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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24

Diplomatically it was of import
ance because it ignored the repeat
ed Japanese assertion that Manch-
ukuo. the state it made out OF
Chinese Manchuria, is solely quail
flied to deal with incidents in its
territory.
Russia's long deferred direct
protest to Japan came as the cli-
max to an increasingly angry series
of protests by Russian newspapers,
under the government IS close con-
troll, and representations of the
Russian consul at Harbin, Manch-
ukuo.
The Russian note was in re-
strained terms, but its tone revealed
that Russia blameS Japan, not
Manchukuo, for the incidents which
Russians believe are calculated
effort to force Russia to sell, on
sacrifice terms, its share of the i'm
portant railway to Manchukuo. Ne
gotiations for the sale broke down
recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
Shots Fired By
Slapped Woman,

An unidentified man slapped a
woman in the Yuma bar, Brawley,
last night and then ran away, ac-
cording to a report received at the
sheriff's office. The woman, Mrs.
Dan Veletta, fired three shots at
the fleeing man with a pistol. One
shot went through his trouser leg,
but witnesses did not believe the
man was wounded. He disappear
ed, the report continued, and could
not be located by officers.
Another report at the sheriff IS
office states that Clarence MattoX,
Brawley, was brought to the county
hospital late last night by his wife
with gunshot wound in his leg
just below the knee. Officers were
told that Mattox had been hand
ling a pistol when it was discharg-
ed, the bullet striking. him in the
leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
BANDITS ROB
MAIL TRUCK

BUTLER, Pa, Aug. "a. U.P)-
Bandits in two automobiles forced
a truck carrying registered mail to
the curb here today and escaped
with three sacks containing about
$4,000.
The men appeared suddenly as
M. C. Lackey was driving the truck
through a downtown street enroute
to nearby Lyndora. The truck
contained three sacks of registered
mail.
Two automobiles suddenly appear
ed alongside, Lackey said, and one
of them forced him TO the curb.
He had no opportunity to use a re-
volver lying in the machine.
"Lie down and don t move,o one
of the men warned Lackey. Lackey
was uncertain whether there were
three or four men pointing pistols
at him.
He obeyed, and one of the men
stepped behind the truck and re-
moved the mail to the first bandit
car. All the men then leaped
aboard and sped westward, desert
ing the second machine.
The loot was largely federal re-
serve funds from Pittsburgh.
The bandits wore dark glasses
Lackey said they were between 81
and 40 years old Witnesses, whose
attention was called TO the holdur
nv screaming brakes on the auto
mobiles, said the holdup required
less than a minute.
BY the time we got TO thf
street." Mrs. H. D. Manning, whC
lives nearby, said. "the bandit:
were already speeding up tht
street"
The money was enroute to the
Lyndora bank for use in making
up payrolls of the American Roll
ing Mills and the Standard Ca
Corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
Three Die When
Car Hits Truck

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Aug. "a. W.P)
Three members of family were
killed instantly early today and
three children were injured serious
ly when the auto in which they
were riding was ripped apart when
it collided head-on with a truck
four miles north of Pismo Beach.
The dead:
Fran Chadband, Orcutt oil work.
er; the father.
Mrs. Lilly Chadband, the mother.
Edna Chadband, 13.
Two other Chadband children,
James, 7, and Amye, II, and Louise
Schultz, II, were injured. They
were brought to General hospital
in San Luis Obispo.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
CLAIM NELSON
SOLE SURVIVOR
Of GANGSTERS
Continued From Page Il

Spider Lake. Wis, and John Ham
ilton, believed by some to be al
ready dead.
They thought Nelson was some
where within the net of men and
guns spread around the city. Ev-
cry police agency was thrown into
an attempt to chase him into the
open.
Van Meters death was a contin-
uation of the disaster wreaked up
on the Dillinger gang by love of a
pretty face.
Maintaining close Seclusion in a
st. Paul hideout, Van Meter ney-
ertheleSS found opportunity TO go
about with a young woman whom
police refused to identify. He made
fatal mistake by choosing a girl
whose parents notified police. With
utmost caution they set their trap
and Van Meter walked into it. He
was given orders to surrender and
was slain only when he fired two
shots from his own gun and turned
to flee.
Had Bad. Career
Van Meters association with
Dillinger began in the Indiana state
reformatory. Because of the un-
ruly record both were transferred
to the penitentiary at Michigan
City. Later both were paroled.
They met outside, planned and ex-
ecuted several robberies together.
Van Meter collaborated in planning
the escape of ~ former comrades
from the penitentiary, then aided
the - in rescuing Dillinger from
Jail at Lima, 0.
Since that day six members Of
the gang have been killed. Sew
eral others are in prison. Only
four - Nelson, Hamilton, Joseph
Burns and Joseph Fox-are at lib
erty.
Nelson is rated as national pub
lie enemy No since Dillinger s
death. He is particularly wanted
for Staying Federal Officer Carter
Baum in escaping from raid on
a gang hideout at Little Bohemia
Lodge near Spider Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
ARIZONA GIVES
ASSURANCE To
BRITISH AGENT

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. "a. UP)-
British subjects, including Hindu,
Irish and Scots, will be protected
to the fullest extent of the law in
! the matter of the dispute over
alien lease holders of farm lands
in the Salt River Valley, Gov. B..
B. Moeur told the British consul
here today.
The governor met with Went
worth Gurney, Los Angeles repre-
sentative of the government of the
British Isles and assured him that
everything within his power would
be done to protect foreign sub
jects.
This is the second representative
of foreign country to come here
since the trouble started last week.
The japanese vice consul spent
several days here investigating
conditions.
There are about 40 Hindu FAM
lilies living here it was said. Most
of these have come from Punjab,
in the northern part of India and
have been here since 1880, it was
said. The Irish, British and Scots
are represented by about 10 fami-
lies. None of these people are leas-
ing or own the land, but are work.
ing the farms on share propo-
sition which is not a violation Of
the alien land laws of Arizona.
Threats of violence against the
aliens by farmers of the valley
have subsidized as numerous Japan
ese, one Hindu and several Amer
leans have been arrested. The first
hearing on these complaints will
be held August 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
NeU Fires In
Northern Area

SACRAMENTO, Aug. "a. UP
New forest fire outbreaks were
reported from the PiumaS nation
al forest region today following
severe electrical storm.
Fire fighters saved Camp Ly-
man, summer resort near Sloat, by
using water lifted from the Fea-
ther river, bT Tf<ortable pumps.
After the storm II separate fires
broke out in various parts of the
forest preserve. The crew of 900
men engaged in fighting a serious
fire near Sloat was scattered over
a wider area to combat the new
fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
Mexican Radio
Artists Strike

MEXICO CITY. Aug. "a. U.P)-
Twenty employees Of a small radio
station continued on hunger strike
at the studio today and voted they
would eat nothing until back salar-
les were paid The strike started
Wednesday morning
Authorities have no fear of fatal
tiles. There are usually several
hunger strikes in progress here and
the customary policy OF the strikers
is not TO eat until they become
really hungry.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24

Makes a last appeal for your support at
the polls next Tuesday, based on his gen.
eral qualifications:
He has had judicial experience and
knows the law governing the acts of pro-
cess serving official, he knows the value of
courtesy and patience when dealing with
the public. His former. newspaper work in
the valley, and 18 years residence makes
him familiar with the district in which he
seeks election.
If elected he will devote his entire time
TO the affairs of the office, rendering
prompt and courteous service to the public
at all times
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
l. A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a up
Hogs 25. Steady. Few locals up
to $3.50.
Cattle 500 commercial, 538 hold
overs, 859 government. Slow about
steady. Grass steers S4.60-4. IS.
Medium heifers $5.25. Cows $275-
$50. Cutter grades $3.50.
Calves IS commercial $50 govern
ment. Steady Few vealers S6.25.
Good calves S4.85.
Sheep 100, holdovers 81. Steady
Goog 80-lb. wooled lambs $625.
Good fed shorn lambs Sc. Shorn
wethers S325.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
U. S. AND CUBA SIGN TREATY

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. U.P)-
The United States and Cuba to-
day signed a reciprocal trade ag-
reement by which each grants the
other important tariff concessions
calculated to inaugurate new
era in United States-Cuban trade.
The treaty, which administra-
ton officials hope will be but the
first of a series of such yankee
trading agreements" between this
and other countries, was signed at
the state department.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24

land at z o clock last night and has
not been heard from since that
time.
DR.. X. c. Clemons. dentist pro-
'essional bldg Phone 245.
N VI Il
Escape Hearing Continued-C. A.
Barber, charged with escaping
from the county jail was arraigned
before Judge McPherrin in super
ior court this morning. w. E. Alb
raham was appointed TO represent
him and the case was continued
until next Friday for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
RUSSIA SENDS
SHARP NOTE
To JAPANESE

MOSCOW, Aug. "a. - Soviet
Russia holds Japan responsible for
a month-long series of incidents in
the Chinese Eastern railway zone
of Manchukuo, it was revealed to-
day with publication of a sharp
protest note sent to Toxic.
The note protested the arrests,
over a period of many weeks, of 88
Russian employees of the railway,
of which Russia owns a half share.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES. Aug. "a. U.P)-
Trading was dull on the Los An
geles stock exchange today with
prices slightly on the upside.
Transamerica on sale Of TOO
shares, was up Is at 6; Standard
Oil was off Is at 35A on 400;
Claude Neon advanced " to IL
on 500; Edison common was up a
at ID on 400 shares; Southern Pa
cific was up u at 1917 on 300; Los
Angeles Investment was un-
changed at Az on 300 and Pacific
Gas common was up % on 200
shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24

sister in Texas" she said. ut will
be a great shock to them"
She also said she was surprised
to learn of his arrest. No arrange
ments had been made to meet
Phillips after her parole next July,
she added.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
(0UNrBRIEFS (0UNrBRIFS

Church To Serve Dinner - The
Sweet Home Baptist church will
serve q chicken dinner on Monday
at First and Orange streets, from
IL 2. m. until 8 p m. AT 7:30 var
ious candidates for office will ad-
dress those attending.
am a candidate for Justice of
the Peace. Am AZ years old, have
ranched, taught school, was court
balliff four years. Thanking you
for your support.-Roy Shepard.
Arrested At Charged with
evading payment Of railroad fare,
Virgil Cotron and Teddy Jablono-
wski were booked at the county Jail
following their arrest in inland
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
Triple-A Water at sherwood's.


Divorce DEGREES Granted-Inter-
locutoIy DEGREES of divorce were
granted by Judge R. d. McPherrin
yesterday 10 Ray Alexander from
Ida Alexander and TO Edna Bevans
from Elam BeYanS. Extreme cruel
ty had been charged in each case.
Tee Cold &C. Beer. bottle l0c.
FL Centre Fish Market. 1893 Main.
Phone 1883. tim
Seek Missing Mantle sheriff S
office was notified early this morn
ing that Wallace Newkirk, %, left
the Seymour dairy near Westmor-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-24
DETAINED ON
SUSP P|C|ON IN
BIC ROBBERY.
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Continued from page y
lips, California s most notorious
woman convict.
Phillips, himself, has a police rec
ord.
Since 1924, he has been arrested
four times by Los Angeles police.
He was dnvicted but once, on a
liquor charge ana was fined $3.50
or 180 days in Jail.
His other arrests were on charge
of fraud, assault with a deadly wea-
pom and violation of the state ve-
hicle act.
He also was arrested December
S in Kansas City on Mann act
charges. He was arrested Septem-
ber 10, 1888 in New York City on
charge of felonious assault, local
officers said.
WOMEN'S PRISON, Tehachapi,
Calf, Aug. "a. W.P)-Informed Of
the arrest of her husband, Armour
Lee Phillips, in connection with a
$427 900 Brooklyn holdup, the first
thoughts of Clara Phillips, ham,
mer murderess, were for his mo-
ther and sister in Texas.
II feel sorry for his mother and
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25

MOSCOW-(FP) II Harvesting in
the entire Soviet Union, with the ex-
ception Of western Siberian districts,
has been completed. Harvest plans
have been fulfilled by IS per cent.
Autumn sowing has reached rs per
cent of the plan, with 100000 acres
more finished by September u, than
at the same date last year.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM
Bosses "Debauch" Labor Lead
ers, Presidents Wife Charges

NEW YORK. - (FP) - Industrial
leaders have "debauched" labor lead
ers in order to control them.
Present labor leadership is of poor
caliber with "a rather low standard of
ethics"
So Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
charged in a speech before some $500
clubwomen at the fourth annual Con-
ference on Current Problems.
If industrial leaders are surprised
that they do not always find honest
and responsible labor leadership with
which to deal, she asserted, they have
only to look at their own attitudes in
the past to find a complete explana-
ton.
"They have been only too willing in
the past to have as labor leaders men
of such character and intelligence as
could be under their control. They
have more than once paid labor lead
ers-perhaps not in cash always, but
with a variety of bribes-in order that
what they wished might be done by
the labor group in their employ" she
stated bluntly.
Both labor and industrial leaders
may still show that they are able to
work honestly and unselfishly for the
common good, she maintained, but
"they must be bigger and better people
than most of them have proved them
selves to be so far"
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
One YEAR AGO
IN LABOR
(Oct. Sill, 1889

(Oct. Sill, 1889
New York-FP)-Pres. Roosevelt,
on the basis OF his work so far, really
should be a Socialist" Abraham Ca
han, editor OF the Jewish Daily For
ward, told more than 10000 dressmak-
ers in their victory demonstration at
Madison Square Garden in New York
City.
New York-FP)-Morris Hillquit,
outstanding leader Of the Socialist
Party Of America since its formation in
1900 and prominent in the international
Socialist movement since 1904, died in
New York at the age of O..
> = =
Washington-(FP)-"Oh, what can l
do?" exclaimed Sec. of Labor Frances
Perkins in answer to an appeal by a
delegation of seven women and five
children to protect them against star
walton. The delegation came from
Bethlehem Steel Co.'S town, Sparrow's
Point, Md.
T. + T.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Pres.
Roosevelt to offer any suggestion in
his speech at the dedication of the
Gompers memorial that he would meet
organized labor's demand for a 30
hour law by sealing down the maximum
work hours in the industrial codes
brought keen disappointment to his sup
porters in the convention Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
VIII 3O-Hour Week
Ease The Panic
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CONTINUED from Page y
theless, the bosses refused to accept
it at first and got a postponement I'M
til December 1. Then, it is thought,
it will be accepted.
The aggressively enthusiastic support
for the 30-hour week at the A. F. Of
L. convention gave added impetus to
the campaign for that part OF the pro-
gram. The 30-hour bill passed the
Senate by a substantial majority in 1888
and would have passed the House but
the administration bringing out the N
RIA to displace it. The MIRA has fail
ed to re-employ the jobless and the
urge for shorter hours is all the more
intense.
The objections is made that employ
ers are now having a fight to keep
alive and that added cost would bring
a new wave of bankruptcies. That
calls for the second part OF the pro-
gram, a choice Of some such thing as !:
l.. Making the railroads of the
country a present of a billion-dollar
system Of crossing eliminations, saw
ing about 1900 lives a year, and help
ing the basic industries which are most
seriously depressed. This program has
been under discussion in Washington
for six months.
2. Building Roosevelt Road, from
New York to Los Angeles II an Ella
borate highway, 6-car width, missing
all the cities, with cross roads elimin-
ated by viaducts built for high speed
travel.
Proponents of Roosevelt Road point
out that it would give a tremendous
boost to the depressed auto industry
and to the idea OF Seeing America
first" By missing the cities it would
not only make speedy travel easier but
would make it necessary for the states
to build a whole series of feeder roads,
thus adding substantially to the vol
ume of expenditures for wages. There
is already a tendency to spend vaca-
lions in the United States because of
the depreciation of the dollar and this
would make coast-to-coast automobile
trips so delightful that millions Of dol
lars would be spent for vacationing
along Roosevelt Road.
Politically, the advantages would be
that there would be a striking, national
physical result from the huge expen-
ditures for relief. 1t would cost hun
dreds Of millions but the hundreds OF
millions are nov being spent and there
is nothing left at the end to show in
results. Here would be something that
would last for decades. 1t would cover
the country, since there would be a
branch swung off to Miami and anoth-
er one to Seattle, and would bring ex-
penditures and business to evrey part
of the nation. 1t would make a fine
point Of pride spectacle for Novem-
Der, 1886.
And, if the business level continues
in the 70s for the mex Is months a:
it has most of the time during the last
IS months, November, 1886, is not go
ing to be such a pleasant time for those
now in power.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25

To inform the minds Of the people
and to follow their will is the chief
duty Of those placed at their head.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
SOCIETY NOTES

An authority on women's styles lays
down the law; This is no season to
dress in a cheap way"
She must be the wife of a mar who
said five years ago that prosperity was
just around the corner.
T. T. 4
Postmaster Gen. Farley's official flag
is to contain the emblem of a postman
riding a horse.
After a few more pay cuts for the
boys who do the work in the depart
ment, Jim will be able to change it to
a beggar on horseback.
U. S. TO BUY MORE CATTLE =
headline.
If he keeps it up, Uncle Sam is soon
going to be our biggest Butter and
egg man.
Percy Rockefeller has passed into the
great beyond.
By now, he's probably got a job as
Gabriel over the White House.
A hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany,
is being boycotted because half its staff
voted against Hitler.
A case Of putting the doctors under
the knife.
The parents OF Shirley Temple, baby
motion picture star, have turned down
an offer of $4,000 a week for her ser
vices.
Chasing the money changers from
the temple, SO to speak.
+ 4 4
With Huey Long increasing his pow
er, it begins 10 look as though Thomas
Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana
territory wasn't such a bargain, after
all.
SAM INSULT GOES ON TRIAL
IN CHICAGO THIS WEEK - head
line.
His business activities graft must be
reaching a new lowl
(From a personal notice in the New
York Herald Tribune.
DESPERATE - Isn't there some
one, somewhere, whether in the city.
or outside, who will offer a chance tc
a man whose hair has greyed, whose
stenography = dictaphone speed has
slackened, but who is still strong, a
hard worker, willing to try anything
and a bargain at the wage he'll take
4 4 4
IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
HoovERIsM

"The kindly radiance Of sympathy
and encouragement which goes with
voluntary efforts cannot be r%eproduc-
ed by %bureaucrats.' u from a speech
of the ex-president at Portland, Ore
on the subject of welfare relief.
The sympathy of the war department
for the veterans when they marched to
Washington, for instance?
4 4 +
Now that Hugh Johnson has resigned
from the NRA, millions of people in
this country will have to turn elsewhere
for their inspiration r. in thinking up
new cuss words.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
FIVE YEARS AGO
In LABOR
(Oct. sill, 1920


New York-(FP)-Upon his return
from Washington where he had been
comforting with Pres. Hoover, Premier
Ramsay MacD Donald, leader OF the Bri-
fish Labor Party and Socialist, was
guest at the home Of Thomas w. La
mont, J. P. Morgan partner. At the
dinner, a private affair, were J. P. Nor
gan, Henry P. Dawson, Jr., John w.
Davis and George F. Baker.
=
Boston-(FP)-Calvin Coolidge, who
rode into the vice-presidency and later
into the White House as a result Of
notoriety gained through the Boston
union police strike, admits he bungled
the whole affair, but claims credit in
an article in a Hearst magazine for es-
tablishing the principal that policemen
cannot belong to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Allentown, ~Pa.-(FP)-When called
on in his capacity as a deputy to evict
a destitute family, Luther Kline hand
ed in his badge and threw down his
blackjack rather than go through with
it.
4 + =
New York-FP)-Sixty out Of 65
drug and food manufacturers have
dropped the Blue Eagle from their
labels, feeling that it has lost most of
its sales value, a recent survey reveals.
+ + =
Demanding higher
wages, better working conditions, full
crews and union recognition, Japanese
seamen employed in the merchant
marine have threatened to strike if
the companies reject their demands.
NEW YORK - (FP) - About ST.
100000 worth OF vegetables were raised
for the unemployed this summer in
10000 gardens planted under New
York state TERRA supervision.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
Convention Votes
Industrial Union

(COntlnued from rage -
upon work over which these organiza-
tons exercise jurisdiction.
Experience has shown that craft
organization is most effective in pro-
tecting the welfare and advancing the
interests OF workers where the nature
of the industry, such as the lines Of
demarkation between crafts, are dis
tinguishable.
However, it is also realized that in
many OF the industries in which thou
sands of workers are employed a new
condition exists requiring organization
upon a different basis to be most effec-
tive.
"To meet this new condition the Ex-
exutive Council is directed to issue
charters for national or international
unions in the automotive, cement,
aluminium and such other mass-pro-
duction and miscellaneous industries as
in the judgment of the Executive Coun-
Gil may be necessary to meet the situa-
ton.
THAT the Executive Council shall at
the earliest practical date inaugurate,
manage, promote and conduct a cam
paign of organization in the iron and
steel industry.
THAT, in order to protect and safe
guard the members OF such national
and international unions as are char
tered, the American Federation OF
Labor shall for a provisional period
direct the policies, administer the bust
ness and designate the administrative
and financial officers Of such newly
organized unions"
Much Constructive Work Done
While the passage Of the resolution
directing admission Of industrial un-
ions is regarded as the outstanding
achievement, the great fifty-fourth an
nual convention of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor accomplished a vast
amount OF constructive work in many
phases Of organized labor's rightful
function in protecting and promoting
the welfare of wage earners and the
peaceful progress of the nation.
Practically every subject in which
labor is interested was considered by
the several committees, which brought
in reports in each instance for approva
or disapproval by the delegates. Will
over 100 resolutions turned in immedi-
ately, the number soon grew to exceed
$50 resolutions.
The convention as a whole is regard.
ed as one of the most vital and mos
constructive ever held by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.