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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
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WORKERS ON
RELIEF JOBS
PROTEST CUT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.n>+
Growing unrest among workers on
county relief projects over cut in
the working day to four hours was
temporarily halted today while Earl
E. Jensen, county superintendent
of chafities, arranged conferences
with leaders of the disgruntled
groups.
Trouble nearly came to head
yesterday when 1000 workers in
Griffith Park threatened strike
when Jensen announced relief funds
had become so low it was necessary
to cut the working day to four hours
and spread it among unemployed.
The board of supervisors antici-
pated orders soon from R. c. Bran
ion, state emergency relief director,
to shut off all work relief if the
county expects to receive federal
aid under MIRA federal funds which
must be used for self-supporting
projects.
More than $4,000 jobless and able
bodied family heads on welfare
rolls would be thrown out of work
if the complete shut down comes,
it was said.
Supervisor John r. Quinn de-
clared that soup kitchens would be
the only alternative.
Meanwhile police charges that an
impending strike of 400 Bong Beach
relief workers was sponsored by
Communistic groups were fatty de-
MED by a committe of the unem-
ployed workers union.
The workers we're granted per-
mission to use the municipal audi
forum for mass meeting Satur-
day night. They assured James H.
Bonner, city manager, that their
protests against the county's cut
ting their relief allowances did not
include any Objectionable features.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
PROGRESS IS
PLEASING To
NRA LEADER
Johnson Satisfied With Outlook
For Codes In Coal, Oil And
Steel Industries.
PREDICTS AGREEMENTS
Says Recovery Campaign Going
Over Better Than Anyone Had
Anticipated.
By II. 0. THOMPSON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Aug. ID. - Ad-
ministrator Hugh S. johnson, re-
porting on this weeks burst of &C
tivity in the national recovery pro-
gram, said today that substantial
and decisive progress had been
made in the basic industries of oil,
steel and coal.
Johnson said he expected to take
the oil code to President Roosevelt
for PRONUNCIATION sometime this
afternoon after I have looked at
the protests"
IF any mistakes have been
made, I'll change them" he said.
-Four groups of the oil industry
had presented objections to the
code before the 10 a. m. deadline
The protestants included Writ
Franklin, representing the indus
try's committee of 54." Franklin
wanted price fixing applied both
to crude oil and the refined prod =
uct.
Johnson SAID the troublesome
question of price basing points of
the steel industry was near agree
ment. He said matters Of wages
and hours still were being discussed
but indicated he expected action
on completed steel code soon.
A revised bituminous coal code
has been written by NRA officials
for presentation this afternoon to
/ coal men in conference here.
johnson said he hoped action
would be obtained soon also on this
basic industry.
Regarding the presidential reem-
plcyment agreements, johnson said
he was not going to attempt any
census" until the drive had been
completed.
But the influx of codes and the
exhaustion Of blue eagle insignia
indicates the drive is going better
than we had expected he said.
To Make Change
Johnson said he would change
two words in The oil code, substi-
tuting recommend" for mandatory
fixing of production quotas for the
states. He said this had been
called to his attention by the Texas
railroad commission and that the
recommend" would be substituted
in order to make the section con-
form to Texas state laws. He in
dictated this would not alter the
effect of the production control
provisions.
johnson revealed that ne, per-
sonally, wrote section 6 of the oil
code which sets ratio between the
price of crude and the price of gas
oline.
Explaining the procedure by
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
Sailors Made I'LL
By Tainted Food

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10. W.H -
Stricken with illness apparently
caused by tainted food, 140 navy
enlisted men were confined to their
quarters at North Island air sta
ton today.
No serious cases have been re-
ported, but three men have been
removed to naval hospitals for
closer observation.
Capt. S. L. Higgins, senior med
ical officer, stated that in his opin-
ion the infection was of rare ma
ture, the symptoms differing from
ptomaine and other common vari-
cites of food poisoning. .
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
BUDGET FOR
CHAMBER IS
GIVEN OKAY

Parliamentary motions followed
each other with great frequency at
the city hall last night where the city
council was sitting as a board Of
equalization and when calm sue
ceeded the arguments and plead
ings which took the greater part
Of an hour, it was discovered that
the chamber of commerce budget
was adopted by the board.
Last nights meeting opened with
the consideration of three applica-
tons for tax adjustments. One of
these was refused, another approved
and the third was turned over to
the assessor for another examina-
ton of the property. He is to re-
port back to the board on this at
! tonight's meeting
Following this came the presen-
tation OF the chamber budget. It
calls for $4,000 of which amount
$500 is to be appropriated by the
city with the remaining $4,000 made
up out of membership dues.
Arguments for the adoption OF
this budget as it stood were pre-
sented by Robert Hays, Leo Hetzel,
William Tondro and Walter Haver-
horst chamber officials, who point
ed out the work done by the chamb-
err for the betterment of the city
and stated that without sufficient
funds this work could not possibly
be continued.
Councilman Bucklin stated that
he is opposed to granting the full
budget because of present economic
conditions and felt that the cham
Der should be satisfied with a low
err figure at this time.
Councilman Fawcett favored the
allowance of the full quota this
year as he felt that the work of
the chamber is of greater import
ance and necessity now than ever
before.
| There the matter rested until
Bucklin offered motion that the
city allow the chamber 10 per
cent of the 10 mill tax levy voted
them by the people. No second to
this motion was forthcoming.
Fawcett then moved that the full
amount as voted by the people be
allowed the chamber without de-
auctions or restrictions with the
provision that the council control
the payments at all times and that
the budget be approved.
Huddle' Successful
This motion, like the one offered
by Bucklin, died an official death
when it remained unseconded.
The board then went into "hud-
die, aided by further arguments
on the part of chamber directors
and finally Councilman Fred Gia-
nola offered the third motion: that
the chamber of commerce budget
up to $500 be approved, subject to
tax collections, provided that they
amount to that figure. This motion
was seconded by Fawcett and when
put to a vote of the board it car
ried four to one, the dissenting
vote having been cast by Council
Man Bucklin.
At next Mondays meeting of the
city council this motion will be
brought up again as it needs the
councils vote to make it official,
the meeting last night being of
the board of equalization.
With this matter of the chamber
of commerce budget finally deter
mined the board adjourned until
tonight at 7:3O o'clock at which
time further petitions for tax ad-
justments and other tax matters
will be considered.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
Neuu Road Urged
By VANDERBILT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. W.H -
When ROLAND A. Vandegrift, state
finance director, was injured Tues
day in an accident near Fillmore,
1t set him to thinking.
Today he acted. He urged the
state board of public works to re-
build the road between Santa Paula
and Castaic. .> -.
Vandegrift said since his acct
dent ne has learned there have
been many mishaps on the narrow
winding highway.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
WESTERN LOAN
AND BUILDING
IN DIFFICULTY

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
10. tU.P;-The Western Loan and
building company, 5000, 900 con-
Germ operating throughout the west,
was taken over today by John A.
Malta, commissioner of the Utah
banking department.
Acceptance of new money from
investors, and the withdrawal of
funds, was prohibited.
The action was taken on request
of the firms board of directors af-
ter conference with Officials in
charge of banking and building and
loan departments for Utah, Wyo-
ming, Montana, Oregon and Cali
fornia.
Commissioner Malta was author
lied by officials of the several states
to conserve all assets of the COM
pany for its $1,000 shareholders, and
the holders of installment or saw
ing stock, in Utah, Wyoming, Mon
tana, California, Idaho, Oregon
Washington and Nevada.
John Tyler, of Tyler Brothers
local agents for the Western Loan
and Building company, stated to-
day that the company had loans
aggregating between 100000 and
S., 100000 in Imperial Valley.
It's policy toward the valley was
liberal one, he said, pointing out
that loans had been made here as
late as the middle of 1881, nearly
two years after other companies
had discontinued making loans due
to economic conditions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
STATE CLAIMS
REGAN : LIFE
Continued On Page -

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Aug.
49, U.P.-Joseph Francis Regain, 26,
paid with his life on San Quentin
gallows today for the murder of n
Los Angeles police officer in a thea
ter robbery in 1882.
Regain was hanged at 1902 a. m.
in the third floor death chamber
of the prison. Sixteen minutes later
he was pronounced dead.
He had slept we'll during the
night, guards said. After awaken
ing at o'clock from an eight hour
sleep, the condemned prisoner ate
good" breakfast and waited
quietly for the march to the hang
mans platform.
Rev. George OMara, Roman Ca
tholic priest from San Rafael, &C
companied Regain on his last walk.
Regain went to his death still hop
ing for last minute reprieve.
Twice before, while he sat in a cell
in condemned row., his life was
spared by sudden action of Cover
nor James Rolph, Jr., but this time
the governor remained silent.
The condemned man spent most
of his last few hours smoking CT
CARS and cigarettes, gifts OF War
den James B. Holohan. When he
entered the death cell, Regain asked
for a photograph, and for writing
paper and pen. He wrote several
letters while the photograph shat
tered the usual silence of the old in
dustrial building where the death
chamber is located. Holohan did
not disclose the names of address
ees of the letters.
Regain and Jack Green were con-
victed of Staying Detective Lieuten-
ant Hugh Crowley Of the Los An
geles police force during an at
tempted robbery of the Fox West
wood theatre on January II, 1882.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. Is. SU.ni--
Having refused to interfere with
the hanging today of Joseph Fran
els Egan, Governor Rolph today in
dicated he would take no further
action to stop the pending execu-
ton of Jack d. Green, Regan's COM
panion in the holdup that ended
with the Staying of Hugh Crowley
Los Angeles police officer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
FARM STRIKE
THREATENED
Head OF Peach Pickers Says
All Labor Will Be Asked To
Quit Work.

TULARE, Calf, Aug. 10. W.P)-
A statewide farm labor strike will
be called this afternoon, Patrick
Chambers. leader of striking Tagus
ranch peach pickers, announced to-
day.
Coincident with the announce
nent, Chambers said the bulk of
the group of $50 TagYs ranch strik-
ers would marcn on the huge ranch
at a. m. tomorrow in mass DEM
onstration against refusal of ranch
officials 10 meet their labor wage
demands.
The strike leader claimed the
statewide strike would be supported
by 10000 workers IN CALIFORNIA;
vast harvest fields, paralyzing the
states major industry.
FRESNO, Calf, Aug. 10. {U.Pj-
Unless further concessions are
made by Officials of the Tagus
ranch, a statewide farm labor strike
will be called tomorrow, Pat Cham
bers, leader OF striking peach pick
ers at Tulare, announced today.
He said farm labor organizations
in Modesto, Fresno, MADEIRA, At
water, Kingsburg, Lodi, Marysville
and Stockton already had promised
support. He claimed 10000 farm la
borers would walk out the first day
of general strike and that the
entire agricultural industry of the
state would be paralyzed.
Chambers said leaders of the Ia
gus strike gave H. G. Merritt, Jr,
manager of the ranch, "a hours in
which to accede to their demands
for IS cents an hour, that leaders
of the strike be permitted to return
to work with others, that forced
! trading" at the ranch store be dis
continued and that ranch money
issued to workers be accepted at the
store at face value.
Chambers said Merritt's agree
ment to pay 20 cents an hour to
pickers, a raise from the 17R cent
scale which was in effect, was not
acceptable, and insisted that Mer-
ritt's agreement to pay Is cents an
hour when better peach prices pre-
vailed was mot promise
Merritt declared ranch laborers
were not forced to trade at the
ranch store and insisted that ranch
money" was accepted at the store
at face value. Merritt refused to re-
employ leaders Of the strikers in the
event an agreement was reached.
| Meeting Tonight
| Chambers said plans for the
statewide strike would be laid at a
meeting in Fresno tonight unless
"a satisfactory agreement was
reached with Merritt by that time. =
He explained that a statewide
strike plan was substituted for a
general strike in the San Joaquin
Valley when Modesto peach pickers
asked support OF other labor.
Conferences between Merritt,
strike leaders and labor commits
sioners were to continue during the
day.
In MERGED, where the California
Packing company raised its 1000
pickers pay from 17A to 25 cents an
hour, fruit workers were reported
"flocklng to the orchards az 1uG-
tie and Atwater
The harvest on the huge acre
ages was to be resumed Sunday on
a 10 hour day basis Some shed and
office employees returned to work
this morning.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
Fifty Poisoned
In Restaurant

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. U.P)-
A thorough investigation of an
Ocean Park restaurant was in pro-
gress today under orders of DR..
John l.. Pomeroy, county health Of
ficer, who acted after more than so
men, women ami children were
stricken with food poisoning.
DR.. Por.=oy said the victims had
all eaten at the establishment
Samples of its food were placed I'M
der chemical analysis by Jonathan
Kirkpatrick, chief county food in
spector.
None of the victims was reported
seriously ILL.,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
WRECKAGE OF
PLANES MAY
SOLVE DEATHS

OSLO, Aug. Is. <U.P;-Govern-
ment investigation was ordered to-
day of unconfirmed reports that
fishermen had found wreckage of
the seaplane in which Roald Am
undsen, discoverer of the South
Pole, disappeared while flying to
the rescue of the dirigible Italia,
wrecked in the Arctic in 1923.
The reports said the wreckage of
the plane had been found between
Bear Island and Tromsoe, whence
the Amundsen party set out June
Is, 1928.
HAVANA, Aug. 10. ,U.pJ-Fisher-
men of the village of Jaimanita,
near the rocky deserted Cape San
Antonio, were reported without
confirmation today to have found
a skull, an airplane wheel, two Ian
terms and a lifebelt.
Searchers have gone to investi-
gate the report, which, if true,
might tell the fate of the Cuban
aviator Ponce De Leon who diSap-
peared two years ago.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
CONVICTS PUNISHED

LEAVENWORTH, Kans., Aug.
10. (U.P)-Sixteen convicts were
thrown into solitary confinement
today as a result of riot in the
federal prison annex last night
Some 500 prisoners were reported
to have broken windows with stones
and bolts before being subdued by
an extra shift of guards.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
ATTACK upon
| CANAL OPENS
At CAP|TA[
Washington Attorney Says Pro-
ject Not Legally One For Fed
eral Aid.
ORDERED TO NAME CLIENTS
Valley Delegation And Senator
McAdoo Combat Claims OF
Opponents.

District officials this after
noon received the following tel
egram from F. w. Greer, one Of
the valley delegation at the ca
nal hearing:
ITO all appearances hearing
was favorable but decision may
not come for 10 days. McAdoo,
Burnham, Swing, Dowd, Rose
and Hewes spoke for the canal.
Shaw of COachella also spoke
fer canal but advocated sepa-
rate contract.
Paul Bailey, former Califor-
MIA engineer, and Lee Warren,
a Washington attorney, claim
ing to represent security own
ers, and w. III. Brickel, claiming
to represent the taxpayers un-
lon, opposed canal.
General Henry M. Waite,
who presided was plainly vexed
at failure OF opposition to dis
close identity o. their Clients.
"Prior to hearing Hewes,
Rose, Dowd and myself held
long session with A. S. GOss,
federal loan commissioner, who
promises to 60 to Imperial val
ley Immediately to investigate
situation and indicated he
would probably make individual
loans in sections and not permit
closing out of entire area. Ex-
poets to leave for California
Saturday, August rs. Will ad-
wise us tomorrow what date will
be in Imperial valley. Hewes
said this Is most encouraging
incident yet on loan matter"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
ACTRESS DIVORCED

CARSON CITY, New, Aug. 18
U.P)-The brief marriage of Carole
Lombard, flaxon-haired film ac-
tress, and William Powell, ended
here today when she obtained d
divorce from her debonair actor
husband on a charge of extrerue
cruelty. Judge Clark j. Guild
granted the decree after a 10-min-
ute secret hearing
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
ALLISON IN FINALS


CASINO, NEWPORT, R. l., Aug.
10. U.p)-Wilmer Allison of Austin,
Tex. today went into the cham
pionship round of the annual New
port Casino tennis tourney by beat
ing Clifford Suffer of New Orleans.
3-6. GA, 60, Gil. 60.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. up -
The All-American canal project
was criticized as economically
unsound" and praised as a merit
GUS unemployment project at a
public works administration hear
ing today.
Arguments for and against the
project will be given immediate
consideration, Henry NJ Waite, de-
putty administrator, said at conclu-
sion of the testimony.
Lee Warren, Washington attor-
ney representing undisclosed inter-
ests said the project would bank
rupt every farmer in the Imperial
Nnd Coachella valleys" He was CIV
en- 10 days to submit evidence to
the administration revealing the
names of his clients.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. U.H =
The proposed s38.5900O0 All-Ameri-
can canal was attacked as an un-
economical project at hearings to-
day before Henry M. Waite, deputy
public works administrator.
Lee Warren, Washington, D. c.,
attorney, who did not divulge the
names of his clients, said the canal,
designed to carry water from the
fro.&s~unL ~, M
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
nlM!LL-..

WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
(SpeciaD We'll, flew in here
this afternoon from Chicago.
Come to the old fountain of ru-
mors to watch the hired boys
work under perspiration.
The town has "coditis."
Every time you come to Wash
ington somebody is headlined.
All the interest is centered
there. Last time I was here
they were featuring j. P. Nor
gan. once the r. F. C.
But this time all brief cases
can be followed and they lead
to the Hoover building tthe
department of commerce build
ing) covering the lower end of
the District of Columbia and
the entire northeastern part OF
Virginia.
Well, this old Oklahoma john
son is in there, and he is papa
in Washington now. You bring
your code" to him, he UNI
codes it, re-codes you another
one, you sign it, get you blue
bird ann go back in business
again.
Yours,
MI q P-AL
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
Baseball Scores
American League

At Detroit
Philadelphia loo 202 010- 6 IA l
Detroit ............00l 104 10x- Z. 10 l
Mahaffey, Barrett and Cochrane;
Sorrell, Fischer and Hayworth.
At Cleveland
Boston ............ Ol0 900 600 5 /
Cleveland 900 OO2 O0x-2 7 o
Rhodes and Terrell; Harder and
Spencer.
At Chicago
Washington OO4 900 900 2-6 8 l
Chicago .......O02 0l0 100 o. 4 10 0
Thomas, 1. Russell and Sewell,
Berg; Miller, Heving and Berry.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-18
National League

At New York
Cincinnati. 900 900 001-l 10 o
New York ............101 010 0lx-4 13 l
Lucas and Lombardi; Fitzsim-
mons and Mancuso.
At Boston
Chicago ............... $40 900 600 10 l
Boston . 2Ol 900 000-3 8 3
Root, Nelson and Hartnett; Belts
and Sporher.
st. Louis at Philadelphia, post
poned, rain.
Only games today.
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
COLOred Groups Rap
ADDOintee of IckeS

The naming Of Clark Foreman,
white, Of Georgia. as national ad-
wiser on the economic status of
the negro by Secretary Harold
Ickes of the Interior Department
is being assailed in colored indus
trial and educational circles.
1t is being pointed out that
the race has several candidates
qualified for such a post. It was
believed that the appointment of
Foreman came as the result Of
an economic conference held by
the Rosenwald Fund in Chicago
several months ago.
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
HEARST BONDS ARE RETIRED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.
Three Hearst publications made
payment today of $613,750 in
principal and semi-annual in
tereSt on their outstanding bond
ed indebtedness, divided as fol-
lows:
1. Chicago Herald-Examiner
is retiring $125,000 61a per cent
gold debentures and paying
$146,250 semi-annual interest.
2. Times Publishing Com
pany Detroit Times), an af-
filiate of Hearst Consolidated
Publications, Inc, is retiring a
block of $125,000 6 per cent
serial gold bonds and paying
$67, 500 semi-annual interest.
3. Hearst Magazines, Inc,
distributing $150,000 semi-an-
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
Navy Wage Dispute
Put to Roosevelt

The answer to the dispute be-
tween Navy Yard workers and
Secretary Of Navy Swanson over
the recent pay slash is now left
to President Roosevelt.
The matter has been laid
before the Chief Executive be-
cause Swanson, Col. Louis Howe,
White House secretary, and labor
representatives have been unable
to reach a compromise.
Swanson's order which yard
workers are opposing reduced
civilian employees to a five-day
week with a five-day pay scale.
They had previously worked five
and one-half days and received
six days pay.
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
Virginia Gas Tax
Ban Under Protest

Protesting the sections Of the
code prohibiting gasoline distribu-
tors from absorbing a part of
the retail taxes, Senator Harry
Flood Byrd, T. Mccall Frazier
and Capt. Crandall Mackey, rep
resenting gasoline dealers Of Vir-
ginia, yesterday called at the De-
partment Of Interior and asked
that the sections be stricken out.
The group pointed out that ITO
gasoline stations in nearby Vir-
ginia would have to raise prices
3 cents over the District Of Colum-
bia prices If the sections stand.
The distributors have been pay
ing 3 Of the Virginia scent tax on
gasoline, it was said.
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
MiSfOrtunes

Misfortune has again caught
up with Myrt and Marge, whose
programs over Columbia were
discontinued following an auto
mobile accident several months
ago.
Marge Damerel wired from
Los Angeles that she had re-
ceived a broken arm and was in
a hospital.
Within a few hours Myrtle Vail
sent cable from Mendoza, Ar
gentina, stating that she and
members of her party were snow.
bound.
Their fall and winter series is
scheduled to start the latter part
Of this month.
The Washington times., 1933-09-01
SneedbOat Race

The race between Miss America
K and Miss Britain III is expected
to set new world record, and
will be broadcast over N.B.C.-WRC
at 3:15 p. m. tomorrow.
Gar Wood, veteran title holder,
will pilot the U. S. entry and
Hubert Scott Paine, Great Brit
aims champion.