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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
REAMS BACK
FROM PARLEY
Fire Chief Describes
Coast Conference
At Seattle

An unplanned demontsra-
ton of fire fighting that
cost San Francisco thou
sands of dollars and sent
the city's apparatus roaring
to a three alarm waterfront fire
was described by Fire Chief Tom
Reams Tuesday, following his re-
turn from the Pacific Coast Fire
Conference at Seattle July l9, and
a later International Fire Confer
ence at Toronto, Canada.
Shortly after their arrival in San
Francisco from Los Angeles, en-
route to Seattle, the Pacific coast
fire chiefs witnessed the waterfront
fire that destroyed four small ship
ping buildings and leaped $50 feet
INTO the bay to a large tug, where
flames were eXtinguished by fire
fighting boat. The San Francisco
department combatted the fire with
seven pump apparatus, one water
tower, 10000 feet of hose and a
hydrant pressure of 160 pounds.
Throughout their trip to Seattle
for the Pacific coast conference and
on to Toronto for the International
conference, the fire chiefs attended
educational meetings and classes.
Glasses on the special fire chiefs
train were conducted by Chief
Ralph Scott of Los Angeles, assisted
by Capt. Leggett of the Los Angeles
Fire College. Three days were spent
in educational sessions at Seattle
before the chiefs moved on to
Toronto by way of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Chicago, for another
three day conference.
Continued on Page 2; Col. 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
DARING REBEL
PLAN TO SEIZE
POWER FAILS
Attempt Made To
Cut Off Madrid
From Sea
Copyright 1896 Ey United Press

Copyright 1896 Ey United PRESS
MADRID, Aug A. (UP)-
An audacious rebel attempt
to seize Valencia and cut
Madrid off from the sea
was disclosed today coincidently
with new, forceful measures to
combat the rebellion.
A small, daring group of army
officers tried to seize control OF
the Valencia garrison.
Had they succeeded, they might
have doomed the government to
defeat. Valencia, on the east
coast, is at the other end of the
railway jugular vein from the
capital to the sea. Its loss could
have proved fatal.
The Valencia revolt was quickly
suppressed, it was announced.
Three government DEGREES were
promulgated this morning.
l. Authorized the government to
take provisional control of four
great railway lines serving all
Spain except the far south.
2. Authorized the ministry OF
interior to establish national
motor transport corporation to as
sumo charge of the requisitioning,
distribution and control of all
motor transport in the country.
3. Created volunteer army bat
talions, recruited from the pres
ent workers militia, of men be-
tween 20 and 30 years of age. The
men recruited will serve through
out the campaign-for a minimum
of two months.
This last decree puts in prac-
tical effect the hitherto roughly
envisaged plans for a sort OF ma
tional guard, complementary tc
the regular army, composed ol
trained men loyal to the left wing
government.
Details Of the fighting at Val
encia, short lived but of major
moment, were released by the govl
ernment this morning.
Loyal privates, civil guardsmen
storm guardSmen and militiamer
surrounded the rebel barracks. Two
men were killed and SeVera
wounded on each side.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

owens had broken the broad
jump record in the tests to de-
termine the six finalistS and then
kept bettering his mark until the
third leap OF the finals when he
established the mark of 26 feet,
21-64 inches.
Glenn Hardin, Greenwood, Miss,
won the 400-meter hurdle. title
for the United State-America's
first triumph in the event since
1924.
Johnny Woodruff, Pittsburgh
Negro, won the 800-meter title,
which broke Great Britain's dom
ination of that event which began
in 1920. woodruff was the first
American to win the 800 since
Ted Meredith came out of no
where to score surprising vic
tory in the 1912 games.
owens qualified for the
quarter finas this ornin g
with a 21.l second race, shaving a
tenth of a second from the Olympic
mark set in 1882 by Eddie Tolan
of the United States. Then the
midWestern thunderbolt equaled
that mark again this afternoon as
he won the third heat of the
quarter-finals.
While Owens was making his
second record-shattering, run of the
day, two women smashed the Olym-
pic and world discus record twice,
and Helen Stephens of the U. S.
was winning the 100-meter sprint
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
SON OF EX-KING
JOINS REBELS In
SPANISH REVOLT

LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 4. UP)-
Prince Juan, son of former King
Alfonso of Spain, accompanied by
the Infante Jose Eugenio Baviera,
have arrived at Burgos, Spain, and
Joined the rebel army as soldiers,
according to dispatch to the news
paper Seculos today.
The newspaper reported that
1890 civil guards at Ciud Real had
joined the rebels and quoted loyal
ist prisoners as saying that the gov
ernment forces lacked food and
munitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

most extensive allegations of Anti
trust law violation in recent years.
Heading the list of these indicted
were the nations major oil firms,
including Standard Oil of Indiana,
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co., Cities
Service, Continental Oil, Gulf Oil,
Pure Oil Co., Shell Petroleum, Sim
clair Refining, Texas Co., Tide
Water Oil, Midcontinental Petrol
cum, Phillips Petroleum, Skelly Oil,
Barnsdall refining and the Globe
Oil and Refining Co.
The defendants were charged
with conspiring to raise and fix
the prices of gasoline sold in inter-
state commerce, principally in 10
mid-WeStern states.
The indictments were returned
by federal grand jury at Madison
Wis, as the outgrowth OF an in
vestigation ordered last May by
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mings.
Individuals indicted included:
Edward G.. Seubert, president,
Standard of Indiana; Allan Jack
son, president, Standard OF
Indiana; Ira A. Smith, buyer
Standard of Indiana; John A
Brown, president, Socony- Vacuum;
Charles L. jones, vice-president
Socony Vacuum; Charles A. Ar
mott, vice president Socony Vac
uum; H. T. Ashton, manager OF
Lubrite division, Socony Vacuum
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

was involved in the projected trip.
The drought situation, he said,
is necessitating the spending of
federal funds in number of states
over and above the original allo-
cations. These are being offset,
he added, by reductions in alloca-
tions to other states where EN-
ployment has increased.
The figures do not balance be-
cause of the seriousness of the
drought, which now is extending
into the corn belt of southern Iowa,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

press conference N the Spacious
library of Hyde Park House when
correspondents pressed him for in
formation on the drought situa-
tion.
The remarks were taken as a
reply to critics such as Republican
Chairman John Hamilton who de-
claIed the administration is try
ing to capitalize on relief given to
drought regions.
The president, in discussing a
proposed visit to the drought re-
gions of the west and middle west,
declared emphatically no politics
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
RECORD SHIPMENTS
OF HAY FOR JULY

to 3O,347 tons, Harrigan added.
Alfalfa continues to move to coast
markets with ready demand at
good prices, he said.
July also marked the end of the
melon season for Imperial Valley,
said the commissioners report,
with a total of 1925 carloads OF
cantaloupes, honeydews and honey
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
FATHER HELD IN
HONOR SLAYING
OF POSTMASTER

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. a. WR)--
M. B. Smith, SO, WPA worker, was
held on second degree murder
charges today as result of what he
termed the "honor Staying" of LIE
roy Robe, Al, assistant postmaster
at Jerome.
County Attorney Charles L. Ew-
ing said Smith freely admitted he
slashed and stabbed Robe to death
during a fight which followed
Smiths discovery of Robe and
Smiths 19-year-old son performing
an UNNATURAL act.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
THREE STATES
GO TO POLLS
FOR PRIMARIES
By UNITED PRESS

Three states-Kansas, Missouri
and Virginia-held primaries to-
day that were preludeS to this
falls general warfare on all politi
cal fronts. None had direct bear
ing on national issues.
Greatest interest centered on
Republican and Democratic pri-
maries in Kansas, home state of
Gov. Alf M. Landon, Republican
presidential nominee, to choose
party candidates for state and
congressional offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

July saw the heaviest shipment
of alfalfa hay ever recorded dur
ing any one month in Imperial
county, b. A. Harrigan, county
agricultural commissioner, report
ed to the board of supervisors
Tuesday.
Average daily shipments during
July were more than 900 tons, with
total truck shipments amounting
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
HELD FOR TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE

Los ANGELES. Aug. 4. U.D
Sam Stafford, 81, Ventura oil
worker, was held for trial by
Municipal Judge Harold b. Pan
dreth today on a charge of muir
dering his brOther-in-law, ca
ford Ratliff, i'm anger because
he could not affect a recOncilia-
tiOn with the wife, sister of the
slain youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
LIQUOR POURED
AS TRIBUTE TO
FRONTIERSMAN

DEADWOOD, S. D., Aug. 4.
W.R)-JOhn F. HickOk, 81, grand
nephew of wild Bill HickOk,
hard-riding desperate of frontier
days, returned from China to pay
his respects. Standing at the
frOntiersman's grave, Young
Hickok Opined that wild Bill
would have preferred whiskey to
flowers" And he poured bottle
of liquor on the grave.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

title for women, five meters ahead
of Marie Dollinger of Germany.
Jadwinga WajSowna of Poland
Shattered her own world mark for
the event when she tossed the dis
Gus 146 feet, SIG inches. The
Olympic record was 1873 feet, 2
inches set by Lillian Copeland OF
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
Junior Police Will
Put on Exhibition

Ell Centro Junior Police will put
on an exhibition drill tonight at
the Ell Centro softball park imme-
diately before the Ell Centro-Braw-
ley Valley league tilt. The ex-
hibition will be a dress rehearsal
for the young police, who have
been practicing for the American
Legion parade in Hollywood Mon
day afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
FINAL TEST TAKEN
FOR MOSCOW HOP

Los ANGELES, Aug. 4. UP)--
Sigmund Levanevsky and Victor
1. LevhenkO, Soviet flyers, made
the final test hop in their plane
today but announced they would
not take off until tomorrow at
least, on a projected flight to
Moscow via an Arctic Circle route.
The takeoff was not set definitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
District Directors
Consider Routine

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district met Tuesday morning
to consider routine business, con-
cerned largely with land deals and
district leases. Directors Bill Young
and Mark Rose and Chairman
Evan T. Hewes attended the meet
ing,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
JOHN BARRYMORE
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Los ANGELES, Aug. 4. tU.p
"A ourt-appOinted heart sDe-
cialist filed a report today that
John Barrymore not only can
not appear i'm court now with
out endangering his life bul
that unless the screen star co.
operates closely with his doctors
he might never be able To
appear"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
u. S. SWAMPS
FIELD IN BERLIN
TRACK EVENTS

BERLIN, Aug. 4. U.D - Mems
track and field unofficial team
standing at the end of third day:
United States, 83
Germany, 38M
Finland, 30H
Japan. 9Ia
Canada, 8
Italy, ~
Sweden. 5
Holland, 4
Philippines, 4
Poland, 3
Great Britain, 2
Brazil, 2
Argentina, l
Greece, l.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
| MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES

AMERICAN
New York go. 900 002 020--4 Z 0
Boston. ......... 600 600 1912 8 1
Ruffing and Dickey; Grove, Will
son and r.. Ferrell.
chicago ............ lUU
st. Louis .........:.. .O0l
Lyons and Sewell; Thomas and
Giuliani.
Cleveland ......... 600 600 90
Detroit .............0 600 113
L. Brown and Becker; Bridges
and Hayworth.
Ahiladelphia ..........1 140 900
kashington ........12 120 O01
Rhodes and Hayes. Sato; Weaver.
Cascarella and Miles
90
NATIONAL
Boston .........0 600 900 O01-1 5 /
New York ......O00 002 02x-4 II 0
Chaplin and Lopez, Fitzsimmons
Ind Mancuso.
~ Pittsburgh Cincinnati Will be
played tonight. -
Brooklyn .,..., 700 O02 OO2-6 IL
Philadelphia =. 200 600 O03-5 II
Baker, Clark, Jeffcoat, Butcher
and Phelps; johnson, Bowman, Jor-
gems, Benge andoI. Wilson, Atwood.
S6ieago S ago ..........I......99 900 col
Winford and Davis; c. Davis and
Hartnett.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
OLYMPIC RECORDS
BROKEN BY OWENS
200 METER HEATS

OLYMPIC STADIUM, BERLIN, Aug. 4. (UP)-Jesse
Owens the Ohio State thunderbolt moved to within one
title of scoring his Olympic triple today the U. s.
track and field stars four championships the third
day of competition of the 11th Olympic Games.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
Replies Hamilton's Charges With Comment:
Tits Great DisserUice to Link Up Human
Misery tUith Partisan Politics

HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug 4. (UP)-President Roose-
velt in formal statement today declared "t is great
dsserve to the proper administration of any govern
ment to link up human misery with partisan politics."
The chief executives observations made at a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
Sensational Testimony
Hinted by Attorney i'm
Suit Over Astor Child
Lawyer Authorized by Court to Take Dispositions
From Witnesses in Florida; Charges Film
Stars Husband Linked i'm Scandal

LOS ANGELES, Aug. A. (UP)-Mary Astors lawyer
announced today he will fly to Florida to interview wit
in support of her contention that her divorced
band, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, lived with Mrs Lillian Mawt-
Miles and wife in Tampa prior to his marriage
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
PRICE FIXING
CHARGED TO
So PER SONS
Justice Dept. Makes Sweeping Allegations
OF Antitrust Law Violation; Major
Fuel Firms Included in List

WASHINGTON, Aug A. (UP)-In a sweeping Sher-
man antitrust action the justice department today made
public details of indictment of % oil companies So
individuals and three publications charges of price
fixing and pooling gasoline purchases It of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

The Feud Renewed
Bert Lemons, according to sources
close to the State street mortlcian,
is dickering for a modern burglar
alarm system. Not that Bert fears
burglars, but he feels he needs pro-
lection since Top Fireman Tom
Reams got back from the Inter-
national Fire Conference. Anyone
who arrives in San Francisco just
in time to see a three-alarm fire,
Bert contends, is dangerous
character Not, you understand,
that he blames the fire chief for
the waterfront conflagration, but
Bert is of the opinion that the cir
cumstances were mighty suspicious.
Something Missing
Why are all the ushers at the
U. A. theater wearing such big
smiles? 1t might have some con-
nection with Herb Norris current
vacation.
Another Problem
If only there were some law
against people who return from
Vacationsl About the time you get
your itinerary all mapped out,
someone comes along with some
alluring tale of another part OF the
country, and there you are-all up
in the air again. This time it was
Tom Worthington, mayor OF VIM
terhaven, and RR confesSes from
experience that his stories of the
wild Mogollon country in Arizona
are not entirely without foundation.
Tom went back to the country OF
his childhood for his vacation. If
RR attempted that, he'd have a
varied bunch of country on his
vacation list, though.
@ersonal Affairs
Won't someone ask Jack Fraser
if he decided to make the trip at
$50 Sunday afternoon from Del
Mar to Los Angeles and back to
nperial Valley in time for work
Monday morning?
Out i'm The Open
RR. who's used to the weather
hereabouts, could not help feeling
mighty sorry for Walter Havekorst
t'other day. Perched on the edge
of one of those torture chairs in
the board of supervisors chambers
at the court house, Walter alter
nately mopped his brow and looked
about for a thermometer. 1t would
MT have been so low, he can rest
assured, as in the Bank of Americas
air cooled quarters.
In reference to this, there is
some doubt in RR's mind that an
air cooling system in the board of
supervisors room would do any
good. Too much competition from
hot air..
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04
MARKETS AN BRIEF

Buffers LOa AngeIes 371aci butter
fat. Imperial Valley Fob, ranch,
Grade 4. 46c; manufacturing milk,
4O%c; route gathered cream, 371ac.
\ l.. A. Hny-U. :. No. l extra Ienfy,
s1S.JO-IO. .50i 4. =. No. 1, S15.5O-l6I
u. =. No. = lenfy, St5.00-I5.5O; u. =.
No. 2, SIdOO-14.5O; Minneapolis
flax 213-21O.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

4ersonal Affairs
Won't someone ask Jack Fraser
if he decided to make the trip at
$50 Sunday afternoon from Del
Mar to Los Angeles and back to
nperial Valley in time for work
Monday morning?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-04

Something Missing
Why are all the ushers at the
U. A. theater wearing such big
smiles? 1t might have some con-
nection with Herb Norris curren
vacation.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
Russia Held Ready
to Offer Technical
Aduice to Madrid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, october 24.-Technical
aid to the Spanish Madrid government
was predicted tonight as the first de-
velopment of Russia's declaration that
she would do as she saw fit In the
civil war.
Informed observers felt this was
indicated in the appointment OF Vladi-
mir Antonoff -Ovseenko as Russian
Consul at Barcelona, where the Span
ish President, Manuel AZana, has es-
tablished offices during the siege OF
Madrid.
Antonoff- -OvSeenko, Bolshevist
civil war hero, could act as adviser
to the Spanish government leaders II
they should reorganize the government
and military units.
The newly-appointed Consul, it was
pointed out. Is a military expert.
trained in the old Czarist military
school and a veteran Of the revolu-
tionary battles at st. Petersburg.
Advice Held Valuable.
His advice would be particularly
valuable to the Spanish government,
observers said, in organizing various
civilian elements into units Of the
fighting forces.
Informed opinion tonight was diver.
gent on what future action was indi.
Gated by the Russian declaration Fri
day that she would pursue her own
course in the Spanish civil war.
(The Soviet delegates at London
today renewed their demands for q
(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-10-25
SON HELD IN DEATH.
OF RICH WIDOW, 6.
Scion of Prominent West
Virginia Families Arrested
in Murder.
Ry the Associated Press.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. october "a.
Detective Lieut.. Leslie J. Swami an
nounced tonight the arrest of Charles
Buffington Baldwin. 41-year-old scion
of prominent Huntington families,
on a warrant charging the murder Of
his mother, Mrs. Juliette Burlington
Enslow, found beaten and strangled
by her bed week ago.
Swami said the evidence, issued by
Magistrate o. M Phipps. was OBJ
tanned after new evidence" was laid
before Prosecutor E. e. Winters, jr.
The lieutenant refused comment on
the nature Of the evidence.
Arrested at Mothers Home.
Baldwin was taken into custody In
his mothers home. Swami said Bald
win will not be questioned tonight.
The lieutenant would allow no vis-
itors.
Baldwin was a son OF Charles Bald
win, Mrs Enslow's first husband, who
died more than 20 years ago.
Mrs. Eiislow. daughter Of the city's
first mayor, was found dead early
last Saturday.
At first police announced they be-
lieved the wealthy widow had been
slain by a burglar who rifled her
room. Valuable jewels which the
63-year -old widow habitually wore
were missing.
Last Tuesday Baldwin and men,
bers of the widows household went
to police headquarters and were
closeted with investigators for several
hours. Baldwin was questioned until
early the next morning.
Served in Air Corps.
Baldwin was a captain in the Army
Air Corps during the World War
Later he was graduated a bachelor
of laws from Washington and Lee
University. He was associated with
Southern West Virginia coal COM
panies. He married the former Haze
Hatfield, daughter OF former Gov.
ernor and former Senator Henry Hat
field. She obtained divorce and later
remarked.
Baldwin has been active in the civic
and social life of Huntington. He
resided with his mother in the big
old-fashioned dwelling which was
erected in the early days of the city.
Evening star., 1936-10-25
REPUBLICANS DUE
TO CARRY JERSEY
BY 25,0D0 VOTES
Both Parties Loud in Claims
G. O. p, United, Fears
Strength of Hague.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

NEWARK, N. j., October 24.-New
Jersey provides battle ground in the
presidential campaign. with the Re-
publicans likely to win by 10000 to
$4,000 votes.
That is the way the situation sizes
up in this State to observers who have
been over the ground carefully, and
who are not connected with either the
Republican or the Democratic organ
izations. The Republican leaders are
boldly claiming the State by $50, 1000,
while the Democrats are no more mod
est when talking for publication.
President Roosevelt carried New
Jersey four years ago with lead
over Hoover of 30,946 votes. The two
main Issues in that campaign. so far
as Jersey was concerned. were the de-
preston, which was blamed on Hoover,
and the wet and dry issue. Jersey, as
the late Senator Edwards once re-
marked, is "as wet as the Atlantic" !"
With the repeal Of prohibition that
issue no longer exists here. Gov. Lam
don, the Republican presidential nomi-
nee, does not bear the weight Of the
depression on his shoulders. He was
the overwhelming choice of the Jersey
Republicans for the presidential nomi-
nation last Spring.
Republicans United.
The Republicans in New Jersey are
united in this fight. Also. they have
one Of their shrewdest politicians at
helm, former Senator and former Gov.
Walker E. Edge, who knows the State
and the great game Of politics as it is
played in this State if any one does.
In addition, there Is real crusading
spirit abroad among the Republicans
this year, and a very great distaste
for Roosevelt and the New Deal.
The bogey man Of the Republicans
in this State is Frank Hague, peren-
NAL Democratic boss of Hudson
County, which includes Jersey City.
Hague is Democratic national COM
mitteeman, a vice chairman Of the
committee, and an old hand at the
game. He has the reputation Of put
ting ballots into the ballot boxes in
Hudson County with the ease and
grace that a magician exhibits taking
rabbits out of hat. In other words,
Hudson County is the big menace to
Republican hopes in New Jersey. as
it has been in other elections. The
Republicans are worrying also over
the situation existing in Atlantic
County and in Camden, which have in
the past been Republican strongholds.
Atlantic City has had the best year,
(See LINCOLN, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1936-10-25
Hermit, 81, Who Lived in Tree
II Years, Submits to Home

he rejected offers of q residence there
until advancing age-he is now past
S4-made 1t difficult for him to race
the rigors of an outdoor life.
Two years ago relatives persuaded
the hermit-professor to live at the
home Of John Hartsock Of West La.
fayette. He remained for nearly 10
months, but when friends insisted tnat
he apply for an old-age pension ne
again ned into the woods.
Cooking an ear Of corn over nre'
he expressed resentment at the sug-
gestion that he required aid, SAYING
II have food and something 10
quench my thirst-what more 90 !
need?"
Finally convinced that acceptance
Of q pension carried no ''tatut Of cnaf-
ity" steinberger agreed just before ne
left for the BAR home, to make appn-
cation for Q etats ead-ase grant