mails, over a period of several
weeks.
DR.. Long has been in the valley
for several years, being formerly
located at Calipatria and in West
morland, He opened an office in
Brawley about eight months ago,
according to reports from that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
SEED COMMITTEE WILL MEET
'Calapproved' Work To Be Reported At Conference
Wednesday

The Imperial county "Calap-
proved" seed work will be reported
upon Wednesday, april 10, when
the Calapproved seed committee,
together with cooperating growers,
meets for the annual spring session
on Imperial Valleys pure seed acti-
witty at Hotel California in Ell Cen
tro. This announcement was made
today by H. Lee Landerman, as
sistant farm advisor.
The group will gather at noon
for luncheon, after which the pure
seed program will be reviewed. Re-
ports Will be called for from all
growers who have made applica-
tions to rs4w Calapproved seed,
and who have satisfied require
ments for eligibility. These grow
ers are all expected to attend this
meeting
Other business to be disposed of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
THREE DEAD
IN TRAGEDY
At MEX|CA[|
Rejected Lover Kills Girl, Her
Chaperone And Himself At
Crowded Cafe

When his attentions to Senorita
Maria Luna, 18, were repulsed both
by the young lady and her chaper-
one, Senorita Ernestina Castillo at
the Climax cafe, MexicaH, last
night, Edmundo Meraz, 80, a dep
uty customs collector for the Mexi-
can government at the border shot
and killed both the women. He
then turned the gun on himself
and inflicted wound from which
he died at the Municipal hospital
in Mexicali this morning.
During the fusillade of shots, two
other women, Sonora Modesto de
Barron and Mrs. Irma Ronnfledt,
Los Angeles, were wounded by stray
bullets. Mrs. Ronnfeldt, daughter
of Mrs. Edna Harrop, Ell Centro,
was the more seriously injured of
the two, one of the bullets Shatter-
ing her right arm. She was given
first aid treatment and then re-
moved to La Solana hospital for
further care.
According to reports received
here the tragedy happened while a
large crowd of merrymakers was
in the cafe. Meraz, it was said, had
attempted to force his attentions
on the two women and was pushed
away from their table by Sonora
Castillo. Sensing that a disturb
ance was in the making, one of the
walters at the cafe escorted Meraz
outside.
He remained there a few mo-
ments and then returned, again
seating himself at the table where
the two women were. The orches-
ira had started dance tune, the
lights were turned low when sud-
denly shots rang out in the crowd
ed room.
The two women, shot through
the head, fell to the floor, but Me-
rez continued shooting until but
one bullet remained in the maga-
zine of his pistol. He then shot
himself in the right temple and fell
across the bodies of the other two
victims. Several women patrons of
the cafe tainted and had to re-
ceive attention Following the
shooting the cafe was closed for
the night by Mexicali officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
"French Leaue"
Is Short Lived

j. H. eagle, 20, a trusty at the
county Jail who was serving a term
there following his conviction on a
charge of having stolen some hay,
walked off from the Jail grounds at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Deputies from the sheriff'S office
recaptured the fugitive here at 3:45
O'Clock, less than two hours after
his departure.
1t was said at the Jail this morn
ing that eagle had made arrange
ments to leave the county in an
automobile driven by some friends
but that for some unaccountable
reason he had decided to return to
FL Centro. 1t was at that time that
he was recaptured by the deputies.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
NJ SWAIN BILL
MEETS DELAY

WASHINGTON. April s. U.P -.
Final house action on the McSwain
war profits elimination DILL was
delayed again today when Rep. Roy
o. Woodruff (Rep0, Michigan, de-
manded that an engrossed copy OF
the bill be read.
An engrossed copy is a printed
copy which includes all amend
ments inserted in the house. 1t
must be available to all members.
Usually, reading of The engrossed
copy is dispensed with by unani-
'mous consent but Woodruff main
tanned that there was SO much
disorder in the house that members
could not hear the clerk read The
single amended copy of the bill
available.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
NAME STAFFS
FOR CONDUCT
Of BUSINESS
Assessor-Collector And Treas
urer Recognized By Board
Proceed To Function
McIVER-BARRY KEEP POSTS
Incumbents' Refusal To Sur
render Offices Causes Double
Set-Up Of Officials

Charles Bratton and E. ". D.
Hatch, holders of election certifi-
Gates to the irrigation district Of
fices of assessor collector and
treasurer respectively but who have
been unable to take possession of
these offices by the refusal of Vim
ME Barry and F. H. McIver to yield
their positions during the court
controversy over the legality Of the
February election, have made a
new move in this controversy, one
that is not connected with any
court order or action.
Both officers appeared at district
headquarters this morning and an
nounced that they would open
their offices in the main, or outer
office, or if necessary in the board
room. They stated further that
they are now prepared to handle
the district business pertaining to
these two offices and have made
all arrangements necessary for this
purpose. The public is asked to
transact necessary business with
them even though they are not ae-
tually in possession of the regular
offices devoted to the assessor
collector and treasurer.
Bratton held meeting with
majority of the present office dep
uties of the assessor collectors Of
flee in the board room and ex-
planned to them that he was pre-
pared to name them as deputies
providing they would do their work
only under his personal instruc-
ton. Those attending this meeting
were: Hazel Reynolds, Merle Hart.
Faye Burke, Berenice Modem,
Aphia Jackson, Alma Graham,
Eudora Swanson, Betty DuSold,
Helen Siegel, Helen Marshall and
Stillman Badger.
These deputies are all from the
former regime. After the matter
had been thoroughly discussed
from every possible angle, all the
aforementioned deputies with the
exception of Badger, announced
that they were prepared to carry
on under Bratton's direction and
were then appointed and sworn in
as deputies of the assessor-collec-
tors office. In addition r. r. Snow
and Romeo G. Smith we're named
as new deputies to serve on Brat
tons staff, the former as chief de-
putty and Smith as field deputy
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
District Officials
Confer About Suit

Evan T. Hewes and Mark Rose.
irrigation district directors are in
San Francisco today for con-
ference with officials of the South
ern Pacific railroad company rela-
tive to the 100000 suit brought by
the company against the district
concerning land near the Salton
Sea.
This conference had been called
by officials of the railroad company
and it is expected that satisfac-
tory settlement of the dispute over
this land will be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08

will be study of diseases, noxious
weeds and requirements of control.
Also dates will be selected for two
inspections by the seed committee
of each field being entered for CAL
approved classification. One is
made ordinarily during the stage
between bloom and ripening to de-
termine whether pests such as
noxious weeds, or diseases or other
varieties are present in the field.
Instructions for control or treat
ment are issued by the committee
at that time to the grower con-
cerned. The second inspection is
made after the crop has fully ri
pened and just before harvest. This
is the final" inspection and dur
ing this visit 1ie committee de-
cides whether to recommend or re-
ject the planting for further con-
sideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
First Shipment
OF Cantaloupes

President Roosevelt will soon
be eating the first Imperial
Valley cantaloupes of the 1885
season, a flat crate having
been shipped 10 him today by
Charles Freedman, local grow
or and shipper. by air express.
Two more crates were ship
ped TO the Los Angeles Con
sOlidated Produce company.
Freedman claims the honor
of making the first shipment
for several seasons past. The
oantaloupes were raised on
Freedman 5 ranch In the Mt.
Signal district. Last seasoil
the first shipment was made
on March 23.
There we're six large melons
In the crate sent 70 the Frcas-
dent and Is In each of the
other two.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
a. W|091
E NI1[29l9(z2{}
SN SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, April Z.
tSpeciaD-Well. the relief bill is
all passed now. All we got to
do is just sit back and see who it
relieves. 1 hope the real needy
get at least their 10 per cent out
of it any how.
We have ways and means of
gathering any sort of informa-
tion, how much money you earn
ed to a nickel, how many rabbits
were born in the DakotaS, how
much rainfall fell between here
and Honolulu. but we just can u
seem to get even fairly reliable
count of who really needs help
ing and who don u. What would
be the matter with taking all our
guys who do nothing but gather
useless statistics, and put 'em on
this relief work?
Yours,
Mx& Ro7u~.
. 1888. hehAdght Syndicate. ls&
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Pheasant Eggs To
Be Shipped Here

Several thousand pheasant eggs
will be shipped to the valley short
ly according to word received at
the agricultural commissioner IS
office from August Bade, chief of
the bureau of game proper propo-
cation, Yountville.
Those wishing some of the eggs
may register their names at the
commissioner office and will be
given their supply as soon as they
arrive.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Reckless Driuing
Case Postponed

M. Villagrano. charged with
reckless driving, appeared in police
court this morning and his case
was continued until O'Clock this
afternoon for further action.
Richard Filing and R. M. Massie,
each drew a suspended sentence of
10 days in Jail for vagrancy; Jota
Perez was given a sentence of SIS or
7la days, James Moran, 30 days
suspended, Richard Filing, 10 days
suspended AID w. c. Holmes a
sentence of $40 or five days on
vagrancy charges.
John Black and R. Martinez each
pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk
enness and drew sentences of $40
or five days in the city Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Sister OF Local
Resident Dies

Mrs. A. r. Underwood was called
TO San Diego by the illness and
final death of her sister, Mrs. A.
E. osborn of Redlands, who died
this morning at O'Clock.
The body will be taken TO Red
lands today where funeral arrange
ments will be made.
+, The deceased is also the aunt OF
Mrs Sam Cox of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Driuer Held On
Hit-Run Charge

Manuel Ysais was booked at po-
lice headquarters on a hit and run
charge at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday
night. The report states that Ysais
is alleged to have struck a car in
which w. Culberson, Is, was riding
at Third and Orange streets earlier
that evening and had failed to stop
after the accident.
The boy sustained painful but
not serious chest and side injuries
which were treated at the office OF
a local physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
RELIEF
BILL SIGNED

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 8.
W,R)-President Roosevelt today
signed the Sd,S80,000 work relief
bill.
The signature completed the
task of writing into law the ma
chinery to carry out his an
nounced intention that Eve must
quit this business of relief"
The bill was rushed to the
President after final passage by
the house and senate Friday
ended Stormy progress through
congress that started 60 days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
Cotton Contracts
Due April Fifteenth

April Is is the date by which all
cotton contracts must be signed by
those who did not sign contracts
last year according to information
received this morning from Wash
ington D. G. by Frank G.. Beys-
chlag, farm advisor.
Growers who are producing cot
ton on new land with little or no
past cotton history can expect, says
Beyschlag, to receive very small
allotment of tax-free certificates.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
President Back
In United States

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 8.
UDPresident Roosevelt boarded his
special train here today and gave
orders to proceed directly to New
York, where tomorrow he will at
tend the funeral of Warren De-
lano Robbins, minister to Cuba.
Robbins, a cousin of the PreSi..
dent, died of pneumonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
SARAZEN WINS MATCH

AUGUSTA, Ga, April s. W.P)
Gene Sarazen today defeated
Craig Wood by five strokes in
the play off for the Augusta ma
tional golf championship. Sara
zen had an aggregate of 144 for
the 36 hole test, while Wood had
l49.
SaraZen was four strokes to the
good when the morning Is was
complete. He had an aggregate
of IL as compared with Woods
75.
Sarazen scored a 73, one stroke
over par, this afternoon and
Wood who had gone out in 40,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-08
CONFESSES KILLING CHILD

DRUMRIGHT, Okla, April WR)
-Gabe Williams, a farm youth who
directed search for Kathryn
Kline, missing seven year-old
daughter of an oil field worker,
confessed that he killed the child,
Luster Cook, assistant county at
torney, said today.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1935-08-09

Sdruzenie Katolickych Slo-
venskych Studentov dctive
povolava ma svoju XIV. kon.
venciu, odbyvanu v Natrona,
Pa, pri osade sv. Mateja v
pondelok, utorok a stredu,
49,, 20. a Fl. augusta t. r.:
l. Delegatov a delegatky,
riadne zvolenych kr1zkami
S. K; S.. S.
2. Vsetkych studentov a
studentky slovenskeho povo-
du.
3. Vsetkych slovenskych
katolickych knazov, ktori sa
zaujfmaju o slovensku studu.
jdcu mladez. .,. ..
4. Vsetkych slovenskych
lekarov, advokatov, profeso.
rov, .redaktorov a vzdelanych
lndf vobec.
5. Uradnikov a uradnicky
slovenskych organizacii.
6. Vsetkych roduvernych
Slovakov, ktorf chcu zacho-
vat slovensk1 mladez pre-
slovensky narod.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1935-08-09

Toto neni je len prazdna,
formalna pozvanka, aby ste
vedeli, ze STUDENT Ease ma
ju konvenciu. Toto je vazne
oznamenie - a je to svatou
povinnost'ou vsetkych hore
spomenutych, aby prisli a
podali pomocnd ruku k "a
chovaniu jedinej slovenskej
studentskej organizacie. Ia
minule roxy kazdy zacitil
t'azky dder depresie, LEI So
tva kto citil to tax t'azko, a.
ko S. S. X. S. Vzdor tomu
nasli sa dvaja-traja, ktori
mali tol'ko narodneho citu,
aby zachovali ho pri zivote,
al kym lepsie easy zasvit-
MI. Teda teraz nastal ten
svrchovany Cas-, aby Ease
SINE sa spojili a vliali novel
krvi do zivota S. S. K. S.
Ste verny slovenskemu ma
rodu? Prid'te teda ma XIV.
konvenciu S. S. K. S. do Ma.
trona, Pa, 19-20-21. au-
gusta. Vybor.