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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
PORTLAND'S MILK WARFARE
ASSUMES SERIOUS ATTITUDE

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 3. W.P)--
Open warfare between 1900 milk
producers and Portland distributors
today became fraught with grave
possibilities.
Unmolested oy sympathetic Off
GERS in their own district, grim,
tanned farmers had set up barri-
cades on all roads leading to Port
land and had destroyed thousands
on thousands OF gallons of milk
destined from ''strikebreaking'
dairies to the distributors and the
ultimate consumers.
Groups of oyerall-clad farmers
had maintained a grim vigil on all
market roads leading to Portland
since Saturday. Nearly 10000 gal
Ions of milk were destroyed the first
day. Estimates of the quantity de-
Stroyed since the strike was called
ranged from $1,000 TO 100000 gal
Ions, at retail prices worth approxi-
mately $4,000.
In one aspect, it was a battle
between city and country. Rural
peace officers calmly made the
amazing statement that they were
unaware OF "hi-jacking" operations.
In Portland. the municipal milk Or
dinance was being broadly admin
iStered. Milk that ordinarily would
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
GENERAL STRIKE
CALLED FOR BY
CUBAN WORKERS

HAVANA, CUBA, Aug. 3. U.P)-
A general strike spread throughout
Cuba today in a sympathy walkout
with the street car men of Havana,
out since Saturday.
Scores were arrested during dis
orders over the weekend Recur-
rent labor disorders disturbed
many areas.
More than 10000 laborers in al
sections of the country were expect
ed to join the 24-hour sympathy
strike at midnight tonight. The
strike committee named by various
labor organizations to cooperate on
the general strike wired instructions
to different unions throughout the
republic.
The general sympathy strike was
ordered for only "a hours, but labor
leaders said they were prepared tc
hold it longer if negotiations be.
tween the street car men and the
transit company did not reach a
satisfactory solution.
Frank Steinhart, president of the
Electric Railways company, said
there would be no further confer
ences between the company and the
striking employees. He said the cars
would be run by strike-breaker and
that schedules would be maintained
The strike was called when the
workers refused to accept a reduc-
ton in pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03

be barred from sale as below STAN
dard, it was charged by the strik-
ers, was being retailed to permit
the distributors to hold their Gus
toners.
OF the dozens of distributors in
Portland, only eight small dealers
were receiving milk from the strik-
ers. They had agreed to advance
the price to producers from three
to four and one-half cents a quart
and discontinue certain grading
rules which the striking members
of the dairy cooperative association
declared unfair.
Hold Bridge
The surplus of the striking dairies
was being diverted to cheese and
other by-products plants, or being
destroyed.
Strikers successfully held the in
terstate bridge for the 50th consecu-
tive hour this morning, halting
every milk truck bound across the
Columbia river to Portland from
Washington farms. Only two trucks
had run the gauntlet. One got
through during change of strike
guards. The other ran the gaunt-
let in mid-afternoon yesterday, ap-
preaching the bridge at high speed
and escaping spiked planks in the
roadway. Every other load was
seized and jettisoned into the
Columbia river.
At Newberg, Ore, 1000 gallons of
milk were destroyed. Vague threats
to destroy the 100000 Nestles Food
Products milk plant at McMinnville
created alarm but could not be
traced to any definite source. Armed
sheriff's deputies guarded the plant
today.
Charles P. Pray, state police COM
mander, Indignantly denied charges
that state police. assigned to pro-
tect the bootleg" milk, were wink
ing at hi -jacking." Pray said raids
were continuing in spite of state po-
lice vigilance, as his force was toe
small to be effective.
Police reserves last night guarded
milk shipment at the depot here
when about so overall clad men
gathered in ominous silence. The
milk was not destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
M1& R1~
. isss MslssssAs av,AssA< -
RUSSIA MAKES
CONCESSION TO
EDUCATED CLASS
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW. Aug. 3. (U.P)-Another
bid for the support of the so-called
intelligentsia in the Soviet five
year plan for the nations indus
trialization was made today
A decree was issued proclaiming
that engineers, technicianS and
others in this heretofore despised
class in the future shall receive the
same food rations, clothing, edu-
cation and insurance privileges as
factory workers.
The move raises the intelligentsia
into the most privileged class In
all Soviet Russia. It was regarded
as direct effort to win the COL
laboration in the five-year plan of
these experts. in line with the re-
cent pronouncement by Josef "
Stain, Communist leader and
strong man" of the land.
The decree specified that the
children of engineers and the others
from now on are acceptable IN So.
Wet schools on the same basis a:
| the children of industrial workers
The intellectuals furthermore
shall be entitled to use hospitals
sanitariums and other public insti-
tutions and receive sickness and
other special assurances formerly
denied them.
Another provision was that they
shall obtain housing on the same
basis as workers, who heretofore
had first call on these privileges
The housing shortage in Moscow
and other large cities coupled with
the preference given workers in the
proletarian state had worked a
great hardship on the intelligentsia
These men and women were out
casts in the proletarian state. Their
children had no school privileges
they themselves had no standing as
citizens OF the Soviet union, they
could not get food cards nor could
they in most cases get jobs because
they did not and were not permit
ted to belong to the Soviet labor
organizations
The change of front in this sec
tor of the Communist war on
classes was regarded as revolution
ary.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
OKLAHOMA OIL
MACNATES CALL
MURRAY'S BLUFF

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 3. U.p
l-Oklahoma's oil wells were stii
operating and Oklahoma'S nation
al guard was still at home today
but the state expected momentarily
to hear Governor w. H. Murray an
nounce that the wells must shut
down and that troops would be
called out to enforce the order.
Murray had threatened to issue
the shutdown order Saturday if the
price of crude oil did not go to 81
barrel. 1t went to only SO cents,
but the order wasn't given.
Most Oklahomans did not believe,
however, that Murray would back
completely down. When he made
his threat, oil companies regarded
it as bluff and called it. But the
general belief was Alfalfa Bill"
had gone so far that he would have
to make good.
1t was believed the governor
would put the state under martial
law before issuing the order to close
the wells. BY such move he could
foreStall the almost certain court
action against his order, and only
President Hoover or the United
States supreme court could force
him to disband the troops and let
the wells reopen.
Attorneys for the oil companies
maintained that not even declara-
ton OF martial law could help him,
as he would be acting outside his
rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
CHAMBERS FILE
PROTEST AGAINST
COUNCILS ORDER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. U.P)-A
proposed city ordinance which
would require all Los Angeles mum
icipal employees to live within the
city limits today drew protests
from both the Alhambra and Glen
dale chambers of commerce.
In communications to the Los An
geles city council the two chambers
declared that such an ordinance
would work to the detriment of all
three cities.
The pending ordinance would re-
quire all city workers to move into
Los Angeles or lose their positions.
I'VE feel that it would work a
hardship on many of your employ
ees, to force them to make a move
within 80 days in such times as
these, and might create very de-
trimental effect from an economic
standpoint" letter from the Glen
dale chamber said.
IF employees who own their
homes, or are buying their homes,
are forced to throw them on the
market at present. the letter add
ed, 1T would aggravate condition
which is none too good under
present conditions"
A similar note of protest was en-
bodied in the communication from
the Alhambra organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
One KILLED AND
FOUR INJURED In
HIGHWAY CRASHES
Valley Residents Figure
In Bad Accident West
Of Jacumba.

One man was killed in a Satur-
day night automobile accident east
of Calipatria, and three Imperial
Valley people were seriously injured
in an accident near Jacumba last
night.
H. w. Spruell, "a, laborer, of Ala
bama, was killed two miles east OF
Calipatria when the car in which
he was riding skidded and turned
over as it struck a slick patch OF
alkali dirt. Spruell tried to step
from the car just as it started to
turn over, and was pinned beneath
1t. He died while on the way to
the Brawley hospital. Pete Herman
and Raymond Miller, riding with
him, escaped injury.
Fear was expressed today for the
life of Charles Blackman, 81, son
of S. C. Blackman, Calexico plumb
er and a star fullback of the Uni
versity of Southern California foot
ball team.
Taken to a San Diego hospital
after an accident near Jacumba last
night, an examination this morning
showed Blackman is suffering from
internal injuries, fractured ankle,
crushed shoulder, cuts on the
back of his head, an excessive loss
of blood. X-ray pictures taken last
night had not yet been developed.
Reid Cunningham, driver of the
car was also taken to the San Diego
hospital for treatment for severe
cuts, bruises and shock. Cunning
ham is a resident of Ell Centro and
former deputy sheriff.
John Wiley, %, of Calexico, was
the driver of the other car. He re-
ceived severe cuts and bruises, but
was released from the Calexico hos
pital this morning. He was
brought to the valley for treatment.
Jesse Spear of San Diego was an
other occupant of the car driven
by Cunningham. He escaped with
the least injuries, mostly minor cuts
and bruises.
The car driven by Wiley and that
driven by Cunningham met head on
when one tried to pass another car
it was learned today. Mrs. Bird
Hobby of Ell Centro gave first aid
treatment until ambulanceS arrived
to carry the injured to a hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
FATHER FOILS
DARING ATTEMPT
TO KIDNAP SON

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 3. U.D - An
alleged attempt to kidnap the IA
months-old son of Arthur Nollau,
wealthy textile manufacturer, was
frustrated today when Nollau arose
early to go to his office and found
the baby on top of a 10-foot wall
surrounding his home.
Nollau said he heard strange
noises in his sons nursery and ran
upstairs to find an empty crib. He
looked from a window and saw the
infant on the wall.
The suspected kidnapers had en-
tered the baby's room by climbing
the wall, negotiating a sloping roof
on garage and tearing a screen
from an open window.
Detective Lieutenant Heintzleman
of the Hollywood division said the
kidnapers apparently heard the IA
ther running through the house just
as they were going over the wall
with the child.
Nollau, president of the Western
Knitting Mills, said he could think
of no reason except rahsom for the
attempted kidnapping. He said
$500 in currency and other valuables
were in the house and were ignored
by the prowlers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
CLARK s
HEARING
STARTED
Self-Defense Plea Will
Be Offered By Accused
Attorney.
WILL TAKE STAND
MADEIRA County Judge To
Conduct Trial OF For
mer Prosecutor.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3. UP
Superior Judge Stanley A. Murray
of MADEIRA county was appointed
this morning to try the case OF
David II. Clark, former deputy dis
trict attorney, accused of the MUIR
der OF Herbert Spencer, newspaper
man and political magazine editor.
Because of the political and un-
derworld complication in the case
the announcement OF the appoint
ment of the jurist was held up un-
III just a few minutes before time
Tor the trial to be called
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3. U.P)-An
intimation that David Clark might
plead self defense at his trial for
the shooting OF Herbert Spencer
newspaper man, was given by his
counsel at the first session in the
case today.
The idea on his probable defense
was advanced in an argument that
developed when Special Prosecutor
Joe Ford, in outlining the case TO
prospective jurors, referred TO the
shooting of two unarmed men,
Spencer and Charles Crawford, boss
politician.
we strenuously object TO the
statement that these two men were
unaimed," w. I. Gilbert, attorney
for Clark, shouted
Ford told the jurors that Spencer
and Crawford were fatally wounded
In Crawford's office and that Clark
was observed leaving the office.
The victims were unarmed," he
added.
Gilbert interrupted him immed-
lately and after a bitter argument
Ford withdrew the part of his
statement 10 which Gilbert objected.
The point was considered ex-
tremely significant since, although
two men were shot to death in
Crawfords office, no gun has yet
been located by the state.
Clark was known to have pur-
chased a gun the day before the
shootings, and Crawford was said
TO be armed always. but neither re-
yolyer has been found
Judge Murray, red haired and
mild of countenanee. came to Los
Angeles county only last week HIS
appointment was made by presid-
ing Judge William Doran.
The defendant sat in the jury
box in Judge Doran's court during
the formalities of naming the jur-
ist. With him were his attorneys
w. I. Gilbert and Leonard Wilson,
veterans OF many court battle.
Clark's pretty blonde wife, Nancy
was in the courtroom.
Judge Murray will hear evidence
only in the states case agains.
Clark IN the Spencer death although
he is accused of having killed
Charles Crawford, prominent Local
politician.
Spencer and Crawford were shot
down in Crawford's Hollywood Of
flee the afternoon of May 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
STATE AIR TOUR
PLANES EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Aug. 3. (U.P)-
The 80 airplanes of the troupe now
touring the state to help advertise
the coming La Fiesta in Los Ange-
les arrived here today. The men,
bers OF the troupe were greeted by
public officials. They were to take
off for FL Centro later in the day.
Late this afternoon the Los An
geles Junior chamber of commerce
goodwill flying tour is expected 10
arrive at the Imperial county air
port, and for few minutes the air
over that landing field will be well
filled with planes OF all kinds. The
party will remain over night at the
Hotel Barbara Worth, leaving to-
morrow morning for San Diego.
Breakfast will be rendered the visit
ors by the El Centre chambers OF
commerce senior and junior, at 7
o'clock.
Manager Hays states tnat there
is still need for about 20 more cars
to transport the flyers from the
airport to the Hotel Barbara Worth
ana ldlel W Tile OllilicI db ShlrA-
leo, and he asks all those who have
not yet registered their cars at the
chamber OF commerce headquarters
to be at the county airport at l.30
o'clock to assist IN transporting
these visitors. With the few TAXI
cabs available here, the problem Is
a serious one for the chamber o,
commerce, therefore, President
Whitelaw and Manager Hays are
appealing to the citizaas of FL Cen
tro and nearby towns TO help out
in the emergency, so that these
flyers who have flown 70 the air.
port at a speed of 200 miles an hour
will not thereafter have TO "hoof
it" at three -mile-per hour gait
from Imperial TO the hotel at III
Centro.
Ia is not yet known whether Gov
ernor Rolph joined the party eaay
this morning, but indications are
that he will be one OF those who
arrive this afternoon. A number or
nationally known aviators are on
the tour and those who meet them
at the airport will form some Wen
worth while acquaintance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Williams Plans
New Air Stunts

ROOSEVELT FIELD, L. l., Aug.
3. U.P)-Lieutenant Afford j. Will
liams, former navy flyer whose
aerobatics while flying upside down
brought him international fame, to-
day began a series Of experiments
in plane designed specially for in
verted flying.
Williams tried out his plane for
the first time yesterday and pre-
dicted he would work out a few
new ideas in inverted flight to dis
play at the national air races at
Cleveland late this month.
The plane, reconverted military
machine, is equipped with novel
carburetion mechanism which per-
mitS the engine to run on its back
for an indefinite period.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
STATES AUTO
TOLL INCREASED
OVER WEEK END
(By United Press

Casualties in California over the
weekend were mostly the result OF
automobile accidents, a check-up by
the United Press today showed.
Adv Crester, 43, was killed when
hit-run driver plowed into a
group attempting to right an over
turned automobile on the Bayshore
highway near San Francisco.
John Anderson. AZ. Dos Palos
rancher, Winnie, 80. his wife, and
Ella, 8, their daughter. were
drowned when their automobile
overturned and plunged upside
down in ditch of water two feet
deep four miles east of Dos Palos.
Mary Rodriguez, 43, Fresno, was
killed when her automobile over
turned.
James J. Morris, about 35. sailor
on the U. S. S. Maryland, was killed
in an automobile accident near De-
lano.
Salvador Delaquinte, %, ranch
laborer, was murdered by unidenti-
fled assailants who stabbed him
eight times on ranch near Mo-
desto.
Paul Stephens of Lindsay and
Homer Hacker, Long Beach, were
killed when their automobile col
lided near Huntington Beach.
John Hexter, of Westminster. was
killed in a collision near Hunting
ton Beach.
Bobbie Solyar, 3, was killed by an
automobile while playing in the
street in front of his Huntington
Park home.
Katherine Marengo, l9, and Do
mencia Bonnoti, l6. were drowned
in reservoir near Alta Iona while
canoeing.
Elmer A. Rowen, 40, chief of the
Corona fire department, and
George Mcclure, %, were killed
when their automobiles .collided in
Corona.
Mrs. Julius Tobar, 25, San Fran
cisco, was killed when their car
overturned near Arroyo Grande,
near San Luis Obispo.
Miss Dorothy Rose, 20, waitress,
sustained injuries from which she
died when struck by an automobile
in San Jose.
The body of an unidentified man
thought to have been a suicide was
found in a box car at Third and
Oak streets, Oakland.
Chris J. Schwinn. rs, of Wichita,
Kansas, was killed and Ward Chen
ming, "a, Los Angeles, snuffered a
fractured skull when their automo-
bile overturned near San Luis Obs
po.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Freighter Rams
Fishing Vessel

LONG BEACH, Cal, Aug. 3. U.P)
-Forty-five persons, several of
them women, congratulated them
selves today on a maritime accident
that could have been worse.
Crowded with a holiday party,
the fishing tug Wolf Man, anchored
u miles from shore, was rammed
amidships by the freighter penwick
Castle, inbound from Liverpool and
Panama.
Seven persons were pitched over
board, but all were picked up un-
hurt and the Wolf Man made shore
under its own power.
Members of the Wolf Mans crew
could not account for the ramming.
The Penwick Castle suddenly
changed its course while it was 5
miles away to bear directly down
upon the tug, then sweryed as it
came closer, but not enough to
clear.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Woman FOrger To
Receive Parole

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Aug. 3. U.P)-Peggy L. Epstein,
serving forgery sentence from Los
Angeles, held a parole today by
action of the state prison board at
its weekend meeting The order
will be effective December IA next.
The parole application OF William
H Parker, former Oakland street
commissioner who was sentenced for
a part in the Oakland paving scam
dals, was continued by the board
for one week. OF sc cases consid-
cred, Is were granted immediate
paroles, 80 were postponed, five
were ordered deported and nine ap-
plications were denied.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Denies Dempsey
To Ask Divorce

RENO, Aug. 3. U.P) - Robert
Burns. attorney for Jack Dempsey
said that no divorce action would
be brought today against Estelle
Taylor, Dempsey'S wife. He said
that a few details remained unset
tied, and more conferences were
needed with Miss Taylor's attor-
neys.
Burns denied knowledge of a re-
ported attachment of Miss Taylor S
$4,000 automobile in Los Angeles,
an incident which Miss Taylor said
she assumed was a result of un-
successful property settlement nego-
tiationS.
Dempsey was reported to be in
Calneya today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Loan Granted To
Sun Maid Company

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. W.P)-.
The federal farm board announced
today it had authorized a loan COM
mitment OF $375,000 for the Sun
Maid Raisin Growers Association
of California.
The commitment is for future
needs of the association, which pre-
cesses raiSinS obtained from the
raiSin pool. Formerly the aSsocia-
ton delt directly with the growers.
The Sun Maid commitment is
only a minor part of the entire
grape and raisin industry financ-
ing, which is now before the board
for approval. 1t was said today the
industry wishes a loan of between
S5,000,000 and S6,000,000. The board
has been considering the matter
and a decision may be announced
this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
LINDBERCHS GET
WARM GREETINGS
FROM CANADIANS
Flying Colonel And Wife
Meet Bad Weather
Much OF The Way.

CHURCHILL, Man, Aug. 3. tU.P)
The Canadian Radio and Marine
department reported that Charles
A. Lindbergh and his wife took of
from Churchill for Baker Lake, 377
miles northwest at l2:45 p. m
(CST).
CHURCHILL, Man, Aug. 3. tU.P)
The cheers Of hardy woodsmen
acclaimed Colonel and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh today as they visited
this Hudson Bay shore village
which was just one of many stop
ping places on their dangerous 1000
mile vacation flight from Washing
ton to Japan.
Flying on schedule despite un-
favorable weather, the colonel and
his wife landed their pontoon
equipped plane on the choppy wa
ters OF the Great Northern bay at
$50 p. m. EST, yesterday and,
after a tumultuous greeting from
the traders and trappers, settled
down for the night in George
Kydds bachelor cottage.
The Lindberghs had flown 750
miles from Moose Factory since 10
a. m. Both smiled as the 1900 resi-
dents of the village swarmed in
canoes about the monoplane while
it rode the harbor waves. Mrs.
Lindbergh remained in the cock
pit of the plane for more than an
hour while her methodical husband
made detailed plans for refueling
and took all possible precautions
against dangerous rip-tide which
twice has carried planes to destruc-
ton in the harbor here.
Neither of the famous flying cou-
pie objected to posing for amateur
photographers and both were in the
best of humor. Lindbergh remarked
it had been a fine trip from Moose
Factory, where they landed on
schedule yesterday although radio
communications were such that the
landing was not reported for many
hours.
Colonel Lindbergh told reporters
they would leave today for Baker
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Brides Father
Dies At Wedding

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Aug. 3. U.P)
"A sudden heart attack was be-
lieved responsible today for the
death of Joseph Meeker, 65, who was
fatally stricken as he led his daugh-
ter Joan to the altar to be married.
Meeker had just given the bride
away to Walter Chavanaugh, the
groom, and the pastor had spoken
the first words when he slumped to
the floor. Believing Meeker had
suffered a fainting spell, friends re-
moved him for first aid while the
ceremony was completed.
The father, however, failed to re-
vive and when taken to hospital
was pronounced dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-03
Accused Officer
Gets Suspension

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. U.p)-
William B. Raner, under grand jury
investigation for asserted "slugging
OF Myron Penn, accountant, who
asked for a drunk test when ar
rested, today was suspended with
out pay for 80 days.
The suspension came as a result
of fight between Raner and news
paper reporters while the police
man was waiting outside the grand
jury room few days ago while his
case was under discussion.
Chief of Police Roy Steckel ruled
that Raner displayed temper and
showed lack OF Judgment by engag
ing in the fight.