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Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11

Water shortages will be thing
of the past, and so will Imperial
Valley, If one Washington, d. G.
resident is allowed to work out a
project which he claims will cause
rain, according to Robert Hays,
manager of the Ell Centre Cham
ber of Commerce.
The letter from Washington was
forwarded to the chamber of COM
merce by Congressman Burnham
and contains the unique suggestion
that sea level barge canal be built
from the ocean to Salton Sea and
Death Valley and these sinks, with
all other sinks below sea level, be
filled with water. The canal, the
writer believes, should start from
San Diego or San Pedro and would
put 100000 men to work.
Even the financing details have
been arranged. The project would
be financed by subscription stock
in a company by patriotic citizens,
and it is admitted the stock would
never pay. The writer states he is
gathering this data without hope of
reward and all that seems to re-
main for the people of Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
SINCLAIR NOT
ENDORSED BY
COM MITTEE

Although members of the coun-
ty Democratic central committee
at their reorganization meeting in
the court house this morning passed
vote of confidence in the nation
al administration and pledged con-
tinued support to the same, they
failed to adopt any resolution en-
dorsing state party candidates
nominated in the August % pri-
mary election.
Cal G.. Mousseau, Ell Centre, was
reelected chairman of the commit
tee, with D. McChristy. first vice
president; G. p. Pulliam, second
vice president, N. Holmes, secre-
tary, with j. Scarborough and F.
w. Greer, delegates to the state
convention in Sacramento, on Sep
tember 20. Hs
j. Scarborough, inland. Fred Gil
anola, Ell Centro, l.. M. Pond, Cal
ipatria, j. Restine, Ell Centre, F. w
Greer, Brawiey, T. A. Eggleston
Calexico, E. Pound, Brawley and
Sid Cox. Brawley, were named
members of the state committee to
represent this County.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
DOZEN GIVEN
CANAL WORK
Local Reemployment Service
Selects Twelve Valley Men
To Fill Jobs.

Twelve more Imperial Valley
men were given work on the ALL
American canal this morning when
request for additional workers
was received by Chan Livingston,
director of the local branch of The
National Unemployment service,
from officials of the Callahan COM
pany, contractors for the canal ex-
cavation.
The men will be employed on
what Is known as schedule No. l
of the canal work, Ia the Potholes
area, clearing away brush and do
ing some digging, in preparation
for the installation of dragline No.
l near that point.
A crew sent out last week is
now engaged in similar work in
the section near Algodones, where
spur tracks are to be laid for un-
loading contractors equipment.
Livingston cited the call for men
as additional proof that the con-
tractors are cooperating by seek
ing valley men for work as re-
quired by the PWA regulations gov
erning the contract.
"All the men sent out today are
bona fide residents of Imperial
Valley and only such are included
on our rolls, from which workers on
the canal are to be selected" he
said. "We are making a close
check to see that no 'chiselers
get in. thereby depriving valley
residents of chance to work, and
intend to keep watch at all points
to see that outsiders do not gel
employment.
Those assigned to work today
include: L. D. Nichols, Westmor-
land; o. B. Nichols, Brawley;
Jesse E. Todd, Bard; Grant Hum
phries, Bard; Lloyd Cantu, Winter
haven; ]. B. Wynns, Holtville;
Joseph j. Jones, Holtville; Roy Gill
lett, Ell Centre; Robert H. Murray,
Ell Centre; Walter Wilson, Imper-
ial; Stanley Pidcae, Calexico; Oil
yer Belaschko, Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
YOUTH HELD
AS SLAYER

LOS ANGELES, Sept. IL. U.p)-
Johnnie Hawkins, 24-year- cook,
confessed today, police said, that
he was the man who shot and
fatally wounded Arnold E. McCord,
Pasadena police court clerk, dur
ing an attempted holcup last Fri
day night.
Hawkins was arrested following
receipt by police of Information
from an underworld source that
Hawkins had boasted of the shoot
ing. His alleged confession follow
ed shortly after.
The shooting of McCord occur
red after the Pasadena man had
stopped at traffic signal at Seventh
and Hill streets in the downtown
business district. The bandit OPEN
ed door of McCord IS car and en-
tered with drawn gun. McCord
told him "you can't get away with
it," pointing to traffic officer
standing nearby.
The gunman left tfS automobile,
and as he did SO, McCord, a ma
tional guard officer, reached for
his gun. The bandit opened fire,
shot McCord twice and fled in a
Communicated taxicab.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
To CONSIDER
MATTERS Of
& IMPORTANCE
Aid For Unemployed, Tax De-
linquency And Mortgage Fore
closures PROPOSED.
PLANNING FOR BOND ISSUE
Political Opponents Say MeFri-
am Made Smart Move By
Calling Special Session.

BY GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-THE
California state legislature will
convene in special session tomor-
row for the purpose of considering
measures to aid unemployed, tax
delinquents and persons facing
mortgage foreclosures.
The foremost item to be placed
before the legislators will be Gov.
Frank F. Merriam's recommends
ton that $24,000,000 unemploy-
ment relief bond issue be approved
and submitted to the November
electorate.
This has been in the wind for
months. It's sudden capitalization
in the form of a special legislature
call was termed by Merriam OPP
ponents as a smart political move
ment to overcome some of the
popularity of Upton Sinclair's plan
to aid the unemployed. So
Merriam, however, pointed out
that negotiations have been under
way with federal relief authorities
and that it was necessary for Cali
fornia to do her share before con-
tinued Washington support could be
expected.
California floated one unemploy-
ment relief bond issue of $50 ,OOO, 900
in June, 1898. Practically all Of
that amount has been spent, and
unless a new fund is set up, the
state will have no relief funds to
carry through the winter. The fed
eral government has been advanc-
ing approximately $500, 900 month";.
ly. and Merriam hopes that sum
will be increased to $5,00O.00O II
California guarantees to furnish
100000 month for year.
The acting executive said he
would leave mechanics of the bond
issue to the legislature. He will
recommend, however, that the state
bear the burden, rather than hold
ing borrowers responsible for loans,
such as was done when the $20,-
000, 900 issue was advanced to indi-
vidual counties.
Extend Exemptions
Other legislative action proposed
includes passage of a bill extend
ing the time for redemption Of real
estate sold to the state for delin-
,quent taxes; enactment of a meas
ure setting up a new moratorium
on sales of property under mort.
cages or deeds Or trust, and vali-
dation of the recently authorized
improvement bonds of the Palo
Verde district, Riverside county.
Merriam decided to leave out Of
Continued On Page q
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
WHITES TELL
F|L|P|N TO
QUIT TURLOCK
Continued On Page y

TURLOCK, Calf, Sept. IL. W.P)
Tension between white and Fill
pino workers approached a break
ing point today as 20 white night
riders" warned brown-skinned lab
orers to'leave this area.
Carrying home made clubs and
baseball bats, the white vigilantes
visited three Headquarters. of the
Filipinos In Turlock and delivered
their ultilnaturn. ~ v
There was no immediate violence
but the white workers Threatened
"more drastic action" unless their
orders were obeyed.
The whites claim that the Fill
pinos, who reputedly came here
from the Salinas-Watsonville dis
trict, are offering to work in the
grape harvest at wages far lower
than the prevailing scale. Spokes-
men for the white group said that
the Filipinos accepted wages of 30
cents to 81 ton for picking grapes
while the resident workers were
asking between $1.50 and $l.75 a
ton for the same work.
Similar conditions prevailed in
the Modesto district e
It was reported that 300 Fill
pinos had come into the Turlock-
Modesto area after trouble in the
Pajaro valley lettuce fields.
The first rumblings of impend-
ing trouble came when the Filipin-
os and some of their rancher-em-
ployers appealed to the authorities
for protection. They claimed to
have been threatened. The county
officials, however, did not provide
the guards asked.
Then last night the might rid
ers,D in three automobiles visited
Filipino headquarters. In one case
the brown-skinned workers were
given 1.-TWO hours TO leave. The
s'night riders'' waited but there
was no move to obey their COM
mands.
Advised by scouts that the Fill
pinos purportedly had firearms
the ''night riders" withdrew, inti-
mating that they will return in
larger numbers and prepared for
more direct action.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
SHIPS OFFICERS TESTIFY DURING
INQUIRY INTO MORRO CASTLE FIRE
Admit Leaving Vessel In Lifeboats Filled
Mostly With Members Of Crew And Claim
No Passengers Neglected

NEW YORK, Sept II. U.R-Two
officers of the S. S. Moro Castle
left the burning ship in two life
boats carrying total of about SO
members of the crew but appar-
emily only three passengers, they
told a federal inquiry today.
Eben Abbott, chief engineer, and
Anthony Bujia, first assistant en-
gineer, told of how the engine crew
left the ship when smoke filled
their part of the vessel.
Abbott's life boat, which took
him off before he had gone to the
engine room, had 80 crew and two
passengers. Bujia's boat had one
passenger, he believed, and about
20 crew.
Dr.. G. M. Phelps, a passenger,
testified that no fire alarm of any
kind awakened him after the Nor
70 Castle caught fire.
"What effort was made to get
any passengers?' Abbott was
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11

asked, by D. N. Hoover of the COM
tmerce department.
HThere were no more to be seen
and the wind forced the life boat
away Abbott replied.
Hoover pressed Abbott vigorously
for an explanation of efforts made
If any, to get more passengers
aboard the number one life boat,
which put out ha1f an hour after
the general fire alarm.
The only reply he got was that
there were no more passengers on
that part of the deck and that the
captain had ordered Abbott, suffer-
ing from smoke. to get in the life
boat.
No Crew Trouble
@. Did you have any difficulty
with the crew?
A. No, not with my crew. My
engine crew worshipped that ship,
Not a person ever went into the
engine room that failed to compli-
ment us.
+ @. What started the fire? A.
cannot say. There was lightning
that night. I have no opinion
however. It is too hard a problem
! don't know If it was set or not
Abbott said he knew of the sup
posedly incendiary fire of August q
on the ship only by hearsay.
The ship had fire-resisting bulk
heads fore and aft on all decks
Abbott said.
@. Were the doors through those
fire proof bulkheads closed?
A. I saw those out of the lounge
They were not closed but if they
had been closed, passengers woulc
have been trapped below.
@. Do you think the fire coulC
have started through an electric
wire defect? A. No sir.
@. What was the electric wiring
near the writing room locker which
was said " have exploded in a
burst of flame. A. There are wires
there. There is considerable elec-
trio wiring there. 1t might affect
the emergency light set and the
set down below if those wires
burned. 80
" @. When, you were below decks
Continued On Page 2,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
GIRL MISSING
FROM RANCH

PINEDALE, Wyo.. Sept. IL. U.p)
Virginia Ewing Gates, 23-year-
old daughter of the president of
the University Of Pennsylvania, dis
appeared a month ago into the
woods near Cora, Wyo., without
money or extra clothing, and has
not been seen since.
Alone and on foot, 80 miles from
the nearest highway and 125 miles
from the nearest railroad, she left
the "dude " ranch at which she had
been vacationing, the United Press
learned today as department of
justice agents were called into a
search for her.
Since that time, posses under d.
rection of Jack Dew, owner and
manager of the D. C. bar ranch at
which she had been paying
guest, having secured the wooded
country about the ranch almost
ceaseiessly.
The searchers believe one of two
things, either that she did not
reach the highway IS miles away,
or that she reached it only to be
picked up by persons who made her
the victim of kidnap plot.
In Philadelphia, Thomas s. Gates
the father, former Morgan partner
who resigned to accept the univer-
sity post, said today that "the
family is not worried.o 1t was re-
ported, however, that members OF
the family had asked department
of justice aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
NEW CHEMICAL FIND REVEALED
Compound Of Test Tubes Has Radically
Different Effects On Humans

CLEVELAND, Sept. IL. U.P)-
Propiophenone, a figurative "Lon
CLANCY of the Test Tube" was
described today by DR.. Walter H.
Hartung, Philadelphia rese r h
chemist, who is attending Amer
ican Chemical Society sessions.
A simple chemical compound,
despite its name, it is so accom-
modating that it can be converted
into 13 compounds having seven
different effects upon the human
system, according to DR.. Hartung.
Primarily, it is perfume, having
a pleasant odor. But by straight
forward chemical manipulation, it
may be converted into:
Two different anesthetics, flaw
or suggesting licorice, a germicide
eight times stronger than carbolic
acid, a lachrymator or tear-produc-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
LEADERS SAY
final PEACE
OFFER MADE
Want Mills Closed Down Pend
ing Negotiations By Mediation
Board.
TROOPS ORDERED TO DUTY
Five States Summon Militia To
Keep Order Following Riots
Between Factions.
TROOPS ORDERED TO DUTY
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN

BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
Union leaders warned today that be-
ginning tomorrow they would re-
fuse to accept responsibility for
further violence in the textile strike
which has brought troops out in
five states.
"VioIence is worse today than it
has been before and it Is going to
get worse" strike chairman Fran
els j. German said. "If it con-
tinues after tonight, that is not
our fault. We have made our peace
proposal"
The proposal called for closing
all mills while President Roose-
velt's board mediates the strike.
German said the "a hour extern
sion of the time limit on the union
arbitration proposal would lapse
definitely at 6 p. m. today.
National guardsmen were out in
Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut,
South and North Carolina as Cor.
man issued his challenge. Sporadic
rioting broke out in strike centers
from New England southwark. In
cendiary sabotage occurred in
Rhode Island. Several score pic
kets were injured or wounded in
meleeS with police. ~
German said "group of public
spirited citizens in Washington +"
has completed plans for relief
program throughout the strike
area. He refused to identify re-
lief leaders, but said they were act
ing as private citizens, in and out
of labor circles. isfr
"From almost the entire strike
area we have reports of strikers
shot, strikers beaten, and strikers
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
STATES
VOTING TODAY
CONTINUED On Page ~
BY United Press

Voters of eight states balloted In
primary elections today. adding a
variety Of "new deal" tests to the
first sampling of national opinion
provided by Maine IS traditional
election yesterday. Administration
forces proclaimed partial victory
and complete yindication in Maine.
Gov Louis Brann, Democrat, was
reelected. Sen Frederick Hale,
Republican, held narrow victory
over Harold Dubold. Democrat.
Congressional contests were closer
than expected FL
Today the polls were open in Ar
izona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michi-
gan, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Washington and South Caroline.
The South Carolina election was q
runoff primary for governor, equiv
alent to election. Georgia and
Maryland primaries were set for to-
morrow and New York goes to the
polls Thursday.
Among the outstanding contests
today are the fight of Sen Huey
Long s Louisiana machine against
the New Orleans organization OF
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley; that
of Josephine Roche, Liberal wom-
ans leader for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination In Col
orado; the strong opposition being
furnished the veteran Sen. Henry
F.. Ashurst of Arizona for renomI-
nation and the South Carolina
contest of former u. s. Sen. Coils
Blease and Olin ID. johnson. who
came up from the ranks OF the tex
tile workers. for the governorship.
In many cases local issues pre-
dominated over "new deal eon-
siderations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11

er, synthetic ephedrine and five
other compounds similar in action
to ephedrine.
Why such Slight changes in the
chemical form of substance
should cause such tremendous
change in its effect upon human
beings, is one of the great myster-
les facing both chemistry ane
medicine today, DR.. Hartung said
The chemist pointed out thai
researches by other scientists hat
shown a close relationship, with thu
substance which forms gall stones
vitamin D, the bile acids, the re,
hormones and the coal tar sub.
stances which cause cancers ir
mice.
Propiophenone. he explained, Il
easily prepared in the laboratory
from benzol and propionic acid.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
GIRL HALTS
BANDIT PAIR

LONG BEACH, Sept. II. U.H-
Two young bandits, who tied up five
employees and attempted to force
the manager of the j. ]. Newberry
Co.. five and ten cent store, to
open a safe containing $4,000 were
frustrated today when another
employee called police.
Mrs. r. M. Brown, blonde candy
salesman, entered the store this
morning to report for work. She
saw one man and four women en-
ployees tied, lying face down on the
floor, and the manager, j. F. Glib
bons, working at the safe under the
menace of two armed young men.
She called police from across the
street and the bandits fled after
clipping Gibbons on the head with
a pistol barrel. Gibbons was not
seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
STATE LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE TOMORROW
Warn OF More Violence Coming In Textile Stril
Teachers Will
Meet Saturday

Ell Centro's IS elementary school
teachers will assemble Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock in the audi
torium at Wilson school for the
annual teachers roundup, prepar
atory to the opening of the school
year next Monday, Guy A. Weak
ley, superintendent of the Ell Gen.
tro district, announced today.
At this meeting work for the
school year will be outlined and
assignments given to the teachers
Following the meeting there will
be a luncheon for the teachers at
the Barbara Worth hotel at 1915
to which school authorities have in
vited the heads of the various civic
organizations, members of the press
and church officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
M1 A1~4
OyuIHsNSssk5 lsSai;sss. la
IN APPROVAL
Of MERRIAM

Endorsement Of Governor Mer-
riam for reelection to his present
post in the November election, and
of all other candidates nominated
on the Republican ticket at the
August % primaries was voted at
a meeting of the county Republi-
can central committee held at the
court house this morning.
The committee adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: "Be it resolver
that the Imperial County Repub-
lican central committee in session
assembled on this 18th day of Sep
tember, 1894, at the county court
house in El Centre, do pledge our
selves to support Frank F. Merriam
as candidate for the governor of
the state of California, and George
j. Hatfield as lieutenant governor.
and Harvey G. Cattell as member
of the state board of equalization
in the fourth district, and also do
endorse with this resolution George
Burnham, Republican candidate
for the house of representatives
from the twentieth district, state of
California, and all candidates NOM
mated at the Republican primary
election held August %. 1884"
w. S. Dunn of Imperial was
elected temporary chairman and
M. H. Brents, Calexico. temporary
secretary of the central committee.
The next meeting of the committee
is scheduled for the evening of
September 10 at which time the
election of permanent officers will
take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
Jury Clues Verdict
In Hungerford Case

That Charles Hungerford. As, met
his death by being struck by a
Southern Pacific switch engine, No.
1884, on the railroad two blocks
south of the Orange street cross
ing, Ell Centre. was the verdict
reached by a coroner's jury at an
inquest held here this morning.
Hungerford, employed at a local
meat market was killed late Sat-
urday night when he fell beneath
the wheels of the engine. The
body is at Lemons funeral parlors
but no funeral arrangements have
been as yet announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-11
(@yE&|!!SS|s!:iR' (yE!SaR'

LONDON, Sept. l9. (Spe-
ciaD+These Englishmen are
about the smartest white folks
there is. It's one place where
Fascism, Communism. Hitler
ism or nudism Will never get
anywhere. They have a park
here, Hyde Park, that's just
built for folks that are agin'
something. Yesterday I saw it it
its best-the biggSst crowd in
its history, the black shirts
holding one meeting and the
Communists, 200 yards away,
holding another, and all Lon
don in between laughin' at
both sides.
Everybody went home salts
fled, for they had all had
their say. For after all no.
body wants his cause near as
bad as he wants to talk about
his cause and England has
solved the talking problem.
Yours
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-05
CONCLUSION

Summarizing the results of my investi-
CATION find that Key West has climate
that is not matched in the United States, a
harbor that is not equalled in the south
eastern section of this country, strategy
cal location with which only two other loca-
tiOns in the world can be compared,
natural resource of indefinite wealth and
finally a potential position in commerce
only limited by the extent of the trade of
the Western Hemisphere.
WILLIAM T. DONNELLY.
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tify-War. Revolution. Strikes.
The modern world no longer for
gives the wanson use Of force
tolerates II only when II can be
proved that the end il seeks is
Just and reasonable. and that
peaceful attempts at settlement
were exhausted before force was
applied.
One Of the ironies Of the day in
the country. however. IS that one
Of cur greatest organised efforts,
enc which has always been The
londest in its denanciation OF war
between nations i insisting on IL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-05

own rights to use force in settling
its difficulties.
Mr.. Green il claiming for labor
what he denies to nations He Is
not willing to outlaw force when
liz comes to adjusting difficulties
with employers. He weuld bar
gain. but always with = weapon in
his hand.
Has not the time come when
labor can be asked like nations TO
abandon force - q weapon, 70
repudiate i as the nations Of the
earth have done war and turn
frankly and whsleheartedly - the
working out 81 peaesfal processes