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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

MONIES TO the highest waters In his
tory.
Relief workers, ordered by Pres
ident Roosevelt to "step on it,, were
mobilized along an 1900 mile front.
Physicians and nurses fought in
fluenza, pneumonia, chicken pox,
mumps. measles, scarlet fever and
typhoid.
Ten of the eleven stricken states
reported 81 deaths, many more un-
officially reported drowned and
hundreds missing. Property losses
were in excess of $300,000,00O.
Fears increased in the lower Mis-
sissippi region when U. S. army en-
gineers reported super flood" was
on its way to test the billion dollar
levee system installed after the 1927
disaster.
Federal troops move on Louisville,
KY, as city officials reported rapidly
dwindling food supplies. Two hum
dred thousand-more than half the
city's population = were homeless.
Fire broke out in varniSh company
plant, spreading new fears among
the refugees. The river continued
to rise.
Water shortage threatened Gin
cinnati, but residents were cheered
by belief that the rivers rise had
been checked at 80 feet. an unpre-
cedented level Water was rationed
there as in dozens of smaller cities.
Four thousand men battled be-
meath a bulging, so foot flood wall
to save Cairo, Ill.,, from demolition
by the Ohio river. Ten thousand
men, women and children fled to
higher ground. The Mississippi side
of the city was considered safe. But
water Tapped within inches of the
levee top on, the Ohio side.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Refugees of Flood Plead for Help
Warmer Weather
Slated for Valley

Warmer weather with scat
tered clouds and minimum tenn
peratures of rs in the colder To-
cations Is the forecast for the
next "a hours made by Fred A.
Baughnan, local mete0r0l0gist
fer the u. S. weather bureau
frost service.
Minimum temperature for
Tuesday morning was 19 report
ed from MeIoland, the Ell Centre
key station having a minimum of
%. Other minimum tempera-
lures reported we're: Calipatria,
22H: Imperial, 20.6; Brawley, %.
AT the Ell Centre key station
temperatures 30 or below covered
a period of 10 hours duration. At
8 p. m. Monday night the tenn
perature was at 80; at 10 p. m,
30; at midnight, %; at l a. M.
26; at 1880 a. m, "a and at 7:15
a. m. the minimum of % was re-
corded. Temperatures began to
rise at 1880 a. m. and by $40
were back to 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

.but developing an under-the-sur-
face struggle that may break at
any time into fireworks.
The under cover battle matched
old enemies. It is, again, the strug-
gle between Mark Rose and Evan
T. Hewes, with Rose fighting des-
perately to gain foothold where
by he may climb into the saddle
he occupied for SO long. 1nflu-
ence of the two men, directly Oh
indirectly, is apparent in every
individual campaign. 1t may change
the entire future history of the
district Or it may not.
Astute politicians predicted lit
tie change in the makeup OF the
districy organization as result OF
balloting Fe5. 3. The board OF
directors. they believed, will re-
main practically as it Is now-un-
less it is for a last minute triumph
or error by one side or the other
Such things have been known to
change the results of elections In
Imperial Valley almost overnight.
Sensations Slated
That the campaign will not
reach its peak without sensational
developments was the opinion i'm
piled by Rose Tuesday. Hewes'
proceeding quietly with his cam
paign as a side issue to the thou
sand and one other duties falling
on his shoulders as chairman OF
the district board. stuck fast to
his public plea for a vote OF con-
fidence on Feb, 3. Hewes' friends
saw the greatest danger to his
own reelection in his insistence
that the issues at stake are not
political, but economic, and in his
failure to worry as much about his
own campaign as about those OF
his friends.
One great factor in the cam
paign throughout the entire dis
trict may be the one director who
is unopposed for reelection. He
is Charles Morrow, Brawley divi-
sion director and staunch friend
of Hewes. Morrow, unopposed be-
cause the people of his division
feel mat he was rightly elected
two years ago, is free to throw
the weight of his influence into
the campaign on wide scale,
without worrying too gravely about
his affairs at home.
Candidates, as usual in politics
denied on the whole the influ-
ence of any group or faction
Some, like the incumbents in the
assessor-collectorS office and the
treasurer's office, had been knowr
too long as factional candidates
to make their denials more thar
matter of form. Others drew ac.
tive support from factional chief.
tans.
Campaign Tactics
Whatever their statements, cam
paign tactics indicated to observer
that Mark Rose would like to SCI
Sanford Tyler elected in place O
Evan Hewes, w. J. Gregg (becaus
he is believed the strongest Q
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Poe FAILS TO
RE N { N B { R
FATAL SH0 I
Accused Testifies
He Only Recalls
Raising Gun

81 have no definite recol-
lection of firing the shot
which killed George Johnson
but l do remember raising
the gum" Yancey (Jack)
Poe, on trial for his life, testified
Monday.
Poe is on trial in Imperial
county superior court for the fatal
shooting Of Placentia man on
the shores of Salton sea last
November.
Poe accepted the gun used in the
shooting and demonstrated before
Judge r. D. McPherrin his action
in lifting the weapon as, he al
legged, the duck hunter started to-
ward him. District Attorney FL
mer Heald questioned Poe closely
concerning the position of the
turtleback on the automobile stand
ing near the scene of the Shoot
ing. Poe disclaimed recollection of
the position of JOhnSons hands
Immediately prior to the firing of
the fatal shot.
Testimony Tuesday morning still
related to the ownership of the
property where the shooting took
place In sight of large number
of duck hunters. .se
Constant references to a sketch
OF the scene and detailed descrlp-
tions of the situation of the land
continued in court Tuesday.
Miss Thomas Jefferson Poe, sis
ter Of the defendant, was placed
on the witness stand in the at
tempt to prove the ownership and
leasing of the land on the shores
of the sea. Title company en-
ployes also were called by Heald
in his attempt to establish the non
existence of recorded deeds on
the property involved.
Court adjourned before noon
Tuesday until o'clock in the al
ternoon to permit the prosecution
to call additional witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Dean Speaks to
Lions Clubmen on
Mountain Climbs

Enlarging upon the subject.
Where Clouds Can Go, Man Can
Co. J, N. Holiday, dean of men
at the Brawley junior college, told
members of the Ell Centre Lions
club Tuesday of the hazards and
history Of mountain climbing in
the United States, Europe and
Asia.
Holiday, who was introduced by
Program Chairman Robert w.
Ware. demonstrated little known
methods Of climbing rugged nouns
tain peaks. sketched early noun
tain climbing episodes, and told
of attempts to climb Mt. Everest,
highest peak in the world.
Mountain climbing, he said,
provides one outlet for the spirit
of adventure which formerly was
vented on frontiers.
Visiting Lions attending Tues
days meeting were Emmanuel Gel
ecki of Two Rivers, Wis, o. D.
Van Dyke and Leslie Burran of
Imperial; and guests were Ray
Desert, E. A. Fitzhugh and Mark
Munson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

were borrowed from otner cOuntleS.
The case load for the SRA jumped
to 800 families this week, a stagger-
ing rise from the 1877 families on
the rolls during the summer and
fall.
The situation among the mi
gratcry workers established in in
dependent camps in the Calipatria
area further is complicated by in
fluenza which has assumed the pro-
portions of an epidemic, according
to w. S. Filter, SRA head.
Only 80 OF the 800 families are
out-of- the-state applicants, declared
Fitzer. and the remainder are the
workers who depend upon
work during valley crop harvests
to carry them through the winter
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
CHILD BURNED
TO D EATH IN
HOLTvILLE FIRE

Isora johnson, 2. was burned to
death and Mrs. Jeff johnson. her
mother. was burned so severely she
NAV die. in an early morning fire
in Holtville Tuesday. Mrs. johnson
is in the county hospital
When a gasoline stove flared dan
cerously at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday.
Mrs. johnson attempted to throw it
into the yard. The stove struck an
other daughter. Alice Jane, 6, burn
ing her slightly.
The two-year-old child was burn
ed to death as she lay in her bed
and the mother was burned in an
attempt to reach her baby. The
house was destroyed. Il, 81
Mrs. johnson is the wife of the
Negro proprietor of a Holtville shoe
shining parlor, according to Deputy
Coroner Frank Raney. who was
summoned to investigate.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
PETTY Theft
WAVE LAID TO
HOBO HORDE
Police, Sheriff to
Launch Wide
Campaign

Imperial county peace Of
ficers are scheduled to begin
a countrywide drive late this
week to rid rural and NUM-
cipal areas of professional
"hoboes" held responsible for a
wave of petty thefts, robberies, and
burglaries. Hundreds of buns,
driven here by snow in other dis
tricts, have been preying upon
residents.
Sheriff Robert, w. Ware asked
the cooperation of all police de-
partments in arresting the hoboes
and requested justices of the peace
and police judges to give careful
consideration to persons charged
with vagrancy in their courts.
In addition to the regular Off
GERS, special officers will be on
duty at INLAND to check freight
trains for incoming hoboes plan
ming to make this county happy
hunting ground during the re-
mainder of the winter.
The strict manner in which the
hobo situation is being handled in
other counties in California forced
many to retreat to Imperial county
or go to work, Sheriff Ware de-
clared. Since the collapse of the
proposed bum blockade planned to
stem the influx of hoboes Imperial
county has made no plans to deal
with the problem, Ware declared.
1T was impossible for Imperial
county to handle the hoboes in
the manner favored by the Los
Angeles. police department last
winter" Ware continued, because
of the heavy expense created by
keeping three shifts DAY ON duty
at the highway and railway en-
frances at the Arizona border. The
burden of paying II men was too
great for this county,
The present cooperative plan
was arranged as q substitute for
Che more elaborate arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
By MARION HOLMES

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 26. W,Pl-
No one seemed 10 realize the danger
we were in until Mayor August
Bode distributed handbills saying
We would have to get out of Cairo
because the levee might break.
Everyone became panicky. Men
and women, dragging little children
behind them. started race for the
railroad station.
When our husbands heard they
could stay and fight the flood, they
wanted 10 do it. Because if the
levee breaks we will have nothing
to go back TO.
AS soon as I heard that we had
to get out of town, called my
husband. He said he was going to
stay SO I called a taxicab, put on
my coat, and got my son, Johnny,
who is nine.
1t was awfully cold, and our cab
splashed through puddles. OF water
several inches deep The city looked
just as it does after heavy rain.
People were running up and down
the street. Some of them tried to
stop taxicabs, and others tried to
stop private cars.
I saw dead horse, frozen solid
Ii was leaning against a lamp post,
Nobody seemed to notice it.
When we got to the railroad sta
ton, the driver demanded three
dollars Usually, the same ride only
costs 25 cents.
There are about 1000 men left in
Cairo. My husband, Frank, is one
of them.
AS soon as the flood Is over
Johnny and I are going back tc
our home, if we have one.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26


Many of the applicants are valley
residents who have not sought aid
from the SRA for l8 months, Filter
said. I'D
After operating with an admin
istrative staff of seven all summer
and fall. the recent influx of appli-
cants forced the SRA to increase
the staff in Imperial county to Is
by permitting Fitzer to borrow
SRA employees from other counties
ON a temporary basis.
Direct aid recipients on the coun-
ty welfare rolls are less this month
than was the case In December,
according to Charles Nice, county
INDECENT officer The total dropped
from 46 in December to 43 to date
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

estimated 100000 persons were
driven from their homes by flood
waters which ravaged an 1900 mile
section of the Ohio and Mississippi
river valleys.
The war department today cam
celled, without explanation, its
previously announced ALLEGATION of
100000 for emergency construc-
ton of refugee camps in the flood
zone. 1t was understood TECHNICAL
ties in the law prevented ALLEGATION
of the funds from emergency con-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
$4,000 Pleasure Car
Licenses Tags Issued

Approximately $4,000 license
plates for pleasure cars, CONNER
cial vehicles, and out-of-state cars
have been issued by the Imperial
county office of the California
Highway patrol. The total num-
ber includes plates for 5000 plea
sure cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

struction work allotments.
Buoyed by reports that weather
conditions in flood-devastated re-
gions were improving. relief heads
spurred rescue and rehabilitation
efforts to combat suffering. FAM
Inc and epidemic.
So serious is the flood disaster
considered that Admiral Cary r.
Grayson, head OF the Red Gross.
increased his plea for public con-
tributions from s4,0o0.0o0 10 ti0.-
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Jury Disagrees on
Air Express Crash

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26. W.P)-A
coroner's jury disagreed today over
the causes of a Western Air Ex-
press plane crash which fatally in
jured Explorer Martin johnson and
four others on a snow-capped noun
tain 80 miles north of here two
weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
MOTHER TELLS
HOW SHE FLED
BEFORE FLOOD

Editors Note: Marion Holmes,
81, mother and housewife, is one
Of the 10000 who fled Cairo, ILL.,,
when the Ohio river threatened
to pour over the top of the levee
and sweep away their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Relief Burden in
Dizzy Rise; Many
Workers in Need

Migratory agricultural workers. forced out of employ
ment in the fields of Imperial Valley by the freeze
have appealed the State Relief administration for aid
in such numbers that the Imperial county headquarters
office had to be moved to larger quarters Staff workers
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Roosevelt Ready
To AIIof Millions
For Flood Relief

WASHINGTON Jan 26 UP prepared
a entire $79oOO0Oo emergency appropriation flood
relief IF Chairman
committee told today brought
cheers from the floor The
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Well, Yes and No

Dear RR:" says a correspondent.
"As last week you mentioned that
the full name of Lee Nuffer is Leslie
Lee Nuffer, l thought you might
be interested in the fact that there
is another member of the legal pro-
fession here with the same name,
the full name of Leslie Burr being
Leslie Lee Burr. The similarity OF
names opens UP number OF ques-
tions. For instance, did both get
the Lee from the distaff side of the
family? And why the combination?
etc, etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
SUPPLIES oFFooD
RUN LOW DISEASE
EPIDEMICS RAGE
Rivers Continue Unprecedented Rise With More
Thousands Homeless; Nation Calls on
Full Resources to Give Aid
BY UNITED PRESS

Flood ravaged cities and towns in the Ohio and trans
MISSISSIPPI river valleys broadcast appeals for food and
water today while fire and disease added to the suffer
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
Anyway, Thanks

A feminine handwriting which
cloves your column" but signs it
self only "Fluttering Heart" Is at
tempting to tip RR off that some
tall, dark and handsome Holtvllle
swain" has shaved off his rnustache.
Who, what or why, RR doesn't
know.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
FIRE SMOUl DERS
UNDER SURFACE IN
DISTRICT ELECTION
Campaigns Go Into Last Stretch With Hewes-Rost
Struggle Hidden; Last Minute Triumph, or
Error May Change Whole Outlook
BY EDWIN A. FITZHUGH

Covering issues mOmentOus any in the history
of the Imperial Irrigation District the Feb election
pagn went into its final stretch this week without the
face fanfare that district have learned expect
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
In Olden Times

In OIucU hhCS
In the early days OF southern Cal
ifornia. A. B. Derrick argues, things
were much worse than they are
now, in spite of irrigation district
politicians. For instance, he points
out, the water at Laguna was pref
ty stagnant. How stagnant, no one
realized until Charles Hook, Der
rick's brother -in-law. began water
ing his skittish horse there. Charley
soon found that he had to carry
along a butcher knife to cut OIL
the water when the horse had
drunk it's fill. 1t all worked very
nicely, until duck hunting season
rolled around Then, watering the
mount one day, Charley noticed
duck hunters in the vicinity. With
out warning one OF them uppeo
with his shotgun and turned loose
Charley wasn't expecting, and nelth.
er was the horse. The frightened
animal leaped away from the water
in which its nose had been buried
Charley didn't have time to wieic
his butcher knife, and in its frenziec
jump the horse pulled all the water
out of the lake. That water, frlenos
and enemies. WAS stagnant.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26

Butter: Los Angeles 33,sc;
Butterfat, Imperial Valley fob.
ranch, Grade A, 42i6c; manufac-
turing milk. 371c; route gather
ed cream 33isc.
L. A. Hay: u. ). No. ] extra
Ieafy, S23.5O-24.50; U. ). No. 1,
S2O.0O-21.OO; u. 5. No. leafy,
S19.5O-2O.OO; u. s. No. 2, $1,000
1850; Minneapolis flax S2.2O-2-27.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
An Ounce of Prevention

Smart people, these high. school
teachers. They're dismissing the
seniors to see Romeo and Juliet
at the Ell Centre showhouse-but
before the pupil gets the afternoon
off for the purpose, he must show
his ticket as voucher for good
faith. No loafing-they either go
to the show or they stay in school
and study.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
80
ID AMBL1NG
NEPORTER
Says
Imagine That

Imagine That
RR Fundamentally joins A. K.
Swami in wonderment over the
Literary Digest issue Of January,
which may help to solve the long
standing question of why the Digest
presidential poll turned out like 1t
did. Compared to the January is
sue. in one particular, the poll was
a huge success. Speaking of the
cold spell, and use Of smudge pots
in citrus fields, the Digest AYERS
the smoke was so thick it dimmed
the. sun like an eclipse. Further:
I'm the Imperial Valley" 1t says,
"the smudge-cloud became SO dense
an airplane lost its way, and had
to make forced landing. At Long
Beach, street lights remained burn
ing all morning Street cars and
automobiles turned on their head
lights" .9
RR suspects the writer of the
squib was in the airplane he mem
tionS-and that he just thought 1t
was smudge cloud (No, Mr..
Swami the Digest Is not entered
in RR's Liars Contest0
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
HOUSES-FURN1SHED
Observation-Disclosures
HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT

CONGRESS HEIGHTs-semi-bri bunga-
low. rms. b.. full base. fireplace. hard
wood fls. SO Miss. Ave. S. E. q blks. past
end car line. turn LETT. Own. Line. 696S-J
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
HOUSES WANTED-UNFURN.
STORES FOR RENT

LET Us RENT your vacant properties.
HARRY B. PITTS CO.
1919 18TH ST. N. W. MET. 0100
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

14TH N W, 2819-store for rent. suita BILE
for any kind of business. Rent reas.
Best section Columbia Heights.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
TRUCKS

Chevrolet 1884 De Luxe Panel @OAE
In unusually fine condition: DOIkO
had fine care; only $345. with terms
LOGAN MOTOR CO.
18th & NJ SITS. N. w. Dist. 5SOS
USED Car Lot"
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

Chevrolet 1894 Hydraulic Dump QAOO
Body Truck - Has had good UfGO
care and il o. K mechanically; all
good tires.
1907 M ST. N, W., GEORGETOWN
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

NORTH BEACH, block from Chesa-
peake Bay. Business property, formerly
beer garden. license guaranteed. Rent or
sale For information. Call Pot. 1927.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

AUBURN 1885, 5-Pass. Sedan, Model s51.
The original paint is perfect; extra good
tires: fine, clean upholstery; radio and
care. $525. C. C. C. guarantee. Capitol
Cadillac Co.. 1923 22d St. N. W. MAI.
$500. Open evenings and Sunday
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
AUBURN

Auburn 1889 Convertible Sedan 0ONS
Beautiful green finish, DOOO
brand new top. A sporty car that
looks twice the price
WAKEFIELD MOTOR CO.
2525 Sherman Ave, N. w. AID. 5000
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

INTEGRITY loans. $40 70 $500 on your
name only Domestic Finance Corp.
1906 B. |. Ave. Mt Rainier DE. 4674.
Also Arl TT. Bldg. Rosslyn. Va. WE. 0306.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
MONEY TO LOAN
PERSONAL LOAN COMPANIES

etc No adv Arrangement neces Lowest
rates ROSSLYN LOAN CO.. RoGRlyn. We.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
FARMS FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WATERFRONT PROPERTY

LOG CABIN on salt water amid tall
timbers completely sealed In celotex:
large porch oil heating unit. artesian
we'll: immediate occupancy. 81 .045: 500
cash $50 monthly. Sterling 9561.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

Operating Under Uniform Small
Loan Laws
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

NEAR Yorktown. Va, on waterfront. g.
room summer home partly furnished.
S25 month. B. B Dealba, Seaford, Va.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

LOANS UP TO 5000
THE STATE LOAN co.
$500 Rhode Island DE. b563
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

QUICK LOANS up to $500. Lincoln Loan
Service. SHep 1881
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
AUTOMOBILES WANTED

USED CAR BARGAINS-Northea Moto
go Bladensburg I'd. N.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

Auburn 1885 Cow. Sedan-Red @N0E
leather upholstery; low actual O8OO
mileage, and performs like new: all
practically new tires; fully guaran-
teed; terms.
L. r. sTEUART, Inc.
I20k "a &C. NJ w nrO AaNN
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FORDS-All models Steuart Motors, 6tl
and N Y Ave. N W
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TODAY'S BEST USED-CAR BUYS
AUTOMOBILES

UsED-CAR BARGAINS at 1904 sout
Capitol st.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

Sc. 2OO-Two Dutch Colonials, 5 rms, air
cond., fireplace, screened porch: y mile
| Key Bridge Turn off Lee Hwy. at Ute ST.,
| Arlington Open days. ewes. Wal. S465-J.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
APARTMENTS FUR. OR UNFUR,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

EVANSVILLE. MD, Baltimore St., "a X
Newly decorated. 2 rooms. kit. dinette
private bath, c. h. W., adults. CIR. 1000.
The Washington times., 1937-06-11

USED CAR BARGAINS-Wolfe Motor
1919 Georgia Ave.
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C16ITTAC 1887 Sport Coupe. Model 60.
room finish, disc wheels. fender wells,
white Sidewalk tires. radio. This car de.
livers new for $1,sS5. Can be purchased
at $1.625. c. G. guarantee. Capitol
5000. Open evenings and Sunday:
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Chrysler 1884 "6" Conv. Sedan @AoH
This popular model is per- OtCO
feet mechanically. and appearance ex-
cellent.
1928 IA st. NJ W. Pot. 49OO
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Ford 1881 De Luxe ROadster- n1NE
With rumble seat: new paint OlOO
job, new tires: equipped with special
high compression motor giving up to
rs m.ph. rs m.p.E. Call
ADAMS AA7O