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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
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MANY INJURED
IN NEW YORK
DURING RIOT

NEW YORK, Feb. IT. W.P) -
Hundreds of Communists, Social
lists and police nursed bruises and
grudges today as the aftermath OF
yesterdays riot at the Madison
Square Garden anti-Dollfuss rally
summoned by the Socialists.
Dozens of chairs were smashed
in the pandemonium that ensued
when nearly 5000 Communists
forced their way into the mass
meeting and, according to Socialist
leaders, tried to steal the show"
approximately 20 persons were
treated for injuries.
Police, who had orders not to
interfere with the meeting, fin
ally took a hand when the 1000
Socialist uShers found themselves
unable to keep order. Unarmed,
even with night sticks. the police,
several hundred in number, man
aged to eject the most pugnacious
of the intruders, but order never
was restored.
AS former Judge Jacob Ranken
was introduced to speak, an apple
was hurled at him. Speaker after
speaker was drowned by the Com
munists chanting well hang Mat
thew Woll to a sour apple tree y
Woll, vice president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, who with
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, was sched-
uled to speak, never appeared. 1t
was believedshe had been appraised
of the disorder.
The mayor also failed to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
By RONALD G. VAN TINE

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Hopes
of air mail operators for last
minute modification of the drastic
governmental cancellation of air
mail contracts evaporated entirely
today in the face of singing
attack by Senator Hugo Black
chairman Of the airmail investigat-
ing committee, and a New York
court decision ruling that compan-
les deprived of contracts could
not sue the government.
Meanwhile, the army was pre-
pared to take over flying the mails
midnight Monday and the capital
awaited the long expected appear
ance of Walter F.. Brown, post
master general in the Hoover cab
met, before Senator Blacks COM
mittee Monday. Brown has been
frequently mentioned as a witness
before the committee which has
made sensational disclosures con-
cerning the financing of some of
the companies interested in mail
contracts.
Senator Blacks attack was upon
air mail contract dealings under
former President Hoover. He charg
ed that ''profiteers and stock man
ipulatorS" made millions through
! government subsidies.
Black defended Postmaster Gen
eral James A. Farley'S recent ord
er annulling domestic air line con-
tracts. He said the cancellation
would accelerate aviation's order
ly progress"
1T was never intended by pat
riotic citizens" he said, that this
government aid should be diverted
by collusive agreements into the
pockets of favored bankers, brok-
ers, or stock manipulatorS, poll
ticians and lobbyists
Black outlined evidence before
the committee relating to an al
legged "spoils conference" in the
post office department in 1890 at
which air line operators were said
to have divided various mail routes
and received contracts without COM
petitive bidding.
This method was adopted and
carried out by the contracts and
the postmaster general he said.
The records show that beyond all
doubt; the sworn evidence of par
ticipants themselves fully support
it,"
The Southern Democrat charged
that in one instance in 1880 in
which competitive bidding was held,
"the high bid of the Transcon-
tinental Air Transport, Inc, and
Western Air Express was accepted
by the postmaster general"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
MERCY SHOWN
To SOCIALISTS
BY ROBERT ii. BEST
United Press Staff Correspondent

VIENNA, Feb. 17.-Jail officials,
turning back the hands of clock,
saved the lives of six men today
and gave a picture of the after
math of Austria'S socialist revol-
ution.
Fascist courts martial condemned
the men, who had been found
guilty Of leading groups of Socia-
lists in the four day revolution, to
be hanged within six hours.
But jailors delayed the eXecu-
tions, dispatched orders for their
pardon
The condemned men were par
doned dramatically. The United
Press correspondent was with them,
The hour of execution approached.
Officials turned back the clock as
the three hour execution period pas
ed. The men were served with coffee,
in compliance with their last wish,
as tn moment approached at which
they would be taken to the Scaf-
fold. The states attorney, their
prosecutor, ran into the prison,
ldltldlll, VI tdIIlltoS, tllll dllllOuilCCO
their pardon.
Thank god I am not too late"
he said
Two more Socialists were con-
demned to death after the pardonS
were issued. 1t was believed that
Milklas would pardon them also.
Fascist demands Tor hangingS and
the presidential refusal to permit
court martial sentences to be eX-
ecuted left the Vienna situation in
doubt.
The Christian Socialist president,
leader of Chancellor Engelbert
Dollfuss's party, while he flouted
Fascist ambitions to conduct mass
hangings of their defeat enemies
seemed to approve of the Fascists
themselves.
He decorated Major Emil Fey,
vice chancellor and Fascist leader,
with the Austrian grand cross,
characterizing him as chiefly in
strumental in breaking the rev.
olution, thereby probably marking
a turning point in the history of
Central Europe"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
JURY CHARGES
GROVES WITH
CLARK DEATH

That Crawford w. Clark came
to his death from a fractured skull
as the result of a blow or blows
administered by w. Lee Groves at
Sixth and Main streets, BraWley,
was the verdict brought in by a
coroners jury in Brawley this
morning. Coroner A. r. Under
wood presided at the inquest
Clark and Groves are said to
have had an argument Wednesday
night concerning the serving of
some papers on the latter and dur
ing this argument Groves struck
Clark on the cheek. He fell to
the sidewalk, his head striking the
concrete with sufficient force to
cause the fracture. He died almost
instantly.
Groves has been in the county
Jail since the death of Clark
awaiting the completion of in
vestigations and action by the
county authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
District Chiefs
Go To CoachelIa

Directors Hewes and Rose, with
Charles L. Childers, attorney for
the irrigation district, M. j. Dowd,
chief engineer and w. w. Goodson,
secretary, were in Coachella this
morning for the exchanges OF
agreements between the local and
Coachella boards and the formal
execution of the document.
This is the last act i'll the drama
of the Coachella- Imperial agree
ment which has occupied the at
tention both Of the directors and
residents of two districts for some
time past. One copy of this agree
ment will be filed with the local
district. one with the Coachella dis
trict and a third with the depart
ment of the interior.
F.. H. McIver, district treasurer,
has been in Los Angeles the past
two days for conferences with the
bonding committee there.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

Of Versailles, one-third of the world
is disturbed by civil war and in
two localities, international war is
raging. In Germany the commits
sion found the Hitler regime, which
the speaker termed 'the expression
of a desperate people" organizing
France he referred to as having a
long memory of tie suffering un-
dergone during the World war and
in the last century" and Aus
tria as a "denuded area" Italy
the speaker stated, lis the only ma
ton today stabilized on a regular,
orderly procedure.
The speaker questioned the as
suranceS of Russia that a regular
orderly form of government could
be maintained there when given
recognition by the United States
and, despite Russia's assurance that
officially no CommuniStic propa-
ganda will go out of that country
he stated that Communistic activi-
ties all over the world were embold
ened by the recognition of Russia
by the United States, while at the
same time Japan was disheartened.
Urges Peace
In conclusion TIE speaker stated
that world peace and understand
ing could be brought about, not
through great groups of people, but
through the attitude of understand
ing on the part of individuals
Every measure should be adopted
which will bring the nations Of the
world into accord and no nation
should sit in a conference which
further divides the nations rather
than bringing them together.
w. w. McEuen, graduate member
Of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, introduced the speaker to
those attending dinner, which was
presided over by w. H. Tyler, Jr.,
president of the Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce. Roy Breedlove and
F. e. Miner, presidents of Rotary
and Lions clubs, were introduced,
as were C. H. H. Small, who wei
coined out-of-town visitors, and
Junior Dannenberg, who made an
announcement of the high school
operetta.
H. R. Anderson, president of XII
wants club, asked those in attend
ance to sing the use song, under
the leadership of Fred Nebel-Thau,
Fred Miller ard Kendall Perkins.
This group singing was followed by
an interesting musical program
which included a Cradle Song"
PLAYED on the viola by Miss Mar
ion Bayless. accompanied by Miss
Jane Anderson and two vocal num-
bers. II Love Life" ana Home on
the Range" by Russell Bennitt, ac-
companied by Mrs. Bennitt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
IN TERNAT AT|ONAL|SN THEME OF
TALK BY PRESIDENT OF use

Present conditions are due to
what has transpired in the past
quarter of a century in natural and
physical science" stated Dr. Rufus
B. Won KleinSmid, president of the
University of Southern California,
in a talk on International relations
given at a joint meeting of the El
Centro Chamber of Commerce, Ro-
tary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs, held
last night at the Hotel Barbara
Worth. Due to the development of
automobiles, telephones. radios and
similar recent inventions or discov-
cries we have an entirely different
civilization, the speaker pointed out
and while few years ago the iso
lation of nations permitted indivj-
dualism, today science has made a
policy of internationalism 'neceS-
sary if nations are to get along
amicably.
Dr. ven KleinSmid, who was i
member of the federal commission
which went to Europe last summer
to find what influence economic
conditions in various countries wei 2
having on the institutions of higher
learning, stated that today, Is
years after tie signing of the treaty
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
START FAST
AIR LINE To
EAST COAST 7

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.P) -
With Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker at
the controls, a TranScontinental =
Western Air Douglas transport will
take off tomorrow night at $40 p.
m. (PST) in an effort to shave five
hours or more from the present
time required between Los Angeles
and New York.
The company is aiming at a Is
hour flight, it was announced, and
hopes to maintain the schedule per-
manently.
Jack Fry, e-preSident OF TWA,
will share the controls with Ricken-
backer and two other co-pilotS.
Passengers on the maiden flight
will consist entirely of newspaper
men from the two coasts.
The plane will carry mail, under
a special dispensation from the U.
S. postal department.
With stops at Kansas City and
Pittsburgh, the plane is expected to
reach New York by mid-afternoon
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
STOCK GIVEN
TOL|NDbERGH
Senate Investigators Assert
Huge Block OF Pan-American
Always Assigned To Flyer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. (U.P) -
Senate airmail Investigators said
today that Col. Charles A. Lind
tiCnS on stock of the American
Always which, if exercised, would
have netted him a handsome pro-
tit. The United Press was informed
the famous flyer was given several
thousands of options at SIS.
Pan-American Airways was quot
er at 81 share when offered for
trading in New York. At the peak of
the 1929 boom the stock was quoted
at high of more than $50.
Investigators refused to reveal
how many options were given Lind.
bergh, but one investigator intima-
ted the figure was 25,000. This was
not confirmed. Whether Lindbergh
cashed in on any profit was not re-
yealed.
On $4,000 share option at Sis
the potential profit in a stock at
$31 would be 100000. The poten-
tial profit in $4,000 shores optioned
at SIS and quoied at $89 would be
81 $50 900.
Investigators said they hoped to
begin investigation of Pan -Ameri-
can affairs as soon as they conclude
! questioning of former Postmaster
! General walter F. Brown, sched-
uled to start Monday.
Earlier testimony showed that
Lindbergh received a gift of $780,
600 worth of TranScontinental Air
, Transport stock when he joined the
staff OF that company as tech
/ nical adviser. In addition, he was
paid a salary.
The TAT STOCK gift, officials of
/ the company said, was for value
BILE services 1lndbergh rendered by
mapping out air routes and survey
ing landing fields.
Investigation of Pan-American
AirWayS, investigators said, had
been delayed by many foreign ram
ificationS."
The company operates passenger
and mail planes for the United
States through South America and
island in the Caribbean Sea.
Information re:aIing to Lind
bergh's stock holdings was contain
ed in a ques;lonnaire which Pan
American officials returned to the
! committee recently.
+ A general investigation by the
senate of the $250,0O0 TAT gift was
/ suggested last week by Senator Nc
/ Carren, Dem, New. However, Nc
Carren, q member of the airmail
committee, made no attempt to
have the senate inquire into the
matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Jasper Center
Holds Meeting

George L. Winwright, assistant
farm advisor, outlined the proposed
federal plan of relief for dairy and
beef cattle producers at last nights
meeting of Jasper farm center held
in the Jasper school.
Musical numbers were supplied by
the local orchestra and two clever
skits were presented by members oil
the home department, 1T Happens
Every Day" and "A La Carte.
Mrs. Frank Weed gave an inter
esting demonstration of the uphol-
stery project recently taken up by
the home department and the meet
ing ended with the serving OF re-
freshments, .--.z..-.--
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
N||LLOUGHBY AND ELMER SEARS
To PLAY FINALS At BRAWLEY

Brawley will be the Mecca for
valley golfers tomorrow when the
championship of the Sixth Annual
Lettuce Growers and Shippers
tournament is decided with Laddie
Willoughby of CaleXico opposing
Elmer Sears of Brawley.
Willoughby and Sears qualified
for the play-off today when the
former defeated Harry Sears on
the 18th hole one up and Elmer
Sears got revenge for the fam
lily by noSing out Ralph McCune,
7 to 6.
Willoughby, a favorite since the
start of the tournament, lived up
to form and so did Sears who has
been considered a strong dark
horse" for honors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

Brawley golfers are torn asunder
between desires to see a home town
entrant win, while realizing that
the courteous thing is TO have
the prize go to an outsider. To-
morrow's battle will be for blood
One startling upset came during
the day when o. P. (Auzzie) Aust
in went down before young Ward
McPherrin, son of Judge r. d.
McPherrin. who was the victor on
the 22nd hole. Austin was among
the favorites in the tournament,
having made the low qualifying
score.
The kid was just toe hot for me
today" was his comment as he ex-
tended congratulations to the VIC
tor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
SEVEN DIE IN
GOTHAM FIRE
(Continned On Page 81

NEW YORK, Feb. II U.P) - Fire
ragged through another OF Manhat-
tan's squalid and crowded tene-
ment houses today, taking a known
total of seven dead.
One was known to be missing and
firemen searching the debris of
what had been a five-story build
ing housing a dozen or more fami-
lies, feared that several additional
bodies would be found
The single stairway was ablaZe
and near collapse before a barking
dog of one of the tenants aroused
his master who gave the alarm. All
escape was cut off and firemen
hauled men. women and children
down ladders.
The survivors were clad in n 3'r
night clothing. Temperature was
10 degrees above zero.
Firemen fought the blaze for two
hours before they could get into
the building
Water troze almost as soon as II
utes the front of the building, the
sidewalk, and the street were mass
of ice.
Bodies of the Wechselbaum fam
lily, a father, mother and three chill
dren, were found in the basement.
They had dropped there when three
floors collapsed.
On the fourth floor firemen found
the body of Mrs. Vioyanni Terra
nella and one of her children. She
had appeared on the fire escape but
returned to search for her four
children Two of them had been
saved by their father. Salvatore, but
one of them was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Postpone Hearing
OF School Teacher

Indefinite postponement of a
hearing on charges preferred
against a teacher in the county
schools. is announced by c. b.
Collins, county superintendent OF
schools.
The meeting, scheduled for Mon
day, February 10, has been post
poned due to the illness of one
attorney and of George Harlan OF
Jasper, board member.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Firemen Check
Serious Blaze

A fire which originated in the
pump room of the Public Oil COM
pany warehouse, Third and Main
street, shortly before noon today
gave the local fire department a
breath-taking tussle before they
finally got the blaze under control.
With 10000 gallons of fuel oil
and distillate stored in the main
building, Chief Tom ReamS stated
that plenty of trouble would have
resulted had the flames reached
this inflammable matter.
The origin of the fire is un-
known, Dut ReamS believes it might
have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. The pumphouse was
almost completely destroyed with
damages estimated at $500 which
is covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
SchUab Observes
72nd Birthday

NEW YORK, Feb. IT, U.P) =
Charles M Schwab. chairman
of the board of Bethlehem Steel
corporation who reaches his 72nd
birthday tomorrow is retiring lit
tie by little from active participa-
tion in business and social affairs, >
he said today.
II am tightening my load" he said
Il am not as active in business as
l was. Little by little am retiring. "
Asked if his retirement from busi-
ness would affect his connection
with his steel company, Schwab
said:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
FARLEY GETS SLAPPED"

WASHINGTON, Feb. H. WP) -
The house post office and post roads
committee reported out the emer-
gency airmail bill today, eliminat-
ing from the measure provisions
authorizing Pos TIM aster General
james A. Farley to make contracts
with private companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
Police Report
TWo Burglaries

Two LEGAL business establishments
were burglarized last night accord
ing to reports given TO police this
morning.
The Valley Steam Laundry was
entered sometime last night ard
an undetermined quantity of laup-
dry taken away. The other burt =
larry occurred at the Ell Centre
Pharmacy. Fifth and Main streets,
vixen thieves entered through a
rear door and took a box contaiiline
about $l3 In nickles and pennies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
p. o. MAKING SURVEY

WASHINGTON, Feb II. up
Seeking further economies, the post
office department is making a sur
vey of substations throughout the
country with a view to discontinuing
those in which business does not
warrant operating costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING?

GREENWOOD, Miss, Feb. IT. U.P)
Although he stole only $18O, o. C.
Brown, Negro, will go to the gal
lows March % as the first to be
convicted under the new Mississippi
law making robbery with firearms a
capital OffenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
AkM!LIL-..
w Isoys:

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 16.
(SpeciaD-All this argument
over who will carry the mail,
and if you tore a sack open
here is what you would find: 20
per cent chain letters. C'Mail
this to 10 others. 1t will bring
you good luck.D' And We spend
a half billion a year on edu-
eating 40 per cent asking some
body for an autograph. as 1
said before we spend half bill
lion on education), 10 per cent
Congressional r ecords( and
there is not a house that car t
pick up their own kindling);
10 per cent pamphlets of some
body's scheme of how TO solve
something; 10 per cent bills
which won't be paid. $50 they
Just as well not send 'em); 10
per cent newspapers being sent
to a place where there is bet
ter paper printed - and that's
what a boy risks hs life with
over the mountains every night.
YOU'VE
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.P) -
Informed of the deaths of army air
mail pilots in the Salt Lake division
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World
War ace and present TWA official
said:
"Its legalized murder; that's ALL"
He would not amplify his re-
marks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23

Special singing and yells by the prep section also are planned. Several candidates for yell king will try out at tonight's game.
 But the prep fans chiefly will be interested in how their quin- tet fares against the dangerous DeMolay threat. Right now-be- fore game time-the High School squad shares, with George Broth CTS, the enviable record of not suffering a loss in two starts. The DeMolay team, on the other hand, has been bowled over once and has won once.
 However, let this be said for the farternal lads. Their beating came by the extremely narrow mar gin of 35-30 at the hands of the highly touted Krause Concreters. And, what's more, Coach Howard Regele's prep quintet hasn't ex- actly met the strongest teams in the league as yet. But if they can successfully pass this DeMolay hurdle tonight, watch out for them.
 The second game of the double
 header, slated to start at 8:30 O. clock, brings together Moose and the defending champion George Brothers outfit. Not beaten in two games, the Green Shirts go into the fracas heavy favorites, even though they did have hard time Douglas Bremen Wednes- day. The Moose, though, will be battling for another loss for them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23
PREPSTER PEP
 WILL FLARE AT
 TONICHT'STILT
Band to Fe ature High School Hoop Stand
 Against DeMolay
GAMES TONIGHT At Juneau High School--De- Molay vs. High School at 7:3O o'clock; George Brothers vs. Moose at 8:30 o'clock.

High School spirit will flare to- night at Juneau High Schools gymnasium when a large crowd of prep fans is expected to watch it's team square off in bitter battle with DeMolay for honors in the City Basketball League. This game, the feature attraction of double header, will start at 7:30 o'clock.
 Principal A. B. Phillips an- nounced today that, for the first time this year, the High School band, under the supervision of Miss Pauline Reinhart, would be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23
. HOSPITAL NOTES . . . .

Robert Dix, CCC worker who was rushed to St. Ann's Hospital earlier this month with an acute attack of appendicitis, was releas- ed from the hospital today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23

Mrs. J. c. Roehm and her baby son, born at St. Ann's Hospital recently, left the hospital yester- day.
 Miss Irene Mcdonald, long sur gical patient, was discharged from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Mrs. Harry Worobec entered St. Ann's Hospital early today. She gave birth to son at 11:45 O. clock this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23

will just about put them out of the first half championship pie ure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23

AT THE HOTELS . oe . c c .
 Alaskan
 P. F. White, Juneau; w. C.. Paine, Stacey, Mont; Lee Sam uelson, Juneau; D. H. McDougall, Juneau; Elizabeth Thomas, Haines.
 Gastineau
 Sverke Take, Juneau. Yellow fever now. is found only in few isolated districts of South America and Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-23
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