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The Washington times., 1934-10-31
FEDERAL POWER.
To Be SOUGHT
IN STRIKES
Laws to Give U. S. Backing
In Efforts to Halt Strife
To Be Asked in Congress
By FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

Dy nANnAAN O' San WE'LL
While all existing governmental
agencies for dealing with EN-.
ployer-employe disputes was func-
tioning today in high gear, the
difficulties which are being en-
countered led to renewed consid.
Grafton by Administration advis-
ors of plans for legislation which
would give the Government
real" power to settle labor trou.
bles.
The labor truce" which Presi-
dent Roosevelt proposed Septem.
ber 80 apparently has gone by
the board, and with its going has
gone the hope that industrial
peace might be maintained until
a new plan had been approved by
Congress and a final interpreta-
ton had been obtained of Section
Ia of the National Industrial Re-
covery Act.
With half a dozen capitallabor
fronts active or threatened with
activity within the next few days,
some representatives of the Ad-
ministration are becoming a p
palled at the lack of power which
resides in the Government to
bring about settlements.
The Administration has at it's
disposal to work on the disputes
several boards and commissions,
headed by the National Labor
Relations Board and dropping
back to the old conciliators of the
Department of Labor. Also it has
the ability to create innumerable
additional boards to meet disputes
as they arise.
But none of these boards has
any power beyond the power of
appeal to reason and the possible
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The Washington times., 1934-10-31
STATES FACING
RELIEF CUT

Threatening to stop Federal
aid to Maryland and Virginia
and a number of other States if
they did not contribute at least
40 per cent toward emergency
relief funds. Federal Relief Ad.
ministrator Harry Hopkins today
explained that the money is
needed to help certain Southern
and drought-stricken areas.
The 40 per cent figure was said
by Mr.. Hopkins to be the mini
mum. and he called on some
States to contribute as high as
two-thirds of their relief bill.
Mr.. Hopkins said he intends
to dole out Government funds
this winter to prevent the closing
OF rural schools in States whose
treasury is depleted.
There are now 16,649,O72 per,
sons on the relief rolls throughout
The country, according to the most
recent compilation of statistics,
and the approaching cold weather
is expected to boost this figure by
several hundred thousand.
1t is expected. however, that re-
lief roll figures will remain well
under the 18,240.O00 mark, which
Is estimated to be the number of
relief recipients when the Demo
cratic Administration came into
power March 4, 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
YATES DEMANDS
VIRGIN ISLES
INQUIRY
Former Aide to Gov. Pearson
Has Severe Charges Filed
With Congressional Groups

Hurting a long list of caustic
and severe charges against the
administration of the Virgin Is
lands under Gov. Paul M. Pearson,
Paul C. Yates, until recently exec
utive assistant to the governor,
today filed with congressional
committees a petition demanding
"a sweeping open investigation
into the Virgin Islands Admins
tration."
He urged that this be done with
a view to filing impeachment
charges or recommending crimi.
nal action if evidence warrants.
Mr.. Yates, formerly a Wash
ington newspaperman, who re.
signed as an official in the admin.
istration of the Islands after about
six months service, urged that the
investigation include the Depart
ment of Interior insofar as poll.
cies and actions of the depart
ment have affected the islands
since their transfer from Navy to
Interior jurisdiction early in 1881.
Mr.. Yates, in a statement &C.
companying his demand for the
probe, said:
"AmOng reasons for request
ing and urging this inveStiga-
ton, I submit the following on
behalf of the people of the Vir-
gin Islands:
"That the Pearson Admin
istratiOn is waSteful, extrav.
agant inefficient ard tainted"
He also charges that the Pear.
son Administration amounts al
most to government by tyranny.
Asserting that the people of the
islands have no representation in
Congress, Mr.. Yates warned that
they have exhausted virtually
every known means of peaceful
protest and remonStrance and
that the native populace has been
driven in their desperation to the
verge of open violence"
The petition also carried
charges which Mr.. Yates lodged
against Governor Pearson, and
others characterized as associ-
ates of the governor, in connec-
ton with certain public works
affairs.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Sues for Burns
On Beach Sand

BALTIMORE, Oct. 31.-Just be-
cause the elements and the city
streets get hot" a $4,000 damage
suit has been filed in Superior
Court here.
David Janofsky has brought
suit against C. E. Graham, oper-
ator of a beach at Bay Shore
Park, because both his feet we're
burned by a pathway at the beach
last June.
Mr.. Janofsky charges that Mr..
Graham was negligent in allowing
the path to become overheated
and that he took no precautions
to prevent it from overheating,
such as sprinkling it or warning
patrons not to walk on it with
their bare feet.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
5 ALLEY PLANS
HAVE D. K. . Of
AUTHORITY
CIea n-U p, RedeveIopment,
Resale Proposals May
Eliminate Eye-Sores

Five general methods of improv-
ing locations where alley dwellings
now exist we're approved today at
the first meeting of the alley
dwelling authority in its new
quarters at the District Building
One plan under consideration is
demolition of a NEST" of houses
and the erection of a commercial
garage on the site. Another
would turn a series of alleys into
streets by widening them. and still
another plan considers commercial
development of a cluster of dwell,
ings near the business section of
the city.
Four squares under consideration
may be entirely remodeled into a
modern residential section. and
all of the plans are dependent on
reallocating the present tenants
of the alley houses to other Sec
tons of the city.
John Ihlder. executive officer
of the authority, explained that
the plans to remodel alleys de-
pended on the ability to purchase
the decrepit homes at a fair
price and redevelop the particu-
lar section.
The property would be sold
after being redeveloped by the
District, the purchaser paying the
development costs as we'll as the
original cost. All sales of prop
erty by the authority would be
made after bids had been sub
mitted.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
PROBES
VOTEFRAUDS
M. C.. HAZEN
By International News Service

By International News Service
Investigation of complaints of
election fraud was inaugurated to-
day by the House campaign fund
committee headed by Representa-
tive Loring Black OD of New
York.
Representative Black sent no.
tice from his New York office that
agents have been assigned to in
vestigate complaints in Philadel-
phia. Atlantic City, Ocean Gate,
N. j., Detroit, Wilmington, Del,
and Gary, Ind.
The complaints include regis
tration frauds and illegal ex-
penditures. The committee is
considering requests for investiga-
ton in many other cities, the
names of which were not dis
closed.
Representative Black promised
a non-political investigation.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Humphreys Goes
To Federal Jail

CHICAGO, Oct. 81 Q.N.S).
Murray Humphreys, the well-edu-
Gated successor to AL Capone as
Chicago's kingpin public enemy.
went to the Federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kansas, today to
begin serving an 18 months
sentence for income tax evasion.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
JURY HOLDS 8
ON Staying
COUNTS
Policeman CockriII Freed of
Charge He Fired Shots
At His Wife

The first criminal proceeding in
the District on charge of vio-
lating the MIRA was started to-
day in District Supreme Court
when an indictment was reported
by the District Grand Jury against
the New England Auto Supply
Co. and Russell F. Barrett, head
of the company, 1000 block M St.
N. W.
The indictment charged viola
ton of the recovery act and also
a breach of the Petroleum Indus
try Code. The charges are based
on an accusation that the COM
pany and Mr.. Barrett worked two
filling station attendants, en-
ployed by the company, more than
the maximum hours allowed in
the code.
S4-H0ur Week Charged
The employees are Marvil c..
Spicer and Hiram Sickle. 1t is
alleged the employees were worked
"a hours each during a week,
whereas the code provided a 49,
hour maximum.
Second degree murder charges
were made against Gordon V. Will
aiamson, Glide Mullen, colored, and
Theodore Roosevelt Brown, col
ored.
Williamson was accused by the
Jury of the fatal shooting of Owen
Sinnett, As, in the 500 block F
st. N. W., September 20. The two
men, who resided in the same
house, had been drinking and be-
came involved in a heated argu-
ment, which ended when William.
son obtained a pistol and fatally
wounded Sinnett, it is charged.
AK Staying Alleged
Mullen was charged with the
fatal stabbing October 9 in the
1900 block of Twelfth st. N. w.
Of Elizabeth Moore, colored.
Brown is alleged to have fatally
wounded George Johnson, colored,
with an ak September 9 in the
300 block H st. S. w.
The jurors ignored a charge OF
assault with a dangerous weapon,
against Policeman John E. Cock
rill. He had been accused of fir.
ing several shots at taxicab in
which his wife, Mrs. Mildred Cocl-
rill, and mother-in-law, Mrs. Fran
ces M. Cooley, were riding a few
weeks ago.
Cockrill was haled before the
Police Trial Board on charges
growing out of the incident and
his dismissal was recommended.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Sales in South
77Pct. Over 1888

September sales of general mer.
chandise in small towns and
rural areas were 43 per cent
larger than August sales and 33
per cent above the level of Sep
tember, 1888, the Commerce De.
partment reported yesterday. The
largest increase over August was
in the South, with IT per cent,
and the smallest in the East, Is
per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Buffalo Gap Fire
Jails Virginia Man

STAUNTON, Va, Oct. 31.-For-
merly known as Old Tavern and
a landmark in this community
for many years, the large frame
dwelling of Wallace Wagner in
Buffalo Gap, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. The Wagner family
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
$4,000 Race Slips
Seized by Raiders

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 G.NSO.
Approximately 10000 lottery slips
representing a numbers play" on
the races at Laurel totaling about
$4,000 day was in the hands of
police today following a sensa-
tional raid on a Brooklyn apart
ment. Four men were arrested.
One of them leaped out a window
when the police broke into the
apartment and suffered broken
leg.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Publisher Hurt
In Auto Crash

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Oct. 81
G.N.SD.-Don M. Nixon, owner of
a chain of newspapers, including
the Michigan City Dispatch, was
injured in an automobile accident
here. The publisher was taken
from the wreckage of his auto
mobile to a hospital suffering pos
sible brain concussion. skull frac-
ture and internal injuries.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
British Fliers Near
End of London Hop

LONDON, Oct. 81 GN.S).
Lieut.. Cathcart Jones and Ken
Waller, British airmen. were
speeding toward London today on
the last lap of speed flight
from Melbourne with an excel.
lent chance of beating the record
for the journey from east to west.
The two, who we're fourth in the
Observation-Disclosures Air Derby,
took off from Baghdad at 7::55
a. m. today Q1:55 p. M. Tues
day E. S. To-. At that time they
we're only four days and % hours
out of Melbourne.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Fort Myer Soldier
Seeking His Mother

Donald Karban, Fort Myer
cavalryman, is seeking his
mother, who has been separated
from him since he was an infant
3 months old. He is now 10.
The soldiers mother and father
were separated and Mr.. Karban
placed in his fathers custody in
Rochester. Pa. He made his
home with his father until sew
eral months ago when he broke
with him and enlisted in the
Army. The mothers name was
Esther C. Merriam Karban, of
the 700 block Third St. N. W.
No one there remembers her now.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Politicians Shun
Liquor Question

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 31.-Major
political parties will ignore the
liquor license issue during the
remaining week before election
day, it has become apparent here.
Seven election districts of Anne
Arundel county will vote on
whether the sale of liquor should
be permitted within district
boundaries but neither Repub-
licans, Democrats nor the Better
Government League are making
recommendations to voters.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
McAdOO Wedding
+ Plans Indefinite

LOS ANGELES, oct. 81 CU.SD.
Ellen McAdoo's plans-if she still
has plans-to wed Rafael Lopez
de Onate, remained at the "in-
definite" point today. It was in
Cicated at the home of Miss Nc
Adoo's mother that the debutante
had nothing to add t. her state
ment that the proposed marriage
had been postponed indefinitely"
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

For IA years Florence Turner,
New York actress, radio enter
tainer, and private secretary,
was the sweetheart of Lou
Tellegen, former matinee idol,
who committed suicide Monday
in Hollywood. His last letter
to her revealed that he intend
ed to marry her as soon as he
could obtain a divorce from Eva
Casanova, his fourth wife.
Photo by International.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE

Fluctuation in the stock market yester-
day indicated that Wall street did not
care much for the Presidents annual
message to congress, but to millions of
ordinary citizens who heard the address
over the radio, or who read it in the news
papers, the message was entirely salts
factory.
Sterilization, trade regulations, and
other phases of the economic aspect of
the address may be puzzling to the ordi-
nary citizen, but he had no difficulty in
understanding what Mr.. Roosevelt said
with reference to measures being taken
to speed recovery, his condemnation of
those who have made enormous profit in
the past on the money of others, and his
declaration that the old order of things
must be abandoned forever
regard for humanity, which appears
to be the cornerstone of the Roosevelt
philosophy, was undercurrent through
out the address.
True the address did not go into detail
regarding what has been done since the
President assumed office, but the devel-
opments since last March are perhaps
we'll enough known by the ordinary citi-
zen. Mr. Roosevelt touched on them gen.
orally and apparently took the view
point that time has not yet arrived for
branding his efforts either as success or
fallure-they are still in the Experiment.
al stage.
The address was free from buster or
bitterness, another characteristic Of
Roosevelt utterances.
His decision to deliver the address in
person, the first time this has been done
since the Wilson era, also finds favor
among the people. While we may rail
against congress, it cannot be denied that
that body represents the people of the
country. When the executive personally
deals with congress directly, he is also
dealing with the people. Such practice
cannot help but instill confidence in all
concerned.
Mr.. Roosevelt eXuded optimism con-
corning the progress that has been made
in the nations affairs during the last
nine months and the optimism is iusti-
tied. He has not only retained the con-
fldence of the people as expressed at the
polls in 1882 but has increased it.
Complaint is heard in some quarters
that Roosevelt is dictator" and in
holding whip hand over congress is
usurping its rights. Such complaints
will fall upon deaf ears as far as the ord
mary citizen is concerned. If the past
nine months has been dictatorship it is
apparent that the country has needed
such debating for long time.
Mr.. Roosevelt approaches the second
year of his office stronger than ever.
Yesterdays address may be criticized in
the high places but it meets with full sat-
isfaction elsewhere
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndcate)

Uncle Wiggily was going to hop
along when Mrs. Bushytail called
out to him from a window:
"Uncle Wiggily, have you time to
look at my carpet sweeper? 1t
won It take up the dirt and it needs
fixing.o
"You wouldn't It fool me, would
you?' asked the bunny, thinking
the squirrel lady might also be jok
ing because of the clock.
"Oh, no, really I mean it, she
said 81 hear you are pretty clever
at fixing things and my sweeper
needs fixing"
81 III take a look at it, said Mr..
Longears. Really he liked to fuss
with and mend things, not only in
his own Hollow Stump Bungalow,
but in the homes of his friends.
| Uncle Wiggily soon saw what was
the matter with the squirrel lady IS
carpet sweeper. One of the wheels
was loose and dragged on the floor.
"There you are!' said the rab-
bit, as he tightened it, and when
Mrs. Bushytail tried it the sweeper
worked as we'll as ever. She thank
ed Mr.. Longears, who hoped on
his way.
Soon he was hailed by Mrs. Bow
Wow, the dog lady. She called to
him from her window, saying:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily, one of my
closet doors won't shut. 1t keeps
opening all the while and the dust
gets in. Can you fix it?"
"Ill try" said the bunny gen.
tleman, proud and happy to be OF
help to his neighbors. He hoped
into the dog kennel house and Mrs
Bow Wow showed him the closet
door that wouldn u stay shut.
IN go in the closet and pull
the door shut after me- said the
rabbit. "Once inside 1 can sec
what is wrong" Into the closet he
went. He pulled the door after him
and for once, at least, it closed
tightly. But the funny part of il
was that when Uncle Wiggily tried
to open the door to come out he
couldn It. He was locked in. Locked
inside a dark closet.
And what happened and how he
got out III tell you tomorrow in
the story about Uncle Wiggily ano
the mouse. But please dom It let the
milk man IS horse bite the nose of
the hydrant and squirt water al
over the ashman.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
NOTED NEGRO
TENOR WILL
APPEAR HERE

OF special interest to music low
ers and to the community in gen.
eral is the announcement of the
coming of George Garner, great
Negro tenor, to the valley during
the week of January 81. This an
nouncement was made by DR.. j. L.
CASTOR, pastor of Second Baptist
church who upon the completion of
negotiations by Prof. w. A. Payne,
was quite jubilant over the fact.
"We have prevailed upon Mr..
Garner to come here,' DR.. CASTOR
said, "because we believe the val
ley is highly appreciative of great
art wherever it is found. Mr.. Gar
ner represents the best in music
circles today. In Europe, where he
appeared before the critical court
gatherings, he was highly acclaimed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
UNCLE WIGGILY is LOCKED

The story of how Uncle Wiggily
tried to fix the electric clock and
how it chased him all around his
room when he did something wrong
to the wheels inside, was soon
known all over Woodland. Even up
on top of the Orange Ice Noun
tains, which were covered with
Christmas trees, the animal folk
heard about Uncle Wiggily's funny
race which I told you about last
night.
Mr.. Twistytail, the fat pig gen.
tleman, meeting the bunny down
town near the moving picture the
atre, grunted at him:
81 hear you can fix clocks, Wig
cyl Ha! Ha! Hal
"Don't talk to me about it, -
begged Mr.. LongearS. He was just
little ashamed of what had hap
pened. He had thought himself
smart and clever when he offered
to fix the clock. He had no idea
it would chase him around the
room like an auto running wild.
Hopping away from Mr.. T'wisty-
tail, Uncle Wiggily met Mr.. White
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04

wash, the Polar Bear gentleman
from the ice cave.
"Hello Wiggy!" growled Mr..
Whitewash in his most jolly voice.
81 wonder if you could fix my
clock? Hal Ha Hail.
"I'll fix you with a SNOWFALL If
you speak of that clock again! -
cried Mr.. Longears, though he him.
self had to laugh when he thought
how funny he must have looked
hopping, skipping and jumping
around his bed room with the elec-
tric clock chasing him.
"Oh, well, 1 must have my joke! -
chuckled the Polar Bear.
Mr.. Bushytail, the squirrel gentle
man. was climbing down out of his
hollow tree house as Uncle Wiggily
passed after throwing a SNOWFALL
at Mr.. Whitewash.
Hello, Wiggy!" chartered Mr.
Bushytail, winking one eye in a
| joking way, "have you time to
come in and fix a clock for me?
1 have one and it keeps waving its
hands in front Of its face all the
while. 1 think it must have the
pip
"Say, if you speak of clocks to
me againl' shouted Mr.. Longears
"Ill wave my paws in front OF
your face and I might-accidental-
ly, mind you, for L wouldn't for
the world do it on purpose-I might
happen to tickle you on the nose.
"Oh, / wouldn't want that to
happenl' laughed Mr. Bushytail
~ was only teasing you, Wiggy
But 1 guess you had quite time
with that -"
"Don't you dare say clock D
shouted Mr.. Longears.
"No, / guess I'd better not, .
chartered the squirrel. Then he rer
off to the woods TO see if he coulo
find, under the snow, any nuts that
had been forgotten when they were
gathered in the Fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
Service Officer
Submits Report

During 1888, a total of 247 cases
involving veterans claims we're
handled by Charles E. Nice, veter-
ans service officer for Imperial
county, according to his report sub
mitted to tie board of supervisors.
OF the total number of cases,
1877 were reviewed in the Los An
geles office of the veterans ad-
ministration; SO were handled be-
fore a rating board; 19 concerned
adjusted compensation certificates,
and 81 concerned hospitalizations.
The service officer obtained for
ex-service men a total Of $16,95475,
representing adjusted compensation
certificates, loans on certificates,
loans on government insurance,
collection on death claims and COM
pensation and pension awards.
Since October 1, the burden OF
the service officers work has great
ly increased, the report states, as
many veterans are attempting to
establish service connection on dis
abilities after being cut off under
the economy act and a further in
crease is anticipated in tie current
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

Democrats included, ate lunch in
the house restaurant while PreSi-
dent Roosevelt was reading his mes
sage. Thye dined leisurely and
seemed to have no interest beyond
their immediate surroundings.
Capital society has joined the
movement to honor the President on
his birthday January 80 by raising
an endowment for the Warm
Springs foundation for infantile
paralysis. A ball, riyalling the ia
nous inaugural ball, is planned.
When Joseph C. o 'Mahoney, for
mer first assistant postmaster,
moved into his senate office it was
the first time in senate history that
former senator IS secretary was
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04

There he perfected his art and up
on returning to America found
himself in great demand. He is
wintering in California and we
have urged him to come here. I
sincerely hope valleyites will receive
him with open arms"
The series of appearances here
will be under the auspices of the
Second Baptist church, the COM
mittee in charge being Prof. w. A.
Payne, Mrs. Lottie Augustus and
Rev. j. l.. CASTOR. Special dates
will be announced soon and tickets
for his major recital will go on SALE
Those who are interested are urged
to watch for the opening date for
the sale of tickets and make reSer-
vationS early.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04
DAV Questionnaires
Desired At Once

Members of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans, and all eligible for
that organization, who were sent
questionnaires, are asked by L. E
King, adjutant of Imperial Valley
chapter, 10 liz cut the question
naires as rapidly as possible.
Information on the questionnaires
is desired by the state department
of the DAV as soon as it can pos
sibly be obtained and they should
oe mailed to the adjutant, 86(
Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-04

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street.
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