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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Flax Market
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, May 9. W.P)-Stocks
today lost their gains of the preced-
ing session while silver futures de-
clined 5 to SO points; rubber futures
broke lao points; wheat sold off as
to y cent a bushel; corn off Y to
Y cent; rye off l to IL cents; and
cotton off nearly 81 a bale.
Trading turned dull in stocks.
In the silver division, U. S. Smelt-
ing touched 1141s, off 6 points,
while American Smelling was at
38&, off 2as; and Cerro De Pasco
81 Is, off rs, and Howe Sound As,
off rs.
Leading industrials followed the
silvers down. American Can was
weak, touching SO for a loss of 212
points. Montgomery Ward made a
new low for the year at 251a, off rs
points.
Westinghouse Electric, Woolworth,
General Electric, Allied Chemical,
Loew's and Schenley were off
point or more.
Rubber shares declined fractions
to point on the break in rubber flu
ture prices. Wet stocks fell off with
Schenley. Chemicals were down.
Automobile shares held we'll in
the face Of reports from the steel
industry indicating the automobile
business had reached its peak for
the season.
Selling came into railroad issues
again with Atchison down a point
and smaller losses in New York Gen.
trail, Pennsylvania, and Southern
Pacific.
Sugar shares did nothing follow
ing signing of the sugar bill. Sugar
futures also were little changed,
while spot sugar rose points.
Stock sales today approximated
100000 shares against 100000
yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: industrial 95.71, off
LAS; railroad 43.64, off O.93; utility
22.67, off 0.24.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
OCEANSIDE
GROUP HERE
AS BOOSTERS

The annual tour of a committee
from the Oceanside chamber of
commerce was IN this city Tuesday
telling the people of the beauties
and advantages Of the Oceansi6e
beach.
The committee consisting of Paul
Beck, publisher and immediate
past president of the coast city
chamber of commerce, A. c. MAIDEN,
another past president. and Ed
Pogue, chairman of the advertising
committee, stopped in various local
business houses and left descriptive
folders of the Oceanside beach.
"We look for one of. the best
seasons since 1927 said Beck
when he called at The Press office.
''Our beach season starte earlier
than usual tnfs year, with many
bathers and weekend vacationiStS.
"Already the fish have started
to run,' he continued. "The day
before we left there was a run of
barracuda at the Oceanside fish
ing and pleasure pier, and several
hundred of these fish, up to six
pounds in weight, were landed.
The Oceanside chamber of COM
merce is urging the people from
the inland to spend cool and &C.
onomical vacation at their beach.
Rates are very reasonable, and
there is every accommodation at
this beach, known as the finest in
the southland.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

The first carload of cantaloupes
was shipped on April l. The can
taloupe season is we'll underway
with extra fine quality of melons.
Shipments have been unusually
light and the indications are that
| they will continue light throughout
! the entire season. Mildew has
made heavy inroads on some Of
the late fields, according to the
monthly report of B. A. Harrigan.
county agricultural commissioner.
| Fifty-six thousand pounds of
poison bran has been spread over
fields that were heavily infested
with grasShopperS. Very good con-
troll has been had in most instanc-
es. Through the cooperation of the
SERA, and the board of supervis-
ors, this office has been able to
keep the grasshopper situation we'll
in hand AS there has been made
available several hundred men with
which to carry on the work OF
control. New fields and new out
breaks are being reported daily, but
it has been possible to treat the
fields as fast as they are reported.
The hoppers seem to have a pre-
ference for alfalfa. 1t is quite
probable that if the infestations
keep up all summer that the al
falfa crop will be somewhat light
err than might normally be eX-
pected.
An extra heavy harvest of toma-
month, with an exceptionally good
price maintained most of the time.
The Farmers Cooperative Tomato
Growers association has been quite
a factor in regulating the out-go-
ing shipments. This in return has
held a firmer price.
Small loads of watermelons were
shipped out the last few days of
April. The quality and sizes are
both very good.
The following goods were in
spected and passed into Imperial
county during the month of April,
1884:
$50 ornamentals. 35 rose bushes,
II chrysanthemums, II iris, 33 mis-
cellaneous bulbs, 230 grapefruit
trees, 35 lantanas, 10 bougainvillea,
10 bignonia tweediana, orna-
mental trees. pecan tree, 10 carob
trees, 7 bottle trees, 7 fruit trees,
6 grapevines, 81 youngberry vines,
$500 strawberry plants, sack hon
eyball seed, sack alfalfa seed,
3l01 boxes oranges, 1874 boxes lem
ons, carloads bananas.
Quarantine reflections consisted
of 100 boxes oranges rejected be-
cause of scale infestation.
Outgoing shipments included 500
carloads carrots, "a carloads toma-
toes, SO carloads grapefruit, Gil
carloads cantaloupes, 16 carloads
mixed melons.
Standardization reflections includ-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
HARRIGANS REPORT SAYS MELONS
FINE BUT SHIPMENTS STILL LIGHT

ed 1921 crates cantaloupes reject
ed for not meeting the require
ments of the California fruit, nut
and vegetable Standardization law;
1907 crates tomatoes rejected for not
meeting the requirements of the
California fruit, nut and vegetable
standardization law.
Apiary inspection included 81 ap-
iaries inspected, 2155 colonies in
spected, SO colonies infected with
American foul brood, destroyed by
burning.
Weights and measures inspection
consisted of 18 counter scales test
ed and sealed without correction,
counter scale out of order, spring
scales tested and sealed after cor
rection, "a spring scales tested and
sealed without correction, 4 spring
scales out of order, ID computing
scales tested and sealed after cor
rection,
1856 computing scales tested and
sealed without correction, 9 COM
putting scales out of order, 4 plat
form scales tested and sealed after
correction, 78 platform scales
tested and sealed without corerc-
ton, 80 weights tested and sealed,
l weight out of order, l liquid
measures tested and sealed after
correction, a liquid measures test
ed and sealed without correction,
10 measuring pumps tested and
sealed after correction, 287 meas
uring pumps tested and sealed
without correction, 30 measuring
pumps out of order, 1875 packages
inspected and found not marked
with net weight, 275 packages in
spected and found to be short
weight, 122 packages inspected and
found to be correct.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
GRADUATION
DAYS NEAR

Commencement is close for the
various students of the valley and
the firsts lists of graduates have
already been received at the coun-
ty superintendent of schools office.
Colorado school and Glamis each
have one eighth grade graduate,
that from Colorado being Howard
William Gray, and that from Gla-
mis-, Billy Hamilton.
Wilson school has not decided
definitely on its date for COM
mencement but Central Union high
school, as previously announced in
The Press, has chosen June l for
the graduation exercises.
Commencement exercises for the
Central Junior college, in all prob
ability, will be held Tuesday, May
20, in the high school auditorium.
Judge Benjamin Bledsoe will de-
liver the main address of the eve
ming. Musical selections planned
by Miss Lucille Krause, head of the
music department, will furnish the
remainder of the program.
Caps and gowns, the traditional
attire for college graduates, will be
worn by the 20 candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Sinclair To Hold
Rally Next Week

Upton Sinclair, noted novelist,
and candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, will be
the speaker at an open meeting to
be conducted at Wilson school aud
itorium on Wednesday evening
May 16 at 7:45, it was announced
today.
The meeting will be sponsored
by the Democratic club of Ell Cen
tro and a cordial invitation to the
public to attend is extended by
Jack Riordan, president of the club
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, May 9. U.D -
Stocks moved irregularly within a
fractional range in early trading
on the Los Angeles stock exchange
today. Volume was only fair.
Lockheed Aircraft, with 1000
shares sold, had brief buying
furry to rise rs to az.
Transamerica was down Is at
Gas, 500 shares being sold.
On volume of 500 shares or less,
Edison common was down Is at
16A, Emsco Derrick and Equipment
was up u at z; Pacific Gas COM
mon was up " at 17B, and Union
Oil was down Il at 1875.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Values! Bargainsl Clever
Styles! New Printsl All of
these things and many more
features are included in the
big parade of street dresses
now in procession at Mont
gomery Wards. Imagine get
ting a ducky little wash dress
in the very smartest of styles
for Only $2.77. We hardly be-
lieved our eyes when we saw
these lovely frocks in the
window, marked special and
when the manager told us
they were only $2.77 we DASH
ed back here madly to tell
all of the Imperial Valley
ladies that we had found a
way to replinish that depleted
summer wardrobe. Don't hes
itate go and see these de-
lightful cool sport dresses in
fascinating wash materials.
Remember, ladies, you will
find them at Montgomery
Ward and Co., "The House
of Exceptional Values"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Wise women know that a
little change every season
helps keep a mans love. We
humbly suggest a couple of
hours in Rheba's Beauty Sal
on, lis So. 5th, Professional
Bldg. where you can get a
new permanent, a new make
up chart for your complex
ion, and a little skin toning.
You'll have a new lease on
life - and love - and their
prices are irresistible.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
Farm Center To
Hear GlQssford

General Pelham D. Glassford will
give a short talk at the meeting
of ce-WeStmorland farm CEN
ter to be held in the Westmorland
school Friday evening, May II, at
7:30 o'clock.
In addition to the talk by Glass
ford, Chester Vaughn, fire chief of
Westmorland, will talk as will
Frank G.. Beyschlag, farm advi or.
Recreation and refreshments have
been planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

There now just when
Mothers in the midst of O
busy day of housework
won't it be a thrill to re-
ceive your Mothers Day
Gift! Shirer Drug Store has
a diversified list of sugges-
tions to remember HER with
on May 18th. Cosmetics are
one of the many gifts that
enable you to give an ex-
quisite expression of your
sentiment to the best pal Of
all.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

We're brushing up on our
beachcombers and after do
ing the town we find that
j. c. Penny Co. has just the
thing for beach apparel.
Those Speedy Swim -aways"
in bright hues and sunback
styles are marvelously low
priced. Ladies swim suits $2.98
Mems trunks, $1.98 and chill
dren's suits from size two
are selling for as little as 79c.
Their belts and caps will add
zest to your swim and beach
stroll.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

A star of gold or even plat
mum to M. o. Kings for
their new "Hold-Up" hosiery.
They're new they're dis
tinctive they're econom-
ical. Girls, you wear them
and love them. The tops are
elasticized and you can wear
them just above the knee or
conveniently roll them down.
Kings are offering them this
weekend for only $1.25 in
the new 'Taffy" and Fair
way" shades.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Electric Shoe Shop, 1872 s.
5th is a box of magic to our
way of thinking. We hardly
recognized our last summers
white pumps when We got
them back all creamy white
and with new soles. Here's a
tip to the graduates see
Mrs. Woody about dyeing
your pumps to match your
graduation gown.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

The feasts OF Bacchus have
nothing on the meals at
Sherwood's Coffee Shop, 5th
and Main, so far as divine
dishes and epicurean per-
fection are concerned. II you
want to make a snatzy hit
with the girl friend or a dig
nified impression on your
business prospects take
them to Sherwood's for
luncheon or dinner. Delic-
ious wines and cooling beer
are served with their meals.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Many of the new spring
dresses are easily washed at
home but very difficult to
press. Some of them will act
ually MELT under too hot an
iron. If your dress is not too
badly wrinkled telephone 435,
or take it to Marsh's Dry
Cleaners in the Barbara
Worth Hotel Building, and
they will give you a "clean
only for SOC for a one piece
dress. You may not need to
retouch it =. and the saving
is worth while.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Ell Centre Beauty Shop in
the Professional Bldg. is doing
wonderful things for complex
ions this summer. Phone AZ
for appointment and let them
teach you how to avoid wind
burn and sunburn. Buy a
complete treatment ensemble
of La Finne creams, powd-
ers, and you'll be introduce
ing yourself to the best avail
able at really budget prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
POULTRYMEN TO MEET

Possibility of enlarging the poul-
try producers association will be
discussed at meeting of poultry
men to be held tonight in the
Holtville Chamber of Commerce
building. H. Lee Landerman, as
sistant farm advisor, is meeting
with the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

If you have a passion for
shoes and have the idea you
are hard to fit, there's a
thrill in store for you at
Karl's Shoe store, They have
the most delightful array of
sport, street and evening
shoes this side of Paris :.
the graduste-to-be will go
into rhapsodies over the
charming foot-gear to harm
onize with her gown.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Johnson's Baby Shop has
everything the young heir or
heiress will wear, from didee
pins to overalls for fun in
the sun. And, if you know
some one who's blessed event.
ing. get together all her
friends and have a stork
shower for the mite-to-be.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

It's very diplomatic for
graduates to do their shop
ping before the last little
minute! The Style Shop. 727
Main certainly knows its
fashions, and whether you've
been ordered to appear in a
sport dress or a courtly even-
ing gown, they'll dress you
sumptuously. We saw some
of the local debs preening in
adorable metalisse frocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
The Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and warm tonight and
, Thursday; low humidity; gentle to
moderate wind from the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .................104
Minimum today ...................68 SO
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature Observation-Disclosures.
Humidity ................................. IA
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Humidity .................................... 25
Z Reading at 5 p. m. Yesterday
Temperature ...............96
Humidity ...................... %
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09
L. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, May 9. W.P) =
Hogs, ITS. Weak to lower; bulk but
chers 3.20-350; quotable top around
4.
Cattle, TOO. Steady; fed steers and
yearlings 5-6.40; unclaimed Imper-
ials at 5-5.35; Imperials and Cali
fornia grass cows 3-375; low cutters
to common 1.50-3.15.
Calves, 100. Steady; vealers 6.50-7.
Sheep, none; holdovers, 100. Stea-
dy; medium spring lambs TBS; COM
mon ewes 1.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-09

Huzzasl Hurraysl Bravos!
Get out the brass band, un-
furl your flags, the Big Par
ade is on the way.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13
ilv incomes 5000 to $1,000.

II iOOlIN PS,ocO ~ Y1CSVCO
Adding these groups together we find that
"a per cent of the population Of the United
States can thus be classified as wealthy or we'll
to-do, while 76.3 per cent make the barest liv-
ing at best (even in a prosperity year, or more
often than not are at a poverty level. The mid
die class in between - those supposedly re
preventative Americans about whom there is
so much political ballyhoo represent at most
1916 per cent of the population, or much less if
one is not inclined to include individuals with
from 81 500 to $500 in the middle class group.
Whereas the wealthy and well-to-do make
up only "a per cent of the population, they hog
many, many times their share of the goods and
services their poorer brethren produce. These
two groups" says the study, account for 9 per
cent Of the total spent by all families and un-
attached individuals for food, 10 per cent of the
total for shelter and home maintenance, 10 per
cent of the total for attire, and 80 per cent of the
total for other living"
"On the other hand, the subsistence and pow
erty group, including families with incomes I'M
der ST ,50O and unattached individuals with in
comes under $3.50, constitute Al per cent of the
population. Yet they account for only u per
cent of the total spent by all families and un-
attached individuals for food, Il per cent of the
total for shelter and home maintenance, u per
cent of the total for attire, and II per cent Of
the total for other living"
Conclusions reached by the authors of the
study are that "the United States has not reach
ed a stage of economic development in which it
is possible to produce more than the American
people as a whole would like to consume; . and
that a comparatively small increase in family in
comes would create a c%onsumptive demand in
excess of the potential productive capacity of
the country in 1929. They seek on this basis
to make an argument against the shortening of
the working day, but they do not take issue with
the gripping control Of the productive forces by
a small owning class, who not only divert pur-
chasing power from the masses to themselves
but prevent the latter from working to supply
their own needs.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13
Another Red-Hunt is Launched

DIR. Writ did not become a martyr to public
ridicule in vain. The torch with which he hunt
ed under the government bedstead for bolshevik
bogeymen has now been handed down to a new
organization which describes itself as America
First, Inc"
This body in its announcement hints ominously
of radicals in government office ("federal pro-
ponents Of alien doctrines" it calls them) and
promises to give the New Deal an x-ray ex-
posture intended to protect the constitution from
subversive attacks throughout all future genera
tons"
The announced sponsors of America First!
are worthy successors to DR.. Writ. James True,
president, has for some time been a writer of
amazing red exposures" which reached their
climax recently when he announced that there
were two Communists in the cabinet. True
m~odestly advertises himself as probably the
first to warn industry of the Communistic trend
of the administration.
Robert B.. Armstrong, vice president, was Asst.
Sec. of the Treasury under Theodore Roosevelt
and has been Washington correspondent of the
Los Angeles Times. He wrote the releases for
the Durable Goods Industries Committee, which
expressed the anti7labor opinions of big en-
ployers and which America First, Inc. describes
as practically the only defense of industry dur
ing the present administration.
Walter L. Reynolds, ecretary-treasurer, was
secretary of the House Committee headed by
Hamilton Fish which hunted Communists in
1881. Since that time he has been in red-hunt-
ing business professionally as secretary of the
American Alliance, which is described as IAN or
ganization coordinating the anti-C Communist ac-
tivities of all patriotic societies in the United
States"
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13
Study Shows Class Divisions

A searchlight is thrown on the widening gulf
that separates rich and poor in the United States
by the second volume published by the Brook
ings Institution in its series on the "Distribu-
ton of Wealth and Income in Relation to Econ
omic Progress" Its charts and statistics relate
the actual income which goes to different groups
Of the population, and the manner in which they
snend this income. It reveals that even in the
prosperous year 1929 total family income OF
more than q per cent OF the families in the
country was less than $1,000. One-tenth of l
per cent of the families at the top of the income
scale received about as much as AZ per cent at
the bottom.
The volume is entitled, Americas Capacity
to Consume" and is by Maurice Leven, Harold
G. Moulton and Clark Warburton (272 pages.
$500. The first in the series was entitled,
Americas Capacity to Produce" Later volu-
mes will deal with the relations between con-
sumption and production and attempt conclus-
ions as to ways and means Of bringing about a
more effectively functioning economic system"
The facts and figures in this study show in
sharpest outlines the class divisions in American
society. A vast majority Of the population,
workers and farmers with bare subsistence or
poverty income a tiny minority, wealthy people
controlling the money power of the country; and
in between, a comparatively small middle class,
with fairly comfortable income.
That the share of the rich is growing faster
than that Of the poor is noted in one OF the books
conclusions. There has been a tendency" it
states, "at least during the last decade or SO, for
the inequality in the distribution of income to
be accumulated. That is to say, while the in
comes of the masses of the people were rising
during this period" Cup to 1920 "the incomes
of those in the upper income levels increased
with greater r%apidity."
A table classifying income into groups, dur
ing the boom year 1925, puts 90 per cent Of the
population into the wealthy" group, with in
dividual incomes of $4,000 and over and family
incomes of $4,000 and over. Individuals with
incomes over $4,000 and families with more than
$4,000 are classified as the second group, des-
cribed as well-to-do and representing l8 per
cent Of the population.
At the other end of the scale 400 per cent of
the population is classified in the Subsistence
and poverty" group, with Individual incomes un-
der $3.50 and family incomes under 81, 500 this
in 1929, so one can imagine the extent of this
group now. The minimum comfort group" re-
presenting individual incomes from $3.50 to $1,000
and family incomes of from $1,500 to $1,000, is
reported to include 35.7 per cent Of the popula-
ton.
In between are two groups whose incomes are
classified as comfortable and moderate cir
cumstances." In moderate circumstances are
said to be 1877 per cent Of the population with
individual incomes from $500 to $500 and
family incomes $4,000 to $1,000. The comfort
able" represent SO per cent of the population,
with individual incomes $500 to $1,000 and fam
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13

NEW YORK. - (FP) - Declaring
hat the average wage Of SO a week
for substitute p~ostoffice employees is
not in conformity with the NRA, the
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13

National Association of Substitute
Postoffice Employees sent a telegram
to President Roosevelt asking for re-
adjustment.
4 y 4
WASHINGTON.-(FP)-W h e n
steel company executives affronted
William Green, A. F. of L. head, by
marching out of the office of Secre-
tary of Labor Perkins because Green
was there, they challenged both Or
gained labor and the NRA, labor
feels. Miss Perkins must decide
whether she will insist on their recog-
milton OF a member of the Labor Ad-
visory Board selected to represent the
labor movement in the steel hearings.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-13

court in Charlotte will decide whether
IS Gastonia strikers and organizer.
are to be el%ectrocuted for conspiracy
to murder, and three women organi-
GERS sent to jail for life. They de-
Tended their tent colony from illegal
raid by drunken police.