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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

his car failed to make turn ana
dropped rs feet into the canyon.
Immediately following the acci-
dent, his injuries were said to be
minor. Traffic death total for this
county a year ago was 81.
Four persons were injured in traf-
fic accidents in the county this
weekend.
An automobile and a truck and
trailer, piled up Sunday afternoon
ITO miles south of the Riverside
county line. James A. Thornton, 23,
Los Ange>es, drove onto the high
way from a side road leading from
Salton sea just as James Faul Jones,
39, Hynes, attempted to drive his
truck and trailer past a car and
house trailer driven by Mary Lee
Parker, 81, BraWley.
Thornton was seriously injured.
He and Robert c. Lewis, %, pas
senger, were taken to the Coachel-
la Valley hospital. Jones suffered
slight injury.
Lee Smith, 80, Negro, was taken
to the county jail Saturday night
after he drove his car head-on into
Earl Fite's car on the CaleXico-
Heber highway. Fite, former Ell
Centran now living at Ell Cajon,
told Highway Patrolman AL Bis
gard that Smiths car approached
Continued on Page 6 Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

CONVENTION HALL, Houston,
Tex Oct. 8. (pP)-President VIII
liam Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor today charged III
opening the organizations 58th con-
vention that the national labor re-
lations board has become an ally
of the c. I. O."
He also charged that John l..
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
MuIIet Island
To Be Improved

Articles of incorporation were
filed Monday by the Mullet Island
company, a group dedicated to de-
velopment of the unique beauty
and chemical resources of the dis
trict in northern Imperial county.
j. w. Reecer, Ell Centro, Walter
L. Davis, Calipatria, and Phil S.
Gibson, Los Angeles, were listed
as directors. Stock was valued at
$4,000.
The company plans to develop
the natural resources as we'll as
the resort possibilities of the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

Roosevelt and Secretary Of Treasury
Morgenthau already have revealed
their disapproval of the $3.50 every
Thursday" pension plan endorsed by
Sheridan Downey, California Demo-
cratic senatorial nominee. .fs
Even CHAIRMAN Doughton, D.. N.
c., of the house ways and means
committee faces fight on the pen
sion issue. His Republican oppo-
nent has endorsed the Townsend
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
States Warned of
Growing Storm

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (UP)--
The weather bureau today issued a
warning that a disturbance of slow
ly increasing intensity is central
about $50 miles southeast OF Nan
tucket, moving northeastward.
The bureau said that the distur-
bance will cause gales off the coast
later today and tonight from Sandy
Hook. N. j.. north TO Eastport. Me.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
BeIated West Wind Hits Valley, So
Autumn is Here, Say 0Idtimers

Imperial Valleys belated west
wind, which the oldtimers say
means autumn has arrived, ap-
peared to have reached the valley
Monday
Temperatures Saturday after
noon and Sunday held well below
last weeks high marks. Sundays
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Work Applicants
Crowd Job Office

Several hundred applicants for
work crowded the State Employ
ment office in Ell Centre Monday
in the greatest rush of the fall sea-
son.
Last week 1T men were sent to
work on construction projects scat
tered throughout Imperial Valley.
Few applications for work in agri-
culture have been made thus far.
Director Russell Bailey said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Hunters Blamed
For Costly Fire

SEELEY, Oct 3.-Dove hunters
started a fire near here Sunday
morning which resulted in $l00
damage to Imperial Irrigation dis
trict power poles.
Ranchers and deputy sheriffs ex-
tinguished the flames in the under
brush south of town. Ranchers said
mesquite trees and stumps they had
prepared for fence posts previously
had been destroyed by fires stat
ed by hunters.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Broader Social Security
Terms Planned for u. s.

= WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (UP)-
The administration, it was learned
today, is preparing to liberalize the
federal social security program to
combat old age pension schemes
which president has termed short
cuts to utopia.
The plans, it was learned, call
for congressional revision of the
social security setup before it takes
up new tax legislation.
While liberalization of the New
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Arsenic Poisoning
Clue Discovered

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 8.
UP)-Police today believed they
had a clue to the arsenic poisoning
of 284 pounds of pork pudding.
The poison made 78 persons Ill.
Officials forecast an arrest shortly.
Health officials said they had
traced the entire amount of poison
ed food and had received all that
had not been eaten.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Thomas Funeral
Rites Observed

Last rites for Ira A. Tommy
Thomas. "a, Ell Centran who died
of a heart ailment Saturday, were
held at the Lemons chapel in Ell
Centro at 10 am. Monday.
The Elks lodge ritual was used
at the services with the Rev. Mr..
Devon Ellsworth, pastor of the
Episcopal church, assisting Thomas
was buried at Evergreen cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Conway TearIe, 80,
Dies at tHoIIywood

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3. CUP)-A
few old friends gathered today at
funeral rites for Conway Tearle, 60,
veteran actor who was one of the
leading stars of the silent movies.
Tearle died Saturday night of heart
disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

maximum was 80, while minimum
of so was recorded Monday morn
ing at the weather bureau in vi
Centre. At S am. Monday the tenn
perature was 81 with humidity
of 40 and at noon the mercury
had climbed to only "a Al 5 pm.
Sunday the temperature stood at
85, humidity 48. n
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
3 Break Bottles,
Draw Jail Terms

Breaking bottles in an Ell Centre
alley brought Jail sentences Monday
for three Mexicans. Tony Torres,
E. Aguirre and Mike Salgado were
sentenced by Police Judge Lee Nuf-
fer to serve 20 days in Jail for
drunkenness and disturbing the
peace. Judge Nuffer suspended 10
days OF Torres and Aguirre's SEN
LenceS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Home Body

Home Body
If you notice rancher in the
Imperial district rushing home, so
as to reach his house before sunset,
you will know 1t is the one who
accosted R. Fl. Ports the other
night. Ports, also on his way home.
was stopped by a man in another
car who inquired if Ports knew
where a certain ranch was located.
nPortis gave directions and thanking
s.tim the man explained:
"You know, | live there but I al
ways have a dickens of a time
finding it at night"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
What's the Use

WnatS the USe-
Patiently, Romeo Smith had his
car rewashed recently and wonder
ed if there isn't some way to take
the machine home under wraps"
Recently he started toward home
with his machine glistening and
shining in a new wash job. Care
fully he skirted mud puddles until
he reached one that had only two
dry ruts crossing it With steady
hand he drove in the dry spots un-
til another car roared up behind,
swung round and slithered past,
sending a coating Of mud over the
Smith car.
Said Smith: 4 z S S1 z o p
and started back to the wash rack.
Lesser Finance
Alice Otter, small daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Otter of Cal
eXico, went into a drug store and
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
700 Millions in
Treasury Deficit
Closes Quarter
New All Time High Indicated When
New Deal Closes Books, Counts Up
Excess Of Spending Over Earning in u. S.

WASHINGTON, Oct g. CUP = The federal govern
ment closed its books for the first quarter of the 1889 fs
cal year today with gross deficit of $500 the
treasury disclosed today.
The figure for the first quarter indicated that new
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Chamberlain
Defends Stand
In Czech Crisis
Prime Minister Points to Increased
Military Strength Of Nation in
Reply to Admiralty Lord

LONDON, Oct. 3. (UP)--Brtish rearmament will con-
nue on increasing scale Prime Minister Neville Cham
berain announced today he defended in the House of
Commons the price he paid for peace against charges
that he had surrendered to the buster backmail"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
County Traffic Death Toll Boosted
To 1S as Los Angeles Man Dies
From Injuries in Auto Crash
Four Persons Injured in Accidents Throughou
Imperial Valley During Weekend, Auto,
Truck And Trailer Pile Up

Imperial countys traffic death total reached 18 this
weekend with the death of DR.. Sterling M Pierce of in
ures suffered in an automobile accident at Mt Springs
early last month. er-s,=rs...
He died in Los Angeles of back njuries suffered when
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
MARTIAL LAW EXISTS
AS TROOPS MARCH

BERLIN, Oct. 3. (UP)-A modi-
fled state of martial law was es-
tablished in the Sudetenland to-
day as German troops advanced
farther beyond the former frontiers
of Czechoslovakia.
While it was understood that
Adolf Hitler intends to begin de-
mobilization of his 100000 army
soon after completion of the occu-
patton on Oct. 10, a decree was is
sued providing that any offenses
against Germany in the Sudeten
area would be tried by court mar
tial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Czech TO Lose
Added Chunk in
Hungary Demands
Enter Negotiations
Which Will Make
Nation Smaller

PRAGUE, Oct. 3. (UP)-
H V i n G surrendered terri
tory to Germany and Poland,
Czechoslovakia entered neg
citations with Hungary to-
day that will end with surrendering
more.
Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta
informed the Hungarian minister
that the government wished to es-
tablish Czech-H Hungarian COM
mission at once to settle the Hun
garian minority claims. These neg
citations were expected to end
with Czechoslovakia losing some
10000 more citizens and some 200
more square miles.
Government reports indicated
that German occupation of Sudet-
enland and Polish occupation of
the Teschen area had been orderly.
The Czech troops had withdrawn in
order, displaying their absolute dis
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

Butter. Los Angeles. 2Sci but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade \, 37ci manufacturing milk
29c, route gathered cream 26c.
L. A. Hay: q. S. No. |. Si3-i3.50;
No. 2 Ieafy S12-12.5O; No. si0.S0-u
Minneapolis flax Dec. sl.7Sla.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
CHINESE NEWYEAR
TO BE QUIET HERE
Day Of Celebration Saddened by
Conditions at Home as 9th
Year Opens.

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year
under the old lunar calendar-a day
that in years gone by saw joyous cele-
bration in Washington's Chinese quar-
ter. but with their native land she'll
shocked and war-torn. members of
the colony are planning a compara-
lively quiet celebration.
Where in previous years there was
much visiting and renewing old friend
ships with wishes for prosperous
new year over glass of wine. tomor-
row will be quiet exchanges of hopes
for more peaceful days in their home
land.
Although the Chinese government
has officially adopted the solar calen-
dar Of the Western world, the older
Chinese generation still reckons time
by the lunar system. using the moon
and the tides as the basis for calcu-
lation.
During the reigns of emperors each
new ruler gave name to his tenure
of office on ascending the throne and
years were dated from his ascension.
The year beginning tomorrow will be
known as the twenty-seventh year of
the republic, which was established
In 1911, after the revolution.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
RENTS INCREASE
TO 010PCT. YEAR
Survey Of 260 Cities Also
Shows Housing Shortage
in 81 Pct. of Towns.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Residential
rents have increased or 10 per cent
the past year In most districts. q
survey of conditions in 260 cities by
the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards disclosed today.
Rents for apartments are up in 66
per cent Of the cities and down in only
3 per cent. Rents for single family
dwellings are up In 81 per cent Of the
cities reporting and down in only
per cent.
The association said new building
appeared to have been sufficient, con-
sidering the extent Of general business
recovery, to hold = "balanced situa-
ton" with respect to space absorption
and rent increases. This balance, 1t
said. would seem to open the way to
gradual rather than violent adjust
ment in housing supply-demand as
the general business situation changes.
Undersupply Of single family dwell
ings exists in So per cent of the cities
reporting and a prospective shortage
is reported by an additional 6 per cent.
An oversupply exists in per cent.
Undersupply was reported in u per
cent Of the cities a year ago.
An undersupply of apartments was
reported in 40 per cent of the cities
with prospective shortage in an ad-
ditional 4 per cent and an oversupply
in only 6 per cent. A year ago an un-
dersupply was reported in IS per
cert of the cities.
Construction during the year aver
aged little more than one new apart
ment unit for every 233 families in
the cities. New home building aver.
aged one detached house for every lis
families.
Although in the last few months
market activity receded and in most
cities was lower than 4 year ago, sales
prices OF real estate were predomi-
Evening star., 1938-01-30
HOSPITAL DEATHS
OF 500 ARE PROBED
Eight SIayings Included in
Fatalities Over 12-Year
Span in Massachusetts.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. ian. 29.-1nvestigators
tonight probed more than 500 deaths,
including eight slayings, in Massa-
chusetts insane asylums in the past II
years while DR.. Clifton c. Perkins,
acting commissioner of the State
Mental Diseases Department, stoutly
defended administration of the lnsti-
tutions.
THE hospitals" the commissioner
said in statement, have a. homicide
rate Of so per cent less than lor the
State as a whole The ratio for the
State is 96 homicides per 100000 pop
ulation a yeas. The hospitals are
now caring for approximately $4,000
patients. In reducing that to a COM
parative figure it might be said the
average State rate would be about
four homicides year per 27,OO0 pop
ulation. In 1887 there was one ,lomi-
eide in State institutions
Meanwhile, State Auditor Thomas
H. Buckley, whose revelation Of two
slayings week ago led to disclosure
of the others. asserted "unbelieyable
inefhciency" In the various institu-
tions was costing the State untold
thousands of dollars" He added,
however, the condition had been de
veloping over a period Of years" and
was inherited" by the present admin
istration.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

he wrenched the pistol away from
him. The man jumped from the. car
and ran, with jackson following. The
colored man trailed him to res
taurant several blocks away, he said,
and had another colored man watch
the gunman while he went for the
police.
When he returned at Z pm. with
Policeman Charles Miller and Claude
Nixon he identified Mr.. Kennedy as
the man who had held him up.
Kennedy Denies Charge.
Mr.. Kennedy denied the charge
after he had been taken. into custody.
He said he had been handling a
funeral yesterday afternoon at Wood
bridge, Va, and had just returned to
Alexandria. Police said that except
for the identification by The colored
man, there was nothing tc connect
the undertaken with the case and
that they had established definitely
that he left Woodbridge at SAB pm.
on a bus that got to Alexandria at
6:O5 pm, about Is minutes after Mr..
Hardy was shot.
Released on Bond.
Mr.. Kennedy was released under
$500 bond after he had been ques-
toned.
Although Mr.. Hardy said his as
sailant shot him as soon as he got out
OF the car, police said they were told
the two men had engaged, in a scuffle
before the shot was fired. Detective
Sims said he was told by employees of
the hotel that Mr.. Hardy and the
woman entered the esta blishment to-
gether. staying but a few moments
before going back to the automobile
Detective Sims also said he was
trying to trace the pistol turned over
to him by jackson. It had been fired
once.
The bonds for Mr.. Hardy and Mr.
Kennedy. and the technical charge on
which the latter was booked, were
ordered by Commemorative Attorney
Albert V. Bryan.
Tried Important Case.
Mr.. Hardy, who has taken q
prominent part in the antitrust work
Of the Justice Department, tried an
important case against several motion
picture concerns in st. Louis two
years ago.
He was also in charge of the presen-
tation to a Milwaukee grand jury OF
charges against automobile finance
firms connected with General Motors
Chrysler Corp. and the Ford Motor Co
Judge Geiger took exception to the
manner in which that case was han
died by Mr.. Hardy and other officials
Of the department and dismissed the
grand jury after it had voted to re-
turn indictments. This resulted in
the complaint by the Attorney General
which is now being considered by the
House Judiciary Committee.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Congress
Continued From First Page.)

unions in Massachusetts and elsewhere
urging him to stand firm for the
amendment, adopted in the Senate
originally by vote of 81 to II.
As soon as the housing bill confer
ence report has been disposed of in
the Senate. debate on the anti-lynch-
ing bill will be resumed. 1t is prob
may be tried to break the filibuster.
But the farm bill conference report
will soon be knocking at the door, end
already two appropriation bills, the
Independent Offices and the Navy BILL
have been placed on the calendar.
How to get rid of the anti-lynahing
bill gracefully and to save the faces
of Senator's who have pledged hem
selves to support the measure is the
present problem. The filibuster, plus
q growing coldness on the part OF
Senators not engaged in active oppo-
sition to the measure, has made it
practically certain the bill will not be
permitted to come to a vote.
Foes of Bill Confer.
The Southern Senators conducting
the filibuster held another meeting
yesterday. After the conference,
Senator Connally OF Texas declared
the debate would be continued until
the bill was definitely abandoned.
There is strong feeling that once it
Is laid aside, it will not again be re-
vived at this session, and probably not
ut ALL
Senator Connally said the Southern
, opponents of the measure have re-
ceived many expressions of support.
Other Senators insisted that the op-
position to the measure was growing
In the North and West. Senator
Connally insisted that the South will
wipe out lynching without Federal
legislation. This belief, he said, was
having its effect in other sections of
the country.
It may be that the first motion to
displace the anti-lynching bill for
other legislation will be defeated. But
II the first motion does not prevail, q
second will, it was confidently re-
ported.
Whether such q motion will be
made by Majority Leader Barkley has
not been definitely settled. 1t was re.
called, however, that a few days xgc
the Kentucky Senator warned sup
porters of the bill that he would test
out sentiment for keeping it as The
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Raids
Continued From First Page.)


what money and slips he could gather.
On the roof he was caught by Pvt.
William McEwen. The bank state
ment taken from Bailey, according to
Capt. Little. apparently showed that
he was banking the game.
While the raid was in progress,
Leonard D. Mckay, 80. of IS Todd
place NE. strolled in laden with num-
bers slips and carrying sl12, the raid
ing squad said. He was promptly
| arrested.
Others arrested were Fred Maxim,
80, 600 block Of X street NE: Arthur
S. Diver. IS, 900 block of Second
street NE, and Horton S. Grinder,
SO. 700 block Of c street NE.
In the alleged headquarters up
stairs police found two adding ma
chimes, money wrappers and thou
sands Of numbers slips.
Bailey and the seven others were
charged with operating a lottery and
released on bonds Of $500 each.
The police said the backs of the
three structures had been rigeed up
SO that each could be entered through
gates in the fences separating them.
Eight hangers-on in the poolroom
were arrested and released after ques-
tioning.
Lee James. 81: his brother Willie,
30. of the 1900 block of Eighth street
NV. and Margaret Smith. %, of the
800 block of Barry place NV. all COL
ored. were arrested in a numbers raid
on the Eighth street address given by
the brothers ard charged with operat-
ing a lottery.
| The bookmaking raids were planned
Evening star., 1938-01-30
u. S. NAVY. PLANS LAUDED
BY BRITAIN'S SEA CHIEF
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, England. Jan. 90
Alfred Dun Cooper. first lord OF the
admiralty. tonight praised President
Roosevelts recommendations for in.
creasing the naval strength of the
United States.
Speaking at the annual banquet
OF the Birmingham jewelers. and Sill
versmiths' Association, he said:
That decision is welcomed by de-
mocracies throughout the world.
THE day when we could enter into
rivalry with the United States in naval
matters is long past.
Il have no hesitation in saying that
the stronger the United States Navy
is the better for the peace of the
world
Evening star., 1938-01-30

unfinished business of the Senate to
the exclusion of other measures. A
| motion to take up one of the appro-
priation bills. or the admln]>. .ration's
reorganization bill. might come either
from Senator Barkley or from a Sem
ator in charge of one of the other
measures.
Both Houses Take "Breather."
Neither Senate nor House was in
session yesterday. taking a breathing
spell. While the House has made good
progress with appropriation bills, little
else has been accomplished on Capitol
Hill, although Congress has been in
session nearly a month. With many
important measures due to come up
for action, leaders are becoming
restless.
The President is delaying his mes
sage on monopolies and business,
which he announced at the opening of
the session he would send later to
Congress. Robert H. Jackson, Assis-
tant Attorney General and recently
appointed Solicitor General, has taken
stand against proposals to permit
industry to sit down with a Govern
ment agency to work out agreements
He is for busting" all trusts and
combinations.
Since he is the fair haired boy" OF
the administration at present, his op.
position to plans for business agree
ments has left the situation more
muddled than ever, particularly as
the President, not long ago, spoke
rather approvingly of some kind OF
agreements to control industrial pro-
duction
Mr.. jackson is likely to be called
before the Subcommittee of the Senate
Judiciary Committee in charge of his
nomination to be Solicitor General
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska
wants to ask him some questions re.
garding his ideas of the functions Of
grand juries and also about his
speeches in which he charged that
business men had been responsible
for the present business recession
Senator McGill, Democrat, Of Kansas
chairman Of the subcommittee, said
yesterday that il any member of the
committee wished to question Mr.
jackson, the oflicial would be called
Evening star., 1938-01-30
by Lieut.. Floyd Truscott and Sergt

by Lieut.. Floyd Truscott and Sergt.
Earl Hartman.
Those charged with conspiracy to
set up gaming tables included Charles
Tore, 46, and his brother, Albert P.
Tore OF the HOO block of Thirteenth
street NV; John Costello. IS, 2400
block of Fourteenth street NV;
Charles S. Hellig. 80, 1900 block of
Vermont avenue NV; Frank T. Voor-
hees. 80. 740O block Of Georgia avenue
NV; William L. ziegler, 26, 400
block Of Fourteenth street NV:
Francis A. Schneider, 46, 2l00 block OF
California street, and Francis H. FAINT,
81, of 1900 block of Lamont street NV.
Twenty persons were arrested in the
bookmaking raids. Ten Of these were
released and one was held for investi-
cation.