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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
LETTUCE men
FIGHT TO KEEP
HIGH PRICES
Plows Turn Under
5000 Acres of
Years Crop

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 20.
(UP)-Plows started turn
ing under between 5000 and
5000 acres of lettuce in the
Salt River and Yuma val
leys today as Arizona growers
sought to hold prices sufficiently
high to allow them profit on their
remaining 10000 acres.
All but two firms in the two let
tuce areas agreed to plow under
four of every II rows in their fields,
leaders of the reduction movement
announced. The proposal to reduce
their crop, they said, originated
with the growers themselves as re-
suit of overproduction which cost
them thousands of dollars in the
fall harvest.
Under the agreement signed by
the growers, they will assign one
third their crops to J. M Foote,
state supervisor of fruit and vegeta-
BILE inspection, and he will order its
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
TWO INJURED
In CAR WRECK
ON HIGHW AY

Miss Gene Bradley, who recently
came to Ell Centro from Palm
Springs, and Martin Wahl. grower
and shipper, we're injured in an au-
tomobile accident at an early hour
Saturday morning on the Holtville
highway. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kantro,
who were in the automobile with
them, were said to have received
slight injuries.
Miss Bradley and Wahl are in La
Solana hospital where they were
taken following the accident. Miss
Bradley is said to be suffering from
cuts and bruises and internal in
uries Wahl was said to have re-
ceived cuts and bruises also.
The automobile in which the
party was returning to Ell Centre
after attending a dance at the Bar
bara Worth country club was said
to have been wrecked after over
turning several times, according to
a report at the sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
DEMOCRATIC.
LEADERS TO
OK. REPR|EvE
Political alPressureFelt
By Attorney
Wilentz

TRENTON, N. j. Feb. 20.
(UP)-A person close to At
torney General David Will
entz said today he had
changed his mind about op-
posing a new reprieve for
Bruno Richard Hauptmam should
Gov. Harold G.. Hoffman decide &c
grant one. Wilentz previously had
been understood to be ready to
oppose new Hauptmann reprieve
in court, challenging Hoffman's
power to grant one.
The new information, which
came from a source the United
Press was not at liberty to dis
close, said political pressure had
been applied to the attorney gen.
eral. State Democratic leaders feel
it was said, Hoffman has harmed
the Republican party by his ac-
tionS in the Hauptmann case, and
believed he should be given every
opportunity to do more harm.
Gov Hoffman has been involved
in grave dissension with a faction
of his own party that disapproveS
of his Hauptmann position. The
Democrats were said to hope an
other reprieve would split the Re-
publicans irremidiably before the
November election.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

tax collecting bodies during the
coming months.
Miss Winnie Barry, district asses
sor- collector, said that the assess
ments are made upon the basis of
transfers recorded at the county re-
corder'S office. The new assess
ments must be finished by the first
Monday in August when the books
are turned over to the district sec
retary. In writing the new rolls,
Miss Barry said, the valuations
must fixed upon each parcel, lot
and block. The more than 10000
assessments, she said, include ap-
proximately twice as many items.
While the new assessments are
being made, collections on the 1885
assessment is underway. The sec
ond installment of the 1885 assess
ment becomes delinquent the last
Monday in June.
AT the office, collections of delin-
quencieS under the general law
must be handled as well as the COL
lections of the third installment
under the four-year payment plan
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
HLIPINOS GET
CHANCE TO GO
BACK TO HOME

Hundreds of Filipinos in Imperial
Valley will be given an oppor-
tunity to return free of charge to
their native island under the terms
of an act adopted by congress and
now in effect through various Of
fices of the federal immigration
service, officials of the service an
nounced here Saturday.
Any native Filipino who desires
to return to the Philippine Islands
will be sent to Manila at the gov
ernment's expense, under the terms
of the act of July 10, 1885. Filipinos
may apply for repatriation through
local offices of the immigration de-
partment.
1t is necessary only that the ap-
pliacnt be a native of the islands,
desires to return there, and is not
a citizen of the United States. The
act in question appropriated $780,
900 for the repatriation project.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

autOmODlle over MS BODY. Togo
later was arrested as a drunk driver
in Brawley and was found to be
driving Guzman'S car.
The Mexican was found in a bar
pit on the Calipatria highway
Friday night in an unconscious
condition. Officers assumed he was
the victim of a hit and run auto
mobile driver. He is said to be
suffering from a fractured skull.
Walter Walsh, California Highway
patrolman, found broken bits Of
glass from a headlight lens near
the SpC5 where Guzman was found.
Todd was said to have told
BraWley officers that he struck
the Mexican as he was driving
along the highway and had left
him there. Todd was brought to
the county Jail by Walsh and
Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney as a
hit and run driver.
During questioning by T. M.
Sharp, chief criminal investigator
for the sheriff's office, Todd ad-
mitted striking the Mexican three
times with an automobile crank
and then driving the motor car
over his body. Guzman was still
conscious when he drove away,
Todd declared. The Mexican was
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

transferring employees OF SIX COM
panies, Inc. to the federal payroll
will mark the governments owner
ship of the 1000 ,000-ton block of
concrete that will harness the rag
ing Colorado river, irrigate the dry
southwest and generate power for
six states.
Tomorrow's transfer will come
just IL days short of five years af-
ter the contract was let
The dam already has been at
work more than year. Gates
closed on the diversion tunnels Fen.
l, 1885, and a dangerous flood a few
months later was caught and con-
trolled.
While the bulWark was still rising
toward it's 726 foot height, Mead
Lake formed behind the dam to
one-seventh of it's 30,500,000 acre
foot capacity and grew to be the
worlds largest artificial water body
Besides catching a threatening
flod, Mead Lake and Boulder Dam
prevented a drought in the irrigated
valleys along the Lower Colorado
where crop losses totalled $l0,000,-
900 in dry 1884
Power-generating work of the
dam has not yet started Prepar-
ations are being made to place the
first battery of gigantic 82,500-kilo-
volt ampere generators in operation
in May or June. The Colorado, as
it rushes through the dam outlets
will turn Is such generators anc
two of 40,000-KVA capacity.
Highest in the world, Boulder
Dam is 726 feet from bedrock tc
crest. Approximately 100 feet of il
is sunk beneath stream level. When
filled, it will raise the river to a
maximum 590-foot depth.
The great wedge is 660 feet thick
at the base and As at the top. Along
the crest, 1914 feet across, runs a
highway connecting the states OF
Arizona and Nevada.
Primarily the dam was built to
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
NATSUO DIES
IN PLACE OF
HIGH OFFICER
japanese Premier
Takes Control
Of Empire
A man thought dead head

A man thought dead head
ed Japan's government to-
day., A second man, also
listed officially as dead for
3 1-2 days, held the hign
post of grand chamberlain in the
imperial household. Coincident with
the collapse of a revolt of young
extremist army officers, who sur
rendered to the threat of armed
force, it was disclosed officially
that Premier Keisuke Okada and
Grand Chamberlain Soroku Suzuki
who had been listed as among the
five liberal statesmen killed by the
extremists, were alive.
Okada was at the Imperial pal
ace tonight conferring with other
ministers of his government.
Admiral Okada was not even
wounded. In his place his brother
in-law, Col Natsuo, walked Stiffly
into the garden of the prime min
iSter's garden, presented himself to
the execution squad of the rebel
force, and was shot down in cold
blood,
Suzuki was wounded. He was
reported improving tonight.
Hence the rebels killed only
Korekiyo Takahashi, finance MIN
lister; Admiral Viscount Makoto
Saito, lord keeper of the privy seal,
and Gen. Jotaro Watanabe, inspec-
tor of general military education
or at least, they were still officially
dead tonight.
Until the crisis was liquidated
this afternoon, and Tokyo began
returning to normal, the secret that
two of the chief targets of the
rebel assassins were alive was
closely guarded.
Floral tributes were delivered
along with condolences to the fam
lilies of both.
Japan's revolt of a handful OF
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
|NFLAT|ONARY
REVOLT LOOMS
IN CON GRESS
LawmakersMay
Rebellion in New
Tax Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
(UP) = Congress prepared
today amid grumbling and
threats of inflationary re-
volt for the unwelcome task
of devising taxes to meet budget
ary needs of $1,137 100000 out
lined by President Roosevelt.
Administration leaders indicated
they would seek to spread the
burden ever two or three years.
If the two years period is selected
the annual tax need would be
100000; for three years years
the figure would be S786, 900, 900
annually.
Even so, stiff resistance to any
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
FIRE DESTROYS
THREE SHACKS
IN Ell CENTRIC

Fire destroyed three small hous-
es at First and Holt streets shortly
after 10 o'clock Saturday morning
with the fire department being
able to save two houses which
were ablaze when they arrived.
Loss was estimated at $1,000.
The fire started in a building
belonging to Mrs. A. Northern and
occupied by a Negro family, ac-
cording to Fire Chief Tom Reams.
Children were said to have for
gotten to close a stove door after
they built fire and Goals dropped
to the floor and the flame spread
up the walls.
A group of Filipinos living in
two of the houses were said to
have saved most of their belong
ingS but the Negro family lost
clothing and furnishings, Chief
ReamS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
TYLER FILES
AS TREASURER

H. H. Tyler, present city treas
urer of Ell Centro, is a candidate to
succeed himself. He filed for the
office Saturday. He was appointed
city treasurer a year ago to take
the place of D. l.. Goodrich, who
moved to CaleXico
Tyler came to Ell Centro in Feb
ruary, 1925, when he was affiliated
with the First National bank, and
remained with the institution when
it became a branch of the Bank OF
Italy and also when the name was
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
|. A. BISHOP
TO ADDRESS
CITY GROUP
Reverend CantweU to
Talk at Chamber
Meeting

Most Reverend John j.
Cantwell, D. D., Bishop of
the Diocese of Los Angeles
and San Diego, will be the
speaker at Wednesdays
luncheon of the Ell Centre chamber
of commerce.
The luncheon is the regular week
ly meeting of chamber of commerce
directors and members. II will be
held at the Barbara Worth hotel at
1910 o'clock
The Rev. Father Sweeney, of the
local parish at the request of the
chamber invited Bishop CantWeu
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

A strong track team from RI
Centre high completely dominated
the annual county meet Saturday
afternoon, easily winning titles IN
classes A and B and placing sec
ond in the G division. Twelve
records were smashed in the meet.
the largest number since the heday
of Leroy Kirkpatrick, Merle Gill
lett. Leo Madlem and Ebert Berry.
Ell Centro varsity track squad
amassed a total of 771s points
while their closest opponent, Braw-
ley, scored only 23la digits. III
the B division Ell Centro ran up
Sc points and Brawley placed
second with 80 counters.
In Glass c competition Brawley
took first place with "a points and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

tournament golfer, ana ana
Ferguson beat Earl Roberts, con-
queror of Vic Blalack, defending
champion, by the same margin.
Sundays match will see a bril-
liant young conner" pitted against
a willy links veteran. Ferguson is
capable of shooting spectacular
golf, his tremendous tee shots Civ
ing him a decided advantage. Rex
however, is a splendid golfer and
magnificent putter and noted for
his GOODNESS under fire. Both
players are fighters and Sundays
play Is certain to bring out a
thrilling, clos match.
Golfers who have been defeated
in the tournament will have an
opportunity Sunday to enter an
othher match. Tournament offic-
ials announced an 18 hole handl-
cap event tC be played Sunday
morning. -Four prizes will be
aWared Anyone who is not in the
finals of some event is eligible to
enter, Joe Martin, Barbara Worth
professional, will set the handi-
caps.
Results Of Saturdays play fol-.
lows:
FIRST FLIGHT
F. r. Brazelton defeated c. F.
Smurr, l up; B. Polkinhorn de-
Continued on Page 6. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
YOUTHS FREED
AFTER THEFT
OF OVERCOAT

Next time a group of San Diego
juveniles attempt to acquire an
overcoat, they probably will be
careful that the coat does not be-
long to a deputy sheriff.
The young people, who range in
age from 16 to 10 years of age,
were picked up at Seeley Friday
night by Imperial county officers,
at the request of Deputy Sheriff
w. C. Moeser of San Diego, who
said they had his overcoat. Since
Moeser refused to sign a complaint,
according to Deputy Sheriff Con-
ME Hayhurst, the juveniles were
released when they gave up the
coat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
SAILING SHIP
TURNED OVER
TO SALVAGER

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., Feb.
30. U.P)-High aground and grad
ually being pounded to pieces by
the battering surf of Sarah Island,
the 5O-year-o sailing vessel Maid
of orleans was consigned to wreck
ers today.
Salvage operators began opera
tions after the U. S. coast guard
cutter Haida had removed the
vessels crew of Is men when she
ran aground late yesterday while
enroute from Seattle to the Aleu-
tian Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Sale of Richfield
Property Delayed

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 30. Wp =
Sale of Richfield Oil Co., of Cali
fornia and Pan-American Petro-
leum Corp, today was postponed
until March 81 when no bidders
appeared. The delay, in accord
ance with wishes of receiver Will
liam C. McDuffie,. had been pre-
viously agreed to by Federal Judge
William P. James, contingent upon
no bidders appearing at the Fed
eral building today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

beaten following an argument over
Todd's method of driving the
machine, Sharp said.
He said he met the Mexican in
Brawley pool nall and they
drank wine together. Todd told
the officer that he accepted the
MeXican's invitation to accompany
him to his home near Calipatria
to spend the night but said he
never had met Guzman before.
If Guzman dies as a result of
the injuries, officers said, Todd
will be charged with murder. If
Guzman RECEIVERS, he will be charg-
ed with robbery they pointed out,
as he assertedly admitted taking
the Mexican's car.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Brawley Doctor
Found Guilty on
Narcotic Charge

PHOENIX, Feb. 20. (UPj
DR.. Charles o. Long, Braw-
ley physician, was convicted
in federal court today on
charges he unlawfully sold
narcotics. He will be SEN
fenced March 4.
Long, the government charged,
delivered 245 grains of morphine
here last April to Elmer Ether
idge, a federal informer, for $l30,
Long was the second physician
tc be convicted on narcotics charg-
es here this week. Earlier, DR..
Nathaniel D. Hightower, Phoenix
Negro physician, was convicted OF
violating narcotics regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

record with a leap of feet 10
inches. Juan outdid his older
brother in the B division, breaking
the 100 yard dash record and
clipping a full second off the 200
yard mark
Wagner Takes Quarter
Gene Wagner, running the best
race of his career, beat a field of
six great quarter milers in the most
thrilling race of the day. Gene
ran the 440 in 54.9s.
Wagner finished the 440 and
then dashed over to break the re-
cord in the football throw with
heave of 100 feet IL inches. ten
feet better than the former mark
Cecil Gipson, Ell Centro dash
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Traffic Tickets
Total lO4; Only
Fifty-six Report

Since city police began a strict
enforcement of the parking ordin-
ances in the downtown shopping
area, a total of 104 traffic tickets
were issued to violators. Only Sc
of the ticket holders called at
police headquarters upon the dates
cited to appear, according to j..
Sterling Oswalt, chief of police.
Mondays issue of the Imperial
Valley Press will carry the auto
mobile license numbers of those
who have failed 10 appear. If they
do not appear then. bench warrants
for their arrest will be issued, the
chief said. The date for appear
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II RECORDS FALL IN
VALLEY TRACK MEET

Ell Centro was close behind with
25.
Tie for Record
Starting the day off right, in the
class B pole vault, Sugimoto and
Ota of FL Centro, and Greenlee of
Brawley tied for first, setting a new
record at 10 feet 2l2 inches.
Kobayashi of Brawley contribut-
ed to the record smashing program
with a heave of AZ feet 4 inches
to better the old shot put record
by four inches.
The Kirkpatrick boys, Reed and
Juan, of Ell Centro. carted off in
dividual honors in Saturdays meet
scoring 20 points.
Reed annexed the 100 yerd high
hurdles and broke the high jump
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
County, District Begin
Making SO Assessments

Monday is an important day in
the offices of the Imperial county
and Imperial Irrigation district as
sSor-collectorS. 1t is the date up
on which they begin making the
1886 assessments.
1t also is an important day from
the standpoint of the taxpayer. He
knows his property again will be
scanned by the field men from both
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Housing Committee
Will Meet Monday

The Better Housing committee of
the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce will meet Monday night at
7:30 at the chamber of commerce
offices, M. o. King, chairman, an
nOunced SATURDAY.,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
General Strike Plan .
Considered i'm Akron

AKRON, O., Feb. 20. UR)-A gen.
eral strike of all union labor in SYM
pathy with Goodyear Tire and Rub
ber Co., employees is under consider
alton, it was disclosed today. The
disclosure was made when officers
of the Central Labor Union called a
IoqeI uoIYv he 10 SuTq99m IeEosds
leaders tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
PEACE MEASURE
BECOMES LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. UP)-
President Roosevelt put his sigma
ture today to revised neutrality
act in which congress charted a
course designed to keep the United
States out of a foreign war
The signing took place in the
study on the second floor of the
White House and Mr. Roosevelt
was alone as he penned his name
to the act.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Wallace Inuokes
Power for Market

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. W.P)-
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
Wallace today invoked his hither-
to unused power of employing up
to 30 per cent of customs receipts
to develop foreign markets for
American agricultural products.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Ell Centfo Boasts
Leap Year Baby

Ell Centro has leap year baby,
a boy born February 90 who will
have to wait four year until he has
another birthday. This new res
ident arrived Saturday at the Ell
Centro hospital, and is the son of
M. and Mrs. B. r. Barioni. The
young man weighed seven pounds
at birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01

"a recommendation advanced by DR..
Glenn E. Carlson, Redlands, and
Robert G.. Hooker, jr.. San Fran
cisco, commission members, who
proposed that the state issue ST.
100000 in registered warrants to
provide funds for direct relief dis
tribution during March.
The proposal was approved de-
spite warnings from State Control
ler Ray l., Riley that while the
state anticipates no difficulty in
disposing of $1,500,000 worth of
warrants to be placed on the block
next Tuesday, there is consider
Continued on Page 6, Col, g.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
REPUBLICANS VOTE
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION

VISALIA, Feb. 20. Up)-- The
California Republican assembly,
composed largely of young Re-
publicans, voted tonight to sup
port an uninstructed delegation
To the Republican national con-
ventiOn i'm Cleveland.
The decision made at the con-
vention in this San Joaquin val
ley town tonight reaffirmed the
action taken by the group at
Santa Barbara previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
RACE TRACK
APPLICATION MADE

ARCADIA, Cal, Feb. 20. up
Application for new race track
plant in southern California, at
the junction of Imperior and Re-
dondo boulevards, near FL Sugun-
do. was made tonight to the state
racing board.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Warrants Advocated as
Solution to State Relief

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 20. (UP)-Soluton of Cali
fornias acute relief problem remained subject to further
conferences by state officials today following meeting
of the state relief commission.
Foremost DEVELOPMENT of the session approval of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
SUCCEED.
run DOWN BY CAR
Prisoner Admits Beating Victim Over Head With
Auto Crank, Driving Machine Over Body

Simon Guzman, Mexican of the west of Calipatra,
lies death in the county hospital result of head
ranch Brawley, allegedly struck him the head
three times with automobile crank and then drove
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Last Minufe'
Flashes!

YOUNGSTER KILLED IN
TWO STORY FALL
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 30. UP
Ray Bardeneili, 6, was instantly
killed tonight when he fell from
a second-flOo fire escape OF
nursery in which he had been left
while his mother was working.
The boy suffered a broken neck.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
Admiral Okada Not Dead
Seeded Stars Advance TO
Championship Round i'm
Amateur Tournament
Don Rex to Tangle With Melvin Ferguson in Title
Flight; Finals in All Divisions to Be
Played Starting at Nine O'clock

BARBARA WORTH CLUB Feb. 29-Don Rex and
Mel Ferguson will battle out Sunday at 36 holes for the
golf championship of Imperial Valley
Both players their way to the finals in stiff
matches Saturday. Rex defeated Barney Burke veteran
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-01
OFFICIALS TO
TAKE OVER
BIG PROJECT.
Scratch of Pen to Transfer Boulder Employees
To Uncle Sans Payroll From
Six Companies

LAS VEGAS, Feb 20. (UP)-Federal Reclamation Bu
officials today completed final preparations to accept
the SOO 900 Boulder Dam from the contractors to-
morrow on behalf of the United States government.
There will be ceremonies A scratch of the pen,