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The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Hoover Speech Spurs Modification Drive
Aid
Stocks By
Covering

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 QNS0
Weekend short covering came to
the support of the stock market
today and brought a rally which
wiped out losses of : to 5 points
scored in a selling wave in the
first hour
There was further selling in
the final dealings and the close
was lower with stocks down from
fractions to two points.
Rails led the closing reaction
following the decrease of more
than $4,000 cars in the weeks
freight loadings report. Leaders
like American Telephone and AL
lied Chemical we're down l to
2 points. U. S. Steel was off a
good sized fraction and Auburn
a point.
Today's weakness was a carry
over of yesterdays break of l to
13 points. Selling also was in
duced by further weakness in
commodities, especially wheat,
and a weak tone in the bond
market.
Closing prices were U. S. Steel
371a, off 5s; Steel preferred II,
up /; American Telephone 105,
off Ia; American Can 501s, un-
changed; Allied Chemical II.
off 2: American Tobacco B 1917,
up "a; Atchison 42A, off IA;
Auburn SO, off l; Baltimore and
Ohio 1928, off Is.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
WALKERH|NTS
j. s, COURT
APPEAL
Counsel May Carry New York
Custer Fight to Highest Tri-
bunaI If Found Necessary

ALBANY, Aug. 13 (I.N.S.).
James J. Walkers battle to
prevent Samuel Seabury, or
anybody else, from removing
him as mayor of New York
city seemed nearer success to-
day than when the public hear
ing began last Thursday be-
fore Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
For one thing, the order issued
by Supreme Court Justice Harold
j. Hinman yesterday blocks a de-
cision by Roosevelt, until August
10. when the governors authority
to remove the mayor will be
argued in court.
High Court Move Hinted
For another, indications are
that if the court then upholds the
governors contention that he has
jurisdiction in the Walker case,
other court battles will follow.
Counsel for Walker may even
carry the fight to the Supreme
Court of the United States, if
other measures fail.
Politically, Roosevelt would be
the beneficiary of any court de-
lay, in the opinion of observers, if
he doe- not have to rule on the
removal of the mayor until after
the Presidential election.
He may thus avoid the danger
of incurring the enmity of Mayor
Walkers friends and at the same
time escape being accused of
lodging a clash with Tammany
Hall.
No Session Today
There was no session of the
hearing today, the governor hav-
ing adjourned the proceedings
until Monday afternoon, when
Mayor Walker will resume the
stand for further questioning.
Monday the Governor, in inter
rogating Walker, will delve into
the mayors business relationship
with the missing Russell T. Sher-
wood, who Seabury charges was
Walkers financial agent-an al
legation which the mayor denies.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Lands Questions
HOrnsby and Bush

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 13 GN.SD-
Judge K. n. Lands, baseball
commissioner, was in st. Louis
todaJ, presumably conducting a
further investigation of reported
gambling among members of the
Chicago Cubs. Lands interview
ed Rogers Hornsby, former man
ager of the Cubs; Guy Bush and
Pat Malone, cub pitchers, and
Charley O'Leary, coach.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
MINER P|CKETS
-GASSED

ATHENS, Ohio, Aug. 13 Q.N.SJ
Close on the heels of a night of
disturbances marked by frequent
gun battles between Ohio Ma
tional Guardsmen and snipers,
a new disorder broke out at the
Lick Run Mine of the New York
Coal Company today when
militiamen beat back a crowd of
pickets with tear gas.
Meanwhile, from all official
sources came denials of reports
that the guardsmen had N<n
ordered ito shoot to kill" Sheriff
Wayne Wingett, County Prose
cutor John Bolin, and National
Guard officers at Nelsonville de-
MED such orders had been issued.
The trouble at the Lick Run
mine broke out as shifts were be-
ing changed this morning. A
crowd of alleged union pickets at
tempted to attack the working
miners.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Aug. 13
G.N.SO .-DissenSion among Illi-
nois union miners widened today
following the calling of a strike in
the Belleville coal district.
The strike, affecting some 5000
workers, was to be launched
Monday as a protest against the
emergency agreement on $5
basic daily wage signed by PreSi
dent John L. Lewis, of the United
IIine Workers of America, and
State union officials.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Fleeing From Cuba
Picked Up at Sea

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 13 G.N.SO .
Eleven Cuban political refugees,
rescued from their auxiliary
schooner in the Atlantic Ocean
after their food supplies became
exhausted on their flight to escape
reprisal, were recuperating today
in the county jail.
The refugees were picked up by
fishermen yesterday after they
had been without food and water
for 18 hours.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Prince Hurt
In Yacht Deck Fall

NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 13
GN.SO. Mrs. Frederi k
H. Prince, of Pride's Crossing,
Mass, wife of one of Boston's
wealthiest men, and socially
prominent yacht-racing enthusi-
asst, was seriously injured today
when she tripped and fell onto
the deck of the Prince power
yacht, Lone Star.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Norman Armour NeUU
Minister to Haiti

President Hoover today ap-
pointed Norman Armour, of New
Jersey, to be minister to Haiti.
Armour is a career man, having
been in the diplomatic service
since 1912. He is As and a grad
uate of Princeton.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
Boy Filler Waves
To Mother, Crashes

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 GNSD
William Scott. jr., Is, Glen Cove,
N. Y, suffered from critical in.
juries today. A plane in which
he circled his home, waved a
greeting to his mother, crashed
few minutes later on Crescent
Beach. The youthful flier studied
aviation in Lincoln, Neb.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balances of August
II, $459, ,965 ,36O.71: expenditures
$1O,144,324.48; customs receipts:
S8.587. .286 .95.
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
WILL ROGERS Savs:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Aug.
13.-Well, he did it. Mr.. Hoover
held his handkerchief up and
saw which way the old "noble
experiment" was blowing and
joined in the parade. You can
talk morals" and all that, but
when the votes lie the other
way, why they sho' go with 'em.
Now the question is, where
are the "'drys" going? Both
sides are wet, and the poor old
dry hasn't got soul to vote
for. He is Roosevelt s "for,
gotten man"
1882. by McNaught Syndicate,
The Washington times., 1932-08-13
THE WEATHER

THE WEATHER
Fair and continued cool tonight and Sunday;
gentle north winds.
Temperature yesterday-Highest, "a; lowest
IS. Q931: Highest, 70; lowest, 63.)
Humidity yesterday-Highest So; lowest, 32
Full Weather Report on Page S.
The Washington Times is only afternoon paper in
this city publishing the dispatches Inter.
rational News Service and Universal Service
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
ZENOS COMPANY
HAS RECORD OF
FIFTEEN YEARS

With an annual payroll approx
mating s1oo 900. The John zenos
company Of Holtville Is one of the
most advanced and successful con-
Germs deanng in Imperial Valley
products.
zenos has been operating in the
valley for more than Is years and
from his Holtyille plant handles the
products grown in that area. He is
the sole owner Of the company
which bears his name. He makes
his home in Holtville.
The Zenos company shipped 500
cars of vegetables and melons last
year, the products including let
tuee, cantaloupes and other melons.
carrots, spinach and other vegeta-
bles.
During the peak of the major
vegetables seasons more than 500
persons are employed by the COM
pany. The number varies. howev-
er as the demands of the market
are met.
zenos owns some $50 acres and
rents and finances approximately
1000 acres in addition.
The Holtville plant is most mod
ern and up-to-date in every way
and was planned to permit the
maximum in efficient handling of
the shipments scheduled to leave
for various markets in all parts of
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Wide Variety Of
Melons Grown In
Imperial Valley

/ When it comes to melons, Imper-
ial Valley heads the list as to quail
ity, quantity and the number OF va
rieties.
Cantaloupes and watermelons
grown in the valley are delicious as
the soil and climate are particular
ly adapted to the growth OF the
two.
During the height of the melon
season the energy and attention of
the entire population is concen-
trated in getting the crop to roll
ing. Modern life holds no more
dramatic or fascinating story than
that of the cultivation, picking,
packing and shipping of melons
grown in this locality.
The total number of carloads
rolling during the l930-l93l season
was 6400 with an approximate fob
value of $2,591 sos. The approx
mate growing cost payroll, includ-
ing the rental of land, is $1,035,-
$40. The approximate harvest cost
is $2,105,09
Among the varieties of melons
grown here are Persians, Japanese,
honeydews, honeyballs and many
others. 1t is difficult to determine
which of the specials is most de-
licious. Cantaloupes and watermel-
ons, Of course, are favorites in all
parts of the country.
Into the melon crop goes the en-
ergy drawn from the valleys mimi
table SOIL the strength generated
during the crisp nights of the early
melon season and finally the sweet
ness and flavor poured from the
blazing skies Of the tropical sum-
mer.
A trip through the melon fields
at any time during the growing
season is of interest to valley res
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Growing Season
Never Ends Here

Imperial Valleys growing season
never ends.
Starting the year with the let
tuce crop and ending with the
same, there is q continual cycle of
productivity.
Lettuce shipments are usually
concluded by the end of March and
in a few short weeks the canta-
loupe season is on to be followed
by honeydews, honeyballs, casabas,
watermelons and other varieties of
melons.
These extend we'll into the sum-
mer and in the meantime grapes
and miscellaneous vegetables be-
gin to move out to the market.
Grapefruit, asparagus, peas, beans
and carrots form the bulk of the
fall shipments, and carry the grow
er on into the lettuce season again.
In between times there are heavy
paintings of tomatos, squash, Gu
cumbers, milo maize. barley, wheat
cabbage, dates, strawberries, and
mixed vegetables.
Alfalfa, to which more acreage is
planted than any other crop in
the valley, is an almost constant
crop, with heavy cuttings in the
summer and fall.
This continual rotation of crops
is one reason why Imperial Valley
was the last section in the country
to feel the results of the 1929 mar
ket collapse and indicates that it
will be the first to be found back
in normal stride.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
VARIETY SHOWN
IN PRODUCTS OF
CARIN COMPANY

Ell Centro is the site of the only
Imperial Valley plant of the H. P.
Garin company, the local plant en-
ploying 100 persons during the
course of a year.
The company packs all kinds OF
valley vegetables, the pack differ
ing from year to year as the mar
ket demands and the seasons devel-
op.
Three years ago the Garin CON-
pany entered the field of imperial
Valley produce companies and now
maintains an enviable place in To-
cal DEVELOPMENT. The headquarters
of the company is in San Francisco
and plants are maintained through
out the coast area and the produce
valleys of the north, Ell Centro and
ProeniX, Ariz.
Annual output from the company
here every years approximates 1000
carloads, the total differing Witc
the market and the demand for 10
cal products.
Garin owns two large ranches IN
Imperial Valley but in the main
confines himself to the purchase
of patches" of vegetables from To-
cal growers. The same land is used
INTERCHANGEABLE for lettuce or can
taloupes in suitable seasons.
Glen Simmons is the local mana
ger and the company has staff of
employees to meet the demands OF
this growing concern.
One interesting feature of the
company is it's practice of cash buy
ing. Cash is paid for the patches
of products, this eliminating the
necessity of the grower waiting uc-
on the whims of the market to real
ize upon his investment. This prac-
tice is said to have had a great deal
to do with the popularity OF the
H. P. Garin company in Imperial
Valley.
While headquarters of the COM
pany is in San Francisco, Garin is
a frequent visitor in Imperial VAL
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Provisions OF
Meat Inspection
Law Explained

California has a new meat in
Spection law, measure enacted by
the 1881 legislature, whose pro-
visions have brought many letters
to various authorities from farmers
who aren't quite sure what they
can and what they cannot do about
slaughtering and selling their own
meat under the provisions of the
statute.
The state department of agricul-
ture says that the law permits
farmers to slaughter their own
animals on their own ranches for
home consumption and partial dis
poSal among neighbors, but that
they cannot engage in slaughtering
or sale on a commercial basis.
The measure enacted by the
last legislature" says Dudley
Moulton, director of the state de-
partment OF agriculture. provides
that after April !, either a federal
state or state-approved municipal
inspection service must be main
tanned in each of the twenty-eight
counties with population of more
than $1,000 persons. Farmers in
diSposing Of parts of their own
homes slaughtered animals to
neighborS cannot use advertise
ments or offer the meat for sale
in public place, under the terms
of this act.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

able investment during the of
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
GOLDEN VALLEY
PRODUCE FIRM
MEETS SUCCESS

Operating upon the policy of fin
ancing growers 100 per cent, the
Golden Valley Produce company is
one of the most active of Imperial
Valley companies.
There is but one plant belonging
to the company and that it situat-
ed in El Centre. The company
was es ablished two years ago and
is growing in scope and Importance
every year.
Y. Kawakita is president and
treasurer of the Golden Valley;
N. Yano is vice president and E. K.
Sasaki is the secretary. All have
been residents of Imperial Valley
for many years and are well known
in produce and mercantile circles.
Between 25 and 30 individuals are
employed during the entire year
while during the peak Of the let
tuce and melon seasons between 400
and 500 persons are employed
The Golden Valley Produce COM
pany controls 500 acres OF lettuce
this year and 700 acres of melons,
handling those two products alone.
Last year 600 carloads were shipped
by the company.
Golden Valley operates strictly
on a commission basis for its ac-
counts and handles the Golden PAX
and Boulder Dam brands.
Kawakita owns the CaleXico mer-
camille company which bears his
name and has been in business
there for more than II years.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Poor termination
OF Carrot Seeds
Offers Problem

The poor termination of carrot
seed is one of the most important
problems of the California vege-
table scotsman: work is under way
in the agricultural experiment sta
ton Of the University of Califor-
MIA to improve the yield and quail
ity. Harry A. Borthwick. assistant
professor of botany in the Univer-
sity of California college of agri-
culture, made these statements re-
Gently in addressing the agricul-
tural section Of the American
Association Tor the Advancement
OF Science, at its annual meeting.
while satisfactory seed will
germinate IS per cent or higher
many lots of seed germinate well
below 70 per cent Professor Both
wick said, and the termination
appears, in general, to be poorer
III some years than in others. IN
yestigations already started may
show in a few years what condi-
tions result in the production OF
poor seed. Meanwhile, it has
seemed desirable to study certain
Towering and fruiting habits OF
the carrot in order to determine
their bearing on the quality OF
seed produced
Professor Borthwick then en-
tered into a technical discussion of
the flowers and fruit of the carrot,
describing in detail the work being
done on the university farm, at
the branch of the college of agri-
culture at Davis, Calf. In speak
ing of the Investigations to i'm
prove the yield and quality OF car
rot seed, he said:
Lone phase OF this work con-
sists of breeding Investigations
Most of the breeding work done
heretofore has been concerned
with the quality of the roots, and
little attention has peen given to
those characters, such as seeding
habits. which do not express them
selves until the second year. A
second phase of the work is con-
cerned with the effect of various
cultural practices on the size and |
quality of the seed crop
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
MACGEO FAMILY
SUCCEEDS WHERE
OTHERS FAILED

Seven brothers, moving into the
Imperial Valley business field five
years ago to take charge of an
ailing produce wholesale business
which their predecessor could not
make successful. have been re-
sponsible for the rapid growth and
development Of the firm which now
is known throughout Imperial
Valley and in coast cities as one
of the largest Of its kind in Cali
fornia.
The beginning and growth of
Maggie Brothers company IN Fl
Centre presents a romance OF
business which is equalled in very
few instances.
Five years ago. in January. 1927,
the Maggie brothers took up the
business of wholesaling in e Cen
tro by taking over the business of
a creditor who urged such an ac-
ton, even offering them a three
months trial as an inducement.
At that time the firm was en-
gagged in business in Los Angeles.
where a branch is still located.
This is at 1910 San Julian avenue.
From a business deep in finan-
cial troubles. the Maggie brothers
have built the original El Centre
investment to its present proper
tons. A fleet Of Z trucks now is
engaged in hauling produce be-
tween Los Angeles and FL Centre
Maggie Brothers engage in the
business of wholesaling outside
products in Imperial Valley. and
wholesaling valley products in
coast cities.
The firm is something Of an in
stitution, with seven brothers and
a brother-in-law as partners. and
the father as general advisor and
arbiter of inter-family arguments
over business details.
Sam Maggie is president of the
business, with Frank, PaScual, Paul,
Salvatore, Antony, Joseph and
Antonio Flora as partners. Car
melo Maggie, father of the group
acts as official advisor in business
transactions.
One widely known product of the
firm is the Fat Boy brand pota-
toes. Maggie Brothers also sponsor
the Fat Boy baseball team, an or
ganization widely known in valley
sports circles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Pipe By The Mile
RyersOn Slogan

Pipe BY the Mile is the slogan
of the Imperial Valley Concrete
company, operated by Pete Ryer-
son, who calls himself chief
mixer" instead of proprietor
With plants in Ell Centro, Holt
vile and Brawley, the company is
III position to fill orders quickly
from any part of the valley.
Piping for the farm or the city
is kept in stock and the firm is i'll
position at all times to give prompt
attention for special orders.
Headgates, culverts, conduits, big
pipes and little pipes, in any size
or shape, can be supplied to sec
the needs of all.
Ryerson has been long estab-
lished in the valley and is a booster
for the Imperial Valley fair, as one
of the best means of giving the
public an opportunity to know the
many activities that are carried
on here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
IMMENSE LOT OF
MATERIAL USED
BY BOX COMPANY

Using 300,000,000 board feet an
nually, the California Pine Box
company supplies growers and pack
ers of this section with the crates,
boxes and lugs necessary to pack
their products in an attractive
style.
The company maintains large
warehouses in El Centre, BraWley,
Salinas, Watsonville, Santa Maria,
Santa Rosa, San Jose, Walnut
Grove. Sacramento and Newcastle.
Each plant is complete and modern
in every way and planned to meet
the needs of large staffs Of en-
ployees charged with the duty of
supplying buyers with the produ-
ucts of the company.
Representative of the California
Pine Box company are in Phoenix,
Ariz., and in various cities of SOUTH
western United States for the pnr-
pose of maintaining contacts with
eastern markets.
The company'S first site in Impe-
rial Valley was established in Braw-
ley more than IS years ago. From
the start in the northend city the
demand for the boxes and crates
grew until it became necessary TO
establish q warehouse in FL Gen.
tro. This was done more than 10
years ago.
The BraWley warehouse supplies
growers and packers in the north
ern section of the valley and the
Ell Centre plant the southern sec
ton. Some exporting to Old Mex
leo is done every year.
Among the types distributed are
lettuce and cantaloupe crates, citrus
boxes, tomato lugS and carrot crates.
Roy M. Johnson is district mana
ger for Imperial Valley and Ari-
zona, maintaining close contacts
with those who purchase their sup
plies from the California Pine Box
company
A w. Pinger of San Francisco is
general manager, j. S. Canning, San
Francisco; H. w. Templeton, secre-
tary-treasurer, and H. F.. Affolter,
credit manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06

oWn-rooted varieties has been TO
eliminate defects and differences
in root-stocks and possible weak
nesses in the graft union. We in
this country have given very little
attention to the growing Of fruit
by vegetatiVe means and until
quite recently the same was true
in Europe"
Stating that the principal method
used in this country has been the
use of cuttings and that this has
not proved popular because but one
root can be secured from cutting,
Dr. Howard told the scientists that
new method of layerage has been
developed at the East Mailing re-
search station whereby the entire
tree is layered, being covered with
earth as the sprouts develop from
buds.
This new method of layerage,""
the speaker said, may render bud
ding and grating obsolete by max
ing them unnecessary. This can
be done, however, only after we
have determined whether our COM
mon varieties will thrive upon their
own roots. Possible some of our
best may demand something else
as stocks. 1t is hoped that there
may be wide trial of own-rooted
varieties in order to acquire in
formation on this point as rapidly
as possible. ThY chief claim to
fame of the East Mailing method
of layerage is that it makes posi-
BILE the Standardization of stocks
that are to be used for budding
and grating purposes
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Mixed Vegetable
Industry Growing

Mixed vegetables, with a total
acreage of 1926 for the 1930-31
season, totaled 1925 carloads during
that period, representing value
of S2,300,000
Shipments included tomatoes,
beans, peas, carrots, asparagus,
cabbages and numerous other va
rietieS.
Approximately 5000 acres Of
land is owned and operated by
shippers directly interested in the
vegetable industry.
Because of the variety offered
in this field, it is steadily growing
in popularity and many large
growers of lettuce and cantaloupes
find the mixed vegetables a profit
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
Valley Grapefruit
Remains 'Squirter'

Sugar growers would go broke if
they depended upon consumers of
Imperial Valley grapefruit to use
their product.
Desert grown grapefruit has rap
idly leaped to the front rank in
the citrus industry and often =. is
given premium in the market
over that raised elsewhere.
The brilliant sunshine of Imper-
ial Valley imparts a distinctive
flavor to grapefruit grown here,
making it actually sweet as well as
reducing seeds to a minimum in
size and number.
The pulp is large and juicy and
the only drawback, for even citrus
growers admit that is a drawback,
is that valley grapefruit squirts, the
same as any other variety. EX-
perimentS to eliminate the squirt
ing were finally given up, growers
declaring that it is pleasure to
be squirrel by the liquid sunshine
in a valley grapefruit
Most of the growers market their
product under the Imperial brand
and have successfully defended
their right in court to the use of
that name. {
Dairymen in Imperial Valley build
no barns. The climate permits
keeping cattle out in the open at
all times. r.