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Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
OKLAHOMA COWBOY CONGRESSMAN
SEES HUEY LONG AND RAISES HIM
His Name May Be Percy But He Is Willing To
Tangle With The Kingfish Charging Latter
Works For Wall Street

ther he comes back to congress or
not.
He said he planned to make an
address to the nation about Rev.
Charles Coughlin and Huey Long.
"The reverend has joined the
money changers" said Gassaway.
"Te has definitely Joined the gang
that Christ ran out of the temple"
IF Huey, on the other hand, is
right II his contention that the gov
ernment can print money SO every
body can get $4,000 he must be an
employee of Wall Street trying to
hammer common folks down.
+, 81 used to think man who got
up in the world had to earn his
own value by getting up at four in
the morning and working. But with
congress having the right to print
money that's something different.
Let's live in fools paradise and
forget about getting up early and
earning living"
Gassaway said he intended to pro-
pose in the speech, formation of
10000 split -the-wealth" clubs, we'd
ded to the idea of $4,000 for every
family head.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
GOVERNMENT
. STARTS WAR
I UPON CRIME

WASHINGTON, March Is. W.a)-
The treasury today sent it's $4,000
law enforcement agents into one of
the mightiest federal crime drives
in recent history.
Underworld rings from coast to
coast felt the hammer blows of the
sweeping raids.
1t was estimated that the first
descent of the agents on criminal
strongholds brought well over 300
arrests. Additional arrests were re-
ported hourly. -
Progress was reported to Wash
ington headquarters, where Secre-
tary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau,
Jr., personally watched the results.
Treasury officials were deluged
with kilograms from regional Off
cials reporting arrests.
Customs guards, coast guards,
secret service agents and narcotics
investigators masSed forces in the
first day of a scheduled three day
drive against smugglers, counter
feiters, bootleggers, narcotic traffic
and racketeers.
WASHINGTON, March Is. U.P-
Arrests in the federal government S
giant law enforcement drive reach
ed 1,219 by mid-afternoon, treas
ury officials announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
DOCTOR SAYS
STERILIZATION
NOT FORCED

MARTINEZ, Calf, March IS. U.H
DIR. E. w. Merrithew, Contra Costa
county physician, today denied re-
ports that scores of women on re-
lief rolls had been induced or CO.
creed into submitting to sterilization
in order to obtain county aid.
DR.. MerritheW's statement was
evoked by disclosure that the coun-
ty grand jury and the district attor-
ney are conducting an investigation
into scores of sterilization cases,
majority involving women ranging
in age from Is to 80, performed at
the county hospital.
While admitting that many steril-
ization operations had been per-
formed at the hospital, Of which he
is director, DR.. Merrithew said a
large percentage OF, sterilization ap-
plicants had been turned down be-
cause, in the opinion of hospital
authorities, there was not sufficient
reason for the operation.
Many of them would get very
mad when they were refused" the
surgeon said
He said that in almost every in
stance, such operations were per-
formed for therapeutic reason and
that full records of the cases, at
testing consent of both husband and
wife, or in some cases, of the indi-
vidual patient, we're available.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
RIVER FLOOD
FORCES MORE
FROM HOMES
Observers Doubt Conditions
Will Approach Record Disas-
ter OF Eight Years Ago
BY United Press

Flood waters over 100000 acres of
the lower Mississippi river valley
today drove 10000 persons to emer-
gency shelters in five states and
menaced the homes of thousands
of others.
Three men, Negroes, were known
to have drowned In the muddy sea
centering around the boundary
functions of Illinois, Missouri, Ar
kansas and Kentucky. Several 9TH
er persons were missing.
Danger of a flood comparable to
that of 1927 when the Mississippi
routed 100000 persons from their
homes was minimized by predic-
tions of fair weather. In many 10
calities, however, the flood crest
will not arrive until Saturday.
KENNETH, Mo-, March Is. Wn)-
Flood waters of the st. Francis
river broke through the levee two
miles north of here today, inundat-
ing thousands of acres of evacuated
farm land.
Shortly thereafter two more
breaks occurred within a half mile
of the original break. The two
new abrasions were nearly 500 yards
in width and allowed tons of water
to sweep into a portion of the west
ern part of Kennett.
The effect of the two new breaks
was to lessen the tension on the
opposite levee. 1t was feared that
when the waters begin to recede
this bulwark will be torn out.
The swirling waters halted the
efforts of nearly a thousand men,
farmers and members of the Mis-
souri, national guard, to prevent the
flood from tearing through the
protesting wall.
Nearly 5000 families from the
surrounding lowlands had evacuat-
ed to Kennett and other high
points.
Members of the army engineers
corps began preparations to take
repairs that would check the spread
of the water.
National guard headquarters esti-
mated that by noon the break in
the levee, originally 100 yards,
would increase to 500 yards.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
L I Err CLAIMS:
KISSED
WOMAN FRIEND.

SAN JOSE, Calf, March Is. U.9
An anonymous letter alleging
that David Lamson was seen to
kiss Sara Kelley, blonde Sacra-
mento divorce. on a street in the
capital city today turned Lamson's
second murder trial from repeti-
tious stories of police Investigators
into the romantic realm the state
contends melted the crime.
The letter was received by Prose-
cutor Allan p. Lindsay, who, it was
understood, was seeking an avenue
through which it might be intro
duced as evidence to support the
states contention that Lamson
murdered his wife, Allene Thorpe
Lamson, in their Stanford univer-
sity campus bungalow on May 80,
1888.
The writer claimed to have seen
Lamson kiss Mrs. Kelley in front
of the newspaper office where she
was employed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
rs Nea II f 81
Federal Relief
Costs Decline

WASHINGTON, March is. U.P)-
Federal relief costs showed "unus-
ually important" decreases in Feb
ruary, Administrator Harry Hop
kins said today. Reports from l42
major cities showed 4,307 fewer
cases than in January.
Costs OF feeding and clothing
needy in metropolitan areas de-
clined $7,262,871 during the two
month period. Sale contributions
are averaging about $50,0O0,0O0 a
month. $20,000,000 more than their
low point 10 months ago.
Hopkins said city relief rolls list
ed 2,l97, $3.50 families and individuals
in January and 2,l93, ,073 in Febru-
airy. Costs declined from $75.875,-
COS to $68,612,732.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
RoehI Arraigned
In Death Case

In superior court this morning,
VIM. Roehl was arraigned before
Judge Vaughn Thompson on
charge of murder. w. I. Wilson
was appointed his attorney and
plea was set for March 10. z. Van
Wetterling. charged with possess
ing firearm was arraigned. w.
E. Abraham was appointed to rep
resent him and the case was con-
tinued until next Tuesday for plea.
j. H. Cunningham pleaded not
guilty to a charge of issuing an n.
S. f. check and his trial was set
for April 1. Milton Stapp pleaded
guilty to a charge of failure TO
provide and applied for probation.
Hearing on this was set for March
%.
Probation hearings of Ned New
son, charged with assault and Ra-
fael Cohen, on statutory charge.
were continued until March %.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
FLYER UNHURT
WHEN FORCED
= To DESCEND
Second Attempt At Shakespeare
Hop Across Country Halted
By Motor Trouble
LEFT COAST THIS MORNING
Noted Aviator Had Expected To
Reach New York In Seven
Hours Or Less


CLEVELAND, March Is. up
Wiley Post brought down his VIM
ME Mae few minutes before 5:29
p. m. (ESTD today on the border
OF Cleveland airport.
United Air Lines officials, an
nouncing the landing, said motor
trouble forced him to land. He was
unhurt.
LOS ANGELES, March IS. W.p)-
Wiley Post and his famed mono
plane Winnie Mae roared eastward
today, hoping to span the continent
in seven hours and pave the way
for commercial flights through the
sub-stratosphere.
The one-eyed OkAahoman, dress
ed like a mai from Mars and
once more plotting the craft in
which he twice 'circled the globe,
took off unexpectedly from Union
air terminal in Burbank at 6:l6
a. m. (PST).
The destination to which he
hoped to rocket at from $50 to 400
miles an hour was Floyd Bennett
field, in New York.
The Winnie Mae which Post
gunned down the long runway at
Sunrise and headed toward the At
lantic seaboard was substantially
the same old ship in which II.
rode to fame. ~
1t had a few new gadgets to in
crease, its speed but its motor and
fuselage were the ones he started
first to fly five years ago.
To get the Winnie Mae to a
speed of $50 miles an hour, or bet
ter, Post was depending chiefly on
the thin air of $4,000 feet where he
expected TO. ride. a tail wind of
so miles an hour and reduced air
resistance through the elimination
of his landing gear.
To permit him to stand the sub
zero temperatures of the altitude
and to provide oxygen enough to
keep him alive Post wore a curious
suit, topped by an allsninum he'll
met into which an oxygen jet
flowed.
Start Unexpected
The, outfit resembled fantastic
conception of what "a "Man of
Mars, might wear.
His gear did not permit him to
eat. drink or smoke.
1t was. his second attempt to
span the continent. Several weeks
ago he was forced to land in Muroc
Dry Lake, near Mojave, Calf, when
an oil line broke.
Today's take-off was entirely
unexpected. He appeared at the
airport shortly before dawn. The
snub-nosed Winnie Mae was Wheel
ed fun her hangar and her motor
was warmed.
Post got into his queer costume
and climbed into the cockpit. He
waved goodbye to the few attend
ants, gave the Winnie Mae the gun
and was Off
He dropped his landing gear
when only few yards in the air.
Minus the gear, he had only belly
skid on which to land.
He circled the airport once and
then, gaining altitude fast, headed
eastward. fs
Since he carried no radio equip
lnent and since he intended to fly
at $4,000 feet, no reports were ex-
pected from him until he reached
New York or was forced down at
some intermediate point.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
Free Admission
For Youngsters
To County Fair

Children of the valley will have
their innings at the Imperial Coun-
ty Mid-Winter fair tomorrow, for all
youngsters under IL years of age
will be admitted free up to p. m,
it was ANNOUNCED today.
Tomorrow is dedicated to juve-
nile organizations, with the Future
Farmers of America and the All
clubs taking an active part In the
days program. ..#. . -
The youngsters will be well enter
tanned by an entirely new vaude-
vile show whic hStarted making ap-
pearances today.
This bill includes T. l.. FRANKIE
with Prince, the humand mind dog,
who was seen before several valley
service clubs two years ago and is
one of the most intelligent trained
dogs now performing before the
public, his master declares. Prince
also has a son, Black Gold, who is
well advanced in his education and
is preparing to take over the job
when his dad gets too old for busi-
ness.
Other numbers to be seen are the
Mayshelle Sisters, Hollywood
dancing team; Frank Allen, the big
butter and egg man without the
butter; Seymour and Corncob,
the Hollywood Hicks; the Bellsha-
ger Troupe. clever bunch OF COM
edy acrobats; and Wally Webb's
Californians.
Tomorrow also marks the start of
the midget auto races, declared to
be one OF the best thrill features
ever offered.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
WILL DECIDE
HOLDERS OF
TWO OFFICES
Horton Contends Local Courts
Without Authority To Grant
Enjoinder
SAN DIEGO JURIST HERE
Right OF District Counsel To
Appear For Bratton Hatch
Challenged Unsuccessfully
SAN DIEGO JURIST HERE

With Judge Arthur L. Mundo.
San Diego, presiding, the hearing
on the injunction brought by Vim
ME Barry and F. II. McIver against
Charles Bratton and E. N. p.
Hatch opened in superior court
this morning. The injunction had
been granted by local superior
court judges in favor of Barry and
McIver last week.
Argument in the hearing was
opened by Harry w. Horton, chief
counsel for the irrigation district.
Before Hofton staJted his argu-
ment, H. s. MacK1 1lnon, attorney
for Barry and McIver protested
against Horton acting as attorney
for defendants Bratton and Hatch
as Lee Nuffer was appearing as
their attorney according to demur-
rerS presented in the action. Nuf-
fer moved that Horton be assO-
ciated with him as counsel in the
case and this was allowed by the
court. Horton stated he was ap-
pearing for Bratton and Hatch as
they were duly elected officers Of
the irrigation district and as such
he was their legal representative.
Horton argued that there was
no denying the fact that Barry
and McIver were legally and ply
sically in office at the time the
complaints were originally flied
and the injunction secured and
that these complaints were filed
in anticipation of what was to oc-
cur at noon, March IL, at which
time the law provides that the
newly elected officers should au-
tomatically take office.
He pointed out that in the COM
plant there were evasive references
made in that it was held the Sec
retary of the irrigation district
board of directors had certified the
so-called star" voters as being
qualified to vote while the oppo-
site was the actual truth.
Horton impressed upon the court
that each defendant, namely Brat
ton and Hatch, was in possession
of certificates of election after ;hav-
ing been declared by the board Of
directors which canyassed and re-
counted the ballots, as elected: that
each had filed his bond and other
wise had complied with all the re-
quirements Of law In this respect.
The plaintiffs, he stated, have
brought this action only on the
theory that there exists an irregu-
larity in the election proceeding
and also that up to noon. March
IL. they were the incumbent off,
GERS and secured the temporary
restraining order against the two
defendants.
Horton stated that he would
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
EXPECT SHORT
TRAIN LAW To
BE APPROVED
Measure Given Endorsement By
State Senate Committee On
Capital And Labor
By GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press starr Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, March 15.--A IA
year fight to limit the length of
trains in California neared an end
today after the senate committee
on labor and capital voted unani-
nous approval to bill setting the
maximum at 10 cars for freight and
IA cars for passenger trains.
A similar bill was accepted by an
assembly committee earlier this
week, and both measures may reach
the floor for final consideration
and action next week.
The senate committee shattered
precedent when 1t stamped edo
pass" recommendation on the
measure All previous attempts to
enact short train law were killed
by senate committees
Action on the measure was taken
after a three-hour public hearing
in the senate chambers. Repre-
Sentatives of railroads, growers and
the farm bureau protested the bill
on the ground it would not prove a
safety measure and would increase
operating and shipping costs.
Senator Jerrold l.. Seawell, for
nier fireman who was co-author Of
the bill, insisted 1t would tend to
reduce accidents caused by slack
action and buckling; facilitate
swifter movement of freight and
passengers, and provide employ
ment for many trainmen who now
are out of work.
Principal speaker against the bill
was Burton Mason, Southern Paci-
fic attorney, who said the limita-
ton to 70-car freight trains would
increase costs of the four major
railroads in California ST 1,250,000 an
nually, and that these costs would
be reflected in higher rates and
fares. Additional employment, he
said, would be balanced by re-
trenehment in salaries, thus cauS"
ing present employees to suffer.
So much time was consumed by
arguments on the short train bill
that the committee was unable to
consider other measures before it.
Chairman Culbert Olson announced
a hearing next Thursday on his bill
to establish a 3O-hour week for
labor. ~e
Conclusion of the second week Of
the legislature Witnessed gradual
speeding of activity in routine af-
fairs as attempts were made TO
"clear the decks y for consideration
of more important matters next
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
WohI Funeral
Rites TOMORROW

Funeral services for Mrs. Martin
c. Wahl. who died at her local res
idence, 627 Wensley avenue. Tues
day, will be held Saturday after
noon at 2:30 at Lemons funeral
parlors.
Rev. E. X. Latimer. pastor OF the
State Street Christian church will
officiate. The body will be sent
to Nacogdoches. Texas. for burial.
Mrs. Wahl was stricken suddenly
last Sunday.
She is survived by her husband,
Martin @. Wahl, local produce ships
per, and sister. Miss Flora Smith.
of Nacogdoches, who came here
for the funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
STRIKE
EXTENDED To
FIVE FIRM 8

SAN FRANCISCO, March Is.
U.P)-Pacific coast union sailors ex-
tended their strike movement today
to the general cargo vessels of five
eastern steamship lines which have
refused to recognize the Interna-
tional Seamen IS union.
The walkout, union leaders in
sisted, was department entirely
separate from the strike of seamen
aboard Pacific coast oil tankers,
although the purposes of each walk
out were the same-to force union
recognition and obtain employment
preference for. union workers.
While shipping circles appeared
apprehensive of spread of the dis
pute to other vessels, spokesman
for the Sailors Union of the Pa
cific, west coast branch of the I. 8.
u, said that a general maritime
strike was not contemplated.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
Fine Program, At
Rose-Mesquite

Rose Mesquite farm center, meet
ing In the Rose school, had an un-
usually interesting program last
night.
. George l.. Winwright, assistant
farm advisor, talked on the value
of proven sires in building up a
herd. -.-.S,.
"A spirited humorous debate in
volving whether eggs should be
oval in shape or square was con-
Quoted by H. D. Briscoe and G. j.
Lewis.
Miss Mary Louise Anderson pre-
sented as a piano solo Bizet's "Ha-
banero," ...
Miss Farrar Sandusky talked on
a trip to Honolulu and an anus
ing skit, Love Nest" was given
under the direction of H. d. Bris-
coe.
4. Dan Grumbles and j. H. Butler
played violin numbers also playing
music for dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15

WASHINGTON, March Is. W.p)-
Percy L. Gassaway of Oklahoma
sat in the "share-the-wealth" game
today and raised the ante 5000 on
Huey Long.
The cowboy representative from
Oklahoma (TX ranch) said he fa-
vored giving everybody In the coun-
try $4,000 instead of the ''lousy S.
600 which Long suggests"
Shell, imagine giving the COM
mon folk only $1,000 a year to live
on" said Gassaway, deriding Longs
can anyone hveon $1,000 a year?
can anyone live on $4,000 a year?
How can any person afford to keep
servants on $1,000 or take trip to
Europe?"
Hearing no answer, he continued:
II charge that Huey is employed
by Mellon, Morgan and Rockefeller.
He's not only tool of Wall street,
but o ftheinternational bankers. In
fact, I think he is getting paid by
them"
Gassaway, who wears a bow string
tie and high heeled cowboy boots,
doesn't give damn, he says, whe-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
Citrus GroDers To
Meet Tuesday Night

That representatives of the AAA
and the California-Arizona citrus
marketing agreement office will be
present to attend the meeting of
grapefruit growers to be held
Tuesday night at 7:45 in the court
house, is the information received
today by j. E. Harshman, head of
the farm bureau citrus department
which has called the meeting.
In addition, D. w. Smythe of
Berkeley will represent the Uni
versity of California extension SER
vice. giving an analysis of grape
fruit prices which he has made at
the request of the citrus depart
ment.
All grapefruit growers are urged
to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
DEATH TAKES MAN HIT BY TRUCK
Injuries Received Saturday AT Brawley BY Isador
Lieberman Prove Fatal

pavement and sustained severe head
and internal injuries
He regained consciousness SUM-
day afternoon but later his condi-
ton changed for the worse. Rela-
tives in Los Angeles, who had re-
turned to the coast believing he
would recover, were hastily sum-
moned to Brawley yesterday.
An inquest was scheduled to be
held this afternoon at Thornton's
funeral parlors in Brawley.
Lieberman's death makes the
ninth in Imperial county as re-
suit OF traffic accidents since the
first OF the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15

WASHINGTON, March is. W.P)-
Supporters of the prevailing wage
amendment hesitatingly conceded
defeat today, but lashed out at
senators who went over to the
compromise wage proposal evolved
by administration leaders to get
the $4,880000,000 relief bill through
the senate.
Sen. Pat McCarran (Dem.) New
ada, author of the amendment
which has been the center of con-
troversy for weeks, was determined,
however, to "go down fighting"
With the senate operating under
a limitation of debate, Sen. Huey
P. Long (Dem) Louisiana, kept a
running fire on Sen. Robert F..
Wagner (Dem0 New York. and
other senators who voted for the
McCarran amendment on February
81 but who have switched to a COM
promise offered by Sen. Richard
Russell (Dem) Georgia.
A vote on the McCarran amend
ment was expected this afternoon.
The senate then was expected to
accept the Russell amendment,
which charges the President with
responsibility for maintaining ex-
ist!ng wage seals.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
School Supervisor
Talks At Heber

Modern school philosophy and
methods were discussed this after
noon by Miss Helen Thomas, in
struction supervisor for the county
schools, before the Heber P. T. A.
meeting in the Heber school.
Tomorrow Miss Thomas will rep
resent Roger M v. Walton. who is
unable to attend, at the meeting of
the c. T. A., southern section, to
be held in Los Angeles.
The instruction supervisors office
in the court house will be open IT,
morrow with Miss Edith Redit. in
struction supervisor, in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
VALLEY HAY OUTLOOK PROMISING
FouIds Urges Against Shipping Undercured Alfalfa
AT Present Time

year the valley will rely more on
these eastern markets for shipment
than on Los Angeles since the feed
situation in California is the best
that it has been in some years.
Reports from Los Angeles indi-
cate that some new hay is being
shipped from the valley but that 1t
is arriving undercured and tough,
not selling well.
In view of the fact that there are
strong indications for good mar
ket in the east and with good de-
mand for hay sufficiently cured to
be safely shipped, it would appear
to be unwise to rush hay on the
market now in an undercured con-
dition. believes Foulds.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15

In view of the approaching open
ing of the valley hay season, I'M
perial Valley growers may be inter-
ested in prospects for that season,
believes Scott B. Fculds, secretary
of the farm bureau.
All the western states with the
exception of California and Arizona
are still in a serious state of mois-
ture deficiency, pasture being poor
also as we'll as prospects for spring
feed, according to the March re-
port of the California cooperative
crop reporting service.
Foulds thinks that the valley
may expect to ship a material
quantity of the first two cuttings
to eastern markets and that this
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
Brawley 2O-3O
Club Organized

Preliminary organization of a 20
80 club for Brawley was effected
yesterday when members OF the
local club met with the proposed
Brawley group in that city last
night.
Bob Fields gave a talk on the
meaning of 20-30, just what the Or
ganization stands for and the goal
which it is seeking. Leon Ander-
son acted as chairman for the
meeting and officers are to be
elected at the following meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-03-15
Jacuynba Pupils
Take In Big Fair

Jacumba grammar school visited
the county fair yesterday, holding
minimum day so that the child
rem might reach the valley in time
to see everything.
Children from the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades attend
ed accompanied by Joyce M. Fill
lingame, principal, and Marion
Mercier, teacher. They were assist
ed in transporting the youngsters
by Mrs. West of Mt. Meadows
Creamefg and D. Musante. Jacumba
merchant.