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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
CHOOSE NEW
GRAND JURY

After the reading Of statutes rel
ative to the qualifications to be pos
sessed by prospective members of
the county grand jury by Judge
Vaughn Thompson in superior court
this morning, the following we're
chosen to compose thep ersonnel OF
the grand jury Tor 1894:
w. j. Vogel, l.. j. Kennedy, r. E.
Gonder, Clyde A. Jack and w. E.
Walters, Brawley; Ear 1. Williams,
Mrs. RoSSi j. Anderson and Mrs.
Maude Glasby, CaleXico; Mrs. F.. d.
Jacobs, and Marcia H. Delp. Ell Gen.
tro; Mrs. T. j. Sawyer and Fred
Holmes, Holtville; Clarence r.
Walker, Westmorland: Mrs. Clara
M. York, Bard; w. o. Hinderks and
A. o. Dolson, Imperial; Frank He
witt and G.. S. Gullett, Calipatria,
M. II. Gavin, Heber.
W. E. Walters was appointed by
the court to act as foreman of the
newly selected grand jury.
The first case which is to be
brought to the attention of the new
grand jury will be the questioning
of w. c. Cook and about 20 witness
eS relative to the stabbing OF Mat
thew Hilliard in Brawley pool hall
in the night OF January %. Sub
poenas have been issued for those
persons to appear at the courthouse
next Wednesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
|b|LL To CURB
| LARGE PROFITS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. U.p) -
Disclosures of huge profits on ar
my and navy plane contracts
brought congressional threats today
of legislation to limit profits on all
government contracts.
The disclosures, coupled with the
army contract investigation were be-
lieved likely to result in amendment
of the McSwain bill to increase
army plane strength and various
other such measures, in order to
prevent profit from topping TIE 10
per cent mark.
The Vinson bill for construction
of 101 naval vessels to bring the
fleet up to treaty strength, was
passed by the house carried a
provision limiting contract profits.
A real fight will be made in the
senate to have the proviso retained,
as we'll as a provision permitting
audits of books of successful bid
ders.
House Majority Leader Byrns to-
day sounded the warning to con-
tract "profiteers."
Something must be done to pro-
tect the public and the treasury
Byrns said. "Of course we don
want to discourage business enter
prise but exorbitant profits must
be stopped, either by congress or
by the administration"
Byrns suggested limitation should
be enforced on all large govern
ment contracts.
Representative Toby DemD New
Hampshire, who succeeded III hav-
ing the house pass almost unani-
mously his amendment to the Vim
son bill preventing steel companies
and other prospective bidders OH
the new ship authorized under the
measure from making large prof
its, indicated he would fight for
the same amendment to other meas
ures authorizing large government
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
VALLEC|T0S
STATION To
BERESTORED

Restoration of the old Vallectos
stage station, located just over the
San Diego county line from Inpe-
rial county on tie 3utterfield
stage line, now the Imperial high
way, is to be undertaken by inter-
ested groups in the city of San Di
ego. according to word received at Ell
cause this station is so close to I'M
perial Valley, on the edge of tie
desert country, the local chamber
has long been interested in seeking
restoration made or some protection
given this historical monument, but
could take no action as the sta
tion is not in Imperial county.
Much, correspondence has been
carried on in regard to this mat Z,
by Manager Hays of the Ell Centre
chamber and he has recently in :
tereSted Armand Jessop of San Di-
ego in the matter with very en-
couraging results. JesSop, together
with Mayor Forward and party
of prominent San Diego people, Wis
tied the station a week ago and
were SO impressed with its setting,
age, and Importance as a historical
landmark that they have interest
ed the San Diego Historical So
ciety and have assured Hays that
the building will be protected and
in all probability restored to its
original condition.
Photographs of the VallecitoS
stage station as it appeared IS years
ago, when all tie walls were stand
ing, have been obtained by Hays to
be used as a basis for restoration.
In spite of climatic conditions and
lack of care three walls of each OF
two rooms are still standing, made
of the original adobe blocks, and
the hand Eewn beam ceiling, tied
With strips of rawhide still remains
in one room. The fact that squat
terS recently moved into the station
and removed similar ceiling
caused tie Ell Centro chamber to
make another appeal for its protec-
ton to San Diego authorities and
the sheriff last week removed these
persons from the premises before
further depredations were made.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
AUTHORITIES
CONFER ON
PEA STRIKE

District Attorney Heald, Sheriff
Campbell and members of the board
Of supervisors conferred at the court
house this morning on the newest
labor trouble in Imperial Valley,
caused by a strike of pea pickers in
the area northeast of Calipatria,
which started Thursday and in
creased in scope considerably yes
terday.
No statement was given out as
a result of the conference, though
it was intimated that whatever steps
are necessary TO maintain order will
be taken.
-Four deputies were sent to the
scene of the strike yesterday but
reported there had been no violence
The strike started at Fleming'S
ranch and spread to a group of
pickers at Gallagher's camp in the
same neighborhood
Yesterday the sheriff appointed
| 35 special deputies who will be or
duty in case of emergency and this
morning a special star session was
held in the district attorneys Of
flee, with the sheriff and the boarc
Of supervisors at the meeting.
At the county joil this morning, a
U. S. S. R. flag which had been
drawn on a paper towel by pris-
oner, was confiscated by Jail Off
cials. 1t was further reported, later
in the day, that picking operations
were being carried on in but two
fields near Calipatria today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
VESSEL DROPS
HEAVY ANCHOR

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. U.H -
Harbor shipping was menaced to-
Gay when an anchor dropped by
tie S. S. j. B. Stetson, a Los An
geles-Long Beach dispatch boat
during a severe wind, broke two
pipe lines on the harbor floor.
Black oil and gasoline quickly
covered the surface of the harbor
and two fire boats and fire truck
were sent to the scene. The Gen.
eral Petroleum company shut off
all five of its lines until it could
be learned which two were broken.
The flow stopped although the sur
face still was coated with oil and
gasoline.
The j. B. Stetson, entering the
harbor from San Francisco, was
struck by a gust of wind and the
captain dropped anchor. 1t be-
came entangled in the pipe lines
while being pulled in.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
PWA WORK To
BEFREEFROM
ALL POLITICS

Instructions received today by
Chan Livingston, manager of the
local National Unemployment Of
flee, back up the instructions given
by President Roosevelt earlier in
the week when he warned that re-
lief work is to be carried on with
out consideration of personal pol
itics.
The instructions, signed by H.
Robert Braden, state director OF
the National Unemployment Ser
vice, insist that work under the
PWA will not be carried on with
loaded or padded" payrollS, nor
will they be controlled by political
preference.
Harold l.. Ickes, public works
administrator, anticipated when
setting up the PWA the possibility
that some officials and politicians
might be tempted to fill the jobs
to be created with their friends
and supporters, without regard to
the rights of workmen long out
of jobs, and took steps to frustrate
such plans" the instructions state.
The safeguards created by the
PWA," it continues, have worked
SO effectively that many complaints
are being received by the depart
ment of labor to the effect that
workmen on PWA jobs are NOT
being hired on a political basis.
The complaints are coming from
officials and political leaders who
say that party workers are not
being given the anticipated pre-
ference in filling jobs"
Instructions are given county
managers to adhere rigidly to the
established procedure for hiring
men, with the assurance that they
will be backed right down to the
President, if needed, SO long as they
do so. Non union men are chosen
from lists submitted by local en-
ployment agencies, approved by the
! U. S. labor service. Union men are
obtained through local unions
where they exist in the place where
projects are to be constructed.
| Inspectors assigned to all jobs
are warned to report Immediately
any evidence of favoritiSm. Where
any irregularities have been de-
tected in handling payrolls or hir-
ing men, Ickes has ordered that
the necessary amount be withheld
from the next appropriation and
the contractor responsible for the
irregularities will thus be holding
the bag.
This action has the approval of
the President and is legal in that
irregularities constitutes a breach
of contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
STOCK CURB
MOVE STARTS
Congressional Machinery For
Rigid Supervision Contained
In Bills.
By JOHN A. REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-Con-
gressional machinery to put the ma
tons stock exchanges under rigid
supervision was in action today in
response to President lSoosevelt's
demands for protection of the in
vestor from the speculations of the
gambler.
Ferdinand Pecora, attorney for
the senate committee whose revela-
tions are responsible for many of
the provisions of the bill, was busy
in New York whipping into final
shape the results of his studies of
stock market operations.
Those will be presented to the
committee when hearings begin
next week and should furnish a
complete picture of the effect of pool
operations and other speculative ac-
tivity on security prices.
A storm of controversy more Sc
we're than any measure submitted
since the new deal began was eX-
pected to center on passage of the
bill through congress. Brokers and
stock exchanges are expected to
conduct vigorous campaign
against its enactment.
While the presidential message
conveying the Presidents demands
for the elimination of unnecessary,
unwise and destructive speculation" ="
extended also to the commodity
markets, congressional action on
this score is expected to await pass
age Of the securities bill Sponsors
of the latter believe the two forms
of speculation present entirely sep
arate problems.
While the President was described
as having neither approved nor dis
approved the bills offered in senate
and house because he had not seen
them at the time he sent his mes
sage to congress, it was believed
that no more than minor changes
would be demanded.
The measures are somewhat more
drastic than the proposed regula-
tions drafted by commerce depart
ment experts but, since many men,
berS of congress seek even more
stringent curbS, the present bills are
expected to furnish a satisfactory
compromise.
Introduced by Chairman Fletcher
of the senate banking committee
and Chairman Rayburn CT the house
| interstate commerce committee, the
bills provide for strict regulation OF
all stock exchanges under the fed
eral trade commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
Dillinger Aides
To Stand Trial

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Feb. 10.
~ p)-Three members of the John
Dillinger gang were started back to
Lima, Ohio to face murder charges
today. The men were heavily guard
ed by Indiana and Ohio police.
The prisoners were Charles Max
ley, Russell Clark and Harry Pier
pont, captured with Dillinger at
Tucson, Ariz., two weeks ago after
desperate career of banditry
throughout the middlewest.
The men face charges at Lima of
Staying Sheriff Jess Sarber of Lima
in raid made to free Dillinger from
the Jail.
Ten automobiles loaded with men
armed with machine guns escorted
the three prisoners to prevent any
possible attempts at rescue by come
rades still at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
HURRY PLANS
To TRANSFER
MAIL SERVICE
Army And Post Office Heads
Promise Efficient Operation
When Lines Taken Over.
ARMY AIRPLANES ASSIGNED
Private Company Executives
Plan Bitter Fight To Guard
Their Interests.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. WP) -
hirmail and air service experts
working swiftly today on arrange
ments for the transfer of the air.
mail service to the army, predicted
an almost normal service would go
into effect on the transfer date,
February 20.
Government officials concentrated
on perfection of arrangements for
the primary airmail routes, espe-
cially into and between federal re-
serve bank centers throughout the
country.
1t was definitely indicated that
offers from independent air lines
and present airmail contractors to
carry the mail during this emer-
gency. with certain conditions, could
not be considered at present.
Also it was said that although
offers have come to carry the air.
mail free of charge temporarily
the law prohibits the post office
department from accepting such Of
ferS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
MONDAY WILL
BE HOLIDAY

Lincoln's Birthday will be cele-
brated as a holiday here Monday
with the closing of all city and
county offices for the day. Finan-
cial institutions will also join in the
holiday.
While it was impossible to obtain
any definite information at irriga-
ton district headquarters this NOR
ming due to the absence of the board
OF directors and other officials who
have not as yet returned from the
Coachella conference, it is under
stood that the district headquarters
here will in all probability be closed
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
FORMER MAIL
CHIEF F[AYS
CANCELLATION

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Wp)-Wal-
ter F.. Brown, postmaster general
of tie Hoover administration, to-
DAY attacked as incredible the ac-
tion of Postmaster General Farley
in cancelling commercial air mail
contracts"
He said it was lnconceivable that
the federal administration should
take action of this drastic nature
except upon conclusive evidence of
illegality."
Brown. now chairman of the Hud-
son Manhattan railway, emphasized
that during his term only three
contracts were let and he never
discovered any trace of colluSive
bidding by operators.
The annulments, if warranted,
he said, should lave come only af-
ter a hearing conducted by the
postmaster general himself or by
court of competent jurisdiction at
which hearing the contractors
against whom the charges of mis-
conduct are made had first been
accorded an opportunity to an
swer the sameand all over persons
having knowledge of the essential
facts had been given an opportu-
nifty to testify .....
Brown said he let contracts num-
ber 80, Pasco to Seattle; 33, Allan
ia to Los Angeles, and "a, New York
to Los Angeles via st. Louis and
Kansas City.
I'm letting those three contracts"
he declared, "every requirement of
the law was observed No question
with respect to the legality of the
proceedings affecting numbers / to
81 inclusive has ever been raised" >"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
Farm Bureau And
Assessor Confer

A committee of farm bureau
members composed of C. F.. Kamm,
Holtville, Mac Trentham, Imperial,
Scott B. Foulds and c. G. Halli-
day met with Frank Weir, county
assessor, yesterday afternoon and
went over his proposed valuations
for the coming year on real estate
and personal property.
The committee expressed itself
as being very well satisfied with
the valuations as proposed on
farm personal property such as
livestock, ETC., but felt that his
valuation on land was somewhat
too high. Weir promised TO take
certain suggestions in the matter
proposed by the committee under
advisement as he is most anxious
to do the fair thing by everybody
and appreciates the problems con-
fronting valley farmers today,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
BREMER AIDS
KIDNAP HUNT

ST. PAUL, Feb. TO- U.P)-Adolf
Bremen, a powerful banker and
friend of President Roosevelt, today
added his influence and resources
to the federal department of justice
agents hunt Tor band of men
which kidnapped his son, Edward.
Bremen furnished the federal men
with a complete list of serial num-
bers copied from the bills with
which $4,000 ransom was paid for
his sons release, the United Press
learned. The bills were not marked,
since the abductors had warned
they would not accept marked
money.
In addition to furnishing serial
numbers, Bremen was expected to
provide for checkers in his chain OF
Minnesota and Dakota banks to be
on the watch for reappearance OF
any of the ransom money.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
Mrs. Factor Fears
Cangster Reprisois

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. U.P)-
Fear of gang reprisal led Mrs.
John Factor to guard her move
ments today as she reached the
bedside of her year old son,
Alvin, seriously i'll with pneumonia
The wife of Chicago's Jake, the
barber" flew to Los Angeles when
notified the boys condition had
taken a turn for the worse.
Mrs. Factor revealed fears that
gangsters might seek revenge for
her husband betraying the iden-
tity of his alleged kidnapers. She
feared they might make an at
tempt to kidnap Alvin who has
been kept in hiding here for sew
eral months.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
FAIL TO LOCATE MacCRACKEN
FOLLOWING ORDER FOR ARREST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. W.P) -
The whereabouts of William P. Mac
Cracken, Jr., who has been hunted
on senate warrant for more than
"a hours, deepened as his chief
clerk, a slender girl in stylish
brown, testified before the senate
that she had not seen Kim since
early yesterday.
Joan Murphy, called as a defense
witness in contempt proceedings
against Col. L. H. Brittin, vice.
president Of Northwest Airways, said
she talked to her employer at GAS
a. m. yesterday.
do you know where Re is now?"
asked Chairman Black of the spe-
cial airmail investigating commit
tee.
mo, sir, do not" she replied
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
MAKES OFFER
TO CARRY ALL
u. s. AIRMAIL

PALM SPRINGS, Cal, Feb. 10.
tU.P)-A proposal to operate all air
mail traffic exclusively for the
stamp revenue was pronounced to-
day by Walter Varney and his
associate, Louis Mueller, veteran
west-coast aviation operators.
The offer transmitted to Post
master General James Farley could
be effected within 80 days with
20 available high-speed planes at
an annual government savings of
$l0,000,000, Varney said.
Provided we are allowed to re-
wise the present air mail map"
Farley was notified, I'VE will en-
gage to carry all the domestic air
mail for the total air mail stamp
revenue, thus eliminating entirely
the air mail subsidy.
This can be done by using high
speed specialized mail planes i'm
mediately available and without
materially curtailing the air mail
service"
Varney declared that revenue for
air mail stamps alone Is sufficient
to guarantee efficient operation of
his plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10

in a low voice, scarcely audible in
the crowded galleries.
Miss Murphy occupied a chair
on tie dais in front of Vice-Presi-
dent Garner. Size said she was
present in MacCracken's office
when Brittin visited it to remove
some of his personal correspon-
dence from Northwest Always fill
ing cabinets.
Miss Murphy testified Brittin
frequently used facilities in her en-
ployer's office to dictate letters.
She could not identify several
pieced-together letters which Black
alleged were those which Brittin
removed and destroyed from sub
poenaed files in MacCracken's Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
TsUo Killed In
Family Tragedy

BYERS. Colo, Feb. 10. W.P)-A
ranch home 10 miles north of here
on the Colorado prairie was the
scene last night OF a tragedy in
which a IS year old head of
family shot three members of his
own household, two of them fat
ally, then turned his shotgun upon
himself.
The rancher, Emil Stepputtis. for
merly considered wealthy, was In
Colorado general hospital at Dem
yer today near death
His youngest daughter, Elsa. IS.
and the man she married only IL
days ago, Elmo Demoney, Fl. were
killed instantly.
Also shot but not seriously
wounded when the rancher APP
parently went suddenly bererk was
his son, Walter, %.
Stepputtis' wife, for 70 years a.
bedridden invalid, watched help
lessly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
FRANCE KEEPS
CLOSE: WATCH
FOR TROUBLE
Troops Guard Danger Points
In Paris Fearing New Out
break OF Radicals.
STRIKE THREAT SOFTENED
Mondays Affair Reported To
Be Protest Against Activities
OF Fascists.
BY RALPH HEINZEN

Unlted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Feb. 10-Disorders by
armed Communists and the immin-
ence of Mondays 24-hour genera.
strike occupied Premier CASTOR
Doumergue today as he and his
salvation" government went to
work.
Pacification of the city was made
the first concern of the II year old
emergency premier. That will be
followed by the work of normaliza-
ton of the countrys finances.
Doumergue sought assurance of
labor leaders that the general strike
set for Monday would be peaceful.
The chief danger seemed to be that
Communists, taking advantage of
the still excited atmosphere, would
continue fomenting trouble.
More than 10000 soldiers were in
the city to insure order. They were
camped at public buildings and on
guard at water and gas works and
electric power houses while police
patrolled the city generally,
The strike, its motive somewhat
softened, was finally announced as
against the Fascist-like demonstra-
tiCns of RoyaliSts and others dur
ing recent days and was not aimed
at the Doumergue ministry.
Communists, defying the police
ban against demonstrations or pub
lie gatherings, mcbilized in the east
end working districts last night and
started marching in five columns on
the Place de la Republique, two
miles eastward Of the Place de la
Concorde riots of Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Radicals Checked
Police were awaiting them in
streets leading from north, east and
south into the great square. The
Communists, unable to advance into
the square, moved on the Eastern
railway station north of it, and
fighting became general in the Re-
! publique and east districts.
So determined were the Commun-
! lists to storm the railway station
| that an emergency call was made
for reinforcementS, and police and
! mounted mobile guards were sent.
The Communists were dispersed
by midnight, but the city was en-
veloped in dense fog and sniping
was continued during the night.
| One police brigadier was killed, IL
police were injured critically and
25 were wounded slightly. Four
hundred Communists were arrested
but there was no tally of Com
munists' casualties. Hospitals had
not received any dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
Bratton Files For
City Clerks Job

The first gun in the coming city
campaign was fired this morning
when Charles A. Bratton, city clerk
incumbent, filed his nominations
papers and acceptance at the city
hall.
Following the filing of these pa
pers the names appearing on the
nomination petition were checked
at the county clerks office to de-
termine the eligibility of the sign
ers, it being necessary that each
signer to such a petition be a
registered voter.
1t is expected that other nomin-
alton papers will be filed within
the next few days for the three
city offices open to election on
April 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-10
WestnaorIand Case
Argued In Court

Arguments in the Boarts versus
City of WeStmorland case which
started in Judge r. d. McPherrin's
department of superior court yes
terday were continued this morn
ing.
All the city officials of West
morland had been cited for con-
tempt of court and this citation
was answered by an application to
stay the injunction pending an
appeal. Arguments on this applica-
ton were being heard by the court
today.