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Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
HAIGHT- SINCLAIR DEALING GIVES
BIRTH TO MULTITUDE OF RUMORS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. tU.P;-
After "a hours of the widest kinds
of political rumors, California S
electorate learned today that Up
ton Sinclair, Democratic candidate
in the three-cornered euberna-
torial contest, has refused to with
draw from the race because he be-
lieves he will win "by to l."
Raymond L. Haight, Common
wealth party nominee, made the
suggestion directly to Sinclair that
the sponsor of the EPIC" plan
step out. Haight sought to con-
Solidate the progressive vote against
the ultra conservative Republican
candidate, Gov. Frank Finley Mer-
riam.
Il promised to think about his
suggestion and let him know my
decision" Sinclair said. II have
consulted with our EPIC leaders
who are best in position to know
and they tell me that I shall beat
Governor Merriam 2 to /.
It am therefore respectfully re-
clining Haight's friendly sugges-
ton"
Hsight has intimated broadly
that a bombshell will be dropped
within a few days that will upset
the entire course of the campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26

1t was pointed out that returns
to date We're not necessarily in
dicative of final returns.
The Literary Digest compared re-
suits of the first tabulation in its
straw poll with the figures for
the primary election two months
age.
The total number of votes in the
Republican primary was 816,449,"
the magazine said. "Of these bal
lots 346,329 or 42.42 per cent were
cast for Mr.. Merriam, while the
remainder went to his three op-
ponents, John r. Quinn. C. c.
Young and Raymond l.. Haight.
''Mr. Haight now running as
the Progressive Commonwealth can
didate and third in the Literary
Digest poll . incidentally .
won 84.977 or 10.41 per cent OF
the total vote cast in the Re
publican primary.
The total vote in the Democratic
primary was $40. 200. OF these ball
lots, 436.220 or 51.90 per cent were
cast for Mr.. Sinclair, while the
remainder went to his eight OPP
ponents. George Creel, Justus War
dell, Milton K. Young and five
other candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
GAIN REPORTED IN EMPLOYMENT
State Chamber Of Commerce Told Califor-
mia Making Good Strides.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. &c. U.P
AS 1000 California business lead
ers assembled today to consider res.
olutions presented in the annual
convention of the state chamber of
commerce, they heard optimistic re.
ports of sizeable gains in employ
ment in the state.
Statistics presented by the cham
her research department showed
1884 employment within $40 per
cent of the all-time peak of 2006. 900
registered in 1929. The present total
was set at l,764,O00, which is 10000
more than were employed in 1888
and 243,000 more than were working
in 1882.
Employment in factories showed
gratifying gains, the statisticianS
said. The total has risen to 306,500,
which is only $4,000 less than the
1929 peak year.
Encouraged by these figures after
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
DEFER CHARGE
AGAINST REED

Action in the case brought
against r. E. Reed has been post
poned until January 7, 1885, it was
learned at the district attorney S
office this morning.
Reed had been charged by sew
eral Imperial county boys of haV-
ing taken money for which instruc-
tons in the construction and oper-
alton of diesel engines was to have
been given in return, said inStruc-
tions, however, failed to materialize,
according to the complaint.
1t was stated this morning that
the Sawyer School of Business in
Los Angeles has taken over the
business of the school Reed rep
resented here and it is proposed 20
give the valley boys who had paid
$3.50 contract fees, full credit Tor
this amount in the Sawyer school.
Others will receive proportionate
credit in this school for the
amounts they paid in.
This is to be a correspondence
course with the alternative of the
student going to Los Angeles where
they will receive double credit for
the amount Of money which had
been paid to Reed for the course.
Reed is at present free on bail and
the case is continued until the jan
uary date 70 see whether or not
the arrangements made, as out
lined above, are carried through
successfully after which the case
will be disposed of.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
CREE[ W|THDRAWS SUPPORT FROM SINCLAIR
District Board Changes Regulations For Proration
SHOWS
FURTHER DROP

Further decreases in the flow of
the Colorado river are noted in
readings for today posted at irTi-
CATION district headquarters.
These show 10 second foot drop
at Grand Canyon the flow there
dropping from the 200 mark it has
held the past days TO 1880. Di-
veIscn remains as yesterday, 1900
second feet while a so second foot
decrease is marked at TopOck
where the register dropped from
254O to 2480 second feet.
No promises of rain are held
cut for the upper basin or water
shed CT the river over the week
tnd. According tO telegram re
ceived here this morning from the
Yuma office of the weather bu-
reau, fair weather prevails in all
sections of the basin with little
change indicated over Saturday
and probably Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
MAN
FOR FRAUD IN
REGISTRATION

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 26. U.P) -
The first to be arrested since inves-
tigation of thousands of alleged lille
gal registrations in Los Angeles be-
gan, Val. j. Smith, 3d. was booked
at the county Jail today on suspi
cion of violation of two election
laws, both felonieS.
District attorneys investigators
booked Smith on suspicion Of act
ing as an election official without
qualification and Of violating of an
other section of the law relating to
the procuring of false registrations
and allowing oneself to be regis
tered Illegally
Conviction on the first charge
would carry penalty of from two
to seven years imprisonment and
conviction on the second is punish
able by one to three years.
The complaint to be issued,
Beecher said, will charge serving as
an election official without proper
qualification, registration in a pre-.
cinct when not a resident, and vot
ing in a precinct when not a resi-
dent of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26

continue for two years the top
heavy administration majority.
Democrats claim they are sure
to win the Republican senate seats
now occupied by Cutting. New
Mexico; Fess, Ohio; Hatfield, West
Virginia. Kean, New Jersey; Pat
terson, Missouri, and Goldsborough,
Maryland.
Sen. Henrik Shipstead, Farmer
Labor, Minnesota, is a possible
casualty. If Democrats can pick
up four seats they will possess the
coveted two-thirds majority al
though it would not be new deal'
control by that margin. Among
the Democratic membership are
several senators whose support OF
administration policy is uncertain.
Sen. Arthur Robinson CRep0, In
diana, is in a close and uncertain
race against Sherman Minton, DEM
ocrat. The only Democratic SEN
ator in trouble is Joseph c. OMa-
honey, named last session to a
wyoming vacancy. New deal" po-
litical headquarters has ordered
outside speaking talent to aid him
against Vincent Garter, Republican
candidate.
Campaign guesses believe the
Republicans may gain from 10 to 20
house seats-perhaps more-among
Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
Nebraska, California, New Jersey,
and South Dakota.
| In Michigan, South Dakota and
North Dakota may be detected the
most emphatic trend away from
! the new deal" The latter state
kept a 100 per cent Republican
delegation in congress despite the
! 1892 Democratic landslide, but its
Republicans are of the progressive
wing.
There appears to be in the minds
of many voters a distinction be-
] tween the new deal' administra-
! tion and new deal" state candi-
dates. Reports and opinions from
Nebraska, for instance, indicate a
coolnesS toward state Democratic
candidates but a preference for the
| Roosevelt administration. Iowa re-
| fleets a somewhat similar situation
in which enthusiasm for the new
deal is less evident in support OF
local candidates than for the ma
| tional adn.s<s.stratiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26

He refused to disclose what this
surprise will be.
1t was Haight who arranged the
noW-famous conference at Sacra-
mento which led to the wild rumors
sweeping the state yesterday.
When first approached about the
meeting, Sinclair claimed Haight
had come to him to give him in
formation that the Merriam forces
ARE preparing 100000 circulars to
be distributed over the state at
the last minute announcing Mr..
Haight had withdrawn in Mer-
RAMS favor"
Mr. Haight assured me that this
statement was false and asked me
to help warn the voters as to the
trick" the Democratic candidate
said.
Haight Talks
When Haight, who had been try
ing to avoid press contacts all day
in Los Angeles, was interviewed
he said that the real purpose Of
the conference had been to dis
cusS Sinclair's withdrawal.
"Mr. Sinclair and I met in the
Sacramento valley" the Los An
geles candidate said. He fully,
frankly and voluntarily discussed
with me the difficulty of winning
the election and the advantages
the progressive cause would secure
through his withdrawal"
Sinclair, appearing at a mass
meeting of $1,000 persons in Oak
land, then issued his statement de-
clining Haight'S friendly sugges-
ton"
The Democratic candidate urged
them to vote "the straight Demo-
cratic ticket" in the election. He
reiterated statements that he had
been misquoted concerning con-
versations with President Roose-
welt, Secretary Ickes, Father Cough
lin of Detroit and other leaders.
He repeated statements that he
will carry on his drive to lend
poverty in California" through the
EPIC plan regardless of the out
come of the election.
Merriam, holding aloof in his Of
flee at Sacramento from the ef-
forts of his opponents to draw him
into controversy, said that he had
no knowledge of the asserted plan
to broadcast circulars announcing
Haight's purported withdrawal.
! IF there is such a plan, it has
been made without my authority,
the governor said. IF such a thing
is contemplated I shall put a stop
to it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
FLOYD'S BODY
REACHES HOME

SALLISAW, Okla, Oct 26. (U.H
Charles (Pretty Boy Floyd came
home today in a pine casket. His
last known Homecoming, almost
two years ago, was to rob the home
town bank.
Two hundred citizens met the
train which arrived at a. m. bring
ing the outlaws body back from
East Liverpool, Ohio. Federal agents
killed him last Monday.
Hill folks, who knew the gunman
best as an unruly boy who stole
school books and pennies, escorted
the casket to a mortuary.
Floyds sisters and other mem.
bers of the family who went to the
train abandoned the restraint they
had maintained all week. Several
became hysterical. One woman
tainted
The body was to be taken later
today to the home of E. w. Floyd.
a brother of the outlaw. Sunday II
will be taken to Atkins for funeral
services and burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
NOW
ALLIED WI 7 \
NJ: " DEAL.
BY MACK JOHNSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Moving
swiftly to consolidate their alliance
with the new deal" officers of the
American Bankers Assn, today pre-
pared to appoint a committee Of
from "nine to twelve members" to
cooperate with the Export Import
bank in formulating foreign policies
as requested by George N. Peek, di
rector OF the government agencies.
Delegates to the bankers 60th an
Gual convention-termed the most
important in the nations history -
returned to their homes confident
an era OF better understanding be-
tween the administration and the
bankers had been reached.
They pledged themselves to work
toward better cooperation with the
administration in the interest Of re
covery and balancing the national
budget as soon as practical.
Hecht said that a committee on
banking studies headed by Tom x.
Smith of st. Louis, new second vice
president of the association, was
studying the advisability of a cen
trail bank of issue and other knotty
problems confronting the bankers
and that their report was awaited
with great interest"
Clinton B. AFFORD, editor of The
American Banker, New York, said
the agreement between bankers and
the administration presaged an era
of imitation.
Events of the convention" Ak
ford said, leave the situation wide
open for initiation. The bankers
have temporized with the admins.
tration."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
MRS. BURNHAM
HONORED BY
GIRL SCOUTS

BOSTON. Oct. 26. {U.Ps - Mrs.
Frederick Edey of New York City
today was reelected president Of
the Girl Scouts of America for a
fourth consecutive term at the 20th
annual convention of the national
council.
presidents elected included:
ninth, Mrs. George Burnham, San
Diego, Calf
Informed by The Press today of
the honor bestowed on her by the
Girl Scouts, Mrs. Burnham ex-
pressed her qualification and pleas
ure. She has long been active in
Girl Scout work and has been a
leader in the movement for sew
eral years.
Mrs. Burnham is at present in
the valley with Congressman Burn
ham, who is here campaigning for
reelection. They are staying at the
De Anza hotel. CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26

listening to pesSimistic accounts of
the state financial condition in yes
terday's opening session, the direc-
tors took up the resolutions already
passed by the six state wide sec
tionS.
The agricultural section advocat.
ed a mo work-no eat" policy be ap-
piled to farm strikes, specifying
that federal relief be denied those
who refuse available jobs. 1t also
recommended that jobless transi.
ents be warned that there is no
work available in California.
Tie California wine industry pro.
posed that it be relieved of the "ex-
cessiye state license permit and tax
ing regulations. The industrial COM
mittee urged action against automo-
bile caravans whose drivers are left
without jobs when they reached
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
TO HEAD INSTITUTE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26. U.P)-
DT. Eliot G. Mears, professor of
geography and international trade
and dean of the summer session
of Stanford university, today was
named director of the twelfth ses-
sion of the Institute of World At
fairs to be held at Riverside, Dec
ember 9 to ID. DR.. R. B. Won
KleinSmid, president of the Uni
versity CT Southern California and
chancellor Of the institute, an
nounced the appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
To ALLOCATE
WATER UPON
ACRE BASIS
Relation Of Crop Acreage Of
Individual To Total Seeking
Water To Be Ratio.
LENGTHY BATTLE WAGED
Kalin Summoned From Home
To Break Deadlock After
Hours OF Debate.

BY virtue of a resolution adopted
by the irrigation district board OF
directors late Yesterday afternoon
the proration Of water for valley
ranches will be effective on a new
basis. This means that the pro-
ration will be made to individual
land owners Oil the basis Of the
number of acres of land each own
er, which is or has been in crop
bears to the total acres OF such
land for which water is requested
during the respective proration per-
iod.
Discussion on this matter start
ed during the meeting in the after
noon and continued until nearly 7
o'clock when the final and decld-
ing vote was taken. UP to that
time Directors HeWes and Young
were in favor of the new arrange
ment with Directors Rose and Aten
opposing the change. Director Ka-
lin had been unable to attend the
session during the early afternoon
and when it was seen that dead
lock on the vote could not be brok-
en- he was sent for.
On the final ballot Kalin voted
with Hewes and Young to pass The
resolution and put the new Setup
on proration into operation. Direc-
tors Rose and Aten based their
objections to the change chiefly on
the fact that there is not enough
water at present to justify This
procedure under present conditions.
The resolution as adopted by the
board:
RESOLVED that that certain res
olution of this board ot directors,
relative to proration OF water.
adopted September 10, 1884, be and
the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
WHEREAS there is an 1nsuffl-
cient amount CT water in the COL
orado river to furnish all landS
within the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict with the full amount OF wat
er that may be desired for such
lands; and
WHEREAS an acute emergency
exists with respect to said water
supply:
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RE-
SOLVED that such emergency is
hereby adopted to govern the de-
purpose of meeting the same the
following rules be and they are
hereby dopted to govern the de-
livery and distribution Of water
during the continuation OF SAID
emergency.
That the length Of each prora-
ton period shall be 10 days as near
ly as possible.
That the available water supply
will be prorated upon orders filed
with the district during each pro-
ration period.
That. effective with the prora-
ticn period commencing O9.ober
25, 1884, said proration will be
made during each proration period
to individual land owners on
the basis that the number OF acres
OF land of each land owner, which
is or has been in crop. bears 20
the total acres of such land for
which water is, requested during the
respective probation period.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
Green Held For
Superior Court

John Green, CaleXico, was held
to answer to superior court on
charges Of driving while drunk and
failing to stop and render aid af-
ter an accident, following his pre-
liminary hearing before Judge
Lorenz in CaleXico yesterday alter
noon.
Green is charged with having
struck a 10 month old BOY with
his automobile in CaleXico on Oct
cher IL and failed to stop after
dragging the child along the street
fer some distance. He was finally
arrested and lodged in the CaleX-
leo Jail. Bond was set yesterday at
$1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
SMALL. CHANCE:
To PAY BONUS
Administrations Attitude Def
initely Against Legion's Prop
osition.

WASHINGTON, Oct. &c. U.P)-
Immediate payment of the $2,000,-
100000 cash bonus, as demanded
by the American Legion, was seen
in authoritative circles today as
having small chance OF becoming
a reality.
The hopes of the Legionnaires
conflict directly with the attitude
of the administration, which feels
the war veterans should take "pot
luck' with the rest of the nation
in the recovery drive.
Bonus legislation, however, un-
doubtedly will be introduced at the
next session CT congress in Janu-
airy. Experts say the house may
pass it, but that the senate prob
ably will not.
Even if the senate should 10 a
right about t-face, President RooSe-
welt almost certainly would pro-
duce quick veto.
Mr.. Roosevelt has indicated re-
peatedly, the last time in his Roa-
noke, Va, address few days ago,
that he believes payment of the
bonus 10 years before due is ill-ac-
yised.
He feels expenditure of such an
enormous sum now would wreck all
attempts to balance the budget
and would cripple the recovery pro-
gram.
The rapidly changing political
scene also seems to be against the
distribution of checks to war veter-
| ans.
During the last session of con-
gress the bonus was real politi-
cal issue. Votes for the bonus
meant votes for congressman. The
house consequently passed the Pat
man bonus bill overwhelmingly in
Difference to the demands of voters.
When the measure reached the
senate, pressure from the White
House was brought to bear. The
bill languished in pigeon hole OF
the finance committee until the
last days of the session. Then 1t
was brought to the floor and de-
feated.
Leaders knew that Mr.. Roose-
velt's veto hung over their heads.
This year the bonus is not nearly
SO important a political issue. With
elections over and legislators safe
" in their seats for another Term,
there are expected to be fewer
bonus votes merely for the sake OF
political eXpediency.
MIAMI Fla, Oct. 26. W.R) =
American Legion members returned
to their homes today, confident the
government soon would pay off on
adjusted compensation certificates
10 years in advance OF expiration.
The Legionnaires voted 987 to
1873 for immediate payment at the
concluding session of their annual
convention yesterday. The vote
was considered an order to the Le-
gion's Washington lobby to work
for fulfillment of the organization S
will.
Once the vote was taken, newly
elected officers refused to comment
On the next step. Frank N. Bel
grano, Jr., San Francisco banker,
and new national commander,
pledged himself to carry out con-
vention mandates.
The convention approved resolu-
tions affirming its political neu-
trality." opposing clemency for
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. wartime
draft dodger, urging its members
to fight for "clean movies, and
supporting the constitutional
amendment to prohibit child labor
1t also favored the denial of poll
tical rights to the Communist party
in every state of the Union and op-
posed the granting of federal farm
and home loans to non-citizenS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
ORll..l-
wX QOGERS
w 'says:

ANGELS CAMP, Oct. 25. (Spe-
ciaD-This is the original home
OF Mark Twain's high leaping
frog.
Every Old Gold town that
you have read about in Twains
or Bret Harte's stories is right
around in this country. The ad-
venture and romance of half a
continent is in these very hills.
Good roads, hotels, and great
people and history to burn. SO
come in and see 'em mining
gold on these original grounds
and with descendants of the
original casts.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-26
PIX R1~,~
elssL Hssiaughk S. naiss.a. lea

P. S.-Read the Presidents
speech. The bankers are still
in the dog house.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05

Thousands of pounds were
brought up and distributed. You
can take our word for it when we
say that they were appreciated in
many quarters, but there wasn't
near enough to go around. We just
had a small idea that maybe every
one hadn't done their part.
Fish Still Donated
With the last of the bluefish
and trout went all thought of
fish for the poor" from the minds
of the many who lay their rods
away with the first advent of cold
weather.
Not so with those hardy anglers
who brave the cold and raw winds
to get all that their favorite sport
has to offer. Two weeks ago they
shipped two barrels to the local
Central Union Mission when they
were made the piece de resistance
for just two meals. This alone
shows the needs of this one organ
ization.
Again over the weekend Col. w.
T. Chantland of the Federal Trade
Commission, Jack Howley and