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Appropriations Committee, stood pat
on his contention that Congress
should not grant anything like two
billion dollars. =.
It was Senator Yandenberg, Repub-
lican, Michigan, who asked the wide
investigation of reports that politici-
ans collect campaign funds from
workers on relief.
Calls On Hopkins
Previously, he had asked Administra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins to loo kinto re-
ports that the Democratic county com
mittee in Indiana county, Pennsyl-
vania, was calling on Workers Prog
ress Administration employees for
funds. d.
Declaring that he could not be re-
sponsible for dumb politicians" who
write letters to WPA people, Hopkins
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ployees union, received a measure OF
support from Paul N. Coulcher,, sec
retary-treaSurer of the hotel and res
taurant employees union.
Coulcher announced that 5000 kit
chen and dining room workers in 100
hotels would join the picket lines of
the striking workers.
With the strike spreading, the po-
lice department continued extraor-
binary precautions to protect property
and citizens in the event of violence
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-06
trial problems.

trial problems.
If a thoroughly reactionary dark
horse" should win, the campaign will
be comparatively simple. President
Roosevelt will use his radio voice
with telling effect, and the Demo
Gratis will declare the election gin the
bag by September.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-06

itpIIGU.
"The politician who asked for the
contributions was told in words of
one syllable that our staff was under
no obligation to contribute and that
their jobs would be fully protected in
case they did not contribute"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-06

Gov. Alf VI. Landon
Gov. ALT M. Landon of Kansas,
G. o. P. presidential possibility
is pictured at Lincoln, Neb., as ne
addressed Founders Day gath
ering at the University OF Me-
braska's coliseum.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

of supervisors of Orange county
who was Scheduled to reply to the
official address of welcome.
Commissioner and Mrs. John G.
Porter of Los Angeles arrived late
Saturday afternoon. Porter, who is
member of the State Park COM
mission and former mayor OF Los
Angeles, was scheduled to be the
chief speaker at the Imperial High
way banquet at Hotel Barbara
Worth, at 7 p. m.
Others to arrive were Guy E.
Fleming, superintendent of the
State Park System in Southern
California and Mrs. Fleming; and
Ed S. Miller and Mrs. Miller OF
La Mesa. Miller is connected with
the State Forestry Service. Will
liam l.. Wright, well known col
umnist, who was scheduled to speak
on the subject of "Butterfield
Stage Yarns, was also an Ell Cen
tro arrival, accompanied by Mrs.
Wright.
Ted Craig of Brea. speaker OF
the California State Assembly, was
expected to reach Ell Centre later
in the afternoon. A last-minute
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
S. d. Men Address
C. of C. Conference

Three speakers from San Diego
county discussed inter-county prob
lens at Friday nights meeting of
the Associated chambers of COM
cree in Calexico.
D. L. Ault, San Diego city at
torney and former Calexico resi-
dent explained the water situation
existing in the coast city; Thomas
F, Bomar discussed plans of the
San Diego chamber of commerce;
and Rufus Choate outlined San
Diego harbor developments.
Those present authorized Walter
Havekorst to prepare resolutions
asking the board of trade to thank
the writer of a recent article con-
corning Imperial Valley.
The next meeting of the Asso-
ciated chambers will be held in
Calipatria January 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Z PRISONERS
HELD UNDER
$4,000 BAIL

H. r. Burton and H. B. Thorne
are held in the Imperial county
Jail on $4,000 bail each following
arraignment in Brawley justice
court Saturday morning on charg-
es OF attempted grand theft.
The complaint against Burton,
former custodian of Brawley
lodge, and Thorne, was signed by
E. W. Merritt shed operator. Mer-
ritt told officers that Burton and
Thorne tried to victimize him in
deal to transform bills Of low
denomination into those in the
higher brackets by means of treat
ing them to immersion in chemi-
Gals.
The prisoners and their equip
ment were turned over to the I'm
perial county sheriff's office Thurs
day night by a federal officer
and the Brawley police, who ar
rested them on the streets of
Brawley.
Merritt showed the officers how
Burton and Thorne demonstrated
the treatment of the bills for him.
He alleged they wanted him to
provide them with $4,000 to be
used in furthering their deals.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

fense in the Communistic strong
holds is brought up beyond the
present status of other nations,
she continued.
The attack on transportation
was mapped out by the Commun-
lists in Cleveland in 1888 and was
included in the attack on the agri-
cultural front, she said. She point
ed ou that the present strike is
a part of the general plan to par
alyze transportation and tic up the
movement of food.
Activities of the Communists in
Imperial Valley this winter, in
Miss Kerr's opinion, will depend
upon events in other parts of the
world because there is no need for
them to go into action here if
they do not need this as a weapon
in their world scheme.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
SLAYER PLEADS
NOT GUILTY IN
N u RIDER CASE

Not guilty and not guilty
by reason of insanity were
the pleas entered in super
ior court Friday afternoon
by Jack Poe, slayer of
George johnson, duck hunter, at
Salton sea last Saturday. Poe al
ready had been named in MUIR
der indictment returned by the
county grand jury and coroner's
jury held him responsible for the
shooting of the Placentia resident.
The 49-year-old desert engineer
will go to trial December 28, on the
criminal charge and. if found guilty
by the jury. then will go to trial on
the insanity angle.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson ap-
pointed DR.. Theo. D. Miller, of the
staff at Patton institute for the in
sane, and DR.. Paul E. Bowers of
Los Angeles, as alienists in the
case. District Attorney Elmer Heald
is in charge of the case for the
state and r. B. WhitelaW is coun-
sci for Poe.
Poe shot down johnson as the
duck hunter urged him to refrain
from threatening the group of
hunters preparing TO leave the camp
where they has established them
selves during week end hunting
trip. witnesses to the Staying de-
clared Poe had been brandishing a
gun and uttering threats at intervals
Saturday and johnson asked him
to stop.
The gun was fired a few feet
from Johnson, the charge entering
the body just below the heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
MASS MEETING
WILL BE HELD
BY STR|K Err S

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. W.D-
A demonstration by 10000 striking
union men and members of their
families was scheduled to be held
in downtown San Francisco today.
Strike leaders asserted the DEM
onstration would show "the solidar-
ity of unions involved mainly in
the Pacific coast maritime walkout
which has played havoc with west
coast commerce.
At the same time, the state and
federal governments were both in
volved with representatives at
tempting to bring peace before
Christmas.
The USS Boxer, loaded with but
ter, eggs, vegetables, flour, sugar
and drugs, prepared to sail for
Alaska. There was room aboard for
40 tons of meat and for freight
needed to keep canneries, mines and
industries operating.
The IS Arctic. now being loaded
at Seattle, will follow the Boxer
north Sunday Or Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
FARMERS HEAR
TALK ON REDS

Miss Margaret Kerr, secretary
of the Better America Federation
of Los Angeles, told how Commu-
nism affects present conditions in
Imperial Valley, at a closed meet
ing of the Associated Farmers of
Imperial county held in Brawley
Friday night.
Two hundred members of the
associated group were present.
Dan Scott, newly elected presi-
dent of the association, presided,
and r. B. Whitelaw introduced
the speaker of the evening.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware spoke
briefly.
Directors of the organization
held an informal session at the
Planters hotel prior to the gen.
eral meeting. 84
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
TWO ORDERED
TO SCHOOL FOR
ESCAPE PLOT

James w. Jones and Lewis Gran
dali were ordered to Preston school
for boys by Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson in juvenile court late
Friday for their part in attempting
to escape from Deputy Sheriff Fred
Elliott en- route to the county Jail
from Calexico.
Their companion William Richard
Priest, was turned over to the custo-
dy of his brother to be kept at his
home in Hawthorne
Parents and friends of the three
youths and character witnesses
were present in court for the pro-
ceedings.
The boys thrust a gun in Elliott's
side in an escape attempt on the
highway between Calexico and Ell
Centre. Elliott applied the brakes
on the car so violently that he threw
the boys against the windshield.
This enabled him to disarm them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

gent troops 1alleQ TO erect an en-
trance to the city during four
day attack ending yesterday.
Twenty-four fast fighting planes,
defending the bombers from aerial
attack, swooped low in the face of
an anti-aircraft barrage and ma
chine gunned fleeing women and
children who sought refuge in door
ways, it was said.
Casualties were believed small by
military leaders, because of the
freezing weather which kept many
pedestrians off the street.
Loyalist leaders admitted the past
four days fighting had been costly"
but they claimed victory as all at
tempts by the rebels to enter the
city had been repulsed with heavy
losses. while their original lines of
defense remained intact.
Dispatches from Gijon, Bilbao
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

and the Aragon fronts said all was
quiet in those sectors.
Urgent requests were sent by
Spanish loyalists to the British
government asking that they be
permitted to buy gas masks for
their women and children as well
as the soldiers who have held the
trenches around Madrid for % days
in the face of terrific rebel artillery
and aerial bombardments.
The request was endorsed by
visiting partisan commission of
four members of the British par
lament who cabled the following
message to Anthony Eden, British
foreign secretary:
Gas masks urgently required for
Madrid. Spanish government anxi-
Gus to purchase. Strongly recon-
mend gas masks be supplied i'm
mediately."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
HULL MAKES
NEW APPEAL
FOR PEACE

BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 5. U.R-
An urgent appeal for return of
honor among nations and govern
ments as insurance against war was
sounded today by Cordell Hull,
United States secretary of state and
chairman of the United States dele
cation to the inter-American peace
conference here.
Hull, in his opening speech to the
conference, presented an eight point
program for the maintenance and
furtherance of peace which he
earnestly asked the conference to
consider. He reviewed ills and
abuses which are driving large Sec
tions of the world toward war and
cited some of the steps which could
be taken, particularly by nations of
this hemisphere, not only to ward
off war in the new world but to
solidify conditions of peace which
now prevail.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
SAILOR HELD
FOR THREATS
TO FILM STAR

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S. W.H--
James F. Hall, 20, sailor-musician
from the naval aircraft carrier Lex
ington, was taken into custody to-
day by bureau of investigation
agents who said he confessed writ
ing extortion letters to Ginger Rog-
ers, film star. demanding 5000 on
threat of kidnapping and death.
"I read a lot about people get
ting money that way and thought
I'd try it, agents said Hall con-
feSsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
DELECAT 10 N.
ARRIVES FOR
ROAD MEETING
Annual Pilgrimage
To Valley Held
By Group

A large delegation, repre-
senting all parts of South
ern California arrived Sat-
urday for the / m p e ri a |
Highway Associations An
nual Pilgrimage to Imperial VAL
ley. Heading the delegation were
George Cromwell of Los Angeles
who was accompanied by his wife
and son, Robert. Cromwell is pres
ident of the Imperial Highway
Association. Also in. the party was
Leroy Lyon, chairman of the board
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
R { s c U { R s
BAT 7 Tie I 0
REAC H N EN-
Nevadans Trapped
Hundreds of Tons
OF Rock

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec.
5. (UP)-Rescue crews dug
desperately today to reach
three miners trapped by a
cavein some 700 feet below
ground in Phoebe lead-zinc, mine
No. north of here. Three other
entombed men were rescued, un-
injured.
Six men were caught when hum
dreds of tons of rock caved in at
the 8O0-foot level of the mine
last night.
Rescuers, led by Superintendent
A. A. Hunt, working from the 900
foot level through an old aban-
doned ore chute, broke in behind
the barrier late last night and
reached three men.
The three miners were Jack
Kaiser, Sigma Miller, and Jack
Schultz.
Digging further. the rescuers this
morning had not found the other
three, James Osletto, Ollie Ewing
and Sam Boschier.
The three men still missing had
been repairing the timbering of an
ore chute between the TOO and 300
foot levels of the mine. This morn
ing the rescue crews cleared out
the ore chute but found no bodies,
and miners believed the three may
still be alive somewhere in the
passages between the two mine lev
els.
Relatives of the entombed men
and residents of this little Nevada
desert mining town crowded around
the shafthead as the search pro-
ceeded.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
County Sends 212
Prisoners to Pen,
Clarke Reports

Imperial county sent 212 prison.
ers to Folsom and San Quentin be-
tween July /, 1881, and June /, 1886,
according to report prepared by
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke at the
request of Chief of Police John E.
Davis of Los Angeles.
Seventy-six of the 212 had been
in California less than one year
prior to conviction and 95 had been
in Imperial county less than one
year.
Aliens comprised 68 of the total
number committed from this coun-
ty, Clarke found after search oi
the county records.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Who Pays Off,
FOX SPEAKS
AT MEET OF
FARM CENTER

= DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, talked on rural health
problems at the meeting Friday
night of Magnolia Mulberry farm
center in the Mulberry school.
DR.. Fox also discussed, since a
motion picture on Getting Rid of
Rats" was shown prior to his talk.
the work of the federal public
health service in ridding various
cities and ports of rats, telling of
his participation in the San An
tonic, Texas, campaign.
r. H. Wellington talked on the
Pasadena state and national con-
ventions and George L. Winwright,
assistant farm advisor, on Dairy
Competition"
Pupils of Mulberry school gave
a program.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Memorial Services
Will Be Conducted

Memorial day services will be
conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the Elks hall, this service
being open to the public as well
as to members 70 the lodge.
Pollyanna Stone, violinist, and
Ruth Teeple Reid, pianist, will sup
ply the musical numbers during
the services at which officers of
the lodge will preside, the Rev. De-
Won Ellsworth delivering the ad-
dress.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

tro Saturday
Developments abroad affect the
handling of the Communist pro-
gram in the United States and
especially in California. the pres
ent testing ground. she continued.
BY cutting off food and steel sup
plies from the enemies of Com
munism, Miss Kerr explained.
these enemies will be weakened.
The peace advocated by Com
munistic workers in the United
States is not based on American
ideals but is advocated as a means
of delaying the development of
defense in all countries until de-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
PRESIDENT ON
WAY HOME

ABOARD u. S. S. CHESTER, Dec.
5. WH--President Roosevelt, return
ing home on the cruiser indianapolis
from his South American peace
journey, was roughly 3,470 miles
south of Trinidad this morning.
He was off the extremely long
Brazilian coast line, enjoying a rest
full day, spending some time on
White House correspondence.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
FARM LEADER
DIES ON TRAIN

PASADENA, Dec. 5. U,P)-LewiS
Taylor, II. president of the Indiana
Farm Bureau, died early today of an
heart attack.
He suffered previous heart at
tack on the train en- route here
from indianapolis to attend farm
bureau convention in Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Past Master Night
Will Be Observed

Past Masters night will be OBJ
served Monday by members of Ell
Centre lodge No. 384, F. and AM,
when the past masters will confer
the third degree at the meeting in
the Masonic temple. The commit
tee in charge will serve supper af-
ter the degree work.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
SNOW REPORTED
IN LAGUNAS

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5. W.FD--t'0ur
inches Of snow were reported at
Laguna today and SNOW was gen.
eral over the higher mountains,
Dean Blake, U. s. meteoroIogist.
reported.
The mercury at Descanso plum
meted to ~ degrees and San Di-
ego experienced It's coidest night
since april at IS degrees.
Temperatures In the citrus belt.
however, was generally af,9ye
freezing and no damage To crops
was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
LAST MINUTE
FLASH ES
RALPH GULDAHL
TAKES LEAD

CORAL GABLES. Fla, Dec.
5. (U.p)-Streaking around the
long Biltmore course in 68, three
under par, Ralph Guldahi. Sc.
Louis sensational shooting auto
mobile salesman, today took q
half way lead over the field In
the $4,000 open golf champion
ship with a 36-hOle score OF l5S.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
CoOrdinating Council
Meeting Postponed

Due to conflicting events the
meeting of the Coordinating Coun-
Gil scheduled for Monday night has
been postponed until Dec. IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Fast War Planes Dart
Over Madrid Pouring
Out Machine Gun Fire
Six Huge Bombers Drop Tons of High Explosive ON
City While Smaller Ships Open Fire on
Women Children in Streets
-Q(l-.

MADRID, Dec. 5. (UP)-Thirty rebel airplanes at
tackled Madrid this morning, bombing and machne-gun-
ming inhabitants Six of the machines huge tri-
motored Carponi bombers. These dropped tons of
plosives the model prison area through which nsur
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
BALDWIN DEMANDS
KING TAKE EITHER
WALLIE OR THRONE
Prime Minister Makes Personal Appeal
to Ruler; Churchill Issues Sharp
Manifesto Criticizing Govt
Copyright 1886 by United Press)

LONDON Dec. s. (UP)-Prime Minister Stanley Bald
win made another personal appeal to King Edward VIII
tonight to give up Mrs Wallis Simpson his throne
while Winston Churchill chief of the kings champions
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Pointed Out
As Important Front
In Communist Plans
Program in United States Directed From Abroad
Says Secretary of Better American Group;
Comments Oh Coast Strike

Imperial Valley is important front in the Com
munsc program because it is food producing and
flood weapon for Communism, is of the means
used by members of the international organization, de-
caed Miss Margaret Kerr secretary of the Better Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

III POI iidiilCuI, piCduCQ WiJll Vic
cabinet to cease it's efforts to force
Edward to abdicate.
The prime minister's automobile
was Just swinging through the gates
of Fort Belvedere, where the
bachelor monarch is in seclusion
when Churchill issued in London a
manifesto severely criticizing the
Baldwin government for presenting
the king with an ultimatum with
out giving parliament chance to
debate its action.
Churchill is believed to be the
member of parliament the king
would ask to form a new cabinet
in event of Baldwin's resignation.
Thus, while popular sentiment
seemed to be growing in favor of
the kings desire to marry Mrs.
Simpson and retain his throne. both
sides in the crisis were standing
their ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
~
REPoR4fR AMs5lhe
Says

A Double Mystery
Bob McNamara has his own pet
mystery to solve, which creates
another mystery for RR which may
never be solved. Bob is. or was,
the very proud possessor of der
by hat, which he loaned recently
- a Rotary club brother for use
club play. The hat disappear
cd Immediately after the play, and
all of Bob's sleuthing has failed
to turn it up. He wants it back
or at least would like to know
where it is. That's his mystery.
Another question puzzles RR. Why
IN tunket does he want 1t back?
More Abundant Life
Civilization marches on. An aged
Indian was seen the other day on
the Ft. Yuma reservation, exhort-
ing his cohorts from a soap box.
The ancient tribesman was right
abreast of the times, it developed.
He was urging upon his fellows
a campaign to obtain old age PEN
SionS for the Indians. p
o.
The Supreme Sacrifice
The Experimental Theatre group
believes in giving all for its art,
whether necessary Or not--but it
was necessary this week. Four of
the group had to walk home be-
cause their transportation ran out
of gas. 1t wasn't matter of a
few blocks, either. The theater is
In Seeley. The hitch mixers were
Mrs. Jack Pulliam. Elnora Mills,
Jack Korn and Leroy Rumsey,
MRS. Pulliam rehearsed her story
all the way home, only to find
that Jack was in bed and sound
asleep when she arrived.)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

uSt Too Much
u RR didn't feel much like work.
ing Saturday morning, anyway,
Then, cruising along Sixth street
IN front of the gas company Of
flee. with just the right crispness
in the air, he came upon a sight
for sore eyes. There, of all places,
was gorgeous setter stiffened in
a dead point, one foot up, tail
straight, nose lined on the object
OF the CANNES current affections.
Following down the line of the
point about three feet, RR discov-
cred a tiny sparrow, proceeding
calmly about its business.
1t may have been just practice
for the dog. but it certainly ruined
RRb day. Who's got a shotgun
and a hunting jacket they're not
using?
Whaddya Mean?-
B. A. Harrigan called up to say
that horses and newspaper re-
porters will be admitted free to
Sundays horse show at the I'M
PSAAesA AoAA 6iouiiuo. NV QtflVeQ
some consolation from the fact
that horses are known as the no.
pleSt of animals.
Just Like Christmas
Dan West, assessor collector for
the county, rises to a point of Or
der. Why, he wants TO know, cam
not some people pay their taxes
just one day before the delinquent
date? They don't, he knows-and
anyone else sauntering into his Of
flee on the last day for payment
would know it, too We suggest
that the taxpayers are just getting
into shape for their holiday shop
ping
Who Pays Off,
Someone wants to know il they've
got to pay off as the loser on
technical victory such as that won
by Central high Friday. Well, it
goes down in the records as a win
and Ell Centro got the southern
California championship on the
strength of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

Copyright 1886 by United Press
LONDON, Dec. 5. W.P-King Ed
ward, fighting for his sweetheart
and his throne, has passed respon-
sibility for solution of the emer-
gency over his insistence on marry
ing Mrs. Wallis Simpson to the
cabinet, it was learned today on
absolutely trustworthy authority.
Not only has he refused stoutly
to renounce Mrs. Simpson but he
has no present intention of accept
ing the preferred alternative and
abdicating, the United Press author
ity asserted.
This is the news that Prime Min
lister Stanley Baldwin is believed
to have told the cabinet today at an
emergency meeting.
Cheered by belief not only that
daring, brilliant Winston Churchill
is ready if necessary to form a
cabinet as kings man, but that he
may swing popular support to him,
the king is understood to have told
Baldwin:
Its your move
There. are three moves possible:
/. Continued pressure on the king
to yield, renounce Mrs. Simpson and
remain on the throne; 2. Retreat
believed impossible - from its in
sistence the king renounce Mrs.
Simpson or get out; 3. To resign
as the first move toward forcing
his abdication.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 331k; butterfat, Imperial
Valley fob. ranch, grade AZ; manufacturing
milk 3719; route gathered cream 33
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. !, extra leafy $500;
u. S. No. 1 $780, IS. No. 1eafy S17.0o;
IT, S. No. 2 SIG; Minneapolis flax 2OS-22O.