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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
POST GIVEN
AIR H0N0RS
American Flyer Voted Cham
pion For Circumnavigation Of
Globe Last Year.

PARIS, April 20. U.P)-Two AM
erican airmen were honored by the
International League of Aviators as
announcements were made today Of
rewards for outstanding achieve
ments in the air last year.
Wiley Post, who circled the
globe in record time for solo
flight, was named world champion
airman. T. G. w. Settle, who pill
oted stratosphere balloon more
than II miles in the air, was named
world champion spherical balloon
pilot.
Maryse Hiisz. France, was named
champion airwoman. She ha d
strong competition from Anne
Morrok Lindbergh. Miss Hilsz flew
from Paris to Toxic and now is en-
route back to France.
Hugo Eckener. Germany. COM
mander of the Graf Zeppelin, was
named champion dirigible pilot.
Post was an easy victor. He re-
ceived four times as many votes as
the second title, for his solo circle
of the globe-15,596 miles in lis
hours, 36 minutes.
Following him in the poll were
Warrant Officer Francesca Agello,
Italian Royal Air force, for setting
q world speed record of 423.7 miles
an hour; the French flyers Paul
Codos and Maurice Rossi for their
5,653 miles nonstop flight from
New York to Kayak, Syria; General
Italo Balbo, for his leadership of
the mass Italian flight from Rome
to Chicago and return. and Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, for his cir
cult of the shores of the Atlantic
North America, Europe, Africa and
South America.
Mrs. Lindbergh, who accompan-
led him, ran close race with Nine.
Hilsz, and Com. c. E. Rosendahl,
U. S. NJ, was a contender for hon.
ors in the dirible balloon class.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
FOUR REBEL
REPUBLICANS
SEEK OFFICE
Senator's Who Bolted Party In
1892 Come Up For Reelection
This Fall.
BY H. O. THOMPSON


United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, April 20.--Three
of the four Republican senator's
who bolted in 1882 to support Presi-
dent Roosevelt will run for re-
election this fall without depending
on help from the Democratic party,
it was revealed today.
The three are Senators Hiram
w. Johnson of California, Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico.
The fourth of the group, Sen.
George w. Norris of Nebraska, does
not come up for reelection, this
year.
Their political fortunes are of
more than ordinary interest be-
cause of their past independence
from the regular Republican lead
ership and indications in 1882 that
Democratic support would be swung
to them in appreciation of the
help they gave Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Democrats have offered to
help two of them. In neither case,
however, will the candidate depend
solely on pledges or promises from
the party to which he would be in
nominal opposition.
La Toilette is, the only one who
hasn't received gesture Of friend
liness from James j. Farley, chief
of the Democratic favor dispensers
JohnsOn's Plans
Here is the first authentic sum-
mary of the campaign plans OF
Johnson, La Toilette and Cutting
Johnson will call himself a pro-
gressive Republican and register
as such. However, he also will run
in the Republican or Democratic
primaries. California law states
that man cannot accept NOM
ination from the party If he fails
to win the nomination of the party
in which he registers.
Johnson is going to accept Far
leys offer of the Democratic NOM
nation but will have the progress
sive nomination if any last-min-
ute switches deprive him Of an
other place on the election ticket.
Cutting will run in the Repub-
lican primary and also might be
a candidate as an independent.
1t was learned that Farley has
offered Cutting a place on the
Democratic ticket. Cutting has not
responded to the offer but he was
not expected to accept 1t.
La Toilette. not on cordial terms
with either Democrats or regular
Republicans, plans to run as an
independent progressive unless the
Wisconsin courts hold that a cam
didate may run in two primaries
at the same time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
WILL COMBAT HIGHWAY CHANGE
Tourist And Convention Bureau Takes Lead
In Broadway Of America Fight

Ell Centro members of the I'M
perial and Yuma Tourist and Con-
vention bureau met yesterday at
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce to make plans for combat
ting the plan proposed by other
communities to route the Broad
way of America direct from Phoe-
nix through Blythe to Los Angeles
instead of the present routing
from Phoenix to Yuma, Ell Centre
and San Diego. 1t was decided
at this meeting to organize a COM
mittee to sell memberships in the
Broadway of America association
in order that Ell Centro would
have strong representation at the
Broadway convention to be held in
Dallas on May and 8.
1t is planned to decide on the
future routing of the Broadway
at this annual convention and if
Imperial Valley and San Diego are
to have any part in the decision
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
At
bRAW[EY NOW

Registering at the Dunlack hotel.
Brawley, late yesterday, Gen. Pei
ham D. Gfasss1rd indicated that he
would be in the valley for few
days in order to check up on few
matters pertaining to his recent in
vestigation of labor conditions here
for the federal departments of labor
and agriculture.
He did not intimate that he would
hold any conferences during tkis
visit but intends to make visit to
cantaloupe fields in the vicinity Of
Brawley, starting this afternoon.
When asked what he thought of
the state investigators report pre-
sented to Governor Rolph yesterday
and released for publication today,
Glassford is quoted as saying that
it is a good report" but made no
further or explanatory statement in
that direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20

it was pointed out they they must
have representation and voting
strength. San Diego is working on
a Broadway membership campaign,
as are other communities along the
western end of the highway. and
the group which met yesterday
was unanimous in the opinion that
Ell Centro must do its share if
this important route is to include
this city, as it is the most pub
licized of all transcontiental routes
and the most popular with motor
lists
M. o. Simms, chairman of the
Tourist and Convention bureau
called another meeting of the Ell
Centre members of that organiza-
ton to be held next Tuesday night,
April "a at chamber of commerce
headquarters at 7:30 and urged
that all members and interested
business men, whether members or
not, be present at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
PARIS POLICE
BATTLE REDS

PARIS, April 20. U.P) Violent
fighting broke out late today be-
tween police and Communist DEM
onstrators.
The first outbreak occurred at
$50 p. m. when police charged
Communists with their fists. The
lesson of bloody February 6 hav-
ing been learned, the authorities
dispensed with clubs and firearms.
Scores emerged from the conflict
with blood streaming from their
faces.
Another serious clash occurred
when 500 Communist war veterans,
led by three one-legged war heroes.
tried to smash through the police
Gordon in the Rue de Rivoli
The streets were slippery from
driving rain and many went down
in the struggle.
The rioting, inspired by the dis
satisfaction of Communists, war
veterans and Socialists over the
country IS economy DEGREES, includ-
ing the cutting of civil service SAL
"a fCAioAOiios wac hitb W "
formidable turnout of police.
Thousands of Communists aban-
d9ned work in factories to join the
demonstrators. Police expected the
trouble to continue until midnight.
but strove to prevent the rioters
from reaching the main bouleyards
Police, using their bare hands,
drove the Communists down the
side streets from the Rue &c Ri
voli, making scores of arrests.
Police cars cruised in the neigh
borhood, gathering in suspicious
looking pedestrians and hurrying
them off to Jail under preyenta-
tive arrests. Two policemen were
injured. During the first hour OF
rioting, no shots were fired. Po-
lice made 800 or more arrests. In
cluding boys and women who had
jeered at them.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20

limitations that Japan considered
as subversive to peace in tie Far
East the extension of foreign mill
tary and aviation aid and loans to
China. He claimed that he had
not selected any specific nation for
criticism nor had he threatened the
use of force to sustain Japan's pol
icy.
"That word (force) was used only
when I was asked whether Japan
would use force" he said. II re-
piled: Certainly not, unless force
is used against u.s..
Japan will not infringe on exist
ing treaties. Japan's only objec-
ton, as said before, is to the &C
tions of otter powers leading toward
disturbance in east Asia peace, for
which Japan assumes responsibility,
as often stated particularly relating
to China"
That policy, he insisted, is not
new and was brought up at this
time only because of widespread ru-
mors originating in China concern
ing the establishment of airdromes,
air fleets and military forces
through foregn assistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
REPORT Of STATE Commission
CHARGES OUTSIDE INFLUENCES
WITH STIRRING UP LABOR ROW
Asserts Communistic Movement Which Is
Evident In Other Places, Evident Here
During Recent Agricultural Disturbances.

Placing the burden of Imperial
Valleys labor troubles squarely at
the door of outside agitators and
radical organizations, report of the
special investigating committee ap-
pointed at the request of the Ca\
ifornia state board of agriculture
and the agricultural department of
the California State Chamber of
Commerce, to investigate condi-
tions in Imperial Valley, was filed
today with Governor Rolph.
The committee was composed of
G. B. Hutchinson, dean of the COL
lege of agriculture of the Universi-
ty of California; w. c. Jacobsen,
administrative assistant in the
state department of agriculture;
and John Phillips, assemblyman
from Banning.
A comprehensive review of the
committee investigation is con-
tained in the report, appreciation
being expressed for the cooperation
extended the members by various
organizations and individuals in
the valley.
The report reviews the agricul-
tural conditions in the valley, meth
DDS of crop-raising prevailing here,
the economic relationship between
wages and returns and calls atten-
ton to the heavy surplus of labor,
due in great measure to the uni
versal extent of unemployment.
Starting with formation of "The
Mexican Uniono last October, at
which an agreement was entered
into between workers and growers
and shippers, the report details the
various incident in connection
with labor troubles, start
ing with the "strike'' called by
the Cannery and Agricultural
Workers Industrial Union in jan
uary.
The report points out that this
"strike'' failed to interrupt ship
ments and was not in reality
strike. Discussing the later pea
strike it also charges the A. and C.
w. I. U. with bad faith in not re-
porting the offer by the growers of
50 per day with a one cent per
pound bonus for all over 200 pounds
picked. The report declares the A.
and c. W. l. U. reported instead
that the growers would not accede
to the demands of the Union and
urged the pickers to strike.
The "gassingo affair at Brawley
is reviewed in detail and asserts
the police chief at Brawley "may
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
TRUCK KILLS
TWO MEN AT
OASIS STORE;

John w. Lynch, Is, and George
A. Isley, %, both of Los Angeles,
were instantly killed yesterday
morning at Z o'clock at Oasis store
in Riverside county, just north OF
the Imperial county line, when they
were struck by a truck driven by
James P. Frederick, also Of Los
Angeles.
According to the report Of Cap
tain j. R. King of the Riverside
state highway patrol, Frederick ad-
mitted falling asleep while driving
toward the valley, his car going off
the road and crashing into Lynch
and Isley who were standing be-
side their truck which had been
parked by the side of the road
while they were inspecting their
oil supply.
Frederick was not held in custody
but was instructed to appear at an
inquest to be conducted tonight at
Indio.
Reports current in the valley
late yesterday and today were to
the effect that the dead men were
from here. This was denied to-
day by Captain King.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
MACON DUE To
PASS ACROSS
VALLEY TODAY

SUNNYVALE, Calf, April 20.
U.P)-The dirigible Macon left her
base here at 9:35 a. m. (PST en-
route to join the U. S. fleet in
maneuvers off Miami, Fla.
The Macon carried seven officers
and men. She was to travel the
southern air route which would
carry her over Texas. 1t was an
nounced that the exact route of
the dirigible will be determined by
weather conditions. Should storms
be encountered the Macon will
shift accordingly.
The Macon today will pass over
Santa Barbara Channel, over Los
Angeles and over Riverside, accord
ing to plans made when it depart
ed. Tonight it will fly over the
Imperial Valley of California, and
Yuma and Tucson, Ariz. At SUM-
rise Saturday it is scheduled to be
over Benson, Ariz,
Saturday, during daylight hours,
the craft will fly over Dragon,
Wilcox, and Bowie in Arizona,
Lordsburg, N. NJ, and Ell Paso, Tex.
It then will follow the Rio Grande,
flying over Fort Hancock. The
Saturday night schedule calls for
the dirigible to pass in the vicinity
of San Antonio and Galveston,
Texas. 1t is then to take direct
route to Miami, arriving there late
Sunday afternoon or early night.
Later: Macon due Los An
nolcs nhnuf 2 N m
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20

have acted more hastily than good
Judgment would recommend while
admitting his right to invade the
nall in search of two alleged strik-
|ers for whom warrants has been
issued, and whom, it is charged.
were hidden from the chief by
their comrades.
Reviews A. c. L. u. Activities
Connection of the American Civ
IL Liberties Union with the valley
troubles and the support it gave
to the A. and G. w. I. U. is taken
up in chronological order which
cities the widespread Feeling in the
valley that the injunction the A.
c. l.. U. obtained preventing inter-
ference with meetings of laborers
removed from residents of the val
ley the protection of constituted
authorities, and gave it to those
whose ultimate object is the over
throw of the government, the COM
mittee being satisfied that the A.
and G. w. I. U. is Communistic in
sympathy and in practice.
The committee condemns the kid
naping of Attorney A. L. Wirin but
asserts it must be judged in the
light of the entire situation rather
than as separate incident and
charges that reports concerning the
incident have been greatly exag-
gerated by the A. C. L. U. in liter
ature and by its orators.
Substantiation of the charges of
harsh treatment being accorded to
DR.. Alexander Irvine and other A.
G. L. U. champions is missing, the
report asserts and states it is un-
able to find any confirmation Of
Irvine's alleged kidnapping. 1t re-
fuses to accept as truth the state
ment of one of the A. C. L. u.
leaders that he and three COM
panions were surrounded by vigil
antes and that he counted 81 guns
pointed at him. The report dryly
states that such a statement indi-
Gates remarkable facility for
mathematical accuracy under rath-
er trying circumstances.
The mental attitude of valley res
idents is influenced greatly by the
otCiti lldtC iido W illdhC
against the forces of nature, the
report points out and adds that
valleyites are accustomed to meet
their problems directly and firmly
and took such steps as they deemed
necessary to break up the opera
tions of the agitators.
1t refuses to discuss incidents
having to do with the activities of
the A. and C. w. I. U. and the A.
C. L. U. on one hand and the
peace officers and growers on the
other, asserting that where an
abridgement of constitutional rights
has taken place there is proper
redress under the law and where
an infraction of the law has taken
place there is proper recourse to
court trial and punishment.
Denies Strikes Existed
The report denies that there Is
tConSinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
FIGURES SHOW
REDUCTION BY
PLANE LINES
Spectators Comment As Offers
Are Much Less Than Prevailed
Before Cancellation.
FARLEY ATTENDS MEETING
Firms Which Lost Contracts Are
Among Those Seeking New
Agreements.
BY RONALD VAN TINE


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 20. - Major
airlines whose contracts were cam
celled were uncontested today in
their efforts to retain control of
the two central transcontinental
systems as bids were opened by the
post office department for tempo
rary contracts over II routes.
Transcontinental and Western
Air. Inc, submitted a low bid of
"a cents per mile, 20 cents below
the maximum in the departments
specifications, for the route which
it formerly operated from Newark,
N. j., via Kansas City, Mo-, to Los
Angeles. It's bid was met by one
of 39h cents per mile from Ameri-
can Airlines, Inc, formerly the
American Airways.
United Airlines, Inc, operating
subsidiary of the United Aircraft
and Transport corporation, offered
to carry mail from Newark via Salt
Lake City, UTAH, to San Francisco
and Oakland, Calf, for 38 cents
per mile, 4 cents below the maxi
mum. It's bid was the only one
submitted on the route.
At least one bid was submitted on
all II routes, and Harllee Branch,
second assistant postmaster gen.
eral, announced that department Of
ficials and Representatives of the
justice and commerce departments
would meet later today to determine
whether bids complied with eligi-
bility rules under the specifications.
Bids were opened at noon in the
office of Stephen A. Cisler, super
intendent of airmail, before a
crowd of 200 airline executives, Of
ficial witnesses and curious onlook-
ers present. Clarence Chamberlin,
famous transatlantic flyer, stood
on chair in tie rear Of the room
to watch. Postmaster General Far
ley occupied place at the head OF
the table reserved for department
officials.
Some of the former contractors
submitted bids which were SO low
that the crowd broke into whistles
of surprise when the prices were
announced. Eastern Airlines, Inc,
formerly Eastern Air Transport,
submitted bid of 10 cents on tie
route from Newark via Washing
ton and Atlanta to New Orleans,
on which the department had
placed maximum of A cents.
The lowest bid submitted was 171A
cents per mile from the Pacific Sea-
board AirlineI, Inc, from Chicago
to New Orleans.
Bids on four additional routes, in
Guiding the so-called southern and
northern transcontinental systems,
will be opened next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Valley Pioneers
Awaiting Picnic

Old timers of the valley will
gather tomorrow at the fair grounds
at Imperial to attend the annual
picnic of the Imperial Valley Pho
neer's association which will begin
at IL a. m. in the exhibits hall.
Election of officers and the busi-
ness meeting will be held first,
after which the roll call for de-
parted members will take place.
Rev. w. E. Malan offering prayer.
Luncheon, preceded by the sing
ing of the doxology will follow
after which the program will be
presented under the direction of
H. A. Hastain of Brawley, presi-
dent, and Henry Harris of El Cen
tro.
"reminiscences from various pio-
neers, dance numbers from Ven
ola Imrie's studio in BraWley are
among the featured numbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Too Large Suit
Causes Arrest

Pete Jackson, Negro, was arrest
ed by local police last night and is
being held for further investigation
concerning the possession of GER
tain articles of clothing he had
when arrested.
In a suitcase carried by Jackson
were found box of garters, three
piece black suit, a sweater, a new
shirt, one baseball mitt, Y. M. c..
A. bath towel from the Twenty
eighth street branch in Los Angeles
and other articles of clothing. What
chiefly directed suspicion of the po-
lice towards Jackson after his ar
rest was the fact that tie suit
and shirt, both new, were entirely
too large for the suspect to use
himself, the report states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Plan Conference
On Canal BRIDGES

A meeting of the state highway
commission and the irrigation dis
trict board of directors will be
held in Sacramento on May 4, it
was learned at district headquar-
ters this morning.
The purpose of this meeting. it
was indicated, is to discuss the
building of bridges on the highway
between here and Yuma where the
highway crosses the All-American
canal route.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20

the man who received the $50 900
Lindbergh ransom money from DR..
John j. (Jafsie) Condor.
Despite projestations of all fed
eral authorities except Murphy that
no new clue had been uncovered,
Boston federal agents asked opera
tives in Chicago to locate a woman
who vanished on the day of Lard
ner's arrest.
She was with Lardner when au-
thorities trapped him in a hotel
lobby after he had sent a cab
driver to the air line office with
the spurious money. The woman
fled.
Hotel attaches secured descrip-
ton of the woman. This was for
warded to Chicago. The woman
was understood to have travelled
with Lardner in the United States
and foreign countries. Murphy in
sisted that the latest clue was, in
his opinion, worth while"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Water Supply
Looks Brighter

Adequate water in the Colorado
river to meet irrigation needs in
the valley over the next two
months or more is indicated in a
report reaching the city water de-
partment today from Howard En-
mons of the weather bureau office
at the city water works.
This states that the upper basin
discharge yesterday was II 500 sec
ond feet. an increase of $50 second
feet as compared with last Mon
day. Slowly rising stages are in
dicated at Yuma over the next 10
days or two weeks, according to
the report.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Court DiSy71lSSeS
Morris Charge

On motion of the district attor-
ney's office the charge of burglary
against Bobbie Morris was dis
missed in Judge Smyser's court,
Holtville, yesterday. Insufficiency
of evidence was the reason for the
motion.
Morris had been charged with the
robbery of a pool hall in Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Examine Four
BARRIERS Here

Four candidates took the barb
ers' examination at Newkirk's barb
er shop here yesterday with An
drew Macy, president of the state
board of BARRIERS examiners and o.
E. Martin, director, presiding.
Candidates examined were Harry
Whelpley, r. Tate, AL Thompson
and Sam Cole.
Last night the president and di-
rector met with BARRIERS of the
valley in a general conference at
Newkirk's Shop at which various
phases of the industry were dis
cuSSed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
Methodist Church
To Reopen May 6

Sunday, May 6, is the date set
for the re-opening of the Methodist
Episcopal church according to
plans made at the recent meeting
of the church official board.
Matters of finance and reports
Of the years progress were made
and certain items discussed will be
presented to the congregation Sur.-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
GETS JAIL TERM

Charles Green, Negro, was sem
fenced to six months in the county
Jail by Judge Mayfield this after
noon. He had been found guilty
of stealing a quantity of baling
wire from A. V. Fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-20
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SANTA MONICA, April 10
(SpeciaD-In opposite columns
appear these two different
items: Lexington, Mass, citi-
zens march to Washington as
in Revolutionary days to protest
the government having any
thing to do with business"
Washington, D. c., Secretary
Perkins reports 2,750,00 en-
ployed in last year. Employ
ment in March was 80 per-
cent of what it was during
peak if 1923-25 average. Week
ly payrolls increased $4,000
600 in IL months since last
March"
So it looks like the boys from
Lexington will find few
along the line of March to
Washington that will be to busy
to join 'em. I imagine it would
be awful hard to ruin a country
by paying wages.
Yours,
M& R1~@
0issI. AsNsurhI syndicate. Inc