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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
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WAY TO Save.
TOUR TRADE.
Head of Association
Makes Opening
Address

Tourist travel of America
as an industry equal in dol
lars and cents to the nations
gigantic steel and iron in
dustry was pictured before
Broadway of America association
delegates in convention here Fri
day by H. w. Stanley, Dallas, pres
ident of the association.
Faced with competition within
a year from two other all-paved
transcontinental highways. COM
munities along the Broadway Of
America route face the alternative
of fighting to retain a maximum
share of tourist travel or losing a
large share of wealth derived from
this source, Stanley warned.
He advocated huge advertis-
ing campaign further to popular
ize the route and the communities
along it.
Stanley's address climaxed the
first morning session of the con-
vention. afforded by delegates
from the Atlantic coast to San
Diego. The convention was called
to order at 10 a. m. by Leo Hetzel
of Ell Centre, vice-president Of
the association. The Rev. E. K.
Latimer delivered the invocation
after which DR.. Sem Bacon, pres
idcnt of the Ell Centre chamber
of commerce, welcomed delegates
to Ell Centre, inviting them to
visit places of interest in Imperial
Valley and obtain first-hand
knowledge of this regions agri-
cultural wealth. He complimented
the association on its work in fur
thering the Broadway of America
highway.
A. N. Bucklln, mayor of Ell Gen.
tro. and State Senator Ben HulSc
joined in welcoming the delegates.
DR.. Frank Gigliotti, member OF
the state welfare commission,
spoke as a personal representative
of Gov Frank F.. Merriam of Cal
ifornia, extending the states well
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
OFFICERS HUNT
GEM THIEVES

Imperial county deputy sheriffs
searched stages arriving from Phoe-
nix, Ariz., Thursday night in an at
tempt to find two Filipinos accused
of stealing $4,000 worth of diamonds.
The islanders were accused OF
having taken four rings from a
Phoenix hotel where they had been
employed. One of the rings was four
karat in size.
Joe Mapoli and August Mazareta,
the Filipinos, were said to be light
in complexion and to be we'll dressed,
No trace of the Filipinos could
be found. Sheriff Robert w. Ware
sent teletype message to Los An
geles to have incoming stages
searched.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
MEXICO DRIVES
GALES OUT In
SECRET MOVE

MEXICO CITY, April 10.
(UP) = Former President
Plutarco Elias Gales, for
years the dominant figure
in Mexican politics, was de-
ported in an airplane today with
three of his followers.
Gales was seized secretly during
the night with Luis Morones, Luis
Leon and Melchor Ortega and Or
dered to leave the country.
The deportation of Gales came
as a complete surprise. After his
dictatorship collapsed last June he
left the country and visited Cali
fornia and Hawaii, but returned
last December to observe the pol
itcal scene in the hope that Pres
ident Lazaro Cardenas. who ouSted
him from power, would fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

humming the "Internationalc, q"
emphasizing with clcnched fists
demands for a $6,00O,0O0 900 work
relief appropriation and prevailing
wage rates on WPA projects.
The New Deal Work-relief pro-
gram to care for the nations mil
lions of unemployed already was
involved in congressional disputes
precipitated by Republican charges
of waste, graft" and partisan
politics.
The relief problem, in its varied
phases, involved congress, the
White House, government agencies,
District OF Columbia relief organ
nations and the hJotsore and
weary group Of delegates to the
Workers Alliance National con-
vention.
The nearly 900 nondcScript dele
gates, after parading unmolested
about the White House, trudged
down PENNSYLVANIA avenue to the
capitol to present, demands to con-
greSS.
Penniless and jobless, the unem-
ployed besieged the offices OF rep
resentativeS and senator's and mil
ed through corridors of the capital
for three hours, clamoring to be
heard.
Their demands for a $1,000 en-
Urgency appropriation for food and
shelter, carried to the house floor
by Rep. Gerald Boileau, p Wis,
forced immediate adjournment UNI
til Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

on a pending appeal in a similar
action.
The decision had the effect of
throwing the case out Of the state
court, at least until the federal
court has acted. AT the same time
it refused to halt construction of
the BraAley standby power plant
by the irrigation district. 1t was
a sweeping victory for Chief Coun-
sci Harry w. Horton of the irri-
CATION district.
Ruled Similar
Judge Warmer ruled that the
suit filed by the Southern Sierras
company in superior court is SIM
liar in great degree to the suit fill
ed by the Nev-Cal Electrical Sc
curitics company in federal dis
trict court The district court rul-
ed against the Nev-Cal company
refusing an injunction to halt work
on the power plant. An appeal
from this decision is pending in
federal circuit court, where tenn
porary injunction pending appeal
has been denied.
The order to abate superior court
proceedings made it apparent that
the superior court will be guided
in it's course by the federal court
if the Southern Sierras company
reverts again to superior court af-
ter the appeal has been decided
in federal court.
Horton won the order to abate
on a counter motion filed after
the Southern Sierras had applied
for an injunction to prevent power
plant construction. The power
company contends the district can
not legally enter the power bust
ness, and that it's own property
were endangered by the districts
program.
g. Considered as a whole, il
Cthe superior court case) is largely
repetition of the facts presented
Continued on Page 8; Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
WILL FAWCETT
CASE UNDER
SUBMISSION
Long Civil Action
Closes Thursday
Afternoon

Judge George R. Freeman
Thursday took under sub
mission the H. w. Everts
case against the Sunset
Farm, Inc, Will S. Fawcett
and others, thus bringing to a
close one of the longest civil trials
ever held in Imperial county.
The trial against the former mil
lionaire cantaloupe grower began
in superior court March %, and
continued in daily sessions until
late Thursday afternoon. Two court
reporters rushed out daily tran
scripts of the case. The transcripts
of proceedings exceeded 1900 pages.
Approximately 300 rulings on evil
dence and law points were made
during the trial. Judge Freeman
heard the case because Imperial
county judges were disqualified.
This case was the first to 60 to
trial of the more than Is actions
of various types growing out of
the original relations between Faw-
cett, the old Bank of Italy and later
the Bank of America. The cases
are pending in Imperial, San Diego,
Los Angeles and Orange county
courts and in the supreme and APP
pellate courts.
Battery of Talent
The battery of legal talent in
cluded: Louis Ferrari. chief. coun-
sci for the Bank of America and
affiliated companies; T. G. Guilt
nan, E. S. Layman, A. S. Goldflam
and Ross T. Hickcox, for the plain
tiff. The defense attorneys were
Continued on Page 8; Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
ON YOUR MARKS
FOR EASTER RACE

plete the prize list. They. also, will
be listed on the egg wrappers.
Children will gather in front of
the theater at 10 a. m. Saturday.
From there they will be led to the
scene of the hunt, kept secret I'M
til that time.
For children under Is years of
age there is only one requirement
for entry. 1t is a new three-months
subscription to the Imperial Valley
Press. Help in obtaining the sub
scription may be obtained from Cir
culation Manager Hunt at the Post
Press office, if necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
Child Gobbled Up
By Street Sweeper

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April 10.
UP)-Eleven year old Joseph zuhl
told friends today just how it feels
to be swallowed up, bicycle and
all, by a street sweeping machine
and disgorged alive.
The experience, Alfred insisted,
gave him considerably more faith
in the story of Jonah and the
whale.
He fell from his bicycle, police
said. and was brushed into the
rubbish container before the oper-
ator could stop the machine. A
police squad was unable to extri-
cate Alfred. Finally mechanics eff
fected his release by removing the
brushes of the sweeper. Alfred
suffered only minor bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
CALEXICO HIGH
BEATS REDONDO

Calcxico high led the way into
the quarter finals of the third an
nual Pomona tournament Friday
morning with So victory over
strong Redondo high nine.
With Gamlin pitching spectacu-
lar ball all the way Calexico bat
tiers pounded out IL hits for their
second victory of tournament play.
Brawley high was eliminated
from consolation round by Pasa-
dena diamondeers who ran off
with 1914 win.
Calcxico is scheduled to meet
Muir Tech this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
GALES ARRIVES
IN TEXAS BY AIR

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 10
UP)-Former President Plutarco
Elias Gales of Mexico and three
companions arrived here by plane
rom Mexico city at 1880 p. m.
(CST) today.
1t was learned Gales arranged
to charter a plane at Brownsville
to take him to Fort Worth, Tex,
There he expected to take a reg
ular commercial plane to Los An
gCleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
GASOLINE TRAIN
EXPLODES IN KANSAS

0LATHE, Kans., April 10. W-Pl
Terrific explosions heard for
miles occurred today when
freight train of 40 oil and gaso-
line tank cars was derailed near
here. Flames leaped a hundred
feet and turned the area Into an
inferno.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
BOMBS SENT THROUGH
MAILS KILL ONE

WILKES BARRE, Pa. April 10.
U.P)-A flood of internal machines
sent through the mails as Easter
packages, spread death. injury and
terror in the Wyoming valley to-
day. The bombs killed one man
and injured four others.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

federation before making the re-
ported statement.
1--WE feel that the federation is
representative of the most progress
sive teachers in the state and are
sorry the state superintendent saw
fit not to include them in what
he termed the representative teach
ers of the profession" Wixman
said
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
TRAIN BOMBED
IN HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, April 10. up
A Pacific Electric train was heay-
lily jOlted today when home
made bomb" exploded under It's
wheels at Sunset Blvd, and ~.
Gardner Ave. Several other blasts
were reported at the same hour
Windows in the car were shat
tered but no one was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
( -
~ <~2
ID AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
N"edcd-A Mother

ae story came to RR in pieces,
~ at time, and each little bit
increased indignation. First some
one remarked that S. T. Marshall
and Jimmy Marshall deserved an
olSander fV tending the four
n Ath-old baby left in a bassinette
in an automobile in front of their
store-and bawling at the top of its
voice for attention. 1t had been
there half an hour, alone, before it
Whimpered. The MarShalls did all
they could.
An hour later Mayor A. N. Buck
lin, who was being pestercd by
newspaper reporter, stopped. The
reported invaded the auto and pick
ed up the crying baby, at which it
stopped crying-but the reporter
couldn't hold it all day, in spite of
the mayors advice to do SO. The
problem was solved by leaving the
infant in the Women'S municipal
rest room, where it received atten-
ton until the parents called
Somebody deserves an oleander
and somebody deserved a garlic
button. You figure out which.
Well, Well, WE'LL
An Oriental, embarrassed at his
plight. appeared at the office of In
digent Commissioner Charles Nice to
ask county aid until such time as
his fractured leg should heal suf-
ficientlY to allow him to go back to
work He was asked the usual rou-
tine questions.
Have you a family?" qucried the
clerk.
Not here" replied the Oriental
I'm bachelor
Another Brickbat--
All kinds of garlic buttons, sand
burrs and What-notS to the Holtville
man who let his cattle suffer for
want of food in Wiped-clean pas
ture, until a neighbor whose fence
had been broken by the desperate
animals notified the sheriff's office,
and the individual was forced to
IKE the bovines to food-bearing
p lure.
Mixed Identifies
F. H. McIver of the Imperial Irri-
cation District and Fred Nobel
Au of the Southern Sierras are
charter members in the club of
those who-are mistaken for one an
other. It's worse because of the cur
rent power battle between the dis
trict and the power company. Any
way, each has become SO used to
being called by the others name
that they now keep record of it,
o
Business Woman
RR has never heard "A more de-
cisive sort of announcement than
that of the little blonde in black
(she's a swell orchestra conductress,
too who informed visitors to the
International Golf and Country club
Thursday night that this is a
private dance-We're the Calexico
Business and Professional Women's
club" RR considered joining right
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

aroused when Kersey was quoted
as saying the federation was not
representative of the teaching pro-
feSSion in California" after it had
Il ged itself in favor of freedom
for Tom Mooney, imprisoned labor
leader.
Samuel M. Wixman. president OF
the federation, arraigned Superin-
tendent Kersey for not studying
membership and policies of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
Last Minute
FIashes!
FORMER CLERK
SENTENCED TO PEN

Los ANGELES. April 10. U.p
Mack w. Clark, 5S. former
city clerk of the county treas
urer's office, today was sentenced
to serve from enc to ten years
i'm San Quentin for allegedly en-
bezzling Sd75 of public funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
TEACHERS STRIKE
BACK AT KERSEY

LOS ANGELES, April10. (UP)-The California fed
of teachers today awaited reply from supernten
don't of schools Vierng Kersey to charges that his at
on the organization symptomac of his opposition
to organized labor The teachers federation became
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
Ragged Hunger Army
Storms Thru Halls Of
Congress- Asking Cash
Few Hum Communist Song; Army Renews DEMAND
For Higher Relief Wages and Increased
Appropriation; Police Ready

WASHINGTON, April TO- UP)--Demands of rag
ged rain-soaked army of hunger marchers that con-
gress feed shelter and provide them with work. created
a controversy today that grew nourly in intensity.
They stOmped through corridors of the capitol
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
NE oR6EREp
BY COURT
Superior Judge Refuses to Halt Construction
Of Brawley Plant; District Wins
Sweeping Victory in Suit

Superior Judge jamin F. Warmer, San Bernardino,
Friday denied preliminary injunction to the Southern
Serras Power company in its plant suit against the
Imperial Irrigation District and ordered the suit abated
until the federal circuit court has ruled
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter; Los Angeles 3fIac; butter
fat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Grade ., 13Mc; manufacturing milk,
36c; route gathered cream. 3fc.
u. a. hRy-U. y. Mol extra 1cafy,
Si7.O0-17.5O; 4. =. No. I. $If.5O; q.
:. No. leRfy. SI4.0O: u. =. No. ..
1880; Minneapolis flax, 1GSM-17fM.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18

Even light snow tests the mettle of railroad
challenges it to keep the road open and the trains
rolling During the recent SHOWS, the Union Rail
way Co., operating less than 100 miles of track
around Indianapolis has spent approximately $4,000
for emergency labor.
When it SHOWS hard enough to clog the switch
points, the company senoS out call for men to- the
Wheeler Rescue Mission and other places caring for
the homeless They signed, and their feet
wrapped in burlap which the company buys.
If they have no gloves they given them, and
are put to work sweeping snow from the roadbed
and switch points. Huts warmed by fires and con-
open track.
Railroad men themselves, regularly employed,
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Lutz Interprets Decision as
Smashing Triumph for
Administration.
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cities, in years to come, should be
able to receive lower power rates.
doubt if the decision will have any
direct effect on indianapolis power
consumers at this time.
Mayor Kern would rather study
the reasoning of the court before
making comment.
Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank, Widow
of the Former Mayor-The Supreme
Court knows it's business. If it
ruled the IVA constitutional, it is.
But it may work a hardship on Ger
tain stockholders in other utilities.
A great many women have inherited
such stock; are unable to make a
living, and depend on that stock
almost wholly. This hardship may
be regulated by control of companies
in certain localities. The Supreme
Court must have gone into the case
from every angle, for it delayed its
decision for such a long time.
Bess Robins, Attorney-The rul.
ing is significant to me, coming as
it does after the recent decisions
which have caused SO much I'M
favorable comment. Certain people
in political parties have attempted
to make these appear as if based
on partisan politics. This should
prove that the Supreme Court al
ways has been and always will be
a court ruling on legal matters. I
feel the ruling is justified since
IVA is for the benefit of the ma
jority.
The Rev. Howard G.. Lyle, Pastor
of the Fletcher Place Methodist
Church, think the court did the
thing that will mean the most for
life and happiness in the Tennessee
Valley. I am much pleased with
the courts point of view and the
action that it has taken.
F. E. DeFrantz, Secretary of the
Negro Y. M. G.. A.-The decision is
a distinct contribution to the inter
ests of the common man. I know
that section and I know that in our
own group the decision will be high
ly beneficial.
Powers Hapgood, Socialist Leader
Il am very much pleased, and also
surprised, that the court upheld the
IVA. 1t had seemed that the court
had gone out of its way to limit the
social powers of the government,
and the iva decision naturally is a
great joy to me. IVA has great
social and economic significance,
and ! am for it.
Mrs. Robert Wild, National Officer
of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, and opera
tor of a settlement school at Cat
linburg, Tenn.-I don't believe that
the Supreme Courts action is con-
sistent with its other decisions.
can't see why the government
should be allowed to enter into pgi-
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New Deal Halls Ruling;
Verdict Is Praised Here
Capital Sees Great Boon to
Cause of LoW-CoSt
Electricity.
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Structed or arranged to construct
such plants. Private power compan-
les have attacked validity of these
loans and grants in the Hominy
(Okla.) case, which seems likely tc
reach the Supreme Court.
What the Ruling Means
Officials said the ruling yesterday
placed the power program in this
status:
i. Gave new impetus to TVA-like
plans for developments from coast
to coast.
2 Validated sale of power and
erection of transmission lines from
Federal dams constructed for ma
tional defense or commerce.
3. Had no direct bearing on the
Administrators DAT non-Federal
power projects financed by public
works loans and grants to political
subdivisions. Fifty-two of the de-
velopments, including Nebraska S
proposed $56,000,000 state IVA"
have been attacked in separate suits
by utility companies.
Nebraska Largest of Type
Largest of the developments SIM
liar to IVA was the plan submitted
for the whole Mississippi Valley by
Senator George w. Norris, Nebraska,
father of the original IVA.
A series of dams extending from
Pittsburgh on the East to the Mid
die West would be constructed, he
said, on the Mississippi and its trib-
utaries as Congress made money
available for flood control, irriga-
ton, navigation and power.
The cost would run into billions.
Senator Norris said the court's
decision should provide a favorable
reaction to his Mississippi Authority
bill.
"I intend to ask that hearings be
started soon," he said. II think we
have good chance now of getting
this bill through
Other Proposed Twas
Other TWAS have been proposed
for:
New York to consolidate all the
states power facilities; the St. Law
renee Waterway; Maine Authority
around Passamaquoddy; the Ohio
River Valley. wabash Valley
Authority on the Wabash and White
Rivers; the Upper Mississippi, the
Upper Missouri.
A dam on the Tennessee above
Paducah, KY; White River Author
ity in Arkansas and Missouri;
Southern Nevada Authority utiliz-
ing Boulder Dam power; Oklahoma
Grand Valley; Central Valley in
California; Pacific Northwest uni
fication of Bonneville and Grand
Coulee dams on Columbia River in
Oregon and Washington.
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CHEAPER POWER FOR U.S.E |
" FORESEEN WITH IVA RULING.
KNOXVILLE JOYOUS AT NEWS
Happy Days Here Again.
Is Theme Song in
Tennessee City.
BY MARSHALL M'NEIL
Editor Of the Knoxville News-Sentinei

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 49,
Knoxville got up smiling this morn
ing-the same smile it wore when
it went to bed last night.
The smile was what was left of
the laughs and shouts that greeted
the IVA decision yesterday.
News of the favorable decision
was the signal for a demonstration
downtown, the high point of which
was spontaneous concert in a va
cant building across the street from
headquarters of the local private
power company.
Happy Days for Knoxville
A hill-billy band. performing
from a prize fight ring set up in the
cold, vacant building played Happy
Days Are Here Again" The high
school band joined the music. Shouts
and cheers interrupted the con-
cert. A telegraph boy was called
from the audience, and a telegram
of thanks to Chief Justice Hughes
was dictated and sent.
Last night, in the model town of
Norris, four miles from Norris Dam,
dance was held, and there was
a prayer meeting of the Norris re-
ligiouS fellowship forum.
David E. Lilienthal, IVA power
director, was quoted as being quite
happy at the decision. What he
actually said when he learned of
the iva victory was a fervent
Thank God"
Utility Understatement
The manager of the local private
power company, which has been
fighting IVA, said when told of the
decision: Its very interesting"
That approached the height of
understatement for the day, as evi-
denced by these reactions:
City Manager George Dempster:
Its the greatest break in Knox
villes history"
Charles Griffith, Chamber of
Commerce president: 1T is grand
news-something to make every
man, woman and child in Knoxville
rejoice"
President G. M. Preston of the
Hamilton National Bank: "It as
sures a great future for the entire
Tennessee Valley"
City Councilman Cockrum, a lead
er In the fight for cheap IVA power
for Knoxville: I'm the happiest
man in Knoxville"
w. G. Brownlow, realtor: Thank
you, Supreme Court"
The decision is taken here to
mean that efforts by the power in
terests to stop this IVA headouar-
tiers city from getting cheap iva
electricity soon will be swept aside
by the courts.