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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
NATIONS POURING
ARMS INTO SPAIN

Copyright. 1887, by United Press
PARIS, Jan. 7. WP) = Men and
munitions poured into Spain today
to join the civil war factions while
diplomats talked neutrality and the
nationalists hammered at Madrid
in desperate assault
Spanish loyalists said 5000 Ger
mans were participating in the MAJ
drid attack; British official quart
ers were anxious at news of the,
landing of l0,500 italians in south
ern Spain. .
But through France there was
moving almost parade of war
munition transport. most Of it des-
tined for the loyalists.
1t was reported that the Ameri-
can liner President Harding would
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Farmer Jailed as
He Tries to Get
Gas For His Car


II was cold, too cold TO walk
very far along the highway. and
w. ID. Payne, "a. Ell Centre dis
tr,ct farmer, had already pushed
ms automobile half mile after
It ran out of gas-so ne was in
the Imperial county Jail Thurs
day morning.
PAYNE was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Fred Elicit at the John
Kennedy store ON the Imperial
highway at the BrawIey Main
canal when the officer answer
ed a call that someone was at
tempting TO burglarize the gaso-
line pump.
The suspect explained that nc
had been unable to awaken any
one In the store. and that he
needed gasoline, so he used
key TO unlock the gas pump.
He intended to pay for the gaso-
line Thursday. he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
CHARGES MADE IN
HOUSE SQUABBLE

WASHINGTON, Jan. T. U.H -.
Chairman John j. O'Connor, D.,
N. Y, of the house rules commit
tee, charged today that promhes
were made by his opponents in the
house leadership race "of hundreds
Of posts" on the house wavs and
meaRs committee in return for
SUPP brt
O&onnor's charge came after a
Democratic caucus elected Rep.
Oth3D. Wearin, D., Ia, to the ways
and $means committee, defeating
Rep Frank j G.. Dorsey. D., Pa,
suppofted by Sen. Joseph F. Guffey,
D., Pa, for the post.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

DETROIT, Jan. 7. (UP)-
Pinched for materials, Cen
eral Motors corporation to-
day announced it would
close three more big plants
labor mediators worked rapidly in
an attempt to start direct negotia-
tionS beween capital and labor be-
fore strikes and shutdowns paralyze
the one-and-half-bil dollar cor
poration.
Gov. Frank Murphy took direct
charge of negotiations this morning
and then hastened back to Lansing
where he was to address the legis-
lature.
Things are moving along salts
factorily," he said after a confer
ence with William S. Knudsen,
executive vice president of General
Motors. From that conference he
went across the street to talk with
Homer Martin, president of the
Unied Automobile Workers. Murphy
did not succeed in getting the two
men together to discuss the strike
that has taken 54,100 men out OF
their jobs, but it was the closest
thing to direct negotiations that
has occurred.
No sooner had Murphy left for
Lansing, however, than General
Motors announced that 1t would
have to close the three big Chevro-
let plants at Flint, Saginaw and
Bay City, Mich, because of shortage
of materials. The three plants en-
ploy a total of 10000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan. :. U.Pl-
The San Pedro joint maritime
strike committee today was con-
sidering an appeal from southern
California poultry dealers to unload
$4,000 tons of Argentine corn from
Strike-bound vessels in the harbor
to avert feed shortage. Indica-
tions,%ere that the committee would
turnNdown the request on grounds
sufficient American corn was avail
able. TO avert any reported shortage
of poultry feed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

reach Havre Saturday with eight
American Vultee. planes and that
nine other American planes were
on their way to Cartagena, loyalist
naval base on the Mediterranean,
in a freighter. trans-shipped from
a Mediterranean port. Seventy Am
erican tractors, 40 American motor
trucks, an observation balloon and
two Pratt and Whitney airplane
motors were reported also among
recent shipments.
Two thousand mixed foreign vol
unteers, assembled at Perpignan on
the French frontier. were reported
to have crossed the frontier on
their way to Barcelona while 1906
others, included l66 poles, crossed
at Perthus.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
TIGHTENING OF
REGULATIONS
UNDER STUDY
Assembly Renews
Old Feuds At
Session

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.
(UP) = Renewal of legisla-
tive fights which started two
and four years ago was fore
seen today as California; S
lawmakers reviewed bills which
promised to provoke intensive de-
bate when action is taken later
in the session.
Included among the subjects APP
pearing again for legislative con-
sideration were the short train
bill, the Diesel Oil tax proposal,
increased old age pensions, tide
land oil, divorce laws, the sales
tax and the state liquor laws.
Interest centered on 14-point
program to remedy state liquor
control evils proposed by the joint
legislative liquor committee. The
proposal provides tighter local en-
forcement and higher license fees.
The report recommended in part:
l. A provision prohibiting the
sale, except by prescription. of
liquors containing more than 60
per cent of alcohol by volume, to
curb the traffic in straight alcohol.
2. Tightening restrictions of the
fair trade act, prohibiting retail
erS from giving premiums with
liquor; preventing wholesalers from
operating more than one retail
establishment; limiting the num-
Der of licenses granted chain or
ganizations.
8. Provide for uniform opening
and closing hours and prohibit de-
lIver1es during closed periods on
Sundays or election days.
4. In order to make a license
valuable, as deterrent against
violation, permit the license. once
Issued, to continue until revoked.
but make the procuring of a IL
cense more difficult.
Not discouraged by court opin-
ions against similar laws in other
states, Assemblyman Charles Hunt,
Los Angeles. again introduced his
Dill TO limit freight trains to 10
cars and passenger trains to IA
cars.
Liberalized old age pension pro-
visions appeared to be among the
outstanding social security mea-
Sures to be considered. Bills pro-
pose a flat state pension of $50
instead of $35.
A repetition of the drive to
amend California's stringent di-
vorce laws was seen in the appear
ance OF the first bill on that sub
Ject, seeking to trim from one
year to six months the interlocu-
tory decree period. Reports were
that a new attempt would be made
TO repeal the three-day "gin mar
riage" law.
In the absence of any need for
new tax revenue, Some legislators
again started an. attack upon the
sales tax, seeking to repeal it on
the ground that revenue should
be obtained through some other
medum, such as a severance tax
on natural RESOURCES.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
TOday's Entrant---

Today Entrant--
Mrs. DL.F. is today welcomed in
to RR's liars contest, and is, by
the way, entitled TO two free tick
cts to Herb Norris showhouse, if
she'll call for them. CShe address,
ed RR as HEAD Of the liars con-
test, with head" underscored
What could she meanO Mrs. d.
l.. F., she explains, is a compara-
tive newcomer to Imperial Valley,
fnd like many others, her family
Gast summer installed a home
made cooling system.
Our house is tiny affair" Sne
goes on, "a ore story frame with
the Customary space overhead for
ventilation. The other day, being
OF an inquisitiVe nature, 1 chanced
to open the trapdoor leading TO
the cubbyhole above. A terrific
gust of heat rushed out. Believe
1t or not, the heat of the summer
Is all stored above, owing TO the
fact 1t wasn't able TO come down
When the cooler was operating.
and neither could it escape. We
have sold all of our heating equip
ment and have piped this overhead
neat through. our house.
Now we offer our air condition.
er for sale, as we believe it will
exhaust the pent up heat and
VIII be able to store up enough
ooid air to tide us over next sum-
Amsr.
Il thank YOU"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
POWER SETUP
SALE IN L. A.
AUTHORIZED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. Up-
The state railroad commission p-.
day authorized the Los Angeles Qas
and Electric company permission4p
sell its electric facilities to the a.
partment of water and power of
Los Angeles.
Under the terms of the sale,
which will become effective at mid
night, Jan 81, the city will pay
S46 100000,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Violent Earthquake
In Asia is Recorded
An

PASADENA, Jan. 7. WP) = The
heaviest earthquake to shake any
part of the world in more than a
year occurred this morning Prob
ably somewhere in central Asia, the
Carnegie seismological Institute an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
NEW COMPROMISES
IN COAST STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7, U,Pl-
Shipowners today made a new COM
promise peace offer to the Marine
Cooks and Stewards association as
efforts were renewed to end the So
day-old strike of Pacific coast mari
time workers.
This offer was the third made to
as many maritime union groups
this week.
The offer included increased
wages, a nine-hour-day for en-
ployes on passenger vessels and an
eight-hour- day during IL hours for
employees on freighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

camped recently in the Mt. Signal
district An investigation under
taken Wednesday night by Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke was conti-
nued Thursday morning by mem
bers of the sheriff's staff, with
other officers in the county CO.
operating.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Doomed Man Has
His Last Day of Life

STATE PRISON, Florence. Ariz.,
Jan. 7. WR)-Frank Duarte, young
Chandler man. enjoyed his last day
OF life today before he is taken to
the lethal gas chamber at 5 am.
tomorrow and executed for mur-
dering w. Johnson, Casa Grande
Storekeeper.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Congressional
Acts in Brief
BY UNITED PRESS
CONGRESS THURSDAY:

Hthdtc' HI TcceSS.
House: In recess.
CONGRESS wednesdays:
Senate: Received numerous
bills. Joined house i'm counting
electoral vote. Heard President
RCcsevelt's message in Joint ses-
SIGN. Passed resolution banning
arms shipping to Spain.
House,: Received senate to
count electoral vote. Heard Pres
ident Rccsevelt's message i'm joint
5eSSiOn. Passed resolution en-
bargOing arms shipment to Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. U,P)-A
cold wave, sweeping in from the
north, sent temperatures tumbling
to the lowest levels of the winter
in southern California today.
In Los Angeles the mercury
touched 38 and may go even lower
tonight whine heavy frosts are pre-
dicted for the citrus areas, threat
ening damage to unprotected crops.
Although skies clouded here at
noon, no more rain was forecast by
the weather bureau,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
T HREE HUGE
PLANTS WILL
Be SHUT DOWN
Gen. Motors Co.
Hit by Material
Shortage
BULLETIN

DETROIT, Jan. 7. (UP)
First UiOlence in the Gen
erdI Motors strike occurred
'dte today at Flint Uhere a
fight broke out betueen
strikers and employees of the
Chevrolet factory. Police re-
ported three men Were in
jurred, none seriously, and
tIUO IUere arrested. AT The
height of the disorder 1900
men Uere RUOiUed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 7. QIp)
--Callfornia's battle to obtain a
reasonable profit from the develop
ment OF its tideland oil pools open
ed today with the introduction in
ehs assembly of a bill carrying
out Gov. Frank F. Merriam's pro-
gram to put the state into the
oil business.
The bill, introduced by Assem-
olyman Frank j. Waters, Los An
geleS, would authorize the drilling
OF state-owned tideland proper
ties either by the state or by pri-
vate companies through competi-
i've bidding to the highest re-
SponSible bidder.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
HEAVY FROST DUE
TO STRIKE VALLEY
FRIDAY MORNING

Heavy frosts predicted Friday morning for I'M
peria Valley by Fred A. Baughman local observer for
the u. S. fruitfrost service.
Possibilities of considerable damage to cantaoupes and
to the spring peas provided the temperatures
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

and DOth ABOUT SIX feet taII, ent9f-
ed the store, engaged Hornaday
in conversation and then one
threatened him with a .38 calibre
revolver while the other looted
the till and located the automatic
pistol.
The robbers were thought by
officers to be transients who had
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
ARMS EMBARGO
ORDER DELAYED
Technically Holds Up Resolution
Banning Munitions Shipments to
Spain; Labor Rows Acute

WASHINGTON Jan. 7. (UP)-President Roosevets
challenge to the United States supreme court to follow
the election returns placed congress today responsible
lily for dealing with national social and economic prob
lens without constitutional amendment The president
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
BuSineSS NGic-

4 BuSineSS NOtc-
Capt. Lawrence Aber, devotee
of house trailerS,. rises to comment
that farmers of small tracts in
Imperial Valley might make some
extra cash now and then If they
would welcome house trailor pill
grims who want to spend six
months of the year in the valley,
and would like TO locate their
trailers away from town, but not
too far away Maybe there's room
for a new industry here, at that.
Who wants to start the first trailer
farm?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07

low enough, caused valley growers"
considerable apprehension.
Snow covered mountains to the
west with snow repeated as low
as Shepherds bridge
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
TWO THUGS FLEE &
AFTER HOLDUP OF
MT. SIGNAL STORE

Bandits who held up Clark Hornaday at the Mt. Sig
nal store Wednesday night and fled foot with $34 and
a AS calibre automatic pistol hunted throughout
Imperial county Thursday by county city and federal
border patrol officers The two men, both Americans
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
e 80, =
~ ~
REPoRTER n'cP11faS
Says
Cold Turned IiOt-

Cold Turn.d HOt-
There's a revolt threatening up
around the county court house,
where the habitueS were hot under
the collar Thursday morning be-
cause they were cold most every
place else Undoubtedly, for a few
hours, Purchasing Agent Rance
Baker was the most unpopular man
on the ground floor. The reason
was, he chose Thursday morning
to unhinge the door at the west
I'D of the hall-and the wind
hose that particular time to
whistle through the void where
the door should have been. There
weren't enough attorneys about,
someone said, 10 counteract the
cold air
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Luck Via The Ads

Many a man has lost his shirt
and never recovered it, but Fire
stone Rousseau is not in that class.
He not only lost his shirt-he lost
all of his laundry. Being a man
of better intelligence than some,
he found the solution Immediately.
a want ad in the Post-Press
brought back his laundry and
tightened his grip on his reSpec-
liability.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
Did You Know

DID fOu NnOW.-
1t is a matter of never failing
interest, this research into the
things middle initials stand for.
For instance. did you know that
DR.. R. c. ClemonS' full name is
Raynor Chelsie ClemonS, and that
d. B. Roberts is really David Ber-
-Wyn Roberts?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-07
MARKETS IN BRIEF

buttcr; Los Angeles 33Jzc; Huttcr-
fat, Imperial valley fob. ranch,
Grade 4. d2c; manufacturing milk
we; route gathered cream. :I3c.
l.. A. HnS-u. s. No. I extra Iesfy.
Ss-ou- -15.'n' =. No. 1 SIS-I9; L. :.
NJ. leafy. SI7.5O-IS; 4, =. Nh !,
SIG.'O-i7; Minneapolis flax S224-2.37'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
Committee Plans
Searching Probe
OF Relief Setup
Outstanding Leaders Asked To
Participate In State
Conferences

Plans for rigid probe of the
entire relief and welfare setup in
Maryland were launched Wednesday
afternoon at the first meeting of a
committee appointed recently by
Governor Nice.
State Senator Raymond E. Ken
nedy, (Dem., Sixth, Baltimore), spon-
sor of the joint legislative resolution
which authorized the commission at
the regular session of the Assembly
last winter and chairman of the
group, presided ia the session held at
% Light Street, Baltimore.
Envisioning it's task as that of
Surveying, inquiring into and re-
porting upon the subject of unem-
ployment relief throughout the
State" the committee entered upon
the job with complete open-mnided-
ness, with no preconceived views"
Accordingly, it determined to set
about Immediately to obtain a "true
picture of the whole situation" IL
is to make it's formal report on the
investigation to the Legislature in
1899.
The chairman was authorized to
ask outstanding leaders in relief and
welfare work in the cities and coun-
ties to address the first of a series
of public hearing scheduled for Sep
TENDER IA.
Members of the committee agreed
one of the most important problems
confronting them was that of find
ing gainful occupations for those
carried on the relief rolls as un-
employables and generally described
as "misfits."
There was general agreement, too,
of the need for "rebirth of the idea
of personal responsibility for those
who lose positions and must seek
relief"
Two of the major problems on
which attention will be conferred are:
Development of system of place
ment with the cooperation of indus
trial plant heads to located which
"misfts and those with some physical
disabilities could fill in industry"
Discovery of ways and means OF
cutting the relief rolls, coupled with
a definite program for those in
actual distress and unable to help
themselves.
Besides the chairman, members OF
the committee in attendance Wednes-
day included: Blanchard Randall,
Baltimore; State Senator Melvin
Fine (Rep.,) Fifth, Baltimore; W.
B. Cutshall, Woodsboro; 1.-THE Rev.
w. S. Hess, Hagerstown; Walter r.
Perkins, Baltimore, and Prof. Mason
A. Hawkins, Morgan College.
Others on the committee are Elmer
R. Jaboe, of Mechanicsville, and Mar
tin Hess, of Taneytown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
Funeral Services Are
Held For ''Buck" Riggs
With Military HOnors

Funeral services, with military
honors, were held Saturday for
Samuel B. (Buck) Riggs, 40, who
was fatally shot early Friday morn
ing while seated in a lawn chair
at his home in Rockville. .45-cal-
iber Army revolver lay beside the
chair.
Major Riggs had been in i'll health
for some time. He suffered from a
spinal injury which, at times, caused
intense pain, physicians said. 1t is
believed that dependency over his
inability to recover plus the severe
suffering caused him to take his
life. Officials of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company, of which
he was assistant treasurer, stated
that his business affairs were in per-
feet shape. Recently Major Riggs
fell and aggravated his spinal
trouble. He was generally well-liked
and respected by all who came in
contact with him.
Riggs was a major in the Mary
land National Guard and was named
assistant treasurer of the Washington
Loan and Trust Co. in July Of 1884.
He had been with the company since
1920, after seeing combat service
with the A.. E. F. during the corld
War.
Members of his family told police
Riggs was in good health and 50 far
as they know had no financial or
other worries.
Riggs father, Capt. Samuel Riggs,
served with distinction in the Span
ish-American War and the Philippine
Instruction. A retired District en-
ploye, he was presented with medals
by the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy for valorous service in war.
He is survived by his widow, for
merly Miss Ernestine Possou, Of New
Orleans, and two daughters, Ernest
inc and Caroline. Mrs. Riggs sister
married the late Dawson Williams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
Mrs. Joseph T. Moore

The sudden death on Saturday
morning of Mrs. Joseph T. Moore,
Jr., was great shock and distinct
loss to the Sandy Spring community.
Mrs. Moore had retired on Friday
evening feeling as usual, but did not
survive a heart attack suffered
shortly after midnight.
Mrs. Moore was valued member
of the Mutual Improvement Asso-
citation and one of the founders of
the club, The Neighbors, in which
she always showed the greatest inter-
est.
She is survived by four daughters
Mrs. Brainard Warner, Miss Els
telle T. Moore, Jr., Miss Beatrice
Moore and Mrs. HARDWOOD Owings,
leaving also five grandchildren and
two sisters, Mrs. r. Roland Moore
and Mrs. Samuel B. Rumford OF
Wilmington, Del.
Funeral services were held at Wen
dover, the Moore homestead on Mon.
day morning with burial at the
Friends cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
WOrthingtOn Talbot
Died From Heart Attack
At Bay Ridge Outing

Funeral services were held Sunday
for Worthington Talbot, S., of Rock
vile, who died, Thursday afternoon
while swimming on an outing of the
Rockville Chamber of Commerce al
Bay Ridge. Death by heart attack was
the verdict of the acting coroner,
Joseph Armstrong, of Annapolis.
Mr.. Talbot was found floating
face down in shallow water by a
group Of boys. The Annapolis rescue
squad administered adrenalin and
worked over him for more than two
hours. He was pronounced dead by
DR.. Morris F. Klawans, of Annapolis
Mr.. Talbot, lifelong resident of
Rockville and graduate of Cornell
University School of Engineering,
worked with the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission at Rockville
in the past year.
He was the son of the late Hatters-
ley w. and Laura Holland Talbot
and brother of the late Ohio H. w,
Talbot.
Recently he has made his home
with Wallis E. Ricketts,, 218 West
Montgomery Avenue, Rockville. His
brother was the late Ohio Talbot
prominent lawyer of Rockville. Near.
est surviving relatives are his sister
ir-law, Mrs. Ohio Talbot, and an
n.,r4 Mr. Iruinn RrooIka
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
st. Mary's Annual Lawn
Festival Aug. 3rd and 4th

St. Mary's Church in Rockville
will this year augment its Annual
Lawn Fete and Supper, to be held
August and by adding dancing
to the usual festive gaiety. Real
old country ham and delicious fried
chicken form the base around which
an indispensable meal is moulded.
Bob Winfree and his scintillating
Log Cabin Orchestra will furnish
music for the dance, which promises
to be one of the outstanding fea-
lures of this years Lawn Festival.
The committee in charge of the
dance will be headed by Charley
Beard, assisted by Jack Clagett,
Ruth Cissell, Bob Maddox, Edna
Fisher and E. Ray Edwards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
Lewistown Hatchery Has
Put Out 1900 Black Bass

Small-mouth lingering black bass
1850 of them Matched at the
Lewiston State Hatchery-have been
stocked in streams Of Montgomery
and Carroll Counties.
The fish are 3 TO inches long
and were Matched last Spring. -Four
thousand were liberated in the Po-
tomac near Seneca and River View
in Montgomery County and $500 at
Little Pipe Greek and near Detour
in the Monocacy in Carroll. County
The hatchery also win distribute
$500 in Frederick County waters
next week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-29
Garden Club Plans
Picnic On August IL

A round table discussion of gar
den work proved an interesting part
of the program at a meeting of the
Rockville Community Garden Club
last week.
1t was led by Mrs. Edward l..
Morrison, president of the group,
and was participated in by large
number of the members.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. Frank H. Karn near Rock
vile, with Mrs. Karin, Mrs. ]. Drawn
er Nicholson, ST., and Mrs. Eugene
w. Scott, hostesses. About forty
members attended.
The flower display was of more
than usual beauty. 1t included lilies,
roses, marigolds mad other varieties,
on which the Judging Committee,
headed by Mrs. Benjamin T. Gilmore,
awarded points to count in seasons
totals, on which prizes will be award
ed at the final meeting of the season.
Plans for the annual picnic of the
club were discussed. 1t will be held
at the home of Mrs. Chauncey M.
Grub, near Rockville, August ID,
and will be in charge of a COM
mittee headed by Mrs. W. Randolph
Talbot. The meeting to be held in
connection with the outing is the
only one scheduled for August.