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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb 13. - II
fighting words President Roosevelt
has made it clear that his gigantic
recovery organization was for the
purpose of recovery only and not
politics.
His viewpoint was hammered
home in a blunt address to 48
state directors of the National
Emergency Council and was re-
garded today as reply to critics
who saw in the governments
widespread activities tie framework
OF a powerful Democratic machine.
The directors, of all shades of po-
litical opinion stood silently in
ranks in the executive office of the
White House as Mr.. Roosevelt eX-
pounded the objective of his ad-
ministration. He capped his re-
marks with warning that the di-
rectorS must be hard boiled" at the
expense of the most powerful po-
litical bosses in the land.
When it was all over they ap-
plauded vigorously
DCCi yhi6 ally cllOIU Illdl llliSiie
turn relief work to political &C.
count, self-aggrandizement, authO-
rity or special credit, tie Presi-
dent observed:
This work has nothing to dc with
partisan politics, nothing at all. A
great many of you are Republicans,
a good many are Democrats. quite
a number do not belong regularly
to one party or the other We are
not in the least bit interested III
the partisan side of this picture.
1--WE do want you to be absolutely
taro-boiled if you find any local
person within your own states who
is trying to get political advantage
cut of the relief of human needs
and you will have the backing OF
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
BOARD AWAITS
RATIFICATION
BY COACHELLA

For the purpose of considering
anything new which might have
developed in the agreement now
pending between the Imperial r.
rigation District and the Coachella
organization, a meeting of the To-
cal board of directors was held
this morning.
Directors HeWeS, Rose and Aten
attended and as there was moth
ing new to report in the matter
the meeting was forthwith ad-
journed.
DR.. Forbes, attorney for the
Coachella district in a telephone
communication with Evan T..
HeWes, chairman of the local board
this morning, stated that attorneys
for the reclamation service in Los
Angeles desire day in which to
check over both the agreement and
contract. He further said that the
Coachella board will meet in Los
Angeles Monday to ratify the agree
ment.
After that it will be submitted
for ratification to the local board
of directors, possibly on Monday
or Tuesday of next week. 1t is
understood that Coachella agrees
in the event Of ratification by
both boards it will withdraw the
suit now in the courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
OUTLINES PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN
To USE MORE DAIRY PRODUCTS

Gus Rothe, member of the Los
Angeles dairy council, spoke this
morning on the subject of the cam
paign for the increased use of dairy
products at a meeting held in the
court house and sponsored by tie
farm home department.
Representatives of all the agencies
interested in dairying were present
and Rothe outlined details of the
campaign whose aim is to remove
the butter surplus caused by over
production and under consumption.
A committee was appointed COM
posed of representatives of service
clubs, banks, secretaries of the
chambers of commerce, home eco
nomics teachers, Smith h-Hughes
teachers. the health department, the
creaInerieS, the milk inspectors,
theatre managers, chairmen of
Women's clubs, farm and home de-
partment members.
This committee will meet Tues
day night at 7:30 in the farm ad-
visors office at the court house tC
select literature relative to the cam
paign which will be distributed
throughout the valley
A resolution was passed endorsing
tie proposed tax Of five cents per
pound on cocoanut oil used in the
United States and copies of the
resolution were sent to California; s
senators and to Congressman George
Burnham.
Home Department Meets
After the dairy program, the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
HAVANA FACES
NEW TROUBLE

HAVANA, Feb. 3. W.P) - Col.
Fulgencio Batista held a heavy
force of police and soldiers in
barracks today, while the Mendieta
government was attempting to SOL
We its critical labor problems, i'll
momentary expectation of new
uprising.
Employees of the Cuba Electric
company, incensed at President
Mendieta's decision to return the
confiscated properties to the COM
pany, were believed to be pre-
pairing for an immediate strike,
which would add turmoil to the
threatening situation.
Col Medieta signed the decree
returning the property to the COM
pany this morning.
The cabinet, meeting at Q a. m.
to consider the crisis, received the
backing of the ABC group, however,
against ANY proletarian faction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Probate Group
To Meet Tonight

Regulations governing next weeks
pro-rating of lettuce shipments will
be worked out at tonight's meeting
of the local pro-rate committee Of
which Fred r. Bright of Ell Centre
is chairman.
The committee is busy today COM
piling shippers estimates of the
amount of lettuce to be shipped
next week, and with these as a
basis the committee will work out
a percentage on which shipments
will be made. Market conditions
and the way in which the eastern
markets have been able to handle
the approximate $50 cars shipped
daily the past week, will also deter
mine the regulations.
For the past five days a 40 per
cent basis has been used.
Ike unusual warm weather at
this season of the year Is hasten
ing maturity Of the crop making
pro-rating a necessity, state ship
pers. -.4...
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Battle Force To
Have NeU Leader

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. U.P)-Ad-
miral Joseph M. Reeves, command
er of the battle force, was slated to-
day to succeed Admiral David Foote
Sellers AS commander in chief of
the United States fleet.
Reassignments, involving 25 ad-
mirals of varying grades and five
captains, will become effective af-
ter a review of the entire fleet by
President Roosevelt in New York
harbor May 81.
Admiral Reeves, whose home is in
San Raphael, Calf, will the first
qualified naval aviation expert to
hold the position of commander in
chief.
Admiral Sellers, who has held the
post since last June and whose home
is Washington, D. c., will become
superintendent of the naval aca-
deny, Annapolis, Md.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
CHILDREN SEE
TEACHER SLAIN

HARLAN, Iowa, Feb. 3. UP) -
From the lips of 20 children this
community pieced together today
details of the murder of a rural
school teacher by her rejected suit
or before her class.
Miss Margaret Graves, %, instruc-
tor of Monroe township rural school
No. 2, was shot and killed by Her.
man Seick, 28-year -old farmer, who
then shot himself. Twenty Mortified
children, theol dest about II, saw
the ShootingS.
Coroner Heran Bocken pro-
nounced the case murder and sui
eide.
Miss Graves was teaching her
school when the door opened silent
ly Without looking around, the
children knew from the Mortified ex-
preston on her face that something
had happened.
While they sat huddled in their
seats in fear, they saw Seick stalk
down the aisle with shotgun. Not
word was spoken until Miss
Graves screamed and fell to the
floor near her desk Then Seick
pushed a shotgun into her back and
fired
The children fled. Parents of
those closest at hand called author
tiles, who found Seick had commit
ted suicide in the school yard.
Friends said Seick and Miss
Graves had been keeping company
for about a year, but that recent
ly Miss Graves had been attempt
ing to discourage the young farm
erS attentions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
DEATH ENDS
NOTED CAREER

OAKLAND, Feb. 3. U.P-A heart
attack brought to its end today one
of the most colorful political careers
in California, that of John Leslie
Davie, 85, five times mayor of Oak
land.
A native of Tarrytown, N. Y,
Davie came to California in 1876 to
work as a ranch hand. Later he set
up in a hay, feed and grain busi-
ness in Oakland and began a his
toric battle over waterfront rights
with the Southern Pacific railroad
company.
Tradition had it that when the
railroad constructed fence across
Broadway to shut off use of the
waterfront, Davie and his friends
tore the fence down. Later when pill
ings were driven to cut off pier
he used, he dynamited every one OF
the pilings and cleared the way.
Davie instituted a five-cent ferry
service between Oakland and San
Francisco. He virtually rode into
public office on his ferry boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
HINTS At Bic
CVA SCANDAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. (U.P) =
A sweeping investigation of the
much criticized Los Angeles CWA
one that threatens to get some
body in trouble with Uncle Sam in
big way" was promised today by
United States Attorney Peirson hall
Numerous records of the organiza-
tion and other data bearing upon
alleged abuses will be presented to
the new federal grand jury next
Wednesday, Hall said.
Following a conference with as
Sistants yesterday, Hall announced
that new evidence of irregularities
had been presented in the shape of
charges that $1,000 registration
cards emitting that many men to
CWA work had been 'mislaid."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03

home department chairmen held
their regular monthly meeting, Miss
Fleda SmitE, assistant state leader
of home demonstration agents, and
Miss Florence Glenn home demon
stration agent, also being present
Reports were made from the va
rious departments and a commit
tee, composed of Mrs. Hobart Her.
rick and Mrs j. w. Dorrschuck
was appointed to confer with tie
farm bureau committee relative to
the cost of medical care in Imperial
Valley.
Preliminary plans were laid for
party to celebrate the fifteenth
anniversary of the home depart
ment in the valley, Mrs. c. F..
Kamm heading the committee III
charge composed of Mrs. Scott B.
Foulds and Mrs. A. Cook.
/ A letter was read from the state
White House committee relative to
tie campaign to aid undernour-
ished children.
Miss Glenn announced the next
project leaders meetings, one on
Friday, February 9, and one on
Monday, February IL, both to be
held at 10 a. m. in the home eco
nomics laboratory at the high school.
The first day will be devoted to egg
cookery and the second day to oven
meals, and Miss Hilda Faust, eX-
tension specialist, will be in charge
Acacia invited the home depart
ment chairmen to join them in a
Valentine tacky party on Febru-
airy l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
PLAN TO HALT
VIOLATION OF
LIQUOR LAWS

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 3. UP)-
Orders closing Barbary Coast re-
sorts in San Francisco were lust
the starting point of a statewide
crusade against establishments al
legedly violating state liquor laws,
Fred Stewart, militant member of
the state board of equalization, re-
yealed today.
Stewart, whose orders are oppos-
ed vigorously by John c. Corbett,
another board member, said that
action would be taken against at
least 200 places in Alameda, Kern,
Sacramento, San Diego, Los An
geles, San Joaquin and San Fran
cisco counties.
These establishments are either
selling liquor by the drink or are
serving wine and beer without
meals, Stewart said. A court de-
cision at Ukiah interpreted the
state control law as forbidding both
practices.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
W|R|N SAYS
PEACE NEAR
Attorney Declares Permanent
Injunction In Strike Move Not
Necessary.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3. U.P)-A lint
that strife between strikers and
growers of Imperial Valley would
be settled without further strife
was contained in a letter received
today by Federal Judge Frank Ker-
rigan from A. l.. Wirin, Civil Lib
critics Union attorney. Wirin, le-
gal representative of the valley
strikers, failed to appear in court
here to seek a permanent injunc-
ton to bar officials from strikers
meetings. His letter stated such an
injunction would not be needed as
an amicable settlement was near.
Judge Kerrigan forwarded the let
ter to the district attorney of I'M
perial county, he said.
In letter received by Elmer
Heald, district attorney, this morn
ing, A. l.. Wirin demanded the
prosecution of the guilty persons
who were connected with his alb
duction from the Planters hotel in
Brawley the night of January %
VIXEN he was scheduled to appear
at a meeting of lettuce strikers in
that city. Wirin was taken from,
the hotel just Is minutes before
the meeting was to have started
Nothing was said in the letter about
a peace arrangement.
Heald answered this communica-
ton by stating that he has not as
yet been supplied with the names
OF the persons guilty of the alleged
abduction and under those circum-
stances could do nothing in the
matter.
A further communication was
sent by Wirin to the federal COM
mission which has been investi-
eating labor conditions here for
the past week. With this ne en-
closed a sworn statement to the
commission for their consideration
and stated further that should ad-
ditional testimony be desired from
him by the board he will be glad
to appear before them in Los An
geles.
The letter states he promised not
to return to Imperial Valley and
intends to keep this promise unless
furnished with protection by the
United States government. He sug
gests in this communication that
the solution of TIE difficulty con-
fronting the valley is to recognize
right to freedom of speech and as
semblage and the right of the work.
ers to organize and join any labor
union or organization of their own
choice.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
TREASURY HAS
HUGE BALANCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. UP) -
An all-time record cash balance of
81, ,434, ,713, 1878 was reported by the
federal government today with the
proceeds of its dollar devaluation
profits.
Today's treasury statement show
ed a profit of $2,8O5, ,512 ,060.87 from
the reduction in the gold content
of the dollar from 258 grains of
gold nine-tenths fine to 15.5-21
nine -tenths fine.
Devaluation of the dollar per-
mitted the treasury to write up its
gold assets of $4,034, 4,876, ,78067 on
January 81, to $70l8, ,263 925.70 on
February l with the cut in the gold
content of the dollar. This profit
was paid directly in the general
fund of the tresaury.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
GUARDS FOIL
JAIL BREAK

An attempted jailbreak at the
county Jail was frustrated yester-
day afternoon by Eddie Nett, coun-
ty jailer when he discovered Arthur
Russell, IT, trying to break a hole
through the concrete wall with a
piece of iron he had torn from a
support for plumbing fixtures.
Nett first noticed what was hap
pening when walking through the
Jail kitchen large piece of con-
crete fell from the wall. He then
went outside the building and saw
where the hole was being bored.
Coming into the cell tank he
saw Russell standing near his own
cell with the piece of iron in his
hand. Being unarmed, Nett secur-
ed the assistance of Rodney Clark,
undersheriff. Returning to the tank
tie officers found Russell in his
cell and the piece of iron hidden
under the mattress on his bed.
Russell had been brought from
Calipatria charged with resisting an
officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
M;& R11~4.
eissI, McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
MERRIAM To
Be CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. (U,H -
The Forthcoming campaign for the
Republican nomination for COVER
nor lured Lieutenant Governor
Frank F. Merriam into theopen to-
day with an announcement of his
candidacy.
Citing his 18 years of public SER
vice at Sacramento, Merriam as
serted that his experience and abil-
ity qualified him for the office. He
pledged himself to work to end pow
erty in California, pledge that
several months ago became the po-
litical tocsin of Upton Sinclair, De-
mocratic candidate.
This decision" Merriam said, is
the result of a careful survey and
consideration of the demand for
leadership with an intimate know
ledge of California problems ana
courage to vigorously tackle the
job of eliminating useless and ex-
pensive commissions, abolishine
overlapping functions and consoli-
dating departments all in the inter-
ests of lowering the cost of govern
ment and establishing greater effi-
ciency"
Merriam's entry into the guberna-
torial race had been expected Tor
weeks. 1t was made at this time, he
said, to narrow the field Of candi-
dates aspiring to his present Office.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 3. W.H)
"A campaign for the Democratic
nomination for Governor was for
mally launched here today by
Sheridan Downey, Sacramento at
torney, who presented a platform
of government control of industry
and the return Of economic stab
ility through redistribution OF
wealth.
Downey, who led a special state
senate committee through an in
vestigation of the Rolph admin
istration, also favored national or
state control of Chain stores, lib
eral old age pensions and employ
ment guarantee by government as
part of his platform.
I'VE can never be prosperous un-
til we justly redistribute our nation
al income, until we substantially
increase the wages of workers and
the profits of farmers until we
break up great fortunes and break
down great incomes Downey
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Grant NeLu Trial
For Reclasado

Following a hearing before Judge
Vaughn Thompson yesterday after
noon, new trial was granted Joa-
ouin Reclasado. previously found
guilty of having stabbed Juan Avila
during fight in Calexico on the
night of December 80. February 10
was set as the date for this new
trial.
This action of the court was based
on a confession said to have been
made by Guillermo Roganjon that
he and not Recla<ado had knitted
the Mexican This confession was
supported by affidavits from both
of supposed eyewitnesses and Of
others who had heard the boys talk
ing about the affair in their camp
on a ranch near Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
DATA ON MAIL
DESTROYED BY
AIR WAY HEAD
Brittin Admits Tearing Up Sew
eral Letters From MacCrack-
en- Filing Cabinet.
SAYS CONTENTS PERSONAL
Also Advises Senate He Did
Not Want Public Examination
OF Documents Made.
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE

BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. W.P) =
Col. L. H. Brittin, vice president OF
Northwest Airways, admitted to the
senate airmail investigating COM
mittee today that he had torn up
several purely personal letters
which he had removed from mail
contract filing cabinets in the law
offices of William P. MacCracken
former assistant secretary of COM
merce.
Pressed by questions Britten said
he destroyed the correspondence
because he did not want public
examination made of it
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. - 1nves-
tigation of Hoover administration
air mail contract dealings was
thrust upon the senate today while
a member of the former Presidents
little cabinet" was under arrest
charged with refusing to divulge in
formation to special senate inveS-
tigating committee.
He was William P. MacCracken
Jr., assistant secretary of commerce
while Herbert Hoover was in the
White House, and since then attor-
ney for a number of airlineS that
obtained federal mail carrying sub
sides.
The senate required MacCracken's
arrest because he refused to give
the Black committee correspondence
which he said was confidential be-
tween himself and his client air.
lines after he retired from the COM
merce department in 1929.
Members of the committee moved
promptly TO impound his files. The
former official declined to permit
a single document to leave his pos
session until he obtained waivers
from his clients. ,-,-r
The contempt resolution of the
senate, invoking one of its strong
est powers, was rushed to adoption
without a record vote before ad-
journment yesterday. Not one dis
senting voice was raised. Black
urged that MacCracken be brought
before the bar of the senate to ac-
cept the alternative of producing the
desired correspondent or receiving
notice of contempt proceedings.
Later it was announced that Mac
Cracken had received waivers from
all of his clients authorizing him to
surrender all data pertaining to air.
mail contracts. MacCracken was re-
leased until noon on Monday when
he must appear before the senate.
MacCracken established a repu-
tation here by his efforts to obtain
federal mail contracts for Western
Air Express, Transcontinental Air
Transport, American AirwayS,
and other large aviation corpora
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
COOK To FACE
DEATH CHARGE

Appearing before Judge Griffin
in Brawley this morning for ar
raignment on charge of murder,
w. c. Cook was released under $15,-
900 bonds to appear later for pre-
liminary hearing. He was charged
with the killing of Matthew Red"
Hilliard.
The complain was signed yester-
day by Mary Burns of Chicago,
sister of the dead man and the war
rant issued by Judge Griffin. Hill
lard was killed during a fight in
Brawley pool hall on the night of
January %.
At the coroner's inquest held by
Bert Underwood, county coroner,
the jury found that Cook had stab
bed Hilliard in self-defense when
the men had gotten into a quarrel
over a card game. Cook was not
held by county officers following the
affair.
The complaint was issued follow
ing interrogation Of witnesses to the
stabbing by Mrs. Burns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Spain Agrees To
Free Americans

MADRID, Feb. 3. U.P)-The su-
preme court today approved a re-
commendation of the supreme mill
tary tribunal that four Americans,
one a woman, held for assaulting a
member of the crack Guardia Civil
to be freed.
Those concerned are Mr.. and Mrs
Clinton B. Lockwood, West Spring
field, Mass; Roderick F. Mead, New
York City, and Edmund w. Blod-
gett, Stamford, Conn.
They were convicted, after weeks
in Jail, of hitting civil guardsman
who tried to quell fight in cafe
at Palma, Mallorca.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Mayor Criddle Wins
Riuerside Recall

Riverside, Cal, Feb. g. U.P)-
Mayor E. B. Criddle was victor
today in a political fight that
eliminated in special recall
election.
His supporters gave him a ma
jority of nearly 1000 votes with
the final count showing 6,412
against ousting him and 2,516 in
favor of removing him from Of
flee. One of the reasons advanced
by recall advocates was that the
mayor refused to let the city light
department distribute light globes
free.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
To Probe Death
OF Racers Sister

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. U.p) -
Deputy sheriffs today investigated
the mysterious death OF Alice
Kreiger. 33. sister of Johnny Kreig-
er, automobile racing driver, whose
body was found on a harbor dis
trict highway with the skull crush
ed.
Although her body was found
on Truck boulevard, near Willows.
where automobile tires had left
skid marks on the pavement for
200 feet. other circumstances In
dlcated the woman might have
been the victim OF foul play.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
Cox Winner At
Aqua Culiente

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, Feb.
3. U.P)-Wilfred (Wiffy) Cox,
the former Brooklyn star, turn
ed in a brilliant 72-hOle aggre-
gate score of 282 today to win
first money in the annual $500
Aqua Caliente golf tournament.
In a duel Of steadiness against
the veteran Willie Hunter of
Los Angeles, Cox cody nursed
through to the finish the bare
cne- stroke lead with which he
had started the days round.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-03
SEEK CHECK On RE TURN FLOW
Of CAPITAL To UNITED STATES

advance in the price Of the dollar
because foreign currencies are trans
ferred into The American unit. Con-
versely purchase OF gold by the Uni
ted States with dollars would tend
to increase the supply of dollars and
lower the price.
Administration and banking Of
ficials confidently expected that eff
fects OF the governments dollar de-
valuation program soon would be
felt in domestic business in the form
of increased activity, decreased un-
employment and greater profits.