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Elephant Can Lift a Ton

An elephants trunk is strong
enough to lift one-ton truck, yet
delicate enough to pull single
blade of grass.
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Easter 2-in-1
Reding:otes
A Style Leader! Basement Low Price!
S.
A Style Leader! Basement Low Price!

For Easter and straight through the season.
With Redingote you have a beautifully tailored
crepe coat with a complete print dress. Wear
the coat with other dresses wear the dress
with other coats The prints are among the
most individual and attractive we have seen.
Sizes IA to 20. Pastel Jacket Frocks, IA to s..
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Suits and Goats
Regularly - ~
SIS and 1875 400

Montoored or toffeto trms-worsted or rough tweeds
-swoeger, bo>v or fitted.
CoATS-Dressy or tailored Fur trimmed Or untrimmed
-swoggers or REFERS; navy dark coIos poses. Sizes
u to 46 in the entire group Of suits and coots
" The Hecht Co. Basement Store
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.EasterCoats
and Suits
Regularly 1925 to 1925
| 4.88

SUITS-Fur trimmed, untrinmed and three
piece wardrobe and tWo-piece tailored Wor-
steds, tweeds, mems wear fabrics; navy, grey
black and pasteIs. Sizes Il to 20; 38 to a.;
351h to 47h in the group
COATS-Fur trimmed, untrimmed, tailored.
Worsteds, feeces, fIanneIs, tweeds; navy grey
tan, runko, dawn and high shades; swagger or
fitted sizes Il to so in the entire group OF suits
and coats
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Pastel Suit Dresses
: :. ::;;s s;:; 800

New and decidedly different Presented now for Easter
Print top and pastel skirt to match the jacket. Just
about the most neutrality-suspicious. dress
fashion we have seen this season. CoIors-irs, POWDER
blue rose, aqua. Sizes "A to TO- Other Styles "A to S.
The Hecht Co. Basement Store
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Greys! Blues! British Tans! Patent
feathers! Punps-straps-oxfords
still more straps. Fashion-rieht
footwear for Easter and straight
through the season. Sizes 312 to
9; M to c.
The Hecht Co. Base
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

Acting on advice from the legal
department, Treasurer F. H. Nc
Iver of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, agreed Tuesday to pay regis
tered 1896 bond coupons out OF
available funds.
McIver had hesitated to do so,
he explained to the board OF dl-
rectorS, because he believed ne had
no legal right to pay off the regis
tered coupons until sufficient money
was on hand to care for the entire
outstanding issue. The case would
have been different, in his opinion,
he added. if no coupon had been
registered.
George Kirk, assistant counsel,
advised McIver that he may legally
pay the registered coupons because
sufficient money is in the treasury
fund to pay off all that have been
registered. The fact that other
coupons might be presented later
is not a consideration. he added.
Draw Z Per Cent
While registered, the bond cou-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
DIRECTORS OF
SOIL PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED

Members of the board of directors
of the County Agricultural Conser-
vation association, who will have
charge of the new Agricultural Con
servation program in Imperial coun-
ty. were announced Tuesday by The
local Farm Advisor Frank @. BeyS-
chlag. They are as follows: L. c..
Hawk of Calexico. c. F.. Kamm OF
Holtville. Leslie Mcconnell Of Ell
Centre, j. L. Dubois of Ell Centro
M. Trentham of Imperial, I. H.
Shaw of Holtville, Harvey E. Hastaln
of Brawley, George P. Maurer OF
Brawley, L. H. Boyle of Catipatria
F.. C. Beasley of Yuma.
Board members who are chair
men of the community committees,
were elected recently at commuri-
ty meetings of agricultural produc-
erS.
The board of directors Of the
county association will meet at Ell
Centro May 81 to organize, elect Oft
icerS and select a committee To have
charge of the 1896 Agricultural Cor
servation program in Imperial
county.
The officers of the county asso
citation will be president, vicepres-
ident, and at least one other MEM
Der and one alternate member will
constitute the county committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Townsend Quoted
As Saying we Have
World by the Tail

WASHINGTON, May 10. U,P -
DR.. Francis E. Townsend told the
chief lieutenant of his $200month
pension drive that you and I have
the world by the tail on a downhill
pull" and that there would be "a
hatful of money" for those who
stood by the movement, he house
Townsend inquiry revealed today.
Townsend was also revealed as
calling attention to the fun" which
he said had developed over The
jitters that some of the congressman
are in" over the Townsend plan.
The elderly physicians statement
was culled from a letter he wrote
Robert E. Clements, his chief lieu,
tenant describing plans for eXpan-
cion of the Townsend weekly, organ
of the pension drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
PO " Err c 0.
T 0 Su B M 7
JOl Mt PLAN
Company Exc cutiUe
Delivers Reply
To Hewes

The Southern SierraS
Power company's plan for
Joint operation Of the power
company and the Imperial
Irrigation District in dis
tributiCu of electrical power in I'M
perial Valley Aill be submitted Of
ficially to the district board of di-
rectors in letter form soon, F. O.
Dolson, vice president and general
manager o. the company. announc-
ed Tuesday.
Details of the pro poSal will be
worked out and presented to the
board and to the public through
newspapers, Dolson added. Mean
while. he took execution in formal
statement to recent declarations of
Chairman Evan T. HeWeS Of the
irrigation district, who viewed the
pcNer company's plan as another
effort TO delay municipal develop
ment of power on the All American
canal.
Dolson objected to Hewes' state
ment that the power company's
plan would result in division OF
crcfits bet veen the district and
the company.
The power companys plan
Dolson said. g. definitely provides
that all OF the profits for the gen.
Grafton o. power at the canal plants
will go to the district
Yes" Hewes said when told Of
the statement. "the district would
derive all of the profits from gen.
Grafton of power at hydro plant
number three X hich the power
company proposes to help build,
and from which it would buy pow
er. Mr. Dolson seems to forget,
however that all of the profits
from generation and distribution in
Imperial Valley are not confined TO
wholesaling power from one hydro
electric plant
Dolson's statement follows:
Mr.. HoHes representing the I'M
perial Irrigation District, in his
newspaper statement rejecting the
Southern SierraS offer to operate
III tIIC NdllCS OiI q pan oliIllldl W
the Washington Plan, appears to
completely overlook some very sub
stantial benefits and SAVINGS this
plan would give to the valley
S30O,O0G Per Year
First, he apparently does not
give any consideration to the loss
of between 100000 and $800.000 per
year that will result from two
competing systems. This loss is
made up o. approximately 100000
Der year in duplication of opera
lion and maintenance of two sys-
TENS as compared to one, and in
the cost for interest and deprecia-
ton alone, of five or six per cent
per year on the $8,000,000 the dis
trict will have TO invest over and
above the cost of its plants on the
canal to duplicate our distribution
system and compete. This loss of
nearly 100000 per year is too large
an item to be brushed aside and
not given consideration.
Second, Mr. He,Nes is reported
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
EXPENSE CUT
DISCUSSED BY
SUPERVISORS
Problems of Budget
Aired at Meeting
OF Officials

County budget problems
were considered by super
visors at their regular meet
ing at the court house Mon
day afternoon.
The various county officials and
departmental heads presented ten
tative budget schedules and discus
sed possibility of cuts in various eX-
penses. The budget will be dis
cussed further at a meeting sched-
uled for the afternoon of May 26.
DR.. Warren F.. Fox, county health
officer reported the discovery of
five typhoid fever patients at 4
BraWlsy dairy, with three children
living at the dairy already return
ing positive tests for typhoid and
two adult dairy workers being con-
facts.
The health officer said all the
Continued on Page 2, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

WILL GATHER
NEXT MONDAY

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 49,.
U.P)-California's 5lst legislature
will meet in special session next
Monday to act upon Gov. Frank
F.. Merriam'S recommendation that
$2,500000 be made available for
relief during the remainder OF
this month and June.
Following up his statement that
the shortgage of relief funds must
not be ignored and that people
must not be permitted to go hun
cry, the governor issued a call
TO the legislature when he decided
that was the only course left to
him in his long search for addi'
tional money.
The actual legislation needed to
make available $2,500,000 will be
simple and could be accomplished
inside of three hours. No tax or
revenue measures will be involved.
The lawmakers need only author
ize the expenditure now of ST.
100000 of the $24,000,000 available
for relief during the fiscal year
beginning July l.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
HINDU INJURED
IN ROAD CRASH
NEAR MELOLAND

Sucuta Singh, 50-year-old Hindu,
was injured in a traffic accident
one half mile west of Meloland at
7 o'clock Monday night.
The Hindu's teeth were knocked
out as a result of a collision be-
tween the threshing machine up
on which he was sitting, and Il
car driven by Jim Edwards of
Holtville. Both machines were
said to have been wrecked
Edwards told Captain Frank Os
walt o. the California Highway
patrol that Singh left the thresh-
ing machine parked on the high
way without lights and he crash
ed into it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
W. T. BUTLER
DIES FROM
LONG ILLNESS

William Thomas Butler, At, of
Ell Centro. died Monday at 5:45
p. m. in a valley hospital as the
result of an illness of 18 months
Survivors include his wife, Mary
L. Butler, two sons, Thad H. and
w. T. Butler, jr.; a daughter Viola
Lee Butler, and a brother, j. II.
Butler of Port Sulphur, Louisiana.
The body is at the funeral chap
el of B. E. Lemons.
Other relatives who live in the
valley include the L, j. Storey
family of Calipatria and J. II.
Rice -amily of Ell CcnIro.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Thursday at 2;3O p m.
from Lemons chapel with buriai
in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

struggle TO put the QlStflct INTO
the power manufacturing and dis
tributing business. The beginning
of the service was marked as a
definite step in the power develop
ment program planned by the dis
trict in connection with the plants
to be erected on the various drops
on the All American canal.
The Brawley plant with its
three diesel engines Will be used
as a standby plant when the canal
plants are in service. for use in
emergencies.
Several crews began making
connections to BraWley public and
business houses and private homes
Tuesday morning. The service is
being extended through the Braw-
ley area as rapidly as connections
can be made. All the engines and
equipment passed the required
tests made Sunday and Monday
and are said to be working salts
factorily.
Rates being charged consumers
are not being revealed by district
officials, according to M. j. Dowd'
chief engineer The consumers
are told that the rate will be un-
der that charged by the Southern
SierraS Power company.
Dcwd explained the rates We're
kept secret at present as it was
understood the power company
had expressed a determination TO
go under the district rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
SABOTAGINC c
CHARGED IN
POWER DEAL
Sec'y. Ickes Declares
Utilities Block
Loan Work

WASHINGTON, May 10,
(UP) Public Works Ad-
ministrator H arOld d l..
Ickes testified in district
supreme court that there
was clever sabotage" within his
own work relief agency. Defend
ing his PWA program of making
rants and loans for construc-
ton of municipal power plants,
Ickes charged that the power in
terests had sought to hinder his
activities by working within his
own agency.
Il was led to believe there was
clever sabotaging within my own
organization on power applica-
tions," Ickes testified.
Because he thought the public
utility proposals had not been get
ting "a fair break in considera-
ton for approval" Ickes said he
ordered all such applications ex-
pedited.
Utility companies contendinG
that PWA's $2O0000,000 publicly
owned electricity program is un-
constitutional previously had cited
the administrators orders to show
an alleged policy by the new deal
to drive them out of business with
federal funds
IckeS testified before a crowded
court room.
Companies Unite
Five utility companies have
united in an effort to have 10
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
.OvERHAUL|NG
RELIEF PLAN
.CONSlDE RED
Court Deci sion May
Mean Bill Will
Be Rewritten

WASHINGTON, May 10.
(UP) - Cancellation of the
SLABS, 100000 "blank check"
congress is preparing to
write President Roosevelt
for the l93637 work relief program.
was considered today after dis
trict appeals court decision outlaw
ed at least part Of rural resettle-
ment under the current $4000,000.-
0C0 jobs drive The court object
ed to unqualified delegation Of
spending authority
Administration officials said there
IS distinct possibility" the pend
ing measure will be rewritten to
meet the tribunals constitutional
objections. The sum to be appro-
priated would not be reduced.
The local federal court. only
step below the U. S. supreme court,
held the use of money earmarked
for housing under the 1885 relief
act for a resettlement project in
BCundbrook, ~ j. was unconstitu-
| tional.
The court, government and pri-
Vate attorneys said. did not pass on
validity OF the $4,O00,000 900 appro-
priation as whole Nor did 1t
rule on other work-relief activities
financed from the same fund,
| Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mingS held the decision was lin
ted to the particular type of prof.
ect involved and, as 1 interpret it.
was not intended to apply to other
agencies Of the government or to
other activities of the resettlement
administration. It does not purport
to rule on the emergency relief ap-
preparation act CT 1885 as a whole"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
COUPONS WILL BE
PAID BY DISTRICT

pens drew seven per cent interest.
The discussion hinged about a
total of 100000 worth Of bonds in
the 1886 issue which have not yet
been sold, but repose in the treas
ury safe. McTyer contended these
bonds, legally, have been issued and
so must be considered when pay
ment Of coupons IS considered. The
beard Of directors makes It's levy
on the total of the bonds, not on
the number already sold, he point
ed out.
Majority members of the board
of directors, however, argued that
there is no possibility that coupons
from the uneTchangcd bonds will
be presented. SO they need not be
considered.
Beard Has Right
There is enough money in the
current fund to pay all registered
coupons, McIver admitted. He stat
ed the opinion that he had no right
Continued on Page ,; Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

court tuesday Dy Judge vaughn
N. Thompson upon Recommended
liCn of District Attorney Heald.
The section deals with the 'carnal
abuse of a child under 10 years of
age"
In superior court Friday the In
dian changed his plea from not
guilty to guilty and Judge Thomp-
son sentenced him to San Quen-
tin from one year to life with the
recommendation that he serve a
minimum sentence of Is years.
Commitment was ordered withheld
until Friday pending arrangements
for voluntary deportation of Nunez,
his wife and four children.
When additional information and
witnesses were were examined in
court Tuesday, the child was
Continued on Page 2; Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
STATE SENATOR
OLSON WINS In
LEGAL BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO May 49, U.P
-Culbert L. Olson, state senator,
won his legal battle today to re-
tain that office and at the same
time be in the employ of the u.
S. Attorney General.
Action to oust Olson was stated
by Clayton S. Adams, acting as a
citizen, who asked State Attorney
U. S. Webb if he legally could
sue Olson on the grounds he was
state employe and an officer OF
the United States government.
Webb, denying leave to sue, held
that "Olson is not an office holder
of the United States nor does he
hold any position with the govern
ment but on the contrary is an
attorney specifically retained and
employed by the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
SW ING NOT
TO RUN FOR
c 0 N c R { s S
Says NO to Draft
Movements IN
Valley
Phil D. Swing announced
Tuesday that he will not be
a candidate for congress,

Phil D. Swing announced
Tuesday that he will not be
a candidate for congress.
Swings reply to a grow
ing draft movement in San
Diego and Imperial Valley was a
polite but firm no" After de-
voting u years to public service
in the house of representatives
from this district he explained, he
feels that his duty is to his pri-
vate interests and to those de-
pendent upon him
The statement refusing to be-
come a candidate was similar TO
that of four years ago in which
Swing announced that he would
not seek reelection. Writing from
Washington, where he went as a
special representative of the Imp
rial Irrigation District, Swing said
For the past week 1 have had
before me the requests of num-
ber of citizens of San Diego and
Imperial Valley asking that l
again become a candidate for con-
gresS. Because of the standing
and Importance of the individuals
and the character and influence OF
the organizations with which they
are prominently identified, l have
given due consideration to then
proposal.
For ~ years I enjoyed the
practically unanimous support OF
my constituents for this office. Fol
this I was and remain deeply CRATE
full. 1 return In gave to the serv-
ice of my district u years of the
hardest possible work with some
satisfying results.
with the discharge OF what
conceived to be my public duty
l retired March 4, 1893, to give
attention to the private obligations
1 owed to those dependent upon
me-
II am now engaged in endeavorS
CT considerable Importance to
those for whom 1 am working, the
success. of which would, l fear
be jeopardized by my reentry into
Continued on Page 2, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

WASHINGTON. May 10. UP)-
Supreme court invalidation of the
Guffey coal contrC; act challenged
President Roosevelt today to carry
the issue of constitutional amend
ment to the people in the president
ial campaign. The decision pointed
toward political and economic con
sequences.
Labor leaders already were plan
ming pressure for a campaign year
showdown on constitutional limita-
tions defined by the courts proscrib-
ing federal regulation of hours,
wages, and industrial competitive
conditions generally.
There was talk in the capital to-
day of possible trouble in the mine
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
HINDENBURG
NEARS u. S. ON
RETURN TRIP

NEW YORK, May 10. UR)-The
dirigible Hindenburg at 3 pm. EST
vas about $50 miles due east Of
the Maryland coast, according to
position report received by radio
marine. Its position was 38 north
latitude, 60,32 west longitude.
Earlier, Commander Ernst Leh-
mann had said the ship would ar
rive at Lakehurst about 4 am. We'd
nesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Alex Meyer Files
For School Post

Alec Meyer has filed as a can
didate to succeed himself on the
Hcltville high school board, both
hi STERN and that of L. c. Hawk
expiring. The board at present
has but four members due to the
RESIGNATION o. Mrs. Cora Cope
land some months ago,
Rex MadduX has filed to sue
ceed himself on the Holtville ele
mentary board, his being the only
term which has expired.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
MEXICAN RAIL
WALKOUT OFF;
SERVICE BEGUN

LAREDO, TeX.. May 10. UR -
The strike Of $4,000 workers on the
national railways OF Mexico was
called off today and trains will re-
sumo service at noon, according to
Rcrd received here by J. F. Jimenez,
local Office manager Of the road
Nuevo Laredo Mexican border
city opposite Laredo, remained quiet
last night with military authorities
prepared to take charge If neces-
SarV
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
THREAT OF ENDING
DOLE STAYED OEE

Los ANGELES. May 10. UR)--
The state scrapped together s7s.-
coo i'm emergency funds today and
etsyed off the threat of $4,000 per-
sons beine cut OFF the dole. The
furds viii cover checks for 2s0D
families due tcday and for 1000
mere due tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
OIL FIRMS TRIED
ON TRUST CHARGES

KINGMAN. Ariz, May 10. Wp
Six maiCr oil companies went
on trial in superior court today
Cn charges they violated AriZ0nas
antitrust laws by boosting gaso-
line prices a tctal Of four cents q
gallon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

fields. Congressional leaders doubt
ed time would permit patching the
Guffey bill at this session. Lawyers
believed the court blasted beyond
repair the Little NRA" theory of
federal individual industry control.
There were expressions of hope, al
Continued on Page 2; Col. i
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
YOUNG FLYING
CADET RESCUED
PLANE BURNS

RIVERSIDE. Cal. May 10. (UP)-
A young flying cadet parachuted
to safety abandoning his disabled
plane to crash in flames four miles
south of here today.
The flyer, Douglas Smith, 25, of
the 34th army attack squadron of
March Field, was reported to have
escaped unhurt.
Cadet Smith was on a local train
ing flight in a fast fighting plane.
The ship burned and was a total
loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Forgery Suspect
Arraigned in Court

Antonio Madele, alias Cayetano
Rivera, was arraiened in superior
court Tuesday before Judge Vaughn
NJ Thompson on charges of forgery
Friday was set as the day for
plea and George Kirk was appoint
ed by the clerk to represent him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
REBELLIOUS WORKERS
TO RETURN TO WPA

SAIH AMtNTO, MAY IT. lU'FI-
Pea Iickers CT the Knights Land
ing area who rebelled against con
ditiCns cf their private employ
mCnt pre- badly will be returned
tC the WPA rolls from which
they were recruited here. Gene
Kenyon. district WPA director,
indicated today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Last Minute'
FIasF1es!
HOEPPEL REQUESTS
IMMEDIATE TRIAL

WASHINGTON, May 10. tUR--
Req ). II. Hceppel, d.. Cal. re-
neWCd mis- request today that Dis
trict Attorney Leslie c. Garnett
n-Cve fer an immediate trial of
the congressman and his son on
charges that they solicited. $1,000
for a West PCint appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19

which the eyes of politicians were
conferred At the same time, Dem
ocratic voters participated in their
partys primaries, wherein Presi-
dent Roosevelt was opposed indir-
ectly by Col. Henry Breckenridge,
an anti-NeW Deal man.
In reality, there were four con-
tests, two Republican and two
Democratic, Each party held a
presidential preference primary
and each held a primary to elect
delegates to its national conven-
tion. The results of the first will
be purely advisory and not bind
ing on the winners of the second.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Special Meeting of
Scout Board Called

George B. Raine of Westmor-
land, president of te Imperial
ma executive board, Boy Scouts
of America, has called a special
meeting of the board for Wednes-
day at 7:30 p. m. in Scout head
quarters at the court house Sum
mer camp plans will be discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
ELECTRICITY CREATED
IN BRAWLEY STANDBY
PLANT DISTRIBUTED
Municipal Plant on Line Monday Afternoon;
Rates Kept Secret to Auoid Tipoff
To Southern Sierras

Power from the Imperial Irrigation district standby
plant at Brawley is operating the Brawey municipal
water plant since the municipal plant put the line
at o'clock Monday afternoon
This marks the successful conSummation Of the long
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19
Indian i'm Attaek Case
Ordered SteriIized
I'm New Court RuIinq
Additional information Disclosed With Questioning
OF More Witnesses; Child Found to Have
Been Injured in Assault

Jesus Nunez 36-year-old Yaqu Indian who pleaded
guilty to crminally stacking 7-year-od Mexican girl
under provisions of section 645 of the penal code provd
ing for seriIizaton The order issued in superior