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, 1934-12-16
Vatican Will Keep
Hands off, Sadr
Allegiance Vote

VATICAN CITY, Dec. Is. Up
The Vatican has decided to keep
hands off but eyes open" in con-
nection with the forthcoming Saar
Basin plebiscite, at which that
former German area will choose its
future national allegiance.
Although m word from Pope
Plus might conceivably determine
the outcome OF the voting January
Is. the Vatican has decided to re-
main rigidly impartial. semi-offi-
cial sources said Saturday.
Catholic voters In the Saar. ac-
cording TO figures, constitute 70
per cent of the total. Should they
vote together, they might swing
the plebiscite. But the pontiff. 1t Is
said, wants no Vatican influence
brought to bear.
The word has gone out quietly
from the Vatican to Catholic pre-
lates in the Saar that they are TO
be scrupulously neutral.
Acting on these instructions, the
Bishops Of Treves and Speyer.
whose dioceses cover the Saar. have
issued orders to their priests not
to participate In any political
meeting Of whatsoever nature.
The priests must refrain from
recommending TO their parisfhon-
ers any political newspapers. books
or reviews. They may not write for
newspapers or magazines without
permission from their bishops .
At the same time the Pope 10
keeping himself well informed on
the developments In the Saar
situation. He has sent to the Saar
as apostolic delegate Monsignor
Giovanni Panico, formerly coun-
selor Of the papal nunciature at
Praha and auditor OF the nuncia-
ture at Munich.
Monsignor Panico reports TO Car
, 1934-12-16
Birthday Of
Aviation Is
Observed Here

The Pan-American Anyways Mon
day viii join other aviation inter-
ests OF the United States In ccm-
memorating the 3lst anniversary Of
Orville Wright's epoch-making flight
at Kittyhawk. North Carolina-the
first successful flight ever made by
man In a craft heavier than air.
Wright, who was aided by his
brother wilbur. conquered gravity
with his flying machine for the
first time December IL. 1908, and
for this reason the government has
set aside the day OF December II
for an annual National Aviation
Day." It has been requested that
commercial companies and any 9TH
er flyers interested take aloft
planes from 1890 to IL a. m. Mon
day in commemoraticn Of Wright's
initial flight.
The Pan-American Always will
send aloft one OF its new Douglas
planes, the latest development In
high speed commercial Jobs. Thous-
ands Of planes over the United
States will take off Monday morn
ing in commemorative flights. Local
airport officials are urging that pri-
vate plane owners participate in the
celebration.
Orville Wright was the first man
to fly (heavier-than-air craft and
his brother was the second. The
fame OF the brothers Is worldwide
will be for all time for theirs was the
first convincing demonstration that
man had conquered the air.
Upon the death Of Wilbur from
typhoid fever In 1912. 1t was said
that the leading spirit Of the two
in theoretical aeronautics. the in
ventive dreamer who had the first
vision Of their flying devices. had
passed. but, II this were 50. Orville
remained the one who dared TO
make the first practical test Of
their machine.
They began experimenting as
boys. In 1900 they had a glider that
would stay up. but would not sup
port 9 man. In 1903-the ephocal
year Of aviation-they made the
first heavier-than-air machine that
would ascend under its own power
and carry a man. 1t stayed UP one
minute with Orville. and rose 900
feet. In 1904 the Wright machine
flew a mile. In 1905. Orville flew
"a miles. from Fort Meyer, Va. 10
Shutters hall and back. at the rate
Of ~ miles an hour, carrying
Lieutenant Benjamin d. Foulois as
a passenger. That test definitely es-
tabliShed the aeroplane for 1t re-
ceived the endorsement Of the Unit
ed States government.
, 1934-12-16
Nelson Funeral Held
Especial to The Herald)

Especial 70 Inc heIaldD
SAN BENITO, Dec. l5.-Funer-
al services were held Saturday aft
ernoon from Mittanck's chapel for
Mrs. o. L. Nelson. 50. who died Fri
day afternoon at the family home
on Pennsylvania Avenue near here.
The services were conducted by Rev.
G. s. Mckinney Of the First Bap-
fist church and interment follow
ed at Mont Meta.
Pallbearers were C.. M. Jones.
Parks Gardner. R. III Gerlach. ID. :.
williams, Ike Elrod and John
P~erkaSky.
Mrs. Nelson had been q resident
Of the Valley for l6 years, having
moved here from Tennessee. Only
her husband and her son. George.
survive.
, 1934-12-16
STATE ACTS TO
AID NRA URGED

WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. Up
The administration was shown SAT-
urday to be using the prestige dem
onstrated M the November election
in an unprecedented effort to in
fluence the states to enact laws
reinforcing several phases of the
New Deal.
With A legislatures meeting next
month. President Roosevelt himself
and prominent members OF his Off
cial advisory family have been urg-
ing state legislation 20 facilitate
NRA code enforcement, provide for
unemployment insurance, maximum
hours and minimum wages. and TO
make the PWA and housing pro-
grams more effective.
Mr.. Roosevelt interested himself
directly and emphatically only Fri
day In connection with the housing
program. He wrote letters to the
governors Of virtually all the states
asking laws that would permit larg-
er loans for home construction and
repair. TO be insured by federal
money.
His action was taken upon the
suggestion Of James A. Moffett. hous-
ing administrator, who explained
that In numerous states loans on
mortgages are limited to so per cent
Of value. His own belief was that
wwwgkk N~l~-.r L~AWw1 m..~A
loans q maximum OF 80 per cent
would not be too much.
The idea OF backing MIRA with
state legislation has been broadcast
almost from the beginnings OF the
agency. Fourteen states already
have laws providing penalties for
code violations. Twelve Of these will
die automatically with the National
Industrial Recovery Act next June.
, 1934-12-16
California Believes
Flood Danger Past

Los ANGELES. Dec. Is. RD-
Flood danger in the foothills bord-
ering Los Angeles was believed past
Saturday as the storm that drench-
ed virtually all Of southern Cali
fornia with n~ear-record rainfall
moved eastward.
Cloudbursts over the La Crescen-
to-Montrose area yesterday sent
torrents OF water rushing down fire.
denuded hillsides and caused the
temporary evacuation OF 300 resi-
dents. The water subsidized without
causing severe damage.
, 1934-12-16
Elks Charity Dance
Date Change Is Made

The annual Elks charity dance,
originally scheduled for December
"a. will be held on the night Of Sat-
urday, Dec. p, according to an
nouncement made Saturday by G.
r. Nelson chairman Of the commit
tee on arrangements.
Eddie Werner'S orchestra has been
retained for the occasion. Nelson
stated. and tickets are now on sale.
Proceeds from the dance will be
used by the Elks for the regular
Christmas charity activities Of the
organization.
, 1934-12-16

dinal Pacelli. papal secretary OF
state, as do also the Bishops Of
the Saar region. Paceli keeps the
Pope infinitely informed.
Germany has been pleased with
Panico's appointment because ne
was connected for some years with
the nunciature at Munich.
The Vatican's attitude on the
Saar, it is said. is dictated by two
reasons:
THE Vatican's reported belief
that the plegiscite will result In
variably In Germany's favor. Such
being the case. the Vatican would
not want to influence her voters
against Adolf Hitler, whatever
might have been the difficulties
between Hitler and the Vatican
because then the situation Of the
Saar catholics would be difficult
indeed. And the difficulties be-
tween Germany and the Vatican
would increase.
2-Hitler has decidedly put the
soft pedal on the religious pro-
nouncements OF his lieutenants. A
dozen incidents exist to show that
the German government Is doing
its utmost TO win and keep the
good graces Of the Vatican.
The German ambassador TO the
Vatican. DR.. Diego Won Bergen,
on receipt OF instructions from hts
government, has given the Vatican
assurance with reference to the
catholics Of the Saar. He has told
the Vatican that when" the Saar
becomes part Of Germany they will
be given every religious liberty and
will enjoy the benefits Of the con-
cordat negotiated by Won Papen
with the Vatican IN 1882.
Meantime this concordat remains
largely imperative owing to diff
ferences of Interpretation that
have arisen between the German
government and the Vatican. Ne
gotiations to remove these differ
ences have been internationally
carried on for owe a year. but
without result. Now II seems that
they will be resumed Immediately
after the Saar plebiscite.
, 1934-12-16
Mrs. Ella Feagins
Succumbs in France

Word has been received here ~
Mrs. j. p. Glenn OF the death OF her
mother. Mrs. Ella Feagins, OF Peo-
ria. Arizona. In La Boule. France.
Mrs. Feagins had been visiting an
other daughter. Mrs. r. wv. Miller.
and Mr.. Miller In France at the
time OF her death.
The body Is being brought 10 the
States on the liner Manhattan by
Mrs. Miller. who will be met in New
York by Mrs. Glenn and another
sister. Mrs. u. ID. Nallan. Of Peoria.
Arizona. with whom Mrs. Feagins
had been making her home. Inter-
ment will be made tn Arkansas City,
Kansas. Mrs. Glenn planned 10 leave
Sunday for New York.
Mrs. FeaginS was well known here
as she was a frequent visitor with
her daughter. Mrs. Glenn.
, 1934-12-16
Bridge Experts Will
PLAY Dollar q Point

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. Is. Up
Vincent +. Boland. Cleveland bridge
expert and father Of the "Boland
Club" system OF contract bidding.
said Saturday he would accept a
challenge by Ely Culbertson for a
five year match al a dollar a point.
Boland threatens TO u GILBERT
son and p. Hal Sims. alleging that
the Boland system Of bidding has
been barred from both the Ameri-
can Bridge League. headed by Sims.
and the United States Bridge as
ISOLATION. dominated by Culbertson.
Boland has announced he will seek
100000 damages in the contem-
plated action.
, 1934-12-16

launch a public investigation Of this
program next week in an effort to
show it would not prevent excess
sive profits.
Clark's measure is the most dras-
tic Of all those put forward but the
idea has long been favored by the
American Legion and other service
organizations. They sought, with
out success, to obtain such a recon-
mendation from the war policies
commission.
, 1934-12-16
Kids Fight to Get
Close to St. Nick
Especial % The Heraldl

Especial 20 The HeraldD
SAN BENITO. Dec. I5.-Several
small boys received bloodied noses
in their efforts to get a glimpse Of
Santa Claus at the Christmas open
house held Friday night by mer-
chants.
Santa led a parade OF clowns
through the city and when the
group disbanded there was a mad
scramble TO get near st. Nick. Small
fists flew and a number OF bows
suffered hard blows.
San Benito merchants annually
stage a Christmas open house at
which new holiday merchandise is
on display. No goods are
sold, the purpose being to show
them and to stimulate early shop
ping.
, 1934-12-16
CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE

John Hanson Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion again call the attention
OF the public to the Christmas trees
being offered for sale by the post
at l24l Elizabeth st.
Prices run from as low as Csc TO
"a a tree, and all are Of excellent
quality.
, 1934-12-16
Fireman Killed

FTTCHBURG. Mass. Dec. Is. Up
One fireman was killed and two
were injured Saturday as they
fought flames In the s~n0uldering
ruins OF the Ftchburg senior high
school which was destroyed early
today with m loss estimated nc
$3.50. 900.
George Bausoleil. SO. was killed.
, 1934-12-16
DRASTIC WAR.
PROFIT PLANS.
ARE MATCHED

WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. Rp-A
democratic member OF the senate
munitions committee announced
Saturday he was drafting a plan to
take all the profits out Of war.
despite the fact that President
Roosevelt has named a committee
TO frame such legislation.
Senator Clark Dmo) said his
program included taking charge OF
oil the nations resources-in 9TH
er words literally drafting industry
rs well as humans. He said he was
studying also a plan for the ma
4tional:zation Of military inventions.
Questions Plans
The group designated by the
president to write an anti-war-
profit measure Is headed by Ber-
} nard Baruch, New York financier.
: Some Of the republican members Of
the senate committee once said they
regarded Mr. Roosevelt's move as
an effort TO bring the munitions
investigation to an early end.
"A mar drafted into the military
service doesn't have a chance to
) argue with the government over
hours or pay. Why should indus
try?" Clark said Saturday.
Clark's proposal was added to
half q dozen others which have been
born or revived as a result OF the
senate committees disclosures and
the presidents action.
Chairman Nye Of the Investigate
Ing group already has said he
would reintroduce his bill to i'm
pose a 98 per cent tax on all in
comes above $4,000 after the de-
~claration OF a war. The North
Dakotan also has demanded the
naturalization Of the munitions
industry without waiting for an
other conflict.
Is Drastic Plan
Senator Vandenberg CR-Mich),
another member OF the committee,
is expected to reintroduce the re-
concentrations OF the old wal
policies commission, of which he
was a member. TO levy a 95 per
cent wartime tax on all profits in
excess OF the average for the last
three pre-war years.
= For many years the war depart
ment has had a secret plan for
mobilizing industry in time of war.
The munitions committee will
, 1934-12-16

In washing dishes. the average
housewife handles $40 tons OF china
annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
BY FREDERICK OECHsNER

BERLIN, July 11.--An official
decree ordering the reichswehr to
fraternize with the people marked
today the effort of the government
to divert popular attention from
the aftermath of the storm troop
revolt.
General Werner Won Blomberg,
minister of defense, ordered the
army to cooperate with the Nazi
organization which plans recreation
for working men in their idle
hours. Particularly, he said the
reichswehr should invite workers as
guests to barracks and to all festiv-
tiles, such as shooting contests and
track meets.
1.-THE working man should see
in the army not only a funda-
mental safeguard of his economic
existence but his own spiritual
home.'
The order came just after the
cancellation by Blomberg of the
army's fall maneuvers, partly on
the ground that the danger of for
est fires would impede the army IS
freedom of movement.
The executive committee of the
Foreign Press association planned
to discuss today the speech made
by Paul Joseph Goebbels, minister
of propaganda, denouncing some
foreign newspapers for publishing
false reports about the crisis and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL CHANGE
Ashurst Declares Protective Tariff Now Part
Of Party's Belief

WASHINGTON. July II. U.R)-
The traditional fTee-trading prin-
ciples of the Democratic party
are waning and future Democratic
campaign platforms will contain
high protectionist plank. Sen.
Henry F. AShurst. D.. Ariz., pre-
dicted today.
Ashurst declared the change is
inevitable and Democrats are being
led TO it through the practice OF
Democratic senator's voting for high
tariffs on products of their own
state.
What this country needs" he
said, lis faith, hope. courage and
a high tariff"
He added:
and continuation OF the
Roosevelt policies"
AshurSt. nearly so but looking
scarcely SO, said the chief benefit
of the new reciprocal tariff act
in his opinion, was that it put the
tariff power in the hands of ex-
perts and out OF og-rolling.
He said the usual tariff pro-
cedure, with itg lengthy, dreary
debates over unimpo-ta1t items,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
EXCURSION To
UPPER REGION
MEETS DELAY
BY WILLIAM b. DICKSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


RAPID CITY, S. D., July II. U.R
The weather man again today
withheld his approving signal for
start of the balloon explorer on
its flight into the stratosphere.
". E. Jakl, metorologist, stationed
at the stratocamp IL miles from
Rapid City, announced reports
reaching him still failed to indicate
the ascension would not take place
before Friday morning.
Major william A. Kepner, pilot,
and Captain Albert Stevens, scien-
tific observer, fretted at the delay.
They had hoped to get away yes
terday morning, but a shift in
weather conditions blocked their
plans.
Great interest was aroused among
scientists here to witness the take
off by the recording data devised
by Captain Stevens.
In the gondola of the craft Cap
tain Stevens has installed system
of cameras, operated automatic-
ally by electric motors, which will
photograph readings of instruments
in the gondola at intervals OF
three minutes throughout the flight,
which is expected to last some IL
hours.
The photographs will provide the
most thorough and accurate log
ever kept of such an ascension.
So exact will be the data OBJ
tanned regarding progress of the
flight that not even official in
formation resulting from calibra-
ton of the instruments at the
United States bureau of standards
will be comparable in value, it
was said.
Sponsors saw definite possibility
information obtained on this flight
may result in new methods Of
celebration at the bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
PRESIDENT ON
WAY THROUGH
CANAL ZONE
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY FkEDEkICk a. SIOkM
United Press Staff Correspondent
ABOARD U. S. S. GILMER, July
IL. tU.P)-President Franklin D.
Roosevelt inspected the Panama
Canal today from the decks of the
cruiser Houston on which he is
going to Hawaii.
Leaving Columbia. where the
President touched foreign soil yes
terday, the Houston and its des-
troyer escort sped at % knots
across the gulf of Darien to Colon,
the canal entrance.
The Houston was due to reach
the Pacific this afternoon after a
six hour passage through the canal.
Mrs. Henry Wallace, wife of the
secretary of agriculture, was invited
to be the Presidents guest in tran
sit.
In his visit to Cartagena, Colum-
bia, yesterday the President told
President Enrique Olaya Herrera
and his fellow countrymen.
I'VE citizens of all the American
republics are on the threshold of
a new era, an era of peaceful un-
derstanding.
His administration. he said, will
continue its policy of live and let
live.
May both our countries from
this day forth come to honor each
other as good neighbors,' he said
In all our American nations
there is a growing insistence on a
peaceful solution of international
problems
He praised Columbia and Peru
for settling peaceably their dis
pute regarding the Amazonian ter
ritory of Leticia. and said he was
prepared to work with Columbia
for termination of the Gran Chaco
war between Bolivia and Paraguay
the only discordant note, he COM
mented. which remained in all
North and South America.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
QUICK ACTION NEEDED TO CHECK
NATIONAL EPIDEMIC OF STRIKES

appeared to be the Pacific coast
and Minneapolis.
The Pacific coast longshoremen S
strike which has cost seven lives
already is being handled by spe-
cial mediation board which has
sought desperately but this far un-
availingly to effect compromise
before threatened general strike
is called.
At Minneapolis a general strike Is
also feared. A regional labor board
compromise was conditionally ac-
cepted by workers but rejected by
employers.
Peace in the steel industry,
where a special mediation board is
examining issues which led to the
steel strike threat, was disturbed
by announcement by the Republic
Steel corporation that 1t would not
renew contracts with the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel &
Tin Workers. There were fears
this might lead to breakdown of
the armistice obtained only after
ldot liilllutC AlCSOtAdtAO1io.
To Decide Course
United Textile Workers at Bir-
mingham, Ala, announced they
would meet Sunday to decide
whether the states 10000 textile
workers would walk out in a de-
mand that wages be raised to COM
pensate for reduction of the work
week from 40 to 80 hours.
Other developments included an
order by the petroleum labor poll
cy board that the Phillips Petrol
cum company cease interfering
with collective bargaining rights of
its workers, new talk of a general
oil workers strike, rejection of q
proposed settlement of an Akron
lubber workers strike, walkout of
800 Fall River thread mill opera
tives, continuance of the Great
Lakes tugmen's strike and threat
of traction strike at Ft. Worth,
Texas.
Agricultural strife eased some
what. The strike of 400 workers at
the Seabrook Farm company, at
Bridgeton. N. j., was settled. Peace
was restored at McGuffey, Ohio,
where onion workers struck Violent
ly. The strike continued, however,
and efforts were being made to
halt the use of children as strike
breakers.
Miss Perkins announced a study
of agricultural employment condi-
tions would be undertaken.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
GERMAN LEADERS SEEK TO MAKE
PEOPLE FORGET RECENT REVOLT

warning that the government would
not tolerate continuance of such
methods.
Several British and French news
papers, the French Havas agency.
the Soviet Russian newspaper or
gan Izvestia, and the Moscow, Vi
emma, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and
Prague radio stations were de-
nounced by name.
In a paragraph of praise for the
Nazi controlled German press.
whose support of the government
he attributed to editors "Nazi Up
bringing Goebbels contrasted the
World Press which, he said, "fell
into frenzy of malicious incite-
ment and hysterical SANDER
The government. 1t was learned,
has protested to the Czechoslovak-
ian government against speech by
Socialist deputy attacking Hitler
and demanding his removal from
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
HARRIS WILL
GIVE TALKS
To CHAMBER

Two matters of interest to the
people of Imperial Valley will be
discussed at tonight's Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce dinner by
II. A. Harris. One is the new build
ing trades code, which has been
adopted by the local building trade,
provisions of which will be discussed
by Harris, as chairman of the
building trades code committee of
the associated chambers of COM
merce. Harris will pay particular
attention to provisions in this code
which affect the home owner in re-
gard to repair work done on his
property.
The second subject will be tho
matter of desert warden to see
that scenic points of interest, in
teresting formations and the desert
flora of Imperial county are pro-
tected. Harris is also chairman of
a committee on desert protection
recently appointed by the associated
bodies and tonight he will outline
a plan which provides warden to
see that Imperial county's points
of interest are not destroyed.
Dinner will be served in the large
dining room at the Hotel Barbara
Worth at Gas o clock, to be follow
ed by Harris talk. Following the
dinner meeting the board of di-
rectors will meet at the hotel in ex-
ecutive session, according to an
nouncement made by President w.
H. Tyler, Jr.