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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
REQUEST
PROBE At
DAM SITE
Labor Federation Asks
DOak To Investigate
Working Conditions.
CLAIM WAGES CUT
Charges Supported BY
Labor Council AT Las
Vegas.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ j., Aug
10. W.P)-The American Federation
of Labor today placed before Sec
retary of Labor William N. Doak
for investigation charges that labor
ers on the Boulder Dam are SUBJ
iected TO low wages and unsatisfac-
tory working condition.
The executive council of the fed
Grafton received the charges at a
pre-convention meeting yesterday
In a long telegraphic protest from
the Las Vegas Central States coun-
Gil
II is charged by the council that
wages were below the prevailing
scale in the state and that work
ing conditions were 'unbearable."
This is a huge government pro-
ject, authorized by congress-" the
statement said. Certainly the
government does not wish
or expect that such enter
prise should be launched and COM
pleted by working people at wage
rate which does not guarantee a
decent living and under working
conditions which are unsatisfactory
and indefensible."
The telegraphic appeal from the
council, signed by James f. Cohn,
president. and w. c. Robinson, Sec
rotary, said:
1t is time the labor con-
ditions existing on the Boulder
0or,, hp la L, 70
try Because OF these con-
ditions. the entire force of laboring
people quit as a protest. although
Six Companies attempted to tell
the public that 1t was only the dis
satisfaction of a few international
Workers Of the World. The cause
was that the Six Companies
have established wage scale of
their own far below the
scale prevailing throughout the en-
tire western country. The Boulder
Dam scale ranged from 81 day
less than the prevailing Nevada
scale for laborers and $40 a day
less than the prevailing scale for
carpenters.
dlllpuBIl tilc DIN toIl =
panies raised the pay Of laborers
recently from $3.50 TO 81 day that
was only because Of Nevada state
minimum wage law The
standards of the workers arc being
rapidly and unreasonably lowered
Big headlines in the daily press
tell how anxious the gov
ernment heads are to relieve un-
employment and maintain the STAN
dard OF wage II these
phrases have any meaning at all,
then this Boulder Dam situation
calls for action
''We feel that IL is crime
against humanity TO ash men to
work in that hell hole Of heat .
for a mere pittance, Just enough to
keep their bellies full and clothes
on their back :"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
WIDOW OF FIGHTING BOB
LA TOILETTE DIES IN EAST

and sons were Mrs. La Follette'S
career. She made countless
speeches for her husband i'm his
early campaigns. She was a
valued member of his political
councils. She is credited with
aiding greatly her sons sue
cessful careers.
Senator La Toilette and Gov
ernor La Toilette were at Mrs.
La Follette's bedside when she
died at Georgetown hospital
last night after an operation.
They had arrived earlier i'm the
day from Wisconsin. the Sena-
tor making part of the trip by
airplane.
Services will be held at $3.50
p. m. Friday from the family
home on the shore of Lake
Mendoza at Madison, wis.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
GANGSTERS AGAIN
STAGE GUN FIGHT
in CITY STREETS
Two Killed And Another
Wounded In New York
Battles.

NEW YORK. Aug l9 U.P)-Two
men are dead and another is
wounded after gang warfare was re-
sumed during the night in Little
Italy" streets filled with playing
children.
The two killed were shot down
in q spectacular running pistol bar
rage laid down at Groome and Mott
streets, the Little italy of lower
Manhattan island.
The third shooting victim was
wounded as result of gossip arising
from the earlier baby killings in
Harlem's Little Italy" when gum
fire sprayed a group of playing
children, killing one and Wounding
four.
The two men killed were Joseph
dpimples) Cignia, 81, and Anthony
CTony the Wop) Justiano, 25, both
arrested six months ago in Buffalo
on liquor charges.
The wounded man is Charles Fo-
Garlic, 19, and the man charged
with the shooting is John Mucciola,
"a, brother of Joseph, reported to
have told police the names of the
gunmen who killed five-year- -old
Michael Veneghallo and shot his
playmates.
Cignia and Justiano were strolling
through the crowded, narrow down.
town streets near where Little
Italy and Chinatown merge. They
recognized three gangsters and fled
The gunmen, all shooting as they
ran, pursued them through the
streets. Screaming grownups and
children sprawied and sprinted into
doorways.
Cignia fell with many bullets in
his back. He toppled into a gut
ter in front of a pool room.
Justiano fell as he dove into a
doorway of a meat market just
across the street.
The gunner turned, ran through
Mott street building and emerged
from the back entrance, then dis
appeared.
Police said the killings resulted
from a bootlegging feud.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
@HlnL!L-,e
W C<@s:

BEVERLY HILLS, Aug. l8.
tSpeciaD-What's all the scan
dial today? Good deal of talk
of congress meeting early on
account of the unemployed.
Well, I believe If I was unem-
ployed and hungry l would
want a little more substantial
help than just the thought of
our boys being gathered in
Washington.
In fact I believe man can
get just as hungry with them
there as he can if they are in
vestigating the Philippines or
France or somewhere else and
I am sure Mr.. Hoover amt
bringing the lads in just be-
cause he has missed 'em so.
But congress might do some
thing. They are about due.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
WHITEMAN WEEDS
SCREEN STAR AT
COLORADO Home

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 10. Wp;-
Paul Whiteman started his fourth
honeymoon today with his new
bride, the red-haired Margaret Liv-
ingston.
The rotund king of jazz, his little
black mustache twirled and his
round face beaming, was married
yesterday at the home of his par
ents-a home he had given them,
before an altar formed by baskets
of flowers from the garden.
Gone, apparently, was all memory
of the time he had said marriage
was only for the middle class, and
not for the artistic.
The ceremony was brief, with only
members of the immediate family
of the bridegroom and his motion
picture actress bride in attendance.
The bandmaster, who is credited
with being the pioneer of jazz. as
1t now is played, went to Littleton
for marriage license. and returned
to his home to await the event. AS
the time for the ceremony ap-
preached and the bride-to-be failed
to put in an appearance, ne paced
the floor of the beautiful home,
nervously pulling at the mustachc.
Finally Miss Livingston arrived,
20 minutes late. She had been so
involved in preparations for the
wedding she had failed to notice
the time, she said.
They will honeymoon here for
4 H,l IL AA
Chicago. where the leaders orches-
ira is playing.
Next winter they will go to the
west coast, they said, where the
bride will resume her work in pic
lures, although 1t had been previ-
ously announced she would drop her
career in favor of travelling with
syncopation's sultan, to make
home for him wherever his band
might be.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
WEATHER FORCES
LMDBERCHS TO
SEEK SHELTER
Heavy Fog Sends Flyer
Down On Small Island
Off Japan.

TOXIC, Aug 10. U.P)-The flying
Lindberghs found haven today at
Ketoi Islet, one of the rocky Kurile
chain in the fog g-blanketed smoky
seas where they made an unsched-
uled landing at $50 p. m. 4:30 a. m.
ESTC on their flight from Siberia
to japan after battle with fog that
had enforced one other stop.
Word of the safe landing on the
Islet opposite Muroton bay came
from the ministry of communica-
tions after conflicting radio reports
to the Ochiisi station here had
caused concern for the safety of
Colonel Lindbergh and his wife.
The Lindberghs took off from
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka seaport,
at 8.45 a. IN. f6:45 p. m. Tuesday
EST and had proceeded only 25
miles on their projected 900-mile
flight to Nemuro, Japan, when mo-
tor trouble forced sudden landing
at Avatcha bay. The trouble was
remedied.
AT 1926 a. m. Mrs. Lindbergh
radioed that the plane was again
taking the air. Her next message.
two hours later reported speed OF
95 knots. about los miles an hour.
At 4 p. m, almost eight hours
after leaving Petropavlovsk, Mrs.
Lindbergh radioed that heavy storm
clouds ahead had forced them to
turn back about half way on their
flight. and land at Simusir island,
according TO the Ochiisi radio re-
port. Later the station corrected
its announcement to read that the
flyers were circling the island seek
ing a rent in the fog curtain.
The Kuriles, the land of the
Hairy Anus" extend like a neck
lace along the Pacific under an al
most perpetual haze. Flying con-
ditions are nearly uniformly bad,
although clear days are known oc-
casionally.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Mx& R11~
GILBERT MAKES
DRAMATIC PLEA
TO 0SAVE CLARK
Asserts Shooting Merely
Act OF Indiscreet Boy
And Not Murder.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.R)-.
The act of David H. Clark in shoot
ing down Herbert Spencer, political
magazine editor, and Charles Craw-
ford, politician, was that of an in
discreet youth and not that Of a
murderous heart, w. /. Gilbert,
chief defense attorney, said today
as Clark's trial on a charge that
he murdered Spencer neared an
end.
Knowing that perhaps he alone
stood between CLARK and the gal
lows, the veteran gray-haired at
torney made a final dramatic ap-
peal that the jury believe that
Clark shot in self defense and not
because he was a cold -blooded muir.
derer.
The courtroom was crowded tC
the doors as Gilbert, making the
closing argument for the defense
alternated attacks upon the repu-
tation of the slain man and the
ethics of the prosecution with ur-
gent pleas for the seven women and
five men of the jury to face as the
truth the story Clark told on the
witness stand.
Referring to the fact that Clark,
Spencer and Crawford conferred
for 80 minutes in Crawford's office
before Clark killed the other two
the afternoon of May 20, Gilbert
said:
Does it stand to reason, ladies
and gentlemen of the jury, that If
a man hated with such an intenSi-
ty that he wanted to kill others in
cold blood-as the state charges
that he would sit in room for
80 minutes, talking peacefully with
the men he wanted to kill.
"No, tell you, there was no
malice in Dave Clark's heart that
day and there was no intention to
kill.
Sought Minister'S Aid
"I'll tell you what it was-it was
the act of an indiscreet boy, who,
wanted to be elected judge, and
went out to Crawfords office to
secure the support of minister of
the gospel
CLARK went there" Gilbert re-
sumed, for the sole purpose of get
ting support for his candidacy from
the Rev. Gustav Briegleb through
Crawford"
Gilbert spoke of "the truth told
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. U.P
Mrs. Belle Case La Toilette,
"wisest and best counsellor" of
the family that has dominated
Wisconsin politics for quarter
of a century and stamped its
leadership on liberal political
thought of the nation, is dead.
She was the widow of Eight
ing Bob" La Toilette, who from
district attorney became con-
gressman, governor, senator and
finally. a year before his death,
in 1925. an independent presi-
Dental candidate. She was the
mother of Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette Jr., youngest present
member of the United States
senate, and Philip La Toilette,
now governor of Wisconsin.
The careers of her husband
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Denies
Wedding RumOr

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 19. W.P)
Gloria Swanson was enroute to
Hollywood today from an European
trip after a brief stop here in which
she denied she was married to Mi
chael Farmer. young Irish million
aire.
Shown news dispatches from New
York which said she and Former
were married Sunday, the molten
picture actress declared they were
untrue and that she was at a loss
to account for the origin of the re-
port.
Farmer was reported aboard the
train on which Miss Swanson was
travelling. He did not appear here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Chicago Political
Leader Is Slain

CHICAGO, Aug. TO- U.P)-John
Furlong, 35, a precinct captain IN
the 28th ward Republican organiza-
ton. was shot to death last night
at the fairfield Square Social club.
Of which he was ergeant-at-arins.
Lieutenant Philip Carol was sent
out today with a squad of police
with orders 10 arrest all 10 members
of the club for questioning In con-
nection with the Staying.
Furlong's body, with one bullet
wound in the head. was found
sprawled in front OF the clubs bar.
No one was in the place when Off
GERS arrived.
A check for $1,000 signed by "F.
C. Hitter" was found In Furiong's
pockets.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Denies Trying To
Commit Suicide

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Aug. l9. iU.D
1t was fish and few cocktails
and not suicide attempt that sent
Miss Inez Norton, one-time sweet
heart of the late New York gang
ster, Arnold Rothstein. to the hos
pital early yesterday morning.
After first giving an incorrect
name and then denying that she
had been in the hospital, Miss Nor
ten finally admitted her identity
and her trip in an ambulance but
she scoffed at suicide reports.
Il still have the insurance mo-
uey Mr.. Rothstein left me- she
said. There was no reason for me
to commit suicide. / just got Ill
after I was so silly as to eat fish
and then drink a few cocktails
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Spain To Take
Kings Property

MADRID, Aug. 10. W.P)-A decree
approving the confiscation of ali
properties formerly belonging to the
royal family of Spain was issued
by the council of ministers today
All former royal properties will
be turned over to the new republi-
can state within 30 days. During
this period, persons holding claims
against the former royal family may
lodge them with the authorities for
consideration.
Alfonso XIII. exiled king, and his
family are living in exile in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
LINDSEY ABOUT SAME

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. W.R)-
Ben B. Lindsey, former juvenile
court judge at Denver, Colo, was
reported today by Mrs. Lindsey to
be suffering a lot of pain," but his
condition was "as good as might be
expected" she said. Lindsey yes
terday underwent a major operation
at Good Samaritan hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
Holdout Agrees
To Accept Terms

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. U.P)-
Snowy-haired Pop, bartender OF
by-gone days who defied the Rock
efellers and held up Radio City S
$3.50 100000 development by clinging
to a ground floor lease, has sur
rendered.
He was the last of the holdouts,
so work on New Yorks great pro-
jected amusement center may pro-
ceed rapidly.
Pop" will vacate Thursday he
announced today. The announce
ment was made through a peep-hole
he has used for years in convers-
ing with strangers on his property,
leased originally, by the way, for
operation of a restaurant, laundry
or fruit store"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
TIDAL WAVES AT
ATLANTIC CITY
MENACE BATHERS

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Aug. 10
U.P)-A series of tremendous waves
struck the beach at Atlantic City
today and the terrific undertoW
carried 40 bathers to sea.
One man was drowned and life
guards reported they had rescueG
about so persons.
Frank Carr, 50, Washington. was
drowned. His body was brought in
but he was dead when resuscitation
work started. Several others res
cued from the treacherous hold of
the undertow were injured seriously
The series of waves, starting with
one described as being eight feet
high. struck in the center OF the
beach where about go persons were
gathered. A strong undertov grip
ped at least 40 bathers, pulling them
out into the ocean as more ana
more of these heavy combers rolled
in.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 10. U.H -
The tidal wave which struck At
lantic City's beach today, probably
resulted from an extremely severe
marine earthquake recorded Oh m
struments at Regis College at 8:14
a. m, Tuesday, Father A. w. For
stall, seismologist, said today.
1T was very large and very dis
tant," Father Forstall said. He be-
lieved that earth disturbances which
shook Texas and New Mexico Sum-
day and again yesterday afternoon
were traceable to a settling of the
same fault.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
State Cannot
Lease Tideland

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 10. U.P)
California cannot legally lease
shore lands on Estero Bay, San
Luis Obispo county, to an oil COM
pany for running pipe lines.
Such was the opinion of Attor-
ney General Webb, submitted today
to w. S. Kingsbury, chief of the di-
vision of state lands.
Kingsbury sought the opinion
after an oil company requested the
lease to complete pipe line hookup
between Kettleman Hills and
proposed steamer dock on the bay.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
CHINESE ATTACK JAPS

LONDON. Aug. 10. U.P)-An Ex-
change telegraph dispatch from
Toxic today said that anti-Japanese
riots had broken out among the
Chinese in Tsingtao, on the China
coast.
Many japanese were injured and
more than so houses were demol-
iShed. the dispatch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19
ENGLISH FLYER KILLED

CALSHOT, Eng, Aug. 10. U.P)-
The body of Lieutenant G.. L. Brin-
ton, 26, was recovered today in the
wreckage of the tail of the racing
seaplane in which he plunged to
his death. His death was the
fourth in recent months among IA
nous Schneider cup racing plane
pilots.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-19

Continued on page 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-27
CONFERENCE CALLED TO
STABILIZE OIL OUTPUT
Conservation Board Meets April 9
with Big Producers.

By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 27.-To
seek to stabilize Americas S12,000,-
100000 oil industry, the representa-
tiyes Of a half dozen of the big oil
producing states will arrive here
next month to ask aid and advice
from the Hoover administration
The hearing is on April 9 before
the federal oil conservation board,
an unofficial body composed of the
secretaries of war, navy, commerce
and interior The forthcoming con-
ference may determine whether the
oil states will try to force an oil
tariff or embargo on the next con-
gress or seek to work with "the Big
-Four" importers through co-opera-
tive agreements.
All are agreed that the country
is producing and import
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-27
BIG BUSINESS
TO TALK OVER
'AILING WORLD
Ways and Means Sessions
Called to Discuss
Depression.

b. Scrtpps-Hot1ayd NeU0DaDey Alliance
WASHINGTON March 27.-What
big business proposes to do about
the "ailing world" will be discussed
at two forthcoming conventions to
be held at Atlantic City and here.
One is the annual meeting Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States at Atlantic City in
April, the other the first meeting
or American soil Of the Intena-
tional Chamber Of Commerce, to be
held May to g.
The latter meeting is attractin%
widespread interest not only because
business men of forty-siX countries
will attend, but because the world
vide depression will be, for the first
time, attacked by business men as a
world problem.
The first plenary session Of the
world meeting will be given over to
the cause and effect Of the present
world depression Former Premier
Of Belgium, Georges Thenuis, the
International Chambers president
will preside. A frank discussion is
promised from leaders from Latin
America, Europe and Asia. Such
problems as the tariff, recognition
Of Russia, the silver situation I'M
migration. Preparations and loans,
will be considered.
Most important will be presenta-
ton Of report by a special COM
mittee on the economic relations
between the United States and Eu-
rope. In this will be a discussion
Of the contrasting production costs
and methods here and there, mass
production as against smau-scale
production, high wages VS.. low
wages, the need Of regularizing pro-
duction and employment, Americas
chain store method of distribution
and other factors DR.. Alberto Pr
ELI Of Italy is chairman Of the COM
mittee making this report.
Another feature will be a report
by Sir Arthur Balfour on Russia's
iye-year plan; another the silver
1ituation in the Far East by K
Kehami, japanese ship-owner; an
other speech by Gerard Swope on
The need of regularizing employ
ment; technical reports on aviation
laws, cheaper rates on radio and
cable communications, patent regu-
lations, uniform commercial credits
and bills Of exchange.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-27
PREFERS EXILE TO JAIL
Perjured in Citizenship Test, Man
Will Return to Holland.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, March 27.-Five years
exile to Holland in preference to a
penitentiary sentence was chosen
by Nicholas Grammar, So, when he
was found guilty of perjury in con-
nection with his application for
citizenship.
He elected to return to his wife
and two children in Holland for
the period, and was given permission
to return here at that time under
the Dutch quota.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-27

Clifford Slade above, former
star xylophone player in the band
at NIichigan's Iona prison, liked
his music so well that he forged
the warden's name to a. note and
now he's behind the bars again.
Released, Clifford pined for his
band and, after he had committed
his new ofense and pleaded guilty,
a Grand Rapids judge fixed it
up so he could 60 back-for four
teen to twenty-four years.
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ANTARCTIC WHALE DOOMED BY METHOD 0F SLAUGHTER

HOBART, Tasmania, June g. (4) Determination of the whale in Antarctic waters is certain in the near future, scientific societies say, unless there is a halt in their slaughter.
 Several whaling fleets are op- erating and the employment of fleet submarine chasers, equipped with guns using explosive ammu- milton, make almost impossible the escape of any whale that is sight ed
 Enormous catches have been made this season. One Of the Nor wegian factory ships had a catch for If weeks of 163,00O barrels of oil, valued at S3,4OO,OO0.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-09
ADVOCATED OVERTHROW
 GOVERNMENT, JAILED

SEATTLE, June 9, P-Armed with a warrant telegraphed in code from the Labor Department at Washington, police arrested Elon Chaser, secretary of the Friends Soviet Union of Washing ton and Alaska, at his home.
 He is charged with advocating overthrow of the government by force of arms by distributing lit erature
 He was a delegate from the Tail ors' Union to the Central Labor Council 10 years ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-09
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT,
 AT ANCHORAGE. ALASKA


 FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT,
 AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. In the Matter of the Application of PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES a corp roration. for a soldiers additional home. stead.
 SERIAL NO. 07213 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Pacific American Fisheries, corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine, and doing business in Alaska. has filed application, Serial No. 072l3 for patent under Sections 2306 and 23o7 Revised Sta. tutes of the United States, for tract of land embraced in U. s. Official Survey No. 1914, and situated on the east shore of Zacher Bay, west side of Kodiak Island. Alaska in latitude 57 deg. 32 min. 52 sec. N., and longitude 153 deg. A min. 10 sec. w.. and particularly described in the field notes and plat thereof, and contain ing an area of 5.81 acres. Corner No. of said survey is situated at point on Zacher Bay from whence U. s. L. M. Mo-. 1926 bears south 40 deg. 40 min. w. 91.91 chains. and true point for corner No. M. C. min. w. 9711 chains. Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above described land should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 DATED at Anchorage. Alaska. this sth day of April, 1881.
 J. Lindley Green.
 Register.
 Published. May II. IS. 25. June 1. 8. 15. 22. 20, July 6. 1881.