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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
HAWAII SEEKS
FIRMER MARKET
FOR PINEAPPLES

HONOLULU, Aug. 81. U.P)-For-
nation of a non-profit cooperative
marketing organization to be known
as the Pineapple Producers Cooper
ative Association, Ltd, among the
principal growers of Hawaii, was
announced today.
The organization will endeavor to
stabilize the pineapple industry and
bring production within market de-
mands.
Elvon Musick, Los Angeles attor-
ney and organizer of the group, was
elected president.
1.-THE pineapple is an extremely
bad economic condition, which
threatens to become worse under
existing conditions" a statement
said.
1t was estimated that as a re-
suit of the new organization, the
1882 pack would be less than 5,000,-
900 cases as compared to 12,900,-
900 cases in 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Fits WINS REELECTION BY
TROUNCING SEVEN OPPONENTS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81. U.P)-
Buron Fits, leading figure in many
Of CALIFORNIA; most sensational
criminal prosecutions in the last
few years, today had polled a ma
jority of votes cast for district at
torney and was reelected at the
primaries over seven opponents.
Returns from 2644 precincts out
of 3537, completed at noon, gave
Fits 1876 800 votes. Mark F. Jonek
was runnerup with 33,426.
Frank L. Shaw and John r.
Quinn, incumbent members of the
Los Angeles county board of super
visors, also piled up huge major
tiles and we're returned to office
at the primary election
Shaw had 61,330 votes when the
ballots of 544 precincts out of 557
had been counted, while Quinn,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
SCIENTISTS GATHER IN EAST TO
WITNESS TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN
Continued On Page 81

to golf courses in Quebec to record
natures great phenomenon.
While the scientists look on with
the costliest equipment, millions in
the gallery crowd prepared colored
goggles. smoked watch crystals or
spectacles, logged film or camera
plates.
Others planned to listen in on
static, on the tricks played by sun
and moon with electricity in the
air, on the story of what was hap
pening between the earth and sun
described by radio announcer.
Dress rehearsals for the suns
great show were completed Tuesday
in about 40 spots where expeditions
have gathered to study the eclipse
Every move of every man was timed
to the second.
No time could be lost, these sci
entists knew, for the total eclipse
was to be visible no more than 102
seconds. The partial eclipse was to
be visible for two hours or so. Men
with megaphones at their lips, and
watches in their hands, tolled off
the seconds in these dress rehears-
ais.
Many scientists were concerned
chiefly with pictures of the SUMS
browning glory" the corona; ano
the flash spectrum. The corona
is the brilliant, dazzling halo thai
breaks through the gases or atmos-
phere around the rim of the sun
at the moment the moon hides the
entire surface of the sun. The
flash spectrum is the rainbow-like
display which flashes just mo-
ment before the total eclipse.
Motion picture cameras occupied
all points of vantage, towers, build
ingS, mountains, airplanes, so that
an inquisitive world might see the
sight again as the cameras saw it.
Many thousands took advantage
of the excursion offers to journey
into the small strip of territory to
be favored by the full shadow of
the moon. They came into the dis
trict by steamers, on trains; by au-
tomobile. Many came on air line
excursion rates.
AT least one group planned to en-
ter the favored area, go aloft in
an autogyro, ascend into a rarified
area and study the eclipse.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 81. U.P)-
Millions on millions perched atop
mountains and houses, on ocean
liners and airplanes, on ice packs
and skyscrapers today while the
sun, moon and Mother Earth Shut
fled about in the heavens to hide
the sun behind glorious, dazzling
celestial display.
Mother Nature sent the moon
sliding slowly between the blazing
sun and the cooler earth, to cast a
shadow that reached $4,000 miles
down into the Arctic wastes of the
frozen north.
The huge 110 mile wide shadow
was expected to chase sunbeams
across Hudson bay, over the White
mountains, past the tip of Cape
Cod, and then vanish far out on
the Atlantic, some 5000 miles from
where it started.
The eclipse, the only total eclipse
scheduled for this country until
1868 should be visible to a hundred
million persons unless drab, con-
trary clouds hide the drama of the
skies.
If the clouds do their worst, the
work of scientists for a decade or
more will be for nothing. Their
equipment, costing millions Of dol
lars, and years of labor, was scat
tered from football fields OF Maine
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
FLYERS RESUME
ASSAULTS UPON
SPEED RECORDS
Outstanding Airmen En-
ter For Contests AT
Cleveland Meet.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 81. U.P)-
Closed course races and further as
saults on the worlds land plane
speed records attracted attention to
the national air races today.
The first closed course race of
Importance on the Today program
will be staged today when nine out
standing speed pilots compete in
the $4,000 Phillips trophy race for
the Woolarac trophy.
Jimmie Wedell, st. Louis, who
finished second in the Bendix der
by, Ben o. Howard, Chicago, al
ready double winner at the meet,
Roy Liggett, Wichita, Kansas, Ray
Moore, Alameda, Calf, and five
other noted pilots are entered.
L. L. Bowen, Omaha, Neb., an air
mail pilot, will compete in this race,
flying a tiny low-winged mono
plane, equipped with a Menasco
motor.
Two other closed course events
besides the daily stunting eXhibi-
tions will constitute the days pro-
gram.
The first indication of what to
expect in the way of speed at the
races this year was given when
Ben o. Howard flew his Howard
special over the three kilometer
course at an average speed of
204.068 miles per hour to become
the first qualifier in the Thompson
trophy classic, scheduled for Labor
day. Howard went on to win the
SO mile closed course race for planes
with 510 cubic inch displacement,
at an average speed of I'll miles
per hour.
An echo of the threatened pilots
strike was heard today when How
ard withdrew all his entries from
the Aerol trophy race for women.
His reason was that there isn't
enough money in it for the women
to risk their lives" The race has
purse of $1,000.
The handsome flyer also remark
ed after being congratulated on his
winning the speed event yesterday
that the prize money was not
enough to pay for the insurance on
his plane. He received $405 for
winning the race.
Two minor accidents marred the
program yesterday. Flight Com
mander r. l.. R. Atcherly of Eng
land, escaped possible injury when
he tore off the left side of nis land
ing gear while performing his comic
stunt flying. Pilot Russell A. Hos
Ter, Detroit, turned over and Slight
ly damaged his tiny racing plane
while taking off for test flight.
Hosler suffered only slight bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Missing Marine
Pilots Rescued

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. U.P(-
The crew of marine corps amphi-
bian plane which cracked up on a
flight from Managua to Bluefields,
Nicaragua, reached Bluefields to-
day after a trek through the
jungleS that had held them captive
more than a week.
Brig. Gen. G. Randolph Berkeley
reported the safe arrival of the
three flyers to the navy depart
ment. Except for slight bruises re-
ceived in the plane crash, they were
none the worse for their experience,
he said.
The three, Lieut.. Clovis G. Coff-
man, 20, San Antonio, Tex; Sergt.
Walter Scofield, 80, Columbus, KY,
and Corp. Raymond Townsend, Me
chanisville, N. Y, were guided out
of the wild country by a guardia
patrol. Until the patrol reached
them they had subSided on food
and water dropped by marine
planes.
Two guardia flyers were killed
during the attempt to locate the
missing marines early last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31

Imperial county's tax rate today
was raised from the $2.70 of last
year to $318, a 48 cent raise offset
to some degree by reduced property
valuations which will leave tax
payers outside incorporated areas of
the county paying little more than
last year.
without a raise made necessary
by increased school donations by
the state, which must be met by the
county with like sum, the tax rate
would have been raised only about
20 cents, which would have amount
ed practically to the same as last
years rate, in the face of reduced
valuations.
The increased amount given by
the state to Imperial county schools,
however, and the amount which
necessarily must be raised by the
county to meet this, caused a por-
ton of the raise amounting to 17.3
cents, according to the supervisors.
Valuation Reduced
Frank Weir, county assessor. min
imized to some extent the increased
tax rate, before it was set, by max
ing a 10 per cent reduction in real
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
MRS. MOLLISON
ASKS FLYER TO
ABANDON FLIGHT
Husbands Nervous Con-
dition Said To Be Ex-
tremely Dangerous.

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Aug. 81.
U.P)-Capt. Jimmy Mollison, genial
Scotsman who flew the Atlantic
westward alone, probably will
abandon his nonstop flight back
home because his bride, Amy John
son, believes his safety is more i'm
portant than "a useless, sensational,
international calamity" it was in
dicated today.
The bride of two months, one of
Britain's most distinguished flyers,
appealed to Mollison by cablegram
late last night to give up his return
flight. She had been advised by
a physician that her husbands
physical condition was such that
the crossing would be extremely
dangerous.
Mollison, whose personal modesty
coupled with his skill in flying has
earned him the title of "England's
Lindbergh," had planned to take
off from Sydney today for Harbor
Grace, then speed across the North
Atlantic in the midget Puss-Moth
plane which carried him safely from
Ireland to New Brunswick two
weeks ago.
The brave little Scot is reluctant
to abandon his plane for the re-
turn journey. He had contracted to
make the first round trip air jour-
ney between Europe and America.
He admitted that his wife has
asked him to call it off, but he said
he has not made up his mind.
Interruption of his plans began
when Dr. Freeman O'Neil, local
aviation enthusiast and the avia-
tors host, cabled to Mrs Mollison
in England that she intervene be-
cause of Mollison's extreme ner-
vousness.
Nerves On Edge
Your husband is my guest" DR..
O'Neil cabled, land as a medical
man I strongly urge that he not
attempt the return trip until he
RECEIVERS complete control of his
nerves. 1 think you should insist
on this"
Amy johnson Immediately tele-
phoned DR.. O'Neil, obtained further
information on her husbands con-
dition, then talked to Mollison. Her
entreaties apparently were unsuc-
cessful, but later she sent a 200
word cablegram, pleading that he
give up the flight. .--~
please give in to everyone's ad-
vice and return by steamer" she
urged. IT am so worried by re-
ports of the state of your health
that beg you to give up your ideal
for my sake.
1.-The weather is definitely against
you and for the present your only
alternative is to wait until the Sep
tember full moon. This would mean
a terrific strain on your nerves.
Please, for my sake, If not for your
own, sacrifice ambition for the time
being and make your return safe
ana useful rather than a use
less, sensational international ca
tastrophe. AMY"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
GERMANY ASKS
EQUALITY WITH
FRENCH MILITARY

PARIS, Aug. 81. U.P)-Germany
informed the French government
today of her desire for military
equality with France and other
European nations including the
right to fortify the French and
Polish frontiers and abrogate the
provisions of the Versailles treaty
limiting the German army strength
to 100000 men.
The German foreign office asked
French Ambassador Francois-Pon-
Get at Berlin, to inform Paris Of
ficially of the reichs desires. The
Germans stressed that they con-
slider the military provisions OF the
Versailles treaty abrogated by the
allies failure to reduce their own
armies.
The French foreign office consid-
cred the German communication SO
important that a director of Pre-
mier Herriot's staff was sent to
Cherbourg Immediately to convey
the communications to Herriot on
his return from the Jersey Islands.
The German request gave official
force to Defense Minister General
Kurt Won Schleicher's recent speech
demanding fair play for Germany
in disarmament
1t was understood the Germans
would ask the French to consider
negotiations by which Germany
would be permitted the right to
develop her national defenses with
in her financial ability, since the
powers failed to agree on disarm-
ament at the recent Geneva world
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
UNEMPLOYMENT
CONDEMNED BY
CHURCH BOARD

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. U.H =
Nations of today cannot call them
selves Christian or civilized as long
as they tolerate unemployment, the
Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America declared today
in the annual Labor Day-Sunday
message.
"The thing that really matters
in any industrial system Is what it
actually does to human beings"
the message said. During unem-
ployment homes are threatened
and broken, resources are ex-
hausted, morals are undermined,
physical and moral resistance is
impaired. But workers who lose
their jobs obviously are more
disastrously affected than the av-
erage investor since their margin
of security is smaller"
The message called for economic
and sociological measures which
would advance the cause of hu-
man welfare in the direction of an
ideal social order" These steps
were named as follows:
Cd Intelligent planning and di-
rection of industry and credit for
the common good,
(2) Extension of minimum wage
laws, and, above the minimum
wage, the highest possible wage as
distribution becomes fairer and the
productivity of industry increases.
90 Collective bargaining.
(4 Cooperative leadership.
go Social insurance against ac-
cidents, sickness. old age and un-
employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Death Removes
Traffic Charge

Case transferred to a higher
court.
This might be the notation in
the books of the Brawley justice of
the peace opposite the name of H.
D. Rebel, for whose arrest a war
rant was issued yesterday when he
failed to appear on charge of
driving an overloaded truck.
Jimmy Holcomb, state traffic off
icer who cited Rebel to appear last
March Is after stopping the truck
er at Westmorland learned today
that Rebel was killed Sunday in
an accident near Blythe, when the
gasoline truck and trailer he was
driving overturned. His wife and
small child were with the accident
victim, and were seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Rancher Reports
Home BurglariZed

1t was an expensive days work
for Manuel Arragon and his wife
yesterday, for they returned to
their house six miles west of FL
Centre on the San Diego highway
to find that the residence had been
burglarized, and articles of consid-
cradle value stolen.
Mr.. and Mrs, Arragon had just
started to work at the Valley steam
laundry. When they returned home
last night they discovered that
burglar had visited their house
through a window, which had been
pried open.
Missing articles included a
woman's black coat valued at $G0,
l3 silk shirts, a shot gun, guam
tity of flour and several cans Of
tomatoes and peas.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Won HINDENBURC
DELAYS AUDIENCE
FOR REICHSTAC

BERLIN, Aug. 81. U.P)-Leaders
OF Germany's new reichstag, which
chose Hitlerite speaker amid tur-
bulent scenes Tuesday, will not be
given an audience with President
Paul Won Hindenburg until next
week when the reichstag may have
been dissolved, it was indicated to-
day.
Although 608 deputies conducted
themselves yesterday as though
parlimentarism still exists In the
fatherland, there was every indica-
ton that the dictatorial powers of
Chancellor Won Papen have been
strengthened. Unless a majority of
the deputies vote for a recess of
several months, the reichstag will
be dissolved within a week, it was
believed.
Having elected, for the first time,
a member of Adolf Hitler's Fascist
wing to the speakership, and hav-
ing listened to 75-year-old Clara
zetkin, Communist delegate, appeal
for the overthrow of the govern
AAAOAtI anu lltt toldpiAoilillctlb Vi
Soviet state, the reichstag adjourn
ed indefinitely.
Herman Goering, the Hitlerite
speaker elected by a vote of 367
to 2l6, Immediately telegraphed TO
President Won Hindenburg, asking
for an immediate reception of the
new presiding board.
Members of the presiding board
hoped to proceed to Neudeck late
today for their conference with the
president. The Telegraphen Union
reported Goering had received a
message from Won Hindenburg de-
claring he will see them upon hts
return TO Berlin the middle Of next
week.
Goering, who was member OF
Baron Won Richthofen's famous fly
ing squadron during the war, has
been empowered 10 summon the
next session OF the relchstag after
the presiding board meets with Won
Hindenburg.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
M& Ro7~'
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OMAHA MARKET
In CONTROL OF
IRATE FARMERS
By T. w. INGOLDSBY
United Press Staff Correspondent

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 81. - Strik-
ing farmers today obtained COM
plete control of truck movements
on all highways leading to the On
aha market, and their activities
were sharply reflected i'll livestock
receipts here.
Only 1900 hogs, less than 500 cat
tie and about 1000 sheep reached
the market by truck overnight, and
a majority of these we're said to
have come in from feeding pens in
side the picket lines.
The remainder got past the
blockade in the dead of night when
a heavy rain sent majority of the
pickets to shelter.
Sheriff Charles B. Mcdonald with
about 20 special deputies, conduct
ed a campaign against the strik-
ers last night, but today contented
himself with stationing deputy
with each camp to prevent vio-
| lence.
Tom Strehle, 20, of West Point,
roared through the lines in his
heavy cattle truck while he waved
an empty pistol at the strikers and
reached market safely.
Lee Kluthe of st. Edwards STEP
ped his truck up to As miles an
hour and shot through barricade
of railroad ties at full speed. Fly
ing splinters injured two pickets
slightly.
Joe ziegler of Albion tried the
same tactics. A picket hurled a
heavy piece of wood against his
windshield, smashing it, and he was
cut about the face. Forced to stop
for repairs, ziegler was peacefully
persuaded" to take his load of cat
tie back to Albion. st#
In Iowa, where picketing was re-
ported at many different points, 15
men were wounded near Cherokee
when a shotgun was fired from a
passing automobile.
Sheriff Percy LainSon of Council
Bluffs today was presenting his
first evidence in the farm strike
violence near there to a grand jury.
CHEROKEE, Iowa, Aug. 81. U.P)
Farmers striking for higher prices
were fired upon as they picketed
the highways leadings to Cherokee
last night.
Fifteen were wounded as the farm
strike reached new stages of vio-
lence after having been started as
peaceful effort to boost farm
prices to what was termed the cost
Of production.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 81.
U.P)-Farmers were picketing high
ways leading into Sioux Falls to-
day in the hopes of raising milk
prices so cents per hundredweight.
Milk deliveries were made from
stores on hand but distributors
feared that soon these would be
exhausted unless some means were
devised for breaking the blockade.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 81.
Fourteen persons were reported in
jured today after deputies clashed
with farmers establishing picket
lines on all highways leading into
the city in their effort to raise the
price of milk.
Sticks, stones and barrel slaves
were used in the melee resulting
when the farmers rolled barrels
across the highways to establish
the first picket lines in this section.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Ma Ferguson
Maintains Lead

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 81. U.H
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson held a
lead of 1865 over Gov. Ross Sterling
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination in returns tabulated
today by the Texas election bureau
from the runoff primary election.
The returns gave Mrs. Ferguson
475,755 votes and Sterling 473,79o,
with 247 out Of 254 counties
complete.
Nomination of Mrs. Ferguson ap-
peared assured. The Democratic
gubernatorial nomination in Texas
is equivalent to election,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Weather Pops
Corn In Texas

CUERO, Tex, Aug. 81. &U.P)-J.
E. McGrew, Yoakum farmer, ex-
hibited several ears of popcorn here
which he claimed popped" in the
fields by the heat of sultry Texas
summer. His complaints of "hot
weather" were seconded by Crockett
Thigpen, farmer. who claimed sew
eral of his hens died from sum-
stroke.
A Kansas City farmer reported
the death of nine chickens from
the heat. A temperature of l09
degrees accomplished the feat, ac-
cording to the farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31

running against larger field, had
amassed a total of 50,509 in 522
out of otto precincts.
Harry M Baine, Hollywood, ap-
pointed by Governor James Rolph,
Jr., to fill an unexpired term. was
nominated with r. M. Allen in the
third district and they will contest
for the office at the November elec-
ton.
Baine had 30,o63 votes in GIT of
the GAO precincts against 1912 for
Allen. Alfred Barnes had 1883
votes and the remainder of the
ballots were scattered among 10
candidates.
Henry w. Wright, chairman of
the board, met unexpected opposi-
ton in a 11-man fight in the fifth
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Accidental Wound
Results In Death

John Dock, 23-year-old Negro res
ident of Westmorland, died at the
county hospital this morning as q
result of a gun shot wound inflict-
ed accidentally by his six-year-old
brother.
Dock lived a few hours after he
was taken to the hospital but the
wound in his head finally resulted
in death. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dock. The body is at
Arnold's Funeral home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
COAST HOME. GUARDED

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 81. W.R)-
The home of Mrs. John Preston,
granddaughter of the late Senator
Cornelius Cole, was under guard to-
day after Mrs. Preston and her
husband, an actor, expressed fear
of an attempt to kidnap their 16-
months-old son. Mrs. Preston re-
ported to police that she had been
awakened on three successive nights
by prowler The nursery screen
had been tampered with, an investi-
cation disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Four Cases In
Traffic Court


Only four traffic cases were filed
in Judge I. Mayfield's court today,
and of the motorists cited to ap-
pear, one failed to do SO.
j. E. Chambers of Calexico,
charged with speeding with truck
and trailer, failed to make an ap-
pearance. Ernest Lewis of San
Diego was fined SIS for speeding. A
like fine against Norman C.
Brody, charged with driving We
hicle with bumpy rubber, was sus-
pended.
Judge Mayfield delivered lee
ture on safety practices to M. M.
Weiss, 16, of Ell Centro, who was
charged with speeding. Because of
the youths age, he was not fined.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
@MNlnLll:.,s
W bsoys:

BISHOP, Aug. 30. (SpeciaD
California always did have
one custom that they took SER
ious, but it amused the rest of
the U. S. That was in calling
everything a ranch" Every
thing big enough to spread a
double mattress on is called a
ranch"
Well, up here in these noun
tains where there is lots of fish
ing, why every house you pass
they sell fishing worms, and it's
called a worm ranch" Well, I
always did want to own a
ranch" so I am in the market
for a good worm ranch. never
was so hot as cowboy, but I
believe I would make a good
worm herder."
If can land our presidents as
clients, I could make it sound
like England when they sell to
the king, Rogers worm ranch,
purveyor to His EXcellency, the
President"
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Alleged Jewel
Thief Arrested

PASADENA, Aug. 81. U.P)-After
a battle with two gardeners at the
residence of j. j. HuSser, a man
giving the name of A. H. Everett,
30, was held today charged with
suspicion of jewel theft. Jacob
Jacobsen, gardener and caretaker,
allegedly saw Everett rifling a safe
in the residence. Another gardener
aided in the capture. During a
fight on the lawn of the estate,
$4,000 worth of unmounted gems
were scattered about the lawn.