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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
Society
Clubs
Southern District
Board Meeting At
La Jolla Friday

An address by Miss Josephine G.
Seaman, state president, and in
stallation of officers elected last
October ut Lake Arrowhead. will
mark The final board meeting of
Southern District. California Fed
Grafton of Women s clubs, under
Mrs BENJAMIN F. Warmer IS regime.
which viii be held at La Jolla
Woman IS CLUB. La Jolla, May at
$50 a. m Mrs. J. D. Shipp Of
san Diego, vice president, and 9TH
er members Of the present board
viii assist Mrs Warmer.
Fl Centrans are particularly IN
terested in the fact that Mrs. F. d.
Jacobs for many years a prominent
club woman Of this city, is TO be a
state trustee. representing the dis
trict Mrs. Jacobs is state chairman
OF resolutions and has played an
active part in the district and state
as well as IN the county and city
activities
In addition. El Centrans will be
interested in the appointment of
Mrs. r. L. Glasby of CaleXico as
county auditor. Mrs. GlaSby being
the outgoing president Of the coun-
ty federation and president Of the
county P. T. A. council Mrs. A.
B. Hanson Of this city has been
district auditor.
Miss Seaman is expected to tell
Of her visit TO Farmingham Wom-
en- s prison which she inspected
while on her eastern trip. Mrs Ag-
mes L. McEuen of Riverside. state
legislation chairman and observer
at the legislature, viii discuss her
work; Mrs. David A. Fraser. will
present the Victory trophy offered
bv her department industrial in
terests) to the club submitting re-
port Of outstanding work in this
field and district ehairmen will
give tWo-year reports Of activity.
Mrs. John Stewart Of Hemet, re-
tiring tWo-term president Of River
side county federation, whose ser
vice record includes church, vel
fare. P. T. A. and Red Cross as
we'll as CLUB work, will be seated as
district president with her elected
Officers: Mrs. Z. z. Smith Of Ana
helm. vice-president; Mrs. Charles
A. Tracy OF san Diego. treasurer;
Mrs. Robert L. Glasby Of Calexlco,
auditor: and Mrs. F. D. Jacobs OF
El Centro. state trustee. Appointive
officers. recording and correspond
ing secretaries and parhamentar-
ians are as yet unannounced. Chair
men viii be presented for ratifica-
tion at the summer conference.
Mrs. Warmer viii install the new
corps Of officers.
La Jolla Woman's club, Miss
Elizabeth Hugus, president. will pro-
vide music at the sessions and San
Diego county officers are in charge
OF ARRANGEMENTS to entertain 0le
visiting clubwomen.
Luncheon viii be at Hotel Casa
de Manana. La Jolla, where a spe-
cial rate has been arranged for
those who plan to arrive May 2 and
remain over night. Reservations
should be. made direct 10 the hotel.
All club women are welcome to
attend the meeting sessions and
luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE
SONG FESTIVAL

Valley residents are interested in
the approaching fifth annual song
festival Of the Mountain Empire
district TO be held in Boulevard
Park on May 26.
Miss Sylvia Knapp. well known
singer and radio artist Of San Di-
ego. is 10 be featured on the pro
gram according TO Dr. Ralph S.
Roberts Of Campo who is a member
OF the committee sponsoring the
festival
Sponsors of the festival include
the Mountain Empire post and
unit American Legion and AuXil-
iary and other civic organizations
who invite eli interested TO be pres
ent. The program starts at 10 a.
m. and many valley residents who
have attended previous song festi-
walls hope TO be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
Former Resident
Alive De spite
Suicide Run1OrS

GEORGE Evans. who committed
suicide recently in Los Angeles; IS
not the George Evans who is a for
mer resident Of FL Centre and az
one time connected with the local
sheriffs office, relatives here oe-
clare. in asking The Press to make
an explanation because Of numer-
Gus inquiries.
The El Centro George Evans IS
alive ana well and makes mis- home
with his son Gilbert Evans. Slni-
larity in the names has caused con-
siderable confusion. many inquiries
being received both her and IN Los
Angeles from friends Of the loca'
George Evans.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
SOCIAL BREVTTIES

Miss Lois richardson IS visiting
her sister. Mrs. A = Hanson and
Dr. Hanson.
Mrs. Faunna Cecil president and
first delegate OF anna Maria Ross
tent No y Of the Daughters OF
Union Veterans Of the Civil war,
leaves Thursday for the convention
at Modesto. This order is allied
with the G. A R Ms Cecil will
foin the san Diego and Los Ange-
les delegates enroure-
Seeley-W -Westside home department
is meeting tomorrow THURSDAY, 1or
an all day session at the commun-
itv hall. Food fcE adOlescentS IS
the subject and Miss Florence
Glenn home demoE$CEatl atlon agent.
will be present.
Mrs. Ray Edgar - IA san Diego
today.
Delphians viii meet Friday May
3 with Mrs. John d Keye 643
Olive. the meeting TO begin at lO:3O
0 clock and to be followed by
luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n wright Of FL
Caion attended the L z. LanleF
funeral this morning
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
Bank Women VIII
Meet In MeXicali

Imperial Valley Bank Women s
association holds its next meeting
Thursday evening, May 2, in Mex
icali with the members Of the group
in that city as hostesses.
Dinner will be served in the
GambrinUs followed by a program
under the direction Of the Mexicali
Election Of officers will
take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
CHURCH
ANNUAL MEETING

First Baptist church will hold the
annual business meeting this eve
ming. beginning with a pot luck
dinner at $50 p. m. Each depart
ment is to present a tWo-minute
report Of the work accomplished,
these reports taking place at the
business session to begin at 1880
0 clock.
Election Of new officers and tran
saction Of other important business
will take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
JOHN COUCH
WINS HONOR

John A. Couch, 621 Main street,
El Centre, is among 18O University
of Southern California undergrad
yates who made no grade less than
''B' during the first semester of
the 1934-35 school year it was re-
vealed in a survey made by Theron
Clark, use registrar.
Perfect academic records of all
. A. grades were awarded Is stu
dents during the first semester.
Eight of the Is students were CO.
eds, giving the women Slight
numerical advantage on the honor
roll.
Again leading the men, the CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
con ROOF AND RAT

TURLOCK, Calf. U.R) - Ernest
Caster, hardware store owner here,
is something Of a hunter, so when
he glimpsed a rat walking along a
ceiling molding he reached into a
show case for a shotgun and fired.
He killed the rat. but also blew out
a section Of the roof.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
COUNTY CHAIRMEN
MEET SATURDAY

Notices have been sent out to all
home department charm relative
TO the county chairmeD - monthly
meeting to be held at 10 a.. N. Sat
urday May Z. in the court house.
The meeting will close promptly
n 1880 a. N. so th=E those who
wish TO attend the pioneer IS picnic
viii have ample time 10 Go So
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
POINT CLUB
AT LEMONS HOME

Match Point Duplicate Bridge
club members met at the 3 E.
Lemons home. 1875 South Sixth
street. last night for their weekly
game
Esgh score FOR north and south
was won boy Mrs Ford smith and
mrs. w b Meaghert second, by
Mrs ~. p. Swanberger and z. A.
Nance
In east and west, Dr. f, o. Car
tar and Airs Charles F. Delp won
son score and DIT John D. Keye
and ~ J Meagher second high
Sccre
Mps. SWanherRer and DR. Keye
,Fere guests 81 the club
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01

eds placed 94 on the OBJ list to
So for the male undergraduates.
It seems that the longer one
stays in school the better chance
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
Of Intere est To Women
Churches
Schools
Social Calendar
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Annual meeting, $50. First Bap-
list church
Townsend club dinner, $50, 10000
club.
McCabe operetta, 7:3O, MeCabe
school.
City council. 1:3O. city han.
Oasis lodge No. 66i, F. and 4. NJ,
$50. Masonic temple.
Eagles. s, 569 Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01

one has OF making high grades for
at use the seniors have led the
other classes for two years in plac-
ing members on the honor roll with
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
NeCU Shipment OF
Pheasant Eggs

Another shipment Of pheasants'
eggs has been received at the coun-
ty agricultural commissioners OF
Iice in the court house and anyone
wishing eggs is asked to call at once
Tor them.
The first shipment was sufficient
cnly 10 care Tor those who had
listed their orders with the office.
but this second shipment is avail
able for all who wish them.
Tho Bonnie poultry farm Alder
Tood Manor, Washington, recently
shipped 535 White LeghOrn breed
ing birds TO England
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01
TOMORROW

Rotary club. Barbara Worth.
Seeley-Wcstside home depart
ment. community hail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01

the juniors. sophomores, and fresh
men following in the order named.
John Couch is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Couch of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-01

her sister. Mrs. A. = Hanson. and
DR.. Hanson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
CONCILIATORY GESTURE MADE BY
GERMANY REVIEWS HOPE OF PEACE
Willing To Enter Agreement For Non-Aggresson
In Eastern Europe According To
Statement From Stresa

STRESA, Italy, April r. U.P)-
A hope for peace broke through
European war clouds today when
Germany made her first concilia-
tory gesture since she scrapped the
Versailles treaty in re-arming.
The italian delegation at the
British -French-T italian conference
issued a communique saying Dr.
KonStantin Won Neurath, German
foreign minister, had informed Sir
Eric Phipps, British ambassador in
Berlin, that Germany was ready to
enter a pact of non-aggreSSion in
eastern Europe.
Germany offered to enter the
pact "even if the other signatorieS
to such a pact had already formu-
lated separate agreements amongst
themselves for reciprocal assist
ance.D
A British spokesman announced
there was "a substantial unanimity
of views lin plain language, de-
cision on a united course of action
among the three powers on the
attitude to be taken at Geneva
when the council of the League of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12

With this evening set as the time
for the presentation of the Public
Schools Week program at the high
school, students and instructors are
preparing to welcome their guests
and to guide them about the cam
pus and to the various displays ar
ranged in the classroomS.
In the tipping room the displays
for the commercial department will
be shown. Designs made on type
writer's, designs made from short
hand characters, and examples OF
letter forms and shorthand notes
have been mounted on cardboard
and placed on the walls of the room.
Other interesting displays are ar
ranged in the other departments.
First number on the program to
be presented in the auditorium will
be a grand march, 'c'ilgrim" (M.
L. Lake., by the high school or
chestra, directed by Miss Lucille
Krause. This will be followed by
reading II Am Innocent of This
Blood" by Ethel-pearl Cross. GOD
Touched the Rose" MAY Helen
Brown will be the next number on
the program. II will be a musical
selection by the mixed q6artette,
composed of Allene McChristy, Bar
bara Hatch, Stanley Ryerson, and
Harold Lindsey, accompanied by
Helen Dowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
COURT HOLDS
CASE NOT IN
JURISDICTION
Barry-Mclver May File Amend
ed Complaint But Continu-
ance of Injunction Refused
JUDGE MUNDO PRESIDES
Says Court Without Authority
To Prevent Elected Official
From Taking Office
JUDGE MUNDO PRESIDES

While granting permission to file
an amended complaint. Judge Ar
thur L. Mundo, San Diego, this
morning refused to grant an in
junction against E. N. D. Hatch
and Charles Bratton as asked by
Miss Winnie Barry and F. H. Nc
Iver through their attorney Hugh
MacKinnon. Judge Mundo had
come to the valley for the purpose
of hearing this motion today. In
addition to this the court denied a
motion to grant the injunction dur
ing the pendency of an appeal
from the judgment rendered this
morning and also on March is when
Judge Mundo dissolved the restrain
ing order which had been granted
by local superior court judges.
In granting this permission to
file an amended complaint it was
the courts decision that this action
would be allowed only as means
of supplementing or correcting the
original complaint filed by Mac
Kinnon for the plaintiffs in case
they desired to carry the matter
further through an appeal.
Judge Mundo based his opinion on
the legal grounds that court OF
equity cannot restrain the holder
of an election certificate from as
Stunning the office to which he had
been elected. He further stated
that the court had no authority to
tell one party to the action Goat it
should refrain from allowing the
other party to assume the office in
question or, on the other hand, to
take an opposite action. In other
words, the court held it had no
Jurisdiction in the matter.
Asserts Work Handicapped
This was the opinion taken by
Judge Mundo on March Is when he
heard the complaint brought by
Miss Barry and McIver against
Hatch and Bratton to restrain them
from assuming the offices of asses
sor-collector and treasurer of the
irrigation district. On the same
grounds the court at that time had
bllC AiJuAlNsASAA
which was followed by a motion to
file a supplemental complaint.
In opening his argument this
morning, MacKinnon stated that
the reason why he filed this motion
was because of certain changes that
had taken place in the situation
since that time. He stated that the
incumbents had been. seriously i'm
peded in doing the work of their
offices by actions of the defendants
since the original complaint had
been filed, making special reference
to the action of Bratton in deputiz-
ing deputies who had worked in
the preceding administration to
work for him. This, MacKinnon
said, had made it necessary to Sc
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TONIGHT
Public Schools Week To Be Brought To Close B!
Students Exhibit

This will be followed by another
musical selection, Spanish Dancer
(Mauritz MoszkoWskD, played by the
string ensemble. Roberta Barratt
Maxine Spears, Annie Lee Rapson
and Ethel Danenburg are the men,
bers of the ensemble. Miss Lucille
Krause is the accompanist.
A high voltage demonstration by
the science department will be
given. John w. Cook and E. w
Waterman, the faculty members in
charge of the demonstration, will
be assisted by Hulon Wigington
William Osborne, David Ryerson
Donald Dyer, Ralph Conner, Es%s;Sl
Fleisher, Ernest Cole. Isidore Lazo
and Lawrence Cook.
"An Old Love-" a musical selec-
tion by the girls double trio, will
follow. Members of the trio are
Shirley Maddux, Allene McChriSty
Elizabeth Meyer, Tommie Sue Nc
Christy, Helen Dowd, Barbara
Hatch. Betty Surface accompanies
the trio
Tumbling and pyramids by the
boys physical education depart
ment and an overture, Paramount, -
by the high school orchestra will
complete the program.
Following the program, refresh
ments will be served in the home
economics building.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
SUPERVISORS OPPOSE MEASURES
Telegraph Opposition To Bills Pending In State
Legislature

Opposition of the board of sup
ervisors and county grand jury to
certain measures pending in the
state assembly were voiced in tele-
grams dispatched last night to Ben
Hulse, state senator and Clarence
Walker, assemblyman from this
district. The messages which read
as follows were signed by A. Y.
Preble, chairman of the board of
supervisors:
Imperial county board of sup
ervisors and grand jury oppose As
sembly bills 1705, l706, 1707, 1708,
17O9. ITO, It'll, 1712. 1713 and 1923,
also Assembly bill 967. We do not
object to Assembly bill 811 but do
believe same should be amended to
be handled by the sheriffs depart
ment in preference to the record
err"
Assembly bill 811 provides for a
uniform method of foreclosing
trust deeds in the state of Cali
fornia, creating the office of state
public trustee and providing for
public trustees in every county and
city and county of the state. 1t
provides further that the county
recorder of each county and city
and county shall be ex officio pub
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
PRISON ARMS
SMUGGLING To
Be PREVENTED
Bill introduced Into Assembly
Causes Wild Debate On Capt.
tai Punishment

SACRAMENTO, April IL. U.P)-
A bill designed to stop the snug
Cling of arms into state prisons
was passed by the assembly today
after it had thrown the lower
house into a spirited capital pun
ishment debate.
Introduced by Assemblyman
Clifford R. Kallam following the
break at San Quentin prison last
January, the bill provided the
death penalty for persons found
guilty OF carrying or transporting
arms into a state prison with the
intent Of aiding q prisoner.
The measure Immediately was at
tackled by numerous assemblymen
who opposed it because of the cap
ital punishment feature.
While this group was successful
in finally amending the act to
provide for life Imprisonment
without parole" instead of the
death penalty, it was only after a
debate in which a score of mem
bers joined.
In. answer to the claim by Assem-
blyman Godfrey Morgan, Santa
Monica, that guns were not used
only to kill, but Ito intimidate, ("
Assemblyman Ray Williamson, San
Francisco, insisted that guns smug-
gled into prisons were used for only
one purpose.
They use guns to kill, and hang
ing is too good for man who
smuggles a gun into prison" he
said.
Despite the fact I am the CO.
author of an anti-capital punish
ment BILL" said Assemblyman Aug
ustus F. Hawkins, II am in favor
of the death penalty in cases like
this. The smuggling of guns into
prisons leads to multi-murders."
Refer To Griffin Case
Assemblyman Thomas Maloney,
San Francisco, who proposed the
life imprisonment amendment, de-
clared that "only the poor hang"
Assemblyman William Hornblow-
er, San Francisco, also subscribed
to this belief, adding that "Califor-
mia has never hanged rich man
since the law was passed"
In opposing the death penalty
provision of the original bill, As
semblyman William Moseley Jones,
Montebello, called attention to the
recent case of Rush Griffin, Los
Angeles Negro youth, who was
hanged without due process of
law"
Human justice is, at its best,
uncertain" Jones said. I'VE have
no right to take away a life, be-
cause in so doing we are trespass-
ing on higher justice than hu-
man justice"
The Maloney amendment was
adopted by vote of 35 to 80 and
the bill given final passage, Al to
25.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
INJUNCTION AGAINST BRATT0N-HATCH DENIEI
Contour System, OF
Irrigation Praised

improvement in the grapefruit
orchards where the contour system
of irrigation has been installed
proved highly gratifying to w. r.
Schoonover, extension specialist in
citriculture, who, with Frank @
Beyschlag, farm advisor, visited a
number of valley citrus groves this
week.
Both feel that this system of
irrigation has now gone past the
experimental stage and may be rec
commended to growers.
Next month Jim Fairbanks, eX-
tension specialist in tillage, will be
in the valley to discuss with grow
ers the tillage problem.
No formal meetings will be held
but he will discuss with operators
implements used and results obtain
ed, hoping to be able to obtain in
formation for use against meetings
next fall
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
PIONEERS SET
PICNIC DATE

Saturday, May 4, is the date for
the annual meeting of the Imperial
Valley Pioneers association as a
result of the executive board meet
ing held last night in the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Various committees were appoint
ed by Dan West, vice-president, in
the absence of the chairman, j. D.
Huston, who was represented by
Mrs. Huston.
West will handle the publicity,
T. D. Mccall, heads the button COM
mittee; Dan Grumbles, refresh
ments; Mrs. Huston, Elmer Forrest
Ell and Mccall, program.
The picnic will take place at the
county fair grounds and members
will bring basket luncheons. A
varied program will be featured and
will include an address by an out
side speaker.
Pioneers from far and near will
gather to relive the old days on this
occasion.
Members of the association are re-
minded that dues should be paid as
quickly as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
MARKED SHIFT
IN ACREAGE Of
VALLEY CROPS
Vegetables And Alfalfa Drop
While Gains Shown In Grains
And Flax Paintings

Marked shifts in the acreage for
various valley crops is shown in the
Imperial Irrigation district crop
report issued in March of 1885 as
compared with that issued in
March of 1882, declares Scott B.
Foulds, farm bureau secretary in a
Press interview.
Decreases in the acreage for al
falfa, vegetables, grapefruit are
shown with a big increase in the
acreage for grains.
In round numbers, alfalfa acre
age has decreased 10000 acres in
the period, while grains show a gain
of $4,000 acres; barley shows an
increase of 24,000 acres, oats, of
2500 acres; wheat of 25,000 acres,
while flax shows an increase from
SO acres to $4,000 acres.
Vegetables show a decrease of
10000 acres from the report of 1882
to that issued in IS for the year
"a. Grapefruit shows a decrease
of some 1900 acres, asparagus, a
slight gain of 400 acres, other crops
remaining practically stationery.
The report for 1884 gives field
crops of all kinds a total acreage
of 472,95l, alfalfa leading the list
with 166,510 acres; garden crops
total 1919 acres, with 40,280 acres
of lettuce as the largest acreage;
permanent crops show total of
l7029 acres with grapefruit, 1891
as the total;
This makes a total acreage of
647119, which, less acreage counted
twice, gives a net area in crop of
396,535. The area not farmed is
listed as 215,665 acres, making the
total area of the district $4,000
acres.
Number of farms reported is
4,494; 40 per cent or 1,798 are farm
ed by the owners and the remain
ing 60 per cent, 1896, by tenants.
Average area Of farms is 1872 acres
This report is made by NJ. j.
Dowd, chief engineer and general
superintendent for the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12

lie trustee. of each such county or
city and county.
Bill No. OCT would add new
section to the political code relat-
ing to records to be kept by the
county recorders as follows:
Whenever any instrument which
transfers the title to real property
or which affects the title to real
property has been filed for record
with the county recorder of any
county in the state of California,
such recorder shall index such in
strument in seperate index
known as the transfer record "
This index shall record all trans
fers of real property according to
the legal description thereof in
Guiding the name Or number of the
tract, block, or lot thereof in that
order, if the property is so des-
cribed.
The other bills against which
protests are raised refer to pro-
posed amendments relative to fill
ing of mortgages, sales contracts,
transfers of real and personal pro-
perty. and proposed amendments to
existing laws regulating the duties
of county recorders and the secre-
tary Of state.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-12
Mooney Case Back
In State Courts

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf.
April IL. (UP) - The "cause celebre"
of white-haired Tom Mooney, con-
victed 1916 San Francisco pre-
paredness day bomber, today was
carried back to the state courts
where he was convicted when a
habeas corpus petition, seeking
MONEYS immediate release from
San Quentin prison, was filed in
superior court at San Rafael.
Practically identical to habeaS
corpus pleas rejected last year by
the district federal court and the
U. S. circuit court of appeals, the
petition allegedly perjury by prin-
cipal state witnesses whose testi-
mony brought about MONEYS con-
viction, and charges that Charles
Fickert, then district attorney Of
San Francisco, knew the evidence
was faxed.