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THE WEATHER

District OF olumbia-Thunder
showers this afternoon or early tonight,
followed by fair tomorrow, much
cooler; moderate to fresh southwest,
shifting to northwest winds.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and much
cooler with thundershowers this after
noon or tonight in south portion; to-
morrow fair with cooler in south por-
tion.
Virginia-Cloudy. showers tonight
and probably in extreme south portion
tomorrow morning; cooler.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow; cooler tonight.
p.nor4 fo. t.. n. uu...
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Deaths Reported.

william E. Graham. SO 42l4 9TH ST.
James Law 81 Emergency Hospital.
Margaret r. McCullum. rs. g22 N. c.
Edward oFlsherty. "A. Soldiers Home
Carrie Voetler. 65. Providence Hospital
Hettie A. Johnson 81, 1908 Quincy 81.
Ethel N. MorcOmbe. 50, l20 Maryland
Julia NelIigAm. SIS, 1895 r St Sc
Sadie Gabriel so 1888 Nd. ave. ne.
Clinton T Messner. 80. 6sl2 33rd st.
Viola ericsson. 20. Providence Hospital.
EVELYN Lowery. 10, GallinEer Hospital.
Isadore Fuhrman, lS. 1929 Columbia I'd.
Joan F. Gray, g. 211 st.
Infant james z. Manford 204 end st. sc.
Infant to Carl and Anna House. Providence
Hospital
Infant Ronald Bray. 4159 Reservoir rd
Infant to Rowley and Thelma Conley. Gal
linser Hospital.
Infant to James and Virginia Gates. Co
lumbis Hospital.
Infant TO William and Thelma Drury.
Sibley Hospital.
Infant to John w and Maude Casady.
Georgetown Hospital.
Infant TO Aubery and Amelia Aiken. Sib-
camelia Jackson. 80. Casualty Hospital
Manuel c. Fuller. ~, Casualty Hospital.
Infant Jeanette Moore. Galllnger Hospital.
Infant Norman Chase. Gallinger Hospital.
Infant TO Mark N. and Eunice UpShur, 552
Kastle pl. ne
infant to Harry and Margaret Lacey. CO.
lumbia Hospital.
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but opposed its Federal regulation.
Although an early supporter of bonus
compensation for war veterans, he
fought its premature payment.
Andrew a wealthy man. was direc-
tor of the mint for a few months
under President Taft, and during the
same administration was Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury under
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh, but
only briefly, leaving the post to ac-
cuse his superior of incompetency.
TAUGHT ROOSEVELT.
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Plunges to Death.

Topping from ladder two stories
high. Theodore Jackson. IS, colored.
1880 Fifteenth street. plunged TO his
death yesterday while painting In the
rear of 631 Allison street.
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Andrew Instructed President Roosevelt
at Harvard.

Andrew Instructed President Roosevelt
at Harvard.
= CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June (P.-
Representative A. Piatt Andrew. who
died in Gloucester today, taught eco
nomics to President Roosevelt at Har-
ward "a years ago.
Andrew, who had served in Congress
since 1921 and was staunch Repub-
lican. became supporter Of much of
President Roosevelts early legislation
and cast his ballot for the Presidents
social security bill
Study Of records buried deep in COL
iege files revealed today that Andrew
was an instructor in a course entitled
Economics 1" in the 1901-1902 COL
iege year. The course dealt with an
outline of economics. The records
further showed that President Roose-
velt, then sophomore, was among the
students enrolled for the course.
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IContlnued From First Page.)
calling for a constitutional amend
ment, under which States could deal
with minimum wages.
Speculation as to the Presidents re-
action to the decision on the New
York law had been in evidence ever
since the opinion was handed down
Monday. and so reporters were ready
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Ski racing has just been introduced
into South Africa.
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Volley ball matches are attracting
crowds in Russia this Winter.
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The death rate in England last year
was about half that of 5 0years ago.
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Report for Last 24 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today0
Highest. %. at $3.50 pm. yesterday.
Year age. II.
Lowest 70, at 5 am today. Year ago.
90.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest %. on May 3.
Lowest, O. on January %.
Humidity for Last 81 Hours.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
highest, So per cent. at 3 a m today.
Lowest. @S per cent at 2;15 pm. yes
terday.
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Wage Rule

Continued From First Page.)
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EDUCATIONAL,

EDUCATIONAL.
PIANO. VOICE. RHYTHM WORK DUR
ing Summer CAMP and school; swimming
salt water: boating. fishing pony riding
Rates. write B. g. Barnes. Wild Rose Shore
Camp. Annapolis Nd Phone 1921.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
BORAH FIGHTS WITH
His BACK TO WALL

WASHINGTON, May II. UP
Sen. William f. Borah is fighting
with his back TO the wall today for
IA share of Ohio's delegates TO the
Republican national convention and
the prestige Buckeye backing would
give him when the COP. meets in
Cleveland June 8.
Voters in four states are prepar-
ing today to wind up the pre-con.
vention primary phase of the ma
tional political campaign. Three
of the polls are important in the
contest between Borah and the
leading Republican contender, Gov.
ALI M Landon of Kansas.
Primaries will take place tomol
row in Ohio and West Virginia
Oregon, apparently safe for Borah
votes May Is. New Jersey ends the
primary period on May 10 A fifth
primary remains scheduled for
Florida, June 2. but it is limited to
Democrats and will have no nation
al significance.
Ohio offers another opportunity
to measure the Democratic bolt
from the New Deal Col. Henry C
Breckenridge has entered the Dem
ocratic primary there against Pres
ident Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
JUDGE DENIES
REQUEST FOR
TlON N
Right of District TO
Block Light Lines
Upheld

Los ANGELES. May IL.
tSpceiaD-The right of I'M
perial county and the Impe-
rial Irrigation District to
prevent the Southern Sier-
ras Power company from stringing
transmission lines across county
highways and district property.
respectively. were upheld in two
decisions handed down today by
Federal judge Harry A. Hollzer.
In one suit Judge Hollzer denied
the power company's request Tor
a temporary injunction to prevent
the county from interfering with
the erection of electric transmits
sion and distributing lines across
county roads IN Imperial county.
In the other suit he granted the
irrigation districts request for an
injunction 10 prevent the power
company from crossing district
rights-of- f-way or other property.
Imperial county supervisors had
refused the power company the
right 10 erect transmission lines on
the ground the Southern Sierras
had never obtained a franchise
here, nor a permit TO cross over
county property Such a permit
Is required by county ordinance,
The Southern Sierras eontendcd
the ordinance Is In violation OF
the constitution.
The irrigation district sought its
injunction on the grounds the
power company has never obtain
ed permission TO cross over or 90
on district property.
The temporary injunctions we're
refused pending outcome of other
litigation now pending In federal
circuit court, where the power
company Is cOntesting the right
o. the district 10 construee a mu-
Continued on Page 3: Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
PUSHED
on BARD ROAD
BITTERLY HIT
BY POPE Plus

VATICAN CITY. May IL. UPl
Pope Plus today attacked Com
munism as : "cCmmOn enemy"
that has already damaged fam
lily life"
Addressing Hungarian pilgrims
excorted to the vatican by Car
dinal Seredi, Primate Of Hun
gary, the pontiff said:
"a common enemy threatens
everyone and everything today.
1t has already damaged family
life"
Churchmen considered the
pope's remarks as his strongest
recent dcnunciation of Com
munistic propaganda.
by the common enemy we
mean Communism which is
spreading through deceit and
imposturc," the p0ntiff said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
HUI &c FORCE
OF NJ N c 0
ON PROJECT
Seven Miles of NeW
Highway Built
By Workmen

WINTERHAVEN. May
II. (SpeciaD-With all the
precision OF a mechanical
military force, men and
machines moved onto the job
in the Bard area Saturday morn
ing, and by Monday morning had
completed seven miles Of modern,
hard packed roadway where be-
fore was ruttcd, dusty automobile
trail.
More than 100000 worth Of
equipment manned by between
IS and 100 men, laid down approx
imately $4,000 worth of materials
in record time. 1t was an unoffi-
cial community road building bee
participated in by some OF the
largest construction firms in the
world. as we'll as by Yuma Valley
business men and Imperial Valley
laborers.
The road building was a cooper
atiVe movement brought to a head
by storm of protest from labor
ers. contractors and business men
by the poor condition of the coun-
ty road between the Yuma high
way and the Imperial dam site.
The project was agreed to by those
who participated on the condition
the road will be maintained by
Imperial county. Maintenance
will be under the direction OF
Supervisor Ike Schlatter and Road
Foreman Henry Hawker OF Road
District No. /, but expense OF
maintenance will be borne equally
by all the countys road districts.
The agreement was entered into
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
ITALIAN ENVOY BOLTS
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
HALE SELASSIE
IN COLLAPSE
OVER DEFEAT

JERUSALEM. May II. (U.P
-Ecn.pcror Halle iSelassie is
suffering nervous collapse, it
was disclosed today while he
sought to win world aid to pre-
vent the absorption of his
country into an Italian empire.
Nevertheless the perOr
continued at work and yester-
dsy telephoned his minister at
aris, Wolde Marian, to attend
the league council at Geneva
ard defend Ethiopia's interests.
Everett COlsOn, American long
i'm Adds Ababa as the emper-
or's chief adviser, arrived yes
terday from Cairo. Egypt. He
told the United Press the only
course for the emperor to take
was to retire from his country
but TO keep his claim to the
throne open by serving some
other cOuntry, interested i'm
Ethiopia, as a nuisance value"
ard thus preventing recognition
of Italy's conquest.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
H 0 | Tv I'LL {
P R | N c | PAL
" ILL LEAVE
Brawley Teacher To
Take Place of
Richmond

Dean Richmond, principal
of Holtville Union High
school for the last six years,
will not be returned to the
position next year, it was
learned Monday.
The position will be filled by
Everett Warne, of the Brawley
Union high school teaching staff.
He is scheduled to take over the
Holtville principalship at the close
of the present school year.
The vote to make a change in
the school head was not unani-
nous on the part of the school
board. One member of the board
was said to have voted to retain
Richmond in the position.
Dissatisfaction was given as the
reason for the cnonge.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
OF.
BARBERSH0P
DENIES GUILT
Former Sailor Also
Enters Plea of
Not Guilty

LOS ANGELES, May II.
(UP) - Robert S. James,
much-marriied barber, today
entered the dual plea of not
guilty and not guilty by
reason Of insanity when he was
arraigncd in superior court on a
charge of the "rattlesnake" murder
CT his fifth wife, Mary Busch
James.
Charles H. Hope, former sailor,
who confessed that he aided James
in a fantastic plot to kill his bride
of three weeks, pleaded not guilty
to a murder charge.
Judge Thomas l.. Ambrose order
ed the case brought to trial June
%, despite the protest of James at
torney, S. J. Silverman, who de-
manded until September at least to
prepare his defense.
Silverman also demanded that
Hope and James be tried separately
and the court set May 20 as the
date for arguing this point. The
state requests a joint trial.
On May 25, James is scheduled TO
stand trial on a morals charge, in
volving his 21-year-old niece, Lois
Wright.
Judge Ambrose appointed three
pSychiatristS TO examine the barber
and report on his sanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
TO BE CALLED TO DECIDE RELIEF

LOS ANGELES. May II. up
A special session OF the state legiS-
lature probably will be called with
in a week to raise relief funds need
ed TO tide over direct relief agen-
cies until June 30. State Controller
Ray l.. Riley announced here to-
day.
Riley made his prediction after
Los Angeles county supervisors re-
icctcd a plan whereby they would
advance the state enough money to
carry on the dole here until the
end of the current fiscal year.
The supervisors informed Riley
they were neither legally suthoriz-
ed nor financially able" to advance
$1,l50,000, needed to sustain $1,000
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11

Los Angeles county relief bencfi-
ciaries from May Is to June 30.
Thus baked in obtaining support
for his loan plan, Riley said an
immediate special session of the
legislature was the only satiSfac-
tory alternative.
County Auditor H. A. Payne, who
attended todays conference, report
cd receiving information that San
Francisco and Alameda counties
also were unable TO advance funds
under the loan plan This plan
provided that the states three
largest counties virtually finance
the SRA program during the six
week period and be repaid from
the S24,000,000 state appropriation
that becomes available July /.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11

land bank commissioner of the
Farm Credit administration at the
capital
Adams. Imperial Valley farmer,
formed his opinion after an ex-
haustive conference last week with
Parker and land bank directors in
Oakland. Willard d. Ellis, general
agent of the FCA for Arizona, Utah,
Nevada and California. accompanied
Adams TO the conference, and in
troduccd him as the representative
Of a substantial group of land own
crs in Imperial Valley.
Only one method Of procedure is
left open to farmers of the valley
if they hope TO obtain farm loans,
Adams declared. 1t is by direct APP
zeal TO President Roosevelt, not
only by land owners but by every
political subdivision and other civic
ORGANIZATIONS in the valley. with
the full support of the press.
Outlines Visit
L cannot believe it possible that
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
DATE CHANGED
FOR MEET OF
CITY OFFICIALS

City councilmen, city department
heads and chief deputies of Ell Cen
tro will meet for dinner Thursday
night instead of Friday night as
first announced.
At the dinner councilmen will con-
suit the city employees regarding the
functions If each department and
inform themselves as to the work
and duties of each division. Ideas
and plans of departmental person
mel also will be discussed
The dinner will be held at the
Barbara Worth hotel and those
present will be guests of the man
agement, councilmen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
FEW CHANGES
ORDERED BY
WMAKERS
Billion And A Half
Provided WPA
Program

WASHINGTON, May II,
(UP) = The house today
cleared its calendar of ma
jor adjournment must
bills by sweeping to quick
passage the S2,364, ,229,712 work
relief deficiency measure.
The bill now goes to the senate
where with the $803,000,000 ad-
ministration tax bill it stands as
the principal obstacle to speedy
conclusion of the congressional
session.
On the passage, 81 Republicans
voted No together with seven
Democrats.
A total OF 269 Democrats 81 Re-
EublcanS, three Farm LaboriteS
and seven rogrcssiyeS voted for
the measure.
The vote was announced BAL to
80.
The work lief-deficiency bill,
carrying 81 ,425 100000 Tor continu-
ance OF WPA Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins light WPA work pro-
gram, was passed by the house
without substantial change from
the administration request.
A revolt by representatives seek
ing to continue the WPA program
of PWA Administrator Harold l..
lckes was beaten down. The fight
may be renewed in the senate
where it might delay senate pas
sage of the bill.
Few Changes
Passage today came after the
large Democratic majority defeated
a Republican move to force states
to provide a 25 per cent share OF
relief grants and for adm!nistra-
tion of the fund by non-partisan
local boards.
Few changes were made by the
house in the huge meaSure-Second
only to last years $4,880, 10000
work relief bill in total ever car
ried by a peace-time supply bill
One OF these changes provides
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
PARTY ADRIFT
ON PLEASURE
BOAT RESCUED

SAN PEDRO, Cal, May IL. UP)-
Twelve passengers on the Anna G,
70-foot cabin cruiser owned by M
Michel of Glendale, were safely back
in port today after being toWed in
by the coast guard.
Michel was taking his guests on
a cruise around Santa Catalina Is
land yesterday when the motors
failed. The ship drifted to a point
about Is miles southeast of The is
land before a coast guard cutter
reached it after dark.
The cruiser was towed directly to
San Pedro and docked early today
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
SHERIFF WARE
GIVEN HONORS
BY LA. POLICE

Sheriff Robert w Ware of I'm
perial county is a captain OF the
Los Angeles police department and
this week received an official badge
with an appropriate inscription en-
gravcd on the back. Tho badge Is
a gift of Chief OF Police James F..
Davis Of the coast city.
The inscription says, Presented
to Robert w. Ware. Sheriff of I'm
perial County. Calf. by James E.
Davis, chief of police of Los An
geles, 1885,
Two men from the Los Angeles
police department came to FL Cen
tro to present the badge in person
and to bring the compliments OF
their chief. The front of the
badge bears two silver bars.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
ROSCOE TURNER,
FAMOUS FLYER,
TO VISIT HERE

Roscoe Turner. Internal onally
known aviator. will spend two
days in Ell Centre this week as a
guest of Captain Frank OSwalt Of
the California Highway patrol
The aviator will land at the coun-
ty airport near Imperial with a
new "a passenger, tri-motored Boo
ing plane he is taking from Los
Angeles to Nov Pork City. He Is
expected to arrive in the valley Fri
day.
Turner and Oswalt have been
friends for more than 10 years and
Oswalt has taken many plane trips
with the aviator, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
GIANT AIRSHlP TO
RETURN OVER SEA

LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STA.
TION. May H. W.P)-Prospects for a
record breaking return voyage for
the Hindenburg. Germany's giant
merchantmen of the air, were
heightened today by reports of fay-
orable weather over the Atlantic
II all goes well. the Hindenburg
will be taken out of the hangar at
about 10 p. m. tEST. The 5000
mile flight to its new German ter
minus at Frankfort on Main will
begin about midnight.
Meteorological experts said If the
Hindenburg leaves within "a hours.
It will be favored by a tail wind for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
VOTE CONTEST
CASE HEARD
IN Ell CENTRO

Superior Judge Vaughn NJ
Thompson presided Monday over
the election contest filed by Mary
V. Jones, defeated candidate for
city clerk in the recent Holtvillc
city election, against Ella NJ. Car
penter, successful candidate.
The case was expected 10 re-
quire all day in court The only
break in routi1e Monday was the
courts ruling upholding a demur-
rer filed by attorneys for the sue
ccssful candidate, but granting
leave to amend The amendment
was made and filed immediately.
and the hearing went on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11

without meaning" in view OF the
Italian contention that the only
sovereign Ethiopian government
is that of Italy.
Alosi was back in his scat for
the public meeting which convened
at r:45 p m. for a discussion OF
routine questions. His return in
dicated that Italy intends to re-
main in the league although de-
nying its right to intervene in be-
half of Ethiopia.
The council, despite Aloisi's bolt,
seated the Ethiopian, who is min
lister to Paris
II cannot accept the presence
of delegates of the so-called Ethio-
plan government" Aloisi said as
he strobe from the room.
Marian had arrived at the
Continued on Page 2; Col, 60
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11

the greactr part of the Atlantic
crossing.
Airship men believe that if the
Hindenburg takes advantage of the
tail winds, it will break the present
record OF 55 hours and % minutes
fer the eastward crossing held by
the Graf Zeppelin, whose westward
record was shattered on the new
dirigible's maiden trip to this coun-
try.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, veteran dirigi
BILE expert and designer of the Hind
enburg. Capt. Ernst Lehman her
commander, and her officers and
Continued on Page g. Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11

Political observers believe the
Ohio. West Virginia and New Jersey
Republican primaries will boost
Landon's candidacy. 1t is Borah
against the field in Ohio with the
state Republican organization
against him.
Robert A. Taft, son of the late
president, was put up by Ohio reg
ulars as a favorite son candidate for
whom the Buckeye delegation would
vote until the leaders decide which
presidential parade to join.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
MOHAMMEDAN
'G-MAR TIRES OF
AIDING POLICE

Abdul Latif 20. self styled Mo-
hammedan G-man. said he was tir-
ed Of helping the III Centre police
department free for nothing. fol-
loving his arrest in hotel telc-
phone booth from which he had
been telephoning picturesque but
unintelligible messages 10 head
quarters
He posted $40 bail after he was
booked on a drunk charge He was
released and told TO appear In po-
lice court Monday morning He
failed TO appear and his bail was
forfeit
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
VALLEY TO HAVE
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
AT STATE FAIR

In the state fair this fall, I'M
perial Valley rural schools will have
large display and many of the
items entered will have the ALL
American canal as the theme.
Already the county office at the
court house has a model drag line
ready for entrace with which goes
a large map of the construction
area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
Temperature of "A
Recorded Year Ago

With the thermometer soaring it
is difficult to remember that three
years ago the morning Of May II
a temperature of A was recorded,
according to records available at
the agricultural commissioner Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
EX-PRIZE FIGHTER
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY

Los ANGELES, May III. iuP
"A federal complaint ciNfKing
cOmpliciilt In the 100000 high
seas robbery OF the gambling
ship Monte Carlo last July :
was issued today against Lee
Moore. former prize fighter aud
night club manager
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
WINTER WHEAT
CROP TO BIZ HIGH

WASHINGTON, May "A. UH
The crop reporting beard Co
day estimated that the winter
crop i'm the United states siii
tota 1863, 7O8, 900 bushels, com
pared with 133.At7 900 bushels
harvested lass year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
Government Agencies
Discriminate Against
Valley Says Rancher
Inactivity of Federal Land Bank and Farm Credit
Administration Protested; Direct Appeal
TO Roosevelt for Aid Urged
--OO--

Imperial Valley landowners expect relief from
either the federal Land Bank of Berkeley the Farm
Credit Administration at Washington, in the opinion of
J. D. Adams if favorable action depends upon Charles
Parker president of the land bank, or Abert f. Goss
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-11
Baron Refuses to Sit With African Delegate;
Claims Ethiopian State Does Not
Exist; Blocks Discussion
90

GENEVA May II (UP}-Baron Pompco Alois, chief
Italian delegate today quit the League of Nations council
table rather than sit with Wode Marian, Ethiopian dele
gate Al0s refused also discuss the ItaoEthiOpian
Conflict on the grounds that such discussion would be