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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
DEADLINE
PASSING FOR BRUNO

TRENTON, NJ j., March H. UP
Unless Gov. Harold c. Hoffman
issues a second reprieve to Bruno
Richard Hauptmann today, the
German carpenter almost certainly
will die in the electric chair during
the week of March 80.
Hoffman's power to issue re-
prieve expires today. according to
his own Interpretation of New Jcr-
sey law. And if the power is not
exercised, only startingly new evi-
dence warranting a new trial will
save Hauptmann unless Hoffman de-
cides to change his Interpretation.
The day brought new tenseness
to Trenton. State police, it was
learned, were prepared to knock
down within "a hours" any attempt
by Hauptmann to fcrestall doom by
a confession or statement implicat-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

Four-H club officials made plans
Thursday for the biggest All club
auction sale yet held in connection
with fair exhibits. Saturday morn
ming over SO pigs and Is prize
calves will be auctioned off in the
arena at the stables, according to
H. Lee Landerman. d. L. Zinn will
handle the gavcl. Boys whose
beef stock will be sold include;
Clifford and Bobby Hatfield, Nor
man Quinn. Stanley Hawk, Howard
Wellington, Richard Mcbride,
Ben and Roy Housewright and
Charles Palmer.
A special program has been ar
ranged for Friday night at the
fair by the Japanese associations
of Imperial Valley. Tomotazu Ho-
ri, japanese Consul at Les Angeles
will speak. Over so Valley Japan
csc girls will take part in co,orful
dances, all in costume. Japanese
fencing and wrestling bouts will
be held and prominent japanese
pioneers introduced.
Final All club livestock results;
Duroc jersey Boar (under year,
Dorothy Smith, Calipatria, first;
Merle Wilson. second.
Pen of 3-Billy Trentham, first.
Hampshire Boar pigs (under
Continued on Page 2, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

WASHINGTON, March IL UP)-
The state of Arizona today asked the
supreme court to hear all arguments
before it decides whether to allow
Arizona to sue Colorado river basin
states over their respective rights to
waters of the Colorado river involved
in the Boulder dam project.
The brief, filed in response to the
courts order, contended that if the
court should refuse Arizona per-
mission to file the suit without a
hearing on the merits of the action,
it would be equivalent to deprivine
the state of it's fair share CT the
waters of the Colorado.
In support of this contention Ar
iona claimed the defendant states
of California, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
had brought forward arguments in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

bring 100000 Russian soldiers,
the worlds greatest army, to the
French cause if Germany attacks.
Great Britain, upon whom Eur
Cpean peace seems today to depend
swung sharply toward the French
cause, resentful of Adolf Hitler'5
threat to withdraw recent treaty
proposals if his offers are not ac-
Cepted Germany stood firm in
refusal to recall troops from the
Rhineland, refusing also to prom
ise non-fortificatiCn
The brightest ray of hope offer
ed today was the German offer
to refrain from sending any more
troops into the occupied area pend
ing negotiations with France and
Belgium. Germany did not say
what might be accomplished by
the negotiations she had proposed,
but it was believed they might
consider the proposals made early
this week by Hitler. France was
expected to refuse the offer.
Locarno powers, meanwhile, Sug-
gested postponing the League of
Nations council meeting scheduled
for Saturday, to give signatories of
the LCcarno treaty further time
Tor consultation.
The crisis became more acute
with German demands that France
and Belgium refrain from increas-
ing border forces. If the German
offer to refrain from sending fur
ther troCfs into the Rhineland
pending negotiations with France
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
IS TO ATTEND
YUMA MEETING
OF OFFICERS

Reservations for the Imperial
County Peace Officers association
meeting in Yuma Friday night,
number TO from Imperial, San Ber-
nardino and Riverside counties and
rs from Yuma and Maricopa coun-
ties in Arizona.
j. Clark Sellers, handwriting ex-
pert who testified in the Lindbergh
kidnapping case, will be the speaker
of the evening. The Yuma group
also promises splendid program
of music and skits.
The dinner will be served in the
Yuma Masonic temple at 7 o'clock
California time and Sheriff Pete
Newman of Yuma will be master of
ceremonies.
"The Turnkey" the official organ
of the association, will make its first
appearance at this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Tax Subcommittee
Attacked in House

WASHINGTON, March IL. U.R)-
Obstacles confronting house experts
considering the Presidents tax pro-
gram led to a charge by Rep. Allen
;Treadway, r., Mass, today that the
tax subcommittee is making prog
ress rapidly backward
The tax experts had run into new
delay on the $792, 100000 program
when they discussed whether big
corporations should be forced to pay
higher corporate surplus tax in
order to permit smaller companies
to build up reasonable reserves"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Building Permits
Total is Boosted
For Ell Centre

Three building permits ssued at
city hall Thursday brought Ell Gen.
tro's building permit total for the
year to $33,283 The three permits
totaled l080.
A $1,000 permit was issued to the
Globe Fico company to make alter
ations for a cooling system and cool
ing tower at the M. 0. King store
at 500 Main street. This work is
the first in the plan for installation
Of a central cooling system for the
store.
Alterations to storerooms of the
Southern California Telephone on
State street will be made following
issuance of a $35 permit
Addition of porch to a building
at 566 Brighton was issued to r. r.
Snow The permit was for $45.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
ASSAULT CASE
is CONTINUED

LOS ANGELES, March II. (UP)-
Retrial of Donald A. Rothrock,
Huntington PARK attorney, granted a
new trial after his recent conviction
on attempted murder and assault
charges, was continued today until
May IL when the district attorneys
office filed an appeal from the order
of Superior Judge Henry M. Willis
which awarded the new trial.
Bail was continued at $4,000.
Rothrock was accused Of shooting
Miss Golda Draper, waitress, when
he became incensed at her poor
service The shot penetrated her
body and struck John Ganzenhuber,
restaurant customer, in the arm.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
LOSES
$500 A MONTH
FROM RELIEF

Imperial county will lose approx
imately s70O month in State Relief
Administration checks as a result
Of the order to drop 25 unemploy-
able families from the SRA rolls,
according to w S. Filter, head of
the SRA in this county.
Case workers for the SRA are
informing those to be dropped from
the rolls, that they are to receive
no further aid from this source.
Many of them, Filter said, are not
eligible for county relief.
Money provided for the unem-
ployed cannot be used for the un-
employables, Fitzer explained, and
for that reason the order was sent.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
SENATE GROUP
OKAYS RECORD
WAR MEASURE

WASHINGTON, March II. U.P)-
A $6O0,000000 war department ap-
preparation bill-one of the largest
peacetime expenditures in history
was approved today by the senate
appropriations committee.
The measure would permit the
army. to maintain an average enlist
ed strength of 165,0OO men as cor .
pared to the present average of 147,-
900.
At the same time, the committee
voted II TO II to reject an amend
ment providing a 500 100000 expend-
iture for work on the Florida ship
canal, the PaSsamoaquoddy hydro
electric project in Maine and three
other water projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
CAL|F0 R MIA
GERMANS TO
FILE REPORT
Registration Order
Issued by Nazi
Consulate

LOS ANGELES, March
II. (UP)-Threatening pen
alties Of fine or imprison-
ment, the local German con-
sulate today ordered the
immediate registration of all Ger
man citizens, born between 1914
and 1916, now living in southern
California.
The command was issued by Dr.
Max Grah, chancellor of the Nazi
consulate here, who warned that
violations would meet with a $65
fine CT Imprisonment. The youths
who comply must be ready to re-
turn to their native land immed-
lately. They were given until
March 81 tC report
In addition to the enforced reg
istration, Grah called for the VOL
untary registration by next Oct.
l of All American-born Germans
of the 1916-17 classes, and German
born nationals of the 19l6-19 class
(CCntinued on Page 2, Col ID
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
HIGHWAY MAP
PROOFS TAKEN

The Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce Thursday had received proofs
OF the map of Highway U. S. 80
which is being used by the Kalispen
chamber of commerce in The Kali
spell booklet. This map and a de
5criptiYe text goes ON the cover page
of the Kalispell folder, and will be
widely distributed throughout the
west.
Tie MAD 0f the -Four States Hi2h-
way, as used by the Kalispell cham
Der, shows the road as it will be
when completed and through to
BraWley Ell Centro and CaleXico
with a side road running to San Di-
ego.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Morton Shields in
City Clerk Race

Morton K. Shields, assistant city
engineer of Ell Centro, filed Thurs
day morning as a candidate for
city clerk. He is the fourth can
didate to file for the office.
Shields was born in Illinois and
is a graduate of the California In
stitute of Technology and has been
assistant city engineer for Ell Gen.
tro for two years. He has been a
partner in a ranching business at
Westmorland and is one of the
original directors of the Flax Asso-
ciation of Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
MADE BY JUDGE

LOS ANGELES. March IL. tU.P
Superior Judge Charles ). Bur
nell, in a sensational letter made
public today, charged that he
was custed from the criminal
court bench and assigned TO the
civil branch Of superior court
within an hour after nc received
an anonymous telephone call,
Criticizing his handling Of the
recent traffic murder trial of
BuSby Berkeley, Hollywood dance
director.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
McIVER PAYS
WATER BILLS
TO DISTRICT

The overdue water account lodg-
ed against F. H. McIver, Imperial
Irrigation district treasurer at the
water office in Imperial Wednes-
day was paid in full Thursday, a
check of the Imperial office rec
ords showed. The account was
mentioned by Director Charles
Morrow after Tuesdays board
meeting in which he accused dir
cCtors and employees of a breach
of public confidence for not paying
their water bills. The account was
H-67 and was fer S46.9O.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

Germ, tC appear March 10 and show
cause why the restraining order
should not be made permanent.
The injunction was regarded as
OF extreme importance to Califor-
mia and Arizona citrus growers.
uncertain as to the fate cf such
agreements since the AAA was
scrapped by the supreme court.
tCoptinued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Mildred Records
In New Position

Mildred Records, who formerly
was employed by the State Relief
administrati ton office in Ell Centre,
now is case supervisor for the
Works Progress administration Off
ice here.
3 She takes the place of Ralph Goff
swho recently was transferred to the
WPA office in Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
SUPREME COURT ASKED TO HEAR
ALL COLORADO SUIT ARGUMENTS

opposing the motion for permission
to file suit which raised questions
not ordinarily involved until mo-
ton to dismiss is filed
The brief, filed by Attorney Gen
eral John L. Sullivan. charged
California had been guilty of
lack of frankness" in briefs pre-
Continued on Page u, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
SEWER PLANT
JOB TO BEGIN

H. A. Teget of Ontario, who has
the sub-contract for construction of
the pumping plant for the Ell Cen
tro outfall sewer plant, was in Ell
Centric Wednesday making prelim
mary arrangements for construction.
Construction of the pumping plant
is expected to begin in about two
weeks. according TO Phillip knights,
city engineer.
Adolph Koebig, j., consulting en-
gineer for the outfall sewer project,
also was in town Wednesday for a
routine inspection trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
WARM WEATHER PERILS
ARIZONA LETTUCE CROP

PHOENIX, Ariz., March ~
(U.P)-UnseasoHably warm wealth
err threatened today TO reduce
the Salt River NaiIs1 lettuce
crop, already reduced one third
by growers In an effort 10 hold
the market price higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

On the other side of the debate,
it was pointed out his request that
parliament provide for the contin-,
gcncy of his marriage was unusual
and probably unprecedented and,
therefore. he must have something
or some one definitely in mind.
The anti-marriage party held
that the message actually covered
all contingencies as are legally
essential when dealing with crown
property.
Another argument brought fer
ward by this group was that, al
Continued on Page 2, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Mexicali Police
Chief Transferred

Commander of Police Roberto
Cerda Espinosa of Mexicali is leav-
ing his office in the border city and
going to Mexico City. according to
a letter received Wednesday by j.
Sterling Oswalt, Ell Centre chief of
police.
Chief Oswalt spoke highly of the
fine type CT cooperation Commander
Espinosa always accorded officers on
the American side of the border in
the solution of criminal problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12

ing alleged accomplices.
Both Hoffman and members of
the Hauptmann defense hoped some
statement vital enough to affect the
course of the case would come out
of the anticipated question of DR..
John F.. Jafsie) Condor who will
arrive in New York Tuesday on the
Santa Inez from a vacation in the
Canal Zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Last Minute
Flashes!
CHILD AWARDED
$4,000 IN COURT

Los ANGELES, March II. U,Pl
Opal Irerc Young. II, of South
gate today scampered out OF
court in high glee after Superior
Judge Charles 5. Burwell award
cd her $4,000 damages in a suit
against the Texas Oil company.
Testimony developed at the trial
indicated she was struck by "a
truck three months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
kiWanians Irvite
Clubs to Meeting

KiWanis club members have in
vited the Rotary and Lions clubs to
join them in luncheon meeting
Friday at the Barbara Worth hotel
H. V. Adams Of the Security First
National bank will be the speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
q -
~ -
- AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says

AT the Fair
Pop Keller ostensibly taking the
A. q. Hanson children to the fair
really having more fun HIM
self while Marilea and Albert look
on Caught bio wing up toy bal
Icons with great enjoyment. Rath-
CT embarrassed when noticed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Citrus Prorate Put
To Court TEST Thru
Iniunctive Acfion
Cotton Shipping Firm Enjoined From Violating
Federal Agreement; Fate of Accord
In Doubt Since AAA Demise

LOS ANGELES March II. (UP)-Federal Judge Leon
r. Yankwch today returned temporary injunction
against the Edwards Fruit company of Cotton onjoning
it from violating the Federal citrus proraon agreement
The court instructed Hugh D. Edwards head Of the con-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Friday
Fair Program

Chambers of Commerce and
Service Clubs Day.
2:30 p.m.-Compiete change in
stage show, five new acts,
orchestra.
100 p.m.-Stage show.
$500 p.m.-JapaneSe prOgra
sponsored by the Japanese as
sociatiOn of Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
BRITAIN MAY
BACK FRANCE
III DEMANDS
Franco-Russian Military Alliance Puts More
Than Million Soldiers on Side
Of French "

LONDON March r. (UP)-Nations of Europe APP
peared deadocked today the Locarno powers swung
toward France in her demands for German evacuation
of the Rhineand even while the French Senate at Paris
ACCOMPLISHED lightning ratification of treaty that will
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Mertal Hazards

Mertal Hazards
B. M. Graham must be a big
Encouragement to the vaudeville
entertainers at the county fair.
Arms folded Slim watched the
whole performance without a
chance of facial expression. Impos-
sible to determine if he was anus
ed, bored, or just thinking of the
Calipatria- -BraWley road.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Bachelor King Sets
All Britain Guessing

LONDON March IL. WH-The mystery whether King Edward
will the bachelor king England had all his subjects
today civil list the house
41-year old monarch is unlikely
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Rose RetQliateS
For Water Move
Livestock Judging
kears Completion
At Imperial Fair
Last of Al Stock Passed Upon And Plans Made For
Big Auction Sale Saturday - HOrseshow
Thursday Limited to Valley Entries

Livestock judging neared completion Thursday at the
Imperial County Fair Last of the All stock passed
and good percentage of the open class Afternoon
the horseshow much larger than Wednesdays show feat
uring Imperial Valley entries only.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Best Barker

Best Barker
When Bobby Graham shows
visitors through the Boy Scout
booth at the fair, he leaves moth
ing to the imagination. Knots,
carving and camping are all clear
to Bobby. Twirling natty cane
efficiently, he takes them all in
his stride.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
Merry (?) Mixup-


There's a bit o. confusion caused
by the recent advent CT John Con-
tos, the wrestling impressario. 1T
has tC do with the N A, Contos
family-the only ones Of their
ncmc in the valley fer years. Now
Mrs NJ A. is wishing John would
publish his telephone number, so
she wouldn't have to ans yer so
many persistent inquiries about
free passes to the wrestling match
cs, ctc., ctc., etc. To make it worse.
Mrs Contos is an ardent church
worker, and doesn't have much to
dc with wrestling and that sort
of thing tMaybe RR can help
out? John stays at the Barbara
Worth hotelD
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
What's YCurS?-

Roy Hammond has an interest
ing hobby-it's polishing semi
precious and precious gems. In
fact, he's so good at it that he has
an exhibit c. mere than 100 of
the polished stones at the San
Diego exposition. Now, if some-
one will furnish the gems, RR is
all ready to become Roy's pupil.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12
MARKETS IN BRIEF

buttcr; Los Angeles 3I1ac; butter
Ih', Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Trade \, @Ac; manufacturing milk.
"-'se; route gathered cream, 31c.
l.. 4. hay-u. =. Mol. extra Ienfy,
S.3; L. =. No. |, xIs.00-Is.5O; n. :.
No. ieafN. Sl5.OO-I..50; q, =, No.
Sl9.ao- 1900; Minneapolis flax, I72M-
Evening star., 1936-07-30
Cornering Gold Market.

In the year 1858 the Government
began selling gold to the highest bid.
der at auction and, rs the supply out.
side the Treasury was rather limited,
two New York nnanciers, Jay Gould
and James Fisk, conceived the idea
of cornering the gold market. The
only thing Gould and Fisk feared was
any unusual sale Of gold by the Gov
ernment, 30 for q while they impressed
it upon the Treasury oficials that Il
was better to keep up the sale Of gold
in limited quantities only, while the
premium went up and up and the
nnanciers reaped their harvest.
Evening star., 1936-07-30

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IS. Half a rowlock.
Is. OF the moon.
IT. Harden.
1S. Drive back.
10. Believe.
20. Galley with three banks Of oars.
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"A. Chart.
rs. Having branches.
26. Pronoun.
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20. Curved holdings.
20. Distance round.
81. Affirmative.
80. Large vehicle.
80. Withdraw.
81. Poison yielding tree.
36. Departed.
81. Bondman.
DO. Electrified particle.
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a. Make thin.
IS. Forego.
48. Require.
20. Self.
so. Flower dust.
81. Not well.
So. Feminine name.
50. Vehement.
81. F1owering shrub.
Sc. Rough cloth.
80. Turkish ofiicer.
80. Permission.
60. From here.
81. Acquire.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-25
GRAVE DIGGERS
GO ON STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. W.P)-
A strike of San Francisco grave
diggers and other cemetery work
ers was averted today by an agree
ment reached between employees and
city officials.
The peace plan, announced by
Mayor Angelo Rossi, restored the
cemetery workers wages to $3.75 a
day, the pre-depression scale, and
gave them time and half-time for
work performed Memorial day. The
pact is retroactive to Nov. 1.
A threatened strike of 1000 en-
ployes of SO laundries was averted
when the workers accepted an agree
ment, effective Nov 81, providing a
minimum wage scale ranging from
$17.5O to $3208 weekly for various
classifications and for a. new and
lower scale of hours.
A strike of bag plant workers
spread to a fourth firm, and the
Workers Alliance, an organization
of WPA employees. served notice of
a demand for an increase in wages
from 81 cents to rs cents an hour.
WPA heads will discuss the demands
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-25
BURGLAR RING
BROKEN UP AS
FIVE ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. UR)-
Breakup of well-organized bur-
glary ring held responsible for near
ly 100000 worth of loot stolen from
Wiltshire, Hollywood and Beverly
Hills homes, was claimed by po-
lice today with the arrest of three
men and two women.
The suspects were all booked or
suspicion of burglary, as Walter
Healy, alias Walter Wallace, ar
ex-convict; Bernard Tom Haines
alias Theodore O'Neill, 20; H. Ia
dook, 35; Dorothy Taylor, 81, ane
Marie Hansen, 81.
Healy, Haines and the two wo.
men were arrested in a Wiltshire
district apartment, according to Of
ficers who said they recovered 6
quantity Of valuable furs, evening
gowns, and jcwelry. The men re.
fused to talk but the Taylor cir
said she had been living with Healy
for the past three weeks during
which he and Haines had worked
every night" officers reported. Sht
denied she and the other woman
had participated.
Tadook was arrested at his own
home where officers said they
found $500 fur coat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-25
CONTRACTS LET
FOR SURFACING
ROAD SECTION

Contracts for grading and sur
facing six miles of the state Sec
ondary highway between Mulberry
avenue, near Brawley, and Cali
patria were let by the state de-
partment of public works Wednes-
day to R. E. Hazard and sons for
$58, 8,459.
This award was among the $685.
385 awarded by the department for
road improvements in six coun-
ties.
Improvement of this road will
add still another link in the net
work of travel arteries in the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-25
Building Permits
Squirt Up Again

Ell Centro building permits for
the year were only $3.50 below
the quarter-million mark Wednes-
day, when no permits calling for
a total of $1,000 worth of con-
struction work were on file at
the city engineers office.
The largest permit was to the
M. o. Best company for a $7360
packing shed on North Second
street.
Others were to the Imperial Ice
and Development company for
building repairs at the railroad
tracks on Commercial avenue, 5000;
the G & E Root Beer stand for
repairs at 1856 Main street, $3.50;
Elsie Williams for dwelling repairs
at 1045 Commercial avenue, $50;
and Marie Land for moving a gar
age to 603 Park avenue, $10O.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-25
Officers Elected
by Scout District;
Honor Court Held

Brawley Scout district elected
officers and conducted the larg-
est Court of Honor in some years
Tuesday night, both events taking
place in the Barbara Worth school.
TWenty-six Scouts appeared BE-
lore the Court for 38 awards, those
receiving one Or more being: Ar
mold AshurSt, John Jones, of
Troop "a; ISamu Hamai Hideo
Ishimine, Yoko Kohatsu, Hiroshi
Sahara, Taro Uchizono, Takuji
Tamaru, Joe Uyechi Masagazu
Uyeno, Takeshi Sato, Arthur Kan
I'VE, Hajime Obata of Troop 10; Al
bert Fulton, Billy Vinzant, Dean
Field, Richard w. Jackson, Hen
Dirk Blue, Everett Vinzant of Troop
IL. Three tenderfoot badges were
awarded: Roscoe McKeehan, Jim
Marking, Delton Cain.
AT the Scout district committee
meeting, the following were re-
elected: E. E. Anderson, district
chairman; Carl jacobson, Court of
Honor; George Maurer, finance:
george Cutshaw, camping; Ed
Ohl1g, health and safety; Llovd
Sewers, training; H P. Wilke, Or
ganization.
New committee chairmen are. T.,
montgomery, district commits
oner; Walter Barrager, reading: I:
Leslie White, publicity, Duke Hum.
phrey, civic service.