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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
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NOTED ARMY
FLYER KILLED

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 6. tU.P)
Lieut.. Col. Horace M. Hickam,
40, commander of the 3rd attack
group of the army air corps at Fort
Crockett, was killed last night when
a plane in which he was flying
alone crashed in landing at the
fort airdrome.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. up, =
Lieut.. Col. Horace M. Hickam,
killed at Fort Crockett, Tex, yes
terday, was considered one of the
best all-round flyers in the army,
war department officials said today.
When the army air corps flew
the mail last spring, Colonel Hick-
am was in charge of the central
zone, with headquarters at Chicago.
After discontinuance of airmail
operation, he was transferred to
Fort Crockett as commander of
the 3rd attack group.
He took his flying training at
Rockwell Field, California, and has
served at various posts all over the
country, including assistant COM
mandant of the advanced flying
school at Kelly Field, Texas, and
as chief of information service, Of
flee of chief of air corps at Wash
ingtOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
THIRTEEN HELD FOR QUIZZING
IN FATAL ELECTION SHOOTING
Three Killed And Score Wounded AS Gun
fire Bursts On Paraders In Pennsylvania
Demonstration.

About 500 Democrats left the hail
where they had held a rally and
marched. singing and shouting. to.
ward the main street. When the
parade reached the street intersec.
ton where the Bruno home stands,
hidden machine gunners suddenly
opened fire from each side of the
street. There were two bursts of fire
from one side; one from the other
Others May Die
Suddenly the village street was lit
tered with the dead and wounded
and the survivors we're fleeing for
their lives.
Two of the wounded were believed
certain to die. Four others were in
critical condition. The others will
recover. Four Of the wounded were
women.
The dead
John Fiorelli, 65.
William Forke, 80.
John Golski.
A few minutes after the shooting
the paraders, who had fled, return
ed and picked up the dead and
wounded. Ambulances and police
raced from Hazleton. Police found
a large crowd circling the Bruno
house, threatening violence. After a
short struggle, the crowd was driv-
en- back. In the house, police found
rifles, shotguns and pistols.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
RADICAL TONE
fORESEEN IN
NEXT SESSION
Numerical Superiority Does Not
Indicate Complete Control By
White House.
DIVIDED INTO FACTIONS
Party Lines Badly Scrambled
By New Issues Since Election
Of 1882,
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, by United Press
NEW YORK, Nov 6.-American
voters today are electing a poten-
TALLY radical congress.
1t will convene January 3 and
may drive big business and big
bankers to President Roosevelt in
defensive coalition against;
l. Exorbitant relief and PWA cx
penditureS.
2. Currency initiation in various
forms.
3. Additional statutory privileges
for labor's masses.
Democrats claimed some $4,000,
900 voters are piling up bigger house
ministration today. James A. Far
ley, postmaster general, informed
Mr. Roosevelt in a final report that
the party would gain six senate
seats. Democrats hope to hold house
losses to 10.
Republicans expect some senate
losses. But Chairman Henry p. Flet-
cher bias made predictions of gains
in the house. The top Republican
claim was so to 70 seats.
Former President Hoover warned
In California that prospective over
whelming Democratic control of
congress jeopardized American in.
stitutionS.
Party lines are scrambled in this
first national polling since the new
dear' smashed to power in 1882. New
parties which have emerged from
political disorder may by next poll
ing time supplant the cid. Confu-
sion Of party alignments prevents
a satisfactory national referendum
on Roosevelt administration social,
monetary and related policies and
experiments.
But in the aggregate, top heavy
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
SCHOOLS HOLD EDUCATION WEEK
Parents Of Pupils VIII Be Invited To Visit
Classrooms.
.lassroons.

,lassvork and TO observe the school
routine
Those who have no children in
the elementary schools but who are
interested ln the work are given a
special invitation 10 visit at any
time they desire
80 special programs viii be
given a. % rs the desire OF the
schools t0 have adults better un-
derstand lhc regular work rather
than encourage them 20 come for
the sake oi special programs.
Central high school concentrates
lls energies 0n public school week
n thc spring when the community
l. invited tO visit the school TO see
the class rCcm work and also for
the EpC1ial programs presented.
AWcTicln education Weck vii be
a1arrrrc icr the students IN pro-
Grams bui there Win Be- 10 public
observance
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06

American education week Is BE-
ing observed this week IN The city
elementary schools and coming 3s
II does early In the year. the cm-
phasls is being laid on visitation
OF the schools by parents rather
than on set programs
In keeping with this idea ae-
cording 10 Guy A. Weakiry dis
trict superintendent. a pan has
been worked out with the prinsi-
pals Of the various schools Whereby
the teachers IN the individual
rooms will invite the parents oi
their pupils 10 visit their elaasaa
on certain DAYS Parents VII re-
ceiye their invitations IRON ihe
children.
In this way congestion Nill he
avoided and the regular routine 81
the schools win be maintained a.
far as possible. Parents All haet
an opportunity 20 see the attaa.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
Former Actress
Wrongly Accused

NEW YORK, Nov. 6. U.P)-Mary
Nolan, former chorus girl and movie
actress, was cleared today on suspi-
cion of taking $4,000 from New
Jersey theatrical agent.
Complaint withdrawn, do not
want Mary Nolan, accused falsely
said a telegram received by police
today from the police chief of Halle
ton, Pa, where the charges origin.
ated.
Miss Nolan spent the night in a
cell in New York. Police arranged
to release her as soon as a magis-
trate could act on the case.
The court later released Miss No
Ian with an apology.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
HOUSING SURVEY STARTS FRIDAY
Final Preparations Made AT Meeting Held
Last Night.

Members of the local housing
committee met last night at the
chamber of commerce office with
those who have been appointed by
the SERA to take the housing sur
vey in Ell Centre scheduled to start
on Friday of this week. M. o.
King, chairman of the FL Centre
committee. presided.
The meeting was given over Tor
the greater part to instructions Tor
the workers and this was done by
w. w. McEuen, a member OF the
local committee. These instruc-
tions we're aimed at acquainting
the workers with the way the gov
ernment desires the work to be ae-
complished. Further instructions
will be given at another meeting
to be held tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06

The housing committee is CIV
ing much thought to the training
of canvaSserS that they might rem
der efficient service to the people
of Fl Centre who are desirous OF
having repairing and remodeling
work done in their homes Chair
man King stated TO-DAY.
II is the hope OF the committee
that the public will receive these
workers and will furnish them
with the information needed. free
ly and as completely as possible.
This work in FL Centric is part
OF the national government. and a
very important one. King said. He
added that local banks will COOP
crate with the government and
residents OF FL Centre in making
possible necessary home repairs
and remodeling work.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
FIRST PERIOD
OF PROBATION
ABOUT ENDED

The iirsU water proration period
ends tomorrow, M. J. Dowd, chief
engineer for the irrigation district
stated today, adding that the sec
ond period would start on Thurs
day.
Distribution Of water in the sec
ond period will be the same as OBJ
tanned in the first, Dowd said. This
is: one second foot of water Tor
each 80 acres and Dowd asks each
water user to place his order at
the start of the period and not near
the end, in this way cooperating
with the district to the fullest ex-
tent.
Tomorrow representatives of all
classes of water users in the valley
will appear before the district
board seeking what they term a
more fair division Of available wat
er. The dairymen have appeared
before the board in this matter sew
eral times during the past few
weeks and it is expected that they
will be present in large numbers
tomorrow with representative veg
etable and fruit growers also pres
ent to join in the discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
Alcoholism GiUen
As Death Cause

Johann Brewer, 40, better known
here as John Brown, died In a
house at 353 Brighton avenue last
night, police were notified this
morning. A. r. Underwood, coro-
ner. after hearing testimony OF H
w. Morrison and M. l.. Allender
who were with Brewer at the time
of his death stated that death was
due to alcoholic poisoning as the
deceased had been drinking heavily
for the past few days.
He was a native of Hamburg,
Germany. and resident OF the
valley for the past II years, six OF
which were spent in Ell Centric.
He was a plasterer by trade. This
information, Underwood said, was
taken from his application for cit
izenship papers. Efforts are being
made to locate relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
HERE'S A VOTE
THAT SINCLAIR
DID NOT GET

LONG BEACH, Nov 6. (UP)-
Governor Frank F.. Merriam cast
his vote at 10 a. m. today, accom-
panied to the polls by score OF
friends and neighbors and uneer
the lenses of motion picture cam
eraS
"Reports received from many
parts of the state this morning in
dicate an exceedingly heavy vote,
he said.
The outlool; is very encourage
ing and l have no cause to doubt
that the results will show that
California is loyal TO the principals
of American government which
have gui6ed this country to lead
ership among nations.
- am happy to learn that such
q large percentage of our citizens
are exercising the right of fran
chise. Regardless Of how they
vote. it is encouraging TO see the
men and women of California TAX
ing such an interest in their gov
ernmentp -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
IN
ALL SECTIONS
co To POLLS
Candidates And Supporters
Busy Getting Out Voters And
Checking Ballots.
NO DISORDER REPORTED
Morning Figures In Ell Centro
About Is Per Cent Of Total
Registrations.

Reports received at The Press Of
flee shortly after noon indicate that
approximately 25 per cent of all the
voters registered in Brawley, Calex-
ice, Holtville, Calipatria and I'M
perial and other valley points had
gone to the polls today. 1t is fur
ther estimated that a similar, and
in some instances even larger, ay-
erage of voters mad voted in other
parts of the county where the regis
tration is not so large.
At all precincts from which re-
ports had been received here this
morning, the election business was
carried on in a serious and orderly
manner. No signs of trouble were
reported and it is expected that the
entire election will be carried
through peaceably and without any
disorder.
With state and local candidates
asking for their support, the largest
number OF persons ever to have re
gistered for an election in Ell Cen
tro went to the polls today Regis
tration books at county clerks Of
flee show that 5075 names were on
the books, eligible to vote at today's
election
BY noon approximately 1900 OF
these voters had visited the II vot-
ing precincts in the city and before
T o'clock tonight it is expected that
the largest vote ever cast in gen
eral election here will have been re
corded.
/ Parallels August Vote
1t is of interest to note that at
the August % primary election with
5O42 persons registered, 1922 had
cast their votes in the city by noon
of that day, an average that is just
about even with that made in the
voting today.
There are 22,000 persons register
ed for the county, and political OBJ
servers are looking for a very good
percentage of these to vote. Already
737 absentee ballots have been
mailed out from the court house,
and many of these have been voted
and returned. These ballots will be
counted by the board of supervisors
and special election board next
week.
OF greatest Importance to the
electors both of the county and the
state is the three-way contest for the
governorship beween Governor Mer-
riam, Republican; Upton Sinclair,
Democrat; and Raymond Haight,
Progressive candidates. Other state
contests hold a certain amount of
interest but yield the center of the
stage to the candidates in the CUB
ernatorial race.
Interest In Sheriff's Race
Local interest centers in the race
for sheriff with Sterling Oswalt and
Robert Ware as NE two contestants.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
FIoyd's WidoW
To Wed Again

TULSA, Okla, Nov. G. W,R)-Mrs.
Ruby Floyd. who divorced Charles
A. "Pretty Boy" Floyd in 1929, but
subsequently returned to him, is to
be married again, it was reported
today.
A marriage license was issued
Sunday at Okmulgee to George w.
johnson, "a, member of a wealthy
Indian family OF that town, and
Mrs. Floyd. The license clerk said
Johnson told him that Mrs. Floyd
was the former wife of the desper-
ado killed last month In Ohio.
Mrs. Floyd has one son, Jack
Dempsey Floyd, IL, by her marriage
to pretty Boy"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
Three Guilty In
Petty Theft Case

After celebrating for five hours
Jury which heard the evidence
against w Brooks, Andrew Shannon
and Tige Collins. Negroes, charged
with having stolen a quantity Of
hay from the California Lands. Inc.
returned a verdict OF guilty OF pet
~ theft at 1890 o'clock last night
Sentence. viii be pronounced or
The men by Judge McPherrtn n 81
pericr court Friday morning
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
PROTEST EXECUTIONS

MADRID, Nov. 6. UP, New dis
orders were threatened today when
SyndicaIists and anarchists at Sar-
agossa declared a general strike in
protest against the scheduled exc
cution tomorrow of two rebels con
victed in connection with recent
widespread extremist revolt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-06
@IHHInLdL1oe

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 5. tSpe-
ciaD-This last night before
election California puts you in
the mind of the young husband
waiting at the maternity ward
for news of the first born. They
are walking up and down, light
ing one cigaret after another,
and looking anxiously toward
the voting booth.
Brisbane has bought some land
and is moving all us movie
folks to Florida. 1 am trying to
get our company to drop off in
Oklahoma. l got some cheap
stuff there that would look aw-
full pretty with a studio and
Janet Gaynor and Warner Bax-
ter on it. Claremont, Okla,
would read awful pretty on all
those marriage and divorce not
ices.
You're
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29

that tolerate no banditry or other
misuse of the population. The eight
hour day is universal, with six
hours for young workers, and four
hours for night work. Child labor
Is prohibited. Wages in Soviet re
gions have mounted SO per cent to
300 per cent higher than in the rest
OF China. Social insurance is pro-
vided. New industrial enterprises
have been established, the most
stable financial systems to be found
in China have been set up. The &C.
onomic conditions are still poor (by
western standards) but they are
much better than in the rest of
China. Schooling is free and COM
pulsory. Books and lunches are free.
Many schools have been recently
established, including the Karl Marx
University at the capital There are
several important newspapers and
magazines published in the Soviet
regions, and many new libraries
have been established. With the
continuing of the worldwide de-
preston Soviet Russia and Soviet
China have been the only regions
that have continued to grow In
strength and prosperity. while the
rest of the world has been sinking
rapidly into imperialist decay.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
WOMAN'S WORLD

the wage Garner is making only a
few dollars n week it is impossible
to budget doctor bills, let alone
trying to provide the home essen
tials. These cases can even more
fittingly be called the forgotten
women" than any others because
with them they too often feel they
have no place to turn as the relief
boards do not recognize them. And
again it is up to us to fight for
place for them to turn.
The necessary maternal care is
not something we need dream of in
Utopia. 1t is something we can have
if we fight for it, right here and
now. 1t is up to the men as well as
the women. The place to start is
right in our own neighborhood by
fighting for the right of a safe
and healthy motherhood for every
woman near us.
Let's hear from all of you in this.
Tell us the cases in your town and
what you have been able to do
about them. We hope you will have
ideas for carrying on this fight in
other places.
Next week we have an account of
the care of mothers and babies in
the Soviet Union given by a phys
ician just returned from there. So
back again next week!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Congress Must Act on Terror!

Dick Parker, 20 year old striking long
sboreman is dead Killed by the bosses
This is not the first victim OF company
thugs and police terrorism. At least J ! other
workers have been killed since May for their
strike activity.
Congress can no longer ignore the force
of the country wide indignation at these cold
blooded slayings. The Lundeen resolution In
the House of Representatives, which calls TOR
a Congressional investigation into thus wave or
killings unleashed against strikers fighting the
starvation codes of the MIRA lis testimoney to
the mass hatred rising against the capitalist
murderers.
The San Pedro killing brings the threat or
Fascist terror against the working class strug-
qles directly to us on the West Coast
Toledo, Galveston, Birmingham and But
falo do not stand apart from us.
In Seattle and along the coast, Mayor
Dore and the State Governors all are ready to
call out Federal troops, to terrorize the strikers
into submission.
Attempts of the NRA and the AFL lead
ers to sell out the strike have failed to date.
The rank and file see through their tactics.
Starving Alaskans cannot be fed with lumber,
machinery and cement.
This is one step.
The next is united front
Students unemployed have picketed and
refused to scab since the beginning of the
strike. Ships up and down the coast have walk
ed out in sympathy, raising their own demands
at the same time. Tacoma and Portland Cen
trail Labor councils have voted general strike
if troops are called out
Solidarity is our weapon. Force your sem
ators and representatives to act on the Lun-
deem resolution.
Join a united front with the longshore-
men and the Marine Workers Industrial I'm
ion
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Now Lay Business
Ills to Weather

What do the "big shots" of fin
ance have to say about the big
slump that business is taking be-
cause of the nation wide wave of
strikes? Dun and Bradstreet's
weekly financial review says:
Drought . weather, undeter-
mined outcome of pending legis-
lation and curtailed operations in
many industries . and the gath
ering of labor clouds over the chief
centers of production" are unpleas-
ant signs. Before it is over the
labor clouds will be more than
clouds; they'll be cloudbursts). But
to cheer themselves up they whistle
in the dark this tune: REPORTS
stress the certainty that the sum-
mer let down will be less marked
than was anticipated a few weeks
ago and will be followed by gen.
eral expension in the fall" But ex-
pansions don't come in the fall
except through war, or prepar-
atlons for war.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29

Around the World
in Three Minutes
WITH BILL


Guadalajara, Spain A general
strike against police terror has been
called here.
CHINA
Shanghai Sensational victories
have been won by the Red Armies
of China in three provinces within
the last month, fighting against the
Nationalist armies of more than a
million men.
ENGLAND
London 1000 longshoremen
strike in London. tying up perish
able goods.
Latvia - A fascist government
was set up In Latvia last week, to
the great joy of Hitler.
SOVIET UNION
MOSCOW The Austrian fighters
who defended themselves against
Dollfuss and escaped to Russia are
now in good Soviet jobs.
The famous Soviet musician and
composer Davidenko dies, leaving
the music lovers of Russia and of
many other lands in sorrow over
his death.
A Jewish autonomous republic
has been established in one of the
richest sections of far eastern Rus
STA. There is much cause for the
rejoicing that is going on there, in
the only country in the world where
anti-Jewish propaganda and actions
are not tolerated.
GERMANY
Berlin-The Nazis plan a forced
consoription of labor Throughout
the nation; the jobless are being
forced into barracks to cut down
relief.
Hitler welcomed to Germany last
week the Vice Admiral of the ia
panese navy. They exchanged mu-
tual sympathies at great length.
JAPAN
Tokyo-Japan announces her in
tentions to strengthen her air de-
lenses along coast lines near ST.
IBERIA. This calls for the develop
ment Of 80 air squadrons by March
1887.
A financial scandal reaching far
up into the government circles of
Japan has been uncovered with the
arrest of the vice minister of fin
ance for crooked work in admins
tration of the Bank of Formosa.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29

Never! Such events, vital, inter
esting though theX may be, must
be kept a dark secret Only through
accident did we find these things
out. A member of the Young Com
munist League, the organization
which carried on all this activity,
let the facts slip in a casual con-
versation with a member of the
Voice of Action staff.
We feel it our duty to warn the
Young Communist League in Ia
coma. Activities can not forever re-
main underground" Mr.. Hearst
will reveal leaflets to the National
Guard, to the schools. Might as well
elect correspondent to the Voice
of Action, let the news appear
where it will be reported accurate
ly, published where it will do some
good.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Heroes OF American Labor :

forcible staying of human upllft by
barriers of law, and might, and
tradition was to him the most
wicked thing on earth. To recognize
an evil and not strike it was sin
full. Talk, talk, talk" he said de-
risively.
At his trial Brown told the
court, 81 never did intend to COM
nit murder, or treason, or the de-
struction of property, or to excite
or incite slaves to rebellion. Had
so interfered in behalf of the
rich, the powerful, the intelligent,
the so-called great 81. and suffer-
ed and sacrificed what l have in
this interference, it would have
been all right; and every man in
this court would have deemed 1t
an act worthy of reward rather
than punishment"
IF the young blacks of our coun-
try could become enlightened. it
would operate on slavery like
firing powder confined in rock, and
all Shareholders know it well. Wit
ness their heaven-daring laws
against teaching blacks"
His last written words were, /,
John Brown, am quite certain that
the crimes of this guilty land will
never be purged away but with
blood. / had, as / now think vainly.
fiattered myself that without very
much bloodshed it might be DONE"
Shortly before his execution he
said, II go joyfully in behalf of
millions who have no rights that
this great and glorious, this
Christian republic is bound to re-
spect.'" And he also said, you
may dispose of me very easily
but this question is still to be set
tled-this Negro question, / mean.
The end of 1t is not yet"
SO well has capitalist education
buried John Brown that to most
of us this magnificent revolutionary
hero is but a shadowy someone
whom they hanged ION a sour ap-
pie limb"
Read John Brown" by Du Bots,
and History of the American
working class" by Bimba.
Newt Week: The Molly Mcguires.