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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

Willle hSIdlldIlS ana SITlklllS 1drlll-
ers air their opinions and state
their cases to Gabino Vasquez, head
of the Mexican Agrarian depart
ment, Governor Sanchez Taboada
and other federal representatives
The government group made the
trip from the capital by automo-
bile.
Meetings arranged for Friday are
the first official ones held in Mex
icali since the beginning of the diff
ficulties last month.
Assurance that President Car
denas will visit Mexicali Valley
before June l was brought to the
striking farmers by Rafael Rosas,
Eduardo Burns, and Arturo Norie-
ga, special farmers commission,
upon their return from Mexico
City Wednesday.
The commission members re-
ported the president was deter
mined to see justice done.
In the meantime, damage to the
farmers affected by the admins
tration of the Agrarian law in the
Mexicali Valley reported TO exceed
the 100000 peso mark increases
daily while the strikers await set
tlement, according to President
Juan Buelna and Secretary Miguel
Lucero of the settle down strikers.
No reply was received from Pres
ident Cardenas in response to a
request that he take over the re-
sponsibility for feeding the 15,-
900 men, women and children liv-
ing in temporary shelters in the
park near the governors palace.
A check of finances of the settle
down strikers revealed wednesday
that the project ALREADY is 5000
pesos lin the red
Daily improvements are made at
the camp. Headquarters now is
sheltered beneath canvas. Path
ways and streets in the encamp-
ment are sprinkled frequently to
keep down the dust.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
FIGHT LOOMS
IN ASSEMBLY
OVER BUDGET

SACRAMENTO. Cal. May 6. dI.P'
Renewed legislative fights on the
BUDGET, labor relations board pro-
posals and abolition of the death
penalty lOomed today.
Assembly Democrats, who IN
aineered chances in Gov. Frank F.
Merriam's 1937-39 budget bill, said
they would vote to override the
alterations he made in thu docu-
ment before he rerJrned it to the
LEGISLATURE Tuesday night.
When Merriam received the bud
get. he promptly struck the ear
marked items out of the relief fund.
leaving that allotment intact at
Si8000.000 made some other changes
and returned the document.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06


earning to the district, after pro-
duction costs are deducted, of about
1000 900. or enough to meet the
full cost of the All American canal
and the power generating system.
At meeting of Imperial Valley
newspaper publishers and editors.
West outlined the proposals made
in a letter mailed to the district
board Wednesday. Four salient
points are:
|. The company would buy all
firm power generated by the dis
tricts canal plants at five mills a
killoWatt hour, and would pay one
and half mills for secondary pow
er
2. The district would apply its
81, 100000 Public Works Admins
tration lean now pending, to con-
Struction Of four power plants on
the canal, rather than one plant,
and would not construct lines to
duplicate those of the power COM
pany, as now proposed.
g. the company would immedia-
tely construct 100000 in new rural
electrification lines in the valley
4. Rates for electricity in I'M
perial Valley would be based on the
cost of power from the canal plants.
The district would reserve canal
power for its own use in dredging.
desilting, pumping, drainage and
other operations, paying only the
carrying costs on the company's
transmission lines.
Would Purchase Plant
This offer, West said, supercedes
one made several months ago in
which the power company would
have operated the system, giving
the district the option to buy at
the end of eight years. That offer.
West added, is now withdrawn.
Under the four point program out
lined by West, the power concern
would purchase the districts stand
by plant at Brawley, paying for it
the actual cost to the district and
agreeing to pay off obligations yet
pending on the plant
BY spending an additional 100000
for rural electrification lines, the
power company president said, the
company would be able to serve
practically all rural homes in the
valley. The company already has
invested approximately $500,000 in
rural lines, serving about 80 per
cent of the valley farms.
West estimated that if his plans
40 RI n -. Il
have a surplus of S1,263,000 at the
end of ten years after meeting all
inStallments due ON canal costs
Acceptance of the proposal by
providing for payment of All Ameri-
can canal costs will reduce the debt
of the district by IS per cent" said
West. This should greatly improve
the credit Of the district and the
value of real estate
Rates for electricity in Imperial
Valley under the proposal would
be based on the cost of power from
the canal plants, and according to
officials of the company rates would
be reduced as volume of future busi-
ness increases.
Long Term Contract
The amout OF power which the
company would buy annually is six
times that sold in Imperial Valley
last year. The large surplus would
be exported over Nevada California
electric lines to outside markets in
California, Arizona. Nevada and
Mexico.
According to West, 581 per cent
of the Nevada-C California electric
residential consumers in the valley
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

OF a $2,760,000, Public Works Ad-
ministration grant and loan for
hydro-electric power system con-
Struction.
Since the power company at last
has recognized the necessity here
for generation and distribution
of power from the All American
canal" HeWes said, 1T is only
logical to assume that they will
drop their protest before the CAL
ifornia District Securities Com
mission against the project for
development under the PWA con-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Elks to Celebrate
Mothers Day At A
Dinner Friday Mite

FL Centre Elks lodge will cele-
brate Mothers day with dinner
Friday night at the lodge hall at
7 o'clock, members bringing their
wives, their own mothers and those
of their wives as guests of the lodge.
After dinner a Mothers day pro-
gram will be given. featuring the
regular Mothers day ritual conduct
ed by the lodge officers and also
special music.
All reservations must be made
by Thursday at 6 p. m, members
leaving their names and number
OF their guests, and may be made BY
calling 800.
Charles A. Bratton. lecturlng
knight. is in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
TWO DEATHS
IN CAMP OF
SIT-STRIKERS

MEXICAII, May Ga three
month-old girl was taken to the
farmers camp at the park the
parents explained to officials be-
cause they knew she was going to
die and they had no place else to
take her.
The child died a short time after
the family appealed TO officials for
what help they could give. The par
ents had nothing to do with the
Anti-Agrarian movement.
Improper feeding was blamed for
the death of tie three-month old
daughter of a striking farmer and
his wife. Physicians We're unable to
save the child.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

DISCUSSED AT
ROTARY CLUB

Value of advertising and the ne
cessity on the part Of the mer-
chant to follow up the benefits of
his adVert'ting were emphasized
by L. H. Busch of the Merchants
Service Bureau in a talk before the
III Centro Rotary club Thursday
noon.
me speaker pointed out the i'm
portance of newspaper advertising
and stated that many merchants,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Oswalt Repeats
Warning Against
Driving to Fires

Chief of Police j. Sterling OsWalt
again appealed to the public to stop
following fire trucks to fires thus
eliminating one of the greatest traf-
fic hazards the city has.
When automobiles, trucks and BIZ
cycles follow the fire department as
closely as possible. the chief said,
it is almost impossible for the vol
unteer firemen to reach the scene
of the fire without delay.
A city ordinance provides that
vehicles other than those used by
the volunteers must wait three min
ties before following the fire
trucks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
SEN. McADOO
OFFERS HIGH
COURT PLAN

WASHINGTON, May 6. UP
Sen. William Gibbs McAdoo. D.. Cal.
today introduced a constitutional
amendment proposal to fix the size
of the supreme court at Is members.
McAdoo submitted to the senate
proposal that congress should be
given the power to decide on chang
es in the size of the court at IS year
intervals,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Plane Crashes But
All Escape Injury

FRESNO, May 6. UPl-A United
States army bombing plane, car
rying q crew Of four. crashed into
a fence while taking off at the
airport here today to engage in
maneuvers. The plane was only
slightly damaged and the crew un-
in lnred.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Dirigible Near u. S.

LAKEHURST. N. j., May 6. (DP)
The German dirigible Hinden-
berg, making its first Atlantic
crossing of the year reported to
the naval air station here today
that it expected to land about 6
o'clock this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
District 70 Give
Power Proposal
Careful Thouqht

Directors of the Imperial Irrigation District will give
careful thought to the proposal of the Nevada California
Electric corporation for purchase of power from the All
American canal President Evan T. Hewes ntimated
Thursday Meanwhile the district will proceed with plans
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Firm Offers
35 Million for
District Rights
Company Ready to Take All Electricity
Generated on All American; Cash
Enough to Pay For Ditch

The NevadaCalifornia corporation Wednesday night
announced that it will offer the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trct approximately S3500O000 4O-year period for
power generated by the district the All American
canal President B. West of the corporation estimated
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
SLATED IN MEXICALI

MEX1CALI, May 6-Agraran and Ant-Agraran diff
erences slated for discussion at series of conferences
beginning at the governors palace Friday morning mmed
lately following arrival of government commissioners
Thursday night The conferences are expected continue
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
We Won't Tell

Everybody who knows anything
about it is wondering who wrote
the Frank Wata Merry Franf
Watanabe, get it?) article for the
Womans Ten THOUSAND club edi,
ton of next Monday Ladies and
eentlamen-the article is too gooo
to allow any one person to take
the credit-so RR hereby. for thr
first time, Withholds information
from his public.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Toe Much Enthusiasm

TON WUIH FHINU''E'HIII
Frank Drummer has well traln-
ed glad-hander at the California
hotal, poll parrot who shouts an
enthusiastic Hello" when YOU wall
in the door. That was fine. Bul
RR thought he detected even more
enthusiasm in the Goodbye the
bird gave vent to when he walked
ont
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
Such is Fame

The youngsters out at McCaoe
school, who published their owr
school paper, have taken more thah
a word from the wise. They haVs
a column: Rambling Reporter
TRY and stop him. And heres o
Gem from their column collection
that RR would have been proud oil
Mis- HOLLAND found book o.
Love Poems 1887 in her cupbo'fe
and is still trying To find thf
GMner."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06

Butter: Los Angeles 80; butter
Fat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch,
Grade A Al; manufacturing milk
IS: route gathered cream %.
l.. A. Hay: u. 5. No. | Ieafy $1,000
$3.50; u. s. No. 1 Sl7.50-S $500: II. \.
No. 2 leafy S17.0O-Sl7.5O: u. S. NO. 2
sl5.5O-S165O. Minneapolis flax S212is
S21712.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-06
, Settled Matter

A Settled Matter
Ever wonder who's boss in the
Cav Weakley family Well, It's
Mrs. Weakley
Guy, normally dignified, indulg-
ed in a e1me of golf ana enjoyed
it as much as a kid enjoys SWIM
ming poCl That the game Ight-
ems spirits and disperses gloom, etc.
must have been demonstrated, be-
cluse-and it's apparently gospel
Mrs Weakley betook herself down
town without authorization ana
purchased a complete set OF CLUBS
for the arch educator. Now he's
gotta play golf.
whats a sight to see: Guy ano
C. B. Collins in a tWosome, LANDING
simultaneously in the same trap
and each trying to keep his temper
as a good example to the other).
o
lust Call Me Honest Herb'-
CITY Dads were somewhat startled
Wednesday night when Councilman
Herb FaWcett interrupted proceed
inos to remind Engineer PM
Knights TO cnecK lliS Wioci ii'
The bill was too bloomln' low last
month, explained Herb.
Extra Legal Duties 3,
Dog Catcher James Scroggins nae
no idea he would have to functloh
AZ q special varmint detail, but ne
did A telephone call urged that
someone get rid OF a snake placldly
soaring customers away from
Main street store. Pedestrians gave
vide berth to the reptile, summing
itself in the middle of the sidewalk
Scrongins cot the job.
mst Now Recovering
pete Williams was the genial hosl
10 nine men at his mountain caplh
recently. Fed them on beefsteaks
and fried chicken and all, you know,
PLAYED horseshoes. Pete got seven
ringers. but retired gracefully III
favor of a guest. oNo one ever
heard of loaded horseshoes, dlo
theyO Anyway, many a wife Is
still dosing Friend Husband WIN
bicarbonate or soda as a steak dlet
antidOte.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
AD|EU TO PAUL REVERE
His Wife Quits Him
MRS. DOROTHY BROWN

MRS. DOROTHY BROWN
REVERE, society matron of
Dedham, Mass, who has
brought suit for divorce
from Paul Revere, Boston
clubman. Mr.. Revere is a
descendant of the historic
cavalier who made the mid
night ride in 1775 to arouse
the countryside against the
British soldiery.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
British Budget Likely
To Pass 5 Billions

LONDON, Feb. 81 Q,N.SO.
Britain's 1937-3S budget. to be
announced April 10, probably will
run over $5,OOO,oOo.O 900, financial
authorities said today. This repre-
sents a billion.dollar increase over
last year.
Although defense estimates to be
revealed next week will likely total
around $1,150,00O,0O0. the House
of Commons cheered as it gave the
government 307-to-132 vote OF
confidence in passing the $4,000
100000 defense loan bill through
it's second reading.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Two c. |. o. Organizers
Jailed for Conspiracy

CHICAGO, Feb. 27 GN.SO.
Two organizers for the Committee
for Industrial Organization were
under arrest today charged with
criminal conspiracy, following g.
battle yesterday in which deputy
Sheriffs routed go Sit-down Strik-
ers from the FanSteel Metallurgi-
cal Corporation plant in North
Chicago.
Five others were sought as Lake
county authorities began a round
up of strikers and union leaders,
charged with violating q circuit
court injunction ordering the Fan
steel plants cleared a week ago.
One of those sought was the direc-
tor of the strike, Meyer Adelman.
North Shore organizer for the
C. I. O., who took part in the
efforts of Governor Henry Horner
to settle the strike peacefully.
j. R. Weber, 80, and Melvin s..
Pitzele, 26, were the pair arrested
and locked in the Lake county Jail
at Waukegan. They are organ
izers for John L. Lewis c. I. ..
The two organizers under ar
rest and the five still sought were
charged with conspiring to pre-
vent enforcement of an Injunction
issued February 18 by Circuit
Judge Ralph j. Dady. restraining
sit-down strikers from continuing
their occupation Of plants. Adel-
man and an associate. Oakley
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
LAY 90 DEATHS
TO GIRL SPY

LONDON, Feb. 81 GNS).
Deaths of at least so persons were
attributed by Spanish inSurgent
authorities to the espionage activ-
tiles of RoSita DiaZ, film star OF
Hollywood renoWn. reported ex-
ecuted a month ago as spy, &C
cording to dispatches received here
today.
The beautiful auburn-haired ac-
treSs was first arrested last August
soon after outbreak of the civil
war. it was stated in a dispatch
from Lisbon. Released. she made
her way to Seville, southern head
quarters of the insurgents, and
mingled with officers to obtain
secret information which she
turned over to the loyalists.
In a story which failed to dis
close source of the information,
the London Daily Mirror said
Senorita Diaz faced an insurgent
firing squad with amazing cool
ness.
The insurgents who arrested
her, the Mirror declared, we're un-
able to wiring any confession from
her, nor did she give any hint of
her accompliceS.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
SPAIN REBELS )
ARE HUNTED
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
loyalists reported making deeper
inroads on the city. Madrid finally
consolidated its defenSes under a
single commander.
General Miaja Chosen
Gen. Jose Miaja, doughty head
Of the Madrid defense junta, was
made supreme commander of all
the forces along a 300-mile front
centering on the capital. Gen.
Miguel Pozas, commander of the
loyalist forces in central Spain,
retired owing to illness, it was an
nounced.
The Madrid government re-
ported bitter street fighting in
Oviedo. especially in the San La
zaro quarter. Loyalist tanks were
reported cleaning up insurgent
nests throughout the city.
Insurgents in the Oviedo area
were cleaned out by loyalist air
planes which concentrated on the
VllIdSSS VI NO1 l1S4AdL1d dL1u Aoo
Regueras. The loyalist troops
picked UP the bodies of 203 insur-
gents slain in a counter-attack
against Mound Prado.
Republican prisoners captured
by the nationalists, it was stated
at insurgent headquarters at
Avila, said they were ordered to
capture Oviedo "at all COSTS"
Madrid Fall Delayed
ReenforcementS were called up
from Santander and Bilbao, with
arnored cars and tanks, to aid
the dynamite-throwing Asturian
miners at the Basque city.
In a broadcast from Seville, Gen.
Queipo de Llano admitted that
lowing to government resistance,
the fall of Madrid, which had
been expected before March 4, is
now expected to take place March
15."
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
DR.. G. W. POPE
WILL RETIRE

DR.. George w. Pope. one Of
the worlds most famous vetert.
narians, who for AZ years has
been an expert in the diseases Of
livestock. will retire tomorrow as
chief of the field inspection dt.
vision of the Bureau of Animal
Industry.
Beginning what has been a life
long ambition, DR. Pope will de.
vote the rest of his life to the
study of classical literature. DR..
Pope is the father of Dean Ruth
v. Pope, of Hood College, Frede-
rick, Md. Born in Madison, Wis,
DR.. Pope was graduated from the
Chicago Veterinary College in
1889, and was one of the first
men assigned - inspect livestock
shipped abroad. DR.. Pope and
his wife plan to leave here within
the next few days for a second
honeymoon" to Mobile.
Returning from Mobile, where
they were married in the eos,
DR.. and Mrs. Pope expect to di-
vide their time between their
home at 1340 Meridian Place,
N. W., and a summer home In
the Catoctin Mountains near
Frederick.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Actress MQrrieS
Bert Wheeler,
Film Comic

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 27 U.S0.
Bert Wheeler, motion picture COM
edian. and Sally Haines. petite
actress, were married yesterday.
With the Rev. James H. Lash
officiating, the ceremony was per
formed in the presence of a score
of the couples friends at the home
of A. Edward Sutherland. director
Sutherland was best man and
the matron of honor was Virginia
Pine.
A reception followed the we'd
ding, and tonight the couple left
for Lake Arrowhead to begin a
honeymoon which also will include
stay at Palm Springs.
Wheeler and his first wife. a
nonprofessional, were divorced
last week. Miss Haines, who will
continue her stage and screen
work, also has been married once
before.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
CHILD VICTIM
OF KIDNAPER
|SSLAIN
Son Of Buenos Aires
Rancher Found Nude;
Fiend Is Hunted

BUENO AIRES, Feb. 81
G.N.SD The naked body of two
year-old Eugenio Pereyrs Iraola,
son of an immensely wealthy Argen.
tine ranch-owner believed kidnapped
by a lunatic, was found today cast
away in a pig.Sty only mile from
his fathers rambling home.
Radio dispatches from Mar Del
Plata, where the Pereyra Iraola
ranch is located, told Of the grue-
some discovery.
The body was found within two
days of the fifth anniversary Of
the kidnapping and murder of the
infant son of Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh at Hopewell, N. j., a
case which the Pereyra disappear
ance seemingly parallels.
First reports indicated there
we're no signs of violence on the
lads little body except for slight
abrasion of the skull, insufficient
in itself to cause death.
Immediate belief was he had
been kidnapped, but the absence
of any ransom demands led search
ers to drag a fast-flowing river
running through the vast Pereyrs
Iraola rancho, to which the child
could easily have crawled.
Eugenio was the fifth son Of
Senor Simon Pereyra Iraola, and
grandson of Senator Antonio
Santa Marina.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
CONTINUED from Page II

tCOnt1nued from rage ~
crease of 1000 in the last "a
hours, as a result of new sit
downs at Detroit.
2. The Fansteel Company
pressed a petition in circuit court
the same court which ordered
the forced sit-down ouster-for
an injunction against mass pick
citing at North Chicago.
Order End of Strike
8. The idle in the Douglass
Aircraft plant at Los Angeles
were numbered at $500. other
Coast strike idle were LOO at
the Northrop plant, about 1000
furniture and garment workers,
and 100 maritime men.
4. Immediate end of the Fisher
dy-Chevrolet Assembly strike
at GAINESVILLE, Wis, was ordered.
The strike, called by go seat
cushion workers, threw 2,700
temporarily out Of work because
a man was sent home until he
could act like gentleman"
S. Agreement is reported to
have been reached by Chrysler
and U. A. w. officials on most
issues to be formally arbitrated
at Detroit Wednesday.
6. One hundred thirty.five girl
garment workers continued
picketing at st. Louis, and other
small strikes over the country
were in progress.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
REST ORDERED
FOR RSHIPSTEAD

Senator Henrik Shipstead (F.-LD
Of Minnesota has failed to recu-
perate "to the extent desired" from
a serious operation which he un-
derwent several weeks ago, it was
announced today by DR.. George
w. Calver, attending physician of
the Capitol.
The Senator, who has just re-
turned from a Six-Week cruise to
South America, will be forced to
leave Washington again for an
other six or seven weeks, DR.. Cal.
yer said. Senator Shipstead made
the South American trip to recu-
perate from his operation.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Life Term Started
By Marble Mildred

DWIGHT, ILL.,. Feb. 27 G.N.SD.
Mrs. Mildred Bolton, saved from
death in the electric chair, today
began serving a life term at the
women's reformatory here as pris-
oner No. 1918.
marble Mildred" entered the
prison last night still protesting
that she would just as soon have
died in the electric chair for the
murder Of her husband. Joseph,
broker, in his Chicago Loop
office. A communication of sentence
by Governor Henry Horner saved
her from execution early yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
PEARSON DEATH
STILL BATTLES
CALIFORNIA
Police Sure Desperate
Battle for Gun Pre-
ceded Tragedy

PALM SPRINGS, Cal, Feb. 27
Q.N.S0 Undecided whether the
answer was murder, suicide or aU'
cidental shooting authorities to-
day admitted the death Of
Humphrey Pearson still was
clothed in as deep a mystery as
any he ever conceived for the
screen.
The 43-year-old playwright was
found shot to death in the moon
light-flooded bedroom of his fash
ionable desert nome here Wednes-
day. Lying next to him was his
attractive wife, Mrs. Riva-King
Bowman Pearson, former Colum-
bus (Ohio) society girl. She was
hysterical, begging her dead hus-
band to wake up"
In another room police found
the death pistol. 1t was in a
dresser drawer and had been fired
twice. One bullet had gone through
PearSon's heart, the other through
the ceiling of his bedroom. Paraf-
line Jesus OIL ndIluS lLluACdGeu 4Acl-
ther Mrs. Pearson nor her husband
had fired a gun recently.
Still hysterical, murmuring
Humphrey Humphrey . /
don't understand, Mrs. Pearson
was under guard at a hospital in
Riverside.
If she is able to testify at the
inquest she will say she believes
he committed suicide. In the ab-
Sence of a formal statement, that
much was learned from her
brother, w. D. Bowman.
Police said they were convinced
there had been a terrific struggle
for the gun just before Pearson
died