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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-20

EDITORS NOTE-During re-
cent discussions in this column
various phases Of the religious
question and of the church have
come up. In this regard we de-
sire to call attention to readers
and contributors that a discus
sion Of the religious or church
question should not be under
taken. The reason for this should
be quite evident to every one.
First of all it is controversial
question and secondly it is dear
to the hearts of each and every
one and it is doubtful if any one
would be influenced one way or
another. Every one has found
his or her training in the church
Of the family's faith during child
hood and it is too much to ex-
pect this early training to be
lightly cast aside. The churches,
no matter what denomination,
are all striving for the same end.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
OSBORNE IN
CHARGE OF
COUNTY FARM

Supervisor Hugh Osborne was.
yesterday afternoon, appointed as
representative of the board to be re-
sponsible for the management OF
the county hospital and farm, fol-
lowing a recommendation made e
the board by the county grand Jury,
The grand jury, by a document
signed May Is, made a double rec
concentration to the county govern
ing board relative to the county in
stitution. The first was that the su-
pervisors appoint one of it's men,
bers to be held responsible for the
management of the county hospital
and farm. This was accomplished
when B. M. Graham, chairman of
The board, appointed Osborne to
this post.
The second recommendation was
to the effect that the county hospi-
tai and farm be made two separate
institutions, one covering the county
hospital and one the county farm,
each under its own budget with one
person in charge of each unit. It
was also stipulated that each one
of these persons be responsible to
that member of the board of super
visors placed in charge.
The board of supervisors took no
definite action yesterday relative to
the second part of the resolution
made by the grand jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
DISTRICT POWER PLAN OUTLINED
in STATEMENT MADE BY HEWES
Asserts People Will Reap Great Benefit
From Development And Sale Of Electric
Energy Under Proposed Set-Up.

Immediate Importance and ulti-
mate significance of Imperial 1r-
rigation Districts power program
is set forth in the following state
ment by President Evan T. Hewes.
When the people of Imperial
Valley take over the generation
and distribution of the 10000 horse
power of hydro-electric energy
from the All-American canal they
will be bonafide shareholders" in
one of the largest and most econ
omical publicly owned power SER
vices in the United States. The
constituted agency whereby they
are enabled to bring about this
highly beneficial service is the I'M
perial Irrigation District.
Profits or dividends from the
district owned and operated cleo
trical service will be returned to the
people of Imperial Valley in three
substantial forms; Cd in radically
lower rates to all valley consum-
ers of electric energy; (2) in re-
duction of district bonded indeb-
tedness and lower water taxes; 90
in realized commercial. farm, home
and social benefits to arise from
the availability of cheap power
for every town in the valley. Twen-
ty-four public owned electric sys-
TENS in California last year earned
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Expect Arrest
In Robles Case

TUCSON, Ariz.. May %. (U.H-An
early arrest was forecast today in
the kidnapping of June RobleS. o.
wno was released from IN iron
cage in the desert l9 days after
Lone man abducted her.
County authorities said they cx-
Dected to take Cne suspect into
custody "in the near future. -
They said they definitely bad idcn-
tilted man who purchased a sup
by of plasterer wire used In the
rrison chamber. Lumber company
clerks told Investigators the wire
was purchased a few dave before
June was kidnapped April 25.
Officers said thev also believed
they had located where the iron
ot &c was built. They are convinced
cnly skilled welder or mechanic
could have constructed It.
Although virtually recovered from
Lar cruel experience. June was not
flowed to return to school The
session has only THIS week 10 run
before summer vacation so she was
allowed to rlay at home gith her
dolls and her baby sister
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
HOUSE GETS
DARR0W ROW
Britten Introduces Bill To Con-
tinue Review Board An d
Abolish NRA.
BY H. O. THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, May %. A
battle to continue the Darrow
board, investigate NRA and abolish
the National Recovery Administra-
ton if board charges against it are
subStantiated broke today in the
house.
Rep. Fred A. Britten (Rep) Il
linoiS, introduced resolution to
prevent President Roosevelt abol-
ishing Clarence Darrow IS National
Recovery Review Board May 81 as
scheduled.
Britten proposed that if house
investigation subStantiated t h e
Darrow board IS criticism of NRA,
the investigating committee rec
comend to the house legislation to
abolish the National Recovery Ad-
miniStration.
Britten's offensive changed con-
gressional reception of DarroW IS
bitter NRA criticism from words to
action. Opposed as he is by a
safely entrenched and tremendous
administration majority in the
house, Britten can hope for little
more than to keep the Darrow-NRA
dispute at it's present high level of
heat and bitterness.
New Report Coming
The resolution would create a
special house committee of five
members to investigate charges that
NRA squeezes the "little man, -
fosters monopoly and is factor in
increased living costs.
Meanwhile Darrow and his COL
leagues prepared a second report
described as hotter than the first
AS the resolution was tossed into
the house hopper, Hugh S. john
son, NRA administrator, said he
would reply also to the forthcom-
ing National Recovery Review
Board report.
"We will answer anything any,
body charges us with" johnson
said today when reminded that
Darrow had intimated the second
report would be more critical than
the first.
The second report is expected to
include the lumber industry code.
Johnson said that while that code
had been revised twice by NRA,
eve I'll revise it again if the board
gives us helpful information -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
FARM BUREAU
TO CONVENE
AT ESCONDIDO

A farm bureau meeting of Region
No l, comprising Imperial, San Di-
ego, Orange, Riverside and San
Bcrnardino counties, will be held
Saturday, May 26, at Escondido be-
ginning at 10 a. m. This announce
ment was made today by Earl V. C
Northrop, state delegate. The meet
ing will be held in the social hall Of
the Congregational church.
Northrop stated that there have
been many developments in the ag-
ricultural situation since the last
regional meeting in Brawley. Latest
facts about state and national hap
penings will be presented by Pre-
sident R. w. Blackburn and Sec
retary Alex johnson of the Califor-
MIA Farm Bureau Federation.
Northrop urged that as many I'm
perial county farmers attend this
meeting as possible, advising him by
Wednesday so that advance lunch
con reservations can be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
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OitsI, NeNlufht Syndicate. lnA
YOUTH DIES
EIGHT DAYS
At TER FALL

SAN FRANCISCO, May g. U.P)-
Physicians marveieG todav at the
Vitality which mad kept Milton
Walter, 10 alive without food or
medical attention for eight days
after he had fallen into closed
areaway in the heart Of the bus
mess section here.
The Youths brave fight to sus-
tain life ended, however several
hours after he was discovered. He
had lost SIS pounds and had receiv-
ed skull injuries which caused his
cnath
Only chance led 70 the discov-
"'v of the youth in the darkened
a,leyWay,' separated from busy
street by high board force. Fred
hasmussen, manager Of the closed
President theatre, Cntered the aera-
way to examine 9 gas meter. He
almost stumbled ever the youth,
whose body was covered partially
by refuse.
Crowds had passed within a few
:eet of the spot where Walter IS
head lay. A woman in az adjoin-
inc apartment had heard groans
ard means a week ago but had
failed to locate their source.
Police believed Waiter Rad fallen
=. an attempt to leap frum the
theatre fire escapc to the light vel
ledge of the apartment house next
door. Scratches on the ledge bore
evidence of his attempt to save
himself. Marks in the alleyway
showed he must have been con-
sCious part of the time, for he had
crawled so feet after the 30-foot
dlop from the leogc.
His mother, Mrs. Charles Castro,
said he left home the night of May
12. When he failed to return the
next day, his disappearance was re-
ported.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
LIQUIDS BRING
MILLIONS IN
STATE TAXES

SACRAMENTO May %. (U.P) -
Gasoline, beer and wine taxes pour
ed S3,761 $50 into the state treasury
in April, according to reports pre-
pared today by H. G. Cattell, mem
ber of the state board of equaliza-
ton.
Gasoline taxes totaled $3,643, 1886,
the largest April collection in three
years. The total revenue, however,
was below that of March, when $4,-
O48,511, a gain of 24.4 per cent over
the corresponding month of 1888,
was collected.
Taxes on wine and ber totaled
$117,734, compared with only $55,67o
In April, 1893, when taxes on 80
beverages became effective. During
the year ended April 80, revenue de-
rived from the two cents gallon
tax amounted to 1919, 1886.
Most of the beverage revenue was
provided by beer sales, Californians
consuming 5,O97,28 gallons of brew
and 790,4 ,440 gallons of wine in April.
A preference for home products was
shown in the reports that approx
mately one per cent of the wine and
six per cent of the beer was i'm
ported.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
WAN SHOT IN
HOLD-UP At
LONG BEACH
Pedestrians Seek Shelter As
Bandits Spray Street With
Hail OF Bullets.

LONG BEACH, May 30. U.P)-
Two bandits scattered bystanders
with a spray of pistol bullets, criti-
cally wounded bystander and
escaped by kidnapping two motor
lists today after robbing The Amer
ican National Insurance company
of $780,
More than 100 pedestrians scat
tered to cover in doorWays and
behind automobiles as pistol shots
echoed through Pine street in
downtown Long Beach.
V. C. Agal Long Beach, identl-
fled as a former special inves-
tigator for the district attorneys
office, encountered the bandits in
flight from the insurance office.
Both fired. Three bullets struck
Agal in the stomach. Physicians
said he probably would die.
The gunmen then separated, each
communicating car and forcing
the drivers to speed them away.
The drivers later were forced from
the cars and the bandits drove OF
alone.
Two employees of the company
we're in the office as the pair
entered. The victims, w. G. Hugh
fton and Beatrice Short, were
bound and gagged by the bandits
who then scooped up all the cash
in sight and fled.
Outside the building the bandits
confronted by Agal, opened fire.
Then the pair separated and dash
ed down the street as scores OF
pedestrians hunted cover.
One of the gunmen forced Jack
Whitefield, passing in an auto
mobile, to take him north OF Long
Beach where Whitefield was forced
from the machine.
The other bandit climbed into
a car driven by w. B. Smith who
was forced out of the machine at
l4th and Anaheim streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Man Injured In
Auto Accident

Jack Prince, Negro, was injured
in an automobile accident which
happened at tbs o'clock last night
at Third and Main streets.
An account of the accident con-
tanned in a report at police head
quarters states that z. M. Swarian
the ether party to the affair was
driving his car west on Main street.
Prince drove north out of the Third
and Main streets intersection cut
ting in directly ahead of Swarian.
He then stopped his car suddenly
with the result that Swarian
crashed into the rear of the stop
ped car.
Prince was caught between the
steering wheel and seat of his own
car and suffered several broken ribs
and other painful but not serious
injuries. He was taken to La Solana
hospital for treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22

S12,000,000 in net profits although
operating upon reduced rate sched-
uleS, according to a recent survey
made by the San Francisco News.
Program Sound
Imperial Irrigation d S trict's
power program is a sound busi-
ness proposition from first to last.
1t is not an anti-power company
move, but the practical appli-
cation of the rights of the people
to develop and utilize a valuable
resource for the greatest public
benefit. 1t the people of Imperial
Valley will stand solidly behind
the district there is nothing to
fear in the opposition of the pow
er company to the districts pro-
gram.
Throughout 30 years struggle to-
ward the development of Imperial
Valley, every progressive step has
been made under the handicap of
excessive and prohibitive power
costs. Power service has come to
the valley overburdened with ex-
travagant capitalization and waste
ful transmission. Unjustifable avar-
ice seems to have exacted the
maximum tribute through dis
ICOntYnuas7 m, po~a q,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
CONGRESS GETS PRESIDENTS SILVER MESSAGE
ENDS LIFE TO
OBLIGE WIFE

LOS ANGELES, May %. W.P &C.,
Tennyson Steele, Detroit, killed
himself as a big favor" to his wife
in that city, a note he left revealed,
police said today.
Steele, who had come here in
search of work, placed the picture
of his winsome wife beside him,
wrote series of last notes, and in
hailed gas fumes in a hotel room.
Darling" he wrote in a note at
tached to the picture, st am going
to do you a big favor. I am going to
make up for all the grief I have
caused you. I have decided to do
away with myself if I have enough
of what it takes to do this one de-
cent thing.
Spend as little as possible on me.
You have been wonderful-you al
ways will be. Goodbye, lover, ONO
ia. Tenny."
The victim directed in another
note that his insurance be turned
over to his wife to help her "get
back on her feet
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
RECOGN|T |T|ON
Of UNION IS
PED|MEN 7
Arrival Of Eastern Labor Chief
Awaited In Hopes Of Com
promise Being Reached.
RIOTS In MINNEAPOLIS
Striking Truck Drivers Battle
With Police And Deputies As
Others Join Ranks.
RIOTS In MINNEAPOLIS

SAN FRANCISCO, May %. O.P)-
Negotiations for settlement of the
Pacific coast longshoremen's strike,
which virtually closed the gateway
to the Orient, remained deadlocked
today while mediators awaited the
arrival of Joseph P. Ryan, president
of the International Longshore-
mems association.
Ryan promised to leave New York
Wednesday to lend his efforts to
effecting peace in the dispute which
has halted not only shipping but
also many industries in the tar
west. Although the Pacific coast
unit of the I. L. A. is separate
organization from the one Ryan
heads, the labor leaders success in
adjusting disputes in Texas and
New York initiated hopes he can
break the deadlock.
The Regional Labor Board and
Edward F. McGrady, assistant sec
retary of labor, planned further
conferences today with strike lead
ers and representatives of the ship
owners.
Opposition of employers to the
strikers demand for recognition of
the I. L. A. created the impasse in
the peace negotiations. Both sides
admitted that they are willing to
arbitrate all other demands-an 81
an hour wage scale and 30-hour
week.
Sailors, pilots, engineers and other
organized maritime workers joined
the longshoremen in the strike.
Violence continued in the Oak
land section where 200 strikers
chased SO Japanese sailors who were
unloading cargo from the S. S. Orc
gon Maru. A dock superintendent
was beaten in the demonstration.
Several fights occurred here be-
tween strikers and suspected strike
breakers In LOS Angeles, where po-
lice protected strikebreakers, and in
the Seattle Portland area, where
shipping was stagnated complete
ly, the situation was quiet.
MINNEAPOLIS, May %. U.p) .-
Fifteen thousand club-Swinging
union pickets, massed in the mar
ket district and around the city linz
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
TWO LETTERS MAY AID LAMSON
Former Occupants Of Death House Write
In Behalf Of Accused Man

Mrs. Allene Thorpe Lamson met her
death last Memorial day.
Harrison's letter allegedly told of
tossing a piece of iron pipe into a
heap of ashes in the yard of the
residence. Police had charged it was
the weapon used to fracture Mrs.
LampSon'S skull.
Mrs. Kent's communication is said
to have described a fall in the same
bathtub in which Mrs. LamSon's
body was found. The defense at the
trial last fall sought to show that
the campus Y. w. c. A. secretary
was killed by similar fall.
The supreme court decision on
Lamson's appeal for a new trial is
not expected for several months.
Meanwhile the young campus in
tellectual is confined to q cell in Sen
Quentin prison,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
BY LYLE &. WILSON

WASHINGTON, May %. = Pre-
sident Roosevelt compromised today
with silver rebels in congress in a
message that asked authority to ma
tionalize the metal and proposed
that the executive be directed to
purchase silver until the monetary
stocks are composed of gold and
silver in ratio of rs to 25.
No time limit on realization of
this mandatory program was init
mated in Mr. Roosevelt's message
In submitting his silver plan, de-
signed to calm the congressional
silver storm, Mr.. Roosevelt revealed
that:
/. Foreign silver has been pur-
chased with some proceeds Of the
So, 900 100000 stabilization fund Gre
ated from part of the treaSury's
profit through naturalization of
gold.
2. Conferences had begun with
some of our neighbors regarding CO.
ordinated bi-metallism."
The President proposed:
l. Legislation declaring it to be
the policy of this government to In
crease silver in monetary stocks un-
til the ratio is Is per cent silver to
rs per cent gold.
2. That he be authorized and di-
rected by congress to make silver
purchases necessary to attain "this
ultimate objective"
3. Limitation of so cents per
ounce on the price which may be
paid for accumulated domestic sill
ver
4. Authority be given him to ma
tionalize non-industrial silver on
payment of just compensation.
5. Provision for so per cent tax
on profits from silver speculation.
Need World Accord
In proposing this plan, Mr.. RooSe-
velt explained the United States
was organizing currency system
designed to be both sound and ade-
quate. But he emphasized that this
country cannot achieve acceptance
of gold and silver as permanent
measure of value.
Concerted action of all nations
or at least large group is essen
tial, he said, to create world gold
silver standard.
ITO arrive at that point the
message continued I'VE must seek
every possibility for world agree
ment, although it may turn out that
this nation will ultimately have to
take such independent action on
this phase of the matter as its in
terests require"
Mr.. Roosevelt believes that at no
time since the United States first
championed silver in 1878 have con-
ditions been more favorable for In
ternational agreement.
Accordingly" he continued, Il
have begun to confer with some OF
our neighbors, in regard to the use
Of both gold and silver, preferably
on a coordinated basis, as stand
ard of monetary value.
such an agreement would consti-
tute an important step forward to-
ward monetary unit of value more
equitable and stable in its purchas-
ing and debt paying power"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
PIONEERS SON VICTIM OF CRASH
J. F. Forester Dies Of Injuries Received
This Morning On L. A. Road

Passing motorists took the two IN
jured men to Brawley. Forester
passing away enroute. Jackson's in
juries are not believed to be serious,
it was stated at the hospital. He
was unable to account for the acci-
dent.
Forester came to the valley with
his parents in 1901 and had made
his home here since that time. Late
ly he had been interested in pros
pecting and was returning from
such a trip when the tragedy occur
red.
The body was brought to Lemons
funeral parlors this afternoon. Fun
eral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Suspended Tern,
Put Into Force

For violating the terms of sus-
pended sentence Jake Wilson and
Waylon Sumner were committed to
the county Jail to serve out this
sentence of 80 days by Judge May
field yesterday afternoon.
The men, charged with selling
Gull cantaloupe, had been brought
into cour. last Saturday and re-
ceived the suspended sentence.
They were arrested again for the
same offense Sunday night when
q large number of Gull melons is
said to have been found in their
car, and must now serve the origi-
nal sentence
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Quinn Starting
Active Campaign

SAN FRANCISCO, May %. UP
Headquarters were opened in San
Francisco and Sacramento today by
supporters of the candidacy of John
Quinn, Los Angeles supervisor, for
the Republican gubernatorial NOM
ination.
Quinn is due here tonight from a
tour of the San Joaquin valley. La
ter in the week he is to address the
County Supervisors association in
Santa Cruz.
The Quinn group plans to open an
Oakland headquarters later. James
M. Koford was named Alameda
county chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22

J.F. Forester, son of Ed Forrest
er, one of Imperial Valleys best
known pioneers, died shortly before
7:3o this morning enroute to the
Brawley hospital from injuries re-
ceived a short time earlier in an au-
tomobile accident on the Los Ange~
les highway near Seaview, about 26
miles west of Brawley.
According to information received
here, Forester was picked up at
Fish Springs by R. w. Jackson, who
was enroute from Los Angeles to
Detroit. Nearing Seaview the car
failed to keep the road on a curve
and overturned, throwing both men
out. Forester was rendered uncon-
scious.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Pair Arraigned On
Narcotics Charge

Noel Thibadeaux and Jow Song
we're arraigned before Judge May
field late yesterday on charges Of
sale and possession of yen hook, q
compound of opium.
The two men are to appear for
their hearing in the justice court
this afternoon. They were arrested
by deputies RON the sheriff's office
in a raid here Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Admits Staying
Naval Officer

MARIETTA, Okla. May %. U.P)
Love county officers said today
they had learned Commander 5.
j. Trowbridge, missing San Diego,
Calf, naval surgeon, had been
murdered.
Sheriff S. H. Randolph said Leo
Huggins. who was found with
blood stained clothes near the COM
mander's car at Thackerville, con-
fessed he killed Trowbridge with a
hammer near Greensboro, Kans.,
and tossed the body out beside the
road.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
SAN FRANCISCO, May 90. W.p)

SAN FRANCISCO, May ~. QU.H)
- Attorneys representing David
Lamson, Stanford university gradu-
ate convicted of a charge of mur-
dering his wife, said today they had
received two letters which purport-
edly confirmed the defense theory
of accidental death.
Edwin v. Mckenzie, defense at
torney, said the letters may alter
the case if Lamson is granted a re-
trial. He is under sentence of death
but an appeal is pending in the
state supreme court.
The letters were written by Prof.
George R. Harrison, former Stan
ford instructor, and Harrison's sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Helen D. Kent,
Huntington Park. They formerly re-
sided in the campus home in which
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Capital Guesses
About Message

WASHINGTON, May %. U.P)-
Statesmen speculated today wheth-
er Roosevelt IS silver message to
congress revealed revived negotia-
tions for payment of war debts.
The President wrote that he had
begun to confer "with some of our
neighbors' regarding the combin-
alton of gold and silver as STAN
dard of money value. j
"Such an agreement, his mes
sage said, would constitute an i'm
portant step toward monetary
unit of value more equitable and
stable in its purchasing and debt
paying power.
Washington wonders:
Which neighbors?
What debts?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-22
Supervisors Go
To Convention

Members of the county board of
supervisors with the exception of
Dave Vencill, Holtville, Neft yes
terday for Santa Cruz where they
will attend the convention of Cali
fornia supervisors being held in
that city.
Supervisors Graham, Preble, Best
and Osborne made up the valley
group attending this convention.