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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
Files Suit OUer
Melon Contract

Claiming that the defendant has
failed to deliver 10 cars of honey
balls according to the terms OF a
contract, v. j. Squillante has filed
suit against Y. Miyagi in superior
court. Damages of $4,000 are asked
in the complaint.
1t is alleged that on June 3,
plaintiff and defendant entered
into a contract hereby the plain
tiff agreed to purchase and the
defendant to sell, 25 cars Of honey
balls. Defendant sold and delivered
to the plaintiff Is cars of the mel
ons but has refused to deliver the
remainder, the complaint states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
HOT WEATHER
CONTINUES IN
MIDDLE WEST

KANSAS CITY, July 10. U.P) -
The unprecedented heat wave which
has brought temperatures in Amer
ica's granary to the level of Death
Valley heat continued unabated in
the southwest today.
Government weather observers
found no change in atmospheric
conditions indicating break in
the heat and drought which has
turned vast areas of normally fer
tile fields into desertlike stretches.
The death toll from the tempera-
lures which reached 1T degrees in
some areas has exceeded 20 in Ne
braska, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and
Oklahoma. the past few days. Nine
succumbed within the last "a hours,
five in Nebraska, two in Missouri
and one each in Texas and Okla
homa. 9sf tt'.'zs-
In one hour and Is minutes the
mercury climbed IL degrees in To-
peka this morning after the hottest
night there in four years. The low
reading last night was "a degrees.
At no place in Kansas last night
did the mercury dip below rs de-
grees and shade readings yesterday
ranged from 104 to 112.
A cloudless sky and mounting
temperatures heralded the ninth
day of Nebraska's record breaking
heat. Shortly after dawn the mer-
curry registered SO in Lincoln. Sew
eral Nebraska points reported all
time high readings of lit yester-
day. With the states rainfall be-
low so per cent of normal, crop
statisticians reported that corn had
been damaged tremendously and
that prospect for even partial crop
had vanished in many areas.
Water shortage in Missouri con-
tinued to become more acute.
Springs have dried up and wells
have failed. In jefferson City a
typhoid epidemic threatened the
residents.
Temperatures in Oklahoma and
Texas, which have escaped some of
the excessive heat, mounted. At
Seminole, Okla, a reading of 100
was recorded Temperatures in
Texas we're around the 100 degree
mark.
More than 1000 persons gathered
here last night in mass prayer for
rain. Hope arose early today that
their supplications would be re-
warded when clouds drifted across
the horizon. BY noon the clouds
had melted away.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. -
Labor leaders throughout the San
Francisco bay area themselves to-
day led definite efforts to bring
the general strike here to a close.
In Oakland the strategy COM
mittee directing the strike of
$4,000 men in that city, Alameda,
Berkeley, Hayward and suburbs,
called meeting for tonight to
vote on the question of returning
to work. The committee recon-
mended an affirmative vote.
In San Francisco the general
strike committee today will con-
slider a resolution formally ending
the now admittedly disintegrating
strike. The resolution will have the
support of conservative labor lead
ers who were Tightening their con-
troll of the situation. The resolu-
ton was framed after a meeting
during the night with General
Hugh Johnson, NRA administrator,
who took command dramatically
for the government yesterday.
Meantime defiance of the strike
committee policy of issuing per
mits" to do business, increased.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
CONGRESSMAN BURNHAM LOOKING
FORWARD TO VISIT in VALLEY

Declaring that he is looking for
ward to an early visit to Imperial
Valley, Congressman George Burn
ham returned Monday evening to
his home in Coronado, after a trip
across the United States, follow
fng the close of the recent session
of congress.
Congressman Burnham and Mrs.
Burnham were met at the Santa
Fe station by crowd of 300 friends,
upon their arrival in San Diego
from San Francisco, where he
stopped enroute west to attend the
seth triennial conclave of the
grand encampment of the U. S. OF
the knights Templar.
Among those who gathered at
the depot to welcome Congress-
man and Mrs. Burnham, was A.
l.. Richmond, Brawley hotel man,
who made the trip for this eX-
press purpose.
Il am happy to be back in Cali
fornia and to be given an oppor-
tunity again to see personally my
friends in San Diego and Imperial
counties" the congressman said.
"I am looking forward to an early
visit to Imperial Valley, and on
July, 25 I expect to make my first
visit there, the rush of accumulated
business keeping me at my desk for
several days. On that date ! have
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
LANCER QUITS
AS GOVERNOR

BISMARCK, N. D., July 10. UP)
William H. LANCER, who placed
the state under martial law in an
effort to thwart his custer as gov
ernor, today turned over the office
to Ole II. Olson, lieutenant gover-
nor.
LANCER stepped aside as the state
legislature met in trump session
to find a means of keeping LANCER
in office despite supreme court
order of removal.
Only Langer's political support
ers appeared for the special leg
islative session, which got under
way at noon.
Lawmakers aligned with Olson
came to Bismarck but remained
away from the legislative chambers
because of Olson's order revoking
the session.
Langer's abdication to Olson left
the legality of the legislative meet
ing in doubt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
ALL IMPORTED
WATER GIVEN
CLOSE CHECK
Health Department Testing
Each Shipment To Make Ger
tain OF Purity.
FIVE LOADS CONDEMNED
Merriam Asked For Additional
Help In Conducting T. B.
Eradication Program.

Every carload of water brought
into the county during the drought
relief program is passed upon by
the county health department, DR..
N. E. Dupont, director in charge
Of water distribution stated this
morning Dupont said further that
to the present five cars of this wa
ter had been condemned because
they had been brought to the val
ley in tanks which had previously
contained gasoline and had not
been thoroughly cleaned before the
water was put into them.
This was the sole reason for con.
demnation, Dupont said, and added
that the public can be assured that
this water is absolutely pure.
Twenty-seven cars, each contain
ing 12,742 gallons of water are in
the valley now and the daily car
consumption is set at five a day.
Five more carloads have been Or
dered and are expected to arrive in
the valley this afternoon. These
will be placed at Sandia. Meloland,
Westmorland, Brawley and Impe-
rial.
At meeting of the county emer-
gency water control committee held
at the court house last night fur
ther plans were formulated to cope
with the drought situation now
prevalent in the valley.
A committee was appointed by
B.. M. Graham, chairman of this
relief group to meet with Governor
Olachea in Mexicali this after
noon to secure a reduction of canal
water usage in Mexico. Members
of this committee are Sen. Ben
Hulse, Evan T. Hewes, B. M. Gra-
ham, Harry w. Horton and L. E.
Sinclair.
Senator HulSe wired Governor
Merriam asking that additional vet
erinarians be sent to the county to
aid those now working here in the
bovine tuberculosis work. 1t was
pointed out That with marked re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
HICKMAN CASE
NEARS CLOSE
(Coniinued On Page 81

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. U,P)
Attorneys were confident today
they would place the fate of Millard
Hickman, shipping engineer accus-
ed of murder in the hands OF the
jury by tomorrow night.
Further cross examination of the
badly shaken defendant and pre-
sentation of rebuttal witnesses re-
manned for today's session.
Hickman lost his poise for the
first time in the trial when Peter
Mullins, deputy district attorney,
grilled the engineer on details of his
association with 23-year-old Louise
Jeppesen, Utah girl for whose slay-
ing he was indicted.
Mullins questioned the defendant
regarding motives for an automo-
bile ride on which Hickman took
the girl INTO darkened Golden Gate
park several days before her death.
The defense protested. -Four mo-
tions for mistrial were rejected by
Superior Judge Jacks.
Attorneys were still wrangllng
when the trial recessed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19

been invited to address the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce at
a meeting to which members of
ether chambers throughout the
valley have been invited.
I'm Washington, during the re-
cent session of congress, l have
found the majority of govern
mental officials exceedingly inter-
ested in Imperial county. Particul-
ar interest has been expressed in
the problem of protecting the flax
growers, and in letting the con-
tract for the All-American canal.
Regarding the growers it is high
ly essential that there be no tink-
ering with the tariff on flax"
The congressman was asked how
he regarded prospects for passage
of the Descanso State Park bill in
the next session of congress.
II have no doubt" he said, that
passage of this splendid measure
will come during the session of the
74th congress. I believe that con-
gressional activities during this
last session, which jammed the bill
into a pocket, will indirectly lead
to favorable action later ON. The
benefits of converting this vast
area into a reservation for the
public benefit under state con-
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
CITY COUNCIL
T|CHTENS Up
WATER RULES

Methods of water conservation to
be adopted by city water users dur
ing the present drought were con-
sidered by the city council at its re-
gular meeting last night. All men,
bers of the council realize the SER
iousness of the situation and called
upon the people of the city to as
sist in all possible ways to con-
serve water.
Phil w. knights, city engineer,
called the attention of the coun-
Gil to the fact that the reservoirs at
the city water plant are now filled
to capacity and that no more water
will be available from the canals
until the latter part of next week.
Meanwhile the city will draw from
this reserve for its daily uses.
The question OF irrigaJing trees
was brought up and it was the opin-
ion of the council that while the
majority of the people were obey
ing the regulations promulgated last
week that trees should be irrigated
only on Thursdays of each week,
still there we're some who were not
obeying this ruling. 1t was felt that
some action should be taken against
offenders in this matter even to
shutting off their water should this
be necessary.
Water for commercial purposes in
the city presented the greatest
problem before the council and no
means could be devised whereby this
water might be obtained. knights
explained the pipeline being laid
from the railroad tracks along Ross
avenue to the water plant to con-
meet up with a 100000 gallon tank
there, this water to be used for
drinking purposes, should the city
be unable to keep its regular reser-
voirS filled.
Plans were discussed whereby wa
ter consumption in the homes and
business houses might be lowered by
regulating the faucet Sc that full
force of the water flow could not be
had and other means to reduce was
tage and conserve the present sup
plies.
The board unanimously adopted a
resolution asking the government to
proceed with the construction OF the
balance of the All-American canal
as soon as possible in order that
work for the unemployed might be
provided and thus relieve present
conditions here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
RUMOR DENIED
BY GERMANY

BERLIN, July 10. UP)-Govern-
ment sources were questioned by the
United Press JoGay about rumors
current in the United States OF
wholesale massacres in Germany
and the imminent crumbling of the
Nazi regime.
They merely laughed scornfully,
ridiculing the reports. Private in
quiry supported their denial.
There possibly may have been iso-
lated instances of killings and sab
otage, but in no way on a wide
scale.
The governments ease of mind
was demonstrated by Chancellor
Adolf Hitler's departure for an in
spection tour of the south. during
which he will visit the Nuremberg
and Bayreuth festivals and take a
holiday at his country retreat near
Berchtesgaden.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19

Mayor Angelo Rossi, denounced it
as a "usurpation of constitutional
authority" Trucks, delivering pro-
duce to the wholesale district, gas
oline to filling stations and sup
plies to butcher shops rumbled
along without the permit to op-
crate signs so prominent yester-
day and the day before.
Employees of the Key System,
operating electric trains and the
street railway systems of Alameda
county and the Key System ferry
on San Francisco bay, called a
meeting tonight at which it was
I considered certain they would vote
to return to work tomorrow.
Food Arrives
In Oakland even bartenders an
nounced they would put on their
white coats and begin shaking up
cocktails again, almost Immediate
1y.
1t seemed clear that the general
strike was likely to end within
"a hours.
A convoy of 28 trucks loaded
with vegetables was brought into
the wholesale produce district dur
ing the early morning, followed
by a second convoy of six trucks.
After daylight numerous single
trucks arrived, most of them not
bothering to wait for officers to
make up caravan and furnish
guards.
Pickets on the Bayshore highway
were withdrawn.
Restaurants begin opening at
dawn and trucks began delivering
them supplies. Cooks, walters and
mattresses were scurrying back to
work during the early morning. II
was estimated 5000 would be em-
ployed by afternoon
Contra Costa county unions.
which met last night to consider
joining the strike, postponed action
, because of pending developments.
In the midst of it all sat the
presidents mediation board, with
General Hugh S. johnson at the
helm, issuing statements that
amounted to commands.
The MatSon Navigation company
and the Dollar Steamship company
radioed ships at sea last night
to turn their courses for San
Francisco, resuming operation from
this-their home port-for the first
| time since mid-May, violent blow
to the marine strike.
This order, which may prove
coup de grace to the already mort
ally wounded labor movement.
climaxed a series of developments
Signalling lifting of strike con-
ditions in San Francisco.
These developments we're:
Announcement by the general
strike committee that all restau-
rants and butcher shops would be
permitted to reopen, thus ending
the food blockade.
Car Service Resumed
Operation OF four Market Street
Railway cars last night under heavy
police guard, followed by announce
ment that full service on those
lines, the largest in the city. would
begin today.
! Lifting of the embargo on gas
oline and resumption Of retail
sales.
Announcement by the California
Street Gable Car company that II
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
LUPE CHANGES
MIND AGAIN

HOLLYWOOD, July 10. W.P) -.
After breaking her date with a
freshly barbered and gardeniaed
Los Angeles court room staff and
a crowd of spectators, Iupe Velez,
Mexican screen actress, served no.
tice today that she is not divorcing
Johnny Weissmuller any time soon,
perhaps not at all.
The latest turn in Hollywood's
ff-again-o on-again classic came at
tine last mcmeEt, when the judge,
bailiff and spectators were waiting
for the entrance Of the star.
The telephone rang. 1t was Neil
S. Mccarthy, Miss Velez' attorney
His client would not be down today,
Mccarthy said, due to the exigen-
cies of her shooting schedule az
the studio.
"Have her down here tomorrow
if she wants a divorce in this
court" said Superior Judge Robert
S. Kenny. a,z
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
TRIES To GET
CANAL PLANS
SPEEDED Up
Valleys Representative AT Cap
ital Contracting Federal Agen-
cies.
TAKES UP DROUGHT RELIEF
Hewes Urges Concentration On
Efforts To Use Canal To Re-
lieve Unemployment.

Acting on instructions telephoned
by Evan T. Hewes, president of
the irrigation district early yester-
day morning, Phil D. Swing, repre-
senting the county in Washington,
D.. c., to secure federal aid during
the present drought conditions lost
little time in making the necessary
contacts according to telegram
received here this morning.
In this message Swing states.
Reclamation says Imperial dam
will not be ready to advertise un-
til December but at my request
Schnurr, acting commissioner, wired
Denver for earliest date specifica-
tions for additional units of canal
in valley can be prepared. Will
urge work on canal In valley to
offset loss of crops and revenue.
With Cory's help have made claim
to emergency conservation works
for establishment of camps in val
ley to work on districts canals and
structures. Suggest Dowd prepare
statement amount of such work
needed six months. On hay conser-
vation, interdepartmental commit
tee is working out a plan OF fed
eral control prices to prevent prof
iteering. Will follow up the inter-
cities water project application
which is now held up by the finance
section of public works"
In explaining this telegram to-
day Hewes stated that when ne
contacted Swing at 4 o'clock yes
terday morning by telephone he
asked the valley representative to
find out the earliest possible date
on which plans and specifications
could be gotten out on all uncon-
tracted for schedules of the canai
construction particularly those Sec
tions west of the sand hills.
Swing was further instructed by
Hewes to contact the heads OF dill
ferent federal departments in ac-
cordance with the resolution re-
Gently adopted by the board OF su-
pervisors as to the attitude which
would be taken in Washington in
the face of this extreme emergency
in doing some of the work by force
account by the reclamation depart
ment as prospects were that If the
drought were not broken in the near
future it was not impossible for
half of the people would be on the
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL STRIKE CALLED OFF
Swing Working on Projects to Aid Valley
DrolUns Trying
To Rescue Girl

LONG BEACH, Calf, July 19.
W.R)-Coast guard boats dragged
ocean waters off the Long Beach
breakwater today for the body of
Eugene r. Spring, 20, who was
drowned in brave attempt to save
a girl from a similar fate.
Spring and his brother, j. B.
Spring, leaped overheard from a
water taxi last night when the
girl, unidentified, fell into the sea.
j. P. Spring rescued her but his
brother was lost.
The water taxi was returning
patrons to shore from the gambling
boat Monte Carlo.
Spring lived at 610 West Ninety
fourth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
MAYOR ROSS|
TAKES STAND
ON PERM IS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. U.P)
Taking a militant stand against
the permit committee of the San
Francisco general strike committee
Mayor Angelo RoSsi today informed
the committee that its So-called
"five-man dictatorship" over the
city was at an end.
The mayor struck the keynote last
night when he talked to the execu-
tive group of his own committee in
support of constitutional authority
"AS mayor 1 refuse to recognize
the right of anyone to issue permits
to merchants to do business he
said. "A serious mistake has been
made in issuing such permits, and
no good American can approve of
this usurpation of constitutional
authority"
The mayors committee met to
discuss progress of negotiations to
end definitely the present labor diff
ficulties.
THE conservative labor leaders
are back in control the mayor de-
clared. I'VE have every reason to
expect that members of the team
sterS union will return to work
They did not go on strike until the
general strike was declared. If the
teamsters do not go back to work
we still have all the practical diff
! ficulties involved in the present
strike
Mayor RoSSi also threw a verbal
barrage at the Communist element
of the city, declaring every Com
munist agitator will be run out OF
San Francisco"
This is going to be a continuing
policy the mayor told his commit
tee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
Sixteen Apply
For Feed Loans

Sixteen feed loan applications
aggregating $2536 have been re-
ceiyed by c. A. Bratton, clerk in
charge of these loans, during the
past week.
This is another angle of the
drought relief program being fol-
lowed in the valley under the ad-
ministration of federal officials
and when secured will be used to
purchase hay and other feed for
livestock.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
@IMHndsos @IM!L5

BEVERLY HILLS, July 18.
(SpeciaD-Back from the strike.
There is no doubt the Reds
run away with the fair con-
servative leaders in the union.
The thing was not as some try
to make you believe, 100 per
cent one sided. They had some
just kicks. And plenty of fair
minded people of San Francisco
were in sympathy with 'em.
They lost lots of that by calling
the general strike. When you
interfere with everybody's busi-
ness, you can't get away with
it.
Now here is something that
you don't read about, but there
is a lot of 'em, and for lack of
a name we might call 'em
greens" that is their whole
system becomes green when the
very idea of a union, or strike,
or anything pertaining to the
betterment of labor is mem
toned. He is the one that tells
who should be took out and
shot, If he makes any move to
better his condition. So We got
radicals on both sides, Reds"
on one, and Greens" on the
other, both of 'em ought to be
run out, and leave it to men
that know and feel that there is
such a thing as fair union and
a fair employer.
The whole thing will prove
beneficial, for it will prove that
no general strike can win, peo-
pie might be with you, but when
it begins to costing them their
food and their convenience,
they are going to quit you.
Sometimes we think we don't
know what kind of government
we got but it's always bigger
than any group of people.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19
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TWO DAMAGE
SUITS FILED

Damages totaling S31 $50 are ask
ed in a complaint filed at the court
house yesterday afternoon by D. p.
and Agnes Brooks against R. Milton
Chapman.
The complaint charges that on
June 80 as the plaintiffs were rid
ing in their automobile on the
Brawley -Calipatria highway, five
miles north of Brawley, the defend
ant, operating his car in reckless
and negligent manner was the
cause of an accident which resulted
in damage TO the plaintiffs auto
mobile and personal, permanent in
juries to each of them.
The sum of $4,000 is asked for
damages suffered by Agnes Brooks,
IS 900 damages to D. P. Brooks,
$3.50 damages to plaintiffs auto
mobile, $500 for doctor and hoSpi-
tai treatment and $1,000 for future
care.
AS an aftermath OF an accident
which happened in Holtville on May
II, Ernest Christen filed suit late
yesterday against the Holtville Ice
and Cold Storage company in which
he asks damages of $ll,174.25 for
personal damages.
The complaint alleges that on
May II while the plaintiff was in
the cold storage room operated by
the defendant company at its plant,
he came in contact with high
voltage wire which caused severe
burns to his hands and chest. Neg
ligence of the defendant is charged
in the construction and mainte-
nance of the lighting facilities al
the Holtville plant.
The damages include $4,000 for
personal injuries, S700 additional
expenses incurred in plaintiffs
dairy operations, $174.25 already ex-
pended in disqualification and 5000
for further attention of physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-19

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