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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
CONGRESSMAN
| IS SELF MADE;
NO j. DEGREES

CTIICAGO-Arthur w. Mitchell,
Congressman-elect from the First
Illinois District, whom history win
record as the first Negro Democrat
Ia Congress is a self-made man,
and demonstrates in his advance
Inent the possibilities for members
Of his race, no matter how lowly
their origin.
Mr.. Mitchell was born in Alaba-
ma on a farm, labored until he was
fourteen, and then walked sixty
five miles to win his admission to
gaslzagse Institute.
office Boy to Booker
After leaving Tuskegee, where
he had been office boy to Booker
T. Washington, inspired by the pre-
cepts of that sacred leader, Mr..
Mitchell went back to the people
of the rural district and founded
the Armstrong Agricultural Col
lege. His labors there preceded
his moving to Washington, where
he apprenticed himself, read law,
and passed the bar examination.
He was admitted to the practice
of law in Illinois on the basis of
reciprocity, admitting in his appli-
cation that he had never finished
a law school.
Never Attended Howard
Although MIR. Mitchell made a
vigorous educational campaign to
win his seat in Congress and is
identified with the intellectuals, he
is not backed with a string of de-
grees. Representations made by
friends that he has attended How
ard University, Columbia and Har-
ward, are denied. No record Of him
as law student or undergraduate
student at Howard University or
at Harvard is available. He did,
however, spend six weeks at Col
unbia.
Thus in spite of the lack of scho-
lastic background, Mr.. Mitchell has
pushed forward to recognition as
one of the able thinkers of the
race. With scarcely more, If as
much, scholastic background as
Mr.. DePriest, he has made himself
felt as a scholar, whereas even Mr..
DePriest's friends had to admit he
tripped on his verbs occasionally.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
SoIoist Is Guest OF
Rochester Symphony

ROCHESTER,. NJ. K. amp -
Kenneth Spencer, the sensational
young basso from California, APP
peared last Sunday as guest solo
list with the Rochester Civic Orch
estra. opening its sixth season.
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Receives Patent

CAMDEN, Ark (ANP)--Curtis
L. Bryant, taxi operator, has been
notified that his protective automo-
bile device has been given a patent
by the United States patent office.
His device protects automobile tops
when the car Ii not in use.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22

Miss Muriel Fletcher entertained
members of the Reveller's Club at
her home Thursday evening.
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
STORM TAKES
ACTOR s CARS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.P) -
Victor McLaglen, film actor, and
Mrs. McLaglen were uninjured in
the flood that centered in the re-
gion around McLaglen's home in
the LaCrescenta foothills, servants
said today.
McLaglen's four automobiles
were swept away from his garage
and driveway and badly damaged.
as were several outbuildings, but
the house was comparatively ur-
damaged.
Tie United Press established
telephone connection with the iso-
lated neighborhood. and learned
from a servant that the actor and
his wife had spent Sunday night
and Monday morning in the flood
surrounded house. and had left to-
day for a visit with friends in Bev-
erly Hills.
McLaglen worked all night Sun
Gay with crews of neighbors, seek
ing to salvage portable property
and to provide for the safety CT
those whose homes were more bad
iy damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
DEATH LIST
STILL GROWS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.P)-.
Following is the list of known storm
dead in Southern California, taken
from the records of police, sher-
iff's office and coroner's office:
Mrs. Donothy Carter, Monterey
Park.
j. E. Moore, San Gabriel.
Mrs. j. E. Moore.
Sherman Hubbard, Wilmington.
Miss Toots Hubbard.
Mrs. Myrtle Adams, Red Gross
president, MontroSe.
Mrs. E. H. Refill, Montrose.
Mary Ghoslin, 4, Glendale.
Frank Geraghty, North Holly
wood.
Clark Harmon, Montrose.
Kenneth A. Gillette, Los Angeles
Alice Baldwin, Los Angeles.
Elwood Plum, Long Beach.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, La Cres-
centa.
Sam Wilson, 10, Verdugo City.
Betty Lorraine KlasS, 10 months
Montrose.
Clyde Dowell, CWA worker, Tu-
junga.
Mrs. Vera Kahn, La Crescenta.
Chester Herrera, IL, Los Angeles
Jane Doe, as; John Doe, 49,
John Doe, 70, Van Nuys.
John Doe, 35, Glendale.
Jane Doe, one year, Glendale.
Four adult John Does and two
young boys, Verdugo City.
Jane Doe, two years, Glendale.
John Doe, As, Tujunga.
Jane Doe. about 80, Montrose.
Katherine Wood, 81, Montrose.
Joseph Correa, 16, Montrose.
Mrs. Ethel Higley, Montrose.
Mrs. Eugenia E m ma Scully
Montrose.
Besides these, there were q per-
sons reported missing by relatives
and friends, and authorities did
not attempt to take into account
the possible scores who might have
perished and whose absence had
not been reported.
In addition to the 35 or more
persons whose deaths resulted di-
rectly from the storm, there were
seven traffic deaths most of which
were attributed to the driving con-
ditions imposed by the storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
GUSTS PEEK
PERSONNEL FROM AAA GROUP
Sweeping Changes Put In Men Believed
To Be More Sympathetic Toward Wallace
View OF New Farm Deal.

trade expert, who spent consider
able time giving optimistic inter
views about Soviet trade possibii,-
ties. The former senator from
Iowa is expected to join Peek in his
foreign trade studies.
Gen. William I. Westervelt, army
officer of the old school, chief Of
the marketing and processing sec.
ton, who went back to Chicago
and Sears, Roebuck & Co.
James D. Dole, the Hawaiian
pineapple king" and backer d
the tragic Dole flight from the
mainland to Honolulu, who abdi
Gated as chief of the food division
Certain young radicals" within til,
AAA had threatened to resign il
protest against Dole's appointment
Lesser Lights Go
Oscar Johnston, chief of tie fl
nance section and plump cottor
planter from Scott. Miss, who sale
he wanted to devote all his timt
to the cotton program.
Several lesser lights also were re.
moved, together with about 10t
assistants and clerks, in what Ches.
ter G. Davis, the new administra.
tor, said was an efficiency move
Davis closed the food products
fisheries, beverages, foreign trade
special commodities, imports. code
analysis and administrative sec.
tions, all of which had been or.
ganized by Peek.
Davis appointed Victor A. Christ.
gau, H. r. Tolley and Alfred D
Stedman as assistant administra
tors.
Christgau, former Representative
from Minnesota, will be in charg'
of the new commodities division
which will take over the work o.
the old production and processing
and marketing divisions. Tolley
celebrated University of California
economist, will head a new plan
ming division, aligning the severa
multi-million dollar crop contro
programs.
Stedman, who had acted as AAA
press agent, working day anc
night producing mimeographec
Handouts" about the accomplish.
ments of the organization, vii
have charge of the division of in
formation and records.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
S||Rv|v0Rs RELATE NARROWING
TALES Of LOS ANGELES FLOOD

, boat rescued her. Fifteen hundred
families were reported homeless in
this beach district.
Fishing was reported excellent in
several downtown Los Angeles
streets. Walter Marmon. hotel man.
ager, said one of his bellboys caught
a five inch perch from a high
curbstone.
In Haynes canyon, 18 inches OF
rain fell before the storm abated
Glendale had 13.45 inches, PaSa-
dena 11.98 inches, and Los Angeles
8.27 inches. A three inch rainfall
normally is considered heavy. Last
year the total rainfall in Los An
geles was 11.88 inches.
Hundreds of automobiles may
have to be salyaged as result OF
the flood. Some machines in Glen
dale were mired so deeply that only
the tops showed. They were buri-
ed in the slides of silt that rushed
down from the mountain slopes.
Three men were feared drowned
when three Southern Pacific freight
cars were. swept into the flooded
Los Angeles river.
Los Angeles school children,
scheduled to return to their classes
today, were given an extra day off
while engineers checked buildings
to learn what damage resulted to
foundations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
RUSSIA WILL
HELP LEAGUE
Nav Even Become Member In
Line With Reshaping Of For
eign Policy.
By JOSEPH II. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

copyright, 1884, BY United Press)
MOSCOW, Jan. 2. - An import
ant reshaping of Soviet Russian
foreign policy, involving close col
laboration with the League of Ma
tions to safeguard peace in Europe
and the far east alike, seemed GER
tain today.
Even the possibility of Russia
joining the league in event that
plans for revision of its covenant
were effected was not excluded
though there has been no public
mention here that such an eventu-
ality was being considered.
Prospects of energetic Russian CO.
operation with pacific moves OF
the league was regarded by well-in-
formed opinion as one of the chief
developments of the speeches OF
Premier Niacheslav Molotov and
Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov
before the "tzik'', or all-Russian
parliament.
They showed grave anxiety over
the attitude of Germany and Japan
and in emphasizing Russia IS desire
for peace expressed willingness to
work with all countries in the in
terest of friendship.
The broad hints in the speeches
of Molotov and Litvinov regarding
prospective revision of Russian pol
icy toward the league we're con-
fiji med today by the United Press.
Withdrawal from the league by
Germany and Japan was largely
responsible for the change of atti-
tude. Before the Soviet regarded
the league an instrument of capt.
! talism. Leaders foresaw the posi-
bility that if they joined the league
they might be called on to aid one
group of capitalist nations to i'm
pose penalties on others.
Now it is felt that the league in
the Chinese-JapaneSe dispute re-
garding Manchuria demonstrated an
unwillingness to apply penalties
Furthermore, the withdrawal of
Germany and Japan, considered by
Russia as aggressive nations, was
taken as evidence that the league
acted as restraining influence.
The Soviet Union, it was learned,
is eager to cooperate with any group
of capitalist nations outside the
league in efforts to maintain peace;
the United States is outstanding
among such nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
STILL FR|G|D
IN NORTHEAST
(By United Press

Wintry cold waves covered two
areas of the United States toGay
as Southern California toiled to re-
habilitate a section stricken by ore
of the worst transforms of its his.
tory.
The northern half of the eastern
seaboard shivered as frigid winds
from the north brought near. zero
temperatures to New York StaGe
and New England. Upstate New
York had temperatures ranging
from zero to 10 above.
The mercury, throughout the Da-
kotas and Montana dropped even
lower. It was IA below zero at
Devils Lake, N. D. The cold belt
extended down from Dawson, Alas
ka, where it was Ga below zero.
In Los Angeles volunteer workers
searched among the ruins of homes
hero 80 were found dead and many
missing from floods. Thirty-siX
hours of storms brought 8.26 inches
of rain.
Other sections OF the country re-
ported mllder weather. Tempera-
cures were in the high eos in Iowa.
Chicago had 26, Indianapolis A,
Cleveland "A. Dallas A, Jackson
vile 60, Salt Lake City AZ, and
Denver 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. "A ma
jor reorganization removed from
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration today every man who
had been appointed by ex-Admin-
istrator George N. Peek, Illinois
plow manufacturer.
Eight sections of the administra-
ton were eliminated altogether,
while into the places of the other
Peek appointees went men known
to sympathize with the new deal
for agriculture, as typified by the
theories of Henry Agard Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, and ReZ-
ford Guy Tugwell, his assistant.
The jovial Peek, conservative by
nature and training, recently was
removed as AAA administrator by
President Roosevelt and assigned
to study foreign trade with the idea
of coordinating all the federal agen-
cies pertaining to it.
Peek disciples to go included:
Smith w. Brookhart, AAA foreign
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
FLOOD AREA
TRAFFIC LINES
IN OPERATION

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.P)-
Officials of the state highway de-
partment reported today all main
routes were open through the area
swept by the New Years eve flood,
except in the heart of the La Can
ada-La Crescenta district.
The Ridge Route to the San Joa-
quin valley, the Roosevelt highway
between Santa Monica and Ventura,
and all other main arteries out of
the city also were open, although
in some places one-way traffic was
necessary.
The Pacific Electric lines were
operating on schedule everywhere
except on the San Bernardino line,
which was expected to be open by
the end of the week. Bus service
was operated on that unit today.
The Burbank Glendale line was
open part way, with busses operat-
ing in the two cities. A similar
combination car-buys service was
being maintained on the San Cab
riel, Glendofa, Cahuenga Pass,
Santa Monica and other lines.
Traffic on the Southern Pacific
coast lines was halted with extern
sive damage to tracks near the
Verdugo Wash Southbound trains
were held at Saugus and Burbank,
and passengers transferred by bus.
Northbound trains used the Un-
ion Pacific tracks to Cotton, the
Sante Fe tracks to Mojave, and
thence over their own right-of-way
through rehachapi to the San Joa-
quin valley.
Rail traffic east was normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
.WEATHERF0
1883 NORMAL

There were BAT clear days out OF
the 1865 days in 1888, according to
weather records kept by H. D. En-
mons at the city water plant. These
records show IL partly cloudy days
and six cloudy days. Precipitation
during the year totaled LIS inches
with the greatest rainfall in %
hours showing 70 inch.
The year had a mean tempera-
ture of 1913 degrees, with a mean
maximum of 995 degrees and a
mean minimum of 60.3 degrees
The maximum was 118 degrees and
the minimum % degrees.
December had a mean tempera-
ture of 56.25 degrees with a mean
maximum of 735 degrees and a
mean minium of 80 degrees. The
maximum was "a on the 9th and
the minimum % on the 16. The
greatest daily range was 46 de-
grees. There was 06 inch of pre-
cipitation on the. 31st, and the
month had % clear days with one
cloudy and two partly cloudy days.
The prevailing winds were from
the northwest
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
SETBACK IN
CONDITION OF
w. Fl. WOODIN

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 2. U.P)-
William H. Wcodin, who resigned
yesterday as secretary of the treas
ury, suffered a slight relapse to-
day, according to a bulletin used
by his physician at the Desert san
itorium here
The bulletin said:
"Mr. Woodin has suffered a
slight relapse, but there is no i'm
mediate danger
1t was signed by DR.. Jerome
Wagner, of New York, who was
called here two weeks ago to at
tend the former cabinet member
and DR.. Paul Holbrook. of the SAN
torium. The physicians refused to
make further comment.
Woodin was reported slightly i'm
proved yesterday after he had is
sued statement expressing regret
at being forced to retire from off,
cial life in Washington. However
this action which was sent to
Washington earlier in the month is
not believed to have caused the re-
lapse today, it was said.
The former secretary has been
confined to the hospital here for
more than two weeks suffering from
a throat ailment which caused his
retirement from Washington life in
December. He came here to re-
cuperate at the home OF his son,
William II. Woodin, Jr., where he
was resting when ordered to the
sanitorium a little more than two
weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. WP)-
Swirling flood waters in Southern
California IS worst rainstorm in 81
years literally tore families apart
without warning.
L. III. Mcdonald, former federal
prohibition agent, was visiting a
brother in Montrose, vortex OF the
flood.
1--WE were sitting around when
suddenly we heard a dull roar re-
vertebrate through the canyon, - ne
related. "Before we could get to
the porch to investigate, flood OF
water swept through my brother s
home.
uMy wife was near me, clinglng
to our six-monthS-old baby, but be-
fore I could reach her side, the
baby was swept from her arms and
carried away in the flood. we
haven't found him yet.
"All of us were mired far down
the canyon before we could escape.
Then from higher ground we
watched the most terrifying scene
in my memory.
"A wall of water nearly l5 feet
high roared down the canyon, car
rying houses. trees, boulders ana
neople. I don't know how many
people we saw swept past us, cling
inc to trees and other debris. l
don Il know how we finally got
through the maelstrom to safety. .
Mrs. L. McNulty, so, of Venice,
.nerched in window of her sub
Emerged home and screamed for
sS,ree hours before two men In a
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
LAVINE WILL
GET PARDON

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.D-
Governor James Rolph probably
will pardon Morris Layine. former
Los Angeles newspaperman who was
convicted of trying to extort s75,0 900
from the late Charles Crawford,
then political power, the COVER
nor intimated today.
From all indications, this Is a
very meritorious case,' the gover-
nor said.
Lavine served county fail sem
tence for the attempted extortion
and was released last spring ON pa
role. He wishes full pardon to
enable him TO gain admlttance 10
the bar.
Crawford was shot and killed
few months after the extortion at
attempt by David Clarz, Los Angeles
attorney. Clark was acquitted on
his plea OF self-defensc.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
MILLIONS IN
CITRUS CROP

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.H -
California citrus fruits handled by
the California Fruit Growers EX-
change in the 1928 season, to-
tailed SCOTS carloads at delivered
value of S80,l99,9 according to
TIE annual summary issued by
Paul S. Armstrong, general mana
ger of the exchange.
The shipments, which included
41,619 cars of oranges, 1926 cars
of lemons, and 1925 cars of grape
fruit, brought the shippers $50, ,238,-
OFT.
A million boxes of California and
Arizona citrus fruits were exported
to 54 foreign countries during the
year and 100000 boxes of oranges
and lemons were moved to the At
lantic coast via the Panama Canal.
Indicative of increased conti-
dence, the exchange membership
was increased by 10,116 acres dur
ing the year, Armstrong stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
MN R1~<'
o,sa. nss,sushs Systtsess. -
HUNT WOMAN
FOR Staying

MASSILLON, O., Jan. 2. UP
Farmlands and creek beds near
MasSillon were searched today by
posses of deputy sheriffs and cit
izens seeking trace of Mrs. Edith
Christman, At, wanted y for the
double Staying of her estranged
husband and his sister.
Mrs. Christman, mother of five
children by a former husband, was
last seen as she fled through fields
after shooting to death her hus-
band, Roy, 40, and the sister-in-
law, Miss Iva Christman, 47-year-
old invalid, at their home two miles
south of here.
Deputy sheriffs advanced the
theory the slayings were prompted
by jealousy and feared the woman
would attempt to commit suicide.
Her footsteps were traced to the
edge of the ne-lCcked MaSsillon
reservoir. From there the tracks
led to the bank of Sippo creek and
were lost in the high grass grow
ing along the stream.
F! Christman, prosperous poult r y
farmer, was shot through the back
j as he MIXED COW in barn at
the rear of his hcme. He staggered
| to the barnyard, then collapsed.
| After shooting the husband, Mrs
Christman ran to the home where
| her Sister-in-law was preparing
breakfast, opened the door and
started shooting. Struck in chest
by one of the bullets, Miss Christ
man staggered through the house
and died on the front steps.
Mrs. Elizabeth Christman, 81
year-old mother of the victims, wit
messed the shooting of her daugh-
ter, then fell to the floor in faint.
She escaped the hail of bullets, but
was suffering from shock today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
PLANES SEEK
MISSING MEN

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 2. U.D-Seek-
ing trace of two unidentified men,
lost in Death Valley, two army Cur
tiss bombing planes were dispatched
from March Field today for an
aerial reconnaissance of the desert
wastes.
Col. H. H. Arnold, commander of
March Field, who was visiting at
Furnace Creek Inn, radioed the
field today that the men, appar-
emily members of Civilian Cons
ervation Corps camp at Furnace
Creek. had been missing two days
in the desolate country. He order
ed the ships to proceed to the val
ley Immediately.
Lieut.. D. r. Lyon and Lieut.. Ivan
L. Farman commanded the two
planes, each of which carried a
crew of five men.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
REDUCTION IN
HOLIDAY TOLL

CHICAGO, Jan. 2. U.H-One
hundred and twenty-five mil
lion Americans returned 10
w0rk-a-day tasks today after
the sanest and safest New
Years day celebration in many
years.
A United Press survey re-
vealed only AZ deaths resulting
from the holiday celebration.
This compared with $50 year
ago and 200 two years ago.
For the first time in IA years
poison liquor played an incOn-
sequential part in New Years
day fatalities. Deaths result
ing from shoOtings led by a
wide margin. Automobile ac-
quitals resulting from drunken
driving were fewer than usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
ROOSEVELT TO
VISIT CAPITOL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. U.P) =
Indications that President Roose-
velt would address congress in per-
son when 1t convenes tomorrow in
creased today when ramp was
constructed on the terrace outside
the capitol.
The ramp ran from the terrace
of side door of the White House
wing and would permit the Presi-
dent to enter easily.
Should the President appear in
person, both senate and house will
be assembled in the house chamber.
otherwise, clerks will read the
Presidents message.
1t was expected that the Presi-
dents message on the state of the
union would be completed in time
to have it ready for distribution
shortly before congress meets. The
budget message is expected to be
delivered Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-02
CELEBRATORS
OF NEW YEAR
MAKE TROUBLE

Near tragedy marked the joyous
welcome given the New Year in Ell
Centre yesterday morning accord
ing to reports on file at police head
quarters.
A man and woman suffered shock
and painful bruises as the result of
a prank played by one overzealous
celebrator. This man had tied a
large garbage can to the rear of
his car by a long rope and started
out through the downtown section
to make plenty of noise and "whoo-
pee". When rounding the corner
of Fifth and Broadway the rope
tripped a man and woman who
were crossing the street, throwing
them fcrcibly to the pavement.
They were not seriously injured and
did not file any complaint against
the unwiSe celebrator.
L. A. Simmons, 773 State street,
reported that someone discharged
firearm during the height of the
celebration and the bullet came
through the wall of his home and
hit the railing of the bed in which
his baby was asleep.
A representative Of the telephone
company told police that someone
who was celebrating the arrival of
the New Year had fired a shot into
the air in the 300 block on south
Fifth street. The bullet went into
cable carrying some 100 small
telephone wires and cut most of
them, necessitating hours of repair
work.
Several persons were arrested by
police on charges of drunkenness
and disturbing the peace, but on
the whole the welcome given the
New Year was orderly in the eX-
treme.