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Evening star., 1936-05-10
WOMEN ASSA|L
TEACHERS OATH
Allegiance Pledge Amounts
to intimidation" Trade
UnioniStS Say.

Teachers oaths of allegiance we're
condemned" yesterday by the Ma
| tional Womens Trade Union League
! of America.
Adopting a resolution from its Mil
Taukee delegation, the league scored
William Randolph Hearst and "other
reactionary interests" for supporting
the wave of legislation to make it
compulsory for. teachers to take oaths
of allegiance to the United States, and
to single them out as the only pro-
fession required to take such oaths of
allegiance in support of the Consti-
tuition"
Such an oath, it was declared,
amounted to intimidation" and was
keeping teachers from joining labor
unions.
This propaganda" declared the
league. STRIKES at the source of learn
ing and at the group from which So
ciety is most in need of courage. and
independence if the coming genera
tionS are to be wisely guided. Free
dom in the teaching profession Is a
fundamental OF democracy"
Red Rider" Condemned.
Indignant, Mrs. H. E. Steel secre-
tary of the Milwaukee League, de-
clared: when the teachers can't get
their pay checks without signing a
statement they have not even men
! toned the word communism it's
just too bad!"
Her reference was to the proscrip-
I'tion invoked in the local schools by
the red rider"
Miss Agnes Nestor, chairman of the
Education Committee, handling the
resolution, said the committee heart
lily concurred" with the Milwaukee
League, and left with the National
Executive Board the question as to
what shall be done about it.
The league previously had heard
Mrs. Agnes King of this city, president
of the Washington Committee" Of
the league, advocate repeal Of the red
rider" Mrs. King, in report, pointed
out that the Washington Committee
has Endorsed and urged passage of
the Sisson bill to repeal it.
The league action was almost stimuli
taneous with action by the Educa-
ton Subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee yesterday, denying
that communism had made inroads
into the public schools and attacking
| the rider.
Pass Resolutions.
The league. in its closing session of
a weeks convention, during which Is
delegates slept and ate breakfast at the
White House, passed large number
of resolutions and laid down broad
program of action for its newly elected
Executive Board
Outstanding among the resolutions
was one criticizing the Supreme Court
and asking for AN amendment to- the
Constitution to enable Congress to
legislate for the welfare of the great
mass of wage earners the country
over"
The league attacked Hearst from
another angle, "condemning" his anti
labor fascist tendencies" and urging
all members to boycott" Hearst pub
| locations.
The league favored a new N. r. A.,
establishment of a woman's depart
ment of the American Federation OF
Labor and several pieces of social
legislation.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
SUTTON AND PAL
HINT THEY'LL TALK
Two Given Life in Wilson
Case May Bargain for
New Trials.
BY WILLIAM ii. SHIPPEN,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

CUMBERLAND, Md, May 9.-Two
Washington gangsters, under life SEN
tence here for the mistaken identity
Staying OF Allen B. Wilson. indicated
tonight they might testify If granted
new trials.
Neither Of the defendants. Albert
S. Sutton and Albert McDermott,
alias John (Slim) Dunn, took the
stand to defend themselves. The two
we're said to have conferred in the
jail this afternoon. Their knowledge
of gang affairs is considered great.
Sutton was convicted Friday of
hiring five gunner to dispose of Ed
ward G. Mickey Mcdonald, Wash
ington gambler. The gang set an
ambush for Mcdonald at his Takoma
Park home in october. 1894. and
killed Wilson by mistake as he was
delivering a newspaper to the gam
blers door. Rivalry of gamblers was
the motive, the State contends.
Pugh Congratulated.
States Attorney James H. Pugh OF
Montgomery County obtained his
third conviction for first-degree mur-
der in the killing The. judges con-
graduated the prosecutor and Wash
ington police for breaking" the
case.
Prior to sentence, the prisoners
were denounced by the presiding
Judge. He declared Sutton was the
brains of the conspiracy and was
lucky to escape with life sentence.
He criticized him for not daring to
take the stand.
An appeal was noted to Sutton's
conviction and it will to argued in q
fortnight.
The States ace informers, William
H Cleary and Dewey jenkins, were
taken to Rockville early today in
automobiles fianked by cars loaded
with State policemen. Cleary and
jenkins had been promised immunity
in the Wilson trial, but after they
testified for the State they were de-
tanned for Questioning in two Wash
ington robberies.
Suspected in Safe Robbery.
Cleary is suspected Of having
robbed a safe and jenkins Of helping
the Tri-State gang hold up a postal
employe in the Union Station at
Washington. Both were being held
in the Rockville jail tonight.
McDermott and Sutton obtained
permission to move their trials to
Cumberland after the conviction for
first degree murder several weeks ago
of Ernest w. Myers, Washington
convict
Police said that Myers. in his Rock
vile cell, has acted as II his nerves
were cracking.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
VOTE FOR D. C. CITIZENS
FAVORED BY CANDIDATE
Wilbur N. Brucker, Seeking
Michigan Senate Seat,
Pledges Support.

Continuing its efforts to arouse sup
port for the movement to bring vot-
ing privileges to citizens of the Dis
trict, the special committee of the
District Chapter of Rainbow Division
Veterans has received pledge of sup
port from WILDER M. Brucker, candi-
date for the United States Senate
from Michigan.
Writing to Bentley Mulford, chair
man of the Veterans Committee,
Brucker said:
II never could understand why they
should not have the right to vote and
hope your movement is a success. As
/ recall. this was taken up at one OF
the national conventions. It should
be contained in the platform this
year"
Evening star., 1936-05-10
CENSUS BUREAU PLANS
STUDY OF ACCIDENTS
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
A fresh. weekly analysis of the acci-
dents that annually take 100000 lives
will be made by the Census Bureau to
chart the course of the Accident Pre-
vention Conferences attempt to re-
duce accidental fatalities.
The conference. set up by Secretary
Of Commerce Roper at the request OF
President Roosevelt, has divided into
IL committees, dealing with different
phases of the problem, and is await
ing the weekly compilation for analy-
sis in suggesting remedies.
An appropriation of $4,000 to en-
able the Census Bureau to proceed
with the work Is in the first deficiency
bill, now before the House.
Evening star., 1936-05-10

bered 4.707 w. p. A. workers from the
District on May /, as compared to
3,S48 on April l.
Third of the important factors con-
tributing to avert serious emergencies
was the policy Of private agencies in
straining their limited resources to
furnish temporary assistance. For
instance. seven member agencies of
the Community Chest have reported
767 appeals between April and May
g. They have extended assistance to
161, or 81 per cent.
Various Private Agencies.
The agencies were American Legion,
Bureau of Rehabilitation, Catholic
Charities, Family Service Association,
Jewish Social Service Agency, Trav-
elers Aid Society and Salvation Army.
The Family Service Association aided
So Of 203 applicants. while the Legion
aided 80 of Ill, each meeting about "a
per cent of the appeals. This work, of
course. is in addition to assistance
work already accounted for in their
regular budget programs.
Other private agencies reported a
comparable increase in demand and
service rendered. Outstanding among
them is Goodwill Industries, where
they have received 40 to so appeals
per day since April 1, a number which
they say is double that noted prior
to April !.
Policy there is to furnish tenn
porary work for the applicants. with
payment at the rate of $1.50 per day,
to be made in clothes. rather than
money. The work consists Of repair
ing furniture or clothes or any other
odd Jobs available. A complete out
fit of clothing, shoes. ETC.. for a man
has a valuation of about $3.50, mean
ing a little more than two days Of
light labor.
Oficials of Goodwill Industries re-
port that many of their applicants
show up barefooted or inadequately
clothed, and it is this condition that
is one of the really serious develop
ments involved in curtailment Of the
public relief program. Relief workers
are finding that persons Of made
ouate resources are cutting down first
on clothing expenditures. next, on
shelter and utilities and third on food.
Families Breaking Down.
Beyond all these offsetting circum-
stances, however, exists the reality
that many families cut of relief April
/ are breaking down daily to a point
where only aid from some outside
source can keep them from starvation.
Many Of these are cases where the
family has some income. perhaps $40
per month from w. p. A. job, but
the size of the families. necessity for
medical services, rent obligations. need
for clothing, etc. leaves them with
(see DISTRICT RELIEF, Page ~
Evening star., 1936-05-10
PAROLE REFUSED
ESCAPED CONVICT
F.. WHO CAME BACK
Hall, Free II Years After
Break From Lorton,
Denied Plea.
"GOOD TIME" TO ALLOW
RELEASE NEXT MARCH
Board Chairman Cites Type OF
Control, Crime as Infuenc-
ing Decision.

Robert Hail.. whose troublesome
conscience forced him to return to
the District Reformatory to serve out
a term for robbery after he had es-
capped and gained freedom that lasted
more than u years. must pay for
the prison break, the Parole Board
ruled yesterday.
Refusal of the Board to grant
Halls application for release on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
BAND LEADER
HURT IN MISHAP
ALONG HIGHWAY

Nellie Sheldon, 32-year-old dance
orchestra leader, received arm ana
back injuries when thrown from
the running board of an automo-
bile near Brawley at 245 a. m.
Friday morning
The orchestra leader was stand
ing on the running board of the
gasoline-leSs car while it was be-
ing pushed by group of her
musicians, she told officers.
A truck and trailer driven by
julius eMnard, 20, of Clearwater,
passed the stalled car and side
swiped it, throwing the orchestra
leader to the ditch bank. She was
taken to a Brawley hospital for
treatment.
The musicians pushing the car
were Grace Fleckner, Nick Moore
and Toby Mayone. They are en-
ployed in Westmorland and were
returning to Brawley after their
evenings engagement, they told
Walter Walsh, California Highway
patrolman who was summoned to
investigate the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
Everyday Philosophy
REV. Devon ELLSWORTH
Vicar, ST. Paul's Episcopal Church
Columnist for This Week

sit down and watch the minutes
on bq q wonder be the origin OF the WORD
standing his lonely night Wach
The moner keeping watch over the dead always mao
phioophlze on the passage Oh ue
TRY make think One OF the oushIS 81 % s wiz VIZ
Time ana ude wall or
flows silently past and man Is power
to stop it. thought that even as man watche eCh
returnthe past is HreueVape
ooshy fret not only over an UNBORN
a dead past ..4a,. .t.,,
And who thinking about his life wishes ne mlsht starr
We not be able 10 40
brand day uhSulhe
may make tresf start
loose much who miss the
nsniaton of greeting from the horizon usherg IN
that things which veXed us Sorey
tho o before have proportions by the time morning
e There is lot philosophy this translation OF an ancient
Sanskri
Yesterday S dream,
And only vision;
every today, well-ived
yesterday of hap
And a vision of hope.
IookwC this day
Such is the S2uaton o
Himself, who advised rake no tnoush
the will take thought o scH Succ
unto the is evil thereof
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
CROWS
By Ed HOLDe N

CROWS
Crow birds giving me a riddle.
A Crow will leaping upon a poor
dCfenselessly bird nest and start
eating them Young birds. Also
Crows will assassinate little child
rabbit which cannot running so
fast. Grows will entering a Quail
nest-break all she eggs and eat
same. So don't you thinking
Crows must be killed TO protect
ing them others? First answer
are yeS-but on second think .
have the Almighty Creator make
a mistake? What law in Nature
are putting such a sinful desire
in a bird heart. like Grows
having? Have Mother Nature
also got bird which will rObbing
a Crow nest and devOur those
offspring? This are very puzzle
to me because it seem Man are
similar many are living by
absorbing the other. But should
it?
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
News Behind the News
InduStridIiSt Aids Substitute Home
stead . Projects Meet Difficulties E.
Ice BelieUed BrOkR -.

WASHINGTON Among the army of Amem-
can induStrialists the New Deal finally has found
one who is willing TO provide employment for
dwellerS federal subsistence homestead.
The great grief Of the original S25 100000
homestead program has been the fact that al
Though a score or more of the projects were de-
signed as industrial gricultural communities,
whose success would depend on the presence Of
factories to provide part-time employment and
cash income for homeSteaderS. manufacturers
have failed to move in
The ice has now been broken at Mrs RooSe
Velt'S pet Arthurdale project at Reedsvile, w.
Va.
julius Tuteur, president OF the Electric Vac
uum Cleaner Co. of Cleveland. O., has signed
up to open an assembly plant for his product at
Arthurdale He will lease the government-built
factory there from the Arthurdae Association,
homesteaderS cooperative group and employ
40 or so of the heads of the los homestead fam
lies which will occupy Arthurdale when it's
completed. Tuteur has promised TO abide by all
provisioGs OF the old NRA code for his industry.
Tuteur was an immigrant boy from Hanover,
Germany. Explaining his distinction as the only
manufacturer who has come to the aid OF the
subsistence homesteads. he says everything he
has came from this country and that he wants
to help
Col William c. Harlee of Dillon, s. C, has
announced as an anti-New Deal candidate
against Sen Jimmy Byrnes. The most remark
able thing about Harllee is the TACT that he was
IS years in the Marine corps, became high OIL
Ger. served IN many imperiallstlc occupations oil
foreign soil and now has these things to say in
his campaign literature:
American occupation and overthrow OF a tlIp-
ino government after the Spanish-Amercan War
was unjustfied and the killing OF Filipino pa
triots was shameful.
The 1906 intervention in Cuba, he proelalnS,
was brought about by New York sugar barons
and the 'insurrectos were their insurrectos,
aiming to obtain a government suitable for the
,arons purpose.
The 1914 landing at Vera Cruz, which Harl-
lee saw: The Mexican forces had left the city
to avoid having it subjected to a shooting bee
but bluejackets not accustomed to such condl-
tions and not trained in use of arms ashore, are
hard to restrain and Vera Cruz got plenty OF
shooting 1t was an ingIorious affair
During the war and after, Harllee says, mar
ines occupied the Dominican Republic so agen-
cies of the National City Bank. cleaning up
dividends of more than 1000 per cent year on
sugar could control the government. I found
the ONLY bandits were those depredate on all
properties except its own
No American or foreigner was ever molest-
ed in Haiti, but marines set up a puppet gov
ernment and for eight years no more drastic
military government was ever fastened on peo-
pile he concludes.
Now We can't demonstrate effectively with
japan in China or Mussolini in Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK. April 25.-This is
one OF those oOpsie-daiSy vine
IeaVes-in-the hair mornings. All the
windows are up, the sun streams in
with a golden shine and the world
seems a merry bit of tra-la-la. You
know what? I feel outd0OrSey.
Down with the desk top. Up with
the Maypole!
What I'd like to be this morning
is one of those handsome lieutc-
nants in white duck leaving ship
for the palm -fronded Isle Of Bong
Bong so this is Bong Bong /
wonder where the girls are?" And
on rush the girls in a cloud Of
beauty and sea weed skirts. Hot
cha!
The trouble with me is I'm too
introspectivc. Always incoming
around expecting the worst to hap
pen. Hugging tatters of despair.
Never shifting the romance of life
all around, paving the virginia. earth
and capering like frisky young
colt.
I'm not too tattery to have a
fling. Look, watch me do this Sit
ting down squat of a Russian ga
Vote. Well, that's not quite it. a
little shy on the squat. But leading
such a sedentary life you can't eX-
pect a fellow to be literary one
minute and acrobatic next.
90
One thing certain: I'm not going
to drocp around the house on a
day such as this I'm going places,
chew gum and snap suspenders. No
body suspects the wood sprite in
me. Any time I wax skittish people
look as though they expected me
to swing by a tail, like a monkey, OF
something. Anyhow - remember
Kin Hubbards line "Lafe Bud's
mother -in-laW is visiting him any
| hoW?"-I'm off to the park. AVaunt
dull care! That's one of Shakes
peare'S releases. For long time
I've been wanting to whip over the
word "avaunt.' Let's make up sen
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
DiUorce Suit Filed,
Non n-Support Charge

Charging that he failed to sup
port her. Mrs. Ida Westover Friday
filed a divorce suit against Howard
WcStoyer. She said they had mar
ried in San Diego Aug. 27. 1898, and
separated Jan. l. 1886.
Mrs. Westover said the only com
mUnity property consisted Of a mu-
sical instrument valued at $500 The
couple has no children. Mrs West
over is represented by c. B Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26

tences with aVaunt. Avaunt We had
a beautiful Spring? I certainly
threw that one in the bleachers.
That's what happens when one
doesn't get out into the open spaces.
Every idea suddenly Warps. I've had
days when I've warped at least fifty
ideas before the first dozen bill COL
lectorS knocked.
Sometimes I think I'll go away off
somewhere and Just warp and Woof.
That's about all I'm fit for Although
I could never go for WOOfing in a
sensational way My heart isn't in
it. Listen: "WOo-O-of, WoO-o-of!"
See you can scarcely hear me ten
feet 1t might be a dying chip
munk calling its mate. Foolish, tell
ing all this intimate personal stuff.
Tt should be saved for that grand
treat for posterity, the life, times
and manners of Mcintyre.
A hop, skip, jump-thats how 1
prance today-further on and wis
terra pcrgola Could anything blend
so swell with a Spring mood as a
Wisteria pergola? A bench under an
arbor with swans, lakes, pinches Of
clouds lazing across an aqua marine
sky. What more could one ask?
Away from the madding throng. A
bench. a bower and thou That's
from Omar isn't it? Anyway what
could life-skip everything. All bets
Off I might know any time 1 got
lighthearted there'd be a freshly
painted bench for me to sit on ana
douse my glim. About the only
break for me is to slip over to the
zoo and hire out as q zebra.
Here's the park. And the balloon
woman at the entrance. The way
feel I could out-soar her whole
string Now down this little glade
and the swan pond. That's my
dish, gliding. I'll glide any swan
Oh the lake for a nickel a corner
Whatever became of Paul Swan by
the way?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
Looking Ba ackward
What The Press Files Tell of Imperial Valley This
Date in Past Years

bond issue to a vote of the people.
The high school board this morn
ing opened bids for the plumbing
and wiring of the new high school
building. C. B. Folsom was the
successful bidder for plumbing and
c. F. Ferguson for the electric
wiring.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Anril 25 1921

The Imperial Gypsum and oil
company, the Dunaway property
near Westmorland, has begun
shipping of ore from the mine to
the refinery. 1t is expected that
the products from the big mine
will go out steadily
Scores of boy scouts from all
over the valley gathered in El
Centro recently Tor a two-day
encampment in the city park un-
der the auspices of the Y.MCA.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
TWENTY YEARS AGO
ADril 25, 1916

A movement is under way Tor
the issuance of $l,OOO00O in bonds
for a series of good roads to be
constructed by the county cover"
mg all the we'll settled sections,
Petitions are in circulation calling
on the supervisors to submit the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
Hints on Etiauette

Before making an informal call,
even on an intimate friend, take
the precaution to phone first. I'm
expected visits often prove embar-
RAISING to both parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26

suit in a new record for the city in
building activity.
1t is not merely matter of new
homes and business improvements going
up. 1t is definite indication that Ell
Centro is growing-growing so fast that
only the most wide-awake individual can
keep up with its progress. 1t is an ac-
tivity that will find its echo in every
part of the communitys business life.
The person who is asleep to this
growth is asleep to his own opportunity,
and will have only himself to blame if
the future finds him in the same old
rut
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
KEEPING UP WITH
Ell CENTRO is DIFFICULT

Ell Centros building permits have
almost reached the $4,000 mark, with
every prospect that building activity in
the remaining part of the year will re-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26
TOday's HOrOscODe

Persons born on this day believe
what they do believe with all their
might. and once they find their
place in the world, stick 10 it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-26


erick II. Harley of Kansas City and
his rife. They IUere flying from NeIC
York to Kansas City in their OICH
plane IUhen for an unknoICH cause, the
ship fell, burned, and cremdted the
tIUO occupants.
o.
Both were we'll known to this writer
and several others in FL Centre. Both
were courageous, fine, heads-up people
While believing that aviation is very
little if any more dangerous than driV
ing in motor car, when an accident
such as this occurs to a close friend, we
shiver and lose our confidence.
On the other hand the same issue
of the newspaper carried stories of
deaths from other causes.
One man was burned TO death
A woman was killed by her husband
who committed suicide.
A Glendale, Ariz., bride was drowned
when fishing boat capsized.
Two 15-year old youths were drown
ed near Flagstaff, Ariz.
An 1S-year old Long Beach boy was
drowned his two companions doubtless
incurred similar fates.
A man was stabbed to death on Los
Angeles street.
An average of 233 persons are killed
accidents . and of these, more than
one-third are pedestrians.
1t would be just as sensible to say
Il won't take up aviation. It's too dan
gerous" as it would be to say Il won't
get married, my husband might kill me-
or, Il won't go fishing" or, Il won't go
walking lest someone stab me, or, Il
won't go in motor car, or even across
a street"
Because getting off the ground is
not natural for mankind as yet, We hang
horror on accidents connected with avia-
ton, whereas IF EVERY TINE A PER
son is INJURED OR KILLED IN A
MOTOR CAR, THE STORY WERE
NEWSPAPERS, THERE WOULDN'T
BE ROOM FOR ANY OTHER NEWS,
LAST YEAR, THERE WERE ALMOST
100 PERSONA KILLED PER DAY IN
THE UNITED STATES IN MOTOR
CAR ACCIDENTS AND TEN TIMES
THAT MANY INJURED!
And yet motor traffic continues to
increase.
The time is not far distant when Ell
Centro business men who must stay at
their offices during the hot season while
their families are in cool mountain re-
sorts forty to eighty miles from here,
VIII COIllluult UdCh anu 1OI III udlly DS
airplane Jacumba has its airport. At
Calexico Lodge and Live Oak Springs,
spots are available for ample landing
space. Pine Valley has a natural mea-
dow large enough to land regular sky
fleet. Laguna and Julian and such other
mountain areas each of which can be
made into fine landing fields.
Such trips between the |. V. airport
and the resorts could be made easily
morning and evening in from twenty to
thirty minutes in modern moderately
priced plane That is less time than it
takes half the Los Angeles office work
ers to go from their homes to their of
fices, or vice versa, in a motor car.
Aviation will prove a great boon to
Valleyites in days to come, not only in
making cool mountain spots quickly
accessible but in transacting business
with Los Angeles and other California
points.
KEEDTN(r TTD WITH