davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-07-29

ed in the art, science and enthusiasm
of boxing =. sent over here this
month by the Russians. who probably
looked at the heavyweight title mix
up and figured anything would 60,
the Brown Bruln (not to be confused
with the Brown Bomber) discovered,
or rather his managers discovered,
there would be more money in night
clubs and Whatnot than in trying to
arrange a go at the title in Madison
Square Garden . So RusSias box
fightln grizzly will be on hand at
the Shoreham terrace to show the
sort of fight he put up against Max
Schmeling which Max called the
toughest of his career -. (Hear that,
Mr.. Louls?)
- Who was the Representative
who sang oh. Marie" and a half
dozen other songs so nicely at the
Madrlllon the other night? :. Tricked
into dong it by Hugh Barteman's gui-
tarine.
You want to have look-see
tonight at the next of the amateur
trials at the Wardman Parks Metro
nome Room where g, lot of Gov
eminent people will step up and show
they can sing or dance 4. . Fun last
week watching the people perform
and working hard to try to decide
that Enid Mitchell was the winner
And she wouldn't have been ii
she hadn't finally shown she could
do popular tunes . So let that be {.
lesson to some of YOU young people
who want to sing Ave Maria" in
dine and dance spot.
r1ool- of Mail ~oo.orl ,,,,,,o
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
S100> 100000
PUTS u. S. IN
NAVAL CONTEST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. U.R) - A
Sl00,000.000 entry in the new world
naval race today capped the largest
peace-time national defense budget
ever presented to the American peo-
pie.
President Roosevelt, responding to
frenzied competition to increase
armaments by world military and
naval powers, entered the United
States officially in that race by an.
nouncing immediate start of con-
struction of two super r-dreadnaughts
to cost $100,00000o.
He called upon American taxpay-
ers to provide the fighting forces
with more ships, more guns. more
aiplanes and more men. The bill
for the fiscal year 1888 will be about
one billion dollars For the third
consecutive year expenditures jump
ed about $l0o,00O.0O0.
Actual 1888 fiscal estimates for
strictly military purposes were:
Navy $587 100000
War department 1898, ,460, 400.
Total $3.50, 763,O00
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
TOTAL OUT IN
auto STRIKES
NOW 1000
Cadillac Plant
Shut; Parleys
Spurned

DETROIT, Jan. 8. (UP)
= Automobile Workers Of
America called a "sit-down"
strike today in General Mo-
tors big Cadillac plant in
an attempt to break a deadlock be-
tween the union and the $780,
100000 corporation.
Their action came at a time
when Gov. Frank Murphy, aided
by federal conciliators, prepared
to resume conferences with both
sides.
First, Murphy conferred with
William S. KnudSen, executive vice
president of General Motors, and
planned to see union leaders later.
Fifty-one hundred men are en-
ployed in the Cadillac plant and
when they struck they brought
the total number of General Mo-
tors employees out of work because
of strikes and shutdowns to 62,303.
BY midnight the number will have
grown to 7?,529 if General Motors
goes through with it's announce
ment that the Chevrolet engine
factory at Flint and the Bay City
carburetor plant will be closed for
lack of materials. General Motors
refused negotiations as long as
strikers occupied the plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
WOMAN JAILED
,INDELlNQUENO
OF OWN CHILD

Mrs. Grace Whitten. charged with
contributing to the delinquency of
her own small daughter, was SEN
fenced in superior court here Fri
day to 80 days in the county Jail
when her application for probation
was denied.
Mrs. Whitten was the companion
of John Tillery, shot and killed
Dec. 20 when he attempted to escape
from Reed Cunningham, Imperial
traffic officer, who had placed him
under arrest on a charge similar to
that against Mrs. Whitten. Tillery
and Mrs. Whitten were in hotel
room in the same bed with the
child, officers said
Mrs. Whitten was one OF several
defendants taken into superior court
Friday morning during hearing OF
the weekly law and motion calendar
w. l. Wilson, already retained as
attorney for Ralph Gorilla, was ap-
pointed by the court to delend Ior-
enc Rivera. Both men are charged
with robbery of Hindu at Brawley.
They will enter their pleas Jan. H.
Other cases were continued or
dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

statutory debt retirement - mean
ing that if his conditions are met
the gross deficit for the fiscal
year beginning July would not
be more than $401 sis 900 compared
with $2.652, ,653,774 In the current
fiscal year and $4,873. BAL ,642 in the
1896 fiscal year which ended last
June 30.
The president foresaw little If
any borrowing to finance govern
ment expenses in the next fiscal
year. His program would virtually
freeze the public debt at $35 .026,-
100000 on June 80, 1887 and begin
to reduce it one year later.
But Mr.. Roosevelt warned the
nation that conditional budget bal
anca in the next fiscal year and
complete balance in the following
year depended on industry's COOP
GRAFTON in hiring more persons
from relief rolls.
Depends on Recovery
All estimates were dependent up
on continued economic improve
ment.
If his estimates prove to be COR
rect the New Deal increase in the
national debt from July l, 1893
would aggregate $12,487 1927 ,44O-
the net excess of expenditures over
revenue for that period.
The president estimates federal
revenue in the next fiscal year
would increase by STATS, ,446,378 be-
cause of better business and higher
| taxes
The president withheld from
congress estimates of recovery and
relief needs in the 1898 fiscal year
He reported there would be a trea-
sury surplus of $1,135, ,607 ,943. But
that probably will be consumed in
recovery and relief appropriations
to be requested later.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not propose
new taxes but he opposed the
reduction of any kind. He recon-
mended:
l. Making the Civilian Conserva-
tlon Corps permanent.
2. Continuance of three-cent
first class postage.
s. Continuance of So-called nuiS-
ance OF manufacturers excise tax
eS gasoline. lubricating oil, brew
erS wort, matches, automobiles,
etc) total revenue $452,580, 900.
A.. Maintenance of current rates
on taxes which otherwise would
be reduced next June (stamp taxes
on bonds, stock transfers, future
delivery produce sales and admis-
sionS).
S. Subjecting to budget bureau
supervision expenditures of all en-
ergency agencies in the next fiscal
year.
Withholding precise estimates of
1888 fiscal year recovery and re-
lief needs from congress and the
public, Mr.. Roosevelt expressed
the hope they would not exceed
81, 1853, $4,000. Recovery and relief
will cost $2,8l6,l57, 7,1O0 in the cur
rent fiscal year. He said if busi-
ness continued to improve, if reve-
nue. met expectations, and If re-
covery and relief needs remained
within the figure mentioned, there
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
SNOW FALLS
IN AREAS OF
LOS ANGELES
Mercury Plung es
To New Lows
In State

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8.
(UP)-A cold wave which
sent. temperatures plunging
to S u ero levels a n d
brought the first snowfall in
years to sections of Los Angeles
and vicinity showed no signs of
relenting today.
The weather bureau forecast
continued cold tonight and tomor-
row.
Heavy pals of smoke overhang-
ing southern California towns and
cities bespoke the heaviest smudg-
ing by orchardists in many years.
A idmorning check of areas
south of Santa Maria indicated
there was little, if any, damage to
orchards or crops.
Scattered snowflakes fell in Long
Beach and in the south side Sec
tions of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles had an official low
of 38, the same as yesterday.
Heavy snow fell throughout San
1AN6O SoNiAeJ boSh "AOis
Julian registering ~ inches. A
trace of snow was reported at es-
condsdo where the temperature
fell to 80 degrees.
The coolest night of the year
was forecast for tonight for San
Diego to follow last nights rain.
Cars skidded in ice-coated streets
at San Luis Obispo this morning.
Ice formed on fish ponds and
bird baths in Pasadena where
low of 20 was reached.
Other low temperatures included
Avalon, Catalina Island, 81; Coro-
ma, 81; Culver City, 35; Imperial,
36; Long Beach, 35; San Pedro,
80; Mt. Wilson, To-; Santa Ana,
90; and San Fernando, 80.
East of California both Arizona
and Nevada reported subnormal
temperatures and abnormal storms.
Arizona reported heavy SHOWS and
torrential rains which blocked
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
DEATH VALLEY
SCOTS SECRET
MAY BE Barred

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. Up)-The
secret of Death Valley Scotty's fabu-
louS wealth, a secret none has been
able to pry from the almost legend
ary miner, may be made public in
a Los Angeles county divorce court.
Until today not even the fact
that Scotty whose real name is
Walter Z. Scott, was married had
been known generally. The smiling
desert character was sued for sep
,arate maintenance by a white
haired woman of 60 years who said
she was Mrs. Ella Josephine Scott
and had been married to the famed
miner for 36 years,
Scotty grinned when asked if it
were true that he had been married
secretly for 36 years and said No
body asked me if I was married"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

emergency measure to be consider
ed-an extension of the mortgage
moratorium which expires Febru-
ary WAS set as special order
Of business in the lower house for
II am. next Tuesday. 1t loomed
as the only important urgency
measure to receive final action dur
ing the January meeting.
The moratorium now in effect
provides that in the case of threat
ened foreclosures, the debtor may
petition court If the court agrees
that the foreclosure should be post
poned, the judge shall stipulate how
much must be paid by the debtor.
New measures which were sent
to the printer preparatory to COM
mittee and legislative action later
in the session included a variety of
proposals certain to cause prolong-
ed debate.
They included
Repeal of the three-day gin
marriage" law. defeated two years
ago after extended clashes on the
floor.
Reduction of the sales tax rate
from 3 to 2K per cent, the origin
al rate of the tax before it was
raised by the 1885 legislature. This
proposal in line with demands for
lower taxes, conflicted with the
administrations hope that the
states revenue sources would be
left untouched this year.
Legalization Of slot machines and
assessment of a tax of $35 per
including PIN" games, to
increase the states revenue.
Exemption of all food, including
meals sold in restaurants, and drugs
from the retail sales tax.
Extending the unemployment re-
serves act to all employers, rather
than exempting those with less
than eight employees. This would
add many thousands of employers
and employee to the list which now
affects 1880 employers and their
workers.
Legalization of peaceful picketing,
any interference a misdemeanor,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

meteorologlSt Tor the U. s. frult
frost service.
Snow fell Thursday night at Tri-
folium. according to the agricul-
tural commissioners office. and
snow covered the Chocolate noun
tains.
With the lessening of the wind
Thursday. the skies failed to clear
until early Friday morning, the
heavy clouds causing rain to fall
Thursday night and preventing
frost. Minimum temperature re-
corded was 35 and the official
amount Of rain was .03 inches.
The weather map for Friday
morning showed conditions almost
identical with those which pre-
vailed when the famous snow fell
in the valley four years ago.
Weather reports from Burbank
Friday morning gave a temperature
of AZ with an east wind, while from
Fontana temperature of 33 was
reported with north wind blow
ing at the rate of SO miles per hour.
WIN ViiSI FDduEiiitidii bCiiCNSd
would be felt shortly in the valley
and which would aid in clearing
weather and causing frost.
The recent cold weather. which
did such damage to tomatoes and
squash and to the spring canta-
loupe crop has affected market con-
ditions. Only four basket crates of
squash moved to Los Angeles Tues
day, selling for from $2.75-3.15 per
crate where two weeks earlier, the
price was $1.25 per crate.
The rain Thursday night did no
appreciable damage to agriculture
beyond causing considerable incon-
venience to dairymen and to those
feeding stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
DECEMBER WEATHER
GENERALLY LOWER

The range of temperature in De-
cember, coolest month of 1896 in
Imperial Valley, was only two
tenths of one degree greater than
the temperature range for the year,
averages computed by Howard En-
mons, weather observer, showed
Friday.
The thermometer, however. held
at generally lower level in De-
cember. During that month the
mean maximum temperature was
72 degrees, the mean minimum 80,
and the mean temperature was 55.5.
The average range for the month
was 33 degrees.
A summary for the year showed
the mean maximum for the II
months to be 1877 and the mean
minimum $50, or an average range
of 1928 degrees. The mean tenn
perature for the year was 1873 de-
grees. The years. maximum of 119
was reached in July, and the mini
mum of 81 in December.
There was not day in 1896 when
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
FIR Sets Aside Million in
Budget for Canal Work

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. W.p)-
President Roosevelt recommended
In his budget message today that
$15,OO0,O00 of the U. S. treasury
public works fund be expended on
the Central Valley reclamation prof.
ect IN California
The bureau of reclamation re-
ceived S1,00O,O00 for Boulder Dam
construction, S1,OOO.OOO more for the
All-American canal, $1,25O,OOO for
Gila, Ariz.. project, and $5O0,O0O for
the Salt River PROJECT under terms
of the Presidents budget.
The budget message recommend
ed that the federal government
spend S451, ,10S,963 for regular public
works In the 1888 fiscal year COM
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
Ariz. Supervisors
Seek Tax Division
To Help Counties

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan 8 dlp)--
Arizona county, supervisors. holding
a special convention of their ASSOC
citation. disclosed today they would
nsk the 18th legislature to divide
the state gasoline tax equally be-
tween the state and counties.
Additionally. the Supervisors en-
dorsed proposed legislation which
would require three years residence
in the state as a condition Of in
digent relief. and indicated they
would urge that old age pensions
be made exclusively a burden of
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

shooting. Inspector Leo Wells.
however, said he had positively"
identified Randall as the slayer.
Miss Amelia Hohnhaus. IS, an
aunt who lived in the same apart
ment was wounded critically by
two blasts from the slayer's gun
when she grappled with him fol-
lowing the fatal attack upon Mrs.
Randall.
Miss Hohnhaus said the shooting
was the elimination of family
quarrel which began when the
couple separated last summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
Sen. Glass Brings
Up RFC Measure

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. U.P)--
Sen. Carter Glass, D., Va. today
introduced in the senate three
bills designed to extend the life
of the RFC, the $2OOO,000,0O0 sta
bilization fund, the gold devalua-
tion act, and the governments
authority to issue currency against
reserve credit.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
SPANISH WAR
AT A GLANCE
BY UNITED PRESS

Spanish civil war develop
ments:
BERLIN - German reprisaIs
expected as ultimatum to Span
ish loyalists on seized steamer
Paios expires.
LONDON-British home fleet
ordered to Mediterranean.
French fleet also going south but
Paris insists the movement Is
not connected with Spain.
MADRID - Furious battle in
progress for possession of capt.
tai.
PERPIGNAN-Two rebel war
ships lombard towns just on
Spanish side CT French border
in northwestern Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
DESPERATE FIGHTING

MADRID. Jan. 8. 0UP)-Fighting
desperately to prevent further in
surgent advances, loyalist artillery
drew curtain of steel around
northwest Madrid today after an
all-night battle in which both sides
suffered heavy losses.
AS details of the engagement
came out of Madrid, the first word
passed by censors since Thursday
afternoon, it was reported that
RemiSa Hill, in the woods between
Pozuelo and Majadahonda, had
eeen won and lost three times
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
PENSION BILL
BROUGHT UP
BY M'GROARTY

WASHINGTON. JAN. 8. U.P)-
Rep John S. McGroarty, D., Calf,
gray-haired erstwhile leader of the
Townsend old age pension house
bloc, today introduced a revised
pension bill calling for $I00-a-
month pensions for persons over
60.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
President Appeals
For Ratification of
Child Labor Change

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. W.p)-
President Roosevelt appealed today
to the governors and governors
elect of 10 states to make ratifica-
tion of the Child Labor Amend
ment to the constitution a major
item on their 1887 legislative pro-
srams.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
Roosevelt Signs
Spanish Embargo;
Arms Deals Halt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. U.P)-
President Roosevelt today signed
the amendment to the neutrality
law which sets up an embargo on
shipment of American arms and
munitions to war-torn Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
FLEET TO SAIL

LONDON, Jan. 8. UP)-The Brit
ish home fleet has received orders
to sail for the Mediterranean for
combined maneuvers" with the
Mediterranean fleet which will put
los British fighting ships within
reach of the Spanish war zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
Unborn Child Saved
After Bride Is Slain

OAKLAND, Jan g. WPMrs Elsie Randall. 49, bride of five
months shot killed
10 minutes
her unborn child Doctors who performed operation
the dying mother the child weighed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
Severe SIashes
In Government
Expense Slated
Reduction of National Debt to Begin
In Fiscal Year, 1889; Little
Borrowing FOreseen

WASHINGTON, JAM 8. (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt
informed Congress in his budget message today that he
expected to balance the budget and begin reducing the
national debt in the fiscal 1899 He presented to
Congress 1898 fiscal year budget which he said bal
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
ASSEMBLY SLATED
TO DELIBERATE ON
MORTGAGE TRUCE
Controversial Pieces of Legislation Occupy State
Lawmakers; Repeal of Gin Marriage
Law to Come Up
-OO-

SACRAMENTO Cal, Jan. 8. (UP)-Controversial
pieces of legislation which poured both houses during
an unusual early session burst of activity occupied the
attention of Cafornias lawmakers TODAY as thew moved
toward their first weekend recess Meanwhile the first
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

during the nights fighting.
Dawn found the strategic spot
in possession of the loyalist forces
who were preparing to launch a
counter attack. =
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
BRITISH CABINET IN
EMERGENCY SESSION
TO FACE WAR CRISIS

LONDON, Jan. 8. (UP)-The British cabinet held an
emergency session today the midst of growing European
tension Spain based the question of German and
Italian military aid and the alleged German penetration
of Spanish Morocco The latter question has aroused
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

France, fearful that if Germany
gets foothold in Morocco, France
will be confronted in the Madit-
erranean by a powerful Fascist
neighbor, with attendant disturb
anca of the delicate balance of
power in the inland sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
RAINFALL DELAYS
VALLEY Freeze:
COLD WAVE SEEN
Snow Falls at TrifOlium And Chocolate
Mountains; Clearing Skies Will
Mean Frost Saturday Morning

Imperial Valleys cold weather postponed but not
by the rain Thursday night for cold air
is headed this way should the weather continue clear
ng temperatures low % in the colder locations
forecast for Saturday, morning by Fred Baughman local
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
REF j N D | N G
PRO P POSALS
FALL THROUGH
HeWes Draws Up
New Plans for
Financing

WASHINGTON, j an. 8.
(UP) = Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporation announced
today it had rejected an ap-
plication by the Imperial
Valley Irrigation District in Cali
fornia for a loan of $14,055,000 in
a refundnig operation designed to
retire an indebtedness of $l5,289,-
039.
The RFC originally authorized a
loan of $13,298.500, which would
have paid rs cents on the dollar
for all of the $l4,250.000 bonds out
standing and other indebtedness
and would have provided funds
for drainage operations and eX-
penSeS.
However, according to an Off
cial of the RFC a bond holders
committee refused the loan, in
timating they preferred a loan
which would have permitted pay
ment of 80 cents on the dollar.
This proposal was rejected by the
corporation. The original authoriz-
alton expired Oct. 4. 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
ITALIANS LAND

GIBRALTAR. Jan. 8. (U.P) - A
report from Cadiz. Spain, today
said a contingent of $500 italian
troops had landed there and i'm
mediately entrained for Seville.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
DISTRICT READY
FOR NEW ACTION

Directors of the imperial Irriga-
ton District are ready to move for
ward Immediately toward a new
settlement OF the districts bond
problem, said Chairman Evan 7.
Continued on Page 6; Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

MARKETS IN BRIEF
hutter; Los Angeles 33Ec.
nutterfat, Imperial valley fob.
ranch, Grade \, 42c; manufacture
'nE milk. 31c; route gathered
cream. SJc.
lenfy. $22.sO- 30; 4. =. M. 1.
NtS-tg, T. =. No. Ienfy. SI7.aO-
~; I. :. No. =. SIG.5O-IT; Mime
apolis flax x2.:3-:.s69i.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08
@ es.,
#Bp SsN'>'
ID AMBLING
NEPORTER
Says
Speaking of Galahads-

Speaking of Galahads-
RR is always trying TO protect
someone's reputation. Things are so
easily misunderstood William c..
Powers, for instance, wss not sliding
down the fire escape at Harding
school the other day just for the
fun of playing with his students.
He was, instead, being hero to two
little girls In distress
- The young ladies were Sharon
McNeece and Martha Jeanne
Jenkins. For one reason and an
other they had stayed after school,
until suddenly they awoke to the
realization that the rest Of the chill
dren and the teachers had departed
leaving them locked in.
Climbing from a third-story VIM
down to the roof, they were blocked
from the fire escape by an insur-
mountable wall Instructor Powers
saw their plight, climbed the fire
chute after a couple of futile efforts
and delivered the girls safely to the
ground.
Thank You, Charlie
Normally, Charles Nica's entry in
RR's Liars Contest would be short.
ened considerably because of space
limitation, but the weather has been
unkind to the staff. and RR is per-
forming a couple Of other jobs--so
Charles ticket winning lie is here
III its entirety. Hold your hats!
First want to state that do not
consider it necessary to lie in order
to make some of the interesting and
remarkable experiences Of many
Imperial Valley pioneers matter of
record
\ For that reason I am not enter
ing the competition for Herb Nor
Dris's theatre tickets and am making
this true narrative for the sole pur-
pose of getting it into the imperish-
able records of the local press
"One day early in the history of
the valley and before the Colorado
river broke through and put out
the fires of the volcano which
smoldered in the bottom of Salton
Sink I was hunting quail in the bot
tom of New River Wash west of
BraWley.
This wash at that time was as a
mere depression in the ground and
was covered with heavy growth of
magnificent pines.
"As I walked along under the
shade of the trees in search of an
unwary quail l heard an unusual
sound behind me and looked around
just in time TO see bic bear sliding
down the trunk of an enormous pine
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

Police, meanwhile, arrested the
husband, Ray Randall, 81, a stu
dent pilot.
lie denied any knowledge of the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-08

pared to ss1s.5sO,Ooo in the 1897 per-
iOd.