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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-09
Notice

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST.
CROIX TURF CLUB AND THE GEN.
ERAL PUBLIC
The St. Croix Turf Club will be repre-
scented at the races in ST. Thomas on
Christmas Second Day December 27)
this year by an entry of three horses.
namely: "Valencia. " Admiral Kempff.
and white S ladow."
Races will be held in St Croix on Jan
uary 1. 1897, (New Ye RS Day. at
Manning's Bay, for which the above
mentioned horses will return in time to
participate.
Membership Subscription $2.0C
THE Elk ECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
DISTRICT CUTS
POWER RATES
In NORTH-END
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sent a substantial reduction below
those charged by the Southern
Sierras Power company, they are
conservative in that they will pro-
vide ample revenue to cover the
cost Of the plant as well as the
operation and maintenance of the
power system" Dowd declared. In
other words, the project will be
self-suStaining."
The BraWley plant is only the
first step in the development and
distribution of power by the dis
trict, Dowd remarked, as it is plan
ned TO expand the power plant
Immediately and serve other COM
munities in the valley in prepara-
ton for All American canal gen.
Grated power. He also said the
rates will be adjusted from time
10 time to keep the various classes
Of users on an equitable basis and
that the extent Of cooperation by
the people IN using their own pow
er from the districts system would
determine additional rate reduc-
tions.
All meters which have been in
stalled in Brawley were read June
%, and it is planned TO mail bills
to the consumers July !.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
FOREST FIRE BATTLED
DOWN IN BERDU HILLS

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, June
30. Up) - A forest fire cracking
down the slopes Of the San Ber-
nardino mountains y miles north
of here was reported being brought
under control today.
A band of 260 men was strung
out along the fire lines in a battle
to prevent the flames from sweep
ing into inhabited sections of the
heavily wooded area. Five hundred
other recruits were available as re-
Inducements.
Shortly after am, the county
forester's office reported that 45O
acres of timber had been burned
ever and that the fire should be
completely under control within a
few hours. Although the wind was
freshening, authorities were hope
full that it would bring no new out
breaks The fire was raging some
six miles east of Lake Arrowhead,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29

Ethiopia an international bone OF
contention by moving to establish
the Ethiopians responsible for the
East African war.
While the Italians and Ethio-
plans fought for a solution of
their own problems, neutral states
men, on the eve of the ext. aordi-
nary assembly session, considered
procedure to be adopted in the
place of proposals calling Tor re-
formation and reorganization Of
the league.
France and Great Britain
agreed to sponsor Premier Paul
Van iceland of Belgium as q
candidate for election as pres,-
dent of the assembly.
The French and British dele
gates, after comparing impress
sions at a conference between
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and French Premier Leon
Blum, agreed the question of re-
forming the league should De post
poned until the September as
sembly.
They agreed that between now
and September league advocates
should shape their proposals for
reformation with a view towards
making the league universal in
appeal, permitting the member
ship of the United States, Japan,
Germany and Brazil
Indications the Negus would
plead his own case before the
assembly were accompanied by
reports that he plans to return
to western Ethiopia and organize
resistance to the Italian occupa-
tion as soon as possible after the
assembly, now scheduled TO sit
Tuesday, adjourns.
Persons close to the emperor said
that in addition to pleading Ethio-
pia's cause he would renew his
demands for league financial as
sistance against aggression.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
Insects and Sun RaVage
100 Millions In Crops
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feed. Farmers in other sections
had to provide feed for livestock
when pastureland burned out.
Farmers in several states appeal
ed for federal aid to buy insect
poison. In other sections, they
bought their own arsenic to mix
with bran and scattered in the
path of invading insect armies
from airplanes and wagons. Iowa
alone has spread rs carloads OF
the poison, each 100 pounds suffi-
cient to kill 100000 grasshoppers.
Eat Own Weight
The grasShoppers strip one field
and fly to another. They eat
their own weight every "a hours,
agricultural experts estimated, and
when they become as numerous as
II per square yard on 40-acre
field. they will consume a ton
of alfalfa a day. They even eat
clothing and chew chunks from
pitchfork handles.
Grasshoppers are harder to kill
than most pests. Only the heav-
lest rains will drown them. When
the heat becomes too intense, they
rise into the air TO cool Off
State By State
A state-by-state survey Of the
stricken sections:
Missouri-Grasshoppers have in
yaded lI0 counties.
Iowa-GrasShopers have destroy
grain, alfalfa and corn in 80 coun-
ties.
Wheat crop burned out
in all but southeast South Dakota.
North Dakota critically burned ex-
cept In north central sections.
Ranchers in both states shipped
livestock to other sections or sold
at loss.
Onio-Unless good rains come
soon, some crops may not even
be harvested. Early potatoes and
berry and fruit crops may be cut
so per cent. Pasture conditions
extremely serious"
kansas-Forty counties organ
ized 10 fight graSshoppers. Sur
face moisture needed.
Tennessee, and northern Missis-
sippi - Gardens and leguminous
crops destroyed. Corn suffering
immensely from drought.
Arkansas - Blister beetle and
melon lice have MADE serious IN
roads on melons, potatoes and TO-
matoeS.
Indiana - GrssshOppers caused
thousands of dollars damage in
eight counties. Drought damage
extensive after 80 days without
sufficient rainfall.
nlinois-Recent rains aided most
crops but corn still suffering.
Chinch bug damage heavy in CEN
tral section.
a-Western and north
western sections dry.
Colorado, Wyoming-Wheat and
livestock seriously damaged by
dlought and grasshoppers.
Idaho, Utah--6,800 WPA work
ers and CCC enrollees battling
cricket invasion with poison, metal
fences and airplanes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
Steel Declares War
Against Union Plan
To Regiment Groups
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muniSt candidate for president
staging a leading role in that
drive, which led to a widespread
strike.
Phrasings of the corporations
statement indicated that they ex-
pected disturbances of the indus
try from the Lewis attempts per-
haps equal 10 those Of 1892 and
1917.
ANY interruption Of the forward
movement lof steel industry re-
covery from depresSicn) will -
riously injure employees and then
families" the statement said. and
all businesses depend upon the in
duStry and will endanger the vel
fare Of the country.
The announced drive, with it.
accompanying agitation fer indus
trial strife. threatens sucn inter-
ruption.
The steel industry will use its
resources to the best Of its ability
to protect its employees and their
families from intimidation. coer-
cion and violence and to a;d them
in maintaining collective bargain
ing free from interference from
any source"
The iron and steel institute call
ed attention to a statement by a
speaker at the communist national
convention, just ended, that "a
serious steel strike will be an al
most Inevitable result of efforts
to organize the industry by the
committee for industrial organize
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
Officials Work Out
Plans to Relieve
Pest Stricken Areas

WASHINGTON, June %. UR)-
Government relief and agriculture
officials today worked out plans to
relieve drought and insect stricken
areas of the northwest.
4 special committee appointed by
Secretary of Agriculture Henry a.
Wallace to coordinate activities of
various agriculture department sub
divisions-the AAA. Resettlement
administration, and the Soil Conser-
vation Service-was called into ses.
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
DEATH BOOSTS
COUNTY AUTO
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were taken TO the county hospital
FOR treatment Of their injuries.
California Highway patrolmen said
Winkler had been drinking. The
accident occurred "a mile. west of
FL Centre
Other Accidents
Jack Emerson 18, Of 523 Vine
street, e Centro, and Vern Rose.
"a, Of 363 Olive E. Centro, received
serious injuries when 2 motor
cycle they We're riding collided
head on with an automobile driven
by John Glenn Dipple, q, Of
Bakersfield Dippie was released
by FL Centro police because no
complaint was filed against him.
The collision occurred on Fourth
street in E. Centro and resulted
in wrecking the motorcycle and
automobile, according 70 police.
A car driven by william Edward
Young, II, Of Calipatria. crashed
into a machine occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Martin of
San Diego at Laguna Junction on
the Laguna highway late Sunday.
Martin is president of the San
Diego Security Trust and Savings
bank Mr. and Mrs. Martin re-
ceived bruises and lacerations.
Martin turned off the highway.
witnesses said, just prior to the
crash.
Truck Burns
Weekend travellers in the vicin-
ity Of Buckman Springs witnessed
the wreckage caused when a heavi-
ly loaded truck and trailer skidded
more than 300 feet and burst in
to flames after coming to rest
sideways across the highway. The
driver, Homer Faulkner of Phoe-
nix, escaped uninjured.
The cargo Of rock salt and beer
was scattered along the highway
Faulkner lost control of the
heavy truck and trailer when a
tire blew out between Laguna
Junction and Buckman Springs.
The fire was a hazard in the
heavily wooded area and forest
service and CCC crews rushed to
the scene to prevent spread of the
flames through nearby brush.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29

SMALLEST GIRL
HURT IN FALL

CLEVELAND, June 29 U,R)-Miss
Inez Del Rio, II, who is 81 inches
tall and billed as the smallest girl
in the world" suffered a possible
fractured skull in a fall of four
feet from the stage of the Midget
theater of the Great Lakes Exposi-
ton while dancing with her broth
er, 10 inches tall. At Charity hos
pital today her condition was des
cribed as fair"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
Japan Repudiates
Terms of Treaty

LONDON, June 20. UP)-The
japanese embassy delivered to the
foreign office today a govern
ment memorandum which said
Japan ''in the present circum-
stances does not intend 10 accede
TO the London naval agreement Of
March 25, 1896"
The agreement, providing GER
tain measures Of naval limitation
was reached by Britain. France,
the United States, Canada, Austria
liza and New Zealand. Japan walk
ed out IN the midst of the confer
enoe Italy also refused TO sign,
because Of sanctions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29

- These good shorts
with elastic or side tie.
Neat stripes 81 white
also cotton rib shirts
or rayons go on sale
now at 35c or 3 for Csc.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29

popular southern California noun
tain resort.
The blaze was reported to have
originated in a small cabin and
spread swiftly into nearby fhicketS.
No other property was damaged,
the forestry station reported
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
GOETHAL STAFF
MEMBER DIES

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90. WH-
Charles Kenney Cadman, 73, civil
engineer and railroad builder who
served three years on the staff of
Major General Goethals during the
building of the Panama Canal, died
here Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
Thief ToSSeS Loot
To Night Patrolmen
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bajal forced MS way through the
doors and nae a clear run through
the building.
Samaha identified the man Mon
day as having been hanging around
the store. He also asked police to
ascertain if Carbajal had any money
as he had missed $55 from the
store Friday, part from the till and
part from a milk bottle containing
state sales tax pennies
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-29
NeguS May Plead Cause
Before Session Tuesday

GENEVA, June %. (UP)-Prospects for a tame. rou-
tine League Of Nations assembly vanished today
when Emperor Halle Seassie indicated he would appear
personally to plead his nations cause
Italy countered fresh attemps to make the fate Of
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
YOUNG NEGRO !
CONFESSES HE
KILLED COED
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day-was found under the porch of
his home.
Another Negro employe of the
Battery Park hotel, Banks Taylor,
a pantry boy, provided the clue that
caused Moore to confess. Previously,
Sheriff Brown and his investigators
had arrested and released six per-
sons, including Moore.
Taylor told the sheriff, after
keeping quiet three weeks in fear
of becoming involved, that Moore
owned IAN old Spanish pistol"
Ballistics experts had determined
the gun that killed Miss Clevenger
was of a caliber not manufactured
in the United States so Brown
questioned Moore again.
Moore's reenactment of the crime
conformed with every detail of the
physical evidence.
II was after money" he said.
Brown locked Moore in the l5-
story Jail in Asheville's courthouse
and ordered elevator service to the
jail halted as a precaution against
a lynching.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
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RAZED IN
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causing damage CT several thou
sand dollars.
The blaze gained headway las;
Tuesday, supposedly starting from
a hunters cigaret. Since then il
mas swept through timbarland ano
grazing country in Santa Clara
Mercad and Stanislaus counties.
defying the efforts of 500 volun-
teer workers.
The fire was still raging un-
checked at some points east Of the
Monterey highway, and it was
feared there would be new out
breaks leading to another genera.
blaze. A patrol of $50 men was
to be placed along the edge of
the checked fire to aid in pre-
venting further spread.
An overcast SKY carried some
promise of rain, and humidity in
creased making conditions for fire
fighting more favorable for check
ing the blaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
TEMPERATURE
AT REASONABLE
LEVEL IN VALLEY

Maximum temperatures in Imper-
ial Valley lowered in the neighbor
hood Of 103 degrees Sunday, per-
hitting Stay-at home residents to
spend a pleasant weekend. Noon
day temperatures Monday had
reached the same mark. The hu
midity record was 33.
Lowered temperatures featured
the weeks beginning, bringing a
welcome change after the high
temperatures in effect during re-
cent weeks.
Heavy rains fell in the mountains
Sunday. seriously damaging the
water systems at mountain resorts
Washes and gullies were reported
TO have run bank full during the
height of the storm.
At 5 a. m. Monday the temper
ature was 10 degrees and the hu.
midity was go At O'Clock Sun
day night the temperature was 99
degrees and the humidity reading
was 81. The lowest temperature
Sundly was rs degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
u. s. SWIMMERS
IN COMEBACK
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team mate Marshall Wayne who
was second with 72.47. Tsuneo Shi.
bahara of Japan was third; Al
Greene of the United States,
fourth: Ehrhardt Weiss. Germany,
fifth; and Tonic Koyanagi. Japan
sixth. They will make their five
optional dives tomorrow.
New Record Set
The japanese three 400-mete'
freestyle stars won their individual
heats with Sunpei Uto churninc
TO a new Olympic mark of 4:45.5
in the fifth neat. Americas Flan-
agan was second to Shozo Maxine
in the third heat and Nacionis
came in after HirCGhi Negami il
the initial trial
The U. S. relay team of Charlie
dutter, Ralph Gilman. Paul Wolf
and Medica easily won the second
neat Of those trials today. finish
ng in 9:l0.4-ten seconds aheac
of the Hungarian team. but Il
seconds behind the japanese rec
ord breaking performance. France
Canada, Germany, Great Britain
and Sweden also qualified teams
Tor the finals.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
SOVIET PILOTS
FOG BOUND ON
MOSCOW FLIGHT

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 10. UP
Fog-bound - hours. Pilot Sigis-
mund Levaneysky and Co-pilot Vic
tor I. Levchenko. waited impatientlv
at Bella Bella. B. c., 26O miles north
of here. today for improved flying
conditions for their flight from Los
Angeles 10 Moscow.
Overcast skies, light rains ant
low ceiling prevailed on the route
to Juneau. Alaska, next scheduled
stop for the pair.
Nicholas Sokoloff, Amtorg repre-
sentative and spokesman for the
fliers. said he had received no word
from them after they were forced
down at the Indian village Satur-
day afternoon on their hop from
Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
FRANK BLUNT
DIES IN CRASH
NEAR JACUMBA

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time Monday. The body, however.
is expected to be sent east Tor
burial.
Autmobilists passing the scene
Immediately after the accident,
stopped and aided in rescuing Will
liams from his precarious position.
They were unable, however, to re-
cover Blunt'S body.
An unidentified driver backed
an automobile from a private drive
way at the date ranch corner west
of Ell Centre at an early hour
Sunday morning and crashed into
a machine driven by Frank L.
Kendrick. Imperial Irrigation dis
trict employe. H S. Case was q
passenger in the Kendrick mach
inc. No one was injured.
The driver of the offending car,
Kendrick told deputy sheriffs,
asked if anyone was injured and
the extent or the damage to the
car
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
GOV. MERRIAM
GIVES TALK At
LEGION MEET

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 10. UP
Gov. Frank Merriam called upon
the California American Legion to-
day to unite in combating red
influences"
II YOU could see some of the re
ports coming to my desk Mer
riam told the state convention,
and know that a group is organ
lied waiting for an opportune time
you would know how refreshing it
is to come 10 an organization such
as this.
You know the nature of Citi.
zanShip in California and what is
needed.
There IS more under the surface
than ever before. and I hope you
grid yourself for this fight"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Mrs. George Winn of Petaluma
arrived here Friday to spend several
days with her mother. Mrs Lottie
Mason. Before returning home Mrs.
Winn plans to visit the San Diego
exposition, and other points of in
terest in southern California.
j. p Wagner and his son Rus
sell are home after a two weeks
vacation at Puenti Wagner has
been visiting his wife who is spend
ing the summer there.
90
Joe and Frank Rodriguez anG
Richard Subish motored to the val
ley Friday to spend the weekend
They are visiting the j. j. Osunas.
%
E. N. Frame, who is spending the
summer in Los Angeles, spent Wed
nesday here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Harrington
motored to Riverside Thursday for
a stay of two days. They were ac
companied by Clarence Osborn and
his mother.
90
Louie Stockholper and family re-
turned Thursday from a 10 day va
cation on the coast.
Miss Louise fresh is enjoying her
vacation in San Diego.
90
John Frohly left last week for De-
troit where he pans to buy a new
car. During his absence his fam
lily is staying at their cabin at Eek
ner Pass
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10


Item No. i on his schedule was
a discussion {. the flood control
program with the national resourc-
es bolr I'd and Major General Ed
ward Markham. chief of army ell
gineers In TINS conference WI
be determined scope of his pro
jected trip this week into the flooG
areas Of Pennsylvania ana The
Ohio Valley.
The president Will turn from
flcod TO a consideration Of The
drought situation and the progress
Of the federal relief program
Aug. DC. M Roosevelt viii SCI
out from HYDE Park on an in
spection trip into the dust bow
tC be h!ghlighted when he mees
Alf M. Laudon. who as governor
of Kansas, viii attend a confer
ence with the executives OF Iowa
Nebraska. Oklahoma and Missouri
White House attaches eXpressec
indignation ever the statement oI
John d. NJ. Hamilton, Republican
national chairman. charging Mr.
Roosevelt failed TO cooperate witt
Herbert Hoover in the banking
crisis Of 1888 and contrasting his
action with the spirit Of cooper
alton he said exhibited by Ian.
uon in planning 10 attend the
drought conference.
The attaches said Hamilton mis-
represented the facts when he saio
Mr.. Roosevelt ignored for y days
in invitation issued Feb. II, 1888
for a conference on the banking
situation.
They said the president point
blank refused TO participate. feel
ing participation carried with 1t
the assumption OF responSIDu-tle.
that primarily were Mr.. HCover'S
They added that Hamilton re-
Trained from mentioning that
twice while pTesidant-elect. Mr..
Roosevelt came to Washington at
the request Of President Hoover
to discuss war debts and matters
Of general policy.
As to a lost" letter. they in
sisted that only one they coulc
recall was sent by Mr.. Roosevelt
to President Hoover asking a dis
cussion Of the St. Lawrence water
way project. It never was answer
ed, they said.
Mr.. Roosevelt's Washington stay
will be limited TO three days. EX-
tensive repair work On the White
House, it was explained, makes
it impossible for him to remain
for any length Of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
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Published every afternoon ex-
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urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, Sun
days) by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 626 state
street, Ell Centre, California.
Entered at Ell Centre, California,
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ter.
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
CONSUL CLAIMS
POLICE CHIEF
INSULTED HIM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. UR)-
Mexican Consul Ricardo Hill today
received the support of the Mexican
embassy in Washington in his de-
mands for complete satisfaction
from Police Chief James Davis re-
garding an alleged insult from a
Los Angeles police officer.
Hill communicated with state de-
partment officials and his embassy
in Washington after allegedly being
insulted by Lieut.. Peter Delgado,
Spanish speaking officer assigned to
accompany the National Mexican
Tipica orchestra, which has been
playing in Los Angeles for 10 days.
San Joaquin valley Tokay growers
expect to start shipping their grapes
about August 20; nearly a month
earlier than last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
LANTANA
Mrs. J. G. Mealey

Mrs. M. p. DarroW of Tennessee,
motored to Imperial Valley and
Lantana district to visit her sens.
90
John Hammaner accompanied by
Mrs. Bruce and son Jack motCTed
to WatSonville Saturday. Mrs.
Bruce will remain there.
90
Mrs. S. D. Walton spent We'd
nesday with her daughter, Mrs.
Cecil Barker and family of Ell
Centre.
Benny McMoran is visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d.
Walton. Benny lives in Arvin Cal
Miss Joy jenkins of Texas,
niece OF S. d. Walton, is spending
the summer at the Walton home.
She has been on the Pacific coast
since January
Miss Barbara Walton is making
an extended visit with relatives
in ArVin.
10
George Mulvey is serving on the
jury this week.
Clyde Talmadge, Lantana'S mail
carrier, left Saturday on a two
weeks vacation
Arlo Harrisburger and family
mCSored to Riverside to spend a
few days visiting relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10

Return To HOme-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Heald returned to Palo Alto
last week after having spent sew
eral weeks with relatives and friends
in Imperial Valley. Mrs. Elmer
Heald took them north via automo-
bile.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-10
China Egg in Nest
Swallowed by Snake

STAUNTON, H., Aug. 10. WP)-
A blacksnake, declared Mrs. j. H
Coatney, is at least as gullible al
a chicken. A snake which had
raided her hencoop was discovered
with China egg bulging its mid
die