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Evening star., 1936-03-26
Speakers
WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION
TO DINE SATURDAY.

TUo of the three speakers
at the annual dinner of the
Women's Bar Association to
be held Saturday eDentng at
the Mayfo,Oer Hotel Walter
M. Basttan, president OF the
Mems Bar association, left,
and Miss Edrlene White, Uice
president of the National Or
gantsdtion OF Business and
Professional Women, right.
Bastian ,piI talk on "Why q
Bar Association" and Miss
White ,Dill discuss the rela-
tionShip betDeen professional
iDomen and Domen in bust
ness. The third speaker 1Uill
be Miss Jane M. Hoey, direc-
tor of the Public Assistance
DiUiSion of the Social Security
Board and only lDonan men,
Der of the NeW York Crime
Commission.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Navy Awards Copper Contract.

The Navy Department yesterday an
nounced the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts has contracted with the
Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper
Co. of New York for 100000 pounds
Of copper for the Washington Navy
Yard. This. officials explained, is for
the coming years supply, necessary for
constructing shell cases and for other
uses at the Naval Gun Factory and
other places in the yard. The cost
Is 9.425 cents o pound.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Mail Deliveries on Stamps.

Mexico printed Q curious set of
stamps In 1895 which gave q series Of
tableaux depicting the various ways Of
handling mail. The lc, for instance,
showed q postmsn delivering mail on
foot; the &c. . postman mounted on
q mule; the l0c revealed q mail coach,
while the 1-peso had q picture Of a
mail train.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
ROPER WILL ADDRESS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
To Discuss How Industry May
Absorb More Unemployed at
o. s. Trade Body Meeting.

BY the Associated Press.
Methods by which business may act
on President Roosevelt's suggestion
that private industry absorb more Of
the unemployed will be discussed by
Secretary Roper at the April meet
ing here of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States.
Roper told his press conference yes
terday he would address the gathering.
Previously. it had been understood
at the chamber that no Government
official would address the meeting.
Officials said today tho change OF
plan was not significant.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
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Evening star., 1936-03-26

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dren's (mild), and Extra Strong.
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Evening star., 1936-03-26
Drastic Clearance!
All Winter Goats!

13975 to 1915 Winter coats trimmed with skunk Persian
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49, 1s and 20
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
MEETING TO BE
HELD ON ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS

Plans for improving the condi-
ton of the graveled road leading
from highway No. 80 to Laguna
dam will be discussed at a meet
ing in Yuma at 7:30 O'Clock Thurs
day night The meeting will be
attended by Yuma chamber of COM
me1ce officials, representatives OF
the contracting companies and re-
clamation service engineers.
I. Schlatter, chairman of the I'M
perial county board Of supervisors,
was invited to attend the meeting
at the San Carlos hotel The road
lies in Schlatter's superyisorial dis
trict.
Schlatter said Wednesday that
equipment had been moved to the
road and the regulation repairs for
eraveled roads would be made un
less the meeting Thursday night
should result in a change of plans
Complaints REGARDING the condi-
ton of the road are said to have
been made by various contracting
companies, company representatives
beino reported as saying the Door
condition of the road is delaying
construction along the north Sec
tions OF the project.
Various companies are said to
have offered to donate necessary
materials for reconditioning the
road.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
CLASH NEAR
IN ROW over
HUNGER ARMY
Assembly Expected
To Order Relief
Squatters Out

TRENTON, n. j., April
20. (UP)-A showdown on
occupation Of the New Jer-
sey State assembly charged
by 100 ''hunger marchers'
was promised today when John
Paul announced he would intro
duce a resolution tonight demand
ing that the squatters be cleared
out.
The assembly met briefly and
then adjourned until 7:3O pm.
pending further caueuses of mem
bers ON possible ways to provide
relief.
Powell Johnson. executive Sec
retary CT the Workers Alliance OF
New Jersey, said the squatter5 who
have occupied 1.-THE chamber for
nine days and who claim to repre-
sent the states $4,000 unemploy-
ed, certainly will stay in the as
sembly if they try to pass any such
resolution
Previously, he said, they had
been talking of returning to their
homes after tonights session.
Landlords in Atlantic City, whose
overseer of the poor has refused
to pay rents for $500 persons Whem
the state cast off, announced that
wholesale evictions would begin
Friday unless rents were paid.
George Ortlip, the city oversaer
of the poor. revealed he had cut
,872 families from RELIEF rolls.
Herbert Benjamin, of New York,
national organization secretary of
the Workers Alliance of America,
former a few months ago by a
merger of organizations of WPA
workers, unemployed councils, and
relief clients, told the campers
that similar demonstrations are
planned in Pennsylvania, Kansas
and Illinois.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND GREAT
HIGHWAY FETE


CALEXICO. April 29.-Prominent
state officials. among them Gov.
Frank Merriam, are expected to at
tend the celebration Sunday mark
ing completion of the Calexico-
Midway Wells road.
From three to five thousands per-
sons from all over Imperial Valley
are expected at the barbecue at
noon, according TO F. l.. Young,
program chairman.
Among officials present will be.
State Senator Ben Hulse. Earl L.
Kelly. director state department of
public works, j. Craemer. assistant
director. Senator Nellie Bush of
Yuma district. Arizona, Senator Ed
Fletcher of San Diego, Assembly
man Charles Stream of Palm City,
Assemblyman Clarence Walker, H.
II. Hopkins Of the California High
way commission. Julian D. Rous-
sci. secretary highway commission,
Timothy Reardon. also of the high
way commission, E. E. Wallace,
district highway engineer. j. N.
Brennan. port director at San Diego,
r. C. MaCaulay, San Diego cham
Der Of commerce.
The Imperial Valley Boys band
from FL Centro and possibly the
Indian band from Yuma will en-
tertain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
KIDNAPER GETS
LONG SENTENCE
FROM COURT

ALLENTOWN, April %. UP)-
Richard Taylor, AZ, Akron, O., to-
day was sentenced to 25 to SO years
imprisonment for the kidnapping OF
10-year-old Henry T. Koch, Jr,, son
of an Allentown department store
executive.
Taylor pleaded guilty before COM
mon pleas Judge Richard w. Iobst
and sentence was pronounced inn
mediately.
Young Koch was the only witness
He told the story of the kidnapping
last week and said that Taylor offer
ed him ride as he was going to
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29


tions for the position of principal.
Another member of the board de-
clared that Prof. Houses contract
will not be renewed.
The California Teachers asso-
citation and placement bureaus OF
various universities have been
notified that applications are de-
sired. A large number of appli-
cations already have been received,
and will be considered at the next
meeting of tn board, Horne said.
Given to Understand
Prof. House said he had been
given to understand" that the
board desires his resignation, but
that he had received no official
notification either that his resig-
nation is desired Or that his con-
tract will not be renewed.
L have been given to under
stand" said Prof. House, that my
resignation would be acceptable but
I have not been officially notified
that I would be removed.
II declined to present my resigna-
ton because feel that the school
is the equal of any school of its size
in the state, judging by the STAN
dards by which a school usually is
judged.
Our students have been uni
versally successful when they en-
tered universities. We have gained
a place in the state in various lines
of activities. such as athletics. ora
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
CONSIDERATION
GIVEN PLAN FOR
NEW PRISON

WASHINGTON, April %. U.P)-
Federal bureau of prisons officials
said today serious consideration"
was being given to the possibility
of erecting a new federal peniten-
tiary in the vicinity Of San Pedro,
Calf.
Officials pointed cut that the
four department appropriation
bill. now in conference between
house and senate, carries an item
of $1,700,O00 for construction of
new prisons,
Should the item still be in the
bill when it is given final approval,
the money will be used for con-
struction OF three federal prisons,
officials said. and one of the three
probably will be in or near San
Pedro
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
SOLDIERS 60
MILES FROM
Adds AbAbA
Last Barrier Passed ,
Italian Troops
Believe
Copyright 1886 by United Press

1oISiiShe i1oo ny oihseu h'cSs
ROME, April %. (UP)-
Italian leaders believed to-
day that the last barrier to
the march of the Fascist
legions on Adds Ababa had been
removed.
Authoritative dispatches from
general headquarters said the Ded-
jasmatch Burra Amedei, chieftain
in the Dessye area. submitted to
Gen. Alessandro Pirizio- Biroli, COM
mander of all native troops of Fri
trea, with 10000 of his men.
Marshal Pietro Badoglio announc-
ed in today's var communique, No.
1913, that one italian motorized col
umn on the way to Adds Ababa
occupied Makfud, northwest of An
kober, and another forded the Mofer
river west of Makfud.
This puts the Italians about 60
miles from Adds Ababa.
On the eastern front. where tor
rental rains and fierce resistance
have caused a halt in the drive for
Harar and Jijiga, Badoglio report
ed intense patrol and aviation activ-
ity
Dispatches said that after IA days
of intense fighting-in which it was
disclosed the Italians lost l,478
killed and Wounded-in the Sasa
Baneh area, Graziani had ordered
his men to consolidate their posi-
tions and give themselves a well
deserved rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29

ney, who appeared as Witness At
the hearing being held before mem
bers of the Bell Congressional COM
mittpe.
Moore attributed the remark 10
either DR. F.. E. Townsend or Frank
Arbuckle.e a Townsend plan lead
er.
The lawyer told the committee
that at one time he had warned
DR.. Townsend and Robert Glenn
ents, then secretary Of the organiZa-
ton, AGAINST continuing to collect
money to finance lobby for the
McGroarty pension bill.
He charged leaders Of the move
ment purportedly began a CAM
paign to collect $l,5O0,00O to fin
ance the lobby which he alleged
cost $2404
Patted ON Back
Moore said he told DR.. TIC IN send
and Clements that "as a district
attorney, I have sent men to the
pen for less than this
Clements, he charged, then patted
him on the back and said in
etructions have been given to cease
collecting funds
Relating an incident which took
place at Colorado Springs, Colo,
Moore told the committee that a
Mrs. William Marshall. Townsend
Continued on Page 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
ALIEN BLOCKADE
CALLED OFF ON
STATE BORDER

DENVER, Colo, April 30. up
Gov. Edwin johnson today order
ed martial law discontinued along
the southern border of Colorado
giving up, after II days, his block
ade placed there against "indigent
and alien labor"
In an executive order issued to
General Neil Kimball Of
the Colorado national guard, john
sen advised him that the proclaim
alton of April l8. which established
martial law along the border, was
revoked. and directed him to with
draw all guard members from the
border at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
ANNUAL CHURCH
CONVENTION TO
BEGIN APRIL 80

Ell Centro will be host Thursday
to the annual convention of Chris
tian church representative of I'M
perial, Yuma, and Coachella valleys,
delegates meeting at 1:30 p, m. in
the State Street Christian church.
Among the visiting speakers will
be Miss Allena Grafton of Los An
geles; Miss Madge L. Smith of In
dianapolis, Indiana, who is national
secretary of the World Call" the
missionary and benevolent maga-
zine of the Christian churches;
Wayne Neal of Los Angeles, director
of religious education for Southern
California, and DR.. Neal K. McGow-
an, state superintendent of mis-
sions.
The convention will close at 8:45
p. m. Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29

Moore was questioned closely by
the court on his claims. He said
if Arizona Gid not have its right
to the waters determined now, it
would not be able to use the waters
at some future date if California
was already using it. CALIFORNIA; S
use, he said, would cloud Arizona s
title.
we must have an unimpeachable
right to the water" Moore argued.
1T is the biggest asset we have
80 Per Cent i'm Basin
Moore said 90 per cent of Arizona
is in the Colorado river basin and
it is one of the largest contributors
Of water to the stream.
Members of the court asked Moore
about the possibility of Arizona
putting the water to use. He was
ae'ed whether Arizona wished the
water to go to waste rather than
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
STEAMROLLER
TACTICS Get
c Al. |. { N &c
Singing Criticism
Delivered By
Republicans

WASHINGTON, April 20.
CUP) Voting under close
administration control, the
house today swiftly passed
the new $803, 100000 tax
bill and sent it to the senate for
.urtner consideration. -
The house vote was announced
as 267 to SO in favor of the bill
A total of 80 Republicans and
Il Democrats opposed the meas
ure.
In the face of Republican steam
roller charges and stinging crit
icism voiced by the u. S. chamber
of commerce now in session here
the house passed the bill in the
exact form requested by the Dem-
ocratic majority of the house ways
and means committee.
The bill, however, fell short OF
the revenue recommendations ask
ed by President Roosevelt March
3 to restore the budget to the bal
ance achieved before supreme
court invalidation of the AAA and
congressional authorization of i'm
mediate soldier bonus payment.
Open Hearings
Tomorrow the senate finance
committee begins open hearings on
the bill. Major changes may be
made, although consideration is
expected to be speeded in the in
terest of early adjournment.
Passage of the tax bill leaves
the house only two measures on
its must calendar-the navy sup
ply bill and the relief-deficiency
proposal.
The tax bill provides a far
reaching revision of the present
system of corporate taxes designed
to yield $620000,000 In the place
Of a graduated tax ranging up to
Is per cent it substitutes heavy
levies on corporations intended to
force them to pay out profits in
the form OF dividends.
Dividends Taxed
The dividends then are taxed
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
CLERK PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO
EMBEZZLEMENT

LOS ANGELES, April %. UR)-
John s. Lester, deputy license clerk
at Santa Monica, today entered a
plea of not guilty to two counts of
embe2zlement and one of grand
theft when he appeared before Su-
perior Judge Thomas L. Ambrose.
The court set mis- trial before Su-
perior Judge w. Turrey Fox on May
20 H. p. Baida represented the de-
fendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
AMENDMENT FOR
CIVIL SERVICE IN
STATE PRESSED

SAN FRANCISCO. April %. UP)
The California Federation Civil
Service association today sought
title for a proposed initiative con-
stitutional amendment which would
extend civil service into every coun-
ty in the state.
The proposed law would place
under civil service regulations and
the merit system every government
tai employe of cities and counties
except members of legislative bodies.
The judiciary, and district and city
attorneys and assessors.
The move was sanctioned by the
federation at its Fresno conven-
ton. With Arthur Layne, San
Francisco police captain as chair
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29

man, a committee made a survey
of employees in California counties
to determine their sentiment for a
universal compulsory civil service
law. The response was favorable,
Layne indicated Donations of Is
per cent of one months salary
were sought to support the move
and back the fight to have the law
approved by the voters in Novem-
ber.
The formal application for a title
for the amendment now is before
Attorney General U. S. Weber.
After he certifies a title, repetitions
Aill be circulated to have the plan
put Cn the ballot.
1t was estimated 10000 employees
not now under civil service would
be affected by the measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
NIGHT ATTACKS
WILL FEATURE
NAVY WAR GAME

WASHINGTON, April 30 U.P)-
Night destroyer attacks and twi-
light submarine raids will be staged
by the Navy when the white and
blue fleets engage each other dur
in tactical maneuvers soon to be-
gin in the Pacific, the Navy depart
ment announced today.
The two fleets. the white"
group commanded by Vice Adj
miral Arthur j. Hepburn and the
"blue" fleet under Admiral w. B.
Leahy sail from San Diego Mon
day.
The Navy department said that
screening operations would be
part c. the taks of the blue fleet
which will try to elude the white
fleet, searching for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
STOLEN SEDAN
FOUND WRECKED
NEAR HOLTVILLE

A sedan reported stolen from 2s8
B street in BraWley Tuesday night
was found wrecked in a ditch north
of Holtville Wednesday morning.
The driver of the car had dsap-
peared, according to a report at
the county sheriff'S office.
Investigation revealed that the
driver had left the scene on foot.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney is
investigating the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
HOOVER DENIES HE
CONTROLS WARREN UNIT

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. sUp
Former President Ho0vef de-
nies he controls the Warren un-
instructed Republican ticket 10 be
listed on the ballet 1T Gallfornia's
presidential primary next Tues-
day, OF that he inspired II, the
San Francisco News said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
RESCUE VESSELS
BATTLE ICE CAKES

PORT COLBoURNE, Ont, Apr.
%. UP)-Nine rescue vessels bat
tied ice cakes and heavy fog to-
day in an effort to free IL Great
Lakes ships fast in an ice Jam
outside the entrance 10 Port Col
bourne harbOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Last Minute.
FEashes!
REPORT RESOLUTION
TABLED BY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, April 20. tU.P)
In the face of bitter Republican
opposition, the house today ta-
bled the Mcleod resolution de-
manding that President Roose-
welt submit to congress the last
report of Gen. Hugh ). Johnson
as WPA administrator OF New
York. A standing vote OF i7S
To 81 for the tabliLg. Minorif9
leader Bertrand II. Smell. r., N.
Y, demanded roll call.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Tax Bill Without Change
Sensational Charges
Made by Attorney i'm
Pension Investigation
Townsend Pension Leaders Called Followers 'Buncf
OF Old Fossils, Lawyer Declares in
Congressional Hearing
-OO---

LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UP) A congressional
committee investigating the Townsend movement today
considered charges that leaders of the organization had
called their followers "a bunch of old FOSSILS
The charge made by O. Otto Moore Denver attof-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Arguments Heard by
Supreme Court i'm
Arizona Water Fiql1f

WASHINGTON, April % (UP) James R. Moore,
representing Arizona continued arguments before the su
preme today support of the states right to file
original suit with the seeking have its share of the
waters of the Colorado river adjudicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
APPLICATIONS
FOR POSITION
CONSIDE ER ID
Prof. House, Ell Centro Princial Is Years, to
LeaUe Office; Contract Not to Be
Renewed, Says Board Member

Prof John L. House. principal of Central Union high
school for 16 years. will not keep his position after the
end of the year. became evident Wednesday,
O. G.. Horne, chairman of the high school board Of
announced that the board receiving appiea
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Reverse LADY Luck

Reverse Lady Luck
How come, Rt wonders, that
there hasn't been a hot day in
Imperial Valley since all the
stores, cafes and what have you
turned on their new air cooling
systems?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Over-Trained-

OVer-Trained-
The strategy of James H. Cor
don, Imperial Valley weather OBJ
server, in toughening up his Yu-
ma chess experts must have been
too strenuous. Gordon took his
team by auto through dust storm
en- route to Ell Centre Tuesday
night and ended with a brisk
workout fixing a tire. Chess, as
anyone knows, is a game requiring
mental deXterity, not physical
strength. The exercise was too
much for the Yumans, and the
team went down in defeat, IL to 4.
Next time the Yuma team comes
to Ell Centro, Gordon is thinking
of hiring an airplane.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 2S1ac; butter
fat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Grade \, 3612c; manufacturing milk,
301ae; route gathered cream. 2Sc.
l.. A. hay-U. :. No. 1. extra leafy.
Si7-IS; 4. :. No. 1, SI5-15.5O; L. y.
M. = ieafy S11.5O-15i 1. =. No. =.
S13.50-1I; Minneapolis flax 1867 "a
173k.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Paging Statisticians--

Paging Statisticians-
A representative of a large con-
Germ which packs its products in
cans decided to count the cans
alcng the highway between Braw-
ley and Ell Centro. The count was
187-which proves conciusively to
RR's mind that altogether too
many people drive with one hand
while tipping up can with the
other. However, it might be bet
ter for automobile tires than the
d-fashioned Way-glass is hard
on tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29

Well. Well Well!-
1t looked-or rather, it smelled
like another desert tragedy, SC
Sheriff Bob Ware and Deputy
Park Burritt sped post-haste to
Hayden's well, a well sunk in the
shaft of a mine in the Chocolate
mountain area. The odor arising
from the depths was abominable
so Park was lowered into the well
to determine if someone had fall
en- into the well, or been pushed
into it, or what. There, in The
damp darkness, ghostly wing;
seemed to brush his face. The
air stirred, Whirled around him
Park tugged at the rope, and
was hauled out Mingled emo
tions crossed his countenance.
What began the sheriff.
Bats" snorted Burritt. Bats
in the basement, as it Were!'
The officers returned to Ell Cen
tro to report that bats which live
in wells in mines do not smell
as sWeetly as they might.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
Mysteries of Life

MyStorIeS OF Lie
What must have been the state
of mind of the owner Cprobably
feminine) of bunch of keys and
a handkerchief Cthe handkerchief
proves the sex) found on the scales
in front of downtown drug store
recently? Were they dropped
there to shove the weight up a
bit, or in perturbation because
it already was up too much?