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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
FLYERS TAKE
REFUGEES OFF
ARCTIC F[OES
Russian Aviators Risk Lives
To Save Countrymen Maroon
ed On Ice.
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD
nited Press Staff Correspondent

oAAASNu ACoS ot<kAA Correspondent
MOSCOW, April 12.-Russian air.
men, flying from a snowbound ST.
berian cape to the Arctic ice field
to rescue refugees from the crushed
icebreaker Cheliuskin, have written
a new page in the glamorous history
Of the far north.
Some of the refugees have been
flown to safety while lashed to the
wings of a little airplane with a
parachute wrapped around them to
keep them from freezing to death in
the biting cold.
Today, between 25 and % men,
beers of the ice-marooned Cheliusk-
iners-dispatches differ as to the
exact number--remained on the ice.
Immediate rescue was anticipated.
Though the field of ice on which
they were camped was breaking and
the tremendous pressure floes were
jamming in new ice mountains, with
sufficient force to smash to splin-
tiers their painfully constructed bar
racks and ruin their improvised air.
plane landing field, they kept up
their spirits.
Those still on the ice had been
there 81 days. They flew there when
the CheliuSkin was crushed after
taking aboard a government me-
neurological expedition, including
women and children, who had been
at Wrangel Island three years.
Wireless reports from Cape Vank-
arem told the story of the rescue OF
81 persons.
The aviator Molokov, who had
been impatiently awaiting favorable
flying weather for weeks, rescued 20
in four trips in a two-passenger BIZ
plane. He managed to carry three
men in the cockpit and two more
were dashed to the under wings of
his plane.
Aviator Kamanin rescued Is per-
sons in four flights, Aviator Slep-
nov rescued six in one flight. Molo-
kov, in addition to taking 20 per-
sons on four flights, had made three
other flights in which he rescued 13.
After they were landed at Cape
Vankarem the refugees were sent on
by dogsled and airplane to Cape
Wellen.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
AUTO PLANTS
FACED WITH
NEW CRISIS
Tool And Die Makers Threat
en- Strike Unless Higher Wages
Obtained.
By WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN
United Press Staff COrrespcn dent

DETROIT, April 12-The rum
BILE of labor controversies in the
motor plants threatened today to
cause Gripping strike. Employers
and workmen fought over dead
locked issue in the vital tool and
die industry.
Employers fatty refused demand
for 20 per cent pay increases and
SO hour, five day week. Speaking
through their Association of Auto
mobile Tool and Die Manufacture
ers, they charged the Mechanics
Education Society with jeopardiZ-
ing the President IS recovery pro-
gram.
Although only 5000 workmen
from 62 tool and die plants will
ballot at p. m. on strike vote,
a decision on the threatened mid
night walkout would affect 10000
tool and die workers. The strike
order would call thousands from
their machines in the largest plants
not directly concerned in the con-
troverSy
The cessation OF tool and ole pro-
duction would make itself felt in
practically every automobile COM
pany here, all of which are now OPP
Grating at 90 per cent of capacity
in a boom year.
The Mechanics Educational Soci-
ETY. charged that the association
was refusing to discuss the con-
troveries because of the larger issue
of company union membership.
In a statement explaining their
position, the manufacturers accuS-
ed the workers of acting to impede
business recovery by assuming an
extremely arbitrary" attitude in
the present dispute. Tool and die
workers in this area, employers
said, are receiving higher wages
than in other cities and to meet
the demands would be turning COM
petitive business over to outside
manufacturers:
Matthew Smith, general secretary
of Mesa, replied that wages was
not the only issue involved; that
many plants are paying the higher
scale already and that cit is just
another attempt of automobile
manufacturers and their affiliateS
to uphold company unions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
CALL
FROM DEATH
FOR JOHNSON

MIAMI, Fla, April II. W.H-
General Hugh S. Johnson, Donald
Richberg and other members of
President Roosevelt's party today
had a narrow escape from injury
or possible death when the bus in
which they were riding was mar
rowly missed by locomotive at a
grade crossing.
The bus cleared with about 20
feet to spare.
The whistle of the locomotive
was heard as the vehicle, carrying
about two dozen persons, including
White House correspondents ap-
preached the crossing, a blind one,
at top speed.
AS the bus reached the tracks,
the train was but a few seconds
away. The driver put on an ad-
ditional burst of speed and cleared
the right of way as the heavy
freight rumbled across.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12

master Richmond to have the outer
doors closed when no clerk was on
duty, and, as there is no clerk on
duty after 10 o'clock at night, the
postoffice outer doors have to be
closed at that hour.
The chamber of commerce has
had numerous complaints from
business men and patrons of the Of
flee, urging that that organization
Go whatever is possible to support
Postmaster Richmond in his de-
mand for grilles above the lock box
es. At the same time the chamber
has taken up with postal authori-
ties the matter of Sunday distribu-
ton of mail in boxes, believing that
the two are more or less correlative
and that sufficient help could be
employed in the post office to per-
nit mail to be distributed in the
boxes on Sunday.
In connection with other mail
matters the chamber is continuing
it's fight for air mail service to Ell
Centre. In recent letter from Con-
gresham Burnham he states, in re-
ference to the establishment of the
southern transcontinental air route
from San Diego to Dallas, via Ell
Centre, that he has nothing favor
able to report at the present time,
due to lack of appropriation by con-
eress for expansion of air mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
NEW YORK TO
ORDER PROBE
OF UTILITIES

ALBANY, N. Y, April II. U.P)-
The state senate early today APP
proved a resolution authorizing the
broadeSt sort Of an investigation
into the political activities of util-
tiles companies. The action came
soon after the federal trade COM
mission made public in Washing
ton a new sheaf of correspondence
between officials of the Associated
Gas and Electric company and
members of the legislature.
The new investigation will mean
a thorough inquiry into the utilities
situation along three lines while
the investigation that was approved
Immediately after the trade COM
mission revealed for the first time
correspondence between the util-
tiles company and Senator w. T.
Thayer, would have inquired only
into the authenticity of the letters.
The new resolution permits in
quiry into:
The relationship of utilities with
every public official in New York
state.
Short selling of utility stock on
the New York stock exchange.
The activities of the state public
service commission.
The investigators may also in
quire into the "influence made by
banks, brokers, and insurance COM
panieS on utility legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
PAYS.
TAX CLAIMS

WASHINGTON, April IL. UP) -
Thomas l.. Sidlo, Cleveland attor-
ney, has settled income tax claims
of the federal government, Attor-
ney General Homer S. Cummings
said today, but without discussing
the status of Andrew w. Mellon,
former secretary of treasury;
James j. Walker and Thomas S.
Lamont who were cited with Sidlo
to federal district attorneys for
grand jury action.
Cummings said Sidlo had paid
the tax deficiency plus interest and
a so per cent penalty.
Lamont is member of the firm
of j. p Morgan & Co., and Walker
formerly was mayor of New York.
Cummings refused to discuss spe-
cific cases other than Sidlo'S.
The department of justice, p"
Cummings said. lis considering a
large number of tax cases. Many
of these cases involve s0-called
wash sales, and similar unwar-
ranted tax evasion devices. In
previous years such transactions,
to a certain extent at least have
been countenanced in practice, or
have been overlooked"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
BILWINKLE SOFTENS WRIT CHARGE
Changes Statement That Educator Served
Time In Jail AS Policeman.

denials, many of them entirely for
eign to the original inquiry.
Rep. Alfred BulWinkle, Oeml
North Carolina, chairman of the
investigating committee, charged in
congress that DR.. Writ twas con-
fined to JAIL during the war.
Bulwinkle toned down his char
ges today in the Congressional Re-
cord.
AS revised they read:
HE (WirD was not here to be in
vestigated. (" If he had been,
would have brought out from him
the fact that during the war whe-
Their or not on account of his pro-
German activities. he was confined
in the jail at Gary, Ind"
The original transcript said.
&c T" would have shown that
during the war, due to his pro-Cer-
man activities he was confined IL
JAIL
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12

in southeastern California and con-
veying the water in a special tun-
mel to it's destination. San Diego
city officials desire pressure of
155 cubic feet Of water per second,
considerable engineering feat. The
pumping lift from the Boulder dam
to the coastal plain in San Diego
is something in excess of 1000 feet.
Diversion of Colorado river water
into the canal proper will be at the
rate of $4,000 cubic feet per second,
vastly sufficient to insure Imperial
Valley ranches an adequate supply
FOR irrigation, officials declare. They
predict that the enterprise will pre-
clude future water shortages in
southeastern G California, where
shortages exist in most year. Crop
losses in 1924 were estimated at &c.
100000.
OF the 100000 acres of arabic
land in Imperial Coachella val
ley, that will be benefited by the
project, approximately 20 per cent
are public lands; 10 per cent private
and 10 per cent railroad and Indiap
lands,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
PRESIDENTS NEW BOOK IS ISSUED
On Our Way Review Of Accomplishments
Of Administration First Year

NEW YORK, April IL. U.P)-
President Roosevelts personal views
on the banking crisis of a year ago
and subsequent important develop
ments in Washington were revealed
today in his book, ION our way"
published by the John Day COM
pany.
Major state papers and docu-
ments of the past IL months form
the basis of the book. Interspersed
among them are the Presidents
comment and opinion.
The book brought to light the
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt had debat-
ed his authority to declare bank
ing holiday for two months before
the proclamation was issued. He
found, the book related, an emer-
gency law enacted during was time,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
Quiet Reigns In
Strawberry Strike

SACRAMENTO, April II. U.P) -
Sheriff's patrol cars, bearing wea-
pons, riot bombs and deputies who
were intent upon preventing any
serious trouble. cruised about the
Florin area again today, and re-
ports indicated all was quiet in the
strawberry pickers strike section.
Because the deputies have spent
the past two days preventing large
numbers of striking Filipinos from
gathering, japanese pickers have re-
turned to work, under protection of
the sheriff's office, and mass pick
citing has ended.
Patrol cars will continue cruising
the district, however, because it was
feared violence would result if the
Filipino strikers banded together
and advanced upon the farms where
pickers returned to work, accepting
a compromise offer of 1924 cents an
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12

WASHINGTON, April IL. U.P)-
Congress sputtered with political
controversy today as Democratic
leaders prepared to wind up the in
quiry into the red plot charged by
DR.. William A. Writ, Hoosier edu-
Gator, against members of President
Roosevelt's brain trust.
Republican members made no
Roadway against Democratic oppo-
sition to their proposal to broaden
the Writ inquiry into an examina-
ton of the Presidents whole re-
covery program.
Democrats were prepared to close
the case with the testimony Tues
day of the six guests at Virginia
dinner party who were said by Dr.
Writ to have revealed the plot to
him last September /.
In the train of the Writ charges
came diverse series of charges and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
Urged To
Drop Mistress

BUCHAREST, Roumania, April
IL. U.P)-A reconciliation between
King Carol and his divorced queen,
Helen, has been suggested by the
cabinet as the only means of pre-
venting an outbreak which threat
ems Carol and his sweetheart,
Nine Magda Lupescu, it was learn
ed today.
Revelation of a plot to kidnap
Nine. Lupescu by the Nazi-like
Iron Guard" brought fears for
Carols own safety.
The cabinet decided that rec
onciliation between Carol and
Queen Helen should be attempted
in hope that the queens personal
popularity would reconcile dissident
elements.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
FLAX GROWERS
TO ESTABLISH
VALLEY GRADES

Establishment Of flax standards
or grades for local growers to pro-
tect them and purchasers, and adj
ministration of a grading system
by the agricultural commissioners
office were decided this morning
at the meeting of growers held at
the court house.
L. M. letters, chief of the bureau
OF field crops, stated department
of agriculture. who is in charge of
grain Standardization in this state,
met with the growers.
1t was finally decided that flax
seed samples will be sent LETTERS
who will work out standards or
grades and that the agricultural
commissioners office will handle
the actual grading.
That the federal department.
standards which become effective
on August will not be helpful
to Imperial Valley was pointed
out. These standards have no
provision for oil content, one of
the most important qualities to be
considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
Jury Deadlock
In Perjury Case

At press time today the jury
which received the evidence in the
Doll Singh perjury case shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
had not reached verdict. At 1880
O'Clock the jury came before Judge
Vaughn Thompson for the purpose
of hearing certain testimony read
by the court reporter and then re-
turned again to the jury room for
further deliberations.
This is the second time the de-
PENDANT has been tried on the
charge of perjury, the former trial
resulting in a hung jury, Singh was
charged with having given false ev-
idence during preliminary hearing
in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12

1917, which vested him with power
to declare the holiday.
Senator Thomas Walsh, who I'M
til his death had been considered
for attorney general in the new cab
met, studied the 1917 law and gave
Mr.. Roosevelt an opinion that it
had not been repealed by later
general act.
Commenting on monetary devel-
opm1 nts, the President revealed he
never had definitely decided whe-
ther the United States went off the
gold standard.
I'm one sense we did not he
wrote, because the legal gold con-
tent of the dollar was unchanged.
On the other hand, gold here in the
United States ceased to be a me-
dunn of exchange"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
M& R7D>4.
ONsI. NeNaurht Syndicate. Inc
NJ LEOD BILL
APPROVED BY
COMMIT TEE

WASHINGTON, April IL. U.P) =
The Mcleod bill to pay off de-
positors in closed banks was report
ed favorably to the house today by
the banking and currency commit
tee with amendments extending
the payroll to all banks, state and
national, but limiting 100 per cent
payment to $500 accounts.
WASHINGTON, April IL. U.P)-
Possibility of favorable house &C
ton on the Mcleod bill, to pay off
deposits frozen in closed national
and federal reserve member banks,
appeared today with 122 signatures
affixed to a petition to bring the
measure to the floor.
Chairman Aiming S. Prall
Dem), New York, of the banking
and currency subcommittee, an
nounced he would confer with j.
F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of the
currency, in regard to the bill
Supporters of the bill hoped to
get the necessary las names before
the close of business today in Or
der to assure consideration of the
measure on April %.
Several amendments were pro-
posed. Rep. Prentiss M. Brown
Dem), Michigan, and Rep. Charles
V. TruaX (Dem), Oregon, both
would amend it to include closed
state banks. Brown also would re-
strict payment in full to deposits
of $500 or less, while granting
loans of up to IS per cent on larger
sums.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
LICENSE
Law INCLUDES
CAT TIE SALES
Continued On Page 81

Cattle buyers, brokers and solicit
tors now active in the Imperial
Valley face possible prosecution for
operating without licenses, accord
ing to C. j. Carey, chief. of the
division of market enforcement OF
the state department Of agriculture,
who was in Ell Centre yesterday
comforting with b. A. Harrigan,
county agricultural commissioner.
The amended producer dealers
act, according to Carey, gives the
same protection to cattlemen as 1t
does to growers of fruit and vege-
tables since wholesale handlers OF
livestock are subject to the same
regulations and licensing require
ments as operators in farm pro-
duce.
Carey, accompanied by w. B.
WOODBURY., southern district super
visor, made a brief visit to the
valley on a preliminary survey OF
the melon deal, and while here
learned of several unlicensed cattle
brokers, to whom citations were is
sued, ordering them TO appear at
Harrigan's office.
1.-the law Carey declared,
"proyides a fine OF ST. ZOO or inn
prisonment of a year in jail, as q
penalty for operating without a IL
cense as broker or dealer In farm
products of all kinds. Some per-
sons believe that farm products in
clude only fruit and vegetables.
but this belief is in error. since farm
products include poultry and live
stock also, and unlicensed whole
sale operators In any OF these COM
modities are liable to the full pcn-
atty OF the law
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
Urge Installments
On Hospital Bills

SACRAMENTO, April II. U.P) -
Delegates to the Western Hospital
association convention began draw
ing their meetings to close today
after rejecting DR.. j. Rollin French,
Los Angeles, president, and approx
ing appointment of a committee
empowered to present the legisla-
ture with bill creating a system of
periodic payments for hospital. care.
Speakers advocated the adoption
of some plan wherein persons OF
moderate means would be assured
adequate hospital care by making
periodic payments similar to those
in health insurance policies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
BY DAVIS CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

OIuteu frcSS StaII correspondent
DENVER, Colo, April 12-Poten-
tial power development and an ad-
ditional water supply for San Diego,
Calf, are involved in the All-Amer-
lean canal, specifications for which
are being whipped into final shape
for the advertisement of bids, ex-
pected late this week.
U. S. bureau of reclamation Off
Gals here today estimated that the
$38,500,000 canal project will per-
NIT the development of $4,000 kilo-
watt hours of power. Canal waters
could be harnessed for electrical en-
ergy at Pilot Knob, miles west of
Yuma, Ariz., and at four different
drops" along the long conduit, it
was pointed out.
Engineers also have studied the
proposal to increase San Diegos
water supply by tapping the canal
on the west side of Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12

WASHINGTON, April IL. UP
Increased taxation on large inher-
itances was written into the new
tax bill by the senate today as it
neared final action on the meas
ure.
Adopting the La Toilette estate
tax schedules, the senate approved
a series of rates ranging from one
per cent on net estates not in ex-
cess of $4,000 to 60 per cent upon
net estates in excess of $4,000, 900.
It was estimated to yield $85 ,00O,-
600 in additional revenue. -.
The vote on the La Toilette
amendment was IS to IA.
The first $4,000 of any estate
was exempted.
Addition of the La Toilette es-
tate taxes followed yesterdays ac-
ton in approving blanket 10 per
cent increase in all income taxes
for 1884. The two amendments,
together with the higher surtaxes
previously adopted, brought the
total of potential revenue from the
bill to SAT- 100000.
The senate then adopted a gift
tax schedule, also proposed by La
Toilette. 1t maintained the rs per
cent differential between estate
and gift taxes as contained in the
present law, but changed the sched-
ules to conform to the new estate
tax rates.
Gift taxes under the amendment
would continue to be levied at three
fourths of the rate imposed upon
estates.
Senator William E. Borah (Rep0
Idaho, moved to strike out the Sec
ton of the tax bill permitting the
filing of consolidated corporation
returns. His motion carried, 40 to
81.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
ISSUES Statement To BOARD
Of SUPERVISORS ADVISING M
LABOR ARGUMENTS To SETTLE
Federal Conciliator And State Committee
Complete Work Here And Will Report At
Later Date.

April Is. My address at Phoenix will
be 834 North First avenue (Tele-
phone 3062D.
By April 16 will have a report
with recommendations in the hands
of the federal departments in
Washington, which I represent.
Under my present authority, it is
believed that legal limitations re-
strict my functions as conciliator to
the adjustment of disputes between
employers and those who are &C
tually employed. AS no disputes
falling within this category have
been placed before me, there is no
action that can take as conciliator
at the present time.
Upon my arrival, on April 8, I
made it clear that my present visit
to Imperial Valley was solely for the
purpose of acquainting myself with
the situation, and desire to take
this opportunity to express my great
appreciation for the assistance,
courtesy and hospitality, extended
to me by the board of supervisors,
all other officials, the shippers and
growers, the workers, and by many
clubs and residents of Imperial VAL
! ley.
tSigneO Pelham D. Glassford.
General Glassford's statement to
the newspapers follows:
At the hour of my departure
from Imperial Valley have handed
letter to the chairman of the
board of supervisors, which, un-
derstand, is to be given to the press.
| There is little else that can say
at this time, except that there ex-
| lists a very serious situation in the
| valley, created by attempts to Or
/ ganize a local unit of the Cannery
and Agricultural Workers Industrial
Union. My investigation has shown
that this union is indisputably,
though indirectly, connected with
widespread Communist program.
/ The situation created by the activi-
ties OF outside agitators, and threats
of strike to destroy the very i'm
portant melon crop, have resulted
| in unlawful interference by officials
and organized citizens, with the
constitutional rights of free speech
and assembly. These important
matters are beyond the scope of my
present authority
(SignedD GLASSFORD.
The following statement was is
sued by John Phillips, chairman of
the state commission which has
been investigating labor conditions
| in the county at the same time
General Glassford conducted his
| investigation:
"The state committee concludes
| its work today. We were sent here
on behalf of the agricultural inter-
ests of California to investigate
the situation in Imperial Valley.
We have tried to Go SO thoroughly
and with a sympathetic under
! standing of all the issues involved.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-12
CRASH KILLS
RACE DRIVER

LOS ANGELES, April IL. U.H -
Kidnap charges against AL Reinke,
well-known automobile racing dri-
yer, were dismissed automatically
today with his death from track in
juries.
The pilot was fatally injured
when the car he had just borrowed
from Louis Meyer, 1888 national
speed king, overturned at Ascot
speedway during a practice run,
pinning him in the wreckage. His
mechanic, Kenny Dever, suffered a
fractured hip and other injuries,
but will recover.
Reinke and Babe Stapp, another
driver, recently were charged with
kidnapping a local newspaper repor-
ter as result of an editorial crusade
against racing methods. Both had
been held for trial.
Reinke was one of the partici-
pants in the races at the Imperial
County Fair on March 4. when three
racing drivers were killed. He was
not involved in the smash-up which
claimed the lives of Ernie Triplett,
George "Swede" Smith and G. L..
Hap" Hafley.
With Stapp and other drivers, he
was charged with beating and kid
mapping a Los Angeles reporter and
cameraman who insisted on taking
pictures of Tripletts funeral to use
in an antiracing crusade.