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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
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CRISIS CAUSED
BY STRIKERS
IN CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, April 25. UP)-
Strikes and threatened strikes hung
over Cleveland industry today.
Approximately one-eighth Of the
city'S 10000 industrially employed
were on the streets while city, state
and federal mediatorS worked to
bring agreement between employers
and workers.
A critical situation developed in
the strike of 1000 gasoline station
attendants when it appeared GER
tain that virtually every service sta
ton in the city would be closed be-
fore nightfall.
Fisher Body corporation workers
numbering 8,400 continued to picket
the big plant here pending negotia-
tions before the automobile labor
board in Detroit Fears grew that
the strike would spread to other
plants of the automotive industry,
which employs nearly $4,000 here.
Deadlock remained in the walkout
of 230O employees of the Cleveland
Worsted mills. Negotiations are
pending before the national labor
board.
Some HOO taxicab drivers Will
vote Friday on whether to strike
Eight hundred Chase Brass COM
pany workers were on strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
BLUE EAGLES
NEW SPECIES
COMING SOON

LOS ANGELES, April 25. U.H -
The NRA's new blue eagle will ar
rive in Los Angeles May /, Charles
H. Cunningham, NRA executive as
siStant for Southern California, an
nounced today.
The purpose of the new code
blue eagle Dr. Cunningham said,
"is to identify the employer as one
who is now doing his part by in
creasing jobs and decreasing hours.
1T will indicate moreover, that the
bearer OF the code eagle is cooper
ating with others in his trade or in
dustry to complete the vast recovery
program initiated under the direc-
ton of the national recovery ad-
miniStration."
The NRA Official said that the
new blue eagle will inform the pub
lie that every concern flying the
new emblem of fair trade practice
and fair standards of employment Is
with the vast majority of business
enterprises for the consummation
of a square deal to all by the pay
ment of code wages.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
SCHOOL HEAD
GIVES TALK
To CHAMBER

At today's meeting of the Ell Gen.
tro Chamber of Commerce the fol-
lowing men were chosen to act as a
nominating committee to nominate
directors of the chamber of COM
merce for the ensuing year; Chas.
L. Childers, Roy H. Womack, Leo
Madden, l.. r. Philley and Ross T.
Hickcox. This committee will meet
to select a list of "a men whose
names will appear on the ballot of
the chamber election on May IL.
The II who poll the highest vote at
this election will act as directors ft,'
the coming year
Guy A. Weakley, superintendent
of the El Centre public schools, was
the speaker at the luncheon and,
after expressing his appreciation for
the welcome given him when he
first came to Ell Centro by the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce, told
of the program to be given at Will
son School tonight in connection
with public school week and asked
all present to attend The theme OF
thep rogram is "The Crisis in Edu-
cation"
In explaining the present crisis
in education Weakley stated that
we should congratulate ourselves as
Californians anG especially as Ell
Centrans because the depression
has not made itself felt in the cur
tailment of education in this state
as it has in many sections of the
United States The teacher, he
stated, is the key to the situation
in regard to the training CT the
child to meet changing conditions
and teachers of highest character
and schools of highest standards
must be maintained.
Chas. E. Anderson, newly chosen
mayor of Ell Ccntro spoke few
words and PresidenJ Tvler remind
ed the group OF the meeting of the
Associated Chambers Of Commerce
of Imperial County to be held in
Imperial next Friday night. AT The
conclusion of the meeting Robert
Hays, manager Of the chamber told
of a pilgrimage Of San Diegans to
the old Vallecito Stage Station next
Sunday and urged those present to
visit the station from Imperial VAL
ley and join with the San Diego
group in celebrating the beginning
of the restoration If this interesting
historical landmark.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
.CREEL SEEKS
ROLPH'S JOB
Wartime Publicity Chief To Be
Democratic Can didate For
Governor.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. U,P)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. U.P)
George Creel, nationally known
writer and wartime publicity direc-
! tor for the United States, today
announced himself as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor of California at the August
primaries.
Creel at present is regional NRA
chief.
! Creel said he was in the race only
at the insiStence of party leaders.
He promised a statement later in
which he will outline for the "peo-
pie of California new deal in state
government.
Maurice Harrison, chairman of
the Democratic state central COM
mittee, Joined other leaders in say
ing that Creel had been drafted to
i1un for governor. Harrison called
upon "all believers in progressive
and liberal government to support
| Creel IS candidacy.
Party leaders here said they
hoped to induce other candidates to
withdraw in favor of Creel. Rep
resentativeS of Justus Wardell, Mil
ton K. Young and z. T. Malaby
other Democratic candidates, said,
however, their men would stay in
the race.
Creel's entry into the Democratic
lists added more interest to the al
leady exciting August primaries.
One of his chief democratic oppon-
ents will be Upton Sinclair, long
time Socialist, who decided to run
for governor on the Democratic
ticket, although he did not renounce
his Socialist standing and beliefs.
| Meanwhile, California voter S
awaited a definite statement from
Governor James (Sunny JIM Rolpll,
Republican. Rolph has been i'll for
some time, but now is recuperating.
His health, it was reported, was
the chief issue in his decision
whether or not to run for reelec-
ton.
If Rolph decided to run, three
nationally known men, the COVER
ror, Sinclair and Creel, will be in
competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
BY LYLE G. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Japan
was suspected today Of synchron-
izing major announcements of
Chinese policy with unusual naval
developments in Great Britain and
the United States.
Two striking condolences are
causing observers to ponder. They
are examining the original problem
to determine whether British and
American naval movements were
related to Japanese decisions on:
l. Military invasion of Manchuria.
2. The new oriental Monroe
Doctrine"
Japan's Manchurian invasion be-
gan Sept. 18, 1881. Twenty-four
hours earlier an embarrassed Brit
ish admiralty revealed mutiny
aboard the Atlantic battle fleet at
Invergordon. Scotland.
The Japanese announced they
were invading Manchuria to pro-
tect their railroad and to dis
perse bandits. From that modest
beginning grew a new state, con-
trolled by Japan and nominally
ruled by Henry Pu vi, recently
crowned Emperor of Manchukuo.
Sailors and petty officers joined
at Invergordon in a protest against
pay reductions. The incident oc-
CURED Sept. Is but did not be-
come known until two days later.
The fleet was about to start autumn
maneuvers in the north sea.
Maneuvers were postponed. The
ships returned to their home ports
and Britons sustained tremendous
shock to their pride and sense of
security. For the moment the fleet
seemed to be impotent.
Seeks Veto Power
Japan's latest policy announce
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
RETIRED ARMY MAN FACES CHARGE
Former Captain Accused Of Staying Com
panion With Filipino Sword

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. U.P)
"A curiously fashioned moro ma
chete, sharp bladed weapon of the
Philippine jungles, was held by po-
lice today as the instrument used
in the sudden death of Walter l..
Potter, al, retired hardware mer-
chant.
Capt. Edward j. Houck, 81, U.
S. A. retired, owner of the Filipino
sword, was arrested and was charg-
ed with murder as Potter'S slayer.
The retired arm yofficer, returned
recently from the Philippines, in
sisted that the death of his friend
was entirely accidental.
A medical examination showed
that the blade of the dagger shaped
weapon had passed through Potter IS
heart, causing instant death.
Police charged that Houck had
thrust the swort into his friend IS
body after drinking bout. The
army man denied this charge and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
AGITATION FOR
COCOANUT OIL
TAX CONTINUES

The fight in behalf of dairymen
and farmers growing oil producing
crops is being continued in Wash
ington with unabated energy, &C
cording to an advice received today
at the Imperial County Farm Bu-
reau headquarters. This fight CEN
ters around the proposed tax on i'm
ports of fats and oils. The scene of
the battle is the conference COM
mittee of house and senate where
differences in the measures passed
by those bodies are being ironed
out.
Summarizing the situation, G. o.
Hoober, president of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau, said.
Several weeks ago the house en-
acted provision in the revenue bill
for the five cents a pound excise
tax on cocoanut and sesame oils i'm
ported into the United States.
Last week the senate passed the
revenue bill with a tax of three
cents a pound on a greatly enlarged
list of fat and oil imports.
THE farm representatives in
Washington are making a vigorous
fight to get the conference commit
teen to retain in final form the five
cents a pound tax of the house bill
and the enlarged list of oils and fats
contained in the senate enactment.
During this fight numerous let
ters and wires have been sent from
Imperial Valley chambers of COM
merce, other organizations, public
officials and individuals urging our
senators and representatives to sup
port the farmers program. The
farm bureau wishes to express ap-
probation for this generous and ef-
fective cooperation by home folks. y
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
JAPANESE SUSPECTED OF TIMING
CHINA POLICY WITH FLEET MOVE
Striking Condolences Of Manchurian Inva-
sion And Latest Pronouncement Cited By
Washington Observers.

ment is in effect that she wants
a veto over commercial and other
relationships between China and
foreign powers. The announcement
was accompanied by no military
gesture. But it may prove of even
greater ultimate significance than
the movement of armed Japanese
in Manchuria 80 months ago.
A question puzzling observers Is
whether announcement of Japan's
new Chinese policy was timed to
coincide with departure of the
United States fleet from the Pa
cific for temporary station in the
Atlantic. The fleet is due back in
Pacific waters next winter. Its pres
ence and maneuvers there have
been factors in Japanese-American
relations.
1t was remarked in 1881 that
Japan began developing her Man
churian policy at moment when
the British fleet was at least mo-
mentarily out of control. The deS-
Inability of being free from British
pressure against expansion in Man
churia is obvious as the interna-
tional situation developed, how
ever, it was the United States in
stead of Great Britain which chal-
lenged Japan. The Hoover admin
istration repeatedly protested as
scope of Japan's plans was re-
vealed.
But now Great Britain has taken
the lead in questioning Japan's
doctrine of paramount interest in
the Orient. Sir John Simon, Brit
ish foreign secretary, was first to
ask the Japanese government for
further explanation Of it's attitude
Great Britain refused in 1882
1888 to stand with the United
States in protest against Japanese
policies in Manchuria.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Disappears After
Cashi11g Check

So far no applicants have ap-
peared for the teachers examina-
ton being conducted this week in
the county superintendent of
schools office at the court house.
The last candidate in some years
appeared last time the examina-
tions were held, took one look at
the questions and demanded his
registration fee back, fleeing from
the office at once.
On Saturday the regular teach
erS' examinations in the constitu-
ton of the United States will be
held and several candidates are ex-
pected TO take this examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
CORRECTS REVOLUTION SHOUTERS
Presidents Statement Says New Deal Is
Better Termed Evolution

his stand against inflationary mon
etary proposals now being debated
by congress.
Without mentioning names, al
though his references to the "red
plot revolution charges of DR..
William A. Writ, Gary, Ind, edu-
Gator, were clear, the President
said
"When you hear talk of revolu-
ton in this country you tell them
who talk about it that there is one
letter too many in that word, it
should be evolution. -
Mr.. Rcosevelt's remarks we're
made to select audience that had
scattering of congressman in its
makeup. The subsistence home
stead project in which connection
the speech was made incidentally,
also has been labeled product of
Communistic tendencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25

PLANS TO ASK
CITY STATUS

A petition signed by 80 West
morland citizens was presented to
the board of supervisors yesterday
afternoon asking that the board
call an election of the citizens of
that community for the purpose of
approving an incorporation char
ter.
c. H. Boarts who was present OBJ
jected to the signature of the Oak
ley company to this petition on the
grounds that it was signed by j..
w. Oakley, vice-president of the
company. BoartS stated that there
was nothing to show that Oakley
had the authority to sign this pc
tition in the name of the company.
A hearing on the matter will be
held before the supervisors at the
courthouse on May Is.
The board authorized the pay
ment of $10O from the board of
trade fund to help defray expenses
of delegates to the Broadway of
America convention to be held in
Dallas, Tex. Valley delegates to
this convention are Leo Hetzel, w.
A. Tondro and August Mercier.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
MORE SILVER
HOLDERS On
latest LIST
Tumulty Warburg And Others
Reported AS Heavy Buyers Of
White Metal.

WASHINGTON, April 25 U.R)-
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to
President Woodrow Wilson was re-
vealed today to have held con-
tracts to buy 100000 ounces of sill
yer for May delivery in a report
submitted to the senate today by
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, Jr
The largest holder in today's list,
which includes all the names COM
piled to date, was the National
City Bank of New York with hold
ings of 7,594,166.48 ounces in this
country.
Against this were set off so
long commitments of $4,000 ounces
each and 329 short commitments
of similar size.
Tumulty, now a practicing at
torney in Washington, has not been
, active in sponsoring silver legis-
lation as far as is known.
The bank also held in foreign
countries, through subsidiaries O.,
158, 8,260. SO ounces with SIS long and
43 short commitments against
them.
The list made public today was
the second sent to the senate in
response to resolution after a
remark by Morgenthau that some
persons urging aid for silver were
not disinterested.
The family OF James P. Warburg,
New York banker, was revealed to
have contracts for the purchase of
Sc long contracts, a total of l.
100000 ounces.
The Warburg holdings are in an
Amsterdam, Holland, bank. There
were short commitments of 200,-
COO ounces against these holdings.
A. Atwater Kent, prominent radio
pioneer, was identified as holding
675, 5,334.46 ounces in New York City.
Details of the silver list pre-
pared for release yesterday reveal
ed the Continental Can company,
holder of 200,096 ounces of spot
silver, also has short commitments
offSetting 100000 ounces.
The company's holdings received
attention because the chairman of
its board, earle c. Conway, par
| ticipated in a dinner given silver
bloc congressman by those sup
| porting silver legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
BY WILLARD r. SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO. April 25. Pursuit
of John Dillinger and an approx
innate half dozen of his henchmen
today became a scramble by thou
sands of law enforcement officers
to check a multitude of alarms over
five states.
Almost 100 department of justice
agents, leading five times larger
force of local officers, patrolled
snow banked forest roads in north
ern Wisconsin following abduction
and robbery of a filling station at
tendant at Ellsworth by three men.
The wilderness search was di-
rected by w. A. Rorer, who ran to
earth George machine Gum Kelly
and sent him to prison for the kid
naping of Charles Urschel in Okla
hOma.
Two hundred miles away, another
legion of federal men checked st.
Paul and Minneapolis hospitals
hourly in expectation that one of
Dillinger's men-perhaps even the
leader himself-might seek treat
ment for a wound believed incur
red in the bloody gun battles Mon
day which cost the lives of two
men and placed four others in hos
pitfalls.
The ring of manhunters across
the northern sector of the search
was completed by preparation of
300 soldiers at Fort Brady, near
Sault Ste. Marie, to join other
forces if any of the outlaws are
cornered. National guard officers
of Minnesota and Wisconsin also
offered aid.
In Chicago Is department of JUS
tice investigators sifted through
underworld haunts, listening and
watching for a clue to the most
sought men in middleWestern GRIM
inal records.
State police of Indiana and Ohio,
where Dillinger perpetrated most
of the crimes for which he is
sought and where he escaped from
two jails, swarmed over every high
way leading from Wisconsin and
Illinois.
Despite this feverish activity over
an area almost 1000 miles in dia-
meter the pursuers had almost no
authentic clue to the whereabouts
of Dillinger or any Of the gang
that shot it's way out of an am
bush Sunday night and Monday
morning near Eagle River, Wis.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Asks Damages For
Crash Injuries

Damages aggregating $4,000 are
asked by Floyd and Lilly Ackley
against John B. Minna in COM
plant filed at the court house yes
terday afternoon,
The action alleges that on Febru-
ary 10 there occurred collision be-
tween cars driven by plaintiff Lilly
Ackley and the defendant, due, 1t is
said to the carelessness and negli-
gence of the defendant. AS result
the plaintiff suffered painful in
juries and possible permanent dis
figurement.
She asks $4,000 damages and $500
for medical care. Floyd Ackley asks
$500 for the loss of the society and
service of his wife. He is a member
of the local police force, being night
traffic officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Pair Arrested
On Theft Charge

Loot consisting of ~ cans of con-
densed milk, three cartons OF
matches, a 30-pound sack of rice,
two pairs of shoes, an automobile
wheel and tire and a suede leather
jacket is alleged to have been taken
by Frank Vallejo and Juan Juimas
from automobiles Of patrons OF a
local restaurant late last night ac-
cording to a report at police head
quarters.
The two men pleaded not guilty
to the charge of petty theft In po-
lice court this morning and their
trial was set for May l.
The report states that the jack
ct belonged TO I. w Stewart, mer-
chant patrolman; the groceries and
tire to an unidentified Japanese and
the shoes to l.. r. Kellogg. The loot
was recovered by police
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25

claimed that Potter accidentally had
fallen on the blade.
Houck and Potter had luncheon
and many drinks together yester-
day The latter offered to drive
the army officer to his home at
Portola Drive. But Houck left the
car after they had gone few
blocks and told Potter he was too
intoxicated to drive safely.
When the captain reached his
home, Potter was on the porch,
police learned. The men struggled.
"I don't know how 1 got the
Filipino saber," Houck was Quilted
as saying. "But anyway, Potter fell
on it and was killed"
Mrs. Houck claimed that she did
not know of the dispute until after
Potter was stabbed. She aided her
husband in carrying the body into
the hallway of the house, then
went to a corner drugstore to ask
the attendant TO call a doctor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Macon Damaged
On Journey East

WASHINGTON, April 25. U.P
Claude A. Swanson, secretary of
navy, said today that the dirigible
Macon in its transcontinental
flight from Sunnyvale, Calf, to
Miami, Fla, had suffered two
sheared girders, but the damage
was not serious.
He said the broken girders had
weakened rings of the frame but
that repairs would be made on the
giant airship at Miami. The Ma
con will be used in naval maneuv-
ers in the Caribbean area before
returning to Sunnyvale, Calf.
Rear Admiral Ernest j. King,
chief of naval aeronautics, flew to
Miami to confer with the Macon IS
officers, but returned to Washing
ton, where he made his report on
the Macon s damage to the secre-
tary.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
AND
ENGLAND TURN
TABLES ABOUT
Note From British Believed To
Demand Explanation Of Re-
cent Announcement.
U. S. MAY FOLLOW SUIT
President To Confer With Hull
On Position This Country Will
Take In Discussions.
By United Press

Sir Eric Lindley, British ambas-
sador at Toxic, made the first move
in the world effort to obtain Off
cial clarification of Japan's declar-
alton of far eastern policy when he
visited Foreign Minister Koki Hir-
ota today.
Lindley asked in behalf of his
governmental the British cabinets
order, for an explanation of the de-
claration, made by foreign office
spokesman to newspaper cores
pondents last week and hitherto
non-existent in the diplomatic
sense.
AT Washington, the state depart
ment awaited further official word
of Japan's declaration, after acting
Secretary of State William Phillips
had called in japanese Ambassador
Hirosi Saito and asked him to ex-
plain the statements of the spokes-
man.
The view in Washington was that
the United States and Britain had
put Japan on the defensive.
At Geneva, authoritative Chinese
sources charged Japan had con-
fronted China with a virtual ulti-
matum, demanding opening of the
Chinese end of the railway that
runs from Mukden, Manchukuo, into
China, ana also demanding estab-
lishment of customs service on the
frontier. Such action would amount
to recognition of Manchukuo, and
would emasculate foreign efforts to
aid in its fight to prevent world re-
cognition of the new state.
1t was reported at London that
the government might delay opening
of trade negotiations with Japan
because of the far eastern declara-
ton.
In Washington, some circles suS-
pected that the japanese declara-
ton was made to coincide with the
movement of the United States bat
tie fleet from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. 1t was pointed out that
two days after mutiny in the Bri-
tish fleet off Scotland in 1881, ia
pan invaded Manchuria.
WASHINGTON, April 25. U.P) -
Further indication that the United
States does not propose to accept
without protest Japan's claim to q
virtual protectorate over China was
given in official circles here to-
day.
President Roosevelt revealed he
had scheduled a conference with
(ContInueJ On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Varney Will Be
Candidate Again

George N. Varney, pioneer valley
businessman and formerly head of
Varney Brothers company which
operated stores in various cities of
the valley, will be a candidate for
reelection as county treasurer, he
stated today.
He was elected treasurer at the
primary election in August, 1880,
and took office in January, 1881.
81 have done my best to fulfill
the duties of the office in an eff
cient manner and believe I have
succeeded he stated in announc-
ing his candidacy.
He is a resident of Imperial and
has been since the earliest days
OF that town S existence and has
hundreds of friends in all parts of
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
Board Discusses
Tax Delinquencies

Following lengthy but unofficial
discussion on the question of delin-
quent irrigation district taxes pay
ments by the board of directors yes
terday afternoon, members of the
board expressed themselves as being
in favor of remitting interest and
penalties on these taxes when paid
up on property to which the district
could take title and later give the
taxpayer a deed to the same.
No action was taken on this pro-
posal by the board as no motion
had been made to bring it before
the meeting in any official manner.