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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Jake Cohen Guilty
OF Cattle Thefts,
Jurors Rule Here
II Heifers Thrice Paid
For AS Result of
Findings in Court

Jake Cohen, stock buyer,
is guilty of cattle stealing
and conspiracy, a superior
court jury found after de-
liberating the evidence in the
case for 81 hours.
AS a result of the verdict II head
of heifers brought $287.12 three
times. The first $28712 was paid
Cohen by Los Angeles buyer The
verdict will bring John Bulloni. the
owner of the heifers, $28712 from
the same buyer. The state depart
ment of agriculture, according to
law. will collect the price paid for
the cattle for bringing Cohen to
justice. Ultimately, however, the
$861.36 will be paid by the Los
Angeles buyers bonding company,
The jury weary after a sleep
less night, returned the verdict at
9 am. Thursday. A poll showed ths
vote was unanimous on both counts
Cohen faces penitentiary sem
tence from one to 10 years on each
of the two counts in a grand jury
indictment returned last month
He is scheduled TO be sentenced
next Tuesday at $50 am.
Fred White, Negro named in the
grand jury indictment with Cohen
pleaded guilty to cattle stealing and
conspiracy and asked for probation
A. B. Love, 10, third defendant
was certified to the juvenile court
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
River ParIey Asks State Department
To Delay Water Pact With Mexico

resented at the conference main
tanned that their needs had changed
so as to alter the American posi-
ton in negotiations with Mexico.
Hewes and Dowd had not return
ed to Imperial Valley by early
Thursday afternoon but were eX-
pected sometime Thursday night
Hewes is president of the Callfor-
MIA Colorado river commission.
Negotiations with Mexico pre-
viously had been conducted on the
basis of the Stephens-Jacobs re-
ports which the committee felt nj
longer described the needs Of the
basin states accurately.
Committee Chairman Cliffoid H
Stone of Denver appointed specia
committee of seven engineers, ont
from each of the interested states
to make a new survey and report
back to the committee of states by
July l.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
CaIipatrian Dies
OF Bullet Wound

Harry Reeves. As, Calipatrla
rancher. died in the Ell Centro hos
pital Wednesday night of a gunshot
wound inflicted by Night Watch
man Charles Rhodes Monday night.
The rancher was fatally wound
ed when he ran from the officer
after refusing to relinquish a knife,
Rhodes was called to subdue Reeves
who was said to have run amok in
Calipatria. The rancher was shot
down after a two-block chase.
Reeves body was taken to the
Lemons mortuary in FL Centro. An
inquest is expected to be held
sometime Friday, Deputy Coroner
Herbert Hughes said Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Dreasher CHARGES
Farmers 10 Blame
For Meeting Vote
New Fair Board Member
Declares He Favors
Free Public Meetings

Blame for the fair boards 5
original refusal of the fair
grounds for the recent Pat
terson-Nylander m G e t i n g
was dumped on the Asso-
ciated Farmers Thursday by A. A.
Dreasher, appointed to the fair
board by Governor Olson.
DreaSher resigned from the As
sociated Farmers Wednesday. While
he refused to give a reason for his
act, it was generally understood
to be based on the Patterson-Ny-
lander meeting.
Thursday, however, he issued a
signed statement blaming the As
sociated Farmers for the boards
refusal and declaring that he did
not concur with other board MEM
bers in refusing the Labor's Nom
Partisan League permission to use
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

'JOl1lSlOIle WcullcSudy llIBib ""
council meeting made this pro-
nouncement:
City expenses are going at a
clip of 100000 every month. If it
keeps up at this rate we will have
spent $4,000 by Oct. /. However,
the most that we can spend over
that period without going in the
red is $81 600"
Johnstone estimated 100000 in
the treasury now and $27 900 addi-
tional revenue to come in during
the next four months. Out of this
$147.000 total, however, must come
$66 900 in payments for street as
seSsmentS and bond retirement.
Street assessments total about $37,00
and bonds about $4,000.
Councilmen will hold an adjourn
ed meeting Monday night to study
additional figures and map ways
and means of tightening the munic.
ipal belt. Meanwhile, as Mayor H.
w. Fawcett said:
This is no laughing matter. It's
time we walked up!" and council
men instructed their departments
10 button up the requisition books
Normal running expenses of the
city are about $4,000 a month and
purchase of new equipment was
believed to have run the total up
in the past few months. Payments
on these, however, are virtually
ended.
Financial report of the city cli-
NAKED varied program of busi-
ness that kept councilmen more
or less busy until past midnight
Early in the evening the council
indicated Adams avenue may some
time in the future be widened to
100 feet. Indication came when w
o. Bryant's offer to buy a lot on
the northwest corner of Adams
and Eighth was refused with the
widening project as explanation
A similar offer from John BaskinS
also was declined
II. w. Jenson appeared seeking
a lot on Ell Centro street between
Seventh and Eighth and the coun-
Gil offered it title clear for $125
Continued on Page 6, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
MEMORIAL DAY BIG
DAY FOR FAMILY

WATERTOWN, N. Y, June 8.
CUP)-The Babcock family checked
its farm population today and de-
cided that May 30 really was Mem
orial day.
A daughter was born to the fam
ily on that day.
The mare gave birth to a colt,
the family cat had three kittens,
and the turkey population was in
creased by 70.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

'Sarabla, MeXlCOS ace llIeT, III d
takc-off from Washington yester-
day on a projected nonstop flight
to Mexico.
Squads of police with tear gas
guns guarded the embassy. Auto
mobile traffic was barred in a
radius of four blocks.
The students first congregated
three blocks away, and after speak
ers bad shouted I'VE know he was
aSsassinatcd-We must hand down
from generation to generation our
hatred Of Americans" the demon
strators sought to march on the
embassy.
After motorcycle and traffic
police broke up the demonstration
dctachmcnts of infantry were or
dercd to the vicinity of the en-
baSsy as a precautionary measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Street Lighting
Contracts 0kayed

Contracts for equipment to eight
FL Centre alleys, downtown streets
in Calexico and the entire city o.
Holtville were let Thursday MORN
ing by directors of the Imperial
Irrigation district
A contract for $500 meters was
awarded to the Electric Supplies
Dist. Co. of San Diego on a low
bid of S29372 and the same firm
received a $18,866 contract for mis-
cellaneous other equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
His Patience Ends
When It's New Hat

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June 8.
CUP - The owl which swooped
down from tree each day of the
past two weeks to knock John q.
Simonson's hat off is dead.
\ Simonson is an insurance agent
land patient man. He didn't get
angry at the hooting bird, he told
police, until last night when he
returned home wearing brand
new straw hat. The owl flew down
and knocked it to the ground.
Then Simonson lost his temper
and called police Patrolman George
Smith killed the bird with his re-
volver.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

A plea to defer negotiations with
Mexico over claims to water from
tho Colorado river was directed at
the state department Thursday as
delegates of seven basin states,
among them Evan T. HeweS and
NJ. j. DOwd OF the Imperial ir9iga-
ton district. returned to Their
homes at conclusion of a three-day
conference i'm Los Angeles.
The plea TO the state department
was made so that American enghI-
cers may finish a survey of water
needs before final negotiations arc
resumed. The seven states rep
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

'aliAlAs NNutlAAul Noigttf AioS1hNSN ~
1901 A. NJ. EST from their royal
train on the first visit of its kind
In history and walked through SAL
uting lines OF u. S. marines and
sailors 70 a presidential reception.
with cheers resounding through
the high vaulted station. Mr. Roose-
welt grasped the kings hand and
aid warmly and without regard To-
the stiff formality of diplomatic
etiquette:
How are you2 I'm SO glad to
sec you"
The king smiled broadly and
murmured a word of response Mr..
Roosevelt put forth his hand and
the king Of the great British en-
pire and the president of the great
est Of western democracies shook
hands heartily.
The king then turned and pre-
sented the queen TO the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and shook
hands with the first lady. He wore
the glittering gold and dress blue
Of a full admiral of the royal navy.
Mr.. Roosevelt wore the customary
dark coat and striped trousers OF
formal morning attire.
Both Mrs. Roosevelt and the
queen wore dresses of wool-the
queens Of a light grayish queens
blue" and Mrs. Roosevelt's almost
equally hght-a mutual gift OF
wool growers Of the United States
and the British empire.
The greeting formalities were
brief. AZ lI:li A. m. the royal visit
ors and the president and Mr..
Roosevelt emerged 10 the vast sta
ton plaza where saluting troops
presented arms and thousands OF
citizens, government workers. tour
lists. and school children roared
with cheers. There and along the
mile and a half route to the White
House an estimated 100000 people
we're maSsed In the hot sun.
The scarlet-eoated u. S. marine
band i'm the plaza struck up the
star Spangled Banner and God
Save tho King" The king raised
his arm 10 a smart salute and Mr.
Roosevelt placed his top hat over
his heart.
Tho party stood immobile a. the
anthems were played and the crash
ing guns Of a 2i-gun salute roared
from n park Of French 75s placed a
hundred yards away beyond the
iplashing plaza fountains.
Slowly the official party moved
20 two sleek open White House
automobiles as roar after roar OF
cheers rocked from the banked
crowds.
Overhead roared AZ fleet pursuit
planes and 10 huge flying fortresses
Of the army. Along the full line Of
march-one man every four feet
stood soldiers. sailors and marines
in summer dress khaki. natty white
and marine blue in a guard of hon
or They snapped their bayonetted
rifles 10 present arms
Ahead and behind the royal cars
we're rumbling tanks and clattering
cavalry.
wave after wave of cheers swcllec
from the multitude gathered around
the U. S capitol and down the line
of march ON Constitution avenue
and Pennsylvania avenue-the ave-
nue. Of presidents and the route OF
all presidential inaugurations
| Crowds surged against the guard
cables az the curb edges and more
than l,4O0 police and firemen strug-
gled 70 hold them In line. Seven
bands spaced at intervals along the
route burst into military airs ana
regimental marches as the process
Continued on Page S. Col. Sd
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Associated Farmers Prepare Defense
Against AFL Charges of Intimidation

accused OF driving American Fec
Grafton OF Labor pickets away from
the J. @ Boswell company cotton
Sin. remains 20 be heard.
Other respondents are the bos-
well company, accused of donlnat-
ing a company employees ass5e.a-
ton and discharging IA men who
joined an AFL union. and the Ger
e1ran Telephone Exchange, alleged
10 have discharged an operator for
union sympathicS.
Charges against the three we're
brought by the AFL.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

CORCORAN. Cal. June 8, up
Attorneys for the Associated
Farmers of Kings county and other
respondents at a National Labor
Relations Board hearing prepared
their defense today against charges
of anti unionism.
The hearing was in recess follow
ing virtual conclusion of prescnta-
tion of the complaints by tine gov
ernment before Trial Examiner
John T. Lindsay. The defense case
is scheduled to open tomorrow.
One more complaining witness
against the Associated Farmers,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Mexicans Identified as Bandits Who
Held Up CaIexico Store With Guns

CALEXICO, June 8.-TWo Mexi-
cans were identified late yesterday
as the masked bandits who took
5000 from a Chinese grocery store
here in an armed raid across the
Mexican border last Feb. 25.
Antonio UriaS, A, and Adrian
Sanches, 80, were identified by
clerks and customers as the men
who menaced them with guns and
knives while they snatched money
from the stores two cash registers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

in an eight-minutc raid.
The men were ordered held on
81 900 bail each after Their arraign-
ment in police court. Judge w. H
Lorenz ordered the prisoners trans
fcrred to the county Jail in FL Cen
tro pending further court proceed
ingS.
The Stick-up occurred at 1870 p
m. Feb. 25 while the grocery store
al Second and Blair streets was
crowded with customers. The mask
cd bandits suddenly appeared in
the doorway, Chief of Police Guy
Echols said, waving guns and
knives. They returned to Mexico
he said, through a hole in the in
tcrnational fence.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Irish Army Chief
Freed on Demand
or House Members
Foe Of British Royalty
Gains Freedom When
SoIons Bring Pressure
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. June 3.
(UP) - U. s. immigration
officials today telegraphed
orders 10 Detroit immigra-
ton authorities to release
Sean Russell. Irish Republican
leader. even as King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth reached Washing
ton.
Officials approved Russell's bond
after a clan Of fighting Irish men,
bers Of the house. led by a MeGran-
cry and a Sweeney. had threatened
TO boycott tomorrow's congressional
reception for the king and queen
unless the Irish leader was re-
leased.
Turner w Battle, assistant to
Secretary Of Labor Frances Per-
kins, signed the order directing
release Of Russell. who was ar
rested in Detroit on charges Of
overstaying a 30-day visitors per-
NIT.
Battle said that Russell would
be given a hearing in Detroit Sat
urday on a deportation warrant
Russell was arrested as he step
ped off a train in Detroit Tuesday.
a few hours before their Brittanie
majeSties were scheduled TO arrive
in Windsor, Ont. across the De-
troit river from Detroit.
He is chief of staff of the Irish
Republican army, which has been
charged with terroristic acts against
the British government In England
and Ireland.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

lined in the summonses. Is:
ITO decide the advisability of
obtaining an iron lung for The
unfortunate OF our community
AS Womack explained further.
although the recent paralysis
fright is over, nevertheless the men
ace is constantly present and -
number Of citizens. among them
Mrs. Ruth Kendall, have supported
this move as one way 70 alleviate
the threat"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

not beCOInC pUDIIC CIldTgtS.
Those allowed to land were Mich
ael and Emma Ludinski, Arthur
Mueller, Meta and Erica Peek, and
Gunther Scheye.
1t was believed others would be
allowed to land if they could pro-
duce the necessary papers and the
$500 bond The French ship pre-
viously had been turned away from
l Cuba.
The Cuban government today re-
iterated its final exclusion order
against the GOT refugees on the liner
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Japanese Charge
Plane Fired Upon

HONG KONG, June 3. up
japanese reported today that a
British cruiser fired more than 10
anti-aircraft gun shots at a Japan
csc "passenger" plane flying 1000
feet over the sea east OF Hong
Kong.
Several shots exploded within 100
yards of the plane, 1t was said
without doing damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
University May
Take Over Schools

SACRAMENTO, June 8. up
Extension of the University OF
California to include state colleges
at Fresno and Santa Barbara was
passed today by the state assembly
AZ to %.
The bill makes such action per-
miSSive on the part Of the board OF
regents of the University OF Cali
fornia at the end of two years
when it could take over either OF
both schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

and headed Peoples Court, we're
signed by Acting Chairman Roy H.
Womack, who explained:
This meeting comes as a result
of a growing popular move for
combating infantile paralysis. No
one organization is sponsor and I
am acting only temporarily at the
request of a number of those in
tereSted."
The meeting will be Friday night
at $50 at the Barbara Worth hotel.
Purpose of the gathering, as out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

st. Louis.
Minister of interior Joaquin Och
otorena, in reply to a cabled ap-
peal for reconsideration sent by Al
fred Jcritsky. Jr., of the joint dis
tribution committee, in New York,
said:
THE government, even though 1t
again expresses its humanitarian
sentiments towards those on the
st. Louis, finds that it is morally
and legally impossible to treat the
matter anew"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
SO EI Centro Business. Professional
Leaders Summoned TO Conference
0nProject to Obtain Iron Lung

Fifty business and professional leaders of the FL Cen
trO summoned" Thursday to attend meeting
at which proposals for obtaining Iron lung for I'M
perial Valley will be discussed.
The summonses typed regulation police court form
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
y AMBLING
IMPORTER
Disappointed Angler

Disappointed Angler
Fish don't like E. l.. Hiteman'
It doesn't make any difference
whether they are catfish or yell
low tail, goldfish or minnows, they
simply don't like him.
1t isn't because Hiteman is OF a
cold and reserved disposition He S
not. In fact he is warm and friend
ly, particularly where fish are con-
cerned. He likes fish, on the end
of a line or in pan. Preferably
the latter, but he doesn't care.
Disconsolately Hiteman was dis
cussing the antipathy that iiSh
hold for him:
Il have fished here and / have
, fished there. long and hard, but
never yet have l caught one. They
break water and call me names
but they never swallow my hooks
Mrs. Merle B. Hart sympathized
She and her son Joe were afilicteo
the same way, she said.
"Why do you know" she declar-
ed. "last summer my son ana ]
went fishing and the fish were
so thick and so hungry that they
Jumped into the boat, but they
never touched the hook"
But that failed TO cheer Hiteman
He replied sadly
"I am still the worst. AT least
YOU got fish to take home, but all
l had was a glimpse at them
! Forever Dubbed
} They've coined a word for the
city lots that front on the new
park near Harding school. Dave
Harton is responsible. He called
them:
"Blalack parkettes' after Charles
Blalack, the council pappy.
That's The Spirit
Paul jenkins was no end tlcked
Thursday when he found in Dorian
Stout's column in the Calexico
Chronicle high praise for the Post
Press movie, Life in Imperial Val
ley" Strangely enough, 1t wasn't
the praise that tickled Paul-it
was the spirit of the thing. besides,
there's been so much praise for
the movie, it's an old story) The
idea is that Stout. who's a new
conner to the valley, seems to have
got the idea a lot of us oldtimerS
Continued on Page s: Col 80
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Second Refugee Ship Unable TO Find
Haven for 102 Jewish Passengers as
Cuba Reiterates Ban Against 907

HAVANA, June 8. (UP)-The French steamer Elan
Dire returned here today with 02 Jewish refugees fo
whom it had been unable to find haven. Six refugees
all German allowed to land because they had VISA
and the necessary $500 bond to guarantee that they wOut
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Mexican Students in Protest
AGAINST Murder of Sarabia' With
Charge Sabotage Killed Speed Ace
Mob Shouts Hatred of Americans as Police
Quell Demonstration, Guard u S. Embassy
With Tear Gas Against Further Attacks

MEXICO CITY, June 8. (UP)-Two hundred police
broke up anti-Amercan demonstration the U. s.
embassy today.
About 400 students demonstrated against the murder
Saraba charging sabotage in the death of Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Council Ti9htens Policy
Against Spending When
Fiqures Threaten Deficit
Outso Exceeds Income, Clerk Re ports;
City Dads Plan Adjourned Nee ting to
Study Means Of Enforcing Economy

With money going out at the rate of $4,000 month
and money coming in at the rate of $4,000 month Ri
Centre councmen faced the necessity of retrenchment
Thursday following a report from the city clerk
Scowling in his best Shylockan manner Clerk Roy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Glad to See You
Suys Roosevelt
To British Ruler
Cheering Thousands Greet Monarchs on
Arrival at Washington for First
Visit OF Kind in History Of U.S..

WASHINGTON. June Z. tUP)-King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth welcomed to the capital of the
nitcd States today with hearty democratic greeting
bv President Roosevelt the cheers Of American czenry
and Tho cra.h II .aulng cannon. Brtains monarchs
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
Baseball Results
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Chicago .......... coo oil 1903 7 0
New York ....... 20l 002 00x--5 7 0
Lee and Hartnctt; Gumbcrt,
Brown and Danning.
Pittsburgh . 600 900 000-0 3 |
Boston ... 600 10 00X-2 10 0
Tobin and Bcrrcs. Mueller; Fctte
and Lopez.
tOnly scheduled gameSl
AMERICAN
New York ....... 0l0 0l0 2l2-7 IL O
Chicago ............ 020 900 000-2 7 2
Donald and Dickey; Smith, Brown
and fresh.
Philadelphia .. 002 900 020-4 6 o
Detroit ......... 900 030 32x-8 13 l
Beckman. Pippen, Joyce, Dean
and Brucker; Trout and Tebbetts.
Washington ...................... 900 02l II
Cleveland ............................ 900 2l3 10
KrakauskaS, Keller, MasterSon
and Ferrell; Harder, Hudlin and
Hemsley.
CF'irst Game)
Boston .. 4Ol 900 O21-8 l3 |
st. Louis . 900 202 300-7 10 0
GalehouSc, Heving. Dickman and
DeSautelS. Peacock; Gill, Whitehead
and Spindel, Glenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

nufters los Angeles, 26e. but.
isFfat Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
zFads A. 33ci manufacturing milk,
a6 r. route gathered cream. 2lo.
l. A. Hay; q. :. No. l, $500.
NJ. 2 ieafy. st4-1450; No. 2 $3.50
= 81 Minneapolis flax July si.76ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two FL Centre banksJ
Wednesday $413,280.07
Last Year S465, 1922
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-08
AMERICAN .

tOnly scheduled games)
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Coast Guard Academy
Takes 5 From D. 6. Area

Four District boys and one from
Chevy Chase, Md, are among 88
new cadets at the Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Conn,
Rear Admiral R. r. Waesche, COM
mandant of the United States Coast
Guard, announced yesterday.
The new class represented the top
contestants of 1850 young men who
took competitive examinations in
June
Cadets from this region are Ernest
H. Burt, jr., 14l3 Shepherd street
NV; Wallace C. Magathan. jr.,
7401 Blair road NV; Frederick c.
Munchmeyer, 5433 Fourth street
NV; Glenn E. Murphy, 3O7 Thir-
ty-fourth street NE, and Wilfred
N. Darby, jr., Alb East Leland street,
Chevy Chase, Md.