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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
DOWD OFF
TOCONFAB
ON LOANS
Washington Talk
Will Involve
District

Preliminary to an Imperial
Irrigation District election on
the districts proposed rural
eiectrification program, Su-
perintendent M. J. DoWd left
for Washington, D. c., Friday night.
Hearings on the proposed pro-
gram and federal loan are to be
held there this week Although
Dowd only recently returned from
similar conferences in Washington,
it was felt that his presence there
is necessary for the coming deli
berations.
Evan T. Hewes. district chair
man, in telling of Dowd's trip, said
that as soon as the terms of the
contract are fixed it will be placed
before the people of Imperial Val
ley for their approval at a special
election
In this connection it was further
said that the election will also cover
balloting on the districts bond re-
funding program for which loan
approximating $13,000,000 has been
offered by the government.
District officials would not COM
ment on a persistent rumor that
at this special election on the REA
and PWA loans the district general
election held last February, which
was declared null and void by the
state appellate court, will be re-
peated.
Satterfjeld Due
Hewes announced further that W.
r. Satterfield, chief of the drain
age, levee and irrigation divisions
of the RFC who is now in San
Diego, will visit the valley on Sun
day. He will come with ira Aten,
director, and w. w. Goodson. sec
retary of the district, who are in
San Diego as representatives of the
district at a meeting or the state
irrigation districts ASSOCIATION.
An invitation has been extended
DR.. Rexford Tugwell, in charge of
the federal rural rehabilitation pro-
gram, to visit the valley on his trip
to the coast. The federal official
is expected to arrive in Los An
geles Monday His itinerary calls
for him to be in Phoenix next week
1t is hoped that he will be able
TO stop off in the valley in the in
terests of rural rehabilitation here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
HOLDUP FRAUD
TRIAL NOV. 4

Following a plea of not guilty yes
terday, w S. Red" Wilson was or
dered held for trial on Nov 4 by Su-
perior Judge Vaughn N Thompson
who presided at Wilson's arraign-
ment on a charge Of stalking a false
hold-up of the Palace pool hall on
September 80
The defendent, accused of steal
ing more than 5000 from his employ
er, was represented by Lee Nuffer.
According to Wilson's story. he
was alone in the pool hall at 2:I0
a. m. preparing to close up for the
night, when a lone bandit entered
and at the point of a As calibre
automatic pistol. forced him to
hand over what he described as a
large sum Of money"
More than $1,000 conveniently
lying in the safe was not molested
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

pun btQ w NC a Pdl,i hiiiSi, NAOiiNA
committed suicide or was choked
to death with a necktie.
The room in which the body was
found also was filled with fumes
from the open gas jet. Identifica-
ton was made through finger
prints.
Stern, said to have been an i'm
ported slayer" first came to public
attention when police sought him
in the death of Louis pretty Am
berg, Brooklyn racketeer chief,
whose hacked and burned body was
found in an automobile Tuesday
night
Schultz Suspect
Subsequently, police hunted for
him after Arthur Dutch Schultz
Flegenheimer, ManhattanS ac-
knowledged underworld leader, and
three Flegenheimer lieutenants were
shot and wounded fatally in a
Newark bar-room Wednesday night.
Authorities also said he had been
identified tentatively as the gun
man who, an hour after the shoot
ing of the Flegenheimer gangster
in Newark, shot two men in a the
atrical district barber shop in
Manhattan. One of those wounded
in the barbershop was Flegenheim-
er's No. aide.
Stern's body was discovered after
police knocked down the door OF
his room when neighboring apart
ment dwellers detected escaping
gas. The body, fully clothed, was
stretched out on the bed. The
gas Jet still was pouring out fumes.
Authorities were inclined to be-
lieve that either the necktie or the
gas could have caused death ana
an autopsy was ordered.
The owner of the apartment said
that Stern had lived there two
weeks and that he had introduced
himself as the owner of a hat store
in Newark.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

out of the southern territory toward
the northern front was deliberate
ly designed, informants who have
been close to authority in Adds
Ababa said, to entice the Italian
southern army deep into the coun-
try.
Warriors Massing
Ethiopian troops that for weeks
have been scattered impotently ov-
er the country west of the Shibell
river now are marching with the
speed possible only to natives
toward Wadara, $50 miles as the
crow flies from the capital, and to
Ginir, largest city of the region,
so miles northeast of Wadara.
The veteran fighter Ras Nassibu
governor of Ogaden province and
commander of all Ethiopia's south
ern forces, apparently held his
major force in scattered units un-
til the Italian army penetrated far
enough into the country to indi-
cate its ultimate direction. Out
posts of Gen. Rodolfo Graziani's
army have reached a point approx
imately 35 miles north of Dolo, on
the Somaliland border, in the di-
rection of Ginir. Ras Nassibu is
baSing his strategy on bet that
Graziani will continue that line,
which if carried through would
reach Adds Ababa.
Guns Sent South
Reports from Adds Ababa said
that while nearly 100000 men
have been mobilized on the north
ern front, Ras Nassibu still has
more than 250,000 of the best armed
soldiers of the country. 1t was not
able that most of the machine guns
and ammunition that has gone in
to Ethiopia through British Som
aliland has been sent south.
Military experts familiar with
Ethiopian strategy give real cred
ence to the report. pointing to the
fact that it was a similar maneuver
that led $4,000 Italians into massa-
ere at AduWa in 1896.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
JUDGE PUTS
OFF HEARING

A slight attack of illness this
morning caused Superior Judge R.
D. McPherrin to continue hearing on
the motion for a new trial and arrest
of judgment brought by attorneys
for Rene Rambout and Manuel
Avalos, found guilty of conspiracy
to commit manslaughter after jury
trial last week
Judge McPherrin interrupted the
proceedings and announced that
hearing on the arguments would be
resumed Monday morning. His ill
ness is not serious.
Rambout and AvaloS had been in
dicted by the grand jury on charge
of conspiracy to commit murder,
charging that Rambout offered Ava
los $50 to kill Mrs. Rampout at her
home north of CaleXico early in Sep
tember.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
Birds of a
Feather .

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26. U.H-
Cookie, the nudist chicken, and
Helen Royal. the midget nudist.
were pals again today after
murder narrowly had been
averted.
Cookie, still in possession Of
all her feathers, had been placed
on the menu at the California
exposition nudist colony. Helen
rs assigned eXecutiOner and
chef.
Customary head chOpping or
neck wringing seemed too bloody
a job to pull on her old friend,
so Helen used chlorOfOrm. 1t
worked, and Cookie lay very
still as all feathers were plucked.
As the last feather was pulled,
Cookie came to life with an out
ragged squawk. Helen couldn't
bear to kill her pet twice, so the
chicken joined the colony and
the nudists ate hamburger.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
.ROADPROBLEMS
OF NEW CANAL
MET BY BOARD

Rerouting of roads, parts of
which have been taken for the
right-of way for the Wisteria canal
were discussed at an adjourned
meeting of the board of supervis-
ors yesterday afternoon.
J. H. Fertig, division engineer,
U. S. bureau of reclamation, Cal
exico, met with the supervisors.
Fertig is in charge of force account
work on the All American canal.
1t was pointed out to the board
that in three locations along the
canal route parts of existing county
roads are taken for rightS-of way.
For this reason it is deemed neces-
sary to reroute part of certain roads
near the East and West Highline
canals and also west of Calexico
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
HOG MEN VOTE
ON AAA TODAY

Along with farmers throughout the
nation, Imperial Valley hog produc-
ers are voting today on continuation
of AAA crop and marketing con-
troll in nationwide referendum.
The Ell Centro polling place will
be open until 10 p. m. in the farm
advisors office at the courthouse.
Brawley hog producers may vote at
the office of Watson and Smith,
Brawley, until 5 p. m.
Official returns will not be avail
able for nearly week, but prelimin-
ary results will be published by coun-
ty agents as soon as ballots are
counted.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
Sduawks Absent
I'm Pension Meet

sent charges" the nature of which
were not revealed.
The dissenters failed to appear and
Judge Conner Smith of Oklahoma
City. who was on the program for
tonight, stepped into the breach and
delivered the most wildly cheered
speech of the convention.
Smith derided the New Deal and
President Roosevelt's recovery eff
forts. He pictured the Townsend Plan
as "the only chance we have to pre-
serve our ideals of democratic gov
ernment."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

CHICAGO. Oct. 26. UPl-Their
enthusiasm at a high pitch after ex-
pected dissension failed to material
ize. more than 5000 representatives
of the 100000 members claimed by
the Townsend Pension Clubs today
discussed relations with the press
and heard committee reports.
Six former leaders of the organi-
zation which believes Americas
problems would be solved by paying
$500 a month to every person over
60 were scheduled last night to pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
CATTLE STEALING
CASE CONTINUED

Preliminary hearing of H. G.. Boy
er and j. C. Wilson on two charges
of grand theft were continued until
WedneS I!y today by Justice of the
Peace John E. Simpson The hearing
opened Friday afternoon.
The men are alleged to have ap-
propriated SO head of cattle mort
gagged to the First National Bank of
Holtville in February last year. The
first charge concerns 3 head of
cattle valued at 1890, the second, 80
head on which a value of $500 had
been set.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
BRADSHAW
ELEC T { D
Farm Center Vote
Chooses New
Chiefs

O. J. Bradshaw is new di-
rector for McCabe-Eucalyp-
tus farm center following
election at Friday meeting
in the McCabe school.
Richard Moore is first alternate;
Evan T. Hewes second alternate,
and Rudolph Miller, secretary.
Continuing a series of talks at
farm centeh on behalf of the I'M
perial Irrigation Dis'sicts power
program, Hewes emphasized that
the project is "everyone's fight,
not his alone, nor yet that of the
board of directors. The fact that
the district board and the super
visors are acting together, he de-
clared, is sufficient to counteract
propaganda that the valley is not
united in its desire for the pro-
gram.
Guy A. Weakley, district super
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

hungry people"
The tax has been in effect since
July l and has realized S8000000
for relief funds. Yesterdays session
was called especially to repeal ii.
As the relief situation now stands,
there are sufficient funds to supply
relief demands until the end OF
January. That money was diverted
from highway department funds
From that time on. II will be tie
problem of the new 1898 leglsla-
ture to find a source Of revenue
for relief work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
W A r
Bulletins
(By UNITED PRESS

Developments today in the Ital-
IAN Ethiopian crisis:
LONDON - Italian -F'rench-Brit-
ish negotiations now within frame
work of league covenant; talk of
suspending penalties increases.
ASMARA-Army ready for drive
but developments may depend on
non- military considerations.
ROME-Italy hopes for conces-
sions from Ethiopia which will per-
NIT opening of real negotiations.
Adds ABABA - Italian minis
ter, after siege in legation, leaves
for coast under heavy guard.
Quarter million Eth
iopians preparing death trap for
Italians on southern front.
MOGADISCIO - Armored cars
and motor trucks pursuing fleeing
EthiopianS in Webbe Shibeli area.
HARAR - Increasing hatred of
foreigners paralyzing efforts to send
news.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
RI. J. Wipes Sales
Tax from Books

TRENTON, N j., Oct. 26. (U.P)-
New jerseys hottest political issue
was eliminated today with repeal
of the unpopular retail sales tax.
In one of the shortest sessions
on record, less than seven hours,
both houses last night passed the
Young bill repeating the two per
cent tax and passed the measure
on to Gov. Harold c. Hoffman for
signature.
Il am signing this bill in red ink"
the governor said, because it means
an unbalanced budget and maybe
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
TOWNSEND AGREES
TO VISIT VALE Y
IN NEAR FUTURE

The promise of DR.. F, E. Town
send and his wife was given last
night to the Imperial Valley dele
CATION at the Townsend convention
in Chicago that the pension plan
leader would visit the valley in the
near future.
With TOO representatives of CAL
ifornia present, the convention gave
a strong vote of confidence to all
of its leaders yesterday. according
to a dispatch from Ray Johnson,
Imperial Valley delegate.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
ITALIAN MINISTER
QUITS ETHIOPIA

Adds ABABA, Oct. 26. U.P)-
Count Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci, Italian
minister, hero of the bloOdless siege
of the Italian legation compound,
left for Djibouti today with Lieut..
Col Canderini, his military attache,
and his butler. The minister and
his aides were put secretly aboard
a suffered passenger car on side
track at the railway station, closely
guarded by customs men.
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

Human beings weren't
the only ones to suffer
when fierce brush fires
swept a wide area adja-
cent to Los Angeles. En-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
EXPO HEAD VISITS
Ell CENTRO C.. C.

Joseph E. Dryer, vice president of
the California Pacific International
exposition was a visitor at the Ell
Centro chamber of commerce yester-
day. He discussed with the chamber
staff plans of exposition officials for
making the closing days of San
Diego's fair the outstanding days of
the season,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
WARRIORS LURE
ITALIAN FORCES
INTO MOUNTAINS
Quarter Million Tribesmen Pulling
Invaders Into UnexplOred
African Fastness
(Copyright 1885 By United PreSs)

DJIBOUTI French Somaand, Oct. 26. UP-More
than quarter million Ethiopian warriors retreatng ahead
of 10000 invaders the southern frontier being
euvered to lure the Italians into death trap, reliable
word from Adds Ababa revealed today
The ambush is being laid in the deep uneXpored
mountain valleys where the Webbe Shbei the Web and
the Webb Mana rivers take head 200 to $50 miles south
and east of Adds Ababa.
movement in the last four days of thousands of
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

which sent flames out Of
control. Wild animals al
so were driven before the
advancing flames. forget
ting natural antagonists
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

tire herds Of horses, drlv-
en- from the hills by the
blaze, sought safety Of
beaches along the ocean,
tails turned to the wind
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
ETH|0P|ANS LAY Death TRAP
REA Bond Vote FOreSeen


in the mutual fearswhich
swept them along. Own
ers of horses and mules
have not yet located and
identified their stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
ROOSEVELT ATTACKED

CHICAGO, Oct. 26 UP-Presideit Franklin u. RoOse
Ue made the subject of bitter attack from the floor
the first national TonSend plan convention today Ed
I0ard Margett, state of the Increment. led
the onslaught Uich cimaxed Iy adoption of motion
to ne Mr. Roosevelt to listen to he radiOcaSt Sunday of
Dr. f. E. TonSendS address at the closing session of the
contention.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
Late News
BOY BLAZING TORCH

Los ANGELES, Oct. 26. UP-WHiiam HOdgkinS I9,
MOnroUia high school football player Ged today of burns
suffered en explosion of of gasoline at grid rally
bonfire Tuesday transformed him into blazing torch
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
FORGERY .SUSPECT TAKEN

Los ANGELES Oct. 26. UP-Fred Steeger indicted
Uith his fe and Mrs Hazel GIab charge of forging
0W dpOsing of the S4O0OOO estate of his former
ciae the late Albert Cheney has been arrested in Phtd
del mia the district attorneys office announced in
formed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
PAID KILLER DIES
IN GANG MYSTERY
Dead Man Blamed
In Seven Murders

NEW YORK, Oct. 26. UP-New York's underworld
warfare claimed another victim today when the body of
Albert Stern, 21-yearod qunman sought in recent
killings, found in Newark apartment house.
Police said Stern sometimes known Stein and re-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26
Bank Clearings

S43,1sL6l
Building Permits
S26,132.O9
Ito Date This Year,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-26

Watch For
S p Q r IS
Extra Tonight
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
DECREE DEATH
FOR 8 IN SPAIN
To Be Execute d for
7 ak ing Part in
Asturian SOviets

MADRID, Jan. 81. Death SEN
fences for eight revolutionists who
participated in the Asturlas soviets
were confirmed yesterday by the
Council OF Ministers Of the fascist
Lerroux- Robes government.
Fourteen workers and soldiers had
been condemned to death by the
Council of War, and when the case
came up for review before the
Council of Ministers, six were given
Communication of sentence to life i'm
prisonn2ent.
Reports were circulated in Madrid
that the eight whose sentences were
confirmed were Immediately exc
cuted. The executions are arousing
mass indignation throughout Spain.
Only international action Of the
workers everywhere can stop other
death penalties which are being
kept secret by the Fascist govern
ment
The names of those sentenced to
death were not published by the
Fascist regime. 1t is known, how
ever. that among them are Sergeant
Vazquez, of the Civil Guard, who
refused to fire on the revolutionists
and the worker Arguelles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
PEGS Miners
Take to Pits
In New Strike

PEGS, Hungary, Jan. 81. - Be-
cause all promises of relief and in
creased wages we're broken, 1000
miners here, who last October
threatened mass suicide by remain
ing in the mines, today remained
below surface.
They are holding forty hostages,
men who refused to participate in
their previous strike. They have in
formed the mine management that
they will remain underground, re-
CARELESS of the consequences If their
demands are not met. The mines
are owned by a British corpora
ton. The mine owners declare the
strike is purely political" and are
refusing to grant the miners any
concessions.
The whole world was aroused in
the previous strike when the min
ers seized Social-Democratic lead
ers who were sent down to urge
them to stop their suicide threats.
When the miners finally ended
their strike, after demands had
been met, the leader of the strike.
a Communist, was taken to police
headquarters and flung out of the
window.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
.USSR FARLEY
Halls GROWTH
OF RED ARMY
All-UniOn Congress Told
Soviet Army Is
Worlds Best
By Vern Smith
special to the Daily Workerl

MOSCOW, Jan. 81 (By Wireless)
The concise, calm. confident speech
of M. N. Tukhschevski, Assistant
Commissar of Defense of the
US.S.R., relating the details Of the
gigantic development of the work
ers' and peasants Red Army, its
preparedness at any moment at
the first summons of the Commu-
mist Party and the Soviet govern
ment to come out in defense of the
Soviet frontiers, was greeted by the
All-Union Soviet Congress with a
tremendous demonstration.
It is difficult to select words
capable Of fully characterizing the
power and majesty of the demon
stration which took place in the
Great Hall of the Kremlin. The
invincible guardian of the socialist
frontiers, the pride, love and hope
Of the workers and peasants of The
U.S.S.R. and of the whole world
the workers and peasants Red
Army-was hailed as only the
greatest bulwark of the interna-
tional working class is hailed.
Vast Changes
The hall was crowded with dele
gates and guests. The boxes for
the Soviet and foreign press were
also full.
"The face of the land of the
Soviets," he began. "has indeed
changed until it is understandable
1T has become industrialized and
collectivized. And as never before
its army has become strong and
powerful
Staff of Military Leaders
mo capitalist army had. has. OF
will have such qualities. Every year
every month the Red Army multi
plies these revolutionary qualities
At the present time the military
technique of the Red Army is dis
tngiushed from its technique at the
time of the Civil War as the heav-
ems are from the earth.
Its material base is steadily
strengthening. Its cadres of mill
tary leaders is steadily growing. The
workers and collective farmers, al
(Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
'KIDNAP' TALE
SHOWN A LIE
Spy At Trial of l8 On
Coast Admits State
Faxed Charges
BY Michael Quinn
Especial to the Daily Worker)

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 81
Special Prosecutor Neil McAllister
refused to take the stand today in
the trial Of the 10 criminal syndi-
calist defendants in Superior Court
after the defense had pricked the
bubble of the fantastic 'kidnap'
story created by McAllister around
the disappearance" last October of
William Hanks, star prosecution
witness and notorious labor spy and
stool pigeon.
Hanks, under the grilling of Leo
Gallagher, International Labor De-
tense attorney, today repudiated all
details previously given out by him
self and McAllister about his kid
naping" With McAllister, Hanks
had formerly tried to implicate
Communists in his disappearance
from Sacramento last October He
still holds he was kidnapped" but is
now not certain by whom. Like
wise he was threatened" but does
not know by whom. When he left
Sacramento he went to Soldiers
Grove, Wis, he testified, and not to
Prairie Duchien as reported by Nc
Allister, then District Attorney in
his statements to the press that
Hanks had been put on the spot
by Communists, who were said to be
holding him in Prairie Duchien.
Yesterday, under coaching of the
prosecution, Hanks recognized
more than a score of pamphlets as
purchased by himself from the
Workers Book Store. but today
when defense showed him the same
pamphlets and questioned him he
contradicted his previous testimony
He was not certain if he had pur-
chased the pamphlets, he stated
Hanks was still on the stand when
court adjourned today.
The defense of the eighteen Sac
ramento defendants is being con-
Quoted under the direction of a
united front committee composed
of delegates from the Communist
Party, the Socialist Party, the In
ternational Labor Defense and
other groups. The Northern Califor-
MIA branch of the Civil Liberties
Union is assisting the defense, al
though not associated with the
united front committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
Mooney to Enter Ne,o Plea
With High Court in Capital

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
A petition for reconsideration of its
decision refusing writ of habeas
corpus for Tom Mooney will be filed
with the U. S. Supreme Court to-
morrow, John F. Finerty, Washing
ton attorney for the famous class
war prisoner. announced today.
The petition will argue that Moo
ney should not be required to have
recourse again to the California
courts which railroaded him to Jail
18 years ago on perjured testimony
and have since consistently ham
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-01
Strikers
F ace New
Police Edict

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 81
While strikers of the National Bis
cult Company here are holding
their ranks firm, the company and
police are increasing preparations
for strike breaking. All the Office
force was called back to work and
the company is making attempts to
run scab goods outside of the plant.
Scab drivers are accompanied by
detectives while delivering goods.
Small storekeepers In many in
stances especially in the working
class regions refuse to accept de-
liveries, but the A. and P. and other
chains announced that scab prod
ucts will be accepted. Coupled
with this, Superintendent of Police
LIE Starange declared that every
picket who appears before any of
the chain stores will be arrested.