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Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
WILL
NOT DESERT
PARTY RANKS
Defeated Nominee Hints Will
Support Sinclair In Race For
State Governorship.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. ID. U.P)-
George Creel, defeated Democratic
candidate for governor, hinted he
would support Upton Sinclair,
Democratic nominee, in a state
ment today, denying any intention
of boiling his party to support Gov
Frank F. Merriam, Republican
nominee.
~ have always been Democrat,
sometimes less enthusiastically
than others, and there is absolute
ly nothing connected with the Mer-
riam candidacy that holds out the
slightest inducement for me to
leave my party" Creel.
He denounced Merriam as cam
dictate of especial privilege and
false Democrats whose pockets have
never been without the regulation
30 pieces of silver.'
The only alternative left for
Creel. should he refuse to endorse
Sinclair. would be to support Ray
mond Haight, Commonwealth and
Progressive party nominee. This
was considered highly doubtful
however.
Creel and other party leaders, in
cluding Sen. William G. McAdoo
who have not yet announced their
gubernatorial preferences, are vir-
tually certain Of doing so Thurs
day at the state Democratic con-
vention at Sacramento.
Creel expressed confidence that
the state convention would repud-
late officially in its platform So
cialism, Communism and other
extreme systems. He said he was
"strangely unmoved' by the ov-
ertures being made to entice DEM
ocrats into the Merriam camp.
"When traced to their source, -
he said, cit is seen that those now
exhibiting such anguished interest
in California IS future are those
most responsible for blighting CAL
ifornia IS past.o
"Among the super-patriots now
shouting Tor non-partlSan snip Will
be found every reactionary news
paper in the state, the lobbyists
and camp followers of big business,
every force of special privilege,
captains of industry who put their
greed above the public good, and
false Democrats whose pockets have
never been without the regulation
80 pieces of Silver.''
"The Democrats of California
will meet in Sacramento this COM
ing Thursday for the adoption of
a platform that will set forth
principles and purpose. 1t is con-
fiGently expected that these auth
oritative declarations of the party
in convention assembled will rest on
the rock of demccracy's ancient
faith, that there will be specific
reputation of Communism, Social
ism and all other un-American
plans of government, and that
while boldly graphing with the
cause of collapse, each promised re-
form will stand clear as possible of
accomplishment: without the sacri-
flee of a single American.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
JUNIOR CHAMBER
COMPLETES PLAN
FOR RECEPTION

Byron Thurlow, chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
reception to be given in honor of Ell
Centre teachers at the Ten Thous-
and clubhouse Saturday night, an
nounced to members of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce last night
that plans for this event have been
completed and everything is now in
readiness for the reception.
Dancing and special entertain
ment will feature this reception and
it is expected that about $50 teach
ers will be guests of the Junior
Chamber for this occasion.
Rapid progress in the sale of
tickets for the Spartan football sea
son was also reported to the Junior
Chamber and the campaign will be
brought to its close next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Dismissal Ordered
In Damage Action

Word was received at the district
attorneys office yesterday that a
Judgment of dismissal has been en-
tered in the Los Angeles county SUI
perior court in the kidnapping action
brought by A. L. Wirin against Lon
Cromer, Brawley police chief and
other valley residents.
Wirin, an American Civil Liber-
ties Union attorney had filed dam
age action against the defendants
asking $250,o00 as the result of the
alleged kidnapping of himself from a
Brawley hotel just before he was to
have addressed a meeting of Strik
ing lettuce workers last winter,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
NYE REPORTS
PLANE SALES
To GERMANY
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE

BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Sen,
Gerald P. Nye, RepD North Dako-
ia, said today that the senate mum.
tions committee had obtained evi.
dence that the United Aircraft com
pany and affiliates had six agents
soliciting business in Germany in
April of this year.
The company's German business,
Nye, committee chairman, said,
grew from $4,000 in 1882 to 81 1,445,
900 in the first eight months of this
year.
G. w. Deeds, treasurer of the
Pratt and Whitney Engine com.
pany, denied the sales were made
for military purposes, but added
that the Hitler government planned
TO rearm
Normal commercial requirements
would absorb our sales," he said.
Nye said gossip" among Ameri-
can airplane manufacturers was
that Germany now is building
enough engines to equip 100 planes
a month, and that by the end of
1894, the German government will
shave a fleet of 1000 military
ships"
Deeds said he had not heard the
reports.
He testified that engines sold by
his firm could be synchronized for
firing machine guns through pro-
pellors.
Nye said it also was reported that
the Sperry company was shipping
enough automatic pilots and gyro.
compasses to Germany to equip SO
planes a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Piar, Test Flights
For Navy Dirigible

SUNNYVALE, Calf, Sept. 18.
U.P)-PlanS for five major test
flights by the U. S. dirigible Macon
this fall were announced today.
The first of the series will be
made the week of October when
the giant airship will make a a.
hour search for a mythical enemy
within 500 miles radius of the Pa
cific coast.
The others are scheduled for
November 5, when target practice
will be held; November 18, another
fleet finding test; December to 8,
during fleet war games; and Des-
ember 17-18. when the fleet visits
San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
KEY WITNESS
BEFORE JURY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. WP) -
Miss Jerry Six, former investigator
for District Attorney Buron Fits
and considered "key" witness in
the present investigation of the Hol-
lywood love mart" case of 1881, was
closeted with the grand jury to-
day.
Preliminary questioning of Miss
Six, located in Santa Barbara yes
terday after search of several
days, was said to have centered
largely in expense accounts of in
vestigators in 1881 when she was
assigned to guard Clarice Tauber,
16-year-old love mart" pawn, and
Olive Day Clark, convicted as OPP
orator of the "girl market"
Miss Six, described as "the most
important witness in the caSe," will
be recalled later today, it was said.
Jurors indicated that information
given by the former investigator
might have some bearing on the
$4,000 defense fund of John P
Mills, wealthy love mart defend
ant.
Mills never came TO trial, the
charges against him being dropped
by District Attorney Fits. Reason
for the dismissal of the Mills case
is one of the objects of the grand
jury investigation.
Mildred Rohrbach, former wife Of
Ed Dudley, ousted district attor
ney's investigator, also was ques
toned today. Waiting to appear was
Ramona Alexander, 16-year- old West
Virginia girl, who swore to a statu
tory complaint on which Dudley i.
sought, ..-...
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
ME R1~~
OissL, NsNsaaht o; ;aalsSts. La
|CKES URGES
POLICIES To
CONSERVE OIL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. W.P)-
Oil Administrator Harold L. Ickes
TODAY urged adoption of a federal
oil conservation policy, warning
that state laws are unable to safe
guard the nation IS petroleum re-
serves.
TeStifying before the house oil
investigating committee, Ickes said
the United States is in danger of
using up its oil reserves and from
the viewpoint Of national defense
conservation is absolutely essential.
"There is need for a permanent
oil conservation policy Ickes
said. "a permanent policy is es-
sential which would be effective
not only during periods of scarcity
as well as of plenty but also dur
ing periods when oil imports will
be encouraged as we'll as when they
are being discouraged.
estate laws and voluntary agree
ments among operators designed to
limit production, he said, care
not of themselves sufficient to
safeguard the nation IS oil re-
serves.
Ickes warned that United States
oil reserves are limited although
admitting there was a difference of
opinion as to when they would be
exhausted. Government experts
testified before the committee yes
terday that at present rate recov-
cradle reserves would be exhausted.
Government experts testified before
the committee yesterday that at
present rate recoverable reserves
would be exhausted in Is years.
Ickes said there would be not
only a national balancing of crude
Gil supply with the national need
for petroleum products but that
there should be a fair ALLEGATION of
the necessary production among oil
producing states $50 that the abili-
ty of each state to produce and
serve its normal market may be
safeguarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Spartan Athletes
Given Physical Test

Examination of both the second
and first string men on Central
high schools football team is oc-
cupying DR.. Warren F. Fox, county
health officer.
DR.. Fox is giving each boy a COM
plete physical examination SO that
only those in the best of health
with no defects will be permitted
to play.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Increases ShoUn
In Registrations
For City Schools

Both elementary and high schools
today reported an additional in
crease in enrolment over the OPP
ening day yesterday and both an
ticipate a still greater increase.
Total enrolment to date for the
city elementary schools is 1853, an
increase of So over yesterday.
Central high school reports IL ad-
ditional registrations over the op-
ening days enrolment.
Figures for the junior college
were not available at press time
today. 80
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
FIERCE FIRE
BRINGS RUIN
IN ITS WAKE
Blaze OF Undetermined Origin
Sweeps Through Business Sec
tion Of Nome Alaska.
VIGILANTES ON GUARD
Homeless Cared For By Red
Cross And Other Agencies In
Temporary Shelters.
VIGILANTES ON GUARD

NOME, Alaska, Sept. ID. WP) -
Armed vigilantes, reminiscent of
the lusty days of Nomes glory, pa.
trolled the streets today to guard
the precious supplies of food and
clothing after fire had leveled two
thirds of this famous far northern
mining camp.
AS in the days of 1898 when gold
miners paid 81 for a slice of bread
and SIS for potato, food was the
most important treasure saved from
the devastating flames which orig
mated in the Golden Gate hotel
yesterday morning and swept un-
controlled to the river.
A hasty survey by the Red Cross
and federal authorities showed
there was no danger of starvation,
as sufficient food had been saved
to feed the $500 inhabitants for at
least two weeks.
Temporary shelters were provided
for those made homeless by the
flames. Last night they slept on
floors of warehouses and in the
homes of miners which had escap-
ed the flames. They were fed by
the community. The number need
ing assistance was not estimated ex-
\ actly but one source said 400 per
Ysons had lost their homes and most
of their belongings.
The fire did it's greatest damaGA
In the business district, which had
been experiencing a revival of the
boom days of the gold rush. The
flames cut a swath several blocks
wide and 10 blocks long that left
only the northern section of the
city standing.
Grocery stores, every restaurant,
federal buildings, offices, the bank,
warehouses and other structures fell
before the fierce flames, which were
lashed to greater fury by a strong
northeast wind. From 10:30 a. m.
until after p. m, the fire ragged
uncontrolled, defying the efforts of
volunteers from the city and from
mining camps outside to check
them. Even dynamite failed to halt
the wild advance.
The. fire burned every structure
from the Golden Gate hotel to the
waterfront. Then, with the wind
dying down, the flames spent them
selves and the fire fighters obtained
control. Only one hotel and one
warehouse remained untouched.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined
Coast guard cutters dispatched
from Unalaska had orders to make
immediate provision for the desti-
tute and to determine what amount
OF food will be required until steam
ships can bring in fresh supplies. A
steamer is due the middle of next
week.
Red Cross headquarters on the
Pacific Coast advised authorities
here that preparations also are be-
ing made to send relief.
Nome is situated on Norton Sound,
an arm of Behring Sea. The near
est harbor is at Port Clarence, 80
miles away. The Seward peninsula
on which the town is situated con
tainS much gold bearing ore and
the settlement derives its existence
from the mines. 1t also is the
northwestern terminus of the gov
crnment cable system.
Some authorities believe the dam
age will exceed $1,000,0o0.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
GRAPE EXPERT DIES

MARYSVILLE, Calf, Sept. 49,
(UP)-George Thompson, s5, pioneer
vinticulturist and originator of
the Thompson seedless grape, died
at his home in Sutter City last
night after an illness of several
months.
Thompson moved to Sutter coun,
ty in 1872 and later developed the
seedless variety of grape by expert
menting with seedlings imported
from New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
ITALY DEGREES
ARMS TRAINING
FOR ITS YOUTH

ROME, Sept. 18. U.R)-Premier
Benito Mussolinis cabinet today ap-
proved bills regulating national mil
itary preparations and providing
that military training is an integral
art of national education, beginning
as soon as boy is able to learn.
The underlying principle OF the
legislation is that the functions OF
a citizen and q soldier In the Fascist
state are inseparable.
Getting their preliminary train
ing at a tender age, the boys Will
continue their studies until they be-
come citizens, able to handle wea-
pons in the defense of the father
land. ...--....,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
SECOND WIN
FOR BRITISH
IN CUP RACE

ABOARD U. S. C. CT. G. ARGO,
via Mackay Radio, Sept. 18. U3 -
Driving his blue racing lugger, En-
deayor. through frothy seas, T. o.
M. Sopwith scored his second
straight triumph in the Americas
cup series today and took a com
manding lead in Britains effort TO
lift the cup held by America for 8j
years.
The Britisher sent his boat over
the finish 81 seconds ahead of the
Rainbow.
Endeavor broke the Americas
cup record for the 80 mile triangu.
lar course after overcoming diff
culties such as torn sail and an
unfavorable position on the first leg
of todays race.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Small Acreage In
Peas For Fall Crop

Two thousand acres of fall peas
have been planted in the north
end of the valley according to crop
estimates made by the agricultural
commissioner IS office.
Due to the water shortage the
crop is considerably smaller than
usual and its future is determined
on the amount of water which will
be available.
Last years crop estimate for the
spring and fall pea acreage was
13345 acres for the 1933-34 season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
DOUGLAS SCHOOLS CLOSE

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Sept. IS. Wp-
One grammar and a high school
we're ordered closed here today by
city officials when lower grade
student was found TO be suffering
from infantile paralysis. Closing
OF the schools, ono week after Tho
winter season opened, was ordered
for at least week TO determine
whether any more cases existed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
HULL DENoUNCEs BOYCOTT

WASHINGION, Sept. IB. IU,R1 =
Economic boycott as a political or
labor weapon was denounced today
by Cordell Hull, secretary of state,
as matter of policy for the United
States.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
Baseball Scores
National League

At New York Ri E
Cincinnati 200 900 900 p 6 O
New York ........ 900 600 0000- 7 l
Frey and lombard; Fitzsimmons
and Mancuso, Danning.
Second game r H E
Cincinnati 900 900 200 9 0
New York 400 103 00x-4 8 O
Freitas, Stout, johnson and Man
ion, Lombardi Schumacher, Smith
and MancuSo.
At Philadelphia r H E
Chicago ...........-...022 002 001-7 IL l
Philadelphia ......210 900 000-3 9
Warneke, Timing and Hartnett;
Johnson, Moore and Todd.
!. Second game r H E
Chicago ............... 900 900 001-l 2
Philadelphia ......210 023 00x-8 II l
Bush, Root and OFarrell; Collins
and Wilson.
At Brooklyn- RH E
Pittsburgh 900 600 30l-4 13 4
Brooklyn ..............120 010 41x-9 II 0
Swift, Grimes and Padden; Leon
ard and Lopez.
st. Louis at Boston, postponed,
wet grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-18
@MlLlL...
r'sHR0GERs
W 'soy:

LONDON, Sept. II. (SpeciaD
London is awaiting the news of
the second days yacht race.
They take yacht racing serious
over here. It seems by today's
papers that any bad sports
manship was shown by the
writer's and not by the owners.
They are talking about hold
ing an ammunition selling in
vestigation over here now. AM
munition is about the only ex-
port now. Wars ought to be
awful equal for they all use
the same guns and ammuni-
ton. Best show in London is
a colored show from Harlem.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-06
BY VINCENT MAHONEY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

LOS ANGELES, Jan 6. - Paced
by vanguard of five previous win
ners-one of whom, curiously, is
favored TO repeat-virtually the
cream of the country's golfers set
out today in quest of the ninth an
nual Los Angeles open golf cham
pionship
The field which seeks one Of the
oldest titles in west coast competi-
tion-and one of the richest, since
the Aqua Caliente stake has been
reduced to $500 from the former
humping figure Of SIS, ,000-lacks
only Gene Sarazen. Willie MacFar-
lane. and possibly, Walter Hagen,
TO include intact last year S Ryder
cup team and the winners of every
important tournament of recent
months, excepting the national op-
en-. Sarazen is tied with a business
contract. Hagen either is not com
ing or is planning another Of the
dramatic last-minute appearances,
for which he is noted, and MacFar-
lane, winner of the Miami open
and co-winner of the nOrth-south
open at Pinehurst, will not be pres
ent.
For the rest, the exempt list in
cluded such names as Craig Wood,
Bobby Crldckshank, Macdonald
Smith. Lighthouse Harry" Coop
er and Densmore Shute-all for
mer winners of the event-Paul
Runyan, last year S Aqua Caliente
winner, this year s Pasadena open
champion and holder Of half doz-
en- sectional titles gathered during
the past season; such Ryder cup,
P. G. n. and poem tournament lum-
inaries as Leo piegel. Olin Dutra,
Horton Smith. Willie Goggin, john
ny Revolta, Tom Creavy, Al and
Abe Espinosa, Mortie Dutra, Joe
KirkWood, George Won Elm, Willie
Hunter and Fred Morrison, and as
threatening a dark horse bloc as
has appeared here in recent years.
In the group are included such
comparatively unknown profess
sionals as willard Hutchinson OF
Santa Barbara, Benny Coltrln OF
San Francisco and Oliver Sloppy
of Long Beach. each of whom has
had his hot days this winter to
turn in sub-70 tournament scores,
and any of whom is regarded as
an entirely possible surprise can
didate if he can keep the heat turn
ed on three days hard running.
Outsider Favored
Golf followers look for relative
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-06
FAT BOYS To
TACKLE AbC

Maggio's Fat Boys will try to-
morrow to kill off tie jinx which
the ABC team seems to have for
them when the two mines mix to-
morrow afternoon on the east side
diamond.
An added incentive for the Fat
Boys TO win is the fact that Tony
Maggie has bet $50 with Jack STAR,
that the former can beat the lat
ter's ABC nine.
Nelson will do TIE pitching for
the ABC according to present
plans His ability is well known 20
local fans and has earned him
job with the Hollywood coast league
team.
Manager Lee. of the Fat Boys,
has assigned the hurting job to
Frank Smith, the San Diego star.
Smith is booked to start the game,
but Lee has finted that he may
have a coast league battery WORK"
ing to down the ABC.
Three times the teams have met
this season and on each occasion
tie beer team has been a winner,
due largely to superior pitching.
The Fat Boys are stronger in the
infield, but need something else If
Trey are to win tomorrow.
Truck Hannah, famous coach OF
the Angels, and once big league
star for the New York Yankees.
will be at the field Sunday. Two Of
the Fat Boys who were under
Truck as members of the Angel
Juniors, will be on hand to greet
him.
Pat Patterson, who scored the
first home run on the new grounds
last Sunday, is hoping to repeat to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-06
LEADING STARS Of GOLF IN
Los ANGELES OPEN TOURNEY

outsider to turn the trick, des-
pite the history of wood, Cruick-
shank, Mac Smith, Cooper and
Shute. Observers reason-and wag-
er-that the chances are against a
repetition, instead of for it. The
only repeater of the eight pre-
vious meets is Macdonald Smith,
who, however, did it three times.
The venerable Carnoustie scot
seems to be developing" after 80
years of golf, the last few in
different He was runner-up in the
Pasadena open, after an inspired
first round of 81 The odds, how
ever, are heavily against any one
man in Post-JoneS field, the gall
lery believes. 1t is pointed out that
there are a dozen or more men
potentially capable of winning, but
the winner must be hot which
means approximately the opposite
and stay that way three days hard
running under heavy tempera-
Illt4lLdl I)l too Vi =. OuCil IiDL "tth
ends visit the best only rarely, and
there are lots of great players who
never have one at all
Low scores are the rule. Cruick-
shank, who, ironically. almost fail
ed to qualify Wednesday, turned in
a 292 for the 72 holes in 1926, the
first tournament, Craig Wood wor
last year with a 285. The record
is Harry Cooper's 279 over the
same course that was selected this
year, the north course of the Los
Angeles Country club. It measures
6465 yards from the back tees
par 10.
The event pays the winner al
( least SIPS, out Of guaranteed
$4,000, plus the gate in excess oi
I that sum. Wood collected slightly
more than $500 last year.
Besides the 80 exempt top
Fighters, 90-odd preliminary quail
fiers left the first tee today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-06
BEARS -TROJANS STRONGEST IN
CONFERENCE bASKET TBALL LOOP

ME Holbrook, recognized sharp
shooter.
Has Good Veterans
Lee Guttero, one of the best CEN
terS on the circuit last season. is
back in good form. Captain Sax
Elliot, fastest man on the squad,
appears to have cinched forward
opposite Browning and Holbrook.
Barking Joe Kelly and Julius
Bescos, veteran guards, are well
supported by ambitious newcomers
and the Trojan defense should be
strong.
U. c. L. A. has a small but very
fast team which functions largely
upon the ability of Captain Don
Piper, forward. When Piper is
good the Bruins seem to roll up
points, but when the captain suf-
fers a bad night, the whole squad
appears to suffer.
Alex Widlicska. forward. and
Duke Trotter, guard, are other
mainStays. Trotter is the only big
man on the squad, weighing 900
i pounds.
Stanford S rather dismal early
season showing failed to leave the
Palo Alto collegianS without hope
A win over st. Mary's in their last
start. and the return to the squad
Of Keith Topping, veteran center,
who was on the football team,
seemed to show increasing strength
Ernie Anderson and Gorter, a pair
Of junior college players, and Hal
Edelen, veteran guard. played a
large part in the win over St.
Mary s.