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Evening star., 1937-05-23

plication of campaign against high,
way fatalities and injuries.
According to the A. r. B. A., Amer,
ica's great disgrace is going to be
diminished. A Nationwide effort is
going to be made to decrease the num-
Der Of newspaper headlines that read
Collision Causes Death" The blem-
ish Of avoidable highway accidents
must be wiped out, the toll of per-
manent disabilities due to automobile
and truck crashes must be reduced.
The Committee on Safe Highways of
tie A. r. B. A. is convinced this can
be done through the application of
modern engineering methods-the
building Of safety into the Nations
roads.
Immediate steps must be taken"
said Charles M. Upham, engineer
director Of the association, in an
nouncing the highway safety meeting,
"if we do not want 1887 to reach an
all-time peak in highway deaths
Highway accident fatalities to date are
already 26 per cent over 1886. Our
Committee on Safe Highways believes
that highway safety is largely mat
ter Of proper highway engineering.
We, as road builders are going to con-
Germ ourselves with the rehabilitation
OF antlquated roads. We are deter
mined to reconstruct safety into the
old roads and build safety into the
new by means Of the modern engineer
Ing methods at our command. To do
this we must have the help Of the pub
lie. The people must stand firm with
us IN our fight to secure the use Of
every penny collected in State gaso-
line and other motor vehicle highway
taxes for highway building and up
keep. Our research indicates that
faulty roads are causing an astound-
ing percentage of all motor vehicle
accidents Some Of the many unneces-
sary hazards that are daily featuring
death in the headlines of our news
papers are narrow roads, sharp curves,
steep hills, slippery surfaces and in
adequate sight distances"
Under the Craftsmanship of DR.. H.
E. Tabler, chairman of Maryland S
State Roads Commission, the Com
mittee on Safe Highways Of the
American Road Builders Association,
represents nearly every State in the
Union and its members are nation
ally prominent in their respective
fields of endeavor
Governors of 36 States, comprising
special Honorary Committee, are
sponsors Of the humane activities of
this safety group. Among members
OF this board who will participate in
the May meeting are S. Weston
Scott, director of safety Pennsylvania
Bureau of Highway Patrol and Safety,
who will represent Gov. Earle; Mi
chael A. Conner, commissioner. De-
partment of Motor Vehicles. Hartford,
Conn; John O. Rhodes, jr., director,
Division of Motor Vehicles. Rich
mond, Va; Fred E. Schnepfe, direc-
tor, Projects Division, P W. A., and
Raymond H. Combs, president, Ma
tional Rural Letter Carriers Associa-
ton.
In an appeal to motorists to SLOW
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our economic fabric. for it marks the
end of that era when Ellis Island
swarmed with millions bound for ex-
ploltatlon in the -Eglish-speaking
slurls of our democracy.
The greater number of the tmrni-
grants admitted last year we're Italians.
Next in order were Hebrews, Germans.
English, French, Irish Scotch, Mexi-
cans and Greeks. No other race
contributed as many as 1000 immi-
grants. OF the total of 6,252 Hebrews
admitted, 1924 came from Germany,
528 from Poland and 769 from Canada.
AS in other recent years, the in
dustrial areas Of Northeastern and
Middle Western United States alb
sorbed the great majority of the new
immigrants. More than $4,000 Of the
total number were destined for New
York State; Michigan was the next
objective, with $3.50 headed for its
industrial centers. There were 14,776
male immigrants. compared with
2l,553 female. Almost 1000 Of the
number were under Is years of age.
There were Sob who were As years
or older.
As ANOTHER indication Of the
altered type of immigrant that is
finding his way to our shores,
review of the trades or professions Of
incoming aliens is illuminating OF
the 36,329 admitted. % $50 we're mostly
women or children who thus declared
they had no occupation. OF the
remaining "employables." 1888 were
listed as belonging to the professional.
and 1904 to the commercial group,
There were 1896 skilled artisans.
1920 laborers, 1914 servants and
l,547 miscellaneous
Admissions were denied at port of
entry to 1000 aliens last year for
reasons ranging from failure to OBJ
tain a consular immigration visa,
through likely to become a public
charge, "stowaways," contract labor
ers," and previously deported or de-
barred" Almost all of these exclu-
sion cases arise at land border stations,
as Immigrants at sea cannot embark
for the United States until they have
obtained visa, issued after thorough
examination
More aliens were deported last year
than the year before In fact there
was more than a 10 per cent increase
in deportations. There was also a
slight increase in the number Of
aliens subject to deportation who
were permitted to leave the country
at their own expense. More than so
per cent Of such departures, voluntary
or involuntary, were for Mexico.
Pending the outcome Of negotiations
with the Soviet government with re-
spect to deportation of subjects Of
the former Russian empire, there are
approximately 1,160 war
rants of deportation that cannot be
executed
Last year l4l,2 1855 citizens were ad-
mitted to citizenship, while there were
148,ll8 declarations of intention for
naturalization. The figures show that
there is steady increase in the num-
Der Of aliens residing here who desire
to become citizens While 1t might
normally be expected that decline
in immigration would be followed by
a corresponding decline in naturaliza-
tion, this has not proved true in the
past four years. 1t is evident that the
Of aliens who are now seek
ing naturalization are not recent i'm
but have been in the country
for some time. Citizens hitherto In
different to citizenship now desire 1t
for many reasons, but strong factors
Ire economic pressure and the fear
of hostile legislation.
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is argued, something of the freshness
Of the impact of new races, but by
greater adaptability Of the modern i'm
migrant such loss is more than made
up for.
More than half the quota total has
been allotted to England and North
ern Ireland. with 65,72l; Germany,
25,957; the Irish Free State, 1883,
and Northern Europe most of the
balance. Actually the quota maxi
NUNS have not been filed in late
years. Last year saw $4,000 aliens en-
ter this country, with $4,000 leaving.
Wide discretion is granted American
consuls in granting quota visas, and
with millions OF unemployed in the
United States they have exercised
that discretion notably. This fact
alone will work an ultimate change in
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or pilots. In the first place, you may
consider yourself motor boat" under
law, if your vessel is propelled by
machinery and not more than IS feet
in length, except tugboats and tow
boats propelled by steam" According
to the length of your vessel it is
classified
You must carry "in all weathers
from sunset to sunrise" if you belong
in class one" white light aft to
show all around the horizon, and
combined lantern fore, lower than the
white light aft, showing green to
starboard and red to. port. If you
belong in either class two or class
three, you must carry a bright white
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Automotive Briefs

D. Russell Myers, of Silver Spring,
Md, has been made manager of the
Washington branch of Shell Union
Oil Corp, effective Immediately, and
will be in complete charge Of all sales
activities throughout the metropolitan
Washington market and northern
Virginia, it was announced this morn
ing by Sandy A. Flint, manager of the
central division.
In making the announcement, Mr.
Flint stated that the promotion Of
Mr. Myers is the direct result Of
greatly improved business conditions
throughout the District OF Columbia
during the past 18 months. This is
one of a. series of promotions OF men
to key positions being made by the
Shell company this year, as part Of
the complete reorganization and ex-
pansion program which was started
last january.
William D. Lockwood and Davis
J. De Souza announce a partnership
under the name of Lockwood e. De
Souza, formed to operate the auto
motive service station at Eleventh and
Rhode Island avenue northwest. Both
partners are well known to the pub
lie and trade in Washington and
vicinity, having been connected here
in various capacities for years.
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New Safety Conference
TO Meet Here This Week
American Road Builders Association Com
mittee Hopeful of Reducing Accidents.
A. A. A. and Keystone Advise.
By G.. Adams H0ward.

HE moas OF the Committee on Safe Highways will the
feature
Association which
committee meeting will
Nations
their convictions practical an
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Aliens
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sunk their roots in this country. In
holding fast the line, the immigration
border patrol performs not only vital
national but a humanitarian service"
Evening star., 1937-05-23

BECAUSE of the selective choice
made by the United States in de-
Gliding upon the 153,774 immigration
maximum during the last eight years,
there has been 6 change in the type
Of alien who is being assimilated by
our country. Today's alien brings a
more modified and softened outlook,
more intelligent conception of Ameri-
can ideals. a more temperate consid-
Grafton for ways and manners strange
to him. This may cause to be lost, it
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
REBEL UNIONS
DRIVEN OUT
BY A. F. OF L.

WASHINGTON, April %. (UP)-
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor to-
day virtually read out of the fed
Grafton rebel unions affiliated with
John l.. Lewis committee for in
dustrial organization.
His action, backed by the unanl-
nous vote of the A, F.. OF l.. exc
cutive council, completed the great
est split in so years of union labor
history Leaders of both factions
frankly admitted it was the pre-
lude to a bitter and possibly pro-
longed factional war.
Green said the Lewis unions were
"steeped in the ceSspool of illegali-
ty and of irreSponSibility."
Under such circumstances" he
said, "it is not essential that a Spe-
cial convention of the federation
be hcld-indeed, by the very utter
anCes, acts and deeds of the orge-
nizations making up the CLIO.
they have demonstrated clearly and
definitely that they no longer re-
gard or consider themselves aSSo-
ciated III any way with the A. +
of L.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
Officers Puzzled
BY Different Ages
Credited to Pair

Two Juveniles credited with a
variety of ages staged runaway
marriage in Yuma Thursday, Gre
ating puzzling problem authori-
lies turned over TO the Imperial
county probation department for
solution.
The marriage license issued by
the county clerk at Yuma lists the
girls age as l8 The mother. an
FL Centre resident, told officers
she is only l3 years of age. The
bridegroom told Sheriff Robert w.
Ware nc is 10 and the bride about
Is Records at the school where
The girl attended were said to fail
TO reveal her exact age. The youths
age on the marriage license was
81
The couple disappeared Thurs
day. The girls mother telephoned
police she feared they had eloped
to Yuma. A telephone message re-
vealed her fears we're justified
A teletype message issued by
Sheriff Ware asked that the cou-
pie be arrested and held for I'M
perial county. They appeared in
Ell Centre Friday to tell their story
to Sheriff Ware, making the visit
voluntarily.
The whole problem now is in the
hands of juvenile authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
SPAIN STRIFE
LAID ATDOOR
OF ENGLAND

Belief that British diplomacy mo-
tivated present strife in Spain as
a lever for raising Britain's re-
armament funds by taxation was
expressed before the Ell Centre XII
wants club Friday noon by Roy H.
Womack, club member and mayor
of El Centre.
Great Britain's diplomats knew
that the British people would not
stand for high taxation in the
cause of armament unless uncertain
world conditions made it appear
necessary, Womack intimated
Womack's talk was brief sketch
of world conditions as he views
them.
Also on the KiWanis program
was a life-history talk by DR., r. C.
Clemons, done in verse, and vocal
solos by A. c. Won KonSky, new
member of the club. Gordon Scriv-
en-, scheduled to sketch the history
OF his life. deferred his part until
later meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
JURY STUDIES
CHARGE
PROSECUTION
Judge Defendant With
Wife in CalexicO
Complaint

Evidence in the malicious
prosecution suit brought in
superior court by Mrs. Cor
nelia Christie against Judge
and Mrs. Thomas T.. Ander-
son of Calexico was deliberated by
the jury Friday morning.
The superior courG case was filed
after Mrs. Christie was freed of
petty theft charges brought by
Mrs. Anderson, owner of a hotel
in Calexico, A bathmat and a
dresser scarf were missed from a
hotel room after Mrs. Christie va
Gated it early this year, according
to the evidence Witnesses testified
that the missing articles later were
found among Mrs. Christie's pos
sessions in another hotel.
She was freed of the charges,
however, upon a Negro porter'S
testimony He said in the Calexico
trial that he moved Mrs. Christie's
belongings from the hotel and did
not know the bathmat and dress
er scarf did not belong to her.
Judge Anderson of the Calexico
justice court was named defen-
dant with his wife in the complaint
filed by Mrs. Christie.
Mrs. Christie told from the wit
ness stand that her bail was set
at 5000 following her arrest. She
also described a night in the CAL
exico city Jail, explaining that
she had but $100 to offer as bail.
Judge Anderson did not preside at
the trial in Calexico. Judge T. T.
Mayfield of Holtville heard the evi-
dence presented before a jury.
The plaintiff said the arrest and
trial caused her great unhappiness,
nervousness and humiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23

nave Deen signed. Inc names, now
ever were not available.
Mrs. Luz Sotelo, So. is held in
the county Jail on $500 bail upon
a complaint signed by Councilman
John Hansen, one of the men
named in recall petitions. Mrs.
Sotelo also signed the recall petit
ton of Mayor Theodore J. Schroe-
der.
The special recall election is set
for Tuesday the same date sched-
uled for Mrs. Sotelo'S preliminary
hearing in justice court.
The election was called after re-
call petitions we're filed by per-
sons seeking the removal of the
councilmen because or a reputed
cleanup of gambling and vice con-
ditions at the command of the
county grand jury,
Mrs. Sotelo is said to be an
American born Mexican. Friends
contend she was legally registered
in 1884
Records at the county clerks Of
flee show that Mrs. Sotelo regis
tered February 27, this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
2-TIME LOSER
GOES TO PEN

Motion for new trial was de-
MED H. r. Turner in superior court
Friday, and he was sentenced to
Folsom from one to 10 years Where
upon his attorney, S. P. Williams,
served notice of appeal to the fourth
district court OF appeal
The former Arkansas resident was
convicted of extorting money from
Elmer johnson to forestall pub
licity regarding Johnsohs alleged
relations with Lowe Turner wife
of H. T. Turner. Mrs. Turner was
freed of extortion charges by the
same jury which found her husband
guilty.
Turner was sent 10 Folsom be-
cause he formerly served a peni-
tentiary sentence for violation OF
the Mann act, making him a two
time loser.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
It's i'm, Righ+-Ho
Crows Cocl<ney in
Parenfage Case

LOS ANGELES, April %. UP
Mrs. Violet Wells Norton, after q
closeup inspection of Clark Gable
with emphasis on big ears and size
II feet, was as convinced as ever
today that 'es the father of me
baby. Right-ho Yes, indeed!"
I'D know i'm anywhere" tri-
umphantly crowed the middle-aged
Cockney Englishwoman as she turn
ed away from the examination.
Hits the same unhappy face that
used to light up so tenderly when
he held me in his harms"
The inspection, almost so close
chat Mrs. Norton could breathe
down the indignant Gables neck,
occurred during late yesterdays
session of her mail fraud trial. The
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23

case, based on Mrs. Nortons al
legged efforts to make Gable sup
port her-she claims it's his-daugh-
ter, was nearing the jury today
Mrs. Norton. AZ and plump, claims
the movie lover is the Frank Bill
ings who seduced her in Billercay,
Essex, England, and left her with
baby, now grown to a 14-year-old
girl, Gwendoline. An array of wit
nesses has testified Gable was strug-
Cling along on $15-a-week pay
check in Washington State at the
time.
A former wife has also testified
for Gable in the case and has Of
fered definite proof the movie
actor was In the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
Dixie Lee Gets 3 Months,
Boy Friend Year in Pen
JUDGE DENIES
APPLICATIONS
FOR PROBATION
Taxi Dancer Appears
Pleased at Hearing
Sentence

Tony Marquee will spend
from one to 10 years in San
Quentin and Dixie Lee three
months in the Imperial coun-
ty Jail for stabbing and
shooting Silverio CeSsion during a
braWl in an Ell Centre taxi dance
hall.
The petite dancer and the Fill
pino applied for probation. Judge
r. D. McPherrin denied their APP
plication. He sentenced Marquee
to San Quentin for assault with
deadly weapon and the dancer to
the county jail for simple assault.
As participants in a taxi dance
hall brawl on Broadway, FL Gen.
tro, March 16, jury found them
guilty after a sensational trial
characterized by revelations OF
happenings at the taxi dance. A.
c. Finney, attorney for the defen-
dants, asked for a moderate SEN
tence for the girl because of hel
delicate health.
Upon recommendation of Depu-
ty District Attorney R. I. French
the sentence recommended depor-
tation to the Philippine islands al
the conclusion of the sentence.
Dixie Lees expression and de-
meanor indicated she was gratifiec
with the sentence. Her Filipino boy
friend, however, heard sentence
passed without a change of ex.
preston. He WINGED slightly wher
deportation was recommended.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
HOOVER TO RE-ENTER POLITICAL
WAR. ATTACKING FDR'S POLICY

WASHINGTON, April 30 kU,P)-
Former President Herbert Hoover
probably will return to the politi-
cal arena within a few weeks with
. series of speeches attacking the
Roosevelt administration.
Some political observers suspect
q move by the former president
toward obtaining the 1910 Repub-
lican nomination. Mr.. Hoover will
be 66 years old when the Republi-
can national convention meets in
June, 1910.
Coincident with news of Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
McIver Free on
$4,000 Bail in
Forgery Case
Bond Signed by
Case, Greer; Plea
To be Tues.

r. ii. MclVer, released
from the county jail Thurs
day night on $4,000 bail,
will enter plea in superior
court Tues ay upon IL
counts of embezzlement of pub
lie funds and two counts of forg-
cry.
The former Imperial Irrigation
district treasurer released from
the jail at 10 o'clock Thursday
night. The bond was signed by F..
w. Greer and l.. l.. Case He was
transferred from Long Beach,
where he was arrested early Sat-
urday morning, to the county Jail
and held there until his release
Thursday night.
In court Friday morning McIvcr
requested the court to appoint Ray
d. Johnson, attorney appointed to
handle the proceedings Friday, as
his attorney to handle the case
permanently. Judge R. d. McPher-
rim complied with the request.
McIver was expected 10 enter
his plea Friday but Johnson ex-
planned he had been engaged in a
civil trial since his appointment
which prevented him consulting
McIver regarding his plea.
McIver was indicted by an I'M
perial county jury recently after
an extensive investigation of his
handling of certain district funds
during the last year he held the
post of treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
FEW ANSWER
STRIKE CALL
IN MEXICAL1

MEXICALI, April ga threat
ened Shutdown" strike of small
landowners protesting the govern
ment's Agrarian policies failed to
materialize here today. Only a
handful of farmers appeared at
the palace in answer to the strike
call.
No excitement was expected, Alb
sence of Gov. Sanchez Taboada,
on a trip TO Tijuana, was believed
responsible for failure of the sit
down strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
ROtarians Defy
Wind to Play in
Golf Meet

A clustering wind that blew dirt
and loose divots to all corners of
the Barbara Worth course Thurs
day added handicaps to those set
by Minor Simms in the Rotary club
tournament but the Rotarians
turned out in record numbers to
vie for club titles.
Pat Glasgow banged around the
course in IS to capture low net
honors with SO. Russ Nance can
ned the low gross with an 80.
Neil Horne took top honors by
scoring the most SIS. He scored
twelve SIS on the eighteen. How
ard Soper took a prize for shooting
the most 6'S.
Harry Maddux exhibited rare
form in shooting a 158 on the
eighteen to capture high point
honorS.
Ed Shuler startled the audience
by shooting the shortest drive off
the first tee. He missed the ball
four inches.
Jill DIOCk lOOh 10 oIii w
make No. 18 and took a prize.
DR.. Norman E. Dupont was an
nounced as the president-elect at
the barbecue and program which
followed the tournament.
Roy E. Breedlove was in charge
of the Barbecue and DR.. Dupont,
assisted by Russell Sherwood and
others of the program committee,
of the entertainment.
Program numbers included solos
by Duke Westover and numbers
by three of his students; Jimmie
Schiller, Carl Maggie and Calvin
FurukaWa. Lem McCarty sang a
group of songs and directed the
community singing,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-23
DYE TO ENTER
PLEA IN JAIL
ESCAPE CASE

johnny Dye will enter plea to
charges of aiding Or. Paul A. Krueg-
er to escape from the county jail
in proceedings set for April 81.
George Kirk was appointed to rep
resent him.
A plea of guilty to forgery was
entered in superior court Friday by
Joe Bianci He then applied for
probation. The probation hearing
was set for April 30.