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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
CWA v|OLATORS CO UNPUBLISHED
But Don't Get Excited 1t Was Only A Pair
Of Monkeys Having A Good Time

in his mouth, paint dripping over
his body.
In the meantime, Billy selected
Henry Hartman of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, as his victim for his pranks.
While Hartman watched Sammy,
Billy bounded across the room,
grabbed Hartman's hand, using it
for a wing. Billy's weight spun
Hartman around.
Before a keeper arrived, Billy
sneaked through the crowd ana
kicked a few other spectators and
Sammy slapped several.
When Keeper Max Mall appeared
on the scene, Sammy drew back his
hairy arm and let the brush fly. 1t
narrowly missed the keeper who
started in hot pursuit OF the fleeing
chimps. Up stairway and around
a balcony, Sammy and Billy were
finally cornered. But Keeper Mall
was well-splotched with paint when
he returned with a monk under
each arm.
A good scrubbing before being
locked back in their cazes left Sam
my and Billy docile again.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
CHANGE
IN NAVY PLAN
Naval Committee Head Presents
Bill For Complete Reorganiza-
ton Of Department.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. U.P) -.
Chairman Carl Vinson, Dem, Ga,
of the house naval affairs commit
tee introduced a bill today calling
for complete reorganization of the
navy department which he said
will save the taxpayers millions
annually"
Vinson said the measure was eS-
sential for maximum efficiency of
the navy.
The bill would centralize navy
control in three divisions: office OF
the secretary, office of naval oper-
atoms and office of naval material
1t would abolish the present divi-
sion of navy business among eight
bureaus and according to Vinson,
Heaven only knows how many
other boards and offices"
Instead of segregating officers
into various corps, each Of which
harbors jealousies and endeavors to
build itself up year after year, Vim
son said, tine bill places all naval
officers except medical officers and
chaplains in a single pool or on a
single list eligible for any duty to
which the secretary may sign them
in view of their education and ex-
perience.
The administrative organization
of the naval establishment needs a
complete modernization from top to
bottom. l measure my words when
say that the administrative Or
ganization is at present, in my opin-
ion, archaic, clumsy and confused.
Nothing short of complete re-
organization will permit the fleet to
bring its full force to bear in de-
fense of the country's interest.
II am convinced that without le-
gislation help, the navy department
will never be able to reorganize it
self. Action from the congress is
necessary
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

LETTER GETS
CONDEMNATION

NEW YORK, Feb. 20. UP)-The
Federal Bar association of New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut,
has made public a resolution con-
demning Charles A. Lindberghs
airmail protest to President Roose-
velt along with "the motives be-
hind such a message
The association pledged itself to
help the government formulate "a
plan which will be free of the
smirch of collusion, lobbying, fraud
and favoritism and also shall be
without the exploitation of aviation
experts by financial and political
parasitical groups
The resolution accuses certain av-
iation interests for exploiting Lind
bergh for publicity purposes, in an
undignified, disrespectful, absurd
and presumptuous attempt to dis
credit the President of the United
States, and to turn public opinion
against the President, the postmas-
ter general and the federal govern
ment in general because of the cam
collation. of air mail contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
NAZI
LEADER ISSUES
GRAVE THREAT

PARIS, Feb. 20. WP)-Theo Hab-
icht, German leader of Austrian
Nazis. confronted European politi-
cal leaders today with the threat
of an early, and grave, new Crisis
in the Austrian situation.
In a wireless speech broadcast
from Munich, not far from the Aus
trian border, Habicht assumed for
himself the power of proclaiming
peace or declaring war.
He announced that the thousands
of Austrian Nazis had been ordered
to observe an armiStice' in the
fight against Chancellor Engelbert
Dollfuss from noon today to noon
February %.
Provided Dollfuss did not, during
the armistice' period, reach a
German solution of the Nazi
dispute, Austrian Nazis would re-
new their fight against him, Hab-
icht said.
The fact that the German gov
ernment at once forbid newspapers
to publish the speech broadcast
last night, did nothing to dissipate
uneaSineSS.
Not only was Habicht IS ultima
tum- like pronunciamento defi-
ance of the allies declaration in
favor of Austrian independence. is
sued only Saturday. but Habicht is
a German Nazi leader.
Though now accepted as the su-
preme leader of Austrian NaZis,
Habicht is regarded in Europe as
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler IS
personal contact man with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
WAR AGAINST
CRIME OPENS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. U.p -
A new and vigorous war on crime
was started III congress today with
the pledge of Chairman Henry F.
AShurSt of the senate judiciary
committee that he would press for
enactment of a series of bills aim
ed principally against kidnapping
and racketeering.
AShurst, receiving from the de-
partment of justice a dozen bills
needed to back up the governments
Drive against criminals, said they
would be combined with the Cope
land anti-racketeering measures for
early senate action.
The federal offensive against
crime was going forward on another
front with the opening OF hearings
today on the CoStigan- Wagner anti
lynching bill.
The proposed laws include such
diverse provisions as the taxing of
firearms manufacturers and listing
the use Of the telephone for extor-
ton purposes as a criminal offense.
Other measures suggested would
Make it unlawful to flee from one
state to another to avoid prosecu-
ton in felony cases, eliminate
many Of the evils" in connection
with alibis in criminal cases. stop
dilatory methods of habeas corpus
cases; extend the scope of the motor
vehicle theft act; provide special
punishment for robbing national
banks; and strengthen the so-called
Lindbergh kidnap act.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20

Declaring that El Centre S hand
some new post office is a monu-
ment to the pioneers of Imperial
Valley whose courage and resource
fulness has led to the growth and
development of this city and of the
valley, F.. E. Jarvis, postal inspect
or, delivered the chief address at
this afternoon IS dedication of the
building.
Stating that he felt as if he real
ly belonged in the valley since he
has visited here frequently since
1911, Jarvis described the growth OF
this county, tracing the develop
ment of the local post office from
its beginning in 1905, when the val
ley was still a part of San Diego
county to the present magnificent
edifice. History of the legislation
and of the construction of the
present building, with a tribute to
w. H. Newman, under whose Su-
perviSion the work was done. and
to Col. d. @. McComb, construction
engineer. was given by Jarvis.
The new building he declared to
be the finest and most up TO date
and represents the government S
faith in the future of the valley.
This faith in the future formed
the keynote for The speakers. The
dedicatory services opened with
the invocation by Rev. Carl c. Har-
wood OF the First Baptist church,
after which Russell Bennitt, accom-
panied by Mrs Bennitt sang The
Builder" by Charles Wakefield Cad
man.
On behalf of the city of Ell Cen
tro, Mayor John T. Rice made the
speech of acceptance, saying that
the building is not merely an edi-
lice of concrete and steel but it
also symbolizes the urge of human
ity fer betterment, representing the
community'S desire for the finer
things as well as the material. He
urged a rededication of citizenship.
w. H. Tyler, Jr., president of the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce,
which has been active in the move
for a new post office, spoke brief
ly, saying that in giving the city
the post office the government gave
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
HOUSE WILL
FORCE BONUS
BILL ACTION
Members Sign Petition To Put
Measure Up For Hearing De-
spite Roosevelt Objection.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. UP
In face of a threatened veto the
soldier bonus currency initiation
petition was completed in the
house today, assuring a vote on the
Patman bonus bill on March Il.
The required las names to the
petition were reached a few hours
after Speaker Henry T. Rainey an
nounced that President Roosevelt is
opposed to payment OF the S2,4OO,-
100000 bonuses at this time and
"cannot approve any such legiS-
lation.
Despite this threat, bonus advo-
Gates continued to file up to the
speaker s desk and sign the docu-
ment.
The petition was filed during the
extra sesson by Representative Err
nest Lundeen (F-L.,) Minnesota.
1t discharges the ways and means
committee from further conSidera-
ton OF the bonus bill and forces a
house vote on discharging the COM
mittee and voting on the bill.
Under house rules, the petition
must be completed seven days be-
fore either the second or fourth
Monday of any month. 1t cannot be
considered therefor until March II.
Same Old Bill
The bill is the same measure
which caused the bonus army de-
monStration in June of 1882. 1t
passed the house at that time but
was defeated in the senate during a
stormy night session when thous-
and Of World war veterans shouted
and jeered on the capitol steps. 1t
provides for immediate payment OF
the adjusted service certificates in
81, 100000, 900 of "greenbacks.'
The petition only carried lib
names last Friday. A statement by
majority leader Joseph w. Byrnes
predlting the petition would be
carried and the bill would pass the
house gave advocates the incentive
they needed. Monday the petition
gained ID names. The remaining 18
were secured today after Rep.
Wright Payman, Texas, signed and
made a speech in the house prals-
ing currency initiation.
When informed Of President
Roosevelts veto attitude, Patman
said he had not yet decided what
effect it would have on the bills
chance of passage.
Speaking personally, as strong
supporter Of the Presidents policy,
know what I will do if I am con-
vinced that passage of the bill
would result in the disruption of the
administrations program
Il am not, however, convinced
that favorable action on the bill
would disrupt the Presidents pro-
gram" Patman said
Rep. Roy E. Ayres, DEM, Mont,
was the 145th signer. Rep. Ralph F.
Lozier, Dem, Mo, was the Hath.
An effort was made to obtain
Rep. Isabella GreenWay's signature
but the Arizona Democrat, who was
seated the first of this session, re-
fused to yield
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
M<& R1>~>.
OissI, GeEaught Syndicate. Inc
CRISIS
ABOUT ENDED

Workers in increasing numbers
are returning to the pea fields near
Calipatria following their exodus
camps yesterday it was learned here
this morning. County officials, in
the face of this action on the part
of the striking workers, are con-
vinced that the strike is broken at
last and that the pea crop will be
saved.
The evacuation of the workers
from the two camps followed ac-
ton on the part of the county
health department which had con-
demned the camps because of un-
sanitary conditions and ordered the
occupants to leave them by 10
clock yesterday morning. T e
strikers obeyed the orders without
making any demonstrations, packed
their belongings into automobiles
and made their way to Calipatria
yesterday afternoon and last night.
Many of those who still refused to
return to pea picking were on their
way out of the valley this morning,
it was also learned.
Leaving the camps the workers
burned the rough huts in which
they had been living for the past
few days and special deputies COM
pleted the work of cleaning up the
site. A number of deputies from
the sheriff's office was sent to
Calipatria early this morning to be
on hand in case any final outbreak
of strike demonstration should be
reported but by press time today
no such demonstration had been
brought to the attention of the au-
thoritieS.
Sheriff Campbell on his return
from Calipatria early this afternoon
said that the fields are filled to
overfloWing with pea pickers, so
much so that in several cases signs
have oeen hung out stating that
no more can be used at present
ing activities are SO great today
that a fear exists there might pe
a shortage of crates in which To
put the peas today.
The l3 alleged agitators who were
arrested in Callpatria Sunday were
taken to Calipatria this afternoon
for arraignment before Judge
Gruble. II was said at the county
Jail that j. Lupson, Burr Gordon,
Frank Johnson, Angel Garcia, An
ton Muhleck and Roy Mills are pre-
pared to enter plea of guilty to
this charge and will be sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail which
is suspended on condition that they
leave the county The others are
also to be arraigned this afternoon
but had not signified their inten-
ton OF entering a guilty plea. 1t
is thought, however, that such will
be the case upon their arraignment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Dismiss Charge
Against Woman

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. ,U.P)-A
charge of assault with deadly
weapon brought against 22-year-old
Mrs. Billie Mangrum when she al
Iegedly shot and slightly wounded
her husband Ray Mangrum, pro-
fessional golfer, last December, was
dismissed today.
Deputy District Attorney Paul
Palmer said there was insufficient
evidence to sustain a conviction,
Mangrum refused to testify against
his wife at the preliminary hear
ing.
The shooting occurred at the
couples apartment following a
quarrel over Mangrum S friendship
with another woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
ANT|-LYNCH
Law URGED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 U.P) -
Authors of the proposed federal
anti-lynching law today urged its
enactment as a means of curbing
the criminality and ever-smould-
ering menace of this age-old evil"
Senators Robert F.. Wagner, DEM,
N. Y, and Edward P. Costigan,
Dem, Cole, opened senate hearings
on their bill with a plea against the
brutalities of lynch law. Wagner
declared lynching the most serious
assault on civilization.
CoStigan said the San Jose, Calf
lynching of last November sent a
tidal wave of resentment and in
dignation" across America. He as
sailed the ''inaction" OF Gov. James
Rolph, Jr., of California and said:
In flash our peoples wrath,
vlslCning the cumulative horror Of
two generations of such slaughter,
spread from sea to sea-
America he continued, lin spite
of all it's contributions to civiliza-
ton stands today both unique and
impaired in reputation as coun-
try in which officials are permitted,
with the sanction CT local option, to
surrender on demand those whom
the law has taken into custody to
the holiday bloodluSt and torture of
irresponsible and riotous mobs.'
The bill proposes fine up to S.
900 and imprisonment up to five
years for state or county officers
who fail to protect prisoners from
lynchers. and assessments against
states or counties for the benefit of
families Of lynched persons.
COstigan said % persons Were
lynched last year and $3.50 lynched
lin the lifetime Of various persons
in this room"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
IN
SHOOTING OF
WALTER POOLE

Walter w. Pool, As, manager OF
the Imperial store of the Imperial
Valley Hardware company, is in Sc
riCus condition at La Solana hos
pital with little hope held for his
recovery, according to hospital
statements, as tie result of a bullet
wound received this morning at his
home in Imperial.
Mrs. Pool reported her husband
had gone from the house to his car
to see that there was sufficient
gasoline in it. She heard a noise
that sounded like shot but
thought it was the car back firing.
Investigation revealed her husband
lying by tie side of the car un-
conscious from a bullet wound in
the abdomen.
He was removed to the hospital
Immediately where two blood trans
fusiCns were performed, Charles f.
Farrell and Howard Stanton sub
mitting to the operations in the
! ope OF saving POOLS life.
Members of the family could not
account for the shooting. 1t was
known that Pool at times carried
gun in his car when travelling to
and from the store and it was in
dicated the gun might have been
discharged accidentally. He was in
good spirits last night, the family
stated. and while he had COM
planned of pains in his back recent
ly il was not believed he was wor-
ried about his health.
Pool, who is q World war veteran,
has been with the company for the
past Is years and is highly esteemed
by his employers and neighbors III
Imperial. His son, Walter, is Press
carrier for Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Girl Beaten By
Coast Strikers

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-A
second outbreak between garment
factory workers and pickets today
resulted in a l9-year-old girl work
er being painfully beaten, police
said.
The clash occurred in front of
Kurtzman Bros. & Co., between
nearly 100 men and women picketS
and a similar number of workers.
Igmacia Arama was knocked down
and kicked during the melee, ac-
cording to police.
Miss Arama was treated at po-
lice receiving hospital and sent
home. No one else was injured
badly enough to require treatment,
police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Dairyn,en Will
Meet In S. D.

Farm bureau officials have re-
ceived a notice of an important
meeting of dairymen to be held in
San Diego OH Friday, February %,
at 10 a. m. in the supervisorial as
sembly room at the court house
there. The meeting has been called
by the San Diego county health de-
partment.
Only the !5tiN was sent with no
notation as to whether or not local
dairymen are expected to attend. 1t
states that important matters are to
come up and farm bureau officials
suggest that local dairymen keep
the meeting in mind since it may af-
feet the valleys cream deal with
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
VESSEL IN TROUBLE

HONOLULU. T. H., Feb 90 U.P)
The coast guard cutter Itasca
raced across the Pacific Ocean to-
day toward the steamer Horace x.
Baxter which was reported leaking
while 800 miles from Honolulu har-
Dor.
The Itasca was expected to reach
the steamer within two days. Mess
ages from the distressed ship indi-
Gated that the fuel supply, reported
dwindling, would last little more
than that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
immigration Men
Are Transferred

Eight members of the immigra-
ton patrol will be transferred from
Ell Centro to the new federal build
ing in CaleXico it has been an
nounced by H. c. Gerrish. chief in
spector OF the border patrol. This
move is in the interests of economy
and will make unnecessary the two
trips to and from the border which
the men had to make every day
Those being transferred are: Will
liam Peoples, Jess Oliver, James
Shakel, William Mooney, Fred Sum-
ner, Wendell Pearce, Herbert
Grotefend and Leland WaSson.
While making this announcement
GerriSh further said that no fur
ther changes are contemplated at
present in the division of the bor-
der patrol stationed here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Season OF Frost
Officially OUer

With Imperial Valleys frost sea-
son officially over, Fred A. Baugh-
man, local representative of the U,
S. Frost service, is in Indio today
dismantling the station there.
The other stations are being dis
mantled and within a week Baugh-
man, with Mrs. Baughman and the
baby, will leave for San Francisco
for a conference after which they
will be in Washington for the ap-
pie frost season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
Negro Kidnaper
Faces Life Tern,

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. ,UP)-
A life in prison without hope of
parole was the fate awaiting Ed
die Mitchell Negro, today follow
ing his conviction on a charge of
kidnapping and robbing Max Gold
stein of rs cents.
The severe penalty was voted by
a jury in response to prosecution
demands for a conviction under
California S anti-kidnaping law.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
TURNER PLANS FLIGHT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-
Col. Roscoe Turner, leading speed
flyer of the country, planned to
leave at 3 D. m. for Detroit, Mich,
to confer with his backer, Lou
MaXon, regarding plans for a round
the world flight starting from Lon
don late this spring.
Turner said he would spend the
night in Phoenix, and continue his
eastern flight tomorrow, Weather
permitting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
FINDS GUN IN TREE

HOOD RIVER, Ore. WP)-When
j. Monroe, of Hood River, cut down
a cottonwood tree here, he was sur
prised to find 38 caliber Colt re-
volver imbedded in the center OF it.,
The gun, fully loaded, was fused
into one piece by rust, and was es-
timated to have been in the tree
about 80 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-20
4kM!LlL-.e
W Isays:

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb
10. (SpeciaD-Glad they didn u
start the army flyers out on
this route till morning, for it s
a tough night. Been talking to
army pilots all the way across
today, and, gee, they are just
kids.
1 preached and pleaded with
'em if it got tough to turn
around and go back, or set her
down in an emergency field,
don't try to show how brave
you are. There is not let
ter being written that's one
tenth as valuable as one of you
kids lives. But they are just
so keen to make good. Well,
it kinder scareS you.
Mr.. Roosevelt, 1 believe it
would do great good if you
would warn 'em, that you don It
expect the service the level
headed old experienced regulars
delivered. Colonel Arnold, an
old friend of mine, in charge
of all of 'em in the west, told
me in Salt Lake City today
that he had been preaching
that to 'em. l know you will
like the way the regular mail
pilots take it. They are fine
men of fine judgment.
Yours,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
NJ o t her Bloor Tells
How Mobs Fired on
Home of Negro

fine each and 30 days in Jail.
Booths wife was released.
The Indignation of the workers
and farmers was SO great that the
judge was forced at the same time
to reduce our bail to $500 each,
when we filed notice of appeal, to
the State Supreme Court.
We now have less than 80 days to
prepare the briefs, and must raise
funds at once for the court tran
script. We believe this appeal
should be made, as this case in
wolves the constitutional rights of
the unemployed workers and farm
ers, of the Negro masses, and Of
all toilers to organize and fight
against starvation and for adequate
relief.
Defense Funds Needed
The farmers, bankrupt by the
crisis. the Roosevelt policies and
the drought, cannot raise the nee
essary funds. Neither can the un-
employed workers. We must, there
fore, appeal to the workers still in
the factories. to all friends and
sympathizers of the struggles OF
the farmers and unemployed work
ers to help us raise the necessary
funds and to mobilize protests
against the fascist terror in Ne
braska
We need $500 and need it quickly.
Contributions should be sent to the
Mother Bloor Defense Fund, In
ternational Labor Defense, 80 East
18th St., New York City.