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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
ARMY READY
To TAKE UP
A|RMA|L JOB
Uncle Sans Flyers Confident
OF Their Ability To Deliver
The Mail On Time.
UNAWED BY TRAGIC CRASH
First Flights To Be Made To-
night Over Network OF Routes
Throughout Nation.
UNAWED BY TRAGIC CRASH
Ry FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
United Press Staff CorresnOudent

Ry FREDERICK G. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Army
planes, stripped of machine guns
and bombing racks and their holes
bulging with mail bags, were ION
the line" today, ready to carry the
United States mails through snow
storm, sunshine, and fog as they did
years ago when the first rudimen-
tary airmail service was established.
While airmail scandal charges
were being aired in Washington and
the death-dealing crashes of two
army mail planes were being inves-
tigated, in the west, the weather
bureau issued forecasts that were
not encouraging to the war birds
turning to a difficult peace time
duty by the order of Postmaster
General James A. Farley cancell-
ing private air mail contracts. The
forecasts read like this for almost
the whole eastern half of the coun-
try:
Snow and much colder Snow
flurrieS . Snow or rain Cloudy
and colder rain changing to
snow.
But the army men, from belted
generals to Parka- clad flying lieu-
tenants, were undaunted by wea-
ther, the preliminary tragedies, or
the peSSimiSm of private airline op-
orators, some of whom doubted that
the army could measure up to pri-
tn in,
army felt that its greatest peace
time job was at hand, and its repu-
tation for efficiency was at stake.
BY midnight army planes will be
flying all of the 81 routes spanning
the nation.
In Washington, government off,
cials from President Roosevelt down.
watched the first days operation by
the army with the deepest of inter-
est. In New York, Chicago, and
other aviation centers private air
transport operators were equally as
interested
The. army's task of mobilizing its
equipment, distributing its flyers,
and buying its stores of high test
gasoline within the span of a few
days was herculean, but weary Off
GERS at the war department report
ed that the job was done.
Sixty-eight daily flights were
scheduled over three divisions. There
were 148 planes in the service-36
attack ships, IA bombers, 81 obser-
walton, 80 pursuit and one transport
plane.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10. U.P)
-Undaunted by the tragic deaths
of three companions. western army
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
FEDERAL REPORT FLAYS VALLEY
Labor Commission Declares Living Condi.
tions Primitive And Savage

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IT. U.P)-
Living conditions in Imperial VAL
ley are lower than primitive or
even savage standards, an inves-
tigating commission for the nation
al board declared in report re-
leased over the weekend.
An "even worse' suppression of
speech and collective bargaining
rights and lack of business organ
ization which would make the
payment of decent farm wages pos
sible are also made the subject of
lengthy criticism in the report,
signed by Prof. ]. L. Leonard of
the University of Southern Califor-
mia, Simon j. Lubin, chief of the
bureau OF commerce, San Francis
co, and viii j. French, former
member of the state industrial ac-
cident commission.
To end q situation which the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
COAST STRIKE
STARTS RIOT.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. U.P)-
Several score garment workers,
armed with scissors, claShed today
with crowd of $50 men and wom-
en- pickets in a flareup of the
strike which paralyZed the industry
for several weeks last fall.
Seven radio cars carrying de-
tachment of the metropolitan police
squad, rushed to the scene and
dispersed the crowd, which had as
sembled around the KurtZman
Bros. & Co., garment factory
Sergeant w. L. Justin said no
one was injured sufficiently to re-
quire treatment, although several
received minor cuts and others had
their clothing ripped by shears, No
arrests were made.
HoStilities in the strike were re-
newed when a group of picketers
accosted half a dozen women en-
ployeeS on their way to the factory
this morning, Sergeant Justin said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
TO DEDICATE
POST OFFICE
ON TUESDAY

F. E Jarvis of San Diego, inspec-
tor, will arrive in tic valley tomor-
row to assist in the dedication of
Ell Centro's handsome new post Of
flee building, according to Frank
Richmond, postmaster.
Richmond announces that the
new post office will be open from
a. m. TO 10 D. m. week days and
from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m. Sundays
and holidays. the building to be
locked the remainder of the time.
Reason tor this is that accord
ing TO government regulations,
where there is open space above
the grill work such as is found in
the new building, someone must be
in the building or it must be locked
The dedication itself will take
place at p. m. tomorrow. Tuesday
February 90 at Fifth and Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
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elssl, McNaught Syndicate. Inc
HOOVER PAYS
HIGH TRIBUTE
To DEAD KING

PALO ALTO, Calf, Feb. 10. = In
his tribute to Albert, king Of the
Belgians, former President Hoover
recalled today that the late king
considered most happy period" of
his life the time he spent working
on the Great Northern railroad in
the United States under an assum-
ed name.
Hoover, who was closely associat-
ed with the Belgian ruler in war re-
lief work, paid tribute to Albert as
lone of the outstanding figures Of
the war, by virtue not only of his
military courage, and abilities, but
also CT his great moral courage.
I'm his youth he had spent some
time under an assumed name in the
United States as a workman On the
Great Northern railroad" Hoover
said. He often spoke to me of this
as a most happy period which he
had ended with great reluctance to
answer the call of duty home.
'4Ie was man of great simplicity
and nobility of character. His was
an ever-devoted affection for the
American people and America will
join with Belgium in mourning the
loss of great man.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
NEWSPAPER CODE SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT OVER WEEKEND

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (UP) -
Recovery Administrator Hugh S.
johnson today announced that the
newspaper publi;l ing code, signed
over the weekend by President
Roosevelt, included provision for q
40-hour week for reporters on met
lopolitan dailieS.
To provide additional work for
unemployed news writer's, an exc
cutive order specified that newspa-
pers with circulation of $4,000 or
more in cities of more than 100000
population must establish a five
day, 40 hour week for reporters and
writer's.
The President made several con-
oitions in signing the code, john
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19

commission declares is dangerous
to physical peace. constitutional
security and profitable agriculture
in the valley, the commissioners
urged that the federal government
virtually take charge of all labor
relationships there.
The national and state govern
ments should cooperate in main
tanning freedom of speech and as
sembly, and in protecting individ-
uals, "either citizens or alien,
from being harrassed by perman-
ent. temporary, amateur or self-ap-
pointed officers, of the law" the
report urges.
lne leueral government also
should encourage workers organi-
cations for collective bargaining,
long the object of suppression eff
forts by Imperial Valley authori-
ties and citizens, the report cites.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Former Enemies
Honor Dead King

BRUSSELS, Feb. 10. U.P)-MeS-
sages and comments of kings and
statesmen throughout the world tes-
titled today to the sorrow with
which news of King Albert's death
was received.
1T was a sad tragedy" said the
former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany
when he was informed of his death
at Doorne, Holland.
Hindenberg telegraphed condo
lences at once, and flags of govern
ment buildings at Berlin were put
at half mast.
Germany considered him cour-
ageous, determined adversary in the
World war, who, after the war, en-
deavored to persuade others to alb
and on the idea that they must
continue to regard themselves as
victors and Germany vanquished. ="
said the newspaper Lokal Anzier-
ger in an editorial which epitom-
ized German comment.
England and other countries went
into the customary court mourning,
the pope and kings and presidents
all over the world sent messages.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Ai,,,ee's Daughter
To Seek DiUorce

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. W.P)-
The blasted romance of Mrs. Ro-
berta Semple Smythe. daughter of
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, the
evangelist, will reach the divorce
courts this week, possibly today.
Attorney Edward A. Evans said
he would file a divorce action in
Mrs. Smythe IS behalf against Will
liam Bradley Smythe. The Smythes
were married in Singapore, March
4, 1881 by Mrs. Mcpherson follow
ing a shipboard romance while
mother and daughter were on a
round the world tour as paSSen-
gers and Smythe was aboard ship
as purSer.
1t was intimated that Mrs.
Smythe would base her suit on her
husband IS refusal to join in activ-
tiles at Angelus temple where she
had been residing the past few
months. Smythe has lived in Sc
attic when not at sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
R|CKENbACKER
SETS RECORD

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 10. (U.P)-
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, fly
ing the last heavy load of mail
from the Pacific coast in a civilian
transport plane, landed at Newark
airport at l p. m. (ESD, today
after what was described as rec
ord breaking flight.
The flight Topped off six hours,
26 minutes from the unofficial air
mail record OF 10 hours, 80 minutes
established in 1888, it was said by
airport officials
The war time ace landed tlt
huge. twin motored Douglas ahA
liner down the field 13 hours and
4 minutes after the takeoff from
the Grand Central airport, Los An
geleS, at 11:56 p. m. (EST), last
night.
Rickenbacker paused three times
on the flight for fuel.
The airliner, first of 81 purchas-
ed by TWA, flew TOO miles to Al
buquerque at an average speed OF
220 miles an hour. then hoped off
for Kansas City, 1000 miles away.
The all metal craft roared into
Columbus airport at 10:17 a. m.
negotiating the GA miles from
Kansas City at an average speed
of 2l5 miles an hour. A few min
utes later, the ship was in the air
again, pointed toward Newark.
A crew of three was augmented
by seven passengers. including five
newspaper reporters. Most OF the
passengers went to sleep after the
ship left Albuquerque last night
and reported good rest in the
sound proofed cabin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Identities Gang
AS Kidnapers

CHICAGO, Feb. 49, U.P) Isaac
Costner, confessed participant in
the $4,000 kidnapping of John (Jake
the Barber) Factor, identified Roger
Touhy and two followersto day as
lis confeGel aies in the crime. He
also implicated Basil Banghart,
captured with him last week in
Baltimore.
Ccstner pointed out Touhy, Gus
tav Schaeffer and Albert Kator and
declared that they were among the
gang which teld Factor captive u
days last summer. The identifica-
ton was made from the witness
stand in Touhy's trial on kidnap-
ing charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORDER T0I
EVACUATE UNSAN|TARY CAMPS.
CARRIED OUT At CAL|PATR|A.
Strikers Leave Concentration Place And
Move Into City Where Supplies Sufficient
To Get Them Out Of County Are Given

Armed with orders issued by the
department of health which con-
demned the concentration camp of
strikers near the w. E. Young ranch
as unsanitary, about SO state Off
GERS and special deputies broke up
the camp this morning. Between
1000 and 5000 men were in the camp
at that time and the report from
Calipatria states that they started
to pack their belongings into auto
mobiles and leave the camp.
Most of them came to Calipatria
but it was said that they will be
required to keep on their way out
of the valley just as soon as pos
sible A. j. Jacks and other growers
underworld an emergency gasoline
relief fund, it was learned, by which
enough gasoline would be given each
car to enable it to leave the valley.
Grocery orders were also being Civ
en- to the families needing them.
There was no opposition on the
part of the strikers gathered in this
camp 10 the orders Of the officers
tc move on. Sheriff Campbell led
the deputies to the camp and once
the men stared to leave and reach
ed the highways, the state traffic
Officers took control of matters and
kept the machines on the go.
1t was learned that another large
concentration camp located on the
edge of Calipatria was to be visited
this afternoon with the purpose Of
getting its occupants to move out
and leave. 1t has been the under
standing of Calipatria and other
north-end citizens that after work
had been offered the strikers and
they had refused to accept it, it was
merely a matter of reconsidering
this refusal or getting out of the
valley.
A large number of pickers have
gone back into the fields, it was
learned here today and many
others have signified their willing
ness to do the same if they can be
protected from agitators, who, CiIey
say, have threatened violence should
they continue working.
Ordered as Health Move
This mornings action was tax
en- following an investigation of the
camps made by DR.. Gavin j. Teller,
of the state department of public
health and DR.. Warren Fox, county
health officer. This investigation
showed the desert camp located
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
FLOYD ELUDES
LAW DRAGNET

MUSKOGEE. Okla, Feb. 10. U.P)
"A southwestern manhunt of ma
jestic proportions ended today with
20 persons in Jail but with the re-
gion's most notorious criminals -
Charles pretty Boy Floyd and
Clyde Barrow-still at large.
Approximately 1000 men, includ-
ing federal agents and four COM
panies of Oklahoma national
guardsmen, participated in the
weekend hunt throughout the Cook
son Hills, Oklahoma's badlands.
Directors of the manhunt, eX-
pressing general satisfaction with its
results, believed they missed Bar
row by hairs breadth.
An automobile containing a man
tentatively identified as Barrow, a
woman and another man escaped
after running a gauntlet of gun
fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19

EXPECTED IN
{ " A Pro B T

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. Up)-
Charges that plumbers employed
on civil works projects were forced
to pay 80 cents of their $1.10 an
hour wage to hold their jobs to-
day were laid before a federal
grand jury investigating alleged
corruption in the county CWA. The
Jury was expected to vote on in
dictmenuS late today.
The target of the sensational
charge was one certain foreman,
although it was possible that one
other person might be involved, it
was learned as numerous witness
es, mostly plumbers or foremen,
The major part of the current
inquiry was to determine whether
the asserted plumbers shakedown
racket involved only a few per-
sons, or whether it was organized
on a large scale.
The jury also called for the
transcript of previous testimony of
Roy c. Donnelly, assistant man
ager of the Federal Unemployment
bureau, and H. E. Walker, reem-
ployment supervisor for four south
ern counties. The report of Maj
Donald Connolly, new cleanup
director of Tie CWA, in which he
disclosed laXities in the purchasing
bureau, also was demanded.
When Major Connolly took office
he disclosed that $2,000,000 in un-
settled claims were found in the
purchasing bureau.
ANY indictments to be returned
probably will charge defrauding the
government, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
BROWN GIVES
TESTIMONY IN
A|RMAIL CASE
Former Postmaster General De-
nies Charges OF 'CoIlusion And
Fraud In Contracts.
By RONALD VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Walter
F. Brown, postmaster general un-
der former President Hoover, ap-
peared voluntarily before the SEN
ate airmail committee tooay and
denied charges of "colluSion and
fraud' in contract awards during
his administration.
Brown attacked Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley's recent can
collation. of domestic mail contracts
as "a colossal injustice, and told
the committee the action would
destroy the nation s air lines.
Brown appeared in the senate
caucus room, the same chamber
used for the Morgan hearings.
There was more hustle and excite
ment than at any time since the
day the circus midget sat on the
lap of j. Pierpont Morgan.
The Hoover cabinet officer de-
MED Black IS charges that contracts
were awarded without competitive
bidding and that "SpoilS confer
ence' was held in the post office
department in 1880 for the pur-
pose of dividing mail routes be-
tween particular operators.
Senator White suggested separa-
ton of air from ocean mail in the
inquiry and it was decided to pro-
ceed first with the airmail tea
lures of Brown S administration.
Before proceeding with the ques-
tioning, Black established for the
record that Brown was willing to
answer any inquiries regarding the
conduct of official affairs, without
any recourse to immunity.
Brown read a long statement de-
claring that "there was nothing
clandestine or Secret' about the
alleged "spoils conference.
"No suggestion of dividing air
mail operations among the COM
panies represented at these meet
ings was ever made or contemplat-
ed" he said. land no agreement
or understanding with respect to
bidding on airnlail contracts or re-
training to bid on airmail contracts
/ by any of the operators present
was made at either of those meet
ings or at any other time.
Rejected Relief Plan
"The tentative suggestion for
the RELIEF of passenger air trans
port operators who had no mail
contracts, advanced and discussed
at these meetings, was rejected by
me as impracticable and unsound,
as many of the exclusively passen-
ger operations were soon thereaf-
ter abandoned
He said the airlines were i'm
proved by actions taken under his
administration and revenues of op-
orators had increased by S10,000,-
900 since 1929.
"Public attention has been
drawn to my investment in the Sc
curities Of three corporations whose
business is related to transporta-
tion-the International Mercantile
Marine company. the Pennroad
company and the Pennsylvania
railroad company. During my term
as postmaster general no mail con-
tract was awarded to the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine company
or to any other carrier in which
the International Mercantile COM
pany held a financial interest.
Five ocean mail contracts were
awarded by me to competitors of
International Mercantile Marine,
three in the North Atlantic and
two in the Caribbean. No mail
contract was awarded to the Penn
road company, which I am in
formed, has never held any interest
in any ocean mail or airmail oper-
ationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Money AUocated
To Reservation

Advice was received this morning
by the board of supervisors that an
additional $4,000 has been allocat-
ed to the Fort Yuma Indian agency
to continue the work of eradicating
Johnson grass on the reservation.
This letter from John Collier,
commissioner of Indian affairs was
in response to a resolution sent the
department OF the interior, Wash
ington, asking that such funds
might be given for the continuance
of this eradication work at the
Yuma agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Boy Injured In
Auto Accident

Walter McCullum was painfully
but not seriously injured early yes
terday morning when run over by
an automobile driven by Jack
Kelly, 1888 Ell Centro avenue.
According to the report made to
police McCullum who was on his
paper route was riding north on
Fourth street at $40 O'Clock yes
terday morning. There was no red
light on his bicycle and Kelly who
was coming in the same direction
did not see the bicycle until toe
late to avoid a crash.
Kelly took the boy to La Solana
hospital and then to his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Body OF Girl
Found In Auto

BOSTON, Feb. 10. U.P)-Appar-
emily beaten to deat',, the body of a
'14-year-old school girl was discov-
cred today in an automobile parking
space bordering Boston's China
town.
A brother of the victim identified
her as Victoria David, 76 Hudson
Street, South End. This address is in
the same neighborhood where lived
Miss Ethel zuckerman, 18, whose
body, pinned to the floor by a
breadknife thrust through her
throat, was found December 20 in
the South End delicatessen where
she was a clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Last Service In
Methodist Church

Last services in the Methodist
church in its present location took
place yesterday and this week the
church will be moved to its new
location, Eighth and Olive streets.
The social hall was moved on
Saturday and both buildings will
undergo renovation and repair be-
fore they will be ready for use.
Services have been held at the
old location, Sixth and Commercial,
since 1906, the present building be-
ing dedicated in 1910.
For the immediate future serv-
ices will be held in the Wilson
school at the same hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Thieues ActiUe
OUer Weekend

Gaining entrance to the Marsh
Dry Cleaning establishment, 722
Main street some time last night
by cutting a hole in the beaver
board on the rear door and then
unlocking the door, thieves pried
open a desk drawer and left with
S45 in cash. Nothing else was
taken according to the report made
TO police this morning.
Another report states that the
Valley Steam Laundry was enter
ed again last night, the third time
within the past week. "A quantity
of laundry was taken by the
thieves who ripped some OF the
eslvanized iron from the SIDE OF
the building to gain entrance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Army Airn,ail
Flyer Crashes

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Feb. 10. U.P)
An army biplane lay mass OF
wreckage ON a farm near here today
as a result OF the first air mishap
in Ohio, as the army prepared 70
takeover operation of the airmail
service.
Lost in snowstorm while enroute
to take up his new assignment at
Columbus, the pilot. Lieut.. J. II.
Gibson. was forced 10 bail out"
when his gasoline supply ran low.
He landed safely mile and half
from the spot where his plane
crashed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Report McGralU
Seriously Ill

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Feb. 10.
W.p)-John j. McGraw, former man
ager of the New York Giants. was
reported to have lapsed into a coma
today at the New Rochelle hospital
wtere he has been confined with
uremia.
1t was reported the former base
bal manager became unconscious
after attending physicians issued
their morning bulletin on his con-
G!tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19

son said, and asked for report in
60 days on the conditions of work.
ing hours and wages in news de-
partmentS.
Employment of newsboys under
l6 is regulated by the child labor
section Of the code. Delivery boys
may be employed under conditions
not dangerous to health and not in
terfering with school hours.
NewsbcyS on street sales may not
work between p. m. and a. m,
from October to March 81 and be-
tween 8 p. m. and a. m., April |
to September 80.
These conditions were embodied
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
Second Trial In
Staying Case

The trial of Sam Kyle, Negro,
charged with the fatal stabbing o.
Daya Singh, started before Judge
Vaughn Thompson in superior
court this morning. Empaneling Of
a jury started this morning.
The Hindu assertedly came to his
death during fight with Kyle on
a ranch north of West late on the
afternoon of January 2. He died
in the Brawley hospital early the
next morning. When arrested, Kyle
is said to have admitted the stab
bing.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-19
District Officers
Go To Sav, Diego

Mark Rose, Ira Aten and A. j..
Kalin, irrigation district directors,
with Charles Childs.s. district coun-
sci and M. j. Dowd, chief engineer,
are in San Diego today to confer
with officials OF that city relative
to matters concerning the All-Am-
erican canal.
It was intended at first to have
this conference here but at the re-
quest of San Diego it was changed
to the coast city.