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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

ST. LOUIS, May Is. (UP)-The
American Medical association con-
vened its goth annual convention
today to discuss the latest discov-
cries of medical science and to state
its position on the question Of pub
lie health measures.
The association is involved in two
controversies with the government.
One is the national health program
which, as outlined in the Wagner
health act, the ANA opposes in
part, The other is federal indict-
ment against the ANA, some of its
officials and branches, charging
they violated the antitrust laws by
interfering with physicians employ
ed by cooperative medical groups,
These questions appeared to be
the most crucial issues before the
convention Sessions will continue
through Friday with an expected
attendance of 5000 members. The
house of delegates, a policy-making
body of IT'S members, was expected
to consider the issues today and
act on resolutions concerning them
tomorrow.
DR.. Irwin Abell, Louisville. KY,
retiring president, stated the AMA's
attitude on both in his opening
address.
He said the Wagner bill would
authorize vast sums before the need
for them had been shown and
would give three federal depart
mentS control of expenditures and
the kind of medical service they
bought in each state; he question
ed the professional ethics of two
assistants of the attorney general
in their activities during the grand
jury investigation which resulted
in the indictments last December.
The Wagner Bill, pending before
congress as a proposed amendment
to the social security act, would
extend medical and health services
throughout the country under fed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Driver of Auto
In Mystery Crash
Found in 5. D.
Injured Woman Unable to
Give Details of Wreck
East of Coyote Wells

COYOTE WELLS, May Is.
"A blood spattered automo-
bile spitted in a bridge plank
east of here is the nucleus of
a mystery automobile acci-
dent in which Mrs. Elwood J. Boyer
of Philadelphia was injured late
Saturday.
Highway Patrolman Bill Tackett
found the abandoned automobile
with a six-by-six bridge plank
driven through the motor and PEN
etrating the back of the drivers
seat. A blood soaked slipper was
lying on the floor of the demolish-
ed machine.
Mrs. Boyer is a patient in San
Diego hospital She is said to be
painfully injured and unable to
give details of the accident.
This same bridge was repaired
late Friday of damage done in a
similar accident last Wednesday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Japanese browns
While Bathing in
Colorado River

WINTERHAVEN May 15.-R. c.
Ryee, japanese chiropractor of
Yuma, drowned Sunday while SWIM
ming in the Colorado river 500 feet
below Laguns dam.
He was swimming in water be-
tween 25 and 30 feet deep with
Paul Martinez, a Mexican friend.
The men started to swim the chan
mel. Martinez said, but the Japa-
nese disappeared en- route He said
ne heard no calls for help or sounds
of struggle.
Deputy Sheriff John Crousen OF
Winterhaven and Sheriff Pete New
man and his deputies of Yuma
dragged the river until after SUM-
down Sunday but failed to find
the body. The water was shut off
at the dam to facilitate the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

feIundlng plan lmmedlately oper-
ative.
Superior Judge Emmett H. Wilson
this morning denied District Coun-
sci Harry Horizons motion to re-
open four cases in which bond
holders recently obtained judgment
against the district. Horton sought
to reopen the cases in order to file
supplementary answers showing the
present status of the refunding
program. The move was entirely
technical, since in his judgment
for bondholders, Judge Wilson had
ordered that commitments shall be
withheld pending federal court ac-
ton on the refunding program.
Had his move been successful,
Horton would have obtained for
the district an injunction prevent
ing James Jordan, Milo Bekins, Gill
bert Moody and M. E. Oswalt, bond
holders, from legally harrassing the
district until the federal court has
issued a final ruling on refunding.
During the morning session in
state court, however, it was indi-
Gated that the dissenting bond
holders will withhold claims against
the district until after the federal
court has ruled.
Horton himself regarded his mo-
ton this morning as a technical
move.
"ThiS motion to include the sta
tus of district refunding is made
merely because we believe it should
be a part of the official record, "
he said. Since the Ell Centro deci-
sion to withhold issuance of writ,
refunding has developed greatly"
he added
Judge Wilson denied the motion
to reopen the cases without fully
explaining the court position, but
he indicated that issuance of a
writ of execution in the judgment
would be withheld until after final
decision by federal court.
Final decision in U. S. district
court will come after hearing July
II at San Diego.
Meanwhile, however, the district
moved its efforts into federal court
here this afternoon, planning to
ask Federal Judge Jenney for an
order allowing payment of funds as
provided in the refunding program.
Such an order would have the ef-
feet of putting the refunding pro-
gram into effect Immediately, max
ing the July II hearing a formal
ity to place final approval on the
Continued On Page 8. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Douglass Pupils
Ask Reinstatement
OF Teacher.Coach
Youngsters Parade In
Demonstrations Against
Discharge of Stocks

Eighty pupils from Doug
lass High school in East Ell
Centro staged a dignified
"walkout" Monday morning
and "picketed" school au-
thorities to request the re-employ-
ment of James Stocks as teacher
and coach at Douglass and Wash
ington schools.
eve want Stocks" and What's
The Matter With Stocks" read the
banners the pupils carried on their
long trek to Central Union high
school,
John Payne, student body presi-
dent, delivered to Superintendent
Guy Weakley a petition requesting
that the elementary school board
re-employ Stocks in spite of the
rule for dismissing teachers before
they become permanent under the
teachers tenure act. The high
school board already had reem-
ployed him as a part-time athletic
coach.
This is not a strike and we arc
going right back to school," said
young Payne as he and his school,
mates stood quietly in the hall at
Central Union high school.
I'VE didn't do this TO embarrass
anyone the youth continued I'VE
just wanted you to take this petit
ton to the school board and tell
them how we feel about it. We want
Mr.. Stocks to teach lis again next
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Certain Problems
In Way Of Peace
Declares Il Duce

TURIN, Italy, May Is. up
Certain problems must be solved
before peace is assured. Premier
Benito Mussolini declared today.
He reiterated his declaration Of
Yesterday that italy desires peace
but added his stipulations.
II Duce, leaning cn a huge an
vii addressed $4,000 workers after
ne had inaugurated the new Fiat
motor plant here.
Il spoke yesterday about our de-
sire for peace" Mussolini saiG,
but peace is only possible if cer-
tain problems are solved before
they reach the chronic stage"
The certain problems" it was
assumed, include Italy's demands
on France.
Mussolini began his speech by tel
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

Wy lOI GOlllII llldIIOIl p!1 lIlllIo oQdN
The committee spent all week
end interviewing department heads
on budget requests and a few Off
cials came in today. President
protein Jerrold SeaWell, not a
member OF the committee, said he
believed there would be little oppo-
sition to passage because Of the
cooperation and harmony existing
within the committee itself.
Speculation remained on assembly
reaction to the senate amended
budget.
Governor Olson prepared a mes
sage to be sent to the legislature
this afternoon asking support Of
his government reorganization bills
Two important liquor hearings
were set for today but the assembly
public morals committee postponed
until p. m. action on bills further
restricting the liquor industry and
the senate social welfare commit
tee started and will finish later to-
day a hearing on unified liquor
control bill relating chiefly to the
beer industry. Chief provisions are
elimination of the Bounce beer
container from retail trade and
consolidation of the many types Of
licenses now required.
Persons convicted of crime would
be sentenced to definite terms in
stead of having their sentences fix
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Troops Guard Harlan
Miners After Riotinq
inventory Issue
Still Available

Congratulations from busine SIS,
agricultural and civic leaders
reached the office of the Inn
perial Valley Press and Morn
ing Post Monday following pub
lication of the "InventOry" edi-
ton of the PCst-Press Sunday.
At the same time many re-
quests were received for extra
copies of the special issue, dedi-
Gated to Imperial Valleys num-
ercus resources. To meet these
requests, limited number of
the 24-page special issues has
been especially wrapped and arc
available fer mailing at a cost of
10 cents, which included the
cost of postage, Circulation
Manager Art Davis announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Japanese Rescue
Sailors in Junk

TOKYO, May Is. CUP) - The
newspaper Yomiuri reported today
that japanese fishermen had res
cued a junk in which John Ander-
son, his wife and a crew of three
Norweigians were trying to sail
from Shanghai to San Francisco.
1t was said that the junk battled
three day storm and drifted
without sails until the fishermen
towed it to Shikoku island. Ander-
son was quoted as saying he would
try again after repairs had been
made to his craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Larrimore Jailed
For Shooting

Pete Larrimore, 35, will spend q
year IN the county Jail for shooting
M. A. Alexander in the neck be.
cause he thought Alexander was re-
SponSible for Mrs. Barrimore's
threat to leave home.
The sentence was pronounced by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson in su-
perior court Monday. Larrimort
pleaded guilty to a charge of as.
saulting Alexander with a deadly
weapon. Alexander recovered from
the wound, the court was informed
The shooting occurred in Calipatria
March 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

81 feet tall. The baby was deliver
ed by a Caesarian operation.
Dr. Hipolito Larrabure, director
of the maternity hospital. said:
Lima and the baby are we'll.
She withstood the operation ex-
cellently The girl, who became
pregnant when she was four years
and II months old, had menstru-
ated ever since she was eight
months old"
The child mother lay bewildered
in the hospital today, apparently
with little understanding OF what
had happened She Is shy. un-
communicative child, one OF a fam
lily of nine living in a hut. She
was brought TO Lima from Pisco
last Thursday.
Her pregnancy lasted 81 months.
Continued on Page 8. Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Harrington Defends WPA, Says Probe
Committee Magnifies Relief Faults

learn, not one of them has yet told
the committee anything about the
accomplishments of this program
or the good it has done the unem-
ployed Small faults have been
magnified and great virtues entirely
omitted.
The true and fair story of the
WPA is to be had from thousands
of sources. merely for the asking
Several of your own membership
gave very effective parts of it to
the congressional committee On May
8 and 9-testimony in strange con-
trast to that the Investigators are
bringing in"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Harlan Faces Trial
In Stabbinq Case

John Wesley Harlan, "A. went to
trial in superior court Monday on a
charge of stabbing George Harlan,
25 Calexican, March 26 in a fit of
jealousy over the older mans di-
vorced wire, Mrs. Jane Belle Harlan.
The younger man, who is not a
relative OF the defendant, was call
ing on Mrs. Harlan in the Acacia
district when her eX-husband arriv-
ed. Witnesses said he stabbed the
younger man with a fish knife be-
fore neighbors could stop him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Council to Get
Safety Citation

j. o. Miller of San Diego will
present special safety citation to
the Ell Centre city council at the
regular meeting at city hall at 7:30
pm. Wednesday.
The award was made by the Cal
ifornia Safety council for the city'S
excellent record in safety, Mayor
H. w. Fawcett was informed Mon
Gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Spectators Crowd
Court, Disperse

A large crowd OF spectators lefl
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson's Su-
perior court room Monday morning
rs soon as they discovered Mrs
Lenora Sanchez, Brawley housewife
was not to be tried for teaching
perversiCn to her own and other
children.
The visitors showed no interest
in other legal proceedings scheduled
for the court.
Mrs. Sanchez is scheduled to be
tried Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

Inc cnlld was porn SUNDAY. DOC
tors said both mother and infant
were doing well.
Lima lives at the coastal town
of Pisco, where her father took her
to a doctor last month for treat
ment. He said that the girl was
suffering from a tumor which he
attributed to "the evil water
springs. Natives of the vicinity
have a superstition that the spring
affects women who pass near it.
The father insisted that the girl
was born on August %, 1894, but
physicians at the hospital today
said that she appeared to be 'less
than six years old". The physicians
said she was still cutting her Sec
ond set of teeth.
Before the birth Lima weighed sc
She is a little less than
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

NEW YORK, May IS. CUP) -
Works Progress Administrator F. C.
Harrington today accused the con-
gressional WPA investigating COM
mittee of magnifying the faults and
ignoring the virtues Of the federal
relief program.
In an address before the United
States conference of mayors. he
vigorously defended WPA policies,
but said present relief methods are
doubtless capable of improve
ment."
THE investigators seem entirely
absorbed in hunting things to criti-
cize," he said. 80 far as 1 can
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
American Medical Association Opens
Annual Convention TO Discuss U.S..
Health Program and Indictment

eral supervision. The ANA estim-
ates that the bill, if enacted, would
bring 400O0,000 indigents under
its provisions at a cost of $40 to $50
each per year. The bill does not
set up compulsory health insurance
and is based on a principle of. tax
money to help INDECENT sick. The
ANA accepted that principle, COLI
filming itself TO criticism of the cost
and administration
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Man Leads Police
ToFafher's S Body

WICKENBURG, Ariz.. May 15.
CUP)-Julio Delgadillo. 27 one of
thirteen children OF Juan Delga-
dillo, Seligman, Ariz., service sta
tion operator, led officers today to
remote desert district near here
today where the body of the father
was dug from the sand.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Economy Budget Goes to
Senate Floor Wednesday
Committee Near End Of Revision, Fast
Action Foreseen as Legislature Faces
End Of Paydays, Seeks Adjournment

SACRAMENTO, May Is. (UP)-Senate spokcsmen
revealed today that Gov Cuber Olsons S557 100000 bud
get drascay sashed by special senate committee will
back to the floor probably Wednesday for approval
of economy amendments and be passed back to the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Five.Year.0Id Girl Gives Birth to
Baby Weighing Five Pounds, Doctors
Say; Mother, Child Doing Well

LIMA, Peru, May 15 (UP)-Five year old Lima Medi
na Indian girl lay in Lima maternity ward today pale
and bewidered after giving birth to ga pound baby
boy of the most remarkable of chd-mother
hood recorded Her in bed nearby cried Justify
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
W AMBL|NG
IMPORTER
He's Got Something

Stt bllN ilNN iilbSNI1os AiN"oAiOAi
ed broad d-backed Jack Aaron, pivot
ing like a mannequin in an eve
ming dress.
RR looked.
NO" he answered, sympathetic
but nevertheless candid.
We'll" grumbled Jack, there are
sure lot of new ones sore today
Jack, it turned out, went along
on Ditch Day for the seniors al
Central high school
It's Smart Owner
Hugh Osborne, who's Just acquir-
ed a new horse as q mount in the
sheriff's posse, wanted expert judg
mentor it may have been praise
he wanted-for the one and only
pride of his stable. He took B. 4
Harrigan, reputed expert in mat
ters cf horseflesh, to look at the
equine prize. Harrigan looked, eX-
amined, gazed squinted and sight
ed at the new member of the Os-
borne family.
That's n fine horse" he said
finally, turning to Hugh. ITS too
bad he hasn't got any thorough
bred blood
He has!" Hugh retorted, some
what nettled.
Harrigan cooked a doubtful eye
at the horse again.
"Oh. ye-es," he drawled. who's
his sire?"
"Yellow Leaf" grinnCd Hugh.
Harrigan said no more. yellow
Leaf was one of his own finest stall
lions.
One Thing and Another
Katherine Won Allmen. at the
Nev-Cal Pine valley picnic, just
couldn't hang on to her key ring
so she handed it over to Nolan
Smith to watch over. Nolan stuck
it in his pocket. Came time to go
home Nolan went. Katherine got
ready to go. She found Nolan had
absconded with the keys to her
car. She couldn't get inside it
and if she had gotten inside, she
couldn't turn on the ignition.
Then came Joe Bush. Like a
true Walter Raleigh, Joe offered his
services. He picked the lock on
the Won Allmen auto door He
picked the lock on the Won Allmen
auto ignition. He started the mo-
tor 1t purred sweetly. Katherine
thanked Joe sWeetly, and drove
home.
Rut fiat wasn't all
Having arrived nome she found
that, being keylcss, she couldn't
shut the darned thing off. The
motor kept right on purring, just
as sWeetly as ever, but far more
maddeningly.
Miss Won Allmen finally drove
to the Smith home To get the key
Sut off the motor and heaye
sigh of relief.
That's the good thing about
Nightmares, she might have MUIR
INJURED. They do end"
Dialogue
Go to Second and New streets
Fight" said Frank Smyer over the
police radio to Patrolman Charles
Schlanze.
There isn't any Second and
New streets" said Schlanze TO
Smyer, via return radio.
GO to Second and New streets,
a fight" said Smyer again, few
minutes later
There isn't any Second and New
Streets" Schlanze repeated, this
time via telephone direct to Smyer
1t took Smyer some time to real
ize that Second and New streets
parallel one another.
They never found the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Horton Loses in
First SkirmiSh:
Asks u.
Federal Judge Asked to Grant Use of
Refundins Money ediateIy; State
Court Denies Injunction Request
BY LOGAN JENKINS =

LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Special)-The Imperial Irri-
cation District lost preliminary skrmsh this morning in
state court and prepared into federal court this after
in effort to make its $4250000 bond and warrant
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15

Butter: Los Angeles, 25c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 32cI manufacturing milk.
25Iac; route gathered cream, pc.
LA. Hay: u. S. No. I, s14-14.5Oi
No. 2 Ieafy, S13.5O-14; No. 2 12-12.5O.
Minneapolis flax May S1.6SIe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-15
Baseball Results

NATIONAL
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-27
Holmes Gets Money For
Fifty-Three Patents

Jackson, Miss, Funds amounting
to N.318.90 have been paid Holmes
County and its respective taxing dis
tricts on 81 patents issued for SAX
of state tax forfeited lands. Guy Nc
Cullen, State Land Commissioner, re
vealed this week.
In compilation OF funds certified
for payment 20 county and distric,
taxing units over fourteen-montr
period, Mr. McCullen disclosed tina,
a total OF 121,776s0 had been auth
od1zed foi7A'ayment by the land of
flee 20 the state auditor.
The period represents the IA months
intervening from April, 1888, wher
Mr.. McCullen took office to I'LL ar
unexpired term, until June 1, 1899
Mr.. McCullen, candidate for re.
election ito a full your-year term
said these funds had been certified
to the auditor for payment and did
not include several hundred patents
which had been released since that
time.
Some time ago the Land Commits
sioner released figures revealing the
total amount of sales In state lands
which had been returned to local tax
rolls, and the above figures are the
funds which have been received by
taxing officers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-27
Roy Arnold Speaks In
Duranf Saturday 5th
Prominent State Lawyer
Makes Second Bid For
Office Sec'y. Of Stote

Roy Arnold, candidate for the inn
portant office of Secretary of State,
will speak TO the voters Of Durant
and surrounding territory on Satur-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
His speech will be finished by four
o'clock when the regular weekly
trade day cash prizes are given away
by the Durant Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr.. Arnold made his first race for
Secretary of State four years ago
when he ran against the incumbent.
Walker Wood, who was running for
reelection. He made many friends
during his campaign then that are
said to be supporting him now
The scheduled speaker is native
of Lawrence county in south Mis-
sissippi. When only youth Mr.. Ar
nold's father was killed leaving his
mother with seven children to rear.
He educated himself and is now
a prominent attorney in Jackson.
He is married and has four children
all of whom are pulling for their
Dad" to win.
Mr.. Arnold polled a splendid vote
in Holmes county IN the last cam
paign and is expected to poll even
more votes this year.
The public is cordially invited to
come out to hear him speak.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-27
Billy Snider Will
Address Voters
Candidate For Governor
Will Speak Here At
100 Tuesday

y. B. Billy" Snider, well known
Clarksdale newspaper publisher, and
candidate for governor, will present
his candidacy for this high office
to the voters and citizens Of Holmes
county in an address at Durant, Tues
day, August 1, at 1870 in the after
noon.
Mr.. Snider has an exceptionally
progressive and interesting platform
which he will explain to the people
of Holmes. He is advocating the
repeal or severe modification of the
State Sales Tax, Wprkman's Com
laboring man and the industrial en-
ployer, and the conservation and de-
velopment of Mississippis natural re-
sources.
His connections with the State Ad-
vertising Commission and the State
Conservation Department have DEM
onstrated that he is well qualified by
experience and knowledge of the
states resources and problems to
carry on the development program
begun since becoming Lieutenant
Governor
1t is generally admitted that Nj
Snider has made the state the best
Lieutenant Governor the state has
ever had. He has cooperated with
the present administration whole
heartedly in the enactment of bene-
ficial legislation.
Mr.. Snider has many warm friends
in this county, and large turnout
is expected for his speaking engage
ment
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-27
Duront Postoffice Bids
To Be Received Soon

Sealed proposals in duplicate win
be publicly opened in this office at
l p. NJ, Angus. 20, 1889, for con-
struction of the U. S. Post Office
at Dmant Upon application, one
set of drawings and specifications
will be supplied free to each general
contractor I'M crested in submitting
a proposal. The above drawings and
specifications must be returned TO
the office.
Contractors requiring additional
sets may obtain them by purchas
from this post office at a cost of
$500 per set, which will not be re-
turned. Checks offered as payment
for drawings and specifications must
be made payable to the order of the
Treasurer, u. S.
Drawings and specifications will
not he furnished to contractors who
have consistently failed to submit
proposals. One set upon request, and
when considered in the interests of
the government, win be furnished
err. to builders exchanges, Chambers
OF Commerce, or other organizations
who will guarantee to make them
available for any sub-contractor or
material firm interested. and to guam
tity surveyors, but this privilege viii
be withdrawn If the sets are not
returned after they have accomplish
ed their purpose.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-27
Holmes County Political
RoIIy Dates Set

Thursday. July 81, Tolerville.
Friday, july %. Emory.
Friday, August 4, Harmony.