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Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

TAKE FIELD IN
FUNDS DRIVE

FL Centro's Character Building
drive was definitely uns1er way
Monday as special committees took
the field to solicit funds. Commit
tees opening the drive were headed
by Warren Currier, Frank Bey-
schlag, Mrs. A B. Hanson, under
the general supervision of Gordon
Scriven.
Curriers' group will solicit al
vance gifts, Beyschlag will have
charge of contracting government
employees and Mrs. Hansons unit
will include the city schools.
The. general solicitation commit
tee, headed by H. K. McClimans, will
go into action Nov. 8.
" AS pointed out by A. H. Keller,
chairman of the campaign, the con-
tributions will go to the support
of the seven agencies comprising
the Character Building Fund. Those
agencies being: Boy Scouts of Am
erica, Camp Fire Girls, Girl Re-
serves. Hard of Hearing Society,
Hipass Health camp, Parent Teach
ers association and the American
Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
BOND COUPONS
WILL BE PAID
| N M ED|ATELY
$425, 600 to Be Sent Out
By District; Court
Releases Funds

Imperial Irrigation District
bond interest coupons which
matured Jan. 1, 1887, will be
paid Immediately, Treasurer
Anna McManus announced
Monday.
Payments of bond and warrant
interest, totaling $425,625 will be
made under a court order by Su-
perior Judge Benjamin F. Warmer
authorizing release of funds.
The superior court order was en-
tered after stipulation between
litigants in a suit involving dis
trict bond and warrant funds. The
plaintiffs are James Jordan, j. r.
Mason, Reed Bekins and G.. Moody.
The stipulation provided that Jan.
1 interest funds should not be i'm
pounded. A previous order i'm
pounded all bond and warrant.funds.
The district, through Chief Counsel
Harry Horton, asked an order re-
leasing the funds to pay Jan. l
obligation.
The order was sought by the dis
trict to clear the way for further
consideration of a district debt re-
funding proposal sponsored by the
tax committee of the Imperial coun-
ty farm bureau. Bondholders and
agents controlling more than so per
cent of district securities had de-
clared they would not consider any
refunding proposal until the Jan
l, 1887, interest was paid.
Twelve hundred and "a notices
were to be placed in the mail Mon
day, advising bondholders of the
courts action.
Of the total to be paid, $395,625
will be in bond interest and approx
mately $4,000 in warrant interest
Non-depositing bondholders will re-
ceive $25, ,00O
The action, district officials be-
lieved, will make it possible to meet
with bondholders in a discussion
of the proposed refunding program
1t is an outgrowth of conference
at Los Angeles last August between
bondholderS, district officials ano
members of the farm bureau taz
committee. The bondholders refused
TO negotiate further until Jan.
interest was paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

JAPANESE dpOlOSy.
AS the Japanese drove south, the
sluggish yellow waters of the stream
ran red. In the heat of the battle,
a force of Japanese crossed to the
United States marine sector to cap
ture a Chinese junk, after Japa-
nese sentry had fired into the set
tlement.
|. Meanwhile foreigners, already en-
dangered by Japanese shells faced
the prospect of Chinese lombard
ment of the Shanghai -Hangchow
railway which runs parallel to the
French concession on the south and
would bring the international set
tlement into the line of fire.
Shortly after Midnight the Japa-
nese bombardment of the western
area was intensified. "Ash can"
shrapnel crashed over a wide area,
shaking the entire western district
So critical was the situation on
the Soochow creek front, that Chi
nese military leaders were under
stood to be considering a lombard
ment of the railroad, in the event
they are forced to retreat further
south.
Japanese reports said an unnam-
ed japanese mystery detachment,
bent upon revenge, was driving
down Monument road toward the
Hungjoa airdrome, heart of the Chi
nese secondary defense, where on
August 8, Chinese peace preserva-
ton troops killed an officer and
seaman of the Japanese navy, pre-
cipitating the war.
The invasion OF che American
marine sector by japanese troops
brought an immediate apology by
the Japanese high command but
American marines did not feel that
this closed the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
VALLEY PISTOL
ACE u P S ET S
.ARIzONACHAMP

H. NJ Bump, Calexico customs
officer, won the, grand aggregate
at the peace officers shoot Sun
day with score of 5i6, the first
Imperial Valley marksman who has
been able to score over Norman
Adair. Arizona state champion.
Adair trailed Bump for second place
with 845. Chief Herbert Gerrish
was third after a bitter battle with
Adair for second honors. The 845
tie between Adair and Gerrish was
broken in the final count.
A team of California Highway
patrol shooters took the Biscailuz
trophy Handicaps placed the high
way patrol 16 points ahead OF the
immigration border patrol team.
The highway patrol team score was
2,242 and the immigration border
patrol score $500.
In the class 3 contest medals
were won by w. G.. Pearce. 80l;
Jimmy Baxter, 300; Orville Ballan-
tyne, 784. In class G by G.. Dough-
erty, 1888; Robert Tackett, 725; Will
liam MOONEY, oSo.
In the Army, l.. Adair was first
with 299. In class B, Pearce scored
200; in class G, Dougherty scored
279.
In the ladies slow fire % match,
Mrs. c. c. McConville was first
in class A with 1870; Mrs. Pearce
first in class B with 1888, and Bobby
Lindgren was first in class G with
129.
The shoot was sponsored by the
Ell Centre police department. The
shoot Nov. 4 will be held at the
immigration border patrol range at
Ell Centro and will be sponsored by
the patrol. The public may attend
and participate if desired.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
WATER SURVEY
WILL BE MADE
BY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON. Nov. l. UP)-
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes will name a three man COM
mission within the next few days
to study new methods for repay
ment of construction costs on west
ern irrigation projects, it was learn
ed today.
Interior department officials said
the three men, already selected, are
westerners, intimately familiar with
irrigation problems. The appoint
ments probably will be announced
this week.
The commission will study so
reclamation projects which include
more than 100000 acres of farm
land. The projects cost 100000, 900
of which $45,OO0,O0o has been re-
paid by irrigators.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Two Lose Lives
In Boat Accident

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Nov. 1. (UP)
The death toll of an accident in
which small motor boat overturn-
ed off the coast here was raised to
two today with the death Of Mrs.
Edith B. Ray, 81.
Coastguardsmen continued to
search for the body of George Rose,
so. operator of the boat. who has
been missing since his craft cap
sized In heavy sea, and who has
been given up for dead.
Mrs. Ray succumbed In a hos
pital here to shock and exposure
suffered while she clung TO the
overturned craft for nearly an hour
while 13-year-old Thomas Rose, ne
phew of the missing man, swan
more than a mile through heavy
seas to summon aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

aged Wnen WelSnJS from CQe stage
curtain were thrown into the musi-
cal instrument The vahdals threw
weights through the ceiling to smash
expensive light fixtures and opera
seats, Manager Herb Norris said
after an inspection made Monday.
Costly light control switches were
used as targets for bricks and cur
tain weights. The interior of the
building was a shambles as result
of the depredations.
Otherwise the city was quiet with
only the usual amount Of garbage
can stealing, chair changing and
the like.
In Calexico as yet unidentified
youths took 80 gallons of ice cream
from a creamery. Thus far police
have found one empty can.
Between 25 and 30 Calexico boys
were forced to cool their heels in
the police station because of their
conduct A car was pushed from
a parking lot and into telephone
pole during the night. The boys,
many of them 20 and % years of
age, police said, were released early
Sunday
Several palms in Holtville were
fired by pranksters but firemen
were able to extinguish the flames
before irreparable damage resulted.
In Imperial Chief of Police Will
liam Burton took 10 boys into the
desert for a wiener roast and sports
program. They stayed out late and
were not interested in following
Halloween traditions when they
returned from the party.
Brawley, Westmorland and Cali
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mia, and that its pilot gave the crew
of the freighter only five minutes
to take to lifeboats.
The crew of 26 rowed seven hours
before reaching the fishing village
of Palafrugell a few miles from the
French frontier on the Mediter-
ranean.
LONDON, Nov. l. CUP) - The
British ambassador at Hendaye has
made strong protest to the Span
ish Insurgents against the airplane
sinking of the British steamer Jean
Eden informed a questioner in the
House of Commons today.
The Insurgents, Eden said, have
promised to make an immediate
inquiry.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

of the United States Eden said,
ITO secure that 1 would travel not
only from Geneva to Brussels, but
from Melbourne to Alaska.
In fact the initiative for the
Brussels conference came not from
the United Kingdom but from the
United States"
Eden challenged Italy's right to
intervene in the Anglo German
colonial dispute.
Recently country, which gained
considerable possessions as the out
come of war, has championed Ger
many's claim to African possession"
he said
"As between Germany and this
country desire to say nothing, but
I deny the right of any govern
ment to call on us to make con-
tribution when there is no evidence
it is prepared to do likewise"
Rebutting the charge of the labor
party that the foreign policy of
the government is weak and vacil-
lating, Eden said the British gov
ernment "has observed every treaty
to which it set hand"
by example and precept we have
done our best. If there are any
criticisms against us it is because
in conjunction with others we were
not able to fill the roll of inter-
national policemen"
/ E-lax, +la,, tho
house by his candor by stating that
the practical results of the Nyon
cact. although not it's aim, ha:
been to facilitate the arrival o
large quantities of material a
Spanish government ports. Spair
is now Soviet Russia's third bes
customer
IT agree with Lloyd George thai
it is easy to exaggerate the mill
tary Importance of foreign nation
ais in Spain. but 1t is not easy tt
exaggerate their political import
ance. U4tl each is withdrawn
there can be no return to conf
dence In the Mediterranean"
BERLIN. Nov. l. W.P)-Germany
it was reported today, soon vii
repudiate the mandates system anC
demand restoration of her colonies
taken away by the Versailles treaty
Secrecy was maintained about
the date and form of the German
exclamation, which is intended tt
be surprise, similar to the Rhine
land re-occupation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
CHILDREN AT
FIVE SCHOOLS
GIVEN TOXOID

Diphtheria toxoid was given chill
dren at five schools in the eastern
section of Imperial county last week
by Dr. Warren F.. Fox AMI public
health nurses.
At The school at the American
Girl Mine. % children, including
10 of pre-school age. were i'm
munized. 10 at Ogilby to make this
school 100 immunized: 20 at Laguna.
II at Winterhaven, and 85 at Bard
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

fttTdIu bdTCtIUIld CUIItSPUIIutIIU
reported the Spanish Loyalist gov
ernment asserted that the pirate"
plane bore markings showing that
1t was piloted by Bruno Mussolini
son of the italian premier.
The Hoods officers were ordered
to interview the crew of the Jean
Weem's in an effort to fix respon-
sibility for the attack. The investi-
cation will be conducted by Rear
Admiral Andrew Cunningham, who
temporarily was in command of the
Hood. He was ordered to send his
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

findings to London Immediately.
Young Mussolini left Rome about
a month ago to join the Spanish
Nationalist air forces at Majorca,
and he repeatedly has engaged in
several bombing raids along the
Catalan coast Sciere the Jean
Weems was attacked.
Capt. Thomas Eversett, Welsh
master of the vessel, reported that
the planes wings bore white and
black skull and cross bones insig-
Weems, Foreign Secretary Anthony
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

extension with the city engineer on
his visit here. Agents of the rail-
road and the highway commission
also will be present, the letter said
The city has asked for an addi-
tional extension of time in which
to complete plans for construction
of the crossing because financial
difficulties and the federal program
for grade separation have delayed
completion of the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

negotiations for permanent peace.
The British delegation, headed
by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden,
leaves London tonight for Brussels
to begin private talks with the
chief delegates tomorrow.
The aim of the conference mar
rowed down to the question of an
armistice. If the conference can
halt the fighting, the 10 delegates
expected to attend and then begin
new discussions to work out details
of peace agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

WdIU I1dII, SoIIIUI tIIBIIIttI IUI
the commission, will come here
Thursday to discuss the matter with
Knights and representatives of the
railroad company and the state
highway department Ed Wallace
is district engineer for the division
of highways in this territory.
Notice of the meeting was receiv-
ed by Knights in a letter from the
commission, declaring that Hall will
discuss the State street crossing
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
CAR WORKERS
WILL DEMAND
S25OO SALARY

DETROIT. Nov. (UP)- Auto
motive manufacturers learned to-
day that the United Automobile
workers union intends to press de-
mands for "living annual wage
$500 yearly.
Homer Martin. UAW president,
sounded the campaign Sunday as
he addressed a political mass meet
ing in behalf of the candidacy of
the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization's slate in Tuesdays
municipal election.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Prisoner Freed
In Rock Assault

WINTERHAvEN, Nov. Russell
Gideon, charged with assaulting
Harrison Dare with rock. was
released from custody because Dare
refused TO prosecute.
Dare told Judge T. Z. White In
winterhaven justice court that he
did not remember what happened
in drunken fight near Andrade
late last month. Dare has been
in the Yuma hospital suffering
from head wounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Mother Kills Five
Children, Herself

NORWALK. Ia, Nov. l (UP)-
Mrs. Elma McAninch, 35, and the
five children she killed will be
buried as she requested without
an inquest, Coroner c. H. Mitchell
said today.
There is no doubt that the five
children were murdered and the
mother committed suicide" Nit
chell explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Tammany Downfall
Foreseen in New York

NEW YORK, NOV. 1. WR)--The
utter rout of Tammany Hall in
tomorrows New York mayoralty
election was predicted today.
Supporters of Mayor F. H. La
Guardia estimated his plurality over
jeremiah T. Mahoney, his Tam
many-New Deal Democratic op-
ponent, would range from 100000
to 100000 a
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Germany, Italy
Agree to Mutual
Aid If War Comes

LONDON, Nov. |. WPl-The
German and Italian governments
are in agreement ito mutually
assist each other in case either
is involved I'm wars with more
than one great power" the
diplomatic reporter of the Eve
ming Standard said today.
Revealing what is claimed to
be the essence of an unwritten
pact, forming the basis of the
Berlin Rome axis, the Standard
says cooperation falls under two
heads (D concerted diplomatic
action with the object of as
sisting each to gain their aims;
t2) military cooperation under
certain ventualities.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Roosevelt Ayerts
Rail Strike i'm LA.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l CUP)-
Strike OF 1000 employees of the Pa
cific Electric Co., worlds largest
electric railway, was averted today
by action of President Roosevelt.
From Hyde Park the President
appointed a board of mediation,
which action automatically halted
plans of the brotherhood train
men to strike at 2 am. Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
WHITE HOUSE
TO ENTERTAIN
DUKE, DUCHESS

WASHINGTON, Nov. / (UP)-
President Roosevelt plans to en-
tertain the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor at the White House dur
ing their visit to this country, it
was learned from an authoritative
source today
Mrs. Roosevelt will not be pre-
sent and present plans call for no
evening White House dinner or re-
ception.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
HAY MARKET
TAKES DROP

The hay market dropped this
weekend after holding up. for sew
real weeks, United Press dispatches
from Los Angeles revealed Monday.
On NO. hay the market dropped
from $3.50 and $40 to $l7.50
The No 2 hay cropped from SIG
and $16.5O to $1450 a ton, the dis
patches said. a
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

OHueT Tile Ier1lS Ol Ille lille power
treaty, concluded at Washington in
1922, the signatory nations guar
anteed China's sovereignty, indie
pendence, territorial administration
and integrity.
To be confronted by such a de-
mand, well informed diplomatic
sources asserted, would be embar-
the United States who are in virtual
RAISING to Great Britain, France and
agreement that the conference
should try to get China and Japan
to agree to a truce in advance of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Ell Centre Youth
Injured in Truck

Raymond Clark, son of Rcllie
Clark, of Ell Centre, was slightly
injured in San Diego this weekend
when a truck in which he was rid
ing with CCC boys crashed into
service station light standard,
Two of his companions were
seriously injured and eight others
slightly hurt. The truck went out
of control. the driver said
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
1000 LOngshOremen
On Strike in Texas

HOUSTON, Tex. Nov tUP)-|
Approximately 4O00 union long
shoremen struck today in all Texas
ports and at Lake Charles. La,
lwhen coastwise steamship opera
4tors refused to yield to- an over
time pay demand asE-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Postal Receipts
Above Last Year

Ell Centre postal receipte for Oc
tober this year reached total
of $6,398.40, up $174.79 from the
total for October, 1886.
Last years October total was
$6,223.61 Postmaster Frank Rich
mond said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
l.. A. Contractor Low

YUMA, Ariz., Nov. /. UR)-Nor-
man I. Fadel. Los Angeles con-
tractor submitted low bid of $685.
54170 today for construction of a
siphon drop turnout for diverting
water from the All American canal
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
PIRATE PLANE FLOWN
BY MUSSOLINTS son
SINKS BRITISH SHIP

LONDON, Nov l. (UP)-The British battle cruiser
Hood ordered to proceed at full speed to Barcelona
from Palma Majorca today to investigate the sinking of
the British steamer Jean Weems A pirate" airplane
bombed and sank the Jean Weems Saturday The Daily
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

went out Hallowe ening Saturday
with the understanding he was to
stay within two blocks of home
and didn't. Dad found him some
time later more blocks from home
than he should have been. Donnie
went home in custody, underwent
the old fashioned remedy for mis-
deeds, and was sent to bed. AS soon
as Dads back was turned, Donnie
went again-with the same disas-
trous results. After his second re-
turn home Donnie got to thinking
it over. FINALLY he approached Doc.
Dad" he said i've been think
ing it over, and I'm sorry ran
away. I was wrong :"
Doc listened, accepted the apol-
ogies gracefully, and then heard
Donnie suggest that 1t was time
he (Donnie) got back in bed.
oh, Doc growsed, "go get your
clothes on and beat it. Times a.
wastin'!"
And RR ventures to suggest that
Donnie probably learned something
right there that many men never
learn.
Something to See
If you haven't seen Claude Orr
up Brawley way, all decked out in
his 49er shirt and beard, you've
missed something that even the
49ers didn't see very often. And
that shirt :. Well, even RR finds
words deserting him.
o.
The Checkered Flag
Nolan Smith, it developed this
weekend, has long nursed dreams
of auto racing fame. a la Barney
Oldfield. He couldn't manage cigar
at quite the same angle, but the
party of golfers who took to the
tree-tops at the Barbara Worth
course when Nolan came down No
8 fairway in his gas wagon can
attest that he did manage the
speed.
! 1Suiting The Action
1t was quite triumph when
Bud Bump beat Norman Adair at
the pistol Shoot recently, because
no Imperial Valley man had, be-
fore that, ever beaten Norman at
triggers. One woman in the audience
realized it. She shouted to Bud:
Il guess now your head will be
so big your hat won't stay on
Just then a vagrant puff of wind
swept over the countryside, caught
Buds hat under the brim, and
sent it sailing off into space.
Buds grin was a bit puzzled.
Halloween Cynics-
RR's perverted sense of humol
got a bang out Of the auto Lineup
Saturday night. Smeared on the
windshields of a long line of autos
was the phrase, Il love you'll love
you'll love you" Then, on the last
car in line. some young cynic hat
lettered, Nuts to you'll"
%
The Modern Version
Maybe there is a place where the
youngsters still put the buggies or
top of the barn on Halloween, bu
it isn't here. Somebody in Holtvillt
did considerable damage Saturday
night with the modern version, how.
ever, by turning an auto upside
down in its parking place. Lucky
thing about 1t was, the owner wasn''
In such shape that he fnerel,
thought 1t an optical illusion. L
would have been too bad If he'c
tried tn sit down In II.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
AMERICAN DEFENSE
SECTOR INVADED BY
JAPANESE TROOPS

SHANGHAI, Tuesday, Nov. 2. (UP)-Americans and
other foreigners We're menaced today by threat from
Chinese guns fierce battling along Soochow creek caused
Japanese invasion of the American defense sector
strong protests from United States authorities and
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Decision Expected on
Rail Crossing in City

Whether the city of Ell Centre will obtain additional
extension its permit from the California railroad
mission to construct crossing the Southern Pacific
railroad tracks State street be decided here Thurs
day. City Engineer Philip w. Knights indicated Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
VandaIs Take
$4,000 Toll
On HaIIowe en-
Valuable Organ of Ell Centre Theatre
Suffers; Youths in CalexicO
Flee With Ice Cream

Halloween vandals did $4,000 worth of damage to the
old Fox theatre in Ell Centre this weekend while other I'M
peral Valley communities escaped with slight material
damage Pipes mechanism and wires in the $4,000
in the old theatre at Seventh and State streets dam
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
China May Demand
Action Against Japan

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 1. (UP)-Chna may upset
international efforts toward armisce in the Chinese
Japanese by demanding, at the opening of the nine
conferece Wednesday, that the powers take action
against Japan. it reported reliably today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01
Eden Throws
Responsibility
Upon America
British Foreign Minister Challenges
Italy's Right to Intervene in
Nal Colonial Dispute

LONDON Nov 1. (UP)-The responsibility for taking
the initiative in solving the SinoJapanese conflict was
placed squarey up to the United States today by Anthony
Eden British foreign minister during debate in Commons
"Any action taken must depend upon the cooperation
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-01

Butter: Los Angeles 80; B ut-
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch
grade 4 45s manufacturing milk
So; route gathered cream S4i9.
L. A. Hay; U. $. No. | sI7.SO.
No. 2 Ieafy $1,000; No. 2 s14.50.
16.OO-S16.50.
Minneapolis Flax Dec. s1.9S