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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
D | RE c 7 0 R s
OF CHAMBER
s { | { c 7 { D
Seventeen Chosen By
Members in Annual
Vote

Seventeen directors of the
Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce were elected Friday
afternoon in balloting that
lasted from noon to 5 o.
clock. They will serve on the
beard for the next year. A strong
vote was cast, according to Rob-
ert Hays, chamber secrstary-man-
ager.
Those elected are: H. R. Ander
son, Dr.. Sem Bacon, George Ben
nit, John Brunner, Warren Cur
rier, Walter B. Havekorst, Leo
Hetzel, ]. Duke Johnson, Fred Ken
yon, Edgar Mason, w. H. Rhodes,
D. B. Roberts, Gordon Scriven,
Charles E. Sones, w. A. Tondro,
J. L. Travers and w. H. Tyler, jr.
Kenyon is the only one who has
never before served on the board.
Ton dorand Mason have both
served previously. The others
served on the board during the
past year.
Directors will elect president
and other officials May l3.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
ANALYSIS MADE OF
WATER IN VALLEY

those containing the most calcium
and that some Imperial Valley
soils have as much as 10 per cent
by weight of lime.
The quality of irrigation water is
important also in the proportion OF
calcium and magnesium together to
sodium Valley irrigation water has
a high proportion OF the other two
to sodium which, while it makes a
hard water less desirable for do
nestle use, is excellent for irriga-
ton.
Describes Tests
Thomas described experiments IN
Fresno in reclaiming land infested
with black alkalt There land is
treated with sulphur and gypsum
but he said the alkali in Imperial
Valley is not true black alkali and
docs not reed chemical treatment.
Drainage and teaching, teaching
meaning not surface irrigation but
forcing the water deep into the soil
Continued on Page 8, Col. ID
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OTHER DEATH
NOW LINKED IN
POND MYSTERY

LOS ANGELES, May 8. U.P)-
Circumstances surrounding tn e
death of Robert s. James third
wife, Winona Wallace James, will be
examined by a district attorneys
investigator who will go to Mani
tou, Colo authorities disclosed to.
day.
Although James said his third
wife's death was "on the level" off
icers believed details might dove
tail with circumstances connected
with the 'rattlesnake plot" death of
his fifth wife, Mrs. Mary Busch
james, for which the ed-haired
barber is charged Y TN murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
COMMITTEEMAN
SELECTED FOR
SOIL PROGRAM

Two community elections for
committeeman ohandle the fed
eral agricultural conservation pro-
gram were conducted Friday, one
for the Seeley- -McCabe- Eucalyptus
Mt. Signal district and the other for
Magnolia Mulberry.
Ranchers in the first district met
in the afternoon at the McCabe
school and elected j. L. Dubois,
temporary chairman, as permanent
chairman; Romeo C. Smith, as vice
chairman John F.. Waterman as
committeeman and Jay Steele, as
alternate.
Magnolia Mulberry district met
jointly With the farm center of htat
name and after the business of the
center was transacted, Max Phegley,
temporary chairman. presided at
the election. Harvey L.. Hastain
was elected chairman; CT. j. Shank,
vice chairman; John Suchy. mem
ber, and James Haylik, alternate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10

hours from the start exactly as
though they were on shipboard
at sea-even to putting their
shoes outside cabin doors at night
for shines and donning evening
dress for dinner
Only Real Thrill
About the only real thrills for
passengers (aside from the realiz-
alton that we were making his
toric trans Atlantic flight were.
The millions of twinkling lights
of Mannheim and Cologne from
1000 feet altitude; the last sight
of the tip of England at Lands
End with green fields, red cliffs
and white houses shining in the
early morning sun; the pushing
out to open sea with 5000 miles of
ocean and uncertain weather
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
Yep ENDS HISTORIC
ATLANTIC CROSSING

ahead of us; :orrential rain
squall.
The eliminating thrill was the
first sight of the American CONT
nent at 4 10 a. m. (EDT when We
sighted on our right long neck
lace-like string of lights miles long
the coast of Long Island. Al
ABS a. m. we came over Long
Island and cruised along slowly
while the passengers gathered in
the dining salon for light break
fast of sliced sausages, tea and
coffee. The sleeping millions
thousand feet below seemed not
to be aware of our passage.
At exactly a. m. tEDT) we
reached the battery. Dawn was
just breaking. Suddenly a PAM
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
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Copyright 1886 by United Press
ABOARD AIRSHIP HINDEN-
BURG ABOVE LAKEHURST, N. j.
May 0. WP)-With los others l
reached the airdrome here today
after a, flight of 6l hours 80 min
uteS across tn eAtlantic in the
flying hotel" the super zeppelin
Hindenburg initiating the first
mail, passenger and freight service
in history across the north Allan
tic. The passengers numbered SO.
The starting point of the flight
was in mid-Europe, 438l miles from
Lakehurst by the route we took.
The only difficulty in the flight
was convincing yourself that you
were flying the Atlantic. Pass
engers quickly became blase and
ccmforted themselves within a few
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
HEW ROSE
TO SPEAK AT
PUBLIC MEETING

Evan T. Hewes, chairman of the
Imperial Irrigation district board
of directors, and Marx Rose, direc-
tor, will speak at a public meet
ing at McCabe school at 7:30 o.
clock Wednesday night.
The directors will discuss dis
.trict problems and developments
at the invitation of a committee
from the McCabe district.
Rose will be the speaker at an
open air meeting near the Seeley
Community hall at o'clock Mon
day night. He will discuss dis
trict bond refunding, power de-
velorment and other district af-
fairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10

De lodged against them.
1t appeared likely that one of the
trio. Bryan Schwab, 80, said by
agents to be a big time robber, safe
cracker and fugitive from a Georgia
chain gang. may be charged ulti-
mately with seven criminal counts.
All three were booked at the Salt
Lake county Jail as held for the
department Of justice" The woman
gave her name as Josehpine Grady,
"a, of New York City
The second man, nabbed as he
attempted to leave the train, was
Bjorkman Parker, 80.
Government operatives arrested
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
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TWELVE KILLED,
80 INJURED IN
FIERCE RIOTING

SALONICA, Greece, May 9. tUP)-
Twelve persons were killed and 80
injured today in rioting here be-
tween tobacco workers on strike and
police attempting to end the dis
orders
The strikers, who had barricad-
ed themselves in a tobacco factory
yesterday, occupied several church
es today and alarmed residents of
Salonica by ringing the bells in long
and continued pealS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10

Imperial Valley soil and water
contain qualities which make for
prcductiveness ceo;dred E. E. Thom-
as, soil chemist from the Riverside
Experiment station at the meeting
Of Spruce e-Westmorland farm CEN
ter Friday night in the Westmor-
land school
Thomas pointed out that the most
productive soils in the world are
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
SEN. TRAMMELL
OF FLORIDA DIES

WASHINGTON, May 9. U.P)--
Gov Dave Sholtz of Florida today
delayed consideration of a sue
ceSsor to Sen. Park Trammell, D..
Fla, who died last night, until
after the funeral early next week
Trammell was serving his fourth
term in the United States senate
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
SCHOOLS WILL
START EARLIER

Beginning Monday city elemen-
tary schools will begin classes at
500 a. m. instead of $40, accord
ing to Guy A. Weakley, district
superintendent Pupils in the first
three grades will be dismissed at
IL o'clock, the other grades clos
ing at 2;30 p m. Increasing sum-
ner heat caused the change.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
NEW PREVAILING PAY
SETUP PAVES WAY
FOR SHORT WEEK LAW
Tornado Heavy Rains
Bring Relief, Damage
Throughout Dust Bowl
Farmers Elated by Soaking Downpours in Midwest
Severe Blizzard Lashes Western States;
Gales Level Oklahoma Town

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May g. (UP)-A tornado heavy
rains flood threats and snowstorm brought benefits
and damage to the southwest and Rocky mountain region
in the past "a hours.
Farmers in Kansas Colorado Oklahoma Nebraska
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
Last Minute
Flashes!
TWO KILLED IN
ARKANSAS TORNADO

DEQUEEN. Ark. May 8. UP
Two persons were killed and l6
others injured today by a tor
nadO which swept through Wal
nut Springs community near
here. Twenty hcmes were level
ed and transmission lines disrupt
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
Ethiopia Humbled
Government Agents
Trap Woman, Z Men,
Seize Huge Arsenal
One Suspected as Notorious Fugitive From Georgia
Chain Gang-Dynamite, Nitro Glycerine
Gangster Weapons COnfscated

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May g. (UP)-Two men
and held here today while u S. department
of justice agents who arrested them aboard the crack
overland limited at Ogden last night, confscang virtual
arsenal Of firearms and explosives deberated charges to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
PUBLIC ENEMY
ORDERED TO
PENITENT|ARY
GiUen so Years on
Each of Two
Counts
BULLETIN

TACOMA, VAST, May 9.
(UP) One hour after he
pleaded guilty to kianaping
George Weyerhaeuser, Viii
liam Mahan Uas taken to
Mcneil Island federal prison
under heavy guard to start
serving so years for his
crime.
TACOMA, Wash, May 9.
(UP)-William Mahan, for
a short time Public Enemy
No. l." today pleaded gull
ty to charges of extortion
and kidnapping in connection with
the kidnapping, year ago, of
George Hunt Weyerhaeuser, 9-year
cid scion of a northwest lumber
family.
Mahan spoke in a voice scarcely
audible.
Without wasting a moment, fed
eral Judge E. E. Cushman sem
fenced the man who had eluded
federal, state and city police for
year, to serve 60 years in prison
en- each of the two counts, the
sentences to run concurrently.
The court ordered Mahan taken
Immediately to McNeil's Island
federal prison for incarceration.
Mahan was captured in San
Continued on Page 8; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
IN i IS OL|N|
TO PROCLAIM
SOVEREIGNTY
King E manuel Will
Become Emperor
Of Region
Copyright 1886 by United Press

oOGv''6hs A"oo W Cipttu iS'o
ROME, May 8. (UP)-
Premier Benito Mussolini
tonight will proclaim Italy's
"full and absolute sover-
eighty over all Ethiopia, a highly
reliable Italian source said today.
The Italian leader also will pro-
claim King Victor Emanuel as
Emperor of Ethiopia, it was stated.
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, COM
mander of Italy armies in east
Africa, will be named Viceroy Of
Ethiopia, the same unimpeachable
source said Five governors will
be created fer the provinces of
Eritrea, Amhara, Somaliland, Sid
amo and Gojjam.
-OO-
ROME, May 9. U.P)-The Italian
southern army, under command
of Gen. Rodolio GRAHAM, has
reached Diredawa, mid-continent-
al point of the Adds Ababa-Dji-
Quit railroad and objective for
months of the drive from Italian
Continued on Page 8; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
MEXICAN GIRL
INJURED IN FALL

Okla Dorme, 9, on 446 Orange
street, FL Centro, incurred u
broken leg Saturday afternoon
when thrCwn by runaway
horse. She was taken to the
county hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10

FAMOUS HEART
SPECIALIST DIES
VIENNA, May 8. U.P)-PrOfessOr
Ludwik Braun, So. prominent
heart specialist, died today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
Appropriate 90 Name

An employe of the El Centro city
water department is William j.
Lcekey. Some householders wonder
if it isn't he who reads the meters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-10
Note for Politicians
Potential Noises

Potential Noises
There was an automobile sailing
down the street. Affixed to its
front bumper was bass drum,
painted on its head the legend,
Greater I. V. Boys Band RR
couldn't help thinking what a
BOOM it would make if another
car hit that one head on.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-19
A ROOSEVELT GOES FAR ASTRAY

The country was shocked and amazed
some days ago to read in the newspapers
that Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., is going to
marry into the dupont family, taking unto
himself Miss Ethel of the house OF dupont
as his wife. g.. ., '-. t.~. ID. Poe.
The effect of this announcement upon
millions of citizens was stunning, almost
paralyzng. While her newspaper pictures
proclaim Miss Ethel a good looking and
attractive young lady, one, no doubt, who
is above the average of rich girls in intel
ligence and character, it is practically I'M
possible for the average American citizen
to understand how it is possible for
Roosevelt to ally himself in marriage with
the despised and contemplate family OF
duPonts.
Why-this Miss Ethel is princess OF
privilege" Her father and uncles, aunts
and cousins are band of economic roy
alists", not to mention other things which
this family newspaper would not be per-
mitted to mention in its columns.
How can you do it, Franklin D?
You. member of the spotless and un-
contaminated aristocratic Roosevelt fam
lily. ......- '. ..f
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attempt to get somthing for nothing by
raiding the treasury of the United States
via the subsidy route, and the bill will be
paid by all the people of the United States.
The fathers of the Republic were seers
in their understanding of the dangers to
this country lurking in class government
They made every possible provision for
Guarding against it. That their fears were
we'll founded is proved beyond cavil by
developments in this country and by the
course of events in other nations, partlcu-
larry in majority of the leading nations
of Europe. g..
Russia has class government, Italy and
Germany have class governments; and IN
Spain the most savage war in the history
of civilization is being waged as result
of class government. Il
If President Roosevelt proposes to use
the power of the federal government to
restore normal conditions in this country,
he can make no larger contribution to that
end than by aiding Congress to drive the
pressure groups from Washington next
year.
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THINGS ARE THAT WAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

proved their service. The power
companies are making more mon
ey since they reduced their rates
and improved their service. And
now the express companies are
making more money since they
reduced their charges and i'm
proved their service.
Freely give and freely re-
ceive" is not an expression Of
mawkish scntimentality; it is a
statement of fact--a higher law.
II applies as much to businesses
as to good Samaritans.
If capitalism generally would
adopt the principle Of generosity
in its dealings with the people,
there would be no conflict be-
tween capitalism and the people.
The public would be satisfied TO
Leave its business affairs in the
hands OF capitalism, and capital
ism would prosper tremendously.
When capitalism fails or has to
iigh: for existence, it is because
capitalism has been ShOftSlghIeu'
Capitalism is shortsighted when it
CHARGES all the traffic will bear
and buys lawmakers and brides
public officials and holsters itself
mtiGlcialiy.
There is one thing capitalism
should always bear in mind: In
"A fight TO the finish between cap
italism and the people, capitalism
has always been destroyed. Capt.
talism to succeed soundly must
cooperate genuinely with the PEG,
ple-frOm whom it must draw all
its success.
Circumstances which compel
capitalism to see the light in sut-
ficicnt time, are kind to capital
ism.
Industrial production N Ger
many is al a new high.
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money than we ever ulu.
How" | inquired.
ave made a drive to get the
small shipments that formerly
went by slow freight; and 70 get
that business we reduced our
rates so low that counting dray-
age, VIC can handle less than car
load shipments more cheaply and
far more quickly than they can
be handled by freight"
"And you folks could have had
that business and served the pub
lie better all these years IL you
had had the nerve and the fore
sight to put your rates down and
go after it," 49,,
"Right," he admitted. "But we
couldn't see it until we were
forced to see it.
Generosity pays in business and
everywhere else. The railroads
are making more money since
thew reduced their fares and I'M
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-19
BEHIND TIE SCENES
IN TIE CAMPAIGN

As RooSevelt's rubber stamp" II
became especially recaicitrant
after the big Democratic victory
in the 1884 elections, when nearly
all candidates rode in on New Deal
popularity.
ROOSEVELT was overruled by
IL the Senate when he sought
American adherence to the World
Court. Nearly all his tax measures
have been chewed almost beyond
recognition. His VetoeS Of veterans
benefit bills have been overrid-
den.
Congress made important
changes in the securities, stock
market, and public utility holding
company measures. Repeated adj
ministration efforts to obtain ade-
uuate food and drug protective
legislation have failed. The AAA
amendments were blocked entirely
a. one session and passed at the
next only after extensive rejig-
gering.
The long haggling and revision
which preceded passage of the S4,-
500, 600, 900 work relief bill, in
GLIDING Roosevelt's defeat on the
prevailing wage issue, caused the
presidents prestige to suffer.
And few will ever know how
many legislative proposals were
snatched back from Capitol Hill
or buried before they saw day
light-on the assurance Of con-
gressional leaders that they could
not pass.
COME observers see the next
~ Congress as group of shift
ing blocS in which nearly every
member, as usual, will be primar-
lily out for himself.
Labor legislation has usually
had little trouble during the New
Deal and probably will have less
than ever now. But legislation at
fecting corporate setups and cor.
porate profits may encounter hard
shedding. @
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
MURDER OF A GAME WARDEN

On the face of the evidence as published the
killing before daylight Sunday morning Of Joseph
D. Whitaker, Henderson county game warden, was
coldblooded murder. State Game and Fish Com
missioner j. D. Chalk believes that Mr.. Whitaker
was killed because of his activities in the suppress
sion of the spot light" shooting of deer in the
Mills River section.
There is no proof of this as yet but the assump-
ton would seem to be in all the circumstances
reasonable one. Such facts as are known support
the theory that this officer was shot down as an
act of revenge against him because of his having
done his duty vigorously and courageously.
The killing of Whitaker thus becomes one OF
more than ordinary concern. The efforts put forth
to appreheHd and bring to justice those who slew
him should be pressed with no ordinary vigor.-
Asheville Citizen
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Stan Correspondent

NEA Service stan Correspondent
Observation-Disclosures as
" to the harmony or diScord
which may be expected between
o president and new Congress
are as often wrong rs right.
Checking the list, it would APP
pear that this Congress would be
neither more radical nor more con-
sentative than the last.
However, Congress in the main
Is more conservative than the
president. II can be more "radi-
cal' when large pressure groups
are bent on raiding the treasury,
but it can also be much more con-
sentative when expensive high
pressure lobbyists from Wall
Street come to Washington to block
q White House program.
- 9
THERE'S common theory now
l. that Roosevelt need but snap
his fingers in the next session
to exact congressional obedience.
Only II of the 96 senator's will
be Republicans and that includes
several progreSsives. Only SO of
435 House members will be Re-
publicans. So it is argued that
Congress will again be rubber
stamp" for Roosevelt. ,E'
This theory fails to take several
things into account. Although
many members OF Congress rode
hack into Office on the Roosevelt
coattails, that doesn't mean that
my Of them will support Roose-
relt legislation out of gratitude.
Even though it will be impos-
sible to find any effective oppo-
sition outside the Democratic
ranks, those ranks have managed
to provide effective opposition in
the past. And a president pro-
verbally has a harder time in
his second term to control Con-
gresS.
Furthermore, despite all the
speeches Of Republican campaign
ers and Liberty Leaguers, it just
Isn't true that Congress has served
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THE YOUTH PROBLEM

The youth problem, we make bold to say, is not
a mass problem at all Each youth has his own
problem and il is toward the solution of that ind-
vidual problem that he must direct his attention
To this it NAV be objected that the problem OF
eocb individual is to get a job and that to this
oxtor+ Pho nroblem of each is the problem of all.
- is orr opinion that such argument is unten-
sble For surely each one of the young Americans
.t nresent unemployed has his own idea of the kind
,of Job he wants and how he might go about secur-
inc it. Parenthetcally, it might be said that if no
.cear-cut plan of action is developed in his mind,
he ought to give his first attention to that. Since
this is not designed to be an essay on GLOW to Get
job" we need not discuss just what this plan of
action might be, but it is pretty obvious that there
are likely to be million varying plans formulated
by a million youths The whole thing we are try
ing to say is that each youth ought to be regard
ing his own individual problem of obtaining en-
ployment simply as problem and not as an infn-
tesimal part of a mass problem. We do not adj
vance this cure for the economic ills of the
country, but do believe intellectually that the
return of individual responsibility will have great
deal more effect than vast outpouring of funds,
public private, by those who persist in regard
ing the problem as one that can be solved only
through action that affects, directly and unvary-
ingly, two million or FIVE million young men and
women. And we are unable to see that the youth
Of 1886 has more reason to be crybaby than
had those Americans IF other generations who
forced to face, at the beginning of maturity,
conditions that must have seemed desperately hard.
They didn't become crybabies. They built ma
ton And we believe, without making any appeal
to sentimentaty or pseudo patriotism, that there
is still work to be done in this country and we
think much of it must be done by the men and
women who have had hard Shedding since 1929 in
their efforts to make start in life-The Texas
Weekly. .
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HUGO WOLF played second
= violin in an improvised quar-
let led by his father, in Wind
iSchgratz, Syria, nearly 70 years
ago. He was promising lad, so
MIS- father sent him TO Vienna's
famous Conservatory" But the
BOY was expelled for being unruly,
and so Hugo had to study his ia
vorite masters in the public parks,
and had to go hungry while he
persisted in his music.
Not until 1888, at the age of %,
did this genius begin producing
music, and in two years he wrote
more than 200 "Lleder," or
songs. He was famous at last. He
wrote more "Lieder, "i;and a few
symphonic pieces. His "Lieder"
even today are the favorites of
concert singers.
He worked furiously, some
Times without food or sleep. Then,
at the age 0f 81, his mind gave
way. Death came in 1908, when