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Evening star., 1934-09-29

FOR RENT-FURNITURE.
FOR RENT-cOMPLETE FURNISHINGS
for Groom and kitchen apt Good things
TO responsible party. Columbia 4ls1.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
STRIKE UP To
LABOR BOARD

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. U.p) =
The National Labor Relations
board today held the key to the
question OF whether 100000 work.
men will drop work at the looms of
the textile mills.
The board was designated by
Francis j. German, chief spokes-
man of the United Textile workers,
as the only agency which can pre-
vent strike.
With the board indicating moth
ing of what action it might take,
the strike plans were pushed with
vigor. The union plansa walkout
shortly before sept. l unless an ac-
ceptable answer to demands is re-
ceived.
Union officers were directed to
meet today at Charlotte, N. c.;
Providence, R. l., and other large
textile centers to perfect details of
the strike action.
The strike, if called, will be the
largest the "new deal' has seen.
Regional strike headquarters are
being established in all textile CEN
ters. Special committees will sup
ervise the various spheres of strike
activity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

Tomatoes will be the only COM
modify grown in Imperial Valley
which will in all probability be af-
fected by the new Cuban American
reciprocal trade treaty signed last
night by President Roosevelt, ac-
cording to announcement made at
chamber of commerce headquar-
ters this morning. Manager Hays
of the chamber, had been in tele-
phone COMMUNICATION early this
month with G. B. Moore, manager
Western Growers Protective ASSo-
citation, to ascertain if the cham
ber might join with other interest
ed groups in protesting the effect
of the new trade treaty upon I'M
perial Valley agriculture, particu-
larly the winter vegetable industry.
Growers, shippers and other in
terested organizations, have pro-
tested vigorously against this tar
iff reduction on agricultural COM
moditieS, during all the past
months while negotiations were
made, protested at the moment of
signing the trade treaty, and inn
mediately after its publication re-
newed their protests. and began ac-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
LOVE MART
INQUIRY MAY
BE REOPENED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. U.P)-
Reports that investigation would
be reopened into the notorious
Hollywood love mart" case were
current today when the county
grand jury met in special session.
1t was rumored that certain
members of the jury favored ap-
pointment of a special prosecutor
to various aspects of the case.
More than two years ago, Olive
Day Clark was convicted on NOR
ais charges in connection with the
"love mart" William Jobelman,
alleged accomplice in the ring
which assertedly arranged meet
ings between young girls and men,
was acquitted.
John P. Mills, prominent busi-
ness man, was accused in con-
nection with the mart" but charg-
es against him were dismissed when
Clarice Tauber, chief states wit
ness, disappeared. 1t was later
learned she married a sailor.
The Tauber girl is said to have
told an earlier jury she was one
of 200 girls supplied to wealthy
patrons through Hollywood clear
ing house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
MEET DEATH
On HIGHWAY
EARLY TODAY
Well Known Couple Instantly
Killed When Car Hits Truck
Near Coyote Wells.
BLINDED BY OTHER CAR
Believe Lights Of Approaching
Auto Obscured Drivers View
Of Road.
BLINDED BY OTHER CAR

What had been planned as
joyous outing trip to San Diego
was suddenly changed into grim
tragedy at 2.30 o'clock this morn
ing when Lou r. Philley, al, we'll
known local businessman, his wife,
Mrs. Lula Philley, 81, and his
sister, Mrs. Dorothy Fitzgerald.
were instantly killed i'll an auto
mobile wreck on the San Diego
highway, mile and a half west
of Coyote Wells.
According to Tillman Daley, state
traffic officer who Investigated the
tragedy, the Philley car ran under
the back end of a hay truck which
had stalled on the highway at
that point. Trouble in the feed
line of. the truck had caused it to
stop just minute or two before
the accident, according to the
statement of C. j. Thornton, Ell
Cajon, driver of the truck.
All lights were burning on the
truck at the time and Thornton
was investigating the cause of the
trouble when the crash occurred.
He told Daley that another auto
mobile was coming from the west
at the time and, apparently, its
headlights had blinded Philley,
making it impossible for him to
notice the truck directly In his
path.
The bodies were brought to the
B. E. Lemons funeral parlors here
with funeral arrangements to be
announced later.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, whose home was
in Montana, is survived by
daughter residing in Oakland.
The Philleys and Mrs. Fitzgerald
had come over from the coast
late yesterday and were re-
turning to Ocean Village where Joe
Philley, eight year old son of the
tragedy victims, was staying with
Mrs. Chet Hartigan and Mrs. Ed
Hall, friends of the family.
Mrs. Fitzgerald had not seen her
brother in 25 years. She had been
visiting in Oakland and came to
Ocean Village where the Philleys
were spending their vacation, for
a visit, leaving her daughter Dor
othy in Oakland
Yesterday the Philleys accepted
her suggestion to bring her over
here so that she could see the val
ley They dined last night with
friends and spent the evening in
conversation
Deciding that their house, which
had not been opened for some time,
would be too uncomfortable for
sleeping, they decided to leave for
the coast, stopping at Jacumba
where they had a cabin, to spend
the night there.
Philley told friends that he was
not the least bit sleepy and that
it would be more comfortable and
pleasant driving on a moonlight
night than in the heat of the day.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
VALLEY TOMATOES AFFECTED BY
RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CUBA

lively to campaign to set it aside.
"Other trade treaties, unfortu-
nately, will undoubtedly follow the
Cuban tariff agreement, stnted
Manager Hays. Our concern here
will of course be for whatever such
reciprocal tariff treaty is made
with the Republic of Mexico, whose
products already enter actively into
competition with the agricultural
commodities grown in Imperial
Valley. Without question the tariff
on toc~oes entering this country
from Mexico will be reduced, in
line with the reduction made on
Cuban tomatoes. Peas, it is un-
derstood, will come in under tar
riff reduced to Ia cents per pound,
instead of the present 312 cent tar
iff. This plan of reciprocal low
cred tariffs is designed to promote
greater worldwide commerce, and
theoretically he said, "to bene-
fit the country as a whole. But
the lowering of the tariffs on peas,
tomatoes and other winter vege-
tables which we produce in I'm
perial Valley is going to have any
thing but a beneficial effect upon
our growers and our lands here. !"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
GRAND CANYON
MARK DROPS

River readings posted at the ir-
rigation district office for today
show a drop of l40 second feet in
the flow of the Colorado river at
the Grand Canyon station since
yesterday. Today's reading is 25l0
second feet. Other points along the
river remained at yesterdays levels
with the exception of Yuma which
showd a foot rise over the l9 Sec
ond feet of, yesterday.
No information was received here
today relative to weather condi-
tions along the river basin. 1t is
expected that the 1920 second feet
head which was reported at Grand
Canyon last Monday will reach the
diversion intake early next week.
Filling of the city reservoirs con-
tinues and with another day or
two of pumping the several ponds
and reservoirs at the city water
plant will again be filled to capa-
city,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
SURVEY
Of ECONOMIC
STATUS HERE
SERA Agent Holds Conference
With County Emergency Re-
lief Committee.

Under the direction of M. H. Le-
wis, SERA field agent for Southern
California a meeting Of the county
emergency reiieI committee was
held here this morning. Object of
the meeting was to make an econ
omic survey of conditions existing
in the valley relative to what might
have to be done here within the
next few months if the present wa
ter shortage continues.
Project for women were also con-
sidered Much time was devoted to
the consideration of sanitary dam
gers to be encountered in the con-
tinued lowering of water supplies.
The committee discussed the situa-
ton relative to aliens both as to
the work they might do and also
direct relief given to them.
The processing of cattle at the
slaughter house located in Imperial
was also brought up for discussion.
IL Wdo pOlllICu Oup Ny iiiCiiiOSic ~
the committee that the cattle pur-
chased under the terms of the
drought relief program were all
shipped to Los Angeles for slaugh-
ter and processing while the same
work could be done here at low
er cost, particularly since this plan
would do away with the necessity
of again. shipping this meat back
into the valley to be distributed to
persons on relief rolls.
Lewis got in touch with Los An
geles SERA headquarters on the
telephone during the meeting and
discussed the situation with Off
cials there. AS a result this matter
will be taken up for further con-
sideration and a decision is expect
ed within a day or two. Lewis in
formed the committee that it is
the purpose of the SERA in all its
plans and programs to attempt to
maintain all things equal in all
places, in other words, to have work
done wherever it can be performed
satisfactorily.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
MAY RECALL
SACRAMENTO
GRAND JURY

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. IS.
W.P)-Plans to recall the Sacra-
mento county grand jury were
made today after four of six
counts of criminal syndicalism
against II asserted Communists
were dismissed in superior court
here.
The four counts were ordered
stricken from the indictments be-
cause they were not specific, but
the other two charging the forma-
tion of radical cubs and conspir-
acy to overthrow the government
will stand.
Meantime the police trial Of vag-
rancy charges against "a reputed
Communists, including the II ac-
cuseJ of syhdicalism, was near
ing sn end.
Defendants in both cases include
such recognized leaders as Caroline
Decker and Pat Chambers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Women Flyers
Remain ALoft

CHICAGO. Aug. 25. U.P)-Work-
ing toward the end of their second
day in the air, Jean LeRene of Dali
las and Mary Owens of Fort Worth
notified ground assistants in their
endurance flight attempt today
that "we need more to eat.'' !
The girls completed 36 hours
aloft at tbs a. m. (CST) with
another reiueling and a breakfast
few minutes later of grapefruit,
bacon, eggs, toast and coffee. A
note dropped on Curtiss airport
said their appetite was growing and
they were not weary.
Kenneth Hunter, once co-holder
of the mems endurance fight rec
ord and pilot of the girls refuel-
ing ship, said both women were
grease-covered but smiling when he
gave them 80 gallons of gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
DEAD IN
AUTO CRASH

HANFORD, Calf, Aug. 25. <U.R)
Relatives today identified the
bodies of four men killed in a
grade crossing accident on the
Laton- Fresno highway at the Luc-
erne vineyards.
Authorities said that the victims
of a collision last night between
an automobile and a Santa Fe r. r.
freight train were:
Frank P. Brum, 81, single, Riv-
erdale, an automobile salesman.
Glenn c. Rush, 81, married,
route No. l, Laton.
H. L. McCune, 33, single, route
No. l, Laton, a service station op-
orator.
A. F.. Silver, Hardwick, a dairy
man.
Skid marks on the highway
showed that the driver, believed to
have been Brum. made frantic ef-
forts to stop the machine as it
approached the crossing. He failed
and the automobile struck the rear
drive wheel of the freight train
locomotive. Engineer c. E. Reed
said he was moving slowly at the
time.
One of the men was thrown out
on the pavement. He died within
five minutes. The other three were
killed instantly. crushed in the
wreckage of the machine, which
was registered to the firm of Ack-
er and Brown, automobile dealers
of Riverdale.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
SEEK TRAIL
Of CANISTER

ST. PAUL. Aug. 25 W.p)-With
the body of Homer Van Meter
travelling in a baggage car toward
the home of his brother in Fort
Wayne, Ind, for burial, police and
federal agents concentrated today
on quest of George tBaby Face)
Nelson, last important survivor OF
the John Dillinger gang.
They questioned again Opal Null
ligan, red-headed young waitress
whose parents repeatedly gave the
tip that led Van Meter to death
In a police ambush.
Principally police hoped to locate
Van Meters hideout. There, they
thought. they might find a clue to
the whereabouts Of Nelson, the
killer who shot Federal Agent w.
Carter Baum in escaping from am
bush last spring at Little Bohemia
Lodge in Northern Wisconsin.
Chicago police were asked to ar
rest Marion Mickey Conforti, Van
Meters sweetheart before he left
her for Miss Mulligan. 1t was re-
ported she was in st. Paul with
Van Meter two weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
PASADENA'S
BRIDGE TAKES
ANOTHER LIFE

PASADENA, Calf, Aug. 25. U.P
Losing desperate struggle to
pull his wife to death with him,
Charles R. Winkleman, 45, leaped
from the Colorado street bridge
over Arroyo Seco today and was
mangled on the rocks more than
two hundred feet below.
He was the 58th person to end
his life from suicide bridge"
His wife, Ella, 38, was scratched
and bruised in the struggle and
was treated at emergency hospital.
The couple, parents of four child
rem, had been estranged.
A note was found in Winkle-
mans clothing. 1t read:
Dear Wife Ella:
Sorry I had to do this but I
couldn't stand any longer to see you
go out with men, and my children
home alone. So you can have all
the dance halls and boy friends,
as you call them, but remember
you will get yours some day. So
please show a little respect, if you
have none for yourself. God bless
my children and make them hap
Dy."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

for information regarding an az
legged proposal for establishment OF
government news service.
The attack climaxed a series of
similar statements by Schall charg-
ing the President planned to estab-
lish press censorship and con-
tending the administration was en-
dangering the freedom of the press.
Schall IS statement was a declar-
alton that the President IS request
suggested a constant effort to
mislead and fool the public"
He said the request was mott
vated by ga desire to make your
self appear before the people of
the United States as a champion
of a free press. !"
This, Schall said, was "as in
sincere as your promises to the
people when you accepted the De-
mocratic nomination at Chicago" "
In a telegram to Schall, the pre-
sident had said:
"Since I should assume that the
statements were not made without
a basis of fact request that you
give me the benefit of such facts
as you have in support of the char
ges you caused to be made. Once
these facts are in my hands, they
will receive immediate attention In
order to make possible the things
you say will be done, because I am
Just as much opposed to them as
you are.
"You will be rendering a real
service if you will promptly let me
have the facts on which you based
the charges made
Senator Replies
In his statement today, Schall
said that:
'For me to chronicle all of the
attempts of your administration to
throttle the press and free speech
all known to you and approved
by you in advance-would be but to
recite incidents with which you are
entirely familiar. If it were not for
the fact that I see in your request
for information an attempt on
your part to appear as victim of
your own bureaucracy instead of
its chief organizer, would be in
clined to ignore your telegram
Schall cited several alleged at
tempts in the last congress to pass
bills which threatened the security
of the press but did not make any
further statement about the sup
posed government news service.
He had said he was informed the
government planned to institute a
free news service for papers which
supported the administration. Pa
pers critical of the administration
would have to pay for their news,
he declared. The plan was intend
ed, Schall asserted, to run the Uni
ted Press, Associated Press and
similar news gathering agencies out
of business.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
VIOLENCE IN
OHIO STRIKE
Leader Reported Attacked And
Kidnapped While Bomb Is
Thrown AT Mayors House.

McGUFFEY, Ohio, Aug. 25. U.P)
Striking onion weeders fled for
their lives today before the wrath
of townspeople angered by the
bombing of the home of Mayor
Godfrey OFT.
Mobs surged through the short
main street of the town after hav-
ing kidnapped Okey O'Dell, mill
tant leader of the ragged onion
weeders who have kept the region
in turmoil for three months with
their demands for higher wages
and shorter hours.
O'Dell, seized while being ques-
toned about the bombing, which
was blamed on strikers, was beaten
severely and taken to the Hardin
county line. He was thrown from a
truck and released with a stern
warning to "stay out of the onion
fieldS.'
The belligerent O'Dell refused to
heed the arning, however. He came
back to town, barricaded himself
in his home at the outskirts, and
defied the mob with a pistol.
He was the only leader of the
agricultural strike to defy the an
cry mob. Others fled from the vii
lage when trucks carrying non-un-
ion workers raced thorugh the
streets in search of strikers whom
they blamed for the bombing. Cit
izens stayed indoors.
With a pistol in one hand and g
club in the other, O'Dell stood ir
his front yard, his face swoller
and blood -smeared, and defied his
antagonists to "come and get me
if you think you can.o
u7he dynamite blast, climaxing
three months of violence in the
onion marShlandS, wrecked the
mayor IS home at 3 a. m. OFT and
his wife were thrown from their
beds. Windows all over the village
were broken.
The room in which the mayor s
daughter usually slept was demol-
ished by the explosion. Luckily, the
girl was out of town for the week.
end.
McGUFFEY, Ohio, Aug. 25. (U.P)
-Okey O'Dell, militant leader OF
the strike Of 750 union weeders In
the Scioto marshlands, was report
ed abducted and possibly slain to-
day.
A mob of 200 men raided house
in which he was being held for safe
keeping by officers.
The last seen of O'Dell. accord
ing to reports reaching the sher-
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
IolUa Discontinues
Tax On Property

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 25. U.P)
The state of Iowa today aban-
doned the historic principle of tax
ing general property to support
the state government.
Announcement was made by the
state board of assessment and re-
view that for the first time in
Iowa history the % mill levy, COL
lecting $6,460,00O to run the state,
will not be levied this fall. Collec-
tions of the new two per cent re-
tail sales tax have raised the sum
necessary to run the state.
General property will be taxed,
however, as in the past, to pay
city, county and school expenses.
These collections are expected to
be offset in 1885 by refund to the
counties of about $10,0O0,000 from
the sales tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Offer ReUord For
Robbers Capture

NEW YORK. Aug. 25. U.P) -
The hunt for the gang that COM
mitted the $427,950 armored car
holdup in Brooklyn last Tuesday
was intensified today with an
nouncement that reward in ex-
cess of $25,0O0,O00 will be offered
for the capture.
The announcement was made by
R. S. Dempsey, vice president of
the United States Trucking Corp,
owners of the armored car.
Meanwhile, by land and sea, the
largest forces engaged in man.
hunt il the east since the Lind
bergh kidnapping concentrated the
search on the New Jersey shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
ROOSEVELT GIVES SPANKING
SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA
President Rebukes Schall For Caustic Letter
And Closes Discussion On Charge That
Control Of Papers Sought

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. UP)-
President Roosevelt in sharply
worded telegram today to Sen.
Thomas D. Schall, r., Mimi, said
he considered the incident closed
in connection with Schall's charge
that the administration was plan
ming to set up its own controlled
news agency to supercede privately
operated organizations.
The President in the following
telegram to Schall said:
Yesterday I sent you a telegram
in good faith because you had made
statement that persons in the
administration were planning some
form of press or radio government
controlled news agency designed to
Supercede private news agencies.
AS any such plan would be con-
trary to the administrations policy,
I requested you with the utmost
politeness to give me the facts be-
hind your charges. Today I received
from you vituperative two-page
letter which gives no facts and does
not answer my simple request. The
incident is closed.
Franklin D. Roosevelt"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (U.H -
Sen. Thomas D. Schall, (Rep0
Minnesota, today launched a bitter
attack on President Roosevelt in
answer to the Presidents request
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
PHILLIPS NOT
CONNECTED IN
BIG ROBBERY

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25. UP
Armour Lee Phillips, husband of
Clara Phillips, California "hammer
slayerD was absolved today of any
connection with the $427, 900 Brook
lyn holdup.
Detectives said that Phillips and
his two companions, Leo Giorgio,
%, Brooklyn and John Hardy, as,
Brooklyn, were Sin some kind of
a racket" but they were not want
ed in New York. They are held as
suspicious characters. " Authori
ties sought to learn if they we're
wanted in any other cities. They
will be given second hearing
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Fall Injuries Man
From Ell Cajon

w. L. Chester, Ell Cajon, also
known as j. w. Smith, living at
the San Diego emergency relief
camp. was taken to the county
hospital at clock last night with
bad cut over his right eye and
his jaw broken in two places.
When brought to police head
quarters before being taken to the
county hospital. wallet was found
i'm his pocket containing papers.
with the above names on them
which led police to believe that
either OF them might be the man S
true name The police report states
that the man was intoxicated and
while in that condition fell on the
pavement at Fifth and Broadway,
the faul causing his injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Screen Couple
Wed By Judge

LOS ANGELES, Aug. rs. UP
Adolphe Menjou, sophisticate OF
the screen, and Veree Teasdale, one
of Hollywood IS best dressed ac-
tresses, were married today by Su-
perior Judge James l.. Pope in his
judicial chambers.
1t was Menjou IS third marriage,
and the second for Miss Teasdale.
Mrs. Nora j. Menjou, mother OF
the groom, and Minna Wallis. Miss
Teasdale IS manager, were witness
es Henry Menjou. brother OF the
actor, attended the groom.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
ROWE TIES RECORD

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. U.P>-
Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe, SEN
atorial rookie pitcher won a place
among baseball's immortals today
by winning his 18th straight game
for the Detroit Tigers, to 2.
Rowe's victory over Washington
made him co-holder with Lefty
Grove, Smoky Joe Wood and Walter
Johnson of the American league
pitching record of l6 consecutive
wins.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Three 'Write-In'
Candidates Named

Friends of Attorney Frank Birk-
hauser. of this city, stated today
that he will be write-in" candi-
date for the Republican county
central committee at the primary
election Tuesday
Write In, campaigns will also
be conducted by friends OF Charles
II. knights and Ralph Reynolds.