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Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
DISTRICT MAY
MAKE BID ON
CANAL WORK
Directors Hold Discussion On
Possibility Of Fetting Big
Construction Job.
NO DECISION REACHED YET
Matter Held In Abeyance Pend
ing Return OF Swing From
Capital With Information.
NO DECISION REACHED YET

Discussion of the All American
canal contract situation was the
sole business of the Imperial Irri-
CATION District board of directors
at their meeting this morning.
When this was determined by
motion of Mark Rose, seconded by
Director Young, M. j. Dowd, chief
engineer for the district was asked
to give his opinion of the situation.
Dowd stated that it seemed to be
largely a matter of what policy the
board wished to adopt. He said
that they are faced with a peculiar
case at hand and the main con-
Germ of the board should be to have
this work done as cheaply as pos
sible consistent with efficiency.
1t was his opinion that the dis
trict is in favorable position to
do the job itself with the exception
of one or two major operations in
connection with the work. If the
district has to bid on the job, the
situation would be somewhat diff
ferent and at least go days will be
necessary if bids are to be called
for at all. Furthermore, he said
it is not known whether or not the
government will allow the district
to do the work.
Rose suggested that someone be
sent to Washington to consult with
officials of the reclamation bureau
relative to the present situation
particularly as to what the dis
trict could or could not do in the
matter.
will Not Dodge Criticism
The question of criticism in con-
nection with the district handling
this work was brought up and it
was the opinion Of the board that
some criticism would De present
under any condition no matter who
was to take over the contract and
this matter would not deter the
board from taking any certain
stand when it was in the right d.
rection.
The directors felt as a body that
the board must protect DOM ltSeu
and the people of the valley at all
times on questions rising out of
the canal contract and must not
preclude any possibility of enter
ing their bid for the work should
the government decide they might
do so.
Director Aten was of the opinion
that action on the matter should
be deferred until the return OF
Phil Swing from Washington as
he might be able to give the board
much information as to the senti-
ment in government circles con-
corning the contract and its full
fillment.
No definite action or resolution
was taken by the dirzctors in the
matter this morning and they adj
journed with suggestion that
Swing might be contacted in Wash
ington by telephone and that GER
tain questions relative to the con-
tract could be put to him which he
might have answered before his re-
turn.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Plan Campaign
On Drink EuiL

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27. U.P) =
A vigorous fight against the "evils
of drink" was endorsed today by the
California Anti-Saloon League,
meeting here to outline plans for a
post-repeal campaign.
The campaign was headed by BIZ
shop Charles Edward Locke, former
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Los Angeles, who was elected
president of the state group as the
first item of business.
We've lost the battle against pro-
hibition, as the eighteenth amend
ment undoubtedly will be repealed,
but the fight against liquor traffic
has only begun" keynoted the Rev.
Roy l.. Smith, local Methodist min
lister.
James E. Davis, chief of Los An
geleS police, urged campaign
against drunken driving, which he
said would increase with repeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27

Transient relief in Imperial
county is to be handled entirely
by the federal government, remov-
ing this heavy burden from the
city, county and state, through the
establishment of a concentration
camp where all transients will be
interned.
This is the information brought
back today by DR.. N. E. Dupont,
chairman of the Imperial county
emergency relief commission, who
with Harold Lounsbury, director of
the commission, attended a group
of relief meetings and conferences
in Los Angeles yesterday.
The camp will be known as the
California Employment Relief Sta
tion, Federal Employment Relief
Administration and will be de-
signed to care for as high as 500
men at the start, with an increase
in Accommodations if such is found
necessary.
It will be established for men of
all ages. though youths will be
separated from older men. Medi-
cal inspection will be rigid and all
found suffering from diseases will
be segregated from those who are
in good health.
H. A. r. Carleton, of the Divis-
ion of Transient Service, State of
California, will come here on Nov
ember S, to select a site for the
camp and to get it organized. In
conference with DR.. Dupont yester-
day he outlined the scope of the
camp in a general way. 1t will be
self-sustaining, insofar as possible
the camp inmates operating their
own shoe repair shop, tailor and
barber establishments and similar
activities.
There will be work projects on
which the men will be employed
being credited with certain
amount of payment for each six
hour work day. When their pay
credit is sufficient to permit it,
they will be sent to their own
homes.
Every inducement to build up
the morale of the men will be un-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
HOPE To HAVE
CODES ENDED
BY NEW YEAR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. (U.P) -
Complete codification of industry
by the end Of the year was the goal
set today by Administrator Hugh S.
johnson for the reorganized NRA.
With his staff rearranged to ex-
pedite systematic handling of codes,
johnson passed the word that he
expected fast action OH the nearly
200 codes still pending.
Sixty codes have been approved
thus far. They cover most of the ba-
sic industries and are estimated to
affect about half of the 22,000,0 900
persons whose wages and hours are
to be covered by codes.
Hearings have been held on 100
more codes ranging from those for
the great construction industry
down to the manufacturer OF wood
en- plugs. The construction code is
nearly completed, but still has to
face determined opposition by labor
leaders who contend NRA is trying
to slash union wage scales. The
code at preesnt simply fixes a mini
mum wage of 40 cents an hour for
common labor.
Forty codes are coming up for
hearings within the next few weeks
While Johnson speeded up the
code-making machinery, force OF
1000 clerks in the census bureau was
tabulating recovery census" returns
expected to show the exact amount
of unemployment SO far and guide
the NRA in its policy toward Ia
boris demands for still shorter hours
and higher wages. More than 1,000,-
600 returns have been received or
the 3,50OO00 questionnaires sent t.
employers througout the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Former Resident
Dies On Coast

Friends of Mrs. c. G. Toney, $50
Brighton street, will regret to learn
of the death Of her sister, Mrs
Edward Warren, 68, retired Los
Angeles school teacher, who died
in that city yesterday following a
brief illness She was also the sis
ter of r. M. English of Ell Centro.
Mrs. Warren formerly lived in Ell
Centro, her husband having been
bookeeper for the Imperial Valley
Hardware company for several
years, and was well known among
older residents of the CITY,
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock at
Hollenbeck funeral chapel, Los An
geles, followed by burial in Ever
green cemetery, Los Angeles.
c. c. Toney, Elmer Toney and
r. M. English left today to attend
the funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
CLEAR ROADS
Of PICKETS
Iowa Militia Sworn In As Dep
uty Sheriffs To Maintain Or
der During Strike.

DES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 27. 0.P)
-Pickets seeking to enforce the
national farm strike were cleared
from Iowa highways today by depu-
ty sheriffs recruited from the
ranks of the Iowa national guard.
National guard officials ex-
plained that 80 men who patrolled
arm-to-market highways n e a r
Glenwood acted as deputy sheriffs
and not as national guardsmen.
The move, they said, had no Off
cial authority from Gov. Clyde L.
Herring.
Sheriff William De Moss, acting,
he said, on orders of Governor
Herring to keep the highways open,
deputized the guardsmen last night.
Sheriffs and deputies patrolled
other highways leading to principal
livestock and produce markets.
Two other states where pickets
have dumped milk, closed creamer-
les and turned back livestock
shipments since the strike was
called considered means of keeping
highways open.
Gov. A. G. Schmedeman of Wis
consin warned farmers against
violence, but said he did not plan
use of national guardsmen. He
will depend upon local enforce
ment agencies to maintain order
he said.
With announcement by the Wis
consin cooperative milk pool OF
support of the farmer strike, prin-
cipal activity of strikers shifted
from Iowa to Wisconsin.
Reno Optimistic
Pickets cut off part of the milk
supply to many Wisconsin towns
Creameries at Whitehill Wis, vot-
ed to close today. At Marshall
Wis, 300 pickets stopped trucks
and dumped milk on highways
Delivery of milk to Lodi and Wau-
nakee was stopped by pickets.
Milo Reno, president of the Farm
Holiday association, termed the
addition of Wisconsin milk pro-
ducers to the strike as the most
important development of tn c
week. He was confident of ulti-
mate success of the strike.
Announcement in Washington
that the government would peg the
price of corn at so cents a bushe
and speed millions for farm relief
was viewed by Reno as a "hal.
way measure" that farmers woulc
not be content to accept.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Herb Anderson
Heads KilUanis

Herb Anderson was elected pres
ident of the El Centro Kiwanis
club at today S meeting at the Bar
bara Worth hotel. with DR.. R. C.
Clemons as vice-president, S. c..
Scouller, secretary, and Russell
Kliegel, treasurer.
w. c. Costello was chairman of
the day and presented Guy E. Mar
ion, head of the research depart
ment of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce.
The speaker presented interest
ing charts showing the growth of
industry in California and of
Southern California in particular,
ascribing this growth to commun-
ity effort, using various indices
to illustrate his point.
Marion also brought message
of congratulations from the man.
ager of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce to the Kiwanis club
upon obtaining an appropriation
for the construction of the AL
American canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
FEDERAL TRANSIENT CAMP To
Be ESTABLISHED IN COUNTY

dertaken. They will be provided
with good, wholesome food, sani-
tary sleeping quarters, recreational
and athletic activities and other
means of putting them in good
physical and mental condition.
Such camp is now operating
at Phoenix, DR.. Dupont was in
formed at the conference held yes
terday with Carleton.
Federal Men In Charge
1t is directed by Miss F. M.
Warner, one of three women fed
eral transient directors in the
country. Paul D. Murphy, direc-
tor OF transientS for Arizona, also
attended the conference.
"Miss Warner certainly demon
strated her ability at the confer
ence,'' DR.. Dupont said. "She
knows the transient relief problem
from start to finish. She is SYM
pathetic but firm, and has a knack
of instilling confidence and self
reliance in those placed under her
charge. Miss Warner and Murphy
offered the fullest cooperation in
connection with the establishment
of a camp here.
ga federal director, trained in
relief work, will be in charge of
the valley camp Dr.. Dupont con-
tinued. "He will have his own
! staff and will be in full command
of all camp activities. After Di-
rector Carleton selects the site of
the camp and names the director
in charge, things will get under
way.
"'We realize that despite all ef-
forts to keep outside laborers from
coming here, news of the canal
appropriation is bound to increase
the number of transients here this
winter. We always have a large
winter transient problem and it is
going to be larger than ever. this
year.
"The government is not spend
ing it's money to coddle buns ;
There will be some of that type OF
course, who will get into the
camps. The purpose of the lat
ter, however, is to buck up the fel-
low who wants to work and who
has been unable to get it for the
past few years. There are thou
sands of honest men, completely
bewildered and roaming around the
country not because they desire to
do so, but in a fruitless search for
work. Heretofore they have been
neglected or kicked about from
pillar to post, dependent mostly
upon local charity, which many OF
them do not want. Under the
new DEAL they will get chance
to rehabilitate themselves. -
The government also plans to
provide a smaller camp for trans
lent families, and is now complet-
ing a census of all resident relief
given throughout the country dur
ing October.
Asked how men would be sent
to the camp, that is if they would
have to be committed by the po-
lice or sent by various organiza-
tions, he quoted Miss Warmers re-
mark: "Just open the camp and
it will be filled for you and it
won't need any advertising, eth
er.''
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Negro Boasts Of
Staying Nineteen

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ca, Oct. 81.
U.P)-State prison authorities an
nounced today that Grady Brooks,
19-year-old negro, confessed as he
went to the electric chair that he
killed 10 persons during his short
life.
Brooks was electrocuted today for
the Staying of Lee Lindsay, convict
guard, in an attempted escape from
a convict camp last summer. George
zuber, Negro, also was electrocuted
today for the same crime.
He remembered distinctly II of
his victims, he said, but the rest
were lust jobs I had been hired to
do for SIS fees and there was not
much of a reaction
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Morrou Not To
Use Court Writ

Charles H. Morrow, to whom the
state supreme court granted writ
of mandate for the recall election
of Burleigh Adams. former Irriga-
ton district director from the Braw-
ley division, stated yesterday that
as he is perfectly satisfied with the
appointment by the board of su'
pervisors of A. j. Kalin to this post,
he would not make use of this writ
to hold the election.
Morrow had been named for this
position by Supervisor Graham OF
Brawley but three other members OF
the board did not concur in this
selection and the appointment OF Ka-
lin followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
|PR0BE DEATH
Of VETERAN

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 27.
U.P)-A careful search of desert
cabin where Capt. Cecil James
Wildifield met death from gunshot
wounds was being made by county
authorities today on the possibili-
ty of substantiating a sisters claim
the retired marine officer was
murdered.
Mrs. Florence Reeves of Los An
geles, dissatisfied with the police
report of suicide, instituted the new
search for clues by insisting her
brother had no reason to kill him
self. His body was found near
Twenty Mine Palms lhst Tuesday
in a cabin where he resided. Mrs.
Reeves who said her brother was
well l-to-do, expressed the belief he
had been slain by robbers.
Wildifield formerly resided in
Detroit. During the World war,
he was decorated five times for
bravery. He was discharged from
service, suffering from shell shock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
PREDICTING
BRIEF RULE
FOR SARRAUT

PARIS, Oct. 27. UP)-Premier AL
bert Sarraut, his cabinet completed
worked today on budget plan with
which to face the chamber of depu-
ties next week-possibly to win an
initial vote of confidence but to GO
down to defeat before long.
The new head of the government
planned to call his cabinet for its
first meeting tomorrow or Monday
His appearance before the chamber
depended on the speed with which
he and Georges Bonnet, finance
minister, work out plan to solve
the financial difficulties which
caused the fall of Edouard Daladier
his predecessor.
No concessions were offered in the
the new cabinet to the Socialists or
new Socialists who, with the Dala-
dier-Serraut radical block had ruled
successive cabinets since June, 1882
Politicians pre- dicted d Sarraut
would obtain a slim majority when
he went before the chamber because
of the national crisis over the bud
get, which shows a deficit for 1884
of 6,0OO,O0O0O0 francs ($333, ,000. .O00)
which must be liquidated. 1t is
known that Sarraut plans even
more drastic economies than those
whose proposal caused Daladier's
defeat, and there was prospect OF
serious strikes.
Sarraut took his cabinet to the
Elysee palace early this morning to
present it to President Albert Le-
brun, and Lebrun accepted it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Macon Houering
Off Los Angeles

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 81. W.R)--
The U. S. dirigible Macon, on its
first training cruise in the Pacific
area, lowered above the ocean bor-
dering Southern California today,
moving slowly toward Los Angeles
to take part in Navy day ceremon-
les.
The Macon spent the greater part
of the night near San Diego. AT
midnight it was 35 miles west OF the
city and four hours later it was re-
ported IL miles west.
The dirigible left its Sunnyvale
hangar yesterday afternoon to re-
main aloft until Saturday.
After appearing above Los Ange-
les, the giant ship was to move
northWard to San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
EPIDEMIC IN
STRIKE CAMP

FRESNO, Oct. 81 U.P)-Disease
stalked the tatterdemalion camp Of
5000 striking Mexican cotton pick
ers at Corcoran today, and spurred
authorities in their plans to evacu-
ate the squalid city
An outbreak of dipEtherla threat
ened to spread among the closely
packed men, women and children.
Many cases of dysentery were re-
ported previously.
Kings county officials, backed by
the state department of health.
planned to quarantine the affected
persons and disperse the remain
Ger, according to information re-
ceived here. nti-diphtheria Sc
runs were given many.
A wholesale return of pickers to
the fields they abandoned to de-
mand 81 per hundredweight was
expected during the day. Local
groups of the Cannery and Agricul-
tural Workers Industry union ac-
cepted tie compromise wage scale
of rs cents a hundredweight.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Cites Hardship
Caused By Tax

Possible tax on schol transporta-
ton in the case where one parent,
taking his child to school also takes
another's, receiving pay for the lat
ter, is apt to work hardship on
certain cases in Imperial Valley,
states G. B. Collins, county super
intendent of schools.
According to the provisions OF the
California motor vehicle transpor-
tation license act, the owner OF the
car must secure special license,
costing $25 from the state board
of equalization, pay SIS for renewal
and also pay tax of 3 per cent on
gross receipts.
In Bard and other districts, cases
occur where the county is saved
from furnishing q school bus by
paying one man to take his neigh
bor's children as we'll as his own to
school. He is limited to rs cents per
day per child, which, as Collins
points out, will not even pay his IL
ccnse in many instances,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27

Some unregenerate sinner
walked off with our copy of the
22-page special edition of The
Imperial Valley Press before the
office force had a chance to
even look through the first sec
ton. The edition was published
as bOster edition for the NRA
BUY Now campaign, advocated
by the progressive business men
El Centre. Judging from the
praise given the edition by the
press of the valley. il was an edi-
ton worth while and a credit
to 'Bill" Costello, Jimmy Greene
and the mechanical department
Of The Press. Well-the only
thing that we can say is-what
was our loss was the unregener-
ate sinners gain. The city editor
and business manager of The
Mail being ladies-the writer
being a gentleman--and the sin
ner being neither-we cannot
find words in the dictionary that
will express our contempt for
the euy who walks into print
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Arm Mangled By
Freight Train

Falling under the wheels of a
passing train at Broadway and the
Southern Pacific tracks early this
afternoon, Rafael Estrada, 86 Spring
street, El Monte, had his right arm
so badly mangled that it may have
to be amputated just above the ell
bow.
The accident occurred at 1:30 o.
clock when Estrada, according to
witnesses, attempted to board the
train. He was taken to the county
hospital after first aid treatment
was rendered.
The injured man had his pack
with him at the time of the accident
and evidently was leaving the valley
after looking for work.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
.REPRIEVE BY
ROOSEVELT
SAVES NEGRO

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. U.P)-
Four minutes before Charles
Washington, Negro, was to be
electrocuted in the district Jail to-
day, President Roosevelt probably
telephoned the warden ordering a
two day reprieve.
The President s action was TAX
en- on the basis of department OF
justice information that additional
evidence in the case warranted a
temporary reprieve.
Washington and William Robin
son, another Negro, still were in
the death cells of the Jail when the
telephone call came. Robinson
was marched out to the electric
chair just a minute after Wash
ington IS life was temporarily saved
by the President.
The two Negroes were convicted
of the murder of a taxicab driver
here two years ago.
President Roosevelt put through
the call to Warden Thomas Rives
at 9:56 a. m, from his study in the
White House proper, four minutes
before Robinson was strapped In
the electric chair.
The White House said that the
department of justice had recon-
mended the reprieve to the Pres
ident a few minutes before he
placed his telephone call. Scores
of petitions for clemency in the
Washington case were received at
the department during the last few
days.
A month ago President Roosevelt
commuted to life imprisonment
the death sentence of third
Negro convicted for the same muir
der.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Good Samaritan
Gets 1t Again

Playing Good Samaritan" proved
costly to Henry A. Hubner, local re-
sident, according to a report ne
made to police this morning.
Hubner stated that he had be-
friended an old acquaintance, TAX
ing him into his home and caring
for him while he was out OF work.
Early this morning the man arose
and left Hubner's home, presum-
ably to go to the north end of the
valley to seek work in the pea fields.
When Hubner awoke later he no.
ticed that his friends" clothing
and suitcase were gone-also two 10
and one 1-dollar bills which pre-
viously had been in the pocket OF
Hubner's trousers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
NEW S|CNERS
Of NRA CARDS

Copyright, 1888, by United PressD
HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 27.-Renee
Adoree had little of worldly riches
left when she died in sanitorium
several weeks ago.
She had only $3.50 in cash, $400
in trust at local studio and $1,000
worth of jewelry, according to an
appraisal filed in probate court. The
aggregate was perhaps less than the
salary she earned in week when
she reached the height of stardom
in 1.-The Big Parade"
Her mother, Mrs. Victoria Adoree.
of Brixton, Eng, likely will receive
the property.
Therell be a new big bad wolf out
of Walt Disney's Studio shortly.
Refurnished with a new tune, he'll
be back with little Red Riding
Hood" Disney's next animated car
toon piece.
Although the picture won't be a
sequel TO THE Three Little Pigs,
in which the big bad wolf rose 10
fame, the pigs also will star in Rid
ing Hood
Sidney Blackner was reported
resting comfortably today after un-
dergoing an operation In Cedars OF
Lebanon hospital.
The operation was necessitated by
an old football injury recently ag-
gravated by a blow from a squash
ball. Blackmer is expected to resume
his screen work within week or 10
days.
Janet Snowden. the New York oil
heiress who remained married TO
Italian Prince Caravita less than a
week, is showing no disposition TO
leave Hollywood for the Orient.
Her scheduled two-weeks visit haH
been extended indefinitely, bright
ened by the attentions OF several To-
cal actors. Jack Laruc has eIbowcd
her to number OF night clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-27
Hold Youth In
Auto Accident

. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27. U.R -
Mrs. j. H. Evans, president of the
Highland chapter of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, was
reported near death today after be-
ing struck by a midget automobile.
Mrs. Catherine Belman, walking
with her, also was injured but not
critically. Mrs. Evans suffered a
fractured skull
Police booked 17-year-old Mack
ley Nourse, son of a former San
Francisco newspaper editor, on sus-
picion of driving while intoxicated.
Mrs. Evans had been attending a
meeting of the Southern California
w. G. T. u.