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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
FARM BUREAU
TO CONSIDER
RFC PROGRAM

Possible measures which may be
adopted to hasten the refunding OF
Imperial Irrigation district bonds
in accordance with the R.F.C. Of
fer will be presented for discussion
by the tax committee at the farm
bureau directors meeting Satur-
day at 100 o'clock in the court
house.
The committee will also present
the difference in manner of assess
ing city and farm property that Is
used by the district and has IN
vited those farm bureau directors
who are also district directors to
be present TO explain the matter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

worker, and Mrs. MarCnllla bIoWll'
said they considered their arrest
"the most ridiculous thing we ever
heard of" and laughingly went to
jail. A complaint against them
was to have been signed by M. G
Sharp of the Holtville service sta
ton.
The trio was alleged to have at
tempted to perpetuate a short
change deal at an Ell Centre servive
station but they were unsuccessful
The presence of an Ell Centre po-
lice radio car in the Ell Centre SER
vice station released the broadcast
concerning the Holtville deal, Off
GERS said, and C. Lambert, the at
tendant, heard it. He took the Ii
cense number of the automobile in
which the Negroes were riding, and
telephoned the sheriff's office. The
arrest followed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
HEWES VISITS
RFC OFFICIALS
IN WASHINGTON

Evan T. HeWes, chairman of the
Imperial Irrigation district board
Of directors, is in Washington, D.
c., for conferences with Emil
Schram of the Reconstruction FL
nance orporation relative to the
proposed district refinancing and
drainage improvement loan.
1t is understood that the district
plans were scheduled to be dis
cuSsed at an RFC board meeting
in Washington Wednesday, District
officials were of the opinion that
HeweS would telephone or tele-
graph results of the board meeting
as soon as it adjourned.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
HOOVER PLANS
YOUTH SPEECH

PASADENA March 4. U!P| -
Former President Herbert Hoover
visited here today before continu-
ing his leisurely motor trip to Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, where he will
speak Saturday night before the
young Republican league of Colo
RADIO on THE Chance for Youth.
Hoover. accompanied by his
younger son. Allan, was guest
at the home of his close friend,
Henry M. Robinson, Pasadena and
Los Angeles banker. The Hoovers
will leave tonight for Phoenix,
Ariz together with William c. Van
Antwerp of Burlingame and Ben
S. Allan of Palo Alto, advisers OF
the former chief executive.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
ALL COMPANIES
JOIN In CUTS
ON GAS PRICE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. U.p
All major gasoline distributors on
the Pacific coast were represented
in a price-cutting program today
after Associated Oil company, the
last holdout, joined the movement
The Associated spokesman said
the firm would meet all competi-
tive prices.
The price recession movement
was started by Standard Oil COM
pany of California. Shell and Rich
field quickly fell in line. Associat-
ed held out yesterday but joined
today.
The new prices represent reduc-
tions of from two to four cents in
retail prices OF the three standard
grades-Ethyl, first structure, and
third structure gasoline. The sched-
ules .ected an area from Arizona
TO Alaska
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

ance.
Treasury fiscal experts appear
ing before the house ways and
means committee in the face of
protest against the tax sugges-
tions made by President Roosevelt,
estimated the levy on undivided
corporation profits would raise
$500 100000 to $62O,OOO00O annual
ly.
The tax would range from q to
40 per cent under the treasury rec
ommendation.
Submission of the treasury data
conceded with prediction by
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns that the
Continued on Page s; Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
CHARGE FILED
AGAINST LEVY
AT CALEXICO

Assault with a deadly weapon
is the charge against Roy Levy in
the complaint signed by his broth
er-in-laW, Grant Scott, whose arm
Levy slashed with a razor in n
quarrel in CaleXico Monday night.
Levy and his companion, Mrs.
Wilma Hamilton, fled after the
cutting and were arrested in Brea
late Tuesday afternoon by T. M.
Sharp, chief criminal investigator
for the sheriff's office, and Dep
uty Sheriff Herbert Hughes. No
complaint was filed against Mrs.
Hamilton, a waitress in a CaleXico
cafe.
Bail for Levy was set at $4,000
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Yacht Club Party
Will Be Planned

Plans for an outing to take place
soon will be perfected at a meeting
of the Imperial Yacht club at the
chamber of commerce at 7 o'clock
wednesday night, according to an
announcement made by DR.. A. A.
Ariaudo, club commodore.
Meetings of the organization are
open to the public and members
welcome suggestions for making it
more effective in promoting yacht
ing and boating events on Salton
sea. the commodore said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
$4,000 PET PUMA
SHOT FOR BOUNTY

HOLLYWOOD, March 4, UP
Shooting of a $4,000 trained film
lioness by a prospector for the $50
state bounty on her pelt, handicap
ped today the filming of cowboy
actor Ken Maynard's latest western
picture.
Spunky, siX-year-old pet Puma,
principal animal star in Maynard's
picture, strayed from the set be-
tween scenes and was killed by the
prospector as she approached to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
FEWER VETS
FILE BONUS
PAPERS HERE

Veterans making application for
the bonus at the office of Charles
Nice. veterans service officer, have
dropped to 10 or Is daily. When
the bonus law first passed, the
number of veterans making appli-
cation at the office daily was be-
tween SO and so, Nice said
American Legion officers in all
Imperial Valley towns also are help
ing make out the papers. 1t is esti-
mated that between LOO and 1900
veterans already have forwarded
their applications.
Veterans living in the valley total
between $500 and 5000, Nice eSti-
mated.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

to the taxi dancers precipitated the
first argument. The Filipino dance
hall attendant entered the fray and
in ejecting the troubles makers,
was said to have snapped his gun
which failed to function. Police
officers restored order.
Shortly thereafter, four Los An
geleS Mexicans decided to crash
the gate of the dance and were
forcefully escorted from the dance
floor. They appealed to police on
account of the inhospitable indig-
nifty accorded them but officers
soon convinced them they had been
in the wrong place in the first
place.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
COAL CONTROL
SUIT MARKED
BY NEW MOVE
Copyright 1886 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
WASHINGTON, March d. UP
A surprise move of possible vital
effect on the supreme court Fug-
gey coal test suit was made today
when New Mexico interviewed N
the case to deny that it had power
to control the important bitumi-
nous coal industry.
The significance of the states
intervention lay in the fact that
attempts of the federal govern
ment to control industrial and
farm production generally have
been condemned as an invasion OF
state rights
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
FIREMEN HURT
IN L. A. BLAZE

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U,P)-
Two firemen were injured today
in spectacular fire that swept the
Max Fischer & Sons Sack & Bag
company plant at Mission Road
and Macy street, damaging the B.
story brick factory to the extent
of 100000,
Berry Starry, 81, was treated at
Georgia Street hospital for eye in
;uries suffered in the heat and
smoke.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Forgery Case Given
Into Hands of Jury

The forgery case against L. Ragu-
do went to the jury at 1850 o'clock
"Wednesday morning. Lew Good,
Holtville Chinese, is the complain
ing witness against the Filipino.
r. I. French is appearing for the
state and Don Bitter, Ell Centre at
torney, for the defense.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Lucia Dormer Dies
At Phoenix Home

PHOENIX, March 4. W,H - Mrs.
Lucia M. Dormer, 80, widow of
John M. Dormer, one-time secre-
tary of state of Nevada, died last
night at her daughters home here.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow. Mrs. Dormer leaves three
daughters. She was born in Col
usa, Calf, and was a member of
a pioneer California family.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
SOVIET WILL
WAR TO SAVE
MONCOLIANS
Josef Stain Gives
Interview To
Writer
BY ROY w. HOWARD

Chairman of the board, Scripps-
Howard Newspapers-World copy
right 1896, by Scripps Howard
Newspapers.
MOSCOW, March 4.-The
Soviet Union is prepared to
go to war with Japan if neces-
sary to prevent destruction of the
independence of it's virtual poll
tical ally, the Monaghan peoples
republic-outer Mongolia.
The revelation Of the high ten
sion now existing and how import
antly the Soviet regards the re-
Gently intensifying friction in the
Neutrality-suspicious., area was
made by Josef V. Stain to the
writer in the course of a three
hour discussion of Soviet relatiCn-
ship to general world events, war
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
EIks Will Honor
Former Chieftains

Past exalted rulers of the Ell Cen
tro Elks lodge will be honored
Thursday night at a meeting pre-
sided over by Elton B. Christian
and in which the chairs will be
occupied by other past exalted
rulers.
It will be the opening night for
nomination of officers for the new
Elks year, which begins April l..
tsree dinner will be served at 7
Ppm. The meeting will begin at 8
pm. Secretary Henry Swanson an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

make friends. according to her
trainer, Rennie Renfro.
The prospector, after refusing to
surrender the pelt long enough for
it to be stretched over a dog for
one last shot" in the picture, was
denied the $50 bounty money.
The state refuses bounties for
lions born in captivity. Renfro
testified Spunky was born in a cage
on Mt, Wilson and had never been
out of captivity.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
TAXI DANCE RIOTS
FORESTALLED HERE

Two potential riots at the Ell Cen
tro taxi dance hall were averted
Tuesday night by the timely arriv-
al of police officers. No arrests
were made.
An argument over the alleged
theft of dance tickets said to belong
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
THIRTY THOUSAND
ETHIOPIANS KILLED

ITALIAN UENEKAL HEAD
QUARTERS IN ETHIOPIA. Via
ASMARA, March 4. U.2)-More
than 10000 Ethiopians we're
killed or wounded on the north
ern front in the series of battles
started Feb. 10 and continuing
through March 3. IL was an
nounced officially today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
RURAL POWER
PROPOSAL MADE

WASHINGTON, March 4. (UB
"A compromise 20.0O0.D0O ten
year rural electrification program
was presented To the senate to-
day with administration support
for speedy enactment. The les
islation Is substitute for tbc
billion-doIlar plan introduced ~
Sen. George w. Norris, r.. Neb.,
and discarded after Democratic
leaders indicated Presid lent
Roosevelt would not approve
such heavy expenditure At
this time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

q -
'F# -
ID AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
Go East, Young Man

Go East, Young Man
Randolph Field, Texas, army air
corps training school. had better
prepare for an onslaught of young
Ell Ccntrans. Ever since Earl Will
>loughby, graduate of the school,
visited his home town they've
thought of nothing but entering
the air service. Earl happened to
mention that every flier is per-
mitted the use Of plane, all OK
penses paid, to fly anywhere he
chooses within a radius of 1000
miles every weekend.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Last Minute
Flashes!

MUSSOLINI CONSIDERS
PLEA FOR PEACE
ROME, March 4. U,P)-Premicr
Benito Mussolini began today
his study of a league of nations
plea to negotiate a peaceful set
tIement of his war on Ethiopia,
knowing that the alternative was
an almost certain oil embargo
against Italy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Corporation Surplus
Levy Recommended TO
Help Balance Budget
Treasury Backs Tax as Means of Raising Funds
Needed to Place Government Finances
On Sound Economic Basis

WASHINGTON, March a. CUP)-A tax averaging
33 12 cent undstributed corporation profits
recommended to congress by the treasury today a
of raising S6200OOO0O of the $78600OOOO in
needed to restore the federal BUDGET toward bal
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Short Change Suspects
Jailed Awaiting Trials

WPA and housewife all Negroes were arrested
the which
accomplished change racket Hove service
Tuesday night
butler Joseph Robinson Jr the WPA
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
District Selects
Power Plant Head
Trend to Religion
Americas Big Need
Canfweil Tells G. G..
Native Culture Takes Deepest Root in Western
Communities, Bishop Declares in Talk
Before Civic Organization

This country needs greater consciousness of rel-
gon declared Bishop John j. Cantwel of the diocese Of
Los Angeles and San Diego in address before the Ell
Centre chamber of at the Wednesday weekly
MONDAY meeting in the Barbara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
MEN CHARGED
WITH MUTINY
III SAN PEDRO
Panama Pacific Liner Walkout flinders
Mail Schedule; Federal Agents
May Make Complaints

LOS ANGELES, March a. (UP)-U. S. District Attor-
ney Person NJ. Hall announced today he planning to
issue mutny complaints against leaders of strike of
crew-members of the Panama Pacific liner California,
tied m at San Pedro since Monday Hall he
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Every New and Then

1t is something out of the Or
Urinary for RR to receive gifts in
stead of brickbats, wherefore he
says Thanks, to Paul Tamayo
who sells fresh produce for Gull
let's market. Maybe it was a
bride, but RR always could be
bribed with avocadoeS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Note To An Unknown

RR has it on reliable inlorma-
ton that tn, gentleman who was
insulted because the usher at the
United Artists theater would not
take him seriously when he re-
ported losing his false teeth in the
show house now can retrieve the
removable molars by calling at the
theater office. They were found,
much to the ushcr's cmbarraSs-
mcnt.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
Watch Us Grow

Speaking of thcatcrs, as who
docsn't?, the Valley theater man
agement deserves an oleander for
the latest neon sign to be added
TO Ell Ccntro's oNn Neon Avenue
in other words, Main street.
Looking metropolitan. this town.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
A Lot of Sinkers-

The Camp Fire Girls arc at it
again. Unless you're a hermit,
you've probably found by this time
that they're engaged in the an
nual doughnut sale to raise funds
for their organization activities, and
the gals are doing mighty fine
Job of it, too. Last year they sold
more than thousand dozen dough-
nuts, which is more than one -.
considerably more than one - to
every resident of all the towns in
the valley. Good luck this time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04
The Eternal Feminine

Human nature will never change.
RR was walking down to the
office. Immediately ahead were
two small girls - about ten, we
should Judge. Their conversation
was reSentful.
We'll" said one, shes just an
old blonde, and 1 hate blondes,
anyway"
You've guessed it. The little girls
were brunetteS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-04

butter, Los Angeles 35Iac, butter
laf, Imperial valley fob. ranch.
Trade A, f31@c, mnnufa curing milk,
dOHsc; route gathered cream, 3jc.
L. \. hay-U. s. Mol. extra lenfy.
N23i L. ). No. !. S1S.5O-1O.OO; Z. =.
No. lenfy. $17.J0-1si US. No q, $40
IL; Minneapolis flax. 175A-1SOA.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Bridge Included at
GraV Ladies' PARTY

The Red Cross House at Walter
Reed Hospital in the Army Medical
Center will be the scene of a bridge
party Saturday afternoon as the OPEN
ing event in program planned by
the Chapel Guild of the Medical
Center and the Gray Ladies for their
annual garden party and fashion
show given for the benefit of the
Memorial Chapel fund.
Among those who will entertain
bridge parties Saturday afternoon
are Mrs. Guy D. Goff, Mrs. Walter
Reed. Mrs. Reeve Lewis. Mrs George
Dunlop, Nine. Sanchez-Latour, Mrs.
Lee S. Wolfe, Mrs. Harry Tuke, Mrs.
Katharyn Fuqua, Mrs. Ralph In
gram, Col and Mrs Fred FRANKIE and
Mrs. Richard Bond.
Mrs. w. w. Chiswell, who heads
the Bridge Party Committee, is as
sisted by Mrs. w. w. Galbraith, Mrs.
Mrs. Victor N. Meddis, Mrs. Ray
mond w. Pearson, Miss Mary Lee
Gallagher, Miss Julia Schelling and
Mrs. Reginald Mead. Tables may be
reserved from Mrs Meddis at Walter
Reed.
During the early part Of the after
noon also. the guests at the party will
have opportunity to inspect and pur-
chase goodies" for week end suppers
from the cake and candy table, which
will be presided over by Mrs. George
Pryor. assisted by Mrs, Samuel Scrib-
ner, Mrs. Charles Ferry, Mrs. r. G.
Sherburne, Mrs. Merritt E. Caskey
and Mrs. S. D. Grove.
Tickets for the fete may be had
from Mrs. Sherman l. Strong, Mrs.
Clifford H. Perry and Mrs. Harry
N. Fuller, also from the Red Cross
House at the ARMY Medica1 Center
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Benefit Program
Next Monday to Aid
Tornado Sufferers

Mrs. JErER R. HORTON. wife Of
Lieut.. Col. Horton of the United
States Marine Corps, entertained. in
formally at tea at her home, 205 Elm
street in Chevy Chase, last Saturday
in honor Of the members Of the WASH
ington Opera Guild.
This group, which is under the di-
reotion Of Nine. Gurle Luise Correa,
well-known in Washington music
circles, will present q benefit program
of scenes from famous operas, to be
sung in costume In the ball room OF
the Willard Hotel next Monday night,
May as, ut $3.50 O'Clock. The event
is to raise q fund for Southern suf-
ferers from the tornado.
The guest artist Of the evening will
be young Joseph Levine, pianist, who
Is q pupil and principal assistant
teacher to Josef Hofmann at the
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Levine, who is q nephew
of the older artist. Josef Lhevinne
spells his name differently to avoid
confusion. Young Mr.. Levine re-
Gently won the MacDowell Scholar
ship and comes here at the end o1
successful concert tour. He will
play two or three groups Of piano
selections.
In the party attending Mrs. Hor.
tons tea Saturday were Mrs. Harold
Dotterer, Mrs. Donald Heath, Mrs
Richard Henning, Mrs. D. M. Zirkle
Mrs. Melville H. Leonard. Mrs. Francis
LO Bianco, Mrs. John S. Simmons
Mrs. Riley Simrall and Nine. Correa
director Of the guild.
Reservations for this benefit per.
formance can be made at the news.
stand in the Willard Hotel or at Nine
Correa's studio, BOIL Legation street
northwest.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
MIR. and Mrs. Bell
On Visit Here

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell are stay
ing with the formers mother, Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, at Twin Oaks, where
the senior Mrs. Bell returned q few
weeks ago after spending the Winter
in New York. Mr.. Bell was promi-
nent in local dramatic circles some
years ago, when he organized and
directed the Rams Head Players. The
group of young actors and actresses
gave performances through the Win
ter season in the library of Mr.. Bells
parents home on Connecticut avenue,
which they transformed into the
Rams Head Play House for their
son.
Mrs. Charles J. Bell will be hostess
at a theater party Friday evening
to see "The Romantic Lady" which
Mr.. Bell is directing for the King
Smith Play House at the foot of the
Shoreham hill. There will be q
number of other parties at this per-
formance, among the hosts being Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ashbrook. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Brunham, DR.. and
Mrs. Leon Frost, Miss Genevieve
Hendricks, Hugo linden, Mrs. Vachell
Lindsay, Lewis Lotion Moneyway, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Olney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy H. Russell, Mrs. Effingham
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs South
Trimble, jr.; Mrs. Charles Tuttle,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wallace and
others.
Guests coming from other cities
for one of the two performances Of
The Romantic Young Lady," in
which Miss Rebecca Tarwater will
appear in the leading role. include
Miss Myra Lehr of Johns Hopkins
University, Mr.. and Mrs. George M.
Shriber of Baltimore, Mrs. c. A.
Fish Of Frankfort, KY; Mr.. and Mrs
w. M. Fulton of Knoxville, KY; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur B. Mead of Swarth-
more, Pa, and william Whitehead OF
New York.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Mrs. Wilmer Honored
At Luncheon Friday

The Washington Branch of the
Association for the Preservation Of
Virginia Antiquities entertained at
luncheon Friday for Mrs. Arthur p.
Wilmer of Richmond, who is the
president of the association. Mrs.
e. Rust Smith is the director of the
Washington branch. During the last
two years the Washington branch
has contributed to three Colonial
churches, Bruton, Lambs Greek and
Yeocomico all of Virginia; also the
preservation of the ruins of Abing-
don, the birthplace of Nellie Gusts;
the restoration Of two books of wills,
1699-1709. of Lancaster Court House,
and two deed books, l755-1761, Of
Stafford Court House, Va.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Miss Boehs Engaged
To Mr.. Kriemelmeyer

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph John Boehs
announce the engagement Of their
daughter. Eleanor Elizabeth, to Mr..
Arthur Kriemelmeyer. The wedding
will take place Wednesday. June 10,
in the Trinity Lutheran Church.
Miss Boehs will have as her maid
Of honor Miss Rhoda Hennig, and
her other attendants will be Miss
Bette Pickard and Mrs. Louise Bor-
haus. Mrs. Robert E. Volkmer of
Baltimore will sing.
Miss Boehs is student Of the
George Washington University and
a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
Mr.. Kriemelmeyer is a graduate Of
George Washington University and q
alumnus Of Acacia Fraternity.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Festival Planned
At Home for Aged

The Spring Festival and tea Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged, at 1125 Spring road
northwest, will be given Monday after
noon, May rs, at o'clock. Tea will
be served on the spacious lawn, wealth.
er permitting, taking the place of the
annual Spring luncheon, following an
elaborate musical program.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Miss Harmon to Wed
MIR. Frank LYMAN

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Harmon of
Boone, N. c., announce the engage
ment of their daughter Rachel to Mr..
Frank Trenholm Lyman, son Of Mrs.
David Hinckley Lyman Of this city.
The wedding will take place Saturday
In st. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Lyman and his bride will be at
home after June IS at 1907 California
street.