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The Washington times., 1938-05-30

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The Washington times., 1938-05-30

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09

scandal"
Wheeler berated his colleagues
for voting against their conyic-
tions" and said if they approve of
the reorganization bill it woud be
evidence that they don't have "the
ability or moral character to pass
upon legislation.
Bloc Opposes Bill
The bill which would permit con-
solidation of many agencies as an
economy measure, is strongly op-
posed by a bloc headed by Sen.
Harry F.. Byrd, D., Va, and has
been the subject of considerable
condemnatory editorializing.
Wheeler urged adoption OF his
amendment which would permit
congress to override the Presidents
reorganizations bya, majority vote
instead of two-thirds. sHe said that
a philosophy appears to have grown
up that congressman should sup
port the chief executive, regardless
of their own views.
He said the bill would deal a
serious blow to parliamentary gov
ernment and IF you throw away
these powers you'll get just the
kind of government you deserve" "
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09

the administration is playing poll
tics with the WPA.
Wheeler conferred with the presi-
dent recently and until today it
was believed that the one time
friends had recast the bonds of
harmony.
Speaking against one If the preSi-
dents pet measures, the govern
ment reorganization bill, the rug
gedly handsome westerner told his
colleagues that if they approve it
they ought to close up and go
home" because it would strip con-
gress of broad powers.
Cites Case of Pressure
He climaXed his peroration with
the declaration that departmental
officials are retaliating against con-
gressemen opposed to administra-
ton measures and cited case in
his home state as an alleged in
stance.
"A poor fellow who was working
on a WPA project" he said, was
called on the carpet and threatened
with being fired because he is a
friend of mine The way the ad-
ministration has played politics
with the WPA in my state is a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
MAYOR URGES
SUPPORT FOR
B A | | G A M [

A proclamation was issued We'd
nesiay by Roy Womack, mayor of
Ell Centro, requesting support for
the baseball game slated for Friday.
The game will be between the Seat
tie Indians and the San Diego
Padres.
The proclamation:
WHEREAS, for some time past,
the desirability of ball park
municipality owned and operated has
been felt by the inhabitants of the
city of El Centre; and
WHEREAS, the city council and
ether officers of the city have been
lending their efforts toward the
realization of this desire; and
WHEREAS, these efforts have cul-
minated i'm the city's ball park on
Fourth street, which offers to peo-
pie of the city recreati0nal OppOr-
tTnities, and together with our fine
winter climate, has attracted the
highest quality of baseball.
NOW, THEREFORE, Friday, Mar.
IL, 1888, is designated as the time
Of the cOnsummatiOn of this worthy
undertaking, to be marked by
display Of baseball i'm the cOmpeti-
tive game between Seattle and San
Diego baseball clubs of the Pacific
Coast league; and the inhabitants
of the city are requested, as far
as possible, to participate in such
dedication Of our base ball park by
their attendance at that time.
ROY ii. WOMACK, Mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
DISTRICT BUYS
RAILWAY LAND
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involved are to be conveyed to the
district subject to leases previously
made by the Southern Pacific, with
rentals to be credited as part of the
districts payments.
The agreement is part of the dis
trict'S program, said HeweS, to set
tie existing disputes and avoid fu-
ture disputes growing out of the
necessity to flow waste water from
the Imperial Valley irrigation sys-
tenn into Salton Sea.
In the cases of individual land
owners in the territory the district
has attempted to make adjustments
by trading for the Saltan Sea lands
with property in other parts of the
valley which have been tax decided
to the district Most of these cases
originated near the southern end of
Salton Sea.
Old Agreement
Settlement of the Southern Pacific
controversy dates back directly to
the beginning of the district. and
superceies a contract between the
company and the district executed
June Is, 1916, under which the dis
trict was given the right to flow
any excess water from the irriga-
ton system over and upon railroad
land bordering the sea. The COM
pany insisted upon a provision that
the water be kept below a specified
level.
Out OF this provision. and on the
heels Of changes in the Salton Sea
shore line. grew the company's
s250,000 damage suit claiming its
land had been ruined by excess
drainage, and a second suit which
sought to restrain the district from
maintaining a spillway through the
New river outlet to the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
|. A. SICKN ESS
GAME IN FROM
EAST" CLAIMED

LOS ANGELES. March 9 up
Boiling of all drinking water thru
out metropolitan Los Angees was
recommended by the city heath de-
partment today to prevent dis
ease from being added to the htr-
ror of the recent floods.
Dr. George Parrish, city health
officer, issued the warning after
discovering that water supplies in
two widely separated districts of the
city were contaminated. Samples
were analyzed in the Highland
Park and southwest districts, where
broken sewer mains parallel water
mains
Until the danger was over. all
drinking fountains in public biuld-
ings, stores, parks, and theatres
wer ordered turned off and restau-
rants were instructed to serve only
water that first had been boiled.
A mild epidemic of stomach dis
orders was reported, but Parrish
denied that it was caused by the
water. He believed it was "some
sort of flu brought in from the
east" Sufferers complained OF
nausea. which passed after day
or two.
Although no cases have been re-
ported, health authorities were vig-
ilantly guarding against an out
break of typhoid. A supply of serum
was sent to San Bernardino Sunday
so that physicians could innoculate
residents in outlaying districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
BANK AMERICA
PAYS DIVIDEND

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 9. (UP)-
Directors of Bank of America late
today declared dividends for the
current semi-annual period. pay
able quarterly at the regular rate
Of s2.40 per share per annum,
established in Sept. 1887.
Directors said total of $4,000, 900
would be distributed to 100000
holders of 100000 shares out
standing. In addition. directors
voted to add S4000,000 to the
banks surplus. Increasing the total
to S40,000000.
Payment of the first quarterly
dividend will be made on March
is. Second distribution will be
made June 80. to stockholders of
record June Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
WestmOrland Folk
Hosts at Dinner
WESTMORLAND NOTES

WESTMORLAND NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Randolph
were hosts this week to the j. c..
Ramsaurs, the w. T. Lees, and the
I. H. Gentrys. Bridge prizes were
awarded Mrs. j. C. Ramsaur and
Mrs. l. H. Gentry.
A dinner party was enjoyed by
Messrs. and Mesdames j. c. Ram
saur, r. C. Cartwright and c. P.
Randolph Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. E. Mitchell We're
weekend hosts to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hudson.
Messrs. K. E. Mitchell, j. c.
Ramsaur and r. C. Cartwright
took Scout Troop 81 to Beales Well,
near inland for an all day hike.
Mrs. Fred Knaak was hostess
Thursday at the Bi-Monthly meet
ing Of the Ladies Aid.
C. r. Walker was recent visitor
in Julian.
The Birthday Bridge club met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. w T.
Lee Saturday night. Guests were
MeSsrs. and Mesdames G.. D. Walk
er, G. R. Walker, C. j. Boarts, and
Mrs Aubrey Lee. Mrs. j. c. Ram
saur won high for ladies; I. H.
Gentry for men. Mrs. G. r. Walker,
low score and j. F.. Scott low score
for men. Mrs. A. p Randolph was
awarded the travelling prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09

l.. G.. Goar will speak at the l. v.
Planning Economic conference at
the De ANA hotel in Calexico
Thursday.
After week in San Diego with
a relative who is i'll, Mr.. and Mis-.
G. C. Richards returned home Mon
day.
Meloland residents detained in
Los Angeles during the flood last
week included w. j. Gregg, Donald
and Loretta Peters and Betty ana
George Forsberg.
Eva Frances Walker, Margaret
Maring and Lois Yeargin of Holt
vile were dinner guests of Muriel
Meyer Sunday. In the afternoon
the group were joined by Louise
Mcbride and all accompanied Mrs
Alex Meyer to the county Christian
E,ndeavor executive meeting in
Brawley. Another party attending
the Brawley meeting included Helen
Rumsey, Ruby Lee Roberts and
Mildred Mcbride of Meloland and
fdulIlc Ci!dlllDClS ., Se'ii OiiohipSiS
and Inez Cary of Holtville.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Scott and
family were San Diego visitors Sat
urday. Sunday the Scott and Ward
McGrew families joined for an in
formal dinner at the Scott home.
c. P. Mahoney, manager of the
Palo Verde irrigation district and
a group Of Palo Verde farmers were
visitors at the experiment station.
DR.. Eubank Carsner of the River
side station also conferred with L..
G.. Goar about sugar beet expert
ments.
Mrs. J.. j. Graham, who spent the
winter with her sisters Mrs. Hardy
Odell and Mrs. o. l.. Hill, left We'd
nesday for her home in Mississippi.
Mrs. Ward McGrew enjoyed a
visit from her sisters Mrs Herbert
Harris and Mrs. Herbert Bergstedt,
| Tuesday.
On Monday Mrs. r. Jones of Ell
Centro and Mrs. Ralph Boyce of
Santa Ana were dinner guests of
Mrs. Charles Forsberg.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
LOST
UNTIL SUMMER,
OFFICIALS FEAR

FRESNO. Cal. Mar 9. tUP) -
Hope dwindled today for the
finding until summer OF a miss
ing TWA airliner which disap-
peared in the Sierra NevadaS east
of here a week ago.
Airline officials checked clues
without success, but announced
flights over the rugged terrain
would be made daily in the hope
of sighting the wieckage 1t was
admitted however that fresh snow
must have nearly or completely
covered the wreck.
Stormy weather permitted only
one plane TO leave Fresno today.
The tri-motored Ford transport
followed the Fresno airbeam north
east for more than 100 miles on
the possibility that the missing
might have crashed on one of the
higher peaks of the lofty range.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
ADAMS TALKS
BEFORE LIONS

J. r. Adams, program chairman
for Conservation Week in Imperial
county, spoke on conservation at
the Lions club meeting Tuesday.
Cliff Fields. a member OF the
newly formed Speakers Bureaeu,
addressed the group on technicolor
motion pictures. Films shown by
DIR. Fred Gregg OF CaleXlco were
an added feature.
Jimmy Ryerson sang Trees.
A visitor at the meeting was
Ed Adams of Jacumba, deputy dis
{rict governor Oh he Southern CAL
ifornia Lions clubs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
BOY KIDNAPPED,
LEFT ON ROAD

ACCOMAC. Va. March 9. (UP)-
Deputy Sheriff Warner Davis to-
day said that Stanley Klare, 13-
year-old schoolboy who said he was
kidnapped near his Philadelphia
home this morning. was found
bound and gagged on a lonely road
near NeWchurch.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Seattle Indians
Feted I'm Valley

Jack Lelivelt, manager of the
Seattle Indians ball club training
in El Centro, Wednesday COM
mended Fl Centre service clubs and
other organizations on their CO.
operation in making the stay of
his club a profitable one.
Lelivelt was impressed by the
meeting OF the Elks club Monday
night. More than 100 Elks were on
hand to greet the team and hear
each member, as well as Lelivelt,
give a short talk.
The Elks gave each member OF
the Seattle team an honorary
membership in the lodge during
The teams stay III Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Farm Bureau Has
Charge at Fair

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the auction sale of their animals
Saturday at the fair grounds.
Champions, grand champions and
other prize winning animals will
be sold to the highest bidder.
In San Diego county officials
of all civic organizations complet-
ed plans for a huge motorcade
which will attend the fair Sunday.
Sunday has been set aside for San
Diego day. Delegations from all
San Diego county cities will be
represented. -Four bands will make
the trip.
(See page 5 for results in judging
at the fair.)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
ChiIdren Urged
To Help Conserve
Beauty of State

A special conservation week pro-
Gram was presented at the Wilson
school assembly Tuesday. William
Measures, Speakers Bureau repre-
sentative, spoke on conserving the
states natural beauty.
A reading. dedicated to valley
pioneers was presented by Dorothy
McClimanS. Julia Adams recited
Trees"
Two cypress trees were planted
ON the school grounds as part of
the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Time for Housing
Meeting Advanced

Time for a meeting OF the Ii
Centre Chamber of Commerce nous
ing committee has been advanced to
$50 pm. Wednesday in the Haclen-
da room at the California hotel,
NJ. o. King, chairman, announced.
Federal housing officials will be
questioned.
Walter Havekorst, chamber preSi-
dent, will open the meeting. Fred
Iltner will speak on Conservation
Week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Brawley Scouts
Band Will Play
At Honor Court

RRAWLEY. Mar. - Scoutmas-
ter Lauren Elkins of the japanese
Troop 10 Boy Scouts announced
that the drum and bugle corp of
Troop 10 will play at the Ell Cen
tro District court of. honor to be
held at the Wilson school auditor
ium on the evening of March %
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
ANTT-LABORITE
WINS SEATTLE

SEATTLE, March 9. CUP)-A re-
cord outpouring of Seattle voters
tonight ousted labor from domin-
ance in municipal government by
electing Councilman Arthur B.
Langlie, 38, mayor in a non-parti-
san election.
Returns from 440 of the city's
500 precincts gave Langlie. an in
dependent candidate, 68.741 votes.
Lieut.. Gov. Victor A. Meyers, who
conceded defeat at this point. had
4llo2.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
TWO HELD WHEN
BRAWLEY MAN
FOUND STABBED

BRAWLEY, March 9-Following
a stabbing in the alley back of the
Dunlack hotel about 2:20 Tuesday
morning. Carl BraSheer and Noel
Soldier" Campbell were Jailed for
investigation. police reported.
Robert Hurd was the victim of a
knife attack and was taken to the
county hospital, where he is report
ed in a serious condition. Police re-
port that both Brasher and Camp
bell were seen with Hurd prior to
the stabbing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Morning Train to
Valley 3 Hours Late

Accumulation Of freight and nee
essity for slow travel over bridges
repaired after washouts. male the
morning train from Los Angeles
three hours late in Ell Centro. The
train carried mail and freight for
valley points.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
". Y. EXCHANGE
FIRM BANKRUPT

NEW YORK, March 9. CUP)-The
stock exchange firm of Richard
Whitney and company. at one time
among the most powerful in Wall
street, today notified the exchange
it was insolyent and filed volun-
tary bankruptcy petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Flying Scientist
Missing in Plane

MIAMI. Fla. Mar. g. (UP) =
Richard Archbold. flying scientist
had not been heard from today
nearly "a hours after he took Off
in his big flying boat for an un-
announced destination.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
EX-SERVICE MEN
DIRECT MEETING

BRAWLEY, Mar. 9. - Ex-service
men. with past exalted ruler 81
Carey as their chairman, were in
charge of the Brawley dinner and
business meeting Wednesday night.
Nominations for the coming cleo
ton Of officers were completed.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you've read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Court Rules on
Lettuce Cutters

PHOENIX. Ariz., Mar. 9. (UP)-
An Arizona state supreme court rul-
ing excluding lettuce cutters. pick
ers. and craters from provisions OF
the state compensation act was on
file here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Filipino Guilty
OF Gun Violation

Balbino Notra, Filipino who
pleaded guilty. to violating the
alien gun law, was sentenced Tues
day TO one year in the county
Jail. He agreed to return to the
Islands rather than serve the term.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
NAVY SHIPS BACK
FROM SEATTLE

SAN DIEGO, March 9. CUP)-Six
navy flying boats arrived at North
Island air station early tonight sf-
ter an all day nonstop flight from
Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
WHEELER SAYS F.D.R.
"PLAYING POLITICS"
WITHDEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, March 9. (UP)-Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, D., Mont VINO first broke with President Roose
welt the supreme court ISSUE opened attack on
the administration today, charging that the government
reorganization bill would lead to dictatorship and that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
Transports Take Off
In Hunt for Plane

FRESNO, Cal, Mar. 8. UP)-
Two giant transport planes took off
today to resume the hunt for a
TWA airliner missing eight days in
the Sierra Nevadas northeast of
Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09

Murder of Nina Dekker, 19-year-
old stenographer and choir singer,
IN Grand Rapids. Mich, mystified
police. The girls battered body
was found in the stockroom of
.he Office where she was en-
ployed. Her skull fractured i'll
Eve places, she died without re-
gaining consciousness. The Office
had not been robbed and the VIC
lin was not criminally attacked.
Police were unable to find a muir
der weapon.
Central Press
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
the official United states weather
bureau station at Ell CentrO.)
Maximum Tuesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II
Minimum Wednesday INSTRUMENTATION. al
Reading at Noon Wednesday
Temperature ........---.-....-..........---. SO
Humidity ....-.-.---..-...---...--..-...- 80
Reading at am. Wednesday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures 46
Humidity ......-...................... 72
READING at 5 pm. Tuesday
Temperature .......--......-....-.........-- 81
Humidity ............................... as
Southern California Unset
tied tonight and Thursday; rain
west portion, heavy in mountains;
warmer east portion tonight, in
creasing southerly wind off coast;
probably becoming of gale force at
sea Thursday night.
Los Angeles and vicinity - I'M
settled with rain tonight ano
Thursday, heavy over mountains
little change in temperature; in
creasing fresh to strong southerly
winds
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-09
GOar to Speak
At Border Meet
MELOLAND NOTES

NELOiffIND INO 10
l.. G.. Goar will speak at the L. V.
Planning Economic conference at
the De ANA hotel in Calexico
Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-16

/ Hitler, scheduled for the near fu-
ture, are pending"
Hope To Effect Truce
BY this means, he hoped to effect
truce during the several days he
intends to spend in London.
1t was indicated strongly that he
might become the key man Of the
situation-provided that an explo-
sion could be prevented In the
Sudeten area.
Chamberlain sent him, one Of the
biggest men in Great Britain, to act
as adviser in the minorities. dispute.
The government had advanced
final" offer of concessions to the
German minority, calling 1t the
fourth plan"
1t was believed that, as a final,
desperate move If all others failed,
Chamberlain would delegate Runci-
man to prepare q "flfth plan" of
his own, setting down what he re-
garded as a just solution. This plan,
1t was understood, Chamberlain
would stand by regardless Of the re-
actions of Germans or Czechs and
guide his entire policy by it.
Proceeds to Arrest
AS Runciman made his decision to
leave, the government had decided
to put the question of prosecuting
Henlein before a commission Of le-
gal experts. 1t was forecast that the
states attorney would seek an in
dictment charging him formally
under Article I of the law for the
protection Of the Republic, which
prescribes a penalty of from 20 years
to life imprisonment for any at
tempt to separate parts Of the Re-
public from the whole by force. 1t
was reported that warrant already
had been issued for Henlein's ar
rest. This was denied, but Il was adj
mitted that the government was
considering issuing one.
This was the situation as the gov
eminent and the Sudeten leaders
received Runciman's appeal this
morning. .
Pessimism Increases
There was no optimism In Prague
regarding the negotiations between
Chamberlain and Hitler. Pessimism
increased each hour contributing to
pessimism were these factors:
/. The suddenness Of Chamber
lain's decision to go to Berchtesga-
den, an indication of the grave SER
iousness of the crisis.
2. Konrad Henlein's proclama-
ton, which Czechs regarded as
reasonable.
8. The persistent continuance Of
incidents In the Sudeten German
area.
4. The realization that Czecho-
slovakia had called 100000 more
men to the colors-nearly per cent
Of its total population.
S. The increasing area Of Sude-
tenland under martial law-16 dis
tricts comprising roughly one-half
Of the Sudeten country.
6. Fear that even If war were
averted Czechoslovakia would have
to make terrible sacrifices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-16
Neville ChamberLair,
Returning ToLondon
tContinued from Page -

Hitler at Haus Wachenfeld--the
principals and Karl Schmidt, inter-
prefer of the German foreign office.
Chamberlain and Hitler and the in
terpreter were together for two and
one-half hours altogether. But what
with the necessity for frequent
breaks, so that the interpreter could
relay Chamberlain's remarks to Hit
Ter and Hitler's remarks to Cham
berlain, there was little over an
hour Of effective talk.
The great hope was that the talk
might lead in the end to four power
negotiations. Nobody could say that
1t would not.
But the real tone Of the meeting
seems to have hinged on Hitler's un-
compromising insistence that the
Sudeten Germans had the absolute
right to determine their future and
his firm statement that Germany
refused to tolerate continued Czech
oppression"
German quarters said today that
Hitler did not depart from the
theme Of his recent speech at MUIR
emberg, that he put it up to Britain
and France to find a way out or to
accept the consequences. These
quarters said that Hitler expressed
a strong desire for a peaceable solu-
ton but that he left no doubt that
he might feel 1t necessary to resort
to drastic" measures.