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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Legislature Faces
Debate on Olson S
Relief Proposals
Little New Deal Pushes
For Coordination of
Welfare Agencies

SACRAMENTO, Jan, 13.
(UP) - CALIFORNIA; relief
program both present and
future-Was the subject of
debate today as the Olson
administration pushed forward in
drive to coordinate relief and
social welfare activities.
The social welfare board was
faced with the decision of rebuff
ing Gov. Culbert L. Olson by chooS-
ing State Relief Administrator H,
Dewey Anderson to head the social
welfare department., or retain Mrs.
Florence L. Turner, an appointee
of both former Gov. Frank Mer
riam and the board as director.
Anderson frankly asked the board
members to let him step into Mrs.
Turner's duties as the best way
to expedite consolidation OF relief
activities and inaugurate the new
Olson program of self-help cooper
atives and production-fo -for-uSe.
The board can block Olson if it
desires, although he gains one men,
Der by appointment this year and
assumes control with three more
in 1910.
While the relief board studied
Anderson's estimate of a Sl00,000,-
900 relief request in the budget
the assembly studied a related ad-
ministration measure 1t would ap-
point an interim committee of
seven members to work with relief
officials during the February in
te;'im recess to help the legislature
act upon relief items in the budget.
Another assembly bill touched
upon the Olson program of relief.
John Pelletier, Los Angeles, pro-
posed that a five man commission
be appointed by the governor for
self-help cooperatives. An appro-
priation of SIS 100000 is provided
in the bill and the committee could
purchase lands, homes and indus
tries. If the plan should pass,
federal grant would be sought to
operate the plan on larger scale
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

several confusing factors behind
the Oriental kidnap- gambling case
that has brought sensational in
vestigationS from Los Angeles to
MeXicali.
The story told by Yoshida. pres
ent owner and manager of the club,
dates back to 1886 when the resort
was the Little Tokyo and mecca
for Orientals who gathered to risk
their wealth at Fan Tan or domi-
noes. 1t was one of a number of
resorts scattered over southern CAL
ifornia owned and operated by a
syndicate whose president was and
still is Hideichi Yamatoda.
Yamatoda now rests in Mexi
cali Jail cell Some have gone SO
far as to hint that he prefers to
remain there rather than return
to the United States to face charges
ranging from murder in Los An
geles to kidnapping in Ell Centre.
Mexicali authorities are holding
him on charges of illegal entry.
In 1886, when Yoshida was mere
ly an employe of the syndicate, the
club was closed by city authorities
who had become aware of its un-
derWorld connections. Later, how
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13


Hopkins, testifying before the
senate commerce committee in de-
fense of his nomination to be sec
retary of commerce, admitted that
some WPA officials and employees
in various states had engaged in
political activity.
Personally" he said, Il have
no feeling of sense of guilt. l did
the best job I could"
The hearing on Hopkins was
concluded before noon and the
senate committee agreed to vote
next Wednesday on his nomina-
ton.
Committee approval of his nomi-
nation was regarded as certain.
After the committee acts, the nomi-
nation will be placed before the
senate for confirmation.
Another new cabinet member,
Attorney General Frank Murphy,
appears before senate committee
later today to tell about his han
ding of sitdown strikes in Michi-
gan.
Hopkins named Pennsylvania spe-
officially as state where local
political leaders put the pressure
on WPA forces.
During the earlier testimony Hop
kins was vigorously criticized by
Sen. Hiram Johnson, r., Calf,
particularly regarding WPA actiyi-
ty in the Pennsylvania election
race between Sen. James j. Davis,
r., and former Gov George H.
Earle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13


A third convict suffered scratches
and abrasions caused by his at
tempt to slide down a rocky bank
to the water.
The convictS sawed their way out
of their cells and were almost in
the swirling tides of San Francis
co bay when guards caught up with
them.
Federal authorities, including FBI
operatives, began an immediate in
vestigation of the break. They
sought especially to determine how
the convicts obtained saw to cut
through their cell bars.
Warden James A. Johnston iden-
titled the five as:
Arthur Barker, serving life for
kidnapping;
Dale Stamphill, serving life for
kidnapping;
Rufus Mccain, SO years for ma
tional bank robbery and kidnapping;
Henri Young, 20 years for rob-
bing a national bank, and
William Martin, Negro, 25 years
for armed robbery of a postoffice.
Warden Johnston said Barker
and Stamphill were shot.
Barker was hit in the left leg
Continued on Page 6, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
British Actress
ToPIay ScarIett

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 13. up -
David o. Selznick, ended a two year
search for a Scarlet O'Hara today
by deciding upon Vivien Leigh,
young British actress, as the screen
heroine of Gone With The Wind"
The film producer said that the
green-eyed girl with the tiny waist
and the dark treSseS was the only
performer among hundreds tested
who lived up in every particular to
the description of Scarlet in Miss
Margaret Mitchells telephone book
sized novel.
Selznick haStened to forestall
possible criticism of his selection
OF an English girl by pointing out
that the southern aristocracy of
Civil war days was proud of its
British ancestry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Chamberlain Fails:
Sharp Lines Drawn
Against Dictators
DemOcracies Expected to
Strengthen Attitude
On New Policies
Copyright 1889 by United Press

ROME, Italy, Jan. 13 (UP)
- Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain's visit to Pre-
E1ier Benito Mussolini has
proved failure, it was Indicated
today. The result was expected
to be the virtual abandonment
of Chamberlain "Appeasement"
policy and hardening of the
division line between the democra-
cies and the relationships of Eu-
rope.
The Spanish civil war seemed
to have been the stumbling block.
MuSSolini had hoped to get Cham
berlain to recognize the Spanish
Nationalist as belligerents so they
could legally blockade the Loyalist
coasts and starve the government
into surrender quickly. Instead, it
was indicated, Chamberlain asked
MuSSolini to make good his prom
Use of last April, when the British
Italian friendship agreement was
negotiated, and take his own troops
out of Spain.
The results of this breakdown,
for that is what is really is, are
almost certain to be:
l. The further jettisoning of
Chamberlain "appeasement" pol
icy in favor of a new orientation
based on a less complaisant atti-
tude toward Mussolni and Adolf
Hitler.
2. A poisoning of the atmosphere
between the London Paris and
Berlin-Rome diplomatic axes, with
an intensification of suspicion and
uncertainty in European relations.
3. Closer mutual alignment of the
two groups, Democratic and total
itarian.
4. A new squirt in armaments.
5. Fertilization of Chamberlain
personal position with the critics
in his own country for his policies.
1t was forecast that this would
be the last of Chamberlain's "ap-
peaSement" visits, and that the
British people would be glad for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
SoIons Vote Down
Embargo Proposal

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 13. (UP)-
A resolution to lift the embargo on
arms to Loyalist Spanish forces was
voted down today by the state as
sembly, 81 to l6, after a debate
featuring attacks on relationships.
Another assembly resolution to
force former Gov. Frank Merriam
to divulge the expenditure of his
secret service funds was referred
to the committee on governmental
efficiency and economy, 80 to l3.
diSpite efforts OF Democrat Sam
Yorty, Los Angeles, to force a floor
vote
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Old Timer Says So Long toFerries
As San Francisco Commuters Turn to
Speedy Trains Across Great Bridge

in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and
other east bay points to work in
offices and shops in San Francisco.
He remembered two suicides
from the boats, three occasions
when the bows cracked other craft
in the bay and the days when he
made extra trips because he want
ed to see a young lady in San
Francisco who later became his
wife.
Mrs. Lauenstein is gone now. The
ferry boats will be gone, too, after
Saturday night Starting Sunday
speedy new interurban trains will
carry commuters across the bay.
I'm going to miss the ferry boats
terribly" Lauenstein said. Il still
ride them to get the salt air in my
lungs when I don't feel we'll"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Gold Claim Theft
bySui

damages totaling S60,OO0 are
sought by Andrew KopuloS for
the alleged theft of gold from a
claim IN the Hedges mining dis
trict in east Imperial county.
Ben F. Harrison. Charles Duraz-
20, Thomas L. Woodruff, Courtney
Baylor, the Sovereign Development
company and others named as de-
PENDANTS.
They took the gold from his
Last Chance" claim, he alleged,
by means of tunnels, shafts, and
underground works leading into the
gold bearing ledge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Breeze Will Warm
Air Over Valley

An expected low cloudiness in
coastal regions will not bring a
rain storm TO Imperial Valley, w.
C. Jacobs meteorologist predicted
Friday and variable breezes will
maintain comparatively high tenn
peratures except in coolest sections
Saturday and Sunday.
A light frost was reported Fri
day morning but was not serious
enough to damage crops, Jacobs
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Charles Hall, L.V.
Pioneer Shipper.
Claimed by Death
Packing Leader Recalled
For Achievements i'm
Early Days Here

+. Charles L. Hall, IS, Impe-
rial Valley pioneer and lead
er in the vegetable and fruit
packing industry in Califor-
MIA for many years, died in
Fresno Thursday night
He died in a sanitarium where he
had been a patient since an opera
ton performed six weeks ago. A
heart ailment was given as the
cause of his death. His only son,
Edward Hall of Ell Centre, was
with his father during his last ill
ness.
Graveside services will be held
at Evergreen cemetery at Ell Centro
Monday afternoon with the Ell Gen.
tro ElkS lodge in charge. The jour-
ney to the cemetery will start from
the Lemons mortuary at 2 pm.
Funeral services will take place
at the Lille chapel in Fresno at
2 pm. Saturday.
Hall was born in Pennsylvania.
He was a Spanish American war
veteran. a charter member of the
Yuma Elks lodge, and was a de-
votee of sports, especially hunting
and fishing.
Recently he attended to the
packing business he and his son
established in Fresno while the
son looked after the Hall Packing
company in Imperial Valley.
Soon after he arrived in the val
ley in 1901, he became associated
with the Alamo Packing company.
The company raised early tomatoes
and melons in Mexico, packed and
shipped them to United States mar
Continued on Page 6, Col. O.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Annual Pioneers
Party Is Tonight

Imperial Valley Pioneers will be
hosts Friday night at their annual
dance and card party, scheduled
to start at $3.50 O'Clock in the Vet
Grams hall, Ell Centro, when Dan
Grumbles, chairman, and Mrs.
GrumbleS will lead the grand
march. Table prizes for the games
and refreshments for everyone are
planned by the committee, the
party being open to members and
friends of the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Rabid Dog Bites
Man atHeber

HEBER, Jan. 13. = A man was
bitten by rabid dog here this
week.
Residents shot the animal and
sent the head to the county health
department for analysis. Deputy
Health Officer Lawrence Niles trac-
ed the dog from Heber to the vicin-
ity CT Ten Foot drop.
Niles requested that anyone who
came in contact with the dog COM
municate with the health depart
ment
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. up
"A man who rode the San Fran
cisco bay ferry boats 81 years, from
his "courting days to his retire
ment from business because of old
age, pronounced the requiem today
at the death of a colorful but out
moded feature of San Francisco
life.
Robert A. Lauenstein. now II but
still a ferry beat fan" presided
at funeral services" symbolizing
the passing of the ferry boats as
victims of new and speedier mass
transportation for commuters over
the giant San Francisco Oakland
bay bridge.
Lauenstein recalled the early days
when only about so persons daily
made the trip from their homes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

on the SI50,OOOOO0 cut by a par
liamentary device which prevents
a rollcall vote on proposals to re-
store the appropriation to the orig
inal figure asked by President
Roosevelt.
Woodrum, declaring he sought to
brush away a few Of the cobwebs," "
denied the suggestion that unless
a Democrat, in voting on an ap-
preparation, votes for every penny
of the budget estimate he's taking
a slap at the president of the
United States"
That's ridiculous and childish, v
Continued on Page 6. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

by a vote of 214 to Is in the house
and "a to in the senate.
The trouble is over proposed
dam across the Ompompanoosoc
river at Union Village. The federal
government was to build the dam
for flood control purposes and use
the incidental power from it, ac-
cording to reports here, to operate
electrical plants. The state was to
acquire the necessary 10000 acres
of land, and to be reimbursed later
with federal funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Oysters on Menu,
Lobster on Plate

Ell Centre Elks have 5000
oysters today.
The bivalves arrived Is hours
too late for the fried oyster din
ner the club invited 200 peace
officers to attend Thursday
niaht.
So more than 200 Elks and
officers dined on crab la king
at the party i'm honor of Captain
Frank Oswalt's election to the
presidency of the California
Patrolman's association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
WPA DISTRICT CHIEF
GOES TO WASHINGTON

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. tUP)-
Herbert C. Legg, newly-appointed
Works Progress administrator for
southern California. today said he
will leave Monday for Washington
to confer with Col. Francis C. Har-
rington, WPA chief, preparatory to
taking over the position next Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
I'd Have Broken His Neck,
Sovs Boxer Of GoebbeIs

said the boxer and his wife were
questioned for hours on Monday
and Tuesday and that GoebbelS
demanded their arrest but was dis
suaded by Heinrich Himmler, chief
of the Gestapo.
The News last month had pub
lished copyrighted dispatches re-
porting that Goebbels had been
beaten almost to death" for max
ing love to Ida Baarova, Czech
film actress, allegedly by friends
of her husband who, according to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
U.S.. Officers Nab
whiskey SmuggIer

Ygnacio Molina, II, successfully
Smuggled IL quarts of whiskey
across the border from Mexico but
customs officers nabbed him and
the liquor before he travelled half
a mile in the United States. they
testified Friday at a hearing before
United States Commissioner Dorsey
Whitelaw.
The Mexican youth is held in the
county Jail at Ell Centro in lieu
of $1,000 bail pending trial in fed
eral court on a charge Of smuggling.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
City Completes
Truck Purchase

The city of Ell Centre Friday had
completed deals for new city eorip-
ment which included a new truck
chassis. a trailer and roller. A
Dodge 2 to ton truck chassis was
purchased for $1846 from the
Rogers-Tison company; Sll54
trailer was bought from the Frue-
hauf Trailer company of San Diego;
and a 1882 roller was ordered from
the Smith, Booth, Usher company
of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

The News. was held in a concen-
tration camp
The London Daily Mirror In an
undated dispatch by a special cor
respondent and The News both re-
ported that Schmeling and his wife
discussed the affair a few days ago
at a party In Berlin restaurant,
Both newspapers quoted the
boxer as saving:
ITS lucky for him that he never
tried TO play with Amy. | would
have broken his neck"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Two Candidates
File Petitions

Two candidates, T. D. Mccall and
c. C. Webster, had filed nominat-
ing petitions Friday with w. w.
GoodSon, secretary of the Imperial
Irrigation District, for the Feb. l
election. Mccall is a candidate for
district director in division two and
Webster in division four. Jan. II
is the last day for filing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

would be "taking a Slap at the
president if it fails to vote the
$875 100000 he asked to continue
WPA to June 80.
Woodrum also denied the con-
tention of administration suppor-
ters that the smaller appropriation
would cause widespread suffering.
The administration group accus-
ed the appropriations committee
of seeking to prevent a showdown
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

The legislature last night voted
Aiken $4,000 to wage a court fight
against the assault upon our SOW
ereign rights and also passed a
resolution preferred by the COVER
nor deploring "the growing and
menacing ambition of those in au-
thority and influence in the capi-
tai of the United States"
Aiken, who has been mentioned
as Republican candidate for
president in 1910, was supported
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

Commerce and of the KiWanis club
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Ruth bennington; two sons, Thur
man and Pat; four brothers and
two sisters.
Cremation and burial will take
place at Forest Lawn Memorial
park in Glendale
Calexico stores will close between
10 am. and IL am. during the fu-
neral rites.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Yuma DaiiyF|ow
Second Feet

Average daily water flow past
Yuma was 631O second feet during
the east week, according to the
Bureau of Reclamation.
Total storage of water at Lake
Mead remained around 22.500000
acre feet. the report disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
BY UNITED PRESS

One American and one British
newspaper published dispatches
Friday reporting that Max Schmel-
ing, former worlds heavyweight
boxing champion, and his movie
star wife, Amy Ondra, had been
questioned at length by Nazi po-
lice for allegedly making critical
remarks in public about German
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
GoepbelS.
The New York Daily News in a
copyrighted dispatch from Paris
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. CUP)

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. tUP)
The house rebuffed President
Roosevelt today on the first
issue TO come before it this
session wher it refused to in
crease the SIPS, 900, 900 WPA ap-
preparation bill to the S875,000,-
600 asked by the White House.
The house. by teller vote of
226 to 1877. defeated proposal
by Rep. Clarence Cannon, d.,
Mo, to restore the Deficiency
Works Progress Appropriation to
the 1915, 5,OOO,00O originally asked
by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Hopkins Admits wPA Agents
Played Politics, Declares
His Own Conscience Clear

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP)-Harry
L. Hopkins, former head of the Works
Progress Administration, said today the
senate made "a great mistake last year
in rel jecting proposal to outlaw politics
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Vermont Governor Fights to Prevent
Federal Government Building Dam
Without Obtaining States Consent

MONTPELIER VT, Jan. IS. (UP)-Repubican Gov.
George d. Aiken, backed by the Republican legislature in
fight to prevent the federal government from building
dam without the states consent went to Boston today
for meeting of New England governors hoping to enlist
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Woodrum RidicuIes Assertion
Slash in Relief Bill Would
Be Slap Against President

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP)-Rep
Clifton A Woodrum, D. Va, closed debate
on the $725,000,000 relief bill-$150, 900, 900
less than asked by President Roosevelt
today by ridiculng charges that the house
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Card Game Operator Here
Clears Up Mysteries in
Japanese Coming Scandal
Once Link in Coastwide Gambling CHAIN
E|Centro Club Sets Off Dynamite Of
Investigation by Snubbing Vice King
BY LOGAN JENKINS =

From behind the steel lattice that separates his office
from the deserted of the Social Club at 428 Broad
way in Ell Centro-gaming rooms that once were link
in coastWde chain of underworld gambling resorts
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13
Thick Fog Wells
Escape Attempt
Of Desperodoes
Karpis Gang Chief Leads Five in Race to
Ere edom; Plot Fails When Guards Open
Fire; Thugs Captured Still on Rock

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (UP)-Five convicts, in
Guiding Arthur Barker member of the notorious Karpis
Barker of outlaws, made desperate attempt to
from Acaraz Rock today but captured after
guards opened fire, wOunding two of them Barker
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

;. It's That Day
First we had a girl of l3 whose
birthday fell on Friday 18th, ther
matron Of 30, and now we have
Mrs. Laura Bergen, mother of MIS-
H. *. Barker of Ell Centro, who
celebrates her birthday on the
same day. That should be some
kind of record.
Stealing a line or two from tht
women's page, we also have a girl
Virginia Ann. weight six pounds
nine and a half ounces, born al
l2:44 a. m Friday to Mr.. and Mrs
Nolan Richter of BraWley. By q
few hours she preceded an as yel
unnamed baby girl who was borr
at $40 a m. to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Page of Fl Centre.
Little Carolyn Angela Eyer
weight eight pounds, II ounces
lust missed being born on the
18th, She was born to Mr.. ano
Mrs. j. Paul Eyer Thursday after
noon.
And that Just about takes care
of Friday the 18th for another
Near-or is it q year?
A Tight Bargain
Jerry Robertson is sill spluttcr-
ing. sign Cn shiny now sedan
read: Down payment 5000" 4
customer locked thc machine over
carefully, then solemnly started to
bargain with Jerry.
will you shade that $500 price
Tor cash?' he asked.
The Old SkinfIint--
Got your new license plates
yct?" some one asked Ralph
French.
yep" said Ralph. But I'm
not going 10 put them on until Feb
4 when 1 have to- I'm going to
get my moneys worth!
You'd Faint Too
so 'elp me, it happencd!" a red
faced Stewart Green admitted.
Green, the drug store man VINO
is now president OF the BraWley
chamber of commerce and has been
president of the Rotary club as
we'll as holding other prominent
positions, had occasion to appear
in small claims court in BrsWley
presided over by Judge H. B.
Griffin. Griffin peered at Green
over his glasses and said
so you work at this drug store,
ch?"
mo, I own it," said Green.
so YOU own drug store, eh?"
continued the judge. We'll why
don't you move to BraWley, think
you'd like our little town.
Green sWooned, or its equivalent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-13

Butter: Los Angeles. 2sc; but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, Csc; manufacturing milk,
2SIse; route gathered cream, 26lse.
La. Hay: q. S. No. extra leafy
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