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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
BALL To BE
MAGNET FOR
Il CENTRANS
Large Crowd Expected To At
tend Tonight's Affair Honor
ing President Roosevelt

Gaily decorated with the ma
tional colorS, and with a handsome
oil painting of Franklin D. Roose-
velt occupying a conspicuous place,
Veterans Memorial hall was ready
this afternoon for the large throng
which is expected tonight for the
Presidents ball
Under the direction of Russell
Lewis. chairman Of the decora-
tionS committee, group OF work.
ers was busy during the day put
ting the finishing touches on the
decorations, and making la st
minute arrangements to have
everything spic and span.
Starting at 9 o'clock, Carroll
Campbell's orchestra will provide
dance music until the early hours
of the morning Dancing will be
interspersed with a splendid en-
tertainment program and the huge
birthday cake, donated by the
Cramer bakery, will be auctioned
off during the evening.
Ticket sales are making fine
progress, according to the COM
mittee in charge and many more
are expected to be sold at the hall
this evening and in the stores
which have them for sale in the
business section, prior to closing
time. There will be a door prize
/ awarded during the evening, a
magnet which will attract many to
| the affair.
The radio address which the
President is to give tonight will be
received at the hall through the
courtesy of KXO. Loud speakers
will amplify the address so that
all present can hear the Presidents
words.
Party lines have no place in
connection with the Presidents
ball." said Mayor Anderson today,
and have not made their appear
ance. We are extremely gratified
with the splendid spirit shown by
all citizens in supporting the
Presidents ball committee. On be-
half of the city council, which is
sponsoring the ball, I wish to
thank all who have aided in any
way"
The same sentiments were ex-
pressed by Councilmen Fred j.
Gianola and H. w. Fawcett, who
were appointed by Mayor Anderson
| to head the committee.
Proceeds of the ball Will be used
to combat infantile paralysis. Sew
enty per cent will remain in Ell
Centro to be disbursed by a COM
mittee to be named for that pur-
pose and 80 per cent will go to a
national foundation for research
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
BIRTHDAY IS
QUIET AFFAIR
fORPRE.S|DENT.
Continued On Page 81
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt celebrated his 53rd
birthday today by working as usual
in the White House executive Of
flee.
Virtually the only visible evidence
of the occasion was room piled
high with gifts and huge stacks OF
congratulatory messages. They came
from almost every state, great tri-
butte to the Presidents personal pop
ularity.
About the only variance from the
usual White House routine was a
birthday party scheduled for to-
night Members of the family and
a few close friends are to be pre-
sent.
The birthday cake is to have only
q candles. Mrs. Roosevelt explained
ut is custom in our family" that
no one ever has more than that
number.
After the dinner Mr.. Roosevelt will
return to his study to work on de-
tails of his recovery program. La
ter in the evening he will speak over
q radio network, thanking contribu-
tors to the fight on infantile paral-
ySis.
The Presidents interest centered
chiefly upon birthday balls to be
held in all parts of the country, the
proceeds to be devoted to waging a
scientific war against infantile par
alysis.
Last year he permitted his name
to be used in connection with SINH
lar celebrations. More than $500,00O
was raised for the Warm Springs
Foundation which he established as
a place for victims of the disease.
This year 10 per cent of contribu-
tions are to be used in the towns
where they are made.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not plan to at
tend any of the parties, but Mrs
Roosevelt and their daughter, Mrs
Anna Roosevelt 5oettiger, VIII par
ticipate in the Washington ball
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
IN
NEW WRANGLE
ON BOUNDARY

HSINKING, Manchukuo, Jan. 80.
U.P)-The I1wantung, army, Japan
ese military force in Manchukuo,
threatened today to evict the So
vietized MongolS from the Lake BUR
area unless they evacuate immed-
lately.
Army headquarters said that the
Mongols have not fulfilled their pro-
mise to leave the region claimed by
Manchukuo.
1t will be necessary, unless they
act promptly, to evict them forcibly,
the military said.
The Kwantung army followed the
same tactics in eXpelling the forces
of Gen. Sung Cheh Yuan from a
corner of North China claimed by
the Manchukuan province in Jehol.
The Japanese soldiers pushed Gen
eral Sungs men behind the Great
Wall of China.
Mongolian leaders have returned
without answers notes sent by Man
chukuo proposing discussion to de-
termine the exact border line be-
tween the Chinese province and
Manchukuo.
After several days of comparative
quiet in the Jehol-Chahar section,
there came reports today that the
japanese are consolidating their po-
sitions, adding new villages to the
territory claimed by Jehol, and dis
tributing pamphlets indicating that
they plan to continue their west
ward advance.
In Tokyo Senjuro Hayashi, war
minister, told the diet that the Jap
e-Manchukuen force had been
attacked by the Mongols at Lake
BUR. He denied his soldiers had TAX
en- the offensive.
Hayashi said the Nipponese SOL
diery do not plan action beyond the
border of Manchrkuo. He claimed
the Mongolians had crossed into
Manchukuan territory in occupying
the lake area.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
MEN
ADOPT COURSE
ON CONTRACTS
Continued On Page 81

Cotton contract Signers met yes
terday in Bard to elect committee
men for the valley and to discuss
the details of the 1885 contracts.
Frank G. Beyschlag, farm advisor.
and w. Houghton, assistant in ag-
riculture, accompanied the local
growers.
The Imperial Valley committee
men and alternates selected are:
Roy Johnson of Imperial, J. H. Ross
of Seeley, A. B. Humlison of Heber
and John S. Rogers of Ell Centro.
The Bard group is composed OF
G. L. Mclaughlin, Forrest Beaseley.
Simo Boskowich, w. C. Parkman.
These two groups elected them
selves as county committee, thus
continuing the same system in ef-
feet last year. For Bard, the Bard
members act as a community COM
mittee to pass on contracts, the
valley committee acting as the
county committee for this group In
the valley, the committee acts as
community committee, and Bard,
as the county group.
| Many questions were brought up
relative to the program under the
contracts for the coming year. Acre
age reduction is $3.50 per cent as
compared to last year IS $3.50 per
cent. Rental payments will be 3is
cents per pound on the base pro-
duction on the rental acres. In ad-
dition parity payments of ~ cents
| per pound on the farm allotment
will be made. The farm allotment
is 40 per cent of the base production
of that land, this 40 per cent being
the figure representative OF the
amount of cotton used domestical-
ly.
Growers with a sufficient history
of production during the base per-
iod, 1928-32, can come under the
contracts this year ON the same
basis as those who signed two year
contracts.
Those who grew cotton for the
first time last year are eligible thia
year and will be given base OF not
more than Id Of the total cultlvat-
ed acres in their farms.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
WILL REQUEST
PWA LOAN FOR
CANAL POWER
Will Leave For Capital Prior To
Action On Presidents Work
Relief Program
VALLEY BACKING ASSURED
Favorable Attitude Of Local
Organizations VIII Be Used To
Support Plea

Coming as another act on the
part of the irrigation district dlrec-
torate to further the completion OF
the power program sponsored by the
district, Phil d. Swing, special rep
reSentative for the district in Wash
ington, d. c., was given authorize
ton yesterday afternoon to return TO
the national capital and present
the districts request for $4,000
600 from PWA funds to be used in
this program.
This sum was suggested to the
board by w. S. Cone, consulting
electrical engineer in a report he
submitted to the directors last week
on the question of power develop
ment and distribution by the dis
trict. Immediately after receiving
Cone IS report and its adoption by
TIE district board, Evan T. HeweS,
chairman of the board of directors
together with Swing, visited the
different city councils and chambers
Of commerce in the county to secure
from these organizations resolutions
asking the district board to proceed
with the program by asking for this
money.
At each meeting it was pointed
out to the civic organizations that
federal authoritiesW ishedrto be as
sured that the construction OF the
necessary power plants and distri-
button system by the district was a
community project and not one in
stigated by some small group. In
every instance resolutions endorsing
the district board S action were Sc
cured by TIewes and Swing.
These completed the necessary
preliminares and yesterdays as
ton authorizing Swing to present
a request for the funds needed to
carry out the program was merely
in line with the further authoriza-
ton given by the district by other
county and civic organizations,
Swing stated this morning that
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
WIFE UPHOLDS
UPTMANN' s
AL|b| CLAIMS
Declares He Was With Her On
Night OF kidnapping And
When Ransom Was Paid

FLEMINGTON, N. j., Jan. 80.
UP)-Bruno Hauptmann and his
wife completed today the story they
hope will save Hauptmann from ex-
ecution for the murder of the Lind
bergh baby.
Mrs. Anna Schoeffler Hauptmann
left the witness chair in mid-after-
noon, after she had sworn to three
alibis for her husband.
He was with her, she said, the
night the baby was kidnapped.
He was with her, she said, in
their home, the night the Lind
bergh ransom was paid in st. Ray
mond IS cemetery.
He was with her, she said, the
night he is alleged to have paid his
way in Loew's Sheridan Square
theatre in New York with a SIS ram
som bill.
For the first time since the trial
started Hauptmann showed senti-
ment today. While his wife was
telling how she went to Europe to
see his aged mother, the defend
ant IS eyes filled with tears, and he
reached for his handkerchief to
brush them away.
Attorney General David T. Will
entz led Mrs. Hauptmann into con-
tradictions of her story. First he
drew from her the admission that
when she testified in the Bronx she
said she could not remember
whether her husband was with her
on the night of the kidnapping.
Box Proves Difficult
Then he dug into the question of
how the shoe-boX, which contained
the ransom money and which
Hauptmann says ISidor Fisch gave
to him before sailing for Germany,
could have been on a shelf in a
closet in her home almost year
without her noticing it.
Under direct examination Mrs.
Hauptmann said the shelf was too
high for her to see what was on it.
She got down from the witness
chair and demonstrated how she
would have to stretch to reach it.
Then, under cross examination,
Wilentz forced her to admit that
she had cleaned that shelf off
three times while the shoe-box was
on it.
He also forced her to admit that
a hook on which she hung her
apron evrey day was higher than
the closet shelf.
Mrs. Hauptmann flashed an oc-
casional smile at her husband
, from the witness stand, and Haupt-
mann smiled back.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
TUo NeU Judges
Requested For
Federal Court

Attorney Ross T. Hickcox OF this
city has been asked by Norman A.
Bailie, president of the California
Bar association to circulate a petit
ton asking for the appointment of
at least two additional judges for
the federal district of Southern
California.
Need of the additional courts has
long been recognized, because OF the
excessively congested condition OF
the present court calendars, court
officials and attorneys being handl-
capped by the inability to hear cases
promptly. There are enough cases on
the United States district court to
keep the present judges busy for o3
years clearing them, according to
Kelly L. Taulbee, Los Angeles at
torney who is aiding in the move for
additional judges.
A bill for appointment of the
judges has already been presented
to congress and it is hoped to obtain
sufficient signatures to the petitions
to convince the federal government
that the additional judges are need
ed badly.
Cases at present cannot be dis
posed of in less than two years af-
ter filing and often it takes from
three to five years to reach them.
Defendants in criminal cases are
frequently out on bond for two years
without being called to trial and the
United States district attorney has
had to give consideration to the dis
missal of indictments because OF the
excessive delays.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
By H. o. THOMPSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Amer-
ican adherence to the World Court
became a dead political issue today.
The senate rejection of the court
protocols generally was believed to
mean the end of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration's efforts to obtain AM
erican participation.
The defeat was extraordinary.
Ten days ago the administration
was considered a certain victor in
its fight to obtain the two-thirds
vote in the senate necessary for
ratification. Then followed a great
flood of words into American homes
by radio. Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Father Charles E. Coughlin,
the radio priest, Newton D. Baker,
among others, bombarded the public,
making an issue that had little in
terest for the general public inten-
sively alive.
kilograms pro and con poured in
on senators from their constituents.
Voters switched and finally late yes
terday afternoon when the roll was
called the administration was seven
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
LABOR ON RELIEF ROLLS EXPECTED
TOACCEPT WORK WHEN OBTAINABLE
Sterrett Issues Statement On Return From State
Emergency Relief Conference Held Yesterday
At Los Angeles

is not the function of the relief ad-
ministration, insofar as federal
funds are concerned, to give relief
to persons who are cuStomarily en-
ployed harvesting seasonal crops. I
want to emphasize again that per-
sons who can secure employment
picking cotton, or similar work at
the local prevailing rate of wage,
should accept this private employ
ment,' were the words contained
in the federal letter.
The subject was discussed in de-
tail by those present and it was
agreed that with the cooperation of
the national unemployment service,
the growers and the emergency re-
lief administration, the matter
could be worked out to the Satisfac-
ton of al lconcerned and the policy
of the federal administrator as set
forth in the foregoing letter would
be established and maintained
1t was Arne' final ruling, Ster-
rett added, that il the fullest CO.
operation is not shown by persons
in accepting private employment
when such is offered at an adequate
wage, individuals or even whole
groups will be dismissed from SERA
rolls.
This means, the local director
added, that the national reemploy-
ment service will have to cooperate
with the growers and private en-
ployers in accepting this work offer
ed and that the SERA will also CO.
operate in seeing that work orders
are filled and that good quality OF
work is turned in by those employ
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
Woman Victim Of
Robbers Attack

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 80. tU.D =
Beaten and smothered in her bed,
apparently by robbers, Mrs. Amanda
Watson, 81, was found dead in her
home today.
When police entered the house,
they found it in confusion. Dresser
drawers had been pulled out and
their contents scattered about the
rooms.
Neighbors said they had not seen
the woman since Sunday. They
knew little concerning Mrs. Watson
except that she rented rooms in her
home. Mrs. Watson's body, fuzzy
clothed, was lying on the bed. She
was rolled tightly in the bed cover
ing with a gag in her mouth and
her hands and feet bound with Win
dow cord.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30

SIT is not the intention of the
State Emergency Relief Administra-
ton to lower the wages of labor in
building construction or other work
not Of an agricultural nature below
existing standards, but as and when
requests are made by private indus
try for agricultural workers, the
workers will be expected to report
to private industry and accept such
labor if offered at the prevailing
rate for agricultural labor as re-
Gently determined at a conference
OF the growers and the county di-
rector, or suffer being separated
from the relief rolls
The above statement was made
this morning by w. j. Sterrett,
county SERA director who returned
last night from a meeting of the
field service of SERA held in Los
Angeles yesterday. The meeting
was presided over by r. E. Arne,
assistant administrator in charge OF
the field service. Chan Livingston,
national unemployment representa-
tive in Imperial county was also
present.
The principal topic of discussion
at the meeting was the "prevail-
ing rate of wages for agricultural
labor in the respective localities, -
meaning Imperial and Orange coun-
ties, Sterrett said further, adding
that the following extract from a
letter of the FERA at Washington,
D. c., was quoted to give the gov
ernment' s views on this important
matter:
81 have stated repeatedly that it
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
Yuma Group Here
. For Discussion

Handling of Colorado river water
after storage starts at Boulder dam
on Friday of this week was dis
cussed by the irrigation district
board of directors and representa-
tives of the Yuma Valley Water
Users association here this morn
ing. Henry Frauenfelder, president,
and j. A. Chester, secretary of the
Yuma organization represented that
group at the conference.
No definite conclusion in the
matter was arrived at this morning
but it was agreed that a further
conference will be held to discuss
ways and means of securing the
best cooperation between the water
users in both districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30

Payment of personal property tax
es on automobiles was keeping Dan
West, assessor-collector and his
staff busy at the court house to-
day, as man year owners were max
ing last minute payment of taxes
in order to be eligible to get their
license plates.
Before license plates can be OBJ
tained the personal property tax on
the car must be paid and a clear
ance stamp placed on the car certi-
ficate by the assessor. A 10 per cent
penalty for delinquency is being
charged on the tax payments, max
ing them $165, West stated
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
Victim OF Fatal
Crash Identified

Enrique Mejia, 81, of BraWley
was identified last night as the
Mexican killed yesterday morning
in an automobile accident north OF
Imperial early yesterday morning.
Identification was made by a
brother and sister of the dead man
who stated that he has another
sister residing in Coachella.
No additional information has
been obtained by county officers
regarding the fatal accident but an
inquest was to be held this after
noon at the Rugg funeral parlorS
in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
a. W09l
SR SAYS

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. ~.
(SpeciaD-Well sir, 1 had a un-
ique experience today. I was lit
orally run out of a town through
too much kindness. I just had
to leave Baton Rouge. These
Louisiana people are most friend
ly and hospitable you ever saw.
OF course there is two sides
down here (but that has nothing
to do with their hospitality.
There is what I would call
Longs and the "ShortS'
(there is no mediums. Now
they are trying to make "Shorts !"
out of "Longs,' and Huey Is
trying to make Longs out of
not only state "Shorts,' - but all
the U. S. "Shorts. -
visited their capitol today, the
finest in the world outside Fin
land. They have buttons on the
desk and they vote by electricity.
1t IS a marvellous way to vote, but
Huey runs the switchboard, so 1t
don't matter much which button
the boys press. All answers come
out yes. But they are great
folks.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
Riverside Has
Serious Blaze

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. 80. Wp)
Fire which for a time threatened
an entire block of the Riverside
business district was brought under
control this morning after damag-
ing the Franzen Department store
to the extent of more than $4,000.
The blaze was discovered at ap-
proximately 545 a. m. and was
fought for more than three hours
by the entire Riverside fire depart
ment. The Riverside Business Mems
association headquarters above the
store was destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
TUo Theft Cases
Reported To Police

Two cases of theft were reported
to the sheriff's office this morning.
Hilary Pugal, living on a ranch
three miles south of the Barbara
Worth country club reported that
sometime yesterday thief took two
pairs of trousers, two shirts, lea
ther coat, a woolen JACKET, a key
case, his drivers license and a nurse
containing $50 in cash belonging to
him.
Alfred Casauban who lives north
of Ell Centro ON Fourth street also
reported the loss of about 300 iron
fence posts, said posts having dis
appeared from his yard during the
past month.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
District Directors
To Attend Hearing

Members of the irrigation dis
trict board of directors, with other
officials of the district left for Los
Angeles this afternoon to be present
tomorrow morning at a hearing be-
fore fedIal court on the matter of
validating the districts bond re-
funding program.
Before departing for the court
hearing the board again conferred
with Swing relative to matters to
be taken up by him with federal
officials in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
MEXICO N|PS
REBEL PLOT
Rebellion Said To Have Been
Set For Next Tuesday By Con-
spirators
BY JACQUES D'ARMAND
United Press Staff Correspondent

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 30.-The
Mexican national government today
claimed to have frustrated rebel
lion planned for next Tuesday in
such detail tha+ cabinet jobs already
had been allotted to leaders.
More than 20 persons, some OF
prominence, we're held by federal
authorities, who charged that there
were two sets of revolutionary plot
ters, one here, the other at Ell PaSo,
Texas, where many MeXicans live in
exile.
Jose Vasconcelos, now in exile in
BuenoS Aires, was to be president
if the revolt succeeded, secret SER
vice men said. Gilberto Valenzuela,
who is living in FL Paso, was to be
minister OF interior, they said, and
General Marcelo Garaveo, also IN
Ell Paso, was to be secretary OF war.
1t was alleged that plans for the
rebellion we're made by Valenzuela
and Caraveo from Ell Paso, in CO.
operation with Antonio Villareal,
u1lSuCCGSSlll III ~
cent Presidential election.
1t was not known where Villareal
is but he is believed to be near the
capital.
Conductor Held
Arrest of Morales Guevara, a Pull
man conductor on the Mexico City
Ell Paso railroad, was said to have
brought disclosure of plans for the
revolt. Guevara is charged with be-
ing liaison man between the two
groups of plotters. Police were said
to have obtained from him import
ant papers which showed the real
extent of the revolutionary plans.
Andrew Pedrero, one of the capt.
tails leading lawyers, was among
those arrested. Another was Fran
cisco Gonzales Y Gonzales, former
director general of customs. A for
mer general of the army, whose
name was withheld, also was held.
Police said the conspirators hoped
that a part of the army would sup
port them.
Secret government agents in Ell
Paso were said to have given first
word of the alleged plot. They gain
ed the confidence of Valenzuela, it
was said, and learned from him that
certain papers were to be sent to
Mexico City in charge of Guevara.
His arrest was ordered.
1t was alleged also that a secre-
tary of Archbishop Pascual Diaz has
been consulted-to what end was
not said-by revolt leaders.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
Deny Mrs. Coolidge
Will Marry Again

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan. 80.
Friends of Mrs. Grace Goodhue
Coolidge insisted today that she had
no matrimonial plans, despite re-
ports that the widow of the former
president was about to wed again.
Mrs. Coolidge is at Slick Rock,
Columbus, N. c., where she is spend
ing the winter with Mrs. F. B. Ad-
ans.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
FIVE COUPLES DIDN'T WED

BLOOMSBURG,. Pa. W.P)-Some-
thing went amiss in wedding plans
for at least five couples in Colum-
bia county during 1884. That
many marriage licenses were re-
turned to the county clerk here
unused.