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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
DELEGATES TO.
CONVENTIONS.
TO Be NAMED
1906 Registered to
Choose Delegates
In Valley

Imperial county's 16,016
registered voters will go to
the polls Tuesday to elect
d e i e ga e S to presidential
conventions scheduled for
all political parties. Election
boards in 83 rural and municipal
precincts are scheduled to assemble
to handle the ballots.
Nineteen new voting precincts
were created this year in conform
ance with the state law requiring
that approximately 200 voters be
handled at each polling place.
The $3.50 Democrats registered
in the county express their pref
erence between candidates prefer
ring Franklin D. Roosevelt, John
Steven McGroarty or Upton Sin
clair. Forty-eight candidates are
listed under each delegation.
Republicans numbering 5,992 will
decide between candidates refer
ring Aft M. Landon and Earl War
ren. Forty-four candidates are
listed under each delegation.
Members of the Prohibition par
ty may write in "A names as pro-
posed delegates, Socialists may
write in even names and the Com
muniStS 16 names.
All voting polls in the county
will open at am. and close at
7 pm.
Ell CENTRIC POLLS
Polling places for Ell Centro's
l6 precincts are situated as fol-
lows: Ell Centro No. Irwin Maui
pin home at 1872 Adams. El Centre
Continued on Page 8: Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
CHURCH VOTES
PLAN TO UNITE

COLUMBUS, o.. May 4. U.R)
The Me hOdi ST Episcopal
church today accepted by a viva
vcce vote the plan of union with
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, and the Methodist Pro
testant church.
The vote was 470 to S3.
The plan of union, which has
been proposed by a joint COM
mission ON interdenOminatiOnal
relations and church union of
the three churches, was submit
ted for vote after more than
three hours debate on the floor
of the 32rd general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
church here.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
IBarber Faces Murder Charge in Snake Death
6 -,
Z
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RhPoR4ER hNlsEFES
Says
Living the Sport

Living the Sport
About 200 fans at last weeks
wrestling matches in Ell Centre
didn't see the matches-they were
entertained far more effectively by
another spectator. re was a tall.
slender man in a gray felt, blue
shirt and the necessary additional
trappings, seated second row ring
side. He suffered and triumphed,
battled and grunted right along
with the hippos in the ring. He
tied himself in knots--not having
an opponent himself and therefore
being forced to emulate two men at
once. At the end he was so worn
out that it was feared he would
have to be carried from the arena.
Promoter Pete should sign him up
for every night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04

merchandise.
While the store will be utilitar-
ian to the last degree, according
to Smith, it will feature the beau
ties of modern design One of
the innovations will be a huge
refreshment counter for the serv-
ing of cold drinks. ice cream and
lunches.
The second permit taken out Mon
day was for repairs to a dwelling
situated at 5l2 South Seventh
street. It was for $40 and was
issued TO j. A. Mack.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Offices to Be Closed
Tuesday for Elections

County, state and federal offices
will close Tuesday for election day
as will the banks, title companies
and the State Relief administra-
ton offices. Business and COM
mercial concerns, the post office
and the schools will maintain their
regular schedule, according to a
check made Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04

Centre having one of the most COM
plete and handsome structures in
the company chain.
The place will modelled similar
ly to the Newberry stores in large
cities, said Fred Smith, the con-
tractor The front of the build
ing will be one of the most elab-
crate in Southern California and
will carry new ideas in business
architecture design.
The stores interior will be built
with the comfort of the shopper
in mind and will provide up-to-
date methods for the display OF
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
AMY MOLLISON
OFF ON FLIGHT
TO SET RECORD

GRAVESEND, England, May 4.
WR)-Amy Johnson Mollison took
of today in a second attempt to
break the England to Capetown solo
record in the same monoplane in
which she crashed on a similar
Eight at Colomb- -Bechar, Morocco,
in April.
James Mollison, her husband. will
attempt the flight if Mrs. Mollison
again fails.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
The Machine Age

The button pressing age is COM
ing nearer, at least for housewives.
The latest new thing under the
sun is the cellophane package dis
played at the A & P store here, in
which all the makings of a COM
bination salad are done up. All
you do is pay dime, scramble
the contents, and there's your
salad
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Height of Something

r. I. French, the deputy district
attorney, might open an alimony
collection bureau Saturday he
was besieged by a rather we'll
upholstered woman who wanted
her husbands - both OF them-ar-
rested for non-support of her chill
dren For the sake of decency, it
must be added that one husband
Tas eX, and that the children were
those of both marriages. Sort of a
job lot, hard luck proposition,
though.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04

centrated on still unsolved angles
of the Hamm case. They have an
nounced possibility of further ar
rests in the case.
Karpis will be turned over to
District Attorney George F. Suli-
van this week for arraignment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Green-Eyed Monster

An FL Centro newspaperman is
nursing an unfounded grudge
against E. j. Elkin, who hauled cat
fish after catfish to the ramparts
of RoSitas Dam Sunday while the
gentleman of the press dangled his
line helplessly into the water, but
got not even a nibble.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Last Minute
Flashes!
HOUSE APPROVES
r,.g. a.. rgs.. - a.Ds assfs.

HOUSE APPROVES
COSTELLO MEASURE
WASHINGTON, May A. UP
The house today approved and
sent to the senate the Costello
bill providing Sl3O,OO0 for pur-
chase of private property in san
BernardinO and Kern counties,
Calf, for army bombing and
gunnery ranges in connection
with March Field. Riverside,
Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Talk of Compliments

There's the one an Ell Centro mer
chant paid to a well-known, 26-
year old matron, when he refused to
sell her a Well-known product be-
cause he didn't want to lose his Ii
cense by selling to minors. She
looked about 16 years old to him,
he ayerred wedding ring. operators
license and so on to the contrary.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
EMPEROR SAILS
FOR PALESTINE

LONDON, May Z. lUPl-Em-
perOr Halle Selassie, abandon
ing his conquered African en-
pire. sailed for Palestine from
Diiboul, French Somaliland, To-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
INDICTMENTS
TO Be ASKED
GRAND JURY
Detectives Reveal
New Money Motives
In Staying

LOS ANGELES, May 4.
(UP) = District Attorney
Buron Fits announced to-
day after a conference with
members of his staff that he
will take the "rattlesnake' death
case o. Mrs. Mary Busch James
before the county grand jury Wed
neSday and ask for murder indict-
ments against Robert S. James,
much married barber, and Charles
H. Hope, confessed participant in
James bizzare plot to destroy his
bride.
The district attorney declared the
crime to be so revolving that he
expected little interference with his
program of speedy justice with
the death penalty as the ultimate
goal
A new angle in the case was
advanced when it was learned that
life insurance policies totaling $2l,-
400 carried by Mrs. James, named
as beneficiary Lois Wright, attrac-
tive 21-yearold niece OF James,
who was arrested with him two
weeks ago on a morals charge.
Wright and the girl were arrest
ed after detectives listened to die
tograph recordings of their bed
room conversations. The girl ad-
mitted relations with her Lothario
uncle and is held as a material
witness against him on the morals
count.
Defies Fits
Meanwhile, James, from his cell
in the county jail defied Fits.
Despite his confession that he plot
ted with Hope to kill 'his wife, upon
whom he carried a $4,000 insur-
ance policy, the amorous barber
denied the actual drowning. He
claimed Hope drowned Mrs. James
in a bathtub when the rattle
snake poison worked too slowly.
Hope, on the other hand, blamed
James for the death, saying he was
not in the James home when the
barber drowned his attractive wife.
I'm in the clear on this thing"
James said today. I'm not going
to try to escape anything by plead
ing insanity because there is moth
ing wrong with me. III plead not
guilty and III clear myself
Earlier in the investigation,
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Home Work.

A C. Ferguson, who lives a mile
south of Holtville, is a mine of elec
ton information-just by way OF
preparation for Tuesdays siege as
inspector for the primary election
as it is voted in the Buena Vista
precinct.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Alvin Karpis CrilIed
BY Federal Agents
On Criminal Record
Public Enemy Expected to Face Trial for Hamn'
kidnapping; Later May Be Turned Over
To Missouri for Murder Charges

ST PAUL, Mimi, May 4. (UP)-Relentless question
ing by department of justice officials left Alvin Karpis
public enemy No l. pale and shaking today and facing
arraignment charge of kidnapping William Hamm, Jr
j. Edgar Hoover. justice department chief, said IN
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Americans Barricade
Adds Ababa Legation
Against Black Horde
Need "A Lewis Gun and Few Sikhs' y. S. Minister
Radios Washington; Marauders Storm Thru
Streets of Ethiopian Capital
-l)lJ-

WASHINGTON May A. (UP)-Rado spanned the
world today with dramatic appeal by American Minister
Cornelius Van H. Engert at Adds Ababa for "a Lewis
gun and few Sikhs with which to hold the beeaguered
American compound AGAINST an Ethiopian horde.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
It's An Art

Walter Macdonald, county milk
inspector, has a trait RR would like
to appropriate. He works like the
very devil vet he never seems to be
working very hard. The only way
you know it is by the total of things
he gets done.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
BUILDING PERMITS
co OVER 100000

E Cenro building permit total for the current
100000 Monday when the Newbery obtained
$23 permit for their building at SAT Main street
additions Total Monday brought il o $l02325.
Elaborate the Newbery
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
A job Well Done

RR tosses an oleander-they're
hard to get these days from this
column-to the Imperial Valley
Boys Band, which added to tits
leurelS by an outstanding perform
ance at the Pioneers Picnic Sat
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
Pleasant Names

This should be added to your list
of names pleasantly fitted for fic-
tional heroes Earl Don Carter
The Calexicans name sort of rolls
off easily.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-04
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butteri Los Angeles 2S1sc; butter
fat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
Grade A, 361@c; manufacturing milk,
3O12c; route gathered cream. Use.
l.. A. hay-U. =. No. l. extra leafy,
S1d.aO-I5.50; 4. =. NJ. I. SI4.J0-15;
I. =. No. . leafy. SI4-t4.5O; I. =. No.
=. SI3.5O; Minneapolis flax I67 Hs-
I5112.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
sO.OOO.OOO.OOO IDLE DOLLARS

The statement of the National
Manufacturers Association that from
$50,000.O0O,OO to $4,000. 900, 600 In
idle capital could be put to work in
this country but for the continuing
persecution Of business by politicians
experimental theorists, bungling leg
islators and other groups is a timely
reminder of the tremendous forces
which are eYailable. ready, waiting
to be called into service to restore
recovery and unemployment in the
United States.
1t is delightfully."- simple matter
for President Roosevelt. from his
lofty pinnacle of authority, to chas-
tise industry, bankers, the mysteri-
GUS interests" to decree strangling
taxation and in the next breath to
demand that business reduce unem-
ployment by hiring more workers
than it needs and can afford But it
might be more difficult for Mr..
Roosevelt to get to the bottom of the
trouble and show in
dustry how it can expand when all
the forces of a dictatorial Govern
ment are arrayed against it.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
soO,OOO,OOO 4 YEAR IN RENTS

A recently completed survey of
the rentals paid by chain grocery
stores provides food for thought for
the nations property owners.
The survey covers stores repre-
senting about 30 per cent of the en-
tire industry, scattered throughout
the country, and provides a highly
accurate erOss-sectiOn. Il was found
that the average rental paid per
store amounted to s1,241. The aver
age sales of each store were $45,54O.
AS result, rentals oVeFage 2.72 per
cent of the sales.
II this ratio IS applied to total
chain grocery and combination store
sales in the year 1888, it is found
that these stores paid more than
6O.00O.O0O to landlords AS a stores
rental amounts to about 10 per cent
of the prOperty's value, this means
that these chain stores were main
tanning property values of more
than $500, 100000 in 1888. This is re-
garded as a highly conservative fig
ure, inasmuch as both rentals and
property values were at extreme
lows in that year, and have been
rising steadily eyer since.
To carry the comparison a step
farther. If the laudlOard pays 80 per
cent of his income from rent for
taxes-the ratio given by a number
Of authorities-tt means that the
chain stores were paying more than
b1S,0O0.OOO a wear in indirect taxes
through their rents alone.
These statistics sneak for them
selves. It Is beginning to be realiz-
cd that the attack on the chain
stores Is doing great harm to the ma
ions consumers and producers
and the nations property owners
all into the same category.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr. and Mrs. F. H. ZOtt and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Gootie Brown
and daughter were Milford visitors
on Saturday evening.
Little Ruby and Roland YOder,
twins Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yoder.
have been on the sick list for a
week.
Louis Edgell from the CCC Camp
at Leipsic spent the weekend at the
home of his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. Harmon and
son Ralph were entertained to din
ner on Sunday at the home Of Mrs.
Jane Messick in Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Lloyd and son
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. l. J. Nc
Dowell on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Savage of
Milford spent Sunday evening with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
f. H. ZOtt and family.
Mrs. Ernest SwartzentTuber Is on
the sick list.
Miss Irene ZOok, teacher of the
Mennonite School was a Sunday
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yoder
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
PURCHASING POWER

According to figures released by
the Alexander Hamilton Institute,
while the average per capita wage
gained a little more than 12 per cent
in two years, the cost of living rose
more than II per cent. So the rise
in income and the parallel rise in
the cost of living gave the consumer
after two years of New Deal and law
ish Government expenditure to
prime the pump" an increase of
Just about / per cent in his purchas-
ing power.
After all. it isn't so much the
amount of money we get as what We
can buy with it. The average citi-
zen may decide for himself whether
an increase Of l per cent in his pur-
chasing power in two years is worth
an increase of ten billion dollars in
the national debt. with the cOnse-
quent looming ahead of higher taxes
which will affect every consumer in
the land especially him who belongs
to the middle class which strives to
pay its debts and practice economy
so far as this is possible in a new
economic age.-LOgan, Ohio, Repub-
lican.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near GreenWOOdl

The last PIT. A. meeting for this
term was held in Fishers School on
Friday evening with a large attend
anee. New officers for the coming
term were elected. After the bust
ness meeting. the evening was spent
playing bingo. the social committee
serving homemade candy.
Mrs. George Young returned home
on Sunday after a two weeks vaea-
tiOn with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Zott. Mrs. John Lloyd,
Mrs. Thomas CleaYes and Mrs. Nell
son Davis spent Saturday in viii
mingtOn.
We are glad to see Mrs. Edward
Stokes and Ezekiel Lloyd out again
after both have been seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William
Adams and family of Wilmington.
Lane Adams of Harrington. MIR. and
Mrs, W, IS. Collision of Clayton, Mrs.
Della Spence of Greenwood. and
Mrs. Jack Rust and daughter of near
here, on Sunday.
Mrs. T. p Morris spent the week
end with relatives in Philadelphia.
The Ladies' Aid of Todd's Chapel
will meet with Mrs. T. p. Morris on
Wednesday, May 18th. A cordial
welcome to all
Don't forget Sunday is Mothers
Day. Let her know you haven't for
gotten her. if only on a small way.
Sunday School at Todds Chapel
at $50 a. M. Sunday mirning. De-
vine service at 1870.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
SEAFORD


James =. Dutton, vice president Of
the First Natilnal Bank, Is a patient
al Johns Hopkins Hospital IN Balti-
more, having gone there for the re-
moval Of cataract on his eye.
Billy Cover, son Of Mrs. Julia Co
Vey. West SeafOrd, was rushed TO the
Peninsula General Hospital in Sails
bury, Md, this past Saturday night
where he was operated on for ap-
pendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. ]. Winder Of West
SeafOrd, left this past week for Co
lumbus, Ohio, to attend the general
conference OF the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church. Mr. Winder is lay dele
gate for Dover District of the Will
mingtin Conference.
Miss Daughter Robertson has re-
turned to the home Of her grand
father. Rev. w. +. CoFkran, in West
SeafOrd, after having spent the past
three weeks in RehObOth and Wash
ingtOn, ID. G.
J. Halbert Robinson has returned
home after spending the past week
touring the Southern States.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland F. Russell
who were recently married, were
given a miscellaneous shower this
past week at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lyons,
on Front street.
Charles VanLeer, composer Of clas |
sical music, has issued invitations |
10 a musical to be given at Hecht's |
Piano Salon, Baltimore, this Friday !
night, in honor Of his 18th birthday |
Roland Hudson of |
Laurel. a student of Mr.. VanLeer
will play cOrnet solo.
Jeff Gray. Bridgeville landscape
gardener. who received the contract |
% beautify the Post Office lot has |
started work. Flowers and shrub
lery will be used in front of the
and the large space on the
,ast side of the Office will be sown
n grass.
City Council has appointed Preston
Marvel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
larvel. assistant engineer at the
lower house. The Council also de-
ided to lay an additional concrete
urface at the corner of High and
'ine streets.
The new $4,000 Palace Theatre
pened last Friday night It is con-
idered one of the finest theatres in
he State south of Wilmington.
Levi S. Warrington has returned
ONE after making a trip to New
'Ork City the first of this week in
he interest of his business.
William SmOOt, SeafOrd High
chOOl graduate. who is a student at
luke University. North Carolina. has
cen elected warden of the Duke
hapter of the Phi Delta Theta.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
1T JUST DOESN'T WORK

All want higher standards Of liV-
ing. All want larger salaries and
wages. That desire has been reflect
ed in laws and regulations designed
to achieve that happy end.
Unfortunately, basic facts are Of
ten forgotten. On the theory that
higher prices would result in higher
wages, we have been given laws re-
stricting the production of necessi-
ties. We have voted laws restricting
or penalizing methods OF distributing
necessities that lower prices through
greater efficiency, faster turnover,
and smaller profits. in an effort to
encourage less efficient business.
But the only income that counts to
an individual is real incOme"-in-
come measured in the light of pur-
chasing power. A dollar is nothing
but measure of value. Two dollars
that will buy twenty pounds of sugar
are not as valuable as one dillar
which will buy twenty-five.
This is not an argument for fore
ing prices down to profitless levels.
1t is an argument against laws or
practices which force prices, directly
or indirectly. to artificial levels. to
the detriment of the public. 1t is an
estimated fact that purchasing power
always lags far behind law-made
boosts in price structures. If it is
made illegal to distribute and sell !
products in the most economic man
ner, the 125 million American con-
sumers are going to suffer.
Supply and demand is still the eco
nOmic law. 1t cannot be circumvent- |
ed without courting disaster. Legis- |
latiOn and special class taxation to /
penalize one group to aid another
that would promote scar I
city of Observation-Disclosures that
fOrgets the consumer. rObs every
family in the nation by Increasing
household bills.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Il has been decided to have Mo
theirs Day services at Chaplains, on
Sunday afternoon, May II, as our
pastor cannot be here next Sunday.
We are glad to report that w. b.
Conway has returned from the hos
pital and is very much improved.
Mrs. C. E. Mckinney is on the
sick list at this writing.
Master Stanley LittletOn of
Bridgeville spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer LittletOn.
Mr.. and Mrs E. J. Feyerabend en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan o.
Day of fredericksburg, Md. on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mckinney
the latter's sister, Mrs.
Louise Messick on Sunday.
A few from Chaplains attended
the funeral of Luther Isaacs al
ON Sunday.
Don't forget Sunday school at
next Sunday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
FEDERAL COSTS RISE 800
PER CENT in THIRTY YEARS

Treasury officials have disclosed
that federal government costs rose
900 per cent in the last thirty years
while the population was increased
around 40 per cent.
In 1906, officials said. S5,O0O,OO0
persons contributed about 1864 each
year to finance the national govern
ment. Now. some 125,OO0,O0O pay
$60.19 each.
The total public debt the day these
figures were made public was $751;
43S. .692. .000-anOther all time high
amounting to about $3.50 for every
man, woman and child.
Economists predicted that for the
next few years, at least. the cost to
every individual. whether they pay
il through direct or indirect taxes,
will continue to rise above the pres
ent $60.I9.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
STAYTONSVILLE

Church News
Sunday School at StaytonsYille
Community Church every Sunday at
2 b. M. superintendent, Miss Kath-
ryn Donovan. Let's have perfect
attendance in all classes. Come and
Join this happy group of workers.
Don't forget this Sunday, May 10th
is Mothers Day. A special service
will be held at the Staytonsville
Church at 3 p. m. in honor Of Mother.
A beautiful corsage Of flowers will
be given to the oldest mother pres
ent, and also to the youngest mother
present. The guest speaker fir this
occasion will be DR.. Frank HersOn
OF Milford. A guest soloist will al
so be present. and the choir will
render some appropriate music for
the doy. Don't miss this special SER
vice.