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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
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NEEDED HERE
He DECLARES
Challenges Right Of Govern
ment To Intervene In Affairs
Of Imperial Valley.
ELECTION CONDEMNED
'Communistic Agitators' Said
To Be Responsible For Sug-
gested Move.
ELECTION CONDEMNED

SACRAMENTO, May g. W.H -
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford's activi-
ties as a federal labor mediator In
the Imperial Valley of California
were challenged as unnecessary to-
day by Governor James Rolph, Jr.
The governor claimed that there
are no strikes in the valley at pre-
sent. He denied the right of the
federal government to call an elec-
ton among Imperial Valley work.
to determine their desires in union
affiliations.
In his protest sent to President
Roosevelt, Rolph claimed that
"Communistic agitators" were spon-
soring the election plan.
Rolph's challenge came at time
when the American Civil Liberties
Union and other organizations
sought to obtain additional pow
ers" for Glassford. He was sent to
the valley by federal authorities af-
ter the strike among pea pickers in
,, the rich agricultural section.
Glassford, former chief Of police
at Washington, d. c., bounded into
national prominence at the time of
the bonus army visitation to the
capital. He was among the foremost
protestants against the Hoover ad-
miniStration action evicting the
bonuS-seekers.
The governors telegram said:
my attention has been called to
the presence in the state of General
Pelham D. Glasford to arbitrate
strikes alleged to have been foment-
ed in Imperial Valley.
Blames Communists
Il am also advised that Commun-
istic agitators in Imperial Valley in
sist that federal agencies extend
and assume authority further in
Imperial Valley by calling for an
election among all so-called work.
ers, regardless of their labor status,
to determine with which labor or
ganization they wish to affiliate.
II am advised by S. Parker Fri
zelle, chairman of the executive
committee of the Associated Farm
ers of California; r. H. Taylor of the
Agricultural Council of California;
r. N. Wilson of the state chamber
of commerce; and E. E. Behr, peach
grower CT Marysville, that there are
no strikes in Imperial Valley, that
employees are satisfied and that
they have a local union of their own
and are not interested in Com
muniStic Union.
IT hereby protest the proposed
election if the federal government is
presuming to countenance the
same as not being in accordance
with the Agricultural Adjustment
Act and the NRA, which I am ad-
vised give no federal jurisdiction in
the agricultural labor disputes, al
though I have no objection to union
organizations as such when the same
consist of actual workers"
The statement was issued through
the governors Office here. He is i'll at
San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

the house his gun caught in the
fence and discharged its full con-
tents into his body.
Members of the family who had
viewed the tragedy rushed to his
assistance and summoned help. but
death was almost instantaneous.
Coroner Underwood conducted an
investigation but decided no in
quest was necessary the testimony
of the family and other evidence
proving that death was accidental.
Manford was highly respected
member of the north end and had
operated a ranch five miles north
west of Calipatria for several years.
Funeral arrangements had not
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

WASHINGTON, May 8. (U.H -
The United States still is open to
approach by European debtor gov
ernments with suggestions for debt
negotiations, the White House said
today.
The President made it clear that
the question of whether future to-
ken payments will be accepted by
this government will be decided up
ON the merits of each individual
case.
The President added that there
had been no recent approach by
any debtor government regarding
either token payments or debt re-
vision.
He said passage of the johnson
act had in no way affected the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Ordered
- Held For Trial

Sydney Sanders. Negro, was held
to answer to superior court this
morning on a charge of assault with
a dea 1ly weapon following his pre-
liminary hearing before Judge May
yfield. Bail was set at $500.
Sanders is said to have shot Fred
Anthony another Negro, in the neck
on a ranch near Seeley on April 80.
Anthony was brought from the
county hospital this morning to ap-
pear as complaining witness against
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
STILL OPEN ON DEBT PAYMENTS
President Says United States Policy Has
Not Been Altered.

ment, laid down more than year
ago, with regard to the debts. This
policy, he said, is just what it has
been all along-that where ma
ton owes money and feels that it
cannot pay it has the right to ap-
proach the creditor and present
it's case.
Mr.. Roosevelt emphasized that
the question of the June Is pay
ments had not yet come up and
that it would be decided on the
basis of conditions existing at that
time.
The President emphasized that
passage of the Johnson act had not
changed his own position that
debtor nations who made token
payments should not be consid-
-I..
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
R0[PH PROTESTS GEN. C[ASSF0RDS PRESENCE
Longshoremen of California Out On Strike
First Carloads
OF Flax Leaue

First carloads of flax out of
Imperial Valley were being ship
ped today and tomorrow by Joe
Mayfield of CaleXicO, who con-
tracted some time ago with
San Francisco mill at S1.70 a
bushel, somewhat below the
present market price.
Mayfield's yield is reported at
better than 30 bushels to the
acre.
Other acreages in the valley
are expected to begin shipping
shortly and with the present
price ranging close to S1.90 good
returns are assured the owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
LAW TO SEEK
REELECTION

Edward H. Law, county clerk, an
nounced this morning that he will
be a. candidate to succeed himself in
office at the coming August primary
election.
Law was elected to the office of
county clerk in the 1890 election,
succeeding Cal G.. Mousseau, who
did not run for the office. Previous
to that Law had peen city attorney
of Holtville and also a deputy dis
trict attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
SIX DEAD IN
AIR TRAGEDY

LONDON, May 9.UP)-A French
airliner with six persons aboard
has been found wrecked in the Eng
lish channel with all six apparently
dead, Croydon airport announced
today.
The wreckage was found off
Boulogne and was identified as
that of the missing plane, which
left Paris for London this morn
ing and disappeared in bad wealth.
er over the coast after sending out
an SOS near Boulogne.
The wreckage was identified by
an air France liner which hurried
across the channel from Croydon
as soon as the SOS was sent. The
wreckage was sighted 10 miles
northwest of Boulogne.
PARIS, May 9. U.P)-Army planes
searched today for a missing air
de France passenger plane which
left LIE Bourget field at 11:15 a. m.
(6:15 a. m. EDIT enroute to Croy-
don. England.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
American League

Larkin, Sorrell, HogSett and Coch-
rane; Rhodes, Ostemueller and Leg
gett, Hinkle.
At New York R H E
st. Louis lilo 900 205-9 IA 3
New York ...........004 400 000-8 7 l
Weaver, Wells, Knott, Blaehold-
er and Hemsley; Vanatta. Uhle and
Dickey.
At Washington r H E
Chicago ......... 002 041 010-8 13 0
Washington 200 900 100-1 3 l
CASTOR, Linke and Ruel; Burke,
Prim and Klumpp.
At Philadelphia r H E
Cleveland ......... 900 100 Ill 0-4 IL 8
Philadelphia Ill 900 0101-5 9 l
Pearson, C. Brown, Harder and
Spencer, Myatt; Marcum, Dietrich,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Baseball Scores
National League

At Pittsburgh r H
PHILADELPHIA ..002 010 20l-6 IL 3
Pittsburgh 900 600 20O--2 7 D
Davis and Todd; Lucas and Grace,
Padden.
At Cincinnati r H E
Boston ................210 030 112-10 Is 3
Cincinnati ..0l0 010 100 3 IL
Brandt and Sophrer; S. johnson,
Benton, Lindsey Shaute and Lom-
bardi.
At Chicago r H E
Brooklyn ...........l04 002 020- 15
Chicago .............. .033 040 00X-10 20 l
Beck, Perkins, Lucas, Munns and
Lopez. BerreS. Bush, Root and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Beck, Perkins, Lucas, Munns and
Lopez, Berres; Bush, Root and
Hartnett.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
THE BUNcoMBE PRESS GAG

A political gag for the press IN buncemoe co"n-
Nv is no new thing, as revealed by the NeWs-Iopie
files, although the case recently concluded a.
Asbeyille. wherein the publisher and editor OF a
weekly newspaper were at first sentenced TO jan
in addition to payment of fine and later let OF
with the fine only for publication of unsigned
comment alleged to have been calculated to affecE
q candidates chances for election, has again d.
rected attention of the press and pubic 10 the
methods of some Buncombe politicians. ..,
An earlier case, in late July, 1886, involved an
affront to an inferior court judge. Concerning the
incident the Lenoir Topic of August 4, 1885, SAID:
Last Wednesday morning the following para
graph appeared in the Asheville Citizen: ....
Judge Shuford's Inferior court seems to be
playing the mischief with it's juries., 1t adjourned
Monday evening with two hung juries. Now II
they would hang the court, the bar and all the
plaintiffs and defendants, really do not know but
that the entire country would be helped. How
ever. we would really regret to have some OF our
friends tied up - -..., ...... ... ...,,,,,.
'.The. next morning Mr.. Shuford, the presiding
Judge ordered rule to be served upon the editors
to show cause why they should not be attached
for contempt AS the Charlotte Democrat says: "A
mighty man must be Squire Shuford. We hope;
the Asheyille Citizen will teach him some sense.
Fined 500 each. Appealed"
The Topic does not say what disposition was
made of the appea-Lenoir News-Topc.
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BRITISH AND AMERICAN AIMS

Statesmen are always telling US, and many peo-
pie believe, that the future of civilization depends
on active and continuous cooperation between
Britain and the United States. 1t is undoubtedly
true that good and firm understanding between
the peoples of the two countries would go far to-
wards guaranteeing the peace of the world
But it seems to me that if the proposition about
cooperation is sound, the case
for continuous popular movement, wider than
anything yet attempted must be- overwhelming,
and wonder that it has not hitherto been deve-
oped with both official and individual encourage
ment. :. ,. 49,.
have lately read two comments, one in book
published in London, and one in an American
on the lack of understanding between
the two peoples American life is interpreted,
so far as it is interpreted for British readers al
ways from the British point of view. -, Conse-
quently, the British readers are never in posi-
ton to know what the American people think and
why they think it., ....
The position in the eastern states of America is
perhaps a little better. .. But i doubt if news
paper readers of, the South, Middlewest or West
know or care thing about British feeling or pref
udices, at any rate, on any question of real inn
Two peoples speaking the same language should
not misunderstood one another. They may differ
in opinions, but at least they should know some
thing of each others circumstances and motives.
So much is essential if there is ever to be COM
pete -Chrstchurch IN. ~ Times.
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Editor Times-News:
May l be permitted through
The Times-News to make an earn
est appeal to the voters Of the
Town of Hendersonville.
A question is to be submitted
to the voters of the city next Sat
urday, which not only affects the
people living within the corporate
limits Of the city, but most seri-
ouslv affects the suburban popu-
lation surrounding the city.
The question to be submitted
is the question as to whether or
not theaters and baseball clubs
shall be operated and carried on
on Sunday. OF course the peo-
pie outside of the city limits can
not vote in this election. but the
young people in this suburban
community will be affected by
the open theater and the baseball
teams on Sunday even more than
the people living Immediately in
the city proper.
There are 10 churches within
a radius Of two miles of the cor
porate limits of the city, and the
young people who compose the
larger part of the evening con-
gregations in these churches will
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-04
ORCHIDS TO THE LIVING ARE MOST
PRECIOUS
by BRUCE CATION

Those people in Shelby, Mich, who
dubbed together to express their appre-
citation of the services that country doc
tor had rendered them over many years
had an idea that would stand a good deal
of copying. ...
Probably you saw the story. The doctor
was William L. Griffin, who is rs now and
who, in his 46 years of practice in and
around Shelby, has brought something like
$500 babies into the world.
Furthermore, he didn't stop at that; aft
err bringing these youngsters into the world
he did all that he could do to make the
world a pleasanter place for them.
THUS, during the years DR.. Griffin and
his wife provided home and schooling
for 50 boys and girls. For decades their
house has always been open to young men
and women. ...-- $685.. ..... &C.,
Through it all the physician made his
regular rounds, following the steady grind
ofthe hard-worked country doctor, despite
the fact that he had been left permanently
crippled by an accident in 1902, 49,. 3.
So, all in all, the doctor deserved the
big celebration that several hundred of his
grown-up babies" put on for him.
Now there are men like this in every
town, big and little; men of whom it can
truly be said that they are the salt Of the
eatth. They seem to have been born into
the world for no other purpose than to; &C
a lot of hard, ill-paid, and rather thank
less work for other people, -. - -,
Nearly all of US, at one time or another
have been indebted to some such person.
But usually we take it all for granted
saving and doing nothing to show our
thanks until it is too. late. By and by the
man dies; and then we Loyalty send flow
ers to his funeral, and, fall in behind his
coffin as it goes off to the cemetery, and
tell everybody We meet what fine man
he was and how much we owe him.
The interesting thing about this demon
stration at Shelby is that the people didn't
wait for the funeral.
A man like DR.. Griffin never gets much
in the way Of material return for his ser
vices. He does what he does because of
some inner compulsion. some light in his
own heart that makes the way of service
and self-sacrifee the only possible way for
him. s.-,. -.
The least We can do, when we know
such man, is to copy these Michigan peo-
ple-and. rally round with the flowers and
the fine words while he can still enjoy
them.
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housts their resources. 1t hits them harder
than any other class, because they are so
dependent on current earnings. They go
back to work, after a long, period of idle
ness, at low wages. They exert what pres
sure they can to. force wages up and work
ing hours down, and to gain other con-
cessions.
The public has been shocked by the ,yyio-
-lence shown in some of the recent strikes.
It is deplorable but not discouraging. 1t
comes after unprecedented suffering,
borne with unprecedented patience, There
was far worse violence in previous labor
wars. Viewers-with-ala have short mem
cries. They should recall the terrible rail-
road and coal mine riots of 1877, the
Homestead strike of 1892, the disorders IN
the steel industry in 1908.
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STRIKES


1t is wise not to be too much alarmed by
a labor. strike epidemic. Some authorities
say strikes are a part of the process. of
business recovery, They do not really, help
recovery. They may hinder it if allowed
to 9ow too extensive and prolonged. But
they are regular symptoms of recovery.
They come along with it, like the. peevish-
ness of an invalid who has turned his
corner. ....,....
History proves this convincingly. j. We
had such labor troubles, in 1885, 1894
1897, 1908, 1912 and 1922, all Of, them
along with recovery from business depres
sions
The coincidence is natural. Depression
forces down workers wages and thei
working and living conditions: and ex
eTss"'a' -; - -5>-..s
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Chow long ago was your eN-
perience with him." inquired my
friend. ;. -
piled.
ooh" said my friend. "He is
entirely different now. He IS up
and doing. He is on his toes.
Ten years ago. his interest was
more in the stock market and IN
a financial institution of which
he was director. He took his pro-
fession quite casually and made
no attempt to keep abreast of the
times. As YOU know, he lost
every cent he possessed in the
big crash. All he had left was
his profession. AS soon as the
financial institution with which
he was connected, failed and he
lost all of his Investments, he
turned his attention whole heart
edly to his profession. He bepan
to study and to broaden out. Ten
years ago he never attended a
meeting of our society. Now he
never misses a meeting. He is
one of our most enthusiastic
members"
In the foregoing situation, you
see the case of man who was
actually blessed by having every
dollar taken away from him. He
was rich 10 years ago; and being
rich, he was Indifferent to his
professional responsibilities. To-
day he is a happier, more COM
petent man than he was before
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GOOD OLD CALAMITY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

he lost everything including his
home. And the public that he
serves has been blessed, too, by
his seeming misfortune for he is
serving the public better.
Good fortune often comes to
US in the guise of misfortune.
Sometimes we must have severe
discipining before We will turn
our toes in the direction we
should go. Sometimes fate is OBJ
liged to lambaste us mercilessly
with a cat-oIrnine-tails before we
will cOnstructively employ our
energies, our facilities, and our
faculties.
This present generation has an
odd attitude toward life. There
is a common feeling that chill
dren should not be disciplined.
One thing is certain: If we are
not disciplined when we are lit
tie, we certainly shall be disci-
plined when we are big. The
fact is. we are going to be disci-
plined when We become big, no
matter how big we become. But
the more constructive discipline.
we receive while we are little, the
less rigorous discipline we will
need when we become big.
Discipline is the law of this
world. We are here to get it.
And believe me, we do get it.
Tae more we rebel, the harder
we get it and the harder it is to
take.
When we can come to the con-
clasion that our trials and tribu-
lations are good for us and that
to receive them in the right spirit
will not only make them easier
to bear, but will get US through
them the more quickly, we shall
find life much easier to live and
We shall always be on the high
way to a much better life. This
life, you know, is made up of
succession Of lives. / know that
! have lived a dozen or more DIFF
ferent kinds of lives since | came
here.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTION: Dear DR.. Richard
son: Thanks for your encourag.
ing letter. telling me not to take
my little girls tales of magma.
tion and exaggeration too seri.
ously. She still tells yarns" but
when she does, we laugh at them,
as, you suggested doing, and she
joins in the laugh with us. Some
times l say, "Now, did that really
happen? and she says. ."No, | am
juust. playing like" .t s1.
,ANSWER: Now, there is a
mother who warns the cookies of
my heart,-she asks for advice,
gets it, follows it, and then is
considerate enough to tell wheth-
er or not it works. 1t helps us all
to know whether something sug-
gested is good or not. I'd have
been just as we'll pleased if she
had told me that it didn't. work,
or hold on! We were talking
about telling the truth, weren't
we? Honest, I'm sorry / slipped
that time. Of course, but go on
and tell me, anyway.
QUESTION: My baby has a
skin disease that the doctor says
is infantile eczema. l have been
to several doctors, who have
given me different treatments. |
don't mind so much at present;
but | hate to think that the baby
must go through life with a skin
disease. 4 - '...5-
ANSWER: Then don't think it,
for it isn't true. Most cases of
infantile eczema clear up around
the end of the second wear. ire
spective of treatment; and. the,
last doctor on the Job when it
happens gets the credit. So don't
borrow trouble. Infantile eczema
has very little to do with chronic
eczema in older patients, and
rarely runs into it, ~
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Advertise it or you may
have to keep IL
Behind THE SCENES m 80. - y r.
ASEI|NGTON,

IneapoIis, present A. r. or L., otrlcers
will be overridden and there will
be no end of trouble, despite the
workers present tepid leadership
and lack Of organization.
r.n .f y
lSECRETARY ICKES invaded Sec.
- rotary Wallace's favorite field
of religion when he addressed the
Presbyterian General Assembly at
Cleveland. He would have invaded
1t harder If some who looked over
his speech in advance hadn't sug.
gested that it might be just as good
policy not to urge the pastors to
pay more attention to the affairs
OF this world and less to those of
the next. ,a a--,.. ... -......
K Even so, Ickes went as far in
comparing the New Deal with
Christianity as any Republican
campaigner ever did in tying I'D
Herbert Hoover and Abraham Lin.
coin. r .. ..E #. a 80. r.,
at is interesting to recall" he
said, chat Christ's doctrines were
held unconstitutional by the Phari.
sees of his day." ~
Ickes has large and choice vo-
cabulary of profanity, but he left
it in Washington. 49,.
THE Department of Commerce
clipping bureau has received
more copies of editorials on the
Willard Thorp case than on any
other incident in its history. Ninety
per cent OF the editorials protest
the way in which Thorp, head of
the Bureau of, Foreign and Domes.
tic Commerce, was deprived of his
job when Senator. Stephens of
Mississippi persuaded Roosevelt to
withdraw the nomination, 8.
5Thorp, incidentally, has received
offers of two other government
posts and is likely to accept one Of
them. - -. .lsi%Esffs !.
fr"rvrishk 1914. NEA ,saryica. 1no3f
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Stan Correspondent

SE.t service sum correspondent
VJASHINGTON-The steel strike
w threat worries the 'administra'
lion Just enough to make it in.
.eresting. ..
Confidential reports indicating
that chances are against any
major labor blow-up are TEN.
pered by the fact that strikers
have displayed spectacular mill
:ancy in Toledo, Minneapolis and
elsewhere.
One labor expert has just re-
turned from the steel area with
| report that there's about, one
chance in four of strike which
will wreck the present Roosevelt
.abor policy and turn the A. f.
II l.. upside down. .s
Much will depend on the result
",f an internal fight now going on
between conservative officers nj
he A. F. of l.. steel union, which
aad about 5000 members a wear
ago, and leaders of an estimated
$4,000 to 100000 new members
Factors against a serious labor
apheaval in steel are:
The industry is entering the
slack season, when there's heavy
demand for tin.plate> only-a de.
mand which comes from the can.
ners. Will
Roosevelt n ally wouldn't
nave much trouble in getting A. F,
OF l.. leaders to call off the strike
They don't want one.
The steel industry is well or.
ganized and well heeled. probably
more closely knit for defense than
any other major industry. 1t has
the best developed labor spy sys.
tenn of any and apparently is viii.
Ing to spend large sums to break
O strike.
But II resentment, is5as bitter'
~ that shown in Toledo ana Min!