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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
JURY CHOSEN TO
TRY FARMER ON
MORALS CHARGE

Eight women and four men will
serve as jurors in the trial OF John
Riddle, charged with a statutory
offense against his ll-year-old
stepdaughter.
Selection of the jury was COM
pleted at l1:12 am. Tuesday Sell
oction began Monday morning III
Judge Vaughn N Thompson's diyi-
sion of superior court.
The defendant, a farmer of the
Holtville area, first pleaded guilty
to the charge against him but later
changed the plea to not guilty and
asked for a jury trial.
Members of the jury are: Edward
Uhlig, Carl w. Conley, Frank B.
Johnson, Eula z. Null, Matte G.
Tngraham. Mrs. Ida Waterman, Mrs.
Earl L. Jack, Carl M. Miller,
Maude Lane, Ruth Savage. Mrs
Betty Boone, and Mrs. Lillian Hall.
District Attorney Elmer Heald is
handling the prosecution and A. c.
Finney is appearing for the de-
fendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES

AMERICAN
Detroit ........103 600 010-5 10 l
Philadelphia 100 $50 000-4 9 .
Bridges and Cochrane; Kelly and
Hayes.
Chicago Chic ;.....o;2oo 80; a03 d2S 12o-l5 Z ?
Lyons, Brown and Sewell; Ma
lone. w. Brown, Broaca and Glenn.
Cleveland .....210 OO1 1O1- G II .
Boston COS 001 02X-l4 -5
Hildebrand. Lee. Galehouse and
sullivan, Becker; Marcum, Henry,
Wilson and Berg.
St. Louis ,..........20 200 01O2
Washington .......32i 500 .
Van Alta, Liebhardt, Tietje and
Hemsley; Deshong and Miles.
DO
NATIONAL
Boston ....... 600 100 300 ~
Pittsburgh -. .020 600 12N-5 Il
Chaplin and Lopez; weaver
Brown and Todd.
Cincinnati, night game.
Brooklyn .......s....o0Q 90
st. Louis ...=.....#..,. .,.... lOu II
Baker and Berres; p. Dean ana
Davis.
New York at Chicago, postponed
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Minority Report

The peak valuation of Imperial
Irrigation district land now stands
at $l25 an acre instead of at $3.50
an acre as had been the case in the
past, according to an announce
ment made Tuesday by Miss Winnie
Barry, district assessor collector
THE new valuations will be effective
for the 1886 assessments due IN
November
Reductions follow from the land
of highest value down through the
marginal and sub-marginal prop
erty. Miss Barry said the reduction
was not a blanket one but repre-
sented a gradual grading down to
an equitable level. No land in the
district will be valued above the
$125 an acre basis this year.
RumorS that district land valua-
tions were TO be reduced had been
heard frequently in recent months
and Miss Barry explained that the
plan had been worked on in her OF
flee for several years. She eX-
planned that an intelligent reduc-
ton was sought as basis and had
been worked out with an idea OF
reaching a fair valuation from the
standpoint of all concerned. She
pointed out that complaints as TO
the high valuations constantly were
received in her office.
The irrigation district act pro-
vides that the assessor must assess
all land in the district, including
city and town property to land
owners at its full cash value. Miss
Barry said prevailing conditions
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

adoption and passage of this pre-
position.
Action was taken after the Off
cial canvass of the ballots cast
at the May 25 election, when the
storm drain and city hall-library
propositions failed to receive the
required tWC-thirdS majority of
the votes cast.
Robert Hays, secretary-manager
of the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce, appeared before the council
to explain that w. A. Scheniman,
member of the chamber of COM
merce, had agreed to head a com
mittee Of the chamber and bust
neSsmen CT the community in an
effort to get necessary signatures
to a petition calling Tor the pro-
posed special election to permit
reconsideration Of the project. He
said Scheniman also agreed to
wCrk for passage of the bond issue
if and when the election is called.
Petitions asking Tor a special
election to permit voters to eX-
press their wishes in the matter
once again must bear 45l authen-
tic signatures, the council was in
formed.
Sl18,182 Cost
. The proposed storm drain would
cost $1l8,l82. The city would fur
nish $65 900 by means of bonds to
be purchased by the government
and the city would seek $53,182 as
a direct grant from the govern
ment through the Public Works
administration.
The state department of the
PWA refused to grant permission
for contractors constructing the
outfall sewer, to use machine in
stead of hand labor in digging
trenches, it was announced in a
letter from the state office. The
letter explained that the changing
Continued on Page 2; Col. O.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
TOWNSEND MAY
GO TO JAIL TO
SHOW DEFIANCE

LOS ANGELES, June 2. UP)-Dr.
Francis E. Townsend. founder of the
cid age revolving pension plan, may
20 to Jail to snow his defiance OF the
Bell investigating committee, Sher-
idan Downey, his counsel declared
here today.
The attorney, also unoer subpoena
by the congressional committee.
said that the elderly Long Beach,
Calf. physician would decide with
in the next few days whether to post
bond if he is indicted for contempt
of the committee.
II believe he is inclined not to
post the bond" Downey said. In
that event he would go to Jail and
his Imprisonment would be a mon
ument to the justice Of our position
and the oppression of the commit
tee"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
REP. ZIONCHECK
HELD VICTIM OF
TOO MUCH WORK

WASHINGTON. June 2. up
Req. Marion A. Zioncheck, report
ed as resting comfortably" at Gal
linger hospital from what was diag
nosed as "over work" got back his
vanished bride today.
His wife, the former Rubye Nix
paid secret visit to her husbands
bedside and then returned to the
hiding place which she sought when
zicnchecks pace finally became too
much for her
Though physicians were reticent
about the visit, zioncheck was re-
ported much relieved to see his wife
again.
Hospital attendants said Zion
check was improving under care.
Physicians had said he was "suf-
fering from over-work."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
BOTH SIDES
A h M { D FOR
NEW CLASH H
COP Senator's Outline
Campaign Against
Levy Plan
co

WASHINGTON, June 2.
(UP)-The senate finance
committee majority launch
ed the offensive for its COM
promise corporation and in
come tax bill today with an as
sertion that the measure would
raise 1920 100000 additional rev.
enue.
In preparation for bitter floor
controversy, the majority report
was submitted by Acting Chair
man William H. King. D.. Utah.
while Republican senators met in
caucus to outline the strategy of
their fight against the bill.
The Republican caucus broke up
after informal discussion of objec-
tions to the compromise tax mea-
sure, cited as:
l. No tax bill is necessary at
this time if the New Deal would
cut expenditures.
2. There has not been sufficient
time to work out the details of a
satisfactory revenue measure.
1t was understood the Republi-
cans would vote against the Black
substitute which would revive the
high reform taxes suggested by
the administration.
At the same time, a committee
minority led by Sen. Hugo L.
Black, D., Ala, sought to SUBJ
stitute on the floor the adminis-
tration's high graduated taxes up
to 4212 per cent on undivided cor
porate income.
These high reform rates are in
the house bill but were rejected
by the committee which reported
a compromise calling for a 3 per
cent increase in present corpor-
ate taxes, 73 per cent super tax
on undivided profits and a one
per cent increase in income sur
taxes over $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
THREE TAKEN
TO SAN QUENTIN
FROM VALLEY

Three prisoners were taken from
the Imperial county jail Tuesday
and started on the trip to San
Quentin penitcntary TO serve SEN
tences imposed in courts of this
county.
Clements and Walter Fisher, who
pleaded guilty to attempted kid
naping of a service station atten-
dant at Gordon Wells, rHere taken
north as was Cayatano Rivera,
convicted on forgery.
Deputy Sheriffs Ike Holmes and
Joe Donner constituted the official
escort.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
HARRIGAN WILL
GIVE TALK FOR
FARM CENTER

Magnolia Mulberry farm center
will hear a talk by B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner, and one
by Frank G.. Beyschlag, farm ad-
visor, at the meeting Friday night
at 7:45 o'clock in the Magnolia
school.
Harcigan will talk on noxious
weeds, and Beyschlag, on the agri-
cultural conservation program. Miss
Lois wellington will give a piano
solo.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
RE s S0LUTEON
RESCINDED BY
SUPERVISORS
Special Proposal on
Dairying Under
Amusement

Supervisors Of Imperial
county rescinded a resolu-
ton calling for the market
milk and cream dairies to
conform to minimum build
ing specifications by Jan. l, 1897 ana
took under advisement a resolu-
ton proposed by special commit
tee of dairymen and county otflclalS.
It was recommended in the res
olution presented by the dalrymeh
that the county health officer con
tinue to enforce existing regula-
tions regarding market mix anu
cream dairies as required by the
markets to which the products are
being sold.
Also that the county health de
partment be instructed to encourage
the construction OF market mix
and cream houses and milking
barns to conform to the standard
plans and specifications OF the Uni
versity of California as adopted by
the health department OF Imperial
county.
In addition, it was suggested that
market milk and cream dairies be
required to obtain a permit from
the county health department be
fore being allowed to sell their milk
and cream as market products.
The committee also suggested
that Grade A or paSteurized milk be
distributed in this county as market
milk. shall be of no lower grade
than Grade A raw milk as set forth
by the laws of California. The
committee recommended that milk
which does not conform to the reg
ulations. shall not be handled or
received in plants where market
milk is being processed for distribu-
ton in Imperial county. The Sug-
gested resolution was signed by:
Earl V. c. Northrup A. Stockalper,
Dewey Bucket, b E. Vencill, M.
zumstein, Ray Clarke, Howard
Farnsworth, and Charles Bran
kamp.
Minority Report
A minority report was submitted
by Northrup in which he pointed
out that the milk industry cannot
be classed as a public utility or
public institution. The buildings
are not a hazard to the general
public or to adjoining buildings as
would be the case in a city OF
town, according to Northrup and
any dairy building regulations in
CONTINUED on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Veteran Diplomat
Dies at Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS Md, June 9 UP)-
Truxton Beale, 80, of Washington
and Annapolis, veteran in the Unit
ed States diplomatic service died
today. Beale served as U. S. min
lister to Persia, envoy to Greece. Ru-
mania and Serbia, and also had en-
gagged in diplomatic service in 81
IBERIA, Central Asia and Chinese
Turkistn.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
ADMITS
LOVERS LANE
KILLINGS IN 80

ELIZABETHTOWN, N. Y, June
2. WP)-A handsome young life
guard picked up because two state
policemen thought he "acted queer"
insisted today that he is the New
York City Lovers Lane killer who
in 1880 shot two men to death and
threatned IA others in notes signed
"3X."
Although police maintained a de
gree of skepticism. four Queens
county officers drove all night to
arrive here before he changed his
story.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
ACTION COMPLETED
ON HIGHWAY BILL

WASHINGTON, June ?, WPl--
Congressional action was COM
pleted today On the Cartwright
S46O. 100000 highway bill, calling
fer a tw0-year highway con struc'
tiOr program. The bill, approved
i'm final form by the house, now
gees TO the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES
MORE OUTBREAKS
STRIKE IN PALESTINE

JERUSALEM, June 2. up
Renewed outbreaks of violence
occurred throughout Palestine
tOdsy as British endorsements,
freshly arrived from Egypt,
tramped through the streets af
Jerusalem and camped on the
Slopes of Mount ScOpus pending
assignment to trouble areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Farm Bureau Groups
Will Meet Saturday

Three farm bureau groups will
meet Saturday for their monthly
sessions. the home department
chairmen, the All club leaders and
the farm bureau directors.
Home department chairmen will
meet at 10 a. m, the All club lead
ers will convene at u noon and the
directors, at 1870 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
WIFE OFFERED
TO SELL MATE
FOR $4,000

WORCESTER, Mass, June 2.
U.R) - Probate Judge Harry A.
Atwood tcday denied the divorce
petition of an Oxford constable
whose wife offered to sell him
&c the either woman" in thu
case for S20,000.
II was principally on the "hus-
band sale" offer, which was re-
fused, that Henry l.. Bercume
baeed his divorce plea.
The "Gther woman" was men
toned at the trial only rs Mrs.
Jones OF Millbury," who dis
charged Bercume as her chauf-
feur few days after Mrs. Bcr-
cume set a price OH her husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
FEVER EPIDEMIC
PERILS ARIZONANS

GLENDALE, Ariz.. June 2.
(U.P)-Dr. NJ. 1. Left, Glendale
city health officer, today warned
Salt River Valley residents of a
spread of Malta fever. The dis
ease, regarded as more serious
than Uphold fever, is transmit
ted through milk and pork. he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
PEAK VALUATION OF DISTRICT
LAND REDUCED TO SIPS AN ACRE

led her TO believe that valuations
used by the district could not be
considered as consistent with the
full cash value.
In the early days district lands
were valued at $100 an acre, good
bad and differ ent, Miss
Barry pointed out, while matters
were under the control of the mu-
tual water companies. The assess
ments were small, covering little
Continued on Page ?; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

the reaplng machine.
His widow and Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick, Jr., of Santa Fe, NJ M,
were at the bedside when he died.
Cyrus Hall Mccormick was the
son of the inventor of the reaping
machine, from which he accumu-
lated a fortune estimated at times
during his life as high as $50
100000.
Mccormick was married twice,
in 1889 to Miss Harriet Bradley
Hammond, daughter of a we'll
known Chicago family. They had
three children. Mrs. Mccormick
died in 1921 and six years later
Mccormick married Miss Alice M
Holt, who had been his private
secretary for several years.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Tiny Group Of Men
Fighting Way Toward
Top of Mt. Everest
British Experts Brave Blizzards in Desperate
Attempts to Reach Summit Before Monsoon
Starts Terrific Avalanches

LONDON June 2. (UP)-A tiny group of men strug
gled upward today Arctic coid through bowling winds
and driving in reach the top of the world
Mt Everest the majestic peak that dominates the Himal
ayas on the Tbean- frontier 1t against
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
G. II. MCCORMICK
DIES SUDDENLY

FOREST Ill, June 3 WR-Cyrus H. Mccormick, retired
died at his home
Saturday Mccormick who cee
birthday resigned active participation
the of the inventor of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
CITY COUNCIL URGES
RECONSIDERATION O.
STORM DRAIN PROJECT
Petition to Be Circulated in Effort TO Bring
Proposal Before Voters Again; Parking
Marks Will Be Made Soon

Ell Centre city councilmen went record Monday
night as favorng reconsideration Of the citywide storm
drain project which failed to pass at the special election
May 25 The council also agreed that if and when spe
called the council requests and advocates
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
FOundlings' Home.

FOundlings' Home
A tiny pair of shoe-button eyes,
AN inquisitive little black nose that
gets into places Nhere it has no
right TO be, and a magnificent total
OF aWkwardness wrapped up III
>White and tan hide that ambleS
lbout on feet four sizes 100 big for
it-that'S Squirt. Every time the
pup barks and jumps, it tumbles
on its nose. The founding was
left on RR's doorstep Monday
night-With mischief alorethought,
RR wclld swear. The gloom-em-
broidered bachelor establishment
Immediately became the setting for
nothing less than hill-billy feud
~ hen Bas, the cat, took exception
10 the intruder, and the intruder
took it all as a part of the game.
The only gloom left was in the
soul OF Bas, the cat.
Speaking of Dogs
Duane Pop" Staflord's daughters
dog is no slouch when it comes to
entertaining. The little feller was
having the time Of his life the
other day showing off-and how
he loved it, - before group o.
men in front of a Main street garage.
How Come, Harry
Pushing the throttle along to-
wards Holtville at $50 Monday
evening, RR was startled no end,
and considerably mystified, to see
a sedate, dignified gentleman mean
dering along beside the highway,
strolling. in the direction OF Ell
Centre with a nonchalant air
Something about him seemed fam
liar. RR took another glance. 1t
was Harry Stockird, genial host at
the Barbara Worth hotel. walking
home, Harry?
Tie Endless Chain
Curt Keating of the ECPD got
himself into a bad hole Monday
night: then eXtricated himself with
grace worthy of diplomat. Curt
appeared at the police station with
IA crate of cantaloupes, which he
Immediately and generously donat-
ed to Desk Sergeant George Buck
lin. Then he forgot. A few min
utes later Patrolman Jack Tackett
- wandered in, and Curt gave the
cantaloupes to Jack. A family var
started, with Curt on the firing
line. In the midst Of it, Police
Comm .ssioner Gordon Scriven
strolled in. Curt sized up the situ-
alton, waved maglanimously TO the
cantaloupes. and gave them to the
police commissioner. What can a
poor cop say?
Curt then made his exit, numb
ling. it seemed to bystanders, that
it is more blessed to give canta-
loupes to police commissioners than
to receive bruises from policemen.
Where's Your Ticket
Supervisor, Ike Schlatter and
Realtor Pinky Loud aren't very
important if they don't wear base
ball uniforms, in the opinion OF
Dad" grounds keeper at Wilson
school. Dad had orders to keep
everyone off the field unless they
were players. Supervisor Ike and
Realtor Pinky, rNho were on hand
to inaugurate the valley night ball
season, were seated on the players
bench when Dad noticed them. 1t
took the combined efforts OF two
teams to keep him from ejccting
them bodily.
Just i'm Case
Just in case it hasn't been no
ticed, RR would like TO remind
the motoring public that there is
a large Stop" sign at the north
west corner of Sixth and State
streets.
e II McCOI
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
Speaking of Dogs

Speaking of Dogs
Duane Pop" Stafford's daughters
dog is no slouch when it comes to
entertaining. The little feller was
having the time Of his life the
other day showing off-and how
he loved it! before a group o.
men in front of a Main street garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02

Just in Case
Just in case it hasn't been no
ticed, RR would like TO remind
the motoring public that there is
a large Stop" sign at the north
west corner of Sixth and State
streets
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butieri Los Angeles 3O1Ac; butter
fat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
Grade A. 371ac; manufacturing milk.
BE; route gathered cream, 3Ic.
l.. A. hny-U. :. No. I. extra leafy.
SI5-1S; 4. =. No. /. Si4.50; q. :. No.
= Ieafy, SI4-I4.5O; l. =. No. ., $3.50.
Minneapolis flax IG3aI l6S'A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-02
BANK CLEARINGS

sID7 ,3ll5
To Date 1'h1s Year
Evening star., 1936-04-30
Cooking Hint.

When heating canned peas add a
few leaves Of dry mint. The mint will
greatly improve the flavor.
Evening star., 1936-04-30
The Old Gardener Says:

Very often dahlias are planted
on end. which is wrong. They
should be laid on their sides, with
the sprouts pointing up. Some
garden makers who have kept
their clumps through the Winter
plant them without cutting them
up. This, too, Is wrong. The
clumps should be cut apart and
each tuber planted separately,
but when this is done great care
must be exercised not to break
the neck, which is the small
piece joining the tuber to the
stalk. 1t is around this stalk
that the eyes, or sprouts. are
found, and a tuber Is worthless
unless it has one or more. Clumps
coming from warm, moist cell
lar are likely to have many long
sprouts on them. They should
be cut of. A stronger shoot will
soon take its place and give bet
ter results. 1t is said that many
experts always remove the first
sprout, no matter how promising
it may be.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1936-04-30


little boy, he wants to be mothered
and comforted and humored.
The woman who knows this and
senses just when to play the mother
role will be successful.
II she's smart, she'll let him get
of by himself occasionally, so that
he doesn't feel he Is in barred cage
When she relies upon a mans sense
OF honor, and shows him that she
trusts him implicitly, she is holding
him by the strongest means possible.
A man should be made to feel COM
Portable in his own home. 1t should
be place where he can relax and do
what he wants, even if he drops ashes
on the carpet and let's smoke get into
the curtains
Too often a wife seems to care more
about the tidiness of her home than
the comfort of her husband Then
she wonders why he is seen hanging
his hat up in some other woman's
apartment.
I think. in the final analysis, the
whole question can be covered by one
word-affection. A man is willing
to put up with great deal If his wife
has a deep and warm affection for
him and shows it In her actions.
1t is this quality that makes her
lovable, even though she may no
longer have beauty or youth.
(Copyrisht.)
Evening star., 1936-04-30
Bedtime Stories
Little Mrs. Peter Is Abused.

Hound or Flip the Terrier is around, ]
might be able to get him driven away
thought Peter.
But the stranger never was out on
the Green Meadows when Bowser or
Flip happened around. AS matter of
fact, the stranger was sticking close to
the old Briar-patch. He was keeping
little Mrs. Peter prisoner there.
Twice she had tried to slip away to the
Old Pasture, but both times he had
headed her off and driven her hack.
Now, this was a very sad state of
affairs over there in the dear Old
Briar-patch, for this was the season Of
the year when there is happiness in
the very air. It was Spring. It was
the time Of homemaking. Every day
saw new arrivals from the Sunny
South. Joyous songs were to be heard
from break of day until the coming Of
the Black Shadows in the evening. It
seemed to Peter that there was happi-
ness everywhere, but in the dear Old
Briar-patch. 1t wasn't right. No, sir,
it wasn't right.
The worst of it was. it was in q way
all Peters fault. If he had been salts
fed to remain in the dear Old Briar-
patch instead of going of merely to
satisfy his curiosity this dreadful state
of affairs might not have happened.
Mrs. Peter was thin and worried look
ing. Peter did not look much better.
He really was ashamed to be seen,
and when any of his feathered friends
visited the dear Old Briar-patch Peter
did his best to keep out of sight.
tCopyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-30

his little hair brush to sweep the
pollen from their anthers. Then
see how the pollen is held so that
the visiting insect takes it along, as
1t creeps over the flower in search
Of nectar. Inspect the flower again
and you will notice the pollen has
gone. There is no danger from self
fertilization now. The arms become
sticky. ready to catch the pollen
brought by the insect guest from the
last hostess she visited.
You will find that the pistils in
the white-rayed fiorets are not equip
ped with hairbrushes. There are no