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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
MEN ARRESTED
AFTER STAGING
DRUNKEN FIGHT

Three men scent Wednesday
night in Imperial county Jail be
cause they staged a drunken fight
in a garage in the Seelev district.
The eheriff's office and FL Cen
trC police were informed that a
man had been beaten. robbed and
left beside the highway not far
from the White service station, Of
ficers said,
When the augmented crew ar
rived at the scene they found Her
bert Simpson apparently had taken
the worst Of an allegedly drunken
fight with j. Ct. Carroll and Walter
3. Stevens, Carroll and Stevens
we're lodged in Jail and Simpson
was added to the jail inmate total
after his wounds mad been treated
at the county hospital.
All three men were released
Thursday morning since no COM
plant had been filed against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
MAN ADMITS
ABDUCTION or
YOUNG HEIR
Child Breaks Bonds,
Flees Following
kidnapping

ALLENTOWN, Pa, April
%. (UP)-Richard Taylor,
AZ, Akron, o., confessed to
police today, they said, that
he kidnapped 10 year old
Henry Koch, son of a wealthy
Allentown merchant, after send
ing five ransom notes, demanding
500 900.
Earlier, the suspect had given
his name as John James, Chicago
Captain of Detectives E. w. Ken
nell told the United Press that
Taylor made a full confession
The official said two of the five
ransom notes were received by
Henry I. Koch, the boys father,
today.
The fifth and final letter de-
handed the ransom and threaten
ed the boy with death, according
TO Kennel.
Taylor, according to the pur
ported confession, stopped young
Koch as he left his home early
today en- route to school and in
vited him to ride in his automo-
bile.
Police said Taylor then drove
outside Allentown where he tapped
the boys mouth, arms and legs.
Henry, who was described as large
for his age and of the athletic
type, freed himself when Tavlor
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

and Arizona, which, he states will
bring the organization much closer
TO the districts that it serves than
it has ever been before.
In commenting on the situation,
Moore said, THE Nevada-Califor-
mia Electric corporation was organ
lied as a holding company in order
to finance the Southern Sierras
Power company, the Nevada Cali
fornia Power company, the Yuma
Utilities company and other sub
salaries, serving LARGE territory
in these three states. As soon as
other necessary approvals are OBJ
tanned, the corporation will become
domiciled in and become an oper-
ating public utility company in
these several states. 1t will no long
er be a holding company under
the terms of the public utility act
of 1885
This means that it will move
its operations directly into all of
the territories served by these COM
panies. and in the future all of
the operations that are now being
carried in by the Southern SierraS
Power company, the Nevada Cali
fornia Power company, and the
Yuma Utilities company will be con-
Quoted in the name Of the Nevada
California Electric corporation
when the different companies
were organized, it was necessary
to have separate corporations i'll
the different states AS the result
of a new law passed by the Cali
fornia legislature at its last session,
however, it will now be possible. if
final permits are granted by the
federal power commission and all
The state bodies involved, to operate
as one organization.
THE California railroad commits
sion has already approved this pro-
gram, and it is anticipated all
formalities will be completed within
the next two or three months for
the change of the name of the diff
ferent companies to the. Nevada
California Electric corporation, and
a complete operation by this cor
poration.'
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
CHAMBER LEADERS
OPPOSE RED MOVE

campaign for repeal of the criminal
syndicalism law. declaring that the
repeal movement is sponsored di-
rectly by a member of the Commun-
list party.
President Sem Bacon of the Ell
Centre chamber of commerce,
member of the executive committee
Of the Associated chambers of COM
marce, was instructed to present the
resolution before the associated
group in its meeting Friday night
at INLAND.
The directors also heard a report
from a subcommittee appointed to
investigate the possibility of obtain
ing "a baseball field for Ell Centre.
The committee was instructed to
continue its work, seeking provision
for the field as Joint city and WPA
project.
Roy Hammond, newly elected
president of the junior chamber of
commerce, and j. Roy SalaSsi, con-
tact officer were guests of the di-
rectcrs. Salassi reported that the
junior chamber will have several
thousand oleander plants ready for
setting out along Ell Centre streets
in the fall.
Resolutions were adopted con-
graduating Mrs. Warren Currier on
her election as president of the
Women's Ten Thousand club, and
congratulating new members of the
Ell Centre city council upon their
election.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

lIllllt.
Heroic miners completed their
part of the rescue when, after days
of feverish tunnelling at the peril
of their own lives, they brought
DR.. d. E. Robertson and Alfred
Scadding out of their prison l4l
feet underground at l2:44 a. m
The rest was up to the doctors.
They felt little fear for Robertson.
But Seedlings condition was SUI
ficiently serious that they decided
he should be flown to Halifax i'm
mediately for treatment of his in
fected feet. Dr. w. E. Gallie Of
Toronto telephoned Halifax to send
a plane at once.
The two men, dirty, unshaven
so weak they barely could stand
up, but still able to smile their
thanks to the rescuerS. were put
to bed in an improvised hospital
here shortly after they were
brought out of the pit. Cheering
and hymn singing of the rejoicing
rescue crews was cut short so
they could sleep.
DR. Gallie said DR.. RobertSon's
condition seemed satisfactory and
he was resting quietly, too weak
to talk to anyone save his wife,
who for days had waited anxious
ly at the mine head for the joyous
reunion that finally came last
night.
Scadding, whose feet became
swollen and infected during the
days of stumbling around in the
rock and wading through cold wa
ter, is "A.
Herman R. Magill, Toronto law
yer and co-oWner of the mine
with Robertson. was only 30. He
died in the mine three days before
the reScuerS could burroW into it,
repeatedly of pneumonia. An in
quest was arranged today to de
termine the exact cause of death
Mine officials were forced to
board up the entrance to the
treacherous reynolds shaft
through which the rescue was
made, to prevent souvenir hunters
from entering it and imperilling
themselves. Almost everything
movable was Snatched by the hun
dredS of sightseers who descended
on this little community.
Captain Bligh"
The tragic drama of the Moose
River gold mine ended at 1874 a.
m. (8:44 p. m. Wednesday, psf
today when rescue workers brought
DR.. Robertson to the surface. But
he called out cheerily:
Here comes Captain Bligh."
Two minutes later, his living
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

hotel.
Not only are the difficulties of
sanitary water supply and sewage
disposal prominent i'll this county"
DR.. Fox said, but we have here an
International and Interstate prob
lem insofar as types of population
are concerned"
He explained that in the five
and one-half years since the health
office was established, much of
the Nater supply both in towns
and in the country have been made
sanitary.
Through school inspections, inn
munization injections and other
means, the danger from typhoid
and diptheria have been heavily
reduced, and through milk control.
tuberculosis has been almost en-
tirely eliminated.
Carl Helmick. Scout Executive,
Continued on Page q Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
COTTON FUNERAL
SERVICES TO BE
HELD TUESDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Cherry
Cotton, who died in a San iDeoo
hospital Tuesday, will be conduct
ed from the San Gabriel cemetery
chapel, San Gabriel, at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternosl. Interment
will be made in the San Gabriel
cemetery.
Mrs. Cotton, wife of Richard L.
Cotton of this city, died folio wing
an operation performed Tuesday.
She had made her home in Ell
Centre for two years.
She is survived by her husband:
five and a half month old daugh-
ter, Cherry Annette: her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert f. Hariss;
brother, Albert E. Harris, Jr., and
a sister, Mary Helen Hariss.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
AGE PENSION
MONEY ASKED
BY PRESIDENT
S46O,8OO,OOO Sought
To Finance New
System

WASHINGTON, April %.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
has submitted to congress a
request for $460,800,000 to
finance the social security
system of old age pensions and
unemployment insurance, It was
learned today.
The president, in his communica-
ton which was referred to the
house appropriations committee.
recalled that when he submitted
his budget message there had not
been sufficient time to plan the
organization and methods required,
to permit including estimates
for the security board.
The requested appropriation will
be included in the deficiency bill
carrying the $1,500,0O0,0O0 work re-
lief fund
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

Men of Tact
Members of the Imperial Valley
Hay Gre Sers association are sue
cessful farmers, but over and
above that they are married men
for. the most part. Usually the
combination isn't so difficult, but
brains were needed when the hay
men invited their wives to dinner
at their annual meeting. A bust
ness meeting followed the dinner
you see, and how in Columbia can
a hay grower :alk business prop
erly, especially in these days, with
IA bunch of women listening? Wise
Diy, they bought their wives tickets
to the theater, pleasing them and
obtaining the desired result at the
same time. Smart, huh?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
new $4,000.
PLANT BEGUN
IN FL centric
Exca Started
For Pumping Unit
In City

Excavation in preparation
for construction Of Ell Cen
trO's new sewer pumping
plant now is under way and
the $500 foot sewer line is
approximately one half complete.
The building, the tanks and the
pumping equipment it will house,
will cost 100000,
The plant is to be erected near
the northeast city limits of Ell
Centre by H. A. Tegit, subcon-
tractor of the A & B Construction
company, the general contractors.
Construction of the plant is ex-
pected to begin next week. The
equipment and machinery prob
ably will not arrive until toward
the end of the construction period
July l.
A total of 1926 feet of the 81
inch main outfall line leading from
New River to Ell Centre, and 5000
@eet of the Is inch intercepting
sewer already have been laid and
covered by the crews oil WorKmen.
Go Through Canal
The sewer line will cross the
BraWley main canal three miles
northwest of Ell Centre Sunday
and Monday since the line will go
through the canal and the water
will have to be cut off to permit
the men to work, according to
Philip w Knights, city engineer.
A crew of between 80 and 40 men
will work in shifts throughout a
"a hour period in order to COM
plete the canal dissection with as
little delay and confusion as pos
Sible, Knights said.
AS soon as tie pipe line is laid
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
TES 7 I'M 0 N Y
OF W 0 M AN
Suspect Accused of
Perjury; Judge
Takes Action

Nj RS. Isolina Martinez,
witness in the Mason Todd
murder trial, was jailed on
a perjury charge Thursday
morning. Judge Vaughn n.
Thompson instructed the district
attorneys office to prepare in
formation charging perjury be-
cause her testimony in the trial
varied from that read from
transcript of her testimony a.
Todd's preliminary hearing.
Judge Thompson's dramatic Or
der was given Immediately after
the woman completed her testi-
mony and left the stand.
In court Thursday morning, Mrs.
Martinez was asked if, on the af-
ternoon prior to the alleged mur-
der, Todd had told her he would
get the money for her divorce
from her husband. She said from
the witness stand that he had
made no such statement and they
had had no such conversation.
Reads Transcript
D. H. Wolford chief criminal
deputy district attorney. then read
from the transcript the testimony
she had given at Todd's prelim-
mary hearing in which she said
Todd had told her he would get
the money for her divorce. Wolf
ord then asked her if that had
been her testimony at the pre-
liminary hearing and Mrs. Marti-
nez said it had been.
Shortly after Todd was accused
of murder, Mrs. Martinez husband
filed suit for divorce, naming Todd
Continued on Page 2; Col 50
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
FIGHTS Fit COLLEGES
: AFTER PEACE MEETS

While homing pigeons were car
.ying messages Of peace signed by
Mrs. Franklin ID. RooseVeIt the
president was receiving a sarcastic
attack by Joseph p Lash, eXecu-
tive secretary Of the American
Student Union.
We want no bonus as veterans
Of any future war he said I'VE
demand economic security for the
veterans of a catastrophe worse
than war-the depression Schools
not battleships. is the cry of Amer
lean students"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
CARGO SHIPS RETURN TO FRISCO
ASLONGSHOREMEN END BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO, April %. up
Ships of the seven seas made San
Francisco their port OF call again
today as peace settled on the water
front and nearly every longshore-
man registered in the port was call
ed into service to move heavy car
gees.
Ralph Mallon, dispatched at the
union hiring hall. reported 100
gangs, numbering 1920 men. had
been sent to San Francisco Bay
piers to move cargoes today Yes
terday first day OF work after an
eight-day tieup. 1900 men were
employed.
Many of the gangs were engaged
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Sweeney Funeral to
Be Conducted Friday

Funeral services for Rita Sweeney,
wife of Minor Sweeney of San Ber-
nardino, will be conducted Friday
afternoon at o'clock from Stephen
and Bobbitt's funeral parlors, San
Bernardino, according to kilograms
sent friends in Ell Centre.
Mrs. Sweeney died Wednesday
night in San Bernardino, following
an operation. Her death was
shock to her many friends in this
city, Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney having
made their home in Ell Centre for
many years. She was a member of
Chapter AV, PEG, and actice in
civic and social activities during her
residence here.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

rally OF University of Kansas stu
dents at Lawrence, and two stu
dents were injured in a clash with
police at Lawrence College, Apple
ton, Wis.
Unsympathetic students at Tenn
pie University, Philadelphia. pelted
pacifistic brothers with vegetables
and tried to tear down their plat
form.
Police broke up rioting students
at James Monroe high school here
but the students were allowed to
reassemble at the request of school
officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

NEW YORK, April %. WP A
half-million students who went on
strike yesterday in a nation wide
peace demonstration saw disorders
break out on at least five campuses
while they were pledging them
selves against war
Communists tried to invade the
demonstration at Thomas Jeffer-
son high school here and police
were called to remove their plat
fern which was erected five feet
from the students rostrum.
A tear gas bomb exploded in the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

in taking cargoes off ships which
had lain in port during the dis
cute. Others were sent to vessels
just arrived.
For a time during the dispute
between shipowners and the long
shoremen vessels were diverted
from San Francisco to other ports.
Longshoremen will assemble in
Dreamland auditorium tonight for
a mass meeting at which they plan
tc lay the issue of the frequent
waterfront disputes before tn pub
lie. Shipowners have been invit-
ed to send delegates, but 50 far
there has been no indication any
operator would accept the oppor-
tunity to debate port disputes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23

Repeal of CALIFORNIA; criminal
syndicalism law, sought by radical
groups throughout the state, was
bitterly opposed in a resolution
adopted Wednesday night by direct
crS CT the Ell Centre chamber of
commerce.
At the same time, directors post
pcned action in relation to propos-
ed migratory labor camp in Ell Cen
tro pending further investigation.
Superior Judge Vaughn N Thomp-
sch, Supervisor Hugh T. Osborne
and Charles Nice, county INDECENT
commissioner. outlined the current
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
GET LOWDOWN
ON PIONEERS IN
5-STAR WEEKLY

CALIFORNIA; high powered pub
licity agents draw thousands OF
tourists to the state annually
but their aren't anything new.
In fact, they're not even much
better.
The 49'ers knew the tricks
long time agO--and started the
first rush TO CALIFORNIA; golden
climate. Their efforts rivalied
the effusive efforts of today.
Read of those early-day lures
In the Five Star Weekly. Sun
day supplement Of the Post
Press, cut this sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
TOWNSEND, CLEMENTS
DREW OUT $3.50 900

WASHINGTON, April p. lUPj
Robert f.. Clements, former
secretaIy-treaSurer of the Town
send movement, admitted TO the
house Old-age pension invesliga-
ting committee today that he and
DIR. f. L. Townsend, eo-f0under
of the $500 a month pension
Plan, had drawn III the neigh
bOrhOod of S13O,O0O from the or
gauiZatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
DR.. FOX SPEAKS AT
ROTARY LUNCHEON

Imperial county is considered by
state and federal authorities as a
key health county. declared DR..
Warren F. Fox, county health Of
ficer, in a talk at the Thursday
noon luncheon meeting of the Ro-
tary club at the Barbara Worth
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
BILL TO ESTABLISH
AIR BASE REPORTED
WASHINGTC

WASHINGTON, April %. (U.P
The house naval affairs COM
mittee reported an amended
Carter bill today to establish a
naval air station at Alameda
Cal, as adefense arm of the
San Francisco Bay area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Farm Center Will
Meet Friday Evening

McCabe-Eucalyptus farm center
will meet Friday at 7:45 p. m. in the
McCabe school where Frank G..
Beyschlag farm advisor, will discuss
the new soil conservation program.
Motion pictures will be shown and
entertainment and recreation fea-
lures are planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Irony or Something

Can it be poetic justice? At any
rate, the very day Sheriff Robert
w. Ware che received letter
Thursday addressed TO Mr.. Cherrif,
Ell sentro') decided to stop smok-
Ling so much. he received a gift of
Va large number of very nice C?)
cigars.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Best Reason Yet

Roy Dodge, who ranches down
near CalexicC, furnishes D. L. doc,
better known as CATFISH linn with
more ammunition in his drive to
stock valley canals With channel
catfish. The Imperial Irrigation
District, Roy believes, should fin
ance Docs campaign as a matter
of protecting its canal system.
The rancher went fishing the other
day. he tells, and hauled out two
six-pound catfish. Later, the in
terror of each catfish gave up a
young muskrat, deadly enemy OF
canal banks. It's no fish story
either
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
BIRDS NOPE AS
THIEVES STEAL
TAIL FEATHERS

TACOMA, Wash, April IS.
U,P)-SomebOdy stole all their
tail feathers so the strutting
peacOckS of a Tacoma cemetery
were as drab as their surround
ings today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Find the MiScreant-

What Don Davis wants to know
and there's blood in his eye-is
who was it that sent him a sample
ballot for the Communist party
ticket? II he finds out. Don AYERS,
the joke will be on the other fell
low.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Real SaIesmanship-

Mrs. Onie Ferguson, sales man.
Lagar of the general store at Seeley,
is something OF an expert at max
ing customers buy cold drinks.
She walks around slipping from a
cool bottle of soda pop. Your ton
que begins to feel sorta dry-and
you flock around the refreshment
cooler. Not bad!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Last Minute
Flashes!
BITTER BATTLE BEGUN
OVER TAX MEASURE

OVER TAX MEASURE
WASHINGTON, April %. U.P)
Republicans and Democrats
opened the bitterest battle Of the
session sodGg over the New Deals
proposed $685., 900, 900 tax bill.
providing for drastic revision Of
the corporate tax structure.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Power Firm Grained
Right TO Do Business
I'm Western Region
New Cal Corporation Declares Move to Consolidate;
Company to Assume Operations Throughout
California Arizona and Nevada

R. P Moore, vice-presdent of the Southern Sieras
Power company announced today that the Securities and
Exchange commission in Washington has granted the
quest of the Nevada-Caonia Electric corporation to
become operating company in California, Nevada
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Big Sale Operations

Drum Huston came home t'other
day and found trucks. scoop SHOW
els and other nic-nacks of machin-
cry apparently busily carrying away
the ranch itself. His ranch is
rather precious to Drum, and he
was all set to object in frontier
fashion until he discovered it Nas
merely the crew working on Ell
Centro's new outfall sewer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
In TODD
DEATHCASE JAILED
Doctors Work on Two
Men Saved from Death
In Cold Mine Shaft
Heroic Miners Complete Rescue After Feverish Days
Digging in Great Danger; Victims, Weakened
BY Entombment, Barely Able to Stand
Copyright 1886 by United Press

MOOSE RIVER N. S.. April %. (UP)-The best doc
tors IN eastern Canada strove today to restore the health
OF two Toronto who snatched from death after
being entombed for than 10 days in collapsed gold
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-23
Fashion Note

Fashion Note
DR.. John c. Pace, county veter-
marian, is laying them in the aisles
with natty new straw bonnet.
Its one of the coolest yet seen
Adjoining a masculine brow in the
valley. In fact, Doc claims it fol-
lows out the latest discoveries in
the air cooling industry. A one
room unit, as it we're.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-02
UGR4DYR RITES
HELD IN CITY

Funeral services for the late
VIM. O'Grady. Spanish war vet
eran, who died at Oteen on We'd
nesday morning were held Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
St. James Episcopal church, by
the Rev. James P. Burke.
A large gathering attended to
nav their respect to the deceased.
This included members of the
American Legion, veterans Of the
Spanish war, and the Sons of the
Legion.
Members of Hubert NJ. Smith
post paid military honors to the
deceased at the grave.
Music for the service was pro-
vided by the choir, assisted by A.
F. Barber.
Pallbearers were H. H. Ewbank,
F. A. Ewbank, P. F. Patton. John
Melvin, A. S. Truck and Henry
Atkin. ;.
Mr.. O'Grady, in addition to his
service in the Spanish American
war, had served with the Y. NJ.
C. A. in France for Is months
during the World war.
Mr.. O'Grady is survived by his
widow and one brother, John
O'Grady, living in st. Louis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-02
NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue OF deed of trust with
power of sale, executed by ]. C..
Powell and wife, Dohonov Powell,
and Eugenia Anders and husband,
G.. l.. Anders, to E. j. Anders,
trustee. dated December Is, 1928,
recorded in Book 107, page 81, Of
the Records of Mortgages and
Deeds of Trust for Henderson
County, default having been made
in payment of the notes secured
thereby, and the holder of said
notes having called upon the said
trustee to sell the land therein de-
sclibed as therein provided:
The undersigned trustee will,
on Nav 8, 1885; at IL o'clock
noon. at the front door Of the
Henderson County Courthouse in
Hendersonville, North Carolina,
offer for sale at public auction to
the highest cash bidder the land
described in said deed of trust,
to-wit: -.
The following described land,
situate, lying and being in, Hen
Jacksonville Township, Henderson
County, North Carolina: Lots 2,
s, 6, II. 1S, 10 and 20 of the
Davis Grove Subdivision, as plat
ted and surveyed by the office of
George Kershaw, dated November
20, 1925, and recorded in Book l.,
page 1O4 of the Records of Plats
for Henderson County, North Car
olina.
E. J. ANDERS, Trustee.
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