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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
Indiana Legion to Ban
Politics at Convention
State and National Campaign Issues to Be Avoided, Arm
strong Says; Maneuvering' Also Stopped
BY JAMES DOSS
Times Seaff Writer

State and national politics going to be kept out of
the Indiana American Legion convention starting next week
end " NJ Armstrong; state commander, declared today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
State Penal
System, PrObers Urge
Punitive Setup in Indiana Antquated Special Commission
Saws in Report

Substitution of modern correctional methods of anti
quated punitive systems recommended the solution
for ndana penal problems today by the special commission
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
NO TAXES FOR HOOSIER
CITY; LIGHT co. PAYS

municipal PIanlS FRONTS Takes Care
of All Expenses.
By United Press
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. Aug. l6.
There will be no civil city tax levy
asked Of Columbia City taxpayers in
1885, City Clerk E. E. Erdman an
nounced today City expenses, he
said, will be paid entirely from prof.
its Of the municipal light plant.
In previous years the city council
asked for levies sometimes at high
as 90 cents and a dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
DEATH TAKES
NOTED FIGURE
OF EARLY DAYS

Friends in Ell Centro have been
advised of the death of r. H. CDick)
Ingram, well known to many of the
older resic>en,s of the vaiiey as one
of the officials of the c. d. COM
pany, at his home in Los Angeles
Saturday.
Ingram was named by the South
ern Pacific company as one of its
representatives when it took over
the management of the c. d. COM
pany, its other representatives be-
ing Epes Randolph and G. A. Par
kyns. This was in 1905.
Later Ingram was interested in
the laying out of Ell Centro town.
site, and took an active part in this
project.
Primarily railroad man, he was
for II years superintendent for the
Southern Pacific company between
Santa Barbara and Ell Paso, and al
SO helped build the road from Tue
son to Empalme, Sonora.
Older residents recalled him as an
efficient and able executive, who
was popular with all who came in
contact with him. He held proper
ty in the valley for many years and
left here about 10 or II years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
DAIRY GROUP
MEETS TODAY

After their meeting with the board
of supervisors, relative to Secur-
ing county tuberculosis testing for
dairy cattle, members of the farm
bureau dairy committee held their
regular meeting in the court house
this morning.
The committee appointed Earl v.
C. Northrop and w. A. Scheniman
to work with the supervisors and
the state to secure CWA appropri-
alton for a veterinarian to conduct
tuberculosis tests throughout the
year.
A resolution was passed, in ac-
cordance with the instructions
made by the 200 dairymen at the
meeting last week, endorsing the
federal appropriation of 100000, 900,
which is to be presented to con-
gress for the aid of dairy and beef
cattle producers. California IS rep
resentatives in the senate and in
the house will be notified of this
action and asked to use their influ-
ence to secure passage of the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
AVIATOR AND
DANCER SAFE

LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS. Manito-
ba, Jan. Is. U.P)-Captain William
(Wop) May, lusty flying hero of the
northlands, and Fay Baker, dimin-
utive fan dancer and darling of the
mining camps, winged their way
toward Winnipeg today in a patch
ed-up plane, after being lost six
DAYS.
From Aklavik to the Pas, the ex-
ploits of the "Wop' have grown
in fame since he returned from the
World war as an ace. Their dis
appearance in a sub-Arctic storm
on January 8 sent the radios hum
ming throughout the provinces.
Captain May pushed his plane
from The Pas to Lake WinnipegoSiS
despite sub-zero temperatures, crack
ups and soupy fogs. When he land
ed on Lake Winnipegosis the under
carriage of the plane was bound
with splints of spruce limbs and
fishing line.
Miss Baker was being flown "out-
side' after heavy billing of dane
ing engagements in the mining
camps. A sudden blizzard forced
the plane down at Whisky Jack IS
land and the landing-gear was
broken on rough ground.
May threw together shelter for
the dancer and then made repairs
on the plane. He was able to take
his ship up but heavy fog forced
him to land again. His next at
tempt was interrupted by another
storm and he came down on Duck
Island, an Indian reserve.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15

printed on a single sheet and con-
tains eight questions. All business
men are urged to cooperate with
the enumerators and furnish the
information promptly.
These questions call for an ac-
curate description of the business
establishment, the kind of mer-
chandise handled or service Of
fered for sale, the principal func-
tions performed, employment Civ
en- during the year 1888 to men
and women on part-time and full
time basis, salaries and wages paid
to such employees, other operat-
ing expenses incurred, net sales and
other operating receipts of the bus
iness, stocks on hand last inventory
date, and the amount of business
done on a credit basis.
While individual returns will be
held as strictly confidential, the
basic data to be supplied by the
census will give to every business
man comprehensive figures con-
cerning the particular line OF busi-
ness in which he is engaged, and
also will enable to compare his
business with those fer all estab-
liShments in similar lines in his
state.
The data to be gathered will be
comparable with the reports of the
1929 census of distribution, and will
be OF great value in the prepara-
ton of background for economic
planning. 1t is one of the advan-
tages of the present undertaking
that it will providesa measure OF
the effect on business of the diff
ficult conditions which has pre-
vailed during the last four years.
One of the features of the new
census is the employment data it
will furnish for 1888. 1t is expect
ed to show very clearly month by
tiveness of the recovery program
as it effects the return to gain
full employment of many thousands
of workers in the trades and SER
vices to be covered. Complete en-
ployment data resulting from the
census will show relative employ
ment opportunities in the different
service trades which absorb about
one-fifth of all persons gainfully
employed in this country. The sea-
sonal fluctuations will be an aid
to seasonal planning for business
men and communities and will
make possible anticipations of part
time and full time employment
with fair accurancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
MRS. GILBERT
LEAVES ACTOR

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Is. W.P)-
Romance again has faded for John
Gilbert who four times has follow
ed it to the altar.
His fourth wife, the former Vir-
ginia Bruce. and he separated yes
terday after II months of married
life. Incompatibility was blamed by
Mrs. Gilbert in confirming rumors
of the rift today.
Mrs. Gilbert moved out of their
palatial Beverly Hills home and
went to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Briggs, in Holly
wood.
cit is true we Separated she
said. 81 am staying with my moth
er and father, and have the baby
with me. do not contemplate any
divorce action at present.
GAS Jack and I did not agree on
some things, we both decided to
think things over
The actor refused TO discuss the
separation. -,
% have nothing to say" he said
tersely.
Gilbert and Miss Bruce were mar
ried in August, 1882. His first wife
was Olivia Burrell. After that
marriage ended, he married Leatrice
Joy. They had one child. After
being divorced, he eloped to Las
Vegas. New, in 1929 with Ina Claire,
famous musical comedy actress, but
that romance, too ended in divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
bURNHAM To
OPPOSE CUT

A determined fight in congress
against curtailment of agricultural
department experiment stations is
predicted by Rep. George Burn
Lam Of this district, in informa-
ton conveyed here today from his
San Diego office.
"I cannot understand why the
field station work of the depart
ment should be curtailed to the
point where elimination of some of
its projects is necessary" Burnham
states.
"The government over long pc
riod has developed these stations
and they have benefited farmers
by untold millions through perfec-
ton of farming methods and de-
velopment of plant varieties Of
greater productivity.
"The experiment stations un-
doubtedly have been of great bene-
tit to farmers, and to eliminate a
large number of them seems ridi-
culous as an economy measure
when we propose to spend many
additional millions in other types
of assistance to farmers"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
COUNTY CWA
PRAISED BY
STATE AGENT

Imperial county's CWA organiza-
ton has been highly praised by
Charles I. Schottland, field agent
for the state CWA, according to DR..
N. E. Dupont, county CWA chair
man, who stated today that Schott-
land declared on recent visit here
that the Imperial county set-up
was one of the most efficient in the
state.
A total of 1O4 projects costing
S6OO,OOO of which 100000 covers
material, have now been approved
for the county CWA and 81 of these
are now in operation. These 81 are
such as can be finished by Febru-
ary Is, the date originally set for
discontinuing the CWA.
Although no official word has
been received, it is quite generally
understood that the work will be
extended beyond February l5, DR..
Dupont said, and the balance OF the
projects will be handled after that
date, although as soon as any OF
the first 81 are completed, such OF
the remainder as can be finished by
February Is will be started
Since the start of the CWA IN
November, $141,O 600 has been dis
tributed in payrolls. Last week s
payroll amounted to $28,59397 and
materials purchased brought the to-
tai expenditure up to $4,000.
Under the CWS (the CWA divis-
ion handling women's work. four
nurses have been assigned to the
office of DR.. Warren F. Fox and
six more will be added, providing a
full staff which will make an in
tensive survey of direct relief re-
quirements.
Under emergency relief require
ments, four social service workers
connected with the government,
will be assigned to the valley to aid
this particular branch of relief
work.
"The transient camp, under the
direction of J. C. Spencer, and that
branch of it devoted to women,
children and families, under the di-
rection of Charlotte Wilson, is max
ing a splendid record and is doing
excellent work. DR.. Dupont said.
1.-The unemployment office is
functioning 100 per cent, and Chan
Livingston is doing a fine job in
this office,' he added.
At the request of the county CWA,
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce has appointed committee to
investigate the work in this county
and make any suggestions whereby
it may be improved.
"We know there has been criti-
cism of the CWA in other sections
of the state,' DR.. Dupont said,
"and while we too have made mis-
takes, they have been such as would
arise in any organization thrown
together hurriedly and are being
corrected as rapidly as they can be
discovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
TOTSTART TAKING BUSINESS
\ CENSUS Of C|TYsTOM0RR0N|

Supervisor Mark H. Evans of San
Diego who has charge of the coun-
ties of San Diego, Riverside, and
Imperial announces today that the
enumerators will being taking the
census of American business in Ell
Centro, Tomorrow. This is one of
three census studies undertaken by
the bureau OF the census with
funds furnished by the Civil Works
Administration as part OF the ma
ton wide program to provide en-
ployment in worthwhile projects.
All establishments engaged in re-
failing, wholesaling in various
forms, service businesses of all
kinds, amusement businesses and
hotels will be included in the sur
vey. Agriculture. manufactures,
construction. transportation, fin
ancial institutions, educational in
stitutions, and professional and per-
sonal services will be excluded.
In order to facilitate the field
work so that it will be complete
by January, 81, 1884, and to en-
able business men to supply infor-
nation readily, simple question:
naire has been prepared. 1t is
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
BRITISH PAPER
URGES FASCISM

LONDON, Jan. Is. U.P) - Wis
count Rothermere, proprietor of the
Daily Mail, today urged his nearly
100000 readers to join the British
Fascists.
Declaring Italy and Germany to
be the best governed countries in
Europe, Rotilermere said:
while leaders Of other states are
reorganizing their national re-
sources to break the crushing grip
Of the world crisis, our own are
content to drift and dawdle.
Rothermere's endorsement is The
most important advance Fascism
has made in Britain. For the first
time, the Fascists will have me-
dunn Of publicity that blankets the
country.
There are rival Fascist move
merits. Rothermere made it clear
that he was for the Sir Oswald
Mosley faction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
Of
CUbARES|CNS
BY REQUEST.
Crau San Martin Ousted By
His Supporters Following Sum-
day Conference.
SUCCESSOR NOT SELECTED
Lack Of Confidence In Deposed
Chief Given As E,eason For
Dismissal.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS

BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent
HAVANA, Jan. 10. - President
Ramon Grau San Martin today sub
mitted his resignation to revolu-
tionary committee composed of his
own former supporters who had in
vited him to step out.
Members of the revolutionary
committee met throughout the night
to select his successor. There was
some threat of trouble, as radical
and conservative leaders seemed to
disagree on future policy.
The committee, after many hours
of vain argument over Grau IS sue
cessor, adjourned until 10 a. m.
without reaching a decision.
Two main candidates for the va
Gated presidency were considered by
the revolutionary committee-Col.
Carlos Mendieta, Nationalist leader
and perhaps the country'S most
popular politician, and young Car
los Hevia, secretary of agriculture.
graduate of Annapolis Naval acad-
emy in the class of 1920.
Grau S submission of his resigna-
ton came after an exciting day
during which the government seized
control of the American-oWned
Cuban Electric company because it
failed to reach agreement with its
employees on a new wage scale.
Strike Called
The workers struck yesterday
morning, and for hours the capital
and provincial towns were without
light or power.
Army, navy and police force
seemed united against Grau. the
university medical professor whom
they put into power in September
after deposing Carlos Manuel De
Cespsdes, provisional president.
Orders were sent to all troops,
sailors and police to remain in bar
racks.
Even after it became clear that
Grau was being dismissed, the mo-
tive behind this dismissal was
vague. There were reports that the
extreme left wing believed he was
too weak to carry out their revolu-
tionary program.
Antonio Guiteras. secretary OF
war, emerged from the meeting long
Aenough to say:
"We shall abide by any decision
the revolutionary committee NAV
make. But we are awaiting word
from the army. If the army does
not accept the committees decisions
there will be figfj.'
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. UP
An informal protest over the seiZ-
ure by the Cuban government OF
the plants of the 5000 100000 Cuban
Electric company, an American con-
Germ, will be lodged with Cuba au-
thorities, Acting Secretary OF State
Phillips indicated today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
DISMISSAL 0F C0ACHE[LA SUIT
ON CANAL CONTRACT EXPECTED
Representatives Of Two Districts Reach
Tentative Agreement At Conference Held
Yesterday.

rectorS of the Imperial Irrigation
District at their regular meeting to-
morrow.
Division of water and power de-
tails between the two districts, will
also be taken up at the meeting.
A joint statement issued by the
two boards following yesterday s
meeting stated:
At joint conference between rep
resentatives of the Imperial and
Coachella wa-er boards, held at
Coachella yesterday, a meeting of
minds was reached on division of
water and power, and the propor-
tionate contributions to be made by
each district to the capital cost of
the All-American canal project.
This agreement is the basis for
Coachella to proceed for the for
NAL approval of a draft of separ-
ate contract with the United States
now before officials of the interior
department. which draft is to be ap-
proved by the Imperial District.
Dismissal by Coachella of its ap-
peal now pending in the valuation
suit is contingent upon formal rat
ification by both boards Of the
agreement reached yesterday.
Coachella s suit against the canal
contract was upheld by the super
ior court and is at present pending
appeal in the state supreme court.
It's dismissal by Coachella is con-
sidered highly important as the al
lotment of Sc 600 600 for cOnStruc-
ton of the first unit of the canal,
was endangered by the differences
existing between the two valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
j. 8. FORCES
LAND IN CHINA

SHANGHAI, Jan. 16. U.P)-tTues-
day)-GlH!H p HH-Eandlng forces OF the
american, japanese and British
navies were ashore in Foochow to-
day to protect foreigners in the city
which for several months has been
the center of bitter fighting between
Communists and Nationals of Nam
king.
The 10Th route army, backbone
of the Communist army, withdrew
from FoochoW when the Nationalist
navy captured the city. The with
drawal was made without bloodShed,
although the scattering soldiers
were bombed by Central government
airplanes.
The government troops surround
ed the famous 10th regiment on
Nanta Island, but allowed the men,
bers to depart peacefully SOUTH
ward. Thus expected sanguinary
results were avoided at least tenn
porarily.
The Marking government consid-
cred the Foochow situation improv-
ed, according to official spokesmen.
All foreigners were safe, it was
said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. U.H-
American, japanese and British
forces have been landed in Foochow,
scene of recent fighting between
Chinese rebels and nationalists, the
navy department was advised today
by Admiral Frank B. Upham, COM
mander of the United States Asiatic
squadron.
The dispatches said requests for
the landing parties to protect for
eign citizens and property were
made by the foreign consuls in view
of the unsettled conditions follow
ing the rout of the rebels.
The American landing party con-
sisted of the marine guard of the
cruiser Tulsa. in charge of Com
mander F. G.. Reinicke.
Admiral Upham said the marines
would be used to guard the U. S.
consulate until responsible Chinese
government forces could take over
the situation. He said the govern
ment troops had been promised
shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
SUPERVISORS .
HELP SOUGHT \
BY DA|RYMEN

Asking that the county come 10
their aid in the matter OF testing
cattle for tuberculosis, a delegation
of county dairymen appeared be-
fore the board of supervisors this
morning. This delegation was LED
by Earl Northrup.
The board was told that in the
past the state has tested these
herds free of any cost to the owner
but due to a cut in the state bud
get this year such work has been
discontinued on a large scale. The
state still will test market milk but
not market cream. The superviS-
ors were asked to take over TINS
work since the state is unable to do
SO. in order that the market 1or
county milk products might not pe
jeopardized.
This action was taken after the
receipt of a letter here from the
San Diego health department de-
manding that all producers shipping
milk to San Diego market must have
their herds tuberculin-tested and
cleaned, that is all reactors taken
out before January 81.
At present. it was pointed out, all
of the herds have been tested and
this order means that they must be
retested Immediately to comply with
the San Diego requirements.
Doctors Loffer and Pace Were
appointed by the supervisors to take
over the work of testing those
herds where it must be done I'M
mediately in order to comply with
the San Diego order and later
plan will be drawn up to include
other herds after the present ur-
gent necessity has passed. The state
will allot a man to work with the
county veterinarians on this test
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
ARREST EIGHT
AS AC|TATORS
Police Seize Quantity Of AL
legged Radical Literature In
Two Local Raids.

Following raid mace py local
police and deputies from the sher-
ifs office on two houses here
at IL o'clock this morning, six
FilipinoS and two white persons,
one OF them a woman, were arrest
ed and lodged in the county Jail
for investigation concerning their
activities in the strike being waged
by lettuce workers in the valley.
A typewriter, a mimeographing
machine and a large quantity of
strike literature were confiScated
in one of the raided places.
One OF these houses was at the
corner Of Fourth and Orange. the
other in the 300 block on Brighten.
The following were arrested in the
raid Pedro Sanchez, Naalencio Pad
eranga, A. r. Cabanyag, P. Yuson,
Louis Palomarez, and Frank Sam
ora, all Filipinos, with jeanette
Elfman and Bill Sherman.
Yesterday afternoon Undersher-
iff Rodney Clarke with j. @. Mac
Donald OF the State highway pa
troll arrested c. A. Hoffman, Clar-
ence Lynch and Emma Cutter, Los
Angeles, in Calexico. When stopped
by the officers their car was found
to contain a quantity of alleged
"red" and strike literature. They
were brought to the county Jail
where they are detained on char
geS of roaming about from place
to place without any lawful busi-
ness, according to the terms of
a complaint issued against them
by the district attorneys office this
morning.
Strike Situation Quiet
County officers this morning
stated that Lynch is a Los An
geles attorney and Emma Cutter
was active in labor troubles in the
valley several years ago. The trio
had been noticed mixing with
striking MexicanS in Brawley dur
ing the past few days and were
followed to CaleXico by officers
yesterday where the arrest was
made
Sheriff Campbell stated this
morning that all seems to be quiet
in the strike area but neverthe-
less county officials will be on
the watch against any possible
future demonstrations among the
strikers. A scheduled meeting and
parade in CaleXico this morning
was broken up when officers ar
rived on the scene and two demon
StratorS arrested. No other calls
were received at the sheriff'S Of
flee because of the strike, the
sheriff said.
A reported outbreak in Calexico
Saturday afternoon was found to
have been a false alarm when an
swered by special deputies. Two
Mexican truck drivers, B. Mota and
Ignacio Martinez, whose duty it
was to carry the strikers from
place to place in their trucks, were
arrested by officers, charged with
operating their trucks without
drivers licenses. This morning.
Judge Lorenz, Calexico, sentenced
Martinez to 80 days in the county
Jail on this charge, while Mota,
pleading not guilty to the count
was remanded to the county Jail
under $100 bonds.
A report that the shed workers
intend to go out on strike today
was emphatically denied at head
quarters of the Vegetable Packers
association where it was stated
that the workers had no intention
of starting any strike nor OF af-
filiating themselves with any 9TH
er such movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-15
Former Director
OF Railroads Dies

NEW YORK, Jan. Is. U.H-The
death of Walker Downer Hines, di-
rector-general of the nations rail-
roads during the most turbulent
period of government operation in
1919, was revealed in cable to his
son-in-law, Paul T. TiSon, of Dar-
len, Conn.,, from Merano, Italy.
Hines, So, died of apoplexy He
had been abroad as head of an Am
erican commission advising Turkey
on an industrialization program.