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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

ties and most Holtville candidates
winning by slight totals.
Holtville watched with interest
the city. clerks race, where Ella M
Carpenter, the incumbent, finally
nosed out Mary " Jones by five
votes, 226 to 221. j. Bonner Will
liams, with IS votes, ran third. In
perial'S city clerk, Milo Foster, had
little difficulty retaining his posii-
ton against Noah A. Mackey 329 to
1856.
Holtville's councilmanic race de-
VelOped into a nip-and-tuck battle
between Martin j. Munson and Ned
Holmes, with Holmes finally winning
the fourth position on the council
Victorious candidates were Claude
L. Shaw with 364 votes, John Kav-
anaugh, 284, Walton, 230 and Ned
Holmes 255. Defeated candidates
were Grover C. Knight, Al; Munson,
222; Tom c. Potts, 81; Matthew M
Sweeney, 204; Clarence P. Denny
1877 and Hue Fallendore, 46.
Lena I. Bridenstine, city treaSur-
CT, received a confidence vote of
435.
Elected to the Imperial city coun-
Gil were Edward l.. Brandon, 251,
and E. P. Neclon, 215. Defeated
candidates were W. L. Townsend,
1873, and Samuel o. McGaughy, I'll
Leila Foster, city treasurer, receiy-
cd 353 votes. She was upopposed.
Imperial voters gave their bond
refunding program more than the
necessary votes. approving it 331 to
109.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
GALE EX|CANS
NAME F OUR
7 0 co U N Gil
Border Town Casts
Lot With Chief
Of Police

CaleXico, where an early
campaign threatened to re-
volve about he police depart
ment and its past efforts to
enforce anti-gambling laws,
Tuesday night assured continu-
ance of the same policy by electing
to the council o. l.. Peterson, Les
D. Cardiff, and A. J. Mercier for
four-year terms, and Earl D. Rob-
erts, unopposed, for two-year
term.
Richard S. Emerson, unopposed,
was returned as city clerk, and
Paul P. Anderson, also unopposed,
was reelected city treasurer.
A toal of sol votes was cast out
of an approximate total regiStra-
ton of 1900.
Defeated councilmanic candidates
were Harry j. Edwards, William c.
Jones and T. A. Eggleston.
The results were:
For council-PeterSon Ais; Card
iff, 355; Mercier, 300; and Roberts,
420; for clerk, Emerson 466; and for
treasurer, Anderson, Asa
Other councilmanic candidates
were Edwards, 263 Jones, l73; and
EggleSton, 113.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
ROTARY CLUB TO
HOLD ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNEY

Ell Centre Rotary club is having
its fourth annual golf tournament
and barbecue Friday at the Barbara
Worth golf club and this years
tournament promises to be the big
gest in the history of the club
The tournament starts a l p. m.
and already six flights have been
arranged. Warren Currier has Sc
cured a number of prizes which will
be awarded so that all types of
players from the dubS to the experts
may have a chance at winning
them.
At $50 p. m. stag barbecue will
be served, the clubs master chefs
officiating. In the evening a pro-
gram of interest to Rotarians will
be presented
There will be no regular meeting
of the club Thursday noon but
round table session will be featured
at the Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
FOUR CASES
TAKEN UP In
POLICE COURT

Four cases were handled in su-
perior court Tuesday morning when
the law and motion calendar was set.
T. B. DeBase, Negro, was sentenc-
ed to spend one year in the county
jail. He previously had pleaded
guilty to driving an automobile
without the owners consent.
Jesus Duran and Juan Barbosa,
charged with hit and run driving,
were arraigned and April II, set
as the date for plea. E. E. Com
stock, accused of statutory offense,
to which he pleaded guilty, applied
for probation. Hearing on proba-
ton will take place April "a
Not guilty was the plea entered
by Clyde Pitts, Negro, accused of
burglary
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
DIRECTORS PASS
RESOLUTION TO
PREFER VET S

Imperial Irrigation district di-
rectors Tuesday passed a resolu-
ton in favor of war veterans re-
ceiving preference when public lands
are opened for settlement.
The board asked that the utmost
consideration be given veterans
the preference in land entries and
asked the secretary of interior or
any other official give cognizance
to veterans rights in the event
land is opened in Imperial Valley.
Veterans rights in public land
settlement are handled in sections
Of the Boulder Canyon Project act
and in their resolution the board
called attention to the fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
w. ID. MORIARTY KILLS
WIFE AND SELF

Los ANGELES, April n. WRl--
w. ID. MOriarty, 50-year- old pres
ident of the Gold Lode Mines. Inc.
tonight killed himself and his wife
by firing a bomb as he sat In the
rear seat Of an auto with aEother
couple.
The other persons, Waiter Me-
Coy and Eleanor Thomas, we're
rushed 10 the Santa Monica hospi-
tai In serious conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Senate Committee
Reports Fauorably
On Mortgage Act

WASHINGTON, April ID. W,P)-
The senate banking and currency
committee today reported favorably
a bill amending the emergency
farm mortgage act of 1888 to allow
the Reconstruction Finance Corpor-
atiCn to make loans up to $125,00 -
600 to drainage, levee and irriga-
ton districts and incorporated water
users associations.
Existing provisions of the law
only call for loans to irrigation
districts The bill passed the house
April 6.
Loans are to be made for re-
duction or refinancing outstanding
Indebtedness of districts, to pur-
chase, construct or complete pro-
jects in connection with various
political subdivisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

candidate. accorded a large vote oi
confidence as city treasurer.
Election of Sones and Scriven had
been regarded as almost assured be-
for voting but Eyer entered the
race as the question mark of the
campaign. The final tally of ballots
found him only rev votes ahead OF
L. R. jefferson. jefferson was one
incumbent and A. N. Bucklin anoth-
er to meet defeat at the polls. Scriv-
en- was the only councilman re-elect-
ed.
Votes cast for the leaders were:
Sones, 1904; Scriven, 1903; Eyer,
962; jefferson, 876, and Bucklin
730.
I. Mayfield, former Ell Centro
township justice of the peace, and
Jimmy Hushman, garage owner,
were trailing candidates in the race
for city council.
The clerks race, it was clear from
the outset, was one between Nous
seau and Charles A. Bratton. Nous
seau, however, obtained lead soon
after the count began, and held it
throughout the night. Other candi-
dates in the field were Ralph Rey-
noldS, Morton Shields and Jack
Tackett.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Relief Workers to Build Farm Road

needs 30 first class mule skinners
to report at his office in the court
house at once. The men will be
used in grade work.
Work will continue throughout
the summer months and possibly
until late October, Livingston said.
The farm-to-market road, one
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

crowded their way into eight ma
jCr league parks, and thousands
of others from coast to coast eagerly
awaited the first returns from the
,oig league battle front. 1t was
one Of the most successful open
ing days in baseball history, and
augurs we'll for the reurn to peak
year prosperity of the national pas
ltime.
u The army of baseball fans which
trooped into the -bedecked
parks came from all walks of life
president to plain citizens, ur-
chins to oldsters, foreigners to In
dians. The days No. fan was
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

of the pet projects of the Imperial
county farm bureau and other or
ganizations, will start three miles
west of Calipatria highway, con-
tinue through Westmorland to
Thompson's crossing near Imperial.
The only exemptions allowed on
the PWMS project will be a fore
man and a piledriver.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
NEW DEALERS
WIN CONTROL
OF COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, April IA. WR).-
New Deal Democrats were assured
today of control of the senate COM
mittee which will investigate ex-
penditures in the coming presiden-
tial and congressional campaigns.
The committee also is empowered
to investigate charges that relief
funds have been diverted to politi-
cal purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Farm Center Will
Hold Joint Session

Alamo-Verde farm center will
have joint session with the Verde
ent-Teachers' association, meet
ing Wednesday at 7:45 in the Yer
de school.
H. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm advisor, is to be the speaker
talking on Ideal Farm Center
Program
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Early Morning I
FLASH ES
ROOSEVELT LEADS
IN NEBRASKA

OMAHA, Neb., April Ii. W.el -
Incomplete and scattered returns
in Nebraska's presidential prefer
ence primary late tonight showed
President Roosevelt holding to
/ lead over Sen. VIM. L. Borah OF
Idaho on Democratic and Repub-
lican tickets, respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

Mules and scrapers will be pur-
chased and between 1875 and $50
men will be used.
The work will start with six
men and later the number will be
increased to 125 and still later to
$50. Chan Livingston, head of
the Federal Unemployment service
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
BLANTON, ZIONCHECK
TRY FIST FIGHTING

WASHINGTON, April IA. ,U.Pi-
Rep. Thomas Blanton, D., Tex,
and Rep. Marion zioncheck. D.,
Wash, tried to swing at each other
with their fists on the floor of the
house today but were prevented by
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
ACTION TO BE
DISCUSSED IN STRIKE

BUTTE, Mont, April Ia. WP)-'
Action to be taken by Butte min
ers' union local No. regarding
dispute which today resulted IN
the walkOut of the entire crew Of
the Anaconda Copper mining com
pany's Belmont mine will be dis
cussed Wednesday night at a mass
meeting, Dennis Mccarthy, union
secretary, said tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
LEO HALL
FACES GALLONS

OLYMPIA, Wash, April II. cU.p
Leo Hall, convicted of the muir
der of six persons near Bremen
ton two years ago, faced the gal
lows at Walla Walla state prison
tonight, after the supreme court
upheld Kitsap county superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

One hundred per cent relief labor will be used the
farmomarke road in the north end when construc
ton begins late this week. All power will be used
said Contractor r. " Dennis of San Diego as heavy
euipment and machinery will be moved in.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Also at The Fire

Also at The Fire
Charles Bratton, candidate for
city clerk, was listening to repeat
ed suggestions that he set up a
voting booth in front of the burn
ing buildings. Anything, gurgled
a bystander, to get out the vote.
Save That Washing
A Mexican woman was frantical-
ly removing washing from a line
next to the blazing shacks. She
paid no attention to warnings and
shouted orders Oblivious to every
thing, she went about the salvage
job. She wasn't going to wash
those clothes again.
Sccre for Cupid
Little Daniel Cupid has a finger
Du many pies, but it does seem that
HChe fellow would keep out of pol
itics, of all places. But he doesn't.
He upset the apple cart for Miss
Myrtle Allen of Westmorland, who
Hannounced her withdrawal from
Ihc city clerks race there Monday
to marry William Raine.
A Safe Subject
Warren Currier, en- route to the
polls to cast his vote, was taking
no chances on an argument. He
talked about the Rotary clubs golf
tournament, coming up Friday
Probably lots of other people will
be talking about it after the
tournament
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Record Crowds Watch
Giants Cubs and Tigers
Annex Opening Games
Buck Newsom Turns in ShutOut Victory Over Yanl1s
AS Washington Scores Single Run; Roosevelt
Throws Out First Ball of Season

NEW YORK, April H. (UP)-World affairs were
forgotten business neglected and the trouble and of
Work-a-day life overlooked this eventfu day. More
important business at handthe opening of the 1886
major league baseball season. Nearly 2O7 persons
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Ho obes Win in Braevley
HoltviIIe> Imperial
Choose Candidates
For Municipal Jobs
Holtville Officers Selected by Close Majorties While
Imperial Office Seekers Win by Comfortable
Margins; Bond Program Approved

Imperial and Holtvie went to the polls Tuesday to
select their city officers Imperial choosing two city
cmen and Hoville four In direct contrast to
other their election returns which showed all victor
ous Imperial candidates winning by comfortable
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
JEFFER
CLOSE 4TH
IN ELECTION
Charles Bratton Finishes Close Second For
Clerk; Others Far Behind In
Local Balloting

Harry Sones Gordon Scriven and j. p. Eyer-gener-
ally regarded members of the progressive ticket were
elected Tuesday the Ell Centro city council in muni
cpa election which also returned Cal G. Mousseau to the
city clerk and found H H Tyler unOppOsed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Unpleasant Jobs

John Tyler, L. J. Goree, jr., and
Pinky Loud, were ON hand for the
fire Tyler had a check book,
Goree a check and Loud a resign
ed expression. Neither fire equip
ment nor crowd bothered the trio
They kept adding chairs, tables,
etc, to the list of gonc-up-in-smoke
risks
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

'F{ a.. -
- AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says

Toe Expensive?-
After surveying the throng which
attended Tuesday mornings fire
on the east-side, RR arrived at the
conclusion that property owners
could recoup at least a part of their
losses by roping off the area and
charging admission Talk about
major league croWds
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
MARKETS IN BRIEF


I MARKETS IN BRIEF
Butter: Los Angeles 35; butterfat Imperial
tVallye fob ranch, grade A 43 manufacturing
imiIk g.; route gathered cream 34la.
l.. A. Hay: us No. extra leafy Sl7-Sl7.SO;
us No l S14.5O; us. No. leafy SD; us. No z
iSI35O Minneapolis flax 16815-I74ls.
WEATHER
Maximum temperature 1O1, minimum So; am.
Temperature S. humidity IS; noon temperature %,
humidity 10; pm. temperature 81 humidity Y.
=
Evening star., 1936-09-08

We would find them Watching for the
day Of Mr.. Roosevelt's reelection,
and expecting, on the day after, to
begin the purging Of the New Deal.
This expectation Is held not only by
Democratic leaders who have already
expressed dissent from the New Deal
buy by many who have 50 far sup.
ported 1t. It would not be too much
to say that q large majority Of the
Democrats in the next Congress will
be eager to get rid Of the New Deal
and the radicals. and to make the
Democratic party what 1t would
normally be under, fo example, such
. President as ex-Gov. Smith or
James M. Cox. had they been elected.
II the Republicans win the coming
election, what will follow? The ex-
treme Communists charge Gov. Lam
don would take the country to
fascism. Candidate Browder of the
Communist party urges Communists
to defeat Gov. Landm as their i'm
perative task.
Nonsensical chaEe.
But charging Landsn with facism
Is just nonsense. Candidate Thomas
OF the Socialist party who does not
approve Landon, nevertheless alb
solves him of faeism TT Is" says
Thomas. with an Incidental jeer.
"absurdly and dangerously misleading
to call this modest. conservative
rather bewildered Karsan a Fascist"
1t Is Candidate Lemke of the
Union party. and his hackers, Father
Coughlin and Rev. Gerald Smith, in
Thomas view. more nearly approach
the Fascist pattern"
Thomas declares the real wish OF
Landon Is ito go back somewhere in
American history-to Coolidge, Nc.
kinley. or maybe al the way to
Jefferson"
Thomas thinks that to go back is
impossible. And, in literal sense,
Is Is impossible. I doubt if Landon
wants to 60 back. in any literal sense
I suspect that in his campaign
speeches Landon will show that he
proposes to preserve the American
system, but that he contemplates
notifications which viii make it more
satisfactory to q larger number Of
people than it has beer during recent
years.
In all his arguments, Thomas starts
with a premise which I think de-
batable. Practically sll radicals Of
every variety, Socialists, Communists,
Fascists. and many mider reformers,
start with the same premise, the
premise is that for a particular reason
the existing American iorm of society
cannot survive. They say that coll
lectivism Of one variety or another,
is inescapable The machine age"
says Mr.. Thomas. makes collectivism
inevitable"
True. the machine age must have
an influence. But the place where all
this commotion about society started
was in Russia. And Russia. in 1917, at
the time communism was imposed
upon 1t, had felt the machine age
hardly at all. 1t was net the machine
age that took Russia into communism.
and America does not need to aban-
don its form Of society merely be-
cause OF the machine age.
(Copyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-08

to its traditional pattern Of society
and government. But do not exclude
the possibility of America remaining
as it Is, with some modification.
Let us look at the situation in terms
of the political parties In this cam
paign. We can dismiss the formal
Socialist party and the formal Com
munist party. Neither Of these will
get more than a few hundred thou
sand votes. I doubt If Thomas expects
more and I doubt II Candidate Brow
der of the Communist party expects
more. II new form Of society comes
to America-either socialism or its
opposite, fascism-within q few years,
1t will not come through any Of the
parties formally dedicated to new
order. It will come through trans
formation of one or both of the two
old parties.
The only possible outcomes Of the
election next November are Demo-
cratic victory or Republican victory.
1t Is common for opponents Of Mr..
Roosevelt to say that Democratic VIC
tory would mean some variety Of So
cialism This is far from necessarily
true. Mr.. Roosevelt Is not, consciously.
a Socialist He is not, consciously, .
Communist Certainly he is not .
Fascist. He has not. consciously,
aimed toward dictatorship. True. some
Of the steps taken during his admin
istration have led toward a changed
social order. And 1t might well be
that another Roosevelt administra-
ton would take America farther
toward a new order. But this is not
necessarily true.
Key Lies In Advisers.
Within Mr.. Roosevelt's circle, the
principal influences making toward q
new social order are his radical ad-
visers. Mr.. Roosevelt by temperament
prefers these advisers to the conserva-
tive heads Of the Democratic party.
If Mr.. Roosevelt Is reelected and If
his radical advisers continue to have
as much power as they have had. then
certainly America would be carried
toward a new order.
But Democratic victory in the
coming election carries another pos
sibility. II Mr. Roosevelt Is elected,
so will a strongly Democratic Con-
gress be elected. And the Democratic
party as . whole longs to become
Democratic again. longs to get rid of
the influence of the radical advisers
around Mr.. Roosevelt. It Is with that
expectation that many Democratic
leaders are going along with the
program Of re-electing Mr.. Roosevelt
Speaking without any authority. I
imagine if we could search the minds
of Senators like Mr.. Glass Of Virginia,
Evening star., 1936-09-08

said, ito restrict production at home
and permit farmers of other nations
TO supply US with the deficiency.
The drought should teach America
some new lessons in Agriculture. The
moisture shortage in 1880, 1884 and
this year prove that there are certain
conditions the farmer cannot cope
with. Instead of appropriating mil
lions Of dollars for seed and feed
loans. and instead of relief and chari-
ty. it is time to approach the problem
with patriotism and craftsmanship"
Taber also was critical of the Ma
tion's conservation policy of the past
century.
The dust storms in the West. the
floods at Springtime and the drought
and heat in the corn belt" he said.
tell the story of a hundred years of
an unsound national policy toward
conservation. 1t Is time to repair
the damage"
Evening star., 1936-09-08
EARLE BANS GUARDS
USE AGAINST LABOR
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, September s.-Gov.
George H. Earle gave his solemn
pledge" yesterday that Pennsylvania s
National Guard will no be used as
q weapon against labor"
Before a throng Of miners. mill men
and other workers he declared:
Our National Guard Is not a COM
pany police system ant will not be
used as such.
"At the same time I serve notice
on employers and workers alike that
violations Of the law ano disturbances
Of the public peace vii not be per-
mitted, and the guilty persons. no
matter who they may be. will be
brought to justice.
'"The National Guard is pledged to
protect the rights of all citizens. and
it will be used for no sther purpose
while remain Governo."
Evening star., 1936-09-08
London Sees
TroopsOff
to Front
Martial Spirit Prevails
Over Fight to Finish
With Arabs.
BY WILLIAM H. sToNEMAN.

7 ONDON. England, September 9.
A martial atmosphere, rem
iniscent Of Boer War days, has
seized pacific England on the
eve Of q projected fight to the finish"
| with the insurrectionist Arabs of Pal
estine.
Lieut. Gen. John Greet Dill, former
director of military operations and
intelligence and himself q veteran Of
the Boer War, was to leave England
today to take charge of the 1900
troops who will stage the cleanup.
Next Friday. and Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week. IL battalions Of
the LIST Division of the regular army,
numbering 10000 men. will embark
for the Holy Land to Join the II bat
talions already there.
Last night and today authorities at
Aldershot worked at fever pitch re.
calling troops from leave. arranging
troop trains and issuing equipment for
1000 reservists who we're called up to
reinforce regiments departing for the
front" These include battalions from
several Of the army's most famous regi-
ments-the Coldstream Guards. Scots
guards. Buffs. Cameronians and Royal
Irish Fusileers.
The British press, working with a
harmony previously seen only In the
dictatorial presses OF Russia. Ger
many and Italy, has risen to the oc-
casion by printing without comment
long Justification Of the Palestinian
campaign issued last night by the
colonial office.
The official communique justified the
nard-hitting action against the Arabs
on the ground that Great Britain is
obliged, as mandatory power. to pro.
tect the interests OF both sections Of
the Palestinian population.
1T is the governments earnest de.
SIRE it states. Ito carry out a policy
OF impartial justice to both Arabs and
Jews, and to work for peace and the
progress Of the country so specially
dear to both races.
1T has been the constant aim of
| British policy to secure and maintain
relations of friendship and confidence
with the Moslem peoples. For this
reason apart from all others, the gov
ernment would have wished to avoid
by all possible means the course of ac-
ton which is now forced upon it."
Once the present housecleaning Is
finished. it indicates that the royal
commission which was appointed on
May 18 will go to Palestine to investi-
gate the complaints of both Arabs and
Jews.
In its effort to back the government
in time of crisis. the press is con-
veniently silent on the present situa-
tion's background and the fact, gen.
orally recognized by neutral students
of Palestine. that the present display
Of martial decision might have been
avoided by greater display of official
decision in the past.
tCopyrisht 1936J
Evening star., 1936-09-08
CONTROL OF WATER
PARLEY'S PROBLEM
Upstream Engineering Conference
to Be Held in Capital Sep
tember 1928.

Controlling the rain drops to con-
troll the floods is the chief problem
confronting delegates to the Upstream
Engineering Conference here Septem-
Der % and %, it was announced to-
day. A thousand engineers are ex-
pected to attend.
THE objects of upstream engineer
ing" President Roosevelt said when
he approved the proposed conference,
ARE, through forestry and land man
agement, to keep water out of our
streams, to control its action in the
stream, and generally to retard the
journey of the rain drop to the sea" :"
At the dinner climaxing the crowd
ed two-day program the conference
will hear talks by Maj. Gen. Edward
M. Markham, chief of Army Engi-
neers; Prof. Aldo Leopold Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and Inspector
General Magnein of the French Ad-
ministration of Waters and Forests.
Magnein has worked extensively in
the Alps, where control of "little
waters" has been practiced since Ro-
man times.