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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
DENOB|L|zING
CNA STARTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. W.P)-
Demobilization of the huge army of
persons employed under the civil
works program was started today
with the dismissal of approximately
100000 workers.
Enough money has been voted by
congress to continue the CWA to
May |. Federal Civil Works Admin
istrator Hopkins worked on details
of a rehabilitation plan designed
to completely disband the organiza-
tion by that time.
Workers ordered dismissed inn
mediately are those who have been
employed on civil works projects
undertaken by federal agencies such
as the war, navy, interior, agricul-
ture, and commerce departments.
An order by Hopkins directed that
so per cent OF such workers, num-
bering 2ol ,408, be discharged as OF
February Is.
Many of those separated from the
CWA payroll today may be rehired,
Hopkins having suggested to state
administrators that numerous fed
eral CWA projects that he has or
! dered discontinued be accepted as
state projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
NORTH AREAS
GETTING RAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is. U.P)-
A state wide rainstorm rated by
the government weather bureau as
the heaviest of the winter season.
deluged California today from the
Oregon border to Point Arguello,
of Santa Barbara.
Southern California was reported
cloudy, with showers predicted in
The west portion. In all other Sec
tionS of the state, however, a high
ly valuable precipitation was well
coined by agriculturists.
Today S rain was the second gen.
eral fall of the winter months, the
other coming on February 5, ac-
cording to the weather bureau here
The earlier rain, however, was not
as heavy as that of today.
The weather bureau said the
rains would continue through the
Gay in most California localities
with a general clearing on Friday
Weather was mild all over the state
The states of Oregon and Wash
ington were rainless today, with
clouds brewing and regional rain
expected tonight or Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
BIC FIELD TEES OFF IN GOLF
TOURNAMENT Of LETTUCE MEN

Results available this afternoon
in the Sixth Annual Lettuce Grow
ers and Shippers golf tournament
at BraWley are as follows:
First Guest Flight
Austin defeated M. Ferguson on
the 10Th hole; Castle defeated Bab-
cock, l up; McPterrin defeated
Mikesall, l up: Yoakum defeated
Roberts, 6 up; Leahy defeated De-
Arman, up; Post defeated Miller,
up.
First Lettuce Flight
Willoughby defeated Olson, up;
Church defeated Ferguson 4 up;
Sears defeated Drummy, up; Stro-
bel defeated Kellerman, 2 up; Row.
an defeated Bonneycastle, 2 up;
Sears defeated Burke, 2 up; Nc
Cune defeated Elvander, 4 up; H.
Strobel defeated Rex.
Second Lettuce Flight
Christensen defeated Roche, de-
fault; Carroll defeated Booker,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
Woman Attacks
Former Husband

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. U.P)-
Mrs. Glenyse Barnes, 30, said by
police to be a half-sister of Made
line Obenchain, defendant 13 years
ago in the sensational trial for the
Beverly Hills Staying of j. Bolton
Kennedy, was arrested early today
on charges of suspicion of assault
and battery.
Mrs. Barnes allegedly attacked
Edward C. Ahearn, her former
husband, with a hammer and a
knife. Ahearn said she came to his
home and began quarrel over
their Mexican marriage, which was
annulled later here. She had been
drinking, Ahearn said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
FARLEY GIVES
REASONS FOR
CANCELLATION
Declares Investigation Showed
Airmail Contracts Result Of
Conspiracy And Collusion.
WILL NOT RESCIND ACTION
Army Planes To Start Oper-
ating On February 20 And
Will Continue As Required.
WILL NOT RESCIND ACTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. U.P)-
The government kept on the offen-
sive in the airmail fight today.
Chairman Black of the senate air.
mail investigating committee insert
ed in the Congressional Record q
detailed letter from Postmaster
General Farley explaining why air.
mail contracts were annulled and the
job of flying the mail turned over to
the army.
Farley charged all the present do
mestic air mail carriers secured con-
tracts based on conspiracy or col
lusion. except possibly the National
Parks Airways. Farley alleged ex-
cess payments totalling $46,800 900.
Chairman Mead of the house post
office committee arranged the hear
ings to permit officials of the af
fected air lines, and possibly Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, to tell their
side of the story. Mead's commit
tee is considering the administra-
tiOn's emergency bill to legalize ar
my operation of the airmail system.
and authorizing temporary con-
| tracts with independent operators
without competitive bidding.
Preparations also were made for
court fight over the annulments.
Solicitor Karl A. Crowley of the
! post office department hoped to OBJ
: tain dismissal of suit filed by the
TranScontinental and Western Air
against annulments. They planned
to argue when the case comes up in
New York federal court tomorrow
1 that the court lacks jurisdiction.
To Grant Subsidies
Collateral developments included
decisions by President Roosevelt to
! order reeXamination of the income
tax returns of navy plane contracts,
and to reorganiZe the ocean mail
system. Under the latter project, di-
rect subsidies would supplant mail
merce undertook a study of the
matter.
Denials from the White House
| and Farley that there would be any
restor;) on of the cancelled air.
mail contracts were coupled with
every indication at the war depart
ment that the army air corps would
carry through the administrations
intention 10 take over the air mail
service at midnight next Monday.
Farley's letter in defense of the
government course said the con-
! tracts were annulled "only after a
most thorough investigation cover
/ ing a period of several months.
II do not believe congress intend
ed that the air mail appropriations
should be expended for the benefit
of a few favored corporations, which
could use the funds as the basis OF
wild stock promotions resulting in
profits Of tens of millions of dollars
to promoters who invested little or
no capital the letter said. Nor was
it intended to be used by great cor
I porationS as a club to force COM
petitors out of business and into
bankruptcy
Farley charged illegal six month
extension of contracts expiring in
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Is. U.P) -
An estimated annual saving Of $685.
100000 to $5O,00O,000 for California
taxpayers would be accomplished
through eliminating present county
boundaries and establishing Is lar
ger governmental districts, finance
director ROLAND Vandegrift claim
ed today as he revealed further de-
tails of his latest proposal for solv-
ing the states pressing tax prob
lem.
Under the plan, which he intends
calling to the attention of the next
legislature, Vandegrift said men,
bership of the state senate would be
reduced from 40 to 80 and the as
sembly from 80 to 60, in addition
to the wholesale elimination of the
present county officials.
The districts outlined in the plan
would include:
San Diego area-San Diego, I'M
perial, part of Riverside and pos
sibly part of Orange county.
Los Angeles area - Metropolitan
Los Angeles and tributary back
country and possibly part of Orange
county.
San Bernardino area-Contiguous
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
ANYWAYS HEAD
GOES To JAIL
Colonel Brittin Given To-Day
Sentence In Connection With
MacCracken Case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. UP)-
Col. L. w. Brittin, elderly vice.
psesident of the Northwest Air.
ways, entered the District Of Col
umbia Jail at noon today to begin
serving the 10 day sentence imposed
upon him by the senate for con-
tempt of its airmail investigating
committee.
Brittin, anxious to get the SEN
tence over and refusing to carry
his case to the courts, was taken
10 the district Jail by senate SER
9eant at arms Chesley Jurney.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. UP)-
Col. l.. H. Brittin, vice-president OF
Northwest AirWays, decided to be-
gin serving today the 10 day Jail
sentence imposed upon him by the
cenate for contempt of its air mail
investigation.
Seth w. Richardson, Brittin S
counsel, said he had urged the air.
line official to appeal to the courts,
but that Brittin was determined to
90 to Jail "and get it over with. -
Chesley Jurney, sergeant-at-arms
OF the senate, was expected to take
Brittin to the District of Columbia
Jail without delay.
Frank Hogan, counsel for Will
lam P. MacCracken, Jr., who also
was sentenced to serve 10 days for
contempt of the senate, arranged
COR MacCracken S release on $4,000
bond pending appeals which it was
indicated would be carried to the
U. S. supreme court.
MaaCracken, former assistant
secretary of commerce, was expect
ed to be released as soon as the
bond was posted.
"Colorel Brittin and I have had
conference and the colonel has
decioed to surrender and serve his
sentence Richardson said.
"He has been advised that I re-
gard his legal position as sound and
1 urged him to go to court. He
feels, however, that his means are
very limited and he has been COM
pletely broken by the condemna-
tion of the senate. His position is
that his works have been destroyed
and that no action at law would re-
habilitate him. Consequently he is
going to take his medicine and get
it over with
Held In Custody
MacCracken, assistant secretary
of commerce in the Hoover admin
istration and now an aviation at
torney and secretary of the Amer
lean Bar association, and Brittin
we're held in custody by Jurney at a
downtown hotel after the senate
pronounced sentence last night.
Jurney said his prisoners "were
feeling fine.'
Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue of
District of Columbia supreme court
agreed to release MacCracken on
bond.
elf 1 cont grant bail, I am de-
nying the petitioner the right of
appeal,' the justice said. "That
wouldn It be justice.'
AS a condition to the release,
there was stipulation between
MacCracken and Jurney that if the
appellate courts denied the appeal
and ordered him to go to Jail, Mac
Cracken would surrender at once.
The Fidelity Deposit Company of
Maryland was arranging to post the
S5 900 bond.
Hogan in preparing the appeal
indicated the case would be fought
on the grounds that the senate had
no authority to inflict punishment
on a person found guilty of con-
tempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15

Trouble in the pea fields near Cal
ipatria where the workers are out
on strike was expected today in
spite of an arbitration meeting
which was held this morning sue
ceeding three other similar confer
enceS within the past two days.
A special meeting of the growers
was held last night, lasting until
early this morning but no definite
program was adopted by the whole
group. The workers in their demand
to the growers asked minimum of
1l2 cents a pound for picking the
peas which was refused by the
growers who countered with an Of
fer Of Ia cents polund which is
4 cent higher than the prevailing
wage. This in turn was refused by
the workers who are standing by
their former demand of 112 cents a
pound.
These NEE lgs were held at the
request of the county supervisors
and were presided over by B. M.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
Goodson axes
Office Today

w. w. Goodson, recently appoint
Cd secretary of the irrigation dis
trict to succeed F.. H. McIver who
resigned to give all his attention to
his other position of district treas
urer, moved into his office at dis
trict headquarters this morning.
He will occupy office space at the
right of the main entrance to dis
trict headquarters while McIver
will retain his old office.
The board will meet tomorrow
morning with some possibility of
having an opportunity of consid-
ering the Coachella agreement for
approval. This matter, while prac-
tically IN its final form now, has
still some minor details which
must be worked over somewhat,
Charles l.. Childers, counsel for the
district said this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
EXPLORER DROWNS

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. U.P)-Hu-
bert Kuecsenmeister, a member of
the exploration party aboard the
disabled yacht Uvira, was washed
overheard and lost when the YES
sci was caught in a storm off Del
aware breakWater. His home was
in Chicago.
The distressed yacht, with a
group of amateur explorers bound
to Central America on an adven-
ture trip, was towed into Hampton
Roads today after its rescue from
heavy seas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
Chance OF Roir,
In Valley Remote

Chances for rain in Imperial VAL
ley are still remote for the next "a
or 48 hours according to Fred A.
Baughman local representative of
the U. S. frost service.
The storm is moving eastward
across northern California where
rains were experienced this morn
ing. Another storm some distance
west is gathering and if it moves
westward over the ocean the valley
may have rain within clay or SO.
While light rains may occur to-
night or tomorrow depending upon
movement of the storms, Baughman
states that the latest reports indi-
cate only remote chances for rain
here tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
AMERICAN GIRL KILLED

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (U.P)-Allce
Dorowitz. 17-year-old American cit
izen. was killed in the street fight
ing in Vienna, according to word
received by her father, o. Borowitz
ldnch room proprietor. Borowitz
said his daughter had been staying
with friends in the section of vi
emma most affected by the Socialist
revolt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
SILENT ON LINDBERGH

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. U.P)-In
the continued absence today OF
Major General Dennis E. Nolan, no
one at headquarters of the second
corps area could say what dispos-
iUion would be made of a request
for the revocation of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh IS commission in the
army air reserve. The request was
from Arthur w. Mcmahon of Kew
Gardens, who objected to the fly
er's air mail telegram to President
Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
OUTBREAK IN
AUSTRIA HAS
SUDDEN END
Socialists Surrender To Dcllfuss
Government After Four Days
Of Battle.
FUTURE MOST UNCERTAIN
Nazi Followers Hoping To Get
In Power And Perfect Union
With Germany.
BY ROBERT ii. BEST

United Press Staff Correspondent
VIENNA, Feb Is. U.P)-Socialism
in Austria was crushed today and
.he unhappy postwar republic
which represents the remains OF
what once was an empire stood at
the threshold of Fascist rule.
Tens of thousands of Socialists,
defeated in the four-day civil war
which cost perhaps 1,500 lives, in
Guiding women and children, sur
rendered to the forces of Chancel-
lor Engelbert Dollfuss throughout
the city.
Thousands of others fled, leaving
their arms behind. The defeat was
Generally acknowledged.
Members of the government an
nounced the fighting was definite
ly over.
The man in the street regarded
it as "almoSt over.'
The triumphant FasciStS said 1t
was "all over except for the hang
ingS.'
How long the new era will last
seemed problematical. The Nazis
were lying quiet, here and in Ger
many, figuratively licking their
chops and waiting for the oppor-
tune moment to move in and re-
pace the Dollfuss- Heimwehr-Star-
hemberg Fascist regime on Italian
lines with Hitlerism.
The result possibly would be a
real union of Germany and Austria
in a Nazi empire, unless the Eur
opean powers intervene. The poll
tical future of Europe seemed to
hinge Oh the result.
VIENNA, Feb. 15.-The govern
mentS armed forces rolled across
the Danube today against the main
concentration of Socialists opposite
the city, and it appeared that the
backbone of the revolt had been
broken. ---.=.-'.,-
Scattered fighting went on after
expiration of the governments am
nesty offer at noon, but the Social
lists appeared to be weakening after
four days of bloody fighting in
which women and children often
were in the van.
The dramatic climax of the saw
age revolt occurred in the historic
Austrian battlefields of Apern and
Eszling, facing the city, where in
1909 loyal AustrianS and Napoleon
had fought for supremacy. 1t had
been the scene Of modern battle
for SO hours, with the anti-govern-
ment forces successful yesterday and
the situation reversed today.
Moving out of Vienna across the
Reich bridge, which until this NOR
ming was still no-manS-land, the
government forces, after clearing
the bridge began a geenral forward
march across the old battlefield.
Here the Socialists were concen-
trated especially those who, during
the night, had retired from the
huge Goethe apartment house in
expectation of resumption at dawn
of the destructive artillery fire
which had shattered the building.
Most of them did not know OF
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss' Of
fer of pardon if they laid down their
arms.
The firing had almost died down
by p. m. and it was believed nego-
tiationS were proceeding for 4
peaceful surrender by the Socialists.
In three of the firing centers in
the city, Socialists weakened as gov
trnment troops got into action.
A truce was in effect at D. m.
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15

up; Christensen defeated TruaX, 2
up; Cravath defeated Dwight, 2 up;
Brazelton defeated Best, 3 up; Rine-
hart defeated Hewitt, 8 up; Nico-
lous defeated Overall 2 up. Nutting
and Adams unreported.
Third Lettuce Flight
Eagle defeated Simms on the 10Th
hole; Sambralio defeated Fernan-
dez, 6 up; Polkenhorn defeated
Reid, 3 up; Kitow defeated Albright
l up; Thompson defeated Trude,
up; Hensler defeated Spacklin l
up; Lamb defeated Groves, up
and Hill defeated Jones, up.
Results of other contests had not
been completed.
o. P. (Auzzie) Austin OF Ell Gen.
tro headed an army of close to 200
golfers, who started out on the links
cf the Del Rio club at Brawley this
morning, seeking honor and glory in
the Sixth Annual Lettuce Growers
and Shippers golf tournament, the
local star having qualified yester-
day with the low score of 1856 for
q 36-hole caro-, two strokes behind
Jack Strobel, also of Ell Centre, who
turned in a 1873 card in qualifying
last Sunday.
Prizes aggregatng hundreds of
dollars and including many acces-
SorieS dear to the heart of the golf
er, as well as silverware, radios, and
Whatnots. will be distributed after
the finals on Sunday afternoon.
Eleven flights teed off this morn
ing, the first starting at 7:3O and
the last being scheduled to move at
1890. Seven of the flights will be
composed of amateurs connected
with the lettuce industry while val
ley and visiting golfers make up
the other four.
The four days of competition will
be featured by exhibition matches
between valley players, in addition
to the competitive play and several
sharp clashes are expected to re-
suit from them.
Interest in the tournament is keen
among valley golfers and it is at
tracing much attention in golf cir
cleS throughout Southern Califor-
mia.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15

PARIS, Feb. Is. U.P)-Premier
CASTOR Doumergue's national union
cabinet drafted a ministerial de-
claration today appealing to parlia-
ment for a political truce to allow
France to solve her internal and
external problems.
The declaration, which consti-
tutes the first announcement of the
governments policy, refers to the
passage of the budget as the most
urgent domestic problem and as
necessary to safeguard the solidity
of our money"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
COACHELLA SIGNS
DISTRICT COMPACT
@W!nL1Lz,s 1z,s

SANTA MONICA, Feb. ID.
(Specian-Austria? Say, isn't
that down there about in shoot
ing distance of where the other
war broke out? England has
told Germany to clay off,.
Now what if Germany don't
"choose' to lay off? The
boys are looking round now,
kinder choosing up sides again.
Russia would like to look
down that way, but she can't
take her eyes off Japan long
enough. Mussolini is waiting
for the best offer. France has
got every propeller a-spinning.
Now is one of the best times
in the world for us to fight
among ourselves. 1t will at
least keep us out some bigger
devilment.
Yours,
Mx& R71~1
elssl, MsNaught sy Indicate. Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-15
Glue Confidence
To Dounergue

PARIS, Feb. Is. U.P)-The cham
Der of deputies gave the govern
ment of Premier CASTOR Doumer-
que a vote of confidence by an over
whelming majority today.
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Letters from Our Readers

conditional agents of the bosses
somewhere around 1912 and after
they sold out their strikes and stole
large quantities of money from
them).,
The negotiations just carried
through prove clearly (once more)
that the N. r. A. boards do not take
into consideration altogether the
feelings of the workers when sign
ing their codes and put through
agreements which will insure benefits
to the bosses alone Tin this case OF
course more openly than in any
other.
Also, I believe it will be in place
to mention the fact that every effort
Of the Tampa workers to Organize
themselves and every attempt OF
legal or semi-legal organization of
any Of our organizations in Tampa
2as ben md is heinz mat uith the
worst kind CT terror (beatings, castor
oil, tar and feathers, etc). Undoubt-
edly that the bosses will see with
pleasure the A. F. of L. gaining a
fOothold among the tobacco workers
in Tamra, because they know what
the A. F. Of L. bureaucracy stand for,
and, as a matter of fact, the manu-
facturer5 in that city have made pro-
pcsals to the workers on more than
one occasion agreeing that the work
ors could organize with the A. F. of
L. or in some company union organ
ization. LUIS ORTIZ.
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Gave Renters 20 Gents
Out of Government Loan
of As Cents a BusheI
(By 3 Farmer CoErespondentl

10y = FARMER correspondent
LOUP CITY, Neb.-The State
Board of the Holiday Association
had a meeting at Nercman Grove,
Neb., and it was surprising to hear
the report of the fellow farmers and
their activities against the capitalist
class.
One farmer told how they had re-
plowed the corn for one of his neigh
bors, but the farmers got busy and
shelled the corn and took it off the
farm and placed it among the farm
ers SO he could get the corn as he
needed it for feed
Another farmer told of doctor
that owned SO farms and had sealed
all the corn cribs and took gov
eminent loan of 45 cents per bushel
and he gave his renters only Is cents.
One farmer coming home found the
doctor mailing up his crib. The
farmer asked the doctor what was
going on. The doctor raised the
hammer and struck the farmer.
The farmer warded off the blow and
the hammer flew out of his hand
and struck the farmers wife in the
stomach so she had premature
childbirth that night.
The farmers are bringing the doc
tor to court.
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by machinery at their feeding yards
near their gins. Three trucks. each
hauling about 10 tons each load.
As soon as one truck was unloaded
the next one was right there, so all
they had to do was step off one right
on to the next. At noon they took
just time to eat one sandwich with
out even washing their hands and
face, and you could not see their
skins for dirt.
That pace was kept up until 6 pm.
Finally at the end of the fourth day
all were worn out just ready to 20
home, when two more trucks came
loaded, and in the dark it took until
8 pm. before they could go home.
The following morning three men
remained at home, all worn out, and
this company has an N. R. A. sign
in nearly every window, saying We
Are Doing Our Part!
Wake up, you non-union slaves.
and join the workers union-the
Cannery and Agricultural Workers
Industrial Union!