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Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
Certificates OF
Election Issued

Certificates of election were is.
sued yesterday afternoon by c. w.
Hinderks, chief deputy county clerk
to the following successful candi-
dates in the recent primary cleo
tion who were elected at that time:
Elmer Heald, district attorney;
w. D. Carey, auditor; George Var
ney, treaSurers E. B. Westerfield,
recorder; D. L. Zlnn, administrator;
Dave Vencill, +aoltville supervisor;
j. B. Baker, Imperial justice of the
peace; B. F. Grubel. Calipatria JUS
tice; U. E. Bailey, Wetnorland jus
tice; T. Anderson, Calexico justice;
VIM. O'Brien, Brawley constable;
A. Y. Preble, Imperial supervisor;
c. B. Collins, county school super
intendent and E. H. Law, county
clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
RHODE ISLAND
FOCAL POINT
=: FOR R|OT|NC
Mobs Surge Through Business
Section After Clash With
Guards And Militia.
GOVERNOR CLOSES MILL
One Killed And Several Injured
In Fighting At Woonsocket
Wooden. Mill.
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Tex-
tile strike leaders refused today to
recall pickets in Rhode Island in
response to a request from Gov.
Theodore F. Green.
Green has advised President
Roosevelt of the strike crisis in his
state, and reported promise of
federal troops If national guards
men, World war veterans and aug
mented state police fail to cope with
the situation in Rhode Island mill
towns. The United Press learned
that federal troops were ready to
move by p. m.
"All disorders will stop when the
mills close. Our organization insists
upon the right to picket without in
reference" Francis j. German,
strike leader telegraphed Green.
The strike leaders stand came af-
ter union chiefs conferred with
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor and
while the army general staff met to
draft plans for possible mobilization
Of troops. Riots and looting in three
Rhode Island towns last night re-
suited in one death and Wounding
cf scores of strikers in street bat
Hles with guardsmen.
Federal peace efforts by President
Roosevelt's special mediation board
meanwhile had broken down.
German appealed to all strikers
union and non union-to make no
resort to violence"
German asserted in reply to Gov
ernor Green's telegram asking that
demonstrations end at Woonsocket,
that the Woonsocket rayon plant,
pivot of the rioting, "has fought the
union for months"
WOONSOCKET, r. l., Sept. 49,
UP)-The first killing in the New
England textile strike occurred here
early today in a savage clash be-
tween national guardsmen and
5000 strikers in which six other
persons were shot.
The man slain was identified as
Jude Courtemanche. He was found
on Social street, where the rioters
had stood their ground against
yolley after volley of rifle fire, with
a bullet wound in his abdomen. He
died at q hospital
Four of the other six wounded
were reported in a serious condi-
ton at the hospital.
In addition to these casualties,
scores of combatants, both strike
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13

Hoover, conducting the inquiry, call
ed Paul Arneth, passenger on the
Moro Castle. Arneth said he turn
ed in fire alarm but that appar-
emily it did not work.
Il did not hear any bells ring
ing" he said.
That was shortly before a. M,
he said. He had not been asleep
and apparently was one of the first
if not the first to discover the fire.
He and several sailors tried to
fight the blaze but pressure on the
fire hose was weak and the water
stopped after about 20 minutes. He
believed he fought the fire for an
hour, but was not certain.
He said several American sailors"
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
M& Re1~~
OIssI, MsNaasht sTsa!ssts. iAA
To
4-H MEETING
RETURN HOME

All Imperial county delegates
have returned from the nineteenth
annual All club convention which
was held at Davis. Calf, on Sep
tember 6, and 8.
Earlene Northrop served very
capably as state director of the
girls camp while Jack Warner was
one of four "ea4hp policemen" at
the convention. Other Imperial
county delegates were Joe Northrop,
Stanley Roaden and Doris Dreash-
er. Several of the delegates visited
with relatives in Los Angeles and
cid not return to the valley with
the main group.
On their way to the convention
the valley delegates passed through
San Francisco and spent nearly
half day on the campus of the
University of California at Berk-
eley. They returned by way Of the
San Joaquin valley.
Earlene Northrop had the honor
of meeting Governor Frank I. Mer-
riam and Ex-P President and Mrs
Herbert Hoover, while acting as di-
rector on the tour of the state fair
as guests of the fair board.
Sponsoring the above delegation
and assisting in financing the trip
were the Ell Centro Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, the Ell Centro
senior Chamber of Commerce, the
Ell Centro Kiwanis club, the Nc
Cabe farm center, the McCabe
home department, the Imperial
Valley Milk Producers association;
the Golden State company, Ltd, the
Brawley Kiwanis club, the Magnol-
ia-Mulberry farm center and the
county All cluo council.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
Flames Destroy
Atascadero Inn

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, Sept
13. U.P)-Fifty-two guests fled in
their night clothes early today
when the Atascadero Inn, 20 miles
north of here, burned at an esti-
mated loss of S150,000.
Atascadero and Paso Robles fire
departments prevented spread of
the fire to the business center of
Atascadero
The hotel, Landmark of the coast
highway, was built by E. G. Lewis.
promoter who later was imprisoned
on charges of using the mails to de-
fraud. Lewis was paroled from
Mcneil Island penitentiary recent
w.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
By GEORGE f. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13. U.P)-
An open break between the federal
and state governments over ad-
miniStration of relief funds loomed
in the legislature today when men,
bers of the senate de1Nd the right
OF any agency to tell California
how it should spend its own money.
Question of administration of the
proposed $24.000,000 relief bond is
sue broke wide open in the upper
house when the letter written by
Vernon D. Northrup, state emer-
gency relief administration, oppos-
ing the bond issue amendment al
ready passed by the senate, was
read on the floor.
A motion by Senator Roy Fell
lom, San Francisco, to recall the
constitutional amendment from the
assembly on the ground it was
rushed through and should be Civ
en- further hearing in view of the
objections of federal officials,
brought immediate objections.
SACRAMENTO, Sept 13.-Re-
lief programs similar to those pro-
posed by Upton Sinclair, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor, were
introduced into the state legislature
today as Governor Frank F. Mer-
RAMS special session threatened
to run completely out of hand.
Harmony in the pro-sdministra-
ton senate contrasted strongly with
the stormy assembly, where left
wing Republicans and Sinclair
sympathetic" Democrats began to
shoot holes into legislation pro-
posed by Merriam supporters.
While the senate passed without
argument Sen. Ralph Swings bill
proposing a $24,0Oo,00O bond issue
advocated by Merriam, the assem-
bly, rebels attacked it from all
angles, and William Mosley Jones,
a Los Angeles Sinclair sympathizer,
went so far as to offer an argu-
ment completely changing the bill.
The assembly fought till nearly
midnight, then voted to return the
bill to the printer
Even more significant in the
eyes of observers was the bill in
troduced by a group of Sinclair
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
LEGISLATIVE BILL TO APPROVE
DISTRICT ACTS ON ITS BONDS

Refunding bonds of the irriga-
ton district as well as all actions
and proceedings of the board of di-
rectors in connection with the is,
suance of these bonds will be de%
clared legalized and valid to sall
intents and purposes by the terms
of a bill to be introduced before
the state legislature today, accord
ing to a teletype message received
late yesterday by Evan 7. Hewes,
president of the district from Ben
Hulse. state senator. now attend
ing the special session of the leg
iSlature in Sacramento.
The district had formerly acted
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13

in issuing these bonds in accord
ance wiN federal authority but
today's legislative action will put
The state IS stamp OF approval up
on the procedure.
Hulse stated iii the message Ihai
he expected the bill would be actec
upon in both houses of the legis
lature not later than o clock thi,
afternoon. He asked the board tt
approve the present procedure
This was done unanimously at this
mornings meeting of the directors
and word to that effect was then
sent to Hulse.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
Freighter Not
Having Trouble

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13. U.R)
The S. s. Hawaiian, intercoastal
freighter bound for Los Angeles
harbor, is not in distress off the
coast of Mexico, near Acapulco, the
ship reported to Mackay radio here
today.
The Hawaiian early today asked
nearby ships for medical assistance
because a member of its crew had
broken his arm. Poor reception Of
its radio call caued other ships to
believe the Hawaiian was in dis
tress, it was believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
CONTROL OF
FUNDS CAUSE
FOR DISPUTE
Sharp Letter From Federal Ad-
ministrator Causes Controver-
sy At Sacramento.
ASSEMBLY STILL DEBATING
Measure Approved By Senators
But Later Attempt To Recall
1t Fails.
ASSEMBLY STILL DEBATING

SACRAMENTO, Sept. Is. U.P)
I'm answer to a subpoena is
sued by the assembly, Vernon
b. Northrup, state emergency
relief administrator, appeared
before 4 joint session of the
senate and lower house short
ly after 2 p. m, today. 1t WAS
expected he would be asked to
explain the federal govern
ment's attitude toward admin
istratiOn of California relief
funds in relation TO the pro-
p5Ged $4,000, 600 bond issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
May Call Out Federal Troops In Textile Strike
RoWe's Right Arm
Gets NeU Work

DETROIT, Sept. 13. U.P)-
Something happened in De-
trOit today which, in the
minds of two people, may riv-
al in interest . possible world
series to be played by the De-
troit Tigers.
Edna May Skinner arrived
from EldOrado, Ark, and
walked straight into the armG
of SchoOlboy Rowe, ace Tiger
pitcher.
Both admitted that the we'd
ding bells will ring soon, but
neither was able to say just
when.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
All Candidates
File Expenses

Seyenty-two candidates for coun-
ty offices in the August primary
have filed their statements of ex-
penditures incurred during the
campaign at the county clerk s
office. Yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock was the deadline for the
filing of these statements by candi-
dates without incurring the penal
ties for failure to do so provided
by the state election laws.
Early yesterday afternoon SO can
cidateS had filed stheir statements
which showed expenditures of
Sc, ,250.28 for the campaign. Later
in the afternoon four other can
didateS filed their statements
which brought the total of expend-
itures to $7,35l.88 for the T2 can
didateS.
Those who filed yesterday after
noon were:
Scott B. FouldS ........................$ 90.75
Don C. Bitler ............................ 1866
B. F. Grubel ............................ 1000
j. Sterling Oswalt .................,. 544.20
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
LEGISLATURE SNAR[ED ON RELIEF BOND ISSUE
@SInLdL1os
W 1say:

BUCHAREST, Sept. u. (Spe-
ciaD-Say, this Rumania is
real place. This is a beautiful
city of 100000. The king is in
the mountains and Queen Marie
is at the SeaShore.
This is a corn country. The
only cultivated country in Eur
ope that knows what a roast
ing ear is. They raise lots of
hogs and everybody can talk
English.
Here is some political scan
dial. Saw Sen. Joe Robinson
at the opera in Vienna last
night. Democrats are going
buShwa.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13
Baseball Scores
American League
National League

Only game played.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-13

Only games played.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23

On snowshoes from the trappers' e
devious to the Nez Perces in the Bitter
Root valley in the winter of 1882.
In the spring of 1887, Meek, with a
party Of trappers under command of
James Bridger, rendezvoused on the
North Fork of the Yellowstone near
Yellowstone lake. This vas probably
in what is nov known as Hayden's val
ley in Yellowstone park, where the trap
pers were visited by a party of mission
aries bound for Oregon.
Here, also, was Captain William
Drummond Steuart, an Englishman,
who came to the Rocky mountains to
hunt al that early period. A Hudson's
Bay trader named Ematinger was
camped nearby in the park. A party of
Shawnees and Delawares was with the
trapperS.
With Meek at this time was his Sec
ond wife, a Nez Perez and their in
FAINT daughter, Helen. The first wife
of Meek was Umentuckea, or The
Lamb Of the Mountains" a beautiful
Shoshone woman, who was killed in
1886 by hostile Bannacks. Before meet
ing Meek she had been the Indian wife
of Milton Sublette, who before this time
returned to the states.
The daughter of Meek's second wife,
the child Helen, was at school with DR..
and Mrs. Marcus Whitman at the Wal
ilatpu mission in Oregon, and persisted
in 1847 in the Cayuse massacre in which
DR.. and Mrs. Whitman and many others
were slain. Here persisted also the half
breed daughter of James Bridger, who
was also at school with the Whitmans.
Meek's third wife was a Nez Perces
woman, named by him Virginia"
whom he married in Oregon, accord
ing to the Christian rites. She bore
him seven children, and their des-
cendants now own lands and live on
farms on the NeZ Perces reservation
near Fort Lapui, Idaho. His grand
children are three-fourths Nez Perces
and one-fourth white.
Joseph L. Meek hunted, trapped and
fought Indians in the Wind river noun
tains. on the upper Yellowstone. in the
Gallatin valley and on the headwaters
of the Missouri river from 1929 to 1910.
After the decline of the fur business
in the early forties Meek joined the
emigration to Oregon, where he settled
with his Indian wife and children.
! Upon the organization Of a provi-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23
JOSEPH MEEK, PIONEER
OF PARTS, WAS MONTANA
TRAPPER so YEARS AGO

Joseph L. Meek, Rocky Mountain
trapper and hunter in the employ of
the American Fur company; compan-
ion of James Bridger; one of the party
who buried the remains of DR.. Marcus
Whitman, pioneer missionary, and his
wife, who were killed in the Cayuse
massacre: who was the envoy sent to
Washington to ecure aid for the set
tiers of Oregon. was for many years
engaged in trapping and hunting in
central and southern Montana between
1929 and 1910.
Meek was born in Washington
county, Virginia, in 1910, and in 1899
he went to the Rocky mountains with
Captain William Sublette in the en-
ploy of the American Fur company, and
was at the trappers' rendezvous on the
Papo Argyle headwaters of the Big
Horn in July, 1929.
He was a companion of Zebediah
Smith, Kit Carson, James Bridger, Mil
ton Sublette, David E. jackson, of
Jackson's Hole, Gardiner, of Gardiner
river, and other trappers and mountain
men of that day.
In November, 1880. he wandered into
the region now known as Yellowstone
park where he saw and afterwards de-
scribed the Mammoth hot springs and
some Of the geysers, probably those of
Norris Geyser basin.
Meek made a journey of 300 miles
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23
Watkins Appointed Auditor

Robert L.. Watkins, a Great Falls
public accountant was appointed III
ditor and administrator of the corpor-
alton license tax department of the
state board of equalization. Watkins
took up his duties Feb. 10, succeeding
John ]. Walsh, who was transferred to
the personal income tax department
of the board. The appointee is a grad
late of the Wharton School of Com
merce and Finance, University of PENN
sylvania. He served in the navy dur
ing the World war and later was a
statistician for an oil company and an
auditor for a milling company. He has
been a public accountant in Great Falls
since 1924.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23

sional government Meek was elected
marshal, his principal duty being to
collect the taxes, which were paid in
wheat at 60 cents a bushel. He resigned
this office and was elected to the legis-
lature about 1886, and was reelected
the following year. About this time
the northwest boundary dispute was
settled and Oregon became part Of the
United States.
In 1847, occurred an Indian uprising,
known as the Cayuse war, during which
DR.. Marcus Whitman with his family
and others about the mission at Wal
ilatpu, were massacred. It al neces-
sary to inform the United States gov
eminent of the condition Of affairs in
Oregon and to ask for assistance in
subduing the hostile Indians.
Meek was chosen as the messenger
to proceed to Washington, in view of
his knowledge of the country and ex-
perience in the mountains and among
the Indians. He resigned his seat in
the legislature and on Jan. 4, 1848, set
Out overland, having for his compan-
ions John Owens ard George Ebba1ts.
At TIE Dalles they found the first reg
inlent of Oregon riflemen. consisting
uf ahCu. 500 men, with whom they pro-
ceeded to Waiilatpu late in January.
Arriving at Waiilatpu they were
shocked to find that the bodies of the
victims of the massacre had not been
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23
Wounded Man Holds Tongue

Robert Conroy, of Missoula, T-year-
old former woods worker, severely
wounded recently when an armed in
truder entered the house of Mrs. G.
Grant and opened fire upon him with. a
80 caliber revolver. continues his re-
fusal to tell officers who it was that
shot him. Three bullets struck the
aged man, of them SCATTERING a
bone in an arm. another lodging in the
back of his neck and a third in his
shoulder. Despite the severity of his
wounds, the nan is expected to recover,
hospital authorities state. Conroy has
stated that he would rather die than
tell who shot him."
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23

buried although a little earth had been
thrown over them. To Meek, who had
been a great friend and admirer of
Whitman and Mrs. Whitman, devolved
the task of locating their bodies and
having them properly inferred. Not
only had Meek to discover and bury
the remains of the Whitmans, but also
of his own daughter and of the daugh-
ter of his former leader, James Bridger,
who had likewise been slain during the
massacre.
After being accompanied to the foot
of the Blue mountains by a company of
100 men, Meek and his two compan-
ions, with the addition Of four men
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23
Craighead Accepts = e
Secretarial Position

Barclay Craighead of Missoula an
nounced recently his acceptance of an
appointment by Sen. Burton K. Wheel
er as the Montanan's private secretary.
A former Misosula publisher and re-
Gently connected with the state board Of
equalization as field auditor in the gas
oline and oil division. Craighead plans
to leave at once for Washington.
He succeeds the Rev. j. w. Anderson,
who was named register of the land Of
flee at Spokane. C~raighead's father at
one time was president of the State m
iversity at MiSsoula.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-23

who were returning east, proceeded on
their journey. They Travelled by way
of Fort Hall and Fort Bridger, where
Bridger, overjoyed at meeting his old
friend, presented him with four mules,
two Of which were lost in the deep
snow of the South Pass. Travelling via
Fort Laramie and the Platte they
reached st. Joseph, Mo-, after an over
land trip of o than two months.
When Meek reached Washington he
was penniless and dressed in the gar
ments in which he crossed the plains,
an old blanket suit and a fur cap. He
declined to obtain other clothing but
insisted upon being taken before Presi-
dent Polk, who was his cousin, and de-
livered his documents and gave the
president information as to conditions
in Oregon. During his stay in Wash
ington he was lionized and spent like
water all the money he could obtain,
even to the extent Of giving champagne
suppers.
On Aug. IA, 1848, congress passed the
bill creating the territory of Oregon,
and President Polk appointed Meek the
first U. S. marshal for the territory,
and he was given a commission to be
delivered by him to Gen. Joseph Lane,
of Indiana, as governor Of Oregon. He
accompanied Lane to Oregon, making
the trip over the Santa Fe trail to San
Pedro Bay, Calf, where they after
wards took ship for Oregon, and on
March 2, 1849, reached their destina-
ton and the territorial government was
put in operation the following day. One
Ioy, hafOro tho nvpSro tim ~ DraciIo~f
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
Sales of Real Estate

Last Saturday, November II,
|. Sheriff Carey of Sussex county, sold
at public sale in front of the Plaza
Theatre, several pieces of desirable
farm lands. The first tract sold was
forty acres of land located in South
Milford along the eastern boundary
line, which is the Mispillion River.
and the road leading to Cedar Beach.
II was bought by the Milford Trust
Company for $4,000 The second
tract sold was 1873 acres of land
known as the Zach Deputy home
farm, and it was also bought by the
Milford Trust Company for $4,000.
Both tracts were sold as the prop
erty of Byron 2. Deputy and wife.
The next sale by Sheriff Carey
was the real estate of Harry NJ.
Deputy and wife. opposite the Low
EFT Nurseries. along the main boule-
ward leading from Milford to RehO-
both on the west. and an improved
county road its entire length on the
east, containing 40 acres of splen-
did farming land. II was bought by
Senator-elect James L. Davis for
$4,000. A small tract of 10 acres,
adjoining the main farm. without i'm
provement, was also sold to Senator
Davis for $55500, making total of
4,455.00.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
Fellowship Class Notes

Last week Group No. notified
Group No. of the contest-to come
to- the chapel Friday, November l6,
as they had a surprise for us. Every
one came, and were greeted at the
door by the hostesses, Mrs. Mum.
Mrs. Coffin, Mrs. Ingram and Miss
Lydia Abbott. Mrs. Num- then made
a speech in honor of the occasion.
Many of the old fashioned songs
were sung with Miss Lydia Abbott
as leader. Thanks to Miss Abbott for
the new song books. Mrs. Lindale,
chairman of Group No. 2, made a
speech referring to the contest, say
ing that both sides had faithfully
worked to make It a success. and
that we are pleased that our build
ing fund has grown. She then pre-
sented Mrs. Coffin, her opponent,
with hand made sofa pillow. Mrs.
Coffin beautifully responded by way
of appreciation.
Many games were played. Ice
cream and home made cake were
served. We wish to thank Mrs.
Num-, our teacher; Mrs. Coffin,
chairman and her committee for the
evenings treat and entertainment.
which was enjoyed and appreciated
by all.