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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-08-07
Subscriptions Have Twice Value In
Votes; Also Apply On Extra Fifty
Dollar Offer Closing Saturday Night
Early Reports Breaking Activity
Is Shown By Sincere Candidates-Added Cash
Award Spur Workers To Action
MIR. HENRY S. HURLEY
WEEDS MISS E. M. PHILLIPS

A very quiet marriage was solemn
lied in Princess Anne Saturday night,
the contracting parties being Miss
Evelyn Marie Phillips of Pocomoke
City and Mr.. Henry Savage Hurley
of New Church.
The ceremony was performed in the
Baptist parsonage by Rev. Roland F.
Chaffey, pastor of the church.
After a brief honeymoon spent at
Ocean City, the newly welded couple
will take up their esidence on 4th
Street, this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-08-07
JUDGE DUER AND SON
INJURED In ACCIDENT

Former Judge Robert F. Duer,
head of the Maryland State Commits
sion, and his son, both of Princess
Anne, were severely cut and bruised
yesterday afternoon when their auto
was in collision with another near
Grasonville.
The collision occurred shortly after
the judge and his son left the ferry
at Matapeake.
Judge Duer's car left the road af-
ter the collision and turned over on its
side.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-08-07
$4,000
EXTRA CASH PRIZE OFFER
WILL END SATURDAY NIGHT

terrific struggle is on between the big workers and things
highways and byas for all the subscriptions possible this week
The $4,000 Cash
big draws No has that $6OOO Anyone of
the big workers take the lead after the
scriptions this week.
CAMPAIGN OFFICE OPEN LATE SATURDAY
FOR EAGER WORKERS
Candidates in The Worcester Cash Offer"
Campaign and Accepted Publication
NAME TOWN VOTES
Miss Marjorie Godfrey Snow HILL Md. 10000
Mrs. Alice Tul Cedar Hall, Md. .845 900
Miss c. Eleanor Cullen .Pocomoke City, Nd. $4,000
Mrs Sadie Vessels. New Church, Va. .841 900
Miss Lolita r. Smith .Pocomoke City, Md. 100000
Mrs Dalton Fleming Stockton, Md. $4,000
John W. Wooten ..... .Pocomoke City, Md. $4,000
Mrs. Paul Cowger .Pocomoke, Md. R. 1. $4,000
Mrs George S. Bunting. .Pocomoke City, Md $4,000
Miss Lillian Mears 49,. .Chncoteague, Va 10000
Miss Ada Bulen ..... .Pocomoke City, Md 100000
Miss Ester Andrews Marion Md. 10000
Miss Irene Fox ..... Oak Hail. Va. $4,000
One OF The Above Workers Will Win $4,000 Extra Cash
Award Saturday Night-Which One Will 1t Bel!
MAKE YOUR CASH REPORT SATURDAY
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-08-07

Miss Margaret Johnson has return
ed after attending summer school at
College Park, Md.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09

believed, will be presented to 100
representatives of farm organiza-
lions meeting here Friday and Sat
urday at the call of Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace.
Legal Interpretation of the SUI
preme courts far-reaching decision
declaring the whole AAA set-up un-
Constitutional, was confused. Clarifi-
cation of the status of $1,000, 900, 900
paid in taxes by professors was eX-
pected when the court decides the
eight rice processing tax cases al
gued recently.
Legal experts in congress said an
act OF congress would be required if
the $979,000,000 in processing taxes
raid into the treasury are to be re-
funded. Disposition of the 100000, =
900 processing taxes impounded in
federal courts probably will hinge
on decision in the rice cases.
The department of justice tele-
graphed all United States attorneys
instructions that all processing tax
injunction suits in which funds were
deposited in escrow or impounded
in court should be held in status quo
until after decision of the supreme
court in the rice cases."
The department said decision is
expected shortly.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
Arizona Farmers
Demand Congress
Take AAA Action

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 8. U,R)-
Central Arizona farmers today de-
manded establishment of some pro-
gram which will give them the same
benefits they received under the now
invalidated Agricultural Adjustment
Act
Speakers at a mass meeting of
farmers from the Salt River Valley
declared good reason existed for eS-
tablishment of the AAA and the
same good reason still exists-it is
needed by American agriculture
A resolution, adopted after con-
siderable squabbling as to form,
urged congress and the President
Immediately to enact legislation
designed to maintain and continue
a fair relationship between the price
levels of those commodities which
the farmer purchases and those
which he produces" and asked that
farm products be given "a full meas
ure of tariff protection.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09

lllt pl,lUO,UOU,UUO Ill CdSIl WHICH IL
is estimated the measure will re-
quire.
Initiation leaders included Rep.
Wright Patman, D., Texas, have
been hopeful of lacking a currency
expansion proviso on the bonus
measure.
1t was considered certain Pres
ident Roosevelt would veto any
inflationary bonus proposal and
veterans organizations devised the
present united front" bill with
that in mind.
The prospect of a presidential
veto remains, however, as Mr..
Roosevelt has indicated no change
of attitude since vetoing the bonus
bill which came before him last
year.
Rep. Hamilton Fish, jr., possible
Republican vice presidential candi-
date, led the undergraduates" on
slaught, amid cheers and applause
Of the Republicans. Fish termed
the presidents budget message
pure boloney".
Fish's attack came as the house
approved 143 TO a rule permitting
four hours of debate on the meas
urc and freedom to offer amend
mentS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
DECISION ON
CANAL ROUTE
LOOKED FOR

j. H. Fertig, division engineer in
charge of force account construc-
ton of the All American canal in
southern Imperial Valley, antici-
pates a decision by Secretary of
Interior Harold l.. Ickes before
Jan. 20 on routing the canal
through or around CaleXico, he said
Thursday.
AS far as he knows, no recon-
mendation has yet been made to
Denver headquarters of the U. S.
reclamation bureau by the two
man board recently appointed to
hear requests that the canal be
routed through the city, Fertig said.
Such a recommendation, after re-
ceipt at Denver, will be forward
cd to Washington for final action
by the secretary.
Force accent work on the canal
will continue at least until Jan.
20, when the decision is expected,
Fertig declared
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
FIRST GUNS
OF CAMPAIGN
Roosevelt Sounds
Challenge in
Address

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. UP
President Roosevelt lastjnight defin-
ed the impending election campaign
as a fight for retention of popular
government and appealed to all
citizens for aid in spreading fac
tual information to combat IAN
opposition bent on hiding and dis
torting facts"
The president addressed some
1000 Democrats who paid $50
plate to attend the main dinner of
q nationwide celebration of Jackson
Day. BY radio his words were car
ried to an estimated quarter million
party members attending similar
dinners in other cities, and to mil
lions of Americans in their homes.
Basic Issue
Whatever may be the platform
Continued on Page 2; Col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
COMMITTEE
BARES FACTS
ABOUT MORGAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. UP-The
senate munitions inquiry showed
today that American war materials
contracts handled by j. P. Nor
gan for the allies zocmed upward
LAOS per cent in a three year
period when the United States
munitions industry was being de-
veloped Ito meet the allied needs"
At the same time, the commit
tee brought out that all private
loans for the foreign nations at
war, which j. p Morgan & Co.
managed, were repaid, with the
exception of Russia. Similar loans
to the nations by the United States
government have never been re-
funded.
The committee. reviewing events
leading to American entry in the
World war to provide background
for new neutrality legislation, laid
emphasis on development of the
munitions exports from practical
ly nothing before the war to huge
trade in 1917,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
I'm HUNGRY
HE DECLARES
TO RESCUER
Suffers No Ill Effects
From Trying
Experience

INDIO, CAL, Jan. 9. (UP)
.-Possmen searching for Al
fred Altman, 12-year-old
son of a Brooklyn manufac-
turer, found the boy safe
and we'll today in the desert near
here.
The boy, missing in the rugged
desert country since Tuesday, and
feared to have persisted, walked
out from behind a boulder almost
into the arms of rancher, Jerry
Roberts, one of the 10 men scour-
ing the area fer him.
Hello, I'm hungry" he an
nounced. 81 want some breakfast
quick"
81 heard you calling Wednesday,
but 1 just didn't feel like answer
ing YOU"
The boy, an invalid brought TO
the desert country for his health,
apparently suffered no i'll effects
from his two days and nights in
the open.
He was found in painted canyon,
six miles from the spot where he
strayed away from his governess,
Miriam Reed. Apparently he had
wandered into giant crevice of
Continued on Page 2; Col. ID
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
on Sol
says
FRANK MAIAldABE
so HoLoes
HOSE MUSIC TAROO

THOSE MUSIC TABOO
Society of Music Writers
which are composing and COM
maEding most of new MUSES.
you are hearing on radio, they
say-"no more muSics from us.
all cut out after January first"
That meaning you not going TO
hearing very many High mel
lie nellie Il hot cha cha stuff.
Because most of things them
gents are creating are in those
catsgorey. l thinking pretty sor-
row because now IS per cent Of
population shall not having jazz
to kicking at. Must be satisfy
with old favorites till further
notice. Maybe we all going get
used to them old musics and
start loving same. Then when
them Music Writers say, 20. X.
trouble all settle. yen can hav-
ing back all our jazz trots."
Maybe we going say. mo please
you keeping. we going stuck by
old favorites: most OF us never
hearing them before anyway
they plenty new for us."
n. w.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
MIXUP OVER
OWNERSHIP
49,. RUINS DEAL

A little matter of ownership en-
tered into a transaction made by
Bhag Singh, Hindu, and spoiled a
deal which would have netted him
a tidy sum, according to records
at the sheriff's office.
The Hindu sold" an Imperial
Valley produce company 40 acres
of carrots growing in field south
of Ell Centre for $85 an acre. Short
ly thereafter. Nose Gullett, own
er of the carrots, tried to sell the
same field of carrots to the same
company and was informed that
the company already had bought
the vegetables.
Still under the impression that
he was putting through clever
piece of business, the Hindu went
to Gullett and offered to buy the
carrots at $65 an acre, according
to records. Intervention of officers
stopped the high finance and took
from Bhag Singh his anticipated
$500 valvet.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
Judge Considers
Neu-Ca[ Action
On Power Plant

Decision as TO whether the tenn
porary restraining order now in
effect to prevent the Imperial r.
rigation district from entering the
power business should stand pend
ing appeal, was expected to be
made late today by Judge Harry
A. Hollber in Los Angeles.
The Nev-Cal Electrical Securities
company seeks to have the tenn
porary restraining order extended
pending an appeal of the company
suit to higher court. The tenn
porary restraining order will ex-
pire Saturday.
Construction of power lines in
Brawley and other work prepara-
tory to the provision of power
service by the district, will be re-
sumed Saturday provided the re-
straining order is permitted to ex-
pire.
The power plant in Brawley
will be used as a stand by plant
after the power plants on the All
American canal are complete and
in service.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
GRAND JURY
HAS SESSION

Imperial county grand jury as
sembled at the court house today
and remained in session during the
morning hours. They left the grand
jury room shortly after noon.
Judging from the witnesses MOTTO
ed in the corridors, the grand jury
is considerin gthe w. L. Rutherford
case, which was believed to have
occupied the attention of the group
prior to adjournment for the Christ
mas holidays.
Rutherford, rancher of the Braw-
ley area, was said to have purchas-
ed cattle involved in the Wilson,
Boyer case which recently was tried
in the superior court with both de-
PENDANTS being sentenced to terms in
the penitentiary,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09

plOJCCU oColBilCQ W DIlilB WdUeT To-
Imperial Valley without the neces-
sity of traversing foreign soil.
The Callahan-Gunther company
brought a six-yard walking dredge
over the sand dunes and Tuesday
morning started work on the last
schedule of the project. This link
ed. the schedules for approximately
70 miles.
Excavation i'm Dunes
In the sand dunes, for many years
considered insurmountable obstacl-
es blocking the building of the All
American canal, dredges are double
pitching" the sand to the top of
the excavation, that is, one machine
losses the sand half way to the
top and another pitches it to the
top. The most modern and highly
technical types of construction are
being used on the vast project.
Contractors awarded the contract
for construction of canal and the
the Imperial dam desilting works
this week began calling for laborers
to begin work after the holiday.
Continued on Page 2, Col. q
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
JOHN GILBERT,
NOTED MOVIE
ACTOR, DIES
Hollywood Figure
Victim of Heart
Attack

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan.
8. (UP)-The spectacular
career of John Gilbert, 38,
stage child, screen lover,
and husband of four beauti-
full women during his life time, end
ed today when heart disease struck
fatally in the actors pretentlous
hillside home overlooking the film
colony where Gilbert made his for
tune.
Death came quickly as May Jor-
dan, Gilberts nurse, summoned his
physician and fire department in
halator squad.
Gilbert had been i'll since Christ
mas with a heavy cold. He had been
under the care of DR.. Leo MadSen,
with Miss Jordan in almost constant
attendance.
During the early morning hours.
Miss Jordan noticed Gilbert was
weak and apparently failing. At 6 a.
m. she took his pulse and found his
heart beating wildly. Alarmed, the
nurse summoned DR.. Madsen and
the fire department rescue squad
When aid arrived at the Gilbert
home on Tower Grove road, how
ever, the actor was dead
At o'clock, while Gilbert, clad
in purple silk-clad pajamas, still lay
on the purple silk-covered bed, DR..
Madsen flashed the news to Holly
wood. The Gilbert home immedi-
ately was besieged with scores Of
calls from friends and acquainC-
ances.
Gilbert was unmarried at tho
time of death. His first wife was
Olivia Burwell, sweetheart OF his
youth. The second was Leatrice JOY,
beauty of the silent films. Third
was Ina Claire, talented and Deauti-
full stage star. More recently he
as divorced by Virginia Bruce, now
a reigning screen favorite, VINO
married Gilbert as she stood on the
threshold of the Hollywood studios.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
DIR. TOWNSEND
MAY CHANGE
PENSION PLAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. W.P)-Dr.
F. E. Townsend today studied with
attorneys the possible effect of the
supreme court AAA decision on his
plans for 5000 monthly pensions to
the aged.
Townsend admitted there was a
possibility the pension plan might
have to be changed in view of the
courts sweeping decision.
If no other method of enacting
his plan appeared possible, Town
send said, he probably would throw
his forces into a fight for a consti-
tutional amendment that would
provide a certain foundation for his
pension program.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09

OF FRUIT TO
BEGIN JAN. ID

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 8. W.P)
Regulation of the shipment of
California oranges and grapefruit
under a marketing agreement will
be effective January IA, it was
announced today by the state de-
partment of agriculture.
Word of the approval of the
agreement by A. A. Brock, director
of the state department of agri-
culture, was received here today
from Los Angeles.
The license, provided under au-
thority of the state AAA, gives the
director of agriculture the right
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
American Embassy
In Rome Guarded

ROME, Jan. 8. W.R) - The police
guard at the American embassy and
consulate was strengthened today
after a two day campaign of attack
on President Roosevelt's message to
congress.
Eight men, instead of the usual
two, patrolled before the building.
The campaign of attack was
aimed at President Roosevelt's crit
icism of dictatorial and warlike ma
tionS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
Gandhi Grauely
III at Retreat

BOMBAY, Jan. 9. W.R)-Mahatma
Gandhi, nationalist leader, was
gravely i'll today at his retreat at
Wardha. His followers we're con-
verging on Wardha to be near HIM.
Gandhi is suffering from high
blood pressure. His physicians for
babe him the slightest physical or
mental exertion. 1t was said he had
lost all the ground he gained in
month of rest.
Gandhi's wife is constantly at his
bedside, watching and praying.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
ROOsevelts VIII
Entertain Judges

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. (U,p -
President and Mrs. Roosevelt to-
night will be hosts to the supreme
court of the United States at the
annual judicial reception.
The court, which this week in
6-3 decision tossed out one of
Mr.. Roosevelt's prime recovery
programs will be honor guests at
he reception.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
Y z =
RECALLS PRIVILEGES

For myself, when I visited the is
land empire some years ago, found
its people literally progressively hos
pitable. fsefa,tt
I was there as a friendly Ameri-
can neWspaperman. l like japan
ana The japanese knew it. I had a
camera and, in the innocence of my
heart took snapshots of japanese
defenseS. Officialdom ignored 1t.
My luggage passed through the Gus
toms unexamined. I had access, "od
lib to the offices of ministers and
generals.
Today? 1 don't know.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
Mrs. Morrow to
Join Lindberghs

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan.
.. GUR)-Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow
and her daughter, Conscience, ar
rived from New York on the S. S.
Bremen today.
1t was understood they were 60
ing direct to Cardiff to join the
Lindbergh family.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
RELIEF WORK FUNDS GRANTED
News
behind the neuS
Il JAPANESE COURTESY q.
Il SENTIMENT HOSTILE? l..
i, EXTREMES PICTURED +.
e PERSONAL EXPERIENCE &.
BY CHARLES STEWART

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Members
of the party of American statesmen
and unofficial notables who attend
ed the ceremonies at the recent in
auguration of Philippine semi-inde =
pendence, on their return TO the
United States quite generally eX-
press themselves as much ruffled by
the unceremoniouS treatment they
say they were subjected to while Wis
iting in Japan on their way to and
from Manila.
Chairman Key Pittman of the
senate's foreign affairs committee
will be recalled as having been cred
tied with what amounted to pre-
diction of war between Uncle Sam
and the mikado, in homecoming
speech at Las Vegas (NM). While
he subsequently qualified this fore
cast, saying he had been misquoted,
the fact remains that his utterance,
even as modified, was anti-JapaneSe
in it's tenor.
The Nevada senator's remarks
may not have been inspired by irri-
tation at any personal experience OF
his own. Nevertheless he by no
means is alone, among tourists on
the Philippine cruise, in drawing
the conclusion that sentiment in
Nippon is distinctly hostile to this
country.
X X X
VERY, VERY GOOD, Or
There is some Justification per-
haps more than most of the Philip
pine travellers realize) for the judg-
ment that the japanese must be in
a very ugly frame of mind when
they fail in courtesy to distinguish
foreign guests.
If they did sol And maybe they
did.
The Japanese can be either one
of two ways: ,#...-.-...... -.
The most exaggeratedly hospitable
folk on earth.
Or, the most diabolically disagree
able.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09

Mdrcn 10, Wnen addlt1Onal apprO-.
priations are anticipated, according
TO j. Kenneth Hickox, county man.
ager for the WPA. Notice of the
allotment was received at WPA
headquarters in Ell Centre today
and as result 1872 men will be
put to work
The largest project is that con-
sisting of improvements, replace
ments and additions to canals of
the Imperial Irrigation district, ex-
pected to cost $86,169 Notice of
the allotment of funds for this
project was received with satisfac-
ton on the part of district officials
because the rigid economy program
carried out by the district in re-
cent years, prevented the spending
of money for maintenance and i'm
provements. The requirements will
be made where needed in the en-
tire system and the new waste in
No 4 in the Brawley area will be
constructed. This last named i'm
prcyement will provide better
check of the water through this
section.
To Provide Lumber
The district will provide some
lumber for the work and all the
stone for the ruble masonry as
well as all equipment, supervision
and engineering work. The dis
trict and the WPA will provide
$4,000 worth of lumber each. The
WPA will provide $2,700 worth of
cement, 81 200 worth Of sand, and
laborers, carpenters and stone
masons.
Work on this project is expect
ed to begin Immediately with work
to be available for 1T men.
Second in the cost range comes
the county wide gopher eradica-
ton project at a cost of $17,952.
The county of Imperial is co-Spon-
sor in this project and work is ex-
pected to begin Immediately for
SO men. This project calls for 60
laborers for six months, seven
truck drivers and two non-relief
foremen to be paid by WPA,
Hickox explained.
Ell Centro's street paving repair
job calls for total expenditure OF
$14,328 and will provide work for
81 men. The city is co-sponsor
with the WPA in this project which
will result in city-'Wide improve
ment of streets.
In addition to the paving repair
project, Ell Centro's street oiling
project at S11,474 will provide work
for 10 men. This work will re-
suit in improvement of unpaved
streets of the city.
Game Refuge
The state sponsored game refuge
in the north end of the valley will
cost S9927 and will provide work
for 80 men. This game refuge
long has been desired in Imperial
county ana allotment of federal
funds to supplement state funds
created wide spread satisfaction.
-Four men will be put to work
on the $l.346 well at CLAIMS and
greatly relieve the unemployment
situation in that section of the
county.
Federal funds allotted to the six
projects totals S80,565 to which
will be added $60,83l from local
sources.
The present program is expect
ed to take care of the relief case
load in Imperial county through
out the winter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
PUSHED
ON CANAL LINE

Dirt flying along the full length of the All Amer
can canal from the Imperial dam and desitng works
on the Colorado river to the force account Caexco
while men, horses mules, dragnes dredges power SHOW
els and 10 ton trucks being used construct
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-09
FARMERS FLOCK
TO AAA FARLEY
Administration Leaders Draw Program to Present
At Meeting - Interpretation of
Decision Still Confused

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. DISQUALIFICATION and
congressional leaders began gathering the pieces OF the
shattered AAA today, hoping to fit them together into
form of substitute legislation
Some tentative program of immediate action, it was