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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
FARLEY TALKS
To R0TAR|ANS
Tells Convention Present Con-
ditions Would Be Paradise A.
Year Ago.

DETROIT, June 81. U.H = The
present business situation, pictured
to the people a year ago, would
have appeared at that time as
"vision of paradise Postmaster
General James A. Farley said in
an address here today.
Speaking to thousands of dele
gates to the 25th annual conven-
tion of Rotary international, Far
ley unfolded story of facts and
figures which he said pointed to
recovery.
81 do not mean to tell you that
we have been suddenly lifted from
a pit to a mountain top" he said.
"We have still considerable way
to go before we get back to the
figures we like to see. But we are
on our way. The statisticians tell
me that the general business index
shows an average rise of 26 per
cent over what it was during the
first three months of 1882
"I am telling you-or rather
your own account books are telling
you-that had you dreamed that
within a year you would be doing
as we'll as you are doing, that you
would have thought it vision OF
paradise.
Farley described criticism of adj
ministration projects as "mere
carping.'
''More attention had to be given
to rebuilding character, morale and
self confidence, than to rebuilding
commerce, manufacturing and agri-
culture he said in reference to
the CCC. "Made work projects
were the result"
"All my life have been hearing
a demand for business admins
tration,'' he continued. "That is
what those at present in control of
our government are trying to give
you. I have only to suggest that
you consult your own ledgers and
not how much more black ink and
note how much more back ink and
your accounts this year than last. -
Farley quoted figures showing
that steel production is up 1872 per
cent, automobile 81 per cent, de-
partment store sales 81 per cent,
and the farm income 81 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
BOARD NAMED BY PRESIDENT WILL
ATTEMPT TO SETTLE COAST STRIKE
Archbishop Of San Francisco Heads Group
Called Upon To Halt Disastrous Effects
Of Walkout.

general strike. At Portland, union
truck drivers refused to handle
freight transhipped by rail from
Los Angeles where ii was unloaded
from ships. The Oregon city faced
a famine of fuel oil because strike
breakers could not get near ships
to unload the fuel.
Webb Gives Ruling
Meanwhile, California's attorney
general, U. S. Webb, ruled the state
had authority to appoint special
officers to guard ships, and nation
al guardsrlen mobilized and re-
ceived equipment at the Mission
street armory, San Francisco. al
though denying mobilization was
in connection with the strike.
More than ITS ships, normally
carrying passengers and freight
across the Pacific and coastwise,
were tied up in San Francisco bay
Millions of dollars worth of cargo
lay unmoved in their holds and in
dock warehouses. Seventy-three
ships were stalemated at Seattle,
Portland and Grays Harbor in the
Pacific northwest.
Movement of ships and cargo was
not affected so seriously at Los An
geles harbor and San Diego, where
unions are not SO strong. Twenty
vessels were tied up in Los Angeles
harbor, u at San Pedro and like
number at San Diego. Strike
breakers moved 25 ships from the
Los Angeles area yesterday.
McGrady, in explaining initial
procedure of the Presidents labor
board, said the first step would be
to determine the status of the long
shorernen and whom they want to
act AS their spokesmen.
He said employers charged the
Iongshoremen's union had been
stacked" with men who had never
worked at the craft, and that from,
the unions came claims that ring
ers" had been thrust into water
front employment with instructions
to vote for any measure favored by
the shipping companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
TT AMT NO SIN CERTAINLY is
Mae West Film And One Of 'Du Barry
Placed Under Ban In New York

ant, Roman Catholic and Jewish
faiths joined in a nationwide drive
against indecent movies.
1t was reported that the New
York state board of censors had
refused to grant a license to the
Mae West picture. The board how
eer. is not permitted to disclose
the names of pictures placed before
1t for application.
The Rev. Worth M. Tippy, head
of the Federal Council IS Church
and Social Service. said he had re-
ceived an offer Of cooperation in
setting up national organization
to enforce high movie standards
from the Central Conference of Am
ericsn Rabbis.
The New York Federation of
Women's Clubs renewed long
fight for better films and said it
would not be opposed to boycott.
New York school heads proposed
survey of pictures with view to
eliminating those Objectionable to
school children.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

SAN FRANCISCO, June 81. UP)
Efforts to end bloody rioting along
Pacific coast waterfronts and open
the gateways to oriental commerce
-stagnated since May when %, 900
maritime workers struck in ma
jor industrial crisis-were made to-
day at the personal request of
President Roosevelt.
Militiamen and police, equipped
with guns, clubs and tear gas, were
prepared to take command of San
Francisco's historic Enbarcadero.
scene of a score of violent clashes
between striking longshoremn and
police, should the mediators fail.
President Roosevelt appointed q
labor hoard of three members,
headed by scarlet Cath
olic archbishop, when shippers ard
industrial leaders issued a curt ul-
timatum that the port would be
opened within "a to 48 hours" by
force if necessary.
Their announcement followed
complete collapse of efforts by Ed
ward F. McGrady, assistant secre-
tary of labor, to get longshoremen
and Shippers to accept proposals
for conciliation of collective bar
gaining issues, the crux of the
walkout.
It was understood the employers
would wait at least day to allow
the labor board time to act.
If peace is not effected imme-
diately, then shippers will go ahead
with their plans, and anything
may happen" leaders said.
While the Most Rev. Edward j..
Hanna, archbishop of San Fran
cisco; Q. K Cushing, prominent at
torney, and McGrady conferred
with shippers and union leaders,
longshoremen and other maritime
workers continued picketing water
fronts from San Diego to Seattle,
with sporadic outbursts of violence.
Beatings and sluggings occurred
along the San Francisco and Oak
land docks. Seattle longshorenlen
asked that city's 106 unions to call
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
'UNEMPLOYABLES' TO PRESENT
SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR VALLEY

In a forceful talk made before
members of the Ell Centre Chamber
OF Commerce today Capt. W. N.
Cunningham, local agent of the U.
S. employment service, stated that
the problem which faces the nation
today is not one of unemployment
but of "unemployables." The speak
er pointed out that on one valley
project on which an average of SIS
men were employed at any one
time it took 785 men to complete
tine project because so many of the
men were not capable or not will
ing to do the work. The Ail-Amer-
ican canal, he stated, will not solve
the employment situation in Impe-
rial county for the same reason,
many of the unemployed are un-
willing to work and many are not
efficient enough to do the work
which will be required.
Men who wanted work got it un-
der the CWA, Cunningham stated,
and when that avenue )f employ
ment was closed they got work in
the fields. These men will also be
employed under the SERA. but none
Of these agencies can solve the
problem of the "unemployable" and
the men who want to work cannot
he rchabilitated unless work is Gre
ated which is necessary rather than
projects devised which merely keep
man occupied SO he can draw re-
lief money.
Imperial county has been very
fortunate in its relief set up, Cum
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
Negro Slain, Officer Wounded, In Pistol Duel
Search Vessel In
TufUerson Mystery

NEW YORK, June 81. W.P) An
outside cabin on the liner Olympic
was insp scted with microscopic
thoroughness by police today for an
answer to cne of the most enigmat-
ic questions in the case of the miss
ing Agnes Tufgerson.
The cabin was the one in which
Capt. Ivan Poderjay secreted him.
self on voyage to Europe last De-
cember %, few days aftc, he had
married Miss Tufverson and two
days after she disappeared.
Inspection of the cabin was to
determine whether the body of Miss
Tufverson might have been taken
aboard in a trunk which also has
disappeared Police carefully meas
ured the cabins portfolio on a sus-
picion that the trunk and possibly
Miss Tufversons body might have
been thrown from it into the open
sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

During a joint meeting of the
board of county supervisors and
the county emergency relief COM
mission held yesterday afternoon,
Ray Swanson Of Brawley was
chosen head of the commission III
place of DR.. N. E. Dupont, Ell Gen.
tro, who had held this position
since the inception of the relief
work here last year.
The resignation of M. o. Briggs
as director of county reliet was ALSO
accepted but his successor was not
appointed at yesterdays meeting,
Briggs to serve in that capacity un-
til this appointment is made. Swan-
son appointed committee consist
ing of Sam Webb, Holtville: Her.
bert Going and Judge Cook of
Westmorland to select new di-
rector of relief, the seme to be sub
ject to approval by SERA authori-
ties. a
The reorganization of the county
commission followed statements t.
the effect that it was felt such a
move was in order at this time. A
mass meeting has been called for
7:30 o'clock tonight in the super
visors' room at which program for
the year Is to be drawn up.
Charles Schottland, district su-
pervisor of state relief for South
ern California division. met with
the board for a discussion of the
relief situation both here ard
throughout the state. A resolution
was adopted by the board calling
for a loan of s84, 1896, all available
FUNDS in the county's allotment OF
state gasoline tax funds to handle
relief work here. 1t was stipulated,
however, that the local commission
IS to have full jurisdiction over
the expenditure of these funds.
In statement today DR.. Dupont
said: -....
Since I have been chairman of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
HITLER AIDS
NAz|'S FOES
BY EDWARD BEATTY
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, June 27. U.P)-Chan-
cellor Adoph Hitler has come to
the support of the national Steel
Helmet organization in its fight
against efforts of the Nazi storm
troops to suppress it, we'll informed
quarters said today.
Franz Seldte, minister of labor
and leader of the Steel Helmets,
held an hours conference with
Hitler on the tense situation be-
tween the two important elements
of national life which resulted from
an incident at Quetzin where a
Nazi storm trooper was stabbed by
a Steel Helmet man.
Well informed members Of the
Steel Helmets, an organization Of
World war veterans which reaches
into every German hamlet. said
Hitler assured Seldte that he would
adhere to the agreement of March
% signed by President Paul Won
Hindenburg, Hitler. Seldte and
Ernst Roem, leader of the storm
troops, under which the Stahlhelm
was Incorporated in the Nazi front
fighters league but was guaranteed
a certain measure OF independence.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
mtx Re7~1,
&lsA[. NeNsurht Syndicate. lAA
BOARD MUM
ON STATEMENT
BY G[AsSF ORD

No action was taken by the board
of supervisors yesterday on the
statement submitted to it by Gen.
Pelham D. Giassford, making va
rious communications relative to
the labor situation in the valley and
urging investigation by the grand
Jury of various acts of violence.
The statement was read indivi-
dually by the supervisors during the
afternoon but was not even Off
cially ordered filled" None of the
supervisors had any comment for
publication.
One supervisor, who was asked
confidentially if he thought the
board would take any action on the
statement, asserted that the super
visors are extremely busy just now
working on the budget and he
doubted if the generals report
would be taken up, "for some time"
With the request that his name
rot be used, he expressed the opin-
ion that the generals statement
will die where it is"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
NORRIS FAVORS MORE LIBERALISM
Veteran Independent Senator Believes Presi-
dent Should Swing Left

is tired. But he is permitting him.
self only short rest before plung-
ing again into the fray
Norris revealed he believes:
That the United States was on
the verge OF dissolution and that
this country faced cutter ruin
when Mr.. Roosevelt was elected.
That Mr.. Roosevelt has provided
sound leadership, that he will be
reelected, although the President
could have been more radical in
some policies and has made some
mistakes.
That there is no hope of liberal
alism in the present Republican
party.
That he is neither for nor against
third party movement.
That his constitutional amend
ment for abolition CT the electoral
college will be adopted at the mex.
session of congress
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
BRATTON TO
BE HEAD OF
LEGION POST

Charles A. Bratton is to be the
new commander of Boyce Aten post
of the American Legion as result
OF the annual election of officers
held at the post meeting last nigh.
in the Veterans hall
Other officers elected are: DR.. O.
H. Van Eman, first vice-command-
er; Herbert Lowdermilk. second
vice-commander; Hugh G. Davis.
adjutant; Barney Holbert, finance
officer; v. E. Butterworth, chap
lain; Milt E. johnson, sergeant-at-
arms; Aylmer Thompson, Harry
Woodbury., L. L. Duff, H. K. Nc
Climans, Charles p Delp, members
of the executive committee; Mike
Zavala, H. K. McClimans, P. A.
Thaanum, county council members;
DR.. o. H. Van Eman, Charles P.
Delp Vaughn N. Thompson, Charles
A. Bratton, Charles B. Jobes. Harry
Woodbury., delegates to state con-
vention; w. II. Rhodes, historian.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
WEETH GIVES
INFORMATION
TOSTOCKMEN
BY w. w. WEETH
Acociate in Agrcnomy, In Charge
of the Imperial Valley Exper-
iment Station

fta;UCldtc III ASTO1IOIuy, III OndTSc
of the Imperial Valley Exper-
iment Station
Stockmen can maintain water in
their settling reservoirs for a long
er period of time If seepage is
eliminated.
This can be done by using ben
tOnite in their reservoirs if the set
tling basins are made of dirt. 1t
will certainly pay to take some pre-
cautions for stock water with this
threatened water shortage coming
on.
the California Desert Products
Company, So Sutter Street, San
Francisco, Calf. The price of this
material was selling for $13.55 per
ton in carload lots. 1t would be
we'll for stockmen to get together
and order this material in carload
lots.
Bentonite was used in an irriga-
tion reservoir at the Riverside Ex-
pertinent station by DR.. L. D.
Bachelor (director) and fairly
good results were obtained. This
reservoir was built in decomposed
granite soil which is very porous.
The writer conducted an exper-
iment at the station last week as
follows:
Two small basins were made of
screen wire, over this wire soil was
spread 1ls inches thick. In one
basin an application Of bentonite
was applied at the rate of one
pound per square foot The other
basin received no treatment Both
basins were then filled with clear
water. The water disappeared from
the basin with no treatment in one
hour, but water remained in the
basin with bentonite eight hours
and Is minutes. We are confident
that good seal for reservoirs Of
Imperial Valley soils can be obtain.
ed by using bentonite.
DR.. Bachelor stated from his ex-
perience with bentonite at River
side he thought IL tons per acre
would be satisfactory for our con-
ditions in Imperial Valley.
The test conducted by the writer
was at the rate of about 21la tons
of bentonite per acre. Even at this
rate it would only cost about $8.75
for material for reservoir 100
feet square. If one animal is lost
due to water shortage it might be
saved by having better reservoir.
Bentonite comes in soft rock
form. 1t should be ground to a
powder before applying. The res
ervoir should be drained and BEN
tonite spread over the entire sur
face by lbnd. The reservoir can
then be filled UP Immediately.
If stock get into the reservoir
no damage is done to the seal, in
fact 1t would probably be benefit
cial, because it would help "pud-
dle' the soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

bingham stated, and the county re-
lief commission has endeavored to
assist only men who were willing
to work, but with later rulings that
this was not necessary more and
more men have joined the relief
rolls and become 'unemployables'
rather than unemployed. In COM
plimenting DR.. Dupont on the work
he has done as director of the coun-
ty relier Cunningham stated there
has been no graft and no racket
eering in this county as in manv
communities an dthat he had no
criticism to make Of the local relief
set up but of the national set up
whereby millions are getting relief
money without making any effort
in return.
Dupont Talks
DR.. Norman E. Dupont who has
served as head of the county relief
administration, explained the reas-
ons for the complicated relief set
up by the nation when he told that
there are in this country 100000
heads of families who can never
work again in their own lines be-
cause of development in machinery,
and these can never be absorbed,
10000 600 men are out of work and
may or may not desire work and
there are 22,000,0 900 living with rel
atives who are not earning a living.
This brings the total of unemploy-
ed up to almost half the popula-
ton of the United States.
Dupont who is still head of the
national unemployment set up here,
of the Ell Centro relief commission
and represents FL Centre on the
county relief commission, stated
that the federal relief plan has
changed very rapidly since he first
became member of commission.
Changes nave been particularly rap
i'd in Imperial county for this is
known as one of the toughest"
counties in regard to the relief pro-.
gram because of transients, migra-
tory workers, ETC. Other changes
are bound to come, Dupont stated,
in the federal relief work program
which will allow 25,000 a month
for Imperial county.
DIR. Dupont expressed apprecia-
tion for the work which Captain
Cunningham has done in Imperial
county and the remarks of the two
speakers were followed by round
table discussion, President w. H.
Tyler of the Ell Centre chamber
presiding.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

NEW YORK, June 81. tUP)-A
Mae West movie of the same type
that established the staggering
actress as the premier screen siren
and one featuring Dolores Del Rio
as the French courtesan, Madam
Du Barry, became the first victims
of a militant church campaign for
decency in pictures today.
Both the Mae West movie, "It
Ain It No Sin, and Miss Del Rio 5
title role picture were withdrawn
from application for licensing in
New York state.
Paramount Productions, Inc, pro-
ducers of Miss West IS picture, an
nounced 1t was being sent back to
Hollywood for revision and would
be reissued ''under another name. -
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. al
most simultaneously announced
that Madame Du Barry would
undergo re-filming for elimination
of bedroom scene.
The announcements came O. few
days after leaders Of the Protest
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
Doctors Declare
Payne Was Insane

LOS ANGELES, June 81. W.p)-
Two alienists, appointed by Judge
Fletcher Bowron to examine Louis
R. Payne, 81, confessed slayer of
his mother and younger brother,
today had held the youth insane
at the time of the murders.
DR.. Gustave F. Boehme today
filed report which closely par
alleled that of DR.. Thomas j. Or
biston, made last week.
Both alienists held that young
Payne, in their opinion, is now sane
but is "constitutionally of a psy-
chopathic make-up.'
DR.. Edwin Wayte, the third alien
list appointed by the court. has not
made his report.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
Further Drop In
Colorado At Yuma

There was no improvement in
river conditions today, according to
M. ]. Dowd, chief engineer of the
Imperial Irrigation District, who
advised that there IS nothing to
add concerning the situation as it
has existed for several days.
The river reading at Yuma to-
day showed a marked drop from
yesterday, only 1,730 second feet
being recorded against $3.50 sec
ond feet yesterday.
The Grand Canyon reading also
showed drop from 4,040 second
feet Tuesday to 3,790 second feet
today
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
Ickes Promises
Oil Code Action

WASHINGTON, June 81. U.R-
1..1rold L. Ickes, secretary of inter-
ior, said today he would announce
shortly new enforcement plan for
oil code provisions, including con-
troversial marketing sections.
He declined to discuss the nature
of the proposal which he worked
out in collaboration with Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings.
Ickes said he was disappointed at
failure of congress to act on the
Thomas-Disney oil bill but was de-
termined to use "every means
available to enforce code provi-
ions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
INJURED MAN
: IS EXPECTED
To RECOVER
BILL Jones Killed By V. Paul
During Three -Cornered Battle
Near Depot Here.
VICTIM DIES INSTANTLY
Took Gun From Joe Denzer,
Railroad Policeman, Who
b Sought To Question Him.
VICTIM DIES INSTANTLY


Bill Jones, Negro, was almost in
stantly killed about 7 o'clock this
morning when shot by v. Paul, spe-
cial agent for the Southern Pacific
/ company near the railway station
according to report made by local
police who investigated the matter
This report states that Joe Den
ger, another special officer of the
railroad company iaccosted Jones
who had just got off a train north
OF the depot. The two men scuffled
for few moments during which
time Jones got possession of Den
zer's pistol and threatened to shoot
him with it. While this was in pro-
gress. Paul arrived on the scene OF
the trouble.
Police stated that when Paul put
in his appearance Jones transferred
his attention from Denzer to Paul
and fired two shots at the second
officer. One of these struck Paul in
the right arm, the other in the leg
Paul then attempted to shoot at
Jones but finding his right arm prac.
tically paralyzed from the wound
he transferred MS pistol to the left
hand and shot once at Jones, the
bullet striking him in the stomach,
killing him almost instantly. Paul
was taken to IA Solana hospital for
treatment and Jones body to B. E.
Lemons funeral parlors.
Identification of the dead man,
according to local police records,
showed that he had been arrested
here twice within the past two years
and had caused the department a
great amount Of trouble both before
his arrests and after he had been
placed in the city Jail.
The records show his first arrest
was on March IL OF last year, when
he was charged with petty theft.
He was accused of having stolen bot
ties of milk from residents in the
city. He was given "floater' out of
town following his appearance in
police court at that time.
Caused Much Trouble
His second arrest was on Febru-
airy of this year when he was
charged with vagrancy. A COM
plant has been brought against
him by authorities of the federal
transient camp and he was given
a Jail sentence.
While in Jail here he declared he
was a vegetarian and demanded
special food, causing much rumpus
in the Jail and a great deal of an
noyance to fellow prisoners. Jail
officials say he showed many I. w.
w. proclivities and was most in
tractable prisoner.
Information given police this
morning by several residents of the
east side is to the effect that Jones
had given his name as Shepherd
upon his first arrival in the valley
about 1926 and that he supposedly
hailed from st. Louis.
A coroner's inquest held at ]
o'clock this afternoon returned 4
verdict Of justifiable homicide ac-
cording to information obtained
from the undertaking parlors where
the inquest was held.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
City To Purchase
Ne.u Patrol Wagon

Acceptance of bid for new
Black Maria for the police depart
ment was voted by the city council
at a special meeting held in the
city hall last night. Edgar Broth
ers were the successful bidders with
figure of $743.80 for the new pa
troll wagon. Four other. valley
dealers had entered bids.
The council also voted the trans
fer of $4,000 in water revenues to
the general fund and then appor-
toned $4,000 of this to the street
department and $4,000 to the fire
department funds.