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Evening star., 1936-05-28
NAVY A|RSH|P FATE
UP TO H|NDENBURG
StandIey Declares Decision
on Policy Will Await
Experiment Result. -

Final decision on the Nays fu-
ture policy toward lighter -than-air
craft will be deferred until the Ger
man dirigible Hindenburg finishes
Its experimental flights, according to
Admiral william H. Standley, Acting
Secretary of Navy.
Ir addition to consideration of the
airship policy, the Navy is faced with
the possibility of scrapping thousands
Of tons of obsolete ships soon.
The Navy Department has re-
port from the Durand Committee of
Scientists, which recommends that
the service continue with airships des-
pite disasters in earlier efforts.
Airship Arrangements Revealed.
In reply to inquiries, Admiral
Standley revealed the basis of arrange
ments whereby the German airship
utilizes facilities at the Lakehurst,
N. j. Naval Air Station and Miami,
Fla. This follows precedent, he said,
embodied in revokable permit
drawn up by the Navy Department
and stating obligations of the Hinden-
burg's operators. The Lakehurst
ground crew receives no extra COM
pensation for aiding the German
airShip. Admiral Standley stated, but
notations of duty well done are added
to the records of the men.
The agreement involves no expense
to the United States Government or
interference with the Nays own air
ship activities.
AS for scrapping of obsolete ships,
a special memorandum is being pre-
pared for the State Department on
the subject, but its contents have
not been revealed. There are approx
mately 100000 tons of over-age des-
troyerS in excess of London treaty
Evening star., 1936-05-28

tonnage allowances, and they probably
will have to be scrapped before jan
uary l, the admiral said. Some of
them, tied up at San Diego, Calf,
would be scrapped in any event, he
added.
Submarines Also to Go.
Invocation of the "escalator clause"
in the treaty by another power would
give this country the right to re-
tain some Of this tonnage.
Some submarine tonnage also will
have to be scrapped, but the admiral
did not have these figures available.
The Navy's reply to the State Depart
ment went into the. entire question
of cruisers and six and eight inch
guns in order for Secretary Hull to
have available the official Navy's at
Evening star., 1936-05-28
HYGIENE CLASS OPEN
Vacancies Remain in Red Cross
Group Meeting Twice Weekly.

The class in home hygiene and care
of the sick, sponsored by the District
Chapter of American Red Cross, each
Wednesday and Friday morning, from
10 o'clock until IL, still has several
vacancies, according to an announce
ment from Red Cross headquarters.
Prospective enrollees are asked to
file their applications before June 3,
when registration will close. The class
meets at the Chapter House, l730 E
street, under direction of Miss Caro-
line z. Thomson.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
275 ARE CONFIRMED
Bishop McNamara Bestows Sacra-
ment on Holy Redeemer Children.

The sacrament of confirmation was
administered to 275 children In the
Holy Redeemer Church, Tuesday
night, by Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara. D. D., auxiliary bishop Of
the archdiocese of Baltimore.
Bishop Mcnamara was assisted by
Rev. Thomas J. Duffy of st. Joseph's
Seminary, Catholic University, and
Rev. Anthony Lyons, pastor Of the
Epiphany Church.
A special choir and several soloists
furnished music during administra-
ton of the sacrament.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
ECONOMIST TO SPEAK
David J. Saposs to Address A. F
G. e. Lodge of Resettlement.

G. E. Lodge Of Resettlement.
David J. Saposs, chief economist for
the National Labor Relations Board,
will address Resettlement Lodge,
No. 206, American Federation Of
Government Employees, in its regular
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at 1928
G. street.
Saposs will discuss organizing the
White Collar Workers" He Is for
mer lecturer at Columbia University
and Brookwood Labor College.
Evening star., 1936-05-28

titude on problems, foreign nations
may inquire about.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
GRAIN PRICE
HITS LIMITS
ON MARKETS
Crop Failure Worst
In Memory of
Pioneers
Copyright 1896 by United Press

Copyright 1896 by United Press
CHICAGO, July 7. (UP)
"A white, unclouded sun
burned up grain in che field,
drying water holes, killing
cattle, transformed the wheat and
corn and oats of the Great Plains
into priceless commodities today
and threatened crop failure un-
surpassed in the memories of
pioneers.
Temperatures on the barren,
brown prairies of the northwest
scared to 116, 118, then 119 degrees
under the destroying sun, killing
the last hope of thousands of farm
ers that they would have anything
to sell in the markets at harvest
time or even anything to feed gaunt
cattle already starving in their pas
lures.
Wheat prices doomed again to-
day as grain fields in the north
west withered under a scorching
sun and hundred degree tempera-
lures.
Prices Go Limit
For the second consecutive day
wheat futures on the Minneapolis
grain exchange were forced up the
maximum of 5 cents permitted in
one days trade Prices on the Chi
cago board of trade opened IL to
Az cents higher Early trade was
confined mostly to the fulfillment
of large number of buying orders
filed yesterday when no wheat was
for sale even after an advance of
cents.
Kansas City prices were to AS
cents a bushel higher at the start.
The Duluth, Mimi, market roared
up the limit.
Corn futures in both Chicago and
Kansas City swept up the cent
limit with reports that temperatures
throughout Iowa, Illinois and In
diana were going we'll over the
hundred degree mark.
Cattle raisers In the Dakotas and
Montana where the drought has
wrought the greatest damake rush.
! ed their stock to market because
Continued on Page 3, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
COUNTY GAS
FUND SPLIT
DECIDED 0 N
Board Abandons New
Division Plan
In Valley

Apportionment Of t h e
county gasoline tax fund
among the five road dis
tricts on a mileage basis,
failed at the board of super
visors meeting Monday when Hugh
T. Osborne and Dave Vencill re-
fused to vote with A. Y. Preble
B. M. Graham and Ike Schlatter in
favor of the proposition and Osborne
threatened to hold a public hearing
to air the matter.
Graham moved that the money
be divided as follows: 20 per cent
to No. /, of the CaleXico district
Is per cent to No. 2, Or the Ell
Centre district; 20 per cent to No.
3. or the Imperial district: 25 per
cent to No. 4 or the Brawley dis
trict; and 20 per cent to No. 5, or
the Holtville district. The motion
passed with Osborne and Vencill
voting against it and the other three
supervisors in favor of it. Preble
seconded the motion.
Motion Rescinded
The motion was reScinded after
a heated discussion. The board fin
ally voted in favor of No. 4, or the
Brawley division being apportioned
$500 out of the gasoline tax fund
and the other divisions receiving
$4,000 each out of the $34,133.3 .35
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
Garcia Found Guilty
OF Negligent Homicide

Twenty minutes of deliberation
on the part of the jury which
heard Angel Garcia tried for negli-
gent homicide in superior court
Monday resulted in the return of
a verdict of guilty. The Mexican
was held responsible for the death
of T. Martinez in an irrigation
canal in Brawley, Dec. Is, 1885.
Garcia was the driver of his
own car which overturned in the
canal and pinned Martinez beneath
it. Garcia fled and was not ar
rested until May of this year.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson will
pronounce sentence at 9:30 o'clock
July 10. Conviction of the charge
of negligent homicide carries with
it a sentence of not more than one
year in the county Jail or not more
than three years in prison. Deputy
District Attorney D. H. Wolford
appeared for the state and w. e.
Abrahams for the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
CANAL BREAK
SHUTS DOWN
|. Y. SYSTEM
Brawley May Suffer
Shortage For
One Day

A 70 foot break in the
bank of the main Alamo
irrigation canal 10 miles be-
low the Mexican line Mon
day night will cut off the
water service for lines east of New
River for two days. The break
came on the high side of the canal
thus resulting in little damage tc
canal or crops in the area.
When the 70 foot bank went out
at $3.50 o'clock Monday night, I'm
perial Irrigation district officials
Immediately were notified. Seep-
age caused the break, it was said.
Equipment was moved to the spot
during the night and crews began
the necessary repairs Immediately
according to M. j. DCWd, chief
engineer. The break occurred be-
low the Cudahy check.
The canal at this point carries
$500 second feet of water to sup
ply the east side of the valley.
Cities and ranchers to the east
of New river were warned that
the water supply would be cut off
for two days. BraWley reported
having only about one-half a
a days supply on hand and city
officials immediatel urged every
resident to cut down on the use
of water until the water service
is resumed.
Ell Centro has a sufficient supply
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
LIQUOR QUIZ
FUND RAISED
BY GOVERNOR
Merriam to Furnish
Money Needed
In Probe

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Ju-
ly 7. (UP)-Gov. Frank F.
Merriam said tod ay he
would make $4,000 avail
able to permit a continual
ton of the liquor Investigations
being conducted by AsSemblyman
Leon M. Donihue's interim legis-
lative committee.
His agreement to cooperate
fundamentally with the committee
was announced after conference
attended by the governor, Donihue
and ASsemblyman G. G. Cottrell,
San Jose, member of the, commit
tee.
Donihue and Cottrell presented
a $4,000 budget which would pro-
vide for the following: hiring a
special counsel, employing six in
veStigators whose identity will re-
main secret, paying clerical help
and the expenses of the committee
for six months.
II am not going to question the
amount of money they need" Mer-
riam said. IF they need it, will
make the money available.
"I want a thorough, sweeping in
vestigatiOn made by this commit
tee.
The only questions involve the
method of handling the money
and certain legal points which
may affect my authority to ad-
vance this money from the gov
ernor'S secret service fund"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
BRENTS CHOSEN
TO BE LEGIORS
DISTRICT CHIEF

Max Brents of Calexico received
the endorsement of the American
Legion Inter-post council of Imper-
ial county for the presidency of the
twenty second district at an inter
post meeting in .Holtville Monday
night.
The district is composed OF I'M
periaI and San Diego counties and
the presidency is alternated between
the two areas. This years is Impe-
rial county's time to name the pres
ident.
DR.. o. H. Van Eman of El Centre
received the official endorsement OF
the council for delegateat-large at
the national Legion convention.
These delegates are selected at the
department convention scheduled
for Hollywood this year.
LegionnaireS adopted a costume
consisting of white shirts and trOus
ers as the official Imperial county
regalia at the Hollywood meet. The
council will enter a float in the par
ade which will depict sand dunes
as being characteristic of this sec
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

More than $50 Mexican field and
packing shed workers were in Jail,
six persons were in hospitals and
an undetermined number injured
in pitched battles in scattered local
tiles.
A squad of 35 highway patrol
men, under Capt. Henry Meehan,
intercepted band of more than 100
asserted strikers marching toward
Santa Ana, and herded them into
Jail
After short conference, Sheriff
Jackson and District Attorney Will
lam Lemton said that the appeal
to Gov. Merriam for guardsmen
would be sent "in a few hours"
I'VE are making one last attempt
to handle this by ourselves, and if
that doesn't work, we will go ahead
on our request for help" jackson
said.
Shortly before he walked into the
district attorneys office the lanky
sheriff snapped:
Deputies have been ordered to
SIOOC ii tney nave TO.
Pitched Battles
Meanwhile pitched battles we're
reported in four localities, in which
ranch hands and peace officers
were injured. Strikers said two of
their number were shot near Fuller
ton, where they attacked M. A.
Patterson, ranch foreman, seized
his gun and battered him over the
head with it.
AT La Habra a picker, Angel
Rojas, who defied guards orders to
stay off the orange ranches until
their dispute was settled, was in a
hospital, one leg nearly shot away
with a load of buckshot.
P. B. Whitmore, deputy sheriff,
Continued on Page 3, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
BOYS AND DOGS
GET TOGETHER

Two small boys answered the plea
in the eyes of three Cocker Spaniel
pups belonging to H. w. Fawcett and
took the dogs from the FaWcett
premises at 889 Commercial street
Monday.
The youthful dog acquirers, aged
2 and years, readily gave up the
pups at the request of Ell Centro po-
lice delegated to search for them
The pups and the boys had several
good romps together before the val
liable little dogs were returned to
their own kennels, police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
POMEROY TO BE
HEAD OF STATE
RELIEF AGENCY

SACRAMENTO, July 7. U.P)-
Har7ld Pcmeroy, assistant relief ad-
ministrator in Los Angeles, today
was appointed state relief admins
traitor, succeeding Charles l. Schott-
land, who resigned recently.
In announcing the appointment,
Gov. Frank F. Merriam said Pome-
roy, native Californian and former
mayor of Southgate, had been con-
nected with relief work almost since
its inception in California. His sal
ary will be $4,000 a year, and the
length of his term will be at the
pleasure of the governor.
Pomeroy will assume his new
duties next week.
Schottland resigned to accept the
dictatorship of Los Angeles Jewish
welfare organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

oCCblOllos
In telegram sent Tuesday to
Henry Wallace, secretary of agri-
culture, l. Schlatter, chairman of
the county board of supervisors,
said $4,000 tons Of alfalfa hay are
available in Imperial county for
shipment to the drought areas.
Schlatter urged Wallace to ap-
ply Immediately fer drought freight
rates for hay from this district.
Pasturage for 100000 head Of
feeder cattle was declared To be
available in Imperial county, ac-
cording to telegram sent by
Schlatter to Rexford Tugwell, chief
of the bureau of re-settlement
administration. Schlatter pointed
out that Imperial county is free Of
bovine tuberculosis and is adJa-
cent to large metropolitan markets
fer dairy products.
He urged TugWell to consider
locating farmers from the burned
out area on the 10000 acres OF
fam land in this county. The
water supply guaranteed by Boul-
der Dam and the All American
as advantages. He also reminded
canal were advanced by Schlatter
Tugwell of the fact that crops are
harvested in this county every
month in the year.
In his telegram, Schlatter offer
ed the help of the county and Its
officials in the work of rehabill-
tating the farmers from the strick-
en- areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
FRUIT WORKER
THIRD VICTIM
OF HEAT HERE

A fruit worker known as Blackie
Weaver collapsed in WestmOrland
late Monday afternoon and died
en- route to the county hospital.
Even though he had been work
ing in and near Brawley and
Westmorland for several years, de-
putty sheriffs had difficulty in es-
tablishing his identity He had
been in i'll health and the illness
and humid heat were fatal.
The body was taken to the
Hems-Rugg funeral establishment
in CaleXico where fingerprints were
taken Monday night as an aid
to identification.
This is the third death attri-
buted to the heat in Imperial VAL
ley this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
WINTERHAVEN POSTAL RECEIPTS
CROWD FIGURES FOR Ell CENTRIC

in the Winterhaven office is han
died by Mrs. Havens without as
sistants as the department still
gives a fourth class rating to the
office.
Local boosters claim that if all
postal business emenating from
the Bard, Pot Holes and Imperial
dam areas was to be added to the
normal business of the Winter
haven office that the total would
perhaps surpass the receipts of
the FL Centro office. These several
communities are still served by
rural carriers from the Yuma,
Arizona, office although they are
located within the confines of I'M
perial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
PANTS BURGLAR
VISITS FOURTH
SLEEPER HERE

The habit of stealing money from
trousers while the owners peace
fully sleep apparently is on the in
crease in FL Centro.
Walter Robbins, the fourth vic
tim of such depredations appealing
to officers within the last few days,
told deputy sheriffs of the theft of
$27 from the pocket of his trous
ers while he was asleep in his room
at 1863 Olive street Monday night.
He described the man he suspect
ed,of the burglary. Deputy sheriffs
Immediately began a search for
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
National Stars
Subdue American
Circuits Best

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK,
BOSTON, July 7. U,P)-The Ma
tional League ended the Ameri-
can Leagues supremacy in the
fourth all-star game today, bat
tling to a As triumph in nip
and tuck struggle before a crowd
estimated at 10000.
The American League siege
guns, which had blasted National
League pitching for three
straight triumphs, were silenced
today by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hub
bell and Lon Warneke. The Am
erican League made on brief as
sault, driving Curt Davis. Cubs
"sinkerbalP' star, to cover with a
three run rally in the seventh
inning.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
1895 MELON OUTPUT
SOON TO BE HISTORY
JAMES INSANE,
DEFENSE SAYS

LOS ANGELES, July 7. UP
Attorneys moved to set up an in
sanity defense for Robert S. James
when his trial on, charges of the
"rattlesnake murder" of his sew
enth wife was resumed before Su-
perior Judge Charles w. Fricke
tCday.
In a renewed effort to balk the
state from introducing a reputed
confession, defense Counsel Will
liam j. Clark demanded the chance
to prove that the barbershop ro-
meo was irrational when he made
h the asserted discriminating state
Iments to county authorities.
Yesterday James in an appear
ance On the witness stand vehe-
mently contended that he had been
subjected to police third degree
methods before the confession"
was wrung from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

club interest
Robert Hays, manager of the Ell
Centre chamber of commerce. will
deliver an address in which he plans
to stress the Importance of the coast
and desert areas working together
to gain a satisfactory development
of each section. In his talk, he will
urge San Diego county and Imperial
county pooling their efforts to gain
their objectives.
Among those who plan to make
the trip are Gordon Scriven, pres
ident of the Ell Centro Kiwanis club;
Club Directors j. P. Eyer, Roy
Womack, and Herb Anderson, and
HAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

WINTERHAVEN, July T. U,P)-
(SpeciaD Havens, post
mistress, reports receipts for the
local office for the quarter end
ing June 80 of $14,56O. This tops
all preceding reports for this Of
flee which is the last one to be
established in Imperial county.
According to press reports the
county seat post office did vol
umn of business for the same
quarter amounting to $17,321.43 less
than $4,000 in excess Of that of
the Winterhaven office. Receipts
Tor the Winterhaven office for
the last u months total $45,878.
The entire volume of business
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
Northwest Burned
Into Arid Desert
Water Will Be off Tevo Days
SIERRAS CUTS
POWER RATES

SAN FRANCISCO, july I.
U.P) - The Southern Sierras
Power company was granted
permission by the state railroad
commission today to reduce
power rates in Brawley by from
10 to Is per cent retroactive to
last May 18.
The company announced also
a new and lower rate for power
consumers in the Imperial and
COachella Valleys, effective Au-
gust and not retroactive.
In applying for permission to
lower rates the company said
competition with the Imperial
Irrigation District, which has
started selling power in the
city, made lower rates neccs-
saiy. They said they formerly
had 1890 users but had lost SD
since encountering competition
and were losing an additional
Is daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

This is the first case tried in
Imperial county courts under the
new section dealing with negligent
homicide. The former section dealt
with manslaughter.
One of the interesting features
of the trial resulted when Judge
Thompson called a recess to con-
slider whether it would be possible
to consider contributory negligence
on the part of the dead man as an
element of the defense. The court
ruled that this could not be done
if the other elements of the crime
were present and that death be-
cause of lack of care on the part of
the deceased could not be consider
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
KlWANIS TO FOSTER
COUNTY FRIENDSHIP

Friendly relations between desert
and coastal areas will be fostered
and encouraged when members of
the Ell Centro Kiwanis club journey
to the National City club Wednes-
day to deliver the district friend
ship cup to the coast organization.
The cup visits each of the clubs
in the district twice each year and
is delivered from organization to or
ganization by large groups of mem
bers as a means of fostering inter
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
DEAN AT LOYOLA
is TRANSFERRED

Los ANGELES, July !. up
The Rev. James Lyons, S. j., for
the past two years dean of LOy0la
University, will fill a similar post
at San Francisco University, sue
ceeding the Rev. Albert Whelan,
S. j., il was announced here to-
day. Father Whelan, IL was said.
has been named associate editor
Of the Jesuit National Weekly,
America, i'm New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
HARRY BRIDGES
HEADS LONGSHOREMEN

LOS ANGELES, July 7. WP =
Election of Harry Bridges, mill
tant San Francisco left winger, as
Pacific coast president of the in
ternatiOnal longshOremen's ass0-
citation appeared assured today on
the basis of a complete count of
ballots cast by the heretofore
conservative San Pedro local.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
Young Hitchhiker
Sentenced to Jail

John Inz, youthful hitchhiker
was sent tC the county Jail for 10
days for petty theft after a hear
ing Tuesday in Judge John E.
Simpsons justice court in Ell Cen
tro.
The boy was arrested in Ell Cen
tro upon complaint of w. L. Co
wan, who gave the boy lift from
San Diego Sunday night. While
near Coyote Wells, Cowan said,
Inz took approximately Sc from
his coat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

100 cantaIoupes, 35U TO 400 honey
balls and 500 to $50 honeydews.
Carload consignments sent out
this season, including July 5, were
as follows: cantaloupes, 516l;
honeydews, 2088; hCneyballs, 847;
mixed melons, 1872; casabas, 5; and
watermelons, 2542. During the 1885
season, to the same corresponding
date, 6687 carload consignmentS
left the valley, exclusive of water
melons. Only l46l carloads Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
FRENCH SENATE
BACKS GOVERNMENT

PARIS, July I. W,Pl-The senate
voted confidence In the govern
ment's internal policies today. $50
to l. Roger Salengrd. interior
minister, defending the govern
ments internal policy, said en-
ergetic measures had been taken
against foreign agitatOrs and TO
mentors of the recent serious
strikes. having made 1903 arrests.
SlS of them in Paris, and expelled
|. JOG.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07

latter had been shipped to the
same date a year ago.
Carload cCnsignments for this
years valley shipping centers were
as follows for cantaloupes, honey
dews, honeyballs, casabas and mix
ed melons: Brawley, 4080; Calexico
376 Calipatria 30, Ell Centro 3285
Heber 55l, Holtville 4O1, and San
dia 100. Calexico shipped 619 cars
Continued on Page 3, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES
FIRE PERILS
KAIBAB FOREST

WILLIAMS, Ariz., July 7. UD
- A lightning-started fire, the
largest reported in the Kaibab
forest in 20 years, burned fiercely
today within the control lines a
crew of $50 firefighters complet-
cd last night. The fire destroy
ed 800 acres of second growth
timber before the lines were es-
tablished.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
NAVY SUBMARINE
LAUNCHED

NEW LONDON, Conn. July I.
UP)-The navy's newest under-sea
fighting craft, the submarine
''Pickerel', was launched here to-
day after being christened by Miss
Evelyn STANDBY, daughter of
Acting Secretary of the Navy
William III. Standley.