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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
LYNCH THREATS
FOLLOW ATTACK
ON SMALL GIRL

NEW YORK, May 25. UD = A
screaming crowd Of more than 200
mea and women threatened to
lynch Samuel Schmerler, "a, today
after he was discovered attempting
to assault a four year old girl in an
east side cellar.
Schmerler was arrested by Patrol
man Rocco Scarfone who was sum
moned by a ianitor.
A crowd quickly gathered and
sought to tear Schmerler from the
policeman's hands. There were
cries of lynch him." Scarfone
dragged the battered prisoner into
a hallway and held the crowd at
bay until police reinforcements ar
rived
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
South End Holds
ISt Conservation
Agreement Meet

First of the community meetings
for the signing of work sheets in
the federal agricultural conserva-
tion program is that for the CaleX-
ico-Jasper- Bonds Corner commun-
ity.
The residents met Monday and
were to meet Tuesday also in the
Jasper school where members of
the committee were present to as
sist in filling out the sheets. The
legal description of the land, list
of the averages of the crops har~
vested in 1885 on the land now be-
ing farmed and the average yields
for the same are details which
must be included in the Aorksheet
Wednesday Meloland-Acacia will
have its meeting at the Meloland
Experiment station; Seeley- -Eucal-
yptus-Mt. Signal at the Mt Signal
school,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

Enated by acclamation. His name
was placed before the convention
by his longtime associate, DR.. Har-
ry w. Ladder of New York.
PUBLIC HALL, CLEVELAND,
May 25. U.R)-The militant controll-
ed Socialist convention today shout
ed down a proposal for joint So
cialist- Communist presidential CAM
paign.
The proposal was brought before
the convention in a communication
from Chairman William 2. Foster
and General Secretary Earl Browder
of the Communist party.
A resolution to kill the commun-
ication was presented by Maynard
c. Krueger. youthful University OF
Chicago professor and lieutenant
to Norman Matoon Thomas, twice
the rarty'S presidential nominee
and probable selection this year
Socialists are Socialists and not
Communists" Kruger shouted, I'VE
believe that socialism can be ac-
complished through the Socialist
party and not through the Com
munist party"
Not a single voice was heard III
opposition to Kreuger's motion to
table the communication which in
effect killed it for the convention.
The Communist proposal cited
the success of previous matters in
which both were interested. Atten-
ton was called to the Scottsboro
and Tampa cases.
The convention paid no official
attention to the New York "old
guard" delegation which bolted last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

Sldbt.
Thirteen of the warrants were
issued against men under arrest
for the murder of Poole on the
night of May II, and IL were
John Doe" warrants.
Each warrant charged conspir-
acy to kidnap the 32year-old WPA
worker who knew too much about
the Black Legion" and each
charged his wilful murder as he
stood before the hooded group in
a deserted west side park.
Thirteen Present
Wayne County Prosecutor Dun
can c. McCrea, whose inveStiga-
tors are inquiring into every phase
of the bands activities, said I'VE
have sufficient evidence to sup
port the contention that the 13
men were present when the con-
spiracy to murder Poole was en-
tered into"
The others either were present
at the meeting or on the way to the
meeting at which Poole was kill
ed" he added. The fact that
some of the members were pre-
vented from arriving at the road
side where Poole was shot down
because of an open drawbridge,
does not qualify the murder charge
in the slightest
Meanwhile, Captain Ira Mar
mon, commandant of state police,
ordered a thorough investigation
of every suspicious suicide and
mysterious death in the state in
Continued on Page 8. Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
CHAMBER LUNCH
is CALLED OFF

There will be no chamber of
commerce luncheon at noon on
Wednesday, according to Manager
Robert Hays, due 10 number Of
other events which will engage the
directors this week.
The mercantile trade relations
committee Of the chamber OF COM
merce announced that the CLOSING
of Ell Centric stores on Memorial
Day, May 30, will be general eX-
cept in the case of food stores,
which have planned 20 open Sat
urday morning and close during
the hours of the Memorial Services
from nine o'clock until eleven
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
.WIFE'S FEAR
.BARES STORY
in MEx!CALl
Los Angeles Police
Quiz Prisoner
On Crime

Succoro Esquivel, who as
sertedly boasted to his wife
that he was a "Bluebeard'
who had disposed of an un-
determined number of wo-
men in Southern California, was
held in the Mexicali Jail Monday
pending possible extradition ar
rangements by Los Angeles auth
critics.
Two Los Angeles police officers.
Detective Lieutenants Leroy San
derson and Eddie Romero. were
sent to the border city to ques-
tion the Mexican.
The frightened appeals OF Sc
nora Esquivel the prisoners wife
to keep her husband locked UP,
resulted in the questioning. The
woman begged Mexicali police to
put her husband away ior good,
the officers said, because she was
afraid he would kill her, too.
The terrified woman linked her
husbands name with the death
of Mrs. Andrea Kurman, SO, whose
body was found in her Wilmington
home May Is, 1882. Esquivel also
was to be questioned relative to the
death of Miss Eugenia Vance, So,
who was found attacked and rob-
bed in her home Dec. 4, 1881.
Sanderson and Romero were ex-
pected to ascertain what Esquivel
knew of other unsolved murders
listed in the police records. go
The Mexican has not been book
ed at the Imperial county sheriffs
office or at the Ell Centre police
Continued on Page 8, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
BOND ISSUES
GET SL|C HT
VOTING HERE
Polls Re main Open
Until 7 P. vi.
Today

Only 1875 ballots had been
cast at 2 o'clock Monday in
Ell Centros special bond
election to determine whe-
ther the city should bond it.
self to build a storm drain sys-
tenn and a combined city hall and
library building. A two-thirdS
majority of the total vote cast
is required to carry the PROPOSE
tions, which are separate on the
ballots.
The largest vote, 81, was cast
at the city hall the second largest,
81, at Veterans Memorial hall and
the lowest, 81, at Lincoln school.
Polls will be open until 7 o'clock
Monday night, thus permitting
residents time to vote after work
ing hours.
The proposed storm drain would
cost $l18,182 with the city to
borrow 500, 600 from the Public
Works Administration by the sale
of bonds to the government and
WOulu SStk 9oo,loZ do uliCSC
grant from the government
through PWA.
The combined city hall and Ii
brary building would cost $175,000
with the city expected to provide
100000 by sale of bonds to the
government and $75. 900 to be
sought as a direct grant.
The vote total was expected to
be considerably increased by vot-
ers going to the polls after offices
close in the afternoon. A trend
toward slightly heavier balloting
was noticed even in the early af-
ternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

ruptcy act unconstitutional it took
from the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict the means of forcing nom
agreeing bondholders to consent
to refinancing plans. The deci-
sion affected the reorganization OF
bonded indebtedness of unincor-
porated municipalities, drainage,
irrigation and improvement dis
trictS.
Evan T. Hewes, chairman of the
district board of directors, said
if the decision did not include
some means for avoiding it, the
non agreeing bondholders could
force the districe to levy for bond
interest to 1882 and could pro-
hibit the district from using the
courts to force the dissenting
bondholders to agree to refinanc-
ing plans. Thera are many angles
Continued on Page 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
CANAL DRAINED
TOCLEAR PATH
FOR NEW SEWER

Ell Centro's new outfall sewer
line was scheduled to cross the
Dahla irrigation canal one mile
north of the pumping plant Mon
day.
The canal was drained and the
crews of workmen will be worked
in "a hour shifts in order to pre-
vent long interruption of the SER
vice. The crossing is expected to
be completed Monday.
Concrete drainage structures a
cross the Central drain also are
scheduled to be completed at the
same time, officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
TUNNEL CLOSED
TO TRAINS BY
MYSTERY FIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. W.IJ
- Southern Pacific headquarters
announced today a fierce blaze OF
undetermined origin burned out
Tunnel No. in the Sacramento
mountains, between Delta and
Dunsmuir, last night, blocking the
main line between San Francisco
and Portland.
At least five days will be required
to repair the damage during which
trains either will transfer paSseng-
ers around the tunnel by bus and
arrive at their destination five
hours behind regular schedule. or
be rerouted via Reno and Alturas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
STATE MEDICO HEAD
ATTACKS NEW DEAL
VALLEY MEN
HURT IN AUTO
CRASHES HERE

Three automobile accidents in
Imperial Valley this weekend re-
suited in injuries to two persons.
Asako Hamashimn and T. Hama
shimn received minor injuries in a
collision which occurred on the
Brawley highway near New River
early Sunday morning Joe Casillas
was jailed for reckless driving In
. connection with the accident, &C
cording to Walter Walsh, California
highway patrolman.
A horse belonging to j. M. Little
was injured Sunday when struck by
an automobile driven by A. y
Demps of Modesto. The car was
badly damaged it was reported by
Bill Tackett, highway patrolman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
RULING BARS.
STATE FROM
new BATTLE
Decision Welcomed
Heartily by
District

Arizona's suit seeking per
mission to reopen the ques-
ton of the division of Colo
RADIO river waters was de-
MED by t h e I'm i t e d
States supreme court Monday when
the court refused to permit the
state to file an original suit TO
determine its rights to the waters
of the river.
Imperial Irrigation district Off
cialS were gratified at the OUT
come of the fight Arizona made
to reopen the matter, which other
Colorado river basin states con-
sidered closed with the signing
of the Colorado river compact.
California joined the other states
in preparing briefs submitted to
the supreme court and Phil d.
Swing, former congressman and
former district chief counsel, was
sent to Washington to aid At
torney General u. S. Webb in the
case.
Hewes Gratified
Evan T. Hewes, chairman OF the
district board of directors, express
ed satisfaction as to the outcome
of the suit. He said it was graft
fying to know that the suit would
not be opened to unlimited litiga-
ton before the courts in the fu-
ture. He pointed out that in
similar cases relative to states OIL
municipalities the supdeme court
had denied the requests unless
damage could be shown.
In commenting on the decision
Harry Horton. district chief coun-
sci, said it would save years oi
litigation and unlimited work in
preparation of the suits. He also
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
WARREN NAMED
SUCCESSOR TO
MARK L. REQUA

DEL MONTE. Cal, May 25. UP)
delegates to the Republican
national convention TODAY solidified
Earl Warren's leadership Of the
party in California by electing him
national committeeman to succeed
Mark l.. Reoua.
Warren, Oakland attorney and
chairman of the state central COM
mittee, led a group of uninstructed
delegates, nominally pledged to- him,
to defeat an instructed Landon
delegation in the state presidential
primaries this month.
Mrs. Edith w. Vandewater, Long
Beach, was named national COM
mittee Aoman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
FORCE ACCOUNT END
ONLY ONE WEEK OF

an all-time peak of 233 teams in
January. Force account work was
begun October 81, 1884 and has
continued at varying volume ever
since, except for September, 1885.
Teams now are clearing up the
runways east of Imperial avenue
and three tractor units are at
work a mile farther on. One group
of teams is still working west OF
Imperial avenue.
Draglines must be brought in to
complete some sections of the cam
al where seepage made further
work by teams impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
Valley Doctors
To Attend Meet

Ell Centro physicians are plan
ming to attend at least part of the
sessions OF the California Medical
associations annual convention this
week at the Hotel del Coronado.
DR.. L. C.. House is already in
Coronado, DR.. Merritt w. Garfield
was to leave Monday afternoon re-
turning Friday, and DR.. c. S.
Brooks also planned to attend Mon
day. Other physicians will attend
later sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
L. A. SUPERVISORS
CONSIDER SETTLEMENT

Los ANGELES, May rs. U.P)---
The beard of supervisors late to-
day was to consider S550.OOO
settlement offer in the S2,6O0.OOV
recovery suit filed against san
Gabriel Forks dam contractors by
the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

CALEXICO, May 25.-A week OF
cleanup" work and the famous
force account section OF the All
American canal will be only
memory.
Next Tuesday should see all but
few odds and ends Of the men
and mules" division completed and
ready for the finishing touches OF
heavy machines, j. H. Fertig, Re-
clamation Bureau engineer, an
nounced today.
Only few teams are still at
work, out of a crew that reached
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
PENSION-WEALTH
COALITION EXPECTED

BALTIMORE, May rs. IUH =
Possibility of coalition between
the Townsend old age pension
plan and Huey Longs share
the wealth" movement was
strengthened today as the Rev.
Gerald l.. X. Smith announced
a series of six mass meetings un-
der joint sponsorship.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
Rancher End Victim
Of Highway Crash

ONTARIO. May 25. U.Rj-Webb
Trump, 81, Fontana rancher died
today. the second victom of head
on automobile collision last night.
Harry Ephraim, 7. of Los Angeles
was killed in the crash and his
mother, Mrs. Harry F., Ephraim,
critically injured. The boys faith
er was driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

The physician vigorously an
swered charges he said had been
made against the profession by
proponents of various panaceas,' >
that thousands of people had
died (during the depressionD be-
cause of lack of proper medical
care"
Continued on Page 8, Col, .
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
PROBERS DISLODGE
CHARITY THIEVES

Los ANGELES, May rs W,R)--
Los Angeles county has been pay
ing S725,OO annually TO charity
thieves Auditor II. A. Payne as
serted today. After a survey OF
1855 cases by a corps OF special
investigators, 3s2 cases OF IA per
cent of the total were dropped
as ineligible under state laws. he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES

NATIONAL
Boston ....... .01O 100 42O-S 10 y
Brooklyn ..... 900 600 OOO-O
Lanning and Lopez; Frankhonse'
Baker, Leonard apd Berries, Phelps
Philadelphia 900 600 OOO-O
New York .... 900 90 OOx-l y
Bowman and Wilson; Smith ana
Mancuso.
Pittsburgh .....21O OO6 OOO-9 IS !
Cincinnati ....001 O01 600 4
Lucas and Padden; Schott, Fret
as. Brennan, Hilcher and Lombaral'
s--OO-
AMERICAN
New York ...... 500 600 11O- II Il
Philadelphia .302 POI 02X-lo 10
Gomez, Kleinhans. b. Hadley ana
Dickey; Ross and Hayes. q
Washington 900 OO0 OOo-e y
Boston .....'.Is Al0 100 OOX-o
Deshong. Appleton and Miles
Ostermueller and h. Ferrell. Berg
Only games scheduled.
Chicago .... 900 010 00O-l ~ !
St Louis ~... 600 001 OOl-2 I y
Lee and Hartnett; p. Dean and
Ogrodows
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

PUBLIC HALL, CLEVELAND o.
May 25. W.Pj-White haired Nor
man Mattoon Thomas today was
nominated for president of the
United States by the National So
cialist convention.
Thomas, who led the socialist
ticket in 1928 and in 1882, was NOM
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
Last Minute'
Flashes!
COAST CITY FEARS

Il
Los ANGELES, May rs. W,e)-
On the plea that Los Angeles
county faces a serious economic
crisis because OF a threatened de-
cline in population, the Aii-Year
clubs appropriation of county ex-
ploitation funds today was in
creased from SI68,O00 to 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
SEVERED BODY
FOUND ON TRACKS

ANITA MARIA, Cal. May 25.--
W.P)-The severed body OF Trini-
dad CamachO, 40, was found to-
day on the Santa Maria Valley
railroad tracks. Deputy sheriffs
believer ne fell asleep on the rails
while walking home from a party
in Guadalupe last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25

SOCldl lneuiClilC'
DR.. Peers, noted for his work
in tuberculosis and his school for
the tubercular at Colfax, Cal, ad-
dressed 1900 members of the aSso-
ciation at the opening of general
sessions at the 65th annual gath
ering. He is to be succeeded by
DR.. Edward M. Palette, Los An
geles president
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
Strange New Social Diseases Threaten to
Corrupt American Life Declares
Outgoing Calf. President

CORONADO May 25. (UP)-Dr Robert A. Peers, IN
his self-syled song president OF the Ca1ornia
Medical Association in convention here today mixed med-
cine with politics in attacking strange new diseases
including "boondoggngts and neoplastic growths OF
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
Supreme Court Knocks
Out Refinancing Act;
District Plan Suffers
Imperial Valley Program Affected When Tribunal
Decides Against Bankruptcy Legislation;
Minority BOndhOlders Favored

The deal suffered fresh rebuffs in the supreme
court today when actions of Rexford G. Tugwel BRAIN
truster condemned and the municipal bankruptcy
of 1884 held unconstitutional United Press dis
patch said today When the court held the bank
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
POLICE PROBE NEW
TERRORS CHARGED
TO BLACK LEGION
Twenty-Five Members # Puritanic Cult
Named in Murder Warrants; Many
Public Officials in Crew

DETROIT, May 25. (UP)-Murder warrants charging
members of the hooded and robed Black Legion with
the death Charles A. Poole 32 issued today, as
authorities extended their investigation of the bands ter
rorstic activities through every popuous center Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
G -
@ <Z
RfPoRTER hMsEFER
Says

Old (Summer) Times
Yes sir! 1t looked like old times
10 RR Sunday proud fathers
were dutifully swinging the
youngest, other toddlers were
dabbling bare feet in the stream,
noses were dipping eagerly into the
beer. and cool breezes Aere sooth-
J ing fevered valley brows in
the park at Jacumba.
Sport of n Kind
Several Ell Centro sport fanciers
! iourneyed to Mexicali Sunday af-
ternoon TO view a good old-fash-
ioned rooster fight. Plenty o. money
changes hands at such a tourney
and the losing chicken is practical
ly always dead when the battles
over Spurs of razor keeness from
4 inches TO 6 inches long are last
ened on the birds.
Natures Mystery
The George AustinSeS' chow IN
tunket do you handle the plural
possesSive in a case like that?) has
returned. 1t is none other than
the famous white blackbird. Don't
blame RR-blame the chaps who
named the species blackbirds. 1t is
q blackbird, but it is white. In
other words, even the most casual
observer would have to admit in
this case that black is white. The
feathered odGity, which became
attached to the AustinS in the Nc
Cabe district last year. returned to
look up the old homesite in the
Austin tree, and is busily engaged
in preparation for a few blessed
events.
Dragged in the Dust
Jerry Robertson finds irony in the
defeat Sunday of the Ell Cen
tro police pistol team, rapidly
gaining state wide fame. by the
sheriff's team. Maybe the boys had
a wider range-town is SO confin-
ing, you know
Every Now and Then
There's one unfailing sign that
election time is just around the
corner. Have you noticed the top
notch shape of the roads in the
supervisorial districts that are af-
fected by balloting this season2
\ Dan West, whose birthday ami
, versary happened to be Monday,
wouldn't tell hcA' old he is. His life
began in 1904, Dan contends, which
was when he came to Imperial Val
ley. That would make Dan about
80 wears old, no?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Buffers Los Angeles 291Re; butter
fat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch
Grade 4. 371ac; manufacturing MILK
3.c; route gathered cream 2oe.
l.. A. hny-U. =. No. 1. extra leaty'
SI1-1S; 1. =. No. 1, SI4.5O; u. ;. No.
leafy, S14-14.5O: L. =. No. ?, S1J.oO-
~. Minneapolis flax 1907 1Soh2'
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-25
SOCIALISTS SHOUT DOWN PROPOSAL
TO JOIN FORCES WITH COMMUNISTS

Lnated by .acclamation. His name
was placed before the convention
by his longtime associate, DR.. Har-
ry w. Ladder, of New York.
The Washington times., 1936-01-22
LONG DYNASTY
IN TRIUMPH
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Continued from Page u
and means that the organization
conceived and nurtured by Sena.
tor Long will enjoy at least four
more years of rule in the Pelican
State.
Although the greater portion of
the ballots already tabulated are
from New Orleans, political OBJ,
servers considered it improbable
that the country vote would cut
Judge Leche's lead to any appreci-
able extent. In the Crescent City.
Judge Leche rolled up majority
of slightly more than $4,000 votes.
It remained for st. Bernard
Parish, however, to pay him
greater honors. In that parish,
the tabulation compiled by elec,
tion officials showed Judge
Leche leading by a ratio Of
slightly more than SO to /.
The count from the country
was coming in very slowly. The
ballot was exceptionally long, and
in many places the entire ballot
is being tabulated before the
figures on the votes for the heads
of the tickets are released. How
ever in all sections heard from,
Judge Leche maintained a lead
although it was slight in some
sections.
The Washington times., 1936-01-22
MIDWEST IS HIT
BYC0LDWAVE
(Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
ing on Kansas and western Mis-
souri,.
Indianapolis was blank e e d
heavily with snow while the cold
wave was expected to bring the
coldeSt temperatures of the win
ter to Indiana, plunging the mer-
curry to Is to 20 degrees below
zero before nightfall. In the ex-
treme south portion of the State
five below seemed likely.
Louisville had a driving snow
storm today with temperatures
descending rapidly and zero ex-
pected by night. Severe cold was
predicted for Tennessee tonight.
East To Get 1t
Even the East and territory
along the Atlantic Seaboard Shiv-
cred in anticipation of the cold
wave. Pennsylvania reported tenn
peratures in the 30's, but bitter
cold was expected tonight. Ohio
was hit by a near blizzard this
morning, with heavy snowfall,
traffic paralyzed and the mercury
dropping sharply.
New York shivered in expecta-
ton of a blast which may send
the mercury to 10 above tonight
from % today. The Metropolitan
area was still fighting heavy snow
which continued to snarl traffic.
The Washington times., 1936-01-22
HOUSE PASSES
BONUS BILL
CONTINUED from Page u

CONTINUED from Page u
would be overridden and the bill
enacted into law. Under the law.
Mr.. Roosevelt has 10 days in
which to sign or veto any bill.
Should he fail to take either
action within this period. the
measure automatically goes on
the statute books.
The bill will cost the Treasury
$2,491, 100000 with the bonds to be
issued in multipleS of $50. Those
veterans who have less than this
amount credited to them will be
paid off in cash. The cash outlay
is estimated to require $87, zoe. 900.
Approval of the pending bill
will signal the renewal of the in
flationist fight for currency ex-
pansion. While authorizing is
Suance If the baby bonds, the bill
fails to provide any special method
Of raising revenue to cover them.
The Washington times., 1936-01-22
SENATE


Meets at noon to discuss Pan
ANA Canal tolls.
Committees:
1890 A.M.-Foreign Relations;
neutrality; executive.
HOUSE
Meets at noon to consider the
Senate amendment to the bonus
bill, and then proceed with con-
Sideration of the deficiency bill.
10 A.M.-Appropriations Sub
committee: executive session on
the Agriculture supply bill.
10 A.M.-Foreign Affairs Com
mittee; executive session on neu-
trality legislation.
10 A.M.-Public Lands Subcom.
mittee; open hearing on the Pet
erson homestead bill.
1920 A.M.-Naval Affairs Com
mittee: open hearing on the
Naval Reserve bill.
1O:30 A.M.-Labor Committee;
open hearing on the Marcan-
tonic resolution.
l0:30 A.M.-Public Buildings
Con1mitte; open hearing on the
proposal for a monument in the
Labor Department Building.