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Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
UNION GROUP
PERMIT TED To
RESUME JOBS
Leaders Assert Walkout Re-
mains Technically In Force
For Balance OF Season
OUTSIDE OFFICERS DEPART
Two Weeks OF Anxiety For
Community Ends With Nor
malcy Practically Restored

"On and after p. M, Monday,
February 25, 1895, any striker who
returns to work will not be consid-
cred or branded by this organiza-
ton as being a rat, Scab, or strike
breaker. This in no way to end or
abrogate the said strike, and your
committee urges all workers who
will, regardless of affiliation, to
continue this strike, which they are
determined shall last for the balance
of the spring season. Welfare shall
continue, and all will be done that
is humanity possible to maintain
those who are loyal to the cause"
The above decision was reached by
the strike committee of the Fruit
and Vegetable Workers Union at q
general meeting of striking shed
workers held at headquarters yester-
day afternoon. Union officials stat
ed this morning that all members
of this union are firm in their stand
and wish 1t clearly understood that
yesterdays action does not mean
that the strike is called off but will
be in effect at least for the balance
of this lettuce shipping season.
This is the latest development in
the shed workers strike which start
ed just two weeks ago today when
about 1900 employees of valley pack
| ing sheds walked out. Recognition
of their union and abolition of the
split bench system of operating the
sheds were the two chief demands
made by the strikers.
Picketing of the sheds started i'm
mediately after the strike was de-
clared Eight of the smaller sheds in
the county signed agreements with
the union but the larger companies
stood fast in their determination not
| to accede to the strikers demands.
Disturbances Reported
Disturbances were reported from
different parts of the valley such as
overturning trucks loaded with let
tuce on their way to different pack
ing sheds; the burning of large
number of lettuce crates on a ranch
near Brawley and numerous fist
| fights between union and non-union
| workers.
The crisis of the strike came on
the afternoon of February IT, when
during a massed attack by strikers
on the Wahl packing shed here, two
strikers, Paul Knight and Elbridge
Hamaker, received gunshot wounds
from which they died. This was the
last concerted action taken by the
strikers and also the last major dis
| turbance reported.
At the commencement of the
strike a call was sent for additional
state traffic officers and about so
of these patrolmen were despatched
for special duty in the county. Sher-
if Ware and police officials of the
different cities in the county added
special deputies to their staffs to be
prepared to handle whatever dis
turbances might arise from the
strike. Local operations were direct
ed by Chief Oswalt with the assist
ance of his own force, extra depu-
ties and the forces of Sheriff Ware
and the traffic officers.
With the cessation of active strike
activities yesterday the state Off
GERS received orders to return TO
their former posts and today great
many of the special deputies ap-
pointed after the start of the strike
will also be released from duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
M& Ro7uu
q 1885. NcNadght Syndicate. Ina
To
Be EXECUTED

BELLEVILLE, Ont, Feb. 26. U.P)
Harold w. Vermilyea, 40, Ontario,
Calf, today was sentenced to death
by hanging for the murder of his
76-year-old mother. Justice Nicol
Jeffrey set the date of execution
as May 2.
Vermilyea, found guilty by SUI
preme court jury after four and
one half hours deliberation, heard
the sentence calmly. He stood erect,
with a Slight smile at one corner
of his mouth.
Immediately after sentence was
pronounced he was removed to his
cell.
Turning to the accused Justice
Jeffrey said:
"Have you anything to say before
sentence is passed."
"Not a thing" Vermilyea an
swered.
elf you feel no remorse there is
nothing can say to change you, "
the judge said. "You have been
q good father, the evidence has
shown. If you face the future in a
humble and contrite spirit I am
sure your sins will be forgiven.
"It is my duty to sentence you
to the place from which you came
and be ready to hang by the neck
until you are dead on May of this
year,
Vermilyea was then led from the
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Deny Radicals
Urged Violence

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26. U.P)-
Trial of Is Communists on charges
of criminal syndicalism continued
today with the story OF how the
defendants urged peaceful methods
to combat the violence allegedly ad-
vocated by cotton growers during
the Pixley strike in 1888 still fresh
in the jurors minds.
The defense, combating state
ments of the prosecution witnesses
that Communists urged striking
farm ,harvestors to violence, called
seven witnesses to tell their story.
M. B. Kerny, who said he was a
cotton rancher at Corcoran, teSti-
fled he heard Pat Chambers, one
of the defendants, urge conciliation
at Pixley. r. r. Burroughs, Brent
wood, farmer, testified he heard
Caroline Decker, another defendant,
make several speeches during the
apricot pickers strike and that at
no time did she advocate violence
or force.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
FAMILIES Of
BANDITS GET
SHORT TERMS

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 26. U.P)-
Sentences for 20 defendants con-
victed of harboring Clyde Barrow
and Bonnie Parker were announced
in federal court here today shortly
after jury returned its verdict.
The sentences ranged from an hour
in Jail to two years in the federal
penitentiary.
Mrs. Cumie Barrow, mother OF
Clyde; Mrs. Emma Parker, mother
of Bonnie, and Mrs. Steve Davis,
mother of Raymond Hamilton, con-
demned fugitive, were given SEN
tences of 80 days each in Jail. Floyd
Hamilton, 26, elder brother of Ray
mond, was given a two-year SEN
tence in Leavenworth penitentiary.
Mrs. Billie Mace, sister of Bon
ME. was assessed sentence OF a
year and a day in federal prison at
Anderson, w. Va.
Mrs. Blanche Barrow, widow OF
Buck, brother of Clyde, killed by
officers at Dexter, Iowa, was given
a sentence of a year and day, to
run concurrently with her one TO
10 year sentence being served in
Missouri for assault to murder.
Marie Francis. 16, sister of Clyde,
was ordered by Judge w. H. Atwell
to spend one hour in Jail.
Audrey Fay Barrow, 16, wife of L..
c., Clyde's younger brother, was
given a sentence of IS days in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
FROST HITS
CITRUS BELT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. UP) -
Citrus belt orchardists were forced
to light their smudge pots when
frost struck many districts in the
area early today.
Short duration of the low tenn
peratures prevented serious dam
age, but a heavy smoke pail hung
over the section during the early
morning.
Fair skies are promised for to-
night and tomorrow with frost in
exposed spots. Increasing cloudiness
tomorrow will be accompanied by
gentle, changeable winds, the wea-
ther bureau predicts.
The mercury dropped to 25 de-
grees above at Riverside-lowest in
the citrus district-and heavy
frost was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
ARGUE OVER
EV|DE NCE IN
CRAIG TRIAL
Federal Judge Wakes Warm In
Clash With Counsel For Three
Accused

LOS ANGELES, Feb. &c. U.P)-A
heated argument over admissibility
of evidence featured the conspiracy
trial of Appellate Justice Gavin w.
Craig, Helen Werner and Joe Wein-
blatt in federal court here today.
Craig, Mrs. Werner, the former
"Queeno Helen of California pol
itics, and Weinblatt are charged
with conspiracy in connection with
an alleged plot to bribe govern
ment officials in an attempt to save
Italo Petroleum Corporation Off
cials from prosecution.
The argument arose when the
government IS counsel sought to
question James B. Westbrook, for
mer Italo official who was indicted
with other officials, but later exon
Grated, concerning conversations
with John McKeon, indicted Italo
official.
Defense objected on the ground
Westbrook was not a co-conspirator
and that his testimony therefore
was inadmissible Federal Judge
jeremiah Neterer overruled the
objection and when defense insist
ed circuit court had once over
ruled him on a similar point, grew
angry
"If the circuit court reversed
me" he said, cit was right, wheth-
er it was right or not"
Sought Contribution
/ WeStbrook testified that McKeor
asked him 70 ra contribution to
fund with which to send emmisarie'
to Washington, D. G. to attempt tt
get mail fraud charges against tn,
Italo officials dismissed. He alst
recited other asserted details of tht
alleged plott.
McKeon, who testified yesterday
| told of conversations he aSSertedly
had with Weinblatt and Craig. He
said that after he had been intro
duced to Craig by Weinblatt the
justice aSsertedly remarked that
! 1--WE need some money for Sena-
tor Shortridge's campaign very
badly
McKeon testified Craig told him
they would have to spend about
$125,000. The witness said he told
the justice he believed he could raise
$4,000 to be placed in escort until
the Italo case was dismissed. Wher
negotiations to raise the $4,000 fail
ed, the witness related, Weinblatt
told him he was not to see Craig
again. but was to deal with Vein
blatt.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26

til the President returns" Glass
said.
The attempt to get the bill back
to the senate would be through a
motion to discharge the appropria-
tions committee from further con-
sideration of the measure.
Sen. William E. Borah (Rep) Id
aho, said in the senate yesterday
that he was in favor of having the
bill either passed or defeated.
Sentiment was piling up behind
the Adams-Byrd plan for substitute
ing q $1,880,000,000 appropriation
for the $4,880, 100000 program which
has been wrecked at least temper
arily in the senate.
Sen. Pat McCarran Dem.) Nev-
ada, whose prevailing wage amend
ment provided the issue upon which
the administration met defeat last
week, said he would approve the
lesser appropriation.
Sen. John G. Townsend, Jr.
(Rep) Delaware, another who op-
posed the administration on the
question of wages, said: 'There
won't be vote against it,. -
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Noted Engineers
On Aqueduct Job

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. U.P)-
Nationally known engineers will act
as conSultants for construction of
the San Jacinto tunnel of the Col
orado river aqueduct project, Off
cialS Of the Metropolitan Water
District announced today.
Four prominent engineers already
named are D. H. Redinger of the
Southern California Edison COM
pany; ]. Fred johnson of Salt Lake
City, consulting engineer for the
United States Bureau of Mines; w.
r. Fontaine of San Francisco, con-
sultant of the Six Companies at
Boulder dam; and Thaddeus Merri-
man, chief engineer for the New
York City board of water works
for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
STRIKE OF LETTUCE WORKERS ABOUT ENDED
Posses Bullet Proves Fatal To Young Burglar
Young Adjourns
Board Meeting

Irrigation District Director w. E.
Young appeared at headquarters
this morning and adjourned the
board meeting which was scheduled
to have been held today, until to-
morrow. Similar action will be TAX
en- tomorrow morning, with this
weeks meeting to be held on Thurs
day morning.
Reason for this action is the abb
sence of Directors Hewes, Aten and
Rose who are attending confer
ence of Colorado river basin states
being held in Salt Lake City. 1t is
expected that the absent directors
will return to the valley sometime
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Airplane Squad
Leaves For East

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb. 26. W.R
Eleven army bombers took off
from March Field at 7 a. m. CPST)
today on a mass flight to Washing
ton, D. G.
Captain Harold Smith, in charge
of the flight, said the first stop
would be Dallas, Texas, via San
Antonio. Good weather was report
ed over the route between here and
the capital and it was believed the
flyers would try for a record.
The bombers left Hamilton Field,
Marin county, Calf, more than two
weeks ago for San Diego. They have
engaged in trial flights there for two
weeks and came to March field Sum
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
STAR BALLOTS CASE MARCH 18TH
Date Comedies With Time Newly Elected Officials
Will Take Office

March IL has been set by the
fourth district court of appeals as
the date on which the question of
whether the 423 star ballots cast in
the February irrigation district
election shall or shall not be count
ed, is to be determined. The court
which will be sitting in Fresno at
that time set the March date as
the day OH which two writs of
mandate ordering the district
board to count these ballots or show
cause why they should not be in
cluded in the election totals are
made returnable.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
DEATH COMES
To Ed BAUER
At HOSPITAL
Long Record OF Arrests In
Many Sections Of Country Re-
vealed By Authorities
ESCAPED FROM OFFICIAL
Dead Man Released On Two
Years Probation At San Diego
On February 9Th

Ed Bauer, 81, shot in the head
while trying to escape from pur-
suing officers late Sunday, died at
11:25 O'Clock this morning in the
county hospital. 1t had been re-
ported at the hospital yesterday
that the wounded man was showing
great improvement but within the
last II hours his condition took a
turn for the worse and he sank rap
idly until his death this morning.
Bauer staged one of the most
spectacular escapes III the history
CT Imperial county. While being
brought from Calipatria to the
county Jail, Saturday afternoon, to
serve 60 day sentence imposed on
him for burglary by Judge Grubel,
Bauer, although handcuffed, leaped
= from a speeding automobile and
made off through grapefruit grove
south of Imperial. Ike Holmes, dep
uty sheriff who was bringing Bauer
TO the JAIL raised the alarm and a
search was started for the fugitive
Aided by state traffic officers
and special deputies the hunt for
Bauer was On. He managed to
elude the pursuing officers Satur-
day night and all of Sunday until
late that day when he was seen in
a field about six miles southwest OF
Brawley.
To escape his pursuers he swan
the Brawley main canal only to run
into other deputies who command
ed him to halt. With a shout OF
defiance the hunted man started 10
run away from the officers when he
was brought down by bullet from
the revolver of one of his pursuerS.
He was given first aid treatment
by an Imperial physician and then
taken to the county hospital Tor
further treatment.
Slipped Handouts
The fugitive had rid himself OF
the handouts by slipping them
down over his hands scraping off
much skin and flesh in the process.
After county officials had taken
his finger prints information con-
cerning him was sought from the
state bureau of Identification in
Sacramento. The answer to this
request made it clear to local OIL
GERS why Bauer had been so anxious
to avoid detention in the county
Jail.
According to this information
Bauer had been arrested in Van
couver, San Francisco, Beaumont
Texas, Miami and Jacksonville,
Florida, New York City, Milwaukee,
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and San
Diego on charges ranging from pet
ty theft to burglary 1t was further
learned that he had recently been
arrested in San Diego on charge
of burglary committed in San Ysi-
dro and had attempted to escape
from officers at that time. He was
released in San Diego under two
wears probation on February OF
this year.
Nothing is known here OF his
family connections and it is thought
that he came here from some east
ern city, possibly New York.
An inquest will be held in Cal
exico tomorrow with Judge Ander-
son, Calexico, justice of the peace
presiding, Frank Raney, deputy
coroner stated this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Bench Warrant
Issued For Reed

When T. l.. Reed failed to appear
in police court at 10 o'clock this
morning for his trial on charge
of disturbing the peace, Judge Nuf-
fer dismissed the jury, declared for
felt the $50 bail put up at the time
of his arraignment and ordered a
bench warrant issued for his arrest.
Reed, a striking lettuce shed work
er had been arrested following the
disturbance at the Wahl packing
shed here on February II and was
booked on a peace disturbance
charge. Bail of $50 was posted for
his appearance by a strike commit
tee and he was released to appear
for trial this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Walker Says He Does
Not Face Arrest

LONDON, Feb. 26. W.P)-Former
Mayor James j. Walker of New
York was assured by counsel today
that he is not in danger of arrest
or deportation for failing to regis
ter in Great Britain as an alien.
81 have taken legal advice, y
Walker said "and was told it is
not compulsory for me to register
in Bow street because I have not
inhabited Britain for the legally
required three months at one stretch
since living here, becauss I have
constantly travelled on the contin-
ent.'
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
VALLEY FROST SETS NEW RECORD
Low Temperature This Morning Comes After Season
Officially Closed

Imperial Valley broke another
record last night in having a frost
after the frost season has officially
ended. The U. S. frost service
closes February Is, but early this
morning a frost occurred.
Fred A. Baughman, local observ-
er for the frost service, states that
while his stations have been dis
mantled for the year, reports from
unofficial thermometers give 80 as
the minimum temperature and
Baughman states that he is cer-
tain that temperatures reached 90
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
DEATH CLAIMS
A. B. HERRICK

Andrew B. Herrick died today at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. w.
H. McCalmon, mile from Ell Cen
tro on the San Diego highway.
Born in Huntington, Ohio on
August 4, 1852, Herrick was re-
tired farmer who had come here to
live six months ago. His death oc-
CURED at 11:50 this morning.
In addition to his daughter, he
is survived by his wife, Ella, and
sons in the east. Funeral arrange
ments, in charge of B. E. Lemons,
will be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26

in the colder locations. No frost
was anticipated for tonight.
Baughman leaves Thursday for
Ellensburg, Wash, where he will
be stationed after a 10-days con-
ference in San Francisco.
In leaving Baughman wishes to
express his appreciation for the
splendid cooperation afforded by
Howard Emmons. local observer for
the U. S. weather bureau who gives
considerable service to the valley
and who, until the next frost seas
on, will be the only representative
of the weather bureau here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26

These writs were issued by the
state supreme court at the instance
of Winnie Barry and F.. H. McIver,
defeated candidates for the posts
of assessor collector and treasurer
for the district respectively.
On March ~, Charles A. Brat
ton and E. N. D. Hatch, winners in
the election, not counting the star
votes, as assessor collector and
treasurer, together with Charles
Morrow, Brawley division director
and Ira Aten, Imperial division di-
rector, will be installed in office
at a meeting of the district board.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Corn-Hog Contracts
To Be Discussed

Consideration of the new corn
hog contracts will be the purpose
of two meetings this week to which
all interested are invited.
The first will be Thursday after
noon at p. m. in the Dunlack
hotel, Brawley, and the second, Fri
day afternoon at the same hour in
the court house, Ell Centre. w. B
Houghton, agricultural emergency
assistant in agriculture, and George
L. Winwright, assistant farm advis-
or, will be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Dairy Committee
Meets Saturday

The farm bureau dairy committee
has called a meeting for Saturday
morning, March 2, at 10 a. m. in
the office at the court house.
AT this time the proposed dairy
bill will be considered, this bill be-
ing the outgrowth of many present.
ed at the opening session of the leg
islature.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Friends Attend
Dern,ody Rites

Funeral services for Mrs. G.. A.
Dermody, the former Martha Ryer-
son, who died here Saturday, were
held this morning from the chapel
of B. E. Lemons with Rev. H. o.
Langston of the Christian church of
Holtville officiating.
Many lovely floral tributes attest
ed to the esteem in which Mrs. Der
mody was held.
Interment will be in Greenwood
cemetery, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
EXTRA JUDGE FAVORED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. U.P)-
The house judiciary committee to-
day voted to report favorably bill
authorizing an additional federal
circuit judge in the ninth judicial
district, comprising California, Ida
ho Oregon, Washington, Nevada,
Montana, Arizona, Hawaii and Alas
Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
Terrazas Named To
Los Angeles Post

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. UP)-
Alexandra v. Martinez, Mexican con-
sui, will leave soon for Tucson, Ariz.,
where he will take charge of Mexi-
can consular affairs.
He will be succeeded here by Joa-
quin Terrazas, recently shifted from
CaleXico to Tucson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26

Joaquin Terrazas, named in the
above dispatch as new Mexican
consul at Los Angeles, was located
in Calexico for several years and
has wide circle of friends in I'M
perial Valley who will be glad to
learn of his advancement.
At the Mexican consulate in CAL
exico today it was stated Edmundo
Gonzales Roa has been named to
succeed Sr. Terrazas at that post
but has not as yet assumed office,
the affairs of the consulate being
conducted by Sr. Carlos Elias, vice
consul.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-26
MA9Mg&HA 1884,,
SNA SAYS;

BERVERLY HILLS, Feb. 25.
(SpeciaD-Papers say $4,000 Phil
ippinos want to 90 home. Well,
you can't blame a person for be-
ing homesick, and fare is cheap
er than relief. Why wouldn't that
be a good move for the govern
ment to make? Send anybody
home that wants to go, or any
American citizen that Graves a
change. (They say citizenship
here now is not so hot) So while
everybody is introducing bill or
a plan, the Rogers plan reads as
follows: "(Party of the first part,
the U. S. g. will ship anybody,
anywhere, if they won't come
back"
So come on folks, rally around
the Rogers plan.
Yours,
Evening star., 1935-07-17

Striking electricians who halted
81 ESQ, 900 improvement job at the In
terror Department nine, days ago were
back at work today after the Gov.
ernment agreed to postpone repairs
on which non-union labor was en-
ployed.
The strike was settled last mid.
night, according to John L. Nagle
National Park Service engineer. The
electricians had walked out when the
Industrial Power Equipment Co. OF
Baltimore put non-union men en- the
job Of changing the building from d.
rect to alternating current.
Nom Union Men Blamed.
1.-THE strike was caused by the
presence of non-union workmen in the
building and it was found possible to
postpone work on which these work
men were engaged until the contracts
previously in operation can be nm
ished," Nagle declared.
Because OF the electrical strike, air
conditioning and elevator construction.
aggregating $1,250,000, was halted.
The Industrial Power Equipment Co.
was awarded a contract for $48,8o6
on July and the strike began a week
afterward. Members of the building
trades, including electricians, carpen-
tiers, painters and others, walked on
Evening star., 1935-07-17
Chinese School Teacher Aims
AtSun Yat Sen University Post

one teacher taught pupils ranging IN
age from about { 10 Is.
Methods of instruction differ little
from those with which the Chinese
boys and girls have become familiar
through their attendance at Ameri-
can public schools. With the excep-
tion of study of the Chinese philoso-
pliers such as CONTIGUOUS and Mem
cius, even the subject matter Is SIM
liar, but It is intended merely to
supplement knowledge obtained In the
public schools.
Chinese History. Stressed.
Chinese geography and history Is
taught at great length, for instance,
while mathematics, thoroughly COW
cred In the public schools, Is almost
neglected.
The class meets every morning dur
ing the Summer, but in the Winter Is
held in the evenings, SO as not to
conflict with the public schools.
Lee already has obtained his master
of arts degree from National Univer-
sity here. He said he intends to en-
ter Catholic University In the FAN to
begin preparation for q doctorate Of
philosophy In political science. When
he Is able to write Phi D. after his
name he expects to return to China
and SUN Vat seneyniyerxty.