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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
The New Crisis
AT a Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

by OIsl Ell lblJDp
PRAGUE - German troops
marched into the Czech capital
without resistance but were booed
and Kissed by residents. Stringent
measures, including curfeW law,
were ordered and military gover-
nor appointed.
BERLIN-Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
left Berlin for a triumphal entry
into his new Czech ''protectorate.' .
Either willingly or by force of cir
cumstance Hitler accepted Hungar-
ian dominance in Carpatho-
Ukraine for the time being at
least.
BUCHAREST Rumania was
reported to be mobilizing upwards
of 100000 men 1t was reported
abroad that she might attempt to
seize IA villages on the edge OF
Carpatho-
Polish frontier troops
were reinforced. Warsaw recogniz-
ed the newly independent Slovakia
and denied reports that her SOL
diers had crossed the frontier.
BUDAPEST = Hungarian troops
penetrated farther into Carpatho-
Ukraine and Budapest sent an ul-
timatum to Chust demanding the
surrender of the Carpatho-Ukraine
government.
Hungarian troops were reported
to have suffered serious losses in
clashes with the Carpatho-U Ukran-
ian Stitch guard. Reports from
Chust said 10000 guardsmen were
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Harrison Reports
Progress in Talk
Over Tax Reforms
Senate Economy Revolt
Leader Says Changes
May Help Business

WASHINGTON, Mar. Is.
(UP) - Sen. Pat Harrison,
D., Miss, leader of the sem
ate economy rebellion, said
today that progress was
made at a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt on proposals to
revise deterrent" taxes on busi-
ness.
AS a showdown approached In
the congressional move for economy
and administration rapprochment
with private enterprise, Harrison,
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, jr., of the house ways and
means committee reviewed the tax
situation with the resident.
Harrison reiterated that a tax
bill will have to be considered at
this session of congress. He refused
to speculate on what form the cor
poration tax might take or whether
repeal of the corporate surplus and
capital gains levieS-the New Deals
cherished taxes-might prove feas-
ible.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
CIockwork Butterflies Leave Coast
Civ on Schedule After Winterinq

Just where they 90 has never
been determined definitely, nor ls
there any generally accepted theory
of how they happen to know when
March Is comes around and it is
time for them to leave.
About three and a half inches in
breadth and with black stripes ano
white spots On their reddish wings,
the butterflies have long been a
tourist attraction.
They also have interested small
boys and others whom from time
to time threw sticks and stones at
them or else pulled them apart
with traditionl youthful curiosity.
This year, however, City Council
man Paul Norton came to their aid
He instigated a city ordinance MAX
ing it a crime, punishable by six
months in Jail or $500 fine, or
both, to disturb the butterflies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

: Without the refunding plan un-
friendly bondholders can force the
district board to levy for approx
mately $3,600000 in the next fiscal
year. With the refunding plan, the
district will levy for $2,300,0OO.
These facts remained Wednes-
day after survey of possibilities
offered by the tax ceiling" pro-
vided in the refunding plan. This
ceiling" is embodied in provi-
sion that the district board under
the plan shall levy for not less
than $725,000 nor more than $797,-
500 for debt service charges. Since
other expenses of the district are
approximately stable, the provision
sets up an assessment limit within
the ability of taxpayers to pay.
Full import of the tax ceiling
is not recognized, however, until
a study is made of requirements
the district must legally meet if
the refunding plan and its debt
service limit are not enacted. I'M
pact of these requirements is more
stunning in view of the fact that
no other definite refinancing pro-
gram has been proposed, and
should one be advanced it would
require months of negotiation be-
fore it could be put into effect,
Meanwhile, district officials feared,
unfriendly bondholders would go
to court to force their wishes on
the people
Obligations for the next fiscal
year without the refunding pro-
gram would be, roughly, $500, 900
1t is practically impossible without
an audit of every bond coupon pre-
sented since 1886 to fix an exact
figure here, but the concensus OF
experts is that $5,700,OO0 is an ex-
tremely conservative estimate OF
what the district would be called
upon to pay if the refunding plan
were not placed in operation.
OF this sum, approximately 81
100000 would be taken care OF
from funds on hand or to be coll
lected. This would leave aproxi-
mately $36O0,000 to be raised by
levy.
No drainage funds would be in
cluded in these figures.
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

against COIlIlSCdtOIy IdhdIloil- -diiA
then for the next hour and half
heard from another that the plan
is a sell-out to bondholders.
You. must destroy your private
equities in your own land in order
to work out any other sort of
program !" President Evan T.
HeWes of the district warned in
the first speech of the evening at
the Eastside-Sunset farm center
meeting There is not one
point in this plan that does not
leave you in better condition than
you are today"
After the first five years you'll
pay more under the new plan than
you would under the present set
up :" Rose declared "In my
judgment there's never been any
effort here to protect the property
owners of the district. They're try
ing to get all they can for the
bondholderS.
Presence of the two old-time pol
itical enemies on the same plat
form brought TO the farm meeting
people from every part of Imperial
Valley. The school room, ordinarily
more than large enough to hold
members of the center, was filled
to capacity. Men and women stood
around the walls, and listenhd
from outside windows. The school
yard and adjoining country roads
north of Holtville were janmed
with automobiles.
Hewes' speech was largely fac
tual presentation of the refunding
program on which district voters
will pass judgment March %. Rose
leveled his verbal guns against
policies of the present district
board majority, criticized negotia-
tions with bondholders and favor
ed another application to the fed
eral Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration to refinance the districts
debt.
Hewes, anticipating suggestion
from his opponent that the dis
trict ignore claims of bondholders,
pointed out that state law forces
the district to levy a legal rate.
Any bondholder, through a man.
damus action, could force such a
levy, he declared. He cited proceed
ure which would follow under the
irrigation districts act.
IF the district levied rate you
could not pay, and you proved
Continued on Page 8, Col, a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Hitler Wins Huge
Pot of Gold from
Conquered Czechs
'Dowry' of S1OO, 900, 900
Will Replenish German
Treasury, is Estimate

NEW YORK, March Is.
(UP)-The Nazi march in
to Prague brings a gold and
currency hoard of more than
S100,000,000 within grasp of
Adolf Hitler, it was estimated In
Wall street today.
The Central Bank of Czechoslo-
vakia reported its gold holdings on
March Z at around $81 100000. In
addition ABOUT $1,000,00O in gold is
held in a special fund against GOLD
liabilities. On the same date, the
Reichsbank statement revealed that
Germany's admitted gold stocks
amounted to less than $28,50000
or little more than one quarter OF
the Czech gold reserves.
Over and beyond the Czech gold
holdings are the national bank S
balances abroad and holdings or
foreign currencies, amounting to
about $35,000,000.
The Austria AnSchlusS brought
only a $46G00,OO0 gold dowry into
the new Germany last March.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
HEWES, ROSE ARGUE REFUND|NG plan
Woman's S Crushed
BodyLocated
In LA. Canyon

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March
Is. (UP)-The crushed body of
Mrs. Mildred DOherty, al, wife
of Edward Doherty, prominent
magazine writer and reporter,
was found this afternoon at the
foot of gully in Benedict Can
yon in the Hollywood Hills, the
sheriff's office announced.
The body was found at a
spot about a mile from the Do
herty home, which Mrs. D0herty
left yesterday afternoon, osten-
sibly to hike for exercise in the
hills overlooking Hollywood.
Doherty reported her absence
to police and the sheriff's office
when she failed to return at
dusk.
POssemen worked through the
canyons all night, and at dawn
scores of airplanes and the
Goodyear blimp, volunteer, join
ed the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Bakersfield WPA.
Trouble Unsettled

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, March Is.
CUP - DR.. H. Dewey Anderson.
state relief administrator, returned
to Sacramento today without act
ing on the reinstatement petitions
of three local SRA officials.
The trio asserted their recent
dismissal was forced by CIO and
Communist elements pervading the
SRA. DR.. Anderson presided last
night at a lengthy hearing of the
charges here.
There will be no administrative
changes in the Kern county office
until 1 have studied the cases pre-
Sented to me thoroughly" DR.. An
derson said. when I have reached
a decision, 1 will return to Bakers
field and advise the staff at a clos
ed meeting"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

rhIkdllSdS prison.
The two men have been gain
fully employed in California since
being paroled from prison in Ar
kansas three years ago. HardeSter
%, worked for an ice company in
Santa Paula and now at OXnard,
while Holland is employed in South
Gate. Pleas to prevent their going
back to prison came from influen-
tial citizens in their California and
Arkansas home towns, from both
United States Senators and all
congressman from Arkansas, and
former Gov. j. M. Futtrell, of Ar
kansas.
The youths served two years in
prison after being convicted of
numbering a man during the bur-
glary of a cabin. The defendants
contended they were under the in
fluence of liquor and merely ac-
cessories to the killing. They pre-
Sented evidence today their parole
was subject to return to Arkansas
only in event of miSbehavior,
whereas Arkansas parole authori-
ties claimed they were to return
in one year
Arkansas was unrepreSented by
officers at the hearing but Mrs.
Vivian Sigman, member of the
board of the boys industrial school
of Arkansas, came to Sacramento
in behalf of the youths.
Attorneys Charles Blackstock of
Oxnard and Carlos E. Bush of
Hollywood represented the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Builders |mprison
Own Equi ipment

HOLLYWOOD, H., March Is. CUP)
Joseph Lenzini stipulated in con-
tracts for a new $4,000 laundry
building and basement we'll that
the work shall be completed by May
!.
Building erection has proceeded
unimpeded but well-digging opera
tions were halted for week by
breakage of a drill.
On a tour of inspection today
Lenzini found both contractors well
within schedule, but one wall Is
going to have to be torn out, TO
let the eight-ton drilling apparatus
out of the basement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
wooIworth Dispute
Believed Settled
In Local Favor

Settlement of the dispute con-
cerning the employment of outside
labor on the Woolworth building
construction job in Ell Centro, ap-
parently was reached Wednesday,
j. E. Costello, representing build
ing owners, declared he would do
all in his power to hire all the local
workmen possible. He pointed out
that he had bought materials To-
cally and intended to cooperate
with Imperial Valley residents by
employing local workmen as far
as possible.
He said the percentage of local
men now working on the building
is greatly in excess of the outsiders
working there and promised the
balance in favor of the locals would
be maintained.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Improvements at
Hipass Ordered

Immediate construction OF a new
dormitory purchase of a new water
tank, and improvements for the
sewer plant were ordered for Hi
pass Health camp Tuesday night al
a meeting of the camp committee IL
Ell Centre.
The dormitory will lift the camp
capacity to rs, an increase of Is
over the capacity of last year.
E. B Covington of Calexico camp
director this year. and Glenn Kiet-
fer, last years director, explained
what will be necessary to make the
camp for children more efficient
and comfortable.
Camp will open July and close
Sept, 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, March
Is. UP)-Protected during their
winter sojourn by city ordinance,
this city's visiting monarch butter
flies were leaving today for parts
unknown
AS far back as the oldest residents
can remember the butterflies have
arrived late in the fall, wintered III
a clump Of pine trees and then
left again on March 10.
BY the thousands they gather III
great clusters on the trees, hang
there all winter and then depart to
the north, some say to the Hudson
bay area.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Officer Finds It's
Too Much Whisky

Crazy man two miles north of
BraWley. Deputy sheriff wanted,
blared the radio in the sheriffS
office late Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Parrish
took straight jacket and rushed
to the scene. He trailed footprints
along ditch bank until he heard
a voice lifted in song.
Better help me sing or 1 won
buy you drink" gurgled the sing
er to the officer. The singer climb
ed a tree, pulled off a few leaves,
slid to the earth, and buried them.
TOO much squirrel whisky
muttered Parrish as he turned
Charles Burns, AZ, over to Braw-
ley police.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

station forces waging an uphih
battle to change congressional sem
ment on amount of money WPA
should have. Two private polls Of
the subcommittee, however con-
Quoted by conservative Democrats. +.
showed that only three out Of ~
members were certain at this time
to support Mr.. Rooseyelt's reiterat-
ed demand for the full Sl5o.O00,-
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Severe Blizzard
Hits Michigan

DETROIT, March Is. CUP)-A
severe late winter blizzard paralyz-
ed Michigan's upper peninsula to-
day.
The storm, worst of the winter
in many sections, blockaded vir-
tually all highways and trapped
automobiles, trains, and even snow
nlOWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Congress Receives
Shipping Proposal

WASHINGTON, March Is. CUP)
The u. S. Maritime commission
today transmitted to congress a
comprehensive program for rehabi-
litating coastwise and intercoastal
shipping.
The chief recommendation was
for amendment of the maritime act
to authorize the commission to ac-
cept vessels II years old or over
in trade for new ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

while we don't lift a hand.
"And possibly Japan is the only
factor preventing new European
war, by harsssing Russia from the
east and preventing her from at
tacking Germany at their western
frontier"
Phillips insisted the United
States should first determine which
side she is on before jumping into
complicated international situa-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

fully informed.
I'VE shouldn't take an isolated
stand on one particular situation
when our national government has
no definite policy on the interna-
tional situation as a whole" de-
clared Senator John Phillips, r.,
Banning.
Here we are talking about
Japan While In the daily papers we
read about our own child-Czecho-
notwithstanding raped by Hitler
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Second Twin Born
Month After First

JASPER. Ind, March Is. (UP)
A second twin was born to-
day to Mrs. Robert Scherle, 80,
exactly one month after the
first twin was born Feb. Is.
The second child was a seven
pound boy. The first also was
a boy.
Mrs. Scherle failed to break
the all-time record of A days
for delayed twin birth.
DIR. L. A. Salb, the family ply
sician, said that both mother
and child were in good condi-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
ChiIders Receivers
From Shooting

Recovery of Leslie Childers, El
Centre youth who fired bullet into
his abdomen in what police said
was a suicide attempt, was predict
ed Wednesday at the county hos
pital. His condition was described
as satisfactory, although physicians
were unable to state when he would
be released.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
COUNTY GRAND JURY
CONSIDERS REPORTS

Imperial county grand jury mem
bers met at the court house We'd
nesday morning to consider COM
mittee reports.
They adjourned before noon
without taking any public action
on matters under consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

SAID ne ptTSOlldIIy Was convinced
of the need for the money now.
But the house deficiency subcom-
mittee which is considering the
new request indicated it will give
detailed and critical scrutiny to re-
lief needs. The subcommittee ques-
toned WPA Administrator Francis
C. Harrington about relief needs
and asked him to return tomor-
row.
Taylor's support appeared to
represent a slight gain for admini-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
ElKS ELECT OFFICERS
HERE THURSDAY NlGHT

Ell Centre Elks will elect officers
at their meeting Thursday night
at O'Clock in the lodge headquar-
ters.
Members whose birthdays occur
in March will be guests of the
lodge at dinner prior to the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
State Senate Keeps Hands
off Intern q tionuI Mess

SACRAMENTO, March Is. CUP
The senate today declined to take
stand on international issues in
referring back to committee pro-
posed memorial to congress seek
ing an embargo on shipment OF
arms, munitions and materials OF
war to Japan.
Prior to the vote, which apparent
ly disposed of the issue for the
session, several senator's warned
againt the legislature getting in
volyed in issues on which 1t is not
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Huge ak Rate
Faces District IF
Plan Refused
Levy of$9 to $I2MayB Be Forced onI.V.
Property Owners Unless Bond Refundins
Plan Wins March 22nd. Figures Show
= BY E. A. FITZHUGH

EDITORS NOTE:-This is the in series of articles
dealing with the Imperial Irrigation
which voters will March
If voters of the Imperial Irrigation District do not
vote yes" March 22 on the districts refunding plan
property owners will be faced with tax rate of from
so to SIP for the next fiscal year. instead of rate
parable to the current of $377 500 valuation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
p AMBL|NG
IMPORTER
Ad Infinitum-

Ad Infinitum-
Daily scene:
Elrose Maquar: Hurry up now
and set the date!
Alan Hens: What date?
Elrose: You know what date.
Alan: Oh, do, do I?
Etc. and etc. and so on.
Explanation:
Two weeks ago Alan, in moment
of misplaced confidence, offered to
play Elrose at tennis with dinner
as stakes. Alan was to play left
handed. They played and Alan lost
Now he won't set the date.
RR's bit of advice to Elrose: Con-
sidering the fact that Alan has to
cook the dinner, 1t might be just
as we'll to let the whole thing drop
It's better to be cheated out of a
dinner than poisoned.
] Spy
Charlie Small earned for himself
the title of little bright eyes by
spotting the rather evident fact that
Mark Rose wore new shirt to the
farm center meeting Tuesday night.
RR, also, noticed something new,
Mark didn't wear a vest,
With Malice
While discussing the farm center
meeting, RR would like to earmark
a potent piece of dynamite for who
ever parked his car in the parking
lane and thereby forced most of the
crowd to drive out the wrong way
and go at least five miles out of
their way.
Tough Playing
Mrs. r. j. Mcnamara and Mrs
E. L. Carson, the golfing mainstays.
were rushing homeward after what
appeared to be a strenuous after
noon.
"We're simply exhausted" they
chorused.
"How was the golf?" RR inquired.
Golf? Oh no. We've been play
ing bridget" they said.
o
Fellow Sufferer
RR dropped in to see Jake Tison
Wednesday and found an harassed
Jake with his nose thrust into a
maze of papers on his desk. At that
moment the phone rang and he an
SWered it.
Sorry" said Jake into the phone.
"Can't do any business today. I'm
Continued on Page s, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Committeeman Swings Over to FDR on
$50 Millions Relief Appropriation;
Poll Shows Little Chance for Fund

WASHINGTON March Is. (UP)-Chairman Edward
T. Taylor D. Colo of the house appropriations commit
tee today placed his support behind President Roosevets
requests for $150,000000 additional relief funds.
Taylor. who ORIGINALLY opposed the additional fund
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Nozi Troops Occupy Two
Czech States. Hunsarians
Drive Armies Over Third
Ht|erFoI|ows TrumphaI Lesions Into
Prague; Defe ated People Jeer Invaders;
Protectorate Seals Fate Of Nation

BERLIN March 15 (UP)-Fuehrer Adolf Hitler sent
his armies into Czech territory today to enforce newly
declared proecorate and appointed military
and two civil administrators for Bohemia and Moravia
While Hitler himself crossed the frontier into Czecha
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Senators, Congressman, Influential
Citizens Come TO Aid of Convicted
Murderers Sought as Parole vio|ators
Arkansas Pair Escape Return to Prison When
Governor Olson Refuses EXtraditiOn at End
Of Hearing On Numerous Leniency Pleas

SACRAMENTO, March Is. (UP) A modern Jes
Val Jean case had happy ending here today for Jes
Hardeser and Leo Holland, convicted Arkansas murde
ers when Gov. Culbert L. Olson refused to approve
tradition REQUESTS for the return of the youths to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
School Jdmmed
TO Hear Enemies
Dispute Proposal
District President Terms Plan Only Way
To Avoid Killing Taxes; Foe Declares
In Favor of New federal Financing

An audience that swelled routine farm center meet
ing into crowd which overflowed the Eastside school
and stood about the windows outside heard from one
speaker Tuesday night that the Imperial Irrigation Dis
tricts bond refunding program is their only buwark
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Butter: Los Angeles, 2fc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 31c; manufacturing milk,
2i1sc; route gathered cream, PC.
L. A. Hay: u. 5. No. I, Sla.O0' No.
2 Ieafy, S13-13.50; No. 2 Sii-11.5O.
Minneapolis flax May Sl.72is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two FL Centre banks.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

a total of $4I, 900 100000 eventually
was to be accumulated. Instead, the
reserve will not exceed $4,000 000, 900
prior to 1855, the report estimated,
Under the Social Security pro-
grams present old age insurance
system monthly benefits would be
paid to workers reaching IS years
of age beginning Jan. |, 1912 The
amendments move up the start of
payments to Jan. l, 1910. Other
changes are proposed, however,
liberalizing payments without t
changing the present minimum of
$40 a month and maximum of $85.
/. The benefit base is changed
from total accumulated wages to
average wages.
O. Supplementary benefits are
provided in cases where an an
nuitant has an aged wife or de-
pendent minor children.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
One Hope Remains
For Puddle Jumper
On Ocean Flight

LONDON, May 81. (UP)-The
only remaining hope for Thomas
Smith, the American youth who
took off from Old Orchard, Me, in
a IS horsepower airplane Sunday on
projected transatlantic flight, was
that he might have landed along
side some small ship that had no
radio to report his rescue.
The 40 hour supply of gasoline
1863 gallons-that the plane carried
would long since have been eX-
hahsted and it was certain that he
had been forced down. His takeoff
was at 4:50 a. m. Sunday.
Among several rumors about the
plane having been sighted, all of
which lacked confirmation, was one
contained in a telegram given to
the air ministry by authorities at
Croydon airport. 1t was from an
undisclosed place in Wales and said
that an unidentified airplane had
been sighted over the Welsh noun
tains Monday night. The inform
ant believed the flier might have
crashed into a peak. The air min
inStry had no information on such
a crash.